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YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE ELLIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY NOTICED FOR THIS TIME AND PLACE, AND LEGALLY POSTED PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, WHICH IS TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT PRESENT, AND UNLESS THERE IS AN OBJECTION, I WILL GO AHEAD AND DECLARE THE MEETING OPEN. AND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UPON COMMISSIONER PRECINCT TWO, LANE GRAYSON, TO LEAD US OR GUIDE US IN THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASE STAND.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, I HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST THAT'S HERE WITH ME TODAY. MY SISTER IN LAW AND BROTHER IN LAW SURPRISED US ON THE FRONT PORCH LAST NIGHT, AND JUST SHOWED UP OUT OF NOWHERE. HE IS THE PASTOR OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PORT LAVACA, AND THAT'S MY WIFE'S YOUNGER SISTER, AND WE ARE JUST BLESSED WITH THEIR PRESENCE TODAY. SO I ASKED IF IF MY BROTHER IN LAW WOULD COME AND GIVE OUR INVOCATION, AND IF YOU'RE NOT OPPOSED TO THAT, WE'LL HAVE HIM COME FORWARD AND ENTER US INTO THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD. PLEASE STAND. LET'S PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF GATHERING TODAY AND FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE OUR COUNTY THROUGH THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT. THOSE SEEN UP FRONT HERE IN THE MANY MORE WHO SERVE BEHIND THE SCENES, GRANT THEM WISDOM AND CLARITY AND UNITY AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND HONESTLY, FUTURE GENERATIONS.
HELP THEM TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE RESOURCES ENTRUSTED TO THEM, TO TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY AND TO TO SEEK WHAT IS JUST, WHAT IS PRACTICAL, WHAT IS BENEFICIAL FOR ALL. GIVE THEM PATIENCE IN THOSE HARD MOMENTS AND HUMILITY AND SUCCESS. BLESS THIS COMMUNITY WITH WITH PEACE AND COOPERATION AND GUIDE THEIR THEIR WORK FOR THE COMMON GOOD. IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN.
AMEN. THANK YOU BROTHER. WOULD YOU JOIN WITH ME NOW AS WE MAKE OUR PLEDGE TO THE COUNTRY, 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. THANK YOU. ALL SEATED AND AGAIN, WELCOME. AND IF YOU'RE JOINING US ONLINE, WELCOME AS WELL. I DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY AGENDA ITEM, WE HAVE A FORM OUT IN THE HALLWAY, WHICH IS THE DOOR TO MY RIGHT OR TO YOUR LEFT. IF YOU'LL PLEASE FILL OUT THAT FORM AND THEN PRESENT IT TO OUR COUNTY CLERK.
CRYSTAL VALDEZ. SHE WILL BE SURE TO GET IT TO ME, AND WE'LL CALL UPON YOU WHEN YOUR AGENDA
[CONSENT AGENDA]
ITEM IS UP FOR CONSIDERATION. AND WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. HOWEVER, ANY COMMISSIONER CAN ASK TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE AGENDA FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION AND A SEPARATE VOTE. OUR CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS A1 THROUGH A19 AND F1 THROUGH F3. IF THERE'S NOT A REQUEST TO CONSIDER ANYTHING SEPARATELY, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS A1 THROUGH A19 AND F1 THROUGH F3. JUDGE I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AS PRESENTED. SECOND THAT MOTION. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I. I. IS ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO OPPOSITION. THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A1 THROUGH A19 AND F1 THROUGH F3 PASSES. OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR
[1.1 Discussion, consideration, and action to accept the performance bond for the National IOS -Waxahachie 33L subdivision. The ± 26.89-acre site is located ± 570 feet east of the intersection of FM 66 and Howland Lane, Waxahachie, Road and Bridge Precinct No. 3.]
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT AGENDA. WE WOULD ASK OUR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, ALBERTO MORRIS, TO COME UP AND OFFER SOME COMMENTS ON THESE AGENDA ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE IS ITEM 1.1 WHICH IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION TO ACCEPT THE PERFORMANCE BOND FOR THE NATIONAL EOS WAXAHACHIE 33 SUBDIVISION. THIS IS AN APPROXIMATELY 26.89 ACRE SITE THAT IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 570FT EAST INTERSECTION OF FM 66 AND HOWLAND LANE, WAXAHACHIE ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCT NUMBER THREE. ALBERTO. YES, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING FOR THE COUNTY TO ACCEPT A PERFORMANCE BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $561,647, AND THIS WOULD BE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TAILWIND DRIVE AND THAT SUBDIVISION THAT THE COURT APPROVED A SIX LOTS BACK IN THE SUMMER. THERE WAS ONE FINAL PLOT FOR ONE LOT THAT WAS APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA, BUT STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO ACCEPT THIS PERFORMANCE BOND[00:05:04]
AS PRESENTED. OKAY, ALBERTO, THIS I WAS LOOKING AT THIS ON THE CONSENT WE APPROVED A. THE FINAL PLATTING. AND SO NOW WE'RE APPROVING THE PERFORMANCE BOND. I WAS LOOKING AT IT AND I WAS SEEING SOMETHING ABOUT THE DID SIX ACRES GET PULLED OUT OF A 30 SOMETHING ACRE PIECE FROM THAT? YES. SO THE ONE THE ONE LOT IS ACTUALLY RIGHT AT THE CORNER OF 66 AND THE PROPOSED TAILWIND DRIVE. OKAY. THEY HAVE A FRONTAGE OFF OF 66 RIGHT NOW. SO THEY CAN PLAT RIGHT NOW.OKAY. AND SO THEY'RE WANTING TO PLAT THE OTHER 26 ACRES. YES. EVENTUALLY I GUESS THE LOTS TWO THROUGH SIX WILL COME BACK LATER ONCE THAT THAT ROAD IS BUILT OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 1.1. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BUTLER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. I IS ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO OPPOSITION. ITEM 1.1 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND OF COURSE, THE MOTION ON THAT WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER PONDER. I FORGOT TO RECITE THAT FOR ANYONE WHO
[1.2 Discussion, consideration, and action to release a performance bond and accept a maintenance bond for the Estates of Hidden Creek. The ± 44.50-acre site is located ± 1,335 feet north of the intersection of the northern portion of Stonebriar Drive and FM 387, Waxahachie, Road & Bridge Precinct No. 4.]
MAY BE JOINING US ONLINE, WE WILL NOW TAKE UP AGENDA ITEM 1.2, WHICH IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION TO RELEASE A PERFORMANCE BOND AND ACCEPT A MAINTENANCE BOND FOR THE ESTATES OF HIDDEN CREEK. THIS IS AN APPROXIMATELY 44.5 ACRE SITE THAT IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1335FT NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTHERN PORTION OF STONEBRIAR DRIVE AND FM 387 WAXAHACHIE ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR, ALBERTO, AND THIS ONE.THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE RELEASE OF THE PERFORMANCE BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,219,400 AND $427.50 AND REPLACE IT WITH A MAINTENANCE BOND FOR $335,550. THIS IS FOR THE NORTHERN SECTION OF ESTATES OF HIDDEN CREEK THAT GOT APPROVED IN NOVEMBER OF 2020, BUT BECAUSE OF FUNDING, THEY CAN ONLY DO THE SOUTHERN PART FIRST. THEY'VE ALREADY COMPLETED THE NORTHERN PART. SO THIS IS THIS WILL REPLACE THAT. SO STAFF DOES RECOMMEND ACCEPT ACCEPTANCE OF THE MAINTENANCE BOND AND RELEASE OF THE PERFORMANCE BOND. OKAY. MOTION TO ACCEPT. SECOND OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 1.2 FROM COMMISSIONER BUTLER AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO OPPOSITION. ITEM 1.2 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO A PUBLIC HEARING, AND I'LL RECITE THE AGENDA ITEM. AND BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC, WELL, I'LL RECITE THE AGENDA ITEM. THEN WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND ALBERTO WILL SHARE WITH US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. THAT IS ITEM P ONE. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING TWO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE 2024 ELLIS COUNTY MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN, CONSISTING OF AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, SPECIFICALLY AMENDING MARION ROAD AND MURR ROAD TO FM 2258 AND PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO, THE GENERAL AREA NEAR DALE ACRES ROAD AND HOOSIER ROAD. THE FIRST AMENDMENT BEING LOCATED IN ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR, AND THE SECOND BEING LOCATED IN ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCT NUMBER THREE. YES. GO AHEAD. IF YOU'LL JUST ORIENT US AND WE'LL OPEN OUR PUBLIC. OKAY, JUDGE, BEFORE I START, I GUESS WHENEVER WE DO COME TO THE VOTE PART, I'M REQUESTING THIS BE TWO SEPARATE VOTES JUST TO, I GUESS, MAKE SURE THERE'S A TWO, TWO SEPARATE VOTES ON THESE. SO THE FIRST AMENDMENT REGARDING MARION ROAD AND MURR ROAD A FEW A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE HAD A A PLAT SUBMITTED FOR MATTHEWS FARM. RIGHT NOW OUR REGULATIONS READ IF YOUR PROPERTY HAS A ROAD THAT'S ON THE THOROUGHFARE, PLAN TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF DRIVE CUTS. YOU GOT TO HAVE SHARED DRIVES. LOOKING AT THIS ONE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, MARION ROAD DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO BE ON THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN. AND WE'RE PROPOSING SHIFTING THAT TO THE NORTH ABOUT A MILE TO MURR ROAD. MURR ROAD IS FORMS THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF CIRCLE S DEVELOPMENT. SO WE WANT TO UPGRADE THAT FROM A 60 TO 120. AND MARION WILL DOWNGRADE THAT FROM A FROM A 80 DOWN TO A 60. SO BASICALLY TAKE IT OFF THOROUGHFARE PLAN AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT ALL THE WAY TO WEST TO FM 2258 TO THE COUNTY LINE. WE FEEL LIKE IT'S BECAUSE OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT THE CIRCLE IS PROPOSING. MAKES SENSE TO SHIFT THAT THOROUGHFARE TO THE NORTH ABOUT A MILE. OKAY, SO SO STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THAT FIRST AMENDMENT. DO YOU MIND GOING AHEAD AND ORIENTING US TO THE SECOND ONE THEN? YES. THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. YES. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO IS BASICALLY INVOLVING THE AREA NEAR NEAR ADELE ACRES AND HOOSIER ROAD. FEW WEEKS AGO, THE COURT DID APPROVE A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR A SUBDIVISION RIGHT THERE AT THE CORNER OF HAMROCK AND DEL ACRES.
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ONE OF THE CONDITIONS WAS TO ALLOW SOME CONFIGURATION OF ROADS THERE TO KIND OF MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER. AFTER TALKING WITH STAFF AND EVEN THE THE APPLICANT'S ENGINEER, IT MADE SENSE TO KIND OF LOOK AT IT A LITTLE BIT, A LITTLE BIT BROADER. INITIALLY, WE HAD PROPOSED EXTENDING MORGAN ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THEN TAKING HOOSIER TO THE TO WEST KIND OF WHAT YOU SEE RIGHT THERE IN YELLOW KIND OF MAKES MORE SENSE FROM A FROM A BROADER SENSE.BUT I'VE, I KNOW I SPOKE WITH COMMISSIONER PONDER EARLIER TODAY AND HE HAS A PROPOSED CHANGE WHICH, WHICH MAKES SENSE AS WELL. SO NOW WE'RE PROPOSING JUST TO ELIMINATE THE S-CURVE ON WHO ON DEL ACRES AND STRAIGHTEN OUT HOOSIER AND TAKING HOOSIER TO THE WESTERN POINT OF. AND I DIDN'T GET THE PROPERTY ID NUMBER, BUT. 191. I DON'T HAVE A POINTER HERE. THE FIRST PROPERTY LINE MOVING WEST. YES NUMBER. BUT YEAH. ALBERTO, I HAVE A QUESTION IN THAT REGARD. SINCE WE HAVE THIS CHANGE, AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO, IS IT RIPE FOR CONSIDERATION TODAY OR DO WE NEED TO BRING THAT ONE BACK? WE CANNOT ACT ON IT NOW OR WE CAN WE CAN AMEND IT. AS LONG AS I WAS TELLING COMMISSIONER, YOU KNOW, IF IF WE PROCEED WITH A ROUTE THAT'S LESS THAN WHAT WE PROPOSED, WE STILL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE, IF WE GO BEYOND THAT, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO PROBABLY TABLE AND RE-ADVERTISE IT. BUT IF THE COURT WANTED TO TABLE THAT ONE OR BRING IT BACK TOGETHER AT A LATER DATE, THAT'S ALSO AN OPTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S NECESSARY. YEAH, YEAH I DON'T I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO TABLE IT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE WERE PROCEDURALLY IN THE RIGHT SPOT.
YEAH OKAY. OKAY. AND THIS WAS ADVERTISED IN THE FEBRUARY 11TH EDITION OF THE SUN FOR TODAY'S
[P.1 Public hearing regarding two (2) proposed amendments to the 2024 Ellis County Master Thoroughfare Plan, consisting of Amendment No. 1 specifically amending Marion Road and Murr Road to FM 2258, and proposed Amendment No. 2- the general area near Dale Acres Road and Hooser Road, located in Road and Bridge Precincts No. 3 and No. 4.]
MEETING SATISFYING THE 15 DAY REQUIREMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALBERTO, I THINK IT WOULD NOW BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO ENTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO DO SO. SO MOVE. OKAY. NO QUESTIONS. NOBODY. WE'VE ALREADY ENTER THE HEARING AND THEN WE'LL TALK AFTER. OKAY. YEAH. YEAH OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ENTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. COMMISSIONER BUTLER AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I, I IS ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO OPPOSITION. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.OKAY. WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM P ONE ON EITHER OF THE TWO AMENDMENTS. AND THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE. SO SEEING THAT NO ONE WANTS SEEING THAT NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK OR HAS SIGNALED A DESIRE TO SPEAK IN THE PUBLIC HEARING, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO MOVED. SECOND.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I. IS ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO OPPOSITION, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY IN THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW
[1.3 Discussion, consideration, and action for two (2) proposed amendments to the 2024 Ellis County Master Thoroughfare Plan, consisting of Amendment No. 1-specifically amending Marion Road and Murr Road to FM 2258, and Amendment No. 2- the general area near Dale Acres Road and Hooser Road, located in Road and Bridge Precincts No. 3 and No. 4.]
CLOSED. OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 1.3, WHICH IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION FOR TWO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE 2024 ELLIS COUNTY MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN, CONSISTING OF AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, SPECIFICALLY AMENDING MARION ROAD AND MURR ROAD TO FM 2258 AND AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO IN THE GENERAL AREA NEAR DEL ACRES ROAD AND HOOSIER ROAD.THOSE TWO AMENDMENTS ARE LOCATED IN ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCT NUMBER THREE, THAT BEING AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO, AND ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR. THAT WOULD BE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. SO WE ALBERTO, DID WANT US TO CONSIDER THESE AS TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS. SO WE'LL FIRST TALK ABOUT AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. COMMISSIONERS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR ALBERTO ON AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE IN PRECINCT FOUR, MARION ROAD. AND I'M OKAY WITH THAT. OKAY. SO YOU'LL MAKE A MOTION. YEAH OKAY. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE THE NUMBER ONE FROM MARION TO MURR ROAD TO BECOME THE THOROUGHFARE AND DISCONTINUE THE. OKAY. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER BUTLER TO APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, WHICH AMENDS THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN RELATIVE TO MARION ROAD AND MURR ROAD TO FM 2258. AND WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I. I IS ANYONE OPPOSED HEARING NO OPPOSITION? AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE PASSES. OKAY. WE'LL NOW TAKE UP AND CONSIDER AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS IN THE GENERAL AREA OF DALE ACRES ROAD AND HOOSIER ROAD THAT IS LOCATED IN ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCT NUMBER THREE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING OKAY, SO AFTER REVIEWING THIS I WAS LOOKING AT IT AND I UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE TO TAKE AWAY THE LITTLE S CURVE
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THAT WAS PROPOSED UP TO THE NORTH, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO THAT'S GOING TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY THAT CAN BE. DEVELOPED RIGHT THERE, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE WAY AND MOVING IT DOWN, COMING, TAKING HOOSIER AND GOING DUE WEST AND THEN TURNING NORTH IS A BETTER PATH. THE ISSUE I HAVE WITH IT IS IT'S IF WE TAKE IT THE WAY IT'S PROPOSED RIGHT NOW, THAT'S GOING TO THAT'S GOING TO DO A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE, THE LARGER PARCEL, WE DON'T HAVE THAT UP THERE, DO WE. THE LARGER PARCEL NEXT TO THIS DEVELOPMENT OR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, IT'S GOING TO CUT OFF A CORNER OF THAT OF THAT PROPERTY WHERE THE ROAD'S GOING TO RUN NORTH. SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A SLIVER OVER THERE. THERE IT IS. SO IF YOU LOOK DOWN WHERE THE THE YELLOW LINE MAKES A 90 DOWN THERE, YOU SEE A SLIVER OFF JUST TO THE LEFT OF THAT. THAT'S GOING TO BE A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT'S GOING TO GET CUT OFF. AND THAT PROPERTY OWNER, YOU KNOW, EVIDENTLY THEY DIDN'T THEY DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT THIS. I'M SURE IT GOES IN THE PAPER, BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. AND THEN THE NEXT PIECE OF PROPERTY UP, IT'S GOING TO CUT OFF A SLIVER ON THE OTHER SIDE. I THINK IF WE TAKE AND WE BRING IT OVER TO THAT FIRST PROPERTY LINE AND THEN HEAD DUE NORTH STRAIGHT UP TO DALE ACRES, OR HEAD DUE NORTH NORTH, HEAD NORTHWEST UP TO DALE ACRES. THAT KEEPS ALL OF THAT ON THE PROPERTY OF THE DEVELOPER, AND IT DOESN'T IMPOSE ON ANY OF THE OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE REDUCE THE LENGTH OF HOOSIER TO THAT FIRST PROPERTY LINE, TAKE IT UP TO DALE ACRES, BUT KEEP ALL OF THE ALL OF THE RIGHT OF WAY WITHIN THE PROPERTY OF THE DEVELOPER WHO'S WANTING THIS MOVE. WHAT'S THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE THE LINE AND WHERE YOU'RE TRYING TO MOVE IT? BECAUSE THAT COULD BE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, COULDN'T IT? WHAT IS THAT? THE I KNOW THE DISTANCE FROM MORGAN TO, I GUESS, THE SOUTH BEFORE IT GOES TO THE EAST IS ABOUT 3900FT. SO THIS ONE, I GUESS THERE WOULD PROBABLY BE A LITTLE BIT LESS JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON A ON A CURVE THERE. AND I DO WANT TO ADD ALSO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS FROM SATELLITE VIEW WHERE HOOSIER COMES INTO WHERE DO WE GO WHERE HOOSIER COMES INTO.WHAT IS IT HAMROCK TO TO MAKE TO MAKE IT TO THAT PROPERTY LINE AND DIVIDE THE PROPERTY LINE? BECAUSE THAT'S TRADITIONALLY HOW WE DO IT, IS, YOU KNOW, HALF GOES TO ONE PROPERTY, ON THE OTHER HALF GOES TO THE OTHER. IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A PRETTY HARD DOGLEG TURN TO GET DOWN THERE. IF WE BRING IT STRAIGHT ON AND KEEP IT ON, THE DEVELOPER'S PROPERTY ALONE, THEN IT WON'T BE AS MUCH OF A BEND. IT'LL BE MORE OF A STRAIGHTER SHOT, BECAUSE THAT ROAD IS OFFSET FROM WHERE THAT PROPERTY LINE IS. SO I THINK I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER TO I MEAN, BEING THAT THE DEVELOPER IS GOING TO WANT GOING TO BE THE ONE THAT BENEFITS FROM THIS MOVE, I BELIEVE IT'D BE BETTER TO KEEP THAT, KEEP THAT RIGHT OF WAY ON HIS PROPERTY AND NOT IMPOSE IT ON ANYONE ELSE, SINCE THEY HAVEN'T HAD A SAY ON WHETHER OR NOT IT'S GOING TO BE THAT WAY. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME, COMMISSIONER, YOU YOU'RE WANTING TO PUSH THIS SO THAT THE BULK OF THE THE LION'S SHARE OF THIS MODIFICATION WILL BE WITHIN THE DEVELOPERS. YES. SPACE AND IT WILL IT WILL LESS IMPACT OTHER OTHER PARCELS AROUND. YEAH. IT WON'T IMPACT ANYONE ELSE. OKAY. IT'LL IT'LL IMPACT YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR. YEAH. AND FOR THE OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS DEVELOPERS CHOICE TO CHANGE IT. IT'S THEIR IT'S THEIR IDEA TO CHANGE IT TO OPEN UP THAT OTHER THAT NORTHERN PART WHERE THAT LITTLE DOGLEG IS. SO HE'S GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THAT. BUT THE OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS DON'T BENEFIT FROM THE CHANGE AT ALL. SO I THINK IF WE KEEP IT ALL ON HIS PROPERTY, THE THE SOUTHWEST PATH AND THEN THE NORTHWEST PATH, I THINK THAT'S THE WAY THAT WOULD BE THE BETTER. I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU, ALBERTO. IF HE DOES THAT, DOES THAT WOULD THAT BE WOULD THAT BE AMICABLE TO TO OUR THOROUGHFARE PLAN. WOULD THAT WOULD THAT FIT PROPERLY? I THINK SO THE ONLY QUESTION IS, I GUESS, WOULD WE WANT TO MAKE THAT NEW SECTION 100 OR 80, YOU KNOW, 80FT RIGHT AWAY. WHAT WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE CURRENT PLAN? 100 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY. RIGHT NOW? I GUESS WE'RE PROPOSING 100, I GUESS, I GUESS TYING INTO MORGAN. BUT IF WE SHIFT IT TO THE TO THE EAST, WE COULD. I GUESS WE HAVE SEVERAL OPTIONS. WE COULD KEEP IT AT 100, GO DOWN TO 80, OR NOT EVEN INCLUDED ON THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN. JUST KEEP IT AS A 60 WHENEVER THAT DOES. WOULD IT BE AN ARTERIAL? WHAT? WHAT LEVEL IS IT? IS THAT THE ORANGE THAT REPRESENTS AN ARTERIAL FEEDER OR WHAT? WHAT IS IT DESIGNATED AS? NOT NOW? BECAUSE I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. WE COULD WE COULD REMOVE IT COMPLETELY AND THEN DO WHATEVER, WHATEVER FITS. I GET THAT, BUT ARE WE REDUCING THE CAPACITY OF THAT OF THAT
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PARTICULAR FOR THE THOROUGHFARE PURPOSES? WE DID THAT. WHAT WOULD YOU DROP IT TO? TYPICALLY, THE OTHER RULE OF THUMB IS YOU TYPICALLY WANT A SPACE THOROUGHFARE IS USUALLY ABOUT A ABOUT A MILE APART. THIS ONE BEING, IF I WERE TO GUESS, MAYBE 20 500FT OR SO. IT MAY NOT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE IT AS A THOROUGHFARE RIGHT NOW ON THAT, THAT MOVING IT TO THE EAST.THERE. WHO'S THERE? I GUESS THE EXTENSION TO THE WEST. WE COULD DEFINITELY KEEP THAT 100, BUT IT'S JUST THAT NEW PROPOSED NORTHERN EXTENSION THAT, LIKE I SAID, WE CAN GO THOSE THREE, THREE DIFFERENT ROUTES. WE COULD JUST KEEP IT AT 100, REDUCE IT DOWN TO 80 OR JUST NOT EVEN INCLUDED IN THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN. WELL, MY MY DESIRE IS FOR COMMISSIONER PONDER TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT HIS PROPERTY OWNERS. AND IF AND IF THE THE DESIGN CHANGE NEEDS TO IMPACT THE DEVELOPER MORE THAN THAN THOSE WHO DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS. SO I'M THAT'S WHAT I'M CONSIDERING AND I'D LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN, BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN. OR IF YOU JUST TELL US IT'S A MINIMAL RISK OR IT'S A MINIMAL.
YEAH. AND GIVEN HOW THIS IS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY, IT'LL PROBABLY BE MINIMAL, I GUESS RISK RIGHT NOW, LIKE YOU SAID, I'M GOING TO DEFER TO OR HOOSIER COMES IN. IT'S 85FT FROM THAT PROPERTY LINE. IT'S 85FT TO THE NORTH OF THAT PROPERTY LINE. SO IF WE DID IT 80FT, WE COULD PUT IT RIGHT ALONG THE EDGE OF THAT PROPERTY LINE. IT WOULD ALL BE ON THE PROPERTY OF THE DEVELOPER AND THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND NOT ON THE PROPERTY SOUTH OF THE DEVELOPER, WHICH IS MISS JAMES. HOOSIER IS THE PROPERTY OWNER THERE ON THE SOUTH. AND THEN WHEN WE TURN NORTH, YOU KNOW, DO THE 80FT STRAIGHT UP TO THE NORTH ALONG THAT OTHER PROPERTY LINE. AND I DO NOT REMEMBER THAT PROPERTY OWNER'S NAME. AND THEN TIED ALL IN THAT WAY. YEAH, I'M GOOD WITH THAT. I WANT TO DEFER TO COMMISSIONER PONDER'S DESIRE TO. OKAY. WHAT WHAT HE.
THIS IS IN YOUR AREA. I KNOW THIS IS A CONVOLUTED WORDING, SO DO I NEED TO SAY IT DIFFERENTLY OR DO WE HAVE THIS? I FEEL LIKE I FOLLOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. YEAH. YEAH. A PICTURE SPEAKS A THOUSAND WORDS, BUT I FEEL LIKE I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. AND I DIDN'T GET THE I DIDN'T MEASURE HOW MANY FEET THAT WAS FROM. WELL, I'D LIKE TO JUST. DO YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ON TODAY, LET'S AS FAR AS THE HOW IT AFFECTS THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN. NOW, WHAT WE DO GOING FORWARD, HOW WE LAY IT OUT, THAT'S ONE THING. BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A DECISION TODAY ON WHAT WE DESIGNATE IT AS OR NOT DESIGNATED AS CORRECT.
YEAH. OKAY. LET'S LEAVE THAT OUT. IT'S JUST THE ROUTING. CORRECT. WELL, I GUESS IN TERMS OF THE ROUTING, I GUESS THE NORTH PART, I GUESS IF IT IS GOING TO BE ON THE THOROUGHFARE, IT HAS TO BE EITHER 80 OR ABOVE. OKAY. SO THAT'S THE ONLY I GUESS DESIGNATION THAT WE WOULD NEED. OKAY. WELL YOU HAVE TO REPOST. NO. IF WE DO THE CHANGE RIGHT NOW. NO. YEAH. YEAH. BUT IF WE DECIDE TO TABLE, I GUESS, OR TAKE ACTION LATER, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO RE-ADVERTISE. WE DON'T APPROVE IT TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REPOST. YES. OKAY. SO ALL RIGHT COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I KNOW I BELIEVE WE HAVE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT THAT COMMISSIONER PONDER IS PRESENTING. ALL RIGHT.
SO SEE IF I CAN WORD THIS RIGHT. SO I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DO AWAY WITH THE DEL ACRES PIECE AND GO AND AND EXTEND HOOSIER ACROSS THE DEVELOPER'S PROPERTY TO THE FIRST PROPERTY LINE AND HEAD NORTH TO DEL ACRES ALONG THAT PROPERTY LINE, MAINTAINING ALL RIGHT OF WAY WITHIN THAT ONE PIECE OF PROPERTY. DOES THAT WORK? YEAH. THE ONLY THING WE NEED IS JUST, I GUESS, A DESIGNATION FOR THE FOR THE EXTENSION FROM HOOSIER TO DEL ACRES. DO YOU WANT TO KEEP THAT 8185? OH, YEAH. 80 FOOT, I GUESS. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER TO AMEND THAT. EVERYBODY'S GOING TO REPEAT. NO, I'M I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO TRY. DON'T EVEN TRY. JUDGE. WE HAVE A WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER TO AMEND THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN PURSUANT TO THE WORDING OF COMMISSIONER PONDER. THANKS. I'LL HAVE TO TRY TO REMEMBER THAT. ALL RIGHT. MADAM, MADAM CLERK INDICATES THAT SHE HAS CORRECTLY GOTTEN IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BUTLER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO AS PRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER PONDER, PLEASE SAY I, I IS ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO OPPOSITION. AMENDMENT TWO AND ITEM 1.3 PASSES AS MOVED AS PROPOSED. OKAY. THANK YOU,
[2.1 Discussion, consideration, and action to purchase one (1) 2020 Freightliner M2 106 for Road and Bridge Precinct 4, from Lone Star Truck Group, in the amount of $31,500.00.]
THANK YOU. THANKS, ALBERTO. OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR PURCHASING PORTION OF THE AGENDA, AND WE'LL CALL ON OUR DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING, E.J. HARBIN, TO COME GUIDE US ON THIS ONE ITEM, WHICH IS ITEM 2.1 DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION TO PURCHASE ONE 2020 FREIGHTLINER M2 106 FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCT FOR FROM LONE STAR TRUCK GROUP AND THE[00:25:04]
AMOUNT OF $31,500 EJ. GOOD AFTERNOON JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS ROAD AND BRIDGE FOR STAFF WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A PRE-OWNED TRUCK TRACTOR FROM LONESTAR TRUCK GROUP, WHICH IS ABLE TO MEET THE IMMEDIATE NEED FOR HAULING MATERIALS NECESSARY TO KEEP THE ROADS MAINTAINED.COMMISSIONER BUTLER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO. YEAH, THIS THIS IS ACTUALLY A REPLACEMENT TRUCK FOR OUR DISPATCHER. IT'S ALL IT'S GONNA BE. WE RUN INTO THIS. THIS TRUCK HERE IS WORTH OF MONEY. SO WE WE DECIDED TO MOVE ON IT AND MOVE FORWARD. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PURCHASE THE FREIGHTLINER SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 2.1 FROM COMMISSIONER BUTLER AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I. DOES ANYONE OPPOSED HEARING NO OPPOSITION? ITEM 2.1 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
[3.1 Discussion, consideration, and action to allow the locally assigned Texas Game Warden to utilize Office 112H in the Ellis County Constable Precinct #2 department located at Ellis County Sub-Courthouse Precinct #2, 2675 Business 287, Waxahachie, TX, for a term beginning March 3, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026. Constable Precinct 2 Casey Borders]
OKAY, WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE PORTION OF OUR AGENDA. WE FIRST HAVE ITEM 3.1 WHICH IS DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION AND ACTION TO ALLOW THE LOCALLY ASSIGNED TEXAS GAME WARDEN TO UTILIZE OFFICE 112 H IN THE ELLIS COUNTY CONSTABLE PRECINCT TWO DEPARTMENT, LOCATED AT THE ELLIS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, PRECINCT NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS AT 2675 BUSINESS 287, WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS, FOR A TERM BEGINNING MARCH 3RD, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. AND WE HAVE CONSTABLE BORDERS HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT IT. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT ONE ADDITIONAL THING WE DID. WE DISCUSSED THIS ITEM, I BELIEVE AT THE LAST COURT THERE WAS THERE WAS A REQUEST TO SORT OF PUT AN END DATE ON IT. WE DID.WHEN WE PUT THE END DATE ON IT, WE ALSO GAVE THE OPTION TO ALLOW ALLOW IT TO BE TERMINATED WITH 30 DAYS NOTICE AT ANY TIME AS WELL. BUT THE WAY IT'S WORDED NOW, EITHER PARTY COULD GET OUT OF THE OF THE AGREEMENT WITH 30 DAYS NOTICE, AND THEN IT HAS TO BE REVIEWED AGAIN ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. OKAY. GO AHEAD CONSTABLE, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY. SINCE WE LAST SPOKE, WE GOT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO GET AN AGREEMENT WE'VE GIVEN THEM TO THE END OF THE YEAR. IS THE COURT DISCUSSED? AND WE'RE WE'RE HAPPY WITH THAT DECISION, AS WAS THE GAME WARDEN. SO WE'RE READY TO PROCEED. OKAY. GOOD DEAL. SO MOVE MOTION TO APPROVE OKAY. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 3.1 FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I, I IS ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO OPPOSITION. ITEM 3.1 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL NOW TAKE UP AND CONSIDER
[3.2 Discussion, consideration, and action to purchase an extended 36-month warranty, A-eye software and training for operators of the scanner, from Linev Systems US, Inc. in the amount of $16,115.00. Courthouse Security funds will be used. - Constable Precinct 2 Casey Borders]
ITEM 3.2, WHICH IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED 36 MONTH WARRANTY. AI SOFTWARE AND TRAINING FOR OPERATORS OF THE SCANNER FROM LENOVO SYSTEMS US, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $16,115, AND THIS WILL BE PAID FOR FROM THE COURTHOUSE SECURITY FUNDS.AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE CONSTABLE BORDERS TO DISCUSS THAT WITH US AS WELL. WE DO. AND SOMETHING'S COME UP. I THINK THEY MADE THE BID DOUBLE BID. THEY ADDED TRAINING TO THE BUDGET, TO WHICH MAY NEED TO COME OUT OF OUR TRAINING AND NOT OUT OF THE COURT SECURITY FUND. OKAY, SO I THINK THE THE TRAINING PORTION, JUDGE MILLER AND I ARE THE SORRY, THE WARRANTY PORTION WAS $10,800 FOR THREE YEARS, 3600 A YEAR, AND $1,000 A YEAR FOR AN AI SOFTWARE WHICH DETECTS WEAPONS AND KNIVES AND AMMUNITION AND THAT TYPE OF THING AS THEY GO THROUGH, WHICH WE THINK IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR THE WARRANTY AND AI SOFTWARE, NOT THE TRAINING. SO WHAT CAN WE APPROVE JUST THE SOFTWARE TODAY? YES. OR DO YEAH, JUST TAKE THAT PART OUT. SO THE 10,800 FOR THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY AND THE $3,000 FOR THE AI SOFTWARE. SO 13,800 ARE WE ARE WE GOOD TO KEITH. WE'RE GOING TO. POTENTIALLY CHANGE TO THAT SAME YEAR. OKAY. THE NEW MOTION WILL INCLUDE EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE TRAINING. MADAM CLERK AND CONSTABLE BORDERS. WHAT WAS THE NUMBER WITH THE TRAINING? DELETED? 13,800. EVEN 13,800 EVEN. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND I TALKED TO THE LEONTIEF SYSTEMS WHO MADE THE X-RAY MACHINE.
THEY THINK IT'S STILL GOING TO BE GOOD FOR 8 TO 10 YEARS. AND JUDGE MILLER AND I JUST THOUGHT THAT WE'D HAVE MORE TIME TO ADD TO THE FUNDS AGAIN, TO THAT COURT SECURITY. AND IF WE NEED TO REVISIT IT IN THREE YEARS, WE CAN. OKAY. SO AND IN ESSENCE, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE, CONSTABLE, IS WE WOULD BE AGREEING FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY AND THE AI SOFTWARE FOR THE SCANNER FROM LENOVO SYSTEMS US, INC IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,800. CORRECT.
SO MOVED. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AS WORDED FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON. IS THERE
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A SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER STINSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO OPPOSITION. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.
[3.3 Discussion, consideration, and action for the County Judge to sign the Affordable Care Act Reporting and Tracking Service Renewal Agreement with Texas Association of Counties (TAC) for the purpose of 1094C and 1095C reporting for calendar year 2026. - Human Resources Director Sharon Mancilla]
CONSTABLE. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 3.3, WHICH IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION FOR THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT REPORTING AND TRACKING SERVICE RENEWAL AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES FOR THE PURCHASE. I'M SORRY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF 1094 C AND 1095 C REPORTING FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026. AND OUR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, SHARON MANCIA, WILL TALK TO US ABOUT THIS ITEM. GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. SO TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES HEALTH AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS POOL HAS BEGUN THEIR RENEWAL PROCESS FOR THEIR ARTS PROGRAM. WITH THIS RENEWAL, TAC WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSMIT THE TRANSMISSION OF OUR 1094 C AND 1090 1095 C FORMS TO THE IRS. THEY ALSO DO PROVIDE OUR 1095 FORM C ELECTRONICALLY IN PDF FORMAT, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES UPON REQUEST, AND THIS WILL BE FOR THE NEW TAX YEAR 2026 AND ALL WITHIN BUDGET.EVERYTHING IS ON. YES, SIR. OKAY. MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 3.3 FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BUTLER.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. IS ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO OPPOSITION, ITEM 3.3 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SHARON. WE WILL NOW TAKE UP ITEM 3.4, WHICH IS
[3.4 Discussion, consideration, and approval of a contract with Texas Materials Group, Inc. for the resurfacing of Joe Wilson Road, Road and Bridge Precinct 4, in the amount of $161,522.52. Costs will be split evenly between Precinct 4 and the County Judge's Office Road Improvement project expense line item. - County Commissioner Precinct 4 Kyle Butler]
DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT WITH TEXAS MATERIALS GROUP, INC. FOR THE RESURFACING OF JOE WILSON ROAD, ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCT FOUR, IN THE AMOUNT OF $161,522.52. COSTS WILL BE SPLIT EVENLY BETWEEN PRECINCT FOUR AND THE COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE. ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT EXPENSE LINE ITEM. AND COMMISSIONER BUTLER, YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US ABOUT THAT? NO. EVER SINCE WE WE PUT THIS IN PLAY, IT'S IT'S COME IN PRETTY HANDY I THINK TO TO HELP OUT ON ON LARGER PROJECTS. SO THIS WILL FINISH UP THE THE REMAINING HALF OF JOE WILSON FROM LAST YEAR. RIGHT. SO I APPRECIATE YOU WANTING TO PARTNER CONTINUATION OF A PROJECT YOU STARTED LAST YEAR. RIGHT. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION JUST TO SECOND GET IT DONE. YEAH OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 3.4 FROM COMMISSIONER BUTLER AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO OPPOSITION. ITEM 3.4 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL NOW I'M GOING TO READ OUT ITEM 3.5. BUT I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE DELAY FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF IT UNTIL AFTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEM 3.5 IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY DIRECTOR POSITION. AND AGAIN I WOULD ASK[MOTION TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THAT WE CONSIDER THAT AFTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE DO HAVE THREE ITEMS POSTED FOR THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE FIRST IS ITEM 4.1, WHICH IS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0711 CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL BICKERSTAFF HEATH DELGADO ACOSTA LLP VIA REMOTE CONFERENCE REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION CONCERNING T-C-E-Q MATTERS SPECIFICALLY, SPECIFICALLY PENDING TEXAS POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITS AND PENDING PETITIONS FOR THE CREATION OF MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS. WE ALSO HAVE ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AGENDA ITEM 4.2, WHICH IS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.072 TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY, WHERE THE DELIBERATION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH A THIRD PERSON, SPECIFICALLY THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1305 WEST JEFFERSON AND WAXAHACHIE. AND THEN LASTLY, ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AGENDA, WE HAVE ITEM 4.3, WHICH IS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.07 4A1. THE DELIBERATION OF THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE SPECIFICALLY REGARDING THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY DIRECTOR POSITION. SO, WITH THOSE ITEMS POSTED FOR THE EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ENTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO MOVED.SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ENTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION FROM COMMISSIONER GREYSON. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. IS ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO OPPOSITION, THE MOTION PASSES AND THE COMMISSIONERS COURT NOW STANDS IN EXECUTIVE SES OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE
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EXECUTIVE SESSION MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BUTLER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. DOES ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO OPPOSITION. THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS NOW ADJOURNED. THE TIME IS 3:02 P.M. WE ARE BACK REASSEMBLED IN THE OPEN COURTROOM, AND I WOULD[3.5 Discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding the Maintenance Facility Director position. - Ellis County Judge John Wray]
LIKE TO RECALL ITEM 3.5, WHICH IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY. DIRECTOR POSITION COMMISSIONERS. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD PREVIOUSLY INTERVIEWED LUKE MEACHAM TO BE OUR NEW MAINTENANCE FACILITY DIRECTOR, AND HE HAS AGREED TO JOIN US AND HAS ACCEPTED AN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT, SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING LUKE AS OUR INAUGURAL DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT. SO UNLESS THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 3.5 TO TO HIRE MR. MEACHAM. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND.WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BUTLER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING NO OPPOSITION. ITEM 3.5 IS APPROVED. AND, MR. MEACHAM, WELCOME TO THE TEAM. WELCOME ABOARD. YEAH, WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU. WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU FOR SURE. OKAY. WE'VE COMPLETED OUR AGENDA. AND JUST AS A REMINDER TODAY, IF YOU'RE WATCHING FROM HOME, TODAY IS PRIMARY ELECTION DAY AND THERE'S STILL TIME TO VOTE. POLLS ARE OPEN UNTIL SEVEN, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO DO SO, YOU STILL GOT ANOTHER CHANCE. AND OTHER THAN THAT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER STINSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANYONE
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