1.1 Discussion, consideration, and action to release maintenance bonds and accept the infrastructure for Bison Meadows. The property contains± 111.936 acres of land located at the intersection of FM 813 and FM 387, in the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of the City of Waxahachie, Road and Bridge Precinct No. 1.

[1.1 Discussion, consideration, and action to release maintenance bonds and accept the infrastructure for Bison Meadows. The property contains± 111.936 acres of land located at the intersection of FM 813 and FM 387, in the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of the City of Waxahachie, Road and Bridge Precinct No. 1.]

OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR DEPARTMENT OF OF DEVELOPMENT AGENDA ITEMS. AND WE WOULD ASK OUR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, ALBERTO MORRIS, TO COME UP AND PRESENT ON THESE ITEMS. WE WILL FIRST TAKE UP ITEM 1.1 WHICH IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION TO RELEASE MAINTENANCE BONDS AND ACCEPT THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BISON MEADOWS. THIS PROPERTY CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY APPROXIMATELY 111.936 ACRES OF LAND THAT IS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF FM 813 AND FM 387, IN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF WAXAHACHIE, WHICH IS IN ROAD AND BRIDGE. PRECINCT NUMBER ONE. ALBERTO. YES, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, WE WANT TO RECOMMEND NO ACTION AT THIS TIME. AFTER THE AGENDA WAS SENT OUT AND POSTED, WE DISCOVERED SOME CULVERTS. HANG ON JUST A SECOND. YEAH. YOU MIGHT. WAIT A MINUTE, ALBERTO.

ALL RIGHT, NOW WE CAN HEAR YOU. THANK YOU. WE ARE RECOMMENDING. I HEARD YOU DOWN TO WHERE YOU

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SAID NO ACTION. YES. YEAH. WE ARE RECOMMENDING NO ACTION. AFTER THE AGENDA WAS POSTED, WE DISCOVERED THERE WERE SOME CULVERTS AND SOME RIP OUT THAT NEEDED TO BE CLEANED OUT AND RESET. SO WE'RE NOT READY FOR THIS ONE TO PROCEED YET. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST RECOMMENDING NO ACTION OKAY. SO WE WE DON'T NEED TO TAKE A MOTION OR ANYTHING ON THAT.

[1.2 Discussion, consideration, and action to ratify staff action of approval of the resubmission of the preliminary plat of Legendary Hills on Ham rock. The± 296-acre site is located northwest of the intersection of Hamrock Lane and Dale Acres Road, Italy, Road and Bridge Precinct No. 3.]

WE'LL JUST MOVE ON. WE'LL BRING YOU BACK WHENEVER IT'S READY OKAY. VERY GOOD. WE WILL NOW TAKE UP AND CONSIDER ITEM 1.2 WHICH IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION TO RATIFY STAFF ACTION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESUBMISSION OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF LEGENDARY HILLS ON HAMROCK. THIS IS AN APPROXIMATELY 296 ACRE SITE THAT IS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HAMROCK LANE AND DALE ACRES ROAD, ITALY ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCT NUMBER THREE. AND COMMISSIONERS, WE DO HAVE SO FAR WE HAVE ONE PERSON OF THE PUBLIC, MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. SO, ALBERTO. YES, BACK IN SEPTEMBER, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR, JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE APPLICANT HAD SUBMITTED A PRELIMINARY PLAT TOTALING 224 LOTS ON A 296 ACRES. THE COURT DID RECOMMEND OR DID DENY THE PRELIMINARY PLAT, AS IT HAD LOTS THAT STARTED AT 0.6 ACRES ALL THE WAY UP TO EIGHT ACRES. THEY ALSO NEEDED A FEW OTHER VARIANCES. THOSE WERE TABLED, BUT THE PLAT, SINCE WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON IT WITHIN 30 DAYS, WAS DENIED BY THE COURT. BUT AFTER TALKING TO THE APPLICANT, THEY RESUBMITTED THIS PLOT. THIS IS ALL MINIMUM ONE ACRES, SO THIS TIME IT MEETS ALL THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. THEY DID GO FROM 224 LOTS DOWN TO 198. AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL SUBJECT TO 21 CONDITIONS. THE BIGGEST ONES ARE THE PROPOSED STREET NAMES NEED TO BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY BY GIS PRIOR TO THE FINAL PRINTING OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT, AND ALSO THERE'S A AREA ON THE SOUTH SIDE THAT NEEDS TO BE POTENTIALLY REDESIGNED, REALIGNMENT OF STREETS AROUND WHAT THEY'RE CALLING RIGHT NOW PHYLLIS STREET, MCKINNON WAY AND DEL ACRES. THOSE ARE THE TWO BIGGEST ONES I SEE. THE OTHERS ARE MINOR AND TECHNICAL IN NATURE. WE ARE REMOVING ONE COMMENT BECAUSE THIS ONE DOESN'T APPLY. WE ARE REMOVING A SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLAN MUST BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BEFORE THE MIDDLE OF A FINAL PLOT. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE SEPTIC. THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT SEWAGE PLAN. SO STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL SUBJECT TO 21 CONDITIONS. OKAY. AND ALBERTO, IF THE 21 CONDITIONS ARE MET, THEN IT COMPLIES WITH SUBDIVISION. CORRECT. YEAH. AND LIKE I SAID, MOST OF THEM ARE MINOR AND TECHNICAL IN NATURE. LIKE I SAID, SOME OF THEM THEY JUST GOT UPDATES SOME SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE, SOME NOTARY STATEMENTS. THEY'RE MISSING A FEW EASEMENTS, SOME SETBACK LINES AREN'T IDENTIFIED, THINGS LIKE THAT. THOSE ARE JUST MINOR.

BUT BUT THE PREMISE IS THEY DO MEET THE ONE ACRE MINIMUM LOT REQUIREMENTS. OKAY, OKAY. VERY GOOD SPEAKERS ON THIS. YEAH. WE HAVE SPEAKERS ON THIS. YES WE DO. WE HAVE CARRIE, JANEK. MISS JANEK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK WITH US? MISS JANEK, I BELIEVE YOU'VE SPOKEN TO US BEFORE. BUT IF YOU DON'T MIND, FOR PURPOSES OF OUR RECORD, IF YOU WILL GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE COME ON UP. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR JOINING. GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. I LIVE AT 4415 DALE ACRES IN ITALY, TEXAS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AS ELLIS COUNTY CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE GROWTH, THE DECISIONS REGARDING LAND USE HAVE LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES FOR THE COMMUNITY, THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION IS CURRENTLY AGRICULTURAL LAND, WHICH PROVIDES ESSENTIAL BENEFITS INCLUDING FOOD PRODUCTION AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE COUNTY'S RURAL CHARACTER. CONVERTING FARMLAND TO HIGHER DENSITY DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT CAREFUL PLANNING RISKS COMPROMISING THESE BENEFITS AND PLACING ADDITIONAL STRAIN ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SERVICES. IT IS CRITICAL TO WEIGH THE SHORT TERM APPEAL OF DEVELOPMENT AGAINST THE LONG TERM, VALUE PRESERVING WORKING LANDS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. ONCE THE LAND IS SUBDIVIDED AND DEVELOPED, IT CANNOT BE RECLAIMED FOR AGRICULTURAL USE. THOUGHTFUL GROWTH SHOULD BALANCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS WITH THE PROTECTION OF WORKING LAND THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE ECONOMY, THE COUNTY'S ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. FROM AN INFRASTRUCTURE STANDPOINT, THE PROPERTY RELIES ON SIX CATCH PONDS AND EXISTING CREEK TO MANAGE THE DRAINAGE. THESE SYSTEMS WERE DESIGNED FOR THE SITE AS IT EXISTS TODAY, AND INCREASING DENSITY RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER EXISTING DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE CAN CONTINUE TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY, PARTICULARLY DURING HEAVY RAIN PERIODS.

WATER AVAILABILITY AND RELIABILITY ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS. SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR, RESIDENTS THAT ARE SERVED BY THE 77 WELL WITH CCW HAVE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 12 BOIL WATER NOTICES, ALONG WITH SIX WATER SHUT OFF NOTICES TO LOCATE LEAKS AND OTHER SERVICE OUTAGES, SOME LASTING MULTIPLE DAYS. THESE DISRUPTIONS SUGGEST THE EXISTING WATER SYSTEM IS ALREADY UNDER STRAIN, AND INCREASING UTILIZATION OF THE WATER WELLS THROUGH ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT MAY EXACERBATE THESE ISSUES AND INCREASE THE

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LIKELIHOOD OF FUTURE OUTAGES. THERE ARE ALSO MARKET CONDITIONS WORTH NOTING. A BUILDER CURRENTLY ACTIVE IN THE NEWEST SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT IN ITALY HAS FOUR VACANT LOTS AND SEVEN SPEC HOMES AVAILABLE IN THE LAST YEAR. WHEN ASKED WHETHER THEY WOULD PURSUE DEVELOPMENT IN SIMILAR SUBDIVISION IN ITALY, THE BUILDER THE BUILDERS STATED THEY WOULD PROBABLY NOT PURSUE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT MARKET DEMAND AND POTENTIAL FOR PARTIALLY BUILT OR STALLED DEVELOPMENTS, WHICH CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT SURROUNDING PROPERTY VALUES IN PLACE. ADDITIONAL BURDENS ON THE COUNTY. IN SUMMARY, THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN DENSITY FOR THIS PROPERTY RAISES SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS RELATED TO FARMLAND PRESERVATION, WATER RELIABILITY, DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE, MARKET DEMAND, AND PUBLIC SERVICES. THOUGHTFUL PLANNING SHOULD PRIORITIZE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH THAT BALANCES DEVELOPMENT NEEDS WITH THE PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY, AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THESE CONCERNS BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT ELLIS COUNTY AND ITALY'S GROWTH IS BOTH RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF CURRENT RESIDENTS AND OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS JANEK. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. WELL DONE. YEAH, VERY GOOD JOB. ALBERTO. COMMISSIONERS, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR ALBERTO. I DO APPRECIATE THAT SINCE THE PLAT COMPLIES WITH OUR ORDINANCE, WE WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF LEEWAY TO TO NOT APPROVE IT. CORRECT. AND JUST TO ANSWER JUST A FEW OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED, THE WATER PROVIDER FOR THIS AREA DID STATE THAT THERE IS CAPACITY FOR THIS FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. THEY ARE EXTENDING A I BELIEVE IT'S A 12 INCH WATER LINE INTO THIS PROPERTY TO MAKE IT FEASIBLE. ALBERTO, WOULD YOU NAME THAT WATER SUPPLIER? YEAH, IT'S SOUTH ELLIS COUNTY. YES. AND THE REASON I WANTED TO DO THAT, BECAUSE SHE BRINGS A GREAT POINT, SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T HAVE JURISDICTION OVER. IF THEY TELL US THERE'S CAPACITY, WE WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT. BUT THAT'S PART OF OUR PROCESS, PART OF OUR REGS THAT WE'RE MEETING. AND GO AHEAD. I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE, FOR THE RECORD, WE HAD, SAY A 12 INCH LINE. I BELIEVE IT'S A 12 INCH LINE. I'M COMMISSIONER. REMEMBER WHAT? THAT WAS A FINE POINT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CONFUSING THING IN THAT THE NAME OF THE WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION IS, IS SOUTH ELLIS COUNTY, BUT IT'S NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE COUNTY. CORRECT. AND WE JUST REQUIRE A LETTER BASED ON THEIR THEIR FINDINGS AND THEIR PROVIDER. WE DON'T HAVE ANY JURISDICTION OVER THAT WATER. AND THERE'S TYPICALLY SOME SORT OF A STUDY THAT THEY REQUIRE TO BE DONE. AND THEY'RE CONFIDENT BASED OFF OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY'RE DOING, THAT THEY CAN MEET THE THE NEEDS DRAINAGE PLANS. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE SUBMITTED AFTER, YOU KNOW, IF THIS PLAQUE IS APPROVED, THEIR NEXT STEP IS TO SUBMIT A CIVIL PLANS, WHICH WILL INCLUDE DRAINAGE. WE HAVE TOLD THE APPLICANT THAT THEY WILL NEED DRAINAGE ON THIS SITE AS WELL, SO IT MAY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LOTS SLIGHTLY FROM 198, BUT TO ONE 198 WOULD BE THE ABSOLUTE MAX THAT THEY CAN BUILD. AND THIS IS AS I STATED EARLIER, IT'S THE EARLIER SUBMITTAL WAS 0.6 ACRES AND ALL THE WAY TO EIGHT ACRES. THIS IS MINIMUM ONE ACRE ALL THE WAY UP TO EIGHT ACRES. OKAY, OKAY.

COMMISSIONERS, WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC LOCATION FOR THEIR CONTAINMENT POND THAT'LL COME AFTER. YEAH. SO ONCE THEY DO THE THE FULL CIVIL PLANS, I GUESS THEY'RE GOING TO DETERMINE WHAT SITES ARE BEST, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. ZACH, I GUESS HELP ME OUT HERE. I THINK IT WAS AT ONE POINT MAYBE UP TO THREE, TWO, TWO OF THEM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR QUESTIONS? SPEAKERS WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON ITEM 1.2. NO. OKAY. WELL WITH THAT SAID I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS BASED ON THE OUR PENDING THE CONDITIONS MET OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 1.2. SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS WE HAVE FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I, I. DOES ANYONE OPPOSED HEARING NO OPPOSITION? ITEM 1.2 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU ALBERTO. THANK YOU. ALBERTO. WE'LL NOW

[1.3 Discussion, consideration, and action upon variance requests for Parcel ID No. 274632, 183403 - (proposed the Trails at Hidden Creek development) from Volume Ill, Section IV (D) of the Standard Construction Details to waive the required cement stabilized flexbase. The± 65.892-acre site is located ± 830 feet southwest of the intersection of Buchanan Drive and South Ring Road, Waxahachie, Road and Bridge Precinct No. 4.]

TAKE UP ITEM 1.3. COMMISSIONERS, WE DO HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1.3, WHICH IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION UPON VARIANCE REQUESTS FOR PARCEL ID NUMBER 274632 AND 183403. THIS IS THE PROPOSED TRAILS AT HIDDEN CREEK DEVELOPMENT, AND THOSE ARE VARIANCE REQUESTS FROM VOLUME THREE, SECTION FOUR OF THE STANDARD CONSTRUCTION DETAILS TO WAIVE THE REQUIRED CEMENT STABILIZED FLEX BASE. THIS IS AN APPROXIMATELY 65.892 ACRE SITE THAT IS LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 830FT SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF BUCHANAN DRIVE AND SOUTH RING ROAD. LOXAHATCHEE ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR. YES, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THAT THIS ITEM BE TABLED UNTIL

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JANUARY 6TH. I'M GOING TO PROVIDE JUST A FEW DETAILS. THE COURT DID APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT BACK IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR FOR 51 LOTS. THEY ARE RECOMMENDING. EXCUSE ME.

THEY ARE REQUESTING THAT A WAIVER FROM THAT SIX INCH CEMENT STABILIZED FLEX SPACE.

THEY DID SUBMIT A SOILS REPORT. WHEN STAFF ANALYZED IT, WE DETERMINED WE SAW THAT IT WAS MORE FOR FOUNDATIONS AND NOT NECESSARILY ROADS. HENCE OUR RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL. THE APPLICANT WANTS TO SUBMIT A REPORT THAT SPECIFICALLY TALKS ABOUT THE ROADS, AND THAT'S WHY HIS REQUEST IS FOR CONTINUANCE UNTIL OR TABLING UNTIL JANUARY 6TH. SO TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY.

OKAY. SO YOU'RE REQUESTING THAT WE TABLE IT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING JANUARY 6TH OF 2026.

CORRECT. AND WE'LL SEND OUT WE'LL SEND OUT NOTICES AS WELL JUST TO UPDATE THEM OF THE DATE AND THE TIME AS WELL, JUST TO KIND OF KEEP KEEP EVERYONE IN THE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. BUT WE CAN TAKE ACTION ON THAT NEXT COURT WITHOUT HAVING TO RE READ NOTICE. IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN A STANDARD PRACTICE FOR THE COUNTY. I GUESS ANYTIME THERE'S A CONTINUANCE OR TABLING THAT WE RE-ADVERTISE IT. OKAY. SO YES. SO THAT'LL GO OUT TO THE SAME 18 PEOPLE. WE DID GET THREE RESPONSES IN OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST. RIGHT. WE DO. WE DO IN FACT HAVE FOUR MEMBERS.

MAKE SURE I'M GETTING THAT RIGHT. YES, FOUR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. WE HAVE WILLIAM LINHART, WE HAVE PATRICK KELLY, WE HAVE SCOTT ROSENBERGER AND MARIE KELLY. FOR THOSE FOUR OF YOU, IF YOU WOULD DESIRE TO SPEAK TODAY, YOU COULD DO THAT. WE WON'T BE TAKING ACTION ON IT TODAY. OR I'M SORRY THAT YOU'VE MADE THE TAKING TIME OFF AND GONE TO THE TROUBLE TO BE HERE. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK TODAY, YOU'RE. WELL, WE'LL CALL YOU UP AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO SO. IF NOT, YOU CAN COME BACK ON ON JANUARY 6TH. CAN I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION? IS THAT FOR ALL OF THE VARIANCES, THE THE WIDTH OF THE ROAD AND THE STABILIZING BASE. YES. OKAY. YES. THE ENTIRE THING WILL BE PUT OFF FOR ACTION UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. SO, MR. LENHARDT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TODAY? WOULD IT BE MORE APPLICABLE TO SPEAK TODAY OR WHEN THE ACTION IS TAKEN NEXT TIME? I, I WOULD SUGGEST MAYBE SO THAT IT'S FRESH IN OUR MINDS THAT YOU SPEAK IN JANUARY. BUT I'M RESPECTFUL OF THE FACT THAT YOU MAY HAVE TAKEN OFF WORK OR GONE MADE A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO BE HERE. SO I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU OUT AGAIN TO MAKE YOU HAVE TO COME BACK. SO JUST. YEAH, PLEASE COME ON UP AND AND JUDGE, I COULD ALSO TALK TO THE RESIDENTS, I GUESS AFTER THIS PORTION IS DONE IN THE, IN THE HALLWAY IF THEY WANT AS WELL. YEAH. VERY GOOD. SO JUST TO CLARIFY, ALBERTO MENTIONED THIS IS THE LAST ITEM ON OUR DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT AGENDA. SO ALBERTO WILL BE FREE TO STEP OUTSIDE WITH YOU AFTER WE TAKE THIS UP IF YOU WANT TO VISIT WITH HIM AS WELL. SO, MR. LENHARDT, COME ON UP IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK. AND IF YOU WILL, PLEASE. EVEN THOUGH I, OF COURSE, AM FAMILIAR WITH WHO YOU ARE, IF YOU WILL PLEASE COME UP AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

MY NAME IS WILLIAM LENHART. I LIVE AT 181 BUCHANAN DRIVE IN WAXAHACHIE. ADDRESSING THE TWO VARIANCES VARIANCE REQUESTS. IS THERE ANY CLARIFICATION? USUALLY ASK FOR A VARIANCE WITH A REASON. IT JUST SAYS I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS. WAS THERE A REASON GIVEN I WE WOULD HAVE TO GET MR. MAREZ TO ADDRESS THAT. OKAY. SO DO YOU HAVE ONE, SIR? YES. ACCORDING TO THE REQUEST HERE, IT SAYS THAT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO INSTALL THE EXTRA 12IN OF SUBGRADE BECAUSE MORE THAN 60% OF THE PROPERTY HAS EXPOSED LIMESTONE AND THE OTHER 40% HAS LESS LIMESTONE.

LIMESTONE LESS THAN ONE FOOT DEEP. THERE'S NO POINT IN DIGGING UP THE LIMESTONE TO PUT UP A LESSER QUALITY MATERIAL FOR ROAD STRENGTH. OKAY. VERY GOOD. MY BACKGROUND IS I AM A DEGREED ENGINEER. I'VE DESIGNED SEVERAL THINGS, LOTS OF THINGS TO BE BUILT. MY PROPERTY IS THE THE THE LONG, SKINNY WHITE PART ON THE RIGHT. I'VE DUG ALL OVER THE PLACE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS LIMESTONE. I USED TO DRIVE AROUND ON THAT PROPERTY THERE WITH MY POLARIS, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF LIMESTONE STICKING UP. HOWEVER, THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF DEEP BLACK DIRT, WHICH WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST EXPANSIVE SOIL IN THE COUNTRY. PUTTING CONCRETE ON IDEAL SOIL WITHOUT A STABILIZING BASE IS INVITING, CRACKING JUST FROM THERMAL EXPANSION AND CRACKING GOING ON, OR, SORRY, TRAFFIC GOING ON IT, BUT NOT PUTTING THAT STABILIZING BASE. NO MATTER HOW STRONG YOU MAKE THE CONCRETE OR HOW MUCH REBAR YOU PUT IN IT, IT'S GOING TO CRACK WITH THAT SOIL AROUND US. I MEAN, THAT'S WHY PEOPLE HAVE SOAKER HOSES RUNNING AROUND THEIR HOUSES SO THEIR FOUNDATIONS DON'T DON'T BUCKLE. AND THEN RING ROAD ITSELF AS YOU COME IN WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THE ACCESS, IT'S KIND OF CUT OFF ON THE BOTTOM. IT'S EXTREMELY NARROW AS IT IS. WAS THERE A REASON FOR THE THE THE REQUEST FOR THE NARROWER ROAD FROM 28 TO 27? IT'S NOT LISTED IN IN THIS ONE HERE, BUT SO THE COUNTY MINIMUM IS NOW 27FT WIDE. THE CITY IS STILL 28FT. SO THE ONLY PORTION THAT WOULD BE

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LITERALLY 28FT WOULD ONLY BE THE ROAD LEADING FROM RING ROAD INTO THE DEVELOPMENT. NOW, IF HE WANTS TO SEEK A VARIANCE FROM THE CITY FOR THAT, BECAUSE OF THE WAY OUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT READS, IS THE STRICTER OF THE TWO. SO HE WOULD NEED TO GET A VARIANCE FROM WAXAHACHIE FIRST BEFORE US. BUT FOR US, OUR OUR STANDARD ROAD WITH OUR PAVEMENT WITH IS 27FT. OKAY, OKAY. SO I WOULD SAY IT IS IT'S PRETTY HAZARDOUS. IT'S A NARROW ROAD AS IT IS TRYING TO GET BY MAKING MAKING IT NARROWER AND NARROWER THAN IT COULD BE. AND THAT IS AN IN AND OUT OF A MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S GOING TO COME IN AT THE BOTTOM. THERE'LL BE LOTS IN THE MIDDLE AND A LOOP. SO THERE'LL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING AND GOING. SO THE NARROWER THAT IS, THE MORE THE MORE HAZARDOUS THAT IS. AND THEN AND AGAIN IN JUST IN REFERENCE TO THE CONCRETE ITSELF, IF THAT'S DEGRADES, MY UNDERSTANDING IS, YOU KNOW, THE CONTRACTOR AS PART OF BUILDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUILDS, THAT BUILDS THE HOUSES AND AT SOME POINT TURNS UP MAINTENANCE OF THAT OVER TO THE COUNTY. YOU KNOW, OUR TAXES ARE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THAT IN A YEAR OR TWO WHEN IT STARTS BUCKLING OR, OR FAILING JUST FROM POOR CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES. RIGHT. SO THOSE ARE SO I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT BOTH OF THOSE BE DENIED, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU APPRECIATE SIR. THANK YOU SIR. YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME BACK ON JANUARY 6TH. BUT WE'LL CERTAINLY TAKE YOUR COMMENTS INTO ACCOUNT IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO JOIN US AGAIN. THANK YOU. OKAY. I AM GOING TO CALL ON THE OTHER THREE. AND AGAIN, IT'S UP TO YOU WHETHER YOU WANT TO SPEAK TODAY OR NOT.

SO THE NEXT WOULD BE SCOTT ROSENBERGER. MR. ROSENBERGER, IF YOU DO WANT TO SPEAK TODAY, COME ON UP. AND SIR, IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF YOU WOULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SCOTT ROSENBERGER, AND I LIVE AT 584 BECKY LANE, ACROSS THE CREEK FROM THIS PROPERTY. I ALSO AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND I REQUEST THAT YOU DENY BOTH OF THESE VARIANCES. I DON'T THINK IT'S IN THE BEST LONG TERM INTEREST OF THE TAXPAYERS OF ELLIS COUNTY. IN MY OWN EXPERIENCE, IN THE LAND THAT'S OUT THERE IS THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL VARIATION IN THE SOIL. WHILE THERE IS SOME AREAS WHERE LIMESTONE IS NEAR THE SURFACE, THERE ARE MANY AREAS WHERE IT'S NOT. AND TXDOT AND YOU ADOPTED THESE STANDARDS BECAUSE IT'S IT'S THE BEST METHOD FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN OUR AREA. SO OVERALL, I THINK A WIDER ROAD ALSO DECREASES EDGE STRESSES. SO MY REQUEST IS THAT YOU DENY AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND NEXT TWO WEEKS. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HEARING MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. ROSENBERG. WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I'D LIKE TO SAY, IF EITHER OF YOU WOULD WOULD LIKE TO PUT A WRITTEN REQUEST IN THAT WE COULD HAVE FOR THE NEXT TIME THIS COMES FORWARD. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE IT ON FILE. JUST GET WITH THE JUDGE'S OFFICE AND WE'LL GET YOU A FORM. AND. VERY GOOD. OKAY. WE ALSO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PATRICK KELLY. MR. KELLY, JUST BE REPEATING WHAT THESE GUYS HAVE STATED SO WE CAN CONTINUE ON. OKAY? OKAY. VERY GOOD. AND THEN LASTLY WE HAVE MARIE KELLY. AND MISS KELLY. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR OUR RECORD AND AND PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH YOUR ADDRESS. THANK YOU.

LOTS OF PICTURES OKAY. MARIE KELLY, I LIVE AT 140 BUCHANAN DRIVE. I'M RIGHT ON THE CORNER OF SOUTH RING AND BUCHANAN. I'VE LIVED OUT THERE 33 YEARS, AND OUR MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THAT PROPERTY OUT THERE IS FLOODING. THAT ROAD HAS NEVER BEEN GOOD ENOUGH AS IT IS, LET ALONE BEING MADE LESS THAN WHAT IT IS. ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ABOVE STANDARD IS GOING TO TURN OUT TO BE A DISASTER. THERE'S A TANK AT THE BEGINNING RIGHT THERE WHERE THAT CURVE IS. IT OVERFLOWS. IT KEEPS THE ROAD WET UNDERNEATH ON BOTH SIDES. IT'S CONSTANTLY FALLING OFF THE EDGES BECAUSE OF THE DAMP ROAD. AND WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN WORRIED ABOUT CAVING IN RIGHT THERE.

THAT ROAD IS THE ONLY WAY IN AND OUT RIGHT NOW FOR 13 FAMILIES. AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING 40 MORE FAMILIES IN TO TRAVEL THAT ROAD. WE JUST HAVE LITTLE SMALL DITCHES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR ALL OF THE RUNOFF FROM HIDDEN CREEK RUNS OFF INTO OUR LITTLE DITCHES. ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE LITTLE TRENCHES DUG IN THEIR YARDS. SO TO RELIEVE THE WATER ON THEIR PROPERTY, NOT LET ALONE ON THE ROAD, IT FLOODS ALL THE TIME. THERE'S ANOTHER AREA ON THE OTHER SIDE OF US THAT'S NOT SURE ABOUT THIS. I WAS TOLD IT'S 400 PLUS ACRES THAT THEY'RE CLEARING FOR DEVELOPMENT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HOUSES YOU CAN PUT ON 400 ACRES, BUT THAT'S THAT. MANY MORE PEOPLE TRAVELING ON THAT ROAD. AGAIN, I STRESS THAT'S OUR ONLY WAY IN AND OUT, AND IT'S ALREADY A DANGEROUS ROAD. THAT TANK OVER FLOODS, FLOODS IT RIGHT THERE, WASHES OUT A LOT OF STUFF. THE COUNTY CAME IN AND MADE THE LITTLE CULVERTS

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A LITTLE BIT BIGGER FOR THE NEW FAMILIES ON THE PROPERTY. WE'RE DISCUSSING NOW. BUT IT DIDN'T.

IT HAS NOWHERE TO GO. WE JUST HAVE TWO LITTLE DITCHES. SO IT IT REALLY DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH. ANYTHING LESS THAN STANDARD IS GOING TO BE A DISASTER. IT NEEDS A GOOD DRAINAGE SYSTEM, AND AN UNDERGROUND ONE WOULD PROBABLY BE BEST BECAUSE THAT TANK KEEPS EVERYTHING SO WET ALL THE TIME. AND ROCKET UTILITY IS NOW PUTTING A WATER LINE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN PUT A DRAINAGE SYSTEM ON TOP OF A WATER LINE, BUT YOU KNOW THERE'S NOWHERE FOR ALL THAT WATER TO GO. AND THAT'S MY MAIN CONCERN, IS BEING ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT. AND HEAVEN FORBID WE NEEDED FIRE OR MEDICAL SERVICES WITH ALL OF THESE. AND AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL OF THESE BIG TRUCKS COMING IN AND OUT BUILDING ALL THESE HOMES. AND I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN'T GET AROUND A BIG TRUCK ON OUR ROAD. IT'S SO SMALL NOW. WE ALL HAVE TO DRIVE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GO AROUND. THEY CALL IT A TWO LANE ROAD, BUT YOU CAN SEE IN MY PICTURES THERE'S ONLY ROOM ENOUGH FOR ONE VEHICLE ON THAT ROAD. AND THAT'S I'M GOING TO COME BACK AGAIN JANUARY 5TH IF I CAN. YES.

AND AGAIN, I'M OPPOSED TO THIS. YOU KNOW, ANYTHING LESS IS A DISASTER. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME TODAY. THANK YOU, MRS. KELLY. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU MA'AM. CAN WE KEEP YOUR PICTURES? IS THAT OKAY? OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE PICTURES AS WELL. THANK YOU, MRS. KELLY. OKAY, ALBERTO. AND YOU ARE DESIRING THAT WE TABLE THIS UNTIL THE NEXT. YES, PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST. AND JUST AS A POINT OF RECORD, THE CIVIL PLANS ARE UNDER REVIEW RIGHT NOW, SO THOSE HAVEN'T HAVE YET TO BE APPROVED. SO THE DRAINAGE, EVERYTHING IS STILL BEING LOOKED AT HERE. SOME OF THOSE ITEMS MAY BE LOOKED AT FOR. AND THAT REVIEW OF THE PLANS OKAY. YOU ANTICIPATE THAT FOR TWO WEEKS FROM NOW THAT THEY'LL STILL BE UNDER REVIEW.

YOU WON'T HAVE FINDINGS. IT WILL LIKELY STILL BE UNDER REVIEW. YES. OKAY OKAY OKAY OKAY. YES. MR. LENHARDT, THE PLANS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING I BELIEVE SO. AND MR. LENHARDT, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, ALBERTO WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VISIT WITH YOU GUYS OUT IN THE HALLWAY AND HE MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU SOME MORE GUIDANCE ON SOME OF THOSE TOPICS. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO TO TABLE ITEM 1.3 UNTIL THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. SO MOVED SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. IS ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO OPPOSITION, THE MOTION TO TABLE IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANKS, ALBERTO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, ALBERTO. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, FOLKS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO TO GET UP AND AND VISIT WITH ALBERTO.

JUST NOT ALL AT ONCE. GIVE THEM GIVE THE MAN A BREAK. YEAH, I'M JUST KIDDING. GO EASY ON HIM.

IT IS THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. THEY ALL STOOD UP. YEAH, YEAH. SO WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR PURCHASING, SUBMIT A FORMAL WRITTEN REQUEST FOR THOSE FORMS OR DOCUMENTED ONLINE. OKAY.

THERE YOU GO. JUST SHARE THAT WITH THE JUDGE'S OFFICE. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. VERY GOOD. IT SHOULD BE. WE NORMALLY MEET ON TUESDAYS AND IT WILL BE TUESDAY, JANUARY 6TH, I BELIEVE. I THINK THAT'S THE SIXTH. 2:00. YEAH, YEAH. 2:00 OKAY. VERY GOOD. WELL NOW TAKE UP ITEM 2.1,

[2.1 Discussion, consideration, and action on the award of Bid Number RFB-2025-010 Extermination Pest Control and Bee Removal Services and authorization for the County Judge to execute the contracts with the vendors upon final legal review as follows: • Group A to ABC Home and Commercial Services, Bandit Busters LLC, Cross Country Pest Control, and Ellis County Pest Services for termite removal and treatment on an as needed basis. • Group B to ABC Home and Commercial Services and Cross Country Pest Control for bee removal and treatment on as a needed basis. • Group C to Ellis County Pest Services for routine quarterly pest control. • Group D to Bandit Busters LLC, Ellis County Pest Services, Cross Country Pest Control, and ABC Home and Commercial Services for emergency pest issues on an as needed basis.]

WHICH IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE AWARD OF BID NUMBER RFB DASH 2020 FIVE. DASH 010 EXTERMINATION, PEST CONTROL AND BEE REMOVAL SERVICES AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACTS WITH VENDORS UPON FINAL LEGAL REVIEW AS FOLLOWS. GROUP A TO ABC HOME AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES. BANDIT BUSTERS, LLC, CROSS COUNTRY PEST CONTROL AND ELLIS COUNTY PEST SERVICES FOR TERMITE REMOVAL AND TREATMENT ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS. GROUP B TO ABC HOME AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND CROSS COUNTRY PEST CONTROL FOR BEE REMOVAL AND TREATMENT ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS. GROUP C TO ELLIS COUNTY PEST SERVICES FOR ROUTINE QUARTERLY PEST CONTROL. GROUP D TO BANDIT BUSTERS LLC, ELLIS COUNTY PEST SERVICES, CROSS COUNTRY PEST CONTROL AND ABC HOME AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES FOR EMERGENCY PEST ISSUES ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS, WE HAVE EJ HARBIN, OUR PURCHASING DIRECTOR, TO LEAD US ON THESE. GOOD AFTERNOON JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS RFP 2020 5-010 WAS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 29TH AND ADVERTISED TWICE IN THE NEWSPAPER IS REQUIRED. IN ADDITION, PURCHASING NOTIFIED LOCAL VENDORS WHICH HAVE BEEN USED IN THE PAST BY THE COUNTY OF THE REQUEST FOR THE BID SO THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT A RESPONSE. THE BIDS WERE OPENED OCTOBER 29TH. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE BID IS TO PROVIDE QUARTERLY PEST CONTROL FOR THE MAIN

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COUNTY FACILITIES AND ON DEMAND, AS REQUESTED SERVICES FOR THE ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCT.

BARNES. THE NEWEST FACILITIES HAVE BEEN INUNDATED WITH MICE, SMALL SNAKES, COCKROACHES, ANTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT CREEPS AND CRAWLS. IN ADDITION, CONSTRUCTION. AS IT WAS COMPLETED, IT DID DISTURB THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN. AND SO WE'VE HAD MICE BOTHERING THE OUTSIDE AND THE ELECTRICAL PURCHASING IS REQUESTING APPROVAL. ONE THING I DID WANT TO NOTE ON THIS IS WHEN WE SAID ON DEMAND. RIGHT NOW, I KNOW THAT THE COMMISSIONERS TAKE CARE OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL BARNS. AND SO AT TIMES THEY DO OUTSIDE PEST CONTROL. AND SO THAT'S WHERE D CAME IN. THE FACILITIES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ARE MAINLY THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICES.

OTHER MAIN FACILITIES LIKE ELLIS COUNTY CENTRAL, JP TWO, THE NEW FACILITY SO THAT THOSE WOULD BE ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE AND A REGULAR TREATMENT PLAN. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR EJ? EJ REAL QUICK, I THINK I SEE THE ONE I'M USING CURRENTLY IS IS THE ONE I'M USING CURRENTLY ON HERE. YES, SIR. OKAY. I'M JUST COULDN'T FOR SURE REMEMBER THEIR NAME, BUT THEY'RE DOING FINE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT DIDN'T AFFECT US BECAUSE WE DO THIS SEPARATELY. NO, IN THIS CONTRACT. SO IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. WANT TO ASK? OKAY. AS FAR AS THE BILLING ON THESE, IS THIS A STANDARD POLICY FOR THAT? I KNOW LIKE OUR BARNS WE PAY FOR OUR OWN PEST CONTROL. YES. THIS IS THEY'LL PROVIDE THE QUARTERLY AND THEN THE BILLING RIGHT NOW I DID TALK TO ERIC ON THE BILLING BECAUSE THERE IS A SMALL TO THE END OF THE YEAR. RIGHT NOW, KEITH HAS $3,500 A YEAR FOR PEST CONTROL OF ALL THE FACILITIES. SO THERE WAS A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN THERE, AND THAT WILL BE MADE UP JUST TO GET US TO OCTOBER, WHERE WE HAVE THE STANDARD BUDGET PROCESS TO GO THROUGH. BUT IT IS A QUARTERLY MAINTENANCE. SO THEY COME OUT, THEY'LL PUT THE PEST CONTROL, THE MICE CONTROL BOXES ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDINGS, AND THEN THEY'LL PERFORM REGULAR PEST CONTROL AND THEN COME BACK ON SPOT TREATMENTS AS NECESSARY. IF I KNOW WHAT I'M ASKING IS, DOES, DOES DOES EACH OF THOSE FALL SPECIFIC TO THE BUILDING? IS IT I MEAN, IS IT ALL COMING OUT OF KEITH'S BUDGET FOR ALL THE BUILDINGS OTHER THAN THE PRECINCTS, OTHER THAN THE PRECINCTS? IT ALL COMES OUT OF KEITH'S BUDGET. THAT'S OUR STANDARD ACROSS THE BOARD. YES. OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, I THINK WE HAD A PENDING MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON TO APPROVE ITEM 2.1. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THERE'S A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. DOES ANYONE OPPOSED HEARING NO

[2.2 Discussion, consideration, and action of a price redetermination for Care Star Behavioral Health Services LLC for RFP-2024-008 Behavioral Health Assessments for the Veterans Treatment Court.]

OPPOSITION? ITEM 2.1 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL NOW TAKE UP ITEM 2.2, WHICH IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A PRICE REDETERMINATION FOR CAR CARE. STAR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, LLC FOR RFP. DASH 2024 008 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT. JUDGE COSTAR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IS PROVIDED TO REQUEST FOR AN INCREASE ON ITS ANNIVERSARY DATE, AS THEIR CURRENT CONTRACT REQUIRES. THEY'VE DOCUMENTED THE REQUEST, WHICH IS BASED ON THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TIME REQUIREMENT, TO COMPLETE THE ASSESSMENT. AND WE'VE LOOKED AT THE INFORMATION AND CONCUR AND AGREE WITH IT. STAFF HAS REVIEWED. WHEN I SAY THAT, CAITLIN WILKINSON, DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HAS REVIEWED THIS ALSO AND AGREES WITH THIS, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. SO WE CHECK THEIR MATH AND IT LOOKS TO BE CORRECT. YES, SIR. OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM 2.2? IF NOT, WE'LL TAKE A MOTION. SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 2.2 FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I. I IS ANYONE OPPOSED HEARING NO OPPOSITION?

[2.3 Discussion, consideration, and action to lease a copier for County Auditor's office from Xerox using the Omnia Partners Cooperative Contract Number R241205 in accordance with the Cooperative Purchasing Program, Texas Local Government Code §271.]

ITEM 2.2 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL NOW TAKE UP ITEM 2.3, WHICH IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION TO LEASE A COPIER FOR THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE FROM XEROX USING THE OMNIA PARTNERS COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NUMBER R-2 41205. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 271. I BELIEVE THAT SHOULD BE CHAPTER 271. GO AHEAD. EJ, UNDER THE NEGOTIATED TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE COUNTY RECEIVED NEW AND FASTER, MORE EFFICIENT COPIER FROM XEROX TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT'S EXPIRING

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PHYSICALLY IS ALMOST EXPIRED. THE NEW AVERAGE MONTHLY COST, INCLUDING ALL COPIES, WILL BE $284 A MONTH, AND THE PRICE DOES INCLUDE 26,000 BLACK AND WHITE COPIES. AS A STANDARD PART, STAFF IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 2.3 FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER STINSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. IS ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO OPPOSITION.

ITEM 2.3 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU EJ, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK

[3.1 Introduction of Veronica Rayfield, new case manager for Behavioral Health. - Behavioral Health Director Caitlin Wilkinson]

YOU. AND WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE PORTION OF OUR AGENDA. AND WE FIRST WILL TAKE UP ITEM 3.1. AND I'LL ASK OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIRECTOR CAITLIN WILKINSON TO JOIN US.

ITEM 3.1 IS INTRODUCTION OF VERONICA RAYFIELD. SHE IS A NEW CASE MANAGER IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. CAITLIN GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. THIS WILL BE VERY BRIEF BECAUSE I KNOW I CAN BE LONG WINDED. I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE VERONICA RAYFIELD. SHE HAS NINE YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH CPS AND HAS BEEN DOING ALREADY A PHENOMENAL JOB IN MY DEPARTMENT. SO VERONICA, IF YOU WANT TO COME SAY ANYTHING OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. HI, VERONICA. VERONICA. AFTERNOON.

HOW ARE YOU? ALL WELCOME. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WELL, AS CAITLIN MENTIONED, I HAVE OVER NINE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE HERE WITH CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN ELLIS COUNTY. I'M ALSO A LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKER, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE HERE IN ELLIS COUNTY. AND I WANT TO CONTINUE TO CONTINUE MY SERVICE HERE AS WELL. WELL, THAT'S GREAT. WE'RE WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ON THE TEAM. AND, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW YOU'LL BE ANOTHER VALUABLE EMPLOYEE TO THE COUNTY. SO WELCOME. YES, SIR. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. CAITLIN IS A ROCK STAR. SHE IS. JUST TRY TO KEEP UP. I'M TRYING. KEEPS ME RUNNING EVERY DAY. WELCOME ABOARD. GLAD TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERONICA, THANKS FOR JOINING US. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU,

[3.2 Presentation of the 2025 Sexual Assault Response Team members, protocols and biennial report. - County and District Attorney Lindy Beaty]

THANK YOU. OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 3.2 WHICH IS PRESENTATION OF THE 2025 SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAM MEMBERS PROTOCOLS AND BIENNIAL REPORT. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR COUNTY AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY LINDA BEATTY. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE. YOU SHOULD EACH HAVE IN AN ENVELOPE, I BELIEVE, THE BIENNIAL REPORTS THAT WE MUST TURN IN TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. IN 2021. THE LEGISLATURE REQUIRED THAT EVERY COUNTY HAVE A SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAM. AND THIS IS FOR ADULTS, NOT FOR THE CHILDREN, BECAUSE THAT FALLS UNDER COMPLETELY SEPARATE CATEGORY. THIS IS FOR ADULT SEXUAL ASSAULTS THAT OCCUR IN OUR COUNTY, AND IT REQUIRES EVERY TWO YEARS FOR US TO PROVIDE A BIENNIAL REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW. THE FIRST ONE THAT WAS DONE WAS BACK IN 2023. FOR THE LATTER HALF OF 2022 AND THEN FOR 2023. SO THIS ONE IS FOR 2024, 2025. AND WHAT WE FOUND WERE THINGS ARE KIND OF UNFORTUNATELY STILL KIND OF THE SAME IN THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT BETWEEN 25 TO 30 SEXUAL ASSAULTS THAT GET REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT PER YEAR, WHICH IN MY OPINION SEEMS REALLY LOW FOR THE SIZE OF OUR COUNTY. BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. AND THEN OF THOSE THAT GET ACTUALLY REPORTED, LESS THAN 20% ARE MAKING IT TO OUR OFFICE FOR PROSECUTION. AND THERE'S A VARIETY OF REASONS FOR THAT. A LOT OF IT IS DUE TO VICTIMS NOT WANTING TO COOPERATE. ONCE THE INITIAL REPORT IS MADE. SOME OF THE CASES ARE UNFOUNDED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT DURING THEIR INVESTIGATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO PART OF THE TEAM'S RESPONSE IS TO ONE INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS, INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS REGARDING THE HEIGHTS, WHICH IS A PARTNER OF MY OFFICE, IN ENGAGING PEOPLE TO REPORT SEXUAL ASSAULTS. AND EVEN IF THEY DON'T WANT TO REPORT THEM TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHICH THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO DO, AT LEAST GET SERVICES SO THAT THEY CAN GET HELP, EITHER MEDICALLY COUNSELING, MENTAL HEALTH, WHATEVER THEY THEY NEED TO GET.

SO WE'RE STILL RUNNING AT AT A PRETTY LOW RATE FOR OUR COUNTY. WHAT WE HAVE DONE, THOUGH, IS INCREASE THE MEMBERS OF THE SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAM. AND YOU ALL APPROVED THAT PROBABLY BACK IN NOVEMBER. SO WE'VE GOT ABOUT TEN PEOPLE THERE. WE'RE HOPING TO INCREASE THAT. RIGHT NOW. IT'S OUR MAJOR DEPARTMENTS. WE STILL DON'T HAVE OUR SMALLER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ON BOARD, BUT THEY GET RELATIVELY FEW, IF ANY, SEXUAL ASSAULTS REPORTED TO THEM. IN TERMS OF THE PROSECUTION, THOUGH, ONCE THE CASES DO MAKE IT TO OUR OFFICE, WE DO GET PRETTY GOOD RESULTS WHEN WE TAKE THOSE CASES TO JURY TRIALS PER USUAL. SO THAT PART IS GOOD. BUT THESE CASES ARE DIFFICULT TO PROVE WITHOUT MEDICAL EVIDENCE, OR EVEN IF WE

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HAVE DNA EVIDENCE THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY PROVE A SEXUAL ASSAULT OCCURRED. THE OTHER THING THAT I'M HOPING IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS THAT WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN IS GETTING TO WHERE WE HAVE AN IN-COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER. WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ONE IN OUR COUNTY, SO IN FORT WORTH IS THE PLACE THAT MOST OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT GOES TO TO GET US AN EXAM. AND THAT IS A BARRIER TO PEOPLE. THEY DON'T WANT TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO, TO FORT WORTH TO, TO GET THIS EXAM, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE COMING FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE COUNTY. FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, THOUGH, WE ARE REQUIRED TO BE A SAFE FACILITY. THE HEIGHTS IS TRYING TO GET THAT ACCREDITATION. HOWEVER, THE BARRIER TO THAT IS FOR US TO HAVE A FULL TIME SANE INSIDE THAT FACILITY. WE MUST HAVE ON CALL 24 HOURS A DAY. SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVOCATES, AND THEY HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED. THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH TRAINING. IT'S NOT JUST A PERSON SAYING THEY WANT TO SHOW UP AND HELP. SO WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT. WE HAVE RECEIVED A DOZEN APPLICATIONS, SO WE'RE RUNNING BACKGROUND CHECKS ON THOSE FOLKS AND HOPING TO GET THEM STARTED ON TRAINING IN JANUARY. THE GOAL FOR THE HEIGHTS AND OUR SART TEAM IS TO HAVE ALL THAT COMPLETED, HOPEFULLY BY MARCH, SO THAT WE CAN THEN HAVE THE IN HOUSE OR IN COUNTY SANE NURSE PROGRAM HERE. SO I THINK ONCE WE GET THAT UP AND RUNNING, THAT WILL DEFINITELY INCREASE THE NUMBERS THAT THAT WE HAVE. SO THAT'S A MAJOR GOAL OF OURS. THE SECOND GOAL IS KIND OF A SIMILAR GOAL FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND THAT'S GETTING EDUCATION TO OUR FIRST RESPONDER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. YOU KNOW, WE GET THE CID, THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISIONS. THEY KNOW ABOUT ALL THIS. BUT WE'RE FINDING THAT IT'S THE PATROL OFFICERS THAT DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE TO KIND OF HELP THE VICTIMS AND WHAT THEIR REQUIREMENTS ARE. SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING TRAININGS AT SHIFT CHANGE FOR EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, WHICH IS GOING TO BE A BIG TO DO. BUT THAT'S OUR GOAL FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS AS WELL. SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. IF ANYONE HAS ANY COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR LINDA ON THE REPORT IDEA COST FOR THIS. SO LUCKILY TO GET THE SAME PROGRAM GOING, LUCKILY WITH THE HEIGHTS IT'S NOT GOING TO COST THE COUNTY MONEY. PLUS, EVERY TIME A FORENSIC EXAM GETS DONE LIKE THAT, THE STATE REIMBURSES THEM AS WELL. SO IT'S NOT A COST TO THE COUNTY TO GET IT DONE. IT WILL JUST REALLY BE BENEFICIAL TO US BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, LAW ENFORCEMENT ALSO DOESN'T LIKE IT BECAUSE IF WE GET SOMEBODY IN, LIKE I SAID, THEY GOT TO GO TO GPS AND THEY CAN'T JUST DROP THEM OFF AND SAY, GET YOUR EXAM. BECAUSE WE ARE AN OUT OF COUNTY GPS AND ALL THE OTHER PROVIDERS OUTSIDE OF OUR COUNTY REQUIRES THE OFFICER TO STAY THERE. AND SO LITERALLY AN OFFICER CAN BE OFF THE STREET 4 OR 5 HOURS SITTING WITH THE VICTIM WAITING TO GET THAT DONE. AND SO THIS WOULD BE A GAME CHANGER FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, BECAUSE THEY REALLY COULD DROP THE VICTIM OFF AT THE HEIGHTS TO GET THAT EXAM, AND THEN COME BACK WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED WITH THE EXAM TO FINISH. THE REST OF THEIR INVESTIGATION WOULD EMPLOY THE THREE AROUND THE CLOCK, SO THE HEIGHTS WOULD HAVE THE SAME NURSES? YES. AND THEY ALREADY HAVE ONE ON STAFF. SHE CANNOT GET YET HIRE ANY ADDITIONAL ONES, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A TIME FRAME OF WHEN THEY WOULD START OR, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO THAT'S THE PIECE THAT WE'RE WAITING ON. AND THEN SHE'LL BE ABLE TO GET MORE THAT WE COULD HAVE. SO WE COULD HAVE COVERAGE. YEAH. WOULD THEY BE EMPLOYED BY THE HEIGHTS OR BY THE COUNTY HEIGHTS? BY THE HEIGHTS. THE HEIGHTS WOULD EMPLOY THE SAME NURSE. YES. BUT WE WOULD TAKE THEM THERE OR I SAY WE YEAH, WE WOULD CHANGE OUR PROTOCOLS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW PROTOCOLS SAY IF IT HAS TO GO TO GPS, GPS OR EVEN WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ALSO GET SOME OF THE SURROUNDING HOSPITALS IN THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES TO DO THAT TOO. BUT THAT'S IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD UNTIL YOU'VE POPULATED THE SART ADVOCATES, CORRECT? YES. ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. ONCE THOSE ADVOCATES ARE IN PLACE, THEN THEN THE HEIGHTS CAN BE READILY AVAILABLE. YES. AND SO THE HEIGHTS EITHER THEN BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE REIMBURSED BY THE STATE, YES, THEY WILL GET REIMBURSED BY THE STATE. AND THEY RUN ON A LOT OF GRANT FUNDING AS WELL. SO THE MORE THEY GET, THE MORE FUNDING THEY CAN GET AS WELL. SO AS SOON AS WE GET THOSE SEX ASSAULT ADVOCATES TRAINED AND READY TO GO, WE WILL CHANGE OUR PROTOCOLS. WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT TWO YEARS TO CHANGE THE PROTOCOLS AND THEN WE CAN DO IT.

WE WANT TO START IT IMMEDIATELY. YEAH, YEAH. AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THIS IS A GOVERNOR'S INITIATIVE THAT HAPPENED. AND SO JUST KIND OF CLARIFY OR YOU HAD SOMETHING ABOUT COST. THIS WAS MANDATED BY THE GOVERNOR TO TO PUT THESE IN TEAMS. SO THE PROTOCOLS WERE MATCHING AND SIMILAR. AND BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION AND A LOT OF PLACES AND THE HEIGHTS HAS PARTNERED IN AND IT IS A MISSION FOR THE HEIGHTS, I CAN SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THAT AND APPRECIATE BRINGING UP THE QUESTION, BUT WE DO HAVE A SANE NURSE IN PLACE, AND THIS WILL

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BE SOMETHING THAT WILL JUST KIND OF CLOSE SOME GAPS, AND WHEN WE SEE THOSE GAPS CLOSE AND WE'LL BEGIN TO SEE AN INCREASE IN NUMBERS. YES, ABSOLUTELY SERIOUS AND VIOLENT CRIMES. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE PROPERLY HANDLED. AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS STATEWIDE BEEN A BACKLOG IN ADDRESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS. AND THIS IS ALL PART OF THAT EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT CRIMINALS ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND THAT VICTIMS ARE SURVIVORS, RECEIVE THE PROPER RESPECT, AND THE LAW HAS CHANGED REGARDING THE SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS AS WELL, OR AT LEAST GETTING EXAMS. SO NOW A VICTIM CAN GO TO A HOSPITAL, GET AN EXAM. THOSE THAT KIT WOULD GET SENT TO A DPS CRIME LAB FOR THEM TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY FOREIGN DNA, THEY WOULD SEND A REPORT BACK TO THE VICTIM, BUT IT'S ONLY GOING TO SAY THERE IS FOREIGN DNA. IT'S NOT. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO RUN IT THROUGH CODIS AND SAY IT'S THIS PERSON OR THAT PERSON. AND THEN THAT WAY, THAT VICTIM STILL HAS THE CHOICE WHETHER TO REPORT OR LOOK INTO THINGS FURTHER. BUT AT LEAST WE'VE GOT A KIT. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TEN YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, WE MAY STILL HAVE THE DNA. RIGHT? RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU. LET ME JUST ADD ONE MORE THING. I KNOW THIS IS AN INITIATIVE OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, AND YOU PICKED IT UP AND BEEN A CHAMPION FOR. BUT EVEN BEFORE THEN, YOU'VE ADDED VICTIM ADVOCATES TO YOUR STAFF THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD IN THE PAST. AND THAT IS JUST PHENOMENAL EFFORT ON YOUR PART TO CONTINUE TO BE THAT ADVOCATE FOR THE VICTIMS AND BRING IT TO THE LEVEL THAT YOU HAVE. OUR VICTIMS ARE IN A LOT BETTER CONDITION AND OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE HELP THAT THEY NEED AND THE RESOURCES THEY NEED BECAUSE OF THE INITIATIVE YOU TOOK. AND IT WASN'T JUST BECAUSE OF THIS.

AND WE KNOW THAT, AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THAT AS YOU COME TO US EACH AND EVERY YEAR, I APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND THE OFFICE AS A WHOLE. WELL IT SHOWS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. LINDA. OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, WE WILL

[3.3 Discussion, consideration, and action to enter into an agreement with Motorola Solutions, Inc., for the Rave Mobile Safety Suite, using HGAC # 17724-HGAC (TX)-RA05-21, in an amount not to exceed $119,000.00 for the first year. Recommendation made by the Courthouse Security Committee with the purchase amount to be funded by Courthouse Security Funds. - County Judge John Wray]