[00:00:02] ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING FOR OCTOBER 27TH, 2026. ALTHOUGH YOU SEE TWO CHAIRS TO MY RIGHT AND LEFT, THEY ARE PRESENT. LET'S HAVE LET'S MAKE SURE OUR AUDIO IS WORKING. COMMISSIONERS. RODRIGUEZ AND COMMISSIONER MOODY, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE FOR THE RECORD AND LET US KNOW THAT YOU'RE PRESENT AND YOU'RE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE? GOOD MORNING, JUDGE COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. I'M HERE IN PRESENT. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONER MOODY PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, IT'S MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE FOR TODAY'S INVOCATION THE HONORABLE WOLFF. [1. Opening Prayer: Father Kevin Shanahan of St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church] I CALL HIM HONORABLE FATHER KEVIN SHANAHAN FROM MY PARISH, SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA CATHOLIC CHURCH. FATHER KEVIN, I THINK YOU DID THE INVOCATION WHEN I GOT SWORN IN, AND THIS IS MY LAST MEETING TO DO THIS. AND SO I'VE ASKED YOU TO HELP CLOSE OUT MY TERM, AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE. AND I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, I WAS AT MASS LAST SUNDAY, EVEN THOUGH YOU WEREN'T. I'M SURE YOU WERE. YOU'RE TRAVELING SOMEWHERE OR YOU WERE OBVIOUSLY YOU WERE COMMITTED. BUT I ATTENDED THE 1030 MASS. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW FOR THE RECORD. ALL RIGHT, SO FATHER KEVIN HAS SERVED HIS PARISH FOR MORE THAN 18 YEARS. ORDAINED IN 1986. HIS MINISTRY HAS TAKEN HIM FROM LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM TO SAN ANTONIO, WHERE HE EARNED HIS MASTER'S DEGREE FOR THEOLOGY AND HAS DEVOTED MANY YEARS TO SERVING THIS COMMUNITY. BUT TODAY, THERE'S A PERSONAL CONNECTION I WANT TO SHARE WITH FATHER KEVIN. HAVING DELIVERED THE FIRST INVOCATION OF MY TENURE AS COUNTY JUDGE, AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT HE'S HERE AS MY GUEST TO DELIVER THE LAST. FATHER KEVIN, THANK YOU FOR HELPING US BEGIN AND CLOSE THIS CHAPTER WITH PRAYER. FOR REMINDING US OF THE FAITH, HUMILITY, AND CARE FOR OTHERS THAT WE SHOULD BRING TO PUBLIC SERVICE. WELCOME BACK, FATHER SHANAHAN. COME TO THE PODIUM FOR INVOCATION. WE'LL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RIGHT AFTER THAT. PLEASE STAND. GOD OF EVERLASTING FAITHFULNESS, WE ASK YOUR BLESSING ON THIS. THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. GUIDE THEM WITH THE WISDOM OF YOUR SPIRIT THAT THEY MAKE DECISIONS THAT PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF THOSE WHOM THEY SERVE. SHOW THEM THE DIRECTION YOU WOULD HAVE THEM TAKE. GIVE EACH MEMBER CLARITY OF MIND AND HEART SO THAT CAN SEE YOUR SPIRIT AT WORK IN THEIR MIDST. BRING A SENSE OF PEACE AND QUIET TO EACH MEMBER THAT EACH CAN LISTEN TO THAT STILL SMALL VOICE WITHIN THEM. THAT IS YOU. WE AS A COUNTY, THANK YOU FOR THE TASK WITH WHICH YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED THEM. WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THEIR EFFORTS IN LEADING YOUR PEOPLE. HELP THEM TO STAY TRUE TO THE VISION OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEGUN THIS GOOD WORK. WE ASK YOU TO GIVE THEM THE ABILITY TO STAY POSITIVE IN THE MIDST OF CHALLENGES, TO GIVE THEM ENTHUSIASM WHEN THEY FALTER, TO GIVE THEM MOTIVATION WHEN THEY ARE TIRED. REFRESH THEIR SPIRITS WHEN THEY NEED TO BE RESTORED TO DO YOUR WORK. LORD OF ALL THAT WE DO GIVE TO THIS COMMISSIONER'S COURT. COURAGE TO FOLLOW NOBLE ASPIRATIONS. STRENGTH TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY. INTEGRITY. TO SEEK THE TRUTH AND IN ALL CIVIC DUTIES BE THEIR INSPIRATION AND GUIDE. THROUGH CHRIST OUR LORD. AMEN. AMEN. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, FATHER KEVIN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE UP AGENDA NUMBER THREE. REQUEST OF COMMISSIONERS COURT TO IDENTIFY ITEMS FROM COMMISSION CONSENT AGENDA FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION AND APPROVE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA [3. Request of Commissioners Court to identify items from the Consent Agenda for additional discussion and to approve remaining Consent Agenda items.] ITEMS. I'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES LIKE TO PULL ITEM 2420. ARE YOU PULLING 44? COMMISSIONER, I'LL I'LL PULL THOSE TWO. JUST 2424 COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. I AM GOOD JUDGE. COMMISSIONER MOODY. I'M GOOD. COMMISSIONER. CALVERT. [00:05:02] ALL RIGHT. THOMAS OR NICOLE? YES. STAFF WOULD LIKE TO PULL AND DEFER ITEMS. 44 AND 45. ITEMS 44 AND 45 WILL BE PULLED AND DEFERRED AS PER THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS? MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. LET US NOW TAKE UP CEREMONIAL, AND WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT REMAINING ITEM THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN UP. [4. CEREMONIAL ITEM(S):] LET US DO FOR A PRESENTATION OF SERVICE AND RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES FOR 25 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE. LET'S HAVE JUAN RODRIGUEZ, 25 YEARS WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AND DO WE HAVE THE PIN? MISS NICOLE? GO AHEAD. SHERIFF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US THIS MORNING. WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE INVESTIGATOR JUAN RODRIGUEZ FOR HIS 25 YEARS OF SERVICE. SO WHAT'S THAT? HE'S NOT HERE. HE'S WORKING. WELL, WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE HIM ANYWAY. SO HE CAME ON IN 2001 WAS PROMOTED TO DETENTION AND FROM DETENTION TO LEE IN 2012. PROMOTED TO INVESTIGATOR IN 2023. HIS HIGHEST LEVELS OF CERTIFICATION ARE MASTERPIECE OFFICER, MENTAL HEALTH PEACE OFFICER, AND HE'S NEGOTIATIONS NEGOTIATOR CERTIFIED. HE WENT. HE ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX ONLINE AND ALAMO COLLEGES. PALO ALTO COLLEGE. HE ALSO SERVED THE UNITED STATES MILITARY FROM 1996 TO 2016 AND RETIRED AS A UNITED STATES NAVY E-5. MASTER AT ARMS COMBAT VET COMMISSIONER MOODY. I'M SURE WOULD WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. HIS SPOUSE, HE'S HE'S MARRIED TO RUTH M RODRIGUEZ AND THEY HAVE SEVERAL CHILDREN. LESLIE RODRIGUEZ, 23 YEARS OF AGE. EMILY RODRIGUEZ, 21 YEARS OF AGE. ALICIA RODRIGUEZ, 19, AND JESSALYN RODRIGUEZ, NINE. HE'S GOT HIS SPECIAL INTEREST IN. HOBBIES INCLUDE THAT ONE DAY HE WANTS TO START HIS OWN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR BUSINESS AFTER RETIREMENT TO KEEP ACTIVE. AND SO I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT THAT PIN ON HIS BEHALF. AND WE WILL YELL AT HIM FOR NOT SHOWING UP TODAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO ON TO FOUR B PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 7TH AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. THEY WERE PASSING OUT THE PINS, THE PURPLE RIBBON FOR WHICH I HAVE ON MY LAPEL. I ENCOURAGE ALL OF Y'ALL TO WEAR THESE PINS IN RECOGNITION OF THOSE VICTIMS. WE HAD A SOLEMN CEREMONY YESTERDAY. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD 28 VICTIMS DEATHS AS A RESULT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND SO IT WAS A VERY SOLEMN OCCASION. BUT IT IS ALSO A REMINDER HOW MUCH WORK WE HAVE TO DO. AND I WANTED TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, MY COLLEAGUES, FOR THEIR COMMITMENT IN ALLOCATING AND APPROPRIATING THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO FIGHT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, YOU'RE GOING TO ASSUME DO THE PROCLAMATIONS ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ CORRECT WHILE THEY'RE COMING FORWARD. WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A SERIOUS AND PERVASIVE ISSUE AFFECTING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN BEXAR COUNTY. AND WHEREAS EACH OCTOBER, BEXAR COUNTY JOINS THE NATION OBSERVING NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH TO HONOR SURVIVORS, REMEMBER LIVES LOST, AND RECOGNIZE THE LASTING IMPACT OF VIOLENCE ON OUR FAMILIES AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND WHEREAS, BREAKING GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF TRAUMA REQUIRES OUR COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING SURVIVORS, STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, PROMOTING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND CREATING COMMUNITIES WHERE FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN EXPERIENCE SAFE HEALING AND RESILIENCY IN HOPE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES PROCLAIMS THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS NATIONAL DOMESTIC AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH. SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE, FOR YOUR TIME FOR BEING HERE. GO AHEAD. JUDGE DIAZ, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING OCTOBER AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, AS YOU ALL ALWAYS HAVE, AND FOR LIGHTING UP THE COURTHOUSE PURPLE IN HONOR OF RAISING AWARENESS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, I AM SURROUNDED BY JUST A FEW OF OUR KEY STAKEHOLDERS. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNTY AND THE CITY, AND WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY LATER THIS MORNING TO TALK TO YOU ALL A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE STATISTICS, A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE VERY TRAGIC 28 FATALITIES THAT BEXAR COUNTY EXPERIENCED LAST YEAR. [00:10:10] AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE NUMBERS DURING OUR PRESENTATION LATER THIS MORNING. BUT WE JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH ON BEHALF OF ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS, AGAIN, FOR THE WORK THAT THE COUNTY IS DOING TO HELP END THIS SCOURGE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD? YES. PLEASE COME FORWARD SO WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE. HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU, SIR? HOW ARE YOU? NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. HI, GUYS. HEY. HEY. BEHALF OF BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZES SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2026 AS. NO. I'M SORRY. RECOGNIZING ZAPATA'S DAY IN HONOR OF FOUNDER GLORIA MARTINEZ COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES WILL DO THAT IN YOUR BEHALF. AND WHILE YOU GUYS ARE. IS ANYONE HERE TO ACCEPT THIS? COME ON UP. ZAPATOS ZAPATOS DE GLORIA MARTINEZ. CONSTABLE. SO WHILE THEY ARE COMING UP, GLORIA. AND WHEREAS GLORIA AND JOSE MARTINEZ FOUNDED ZAPATOS INC. DURING THE 2015 2016 SCHOOL YEAR. WHILE GLORIA WAS UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT, TURNING A PERSONAL JOURNEY INTO A MISSION OF SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED, ZAPATOS, INC. PROVIDES NEW SHOES AND SOCKS TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN BEXAR COUNTY SCHOOLS WHO NEED PROPERLY FITTING FOOTWEAR. AND WHEREAS, THROUGH THE VISION AND DEDICATION OF FOUNDER GLORIA MARTINEZ, THOUSANDS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN HAVE EXPERIENCED THE JOY AND DIGNITY OF RECEIVING A NEW PAIR OF SHOES. DEDICATED ZAPATOS VOLUNTEERS CARRY FORWARD GLORIA'S LEGACY AND CONTINUED SPIRIT OF SERVICE AND COMPASSION THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS ZAPATOS INC. DE SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT. THANK YOU, CONSTABLE, FOR BEING HERE AND FOR EVERYONE WHO CONTINUES TO CARRY ON THIS GOOD WORK. SO THEY ALSO ASKED ME TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK IN THEIR BEHALF. HOPEFULLY, I HAVE GOT A FEW MINUTES THAT I CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT. I DO WANT TO ALSO SAY THAT I'M HONORED TO BE HERE IN THEIR BEHALF. I DO WANT TO SHARE GLORIA'S LEGACY, A LEGACY, A LOVE, HOPE AND GIVING. IT'S. SHE STATED IF GETTING LEUKEMIA WAS WAS WHAT STARTED ME ON THIS JOURNEY, I WOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN ANY OTHER ROAD THAT WAS STATED BY HER. SOMETIMES THE MOST BEAUTIFUL JOURNEYS BEGIN DURING LIFE'S MOST DIFFICULT MOMENTS. FOR GLORIA CLEMENT MARTINEZ, A COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH LEUKEMIA BECAME WITH THE INSPIRATION BEHIND A REMARKABLE MISSION THAT HAVE TOUCHED LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN THROUGHOUT BEXAR COUNTY IN 2015 THROUGH 2016 WHILE UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENTS, GLORIA FOUND A SIMPLE WAY TO BRING JOY AND POSITIVITY IN HER JOURNEY. SHE BEGAN BEGAN TAKING PICTURES OF HER SHOES, THE SHOES THAT SHE WORE WHILE SHE WAS IN TREATMENT, AND STARTED SHARING THEM ON FACEBOOK. WHAT HAPPENED, AS A SMALL GESTURE OF HOPE, QUICKLY CAPTURED THE HEARTS OF HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS, WHO BEGAN SENDING HER NEW SHOES, SENDING HER NEW SHOES TO BRIGHTEN HER DAY. BUT GLORIA HAD A BIGGER VISION A WOMAN WITH DEEP FAITH, COMPASSION, AND GENEROSITY. GLORIA TOLD HER HUSBAND, JOSE THAT SHE DIDN'T NEED ANY MORE SHOES. INSTEAD, SHE BELIEVED THAT THOSE SHOES SHOULD GO TO CHILDREN WHO TRULY NEEDED THEM. FROM THAT SELFLESS THOUGHT, SAPATOS WAS BORN. DETERMINED TO TURN HER VISION INTO REALITY, GLORIA CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY AND ESTABLISHED A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. HER HUSBAND, JOSE, GAVE THAT ORGANIZATION ITS NAME, ZAPATOS, WHICH IS A SPANISH WORD FOR SHOES. WHAT BEGAN AS A WOMAN'S DESIRE TO HELP OTHERS GREW SOON GREW INTO AN EXTRAORDINARY MISSION OF KINDNESS AND SERVICE. SINCE 2015, ZAPATA'S HAS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 40,000 PAIRS OF SHOES AND SOCKS TO STUDENTS THROUGHOUT BEXAR COUNTY, AND WE HAVE BEEN PART OF THAT BEXAR COUNTY CONSTABLE PRECINCT TWO. AND I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT. THANK YOU ALL. EACH PAIR REPRESENTS MORE THAN JUST FOOTWEAR. IT REPRESENTS DIGNITY, CONFIDENCE, COMFORT, AND THE REASSURANCE THAT SOMEONE CARES. SADLY, GLORIA PASSED AWAY IN JANUARY 20TH, 2021, BUT HER DREAM DID NOT END AT HER PASSING. [00:15:09] TODAY, HER LEGACY CONTINUES THROUGH THE DETERMINATION AND LEADERSHIP OF HER SISTER, SANDY GUTIERREZ, THE DIRECTOR OF ZAPATA'S. ALONGSIDE HER INCREDIBLE TEAM AND COMPASSION OF DEVOTED VOLUNTEERS SANDY, MARGIE, ART AND SO MANY WORKED TIRELESSLY TO TIRELESSLY, TIRELESSLY. I CAN'T SAY THAT WORD TIRELESSLY TO CARRY FORWARD GLORIA'S MISSION, ENSURING THAT THOSE CHILDREN IN NEED CONTINUE TO RECEIVE NEW GIFTS OF SHOES AND SOCKS. ALTHOUGH GLORIA IS NO LONGER PHYSICALLY WITH US, HER SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY LIVES IN EVERY CHILD WHO RECEIVES A PAIR OF SHOES, EVERY VOLUNTEER WHO GIVES THEIR TIME, AND EVERY PERSON WHO BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF HELPING OTHERS. ZAPATOS IS MORE THAN A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. IT IS A LEGACY OF LOVE, A TESTAMENT OF FAITH, AND A REMINDER THAT EVEN DURING THOSE DARKEST MOMENTS, WE HAVE THE POWER TO BRING THE LIGHT INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE. GLORIA'S JOURNEY BEGAN WITH A PAIR OF SHOES, AND HER LEGACY CONTINUES WITH THOUSANDS OF FOOTSTEPS. AND WITH EACH PAIR OF SHOES GIVEN, GLORIA WALKS HER DREAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CONSTABLE, FOR PUTTING SOMETHING SO SAD INTO SUCH ELOQUENT WORDS. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME UP FOR A PHOTO, PLEASE. ONE. TWO. AND THREE. ONE MORE, ONE MORE. GUYS. THANK YOU. 2026 IS MOONSTRUCK FOUNDATION, INC. DATE COMMISSIONER CALVERT FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE. WE WANT TO INVITE PRISCILLA AND HER ENTOURAGE, SOME OF WHICH I THINK MAYBE. LATISHA. YOU COMING BACK, CONSTABLE, FOR THIS ONE TOO. BUT WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF BEXAR COUNTY, IT READS. WHEREAS MOONSTRUCK FOUNDATION INCORPORATED HAS FAITHFULLY SERVED BEXAR COUNTY BY HONORING THE HEROES OF NINE OVER 11 THROUGH FIRE SAFETY, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND FULFILLING CHILDREN'S DREAMS. AND WHEREAS, THE MOONSTRUCK FOUNDATION IS BUILT ON COMPASSION, INTEGRITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY, THE FOUNDATION HAS LOGGED THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY APPEARANCES, SCHOOL VISITS, AND SPECIAL MOMENTS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACROSS BEXAR COUNTY. AND WHEREAS ITS MISSION IS TO PROMOTE FIRE SAFETY, THE MOONSTRUCK FOUNDATION HAS SPENT MORE THAN TWO DECADES PROMOTING FIRE SAFETY AND FULFILLING THE UNIVERSAL CHILDHOOD DREAM OF RIDING A BIG RED, SHINY ANTIQUE FIRE TRUCK. AND WHEREAS MOONSTRUCK FOUNDATION BUILDS A WORLD WHERE EVERY PERSON HAS ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO LIVE A HEALTHY, HAPPY, AND FULFILLING LIFE. ENSURING THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS WE'RE A LITTLE LATE ON THIS ONE. SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2026, AND THIS 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 AS MOONSTRUCK FOUNDATION INCORPORATED DAY, WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES AND SEAL OF OFFICE AND SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT. PRISCILLA, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. WELL THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALVERT. GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE JUDGE PETER SAKAI, COMMISSIONER TOMMY CALVERT, MEMBERS OF THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, FAMILY, AND SO MANY FRIENDS HERE TODAY. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK COMMISSIONER TOMMY CALVERT FOR HIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR RECOGNIZING THE COMMUNITY SERVICE EFFORTS OF MOONSTRUCK FOUNDATION. AS THE FOUNDER AND CEO, IT IS TRULY AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY. MOONSTRUCK FOUNDATION, AS HE'S MENTIONED, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2004 AS A TRIBUTE TO THE HEROES OF NINE OVER 11. AND WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET. LIKE SO MANY AMERICANS, I. I WAS DEEPLY MOVED BY THE EVENT OF THE TRAGIC DAY AND I WAS ALSO EMPLOYED BY MARSHA MCLENNAN, THE WORLD'S LARGEST INSURANCE BROKER. AND OUR CORPORATE OFFICE WAS IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE FIRST TOWER. [00:20:02] WE LOST OVER 350 EMPLOYEES THAT DAY WHEN THAT PLANE STRUCK THE TOP FLOORS. I WANTED TO FIND A MEANINGFUL WAY TO HONOR MY COLLEAGUES, TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT WE WOULD NEVER FORGET. AS I WATCHED THE TV FOOTAGE. I WATCHED THE DEMOLISHED FIRE TRUCKS AND THOUGHT, THE CHILDREN ARE GOING TO REMEMBER A FIRE TRUCK WITH TRAGEDY. I REMEMBER GROWING UP ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO AND WATCHING THE PROCESSION WHEN PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY DROVE BY. MY MOM HAD US PARKED THERE ON MILITARY DRIVE WITH THE CAR BACKED UP, AND IT WAS SUCH AN HONORABLE DAY. AND THEN THE NEXT DAY, WE WATCHED THE TRAGEDY OF HIM BEING ASSASSINATED IN DALLAS. SO WITH THAT THOUGHT, I WANTED TO FIND A WAY TO TURN THE TRAGEDY INTO SOMETHING POSITIVE AND BE ABLE TO FULFILL THESE CHILDHOOD DREAMS. AND WHEN WE SAY A CHILDHOOD, EVERYBODY CAN BE A CHILD. IF YOU'VE NEVER RIDDEN ON A FIRE TRUCK, YOU CAN GO IN A POLICE VEHICLE, RIGHT? BUT OF COURSE, WE DON'T WANT TO GO TO JAIL. BUT WE CAN GO FOR A RIDE IN THE FIRE TRUCK. SO WHERE DO YOU BUY A FIRE TRUCK? WELL, ON THE INTERNET, OF COURSE. SO I WENT IN AND I LOCATED THE FIRE TRUCK, A 1975 AMERICAN LAFRANCE, AN ANTIQUE VEHICLE. AND I DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME THAT MANY OF THE FIREFIGHTERS IN SAN ANTONIO HAD A LARGE GROUP THAT GRADUATED AT THAT TIME IN THAT TIME FRAME. SO IT'S EVER SYMBOLIC FOR THEM WHEN THEY SEE IT, BECAUSE IT REMINDS THEM OF WHEN THEY ENTERED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF SEEING THE EXCITEMENT OF THE CHILDREN, VETERANS, GIRL SCOUTS, BOY SCOUTS, FIESTA ROYALTY AND DISABILITY GROUP CLIMB ON BOARD. WE SOUND THE ALARM AND WE GO FOR A MEMORABLE RIDE. THE SMILES ON EVERYONE'S FACE TELL THE STORY OF HOW THEY ENJOYED THE EXPERIENCE, BUT MOONSTRUCK HAS ALWAYS BEEN MORE ABOUT JUST A RIDE. OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE SAFETY AWARENESS, HONOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND BRING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TOGETHER THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE. FROM OUR YOUNGEST NEIGHBORS TO OUR SENIORS, WE'RE DEDICATED TO FOSTERING CONNECTION, CREATING LASTING MEMORIES, AND STRENGTHENING THE SPIRIT OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL EVENTS, NEIGHBORHOOD CELEBRATIONS, AND COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO MEET SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. EVERY EVENT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRE SAFETY AND BRING A LITTLE HAPPINESS TO THOSE AROUND US. SOMETIMES THE SMALLEST GESTURES MAKE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE. A CHILD'S SMILE. A FAMILY'S LAUGHTER OR A SENIOR SHARING A MEMORY OF YEARS GONE BY REMINDS US WHY WE CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE DO. FOR ME, COMMUNITY SERVICE HAS NEVER BEEN ABOUT RECOGNITION. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT GIVING BACK, BEING PRESENT AND FINDING WAYS TO MAKE SOMEONE'S DAY A LITTLE BRIGHTER. AND NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT SOME VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST APPRECIATION FOR THE ENTIRE MOONSTRUCK TEAM AND OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, WHICH MANY ARE PRESENT HERE TODAY. WHETHER PREPARING FOR EVENTS, HELPING FAMILIES ABOARD THE FIRE TRUCK, SHARING FIRE SAFETY, DRESSING IN OVER 75 THEMED COSTUMES, VISITING SCHOOLS AND SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTERS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASONS, PARTICIPATING IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY PARADES AND ASSISTING OTHER NONPROFITS. WE ALSO VOLUNTEER WITH SAPATOS AND SA ROYALS AND THE ARBUTUS PLACE OFFERING OUR HELPING HAND. EACH OF YOU HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MAKING OUR MISSION POSSIBLE. YOU HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH OF YOURSELVES OVER THE YEARS AND I'M TRULY GRATEFUL. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS SUCH AS CONSTABLE LETICIA VASQUEZ WITH BEXAR COUNTY PRECINCT TWO, YVONNE PENA WITH WEST SIDE STORIES MAGAZINE, YVETTE TELLO WITH LA PRENSA, ROBERT ROMO WITH WALMART, COMMISSIONER TOMMY CALVERT WITH PRECINCT FOUR, WHO HAVE ALL ENCOURAGED US AND BELIEVED IN WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY BEAUTIFUL MOTHER, OLIVIA, WHO'S HERE TODAY, 91 YEARS OLD AND A SEAMSTRESS WHO HAS MADE MULTIPLE DALMATIAN COSTUMES, WHICH MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN ME WEAR, AND ALSO CREATED A SILVER SANTA COSTUME JUST FOR SENIORS. SO WHEN WE VISIT A SENIOR CENTER, WE BRING THEM THEIR OWN SANTA. [00:25:05] THIS RECOGNITION BELONGS TO ALL OF YOU AS MUCH AS IT DOES TO ME. AS I LOOK BACK OVER MORE THAN TWO DECADES, I FEEL INCREDIBLY BLESSED BY THE PEOPLE WE HAVE MET, THE FRIENDSHIPS WE HAVE MADE, AND THE MEMORIES WE HAVE CREATED. WHAT STARTED AS A TRIBUTE TO THE HEROES OF NINE OVER 11 HAS BECOME A LASTING REMINDER THAT SERVICE, KINDNESS AND COMMUNITY CAN BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. MY HOPE IS THAT WE CONTINUE TO INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS AND SHARE THE SIMPLE JOY OF GIVING BACK. TO JUDGE SAKAI, COMMISSIONER CALVERT AND THE ENTIRE COMMISSIONERS COURT, THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION. I ACCEPT THIS HONOR WITH HUMBLE AND GRATEFUL HEART. ON BEHALF OF MOONSTRUCK FOUNDATION. OUR WONDERFUL TEAM AND EVERY VOLUNTEER WHO HAS HELPED US ALONG THE WAY. MAY WE ALWAYS REMEMBER THOSE WHO SERVE. HONOR THOSE WHO SACRIFICE. AND NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE DIFFERENCE WE CAN MAKE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL. YOU'RE HERE. WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT YOUR PROCLAMATION? ON BEHALF OF BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF EAST SIDE FALL FESTIVAL COMMUNITY EVENT. COMMISSIONER. CALVERT. THANK YOU JUDGE. I WANT TO INVITE ADRIAN HOUSE AND HER TEAM TO COME ON UP. BUT REMEMBER WHEN ADRIAN BROUGHT US THIS IDEA AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, AND IT READS, WHEREAS IN 2021, ADRIAN HOUSE, COMMISSIONER, CALVERT, MYSELF, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE TRAIL RIDE COMMUNITY, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS CAME TOGETHER TO CREATE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN ON THE EAST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO. AND WHEREAS SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE EAST SIDE FALL FESTIVAL HAS BECOME A STAPLE EVENT IN THE COMMUNITY. IT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND SECURE SPACE WHERE FAMILIES CAN CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES INCLUDING FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT, HORSEBACK RIDING, HAY RIDES, A COSTUME CONTEST, AS WELL AS PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED ACCESS TO COUNTY RESOURCES AND SERVICES. AND WHEREAS THE VOLUNTEER RUN ORGANIZATION HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER A DIVERSE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS AND VOLUNTEER GROUPS. THEIR GOAL HAS BEEN TO ENSURE THE EVENT MEETS THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. AND WHEREAS ADRIAN HOUSE AND THE EAST SIDE FALL FESTIVAL, CONTINUING IMPACT EXTENDS NOT ONLY TO THE CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO TO ITS CULTURE AND IDENTITY. THE EAST SIDE FALL FESTIVAL HAS BECOME A MODEL FOR HOW CROSS-SECTOR COOPERATION CAN ENHANCE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND JOY. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND CELEBRATES THE FIFTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE EAST SIDE FALL FESTIVAL. SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT THIS 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2026. AND BY THE WAY, ADRIAN, THIS WILL BE REBROADCAST ON LINK NEAR YOU ONLINE SO YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE GOOD STUFF. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALVERT. [00:30:02] JUDGE REBECCA CLAY-FLORES. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. FIVE YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A RISE IN GANG AND GUN VIOLENCE ON THE EAST SIDE. AND NOT JUST THE EAST SIDE, BUT IN BEXAR COUNTY. PERIOD. AND I WANTED A I WANTED TO PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR FAMILIES TO BRING THEIR CHILDREN TO COME AND TRICK OR TREAT. SO ONE DAY I SAW COMMISSIONER CALVERT, AND I KIND OF WAS JUST LIKE, I NEED TO USE COMANCHE PARK AND THIS IS WHY I WANT TO DO IT. AND FROM THERE WE JOINED ALL THE TRAIL RIDE ORGANIZATIONS IN SAN ANTONIO. A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE CAME TOGETHER AND EVERY YEAR ON HALLOWEEN, WE PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR KIDS AND TO COME OUT AND TRICK OR TREAT. WE HAVE HORSEBACK RIDING, THERE'S FREE FOOD RESOURCES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. WE, THE FIRST YEAR WE STARTED IT, WE ONLY HAD ABOUT MAYBE 70 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. THEREAFTER WE GET 450 PLUS. THIS YEAR WE ARE EXPECTING OVER 600 PEOPLE BECAUSE IT'S ON A SATURDAY. BUT IT IS THIS SATURDAY FROM 4 TO 8, AND I INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT AND ENJOY IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROCLAMATION. ONE, TWO AND THREE. THANK YOU. CYNTHIA. HAPPY BOTTLE S A RURAL THERAPY DOGS AND HANDLERS FOR THEIR FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF SERVICE TO THE BEXAR COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER. MISS CYNTHIA COMMISSIONER CALVERT. THANK YOU. JUDGE. WE WE'VE GOT A NEW IN TRAINING PARTNER DOWN THERE, SO THEY'RE GETTING THEIR FIRST COMMISSIONERS COURT APPEARANCE, I THINK. BUT THE PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS OCTOBER 20TH, 2026 MARKS THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SAR ROYALS THERAPY DOG TEAM SERVICE AT THE BEXAR COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER, WHICH BEGAN ON OCTOBER 20TH, 2022 WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE HONORABLE JUDGE RON RANGEL. AND WHEREAS THE ROYALS FOUNDED AND LED BY TWO TIME BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR CYNTHIA HAPPY BOTTLES HAVE SERVED OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 2016, WORKING WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BRING COMFORT AND COMPANIONSHIP TO PEOPLE IN NEED. AND WHEREAS, AT THE JUSTICE CENTER, THE SAR ROYALS THERAPY DOGS AND DEDICATED HANDLERS PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO VICTIMS, JURORS, JUDGES, ATTORNEYS, COURT STAFF AND FAMILIES, HELPING EASE THE STRESS OF DIFFICULT COURT PROCEEDINGS. AND WHEREAS MRS. BUTLER AND HER FELLOW HANDLERS HAVE MADE THERAPY DOGS A VALUED PRESENCE AT THE JUSTICE CENTER, GENEROUSLY GIVING THEIR TIME AND CARE, REMAINING COMMITTED TO CONTINUING THIS SERVICE FOR THE PEOPLE OF BEXAR COUNTY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY EXPRESSES ITS GRATITUDE TO CYNTHIA HAPPY BUTTLES AND THE S.A. ROYALS THERAPY DOG AND HANDLERS TEAM FOR THEIR COMPASSIONATE SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WE HONOR THEIR FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF SERVICE AT THE BEXAR COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER. WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES AND SEAL OF OFFICES. 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2026. THANKS FOR THE LIGHT YOU BRING. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, TOMMY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONERS. WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR BEING HERE. I DO HAVE TRINI RIGHT NOW. LUCY RICARDO, SHE'S ONE OF CLARK LUCY'S FAVORITES. BUT I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE. WE'RE VERY HONORED. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT PART OF OUR TEAMS THAT WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH ARE SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY HERE THAT ALSO RECEIVED THEIR PROCLAMATIONS. THE ROYALS ARE JUST NOT HERE TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL. BUT THEY'RE SMART, THEY'RE COMPASSIONATE. THEY WORK ALONG THE CITY. WE'VE BEEN DOING IT ACTUALLY LONGER. OUR ANNIVERSARY IS THE 20TH OF WHEN WE RECEIVED OUR NAME OF OCTOBER. I AM GLAD AND GRATEFUL. I ALSO HAVE ROSE AGUILAR. I WANT HER TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF WHAT THE ROYALS DID FOR HER AND HER FAMILY HERE. AND JUDGE RANGEL'S COURT WHEN SHE WAS HAVING TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THE EMOTIONS THAT SHE WAS GOING THROUGH. I WANT YOU TO TAKE A MOMENT AND LISTEN TO HER STATEMENT. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SAKAI AND COUNTY COURT STAFF. MY NAME IS ROSE AGUILAR, AND I AM A WONDERFUL FRIEND OF HAPPY'S AND HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE ROYALS FOR A WHILE. THEY'VE COME TO OUR SCHOOLS. I WAS AN EDUCATOR AND THEY CAME OUT AND HELPED THE CHILDREN, AND I JUST LOVED HOW INVOLVED THAT HAPPY IS. AND THE DOGS WERE IN THIS CITY. FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AGO, I EXPERIENCED A TRAGEDY IN MY FAMILY. [00:35:05] MY BEAUTIFUL NIECE WAS MURDERED, AND IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST DEVASTATING THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN MY LIFE. IMMEDIATELY HAPPY CALLED ME AND SAID, WE'LL BE THERE. SO A YEAR LATER, WE WENT TO COURT AND IT WAS THE LONGEST WEEK OF MY LIFE. AND I WILL TELL YOU, I COULD HAVE NOT GONE TO COURT WITHOUT THE ESSAY ROYALS AT MY SIDE. I HAD A BEAUTIFUL EL REY AND BLUE COME EVERY DAY TO COURT WITH ME AND SIT BY MY SIDE. THEY SAT AT MY FEET. THEY CALMED ME. THEY CALMED MY. MY NIECES. FRIENDS. AS WE SAT THERE HAVING TO EXPERIENCE THIS AND AND THE WORST THING WAS LOOKING AT THE GRAPHIC IMAGES THAT WERE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. BUT EVERY TIME I WHIMPERED, I CRIED. I JUST EXPRESSED MY EMOTIONS. THE DOGS WERE THERE. EL REY WOULD PUT HIS HEAD ON MY SHOULDER AND COMFORT ME. AT ONE POINT, I HAD TO GASP AND GET UP BECAUSE I HAD TO SEE A GRAPHIC PICTURE OF MY NIECE, WHO HAD BEEN SHOT MANY TIMES, AND I RAN OUT OF THE ROOM AND THE DOGS FOLLOWED ME OUT AND STAYED BY MY SIDE. EVEN WHEN I HAD TO RUN TO THE RESTROOM TO COMPOSE MYSELF. THERE IS NO AMOUNT OF GRATITUDE THAT I COULD GIVE THAT WOULD SUFFICE TO LET THE SA ROYALS AND HAPPY KNOW WHAT THIS PROGRAM HAS MEANT TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND MY NIECES FRIENDS, THE COMFORT THEY GAVE AND THE THE PEACE I HAD IN COURT. SO I HOPE THEY CONTINUE TO COME TO THE COURT TO BE ABLE TO ACT AS AN AID. AND IT REMINDS ME OF SOMETHING I ONCE HEARD IN CLOSING THAT GOD SPELLED BACKWARDS IS DOG. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ONE, TWO AND THREE. RECOGNIZING THE 50TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALAMO AREA COUNCIL WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. COMMISSIONER. CALVERT. THANK YOU JUDGE. I'M EXCITED TO BRING UP VICTOR SALAZAR AND TABITHA FOR MACOG TO HELP US WITH THIS RESOLUTION. AND THE PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WAS OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED ON AUGUST 14TH, 1976 UNDER TITLE FOUR OF THE ENERGY CONSERVATION AND PRODUCTION ACT, AND IS CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF INVESTING IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR FAMILIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, THE ELDERLY, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY A HIGH ENERGY BURDEN AND RISING RESIDENTIAL UTILITY COSTS. AND WHEREAS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1976, THE WEATHERIZATION NETWORK HAS DELIVERED MEANINGFUL RESULTS BY SERVING MORE THAN 7.2 MILLION FAMILIES NATIONWIDE, CURRENTLY HELPING PARTICIPATING HOUSEHOLDS SAVE AN AVERAGE OF $372 OR MORE ANNUALLY ON THEIR ENERGY BILLS. AND WHEREAS THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STRENGTHENS LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE ECONOMY BY SUPPORTING APPROXIMATELY 8500 JOBS NATIONWIDE, FOSTERING A SKILLED CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE, AND UTILIZING CUTTING EDGE BUILDING SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY. AND WHEREAS, WEATHERIZATION SERVICES PROVIDE LONG TERM HEALTH AND SAFETY BENEFITS BY IMPROVING INDOOR AIR QUALITY, CORRECTING STRUCTURAL HAZARDS, REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS, AND ENSURING VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS ARE SAFER, HEALTHIER AND MORE COMFORTABLE. AND WHEREAS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR STATE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS. NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP, STATE OFFICES, LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES AND WEATHERIZATION PROFESSIONALS CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE TO EXPAND THE REACH AND EQUITY OF THE PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. [00:40:01] NOW THERE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY PROCLAIMS. OCTOBER 30TH, 2026 AS WEATHERIZATION DAY IN BEXAR COUNTY IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. AND WE CALL THIS OBSERVANCE TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR CITIZENS. SIGNED THIS 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU BOTH. YAY! WEATHERIZATION! THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER CALVERT JUDGE AND MEMBERS OF THE COURT. MY NAME IS TABITHA GARZA, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS. ACOG, WHICH ADMINISTERS THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. JOINING ME TODAY IS MR. VICTOR LYLE FROM OUR TEAM AND FRANK. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. AS THE PROCLAMATION MENTIONED, THAT IS OUR NATIONAL STORY HIGHLIGHTING THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. AND I'LL JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO BRING THAT LOCALLY. SO EVERY DAY AT ACOG, OUR CREWS GO INTO QUALIFYING HOMES AND SEAL WINDOWS AND DOORS, ADD INSULATION, MAKE REPAIRS AND REPLACE FAILING HVAC SYSTEMS AND CHECK INDOOR AIR QUALITY FOR SAFETY HAZARDS. AND SO THIS WORK EVERY DAY IS NOT ONLY LOWERING BILLS AND CREATING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, BUT EVERY DAY WE ARE CREATING SAFER, HEALTHIER HOMES FOR FAMILIES TO COUNT ON FOR YEARS TO COME. SO THIS WORK IS DONE ONLY THROUGH PARTNERSHIP. ACOG HAS LONG WORKED ALONGSIDE BEXAR COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO CONNECT THESE OUR ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS TO THESE ASSISTANCE. SO I'LL CLOSE BY INVITING YOU ALL THIS. FRIDAY OCTOBER THE 30TH, ACOG IS HOSTING A WEATHERIZATION LUNCH AND LEARN FROM 11 TO 1 SPECIFICALLY MEANT FOR OFFICIALS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WEATHERIZATION AND HELP US SPREAD THE MISSION AND CONNECT THIS ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS. SO ON BEHALF OF ACOG AND OUR WEATHERIZATION TEAM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS MILESTONE ALONGSIDE US. AND WHERE IS THAT GOING TO BE? THAT OCTOBER 30TH EVENT. IT'LL BE AT ACOG. OKAY. VERY GOOD. OFF OF 410. AND THERE WE GO. COME ON UP. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. READY? 123. PERFECT. THANK YOU. PULL UP THE MATTER THAT WAS PULLED OFF CONSENT. [24. Approval of subdivision plat# 26-11800035 within the Extra Territorial Jurisdiction of the City of San Antonio: Westpointe East 131, owner: Vise Oaks I, LTD, Nearest Intersection: Wiseman Boulevard & Westcreek Oaks: East 1,284',not within the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone. Precinct Number 1.] I BELIEVE IT'S ITEM 24. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. IT'S APPROVAL OF A SUBDIVISION PLAT 20, WELL WITHIN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, WEST POINT. EAST OWNER VICE OAKS NEAR SACHSE INTERSECTION, WISEMAN BOULEVARD, WEST CREEK OAKS NOT WITHIN THE EDWARDS AQUIFER RECHARGE ZONE. PRECINCT NUMBER ONE. COMMISSIONER. CLAY-FLORES. YEAH. I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS BEFORE MY COMMENTS. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? I'M VOTING AGAINST IT. OH. I'M SORRY. OKAY. I'M SORRY. YOU MADE A MOTION TO TABLE. CAN I VOTE AGAINST OKAY, TABLE. I'LL VOTE AGAINST IT NEXT TIME. OKAY. POINT OF CLARIFICATION. I HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE. WE HAVE A SECOND ITEM. SO THERE'S A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. A POINT OF CLARIFICATION MOTION TO TABLE. IS THAT THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ASK FOR A VOTE AGAIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. THE MATTER'S TABLED. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. DID YOU WANT TO PUT ANYTHING ON THE RECORD? YES. I WANTED TO ASK PUBLIC WORKS TO COME UP, PLEASE. SO HAVE YOU GUYS CONFIRMED THAT ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION IN THE PLAT APPLICATION COMPLIES WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FROM THE STATE? WE BELIEVE IT IS APPROVED. WE COULD GO BACK AND REASSURE RE REVIEW. ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. OKAY, SO JUST FOR THE RECORD IT DOESN'T SAY HERE IN THE CAPTION, BUT THIS IS IS BEING PLOTTED TO BE A DATA CENTER, WHICH I AM AGAINST. AND SO MY CONSTITUENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THIS PART OF THE PRECINCT, ARE ALSO AGAINST THIS. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO BECAUSE WE ARE AN AGENT OF THE STATE. AND SO THIS IS REALLY THE FAULT OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE STATE, WHO CONTINUE TO TAKE AWAY LOCAL POWER FROM COUNTY GOVERNMENT. [00:45:05] SO UNFORTUNATELY, IF THIS MEETS THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, THERE'S NOT MORE I CAN DO BUT DELAY IT. BUT AT LEAST I'M GOING TO DELAY IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. OKAY, JESSIE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO DOES THE STATE GIVE US ANY INDICATION OF OR UNDER OUR PERMITTING LAWS? DO WE GET ANY INDICATION OF WHETHER OR NOT THE DATA CENTER IS USING FIRST GENERATION TECHNOLOGY, WHICH ARE HIGHLY WATER AND ENERGY INEFFICIENT, OR ARE THEY USING FOURTH GENERATION TECHNOLOGY? DO WE GET ANY DATA OR OR DETAILS ABOUT THAT? NOT AT THE MOMENT, NOT DURING THE PROCESS. DO WE GET FROM THE STATE ANY IDEA ABOUT WHAT IS THE ENTITY THAT IS GOING TO BE UTILIZING THE DATA CENTER OR WHAT YOU KNOW, TO WHAT END IS IT? DO WE GET ANY OF THAT WHEN THESE PERMITS? NOT NOT AT THE MOMENT. THE PROCESS IS PRETTY EARLY STAGES, SO WE UNFORTUNATELY DO NOT. SO SO COMMISSIONERS COURT, I RAISED THOSE IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. THE FIRST IS THE PRESERVATION OF OUR AQUIFER IS DEPENDENT UPON OUR ABILITY TO KNOW THE WATER CONSUMPTION AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME LEVERAGE OVER THE BEST TECHNOLOGIES. EVERYONE'S TALKED ABOUT THE AMAZING CAPITALIZATION OF DATA CENTERS, A LOT OF MONEY BEHIND THEM. AND IF THE STATE GETS SERIOUS ABOUT PRESERVING OUR WATER, BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T HAVE WATER, YOU DON'T HAVE AN ECONOMY. AND I TRAVELED OUT TO RURAL COUNTIES THAT ARE SCARED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEIR WATER IS GOING TO HAVE A TREMENDOUS HAUL AGAINST IT. WE SHOULD BE THE SAME IN BEXAR COUNTY. WE SHOULD BE LOOKING VERY CAREFULLY AT WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN PUSH THESE PARTICULAR ENTITIES TO INVEST IN THE HIGHEST, MOST WATER EFFICIENT THINGS THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE AS WELL AS POWER. WE'VE ALL SUFFERED THE FEBRUARY FREEZE AND SEEN THIS STRAIN ON OUR GRID. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED RECENTLY WITH 300 PLUS DATA CENTERS ACROSS TEXAS INDICATE THAT THERE WILL BE ALMOST CONSUMPTION THAT TAKES UP A THIRD OF THE POWER USE IN THE UNITED STATES, WHICH I'M NOT SURE THE STATE OF TEXAS IS PREPARED FOR. SO I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES RAISING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT DATA CENTERS. AND THE FINAL POINT I'LL MAKE IS THIS. THERE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SPECULATION IN THE DATA CENTER INDUSTRY. WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THEY DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE CUSTOMERS FOR SOME OF THESE DATA CENTERS. THEY'RE JUST GETTING THESE AREAS READY IN ANTICIPATION OF A CUSTOMER. I BELIEVE THAT WITH THE AMOUNT OF RESOURCES THAT WE ARE EXPENDING, THEY OUGHT TO AT LEAST BE IN TRUE END USER. AND THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO KNOW WHO AND WHAT THAT IS. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES FOR RAISING ATTENTION FOR THIS. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, COMMISSIONER MOODY, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ON THE RECORD? THANKS, JUDGE. YEAH, JUST. JUST FOR THE RECORD, I'D LIKE TO ENSURE THAT MY VOTE IS FOR THE MOTION TO TABLE. I DO THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY THOUGHTFUL AS A POLICY BROADLY WHEN IT COMES TO DATA CENTERS. AND THAT JUST REQUIRES A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE. AND THERE'S ALSO SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE THOSE AUTHORITIES LIE. BUT BUT AT THIS POINT I DON'T HAVE INFORMATION OR DETAILS ON, ON THIS PROJECT OR OTHERS. SO I THINK MOTION TO TABLE MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. AND I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DIVE INTO THIS AS A, AS A BODY BOTH LOCALLY AND MORE BROADLY AT THE STATE LEVEL. JUDGE IS COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. I JUST ALSO WANTED TO WEIGH IN SUPPORTIVE OF, OF THE MOTION TO TABLE AND TO COMMISSIONER MOODY'S POINT. I KNOW THERE'S SOME A LOT OF DISCUSSION AT THE STATE LEVEL INCLUDING THROUGH THE CONFERENCE OF URBAN COUNTIES. WE'RE WORKING ON A POLICY STATEMENT TO KIND OF HELP SHAPE SOME OF THE POLICY AND LEGISLATION THAT COMES OUT OF THIS NEXT SESSION TO GIVE COUNTIES MORE LAND USE AUTHORITY. SO I WILL KEEP THE COURT POSTED ON THAT AND CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE YOUR THOUGHTS AND INPUT ON MAKING SURE THAT WE COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT MAKES SENSE. OR NOT JUST BEXAR COUNTY, BUT ALL TEXAS COUNTIES. BUT I'M SUPPORTIVE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET'S REFLECT THAT MOTION TO TABLE WAS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED BY THE VOTE OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON. NICOLE, IS THERE ANY OTHER MATTERS ON THE CONSENT? DID WE GET ALL THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS TAKEN CARE OF? THOMAS. NICOLE. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. THEN WE STILL ARE SHORT OF TIME, SO LET'S GO TO SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS. [5.a. Presentation of the award winners Of the 2026 San Antonio 90 Second Newbery Film Festival sponsored by BiblioTech and H-E-B Read and official launch of the 2027 Festival.] NUMBER FIVE PRESENTATION TO AWARD WINNERS OF THE 2026 SAN ANTONIO 92ND NEWBURY FILM FESTIVAL SPONSORED BY BIBLIOTECH, [00:50:03] H-E-B. READ AND OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE 2027 FESTIVAL. LAURA COLE AND I PRESUME WE'LL ALSO DO BE PRESENTATION OF THE 2020 627 BIBLIOTECH STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL. SO I DON'T BELIEVE THESE ARE ANY ACTION ITEMS. WE'LL TAKE THEM ALL AT ONCE. CORRECT. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS LAURA COLE BIBLIOTECH. THE 92ND NEWBURY FILM FESTIVAL IS A NATIONAL FILM CONTEST IN WHICH KIDS TAKE NEWBERY WINNING BOOKS AND TRANSLATE THEM INTO VIDEOS, WHICH LAST ABOUT 90S. THERE ARE FILM SCREENINGS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SINCE 2016, BIBLIOTECH HAS PARTNERED WITH H-E-B READ THREE TO BRING THE NEWBERY FILM FESTIVAL TO SAN ANTONIO, AND IN THAT TIME WE HAVE BECOME THE LARGEST FILM 92ND FILM FESTIVAL IN THE COUNTRY. WE ARE ABLE TO THANK YOU. WE ARE. WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER CASH PRIZES TO THE SPONSORING LIBRARIES OR ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE STUDENT WINNERS. SO TODAY WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU A BRIEF RECAP OF LAST YEAR'S FILM FESTIVAL, WHICH IS HELD IN MAY. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE WINNERS IN BOTH THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION, AND THANK OUR PARTNERS. THIS IS THE 92ND NEWBURY FILM FESTIVAL. KID FILMMAKERS MAKE SHORT MOVIES THAT TELL THE ENTIRE STORIES OF NEWBURY, WINNING BOOKS IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, USUALLY WITH SOME KIND OF WEIRD TWIST. SO MAYBE THEY'LL DO HATCHET, BUT THEY'LL DO IT IN THE STYLE OF THE LEGO MOVIE. AND WE STARTED IT IN JUST IN NEW YORK AND CHICAGO AND PORTLAND, AND IT'S GROWN TO LIKE EIGHT CITIES, INCLUDING SAN ANTONIO, WHICH IS ALWAYS THE BIGGEST ONE EVERY YEAR. LAURA, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT TONIGHT'S EVENT? I AM SO EXCITED. THERE'S SO MUCH ENERGY IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THIS WONDERFUL THEME. WE'VE GOT THESE FABULOUS PERFORMERS. WE HAD A RECORD NUMBER OF ENTRIES THIS YEAR. WE HAD 165 FROM ACROSS TEXAS. THE 10TH YEAR WE'VE DONE IT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. AND THIS IS THE BIGGEST EVER. AND WE'VE GOT THIS GREAT CIRCUS THEME THIS YEAR. WE'VE GOT PERFORMERS. WE'VE GOT PEOPLE IN COSTUME. I'M REALLY EXCITED. AS A FORMER PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATOR, I KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF LITERACY AND, AND GETTING KIDS REALLY TO NOT JUST READ BOOKS, BUT ENJOY BOOKS. AND I THINK THIS FILM FESTIVAL BRINGS IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT WAS AN AUDITORIUM HERE AT THE TOBIN CENTER THAT WAS FULL OF KIDS. YOU GOTTA YOU GOTTA JOIN THIS FESTIVAL. IT IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY FOR THE YOUNG KIDS TO LEARN THAT THEY CAN COMPETE AND THEY CAN COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY, AND THEY CAN SHARE THEIR PASSION AND THEIR TALENTS OF READING AND CREATING, EDITING AND JUST LETTING THEIR IMAGINATIONS GROW. I'M WISHING MY GROUP GOOD LUCK AND I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE. WEREN'T YOU SURPRISED ABOUT ALL OF THIS? WE THOUGHT WE WERE JUST GOING TO WALK IN, SIT DOWN AND WAIT FOR THE AWARDS TO BE CALLED OUT. WE WERE NOT EXPECTING ANY OF THIS. I THINK JUST THE EXPERIENCE OF HAVING TO DO IT WITH MY FRIENDS AND ALL THE MEMORIES WE MADE. ALSO, I THINK JUST ACTING IS JUST SO MUCH FUN TO DO. AND AS COUNTY JUDGE FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, I'VE BEEN HONORED AND PROUD TO SUPPORT BIBLIOTECH. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, LET'S COME TOGETHER. WE HAD STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER OUR REGION, ALL OVER OUR STATE, COME HERE TO BEXAR COUNTY. AND I'M JUST SO PROUD TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER IN SUCH A WONDERFUL EVENT. WINNING MY CATEGORIES. OH, IT WAS AMAZING. JUST GOING UP ON THE STAGE, JUST FEELING JUST LIKE THAT AMAZEMENT, LIKE IT'S VERY SURREAL MOMENT. HI, MY NAME IS BRYNN DAVIS. [00:55:01] MY NAME IS STANLEY. MY NAME IS JAKE JACKSON. HI, MY NAME IS AVA GOMEZ. I'M JUST ECSTATIC THAT WE WON, AND WE'VE JUST DEDICATED SO MUCH OF OUR TIME TO THIS, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WE FINALLY COME SO FAR. SO I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE ALAMO FILM GROUP. ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, THEY CAME TO US AND SAID, GOSH, WE'RE INTERESTED IN YOUR FILM FESTIVAL. HOW CAN WE HELP? AND WE SAID, OH, GEE, IN SO MANY WAYS. SO WE HAVE ARTHUR KURLAND HERE WHO IS FROM THE ALAMO FILM GROUP, AND WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THEM AS, AS PARTNERS GOING FORWARD. AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT NOW TO INTRODUCE OUR WINNERS IN BOTH OUR ELEMENTARY AND OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION. SO IN THE ELEMENTARY DIVISION, WE HAVE HATCHETT FROM HARTSVILLE ELEMENTARY. I'M CARLOS CASTRO. I WAS THEIR FACILITATOR LAST YEAR. WHETHER IN FIFTH GRADE. NOW THEY'RE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. IT WAS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO HAVE THEM IN MY CLASS. THEY GOT TO CREATE AND THEY WROTE AND ACTED. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICT? COMO ISD STARTS WITH ELEMENTARY. WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. LAURA. I'M HARLEY BEDDINGFIELD. THANK YOU. I'M MIRANDA MURPHY. I'M THOREN NORRIS. I'M DANIEL TRIPP. AND I'M SARA KING. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF GT AND ENRICHMENT FOR COMAL ISD. IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION, WE HAVE THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE FROM BARBARA JORDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. I'M BRENDA. I PLAYED CHARLOTTE DOYLE. I'M AVA AND I PLAYED CAPTAIN JAGGERY. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. WE ARE SO HAPPY WE GOT TO RUN THIS AWARD. AND IT WAS JUST SO MUCH FUN PLAYING AND ACTING OUT THESE CHARACTERS. IT WAS SUCH A LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND I'M SO HAPPY WE GOT TO DO THIS. THANK YOU. LAURA. I THIS IS AN ALL HANDS ON DECK EVENT FOR BIBLIOTECH. ALL OF OUR ALL OF ALL OF OUR STAFF PARTICIPATE. I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO ESPECIALLY THE OUTREACH TEAM, CARLOS SAUCEDA AND THE BIBLIOTECA OUTREACH TEAM, THE CREATORS WHO DID ALL THAT BEAUTIFUL WORK THAT YOU SAW IN THE VIDEO. AND I WOULD LIKE THEM TO STAND, PLEASE, AND BE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU RECEIVED POSTERS FOR NEXT YEAR'S EVENT. IT'S GOING TO BE MAY 8TH AT THE TOBIN. WE REALLY HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US. JUDGE SKYE AND MRS. K WERE THERE THIS YEAR. WE HAD A GREAT TIME. SO I'D LIKE TO PUT ON RECORD. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BIBLIOTHEQUE LATER IN THIS MEETING, AND I'D LIKE TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES OF WHAT YOU JUST SAW AND THE AWARD WINNERS AND WHAT IMPACT THE BIBLIOTHEQUE, THE COUNTY'S FREE LIBRARY. CORRECT. LA CO IT IS ABSOLUTELY FREE TO ALL BEXAR COUNTY RESIDENTS. AND SO WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION LATER ON IN REGARDS TO BIBLIOTHEQUE. BUT THIS IS THE QUALITY OF WORK THAT OUR COUNTY FREE LIBRARY IS PUTTING OUT AT THIS TIME. AND I'M ASK FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL THE STAFF, THE STUDENTS, THE KIDS THAT PARTICIPATE TO MAKE THE NEWBERRY 92ND FILM FESTIVAL, A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS. THANK YOU. HAVE A NICE DAY. OH, COME ON, LA, LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. LAURA, THERE'S SOME KIDS WHO DIDN'T GET INTRODUCED. DID WE ADVISE THE ADVISORY COUNCIL? ADVISORY COUNCIL. OKAY. OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S TAKE A PICTURE WITH THIS GROUP. AND SOMEBODY WANT TO HOLD THIS LITTLE POSTER FOR IT. THERE WE GO. OKAY. VERY GOOD. WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICT? SCHERTZ UNIVERSAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. GOOD. YEAH, THAT'S GREAT TO KNOW. SO SHE WAS MY COUSIN. SHE SAID BARBARA JORDAN'S MY THIRD COUSIN. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. [01:00:05] ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SURE. LET'S GO. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL. SO IN 2023, BIBLIOTHEK ESTABLISHED ITS STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL TO PROVIDE A VEHICLE FOR STUDENT VOICE AND INPUT INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR LIBRARY AND ISSUES THAT MATTER TO STUDENTS. SO THIS IS OUR THIRD COHORT, EXCUSE ME, COHORT. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE SOMEBODY WHO'S REALLY DONE YEOMAN'S WORK ON THIS. AND THAT IS OUR PROGRAMING LIBRARIAN, BRAULIO CARRILLO. JUDGE SAKAI, COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES AND COMMISSIONER CALVERT AND MOODY. AND WHO'S THE OTHER ONE? RODRIGUEZ. I WAS RIGHT, OKAY. AWESOME. I DIDN'T FORGET HIM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH LAURA ON THIS ENDEAVOR AND IT IS FOR THREE YEARS, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH A VERY TALENTED, VERY AMAZING AND INSPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. TODAY I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW MEMBERS OUR NEW STUDENTS AS I CALL THEIR NAME, THEY WILL STEP FORWARD. WE DO HAVE A FEW THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY, BUT I WILL RECOGNIZE THEM AS WELL. ELISE MATA FROM INCARNATE WORD HIGH SCHOOL. VANYA JAVID FROM CASS TECH AT JOHN PAUL STEVENS HIGH SCHOOL, EMILY QUINTANILLA FROM FOX TECH HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH AND LAW. AMAYA ZAMORA. JOHNSON. YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. HAILEY. DANG. INCARNATE WORD. HIGH SCHOOL. YANA. AWJILA. THOMAS. JEFFERSON. HIGH SCHOOL. ALANI. MYERS. YOUNG. WOMEN'S. LEADERSHIP. ACADEMY. MALI. PEREZ. YOUNG. WOMEN'S. LEADERSHIP. ACADEMY. AND VIVIAN. KRUPKA. INCARNATE. WORD. HIGH SCHOOL. AGAIN, WE MEET MONTHLY, AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AND HEAR FROM ALL OF THESE VERY TALENTED YOUNG STUDENTS. IT IS INSPIRING. THERE'S, THERE'S HOPE IN OUR WORLD BECAUSE THEY EXIST. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE A VERY IMPORTANT AND [5.b. Presentation of the 2026 - 2027 BiblioTech Student Advisory Council.] HONORARY MEMBER OF THE BIBLIOTHEQUE STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN A CHAMPION FOR OUR ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN A STRONG SUPPORTER. RACHEL SAKAI. I'M GLAD YOU DID THAT, LAURA. THANK YOU. LAURA. THE ONE THING THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE ONE THING I WANT TO SAY IS IF YOU EVER HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO ONE OF THEIR MEETINGS, YOU WOULD BE BLOWN AWAY. THEY RUN THE MEETING. THEY MAKE DECISIONS. THEY'RE TRULY AN EXAMPLE OF OUR FUTURE LEADERS. THANK YOU. AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. HOLD ON RACHEL. AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, RACHEL HAS NOT ONLY BEEN THE MENTOR AND ADVISOR AND REALLY JUST TAKING CARE OF BIBLIOTHEQUE, BUT SHE HAS BEEN THE FIRST LADY OF BEXAR COUNTY AND HAS SERVED IN ALL CAPACITIES IN REPRESENTING BEXAR COUNTY AND ESPECIALLY THE BIBLIOTHEQUE. SO I'D LIKE TO JUST AGAIN GIVE A SHOUT OUT FOR MY ONE AND ONLY RACHEL SAKAI. LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. WATCH OUT. COME FORWARD. ALL RIGHT. READY? ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU. READY? ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. [6.a. 10:00 a.m. Bexar County pmperty Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program: i. Public Hearing: Commissioners Court invites public input regarding the proposed Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program and initial report. ii. Immediately following 6a(i): Presentation, discussion, and appropriate action regarding the approval of a Resolution to establish the program under the PACE Act and designate the entire geographic area within the County's jurisdiction as a region within which a designated County authorized representative and the record owners of qualified real property may enter into PACE financing arrangements.] OKAY, LET'S DO A TIME. CERTAIN. WE'LL TAKE UP THE 10 A.M. BEXAR COUNTY PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY PACE PROGRAM SIX A WILL FIRST CONVENE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. THE TIME IS 10:11 A.M. COMMISSIONERS COURT INVITES PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING THE PROPOSED PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY PACE PROGRAM AND INITIAL [01:05:05] REPORT. I HAVE MY CITIZENS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP. I HAVE NOBODY SIGNED UP FOR SIX A ONE AND TWO. IS ANYBODY HERE IN BEHALF OF SIX A HEARING? NONE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. WE'LL GO BACK TO OPEN MEETINGS. IT WILL TAKE UP PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION, ESTABLISH THE PROGRAM UNDER THE PACE ACT AND DESIGNATE THE ENTIRE GEOGRAPHIC AREA WITHIN THE COUNTY'S JURISDICTION AS A REGION WITHIN WHICH A DESIGNATED COUNTY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AND THE RECORD OWNERS OF A QUALIFIED REAL PROPERTY MAY ENTER INTO THE PACE FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS. LET ME PUT ON RECORD THAT I AM VERY PLEASED THAT WE REACHED THIS POINT. RIGHT, DAN CURRY, WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT THE PACE BEFORE THE COURT, AND I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER CALVERT YOU HAD BROUGHT IT UP YEARS AGO. AND SO IT'S ABOUT TIME I SAID THIS PROGRAM COULD PROMOTE CLEAN ENERGY ADOPTION, EXPAND ACCESS TO CAPITAL, AND SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT IN BEXAR COUNTY. THIS NEXT STEP SIGNALS THAT BEXAR COUNTY IS SERIOUS ABOUT CREATING ANOTHER TOOL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT. I APPRECIATE ACOG'S WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AS OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PARTNER. THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP THAT CAN HELP US MOVE A GOOD IDEA FORWARD. I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR A MOTION TO PUT ON THE FLOOR MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. LET US HOLD OFF DAN CURRY. LET US MAKE A PRESENTATION AND WE'LL ASK FOR A VOTE. WELL, THE THE PRESENTATION IS BRIEF. SO AND SO AGAIN, AS AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE 83RD LEGISLATURE ALLOWED FOR THE CREATION OF A PACE PROGRAM. AS YOU KNOW, THAT ALLOWS THE GOVERNING BODY OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO DESIGNATE THAT AREA WITHIN THAT REGION PACE ELIGIBLE FINANCING IN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS A GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES. THERE ARE SMALL SUBURBAN CITIES THAT ARE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES. BUT BEXAR COUNTY IS CURRENTLY NOT ADOPTED. THE PACE PROGRAM. SO THIS WILL ESSENTIALLY CLOSE THE DONUT OF THE ENTIRE COUNTY. THE OWNERS CAN USE THOSE LOW COST FINANCED IMPROVEMENTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR PROPERTY. AS OCTOBER 13TH COMMISSIONERS COURT, YOU GUYS APPROVED THE RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO CREATE THE PROGRAM. IT REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WE JUST HAD TODAY. AND IF AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, THE COURT FINDS IT'S CONVENIENT, ADVANTAGEOUS TO ESTABLISH THE PROGRAM UNDER THE PACE ACT. WE CAN ASK FOR APPROVAL TO EXECUTE THE RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH THE PROGRAM. JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, WE WILL BE BRINGING BACK TO YOU STAFF. COMMISSIONERS COURT, A RECOMMENDATION FOR A DESIGNATED COUNTY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE. AND THE ACTUAL AGREEMENT RELATED TO THAT IS CLIFF HERBERT HERE FROM ACOG. NO, LYLE IS HERE. YEAH. COME ON UP HERE. I JUST WANT TO PUT ON RECORD. LYLE. THIS DOCUMENT. THE PACE PROGRAM HAS BEEN ONGOING, AND I BELIEVE ACOG HAS BEEN THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM. AND YOU'VE HAD SOME REALLY GREAT PROJECTS. AND WHAT STRUCK ME WAS YOUR MOST RECENT ONE WAS A BRAND NEW PROJECT, THE MONARCH HOTEL, WHICH IS THERE AT THE HEMISPHERE. SO CAN YOU BRIEFLY EXPLAIN WHAT PACE DOES FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT OPPORTUNITY IT HAS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY USING THE PACE ACT? SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE SAKAI AND COMMISSIONERS, I ECHO YOUR SENTIMENTS. IT'S ABOUT TIME. I'M THRILLED THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY TO TO SEE THE ADOPTION OF PACE. SO ACOG HAS BEEN THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR 16 ENABLED PACE JURISDICTIONS ACROSS OUR SERVICE AREA SINCE APPROXIMATELY 2020 WHEN THE FIRST COUNTIES SIGNED ON. PACE IS NOT JUST AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL THAT ENCOURAGES REVITALIZATION OF EXISTING PROPERTIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE AGING AND HIGHLY ENERGY INEFFICIENT. BUT IT'S IT'S OBVIOUSLY AN ENVIRONMENTAL TOOL FOR SUSTAINABILITY. WHEN WE HAVE UPGRADED BUILDING STOCK, THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORK AS HARD TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY. AND SO OUR POWER PLANTS ARE NOT HAVING TO GENERATE AS MUCH OF THAT ENERGY AND ELECTRICITY TO KEEP THESE PROPERTIES, YOU KNOW, HABITABLE, ESPECIALLY DURING OUR OUR HOT SUMMERS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS. OBVIOUSLY, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES ARE REALLY GREAT. YOU MENTIONED THE MONARCH HOTEL. IT WAS AT THE TIME THE LARGEST PACE PROJECT IN TEXAS. IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN SUPERSEDED BY A PROJECT IN FREDERICKSBURG. AND WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD A REALLY RAPID PACE OF PROJECTS COME ONLINE IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS INCLUDING THE ONE ONE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO IN DISTRICT TWO. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE MOMENTUM THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY. AND TO EXTEND THAT MOMENTUM INTO ALL OF BEXAR COUNTY OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE HAD POTENTIAL PROJECTS IN ELMENDORF THAT WE'VE HAD TO DECLINE ALAMO [01:10:07] RANCH. SO THIS WILL OPEN UP THOSE AREAS AND MORE TO THIS FINANCING OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR COMING BY. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT REALLY CLEAR FOR OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY WHO CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS. THIS IS FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, RIGHT? IT'S NOT FOR RESIDENTIAL, BUT IT'S FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. AND IT ALLOWS A COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OWNER TO FINANCE UP TO 100% OF ENERGY EFFICIENT WATER CONSERVATION, HVAC AND OTHER THINGS THAT MAKE THEIR THEIR BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENT WITHOUT ANY UPFRONT POCKET OUT OF POCKET COSTS AND FINANCE IT AT A VERY REASONABLE AMOUNT OVER TIME. IS THAT BASICALLY HOW IT WORKS? IT'S IT'S DIFFERENT FROM YOUR TRADITIONAL BUSINESS LOAN IN THAT YOUR TERM CAN BE 25, 30 EVEN MORE DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND OF IMPROVEMENTS YOU'RE MAKING. IT'S BASED ON THE AVERAGE LIFESPAN OF ALL OF YOUR ALL OF YOUR COMPONENTS OF YOUR PROJECT. AND ALSO, SO THAT DETERMINES THE LENGTH OF THE TERM, THE AMOUNT OF FINANCING THAT A PROPERTY OWNER CAN GET IS BASED ON THE ANTICIPATED COST SAVINGS OVER THE LIFE OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. SO IF YOU'RE EXPECTED TO SAVE $5 MILLION, THAT'S THE MOST THAT YOUR FINANCING IS GOING TO BE. YOUR ASSESSMENT IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR BUSINESS PEOPLE TO KNOW IS THAT YOU WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROGRAM UNLESS IT'S BASICALLY AUDITED, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAVE MORE THAN YOUR OUT OF POCKET FINANCING. IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT. YES. A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS TO ASSESS THE PROPERTY BEFORE THE IMPROVEMENTS TO GENERATE THE EXPECTED COST SAVINGS TOTALS. AND AFTER THE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE BEEN INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE REALIZING THOSE COST SAVINGS. SO I BELIEVE WHAT THIS PROGRAM DOES IS UNLOCK A WHOLE INDUSTRY OF PEOPLE WHO WORK IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY THAT THE INDUSTRY IS KIND OF WORKING, BUT THIS REALLY IS LIKE A STIMULUS TO THAT INDUSTRY AND A BENEFIT TO CPS AND OUR SAWS AND EVERYBODY IN THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. AND THIS IN THIS LONG DROUGHT, WE CAN SEE A LOT OF BENEFIT FROM COMMERCIAL ENTITIES TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAM. SO I HOPE THE COUNTY WILL. MARKET, MARKET, MARKET. BECAUSE AS WE GET SO MANY PEOPLE MOVING IN, WE NEED ALL THE EFFICIENCY WE CAN GET. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER CLIFF OVER THERE, KNOW THAT I WANT A COG IN BEXAR COUNTY COME TOGETHER TO MARKET THIS SO THAT THE PUBLIC AND THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY HAVE FOR CLEAN ENERGY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION JUDGE? ALL RIGHT. WE GOT SOMEBODY WHO'S. YEAH. COMMISSIONER. RODRIGUEZ. RODRIGUEZ. YEAH. THANK YOU. JUDGE. LET ME GET DAN UP FOR A COUPLE CLARIFICATIONS. FIRST OF ALL. I AM SUPPORTIVE. DAN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS. I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. I KNOW COMMISSIONER CALVERT HAS ADVOCATED IN THE PAST AND JUDGE, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO THE COURT. I WANT TO JUST ASK A CLARIFICATION. DAN, WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MAYBE A COUPLE OF THIRD PARTY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES THAT THAT CAN I GUESS ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE JUST IN GENERAL ALLOWING THE COUNTY TO ENGAGE IN THOSE CONTRACTS AND AND TO POTENTIALLY USE ACOG, I BELIEVE ACOG USES. IS IT THE TEXAS PACE REPRESENTATIVE TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM? THAT'S CORRECT. TEXAS PACE. OKAY. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THERE ARE AT LEAST 1 OR 2 OTHER REPRESENTATIVES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE PARTNERS WITH THE COUNTY. I'M WONDERING WHY RECOMMENDED THIS KIND OF EXCLUSIVELY. IN OTHER WORDS, WHY NOT OPEN IT UP TO POTENTIAL OTHER PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL AND KEEP IT BROADER? YES. SO IT'S A GREAT QUESTION, COMMISSIONER. SO THERE ARE GENERALLY TWO PACE AUTHORITIES THAT WORK IN TEXAS, LONE STAR PACE AND TEXAS PACE. OVERWHELMINGLY IN THE REGION. ACOG IS KIND OF A CONDUIT TO TEXAS PACE. AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS FROM A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH, IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO RECOMMEND PARTNERING WITH ACOG. AND THEY HAVE A PARTNER, THEY DID AN RFP A FEW YEARS BACK FOR A THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR. SO LONE STAR AND TEXAS PACE COMPETED IN THAT RFP PROCESS, AS I UNDERSTAND IT. AND THEIR SELECTION WAS TEXAS PACE AS THEIR PARTNER. AND WE ARE MERELY TRYING TO LEVERAGE THAT RELATIONSHIP THAT ACOG EXISTING HAS EXISTING TO, [01:15:02] TO BRING THIS PROGRAM QUICKER TO THE, TO THE, TO THE COUNTY. IF THE COUNTY WANTS TO DO ITS OWN RFP AND SELECT ITS OWN PACE PROVIDER, WE'RE WELCOME TO THAT DIRECTION. AGAIN, WE'LL WE'LL DO WHATEVER THE COURT DECIDES. YEAH. AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT I JUST AM KIND OF INTIMATING THAT AT THIS POINT, WHY WOULD WE CLOSE OFF THAT, THAT OPPORTUNITY? I'M, I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF MOVING FORWARD WITH ACOG, BUT I THINK IF WE'RE A LITTLE BIT MORE INCLUSIVE, THERE'S A POTENTIAL FOR OTHER PARTNERSHIPS THAT COULD BENEFIT THE COUNTY. FOR EXAMPLE. I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME REVENUE SHARING. SO THE COUNTY WOULD ACTUALLY GET SOME DOLLARS IN THAT IN THAT OTHER TYPE OF ARRANGEMENT. SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF MOVING FORWARD TODAY. BUT WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK I THINK IT WAS COMMISSIONER CALVERT WHO MADE THE MOTION. IF WE JUST CHANGE THE WORDING IN THE RESOLUTION AND I THINK STRIKE THE WORD NONPROFIT AND JUST SAY WE CAN PARTNER WITH ANY ORGANIZATION AT LEAST LEAVES THE DOOR OPEN DOWN THE ROAD FOR THE COUNTY TO LOOK AT THOSE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT AGAIN, WOULD BRING IN REVENUES IN A TIME WHERE WE ARE CERTAINLY LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL REVENUES FROM A A GRT PERSPECTIVE. SO I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S PARAGRAPH FOUR OF THE RESOLUTION. IF WE JUST STRIKE THE WORD NONPROFIT, IT WOULD, IT WOULD ALLOW THE COUNTY TO, AGAIN NOT, NOT DIVERT FROM WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE, BUT AT LEAST GIVE US ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY DOWN THE ROAD. I AGREE WITH THAT. I'LL I AMEND THE MOTION, AS YOU JUST INDICATED, BY STRIKING THAT WORD. I THINK NONPROFIT IS A WORD. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JUDGE. AND CAN WE TURN COMMISSIONER UP A LITTLE BIT JUST BECAUSE I'M I'M I KNOW THEY TURNED IT DOWN A LITTLE, BUT I'M HARD OF HEARING, SO I NEED THEM UP A LITTLE BIT SO I CAN HEAR THEM. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION IS THE SECOND APPROVING AMENDED MOTION. SURE. SO WE HAVE AMENDED MOTION ON THE FLOOR. DOES EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND. WE HAVE STRUCK THE WORD NONPROFIT FROM THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT. DOES EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND THE LEGAL SIGNIFICANCE. IS THERE ANY ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THE LAWYERS WEIGH IN? AND LET ME JUST SAY THE PRACTICAL I THINK THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION IS BASICALLY THE INSTALLERS MIGHT BE SOME PRIVATE SECTOR ONES. IS THAT BASICALLY THE DIFFERENCE? NO, I THINK THERE'S LIKE THE COMMISSIONER SAID, THERE ARE MULTIPLE ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE THIS PACE BROKERAGE SERVICES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. ONE IS TEXAS PACE, ONE IS LONE STAR PACE. AND I THINK HE JUST WANTS US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE BEST BENEFIT TO THE COUNTY. SO WE'LL AGAIN, WE'LL GO BACK TO THOSE PROVIDERS AND GET THEIR WHITE PAPERS AND THEN BRING THAT TO THE COURT FOR YOUR DIRECTION. WELL, THE OTHER DIRECTION THAT I WOULD SAY IS WE NEED TO LOOK AT THOSE SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTORS. I DON'T KNOW THE LIST OF PRE-APPROVED CONTRACTORS, BUT I DO THINK THE COUNTY SHOULD HAVE A PROCESS FOR PUTTING IT OUT AND GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SMALL BUSINESSES TO DO IT. WELL, WE'LL DEFINITELY ASK THOSE PROVIDERS IF THEY HAVE A CALL LIST OR A SHORT LIST OF THOSE PROVIDERS. YEP. ALL RIGHT. ARE WE READY TO VOTE? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY, LET'S GO TO THE NEXT TIME. [6.b. 10:10 a.m. Or immediately following item 6a: Presentation and discussion regarding the CCDV 2025 Statistical Data report The Joint City/County Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence (CCDV) released the "2025 Annual Statistical Report." The report's intent is to raise awareness about domestic violence by providing statistics compiled by law enforcement, the justice system, non-profits, and healthcare institutions.] CERTAIN PRESENTATION DISCUSSION REGARDING CC. DV 2025 STATISTICAL DATA REPORT. THE JOINT. CITY. COUNTY. COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELEASED THE 2025 ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT. THE REPORT'S INTENT IS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PROVIDING STATISTICS COMBINED COMPILED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION. JUDGE DIAZ, WELCOME BACK. AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CDB AND STAFF. WE HAD A WONDERFUL GOOD MORNING YESTERDAY. GOOD MORNING. WE HAVE SOME PHYSICAL COPIES OF THE DATA REPORT. IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE, WE CAN HAND THOSE OUT. ANY STAFF MEMBERS WANT COPIES OF THE REPORT. RAISE YOUR HAND. WOULD YOU WOULD LIKE ONE. OKAY, OKAY. WE CAN GET TWO OVER THERE AS WELL. HAZEL, PLEASE. AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE DONE, HAZEL ONE OVER HERE AS WELL. THANK YOU. OKAY. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. AGAIN THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR HAVING US. MY NAME IS MONIQUE DIAZ, AND AS YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN CO-CHAIRING THE CDB ALONGSIDE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER MARIA VILLAGOMEZ NOW FOR QUITE A WHILE. AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO JUDGE SAKAI FOR CREATING THE CDB. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO GO OVER OUR ANNUAL STATISTICAL DATA REPORT. THIS COVERS THE YEAR OF 2025. IT DOES TAKE US ALMOST A YEAR TO COMPILE ALL OF THIS DATA. [01:20:04] AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMING TO YOU IN OCTOBER OF 2026 WITH THIS REPORT. BUT WE'RE GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU. OKAY. I KNOW I'VE BEEN OVER THIS BEFORE AND YOU ALL KNOW THIS. SO JUST BRIEF SUMMARY FOR THE FOLKS IN THE ROOM THAT ARE NOT AWARE, THE CDB WAS CREATED IN 2019 BY JUDGE PETER SAKAI BY A SPECIAL ORDER. AND WE CONVENE ALL LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO IMPROVE HOW WE ARE RESPONDING TO AND PREVENTING FAMILY VIOLENCE. WE CONVENE OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JUDICIARY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTION, NONPROFITS AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. OUR GOAL IS TO COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESPONSE, INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT SYSTEM. WE HAVE THREE MAIN STRATEGIES THAT WE ARE WORKING ON. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIVE YEAR PLAN, AND ONE OF THOSE STRATEGIES IS FOCUSED ON DATA, AND THIS REPORT IS ONE OF THE PRODUCTS OF THAT COMMITTEE. THE GOAL OF THIS REPORT IS TO EXAMINE THE STATE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TRENDS IN BEXAR COUNTY. SO AS LEADERS, WE CAN USE THIS INFORMATION TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. THIS SLIDE COVERS HOW THE REPORT IS ORGANIZED. AS YOU'RE NAVIGATING THE REPORT, YOU'LL SEE THAT FIRST WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE COUNTY'S POPULATION AND THE NEED FOR RESOURCES, FOLLOWED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY, PROTECTIVE ORDERS, PROSECUTION, LEGAL OUTCOMES AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES WILL BE SUMMARIZED. IT IS A VERY LENGTHY REPORT, SO WE WILL ONLY COVER THE HIGHLIGHTS TODAY. AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH DISCUSSING EXPERIENCES WITH VIOLENCE AND NEED FOR RESOURCES. WE UNDERSTAND AND WHAT'S BEEN CONFIRMED THROUGH THIS REPORT TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONTINUES TO HAVE AN IMPACT THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. WE CAN BEGIN TO IDENTIFY THE NEED FOR SUPPORT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE FAMILY VIOLENCE AND SOUGHT OUT RESOURCES ON THEIR OWN. THE CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES DOES A SCREENING FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE DURING CHILD AND ADULT ASSESSMENTS, USING A STATE REQUIRED TOOL THAT THEY NEED TO UTILIZE FOR AUTHORIZATION OF SERVICES. WE LEARNED THAT OF ALL THE PEOPLE ASSESSED BY C S IN 2025. 29% OF ADULTS AND ALMOST 42% OF CHILDREN. JUDGE SAKAI REPORTED WITNESSING FAMILY VIOLENCE. THE 211 UNITED WAY HELPLINE HAD 1900 CONNECTIONS RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES, OR FIVE CONNECTIONS A DAY. THIS NEARLY DOUBLED FROM 1027 CONNECTIONS THE YEAR BEFORE. THE KHEDIVE HAS, AS PART OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN, IN A GOAL TO SIMPLIFY INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHERE THEY CAN GET HELP. WE HAVE A COLLABORATION WITH UNITED WAY AND HAVE BEEN PUSHING THAT NUMBER FOR NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES. CALL 211. EASY TO REMEMBER, AND WE'RE SEEING AN IMPACT IN THAT WITH A RISE IN CALLS TO 211 FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES. THE NEXT HIGHLIGHT WILL COVER LAW ENFORCEMENT CALLS FOR SERVICE. WE SAW IN 2025, NEARLY SEVEN CALLS WERE MADE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ASSISTANCE EVERY HOUR RELATED TO FAMILY VIOLENCE IN THE BEXAR COUNTY AREA. THIS NUMBER WAS SIMILAR IN 2024, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A SLIGHT INCREASE FOR BCSO AND A SLIGHT DECREASE FOR SAPD IN 2025. HOWEVER, CALLS FOR SERVICE ARE FAIRLY STEADY OVER THE YEAR FOR BCSO, AS SHOWN IN THE BLUE LINE ON THIS SLIDE, AND SAPD EXPERIENCES SLIGHT SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS, AS YOU'LL NOTICE IN THAT YELLOW LINE. THE NEXT HIGHLIGHT WILL COVER A NUMBER OF OFFENSE REPORTS FILED. MORE THAN 22,000 OFFENSE REPORTS FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE WERE FILED IN 2025 BY BOTH BCSO AND SAPD COMBINED. THIS WAS SIMILAR TO 2024, ALTHOUGH AGAIN, THERE WAS A SLIGHT INCREASE FOR BCSO AND DECREASE FOR SAPD. THOSE FLUCTUATIONS DO ALIGN WITH THE PATTERNS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CALLS FOR SERVICE. YOU'LL SEE ALSO IF YOU WANT TO DIVE A LITTLE DEEPER. BEGINNING PAGE 19 THROUGH 21 OF THE REPORT, YOU'LL START TO SEE A BREAKDOWN BY ZIP CODE TO SHOW THE NUMBER OF REPORTS IN EACH AREA, ALONG WITH THE RATES. THE TABLE FORMAT WILL BE THE BEST FORMAT FOR YOU TO COMPARE INDIVIDUAL ZIP CODES. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN COMPARING THOSE ACROSS YEARS OR TO EACH OTHER. WHILE THE MAP IS A BETTER WAY TO VISUALIZE OFFENSE REPORT RATES IN A SINGLE YEAR, IN GENERAL, [01:25:05] ZIP CODES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF OFFENSE REPORTS FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE WERE IN THE URBAN CORE. HOWEVER, THERE WERE ALSO NOTABLE INCREASES AND DECREASES IN SOME ZIP CODES FROM 24 TO 25. WE MENTIONED THIS NUMBER EARLIER THIS MORNING WHEN WE HAD THE PROCLAMATION. 28 PEOPLE IN BEXAR COUNTY WERE MURDERED IN BEXAR COUNTY AND SAN ANTONIO RELATED TO FAMILY VIOLENCE IN THE YEAR 2025. THIS SADLY INCLUDED 23 ADULTS AND FIVE CHILDREN. THAT NUMBER DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FOUR PEOPLE WHO WERE ALSO WHO ALSO DIED AS A RESULT OF FAMILY VIOLENCE RELATED DEATH. MEANING THE PEOPLE THAT USED HARM IN MANY OF THOSE INSTANCES. THIS NUMBER, HOWEVER ALARMING AND UNACCEPTABLE IT IS, DOES REPRESENT A DECLINE FROM 2024 AND STILL REMAINS LOWER THAN PEAKS THAT WE SAW HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN 2018. AND THEN, OF COURSE, IN 2020. SO YOU CAN SEE ON THAT GRAPH IN FRONT OF YOU HOW THE NUMBERS HAVE FLUCTUATED OVER THE YEARS. AND I ALWAYS GET ASKED THIS QUESTION. WE HAVE NOT BEEN NUMBER ONE IN THE STATE SINCE 2018, BEFORE THE CREATION OF THE CCTV IN TERMS OF RANKINGS TO OTHER COMMUNITIES. THE NEXT SLIDE COVERS LAW ENFORCEMENT, FAMILY VIOLENCE, HOMICIDE DATA A LITTLE BIT IN MORE DEPTH. WE'LL SEE THAT 21 OF THOSE DEATHS OCCURRED IN SAN ANTONIO. SEVEN WERE IN UNINCORPORATED BEXAR COUNTY. OVERALL, 82% OF VICTIMS WERE ADULTS AND MORE THAN HALF WERE MALE. SLIGHTLY MORE THAN HALF OF THE DEATHS INVOLVED FIREARMS. MORE THAN HALF OF THE FAMILY VIOLENCE DEATHS WERE CONNECTED TO INTIMATE PARTNER HOMICIDE. AND THEN IF YOU BREAK THAT DOWN FURTHER, 13 INTIMATE PARTNERS WERE KILLED, INCLUDING SEVEN WOMEN AND SIX MEN. SO THERE WERE MORE FEMALE INTIMATE PARTNER HOMICIDES, ALTHOUGH THERE WERE MORE MALE OVERALL FAMILY VIOLENCE HOMICIDES. AND INCLUDED IN THAT NUMBER WERE THREE ADULT BYSTANDERS AS WELL. I WANTED TO NOTE, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, AGAIN, THESE DEATHS DO NOT INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO USE HARM. THERE WERE FOUR ADDITIONAL DEATHS OF PEOPLE THAT USED HARM, THREE MEN AND ONE WOMAN. THE NEXT SLIDE IS COMPARING OUR INTIMATE PARTNER HOMICIDES ACROSS TEXAS. WHEN YOU COMMONLY HEAR ABOUT THE RANKINGS IN COMMUNITIES. AND IN 2018, WHEN WE RANKED NUMBER ONE, THAT'S BASED ON A TEXAS COUNCIL FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE REPORT THAT'S RELEASED EVERY YEAR THAT LOOKS AT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INTIMATE PARTNER DEATHS. WE HAVE A DIFFERENT, MORE EXPANDED SCOPE FOR OUR DEFINITION OF FAMILY VIOLENCE RELATED HOMICIDE THAT ALSO INCLUDES INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE BUT FAMILY VIOLENCE RELATED HOMICIDES. THE DATA ON THIS SLIDE FOCUSES ON THE SUBSET OF THOSE DEATHS RELATED ONLY TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, AND YOU'LL SEE THE BAR GRAPH AT THE TOP OF THE SLIDE SHOWS THE NUMBER OF INTIMATE PARTNER DEATHS FOR THE FIVE MOST POPULATED COUNTIES IN THE STATE. BEXAR COUNTY IS SHOWN IN DARK BLUE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF EACH BAR GROUP. THE LOT AND YOU'LL SEE THE COLORS. BARS IN BLUE DALLAS AND GREEN. HARRIS IN THE MIDDLE AND PURPLE. TARRANT AND YELLOW. AND TRAVIS IS RED AT THE END. THE LINE GRAPH USES THE SAME COLORS TO REPRESENT THE MOST POPULATED COUNTIES. HOWEVER, THE DATA ARE NOW ILLUSTRATED AS RATES OF INTIMATE PARTNER FATALITIES PER 100,000 RESIDENTS. THIS HELPS US COMPARE THE RATE IN BEXAR COUNTY OVER TIME WITH POPULATION GROWTH, AND MAKES IT EASIER TO SEE WHERE WE FALL RELATIVE TO MORE POPULATED COUNTIES AND THE STATE AS A WHOLE. WE CAN SEE WE'VE HAD SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN OUR RATE OF INTIMATE PARTNER HOMICIDES, BUT WE'VE NOT HAD THE HIGHEST RATE AGAIN IN SEVERAL YEARS AND ARE BECOMING MORE ALIGNED WITH THE STATEWIDE RATE. I'LL NOW DISCUSS OUR DATA ON PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND PROSECUTIONS. THE DATA REPORT ALSO CAPTURES DATA RELATED TO FAMILY VIOLENCE CASES FROM OTHER AREAS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. IN 2025, 1560 MAGISTRATE ORDERS OF EMERGENCY PROTECTION. YOU MIGHT ALSO HEAR THEM REFERRED TO AS MEMOS WERE ISSUED BY THE CITY AND COUNTY. MORE THAN 1500 PROTECTIVE ORDER PETITIONS WERE ALSO FILED IN BEXAR COUNTY CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS, [01:30:06] AND THE BEXAR COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE RECEIVED NEARLY 14,000 FAMILY VIOLENCE CASES IN 2025. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM VARIOUS LEGAL OUTCOMES INCLUDE. IN 2025. 546 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN DIVERSION, REHABILITATION AND OTHER PREVENTION SERVICES PROVIDED BY BEXAR COUNTY CHILDREN'S COURT AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT SUPERVISED AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 1.30 FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE CASES FOR ADULTS, AND THE JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT SUPERVISED 157 MINORS. WE'RE ALMOST TO THE END SUPPORT SERVICES, SHELTER, LODGING AND CRISIS SUPPORT. IN 2025, 900 PEOPLE WERE HOUSED AT THE SHELTER ALONE. 800 NIGHTS OF TEMPORARY LODGING WERE PROVIDED IN HOTELS, AND 20,000 PEOPLE RECEIVED CRISIS ADVOCACY SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, 3900 I THINK I SKIPPED A SLIDE. THERE WE GO. 3900 LEGAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED IN. ALMOST 2000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN A SERIES OF CLASSES FOCUSED ON POSITIVE PARENTING SKILLS, WHICH IS AN EVIDENCE BASED TOOL TO HELP REDUCE FAMILY VIOLENCE. KEY TAKEAWAYS AS WE LOOK BACK OVER 2025 IN OUR PAST REPORTS IS THERE IS, THANKFULLY, AN ARRAY OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN BEXAR COUNTY AND PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR HELP. OVERALL USE OF SERVICES WAS STEADY FROM 24 TO 25, AND HOMICIDES REMAIN BELOW PAST PEAK LEVELS. WE, AS THE CDV CONTINUE TO SEEK FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE THIS REPORT AND MAKE IT USEFUL TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOCUSES HEAVILY ON REACTIVE RESPONSE AND SO WE'RE TAKING STEPS TO INCREASE USE OF PREVENTION STRATEGIES HERE. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO COLLABORATING BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT. THE NEXT SLIDE JUST HAS A LIST OF OUR REPORT CONTRIBUTORS AND AN EXAMPLE OF WHY IT TAKES US A YEAR TO PULL THIS DATA TOGETHER FOR YOU ALL. WE'RE WORKING WITH ALL OF THESE FOLKS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE'RE OPEN TO TAKING ANY QUESTIONS. AND I KNOW WE HAVE SOME FOLKS THAT WOULD BE HAPPY TO, TO VISIT WITH YOU FROM THE CDB AS WELL. WELL, THANK YOU JUDGE AND TEAM THAT ARE HERE. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS. SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED THAT ARE WORKING. LET'S START THERE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE BELIEVE IS WORKING IS OUR AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. THAT INCLUDES NOT ONLY PROMOTING TWO, ONE, ONE FOR RESOURCES, BUT WE DID SEE, WE TRACKED THE NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT WERE ACCESSING THE QR CODES FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. SIGNAGE THAT'S REQUIRED PER THEIR ORDINANCE. NOW IN BATHROOMS, 13,500 PEOPLE USE THAT QR CODE ALONE TO ASK FOR HELP. SO WE, WE BELIEVE THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT TO ASK FOR HELP BECAUSE THEY ARE HAVING MORE CONFIDENCE IN THE SYSTEM AND THEY KNOW THAT THE HELP IS THERE. SO WE BELIEVE THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S WORKING REALLY WELL IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO BEFORE YOU GO TO THE OTHER FACTORS, ARE WE FUNDING THE MARKETING AGAIN OR ARE WE SHORT ON MONEY FOR THAT CITY? THERE'S NOT YET BEEN A REQUEST FOR YOU ALL TO FUND A FULL COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN. WE HAVE KIND OF A PATCHWORK OF FUNDING. I KNOW THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS A HAS HAD A CONTRACT WITH CLEAR CHANNEL WHERE THEY'VE DONATED BILLBOARDS THAT HAVE HELPED US. AND THEN WE UTILIZE SOME OF THE CITY'S FUNDING AND SOME OF OUR FUNDING TO DO OTHER COMMUNICATION OPPORTUNITIES. EARNED MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES ARE AMAZING. PIOS ARE HELPING GET US EARNED MEDIA FROM THE CITY AND THE COUNTY USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO MEET, ESPECIALLY THE YOUTH WHERE THEY ARE AS BEST AS WE CAN. WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM TO DO THAT. SO TO SOME EXTENT, YES, THE COUNTY IS FUNDING THAT, BUT WE HAVE NOT ASKED FOR A FORMAL BIG ASK TO FUND A COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN, BECAUSE ONE OF THE STRATEGIES WE'RE WORKING ON IS A ASSESSMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY'S UNDERSTANDING OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND WHAT EFFECTIVE MESSAGING MEANS FOR BEXAR COUNTY. AND SO UNTIL WE HAVE THAT SPECIFIC DATA, WE'RE NOT READY TO MAKE A REQUEST FOR A FULL INVESTMENT ON A COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY THAT IS NOT FULLY DATA INFORMED FOR OUR COMMUNITY, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. [01:35:01] FAIR. AND THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT'S COMING TO MIND RIGHT NOW IS JUST A LOOK AT SOME INFLUENCERS WHO COULD BE PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE WITH OUR PARTNERS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. GO THROUGH AND REACH MORE PEOPLE WHERE THEY'RE AT ON SOME OF THESE INFLUENCER THINGS. SO I'M SORRY I INTERRUPTED YOU AND YOU WERE TELLING ME ABOUT WHAT'S WORKING. SO AND I'D BE HAPPY TO DEFER TO MARTHA AND PATRICIA FOR THIS AS WELL. BUT THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT THEY HELP LEAD IN THIS COMMUNITY, AMONGST OTHER THINGS THAT ARE WORKING THAT ARE EVIDENCE BASED. SO FROM FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES, THEY ARE THE MAIN PROVIDERS OF THE BIP CURRICULUM BATTERERS INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT IS EVIDENCE BASED AND PROVEN TO BREAK THOSE CYCLES OF ABUSE AMONGST THE PEOPLE WHO ARE USING HARM. SO IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, IF WE'RE NOT ALSO HELPING THE PEOPLE THAT ARE USING HARM. ADDITIONALLY, PATRICIA CASTILLO HAS BEEN LEADING THE WAY IN ALONGSIDE METROHEALTH AND OTHERS IMPLEMENTING THE POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM TRIPLE P, THAT IS ANOTHER EVIDENCE BASED CURRICULUM THAT WE KNOW HELPS BREAK THOSE CYCLES OF ABUSE. THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO DEFER TO THEM TO TALK FURTHER ABOUT THAT. WOULD YOU LIKE. GO AHEAD. YES. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. BEFORE I TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION, JUDGE DIAZ AND MARIA VILLAGOMEZ, FOR THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE, BRINGING US ALL TOGETHER TO THE SAME TABLE TO HAVE IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS AND SOMETIMES DIFFICULT ONES AS WELL. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN YOUR QUESTIONS. I, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT THINGS ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. IT'S APPARENT THAT THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION IS IMPACTING. SO I WANTED TO JUST GET YOUR SENSE OF WHAT IS WORKING ABOUT THE STRATEGIES. YOU KNOW, LET'S WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE TOP THREE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY CATCHING FIRE? OKAY. I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY IS VERY POSSIBLY RAISING THE AWARENESS AND HELPING EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY. I AM DEAD FIXATED ON EDUCATION, EDUCATION AND EDUCATION. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE FACING, IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE DANGER, YOU WILL PROBABLY NOT RUN TO SEEK RESOURCES TO INFORM YOUR CHILDREN AND TO PREVENT MORE HARM. SO EDUCATION, I THINK, IS KEY. AND EVERY TIME THAT WE ARE OUT THERE DOING PRESENTATIONS, SPEAKING TO THE YOUTH ESPECIALLY, WE KNOW THAT WE ARE. PAINTING SOMEHOW THE MIND SET THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FEEDS ON AND GETS NORMALIZED. THROUGH WHAT? CHILDREN ESPECIALLY ARE WITNESSING IN THEIR HOMES. I WAS TAKEN ABACK BY THE STATISTIC. 42% OF CHILDREN HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IT IS, IT IS A VERY SAD STATEMENT. AND THAT DETERMINES WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE IF THE CHILDREN ARE NOT INTERVENED, EDUCATED PROPERLY IN MATTERS RELATED TO RELATIONSHIPS AND RESPECT THAT WE ALL SHOULD HAVE FOR ONE ANOTHER. I'VE ALERTED MY STAFF THAT I WANT TO UNDERWRITE SOME OF THE PARENTING IN OUR HIGH NEED AREAS. THE CLASSES IN OUR HIGH NEED AREAS YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY IN MY UNINCORPORATED AREA, BECAUSE THEY DON'T ALWAYS GET, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY IN THE INNER CITY. THEY MAY HAVE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. SO WE WANT TO MAKE THAT AS THAT COMMUNITY GROWS, AS POVERTY IS GROWING, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN THOSE AREAS AS WELL. SO WE'LL GET WITH YOU ALL ON THAT. ARE THERE ANY ISSUES THAT YOU SEE WITH THE 7600, PARTICULARLY FELONY CASES THAT ARE DISPOSED? ARE WE TRACKING THE RECIDIVISM? ARE WE TRACKING ANY ISSUES WITH THOSE CASES THAT ARE DISPOSED IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. YOU KNOW, THERE'S 7654 FELONIES THAT WERE DISPOSED. THERE'S A VARIETY OF REASONS. BUT I MEAN, ARE WE SEEING SOME SORT OF ISSUE COMING BACK LATER? THE MAGNITUDE OF THE, OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT REVEALED TO SOME OF US UNTIL MAYBE A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR EYES ON A, ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, BUT THE ULTIMATE FIGURES WERE NOT REVEALED. AND AS I SAID, THE MAGNITUDE WAS SOMETHING THAT I PERSONALLY HAD NO IDEA AND WAS AND CONTINUED TO [01:40:04] BE EXTREMELY CONCERNED. I DO NOT KNOW. IT MAY BE EXAGGERATED ON ON MY PART, BUT WE DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FATALITIES THAT OCCURRED MAY BE RELATED TO SOME CASES THAT WERE DISMISSED. THAT WOULD BE A VERY SAD THING TO UNCOVER IN THE TIMES TO COME. I MIGHT SUGGEST MR. DARRELL HARRIS COME TO THE PODIUM. HE IS THE ACTING CHIEF FOR THE FAMILY VIOLENCE DIVISION AT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I WANT TO GIVE, YOU KNOW, CONTEXT TO, YOU KNOW, THE DISPOSITION. HOW DOES HOW DO THEY GET DISPOSSESSED AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE SEEING ANY ISSUES GOING YOU KNOW, AFTER THE FACT. THANK YOU, MR. COMMISSIONER. I'VE BEEN IN THIS DIVISION ROUGHLY HALF OF MY 24 YEARS IN THE OFFICE. I STARTED HERE AS AN INTERN. I WOULD TELL YOU THE REASONS OF REALLY THE SAME. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING LIGHT TO SOME OF THEM. I USE BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, PARENTHETICALLY, I HAD TWO COURTS PICK JURIES YESTERDAY, ONE IN A MISDEMEANOR, ONE IN A FELONY. BOTH OF THOSE TRIAL TEAMS PICKED JURIES KNOWING THEY DID NOT HAVE A COOPERATIVE COMPLAINING WITNESS. AFTER A JURY SELECTION. ONE, THE MISDEMEANOR WAS SUPPRESSED. WITH THE 911 AND THE AVAILABLE EVIDENCE WE HAD. I'LL FIND OUT ABOUT THE FELONY WHEN I LEAVE THIS MEETING. MY POINT BEING, THE DISPOSITION RATES WILL ALWAYS REFLECT THE NUANCE AND INTRICACIES OF THIS TYPE OF CRIME. WE'VE MADE ADVANCES WITH THE USE OF OUR CRIME VICTIM LIAISONS AND MAKING IMMEDIATE CONTACT WITHIN SEVEN DAYS MAX OF A CASE BEING FILED. WE DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP AND TRY TO NURSE THE COMPLAINANT WITH US THROUGH THE CASE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. AS ALWAYS, ANY TYPE OF CONDUCT, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT AND APPLY STATUTORY LAW SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE. AND THAT MAKES A, A DECISION EARLY ON. AND THOSE THAT MAKE IT THROUGH FORMAL CHARGING AND STILL FEELINGS CHANGE BETWEEN THE TIME WHERE TRUTH COMES TO, TO BEXAR. THE ULTIMATE ANSWER I CAN GIVE YOU IS WE THINK WE KNOW THE ANSWERS QUITE OFTEN. THIS IS A PERSONAL ONE ON ONE CRIME. THE EVIDENCE IS ON THE VICTIM'S BODY AND HER EXPERIENCE. AND IF I CAN'T FIND WAYS TO GET THAT BEFORE A TRIER OF FACT AT. AND WHEN THE TIME I NEED IT, THEN WE ULTIMATELY HAVE NO CHOICE. I DON'T SAY THAT AS A A WAN, JUST A STATEMENT AND ADDRESSING FACTUALLY. SO. MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT IS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTIES OF THE STATE. IT IT HAS VARIED. WE'VE HAD SOME ANTIQUE UPTICKS, BUT IT'S REMAINED CONSISTENT. IT IS SIMPLY PART AND PARCEL OF THE NATURE OF THIS OFFENSE AND THIS CRIME. IF THAT'S IN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ASKING THESE QUESTIONS. PATRICIA CASTILLO HERE FROM THE PEACE INITIATIVE. WHAT HE JUST SAID TO ME HIGHLIGHTS THE INCREDIBLE NEED OF THE WORK OF THE STAR PROGRAM THAT'S FUNDED BY THE COUNTY TO DO THAT 24 HOUR OUTREACH TO EVERY CASE THAT THEY GET REFERRED, BECAUSE THAT IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, THAT IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION BY THE STAR CASE MANAGERS REALLY, I THINK, MAKES OR BREAKS THE CASE IN TERMS OF THEM AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THIS JUDICIAL PROCESS THAT IS SO NEEDED. WE NEED THAT HAND-HOLDING, WE NEED THAT ATTENTION, WE NEED THAT CARE AND THAT THAT CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT STAYS WITH EVERY SURVIVOR. AND WE NEED MORE AND MORE OF THAT. SO THAT IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. I THINK IS ALSO ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY THESE CASES ARE GETTING, YOU KNOW, THE THE WORK THAT THEY NEED. I ALSO THINK THAT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT IS GETTING BETTER IN TERMS OF WORKING WITH SURVIVORS. THAT, TOO, SENDS A POWERFUL STATEMENT TO SURVIVORS THAT WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THEM MATTERS. [01:45:06] AND I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH BOTH SAPD OFFICERS AND BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFFS THAT ARE DOING A TREMENDOUS EFFORT. MY MY CLIENTS TEND TO CALL ME WHEN THE OFFICERS ARE THERE, AND THEY PUT ME ON A THREE WAY SO I CAN HEAR WHAT THE INTERACTION IS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SURVIVORS. AND I GET TO INTERVENE AND ADVOCATE ON THEIR BEHALF. I GET TO TRANSLATE BECAUSE THAT TOO, IS A BIG BARRIER. THE FACT THAT A LOT OF OFFICERS, THEY DON'T SPEAK ANYTHING BUT ENGLISH, RIGHT? ANYTHING ELSE BUT ENGLISH AND SO THAT MATTERS. AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE FUNDED WITH PEACE INITIATIVE AND WITH MANY OTHER ENTITIES, THE PARENTING PROGRAM, OUR PARENTS ARE LEARNING VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PARENTING CAPACITY. AND WHEN WE CAN INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF OUR CHILDREN AT THOSE EARLY EDUCATION YEARS THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT, WE CAN CHANGE THE BRAINS OF THE NEXT GENERATION. AND SO PLEASE, WHATEVER YOU CAN DO TO CONTINUE FUNDING THE TRIPLE P PARENTING EFFORT, WHICH WE HIGHLY STAND BY BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T ALLOW FOR CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN TRIPLE P, AND WE NEED TO STOP HITTING OUR KIDS. AND SO WE CAN CHANGE THE BRAINS OF THE NEXT GENERATION IF WE CONTINUE TO EDUCATE PARENTS THE WAY THAT WE HAVE BEEN. AND SO THANK YOU FOR FUNDING THAT WORK FOR US AND FOR THIS COMMUNITY. SO IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IN THE BUDGET, THERE WERE LIKE BETWEEN 11 AND 14 STAR PEOPLE WORKING AND IT IS DOWN TO SIX. OR DID WE BOOST IT? WE, WE ORIGINALLY THROUGH ARPA, WE WERE FUNDED AT 12 STAR SPECIALISTS IN THREE SUPERVISORY POSITIONS. WE ARE AT TWO SUPERVISORY POSITIONS IN EIGHT STAR SPECIALISTS. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO DO WE SEE ANY LAG IN TERMS OF THE SEVEN DAY WINDOW? WELL, ACTUALLY WE FOR HIGH RISK CASES, THE STAR SPECIALIST RESPONDS WITHIN AN HOUR. AND FOR AT RISK CASES, WE RESPOND WITHIN 24 HOURS. AND SO NO, WE'RE NOT SEEING ANY LAG RIGHT NOW OBVIOUSLY, THAT THOSE FUNDS REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST. SO OBVIOUSLY WE'LL BE MAKING SURE WE'RE WATCHING THOSE TIMES WHEN, WHEN THE, WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DECEMBER 31ST. WE WILL HAVE THIS, THE EIGHT STAR SPECIALISTS WE DON'T FORESEE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS AND MAKING SURE WE'RE MANAGING CASE LOADS. WE DON'T FORESEE ANY LAG. I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT WE HAD EIGHT. NOW YOU'RE SAYING WE'LL GO FROM WHAT TO WHAT AFTER DECEMBER 31ST. SO WE'RE FULLY STAFFED. WE WOULD HAVE BEEN AT 12 BUT WE HAD SOME VACANCIES THAT WE DIDN'T FILL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE BUDGET PROCESS. AND SO, SO THE, IN ESSENCE, THERE'S BEEN A SAVINGS THAT COULD BE CARRIED OVER FROM THE FOUR POSITIONS, RIGHT. I WILL DEFER TO MY COLLEAGUES AT THE BUDGET OFFICE TO TELL ME ABOUT SAVINGS FOR ME. I MEAN, I DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES. IT'S JUST KIND OF MY COMMON SENSE THAT THERE IS SOME MONEY THERE BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T FILL FOUR POSITIONS FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG, HOW LONG WERE THEY NOT FILLED? A COUPLE OF MONTHS. AND IT WAS ACTUALLY TWO POSITIONS THAT WEREN'T FUNDED. YEAH. THERE. AND SO THEN THERE'S SOME, YOU KNOW, WE CALL IT COMMISSIONER. ELIZONDO USED TO CALL IT SQUEEGEEING UP SOME DOLLARS OR SQUEEGEE THEM UP. BUT WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN EIGHT AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. YES. THAT WAS, THAT WAS OUR APPROVED STAFFING AFTER AFTER THE BUDGET PROCESS. YES. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T NEED TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE 15TH AGENDA TO AUTHORIZE FUNDING. YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S NOTHING AT THIS POINT. WE ARE GOING TO AND WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK IN MANAGING CASELOAD AND EXPECTATIONS. AND SO, I MEAN, BASED ON THE BUDGET THAT WAS APPROVED, WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE OKAY, I BELIEVE WITH THE CURRENT STAFFING, I WILL SAY THANK YOU FOR OFFERING TO UNDERWRITE PARENTING CLASSES. OUR STAR SPECIALISTS ALREADY REFER FOLKS TO PATRICIA'S PROGRAMS AND WITH, WITH GREAT SUCCESS. SO WE WOULD WELCOME ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WE CAN OBVIOUSLY STAR ONLY SERVES UNINCORPORATED AREAS. SO IF WE CAN ENHANCE THAT OR INCREASE CAPACITY, THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. YEAH. I'M GOING TO YIELD THE FLOOR BACK TO MY COLLEAGUES. BUT YOU KNOW, MY SENSE IS PROBABLY MY, MY CAMELOT AREA, THAT HIGH TRUANCY AREA, THAT HIGH NEED AREA IS PROBABLY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE STATISTICS AND SEE WHERE OUR VICTIMS ARE COMING OUT OF. WE CAN DEFINITELY GET THAT TO YOU. OKAY. ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WHEN YOU ASK, LIKE WHAT IS WORKING AND MAYBE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE, THE QUESTIONS ABOUT WITNESSES WHO, FOR WHATEVER REASON, NO LONGER WISH TO COOPERATE. AND I WISH CHIEF NANCY SANFORD WAS HERE BECAUSE SHE HAS CHAMPIONED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEXAS NURSE FORENSIC NURSE EXAMINERS, AND HAS ALREADY BEGUN IMPLEMENTING THAT. AND SO BASICALLY, IT'S JUST LIKE A SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINATION WHERE A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SOMEONE [01:50:08] WHO'S EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WILL HAVE AN INTERVIEW, WHETHER IT'S AT THE HOSPITAL, IF IT'S IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURS. SO YOU CAN CREATE AN EVIDENCE, YOU COULD CREATE A STATEMENT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE USED AS EVIDENCE IN THE EVENT THAT SOMEONE DOESN'T WANT TO COOPERATE. SO I WOULD REALLY INVITE YOU TO MAYBE REACH OUT TO CHIEF SANFORD. YOU KNOW, WE WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH BCSO. OUR RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE BASICALLY WE GET CALLED CALLED FOR MEDCOM, BUT MEDCOM GETS CALLED FROM BCSO WHILE THEY'RE ON SCENE. AND SO IT IS THAT IMMEDIATE WITHIN AN HOUR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT CONNECTION THAT STARTS CREATING THE CONFIDENCE OR TO HELP CREATE SOME CONFIDENCE IN THE SYSTEM SO THAT ONCE IT DOES GO TO PROSECUTION AND ADJUDICATION THAT PERSON WHO'S BEEN HARMED REALLY HAS SET THEIR EXPECTATIONS AND UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE PROCESS IS GOING TO BE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE END. WELL, THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR ALLOWING US TO SHARPEN OUR KNOWLEDGE AND ALL THE COMMITTEE THAT IS PART OF THE WORK. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO GET THIS FEEDBACK BECAUSE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I JUST WANT TO I JUST WANT TO THANK PATRICIA, OF COURSE, THE WORK OF THE CLASSES, THE PARENTING CLASSES THAT YOU DO THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONTINUING TO DO THAT. I ALWAYS HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU ARE ACROSS FROM BRECKENRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL AND Y'ALL ARE WEARING PURPLE. AND OF COURSE, DOCTOR ANDREA, WE SPEND A LOT OF HOURS TOGETHER DURING THE BUDGET TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET DIDN'T STOP THERE FOR THE STAR PROGRAM. AND SO WE WENT BACK AND FORTH, AND I THINK WE CAME UP WITH A WITH A GOOD SOLUTION. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THAT CONTINUES TO WORK. SO MY ONLY COMMENTS ARE I WANT TO THANK THE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHO SPEAK UP, WHETHER THEY ARE CHILDREN, MALE OR FEMALE, THE ONES WHO WHO DO SPEAK UP WHICH ARE MORE THAN WHEN I WAS A CHILD. AND BECAUSE THAT GIVES EXAMPLE AND STRENGTH TO THE OTHERS WHO ARE AFRAID TO SPEAK UP. SO THANK YOU AND CONTINUE TO DO YOUR WORK. ANYTHING ELSE? JUDGE, JUDGE, IF I MAY, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, I JUST WANTED TO ALSO THANK EVERYBODY THERE, JUDGE DIAZ, PATRICIA, MARTHA ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, OF COURSE, INTERNALLY DOCTOR A AND HER FINE TEAM FOR THE ADVOCACY THAT THEY DO FOR PREVENTION, BUT ALSO FOR VICTIMS. AND I WOULD JUST DOUBLE DOWN ON THE COMMENTS. COMMISSIONER CALVERT MADE A LOT OF GOOD QUESTIONS THAT I THINK ARE ALL PERTINENT AND IMPORTANT TO THIS DISCUSSION, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO. I KNOW THESE CRIMES DON'T NECESSARILY FOLLOW PRECINCT LINES OR EVEN PARTIZAN LINES. THEY IMPACT EVERY SEGMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY, UNFORTUNATELY. BUT WHERE WE DO HAVE DATA AND WE CAN TARGET OUTREACH TO THOSE SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS, RESOURCES AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE IMPACTED THE MOST. POPULATIONS THAT ARE IMPACTED THE MOST CERTAINLY COUNT ON US TO BE PARTNERS WITH SOME OF OUR DISCRETIONARY DOLLARS IN OUR PRECINCT AND WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT YOUR EFFORTS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT, THAT EVERY STEP FORWARD IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND THERE'S STILL A SIGNIFICANT MILEAGE TO GO TO REALLY ERADICATE THE ISSUE ENTIRELY. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK. LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION AND SUPPORTING ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS. THANK YOU JUDGE. LET ME REPEAT WHAT I SAID YESTERDAY AT OUR CEREMONY RECOGNIZING THE VICTIMS. ONE OF THE KEY WORDS I SAID YESTERDAY WAS THE WORD CONNECTION. AND IMPLICIT AND INHERENT IN THAT WORD IS THE FACT THAT WHAT MAKES US CONNECTED IS TRUST. TRUST IN EACH OTHER. COMMUNITY. HAVING TRUST IN ITS LAW ENFORCEMENT. ITS JUDICIARY. IN THE NONPROFITS THEY SERVE. AND THAT AND I HEAR I HEAR THE CONVERSATION TODAY. YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT CAN WHAT WHAT CAN DO BETTER? BUT LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT ALL THE HARD WORK THAT IS DONE DAY IN AND DAY OUT. AND BY THOSE THAT TRULY DO CARE AND TRULY LISTEN TO THE VICTIMS. THERE'S NO MAGIC SOLUTION TO THIS, THIS, THIS. AND I THINK THE KHEDIVE, AND I WANT TO THANK JUDGE DIAZ AGAIN AND MARIA VILLAGOMEZ FOR THE CITY IS THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY THAT HAS CONTINUED TO WORK TOGETHER. SURE. THERE'S A LOT OF FRUSTRATION. SURE, THERE'S. WE COULD DO THINGS AND WE CAN PUT MORE MONEY. BUT THE FACT THAT WE COME TOGETHER AND WE TRUST EACH OTHER. [01:55:02] NOW, IS THERE STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO? YES, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK THAT WE CAN DO, BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN MORE STAFF OR MORE PROGRAMS. IT JUST MEANS WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB IN LISTENING TO THOSE VICTIMS. AND THE VICTIM THAT SPOKE YESTERDAY SAID THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF AND I'LL CALL IT OUT. SHE SAID IT WAS A BEXAR COUNTY DEPUTY THAT LISTENED TO HER. AND SO LET US JUST REMIND EACH OTHER THAT IT'S ALSO US ON THE DAIS THAT HAVE TO LISTEN TO EACH OTHER AND TRUST EACH OTHER AND WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO I'M REALLY, REALLY PROUD THAT THE CCD HAS CONTINUED. AND THAT'S BECAUSE IT HAS GREAT LEADERSHIP. SO WITH THAT, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY ACTION ITEM TO TAKE OTHER THAN TO SAY THANK YOU AND MUCHAS GRACIAS FOR WHAT YOU ALL DO. CAN WE GIVE YOU ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. I'VE GOT A SPECIAL REQUEST. [51. Presentation, discussion and appropriate action regarding appealing the decision Of the Grant Policy Committee (GPC), issued On October 8, 2026, requesting that the FY 2026 Bureau Of Justice Assistance (BJA) Veterans Treatment Court grant application be amended to change the law enforcement officer position from full-time to part-time. This revision also includes the full-time law enforcement officer position already approved and funded by the FY 2024 BJA Grant.] I'M GOING TO TAKE UP AGENDA ITEM 51. JUDGE DOMINGUEZ NEEDS TO GET TO HER DOCKET. SO JUDGE 51 AND I'M CALLING IT. I BELIEVE IT'S AN INDIVIDUAL. AND THEN WE'LL GET BACK TO THE TIME CERTAIN AND TO THE OTHER MATTERS AT HAND. PRESENTATION. DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPEALING. THE DECISION OF THE GRANT POLICY COMMITTEE ISSUED ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2026, REQUESTING THE FY 26 BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT APPLICATION BE AMENDED TO CHANGE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE OFFICER POSITION FOR FULL TIME TO PART TIME. THIS REVISION ALSO INCLUDES THE FULL TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER POSITION ALREADY APPROVED AND FUNDED BY THIS PARTICULAR GRANT. JUDGE. I'M HERE. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SAKAI, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ESPECIALLY. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME CUT IN LINE. I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF A JURY TRIAL THAT I POSTPONED TO 11, SO I DO NEED TO GET BACK ASAP. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO APPEAL THE GRANT POLICY COMMITTEE. THE GRANT POLICY COMMITTEE, WHO HAD MET TO ON OCTOBER 8TH TO MODIFY THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE BJA 2026 GRANT FROM A FULL TIME POSITION TO A PART TIME POSITION. I DO WANT TO BACKTRACK A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE DID APPLY FOR THIS GRANT, BJA GRANT 2024 THAT WAS RATIFIED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT BACK ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2024, THAT ALREADY INCLUDED A PART TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. AND THE REASON WE SUBMITTED THIS GRANT APPLICATION FOR A FULL TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, BECAUSE WE HAVE TAKEN EXTENSIVE MEASURES TO HIRE A PART TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, WHICH WE HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT. WE HAVE SOLICITED JOB POSTINGS FROM COURT ADMINISTRATION FROM DECEMBER 11TH, AND I DID PROVIDE A SLIDE WITH THE TIMELINE ON THERE. AND ALSO WE REQUESTED FOR THIS POSITION TO BE POSTED IN MARCH OF 2025. IT WAS DELAYED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL JOB DESCRIPTION DID HAVE A BAILIFF'S JOB DUTIES WHEN WE NEED TO MIRROR IT TO BE A SPECIALTY COURT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. ALSO, THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION WHETHER IT WAS GRANT FUNDED OR IT WAS COUNTY FUNDED, AND WE DID NEED TO CLARIFY THAT IT WAS A GRANT FUNDED POSITION. WE DID HAVE TWO APPLICANTS THAT APPLIED. WE INTERVIEWED ONE AND THE SECOND ONE DID NOT SHOW UP TO THE INTERVIEW ON THE FIRST APPLICANT THAT DID SHOW UP. HE DID NOT HAVE THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE OR ABILITIES FOR THE POSITION BECAUSE THIS IS A VETERANS TREATMENT COURT. WE WERE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN DEESCALATE SPECIFICALLY A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME TYPE OF MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING. THAT ALSO PROMPTED US TO MEET WITH CHIEF ADA WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND JUDICIAL SERVICES. HE DID INDICATE THERE WAS A JOB FAIR THAT WAS HAPPENING ON APRIL 12TH, 2025, AND HE WOULD SOLICIT THE APPLICANT OR THE THE ROLE OF A PART TIME DEPUTY. THERE WAS NO APPLICANTS AT THAT TIME. WE DID MEET WITH CHIEF RAUL GARZA. WE ALSO MET WITH SERGEANT LOPEZ FROM THE SMART UNIT. WE ALSO MET WITH CHIEF NANCY STAFFORD, AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS POSITION AS A PART TIME WAS NOT ATTRACTIVE TO ANYONE BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO DO SIDE JOBS. IT WASN'T A FULL TIME POSITION. AND WE THOUGHT WORKING WITH THE SMART UNIT WITH CHIEF STAMFORD WOULD GIVE US A BETTER EDGE. SO WE DID REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY. WE STARTED GETTING SOME PAY, AN INCENTIVE CHARGE FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LOOK LIKE FOR A FULL TIME POSITION. WE DID REACH OUT TO THE BUDGET OFFICE AND WERE TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO MODIFY THE CURRENT GRANT FROM A PART TIME TO A FULL TIME POSITION. NOW WE'RE IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THAT, SO WE DO HAVE THAT FUNDS TO TRANSFER OVER FROM THE PART TIME TO A FULL TIME. WE DID GET THAT MODIFICATION. GRANTED, WE DO NEED TO SUBMIT ANOTHER BUDGET CYCLE REQUEST FOR THE COUNTY TO APPROVE THAT FULL TIME POSITION. NOW, WE JUST RECEIVED WORD THAT IT WAS GRANTED ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2026. [02:00:03] AND YET WE'RE HERE IN A QUICK ROTATION SOLICITING ANOTHER GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. SO THE TURNAROUND TIME IS VERY, VERY SHORT. WE DO INTEND TO APPROACH THE COURT FOR AN OUT OF BUDGET CYCLE REQUEST TO CHANGE THAT PART TIME TO A FULL TIME, AND WE'RE ASKING THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HERE ON THIS APPEAL TO ALLOW US TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT, FOR SUSTAINING THAT FULL TIME POSITION, WHICH I'VE ALREADY BEEN FUNDED. I DO WANT TO MENTION WE HAVE DONE THE BEST ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS ON SOME OF OUR GRANTS. AND I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT ON PAGE TWO UNDER KEY COMPONENT NUMBER ONE, PAGE THREE, WE WERE ACTUALLY DEAN BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE A LAW ENFORCEMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE SPECIALTY COURT TEAM, NOR DID THEY ATTEND PRE COURT STAFF MEETINGS OR ATTEND COURT SESSIONS IN THAT AREA OF KEY COMPONENT NUMBER ONE, WE WERE GIVEN A 30%. THE ONLY THING WE DID MEET IS THAT OUR TREATMENT PROVIDERS DO ATTEND OUR STAFFING AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE COURT VIA EMAIL. SO YOU CAN SEE EVEN WITH THE BEST ASSESSMENT, WE ARE BEING JUDGED AGAINST OTHER SPECIALTY COURTS AND GRANT SOLICITORS RIGHT ON WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN OUR SPECIALTY COURTS. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING TO HAVE A LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMBER, WHICH I DO WANT TO MENTION, HAS ALREADY BEEN RATIFIED THROUGH THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR THAT POSITION IN THE DENIAL THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE GRANT POLICY COMMITTEE. THERE WAS A STATUTE THAT WAS LISTED REGARDING THE BY STATUTE LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITION IS INCLUDED IN THE COUNTY BUDGET MAY BE ELIMINATED. I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT THAT RISK ALREADY EXISTS, WHETHER IT'S A PART TIME OR FULL TIME POSITION THAT'S ALREADY BEEN RATIFIED. AND THAT POSITION ALREADY EXISTS WITH THE COUNTY. WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS JUST THAT FULL TIME POSITION TO CONTINUE, AND IT IS GRANT FUNDED. WE'RE NOT COMING TO THE COUNTY TO ASK FOR ANY OF THOSE FUNDS, AND BY VOTE, THAT POSITION CAN BE ELIMINATED IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SUSTAIN THAT POSITION. GRANT FUNDED. SO I DID WANT TO POINT THAT OUT. ALSO, THERE WAS A MENTION ABOUT THE OTHER COUNTY COURTS AT LAW HAD BEEN REQUESTING A SHERIFF POSITION OR A CONSTABLE POSITION, AND THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT HAD NOT APPROVED THOSE REQUESTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2122, 22, 23. 23. 24. AND THEN 24 TO 25. FELONY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT ACTUALLY HAS A LAW ENFORCEMENT REPRESENTATIVE. WE WERE ALSO GRANTED THROUGH RATIFICATION IN 2024, A LAW ENFORCEMENT REPRESENTATIVE. SO WE'RE ASKING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO BE ABLE TO FILL THAT FULL TIME POSITION SO WE CAN INCLUDE THEM AS PART OF THE IMPORTANT, ESSENTIAL MEMBER OF THE SPECIALTY CORE TEAM AND MOVING FORWARD, HOW THAT CAN LOOK FOR US. WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO KEEP THE SUCCESS OF OUR VETERANS IN THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT. DOES STAFF WANT TO ADDRESS. THANK YOU, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. SO THE JUDGE MENTIONED THERE WERE THREE CONSIDERATIONS THAT THE GRANT POLICY COMMITTEE DID CONSIDER. THE FIRST IS BY INCREASING FROM A PART TIME TO FULL TIME, BY FUNDING THAT IT IS AN UNFUNDED MANDATE. SHOULD THAT GRANT GO AWAY, THE COURT WOULD BE ASSUMING A FULL TIME DEPUTY ON THAT END. THE SECOND CONSIDERATION THAT WE WANTED TO TO TO TAKE UP IS THERE'S AN ONGOING SPECIALTY COURT STUDY THAT IS BEING PERFORMED BY OUR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PLANNING. WE'D LIKE TO DEFER ANY REQUESTS UNTIL THAT STUDY IS COMPLETED. AND FINALLY, AND I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY, AS THE JUDGE MENTIONED, THIS COURT HAS OPINED SINCE 2021 ON LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITION REQUESTS FOR THE SPECIALTY COURTS. AND SINCE 2021, COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS NOT APPROVED THOSE REQUESTS FROM THE COUNTY COURTS, WHETHER IT BE A SHERIFF, DEPUTY OR A CONSTABLE. SO THOSE WERE THE THREE POLICY CONSIDERATIONS THAT THAT THE COMMITTEE DID TAKE UP, DID CONSIDER WE DID AGREE WITH THE REQUEST TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL CASE MANAGER TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM AND STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT INSTEAD OF USING THAT MONEY TO TAKE IT TO A PART TIME, TO A FULL TIME, WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE SPECIALTY COURT USE THAT FOR TREATMENT SERVICES FOR COURT PARTICIPANTS. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MENTION THE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE OTHER COURTS ASKING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITIONS THAT ARE COUNTY FUNDED UNDER COUNTY BUDGET. AND WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS AS A GRANT FUNDED POSITION THAT WILL LAST TO FISCAL YEAR 2030. AND SO WITH THAT, THERE IS AN EXCEPTION TO THE GOVERNMENT CODE. 120 IN THAT GRANT FUND. FEDERAL GRANTS IS AN EXCLUSION UNDER THAT STATUTE. SO IT DOESN'T APPLY IN THIS CASE WHERE OTHER COURTS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THE COUNTY TO FUND THIS POSITION. I WOULD CAUTION AGAINST THAT. THAT IS NOT OUR INTERPRETATION, AND I WOULD DEFER THAT TO GENERAL COUNSEL. BUT WE HAVE HAD THAT REQUEST BEFORE WHEN IT COMES TO GRANT FUNDED POSITIONS FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OR FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, I SHOULD SAY. AND THAT IS NOT OUR INTERPRETATION, BUT I WOULD DEFER THAT TO GENERAL COUNSEL. [02:05:05] JUDGE, CAN I ASK SOME CLARIFYING QUESTIONS? YES, COMMISSIONER CLEVELAND. THANK YOU FOR COMING. I KNOW WE WANT TO HELP AND GET YOU BACK TO YOUR COURTROOM. SO THE GRANT POLICY COMMITTEE, THOMAS, IS A SEPARATE COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWS GRANTS. AND LET'S, LET'S COUNTY EMPLOYEES KNOW IF IT'S SOMETHING THEY CAN APPLY FOR. IS THAT CORRECT? SO THERE'S A TWO STEP PROCESS NOW THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT ADOPTED BACK IN JULY AND JUNE OR JULY OF THIS YEAR. SO THE FIRST ITERATION IS THE OLD GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWS WHETHER THERE'S ENOUGH SPACE IT NEEDS, ETC. THE GRANT REVIEW POLICY COMMITTEE, WHICH IS NEW, IS AN ADDITIONAL STEP. AND WE TAKE THAT THAT CONSISTS OF BUDGET, COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE, THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, AND WE HAVE AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER FROM THE GENERAL COUNSEL. WHAT WE TAKE UNDER CONSIDERATION IS POLICY DECISIONS THAT THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS EITHER ADOPTED OR HAS STATED THROUGH PREVIOUS COURT ACTION OR COMMENTS. SO WE LOOK AT IT FROM THAT LENS. COMMISSIONER. NOT NECESSARILY WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S ENOUGH SPACE FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL, BUT WE LOOK AT IT MORE FROM A POLICY LEVEL THAT THAT COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS TAKEN ACTION ON PREVIOUSLY. AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT INFORMS US. AND THAT'S WHAT THE FEEDBACK WE PROVIDE TO THE, TO THE APPLICANTS. AND TANYA, BUDGETS ARE PART OF THIS AS WELL. THEY ALSO REVIEWED YES, MY TEAM IS A PART OF THE GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE. SO IT'S THE FIRST STEP OF REVIEW. SO Y'ALL ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT THOMAS SAID. THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. WE CHECKED LIKE ADMINISTRATIVE, MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT IS REQUIRED BY THE GRANT BUDGET IMPACT, MAKE SURE THE HR REVIEW DID FACILITIES. SO WE DO LIKE THE ADMINISTRATIVE PART. OKAY. SO DOES THIS REQUIRE THIS REQUIRES A MOTION, CORRECT? WELL, I GOT IT. I DO WANT TO FOLLOW UP REAL QUICK ON COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES POINT. SO WE WERE APPROVED BY THE GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE, WHICH IS MISS GAETAN'S BUDGET. AND THEN THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL RED TAPE WITH THE GRANT POLICY COMMITTEE POLICY TO REVIEW WHAT WAS PASSED THROUGH THE GRANT REVIEW. NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT. THAT'S WHY I WANTED THOMAS TO CLARIFY THE TWO SEPARATE COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH, WHICH IN THE PAST, THE GRANT POLICY COMMITTEE HAS DENIED US AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR ANOTHER GRANT. AND SO WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY TRYING TO APPLY FOR GRANTS, BUT WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY GETTING DENIED BY THE SECOND ENTITY. THAT'S. NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THAT'S WHY WE PASSED THIS EARLIER THIS YEAR, BECAUSE THERE WERE THERE ARE JUST SO MANY COURTS AND SO MANY JUDGES AND SO MANY COUNTY DEPARTMENTS. AND SO THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WITH DIFFERENT ENTITIES APPLYING WITHOUT OUR NOTICE. AND AS COMMISSIONERS AND COMMISSIONERS COURT, WE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY, RESPONSIBILITY TO BE GOOD STEWARDS. AND SOMETIMES THEN WE'RE PUT IN SITUATIONS THAT WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT. SO THAT'S WHY WE PUT THIS IN PLACE. AND SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING TO, TO GET THIS, BUT I WANT TO RESPECT THE STAFF. THAT'S WHY WE PUT THIS IN PLACE. THAT'S WHY I ASKED IF TANYA HAD REVIEWED EVERYTHING. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO SUPPORT THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ COMMISSIONER CALVERT. YEAH. SO A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THE CONCERN OF THE STAFF WITH RESPECT TO THE LONG TERM LIABILITY OF THE COUNTY, WE HAVE DEALT SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE STATE LAW WITH RESPECT TO THE MANDATE OF NOT LOWERING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT BY ACCOUNTING FOR THESE IN CONTINGENCY. AND THEREFORE, IT'S NOT IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR A WAY THAT BECOMES A LONG TERM LIABILITY. WE CAN ALSO DO THAT FOR YOUR REQUESTS. WE CAN LOOK AT A MORE APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTING STANDARD IN CLASSIFICATION, IF YOU WILL, FOR THAT PARTICULAR LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITY. NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS TO REESTABLISH THE NATURE OF A VETERANS COURT AND THE ROLE THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT WOULD PLAY. SO YOU PROVIDED IN YOUR POWERPOINT STATISTICS AROUND 83 PLUS PERCENT IMPROVEMENT IN OUTCOMES BASED UPON LAW ENFORCEMENT. I THINK WE, AS A COURT AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH A BROTHER OR SISTER IN ARMS WHO HAS HAS HAD TO UTILIZE SOME OF THE THINKING AND BACKGROUND OF ENFORCEMENT AND HIERARCHY [02:10:08] AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO IT HELPS TO RE COMMUNICATE SOME OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE WORK WHEN THERE ARE WHEN THERE IS AN ELEMENT OF THAT HIERARCHY THAT IS TRAINED TO, TO BACK UP WHAT THE COURT IS TRYING TO DO. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT? YES. SO WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITION, JUST AS THE PRIOR PRESENTATION WAS, IT'S AN ADDITIONAL MEMBER OF OUR TEAM, BUT THAT'S LISTENING. WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF VETERANS WHO HAVE GONE INTO CRISIS WHEN THEY'VE BEEN IN THE COURTROOM IN THE MIDDLE OF A DOCKET. WE HAD A PROCLAMATION ONCE WHERE WE HAD SOMEONE FROM THE CAFETERIA DOWNSTAIRS WHO WAS ABLE TO GUIDE SOMEONE BACK TO THE COURT. THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IS THAT PERSON. THERE'S OFTEN TIMES THAT WE WILL HAVE TO DO A WELLNESS CHECK ON A VETERAN, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SHOWING UP TO COURT OR PARTICIPATING. COME TO FIND OUT, THERE'S AN EMERGENCY DETENTION THAT NEEDS TO GET DONE AND GOING TO THE VA HOSPITAL. SO WITH THE VETERAN POPULATION, WE'RE DEALING WITH VETERANS WHO ARE ACTIVE IN PTSD, COMPLEX PTSD, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES. AND SO EVEN COMING TO COURT SOMETIMES IS A CHALLENGE. AND SO HAVING A LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMBER ON THE TEAM WHO WOULD DO THOSE ADDITIONAL VISITS AS A TEAM, WE RECENTLY WENT TO VISIT A VETERAN WHO'S IN HIS 60S, WHO LIVES ALONE AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY PAIRS OF PANTS. SO TRYING TO RESOURCE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, THAT ADDITIONAL PERSON THAT CAN DO THOSE HOME VISITS BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE WALKING INTO AS A JUDGE, COURT MANAGER AND A COURT DIRECTOR. SO THAT TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE THAT THEY CARRY TO DEESCALATE, TO HELP, TO LISTEN, BUT TO ALSO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ESSENTIAL FOR A SPECIALTY COURT WITH THE VETERAN POPULATION. THE AMOUNT OF PTSD THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY IMPACTS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, AND THE ABILITY TO HAVE THAT INTERACTION IS VERY IMPORTANT. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT VOLUME AND JUSTIFICATION. ISN'T YOUR COURT GOT SOME OF THE HIGHEST VOLUME OF FOLKS COMING THROUGH THE SPECIALTY COURT, IF NOT THE HIGHEST? WE ARE ALWAYS OPERATING. YOU MIGHT WANT TO REPEAT THAT FIRST PART YOU SAID CORRECT. YES. CORRECT. WE ARE OPERATING AT TRIPLE DIGITS CONTINUOUSLY. WE JUST HAD OUR LARGEST COMMENCEMENT OF 44 GRADUATES HERE IN AUGUST. WE HAVE THE SAME EXPECTED THREE TIMES A YEAR. WE JUST HAD THE RELEASE OF THE TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION GRANT WITH THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT, WITH 265 VETERANS THAT WERE SERVICED THAT YEAR. THAT DOESN'T EVEN TOUCH THE AMOUNT OF VETERANS WHO ARE ARRESTED A MONTH. BUT WE ARE DOING THE BEST WE CAN. ALSO MANAGING THE COUNTY COURT DOCKET AND THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT. WE IN 2027 ARE MOVING TO SEVEN DOCKETS THAT WE HAVE FIVE THIS YEAR. AND SO WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY GOING, GROWING. WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY SUSTAINING TRIPLE DIGITS. THE MAX, WHICH SPECIALTY COURTS ALLOW UNDER THE BEST PRACTICES, IS 125 VETERANS PER DOCKET. AND WE HAVE THE SECOND LARGEST VETERAN POPULATION IN THE STATE MAY BE GROWING TO SOME OF THE LARGEST. AND SO WE ANTICIPATE ADDITIONAL NEED FOR FULL TIME AS OPPOSED TO PART TIME. OUR VETERAN EXPERIENCE AND OUR VETERAN TREATMENT COURT. SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CAN ALLEVIATE THE ACCOUNTING CONTROL ISSUE OF LONG TERM LIABILITY, BUT THIS COURT HAS ACTUALLY RECENTLY DEMONSTRATED ITS ABILITY TO TAKE A TEMPORARY FEDERAL FUND THROUGH THE ARPA FUND PROCESS THAT WE HAVE HAD TO REDUCE A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS. AND I HAVE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, I WAS A CONSULTANT FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SO I NEVER ASSUMED THAT THE WORK THAT I DID WOULD BE AN ONGOING OBLIGATION TO, IN MY CASE, THE CITY OF LA OR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OR ANY NUMBER OF ENTITIES IN ORANGE COUNTY, SAN DIEGO AND OTHER PLACES THAT I WORKED. SO I DON'T THINK THE COUNTY CAN NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, ASSUME A LONG TERM LIABILITY ON A GRANT. AND PICKED THAT UP. I THINK THAT THAT'S JUST BUSINESS. THAT HAS TO BE UNDERSTOOD. SOMETIMES YOU GET THAT GRANT IT. OUR BUDGETS ARE A DETERMINATION OF OUR VALUES. AND SO I DO TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY THAT NOT PROVIDING FOR THE VETERANS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN THIS PARTICULAR IMPORTANT. AND REMEMBER, COURTS CAN CHANGE A LIFE. ABSOLUTELY. THE, THE, THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE COME THROUGH WHEN THEY'RE IN A COURT OF LAW ARE SERIOUS, VERY, VERY SERIOUS. AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE TAKING TIME TO INTERVENE WHEN WE HAVE THIS LARGE COHORT OF PEOPLE YOU'RE AT MAX CAPACITY IS NOT SAYING THAT WE SHOULD BE PART TIMING THIS EFFORT. I'M SORRY. IT JUST IT JUST DOES NOT SAY THAT. SO I THINK I HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT WE CAN DEAL WITH THE STAFF'S LONG TERM LIABILITY ISSUE BY PUTTING IT IN SOME SORT OF ACCOUNTING CATEGORY. THAT DOESN'T CREATE A LONG TERM LIABILITY. WE ACTUALLY DEMONSTRATED THAT IN THE ARPA PROCESS WHERE WE HAD REDUCTION IN FORCE. WE HAVE A JUSTIFICATION THAT THE GRANTEE [02:15:10] AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL WOULD HAVE PROVIDED MORE POINTS FOR FUNDING THESE THINGS, BUT FOR THE LACK OF COMMITMENT FOR THAT PARTICULAR POSITION. BUT YOU'VE ALSO SHOWN A SAVINGS THAT YOU CAN CARRY OVER THAT IS GOING TO ALLOW FOR A NET WE CALL IT IN OUR BUDGET PROCESS. IT'S BASICALLY A NET NO INCREASE TO THE COUNTY BUDGET. YOU ACTUALLY ARE COVERED. IF WE JUST GRANT THIS EXCEPTION. SO I'M SORRY, I CAN'T SUPPORT THE THE STAFF ON THIS. I DON'T I DON'T I DON'T GATHER THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THIS KIND OF CUT TO YOUR PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT'S A DESIRE THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS. I THANK YOU, FIGURE IT OUT A WAY TO MAKE THIS WORK, AND I APPRECIATE THAT HARD WORK. SO I'M SORRY I CAN'T SUPPORT THAT PARTICULAR MOTION. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OUT THERE? I GOT A QUESTION. I NEED A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. IT EXCUSE ME. IT'S THE LAWYER AND JUDGE IN ME, LARRY ROBERTS. YES, SIR. JUDGE, I NEED TO UNPACK THIS. OKAY. AS I HEAR IT, JUDGE DOMINGUEZ AND HER OUTSTANDING PROGRAM HAS ASKED AND IN HER GRANT THAT SHE GETS FROM THE BJC BUREAU OF JUSTICE. RECOGNIZING THE EXCELLENT WORK SHE DOES, SHE'S ASKED THAT THE THERE'S A PART TIME POSITION AND SHE'S ASKING FOR AN AMENDMENT IN THE GRANT FOR WHICH THE INITIAL GRANT REVIEW SAID GAVE IT AN APPROVAL. AND I JUST WANT TO GO STEP BY STEP SO THAT I CAN UNPACK THIS. IS IS IS THAT WHAT I JUST HEARD? I THINK PART OF THE PART OF THAT CONVERSATION WAS ANSWER MY QUESTION. DID IT GET APPROVED AT THAT INITIAL LEVEL? YES. THEN IT WENT TO A SECOND LEVEL POLICY REVIEW, A POLICY REVIEW FOR WHICH IT DENIED THAT REQUEST. PART OF THAT WAS THE STATE LAW THAT THAT. WELL, DON'T GET AHEAD OF ME. OKAY. I'M SORRY. I'LL LET YOU HANDLE THIS. JUST WORK WITH ME. SO AND WHAT I'VE HEARD IS WE JUST WANT THE REQUEST IS TO APPROVE THAT THE PART TIME BECOME FULL TIME IN THE GRANT. YES. AND THEN UNDERSTANDING. AND THIS IS WHERE THE LEGAL. YOU NEED TO HELP ME. WE HAVE A STATE STATUTE THAT SAYS THAT IF YOU CREATE A LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THIS WAS THE LEGISLATURE THAT OBVIOUSLY FROM A PUBLIC POLICY, TOLD CITIES AND COUNTIES, ONCE YOU BUDGET FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITIONS, YOU CAN'T TAKE IT AWAY. THAT IS A BIG PUBLIC POLICY DEBATE THAT'S ONGOING. CORRECT. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. AND SO FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, I SEE WHERE THERE ARE CONFLICTING POSITIONS TAKEN BY STAFF. WHAT I'M GETTING NOW TRYING TO DO IS I HEARD THAT THERE'S AN OUT OF COUNTY BUDGET REQUEST FOR ANOTHER POSITION BECAUSE SO HELP RECONCILE OR AND JUDGE I'LL GET YOU A POINT, BUT I WANT STAFF TO TELL ME WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS THE REQUEST SO THAT WE CLEARLY HAVE BECAUSE WE PERHAPS HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS AS TO HOW WE RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. MAY I READ YOU THE EXCEPTION UNDER THE STATE LAW? FIRST CHAPTER 120 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. THE EXCEPTION TO THAT LAW, WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW THE COUNTY TO. CHANGE THAT POSITION ONCE IT'S CREATED, IS. THE EXCEPTION IS FOR A STATE OR FEDERAL GRANT TO THE COUNTY'S LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. WE ALL AGREE THAT THE COURT IS NOT A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. CAN WE AGREE TO THAT? YES. WE'RE NOT. I'M NOT LAW ENFORCEMENT. SHERIFF IS. SO THAT IS THE EXCEPTION. THAT EXCEPTION WOULD NOT APPLY TO A GRANT TO A COURT THAT MAY FUND A POSITION IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SO THEREFORE, IF THE COUNTY GAVE THE SHERIFF THE AUTHORITY TO CREATE A POSITION AND IT WAS FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM ANOTHER ENTITY, THE COUNTY COULDN'T LATER COME, I BELIEVE THE COUNTY COULDN'T LATER TAKE THAT POSITION BACK BECAUSE EVEN IF THE EVEN IF THE PROGRAM DISSOLVED OR. YES, WHATEVER. YES. THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT. OKAY. THIS THEN HELPS ME, I NOW. SO HERE'S THE CLEAR QUESTION THAT NEEDS TO BE. IS THIS PARTICULAR POSITION AN EMPLOYEE OF THE COURT OR IS THIS EMPLOYEE OF THE SHERIFF? AND THAT GETS INTO OUR ISSUE TIME AND TIME AGAIN. [02:20:01] SO WHO CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION. THE SHERIFF HAS TO CARRY THE COMMISSION. THERE'S. SO THE SHERIFF WILL. THIS EMPLOYEE WILL BE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SHERIFF DIRECTED BY THE SHERIFF. HOWEVER, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE COURT ASSIGNED TO. IS THAT THE LEGAL POSITION? BECAUSE THAT GIVES US CLARITY OF WHAT IS BEING DISCUSSED, ISN'T IT? I'M JUST TRYING TO GET CLARITY HERE. SO, CHIEF, COME ON UP HERE, CHIEF. YES, SIR. IT WOULD BE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT WOULD HAVE TO CARRY THAT COMMISSION. SO IN A SENSE, IT WOULD BE A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY. YEAH. SO THAT'S WHERE THE POSITION OF THE POLICY AT THE SECOND LEVEL WAS SAYING, JUDGE, IF THIS. AND ACCORDING TO THE STATUTE. INTERPRETATION OF GENERAL COUNCIL DISPOSITION. SO LET ME NOW GO IN TO SEE IF THERE CAN BE SOME RESOLUTION TO THIS. YOU TOLD ME THAT THIS IS BEING STUDIED BY A STAFF PERSON AND THAT. SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE RECONSIDERED OR IS STAFF. MR. GUEVARA TAKING A POSITION THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO WE'RE NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS POSITION, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO SUPPORT ANY OTHER POSITION, BECAUSE THEN IT'S A CLEAR DIRECTION TO THE JUDICIARY, WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT. AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T LIKE THE BUDGET DECISIONS WE MAKE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO RESOLVE TODAY. SO I'M FRAMING IT FROM WHAT THE GREAT WORK. LET'S NOT TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM JUDGE DOMINGUEZ. LET'S NOT TAKE IT AWAY FROM WHATEVER THEY DO, BUT UNDERSTAND THIS IS THE SEPARATION OF POWERS. I'M PLAYING LAWYER JUDGE RIGHT NOW. THIS IS SEPARATION OF POWERS ISSUE. WHAT IS THE POSITION OF THE COUNTY IN REGARDS TO THAT? MR. GUEVARA, WHEN IT COMES TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PORTION OF REQUESTS FOR GRANTS FOR THE SPECIALTY COURTS, WE WOULD NOT BE RECOMMENDING THAT WE WILL CASE BY CASE, GRANT BY GRANT, AS WE DID WITH THIS ONE, EVALUATE THE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL THAT IS BEING REQUESTED, AND I WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR. WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM. WE'RE NOT CUTTING THE PROGRAM. WE ARE HERE TO DISCUSS TWO ADDITIONAL REQUESTS. ONE, THE GRANT REVIEW POLICY COMMITTEE AGREED TO. THAT WAS ADDITIONAL AN ADDITIONAL CASE MANAGER TO HANDLE THAT CASELOAD. WHEN IT CAME TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE TOOK THAT POSITION BASED ON COURT'S PREVIOUS DIRECTION OR PREVIOUS ACTION. THE CURRENT STUDY, THOUGH, IS GOING TO EVALUATE AS THESE SPECIALTY COURTS CONTINUE TO ADD VOLUME TO THEIR SPECIALTY COURTS AND CREATE ADDITIONAL DOCKETS. HOW DOES THAT AFFECT FUTURE BUDGETS AND WHAT KIND OF LIABILITY MIGHT THAT INCLUDE FOR FOR FUTURE COURTS? SO THAT PART WILL NEED TO TAKE CASE BY CASE. AND THAT IS PART OF THE, THE THE STUDY SO THAT COMMISSIONERS COURT CAN INFORM THAT POLICY DIRECTION WHEN A SPECIALTY COURT WANTS TO INCREASE THEIR NUMBERS. SO I WANT TO LET MY COLLEAGUES UNDERSTAND THAT IS A PUBLIC POLICY DECISION THAT WE HAD IN THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT WE JUST FINISHED, AND WE HAD THE COUNTY COURTS AT LAW COMING, ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL POSITIONS FOR OTHER PROGRAMS, PERHAPS WITH I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE VETERANS COURT, BUT THERE WERE OTHER SPECIALTY COURTS MAKING SPECIFIC REQUESTS. AND I BELIEVE ULTIMATELY IN THE FINAL DECISION, THOSE POSITIONS OR THOSE REQUESTS WERE DENIED. AND A BIG QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED OF THE JUDICIARY, AND I'LL ASK IT AGAIN, ARE THOSE POSITIONS THAT CAN BE SHARED BY THE JUDICIARY SO THAT IT'S JUST NOT JUDGE JUDGE DOMINGUEZ'S POSITION. IT IS A POSITION THAT BELONGS TO THE COUNTY COURTS OF LAW OR THE ENTIRE JUDICIARY, AND THEY CAN THEN HAVE A LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITION THAT CAN BE SHARED IN THESE SPECIALTY PROGRAMS. I THINK THE KEY DISTINCTION, AND I'M MAKING IT FOR THE RECORD, BECAUSE I RAN FAMILY DRUG COURT, I UNDERSTAND SOMETIMES THE PUBLIC THINKS THESE ARE SEPARATE COURTS. THEY ARE NOT. THEY ARE PROGRAMS ATTACHED TO A COURT. THEY'RE ATTACHED TO THE ELECTED OFFICIAL. AND JUDGE DOMINGUEZ HAS GIVEN HER HEART AND SOUL TO THIS PROGRAM AND HAS MADE IT WORK. SHE DESERVES TO GET THE SUPPORT SHE NEEDS, BUT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPORTION POSITIONS A APPROPRIATE THE MONIES THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THEM. I HAVE NO DOUBT SHE NEEDS THIS, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND, AND I THINK THAT GOES A LOT WITH WHAT COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES IS SAYING. THE STAFF IS TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT AND YOU HAVE A STUDY THAT'S BEING DONE NOW. WHEN IS THAT STUDY GOING TO BE READY? WE'RE ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE WAY INTO THAT STUDY, SO WE'LL BRING THAT BACK. AND IS THERE A COMMITMENT TODAY THAT IF THAT STUDY WERE TO JUSTIFY A LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITION, PERHAPS FOR THE THE COURT JUDGE DOMINGUEZ, OR FOR THE COURTS? [02:25:01] THAT IS SOMETHING THE BUDGET AND YOU AS DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER CAN CONSIDER AND SAY, WE CAN DO THIS IN SPITE OF THE STATUTORY. AND LET'S JUST TAKE THE POSITION THAT ONCE WE CREATE THIS. THAT'S ANOTHER STAFF PERSON FOR THE SHERIFF. AND IF THESE PROGRAMS GO AWAY, THE SHERIFF GETS TO TAKE THEM AND PUT THEM WHEREVER THEY WANT. I WOULD HOPE THE SHERIFF WOULD WORK WITH THE JUDICIARY SO THAT IT COULD OBVIOUSLY HELP OTHER SPECIALTY PROGRAMS, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE ONLY SPECIALTY COURT THAT HAS ASKED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND FOR THE RECORD, WE HAVE DENIED THOSE REQUESTS IN THE PAST. AND I WILL JUST ADD, JUDGE SAKAI, THIS POSITION ALREADY EXISTS. IT'S BEEN RATIFIED. THERE'S A POSITION NUMBER, IT'S BEEN POSTED. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO FILL IT. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. SO THE INHERENT RISK ALREADY EXISTS. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. SO WHETHER IT'S AN EXCEPTION, WHETHER IT'S PART TIME OR FULL TIME, WE'RE RUNNING CIRCLES AROUND A POSITION THAT ALREADY EXISTS AND THAT POSITION ALREADY IS THERE. SO I NEED WHAT WHAT IS BEING ASKED UPON. IF THE POSITION IS ALREADY BEEN THERE, IT'S A PART TIME, THEN IT'S PART TIME. THEY'RE ASKING IT TO GO TO FULL TIME. THAT'S THAT'S THE POLICY. IS THERE ANY DISTINCTION IN PART IN FULL TIME WITH THE POSITIONS OF THE STATE LAW THAT IS CAUSING THE PUBLIC POLICY DISPUTE INTERNALLY? BUDGETARY? YES. OKAY. THE STATUTE APPLIES TO BUDGETS AND POSITIONS, AND THAT'S A FINANCIAL ISSUE. SO IT IS A POLICY DECISION FOR THE COURT. LET'S BE CLEAR. WE'RE JUST THE COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE LEGAL. WE'RE GIVING YOU THE BASIS THE COURT HAS TO MAKE THE POLICY DECISION. WE'RE NOT WEIGHING IN ON THAT. OKAY. IT IS. YOU'RE RIGHT, JUDGE. IT IS A POLICY DECISION. IT'S A POLICY DECISION. YES. SHERIFF, YOU DID. YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, JUDGE? I'M COMING. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. JUDGE, I'M COMMITTED TO DOING WHATEVER. WHATEVER THE JUDGE FEELS LIKE SHE NEEDS. I'M THERE. JUST LET ME KNOW WHAT'S NEEDED FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WE'RE ALL OVER IT. BECAUSE THAT STATEMENT JUDGE CUTS BOTH WAYS. YOU ALREADY HAVE POSITION. YOU JUST HAVE IT PART TIME. CORRECT. RIGHT. SO IS IT PRUDENT? I GUESS, WHEN IT GOES DOWN TO RIGHT NOW AND I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE I'M GOING TO VOTE ON THIS, IT TELLS ME THAT THEN WHAT IF WE MAKE A DECISION THAT LOCKS THIS POSITION IN, ESPECIALLY FOR A FULL TIME POSITION, ESPECIALLY AFTER WHAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE BUDGET, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE CUT PEOPLE, WE CUT PEOPLE'S JOBS. SO IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SAY, OKAY, WE FOUND THE MONEY OR THERE'S THE MONEY. IT'S ALREADY IN THERE SOMEWHERE, AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU WHEN, I PRESUME. SOME PEOPLE MAY BE LET GO AT SOME POINT. I WOULD ALSO ADD JUDGE SAKAI, WE'VE ALREADY BEEN THE GRANTOR HAS ALREADY APPROVED THE FULL TIME POSITION, AND WE'RE ASKING FOR THE EXISTING APPLICATION TO CONTINUE THAT FULL TIME POSITION. SO THE MONEY THERE'S ALWAYS THIS TWIST. SO IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED ON THE GRANTOR SIDE OF THE GRANT. CORRECT. NOT THE COUNTY. THAT IS CORRECT BUT NOT THE COUNTY SIDE. GO AHEAD. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH JUDGE. SO I THANK YOU, JUDGE, BECAUSE I THINK IN THE COURSE OF THE DEFINITION OF THE LAW, THE READING OF THE LAW FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WE FOUND THE WAY TO SAY THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO CARRY ON A PERMANENT LIABILITY IF IT IS IN THE BAILIWICK OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND IT IS A GRANT. THE STATE LAW, CHAPTER 120 PROVIDES AN EXCEPTION FOR FEDERAL OR STATE GRANTED GRANTS. SO IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF DO WE HAVE A QUAGMIRE? IT'S A QUESTION OF HOW DO WE USE THE LAW TO OUR TO OUR BEST INTEREST. AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE CAN USE THE LAW TO SAY WE'RE NOT CARRYING ON A PERMANENT POSITION, BECAUSE IT IS THERE'S AN EXCEPTION IN THE LAW FOR FEDERAL AND STATE. SO I THINK WE'VE ACTUALLY SOLVED THE ISSUE SO THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY MOVE FORWARD AND HAVE THE POSITION THAT'S FUNDED BY THE GRANTOR DONE IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T PROVIDE A PERMANENT LIABILITY. NOW, I DO HAVE TO ASK YOU, THOMAS, I, I, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE GENERALLY HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE SHARING OF STAFF AND ALL THESE KINDS OF THINGS, BUT HAVE WE FORMALLY PUT THAT IN A RESOLUTION? NO, SIR. SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF CREATING POLICY BECAUSE THE COURT MAY HAVE 1 OR 2 OR EVEN THREE COMMISSIONERS WHO THINK SOMETHING. BUT IF WE DON'T VOTE ON IT, THEN IT'S ACTUALLY NOT PROPER POLICY FOR THE STAFF TO HOLD BACK THOSE THINGS. IN ESSENCE, WHAT HAPPENS THEN IS THE COURT GIVES A SENSE OF WHERE IT IS, BUT IF IT'S NOT A FORMALLY ADOPTED POLICY, THEN WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY FOR CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE THIS ONE HERE. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SAY IF WE DIDN'T FORMALLY VOTE ON IT. WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY. SO THE REASON DOESN'T THAT BEG THE QUESTION THAT WE SHOULD ESTABLISH POLICY MAYBE SOONER THAN LATER? YEAH. MAYBE. MAYBE. HONESTLY, I'M DONE AT THE END OF THE YEAR. THESE ARE POLICIES THAT HAVE TO CONTINUE ON. SO I WOULD SUGGEST TO THE COURT WE. [02:30:02] YOU HAVE HIT IT. WE NEED A POLICY AND WE DON'T HAVE IT. THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY IS THAT THE THE ABILITY TO TAKE EVERY ONE OF THESE ON ITS MERITS IS IMPORTANT. AND I THINK THE REASON THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT IS THE SIZE OF OUR VETERAN COMMUNITY, THE SIZE OF THIS COURT, AND OUR DESIRE AS A COMMUNITY NOT TO PENALIZE THOSE WHO MAY HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE OR A PTSD ISSUE THAT WAS DONE ON BEHALF OF OUR COUNTRY. CORRECT. ON BEHALF OF OUR COUNTRY. COMMISSIONER. CALVERT. I ALSO ADD THAT WE HAVE 100 VETERANS IN THE REFERRAL STATUS THAT ARE TRYING TO GET INTO OUR PROGRAM THAT WE CAN'T EVEN ALLOW IN, BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY AT MAX, AND WE'RE NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE SURFACE OF THE AMOUNT OF VETERANS THAT RESIDE IN BEXAR COUNTY. OKAY. SO I'M DONE. I THINK WE FIGURED OUT A WAY TO WORK WITH YOU WITHOUT CREATING A PERMANENT LIABILITY. THANK YOU, JUDGE. THANK YOU. JUDGE, CAN I ASK A QUESTION? COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON THIS. YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE CONVERSATION. ONE IS, YOU KNOW, I THINK IN THE PAST, WE'VE KIND OF LOOKED AT EVERY SPECIALTY COURT AS THE SAME IN EVALUATING SOME OF THESE DECISIONS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I THINK THESE GRANTS AREN'T EVEN WORTH IT. I MEAN, I THINK IF IT IS A PRIORITY FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE COURT IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE TO A SITUATION, WHETHER IT'S A SPECIALTY COURT OR ANYTHING ELSE, WE OUGHT TO JUST STAND UP AND AND SUPPORT FUNDING FOR SOMETHING LIKE IF IT, IF IT'S THIS, THEN WE DO IT AND NOT EVEN MESS WITH THE GRANT. SO, YOU KNOW, LOOK, I, I THINK I'M OKAY MOVING FORWARD WITH THE, THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TODAY, BUT I WOULD ASK THAT IF THERE IS SOMETHING PARTICULAR TO THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT THAT REQUIRES SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. LOOK AT IT FROM A BUDGETARY STANDPOINT. AND IF IT REQUIRES US STEPPING UP AND FUNDING THEN WE DO THAT. AND I THINK WE'VE DONE THAT WITH SOME OF THE CASE MANAGER WORK THERE THAT IS IN PARTICULAR, VERY RELEVANT TO VETERANS AND THEIR RECOVERY, WHATEVER ISSUES THEY MAY BE DEALING WITH. AND IF IT REQUIRES THAT WE LOOK AT A STAND ALONE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, THEN LET'S JUST LOOK AT THAT AND FIGURE OUT A WAY IF IT'S NECESSARY TO FUND IT AND NOT EVEN CONSIDER THE GRANTS. BECAUSE SOMETIMES, AGAIN, THOSE THINGS JUST MUDDY THE WATER. SO THAT'S MY POSITION JUDGE. I THINK IF WE CAN HAVE STAFF AS THEY DO THAT EVALUATION, HOPEFULLY A LITTLE BIT MORE RAPIDLY THAN IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PACE THEY'RE ON. AND IF THERE'S SOME, SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT THAT REQUIRES A YOU KNOW, INSTITUTIONAL POSITION FROM OUR GENERAL REVENUE THAT WE LOOK AT THAT. AND I THINK THAT IS CERTAINLY IN MILITARY CITY, USA, SOMETHING WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT. SO THAT'S, THAT'S MY THOUGHTS ON IT. JUDGE JOE DOMINGUEZ, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. I KNOW YOU'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK THERE WITH, WITH OUR VETERAN POPULATION. AND AGAIN MY STANCE IS, YOU KNOW, TAKE THE GRANT OUT OF THE EQUATION AND JUST LOOK AT IT FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE. IS IT SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK AT THEN? I THINK I'D ASK STAFF TO TAKE A LOOK AND BRING BACK SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT IT? WE'RE READY TO VOTE. ALL RIGHT. LET'S I'LL MOVE TO VOTE. LET'S LET'S REPEAT THE VOTE. THERE WAS A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, WOULD YOU PLEASE RESTATE YOUR MOTION? AND I MADE THE MOTION TO SUPPORT STAFF RECOMMENDATION. WAS THERE GOING TO BE ANY ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE IN REGARDS TO WHAT COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ ASKED FOR IN DIRECTING STAFF, OR IS THAT UNDERSTOOD? UNDERSTOOD. UNDERSTOOD. ALL RIGHT. WE GOT A MOTION ON SECOND ON THE FLOOR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I, I I I ALL THOSE OPPOSED ALL. ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO BACK, I BELIEVE BACK TO TIME. CERTAIN. [6.c. 10:20 a.m.: Presentation, discussion and status update from August 16, 2026, Court meeting on Bexar County Enhanced Medical Screening and Early Intervention Initiation to support the early detection of acute medical conditions, behavioral-health crises, and substance- withdrawal symptoms and facility timely intervention among arrested persons before admission to the Adult Detention Center including status update on Jail Death Audit Study and Adult Detention Center Dashboard.] AND LET US NOW PULL UP THE 1020 PRESENTATION RUNNING A LITTLE BEHIND PRESENTATION DISCUSSION STATUS QUO UPDATE FROM AUGUST 16TH, 2026, COURT MEETING ON BEXAR COUNTY. ENHANCED MEDICAL SCREENING, EARLY INTERVENTION INITIATION TO SUPPORT THE EARLY DETECTION OF ACUTE MEDICAL CONDITIONS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS, SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS, FACILITY TIMELY INTERVENTION AMONG ARRESTED PERSONS BEFORE ADMISSION TO THE [02:35:09] ADULT DETENTION CENTER, INCLUDING STATUS UPDATE ON JAIL DEATH AUDIT, STUDY AND ADULT DETENTION CENTER DASHBOARD. MR. THOMAS. THANK YOU, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. FOR THE RECORD. THOMAS. GUEVARA. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER. JUST A REMINDER, ON AUGUST 4TH, STAFF CAME BACK. STAFF CAME BEFORE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO RECOMMEND THE BEXAR COUNTY ENHANCED MEDICAL SCREENING AND EARLY INTERVENTION INITIATIVE. WE WORK THAT PROCESS OUT AND THOSE ENHANCEMENTS WITH OUR PARTNERS AT US, SHERIFF SALAZAR AND HIS TEAM. THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, PUBLIC HEALTH AND FACILITIES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARTICULAR PRESENTATION IS TO PROVIDE BOTH COMMISSIONERS COURT AND THE PUBLIC AN UPDATE ON OUR PROGRESS, BOTH WITH THAT INITIATIVE, AS WELL AS A FEW OTHER DIRECTIVES THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM COMMISSIONERS COURT. THAT INCLUDES OUR DIVERSION PLAN FOR, FOR, FROM PUBLIC HEALTH. WE HAD A VARIETY OF CONTRACTS THAT WERE APPROVED LAST COURT MEETINGS. SO DOCTOR ANDREA AND HER TEAM WILL, WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR DIVERSION PLAN FOR FY 27. WE'LL FOLLOW THAT WITH AN UPDATE ON THE JAIL DEATH AUDIT STUDY THAT WAS REQUESTED ON AUGUST 18TH. AND FINALLY, A COMMITMENT TO PRECINCT TWO TO COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ ON AN UPDATE RELATED TO THE ADULT DETENTION CENTER DASHBOARD. SO AGAIN, A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN OCCURRING BEHIND THE SCENES WORKING AGAIN WITH OUR PARTNERS. SO THE FIRST ITEM WILL ASK ED AND STEPHANIE CIPHER, OUR VICE PRESIDENT OF HEALTH SERVICES, TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE AS TO WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE ADULT DETENTION CENTER. GOOD MORNING. I'M STEPHANIE STAUFFER, I'M THE DETENTION HEALTH VP FOR UNIVERSITY. SO I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS MORNING THE ENHANCED MEDICAL ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE AT THE JAIL FACILITY. THE FIRST ENHANCEMENT THAT WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED IS ON AUGUST THE 3RD. WE'VE CONSOLIDATED THE CARE FOR THE INMATES NEEDING DETOX SERVICES INTO INTO DEDICATED DETOX UNITS FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. AND SO WE'RE PROVIDING THAT CARE. THE CONSOLIDATED CARE FOR THEM OFFERING THEM IMMEDIATE LINE OF SIGHT TO OUR STAFF AND OUR DAILY CENSUS SO FAR HAS BEEN 110 PEOPLE A DAY. WITH THE CURRENT AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR SEVEN DAYS. WE'VE RECRUITED EIGHT REGISTERED NURSES WHO ARE IN DIFFERENT PROCESSES OR STAGES OF ONBOARDING IN THEIR TRAINING AND ORIENTATION. FOR THIS, FOR THESE UNITS TO PROVIDE THE 24 OVER SEVEN CARE. THE NEXT ENHANCEMENT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE IS OUR ADDITION OF THE ACADIAN AMBULANCE BEING ON SITE 24 OVER SEVEN. IT ASSISTS OUR STAFF WITH EMERGENCY RESPONSES AND EXPEDITE EMERGENCY TRANSPORTS OUT TO THE ER AS NEEDED. ON AUGUST 17TH, WE IMPLEMENTED OUR INVITE. WE HAD FOUR ADDITIONAL ACADIAN PARAMEDICS COME ON SITE. ON SEPTEMBER 14TH. WE HAD FOUR ACADIAN EMTS AND THE AMBULANCE BECAME DEDICATED WHERE IT IS PARKED OUT IN THE SALLY PORT AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO THE STAFF. THE NEXT ENHANCEMENT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE IS THE INTAKE AND SCREENING STAFFING UPDATE. WE'VE ACTIVELY RECRUITED FOR ADDITIONAL SCREENING PERSONNEL TO EVALUATE INMATES. THAT NEED MEDICAL CLEARANCE PRIOR TO THE JAIL ADMISSION AND INITIATE THEIR TREATMENT PLANS DURING THE SCREENING PROCESS. IN SEPTEMBER, WE HAVE RECRUITED AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT RNS TO DECREASE THE WAIT TIME FOR THE FULL MEDICAL HISTORY AND SCREENING TO BE COMPLETED. WE'VE RECRUITED THREE ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS, AND WE CONTINUE TO RECRUIT FOR ONE MORE PROVIDER FOR THIS SCREENING AREA. ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I'VE PROVIDED A BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN WAS A SCREENING AREA PRIOR TO JULY 2026. ON THE RIGHT ARE THE ADDITIONAL EIGHT STATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED. STARTING IN JULY, UNIVERSITY HEALTH FUNDED THE 144,000 TO REDESIGN THE SCREENING AND BOOKING AREA. THE EIGHT NURSES THAT I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED WILL BE IN. THIS ALLOWS FOR US TO MEET THE NCHC ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENT OF THE SIX HOURS FROM BOOKING TIME TO THE COMPLETION OF THE RECEIVING SCREENING. HOW DOES THIS DIFFER FROM THE 250 IN THE BUDGET THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AUTHORIZED? 250 IS THAT THE SAME POT OF MONEY? ARE YOU ADDED SOME MONEY? THIS IS THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THAT, THIS IS OUT OF HOURS. OH. SORRY. HOW DO I GO? THERE I GO SOME KEY CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR AN ENHANCEMENTS IN THE [02:40:01] WORKFLOW THAT I WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO ARE THE MOST CRITICAL AND ACUTE PERIOD. TIME FOR NEW INMATES ENTERING THE JAIL. THE FIRST 24 HOURS, THE FIRST 4 TO 6 HOURS AFTER BOOKING BEGINS IS WHEN THE HIGHEST RISK FOR THOSE INMATES OCCURS. IN THIS PHASE THEY ARE HAVING STRESS WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS. THEY'RE HAVING MENTAL HEALTH CRISES. AND WE NEED OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH THEM TO BE ABLE TO LET THEM SHARE WITH US WHATEVER THEIR CONCERNS ARE OR WHAT THEIR PREVIOUS MEDICAL HISTORIES ARE, WHAT MEDICATIONS ARE ON AND SUCH. SO THESE, THE NEXT GIO WORKFLOW THAT I'LL INTRODUCE OFFERS STAFF MULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. THAT IS SO CRITICAL. THE NEW ENHANCED GIO WORKFLOW ALLOWS OUR STAFF TO HAVE IMMEDIATE LINE OF SIGHT IN FROM THE SALLYPORT INTO THE GIA AREA RIGHT OUTSIDE THE RIGHT OUTSIDE THE SALLY PORT DOOR. AND ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I'LL SHOW YOU A PICTURE EXACTLY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. BUT THE IMMEDIATE THE IMMEDIATE CHANGE WAS THE NEW WORKFLOW TOOK EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, ALLOWING FOR THAT IMMEDIATE SITE FROM THE SALLY PORT AND AIR LIKE TRIAGE MODEL WITH THE RN, FOLLOWED BY THE MEDICAL PROVIDER THAT I MENTIONED THAT WE WERE ADDING. AND IT ALLOWS FOR THE TREATMENT PLAN AND OR THE DEFERRAL TO THE ER, IF THEY SO DEEM THAT THEY NEED TO BE DEFERRED. THIS NOW WILL ALLOW TWO MEDICAL TOUCH POINTS, THE INITIAL TRIAGE AND THE SALLY PORT AREA AND THE RECEIVING SCREENING IN THE ADDITIONAL EIGHT THIS IMPROVED WORKFLOW ALLOWS HIGH QUALITY OF CARE THROUGH MUCH MULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE MEDICAL PROVIDER. IT ALLOWS THEM TO REMAIN INSIDE OF THE BUILDING INSTEAD OF HAVING TO BE OUT IN THE PORTABLE BUILDING. IT ALLOWS THEM ACCESS BOTH FOR THE STAFF AND INMATES TO BATHROOMS WITH INSIDE THE BUILDING. IT ALLOWS A PAT DOWN OR THE BODY SCANNER IF INDICATED. IT ALSO ALLOWS THE MEDICAL STAFF TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES WITHIN THE BUILDING OR THE BOOKING AREA, AND NOT BE OUT IN THE SALLY PORT. IT ALSO REQUIRES NO ADDITIONAL DETENTION STAFF TO PROVIDE SECURITY. THE NEXT SLIDE IS WHAT IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE NOW. BASICALLY, WE TOOK THE WARRANTS DESK, WHICH WAS IN THIS SPACE, AND MOVED IT AND SWITCHED LOCATIONS. AND OUR STAFF IS NOW HOUSED RIGHT THERE ON THE PICTURE. ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE EXIT TO THE SALLY PORT, THEN THE BODY SCANNER, AND THEN THE DESK WHERE OUR MEDICAL STAFF CAN HAVE THE IMMEDIATE LINE OF SIGHT THAT I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY. SO AGAIN, JUST TO SUMMARIZE THE BENEFITS OF KEEPING THE SCREENING INSIDE THE BOOKING AREA, IT REDUCES BOTTLENECKS OUT IN THE SALLY PORT. IT OFFERS MULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS WITH THE INMATES. IT OFFERS THE MEDICAL STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES WITHIN THE BUILDING AND THE SOUTH TOWER. IT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE BODY SCANNER TO BE RELOCATED OUT INTO A MODULAR BUILDING. IT ALSO ALLOWS ACCESS TO THE RESTROOMS FOR THE, FOR THE PATIENTS AND OR STAFF. WHEN WE HAD THE TEMPORARY MODULAR BUILDING OUT DURING THE COVID TIME, THERE WAS SOME COMPLAINTS OF EXHAUST FUMES AND HEAT OUT THERE. THIS ELIMINATES AN ISSUE WITH THAT. AND IT ALSO ALLOWS THE BOOKING NUMBERS TO BE ASSIGNED FOR MEDICATIONS TO BE LINKED WITHIN THE EMR. ONCE THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE BOOKING PROCESS INSIDE THE BUILDING. AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR ANDREA. JUST A COMMENT TO MAKE BEFORE WE TURN IT TO ANDREA. THE, WE WORKING TOGETHER WITH ALL THE GROUPS, I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW THANKFUL WE WERE WORKING WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THEN THE DEPARTMENTS TO WORK ON THIS PROCESS FLOW, IDENTIFY AREAS OF OPPORTUNITIES. UNIVERSITY HEALTH IS COMMITTED, AS YOU SAW, TO 16 NURSES PLUS A COUPLE OF ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONERS. WE KNOW WILL BE COMING IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS OR A MONTH OR SO TO PRESENT OUR BUDGET. THIS IS IN OUR BUDGET GOING FORWARD. SO THIS ADDITIONAL STAFF WE KNOW IS GOING TO IMPROVE THE OUTCOME AND THE CARE IN THE JAIL. AND WE'RE COMMITTED. AND WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR ALL THE PARTIES WORKING TOGETHER. GOOD AFTERNOON. MORNING. STILL COMMISSIONERS JUDGE. DOCTOR ANDRE GUERRERO, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH. I AM PRESENTING JUST KEEPING IN THE THEME OF ENHANCEMENTS AND INCREASED CAPACITY ABOUT OUR NEWLY FORMED DIVERSION NETWORK OF PROVIDERS THAT WE HAVE CREATED TO SERVE THE FOLKS AT THE FOLKS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF THE GIA THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DIVERSION SERVICES UNDER THE 1622 PROCESS. SO WE ARE CREATING A SYSTEM OF CARE THAT BEGINS IN THE GIA FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN DEEMED ELIGIBLE. [02:45:07] SO JUST A LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS. THE THE STUDY THAT DOCTOR ALEXANDER TESTA AND THE UT SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH OR UT HOUSTON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH COMPLETED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS WAS THAT THERE WAS A DISJOINTED SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATION THAT CAUSED SOME PROBLEMS WITH WORKFLOW, AND HIS RECOMMENDATION, OR THE TEAM'S RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT THAT TIME WAS TO BRING ALL OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY BOTH MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN THE GIA UNDER THE SAME PROVIDER AS THAT OF THE. THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDING THE PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN THE MAIN JAIL. SO ONCE FOLKS GET CLASSIFIED AND IN HOUSING BECAUSE UNIVERSITY HEALTH HAS BEEN OUR PROVIDER FOR, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, THE COURT APPROVED THAT TRANSITION. AND WE CONTRACTED WITH UNIVERSITY HEALTH TO THEN START DOING MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS. 1622 MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS IN THE. GIA SO THEY STARTED THAT ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT TOOK SOME, SOME MONTHS TO GET THE WORKFLOW AND TO CREATE THAT SYSTEM. AND THEN ALSO TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS THAT COULD PROVIDE THE DIVERSION SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY ONCE, ONCE SOMEONE WAS RELEASED. AND SO, SO THIS, THIS IS THE HISTORY OF THE CONTRACT WITH UNIVERSITY HEALTH TO PROVIDE THESE, THESE MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS AND AS FULL ASSESSMENTS. IN THE GIA THEN WE HAD TO CREATE A PROVIDER NETWORK, ONE THAT WE'RE CALLING BEXAR CONNECTS BECAUSE ONCE SOMEONE IS ELIGIBLE FOR DIVERSION. AND AGAIN, JUST A REMINDER, FOLKS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DIVERSION, THESE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE ARRESTED WHO HAVE LOW LEVEL CHARGES, NONVIOLENT, NON SEXUAL IN NATURE, WHO ARE PR ELIGIBLE, AND THE DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS ELIGIBLE FOR DIVERSION IS DONE BY THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE IN THE GIA AT THE TIME. ONCE SOMEONE HAS GONE THROUGH A FULL ASSESSMENT AND HAS BEEN DEEMED ELIGIBLE AND THEY. AND THIS IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM, SO SOMEONE HAS TO BE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN DIVERSION. THEN WE HAVE A NETWORK OF PROVIDERS THAT CAN PROVIDE THOSE DIVERSION TREATMENT, THE DIVERSION TREATMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. SO TWO WEEKS AGO, THIS COURT APPROVED CONTRACTS FOR EACH OF THESE PROVIDERS THAT INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS, WHICH IS OUR TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER, UT HEALTH SAN ANTONIO. BOTH THEIR TRANSITIONAL CARE PROGRAM AND OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, UNIVERSITY HEALTH OUTPATIENT SERVICES, TRUE MENTAL HEALTH. AND THEN ALSO WE ARE, WE'VE INCLUDED CHC, OUR MHA AND PRIVATE PROVIDERS AS ALL OPTIONS OR ALTERNATIVES FOR FOLKS. SO THE GRAPHIC THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN BASICALLY TRACKS. AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS BY NO MEANS A VERY DETAILED WORKFLOW, BUT JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, WHEN SOMEONE IS DEEMED ELIGIBLE FOR DIVERSION UPON THEIR RELEASE AND THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY VOLUNTEER TO PARTICIPATE IN DIVERSION, OUR TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER WILL THEN TRANSPORT THEM EITHER TO UT HEALTH OR TO THEIR HOME, TO AN APPOINTMENT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SCHEDULED FOR THEM. AND UT HEALTH TRANSITIONAL CARE CLINIC IS OUR INTAKE AND NAVIGATION PROVIDER. SO EVERYONE THAT IS RELEASED ON DIVERSION SEES UT HEALTH FIRST AND THEY DO AN ASSESSMENT, NOT NECESSARILY A MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT, BUT ASSESSMENT. BUILDING ON THE REPORT THAT WAS CREATED IN THE GIA TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE PROVIDER, WHAT LEVEL OF CARE WHAT KIND OF SERVICES ARE GOING TO BE NECESSARY TO OPTIMIZE SUCCESS FOR THIS PERSON ON DIVERSION? YOU OUTPATIENT SERVICES IS UNIQUE IN THAT THEY WILL ALSO PROVIDE PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. SO A PERSON WHO IS A PRIME CANDIDATE FOR WOULD BE SOMEONE WHO HASN'T SEEN A DOCTOR IN A LONG TIME OR WHO HAS A CHRONIC CONDITION THAT ALSO NEEDS CARE. AND THEN IN ADDITION, WOULD BE PROVIDED WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO SATISFY THE TERMS OF THEIR DIVERSION. TRUE MENTAL HEALTH IS A PROVIDER THAT SPECIALIZES IN MORE ACUTE CARE. SO THESE ARE FOLKS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS THAT NEED A HIGHER LEVEL OF ACUITY TREATMENT, THAT THIS IS AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM FOR FOLKS THAT HAVE DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. UT HEALTH, SAN ANTONIO AGAIN IF, IF THERE IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT AT OTHER PROVIDERS, UT HEALTH SAN ANTONIO CAN PROVIDE SHORT TERM CRISIS STABILIZATION FOR A PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL THEY CAN UNTIL THAT PERSON CAN THEN BE PLACED IN A LONGER TERM TREATMENT THAT'S MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THEM. CHCS, ALTHOUGH NOT OFFICIALLY CONTRACTED FOR THESE SERVICES, THEY ARE THE MHA. SO IF THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN DIVERSION AND WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN A CLIENT OR A ARE A PATIENT OF CHC OR WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO TO CHC. WE CAN. WE CAN REFER TO CHC AS THEIR PROVIDER AND THEN PRIVATE PROVIDERS. WE'RE NOT CONTRACTING WITH ANY OTHER PRIVATE PROVIDERS. BUT IF A PERSON WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN DIVERSION, THEY HAVE AN EXISTING PROVIDER. IF THEY HAVE A THERAPIST, THEY HAVE A PROGRAM THAT THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN WORKING. OFTENTIMES THEY'RE THEY'RE ALREADY [02:50:05] INSURED, AND THEY ARE FREE TO GO TO A PRIVATE PROVIDER AND PARTICIPATE IN DIVERSION THAT WAY. SO THIS IS JUST ANOTHER ANOTHER REPRESENTATION OF THE PROVIDER ROLES AND HOW EACH OF THE PROVIDERS BASICALLY HAS VERY SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES. AND THE IDEA IS THAT NOT EVERY CASE IS THE SAME. A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE VERY SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN THEIR LIVES, NOT JUST THE LEVEL OF ACUITY, BUT MAYBE IT'S GEOGRAPHY. IT'S THE WAY YOU KNOW, WHERE THIS PERSON LIVES AND WHETHER OR NOT A PROVIDER IS MOST ACCESSIBLE TO THEM. BUT HAVING THE ABILITY TO HAVE TRANSPORTATION, BUT THEN ALSO THE MOST APPROPRIATE TYPE OF CARE FOR THE PERSON, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE. SO THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY OF WHAT YOU APPROVED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND THE TYPES OF COVERAGE THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON WHAT YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS A SUMMARY OF WHAT IS BEING COVERED IN THE TYPES OF THE STAFFING AND THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY EACH OF OUR PROVIDERS. OUR CURRENT PROVIDERS. AND THEN WE HAVE A COMPARISON IN THE LEFT HAND COLUMN OF WHAT WAS BEING PROVIDED BY THE MHA IN PREVIOUS CONTRACTS. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'RE REALLY COVERING ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT WERE BEING OFFERED PREVIOUSLY, IF NOT MORE, AND IN A MORE VARIED APPROACH SO THAT WE'RE ENSURING APPROPRIATE CARE. FOR OUR PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORK, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEASURING WHETHER OR NOT THIS NEW NETWORK AND THIS NEW WAY OF OR ENHANCED WAY OF PROVIDING THESE SERVICES IS BEING MEASURED. WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING AT WHETHER SOMEONE WAS DIVERTED AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE REARRESTED. WE'RE REALLY HOLDING OUR PROVIDERS ACCOUNTABLE TO TIMELINESS AND ACCESS. ARE HOW SOON ARE FOLKS BEING SEEN ONCE THEY'RE RELEASED? MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT VOLUME AND ENGAGEMENT, OBVIOUSLY COMPLETION AND RETENTION, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A SHARED DATA SYSTEM THAT UT TRANSITIONAL CARE CLINIC IS PROVIDING. WE CAN LOOK AND SEE HOW MANY, HOW MANY APPOINTMENTS THEY'RE MAKING, WHETHER THEY'RE CONTINUING TO GO TO THEIR APPOINTMENTS. AND THEN REPORTING BACK ON WHETHER OR NOT HOW ENGAGED AND HOW MUCH PARTICIPATION THAT PERSON IS ENGAGING IN. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, OUR DIVERSION OUTCOMES WITH RECIDIVISM OR REHOSPITALIZATION ABLE TO SEE THAT FOLKS WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR DIVERSION SERVICES IF THEY ARE REARRESTED AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, WHAT THAT RE-ARREST WAS FOR AND HOW LONG, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE ABLE TO, TO PREVENT RECIDIVISM OR REHOSPITALIZATION FROM MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION, AND THEN CARE COORDINATION AND NAVIGATION, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST SORT OF SENDING PEOPLE TO APPOINTMENTS AND HOPING THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE, BUT THAT WE'RE REALLY FOLLOWING THEM, HELPING TO NAVIGATE THEM TO THE NEXT STEP AND THEN NAVIGATE THEM BACK TO, TO ANY OTHER SERVICES THAT THEY MIGHT NEED, INCLUDING INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT, ANY ADDITIONAL SOCIAL SERVICES THAT THEY MAY, THEY MAY REQUIRE. AND THAT IS THE END OF MINE AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. THANK YOU DOCTOR. AND AS I CALL UP THE OFFICE DOCTOR GREENFIELD LABORDE AND HER TEAM UP. I DID WANT TO PROVIDE THE COURT AN UPDATE ON THE JAIL DEATH AUDIT STUDY THAT WAS DIRECTED TO STAFF ON AUGUST 18TH. AGAIN, JUST A REMINDER COURT DIRECTED STAFF TO RETURN TO COMMISSIONERS COURT WITH A PROPOSED SCOPE FOR AN INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIVE AUDIT OF THE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE COMPLIANCE WITH CUSTODIAL DEATH INVESTIGATIONS. MY REPORT IS VERBAL FOR TODAY. THAT SCOPE OF WORK HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. THAT DRAFT SCOPE OF WORK IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL OFFICE, AND WE HOPE TO BRING THAT BACK, AS WELL AS THE APPROPRIATE PROCUREMENT METHOD FOR THAT STUDY HERE BEFORE THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. AND WITH THAT, I'LL BRING DOCTOR GREENFIELD AND HER TEAM TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE DETENTION CENTER DASHBOARD. GOOD AFTERNOON. AND HE SAID I'M NORMA GREENFIELD, THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. AND AS THOMAS SAID EARLIER, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT IN AUGUST, DIRECTED BY THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSIONER. DIRECTED THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND ALSO. OKAY. AND BCIT TO CREATE A DASHBOARD, A PUBLIC DASHBOARD IN RESPONSE TO THE CONCERNS OF THE OF THE DEATHS IN CUSTODY, AND ALSO TO HELP CREATE AND CONTINUE THAT TRANSPARENCY. THE DASHBOARDS WILL CONSOLIDATE KEY JAIL RELATED INFORMATION, INCLUDING MEDICAL AND LOCATION, AND ALSO, ONCE AGAIN, TRANSPARENCY IN SUPPORT THE DECISION MAKING AND STRENGTHEN ACCOUNTABILITY. AND RIGHT NOW, I'M GOING TO BRING UP DOCTOR ROBBINS TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE SLIDES THAT THE DASHBOARD WILL SHOW FOR THE PUBLIC. [02:55:09] AND ONCE WE PRESENT HERE, ONCE THIS IS APPROVED, THEN WE CAN WE'RE READY TO GO LIVE. SO ANYHOW I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE DOCTOR ROBBINS. GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS DOCTOR MEGAN ROBBINS. I AM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH COORDINATOR FOR THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. AS DOCTOR. DOCTOR GREENFIELD SAID THE COURT REQUESTED AN UPDATE ON THE JAIL DASHBOARD, INCLUDING A MOCK UP, DATA SOURCES, AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES, LEGAL AND PRIVACY CONSIDERATIONS, AND A TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION. THIS PRESENTATION WILL EXPLAIN THE CONTENTS OF THE CURRENT DRAFT OF THE DASHBOARD DOCUMENT, INCLUDING GENERAL JAIL POPULATION AND TRENDS, INFORMATION ON THE PRE ADJUDICATION POPULATION, HISTORICAL IN-CUSTODY DEATH DATA, AND INMATE MEDICAL CARE. THE MOCK UP OPENS WITH AN INTRODUCTION THAT EXPLAINS THE DASHBOARD'S PURPOSE AND CLARIFIES THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE CUSTODIAL POPULATION AND THE ADULT DETENTION CENTER, OR ADC POPULATION. CUSTODIAL REFERS TO INDIVIDUALS CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WHILE ADC REFERS SPECIFICALLY TO THE JAIL POPULATION HOUSED IN THE ADULT DETENTION CENTER. THE INTRODUCTION ALSO OUTLINES THE PRIVACY CONSIDERATIONS GUIDING THE DASHBOARD'S DESIGN AND DESCRIBES THE PROPOSED UPDATE SCHEDULE. AT THIS TIME, WE PROPOSE TO UPDATE THE GENERAL JAIL POPULATION INFORMATION AND PRE ADJUDICATION POPULATION DATA ON THE DASHBOARD EACH WEEKLY. EACH WEEKDAY. JAIL, POPULATION TRENDS AND JAIL BASED RESTORATION DATA. MONTHLY AND IN-CUSTODY DEATH INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY HEALTH DATA POINTS UPDATED AS FREQUENTLY AS DATA IS AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS AUTHORIZED FOR RELEASE. YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE JAIL DASHBOARD DOCUMENT, CORRECT A PDF. EXCELLENT. SO WE'LL START OFF WITH THE FIRST SECTION GENERAL JAIL POPULATION INFORMATION. THERE ARE SEVERAL VARIABLES INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION. CURRENTLY IT SHOWS DAILY CUSTODIAL POPULATIONS, DAILY BOOKING INFORMATION AND DAILY HOLD STATUSES. WE REPORT AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY ACROSS FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS, THE HIGHEST ACTIVE CHARGE BY OFFENSE, DEGREE, AND OFFENDER FREQUENCY IN BEXAR COUNTY. ADDITIONAL MEASURES INCLUDE ACTIVE CASES IN CUSTODY BY COURT DEMOGRAPHICS SUCH AS GENDER AND AGE AT BOOKING, AND A BREAKDOWN OF CUSTODIAL POPULATION BY THE MOST SEVERE CHARGE. FINALLY, IN THIS SECTION, WE PROVIDE THE AVERAGE MONTHLY ADC POPULATION AND LENGTH OF STAY FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS ON A ROLLING BASIS. THE NEXT SECTION INCLUDES SEVERAL MEASURES RELATED TO PRE ADJUDICATED POPULATIONS. WE REPORT THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN JAIL BASED AND OUTPATIENT COMPETENCY RESTORATION SINCE OCTOBER 2025. WE ALSO BREAK DOWN PRE ADJUDICATION POPULATIONS BY COUNTS OF THOSE IN CUSTODY AND TYPE OF BOND. THE FOLLOWING SECTION SUMMARIZES IN-CUSTODY DEATHS SINCE JANUARY 2020. WE REPORT DEATHS BY LOCATION, INCLUDING THOSE THAT OCCURRED IN THE JAIL AT THE HOSPITAL, INCLUDING PROXY BOOKINGS. WE ALSO SHOW THE MANNER OF DEATH, DEATHS BY AGE AND GENDER, AND THE TOTAL COUNT OF IN-CUSTODY DEATHS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, AS WELL AS BROKEN DOWN BY MONTH AND YEAR. THIS PART OF THE DASHBOARD ALSO INCLUDES SEVERAL SECTIONS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO EXPLAIN INFORMATION AND DATA RELATED TO IN-CUSTODY DEATHS SPECIFICALLY. FIRST, WE BEGIN WITH A SECTION ON PENDING CASES, WHICH NOTE ANY DEATHS THAT ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION OR AWAITING FINAL DETERMINATION. NEXT, WE OUTLINE THE PUBLIC DATA SOURCES AND PROPOSED UPDATE SCHEDULE. WE ALSO PROVIDE A SET OF RELEVANT DEFINITIONS TO ENSURE CLARITY AROUND KEY TERMS AND PROCESSES. FOLLOWING THAT IS AN EXPLANATION OF THE IN-CUSTODY DEATH PROCESS ITSELF, DESCRIBING HOW CASES ARE HANDLED FROM THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THROUGH FINAL REPORTING. ANOTHER SECTION PRESENTS IN-CUSTODY DEATH MORTALITY RATES FROM 2020 THROUGH 2026 TO DATE, OFFERING CONTEXT FOR TRENDS OVER TIME. FINALLY, WE DESCRIBE THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE VARIOUS AGENCIES INVOLVED IN REPORTING, INVESTIGATING AND REVIEWING IN-CUSTODY DEATHS. I'VE INCLUDED THE ANNUAL COUNT OF IN-CUSTODY DEATHS AND CORRESPONDING MORTALITY RATES SINCE 2020. THIS COUNT DOES INCLUDE FIVE PROXY BOOKINGS. ON THIS SLIDE, I WANT TO BRIEFLY EXPLAIN HOW WE CALCULATED THE MORTALITY RATE AND WHY THIS DASHBOARD WILL USE A RATE PER 1000 INMATES INSTEAD OF THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS STANDARD OF 100,000. FIRSTLY, WE DO UTILIZE THE SAME FORMULA AS BJS FOR CALCULATING MORTALITY RATES, WHICH MEANS THAT WE TAKE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS IN A YEAR AND DIVIDE IT BY THAT YEAR'S AVERAGE DAILY POPULATION, OR ADP. THE ADP REPRESENTS THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF OCCUPIED BEDS ON ANY GIVEN DAY. AFTER DIVIDING DEATHS BY THE ADP, THE RESULT IS MULTIPLIED BY 1000. TO CREATE A MORTALITY RATE, WE CHOSE TO SCALE TO 1000 INMATES RATHER THAN THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS 100,000. BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT DEATHS IN A SINGLE JAIL FACILITY WHERE DEATHS ARE STATISTICALLY RARE. [03:00:05] BY CONTRAST, BJS IS COMPILING MORTALITY DATA ACROSS SEVERAL JAIL FACILITIES ACROSS SEVERAL YEARS, WHERE THE 100,000 MULTIPLIER MAKES SENSE FOR UNIFORM COMPARISON AT THAT SCALE. FOR THE GOAL OF THIS DASHBOARD, SCALING TO 1000 KEEPS THE NUMBERS READABLE WHILE STILL ACCURATELY REFLECTING A RATE. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE HERE, AGAIN, IS SCALE. IMPORTANTLY, PER THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS INTERPRETATION, THE MORTALITY RATE SERVES AS A SNAPSHOT OF THE AVERAGE POPULATION. IT IS NOT A MEASURE OF THE RISK OF DEATH FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BOOKED INTO THE JAIL. THOUSANDS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE WILL CYCLE THROUGH THE 5075 BEDS OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR, SO THE RATE REFLECTS THE BEDS THAT ARE BEING OCCUPIED. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE MORTALITY RATE IS 3.48 PER 1000, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THREE OUT OF EVERY 1000 PEOPLE BOOKED INTO THE JAIL WILL DIE. IT MEANS THAT IF YOU LOOKED AT 1000 OCCUPIED BEDS ON A TYPICAL DAY AND FOLLOWED THOSE SAME BEDS FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR, YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE ABOUT 3 TO 4 DEATHS AMONG ALL OF THE PEOPLE CYCLING THROUGH ALL OF THOSE BEDS ACROSS THE YEAR. BASED ON SOME INITIAL COMMISSIONER FEEDBACK, WE HAVE ALSO INCLUDED SEVERAL METRICS RELATED TO INMATE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PROVIDED BY UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES, THE PRIMARY MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IN THE ADULT DETENTION CENTER. THESE METRICS INCLUDE VARIOUS SCREENINGS, RISK ASSESSMENTS, AS WELL AS GENERAL MEDICAL VISITS. AND COUNTS OF MEDICATIONS ADMINISTERED AND SUICIDE PREVENTION ROUNDS CONDUCTED WITHIN THE FACILITY. IN ADDITION, BEGINNING IN AUGUST OF 2026 ALSO TRACKED HOSPITAL TRANSPORTS AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS, WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOSPITAL TRANSPORTS. FINALLY, WE INCLUDE SEVERAL SPECIFIC VISIT TYPES AS WELL AS DISCHARGE PLANS COMPLETED EACH MONTH. AND THESE DATA POINTS ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT CONTEXT ON THE VOLUME AND NATURE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES DELIVERED WITHIN THE JAIL SYSTEM. THIS DASHBOARD IS INTENDED TO BRING TOGETHER KEY INFORMATION ABOUT THE BEXAR COUNTY CUSTODIAL POPULATION, PRE ADJUDICATION DATA IN CUSTODY DEATHS AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED WITHIN THE JAIL SYSTEM. EACH SECTION IS DESIGNED TO OFFER CLEAR EXPLANATIONS, TRANSPARENT METHODOLOGY AND THE MOST CURRENT DATA AVAILABLE TO US. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE A CENTRALIZED, ACCESSIBLE RESOURCE THAT SUPPORTS DATA. INFORMED DECISION MAKING ENHANCES PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND PROMOTES ACCOUNTABILITY ACROSS THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS INVOLVED. AS WE CONTINUE REFINING THE DASHBOARD, WE WELCOME FEEDBACK AND WE WILL INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL DATA AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE TO US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR HEAR ANY FEEDBACK. JUDGE, I HAVE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER IN A RELATIVELY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, FROM THE TIME THAT WE PASSED IT AT COMMISSIONERS COURT. SO THANK YOU FOR FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR ATTENTION TO DETAIL. I KNOW EDITOR DANIELS HAS ALREADY STEPPED AWAY, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK HIM AND BILL PHILLIPS FOR ALL THE WORK THEY CONTINUE TO DO. ALSO, STEPHANIE, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR US. SO THIS IS A REALLY DIFFICULT THING TO TALK ABOUT, BUT I BELIEVE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE APPROACHED IT WITH GRACE AND I'M VERY EXCITED. THAT IS, I EVER SINCE I GOT INTO OFFICE, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO THEM ABOUT YOU NEED TO DO. OH, HI. I DIDN'T SEE YOU. SORRY. THAT US NEEDS TO DO MORE WITH MENTAL HEALTH. AND THAT HAS STARTED WITH THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE VIDA CLINIC ON THE SOUTH SIDE, SOLELY DEDICATED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND THIS AS WELL. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL DO MORE. I WILL TEXT EDITOR Y'ALL TELL HIM HE'LL SHOW HIM THE VIDEO. DO Y'ALL NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO MORE WITH MENTAL HEALTH? AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT PAGE THIS IS BECAUSE THE PRINTOUT WE GOT DOESN'T HAVE THE PAGE, BUT THE ONE THAT WAS TITLED JJIA WORKFLOW, WHATEVER PAGE THAT WAS. ANYWAY, THIS IS WHEN STEPHANIE WAS TALKING. ON THE RIGHT SIDE, IT SAYS SAFETY, QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY. AND THE FIRST BULLET POINT SAYS HIGH QUALITY CARE THROUGH MULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS. AND SO THAT'S REALLY THE POINT OF THIS, THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE PEOPLE IN JAIL, THEY STILL, THEY STILL DESERVE HIGH QUALITY CARE. AND THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS. THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS. THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT IN DOING THE DASHBOARD. SO THANK YOU FOR WORKING TOGETHER WITH OUR SHERIFF AND WITH OUR WITH DOCTOR NORMA AND DOCTOR ANDREA. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO PUSHING THIS FORWARD. SO LET'S GET GOING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JUDGE. JUDGE. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, IF I COULD JUST CHIME IN REAL QUICK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS SO FAR. I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH YOU. MY OFFICE HAS PROVIDED SOME FEEDBACK. AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO, TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THOSE THOSE SUGGESTIONS. BUT I WANTED TO ASK FIRST OF ALL, ON I KNOW THIS IS JUST AN UPDATE. WE'RE NOT APPROVING ANYTHING TODAY, BUT WHAT IS NOW OUR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND TIMELINE FOR IT BECOMING A FULLY [03:05:10] INTERACTIVE SITE. SO WHILE WE ARE PREPARED TO GO LIVE WITH THE PDF PENDING COMMISSIONER APPROVAL IN TERMS OF THE TIMELINE TO A MORE INTERACTIVE DASHBOARD THAT WE CLASSICALLY SEE IN OTHER COUNTIES RIGHT NOW. THAT TIMELINE HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT AT ABOUT STILL EXPECTED ABOUT SIX MONTHS OUT. OKAY. SO I THINK THEN WHAT WE MAY NEED TO DO IS BRING THIS BACK BECAUSE IT'S NOT POSTED FOR ACTION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE LOOKING FOR OUR APPROVAL TODAY, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE AND THERE'S NO ACTION ON IT. THERE'S NO ACTION. THERE'S NOT AN ACTION ITEM. SO, SO LET'S JUST KEEP WORKING. I KNOW AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN TALKING MY OFFICE AND YOU GUYS JUST IN TERMS OF SOME INITIAL TWEAKS. SO IF WE NEED TO BRING IT BACK IN A FEW WEEKS HOPEFULLY WE'RE PREPARED TO DO THAT AND WE CAN GET THIS VERY, AGAIN, TRANSPARENT AND USEFUL INFORMATION OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. SO AGAIN, THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS AND APPRECIATE ALL THE DILIGENCE AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER, WE DID MEET WITH YOUR CHIEF OF STAFF, FRANCESCA. AND ON PAGE 26 OF THE ACTUAL POWERPOINT, THOSE WERE SOME OF THE ADDITIONS THAT WE MADE TO THE DASHBOARD. PER HER REQUEST. SO WE HAVE ADDED. BUT IF THERE'S ANY OTHERS AFTER REVIEWING OF THIS WHOLE WE'LL, WE'LL GET, YOU KNOW, JUST LET US KNOW AND WE CAN MAKE THOSE ADDITIONS. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE. COMMISSIONER. MOODY. COMMISSIONER. YEAH. COMMISSIONER MOODY, GO AHEAD. YEAH, JUST JUST A FEW THOUGHTS. GREAT PRESENTATION. I THINK WE'RE TAKING SOME MEANINGFUL STEPS WHEN IT COMES TO THE MEDICAL SCREENING. AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF US EFFORTS ON THAT FRONT. YOU KNOW, THIS DATES BACK TO LAST FALL WHEN WE FIRST STARTED I STARTED CONVENING TASK FORCE MEETINGS ON THIS TO, TO TRY TO ADDRESS MULTIPLE ISSUES, GOING ON WHEN IT COMES TO OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. MEDICAL SCREENING BEING PART OF THAT. BUT ALSO THE MENTAL HEALTH BEDS. OBVIOUSLY THE DIVERSION ASPECT CAPACITY CONCERNS. SO I HOPE THAT, THAT THIS CONVERSATION CONTINUES. AND THE TIE INS WITH THE THE AD HOC COMMITTEE I KNOW MY STAFF IS, IS CONNECTED WITH PRECINCT TWO AND WITH WHAT COUNCILWOMAN TERRY CASTILLO IS LEADING OVER THERE AT THE CITY. AS WE THINK ABOUT THAT GOING FORWARD AND ALSO THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND WHAT OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE THERE WHEN IT COMES FOR MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING. SO I HOPE THIS IS JUST THE START OF, OF MANY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO TO IMPROVE AND ADDRESS ISSUES WITHIN THE JAIL AND WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND LOOK FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT TODAY AND. AND SCREENING PROCESS. SCREENING PROCESSES WITHIN THE. IT'S MUCH BIGGER THAN THAT. WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO LOOK OUT ON THE HORIZON. IS THE CITY'S MAG SYSTEM STILL IN PLACE IN A WAY THAT THE INTAKE OR THE ABILITY FOR US TO SEE THE INMATES IS HOURS OR VERY LONG TIME? IS THAT STILL IN PLACE WHERE THERE'S STILL HAS. HAS THAT CHANGED? I JUST WANT TO KNOW. HAS THAT DYNAMIC CHANGED? YOU MEAN WHEN THEY'RE OVER AT FRIO SOUTH FRIO? I BELIEVE WHEN THEY GET ARRESTED THEY'RE RIGHT. IT'S STILL THE SAME PROCESS. MEANING WHERE THEY CAN THEY CAN SEE THAT SOMEONE'S COMING OVER TO INTAKE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE DROPPED OFF AT AT THE GIA. SO IT COULD BE HOURS STILL IF A CITY ARRESTED PERSON BEFORE THEY SEE US. THAT'S BASICALLY IT'S STILL THAT WAY. SHERIFF. IS IT IS IT. SQUEEZE ON IN? YES, SIR. IT IS STILL THE SAME PROCESS IN PLACE WHERE THEY'RE THERE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I THINK IF I'M HEARING THE QUESTION CORRECTLY. YES SIR. AND THEY THEY THE SCREENING IS NOT AS ROBUST AS WHAT THEY GET OVER AT SOUTH TOWER. BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID CHIEF JESSE SOLOMON AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER ON, ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A PILOT. WE PROPOSED AN IDEA FOR WHAT WE THINK THE PILOT WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND THEY'RE CHEWING ON THAT, SO TO SPEAK. BUT I'M, I'M HOPING THAT DURING THIS PILOT, WE CAN ELIMINATE THAT HOURS LONG WAIT AT 401 SOUTH FRIO. AND THEN SHOW PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR ULTIMATE. ULTIMATELY, IF WE'RE ABLE TO GET THEM TO, TO BUY INTO THE TO DOS IDEA WE CAN SHOW PROOF OF CONCEPT THERE AT 401 SOUTH FRIO BEFORE FULLY COMMITTING TO THE TO DOS. [03:10:01] SO LET ME JUST KIND OF GET MY HEAD AROUND THE INITIATIVE. SO WE'VE GOT THIS ONE THAT'S 144,000 AND OTHER STUFF THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE JAIL. PLUS WE'VE GOT 250 HAPPENING IN THE COUNTY. THE THE THE GARAGE WHEN YOU COME IN, THE 250 IS GOING TO EXPAND, I THINK THE MEDICAL FACILITY OR MAYBE I'M WRONG, BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE TO DOS, WHICH WILL POTENTIALLY GET THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PEOPLE IN AND OUT. BUT WHAT'S THE MEDICAL LIKE THERE? I BELIEVE WE HAVE DONE AWAY WITH THE IDEA OF OF BUILDING ANOTHER TEMPORARY STRUCTURE IN THE SALLY PORT. I THINK WE'VE MOVED ON, I BELIEVE, AND I DON'T WANT TO OVERSTATE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT WHAT WE CURRENTLY, WITH THE CHANGES THAT WE CURRENTLY MADE IN BOOKING, WE MOVED SOME OF OUR STUFF AROUND TO LET THEM EXPAND THEIR FOOTPRINT OR MOVE THEIR FOOTPRINT TOWARD THE FRONT. IT ELIMINATED THE NEED FOR BUILDING UP THAT $250,000 FACILITY. UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. SO, CHIEF JOHNSON, I SEE YOU WANTED TO. MAYBE THAT'S THE ANSWER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO WE STILL HAVE THE MAJORITY OF OUR SEEDS COME FROM THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE STILL HAVE A POTENTIAL FOR SOMEONE TO INGEST DRUGS AND DIE BECAUSE THEY A HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO OUR FOLKS, MAYBE FOR, YOU KNOW, AS MANY AS SIX OR MORE HOURS. I MEAN, THAT'S STILL A POSSIBILITY. WELL YES, SIR. BUT WITH THE ENHANCEMENTS THAT HAS MADE BY SEEING THEM, BY THEM MOVING UP FRONT, WE'RE HOPING TO ELIMINATE A LOT OF THAT. OKAY. SO WHAT ABOUT WHAT ABOUT SINCE THE CITY IS NOT IMPROVING ITS HEALTH INSPECTIONS AT THE FACILITY, WHAT ABOUT GETTING THE CITY TO COMMIT TO THE IDEA WE TALKED ABOUT, WHICH WAS THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE WRISTBAND TO MONITOR HEART RATE, BECAUSE IN A LOT OF CASES WHERE WE SAW THE CARDIAC ISSUES WE, WE IDENTIFIED THAT IF WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE OR HEART RATE SOONER THAN IT WOULD ALERT. I DON'T KNOW, METROHEALTH OR WHATEVER THE DEPARTMENT THEY HAVE OR US. I'M REALLY NOT SURE ABOUT THE INTEGRATION. MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY GIVING, YOU KNOW, AN ASK OR THE COUNTY EVEN HAS AN. WE DO HAVE A VESTED INTEREST. THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS A VESTED INTEREST BECAUSE THE HEADLINE WINDS UP AT THE JAIL, RIGHT, THAT THEY OVERDOSED. SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT IN MY ANALYSIS TO STAFF. MAYBE WE CAN, YOU KNOW, SHERIFF, MAYBE MAYBE SALOMÉ WOULD AGREE TO A HEART RATE MONITOR. BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE THIS THING WHERE IT COULD WIND UP IN YOUR JAIL WITH, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN WAITING OVER FRIO FOR AN HOUR. SO WE'RE PILOTING A WEARABLE DEVICE. COMMISSIONER. YOU MAY RECALL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE DID THAT RADAR TECHNOLOGY IN THE CELLS THAT'S ABLE TO DO THAT. WE'RE RIGHT NOW WITH THAT SAME COMPANY THAT MAKES THOSE, THEY HAVE A WEARABLE DEVICE THAT WE'VE GOT UPWARDS OF 100, 100, 110 CURRENTLY BEING TESTED. ONCE WE SHOW PROOF OF CONCEPT, WE'LL PROBABLY GO OUT AND WE'LL LOOK AT COMPETITIVE BIDS. BUT FOR NOW IT SEEMS TO BE PERFORMING AS ADVERTISED. OKAY, GOOD. SO. SO IS THERE OTHER COUNTIES THAT ARE USING THAT WRISTBAND THAT YOU'RE AWARE? NO, NO. WE WERE WE WERE THE FIRST ONES, THE FIRST MAJOR COUNTY IN TEXAS TO USE THE RADAR TECHNOLOGY. AND THERE'S NOBODY TO OUR KNOWLEDGE USING THE BRACELETS YET. OKAY. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S, I THINK BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH SAPD, YOU KNOW, THAT GAP OF TIME IS STILL GOING TO BE AN ISSUE NOW. IT'S, IT'S MY READING OF THIS PARTICULAR PRESENTATION THAT YOU'VE BASICALLY BEEN ESTABLISHED SINCE SEPTEMBER 23RD WITH THIS NEW IS THAT BASICALLY WHEN EVERYTHING CAME IN. SO CAN YOU HELP ME IN THE 30 DAYS THAT 34 DAYS THAT WE'VE HAD THIS ENACTED, HAVE WE HAD ANY DEATHS IN BEXAR COUNTY JAIL IN THOSE 34. NO DEATHS? NO. NO. WELL, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S IT'S MY JOB TO TRY TO FIND THE HOLES. I THINK I FOUND A HOLE. BUT YOU'RE BRIDGING THE HOLE WITH THE WITH THE WRISTBAND, SO THAT'S VERY PROMISING FOR A LOT OF OUR ADVOCATES, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THIS COURT, TO SEE A DECREASE IN DEATHS. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR GOOD WORK AND MOVING FORWARD. A LOT OF THINGS. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT I KNOW THAT I JUST WANT TO ALSO THANK MARK'S TEAM WITH BCIT, WHO'S WORKED GREAT WITH DOCTOR ROBBINS AND JENNIFER. SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THEM TOO. SO THANK YOU. ANY MORE THOMAS TO THE PRESENTATION? NO. JUDGE COMMISSIONERS AGAIN, THE PRESENTATION REALLY IS TO WE'RE COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENCY. WE'RE COMMITTED TO THIS ENHANCEMENT. AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THIS BODY AS WE PROGRESS WITH THE VARIOUS STUDIES THAT ARE STILL PENDING. ONE LAST REQUEST. CAN YOU SUMMARIZE THIS ALL FOR THE PUBLIC SO THAT THEY CAN SEE THAT THE COUNTY HAS DEFINITELY MADE SOME DEFINITE STRIDES IN THE IMPROVEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE JAIL OPERATIONS IN REGARDS TO THE TREATMENT OF THOSE INCARCERATED IN OUR BEXAR COUNTY JAIL. [03:15:07] YES. JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, AGAIN BACK IN AUGUST. BASED ON THIS COURT'S DIRECTIVE, WE HAVE STARTED AND IMPLEMENTED OUR ENHANCEMENTS AT THE FRONT END OF THE JAIL. FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING ACUTE MEDICAL CONDITIONS OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MATTERS. THIS COURT STAFF IS STILL COMMITTED TO PRODUCING A STUDY FOR THE JAIL DEATH AUDIT. THAT IS, THAT SCOPE OF WORK IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW, AND WE HOPE TO BRING THAT BACK BEFORE THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. AND AGAIN, BASED ON OUR PREVIOUS COMMITMENT TO THIS COURT, WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU OUR PROGRESS ON THAT DASHBOARD. AGAIN, OUR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY, TO BOTH THIS COURT AND AND OUR COMMUNITY. LET ME NOTE THAT WE HAVE SINCE RETURNED TO SIGN UP FOR THIS. KENDRA FERNANDEZ, ARE YOU STILL HERE? KENDRA? COME ON, YOU GOT THREE MINUTES. I'M SORRY, BUT I CAN'T. OH, YOU'RE YIELDING TIME, KENDRICK. YIELDING TIME. IS SHE HERE? YES. ALL RIGHT. AND SO, WHO ARE YOU? ANTHONY COSTELLO. ALL RIGHT, MR. COSTELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. YOU GOT SIX MINUTES. GO AHEAD. OKAY. WELL, WE'RE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS IN THE JAIL WITH THEM BEING DENIED CERTAIN TYPES OF MEDICATIONS, AND IT'S CAUSING A PROBLEM. WE'RE HAVING A PROBLEM WHEN FAMILIES CALL UP THE ATTITUDES THAT WE'RE GETTING AND WHAT IT TAKES TO GET HELP WHEN WE FINALLY GET THROUGH TO SOMEBODY. THANKFULLY, SALAZAR HAS BEEN HELPING A LOT. HE'S BEEN, THEY'VE BEEN CORRECTING THINGS. MEDICAL HAS BEEN BEEN BEEN HELPING A LOT. BUT MEDICAL IS ALSO STILL REPORTING THAT THEY'RE BEING BULLIED AND THREATENED DOWN IN INTAKE, AND THEY'RE SCARED TO COME FORWARD AND TELL IT. THE WHOLE CULTURAL STILL CULTURE IN THE JAIL STILL HASN'T CHANGED. AND, YOU KNOW, THE THE SITUATION WITH THE DEATHS. WE'VE HAD SEVEN DEATHS THIS YEAR. AND SINCE THEY STARTED PASSING OUT THE SUBOXONE, JUST LIKE WE SAID, NOW THERE'S NO MORE DEATHS. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY MORE. THREE OF THOSE SEVEN WERE, WE BELIEVE, OVERDOSE RELATED. AND ONE OF THEM WAS A SUICIDE. SO IN HARRIS COUNTY WE WERE ABLE TO GET MEDICAL PROVIDER THERE TO ACTUALLY GIVE A 7 TO 14 DAY PRESCRIPTION WHEN THEY LEAVE THE JAIL, WHEN THEY'RE LEAVING THE JAIL, IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE MEDICATIONS THAT THEY'RE BEING PRESCRIBED, SOMETIMES THEY CAN'T GET IMMEDIATELY TO A DOCTOR TO GET IT PRESCRIBED. AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A RELAPSE, SOMETHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND THEY'RE GOING TO END BACK, BACK IN HERE. SO FOR A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY, WE CAN GIVE 7 TO 14 DAYS WORTH OF MEDICATION FOR THEM TO TAKE HOME SO THAT THEY CAN ESTABLISH SERVICES. AND THAT WAY WE CAN GET THEM INTO TREATMENT OR SOMETHING THAT SOME SOMEWHERE THAT THEY NEED TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN A CONTINUATION OF CARE. I'M NOT GOING TO NEED THE WHOLE SIX MINUTES. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE COVERED. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY IS WORKING IN IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION EXCEPT FOR THE BOTTOM LINE STILL STILL AT THE BOTTOM. LIKE I SAID, THE CULTURE IN THE JAIL ISN'T CHANGING WITH THE OFFICERS AND THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH SITUATION THAT'S BEING EXACERBATED BY THE FACT THAT THEY'RE BEING LOCKED DOWN ALL DAY LONG. I MEAN, THIS IS THIS IS THE ONLY JAIL IN THE SYSTEM WHERE PEOPLE ARE LOCKED DOWN LIKE THIS ALL DAY LONG. IT MAKES NO SENSE. THERE'S NOTHING FOR THEM TO DO INSIDE THE CELL. THEY DON'T HAVE A RADIO. THEY DON'T HAVE A TABLET. MOST PEOPLE HAVE TABLETS WHERE THEY CAN ACCESS, YOU KNOW, THE LAW LIBRARY BOOKS, THEIR MAIL. WE'VE GOT FAMILIES THAT CAN'T HAVE VISITS WITH THEIR LOVED ONES BECAUSE THE SYSTEM THAT YOU GUYS ARE USING IS HORRIBLE. I MEAN, WE CAN'T LOG ON. OH WE SIT THERE FAMILIES TRY TO GET ON WITH THEIR PHONE. THEY CAN'T GET ON, THEY TRY TO GET ON WITH THEIR COMPUTER. THEY HAVE TO TURN WI-FI OFF. IT TAKES 4 OR 5 TIMES BEFORE YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET ON TO HAVE A VISIT IF YOU CAN. I'VE HAD SOME MOTHERS THAT ARE TELLING ME THAT IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS THAT THEY'VE TALKED TO, BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN, SO SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE CHANGED WITH THAT. WE'RE PAYING THESE CONTRACTORS MONEY. WHY AREN'T THEY PROVIDING THE SERVICE THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE PROVIDING? THAT WILL HELP WITH MENTAL HEALTH, THE MAIL SITUATION. WHY? WHY CAN'T WE HAVE TABLETS? EVERYBODY ELSE HAS TABLETS. BEXAR COUNTY DOESN'T WANT TO DO THEM UNDERSTAND BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE SUPER EXPENSIVE. NOW THEY'VE TORN ALL OF THE OUTLETS OUT OF THE CELL. YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR SOMETHING ELSE GETS TORN OUT OF THE JAIL AND THEY REMOVE SOMETHING ELSE. AND LIKE I SAID, NOW WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE THERE'S A BOX AND THEY HAVE NOTHING. FAMILIES CAN'T EVEN WRITE THEIR, THEIR LOVED ONES. IF THEIR LOVED ONES DON'T KNOW HOW TO OPERATE THE KIOSK. AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THERE THAT HAVE MENTAL DISABILITIES AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO OPERATE THESE ELECTRONIC DEVICES THAT ARE STUCK ON THE WALL. SO YOU WRITE SOMEBODY A LETTER, YOU CAN'T GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT NOTIFIED THAT THEY GET THAT. NORMALLY, THE OFFICER WOULD COME BY AND GET THE LETTER, GIVE THEM A LETTER. [03:20:03] WELL, IF IT'S ON THE WALL AND THEY HAVE TO LOG ON HALF THE TIME, MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON THE UNIT, I WOULD SAY AT LEAST 20% OF THE PEOPLE ON THE UNIT DON'T KNOW HOW TO OPERATE ONE OF THE KIOSKS. SO UNLESS YOU GO ON AND CHECK AND KNOW WHERE TO LOOK FOR YOUR MAIL, YOU'RE NEVER EVEN GOING TO KNOW YOU HAVE A LETTER. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE FACILITATE THESE PEOPLE COMMUNICATING WITH THEIR FAMILIES SO THAT THEY HAVE COMMUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, ARE ABLE TO GET OUT AND SUCCEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. CUTTING THEM OFF FROM THEIR FAMILY DOES NO GOOD. BUT OTHER THAN THAT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK YOU GUYS TO CONTINUE TO LAY ON THE SHERIFF AND DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO GET THESE INMATES OUT OF THEIR CELL AND TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL OR MEDICATION. AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANTONIO DIAZ. ANTONIO, THERE YOU ARE. I'M GLAD THAT THIS IS FINALLY HAPPENING WITHIN THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL SYSTEM, BECAUSE IT'S GOT AN ATROCIOUS RECORD AND HAVING DOUBLE DIGIT DEATHS SINCE I CAN REMEMBER. SO MAYBE THIS WILL ALLEVIATE THAT. OR PUT SOME ATTENTION TO SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT, THAT COME IN WITH SUCH MENTAL PROBLEMS OR PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS THAT LEAD TO THEIR DEATHS. OR LIKE I SAID, IT'S A POPULATION UNDER OF, OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE GROWN UP. I WAS LISTENING TO ALL THESE OTHER ISSUES WITH, WITH CHILDREN AND ABUSIVE HOMES AND ALL THIS. AND IF YOU GROW UP IN SUCH A FASHION AND THEN YOU END UP IN JAIL AND ALL THIS IS JUST A CONTINUATION. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT AT LEAST IN OUR COUNTY JAIL, THEY'LL RECEIVE SOME ATTENTION IF THEY'RE COMING IN WITH SOME MENTAL ISSUES OR DRUG ISSUES. I DO HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO ADD, WHICH IS WE SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY INCARCERATION OR SYSTEM IN OUR COUNTY THAT DOES NOT AT LEAST ABIDE BY SOME STANDARDS AND HAVING ICE WANTING TO OPEN UP THEIR PRISONS HERE WITHOUT ANY INFLUENCE FROM THIS GOVERNING BODY OR THE CITY IS, IS, IS TO ME INCOMPREHENSIBLE THAT SUCH A THING COULD HAPPEN, BEING THAT IT'S A NONPROFIT, BASICALLY. AND A PRIVATE INSTITUTION, NOT NOT A NUMBER, BUT A PRIVATE INSTITUTION THAT NO ONE CAN GO IN THERE AND SEE WHAT STANDARDS ARE BEING CARRIED ON THROUGHOUT THEIR INCARCERATION SYSTEM AT ALL. IT COULD BE, AS I'VE HEARD, SOME OF THEM ARE BASICALLY TREATED AS SLAVES, PAID VERY, VERY MINIMAL MONIES FOR PERFORMING DUTIES OF MAINTENANCE WITHIN THOSE INSTITUTIONS, ALL SORTS OF ATROCITIES. SO I WOULD SAY TO YOU, DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO PREVENT ANY SUCH PRISONS FROM OPENING UP IN OUR COUNTY. OH, THAT'S THAT'S JUST FOR THAT'S IT. YOU GOT IT. THAT'S FOR THIS ITEM. OKAY. I GET TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. YEAH. KEEP GOING. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I, I SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER THREE MINUTES. NOT JUST 35 SECONDS. THREE MINUTES. GO AHEAD. THE NEXT ITEM THAT I SPEAK ON IS OUR ELECTIONS. I'VE BROUGHT THIS ITEM UP BEFORE THAT WE. I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE GREEN PARTY, AND WE'VE BEEN MARGINALIZED AS A POLITICAL PARTY. THERE IS IN ELECTIONS CODE 87.002, SECTION C, SUBSECTION C, THERE IS TO BE AN EQUAL REPRESENTATION OF ALL POLITICAL PARTIES AS FAR AS THE EARLY VOTE BALLOT BOARD IS COMPRISED, AND THAT WE ARE MARGINALIZED IN THAT REPRESENTATION, AND ONLY WERE WE INCLUDED BECAUSE WE CAME UP AND COMPLAINED HERE. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET ANY MEETINGS WITH MISS CAREW. AND IT IS CONTINUED. I HAVE HAD SOME EMAILS COMMUNICATIONS WITH HER, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT HAS BEEN TOTALLY VOID OF ANY CONTACT. BEING MARGINALIZED IS ONE THING, BUT THEN ALSO HAVING AN ELECTION SITE THAT IS CONTROLLED AND RUN BY A BIGOTED PASTOR THAT FOR DECADES HAS MADE STATEMENTS TOWARDS ALL SORTS OF [03:25:05] SECTIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN BEXAR COUNTY DISPARAGING COMMENTS, RACIST AND BIGOTED STATEMENTS BY MR. HAGEE. NOW HIS SON HAGEE, AND FOR THAT TO BE AN EARLY VOTE SITE, HOW NO COMMISSIONERS VOTED THAT DOWN AGAIN IS BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION. ONE OF YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID NO, IT CANNOT BE A VOTE SITE. MR. MOODY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL IT AND SAY BECAUSE WHATEVER ISSUES MISS CAREW BRINGS FROM NORTH TEXAS, WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS OVER THERE WITH THE REPUBLICANS AND SOME SOMEHOW BEING CHASED OUT OF THERE, EVEN THOUGH THEY VOTED 81% FOR MR. TRUMP. THOSE STORIES WE KNOW OF. AND YET NO ONE COMPLAINED. NO ONE VOTED THAT DOWN. THE COMMISSIONERS ACTUALLY CONTROL THIS. YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED THAT. THE CORNERSTONE. CORNERSTONE CHURCH AND PASTOR HAGEE IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A NEUTRAL SITE IN ANY SENSE OF THE WORD. HOW IT CAN, HOW IT WAS USED, HOW MISS CAREW COULD SAY, WELL, IT HAS ALL THESE OTHER ACCESSIBILITIES, AND WE'RE GOING TO USE IT INSTEAD OF SAYING IT'S NOT SAFE. IT'S NOT SAFE FOR ALL MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS, DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES TO PARTICIPATE AND VOTE THERE. YET IT WAS. IT HAPPENED. YOU ALL SHOULD CONSIDER THIS FOR 2028 AND NOT ALLOW IT TO CONTINUE. I'M SAYING THIS HERE TODAY. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ALREADY AND WERE NOT LISTENED TO. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL LISTEN TO US AND NOT KEEP THIS UP. THAT IS THAT IS JUST NOT A NEUTRAL SITE OR A SAFE PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY IF YOU WANT TO BE. THE KKK USED TO MARCH TO DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO IN THE 1920S IN THE 1930S. THAT IS A TYPE OF RELIGION THAT IS PRACTICED THERE TODAY. IF YOU WANT TO BRING THIS BACK, THEN CONTINUE TO ALLOW THEM TO VOTE THERE. IT WILL OPPRESS THE REST OF THAT AREA. VOTING POPULATION WILL NOT GO TO VOTE THERE EARLY. THEY WILL SEEK OTHER SITES IF THEY HAVE TO OR NOT VOTE AT ALL. THEIR SUPPRESSION OF THE VOTE. IT SHOULD NOT BE A HAPPENING IN BEXAR COUNTY IN 2026 OR 2028, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED HERE TODAY. AND IF MISS CAREW IS A PROBLEM, I SAY AGAIN, YOU ARE THE ONES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE VETTED HER. YOU ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE PLACED HER IN THAT POSITION, AND YOU ARE THE ONES THAT CAN ALSO GET RID OF HER. HAVE A GOOD DAY. LET'S COME UP. BRET, YOU JUST. YOU SIGNED UP. I DON'T KNOW WHICH PARTICULAR ITEM, BUT LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET YOU HEARD. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. JUDGE SAKAI AND MEMBERS OF THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS RHETT ROSENQUEST SMITH, AND I AM A RESIDENT IN COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF PRECINCT TWO, RODRIGUEZ PRECINCT. I'M ALSO A RESIDENT IN THE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 116. THE REASON I'M HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE OF MY CONCERN THAT AGAIN, ON ELECTION ISSUE, THAT ONE OF THE CANDIDATES ON OUR BALLOT. I FEEL I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BECAUSE THE CANDIDATE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR SEEMS TO DISPARAGE CHRISTIANITY AND SEEMS TO ENCOURAGE NON-CHRISTIAN IDEAS. I BELIEVE BEXAR COUNTY AND THE CITY COMMUNITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS CHRISTIAN. THAT'S MY FEELING. MY CONCERN. AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL ENTITLED TO SHARE OUR CONCERN. I'M REMINDED OF THE NOVEL BRAVE NEW WORLD WHERE ALDOUS HUXLEY WAS SUGGESTING SOME KIND OF DYSTOPIAN WORLD. THAT'S WHAT I THINK THAT CANDIDATE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR IS SUGGESTING HERE, AND IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE. BUT ANYWAY, GOD BLESS. GOD BLESS EVERYONE AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, FILING FOR THE RECORD FOLLOWING LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS DIRECTING THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO TAKE ACTION IF NECESSARY. A THROUGH D APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 2026. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 13TH SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. [03:30:01] AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. COMMUNICATION WITH CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. I THOUGHT I ACCOMMODATED EVERYBODY. IS THERE ANYBODY SIGNED UP OR I FAILED TO CALL YOUR NAME? YOU NEED TO SIGN UP. HEARING NONE, LET US CONTINUE ON. MAY I SUGGEST WE GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION? AND THAT WAY. [EXECUTIVE SESSION (DISCUSSION ONLY: CLOSED TO PUBLIC)] YES. ALL RIGHT. ANY OPPOSITION? ALSO, LET ME ALERT. LARRY, YOU'VE ASKED ME TO ALERT THOSE THAT ARE PARTICIPATING. COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING BY ZOOM THAT WE WILL BE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. BUT THEN WHEN WE COME OUT, THEY NEED TO BE ON THEIR CAMERA SO THAT THEY CAN SHOW THAT THEY'RE PRESENT. IS THAT A CORRECT STATEMENT OF THE LAW FOR THE VOTE? ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT IS THE TIME IS NOW 20 12:37 P.M.. LET ME READ INTO THE RECORD. THE COURT WILL NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM MAY BE DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON IF APPROPRIATE, IN OPEN SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 55107, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD FOR CONSULTATION WITH THE COURTS ATTORNEY FOR ADVICE REGARDING A ONE. RAMIREZ AND RAMIREZ VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY. TWO GUTIERREZ VERSUS BURKE COUNTY THREE. GARZA VERSUS SALAZAR FOUR. SALCEDO VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY FIVE. NIETO VERSUS GUEVARA SIX. ALT VERSUS GARZA, RIOS, REGALADO, CASTRO, REIS AND BEXAR COUNTY B LEGAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE FOLLOWING MATTERS IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY FOR BEXAR COUNTY, UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. ONE. LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE PROPOSED PROCUREMENT OF AXON BODY WORN CAMERA SYSTEM RELATED EQUIPMENT. HARDWARE, SOFTWARE LICENSING SERVICES COMPONENTS, INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF APPROPRIATE PROCUREMENT METHOD. TWO. LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE PROPOSED PROCUREMENT OF BEXAR COUNTY SINGLE TURBINE ENGINE HELICOPTERS REQUESTED BY THE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THREE. LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO LIBRARY AND BEXAR COUNTY FOR LIBRARY SERVICES, WHICH EXPIRED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026 TO INCLUDE ISSUES RELATED TO A CRIME LAB SERVICES ADDENDUM PURSUANT TO 5510725, THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DELIBERATE MATTERS RELATED TO A CONTRACT BEING NEGOTIATED, SPECIFICALLY ONE TO DELIBERATE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE NEGOTIATION, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OR SIMILAR DOCUMENT PROPOSED TO BE NEGOTIATED BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND TEXAS POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, THE COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD AND SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION, INC., A TEXAS NONPROFIT CORPORATION RELATED TO THE REDEVELOPMENT REVITALIZATION OF THE COLISEUM COMPLEX GROUNDS AND FACILITIES SO LONG AS BEING CONVENING THE CLOSED MEETING ONE, THE COURT VOTES UNANIMOUSLY THAT DELIBERATION AND OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THIRD PERSONS AND TWO. THE ATTORNEY ADVISING THE COURT ISSUED A WRITTEN DETERMINATION THAT DELIBERATION AND AN OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE COURT IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THIRD PERSON PURSUANT TO 551074, THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. DELIBERATE PERSONNEL MATTERS A DISCUSSION REGARDING POSITION OF BEXAR COUNTY MANAGER, INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF THE PROCESS, PROCEDURES AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION CRITERIA FOR APPOINTING A SUCCESSOR IN ANY RELATED MATTERS IS. DO WE NEED TO TAKE UP THAT VOTE ON THE UNANIMOUS FOR THE CONTRACT? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO. CAN YOU DICTATE WHAT THE MOTION NEEDS TO BE? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. I. I. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION UNANIMOUSLY CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. SO DOES THAT COMPLETE. ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE WE'RE IN OPEN SESSION. THE TIME IS NOW. 2:46 P.M. I WILL TAKE UP AGENDA ITEM 55 DISCUSSION. [55. Discussion and appropriate action regarding the position of Bexar County Manager, including the process and procedures for potential recruitment, evaluation, and selection of candidates for appointment as Bexar County Manager; direction to County staff concerning the establishment of a recruitment method, candidate qualifications, timeline, screening, interview, and selection process, and any related transition matters.] APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE POSITION OF COUNTY MANAGER, INCLUDING THE PROCESS PROCEDURES FOR POTENTIAL RECRUITMENT EVALUATION. SELECTION OF CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT AS BEXAR COUNTY MANAGER. DIRECTION TO COUNTY STAFF CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RECRUITMENT METHOD, CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS, TIMELINE SCREENING, INTERVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS, AND ANY RELATED TRANSITION MATTERS. IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE SELECTION COMMITTEE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A NEW COUNTY MANAGER. MOTION BY MR. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. [03:35:01] ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER. CALVERT. I JUST WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD THAT, UPON REFLECTION, I HAVE BEEN EVEN CONCERNED ABOUT JUST GETTING THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND EXECUTIVE SESSION AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH TIME TO REALLY LOOK AT THAT JOB DESCRIPTION TO MAKE SURE IT'S ATTUNED TO THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE TODAY AS A COUNTY OR THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE AHEAD FOR US. MY HOPE HAD BEEN TO BE ABLE TO GET CONSENSUS AMONG THE COURT ABOUT HAVING ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS AND SENIOR PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY AS THEY INTERACT, AS MUCH AS ANYONE DOES WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER. AND THAT ADVISORY THAT ADVISED TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN EVALUATING SOME OF THE FINALISTS. I ALSO THINK WITH SUCH A TREMENDOUS POSITION, WHICH WAS REALLY A, WHEN IT WAS CREATED FIVE YEARS IN DEVELOPMENT, THAT THAT IT REQUIRES SOME ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY ADVISORY INPUT IN THE SELECTION TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. THE COURT HAS ULTIMATE SAY. BUT I THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RECONNECT THE COUNTY LEADERSHIP WITH THIS GROWING UNINCORPORATED, IN PARTICULAR COUNTY COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO OUR JUSTICE AND HEALTH AND OTHER AND OTHER COMMUNITIES. SO I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION OF THE MOTION THAT WE'VE MADE TODAY BECAUSE I, UNLESS THERE'S AN AMENDMENT BUT, YOU KNOW, GENERALLY THIS COURT IS JUST LIKE TO PUSH THINGS THROUGH. SO I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE THAT KIND OF DISSENSION IN THIS PROCESS, BUT I WOULDN'T BE REPRESENTING MY CONSTITUENTS IF I DIDN'T REPRESENT WHAT THEY WANT. COMMISSIONER. MOODE. COMMISSIONER. MOODE. TESTING. TESTING. GO AHEAD. OKAY. WE HAVE NOT HEARD THE LAST MINUTE OR TWO. ARE WE STILL DISCUSSING ITEM 55? YES. WE'RE IN OPEN COURT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND? THE FLOOR IS YOURS. OKAY. I HAD NO ISSUE WITH COLLECTING RESUMES AND LETTING APPLICANTS BEGIN THIS PROCESS. BUT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF DETAIL AT THIS POINT, AND I JUST BELIEVE IN A DO NO HARM APPROACH. I DON'T SEE THE DOWNSIDE OF WAITING. AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE A VERY CAPABLE DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER WHO CAN SERVE AS INTERIM. SO I ALSO BELIEVE WE SHOULD PROVIDE SOME, SOME DEFERENCE, MORE DEFERENCE TO THE NEXT COUNTY JUDGE. I KNOW THE PROPOSAL IS INCLUDING THAT INDIVIDUAL AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER, BUT SHOULD THEY NOT BE A ACTUAL VOTING MEMBER AND HAVE THEIR VOICE HEARD IN THE SCORING AND VOTING FOR, FOR THIS THIS VERY IMPORTANT POSITION FOR THE COUNTY. SO AGAIN, I JUST DON'T SEE THE NEED TO, TO RUSH THIS AT THIS POINT. I HEAR THAT I SENSE THAT FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COURT, BUT I DON'T SEE THE REASON BEHIND IT. THERE'S, THERE'S NO REASON WHY THIS DOESN'T GET DONE BY, BY JANUARY OR FEBRUARY THAT THIS COUNTY WON'T BE JUST FINE. AND I'M PRETTY SURE THAT EVERYBODY WHO'S APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION KNOWS THAT IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE LONGER THAN, THAN FIVE WEEKS TO GET CONCLUDED. SO THAT IS MY POSITION. ANY FURTHER COMMENT, JUDGE. I'LL JUST SAY WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE. I MEAN, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE INITIATE THE PROCESS. WE'VE STARTED THE PROCESS. WE OUGHT TO START TAKING APPLICATIONS. APPLICATIONS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DECIDED IN MY MIND WITH RESPECT TO A TIMELINE OR RUSHING THIS PROCESS. I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER MOODY. WE HAVE COMPETENT FOLKS WITHIN THE CURRENT COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL KEEP US GOING NO MATTER HOW LONG THIS TAKES. BUT I DO THINK THAT THE FIVE KEY PEOPLE THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THIS PROCESS ARE, ARE HERE. AND I DO THINK CERTAINLY DAVID SMITH'S EXPERTISE AND BEING INCLUSIVE OF THE NEXT COUNTY JUDGES. AND I THINK THAT'S ALL WE'RE DOING TODAY. I THINK WE NEED TO FOCUS NOW ON FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON AND NOT NECESSARILY STICKING TO A [03:40:08] PREDETERMINED TIMELINE. SO WHETHER THIS TAKES SIX WEEKS OR HOPEFULLY NOT MONTHS. THAT SHOULD BE OUR FOCUS AND I THINK WE NEED TO START MOVING FORWARD. SO I'M SUPPORTIVE AND I'D LIKE TO PUT ON RECORD THAT ON OCTOBER 13TH, AT THAT LAST COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING, THE FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER, THE COURT UNANIMOUSLY PASSED A MOTION TO OPEN THE POSITION AND TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS. THAT PROCESS HAS BEEN GIVEN NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL EXPOSURE. WE HAVE. I UNDERSTAND APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. AS A RESULT. THE PROCESS HAS STARTED, AND I TAKE THE POSITION THAT IT WOULD BE A DISSERVICE TO THOSE THAT HAVE APPLIED OR ARE GOING TO APPLY. I SUPPORT THE PROCESS. I BELIEVE THERE'S BEEN EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION, AND I BELIEVE A COMPROMISE HAS BEEN REACHED IN ORDER TO PUT NO TIMELINES IN REGARDS TO THIS PROCESS AND WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE SELECTION FINAL SELECTION. SO WITH THAT, I AM ASKING THE COURT TO APPROVE THE PROCESS TO MOVE FORWARD. I WILL ASK FOR PURPOSES SINCE WE HAVE TWO COMMISSIONERS BY ZOOM. COUNCIL HAS ASKED THAT WE DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. COMMISSIONER. CLAY-FLORES. IN REGARDS TO YOUR MOTION AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. I. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. I. COMMISSIONER MOODY. NO. COMMISSIONER. CALVERT. COUNTY. JUDGE. VOTES I. MOTION PASSES. WE WILL CONTINUE ON ITS. FOR THE RECORD, WE WILL CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION AND I ASK THE MANAGER'S OFFICE THAT WE NEED TO PREPARE AN AGENDA ITEM THAT WILL TAKE UP FURTHER DISCUSSION ON NOVEMBER 17TH ON PROCESS AND PROCEDURES WITH THE SELECTION COMMITTEE OF THE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE COURT AND TWO EX OFFICIO MEMBERS, MR. DAVID SMITH, YOUR EX OFFICIO, ALONG WITH THE COUNTY JUDGE ELECT, WHOEVER THAT MAY BE, WHICH WILL BE DECIDED ON ELECTION DAY. THEY WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF THE SELECTION OF THE. COUNTY MANAGER, IF THE COURT IS SO CHOOSES. I THINK THAT BEST DESCRIBES WHAT WE'VE DONE TODAY. MOTION PASSES. LET'S MOVE ON. FOR PURPOSES FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. LARRY. ITEM 54. ACTION. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE. [54. Discussion and appropriate action regarding consideration and selection of an appropriate procurement method and authorization for the procurement of certain Axon body-worn camera systems, law enforcement equipment, and related hardware, software, licenses, services, and components as directed by Commissioners Court; direction to Staff to negotiate a final agreement for an appropriate term and authorization for the County Judge to execute the agreement once negotiated and finally approved by both the Office of General Counsel and the Office of the County Manager.] WE'RE NOT WE'RE TAKING IT TABLING IT OR WHAT JUDGE WE CAN. TABLING, I THINK IS BEST. THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE WILL BRING BACK AN ITEM WHEN IT'S FULLY COMPLETE FOR THE COURT'S CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. SO WE'LL HAVE A CONTRACT AT THE NEXT COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING FOR FINAL APPROVAL AND FOR EXECUTION BY THE COUNTY JUDGE. IS THAT THE UNDERSTANDING? I THINK THAT'S OUR GOAL. WELL, I DON'T WANT GOAL. I JUST WANT CAN I JUST SAY FOR THE RECORD, MAY I I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THE SHERIFF AND YOUR TEAM'S BEEN WORKING A LOT ON IT. AND I WANT TO THANK THOMAS AND THE BUDGET TEAM. THEY HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB AT NEGOTIATING THIS DOWN. SO I THINK WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT. AND SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GETTING THE CONTRACT THROUGH. SO I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK THAT THIS IS BLOWING UP. IT'S NOT. WE ARE IN AGREEMENT. WE JUST NEED TO CROSS THE T'S AND DOT THE I'S. DO WE NEED A MOTION TO TABLE? YES, YES. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO TABLE. ITEM 54. MOTION TO TABLE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION TO TABLE CARRIES. LET'S TAKE UP ITEM 53. PRESENTATION. DISCUSSION. [53. Presentation, discussion and appropriate action regarding authorizing the Purchasing Agent to advertise a Request for Proposal (RFP) Event 1274 for Bexar County Single Turbine Engine Helicopter as requested by the Bexar County Sheriffs Office.] APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO ADVERTISE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. EVENT NUMBER 1274 FOR BEXAR COUNTY SINGLE TURBINE ENGINE HELICOPTER AS REQUESTED BY THE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I. I. I BELIEVE. HOLD ON. GREG. THERE'S. IS. I BELIEVE THIS WAS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE. IS THERE GOING. I'M GOING TO ASK IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS. OR IS THIS ALSO GOING TO BE TABLED OR WAS THERE A MOTION. ON THE TABLE. JUDGE, I THINK I'M TRYING TO RECOLLECT, BUT I BELIEVE THE MOTION WOULD BE TO PROCEED WITH THE R F, Q PROCESS RFP PROCESS CONTINGENT ON THE BUDGETARY AND FISCAL IMPACTS BEING FULLY PROVIDED TO THE COURT. DID I CATCH CAPTURE EVERYTHING THERE, LARRY? IS THAT YOUR MOTION, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? [03:45:02] YES. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. CAN YOU PLEASE REPEAT? NO. YEAH. I'LL TRY. I THINK THE MOTION IS TO GIVE STAFF DIRECTION TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF AN RFP CONTINGENT ON ALL BUDGETARY AND FISCAL IMPACT INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE COURT. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. I'LL JUST I'LL JUST MENTION THAT THAT I KNOW THAT SOME OF THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN PASSED AND PROBABLY HAS BEEN PASSED EVEN IN THE LAST YOU KNOW, A FEW MINUTES, BUT LET'S MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT AND YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY GO FORWARD HERE. BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A $3 MILLION OPPORTUNITY FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS TO BEXAR COUNTY. AND WE DON'T WANT TO WASTE IT. AND SO THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD. ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE DO WE TAKE A VOTE OR WE NEED A VOTE? NEED A VOTE. WE GOT A VOTE. ALL RIGHT. CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. LET'S GO TO ITEM 52. [52. Presentation, discussion and appropriate action regarding approval and execution of the following: a. Microsoft Enterprise Enrollment and Microsoft Server and Cloud Enrollment agreements between Bexar County and Microsoft via DIR Microsoft products reseller, SHI, DIR-CPO-5237, in accordance with Texas Local Government Code $271.102. The total amount is $10,961,328.54 over a 36-month term. The agreements' dates are November 1, 2026, through October 31, 2029. • Cost for FY26-27 is for a 12-month period beginning November 1, 2026, and ending October 31, 2027. • Cost for FY27-28 is for a 12-month period beginning November 1, 2027, and ending October 31, 2028. Cost for FY28-29 is $3,653,776.18 for a 12-month period beginning November 1, 2028, and ending October 31, 2029. b. Microsoft Azure Cloud hosting operational services expenditures to be paid toward DIR Microsoft products reseller, SHI, in the estimated annual amount of $1,500,000, over 36 months (estimated Cost of during the period Of November l, 2026, through October 31, 2029; through Texas Department Of Information Resource (DIR) Contract DIR-CPO-5237, in accordance with Texas Local Government Code $271.102.] PRESENTATION. DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF EXECUTION OF FOLLOWING A MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE ENROLLMENT. MICROSOFT SERVER. CLOUD ENROLLMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY. MICROSOFT VIA MICROSOFT PRODUCTS RESELLER. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 271.102. THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS $10,961,328.54 OVER 36 MONTH TERM. THE AGREEMENT DATES ARE NOVEMBER 1ST, 2026 THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST, 2029. COST OF FY 2627 IS $3,653,776.18 FOR A 12 MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING OCTOBER 30TH 127. COST FOR 252728. $3,653,776.18 FOR A 12 MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1ST, 2027 ENDING OCTOBER 31ST, 2028. COST FOR FY 2020 829. $3,653,706.18 FOR A 12 MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1ST 28 ENDING OCTOBER 31ST, 2029. AND WE'LL TAKE THAT UP SEPARATELY. CORRECT? IT'S ONE PRESENTATION OR TAKE UP. DO WE TAKE UP THE SECOND ONE AND DO ONE JOINT MOTION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. ARE WE DOING A JOINT? IT'S TWO SEPARATE AGREEMENTS. OKAY. SO LET'S TAKE LET'S TAKE UP 52 A. SO MARK GO AHEAD. OKAY. IT'S PRETTY BRIEF. OUR MICROSOFT PRODUCTS ARE ALL ON A 36 MONTH TERM. YOU GUYS APPROVED THE. THIS COURT APPROVED THE CONTRACT IN OCTOBER 2023. IT EXPIRES OCTOBER 31ST, 2026. WE WORKED WITH MICROSOFT AND SOME RESELLERS ON GETTING A NEW QUOTE. SO THIS NEW 36 MONTH CONTRACT FOR MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT IS A 3036 MONTH TERM, AS YOU READ, THAT EXPIRES. I'M MOVING AHEAD HERE. EXPIRES ON OCTOBER 31ST, 2029. IT COVERS ALL OF OUR MICROSOFT 365 LICENSES, ALL OF THAT KIND OF STUFF, AS WELL AS OUR SECURITY PRODUCTS. SO THAT AGREEMENT IS FOR OUR ENTERPRISE SERVER AND CLOUD ENROLLMENT AGREEMENT. ANNUAL COST OF $3.6 MILLION FOR A TOTAL COST OF $10.9 MILLION OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. TAKE UP. 52 B MICROSOFT AZURE CLOUD HOSTING OPERATIONAL SERVICES. EXPENDITURES TO BE PAID TO DIR MICROSOFT PRODUCTS RESELLER SHI IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF 01,500,000/36 MONTHS. ESTIMATED COST 4000 4,500,000 DURING THE PERIOD OF NOVEMBER 1ST 26 TO OCTOBER 30TH 129 THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCE. DIR. CONTRACT NUMBER DIRCPO5237. ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 271.102. IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, MR. GAGER? NO. NOPE. IF YOU GUYS ARE GOOD WITH IT. THAT'S ALL OF OUR MICROSOFT PROJECTS IN THE CLOUD. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNAL BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE WE'RE GETTING DOWN TO THE LAST ONES. WELL, LET ME ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE LATE FILES 56. [56. Discussion and appropriate action related to granting an exception to Administrative Policy 1.2 to authorize the consideration Of the following late filed Agenda Item #56a. a. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval of a Ratification of the Program Year 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Agreements between Bexar County and the (J.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).] [03:50:05] DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO GRANTING EXCEPTION. ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY. 1.2 AUTHORIZE THE CONSIDERATION OF LATE FILE AGENDA ITEMS. 56 AND 57. A IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY EXTENSION. WE'LL TAKE UP 56 A DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF RATIFICATION OF A PROGRAM. YEAR 26 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK GRANT HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM. EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. I KNOW THAT, ROBERT, BUT ROBERT, THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. I HAVE SIGNED THOSE CONTRACTS AND WE'RE JUST RATIFYING, CORRECT? YES. THAT'S CORRECT. JUDGE, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, YOU AND YOUR TEAM. AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 57. A DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OR RATIFICATION OF A VENDOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND MATADOR MISSION GAS COMPANY, [57. Discussion and appropriate action related to granting an exception to Administrative Policy 1.2 to authorize the consideration of the following late filed Agenda Item #57a. a. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval and ratification of a Vendor Agreement between Bexar County and Matador Mission Gas Company LLC (MMGAS), for the period 2, 2026, through October 2, 2028, to assist qualified beneficiaries with assistance in paying utility bills owed to MMGAS under the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA") Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program ('CEAP").] LLC, M M GAS FOR A PERIOD OF OCTOBER 2ND, 2026 THROUGH OCTOBER 2ND 28 TO ASSIST QUALIFIED BENEFICIARIES WITH ASSISTANCE IN PAYING UTILITY BILLS OWED TO M M GAS UNDER THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THE SEEP PROGRAM. ROBERT OR VIRGINIA? VIRGINIA JIMENEZ, PROGRAM DIRECTOR WITH COMMUNITY COMMUNITY IMPACT. ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO WE GOT? SO IT'S JUST AN ANNUAL BI ANNUAL AGREEMENT THAT WE ARE REQUESTED TO RATIFY BY TDHCA TO ASSIST LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH THEIR UTILITIES. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. IS THERE 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. NICOLE. HAVE WE DONE? HAVE WE FINISHED? IS THERE ANYTHING WE LEFT OUT? ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? COMMISSIONER CALVERT, YOU'RE THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. IS THERE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ OR COMMISSIONER MOODY? SECOND BY. DID I HEAR A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? I DON'T KNOW. DID I? ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S. HAVE WE LOST CORN? IS MOODY GONE? I'M GOING TO DO THIS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THIS REQUIRES ACTION. RIGHT. SAY I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN HONOR OF THE MAYOR OF SOUTHTOWN, MIKE CASEY. HE'LL BE GREATLY MISSED. DAVID MEDINA, WHO IS THE SON OF RALPH MEDINA ROSE HILL'S MOTHER, ANGELINA. LAURA BARRETT WAS 106 YEARS OLD AND PASSED AWAY. JOHN WAMPLER AND TECH SERGEANT IAN PATTERSON, WHO DIED TRAGICALLY AT THE UTSA VERSUS NAVY GAME. I'LL ADJOURN ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES FOR ANTONIO CABALLERO. AND LILIA T CANTERO. AND I BELIEVE, DID WE RECOGNIZE RUSSELL DEBERRY, WHICH IS TRISHA'S FATHER? IF WE DID, I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN HIS BEHALF AND OFFER HER MY CONDOLENCES. ALL RIGHT. IS IF THERE'S IS. WE HAVE NO QUORUM. COMMISSIONER MOODE COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ARE YOU DID YOU GO OFFLINE? ALL RIGHT. MEETING'S ADJOURNED. WE'RE LEAVING. IT'S OVER. WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.