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[Drainage District]

[00:01:09]

TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS, INTEGRITY TO FACE THE TRUTH AND COURAGE TO MAKE DIFFICULT CHOICES.

LET US NOT FORGET THAT OUR JOB IS TO SERVE BOTH YOU AND OTHERS.

I ASK THAT YOU GRANT HOPE, HEALTH AND HEALING TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MISS THATTING STRUGGLES AND BATTLING ILLNESSES TODAY. AND MAY WE EACH RECOGNIZE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO PASS YOUR BLESSINGS ON TO OTHERS.

ALL THIS IN YOUR NAME. AMEN.

>> AMEN. >> DID ANYONE SIGN UP FOR OPEN

FORUM? >> MR. LOPEZ, DO WE HAVE PARTICIPANTS FOR DRAINAGE DISTRICT.

>> NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR DRAINAGE OPEN FORUM.

>> THE COMMISSIONER JUST JOINED US.

WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 5A.

>> THIS IS FOR OUR YEARLY R.F.Q. >> SECOND.

>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE.

ALL. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU.

>> SECOND. >>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> THANK YOU. PURSUANT TO TEXAS LEGISLATIVE CODE.

>> SO MOVED. >> SED.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU.

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>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>>

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> APPROVAL OF APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT NUMBER 1 IN THE AMOUNT OF $237,547.50 FROM SAENZ BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY L&G, ENGINEERENNING.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION CARRIES.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES.

IF I COULD READ COLLECTIVELY. >> SO MOVED.

>> THESE WERE CHANGE THE WE MADE FOR THE BUDGET FOR THE ENGINEERS AND OUR ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGERS.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THAT'S FOR A1, 2 AND 3.

>> YES, SIR. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> QUARTE -- READING 9A] >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

DO WE NEED TO GO TO CLOSED SESSION?

>> NO, SIR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, JUDGE.

OKAY. I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR AGENDA ITEMS. I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

>> MOTION MADE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE SAY. >>

[1. Roll Call]

>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I CALL THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING TO ORDER. WE'LL START WITH A ROLL CALL TO ESTABLISH QUORUM. WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER FUENTES. HE'S WITH US THROUGH VIDEO, THROUGH ZOOM. IS HE THERE?

>> PRECINCT 2. >> THAT CONSTITUTES A FORUM.

WE HAVE ONE OF OUR VETERANS TO HELP WITH GIVING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WE HAVE ROBERT WHO WORKED FOR US HERE IN THE COUNTY. WE SERVED AS THE U.S. ARMY SERGEANT IN THE PLATOON HERE IN THE VIETNAM ERA.

SERGEANT, WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN PRAYER.

I MEAN, IN OUR PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

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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.

>> THANK YOU, SERGEANT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

TODAY IS ALSO THE FIRST MEETING THAT WE HAVE OF THE NEW YEAR.

AND IT'S CUSTOMARY FOR US TO ASK THE RELIGION GROUP TO COME FORWARD AND LEAD US IN PRAYER, TO GIVE US THE GUIDANCE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL YEAR. SO TODAY WE HAVE PASTOR, A DELEGATION OF OTHER PEOPLE JOINING US TO HELP US IN PRAYER, TO LEAD US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THIS COMING YEAR.

PASTOR. >> OH, GOOD MORNING, JUDGE.

GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU GIVE US TODAY, SO THAT WE CAN PRAY TOGETHER WITH ALL OF YOU. BEFORE I PRAY, THE JUDGE ASKED ME TO GIVE A FEW NOTES. IN VERSES 14 AND 15 IN CHRONICLES, THE BIBLE SAYS IF MY PEOPLE, WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME WILL HUMBLE THEMSELVES AND PRAY AND SEEK MY FAITH AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS, THEN I WILL HEAR FROM HEAVEN AND I WILL FORGIVE THEIR SINS AND ALSO THE LAST PART SAYS, AND I WILL HEAL THEIR LAND. I WILL HEAL THEIR LAND.

>> AMEN. >> PRAYER HAS PLAYED A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR COUNTRY, EVERY TIME WE GO THROUGH A CRISIS. I WAS REMINDED THIS WEEK, AS I WAS ASKED TO COME AND BE WITH YOU TODAY, I WAS REMINDED OF 9-11. WHO CAN FORGET THAT OCCASION.

I REMEMBER PRAYER PLAYED A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT ROLE, ALL THE WAY FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE LAST HOUSE HERE IN THE VALLEY.

PEOPLE WERE PRAYING. AND GUESS WHAT HAPPENED? GOD HEALED OUR LAND. AND PEOPLE CAME BACK AGAIN WITH CONFIDENCE AND BELIEVED IN GOD AGAIN, SO PRAYER WAS A VERY -- PLAYED A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE. THEN I REMEMBER THE WAR IN IRAQ IN 2003. AGAIN PRAYER MADE THE DIFFERENCE. I REMEMBER THE COUNTRY BEING DIVIDED IN SO MANY WAYS. BUT YET WHEN PEOPLE PRAY, THE PEOPLE AND THE COUNTRY CAME TOGETHER.

I WAS ALSO REMEMBERING DECEMBER 26TH, 2004, THE WORLD WAS SHAKEN AGAIN. IF YOU ALL REMEMBER, WE HAD AN EARTHQUAKE. WE CALLED IT THE INDIAN OCEAN EARTHQUAKE. 230,000 PEOPLE DIED.

AGAIN EVERY COUNTRY WAS ASKED TO PRAY.

AND WE CAME TOGETHER AND WE PRAYED AND THERE WAS HEALING.

2005 HURRICANE KATRINA. 80% OF NEW ORLEANS WAS FLOODED.

AND I REMEMBER LIKE AS IF IT WAS TODAY, PEOPLE NOT ONLY PRAYING BUT HELPING. EVERY COUNTRY, EVERY CITY, EVERY STATE CAME TOGETHER AND THEY WENT OUT TO HELP.

I'M TALKING ALL THE WAY FROM RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO EVERY ORGANIZATION THAT WE HAVE IN THE COUNTRY.

THEY CAME BACK AND THEY PRAYED AND WE SAW ANSWERS THERE.

OUR CHALLENGE TODAY IS COVID-19. IT'S A HUGE CHALLENGE.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND NOT ONLY HERE IN THE VALLEY AND THE STATE AND THE NATION AND THE WORLD.

AND WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO? I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO? I THINK THE ANSWER IS YOU PRAY. RIGHT NOW IT'S VERY HARD TO DETECT EVERYWHERE WE MOVE WE HEAR ABOUT COVID-19.

SO WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO? THE ANSWER IS TO PRAY AND BELIEVE IN GOD, BECAUSE GOD DID IT YESTERDAY, HE'LL DO IT AGAIN. IF THERE'S AN ■ANSWERYESTERDAY,M

[4. Approval of Consent Agenda]

[13. Budget & Management: A. AI-84069 1. Approval of reimbursement in the amount of $1,649,688.63 to Aetna Insurance Company for claims paid on behalf of Hidalgo County from 12/09/21 to 12/31/21. 12/09-22/21 $ 519,745.81 12/23-29/21 $ 1,093,902.95 12/30-31/21 $ 36,039.87 TOTAL $ 1,649,688.632. Approval of wire transfer to cover claims paid. Click to View]

[14.F.3. AI-84030 Requesting authority to exercise a two-year extension under the same rates, terms and conditions with Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley, Inc, for Non - Profit Food Distributing. Click to View ]

[14.H.2 AI-84035 County Wide:Requesting authority to exercise the one-year extension with Astchar, LLC, under the same rates, terms, and conditions as provided in the current agreement, C-21-219-02-06 - "Office Space for County Departments and Agencies".]

[5. Open Forum]

[6. County Judge's Office (Part 1 of 2)]

[7. District Attorney's Office]

[6. County Judge's Office (Part 2 of 2)]

[8. Human Resources]

[9. Urban County]

[10. Health & Human Services Department]

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JULY 1ST, 2022, JUNE 30TH, 2023.

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THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES A 10% MATCH AND THAT'S PART OF OUR

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BUDGET PROGRAMMING WITH THE BUDGET OFFICER.

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>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

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>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

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>> MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM D.

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REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE CERTIFICATION OF REVENUE IN THE

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AMOUNT OF $537,771, AS APPROVE THE BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR FOR

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THE TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION AND CONTROL FEDERAL AND

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APPROPRIATIONS OF THE SAME AND -- AND APPROPRIATION OF THE

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LOCAL MATCH IN THE AMOUNT OF $875,544.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> FOR THE NEXT ITEM, IT'S YEARLY REPORT THAT WE GET DONE.

I HAVE SOME PRESENTERS THAT ARE GOING TO PRESENT BRIEFLY.

DR. NELSON AND DR. ALLEGRO, WHO ARE PART OF UTRGMEDICAL SCHOOL.

PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 465 LOCAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL EDUCATION PROGRAM, PRESENTATION ON THE HILDAGO COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE ADVISORY COMMISSION'S ACTIVITIES. AS PER STATUTE, WE HAVE AN

[01:10:03]

ANNUAL REPORT IN REGARDS TO THE JOHN AUSTIN, AN AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH UTRGB ALONG WITH OTHER SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT COMES THROUGH, USUALLY IN DECEMBER.

BUT WE HAD CONFLICTING SCHEDULE, HAPPENED THE FIRST WEEKEND OF JANUARY. SO I HAVE DR. NELSON ON THE PHONE AND DR. ALLEGRA ON ZOOM. DR. NELSON, GO AHEAD.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONERS.

I'M SO APPRECIATIVE OF YOU ALLOWING US TO PRESENT THIS REPORT AGAIN. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF UTRGB AND THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND ALSO SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM. I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO DR. ALLEGRA TO EXPLAIN. YOU SHOULD HAVE A HANDOUT IN FRONT OF YOU, THAT EXPLAINS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PROGRAM.

WE ARE AT -- CONTINUE TO BE STRONGLY IMPACTED BY COVID.

AND WE ARE SORT OF REGROUPING FROM THE 2020 SURGE AND NOW WE'RE IN IT AGAIN, OF COURSE. SO IT REALLY.

S. WE HAVE REALLY GONE TO TELEMEDICINE. THE ADOLESCENTS SEEM TO LIKE THAT MUCH BETTER. SO DR. ALLEGRA.

>> YEAH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I REINFORCE WHAT DR. NELSON WAS SAYING AND THANKING THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT, FOR THE INSTITUTION AND TO THIS PROGRAM. AND, YEAH, AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE TIMES HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT LIMITING IN HOW SERVICES ARE BEING DELIVERED, WHERE WE'RE STILL CONTINUING TO DELIVER SERVICES VIA TELEMEDICINE. WE SERVE MOSTLY TEENAGERS.

AND OUR SOCIAL WORKERS HAVE CONTINUED.

AND OF THE NUMBERS IN THE HANDOUT.

THEY'RE STILL WORKING EVERY DAY TO SERVE THIS POPULATION.

AND WITH THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT, WE'D LIKE TO KEEP DOING THIS. HOPEFULLY REGAINING SOME OF THE CAPABILITIES THAT WE HAD BEFORE COVID STARTED LIMITING US.

BUT WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING HOWEVER POSSIBLE TO KEEP SERVING

THIS POPULATION, IF ALLOWED. >> THANK YOU.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO EXPAND AS DR. ALLEGRA SAID AND OFFERING MORE SERVICES. WE'RE LOOK AT SOME PARENTING CENTERING SERVICES, WHICH WOULD BRING THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN, BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE ONE OR TWO OR MULTIPLE TELEHEALTH VISITS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND DRUG SERVICES ARE NOT ENOUGH WITHOUT REALLY INVOLVING THE ENTIRE FAMILY.

THIS IS A FAMILY AFFAIR. AND SO WE BEG YOUR SUPPORT FOR CONTINUING IN THIS PROGRAM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE

PRESENTATION. >> DOCTOR, DO YOU HAVE ANY LIMITATIONS OF THE SERVICES YOU CAN PROVIDE, BECAUSE OF FUNDING

OR LACK OF FUNDING? >> I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND YOU, JUDGE. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY LIMITATIONS IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO THOSE THAT NEED THE SERVICES, BECAUSE

OF LACK OF FUNDING? >> NO.

CURRENTLY WE DO NOT. WE HAVE HAD RENEWAL OF THESE SERVICES WITH METHODIST HEALTH CARE MINISTRIES FOR THE COMING YEAR. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AGAIN.

WE'VE BEEN FUNDED BY THEM. WE'RE LOOKING TO OFFER SOME ADDITIONAL GRANT REQUESTS TO SEVERAL PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS, TO INCREASE OUR FUNDING AS WELL.

AT THIS POINT OUR DOORS ARE WIDE OPEN.

>> THANK YOU. >> JUDGE, THIS IS EDDIE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW WE'VE DISCUSSED IN REGARDS TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, I'M WORKING CLOSELY WITH MR. PURDUE AND MS. WALPA AT THE BUDGET OFFICE AND WE'VE DISCUSSED THE PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS WITH DR. NELSON, IN REGARDS TO EXPANDING SERVICES IN DEALING WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE POPULATION.

BUT I'M WORKING THROUGH THEM AND OF COURSE ALLEGRA ON THAT, SIR, WITH THE GUIDANCE FROM COMMISSIONERS COURT.

>> THANK YOU. >> THAT'S MY -- THAT'S OUR ANNUAL REPORT, SIR. JUST YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE ACTION, SO WE CAN HAVE IT ON RECORD THAT IT WAS APPROVED.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND WE ENJOY AND APPRECIATE VERY MUCH OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH

[11. Community Service Agency]

UTRGB. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. ITEM 11A.

DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL

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FUNDS STAGE. FOR FISCAL YEAR SEPTEMBER 2021, WITH AUTHORIZATION FOR JAMIE LONGORIA.

JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS A $500,000 GRANT, THAT IS EARMARKED FOR FOLKS THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE 2019 DISASTER.

IT'S A CONTINUE -- IT'S ACTUALLY STAGE 3 OF THESE FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE 2019 -- I BELIEVE IT WAS DISASTER NUMBER 4454 THAT HAPPENED IN THE KIND OF MERCEDES AREA. IT WAS A FLOOD AND A WINDSTORM.

ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT THOSE FUNDS.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> SECONDLY, JUDGE, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK YOU AND THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT THEY'VE MADE, REGARDING THE TEXAS HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE FUND.

AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S A FUND THAT'S DESIGNED -- SOME FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST FAMILIES WHO ARE NEEDING HELP WITH THEIR PROPERTY TAXES, DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES OR THEIR DELINQUENT MORTGAGES. FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THAT, CAN GO TO THE TEXAS HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE.COM WEBSITE. AND I CERTAINLY THANK YOU ALL FOR GETTING THE WORD OUT ON THAT.

>> HAVE YOU TRIED IT? I KNOW I GOT A COMMENT FROM SOMEBODY THIS MORNING, FROM YESTERDAY, THAT THEY JUMPED ON AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO USE THE SITE?

>> YES, SIR. WE'VE ACTUALLY -- WE'RE SERVING AS THE PILOT. WE'RE ONE OF THREE COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE THAT ARE A PILOT FOR A MONTH.

WE HAVE HAD APPLICANTS THAT HAVE BEEN ON.D WE'VE -- THERE HAS BEE LITTLE QUIRKS. WE'VE CONTACTED THE AGENCY ABOUT THAT. AND WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE AGENCY THAT'S ADMINISTERING THESE.

>> BUT YOU'VE HAD SOME SUCCESSES ALREADY?

>> YES, SIR. WE ACTUALLY HAD AN ELDERLY PERSON THAT RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE CASEWORKER REGARDING DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES. AND, YOU KNOW, KEEP IN MIND THIS IS -- THIS IS FOR FAMILIES THAT MAY BE FIVE, TEN YEARS BEHIND ON PROPERTY TAXES. OFTEN TIMES THEY'RE THE ELDERLY.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S AS EASY AS WE CAN POSSIBLY MAKE IT, FOR FAMILIES TO APPLY. WE'VE HAD SOME SUCCESS.

YES, SIR. >> AWESOME.

THANK YOU. >> CERTAINLY YOU'RE WELCOME TO GIVE ME A CONTACT NUMBER, COMMISSIONERRER AND --

>> I JUST ASKED HIM TO TRY IT AGAIN.

AND LET ME KNOW. >> GOOD DEAL.

>> IF THEY COULDN'T ACCESS IT. >> I'M GOING TO SEND YOU A

CONTACT NUMBER. >> I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE EVERYBODY IN THE WHOLE WORLD, EXCEPT THE ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE FANS FOR YESTERDAY'S GEORGIA VICTORY.

[LAUGHTER] A LITTLE INTERDEPARTMENTAL RIVALRY THERE. CONGRATULATIONS.

>> YOU HAVE A LOT OF MERIT POINTS, YOU JUST LOST IT WITH THAT STATEMENT OVER THERE. [LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW, WE'RE LONGHORNS ANDING AGO -- AGGIES OVER HERE.

[12. Elections Administration]

>> ITEM 12. ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION.

>> GOOD MORNING. ITEM 12A, DISCUSSION ON ELECTION UPDATES. I HAVE QUITE A BIT OF INFORMATION. SO PLEASE ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. I'LL TRY MY BEST TO BE CLEAR AND TO THE POINT. I'D LIKE TO START OFF WITH JUST THE GENERAL VOTER ELIGIBILITY, TO BE ABLE TO VOTE IN TEXAS, YOU MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN. YOU MUST BE A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH YOU WANT TO VOTE IN.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO CLEAR, THAT AS A RESIDENT, IT NEEDS TO BE A U.S. CITIZEN THAT LIVES IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH YOU WISH TO VOTE, NOT THE SAME AS HAVING A RESIDENCY VISA.

WE HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT REGISTER, BECAUSE THEY SAID, WELL, I HAVE A RESIDENCY VISA. NO, IT MEANS RESIDENT AS BEING A U.S. CITIZEN, THAT LIVES IN THE COUNTY.

IN THIS CASE WOULD BE HILDAGO COUNTY.

YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD OR REGISTERED TO VOTE AT 17 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS. YOU'RE ABLE TO DO THAT.

YOU'RE NOT A CONVICTED FELON UNLESS, OF COURSE, YOUR SENTENCE IS COMPLETED. THAT MEANS INCLUDES ANY PROBATION, ANY PAROLE, ANYTHING. YOUR SENTENCE IS COMPLETED.

AND YOU'RE NOT DECLARED MENTALLY INCAPACITATED BY A COURT OF LAW.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IF A PERSON HAS A QUESTION, CAN I REGISTER TO VOTE, HERE COMES OUR PRIMARY, PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE AT 318-2570. AT THIS POINT WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF ALMOST FINALIZING OUR PREPARATION OF A MASSIVE MAILOUT. NOW WHAT IS A MASSIVE MAILOUT? WELL, EVERY TWO YEARS EVERY REGISTERED ACTIVE VOTER RECEIVES A NEW VOTER CERTIFICATE. THIS YEAR THE VOTER CERTIFICATE IS A LIGHT BLUE COLOR. AND IT WILL BE GOOD STARTING ALREADY THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY IN '22.

AND IT WILL EXPIRE ON THE LAST DAY, THE 31ST OF DECEMBER OF

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2023. NOW WHY DID I SAY REGISTERED ACTIVE, BECAUSE AS WE PREPARED FOR THIS MASSIVE MAILOUT, WE HAVE 402,418 REGISTERED VOTERS. BUT OF THOSE REGISTERED VOTERS, WE'VE GOT 20,283 THAT ARE UNDER SUSPENSE MODE.

THOSE ARE REGISTERED VOTERS, BUT THEY'RE NOT ACTIVE VOTERS, BECAUSE THEY'RE UNDER SUSPENSE. NOT SUSPENSION, THEY'RE ACTIVE.

I'M SORRY. THEY'RE REGISTERED BUT UNDER SUSPENSE. THAT MEANS THAT WHEN THEY -- THIS PERSON IS REGISTERED AND WE MAILED THEM THEIR VOTER CERTIFICATE, IT WAS RETURNED TO OUR OFFICE UNDELIVERABLE, FOR WHATEVER REASON. IT DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THEIR HOME.

THAT AUTOMATICALLY, THROUGH THE LAW OF TEXAS, ELECTION LAW OF TEXAS, PUTS YOU UNDER A SUSPENSE MODE.

THAT MEANS THAT IF YOU HEAD OUT TO VOTE, DURING THIS PRIMARY, YOU HAVE TO FILL OUT WHAT IS CALLED A STATEMENT OF RESIDENCE, BEFORE YOU'RE ALLOWED TO GO TO THE MACHINE, GET YOUR PAPER BALLOT AND VOTE. SO WHAT I SUGGEST IS IF YOU DIDN'T GET -- TWO YEARS AGO YOU DIDN'T GET YOUR CERTIFICATE, THEN IF BY THE END OF THIS MONTH YOU DON'T RECEIVE A LIGHT BLUE VOTER CERTIFICATE, CALL OUR OFFICE.

GET EVERYTHING STRAIGHTENED OUT BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT TO VOTE, BECAUSE YOU WILL ELIMINATE LONG LINES.

YOU'LL ELIMINATE VOTE TIMES, WAITING TO VOTE.

AND THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO BE CLEAR.

WHY DID I NOT GET THE LAST VOTER CERTIFICATE AND WHY DID I NOT GET THIS VOTER CERTIFICATE? LET'S FIND OUT WHY.

BECAUSE THERE'S 20,283 PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE UNDER SUSPENSE MODE. YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE ARE UNDER REDISTRICTING. WE MOVED LINES.

WE CHANGED VOTER PRECINCT NUMBERS AND POSSIBLY YOUR JURISDICTIONS, AS FAR AS WHO YOU ARE QUALIFIED TO VOTE FOR.

WHEN YOU DO RECEIVE YOUR NEW CERTIFICATE, MAKE SURE YOU LOOK AT IT. DID MY PRECINCT CHANGE, WHAT CHANGED ON THE CERTIFICATE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BY ALL MEANS PLEASE CALL AND ASK. THERE WERE LINES MOVED AND THERE WERE PRECINCTS CHANGED. NOW WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU GET A CERTIFICATE, BUT IT'S NOT YOURS. OKAY.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT THOSE THAT DIDN'T GET A CERTIFICATE.

NOW LET'S SAY YOU GET ONE, BUT IT'S NOT YOURS OR YOU HAVE A CERTIFICATE IN HAND OF SOMEONE WHO HAS PASSED AWAY.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT THROW THE CERTIFICATE AWAY.

DO NOT TOSS IT IN A DRAWER. THIS IS THE WAY THAT WE KEEP UP WITH CHANGES ON OUR VOTER DATABASE, THROUGH YOUR INFORMATION. SO WHAT IS IT THAT YOU CAN DO.

NUMBER ONE IS TO LOOK AT THAT CERTIFICATE AND ON THE BACK SIDE, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU RECEIVE ONE.

THE PERSON DOES NOT LIVE THERE. SIMPLY WRITE THAT ON THE BACK.

THE PERSON DOES NOT LIVE HERE. YOU CAN EITHER TOSS IT IN THE MAIL AT NO COST YOU. THERE'S NO CHARGE AS FAR AS HAVING TO PUT A STAMP ON IT. OR COME BY THE OFFICE AT 213 SOUTH FOSTER BOULEVARD. I RECEIVED THIS ONE, THE PERSON DOES NOT LIVE THERE. IF IT'S THE NEXT OF KIN PERSON, THAT PASSED AWAY, YOU CAN WRITE THAT ON THE BACK AND SIGN IT.

OR YOU CAN SEND US A DEATH CERTIFICATE.

YOU CAN CALL US. YOU CAN COME BY THE OFFICE.

BUT BY ALL MEANS, DO NOT TOSS THESE CERTIFICATES IN A DRAWER OR THROW THEM AWAY, BECAUSE THEY NEED TO BE UPDATED.

AND THIS IS THE WAY WE UPDATE. SO ONCE AGAIN WRITE A MESSAGE ON THE BACK, EITHER PLACING IT IN THE MAIL, CALL US, COME BY THE OFFICE. BUT DO NOT DISCARD THESE VOTER CERTIFICATES THAT ARE NOT YOURS. SO REMEMBER IF BY THE END OF JANUARY YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR NEW LIGHT BLUE VOTER CERTIFICATE, IT'S TIME TO CALL THE OFFICE.

IT'S TIME TO GET THIS CLEARED UP BEFORE YOU GET OUT TO VOTE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON THAT. ANY QUICK QUESTIONS BEFORE I PROCEED? OKAY.

SO THE NEXT THING I WANT TO TRY TO QUICKLY LET YOU ALL KNOW, BECAUSE THIS IS ALREADY AFFECTING OUR CANDIDATES THAT ARE USED TO COMING BY OUR OFFICE.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON THE PRIMARY BALLOT.

AND THEY'RE USED TO COMING BY OUR OFFICE AND WE GIVE THEM A STACK OF APPLICATIONS FOR BALLOT-BY-MAIL.

GUESS WHAT, I CAN NO LONGER DO THAT.

MY OFFICE STAFF CAN NO LONGER DO THAT.

WHY? BECAUSE UNDER THE NEW LAWS, ANY ELECTION OFFICIAL CAN BE CHARGED WITH A FELONY.

AND I CAN FACE UP TO TWO YEARS IN JAIL FOR GIVING OUT UNSOLICITED MAIL BALLOT APPLICATIONS, EVEN TO VOTERS WHO QUALIFY. SO WE CAN NO LONGER SOLICIT THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FROM A VOTER, WHO DIDN'T ASK FOR IT. SO IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE THAT NEEDS AN APPLICATION, TO VOTE-BY-MAIL, YOU NEED TO HAVE THEM CALL OUR OFFICE AND THEY NEED TO ASK THEM THEMSELVES.

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NOW THE GOOD THING IS THAT CAMPAIGNS AND CANDIDATES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THESE SAME RESTRICTIONS.

CAMPAIGNS AND CANDIDATES ARE ABLE TO SEND OUT VOTER -- BALLOT-BY-MAIL APPLICATIONS, EVEN TO THOSE WHO DIDN'T REQUEST. WHERE DO THEY GET THESE APPLICATIONS, WHEN BEFORE THEY GOT THEM FROM THE OFFICE.

YOU CAN CALL THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, 1(800)252-8683 AND REQUEST THAT THEY SEND YOU APPLICATIONS OR YOU CAN GO ON OUR WEBSITE AND YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THIS APPLICATION YOURSELF AND MAKE COPIES. AND TALKING ABOUT MAKING A COPY, WHEN SOMEONE DOES CALL AND ASKS FOR THIS APPLICATION, WE ARE GOING TO SEND THEM A COPY. THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUST, A FEW WEEKS AGO, APPROVED THE FINAL CHANGES ON THE APPLICATION FOR BALLOT-BY-MAIL. OUR REQUEST IS AT THE PRINTERS RIGHT NOW. SO ALL WE HAVE ARE COPIES THAT WE CAN MAKE AND SEND TO THE VOTERS WHO REQUEST ONE.

NOW, PLEASE, IF YOU FIND YOURSELF WITH AN OLD APPLICATION FOR BALLOT-BY-MAIL, DO NOT USE IT.

BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY CHANGES. AND I WON'T GO OVER ALL OF THEM RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE IT'S TOO MUCH.

BUT THE ONE MAIN IMPORTANT THING IS THAT NOW, ON THIS NEW APPLICATION, WHICH IS ON OUR WEBSITE, YOU MUST NOW SEND THE IDENTIFICATION. IT'S ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE.

THIS. IT SAYS PROVIDE ONE OF THE NUMBERS. LOOK.

THIS IS THE CATCH. WHEN THE APPLICATION ARRIVES AT OUR OFFICE, WE NOW HAVE TO CHECK THAT I.D. AGAINST YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION RECORD. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE APPLICATION TO VOTE-BY-MAIL. I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION. I WAS 18 YEARS OLD WHEN I REGISTERED. DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT WILL I.D.

YOU USED? IF YOU DON'T, THE BEST THING TO DO IS CALL OUR OFFICE. 318-2570 AND ASK FOR HELP.

I'M ABOUT TO FILL OUT MY APPLICATION FOR BALLOT-BY-MAIL.

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME TO SEE WHAT I.D. I USED.

BECAUSE IF IT DOESN'T MATCH, THIS IS GOING TO BE A REJECTED APPLICATION. SO IF YOU REGISTERED WITH YOUR TEXAS DRIVER'S LICENSE, THEN YOU MUST USE YOUR TEXAS DRIVER'S LICENSE ON THIS APPLICATION FOR BALLOT-BY-MAIL.

IF YOU USE ANOTHER, YOU ARE IN THE MIDST OF HAVING A REJECTED BALLOT. NOW THE GOOD THING IS IF WE DO THIS TIMELY, IF WE START RIGHT NOW, MY OFFICE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTACT YOU AND HAVE YOU CORRECT IT.

SO PLEASE, PLEASE EVERYTHING IS CHANGING.

THE LAWS ARE CHANGING. THEY'RE A BIT CONFUSING.

BUT THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO CALL OUR OFFICE AND ASK FOR HELP. SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT EVERY PERSON, THAT QUALIFIES TO VOTE-BY-MAIL, DOESN'T GET A REJECTED APPLICATION SO LATE THAT THEY'RE NOT ABLE THEN TO SUBMIT A CORRECTED APPLICATION IN A TIMELY MANNER.

SO THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF THE CHANGES ON APPLICATION FOR VOTE-BY-MAIL. BUT JUST QUICKLY DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FROM OUR WEBSITE, DO NOT USE AN OLD APPLICATION.

CALL OUR OFFICE AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE USING THE CORRECT I.D. FROM WHEN YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE, WHENEVER THAT WAS.

AND THAT I.D. MUST BE ON YOUR APPLICATION FOR BALLOT-BY-MAIL.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUICK QUESTIONS? I KNOW IT'S A LOT.

OKAY. SO NEXT I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ALL ON ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT I WILL READ OUT AND THAT'S ABOUT OUR RETROFIT. THIS COURT IS GOING TO PROCEED WITH THE NECESSARY STEPS IN CONVERTING OUR ELECTRONIC DRE, WHICH IS THE TABLET THAT PEOPLE WERE USING IN HILDAGO COUNTY TO VOTE. NOW THEY'RE GOING TO BECOME SIMPLY MARKING DEVICES AND SCANNERS WILL BE UTILIZED IN EVERY POLLING LOCATION, IN ORDER TO COUNT YOUR BALLOT, THAT WAS CASTED. SO BASICALLY WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT TO COME BACK TO OUR OFFICE.

WE HAVE 250 SCANNERS THAT WERE ORDERED.

AND WE'VE RECEIVED 194. WE HAVE 1,105 VOTER SCREENS THAT WERE TABULATORS AND NOW THEY'RE BEING RETROFIT TO WHAT ARE CALLED MARKING DEVICES. WE STILL HAVE 108 THAT WE'RE WAITING FOR. ON DOWN THE LINE, WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF RECEIVING THIS RETROFITTED, CONVERTED EQUIPMENT BACK IN OUR OFFICE. AND ONCE WE DO, WE HAVE TO START THE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT STEP OF TESTING AND ACCEPTING, MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT IS WORKING CORRECTLY.

AND ONCE WE DO THAT, WE WILL BE EMAILING YOU.

WE WILL BE UPDATING YOU. WE'LL BE SENDING PRESS RELEASES OUT. BECAUSE THEN IS WHEN WE WILL BEGIN THE VERY IMPORTANT TRAINING OF OUR COMMUNITY.

[01:30:04]

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THESE MACHINES OUT, LET'S SAY AT COMMISSIONERS COURT AND THAT PEOPLE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THEM AND USE THEM. THE GOOD THING IS THAT THEY'RE THE SAME AS THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN, EXCEPT NOW YOU'LL HAVE A BALLOT, 8 1/2X11 THAT MUST BE SUBMITTED AND PUT INTO THE MARKETING DEVICE. YOUR SELECTED CHOICES WILL THEN BE PRINTED ON THIS BALLOT, WHICH WILL THEN BE WALKED OVER TO WHAT I EXPLAINED AS A SCANNER. TRAP -- AT THAT POINT THE PAPER BALLOT WILL BE FED INTO A SCANNER AND YOUR BALLOT WILL THEN BE CAST. SO AS I SAID, WE'RE -- AS SOON AS WE GET ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT, WE'LL START ALL OF THE TRAINING AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT OUR COUNTY IS READY FOR WHAT IS ABOUT TO BECOME NOW A HYBRID PAPER BALLOT COUNTY, THAT IS READY FOR THE PRIMARY. AND SO LET ME MAKE SURE THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AND THAT IS.

BEFORE I START ON MY AGENDA ITEM B, DOES ANYONE HAVE A QUESTION FOR ME? OKAY.

THANK YOU. REMEMBER CALL OUR OFFICE 318-2570. COME BY OUR OFFICE AT 213 SOUTH FOSTER BOULEVARD AND ASK, ASK ANY QUESTION COMPANIES QUESTIONS. LOOK OUT FOR THE NEW VOTER CERTIFICATE. OKAY, TEMP ITEM B.

RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF GRANT REIMBURSEMENT PHOTO'S ITABLE VOTING MACHINE. HILDAGO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AGREES THAT THE EXPENDITURE OF THE FUNDS WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE LAW, ANY AGREEMENT BETWEEN HILDAGO COUNTY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AS AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION 129.003 OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE AND IN CONSULTATION AND AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALS, AS DEFINED IN SESSIONS 12.001 AND 31.091 OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE.

WHEREAS, HILDAGO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AGREES CLAIMS AGAINST THE FUND SHALL BE AUDITED AND APPROVED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY, BEFORE THEY ARE PAID. AND WHEREAS, HILDAGO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AGREES IT WILL NOT CONSIDER THE AVAILABILITY OF THE FUNDS IN ADOPTING THE COUNTY BUDGET.

AND, WHEREAS, HILDAGO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AGREES THAT IN THE EVENT OF LOSS, MISUSE OR NONCOMPLIANCE, PURSUANT TO ANY AGREEMENT WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE HILDAGO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT ASSURES THAT THE FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN FULL.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HILDAGO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVES THIS RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE GRANT REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE AUDITABLE VOTING MACHINES THIS

11TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2022. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SEND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> NUMBER 3. APPROVAL OF CERTIFICATION OF REVENUES, AS CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR, IN RELATION TO THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR AWEDIDDABLE VOTING MACHINES GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,999,482.18.

AN APPROPRIATION OF SAME. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> NUMBER 4. APPROVAL TO RESCIND ORDER AND EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FROM THE FEDERAL UNDERUNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE UNDER AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 82349, APPROVED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT ON SEPTEMBER THE 21ST, 2021, IN RELATION TO RETROFITTING OF VOTING EQUIPMENT.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF THAT.

NOW I'LL GO TO NUMBER C. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HILDAGO COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION RULES, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL TO PAY EXTRA DUTY HOURS WORKED BY

-- STATE, AND FEDERAL ELECTIONS. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> AND THE LAST ITEM IS D. REQUESTING APPROVAL TO ACCEPT AND TO HAVE COUNTY JUDGE APPROVE HAVAELECTION SECURITY GRANT

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EXTENSION. THE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT IS TO ADD A NO-COST EXTENSION TO INCLUDE A REVISED TERMINATION DATE OF DECEMBER 31STS 2022. IT HAS BEEN ON OUR BOOKS FOR A YEAR. AND IT'S BEING EXTENDED FOR NEAR YEAR, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS FOR.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I KNOW IT WAS A LOT.

I WILL BE SENDING YOU ALL EMAILS WITH WHAT I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS TIME AND LAST TIME. AND THERE WILL BE MORE COMING, AS YOU ALL KNOW. THERE ARE SO MANY CHANGES AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS UNDERSTANDING OF ALL OF THESE ELECTION LAW CHANGES AND PROCESSES, PROCEDURES, FORMS. I THINK -- I KNOW I HEARD THE HEAD OF LEGAL SAY THAT EVERY SINGLE ELECTION FORM HAS A CHANGE.

THAT PASSED THROUGHOUT THE FIRST, SE SECOND AND THIRD LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THERE WILL BE A LOT OF CHANGES.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING.

>> MISS RAMON, I WANT TO CHECK WITH YOU.

I THINK WE SKIPPED ON ITEM B 2. >> I THOUGHT SHE HAD TAKEN THAT.

I THINK YOU NEED TO GO B2. >> DO I READ?

>> YOU CAN APPROVE. >> YOU WENT FROM 1 TO 3.

>> RIGHT. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 2, AS AGREED, ON THE AGENDA.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

BEFORE WE GO TO ITEM 13A, COMMISSIONER FUENTES IS LONELY.

LET'S ALL SAY HIDALGO TO HIM. HIDALGO, COMMISSIONER.

>> HEY, GUYS. >> YOU NEED SOME BOOKS OR SOMETHING FOR YOUR SHELF? [LAUGHTER]

>> IT'S A NEW DESK. >> OK.

[13. Auditor's Office]

ITEM 13A. >> GOOD MORNING.

THIS IS LINDA WITH THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

>> GOOD MORNING. >> ITEM 13A.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

Y , AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

[14. Pct. #2]

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

>> PRECINCT 2.

MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. Y , AYE.

[15. Precinct #3 - Comm. Villarreal]

>> MOTION CARRIES. COMMISSIONER VILLARREAL.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

[16. Precinct #4 - Comm. Torres]

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

COMMISSIONER TORRES. >> ITEM 16A.

>> SED. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

[17. Budget & Management]

>> AYE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM 17B-1.

EIGHT PROJECTS LISTED. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

B1-8. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM 17C-1.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

[01:40:04]

>> ITEM 17C-2.

THESE ARE TO FUND BOND PRINCIPAL, AND AGENT FEES.

RECOMMEND APPROVAL. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> AND FINALLY ITEM 17C-3.

WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE,

[18. Purchasing Department - Notes]

COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU.

>> WELCOME. [LAUGHTER]

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JUDGE.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS.

I'M WITH THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.

>> GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> YES.

>> COULD YOU MOVE YOUR CAMERA DOWN.

IT'S POINTED AT THE CEILING, SIR.

>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY.

THAT'S FINE. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT FOR THE

NEXT COURT SESSION. >> YES.

I'M HERE. >> WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR THE NEXT COURT SESSION. GO AHEAD, SIR.

>> THERE YOU GO. >> OKAY.

>> THERE YOU GO. >> THERE YOU GO.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

A1.

>> SAY IT AGAIN. SORRY.

>> RANKING THE FOLLOWING ORDER. CONSTABLE ENGINEERS, 467.

COBB AND ASSOCIATES, 465. AND ERGONOMIC TRANSPORTATION

SOLUTIONS, 437. >> THIS IS -- THIS IS -- IT'S MY UNDERSUNDERSTANDING THAT WE WERG TO USE A FIRM THAT HAD SOME FAMILIARITY WITH THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE.

>> THAT WOULD BE -- ERGONOMIC TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS.

THEY WERE INVOLVED IN THE PREVIOUS ANALYSIS THAT WAS DONE.

>> THEY WEREN'T ON HERE? >> YES, THEY ARE.

THEY WERE RANKED AT 437. >> YEAH.

THEY'RE AT THE BOTTOM. >> I CAN'T -- I CAN'T AGREE WITH THIS, BECAUSE -- THEY DID ALL OF THE WORK ON THE ORIGINAL DESIGN AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE THE MOST KNOWLEDGE ON ADDING THIS ADDITIONAL -- ADDITIONAL WORK.

SO I'M NOT SURE WHY IT WAS RANKED THIS WAY.

BUT, I MEAN -- >> WHO WAS THE EVALUATION?

>> I'M SORRY. >> THERE WAS AN EVALUATION TEAM.

>> I'M SORRY. >> PERHAPS THAT WASN'T REVEALED

TO THE EVALUATION TEAM. >> SHE SAID --

>> YEAH, I HEARD HER. >> I JUST KNOW IT'S GOING TO MAKE THINGS MORE COMPLICATED. YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS.

>> YES. >> MR. VALDEZ, WHAT'S THE TIMEFRAME OR TIME? IS THERE ANY TIME LIMITATION, IF WE WERE TO TAKE NO ACTION TO WE CAN RE-LOOK AT THIS PROCESS AND THE PARAMETERS THAT WERE SET FORTH FOR THE COMMITTEE.

WOULD THE -- >> I THINK YOU ALL NEED TO DISCUSS IT IN VISA. IF IT WORKS, BRING IT BACK.

IF IT DOESN'T, WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A BETTER PLAN.

>> SO WE'LL RECOMMEND NO ACTION TODAY.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK AT THE NEXT COURT SESSION, COMMISSIONER.

>> I APPRECIATE IT. >> OKAY.

NEXT ITEM. NEXT ITEM, ITEM 18A-2.

[01:45:10]

ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL WORK. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> ITEM 182-B.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM 3.

WITH TWO, ONE-YEAR RENEWALS. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM B.

18B-1.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM B-2.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> ITEM B-3.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. AREAS SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SUBJECT TO THE FORUM.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM 4.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> ITEM 5.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU.

ITEM C-1.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> ITEM C-1 B.

[01:50:05]

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU.

ITEM D1.

>> THANK YOU. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> ITEM D-3.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU.

ITEM E-1.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM 1 A.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM B.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, WITH

[19. Executive Office]

YOUR PERMISSION, ITEM 19 A, 1, 2, 3, NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN THIS WEEK. ITEM 19B, THE RE-APPOINTMENT TO THE MOBILE AUTHORITY FOR PRECINCT 1.

>> YES, SIR. I'M GOING TO REAPPOINT --

>> YES. >> SECOND.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NOMINATION.

Y , SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM C.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> ITEM D,E,F AND G. FIRST ONE IS APPROVAL OF THE 2022 MUSEUM FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN HILDAGO COUNTY AND THE

MUSEUM OF SOUSE TEXAS HISTORY. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SEND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> SECOND. [RE]

>> ITEM F.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> AND ITEM G.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> ITEM H, WE'LL BE TAKING NO ACTION.

[21. Closed Session]

ITEM 20. JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, I'M REQUESTING TO GO TO CLOSED SESSION AND I'LL TAKE UP ITEM 20 AND THE BALANCE OF THE AGENDA ITEMS.

[01:55:03]

PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTIONS 551.071, 072, 074, WE'LL BE RETIRING TO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THOSE ITEMS. ANY ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN WHEN WE RETURN. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO DO SO.

>> MOTION MADE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>>> OKAY. WE'RE BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION.

AND WE DO HAVE SOME ACTION ITEMS.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. , COMMISSIONERS.

[23. Open Session:]

SO UNDER OPEN SESSION, WE HAVE A REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION APPROPRIATION. THERE'S NO SPECIFIC ACTION TO BE TAKEN. PENDING POTENTIAL LIGHT GAGES, ITEM 23B, NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN. 23C, POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING RESPONSE. JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, I WILL REFER BACK TO ITEM 20 IN A COUPLE OF MINUTE.

ITEM 23D CIVIL ACTION D. JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, I'D LIKE

[22. A. Requesting exemption from competitive bidding requirements under the Texas Local Government Code, Section 262.024(A) (4) "a Professional Service" for the "provision of legal services/representation in connection with litigation." B. Engagement with the firm of _________________________ for the "Provision of Legal Services/Representation in connection with Litigation" and authority to submit letter of engagement (subject to compliance with HB1295)]

TO REFER BACK TO ITEM 22. IT'S REQUESTING EXEMPTION FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENT UNDER SECTION 262-0824.

PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES REPRESENTATION IN CONNECTION WITH LITIGATION. A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> AND ITEM 22B, ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FIRM OF PRESTON HENDRICKSON. IN CONNECTION WITH LITIGATION AND AUTHORITY TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT, SUBJECT TO HOUSE BILL SPECIFIC TO OPEN SESSION ITEM 23D, CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 722-CV-00003. VERSUS COUNTY AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE. COULD I GET A MOTION TO THAT

EFFECT. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> AND ITEM 23E JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, I'D LIKE

TO MAKE AN OFFER OF $2,599. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> ITEM 23F, CLAIM OF ARBERY DELL VILLAR.

AN OFFER IN THE AMOUNT OF $155. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM 23 G.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN AMOUNT OF -- >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> FOR THE RECOVERED, THERE IS NO ACTION ITEM 24, CLOSED SESSION.

NO NEED TO GO BACK. AND ITEM 25, NO ACTION.

WHICH WOULD BE THE OPEN SESSION AFTER CLOSED SESSION.

SO, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, I'D LIKE TO REFER BAC BACK TO ITEM .

[20. Discussion, consideration and possible action regarding: A. County response to disaster/health emergency: 1. CARES Act and American Rescue Plan Act Funds B. Measures necessary to preserve public health and safety C. Direction regarding County government operations, including but not limited to essential functions]

DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE, ACTION, REGARDING -- THERE WAS GENERAL ACTION TAKEN ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.

ITEM B. MEASURES NECESSARY TO PRESERVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. AGAIN THERE WAS GENERAL ACTION TAKEN BY COMMISSIONERS COURT TODAY.

ITEM C, DIRECTION REGARDING COUNTY GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS.

WE CONTINUE AS WE HAVE DONE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, OUR HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, OUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT IN ADDRESSING ANY AND ALL MATTERS CONCERNING THE COVID AND COVID-19 VARIATIONS.

OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS DOING BUSINESS WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS FIRST AND FOREMOST AND THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT PROVIDE THAT VALUABLE SERVICE.

JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE ADJOURNMENT.

>> MAY AVE MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SO MOVED.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU

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