[CALL TO ORDER]
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10 A.M. MARCH 17TH, 2026, AND ECTOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT IS NOW IN SESSION. IF YOU'LL PLEASE RISE FOR THE INVOCATION BY COMMISSIONER SAMANTHA RUSSELL AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COMMISSIONER MIKE GARDINER. JOIN ME IN PRAYER. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER GOD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. LORD. WE JUST ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER THESE PROCEEDINGS, HELP US TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS, GIVE US DISCERNMENT AND THE WISDOM TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR ECTOR COUNTY. LORD GOD, WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU WATCH OVER ECTOR COUNTY WITH THE HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND US AND ALL OF ITS CITIZENS. WE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDERS, AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN.
DO YOU WANT ME FOR THE PLEDGE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. AS WITH ALL MEETINGS OF THE ECTOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
[SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/REQUESTS/RESOLUTIONS]
COURT, IT IS A PUBLIC MEETING. IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE TO SPEAK ON ANY AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORM FOUND AT THE FRONT TABLE. FILL THAT OUT AND BRING THAT FORWARD TO MISS JENNIFER MARTIN. AND WE WILL CALL YOU UP FOR YOUR THREE MINUTES TO PUBLICLY TESTIFY. YOU CAN ALSO SCAN THE QR CODE, AND THAT WILL PROVIDE YOU THE EXTENDED AGENDA WITH ALL THE ATTACHMENTS TO ALL THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA, SO YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG AS WELL. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORM FROM CHRISTINE HOLCOMB. IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND TALK TO US ABOUT THE WHITE POOL HOUSE. GOOD MORNING. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. JUST REAL QUICKLY, BECAUSE I HAVE A DELIVERY WAITING FOR ME. BUT WE WANT TO INVITE ALL OF YOU OUT TONIGHT. WE'RE HAVING A FUNDRAISER AT THE WHITE POOL HOUSE. OLDEST HOME IN ECTOR COUNTY WILL BE 140. NEXT YEAR.THE CITY WILL BE 100. LITTLE JUST QUICK FUN FACTS. OUR IRISH HISTORY RUNS DEEP. THE RAILROAD WORKERS WERE IRISH, ENGLISH AND CHINESE. ALSO LUCY'S PARENTS. HER FATHER WAS A PROTESTANT MINISTER. MINISTER FROM NORTHERN IRELAND. SO THE BAGPIPES START AT 6:00. TICKETS ARE PRESALE AT $40 UNTIL NOON. THEN THEY'LL BE $50 AT THE DOOR. THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN, A LOT TO DO. SO I HOPE YOU'LL COME OUT AND SUPPORT US, BILLY, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHRISTINE. AND THEN JOJO, I HAVE YOUR FORM, BUT DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THE AGENDA ITEM WHENEVER THAT COMES UP? OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING TAKING NECESSARY ACTION TO RECEIVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE COMPLETION OF ECTOR COUNTY'S FIRST FULLY IN-HOUSE PAVING PROJECT ON ALMOND AVENUE. MR. AVERY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME DOWN. YES. PLEASE DO.
COMMISSIONERS, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A REPORT ON OUR ON OUR PAVING PROJECT SO THAT YOU CAN KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT INVESTMENTS THAT YOU'VE MADE IN PUBLIC WORKS IS, IS, IS WORKING.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS ALMOND ROAD. IT'S A LITTLE OVER A QUARTER OF A MILE, A STRETCH OF ROAD. GO AHEAD. AND THIS IS JUST A COUPLE OF THE PICTURES. GO AHEAD. AGAIN, THIS IS OUR GUYS WORKING THAT ONE MORE. AND THERE AGAIN. SO I JUST GOT A FEW PICTURES OF THAT. WANTED TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COST ON THAT. SO THIS IS A QUARTER, A LITTLE OVER A QUARTER, 0.27 MILES THAT WE DID. THIS IS OUR FIRST PAVING JOB. THE THE TRUCKING EXPENSE WE DID DO OUTSIDE TRUCKING BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TRUCKS TO, TO HAVE ENOUGH TO GET FROM THE HOT PLANT TO HERE TO THE LOCATION QUICK ENOUGH IN ORDER TO DO THAT. SO THE TRUCKING EXPENSE WAS $6,600. THE ASPHALT COST ON THIS WAS $39,253. THE TACK ON IT WAS $8,809. WE HAD SOME AROUND $2,000. SO THE TOTAL MATERIAL COST ON THIS PROJECT WAS 43,000. $688, AND $0.50 IS
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WHAT THE TOTAL COST ON THAT WAS. IF WE WERE TO HAVE AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR DO THIS, THE COST OF THAT WOULD HAVE COST US $270,000. YEAH. BASED ON PAST HISTORY OF WHAT WE'VE HAD DONE, AND THE ENGINEERING WOULD HAVE COST US ABOUT 30,000, WE WE WENT IN, WE MILLED IT SIX INCHES. WE, WE STAKED IT, WE CROWNED IT, WE BLADED IT COMPLETELY, REDID THE WHOLE BASE OF IT. AND THEN AFTER WE PAVED IT, WE SHOULDERED IT UP. SO THIS IS A THIS IS A VERY GOOD ROAD. I WANTED TO READ SOMETHING TO YOU FROM WARREN CAT, THE TRAINING GUY THAT CAME OUT TO TRAIN US. I THINK THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND IT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT OUR GUYS.IT SAYS, GOOD MORNING, JEFF. I WAS IN A MEETING WITH MY DIRECT GROUP AND MY BOSS ASKED ME IF ANY OF US HAD ANY CUSTOMER. EXCELLENT EXAMPLES. I IMMEDIATELY, IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT OF YOU GUYS. I TOLD MY GROUP ABOUT DELIVERING THE PAVER AND TRAINING YOU ALL MONTHS AGO, AND HOW YOU ALL HAD NEVER PAID BEFORE. HOW I SHOWED UP EARLY, FULLY EXPECTING TO HAVE A TRAIN. HAVE TO TRAIN YOUR GUYS AGAIN. NOT TO BE RUDE, BUT THAT'S JUST MY EXPERIENCE IS JUST NEEDED FOR CUSTOMERS USING A NEW PRODUCT FOR THE FIRST TIME. ALL THAT, ALL THAT, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THEY HAD BEEN PRACTICING WITH SAND FOR MONTHS. SINCE SINCE THE DELIVERY, HOW THEY HAD RETAINED A TON OF INFORMATION. I TAUGHT THEM AND SET UP THE MACHINE ACCORDING TO THE PAVING BY NUMBERS WITH LITTLE ASSISTANCE OR CORRECTION FROM ME. HOW THEY PAVED A BEAUTIFUL MATTE ON THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT. I JUST WANTED TO. SORRY. I WANTED YOU TO KNOW HOW VERY IMPRESSED I WAS WITH THEIR DESIRE TO LEARN, THEIR DESIRE TO DO IT RIGHT.
THOSE GUYS REALLY EMBRACED YOUR VISION OF PAVING INTERNALLY. AND IN MY EXPERIENCE, THIS IS A RARE THIS IS RARE IN THE LINE OF WORK. JUST THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO BE AWARE OF THIS. SO THAT IS FROM THE GUY THAT TRAINS EVERYBODY ON THAT. AND SO IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT OUR GUYS AND HOW THEY ARE SO VERY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING. SO THAT IS MY REPORT TO YOU GUYS ON, ON, ON WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE PAVING. ANY QUESTIONS? GOOD JOB. I WOULD SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR TEAM. I KNOW THEY WERE PROUD. I KNOW THEY'RE OUT THERE TAKING PICTURES. THEY'RE PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE. WE WENT OUT AND DROVE IT AND IT IS A VERY WELL PRODUCED ROAD. YOU WOULD NOT KNOW ANY DIFFERENT THAT WE DID THAT IN-HOUSE FROM CONTRACTING THAT OUT. AND FOR US TO DO THAT AT A AT A FRACTION OF THE COST IS THE ENTIRE PURPOSE WHY WE BOUGHT THAT EQUIPMENT. SO KUDOS TO YOU GUYS. I KNOW THEY WENT OUT AND THEY PAID, WHAT WAS IT, TEN MILES WITH SAND. THEY PRACTICED WITH SAND. THEY PRACTICED WITH SAND IN, IN OUR IN OUR LOT. THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD US THAT WE NEEDED TO DO TO START. AND THEY, ANYTIME THAT THEY HAD A FEW MINUTES, YOU KNOW, IN AN AFTERNOON WHEN IT WAS THERE WAS A LULL, THEY WERE OUT THERE LYING IN THE SAND UP AND PAVING WITH IT AGAIN. SO WE PAVED A LOT OF SAND. THE FACT THAT WE HAD NO REDOS IS A GREAT THING. AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR TEAM. THANK YOU. THIS IS WHAT I THINK THE COURT WAS ENVISIONING WHENEVER WE MADE THOSE ALLOCATIONS. WELL, WE'LL SEE THAT RETURN WHENEVER WE GET ONTO THIRD STREET. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NO ACTION ON ITEM NUMBER TWO. ITEM NUMBER THREE TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF THE OPERATION STONE GARDEN GRANT APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR TO DESIGNATE DUSTIN FOSSETT, ECTOR COUNTY JUDGE, AS THE GRANTEE'S AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. FOR APPROVAL. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARDINER.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. ITEM NUMBER FOUR TO CONSIDER. DISCUSS TAKING ACTION TO APPROVE OUT OF STATE TRAVEL FOR MARCO DOMINGUEZ, ASSISTANT CHIEF DEPUTY TO ATTEND THE TYLER CONNECT CONFERENCE APRIL 7TH THROUGH 10TH, 2026 IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE IN ANY OF THE NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. THE COST OF THIS CONFERENCE WAS APPROVED. BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS FOR THE FISCAL
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YEAR MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER FIVE TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING NECESSARY ACTION TO APPROVE OUT OF STATE TRAVEL FOR DUSTIN FOSSETT. ECTOR, COUNTY JUDGE, SHALL BE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. JULIE PRENTISS, ECTOR, COUNTY ATTORNEY. GREG SIMMONS, COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT TWO.JOHN HENDERSON, COMMISSIONERS. COURT ATTORNEY GRANT, WRITER. JEFF AVERY, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. AND EDDIE LANDRUM, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR, TO ATTEND THE MIDLAND, ODESSA, WASHINGTON, FLY IN AND WASHINGTON DC, APRIL 20TH TO 23RD, 2026 AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. I'M SUPPOSING THAT ALL OF THESE PERSONS HAVE THE AMOUNT IN THEIR BUDGETS. YES.
FOR THIS TRAVEL, YES. WE BUDGETED THESE IN THE TRAVEL BUDGET ITEM. SO ARE WE GOING TO IMPLODE WHILE EVERYBODY'S GONE? IT'S ONLY IT'S ONLY FORTUNATELY ONLY THREE DAYS. SO IT SHOULDN'T BE TOO BIG OF A DEAL. OKAY. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HALL.
SEEMS LIKE OVERKILL THAT THIS MANY PEOPLE WOULD GO TO A. BASICALLY THE CHAMBER. THE FLY IN, FLY IN. SO WE'LL SAY WE'RE ARRANGING MEET UPS IN CONGRESSMAN PFLUEGER'S OFFICE AS WELL AS IN SENATOR CORNYN AND SENATOR CRUZ'S OFFICE WITH THE GRANT FUNDING TEAM. AND THEN ALSO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER ON GETTING SECRETARY DUFFY, THE TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, TO SPEAK WITH US, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TALKING WITH THEM. AND F H W A ON OUR BUILD GRANTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. TO MAKE A CHANGE. GREG. I MEAN, TO ME, I THINK YOU JUST PICKED THREE PEOPLE TO GO AND. I DON'T KNOW.
IF YOU'RE MEETING WITH ROAD PEOPLE UP THERE. THEN I COULD SEE MR. AVERY GOING. I DON'T SEE WHY EVERYBODY ELSE WOULD HAVE TO GO. I AGREE. THESE ARE GOOD CONVERSATIONS. I MEAN, HEADING DOWN TO AUSTIN, WE DO THAT WITH THE CAPITAL AND WE'VE BUILT A RELATIONSHIP WITH WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ESPECIALLY ON THE POST OFFICE SIDE AS WELL, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR OTHER GOALS, IS TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE USPS ON OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP. I, I. ANYONE WHO WE PUT DOWN. ANY THOUGHTS ON TRIP? SO FOR ME, IF WE'RE MEETING WITH THE POST OFFICE, THAT'S WHY I WANT TO BE THERE TO NEGOTIATE THAT. IF WE'RE NOT, I DON'T CARE EITHER WAY. BUT THAT'S, THAT'S MY REASON FOR NEEDING TO GO IF WE'RE MEETING WITH THEM. I DON'T THINK. AND EACH OF THESE ARE BUDGETED EXPENSES. SO NOTHING OUTSIDE OF WHAT WE DIDN'T PLAN. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE AYE AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION FAILS 2 TO 3. LET ME JUST MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE UP TO THREE PEOPLE TO ATTEND AND CAN DECIDE WHO NEEDS TO BE THE THREE. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. WE GOT A MOTION THAT UP TO THREE PEOPLE ATTEND SECOND AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RUSSELL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0. ITEM NUMBER SIX TO CONSIDER
[AWARD OF BIDS/PROPOSALS (Part 1 of 2)]
DISCUSSING REACTION TO REJECT ALL PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR ECTOR COUNTY OFFICE SUPPLIES AND TONER INK CARTRIDGES. RFP NUMBER 2025, RFP 074. AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. SO THE EVALUATION PHASE FOR THIS PROPOSAL DIDN'T GO AS PLANNED. THERE WAS TWO PHASES, AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET PAST THE FIRST PHASE. SO AFTER SPEAKING TO JULIE ABOUT IT, WE THOUGHT IT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COUNTY TO GO A DIFFERENT ROUTE WITH THIS. PURCHASE. OKAY.I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE REJECT ALL PROPOSALS AT THIS TIME. OKAY. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RUSSELL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER SEVEN TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO APPROVE THE BID AWARD FOR ECTOR COUNTY COLISEUM CONCESSIONS PARTNERSHIP. RFP NUMBER 2025. RFP 107 TO BLOCK ENTERTAINMENT, LLC AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OF THE NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS
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ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, I DO HAVE A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORM FROM BLANKAR. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. ONCE YOU START SPEAKING, YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN TOO FAST. HELLO, MY NAME IS BLANCA RAMOS AND I AM THE EVENT ORGANIZER OF BASSEM.OM MARKET. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS ON THE CONCESSION THERE AT THE COLISEUM, JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I DO RENT FACILITIES THERE AT THE COLISEUM TO ORGANIZE MY EVENTS. AND IT'S ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, NOT BEFORE ANY KIND OF CONTRACT IS SIGNED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, US EVENT ORGANIZERS THAT TRY TO HAVE ANY KIND OF SMALL BUSINESS TO COME IN AND SELL THEIR ITEMS THERE WHILE I, AS AN EVENT ORGANIZER, RENT OUT THE FACILITY. AND, YOU KNOW, IN OTHER WORDS, THEY DON'T ALLOW ME TO HAVE ANY KIND OF VENDOR. THIS DOES PREVENT ME TO HAVE MY EVENTS THERE AT THE FACILITY TO BE ABLE TO FILL UP MY EVENTS WITH ALL THESE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ACTUALLY WANT TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, GET KNOWN HERE IN THE ECTOR COUNTY. THEY DON'T ALLOW YOU TO HAVE VENDORS THAT PROVIDE FOOD OR DRINKS THAT PROVIDE FOOD OR DRINKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND I, I UNDERSTAND THE CONCESSIONS. THEY SELL NACHOS, THEY SELL, YOU KNOW, HOT DOGS, THEY SELL ITEMS LIKE THAT. NOW, I AM NOT ALLOWING MY VENDORS TO ACTUALLY SELL THOSE ITEMS THAT I ALLOW MY VENDORS TO SELL. AS FAR AS LIKE MAKING COTTON CANDY ON THE SPOT, LEMONADES ON THE SPOT. I UNDERSTAND CONCESSIONS SELLS, YOU KNOW, BIGGER, BETTER ITEMS. AND IT'S ALSO COME TO MY EARS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT ALSO DOES NOT ALLOW JOB FAIRS TO BE DONE THERE AT THE COLISEUM AND ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, HAVE VENDORS. THESE JOB FAIRS ALSO HAVE ALLOWED VENDORS TO COME IN AND TRY TO SELL THEIR ITEMS. AND BECAUSE OF CONCESSIONS, THEY'RE NOT ALLOWING US TO DO THAT. SO THANK YOU. BEFORE ANY CONTRACT IS SIGNED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. VERY FAIR POINTS. IT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY WE'RE GOING A NEW DIRECTION.WE NEED A TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION BECAUSE I SEE WE HAVE. ITEM 36 IS TO DISCUSS THE EXISTING CONTRACT. SO I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO AWARD. WE WEREN'T GOING TO MAKE THE SWITCH. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AWARDING THE BID. WE CAN TABLE IT TILL AFTER IT'S TILL AFTER WE CAN TABLE IT TILL AFTER IF WE'D LIKE. IT SEEMS LIKE WE'D TALK ABOUT BOTH OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME. SO YEAH, SO I'D MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THIS THEN UNTIL AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION. GOT A MOTION TO TABLE BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARDINER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.
[CONTRACTS/AGREEMENTS/GRANTS]
OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER EIGHT TO CONSIDER. DISCUSS. TO APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AMENDMENT AND R .02 TO AGREEMENT N R DOT 500 BY BETWEEN ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS AND C I S, AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OER NESSARY PARTSIGN AOCENTS ASSOCIATEDITH THIS ANDA EM WHAISHIS ACMPLISHING?ELL, IF Y'D LIKE TO ME FWARD, LK TOUSUT C I. THIS IS COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THIS IS GOING TO PROVIDE. WE WANT TO PARTNER UP WITH THEM TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE OUR RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, BE ABLE TO WRITE OUR REPORTS AND SUCH. LAST COMMISSIONERS COURT, WE TALKED ABOUT IT, WE DISCUSSED, AND YOU GUYS WANTED ME TO GO BACK AND GET AN UPDATED CONTRACT PRICE TO ADD IN THE OTHER CONSTABLE PRECINCTS. SO THEREFORE, THAT'S WHY WE WE SUBMITTED IT BACK UP FOR CONSIDERATION TODAY. SO IT'S APPROXIMATELY APPROXIMATELY ABOUT $2,000 MORE PER YEAR TO, TO ADD THEM ON FOR THAT. SO WE PRESENTED THE PAPERWORK TO YOU GUYS FOR THAT. THAT 2000 PER PRECINCT OR JUST FOR ALL OF YOUR TOTAL. YEAH.WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE IF WE WENT INDIVIDUALIZED BY PRECINCT. SO YES. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT WE ASKED YOU TO DO. YEAH. NO PROBLEM. AND DO YOU REMEMBER, DO YOU WANT ME TO GO INTO A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ABOUT. OKAY, I JUST DIDN'T WANT IF EVERYBODY REMEMBERED, I DIDN'T WANT TO SIT HERE AND WASTE YOUR TIME. IT'S JUST FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS. IT'S IT'S IT'S NOT A DEAL WHERE THE STATE GOES. IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS, YOU CAN DO THIS. IT'S A IT'S A MANDATED DEAL THAT KIND OF COMES THROUGH THAT REPORT MAKING THAT YOU HAVE TO DO TOO. AND THEN WE HAVE RECORD RETENTION STATUTES THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW AND MAINTAIN THOSE. IF WE GET ANY FREEDOM OF
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INFORMATION REQUESTS, THAT KIND OF THING, THEY COME IN, THEY WANT ANY KIND OF STATS WE HAVE TO HAVE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN TO BECAUSE IT'S A COOL LITTLE GADGET, WHICH IT IS, BUT, BUT, BUT IT'S VERY HELPFUL. BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO FOR REPORT KEEPING.ABSOLUTELY. AND THEN THE OTHER HALF OF THAT ALLOWS US TO INTEGRATE INTO WITH THE COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCHING THROUGH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SO THAT THE DISPATCHERS CAN THEN IT'S A SAVED A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE OFFICERS THAT ARE OUT THERE ON THE STREETS. ALL RIGHT, I'LL MAKE I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS, SOND BY COMMISSIONER GARDINE ANY FURTHER DCUN? THOSE FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU. JUST FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS MANDATORY FROM THE STATE IN REGARDS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. THEY THEY SENT US SOME MONEY FOR THIS, DIDN'T THEY? OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY UNFUNDED MANDATES. ITEM NUMBER NINE TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING THE ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BY. IN BETWEEN ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS, AND THE. AND THE PERMIAN BASIN, TEXAS ANTI-GANG CENTER REGARDING ISSUING FIVE LICENSES FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN, TEXAS ANTI-GANG CENTER TO ACCESS THE COUNTY ODYSSEY INTEGRATED COURTS AND JUSTICE SYSTEM AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. DO YOU KNOW HOW THIS IS BEING PAID FOR? IT'S THE. IT'S A PASS THROUGH. WE BILL. WE'LL INVOICE THEM. ANTI-GANG TASK FORCE ULTIMATELY PAY FOR IT. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALL FOR THE DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER TEN TO CONSIDER. DISCUSSED AGAIN THIS REACTION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT AMENDMENT BY BETWEEN ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS AND TYLER TECHNOLOGIES AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. IT'S JUST THE REMOVAL OF THAT ONE MODULE, RIGHT? IT'S A MODULE THAT WE WON'T USE. AND SO THIS WILL PREVENT US FROM BEING BILLED ANNUALLY FOR IT. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RUSSELL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER 11. TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING THE NECESSARY ACTION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT. AMENDMENT BY BETWEEN ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS, AND TYLER TECHNOLOGIES AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. IT'S THE SAME THING. NO, ACTUALLY, THIS MODULE WE WILL NEED IT JUST WASN'T READY TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
THEY WERE A YEAR OUT, SO THEY'RE CURRENTLY BILLING US FOR SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT UTILIZING. SO THEY'RE WILLING TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT OKAY, MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARDINER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER 12 TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING. TAKING NECESSARY ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACTS FOR OFFICE SUPPLY PURCHASES WITH AMAZON THROUGH CHOICE PARTNERS.
COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NUMBER 22 045KN01 FROM AND OFFICE WISE THROUGH TEXT BY COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NUMBER 022-01 AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR APPROVAL. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARNER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER 13. TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING THE NECESSARY ACTION TO APPROVE THE BLANKET REFUSE COLLECTION EASEMENT BY AND BETWEEN ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS, AND THE CITY OF ODESSA. AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. WHERE IS THIS LOCATED? JUVENILE MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER 14 TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING NECESSARY ACTION TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARPA AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS, AND ECTOR COUNTY UTILITY DISTRICT AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARNER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
NUMBER 1515 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. NUMBER 15 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. NUMBER 16 TO CONSIDER
[POLICIES/PROCEDURES]
DISCUSSING TO GAIN ANY ACTION REGARDING EXTENDING THE GRANDFATHER TIME FRAME TO JUNE 30TH, 2026 FOR PRESCRIPTIONS INCLUDING MOUNJARO AND OZEMPIC, AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. SO, AS REQUESTED BY COURT, WE HAD AN INSURANCE COMMITTEE MEETING TO KIND OF SEE IF WE HAD OPTIONS FOR THIS PARTICULAR MEDICATIONS, AMONG OTHERS, AND THE COMMITTEE AGREED TO HAVE US LOOK AT SEVERAL THINGS TO SEE IF WE HAD ALTERNATIVES. BUT WE OBVIOUSLY NEED TIME TO DO THAT. SO WE[00:25:05]
WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND SEE IF THE COURT WAS WILLING TO EXTEND OR REINSTATE A 90 DAY GRANDFATHER FOR THIS PARTICULAR MEDICATIONS WHILE WE HAVE TIME TO COME BACK TO THE COURT WITH ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS, IF, IF POSSIBLE. OKAY. JUST FOR KNOWLEDGE, I KNOW WE HAD SEVERAL EMPLOYEES CALL OUR OFFICE REGARDING THE PRESCRIPTIONS AND SO FORTH. I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, EVEN THE RETIREES, THAT HE CALLED. AND I'VE GOT A LIST IN MY OFFICE. AGAIN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COMMITTEE INSTRUCTED IS FOR US TO SEND OUT AN EMAIL, BECAUSE WE ARE HEARING A LOT OF THAT, BUT WE'RE NOT HEARING IT DIRECTLY.SO WE'RE NOT ABLE TO KNOW IF THERE IS WAYS FOR US TO HELP THEM OR IF THERE'S REALLY AN ISSUE JUST FOR THOSE PARTICULAR DRUGS. WE'VE HAD TWO PEOPLE REACH OUT TO US THAT ACTUALLY WERE TAKING IT FOR NON-DIABETIC. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO HELP THEM, BUT WE HAD PROBABLY ABOUT TEN MEMBERS THAT WERE REACHING OUT TO US BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING ISSUES AND THEY WERE DIABETICS, AND WE'VE HELPED THEM WORK THROUGH THAT PROCESS. AND NOW THEY'RE GETTING THE MEDICATIONS. AGAIN, WE JUST ENCOURAGE EMPLOYEES TO CALL US DIRECTLY. OTHERWISE WE'RE REALLY NOT ABLE TO SEE WHAT THE REAL ISSUE IS BECAUSE THERE MIGHT NOT BE. AND I BELIEVE MISS SANTIAGO HAD SENT OUT AN EMAIL WITH ASKING ALL EMPLOYEES TO. I THINK WE HAD A QR CODE AND KIND OF A SURVEY MONKEY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, TO, TO WHERE EMPLOYEES CAN LET US KNOW THEIR FEEDBACK. AND WE REFERRED THOSE TO HR. TERRIFIC. GOOD. OKAY. MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RUSSELL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER 17 TO
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CONSIDER DISCUSSING. TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION TO ACCEPT A DONATION OF W HILL STREET, A PUBLIC ROAD WITH YOUNGSVILLE SUBDIVISION THIRD FILING BEING A REPLAT OF THE SOUTH, 515FT OF LOT THREE, BLOCK FOUR YOUNGSVILLE SUBDIVISION PRECINCT NUMBER ONE AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. MR. LANDRUM, IS THIS A. IS THIS A PUBLIC ROAD CURRENTLY, OR IS IT PRIVATE ROAD? AND THEY'RE ASKING US TO TAKE OVER. THIS IS A BRAND NEW ROAD THAT FOR A SUBDIVISION THAT HAS GOT UP TO THE COUNTY STANDARDS, WE'RE JUST ACCEPTING IT. OKAY. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RUSSELL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER 18 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. NUMBER 19. TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING TAKING ACTION TO APPROVE AN HR DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL. APPLICATION TO SERVE 6244 WEST THIRD STREET PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. I HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS ONE, MR. LANDRUM. THIS IS CURRENTLY AN RV PARK. YES. WHAT ARE WE APPROVING HERE? THIS IS.IT'S ACTUALLY COMING INTO OUR NEW STANDARDS. IT WAS A AN ILLEGAL IMAGE. RC CURRENTLY.
OKAY. AND THEY BROUGHT IT UP TO THE NEW COUNTY REGULATIONS. OKAY, GOOD. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.
MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER 20 HAS ALSO BEEN WITHDRAWN. NUMBER 21 TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING TO APPROVE A SUBDIVISION PLAT APPLICATION FOR SILVER SPUR ESTATES, A SUBDIVISION OF 59.989 ACRE TRACT AND SECTION TWO BLOCK 42 T4S PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARYARTY T GN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARDINER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER 22 TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING ACTION TO APPROVE A SUBDIVISION PLAT APPLICATION FOR SUBDIVISION BEING A 3.146 ACRES LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF SECTION FIVE, BLOCK 41 T1 S PRECINCT NUMBER TWO AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
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AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER 23 TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING NECESSARY ACTION TO APPROVE ECTOR COUNTY'S ANNUAL MS4 PERMIT REPORT AND THE SUBMISSION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. THIS IS REQUIRED UNDER OUR SMALL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM PERMIT ISSUED BY T C Q. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY[00:30:01]
COMMISSIONER GARDINER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. GOOD JOB CLAIRE. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.
WE GOT THIS ONE IN ON TIME, DIDN'T WE? HOW ABOUT THAT, SIR? Y'ALL DID GREAT. NUMBER 24 TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING TAKING ANY ACTION REGARDING ROAD DISCUSSIONS AND ANY ROAD MODIFICATIONS PERTAINING TO GOLDENROD IN GARDENDALE, TEXAS. GOLDENROD DRIVE IN GARDENDALE, TEXAS, AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. WE DO HAVE SOME PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORMS. COURT. I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU ALL WE HAD MADE THE MODIFICATIONS OUT THERE TO GOLDENROD DRIVE. WE LOWERED THE SPEED LIMIT AND ADDED TWO STOP SIGNS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH CITIZENS, WE HAD HAD SOME CONSTITUENT FEEDBACK OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS ABOUT GOLDENROD, AND THEN WE AT A TOWN HALL HAD HAD SOME REACH OUT TO US. SO WE MADE THOSE MODIFICATIONS. WE HAD CONDUCTED SOME TRAFFIC STUDIES, INCLUDING VEHICLE COUNTERS AS WELL AS SPEED COUNTS. MR. AVERY IS PROVIDING SOME OF THAT DATA. AND SO WE SUBSEQUENTLY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS JOINED ME.
WAS THAT LAST WEEK, JOJO, OR THE WEEK BEFORE? IT'S ALL RUNNING TOGETHER WHERE WE HAD A TOWN HALL OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS THE THE TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION AND THE, THE SPEED LIMIT. AND SO I. WITH THAT, I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO JOJO FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT TO GIVE US YOUR THREE MINUTES WORTH OF THOUGHTS. SO I THINK THE MAIN ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. I THINK THE MAIN ISSUE IS THE SPEED LIMIT GOING DOWN. GOLDENROD. IT'S A STRAIGHT SHOT. CLEAR. WHAT ARE YOU. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT HOW MANY MILES IT IS, BUT IT'S QUITE A BIT. SO THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE SPEED WE AS CITIZENS OR THE MAJORITY DOESN'T. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS LOWERED TO 45. I THINK THAT IN MY OPINION AND SEVERAL. THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY ISSUE ABOUT LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT. I THINK THE MAIN ISSUE IS THE STOP SIGNS. THERE'S BEEN TWO STOP SIGNS INSTALLED AND WITH THOSE STOP SIGNS INSTALLED, THE MAJOR CONCERN IS THE VISIBILITY. SO WHEN YOU'RE GOING EAST AND WEST, A LOT OF TIMES YOU REALLY CANNOT SEE THAT THE STOP SIGN, THE STOP SIGNS BECAUSE OF THE SUN. SO I DID A POLL AND ON THE POLL FOR, FOR THE PUB FOR, FOR US, THERE WAS I GAVE OPTIONS. SO OPTION B, A WAS COMPLETELY ERE WAS 71 VOTES THAT SAYSA THEY, THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE STOP SIGNS. AND THAT WAS 63%.
OPTION B WAS LEAVING THE SIGNS, BUT ADDING RUMBLE STRIPS AND WHITE LINES. AND THAT WAS ABOUT 717% OF THE VOTE. BUT OPTION C, THAT'S THE ONE I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT TOO, WAS INCREASING THE SPEED LIMIT ON COTTONWOOD. AND I THINK IF WE WE PUT THE SPEED LIMIT HIGHER ON COTTONWOOD WHERE THERE'S IT'S A LARGER ROAD. AND TO THE SOUTH OF IT IS, IS RANCH LAND.
AND SO IF WE, IF WE INCREASE THAT SPEED LIMIT, THEN THEY'RE HOPEFULLY THEY'RE GOING TO CHOOSE TO GO DOWN THERE INSTEAD OF RIGHT THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S, I THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. THERE'S BEEN A BIG UPROAR ABOUT IT IN OUR COMMUNITY. JUST TAKE THE TAKE THE SIGNS OUT. I'M GOOD EITHER WAY IN MY OPINION. BUT IF SO, THEN WE NEED TO HAVE RUMBLE STRIPS BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING THOSE. I MYSELF ALMOST RUN THE STOP SIGN BECAUSE IF YOU DRIVE DOWN THAT ROAD, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A STRAIGHT SHOT. AND TWO, WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WE'RE SO USED TO THAT, JUST THAT STRAIGHT SHOT. SO THAT'S MY CONCERN. SO IF WE KEEP THE STOP SIGNS, WE NEED SOME MAJOR. AND ALSO THERE'S ONLY A FEW SIGNS THAT SHOWS THE 45 MILES AN HOUR.
WE NEED TO INCLUDE QUITE A FEW OF THOSE SIGNS AND RUMBLE STRIPS MARK THE ROAD WITH THE LINES. AND THAT'S, THAT'S MY MAIN CONCERN ABOUT IT. BUT MY REALLY MY WISH IS TO, TO INCREASE THE SPEED LIMIT ON GOLDEN ON COTTONWOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? CAN WE PUT, CAN WE PUT FLASHING LIGHTS ON THE STOP SIGN. YEAH. WE. YEAH. BUT YOU CAN'T SEE THEM THERE.
BUT YOU CAN'T SEE THEM IN THE DAY. THERE'S SOME THINGS WE COULD CHANGE ON THAT TO ADDRESS THOSE FOR THE VISIBILITY. AS SOON AS YOU'VE DONE. I'VE GOT SOME SOME THOUGHTS. I THINK THE RUMBLE STRIPS ARE NOT A BAD IDEA EITHER. IF YOU, IF YOU GO, YOU KNOW, BEFORE YOU GET TO THE
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SIGNS AND THERE'S A LOT OF ROADS THAT'LL HAVE A RUMBLE STRIPS AND A WARNING SIGN THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, STOP AHEAD. AND I THINK THE STOP SIGNS ARE A GOOD THING. AND, AND I KNOW PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THEM UNTIL SOMEBODY DIES. AND THEN, I MEAN, WE DID THAT OVER AFTER THE FATALITY. YOU KNOW, WE MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS THAT I THINK HAS HELPED OVER THERE. AND I, YOU KNOW, WE HAD SPEEDS THAT WERE JUST I MEAN, THEY WERE DEADLY SCARY THAT WHAT OUR RADAR WAS PICKING UP ON THAT ROAD, WHICH OBVIOUSLY TELLS THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE EXTREMELY IRRESPONSIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO COMES TO DRIVING AND PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE BEGIN WITH. IF YOU'RE GOING TO DRIVE THAT FAST THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA. SO I THINK THAT THE STOP SIGNS ARE NOT A BAD THING. WE JUST MAY NEED TO SET UP AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THEM. AND, AND, YOU KNOW, MARK THEM A LITTLE BETTER BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG I MEAN, THERE'S NEVER BEEN ANY THERE. SO PEOPLE AREN'T USED TO THEM.BUT, BUT THAT LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS, IS TAKE SOMETHING DOWN. AND THEN THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE SOMETHING BAD HAPPEN AND SOMEBODY LOSES THEIR LIFE. AND, AND. JUST TRYING TO DO THIS PREEMPTIVE BEFORE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS, I THINK IT'S GREATLY REDUCED THE SPEED LIMIT. I MYSELF EVEN TO 45. AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY WAS HELPFUL.
I DON'T HAVE, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM REALLY WITH, WITH RAISING IT OVER THERE ON THE OTHER STREET. I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S 40, 45 IS PRETTY SLOW OVER THERE FOR THE IS NICE A HIGHWAY IS THAT IS THAT WE BUILT. I MEAN I THINK WE PROBABLY SHOULD DO SOME PROBABLY NEED TO SET OUR EQUIPMENT UP OVER THERE AND SEE WHAT. BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU PEOPLE, PEOPLE DON'T DRIVE 45 ON THAT ROAD. I MEAN, I'M OVER THERE ENOUGH ON IT AND SEE, PEOPLE DON'T. IT'S HARD TO DRIVE 45 ON THAT ROAD. I MEAN, IT REALLY IS. I DO, I DO LIKE IT FROM 45 DURING OUR COMMUNITY, LIKE FROM ASTOR TO WESTERN, I THINK THAT CONTINUES TO NEED TO STAY AT 45. BUT AFTER THAT THERE'S THAT LONG STRETCH THAT'S REALLY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE.
THERE'S NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING THERE. AND, AND IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, AT TIMES OF DAY, YOU HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA, BUT IT'S JUST CERTAIN TIMES OF DAY THAT YOU SEE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF TIME. THERE'S THE TRAFFIC IS VERY IS VERY LOW. AND IT'S CERTAINLY SAFER TO, TO, TO BE DRIVING. I WOULD EVEN SAY 55 IS, IS, IS GOOD ALONG THERE. AND THEN THEN, THEN YOU NEED IT TO COME BACK DOWN AS YOU'RE, AS YOU COME BACK DOWN AND CLOSE TO THE I 54 YEAH. NO, NOT YEAH. WELL. 554 BUT ALSO ON THE OTHER END, BUT THAT'S MIDLAND COUNTY. SO YEAH, THAT'S MIDLAND COUNTY GOES 55 MILES AN HOUR THERE. YEAH. AND I, I, I AGREE, I THINK PART OF THE REASON THE, THE TRAFFIC, WHAT WE SAW IS GPS NOW WITH 158 UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WHICH I GOT AN ANSWER. AND SO I NEED TO LET THE CONSTITUENT KNOW THAT PROJECT 158 SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED BY END OF SUMMER. AND SO I THEN PRESSED TEXT, WHAT IS SUMMER IN OUR MPO MEETING YESTERDAY? AND THEY SAID BY, BY END OF AUGUST, 158 SHOULD BE DONE. BUT A LOT OF THAT TRAFFIC ON 158 THEN THEIR GPS WERE TELLING THEM, YOU HAVE TWO OTHER EAST WEST CORRIDORS.
YOU EITHER TAKE GOLDENROD THAT'S 55 MILES AN HOUR, OR YOU TAKE COTTONWOOD, THAT'S 45 MILES AN HOUR. NOW, COTTONWOOD IS A IS A FIVE LANE ROAD. MUCH BETTER TO TRAVEL, BUT WHENEVER IT'S LOOKING FOR SPEED OF TIME, THOSE COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, THEY ARE GOING TO GO DOWN GOLDENROD, WHICH HAS RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAYS ON BOTH SIDES. AND THAT'S THE CONCERN VERSUS, AS YOU MENTIONED, NO RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAYS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF COTTONWOOD. AND SO I DO THINK THAT THAT SPEED LIMIT ASPECT IS ONE THAT'S CERTAINLY WORTHY OF A CONVERSATION WHEN WHEN 158 IS COMPLETED, DO WE EXPECT THE SPEED LIMIT TO INCREASE ON 158, OR IS IT GOING TO STAY REDUCED THROUGH THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AREA? NO. ONE 158 IS A STATE ROAD, I BELIEVE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS AS FAR AS SPEED LIMIT 55. OKAY. YEAH.
IT'S. IT'S IT'S IT'S A HIGHER SPEED. SO WE'LL SEE LESS OF THAT REROUTED TRAFFIC DOWN GOLDENROD. NOW GOLDENROD AGAIN, STILL, IF YOU HAVE THOSE TWO OPTIONS AND THERE'S SOME COMMERCIAL BUSINESS. I MEAN, THAT'S ONE OF THE CHALLENGES OF THE COUNTY IS IT'S WE HAVE NO
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ZONING. SO WE HAVE SOME, SOME, SOME THERE'S PIPE YARDS AND SOME OTHER ONES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN IT TO GET TO. 554 AND WHAT WE WOULD PREFER THEM TO DO IS NOT GO DOWN RESIDENTIAL. WE WANT THEM TO GO NORTH TO 158 OR SOUTH TO COTTONWOOD. AND THAT WAS KIND OF OUR DESIGN WITH THE STOP SIGNS. AND WE'RE HOPING GOOGLE MAPS WILL WILL CATCH UP TO THAT. WE FILED THAT OVER THERE WITH THEM, RIGHT. FATIMA WAS GOING TO GET ON THAT. BUT JEFF, YOU HAD SOME SOME THOUGHTS THAT YOU WERE GOING TO PROPOSE THAT REALLY CAME OUT OF A GREAT MEETING, I WOULD SAY.AND SIR, IN THE BACK YOU WERE AT THAT MEETING AS WELL. I THINK WE HAD WE HAD A LOT OF GOOD COMMENTARY ON IT, SOME GOOD SUGGESTIONS. SOMETHING THAT WE DO HAVE IS THOSE WARNING. HEY, STOP SIGN AHEAD SIGNS THERE ARE THERE THAT WE DO HAVE THE LIGHTS, BUT YOU KNOW IT IS A CHALLENGE. EAST WEST. IF DRIVING WEST IN THE EVENING, DRIVING EAST IN THE MORNINGS, THAT SUN CAN BE THERE. AND IF YOU'RE NOT USED TO THEM, THEY CAN BE A CHALLENGE. AND THEN ALSO THE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS ONLY HAVING ONE ON EACH SIDE OF GOLDENROD IS CERTAINLY AN ISSUE.
AND THERE'S SOME OTHER SPOTS IN GARDENDALE THAT I THINK WE NEED SOME MORE ADDITIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGNS WHERE FOLKS THAT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD STREET SPEED LIMIT IS BECAUSE THE, THE, THE SPEED LIMIT SIGN, WE ONLY HAVE ONE OF THEM OUT THERE. SO WE HAVE SOME SIGNAGE, THINGS THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT. BUT JEFF, YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD. SO YEAH, SO. I GUESS THE, THE BIGGEST THING THAT, THAT THE TAKEAWAY I GOT FROM, FROM THE TOWN HALL WAS THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY SPLIT ON THE STOP SIGNS. YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM, ABOUT 50% OF THEM WANTED IT, 50% OF THEM WANTED THEM PULLED OFF. I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE WE HAVEN'T GIVEN IT ENOUGH TIME TO, TO BE ABLE TO LET THEM BE EFFECTIVE AND GET THAT HABIT DONE. YOU KNOW, THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WERE UPSET BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT WE WERE PUNISHING THEM. IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ABOUT PUNISHING AND EVERYTHING TO DO WITH ABOUT SAFETY. I AGREE WITH WITH JOJO THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT. I MEAN, WE HAD 18,000 VEHICLES GO ON THAT ROAD IN TWO WEEKS TIME FRAME. THAT IS JUST INSANE. ON A TWO LANE COUNTRY ROAD THAT THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY STRIPES ON IT. SO I, I WOULD, I WOULD SUGGEST TO THE COURT THAT WE DO RAISE THE SPEED LIMIT ON COTTONWOOD TO 55. I THINK WE'VE GOT THAT. I THINK THAT'S THAT'S A, A LEGITIMATE REQUEST THAT WILL PULL MORE PEOPLE OFF OF GOLDENROD. WE HAD TO REQUEST THAT WE NEEDED TO STRIPE GOLDENROD. SO WE'LL GET OUT THERE AND WE'LL DO THAT. SO WE'VE GOT SENATOR STRIPES. WE WE WILL NEED TO EVENTUALLY GET OUT THERE AND GET SOME SHOULDER WORK DONE ON IT. BUT THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF A MAJOR PROJECT WHERE WE HAVE TO CUT THE SHOULDERS AND EXTEND THEM OUT. BUT I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY INTERNALLY PUT ON OUR ON OUR RADAR TO GET DONE THE, THE RUMBLE STRIPS. IT IS A IT IS A TWO COURSE ROAD, SO WE CAN'T GRIND THE RUMBLE RUMBLE STRIPS IN, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN DO TO PUT SOME STICKER RUMBLE STRIPS ON THERE. UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE TEXAS HEAT, THOSE RUMBLE STRIPS WITH THE HEAVY VEHICLES. THEY DON'T LAST VERY LONG BECAUSE THEY.
THEY JUST WITH THE HEAT, THEY THEY JUST GET FLATTENED. I MEAN, TO TO BE REAL FRANK WITH YOU, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL GET THEM PUT OUT. AND I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO, TO PROBABLY PUT ONE MORE WARNING SIGN, STOP SIGN WARNING SIGNS A LITTLE FARTHER OUT. SO WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT ACTUALLY TWO SIGNS THAT, THAT ARE STATING THAT THEY'VE GOT STOP SIGNS AND WE'LL FLASH THOSE ALSO. SO THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT, THAT INTERNALLY WE, WE CAN DO TO INCREASE THE SAFETY.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS IS, IS, IS BUMPING THE SPEED LIMIT UP ON, ON COTTONWOOD. I THINK THAT WOULD PULL A LOT OF PEOPLE OFF. AND OF COURSE, THE ULTIMATE THING IS FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET SOME LAW ENFORCEMENT OUT THERE CONSISTENTLY. I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY WE CAN PUT, LIKE I SAID, AT THE COUNTY, AT THE, AT THE AT THE MEETING, WE CAN ENGINEER EVERYTHING, BUT IT REALLY ULTIMATELY COMES DOWN TO PEOPLE'S CHOICES. AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO REMIND THEM THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE GOOD CHOICES. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU MISTER. ANYBODY ELSE? DID YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD, SIR? NOT REALLY. NO. OKAY. GOOD QUESTIONS THOUGH. SO THE SPEED LIMIT HERE. COME FORWARD. COME ON. I KNOW YOU NOT TO CALL YOU OUT, BUT I KNOW THAT YOU WERE THERE AND YOU HAD SOME THOUGHTS. SO IF YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE AND NAME FOR THE RECORD, BYRON WILKERSON. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUMPING UP THE SPEED
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LIMIT ON COTTONWOOD. ARE WE TALKING ABOUT IN THE 45 MILE AN HOUR ZONE OR IN THE ALREADY FASTER 60 MILE AN HOUR ZONE? BECAUSE TO BUMP IT UP FROM 60 TO 55 IS KIND OF A IT'S NOT A BUMP. EXACTLY. BUMPING IT UP FROM FROM 40, 45 TO 55, 45 MILE AN HOUR ZONES. OKAY. I KNOW THAT WOULD BE POPULAR. I MEAN, I'M I'M GOOD WITH THAT. ANOTHER QUESTION IS SHE SAID THE SHE DID THE POLL AND IT WAS 71% OF PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO REMOVE THE STOP SIGNS. SO HOW IS THAT A 5050? IF HER POLL IS SHOWING 71%, WHEN DID YOU CONDUCT THAT? ONE WAS AFTER THE MEETING. THAT WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER DAY. SO LAST NIGHT IT WAS DIFFERENT. SO LAST NIGHT THERE WAS STILL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD CHIMED IN ON IT. AND SO I WENT AHEAD AND AND RECALCULATED IT.OKAY. SO BUT AT THE MEETING, AT THE SECOND MEETING THAT WE HAD, IT WAS PRETTY MUCH A 5050 ON TAKING THE SOFT SIGNS, STOP SIGNS OUT. THAT WAS JUST THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED THOSE.
CORRECT. BECAUSE I WAS THERE, ABOUT FIVE PEOPLE VOTED TO TAKE THEM OUT OR TO LEAVE THEM IN ABOUT SEVEN LEFT, WANTED TO LEAVE THEM OUT THERE OR TAKE THEM OUT, WHATEVER. YEAH.
ANYWAY, SO THEN THERE WAS A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS WHO DIDN'T. YOU GOT TO SEE KIND OF HOW OUR COMMUNITY IS. NOT EVERYBODY VOTES, EVEN WHENEVER WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME ROOM, ASKING THEM TO RAISE THEIR HAND. IT WAS KIND OF. YEAH. YOU SAW IT IN ACTION. YES. YEAH. I MEAN, THAT'S THAT'S REALLY MY ONLY CONCERN. I MEAN, I THINK IT'S MORE DANGEROUS TO LEAVE THE STOP SIGNS THERE PERSONALLY, BUT I MEAN, WE'VE SEEN THE POLLS. SO IT DEPENDS ON WHAT Y'ALL WANT TO DO I GUESS. THANK YOU, MISTER WILKERSON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ONE, ONE THING THAT YOU HAD MENTIONED AT THE MEETING IS THAT WE WOULD LEAVE THEM FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, LET PEOPLE GET THE HABIT. AND THEN AND THEN IF WE NEED TO, WE COULD WE COULD PULL THEM. BUT THAT'S THAT'S UP TO THE COURT. YEAH. SO I'M HOPING WITH THE OPENING OF 158 AND I IT'LL TAKE ANOTHER SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM ON THE NEXT COURT FOR THE SPEED LIMIT ON COTTONWOOD. I THINK WE'LL ALSO NEED TO LOOK AT DROPPING IT DOWN TO 45 RIGHT BEFORE THE STOP SIGN. THAT WAY PEOPLE AREN'T GOING 55 TOWARDS A STOP SIGN. AND WE DON'T WANT TO REVERSE WHAT WE DID AT 554 IN COTTONWOOD EITHER. BUT I DO THINK GIVING IT SOME TIME AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE LESS OF THAT COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC, BECAUSE I HEAR WHAT BYRON'S SAYING IN THE STOP SIGNS WHEN THOSE IF THOSE COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES ARE GOING AND THEY'RE NOT USED TO THAT STOP SIGN THEM TRYING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, YOU LOOK IN THAT REAR VIEW MIRROR AND YOU SEE 80,000 POUND TRUCK COMING AT YOU. YOU DON'T YOU'RE NOT REALLY HAPPY TO BE STOPPING AT THAT STOP SIGN. AND SO THAT'S ONE THAT HOPEFULLY AS TIME PROGRESSES. AND I HAD SAID IN THAT TOWN HALL THAT WOULD COME BACK IN TWO MONTHS. WE'LL CHECK ON THE DATA. WE'LL SEE. HOPEFULLY SOME VEHICLE COUNTS DROP TO WHERE IT IS, BACK TO THE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY ROADWAY. IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE A TWO LANE. IT'S NOT EVEN ARTERIAL. IT'S NOT A COLLECTOR EITHER. THAT IS A TWO LANE ROAD THAT SHOULD NOT BE 18,000 VEHICLES OVER TWO OVER TWO WEEKS. DID YOU HAVE A BREAKDOWN, JEFF, OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ON THAT, YOU SAID WHAT WAS 18,000 VEHICLES? YEAH. IT'S ON THAT PAPER THAT YOU GOT RIGHT HERE.
SO YOU'VE GOT 40. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT 40FT TO 70FT, THERE WAS. 772 ON THE LAST WEEK OR THE LAST TWO WEEKS, 484 AND 556. YOU CAN SEE THE HIGHER THE HIGHER VOLUME WAS WAS REGULAR VEHICLES, WHICH IS 8 TO 20FT. BUT BUT THAT THAT BREAKS IT DOWN ON THE VEHICLE LENGTH THERE. OKAY. CAN I ADD ONE MORE THING? SURE. SO I THINK THAT IN MY OPINION, WE NEED TO EITHER AGREE TO KEEP THE STOP SIGNS AND GET THAT SIGNAGE ON THE THE PAINT, BECAUSE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF WE JUST WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE GET USED TO IT? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE LOSE SOME MORE KIDS ON THERE THAT WHEN YOU DON'T REALIZE THAT IF THERE'S IF THE LINES ARE STRIPED AND WE HAVE THAT. AND IF THERE'S A WRECK, WE JUST NEED TO EITHER DO IT OR NOT. SO THAT'S MY OPINION BECAUSE. WE NEED THOSE LINES MARKED. WE NEED THOSE WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SEE, OH, THERE ARE SOME LINES IN THE ROAD, OH, THERE'S A STOP SIGN VERSUS NOTHING. AND LET'S WAIT.
WAIT FOR SOMETHING, WAIT FOR A COUPLE MORE. OH, I AGREE WITH YOU. WE SHOULD WE SHOULD. YEAH.
THAT'S SOMETHING SOLID. WE'LL GET RIGHT ON. YEAH. WE WANTED TO WAIT TILL TODAY TO SEE WHAT
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WE DID. AND I THINK A SOLID WHITE AT THE STOP SIGN. AND THEN ALSO THE BIG LETTERS OF STOP ON THE PAVEMENT. THAT WAY IF THAT SUN IS IN YOUR EYES AND YOU'RE HEADING WESTBOUND IN THE EVENING, YOU AT LEAST CAN SEE ON THE PAVEMENT THAT IT'S THERE. WE NEED THAT. YES. YEAH. THANK YOU. SO, JEFF, CAN WE PAINT THE WORD STOP ON THE ASPHALT? YES. OKAY. WE CAN GET THAT DONE. I THINK WE COULD DO THAT 3 OR 400FT IN ADVANCE OF THAT STOP SIGN, PROBABLY TO MAKE PEOPLE MORE AWARE. IF THEY CAN'T SEE THE FLASHING RED LIGHTS IN THE SUNLIGHT, MAYBE THEY CAN SEE THAT WHITE PAINT ON THE ROAD. YEAH. AND I THINK WHEN WE DO THIS, WE'LL ALSO, BECAUSE THERE WAS A COMPLAINT ON HOLLYHOCK THAT WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THAT ONE BEING RAN. SO WE'LL, WE'LL DO THE EXACT SAME THING ON HOLLYHOCK AND GET THAT THOSE THOSE LINES AND, AND SIGNS PAINTED ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU. SO DO WE WANT TO ASSIGN A DURATION TO THIS? PROJECT TO, TO READDRESS WHETHER WE THINK IT'S BEING EFFECTIVE OR NOT? WELL, I TEND TO AGREE WITH HER.I THINK THE ABRUPT CHANGES IS WHAT CAUSES IT TO NOT BE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT. SO I THINK I THINK AT THIS POINT WE ASSUME THE STOP SIGNS WILL STAY PUT, THE SPEED LIMIT WILL STAY REDUCED, AND THEN AGAIN, ANY TIME THE PUBLIC COMES AND ASKS US TO LOOK AT A CHANGE, WE CAN CONSIDER IT. BUT I THINK AT THIS POINT OUR DECISION IS, IS WE WE GIVE IT.
PEOPLE JUST NEED SOME TIME BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE NEW STOP SIGNS WAS NEW. THEY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY HAD A ADVANCE WARNING TO KNOW THAT IT WAS COMING. AND I THINK THAT COUNTS AS WARNING NOW. IT'S BEEN UP THERE FOR A FEW WEEKS. SO. SURE. SO SO JEFF, TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, WHAT WOULD BE A PROJECTED TIME FRAME TO POSSIBLY HAVE IT ALL INSTALLED. WE'LL HAVE GUYS OUT THERE TOMORROW START STARTING TO GET THEM DONE. OKAY. OKAY, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WITHIN THE WEEK WE'LL HAVE EVERYTHING DONE, INCLUDING THE CENTER LINE STRIPED. OKAY, SO WE WANT TO STRIPE CENTER LINES, SPEED LIMIT SIGNS. LET'S ADD SOME ADDITIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGNS.
ADDITIONAL STOP SIGN AHEAD SIGNS. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE SOLID WHITE AT THE INTERSECTION TO DELINEATE THAT WHERE THEY NEED TO BE STOPPING. AND THEN ALSO STOP SIGN, STOP LETTERING ON THE PAVEMENT. AND THEN THOSE, THE MULTIPLE RUMBLE STRIPS THAT WE'LL KEEP LOOKING INTO TECHNOLOGY ON THE MULTIPLE RUMBLE STRIPS THAT THAT'LL TAKE US A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE DON'T, WE HAVE TO ORDER THOSE. SO THAT'LL TAKE US A A FEW WEEKS TO GET THOSE IN THE RUMBLE STRIPS. SO AND THEN LET'S LOOK AT ALSO COTTONWOOD. LET'S GET FATIMA AND THE TEAM OUT THERE WITH SOME DATA ON, ON COTTONWOOD. AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT LIMITS WE WANT TO LOOK AT FOR TO WHERE WE GIVE AMPLE TIME TO, TO DECREASE THAT SPEED AHEAD OF THE STOP SIGN AT 554 SLASH HOLLYHOCK. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GET SOME CAMERAS OUT THERE ON THAT TOO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEED THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION. WE CAN MAKE ALL OF THAT IN THE FORM. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION BASED OFF THOSE THINGS THAT I JUST SAID TO MR. AVERY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. WE APPRECIATE YOU. ABSOLUTELY.
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE REALLY DO. ITEM NUMBER 25 TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING ACTION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 25 A AND 25 B.MOTION BY. WAS THAT YOU, MR. RUSSELL, OR WAS THAT ME? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS. FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.
[BUDGET/FINANCIAL]
THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER 26. TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING ANY NECESSARY ACTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A 2024 CHIP SPREADER FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE SOURCE WALL. YELLOW HOUSE COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NUMBER 011723 DASH JDC AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN. ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. IS THIS AN ITEM APPROVED IN THE BUDGET, AND WE'RE JUST NOW BUYING IT OR NO, THERE'S THERE'S I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT THERE IF APPROVED, THERE IS A BUDGET AMENDMENT LISTED FOR THIS. IT WOULD BE TAKEN OUT OF SALES TAX. SO ITEM 29 IS WHAT'S GOING TO PAY FOR THAT. YES. BUT IT'S OUT OF RESERVES RIGHT.360,000. THIS WAS ONE THAT JEFF TALKED TO US ABOUT. WHAT WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE CHIP SPREADER AND WHY THIS IS NECESSARY FOR OUR CHIP SPREADER IS ABOUT 30 PLUS YEARS OLD. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN DOING ABOUT 70 MILES A YEAR WITH IT. AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT BROKE LAST LAST SUMMER. AND THERE ARE NO PARTS FOR THIS BECAUSE THEY DON'T MANUFACTURE THIS
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PARTICULAR CHIP SPREADER ANYMORE. THEREFORE, WE CAN'T GET IT FIXED. AND AND WE SPENT THE LAST ABOUT SEVEN OR SO MILES THAT WE PUT OUR GUYS THERE. THEY, THEY HAVE SOME INGENUITY AND THEY PUT A, A DIFFERENT TYPE OF A TAILGATE ON THE TRUCK THAT HADN'T BEEN USED FOR PROBABLY 30 YEARS. IT WAS SITTING. AND WITH THAT TAILGATE, THEY HAVE TO HAVE TWO GUYS THAT STAND ON THE BACK OF IT AS THEY'RE BACKING UP. AND IT WAS IT'S VERY IT'S NOT A SAFE THING.SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WE DON'T HAVE THAT HAPPEN AGAIN. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HALL, SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARDINER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.
MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER 27 TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING NECESSARY ACTION. APPROVED.
SPEAKER. SERVICES AT THE ECTOR COUNTY COLISEUM THROUGH THE BY BOARD COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NUMBER 739-24 AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR APPROVAL. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARNER FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER 28 TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING ACTION TO APPROVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO SALES TAX FUND. JAIL. SPECIAL DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT. 005420 55 047 FROM UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE 005 3310 FOR $2,720,739, AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. THIS. ARE THE CAMERAS, CORRECT? YES. AND THE LINE ITEM? IT SHOULD BE 5507. THAT FOR SHOULDN'T BE IN THERE. JUST I, I WAS WONDERING, OKAY, WE'LL AMEND THAT TO 005420 5507. I'LL MAKE A MOTION WITH THE ADDED CHANGE TO THE ACCOUNT NUMBER. OKAY. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARDNER SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OH, ONE THING CAN SOMETIME WHEN YOU HAVE TIME, CAN YOU JUST UPDATE FOR US THE PROJECTED FUND BALANCES FOR GENERAL FUND AND THE TAX FUND. SURE. THAT WAY, BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE SPENT QUITE A BIT OUT OF THAT. YES. SO THIS YEAR I HAD THAT NUMBER READY JUST IN CASE YOU ASKED.
WITH WHAT WE HAVE, IF THE 360,000 IS APPROVED, WE'LL HAVE TAKEN 3.2 OUT OF FUND BALANCE.
AND WE HAVE 800,000 OVER BUDGET EXPENDITURES OVER REVENUE. SO IT'S ALMOST 4 MILLION. 4 MILLION IS THE PROJECTED ENDING BALANCE? NO, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE AROUND 26 MILLION. OKAY. WE HAD THE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARDNER AND THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER 29. TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING NECESSARY ACTION TO APPROVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO SALES TAX FUND. ROAD DEPARTMENT. MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT. 005810 5505 FROM UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE 005 3310 $460,000, AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR APPROVAL.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
NUMBER 32. CONSIDER DISCUSSING NECESSARY ACTION TO APPROVE THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE FUND REQUIREMENTS REPORT FOR MARCH 17TH, 2026, AND AUTHORIZE COUNTY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS. SO MOVED. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER
[SPECIAL PROJECTS (Part 1 of 2)]
31 TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING ANY ACTION TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF A NOTICE TO PROCEED FOR THE SOUTH SECTOR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT PROJECT AS ASSIGNED IN THE ARPA PROGRAM.SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PARTY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? DOES THAT HAVE TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR? YES. EVERYTHING COMPLETED AND PAID AND ALL THINGS TIED UP WITH A PRETTY BOW BY DECEMBER 31ST. I THINK WE CAN MEET THAT DEADLINE. OKAY.
OUR GOAL, AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO HAVE ALL OF THESE REALLY DONE.
END OF OCTOBER. THAT WAY WE FINALIZE ALL OF THOSE REPORTS IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER. THERE'S A FEW LITTLE SMALL ACCOUNTS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH SOME OF THE OTHER SUBRECIPIENTS ON, LIKE SOME OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE $18 LEFT OVER, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE ANY MONEY BACK TO THE FEDS. WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY LOOSE PAPERWORK
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THERE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY DOLLAR IS ACCOUNTED FOR, EVERY DOLLAR SPENT. SO GETTING EVERYTHING TURNED IN EARLY AND ACCOMPLISHED WOULD REALLY BENEFIT US THAT WAY. THE ACCOUNTING, BECAUSE END OF YEAR IS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE ANYWAY, ISN'T IT? TRISTAN. SO WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE FEDS DOWN OUR THROATS OR ON THE BACK OF OUR NECK. SO. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE THE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NUMBER 32 TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION ON. AND TO CONDUCT A WORKSHOP TO RECEIVE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT. FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED DESIGN FEATURES FOR THE ECTOR COUNTY PARKING GARAGE AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ANY NECESSARY TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED. TO ASSIGN ALL DOCUMENTS AND TO APPROVE ANY CHANGES AS DISCUSSED WITHIN THE WORKSHOP ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO PUT THIS ON AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO MOVE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.[EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]
MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOVED.SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RUSSELL. HEY, YOU TURN ME OFF. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RUSSELL, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
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