* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER 27TH, 2026, UM, WILLIAMSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING. THE TIME IS OFFICIALLY 9:36. WE WILL START [ Public Comment Period for Agenda Items.  The Commissioners Court will conduct a Public Comment Period to allow members of the public, who have properly submitted a Public Participation Form, to address the Commissioners Court regarding specific Agenda Items that are on the Commissioners Court’s Agenda.  During such Public Comment Period, speakers shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes to make his or her remarks regarding an Agenda Item. Each member of the public who appears before the Commissioners Court to address the Commissioners Court regarding more than one (1) Agenda Item on the Commissioners Court’s Agenda shall be limited to a cumulative maximum of five (5) minutes to make his or her remarks for all such Agenda Items.  The maximum overall discussion time allowed for an Agenda Item, regardless of the number of members of the public wishing to address the Court on such Agenda Item, shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes.  Speaking time, to the extent possible, will be evenly allocated among speakers should more than ten (10) speakers desire to speak on the same Agenda Item.  In matters of exceptional interest, the Commissioners Court may, by majority vote, lengthen the maximum overall public discussion time allowed on a particular Agenda Item.  The Presiding Officer of the Commissioners Court reserves the right to conduct public comment regarding an Agenda Item at the time in which the item is called for the Commissioners Court’s consideration as opposed to including such public comments during this Public Comment Period.] WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS BILL KELBER LAW. THANK YOU, SIR. I JUST HANDED BILL LAW WILLIAMSON COUNTY. I THINK YOU'RE NOT ON. BILL. BILL. WILL YOU TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONE, PLEASE? ALL RIGHT. OH, IT'S GREEN NOW. OKAY, GOOD. NOW, NOW GO. BILL KELBA, WILLIAMSON COUNTY. I JUST HANDED THE JUDGE A GRAPHIC I USED WHEN ONE OF THE, UH, ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FIRST CAME OUT. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT ON THE SCREEN SO EVERYBODY COULD SEE IT. BUT ANYWAY, REAL QUICK, A SHOUT OUT ON ITEM 16 FOR MICHAEL HERNANDEZ ON OUR VSO. HE'S REALLY DEDICATED WORKER FOR OUR VETS. PROSTATE CANCER, 34. BEEN THERE, DONE THAT. 35, 36, 37. THERE'S GONNA BE A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I WANNA KINDA START WITH SOME, UH, UPFRONT COMMENTS. UH, COMPANIES LIKE HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA, WHO'S FOCUSED ON PROFITS AND CONTROLLING THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY, FINED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR MEDICARE FRAUD. IT'S AMAZING WHAT KIND OF A MESS THAT AND THE REST OF THE INDUSTRY ARE. THE LOCAL PARTICIPATION PROVIDER FUND IS A MECHANISM FOR INCREASING THE PROFITABILITY OF THESE CORPORATIONS. THE LACK OF GOOD INFORMATION, THE FACT THAT THEY DON'T GET THE TRUTH OUT OF THESE PEOPLE. WE HAVE THIS CONCEPT THAT WE USUALLY, UH, LIVE WITH CALLED BEAR, THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS. AND THEN WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF BEHAVIOR THINGS LIKE TAKIA. ON THE RADIO ON MY WAY IN THIS MORNING, WE HAD A NEWS PROPAGANDA THAT WAS CALLING OUR NATIONS BEING DIVIDED BY TWO FACTIONS DURING THIS VOTE. A LOT OF DISHONEST PROPAGANDA SAYING IT'S THE SECULAR LIBERALS AGAINST THE RELIGIOUS NATIONALISTS. I DON'T THINK SO. OUR CONSTITUTION MADE THIS THE GREATEST REPUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND, AND THAT DOESN'T FIT INTO EITHER ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES. THERE'LL BE SOME MORE ON THAT WHEN WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. 42 AND 43. 10X SOFTWARE, ESS SOFTWARE. THESE ARE ALL VOTING SOFTWARE. AND AGAIN, WE HAVE A PROBLEM THAT WE DON'T REALLY HAVE CONTROL OVER OUR ELECTIONS. THE CRADLEPOINT MODEM THAT'S USED IN THE FIRST NETWORK ALLOWS GOVERNMENT AND POSSIBLY MANY OTHER ACCESSES, PRIORITY ACCESS TO OUR NETWORKING SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THE SYSTEM'S BEEN IMPLEMENTED FOR ABOUT A DECADE NOW, AND THERE'S SO MANY BACK DOORS AND SOFTWARE, UH, WEAKNESSES IN THAT SYSTEM THAT YOU, YOU JUST CAN'T COUNT ON ANY RELIABILITY. UM, WE REALLY NEED TO PUT A TASK FORCE TOGETHER TO GO BACK AND EVALUATE WHAT IT IS WE'RE DOING AND HOW THAT'S MANAGED EVENT, HOW IT'S MANAGED, AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO KEEP OUR DATA SECURE. WE'VE ALREADY HAD A MAJOR BREACH A FEW YEARS AGO, PEOPLE GETTING INTO THE COMP - OUR COMPUTER SYSTEMS. BUT I THINK WE NEED TO GET SOME EXPERTISE IN THERE. AT&T CREATED THIS FIRSTNET BACK IN THE 2008 TIMEFRAME. SO I WOULD REQUEST THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER'S COURT PUT TOGETHER SOME KIND OF TASK FORCE TO REEVALUATE OUR INVOLVEMENT, ESPECIALLY IN HOW IT LINKS TO OUR, UH, VOTING VULNERABILITIES. THANK YOU, BILL. ALL RIGHT, MOVING [1. Review and approval of minutes.] [00:05:01] ON. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES. I MOVE WE APPROVE. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ITEM ONE PASSES FOUR-ZERO. I WAS WAITING FOR COMMISSIONER. OH, NO [2. Hear County Auditor concerning invoices, bills, Quick Check Report, wire transfers and electronic payments submitted for payment and take appropriate action including, but not limited to approval for payment provided said items are found by the County Auditor to be legal obligations of the county.] WE'RE WAITING ON COMMISSIONER BOLLES. ALL RIGHT NUMBER TWO, HEAR FROM THE COUNTY AUDITOR. UH, WELCOME, NATE. GOOD MORNING. NATHAN ZISMEIER, WILLIAMSON COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE. I'M REQUESTING APPROVAL TODAY FOR THE FUNDING REPORT THAT WAS SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY LAST WEEK IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,244,574.20. IN ADDITION, I HAVE 12 ADDENDUMS, SIX WIRES, ONE QUICK PAYMENT, AND ONE BENEFIT PAYMENT TOTALING $11,010,838.44. I MOVE WE APPROVE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO. THANKS, NATE. THANK YOU, NATE, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON, UH, SECOND PLACE IN THE CHILI COOKOFF. ALL RIGHT. UH, COURT, [ CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda includes non-controversial and routine items that the Court may act on with one single vote. The Judge or a Commissioner may pull any item from the consent agenda in order that the court discuss and act upon it individually as part of the Regular Agenda. ( Items 3 – 33)] UH, NOW WE GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS THREE THROUGH 33 ARE THERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON ITEM 17. WE HAVE A CORRECTION. UM, PAGE THREE SHOULD READ 60,000. UM, SAME AS PAGE ONE AND TWO. COUPLE ZEROS LEFT OFF ON PAGE THREE. I HAVE ONE MORE CORRECTION. ITEM 15 REFERS TO THIS CONTRACT WITH THE MOVING COMPANY FOR OUR EQUIPMENT FOR VOTING AS AN OC - THE OCTOBER ELECTION. IN FACT, THE PAYMENT IS FOR THE ENTIRE 2026, UM, EARLY VOTING AND, UH, ELECTION DAY. SO JUDGE, I'LL, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS THREE THROUGH 33 WITH THE CORRECTIONS ON 15 AND 17. ALL RIGHT. SO MOVED. I WILL SECOND THAT. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. CONSENT AGENDA PASSES FOR ZERO. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. [34. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on a proclamation recognizing Prostate Cancer Awareness in Williamson County.] DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER LONG. YES, THANK YOU. UM, SO, UH, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENT KINDS OF CANCERS, MAINLY TO BRING PEOPLE'S ATTENTION TO IT BECAUSE SO MANY OF THEM THAT, FOR PARTICULARLY BREAST CANCER AND PROSTATE CANCER ARE VERY PREVENTABLE IF WE IDENTIFY THEM EARLY. UM, SO WITH THAT, I'LL READ THE RESOLUTION. WHEREAS MANY WILLIAMSON COUNTY RESIDENTS AND WILCO EMPLOYEES ARE IMPACTED BY PROSTATE CANCER HAVING FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, AND COLLEAGUES DIAGNOSED WITH OR HAVING LOST THEIR LIVES TO THIS DISEASE. AND WHEREAS PROSTATE CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATHS IN MEN IN THE UNITED STATES EXCEEDING, EXCEEDED ONLY BY LUNG CANCER WITH ONE IN EIGHT AMERICAN MEN BEING DIAGNOSED WITH IT DURING THEIR LIFETIME. WHEREAS THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ESTIMATES THAT FOR 2026, ABOUT 333,830 NEW CASES OF PROSTATE CANCER WILL BE DIAGNOSED AND 36,320 MEN WILL DIE OF THIS DISEASE. WHEREAS ALL MEN ARE AT RISK FOR PROSTATE CANCER, BUT IT IS MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP IN OLDER MEN, MEN WITH A FAMILY HISTORY, AND IN AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN WITH SIX IN 10 CASES BEING DIAGNOSED IN MEN WHO ARE 65 AND OLDER. WHEREAS THE WARNING SIGNS FOR PROSTATE CANCER ARE IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE AND INCLUDE DIFFICULTY, UH, BEGINNING URINATION, WEAK FLOW, UM, PAIN, BURNING DURING URINATION, BLOOD AND URINE, PAIN IN THE BACK, HIPS OR PELVIS, THAT DOES NOT GO AWAY. WHEREAS THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND, UM, THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL RECOMMEND THAT MEN SHOULD SPEAK WITH THEIR DOCTORS ABOUT FAMILY HISTORY, BE SCREENED FOR PROSTATE CANCER, AND TAKE THE PSA TEST, WHEREAS THERE ARE NOW ALSO BLOOD TESTS AVAILABLE TO SCREEN FOR PROSTATE CANCER SUCH AS CANCERGUARD, WHICH IS AVAILABLE THROUGH MEDICAL PROVIDERS, UM, AND INTERESTED PARTIES CAN GET MORE INFORMATION BY CONTACTING THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT. WHEREAS MOST PROSTATE CANCERS FOUND BY SCREENING ARE SMALL AND SLOW GROWING AND MAY NOT BE FATAL WITH A FIVE-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE OF OVER, OF 100% IF DETECTED IN STAGE ONE OR TWO, DECREASING TO 38% SURVIVAL RATE IF FOUND AT STAGE FOUR. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT RECOGNIZES PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS ENCOURAGES ALL MEN TO GET ANNUAL CHECKUPS AND TO SPEAK WITH THEIR DOCTORS ABOUT THE RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. AND JUST A REMINDER, WE'VE GOT, UM, [00:10:01] COWORKERS THAT ARE DEALING WITH THIS. WE HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS. IN 2016, WE LOST COMMISSIONER MORRISON TO PROSTATE CANCER. UM, THE NEXT YEAR, MY BROTHER DIED OF PROSTATE CANCER AND HE WAS DIAGNOSED AT 49. UM, SO IT'S NOT JUST OLDER MEN. UH, SO PAY ATTENTION TO THE SIGNS AND GET TESTED, SO. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UM, COURT, ITEMS 35 THROUGH 39, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. IT'S POSTED AT 9:30, BUT LAST WEEK WE SAID IT WOULD BE AT 10:00, SO I'M GONNA WAIT TILL AT LEAST 10:00 TO TAKE UP THOSE ITEMS. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 40. UM - JUDGE, JUDGE, UM, SORRY. THE 38 AND, UH, IS NOT PART OF THAT. AND 39. 38 AND 39 ARE - OKAY. ARE, ARE THROUGH 37. I THINK - 35, 36. 35, 36, AND 37. YEAH. YEAH. IF WE COULD... THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SORRY. SO I HAD SAME PRESENTER ON ALL OF THOSE. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 38, [38. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on approving the FY2027 Indigent Defense Formula Grant Application Resolution.] UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, TOOK APPROPRIATE ACTION ON APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 INDIGENT DEFENSE FORMULA GRANT APPLICATION RESOLUTION. YEAH, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THAT. SECOND. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, I SERVE ON THE INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION, UH, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, AND THESE ARE GRANTS THAT HELP, UH, VARIOUS COUNTIES MAKE THE, MEET THEIR NEEDS IN THE WORLD OF INDI- INDIGENT DEFENSE, WHICH CONTINUES TO GO UP. SO IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT GRANT. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? AND THAT ONE HAS NO MATCH, RIGHT? MM-HMM. THAT ONE'S NO MATCH. YEAH. AND, AND, UM, UH, WHEN I, WHEN THE, WHEN, JUST FOR, UH, FOR, UH, TRANSPARENCY, WHEN IT COMES UP FOR A VOTE, I RECUSE MYSELF ON THIS ONE FOR, ON THE OTHER, WHEN I'M SITTING ON THE OTHER BOARD. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON THIS ITEM. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. PASSES 4-0. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 39, [39. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on approving a 2013 Park Bond transfer to move $300,000 from P448 (Hike & Bike Trail Pct 3) to a new project P766 (O'Connor Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon). ] DISCUSS, CONSIDER, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON APPROVING THE 2013 PARK BOND TRANSFER TO MOVE 300,000 FROM P448 HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL PRECINCT THREE TO A NEW PROJECT, P766, O'CONNOR PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACON. WHICH IS STILL PRECINCT THREE. THIS IS, IT, IT'S, UM, IT'S A CROSSING THAT HAPPENED. IT'S A TRAIL THAT IS THERE AND, ON O'CONNOR, AND WE WERE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GO TO THE INTERSECTION, BUT THEY WERE, THEY'RE NOT. THEY'RE CROSSING IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY STREET. AND SO THIS PROJECT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO DO IT. AND I'M JUST TRANSFERRING MONEY OUT OF, UH, UM, A BUCKET THAT IS IN THE 2013 BONDS. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, AND SO I WANNA GET THIS GOING. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. JUST, JUST CURIOUS FOR ME, BECAUSE I WASN'T A PART OF THAT BOND. YOU BET. UM, ON THE PARK BOND, THAT MONEY, WHAT WAS IT ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR? SO IT'S IN A, IT'S IN THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL, UM, ACTUAL, UM, DEAL. I WILL SAY THAT, UH, TW AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON VARIOUS PROJECTS FOR BOTH THE REGIONAL PARK AS WELL AS BERRY SPRINGS, AND WE'LL BE BRINGING THOSE BACK TO THE COURT IN THE FUTURE. BUT THIS, THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY HAS A LONG LEAD TIME ON SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT, AND SO WE WANTED TO GET IT GOING. AND I THINK WE FIRST TRIED TO MOVE THE PEOPLE FROM THE TRAIL DOWN TO AN INTERSECTION - THE INTERSECTION. RIGHT. WHEN IT WAS IN PRECINCT ONE. RIGHT. DIDN'T WORK. RIGHT. YEAH. RIGHT. SO THIS WILL MAKE IT MUCH MORE SAFE. IT WILL MAKE IT SO THAT WE ALSO DON'T HAVE MONEY TO DO ANYTHING. IT WILL. AND THE SAME WAY THAT WATER FLOWS WITH GRAVITY, PEOPLE ON TRAILS PICK THE QUICKEST ROUTE. NO, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT SHORTING ANYTHING ON THE PAST BOND. NO, AND ACTUALLY THE OTHER - YEAH. THE OTHER STUFF THAT'LL BE COMING FOR IS TO USE THE, THE 2013 BONDS. OKAY. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT. MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 4-0. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER [40. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on approving a Public Notice that the Commissioners Court of Williamson County, Texas will consider the approval of a tax abatement agreement with Compal USA Technology Inc., as Applicant, at its regularly scheduled Commissioners Court meeting on December 8, 2026, in relation to the renovation of the Taylor Port Building and other improvements for the design and manufacture of electronics and related items to be located on land owned by PDC TP 01 LOT A LLC and being situated in Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone No. 11 or “Taylor Port Zone” in Taylor, Texas, with estimated cost of the improvements being approximately $200 million dollars.] 40, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON APPROVING A PUBLIC NOTICE THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS WILL CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF A TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT WITH COMPAW USA TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED AS APPLICANT AT ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING ON DECEMBER 8TH, 2026 IN RELATION TO THE RENOVATION OF THE TAYLOR PORT BUILDING AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRONICS AND RELATED ITEMS TO BE LOCATED ON LAND OWNED BY PDCTP 01 LOT A, LLC AND BEING SITUATED IN TAX ABANDONMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 11 OR TAYLOR PORT ZONE IN TAYLOR, TEXAS WITH ESTIMATED COST OF THE IMPROVEMENT BEING APPROXIMATELY $200 MILLION. SO WE'RE APPROVING - COMPAW COMES WITH A LOT OF EMPLOYEES - RIGHT. AVERAGING $88,000. SO THIS - [00:15:01] AND IT'S MANUFACTURING, WHICH DIVERSIFIES WHAT WE'RE BRINGING UP. UH, MR. DILLON, NO, SIR. SO, AND MR. DILLON, THAT'S TWICE. THERE WON'T BE A THIRD TIME. THANK YOU. JUDGE, I'LL MOVE, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE, JUDGE. ALL RIGHT. MOVE TO APPROVAL. UM, I'LL SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COOK. AND JUST KNOW THIS IS TO, UM, JUST APPROVE THE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR TAKE THIS UP INTO CONSIDERATION ON DECEMBER 8TH. ALL RIGHT. RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES 4-0. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 41. [41. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding the engagement of the law firm of Muery & Company, PC to represent Williamson County in relation to civil service and human resources matters; and exemption of these services from the competitive bid/proposal requirements of the County Purchasing Act pursuant to the discretionary exemption for personal or professional services, as set forth under Section 262.024(a)(4) of the Texas Local Government Code. ] DISCUSS, CONSIDER, TOOK APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE ENGAGEMENT OF LAW FIRM, UH, I HOPE I'M PRONOUNCING IT RIGHT, MUARY AND COMPANY PC TO REPRESENT WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN RELATION TO CIVIL SERVICE AND HUMAN RESOURCES MATTERS AND EXEMPTION OF THESE SERVICES FROM THE COOPER - COMPETITIVE BID PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE COUNTY PURCHASING ACT PURSUANT TO DISCRETIONARY EXEMPTION FOR PERSONNEL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IS SET FORTH UNDER SECTION 262.024A4 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. COURT, THIS IS FOR A NEW CIVIL SERVICE ATTORNEY TO SERVE THE COMMISSION. AND THIS GUY, THE PRINCIPAL GUY, IS ONE OF THE SUPER LAWYERS IN TEXAS, HOUSTON, UM, HAS BEEN ON THE SUPER LAWYER LIST THREE, THREE TIMES. HE'S A SHARK AND WE NEED THAT. IS THAT YOUR MOTION? THAT'S MY MOTION. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COVEY. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? YEAH, I JUST, I MEAN, MY DISCUSSION IS I WANT THE CIVIL SERVICE PROCESS TO RUN VERY SMOOTHLY. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM MEET MORE OFTEN, UM, TO KEEP THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN. AND I KNOW THE DEPUTIES AND, AND THE SHERIFF ARE WORKING VERY WELL TOGETHER AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. SO MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 4-0. ALL RIGHT. UH, 42 AND 43, [42. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on approving the Services and Goods Contract #2027-054 for Software Licenses between Williamson County and Tenex Software Solutions, Inc., not to exceed $127,750.00 for the term of 10/10/2026–09/30/2027, and exempting the purchase from competitive bidding under Texas Local Government Code 262.024(a)(7)(D); captive replacement parts or components for equipment, and authorizing the execution of the Contract. Funding source 01.0100.0492.004506 for FY27.] [43. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on approving a Contract for Goods #2027-056 between Williamson County and Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S) for the period of October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, a renewal of software licenses, firmware, and hardware maintenance agreements for the county’s voting equipment in the amount of $242,275.54 and exempting the purchase from competitive requirements per Texas Local Government Code §262.024(a)(7)(D)[captive replacement parts or components for equipment], and authorizing the execution of the Contract. Funding will come from 01.0100.0492.004506.] UM, BOTH, UM, DEAL WITH ELECTIONS. DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON APPROVING THE SERVICES AND GOODS CONTRACT FOR SOFTWARE LICENSES BETWEEN WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND 10X SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, NOT TO EXCEED 127,750 FOR THE TERM 10 / 10 / 26 THROUGH NINE / 30 / 27 AND EXEMPTING THE PURCHASE OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING UNDER TEXAS LO- LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 262024. A7D, CAPTIVE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR COMPONENTS FOR EQUIPMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT WITH THE FUNDING SOURCE LISTED. AND THEN 43 IS ALSO ON APPROVING A CONTRACT FOR GOODS BETWEEN WILCO AND THE ELECTION SYSTEM SOFTWARE, LLC FOR A PERIOD OF OCTOBER ONE, 26 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 27. UH, A RENEWAL OF SOFTWARE LICENSE, FIRMWARE, HARDWARE, MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS FOR THE COUNTY'S VOTING EQUIPMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $242,275.54 AND EXEMPTING THE PURCHASE FOR COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENTS FROM TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 262.024A7D WITH THE FUNDING SOURCE LISTED. JUDGE, I'LL MOVE TO - I'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR BOTH. YEAH, THANK YOU. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE 42 AND 43. AND I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. MOTION SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 4-0. THANK YOU. ARE WE AT 10 O'CLOCK YET? NOPE. COUPLE MORE MINUTES. UM, 44, [44. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on a Legal Services Agreement for Williamson County District Courts between Williamson County and Lytza Rojas; and exemption of such services from the competitive bid/proposal requirements of the County Purchasing Act (personal or professional services, Texas Loc. Gov't Code 262.024(a)(4)).] DISCUSS, CONSIDER, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR WILLIAMSON COUNTY DISTRICT COURTS BETWEEN WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND LISA ROJAS IN EXEMPTION OF SUCH SERVICES FROM THE COMPETITIVE BID PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE COUNTY PURCHASING ACT, PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TEXAS LO- LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 262024A4. MOVE APPROVAL. MOVE APPROVAL. SECOND. SECOND BY COVEY. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE HAVE AUGUST HERE AND, UH, JUDGE LARSON. IF NOT, WE WILL, UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES 4-0. COURT 45 [45. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action authorizing Williamson County All District Courts to apply for funding through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Program FY2026 local solicitation.] [46. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action authorizing Williamson County All District Courts to apply for funding through the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Family Treatment Court FY2026 local solicitation.] AND 46 ARE GIVING, UH, THE COURT'S PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR GRANTS. 45 IS DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AUTHORIZING WILLIAMSON COUNTY ALL DISTRICT COURTS TO APPLY FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENT PROVISION, FOR PREVENTION, OJJDP PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2026 LOCAL, UM, SOLICITATION. AND 46 IS DISCUSSED, CONSIDER, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AUTHORIZING WILLIAMSON COUNTY ALL DISTRICT COURTS TO APPLY FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION FAMILY TREATMENT COURT, FISCAL YEAR 2026 LOCAL GOVERNMENT, UM, SOLICITATION. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ONE OR BOTH. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE 45 AND 46. UH, JUDGE LARSON IS HERE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT THESE ARE GRANTS THAT WE HAD APPLIED FOR [00:20:01] IN THE PAST AND THE FUNDS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. AND SO WE WANNA, WE WANNA TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. AND I'LL SECOND THAT AND, UH, JUST TAKE A MINUTE JUST TO THANK AUGUST AND, AND JUDGE LARSON FOR BEING HERE AND ALL OF OUR DISTRICT COURTS. WELL, REAL, REALLY ALL OF OUR JUDGES DO AN AMAZING JOB ABOVE AND BEYOND TO BREAK THE CYCLE, UM, AND, AND PUT PEOPLE ON THE RIGHT PATH. AND, AND THIS HELPS FUND THOSE PROGRAMS AND JUST APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO. YEAH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES FOR ZERO. COURT [47. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action to authorize submission of the preliminary Initial SB3 Funded Project Plan and the Supplemental Project Plan (Top 5% of Ranked Reaches) to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for the Williamson County Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) Project.] ITEM NUMBER 47 WILL BE PULLED FOR A FUTURE DATE. STILL NOT 10:00. 48, [48. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on awarding IFB #26IFB63 to Henry Schein Inc. for Medical and Pharmaceutical Items in the combined annual not-to-exceed amount for all contracts awarded under this solicitation of $787,000.00 per fiscal year, effective date of execution through September 30, 2027, with two (2) optional one (1) year renewals and authorize execution of the agreement. (Funding sources: 01.0100.0540.003200, 01.0100.0540.003307 and 01.0100.0540.003107)] UM, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AWARDING IFB 26 IFB63 TO HENRY SHEEHAN INCORPORATED FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL ITEMS IN THE COMBINED ANNUAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT FOR ALL CONTRACTS AWARDED UNDER THIS, UH, SOLICITATION OF 787,000 PER FISCAL YEAR, EFFECTIVE DATE SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027 WITH TWO OPTIONAL ONE-YEAR RENEWALS WITH THE FUNDING SOURCE LISTED. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LONG. DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FOR ZERO. ALL RIGHT. 49. DISCUSS, [49. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on approving a blanket purchase #2027-055 for fuel cards from Corpay Technologies Operating Company, LLC dba Fuelman, in the amount of $320,000.00 and authorizing the purchase pursuant to Omnia National cooperative contract #R260401. (Funding source: 01.0100.0540.003301 for FY27).] CONSIDER, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON APPROVING A BLANKET PURCHASE ORDER 2027-055 FOR FUEL CARDS FROM, UM, CORPAY TECHNOLOGIES OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, DBA FUEL MAN IN THE AMOUNT OF 320,000 AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE PURSUANT TO OMNIA NATIONAL COOPERATIVE CONTRACT R260401 WITH THE FUNDING SOURCE LISTED. AND THIS WAS FOR EMS? FUEL FOR EMS. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE FOR APPROVAL. I'LL MOVE, I'LL SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LONG, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COOK. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 4-0. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NUMBER 50 [50. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on a Mutual-Aid Agreement by and between Bell, Burnet, Milam and Williamson Counties, on behalf of their Sheriff's Offices, for the formation of a law enforcement task force, to enable officers to cooperate in criminal investigations, make arrests across the covered region, and assist one another during civil emergencies, pursuant to Chapter 362 of the Local Government Code.] IS A GREAT ITEM. DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN BELL COUNTY, BURNIT COUNTY, MILAM COUNTY, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES ON BEHALF OF THEIR SHERIFF'S OFFICES FOR THE FORMATION OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE, TA- TASK FORCE TO ENABLE OFFICERS TO COOPERATE IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, MAKE ARRESTS ACROSS, UM, THE COVERED REGION, AND ASSIST ONE ANOTHER DURING CIVIL EMERGENCIES PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 362 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. I MOVE WE APPROVE. AND THIS IS A, A, ONE OF A SERIES - RIGHT. OF DISAGREEMENTS. RIGHT. AND - HIGHLY EFFECTIVE. AND I'LL SECOND. AND, UH, WE DO HAVE OUR SHERIFF HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. MM-MM. BUT THIS IS GOOD. THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND LO- LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKING TOGETHER TO KEEP US SAFER. SO IT'S A GREAT, GREAT JOB BY OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE. ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 4-0. ALL RIGHT. [51. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on approving Purchase Contract #2027-043 between Williamson County and SHI Government Solutions, Inc. for Adobe Enterprise licenses and subscription renewals, for a total amount of $203,157.62 pursuant to Sourcewell Cooperative Contract #121923-SHI and authorizing the execution of this contract. (Funding source 01.0100.0503.005741 for FY27).] [52. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action to approve the FY 2027, Year 4 of 5 Secure Plan/Digital Alarm Camera Support Agreement with MCA, Q-4130001140, contract #202459 through cooperative contract DIR CPO-4494, for $179,932.59 for annual onsite and remote support services for multiple countywide security cameras for the term of October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, and authorize execution of the agreement. Funding Source: 01.0100.0503.004500.] COURT, ITEMS 51 AND 52, UM, ARE TECHNOLOGY, AND RICHARD IS HERE IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS. BUT 51 IS DISCUSS, CONSIDER, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON APPROVING PURCHASE CONTRACT 2027-043 BETWEEN WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND SHI GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS FOR ADOBE ENTERPRISE LICENSES AND SUBSCRIPTION RENEWALS FOR A TOTAL OF 203,157 AND 62 PURSUANT TO THE SOURCEWELL COOPERATIVE CONTRACT 121923-SHI AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT WITH THE FUNDING SOURCE LISTED. AND THEN 52, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON FISCAL YEAR 2027. YEARS FOUR OF FIVE, SECURE PLAN DIGITAL ARM CAMERA SUPPORT AGREEMENT WITH MCAQ4130001140 CONTRACT NUMBER 202459 THROUGH COOPERATIVE CONTRACT. DIRCPO, LOTS OF INITIALS AND NUMBERS, 4494400, 79,932.59 FOR ANNUAL ONSITE AND REMOTE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR MULTIPLE COUNTYWIDE SECURITY CAMERAS FROM THE TERM OCTOBER ONE, 2026 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027, AND AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT WITH THE FUNDING SOURCE LISTED. I WILL TAKE A MOTION FOR 51 AND 52. I MOVE WE APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION, UH, BY COMMISSIONER COOK, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COVEY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? SO I THINK THE CAMERAS ARE COUNTYWIDE, RIGHT? YEAH. FOR SECURITY. JUST FOR SECURITY FOR OUR BUILDINGS. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES FOR ZERO. ALL RIGHT. NOW I [35. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on an order adopting a Local Provider Participation Fund rule to require that Williamson County LPPF mandatory payments be imposed exclusively and separately on net patient revenue attributable to inpatient hospital services and on net patient revenue attributable to outpatient services.] SEE WE HAVE 10 O'CLOCK, SO LET'S GO BACK TO ITEM 35. UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AN ORDER ADOPTING A [00:25:01] LOCAL PROVIDER PARTICIPATION FUND RULE TO REQUIRE THE RE - WILLIAMSON COUNTY LPPF MANDATORY PAYMENTS BE IMPOSED EXCLUSIVELY AND SEPARATELY ON NET PATIENT REVENUE ATTRIBUTABLE TO INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES AND ON NET PATIENT REVIEW ATTRIBUTED TO OUTPATIENT SERVICES. I DON'T BELIEVE JULIE'S HERE IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. AND CAN WE, CAN WE, SOMEBODY TALK ABOUT WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT? YEAH. WE'VE GOT JUSTIN HERE THAT CAN, UM, IF YOU WANT, CAN HELP US. PERFECT. AND THEN I SEE BILL GALINSKY, UM, ALSO WITH - GENTLEMEN, IF YOU'LL JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF BEFORE YOU START TALKING. GOOD MORNING, UH, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS JUSTIN FLORES AND I, UH, AM A CONSULTANT FOR THE HOSPITALS. UM, I WORK FOR AHCV ADELANTO HEALTHCARE VENTURES OUT OF AUSTIN. WE REPRESENT BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE AND ASCENSION. AND, UM, WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. UM, AND TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU HAVE ANY FINANCE QUESTIONS, I CAN TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE HERE, KEVIN. HOW DOES THIS BENEFIT THE PUBLIC? YEAH. SO CURRENTLY, THESE, UH, ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE LEVIED ON THE HOSPITALS ARE, ARE JUST THAT - BY THEMSELVES. RIGHT. THEY ARE LEVIED ON THE PRIVATE HOSPITALS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION. AND THIS IS IN A WAY, IF WE REALLY THINK ABOUT IT, A WAY THAT, UM, THE COUNTY CAN, UM, CAN NOT ADDITIONALLY TAX ITS CITIZENS. AND SO THIS IS A TA - OR THIS IS AN ASSESSMENT THAT IS LEVIED ON THOSE HOSPITALS IN THAT WAY THAT REALLY PRO - THAT SAVES THE COUNTY AND, AND EVERYONE WITHIN IT MONEY BY BEING ABLE TO SERVE THE UNINSURED AND THE MOST VULNERABLE IN YOUR COUNTY. AND, AND IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS MONEY GETS MATCHED OR SOMETHING - CORRECT. WITH THE FED DOLLARS. RIGHT. AND SO- SO ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR POOL THAT'S THIS BIG, UNIQUELY HELD, GROWS TO HANDLE INDIGENT HEALTHCARE - RIGHT. COSTS, WHICH WE ARE SADDLED WITH. RIGHT. AND- AND STILL PAY A GREAT DEAL FOR. MM-HMM. BUT THIS TAKES THAT ON. YEAH, YOU'RE, YOU'RE CORRECT IN THAT, COMMISSIONER COOK, THAT THESE ARE, UM, THESE DOLLARS THAT ARE ASSESSED BY THE PROVIDERS ARE THEN MATCHED, UM, BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT WITH THE FEDS. AND THERE IS A RETURN. SO IT'S NOT A ONE FOR ONE, BUT THERE'S ACTUALLY MORE DOLLARS THAT END UP COMING DOWN TO ASSIST THE HOSPITALS WITH CONTINUING TO PROVIDE CARE, LIKE I SAID, TO THE MOST VULNERABLE IN YOUR COUNTY. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. WE'VE, WE'VE, UM, HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND MY QUESTION EVERY YEAR IS, ARE ALL THE HOSPITALS ON BOARD? YES. OKAY. YES. BECAUSE WE WANTED ALL, WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE, BUT ALSO GET ALONG WELL ENOUGH TO, YOU KNOW, AND I APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT, THAT THEY HAVE, UM - YEAH. IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS WORK COUNTYWIDE. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES THAT ARE, THAT YOU GUYS ARE GONNA LIKELY, UH, GO THROUGH, UH, THROUGH ITEMS 35 THROUGH 37. BUT THE BIG ONE THAT WE DO WANNA HIGHLIGHT IS HOW THERE ARE CHANGES WITH RESPECT TO HOW THE ASSESSMENTS ARE BEING CALCULATED. LIKE YOU MENTIONED, IT'S GON - THERE'S GONNA BE TWO RATES THIS YEAR, UM, KIND OF SPLIT INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT. UM, AND THAT IS BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND, UM, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS ACQUIESCED TO, UM, TO, WITH CMS IN, IN ORDER TO MAKE THINGS, UM, AS, UM, OH, I, I, I DON'T WANNA CALL IT... IT REALLY IS. THAT'S THREE... SORRY. THAT'S THREE OUTBURSTS. MR. DILLON, WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. SLAVES. THESE GUYS ARE WORKING FOR THE FEDS. WELL, I MEAN, UH, MR. DILLON, I GAVE YOU A WARNING. YOU GUYS ARE CRIMINALS. W - MR. DILLON. ABSOLUTELY CRIMINAL. I'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. ALL RIGHT. SORRY, JUSTIN, GO AHEAD. YEAH, AND. JUST TO CORRECT THE RECORD, UM, WE DON'T WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND WE WORK FOR THE PRIVATE HOSPITALS. AND, UH, THERE WAS JUST A, UM, LIKE I MENTIONED, THERE WAS A, A NEGOTIATION BETWEEN CMS AND HHSC, THE STATE OF TEXAS, TO CHANGE THE WAY IN WHICH THEY CALCULATE THE ASSESSMENTS AS, UH, HISTORICALLY WE'VE CALCULATED THEM A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. AND SO THIS IS JUST A WAY THAT, UM, BOTH THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO MAKE CHANGES THAT THEY FEEL ARE THE MOST APPROPRIATE. WELL, BASICALLY, YOU'RE, YOU'RE AGREEING, ALL THE HOSPITALS ARE AGREEING TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT, A, A RATE THAT - CORRECT. OF, OF THEIR MONEY THAT IS GOING TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IT COMES BACK THROUGH THE STATE, THROUGH HHSC, AND IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE HOSPITALS THAT PARTICIPATED. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, CORRECT. TO THE HOSPITALS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAMS THAT THE STATE ADMINISTERS, YES. UM, THOSE, THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROGRAMS OUT THERE THAT, UM, LOOK TO TARGET, UH, ASSISTING... HOSPITALS WITH DIFFERENT THINGS. [00:30:01] UNINSURED CHARITY IS ONE OF THEM. UM, HOSPITALS THAT SEE, UM, A LOT OF MEDICAID PATIENTS IS, IS ANOTHER ONE. UH, SO THERE'S JUST DIFFERENT TYPES OF, OF OTHER PROGRAMS. ANOTHER ONE IS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, WHICH IS AN, UH, A PROGRAM THAT WAS... I, I DON'T WANNA SAY IT'S NEWER BECAUSE IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, BUT IT ASSISTS HOSPITALS WITH CONTINUING TO TRAIN PHYSICIANS, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THIS REGION AS WELL. BUT THE REASON WHY THE HOSPITALS WOULD DO IT IS BECAUSE THEY END UP GETTING MORE MONEY BACK. TYPICALLY, YES, CORRECT. UM, BECAUSE THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE, THE GOAL. IT'S LEVERAGED WITH FEDERAL DOLLARS. CORRECT. BUT IT'S, BUT IT'S ONLY FOR THOSE THAT PARTICIPATE. THAT'S WHY I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE HOSPITALS ARE PARTICIPATING. YEAH. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. SO THE MONEY THEY GET BACK IS LIKE FOR COVERING WHAT THEY DID SPEND IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. IS THAT WHAT IT IS? OR IS IT - THERE'S SOME, THERE ARE SOME TECHNICAL - SOME EQUATION. THERE ARE TECHNICAL THINGS FOR PRO- PROGRAMS THAT I, I THINK THAT... I DON'T WANNA BOG US DOWN INTO TOO MUCH, BUT YES, THERE ARE, UM, SOME, UH, PROGRAM YEARS AND DEMONSTRATION YEARS THAT THE HOSPITALS HAVE TO REPORT FOR. AND ALL OF THAT IS LOOKED AT AT THE STATEWIDE LEVEL. AND THEN THE HOSPITALS, BASED OFF OF THEIR REPORTED NUMBERS, IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, CAN, CAN, UH, CAN DRAW DOWN FEDERAL DOLLARS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAMS. SO WHETHER THEY'RE SMALL OR LARGE, IT'S FAIR? UH, UH, YES. CORRECT. 'CAUSE IT'S ON A PERCENTAGE BASIS. IT'S ON A PERCENTAGE, YEAH. IT'S NOT A DOLLAR AMOUNT. OKAY. JUSTIN, THANK YOU. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH. IT, IT'S THIS AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT THE COUNTY HAS PARTICIPATED IN OVER THE YEARS OF DISTRICT AND 1115 WAIVER AND ALL THOSE THINGS, UM, ARE, YOU KNOW, LEAVE IT TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO MAKE THEM REALLY COMPLICATED. UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, IN THE END, THEY HAVE PROVIDED MORE RESOURCES FOR, UM, CARE IN OUR COMMUNITY, SO. YEAH, THERE'S... AND JUST TO ADD SOMETHING ELSE, WE DO HAVE, UH, BAYLOR AND ASCENSION HERE, BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE CONTINUALLY, UM, ADDING SERVICE LINES, CONTINUALLY BUILDING NEW INFRASTRUCTURE IN ORDER TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN A BETTER WAY. AND SO TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM, THEY'RE ALSO HERE TO ADD ANY COMMENT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE MOTION FOR 35? WELL, 35 IS - A PUBLIC HEARING. UM, AN, UH, BASICALLY A NEW RULE THAT, THAT WE NEED TO ADOPT. SO I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEM 35. ALL RIGHT, THEN I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC HEARING COMMENT AT PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING'S THE NEXT ITEM. NEXT ONE. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. THANK, THANK YOU, BILL. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION SECOND ON AGENDA ITEM 35. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 5-0. JUSTIN, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NOW [36. 09:30 AM — Hold a Public Hearing regarding the rate associated with the mandatory participation payments that Williamson County may require of all local hospitals for fiscal year (FY) 2027 in relation to the Williamson County Health Care Participation Program (LPPF), establish how the revenue derived from those payments may be spent in accordance with Chapter 292B of the Texas Health & Safety Code, and creation of a new LPPF bank account for the mandatory payments. The mandatory payments will be imposed exclusively and separately on net patient revenue attributable to inpatient hospital services and on net patient revenue attributable to outpatient hospital services (using the most recent Medicare Cost Reports based on the Upper Payment Limit methodology).] 36. WE WILL START A PUBLIC HEARING. THE TIME IS 10:08. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE RATE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANDATORY PARTICIPATION PAYMENTS THAT WILLIAMSON COUNTY MAY REQUIRE OF ALL LOCAL HOSPITALS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 IN RELATION TO THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY HEALTHCARE PARTICIPATION PROGRAM, LPPF, ESTABLISH HOW THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THOSE PAYMENTS MAY BE SPENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 292B OF THE TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AND CREATION OF A NEW LPPF BANK ACCOUNT FOR MANDATORY PAYMENTS. THE MANDATORY PAYMENTS WILL BE IMPOSED EXCLUSIVELY AND SEPARATELY ON NET PATIENT REVENUE ATTRIBUTABLE TO INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES ON OUR NET PATIENT REVENUE ATTRIBUTABLE TO OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES USING THE MOST RECENT MEDICARE COST REPORTS BASED ON THE UPPER PAYMENT LIMIT METHO- METHODOLOGY. CAN YOU READ THAT AGAIN? ONE MORE TIME. I REFUSE. THE TIME IS 10:09. UM, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO COMMENT? BILL. COME ON UP. JUST AS A REMINDER, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AGAIN. BILL CALBERW, WILLIAMSON COUNTY. UM, FROM DAY ONE OF THIS THING, I, UH, OBJECTED TO ITS IMPLEMENTATION. IT, UH, CITIZENS SHOULD KNOW THAT COUNTIES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. THE WHOLE ISSUE ENDS UP IN HIGHER PROFITS F- FOR COMPANIES LIKE HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA, AS I SAID PREVIOUSLY ALREADY ARE GUILTY OF A LOT OF MEDICARE FRAUD. BUT THIS MATCHING FUNDS THING, HOW DOES IT WORK? THE REALITY IS, AND NO ONE'S EVER DONE ANYTHING OTHER THAN AGREE WITH ME ON THE PRIOR DISCUSSIONS OF THIS, THE HOSPITAL CHARGES THIS EXTRA FEE, INSURANCE AND PEOPLE PAY IT, THE COUNTY COLLECTS IT, THEN IT GOES TO THE STATE FOR ACCUMULATION, [00:35:01] THEN IT'S OFF TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THEY PUT THEIR MATCHING FUNDS ON IT, COMES BACK TO THE STATES, COMES BACK TO THE HOSPITALS, AND THE MONEY THAT THE HOSPITALS PUT IN AFTER THEY ALREADY STILL HAVE SOME PROFIT, THEY'RE, WHAT THEY PUT IN IS 2X WHAT THEY, IS THEY GET 2X BACK FOR IT. THIS MONEY THAT GOES THROUGH THE FEDS ALONG WITH ALL THE EXTREME, OF COURSE, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AT EVERY LEVEL THROUGH THE FEDS, WHICH ADDS EVEN MORE COST OF DEBT AND FUTURE DEBT ON OUR CHILDREN, THE, THE CITIZENS LOSE ON THIS. WHO BENEFITS? THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T CONTRIBUTE TO IT. OUR, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS IS THE GREATEST REPUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND, AND IT GOT THERE BASED ON FREE MARKETS AND COMPETITION, NOT ON CONTROLLING PROFITABILITY FOR CORPORATIONS WITH COLLUSION AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT. THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR THE CITIZENS. IT'S ONLY GOOD FOR THE HOSPITALS. THANK YOU, BILL. ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? IF YOU'LL JUST PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF. HI, GOOD MORNING. JUDGE AND COMMISSIONER, SHAUNA GARDNER, VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE AND, UM, YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT - PULL A MIC TO YOU. OOPS, SORRY. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YEAH, BETTER. I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK YOU FOR, UM, UH, SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED 6% RATE. UH, THIS IS A CRITICAL, CRITICAL PROGRAM TO SUPPORTING MEDICAID DOLLARS AND SUSTAINING AND ENSURING QUALITY CARE FOR THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN THAT WE SERVE AT TEXAS CHILDREN'S. UM, SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND, AND SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM. UM, AND JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. THANKS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 10:13. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO [37. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on setting the rate associated with the mandatory participation payments that Williamson County may require of all local hospitals for fiscal year (FY) 2027 in relation to the Williamson County Health Care Participation Program (LPPF), establish how the revenue derived from those payments may be spent in accordance with Chapter 292B of the Texas Health & Safety Code, and creation of a new LPPF bank account for the mandatory payments. The mandatory payments will be imposed exclusively and separately on net patient revenue attributable to inpatient hospital services and on net patient revenue attributable to outpatient hospital services (using the most recent Medicare Cost Reports based on the Upper Payment Limit methodology).] AGENDA ITEM 37. DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON SETTING THE RATE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANDATORY PARTICIPATION PAYMENTS THAT WILLIAMSON COUNTY MAY REQUIRE ALL LOCAL HOSPITALS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 IN RELATION TO THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY HEALTHCARE PARTICIPATION PROGRAM LPPF. ESTABLISH HOW THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THOSE PAYMENTS MAY BE SPENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 292B OF THE TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AND CREATION OF A NEW LPPF BANK ACCOUNT FOR MANDATORY PAYMENTS. THE MANDATORY PAYMENTS WILL BE IMPOSED EXCLUSIVELY AND SEPARATELY ON NET PATIENT REVENUE ATTRIBUTABLE TO INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES AND ON NET PATIENT REVENUE ATTRIBUTABLE TO OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES. JUDGE - YOU GOT ME TO READ IT ANYWAY. UH, UM, I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF A RATE OF 6% AND THE ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FOR ZERO. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE BACK [53. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on approving Change Order No. 1 from Southland Industries, Inc. in the amount of $110,867.00 with no additional time needed to complete the project.] TO ITEMS 53. DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON APPROVING CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE FROM SOUTHLAND INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $110,867 WITH NO ADDITIONAL TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. MOVE APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LONG, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COVEY. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES FOR ZERO. ITEM 54, [54. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action awarding RFP #26RFP55 - Williamson County Overhead Doors Preventative Maintenance, and Repair Services, as needed, to NJC, LLC doing business as The Door Company,  in the not-to-exceed amount of $500,000.00 per fiscal year and authorize execution of the agreement. (Funding Sources: 01.0100.0509.004500, 01.0545.0545.004500, and 01.0100.0509.004510)] DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AWARDING RFP 26 RFP 55 WILLIAMSON COUNTY OVERHEAD DOORS, PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES AS NEEDED TO NJC LLC DOING BUSINESS AS THE DOOR COMPANY IN THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 500,000 PER FISCAL YEAR AND AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT WITH THE FUNDING SOURCE LISTED. I MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER COOK, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LONG. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 4-0. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM [55. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on the Goods and Services Contract 2027-048 for the Williamson County FY27 fleet vehicle purchases, including additional upfitting, with Lake Country Chevrolet, Inc., in the total amount of $2,022,887.82, utilizing the TIPS Cooperative Contract #240901, and authorize the execution of the agreement. Funding will come from various County departments.] 55, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON GOODS AND SERVICES CONTRACT 2027048 FOR THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY FISCAL YEAR 27, FLEET VEHICLE PURCHASES INCLUDING ADDITIONAL UPFITTING WITH LAKE COUNTRY CHEVROLET INCORPORATED IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $2,022,887.82 UTILIZING THE TIPS COOPERATIVE CONTRACT 240901 AND AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT. UM, FUNDING WILL COME FROM [00:40:01] VARIOUS FUNDING SOURCES ACROSS COUNTY DEPARTMENTS. MOVE APPROVAL. MOTION TO APPROVE. I WILL SECOND. UH, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO. THANK YOU. AND [56. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on the Goods and Services Contract 2027-049 for the Williamson County FY27 fleet vehicle purchases, including additional upfitting, with Silsbee Ford, Inc., in the total amount of $3,953,870.73, utilizing the TIPS Cooperative Contract #240901, and authorize the execution of the agreement. Funding will come from various County departments.] 56, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON THE GOODS AND SERVICES CONTRACT 2027-049 FOR THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY FY27 FLEET VEHICLE PUR- PURCHASES, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL UPFITTING WITH SILLS FORT INCORPORATED IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $3,953,870.73 UTILIZING TIPS COOPERATIVE CONTRACT 240901 AND AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT. MOVE APPROVAL. I'LL SECOND. MOTION SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COOK. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 4-0. ALL RIGHT. 57. [57. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on directing the County Engineer to conduct a countywide safety study of school crosswalks on arterial and other streets within school zones with documented pedestrian safety concerns.] DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON DIRECTING THE COUNTY ENGINEER TO CONDUCT A COUNTYWIDE SAFETY STUDY OF SCHOOL CROSSWALKS ON ARTERIAL AND OTHER STREETS WITHIN SCHOOL ZONES WITH DOCUMENTED PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CONCERNS. AND WE HAVE ADAM BOATWRIGHT HERE. SO BASICALLY, CORT, WHERE THIS, UM, ITEM IS COMING FROM, UM, LAST SPRING WE HAD TWO STUDENTS HIT IN CROSSWALKS ACROSS THE COUNTY AND AS WE GROW AND THERE'S EVER INCREASING AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC AND, UH, THE AMOUNT OF MUDS IN THE COUNTY AND THE AMOUNT OF COUNTY ROADS, UM, WE SEE A NEED TO ASSESS WHERE CROSSWALKS ARE AND HOW WE IDENTIFY THOSE, ESPECIALLY IN OURS. THERE'S USUALLY A CROSSING GUARD THERE A HALF HOUR BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS AND A HALF HOUR AFTER, BUT THERE'S KIDS COMING AND GOING, UM, BEFORE THAT AND AFTER THAT. SO, UM, ON COUNTY PROPERTY, IF THE COURT APPROVES, I'M ASKING OUR ENGINEERS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. THEY'LL HAVE TO COME BACK WITH THE SCOPE AND COST AND TIME BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE INVOLVED IN A LOT OF OTHER THINGS. BUT I WANT THEM ALSO, AS WE HAVE NEW NEIGHBORHOODS, TO WORK WITH THOSE DEVELOPERS AND SCHOOL IN PARTNERSHIP SO WE'RE NOT BEARING THE ENTIRE COST OF KEEPING OUR KIDS SAFE, UM, AND OUR FAMILIES SAFE AS THEY NAVIGATE TRAFFIC. AND I WANNA ADD THAT IT REALLY PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS TO INVOLVE A, A, A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OR TEACHER, WHOEVER DOES THE CROSSWALK STUFF, BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT DIRECTIONS THESE BICYCLES COME FROM. THEY KNOW WHERE THE BIKERS JUMP THE CURB AND, AND COME UP THE SIDEWALK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET THAT HAVING GONE THROUGH THIS WITH PEARSON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, IT, IT REALLY TAKES A VILLAGE TO IDENTIFY ALL THE ISSUES THAT ARE REALLY GOING ON WITH A CERTAIN CROSSWALK AREA. WELL, AND AS, AS COMMISSIONER COVEY MENTIONED EARLIER, THE BEST PLANS LAID OUT, YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE PEOPLE, RIGHT? IF THEY'RE CROSSING WHERE IT MAKES SENSE FOR THEM TO CROSS, THEN IT BECOMES THE POSSIBILITY OF UNSAFE CROSSING. SO - YEAH. DEFINITELY WANNA MAKE SURE WE STAY WITHIN OUR BOUNDARIES OF OUR LEGAL AUTHORITY IN THE COUNTY. UM, AND THESE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE BEING BUILT HAVE A TON OF HOUSES, A TON OF KIDS COMING ALL OVER THE PLACE. THEY'RE EXCITED TO GET TO SCHOOL. THEY'RE EXCITED TO LEAVE SCHOOL, PROBABLY MORE EXCITED TO LEAVE SCHOOL, RIGHT? UH, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE, WHETHER IT'S AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS OR IF THEY HAVE TO SHOW UP EARLY. UM, AND SO THIS IS ASSESSING AND, AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IN A FUTURE BOND, WE CAN LOOK AT, AT SOME OF THESE INSTALLATIONS. THEY ARE EXPENSIVE, UM, BUT OUTSIDE THE REALM OF A PASSING GUARD, THEY'RE ON THEIR OWN. AND SO WE WANNA DO WHAT WE CAN TO KEEP THEM SAFE. GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER. YEAH, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, OVER THE, OVER THE YEARS, UM, AND HAVING DIFFERENT AREAS, DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, UH, AND, AND DIFFERENT CAMPUSES IN MY PRECINCT, WE, INDIVIDUALLY, I KNOW WE WORK WITH, UH, THE DISTRICTS. I, I LIKE THIS IDEA. M- MY ONLY SUGGESTION IS THAT, UH, I THINK THERE'S ALMOST 200 CAMPUSES AROUND THE COUNTY, IF WE COULD FOCUS ON THE COUNTY, UH, IN THE, THE, THE CAMPUSES THAT ARE NOT IN INCORPORATED AREAS. RIGHT. UM, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY THE TARGET THAT WE NEED TO GO. I KNOW, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, FERN BLUFF ELEMENTARY HAS BEEN IN MY, MY PRECINCT, NOT, AND THEN BACK. AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, TO YOUR POINT, COMMISSIONER COOK, THE PRINCIPAL THERE, UH, TO, UH, B - AS WE ARE WI - OPENING UP WYOMING SPRINGS, BECAUSE IT'S GONNA GIVE A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC. THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, RODENBRIDGE AND ADAM'S TEAM TO, TO FIND THE SAFEST APPROACH. UM, PEARSON WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS COMPLICATED BECAUSE THAT'S A, THAT'S A THROUGH TRAFFIC AREA, YOU KNOW, AND YOU'VE GOT A ELEMENTARY AND A MIDDLE SCHOOL. ALL THE RESIDENTS ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF PEARSON RANCH ROAD. RIGHT, RIGHT. EXACTLY. SO THEY'RE COMING TO YOU. SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA AS LONG AS WE'RE, THE SCOPE IS FOR OUR CAMPUSES THAT WE WOULD BE, BECAUSE I ASSUME THAT THE CITIES ARE, AND WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE DISTRICTS FIRST AND, AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM. ANOTHER EXAMPLE [00:45:01] OF HOW WE DON'T WANNA DO IT IS TO JUST SAY, "HEY, WE NEED A CROSSWALK HERE BECAUSE THIS IS KIDS WALKING ACROSS HERE." FOR EXAMPLE, WESTINGHOUSE, UM, WHEN THE NEW CARVER WENT IN, UH, AND I CALL IT THE NEW CARVER BECAUSE MY KIDS ALL WENT TO THE OLD CARVER. UH, THE NEW CARVER WENT IN THERE, THERE WERE, PART OF GISD IS SOUTH OF WA - OF WESTINGHOUSE, AND WE DIDN'T WANT, UH, WE, WE WERE GONNA PUT, WE WERE ASKED TO PUT A CROSSING THERE. WENT TO THE DISTRICT AND THEY SAID, "PLEASE DON'T. WE DON'T WANT KIDS WALKING ACROSS WESTINGHOUSE AT THE TIME. WE WANT, UM, WE WANT THEM BUSED IN OR PARENTS BRINGING THEM INTO THE ELEMENTARY." SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW I THINK PART OF THE SCOPE WILL BE WORKING AND TALKING WITH THE DISTRICTS FIRST TO SEE WHAT THEIR ISSUES ARE, UH, SO THAT WE DON'T CAUSE ANY, YOU KNOW, ANY CONCERNS THERE. UM - AND IN THE, IN THE SCHOOL BUSINESS, WE CALL THAT HAZARDOUS ROUTES. YEAH. THAT, THAT WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE WALKING OR RIDING THEIR BIKES. UM, AND, AND MOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS PROVIDE, UM, YOU KNOW, BUS TRANSPORTATION IN THOSE HAZARDOUS AREAS. UM, BUT I THINK, ADAM, YOU'VE IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNTY, CURRENTLY, OUTSIDE OF A CITY JURISDICTION, HOW MANY SCHOOLS? SO GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. ADAM BOATWRIGHT, COUNTY ENGINEER. UH, SO, AND IT'S AN EVOLVING NUMBER BECAUSE EVERY YEAR WE'RE HAVING ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS BUILT AND, YOU KNOW, UH, OCCASIONALLY ROADS ANNEXED, BUT, BUT CURRENTLY WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 35 SCHOOL CAMPUSES THAT ARE ON OUR ROADWAYS. YEAH. RIGHT. AND I DON'T THINK WE'RE LOOKING... I MEAN, IT DEPENDS WHAT THE STUDY SHOWS AND WHAT, WHAT YOU COME BACK TO US THAT THE COURT WOULD APPROVE, CREATING NEW CROSSWALKS PER SE. WE'RE LOOKING AT CROSSWALKS THAT ARE HIGH TRAFFIC, UM, HIGH VEHICLE TRAFFIC THAT MIGHT PROVO - YOU KNOW, PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD THAT WE CAN ADD SOME SIGNALING TO GET SOME YELLOW FLASHING LIGHTS TO, OR POSSIBLY RED FLASHING LIGHTS TO GET, UM, STUDENTS ACROSS THE STREET SAFELY WHERE IT DOESN'T WARRANT A STOP SIGN 24 HOURS A DAY. RIGHT. YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. UH, BASED ON Y'ALL'S DIRECTION THIS MORNING, I MEAN, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WOULD BE EVALUATED AT THOSE CAMPUSES, EXISTING CROSSWALKS OR THEIR NEEDS TO MODIFY THOSE, RELOCATE THEM, ADDIT - YOU KNOW, OR MAYBE AS AN ADDITIONAL CROSSWALK NEEDED BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN THE RIGHT LOCATION. AND SO THOSE, THOSE WOULD BE THINGS THAT WOULD BE EVAL- EVALUATED TO IDENTIFY ANY POTENTIAL SAFETY PROJECTS. YEAH. AND, AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, AS COMMISSIONERS, WE ARE D- DEEPLY INVOLVED WITH OUR FOLKS THAT, IN OUR PRECINCT. AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, EXCUSE ME, THE ONE ON, ON, UM, WYOMING SPRINGS THERE AT FERN BLUFF, WE MET WITH THE PARENTS TOO. AND, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAD A THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE SAFER TO PUT IT AT FALCON, I'LL SAY, AT, WITH A LIGHT THERE. AND THE PARENTS WERE SAYING, "WE REALLY DON'T WANT THEM TO CROSS THERE. WE WANT THEM TO GO DOWN THE SIDEWALK THEY'RE GOING NOW BECAUSE IT'S WIDER AND IT'S FURTHER AWAY FROM THE ROAD." THERE, M - I JUST USE THAT AS AN EXAMPLE. THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, ISSUES THAT, UH, THAT ARE AROUND THESE. SO HAVING SOMEONE, PAYING SOMEONE TO GO PUT TOGETHER A S - A, A SCENARIO, UH, WE HAVE OTHER CONVERSATIONS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN BEFORE WE COULD, YOU KNOW, VOTE ON THAT, JUDGE, BUT I THINK THE CONCEPT IS GREAT TO, TO MAKE IT SAFER. WELL, AND THE OTHER THING TOO IS, IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE COME BACK WITH THIS SCOPE, I DON'T WANNA STRETCH OUR TEAM THIN EITHER, RIGHT? RIGHT. I WANT, DEFINITELY WANT THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH SCHOOLS AND, AND OTHER THINGS. AND, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT, UM, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING TO LOOK AT FOR, FOR OUR CITIES IN OUR, IN OUR COUNTY TO LOOK AT TOO, AND OUR, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS BEYOND THE COUNTY, UM, REACH JUST IN THE SHEER INTEREST OF KEEPING OUR KIDS SAFE. WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE PEOPLE PASS SCHOOL BUSES WHEN THE STOP SIGN'S OUT AND THE LINES ARE RED. WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE, UM, DRIVERS ON THEIR PHONE AS THEY'RE DRIVING THROUGH SCHOOL ZONES. AND, AND THE LAST THING WE WANT IS FOR A KID TO GET HURT OR POSSIBLY EVEN WORSE AND AFFECT THE, YOU KNOW, THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, UM, WHEN A CHILD PASSES AWAY. SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO, UM, WITHIN REASON TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE, LET'S, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT IT. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK. SO, SO TODAY, AND, AND, AND I'LL CALL ON YOU IN A SECOND, COMMISSIONER LONG, BUT TODAY, UM, WE'RE JUST GETTING THE COURT'S PERMISSION TO, UM, HAVE ADAM AND HIS TEAM LOOK INTO THIS. GO AHEAD. MY TURN NOW? YES. I'M SORRY. UM, NO, I JUST, UH, WANTED TO THANK ADAM. THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF THESE THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IN PRECINCT TWO AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I, IT'S, IT'S A LOT OF, UM, EMOTION, UH, INVOLVED IN THIS. AND YOU'VE BEEN INCREDIBLY PROFESSIONAL IN DEALING WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND THE CONCERNED PARENTS AND, AND REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB OF REACHING OUT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO MUDS AND, AND TRYING TO REALLY PULL TOGETHER, UM, ADDITIONAL FUNDING. SO I JUST, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS, ADAM. AND JUST FROM MY EXPERIENCE AS SUPERINTENDENT WORKING WITH COMMISSIONER LONG, SHE'S BEEN VERY ATTENTIVE TO SCHOOL DISTRICT SAFETY NEEDS AND ROADS AND ALL THOSE THINGS, SO. SO, SO JUDGE, WHAT WOULD YOUR MOTION... I'M SORRY. SO MY - WHAT WOULD YOUR MOTION BE TODAY? MY MOTION IS THAT WE DIRECT, UH, THE COUNTY [00:50:01] ENGINEER TO CONDUCT A COUNTYWIDE SAFETY STUDY OF SCHOOL CROSSWALKS ON ARTERIAL AND OTHER STREETS WITHIN SCHOOL ZONES, UM, WITH DOCUMENTED PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CONCERNS WITHIN THE COUNTY'S, UM, AUTHORITY AND TO BRING BACK TO THE COURT A SCOPE OF WORK FOR US TO CONSIDER. SO COUNTYWIDE, BUT NOT IN, UH, CITIES - CORRECT. I THINK IS WHAT YOU'RE - CORRECT. YES. WHAT MEANT BY THAT TOO, RIGHT? I JUST WANNA CLARIFY. STREETS THAT THE COUNTY MAINTAINS. YEAH. THANK YOU. GOT IT. THANK Y'ALL. ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. ALL RIGHT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER KOBY. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ADAM. ALL RIGHT, COURT. THE NEXT, UH, FEW ITEMS, ITEMS 58 [58. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on a Development Agreement with The Vantage Austin, LLC for LRTP arterial improvements to Bridgewater Street.] [59. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on awarding #26IFB84 Seward Junction North Loop - East (From US 183/CR 258 to SH 29/CR 260) to the lowest and best bidder, MA Smith Contracting Co., Inc. for a one-time purchase in the amount of $11,074,221.23 and authorize execution of this agreement. (Funding source is P598.)] [60. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on Contract Amendment No. 3 to the Seward Junction Loop North contract executed September 29, 2022, between Williamson County and LJA Engineering, Inc. relating to the 2019 Road Bond Program.] [61. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on Work Authorization No. 5 to the Seward Junction Loop North (West) contract executed September 29, 2022, between Williamson County and LJA Engineering, Inc. relating to the 2019 Road Bond Program.  ] [62. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on Supplemental No. 2 to Work Authorization No. 3 to the RM 2243 contract executed October 2, 2025, between Williamson County and BGE, Inc. relating to the Corridor Program. ] [63. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on an Interlocal Agreement regarding the participation of the City of Georgetown, Texas and Williamson County, Texas, in the design and construction of Utilities related to the Ronald Reagan Segment D2 Construction project. ] [64. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on an Interlocal Agreement regarding the participation of the City of Georgetown, Texas and Williamson County, Texas, in the design and construction of Utilities related to the Ronald Reagan Segment D1 Construction project. ] [65. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on an Interlocal Agreement regarding the participation of the City of Georgetown, Texas and Williamson County, Texas, in the design and construction of Utilities related to the Ronald Reagan Segment C2 Construction project. ] [66. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on a real estate contract with Georgetown ISD to acquire as right of way 6.366 AC, 16.179 AC, 1.654 and 0.618 AC needed as a grading, slope and lateral support easement for the Corridor C construction project. (Parcels 13P1, 13P2, 13P3 and 13E). ] [67. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on a real estate contract with Michael Lynn Brake and Joanne Monk Brake to acquire 16.97 AC needed as future right of way on the Corridor I project. ] [68. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on a quitclaim release of easement of certain drainage easement interest rights with regard to lots 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83 and 84, Block H of the Reserves at Cimarron Hills Final Plat whereas it has been determined that the easement is not needed and will not be required in the future. ] [69. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on the release of prescriptive r.o.w. and partial refusal of r.o.w. dedication at Bailey Park — Sonterra Municipal Utility District and a Deed for 0.856 AC of excess r.o.w. to the Sonterra Municipal Utility District] [70. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on a Resolution for an Advance Funding Agreement for Community Project Funding Program On System with the Texas Department of Transportation for design, utility, right-of-way, environmental, and construction of two entrance ramps and one exit ramp on SH 195, 1.33 miles north of Ronald Reagan Blvd to 0.60 miles south of Ronald Reagan Blvd in Williamson County, Texas;] THROUGH 70 ARE ALL, UM, ROAD AND BRIDGE ITEMS TO PAY BILLS. I WILL TAKE A MOTION ON ONE OR ALL OF THOSE ITEMS. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE 58 THROUGH 70. OKAY. AND I'LL SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. ITEMS 58 THROUGH 70 PASS FOR ZERO. I JUST WANT TO SAY ON - YEAH, GO AHEAD. 59. UM, THAT'S THE, UH, AWARD TO, UM, CONSTRUCT SEWER JUNCTION LOOP NORTHEAST. UM, AND THAT, THAT'S GONNA BE, UH, A REALLY HELPFUL PROJECT, AND PARTICULARLY WHEN WE GET THE WHOLE PIECE DONE. BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT AREA, UH, IS JUST BLOWING UP. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M THA - AS I LOOK AT THAT INTERSECTION AT 183 AND 29, AND THEN REAGAN AND 29, UM, THE, YOU KNOW, TH- THIS IS WHERE OUR LONG RANGE PLAN REALLY SHINES BECAUSE, UM, WHILE IT WAS ALL DIRT, WE KNEW THAT TRAFFIC WAS GONNA BE BAD THERE. AND SO OUR PLAN INCLUDED LOOPS AROUND THOSE TWO BUSY INTERSECTIONS. AND, UM - AND WE'VE TARGETED OTHER, OTHER INTERSECTIONS LIKE THAT TOO. I MEAN, THOSE ARE JUST THE ONES THAT, THAT I' HIGHLIGHTING BECAUSE THEY'RE PRECINCT TWO - RIGHT. AND I'M THINKING ABOUT THEM - THAT CONCEPT IS GREAT. BUT, UM, TH- THIS IS JUST ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO PLAN LONG RANGE AND TO STICK WITH THAT PLAN. YEAH. AND JUDGE, ON, ON 67, I JUST WANNA THANK THE BRIGHT FAMILY FOR BEING HERE AND, UH, WORKING WITH US ON RIGHT AWAY THAT WE NEEDED. SO THANK YOU FOR VERY MUCH. YEAH. SO, AND IT IS, I'LL STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF FORWARD THINKING. IT'S NEVER AS FAST AS WE WANT IT IN SOME PLACES, BUT DEFINITELY THAT SEWARD JUNCTION LOOP WILL HELP AND SOME OTHERS AROUND THE COUNTY AND ALL PRECINCTS HELP AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW. AND JUST A, A LITTLE HISTORICAL NOTE. UM, EARLY IN MY TENURE AS COMMISSIONER, I GOT TO, UM, MEET WK SEWARD, UM, AND CELEBRATE HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY WITH HIM. NICE. UM, HE PASSED NOT TOO LONG AFTER THAT, BUT, UM, HIS FAMILY DONATED RIGHT AWAY, UM, AND, UH, BACK IN THE DAY. AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WHAT THAT AREA IS NAMED AFTER, BUT IT WAS A, IT WAS A PRIVILEGE TO MEET HIM. THAT'S GREAT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE NO EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 71, [71. Comments from Commissioners.] COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS. AS A REMINDER TO EVERYONE IN THE ROOM, WE HAVE NO COURT NEXT WEEK ON NOVEMBER 3RD DUE TO THE ELECTION DAY. JUST A REMINDER FOR EVERYONE TO GO VOTE. I THINK WE HAVE, WHAT'S THE NUMBER, COMMISSIONER COOK? 33- 33. 33%. 96% OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS HAVE CAST, UH, IT, VOTES IN THIS ELECTION. AND THE GESTURE ANNEX HAS LED ON EVERY SINGLE DAY OF VOTING, EARLY VOTING. THERE YOU GO. FIRST PLACE TO GESTURE ANNEX. BUSY AND HARD TO GET OUT OF, HARD TO GET INTO. ALL RIGHT. AND- AND, AND THERE'S NO EXCUSE NOT TO VOTE. UM, MY 96-YEAR-OLD MOTHER VOTED YESTERDAY IN PERSON. MM-HMM. SO THERE WERE THREE GENERATIONS VOTING TOGETHER YESTERDAY WHEN WE VOTED. WOW. AND JUST AS A REMINDER TO, UM, ALL THE COUNTY FOLKS IN THE ROOM, THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NOVEMBER 17TH MEETING, A COUPLE OF MEETINGS FROM NOW, IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH DUE TO VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY. SO IT'LL BE ON TUESDAY THE 10TH, UH, AND NOT, UH, WEDNESDAY. ANY MORE COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? NO. UM, JUST TO CLARIFY, THAT'S 8:00 AM ON TUESDAY AS OPPOSED TO 8:00 AM ON WEDNESDAY, CORRECT? CORRECT. IS THAT THE DEAL? OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO ITEM [72. Public Comment Period for County Matters that are not on the Agenda.  The Commissioners Court will conduct a Public Comment Period to allow members of the public, who have properly submitted a Public Participation Form, to address the Commissioners Court regarding matters pertaining to or affecting Williamson County, but that do not appear as an Agenda Item on the Commissioners Court’s Agenda.  During this Public Comment Period, speakers shall be limited to a maximum of two (2) minutes to make his or her remarks and the maximum overall discussion time allowed for this Public Comment Period, regardless of the number of members of the public wishing to address the Court during such period, shall be limited to ten (10) minutes.  Speaking time, to the extent possible, will be evenly allocated among speakers should more than five (5) speakers desire to speak during this Public Comment Period.  Please note that the members of the Court may not comment during the meeting about matters that are not on the Commissioners Court’s Agenda.] 72, PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR COUNTY MATTERS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA ITEM. WE HAVE BILL KILBERLAW SIGNED UP. BILL KIBERLAW, WILLIAMSON COUNTY. UH, YEARS AGO WHEN A LOT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT STARTED, UH, WE HAD A COUNTY EMPLOYEES, UH, MEETING WITH CITIZENS IN THEIR HOMES, AND WE WERE DISCUSSING THE ROAD [00:55:01] PROJECTS, UH, RONALD REAGAN. AND I ASKED THE QUESTION, "WHY ARE THE ROAD SHOULDERS SO WIDE?" AND THEY CAME BACK AND SAID, "OH, THOSE ARE NOT BIKE LANES." WELL, WE NEED TRANSPARENCY AND TRUTH, YOU KNOW? IF YOU'RE GONNA PUT A BIKE LANE IN, SAY IT. DON'T LIE. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MASSIVE TRAFFIC LOG JAM. YESTERDAY, IT TOOK ME AN HOUR TO GET OUT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND THEN ONLY 20 MINUTES TO GET TO THE CIS - CITY OF BASTROP, AND IT'S GETTING MUCH WORSE. IN COMPAL AMERICA, THEIR ROOTS ARE IN INDIA, INDIA-BASED CORPORATION. WHAT'S GOING ON IN INDIA? WELL, IN INDIA, HINDUS ARE PERSECUTING CHRISTIANS AND BURNING THEIR CHURCHES DOWN. THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMS THE CASTE SYSTEM NO LONGER EXISTS, WHICH IS TOTALLY FALSE. IT'S ALIVE AND WELL AND VERY HEALTHY AND GOING ON. SO AS WE DEAL WITH THESE FOREIGN ATTACHED COMPANIES, WE NEED TO REMEMBER CAVEAT MTOR AND MOVE WITH CAUTION. THANK YOU, BILL. THANKS, BILL. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA. THE OCTOBER 27TH MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS ADJOURNED. THE TIME IS 10:32. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED TODAY. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.