Mar 31, 2026 Commissioners Court

UH, BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON THE REGULAR AGENDA, I'D LIKE TO REMIND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WE DO HAVE A FORM, UH, OUT IN THE HALLWAY.

IT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TO MY RIGHT.

UH, THAT WOULD BE TO YOUR LEFT, THAT WE ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON ANY PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM.

ONCE YOU COMPLETE THE FORM, UH, PLEASE DELIVER IT TO OUR COUNTY CLERK, CRYSTAL VALDEZ, AND SHE WILL, UH, MAKE SURE THAT I SEE IT, AND WE'LL CALL UPON YOU WHEN YOUR AGENDA ITEM IS UP FOR DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION.

OF THE RESIGNATION OF PRECINCT COUNTY COMMISSIONER, UH, TO LANE GRAYSON.

WE'D LIKE TO FIRST TAKE UP, UH, ITEM R ONE, WHICH IS ACCEPTANCE

[Proclamations, Recognitions, and Resolutions]

AND, UH, PURSUANT TO TEXAS LAW, THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE, OF THE RESIGNATION IS SOMETHING THAT IS HANDLED BY THE COUNTY JUDGE.

I JUST WANTED TO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE RECEIVED MR. UH, GRAYSON'S COMMISSIONER GRAYSON'S RESIGNATION, UH, EFFECTIVE MAY ONE.

UH, I ALSO WANTED TO ADVISE THE PUBLIC.

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE, UM, PRESS RELEASE WE PUT OUT LAST WEEK.

UH, THERE WILL BE A RUNOFF IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ON MAY 26TH BETWEEN, UH, JOHN PAUL DENEEN AND MATT ZIKE.

AND IT IS MY INTENTION PURSUANT TO TEXAS LAW.

IT'S THE COUNTY JUDGE'S JOB TO APPOINT A VACANCY ON THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT THAT'S FOUND AT LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 87.042.

UH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO RESEARCH THAT ON YOUR OWN, BUT IT IS MY INTENTION TO APPOINT THE WINNER OF THAT REPUBLICAN RUNOFF, UH, ON OR ABOUT MAY 27TH OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

I THINK THAT HONORS THE WILL OF THE VOTERS.

OF COURSE, THERE COULD BE, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY WINS BY A HANDFUL OF VOTES AND THERE'S A RECOUNT, WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY HOLD OFF UNTIL THAT'S DECIDED.

BUT, UH, BARRING THAT, UH, IT IS MY INTENTION TO APPOINT THE WINNER OF THE REPUBLICAN RUNOFF.

THAT'S, THAT WILL OCCUR ON MAY 26TH.

AND AGAIN, UH, I FEEL THAT THAT HONORS THE WILL OF THE VOTERS.

AND I HAVE SPOKEN TO, UH, MR. DENEEN AND MR. ZEKE BOTH, UH, AND THEY HAVE, UH, INDICATED A WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT AN EARLY APPOINTMENT AND TO FILL THAT VACANCY.

SO, JUST IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY, I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH THE PUBLIC.

AND, UH, IT'S NOT AN ACTION ITEM.

SO WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

OUR CONSENT

[ CONSENT AGENDA]

AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS A ONE THROUGH A 14 AND F1 THROUGH F, I'M SORRY, F EIGHT.

UH, ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.

HOWEVER, ANY COMMISSIONER CAN ASK FOR AN ITEM TO BE REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION.

ARE THERE ANY SUCH REQUESTS RELATED TO TODAY'S CONSENT AGENDA? YES, SIR.

JUDGE, I'D LIKE TO PULL A SIX.

A SEVEN THROUGH A 14, AND F1 THROUGH F EIGHT.

UH, COMMISSIONER STINSON HAS REQUESTED TO PULL A SIX.

IF THERE ARE NO OTHER REQUESTS, I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS A ONE THROUGH A FIVE,

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SO MOVED.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE, UH, SPECIFIC ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON, A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER.

UH, ANYONE OPPOSED? UH, HEARING NO OPPOSITION ITEMS A ONE THROUGH A FIVE, A SEVEN THROUGH A 14, AND F1 THROUGH F EIGHT PASS UNANIMOUSLY.

I DID ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT, UH, FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE COMMISSIONERS THAT F THREE HAD A TYPO IN IT.

I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE POINTED THIS OUT EARLIER, BUT, UH, IT, THE FIRST BULLET POINT WOULD BE A DECREASE.

AND THE SECOND BULLET POINT WOULD BE AN INCREASE.

IT CURRENTLY SAYS DECREASE ON BOTH BULLET POINTS, AND THEN, UH, LAST OR THE SECOND WOULD BE F FOUR.

THE SECOND BULLET POINT, UH, SHOULD BE, UH, THE LINE ITEM REFERS TO SHERIFF EXPENSES, NOT SHERIFF FORFEITURE.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? COMMISSIONERS? I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT POINTING THAT OUT FIRST, BUT, OKAY.

YEAH, WHY DON'T, WHY DON'T WE, UH, JUST, UH, LET'S BACK UP, UH, ON THE ADVICE OF OUR LEGAL COUNSEL.

LET'S BACK UP REAL QUICK.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECONSIDER THAT PRIOR MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO I, WITH RESPECT TO ITEMS A ONE THROUGH A FIVE AND A SEVEN THROUGH A 14, AND F1 THROUGH F EIGHT, WITH THOSE TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, NO TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS NOTED IN F THREE AND F FOUR, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE ITEMS. MOVE.

WE HAVE SUCH A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON.

WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER.

IS ANYONE OPPOSED? UH, HEARING NO OPPOSITION? THE MOTION PASSES.

ITEM A SIX IS APPROVAL TO PURCHASE TWO VEHICLES FOR THE JUVENILE SERVICES DEPARTMENT APPROVED BY THE JUVENILE BOARD AND TO BE FUNDED BY THE COUNTY'S VEHICLE FUND LINE.

WE'LL NOW TAKE UP ITEM A SIX.

[A.6 Approval to purchase two (2) vehicles for the Juvenile Service Department, approved by the Juvenile Board and to be funded by the county's vehicle fund line. - Purchasing Director EJ Harbin One (1) - 2025 Ford Expedition in the amount of $56,545.62 from Ennis Ford One (1) - 2026 Ford Explorer in the amount of $30,188.68 from Waxahachie Ford]

UH, THE FIRST VEHICLE WOULD BE A 2025 FORD EXPEDITION IN THE AMOUNT OF $56,545 AND 62 CENTS FROM ENNIS FORD.

THE SECOND VEHICLE IS A 2026 FORD EXPLORER IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,188 AND 68 6 60 8 CENTS FROM WAXAHATCHEE FORD.

AND, UH, EJ HARBIN, OUR PURCHASING DIRECTOR, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

I SEE WE ALSO HAVE CHELSEA SMITH.

UH, CHELSEA, COULD YOU PERHAPS COME UP? AND I THINK STACY PARR HAD SOME INFORMATION ON THIS AS WELL.

STACY PARR IS OUR COUNTY AUDITOR.

CHELSEA SMITH IS FROM OUR JUVENILE SERVICES VISION, AND EJ HARBIN, OF COURSE, IS THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR.

I, COMMISSIONER STINSON, IF YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

SURE.

YES.

CHELSEA, THANK YOU FOR COMING.

YES.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN SORT OF DOGMATIC ON LEASES, AND THIS WAS SHOWN UP AS A LEASE, AND THEN NOW WE SWITCHED IT BACK TO A PURCHASE.

UH, I WANTED TO TO YOU TO COME AND PRESENT TO THE COURT ABOUT HOW MANY VEHICLES YOU NEED, UH, AND THE USES OF THEM.

I MEAN, LIKE, YOU GOT AN EXPEDITION HERE.

EXCUSE ME.

NO, YOU'RE FINE.

BUT IT'S, UH, AND IT, I'VE HEARD THAT IT, IT WILL TAKE MORE PEOPLE WILL HAUL MORE PEOPLE, UH, SORT OF GIVE US RENDITION AS TO HOW YOU USE THE VEHICLES.

NOT THAT YOU'RE USING 'EM WRONG OR ANYTHING.

I'M SURE THEY'RE, YOU HAVE A NEED FOR 'EM.

BUT AS FAR AS ME, I'VE NEVER BEEN SCHOOLED AS FAR AS OKAY.

HOW YOU OPERATE WITH YOUR VEHICLES, OR, I DON'T THINK ANY OF THE OTHER COURT HAS.

MAYBE YOU HAVE JUDGE, UH, JUDGE, BECAUSE YOU SIT ON THE BOARD OVER THERE MM-HMM .

BUT WE DON'T GET A LOT OF SAY ON THAT BOARD.

YOU KNOW, WE GET ONE GUY OVER THERE AND RIGHT.

WE GET HANDED A BUDGET.

AND THIS YEAR I UNDERSTAND THAT THE BUDGET DIDN'T ACTUALLY GET HANDED OVER, AND SO THESE DIDN'T SHOW UP ON IT.

AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT RIGHT, WHAT IT'S GONNA DO TO US AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO CURRENTLY, UM, WE HAVE, WELL, I'LL SAY BEFORE, UM, THE BUDGET, WE HAD SIX VEHICLES AND TWO TAHOES.

UM, THE TWO TAHOES THAT WE WERE SURPLUS FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THOSE HAD CAGES IN THERE.

THOSE WERE USED FOR LIKE OUR HIGH RISK OFFENDERS FOR TRANSPORTATIONS.

UM, BUT THOSE WERE BOTH TOTALED DURING THE HELL STORM.

WE NEVER GOT THOSE TWO TAHOES REPLACED.

THOSE WERE THE ONLY TWO THAT HAD THE CAGES IN THERE.

AND SO WE WOULD USE THOSE FOR LIKE, OUR TRANSPORTS TO LONG-TERM PLACEMENTS TO TJJD AND THEN BACK AND FORTH TO COURT.

UM, SO THEN IT BECAME PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE WITH OUR JJP, THEY DID NOT HAVE A VEHICLE.

SO OFTENTIMES THEY WOULD USE THE PROBATION OFFICER'S VEHICLE, WHICH THEY USED FOR HOME VISITS, SCHOOL VISITS, UM, OUT OF COUNTY TRAININGS ALSO FOR TRANSPORTS OF ALL OF OUR JUVENILES.

UM, SO AT THE BUDGET, WE REQUESTED TO HAVE TWO OF THE TRANSPORT VEHICLES REPLACED FROM THE TWO TAHOES THAT WE WERE SURPLUS.

AND THEN ONE FOR JJP, IN WHICH WE DID GET THE ONE FOR JJP, I BELIEVE IT WAS A MONTH AGO,

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IT WAS SURPLUS.

UM, SO WE DID RECEIVE THAT AND WE HAVE DESIGNATED THAT FOR OUR JJP STAFF SO THAT THEY CAN ATTEND ALL OF THE EXPULSIONS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT HEARINGS.

UM, SO THE TWO TRANSPORT VEHICLES WE HAVE NOT, UM, BEEN REPLACED.

WE HAD REQUESTED FOR THOSE IN THE BOARD OF WHICH THEY WERE APPROVED.

UM, AND THEN BETWEEN THE JUVENILE BOARD APPROVING THEM AND THEN THE BUDGET BECOMING POSTED, IT WAS LOST.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE WERE HERE TODAY REQUESTING THAT WE STILL BE.

AND SO, UM, WE DID AT ONE TIME REQUEST WE WERE COMMUNICATING WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, UM, AS FAR AS TRANSPORTATION, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE QUITE A FEW, UM, YOUTH THAT ARE BEING CERTIFIED FOR HIGH RISK OFFENSES.

UM, AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY HAD SURPLUS THOSE TWO VEHICLES TO US, AND THEN THEY WERE DAMAGED AND WE HAVE NOT GOT THEM REPLACED.

DO YOU USE THESE VE VEHICLES TO TRANSPORT PEOPLE OUTTA STATE? NO.

WE DID IT ONE TIME HAVE OUT-OF-STATE PLACEMENTS, BUT WE DO NOT, WE HAVE NOT PLACED ANYONE OUTTA STATE FOR THE LAST YEAR.

SO I SEE YOU HAVE AN EXPEDITION ON HERE THIS TIME AND AN EXPLORER THAT YOU TOOK A ROGUE FOR ONE OF THE ONES YOU WERE REPLACING, CORRECT? WE DID.

UM, THAT'S THE VEHICLE THAT I HAD JUST SPOKE ON.

WE DID RECEIVE A ROGUE THAT WAS SURPLUS, I BELIEVE, FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

UM, AND IT HAS BEEN LABELED AND WE HAVE RECEIVED IT, AND JJAP, UM, IS UTILIZING THAT.

AND I WAS ALSO INFORMED JUST RECENTLY THAT THERE WAS A, ANOTHER TAHOE, I BELIEVE A TAHOE THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY BE SURPLUS.

I'M NOT REALLY SURE OF ALL THE DETAILS.

SO WE WERE, BUT WE JUST LEARNED THAT INFORMATION.

TALKING ABOUT THE JUDGES.

I, I'M NOT REALLY SURE OF WHERE IT, I, I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? UM, WELL, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER TAHOE THAT COULD BE SURPLUS.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ONE OF YOUR TAHOES OR ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THAT? THERE MAY HAVE BEEN OR MAY BE ANOTHER ONE THAT COULD BE SURPLUS TO US.

I'M THINKING THAT WAS, BUT I'M NOT REALLY SURE ANYTHING.

IT MIGHT BE, YES.

RIGHT.

BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, THAT MAYBE YOURS, MAYBE THE ONE THEY'RE, IT MIGHT BE, WE OF COURSE HAVE THE FLEET MANAGER, ISAAC NOW, WHO SORT OF IS, HAS HIS ZION THE BIG PICTURE.

YOU'RE CONTEMPLATING WITH THE FLEET MANAGER TRANSFERRING THAT OVER, RIGHT? CORRECT.

I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENCE.

AND I WILL SAY THAT, I MEAN, SO FOR US, I MEAN, THERE'S TIMES WHERE WE HAVE LARGE TRANSPORTS, THAT'S WHY WE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE LARGER VEHICLES.

UM, IF WE HAVE A KID, ONE IN GRANBURY, ONE IN GRAYSON, ONE IN DENTON, AND INSTEAD OF SENDING MULTIPLE TRANSPORTS AND THE, UM, ROGUES, WE WOULD PREFER TO HAVE A LARGER ONE WHERE THEY CAN JUST DO ONE PICKUP MORE LIKE AN EXPLORER OR SOMETHING FOR THAT.

DO THE EXPLORERS HAVE THREE ROW SEATING OR ARE THEY, ARE THEY TWO? I THINK THEY PRETTY, I WOULD HAVE TO, I WAS GONNA SAY THEY DO, BUT I THINK THEY'D BE PRETTY TIGHT IF YOU HAVE A CAGE IN THE BACK.

MM-HMM .

I WOULD SAY PROBABLY THE EXPEDITIONARY WOULD BE THE, WOULD BE MORE.

MM-HMM.

DO YOU HAVE ANY TRANSPORT VANS? SO WE DO HAVE A 2015 TRANSPORT VAN, WHICH WE'D PROBABLY BE DISCUSSING ABOUT SURPLUS.

AND I KNOW THE MILEAGE IS REALLY HIGH.

AND SO FOR DEPENDABILITY FOR LONG TERM OR TRANSPORT, SO LIKE TJJD, WE DON'T TYPICALLY USE IT.

AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER CARAVAN THAT WE ARE GOING TO REQUEST, UM, HAVING A CAGE PUT IN IT TO USE IT ALSO AS A TRANSPORT.

IT GIVES ME A BETTER UNDERSTANDING IS WHEN VEHICLES COME ACROSS, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND NOT JUST YOU, I STAY AFTER EVERYBODY ON VEHICLES BECAUSE WHEN WE STARTED OUT, MY UNDERSTANDING, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF THE COURT, BUT VEHICLES WERE SUPPOSED TO BE LEASED FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

THEIR HIGHER MILEAGE.

BUT FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS WE WERE GONNA PURCHASE.

AND WHEN, WHEN YOU GET AWAY FROM THAT AND EVERYBODY'S LEASING, YOU'RE NOT SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON THE LEASE, YOU KNOW, 16,000 AS OPPOSED TO MAYBE 110,000.

RIGHT.

BUT THE LEASE IS STILL WHAT IT IS.

YOU STILL OWE WHAT YOU OWE AND IT GETS SORT OF OUTTA HAND UNLESS YOU START GETTING YOUR HAND BACK AROUND IT AND PULL IT BACK WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE IN A HURRY.

10 WITH THE REQUEST OF THE ONE THAT HAS THE HIGHER MILEAGE THAT WE WOULD SURPLUS ONE OF THE VANS.

AND I'LL SAY THE VEHICLES THAT WE HAVE, THE ROGUES, UM, WE ACTUALLY RECEIVE THOSE, UM, BACK IN 2018.

SO WE STILL, I MEAN, WE HAVE UTILIZED 'EM FOR LONG TERM, IT'S JUST THAT WE'VE NEEDED TO ADD MORE.

OUR REFERRALS ARE HIGHER AND OUR TRANSPORTS ARE HIGHER.

THAT GIVES ME THE ANSWERS THAT I NEED.

OH, OKAY.

APPRECIATE YOU COMING FORTH.

THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? I'LL ADD THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMMED IT UP RIGHT THERE.

THOSE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS.

AND, AND WE'VE TALKED A COUPLE OF TIMES ABOUT VEHICLES AND WE HAVE THAT NEWLY CREATED IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE POSITION, A FLEET MANAGER.

AND I HAVE IT, UH, ON MY TO-DO LIST.

COMMISSIONER FOR, UH, FOR US TO SIT DOWN WITH ISAAC, PROBABLY INVITE YOU ALONG AS WELL TO JUST TALK ABOUT HOW TO FURTHER DIAL IN.

WELL, YOU REALLY HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING TO DO.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND , THAT'S NOT DONE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I'M JUST KIDDING.

WE, I KNOW WHAT YOU THAT'S RIGHT.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH.

OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, UH, IF THERE'S NOT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I WOULD, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM A SIX.

I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.

SURE.

HOW MANY VEHICLES DO YOU HAVE TOTAL THAT, THAT YOU? UM, WE CURRENTLY HAVE SEVEN.

AND THAT IS INCLUDING, I, I APOLOGIZE, WE HAVE EIGHT.

INCLUDING THE, UM, NEW ROGUE THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FOR JJP.

ONCE THESE TWO COME, YOU'LL HAVE

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YEAH, I WOULD, UH, COMMISSIONERS, IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I WOULD TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM A SIX.

MOTION SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM A SIX FROM COMMISSIONER STINSON AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON.

A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AND DISCUSS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ELLIS COUNTY QUALITY GROWTH INITIATIVES, VOLUMES TWO AND THREE, LAST AMENDED VIA VIA MINUTE ORDER 3 98 0.23 TO PRIMARILY UPDATE DRAINAGE, EROSION CONTROL AND PAVING STANDARDS, AND ANY OTHER CHANGES IN RELATED ARTICLES, SECTIONS AND PARAGRAPHS, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

IS ANYONE OPPOSED? UH, HEARING NO OPPOSITION ITEM A SIX PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALRIGHT, THAT BRINGS US DOWN TO, UH, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.

AND I WOULD ASK, UH, OUR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, ALBERTO MORRIS, TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO US.

ON THESE TWO ITEMS. WE HAVE AN ITEM 1.1, AND THEN WE HAVE A, A PUBLIC HEARING RELATED TO ITEM 1.1.

UM, FOR ISSUES OF CLARITY, I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND READ OUT, UH, ITEM 1.1, WHICH IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION, AND ACTION.

UPON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ELLIS COUNTY QUALITY GROWTH INITIATIVES, VOLUMES TWO AND THREE, LAST AMENDED VIA BY A MINUTE, ORDER 3 9 8 0.23, TO PRIMARILY UPDATE DRAINAGE, EROSION CONTROL, PAVING STANDARDS, AND ANY OTHER CHANGES, UH, IN RELATED ARTICLES, SECTIONS AND PARAGRAPHS, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A FAVORABILITY CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

SO BEFORE WE, UH, FURTHER DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THAT ITEM, WE'RE FIRST GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH IS ITEM P ONE.

CONDUCT

[P.1 Conduct a public hearing to consider and discuss proposed amendments to the Ellis County Quality Growth Initiatives, Volumes II & Ill, last amended via Minute Order 398.23, to primarily update drainage, erosion control, and paving standards and any other changes in related articles, sections, and paragraphs, providing a conflicts clause, a severability clause, and an effective date. ]

SO, UH, COMMISSIONERS, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, SO MOVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FROM COMMISSIONER BUTLER AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER.

UH, 36, IF IT'S BY A SLIP FORM, PAY FOR 4,000 IF IT'S HAND POURED, UH, WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF THE RESULTS, UH, SAYING IT'S OVER 4,000.

IS ANYONE OPPOSED? UH, HEARING NO OPPOSITION? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

AND ALBERTO, DO YOU WANT GIVE US SOME GUIDANCE ON THIS? YES, THIS IS JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

I WANNA BRING UP ZACH, UH, TO THE FRONT.

'CAUSE A LOT OF THESE AMENDMENTS ARE ENGINEERING FOCUSED AND RELATED, SO HE CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS BETTER THAN I CAN.

UH, BUT, UH, ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, ZACH AND I WERE REVIEWING OUR REGULATIONS AND, UH, ZACH, HIS STAFF, UH, MY STAFF AND I, WE KIND OF GOT TOGETHER AND STARTED REVIEWING THESE REGULATIONS AND TRYING TO COME UP WITH A SET OF AMENDMENTS TO MAKE THE, OUR DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, UH, A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER, ESPECIALLY I GUESS AS WE HAVE MORE DEVELOPMENTS COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE.

AND OF COURSE, THESE WILL APPLY TO FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS.

AND I DO WANNA REITERATE FROM THE TOP, BECAUSE I HAD A FEW PHONE CALLS FROM A FEW CITIZENS.

THEY TOLD ME, YOU KNOW, WILL THESE REGULATIONS BE ABLE TO, UH, RESTRICT LAND USES? AND WE SAID, NO.

YOU KNOW, CHAPTER 2 32 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODES STATES THE COUNTIES CANNOT REGULATE LAND USE.

IF A USE WANTS TO COME IN, THEY STILL HAVE TO MEET OUR ADOPTED REGULATIONS.

AND WE'RE HOPING THAT THESE STANDARDS WILL HELP, I GUESS, APPLY TO THEM AS WELL.

UM, THERE'S BASICALLY SEVEN SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT WE HAVE, I GUESS, PROPOSED, UH, FOUR IN VOLUME TWO, UH, YEAH, FOUR IN VOLUME TWO AND THREE IN VOLUME THREE.

UH, IN VOLUME ONE, I GUESS ONE OF THE CHANGES WE'RE MAKING IS WE'RE, UH, SPECIFYING DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLOOD ZONES WITH OUR FINISHED, UH, FLOOR ELEVATIONS.

AND ALSO WITHIN SPECIFIC ZONES, WE'RE ESTABLISHING BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS, UH, TWO FEET ABOVE THE A HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD LEVEL.

ON THE RUN OF CORE FINISHES, WE'RE ACTUALLY, UH, RECALIBRATING, UH, THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION OF IT.

RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE, UH, ONE, ONE, UH, LAND USE, UH, THAT WE CAN REGULATE ON DRAINAGE, ON THE RUNOFF RUNOFF COEFFICIENT.

AND SO ONE THING WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE BASICALLY BREAKING IT UP INTO THREE DIFFERENT RESIDENTIAL CATEGORIES.

ONE FOR ONE ACRE AND ABOVE.

UH, ONE FOR BETWEEN HALF ACRE AND ONE ACRE, AND THEN ONE FOR BELOW ONE ACRE, EXCUSE ME, ONE BELOW HALF ACRE.

SO THAT BASICALLY TAKE CARE OF THE HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE HAVE COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE.

WE ALSO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE RUNOFF COEFFICIENT FOR AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD.

THE, UH, SCS FORMULA, UH, WE ARE STUDYING DRIVEWAY CULVERTS AT 25 YEAR STORM DESIGN AND ROAD DITCHES, A HUNDRED YEAR PLUS ONE FOOT.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A LOT OF THE DESIGNERS, UH, ALREADY DOING THAT.

SO WE'RE JUST BASICALLY GETTING CAUGHT UP WITH OUR REGULATIONS.

UH, WE ARE CLARIFYING THAT DEVELOPMENTS ARE GONNA REQUIRE STORM WATER DETENTION AND ALSO, UH, CLARIFYING THAT THE PEAK DISCHARGE FLOW RATES, UH, SHALL BE LESS INTEGRATED TO THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT, UH, LEVELS.

AND WE ALSO SET AN AN EXIT VELOCITY RATE OF, UH, MORE THAN SIX FEET PER SECOND.

ON VOLUME THREE, WE'RE PROPOSING THAT, UH, THAT WE HAVE UNIFORM STANDARD FOR PSI ON CONCRETE.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TWO 30 604,000,

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SO WE'RE GONNA JUST MAKE IT ONE STANDARD UNIFORM, 4,000.

UH, REGARDLESS OF ITS, UH, HAND POURED OR SLIP FORM, WE ARE INCLUDING AN AIR ENTRAINMENT OF 4% TO IMPROVE CONCRETE DURABILITY.

UH, WE ARE ALSO RE, UH, REQUESTING, UH, THAT AN INDEPENDENT SURVEY BE SUBMITTED WITH THE RECORD DRAWINGS TO VERIFY THAT THE CONSTRUCTION IS APPROVED PER THE APPROVED CIVIL PLANS.

AND LASTLY, WE ARE RECOMMENDING A MINIMUM PERCENTAGE OF GROUND COVER, UH, TO BASICALLY REDUCE OR PREVENT EROSION CONTROL.

AND WE ARE ALSO REQUIRING, UM, EROSION CONTROL MEASURES TO BE INSTALLED ON EACH LOT AS WELL.

SO WE'RE HOPING THESE TWO WILL HELP MINIMIZE THE EROSION CONTROL, UH, ANY EROSION I GUESS, THAT WE HAVE ON, ON THE, ON THE PROPERTY.

SO, UH, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS LIKE ZACH IS ALSO HERE TO HELP ANSWER THEM AS WELL.

UH, THANK YOU, ALBERTO.

THAT'S, UH, A LOT OF PRETTY TECHNICAL THINGS.

UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, UH, IN THE PUBLIC HEARING, SO SINCE THERE'S NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING MOVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON.

UH, IS THERE ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NO OPPOSITION? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

CONSIDERATION, AND ACTION.

WE'LL NOW GO BACK AND TAKE UP ITEM 1.1, WHICH IS DISCUSSION,

[1.1 Discussion, consideration and action upon proposed amendments to the Ellis County Quality Growth Initiatives, Volumes II & Ill, last amended via Minute Order 398.23, to primarily update drainage, erosion control, paving standards and any other changes in related articles, sections, and paragraphs, providing a conflicts clause, a severability clause, and an effective date.]

UPON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ELLIS COUNTY QUALITY GROWTH INITIATIVES, VOLUMES TWO AND THREE, LAST AMENDED BY A MINUTE, ORDER OF 3 9 8 0.23 TO PRIMARILY UPDATE DRAINAGE, EROSION CONTROL, PAVING STANDARDS, AND ANY OTHER CHANGES IN RELATED ARTICLES, SECTIONS AND PARAGRAPHS, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

UH, ALBERTO OR ZACH, ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD? DON'T, DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY.

ALRIGHT.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR ALBERTO OR ZACH? NO.

I'LL MAKE MOTION TO ACCEPT.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 1.1 FROM COMMISSIONER BUTLER AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER.

UH, OUR PURCHASING DIRECTOR, EJ HARBIN TO JOIN US AND SPEAK TO US ON THESE ITEMS. THE FIRST OF WHICH IS 2.1, WHICH IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION, AND ACTION.

IS ANYONE OPPOSED A HEARING OPPOSITION ITEM 1.1 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

OKAY, WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE PURCHASING PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.

AND I WOULD ASK,

[2.1 Discussion, consideration, and action to grant an exemption under Local Government Code Section 262.024 (a) (7) to purchase proprietary election ballots and related services from Elections Systems & Software, LLC.]

TO GRANT AN EXEMPTION UNDER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 2 62 0.024 A SEVEN TO PURCHASE PROPRIETARY ELECTION BALLOTS AND RELATED SERVICES FROM ELECTIONS SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE LLC JUDGE COMMISSIONERS AFTER REVIEW AND RESEARCH, UH, ELECTION SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE SOLE SOURCE PROVIDER FOR THE LAYOUT, CODING SITE SUPPORT AND VOICE FILES.

I MOVE.

THANK YOU.

UH, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, ITEM 2.1 FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER.

UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

A AYE.

IS ANYONE OPPOSED? UH, HEARING NO OPPOSITION? ITEM 2.1 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

I DID WANNA POINT OUT BY THE WAY THAT, UH, OUR ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR, UH, JANA ONION, HER MOTHER, PASSED AWAY OVER THE WEEKEND.

SO SHE'S NOT WITH US TODAY.

WE CERTAINLY EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT SYMPATHY, UH, TO HER.

BUT, UH, THESE, THESE ITEMS RELATE TO HER OFFICE, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY UNDERSTANDABLE THAT SHE'S NOT WITH US.

AND, UH, WE SEND HER OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.

UH, WE'LL NOW TAKE UP ITEM 2.2, WHICH IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION,

[2.2 Discussion, consideration, and action to enter a contract to purchase elections ballots and related services on an as-needed basis from Elections Systems & Software LLC utilizing the exemption granted under chapter 262.024 (a) (7) of the Local Government Code.]

AND ACTION.

TO ENTER A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE ELECTIONS, BALLOTS, AND RELATED SERVICES ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS FROM ELECTIONS SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE LLC UTILIZING THE EXEMPTION GRANTED UNDER CHAPTER 2 62 0.024 A SEVEN OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

SO MOVED, YES, SIMILAR TO 2.1.

WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER.

CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AGENCY ON THE AGING, UH, PROGRAM SERVICES FOR ELLIS COUNTY RESIDENTS.

DOES ANYONE OPPOSED, UH, HEARING NO OPPOSITION? ITEM 2.2 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, EJ.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL NOW TAKE UP ITEM 3.1, WHICH IS PRESENTATION BY THE NORTH

[3.1 Presentation by the North Central Texas Council of Governments Agency on the Aging program services for Ellis County residents. - Doni Green, North Central Texas Council of Governments Director of Aging Programs ]

WE HAVE DONNIE GREEN FROM, UH, THE COG AGING PROGRAMS TO SPEAK TO US AND GIVE US A REPORT.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR BEING HERE THIS AFTERNOON.

UM, PURPOSE HEARING IS TWOFOLD.

UH, THANK YOU.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK

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FIRST INFORMATION ABOUT, UM, HOW THOSE DOLLARS ARE SPENT.

SO I'M GONNA MOVE VERY QUICKLY.

UM, MY GOAL IS TO SPEND NO MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES AND, UM, TALK ABOUT TWO MAJOR PROGRAMS THROUGH THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AGING PROGRAM.

UH, THE MAJOR PROGRAM IS THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING, AND THE SECONDARY PROGRAM IS THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER.

UM, SO LET ME TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW OUR PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED.

MOST OF OUR FUNDING IS FEDERAL IN NATURE.

IT COMES THROUGH US HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING.

WE RECEIVE STATE MATCHING FUNDS THAT COME THROUGH TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION.

WE'RE VERY SCRAPPY.

WE APPLY FOR, UM, ALL TYPES OF GRANTS TO, UM, ENHANCE OUR MISSION.

AND THEN WE'RE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL TO ELLIS AND THE 13 OTHER COUNTIES IN OUR 14 COUNTY SERVICE AREA, UH, FOR MATCHING FUNDS.

UM, OUR REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 IS FOR $7,873.

AND THOSE FUNDS ALLOW US TO DRAW DOWN THE FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS AND SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF BOTH OUR DIRECT AND OUR PASS THROUGH SERVICES, UM, THAT I WILL, UM, PROVIDE YOU MORE INFORMATION ABOUT.

SO LET ME, UM, PREFACE THE SERVICE INFORMATION BY SHARING SOME INFORMATION ABOUT ELIGIBILITY.

UM, SO IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR PROGRAMS THROUGH THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING, A PERSON NEEDS TO BE AGE ELIGIBLE.

UM, SO IN MOST CASES, A PERSON NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST 60 YEARS OF AGE TO QUALIFY.

UM, SO I'M GETTING READY TO CELEBRATE MY 30TH ANNIVERSARY, UM, IN MY CURRENT POSITION, AND I'M NOW ELIGIBLE FOR ALL OF THE PROGRAMS THAT I ADMINISTER.

SOME PROGRAMS DO HAVE ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, FOR EXAMPLE, TO QUALIFY FOR HOME DELIVERED MEALS OR MEALS ON WHEELS.

A PERSON WOULD NEED TO MEET BOTH THE AGE REQUIREMENT AND HAVE SOME TYPE OF DISABILITY.

UM, OTHER SERVICES ALSO REQUIRE THAT FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT.

SO OUR PROGRAMS ARE NOT MEANS TESTED AS MEDICAID PROGRAMS ARE, BUT OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATION DOES REQUIRE THAT WE TARGET PEOPLE WHO ARE AT GREATEST RISK, INCLUDING THOSE IN GREATEST ECONOMIC NEED, THOSE WHO ARE ISOLATED, AND THOSE WHO ARE DEALING WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES.

ABOUT 40% OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE ONGOING SERVICES ARE LIVING IN POVERTY, UM, COMPARED TO AN ELDER POVERTY RATE OF A LITTLE LESS THAN 8% AMONG ALL OLDER NORTH CENTRAL TEXANS.

OKAY, I'VE LOST MY TOUCH HERE.

SO, UM, AND ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT WE ADMINISTER ARE MADE AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO THOSE WHO QUALIFY, BUT WE AND OUR SUB-RECIPIENTS DO ACCEPT VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.

SO IN TERMS OF THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE DIRECTLY, WE PROVIDE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL.

WE CONNECT PEOPLE WITH RESOURCES.

WE HAVE A BENEFITS COUNSELING PROGRAM THAT HELPS PEOPLE UNDERSTAND MEDICARE BENEFITS, MEDICARE OPTIONS.

THEY CAN ALSO COUNSEL PEOPLE ABOUT ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAID SERVICES.

WE HAVE A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES TEMPORARY SERVICES IN THE HOME TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST COMING BACK FROM HOSPITAL REHAB FACILITY, NURSING FACILITY.

AND OUR CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS WILL DO THINGS LIKE BUILD WHEELCHAIR RAMPS, WIDEN BATHROOM DOORWAYS, PAY FOR AGENCIES TO PROVIDE PERSONAL ASSISTANCE AND HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES.

WE ALSO PAY FOR A LOT OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE.

UH, WE ADMINISTER THE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM THAT ADVOCATES FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN, UM, MORE THAN 400 LICENSED ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AND NURSING FACILITIES WITHIN THE REGION.

THEY ASSIST RESIDENTS IN RESOLVING CONCERNS REGARD REGARDING QUALITY OF LIFE OR QUALITY OF CARE.

UM, THROUGH OUR BENEFITS COUNSELING TEAM, WE CAN HELP PEOPLE APPLY FOR MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAMS, LOW INCOME SUBSIDIES.

WE'VE GOT A PROGRAM THAT HELPS PEOPLE RETURN FROM NURSING FACILITY CARE TO INDEPENDENT LIVING, A WONDERFUL PROGRAM THAT REDUCES MEDICAID EXPENDITURES AND HELPS PEOPLE GET BACK INTO COMMUNITY LIVING AND, UM, BE MORE INDEPENDENT.

WE ALSO ADMINISTER THE VETERAN DIRECTED CARE PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY MEDICALLY FOR NURSING HOME CARE.

WE HAVE, UM, BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING SOME, UH, DISCRETIONARY GRANTS TO EXPAND SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA.

UM, REALLY A PASSION OF MINE.

MY DAD DIED FROM DEMENTIA.

MY MOM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

AMONG PEOPLE AGED 65 AND OVER ABOUT ONE IN 10 IS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA.

AND AS, UM, AS AGE INCREASES, THE RISK OF DEVELOPING DEMENTIA INCREASES AS WELL.

SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DEDICATED STAFF WHO HELP FAMILY MEMBERS UNDERSTAND HOW TO COMMUNICATE

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WITH SOMEBODY WHO'S LIVING WITH DEMENTIA.

STARTING WITH THE BASICS, DON'T ARGUE IF SOMEBODY HAS A DELUSION, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CONVINCE HER THAT SHE'S WRONG.

UM, AND, UM, COME UP WITH WAYS TO DEAL WITH COMMON STRATEGIES LIKE WANDERING OR, UH, RESISTANCE TO BATHING.

UM, WE ALSO DO A LOT OF, UM, CLASSES, WEBINARS, UH, FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA.

WE FUND THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION FOR SUPPORT GROUPS.

UM, AND THEN, UM, ABOUT HALF OF OUR FUNDING IS PASSED THROUGH TO LOCAL PROVIDERS.

AND IN ELLIS COUNTY, UH, WE'VE GOT TWO SUBRECIPIENTS MEALS ON WHEELS, NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

UM, LAST YEAR WE PASSED THROUGH A LITTLE UNDER $300,000, AND THOSE FUNDS SUPPORTED, UM, DAILY MEALS FOR 347 ELLIS COUNTY, UM, PARTICIPANTS AGE 60 AND OVER WHO ARE HOME BOUND.

WE ALSO PROVIDED $32,995 IN FUNDING TO STAR TRANSIT TO PROVIDE, UM, SCHEDULED TRANSPORTATION FOR OLDER, UH, I'M SORRY, THAT SHOULD READ ELLIS COUNTY RIDERS.

MY APOLOGIES ON THAT.

UM, HERE'S OUR CONTACT INFORMATION.

OUR SECONDARY PROGRAM, WHICH I'M GONNA COVER IN ONE MINUTE, IS OUR AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS.

IT ALSO HAS A VERY SMALL RESPITE PROGRAM FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS, UM, WHICH COMPLIMENTS THE RESPITE PROGRAM THROUGH OUR AREA AGENCY ON AGING.

AND, UM, HERE'S THE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THAT PROGRAM AS WELL.

UM, AGAIN, THE ONE THING I WANTED TO, UM, UH, IMPART IS THAT WE'RE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT.

WE WANT TO BE A RESOURCE.

IF YOUR CONSTITUENTS, YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR ACQUAINTANCES ARE DEALING WITH AGE RELATED ISSUES AND CASTING ABOUT FOR RESOURCES, PLEASE, UM, HAVE THEM REACH OUT TO US.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

YEAH, THANK YOU, DONNIE.

THOSE ARE, THAT'S A GREAT, UH, OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE SERVICES YOU'RE OFFERING AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND, UH, HELPS KEEP US ON TRACK.

WE ALL, UH, AS ELECTED OFFICIALS AND VARIOUS, UH, UH, GOVERNMENT OFFICERS THAT ARE HERE, WE ALL GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE, FROM PEOPLE IN NEED, AND THIS IS A GOOD RESOURCE THAT WE CAN DIRECT THEM TO.

COMMISSIONERS, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY REASON TODAY TO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA.

SO, UH, WITH THAT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

SO MOVED.

MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING FROM COMMISSIONER GRAYSON AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PONDER.