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KERR COONTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
Special Session
Monday, August 26, 2002
6:30 p.m.
Commissioners' Courtroom
Kerr County Courthouse
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PRESENT: FREDERICK L. HENNEKE, Kerr Counl,y Judge
H.A. "BUSTER" BALDWIN, Commissioner Pct. 1
WILLIAM "BILL" WILLIAMS, Commissioner Pct. 2
JONATHAN LETZ, Commissioner Pct. 3
LARRY GRIFFIN, Commissioner PcL. 4
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I N D E X
August 26, 2002
--- Commissioners Comments
1. 1 P a y B ill s ~'169~1
1.2 Budget Amendments27~9s'~T7o3
1. 3 Late Bills ~'J7dy- ~77b5
1.4 Approve and Accept Monthly Reports Z7'1o%
2.1 Presentation by Kerrville Christmas Lighting
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	Corporation on upcoming Courthouse lighting and ~77d7
	planned electrical upgrade for courthouse lawn	21
2.2	Request for additional funds for Kerr County	
	Child Service Board, discuss bill payment and	
	sanctioned expenses ~ 77e~	28
2.3	Consider commercial warehouse lease agreement	
	with Triad Manufacturing, Ltd. 2'17e9	42
2.4	Consider requesting K.C.A.D. to reappraise	
	property damaged in flood 47710	45
2.5	Discuss County participation in Hazard	
	Mitigation Grant Program a,'T7/~	52
2.E	Discuss payment of fees to Voelkel Surveying	
	for establishing debris line elevation in	
	Verde Park ~ 77/2,	60
2.7	Discuss proposed Letter of Intent agreement	
	with Texas Arts and Crafts Foundation ~ 7'1/3	62
2.8	Consider releasing Letter of Credit for Twin	
	Springs Ranch IIaI'J/~	71
2.9	Consider name change for privately-maintained 7,7lS'	
	road in platted subdivision, Y.O. Ranchlands	72
2.10	Preliminary Revision of Plat for Tracts 17, 18,	
	& 19 of Y.O. Ranchlands, set public hearings 77/¢	74
2.11	Consider Agreement to Contribute Funds for	
	right-of-way of High Water Bridge, authorize ~ 7717	
	County Judge to sign same, authorize hand check	79
2.12	Consider submitting application for funds from	
	Emergency Watershed Protection Program ~ 7718	80
2.13	Final Concept Plan for Hill Country Youth	
	Exhibition Center, authorize Court to proceed	
	with bond election ~77/`J	85
2.14	Discuss status of 911 Address Coordinator for	
	Kerr County ~ 77,0	92
2.15	Resolution authorizing application for Indigent	
	Defense Grant,2~77~J	99
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2.17	Approval of FY 02-03 tax rate, set public hearing	
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On Monday, August 26, 2002, at 6:30 p.m., a special
session of the Kerr County Commissioners Court was held in
the Commissioners' Courtroom, Kerr County Courthouse,
Kerrville, Texas, and the following proceedings were had in
open court:
P R O C E E D I N G S
JUDGE HENNEKE: Good evening, everyone. We
have a full agenda tonight. Let's go ahead and -- that's
County property.
MR. COATES: I'll pay for it if I break it,
Judge.
JUDGE HENNEKE: We'll call the meeting to
order at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, August 26th, Year 2002. We'll
call to order this regular special session of the Kerr
County Commissioners Court. Commissioner Baldwin, you're up
tonight.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I am, sir. I have a
special friend I'd like to introduce to you, Phil Bob
Borman, and he's a friend of mine; I use that very loosely.
Phil Bob just recently moved to Kerrville from New Mexico,
and he's part of the Westwood Ministries, a counseling-type
service for hurting church leaders that come to Kerrville,
and Phil Bob is a part of that. And I've asked him to come
and pray for the Commissioners Court tonight.
DODGE HENNEKE: Please stand.
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(Prayer and pledge of allegiance.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Thank you, Phil Bob.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Thank you, Commissioner. At
this time, any citizen wishing to address the Court on an
item not listed on the regular agenda may come forward and
do so. Is there any citizen who wishes to address the Court
on an item not listed on the regular agenda? Seeing none,
we'll move to the Commissioners' comments. Commissioner
Baldwin?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Yes, sir. I'd like to
-- I know it's going to shock you; I'm going to talk about
high schocl football just for a moment. Not this last
Saturday, the Saturday before, our fighting Tivy Antlers
went to Austin and scrimmaged the number 8 team in the
United States of America, and did very, very, very well with
them. Last Saturday, we had a 5A school, Warren High School
from San Antonio, in our stadium, and I don't remember -- I
saw something in the paper. What was it, eight touchdowns
to nothing or something'1 We did pretty well. They are
using a lot of ice in San Antonio after that, I can tell you
that. And then September the 6th, coming up, we have a
football game with San Antonio Jay, and we're playing in the
Alamodome. So, if anybody wants to go enjoy some good old
Texas high school football, which there's not many things
better, September the 6th would be a good time. I also
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would like to announce that on September 11th, that would be
~/11, is going to be a -- I think they call it a time of
reflection, maybe, out at the Point Theatre. A lot of
churches and different folks around town that are meeting
out at the Point Theatre to have a time of reflection. So,
pray for America on 9/11. That's all.
JODGE HENNEKE: Thank you. Commissioner
Williams?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I want to express
thanks and appreciation today to the Butt-Holdsworth
Library, its administration, staff, all the people who,
through the years, have made up 35 years of great service to
the citizens of Kerr County in that small, round domicile of
knowledge on the riverbank. A lot of people have been
well-served through these years, and a lot of people have
provided that service. I think it would behoove us,
however, having said all that, to think about how that
library in that lor_ation is going to take care and service
the needs of the good folks of Kerr County in the future.
That's something we're not going to talk about at great
length tonight, or maybe anytime soon, but certainly is
something to be thought about, because there's too much good
that comes from that building for too many people for it to
not be able to take care of our needs. So, thanks for what
you've done, and we'll be looking forward to all the things
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you can do for us in the future at the Butt-Holdsworth
Library.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Thank you, Commissioner.
Commissioner Letz?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I just have one comment.
It's on not such a good note, really. Several weeks ago, I
got a call about an illegal dumping in the eastern part of
the county, and it -- some residents -- an individual
called. Anyway, the good news of it is that, through
T.N.R.C.C. and Ed North, our representative, it was promptly
shut down and is being cleaned up. It's gone on for a
couple weeks, it appears. But, anyway, hats off to
T.N.R.C.C.'s folks out of San Antonio, who came up almost
instantly, shut it down, cited the individual, and they are
really overseeing the cleanup of it, primarily. We really
are not real involved, other than we're going to be copied
on some of the correspondence for that. But they're set up
to take care of it, and did. But I just brought it up, more
than anything else, to emphasize that dumping is illegal in
the county. There's only one designated spot; that's the
B.P'.i. city dump off Loop 539. At least in my precinct,
we're not going to put up with it. If we can catch the
people that do it, anyway.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Commissioner Griffin?
COMMISSIONER GKlY'EIN: I just want to

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congratulate everybody in Kerr County for getting us through
another safe camping season out in the west end of the
county. We had no major accidents or anything with those
heavy traffic days and all, and it was -- that's good,
'cause it really gets crowded out there, you know, when you
have a couple of camps open, a couple camps closing at the
same time. And -- and traffic control was good, and the
citizens took care of it and we had a good, safe season.
So, congratulations to everybody.
DODGE HENNEKE: Okay. We11, I'm just glad to
see so many people here tonight interested in the courthouse
lighting project.
(Laughter.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: I think that's good
government at work. So, without any further ado, let's
start in with the approval agenda and pay some bills.
Tommy? Does anyone have any questions regarding the bills
as presented and recommended by the Auditor?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Judge, I move we pay
the bills.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Baldwin, second by Commissioner Williams, that the Court
approve payment of the bills as presented and recommended by
the Auditor. Any other questions or comments? If not, all
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in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(NO response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Budget
amendments. Budget Amendment Number 1 is for Indigent
Health Care.
MR. TOMLINSON: This is an amendment I
brought to the Court last meeting. At that time, we weren't
sure about the extent of Indigent Health Care costs we would
have for the remainder of the year. I think we're safe now
to -- to make this amendment and move $2,082.57 from
Eligible Expenses to the Administrative line item. That's
the amount that -- that Kerr County shares with -- for the
administrative costs of this service with Sid Petersen
Hospital.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: So moved.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Baldwin, second by Commissioner Griffin, that the Court
approve Budget Amendment Request Number 1. Any questions or
comments? If not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: All opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
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JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Amendment
Number 2 is for the Jail Maintenance and Courthouse and
Related Buildings.
MR. TOMLINSON: This request comes from Glenn
Y.olekamp. His request is to transfer $3,300 from Major
Repairs in the Courthouse and P.elated Buildings, $2,500 from
the Maintenance and Custodial Supplies from the Jail
Maintenance Department. He's awing that $2,500 go to
Supplies in the jail, $300 to Vehicle Repairs and
Maintenance for the jail, and $3,000 to Jail Repairs for the
jail.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: So moved.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Williams, second by Commissioner Letz, that the Court
approve Budget Amendment Request Number 2. Any questions or
comments? If not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Budget
Amendment Request Number 3 for the 216th Adult Probation.
MR. TOMLINSON: This request is to transfer
$373.05 from the D.O.E.P. Instructor's line item to
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COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Tommy, do we net have
a D.O.E.P, instructor any longer, or you just haven't been
using as much? 't'his is a contract-type thing, isn't it?
MP.. TOMLINSON: Kerr County has a contract
with -- with Adult Probation to furnish an instructor for
that program. We budgeted originally $14,000 for -- for
tkiaL person, and in the past we've used -- I think we've
used twn people, and we're down to one. So, the -- the
monthly expense for that is approximately 5575 a month.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: So moved.
COMMISSIONER GR7FFIN: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Baldwin, seooud by Commissioner Griffin, that the Court
approve Budget Amendment Request Number 3. Any questions or
comments: If not, all ii, favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(NO response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Request
Number 4 is for Commissioners Court.
MR. TOMLINSON: This amendment is to pay for
professional services t~ Thomas, Hudson and Nelson,
Attorneys at Law, for the Nancy Cavazos litigation. 'Phis --
this item comes from Professional Services for the
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that budget for this, so I'm recommendinq that we declare an
emergency and pay this from surplus funds.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I'll make a motion we pay
it, but I have a question, too.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Okay.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: What was the motion?
DODGE HENNEKE: The motion is to pay it.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIYd: Oh, all right.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Do we have a second?
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Second.
JOGGE. HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner Let',
second by Commissioner Griffin, that the Court declare an
emergency and increase the budget for Line Item 10-401-9R6
by the amount of $616.69, and authorize expenditure of such
sum. Questions%
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Tommy, I know what the
lawsuit's Lox', but what's the status -- or who can we get at_
our next Commissioners Court to give us an update of it?
Because this is one that -- I know the situation is related
to a subdivision, and I know the suit's related, because I
- I don't really know what the suit -- I know why they're
suing, but I don't really know the details of it. I know
who's suinq. But I don't see why the thing is dragging on.
It seems like for the past three or four times this summer,
we've had to pay a bill on this lawsuit. I know I hear the
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name come up. So, can we get -- or how do we go about
getting the attorney that represents us to come give us an
update on this lawsuit?
JUDGE HENNEKE: If I remember right, this --
we were just dismissed from this lawsuit.
MR. TOMLINSON: I think that's correct.
JUDGE HENNEKE: So this -- hopefully, this
will be the last bill. I think we were just dismissed from
this lawsuit.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: That's really what my
question was going to be. Thank you.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Why can't we take
Items 4, 5, 6, and 7 together? They're all the same things,
all court-appointed attorneys, all coming out of the same
fund.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Well, they're from different
departments. Okay. Any other questions or comments
regarding Budget Amendment Request Number 4? A11 in favor,
raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: All opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Number 5 is
for County Court.
MR. TOMLINSON: This amendment is to pay
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court-appointed attorneys for mental health patients out of
the County Court. It's for $102.09. There are no funds
a~~ailable in that budget for that purpose, either. We've --
we've transferred all the funds available for
court-appointed attorneys from County Court to County Court
at Law, and now we're out of money in the County Court for
that purpose.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: So moved.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Second, with a
question.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Williams, second by Commissioner Griffin, that the Court
declare an emergency, increase the budget for the expense
code 10-425-402 by the amount of $102.09, and authorize
expenditure of that sum for court-appointed attorneys.
Questions?
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Isn't there a little
money left in Commissioners Court travel? That -- 'cause
I -- I didn't do all my travel and there should be a little
something in there. For some of these piddly ones, maybe we
can zero out those funds.
MR. TOMLINSON: I think there may be. I can
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COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: 'Cause it just keeps
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money is money, but -- I think we'll go ahead and do this
one, but if we look at these, we may have some of these over
the next couple of sessions, till --
MR. TOMLINSON: Next one is for $37,000.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Yeah. So, what I mean
is some of these nitpickers, we could probably take care of
with some residual funds in some of these small funds.
MR. TOMLINSON: I agree. We'11 try.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Any other questions^
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I have the same comment.
JUDGE HENNEKE: If not, all in favor, raise
your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Item Number
6 is for County Court at Law.
MR. TOMLINSON: This -- this amendment is to
pay -- also to pay court-appointed attorneys, and it's for
County Court at Law. I have bills from four -- for four
different defendants totaling $800, so I'm recommending that
we declare an emergency and pay this bill out of surplus.
COMMISSfONER GRIFFIN: So moved.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
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Griffin, second by Commissioner Letz, that the Court declare
an emergency and increase expense code 10-427-402 by the
amount of $800, authorize payment of outstanding invoices
from such amount. Any questions or comments? If not, all
in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Item Number
7 is for the 198th and 216th District Courts.
MR. TOMLINSUN: This amendment totals
$37,393.21. I have -- I have court-appointed attorneys
invoices for the 216th Court for $7,575. I have
court-appointed attorneys invoices totaling $1,470 from the
198th Court, invoices totaling $28,091.?1 for Special
Trials, which is related to our most recent murder trial.
Also requesting we add $16 to Books, Publications, and Dues
for the 16th Court, and $241 out of the 198th Court.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Somebody step up t~ bat.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: How much did we have
in this Special Trials line item? Did we have --
MR. TOMLINSON: I don't remember the original
amount, but we've used all of what was there for
court-appointed attorneys.
JUDGE HENNEKE: I[i Css eii c:e, whaL we did was
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deplete the Special Trials items to pay Court-Appointed
Attorneys, and then all of a sudden, we had a special trial.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: We've got a murder
trial.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I don`t -- if we could
split this up, i*_ would be easier, in my mind, because to
me, court-appointed attorneys and special trials are an
emergency, Books, publications, and dues, while the amounts
are not very much, that's pretty discretionary, in my mind.
I don't see how you can legally dec]are an emergency and buy
books, I mean, unless there's some kind of a special book
that we really need., I think we need to find somewhere else
in the budget to cover that expense.
MR. TOMLINSON: I'll try. Have to come out
of someone else's budget, but --
COMMISSIONER LETZ: But we've got the money
in D.G.E.F. Snstructor. I mean, didn't you say you were
only going to use another $500 out of that $5,000 in that
line item? S just think it's a matter of --
MR. TCN,LINSON: We can do that.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: So moved.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Is there a second?
COMMISSIONER GRlr'r'1N: Second,
JIIDGE HENNEKE: Motion by romrnissioner Letz,
second by Commissioner Griffin, that the Court declare an
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emergency, increase the budget in Line Item 10-435-402,
Court-Appointed Attorneys, by $7,575; increase the budget in
Lire Item 10-436-902, Court-Appointed Attorneys, by the
amount of $1,470; increase the amount of the budget in Line
T_tem 10-936-417 by the amount of $28,091.1. Any questions
or comments? If not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Budget
Amendment Request Number 8 is for the Jail and the Sheriff's
Department.
COMMISSIONER. LETZ: Judge, we need to do --
on the last two, take them out of the other --
JUDGE HENNEKE: I don't know it Tommy has a
source for them, if he wants us to come back to them.
MR. TOMLINSON: I could come back to it later
if you want to hold that one. Come back later.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Number 8.
MR. TOMLINSON: Okay. Number 8 is for the
Sheriff's Department and the Jail. The request is to
transfer $3,782.62 from Secretary's Salary line item in the
Sheriff's Office, 53,516.SU from the Nurse's Salary line
item for -- in the Jail, transferring $98.10 to the Trash
Service for the Jail, 53,468.40 for Prisoner Medical for the
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the Sheriff's Office.
COMMISSIONEP. WILLIAMS: How come we have so
much left in that secretary line item at this late stage?
Have we been running without a secretary or two, or what?
SHERIFF HIERHOLZER: No, I haven't run off
one, but we did end up with a personnel clerk that went on
family medical leave for a while. It's all in that -- that
same line item. And it was a little bit before we got her
replaced, so it left us some extra money there.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: So moved.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Williams, second by Commissioner Griffin, that the Court
approve Budget Amendment Request Number 8. Any questions or
comments? If not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: All opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Number g is
for the Collections Department.
MR. TOMLINSON: Okay. This request is to
transfer $100 from Credit History Report account and $lUa
from Books, Publications, and Dues, to move that into Office
Supplies, totaling $209.
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COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: So moved.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Baldwin, second by Commissioner Griffin, that the Court
approve Budget Amendment Request Number 9. Any questions or
comments? If not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Are there
any late bills, Tommy?
MR. TOMLINSON: Yes, I have two.
JUDGE HENNEKE: All right.
MR.. TOMLINSON: One is to H.E.B. Grocery
Company for $103.61.
JUDGE HENNEKE: That's for which department?
MR. TVMLINSON: lt'S for the Jail.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Okay.
COMM1551ONEH GRIFFIN: So moved. Move we pay
it.
CUMM1551ONEk BALDWIN: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Grittin, second by Commissioner Baldwin, that the Court
authorize a late bill and hand check in the amount of
$103.61 payable to H.E.B. Grocery Store for food supplies
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for the Jail. Any other questions or comments? If not, all
in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
DODGE HENNEKE: Motion carries.
MR. TOMLINSON: Okay. The last one is for
$3n.96 to Reliable Office Supplies for J.P. 1.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: So moved.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Baldwin, second by Commissioner Griffin, that the Court
authorize a late bill and hand check in the amount of $30.96
payable to Peliable Office Supplies for office supplies for
J.Y. 1. Any questions or comments"? If not, all in favor,
raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Thank you,
Tommy. At this time, I would entertain a motion to approve
and accept the monthly reports as presented.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: So moved.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
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approve and accept the monthly reports as presented. An.y
questions or comments? If not, all in favor, raise your
right hand.
(The motion r_arried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNER:E: Motion carries. That
concludes the approval agenda. We'll now move directly into
the consideration agenda. The first item for consideration
is a presentation by General Walter Schellhase, the
president of the Kerrville Christmas Lightinq Corporation,
on planned activity for the courthouse Christmas lighting
for coming season. and planned electrical upgrade for the
courthouse lawn. General Schellhase?
MR. SCHELLHASE: Walter Schellhase, 529 Water
Street, Kerrville. Judge, Commissioners, what S'd liY.e to
do is take a couple minutes to update you on the planning
for this year for the lighting oT the Christmas courthouse
and activities related to that, and also brief you on the
improvements being made down in the basement of the
courthouse, where all these items are being stored and
inventoried. We owe that primarily to two people, Dick
Lehmann and Dick Elman, that have spent a lot of hours down
there getting it blocked oft, getting the lighting iii that
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closed area, getting all of our lighting displays that have
been purchased over the years on racks hanging in there so
they can be accessed very, very easily.
In your packets, you have this document,
which is an individual breakdown of each area that we
display in the courtyard, in the courthouse yard, and what
we've done is itemize every item that we could possibly put
in that area in a long-range plan. Not that we rntena to
put these in right now, but that's the long-range plan. Tc
support that plan, we have to do some electrical work, and
this is what we would like to do in the courthouse grounds,
pending the availability of the money to do this. This is
your primary transformer outside the building, j00 TVA
transformer. The max number the courthouse uses is 270, in
a high month, so there's plenty of power in this unit. We
would like to run underground wiring to these major areas
that you see the large line on, inside the courthouse off
that transformer, and then from that, run all the wire of
our displays from these recess boxes, putting everything
underground, so we no longer have any extension cords laying
on top of the ground. We're running a Iittle over
2,000 feet of extension cords out on the courthouse, and
we'd like to get away from that.
Each of the dotted lines are underground
services out of these terminals that we would like to put
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the power to the trees that are there now. We already have
a receptacle on there; that power is buried. We're not for
sure where it all comes from. We've traced it all down to
try to hook those to these terminals so we'll know where the
power is. Outside, in conjunction with KPUB, we've worked
out an arrangement where we can set a small pedestal-type
meter at_ the corner, and at this corner where the two red
lights are, and then in the rear of the building, and run
the power on the east side down this way and west side down
this way. That will put everything underground. Not that
we're going to use all of this right now, but we would like
to have it all done at one time.
The list that we gave you on the projected
displays that could be put up, we have them listed on that
list so you have some idea of what we could do over the
long-range. For this year, the courthouse -- we're not
doing anything with that. That's all taken care of. ever
the last three years, we've got all the electrical in place.
We've gone ever this with Glenn Holekamp. He supports what
we're trying to do here, especially to get us out of the
panel that's in the basement of this building, where we
always have trouble with these breakers out here in the
frcnt that keep going off and on all during the year. Plus
it would bring us down to just four timers on the whole set,
so we'd only have to have four guys running around setting
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timers instead of what we have now.
We estimate this cost will be somewhere in
the neighborhood of $ 3,000, and this is what our budget
looks like for this year to support that program. We've
made some grant applications, and hopefully we will be able
program. 1'ne overarr cost, lrxe i saia, will Ue aUOU~
$23,000, and we have it broken down in phases. And the
reason we did it this way is so this can be done in phases
in the event we do not collect enough money or obtair, enough
money to do all of it at one time. We would like to do the
inside courtyard for sure this year, if we can, so that
we'll be away from that project. One of the approaches
we're taking for this is the fact that we do not have to do
any busting up; we can tunnel under the sidewalk in front,
which is relatively small, and this small drive in the back.
Pherefore, everything in the back will not affect any of the
pavement or anythinq. We won't be doing any destructive
installation, so that's kind of the approach to it. We'd
like to have your approval to proceed with that plan,
pending the collection of moneys.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Anyone have any questions for
General Schellhase? Is Glenn here? Glenn, General
Schellhase has just presented the courthouse lighting master
plan and electrical, and as 1, tie head of Maintenance, I'd
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like your input as to the viability acid the benefits of the
plan.
MR. HOLEKAMP: Well, I had visited with
General Schellhase this afternoon just briefly on it. I
think it's a very doable plan. The only one -- and we have
one issue that he might have described to you where we come
out of the transformer. I prefer to do it a stand-alone and
not bring it into the courthouse and then dispense the
electricity out again. I would really like for it to be
stand-alone out in the -- the courtyard. And then the -- I
think the plan that they have -- they have on this
particular plan here is very workable, very doable.
MR. SCHELLHASE: What Glenn's making
reference to is, KPUB suggested that we come in and, instead
of going to the expense of putting this wiring underground,
that we come out of this transformer and rewire the mair.
wire into the courthouse, and leave this service that we
have out here now. And I didn't bother to bring that up to
you, because I'd already discussed it with Glenn and he
didn't think that's a very good idea, so we kind of dropped
iL. The problem exists where the panel that we have down
there in the courthouse will not carry what we're now
puLLiny ouL here, and that breaker continues to break. So,
we'd like to get it out of there altogether so he doesn't
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don't have the -- when you're not running the fountain, we
can run one display. When we hook up the second display, we
really overload it.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: General, are the plugs or
the -- whatever's underground, the receptacles, are those
locked, or how are they protected? How would they --
MR. SCHELLHASE: They can be locked, yes,
uh-huh.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: To me, it would be
preferable. While you're goinq to the expense, it doesn't
cost much more to make it so they're all basically
childproof locks so people can't get to them.
MR. SCHELLHASE: Yes, and they're all
recessed. We have them down in the park now on Tranquility
Island, where they're recessed in the bottom. I'm not for
sure that one's looked, but I don't know that anyone ever
messed with ir. Usually what happens once they're closed
up, after, like, Christmas, you know, they get grown over
with grass nearly immediately.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Okay.
MR. HOLEKAMP: And all the breaker bores are
locked -- closed once they're shut off.
MR. SCHELLHASE: This would be a 400-amp
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any power to anything out in the yard at all.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Walter, is this a
plan you hope to accomplish all at one time, in one sitting?
MR. SCHELLHASE: We would like to, pending
the receipt of funds.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: If the Court gives
the nod of approval to the plan, I assume it does not mean
nodding approval to this budget sheet that you gave us?
MR. SCHELLHASE: No, that's our proposed
budget. I thought you'd like to see it so you have some
idea what our planning is. I'll be at City Hall tomorrow
night, so --
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Good luck.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Any other questions or
comments for General Schellhase or Mr. Holekamp on the
proposed master lighting plan for the Christmas courthouse?
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I move we approve the
plan as presented.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Griffin, second by Commissioner Williams, that the
Commissioners Court approve the master plan for lighting the
Kerr County Courthouse as presented. Any questions or
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JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Thank you,
General. Appreciate it.
MR. SCHELLHASE: Thank you.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Next item for consideration
is Item Number 2, consider and discuss additional funds for
the Kerr County Child Service Board and bill payment for
sanctioned expenses. Commissioner Baldwin.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Yes, sir. I think we
have some folks here from the Kerr County Child Service
Board to make a presentation.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Morning, Mr. Pickens.
MR. PICP:ENS: Good evening.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Morning, evening.
MR. PICKENS: Good evening, Commissioners
Court and County Judge. I'd like to thank you personally
for allowing us to come in this evening to discuss an issue
that has come up unexpectedly. First, I would like to say
for the record that the Kerr County Child Service Board, in
the last sir, years, has never really come before the Court
to ask. for additional funds. And I know they've -- you're
at the time that you're getting ready to adopt the budget,
but at this time we are asking for some assistance on some
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emergency funds for some things that have come up
unexpectedly. What I've handed you is a packet. The first
sheet is the Yunctions of the -- of what the County will pay
for the -- to the Child Service Board. The second one is
our statistic report. As of August the lath of this year,
we're up to 52 kids that are in need of services; 46 ~f
those are in foster care as we speak.
If you loo}; at the next sheet, you'll see
where we had an average of 33 kids for the year of 2601, and
then the nest sheet was the year 2000, we had an average of
26 kids. In Kerr County services, for needs overall,
we've -- in the last two, goinq on three years, we've
averaged 13 kids every year, using up our expenses. The
last sheet of the packet is our -- our current balance.
what the Cuuimissioners Court gracefully gave us was $5,000 a
year. We're now down to $338.03. What we're asking for is
that we still have eight kids for birthdays for Auqust and
September, which is allocated at $25 a child, so we're
needing $~00 there fur birthdays. We have 10 kids that I --
at our board meeting last Monday night, we found out we have
10 more }:ids that have come into emergency placement.
That's $SU each; that's an additional $500. We also have
supplemented school supplies where, if you look back on your
first sheet, we had allocated $75. And I had a discussion
with Commissioner Baldwin as far as school supplies. At our
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board meeting, we had to cut that down to $50 a child, $15
short on each child, and we had 39 kids that we had to buy
school supplies for. The fourth one is -- we have two new
kids that just come in for school supplies, so that's
another 5150, and on Number 3 was $585, which we -- for
these 39 kLds to get some additional school supplies. So,
we gracefully as Y. Tor -- we're requesting on your behalf
$1,100 just to cover us till the end of September for this
budget year. I know that it's bad timing, but this is
something that has just been unforeseen.
CGMMISSIVNEN BP.LDWIDI: Bobby, can you explain
again, maybe refresh the Court's mind on what kind of kids
these are and why -- why we are using local tax dollars in
helping them?
MR. PICKEN9: 'These are needy children here
in Kerr County. They've either been mentally abused,
sexually abused, physically abused. 'They've been taken away
from their parents anal placed in foster care, in emergency
shelters by Chile Protective Services. We work in
conjunction with them, whereas they will come and provide us
a list of childzeu that they have in their control and care.
As far as whn's needing what as far as clothes, again, the
school supplies, if they're in graduation and so forth. We
also help provide the -- when C.P.S. has to take pictures of
situations at home vu the children, we help pay for the film
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at the local film developer, whoever we choose to -- that
will help us out there. In the years past, though, since
I've been on the board since '96, and serving as president
the last two years, we have gracefully returned anywhere
from $200 to almost $900 back to the Court that was not
spent during our budget year.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: What's your main source
of revenue, or other source of revenue?
MR. PICKENS: Right now, it's what the Court
gives us, and we also hold some fundraisers for scholarships
for these needy children when they graduate from high
school.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I think, by law, we're
required to have a Child Services Board. I don't know what,
by law, we're required to participate in financially, but
Kerr County's always been good to help in this. Many of
these kids are -- C.P.S. takes them out of the -- takes them
away from their parents in an ugly, ugly situation, and they
simply don't have a shirt on their back, and they don't have
a shirt or a pair of underwear. So, that's what we do.
MR. PICKENS: What is -- the downfall right
here is that last year, we bought Christmas gifts for these
children for 29 kids, and we allocated -- we still had,
like, $2,600 left over in our budget. Well, unfortunately,
we have jumped 23 kids since December of last year, and
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that's why our numbers have grown. Sherry can fill in some
other information -- she's the vice president of the
board -- as far as we have seen an increase of the kids;
it's been averaging anywhere from three to six kids per
month. Is that right, Sherry^
MS. COWELL: Let me just add some additional
information.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Give the reporter your
name.
MS. COWELL: Sherry Cowell. I retired from
C.P.S. last year, having worked for the department in C.P.S.
for 23 years, so I've removed my share of kids in emergency
situations. When these kids come to the foster care, when
they're removed by the State, they're coming out of a bad
situation. Their parents are not happy with the Tact that
their children are being taken away involuntarily, so
they're not real thrilled about packing bags Tor these Yids,
and we've got kids that come into foster care that have
literally the clothes on their back. So, when they come
into a foster home, the State pays for the foster care
payment to help with the foster care expenses; you know,
food, clothing, shelter, that kind of thing. But it comes
after the Tact, alter the children have been in care for at
least a month. If everything goes through the computer on
time, which is pretty rare, the foster parents then get paid
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Well, most of the kids coming into foster
care don't come in ones. Most of these kids have siblings,
so these kids are coming into care two or three kids at a
time. And we try to keep siblings together, so they go into
a foster home two or three kids at a time, and that's a lot
of money for the foster parents to have to outlay. That's
why the board felt it was important for us to be able to
allocate $50 per child to help with toothbrushes,
hairbrushes, usually underclothing, shoes, a change of
clothes, that kind of thing. The 10 children that we have
that we're needing the $500 for emergency placement
expenses, these are kids that came in within the last three
months that C.P.S. had not informed us of, because the kids
are ir, shelters. Once they go into a foster home, that's
when they want the money to help the foster family, because
if they bought anything for the children while they were in
shelters, more than likely that won't go on with them; that
would stay in the shelter. Does that make senseY
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Sort of.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Bobby, I'm just
curious about one thing here. Maybe you just took a page
out of the book to show us as an example, but you're talking
about cases investigated, and I only see -- well, I think
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MS. CGWELL: No, that's Priority 1 and 2.
Priority 1 has to be --
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I thought maybe you
and I had all the bad situations.
MS. CGWELL: No, Priority 1 has to be
investigated within 24 hours.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Okay. Thank you for
clarifying that.
MS. CGWELL: Priority 2 has to be
investigated within 10 days.
COMMISSIONEP. BALDWIN: I've got a motion to
make.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Okay.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: 1 move that we to}:e
$1,096.97 from the Constable 1 salary -- that would be Line
Item 10-551-101 -- and move it to the Child Service Board.
That would be 10-630-212.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I'll second that.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Baldwin, second by Commissioner Williams, that the Court
transfer 1,091 --
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: $1,096.97.
DODGE HENNEKE: $1,096.97 From the line item
for Constable, Precinct 1 salary to the Child Services Board
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MS. NEMEC: Do we need a hand check,
Commissioner? Hand check, or save it for the next time we
pay bills?
JUDGE HENNEKE: Next time.
COMMISSICNER BALDWIN: Next time? I mean --
MS. COWELL: Yes, that's fine.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Any questions or comments?
If not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vete.)
DODGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Thank you
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COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: No, I think Sherry had
one other item here on the agenda to discuss, the bill
payment for sanctioned expenses. There's a bit of confusion
in the community with some of their charge accounts, and
they want to know if we could help.
MR. PICKENS: What we've had in the past is,
we've had an agreement with Walmart where we could go and
set up an account with them, and where Child Protective
Services -- we would provide a list to the employees at
Walmart of who can charge on the account as far as getting
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children, from infants up to teenagers, whereas they could
just go in, sign for the clothes or merchandise they bought.
And, in turn, Walmart would send us a bill, and we in turn
would send to it the Court to get paid. What has happened
in the past is where a bill would come to us, we'd bring it
to y'a11. We might miss y'all's court date as far as
meeting, and then it would sit for a couple weeks, and then
a late charge would be assessed to us. This last incident
we had with Walmart was that I think we owed, like, $13 ir.
late charges. They wouldn't work with us. And we all
offered to pay out of our own pockets; they wouldn't do it.
I understand y'a11's reasons for not wanting
to pay the late charges. Therefore, we -- we're in dire
need of the items. I mean, so we went to K-Mart. K-Mart
picked us up right away. We're spending, like, anywhere
from $700 to $1,000 a year in Christmas gifts alone. K-Mart
didn't have a problem picking us up. Unfortunately, they
closed their doors. So, now I've gone to H.E.B., talked to
Mr. Greg Nichols, who's the director of the store. He's
willing to open up an in-store account so we can get items
from there. I've gone to Burke's Uutlet, who has just
opened up. I'm waiting on a reply from them this week about
setting up an in-store account. But, again, when it gets
right down to coming Christmastime, the one we're really
going to have to go to is back to Walmart. I've tried
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calling the manager there to see if he could come here
tonight, see if we can maybe work out some type of agreement
as far as getting these bills paid. What we're asking for
the Court to do is that, when this next budget comes up, as
far as -- I don't know how much you'll have allocated us,
'cause I wasn't invited to the last workshop this past
summer. That we -- let's just say, for example, if you can
give us $5,000, if you would just give us the money, where
-- where we can --
DODGE HENNEKE: Can't do that. We can not do
that. We can only pay against invoices.
MR. PICKENS: I understand that. Then, if
that's the case, then if we could just maybe ask for $1,000,
we can set up a special account and go ahead and pay it out
of that $1,000. We'd submit all the bills; you're welcome
to an audit. And that way these bills get paid on time, and
then we r_an ask. for reimbursement back into that account, so
we can get something started up with Walmart. We're keeping
the money here locally; we don't go outside of the county to
spend the money.
CUMMISSIUNER WILLIAMS: There's an old saying
in town; when all else fails, go to Gibsons. Have you gone
there"?
MP.. PICKENS: I haven't talked to them, but
I'm hitting every store that I ran.
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MS. COWELL: The problem is, when we went
Christmas shopping, we tried to go Christmas shopping the
day after Thanl~a giving, which Walmart has all its wonderful
sales on. We can't do that unless we know that that account
is paid in full. Like Bobby said, when there's a late
charge on there, they won't accept payment from us. They
won't accept payment here locally; it has to go through
their corporate office out of state. And with the lag time,
you're talking at least two weeks lag time with that. In
the meantime, we're on a time schedule, too, because we have
to get those gifts bought, wrapped, and to the caseworkers
so the caseworkers can get those gifts to the children. in
early December, as they're making their rounds. 'Cause some
of these kids -- some of the Kerr County kids,
unfortunately, are placed out of town, sometimes quite far
away if they're in a residential treatment facility. So,
we've got to do this in a very timely fashion.
Ar,d, quite honestly, I go to Gibsons all the
time, but I just can't see that little store meeting the
needs that we have for these children. We had 29 gifts to
purchase one evening for Christmas last year, and -- and
K-Mart filled the bill. It was a little difficult, 'cause
they didn't have the selection that we would like, but they
were wonderful. We got it done. But with this many more
kids that we're looking at, and I don't see the numbers
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going down, we really need to get -- be able to use --
facilitate -- you know, use Walmart again. So, it's just a
payment problem.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: The Sheriff has
something to say.
DODGE HENNEKE: Sheriff?
SHERIFF HIERHOLZER: Judge, the Sheriff's
Department does have ar, account at Walmart, and what we have
is a Walmart credit card. It is community business for the
Sheriff's Office. We haven't had any problem at all. We do
get our bills over here in a timely fashion when we get
them, when we receive them from Walmart, but I haven't had
any problem from Walmart.
MS. COWELL: We've had -- we've had a problem
with the late fees on more than one occasion.
JUDGE HENNEKE: So, do your people bring you
the receipts the same day that they buy something, and you
then turn around and bring them to the County for
processing?
MS. COWELL: We get a bill from Walmart and
then we turn around and give that to you. Don't we?
MR. PICKENS: Yes, we give it to Barbara at
C.P.S., which in turn is forwarded over to Mindy.
JUDGE HENNEKE: There's -- the problem is in
the timing of presentation of the bills. I mean, if you
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MS. COWELL: Well, the board meets once a
month. We're all volunteers; we don't have offices that the
workers can track us down at, so we meet once a month, so
that's when we get the bills presented to us.
JUDGE HENNEKE: I don't know --
MR. FICKENS: I'll give you an example. This
weekend I just got a bill from H.E.B. on the two charge
accounts. And -- I mean, I got it this weekend. Well, I
mean, it was too late to present it, you know.
JUDGE HENNEKE: What's the due date?
MR. PICKENS: One of them was the end of
July, and one's -- I went and signed the other day on August
the 12th -- no, the 13th, and then they sent it to me this
past weekend, which I'm going to get it to y'all for the
next -- you know, for the next Commissioners Court to be
paid.
COMMISSIONER
not delegate to one of your
COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER
and can get the bill -- the
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LETZ: We -- could y'all's board
board members, or someone who --
GRIFFIN: Picks up mail.
LETZ: -- whoever gets the mail
invoice over to the County more
MR. PICKENS: What has happened is, we have a
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for getting the mail picked up every day, 'cause I have a
post office hox there also. And -- but prior to that, we've
had past members who are no longer on the board that were
telling us they were checking the mail, and it turned out
they weren't.
COMMISSIGNER LETZ: It sounds really like
it's more an internal problem in y'all's board to figure out
how to get the invoices to us, rather than the County not
paying timely.
MR. PICKENS: I understand, but what I'm
trying to get at, Commissioner Letz, is that has been
resolved now. I check the mail every day now.
JUDGE HENNEKE: I don't think we can find a
solution to this this evening, because I think you're going
to have to discover legally whether we can provide you with
funds against invoices, and I think you're going to find the
answer is no, which means then you need to present to us a
solution to the problem. Because --
MR. PICKENS: Again, like I said, I tried to
get ahold of the manager from Walmart over the weekend when
he was out of pocket. I tried to get him to come to the
nett Commissioners Court meeting so we could maybe have
something worked out.
MS. COWELL: Thank you.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Thank you.
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JUDGE HENNEKE: Next item is Item Number 3,
consider and discuss approval of commercial warehouse lease
agreement between City of Kerrville, County of Kerr, Texas,
and Triad Manufacturing, Ltd., and authorize County Judge to
sign same. Megan? This is a new lease at the airport on
the form of lease that's previously been considered by the
Court; is that ~~orrect?
MS. CAFFALL: Yes, sir. This is a commercial
warehouse lease with Triad Manufacturing, also known as or
doing business as B.A. Products, at the airport. They're
the same folks we leased the former Gibsons warehouse to.
Since they've relocated to the airport, their business has
grown ~0 percent. They've picked up three new distributing
outlets fcr their feeders. The only name I recognised was
Cabela's. But their volume of output has changed. They
have requested to lease 1,500 square feet of storage space
only ir. the blue building that the City and County own that
was constructed by the Experimental Aircraft Association --
that's just further or, up the road, if you're not -- I
assume you're all familiar with where it is -- as overflow
storage for their finished product.
This is a space lease only. As usual,
between the time I delivered to Thea and you got your
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that we use, you know, for everything, and we take -- take
items out that aren't appropriate and add in what's needed.
The changes are on this underlined in red. The original
text is taken out. Basically, the changes deal with the
fact that they are only leasing space; they're not going to
be constructing anything at the airport. They're only going
to lease a portion of that building. Ultimately, my plans
next year for that building are to make the bathrooms in
it -- there's a men's room, ladies room, and a shower in
it -- ac~~essible to our T-hangar tenants and any other --
and general aviation development that we have out at the
airport. Right now, the only toilets at the airport are at
Kerrville Aviation. And when you fly someplace, usually the
last thing you want to do is visit a restroom. The first
thing you want to do when you get off an airplane is visit a
restroom. So, that is my plan. They only need about
1,500 square feet.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: What's in the building
right now?
MS. CAFFALL: It's basically empty. We have
some of our airport supplies in there, which we can move
out, and the offices. There's one office and two restrooms
in a row. I have in next year's budget funds to partition
wall off that portion and put a -- a keypad access door just
to the bathrooms and that office. And the building has been
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pretty much empty, except for what the City and County keep
there for maintenance purposes, our runway exits that we --
we close the runways with, since the Er>perimental Aircraft
Association, in any event, left here a few years bark.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I didn't follow all
that. Does this company have access to that office? Wi11
they be leasing the office?
MS. CAFFALL: No, sir.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Just --
MS. CAFFALL: Just 1,500 square feet of
storage space.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: One-year lease?
MS. CAFFALL: One-year lease, yes, sir. I'm
sorry.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: No manufacturing to
take place?
MS. CAFFALL: No, sir, it is a storage lease
only.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Get some revenue.
I'll make a motion that we approve the contract aad
authorize the County Judge to sign same.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Griffin, second by Commissioner Letz -- I mean Commissioner
Baldwin, that the Court approve the commercial warehouse
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lease agreement between the City of Kerrville, Kerr County,
and Triad Manufacturing, Ltd., and authorize the County
Judge to sign the same. Any further questions or comments?
If not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
IThe motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Thank you,
Megan.
MS. CAFFALL: Thank you.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Item Number 4, consider and
discuss requesting the Kerr Central Appraisal District to
reappraise property damaged in the flood. Fourth Coates.
MR. COATES: Yes, sir.
JUDGE HENNEKE: He's here to explain the
process to us. So you'll know, Fourth is the Chief
Appraiser at the Kerr Central Appraisal District.
MR. COATES: I've got some props. So -- and
the easel and I did not get along. Tommy, if I could get
you to be my easel, I would really appreciate it.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Get him to stand in a
chair so we ran see it.
(Laughter.)
MR. COATES: Kind of hold it up.
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(Discussion off the record.)
MR. COATES: This is the front.
MR. TOMLINSON: Okay, got you.
MR. COATES: That's the top.
MR. TOMLINSON: I couldn't figure cut what
the top was.
MR. COATES: Okay. Y'a11 pass these out.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Yes, sir. Thank you.
MR. COATES: I've got enough tut all the
Commissioners and then some of the public also. Here's
another one.
(Discussion off the record.}
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Maybe you better get
on a ~~hair.
MB. COATES: It's rolling up on ycu. That's
okay. First of all, the -- the first handout that y'all
have and that the public library will be getting is out of
the Tax Code, and it describes reappraisal of property
damaged in the natural disaster area. We qualify for this
reappraisal. The local taxing entity has the option to
initiate or give approval for a reappraisal, but basically
each entity, if they decide they want to have a reappraisal,
it's the governing bodies that approve it, So, basically,
we've got a flooded area. And, also, the -- the taxes will
be prorated as of the date of the occurrence, based on the
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new va]ue, So, the property's reappraised -- any
flood-damaged property is reappraised, and then the taxes
are prorated as of the date of the appraisal for the rest of
So, basically, what -- what we're loo}cinq at,
for the most part, the damage that occurred -- I'm walking
away from my mic -- is damage that occurred in the City of
h_errville, which is the area that I've got the best handle
on right now, along the blue areas there, along Town Creek
over to your left, and then down Quinlan Creek over here on
your right. The most substantial damage occurred on Quinlan
Creek, in the Appraisal District's estimation, in an area
below the golf course. In that area, it widens our right in
there. There was considerable houses that were damaged.
The Cit, has identified approximately 25 properties that
were either totally destroyed or substantially destroyed to
the point to where they're going to try to do a buyout.
They're looking at getting some grant money, and so we've
got a lot of those.
Now, this sheet, the spreadsheet with the --
approximately 350 properties within the city limits that
were damaged on -- not necessarily damaged, but that were
lust within tY:e floodplain. We don't know exactly how many
yet, but 1've got some projections on - on the percentages
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that we can look at. The total value for these 350
prnpert_ies is about $14.8 million. That includes the
improvements to the property and the land itself. what I've
based my projections on are the improvement values. You
know, we know for sure that we've got 25 properties that
have been substantially damaged, and that represents an
improvement value of $52a,895, which is the red figure to
the right up there at the top. Now, just the revenue loss
on that figure for the County -- now, let me doublecheck
with Tommy here. The tax rate for 2001, the combined rate
was .3721; is that correct?
MR. TOMLINSON: That's correct.
MR. COATES: Seemed a little low. I gust
wanted to make sure.
(Laughter.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Nice shot, Fourth.
MR. COATES: No, I'm just -- you know. The
-- the total imp-cvement loss based on that is $1,172, based
on that $629,600. Now, that does nct include any homestead
exemption; that's based on market value, so actually it
probably is going to be a little less than that. Loo};inq
further down, a worst-rase scenario, if we had 1C0 percent
improvement loss Yor the rest of the properties, it would
amcunt to $23,111. Add that to the known total destruction
there of $1,172; you've qot a worsr-case scenario revenue
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loss of $24,283 for the County. Now, I don't think --
JUDGE HENNEKE: That's just the properties in
the city?
MR. COATES: That's just the property in the
city.
JUDGE HENNEKE: That doesn't include --
MR. COATES: Not outside. i've talked to
U.G.k.A. They've identified some properties along the Camp
Verde area that have been damaged. I'm sure there's others.
So, this is just -- this is, more than anything, to give you
an idea of -- of what you're looking ar on a projection
basis.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Not necessarily Camp
Verde, but Verde Creek area, particularly Center Point.
MR. COATES: Right. Verde Creek, Center
Point, that area. Most of the damage seemed to occur below
Kerrville, Kerrville -- city of Kerrville and below. It
goes right on down to the rest of the percentage cf
improvement and the revenue losses on there, down to 12 and
~0 percent, 5,00 to 25, and 3,400 at 7~~ percent. As far as
the cost of the reappraisal, if you noticed in Lhe -- in the
first handout, there's a section there that says the dollar
amounts will be paid to the Appraisal District. And,
basically, our board has met. They've not taken action on
this item yet_; it was dust a discussion item. And it seemed
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like most of the board had the feeling, after I talked to
them, these are properties that are gong to have to be
looked at anyway; the Appraisal District's going to have to
take a look at them for the nett tax year, If we look at
them now, some of them won't have to be looked at until
after the repairs are made to them. So, if they're repaired
before the fLrst of the year, some of them will have to be
looked at twice. I don't think there's going to be that
many that are going to have to be reappraised. .lust driving
through there, I've seen a lot of work that's been going on
and stuff, but it's not -- it's not just an overwhelming
job. I believe it's something that the -- that the
Appraisal Cistrict can handle without a lot of added
expense, and I feel like my board agrees to that. So,
basically, in doing our part, I believe we could probably du
that for about what our normal budget has in it.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Fourth, would it be
helpful for people that are in the county area to contact
you?
MR. COATES: Yes.
COMMISSIONER LE1"G: That's what, really,
the --
MR. COATES: Yes.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: In other words, you're
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MR. COATES: We've had several people that
have contacted us. U.G.R.A. has had several people. I've
been through one of these before in a previous county, and
we ran some ads in the paper for a couple of weeks that just
announced to people that there was a reappraisal being done
and to contact us if they had any flood damage. Now, we did
get some calls on people who had leaks that were in Y_heir
roofs and things like that, but it's basically going to be
flood damage ~~aused by rising water.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: All right.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Any other questions? You
made a presentation to the K.I.S.D.; is that correct?
MN.. COATES: That's correct.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Are you going to talk to the
City at any time'?
MR. COATES: Well, I'm on the agenda for the
City to talk about our budget, and whether or not any
questions come up, I'm prepared to answer them. So -- but
as of yat, I'm not on there to give them a preser.ration.
They have a real good handle on the damage. In fact, I got
a lot of this information from the City. We worked with
them in our mapping department, so we were able to download
their information and print out a map.
COMMISSIONER. LETZ: I'll make a motion to
authorise the reappraisa] oT property pursuant to Section
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COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner Letz,
second by Commissioner Griffin, that the Commissioners Court
authorize a reappraisal of Kerr County properties damaged in
the flood pursuant to Section 23.02 of the Texas Tax Code.
Any questions or comments? If not, all in favor, raise your
right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(NO response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Thank. you,
Fourth.
MR. COATES: Thank you very much. I know the
people who had homes destroyed and damaged will really
appreciate that. Thank you. Thanks, Tommy.
MR. '1'OMLINSON: Sure.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Next item is Item Number 5,
which really is a related item, consider and discuss Kerr
County participation in the Hazard Mitigation Grant Proax'am.
S wart Barron, our floodplain administrator, is here to
basically answer any questions. This is the program whereby
the CuuuLy may purchase properties that were damaged in the
flood, and that cannot be rebuilt because of their location
and the extent of damage. is that correct, Stuart?
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	MR. BARF.ON: Yes, that	have had more than
50 percent d	amage due to the flood.	
	JUDGE HENNEKE: It doe	s require a 25 percent
match on the	part of the County.	
	COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS:	There's a deadline
for filir.q,	I understand. Is that co	rrect, Stuart?
	MR. BAR.RON: Yes, sir.	
	COMMISSIONER. WILLIAMS:	And that deadline is?
	MR. BARRUN: The 2bth	of this month. There
should have	been a copy of this in y'	all's box some time
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JUDGE HENNEKE: Stuart, do you have any idea
how many homes or how many properties might be affected by
this?
MR. BARRON: Ones that were substantially
damaged, I have a feeling there's between 8 and 10 homes.
JUDGE HENNEKE: We don't know whether -- how
many of those would want to participate in the program. I
uieau, I personally have had one phone call from a homeowner
who wanted to ]:now if the County was going to participate in
t_he proyram. One of the issues this raises is, what do we
do with the property if we acquire it?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I've had two phone
calls.
JUDGE HENNEKE: You've had two phone calls,
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COMMISSIONER LETZ: I've had one.
JUDGE HENNEKE: And you've had one?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: They may aLl be --
JUDGE HENNEKE: Which probably means there's
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COMMISSIONER	WILLIAMS:	Two	people.
COMMISSIONER	LETZ: P~1ine	was	about Hermann
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COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Have all the cases --
of the seven or eight that you know of in the Verde Creek
area coming through Center Foint, in all cases, to your
knowledge, is the property size insufficient for them to
relocate beyond the floodplain? Or just some of them are in
that circumstance?
MR. BARRON: They -- in those particular
areas, it's a Flood Hazard A or r'lood Zone A, and they can
rebuild in those type of areas, but they have to elevate.
And that would -- by elevating, that would put them out of
the 100-year flood zone.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: A11 of them or some
of them?
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will be all of them. But there are lots in there that are
-- let me give y'al1 the next riandout, if I might. It will
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the study that was done by Voelkel Engineering that I'm
submitting to have the fees paid for.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Let me pass it around.
MR. BARRON: I believe it's the second page,
there's a copy of a map. This one is in the Verde Creek
area between Highway 980 and Elm Pass Road. The -- I don't
know what, kind of, to talk about first, because this is the
ner,t agenda item. The red dots there are going to be the
elevations that the surveyor shot for me so I could get a
debris line. You c'an see all the lots there in the 100-year
floodplain. The dark brown -- y'all don't have a color
copy. The darker color is going to be 100-year floodplain.
The lighter color outside of that is the 500-year
floodplain. So, yes, Lhere are areas -- as you can see on
the bottom side of the page, there are lots completely
enclosed in the 100-year floodplain.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: On 95 percent or
more, some of them.
MR. BARRON: Yes, sir. The interesting thing
in this particular area is ttiaL -- that the river didn't get
all the homes in the area. There are a few of them that
have substantial damage, mole than 50 percent. There's also
quite a few that did not have 50 percent or better damage,
where the homes could get built bank there in the future.
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If we decide not to go with the buyout program, which I
would -- I'll leave up to the Court, but I may recommend to
the Court, in the future rules for FEMA, is to have what
they call a progressive flood event. In other words, if you
have -- if you have a flood event on your property that
equals up to 50 percent within a 10-year period, then you're
eligible to he bought out at that time. And if it ever does
flood, then they can't build back on that -- if it ever does
get up above that, they can't build back in that same exact
location. At that time, they would have to elevate or move
outside of the 100-year floodplain.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Stuart, what price do you
buy them out at? I mean --
MR. BARRON: I -- I'm sure it would be the
market rate. I'm not -- I don't know.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: But on a flooded lot --
JUDGE HENNEKE: It's market value before the
event.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Betore the event'?
DODGE HENNEP:E: As established by fair market
appraisal.
MR. BARRON: Once again, I feel there's
probably between 8 and 10 homes that have more than
50 percent damage in the county.
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federal funds that the County may get cover our 25 percent?
JUDGE HENNEKE: I don't think so. It's
possible that the money from the grant we applied for
through --
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Grantworks.
DODGE HENNEKE: -- Grantworks could cover the
25 percent, if it's not used up in the road infrastructure
match. Which I don't believe it's going to be, if we get
the maximum.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I mean, one person I've
talked to, the family is pretty destitute. I mean, their
life savings is pretty much gone. They can't rebuild on the
lot.
JUDGE HENNEKE: But a question remains, what
do we do with that land once we buy it?
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Probably have to sell
it at auction.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Sell it and -- you know,
maybe someone in the neighborhood would want to buy it, and
couldn't build on it. Maybe recoup some of the money.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: There are situations
where neighbors will buy it, particularly if they know they
don't have to use to it build on. I think we might sell it
at auction and whatever. Do we have time enough to get this
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put in by the 28th.
MR. BARRON: Yes, sir. I believe the Judge
has a copy of that -- that folder I gave to you two weeks
ago. I haven't had time to go through it to see what all it
entails. I submitted it to Commissioners Court.
DODGE HENNEKE: Well, you're going to have to
get real familiar with it in the next few hours if we're
going to do this.
MR. BARRON: Okay. The report that we need
to make is last going to be kind of getting where the homes
are, and I've got all that information there that's come to
me, anyway, and also some that I found on my own. That's --
that's not going to be very difficult to do.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Stuart has told me that we
car. get it done, and we'll work together and get it done.
MR. BAR.RON: If we do decide to take on the
program, it may take an additional staff member to help
myself administer the program.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Judge, I would offer
a motion that Y:err County participate in the Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program, as offered by the division of
Emergency Management, which is part of the Texas Department
of Public Satety, and authorize the application Lo be
submitted by the deadline, County Judge to sign the
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COMMISSIONER LETZ: Second, I think, but I
have a question.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Williams, second by Commissioner Letz, that the Court
participate in the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and
authorize County Judge to sign the application. Question?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: This is just the
application at this point so we could proceed? We're not
really committing to do any hazard mitigation at this point"?
JUDGE HENNEKE: That's correct.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Nor do we have any
idea how much money we might get or how many are in line in
front of us, do we?
MR. BARRON: Yes, sir. The -- the D.P.S. --
Department of Hazard Mitigation, they get 25 percent of all
the moneys that's been allocated to the State, and of those
mcneys, that is what becomes eligible for buyout of this
75 percent share, the moneys that they've gotten from
Disaster Relief.
DODGE HENNEKE: Any other questions or
comments? If not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
DODGE HENNEKE: All opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
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item Number h, is consider and discuss payment of fees to
Voelkel Engineering for establishing debris line elevation
in Verde Creek -- Verde Park.
MR. BARRON: Yes, sir. This was the document
I just handed y'a11. They gave me four elevations for out
there. It affects about 20 different people's residences,
or 45 different lots that I can find with these elevations.
The reason they need these elevations are for when homes
have been flood-damaged, they have to build at or above the
i00-year floodplain, and this, on that particular portion of
the creek, is going to be considered the 100-year
floodplain. It's the flood of record now for that quarter
of a million in between those two roads. So, I have tc
actually come up with a hard number that can be found by any
surveyor, and that's what Voelkel has given us at that
point, so we ran tell where these houses are.
DODGE HENNEKE: What I'm going to suggest we
do, gentlemen, is authorize -- authorize the engagement of
Voelkel Engineering be ratified; it had to be done, and then
let Tommy take a look at the bill and look for a source of
funds and bring it back, to us at the next court meeting.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I agree.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Is that a motion,
Commissioner?
COMMISSIONER BALUWIN: I agree.
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COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I second his
agreement.
JUDGE HENNEKE: We have a motion by
Commissioner Baldwin --
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Do we have to have a
motion?
JUDGE HENNEKE: -- to ratify the engagement
of Voelkel Engineering to establish a debris line elevation
in Verde Farr, for a total expenditure of -- whatever it
is -- $898.75. Any questions or comments?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: That's my motion.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Just a comment, that I
wculd just say in passing that -- that Stuart is our
floodplain administrator. That bill should have been sent
to Kerr County, 'cause it's a Kerr County bill, not to
U.G.R.A.
JUDGE HENNEKE: That's true. I also want to
say that Stuart has done yeoman duty --
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Absolutely.
JUDGE HENNEKE: -- as floodplain
administrator, and been very responsive to the needs of the
citizens in the county who were damaged by the flood event.
Any other ques*_iens or comments? If not, all in favor,
raise your right hand.
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JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries.
MR. BARRON: Thank you.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Gentlemen, let's do one more
item, then we'll take a break and proceed on. Next item is
Item Number 7, consider and discuss proposed Letter of
Intent agreement with Texas Arts and Crafts Foundation.
Commissioner Letz.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Yes. Bob Miller came to
myself and Commissioner Baldwin, I guess, two weeks ago with
the idea of using some of the property out at the County --
owned by the Hill Country Youth Exhibition Center, with the
concept of relocating -- or locating the Texas Arts and
Crafts Foundation at that location. And I think Bob is here
to show the Court what he has in mind.
MR. MILLER: I have props. My name is Bob
Miller. I live at 1214 Oriole, Kerrville, Texas. I am the
Director of the Texas Arts and Crafts Educational
Foundation. The Texas Arts and Crafts Educational
roundation produces the official Texas Arts and Crafts Fair
annually, and we've been doing it for over 31 years on the
Schreiner rJniversity campus on the banks of the Quinlan
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MR. MILLER: The Arts and Crafts Fair,
besides being flooded very heavily out on Quinlan Creek, we
lost our permanent bathroom buildings and most of our
electrical distribution system, bridges and whatnot, which
was essentially most of the permanently installed physical
assets that we have on location at Quinlan Creek. That kind
of brought our -- our thinking around to, can we afford to
stay where we are, or do we need to look for a permanent
location? So, we've been out looking for a property that
would fill the need to be a permanent location for the Arts
and Crafts Fair. Another incentive is, Schreiner University
has provided us a beautiful place to put on the fair, and
it's been a wonderful location all these years, but as a
tenant on Schreiner, we are required every year to erect our
physical facilities, our entrance. We fence 3,000 square
feet of the property off for the fair, and then at the end
of the fair, we tear it all down, and there's a tremendous
cost to this setup and tear-down every year. So, havinq a
permanent location would allow us to do the setup one time
and then not have to go through that exercise again.
I can't remember who pointed to your property
over there next to the Highlander -- between the Highlander
Bar and, really, the rodeo arena, and it is all brushland at
this point; it's uncleared. But we went over and looked at
it. Peter Lewis, who is our vice president of our board,
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did a concept plan, which you have in front of you now, just
to see, number one, if we could fit on that piece of
acreage, and number two, to look at it in terms of would
this work for a year-round event park for Kerr Count,? And
it does. It's a very nice piece of property, mainly because
it's between 6 and 7 hundred -- 6 and 7 acres in size. But
we have hopefully the ability to park automobiles in Flat
Roc}: Lake Park. If we don't have -- we need parking for the
fair; we need a lot of acreage to do the parking. We need
more acreage for cars than we do for the fair and the
people, so having an adjacent place to park cars really
makes some sense.
If we went out and looked at a piece of
property that was a stand-alone piece of property, we would
need to be looking at a piece of property in the FO to 70
acre size in order to do what we needed to do. This is a
really unique little piece of property. If it works for
you, I really do believe it would work for us. And we
would -- I have submitted to you a non-binding Letter of
Intent, which is kind of an innocuous thing, really just to
start a negotiation to see if we can agree to a lease
agreement or some sort of agreement where we would build the
event park at our sole cost and expense, at no expense to
the County. After we got it built and qot the
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profit-sharing basis with the County. Our staff would
initially operate the park. I think, at some point, that
might change where we did a -- a separate board or a
separate entity of interested people who would use it as an
outdoor event park, to go run it. But our -- our staff is
initially ready to set up and do the sweat equity to get it
started and get it up in place.
We would like very much to put on the 2003
Arts and Crafts Fair at that location, which means
everybody's got to put their track shoes on and get to
running real quick in order to do that. One of the initial
stumbling blocks I know of is, we need to do an
archeological study on the site. And I met with the local
steward	on that	Sunday	morning, went	over	the	property with
them.	They've	already	identified a	number	-one	site with the
State, but we would end up having to hire an outside
consulting firm to come in and do that. We would need to
clear it, fence it, and get it sodded for next year's fair,
and that would probably be as much as we could expect to do
by year one. The improvements that we would foresee to put
on that piece of property are really a fairly small
footprint, 'cause we would like to keep it as
general-purpose as we can and be able to accommodate almost
any kind of entity that wanted to do an outside event.
And, if I can step over here, I'll yell at
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the same time and show you. Peter has envisioned coming in
from Flat Rock Lake Park about midpoint off of Riverside
Drive. There's a -- already a pull-out there on the side
where you would stage people to cross the road, and do the
entrance at the middle of the property. There would be an
amphitheater -- an outdoor amphitheater with seating really
terraced on the hillside of what is now a drainage that runs
through the property and on into the park. That would seat
approximately 1,200 people, which would be about twice --
not quite twice as big as what's at the Point Theatre,
bigger than what would be at the auditorium. It would
provide, really, a small music venue type of arrangement.
Wouldn't do a Garth Brooks concert, but it would be more for
a local entertainment type --
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Bluegrass. Bluegrass.
MR. MILLER: We've already discussed this in
great detail. No problem. What is set up on the map here
is our tent arrangements. We use 36,000 square feet of tent
putting on the Arts and Crafts Fair every year, and so just
orienting them and trying to see how they fit. But -- so
the brown -- light brown areas would be our tent setup. We
would do slabs for stages or -- or pavilion-type
presentations, and put in permanent bathrooms in three
different locations around the property. There would be one
road, that is basically what's there now, extended over here
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and then run down the back side for a service road, so that
during any kind of an event, you can put service vehicles
and whatnot in there without running over your attendees and
whatnot. The basic plan would be to leave it as natural as
possible, save as much of the trees and landscaping as we
possibly can. Shade is real important in an outdoor event,
and seating for your attendees under shade trees and
whatnot, and that's a pretty piece of property with some
beautiful, beautiful trees.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Does anyone have any
questions for Bob"? I think it's a great idea.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I think it's exciting.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: It was good to see the
map. The actual location is where Road and Bridge used to
store some equipment over by the fireworks stand, the
Highlander, from there through the draw, over kind of near
to the back side of the rodeo arena, the Extension Office.
MR. MILLER: And it -- that did not flood
very bad during the rains. I think Third Creek pulls that
water around it, and I think that most of that water comes
from over on the V.A. property. But we've walked down
through Lhere to see what that would be, and that would end
up being a -- a grassed-in area, and cleared out fairly
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COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Utilities. Would you
envision utilities being run, and would they be underground?
MR. MILLER: We would run utilities to them
underground. You wouldn't have any poles like we do now at
Schreiner. We have 17 telephone poles and meter runs that
we work off of on the Schreiner Oniversity campus; there are
poles almost everywhere you go. We have tentatively looked
at and kind of priced, for Schreiner -- on the Schreiner
campus, the ability to take a larger electrical run to a
central location and then run satellites off of that. What
we would envision here would be to bury the utilities and
have probably eight or ten points spread evenly across the
property where you could then pick up and run with lines to
wherever you needed them, and have them all individually
breakered and GCFI'd so that each -- one of our problems, as
a fair promoter, is you have 200 exhibiters on -- on 10 or
l~ circuit breakers, and if a circuit breaker goes off, you
have r.o idea who's doing what to whom. So, you isolate
these circuits pretty good so people could run them, and we
also incur a pretty good cost of having an electrician
on-site every year, 'cause everything is hard-wired anew
each and every year, buried and set up for the folks. So,
this would be something that could be run and -- and really
dust your normal maintenance staff could set it up and run
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COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Tell me again, what
have you done about the archeological issue?
MR. MILLER: I've just discussed what their
requirements are. The requirements are, number one, to come
out and do a survey on the entire piece of property, mainly
because they've already identified one location. They've
also got a location they identified at the credit union
across the street, and one between the Highlander Bar and
the building closer to tewn from it, under their parking lot
there's another site, and they kind of believe that all of
those are related in some manner. So, they would do a
survey. You hire a -- a firm that does this sort of thing
for a living; they come out and do little, small shovel
tests, analyze the -- what they take out of the holes, and
determine from there what you can do and what you can't do.
We're restricted at this point from moving dirt until that
survey is done. The stewards indicated that that area has
been heavily bored in the past, that there's been a lot of
dumping, storage -- I know there's been gravel and that sort
of thing dumped out there, so they're not real sure whether
the site is worth preserving at this point until they do
that kind of testing. I would like to see us -- if we could
find a place that they could kind of do a -- a showcase of
-- of one cf the mound middens, and they were talking about
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maybe doing one of their cooking oven things as a permanent
display, since that's a part of our history here in
Kerrville.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Does the Arts and
Crafts Foundation envision having its offices there? Or
gust --
MR. MILLER: Yes, sir. Yes, sir, we'd move
the office there too.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Pretty exciting.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: What do we need?
DODGE HENNEKE: A motion to approve the
Letter of Intent and authorize the County Judge to sign
same. We need to designate someone to work with them on the
agreement, or however we want to proceed.
COMM1551ONER BALDWIN: Commissioner Letz
would be happy to do that.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: 1 think you probably
both should.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Commissioner Baldwin.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Do we have a motion to
approve the Letter of Intent?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: So moved.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Baldwin, second by Commissioner Letz, that the Court approve
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the Letter of Intent with regard to Texas Arts and Crafts
Foundation and authorize the County Judge to sign the same.
Any other questions or comments?
MR. MILLER: Thank you very much.
JUDGE HENNEKE: If not, all in favor, raise
your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Thank you,
Bob.
MR. MILLER: Thank you, gentlemen. Thank you
for your time.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Thank you.
JUDGE HENNEKE: At this time, we're going to
take a 10-minute break. We'll reconvene promptly at 10
minutes after 8:00.
(F.ecess taken from 8:00 p.m. to 8:10 p.m.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: We'll call to order again
this special session of the Kerr County Commissioners Court.
The next item for consideration is Item Number 8, consider
and discuss release of Letter of Credit Number 8822138 from
State National Bank of West Texas on behalf of the Burgess
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MR. JOHNSTON: This road in Twin Springs
Ranch II is complete. It's paved, and I went out and did a
final inspection. It's time to release the Letter of
Credit.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I move the release of
Letter of Credit Number 88222138 from State National Bank of
West Texas on behalf of the Burgess Kerrville Corporation
for road work in Twin Springs Ranch II.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I'll second that
emotion.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Williams and emotion by Commissioner Baldwin that the Court
approve release of Letter of Credit Number 88222138 from the
State National Bank of West Texas, and on behalf of Burgess
Kerrville Corporation for Twin Springs Ranch, II. Any
questions or comments? If not, all in favor, raise your
right hand.
The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(NO response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Next item
for consideration is Item Number 9, consider and discuss
name change for privately-maintained road in private
subdivision, Y.O. Ranchlands, and set a public hearing if
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COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: The reason "if needed"
is in there is 'cause I was not able to get in tou~~h with
Franklin while I was down in Houston when my wife was in the
hospital there, but I wasn't sure that the -- the entire
length of this road is privately maintained.
MR. JOHNSTON: Yes, it is.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Okay. So, the public
hearing should not be required.
MP.. JOHNSTON: All parties -- my
understanding is, all parties are in agreement.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Looks like there
shouldn't be any impediment to the name change. I'll make a
motion to that effect, that the name change be approved as
submitted.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I'll second that
motion.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
GriTtin, second by Commissioner Baldwin, that the Court
approve changing the name of Dominion Road Northwest to Y.O.
Ranch Road Northwest, which is a privately-maintained road.
Any questions or comments? If not, all in favor, raise your
right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Gpposed, sauce siyn.
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JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Item Number
10, consider the preliminary revision of plat for Tracts
Number 17, 18, and 19 of Y.O. P.anchlands and set a public
hearing for same. Commissioner Griffin.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I'll turn this one
over to Franklin Johnston. This is one that we discussed in
court two or three sessions ago, and we're back now with the
preliminary proposed revision. And the only question I
have -- and I'm hoping that between Mr. Cummings and
Mr. Jackson and Franklin, maybe we can get to the heart of
it, but it has to do with the fact of whether or not this
road er,ists legally there now that we're talking about that
would provide access, and that's the one thing we -- that
I'm not real clear on.
MR. JOHNSTON: Okay. Basically, the plat
revision consists of moving lot lines between Lot 17 and 18
and between 18 ar.d 19, making Lot 18 larger and the other
two tracts smaller. The road in question, I think, is
Goodnight Trail on the south part of the -- of these lots.
The road is -- is not now existing, but it is being
constructed right now. I think the right-of-way has been
partially cleared. Private road, so they wouldn't have to
clear the entire right-of-way. They're getting their base
tested and they're going to build an. unpaved country lane to
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access these three lots off of -- well, we just changed it
to Y.O. Ranchlands Northwest.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: So, that's part of a
plat, then, so that settles this issue that I had of mine
that I was a little confused on. Because that --
MP.. JOHNSTON: Actually, the road's not --
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: -- that's a part of a
plat. If they're going to put the road in to the right
standards, then there's no question.
MR. JOHNSTON: The road's not actually within
the area marked by the plat, but it is already a dedicated
50-foot-wide easement, as I understand, and they're building
a road in that easement for access to these three lots.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Mr. Jackson --
MR. JOHNSTON: I think Scott might have more
information, if you need more on the road. I think he has
been out there working on it, knows about it.
JUDGE HENNEKE: David Jackson has submitted a
form to address us on this issue. Do you have anything to
offer, Mr. Jackson?
MR. JACKSON: No, Your Honor, I'm just here
to answer any questions. But -- but what Franklin has said
is accurate. And the only other question that I know about
is the abbreviated process or the alternate process; that's
where I think we're moving this revision through. And I
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know you have to have a public hearing that's published in
the newspaper, but an issue I discussed with Frank, and I
don't know where we are on it, is whether or not you have to
give notice to every owner in the entire subdivision. I
read the state law and the County regulation, which is
synonymous, to say that you do not have to do that it you're
just combining lots and moving a lot Line.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Okay.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: The road -- the road
already exists, correct?
MR. JOHNSTON: The road's --
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I mean the right-of-way
for the road.
MR. JOHNSTON: The right-of-way, yes.
COMMISSIONER GRIFF'1N: The right-of-way.
MR. JOHNSTON: I guess moving lot lines is
the same as combining lots. I'm not sure about the
definition of that, but -- and it also comes under the less
than four lots, I think.
MR. JACKSON: Yes, that's right.
MR. J~~HNS'I'ON: That's where it comes in where
he put it in the newspaper; it did not have a -- not have to
have a mailout notification.
MR. JACKSON: Right.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Ready to make a
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JUDGE HENNEKE: Any other questions or
comments?
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I'll move that we
approve the preliminary plat of -- revision plat of Tracts
Number 17, 18 and 19 of the Y.O. Ranchlands Subdivision.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by --
COMMISSIONER LETZ: And set public hearing?
We should have a public hearinq, correct?
MR. JOHNSTON: There's a public hearing. I
think the question was the type of notification.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Okay. And set public
hearing for September --
JUDGE HENNEKE: That would be the first
meeting in October.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: How much time do we
have?
JrJDGE HENNEKE: Thirty days would be first
meeting in October.
(Discussion off the record.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: So, whatever the first
meeting in October is.
MS. SOVIL: October the 19th.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: October the 14th. At
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JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Griffin, second by Comrissioner Baldwin, that the Court
approve the preliminary plat -- revision of plat for Tracts
17, 18, and 19, of Y.O. Ranchlands and set a public hearing
on the same for 10 o'clo~~k a.m. on Monday, October 14th,
Year 2002, tie re in the Kerr County --
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: 15.
DODGE HENNEKE: -- Courtroom.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I'm sorry, October 15.
The 14th is a holiday.
DODGE HENNEKE: October 15th. Any questions
or comments?
MR. JOHNSTON: That -- we resolved the
notification? Is that just by newspaper?
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I think that's right.
i think that's a --
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: David, let that young
man out, please. Thank you.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: We can verify that.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: We can verify that,
but I think that's all it takes, is just a newspaper
announcement.
MR. JOHNSTON: That's the way I read the
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DODGE HENNEKE: Any other questions or
comments? If not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
DODGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Item Number
11, consider and discuss an agreement to contribute funds
for right-of-way to the High Water Bridge, authorize County
Judge to sign same, and authorize a hand check in the amount
of $8,600 from Fund Number 15-611-585 to be included with
the signed agreement. Franklin Johnston.
MR. JOHNSTON: I think we have a sample
agreement from some other project. I think it's just a way
to get this project started. I think it's at the time frame
where we need to acquire that right-of-way.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: So moved.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Wait a minute. 1 want
to -- I get to --
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I'm sorry, you wanted
to do it. Go ahead.
COMMISSI~~NER BALllW1N: So moved.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Second.
JUllGE HENNEKE: Motion by ~~ommissicner
Baldwin, se,ond by Commissioner Williams, that the Court
approve the agreement to contribute funds for right-of-way
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of High Water Bridge, authorize County Judge to sign the
agreement, and authorize a hand check in the amount ~~f
$8,500 from Fund 15-611-585 to be included with the executed
agreement. Questions?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Just a comment. Buster,
you know, if we're lucky -- in all eight years of -- you
know, whatever year -- sis years, anyway, we've voted to do
something cn that bridge, and it still hasn't been built.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Do you think this is
a good sign?
COMMISSIONEP. LETZ: Just a continuing sign.
COMMISSIONER. GRIFFIN: Never been closer.
Think about it.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Any other questions or
comments? If not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
DODGE HENNEKE: All opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Item Number
12, consider and discuss submitting an application. for funds
from the Emergency Watershed Protection Program administered
by the U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service, as
authorized under provisions of Section 4U3, Agricultural
Credit Act of 198. Commissioner Williams.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Judge, I'm not sure
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this is something we want to do. I don't know whether it's
not something we want tc do, but it is another opportunity
to perhaps obtain some funds to do some things as a result
of the disaster that happened in Kerr County with the
excessive rains in June and July. This is a program from
the United States Department of Agriculture Natural
Resources Conservation Service, and the information came to
me through the R.C.& D. I pass it oh to the Court. The
amount of flood -- or the amount of money -- the money that
they would perhaps grant to us would be used for debris
removal from stream channels, road culverts, and bridge
abutments. The debris removal in upland areas following- the
windstorm, that doesn't apply. Perhaps the reshaping and
protection of the road and stream banks, repair of damaged
drainage facilities, flood prevention structures, if they
do, in fart, elist. If we're going to do it, it is
something that has to be done pretty quick, because the
window of opportunity is closing. I'm not certain whether
this requires a match or not. I think it does. Yeah,
75 percent of eligible work. I'll present it to the Court
for whatever you want to do with it.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Are we talking about
debris from the stream channels on public land, or are we
talking about private properties?
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understanding of it, Commissioner, is that it would be money
to remove debris caused by the flood on private property as
well as public lands.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I believe it's both,
Commissioner. I mean, I -- if it's the same program that we
signed up for in the '97 flood, private landowners ran go
and get -- and, you know, apply for funding, but it doesn't
just come through the County. They handle -- it goes
straight through the federal government.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I see.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: We don't do anything on
private property. But I also believe this is the same
program that did the now infamous Hermann Sons temporary
bridge, and we may need -- and I think we need to proceed
with this, 'cause we may need this same fund to get the
railroad cars out of the river.
(Laughter.)
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Because FEMA says that
since N.R.C.S. did it, it's their responsibility, and we're
still -- I don't know if Franklin was in on the conversation
with the FEMA representative or Joe Franklin, but I know
Leonard's been talking to them. They're trying to figure
out if we can get some assistance to either put the railroad
cars back in place or at least retrieve them, and I believe
it's the -- this is the program.
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JUDGE HENNEKE: If we get another big flood,
we might be able to just roll them all the way to Kendall
County, not have to worry about it.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: A couple of floods,
they'd be right down there.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Which, once again, if
we're goinq to do it, we need to move on this pretty
quickly. The window is closing.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Let me ask you this.
What is 75 percent? The cost of eligible work? I mean,
what --
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Well, I guess we
define the work, probably affix some kind of a cost to it.
I can get more of those definitive -- more definitive
information.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Are we going to have
to come up with 75 percent?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: We come up with
2S percent.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: We come up with
2S percent.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I believe in-kind
counts, also.
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damage is. They assess it and they decide what's eligible,
and they come out with a number, and the number goes back to
the County.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: That's my
understanding.
JUDGE HENNEKE: What's the pleasure of the
Court?
COMMISSIONER. GRIFFIN: You want to pursue it?
Do we need a vote to pursue it?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Yes, we do. I would
move that Kerr County participate in -- file an application
for Emergency Watershed Protection Program funding
administered by the U.S.ll.A. Natural Resources Conservation
Commission -- Service as quickly as possible.
COMMISSIUNER LEI'1'Z: 1'll second, but I have a
question, like I usually do.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Williams, second by Commissioner Lets, that the
Commissioners Court submit an application for funds from
Emergency Watershed Protection Program administered by the
U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Question?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Who's going to pursue it,
as in what person? So this one doesn't fall through the
cracks.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I'll follow up on it.
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COMMISSIONER LETZ: I believe you might check
with Leonard. I think Leonard's already working on this.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I'll doublecheck on
him, but I'll follow up through R.C.& D.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: All right. And I need to
call Joe Franklin on the Hermann Sons Bridge. I'll ask him
if this is that program, as well. All right.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Any other questions or
comments? If not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Item Number
13, consider and discuss the final concept plan for the Hill
Country Louth Exhibition Center and authorise the Court to
proceed with a bond election concerning the funding of same.
Commissioner Letz.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Well, this is an item
that we discussed earlier this afternoon in the workshop at
some length. But, to update those that were not at the
workshop, at our meetings previous to today, a basic concept
plan had been approved, and we wanted to try to firm in the
numbers a little bit better. And that concept plan was to
basically tear down the current -- what's called exhibit
hall, and tear down the current hog barn, which are the two
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components behind the exhibit hall, replace that witl-, a new
barn -- just a barn, basically a big, metal barn,
44,000-square-foot building, which is a little bit bigger
than the combined area that we'd be tearing down. A
13,000-square-foot exhibit hall would be built over to the
east where the polo field is, and that is the same size as
the current exhibit hall. Then the horse barn would be
renovated. And "renovated" means basically putting a
concrete slab in that building, upgrading electrical and
p]umbiug, and putting in a temporary windscreen, on the
sides, and then doing some upgrades and renovations to the
arena, the current arena. And those are basically some
electrical upgrades to bring them more up to code, and
probably do some insulation/ventilation work, but not a
whole lot of work on the arena.
I sent -- or solicited the volunteer efforts
of three local contractors, Biermann Construction, J. M.
Lowe Construction, and Huser Construction, and sent them a
letter outlining the basic components of the building and
square footage; asked them if they could come up with, based
ou their experience with similar buildings, a cost estimate
for the project. They did that. The cost estimates ranged
Liom a low of $3,100,000 to a high of $5,690,000. The --
but when you look at the numbers on that high bid, or high
anwunl. -- really, it's not a bid, just a cost estimate --
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some assumptions were made, and I've since talked with Steve
Huser. Probably about a million dollars of that should come
out, because there were things along the line of, on the
parking lot area that we wanted expanded, he quoted asphalt
as opposed to sealcoat, which doubled the cost of that, and
sealcoat's really what we would prefer. He also did sane
far more extensive -- or had some ideas for some more
extensive renovations tc the existing arena and to thz horse
barn than I envisioned. So, the numbers really range from
about, oh, three million to four and a half million, and in
tha*_, tPieie's about a 20 percent contingency figure built
in. Thz idea being presented is that if wz approve this
tonight, we would set the wheels in motion for a bond issue
that would be held in early February of 2003.
COMMISSIONER. GRIFFIN: Election. Bond
election.
COMMISSIONER. LETZ: Yeah, bond election.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: The election. Not the
issue, but the bond e]ecLion.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: The bond election in
February 2003. And between now and -- I think the kind
of -- sort of drop-dead dates for that are actually in
November, we would really luok at the numbers again and
figure out the construction mechanism we use, whether we use
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JUDGE HENNEKE: Design-build.
CGMMISSIONER LETZ: Design-to-build type
concept. We would do that in the next, you know, month or
so to fiqure out which way we would probably proceed. This
is a plan that has been looked at extensively by this Court
and many members of the community, several committees. I
hate to imagine or try to remember how many meetings we've
had on this, but I think we're at a -- basically, we are at
a -- trying to meet the needs, square footage-wise, of what
the stock show is going to need in the foreseeable future,
and that's basically it. We're -- we looked extensively at
renovating the current hog barn and exhibit building, and it
just doesn't work. It costs more to renovate that building,
because of the nature of its construction, than it really
does to tear down and start over. And we also felt that,
from the ag portion of it so that you don't have the
animal/ag smells in that exhibit hall area all the time.
The hope is, from the Commissioners Court
standpoint, that the City of Kerrville will piggyback the
exhibit hall concept and enlarge it some. We are putting in
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the stork show and other actual County functions and 4-H,
Extension Service, things of that nature. It's not -- I
mean, 13,000 square feet, when you take out some office
spare and small catering kitchen and restrooms, you get down
to about 8,000 square feet, which is not a huge facility.
Not, certainly, like a convention facility or something like
that. But hopefully the City of Kerrville will join the
County in this and expand the size of that building. And we
have told them and talked to them several times this year
about this concept, and they are looking at it. I don't
know what their answer's going to be, but -- and if you all
-- and if you do support it, I recommend you talk to people
at the City and tell them your feelings. I think it would
be worthwhile to expand into a 26,000 or 30,000-square-foot
structure, but that's beyond the scope of what the County
feels we need to be doing right now. So that's, in a
nutshell, where we are. Any questions from anyone on the
Court?
COMMISSIUNER WiLLIAMS: Let me take a crack
at it, Judge. I would move the Commissioners Court approve
authorizing a bond election to be conducted in early
February ?003 for the purpose of funding the renovations and
expansion ~I the Hill Country Youth Exhibit Center, in the
approximate range of three point million -- $3.5 million.
COMMISSIONER. LETZ: Second.
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DODGE HENNEKE: Okay. Motion by Commissioner
Williams, second by Commissioner Letz, that the Court
approve the final concept plan for the renovation and
expansion of Hill Country Youth Exhibit Center and set a
date for a bond election, in the amount of $3.5 million for
the first Saturday in February, the Year 2003. Is that --
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: That's pretty close.
DODGE HENNEKE: Any questions or comments?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I have a comment,
Judge. As all of you know, and most of you know that I've
drug my feet on this issue for a couple of years now, and I
still -- even though we've come from the $8 million down to
the $3.5 million, I still don't have a warm, gushy feeling
about this whole thing. But I just want to make it very
clear that 1 -- my vote right now is not for any money,
building anything or any of that. This vote right now is
simply to authorize a bond election for the public to have
the opportunity to speak their voice, and that's the only
thing I'm voting on. 'That's a11.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Fair enough.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Judge, one other
thing that needs to be added -- I just thought of it, and we
must include in the motion. And funding to be included in
the 2002-2003 budget.
DODGE HENNEKE: We can get to that later.
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COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Okay, we'll get to
that later.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Okay.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Before you -- the only
comment I would make is -- it's kind of to follow what
Commissioner Baldwin is saying a little bit, take it a step
further. I mean, this Court has done a tremendous amount of
looking at this; it's spent some tax dollars and a
tremendous amount of time, and I feel now we're turning it
over to the community. And I look primarily at the Stock
Show Association as the primary benefactor of this facility.
They need to sell it. The community needs to sell it. The
Court cannot sell this bond issue. It's not going to be an
easy sell. I think Gene Smith is very accurate; there are
some in this community that don't think it's a great
expenditure of funds. I personally do think it's a good
expenditure. 1 think trie youth are the primary benefactors.
I think it's a good way to spend money. But the community
is going to have to organize itself and really get behind
this if it's going to pass.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I agree.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Any other comments or
~Jaestions? If not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: All opposed, same sign.
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JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. That was a
long road to get there, you know that? Item Number 14,
consider and discuss status of the 911 address coordinator
for Kerr County. As introduction, I will remind everyone
that in our budget workshop this afternoon, we discussed
hiring a part-time person to at least, as I put it, get the
pig through the pipe, for purposes of catching up with the
immediate need on getting the letters out and working the
process so that we can finalize the address changes. We
have tentatively indicated that we would be willing to spend
as much as $15,000 for a part-time person to take on this
responsibility, without having authorized a part-time
person. So, at this time, we need to circle back and
auLkiorize a part-time person to take on the -- the
responsibilities of the 911 address coordinator for Kerr
County. Questions or comments?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Question. I mean, I -- I
c]efiniLely understand the need to get this moving, but what
I don't -- and I see that we're going to -- I mean, ro hire
somebody, but what's this person -- I mean, we need a plan
before we hire somebody. Maybe there's more --
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I think there is -- if
nothing else, by default, there is a plan here. What we've
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been entered into the system, into our system, Kerr 911
system. Those changes are made. They need to be submitted
to the post office, and at the same time, the notifications
need to go nut to the residents and to whoever else needs to
be notified. That's the pig in the pipe, because that's a
lot of paperwork that needs to be accomplished, essentially,
simultaneously. And there's -- and -- but it won't last
forever at that higher level. We've got these 3,000 or so,
or whatever it is now that they're up to. Those are going
to be a real big effort to get those through the system.
Once that happens, then you -- when you get down later on,
this address coordinator function can probably be put
somewhere else in the county, because there will be a master
book the 911 Networ}: people will keep up, and when somebody
wants to know, "What is my 911 address? I just bought this
property or whatever," they look through there, and it's in
the book.
So, that's -- that's the problem, that it's
really a paperwork problem of shoving these notices that
will be signed by the County Judge -- and I think we finally
ended up, County Judge and the Postmaster will sign those
letters that go out to the residents and a11, and at the
same time it all gets entered into the -- not only into the
post office, but into the telephone system as well. So,
it's a simultaneous occurrence that's going to be very
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paperwork intensive to get everybody notified at the right
time. And then it sort of dies down. That's the reason for
going --
JUDGE HENNEKE: Commissioner, I'm not opposed
to -- I think what you're suggesting is that we perhaps
delay this to the next meeting. Or am I misunderstanding?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Maybe you --
JUDGE HENNEKE: I was thinking that if we can
come back with how many hours, what -- if you're interested
in that level of detail, we can do that. The reason that I
put it on the agenda today was really because, one, that --
because it's a budget issue, and the way the budget is
shaping up, we have to make a decision to move forward.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I definitely think we
need to have this in next year's budget, because it needs to
be done, but my concern, I just -- until we have a -- I'd
like to see a better plan as to who's going to teach this
person. I mean --
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: We -- we think that
there are people around who would be willing to do this work
part-time who have -- who have experience with the GIS, with
the 911 system, and understand how the addressing is done in
tkie Lirst place. Because in some cases they're going to
have to deal with telephone companies; in some cases they're
going to deal with the -- with the post office. In some
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cases they got to deal with the citizen involved, so they
need to understand that process. There are some candidates.
we probably will advertise this to some degree as part-time.
I don't know exactly what we have to do, bat we would
probably want to have somebody that's got 911 system
experience.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Where do you propose
this wcrk will be accomplished^ Where will it be done?
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: The paperwork piece of
it can be accomplished -- part of it can be done here, part
of it can be done at 911. They would provide space for this
person. But I think the important thing is -- is we have
discussed over the last several months that this person will
be a County employee, working for the County, working for
tPie Cunuuissioners Court. They will not be a 911 Network
office employee; they would be a County employee who would
be doing this work. Now, that function then could
transiticn over into some other area in several -- you know,
a couple -- three months, even. i don't know how long that
pig's going to take to get through the pipe. But -- but
however long it is, after that period of that big surge,
that function could probably go somewhere else in the County
offices as an additional duty of somebody who's already
working for the County.
COMMISSIONER BALGWIN: If we hired somebody
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tonight, we would be three months behind.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I mean, we're way
behind. This needs to be done. I've had one phone call
from a gentleman that retired in Kerrville from 30 years in
the postal service and had some dealings with 911 and all
that, but I was uncomfortable, you know, without authority
from you guys, to visit too much. But, Larry, are you going
to handle that? I'll turn his name over to you.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Well, I think probably
what we need to --
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Let's do it.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Bur I think what we
really need to do is decide if we're going to -- are we
going to go out and solicit people with that kind of
experience, or are we going to do a public announcement? I
don't know whether we have to do that or not for a part-time
job. I don't know, but we need to answer some of those
questions. That, I think we can probably save for the next
court meeting.
JUDGE HENNEKE: The fundamental question is,
are we going to hire a part-time person for this function?
Then we can bring back a job description, plan and go from
there.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Right.
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COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I'm here to say yes.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I can go along with that.
I can go along with that part, if we're just dealing with
that concept. I just wanted to make sure this comes back to
us to figure out, either help -- maybe this person can help
us figure out how they're going to do it.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Absolutely.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I just want to have an
idea what er>actly they're going to do so we can hold them
accountable.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: This person's going to
have to be on their motor scooter, because he or she may
have to end up running ro San Antonio early on in this
process, may have to get something straight with the people
in San Antonio, with the Post Office Department, with the
telephone companies, with -- one or more, with outlying
Postmasters. Who knows? But this person's going to have to
be somebody that can get on their horse and ride this down.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: First thing to do is
go to 911 and get training.
COMMISSIONEP. GRIFFIN: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: They're going to train
them.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Going to train them in
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an experienced -- somebody that understands some or all of
this system, then that can be a pretty short period of time.
JUDGE HENNEKE: I suggest what we need
tonight is a motion to hire a part-time person who would
report to the Commissioners Court to take on the function of
Kerr County 911 address coordinator.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: So moved.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Griffin, second by Commissioner Baldwin, that the Court hire
a part-time person who will report to the Court to act as
the 911 address coordinator for Kerr County. Questions?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Okay --
COMMISSIONER. BALDWIN: Please don't ask him
that, Judge.
JUDGE HENNEKE: He has that look in. his eye.
COMMISSIONER. LETZ: Well, I'm still -- I'm a
little unsettled over here, because I can see us voting on
this, and I think it's going to pass, but then what happens'
I mean, how are we going to advertise for the person? What
are we going to say they need to do? I mean, what's -- how
do we handle the next step?
COMMISSIONER W1LLlAMS: Job description.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Job description. We bring
all that back at the next Commissioners Court meeting.
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COMMISSIONER LETZ: Okay. Now I've got a
plan. Next court meeting, I'll see a job description.
Okay.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Any other questions or
comments? All in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Item 15,
consider and discuss approval of a resolution authorizing
application for Indigent Defense Grant. According to the
correspondence from the Texas Task Force on Indigent
Defense, Kerr County is eligible for a grant in the amount
of $22,439. This resolution, which is in the packet, would
authorize the County to apply for that grant, which is
supposed to be used to offset some of the costs of
additional attorneys under the Indigent Defense Act
requirements.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Is there any match from
the County?
JUDGE HENNEKE: No.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: This is -- I think
they got guilt feelings after what they did, and the last
Legislature said we want to give you some more money to
help. I'll move that we approve the resolution authorizing
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the application of the -- for the Indigent Defense Grant,
and authorize County Judge to sign same.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Second.
DODGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Griffin, second by Commissioner Baldwin, that the Court
approve the resolution authorizing application for the
Indigent Defense Grant, and authorize County Judge to sign
same. Any questions or comments? If not, all in favor,
raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
DODGE HENNEKE: All opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
DODGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Next item,
Item Number 16, is consider and discuss approval of the
FY 02-03 budget, and set a public hearing on the proposed
budget for Monday, September 9th, Year 2002, at 10 o'clock
a.m. I've handed out to each oY you -- here's some other
copies for the -- for the media -- a summary of what we
discussed this afternoon in our workshop, summarizing the
costs associated with the additional funding. Does anyone
have any questions or comments regarding those additicr.al
expenditures?
COMMISSIONER LE'1'Z: Judge, the comment I have
-- I'm not going to bother everyone with the same speech I
gave this afternoon; it lasted quite a while. But the item
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of jailers, the five additional jailers, I would be in favor
of that except for one thing. And it comes back to the
conversation we had this afternoon regarding the O.S.S.F.
program and the likelihood that the County's going to take
that back, in my opinion, after the first of the year. And
I concur with the discussion this afternoon that we should
fund the full amount and put the full amount for the
contract with U.G.R.A. in the budget, because that would
give us some money to have for a start-up, but I don't think
that is going to be anywhere near enough to start up that
program. And I think that -- my gut feeling is, for the
County to start up an O.S.S.F. program, it's going to
probabl;~ take in the neighborhood of, you know, $1U0,000 to
$150,000.
Knowing that that number, even though that
would be required, I mean, to do that, would be a budget
amendment next year, you're still -- you're talking about --
in reality, this number has grown from $609,000 of
additional expenditures to $750,000, thereabouts, and that's
getting a little bit on the high side from what I think I'm
comfortable with. My preference would be and is to delete
the five additional jailers until after the new Court meets
in the first of the year, see what's going to happen, see if
-- where O.S.S.F. is going, and commit to the Sheriff right
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additional -- do a budget amendment at that time to hire the
additional jailers, and -- but leave that money out of the
budget right now.
JUDGE HENNEKE: We'd end up doing a very
large budget amendment, then.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Well, if you don't -- if
the O.S.S.F. doesn't happen, and/or if there's a way for it
to be funded that doesn't cost the County $150,000, then I
would take that money that's, in my mind, set aside, and
apply it to the jail and hire -- and use it there. However,
if we don't -- if we do need $150,000 to start up the County
O.S.S.F, program, the Sheriff would have to wait until the
following year.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I disagree. I think
the five jailers are more important than the County taking
back the program at this or any other time, so I can't vote
-- I couldn't vote that way, because that's not my choice.
Now -- now, if a different Court, different people want to
make that decision, then they can budget the money for it.
It's there. The money's there. And there's not a reason in
the world -- but I'm not going to compromise on the basis of
a "what if a new Court does something else." I'm just not
going to do that, period.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: That's pretty solid
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JUDGE HENNEKE: I -- as I said this
recognition to the efforts of the long-range planning
committee. There's no obligation on our part to fund their
efforts. They certainly didn't go into it with the
knowledge that we would fund their efforts. But when you
ask citizens to give of their time and produce a product
that was of the quality that Ilse and Chuck and the other
guys did, then I think we have to be cognizant of that. We
have to understand that they didn't produce a product that
was a result of the Sheriff's whim. They produced a product
that was a result of their own labor and their own
investigation. And for us not to honor and respect in a
small way their efforts, I think, is to diminish the process
and their efforts. I think we have the wherewithal to fund
the additional jailers, and I'm certainly of a mind to do
that, because I think it's good for Kerr County. And I
think that's the bottom line.
We've asked the Sheriff to operate the jail
averaging 160 inmates a night with the same staff that he
operated the jail with 100 inmates a night, and that's
unrealistic and it's poor policy and it's poor government.
And the 160 inmates a night are not a function of going ouL
and obtaining inmates from other counties. It's a function
of our own population. I think we're averayiuy somewhere
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around 20, 22 inmates a night from other counties, but that
still puts us within the staffing levels that are required
for the 160, so there's no relief there if we were to turn
bac}: -- turn away the prisoners from other counties. I am
of a mind that we should fund the additional jailers for the
Sheriff's Department.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: The way I see it is,
the issue tonight before this Court is not O.S.S.F., who
administers it and when. The issue before this Court is
whether cr not we're going to fund the recommendation of the
long-range planning committee for the Sheriff and provide
adequate safety and meet the standards that are required for
jail security and safety of the people out there, so I'm in
favor of the jailers. If another Court, on another day, at
another time decides it wants to do something about
O.S.S. F., then one of the issues it will have to confront is
how to fund it. So, I'm in favor of the jailers.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Just let me say that
I'm also in favor of the jailers; however, we do meet the
standards that the State puts on us with the number of --
ratio of hailers per inmate. We meet those numbers. And
State of Texas has always been liberal on that side.
However, the Sheriff feels like that it would make it a
safer involvement -- environment for his employees out
there, you know, and so I'm in -- I'm in favor of i~ as
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well. But we do have to have this conversation about the
O.S.S.F. program. I mean, I don't have any doubt in my mind
that it's ~~oming back to the County. We have to have that
discussion at some point. I mean, it's not -- just because
y'all are not interested in bringing it over here, it's
going to happen, and we've got to deal with it. It's not
something you just sweep under the rug. We have to deal
with it in next year's -- in this budget coming up. So --
but I -- I really think that -- I think Commissioner Letz is
onto something when we talk about a partial year, funding a
partial year. I personally can see that how -- that that
would work, where we ask U.G.R.A. to continue running the
operation for a half a year, and then that would give us
time to get our ducks in a row, or our -- our septic tanks
in a row.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Porta-potties.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Porta-potties in a
row, whatever it might be. But I think, you know, that, to
me, is a sound plan. And -- and it has to be addressed.
It's -- to me, it's not between the jailers and O.S.S.F.
program. It's how we're going to do both.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Okay. Finished?
COMMISSIONER BALUWIN: Yeah, I'm finished.
COMMISSIONER. LETZ: Tommy, the amount that is
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towers is about $600,000, so we're pretty much -- this
$609,000 here, if you take that out, it gives us basically a
perfectly balanced budget right now; is that correct? Am I
looking at this correctly?
DODGE HENNEKE: It's close. It's not
perfectly balanced.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: But balanced --
JUDGE HENNEKE: Variables like -- you know,
we have -- we've added $6,100 here to change the
classifications of some employees. Well, that will change
the FICA, retirement --
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Right.
Jr~DGE HENNEKE: -- contribution. So, it's
not perfectly balanced, but it's probably within a -- a plus
or minus of -- of a balance, yes.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: And -- well, I just want
to make that clear. 1 mean, these increases are giving us
basically a balanced budget. I mean, we're not increasing
anything; we're Brill in a balanced budget setup right now.
And, Tommy, my next question is, in your opinion, our
reserve funds are larger than they need to be to meet the
requirements or the recommendations of the State?
MR. TOMLINSON: We11, the worksheet that I
gave you today shows that -- that our -- our reserve
balances are -- or the estimated reserve balances at the end
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of this fiscal year will -- will cover 37 percent cf our
expenditures. That's -- that's 7 percent more than what the
Court agreed on in 1997. Five years ago, we were, like, at
30 percent.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: What does
MR. TOMLINSON: So, you know, I think that a
range oY 25 to 30 percent is adequate.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Can you equate 7 percent
to dollars? How much --
MR. TOMLINSON: Whatever 7 percent of
$12 million is.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: About --
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Eight hundred -- about
$800,000 in reserves.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: $868,000.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: $868,000 in reserves
beyond what is, I guess, recommended. So, if we needed to
go -- if we went with the $609,000, which includes the
jailers, and then we had to go into reserves for $150,000,
we would still be in very good financial shape?
MR.. TOMLINSUN: I think so.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Okay. Anything else? If
there's nothing else, I think what we need is a motion to
approve the budget, which would include the additional
expenditures summary and the required add-ons thereto, as
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presented.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: So moved.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Is that a motion?
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I said "so moved."
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Pretty weak. Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Griffin, second by Commissioner Baldwin, that the Court
approve the proposed FY 02-03 budget, to include the
additional expenditures summary and any related costs
required such as benefits, et cetera. Let's take a vote on
that. Any other questions or comments?
COMMISSIONER. GRIFFIN: And to set --
JUDGE HENNEKE: Well, let's do that first.
Then we'll come back. Any other questions or comments? If
not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Reluctantly.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(NO response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Next issue
is to set a public hearing. What's been suggested is
Monday, September 9, X002, at 10 o'clock in the morning.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: So moved.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Second.
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Williams, second by Commissioner Baldwin, that the Court set
the public hearing on the proposed budget for Monday,
September 9, Year X002, at 10 o'clock a.m. Questions or
comments? If not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: All opposed, same sign.
(NO response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. The next and
final item is to consider and discuss approval of proposed
FY 02-03 tax rate and set a public hearing on the proposed
tax rate for Monday, September y, Year 2002. The budget
that we just -- the proposed budget that we just adopted
assumes a tax rate of 37.21.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Which is unchanged.
,7UDGE HENNEKE: Which is unchanged from the
previous year. I'm informed by Tommy that if we set the tax
rate at that level, we do not, by law, have to have a public
hearing. We can if we want to, but there is no requirement
under LYie law that we have, because that rate happens to be
exactly 3 percent more than the effective rate. That's just
the way it turned oui My opinion is, it's not a bad idea
to have a public hearing, but that's at our discretion.
Let's break this up into two motions again. E'irst, let's
have a motion to set the proposed FY 02-03 tax rate at
37.21.
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COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: So moved.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Baldwin, second by Commissioner Letz, that the Commissioners
Court set the tax rate for fiscal year '02-'03 at 37.21.
That's the total combined tax rate. Any questions or
comments? If not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Now, do we want to have any
discussion on whether or not we want to have a public
hearing'?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: If it can be in
conjunction with that other one. I wouldn't come in --
bring everybody in on a special day for this; it's not that
big a deal.
JUDGE HENNEKE: The proposal would be to have
the tar. -- the hearing at 10:30 in the morning on Monday,
September 9th. Any problem?
COMMISSIONER GKIFFIN: So moved.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Second.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion by Commissioner
Griffin, second by Commissioner Lerz, that the Court set a
public heariny on the proposed tax rate for Monday,
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September 9, Year 2002, at 10:30 a.m. in the Kerr County
Commissioners Courtroom. Any questions or comments? If
not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.l
JUDGE HENNEKE: All opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Anything else, or have we had
enough fun? If there's nothing else, we stand adjourned.
Thank you all.
(Commissioners Court adjourned at 8:59 p.m.)
STATE OF TEXAS I
COONTY CF KERR
The above and foregoing is a true and complete
transcription of my stenotype notes taken in my capacity as
County Clerk of the Commissioners Court of Kerr County,
Texas, at the time and place heretofore set forth.
DATED at Kerrville, Texas, this 30th day of August,
2002.
JANNE'1"1' YlEYER, Kerr County Clerk
BY: ____ _ ~__ -----
Kathy B ik, Deputy County Clerk
Certified Shorthand Reporter
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and Accor-rats are:
i0-6ener,-;1 for- ~10",69'~.8~; 1%+--F':ir•e F'roi;ection for- ~~=',91;4.16;
lU--Road R Bridge i=or~ 9~u4,7-7.9'3; lEl--Coy-mty Law L:i6r-ar,y far
`655.~~; :...3-J~-rveniae. >tat:e Aid F"~.rnd for- 3i1,9E:cLBc7; 5@-Indigent
Hea:Lth Care for ~36,tEE1.BE3; 7E-Juvenile Detention Facility 1=or
F~NC.49; B3-State F'~anded-c:16th IJist Attorney tuY• ~14~.5~+;
Fib--State F~.rnded-i_:Li:,th Dist prob for ti'~,4~I.B4~; 87-State
Funded-Comnnrnity Corr•ectiorrs for ti~,190.44.
T'O'TAL. CASH REG?I.~lF'tE_ll FOR RL-L FUNDS: b~_24, 67;x. `:37
Upon motion made by Cnmmissioner~ Paldwin, seconded by
Commiss:ionei^ Williams, the Cap-rrt unanimously appr^oved by a
vote of 4-~-r~, to pay said accounts.
~.
ORDER I~U.~_769~
BUDGET pMEIVllMEM'7 IM
INDIGEIVT HE:GLTI-i CARE
Un this the 2Eith day of R~_~gust9 ~F~NI., upon motion made by
Commissioner Baldwinp seconded 6y Commissioner GrifFin9 the
Co~_ir-t unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-~~ to transfer-
3c'9~8'~'_.57 from Line Item IVo„ Sk7-64i-'r_'.QiQ~ E:liyible Expenses to
Line :[tem No. ~~-f541-iV~Q~ Rdministi°ative.
ORDER NCi. 'v~7!•;'3E',
BUDGE"f Rh1ENI?I~ENT IIV J'RIL MRINTENRNCE
,.-,
COURT-HC7USE H REL.R1"EI7 BUIL_I)IIVC~
On this tl~e c6th day of Ruy~.rst, ~'Q~LZiE, ~_ipor~ motion made by
Commissioner W:i1li~ims, seconded by Commissiorer Let z, the
Co~.rrt unanimously approved by a vote of 4-~-Q~, to i;ransfer
3~c, ;:i ~c'~U~. V~~ from I__i.ne l:tem No. 1N-:;11~-CEi~ Mra i. r-rt-, ft C~-~>t odia:L
Supplies to I_:ine :Ci:em No, IN--SlV7--~hI~ S~_ipplies; to transfer°
h3,3~Qt.~~Zi from Line item No. 14~-Si0--5S0 Major Repairs witl-i
Y;~~0.~10 to Line Item No. 1N-`_=,ik~-4`i4 Vehicle Repairs &
h7a:inter~anr.e ~~nd #30v5V~.~~ to Line Item Nn. 1~1i--O11-~i51 Jail
Repa:ir•s.
C7f?DEf? IVO. X7697
RUDCET fah1ENT}IhE'IU7 Tt~l ._1El'H RDUL_T F'F~ORiaTTON
On this 'L-he "c'6th day of R~_rg~_~st9 E0ti'I~_~ ~_ipon mati.on made by
Cbnnnissioner• Raldwin~ sec:or~dcd by Connnissior-~er Gr-:iffin~ th-~e
Cr,~.u•t unanimously approved by a vote of 4-~1-~~ to transi'er
337:3.f~6 i-'ram I_irre Teem IVo. 1~--571--1G~3 DOEf=' Tnstr~_ictar to Line
Item No. i~-577.-~r~:0 Te1ep.;hone.
OF?DF3:R IVLI. ~_769t3
Bl.1DGET Rh1L:NliMENT IN COMM:[SSICINERS C[7URT

On this the 26th day of ffi.igust, 2~0~', ~.ipon motion made by
Commissior-~er- L.etz, seconded by Commissioner- 6r-if-'fin, tt-~e Co~.n°'t
~.tnanimously approved by a vote of 4-~-0, to i;ransfer 'Gk~16. X55
from F~.ind #1S S~.~r-pli_is F~_aid 'to Line :[tem Mo. 1~-4k~1-4(36
Pr~•ofessiorinl Ser-vices.
ORI}ER hJO. X7699
RUDOET RMFNDME.NT IPJ COL1Nl'Y COURT
On thi=_ 'the c6tht day of 6-lugust9 ~:Qi~~', upon motion made by
Commissioner Wilaiams, seconded by Commissioner' ~riPfii~, the
Ccaurt unanimously approved by ~ vote of 4-Q~-0, to transfer
i~14'~~:.V9 frrim Fund #i.0 ur•p:Lus Fund to Line Iterii No. 1~l~-4E:6-µk'~
Cu~_n^t Repainted Attorney.
OHDE12 N0. '7')"Oiv'i
RUUGET RMENUNENT TN C:CIUNTY LOUR"f A"f LRW
Or-~ this the 26th day of ~ugusi:, c4'~4'~:=~ upon motion made by
Ccrmmi=_,sionF•r~ f3riffi'ir'~9 sec_ondEad by C:oiruuiss:icn-~er'~ Let z, the Co~_lY•C
unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-~~ to transfer ~ES4~k1. ~Qi
from F=~.ind #1N ~i~_ir pl~_~s E ~.u~d to Line Item No. 14'x-%+~=7--4~c Ca~..ir•t
~apF~~ointed Ri~tnr~~ney.
ORDER IVO.37'7~1
Dl.ll)GI_:i AIhIIVDMEPJ7' IP~I
1`381"H DISTf2IC;T COl1Rl' FihlD c16TH UIS'TRICT DOUR'I-
On this ttre c6t1r day of A~-ryust, c~1iUiE, ~_rpan motion made by
Commissioner Leta:, seconded by Commissioner Gr~iFfiri, tl-~e Coy-rr-t
unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-0, 'to declar=e an
emeryerrcy ar-id transfer- 9~3'7,136.r1 from 1=~~-rod d910 S~-1r"ply-rs F~-rrrd
with £7, SiEi.O~ to Line Rein No. 1N-4iC--4Nc: Coy-rrt Appoi.nter_I
Actor-~ney, ~1,-t..i'~.~~ to Line Item Y~O. 1~-436-4Qk? Coy-rr~t
Appointed Actor-ney acrd $c:8,~91.E1 to Line Item No. iN-436--417
Special Trials.
GRUF_R NO. ~_7J~,_
BUL'GET r'il'4CNPMtPJT IN
~-.
CL-)UIVT`r ,Tf~II__ r'3N~i SFiERIt=F=' S DLF'r'aI~TMENT
On this the :.6th day of a~-rgust,
Commis=.a.nner Wi1l:iams9 seconcled
C~~..rrt unanimously approved by a
33, 782.6 from Line Item No. iQi
IVo. i0-56kt-4`;4 Vehicle Repairs
Line :[tcm IJo. 10-:iii'--1G?6 N~_rrses
fdo. 10-tilc_'-333 F'risoner• Medical
c~~Z~2, ~_rpon motion riiade by
by Commissioner Gr•iff'in, the
vote of 4-0-~, to trani~fer
-`360 1~P5 Secretary to Line ICen
R Maintenance ~ 9s3, `316. ~~ From
w:iL-i-r :439=x68.40 to L..lrre IGenl
and X48.10 to Line Item No.
10--512-400 Trash Service.
GRDER NCl.~'77Qf~
EiULiGEI- f3MFNDl'4E::fdf IPJ C(7UR"fS CC1L.L_[=C:T:[ONS
On this the ~6tPf day of iauy~_fst, ~_Qi~', upon motion made by
Cammissianer Haldwin, seconded by C;ommi.s=~ioner Griffin, tF~e
Go~_fr-t i_manimousLy approved by a vote of 4-0-~, i:o transFer
~1~'3.Qi0 from Line Item No.• 1~Z~-4~:~-~ii[~ L-laahs, ~'~_fblications,
D~_fes, and 'b1~0.~0 f`rooi Lane Item r~f5. 10-4~G~~'-;314 Cr'edi't Hintnry
I~epar-t, to Line Item hlo. 14i-4c9-rs147 (71=fice uapplies.

F~tF'(-'RC1V{=11_ 0(= l_RT[:: BILL.
fU E-L I:_. L1lJ'I'T GiIzUCEhiY C;UMF'flPdY
Cln 1;hi.s 'the c:C',th day o'P 4a~_~y~ast, ~_~VJ~, ~_ipon motion made by
Commiss:ic;rrer Gr iF`f`in, secor~ded 6y C;onuni.ssioner Baldwin, tl-~e
CoUi~ t ~_rnanimoiasly approved by a vote of 4-~-@, to I:]Eiy late
Lill. :ir-. tl-~e ~3mo~_~nt of ~iG;;.e;l with 'SO:=i.3S from Line Item I`Jo.
13-`56S-c~(? and $1B.~it, h''r'om t_:iner :[tem No. ikY-°i1c--3u=r to H. E_.
Bi_rP;t Gr'ocer'y Company. The Co~.inty R~_iditor and Cc;~_inty Treas~_u er'
are hereby a~_rtFior izerl to write a FianiJ r_heck in ti-~e amo~_~rrt o'f'
11Qi,.e~i made payable to H.I.:. Butt Grocery Company.
ORL'ER t~0. ~77N:5
aF'PRGVAL Of=' LRTE L~ILt_
f0 IZEt._:[ii}31_E t]f-i=1:01= ~Uk'k't_:[Ec3
Un this i;he Gt,ttl day of r~~.igust, 'c'k~c, ~_ipon motion made by
Cammi!_s>:inner Raldwir-i, sec:onded by C:ummissi.oner Gr•i F Firs, tFre
Cr~..ir t unanimo~_rsly approved by a vote of 4-~-0, to p.::ry late
till in the amo~_i rrt of 7~.=;kl. Jk~ From L:i i7e Item hl <~. ik'~--=+E:, Es -3iii1
Office 5~.~pplies to Reliable Office S,_ipplies, The Cu~_inty
t-l~-editor ar~d Co~_inty `(r-eas~_irer are Her eby a~athinr i-~ed to wr ite a
hiand check in tfie arnu,..int of Y~kr.9F-, made payable to Reliable
OFFice t.tpplies.
ORDER NO. c:7706
AF'F'I~OVE RND RCCEF'T MONTHLY RE_F'ORTS
--~ On this the 6th day of (august, 'r'V~V.iE_, upon motion made by
Commissioner 13a1d~•~in, seconded by Commissioner Griffin, the
Co~_ir•t ~_inanimously approved by a vote of 4-Q-Q, to accept the
following reports and direct that they 6e filed with the
Co~_mty Clerk for f~_~ti_ir•e audit.
Jannett Pieper, County Clerk
J~_tly c~~S
Vance Elliott - ,7. F'. #1
July 'v00
Dawn Wright - J. F'. #
July c'00~:
Linda Uecker, District Cler4<
Jl_ily 'E~~E
W. R. Hierholzer•, Sheriff
J'~_tly cSOc
Lill Ragsdale, J. F'. #4
~ J~_tly c00c
.~
uF2DER IUCI. ~'77~7
aF'pC,'GVE COURlHOUEiE LlGHTIPJG
r'il•~iD F'LAt~IVELi ELE'Cl"F2ICHI._ Up'GftRDE F"C)12 CCiURI"Hf:IUSE YRRD
On this tt-~e '6th day of N~_~gust, ~ulV~l_, ~_ipon motion made by
Coirno:issioner G.3r~:ifF:in, secandecl by Commissioner Wialiams, tl-ie
Co~_rr~L unanimously approved by a vote of 4-~-~, tl-~e master plan
for I:i.gh~L'ir~;g the Kerr Ca~_inty Co~_rrbho~_rse as pr^esen+.ed.
ORI7F=R IVO.~77~t3
RPPROVL pDL''I-FIONi'~I_. FUItiLS
(=C11? 'r.ERR COUIVTY Ck-IIt_D SERVICE ROFiI~i~
On this the '~f~tl-r day o~F R~_rg~_rs~t, 'r'Qikc9 ~-rpon motion made by
Coinniissiorrer E~alrlwin, seconded by Gommiss:ioner W:illianis, Lure
Co~_rr t r-manimously approved by a vote of 4-0-~, paymen{: of
~1~Q~96.97 fi^oin L_inc: Item No. 10 ::,`i,i-i4'~i Constable F'ct. }ki
Salary tc; L:ir~e :(L-em PJo. iQ~-E3V~-~1'c: Child Service Rcarca.
oE~n~r1 I~IU. ~'r'~vv5~~
i=1F'F'RUVE t_E=RSE G~RE~MEI'vT HEl"WEEN
,.-~
CTl'Y OF 1{rRRV:[Lt_E:=, CULJNT'Y UE= I•~EI~R, faiVI) TRIAD h1Fi1VUE=HCT"URTPdv
Un th.is Lt-.e 6th day of R~.ig~.rst, c:~0:_, ~_{pon motion made by
Commissioner Gr:if'f'in, seconded by Commissioner Baldwin, the
Co~.rrt rananimorasly approved by a vote of 4-0-0, the Conimer cial.
War-~ehoiase Lease F~yrec-meat t:~etween tl-~e City oi= Kerrv:iile, th~~e
Cot~~i -qty of E;B i'~r, "('exas and '7riatj I'4an 4lf ci L""t li T'l I1 LJ'y L.td. amid
a~.rthor-ire County ~J'udge to sign i;l-ie same.
ORDEF2 IVU.~7'71~
AF'1='RUVRI_ TO REtaFlF'Ftr~ISE
F"L.OUD DAh1AC=,l_D F'RUF'FR f't
Ch-~ this the e,th cl.;y oi' iai_iy~..i~;'t~ ~~V~~~ ~.rpon mcrt:iarr m<~de by
Cnmmissior~er Let_, serroruJed Lry Crnun:issiorier'• Griffin, the Cu~_rrt
unanimously approved by a vote of 4-rD-~~ 'to a~_rthor~i~e tt-~e
rea~pr-aisa:i oi' {:rroF:;erty p~..u~~s~..rarrl: to :3ec~tiur~r ~'.C.Vr~ ~_rnder the
Tax Code.
ORDF~R ND. c:7711
AF'PRDVAL DF I',ERR L'DUN-t'r' S
F'ARTIC:IF'AT:[C11V IN HAZARD
1+1ITI~f3TI(:7N Df?AIVT F'P.CIGRFihI
Dn i:hi<; the .=i;'Lh day of i-1~_iy~_tst, ~~J~ViI_, ~_y~on motion made by
Commissioner' Wi.iliams, sece;7~ded t;y Cortnni.si>ioner L.etz, the
Court unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-0, that Y.err•
C:o~.inty part:icipai:e in the Na-~ard trl.itiyation Gr-arrL- F°royrarn, ar~d
eau t;t'iori.ze. Co~_irrty ,I~_u_Ige to s:igr: tY-~e ;appl:ic:ation.
OkDER MO. ~_771c:
GF'F'ROVNI_ OF' RRY'ME.NT OF FEES
TU VOEL.I{EL. SURVEYIhIG
Llr-~ this tt-~e _6'th day iiP {~~.iytt<>"t, ~'7k~i=, ~_ipnn motion made by
Connnissioner Baldwin;, secoruJcd L; y Commissioner Williams, ~tt~rE::~
co~.ir-t unanimously approved by a vote of 4-~-@, to rai;iFy the
engayemer-~t of Voelkel F.ngir~eerir~y to i_stat~l:isli a dehT is liilc
t<l.evatian i.r-i Ver•rle Park, For a tot<:al. expf•ndit,~_rre aF' ~~14B.7:i.
CIRUER IVO. ~ 1'713
RF'F'ROVRL QF LE"fl"ER OF IN'T'Lt~IT RGREEh1E:P~l"f
,,., w1~-I~ ryas RRl'{~ RI~lD CF2RF=T5 FCIUIVDRTTON
On this thie =6t:1-~ day of A~ay~ast, {c~k'~E', ~_ipun mrtaon m~3de LY
Conun:iss.~aner L3ali_Iwin, :seconded by C::ninmiss:inrier'• i_"et z:, t:F.e Coy"ir t
unanimo~_isly approved by a vote of 4-0-Qi, 'the Letter
~f I~nl,erit wi{:ii regar..d to Texas Rrt;s avid Crafts E~~~"u-~dation, and
c~~_it;hori~~e the County J~"idye to siyr~i the same.
(]F2llEF2 PIU. 3'777.~r
GGPFtOVF_ RE:LE_GS'llVi~ L.ET"FEIN LlF CREllT"F
.-. F"RfJhl S"fRTF":= Na"FlONiaL L-JF~r•.IK OF= WEST' "FEXAS
C7n this tl~e 2G'th day of a~.ryust•, ~7iZi41;t, ~_rprn mc;tiui~ made I:;y
Commissiancrr Wil.t:iams, secoru_le,~ Lay Conunissiorre~ Saldwir;, the
Co~_rrt ~_rnanimously approved 6y a vote of 4-Qr-0, the release of
Letter oi' Credit IJu. f3l3:_::_::_1.sU f`ruro bl-rr--~ pit-ste d~~~{,ior-~e~l ilani< o~f
West Texas and on F~cl-calf of E_~urgess Kerr'v:i11e L'or-'porat>on fur
Twain Springs Ranch :E I.
C7RUEF~ IVU. c771.`.i
laF='F='RUNE: IVF~IME: UFiiiNC7E F=UR RUAU
.-. IN SLIL~UIVISIUIV OF `f. D. R~atJCHt_RNU
Uri 1:h:i=, tl'ie cEStl-t day of t^,~_ig~_i:,t, ck7k7~~ ~_~poii motion made by
Goinmissianer Ur ifFin9 ser_onded by Comrnissioner ~aldwin~ the
Cu~.n^t ~_manimously approved by a vote of 4-0-0, char~~:iriy tl-~e
name of liom:iniun Road Nor•t;F-~we~>t to 'r.O. Ranctr Road tJurtl-iwest.
.~-~

RF'('F20VE: F'RELihl:[NRRY IZF_VIS:[01'J OF
F'LRl OF Y.O. RRIJCNt_RIVDS
RPJD SLT F='UHL.I(= HEFiR:[IW[a
Ur-i tt-pis t:he '~6~tt-i day ui' R~_rgust, ~_~~~', ~.ipon mut~un made by
Gornm:i.esinner ~rif'fin, seconded by C:ummiss:ioner~ Naldwin, tl~e
Cu~_ir-t ~_manimously approved by a vote of 4-0-~, the revision of
Plat for Tr•aC{;s Nu. 17, lti and a9 of Y.O. htancl-ileinds ar~d e~, ~.
p~at:,li.c: hear-ir-~g on the same for i0:0~ o'clock a. m. on hlunday,
OctOliel" .t J, GQI~~.
ORDER NO. 27717
APf='ROUE: "RGREEh1ErJT "F ('1 COrJ'FRIktL1"FE. FUtJDS"
,._ NraD RU"FiiOie:[~I: I-~RIVD CI-iECI{ OF'--' ~t3,u00.00
On this the2Gtt-~ day o~f' p~-Yg~_i>t9 c:@029 ~..Yp~~n motinn made by
Conun:iss:iane~~• Haldw:in9 seconcaed C,y Comm:iss:ioner• Williams9 'LF'Ye
Co~..u t unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-0, tlYe r=igr eeinenl.
to Contr•ih~.rte F=ands for r•iyt-~t eF way of the Highwater Pr•idge~
a~.Ythoi`ize r'o~.m t-y .Tudge to sign the ayreemeni; a.nd authorize a
Hand check :in tl-Ye arno~.Ynt of 9; f3, G0Qi. 00 From F=~.Ynd 1v--r 11-°;45 $i7
Iae iricl~aded wi.tlY tt-~e exec~.ited agrecrnrrrt~
uRDEIZ N0.~7"71c3
RF'F'ROVF'iL F'OR SIJBt*IITTIhIG flt~.l RF'F'LI.C;faTION FOR FUI`JDS
FRC?I'4 'TI-IE: 6:h11-RGENC^{ Wi=ilfi=Ri:~N~D PFiUfL_Cl-IOM F'f20GRaM
On tt-pis tl-~e 2Gtl-i daty of R~-ig~_u;I-, I_~3Qr,_', ~_il_,on rnot-ion made t;y
Commissioner' Wialiains, seconded ny roinni:issior,er• Let:, tl-;e
C:;o~-lr'{; ~-rnanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-~, submitting rui
appaication f'crr~ f~.inds i~ron~r tl~~e C-mer-yeru:y Watc-.r>I~~~ed F'r'c~tection
(F_'WF') F'ro~rarn ar_Imi.n:is'te;^ed by 'Liie 1.1;_iDfi PJatural Resources
Conservat:iur~ Service: ttdRCSi.
uRLER NO. c7'719
Af='P'ROVE F=iNAL CONCEP"f PLAfJ
.~. F=OR HILL COUNTF?'i 'r'OL!"fl-i EXHIL~TT:CON CF=I~iEF?
Chi thi=_. tl-ie .6th dtiy of A~.ig~_ist, :=k0'E, ~_ipori matiori m~_~de 6y
Canun.i.ssiar~er W:~1liams, >ee_onded by Commissi.c,rier• L.etz, the
Co~_irt ~_rnanimuusly approved by a vote of 4-0-4~, the Fi.n~il
curicept plan fo~^ ttie rer7nvatiun <.uici expanniori o'P Hi 11 Co~.ar-itr•y
Yoi.rtFi E=xh:i.L-iil. Ce~rii;ei~~ arrd _;ct ~_i d~rte for a L:i!:~nd el.eci,i~r~~, in
tFre arno~nrl: of =n:3.S mill:ion for• the Fi.r•st aat~.n-dzry ire Fel_~~ ~_{~u'y,
'the 'rear .=47i~r~.
OI~tIJER NCi. ~'7%cli7
i3F'F'RUVE HTRIi~IC=i -EI-~E ':311 %iDI?RES
CUUFiD:[ij.l4=YTYJR FUR [<E=12fZ (~OUI'ilT'r'
Un tl-ris the ~uttr clay C11 ~~-iJ1,.\SI:~ GIZfQrCq ~-rpor-~ motion rnaa}te uy
Cororni'_sioi~ei Grifiiir9 see-ornJed by Commissi~:arrer Etaldwin~ Lhe
Coy-tr h; unanimor,tsly approved 6y s vote of 4-r~-~~ ha.r ir~g a
part--time per'_on wl-ut wil.:i. rei~~~rL to tl~e C;o~.rrt to Tics as Lh~e
91l Address Caor-dir-~atur far f:err Go~_urty.
(BRI)E=R IVO.~77~1
AI'F'RGVF: RESOLU"f 7:01'J r-tUTt-ICIRItIN(_
~-. AI='1=~LICATIOIU F'GP? II'duIGEtJT Lif_P'f_NSE GRANT
On tt~ri~> ttic Ce;th d~~y of A~_rg~_r~i;~ ;_rt70C'~ ilpon mutior~r made Ley
Conuuissiont•r Gr-iL"Firi, securuJed Lry C_uiruni.ssiorier Llaa.dw:ir~y tFre
Co~_r i~~~t ~_manimously approved by a vote of 4-0-0, the I~tesol~_rE;inn
~n ~_1~; lUr"i Zlilg aEipi ica .ton for thrr IruJ :iger~c f)eFer~~se (rir ~1lty aiu.I
a~_r{:hori~~e Co~.an'ty .]'~.xdge 'to sign samr_.
ORUER hd(7. r~77~i=~
HF'F'RCIVE ('FiE f='RC)p(JSF._li f=Y :cQnZ,_-w")~1:3 lYL.1DGET
Oil tl-, :i.s ~t Pie ~Gtl-r dory of f~~.ly~.ts~t, cVl k~', ~_tpii ~il mui; :ion made by
C;ornm:i•ssioner (~r:iF`F:in, ser:anded by C~(}IrIlYI1S51Uiler' J:1~IZdNJlll, th'iC
C.'o~_u t unanimously approved by a vote of 4-Ib-1r, thre pr oposed
- . , .. _.
-J.sca. re<sY r:4_lvl._--;_Vlv]?~ i3u.dge4;, 1.0 ,.r~i.A.laCae the additlunal
expend:i.t;~_tr es s~..unmar'y ;:and arty related co=s'Ls rr_quired si_ICh as
tJenefits.

ORDER MO. ~'i i
ErUFaI_:[O. F-IL==:FtRIMi3 f=CIR F"'ROF'CISI_D PIJD(3E'f
F=01; i=:[SCGI_ 'rEi=R ca:1k'~C ~_Vi43Z;
Oil {:tl.ig ti~~re ~E,CI'i day ii(~ fi~_tg~_tsl,, ~=IC 4'I~_, 11p1if1 IYICi't:ii.,it iii~~tle liy
L'oirunissi.oner W:ilJ.iams, sec,.,nded by Cr,mmiss:ior-per Italdwin, the
Co~_u~t ~_manimously approved by a vote of 4-~-Qr, to set <_, R~_tt:;lic
F-leariny on the F'r oposcd k=isc_~~il `rear f_~h,Zic ~4i~h3 Li,_tdye~b i-or
Monday, September 9, c:~0c, ~a~l~ l~i:k?~ o'c:tock ;a. m.
ar~r~i~k ivo. ~rrr~.+
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On t:t~is tF~e 'ti:E,th clay cif Rugust, c:k'~~c, upon mo{:ior-~ made icy
l,U ~iunl SS:t fine r• i3aldwan, sec ur~id ed 6y 4vulrl lil155a Giler I_t_ , c~i ~:~ i. ,., ~ar~h.
unanimo~-tsly approved 6y a vote of 4-0-fit, to =set t:t-~e t<sx r~d:e
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PUBLIC" FIEr`iRING f='[7R 1='ROPOSED
f"ISCAL_ `tI=AR c~Z~~c-"r'41Q~3 Ti=iX KA"f E:
Qr-~ tl-r:is tFre ~ftir day of A~.rg~_rst, c_k4Sc, ~_~t:?on motion made by
Cc~rnmi.ss:iorrer• Grit'~Fin, =_er-~arrded by C~~rurii.s>:ianer i_et7., ttre G.~~.rr~f<
~ananimor_~sly approved by a vote of 4-0-0, to <set a P~_,b1i~
E-tearing un tl-re Pr aP~,sed l-ax Rate, i--ter P4ondaY,
SePternber 9, [c~Z~k1{c, ai; ].49:3~Z~ a.. iri„ i.n the I•:er.r Coy-rrrl:y
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