[00:00:02] ALL RIGHT. WE APPARENTLY HAVE A VERY ROBUST AUDIENCE THIS MORNING. [1.Opening Prayer: Pastor Jonathan Moore, NorthRock Church] I WONDER WHY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2026. I WANT TO NOTE WE'RE PLANNING TO TAKE A LUNCH BREAK THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY, WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM 69, A COURT REGARDING THE NEXT GEN FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM AT 1:30 P.M. AS A TIME, CERTAIN ITEM THEY'VE ASKED TIME CERTAIN. I'LL BRING IT. I'LL BRING THAT ITEM UP AT 1:30 P.M.. ALL RIGHT. I CAN'T HEAR YOU, JUDGE. OH, THEY CAN'T HEAR ME. OKAY. I WAS JUST LETTING YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE'LL BE TAKING A LUNCH BREAK. AND ADDITIONALLY, ITEM 69 A IS GOING TO BE CALLED AT 1:30 P.M. AS A TIME CERTAIN. SO ANYBODY HERE FOR 69 A, WHICH IS THE NEXT GEN FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM, YOU'RE FREE TO STAY AND LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE COURT, BUT YOUR ITEM WILL NOT BE CALLED UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO OPEN WITH OPENING PRAYER. COMMISSIONER MOODY INTRODUCING PASTOR JONATHAN MOORE AND DOING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. JUDGE. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR INVOCATOR TODAY, PASTOR JONATHAN MOORE. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. JONATHAN MOORE GRADUATED FROM JACKSON COLLEGE OF MINISTRIES IN 1993 WITH A BACHELOR'S OF ARTS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND EARNED HIS MASTER'S FROM SOUTHERN SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY IN 2025. AFTER SERVING FOR 15 YEARS IN STUDENT AND PASTORAL MINISTRY, JONATHAN AND HIS WIFE, ALICIA, MOVED TO SAN ANTONIO IN 2008 WITH A VISION TO PLAN A LIFE GIVING CHURCH THAT WOULD BRING HOPE TO PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE SAN ANTONIO REGION. IN 2009, THEY LAUNCHED NORTH ROCK CHURCH, WHERE JONATHAN CONTINUES TO SERVE AS SENIOR PASTOR. AND TODAY, NORTH ROCK CHURCH HAS THREE LOCATIONS ACROSS SAN ANTONIO AND SERVES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EACH WEEK. JONATHAN AND ALICIA HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 33 YEARS AND HAVE TWO SONS. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY, PASTOR MOORE. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. ALL RIGHT, LET'S BOW OUR HEADS. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ARE GRATEFUL TODAY FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS. THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING PRIVILEGE OF CALLING SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND BEXAR COUNTY HOME. THANK YOU FOR THE INCREDIBLE, KIND HEARTED PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY. LORD, YOUR WORD TEACHES US THAT ALL WISDOM ULTIMATELY COMES FROM YOU. SO TODAY WE INVITE YOU, YOUR PRESENCE INTO THIS ROOM. WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US WISDOM, GIVE WISDOM TO THIS COURT TO JUDGE SAKAI, EACH OF OUR COMMISSIONERS, TO EVERY LEADER WHO CARRIES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SERVING THE PEOPLE OF THIS GREAT COUNTY. GIVE THEM WISDOM, GOD, BEYOND THEIR OWN UNDERSTANDING, DISCERNMENT TO KNOW NOT ONLY WHAT CAN BE DONE GOD, BUT WHAT SHOULD BE DONE. GIVE US COURAGE WHEN DECISIONS ARE DIFFICULT. GIVE US COMPASSION FOR THE PEOPLE WHOSE VOICES MAY NEVER REACH THIS ROOM. THE STRENGTH WHEN THE WEIGHT OF LEADERSHIP AND THE WEIGHT OF THE DECISION FEELS HEAVY. FATHER, WE PRAY THAT YOUR HAND OF PROTECTION WOULD BE OVER BEXAR COUNTY. PROTECT OUR FAMILIES, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN, OUR SCHOOLS, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. BRING PEACE, LORD, TO OUR COUNTY, TO OUR REGION. BRING PEACE WHERE THERE IS DIVISION. HOPE WHERE THERE IS DISCOURAGEMENT. PROVISION WHERE THERE IS A NEED, LORD. AND WE ASK FOR HEALING WHERE THERE MAY BE BROKENNESS. GOD, LET THIS COMMUNITY FLOURISH. WE PRAY YOUR BLESSING ON BEXAR COUNTY. LORD BLESS US. BLESS THESE LEADERS TODAY. GUIDE THEIR CONVERSATIONS. ORDER THEIR STEPS. GRANT THEM WISDOM FROM ABOVE. WE PLACE THIS ENTIRE DAY INTO YOUR HANDS. IN THE WONDERFUL NAME OF JESUS. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU PASTOR. IF YOU'D ALL JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU PASTOR. COMMISSIONER. CLAY-FLORES. YOU ASKED FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, JUDGE SAKAI. I JUST WANT TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE. IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW. SADLY, BEXAR COUNTY IS THE HAS THE HIGHEST RATE OF AMPUTATIONS DUE TO DIABETES COMPLICATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. SO I HAVE TEAMED UP WITH DOCTOR LISA OCHOA TO HAVE FREE SCREENINGS FOR PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE. SO THIS IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. WE HAVE IT NEXT THURSDAY. WELL, A COUPLE THURSDAYS, SEPTEMBER 24TH AT 9 A.M. [00:05:03] AT THE SOUTH SAND CIVIC CENTER. IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL MY OFFICE. JUAN. MY DIRECTOR. CAN YOU WAVE? JUAN, MY DIRECTOR OF CONSTITUENT SERVICES HAS FLIERS IN CASE ANYONE NEEDS THEM. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HERE, SO PLEASE COME OUT. SO THAT WE CAN HELP TO PREVENT THIS ALSO JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY. FELIZ DE ASSIS FESTIVITIES. OF COURSE, THROUGHOUT MEXICO START TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. WISH I WAS THERE, BUT WE ARE HERE ABOUT TO PASS THE BUDGET. BUT WE HAD A WONDERFUL GRITO WITH MYSELF AND JUDGE SAKAI ATTENDED THIS PAST WEEKEND FROM THE THE CONSULADO AQUI IN IN SAN ANTONIO THIS PAST WEEKEND AT MARKET SQUARE. SO. FELIZ DE TODOS. MUCHAS GRACIAS. THANK YOU, MR. CLAY-FLORES. COMMISSIONER. ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU. I ALSO HAVE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. I WANT TO PUT ON RECORD THAT I WON THE BET WITH MY BROTHER, COUNTY JUDGE RICHARD CORTEZ, DOWN IN HIDALGO COUNTY. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE COMMISSIONERS COURT, I BELIEVE AT THAT START AT 10 A.M.. I'M ASKING MY STAFF MAYBE WE COULD PATCH IN. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I. HE FULFILLS HIS OBLIGATION TO WEAR UTSA GEAR AND CAP THAT I PROVIDED FOR HIM. I HAD, OF COURSE, IF I HAD LOST THE BET, WHICH I DIDN'T. AND I EVEN GAVE HIM POINTS. HE HE HE WAS. HE INSISTED THAT I GIVE HIM POINTS AND I GAVE HIM POINTS. I GAVE HIM A FULL TOUCHDOWN AND UTSA KICKED THE BUTT OUT OF UTRGV. SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO SAY BIRDS UP. NOW I'M TORN BECAUSE NOW THEY'RE GOING TO PLAY MY ALMA MATER, UT AUSTIN, AND I WISH BOTH OF THEM THE BEST OF LUCK. I HOPE THAT THEY WILL JUST FIGHT IT OUT AND GIVE US A GOOD GAME. WITH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD FOR TODAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE UP AGENDA ITEM THREE. REQUEST OF COMMISSIONERS COURT. [3.Request of Commissioners Court to identify items from the Consent Agenda for additional discussion and to approve remaining Consent Agenda items.] IDENTIFY CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FROM CONSENT FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION AND TO APPROVE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. I'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY MATTERS TO PULL. NOTHING TO PULL. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, COMMISSIONER MOODY, ITEM 12. ITEM 12. COMMISSIONER MOODY'S. PULL. AND WHICH OTHER ONE? 52. 52. ALL RIGHT. 52. COMMISSIONER. CALVERT. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES TO APPROVE THE REMAINING ITEMS OF CONSENT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE APPROVED SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. BEFORE WE MOVE ON, THOUGH, I WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO THOSE THAT HAVE COME. THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD SPECIFICALLY FOR CONSENT. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. I BELIEVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 44 HAS PASSED WITH THIS VOTE. BUT I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE, GRACIELA SANCHEZ AND SUSANA SEGURA. YOU ALL HAVE SIGNED UP. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, YOUR ITEM HAS PASSED. BUT IF YOU WANT TO COME HERE TO THE PODIUM, JUDGE, I BELIEVE I SEE GRACIELA IS HERE. GRACIELA. THIS IS FOR THE LERMA. BIBLIOTHEK. WE'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH AND FINALLY GOT THAT SQUARED AWAY. SO WELCOME, GRACIELA. SO DO Y'ALL WISH TO SPEAK INDIVIDUALLY OR DO Y'ALL WANT TO YIELD ANY TIME TO EACH OTHER? YES, JUST AS A GROUP. SUSANNAH AND HER MOTHER, BARBARA AND LAURA REPRESENTING THE COUNTY. JUST BRING THEM ALL UP HERE. GRACIELA. YES. ON BEHALF OF THE ESPERANZA PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER. I'VE GOT AGAIN, SUSANA SEGURA, GUADALUPE SEGURA, AND MYSELF, GRACIELA SANCHEZ. AND WE'VE GOT LAURA KOLTES HERE WITH THE COUNTY. WE JUST WANTED TO SAY IT WAS A GRUELING DISCUSSION BACK AND FORTH, BUT WE FINALLY REACHED OUR RESPECTIVE GOALS. YOU WILL HAVE A NEW BEAUTIFUL BIBLIOTHEQUE ON THE WEST SIDE ON ZARZAMORA, JUST ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF CULEBRA. THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE POOREST NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE COUNTY AND IN THE CITY WILL HAVE A BIBLIOTHEK SOMETHING. YOU KNOW, IT'S A COMMUNITY THAT HAS LAX INTERNET, LAX COOLING STATIONS, LAX SO MUCH. SO WE'RE THRILLED TO SEE AN ADVANCEMENT. IT'S TAKEN A WHILE. YOU KNOW, ONCE UPON A TIME, A COUNTY COMMISSIONER, ELIZONDO, AGREED TO GIVE US HALF $1 MILLION FROM THE COUNTY. [00:10:08] WE WERE ABLE TO GET ANOTHER HALF MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE CITY AS A MATCH. BUT THEN THE ESPERANZA COMMUNITY RAISED ANOTHER MILLION DOLLARS TO SAVE THE BUILDING, TO SAVE THE STRUCTURE. AND NOW IT'S WON ALL THESE AWARDS. AND AGAIN, NOW WE HOUSE THE BIBLIOTHEK. WE INVITE ALL OF YOU TO SHOW UP WHEN WE AGREE TO A RIBBON CUTTING, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE IN THAT SPACE. SUSANA. ANYTHING ELSE? LAURA. NO, I JUST WANT TO SAY WE'RE REALLY DELIGHTED TO HAVE THIS MOVING FORWARD AND COMMISSIONER, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOUR OFFICE AND THE WEST SIDE COMMUNITY ON THE OPENING. THANK YOU. JUST JUST BRIEFLY, JUST BRIEFLY, LET ME JUST THANK YOU FOR, FIRST OF ALL, FOR YOUR PATIENCE. BUT IT ALSO GOES TO SHOW SOMETIMES THESE THINGS YOU PLANT THE SEED YEARS AGO, AND AS YOU MENTIONED, COMMISSIONER ELIZONDO, THIS WAS HIS INITIAL INITIATIVE. OF COURSE, WE LOST HIM IN LATE 2018. BUT, YOU KNOW, I WAS VERY PROUD TO CARRY ON WHAT HE REALLY WANTED TO HAPPEN THERE. AND YOU MENTIONED ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AND THE LACK OF RESOURCES IN SOME PARTS OF THE OF THE PRECINCT, IN PARTICULAR ON THE WEST SIDE. SO THIS BIBLIOTECH IS GOING TO BE AN EXCITING HUB FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING. GRACIELA. THANK YOU. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, LET ME THANK SUSANA NOT JUST FOR YOUR ADVOCACY FOR THIS, BUT WHEN WE HAD THAT STORM THAT CAME THROUGH RECENTLY ON THE WEST SIDE THAT WAS HIT. SHE WAS KIND OF A ONE PERSON RESPONSE TEAM AND HELPED SO MANY NEIGHBORS. SO THANK YOU, SUSANNA, FOR YOUR PASSION, YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR THE WEST SIDE AND CONTINUE TO DO SO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. I WANT TO SAY IT'S NOT A ONE PERSON, HER MOM RIGHT NEXT TO HER. I WAS GOING TO SAY IT'S NOT A ONE PERSON THING, BUT WE, WE ALSO ORGANIZE BREAD AND BLANKETS, MUTUAL AID. AND I HAD OVER 30 VOLUNTEERS HELPING US CUT DOWN NEIGHBOR'S TREES AND BRING FOOD TO PEOPLE AND HELPING THEM THROUGH THE POWER OUTS. SO THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. WE, WE NOTICED IN OUR COMMUNITY NOTICED. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LONG TERM COMMITMENT AND ACTIVISM COMMUNITY FOR WHICH YOU RAISED. I HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR YOU, ESPECIALLY. I THINK WE GO BACK TO THE BEXAR COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT. WHEN YOU WERE A VOLUNTEER AND PROBATION ADVOCATE, WORKING WITH THE CHILDREN AND JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT, AND YOU'VE CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILY. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I HAD THE HONOR TO KNOW YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER, ESPECIALLY YOUR MOM, WHO WAS A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK, SO TO SPEAK. AND SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO, AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT THE ESPERANZA DOES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I WISH YOU ALL WELL, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE GRAND OPENING OR WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO. RIBBON CUTTING OVER AT THAT IS A REALLY A PROJECT THAT STARTED WITH COMMISSIONER PAUL ELIZONDO. AND, YOU KNOW, GOD, GOD BLESS HIS SOUL. BUT THAT'S BEEN A WHILE NOW. SO WE FINALLY GOT IT DONE. SO THANK YOU, GRACIELA. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. ALL RIGHT. I'LL COME BACK TO THE MATTERS OF INDIVIDUAL CONCERN, BUT LET'S GO THROUGH CEREMONIAL. [4.CEREMONIAL ITEM(S):] I'D LIKE TO GET THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF SERVICE PINS, RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES OF 25 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE. OUR FIRST WILL BE LYDIA RUIZ FROM JUVENILE PROBATION. MELISSA SALDIVAR FROM THE DA'S OFFICE. YOU'RE NEXT. AFTER THAT. LYDIA, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP HERE WITH FAMILY? FAMILY, FRIENDS AND YOUR COLLEAGUES AND. OH, THERE SHE IS. THE CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER. THE ONE AND ONLY JILL MATA. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE LYDIA RUIZ. I'M GOING TO HAVE JOSEPH ADAMS, WHO'S HER DIRECT SUPERVISOR, THE MANAGER OF OUR STANDARDS COMPLIANCE AND INVESTIGATION UNIT, TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT LYDIA AND TO HELP HONOR HER. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE LYDIA RUIZ AS WE RECOGNIZE HER FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT. LYDIA BEGAN HER CAREER WITH US BACK IN 2001 AS A REIMBURSEMENT OFFICER. OVER THE YEARS, SHE'S CONTINUED TO GROW AND TAKE ON NEW RESPONSIBILITIES, SERVING IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT ROLES BEFORE JOINING HER CURRENT UNIT. THE STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE, THE STANDARDS, COMPLIANCE AND INVESTIGATION UNIT. BACK IN 2017 AND 2024, SHE BEGAN HER CURRENT POSITION AS AN INVESTIGATOR, WHERE SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO USE HER UNIQUE EXPERIENCE TO WORK CONDUCTING INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS AND HELPING US ENSURE THAT WE MAINTAIN THE STANDARDS WE EXPECT FROM OUR STAFF. [00:15:02] OVER HER 25 YEARS, LYDIA HAS SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES. SHE HAS WORKED WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND LIKE MANY OF US THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE, SHE HAS WATCHED PLENTY OF EMPLOYEES COME AND GO THROUGH THE. THROUGH ALL THAT CHANGE. LYDIA HAS REMAINED A DEPENDABLE AND FAMILIAR FACE IN THE DEPARTMENT. ON A MORE PERSONAL NOTE, I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS HOW MUCH I ENJOY SPEAKING WITH HER ABOUT FAMILY. SHE AND I HAVE TWINS THAT ARE ALMOST THE SAME AGE WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF EACH OTHER, SO WE SHARE A LOT OF STORIES ABOUT THEM. THOSE OF US WHO WORK WITH LYDIA KNOW THAT SHE'S NOT ONLY A GOOD PERSON AT WHAT SHE DOES, BUT SHE'S ALSO FUNNY, HELPFUL, AND ALWAYS WILLING TO LEND A HAND. SHE BRINGS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE TO OUR UNIT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMEONE HER COWORKERS AND I CAN DEPEND ON. 25 YEARS IS A SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT AND CLEARLY REPRESENTS HER DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT. SO LYDIA, CONGRATULATIONS ON 25 YEARS OF SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEPARTMENT AND FOR THE WORK YOU DO. YOU CONTINUE TO DO. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING LYDIA RUIZ ON 25 YEARS OF SERVICE. LYDIA. LYDIA, DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? LYDIA. COME. COME TO THE PODIUM. COME TO THE SPEAKER. GO AHEAD. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THIS DEPARTMENT FOR 25 YEARS. I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED WORKING WITH JUVENILE PROBATION. I'VE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO ALWAYS WORK WITH VERY GOOD PEOPLE. WE ALL GET ALONG. IT'S LIKE A BIG FAMILY AND SO IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO ENJOY WHAT YOU DO. SO AND WE ALL ENJOY WHAT WE DO. SO WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT YOUR 25 YEAR PLAN? THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANKS, GUYS. JILL. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAD ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, LANDON CROSS, BUT HE IS NOT HERE. AND WE WILL RECALL IT AT THE NEXT MEETING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MELISSA SALDIVAR FROM THE DAS OFFICE. DAVID SOROLA, YOU'RE NEXT AFTER THAT FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. MR. GONZALES. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. I HAVE THE IF I MAY PROCEED, JUDGE. I HAVE THE DISTINCT HONOR OF INTRODUCING MELISSA SALDIVAR TO THE COURT AND RECOGNIZING HER FOR HER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO BEXAR COUNTY. AND BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN WITH US FOR 25 YEARS, I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT I MENTION A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER CAREER. SHE BEGAN WITH US IN THE DA'S OFFICE BACK ON JULY 30TH, 2001, AS A FILE CLERK IN THE CZECH SECTION. SHE WAS NEXT PROMOTED IN FEBRUARY OF FEBRUARY 2003 TO PROCESSING CLERK IN THE MONEY LAUNDERING SECTION OF OUR WHITE COLLAR CRIME DIVISION. SHE NEXT WAS PROMOTED AFTER THAT IN NOVEMBER 2003, TO HER CURRENT ROLE AS A PARALEGAL IN THE BOND FORFEITURE SECTION OF OUR OFFICE. BOND FORFEITURE IS NOW PART OF OUR FELONY CRIMINAL TRIAL DIVISION. AS YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE HERE IN SUPPORT OF HER RECOGNITION. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF OUR ADMINISTRATION ARE HERE. SHE HAS SERVED IN THAT POSITION AS A PARALEGAL IN OUR BOND FORFEITURE DIVISION NOW FOR MORE THAN 22 YEARS, DEVELOPING A UNIQUE AND DIVERSE KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORK AND THE LAW ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AREA OF THE LAW. OVER THE COURSE OF HER CAREER, SHE HAS GAINED A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAW, JUSTICE, AND THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE. AND BY THE WAY, I JUST VISITED WITH HER AND SHE SAYS, THIS IS NOT IT FOR HER. SHE STILL WANTS TO CONTINUE TO WORK. SHE'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF BEXAR COUNTY. SO AFTER MORE THAN TWO DECADES WITH THE OFFICE, SHE SAYS THAT SHE WANTS TO STAY BECAUSE SHE ENJOYS HER WORK AND TAKES PRIDE IN SUPPORTING HER PROSECUTORS AND THE MISSION OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SERVE THE OFFICE AND SUPPORTING HER MANY COLLEAGUES FOR YEARS TO COME. SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO CONGRATULATE MELISSA SALDIVAR FOR HER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO BEXAR COUNTY. [00:20:03] MELISSA. I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY, HOW DID YOU DO IT, MELISSA? A LOT OF PATIENCE. A LOT OF PATIENCE. DO WE DO WE STILL HAVE A HOT CHECK SECTION ANYMORE? YES WE DO. OH WE DO. YES WE DO. OH, FOR GUYS LIKE ME, I STILL WRITE CHECKS. IT'S STILL THERE. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO DE GONZALES, AND IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND SERVING THE BEXAR COUNTY CITIZENS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WHY DON'T YOU COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT YOUR 25 YEAR PIN? COME ON. WHAT? SHE'S GOT HER HUSBAND WITH HER TODAY, SO. WELL, YES. WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO GIVE DAVID. DAVID SOROLA WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AND GINA SOLIS. YOU'LL BE NEXT AFTER THAT FROM THE TAX ASSESSOR. SO, SHERIFF, WE HAVE YOU AND JUDGE DIAZ HERE. YES, ABSOLUTELY. SO WE HAVE TWO ELECTEDS ON BEHALF OF DAVID JUDGE. OH GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS JUDGE. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR FOR HAVING US TODAY. WE ARE HERE TO RECOGNIZE DEPUTY DAVID SOROLA. GOOD LOOKING GUY, IF I MAY SAY SO MYSELF. WOULD MAKE A SUITABLE BODY DOUBLE SOMEDAY IF I GO ON VACATION. FOR HIS 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE BCSO. DAVID WAS HIRED IN JULY OF 1996 AND WORKED IN THE JAIL AS A JAILER FROM 96 TO 2000. FROM THERE, HE TRANSFERRED TO COURT SECURITY AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 150TH DISTRICT COURT. HE HAS NOW BEEN WITH JUDGE MONIQUE DIAZ FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS NOW. AND WE'RE STILL WORKING HARD ASSURING US ALL THAT HE IS NOT RETIRING BECAUSE HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO. AND WE WILL CERTAINLY TALK ABOUT THAT. HE ATTENDED PALO ALTO COLLEGE, WHERE HE WAS A GRADUATE. HE'S A GRADUATE FROM PALO ALTO COLLEGE. HE ALSO HOLDS A MASTER PEACE OFFICER CERTIFICATION FROM TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT. HE IS ALSO HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AS A MILITARY POLICE OFFICER. HE HAS A SPOUSE, SHEILA ARZOLA, WHO MANY OF YOU KNOW AS WELL. SHE IS A SERGEANT WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR. TOGETHER, THEY HAVE THREE CHILDREN. SAVANNAH IS 28, MADISON IS 24 AND DAVID IS 22. AND AND DAVID DAVID SENIOR. HIS HOBBIES INCLUDE FISHING AND TRAVELING TO SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, WHICH SOUNDS AWESOME ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR. SO, DAVID, IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF YOU'D COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS TO US. THANK YOU. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK GOD FOR BRINGING ME THIS FAR, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE SHERIFF FOR TAKING TIME OFF TO BE HERE TODAY AND MY WIFE, SHEILA AND JUDGE DIAZ TO BE HERE WITH ME TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JUDGE. WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU OUT. NO, NO. THE SHERIFF IS A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. HE. HE SAID IT ALL. BUT I JUST WANT TO ADD, DAVID. IT HAS BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE SERVING WITH YOU. IT'S SUCH AN HONOR. I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU'VE STUCK IT THROUGH THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. I ALSO AGREE YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO RETIRE. WE NEED YOU TO STICK AROUND FOR AT LEAST FOUR MORE YEARS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, DAVID. FOR FOR ME AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND DAVID AND. AND I ALSO WANT TO PUT A SHOUT OUT FOR SHEILA. THEY BOTH WORKED IN MY COURT WHEN I WAS ON THE DISTRICT COURT. SO THAT TELLS YOU HOW OLD THEY ARE. THEY'VE BEEN AROUND. SO. DAVID AND SHEILA, WOULD YOU COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT YOUR 30 YEAR PIN? COME ON UP. GOOD. GOOD. ALRIGHTY. HERE WE GO. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. THE LAST BUT NOT LEAST, GINA SOLIS FROM THE TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE. MR. ABBOTT. EVERYBODY. FAMILY, FRIENDS OF GINA SOLIS, PLEASE STEP FORWARD TO THE PODIUM. [00:25:14] JUDGE COMMISSIONERS TODAY, IT IS MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE GINA SOLIS. SO TODAY WE CELEBRATE GINA SOLIS, 30 YEARS OF SERVICE. AS A TESTAMENT TO YOUR HEART AND DEDICATED WORK. GINA STARTED AS A DATA ENTRY CLERK IN 1996, AND FROM THERE SHE WAS PROMOTED TO A PROPERTY TAX ASSESSOR. ONE. IN AUGUST OF 2000, GINA WAS PROMOTED TO PROCESSOR TWO AND THEN WAS PROMOTED TO A LEAD PROCESSOR IN 2016 BY YOURS TRULY. GINA HAS CONTINUED TO WORK HER WAY UP THE LADDER, AND IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022, SHE BECAME A PROPERTY TAX SUPERVISOR OVERSEEING THE PAYMENT, PROCESSING AND MORTGAGE SECTIONS. GINA'S INTEGRITY AND DEDICATION TO THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S OFFICE HAVE MADE HER AN EXCEPTIONAL AND VALUED MEMBER OF OUR ORGANIZATION. HER SKILLS AND HARD WORK NOT ONLY IMPACT OUR DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS, BUT THEY ENSURE THAT TAX PAYMENT DEADLINES ARE MET EACH YEAR. SHE IS A SPECIAL PERSON, AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE SUPPORT OF HER LOVELY FAMILY. GO AHEAD AND WAVE FAMILY. AND SHE IS ALSO POPULAR AMONG HER WORK COLLEAGUES. ON BEHALF OF MY OFFICE, WE EXTEND OUR SINCEREST GRATITUDE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO GINA AND HER FAMILY ON THIS TREMENDOUS MILESTONE. OKAY. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS. IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY. I AM TRULY BLESSED AND GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IN THESE 30 YEARS. I'M ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL TO MY FAMILY BEHIND ME MY MOM, MY DAD. IF IT WASN'T FOR MY PARENTS, MY WORK ETHIC WOULDN'T HAVE PAID OFF THE WAY IT HAS BECAUSE OF MY MOTHER BEING A COUNTY EMPLOYEE HERSELF AND RETIRED AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE. SHE PUT THAT ENCOURAGEMENT AND VALUE IN ME FOR MY HUSBAND WHO HAS BEEN THERE, MY SUPPORT, MY, MY EVERYTHING, MY CHILDREN. I CAN'T IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT THEM. AND OF COURSE, TO MR. TRUSTEE THANKING HIM FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED FURTHER IN MY CAREER WITH THE TAX OFFICE AND BELIEVING IN ME TO DO THE JOB THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. TO MY MANAGEMENT. THEY WERE AWESOME. BEST DIRECTOR. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. CHIEF DEPUTY CARLOS, VANESSA AND MELANIE. THEY HAVE SEEN ME THROUGH IT ALL. THEY'VE BEEN THERE, MY BACKBONE WHENEVER I NEEDED THEM. AND TO MY STAFF. I HAVE A WONDERFUL STAFF. WE'RE LIKE FAMILY. WITHOUT THEM, I COULDN'T DO THE JOB THAT I'VE DONE TODAY. AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHAT YOU SHOULD DO? YEAH. INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY. THIS IS MY MOM, JANICE AND HENRY SOLIS. MY HUSBAND, ARMANDO. MY. MY DAUGHTER, MYRA AND AMANDA. THIS IS MY FAMILY. AND, GINA. I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. WHO'S BEEN YOUR BEST TAX ASSESSOR? COLLECTOR? I I I I I I. YEAH YEAH. SAY. HOW YOU DOING? THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER. CALVERT. WE GOT THE NEXT THREE. ARE YOURS. PRESENTATION. PROCLAMATION OF COMMISSIONERS COURT. RECOGNIZING THAT 97 BIRTHDAY AND LEGACY OF THE ONE AND ONLY ALICE MA HARPER. THANK YOU. JUDGE. YEAH. WHERE ARE YOU, MA? WHEN I ASK MA. HARPER. MA. COME ON UP, BILL. THAT. COME ON UP. YOU KNOW, I HADN'T REALIZED THIS, BUT I THINK THAT MA HARPER. I DON'T THINK I'M OUT ON A LIMB HERE WHEN I SAY THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST SENIOR WORKING PERSON IN BEXAR COUNTY AT 97 YEARS YOUNG. YEAH. HE'S STILL WORKING. WHAT A WHAT A HISTORIC ACCOMPLISHMENT. [00:30:07] AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR ALL THE GREAT THINGS YOU'VE HELPED IN OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SECOND CHANCES, WHICH REALLY HELPS BEXAR COUNTY OUT. WHEREAS, ALICE MA HARPER WAS BORN ALICE O. MARTINEZ IN 1929 IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, THE SECOND OLDEST OF 16 CHILDREN BORN TO MR. AND MRS. ALVIN MARTINEZ. AND WHEREAS SHE MOVED TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND FOR 21 YEARS SHE WORKED AS AN AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS MECHANIC AT KELLY AIR FORCE BASE, RETIRING AT THE AGE OF 61. AND WHEREAS IN 1990, HARPER OPENED MA HARPER'S CREOLE KITCHEN ON THE EAST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO, MA, HARPER'S CREOLE KITCHEN HAS BECOME A LOCAL AND NATIONAL INSTITUTION FAMOUS FOR ITS AUTHENTIC NEW ORLEANS STYLE CUISINE. THE RESTAURANT GAINED RECOGNITION THROUGH FEATURES ON NATIONALLY SYNDICATED PROGRAMING, INCLUDING THE FOOD NETWORK'S DINERS, DRIVE INS AND DIVES, AND IN 2018, SHE RECEIVED A SURPRISE VISIT FROM DIRTY JOBS TV HOST MIKE ROWE, WHO WAS IMPRESSED BY HER GRACE AND POSITIVE WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. ROWE DONATED A NEW COMMERCIAL DISHWASHER, BOUGHT NEW DISHES AND SILVERWARE AND PRESENTED HER WITH A $20,000 CHECK. AND WHEREAS OVER THE YEARS, MA HARPER HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR HER SECOND CHANCES HIRING PROGRAM, WHERE SHE EMPLOYS AND MENTORS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED. HER VOLUNTEER WORK, INCLUDING DONATING FOOD AND TIME TO LOCAL EVENTS AND TO THE UNHOUSED, HIGHLIGHTS HER GENUINE COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY. TO COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. SHE IS COOKED FOR THE WOUNDED WARRIORS PROGRAM AND DONATED PERSONAL ITEMS FOR WOMEN RECENTLY RELEASED FROM INCARCERATION, FOSTERING A SENSE OF TRUST AND RESPECT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, HER ROLE AS A FOUNDING VENDOR AND HER SUPPORT FOR THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL TASTE OF NEW ORLEANS ANNUAL FIESTA EVENT UNDERSCORE HER ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN LOCAL CELEBRATIONS AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND CELEBRATES THE 97TH BIRTHDAY OF ALICE MARR. HARPER. MARR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY PUT THAT HAPPY. GET THAT MIC CLOSE TO HER SO WE CAN HEAR HER. OKAY, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A GOOD TRY. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK GOD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, BUT I WANT EVERYONE IN HERE TO KNOW. DON'T FRET AND DON'T SWEAT. THE GOD WOKE YOU UP. THIS MORNING IS NOT THROUGH YET. I'M JUST. I'M JUST GRATEFUL THAT YOU'VE ALLOWED ME TO COME TO SAN ANTONIO. AND IF ANYBODY DON'T KNOW, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU. I'M ONE OF THE FEW WOMEN THAT WORK ON AMERICA'S TOP FIGHTER JET, F-15, F-16, F 100, 108 AND 107 FOR ALMOST 22 YEARS. HOW I GOT INVOLVED WITH THE PROGRAM IS WHEN I RETIRED, I ASKED GOD TO GIVE ME STRENGTH TO GIVE BACK THAT HAD GIVEN TO ME WHEN I WAS COMING UP. SO THAT'S HOW I GOT HERE. I LOVE SAN ANTONIO. I'M LOOKING AT MY BUDDIES, AND I JUST WANT ALL OF YOU TO KNOW FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. BUT WE'RE ALL GRATEFUL THIS MORNING. WE ARE NOT LOOKING DOWN. WE'RE LOOKING UP. AND SO THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. OH, BEFORE I GO JUDGE, WE NOW HAVE FOR BIBLE STUDY, FOR ALL OF THOSE COMING OUT OF INCARCERATION TO KEEP THEM OUT. AND THIS IS ONE OF OUR TEACHERS OF BIBLE STUDY. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. OH. I'M SORRY. YOU KNOW, THE CLERK HAS I APOLOGIZE. LUCY, COME ON UP. AND SHE'S GOT A FLAG PRESENTATION FOR THE WORLD. WORLD FAMOUS SMALL HARPER, OUR COUNTY CLERK. I'M SO SORRY. WELL, I'M DOING WELL. I'M GOING TO GO AROUND THIS WAY FOR THE RECORD. I JUST GOT STARSTRUCK BECAUSE WE HAVE MY HARP. RIGHT? WELL, SO AM I, SO AM I. I'M LUCY ADAME-CLARK, THE COUNTY CLERK OF BEXAR COUNTY. WE ARE SO HONORED TO PRESENT MA HARPER WITH THE FLAG FLOWN OVER THE ALAMO ON SEPTEMBER THE 14TH, 2026. MA HARPER AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF SMALL BUSINESS IN BEXAR COUNTY. WE ARE SO HONORED TO SEE THAT NOT ONLY DID YOU CHOOSE SAN ANTONIO, BUT YOU GIVE INDIVIDUALS A SECOND CHANCE IN YOUR RESTAURANT. ALSO FOR ALMOST WHAT? HITTING 100. I WANT TO LEARN YOUR SECRET. SO 96 YEARS OLD. WOW. 9797 I'M TRYING TO MAKE YOU YOUNGER, BUT THIS IS TO SAY, YOU ARE A WOMAN OF FAITH AND YOU HAVE [00:35:03] NOURISHED GENERATIONS AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. AND WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR COMMITMENT, YOUR SERVICE, AND YOUR FAITH IN GOD AND JUST YOUR COMPASSION. SO A CERTIFICATE OF THE ALAMO, ALONG WITH THE FLAG AND A COIN FROM OUR HISTORICAL COLLECTION. BECAUSE YOU ARE A HISTORIAN OR HISTORICAL PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, JUDGE, AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. JUDGE, JUDGE, THE ONLY THING WE DID WRONG WAS WE DIDN'T GET THE FISH, SHRIMP AND JAMBALAYA THIS MORNING. WE NEED TO DO THAT. RIGHT. YOU GOT THAT RIGHT. COME ON MOM, COME ON MOM, COME ON UP. I COULD WALK AND SIT. THIS 97, 98. FROM THE. LORD. O MY. SOUL, AND IN MY FREE TIME WORKING ON ME. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SO NOT ONLY DOES. SHE. LIKE A KOMODO DRAGON, SHE. SHE DIED ON 1ST MAY 1970. THAT'S WHY SHE STAYED AWAY FROM ME. IT'S A GOOD NAME, MY QUEEN. SHE. ONLY IN BEXAR COUNTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU, MISS CYNTHIA. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZES SEPTEMBER 1319, 2026 AS A NATIONAL ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY WEEK. COMMISSIONER. CALVERT. YEAH. THANK YOU. JUDGE. WE WANT TO INVITE OUR FRIENDS WHO ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE THE NATIONAL ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY WEEK TO COME TO THE DAIS. AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF BEXAR COUNTY. AND IT READS, WHEREAS ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY EXPAND OPPORTUNITY, STRENGTHEN FAMILIES, AND SUPPORT A MORE PREPARED WORKFORCE, ESPECIALLY AS 15% OF SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS AGE 18 AND OLDER ARE WITHOUT A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED, AND 60% OF TEXAS JOBS REQUIRE SOME LEVEL OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OR TRAINING. AND WHEREAS ADULT LITERACY IS CLOSELY TIED TO A CHILD'S FUTURE ACADEMIC SUCCESS, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, A STRONGER LOCAL TAX BASE, AND REDUCED PUBLIC COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW LITERACY. AND WHEREAS RESEARCH EDUCATION HAS SERVED MORE THAN 24,000 INDIVIDUALS SINCE 2008. AND IT LEADS THE SAN ANTONIO AREA ADULT CAREER AND EDUCATION ALLIANCE, TOGETHER WITH ITS PARTNERS, PROVIDES NO COST GED, ESL, COLLEGE READINESS, CAREER TRAINING, WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND A NEW ADULT HIGH SCHOOL PATHWAYS THROUGH RESTORE TECH ACADEMY, HELPING MORE THAN 5000 ADULT LEARNERS ANNUALLY ACROSS EIGHT COUNTIES. AND WHEREAS BEXAR COUNTY COMMENDS RESTORE EDUCATION, THE ACE ALLIANCE EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND ADULT LEARNERS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO LITERACY AND OPPORTUNITY AND STRONGER FUTURES FOR FAMILIES ACROSS OUR REGION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES SEPTEMBER 13TH THROUGH THE 19TH AS NATIONAL ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY WEEK. WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES AND SEAL OF OFFICE IS 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR A MESSAGE FROM YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE HONORED AND GRATEFUL FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND ALSO TO SERVE ADULTS IN ACROSS OUR EIGHT COUNTIES FROM AGES 16 TO 99. AS YOU MENTIONED, WE PROVIDE FREE ESL, GED PREP AND CAREER TRAINING, AS WELL AS OUR NEW ADULT ADULT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY, OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. WE APPRECIATE THIS PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [00:40:11] WE GO TO THE NEXT ONE. I GOT ON MY MONITOR. I'M ASKING IT BE POSTED ON THE WALL. JUDGE CORTEZ IS A MAN OF HONOR. COULD WE PUT. CAN WE PUT THAT UP? THERE IT IS. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET ON TO THE NEXT MATTER OF BUSINESS. PRESENTATION OF AN AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. RECOGNIZING THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AND LEGACY OF LINDA CHAVEZ THOMPSON. COMMISSIONER CALVERT. WE WANT TO ASK ALL THOSE WHO ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE THIS. HIDALGO WITH ONE OF BEXAR COUNTY AND SAN ANTONIO'S MOST DISTINGUISHED HEROINES OF OF LABOR AND CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TRIUMPHANT CAREER OF LINDA CHAVEZ THOMPSON WITH THE COUNTY'S HIGHEST AWARD. SHE HAS A LOT OF HISTORY. BORN IN LUBBOCK, JUST LIKE MY DAD. SHE WAS YEAH, SHE SHE. I'M GOING TO GIVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK IN A SECOND. SHE SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN AND PERSON OF COLOR TO RECEIVE THE DISTINCTION OF EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE AFL-CIO. SHE IS A SECOND GENERATION WORKER WHO BROUGHT 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT BEGINNING IN 1967 WITH HER FIRST WORK FOR THE LABORERS LOCAL UNION IN LUBBOCK, AND SHE WENT ON TO SERVE A VARIETY OF POSTS WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES. ASKED ME IN SAN ANTONIO. SHE WRESTLED WITH THIS COUNTY AS WELL AND BECAME AN INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT IN 1988, A POST SHE HELD UNTIL 96, AND SHE ALSO SERVED FROM 86 TO 96 AS A NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT OF THE LABOR COUNCIL FOR LATIN AMERICAN ADVANCEMENT OF THE AFL-CIO. IN 1993, SHE WAS ELECTED AND SERVED A TWO YEAR TERM AS ONE OF THE 31 VICE PRESIDENTS ON THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE AFL-CIO, I O AND AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERATION, CHAVEZ THOMPSON'S. SHE REPRESENTED THE LABOR MOVEMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD FOR SEVERAL NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL INTERFAITH COMMITTEE FOR WORKER JUSTICE, THE INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH, AND THE CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE. SHE ALSO SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE UNITED WAY OF AMERICA AND AS VICE CHAIR OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE. IN 2001, SHE WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE INTER AMERICAN REGIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WORKERS, WHICH IS THE WESTERN HEMISPHERIC ARM OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF FREE TRADE UNIONS. WHAT A JOURNEY SHE HAS HAD. WHAT A PATH SHE HAS BLAZED FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW. BUT THERE IS NO ONE LIKE LINDA CHAVEZ THOMPSON. AND SO WE HAVE THE COUNTY'S HIGHEST AWARD, KNOWN AS THE HIDALGO. IT IS A NOBLE WOMAN, A PERSON OF NOBLE DESCENT, ONE WHO IS ENNOBLED. THE TITLE OR STYLE OF HIDALGO WAS CONFERRED BY DECREE OF THE SPANISH KING OF THE SETTLERS FROM THE CANARY ISLANDS, WHO RESPOND TO THE CROWN'S APPEAL FOR THE PEOPLE TO COME TO THE PROVINCE OF NEW PHILIPPINES, AKA TEXAS, IN 1718, AND TODAY, BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF THE COUNTY OF IF BARE, IT IS CONFERRED ON THOSE DEEMED WORTHY, SO HISTORIC AND EXALTED A TITLE IN THE NAME OF AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BIHAR. I CONFER UNTO YOU THE NOBLE TITLE OF HIDALGO. GIVE HER A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. WE WOULD LOVE A WORD FROM YOUR SUPPORTERS YOURSELF. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. YES, SIR. I JUST WANT TO KNOW. I FEEL VERY HONORED. AND YOU MADE ME CRY. AND I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT EVER SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE AND HAVE MET SO MANY OF YOU. I FEEL HONORED THAT YOU'RE MY FRIENDS. I AM SO HONORED THAT I'M HERE AND HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW YEARS HERE FOR SAN ANTONIO. AND I DID A LOT OF KICKING TO. OKAY. BECAUSE THE MOUTH OF THE SOUTH. GUESS WHO I WAS ALWAYS DELIVERING WHAT I COULD, NOT JUST FOR MYSELF, BUT FOR SO MANY OF YOU. MANY OF YOU WHO SIT THERE, MANY OF YOU WHO FOR MANY, MANY YEARS HAVE STOOD BY SAN ANTONIO, [00:45:01] WHO. WHO HAVE STOOD BY BY THE UNIONS THAT WE OFTENTIMES HAD TO FIGHT FOR. AND I JUST I HAVE MANY OF MY LADY SISTERS HERE AND ALL OF US FOR MANY, MANY TIMES WE KNOW HOW TO KICK BUTT. OKAY. AND AND I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT, OH MY GOD, I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO CRY. OKAY? BUT I HAVE HAD ALL THESE WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL YEARS, WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO I SEE SITTING IN FRONT OF ME WHO MAY NOT KNOW ME AS WELL, BUT I WILL CONTINUE TO BE. AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT IS GOOD FOR SO MANY THAT STILL. WHO STILL WANT AND NEED OUR HELP, OUR. I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW HOW. I NEED I NEED TO STOP CRYING. OKAY. BUT I HAVE, AS I SAID, MANY FRIENDS. BUT I HAVE MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER HERE WITH ME. MY MY MY MIGHTY, MY PRECIOUS BABY GIRL. BUT MANY YEARS AGO, MANY YEARS AGO, I SAID TO MYSELF. I WONDER IF PEOPLE WILL EVER, EVER REMEMBER ME. I HAVE A FEELING THAT PEOPLE STILL DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TODAY. LET US CONTINUE. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN ALERT. THE NEXT TWO ARE MINE. SO JUDGE MARTINEZ AND TINA, YOU'RE UP NEXT. AND THEN JUDGE TONY, IF YOU LINE UP RIGHT BEHIND THAT, THE NEXT ONE IS PRESENTATION. PROCLAMATION, BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT, RECOGNIZING LUIS DURAN ON HIS RETIREMENT AND THANKING HIM FOR HIS MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A COURT REPORTER AT THE 73RD DISTRICT COURT. IT'S MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO CO-SPONSOR WITH JUDGE ELIZABETH MARTINEZ, THE 73RD DISTRICT COURT. IT WAS A COURT OF MUCH DISTINCTION. MANY. IT'S ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COURTS OF BEXAR COUNTY. BUT I THINK ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIOR PAST SERVICE WAS THE HONORABLE JUDGE ANDY MORALES, WHO I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING WITH WHILE I WAS ON THE DISTRICT COURT BENCH. AND SO IT'S MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE LUIS DURAN AS A 30 YEAR PLUS EMPLOYEE OF BEXAR COUNTY. AND JUDGE MARTINEZ, YOU'VE ASKED FOR THIS PROCLAMATION, AND I'M PROUD TO DO THIS. AND I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION AS FOLLOWS. ON JANUARY 3RD, 1994, LUIS DURAN BECAME THE OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER OF THE 73RD DISTRICT COURT IN BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, EMBARKING UPON A CAREER DEDICATED IN THE COURT, THE JUDICIARY, AND THE PEOPLE OF BEXAR COUNTY. WHEREAS, MORE THAN 32 YEARS. LUIS DURAN HAS FAITHFULLY SERVED THE 73RD DISTRICT COURT, PROVIDING INVALUABLE KNOWLEDGE, PROFESSIONALISM AND CONTINUITY THROUGH HIS RETIREMENT OF OCTOBER 31ST, 2026. AND WHEREAS, LUIS DURAN RETIREMENT MARKS THE CONCLUSION OF AN EXTRAORDINARY CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE 73RD DISTRICT COURT, AND HIS ABSENCE WILL BE DEEPLY FELT BY THE JUDGES, ATTORNEYS, COURTHOUSE EMPLOYEES AND THE PEOPLE OF BEXAR COUNTY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZE LUIS DURAN, WHO SHALL FOREVER BE RECOGNIZED. THE VALUE PART OF HISTORY. LEGACY OF THE 73RD DISTRICT COURT. WITH PROFOUND APPRECIATION, WE CONGRATULATE LUIS STOOD DOWN UPON HIS RETIREMENT AND WISH HIM EVERY SUCCESS IN THE CHAPTER AHEAD. WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES SIGNED BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE COURT. JUDGE MARTINEZ. WOULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE. OH, I SEE THE HONORABLE JUDGE BERNARD HERE. YES, WE HAVE JUDGE BERNARD HERE, JUDGE ELLIS, HIS PORTRAIT, AND MARGARET MCNELLIS AND MARGARET WITH THE PICTURE OF. OH, HE'S STARING AT ME. YEAH. OH MY GOD. HE WOULD NOT MISS THIS. I HAD THAT I HAD THAT STARE BACK WHEN I WAS THERE. IT'S USUALLY I DID SOMETHING WRONG. GO AHEAD, JUDGE MARTINEZ. SO AFTER 32 YEARS. I THINK IT'S ONLY APPROPRIATE THAT WE MAKE A RECORD OF LOUIS DURAND'S CAREER. [00:50:07] SO FOR 32 YEARS, HE HAS FAITHFULLY SERVED BEXAR COUNTY AND THE 73RD, ONLY THE 73RD. FIVE JUDGES, A REMARKABLE CAREER. SO LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT. WE ARE SO PROUD OF LOUIS DURAND. IT IS GOING TO BE AN UNSHAKABLE LOSS FOR THE COURT, BUT WE WISH HIM WELL IN THIS NEW ENDEAVOR. THANK YOU, JUDGE MARTINEZ. AND SHE FORGOT TO COUNT HERSELF. IT'S SIX JUDGES. I WANT TO SAY QUICKLY. 32.5 YEARS FLIES BY. AS PROOF OF THAT, JUDGE SAKAI. WHEN I STARTED. WHEN I WALKED INTO THE 73RD DISTRICT COURT. YOU WERE A JUVENILE LAW MASTER. AND I CAN'T REMEMBER THOSE DAYS. AND LOOK AT US NOW. THE FIRST DAY I CAME TO WORK WAS LITERALLY IN THIS ROOM WHEN THE BENCH WAS RIGHT OVER THERE. AND JUDGE ELLIS WAS IN PRESIDING COURT THAT FIRST MONTH. AGAIN, A TWO, TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO WHEN I GOT MY 30 YEAR PIN. JUSTIN RODRIGUEZ APTLY POINTED OUT THAT I WAS A SLACKER BECAUSE MY MOM HAD WORKED FOR 70 PLUS YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY, WE LOST MY MOM IN MARCH. SHE'S WATCHING FROM HEAVEN. PROUD OF YOU. PROUD OF WHAT? EVERYTHING SHE DID AND THE EXAMPLE THAT SHE GAVE US. THERE'S A NEW EXAMPLE FOR ME AS WELL. STILL LIVING. MY SISTER HOPEFULLY IS WATCHING ONLINE. SHE'S WITH THE POST OFFICE 48.5 YEARS AND IS THINKING OF RETIRING WHEN SHE HITS 50. SO, SO, SO MANY PEOPLE TO THANK THAT I WON'T HAVE TIME FOR TODAY. BUT OBVIOUSLY I HAVE TO THANK JUDGE FOR THE START THAT I HAD HERE 32.5 YEARS AGO. BUT, BUT BEYOND JUST THE EMPLOYMENT, JUST THE FRIENDSHIP AND, AND THE EXAMPLE HE SET FOR ALL OF US, THE JUVENILE PROGRAM THAT HE DID. JOE MATA, I THINK IS STILL HERE. LOOK AT HER NOW. SHE WAS A PROSECUTOR IN JUVENILE AND SHE'S THE CHIEF NOW. SHE'S THE BIG BOSS THERE. AND THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH THROUGH THAT JUVENILE COURT STARTED WAY BACK THEN. BACK IN THE DAY, SO MANY CLERKS AND AND FELLOW COURT REPORTERS AND, AND BAILIFFS THAT, THAT I WALKED THE HALLS WITH THROUGHOUT THESE YEARS THAT WILL CARRY WITH ME THROUGHOUT THROUGH THE REST OF MY LIFE AND OF COURSE, MY FAMILY. BEFORE AGAIN, SHOUT OUT TO JUDGE TO JUDGE BERNARD FOR BEING HERE. SHE'S BUSY IN THE BUSINESS COURT. AND THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE. AND OF COURSE, MARGARET, WHO, DOES CONTINUED FANTASTIC WORK WITH THE FOUNDATION. WE'RE PROUD TO BE BOARD MEMBERS OF THAT, AND HER WORK CONTINUES IN THE LEGACY OF GEORGE MILLER'S CONTINUES AS WELL. JUDGE MARTINEZ. I'M SO HAPPY FOR HER, WHERE SHE'S AT AND WHERE SHE'S GOING. SHE'S AN AMAZING JUDGE. SHE'S FIERCE, AND I LOOK FOR MANY GOOD THINGS FROM HER DOWN THE ROAD. LASTLY, MY FAMILY, BECAUSE I KNOW WE GOT TO GO. WE HAVE BREAKFAST TO GET TO MY WIFE WHO HAS PUT UP WITH ME ALL THESE YEARS, 44 YEARS IN SEPTEMBER. WELL, THIS. IN A FEW WEEKS, OUR 44TH ANNIVERSARY. MY DAUGHTER JILLIAN SON IN LAW, GREG. RIGHT THERE. THE APPLES OF MY EYES NOW. JACOB, JACOB AND AND THEODORE, MY GRANDKIDS. COULD NOT DO THIS. MY SON LOUIS IS NOT HERE. JUDGE, I'M SORRY TO SAY HE IS THE HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER FOR FOOTBALL FOR TEXAS A AND M. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY WE WEREN'T AGGIES TILL HE GOT THERE. WE'LL SEE YOU ALL IN NOVEMBER. YEAH I KNOW. AND AFTER THIS WEEKEND I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. ANYWAY THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. AS MY MOM WOULD SAY, GRACIAS A DIOS FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN BESTOWED UPON ME. I AM SO BLESSED TO BE HERE. AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED WORK. AND THANK YOU. WE'LL SEE YOU ALL SOON. COMMISSIONER. CLAY-FLORES. YEAH. CONGRATULATIONS. I JUST I KNOW JUDGE SAKAI. YOU MENTIONED JUDGE BARNARD, BUT I'M GOING TO CALL YOU COMMISSIONER MARILYN BARNARD. IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. I MISS YOU, AND I JUST WANTED TO TO RECOGNIZE YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO DON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LASTLY, MY, MY, I ENDED MY CAREER WITH, OF COURSE, JUDGE MARTINEZ, MY BAILIFF, RUTH HERNANDEZ. ALL RIGHT. MY JASMINE, OUR CLERK, JASMINE CONTRERAS, WHO'S FANTASTIC. AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO LOSE HER BECAUSE SHE IS SO, SO GOOD. AND SHE'S GOT BETTER, BIGGER THINGS COMING FOR HER, I'M SURE. AND I'M GLAD TO SAY MY REPLACEMENT IS HERE, MIRANDA PEREZ IS TAKING MY PLACE AND DOWN THE ROAD, LIKE IN 32 YEARS WHEN I'M GOING TO BE LIKE 97. INVITE ME TO YOUR TO YOUR TO YOUR AWARD CEREMONY. I'LL BE HERE. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ THANK YOU. JUDGE LUIS, I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU. I TAKE IT BACK. YOU'RE NOT A SLACKER, MAN. YOU MADE IT 30. THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. BUT NO, I AND, YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF TAKES ME BACK SEEING MARGARET AND, YOU KNOW, THE PHOTO OF JUDGE ELLIS. AND, YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER BEING A YOUNG LAWYER IN JUDGE MILLER'S COURT, AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S A NICE GUY AND HE'S GOT A GREAT SMILE, BUT HE COULD BE PRETTY INTIMIDATING AS A JUDGE AND LOOKING FOR, LIKE, SOME SENSE OF CALM AND HAVING LUIS THERE WAS ALWAYS, LIKE, REFRESHING FOR A YOUNG LAWYER. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO BEXAR COUNTY. [00:55:04] MARGARET, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, MARGARET? AND ALSO LET ME GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO COMMISSIONER BERNARD. SO GREAT TO SEE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AS WELL. JUST REAL QUICK, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO JUDGE SAKAI AND THE COMMISSIONERS FOR RECOGNIZING THIS WONDERFUL MAN FOR ALL THE YEARS THAT HE PUT UP. WELL, SOME OF THOSE YEARS THAT HE PUT UP WITH ANDY AFTER THAT. BUT THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING HIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I JUST WANTED TO THANK LOUIS. ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WERE ANDY'S WORK HUSBAND AND WIFE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND TAKING CARE OF HIM. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HIS WINGMAN. JUDGE BERNARD, WHY DON'T YOU STEP FORWARD, JUDGE BERNARD? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PLACE, AREN'T YOU, JUDGE? I'M A LITTLE BIT FAMILIAR. THAT IS CORRECT. SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT BUILDINGS. BUT I WILL SAY THAT LOUIS THINKS HE'S GOING TO RETIRE, BUT FOR SOME TIME NOW, AS A GOOD BUSINESS PERSON, I HAVE BEEN RECRUITING HIM TO COME TO THE STATE AND HE HAS NOT ACQUIESCED YET. BUT NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING. HE IS AWESOME. THANK YOU. I WANT YOU TO COME FORWARD, LUIS. ACCEPT YOUR PROCLAMATION AND BRING EVERYBODY. BRING EVERYBODY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOT IT. THANK YOU. I HAVE A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER COURT THANKING AND COMMENDING TERRY C HENDERSON FOR HONORABLE, BRAVE, BRAVELY SERVING OUR COUNTRY AND THE CITIZENS OF BEXAR COUNTY. JUDGE TORRES. LET ME JUST SAY THAT TERRY HENDERSON AND I GO BACK A LONG TIME. SO THIS IS THIS IS OLD FOLKS WEEKS, I GUESS FOR ME. SO. SO JUDGE, DO YOU WANT TO OPEN AND INTRODUCE, YOU KNOW, FOR SOMEONE WHO USUALLY IS WHAT YOU HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO SAY. I'M FOR A LACK OF WORDS TODAY. WE ARE NOT HAPPY TO SEE TERRY GO. HE HAS BEEN A SHINING LIGHT. I THINK THAT'S THE BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE TERRY. HE'S BEEN A BRILLIANT LIGHT FOR ALL OF US HERE AT THE BEXAR COUNTY COURTHOUSE. HE WAS WITH JUDGE RAUSCH FOR LONGER THAN HE WAS WITH ME. HE WAS ALSO WITH JUDGE POSA FOR MANY, MANY YEARS WHO CAN'T BE WITH US TODAY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF JUDGE RAUSCH WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW THINGS BEFORE A JUDGE BEFORE. LET ME READ THE PROCLAMATION. I'M GOING TO LET YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. LET ME LET ME PUT ON RECORD THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS TERRY C HENDERSON HAS STEADFASTLY SERVED THE COUNTY BEXAR FOR THE PAST 32 YEARS, SINCE SEPTEMBER 12TH, 1994, HAVING BEFORE THAT TIME HONORABLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. AND WHEREAS, AFTER HONORABLY SERVING IN THE ARMY, TERRY C HENDERSON CONTINUED TO DEVOTEDLY SERVE OUR COUNTRY IN THE NATIONAL GUARD, BEING DEPLOYED TWICE TO IRAQ, RETURNING AFTER EACH DEPLOYMENT TO HIS WORK AT THE BEXAR COUNTY COURTHOUSE. AND WHEREAS, IN HIS TIME WITH THE COUNTY, TERRY C HENDERSON PROVED HIMSELF TO BE A FIRM AND FAIR DEPUTY, A QUIET COMMANDER OF ORDER, A WELCOMING PRESENCE, A WISE AND ATTENTIVE PROTECTOR AND CONSISTENT AND INDISPENSABLE COWORKER, AND A LOYAL AND LOVING FRIEND TO MANY. AND WHEREAS TERRY C HENDERSON DEDICATED WORK ETHIC, QUIET STRENGTH, EASY KINDNESS, REASSURING PRESENCE, GENUINE SMILE. LET'S NOT FORGET HIS ANGELIC, OH ANGELIC VOICE. OH MY. WITH HIS GREATLY MISSED BY ALL WHO WERE BLESSED TO KNOW HIM NOW, THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT THANK AND COMMEND TERRY C HENDERSON FOR HONORABLY AND BRAVELY SERVING OUR COUNTRY, FOR HUMBLY SERVING THE CITIZENS OF THE GREAT COUNTY OF BEXAR, AND FOR SHARING WITH US HIS BRILLIANT LIGHT, TERRY C HENDERSON, WITNESSED BY THE MEMBERS OF THIS COURT. SO THANK YOU, JUDGE. TORRES JUDGE ROUSH, WELCOME BACK TO THE BEXAR COUNTY COURTHOUSE. WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, I DRESSED FOR THE OCCASION. [01:00:02] OKAY. AND I THANK JUDGE TORRES. I DID NOT EXPECT TO BE ASKED TO SAY ANYTHING, BUT I AM, I AM. BUT I AM HONORED. THANK YOU, JUDGE AND MY YEARS ON THE BENCH. I WAS BLESSED WITH SOME OF THE WITH SOME OF THE, THE BEST, MOST PROFESSIONAL STALWART DEPUTIES. AND STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO ME IS ONE OF THEM. AND JUDGE, I'M SO GLAD THAT THAT YOU BROUGHT UP REFERENCED HIS MILITARY COMMITMENT BECAUSE I REMEMBER THOSE THE DAYS LEADING UP TO HIM LEAVING, HE DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE HIS FAMILY. HE DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE HIS JOB HERE. BUT HE HAD A HE HAD A HIGHER DUTY TO HIS COUNTRY. AND THESE WERE NOT PEACETIME DEPLOYMENTS. THIS WAS RIGHT DURING THE THICK OF IT IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ. AND HE WENT. I'M SO PROUD OF THAT. ON A LIGHTER NOTE, HE'S GOING TO BE EMBARRASSED, BUT I'VE GOT TO TELL A LITTLE STORY THAT I TELL ALL THE TIME. HE WAS QUIET AND HE WAS STRONG AND HE WAS NO NONSENSE. AND ONE DAY COMES TO MIND. WE HAD A CROWDED COURTROOM AND WE HAD PRISONERS IN THE JURY BOX. AND ONE OF THEM WAS ACTING UP. TERRY. TERRY SAID SOMETHING TO HIM. HE WOULD NOT LISTEN. HE WOULD NOT CALM DOWN. HE WAS DISRUPTING THE WHOLE COURTROOM. AND WE HAD A HEARING GOING ON AT THE TIME. I SAW THIS, DEPUTY. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE WAY PEOPLE, EMPLOYERS, CARPET INDIVIDUALS WILL CARRY A ROLL OF CARPET WHEN THEY'RE MOVING, MOVING IT INTO A HOUSE. THEY WILL. THEY WILL CARRY IT UNDER ONE ARM. OKAY. THAT IS LITERALLY WHAT HE DID WITH THAT GENTLEMAN THAT WAS ACTING UP. WE HAD A HOLDOVER CELL IN THE BACK. HE CARRIED THAT MAN WITH ONE ARM. THE GUY WAS HORIZONTAL TO THE GROUND, HIS FEET WIGGLING LIKE THIS. OPENED THE DOOR AND WENT BACK IN THE HOLDOVER CELL. AND WE ALL JUST SAT THERE, INCLUDING ME, ON THE BENCH, AND SAID, WHAT JUST HAPPENED? SO AGAIN, I'M HONORED TO SAY A FEW WORDS FOR THIS WONDERFUL MAN. I WISH HIM THE BEST. HE IS A DEAR FRIEND. HE IS A BROTHER OF MINE. GODSPEED, TERRY. YAY! YOU HAVE TO SAY TODAY. IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK GOD. FIRST OF ALL IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING JOURNEY. AND ONE THING ABOUT JOURNEYS, YOU HAVE YOUR UPS AND DOWNS, BUT ANOTHER THING IS THAT YOU NEVER JOURNEY ALONE. AND I'VE JOURNEYED WITH SOME AMAZING PEOPLE. WHAT MAKES THIS BITTERSWEET IS THAT I NOW WORK IN THE PENTHOUSE IS WHAT WE CALL IT, FIFTH FLOOR OF THIS BUILDING. I CALL IT THE PENTHOUSE. NOT BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION, BUT BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF THE PEOPLE. THEY ARE AMAZING PEOPLE. IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO GO UP THERE, THEY'RE VERY HELPFUL, VERY PROFESSIONAL. ATTITUDE IS ALWAYS GREAT. SO I THANK THEM, BUT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO LEAVE AT THIS TIME. I THANK MY WIFE WHO HAS MADE MY LIFE SO MUCH BETTER. THANK YOU BABY. I HAVE ALL MY FAMILY HERE. I CAN THANK SO MANY PEOPLE. I'VE REACHED OUT TO SOME PEOPLE PERSONALLY AND THEY ARE HERE AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THOSE PEOPLE. THEY CAME INTO MY LIFE AT THE PERFECT TIME FOR THE PERFECT REASON, AND I COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR THEM. THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE. SO THANK YOU. OTHERWISE IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE. I WANT TO THANK THE SHERIFF. IS HE STILL HERE? OH, HE'S THERE SOMEWHERE. THERE HE IS. BEHIND YOU. HE MAY NOT REMEMBER THIS, BUT I DO WANT TO SHARE THIS STORY. MY HOUSE WAS BURGLARIZED TWICE, AND THE LAST TIME IT WAS BURGLARIZED, THE SHERIFF MET ME IN THE PARKING LOT. I THOUGHT I WAS IN TROUBLE, AND HE CAME AND HE GAVE ME. AND THIS WAS BEFORE HE WAS IN OFFICE. HE GAVE ME A CONTRIBUTION. AND I'VE NEVER FORGOTTEN THAT MOMENT BECAUSE CHARACTER IS EVERYTHING. SO, SHERIFF JAVIER SALAZAR, THANK YOU. CHIEF MOREIRA. CHIEF HERE. HE'S GONE. CHIEF O'HARA CONVINCED ME AT THAT TIME TO RECEIVE A [01:05:08] CONTRIBUTION FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I WAS SO PRIDEFUL, I REFUSED. BUT HE TALKED ME INTO IT. AND THE RESULTS OF THAT CHANGE CHANGED SOMETHING IN ME. MY WIFE WAS OVERWHELMED. I WAS OVERWHELMED, AND IT CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE. I STARTED TO GIVE BACK. AND THAT'S WHY I GIVE THE WAY I DO. AND THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE AS WELL. SO THANK YOU, CHIEF JUDGE RAUSCH. IT WAS AMAZING TO WORK WITH YOU. A FELLOW COMBAT SOLDIER. HE WAS A FIGHTER PILOT AND HE WAS PASSIONATE AND STILL IS ABOUT WHAT HE DOES. MANY DAYS MEN CAME IN THERE AND THE FIRST THING THEY ASKED IS THE JUDGE IN A GOOD MOOD? THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE COMING TO AND HE DIDN'T WAVER. SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU, JUDGE TORRES. I'VE WORKED FOR 26 YEARS HERE AT THE COURTHOUSE, AND I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN ANYONE MORE PATIENT. HER PATIENCE IS AMAZING. I THOUGHT I WAS PATIENT, BUT HER PATIENCE GOES BEYOND MINE, AND SHE TAKES SUCH GOOD NOTES WHEN SHE'S HAVING A HEARING. THE NOTES ARE SO WELL WRITTEN, NO ONE EVEN ASKED FOR A TRANSCRIPT. THEY JUST ASKED FOR JUDGE'S NOTES. BUT SHE'S REALLY GOOD, AND I JUST THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME ON THIS STAFF. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE I COULD THANK, BUT I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF TIME. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE. I DON'T KNOW IF GEORGE IS HERE. THOMAS BEASLEY, HE CARRIED ME AT A TIME WHEN I WAS AT A LOW. THANK YOU. BROTHER GEORGE IS HERE. THANK YOU BROTHER AND EVERYONE ELSE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COME UP FORWARD. THANK YOU TERRY. LET ME ALSO PUT ON RECORD. TERRY, LUIS, THE JUDGES THAT HAVE JUST. AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE RECOGNIZED THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE WITH THE REMAINING PROCLAMATIONS. BUT LET ME JUST TELL YOU WHAT, HOW BLESSED I AM AS YOUR COUNTY JUDGE TO HAVE WORKED WITH THESE VERY FINE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SERVED BEXAR COUNTY. YOU ARE SEEING SOME OF THE FINEST OF BEXAR COUNTY AND WHY BEXAR COUNTY REALLY DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB, BOTH IN OUR COURT SYSTEM, BOTH IN OUR COMMISSIONERS COURT, BOTH IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, [01:10:03] THE TAX OFFICE, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE JUVENILE PROBATION. YOU'RE SEEING THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WORK FOR BEXAR COUNTY. AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO CONTINUE TO BE YOUR COUNTY JUDGE. GIVE YOURSELVES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. OKAY. JUSTIN RODRIGUEZ, YOUR NEXT PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER COURT RECOGNIZING CHILDREN'S SHELTER 125TH ANNIVERSARY. AND I THINK THEY HAVE A GALA COMING UP. YES, SIR. MISS MOON, COME ON UP. GOOD MORNING. THOSE ARE THAT ARE HERE FOR THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER. PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING. MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, BEFORE ELECTED OFFICE, I WAS A BOARD MEMBER AT THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER. SO LET ME READ THE PROCLAMATION. IT READS. WHEREAS THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER CELEBRATES 125 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT BEXAR COUNTY, REMAINING A STEADFAST CHAMPION FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING FAMILIES THROUGH COMPASSIONATE, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE. AND WHEREAS, GUIDED BY VALUES OF RESPECT, INTEGRITY, EXCELLENCE, COLLABORATION, AND OPTIMISM, THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER PROVIDES SERVICES ROOTED IN SAFETY, TRUST, EMPOWERMENT AND THE BELIEF THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES TO BE SEEN, HEARD, AND VALUED. AND WHEREAS, AS THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER COMMEMORATES THIS MILESTONE, WE HONOR THE STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, SUPPORTERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHOSE DEDICATION HAS SHAPED ITS LEGACY OF 125 YEARS OF LOVE, HOPE AND CARE WHILE ENSURING CRITICAL SERVICES CONTINUE FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. BY THE WAY, SERVING MORE THAN 2000 CHILDREN EACH YEAR, 2000 CHILDREN EACH YEAR. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND CELEBRATES THE CHILDREN'S SHELTERS 125TH ANNIVERSARY SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT. GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THEIR WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. PLEASE. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. I'M LARISSA MOON, THE CEO OF THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER. AND TODAY I HAVE WITH ME BARRY. RUPERT. BARRY. RUPERT ON THIS SIDE REPRESENTING ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, MUCH LIKE YOURSELF IN PREVIOUS YEARS, AND MARILYN SOKOL REPRESENTING OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR VERY DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS. AS YOU SAID, MANY, MANY HAVE SERVED FOR THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER OVER THESE MANY YEARS. AND SO TODAY, ON BEHALF OF THE THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE GIVEN OF THEIR TIME, THEIR TALENT, THEIR TREASURE AND SERVICE OF OUR MISSION, I THANK YOU FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THIS MILESTONE. 125TH ANNIVERSARY SINCE 1901, OUR MISSION HAS NOT CHANGED. WE ARE ACUTELY FOCUSED ON SERVING THE MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, WE DON'T DO THIS WORK ALONE. IT TAKES A HUGE NETWORK AND COLLABORATION OF SUPPORTERS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY. AND TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, AS WE CELEBRATE OUR ANNIVERSARY, THIS GOVERNING BODY AND YOUR COMMITMENT, YOUR DECADES OF COMMITMENT TO THE CHILD WELFARE AND FAMILY WELFARE IN OUR COUNTY SERVING THE MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WHY DON'T YOU PUT YOUR GALA? WHICH HAS GIVEN ME PERMISSION TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ON SEPTEMBER 26TH, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR 125TH ANNIVERSARY AT THE ROCK AT LA CANTERA. WE HAVE JUST A FEW SEATS LEFT IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, BUT WE'RE VERY EXCITED AND AGAIN, REALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE GOTTEN US THROUGH 125 YEARS. JUST ONE OTHER LITTLE THING. WE PREDATE CHILD WELFARE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS BY 30 YEARS. SO THIS COMMUNITY HAS ALWAYS COME TOGETHER AS A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE CARE OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. AND SO HATS OFF TO THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY. AND I KNOW WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER LEADERS AND OTHER BOARD MEMBERS IN THIS COMMUNITY, [01:15:09] IN THIS AUDIENCE TODAY THAT HAVE HELPED US GET HERE TODAY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WITH THE PRESENTATION OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING TWANG BRAND'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, THANK YOU. JUDGE, SOMETHING A LITTLE FUN TODAY. WHO'S HERE FOR OUR TWANG PROCLAMATION? WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? THIS IS A CELEBRATION AND RECOGNITION OF A LOCAL, LOCALLY GROWN SMALL BUSINESS. NOW CELEBRATING 40 YEARS AS THEY COME FORWARD, I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION. IT READS. WHEREAS IN 1986, TWIN BRANDS WAS FOUNDED IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, BY THE TREVINO FAMILY AND HAS GROWN OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES FROM A FAMILY OWNED ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURE INTO AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED INNOVATOR IN FLAVOR ENHANCEMENT AND BEVERAGE ACCESSORIES. WHEREAS, AS A PROUD HISPANIC OWNED BUSINESS, TWANG BRANDS EXEMPLIFIES THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT, RESILIENCE, AND CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HAVE STRENGTHENED OUR COMMUNITY AND ENRICHED OUR NATION'S ECONOMY. AND THROUGHOUT ITS 40 YEAR HISTORY, BRANDS HAS CREATED JOBS INVESTED IN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND SUPPORTED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. WHEREAS SEPTEMBER 15TH MARKS THE BEGINNING OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH MONTH, A TIME TO HONOR THE HISTORY, CULTURE, LEADERSHIP, AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS. WHEREAS. AND WHEREAS, THE STORY OF TWANG BRANDS AND THE TREVINO FAMILY EMBODIES THE POWER OF VISION, FAMILY VALUES, HARD WORK AND CULTURAL PRIDE INSPIRING FUTURE GENERATIONS OF ENTREPRENEURS. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND CONGRATULATES TWANG BRANDS ON ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY. SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT JUDGE. YOU KNOW, JUST SO YOU KNOW, TWANG, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, IS SOMETHING YOU ENJOY WITH AN ICE COLD BEVERAGE, A LITTLE SALT A LITTLE SEASONED SALT, MAYBE WITH A MARGARITA, A MICHELADA FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TEQUILA, MAYBE. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE AGAIN, RECOGNIZE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WE'RE PROUD OF YOU. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, AND THEN PLEASE HAVE A HAVE A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, JUDGE SAKAI, AND THE ENTIRE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR THIS RECOGNITION. IT TRULY MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO OUR FAMILY. MY PARENTS, TOMMY AND DEBBIE, TAUGHT US THAT BEING PART OF A COMMUNITY MEANS MORE THAN SIMPLY DOING BUSINESS HERE. IT MEANS INVESTING IN ITS PEOPLE, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES, GIVING BACK, AND HOPEFULLY LEAVING THINGS A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN WE FOUND THEM. BEXAR COUNTY AND SAN ANTONIO HAVE GIVEN OUR FAMILIES SO MUCH, AND WE'VE BEEN INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE TO BUILD OUR LIVES AND OUR BUSINESS HERE. SO ON BEHALF OF MY PARENTS AND THE ENTIRE TREVINO FAMILY, THANK YOU FOR THIS HONOR. WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD TO CALL THIS COMMUNITY HOME AND GRATEFUL TO BE A SMALL PART OF ITS STORY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU GUYS COME UP FOR A PICTURE? PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER CORP.. RECOGNIZE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF OAKLAND ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU, JUDGE. AS OUR FRIENDS FROM OAKLAND ESTATES COME UP IT'S AN HONOR TO WELCOME THEM, INCLUDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT ROSS SNYDER AND HIS FELLOW RESIDENTS. AS WE CELEBRATE A REMARKABLE MILESTONE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S 100TH BIRTHDAY, OAKLAND ESTATES IS RICH IN HISTORY AND TRULY ONE OF A KIND. STEPPING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD FEELS LIKE BEING TRANSPORTED INTO THE COUNTRYSIDE, WITH ITS PEACEFUL, RURAL CHARACTER SITTING RIGHT ON THE DOORSTEP OF OUR BUSTLING MEDICAL CENTER. IT'S SO AUTHENTICALLY RURAL THAT ROSS AND HIS WIFE SUE EVEN KEEP A HORSE ON THEIR PROPERTY. CORRECT? AND A LIVELY CREW OF CATS, A CHARM SO UNIQUE THAT OUR LOCAL NEWS RECENTLY FEATURED THEM. IT'S AN HONOR TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO YOU TODAY. WHEREAS OKLAHOMA STATE CELEBRATES ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2026, MARKING A CENTURY OF HISTORY, COMMUNITY AND CIVIC PRIDE AS THE OLDEST PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN BEXAR COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. ESTABLISHED IN 1926 ON LAND THAT WAS ONCE PART OF THE HISTORIC JOSE ALAMEDA LAND GRANT, OAKLAND ESTATES HAS PRESERVED ITS UNIQUE IDENTITY WHILE SERVING AS HOME TO GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROWTH AND VITALITY OF OUR REGION. [01:20:04] AND WHEREAS FOR 100 YEARS, THE RESIDENTS OF OAKLAND ESTATES HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE ENDURING VALUES OF NEIGHBORLINESS, VOLUNTEERISM, STEWARDSHIP, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, CREATING A WELCOMING AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY WHILE HONORING THE VISION OF THOSE WHO HELPED ESTABLISH THIS HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WHEREAS OAKLAND ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HAS PRESERVED THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S RICH HISTORY ADVOCATING FOR ITS RESIDENTS AND FOSTERING A LASTING SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT HAS DEFINED OAKLAND ESTATES FOR GENERATIONS, MAKING ITS CENTENNIAL AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE ITS REMARKABLE LEGACY AND CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COUNTY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND CELEBRATES THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF OAKLAND ESTATES AND EXTENDS ITS HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS AND APPRECIATION TO THE OAKLAND ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND TO ALL PAST AND PRESENT RESIDENTS FOR THEIR CENTURY OF COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S HISTORY, CHARACTER, AND ENDURING COMMUNITY SPIRIT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, ROSS? SURE, I SURE WOULD. COMMISSIONER GRANT MOODY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I AM VERY HONORED. AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS VERY HONORED TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY. WE WORKED VERY HARD THROUGH A NUMBER OF YEARS TO BE ABLE TO PRESERVE WHAT WE LOVE MOST, WHICH IS TO HAVE THREE ACRES AND A HOUSE IN OUR PROPERTY, WHICH WAS THE DREAM THAT WHEN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS PLATTED BACK IN 1926. THEY THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE AN IDEAL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND TODAY IT IS AN IDEAL NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK FOR US TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THAT. FOR 50 YEARS. WE WERE IN THE COUNTY AND EVERYTHING WENT SO WELL. THE COUNTY ESSENTIALLY ALLOWED US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR LARGE LOT LIVING. WE DIDN'T LIKE SIDEWALKS, WE DIDN'T LIKE CURBS, WE DIDN'T LIKE STREET LIGHTS, AND THINGS WERE WORKING OUT VERY WELL. IN 1972, THINGS CHANGED AND WE GOT ANNEXED INTO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. AND SINCE THEN, THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INTO WHAT OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS LOOK LIKE. AND WE DON'T APPRECIATE THAT. WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING AGAINST THAT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. I HAVE TODAY, I'M VERY PROUD TO SAY, THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN MY LIFE, WHICH IS MY WIFE, SUE. SHE SPENT 20 YEARS AS A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT. I AM JUST COMING UP ON MY FIRST YEAR AS PRESIDENT, AND I KNOW WHAT TYPE OF HOW HARD WORK IT IS. AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A WORD? I HAD A LOT OF HELP. I HAD A LOT OF HELP, AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND GOOD LUCK TO HIM. AND MR. ROSS LAWHEAD, WHICH HAS BEEN THE NIGHT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR HIS PRO BONO ATTORNEY, WORK THAT HE'S DONE FOR US. AND YOU'RE RIGHT. THANK YOU. ROSS. I JUST CAN'T TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT THE SNYDER'S INVOLVEMENT IS. THE PEOPLE IN OAKLAND ESTATES REALLY LIKE THE COUNTRY LIKE ATMOSPHERE THAT WE HAVE. AND WE APPRECIATE WHAT THE COUNTY DID FOR US, AND WE APPRECIATE THE COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY THAT WE USUALLY HAVE. BUT WE LIVE AND DIE ON ZONING. SO FOR 29 YEARS, I'VE TRIED TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SURE. GO RIGHT AHEAD. COMMISSIONER. CLAY-FLORES. PRESENTATION. PROCLAMATION. BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER CORP.. RECOGNIZING THE HARD WORK OF UT AUSTIN. GEAR UP IN SOUTHWEST ISD. SEPTEMBER 2125. AS THE START OF NATIONAL GEAR UP WEEK. TELL ME ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. AS THEY COME FORWARD, I WILL GET STARTED. WHEREAS NATIONAL GEAR UP WEEK TAKES PLACE SEPTEMBER 21ST THROUGH THE 25TH. GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ECONOMICALLY VULNERABLE STUDENTS WHO ARE PREPARED TO ENTER AND SUCCEED IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. GEAR UP SERVES LOW INCOME MINORITY AND DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WHO MIGHT BE THE FIRST PERSON IN THEIR FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE. UT AUSTIN GEAR UP CURRENTLY WORKS WITH SOUTHWEST ISD IN THE HOUSE. YAY, YAY! IT DOES NOT SAY THAT MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS. AND WHEREAS GEAR UP IS BUILT AROUND PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, ENLISTING THE FORMIDABLE RESOURCES OF GOVERNMENT, [01:25:03] BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO SUPPORT LOW INCOME STUDENTS AS THEY PREPARE TO ENTER AND SUCCEED IN HIGHER EDUCATION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES THE HARD WORK OF UT AUSTIN, GEAR UP AND SOUTHWEST ISD DEEP AND RECOGNIZES SEPTEMBER 21ST, 20 THROUGH 25TH AS NATIONAL GEAR UP WEEK. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. IF YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD, DO I HAVE TO ASK IF JUST ONE PERSON SPEAKS TODAY? THANK YOU. OF COURSE YOU HAVE TO EXCUSE MY VOICE. I WAS AT DKR SATURDAY AND I'M STILL RECOVERING. JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING NATIONAL GEAR WEEK AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY. GEAR UP, WHICH STANDS FOR GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS, IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS INITIATIVE THAT HELPS STUDENTS PREPARE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. NATIONAL GEAR WEEK IS OBSERVED SEPTEMBER 21ST TO THE 25TH AND IS INTENDED TO HIGHLIGHT THE POSITIVE IMPACT GEAR IS HAVING IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITIES AND TO ENGAGE PARTNERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, EDUCATORS, FAMILIES AND STUDENTS. UT AUSTIN GEAR UP IS PROUD TO SERVE STUDENTS IN SOUTHWEST ISD AND SOMERSET ISD AND OTHER DISTRICTS ACROSS TEXAS THROUGH COLLEGE AND CAREER EXPLORATION. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, AND POST-SECONDARY PLANNING. OUR MISSION IS TO EXPAND POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES AND IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES BY HELPING STUDENTS ENVISION AND PREPARE FOR THEIR FUTURES. FOR BEXAR COUNTY, THIS WORK IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT. THE STUDENTS WE SERVE TODAY ARE THE FUTURE TEACHERS, NURSES, ENGINEERS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, SKILLED TRADES PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO WILL HELP DRIVE OUR LOCAL ECONOMY BY HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE GRADUATE, PURSUE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OR WORKFORCE CREDENTIALS AND ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. WE ARE STRENGTHENING THE WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC FUTURE OF OUR COUNTY, STATE AND COUNTRY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE OF BEXAR COUNTY STUDENTS. I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR PARTNER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SOUTHWEST ISD AND SOMERSET ISD. AND I WANT TO THANK OUR TEAM, THE COORDINATORS WHO ARE SERVING OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES EVERY DAY. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR TODAY. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL TO HELP ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. HAPPY GAGER WEEK! WON'T YOU ALL COME FORWARD? ALL RIGHT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, PRESENTATION. PROCLAMATION. BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER COURT RECOGNIZES SEPTEMBER 1319, 2026 AS NEPHROLOGY NURSES WEEK IN BEXAR COUNTY. COMMISSIONER MOODY, THANK YOU. I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME FOLKS WITH US TO REPRESENT NEPHROLOGY NURSES WEEK. WE'RE PROUD TO HONOR THEM AND CELEBRATE THE DEDICATED NURSES CARING FOR PATIENTS FACING KIDNEY DISEASE AROUND BEXAR COUNTY. IS LAURA MONTEZ. STILL HERE? YEAH. STEPH. OR WE CAN DEFER IT. ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION. MORE THAN 37 MILLION ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES LIVE WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. AND MANY RESIDENTS OF BEXAR COUNTY, INCLUDING CHILDREN, ADULTS AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS, ARE AFFECTED BY KIDNEY DISEASE AND ITS COMPLICATIONS. AND WHEREAS NEPHROLOGY NURSES PROVIDE SPECIALIZED CARE TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH KIDNEY DISEASE AND PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN PROMOTING KIDNEY HEALTH, PREVENTING COMPLICATIONS, AND SUPPORTING PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THEIR HEALTHCARE JOURNEY. AND WHEREAS NEPHROLOGY NURSES SERVE AS EDUCATORS, DIRECT CAREGIVERS, ADVOCATES, AND CARE COORDINATORS, HELPING PATIENTS AND FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THEIR CONDITIONS, MAKE INFORMED HEALTHCARE DECISIONS, AND MANAGE THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH KIDNEY DISEASE. AND WHEREAS THE NEED FOR HIGHLY SKILLED NEPHROLOGY NURSES CONTINUES TO GROW, AS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ADDRESS THE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH OR AT RISK FOR KIDNEY DISEASE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS SEPTEMBER 13TH TO 19TH, 2026 AS NEPHROLOGY NURSES WEEK IN BEXAR COUNTY AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN HONORING THE DEDICATED NEPHROLOGY NURSES WHO PROVIDE THE COMPASSIONATE CARE, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY KIDNEY DISEASE. LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE EVEN IF THEY AREN'T HERE. THAT CONCLUDES OUR CEREMONY. LET'S GET TO TIME. CERTAIN I KNOW WE'RE RUNNING A LITTLE BEHIND. WE'LL CATCH UP. DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING MOTION TO SET ON THE 2026 AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR THE BEXAR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT, [5.a. 10:00 a.m.: Discussion and appropriate action regarding a motion to set the 2026 ad valorem tax rate for the Bexar County Hospital District d;b/a University Health and approval of an order of Bexar County Commissioners Court setting the 2026 tax rate and levying the 2026 taxes for Bexar County Hospital District d.'b/a University Health.] [01:30:04] DBA UNIVERSITY HEALTH AND APPROVAL OF AN ORDER OF BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, SETTING THE 2026 TAX RATE, LEVYING THE 2026 TAXES FOR BEXAR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT. DBA UNIVERSITY HEALTH. GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR. GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. GLAD TO BE HERE AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE COURT. THE TREMENDOUS WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CERTAINLY APPRECIATED. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER ANOTHER GREAT YEAR. ED. YES, COMMISSIONER AND JUDGE, IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY, VERY TOUGH YEAR FOR. WE WANTED TO KEEP THE TAX RATE THE SAME. BUT WE KNOW THE HEADWINDS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, FROM THE STATE, FROM THE FUNDING OF MEDICAID AND THE OTHERS. BUT FROM THE SYSTEM STANDPOINT, ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO KEEP A VERY, VERY TIGHT SHIP, BUT ALSO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE THAT NEEDS THE CARE GETS THE CARE. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE, ALONG WITH THE OPENING OF TWO NEW HOSPITALS NEXT YEAR IN PALO ALTO AND RETAMA. THAT PROVIDING ACCESS TO CARE AND CONTINUING TO GROW AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE. THAT'S THAT'S OUR MISSION THAT ALL OF OUR STAFF TAKE EVERY DAY. AND COMMISSIONER MOODY, WE HAVE FIVE DIALYSIS CENTERS. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE NURSES THAT WEREN'T PROBABLY HERE, BECAUSE THEY PROBABLY HAD TO COME BACK AND COVER THEIR SHIFTS, BECAUSE I KNOW NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS CENTERS ARE ALL THROUGHOUT THERE, BUT IT'S A BIG PART. AND WE KNOW THAT DIABETES AND OTHERS DISEASES CAUSE THE DIALYSIS. BUT WE WANT TO THANK THE COURT FOR RECOGNIZING THE NEPHROLOGY NURSES AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY'RE A BIG PART OF OUR INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, JUDGE EDITOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AS ALWAYS. AND TO, TO THE BOARD. JIM, YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB OVER THERE. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MORE IN DEPTH DISCUSSION ON YOUR BUDGET AS THAT COMES LATER IN THE CALENDAR YEAR. TODAY ALL WE'RE DOING IS SETTING THE TAX RATE. AND I'M IN AGREEMENT THAT WE, WE KEEP IT LEVEL. AND SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE AN ORDER SETTING THE 2026 AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR THE BEXAR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT DBA UNIVERSITY HEALTH AT THE EXISTING TAX RATE OF 0.27623 $0.05 PER $100 VALUATION AND APPROVED UPON EACH MOTION AS FOLLOWS A MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE. I HEREBY A MOVE TO ADOPT THE 2026 AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION AT THE RATE OF 0.23526 $0.06 PER $100 VALUATION OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY SITUATED IN BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS AND DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE. I FURTHER HEREBY MOVE TO ADOPT THE 2026 AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST AT A RATE OF 0.04096 $0.09 PER $100 VALUATION OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY SITUATED IN BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO. COMMISSIONER. CLAY-FLORES. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU, JIMMY, FOR SUCH A SHORT SPEECH. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO AS YOU ARE ONE OF THE TRUSTEES. EDITOR BILL PHILLIPS I JUST HAVE NO WORDS. REPEATEDLY, I HEAR BACK FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS, FROM THE LEAST OF THESE TO THE HIGHEST OF THESE THAT YOU GUYS JUST CONTINUE TO WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO SERVE. WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE PALO ALTO HOSPITAL OPENING UP IN APRIL. AND SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO TO MAKE SURE YOU MAINTAIN THE SAME TAX RATE. CHEERS. COMMISSIONER MOODY. THANK YOU JUDGE. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE BOARD, JIMMY, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR LEADERSHIP AT US. I RESPECT THE HARD WORK OF OF BUDGET AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO KEEP THE TAX RATE THE SAME. WE RESPECT THAT AND WE APPRECIATE IT FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO ARE ALL, YOU KNOW, FACING THE SQUEEZE AT THIS POINT. I ALSO JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND THANK THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AROUND MEDICAL TREATMENT AND PROCESSING AT THE ADC THAT WE'VE HAD RECENT DISCUSSIONS ON. I THINK THAT THAT IS A GOOD PARTNERSHIP THAT'S GOING TO PRODUCE RESULTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND BETTER OUTCOMES. AND ALSO, AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE PARTNERSHIP AND DISCUSSIONS AROUND MENTAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS WITHIN OUR EXISTING FACILITIES OR NEW FACILITIES AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO TO DO MORE FOR OUR COMMUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. BUT APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO AND LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS THIS MOTION. COMMISSIONER. CALVERT. YEAH, THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND YOUR TEAM. I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE RESERVE FUND FOR THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. WHAT WHAT IS IN THE RESERVE FUND, JUST BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO SEE A NEGATIVE PROPERTY VALUE IN THE NEXT YEAR. [01:35:05] INTEREST RATES GOING UP, FORECLOSURES GOING UP, PEOPLE ARE GOING FROM BUYING STEAK TO CANNED CHICKEN, TUNA, CANNED TUNA. ACTUALLY, THEY'VE GIVEN UP CANNED CHICKEN. THEY'RE GOING TO CANNED TUNA. JIMMY, YOU PROBABLY KNOW THINGS ARE CHANGING IN THE IN THE FOOD BUSINESS. SO WHAT DOES THE RESERVE FUND LOOK LIKE FOR YOU? SO WE NORMALLY HAVE A 90 DAY, WHAT WE CALL OUR OPERATING RESERVE FUND OR EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND. THAT'S ABOUT $600 MILLION. IT SERVES MULTIPLE PURPOSES. IN TIMES DOWNTURNS, THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LEAN BACK ON IF THERE WERE SOME KIND OF COMPUTER HACK AND WE COULDN'T SEND OUT BILLS, WE COULD STILL BE ABLE TO PAY OUR STAFF. THERE'S MULTIPLE THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT IT IS JUST SORT OF THAT SAFETY NET FOR US AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I'VE NEVER ASKED THAT QUESTION IN ALL THESE YEARS. SO IT'S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING YEAR NEXT YEAR. BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR THE YOU'LL BE HIGHLIGHTS ALL YEAR ROUND. WE'LL BE CELEBRATING FEBRUARY. WE'RE CELEBRATING APRIL. IT'S GOING TO BE AN ERA. HIGHLIGHTS. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO. WE'RE EXCITED TO SUPPORT YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO TO A PUBLIC HEARING. [5.b. 10:30 a.m.- Public Hearing: The Commissioners Court invites public input regarding the Bexar County Proposed Operating and Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27.] IT IS NOW 10:41 A.M.. WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. THE COMMISSIONERS COURT INVITES PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING THE BEXAR COUNTY PROPOSED OPERATING CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627. BUT AT THIS TIME, I WILL CALL UP THOSE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM. THE FIRST IS ANTONIO DIAZ AND INDIANA. DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK SEPARATELY. OR DO YOU WANT TO YIELD TIME? DIANA OR ANTONIO? I'LL CALL Y'ALL BOTH UP. ANTONIO, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE STILL HAVE I GUESS THESE SERVICES, SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. AND I'M JUST KIND OF CONCERNED WITH HOW SHORT OR POSSIBILITY OF RAISING TAXES AND SO FORTH, JUST TO COVER WHAT WHAT IS THE ESSENTIALS FOR OUR COUNTY? AND EVEN TODAY, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE THE AC IN HERE. SO IT'S KIND OF WORRISOME THAT WE'RE, WE, WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO KEEP OUR, LOCAL GOVERNMENT GOING. BUT IT SEEMS IT'S STILL WORKING. AND AS A STAKEHOLDER AND COUNTY PROPERTY OWNER, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. I JUST WISH MORE OF PEOPLE OF MY MEANS WOULD SHOW UP AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES AS TO THE GOVERNANCE OF OUR COUNTY. I THINK IT'S JUST US. I'M SORRY THAT WE'RE. SOMETIMES I SAY LIKE, I'M SORRY WE'RE HERE. WE'RE TAKING UP YOUR TIME. BUT THEN I THINK, NO, IT'S MY TIME. AND SO I STILL WANT TO THANK YOU, BUT I WISH THERE COULD BE MORE. I KNOW OUR DEPUTY SHERIFFS ARE GOING WITHOUT A RAISE OR A CONTRACTUAL RENEWAL AGREEMENT. AND SO THESE ARE CONCERNS FOR ALL OF US. LET'S COME UP. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LAURA CASTILLO. OH. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. DIANA, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. HI. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE BUDGET. HOPEFULLY I'LL GET TO USE IT THE RIGHT WAY. WE TRUST YOU, YOUR LEADERS. ACCORDING TO WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE TORNADOES, WE HAD, OUR COUNTY HAD SOME OF SOME DAMAGE TO IT. I HEARD THE GOVERNOR WAS GOING TO GIVE FUNDS TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAD DAMAGE DONE BY IT. BUT IS HE GOING TO CHARGE ENTRANCE ON THIS MONEY? HE'S GIVEN A LOAN. HOW MUCH INTEREST IS HE GOING TO CHARGE? OR CAN WE JUST GET THE MONEY TO BE ABLE TO FIX WHAT WE NEED TO FIX? HOW ARE Y'ALL GOING TO HELP THE PEOPLE? I USED TO BE IN THE COUNTY, BUT THEY MOVED THE ZONING AND WE BECAME CITY. BUT THE PEOPLE DO NEED HELP, YOU KNOW, REMOVING THESE [01:40:08] BIG TREES THAT WE HAVE ON OUR LANDS AND STUFF. YOU KNOW, THE BRUSH THAT THE TORNADOES COST OR THE WINDS, HEAVY WINDS, THEY NEED HELP. THEY ALSO NEED A LOT OF LIGHTING OVER THERE IN THE COUNTY. THERE'S A LOT OF ROADS THAT ARE, I MEAN, VERY SCARY TO GO THROUGH AT NIGHT BECAUSE YOU PEOPLE WILL BE CROSSING AND YOU WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO SEE THEM. YOU KNOW, THEY NEED LIGHTING OUT THERE. AND A LOT OF THE BRUSH THAT'S ON THE SIDE ROADS NEED TO BE CUT EVEN ALONG THE BRIDGES AND STUFF, BECAUSE WHERE ARE OUR TAX MONEY GOING TO IF THAT'S NOT GETTING DONE IN YOUR, YOUR PLACE OF TAKING CARE OF RIGHT. YOUR, YOUR TERRITORY. WE NEED HELP. WE DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DIANA. LAURA CASTILLO. HELLO AND GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LAURA CASTILLO, AND I AM ONE OF THE MANY BEXAR COUNTY EMPLOYEES CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY IS FACING DIFFICULT FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUNTY IS PROJECTING A SIGNIFICANT DEFICIT AND THAT REVENUES ARE UNDER PRESSURE, AND THAT DIFFICULT DECISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE. BUT WHAT IS CONCERNING IS WHAT WE ARE. AND WE ARE ASKING THIS WHEN DIFFICULT DECISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE. SHOULD THE SACRIFICE FALL PRIMARILY ON THE EMPLOYEES WHO KEEP THE COUNTY RUNNING EVERY DAY FOR THE 2020 627 BUDGET, COUNTY EMPLOYEES ARE BEING ASKED TO ACCEPT NO SALARY INCREASE, WHICH WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED IN THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, AND NOW NOT EVEN A 3% COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYONE HAS TO MAKE SACRIFICES WHEN TIMES ARE DIFFICULT, BUT EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO FACING THE SAME RISING COSTS AS EVERYONE ELSE GROCERIES, HOUSING, INSURANCE, UTILITIES, GAS AND EVERYDAY NECESSITIES. FOR MANY EMPLOYEES, A 3% COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT IS NOT A LUXURY. IT IS AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP UP WITH THE RISING COST OF LIVING. AND THAT IS WHY IT IS SO DIFFICULT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND. WHY COMPENSATION INCREASES AND CAR ALLOWANCES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE EVEN BEING CONSIDERED, WHILE EMPLOYEES ARE BEING TOLD THERE IS NO MONEY FOR THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR YOU. IF THE COUNTY IS TRULY FACING DEFICIT AND IS HAVING TO USE REVENUES TO BALANCE THE BUDGET, THEN WE BELIEVE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS SHOULD LEAD BY EXAMPLE. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER REJECTING THE PROPOSED INCREASE, AND ESPECIALLY THE CAR ALLOWANCE FOR THEMSELVES, UNTIL THE COUNTY'S FINANCIAL POSITION IMPROVES. THIS ISN'T AT ALL DISRESPECTING OUR COMMISSIONERS. IT IS ABOUT FAIRNESS, PRIORITIES AND LEADERSHIP. THE EMPLOYEES COME TO WORK EVERY DAY. WE SERVE THE COURTS, ATTORNEYS, JURORS, DEFENDANTS, VICTIMS, AND THE PUBLIC. WE CARRY OUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT KEEP OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM FUNCTIONING. WE AREN'T ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO RECOGNIZE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY MAKING THE SACRIFICES TO HELP THIS COUNTRY GET THROUGH A DIFFICULT FINANCIAL PERIOD. IF THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES WITH THE 3% COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, THEN PERHAPS THERE SHOULD ALSO NOT BE MONEY ALLOCATED FOR ADDITIONAL COMPENSATIONS OR CAR ALLOWANCES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS. PLEASE CONSIDER PUTTING THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY'S EMPLOYEES FIRST. WE ASK YOU TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE, PROTECT THE FINANCIAL FUTURE OF BEXAR COUNTY, AND SHOW YOUR EMPLOYEES THAT THE WORK THAT THEY DO EVERY DAY IS VALUED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. [01:45:02] GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SAKAI AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS ROY ANTHONY AND I'M A CANDIDATE FOR BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT FOUR. I SPENT THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE COUNTY BUDGET, AND I THINK THERE'S A SIMPLE WAY TO EXPLAIN WHERE WE ARE. WE ORIGINALLY HEARD BEXAR COUNTY BASED THE BUDGET PROBLEM OF APPROXIMATELY $145 MILLION. IN THE COMING YEARS, THE COUNTY HAS MADE ADJUSTMENTS AND THE OUTLOOK HAS IMPROVED. BUT THIS PROPOSED BUDGET STILL USES APPROXIMATELY 68 MILLION OF OUR RESERVES. AND LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEXT YEAR, THE COUNTY HAS IDENTIFIED APPROXIMATELY 30 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL RECURRING REVENUE OR RECURRING SPENDING REDUCTIONS THAT WILL STILL BE NEEDED. CORRECT? IN PLAIN ENGLISH, WE'VE MADE PROGRESS, BUT THE PROBLEM ISN'T OVER. USING RESERVES CAN HELP TODAY, BUT RESERVES ARE SAVINGS. ONCE WE SPEND THAT MONEY, WE CAN'T SPEND THE SAME DOLLAR AGAIN NEXT YEAR. SO I BELIEVE THE QUESTION WE SHOULD BE ASKING NOW IS, HOW ARE WE GOING TO DEAL WITH THAT APPROXIMATE 30 MILLION RECURRING PROBLEM NEXT YEAR WITHOUT CONTINUALLY RELYING ON OUR SAVINGS? AND WHEN WE'RE DECIDING WHICH PROGRAMS TO CUT, I THINK WE NEED TO ASK ONE MORE QUESTION. ARE WE SURE THE CUTS ACTUALLY SAVE TAXPAYER MONEY. TAKE MENTAL HEALTH, FOR EXAMPLE. IF WE SPEND A DOLLAR ON A PROGRAM THAT KEEPS SOMEONE OUT OF JAIL, OUT OF AN EMERGENCY ROOM, OR PREVENTS REPEATED ENCOUNTERS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, ELIMINATING THAT PROGRAM DOESN'T NECESSARILY ELIMINATE THE COST. IT MAY SIMPLY MOVE THE COST SOMEWHERE ELSE. THAT'S WHY I DON'T BELIEVE WE SHOULD JUDGE A PROGRAM ONLY ON HOW MUCH IT COSTS. WE SHOULD ASK, DOES IT WORK? HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES IT HELP? WHAT RESULTS DOES IT PRODUCE? AND WHAT WILL IT COST TAXPAYERS SOMEWHERE ELSE IF IT'S ELIMINATED? I UNDERSTAND THAT COMMISSIONER COURT HAS DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO MAKE. WE CANNOT FUND EVERYTHING, BUT WE ALSO SHOULDN'T MAKE SHORT TERM CUTS TODAY. THAT CREATES A LARGER BILL TOMORROW. THE COUNTY HAS IMPROVED ITS FINANCIAL OUTLOOK. NOW LET'S FINISH THE JOB. LET'S DEVELOP A CLEAR PLAN FOR THE REMAINING RECURRING CHALLENGE. PROTECT THE PROGRAMS THAT DEMONSTRATE RESULTS AND ELIMINATE OR CHANGE THE ONES THAT CANNOT. THAT'S HOW WE PROTECT OUR TAXPAYERS AND OUR RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MAYOR. AND GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE JUDGE SAKAI AND ALL OF OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. I'M A RESIDENT OF BEXAR COUNTY, BUT I'M ALSO ON STAFF AT THE ORCHESTRA SAN ANTONIO RESIDENT ORCHESTRA OF THE TOBIN CENTER. AND I FIRST OF ALL, WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE SERIOUSNESS AND DUE DILIGENCE THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO PREPARE THE 2026 2027 BUDGET. I KNOW THAT THAT'S BEEN, A LOT OF HARD WORK AND THOUGHTFULNESS. IF THE COUNTY CHOOSES TO APPROVE AN INVESTMENT IN THE ORCHESTRA FOR THE COMING FISCAL YEAR, WE WILL RECEIVE THAT INVESTMENT WITH GREAT RESPONSIBILITY AND STEWARDSHIP. IN FACT, THAT INVESTMENT WILL BE CATALYTIC RATHER THAN A STANDALONE INVESTMENT IN PERFORMANCES. AND WHAT DO I MEAN BY THAT? WELL, THE PERFORMANCES IN BEXAR COUNTY ARE AN ECONOMIC DRIVER, BUT WE ALSO TASK ALL OF OUR BEST MUSICIANS TO PERFORM AT THE TOBIN, TO TEACH STUDENTS IN SOME OF THE MOST IMPOVERISHED AREAS OF SAN ANTONIO. PART OF A NEW PROGRAM THAT WE'VE DONE TO CREATE OR REIMAGINE OUR FISCAL BUSINESS MODEL. WE'VE ALSO CREATED A VERY STRINGENT EVALUATION FRAMEWORK SO THAT WE CAN MEASURE IMPACT NOT ONLY THROUGH OUR PERFORMANCES, BUT THROUGH THE IMPACT WE HAVE WITH THOSE STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OUR MUSICIANS THAT PERFORM AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL MAKE A COMMITMENT TO TEACH STUDENTS IN BEXAR COUNTY'S MOST STRUGGLING REGIONS. AND TOGETHER, THEY CREATE A CYCLE IN WHICH ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE BECOMES AN INSTRUMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, STRONGER COMMUNITIES, AND THE FUTURE GENERATION OF CIVIC LEADERS. NOT ONLY WILL WE PARTICIPATE AS THE ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR BEXAR COUNTY, WE WILL DIRECTLY PARTICIPATE IN THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT INITIATIVE, WHERE BEXAR COUNTY CHALLENGES ALL OF THE NON-PROFITS AND DIFFERENT ENTITIES IN THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT AT LEAST 70% OF ALL OF OUR FOLKS [01:50:07] HAVE SOME KIND OF CREDENTIAL OR COLLEGE PATH AFTER THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU. ALL THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD FOR AGENDA ITEM FIVE. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT HAS SIGNED UP THAT PERHAPS IN AGENDA ITEM EIGHT THAT WISHES TO SPEAK NOW. WHAT'S THAT? WHO'S THAT? STATE YOUR NAME. ALL RIGHT. BRIANNA. I'LL ALLOW YOU TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. SAKAI AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS BRIANNA MIDGETT. I AM A DISABLED VETERAN, A MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL RECIPIENT AS A SPECIALIST AND A CRIME VICTIM. AND THE DAUGHTER OF AN ELDERLY FATHER. I STOOD RIGHT HERE ON AUGUST 25TH AND DETAILED HOW SEVERE PROCEDURAL AND CLERICAL ERRORS WITHIN OUR COURT ADMINISTRATION LEFT MY FAMILY COMPLETELY UNPROTECTED AGAINST A VIOLENT PERPETRATOR. AT THE END OF MY TESTIMONY, THIS COURT ASKED STAFF TO MEET ME IN THE HALLWAY TO GATHER INFORMATION. AND THEY DID. BUT IN THE WEEKS SINCE, NOT A SINGLE COUNTY AGENCY HAS FOLLOWED UP, MY CORRESPONDENCE REMAINS IGNORED. MY INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMPLAINT IS UNADDRESSED, AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO STALL MY PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS FOR VITAL CATALOGS AND BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE. NOT EVEN A SIMPLE PROFESSIONAL. WE'RE WORKING ON IT. I'M NOT STANDING HERE TODAY TO BEG THIS COURT TO HANDLE MY PERSONAL CASE. THAT SHIP HAS SAILED AND THE NEGLECT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. INSTEAD, I AM HERE AS A TAXPAYER TO LOOK AT HOW YOU MANAGE OUR MONEY. TODAY, YOU ARE FINALIZING A $2.6 MILLION BUDGET, DEBATING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR PUBLIC COURT SERVICES. AT THE VERY SAME TIME, OUR COMMUNITY IS WATCHING A MASSIVE SCANDAL UNFOLD, WITH OUR MAYOR BEING EXPOSED FOR SPENDING NEARLY $300,000 IN TAX DOLLARS ON LAVISH TRIPS FOR HERSELF AND HER STAFF, WHILE COMPLETELY DODGING PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY, ALL FOR FOREIGN RELATIONS FOR BUSINESSES. THIS EXPOSURE MAKES ONE THING UNDENIABLY CLEAR WE DO NOT HAVE A FUNDING PROBLEM. WE HAVE AN ACCOUNTABILITY PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD THIS COURT APPROVE EXPANDED BUDGETS WHEN CURRENT COUNTY EMPLOYEES TREAT ESTABLISHED LAWS, DEPARTMENT POLICIES AND SAFETY PROCEDURES AS MERE SUGGESTIONS. WHY SHOULD WE GIVE MORE MONEY TO A SYSTEM THAT TREATS EVERYDAY CITIZENS AS INCONSEQUENTIAL MONEY MULES, WHILE FAILING TO DELIVER THE BASIC SERVICES ALREADY PROMISED AND FUNDED BY US? BECAUSE THE TEXAS PENAL CODE EXPLICITLY ALLOWS FOR RETROACTIVE PROSECUTION, THE BREAKDOWN OF THESE LAWS CANNOT BE IGNORED. I AM FORMALLY DEMANDING A DIRECT OFFICIAL RESPONSE CONCERNING THE OPERATIONAL FAILURES OF YOUR ALREADY FUNDED PROGRAMS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES BEFORE YOU VOTE ON THIS BUDGET TODAY. I DEMAND THAT THIS COURT USES ITS DIRECT BUDGETARY OVERSIGHT TO COMPEL AN IMMEDIATE, SWEEPING ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW TO ADDRESS ONE. WHY COURT CLERK ROUTING PROCEDURES AND VICTIM SERVICES FAILED TO EXECUTE A LEGALLY BINDING PROTECTIVE ORDER, AND WHY VICTIM ADVOCATES ARE FAILING TO OPERATE AS REQUIRED LIAISONS, EFFECTIVELY BLOCKING THE VICTIMS ONLY REAL STATUTORY ACCESS TO THAT JUSTICE SYSTEM. SECOND, WHY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CONTINUES ITS ONGOING FAILURE TO ACTIVELY ENFORCE AN ACTIVE, LEGALLY BINDING COURT PROTECTION ORDER WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TRACKING SEVERE RECORD DELAYS AND LEAVING NOTARIZED INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMPLAINTS COMPLETELY ADDRESSED UNADDRESSED. AS A VETERAN WHO SERVED THIS COUNTRY AND A DESCENDANT OF ITS VERY FOUNDERS, I REFUSE TO WATCH MY ELDERLY FATHER'S SAFETY TREATED AS A TRIVIAL BUREAUCRATIC ERROR. DO NOT BALANCE YOUR LEDGER TODAY WHILE IGNORING THE SYSTEMIC FAILURE OF THE STAFF. WE ALREADY PAY TO RUN IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THEN. FIVE C DISCUSSION. [5.c. Immediately Following Item 5b: Discussion and appropriate action regarding the adoption of the proposed Bexar County FY 2026-27 Operating and Capital Budget, including the proposed changes documented in the memorandum from the Budget Officer dated September 14, 2026.] APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED BEXAR COUNTY FY 2627 OPERATING CAPITAL BUDGET, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED CHANGES DOCUMENTED IN THE MEMORANDUM FROM THE BUDGET OFFICE DATED SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2026. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS TONYA. FOR THE RECORD BUDGET AND FINANCE DIRECTOR, TODAY WE ARE BRINGING THE CHANGE MEMO AS PRESENTED YESTERDAY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND VOTE. AND THEN THE SECOND ITEM WILL BE FOR THE TAX RATE, WHICH IS SEPARATE FROM THIS ONE. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 627 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE BEXAR COUNTY FISCAL YEAR 2020 627 OPERATING CAPITAL BUDGET, INCLUDING THE CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUSLY FILED PROPOSED BUDGET, WHICH ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEMORANDUM AND THE MEMORANDUM FROM THE BUDGET OFFICER DATED SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2026. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. [01:55:02] SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER MOODY. COMMISSIONER MOODY. HOLD ON. POINT OF ORDER, MR. DIAZ. MR.. SENOR, CAN CAN YOU PLEASE HAVE A SEAT? AND I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT. WELL, YOU SIGNED UP UNDER SECTION EIGHT, AND I KNOW, AND I GOT YOU. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO CALL. I ASKED, AND I GOT YOU RIGHT HERE. I'M CALLING YOU UP AGAIN. OKAY. ALRIGHTY. I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. NO, I GOT YOU AGAIN. YOU GOT TO COME BACK. YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU AND DIANA COMMISSIONER MOODE. THANK YOU, JUDGE. AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT'S GONE INTO THIS BUDGET PROPOSAL AND CHANGE MEMO. AND WHERE WE STAND HERE TODAY. I KNOW WE'LL TAKE UP THE TAX RATE SHORTLY. I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH KEEPING THE TAX RATE FLAT. BECAUSE AGAIN, I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE A REVENUE PROBLEM. I THINK WE HAVE WE NEED ADDITIONAL SPENDING RESTRAINT. AND I DON'T WANT TO RELITIGATE THE CHANGE MEMO FROM YESTERDAY. OBVIOUSLY, WE HAD SOME MORE IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS, BUT THERE'S SOME SIGNIFICANT, SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS AND SPENDING CHANGES THAT WERE MADE IN THIS BUDGET. BUT WE HAVE TO BE HONEST THAT SOME TOUGH DECISIONS STILL REMAIN. AS YOU SAID YESTERDAY, FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, WE STILL HAVE 25 TO 30 MILLION US TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL SPENDING CUTS THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO BALANCE OUT THAT DEFICIT THAT WE HAVE IN THE LONG RANGE FINANCIAL FORECAST, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT COMMISSIONER. AND UNFORTUNATELY YESTERDAY WITH THE CHANGE MEMO, THIS COURT DID ADD AN ADDITIONAL 4 MILLION ROUGHLY IN LINE ITEM SPENDING, ROUGHLY 2 MILLION OF WHICH WAS ABOVE AND BEYOND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS, ALL OF WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO OUR DEFICIT AND COMES OUT OF OUR RESERVES AND MAKES FUTURE INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC WORKS, WHICH WE BOTH KNOW ARE REQUIRED MORE DIFFICULT. SIMPLY PUT, I BELIEVE MORE COULD HAVE BEEN DONE AND MORE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE WITHIN THIS BUDGET TO TO ADDRESS THAT DEFICIT AND COME TO BALANCE, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATELY WHY I WON'T BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS BUDGET AS WRITTEN. THANK YOU JUDGE. TANYA, JUST REAL QUICK, CAN YOU BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS THE THE FINAL BUDGET VOTE THAT INCLUDES THAT CHANGE MEMO DISCUSSION FROM YESTERDAY. AND I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT SEEM AS THOUGH THIS IS CURSORY. WE'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME ON THE BUDGET. YOUR TEAM HAS THOMAS BUDGET STAFF. LOTS OF HOURS THAT GOT US TO THIS POINT. BUT IF YOU COULD JUST IN I GUESS A SUMMARY, I GUESS YEAR OVER YEAR. I KNOW REVENUES WERE DOWN ABOUT 1.5% PROPERTY TAX REVENUES. IS THAT RIGHT? A 1.3%, YES. COMMISSIONER 1.3. THIS BUDGET, IF IT'S ADOPTED TODAY COMPARED TO LAST YEAR'S BUDGET OVERALL, WHAT IS WHAT IS THE DOLLAR COMPARISON OVER INCLUDING ALL FUNDS? IT WOULD 3 BILLION TO 2.6 BILLION. THAT'S DUE TO SPEND DOWN OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AS WELL AS POST ARPA. OKAY, SO I KNOW THAT WE HAD TO MAKE SOME CUTS AND SOME TOUGH DECISIONS AND SOME OF THESE IMPACTED YOU KNOW, REAL PEOPLE AND FAMILIES. AND WE COULDN'T GIVE OUR WELL-DESERVED EMPLOYEES RAISE THIS YEAR. I BELIEVE ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS ALSO DECLINED RAISE AS WELL. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. SO THIS IS A, I MEAN, IT WAS A TOUGH BUDGET CYCLE. AND THIS IS MY EIGHTH ONE. I THINK IT'S BEEN THE TOUGHEST ONE SO FAR. AND WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TOUGHER DECISIONS AND, AND MAYBE FOR, FOR BUDGET STAFF IT MIGHT BE HEALTHY TO DO SOME MID-YEAR KIND OF REVIEW THIS CYCLE, JUST SO I KNOW YOU'RE ALWAYS ON TOP OF IT, BUT JUST I THINK SO WE'RE AWARE WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, IN AUGUST OF NEXT YEAR, SCRAMBLING TO MAKE THESE TOUGH DECISIONS, WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS GOING FORWARD, PARTICULARLY NEXT YEAR. BUT, BUT ALSO I KNOW COMMISSIONER MOODY REFERRED TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND THOSE INVESTMENTS ARE GOING TO BE HARDER AND HARDER. THE REALITY IS WE MADE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS TO, TO RETAIN FUNDING THAT'S GOING TO PROTECT VICTIMS, PROTECT FOLKS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. TO ME, THAT'S PUBLIC SAFETY TOO. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HAD TO MAKE TOUGH CHOICES ON TO, TO ENSURE THOSE PROGRAMS CONTINUE. SO LOOK, IT'S NOT A PERFECT BUDGET. [02:00:04] THEY NEVER ARE, BUT I THINK THIS IS THE BUDGET THAT WE HAD TO BUILD SOME CONSENSUS ON IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD AND GET THE COUNTY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I REFERENCED YESTERDAY THAT THAT IT IS ALSO A TIME FOR REFLECTION FOR US AS AN ORGANIZATION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MAKING THESE DECISIONS THAT KIND OF ARE OPERATING IN A NEW NORMAL FOR US. I MEAN, WE HAD A LOT OF PROSPEROUS TIMES. AND I THINK MY SENSE IS, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY IS STILL GOING TO GROW AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THOSE, THOSE REVENUES COME BACK UP AGAIN. BUT AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 24 MONTHS, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH GOING. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. AND AGAIN, IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS IN THE BUDGET. THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT THAT ALL OF US WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN CONTINUE, BUT WE JUST CAN'T IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. SO I AM GOING TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE BUDGET AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU JUDGE. YES. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE I KNOW I MADE THE READ THE MOTION, BUT I WANT TO THANK THE BUDGET STAFF. I ALWAYS SAY IT'S A SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM, AND THANK YOU FOR GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH ALL OF US. AS COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ SAID, I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE GIVEN OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES A COLA. WE ARE UP HERE PASSING THINGS AND VOTING ON THINGS, BUT IT IS OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES WHO DO THE DAY TO DAY WORK. BUT I DO WANT. I AM PROUD THAT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 2021, WE HAVE GIVEN A SIGNIFICANT, SIGNIFICANT, SIGNIFICANT COLAS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE. THOMAS, WOULD YOU HAVE THAT OR. TINA. SINCE 2021, WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF COLAS THAT WE HAVE GIVEN OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES? ABOUT 23%, INCLUDING MARKET STUDIES AND COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS. 23% COLAS WE'VE GIVEN TO COUNTY EMPLOYEES. SO THAT IS NOT A SMALL AMOUNT. THERE WAS EVEN A YEAR THAT ELECTEDS DID NOT TAKE ANYTHING. AND INSTEAD WE JUST GAVE, I THINK, DOUBLE TO COUNTY EMPLOYEES A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. CORRECT. I DON'T RECALL COMMISSIONER YES, I RECALL WE DID. AND SO UNFORTUNATELY, WE COULDN'T DO THAT THIS YEAR. AND FOR THE RECORD, DAVID SMITH, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. WE ARE NOT OPERATING AT A DEFICIT BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE ILLEGAL. IS THAT RIGHT, DAVID? THAT'S CORRECT. YOU'RE REQUIRED TO ADOPT A BALANCED BUDGET, WHICH YOU WILL DO. SO WE ARE ABOUT TO PASS A BALANCED BUDGET. WE ARE NOT OPERATING AT A DEFICIT. AND SO I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE GOING BACK AND FORTH. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THAT WE HAVE PASSED, INCLUDING TINA, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE INSURANCE. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES AS WE GET READY FOR WHAT'S IT CALLED? ENROLLMENT. OPEN ENROLLMENT, OPEN ENROLLMENT IN OCTOBER. YES. SO THIS YEAR'S HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS FOR EMPLOYEES ARE GOING UP. ABOUT $8 MILLION IN THE COUNTY IS GOING TO ABSORB THAT COST. WE'RE NOT PASSING IT ON TO THE EMPLOYEES, AND WE HAVEN'T PASSED ANY INCREASES IN INSURANCE OVER TO EMPLOYEES SINCE BEFORE COVID 19. AND THEN FOR OUR RETIREES WHO ARE ON THE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN, WHICH IS THE OVER 65 RETIREES WE DID, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A DECREASE IN THEIR PREMIUMS. I DON'T RECALL THE EXACT AMOUNT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT YES, SO THE THE EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE COURT'S DECISIONS NOT TO PASS THOSE COSTS ON TO THEM. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, TINA. AND I KNOW THESE ARE HARD DECISIONS THAT WE'VE HAD TO MAKE. YOU SAID WE'RE ABSORBING $8 MILLION SO THAT WE DON'T CONTINUE TO TAKE MORE MONEY OUT OF OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES CHECKS. AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER WAY THAT WE HAVE TRIED TO SUPPORT OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES. AND I KNOW ABOUT THE NEED TO HAVE GOOD INSURANCE IS I HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY KEEP UP WITH ALL MY ONCOLOGY APPOINTMENTS. REGULAR. THEY JUST CALLED ME FOR ANOTHER BLOOD DRAW NEXT WEEK. YIPPEE! BUT AGAIN, THE INSURANCE IS SO IMPORTANT, SO I'M JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND I AM HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE TO APPROVE THIS BALANCED BUDGET. THANK YOU. I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THIS POINT, BUT TANYA, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE TOTAL REVENUE IN THIS BUDGET? SO I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I HAD IT PRINTED, BUT I DO NOT HAVE IT. BUT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT COMPARISON? I'M JUST TRYING TO GET AT REVENUE AND EXPENSES IN THE BUDGET. WE. YES. SO OUR REVENUES ARE LOWER THAN OUR EXPENDITURES FOR PROPOSED NEXT YEAR BY APPROXIMATELY 68 MILLION. [02:05:05] 65. I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT, COMMISSIONER. OKAY. BY DEFINITION, TO MOST THAT WOULD CONSIDER THAT A DEFICIT, THAT MONEY WILL COME OUT OF RESERVES. SO WE CAN FRAME IT HOWEVER WE WANT. BUT WE ARE SPENDING MORE THAN WE ARE BRINGING IN IN TERMS OF PROPERTY TAXES AND REVENUE FROM FEES. AND SO THERE IS A GAP THAT WE WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS IN FUTURE YEARS. WE ARE COVERING IT THIS YEAR WITH OUR RESERVES OUT OF OUR RESERVE FUND BALANCE. I JUST WANT THAT TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT THAT IS, IN FACT THE CASE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AGAIN, WE'VE TALKED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS LIMITED THE REVENUE, RECAPTURING THAT THE COUNTIES AND CITIES CAN TAKE. THAT'S PART OF A MAJOR PART OF THE REASON THAT YOU'RE SEEING DEFICITS ALL AROUND CITIES AND COUNTIES COME. IT USED TO BE ABOUT 8%, THEN IT WAS DROPPED TO 6%. IT'S BEEN DROPPED TO 3.5%. AND IN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, IT'S ANTICIPATED A PROPOSAL WILL BE PUT FORWARD TO DROP IT AGAIN TO 2.5%. INCREASING THE LIKELY DEFICIT THAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT YEAR. I WON'T REHASH WHAT I'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED IN IN COURT ABOUT MY DESIRE TO HAVE US GET LASER FOCUSED ON REALLY, WHAT ARE OUR PRIORITIES THAT WE WANT TO FUND? I STILL DON'T FEEL LIKE WE USE ANY PARTICULAR MATRIX TO DETERMINE, BASED UPON THE PUBLIC INPUT OF WHAT WAS THE SURVEY INFORMATION, ALBEIT THERE WAS SOME ISSUES I HAD WITH SOME OF THE, THE THE METHODOLOGY AND WAY THE SURVEY WAS WRITTEN AND WHAT THE BUDGET HAS PRODUCED. I THINK THAT THIS PARTICULARLY AUSTERE TIMES, PEOPLE NEED TO THINK ABOUT BUDGETS BASED UPON OUTCOMES AS WELL. OUTCOME BASED BUDGETING IS A POTENTIAL STRATEGY THAT THE COUNTY OF BALTIMORE USED TO DRIVE OPPORTUNITY TO HONE IN ON THE INPUT FROM CITIZENS AND SEE MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO GET OUTCOMES THAT ARE OF A BENEFIT. AND SO THAT IT DOESN'T BECOME A BUREAUCRATIC MALAISE, THAT WE'RE DOING THINGS THE WAY WE'VE ALWAYS DONE THINGS FOR THE JUST BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY WE'VE ALWAYS DONE THEM. AND WE ONLY MAKE 5% CUTS HERE OR 10% CUTS THERE. BUT THERE'S ACTUALLY A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTRIC OR A COMMUNITY CENTRIC VIEW OF WHAT IS YOUR MONEY BEING USED FOR AND WHAT WILL THE BENEFIT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, BE FOR? SO I'VE ALREADY MADE THE ANALOGY THAT I THINK WE ARE CLEARLY IN A BLOCKBUSTER VERSUS NETFLIX MOMENT. WE ARE OPERATING LIKE WE'RE BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO THAT WE WILL HAVE A HAVE A A TACTIC OF HOLDING THE LINE AS THINGS HAVE BEEN. BUT OUR STRATEGY ACTUALLY NEEDS TO CHANGE BECAUSE THE ENVIRONMENT HAS CHANGED FROM ONE OF COOPERATION BETWEEN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO ONE OF DESTROYING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SO THESE ARE THE CHALLENGES THAT WE WILL KICK OFF UNTIL THE FUTURE YEAR. I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT I WAS PUSHING FOR INCREASED COST OF LIVING. WE'VE SEEN BETWEEN OCTOBER 1ST OF 2025 AND SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, A 3.4% INCREASE IN INFLATION. WE'RE SEEING THE FOLKS FROM COSTCO ON DOWN SAY WE THINK THERE'S SOME STRONG HEADWINDS COMING TO OUR ECONOMY. I AGREE. I THINK THE INTEREST RATES ARE GOING TO KICK THAT UP ANOTHER NOTCH. WE'RE LOOKING AT CREDIT CARD DEBT INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE IMPACT THAT HAS IN OUR JP COURTS FOR HOMELESSNESS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE INCREASE IN THOSE UNHOUSED ON OUR STREETS BECAUSE OF A LACK OF REVENUE AND A LACK OF CONTINGENCY GOING FORWARD. I WANTED TO BRING ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OF ILLUMINATION ON THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY CONVERSATION THAT WE DIDN'T GET TO TALK ABOUT YESTERDAY IN CAMERON COUNTY, WHICH WAS CITED, THE SHERIFF ACTUALLY BROUGHT AND FOUGHT WITH THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OVER THEIR SECURITY AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY. THE COMMISSIONERS COURT ORDERED THE CIVIL OR EQUIVALENT POTENTIALLY OF A GENERAL COUNSEL TO SUE THE SHERIFF. THE SUIT WAS SO TOXIC THAT THE STATE CAME IN AND FORCED THAT CHIEF OF THE CIVIL LEGAL COUNSEL AND THE COMMISSIONERS CAUGHT OUT AND DISQUALIFIED HIM. AND MANY PEOPLE FEEL IT WAS A BIG WASTE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND IT WAS A POLITICAL VENDETTA WAS THE ULTIMATE [02:10:01] OUTCOME. THERE WERE GRIDLOCK THAT HAPPENED IN COUNTY OPERATIONS. THE SHERIFF HAD 65, EXCUSE ME, 55 POSITIONS CUT, YOU KNOW, PAY FOR JAILERS. AND AND THEIR OFFICE WAS BLOCKED. SO THE PUBLIC WAS LEFT WITH A STRUGGLE OVER WHO IS IN CONTROL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, THAT THAT CIVIL DIVISION OVERREACH BEGAN IN PURCHASING WHEN CAMERON COUNTY WAS SUED BY WILLIAMSON COUNTY FOR POACHING APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND PURCHASING THEM IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND BUYING THEM FOR SUPPOSED AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AS CAMERON WAS USING IT FOR THEIR END. SO THE CONCERN OF COMING ATTRACTIONS IS REALLY ABOUT CHECKS AND BALANCES. HOW DO WE ENSURE CHECKS AND BALANCES IN OUR IN OUR CIVIL MATTERS? AND I THINK THAT STRIPPING POWER AWAY WITHOUT SOME BALANCE OF ATTORNEYS WITHIN THEIR OFFICE IS AN ISSUE THAT WILL COME. AND, YOU KNOW, I PRAY IT WON'T BE AS BAD AS WHAT HAPPENED IN CAMERON COUNTY, BUT IT ENDS UP COSTING TAXPAYERS MONEY ON INTERNAL LITIGATION AND TURNS IN THE COUNTY INTO A GAME OF THRONES WITH RESPECT TO POLITICAL POWER. SO FORT BEND HAS GOT TWO YOUNG OF A TRACK RECORD TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THAT'S GOING TO GO HAYWIRE. BUT FOR THAT REASON, AND A REAL PROCESS ISSUE THAT I HAVE. I AM VOTING AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE ANALYSIS ON THE IMPACT OF SOME OF THE CUTS IN THE PROGRAMS, AS HAS BEEN SAID BY ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS TODAY. SO THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR THE TIME. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. JUDGE, I JUST HAVE TO CLARIFY SOMETHING. YOU KNOW, THE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL OFFICE, THERE'S BEEN A MISCHARACTERIZATION AND UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, COMMENTS LIKE YOU MADE COMMISSIONER CALVERT FEED INTO THAT NARRATIVE. THIS IS NOT A STRIP STRIPPING OF POWER. IT IS THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, RIGHT, TO SET UP A GENERAL COUNSEL OFFICE, NOT STRIPPING POWER AWAY. IN FACT, I THINK THERE PROBABLY INCREASES CHECKS AND BALANCES WITH RESPECT TO THE CIVIL OFFICE STILL BEING AT THE DAS OFFICE AND US HAVING COUNSEL HERE FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE. SO I THINK WE NEED TO STOP WITH THE MISCHARACTERIZATION. IF YOU'VE SEEN THE PROPOSAL, SEEN THE SIDE BY SIDE, IT'S NOT STRIPPING AWAY AUTHORITY. IN FACT, THAT WOULD NOT STAND UP TO STATUTORY SCRUTINY. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT, JUDGE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES, COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES FOR THE RECORD, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO PERPETUATE FAKE NEWS AND SO THAT THE MEDIA CAN RUN WITH IT, OR CONSTITUENTS CAN BE NERVOUS OR EMPLOYEES CAN CAN BE HAVING ANXIETY. SO MY BACKGROUND IS NOT IN FINANCE, BUT DAVID SMITH, FOR THE RECORD, IT WOULD BE LEGAL FOR US TO PASS A BUDGET THAT WAS DEFICIT. WE ARE NOT OPERATING. THIS IS NOT A BUDGET THAT IS AT A DEFICIT, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. YOU ARE NOT LEGALLY PERMITTED TO ADOPT A DEBT BUDGET DEFICIT. THIS BUDGET IS BALANCED. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MOODY. DAVID, ARE WE TAKING OUT RESERVE FUNDS IN THIS BUDGET? YOU'RE BUDGETING A DECREASE IN RESERVE FUNDS. WHETHER THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS TWO YEARS FROM NOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ACTUALS. DEPENDS ON WHAT ACTUALLY GETS SPENT AND WHAT ACTUALLY GETS COLLECTED. YES. SO IN THIS BUDGET, WHAT ARE OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE IMPACT ON RESERVES. I'M SORRY. WHAT IS THE EXPECTATION FOR THE IMPACTS ON RESERVES IN THIS BUDGET? IT WAS WE WERE I'M SORRY WE WERE ESTIMATING 303 MIL. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT COMPARING IN TERMS OF THE REDUCTION. OH IT'S 60. IT'S LIKE 6068 MILLION. ABOUT $68 MILLION LESS. EXACTLY IN RESERVE. OKAY, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO BEAT THIS DEAD HORSE. FOR A VOTE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION BY, I BELIEVE, COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I, I I. [02:15:03] ALL THOSE OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES. ANY ABSTENTIONS. DID WE GET THE VOTE ON THE RECORD OR DID YOU. DID YOU SAID 3 TO 2. YES, SIR. OR DO WE NEED A VOICE VOTE? DO YOU NEED A INDIVIDUAL? SHE GOT 3 TO 2. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE VOTE? THE MOTION PASSES. THE BUDGET HAS BEEN ADOPTED. LET'S MOVE ON. CAN I MAY I PLEASE ASK THE BUDGET TEAM TO STAND FOR A HAND OF APPLAUSE? BECAUSE YOU ALL GET THE BRUNT OF A LOT OF THINGS, AND YOU DO REALLY GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. I FEEL COMPELLED WITH THAT REMARK TO ALSO ASK RECOGNITION OF OUR OWN STAFFS. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE EACH COMMISSIONER AND THE COUNTY JUDGE STAFF WORK VERY HARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BUDGET OFFICE. I UNDERSTAND WE DID NOT HAVE A UNANIMOUS VOTE, BUT I WANT TO PUT ON RECORD THAT EVERY OFFICE PARTICIPATED IN THIS BUDGET AND EVERY OFFICE HAD THEIR INPUT INTO THIS OFFICE. SO I GET AND UNDERSTAND THE VOTE, BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR ON THE RECORD THAT IT WAS DONE WITH FULL TRANSPARENCY OF EACH COMMISSIONER AND THE COUNTY JUDGE, THE BUDGET OFFICE. AND FOR THAT, I SAY THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, LET'S CONTINUE. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING. 11:21 A.M. [5.d. Immediately following item Sc - public Hearing: The Commissioners Court invites public input regarding the 2026 Bexar County proposed property tax rate.] THE COMMISSIONER COURT INVITES PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING THE 2026 BEXAR COUNTY PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE. I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SPECIFICALLY SIGNED FOR THIS, BUT IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATE, NOW'S YOUR TIME. OTHERWISE, I WILL CALL YOU ON CITIZENS TO BE HEARD, AND WE'LL GET THAT TO THAT SHORTLY. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, LET US NOW MOVE ON TO FIVE E DISCUSSION. [5.e.Immediately Following Item 5d:-Discussion and appropriate action regarding adopting thc 2026 Bexar County property tax rate of $0.299999 and approval of an Order of Bexar County Commissioners Court adopting the 2026 tax rate of SO-299999 consisting ofa SO.014036 road and flood control tax rate and a $0.285963 general fund tax rate and levying the 2026 taxes for Bexar County in Support Of its Operating and Capital Budget for FY 2026-27.] APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING ADOPTING THE 2026 PROPERTY TAX RATE OF. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET THIS RIGHT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF NINES IN THERE. 0.299999 CORRECT. AND APPROVAL OF AN ORDER OF BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADOPTING THE 26 TAX RATE OF THE SAME AMOUNT, CONSISTING OF A 0.014036 ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL TAX RATE AND A 0.285963 GENERAL FUND TAX RATE, LEVYING THE 26 TAXES FOR BEXAR COUNTY AND SUPPORT OF THE OPERATING CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FY 2020 627. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? YES. AND BEFORE I MAKE THE MOTION, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE NOT JUST TO OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES BUT TO OUR CONSTITUENTS. HOW MANY YEARS HAS IT BEEN? 30 YEARS THAT WE HAVEN'T RAISED THE TAXES? SO THIS IS GOOD FOR FOR ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS. I'D LIKE TO MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 0.2999999. NO. STOP. JUST. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ONE LAST NAME. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS A MOTION. WE HAVE TO HAVE SEVERAL VOTES. I MADE THE MOTION. AND THERE'S A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ALL RIGHT. DO WE NEED TO TAKE A DISCUSSION AND TAKE A VOTE NOW AND THEN CONTINUE ON? YES, BECAUSE WE HAVE SEVERAL VOTES. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION? HEARING NONE, I'LL ASK FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION UNANIMOUSLY CARRIES. LET'S GO TO THE SECOND MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE DEBT SERVICE COMPONENT OF THE TAX RATE BE APPROVED AT A RATE OF 0.042271. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION UNANIMOUSLY CARRIES. THIRD MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION COMPONENT OF THE TAX RATE BE APPROVED AT A RATE OF 0.257728. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION UNANIMOUSLY CARRIES. IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION LAST? YES. I HEREBY MOVE TO APPROVE AN ORDER ADOPTING AND LEVYING THE TAX RATE OF 0.299999 FOR THE YEAR 2026. SUCH TAX RATE CONSISTING OF [02:20:08] 0.014036 ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL TAX RATE AND 0.285963 GENERAL FUND TAX RATE. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. JUDGE, WE JUST PASSED FOUR UNANIMOUS VOTES. PRETTY GOOD. PRETTY GOOD. THANK YOU. MR. DAVID SMITH, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO THANK YOU FOR PASSING THE BUDGET AND PARTICULARLY THE TAX RATE THE COMMISSIONERS RIGHT. IT'S 30 YEARS THAT THIS AND PREVIOUS COURTS HAVE NOT ONLY JUST HELD THE LINE BUT REDUCED THE TAX RATE 30 YEARS AGO WAS 38.8 CENTS. TODAY IT'S 29.9 CENTS. THAT'S OVER $1 BILLION IN CUMULATIVE SAVINGS TO THE TAXPAYERS AND HOMEOWNERS IN PARTICULAR OF THE COUNTY. BUT I ALSO WANT TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT NOW THAT YOU'VE APPROVED THESE TWO, TO SAY THAT'S THIS IS MY 30TH BUDGET THAT I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN. I'VE LOST COUNT OF HOW MANY HAVE BEEN UNDER MY SIGNATURE AS A RECOMMENDATION TO COMMISSIONERS COURT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY PUBLICLY WHAT IS PROBABLY THE WORST KEPT SECRET IN THE COUNTY, THAT THIS WILL BE THE LAST BUDGET THAT I SUBMITTED TO YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL WHEN MY CURRENT CONTRACT AS COUNTY MANAGER ENDS ON DECEMBER 31ST OF THIS YEAR, I WILL BE RETIRING FROM BEXAR COUNTY, AND IT'LL BE YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET A FRESH VOICE AND NEW IDEAS IN HERE. AND IN THE INTERVENING THREE MONTHS, I LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING YOU IN THIS COURT PREPARE FOR THAT TRANSITION. AND BEFORE I SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP, I JUST WANT TO SAY TO MY KEY STAFF, I MEAN. I'M JUST HERE TODAY, BUT THEY'RE THE ONES WHO ACTUALLY DO THE WORK. TINA, ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE I HIRED, THOMAS WHEN I BECAME COUNTY MANAGER, FIRST PERSON I HIRED AS COUNTY MANAGER AND TONYA AND YOUR TEAM AND THE HR TEAM AS WELL. THEY'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB THIS YEAR AND IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS, AND THEY'LL CONTINUE TO DO ONE FOR YOU. AND IF YOU CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO THEIR SAGE ADVICE, LIKE I'VE DONE A COUPLE OF TIMES, ALMOST ALL THE TIME, TO BE HONEST YOU'LL, IT'LL SERVE YOU WELL. SO THANK YOU. HOLD ON. DAVID. IS THERE ANY COMMENT? QUESTION? YES. COMMISSIONER. CLAY-FLORES. WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THE LINE. SO DAVID I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE, BUT WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR OFFICE, I HEARD SO MANY BAD THINGS ABOUT YOU. AND WHEN I CAME IN, I WAS LIKE, I'M READY TO FIGHT THIS MAN. AND I LEARNED THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO. I RESPECT YOUR YOUR WISDOM, YOUR INTELLIGENCE. MY STAFF AND I, WE TOOK A COUPLE OF MORNINGS AFTER WE PASSED THE FIRST BUDGET AND I WAS LIKE, I JUST PASSED THE $3 BILLION BUDGET AND I DON'T HAVE A FINANCE BACKGROUND. SO IF YOU RECALL WE CLEARED OUR SCHEDULES FOR TWO MORNINGS AND YOU CAME AND YOU ANSWERED ALL THESE QUESTIONS WITH THESE BIG OLD BINDERS AND YOU THOUGHT WE WERE WEIRD. YOU WERE LIKE, ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT US TO GO ON? WE WERE LIKE, YES, GO ON. SO EVER SINCE THEN, IN MY OFFICE, WE CALL YOU PROFESSOR. SO THAT WAS WEIRD WANTING TO GO ON WITH ME, BUT WE LEARNED A LOT. I MEAN, AND SO EVER SINCE THEN, WE CALL YOU PROFESSOR DAVID SMITH. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU HAVE WHAT WHAT I LEARNED COMING IN AS COMMISSIONER THAT YOU REALLY TOOK THE FALL FOR A LOT OF THINGS THAT THE COUNTY AND COMMISSIONERS HAD DONE PREVIOUSLY. AND I JUST REALLY RESPECT THE WORK THAT YOU DO RESPECT YOUR YOUR POLITICS. I AM GLAD THAT YOU ARE ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS BECAUSE I WILL BE APPOINTING YOU STAFF ON THE LAST AGENDA OF THE YEAR IN DECEMBER. I WILL BE APPOINTING YOU TO ONE OF MY BOARDS. SO YOU CANNOT GET AWAY FROM ME YET. AND JUST THANK YOU FOR THE WORK. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOU SAID THREE MONTHS, THREE AND A HALF MONTHS OF WORK TO DO. THANK YOU, DAVID, AND I'LL JUST REMIND EVERYONE YOU HAVE A LONG AGENDA. I'LL BE AROUND FOR MANY MORE COURT MEETINGS, SO. WELL, YEAH, ON THAT NOTE, I'M GOING TO SAVE MY REMARKS BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FAREWELL FOR FOR SMITH AT SOME POINT. BUT I DID GET TO KNOW HIM. I KNOW HE WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WITH COMMISSIONER ZONDO FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND WHEN I COME AND VISIT WITH COMMISSIONER ZONDO IN THE OFFICE I WOULD JUST I CAN STILL HEAR HIM SAY SMITH AND SMITH WOULD COME RUNNING INTO THE OFFICE TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUES. BUT, YOU KNOW, DON'T I'LL JUST SAY THIS. WE'VE WORKED CLOSELY, DAVID, AND YOU'VE DONE GREAT WORK. [02:25:03] I HOPE YOU DON'T TAKE THE SPLIT VOTE ON THIS LAST BUDGET OF YOURS AS A SIGN. BECAUSE COUNT TO THREE. YEAH. THE, THE CONFIDENCE THAT I THINK OUR CONSTITUENTS SHOULD HAVE IN WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO BUILD A GREAT TEAM. A VERY ROBUST OPERATION IS TO BE COMMENDED AND WE'LL HAVE TIME TO CELEBRATE YOU IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. SO THANK YOU, DAVID AND COMMISSIONER. I JUST WANTED TO ADD, IT WAS A TOUGH BUDGET FROM A INCOMING REVENUE PERSPECTIVE, THE TOUGHEST ONE OF THE 30 I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH. AND THAT INCLUDES, WHAT IS THIS, THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY THIS MONTH OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF LEHMAN BROTHERS AND THE FINANCIAL CRASH. I MEAN, IT INCLUDES THAT IT WAS TOUGHER ON THAT RESPECT. SO I RESPECT THAT THERE WERE DIFFERING OPINIONS OF THIS COURT. YOU'RE ELECTED TO SERVE DIFFERING PARTS OF THIS COUNTY AND THE JUDGE'S CASE. YOU'RE ELECTED TO SERVE EVERYBODY. SO GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. I ALWAYS RESPECT THAT. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY ONE OF THE REASONS I WAS MORE COMFORTABLE, EVEN IN THIS TOUGH ENVIRONMENT, RECOMMENDING HOLDING THE TAX, THE LINE ON THE TAX RATE IS BECAUSE I DO FORESEE IN THE FUTURE THIS GROWING, ESPECIALLY UNINCORPORATED PART OF THE COUNTY, IS GOING TO HAVE UNPRECEDENTED DEMANDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THAT GROWTH, BOTH IN TERMS OF ROAD SUBDIVISION MAINTENANCE, PARTICULARLY THE NEW. ALL THE NEW ONES ARE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA AND FLOOD CONTROL. IT'S BEEN SINCE 2005 THAT WE HAD A MAJOR COUNTYWIDE, MULTIPLE YEAR FLOOD CONTROL PROGRAM, AND THAT MAY WELL REQUIRE A CONSIDERATION OF MAINTAINING THE TAX RATE. AND SO I THINK SHOULD THE COURT, FUTURE COURT, CHOOSE TO TALK TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THE NEED TO RAISE THE TAX RATE TO SUPPORT THAT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, I THINK YOU'LL BE WELL SERVED IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE SO MANY CITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE RAISING THE TAX RATE TO BE ABLE TO SAY, WE. WE HELD THE LINE AND NOW WE'D LIKE YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR WHAT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR A FUTURE COURT TO CONSIDER. SO, COMMISSIONER MOODY. HOLD ON DAVID. BASED ON STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS, I'M GOING TO HOLD MY COMMENTS, BUT THANK YOU, DAVID. WELL, DAVID, I'VE ALWAYS ADMIRED YOUR INTELLIGENCE AND YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE COUNTY. I WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK WHEN WE DO THE FINAL PARTY, WE OUGHT TO GET MA HARPER TO GIVE A LITTLE CREOLE TASTE. ABSOLUTELY. I STARTED TO GO UP AND SAY SHERRY AND FOUND OUT I WAS FROM LOUISIANA, SO. YEAH. BUT I THINK THE WORD IS BONNE CHANCE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN YOUR FUTURE. SO. OH, DAVID, I GET LAST I GET THE LAST WORD BECAUSE YOU AND I ARE WALKING OUT AT THE SAME TIME. DAVID. RIGHT? YES. I INTEND TO WORK TILL THE LAST DAY. PLAN? THAT'S THE PLAN. I NEVER TAKE ANY TIME. THREE OR MORE OF YOU ARE GATHERED IN A ROOM. I NEVER TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED. BUT. SO LET ME PUT ON THE RECORD THAT IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE IN WORKING WITH YOU. NOW AS WHAT COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES POINTED OUT. YEAH, I, I HAD WORKED WITH YOU OVER 26 YEARS, DAVID AND I WAS ON THE JUDICIARY SIDE. AND YEAH, I THINK THAT SOME OF THE JUDGES MAY NOT BE HAPPY TODAY. AND THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY WEREN'T HAPPY BACK THEN IN REGARDS TO THE BUDGET OFFICE. AND YOU AND I HAD BUTTED HEADS OVER WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE FOR THE JUDICIARY. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE FOUR YEARS AS COUNTY JUDGE. THANK YOU. THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING YEARS OF MY PUBLIC SERVICE. OF THE IMPACT THAT I'VE MADE ON THIS COUNTY AND ON COUNTY GOVERNMENT. AND QUITE FRANKLY, YEAH, IT TOOK A WHILE TO KIND OF YOU AND I GET INTO SYNC, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE AFTER THESE FOUR YEARS, I BELIEVE, AND I'LL STAND ON MY RECORD THAT THIS COUNTY GOVERNMENT, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, HAS NEVER, EVER BEEN MORE TRANSPARENT, HAS NEVER BEEN MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT, HAS MET MY GOALS OF PROVIDING BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO IMPROVE ITS EFFICIENCIES, TO USE TECHNOLOGY. EVEN THOUGH OUR ELECTED OFFICES SOMETIMES HAD A HARD TIME RESOLVING THOSE ISSUES AND OUR LAST BUDGET. YEAH, WE WE DON'T WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, DON'T GET WHAT THEY THOUGHT THEY NEEDED. [02:30:05] BUT I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE THIS COUNTY AT THIS TIME, REGARDLESS OF THE COMMENTS MADE ON THIS DAIS. THIS COUNTY IS ON SOLID FOUNDATIONAL GROUND. YES, WE HAVE CHALLENGES. YES, YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD, WHAT THOSE CHALLENGES WILL BE IN THE FUTURE AND WHAT THE FUTURE COURT WILL HAVE TO DO. AND I HOPE AFTER THIS YEAR THAT NO MATTER WHO SITS IN THESE POSITIONS, KNOWING THAT THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S COURT, THE TAXPAYERS ARE THE ONES THAT NEED TO ALWAYS BE HEARD AND THE VOICE IS HEARD. AND IN MY FOUR YEARS, I KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN HEARD. WE'VE BEEN ON A BACK TO BASICS. WE ANTICIPATED THIS TIME DAVID SMITH. WE SAID THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A STORM COMING WITH THE ARPA MONEY, WITH THE DOWNTURN, PROPERTY VALUATIONS AND THE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ADJUST, MAKE WISE, PRUDENT FINANCIAL DECISIONS, ATTEST TO YOUR ABILITY TO FORECAST AND LEAD THE COUNTY FROM A COUNTY MANAGER, AND IT'S BEEN MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE, AS YOUR COUNTY JUDGE TO WORK ALONGSIDE OF YOU AND THE STAFF. I WANT TO MAKE IT REAL CLEAR THAT THE STAFF, AND I'M INCLUDING THE STAFFS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AND MY STAFF HAVE REALLY ALL WORKED WELL TOGETHER. THIS HAS REALLY BEEN A TEAMWORK PROCESS. YEAH, THERE'S PROBABLY SOME WE'VE GOT SOME HURT FEELINGS OR WE'VE GOT SOME, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE, WE HAVE OUR DISAGREEMENTS. BUT WE HAVE DONE SO IN A VERY CIVIL AND RESPECTFUL WAY. AND FOR YEARS I CAN SAY, YEAH, WE HAVE OUR WE HAVE OUR DISAGREEMENTS, BUT WE'VE NEVER LOST CIVILITY AND RESPECT. AND THAT'S MY HOPE FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR THIS COUNTRY IS THAT WE NEVER LOSE THAT. WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN RESPECT AND CIVILITY FOR EACH OTHER, THAT WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER AND THAT WE'VE GOT TO ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT WE GOT TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE PEOPLE. AND WE'VE NEVER WE'VE NEVER ABANDONED THOSE IDEALS. AND I HOPE THE COURT IN THE FUTURE WILL NOT DO SO. SO THANK YOU. DAVID SMITH, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND GIVE DAVID SMITH A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. AND WE'LL HAVE MORE MORE RECOGNITION IN THE FUTURE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I GET TO PASS RIGHT NOW TO COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. 1045 TIMES CERTAIN, IF YOU DON'T MIND, A PICTURE WITH DAVID. WHAT'S THAT? OKAY. HOLD ON. MISS DIANA, LET ME. WE'RE TRYING TO GET UP TO THE LUNCH HOUR, SO I'LL GET YOU. LET ME CONVENE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BEXAR COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. [5.f.10:45 a.m.: Convene as Board of Directors, Bexar County Housing Finance Corporation. (Presentation Time: 15 minutes)] THE TIME IS NOW, WHAT, 11:37 A.M.. DIANA, YOU CAN GET A SELFIE WITH HIM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JUDGE. YES. WE ARE NOW MEETING AS THE BEXAR COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF, I THINK, ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS AND THEN ONE, A LITTLE BIT MORE SUBSTANTIVE. ITEM NUMBER ONE WE WILL NEED A CONSIDERATION OF APPROPRIATE ACTION ON THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 3RD, 2026. WE'LL NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. WE'VE GOT A MOTION. WE NEED A SECOND AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED THAT MOTION CARRIES. ITEM TWO IS CONSIDERATION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING CONSENT OF THE HFC TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF AN EXISTING PROJECT IN ITS TWO AYE IS REFERENCED TO LAS COLINAS APARTMENTS. ROBERT, DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE US A BACKGROUND ON THAT? YES. THIS IS A PERFUNCTORY ACTION. THE OWNER HAS SATISFIED ALL REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE REGULATORY AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE REPAYMENT OF A $5,000 ASSUMPTION FEE. AND THE HFC IS THEREFORE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ITS CONSENT. SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT AGAIN, JUST ADMINISTRATIVE WILL NEED A MOTION FOR TWO A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. MOTION IS SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES. ITEM THREE A IS A CONSIDERATION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING TERMINATION OF REGULATORY AGREEMENT RELATED TO THE VILLAS AT SONTERRA APARTMENTS PROJECT SERIES 2007 A TAXABLE SERIES 2007 B ROBERT SAME SAME KIND OF ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER HERE. YES, IT'S ALSO AN ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER. THE BONDS HAVE BEEN PAID AND THE REQUIRED 15 YEAR AFFORDABILITY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED. SO THE AGREEMENT HAS THEREFORE EXPIRED ON UNDER ITS OWN TERMS AND MUST BE RELEASED FROM THE PROPERTY RECORDS. SO STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM THREE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. [02:35:02] ANY OPPOSE THAT MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. LAST ITEM I KNOW IS A LITTLE BIT MORE SUBSTANTIVE. THIS IS A CONSIDERATION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING ADOPTION, A GENERAL PARTNER POLICY FOR THE HFCS PARTICIPATION, POTENTIALLY AS A GENERAL PARTNER IN LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECTS. SO FOR A IS THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE GENERAL PARTNER POLICY. ROBERT, YOU WANT TO GIVE A HIGH LEVEL EXPLANATION OF THIS? SURE. SO HISTORICALLY THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION HAS PRIMARILY SERVED AS A CONDUIT ISSUER OF TAX EXEMPT BONDS. AND WE RECEIVE A 1% BOND ISSUANCE FEE PER PROJECT. SINCE THE HFC WAS CREATED IN FEBRUARY 1980, THESE FEES HAVE GENERATED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. AND THAT'S REVENUE THAT HAS ACCUMULATED INCREMENTALLY OVER TIME. BUT AS ARPA FUNDS END AND COUNTY BUDGETS BEGIN TO TIGHTEN WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR A SUSTAINABLE SOURCE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING REVENUE WITH NO IMPACT, NO LITTLE IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE PROPOSING A POLICY ALLOWING THE HFC TO SERVE AS GENERAL PARTNER IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. AGAIN, THE GENERAL PARTNER MODEL PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE REVENUE BY CREATING ADDITIONAL ONGOING REVENUE FOR THE HFC, WHILE SECURING MEANINGFUL PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE GENERAL PARTNER STRUCTURE. THE HFC WOULD HOLD AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST AND RECEIVE A NEGOTIATED SHARE OF THE DEVELOPER FEE AND ONGOING CASH FLOW. THIS IS THE SAME MODEL USED BY THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST. AND DEPENDING ON THE NEGOTIATED TERMS OF EACH DEVELOPMENT AND EACH DEVELOPMENT'S PERFORMANCE, A SINGLE DEVELOPMENT COULD GENERATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT COULD GO TOWARDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE HFC PARTICIPATION MAY ALSO SUPPORT A QUALIFYING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION THAT CAN HELP MAKE THE DEVELOPMENT FINANCIALLY VIABLE. SO THE POLICY BEFORE THE BOARD TODAY LIMITS ELIGIBILITY TO DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT JURISDICTION AND ALSO WITHIN THREE MILES OF THE FROST BANK CENTER. IT ALSO REQUIRES COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LIHTC. THAT'S LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX, CREDIT STANDARDS, FAMILY SIZE UNITS, TENANT PROTECTIONS, AND ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS LIKE GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION, RESIDENT SERVICES, CHILD FRIENDLY AMENITIES, ETC. THIS POLICY ALSO GENERALLY ALIGNS WITH THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST FRAMEWORK, ENSURING THAT THE COUNTY'S PARTICIPATION COMPLEMENTS THE CITY'S EFFORTS AND MAINTAINS COMPARABLE STANDARDS. IT ALSO ADVANCES JUDGE SAKAI'S GOAL OF DEVELOPING OR PRESERVING AT LEAST 150 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE URBAN CORE. SO APPROVAL OF THE POLICY TODAY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE ANY INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT. EACH PROPOSAL WOULD UNDERGO AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW BY A THIRD PARTY FIRM SELECTED BY THE HFC, AND IT WOULD BE PAID FOR BY THE APPLICANT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX EXEMPTION IS NECESSARY OR WHETHER THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE IN RELATION TO ITS VALUE. EACH PROPOSAL WOULD THEN RETURN TO THE BOARD FOR SEPARATE APPROVAL. SO TODAY, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED POLICY AND IF APPROVED, OUR NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO EVALUATE THE QUALIFICATIONS AND PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR AN INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISER AND RETURN TO THE BOARD AT A LATER DATE WITH A SEPARATE RECOMMENDATION. VERY GOOD. SO THIS AGAIN IS JUST ESTABLISHING THE POLICY IN LINE WITH, AS YOU MENTIONED JUDGE SAKAI'S VISION FOR INFILL INNER CITY TYPE HOUSING, PARTICULARLY FAMILY TYPE HOUSING UNITS TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE INNER CITY. ROBERT, THANK YOU FOR. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR MONTHS WITH MY STAFF AND WITH THE JUDGE'S STAFF. IT DOES GIVE I THINK THE POLICY GIVES US A CLEARER AND MORE CONSISTENT FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING THE HFC POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS, RAISES THE BAR ON AFFORDABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST, IT SEEMS LIKE, IN PARTNERING. SO WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS. OR IF WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE POLICY, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TODAY. ANY QUESTIONS. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. I'LL GO AHEAD AND SECOND IT. OKAY. MOTION AND SECOND DISCUSSION, MR. CALVERT. ROBERT, WHEN WE GET THESE LOW INCOME HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT GOING FORWARD IN LIGHT OF THE NEW TAX ENVIRONMENT THAT THE COURT BE GIVEN A LOOK AT WHAT THE TAXABLE INCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN TO THE COUNTY AT A MARKET RATE. AND WHAT IS THE, WHAT IS THE PARTNERSHIP PROFIT THAT WE'RE GETTING AS THE COUNTY? [02:40:03] BECAUSE WE REALLY HAVE TO ALWAYS BE DOING A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MAXIMIZING THE REVENUE IN LIGHT OF THIS REVENUE CONSTRAINT. SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO HOPEFULLY INVEST IN AN ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE PROJECTS. BUT WE DON'T WANT TO GET WHAT, WHAT IS OBVIOUS TO ME IN A LOT OF PEOPLE IS A LOT OF BILLIONAIRES AND A LOT OF FOLKS WITH HIGH NET WORTH ARE CHECKING OUT OF TAXATION IN, IN MUNICIPALITIES. IT'S TROUBLING. IT'S VERY, VERY NOT IN LINE WITH THE CIVIC PURPOSE OF, OF A COMMUNITY. BUT EVERYONE'S ASKING FOR, YOU KNOW, VERY BIG TAX BREAKS IN LIGHT OF VERY DIFFICULT TIMES. SO IF WE GET BALANCE RIGHT AT THE STATE LEVEL AND THINGS START TO BALANCE OUT, THEN IT MAKES A BETTER ENVIRONMENT, I THINK WHERE, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL OF OUR INVESTMENTS, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE THOSE NUMBERS WHEN AN APPLICATION IS BROUGHT FORWARD. AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN REALLY BE BALANCED ABOUT WHICH PROJECTS ARE BEST FOR US. THANK YOU. AND THAT IS PRECISELY THE REASON WHY WE WOULD HIRE THE MUNICIPAL ADVISOR. THEY UNDERTAKE A BUT FOR ANALYSIS AND ALSO A COMMUNITY BENEFITS ANALYSIS. THANK YOU. JUDGE SCOTT, LET ME ASK ROBERT IN REGARDS TO. YOU'VE HIGHLIGHTED THAT ONE OF MY GOALS AS COUNTY JUDGE IN THESE FOUR YEARS WAS. WE FOCUS ON THE HOUSING UNITS AND THE URBAN CORE THROUGH A COUNTY PERSPECTIVE, WHICH GENERALLY HAS NOT BEEN DONE EXCEPT FOR SPECIFIC VEHICLES LIKE THE PFC AND SOME OF THE OTHER TAX INCENTIVES THAT WE PROVIDE. PART OF THE POLICY THAT WE'VE THAT WE'VE DONE INTENTIONALLY, AND I BELIEVE. COMMISSIONER. CALVERT. I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE SPECIFICALLY NOW EXPANDED THE ZONE OF THE HFC TO INCLUDE THE EAST SIDE, WHICH I SEE PART AND PARCEL OF MY COMMITMENT TO THE REVITALIZATION, AND THAT WE BE VERY INTENTIONAL, ESPECIALLY IN THE FUTURE. AS YOU CONTINUE AS COUNTY COMMISSIONER, I'M CONFIDENT YOU WILL BE THAT YOU CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK, ESPECIALLY IN THE EAST SIDE, AND THAT HOPEFULLY WE WILL USE COUNTY INCENTIVES TO BRING THOSE PROJECTS TO THE BEXAR. AND I DO BELIEVE, ROBERT, THAT WE DO HAVE SOME PROJECTS THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PUT ON THE RECORD BEFORE I LEAVE AT THE END OF THE YEAR. IS THAT A TRUE STATEMENT? YES, SIR. THERE IS ONE ON THE ON THE HORIZON. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE FOR A. THE. THE POLICY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES. ROBERT. I THINK THAT'S THE LAST ITEM. IS THAT RIGHT? YES, SIR. OKAY THEN. AT TIMES 1147 WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING IS THE HFC AND TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU, JUDGE. ALL RIGHT. WELL BACK INTO OPEN SESSION, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. LET'S SEE. LET'S GO BACK, I BELIEVE, BACK UP TO THE CONSENT. WE HAVE TWO MATTERS TO TRY. I'D LIKE TO GET THIS BEFORE THE LUNCH HOUR. OH, WE CAN DO SEVEN AND EIGHT AND THEN GO BACK ON THE. SO FOR THE RECORD, I'LL TAKE UP AGENDA ITEM SIX, FILING FOR THE RECORD THE FOLLOWING LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS DIRECTING THE CRIMINAL [6. Filing for record the following legal and administrative documents and directing the Criminal District Attomey's Office to take action, if necessary:] DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO TAKE ACTION IF NECESSARY. A THROUGH M SEVEN IS APPROVAL OF COMMISSIONER COURT MINUTES FOR TUESDAY, [7.Approval Of Commissioners Court minutes for Tuesday, September l, 2026, and Thursday, September 3, 2026.] SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2026. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. ALSO, FOR THE RECORD COURT, I WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE DYESS IN REGARDS TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE PASSED ALL THE BUDGET ITEMS UNDER AGENDA ITEM FIVE, WHICH IS THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE. I WILL ASK PERMISSION TO DROP, AND I WANT TO ALERT SO THAT PEOPLE ARE. DO NOT WAIT TO PERHAPS WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEM 65. AND SO AGENDA ITEM 65, YOU'LL TAKE NOTE, WAS AN ISSUE TO TAKE UP IN REGARDS TO BUDGET. I FIND THAT THAT MATTER IS NOW MOOT, MEANING WE HAVE ADOPTED THE BUDGET. WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. I'LL JUST MOVE THE I WAS GOING TO DROP. I WILL ASK THAT THEY BE DROPPED. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? I DON'T I DON'T HAVE AN OBJECTION. JUST A QUESTION. DO YOU NOT WANT TO SAY WHY HOW IT GOT ON HERE OR. NO. YOU JUST WANT TO DROP IT. OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON. I'M SURE THAT'S JUST ONE LESS ITEM TO DISCUSS. SO LET US NOW GO BACK TO ITEM EIGHT. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. [8.Communications from citizens who signed the register to speak.] [02:45:09] CONSTABLE TAYLOR. COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. COMMISSIONER MOODY. COMMISSIONER CALVERT AND COUNTY JUDGE PETER SAKAI. I JUST WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT AT THIS TIME FOR THE BUDGET TO PASS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK DAVID SMITH, TINA THOMAS AND TANYA FOR THEIR HARD WORK. I KNOW THERE'S DIFFICULT TIMES AND THINGS. SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT WANT CERTAIN THINGS IN YOUR BUDGET AND CAN'T GET, BUT IT'S. IT'S DIFFICULT ENOUGH TO SEE YOU. YOU KNOW, AT LEAST TO ME, IN MY EYES, THIS IS THE BEST COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT I'VE EVER SEEN. AND I HOPE EVERYTHING CONTINUES IN THIS MANNER. I KNOW DAVID'S GOING TO RETIRE, BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOMEONE TO FILL HIS SHOES. IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT. THE. I REALLY CARE ABOUT THIS COUNTY. I THINK BETTER COMMUNICATION WITH EVERYBODY IN IN MY FIELD AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. I THANK THE SHERIFF AND HIS STAFF. I THANK THE BUDGET OFFICE AND THEIRS. PRETTY MUCH EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL IN BEXAR COUNTY TRIES TO DO THE BEST THING. AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO GET THE TOOLS, BUT ON BEHALF OF PRECINCT ONE, MY STAFF AND MYSELF. I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THAT'S WHY I CAME OVER HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONSTABLE. VERY GRACIOUS. OKAY. ANTONIO AND DIANA, YOU ALL HAVE SIGNED UP AGAIN. AND I WILL CALL Y'ALL BOTH BACK UP. GOOD MORNING. MY CONCERNS ARE STILL WITH WITH THE ICE TARGETING OUR COMMUNITY. SB FOR BEING THAT TO ME, UNCONSTITUTIONAL PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS RACIAL PROFILING. WE HAVE MANY, MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY BEING TARGETED AND ARRESTED AND THEN FINDING OUT THAT THEY ARE ACTUAL US CITIZENS AFTER BEING ASSAULTED AND CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATED. WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE AS BEXAR COUNTY IS GOING TO BE HAVING A, A, I CALL IT A PRISON CAMP, CONCENTRATION CAMP. NOT, NOT AS MUCH AS A DETENTION CENTER THAT I THINK THAT IS A LITTLE BIT TOO GENTLE TO BE CALLED AS TO ALL THE ATROCITIES THAT I, I HEAR ARE RECORDED WITHIN ALL THESE CONCENTRATION CAMPS AROUND THE NATION. FROM INFANTS ON TO ELDERLY BEING TREATED IN INHUMANE WAYS. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE FACILITIES IN OUR COUNTY, IN OUR CITY. AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE IT. AND HOPEFULLY, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE YOU'RE UNABLE TO DO VERY MUCH BECAUSE OF WELL, IT SAYS IT'S FEDERAL. BUT I ALSO WOULD LAY IT ON THE GOVERNOR'S AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND OUR REPUBLICAN CONGRESS BEING WILLING TO MAKE ALL THESE CUTS AND PUSH FORWARD SUCH A RACIST, NATIONALIST AGENDA ONTO OUR OUR POPULATION. SO THAT IS WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT AND STRONGLY, STRONGLY OPPOSE. HOPEFULLY THEY'LL, THEY'LL, THEY'LL, THERE'LL STILL BE WAYS EITHER IMPACT STUDIES OR, OR OTHER WAYS TO, TO SLOW THIS DOWN UNTIL WE GET SOME MORE LEVEL HEADED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN PLACE THAT CAN ACTUALLY ADDRESS AS BEFORE OR FORCING MAKING IT MANDATORY FOR COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN 27 G, WHICH I THINK IS SHOULD BE VOLUNTARY BEING THAT LOCAL CITIZENS SHOULD HAVE A SAY AS [02:50:07] TO HOW, WHAT CONTRACTS THEIR COUNTY OR CITY GOVERNMENT ENTERS INSTEAD OF BEING FORCED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR STATE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO PARTAKE IN SUCH CONTRACTS THAT VIOLATE COMMUNITY RIGHTS. THIS. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THIS, AND I'M GLAD I'M STILL ACTIVE ENOUGH TO GO OUT THERE AND AT LEAST WE DO PEACEFUL PROTESTING. WE'VE NEVER ADVOCATED VIOLENCE AT ANY TIME, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR PEACEFUL PROTESTS AND SPEAKING UP AGAINST THESE. I, IT, IT'S LEGISLATION. AND I'LL, AND I'LL SAY IT AND SAY IT AGAIN. DID THIS, THIS ARE NOT WORDS THAT I ORIGINATED FROM ME, BUT I, BUT I SAY IT THAT A LAW MIGHT BE LEGAL, BUT THAT DOES NOT MAKE IT MORAL, DOES NOT MAKE IT JUST AND DOES NOT MAKE IT RIGHT IN ANY FORM OR FASHION. AND WE MUST OPPOSE IT EVERY TIME WE SEE THIS TYPE OF LEGISLATION COME OUT. THANK YOU. DIANA, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE COUNTY. THEY DO NEED THE ROADS FIXED. SINCE YOU'RE GOING TO BE CHARGING TAX ON THE ROADS AND WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE DONE OUT THERE. THEY REALLY DO NEED SOME OF THESE HASHES OR, OR WEEDS CUT OFF THE, THE SIDE ROADS BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN'T SEE WHEN CARS ARE COMING, YOU KNOW, AND THEY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. Y'ALL SAY Y'ALL DO IT THREE TIMES A YEAR OR WHATEVER. BUT THEN IT NEEDS TO BE DONE MORE. A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO COME UP HERE TO, TO SPEAK TO Y'ALL. YOU KNOW, AND I TRY TO SPEAK FOR THEM WHEN I GO OUT THERE AND I'D BE CAMPAIGNING, YOU KNOW, THEY THEY TELL ME WHAT THEY NEED. AND IF I BECOME A LEADER LIKE Y'ALL, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO FOR THEM? BECAUSE NOTHING GETS DONE, THEY SAY. SO YOU AS LEADERS SHOULD GO OUT AND SPEAK TO YOUR YOUR PEOPLE OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE PUTTING UP SIGNS, YEAH, WE'RE VOTING FOR YOU OR WHATEVER YOU'RE CAMPAIGNING, BUT YOU DON'T SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE ONLY ON THE GROUPS WHERE YOU DECIDE TO GO. YOU NEED TO GO TO OTHER PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN HEAR YOU MORE. THANK YOU. MR. CALVERT YES. THANK YOU JUDGE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT ON OCTOBER THE 3RD, WE ARE MARCHING FROM DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL TO THE ICE. PROPOSED ICE DETENTION CENTER IN PROTEST IN A LARGE COALITION OF FAITH BASED UNION NEIGHBORHOOD. CIVIC. CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS ARE JOINING IN FORCE TO STOP THE PROFIT OF OF OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO THESE ENTITIES, I THINK, INCLUDING EVEN IN THE PERSONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT, PEOPLE FEATHERING THEIR NESTS AROUND HUMAN BEINGS AND THE AMAZON IFICATION OF HUMAN BEINGS AT A PLACE THAT WASN'T BUILT FOR HUMAN BEINGS, THAT WAS OVERPAID FOR. I ALSO THINK THIS COURT NEEDS TO BRING ON AN AGENDA IN THE NEXT MONTH, IN OCTOBER, NEEDS TO BRING FORWARD AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT SALT LAKE COUNTY AND SALT LAKE CITY AND PLACES IN NEW JERSEY AND MARYLAND AND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DONE WHEN FILING SUITS, LOOKING AT THOSE SUITS TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY ON OUR OWN IN BEXAR COUNTY, SINCE WE ARE ONE OF THE. MAYBE THERE'S ONLY ONE TO 3 OR 4 IN THE UNITED STATES OF THESE ICE DETENTION CENTERS STILL PROPOSED BECAUSE THE OTHER AREAS, LIKE IN ARIZONA, THEY GOT TOUGH. WE NEED TO BE BACKWARDS AND WE NEED TO BE MORE FORWARD IN BEXAR COUNTY ABOUT PROTECTING ALL OF OUR AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. THANK YOU, JUDGE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALVERT, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE EFFORTS YOU DO IN PUTTING THESE FUNCTIONS TOGETHER. AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE YOU ON OCTOBER THE 3RD. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE ITEMS PULLED OFF CONSENT ITEM 12, NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT TO THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE ACCUMULATED HOURS IN [12.Notification Of payment to those employees who have accumulated hours in excess of the FISA maximum level for an estimated amount of $457,290 and approval of the appropriate budget transfers in the amount of Offices and departments with employees approaching the maximum FLSA limits are encouraged to take appropriate action to reduce such balances. Those Offices and departments that have ahead}' exceeded the limitations have been notified that they need to immediately reduce the level of hours or pay the listed employees below the FLSA limit] [02:55:06] EXCESS OF FLSA MAXIMUM LEVEL FOR AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $457,290 ON APPROVAL OF THE APPROPRIATE BUDGET TRANSFER, AN AMOUNT OF $1,000,874 $591. OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS WITH EMPLOYEES APPROACHING THE MAXIMUM FLSA LIMITS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO REDUCE SUCH BALANCES. THOSE OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED THE LIMITATIONS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THEY NEED TO IMMEDIATELY REDUCE THE LEVEL OF HOURS OR PAY THE LISTED EMPLOYEES BELOW THE FLSA LIMIT. GOOD MORNING. STILL MORNING. RIGHT? GO AHEAD. WE'LL JUST MAKE COMMISSIONER MOODE. YOU BREATHE. THANK YOU. THE ONE ITEM THAT THAT I DID ASK FOR THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET. AND I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY AND WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS SHERIFF WAS AROUND A STUDY LOOKING AT OVERTIME IN THE JAIL. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS FOR STAFF AS WE GO FORWARD HERE. WE CAN TRY TO EXPEDITE THIS AND SEE IF THERE'S OTHER IDEAS OR BEST PRACTICES THAT CAN MAKE US BETTER. RIGHT. BUT LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH BCSO AND YOURSELF AS WE GO FORWARD ON THIS. AND STAFF, IF WE CAN PROVIDE A TIMELINE OF WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS AND BEING ABLE TO BRING THIS BACK TO COURT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. I DON'T KNOW ANY ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS YOU HAD, SHERIFF. WELL, COMMISSIONER, AS I SPOKE TO YOU AT THE MEETING, YOU KNOW, I'M CERTAINLY ON BOARD WITH WITH SUPPORTING THIS STUDY IF IT COMES TO IT. YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN STUDIES COME ABOUT AROUND, COME AROUND BEFORE THAT WEREN'T REALLY WEREN'T EVER COMPLETED. SO I'M HOPING THIS ONE, IF IT DOES, DOES COME TO SOME, SOME DOES RESULT IN SOME, SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM AND LEARN TO IMPROVE ON. IF IT IS STRICTLY ON THE JAIL SIDE OF THE HOUSE, I HOPE IT DOES TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION THAT'S EVER BEEN DEALT WITH AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. YOU KNOW, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LARGE NUMBER OF INMATES THAT ARE THERE, AGAIN, SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY, THEY, THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE TO GO. AND SOME BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE STILL GOT ANY, AT ANY GIVEN TIME, 250 STATE PRISON INMATES THERE ALONG WITH OUR MENTALLY ILL AND FOLKS THAT NEED TO BE IN A HOSPITAL SETTING SOMEWHERE DON'T KNOW IF THIS IF THE THE, THE STUDY PLANS TO LOOK AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE OF THE HOUSE, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT RIGHT NOW EVEN IN IN THE MID SEPTEMBER, WE'VE ALREADY SURPASSED THE HOMICIDE RATE FOR ALL OF LAST YEAR AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO DEAL WITH THAT 18 HOMICIDES THAT WE'VE, THAT WE'VE DEALT WITH ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE OF THE HOUSE, HALF OF THOSE BEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED AND HALF OF THOSE BEING DURING MURDER SUICIDES, WHICH IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO, TO BATTLE WITH. AND SO JUST AGAIN, WE HOPE THAT WE'LL HAVE SOME INPUT IN THE SCOPE OF WORK OF WHATEVER THIS STUDY WILL LOOK INTO. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH, WITH YOURSELF AND WITH THIS CONSULTANT BROUGHT IN AS I COMMITTED TO YOU. I WANT THIS TO BE A PARTNERSHIP. SO ALL OF THAT INFORMATION, I HOPE, FLOWS INTO SCOPING THE STUDY, AND WE TRY TO GET IT OUT FAST. AND I SHARE YOUR, YOUR THOUGHTS ON MAKING SURE THAT THESE ARE DOLLARS WELL SPENT AND HOPEFULLY BRING SOME VALUE AND ADDITIONAL IDEAS TO THE, THE OFFICE. BUT YEAH, THE BEST WAY WE CAN DO THAT IS IN PARTNERSHIP AND MAKING SURE WE GET ALL THAT STUFF UP FRONT WITH THE THE STUDY. SURE. THANK YOU. I MOVE APPROVAL. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES, I HAVE A DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. SHERIFF. WE OBVIOUSLY JUST PASSED THE BUDGET, AND OBVIOUSLY IT PASSED WITH THREE VOTES, SO EVERYONE DID NOT SUPPORT THAT, INCLUDING THE STUDY. RIGHT. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FRANKIE ON MY STAFF IS INCLUDED IN THIS WORK. COMMISSIONER MOODY, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A CONSULTANT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FRANKIE'S PART OF THAT BECAUSE MY OFFICE, WE ACTUALLY VOTED FOR IT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE MOST OUT OF IT. AS YOU SAID, THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF STUDIES SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE. SURE. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS, BEING GOOD STEWARDS, TO MAKE SURE WE LOOK AT WHAT THOSE ISSUES ARE AND SEE HOW THAT CAN BEST FIT THE NEEDS OF OUR CONSTITUENTS. AND TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET THAT PASSED 3 TO 2. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES. WE TALK ABOUT OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES IN GENERAL, AND SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES WHO WORK 24 OVER SEVEN, ALL THE SHIFTS AT THE JAIL. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE'S PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE. THAT'S WHY THERE'S A LOT OF OVERTIME. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE 24 OVER SEVEN HOLIDAYS, EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. HAPPY TO SUPPORT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER AND SHERIFF. I IT'S A SEPARATE ISSUE, BUT I THINK I CAN BRING IT UNDER THE FACT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE JAIL. [03:00:01] JUST WANT TO PUT ON RECORD THAT I BELIEVE IT WAS WEEKEND BEFORE LAST. IT WAS. IS US STILL IN THE ROOM OR DID THEY LEAVE? OKAY. LONG GONE. BUT I WANT TO PUT ON RECORD THAT ME, YOU AND EDITOR BANNERS IDENTIFIED TWO PEOPLE IN OUR JAIL. ONE WAS BEING MAGISTRATE AND WAS MEDICALLY FRAGILE. YOU BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION. THERE WAS A SECOND PERSON IN JAIL THAT HAD BEEN SITTING THERE AND HAD NOT BEEN FORMALLY UNINDICTED AND AGAIN MEDICALLY FRAGILE. BOTH WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF JAIL BECAUSE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE MAGISTRATE, THE JUDGES, THE DA'S OFFICE ALL WORK TOGETHER. AND AND MOST AND MORE IMPORTANTLY PROVIDED THE MEDICAL SERVICE THAT WE GOT PEOPLE OUT OF JAIL WHO ARE MEDICALLY FRAGILE THAT WERE THAT REALLY HAD SIGNIFICANT HEALTH ISSUES. AND THEY WERE PROVIDED COMPASSIONATE CARE THROUGH US. AND WE DIDN'T HAVE TO HOLD THEM IN OUR JAIL BECAUSE OF WHATEVER REASON, BUT WITH THE COOPERATION. SO, SHERIFF, I WANT TO TAKE THAT AND BRING THE TEAMS BACK TOGETHER AS WE HAVE LOOKED AT THE JAIL DEATH CASES. BUT LET'S FORMALIZE WHAT WE DID ON AD HOC, SO TO SPEAK. YES, SIR. AND THAT WE FORMALIZED THAT. AND WE CONTINUE TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF JAIL THAT DON'T NEED TO BE THERE, AND THAT WE ULTIMATELY DON'T HAVE TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MEDICAL CONDITIONS FOR WHICH THEY COME IN. AND WAS THAT AN ACCURATE STATEMENT, OR IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD BECAUSE YOU BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION? I BROUGHT IT TO ED AND WE GOT EVERYBODY TO WORK TOGETHER. HOW ABOUT THAT? YES, SIR. ABSOLUTELY. AND I THANK YOU FOR FOR THAT ON THOSE TWO INMATES. AS YOU MENTIONED, WE KEPT TWO PEOPLE OUT THAT THAT IN OUR ESTIMATION, MEDICALLY WERE NOT IN ANY SORT OF CONDITION TO BE IN A JAIL SETTING. THOSE THOSE WOULD HAVE MOST CERTAINLY BEEN CERTAINLY LABOR INTENSIVE, BUT ON THE ON THE WORSE END, SOMETHING REALLY BAD COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO THOSE FOLKS. I WAS ALSO JUST IN THE BACK AS AS WE AS YOU, SINCE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I WAS ALSO JUST IN THE BACK COMMENDING ONE OF MY CHIEFS HERE AT THE COURTHOUSE, CHIEF CHRIS ADA, THAT ALSO SPOTTED A CASE OF A OF AN INMATE THAT WAS SENTENCED YESTERDAY BY A JUDGE. HE WAS SENTENCED TO PRISON. BUT, CHIEF, I NOTICED THAT THIS GENTLEMAN, THIS THIS INMATE COMING BACK OVER TO US IS HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY THERE IN COURT. HE'S CLOSE TO 70, HAS A BUNCH OF STENTS IN HIS HEART. AND AND HORRIBLE, BAD, BAD HEART CONDITION. THIS WAS NOT GOING TO BE A SUITABLE SETTING FOR HIM. AND SO CHIEF TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO GO SPEAK TO THE JUDGE. AND THEY'RE COMING, TRYING TO COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF OTHER ARRANGEMENT TO KEEP THIS PERSON FROM SITTING IN THERE IN OUR JAIL, WHERE, UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE JUST NOT EQUIPPED TO HANDLE FOLKS LIKE THAT. AND I WANT TO APPLAUD THE JUDGES AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND THE ASSISTANT DA'S AND ALL THE SUPPORT PERSONNEL, ESPECIALLY AT THE JAIL, WHO WORK AND IDENTIFY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE NOT VIOLENT OFFENDERS AND NOT MENTALLY ILL, BUT THEY HAVE SPECIAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS. AND YES, THEY HAVE TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. BUT I THINK I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT EVERYBODY'S WORKING TOGETHER AND VERY OPEN AND TRANSPARENT WAY. AND I THANK YOU, SHERIFF. THANK YOU JUDGE. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. I CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. WE GO TO ITEM 52 WHICH IS APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2627. [52.Approval of the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Commissioners Court Agenda Planner for Commissioners Court meeting dates and times to be held during the fiscal year.] COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA PLANNER FOR COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING DATE TIMES TO BE HELD DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. COMMISSIONER. MOODE. DO WE GOT SOME ISSUES ON THE DATES? GO AHEAD. NO ISSUES AT THIS TIME ON THE DATES, BUT I BELIEVE THIS ALSO COMMENT ABOUT THE POLICY FOR PLACING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. I KNOW I'VE HAD SOME SIDEBAR CONVERSATIONS ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. I THINK AT ONE POINT THE, THIS COURT, WHEN I FIRST CAME ON, WE HAD SOME REALLY, REALLY LATE, I WAS BEING DROPPED ACROSS THE BOARD THAT PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON STAFF, MADE IT DIFFICULT TO COMMUNICATE ACROSS THE COURT. SO I THINK THERE WERE SOME CHANGES MADE. AND THEN THERE WERE SOME STATE CHANGES THAT TOOK PLACE. BUT ULTIMATELY THE PENDULUM, IN MY OPINION, HAS SWUNG WAY TO THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM, RIGHT WHERE I DON'T CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE POLICY RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF IT'S POSTED THREE BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO COURT SESSION, WHICH IS THE WEDNESDAY PRIOR, BUT THEN WHEN THOSE ITEMS ARE DUE TO COUNTY STAFF, WHAT IS THAT TIME FRAME? YES, JUDGE, FOR THE RECORD, THOMAS GUEVARA OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER. [03:05:06] THE CURRENT POLICY STATES TEN BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE COURT DATE, BUT IN PRACTICE, THAT REALLY LEAVES STAFF ABOUT 7 TO 8 DAYS BEFORE THE AGENDA POSTED. AND THAT'S THE KEY DATE FOR US, IS WHEN WE POST THAT AGENDA TO HAVE COMPLETED ALL ITEMS COMPLETED WITH THE FISCAL FISCAL NOTE. ANY POWERPOINTS ASSOCIATED. IT'S BEEN REVIEWED BY BOTH THE MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR FORM. SO IT'S REALLY GIVING STAFF ABOUT 7 TO 8 DAYS IN PRACTICE. GOT IT. SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT MAYBE WE HAVE, THROUGH OUR AGENDA REVIEWS STAFF TO COLLECT SOME FEEDBACK ON ON THIS AND SEE WHAT'S POSSIBLE IF WE CAN SOFTEN THAT TIME PERIOD TO SOME EXTENT. I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S PUSHED A LOT OF THINGS INTO THIS LATE FILED CATEGORY THAT I THINK, IF WE'RE BEING HONEST, IS KIND OF ABUSED BECAUSE WE'VE SAID THAT THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE WHAT PUBLIC SAFETY RELATED OR AN EMERGENCY OR WHAT ARE THE TWO CATEGORIES? YES, SIR. THOSE TWO IN PARTICULAR. YEAH. AND I MEAN, WE'RE MAKING APPOINTMENTS. WE'RE WE'RE GIVEN $1,000 TO THE, THE PARTY AT THE PARK OR WHATEVER. SO LET'S, LET'S FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS POLICY LOOKS LIKE AND THEN TRY TO ADHERE TO IT AS BEST WE CAN GOING FORWARD. BUT THOSE ARE JUST TWO THINGS SINCE WE WERE BRINGING THIS UP, TALKING ABOUT THE CALENDAR, TALKING ABOUT AGENDA ITEM POLICY THAT I WANTED TO TO VOICE PUBLICLY, BUT THANK YOU. THANKS, COMMISSIONER. AND JUST FOR COURT'S ATTENTION STAFF MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH IT TO BRING A SOFTWARE, AN AGENDA SOFTWARE PRODUCT, HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT TECHNOLOGY CAN MAYBE IMPACT SOME OF THAT TIME. SO WE CAN LOOK AT IT THEN, BUT JUST KIND OF WANT TO ALERT COURT THAT THAT PROJECTS CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. AND MY HOPE IS THAT WE'LL BRING THAT BEFORE THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THOMAS. MOVE. APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY I I ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. COURT. I'D LIKE TO TAKE UP THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL ITEM AND THEN I BELIEVE. KATE. I'M SIGNALING LUNCH. ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S TAKE UP 58. [58. Discussion and appropriate action regarding the approval of adopting an Order Restricting Outdoor Burning, effective on the date of adoption of the Order.] THE FIRE MARSHAL, IF HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE BEEN SITTING THERE ALL MORNING, I'D LIKE TO TAKE YOU UP BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU ALL HAVE MANY BUSY THINGS TO DO. 58 DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL ADOPTED AN ORDER RESTRICTING OUTDOOR BURNING EFFECT ON DATA ADOPTION OF THE ORDER. I BELIEVE MR. CHRIS LOPEZ IS UNAVAILABLE, BUT WE HAVE HIS STAFF. AND IS IT MY UNDERSTANDING EVERY TIME WE DO THIS, RAIN COMES? SO MAYBE THAT'S A SIGN OF GOOD THINGS TO COME. SO YES. SO MAYBE YOU NEED TO COME TO COURT MORE OFTEN. SO GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS DAVID BREWER. I'M YOUR CHIEF INSPECTOR FOR THE COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE. I DO WANT TO BRING BEFORE YOU GUYS THAT WE DO ADOPT THE COUNTYWIDE BURN BAN FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF BEXAR COUNTY. AT THIS TIME, OUR OUR DROUGHT INDEX IS 6.38, WHICH MEANS IT IS DRY, CRUNCHY AND HOT OUT THERE. AT 5.75 IS WHEN THE COUNTY IS ABLE TO ENACT A BURN BAN. AND WE ARE WELL ABOVE THAT AT THAT TIME. SO WE WOULD HUMBLY ASK IF YOU GUYS WOULD GO AHEAD AND APPROVE OUR ADOPTION OF THE, OF THE BURN BAN. CALVERT SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. I'LL TAKE UP ONE MORE ITEM. ITEM 67, PRECINCT THREE. IT'S A LATE FALL, SO WE NEED TO TAKE UP A MOTION TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE A CONSIDERATION. [67.a. Discussion and appropri ate actio n tegarding approval of a Firs t Amen dment to the American Rescue Plan Act Grant Agreement executed on June 4, 2024, with The Villas at Timberwood Homeowners Association for a water and sewer project which extends the term of the agreement to May 3 , 2027, and eligible expenditures to January 31 , 2027.] LATE FILED AGENDA ITEM 67. AYE. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? WE WILL NOW TAKE UP 67 A DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT GRANT EXECUTED ON JUNE 4TH, 2024, WITH THE VILLAS OF TIMBERWOOD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FOR WATER AND SEWER PROJECT, WHICH EXTENDS THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT MAY 30TH 127 TO THE ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES OF JANUARY 31ST, 2027. IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY. ARE THOSE DATES RIGHT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO, COMMISSIONER MOODY, IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, COMMISSIONER MOODY. SO FOR STAFF, I'LL GIVE REALLY HIGH LEVEL HERE, MELISSA, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD. BUT THIS WAS APPROVED. TWO YEARS AGO, ROUGHLY. AND I KNOW A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE. WE HAVE SOME REPRESENTATIVES HERE. [03:10:03] ROB KILLEN, CALEB FROM DAWSON AND SOME OF OUR FRIENDS FROM THE HOA OUT THERE. BUT ANYWAY, THIS WAS USING ARPA FUNDS TO PROVIDE FOR SOME SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE. HOWEVER, WITH THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS, UNIQUE ONE TIME PROJECTS LIKE THIS, SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD, SOME ADDITIONAL WORK WITH SAWS ON THAT FRONT. AND SO I THINK THERE'S JUST BEEN, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY HERE. SO JUST ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS OR SO TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT WORK AND ENSURE THAT THE SAWS WORK CAN BE BE COMPLETED AND THEIR FEES TAKEN CARE OF. SO ANYTHING TO ADD ON THAT, MELISSA? NO, SIR. YOU'RE CORRECT. IT TOOK THEM A LITTLE BIT LONGER, I THINK, TO GET THEIR AGREEMENT WITH SAWS IN PLACE. BUT THAT THAT IS WHERE WE'RE AT NOW. ALL THE PREDEVELOPMENT, ALL OF THAT WORK IS DONE AND THEY'RE READY TO START WITH SAWS. AND BECAUSE THIS IS ARPA MONEY ORIGINALLY WAS ARPA MONEY. IT WAS SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF AUGUST, SO WE COULD CLOSE OUT ALL THOSE PROJECTS. SO WE'RE JUST LIKE YOU SAID, EXTENDING IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, YOU'VE ASKED FOR A CONSIDERATION. [68.a. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval and execution ofthe General Fund Public Service Agreement between Bexar County and The University of Texas Health Science Center, for a two-year period beginning October l, 2025, and ending September 30, 2027, in the amount Of S45,OOO from the Non-DeparttnenLal General Fund for the support of public health in Bexar County] WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM 68 DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE GRANTING EXCEPTION ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY. 1.2 AUTHORIZE CONSIDERATION FOLLOWING LATE FILED AGENDA ITEM 68. A IS THERE A MOTION. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. WILL ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? WE'LL TAKE UP 68 A DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL. EXECUTION OF THE GENERAL FUND. PUBLIC SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY, UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER FOR A TWO YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. THE AMOUNT OF $45,000 FROM THE NON-DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL FUND FOR THE SUPPORT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN BEXAR COUNTY. IS THERE A MOTION. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER. CLAY-FLORES. NO. I MEAN, ANDREA, WE CAN JUST VOTE ON IT. IT'S JUST A CONTRACT. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO. DO YOU WANT TO JUST SAY IT IN A SENTENCE OR TWO? SURE. IT'S A IT'S A AGREEMENT WITH SALUD AMERICA, WHICH IS HOUSED IN THE MAYS CANCER CENTER AT UT SAN ANTONIO. IT'S TO FUND A COMPREHENSIVE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR ALL TYPES OF CANCER, BUT IN PARTICULAR COLORECTAL CANCER. THAT INCLUDES PODCASTS EVENTS, NEWSLETTERS. LIKE I SAID, COMPREHENSIVE. AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, EVEN THOUGH THE CONTRACT WAS OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, I THINK JUST LEGALLY IT HAD TO START THAT WAY. BUT IT HASN'T STARTED YET. NO IT HAS. I'M NOT STARTING THINGS AND THEN GOING BACK. SO YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIED. IS THERE ANY OTHER ACCOMMODATION FOR THE COURT? OTHERWISE, I DECLARE THAT WE TAKE A RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES. LET'S COME BACK AT 1 P.M., FINISH OUT, AND THEN WE HAVE A TIME CERTAIN ON 130 FOR THE SARAH SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY ON THE NEXT GEN ISSUE AT 130. COURT'S IN RECESS AND THEN WE HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION. WITH THAT, I'M TAKING A BREAK. HELLO. THERE WE ARE. THERE WE GO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. TIME IS 1:07 P.M.. THE COURT IS BACK IN SESSION, AND WE'LL TAKE UP THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IN LINE OFF OF INDIVIDUAL. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S AGENDA ITEM 59. DISCUSSION. [59.Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval to award FY27 QI purchase orders for critical IT products and services in the estimated amount up to S I including computers, software, security solutions, networking, telecommunications gear, staffing, deliverable-based services, and technology training utilizing three vendor quotes from the Cooperative Contracts pool, including the State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Purchasing Program, Omnia Partners, and The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS), in place Of formal competitive bidding, in accordance with Purchasing policy 8. I ; authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents for record with the County Clerk.] APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL TO AWARD FY 27 Q ONE PURCHASE ORDERS FOR CRITICAL IT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $1,836,930, INCLUDING COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE SECURITY SOLUTIONS, NETWORKING, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, GEAR, STAFFING, DELIVERABLE BASED SERVICES, AND TECHNOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY TRAINING UTILIZING THREE VENDOR QUOTES FROM COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS POOL, INCLUDING THE STATE OF TEXAS OF INFORMATION RESOURCES COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM, OMNIA PARTNERS, AND THE INTERLOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM IN PLACE OF FORMAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING IN CONCORDANCE WITH PURCHASING POLICY. 8.1 AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO EXECUTE AND FILE THE APPROPRIATE WORD DOCUMENTS FOR RECORD WITH THE COUNTY CLERK, MR. GALLOWAY. MR. GAGER. GOOD AFTERNOON, YOUR HONOR. COMMISSIONERS. I AM GREGORY GALLOWAY, THE BEXAR COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT. TO PREFACE, WE HAD PREPPED THE COURT LAST COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING, SEPTEMBER 1ST. [03:15:02] THAT TUESDAY REGARDING OUR REFINED APPROACH IN HOW WE ARE GOING TO IDENTIFY THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF SERVICES AND PRODUCTS HERE WITH MR. GAGER ON BEHALF OF BCIT, UTILIZING THE APPROPRIATE PLATFORMS, PROCUREMENT PLATFORMS, AND THEN WORK THOSE INTO A QUARTERLY BLOCK MOVING FORWARD AS A, AS A REFINED APPROACH. SO, MR. GAGER, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO STEP FORWARD AND, AND ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT THE COURT MAY HAVE IN WHAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS CRITICAL SERVICE NEEDS AND PRODUCTS MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, GREGORY, AND GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. SO THIS ONE'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. LAST YEAR OR THE YEAR. IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE USED TO BRING A REALLY LARGE ITEM THAT WAS OVER $20 MILLION, AND IT COVERED A LOT OF STUFF TO INCLUDE MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES. THIS IS YOU SHOULD HAVE IN YOUR BACKUP DOCUMENTATION, VERY SPECIFIC TO SEVEN SOFTWARE AND A BACKUP SOLUTION THAT WE NEED TO RENEW THIS YEAR TO CONTINUE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT. AND THOSE PRODUCTS ARE OFFERED ONLY BY RESELLERS AND NOT BY THE MANUFACTURER. SO THOSE SEVEN ITEMS ARE ALL OVER $100,000 AND THE TOTAL IS $1.8 MILLION. SO OUR GOAL IS TO GO OUT THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE CONTACT CONTRACT RESELLERS GET AS MANY QUOTES AS WE CAN. IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THREE QUOTES, WE WILL DO THAT. IN SOME CASES, WE MIGHT ONLY BE ABLE TO GET 1 OR 2 BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY 1 OR 2 RESELLERS, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE BEST PRICE ON THOSE. THESE AMOUNTS ARE ALL BUDGETED AS PART OF THE BUDGET THAT YOU ALL JUST ADOPTED TODAY. SO I'M SEEKING APPROVAL FOR THAT AMOUNT OF $1.8 MILLION FOR THE FOR THE PURCHASE MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ TO HEAR MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. [60.Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval to award a purchase order to the lowest and most responsive bid submitted by Contractors, Inc. in the amount of S 16,447.40 to provide for the purchase Of roadway construction services ror the Marbaeh Road Extension project, Precinct I , as requested by the Public Works Department; authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and tile the appropriate award documents for record with the County Clerk.] WE'LL MOVE ON TO 60. AGENDA ITEM 60. DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL TO ORDER PURCHASE ORDER TO THE LOWEST AND MOST RESPONSIVE BID SUBMITTED BY DEE DEE CONTRACTORS, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,316,447.40 TO PROVIDE FOR THE PURCHASE OF ROADWAY. EXCUSE ME. CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR THE MARBACH ROAD EXTENSION PROJECT. PRECINCT ONE IS REQUIRED BY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO EXECUTE AND FOLLOW THE APPROPRIATE AWARD DOCUMENTS. FOR THE RECORD WITH THE COUNTY CLERK. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CURRY. COMMISSIONERS HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR PARTNERS WITH PUBLIC WORKS REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR ITEM HERE, WITH D AND D CONTRACTORS INCORPORATED. AGAIN, THE AMOUNT IS $1,316,447.40. WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL ON THAT. AND I BELIEVE MR. JESSEE HAS A PRESENTATION, A BRIEF PRESENTATION THAT HE'S PUT TOGETHER FOR YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. YES. THAT'S A REGGIE FOUNTAIN WITH PUBLIC WORKS. SO THE PROJECT IS A IT'S A FUNDED PROJECT THAT'S IN PRECINCT ONE. IT IS A VERY IT'S A SMALL PROJECT, BUT IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT. IT'S AN 1100 FOOT ROADWAY EXPANSION THAT CLOSES THE GAP ON MARBACH ROAD BETWEEN 1604 AND GROSSENBACHER IN THAT AREA. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S, THAT'S SORELY NEEDED. WE DID GET 11 BIDS ON THIS PROJECT. THE LOWEST BID DID COME IN AT ONE, A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN $1.3 MILLION, WHICH IS ABOUT $700,000 UNDER ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE. SO WE SAVED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY ON, ON THAT. WE'VE WORKED WITH D AND D BEFORE. WE FEEL LIKE THEY'RE A QUALIFIED CONTRACTOR AND WE DO RECOMMEND WE, WE, WE RECOMMEND THE THE MOTION. MOTION APPROVED. JUDGE. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL NOW GO TO AGENDA ITEM 61. [61. Presentation, discussion and appropriate action legarding approval of the revised Administrative Policy 2.1 related to boards, commissions and advisory bodies, and authority to implement standardized procedures within all statutory or otherwise created Bexar County boards and committees, including those advisory in nature.] PRESENTATION. DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY. 2.1 RELATED TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, ADVISORY BODIES AND AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT STANDARDIZED PROCEDURES WITHIN ALL STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE CREATED BEXAR COUNTY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, INCLUDING THOSE ADVISORY IN NATURE. MISS KATE, I KNOW IT'S INTERESTING BEING ON THIS SIDE OF THE PODIUM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, FOR THE RECORD. KATE GRUENBERG WITH THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER. AS YOU KNOW, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CITIZENS TO VOLUNTEER AND HAVE A DIRECT EFFECT ON AND CONNECTION TO THE COUNTY. I'M HERE TODAY REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE UPDATED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS POLICY, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE SUGGESTED PROCEDURAL UPDATES TO HOW BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ARE MANAGED. UPDATING THESE PROCEDURES WILL PROFESSIONALIZE THE PROCESS AND PROVIDE MORE TRUST AND COMPETENCY WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH THE PUBLIC. [03:20:03] BY THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION, AND OF COURSE, WITH YOUR APPROVAL, WE BELIEVE THESE NEW PROCESSES WILL IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND ALSO IMPROVE THE DIRECT OR CREATE A DIRECT LINE OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE BOARD, STAFF AND COURT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OH, I'M STILL GOING. SORRY. SORRY. THAT WAS JUST THE FIRST SLIDE. OH, OKAY. THIS SLIDE JUST PRESENTS AN OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION. I'LL GO OVER A BIT ABOUT THE BACKGROUND, SOME OF THE CURRENT ISSUES, SOME OF THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT THE VARIOUS PARTIES HAVE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND PROVIDE SOME SUGGESTED PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS RECRUITMENT, INCREASED TRANSPARENCY AND PERFORMANCE REPORTS. ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 2.1 WAS LAST REVISED IN 2004. THIS POLICY ESTABLISHES SOME GENERAL OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES, INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL NOTIFICATIONS SUCH AS APPOINTMENTS, EXPIRATIONS, TERMINATIONS, VACANCY LISTINGS, MEETINGS. THIS REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, POSTING REQUIREMENTS, THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING ATTENDANCE AND MAINTENANCE OF MEMBERSHIP. JUST MEANING KEEPING TRACK OF A MASTER LIST OF. RESIGNATIONS. KEEPING TRACK OF TERMINATIONS AND CORRECT TERMS AND APPOINTMENT DATES. AND JUST AS A REMINDER FOR THE COURT, WE HAVE ROUGHLY 25 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HERE AT THE COUNTY. AS AN ADDITIONAL REMINDER TO THE COURT, THERE'S CURRENTLY TWO PROCESS TYPES FOR APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. THE FIRST ONE IS IT'S A COMMISSIONERS COURT MAJORITY VOTE. THESE ARE FOR STATUTORILY CREATED BOARDS. NOMINEES MUST BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COURT ON A CONSENT AGENDA. THE SECOND PROCESS TYPE TO BE APPOINTED TO A BOARD OR COMMITTEE IS AN INDIVIDUAL COURT MEMBER APPOINTEE. THIS IS, GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARDS AND COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE HERE AT BEXAR COUNTY. INDIVIDUAL COURT MEMBERS MAKE APPOINTMENTS AND THIS STILL MUST REQUIRE A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COURT AS WELL AS BE ON A CONSENT AGENDA. SOME OF THE CURRENT ISSUES WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING INCLUDE, AS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, AN OUTDATED POLICY LAST REVISED IN 2004. INFORMATION HAS BEEN DECENTRALIZED, ESSENTIALLY MEANING TOO MANY COOKS IN THE KITCHEN. IT'S BEEN CONFUSING ON WHO'S MANAGING WHAT INFORMATION AND THE FLOW OF THAT INFORMATION, WHO'S COMMUNICATING WITH THE BOARD, WHO'S COMMUNICATING WITH COURT. WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH HOLDOVERS, ALTHOUGH THE POLICY ALLOWS APPOINTEES TO SERVE UNTIL A SUCCESSOR HAS BEEN CHOSEN, EXPIRED APPOINTEES HAVE BEEN KEPT FOR TOO LONG IN THIS QUOTE UNQUOTE HOLDOVER STATUS. SO WE'RE TRYING TO REIN THAT IN A BIT AS IT CREATES TERM DATE ISSUES. AND IT'S DIFFICULT FOR THE LIAISONS AND THE BOARD AND THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER TO MANAGE. INCORRECT TERM DATES. KIND OF FOLLOWS ALONG NICELY WITH HOLDOVERS. WE'VE NOTICED THAT SOME BOARDS AREN'T FOLLOWING THEIR BYLAWS, SPECIFIED TERMS, OR THE STATUTORILY REQUIRED TERMS, EVEN ON THE SAME BOARD, WE'VE SEEN SOME APPOINTMENTS BEGIN ON THE SAME DATE AND OTHERS DO NOT. APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO EXPIRED TERMS OFTEN, AS I MENTIONED WITH HOLDOVERS, OFTEN MENTIONS TO TERM DATE ISSUES YEARS IN THE FUTURE. AND GENERALLY SPEAKING, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED, BOARD APPOINTMENTS SHOULD BE TWO YEARS JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER. LASTLY, THERE'S BEEN LIMITED RECORD KEEPING. THIS COULD BE THE ORIGINAL STATUTE WE DON'T HAVE A COPY OF OR IT'S NOT EASILY LOCATED ON OUR WEB PAGE. ANY UPDATES TO THAT STATUTE THAT HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, GONE THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM? ORIGINAL BYLAWS OR AMENDED BYLAWS EITHER AREN'T CLEARLY ACCESSIBLE OR THEY HAVE NOT BEEN BROUGHT TO COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR APPROVAL. APPOINTMENT ACCESS AND APPLICATIONS FOR SITTING BOARD MEMBERS AREN'T EASILY LOCATED. NOTICES OF VACATED POSITIONS HAVEN'T BEEN SENT, AND THEN JUST GENERAL CONFUSION ON WHAT OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS ARE HANDLING WHAT. IN ORDER TO RECTIFY SOME OF THOSE CURRENT ISSUES, WE'VE OUTLINED SOME OF THE CORE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. YOU'LL SEE THE FIRST COLUMN UNDER COMMISSIONERS COURT. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE HERE TODAY FOR POLICY ADOPTION. THE SECOND BULLET REFERENCE IS SOLICITING APPLICATION APPLICANTS. THIS IS SOMETHING I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A LATER SLIDE. YOU WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INTERVIEWING APPLICANTS FOR BOARD APPOINTMENTS IF NECESSARY. [03:25:01] YOU AND YOUR OFFICES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING AGENDA COORDINATION FORMS FOR APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS, AND YOUR STAFF MUST NOTIFY APPOINTEES AND THE BOARD LIAISON BEFORE COURT ACTION. THE SECOND COLUMN REFERENCES RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER. WE ARE NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFYING APPOINTEES AND BOARD LIAISONS AFTER COURT ACTION. WE HAVE A LETTER DRAFTED. IT'S BASICALLY A CONGRATULATIONS LETTER. WE'LL BE INTRODUCING THAT APPOINTEE TO THE BOARD LIAISON AS WELL AS YOUR COURT STAFF JUST FOR CONTACT PURPOSES. WE ALSO WILL BE PROVIDING THE MINUTES FROM THAT COURT MEETING TO THE APPOINTEE, AND OUR OFFICE IS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE MASTER LIST AND UPDATING THE WEB PAGES WITH THE APPROPRIATE TERM DATES AND APPOINTMENT DATES. LASTLY, THE LAST COLUMN REFERENCES BOARD LIAISONS. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY HERE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COUNTY STAFF. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AND ASSIGNED LIAISONS TO ALL THE 25 PLUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WE HAVE HERE AT THE COUNTY, AND THEY HAVE BEEN BRIEFED ON THESE UPDATED ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. A FEW CORE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LIAISON INCLUDE PROVIDING AN ONBOARDING PACKET TO APPOINTEE THAT COULD CONSIST OF BYLAWS, FACT SHEETS, RECENT AGENDAS, MINUTES, CONTACT INFORMATION, ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFO? THEY ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING THE CHAIR WITH THE AGENDA PREPARATION. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR POSTING THE AGENDA AND MINUTES ON THE WEBSITE, AND THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTING THE COURT MEMBER AND OUR OFFICE OF ANY PENDING RESIGNATIONS OR EXPIRATIONS, AND THEY WILL HELP IN ASSISTING THE ANNUAL REPORT UPDATES TO COMMISSIONERS COURT, WHICH I'LL DISCUSS IN A MOMENT. THE NEXT SLIDE GOES INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT BOARD LIAISON RESPONSIBILITIES. AGAIN, WE'VE IDENTIFIED AND ASSIGNED LIAISONS TO ALL THE BOARDS. CURRENTLY THERE'S INCONSISTENCIES IN THESE LIAISON RESPONSIBILITIES. SO WE'RE WORKING TO ENSURE THAT ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE AWARE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND THAT THEY'RE STANDARDIZED ACROSS THE BOARD. I DON'T NEED TO READ ALL OF THEM. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A FEW ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE, BUT JUST IN IN GENERAL, THE LIAISON WILL NOW BE ABLE TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATION ON THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND IS GOING TO REQUIRE ANY NEW APPOINTEES TO THE BOARD TO OBTAIN THE SAME CERTIFICATION. THE LAST BULLET YOU ALSO SEE THERE BE TRAINED ON AND PROVIDED ACCESS TO CIVIC PLUS, THAT'S THE SOFTWARE THAT MANAGES THE COUNTY INTERNET AND INTRANET. AND SO THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR UPLOADING MINUTES AND AGENDAS AND BYLAWS THEMSELVES. THIS SLIDE ADDRESSES ONE OF OUR PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS FOR ALL BOARDS, THOUGH, ESPECIALLY THE HIGHER PROFILE BOARDS SUCH AS FIRE HOSPITAL DISTRICT, BOARD OF MANAGERS, COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD. WE THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO HAVE COORDINATED RECRUITMENT EFFORTS BETWEEN COMMISSIONERS COURT, YOUR STAFF, THE BOARD LIAISON, THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE THAT THERE'S OPEN AND OPEN SEATS AND VACANCIES ON YOUR BOARDS. THESE COULD BE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS. THERE'S A VARIETY OF FACEBOOK PAGES THAT COUNTY DEPARTMENTS HAVE. WE WOULD ADVERTISE ON THE COUNTY WEB PAGE. WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY LIST A VACANCY ON THE MAIN BOARD WEB PAGE AND. ANOTHER EXAMPLE COULD BE NEXT DOOR POSTINGS. THE REMAINDER OF THIS SLIDE JUST ADDRESSES SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT. THAT REMAINS UNCHANGED. THOSE ARE LISTED ON BOTH THE APPLICATION AND THE POLICY. OOPS. ANOTHER PROCESS IMPROVEMENT. I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS TRANSPARENCY. JUDGE. I KNOW THAT'S ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE WORDS. SO AS I MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE A DEDICATED WEBSITE FOR EACH OF THE BOARD OFFICES. EACH IT INCLUDES SOME OF THIS INFORMATION HERE THAT'S BULLETED, BUT OUR OFFICE AND THE LIAISONS ARE AGAIN WORKING TO STANDARDIZE WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. SOME OF THE INFORMATION ON THE WEB PAGE WOULD BE A DESCRIPTION OF THE BOARD. THEIR MISSION AND PURPOSE. BY LAWS WE WANT UPDATED, THOSE HAVE NOT BEEN TYPICALLY UPDATED OR UPLOADED. OBVIOUSLY A LIST OF BOARD APPOINTEES, THEIR TERM LENGTHS. THEIR APPOINTMENT DATES. BOARD AGENDAS AND MINUTES. MEETING DATES, LOCATIONS, CONTACT INFORMATION, AND PUBLISHED ANNUAL REPORTS. REGARDING ANNUAL REPORTS. THIS IS ANOTHER ASPECT OF TRANSPARENCY AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS. ALL BOARDS AND EXCUSE ME, ALL BOARDS AND ADVISORY BODIES WILL PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 1ST. THE REPORTS WILL BE DRAFTED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. THEY SHOULD BE EMAILED TO THE BEXAR COUNTY STAFF LIAISON AND SHARED WITH THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AND YOUR STAFF AND THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER UPON REQUEST FROM A COURT [03:30:06] MEMBER. THOSE REPORTS WOULD THEN BE PRESENTED AT AN OFFICIAL MEETING BY THE BOARD CHAIR. ANNUAL REPORTS CAN INCLUDE FACTORS SUCH AS KEY HIGHLIGHTS AND MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS SUMMARIZE PRIORITY FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, CHANGES TO THEIR LEGAL AUTHORITY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STATISTICS, PERFORMANCE METRICS, AND FINANCIAL INFO. THIS LAST BULLET REFERENCES KIND OF WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING AS THE SUNSET CLAUSE. ALL BOARDS WILL BE ASSESSED ANNUALLY TO DETERMINE THEY'RE STILL NECESSARY AND REQUIRED BY THE COURT. WILL ASSESS NECESSITY BY A FEW FACTORS NOT LIMITED TO THINGS SUCH AS. ARE THERE NEW STATUTES THAT DON'T REQUIRE OR ALLOW THIS ANYMORE? IS THE COMMITTEE STILL RELEVANT? PERHAPS IT WAS CREATED WITH A NARROW SCOPE AND THAT'S NOT NECESSARY. MAYBE THE BOARD HAD A SHORT TERM MISSION AND THE MISSION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. OR PERHAPS IT WAS CREATED BY A POLICY OF THE COURT THAT'S NO LONGER A POLICY. I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS. THE BULLETS ON THIS SLIDE. BUT JUST AS A REMINDER, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETINGS FALL UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. SO JUST LIKE A COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA, THE THE ITEMS HAVE TO BE CLEARLY STATED. AGENDAS HAVE TO BE POSTED THREE BUSINESS DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THAT MEETING. AND OBVIOUSLY ANY BYLAW SPECIFIC TERMS MUST BE FOLLOWED. AND THEN LASTLY, I HAVE MY RECOMMENDATION SLIDE. BUT BEFORE I READ THAT, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE NOTE THAT THERE'S A FEW EXTRA SLIDES THAT YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR PACKET. THIS JUST IS A LIST OF ALL THE BOARDS, AS WELL AS THE LIAISONS THAT ARE MANAGING THOSE BOARDS SO THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE THE PROPER STAFF PERSON TO REACH OUT TO SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. AND WITH THAT, MY RECOMMENDATION TODAY IS TO APPROVE THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 2.1 RELATED TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORY BODIES, AND AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT STANDARDIZED PROCEDURES WITHIN ALL STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE CREATED BEXAR COUNTY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, INCLUDING THOSE ADVISORY IN NATURE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES. COMMISSIONER MOODY. WELL, I THINK THIS IS LONG OVERDUE AND GREAT THAT WE'RE WE'RE TAKING A HARD LOOK AT THIS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND IN TERMS OF WHAT THE NEW POLICY WILL DO. I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT THE CONCERNS ABOUT HOLDOVERS, BUT SOMETIMES THAT PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY FOR OUR OFFICES. SO WE'RE NOT IMMEDIATELY SAYING WE CAN'T HAVE HOLDOVERS IN ANY BOARD, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S IT'S STILL ALLOWABLE. ALLOWABLE BY POLICY. I THINK THERE'S SOME STATUTORY LANGUAGE THAT REQUIRES THAT. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR OFFICES KNOW, HEY, YOU STILL HAVE SOMEBODY IN HOLDOVER THAT'S BEEN THERE MAYBE A YEAR JUST REMINDING YOU PROFESSIONALLY. THANK YOU. AND REMINDING YOU AHEAD OF TIME BEFORE EXPIRATIONS HAPPEN IN CASE YOU DON'T NEED THAT PERSON TO BE IN HOLDOVER STATUS, REMINDERS AHEAD OF THAT EXPIRATION CAN COME AND YOU AND YOUR STAFF CAN APPOINT SOMEBODY. AND THEN UNDER RECRUITMENT FOR COUNTY WIDE BOARDS I CAN SEE THAT. AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S A VALUABLE SERVICE, BUT THAT WOULD BE REQUESTED BY THE OFFICE, THE PRECINCT OFFICE, IF THEY WANTED HELP IN FILLING THE POSITION. RIGHT. IT WOULDN'T AUTOMATICALLY BE POSTED OUT THERE. THAT'S CORRECT COMMISSIONER. AND THE LAST THING I THINK YOU TOUCHED ON IT, BUT IN TERMS OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, KIND OF LIKE SUNSET RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BOARDS THAT HAVE SERVED THEIR PURPOSE, FULFILLED THEIR MISSION, NO LONGER FEEL NEEDED. LIKE I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, WE ACTUALLY BRING THOSE BACK TO THE COURT AS PART OF THAT TO REVIEW AND SEE IF WE WANT TO SUNSET THE BOARD OR NOT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. ANYTHING ELSE? YES. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK GOING INTO THIS. WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, THERE WERE A LOT OF. THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION, AND MY STAFF HAD TO KIND OF DO A LOT OF DIGGING TO FIGURE OUT THINGS. SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. LIKE YOU SAID, THERE'S SOME BOARDS THAT WE DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT THERE WAS A TERM LIMITS. AND SO BECAUSE OF THE WORK YOU'RE DOING, I AM DOING A NEW APPOINTMENT LATER ON ON THE AGENDA. AND I ALSO THINK YOU DID A GOOD JOB. AND SO WE NEED TO HAVE YOU DO MORE PRESENTATIONS JUST FOR THE RECORD. THOMAS. DAVID. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE WORK ON THIS. THANKS, KATE. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM 62. DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING TO APPEAL THE DECISION OF THE GRANT POLICY COMMITTEE FOR THE FUNDING [62. Discussion and appropriate action regarding to appeal the decision Of the Grant policy Committee (GPC) for the Funding Opportunity No. O-BJA-2026-172641 to not move forward with the application from the Bexar County Constable's Office Precinct 3. The grant is $87,658.76 (no matching funds), providing equipment for law enforcement which protects peace officers and residence of Bexar County. Requesting the Commissioner's Court reverse the decision and allow the application process to continue. The grant is due on September 23, 2026.] [03:35:06] OPPORTUNITY UNDER OBG 2026 172641. TO NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THE APPLICATION FOR THE BEXAR COUNTY CONSTABLE'S OFFICE PRECINCT THREE. THE GRANT IS $87,658.76. NO MATCHING FUNDS PROVIDING EQUIPMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHICH PROTECTS POLICE OFFICERS AND RESIDENTS OF BEXAR COUNTY. REQUESTING THE COMMISSIONERS COURT REVERSE THE DECISION TO ALLOW THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO CONTINUE. THE GRANT IS DUE SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2026. CONSTABLE VOJVODICH. GOOD AFTERNOON. ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE TRYING TO DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT ON THAT GRANT COMMITTEE IS THE GRANT COMMITTEE. WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE SAVED SOME TIME IF WE HAD HAD A MEMBER ON THAT, WHERE WE COULD ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS SOMEWHAT IN ADVANCE, AND THAT WAY WE COULD HAVE PROBABLY SLIMMED DOWN THIS TIME FRAME THAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GRANT COMMITTEE'S DECISION. THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT. THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE CORE OBJECTIVES OF THE GRANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CORE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AGENCY AND IF IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CORE VALUES OF BEXAR COUNTY, THAT WOULD GIVE US A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS ABOUT THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN NON-NEGOTIABLE IS THE CORE DUTIES OF A PEACE OFFICER. NOW, WHEN WE START LOOKING AT THAT, WE LOOK AT SPLITTING THE HAIRS VERY FINELY ABOUT WHAT A CORE DUTY IS. A CORE DUTY FOR ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL IS THAT DUTY THAT IS ENSHRINED TO THEM BY STATUTE THAT CAN'T BE ASSUMED BY ANYBODY ELSE. SO THE TERM CORE DUTY IS A LITTLE BIT OF A MISLEADING FACTOR IS BECAUSE IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A CONSTABLE AND A SHERIFF, OUR CORE DUTIES ARE IDENTICAL, EXCEPT IN TWO WAYS. ONE, THE SHERIFF HAS TO MAINTAIN A JAIL AND HE HAS TO BAILIFF THE THE DISTRICT COURTS AND THE COUNTY COURTS AT LAW. HE HAS THE SAME DUTIES UNDER 2.12 AND THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE FOR ENFORCING LAWS. HOWEVER, SINCE THAT'S A SHARED DUTY WITH EVERY PEACE OFFICER. IT'S NOT A CORE DUTY OF THE SHERIFF. IT'S NOT A CORE DUTY OF THE CONSTABLE. CIVIL PROCESS WAS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT TOO, SINCE IT WAS NOT A CORE DUTY OF ONE OR THE OTHER. IT WAS RESTED WITH COMMISSIONERS COURT AS TO WHERE THEY WANTED TO DO THAT. WE'RE ALL PRETTY MUCH FAMILIAR WITH THE FACT THAT WE ARE HERE TO PRESERVE THE PEACE, PREVENT OR SUPPRESS CRIME, EXECUTE LAWFUL PROCESS. BUT THEN THAT'S WHERE THE NUMBERS END. WHEN WE START TALKING IN COMMISSIONERS COURT ABOUT OUR DUTIES. IT INCLUDES REPORT OFFENSES, ARRESTING WHEN AUTHORIZED ON SITE, PROTECTING VULNERABLE CHILDREN, AND EXECUTING EMERGENCY ORDERS. THESE ARE NON-NEGOTIABLE DUTIES. THEY MAY NOT BE NECESSARILY CORE DUTIES, BUT THEY AREN'T NEGOTIABLE. BECAUSE EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT US TO PERFORM THEM, WE ARE REQUIRED BY STATUTE TO PERFORM THEM. AND I DON'T WANT TO MINIMIZE THE FACTORS OF 2.12. THE FACT THAT WE ARE OBLIGATED TO PERFORM THESE DUTIES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT IS A MAIN PRIORITY OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OR THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE, OR EVEN OF COMMISSIONERS COURT. THAT INCLUDES OPERATIONS THAT WE DO CURRENTLY, INCLUDING NECESSARY INTERACTIONS WE HAVE WITH IMMIGRATION. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SPEED, THIS GRANT WAS FOR EQUIPMENT. THIS IS NOT A PERSONAL PERSONNEL ISSUE. WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR EQUIPMENT THAT IS COMMON TO MANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. I THINK BCSO IS EVEN REQUIRED AND REQUESTED SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT. IT INCLUDES A PART OF THE GRANT, WHICH IS NO MATCH TO BEXAR COUNTY, IS NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND PROVIDES A METHOD TO TEST DRUGS WITHIN THE CONTAINER THAT THEY ARE FOUND. THIS IS SAFER FOR OFFICERS. PROVIDES NEAR INSTANT IDENTIFICATION FOR CASES FOR OVERDOSE, AS WELL AS A PRESUMPTIVE TEST THAT ARE MORE COST EFFECTIVE FOR BEXAR COUNTY. THAT'S CALLED A SPECTROMETER. IT'S IT'S PROVIDED FOR. IN THIS GRANT, WE CAN ACTUALLY LOOK THROUGH A CLEAR PLASTIC BAG. WE CAN GO INTO A A PLASTIC CONTAINER, AND WE CAN ACTUALLY TEST THE SUBSTANCE WITHOUT HAVING TO TAKE IT OUT AND RISK MY OFFICERS OR ANY OFFICERS BEING CONTAMINATED WITH FENTANYL OR ANOTHER DRUG. AND WE HAD REQUESTED TWO OF THOSE UNDER THIS GRANT. THE OTHER PARTS OF THE GRANT WHERE WE HAVE AREAS, OF COURSE, THAT AFFECTS THE SCHOOLS THAT WE OPERATE IN. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT PEOPLE WHO ARE IN OVERDOSES AND ON STREET ENCOUNTERS. WE FIND SOMEBODY WITH AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE. IT HELPS US TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND BE ABLE TO REPORT TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN ADVANCE THAT WE HAVE A PRESUMPTIVE CASE, THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED IT AS FENTANYL OR A NARCOTIC. SO THEY KNOW WHAT KIND OF REGIME THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO USE TO ASSIST THIS PERSON AFTER THEY ARRIVE. WE HAVE OVER 100 SCHOOLS IN PRECINCT THREE. WE HAVE AN OFTEN STREET ENCOUNTERS WITH PERSONS WITH NARCOTICS POSSESSION OR DRUG OVERDOSES THAT REQUIRE TIMELY DESCRIPTIONS FOR RESPONDING MEDICAL PERSONNEL. THIS EQUIPMENT WILL PROVIDE THAT. [03:40:01] IT'S A LIFE SAVING MEASURE AS WELL AS SAFETY OFFICER FOR THE OFFICERS THEMSELVES. AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT EQUIPMENT, NOT THE POLITICAL FOG THAT EXISTS WITHIN THIS BODY. AND FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS. ALTHOUGH THESE FUNDS COME FROM A US DOJ GRANT THAT COVERS FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS, IT'S ALSO PERMITTED IN OTHER CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY THAT WE HAVE CONTACT WITH. IT'S NOT EXCLUSIVE. WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO ACTUALLY PERFORM THOSE DUTIES. IT ALSO INCLUDES DEALING WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING, OF WHICH BEXAR COUNTY IS A LARGE HUB IN SOUTH TEXAS WHERE HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS CENTERED OUT OF. AND WE ARE ALSO INVOLVED WITH THE FEDERAL TASK FORCES ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING, WHICH AGAIN, IS NOT A CORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYBODY. BUT OUR OFFICERS ARE OUT THERE. WE SEE PEOPLE PEOPLE TELL US THAT THERE'S UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX OR IN A RESIDENCE. WE TRY TO TAKE WHAT WE CAN TO USE THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE ARE PROTECTED. THIS DOESN'T REQUIRE THERE'S NO FISCAL NOTE TO IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A MATCH BY THE COUNTY. AND IT'S DISTINCT FROM THE NATIONAL DISCUSSION ABOUT IMMIGRATION. AGAIN, THIS GRANT ALLOWS US TO HAVE THAT LATITUDE TO DO OTHER THINGS. WE HAVE NEVER VIOLATED AN AGREEMENT THAT WE'VE HAD WITH COMMISSIONERS COURT. WHEN I SAY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PRECINCT THREE, IF WE'VE TOLD YOU WE'RE GOING TO GO TO A PROGRAM AND WE'RE GOING TO DO X, Y, AND Z, THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE. WE'VE NEVER EXCEEDED THAT. WE'VE NEVER STEPPED OUT OF THOSE BOUNDS. WE HAVE NEVER LIED TO YOU ABOUT THE PURPOSES THAT WE'RE BRINGING THIS EQUIPMENT TO USE FOR. SO IT HAS APPLICATION IN THE DAILY BUSINESS THAT WE DO EVERY DAY IN BEXAR COUNTY, AND IT USES GRANT DOLLARS THAT BEXAR COUNTY TAXPAYERS AREN'T GOING TO HAVE TO PROVIDE IN A TIME WHERE THIS CRITICAL. ON FUNDING AND THE DISCUSSIONS TODAY HAVE ALL BEEN ABOUT MONEY. THIS IS A CHANCE THAT WE COULD HAVE RECOVERED COSTS AND FURTHERED THE MISSION WITHOUT HAVING TO TAX THE TAXPAYERS. THESE UNKNOWN SUBSTANCES. AGAIN, THIS IS A GREAT AREA FOR ANYBODY WHO HAS TO DEAL WITH NARCOTICS OR IN SCHOOLS WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING AT UNKNOWN SUBSTANCES ON AN OVERDOSE. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, IT GIVES US IT GIVES US A PRESUMPTIVE TEST WITHIN ABOUT 10S, AND IT COSTS LESS SINCE IT'S COMING OFF OF A GRANT VERSUS 10 OR $12 FOR EVERY PACKET WE USE ON A NARCOTICS TEST KIT. OR IF WE GO THROUGH TEN DIFFERENT TEST KITS, TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT CATEGORY OF DRUG THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. ALL THAT ADDS UP TO QUITE A BIT OF MONEY IN THE ANNUAL TIME FRAME EACH YEAR. AGAIN, THIS EQUIPMENT NOT HAVING IT PROVIDES MORE RISK FOR OFFICERS AS WELL AS THE CITIZENS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH THAT ARE IN A CRISIS OVER DRUGS AND THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH US AS TO WHAT THEY'VE GOT. IT MAY VERY WELL BE THEY TOOK A PILL THEY THOUGHT WAS ECSTASY, BUT IT'S BEEN LACED WITH FENTANYL. IF WE HAVE A SAMPLE OR AN EXEMPLAR PILL NEXT TO IT, WE CAN ACTUALLY TEST IT AND BE ABLE TO TELL YOU THAT THE REASON THIS PERSON IS IN OVERDOSE IS BECAUSE OF A FENTANYL OVERDOSE, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE CANNOT DO NOW. BECAUSE IT'S A DOJ GRANT, THERE'S LANGUAGE IN THERE ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT IS A DOJ GRANT. THIS IS THE MONEY'S COMING FROM THAT. WHAT I THINK THEY CALL IT THE BIDEN INITIATIVE. I'M NOT SURE WHY THAT WAS NAMED THAT PARTICULAR WAY. THE ONLY REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN BEXAR COUNTY AND FOR PRECINCT THREE IS THAT WE ARE LISTED ON THE MEMO, AND THE MEMO IS ALREADY THERE. ALL THAT REQUIRES US TO DO TO GET THIS GRANT WAS TO BE ON THAT MEMO, AND THAT'S THE ACTUAL VENDOR WAS HELPING US WITH THE GRANT. AND THEY TOLD US THAT WE WERE WE WERE PERMITTED TO. AND WE QUALIFIED FOR THAT GRANT, AND THAT'S AS FAR AS THAT AGREEMENT HAD TO GO. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT PACKAGES AND SCANNING AND THE LANGUAGE THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, I'VE HEARD IN THE PAST, THAT YOU HAVE GUARDRAILS THAT YOU WANT TO KEEP IN PLACE THAT CAN BE CONCRETE. WHENEVER YOU GIVE US A AREA AND WE MAKE AN AREA OF AGREEMENT WITH COMMISSIONERS COURT, WE DON'T VIOLATE IT. I'VE ASKED FOR CLEAR GUIDANCE, GUIDANCE FROM THE BEXAR COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SPECIFICALLY ON THREE LAWS THAT APPLY AND THAT ARE APPLICABLE, THAT ARE STATE LAWS THAT APPLY TO PRECINCT THREE AND BEXAR COUNTY. SO I'LL DO MY BEST TO APPLY THE LAW AS I KNOW IT. ABSENT THAT ACTUAL INFORMATION FROM THE DA, THE INFORMATION WE ASKED SPECIFICALLY INVOLVES THE SECTION ON THE PENAL CODE, WHICH IS 39.07. IT MAKES A PERSONAL DUTY OF THE CONSTABLE, A SHERIFF OR CHIEF OF POLICE THAT HAS CUSTODY OF SOMEBODY, AND THEN ICE REQUEST THEM TO PROVIDE A DETAINER ON THEM. WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE. WE HAVE TO DO THE DETENTION AND ICE CAN COME TAKE CARE OF THE BUSINESS THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF. IT HAS A CRIMINAL CLASS, A MISDEMEANOR FOR SPECIFICALLY NAMED OFFICERS, AND CONSTABLES ARE ONE OF THEM. [03:45:06] SO I ASKED FOR THAT ADVICE FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I ASKED FOR IT LAST MONTH. WE STILL HAVE NOT HAD ANY GUIDANCE FROM THEM ON THESE THREE SETS OF LAWS THAT APPLY TO US OR MAY APPLY TO US. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS, EVERYBODY IS CONCERNED THAT THE FIRST ORGANIZATION THAT ANYBODY SEES IN GOVERNMENT THAT'S PRESERVING CIVIL RIGHTS ARE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. NOBODY ELSE IS WORKING 24/7. NOBODY ELSE IS OUT AT NIGHT AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING. THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE OUT THERE. THAT'S ONE OF OUR PRIMARY FUNCTIONS, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PRESERVE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS. IT DOESN'T HARM US IN THE LEAST. IT BENEFITS US GREATLY AS FAR AS DEALING WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT WE TAKE A. PAY ATTENTION TO THESE RIGHTS AND HELP PEOPLE OUT BY PROVIDING THEM FACTUAL INFORMATION. YOU SEE A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON DE-ESCALATION IN OTHER AREAS. WELL, WE ALL AGREE WITH THAT. AND WE TRY TO DO THE SAME THING AS WE MOVE ALONG. THERE'S A LOT OF NATIONAL MEDIA, AND I HEARD SOME OF IT TODAY ABOUT THE DETENTION CENTER THAT WOULD BE IN SAN ANTONIO. THAT'S NOT A BEXAR COUNTY ISSUE. IT'S NOT A PRECINCT THREE ISSUE. WE'RE STRICTLY LOOKING AT 3907 OF THE CODE OF THE CRIMINAL CODE, THE CRIMINAL CODE IN BEXAR COUNTY IN STATE OF TEXAS, WHICH SPECIFICALLY APPLIES TO US. I'M SURE I'D HEAR IT FROM MR. ROBERTSON. IF THERE'S A DIFFERENCE ON THAT, MAYBE THEY'RE ALREADY WORKING ON THE ADVICE THAT I'VE ASKED FOR. IT WOULD BE A FIRST TIME THAT I'VE HAD THAT KIND OF RESPONSE FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE DO NEED TO HAVE THAT COME ACROSS. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO PLAY TO THE POLITICAL BASE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DAY TO DAY NEEDS OF CITIZENS IN AN EMERGENCY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAN'T BE LEGISLATED OR HAS BEEN LEGISLATED BY THE LEGISLATURE IS HOW WE RESPOND TO A DETAINER, IF WE'RE REQUESTED TO DO IT. NEITHER COUNTY COUNCIL, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT CAN'T DIRECT THE CONSTABLE'S INTERNAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS. MAINLY BECAUSE JUST BECAUSE THE COUNTY PAYS THE BILLS. BUT WE DO LISTEN TO YOU AND WE TRY TO OBEY WHAT WE HAVE BECAUSE WE ALL ARE REPRESENTED BY THE SAME ATTORNEY IF WE EVER GET SUED. BUT KEEP IN MIND, THAT'S MY JOB TO HANDLE THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE. YOU HAVE BIGGER FISH TO FRY IN OTHER AREAS. WE SHOULD BE RELYING ON EACH OTHER AS ELECTED OFFICIALS TO HAVE THE COMPETENCY IN THEIR OWN AREAS. YOU'RE NOT EXPECTED TO DO THAT WITH 5400 EMPLOYEES. COUNTY CONCERNS HAVE BEEN STATED PUBLICLY. TRANSPARENCY BEFORE THE MAJOR FACILITIES. PUBLIC TRUST AND CONFIDENCE. AND THEY WANT LOCAL POLICE FOCUSED ON PUBLIC SAFETY. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE SAFEGUARDS, WE WOULD PROVIDE YOU THE SAME INFORMATION. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION, WE'LL TELL YOU EVERY TIME WE USE THIS EQUIPMENT WHAT THE END RESULT WAS, AND WE CAN DO IT QUARTERLY, MONTHLY. IF THERE'S A LAB OR IF THERE'S A PROSECUTION THAT OCCURS OUT OF THE USE OF THE EQUIPMENT SO THAT YOU WOULD BE INFORMED, YOU WOULD ALSO KNOW THAT WE ARE KEEPING OUR END OF THE BARGAIN. UP UNTIL THIS POINT IN TIME, IT WAS A FEDERAL ISSUE ONLY. BUT THEN THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED THE PENAL CODE 3907, AS WELL AS CHAPTER 752. AND WE ARE ACTING WITHIN THOSE STATE LAWS AND STATUTES. I JUST I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU, SIR. DO YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE APPLICATION? I DO NOT. I THINK I HAVE A COPY. I HAVE IT. IT'S IN THE BACKUP MATERIAL THAT WE'VE PROVIDED. I HAVE. I HAVE A COPY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S NOFA, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE DEPARTMENT'S APPLICATION TO DOJ. IF WE HAVE THAT, I'M NOT SURE IF WE HAVE THAT HERE, BUT I'LL PROVIDE IT JUST FOR RECORD. DOES ANY STAFF HAVE A COPY OF THE APPLICATION? I HAVE I HAVE AN EMAIL I CAN SEND IT TO YOU IF YOU WANT. THAT'S GREAT. THANKS. IT'S A LOST REVENUE ISSUE. AGAIN THIS IS EQUIPMENT. IT'S $87,658 WORTH OF EQUIPMENT COSTS THAT BEXAR COUNTY TAXPAYERS DON'T HAVE TO PONY UP. IT PROVIDES US USE IT. THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR US TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN USE THE EQUIPMENT AGAINST KNOWN CRIMINALS. WE CAN USE IT IN ANY OF OUR INVESTIGATIONS OR NARCOTICS. WE CAN USE THEM IN OUR SCHOOLS. AND THAT'S NOT INVOLVING THE USE OF 287 G. IT'S THE ONLY OUR OUR STEP INTO THE GRANT WAS THE 287 G. PROGRAM. IT DOESN'T REQUIRE US TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER. WITH. SKIP OFF THAT ONE THERE. WE WON'T REALLY NEED THAT FOR RIGHT NOW. THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE ALREADY DO IN OUR OFFICE. [03:50:04] WE ALREADY PERFORM THESE DUTIES. WE ALREADY ARE STOPPING PEOPLE OR MAKING ARRESTS OUT ON THE STREET. AND WE HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS. YOU SIT THERE, WHAT YOU CAN DO, WHAT KIND OF LIMITS CAN WE HAVE ON IT? THE COURT WOULD EXPECT WE'RE NOT DOING DOOR TO DOOR ENFORCEMENT. WE'RE NOT MAKING STOPS BASED ON ETHNICITY, LANGUAGE OR PERCEIVED STATUS. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE RUN ACROSS. EITHER MY OFFICERS HAD TO ARREST, OR THEY HAVE FOUGHT MY OFFICERS OR RUN FROM THEM ON THE STREETS. WE'RE ONLY USING IT IN LAWFUL ENCOUNTERS WITH CRIMINALS, WITH WARRANT ARRESTS, SCHOOL SAFETY, AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE INVESTIGATIONS. WE HAVE TRAINING, WE HAVE SUPERVISION WITH DOCUMENTATION, AND WE CAN PROVIDE IT ALL TO YOU. IF WE HAD HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY IN THE GRANT COMMITTEE. THE COUNTY HAS BEEN PREACHING FISCAL DISCIPLINE. SO WHY ARE WE IGNORING THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN MONEY THAT DOESN'T COST THE TAXPAYERS ANYTHING? WE ACTUALLY KIND OF SEE IF WE ACTUALLY WENT FULLY INTO 287, WE'RE PASSING UP $355,000. AGAIN, IT DOESN'T EVEN REQUIRE US TO DO ANYTHING EXCEPT BE TRAINED. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FISCAL DISCIPLINE, THAT'S KIND OF A BUZZWORD FOR SOME OF THE FOLKS HERE. WE SAW THIS FINANCIAL CLIFF. Y'ALL TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER TODAY IN THE COURT, AND WE DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTION TO PREVENT IT ON THE LONG HAUL. IN THE SAME SENTENCE THAT WE HAVE FISCAL DISCIPLINE, WE SEE A $25,000 EXPENSE FOR THE CZECH REPUBLIC. THAT $25,000 MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT OF MONEY TO SOME PEOPLE, BUT IT'S MONEY THAT COULD HAVE GONE TO ANOTHER USE IN BEXAR COUNTY, AND IT JUST KIND OF SHOWS A LITTLE BIT OF DISDAIN FOR THE TERM FISCAL DISCIPLINE. NICE TO HAVES ARE GREAT, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARY FOR THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS. PART OF THIS IS REQUIRING ACCOUNTABILITY. WE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH BEING WATCHED OVER, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO BE MICROMANAGED. THAT'S NOT YOUR ROLE IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. IT IS VERY SIMPLY A PRECINCT THREE CONSTABLE MATTER OR ANOTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT IT GOES ACROSS. I WOULD ASK YOU TO PUT THE POLITICS ASIDE AND CONSIDER THE BENEFIT TO THE COUNTY IN THE EQUIPMENT COSTS, AND THAT'S WHAT IT SHOULD BE AND NOT BASED ON THE DIFFERENCES, BASED ON PERSONAL DIFFERENCES OR POLITICAL PREFERENCES. IT'S A DECISION THAT YOU CAN MAKE THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BENEFIT PEOPLE IN BEXAR COUNTY, AT LEAST IN PRECINCT THREE. PLUS OTHER AGENCIES. SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICE CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE. HAVING SOMEBODY WHO'S IN AN OVERDOSE THAT WOULD GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE A LIFE OR FURTHER IT OUT. AND THAT ENDS THE PRESENTATION. IS THERE A THE BUDGET OFFICE? MR. THOMAS? YES. SO, YES. YES, SIR. SO WE THE GRANT POLICY COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF MYSELF, THOMAS, THE COUNTY AUDITOR, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WHO'S EX OFFICIO. AND SO WHEN WE REVIEWED THIS APPLICATION KATE HAS THE, THE FIRST PAGE OF THE, THE SOLICITATION, WHICH IS THE, THE NOFA, I GUESS. AND WHEN WE LOOKED AT WHAT THE NOFA SAID VERSUS WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS HISTORICALLY FUNDED FOR CONSTABLES, WHICH IS BAILIFFS FOR THE CIVIL PROCESS, A TICKET WARRANTS TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND PARK SECURITY. WE DIDN'T SEE A MATCH THERE, SO THAT'S WHY WE DID NOT RECOMMEND THIS APPLICATION. ANY QUESTION OR COMMENT? COMMISSIONER MOODY? CONSTABLE, CAN YOU GO BACK AND HIGHLIGHT THE ITEMS THAT ARE IN THE GRANT REQUEST? I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T QUITE HEAR YOU. SORRY. THE ITEMS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED IN THE GRANT REQUEST. IT'S TWO HANDHELD SPECTROMETERS. THEY'RE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SIZE OF A MOBILE PHONE. IT USES COHERENT LIGHT BEAM TO ANALYZE A REFLECTION. IT'S A PHASE SHIFT. DON'T ASK ME THE TECHNICAL PARTS OF IT, BUT IT CAN IDENTIFY 10,000 SUBSTANCES IN 10S AND LET US KNOW IF IT'S A NARCOTIC, A POISON, OR SOME OTHER ITEM. THAT'S FOR THE TWO OF THOSE. THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE REQUESTED WERE FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS, WHICH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS ALSO REQUESTED, I BELIEVE SO THAT YOU CAN FIELD IDENTIFY SOMEBODY WHO HAS NO IDENTIFICATION, WHICH KEEPS US FROM HAVING TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY DOWNTOWN, TAKE THEM TO THE JAIL AND HAVE THEM IDENTIFIED. WHEN WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO HAS NO ID OR IS TRYING TO EVADE ARREST BY GIVING US A FALSE NAME. [03:55:02] AND THEN THERE'S TWO OF THEM FOR LARGE SCREENS, LIKE WE WERE USING FOR TO DISPLAY VIDEOS AND TO GIVE US MOBILE COMMAND POSTS. WHEN WE'RE AT THE IF WE'RE AT A SCHOOL OR SOME LOCATION WHERE THERE'S AN INCIDENT THAT JUST ALLOWS US TO PROJECT AND GET THOSE VIDEO FEEDS INTO THOSE SCREENS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE A BETTER RESPONSE TO THE SCHOOLS THAT WE'RE PROTECTING. AND THOSE THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU'RE REQUESTING ARE STANDARD OR TYPICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PEACE OFFICER TOOLS. CORRECT? THEY ARE. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE POINTS OF THE GRANT IS IT PROVIDES A NEEDED TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT. AND AGAIN, IT I HEAR THE CONCERNS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST, BUT IT DOES NOT STATE THAT WE HAVE TO PERFORM THOSE ADDITIONAL DUTIES. A CARVE OUT IS THERE FOR A REGULAR CRIME, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DRUG DEALING. ALL THAT OCCURS. AND WE HAVE WE ARE THE CENTER FOR A NUMBER OF THOSE THINGS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. YEAH. TO ME, I'M THINKING ABOUT THIS AS WE'RE PROVIDING TOOLS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT WOULD HELP THEM IN THEIR STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AS PEACE OFFICERS, AS YOU LAID OUT THERE, CONSTABLE, AND PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, SAFETY WHEN IT COMES TO THE DRUG IDENTIFICATION FOR KIDS AND FOR YOUR CONSTABLES. AND I APPRECIATE YOU OFFERING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS COURT OR COUNTY STAFF TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF ANY UTILIZATION OF THOSE TOOLS. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, AS WE THINK ABOUT THIS IN TERMS OF LIKE WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY FOCUSED ON HERE TODAY IS DO WE WANT TO GET FREE, ASK FOR FREE LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFER? OR DO WE LET YOU KNOW, POLITICS OR THIS BECOME A DISCUSSION ABOUT SOMETHING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WHICH IT'S NOT, RIGHT? THIS IS ABOUT A GRANT APPLICATION SPECIFICALLY FOR TOOLS THAT IN A CONSTRAINED BUDGETARY ENVIRONMENT, WE COULD POTENTIALLY GET LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS FOR FREE WITH NO COUNTY MATCH. I'LL SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COURT. YOU HAVE PROVIDED WHAT'S CALLED BASIC INFORMATION AND HIGHLIGHTED THEREIN. I WANT TO GET CLARIFICATION FOR THE PURPOSE. THE SEVEN STATUTORY PURPOSES FOR THIS PARTICULAR GRANT. ALL SEVEN ITEMS RELATE TO THE OVERALL IMMIGRATION ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR COUNTRY AND EVEN IN OUR COUNTY. AND THE USE OF THIS FUNDING IS FOR THESE SPECIFIC STATUTORY PURPOSES. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. AND WAS IT YOUR STATEMENT THAT THE REASON WHY THE GRANT COMMITTEE, AS YOU'VE RUMINATED THOSE PEOPLE THAT YOU. WAS THAT THE GRANT. PURPOSES OF THE GRANT DON'T COORDINATE WITH THE. POLICY OR THE. THE PRACTICE OF THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE IS THAT THAT THERE'S A DISCONNECT THERE. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S. YES. THAT'S WHAT THE GRANT POLICY COMMITTEE FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO CONGRUENCE THERE. I PRESUME THAT ALL GRANTS ARE SUBJECT TO AUDITS. YES. AND SO WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE IS NOT COMPLIANCE, SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH GRANTS TO THEIR STATUTORY BASIS AND THE STATUTORY PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY ARE ISSUED? IF IT WAS AUDITED AND WE WERE FOUND TO BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE, IT COULD IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO GET FUNDING FROM OTHER SOURCES. AND WE MAY, DEPENDING ON IF THE OUTSIDE AUDITOR AUDITED THAT PARTICULAR GRANT YOU, WE WENT THROUGH THIS EARLIER WHERE THERE WERE A FEW GRANTS WHERE WE WERE FOUND TO BE NOT OUT OF COMPLIANCE, BUT WE HAD ISSUES. AND SO IT WOULD SHOW UP IN OUR OUTSIDE ANNUAL AUDIT. SO THE ISSUES FROM THE GRANT COMMITTEE WAS REALLY LOOKING AT FROM A PUBLIC POLICY POINT OF VIEW. CORRECT. BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE SEEN THE COURT DO BUDGET WISE, AND CERTAINLY FOR THE RECORD, THAT IS AN ISSUE OF OPEN DISCUSSION THAT IS ONGOING IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY AS TO WHAT ROLE, IF ANY, DO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE IN REGARDS TO THE IMMIGRATION ISSUE THAT HAS FALLEN EXCLUSIVELY IN THE PAST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? [04:00:01] BUT NOW WE SEE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ISSUES, WHAT'S CALLED 287 CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, THE INTERACTION AND DO WE KNOW WHAT POLICY THAT OUR BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF HAS TAKEN IN REGARDS TO THE ISSUE OF IMMIGRATION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HIS POLICY IS, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE DON'T PARTICIPATE AS A COUNTY IN ANY OF THE TWO. 287 G. AGREEMENTS. AND WHAT ARE THE POLICIES OF OUR. WE HAVE FOUR CONSTABLES. DO WE KNOW WHAT POSITION, IF ANY, DO THEY TAKE IN REGARDS TO THIS PARTICULAR POLICY? I DO NOT KNOW. WOULDN'T IT BE PRUDENT TO TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION? I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE THE POLICY COMMITTEE'S ROLE, BUT YES, THERE SHOULD BE AN OVERALL DISCUSSION REGARDING THE POLICY. SO THERE'S A MUCH BIGGER POLICY DISCUSSION AS TO WHY WE SHOULD APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THIS PARTICULAR GRANT. CORRECT? YES. AND THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT AS THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. AND QUITE FRANKLY, TO BE REAL BLUNT WITH YOU, I DON'T WANT TO TURN THIS INTO A POLITICAL DISCUSSION OF WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE QUESTION IS. WE SHOULD LOOK AT IT FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY, IS WHETHER OR NOT THIS CONFORMS WITH THE OVERALL INTENT OF THE STATUTORY AND CONSTITUTIONAL ROLES OF THE CONSTABLE. CORRECT. YES, SIR. AND NOTWITHSTANDING CONSTABLE, THE HONORABLE CONSTABLE STANDS BEFORE US. I DON'T SEE THIS PARTICULAR STATUTORY LANGUAGE INCORPORATED EITHER IN STATUTE OR CONSTITUTION FOR THE CONSTABLES OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND INCLUDING PRECINCT THREE. THAT'S CORRECT. AND I WOULD ACTUALLY YIELD TO LARRY ON THAT, THAT QUESTION. I'M NOT ASKING FOR A LEGAL OPINION YET. COMMISSIONER. CLAY-FLORES. HI CONSTABLE, FOR YOU NOT BEING IN MY PRECINCT, I WOULD SAY THAT YOU AND I HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. WE'VE MET BEFORE, BUT THIS IS SIMPLY SOMETHING. SO IT'S NOT PERSONAL. THIS IS SIMPLY SOMETHING I CANNOT SUPPORT. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PURPOSE OF THE FUNDING, IT'S REPEATEDLY USING THE TERMS ALIENS, WHICH IS OFFENSIVE BECAUSE NO ONE IS FROM ANOTHER PLANET. AT LEAST I HAVEN'T MET PEOPLE FROM OTHER PLANETS YET. AND SO EVEN THE LANGUAGE OF THIS IS, IS VERY OFFENSIVE. SO IT'S BASICALLY TALKING ABOUT RACIAL PROFILING. IMMIGRATION ISSUES IS A FEDERAL ISSUE AND WE SHOULD LEAVE IT AT THAT. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAN SUPPORT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH NOT SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OR GRANT WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO, WHICH WOULDN'T AFFECT OUR BUDGET. IT'S, IT'S A MUCH BIGGER ISSUE. BUT THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER MOODY COUNCIL, CAN YOU JUST SPEAK TO THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER TEXAS STATE LAW? IN TERMS OF OF AN ARREST AND IF THERE IS COMPLIANCE WITH IF THERE IS A ICE HOLD OR ON AN INDIVIDUAL. WELL, I DISAGREE THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENT UNDER THE PENAL CODE 39.07, WHICH BASICALLY STATES THAT A SHERIFF, CHIEF OF POLICE CONSTABLE OR A PERSON WHO OTHERWISE HAS PRIMARY AUTHORITY FOR ADMINISTERING A JAIL, COMMITS AN OFFENSE IF THE OFFICIAL HAS CUSTODY OF A PERSON WHO IS SUBJECT TO AN ICE DETAINER AND KNOWINGLY FAILS TO COMPLY WITH IT, IT'S A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. IT'S ALSO GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM OFFICE. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE ASKED FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO GIVE US A BETTER READ ON THAT LAW. THAT IS STATE LAW. THERE'S ALSO STATE LAW THAT GOVERNS OTHER ASPECTS OF THAT. OF COURSE, TWO AYE OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CHAPTER 752. A COUNTY GOVERNMENT CANNOT CREATE AN ANTI COOPERATION POLICY. THOSE LAWS ARE ALL STATE LAWS. THEY'RE NOT FEDERAL LAWS AND THEY DON'T ALL NECESSARILY APPLY TO AN EQUIPMENT REQUEST LIKE WE HAVE HERE. I'D HAVE TO DISAGREE JUST A LITTLE BIT THAT WE ARE FUNDED FOR CERTAIN LIMITED ITEMS, BUT WE STILL HAVE THE REQUIREMENT TO ACT. THERE'S NOT A DAY THAT OCCURS THAT A DEPUTY CONSTABLE IS NOT FLAGGED DOWN ON THE STREETS FOR A CRIME IN PROGRESS. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU PAID US TO DO, PER SE, BUT WE HAVE A CITIZEN THAT NEEDS HELP. IF WE'RE THE CLOSEST UNIT TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR A CHILD LOCKED IN A CAR, WE'RE GOING TO RESPOND TO THAT. BECAUSE IF WE'RE THE CLOSEST UNITS, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO DO THAT. SO THAT MAY NOT BE IN OUR FUNDING SITES, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T IGNORE ON A HUMAN BASIS OR ON A STATUTORY BASIS. NOW, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, WHETHER FOLKS HAVE SIGNED ON TO 287 OR WHAT THAT MEANS FOR CONSTABLES VERSUS [04:05:10] MUNICIPALITIES VERSUS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. MY UNDERSTANDING IN THE COUNTY JAIL, WE DO COMPLY WITH THOSE. AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THE SHERIFF'S HERE TO TO REFUTE THAT OR CONFIRM THAT, BUT WE DO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW. AND AS WE SHOULD. ABSOLUTELY. AND SO I UNDERSTAND THE POLITICS OF THE MOMENT AND THE LANGUAGE HERE. BUT I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FREE OR POTENTIALLY FREE THROUGH A GRANT WITH NO COUNTY MATCH FOR TOOLS THAT ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. AND AND THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT IT. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO REVERSE THE THE POSITION, THE DENIAL BY THE GRANT COMMITTEE. IS THERE A SECOND? MOTION FAILS. LET'S MOVE ON. THANK YOU. I BELIEVE LARRY, ITEM 6364 ARE ITEMS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO WE'LL TAKE THEM UP AFTER 65 HAS BEEN DROPPED. JUDGE. I'M SORRY, CAN I JUST FOR THE RECORD, I AM VOTING YES ON ITEM 66. THANK YOU. THAT WAS MY MARBACH ROAD EXTENSION. OKAY. SO DO WE NEED. WE DON'T KNOW, ELIZABETH SAID. I JUST NEEDED TO SAY THAT. CORRECT. CAN WE JUST HAVE THE RECORD REFLECT THE RECORD, REFLECT THAT? COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES HAS VOTED YES ON ITEM 60. ALL RIGHT. WE THEN GO TO 66, A LATE FILE. SO CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO GRANT AN EXCEPTION? YES, JUDGE. IT'S KATE OVER HERE. OH, I JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU ABOUT THE 130 TIME. CERTAIN. OH THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME. SO THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO GO TO ITEM 69. [69.a.Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval of: i. Ille First Amendment to the Preliminary Interlocal Agreement Bexar County and San Antonio River Authority for the development of the NextGen Flood Waming System reducing the final total cost of the agreement by $495,000; and ii. The Master Interlocal Agreement between Bexar County and San Antonio River Authority for the development of the NextGen Flood Warning System in the amount of $ Countywide.] ITEM 69. LET ME ASK FOR DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO GRANTING AN EXCEPTION TO ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY. 1.2 AUTHORIZE CONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEM 69. AYE. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. JUST KEEP EVERYBODY. WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS. THERE'S A MOTION A SECOND TO CONSIDER A LATE FALL. ITEM 69 A. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL NOW TAKE UP 69 A AND I BELIEVE IT'S IN VARIOUS PARTS. SO THOMAS AND DAVID WEGMAN. TELL ME, CAN WE TAKE IT ALL AT ONCE? A 69. A DISCUSSION, APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PRELIMINARY INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. BEXAR COUNTY, SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GEN FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM, REDUCING THE FINAL TOTAL COST BY AGREEMENT OF 495,000. SHOULD WE TAKE THAT UP SEPARATELY? YES, JUDGE, IF WE CAN. ALL RIGHT. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT. OKAY. SO LET'S. WHO'S GOING TO PRESENT MR. GUEVARA? THANK YOU. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS FILLING IN FOR DAVE RIGHT NOW. WE DO HAVE TWO ITEMS. I'M JUST GOING TO INTRODUCE BOTH OF THEM, BUT WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE RIVER AUTHORITY. THE FIRST ITEM IS THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PRELIMINARY INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. COURT, YOU MAY RECALL THAT IN DECEMBER OF 2025, THE COURT DID APPROVE A PRELIMINARY ILA WITH THE WITH THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY TO BEGIN ESSENTIAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GEN FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM. SO DEREK AND HIS TEAM WILL PRESENT ON THAT. AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH CONSIDERATION FOR THE MASTER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND THE RIVER AUTHORITY. SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO ASK DEREK AND HIS TEAM TO COME UP AND MAKE THE PRESENTATION. MR. BAZ, WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE AND FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT TODAY. AARON CAVAZOS IS OUR RIVER AUTHORITY ENGINEERING MANAGER. SHE WILL DO THE MAJORITY OF THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE'RE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. AARON. GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. SO I HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM PROGRAM. AND THEN WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN THE NEXT PHASE WHERE WE'LL BE DOING THE ACTUAL FIELD IMPLEMENTATION. AS A REMINDER, IN THIS PROGRAM, WE ARE LEVERAGING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE ADVANCED WARNING OF HIGH WATER TO REDUCE HIGH WATER INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS. WHILE THE VISIBLE WORK SO FAR HAS BEEN LIMITED TO REPAIRS ON GAUGES, AND WE'RE AT A MUCH BETTER PLACE THAN WE WERE A YEAR AGO. [04:10:10] I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE BEHIND THE SCENES IN THIS PRELIMINARY PHASE. AND THE BIGGEST ONE I WANTED TO SHARE IS WITH THE FIELD SURVEY AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS. WE'VE DONE OUR COORDINATION WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS. BOTH HERE IN SUPPORT DURING FLOOD WATCHES HAS BEEN MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE AT SHARING WHAT THOSE IMPACTS OF HIGH WATER MIGHT BE AND HAVING TWO WAY COMMUNICATION FOR BETTER RESPONSE. AND WE ALSO HAVE FASTER RESPONSE FROM THE REPAIR TEAMS DURING FLOOD EVENTS. WE'VE ALSO LAUNCHED THE FLOODS DON'T CARE CAMPAIGN AND HAVE DEVELOPED A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IS BEING SHARED WITH YOU. FINALLY, WE COMPLETED CONDITION ASSESSMENT OF ALL SITES AND RISK ASSESSMENTS THAT HAVE THAT ARE INFORMING OUR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THE RISK ASSESSMENT RESULTS SHOWN IN THIS SLIDE ARE OUR ASSESSMENT OF ALL THE ROADS IN BEXAR COUNTY, AND WHICH ONES ARE AT FLOOD RISK. WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED IS THAT THIS THIS SHOWS APPROXIMATELY 1500 LOCATIONS THAT HAVE FLOOD RISK, EVEN IN SMALL STORM EVENTS, WHICH IS MANY, MANY MORE THAN WE CAN MONITOR. AND SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS RISK ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY THE HIGHEST RISK LOCATIONS, TO PLACE NEW MONITORING STATIONS AND GAUGES. AND THEN WE'RE USING OUR TECHNOLOGY TO INFORM US ACROSS THE BOARD WHERE WE AREN'T ABLE TO MONITOR. AND THAT'S WHERE OUR INTERACTION WITH THE EMERGENCY COORDINATORS REALLY COMES INTO PLAY. AARON, WHAT DOES THE BUDGET ALLOW FOR IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF NEXT GEN? I GUESS, WHAT DO YOU CALL THEM LIKE HALL PALMS, THE THE ARMS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO INSTALL WITH THE CURRENT BUDGET. TEN 1517. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THE MATH? 22 AND THEN WE'VE APPLIED FOR FEDERAL FUNDING TO ADD I CAN'T DO THE MATH, BUT INCLUDE THE MODERATE GAGES THE MODERATE LOCATIONS. IF WE RECEIVE THE BRICK GRANT FROM FEMA, WE CAN ALSO ADD GAGES AT THOSE LOCATIONS. SO THESE ASSESSMENTS INFORMED OUR UPGRADES AND NEW LOCATIONS. AND WE CONSIDERED INCIDENT HISTORY, FLOOD DEPTH, TRAFFIC VOLUME, AND KIND OF VISIBILITY IN THESE RANKINGS. AND THIS IS WHERE THOSE TEARS COME IN. WE HAVE LOW RISK, MODERATE, HIGH AND EXTREME RISK LOCATIONS. AND DEPENDING ON THOSE RISKS, WE'RE ASSIGNING EQUIPMENT PACKAGES. SO ALL OF THEM WILL GET THESE REPAIRS AND UPGRADES TO THEIR EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND CAMERAS. AND THEN AS WE MOVE UP THE HIGH AND EXTREME RISK SITES, WE'LL BE GETTING THE GATES. IF WE CAN'T INSTALL GATES, WE HAVE OTHER ALTERNATIVE SIGNS THAT CAN ALERT THERE. AND LIKE I SAID, THOSE MODERATE SITES WOULD HAVE GATES IF WE RECEIVE THIS FEDERAL FUNDING. THE OTHER TASKS BESIDES THE THE FIELD IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING OUR FLOOD MONITORING VIEWER AND ENHANCING OUR COORDINATION WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS. SO THE AGREEMENT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE WILL ALLOW US TO START THAT FIELD IMPLEMENTATION. AND WE CAN BEGIN WITH THE LOW THE LOW RISK TIER GETTING SOME OF THE LOW HANGING FRUIT TAKEN CARE OF. WE PLAN TO COME BACK FOR QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS, AND IN DECEMBER WE HOPE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE THAT THAT WE'RE MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS ON THOSE LOW RISK TIERS AND CAN START THE HIGH RISK IN THE GATE INSTALLATION AT THAT TIME. THE BUDGET IS OUTLINED IN MORE DETAIL IN THE AGREEMENT AND, AND THE PLAN THAT ACCOMPANIES IT. I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, I MEAN, ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR ESTIMATE IS HIGHER THAN THE AVAILABLE FUNDING. WE DO WANT TO CAPITALIZE ON THE SAVINGS FROM THE FIRST PHASE. SO THAT'S WHAT THE FIRST ACTION IS TO REDUCE THAT AGREEMENT BY THE AMOUNT THAT THEN WE WILL ROLL INTO THE SECOND AGREEMENT. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME GAME PLANS WITH PUBLIC WORKS ON HOW TO SAVE ADDITIONAL MONEY AS WE GET THROUGH AND ACTUALLY SEE ACTUAL COSTS. SO WE CAN IMPLEMENT THOSE AS NEEDED. THIS AGREEMENT WILL ALSO AUTHORIZE THE RIVER AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT THE SIRENS THAT WE DISCUSSED LAST SPRING. WITH THE FUNDING FROM THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'VE GOT A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS. I KNOW THAT THE PERIORBITAL AREA IS NOTED AS A STATE ROAD. WE'VE HEARD THAT IT. I FEEL AS IF THERE'S A YIELDING OF AUTHORITY TO THE STATE, BUT I REALLY THINK THAT'S A BAD IDEA FOR US [04:15:08] BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN THREE MAJOR CATASTROPHES IN THAT INTERSECTION. SO LET'S JUST ASSUME THAT WE CAN WORK OUT AN ILA. I UNDERSTAND VICKERS BEING CLOSED, BUT VICAR DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR THE FLOODING MITIGATION. IT'S JUST A ROAD THAT ALLOWS TRAFFIC. BUT PARENT VITAL REMAINS THE MAJOR ARTERY THAT PEOPLE TRAVERSE. SO WHY? NO. WHY? NO. HALT! EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY. WHY? NO NEXT GEN? FOR PARENT VITAL. SO OUR ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED LOOP 410 FRONTAGE ROAD AS THE FLOOD RISK. PERRIN BEITEL HAD UPGRADES SEVERAL YEARS AGO THROUGH A BEXAR COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL PROGRAM THAT ELEVATED THE BRIDGE. A PARENT VITAL AND PROVIDES SAFE PASSAGE ACROSS THE CREEK TO AUSTIN HIGHWAY. SO AT THE LOOP, 410 FRONTAGE ROAD, TXDOT IS THE LEAD AGENCY. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS WORKING WITH THEM AS WELL ON SOME FUTURE PLANS, AND WE COMMUNICATE WITH THEM REGULARLY. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING SOME SAFETY MEASURES IN THAT REACH WHERE THE TRAGEDY HAPPENED LAST JUNE. OKAY. AND SO YEAH, WE CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH THEM. AND AS WE FINALIZE, LIKE TXDOT HAS A NUMBER OF PLACES, THEY'RE PLANNING TO INSTALL GAUGES. AND AS THEY FINALIZE THEIR LIST AND WE FINALIZE OUR LIST, WE'RE COORDINATING THOSE LOCATIONS. SO RESPECTFULLY, I HAVE TO QUESTION NOW THE WHOLE METHODOLOGY OF THE SELECTION PROCESS, BECAUSE PERRIN BEITEL WAS PART OF THE 2007 TO 2017 FLOOD CONTROL PROGRAM, BUT IT WAS DOWNGRADED BECAUSE THE LUTHERAN CHURCH ASKED US TO DO A LESSER AMOUNT OF FLOOD CONTROL. SO WE ACTUALLY PROPOSE A HIGHER LEVEL OF FLOOD CONTROL BACK THEN, BUT DUE TO THE COMMUNITY INPUT DOWNGRADED IT, WHICH THERE HAVE BEEN, I THINK TWO, YES, TWO SUBSEQUENT MAJOR COSTS TO THE TAXPAYERS, ONE IN TERMS OF HOME REMOVAL, BUSINESS REMOVAL AND, AND THEN DEATH AND RECONSTRUCTION. SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT SIMPLY BECAUSE WE DID AN UNDERFUNDED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT ON PERRIN BEITEL, THAT WE SHOULDN'T CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT THERE'S BEEN NO OBSTRUCTION OF PERRIN BEETLE IN THAT LOW WATER CROSSING? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THE BRIDGE I DON'T THINK THE BRIDGE I MEAN, IT DIDN'T SAVE ANYBODY THAT DAY. I RECOGNIZE THE 410 FRONTAGE IS ALSO AN ISSUE. I RECOGNIZE BOTH ISSUES, BUT I SEE A LOT AND IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CARS MOVED FROM THE 410 ACCESS WAY TOWARDS THAT, THAT MAYBE I HAVE MORE OF THE THE IMPACT DOWNSTREAM, I'LL CALL IT. I THINK IT WOULD BE DOWN. YEAH, IT'D BE DOWNSTREAM. BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE METHODOLOGY. LIKE I THINK THIS DESERVES A MUCH LARGER DESCRIPTION OF HOW YOU DON'T DEAL WITH THAT. IT'S, IT'S LITERALLY A VALLEY THAT HAPPENS AT THAT LOW POINT, YOU KNOW, IT I'M FAMILIAR. WE CAN MAP IT OUT FOR YOU. I THINK IT JUST, IT'S VERY IN DEPTH. YEAH. HOW TO DESCRIBE WHAT THE SITUATION IS BETWEEN 410 AND PERIORBITAL ALONG VIDAL CREEK AND HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU OR YOUR OFFICE AND PRESENT THAT WE ARE NOT RULING IT OUT, BUT WE ARE LOOKING. THE METHODOLOGY FOR HOW WE'RE SELECTING SITES IS BASED ON THE DEPTH OF FLOODING, THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED AND. JUST OVERALL, THE RISK OF THE SITES COUNTYWIDE. AND WE CAN SCHEDULE A FOLLOW UP TIME TO TO GO INTO DEPTH ON THAT. THAT'S FAIR. I MEAN, BUT I HAD SENT WORD OVER, I THINK, TO THE RIVER AUTHORITY TO LOOK AT AT DEATHS AS A CRITERIA. BUT I MEAN, I, YOU KNOW, IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU DEFINE INCIDENTS, RIGHT. LIKE I, I DON'T THINK YOU COULD I DON'T THINK I COULD BE WRONG, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU COULD ARGUE THAT THERE'S BEEN MORE INCIDENTS AT THE, THE 410 ACCESS WAY. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT THE CONSTRUCTION, THE WAY THAT'S CHANGED THE WATERSHED FLOW. WOULD THAT BE A HISTORICAL ANOMALY? WE DID AN IN-DEPTH ASSESSMENT OF THE JUNE 12TH INCIDENT, AND WHILE THE. THERE WAS A LOT OF RECOVERY BY PERRIN BEITEL, THE THE FLOODING WAS OCCURRING AT AN ACCESS ROAD AND JUST THE HYDRAULICS OF THAT LOCATION. AND AGAIN, WE CAN FOLLOW UP AND GIVE YOU AN IN-DEPTH BRIEFING ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU HAVE YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO COVER HIGH AND YOU'RE GOING TO COVER [04:20:10] EXTREME WITH, WITH, WITH GATES, WITH THE GATES. OKAY. SO IN PRECINCT FOUR, I BELIEVE I COUNTED SIX HIGH AND EXTREME. THERE'S SIX HIGH AND ONE EXTREME IN PRECINCT FOUR. I, I MEANT THEM COLLECTIVELY. OKAY. SEVEN TOTAL. I THINK I WAS ABOUT TO WRITE A SEVEN AND THEN THE AND THEN THE AND THEN THE CALL FOR QUESTIONS CAME UP. SO I DIDN'T GET TO FINISH WRITING. SO IT IS SEVEN. SO IN TERMS OF THE ISSUES AROUND THE EAST CENTRAL AREA, FM 1518 GRAYTOWN ROAD, ABBOTT ROAD AREA, I SEE SOME OF THE ABBOTT ROAD STUFF, BUT I DON'T SEE ANYTHING WHERE THERE WAS THE DEATH OF THE CHILD THERE. WHAT WAS THAT ANALYSIS LIKE? SO THAT THAT LOCATION IS ALREADY BEING IMPLEMENTED. BEXAR COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS IS WORKING THROUGH THE AGREEMENT WITH TXDOT TO INSTALL THAT AHEAD OF THIS. YEAH, BUT IT'S NOT A NEXT GEN, CORRECT? CORRECT. IT WILL GET ROLLED IN WHEN IT'S INSTALLED AND ALL THE DATA AND EVERYTHING WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM. BUT IT'S MOVING AHEAD BEFORE THE REST OF THESE ARE IMPLEMENTED. OKAY. BUT. IT WOULD PROBABLY BEHOOVE US TO AT LEAST DO THE ANALYSIS. IT WOULDN'T. IT'S JUST A COMPUTER MODEL. IT COULD PROBABLY BE DONE PRETTY QUICKLY. RIGHT? YES. SO. IT MIGHT BE THAT WE MOVE THE OLDER GENERATION TECHNOLOGY TO ANOTHER LOCATION. I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A GREAT GAP BECAUSE WHAT IS THE TIMELINE, BY THE WAY, WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR THIS PARTICULAR NEXT GEN INSTALLATION NOW? SO THESE INSTALLATIONS WILL BEGIN WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THEN OCCUR OVER THE NEXT THROUGH DECEMBER 2027. OKAY. SO BASICALLY ABOUT 18 MONTHS OF TIME NOW. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I MAY COME BACK FOR A SECOND ROUND OF QUESTIONS, BUT THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR THE TIME. JUST A FEW QUICK COMMENTS. THE I THINK YOUR CRITERIA MAKES SENSE. THEY'RE LOGICAL. EVERYTHING I DO SUPPORT LIKE INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS RIGHT TO YOU KNOW, CONSIDER SOME OF THE THE, THE. OTHER FACTORS THAT COULD BE AT PLAY IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL PRECINCTS OR SPECIFIC EVENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST. AND SO I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THOSE BY EXCEPTION, RIGHT TO THE MODEL. I DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE THE PRELIMINARY PHASE SAVINGS. I APPRECIATE THAT. $500,000 IN SAVINGS. SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT. THANK YOU. ON THE SIREN FUNDING. SO THE YOU HAVE A SMALL MAP HERE AND YOU KIND OF JUST GLANCED OVER IT. BUT SO IS THAT THE ONLY LOCATION WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SIRENS BEING PLACED? THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A LOCATION WHERE THE THE FLOOD RISK OVERLAPS AN AREA OF OVERNIGHT EXPOSURE WITH A CAMP GROUND. OKAY. THE. AREA WIDE, WE'VE IDENTIFIED AROUND 40 LOCATIONS THAT ARE IN A FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREA AND HAVE OVERNIGHT OCCUPANCY THAT IS NOT IN A RESIDENTIAL HOME. YOU KNOW, IT'S EXPOSED. SO THE FUNDING WE THINK WILL WILL COVER TEN, BUT THEY'VE ENCOURAGED US TO APPLY FOR THE FULL AMOUNT BECAUSE THERE IS SOME ADDITIONAL UNALLOCATED FUNDS. IS THAT THE OTHER 250 OR IS THAT ADDITIONAL MONEY BEYOND THAT ADDITIONAL MONEY BEYOND THAT? OKAY. IS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION BETWEEN THE, THE 20 MILLION THAT'S, YOU KNOW, GOING TO YOU KNOW, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FIELD STATIONS, THE WHOLE SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN THESE SIRENS. LIKE, IS THERE A SITUATION WHERE YOU THINK SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS WOULD BE BETTER SPENT ON THE SIREN SIDE VERSUS THE, THE, THE CURRENT PLAN ON THERE? IS THAT A FACTOR IN YOUR CONSIDERATION? IT HAS NOT. OUR HOPE IS THAT THE, THE STATE FUNDING CAN COVER THE NEED ON THE SIREN WHEN WE GET THE FULL REQUEST SUBMITTED, IF YOU GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL SIRENS. YES. OKAY. JUST SOMETHING MAYBE TO CONSIDER. I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT SAYING DEFINITIVELY, BASED ON THE CROSSING, THE SITUATION, WHETHER ONE WOULD BE BETTER SUITED OR NOT, BUT JUST MAYBE SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. I DO THINK THAT THE WHEN WE RELY BACK ON THE INCIDENT HISTORY, THOSE OCCUR TEND TO OCCUR MORE WITH THE ROADWAYS AND WITH OUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND GET [04:25:05] THE THE ADVANCED WARNING AT THESE CAMPGROUNDS, WE'VE ALREADY BEEN ALERTING. AND IN THE JULY FLOODING THIS PAST, IT IMPACTED MORE GUADALUPE COUNTY. GUADALUPE COUNTY WAS ABLE TO EVACUATE A CAMPGROUND AHEAD OF TIME WITHOUT SIRENS. THERE ARE OTHER ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF PROTECTING PEOPLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT INPUT. CLAY-FLORES. IS THIS THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION FOR ONE AND TWO? OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. SO NEXT TIME I WOULD APPRECIATE IF Y'ALL COULD DIVIDE IT UP BY PRECINCTS SO THAT WE OR HAVE IT COLOR CODED OR SOMETHING, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE EASIER FOR US. AND IN PRECINCT ONE, I DON'T SEE A LOT OF EXTREME IN HIGH. SO DOES THAT MEAN I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT YOUR ENGINEERING TEAM DID A COMPLETE REVIEW OF THE ENTIRE COUNTY? AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT BECAUSE TOO OFTEN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR IS OVERLOOKED AND EVERYTHING STARTS ON THE NORTHERN PART. SO I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT'S NOT THE CASE HERE. CORRECT. IT WAS A COMPLETE COUNTY WIDE ASSESSMENT. OKAY. YOU ARE CORRECT. THERE ARE TWO HIGH RISK CROSSINGS IN PRECINCT ONE WITH AN ASTERISK BECAUSE THERE ARE A FEW CROSSINGS THAT ARE ON THE BORDER BETWEEN PRECINCT ONE AND PRECINCT TWO THAT QUALIFY IN THE HIGH AND EXTREME RISK. AND SO WE JUST KIND OF ASSIGNED THE ONE. SO THERE'S TWO PLUS THE ONE THAT OVERLAPS PRECINCT TWO. WOULD BE AN EXTREME. OKAY. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS THE CASE, WHICH IS GOOD, RIGHT? IT'S GOOD THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT. AND I ALSO JUST WANTED TO MAKE A POINT. SO THE COUNTY IS COMPLETELY FUNDING THIS. AND SO I GUESS THIS IS MORE FOR YOU. DEREK. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO SEE OTHER ANOTHER LOGO ON THE SWAG AND WEBSITE AND THINGS. WE HAVE INVITED OTHERS TO JOIN FINANCIALLY, BUT UP UNTIL THIS POINT THEY HAVEN'T. SO AND WE STILL WANT, LIKE YOU SAID, YOU'RE GOING TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL. WE STILL NEED MORE MONEY OF COURSE. BUT I JUST BELIEVE IN GIVING CREDIT TO WHERE CREDIT IS DUE. AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A BEXAR COUNTY INITIATIVE, I THOUGHT WE SHOULD NAME IT AYE DAVID SMITH. FLOOD ZONE. FLOOD ZONE. BECAUSE IT WAS HIS IDEA. WELL, I'LL JUST NOTE THAT ACCORDING TO THE RIVER AUTHORITY, ME AND MY NEIGHBORS ARE NOT A HIGH PRIORITY AREA. JUST SO YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO SHADY STUFF GOING ON WITH YOU. AND SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MOVING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT EVERYTHING IS LOGOS THAT HAVEN'T CONTRIBUTED ARE NOT ON ANYTHING. PLEASE. NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT, COMMISSIONER. YOU KNOW, WE WE LISTEN TO YOUR FEEDBACK, WE ADAPTED AND THOSE LOGOS YOU'RE REFERRING TO WERE NOT ON THINGS GOING FORWARD, BUT WE CONTINUE TO PURSUE FUNDING WITH THE CITY AND OTHER FUNDING PARTNERS. AND THE REALITY IS THE CITY'S GAUGE NETWORK MAKES UP A LARGE COMPONENT OF WHAT WE RELY ON. IN FACT, THE KIND OF FREAKISH STORM THAT HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO. THE, YOU KNOW, STRAIGHT LINE WINDS THAT CAME THROUGH. THERE WAS HEAVY, HEAVY RAIN IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME UP IN NORTHEASTERN BEXAR COUNTY. OUR ENGINEERS WERE MONITORING THROUGHOUT THAT EVENT DESPITE THE BASICALLY NO NOTICE, AND POINTED OUT TO THE CITY THAT SOME OF THEIR GAUGES WENT OUT AND THE CITY WENT IN AND FIXED THOSE WITHIN ROUGHLY AN HOUR OR TWO. SO I APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, WE RECOGNIZE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BEXAR COUNTY HAS PROVIDED THIS $21 MILLION OF FUNDING AND HAS BEEN AN OUTSTANDING PARTNER. WE DO NEED THE CITY'S DATA AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO GET THEIR FUNDING AS WE GO FORWARD TO SHOW, TO SHOW THAT THE THREAT AND THE RISK, YOU KNOW, APPLIES NOT IT APPLIES TO EVERYBODY. SO WE'RE I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD SAY HOPEFUL. THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY BUDGET CHALLENGES THAT ARE PRESENT THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW WITH MULTIPLE AGENCIES, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE STOP LOOKING FOR THOSE FUNDS FROM WHOEVER THE APPROPRIATE PARTNERS ARE. RIGHT. AND OF COURSE, AS COUNTY COMMISSIONER, OUR CITY CONSTITUENTS ARE. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, WE COVER A LARGER JURISDICTION. I'M SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT THE FUNDING THAT GOES FOR THIS PROJECT. SO THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. AND DO YOU KNOW WHEN WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE VIDEOS? WE CAN START PUTTING THOSE OUT SINCE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE RAIN LATER THIS WEEK. THEY HAVE THEM NOW. MY TEAM IS SAYING THAT Y'ALL HAVE THEM NOW. MAN. WHO HAVE THEY SENT THEM TO? MARCUS. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU. JUDGE, JUST BRIEFLY. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND LOOK, I'M SUPPORTIVE. I KNOW SOMETIMES YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF SECOND GUESS MAYBE WHERE YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN, [04:30:03] BUT I KNOW YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO WHERE THE WATER IS FLOWING. THE, THE ORANGE DOTS ON THE MAP LOOKS LIKE THERE'S AT LEAST ONE, MAYBE TWO BORDERLINE IN PRECINCT TWO. THE SO THAT, THAT DENOTES HI. I GUESS THAT'S THE. YEAH, THAT ONE THERE UNDER YOUR, YOUR EXPLANATION ON THE DIFFERENT COLOR CODING HIGH INDICATES THAT THERE'D BE AN AUTOMATIC GATE IF FEASIBLE. WHAT IS THE, THAT FEASIBILITY BASED ON, IS IT JUST FUNDING OR IS IT JUST. NO, IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ROAD LAYOUT BASICALLY. SO IF IT'S FOUR LANES ACROSS, WE CAN'T PUT A GATE ACROSS ALL THOSE LANES. SO WE WOULD DO AN OVERHEAD OR A DYNAMIC MESSAGING SIGN TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WARNING FOR THE DRIVERS. OKAY. DO YOU DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT KIND OF INNER CITY ORANGE JUST WEST OF SAN ANTONIO? IS THAT WOODLAWN LAKE AREA? YES. OKAY. SO THERE'S THERE'S SOME ISSUES THERE. WE KNOW THAT. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. WELL, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL ON THIS. I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT. AND LOOK, IN CONJUNCTION WITH WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DURING OUR BUDGET IS YOU KNOW, IDENTIFYING ALSO FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE. THAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS, I THINK IS GOING TO HELP SAVE A LOT OF LIVES. CERTAINLY A LOT OF PROPERTY. SO WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS. THANK YOU JUDGE. LET ME DEREK ASSUME I'M TALKING TO YOU. THIS IS A HUGE PROJECT JUST IN THE AGGREGATE SUM OF MONEY. WE'RE USING THE SCIENCE THAT IS BEING USED TO SUPPORT THE STRATEGIC POSITIONING. BUT I WANT KIND OF A MORE GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE THAT THE PUBLIC CAN UNDERSTAND. WE ARE NOT BUILDING A BRAND NEW SYSTEM. WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT WE HAVE WITH THE EXISTING SYSTEM. FIXING IT, I PRESUME. ENHANCING IT, I PRESUME, AND THEN FILLING GAPS WHERE THERE ARE GAPS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MATRIX THAT YOU ALL HAVE PUT TOGETHER. AND OBVIOUSLY FROM THIS DISCUSSION, YEAH, WE CAN HAVE A DEBATE OVER WHERE ALL THESE POSITIONS SHOULD GO. BUT WHAT I WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND IS, IS THAT WE SHOULD AT THIS TIME, BE IMPLEMENTING SOME SUPPORT OR SOME INTEGRATION THAT IS GOING TO IMMEDIATELY ENHANCE THE SECURITY AND THE AND THE WARNING SYSTEM RIGHT NOW WITH WHAT'S OUT THERE NOW, IS THAT A CORRECT STATEMENT? BECAUSE OTHERWISE, I DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC THINKING THAT IT'S GOING TO THIS WHOLE NEW GRID IS GOING TO BE DONE AT WHATEVER TIME PERIOD YOU ARE. SO CAN. DO YOU UNDERSTAND MY QUESTION? HOW WE. IT'S BASICALLY A ROLLOUT. EXPLAIN THE ROLLOUT AND IS IT IN PHASES OR WHAT? YEAH. LET ME TEE THAT UP FOR AARON. ON THE ROLLOUT JUDGE. BUT YOU KNOW I, I WANT TO CONTINUE TO STRESS TO THE PUBLIC THAT YOU CAN NEVER ELIMINATE RISK. YOU CAN ONLY MITIGATE DESPITE DOLLARS TIME HERCULEAN EFFORTS. BUT YOU WORK TO MITIGATE RISK WHICH IS WHAT YOU SEE HERE. SO THE WORK THAT THE TEAM HAS BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST ROUGHLY YEAR OR SO, AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO GOING FORWARD. IT ADDRESSES REPAIRS AND UPGRADES TO EXISTING STATIONS. BUT THERE'S ALSO ALL THE ENGINEERING WORK GOING ON IN THE BACKGROUND. WHAT YOU'LL START TO SEE, AND AARON WILL TALK ABOUT THE PHASING OF, YOU KNOW, THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL UPGRADES THAT SHE HAS BEEN REFERRING TO IN TERMS OF GATES OR FLASHERS OR DIFFERENT AUGMENTATIONS AT BOTH EXISTING SITES AND NEW ONES. BUT IT'S ALSO THE MODELING THAT GOES ON IN THE BACKGROUND AS WELL, AND THE COORDINATION WITH OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, BECAUSE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SPED UP SIGNIFICANTLY. AND WHILE THAT MAY NOT BE SO, IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'S AN INFRASTRUCTURE RIGHT NOW. YEAH. WELL, IN TERMS OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND, AND ACTUAL STAFF LOOKING AT DATA DURING AN EVENT AND, YOU KNOW, MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO STAFF, TO EOC STAFF AS INFORMATION COMES IN THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN HAPPENING AND HAPPENING BETTER AND BETTER. I THINK FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE BEEN IN THIS FLOOD WORLD A LONG TIME, YOU LEARN FROM EVERY FLOOD EVENT, EVERY SINGLE ONE IS DIFFERENT. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU LEARN, YOU GET BETTER AND YOU ADAPT AND YOU TWEAK YOUR PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES. THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. BUT WE ARE RESPONDING TO BEXAR COUNTY CITIZEN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS QUESTIONS [04:35:09] FASTER AND OUR PREDICTIONS IN TERMS OF WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND WHAT WE PREDICT WILL HAPPEN, BECAUSE THAT'S THE GOAL TOO, IS THAT IT'S NOT JUST WHERE THE RAIN FALLS AND, OH GOSH, WE NEED TO REACT RIGHT NOW. IT'S GETTING AHEAD OF IT. THAT IS ALL GETTING BETTER AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. I'M GOING TO ASK AARON TO TALK ABOUT THE STAGES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AS THIS CONTINUES. DO YOU UNDERSTAND MY QUESTION? I'M TRYING TO PUT IT IN FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF THE TAXPAYER, THE CITIZEN GOING, ALL RIGHT, THIS IS GREAT STUFF, BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ME? OBVIOUSLY, I THINK EVERYBODY STILL HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY ATTENTION. DON'T. WHAT IS IT? TURN AROUND. DON'T DROWN. TURN AROUND. ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE ARE POUNDING AWAY. BUT STILL, WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THROUGH THOSE THOSE THOSE LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SO I REALLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND FROM A PERSPECTIVE WHAT THIS MEANS. AND THEN THAT REALLY THIS GOES TO THE MARKETING PIO SIDE OF. ALL RIGHT. HOW DO WE HOW DO WE POUND THIS MESSAGE IN, AND HOW CAN IT BE INGRAINED INTO OUR CITIZENS THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY? WE CAN'T HAVE A WARNING SYSTEM AT EVERY POTENTIAL. AND MY CONCERN IS IF WE START MOVING AROUND BECAUSE WHATEVER FROM THE DIAS WILL BE CHASING OTHER LOW WATER CROSSINGS. AND THIS I'LL BE REAL BLUNT, I CAN SEE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IN THE LAST QUESTION, ARE Y'ALL GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE NEED MORE MONEY BECAUSE THERE'S JUST SO MUCH MORE TO DO. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? CAN THIS TECHNOLOGY AND CAN THIS ADVANCEMENT, INNOVATION, AND WITH THE MARKETING PART OF EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, CAN THIS REALLY STABILIZE THE DANGER AND RISK TO OUR COMMUNITY OR JUDGE. THIS IS ALWAYS A MOVING TARGET AND EVERY FLOOD WILL LEARN. THERE'S OTHER AREAS THAT WE HAVE TO. SO DO YOU GET WHAT I'M SAYING? I'M TRYING TO LET THE COURT, FUTURE COURTS KNOW THAT WE MAY HAVE TO COME BACK AND ADD MORE MONEY. IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? NOT FOR THIS PHASE OF THE PROGRAM, JUDGE. I WOULD HOPE NOT. NO, I MEAN, THE REALITY IS THE FLOOD NEEDS WITHIN OUR REGION, BECAUSE I'M THE CHAIR OF THE REGION 12 FLOOD PLANNING GROUP, OUR $1.4 BILLION PLUS, YOU KNOW, SO THERE ARE HUGE AMOUNTS OF NEEDS. AND THAT INCLUDES THE ENTIRE SAN ANTONIO WATERSHED, RIVER WATERSHED. BUT OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE IN THE HEART OF THAT HERE. SO THERE'S ALWAYS A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING. AND THAT ALSO, AS THINGS CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE, THOSE THINGS ADAPT. FEMA JUST ROLLED OUT A NEW RAINFALL DATA MAP OR NEW RAINFALL DATA SET THAT IS COMING. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANALYSIS YET AGAIN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS TO SEE THE IMPACTS. SO YES, THERE I WILL NEVER PROMISE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO NEED MORE MONEY IN THE FUTURE. BUT THAT GOES FOR FLOOD MITIGATION AND PROTECTION IN GENERAL, BECAUSE THE CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE, BECAUSE GROWTH CHANGES, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE, THERE ARE MORE URBANIZED AREAS. IT CHANGES THE WATERSHED, THE RAINFALL CHANGES. THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AND REACT TO. I THINK YOU SHOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE IN SAYING, YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC IS GOING TO GET AN IMPROVED SAFETY PROGRAM FROM THE EFFORT THAT BEXAR COUNTY HAS FUNDED TO DATE AND HOPEFULLY CONTINUES GOING FORWARD OVER THIS NEXT PHASE OR PHASES OF NEXT GEN, ALONG WITH US AT THE RIVER AUTHORITY. HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK GOES INTO THIS. THE HARD PART IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SAY, YOU KNOW, HOW DO I KNOW IT'S BETTER? WELL, IT'S HARD TO COUNT. LIVES SAVED IS THE REALITY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE DIDN'T DRIVE INTO AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE THEY GOT A MESSAGE, A TEXT ALERT ON THEIR PHONE. THEY SAW A BILLBOARD THAT REMINDED THEM THAT THEY, THEIR LOVED ONES, MAY LOSE THEM IF THEY DRIVE INTO THAT FLOODED WATER CROSSING. AND SO WE CAN'T TRACK THAT. BUT WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT THE MORE WARNINGS WE DO, THE MORE INFORMATION WE PUT OUT, YOU KNOW, IN DIFFERENT CHANNELS. SOME OF THAT IS SIREN, SOME OF THAT IS TEXT, SOME OF THAT IS BILLBOARDS, SOME OF THAT IS, YOU KNOW, INTERNET AND SORT OF INTERNET SALES, IF YOU WILL, OR FACEBOOK MESSAGES. IT'S POP UPS ARE TABLES AT DIFFERENT COMMUNITY EVENTS, WHICH WE DO. IT IS ALL OF THOSE THINGS COMBINED THAT HELP MOVE US TOWARDS A SAFER COMMUNITY. SO LET'S HEAR FROM THE ENGINEER. MY BRAIN SHUT DOWN DURING ALL OF THAT. [04:40:03] I'M SORRY. YOU SHOULD TRY STAYING HERE ALL DAY. WE WERE LOOKING AT THIS FROM A COUPLE OF APPROACHES, AND ONE IS GETTING INFORMATION TO DRIVERS. THAT'S WHAT THE FLASHERS AND THE GATES AND OUR INTEGRATION WITH GOOGLE MAPS AND WAZE AND THE FLOOD.ORG WEBSITE THAT'S INTENDED TO REACH THE DRIVERS. THE OTHER PHASE OR WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IS GETTING INFORMATION TO THE OFFICIALS. AND LIKE MICHAEL MORELAND AND HIS PEERS THAT WORK IN THE EMERGENCY COORDINATION WITH PUBLIC WORKS TO GET LOCATIONS CLOSED. AND THIS EVEN HELPS WITH EVACUATIONS IF WE'RE GETTING TO LEVELS WHERE WE HAVE RESIDENTIAL FLOODING. AND SO A LOT OF THE BACKGROUND WORK I WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH THE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS HELPS US TAKE ALL THE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, OUR OWN MODELS AND RELATE THAT TO IMPACTS. AND SO WHEN WE SEE THIS RAIN COMING, WHETHER IT'S A RAINFALL INTENSITY IN THE UPPER WATERSHED, OR WE'RE WATCHING IT MOVE DOWNSTREAM SOMETIMES. YOU KNOW, IN THIS ANALYSIS, WE'VE WE REALIZED THAT IF IT'S FLOODING UPSTREAM ON THE LEON CREEK WATERSHED, WE HAVE OVER AN HOUR TO CLOSE PEN ROAD. SO LET'S GET THAT MESSAGE DOWN THERE. THE WATER IS HIGH ENOUGH. PEN ROAD WILL FLOOD WITHIN, YOU KNOW, THIS TIME FRAME. AND THAT KIND OF COMMUNICATION HAS STARTED AND WE'RE WORKING THROUGH GETTING MORE PREDICTION. AND THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING OVER THE NEXT YEAR IS INCORPORATING PREDICTION FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, THE WEST GULF RIVER FORECAST CENTER, AND FROM OUR OWN MODELS. SO WE'LL HAVE SEVERAL YOU KNOW, STORIES TO, TO FOLLOW. AND CAN THE SYSTEM DO THAT NOW? OR IS THAT RIGHT NOW IT ONLY REPORTS CURRENT CONDITIONS. WE DO HAVE A SYSTEM THAT DOES PREDICTION, BUT IT DOESN'T BRING IN THESE OTHER FORECASTS YET. AND WE WANT ALL OF THE THE FORECASTS TOGETHER BECAUSE IT GIVES A BETTER PICTURE. AND AND WE NEED WE'RE STILL WORKING ON GETTING THAT PREDICTED FLOW CONNECTED TO OUR IMPACTS. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE KIND OF GOING THROUGH IT. WE'RE IN A BETA VERSION AND WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS A VERSION TWO, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE PREDICTION. WE'RE EXPECTING THAT NEXT SPRING. AND THEN WE'LL WE'LL HAVE A BETA TESTING OF THAT VERSION BEFORE WE LAUNCH IT TO SHARE WITH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE THAT WE CAN GIVE THEM. WHAT WE ULTIMATELY WOULD LIKE TO DO IS FOR SOME OF THAT INFORMATION TO FEED INTO THEIR SYSTEMS THAT THEY ARE VIEWING, RATHER THAN HAVING THEM RELY ON OUR VIEWERS AND OUR CODE WORDS AND ALL OF THAT. SO YOU DON'T ANSWER THIS QUESTION BECAUSE IT'LL TAKE ANOTHER HOUR. OKAY, BUT JUST THROW IT OUT. WHEN DO YOU WHEN DO YOU INTEGRATE IT? OR IS AI INTEGRATED AT THIS TIME? AND DON'T EVEN GO THERE BECAUSE IT'LL TAKE US ALL. WE'LL WE'LL TRY TO FIX ALL THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS THROUGH AI. LET ME GET OEM UP. HELP US UNDERSTAND FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE OF, OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE THE FRONT LINE TROOPS OF ANY DISASTER, POTENTIAL DISASTER. WHAT DO YOU SEE NOW AND WHAT DO YOU WHAT DO YOU ENVISION ONCE THIS PROJECT IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE? YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS MICHAEL MORELAND, DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE BEXAR COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. SINCE WE'VE SINCE DAVID PROPOSED THE NEXT GEN WARNING PROCESS. AND SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY HAS BEEN PART OF THIS PROJECT. AND WE MEET BIWEEKLY EVERY FRIDAY. AND TO BE HONEST, I MEAN, THEY COULDN'T OVERSTATE OUR COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN GREAT. SINCE THIS PROJECT HAS STARTED AND CONTINUES TO IMPROVE AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS IN THAT STATE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE, WE'RE EXCITED FOR WHAT'S GOING TO COME. WE CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT. BUT WE KNOW IT'S A PROCESS THAT TAKES SOME TIME. BUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER WE'VE NEEDED THE RIVER AUTHORITY, WHEN A RAIN EVENT HAPPENS HERE, THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE. AND SO WE JUST REALLY HAVE HAD A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM. OVER THE LAST, I DON'T KNOW, YEAR AND A HALF OR SO. AND NOT THAT IT WAS BAD BEFORE THEN, BUT I THINK WE JUST, WE'VE ENHANCED IT MORE THAN WHAT IT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY. AND SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR FOR THE NEXT GEN TO EVERYTHING COME ON BOARD. WE FLOOD INUNDATION MODELING IS ONE OF THOSE KEY PIECES TO WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO PREDICT WHERE THE IMPACTS ARE GOING TO BE ACROSS THE COUNTY. AND SO WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. SO HERE'S A LOADED QUESTION. CAN WE SAY TODAY THAT WE'VE MINIMIZED THE RISK OF ANOTHER VITAL CREEK TRAGEDY? I CAN TELL YOU THAT AS THEY STATED, WE THERE'S NO NUMBER THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU TO SAY HOW MANY PEOPLE WE'VE SAVED BECAUSE THAT'S JUST NOT MEASURABLE FOR US. BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS, IS THE HEIGHTENED AWARENESS THAT WE'VE HAD AND BEEN ABLE TO COMMUNICATE TO OUR PARTNERS BASED OFF OF WHAT THE RIVER AUTHORITY HAS GIVEN US. HAS DEFINITELY HELPED INCREASE THAT RESPONSE. [04:45:02] SO THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT A CURE ALL. THEY ALSO HAVE A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE RISK, ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S CLIMATE. DEFINITELY. WORLD. YES. RIGHT. YES. ESPECIALLY THIS MONTH. SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH. I'VE SAID ENOUGH. I HAVE COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. THANK YOU. MICHAEL. CAN WE GO BACK TO SIX? THE THE MAP IS SO SMALL. SO THE YELLOW PART ON THE SOUTH. LOOKS LIKE IT'S BY BROOKS CITY-BASE, BUT IT MIGHT BE IN MINE. CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE THAT IS? THE ORANGE? THE ORANGE. AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN JUST GET THAT TO MY OFFICE. OH, THAT'S MISSION PARKWAY. I'M SORRY. MISSION PARKWAY. WHERE? MISSION PARKWAY. THERE'S ALL THOSE STREETS ARE MISSION. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A MISSION PARKWAY, THERE'S MISSION ROAD, THERE'S MISSION WEST OF THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER NEAR MISSION REACH. WE WILL SEND YOU A MISSION. REACH IS LONG. OKAY, IF YOU CAN SEND ME EXACTLY WHERE THAT IS. AND WE WILL DO THAT FOR ALL THE COMMISSIONERS. OKAY. AND ALSO I WAS ASKING MARCUS, WHY HAVEN'T I SEEN THE VIDEO? SO APPARENTLY MY NAME WAS MISSPELLED. SO HE SENT THAT BACK. SO WE ARE WAITING FOR EDITS. SO IF Y'ALL CAN GET THAT BACK TO US. HE'S FIXING THEY'RE FIXING IT. COMMISSIONER. CALVERT. THANK YOU JUDGE. TWO QUICK THINGS. KEEPING THIS MAP UP, I COUNTED ABOUT SIX HIGH AND EXTREME NODES FROM GOING FROM THE E, YOU KNOW, JUST EAST OF WHERE IT SAYS SAN ANTONIO. THAT FIRST ORANGE GOES UP TO OLD O'CONNOR ROAD. SO I KNOW THAT THE THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND THIS IS THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY. BUT I ALSO WANT TO BRING IN WALTER INTO THIS. AND MICHAEL, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND YOU HAVE THE MOST CLUSTER, I THINK I COUNTED THE MOST CLUSTER OF HIGH AND EXTREME FROM THAT OLD O'CONNOR DOWN TO BASICALLY THE 435 AREA. IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT EMERGENCY PERSONNEL BE IN THOSE AREAS BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A HIGHER PROBABILITY, A HIGHER DENSITY. THIS IS NOT FAR, YOU KNOW, FROM OAK HILL FARMS WHERE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS AREAS YOU'RE TRAVERSING ALL THE TIME. THAT'S MY HOOD. THAT'S YOUR HOOD THAT WHEN WE WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THESE MAJOR STORM EVENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I THINK THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS THESE TRUCKS FOR THE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE PULLED OVER. BUT BUT WE SHOULD BE DEPLOYING ASSETS TO THE NORTH. AND OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON AUSTIN HIGHWAY, BUT I CAN'T THINK THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE NORTHERN END IS PROBABLY UP AROUND NACOGDOCHES OR SOMETHING LIKE YEAH, LIKE LIKE NEAR MACARTHUR PARK LUTHERAN, I THINK, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT CLOSE FOR A LOT OF THAT HEAVY CLUSTER, BUT I'M BRINGING THIS UP BECAUSE ONE, IN TERMS OF EARMARKS, IF WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE MODERATE, WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS. WALTER. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT SAYS THAT FROM OLDER, OLD O'CONNOR, OLD O'CONNOR ROAD DOWN, THERE'S MAJOR DRAINAGE AND FLOOD THINGS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN THAT WOULD BENEFIT DOWNSTREAM, TO BE HONEST. RIGHT. LIKE, IS THAT FROM AN ENGINEER'S PERSPECTIVE, WHAT YOU ALL HAVE NOTICED? IT DOES. I HAD SEVERAL THOUGHTS. I'M SORRY THEY'RE COLLIDING IN MY BRAIN. BUT YES, WE DO LOOK AT FLOOD RISK FROM A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE THAT WAY, AND SEE WHERE THERE'S A SERIES AND WHERE WE CAN DO A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THAT FLOOD RISK. AND THE OTHER THING THAT CROSSED MY MIND IS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT STAGING, AND I KNOW THAT, LIKE PUBLIC WORKS IS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN GETTING THINGS STAGED AND TXDOT HAS THEIR APPROACHES. ONE OF THE ESPECIALLY WITH THESE EXTREME SITES WE PLAN TO HAVE EMERGENCY RESPONSES TARGETED AT THOSE SITES AND DO TABLETOPS TO LIKE WITH ALL THE ENTITIES THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED IN STAGING AND BEING PREPARED FOR FLOODING IN THAT LOCATION. AND THAT'S PART OF OUR OUR PLAN FOR THIS NEXT PHASE. YEAH. BECAUSE, BECAUSE, BECAUSE JESSICA KNOWS THIS, THAT AREA HAS A BUNCH OF CONCRETE. IT HAS A BUNCH OF IMPERVIOUS COVER. THAT WATER IS GOING TO FLOW VERY FAST BECAUSE IT'S SO DENSELY DEVELOPED. NOT A LOT OF GREEN SPACE TO SLOW THE WATER DOWN. WALTER, THAT'S WHAT THEY DID IN THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL. IS THAT FREDERICKSBURG PARK PROJECT. THE SOCCER FIELDS AT MAYOR GAZA WORKS ON. IF WE COULD GET SOMETHING LIKE THAT ALONG THAT NACOGDOCHES, PERAMBALUR O'CONNOR CORRIDOR. AND A LOT OF THAT SPACE IS EMPTY BEHIND FROM EVERYWHERE, FROM BEHIND ACADEMY AND ALL THAT STUFF THAT YOU COULD DO. HUGE SOCCER FIELDS AND DRAINAGE AREAS BECAUSE ALL THE BUSINESSES MOVED OUT AFTER THE LAST COUPLE OF CATASTROPHIC FLOODS. [04:50:06] SO, MICHAEL, DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE? DO YOU SEE THAT PATTERN? BECAUSE I, I LOOK AT PATTERNS, I TRY TO FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE IS THE WORST THAT IS THE WORST IN THE WHOLE COUNTY IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF HIGH AND EXTREME DOTS WITHIN A CLOSE PROXIMITY. THERE ARE SOME OTHER AREAS THAT ARE BAD, BUT, BUT THAT HAS THE MOST HIGH END EXTREME IN A CLUSTER. OKAY. AND WHAT IS THE AVERAGE COST PER NEXT GEN UNIT? LIKE WHAT IS THE AVERAGE COST FOR INSTALLATION AND EQUIPMENT? LIKE FOR A NEW LOCATION? IT WOULD BE AROUND 65000. SO WHY NOT USE THAT $400,000 IN SAVINGS AND DO A FEW MORE LOCATIONS? YOU COULD DO QUITE A FEW MORE. IT HAS BEEN ALLOCATED INTO THE THE FULL PROGRAM. SO YEAH, WE AS YOU SAID, A SAVINGS. SO THE SAVING IS IT'S ROLLING OVER. SO HOW IS IT. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON IT. IT'S FOR THE SECOND ITEM WE HAVE TO VOTE ON IS WHAT THEY SAID CORRECT. YEAH. SO THE TOTAL ESTIMATE WAS 1919 MILLION. BUT YOU'RE GOING TO PUT THAT INTO THE MORE STATIONS IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. SO THE 495,000 IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE 19 MILLION. OKAY. SO YOU HAVE 2.4 MILLION LEFT TO SPEND. THAT'S WHAT WE SPENT IN THE PRELIMINARY PHASE TODAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'M JUST SAYING LET'S PUT THE SAVINGS INTO MORE. MORE NEXT GEN. IT'S A GOOD THING. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. LET'S VOTE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. AND WE'RE JUST DOING WE'RE GOING TO DO SEPARATE TWO MOTIONS. WE'RE DEALING WITH WHAT NOW? 69. AYE ONE. CORRECT. CORRECT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. LET US NOW TAKE UP THE MASTER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY, SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GEN FLOODING SYSTEM IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,068,772 COUNTY WIDE. IS THERE A MOTION. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THOMAS, DID YOU WANT TO HAVE. NO, NO. WE'RE GOOD. I THINK EVERYBODY WANTS TO VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. LET ME JUST SAY THANK YOU DEREK. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY FOR MY FOUR YEARS. WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED MUCH AND WE'RE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH MUCH MORE. AND I APPRECIATE THE THE PROFESSIONALISM AND THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ALL DO AND THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOUR STAFF. YES, SIR. THANK YOU JUDGE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. RIGHT. OKAY. LET'S GO BACK, I THINK. KATE, I THINK WE GOT TO GO BACK TO 66. AYE IS THERE A MOTION FOR LATE FILE EXCEPTION ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED, ANY ABSTENTION? WE WILL NOW TAKE UP 66. A DISCUSSION OF APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND BEXAR COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH [66.a. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval and execution of an agreement between Bexar County and The Bexar County Community Health Collaborative, as the highest-ranked, most responsive, and responsible proposer, in initial amount of $65,959.90, and the second funding period of $325,833.50 for services, care coordination, intake, referral navigation, and related support services as part of the Bexar County System Of Care (SOC) initiative, as requested by the Public Health Department. Agreement will begin upon approval and execution by Commissioners Court and ends September 29, 2026, September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2027 ("Second Funding Period"); and (c) September 30, 2027 through September 29, 2028 ("Final Funding Period"). Funding for the Initial Funding Period and Second Funding Period is established in Article VI and Exhibit ' A Renewal Term is not effective unless approved by Commissioners Court and documented by a u-ritten amendment or renewal executed by both Parties.] COLLABORATIVE AS THE HIGHEST RANKED, MOST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE PROPOSAL IN THE AMOUNT OF $65,959.90. SECOND FUNDING PERIOD OF $325,833.50 FOR SERVICES, CARE COORDINATION INTAKE, REFERRAL NAVIGATION RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES AS PART OF THE BEXAR COUNTY SYSTEM OF CARE INITIATIVE, AS REQUESTED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THIS AGREEMENT WILL BEGIN UPON APPROVAL AND EXECUTION BY COMMISSIONERS COURT AND ENDS SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2026, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026 AND THROUGH SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2027 AND SEE SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2028. FUNDING FOR THE INITIAL FUNDING PERIOD AND SECOND FUNDING PERIOD IS ESTABLISHED IN ARTICLE SIX. EXHIBIT D A RENEWAL TERM IS NOT EFFECTIVE UNLESS APPROVED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT AND DOCUMENTED BY WRITTEN AMENDMENT, WRITTEN AMENDMENT OR RENEWAL EXECUTED BY BOTH PARTIES. HI. GOOD MORNING, GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD AFTERNOON. DOCTOR ANDREA GUERRERO, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH. AND THAT CAPTION ALTHOUGH OUTSTANDING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT IS FROM MY COLLEAGUE MR. GALLOWAY WHO'S BEHIND ME. BUT I'LL TRY TO BREAK IT DOWN WITH YOU AS QUICKLY OR FOR YOU AS QUICKLY AS I CAN. SO THIS AGREEMENT WOULD CREATE THE LAST COMPONENT THAT IS NECESSARY FOR US TO BUILD THE SYSTEM OF CARE. [04:55:05] THE SYSTEM OF CARE IS PART OF THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE THAT WAS FUNDED BY SAMHSA. IT WAS ORIGINALLY A $4 MILLION GRANT THAT WE CAN DRAW DOWN TO SERVE CHILDREN WHO HAVE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE COMPLEX MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. THESE ARE CHILDREN THAT ARE PART OF THE CRC GROUP THAT HAVE HAD TO ACCESS MANY COMPLEX SYSTEMS LIKE CPS AND OUR JUVENILE PROBATION SYSTEM AND OTHER PARTS OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. AND SO THIS ENTIRE SYSTEM OF CARE INCLUDES THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH IS THE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE, PROVIDE CARE COORDINATION, AND BASICALLY ANY NEED THAT THE FAMILY HAS AND A REFERRAL NAVIGATION PATHWAY TO ANY OF THOSE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, CHILD CARE, AND THE OTHER COMPONENTS WHICH WHICH THIS COURT HAS ALREADY APPROVED ARE FOR VISION QUEST AND SAN ANTONIO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THAT PROVIDE BOTH INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT CARE WHEN THAT CARE IS INDICATED. AND SO THE DIFFERENT FUNDING PERIODS ARE AS FOLLOWS. WE'VE HAD THIS GRANT AND HAVE HAD TWO SORRY, ONE CASEWORKER, ONE PROGRAM MANAGER THAT'S BEEN EMPLOYED FOR THE LAST YEAR, SETTING UP THE SYSTEM, SETTING UP PROTOCOLS AND MOUS WITH ALL OF THE APPROPRIATE ENTITIES. SO THE FIRST FUNDING PERIOD FOR 65, ALMOST $66,000 FOR THE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE WOULD BE FOR THEM TO SPEND FOR THE THIS MONTH, THE LAST MONTH OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THE SECOND FUNDING PERIOD THAT YOU HAVE THERE THAT BEGINS THIS ON SEPTEMBER 30TH AND RUNS THROUGH THE END OF NEXT FISCAL YEAR FOR THE 325,000. THAT IS FOR THE CARE COORDINATION CONTINUED CARE COORDINATION SERVICES. AND THEN THE LAST PIECE OF THAT IS YEAR FOUR. AND ALTHOUGH THAT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO US, WE WILL NOT DRAW THOSE FUNDS DOWN UNTIL WE CAN ESTABLISH OUR MATCH FOR THAT YEAR. SO WE WOULD COME BACK TO YOU WITH THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT, WITH OUR MATCH OUTLINED, TO BE ABLE TO DRAW DOWN THE REMAINING FUNDS. VERY GOOD. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CONTINUE ON. I BELIEVE WE'RE 69 HAS BEEN DONE. I WOULD DO LATE FILE 70 DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO GRANT EXCEPTION. [Items 70-73] ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 1.2 FOR THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE LATE FALL AGENDA. ITEM 78. IS THERE A MOTION? CAN I MOVE THAT? WE TAKE UP ALL THE ITEMS. WHAT NOW? NO, I DON'T THINK SO. TABLE. WHAT? 70 IS EXECUTIVE? OH IT'S EXECUTIVE. OKAY, WE GOT IT. WELL WE'LL COME BACK AFTER EXECUTIVE OF 70. NO 70 IS NOT. NO. NO IT'S NOT OKAY. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION FOR LATE. JUST APPROVE THE EXEMPTION FOR ALL THE REMAINING LATE FILED. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ FOR ALL LATE FILES. I BELIEVE IT'S 7071, 72, 73. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. LET'S NOW TAKE UP 78 DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MCILWAIN MCILWAIN LAW P, LLC FOR CERTAIN LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF BEXAR COUNTY AS THE EMPLOYER H-1B PETITIONER IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT OF DOCTOR ANDEM BY THE BEXAR COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,345. WITHOUT FURTHER AMENDMENT OF THE AGREEMENT, MR. ROBERSON. HI, JUDGE. THIS IS AN EMPLOYEE WHO WORKS CURRENTLY IN THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE. BEXAR COUNTY WOULD HIRE THE ATTORNEY TO DO THE LEGAL WORK. THIS. THIS AMOUNT INCLUDES THE COST FOR THE LEGAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE FEES, WHICH ARE ABOUT PRETTY EXTENSIVE. TO FILE THAT H-1B PETITION ON BEHALF OF THE EMPLOYEE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. TAKE IT UP NOW. 71 A DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL. APPROVAL. APPROVAL OF A GRANT SUBMISSION TO SAN ANTONIO CONSERVATION SOCIETY. THE AMOUNT OF $10,000 TO CO-SPONSOR THE EDUCATIONAL SHORT FILM ON THE HISTORY OF BEXAR COUNTY WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY HERITAGE CENTER. THE VIDEO IS PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL STORYTELLING OF BEXAR COUNTY EVOLUTION, BEGINNING IN THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD, HIGHLIGHTING THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE SPANISH FRIARS. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. TAKE UP 72. A DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OR REQUEST FOR COMMISSIONER. REBECA CLAY-FLORES TO APPOINT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL TO THE LISTED COMMISSION FOR THE TERM BEGINNING JANUARY, JULY 1ST, 2026 TO JUNE 30TH, 2028. [05:00:02] IS THERE A MOTION BEFORE I MAKE THE MOTION? I JUST WANT TO THANK MARGIE VERA. SHE HAS BEEN MY APPOINTEE FOR KCS SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE AND BEYOND. I THINK SHE SERVED A TOTAL OF 14 YEARS. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER DILIGENT WORK AND ALSO THEIR EXPERTISE AS AN ATTORNEY. SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO HELP THEM MANEUVER MANEUVER SOME THINGS. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK KATE FOR THE WORK. YOUR PRESENTATION. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THERE WAS A TERM LIMITS ON THIS AND SOME. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HELPED ME TO MOVE FORWARD. SO JUST WANT TO THANK MARGIE VERA AND WANT TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL TO APPOINT BERNARD BILL FOR SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 73 A DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF A REQUEST FROM COUNTY JUDGE PETER SAKAI TO APPOINT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO THE LISTED COMMISSION FOR A TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 TO JANUARY 1ST, 2028. SUE ANN PEMBERTON, HOWE AND DOCTOR ARREDONDO HASKINS, WHO ARE CURRENTLY ON THE COMMISSION AND I'M ASKING PERMISSION TO REAPPOINTMENT. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. DOES THAT TAKE US NOW TO EXECUTIVE SESSION LARRY ROBERSON. LET ME READ IN THE RECORD, EXECUTIVE ACTIONS MAY BE DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON, IF APPROPRIATE, IN OPEN SESSION. WE'LL TAKE UP 551071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY FOR ADVICE REGARDING A PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION SETTLEMENT OFFERS IN THE MATTERS OF FRANK'S VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY. BEXAR COUNTY VERSUS MARTINEZ EPI UNIVERSITY VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY. FOSTER VERSUS CARU GARCIA VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY. BE A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH CHAPTER 551 GOVERNMENT CODE. SPECIFICALLY ONE LEGAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTINUATION, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE EXISTING LIBRARY SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO INCLUDE AS RELEVANT, RELATED OR COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE EXPIRED CRIME LAB INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. TWO LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO PROPOSED PROCUREMENT OF AXON BODY WORN CAMERA SYSTEM RELATED EQUIPMENT, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, LICENSES, SERVICES, AND COMPONENTS, INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF APPROPRIATE PROCUREMENT. METHOD THREE. LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO RECEIPT OF LETTER CONCERNING ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDING. AYE TKG SECONDARY EXAMINATION ALLEGED RENTAL OBLIGATION FROM DAVIS TO DE MENDOZA, INC., REPRESENTING THE CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES, WILL TAKE UP DELIBERATIONS REGARDING CONTRACT BEING NEGOTIATED TO DELIBERATE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL ISSUES RELATED TO NEGOTIATION OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OR SIMILAR DOCUMENT PROPOSED TO BE NEGOTIATED BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND TEXAS POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD AND SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION INC., A TEXAS NONPROFIT CORPORATION RELATED TO THE REDEVELOPMENT REVITALIZATION OF FREEMAN COLISEUM COMPLEX GROUNDS AND FACILITIES SO LONG AS. BEFORE CONVENING THE CLOSED MEETING ONE. THE COURT COURT VOTES UNANIMOUSLY THAT DELIBERATION IS AN OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THIRD PERSONS AND TWO, THE ATTORNEY ADVISING THE COURT ISSUES A WRITTEN DETERMINATION THAT DELIBERATION AND OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE COURT IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THIRD PERSON. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO IN REGARDS TO 75 A THAT THERE BE A MOTION UNANIMOUS MOTION TO DELIBERATE IN THE CLOSED SESSION IN REGARDS TO THE CONTRACT THAT MAY BE HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON COMMISSIONERS COURT MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION, ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. [EXECUTIVE SESSION] WE NOW ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TIME. 2:57 P.M.. NO. NO. NO. ALL RIGHT. ARE WE ON? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ON AND I'LL TAKE UP AGENDA ITEM 63. DISCUSSION. [63. Discussion and appmpriate action regarding a settlement offer in the matter of Bexar County v. Eddie Martinez, cause No. 2022c106609.] APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING SETTLEMENT OFFER IN THE MATTER OF BEXAR COUNTY VERSUS EDDY MARTINEZ. CASE NUMBER 22CI06609. IS THERE A MOTION? WELL. I'M SORRY. YES. NO. DURING EXECUTIVE. THE COURT DISCUSSED A SETTLEMENT OFFER IN THE MATTER OF BEXAR COUNTY VERSUS EDDY MARTINEZ IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000. DO YOU NEED A MOTION? I MAKE THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIED. ITEM 64 DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING SETTLEMENT OFFER IN A MATTER OF EPI UNIVERSITY LLC VERSUS COUNTY BEXAR [64. Discussion and appropriate action regarding a settlement offer in the matter of ECPI University LLC v. County ofBexar, Texas, case No. 2026C120375] [05:05:05] CASE NUMBER 26CIZ20375. MR. ROBINSON. THANK YOU JUDGE. DURING EXECUTIVE. THE COURT CONSIDERED A SETTLEMENT OFFER IN THE MATTER OF ECPI UNIVERSITY, IN WHICH ECPI UNIVERSITY AGREES TO PAY BEXAR COUNTY $50,000 PLUS $15,000 IN ATTORNEY'S FEES. IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. I'LL ALSO NEED A MOTION IN THE FORM OF A MOTION. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. I BELIEVE THAT ALL OTHER EXECUTIVE SESSION. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS ARE. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. WE'RE JOINING IN BEHALF OF. I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF JASON, MATTHEW MIRELES AND CECILIO LUCIO, WHO WAS ONE OF MY YOUTH AT CHURCH WHO WAS TRAGICALLY, TRAGICALLY MURDERED. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, THANK YOU. JUDGE, I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN. IN THE NAME OF ROSALBA DIAZ MARTINEZ, WHO'S THE MOTHER OF A FRIEND, RAFA DIAZ, GEORGE EDWARD MINARDI AND PAUL ANTHONY LOZANO. COMMISSIONER MOODE. I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF VINCENT ALBERT RAMIREZ, LONG TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND THE UNCLE OF SAN ANTONIO CITY MANAGER ERIK WALSH. COMMISSIONER CALVERT. I'LL JOIN IN WITH COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ ON DOCTOR GEORGE MAAMARI, A LONG STANDING COMMUNITY MEMBER. DOCTOR FATHER OF NICK. MAMA, ATTORNEY. I WANT TO ADJOURN ON BEHALF OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL BARRY PAUL HITCHENS, RETIRED U.S. AIR FORCE LIEUTENANT COLONEL. HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE AND THE D. A S OFFICE MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. AND HE WAS AN ATTORNEY AND A GENTLEMAN, OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. MEETING ADJOURNED. SEE Y'ALL NEXT TIME. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.