Jun 10, 2025 REGULAR SESSION AGENDA

[1. Call to Order.]

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IT'S TIME. 1 P.M., I CALL TO ORDER THE FORT BEND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT REGULAR MEETING. TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 10TH, 2025.

AND WELCOME TO OUR COURTROOM.

AND THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO ARE JOINING US VIA LIVE STREAM.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WE HAVE A PRESENCE OF A QUORUM SO WE MAY PROCEED WITH OFFICIAL BUSINESS. ADDITIONALLY, NOTICE OF THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED ONLINE UNDER LEGAL NOTICES FOR LAST AT LEAST 72 HOURS PURSUANT TO TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551.

PLEASE STAND AS COMMISSIONER GRADY PRESTIDGE LEAD US IN PRAYER AND FOLLOWED BY INVOCATION DAY OF FLAGS. THANK YOU, JUDGE, AND WELCOME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT AND ESPECIALLY WELCOME TO OUR SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.

PARTICIPANTS HOPE YOU HAVE A VERY EDUCATIONAL AND FRUITFUL SUMMER.

WOULD YOU PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME, O LORD, ON THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THIS BODY POLITIC AND ALL THE PEOPLE ASSEMBLED HERE. AS WE DELIBERATE ON ITEMS TODAY, WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US THE WISDOM AND THE COURAGE TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE RIGHT AND JUST IN YOUR SIGHT. WE ASK A SPECIAL BLESSING FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTY EVERY RACE, CREED, COLOR, COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.

LET US CONTINUE TO LIVE TOGETHER IN PEACE AND HARMONY AND DO YOUR WILL.

IT'S OUR NAME, WE PRAY.

AMEN. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE TO OUR FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU. AND YOU MAY BE SEATED.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM AGENDA.

[3. Approve minutes of regular meeting held on May 27, 2025. ]

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES THREE ZERO.

[4. Public Comments regarding the Agenda and Announcements.]

FORT BEND COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH, 2025. THIS DAY IS RECOGNIZED AS IN OBSERVANCE OF JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY.

THIS DAY IS RECOGNIZED AS BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL HOLIDAY.

AND AT THIS TIME, I WILL INVITE I DON'T KNOW, I NOTICED SOME WEATHER CHANGES RAPIDLY HAPPENING.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO INVITE GREG OUR OEM MANAGER, TO GIVE AN UPDATE, I GUESS.

NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF, I GUESS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. JUDGE.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. QUICK UPDATE FROM THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AS WE MOVE INTO HURRICANE SEASON STARTING JUNE 1ST.

ROLLING THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH.

JUST NOTE, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS PUT OUT THAT FORECAST FOR 2025.

17 NAMED STORMS, NINE HURRICANES, FOUR MAJOR HURRICANES.

THIS IS AN ABOVE AVERAGE YEAR FOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PREDICTIONS FOR HURRICANE SEASON, AND WE ARE PREPARING AT THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.

KEY HAZARDS FOR FORT BEND COUNTY INLAND FLOODING AND HEAVY RAINFALL, AS WE'RE SEEING TODAY. AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THOSE FLASH FLOODING ALERTS AND WARNINGS IF YOU'RE REGISTERED WITH OUR ALERTING SYSTEM. AND WE ADVISE EVERYONE TO JUMP ON TO OUR WEBSITE AND TO SIGN UP FOR OUR ALERT SYSTEM DAMAGING WINDS AND POTENTIAL TORNADOES, AS WE'RE SEEING THE LIKELIHOOD OF THAT NOW WITH DIRECT WINDS AND THE DISTURBANCES THAT WE ARE SEEING, HIGH, POWERFUL STORMS MOVING THROUGH FORT BEND COUNTY, POWER OUTAGES AND INFRASTRUCTURE DISRUPTION, THAT WILL BE ANOTHER THING THAT COMES WITH THESE MAJOR STORMS AS WE PUSH THROUGH THIS HURRICANE SEASON.

SO BE AWARE. NOTE THAT DURING BERYL HURRICANE BERYL, 2024 LEFT APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER FOR OVER FIVE DAYS.

SO I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME SLIDES THAT WE CAN MOVE THROUGH IF WE PUT THAT UP.

OKAY. SORRY, I'VE GOT CONTROL.

ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF WHAT I WENT OVER. AGAIN.

NOTE 17 NAMED STORMS, NINE HURRICANES, FOUR MAJOR HURRICANES AS OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THIS WEEK.

AS YOU CAN SEE YESTERDAY AND TODAY, WE'VE HAD THAT SPORADIC THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WITH POSSIBLE FLASH, FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS.

THOSE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE ALL THE WAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THAT HUMIDITY IS NOT GOING AWAY.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE HOT, DAMP AND HUMID FOR THIS WEEK.

SO PREPARE FOR THAT. IF YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE ON THE RIGHT AS WE'RE IN HURRICANE SEASON AT THE ATLANTIC, THEY'RE ALREADY HURRICANES OVER ON THE PACIFIC SIDE THAT WE ARE WATCHING OVER THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THAT BRIEF DIAGRAM UP THERE, THERE'S TWO HURRICANES. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO COLLIDE HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE UP THE BAJA COAST.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP CLOSE WATCH ON THOSE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T WRAP BACK AROUND

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BUT AGAIN, WE'RE IN HURRICANE SEASON AND WE ARE AN ACTIVE HURRICANE SEASON.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AGAIN, HERE'S SOME OF THE WEBSITES THAT WE FOLLOW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR FOR HURRICANE DATA FOR HER DAILY AND LOCAL WEATHER.

CONSTANTLY WATCH THOSE RIVER GAUGES AS WE MOVE INTO THIS THIS FLOOD FLOOD SEASON.

WE WATCH THOSE. IF YOU GO INTO OUR DRAINAGE WEBSITE AT THE FORT BEND COUNTY, THAT'S THE SITE THERE.

AMAZING DATA THAT OUR DRAINAGE DEPARTMENT HAS FOR OUR RIVER GAUGES.

AND WE WATCH THAT AGAIN, WATCHING ERCOT AND CENTERPOINT OUTAGES.

AND WE FOLLOW THAT. AND THEN OUR HARRIS COUNTY PARTNERS FOR FLOOD MAPPING AND WARNING. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER IS PREPARED FOR HURRICANE SEASON.

WE'VE GONE THROUGH OUR ENTIRE HURRICANE CHECKLIST FOR THE COUNTY, THE THE COUNTY AND THE EOC IS FULLY OPERATIONAL FOR 2025 HURRICANE SEASON AS OF TODAY.

PREPAREDNESS INITIATIVE. WE LAUNCHED OUR DIGITAL COUNTDOWN BILLBOARDS THAT WE POSTED ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. WE HOSTED A FORT BEND EXPO THAT HOSTED ALMOST TO THE TO THE DATE OF 2500 PEOPLE THAT CAME TO OUR EXPO THAT THAT THAT EXPO DAY.

OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS, EXTENDED CAPACITY FOR SHELTERS AND COOLING CENTERS, DEPLOYMENT OF SATELLITE SYSTEMS AND FLOOD CAMERA SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

WE HAVE MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING UNDERSTANDING WITH ALL JURISDICTIONS FOR RESPONSE AND TO INCLUDE.

OUR PARTNERS. UPDATED THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR COASTAL EVACUATIONS SO THAT WE ARE READY TO BE A PASS THROUGH COUNTY FOR COASTAL EVACUATIONS FOR HURRICANES. THE EMERGENCY OPERATION PLAN HAS GONE THROUGH FULL REVIEW AND IS APPROVED BY THE BY THE COUNTY AND ALL ITS JURISDICTIONS, AND SO IS OUR HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN FOR REVIEW.

JUST NOTE COMMUNICATION TOOLS.

FORT BEND COUNTY OEM MOBILE APP.

WE'RE PUSHING THAT QUITE FREQUENTLY AT ALL OF OUR PREPAREDNESS EVENTS.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH UP TO 36 EVENTS THROUGH THE MONTH OF MAY AND INTO JUNE.

WE HAVE 20 MORE, AND WE'VE HANDED OUT UP TO 8000 PREPAREDNESS PACKETS TO WITH THE EXPO AND ALL THE PREPAREDNESS EVENTS THAT WE'VE DONE. GETTING PREPARED FOR THE HURRICANE SEASON AND THEN NOTING SOME OF THE RESTRICTIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING AT THE FEDERAL SIDE, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS HAD A DECREASE IN A LOT OF THEIR PERSONNEL.

SO WE'VE AMPED UP AND WE HAVE GONE INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH PERRY WEATHER APP.

AND SO WE HAVE A METEOROLOGIST THAT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AND ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS MOVING THROUGH THE HURRICANE SEASON. SO WE'VE GOT REPRESENTATION FOR METEOROLOGISTS ON SITE ON CALL AT ALL TIMES, 24 SEVEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THE NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT IS CONGRATULATIONS TO BROOKE LINDEMAN.

FORT BEND COUNTY IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF BROOKE LINDEMAN AS NEW PURCHASING AGENT FOR FORTHCOMING COUNTY AND THEY ALREADY CLAPPED.

I WAS ABOUT TO ASK YOU TO STAND UP FOR A SECOND.

SO THEY DID ALREADY. CONGRATULATIONS, BRO.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THIS.

SHE IS COME WITH MORE THAN 11 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS AND ALSO SERVED THE COUNTY IN MULTIPLE ROLES SINCE 2020.

SHE OVERSEE CONTRACT COMPLIANCE, COMPLIANCE, MANAGED FORMAL SOLICITATION, PROVIDE STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT GUIDANCE TO ENSURE CONTINUED EXCELLENCE AND TRANSPARENCY IN COUNTY OPERATIONS.

THANK YOU. AND THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO US.

COMMISSIONER PRESTIGE JUST TOUCHED ON.

I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE ALL OUR SUMMER INTERNS.

THE PROGRAM KICKED OFF LAST WEEK.

AND SO MANY OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE IN IN WORKING IN VARIOUS COUNTY DEPARTMENTS, AND SOME OF THEM ARE JOINED US HERE.

IF YOU COULD STAND UP FOR A SECOND, BE RECOGNIZED.

OUR SUMMER INTERNS. CONGRATULATIONS.

SO. AND WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER.

YES WE DO. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK OLGA TO PLEASE GO AHEAD AND READ THE NAMES. YES. WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC SPEAKER, RODRIGO CARRION, ON AGENDA ITEMS 28 G AND 36 D.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS DARIO CARRION, FRESNO RESIDENT. COME SUPPORT ITEM 28 G RELATING TO FRESNO SIGNAL.

TO HELP IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC ALONG FRESNO AND HIGHWAY SIX.

AND THEN I COME TO SPEAK AGAINST ITEM 36, WHICH RELATING THE GRAND PARKWAY TOLL ROAD.

I BELIEVE IF THIS IS PLAN C, WHICH IS A REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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WE NEED TO DEVELOP OUR ROADS FIRST.

STATE ROADS, PUBLIC ROADS BEFORE ADDING TOLL ROADS.

ANY FUTURE TRAFFIC THAT MAKES IT MORE DANGEROUS ON OUR EAST SIDE AT THIS POINT HIGHWAY 288 IS BUMPER TO BUMPER HIGHLY TRAFFIC.

THEY THEY AND HOUR TO HOUR.

AND SAME AS 521 HIGHLY TRAFFIC DURING THE DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME FROM OUR NEW COMMUNITIES. SO WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN ON THIS.

DEVELOPING THE TOLL ROAD WHICH NOBODY LIVES OVER.

THERE IS ONLY GOING TO DESTROY OUR FOREST LAND INTO FLOOD ZONE AREAS.

WE DON'T WANT TO PUT PEOPLE IN DANGER FOR DEVELOPING DANGERS AND BRINGING MORE TRAFFIC AT THIS TIME. SO WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR BUSINESS, OUR MOBILITY BONDS, ROAD BONDS, AND THAT WE HAVE IN HAND TO MAKE SURE OUR TRAFFIC WILL BE MOVING SMOOTHLY BEFORE WE ADD MORE TRAFFIC.

IF NOT, WE NEED TO FIND OTHER WAYS TO DRIVE IN NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE HOUSTON AREA, BECAUSE MOSTLY GOING AND THEN REALLY THERE'S NO BUSINESS OVER THERE NOW, NO BIG WORK OR JOBS THAT PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS TO GO TO WORK IN.

ALVIN, TO MAKE A TOLL ROAD THAT WAY OR OR HERE ON THE IN RICHMOND.

ROSENBERG. NO, NO BIG MANUFACTURING JOBS OR EMPLOYMENT.

SO LET'S SLOW DOWN ON THIS TOLL ROAD.

PLAN PLAN C AREA, WHICH IS RIGHT THERE, SAY C1, C2. OKAY. IF THAT LEADS TO THAT ISSUE, LET LET'S SIT DOWN UNTIL WE GET ONE FULLY DEVELOPED INTO OUR 4 OR 5 LANE ROAD.

OKAY. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO HELP OUT MY COMMUNITY, FRESNO AND ARCOLA AREA RESIDENTS.

THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO IS THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENT FROM OUR COURT MEMBERS? ASSUMING THERE IS NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE,

[5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1:00 p.m.: Conduct Public Hearings and take all appropriate action on the following matters:]

DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? IF THIS? IF YOU WANTED TO SPEAK, THIS IS THE TIME TO STEP FORWARD.

SEEING NO ONE HAS COME FORWARD.

AND ALSO WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY REQUESTS TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

I WILL NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING ACTION FOR THIS ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED LATER DURING THE DISCUSSION AGENDA ITEM, AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO FIVE B ENGINEERING CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE HEARING FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS FIVE B TAMRON SECTION 72 PRECINCT ONE B CAMERON JORDAN RANCH BOULEVARD.

SECTION 14 STREET DEDICATION PRECINCT ONE C CAMERON PARKWAY.

PHASE SIX STREET DEDICATION PRECINCT ONE D GOLDEN VIEW DRIVE.

PRISON TWO E OLYMPIA FALLS.

SECTION FOUR PRECINCT TWO F WALLINGFORD PARK DRIVE.

PHASE THREE, PRECINCT FOUR AND G BROOKE WATER SECTION SEVEN, PRECINCT FOUR. AGAIN, DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THESE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS JUST MENTIONED? SEEING NO ONE HAS COME FORWARD.

AND ALSO, AGAIN, WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY REQUESTS TO COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS. NOW I WILL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT AGENDA ITEM 5BA THROUGH G ARE READY FOR ACTION.

APPROVE ITEM FIVE A TO G AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. AND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING.

NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES THREE ZERO.

NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM.

[ CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: (6-19) ]

I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY CHANGES TO APPROVAL OF ITEMS SIX THROUGH 19 AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. AND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON AGENDA ITEM SIX THROUGH 19.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES THREE ZERO.

NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE DISCUSSION FOR DISCUSSION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

SECTION THREE. NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 20 ITEM 20 AS PRESENTED.

[20. COMMISSIONER, PCT. 1:]

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ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES THREE ZERO.

NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO 21 A AND B PRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT TWO.

[21. COMMISSIONER, PCT. 2:]

COMMISSIONERS COURT'S INTENT TO CREATE COUNTY SYSTEMS. DISTRICT NUMBER THREE AND COUNTY ASSISTANT DISTRICT NUMBER 24, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 387, THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, WITHIN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF APPLICABLE CITIES.

SECOND, WE ARE TAKING ACTION ON ONE ITEM.

YES, MA'AM. YES, SIR. I SAID MA'AM. OKAY, SIR.

YES, SIR. YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON AGENDA ITEM 21 A ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES THREE ZERO.

NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 21 B.

I MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEM 21 B AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. AND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON AGENDA ITEM 21 B.

ANY DISCUSSION? WE ARE ON AGENDA ITEM 21 B ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? COMMISSIONER, YOU NEED A FEW MINUTES TO YOU CAN KEEP GOING.

OKAY, SO WE ARE VOTING ON IT.

DO YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE? YEAH, I'LL VOTE FOR. OKAY.

SO AGENDA ITEM 21 B. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 440. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 22 A AND B,

[22. DISTRICT ATTORNEY:]

ITEM 22 A AND B AS PRESENTED.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING.

NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? THE MOTION CARRIES THREE ONE.

YEAH, I'M VOTING AGAINST IT.

AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 23 A AND B,

[23. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:]

APPROVAL OF ITEMS 23 A AND B AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING.

NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO.

NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 24 A THROUGH I PRESENTED BY ENGINEERING

[24. ENGINEERING:]

A THROUGH EYE AS PRESENTED.

SECOND, AND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON AGENDA ITEM 24 A THROUGH I PRESENTED BY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING. NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO.

NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 25 PRESENTED BY FACILITIES AND MANAGEMENT

[25. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT & PLANNING:]

SECOND, AND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO.

NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 26 A AND B PRESENTED BY GRANTS ADMINISTRATION.

[26. GRANTS ADMINISTRATION:]

SECOND, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO.

NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 27 PRESENTED BY PARK AND RECREATIONS.

[27. PARKS & RECREATION:]

SECOND. AND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON 27 AGENDA ITEM 27.

ANY DISCUSSION? YES. COMMISSIONER, THIS IS AN IMPROVEMENT TO A PARK.

IN MY OPINION, IT SHOULD BE PART OF PARK PROGRAM.

IT IS? WELL, YOU GOT CERTIFICATE OBLIGATION.

WE HAVE A PARK BOND. YEAH.

IN THE LAST FEW MEETINGS, WE TOOK A NUMBER OF ACTIONS TO SELL CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.

AND THOSE ARE BACK 100% BY REVENUES FROM COUNTY ASSISTANCE.

DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR HIGHLAND PARK WAS ANNEXED INTO COUNTY DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR TO ACCOMMODATE THIS THIS ACTION.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE FUNDED BY CAD FOR 100%.

OKAY. YOU YOU ALSO MADE A REPRESENTATION.

YOU SUPPORT THE $30 MILLION ALSO, AND THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT.

SO THAT WAS NO, THIS IS DIFFERENT.

THAT WAS TAX CODE. THIS IS DIFFERENT OBLIGATIONS.

AND THE AUDITOR IS FULLY AWARE.

AND WE ARE TAKING ACTION TO TO DO THAT.

IT'D BE 100% CAD, FOR WHICH WE EXPANDED IN A RECENT ELECTION.

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AND SO SO MY QUESTION IS, COMMISSIONER, IF THAT'S THE CASE, WHY THE FUNDING SOURCE IS NOT SHOWING US SHOWING US THE 84 BECAUSE 84 IT'S GOING TO BE DEBT. IT'S GOING TO BE CAD FOR REVENUES, PAYING FOR A PORTION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION THAT PERTAINING TO THESE PROJECTS, THE TWO PROJECTS FUNDED THAT WAY. ONE IS THE KITTY HOLLOW PARK EXPANSION AND ONE THE MUSTANG PARK, BUT I STILL IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW MUCH CAN I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION? YEAH. PLEASE. IF IF IN THE MOTION, YOU COULD INCLUDE THAT SPECIFICATION THAT WITH THE DEBT SERVICE FOR THIS PROJECT TO BE FUNDED FROM CAD FOR SALES TAX REVENUES.

OKAY. THAT GIVES CLARIFICATION ADMINISTRATIVELY AND FISCALLY.

OKAY. LET ME ASK YOU THIS THEN, IS THAT IT'S ABOUT FUTURE REVENUE COMING TO THE CAD FOR. YES. SO THAT REVENUE IS PROJECTED AS ENOUGH MONEY TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? IT IS SUFFICIENT.

HOW LONG? HOW LONG? THIS WOULD BE A I BELIEVE WE'RE DOING 30 YEARS ON THE.

COS 30 YEARS? YEAH. SO I STILL HAVE I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I'D RATHER SAY I RATHER SEE THIS PHASE IS FUNDED BY 84.

WELL, WE'RE GOING TO SAY THAT BUT WE CAN'T ISSUE DEBT AGAINST CAD REVENUE RIGHT NOW.

YEAH. BECAUSE COMMISSIONER THE PROBLEM IS, YOU KNOW, WE APPROVE IT. AND THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE. WE DID THIS WITH THE THAT FUNDED THE FOUR CORNERS COMMUNITY CENTER.

THE MISSION BEND BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, AND THE MISSION BEND LIBRARY, AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS IN THE IN THAT AREA.

SO THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE'RE DOING IT. AND THAT WAS $20 MILLION.

THAT WAS DONE ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO.

THIS IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.

BUT CEOS ARE UNDER OBSERVATION AND UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.

THAT IS, THE THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

IT'S ALL IT'S ALL ABOVE BOARD.

THIS THIS IS PROVEN REVENUES.

THERE'S $5 MILLION IN THE FUND BALANCE FOR FOR RIGHT NOW.

AND SO AND SO. AND WE JUST EXPANDED IT TO INCLUDE THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE E-COMMERCE DOLLARS THAT ARE THERE.

I WILL BE COMFORTABLE VOTING.

I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT MYSELF.

IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE SHOULD START WITH THAT. I'M GOING TO MAKE MAKE THE CAVEAT, AS THE AUDITOR SAID, THAT THIS WILL BE FUNDED BY REVENUES FROM THE CAD FOR SALES TAX REVENUES. OKAY. SO THAT'S PART OF THE MOTION.

YEAH, I GUESS I'M A BIT CONFUSED.

THIS IS HOW WE TAKE CARE OF A LOT OF THESE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, RIGHT? MR. STURDEVANT, IF WE ARE NOT PAYING FOR IT DIRECTLY IN CASH, DON'T WE DO THAT THROUGH DEBT? EVEN WITH THE. THAT'S CORRECT.

THE REVENUE. SO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WOULD HAVE TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, THE DESIGNATION OF THE FUNDING SOURCE TO SERVICE THE DEBT.

THAT STIPULATION WOULD CLARIFY THE ALLOCATION FROM CAD4.

EVENTUALLY THERE NEEDS TO BE A CAD4 AGENDA ITEM WITH THAT ACTION ALLOCATING THE FUNDS TO SERVICE THE DEBT FOR THE $10 MILLION COMPONENT OF THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, ASSUMING THIS PASSES. YEAH.

AND SO AGAIN, THOUGH WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE.

I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A WATER LINE EXPANSION IN CAD TWO.

IT WOULD FOLLOW THE SAME ROUTE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO JUST PAY CASH FOR IT.

CORRECT. AND WHAT WHAT THE DETERMINATION OF USING COS ALLOWS US TO DO, AS YOU ALL HAVE SEEN, EACH OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE SEEN YOUR PROJECTION OF YOUR REVENUES.

YOU'LL SEE A COLUMN FOR ANY OF YOU LIKE WITH CAD SIX, IT HAD COLUMNS FOR THE 17 MILLION THAT WAS ISSUED FOR THE MISSION BEND LIBRARY COMMUNITY CENTER. AND THERE WAS ONE OTHER FACILITY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB CLUB.

AND SO WE HAVE TO SHOW HOW THE DEBT IS BEING SERVICED AND ALLOCATED INTO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND. SO NO INTEREST IN SINKING TAX RATE IS BEING ALLOCATED.

AND IT'S THAT ACCOUNTING THAT MY ACCOUNTING TEAM PROVIDES TO EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR CADS.

AND TO COMMISSIONER MYERS, I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN WITH YOU AND EXPLAINED IT TO YOU PRIOR TO THE MEETING OR ACCEPT MY APOLOGY FOR THAT.

I WILL IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE THIS IS COMING BACK AGAIN ON ANOTHER ANOTHER PROJECT, WHICH IS A MUSTANG PARK COMMUNITY CENTER AND PARK.

OKAY. JUST AS LONG AS IT'S CLEAR WHERE THE FUNDS ARE COMING FROM. YES.

BECAUSE IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THIS WAS COMING OUT OF PROPERTY TAXES.

SO, NO, IT'S COMING FROM SALES TAXES.

OKAY, WELL, THAT'S NOW CLEAR, BUT IT WASN'T CLEAR BEFORE.

I'LL DO A BETTER JOB OF COMMUNICATING.

OKAY. SO DO WE NEED TO REPHRASE THIS? I ALREADY DID, JUDGE. IT'S BEEN REPHRASED.

YOU GOT THE WORDING RIGHT.

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BEAUTIFUL. AND WITH THAT, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 228 A THROUGH I PRESENTED BY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.

[28. PURCHASING:]

SECOND. AND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON 28 A THROUGH I.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO.

AND NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 29, PRESENTED BY ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT.

[29. ROAD & BRIDGE:]

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON AGENDA ITEM 29.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 30 A AND BE PRESENTED BY SHERIFF OFFICE IN FORT BEND.

[30. SHERIFF'S OFFICE:]

AND NOW WE HAVE A SECOND.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON 30 A AND B.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO.

NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 31 PRESENTED BY TAX ASSESSOR.

[31. TAX ASSESSOR / COLLECTOR:]

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON AGENDA ITEM 31.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NOW WE WILL. ONE QUICK QUESTION.

OLGA, WHY? WE ARE DOING THE WORKSHOP BEFORE THE APPROVAL OF BILLS.

WHY ARE WE DOING THE WORKSHOP BEFORE WHAT? I'M SORRY. ALL THE ITEMS, LIKE 33, 34 AND 35, WE CAN. WE CAN DEFER IT UNTIL AFTER THAT.

IF THAT'S ROBIN IS HERE.

JUDGE. OKAY, SO IT IS JUST AN UPDATE.

ROBIN, PLEASE COME FORWARD FOR THE ITEM 32 WORKSHOP PRESENTED BY IT DEPARTMENT.

[32. WORKSHOP:]

AND I GET IT ON THE SCREEN.

YEAH. OH, YEAH. THANK YOU.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS INCORPORATED. OKAY.

ALRIGHT. RIGHT. SO THIS IS AN UPDATE REGARDING THE CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS TRAINING. AS YOU KNOW IT IS MANDATORY TRAINING FOR THE COUNTY.

WE ARE OUR REPORTING PERIOD IS THROUGH JUNE 14TH WHICH IS SATURDAY, BUT WE WILL BE SUBMITTING THAT INFORMATION ON JUNE 13TH.

THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE REMAINING, THERE ARE 61 EMPLOYEES THAT ARE REMAINING.

AND THE TEAM, THE CYBERSECURITY TEAM IS WORKING WITH EACH DEPARTMENT THAT HAS EMPLOYEES REMAINING TO PROVIDE EITHER GROUP TRAINING OR IN-PERSON ASSISTANCE AS WELL.

WE HAVE TRAINING LATER TODAY.

WE HAVE SOME. THIS LIST IS OUTDATED BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME THAT HAVE COMPLETED TRAINING ALREADY, AND THAT LIST JUST HASN'T BEEN UPDATED.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT 98.1% COMPLETED WITH 1.9%, 11. 9% NOT COMPLETED. AND THIS SHOWS YOU THE OVER THE YEARS WHAT WE HAVE, WHERE WE HAVE BEEN. SO WE'VE BEEN 100% CONSISTENTLY OVER THE YEARS.

WE ARE STILL SLIGHTLY OFF, BUT I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL HAVE THAT COMPLETED BY FRIDAY. SO BUDDY, 100% REQUIRED, RIGHT? 100% REQUIRED, YES.

IT WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE THE DEADLINE HAS ALREADY PASSED.

I GUESS THE DEADLINE FOR US TO REPORT IS SATURDAY, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IT IS A WEEKEND.

SO THE LAST WEEKDAY IS FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH.

SO WE WILL REPORT THEN.

AND IF SOMEBODY HAS NOT COMPLETED CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS TRAINING, THEN WE WILL HAVE TO TEMPORARILY DISABLE NETWORK ACCESS UNTIL THEY COMPLETE TRAINING SO THEY CAN SO THAT WE CAN REMAIN COMPLIANT.

OKAY. BUT HOW WE ARE MAKING SURE THESE PEOPLE ARE AVAILABLE.

I MEAN, THESE TRAINING IS AVAILABLE FOR THESE PEOPLE.

MULTIPLE EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS.

WE'VE REACHED OUT TO DEPARTMENT HEADS, ELECTED OFFICIALS. WE'VE REACHED OUT TO EACH OF THE EMPLOYEES AS WELL.

WE'RE KNOCKING ON DOORS INVITING FOLKS TO TAKE THE TRAINING.

WE HAVE TRAINING AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN TAKING THAT.

WE'RE ALSO HAVING TRAINING THURSDAY AND TODAY'S TUESDAY.

SO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FROM 9 A.M.

TO 5 P.M.. OKAY. ANY ANYTHING ELSE? PLEASE GO AHEAD. THAT IS IT.

THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT WAS A QUICK ONE.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 33, 34 AND 35.

[33. Approve Bills.]

[34. Ratify the release of time-sensitive disbursements made on June 5, 2025.]

[35. Authorize County auditor to pay and release the time-sensitive disbursements on June 19, 2025, to be ratified by Commissioners Court on June 24, 2025.]

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SECOND. AND WE HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM 33, 34 AND 35.

ALL THREE OF THEM. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO.

NOW GO AHEAD FOR THE CLOSED SESSION.

[36. Meet in Closed Session to deliberate the following matters as authorized by the Texas Government Code:]

ITEM ONE HAS BEEN PULLED TWO CAUSE NUMBER 20 1-C-069205.

FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS VERSUS BUILT 15 PARTNERS LIMITED AT ALL MASON ROAD AND GRAND PARKWAY. MOBILITY BOND PROJECT NUMBER 1740103.

PARCEL ONE THREE, SECTION 401.03 OF THE FORT BEND COUNTY EMPLOYEE INFORMATION MANUAL FOR CRETE HOUSTON, LLC. AIR QUALITY PERMIT NUMBER 176289B, SECTION 551.072 DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY SEE SECTION 551.07 FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS.

DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS D SECTION 551.087 DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.

GRANT PARKWAY SEGMENTS C1 AND C2.

OKAY, AT THIS TIME, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL STAND IN RECESS AS WE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING.

IT IS TIME. 132 I CALL TO ORDER FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 10TH, 2025, AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO.

MOVE ON TO DRAINAGE DISTRICT.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE.

MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM THREE AS PRESENTED.

O CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING.

I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, IT IS.

YEAH, IT DOES SAY IT'S MY BAD.

SO NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.

CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING MATTER.

AGENDA ITEM THREE. CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ADOPTION OF 2025 TAX ABATEMENT GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA IN FORT BEND COUNTY.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? YOU DO THIS. THE TIME TO STEP FORWARD.

SEEING NO ONE HAS COME FORWARD AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REQUESTS TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, I WILL NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

I UNDERSTAND THE ACTION OF THIS MATTER WILL BE TAKEN.

NEXT ITEM, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

DO I HAVE MOTION FOR AS PRESENTED? SECOND. AND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO.

NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO DRAINAGE DISTRICT.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

MOVE APPROVAL OF FIVE AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. AND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY FOUR ZERO.

NOW I PRESENT TO THE COURT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, APPROVAL OF SIX AS PRESENTED.

SECOND, AND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX.

ANY DISCUSSION? DO WE HAVE A NEW FIRST ASSISTANT HERE BY CHANCE? NO. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. I JUST WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE HIM.

IF HE WAS HERE. OH, OKAY.

OKAY. ARE YOU WORKING WITHOUT.

WITHOUT A DESK AND A PHONE? THAT IS. THAT'S GOOD. OKAY.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON AGENDA ITEM SIX.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO.

WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? ADJOURNED. WITH NO OBJECTION. THIS FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED.

AT THIS TIME, THE FORT BEND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL.

COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING WILL RECESS FOR THE CLOSED SESSION AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED AS A PLEDGE TO SIGN HERE ON RECESS.

[37. Reconvene Open Session and consider taking action on the following matters:]

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ONE HAS BEEN PULLED TWO CAUSE NUMBER 20 1-069205 FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS VERSUS BUILT 15 PARTNERS LIMITED AT ALL AL.

MASON ROAD AND GRAND PARKWAY MOBILITY BOMB PROJECT NUMBER 1740103.

PARCEL ONE. YES, I MOVE THAT THE FORT BEND COUNTY JUDGE AND OR THE FORT BEND COUNTY ATTORNEY BE AUTHORIZED TO EXCHANGE 360,000 AND ZERO 300.

AND LET ME TRY THAT AGAIN, $360,000 AND NO CENTS AND AN AMOUNT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THIS COURT ON JANUARY 28TH, 2025, IN EXCHANGE FOR AN APPROPRIATE DEED OR OTHER INSTRUMENT VESTING THE FEE SIMPLE INTEREST IN AND TO PARCEL ONE MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AND DEPICTED IN EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO IN THE COUNTY, AND TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER ANY AND ALL ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS, PLEADINGS AND OR RELATED INSTRUMENTS TO EFFECTUATE SUCH PURCHASE AND THAT MOBILITY BONDS BE DESIGNATED AS THE FUNDING SOURCE.

SECOND OKAY IF YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ITEM NUMBER TWO.

ANY DISCUSSION? YOUR MIC IS YOUR MIC ON? IS YOUR MIC ON? HELLO.

NO IT'S NOT, NOT ON. OKAY.

I'M SORRY. YEAH. OKAY.

WITH THAT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 403, SECTION 401.03 OF THE FORT BEND COUNTY EMPLOYEE INFORMATION MANUAL.

THERE WAS NO ACTION. IT WAS ONLY FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES FOR CRETE HOUSTON, LLC. AIR QUALITY PERMIT NUMBER 176289.

I MOVE TO TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BAKER WATRING LLP IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000, EFFECTIVE THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2025.

FOR ADDITIONAL SCOPE OF SERVICES REGARDING PROPOSED AIR QUALITY STANDARD PERMIT REGISTRATION NUMBER 176289.

FUND COUNTY ATTORNEY FEES.

SECOND, IF YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO.

B SECTION 551.072. DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY. NO ACTION. IT WAS ONLY FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES.

SEE SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS.

DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS.

NO ACTION. D SECTION 551.087 DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS GRANT PARKWAY SEGMENT C-1 AND C-2 NO ACTION.

IT WAS ONLY FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES.

WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? ADJOURNED. WITH NO OBJECTION. THIS FORT BEND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT REGULAR MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. IT IS TIME TO 45.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.