Jun 25, 2026 REGULAR SESSION AGENDA

[1. Call to Order.]

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GOOD AFTERNOON. TODAY IS THURSDAY JUNE 25TH, 2026. IT IS NOW 1:00 P.M.

I CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF FORT BEND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. WELCOME TO OUR COURTROOM AND THANK YOU TO THOSE JOINING US THROUGH LIVE STREAM.

PLEASE ADVISE THAT WE HAVE THE PRESENCE OF THE QUORUM.

PLEASE STAND AS COMMISSION -- >> BEFORE YOU GO I HAVE A STATEMENT TO MAKE. PURSUANT TO ITEM NUMBER 1, I WOULD LIKE TO READ THIS WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, IT'S BRIEF.

ON APRIL TENTH, 2026, AN ORDER WAS ASSIGNED BY SIGNED JUDGE IN THE 400 DISTRICT COURT FOR BEND COUNTY TEXAS.

PROPONENT TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND K.P. GEORGE COUNTY JUDGE OF FORT BEND COUNTY TEXAS AND TEMPORARILY APPOINT DANIEL WONG AS COUNTY JUDGE TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICER OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 87.017, WHICH IS TITLED SUSPENSION PENDING TRIAL, TEMPORARY APPOINTEE DIRECTION IS NOT IN QUESTION. ON JUNE 17TH 2026, 58:00 A.M., THAT CASE FOLLOWED NOTICE OF A PROPOSED OWNER WITH PREJUDICE COCKROACHES MRS. ALL CLAIMS FOR RELIEF AND THE ENTIRE CASE AGAINST THE DEFENDANT, IN THAT CASE K.P. GEORGE, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY PICKED TEXAS LAW, CLEARLY SAYS THAT ORDERS ARE AS INTERLOCKED ORDERS ARE RESOLVED AUTOMATICALLY, A MUNICIPAL ACT AFTER A NOTICE OF FILED BY THE PLAINTIFF.

ASSIGNED BY THE PRESENTING JUDGE AND FILED A FORT BEND COUNTY ON JUNE 19TH, 2026. BASED ON THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 87.032, INTERLOCUTORY ORDER IN THAT CASE, TEMPORARILY APPOINTED DANIEL WONG AS COUNTY JUDGE FOR THE COUNTY WAS DISSOLVED AUTOMATICALLY AS OF JUNE 17TH 2026 AT 11:58 A.M. THEREFORE, EVERY MINUTE AFTER, MR. WONG CLAIMS STILL HOLD A TEMPORARY POSITION, IS CONTRARY AND ... FURTHERMORE, ANY ACTION TAKEN BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WITH PARTICIPATION OF DANIEL WONG CAN AND WILL BE CALLED INTO QUESTION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONTRACT AGREEMENTS, SETTLEMENTS, STATUTORY ACTIONS, GRANTS, PERSONAL MATTERS AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS. THESE MATTERS ARE TOO IMPORTANT FOR THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT TO GET IT WRONG.

WE CONTINUE AND WILL NOT CONTINUE DOWN THIS PATH KNOWING THERE ARE SERIOUS LEGAL QUESTIONS OF THE STABILITY OF THIS COURSE OF ACTION. SO PURSUANT TO ITEM NUMBER 1 OF DULY POSTED JUNE 252026 FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA -- I. MOVE THE COMMISSIONERS COURT CONVENE WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE FOUR MEMBERS OF COMMISSIONERS COURT WITH LEGAL AUTHORITY TO HOLD THE COMMISSIONERS TO CONDUCT THE

BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION MADE AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION?

>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, CONSISTENT WITH THAT MOTION, I CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOUR?

>> I THINK DISCUSSION FIRST. >> OKAY.

>> AGAIN, THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF QUESTIONS HERE AND WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY, MISS SMITH LAWSON, COULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE US AGAIN THE BASIS FOR YOUR ADVICE THAT YOU PROVIDED AND YOUR NOTICE THAT YOU PROVIDED TO THE COURT, BUT ALSO I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER RECENT RESPONSES TO OTHER ARGUMENTS OVER THE LEGITIMACY OF THIS BODY TO PROCEED AS CURRENTLY CONSTITUTED.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONER. WITHOUT GOING INTO THE CONTENT OF THE CORRESPONDENCE THAT I'VE SENT TO THE FOUR MEMBERS OF COURT, UNDER PRIVILEGE, I WOULD ACCEPT THEIR QUESTIONS REGARDING COMMUNICATIONS THAT I SENT THAT WE IMMEDIATELY CONVENED TO CLOSED SESSION SO THAT I CAN ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS IN A MORE DEVELOPED MANNER I DON'T WANT TO -- HOWEVER I'LL SAY THAT I HAVE RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE FROM MR. HILTON THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING HIM IN THIS MATTER. AND THEY HAVE REPRESENTED -- IT'S NOT A PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION THAT THE ORDER APPOINTING MR. WONG REMAINS IN EFFECT BY HIS OWN TERMS. WE DISAGREE BECAUSE TEXAS RULES CIVIL PROCEDURE RULE DISMISSALS

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SO NO JUDGE WAS FOUND AGAINST MR. GEORGE AND THAT SEPARATE ACTION AND MOREOVER IT CANNOT BE RELITIGATED.

SO FROM THE PURPOSE, PERSPECTIVE OF THE CIVIL CASE, MR. GEORGE WAS RETURNED TO STATUS QUO WHEN IT WAS ... I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE COURT'S ORDER LEGISLATORS INTENDED TO HAVE A RESOLVE TEAM CASE THAT WOULD HAVE TWO PEOPLE THAT WOULD HOLD THAT OFFICE OR HOLD THIS SPECIFIC OFFICE UNRESOLVED OF THE NONPREJUDICE AND AS MR. WONG AND HIS ATTORNEY CONTINUE IN ORDER, THAT SURVIVES THE DISMISSAL THAT WOULD SAY THAT MR. WONG IS A PERMANENT APPOINTEE TO THIS ROLE AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT THE INTENTION OF THAT STATUTE IS. AS A MATTER OF FACT THE STATUTE IS ENTITLED SUSPENSION PENDING TRIAL, TEMPORARY APPOINTEE, SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. IN LAW, WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED THE PLAIN MEANING AND THE PLAIN MEANING RULE WOULD HAVE HIM TO INTERPRET THE STATUTE AS STATED. THERE'S NO LEGAL STRETCH THAT IS NEEDED HERE. IT WAS TEMPORARY PENDING TRIAL, THERE'S NO TRIAL. THE MATTER IS CLOSED THE MATTER IS SETTLED. THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO SURVIVE AND UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOME AMBITION TO BE IN A ROLE BUT THE SAME RESPECT THAT WE GAVE TO THE APPOINTMENT ORDER WE MUST ALSO GIVE TO THE DISMISSAL ORDER. FURTHERMORE, MR. HILTON, THE ATTORNEY FOR MR. WONG HAS INFORMED ME THAT HE BELIEVES MR. WONG TO BE A HOLDOVER. A HOLDOVER WOULD BE APPLICABLE IF MR. WONG ASSUMED THIS ROLE PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION BUT HE'S NEITHER ELECTED NOR APPOINTED TO A LEGAL VACANCY. HIS APPOINTMENT WAS STRICTLY BASED OUT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 87.017, WHICH ALLOW FOR AGAIN, THE SUSPENSION PENDING TRIAL, TEMPORARY APPOINTEE, SO I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS THE ZEAL TO WANT TO BE IN POSITION.

I DO NOT DISCOURAGE MR. WONG FOR HIS AMBITIONS BUT FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF WHAT THE RISK IS FOR THE COUNTY. AS I SHARED WITH MR. HILTON, SECTION 551.142 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE REGARDING OPEN MEETING STATES, INTERESTED PERSON, THAT MEANS WHETHER FORT BEND COUNTY OR NOT INCLUDING A MEMBER OF THE NEWS MEDIA, BRING IN ACTION BY INJUNCTION TO STOP PREVENT OR REVERSE VIOLATION OR THREATENED VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER BY MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENTAL BODY. THE RISK IS TOO GREAT.

WE WANT TO CONDUCT THE BUSINESS AND THE BUSINESS CANNOT BE CONDUCTED WITH THE FOUR LEGALLY SEATED COMMISSIONERS MR. WONG AND HIS ATTORNEY HAVE BEEN INFORMED TO PLEASE AS A LIFEGUARD ORDER THAT THEY PRODUCED THE SAME SENSE, I'LL BE HAPPY TO REVIEW IT BUT TO IGNORE THE FACT THAT THIS CASE WAS NON-SCENTED AND ALLOWED HIM TO CONDUCT THE BUSINESS WITHOUT ANY AWARENESS TO YOU ALL AS A BODY WOULD HAVE BEEN DETRIMENTAL TO THE COUNTY. IN LIGHT OF THAT, I PROVIDE TO THIS COURT THE NOTICE THAT I HAVE CONCERNS, SERIOUS LEGAL CONCERNS REGARDING THE CONDUCTING OF THIS MEETING WITH MR. WONG PRESENT IN THIS ROOM AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE MR. WONG, IF HE WANTS TO GO GET A COURT ORDER TO PROVE HIS VALIDITY TO HOLD THE SEAT THAT HE WOULD DO SO.

IT'S NOT A COMMENT UPON US, TO USE TAXPAYERS DOLLARS TO PROVE THE LEGITIMACY TO HOLD THE SEAT AND I WISH HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A LAWYER TO HELP HIM WHEN HE ASSUMED THIS ROLE UNDER TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT WHICH WAS ONLY ALIVE AND VIABLE AS LONG AS THE PLAINTIFF WANTED TO PURSUE HER ACTION.

I WISH SHE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A LAWYER TO HELP HIM UNDERSTAND THAT THIS COULD COME TO A CLOSE AND COME TO A CLOSE QUICKLY BUT I DO RECALL, ON MAY 14TH, THERE WAS DISCUSSION THAT SOMETIME IN JUNE WE WOULD BE AT THIS UNFORTUNATE CROSSROAD.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO OFFER. THIS IS BIPARTISAN.

I'M NOT HERE TO PERSONALLY ATTACK ANYONE I'M JUST DOING THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY BECAUSE IT WE GET IT WRONG, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO COULD BE CHALLENGED BY ANY INTERESTED PERSON PER GOVERNMENT CODE AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO OFFER.

>> I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY

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>> THIS IS ON THE AGENDA. >> , THIS IS RELATED TO OUR CALL TO ORDER, WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE IN ORDER.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN, WE HAVE BEEN DULY ADVISED THERE HAS BEEN BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC LAWYERS WHO HAVE OPINED ON THIS VERY ISSUE PUBLICLY ABOUT THE FACT THAT -- THESE ARE UNINTERESTED PARTIES IN THIS PARTICULAR MATTER WHO HAVE OPINED ON THIS VERY FACT THAT ONCE THAT CIVIL LITIGATION WAS NON-SUITED, INTERLOCUTORY AGREEMENT WERE THEN DISMISSED, AND AGAIN, I WILL OFFER THIS.

IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE A LEGITIMATE CLAIM, THERE'S NOTHING THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM RETURNING IN A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. BUT IF HOLDING THIS OFFICE AND PUTTING THE PEOPLE'S WORK AT JEOPARDY IS MORE IMPORTANT, THAT'S A CHALLENGE AND THAT'S A PROBLEM.

SO I PETITIONED THIS. TAKE ANY.

DO THE STATEMENT THING HERE AND LET US PROCEED WITH THE BUSINESS. IF YOU RESOLVE THIS IN A SUBSEQUENT MEETING, COME BACK HERE BUT WE SHOULD NOT OPEN OURSELVES UP TO A FUTURE WHERE BECAUSE WE'RE WINNING CONTRACTS IN TODAY'S MEETING A CONTRACTOR WHO DID NOT WIN THAT CONTRACT NOT HAS A LEGITIMATE CLAIM TO AVOID THE ACTION OF THIS COURT OR ANY OTHER ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA BEING VOIDED BECAUSE THERE ARE QUESTIONS OVER WHETHER OR NOT THOSE ACTIONS WERE LEGALLY TAKEN. AND THAT IS MY PETITION, PLAIN

AND SIMPLE. >> I HAVE A STATEMENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT IT WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.

IN MY ROLE AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER I CONSULTED MULTIPLE KNOWLEDGEABLE ATTORNEYS WHO ADVISED ME THAT IN THEIR OPINION, JUDGE DANIEL WONG REMAINS THE FORT BEND COUNTY JUDGE UNDER THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION HOLD OF A PROVISION BECAUSE NO SUCCESSOR HAS BEEN SWORN INTO OFFICE TO REPLACE HIM THE TEXAS HOLDOVER PROVISION FOUND IN AN ARTICLE 16 SECTION 17 OF THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION STATES VERBATIM, ALL OFFICERS OF THIS STATE SHALL CONTINUE TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THEIR OFFICES UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS SHALL BE DULY QUALIFIED.

THE SITUATION IS NOT UNPRECEDENTED GLEN WOODLEY A FORMER COUNTY COMMISSIONER WHO I KNEW FOR A PRECINCT ONE OFFICIALLY RESIGNED FROM OFFICE WHEN HE ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY FOR COUNTY JUDGE WITH MORE THAN 13 MONTHS LEFT ON HIS TERM.

HOWEVER HE CONTINUED SERVING FOR TWO YEARS UNDER THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION BECAUSE HIS SUCCESSOR NEVER BECAME QUALIFIED TO ASSUME THAT OFFICE UNTIL THEY WERE ACTUALLY ELECTED AND SWORN IN. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 81.001 STATES VERBATIM, IF PRESENT, THE COUNTY JUDGE IS THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

BECAUSE JUDGE WONG IS PRESENT HERE TODAY, ANY OTHER PARTY THAT WOULD ASSUME THE ROLE OF PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, TO ME WOULD CONSTITUTE UNLAWFUL USE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE STATUTORY AUTHORITY, SUCH CONDUCT MAY AMOUNT TO OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT AND COULD POTENTIALLY PROVIDE GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM OFFICE. IF WE WERE TO PARTICIPATE -- IF I WERE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COURT PROCEEDINGS WITH COMMISSIONER -- EITHER ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS THAT IS THE ACTING PRESIDING OFFICER INSTEAD OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, I BELIEVE I'LL BE ADDRESSING AND I BELIEVE TO BE A VALIDATION OF TEXAS LAW ACCORDINGLY I CANNOT AND WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN SUCH A

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PROCEEDING. >> THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT THIS HOLDOVER PROVISION AND I THINK HE RESPONDED TO THAT COUNTY ATTORNEY IN THE LATEST MEMO THAT YOU PROVIDED TO MR. WANG'S

ATTORNEY. >> THE CASE OF COMMISSIONER MEYERS REFERENCES AN OFFICER WHO WAS EITHER ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO A LEGAL VACANCY, WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT CODE IN TEXAS CONSTITUTION PICK AGAIN, MR. WANG CAME INTO THIS POSITION UNDER NEITHER. HE CAME INTO THIS POSITION UNDER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 87.017, THE ORDER APPOINTING STATES THAT CLEARLY AND LET ME BE CLEAR, THIS IS NOT THE STATE OF TEXAS, WE FOUND NO PRECEDENT ON POINT REGARDING THIS MATTER. SO OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, WE WOULD PREFER THAT THE COURT PROCEED WITHOUT MR. WANG UNLESS AND UNTIL HE GETS A COURT ORDER THAT GIVES HIM THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO PRESIDE AND TO HOLD THE SEAT.

HE'S NOT A HOLDOVER, HOLDOVERS APPLY TO POSITIONS THAT ARE ELECTED AND APPOINTED TO A LEGAL VACANCY.

MR. WANG WAS APPOINTED AGAIN UNDER 87.017 ALLOWING FOR A TEMPORARY SUSPENSION AND AN APPOINTMENT PENDING TRIAL.

THERE'S NO TRIAL, IT'S OVER. MR. WANG, I RESPECT YOU, SIR, BUT THIS IS THE ADVICE THAT I HAVE TO MY CLIENTS AND I WISH

YOU ALL THE BEST. >> ANY QUESTION?

>> I MADE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND AND I'M GOING TO CALL FOR THE QUESTION HERE ALL IN FAVOUR? ANY OPPOSED?

THE MOTION FAILS. >> MOTION FAILS 2-2.

>> LET'S MOVE ON PLEASE COMMISSIONER GRADY, BY THE

INVOCATION ... >> NOT GOING TO PARTICIPATE --

[APPLAUSE] >> WHILE WE MOVE ON TO ITEM, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO AGENDA

ITEM -- >> I'LL BE HAPPY TO PRAY AND

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. >> PLEASE STAND AS COMMISSIONER MEYERS WILL DO THE INVOCATION TO OUR FLAG.

>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

FIRST OF ALL KEEPING OUR PRA PRAYERS.

[INDISTINCT] THEY HAD A DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE. TWO EARTHQUAKES.

UNFORTUNATELY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, THERE ARE MANY FAMILIES THAT UNFORTUNATELY HAVE BEEN KILLED SO THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. LET'S GO TO THE LORD IN PRAYER.

THANKS FOR THE BLESSING YOU BESTOWED ON US.

WE ASK THAT YOU BE ABLE TO CONSIDER THE ISSUE BEFORE US THAT YOU'LL ... THE WISDOM AND COURAGE TO DO THOSE THINGS.

[INDISTINCT] WE PLEDGE TO US FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG. NOW THE TEXAS FLAG.

[3. Approve minutes of regular meeting held on June 11, 2026.]

A MOTION. >> MOVING THE MINUTES.

>> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ANY DISCUSSION CAN I PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND HERE VOTES

PASSES 3-0. >> JUST WANT TO ADD THE CAUTION

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

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

WILL NOW PROCEED TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4, PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE AGENDA AND ANNOUNCEMENT.

DO ANY MEMBERS OF THE COURT HAVE ANNOUNCEMENT OR COMMENTS?

>> ALREADY MADE MY ANNOUNCEMENT. >> THANK YOU AT THIS TIME WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENT.

DO WE HAVE PUBLIC SPEAKERS? >> WE DO.

>> PLEASE CALL THEM. >> FIRST ONE IS EDWARD ON AGENDA ITEM 6B. FROM PRECINCT 3167, I WOULD LIKE

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IT JUST SEEMS TO ME GIVEN OUR BUDGET ISSUES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WITH THE DEFICIT SPENDING, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE EXAMPLES OF EXCESS TRAVEL COST. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHOEVER WANTED TO PUT THIS ON WHAT WHAT IS THE BENEFIT DIRECTLY TO THE COUNTY? HOW DO WE AS TAXPAYERS BENEFIT FROM THIS EXPENSE THAT SEEMS TO BE TARGETED TO A VERY SMALL DEMOGRAPHIC AND WHILE THEY MAY HAVE BENEFIT GIVEN OUR BUDGET PROBLEMS I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE GOING TO SPEND EXCESS DOLLARS THAT ONLY TARGET A SMALL PORTION OF THE PEOPLE, THAT'S

ALL I HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU. >> NEXT.

>> NEXT SPEAKER IS LARRY, 5B. >> GOOD AFTERNOON I AM LARRY, I AM PRESENT FORT BEND MUD 187 WHICH ENCOMPASSES DEL WEBB.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MUD 187 UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORT REMOVING FROM THE MAJOR PLAN THE CONCEPTUAL COLLECTOR STREET, EXTENDING IN PORT TO THE 59 FRONTAGE ROAD.

THE DISTRICT LONG ADVOCATED FOR THE REMOVAL OF THIS CONSIDERABLE ROADWAY FOR MANY YEARS THROUGH CORRESPONDENCE, RESOLUTIONS, ENGINEERING OPINIONS AND PRESENTATION STATING OUR POSITION. THE BOARD IS CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED THAT THE PROPOSED CONNECTION IS NEITHER NECESSARY NOR DESIRABLE. AMONG THE DISTRICT'S CONCERNED, NUMBER 1, OPINION COURT WAS DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED AS A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND TODAY SERVES 14 HOMES WITH DIRECT DRIVEWAYS ACCESSING THAT ROAD IT WAS NOT DESIGNED NOR BUILT TO FUNCTION AS A COLLECTOR ROADWAY. CONVERTING OPINION COURT TO A COLLECTOR STREET WOULD FUNDAMENTALLY ALTER THE CHARACTER OF THE STREET, INCREASING TRAFFIC THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD AND CREATING ADDITIONAL SAFETY CONCERNS FOR RESIDENTS. THREE, DEL WEBB AND THE ADJACENT BRANCH OF COMMUNITIES NOW HAVE BEEN BUILT OUT AND OPERATED SUCCESSFULLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITHOUT THE PROPOSED COLLECTOR STREET CONNECTION. FINALLY, EXISTING COLLECTOR STREETS AND ROADWAYS CONNECTIONS ALREADY PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL ACCESS TO THE RICHMOND PARKWAY 762 AT GOLFVIEW DRIVE, WILLIAMS WAY BOULEVARD AND US 59. AS NOTED BY THE DISTRICT ENGINEERS, THESE CONNECTIONS INCLUDE DEL WEBB BOULEVARD, SWEETGRASS CIRCLE, SWEETGRASS DRIVE, PARKWAY AND WILDWOOD PARKWAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO FORT BEND COUNTY AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION REMOVING THIS PROPOSED COLLECTIVE STREET FROM THE PLAN.

THANK YOU. >> THANKS FOR COMING.

>> NEXT SPEAKER ON 8B. >> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

I'M A FORT BEND RESIDENT AND I AM HERE TO SAY THAT DESPITE THE PRAYERS TO THE HEAVENLY FATHER, ALL OF YOU UP HERE SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES.

I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE GOING BACK THROUGH MORE DRAMA, MORE LAWLESS BEHAVIOUR, BUT IF YOU CLAIM TO RESPECT THE LAW, MR. WONG AND TO YOUR ADVISORS WHO WE SAW AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, TOTALLY LYING TO THE PUBLIC, THERE'S NO --

>> WHAT ITEM ARE YOU SPEAKING ON?

>> THE PRESS CONFERENCE DOWNSTAIRS, YOU MISSED IT.

SPENDING ON A LAPTOP FOR THE COUNTY JUDGE BUT HE'S NOT THE COUNTY JUDGE ANYMORE. BY OPERATION OF LAW JUNE 17TH, THE DISTRICT COURT THAT ISSUED THE TEMPORARY ORDER APPOINTING

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SO THERE'S NO CASE AND INSTEAD OF DOING THE HONOURABLE THING AS WE PRAY TO GOD THE FATHER TO TAKE A STEP BACK TODAY BECAUSE THE QUORUM DID EXIST, AND YOU CAN GO TO COURT AND HAVE A COURT ISSUE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE ENTITLED, BECAUSE THE LAW SAYS YOU'RE NOT DISRESPECT OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY'S LEGAL ADVICE AGAIN.

THERE IS SOME LAWYER DOWNSTAIRS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM SAYING YOU'RE HOLDOVER, BUT YOU'RE NOT YOU'RE NOT ELECTED, YOU'RE NOT A PERMANENT APPOINTMENT AND YOUR TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT FIZZLED DOWN THE TOILET. SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY. WHY WOULD WE WANT TO GIVE YOU $2600 FOR A LAPTOP? YOU DON'T BELONG UP THERE ANYMORE. I SUGGEST YOU STEP DOWN, GO FILE YOUR LAWSUIT, STOP WASTING OUR TAXPAYER MONEY, BECAUSE WHATEVER VOTED ON TODAY SUBJECT TO LITIGATION SADLY, WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR IT? WE, THE TAXPAYERS PICK THIS IS A SHAME, THIS IS NOT HOW YOU TREAT THE COMMUNITY.

REGARDLESS OF HOW WE VOTE, ALL DESERVE RESPECT WE ALL DESERVE THAT THE LAW IS FOLLOWED AND NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW, NOT EVEN YOU MR. WONG. THIS IS A SHAME, SHAME ON YOU FOR DOING THIS AND AGAIN, BRINGING OUR COMMUNITY INTO A MORE DIVISION. WE THOUGHT WITH KP, BEING CONVICTED AND SENTENCED IN THIS MATTER MOVING ON, WE CANNOT EVEN HEAL, HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO PRAY TO GOD WHEN WE'RE OVER HERE

LYING TO THE PEOPLE? >> YOU HAVE 20S.

>> SHAME SHAME SHAME! WONG IS GONE!

>> NEXT SPEAKER IS BRAD ON AGENDA ITEMS SIX A, 6B6C, 7B, 8D

AND 13 A. >> FIRST THING, I'VE BEEN RETIRED ARMY OFFICER AND YOU NEED TO FIX THE FLAGS.

ORDER PRESENTS AMERICA TEXAS AND THE COUNTY.

SO THOSE NEED TO BE SWAPPED. I'LL TRY TO COMBINE SOME OF THESE BECAUSE COMMENTS KIND OF RUN TOGETHER AND TWO SPEAKERS HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT WASTING TAXPAYERS DOLLARS.

WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OUT OF STATE TRAVEL ALREADY AND HERE WE GO AGAIN. WE'VE GOT CYBERCRIME, YOU KNOW, AND WITHIN THE FREEDOM TOUR AND SOME OF THESE OTHER COMMENTS IF YOU DO A QUICK SEARCH, ALL OF THESE CONFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE HERE IN TEXAS. A LOT OF THIS OUT OF STATE TRAVEL REALLY SEEMS UNNECESSARY FOR TALKING ABOUT WASTED TAXPAYERS DOLLARS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF OVERSIGHT WHERE SOMEBODY HAS TO IDENTIFY THAT SOMETHING SPECIFIC AND OUT OF STATE CONFERENCES CAN WE GET A BENEFIT FROM AND THERE'S NO IN-STATE ABILITY TO GET THAT SAME KIND OF TRAINING IN OUR EDUCATION.

SO IF YOU ALL HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT -- ON THE BUDGET SIDE, I WAS NOTICING ON 7B PAGE 9, THE POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT, LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE 327 MILLION IN FUTURE DEBT AGAINST A FUND OF ONLY 49 MILLION. IS THAT HOW I READ THAT? WE HAVE 49 SAY BUT WE HAVE ACCUMULATED FUTURE DEBT OF 327 MILLION THAT'S A LOT. SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD BE ADDRESSING THAT. PAGE 47, I SEE THERE'S 27 -- 23 WITH ASSETS OVER $100 MILLION. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE WE KEEP ADDING ALL THESE LITTLE SPECIAL FUNDS, HOW ARE THOSE -- WHO HAS OVERSIGHT OVER THAT? BECAUSE WE KEEP ADDING THESE AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY FALL UNDER ANY SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT OR COUNTY COMMISSIONER CORRECT BUT THAT'S STARTING TO BE A LOT OF MONEY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THERE'S OVERSIGHT BEHIND THAT.

AND 8D, I SEE 100,000 FOR JAIL MAINTENANCE AND IT'S COMING FROM A CONTINGENCY FUND, IT SEEMS LIKE A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS -- $100,000 THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE BUDGET, NOT BY THE WAY, WE NEED TO SPEND THIS AND TAKE IT

OUT OF A CONTINGENCY FUND. >> 20S REMAINING.

>> LASTLY, ON ITEM 13 A, GRANTING WAIVERS FOR FACILITIES,

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GRANT WAIVERS? >> THANK YOU.

NEXT. >> VICKI ON AGENDA ITEMS 8B, 17,

TOO D AND 27A. >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE HELLO AGAIN. I'M VICKI KAUFMAN, RESIDENT OF INCORPORATED FORT BEND COUNTY FROM 1957 TO 1961 AND 1999 TO THE PRESENT. NOBODY IN PARTICULAR EXCEPT THE PERSON WHO OBJECTS TO THINGS THAT I CONSIDER WRONG.

I'M GETTING PRETTY SICK OF FEELING THAT FOR MY OWN SELF RESPECT, I NEED TO PREPARE AND SHOW UP TO MAKE MY LITTLE THREE MINUTE STATEMENT, REGARDING THINGS THAT ARE SO BLATANTLY AND OBVIOUSLY WRONG ON THEIR FACE THAT ANY ADULT HUMAN BEING WITH A SHRED OF ETHICS AND CONSCIENCE SHOULD NOTE THEIR BLATANTLY AND OBVIOUSLY WRONG AND NOT DO THEM. I SIGNED UP IN DISAGREEMENT WITH EACH ITEM THAT I COULD FIND ON THE AGENDA THAT STATED THAT THE JUDGE WAS AUTHORISED TO DO SOMETHING, BECAUSE THERE WAS CURRENTLY NO FORT BEND COUNTY JUDGE.

I AM AWARE THAT MR. WONG AND HIS SUPPORTERS DO NOT AGREE.

I ALSO SIGNED UP IN DISAGREEMENT WITH AN ITEM THAT MOVED 2000 SOME FROM THE TRAVEL CATEGORY TO THE TECHNOLOGY CATEGORY TO BUY A LAPTOP FOR THE JUDGE. SINCE THERE IS NO CURRENT COUNTY JUDGE, THERE'S CURRENTLY NO NEED FOR THAT LAPTOP.

MR. WONG SAID COUNTY ATTORNEY PROVIDED NO BACKUP FOR HER STATEMENT THAT THE APPOINTMENT WAS TEMPORARY ENDED COME TO AN END IN A LEGAL MANNER. MR. WONG IS WRONG, SHE DID.

AS HAVE OTHER PEOPLE. WISHFUL THINKING DOES NOT NEGATE THE LAW. I'M NOT GOING TO QUOTE THE LAWS INVOLVED BECAUSE PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAVE DONE THAT.

CAN LOOK IT UP AND I'VE ONLY GOT 3 MINUTES.

THIS IS THE AGE OF THE INTERNET YOU CAN FIND OUT ANYTHING AND IF YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING IT OUT YOU CAN FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP YOU MR. WONG IS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW AND DIGGING IN HIS HEELS AND HOLDING PRESS CONFERENCES WILL NOT CHANGE THAT. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THE CIRCUS AND WOULD FRANKLY LIKE TO IGNORE IT BUT MY CONSCIENCE WON'T LET ME. DARN IT.

MR. WONG, YOU CAN END THE CIRCUS ANY TIME AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, YOU COULD HAVE AVOIDED ENTIRELY BY REFUSING THE APPOINTMENT, IF YOU'RE A CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE TO WHICH YOU WERE APPOINTED. APPARENTLY CALCULATOR DON'T KNOW OR DON'T CARE HOW WRONG THAT IS. YOU'RE AND HAVE BEEN PUTTING THE INTEREST OF YOURSELF AND YOUR PARTY ABOVE THE INTEREST OF FORT BEND COUNTY AS A WHOLE THIS HAS BEEN AN OPINION FROM AN ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS NOBODY IN PARTICULAR.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> THANKS FOR COMING I APPRECIATE IT. NEXT.

>> 8B. >> HELLO I'M A FORT BEND COUNTY TAXPAYER LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER SUPERVISOR, A SCHOOL COUNSELLOR, A SECOND GENERATION AMERICANS AND SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THE MOST MARGINALISED GROUPS OF PEOPLE FOR A COUNTRY OVER TWO DECADES I'M SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM 8B, $2640 TRANSFER TO PURCHASE A LAPTOP FOR THE COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE. BEFORE THE COURT VOTES ON THAT TRANSFER I WANT THIS BODY TO ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. AS OF THIS WEEK THE COUNTY ATTORNEY ISSUED A FORMAL OPINION THAT DANIEL WONG TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT AS JUDGE HAS CONCLUDED AND THAT HE NO LONGER POSSESSES LEGAL AUTHORITY TO ACT IN THAT OFFICE.

MR. WONG WAS NEVER ELECTED TO THE SEAT BY THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTY. HE WAS APPOINTED BY A VISITING DISTRICT JUDGE ON A TEMPORARY STOPGAP ARRANGEMENT AND BY THE COUNTY'S OWN ATTORNEYS ACCOUNTS THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THAT APPOINTMENT NO LONGER EXISTS. HE IS RIGHT NOW OCCUPYING AN

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SO MY QUESTION TO THIS COURT IS SIMPLE.

WHY ARE WE APPROVING $2640 OF DISCRETIONARY EQUIPMENT PURCHASE FOR MEN SITTING IN A CHAIR HE'S BEEN TOLD HE NO LONGER HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SIT IN? THIS ISN'T A GREY AREA TO SIT IN COURT BEING ASKED TO FUND THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF AN OCCUPANT YOUR OWN COUNTY'S LEGAL COUNSEL SAYS HAS OVERSTAYED HIS AUTHORITY I'M A SCHOOL COUNSELLOR, I DO NOT GET $2600 LAPTOP PER COMMUNAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACROSS TEXAS INCLUDING RIGHT HERE IN FORT BEND COUNTY ARE FACING REAL BUDGET SHORTFALLS AND UNDERFUNDING. I PAY PROPERTY TAXES INTO THIS COUNTY, MY KIDS GO TO THESE SCHOOLS AND THIS COURT CONTROLS HOW MUCH OF THAT MONEY REACHES OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

EVERY DOLLAR SPENT EQUIPPING A MAN WITH NO ELECTORAL MANDATE AND AS OF THIS WEEK NO CLEAR LEGAL MANDATE EITHER IS A DOLLAR THIS COURT IS CHOOSING NOT TO SPEND ON THE CHILDREN AND INDICATORS WHO SERVE THIS COUNTY EVERY DAY.

I'M ASKING THIS COURT TO TABLE ITEM 8B UNTIL THE QUESTION OF LEGAL AUTHORITY OVER THE COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE IS RESOLVED AND TO COMMIT TO REDIRECTING COMPARABLE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING TOWARDS PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING SUCH AS MYSELF.

I AM A SCHOOL COUNSELLOR, I DON'T GET A $2600 LAPTOP, I JUST WENT OUT AND BOUGHT MY OWN TO HELP KIDS IN THIS SCHOOL.

THE SCHOOLS HERE IN LCISD. THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY ARE WATCHING CAN WE EXPECT THE SAME ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THIS COURT THAT WE ARE HELD WITH EVERY DOLLAR WE EARN AND I'M A SCHOOL COUNSELLOR, MY KIDS GO TO THESE SCHOOLS, OUR TEACHER UNDERFUNDED, OUR TEACHERS DON'T GET MONEY, $2000 TO SPEND ON ANYTHING. SO WHEN WE'RE GIVING OUR TEACHERS AND COUNSELLORS AND EVERYBODY THIS KIND OF MONEY, THEN YES, WE CAN MAYBE THINK ABOUT GETTING $2600 TO DO THAT

AS WELL. >> THANKS FOR COMING.

NEXT. >> DAN, FIVE LITRE B.

-- B.. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM DAN AND I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE SWEETGRASS HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION. WISHING TO SPEAK EVER SO BRIEFLY, YOU ALREADY HEARD FROM THE PRESIDENT OF MY BOARD 187, REGARDING THE PROPOSED CONNECTOR ROAD TO PINON COURT.

EVERYTHING HE SAID I FOUND TO BE ABSOLUTELY FACTUAL I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT IT BUT BASICALLY, THE ROAD IS NOT NEEDED, IT'S NOT WANTED, IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXPENSE TO THE COUNTY TO MAINTAIN. IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXPENSE TO THE DEVELOPER OF THE COUNTY TO PUT IN AND IT'S SIMPLY NOT NEEDED FROM A STANDPOINT OF WE HAVE THREE VERY GOOD CONNECTIONS INTO DEL WEBB. REALLY DON'T WANT ANY MORE, WE BELIEVE IT WILL BRING UNWANTED TRAFFIC.

WILL BRING UNWANTED BYPASSERS INTO THE COMMUNITY.

SO IN EVER SO BRIEF FASHION, I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU MAKE CERTAIN THAT CONNECTOR ROAD IS NOT CONNECTED NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. SO MUCH SO THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH MR. JUNICK PREVIOUSLY AND HE IS PREPARED TO PROPOSE TO HIS BOARD THAT THAT ROAD BE TERMINATED AND BE ALLOWED TO TURN INTO A CUL DE SAC. WITH THAT I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE. COMMISSIONER MCCOY PREVIOUSLY EXPRESSED HIS SUPPORT OF THIS ROAD NEVER BEING CONNECTED.

IT'S NOT WIDE ENOUGH, THERE'S HOMES THAT BACK ONTO THAT STREET. SO THANK YOU ALL, I APPRECIATE

YOUR TIME. >> THANKS FOR COMING.

NEXT. >> VICTOR FROM AGENDA ITEM 33.

>> THANK YOU THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK I WANT TO SPEAK ON ITEM 33 WHICH IS THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM AND THAT'S BEFORE THE BOARD HERE, BEFORE THE COURT.

ITEM 33, AS A FORMER SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT, I RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF HELPING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH CAREER AND TECHNICAL AND COLLEGE READINESS, MILITARY TECHNICAL ET CETERA.

ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP -- THE MAIN CONCERN IS WHETHER THE PROGRAM IS TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE AND HOW THEY'RE SELECTED FROM NEARLY A THOUSAND APPLICANTS ONLY 250 ARE SELECTED. SO THE ISSUE IS ONE OF FAIRNESS AND TRANSPARENCY, WITH NEARLY 1000 APPLICANTS ONLY 250 SELECTED, THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION IS, WHAT OBJECTIVE PROCESS DETERMINES WHO GETS CHOSEN? IS THERE A WRITTEN SCORING SYSTEM, STANDARDISED INTERVIEWS,

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YEAR BY YEAR BREAKDOWN OF FIRST TIME PARTICIPANTS VERSUS RETURNING INTERNS AND WHETHER THERE IS A LIMIT ON REPEAT PARTICIPATION. COMMISSIONERS AND TAXPAYERS SHOULD NOTE WHETHER PARTICIPANTS REFLECT FORT BEND COUNTY AS A HOLE. PARTICIPATION DATABASE SCHOOLS DISTRICT, ZIP CODE AND COMMISSIONERS PRECINCT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT, BECAUSE THESE ARE PAID COUNTY POSITIONS THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW WHETHER RELATIVES OF COUNTY EMPLOYEES THE DEPARTMENT HEADS WERE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING.

DOES THE COUNTY TRACK THESE AND HAVE A POLICY PREVENTING FAVOURITISM OR PATRONAGE? I WISH THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS WERE PRESENT SO THEY COULD HEAR THIS REGARDING PATRONAGE PATRONAGE, I MEAN THE POWER OF ELECTED OFFICIALS TO DISTRIBUTE GOVERNMENT JOBS CUT CONTRACTS OR POLITICAL FAVOURS TO THEIR SUPPORTERS, FRIENDS OR RELATIVES RATHER THAN STRICTLY ON MERIT.

ALSO THE PROGRAM SHOULD BE EVALUATED BEYOND POSITIVE STORIES AND PHOTOS COLLECTED PER PARTICIPANT COMPLETION RATES, LONG TERM OUTCOMES, NUMBER HIGHER RATE COUNTY AND MEASURABLE TAXPAYER BENEFIT. SO WE NEED TRANSPARENT SELECTION PROCESS HERE WE NEED TO PRIORITISE FIRST TIME ACCESS HERE PUBLISH REPRESENTATION DATA BY PRECINCT, BY APPLICANT POOL, BY ZIP CODE, BY SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE SHOULD STRENGTHEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST SAFEGUARDS. THE PROGRAM SHOULD TRACK IMMEDIATE FAMILY RELATIONS TO COUNTY EMPLOYEES ET CETERA AND REQUIRE AN ANNUAL PUBLIC REPORT. I COULD GO ON BUT I WANT TO END BY JUST SAYING, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER JUDGE WONG, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WILLING TO SERVE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS. THANK YOU FOR BEARING THROUGH THE INSULTS STEPPING INTO THE SWAMP PATROL AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY IN A DIFFICULT TIME. AT A TIME WHERE OTHERS ARE TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS TO THROUGH THEIR POLITICAL GAME.

THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> THANK YOU.

>> NEXT SPEAKER IS KIM MATHEWS ON AGENDA ITEMS 5B, 6A THROUGH I

AND THEN 27H AND 32. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

THE FIRST ISSUE I BELIEVE I REALLY COVERED, 5B, IT'S PRETTY CLEAR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE AFFECTED IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD DON'T WANT THIS ROOM I THANK YOU ALL KNOW THAT SO PLEASE ACT ACCORDINGLY. WE WILL SKIP ON TO SECTION SIX HERE I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO REVAMP HOW WE APPROVE TRAVEL AND EXPENSES ESPECIALLY FOR CONFERENCES, FOR EMPLOYEES, WE WOULD ALL LOVE FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE TO BE ABLE TO GO TO TOWN CONVENTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS.

BUT WE ALSO NEED TO RECOGNISE THE COST TO TAXPAYER MONEY EVERY TIME WE DO THAT NOT ONLY DOES IT COST MONEY FOR THE TRAVEL AND TRAINING, WE HAVE THAT PERSON MISSING FROM THEIR JOB.

WE SEE THE SAME NAME SHOW UP AGAIN AND AGAIN FOR MULTIPLE SEMINARS AND CONVENTIONS EVERY YEAR.

THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE IF WE'RE GOING TO SEND SOMEBODY, IF IT'S WORTH SENDING SOMEONE TO THESE EVENTS TO BRING KNOWLEDGE BACK TO THE COUNTY, WHY DON'T WE DO LIKE CORPORATE BUSINESS DOLLARS? SEND THE TRAINER CALCULATE THE TRAINER COME BACK AND SHARE THAT KNOWLEDGE TO ALL OF THE OTHER COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

THAT MAKES A WHOLE LOT MORE SENSE THAN SENDING NINE PEOPLE FROM THE SAME DEPARTMENT TO THREE DIFFERENT CONFERENCES.

JUST MY OPINION. THE BIG ITEM I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT AND UNFORTUNATELY THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS AREN'T HERE, IS 27H. SOMEONE SEES FIT TO SPEND 183,000 TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO PUT A SIGN AT THE FOUR CORNERS COMMUNITY CENTER. NO DOUBT THEY NEED A SIGN THERE.

ALL FOR IT COMMUNITY CENTRES ARE GREAT THEY NEED A SIGN.

BUT WE DON'T NEED 183,000 OTHER DOLLAR SIGN.

THE AVERAGE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT SIGN COST ABOUT $60,000.

SO WE'RE GOING TO PAY THREE TIMES THAT MUCH FOR COMMUNITY CENTRE SIGN? THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY COMMON SENSE. THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS WE HAVE TO STOP. OUR TAXPAYERS DON'T CARE ABOUT ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT IS GOING ON HERE THEY DON'T CARE

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ROOM. >> 20S.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> NEXT SPEAKER, EIGHTH B. >> I AM AGAINST THIS AGENDA, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THE FAKE INSURRECTION COUNTY JUDGE 1.6 LONG DOES NOT DESERVE THE MONEY, BECAUSE HE'S NOT THE ELECTED, NOR THE ELECTED REPLACE COUNTY JUDGE.

I WANT TO SAY THAT I AM EXCEPTIONALLY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU ALL AS WELL. I AM READY TO BE A PERSON IN A LAWSUIT AGAINST THIS ISSUE. IF APPROVED, AND YOUR INSURRECTION IS TRUMP 1.6 LONG, MAY NOT HAVE MERCY ON YOU.

YOU'RE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T SAY IT I'M SICK OF YOU ALL EMBARRASSING AMERICANS, ESPECIALLY FOR TIBETAN AMERICANS I NOW VOW TO OPPOSE AS MANY ILLEGAL AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE INSURRECTION IS TRUMP 1.6 NONE KANNI JUDGE WONG, YOU ARE WRONG AND YOU NEED TO BE GONE AND YOU

WILL LOSE IN NOVEMBER. >> THANKS FOR COMING.

>> LAST SPEAKER IS GARCIA ON 8B. >> HELLO, I'M REALLY ANNOYED I HAVE TO BE HERE AND SEE YOUR FACE.

YOU'RE DISGUSTING, YOU'RE A VILE, YOU HAVE NO MORALS AND YOU'RE SIGNING ON TO THIS B.S. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. YOU KNOW WHAT, HOW DARE YOU ASK FOR $2640 FOR A LAPTOP THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE FOR A VERY LONG? HOW DARE YOU? WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? YOU THINK YOU'RE ABOVE THE LAW? BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST BLATANTLY BREAKING THE LAW AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS SIGNING UP -- SIGNING US UP FOR A BUNCH OF LAWSUITS IT'S GOING TO COST FOR THE BAND A LOT OF MONEY.

DO YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO SUE YOU WHEN YOU DON'T PICK THEIR CONTRACT? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? YOUR CHARACTERS ISN'T WELL DISPLAY, YOU'RE SHOWING US WHO YOU REALLY ARE, YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT FOR THE BAND BECAUSE IF YOU DID YOU WOULD TAKE A STEP DOWN AND REALISE THAT YOU'RE NOT AN ELECTED OFFICIAL LIKE YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE HERE.

WHERE IS YOUR MORAL? WHERE ARE THEY? TYPICAL, TYPICAL! AND YOU'RE SIGNING ON TO THIS B.S., WHERE ARE YOUR MOST? WHERE ARE YOUR STANDARDS, WHAT KIND OF CHARACTER ARE YOU ALL SHOWING US? YOU HAVE NONE, YOU DON'T FOLLOW THE LAW, YOU THINK YOU'RE ABOVE THE LAW, BUT YOU'RE NOT ABOVE THE LAW.

WE'LL COME SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE YOU WILL LOSE.

YOU KNOW HOW FILTHY IT IS THAT YOU'RE SITTING THERE WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING FOR THAT POSITION AND YOU KNOW HOW RIDICULOUS YOU LOOK? YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE -- YOU DIDN'T EVEN CARE ENOUGH TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, HOW TO RUN THESE MEETINGS.

YOU LOOK RIDICULOUS. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING.

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

WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5.

NUMBER 5 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND TAKE ALL APPROVED ACTION ON THE MATTERS NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING SEGMENT FOR AGENDA ITEMS 5A, SUBSECTIONS A THROUGH K AND FIVE LETTER DERBY HAS POSTED AND PUBLISHED ON THE AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY? I WILL ASK, IS THERE ANYONE HERE TODAY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC HEARINGS? HEARING NONE I WILL NOW CLOSE

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>> I MOVE WE ACCEPT A THROUGH K I WOULD LIKE JUDGE WILL TAKE

THESE ONE AT A TIME. >> I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.

>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 5A THROUGH K?

>> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES 3-0 LET'S PICK UP

AGENDA ITEM 5B. >> WE JUST DID FIVE B. -- SORRY

I THOUGHT YOU DID A AND B. >> ANY COMMENTS?

>> I THOUGHT YOU DID B BUT GO AHEAD.

>> I MOVE WE DON'T ACCEPT THAT ITEM.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

[ CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: (6-16)]

NOW I PRESENT TO COURT CONSENT AGENDA ITEM SIX THROUGH 16, BEING INFORMED OF REQUEST FOR AGENDA ITEM 15F, PRESENTED UNDER THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE EXPENDITURE ON ITEM SIX THROUGH 16 WITH NO EXCEPTION TO AGENDA

ITEM 15F. >> APPROVAL OF SIX THROUGH 16.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

>> WE HAVE THREE VOTES FOR THE MOTION PASSES LET'S GO BACK TO ITEM 15F. ANY DISCUSSION ON 15F?

[17. COUNTY JUDGE:]

JUDGE OFFICE. >> APPROVAL OF 17S PRESENTED.

>> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND

ANY DISCUSSION? >> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE JUDGE'S OFFICE FOR THIS ACTION.

I HAPPENED TO COME IN THE SAME YEAR THAT MILTON CAME IN HERE COULD WE GOT ELECTED IN 96 TOGETHER.

WE ASSUMED OFFICE TOGETHER ON JANUARY FIRST AND HE WAS AN OUTSTANDING SHERIFF. HE DID A LOT OF THINGS FOR FORT BEND COUNTY. THE JAIL WAS ALWAYS CONSTANTLY ASKING FOR MORE RESOURCES, WHAT SHE NEEDED AND HE RECEIVED.

HE HAS A UNIQUE HISTORY THAT HE USED TO TELL THAT HE WAS IN IN HIS MOTORCADE, UNFORTUNATELY WHEN HE WAS ASSASSINATED AT THE PLAZA IN DALLAS, I'M NOT SURE I TOLD THE LITTLE PEOPLE THAT, BUT HE SAID I'LL JUST RUN THE MOTORCYCLE CAN I KEEP THE CARS IN LINE. ONE OF THE PEOPLE SUPPOSED TO BE PROTECTING ME BUT -- HE WAS LARGER THAN LIFE, THAT'S A WAY TO PUT IT. HE WAS -- A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOKED UP TO PARTICULARLY IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ARENA AND SO I THINK IT'S A VERY FITTING THAT FORT BEND COUNTY HONOUR NOW

STANDING COUNTY SHERIFF. >> I TEND TO AGREE VERY MUCH.

THE SHERIFF BECAME A TRUE FRIEND, BIG SUPPORTER OF MINE AND -- I GOT TO TELL YOU THAT IT REALLY SHAPED THAT DEPARTMENT WHAT IT IS TODAY. HER HONOUR TO BE ABLE TO NAME

THAT JAIL AFTER HIM HERE. >> WONDERFUL.

>> I HAVE KNOWN THE SHERIFF FOR SO MANY YEARS AND WHEN I WAS CITY COUNCIL, THAT WAS 20 SOME YEARS AGO AND THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I WAS HAVING A VERY CLOSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND -- [INDISTINCT] HE WAS A MODEL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SO I'M SO HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM.

MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

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[18. AUDITOR:]

NEXT, WILL CONTINUE AGENDA ITEM 18, PRESENTED BY THE AUDITOR.

>> APPROVAL OF 18 AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND, MOTION PASSES 3-0 AGENDA

[19. BUDGET & FINANCE:]

>> APPROVAL OF 19S PRESENTED. >> SECOND MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND MOTION PASSES

[20. ENGINEERING:]

PRESENTED BY ENGINEERING. >> APPROVAL OF ITEMS 20A THROUGH

O AS PRESENTED. >> MOTION AND THE SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR

[21. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT & PLANNING:]

>> APPROVAL AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND, MOTION PASSES 320 AGENDA

[22. GRANTS ADMINISTRATION:]

TO PULL AGENDA ITEM 22B. >> APPROVAL OF ITEMS 22A THROUGH

D EXCEPT 22B. >> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

[23. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES:]

23 LETTER. >> APPROVAL OF 23B AS PRESENTED.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION?

[24. LIBRARY:]

>> APPROVAL OF ITEMS AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE

[25. MEDICAL EXAMINER:]

>> APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR

[26. PARKS & RECREATION:]

AGENDA ITEM 26A AND B. -- I'VE BEEN INFORMED OF A REQUEST TO

PULL AGENDA ITEM 26A. >> APPROVAL OF 26A AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR

[27. PURCHASING:]

I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 27A INTO CLOSED SESSION BY THE TEXAS CODE ... SO 27 INTO CLOSED SESSION SO WE HAVE 27B THROUGH

L. >> APPROVAL OF 27B THROUGH L.

>> COMMISSIONER KICK I'M SO SORRY IF I MAY INTERRUPT YOU, BEFORE -- IF I CAN INTERRUPT YOU FOR JUST A SECOND, THERE'S A CORRECTION TO AGENDA ITEM 27E AND THAT CORRECTION PERTAINS TO ONLY HERE, IT SHOULD BE MAY 14TH 2027 AS PRESENTED TO YOU IN THE

SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU. >> I HAVE TWO DATES HERE, MAY 15TH 26 AND MAY 14TH 26. SO MAY 14TH 27?

>> CORRECT. >> OKAY.

I'LL MAKE MY MOTION WITH APPROVAL OF 27B THROUGH L WITH THE CORRECTION TO 27E THE DAY OF 2027.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND MOTION PASSES 3-0.

[28. ROAD & BRIDGE:]

>> APPROVAL OF 28 AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND, MOTION PASSES 3-0 AGENDA

[29. TAX ASSESSOR/COLLECTOR:]

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>> APPROVAL OF ITEMS 29A AND B AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION?

[30. Approve Bills.]

[31. Ratify the release of time-sensitive disbursements made on June 18, 2026. ]

[32. Ratify the release of time-sensitive disbursements made on July 2, 2026, to be ratified by Commissioners Court on July 9, 2026. ]

MOTION PASSES. NOW AGENDA ITEM 31 AND 32, APPROVAL OF BILLS AND OTHER TIME SENSITIVE DISBURSEMENT AND

PLEASE PROCEED. >> ALONG WITH THE TIME TOTALLING 16,405,632 AND 52,.

COURT APPROVAL BILLS TOTALLING 8,905,697 AND 37 WITH ROUTINE DISBURSEMENTS OF 5,980,590 AND 32.

>> APPROVAL FOR THESE. >> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOUR

[33. WORKSHOP:]

PLEASE PROCEED. >> 33 WORKSHOP CONDUCT WORKSHOP TO RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM FORT BEND HUMAN RESOURCES ACCORDING TO FORT BEND COUNTY USE OF EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.

>> ARE CALLING TO COME FORWARD FOR THEIR PRESENTATION.

>> THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON GOOD

AFTERNOON. >> THANK YOU TO THE COURT FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON AND GIVE YOU KIND OF A SNAPSHOT OF THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM THAT WAS ESTABLISHED HERE AT FORT BEND COUNTY IN 2021.

SO -- >> PERFECT.

SO THE MISSION OF OUR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM IS TO EMPOWER AND INSPIRE ALL OF THE YOUTH ON STUDENTS THAT COME THROUGH THE PROGRAM TO GO BEYOND THEIR OWN EXPECTATIONS WHILE DEVELOPING CHARACTER THROUGH LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY.

OUR VISION IS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE OUR FORT BEND COUNTY YOUTH WITH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS THAT SERVICE OR DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS LEARN HOW GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY WORK WHILE GAINING VALUABLE JOB SKILLS. WHO DO WE SERVE? I KNOW THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS EARLIER PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS MUST BE FORT BEND COUNTY RESIDENTS.

THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WHICH ONLY LASTS ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS AND STARTS AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE AND GOES THROUGH THE LATTER PART OF JULY.

SOME OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE CULTIVATED OVER THESE PAST FEW YEARS, YOU'LL SEE HERE DEMONSTRATED ON THE SCREEN, WE HAVE MADE A POINT TO REACH OUT TO NOT JUST OUR LOCAL ISDS BUT OTHER PARTNERSHIPS, ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WHICH ENABLES US TO BRING THIS PROGRAM TO OUR STUDENTS HERE LEGACY COMMUNITY INDIVIDUALS WE DO LUNCH AND LEARNS ET CETERA AT THESE VARIOUS ENTITIES IN ORDER TO ATTRACT THE STUDENTS THAT COME INTO THE PROGRAM. TO DATE, THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM HAS SUCCESSFULLY SERVICED OVER 1400 STUDENTS IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, STARTING IN 2021 WE STARTED WITH 39 DEPARTMENTS. TO DATE WE HAVE OVER 47 DEPARTMENTS IN 2026, THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN OUR PROGRAM HERE ARE JUST SOME STATISTICS TO SHARE WITH THE COURT, THIS FORWARDING -- THIS AFTERNOON, WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS A SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS THAT ARE ATTRACTED TO THIS PROGRAM YEAR OVER YEAR. AS A MATTER OF FACT IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE I GOOGLED STUDENT EMPLOYMENT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN FORT BEND COUNTY TWO DAYS AGO AND THE FORT BEND COUNTY YOUTH AND PROGRAM CAME UP AS A NUMBER 1 GOOGLE SEARCH, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THAT TELLS US THAT NOT ONLY IS OUR PROGRAM OUT THERE IN COMMUNITY AS AN EFFECTIVE

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WE KNOW THAT OUR COUNTY IS THE FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES WE KNOW THAT OUR COUNTY IS ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE COUNTIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND THAT IS DEMONSTRATED IN THE STUDENTS THAT COME THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, AS I TALKED ABOUT THE TALENT PIPELINE THAT IS REPRESENTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, AND IT WAS INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE IN THE PRESENTATION OF WORKSHOP THAT WAS PRESENTED BY THE FORT BEND COUNTY PARTNERSHIP, EITHER LICE COURT OR THE COURT BEFORE THAT, TALKED ABOUT HUMAN CAPACITY AND I TALKED ABOUT -- THEY TALKED ABOUT BUILDING AND CULTIVATING A PIPELINE. THIS PROGRAM YEAR OVER YEAR, WE HAVE SEEN STUDENTS THAT HAVE MATRICULATED THROUGH THE PROGRAM, ACTUALLY COME BACK TO OUR COUNTY AS EMPLOYEES.

SO SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE REPRESENTED HERE, THE DISTRICT CLERK, DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, ROAD AND BRIDGE, SOME OF OUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, ALL OF THESE ARE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE ACTUALLY HIRED INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE MATRICULATED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. SO TODAY WE HAVE ABOUT 17 ACTIVE EMPLOYEES, WHICH REPRESENT 63% RETENTION RATE, BASED ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HIRES THAT HAVE COME THROUGH YEAR OVER YEAR AND WE STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS COME BACK TO FORT BEND COUNTY, SEEKING EMPLOYMENT.

THAT IS WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPOSED TO DO.

IT IS SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT THAT FORT BEND COUNTY IS AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE AND THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY WANT TO COME AND WORK HERE, EVEN AFTER THEY GO OFF TO COLLEGE AND COME BACK.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN FORT BEND COUNTY IS AGAIN WHAT THIS PROGRAM REPRESENTS. AGAIN, SPEAKING TO AND REFERENCING THE FORT BEND COUNTY PARTNERSHIP THE OTHER DAY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY CITED IN THEIR PRESENTATION WAS THAT A HIGH CAPACITY GOVERNMENT PROGRAM IS A COMPETITIVE STRATEGY, NOT OVERHEAD. SO WE TOOK A LOOK AT THAT WHEN WE WERE PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PARTICULAR PRESENTATION WHICH WAS ACTUALLY DONE BY YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM IN TERMS, IT'S THE ONES THAT PUT TOGETHER THIS PARTNERSHIP THIS PRESENTATION TODAY. SO WE TOOK A LOOK AT TO SEE WHAT OTHER ORGANISATIONS HAVE INTERNSHIP SOLUTIONS HERE IN FORT BEND COUNTY. SO THIS GRAPH HERE JUST REPRESENTS SOME OF THE OTHER ORGANISATIONS THAT HAVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS AVAILABLE, BUT WHAT IS MOST SIGNIFICANT IN LOOKING AT THIS SLIDE IS THAT IT REPRESENTS THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT AND WHEN WE HAVE OUR VARIOUS --

>> I'M GOING TO INTERRUPT YOU ONE SECOND.

ON THE SCREEN HAS -- I'M SORRY, TECHNICALLY UNQUALIFIED TO LO SCREEN HERE I DID PUNCH IT, OBVIOUSLY I DIDN'T PUNCH IT HARD ENOUGH. GO AHEAD I'M SORRY, IT WAS NOT SHOWING ME EVERYTHING ON YOUR SCREEN.

>> NO PROBLEM. I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT COUNTY IS A DOCTOR AND I'M NOT, SO HE'S MORE QUALIFIED FOR THESE KINDS OF THINGS THAN I AM I'M GLAD HE'S HERE TO HELP ME OUT.

>> I APPRECIATE THE HELP. HANDS ON EXPERIENCE IS WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE GAINING AS THEY WORK IN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE AGREED TO BRING THEM IN FOR SUPPORT OVER THE COURSE OF THE EIGHT WEEKS. SO I KNOW I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME AND I DO WANT TO MOVE FORWARD, WE DECIDED TO SHOW THE COURT VISUALLY, SOME OF THE WORK EFFORT THAT SOME OF OUR STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN IN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, WHETHER IT'S THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT OR THE LIBRARY OR ENGINEERING

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I'M GOING TO SKIP FORWARD BECAUSE I DO WANT TO GIVE SOME FOLKS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FOR TWO SECONDS BECAUSE I DID TELL THEM THEY COULD. RELATIVE TO OUTCOMES BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TANGIBLE OUTCOMES THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE PRODUCING AS THEY MATRICULATE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM? SO I WOULD HUMBLY ASK MISS BARBARA IRVIN TO STEP FORWARD FROM OUR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO SHARE JUST A FEW OF HER THOUGHTS BECAUSE SHE HAS BROUGHT ALONG WITH HER TWO OF HER VERY STUDENTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, WHO HAVE PUT TOGETHER, I'M GOING TO SKIP FORWARD JUST AN INVENTORY AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT THAT HHS HAS DONE YEAR OVER YEAR TO CAPTURE THE DATA POINTS THAT SHOW THE OUTCOMES OF THE WORK EFFORT OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING.

BARBARA. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AS A MATTER OF FACT I'M GOING TO TALK FROM THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE GOOD AFTERNOON JUDGE AND TO COMMISSIONERS CAN YOU HEAR ME? JUST PULL THE WHOLE THING OUT THERE YOU GO.

>> AM I GOOD? >> YOU'RE GREAT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO -- AND BARBARA IRVIN, FORT BEND COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

I WORK IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS DIVISION.

I MANAGE THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND I AM HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS NOT ONLY INTRODUCE FOR A BRIEF MOMENT TWO OF MY INTERNS. MY TWO INTERNS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO JUST BUILD ON WHAT WHAT WAS JUST SAID AND GIVE YOU GENTLEMEN JUST AN IDEA OF WHERE WE'RE HEADED WITH THIS PROCESS AND FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF ACCEPTING THESE INTERNS, THEY MADE CLEAR WITH NOT ONLY OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR WHO THAT TRICKLES DOWN TO US THAT THESE ARE NOT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO COME IN AND BE GIVEN A MENIAL TASK THAT THEY'RE COMING IN TO BE PAID ON TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO EMPTY WASTEBASKETS AND DO MENIAL TASKS THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO.

THESE STUDENTS IN PREPARATION FOR THEM COMING OR GIVEN SOLID MEANINGFUL TASKS THAT NOT ONLY WILL IMPACT PERHAPS US, BUT THEY'RE GAINING VALUABLE WORKFORCE SKILLS AND I SAY THAT TO SAY AFTER OVER 35 YEARS IN ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING WITH THE GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP, THESE INTERNSHIPS ARE INCREDIBLY VALUABLE.

I'M GOING TO PRESENT OUR TWO INTERNS BUT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU ONE THING, THEY'LL SHARE WITH YOU SOMETHING BRIEF ABOUT THEIR PROJECTS. THESE KIDS COMING IN FOR THESE PROGRAMS ARE SMARTER THAN AVERAGE BEAR.

THEY'RE INCREDIBLY TALENTED THEY'RE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, THEY LEND TO OUR DISCUSSIONS AND WE TALK TO THEM NOT AS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OR FRESHMEN IN COLLEGE, WE BRING SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS TO THEM AND GIVE THEM THE ABILITY TO BE CREATIVE.

FOR EXAMPLE, THESE LADIES THIS HERE IS WORKING ON A PROJECT THAT WILL LEAD US TO ON OUR JOURNEY TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT, WHICH YOU ALL KNOW EVENTUALLY IT WILL PRODUCE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN SO WE SEE WHERE WE NEED TO HEAD MEDICALLY HEALTH WISE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AT FORT BEND COUNTY. SO I WOULD SAY IN CLOSING AND HANDING IT TO THEM, WE THANK HER AND HER TEAM FOR KEEPING THIS PROGRAM GOING AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE FUNDING TO KEEP IT GOING, BECAUSE THESE KIDS ARE WALKING AWAY WITH PATHWAYS, ONE OF OUR STUDENTS IS BEING INTRODUCED AS WE SPEAK TO A CAREER IN PHARMACEUTICAL SALES.

I MET A PHARMACIST WHO'S WILLING TO TAKE THESE KIDS ON AND DO SOME INTERNSHIPS WITH THEM, PFIZER FOR EXAMPLE, THAT'S A $200,000 A YEAR JOB ENTRY LEVEL. SO I'M JUST GOING TO SAY AND CONCLUDE BY WE HAVE STATISTICS, WE PROVIDE DATA AND THEY WORK VERY HARD TO PRODUCE OUTCOMES. WE AS LEADERS ARE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE OUTCOMES TO BE ABLE TO SHOW NOT ONLY THE COURT AND HER BUT TO SHOW THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR AS WELL HOW THESE INDIVIDUALS, HOW THESE STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING FOR THOSE SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS THAT THEY'RE WITH US.

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ISABELLA AND AUDREY WHO ARE HONOURED TO WORK WITH THIS YEAR.

>> THANK YOU. HELLO I'M AUDREY ADAMS. I AM HERE AS A YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM INTERN.

I'VE BEEN WITH HHS FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND OVER THE YEARS, WE GO OUT TO OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WHETHER IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS OR SENIOR EXPOS AND WE WORK WITH OUR EMPLOYERS ON INFORMING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES, PROGRAMS, ITEMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM. OFTENTIMES OUTREACH IS ATTENDING MULTIPLE EVENTS DURING EVERY MONTH EVERY WEEK AND IT'S HARD TO GO TO EVERY EVENT WITH THE AMOUNT OF STAFF WE HAVE AND ENSURE WE'RE INTERACTING WITH EVERY PERSON THERE.

I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASISE THAT HAVING THE INTERNS ISN'T JUST AN ASSISTANCE TO THE YOUTH OF FORT BEND COUNTY OR TO THE FORT BEND COUNTY EMPLOYEES. IT'S ALSO HELPING FORT BEND COUNTY CITIZENS. AT LEAST TO NOT REACH, I KNOW THAT HAVING ME AND BELLAVIA AS WELL AS OUR SUPERVISOR HELPS US TALK MORE PEOPLE CAN I PUT NAMES TO FACES CAN I TELL THEM ABOUT PROGRAMS THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT, MORE THAN IF IT WAS JUST ONE PERSON THERE. I'LL LET BELLA TAKE IT AWAY ON THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THIS YEAR.

>> HIGH, I AM ISABELLA DIAZ. THIS YEAR WE'RE WORKING ON THE JOURNEY TO CHILD PROJECT WHICH WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO BE A PART OF AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW ABOUT WHAT I THINK ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. BEING IN THIS PROGRAM THROUGHOUT MY MOST FORMATIVE YEARS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST GIFTS IN MY LIFE IT'S BEEN ABLE TO IMPACT MY DECISIONS THROUGH REGARDING HIGH SCHOOL AND NOW THROUGH MY SECOND YEAR OF COLLEGE AND IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OUTREACH DIVISION, THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAS ALLOWED ME TO GAIN SUCH CONFIDENCE AND SKILLS IN MY CAREER CHOICES AS A YOUNG ADULT I HAVE OBTAINED SO MANY HARD AND SOFT SKILLS THAT I'M ABLE TO UTILISE OUTSIDE OF WORK AND BEING ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH WITH FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE CALCULATE OUTREACH AND GOING TO DIFFERENT EVENTS AND BEING ABLE TO SEE HOW WE CAN REALLY IMPACT THE COMMUNITY WITH OUR SERVICES, AND THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON'T REALISE THAT THEY CAN UTILISE THROUGH FORT BEND COUNTY AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT LIKE EVEN AS INTERNS TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND BE ABLE TO SPREAD THAT EVEN THROUGH OUR FAMILIES OR TO OUR FRIENDS AND THROUGH OUTREACH. SO THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT I'VE BECOME REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH, IMPROVING AS AN INDIVIDUAL SO MUCH AS I DECIDED TO TAKE IT ON AS MY MINOR IN COLLEGE ON TOP OF MY MAJOR IN CHEMISTRY AND I HOPE ONE DAY BEING ABLE TO UTILISE MY EXPERIENCE HERE AND MAKE A CHANGE.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM IS THE OPPORTUNITY IT GIVES TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS -- THAT ARE GIVEN TO GAIN A TRUE CAREER OPPORTUNITY IN SUCH A PROFESSIONAL WORKPLACE.

WAS ABLE TO OBSERVE AND GAIN SUCH PROFESSIONALISM AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS THAT I DON'T THINK ARE REALLY FOUND IN TYPICAL TEEN JOBS LIKE RESTAURANTS OR RETAIL.

IT'S A SHAME THOSE JOBS THEY DO PROVIDE SUCH SKILLS THAT ARE NECESSARY BUT WITH THE COUNTY, ARE GIVEN SUCH WAYS OF NETWORKING AND CONNECTING AND LEARNING ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND HOW IT WORKS AND GAINING PROFESSIONAL SKILLS THAT ARE USEFUL IN ANY KIND OF FIELD. I'LL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL TO MISS LEDET FOR CREATING THIS PROGRAM AND GIVING ME AUDREY AND SO MANY OTHERS BEFORE AND HOPEFULLY AFTER ME THIS OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> I KNOW WE WENT OVER ON TIME BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT RATHER THAN HEAR IT FROM ME TO HEAR IT FROM SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROGRAM.

ON THE SCREEN IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF THE LIST OF PROJECTS AND PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED BY OUR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM INTERNS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING HUMAN SERVICES OVER THE COURSE OF MULTIPLE YEARS. SO I LEAVE YOU WITH THIS IMPACT INVENTORY FOR DIGESTION, IT'S TOO MUCH TO KIND OF GO THROUGH BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS TOO IMPORTANT NOT TO LEAVE IT OFF THE TABLE. I READ AN ARTICLE TWO DAYS AGO, "ABC NEWS," LOOKED AT THE BUREAU OF LABOUR STATISTICS THAT PUT OUT SOME DATA POINTS THAT I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE, THAT THE EMPLOYMENT MARKET FOR STUDENTS IS WANING.

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THIS IS A VALUABLE PROGRAM AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOU AND REALLY QUICKLY, IF THERE ARE ANY STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO STAND AND BE RECOGNISED.

THEY ALL LEFT. OKAY.

THEY'RE NOT THERE ANYMORE, THEY WERE THERE EARLIER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTION?

>> LET ME JUST SAY ONE THING. WE STARTED THIS PROGRAM A GREAT PROGRAM BUT WE STARTED THIS PROGRAM WITH ARPA MONEY.

THIS LAST YEAR WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A SPECIAL FUND TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US -- I HEAR PFIZER PEOPLE LIKE THAT, WE NEED TO GET THOSE PEOPLE, THOSE COMPANIES TO INVEST IN THIS PROGRAM AND NOT USE ALL TAXPAYER DOLLARS. SO I CHALLENGE YOU TO START NOW, IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM.

I DON'T FEEL THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE IT ON THE BACKS OF THE TAXPAYERS 100%. I THINK WE SHOULD FIND PRIVATE MONEY TO INVEST IN THIS PROGRAM, BECAUSE THE COUNTY AND THOSE

COMPANIES ARE THE BENEFICIARIES. >> ANOTHER THING I MAY ADD, AND I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE, THE COUNTY HAS A LOT OF NEEDS, A LOT OF CHALLENGES. LAST YEAR WE TOLD MEDICAL SERVICES THAT WE COULDN'T ADD BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE DOLLARS TO FUND IT HERE WE FUNDED YOUR PROGRAM.

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE COMMISSIONER, HE STOLE MY THUNDER, THAT'S WHAT I CAN SAY BUT HE'S A LITTLE SHARPER THAN I AM BUT HE'S YOUNGER LIKE I'LL GIVE YOU CREDIT THERE.

I AGREE WITH HIM. I THINK IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM, ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE CERTAIN WE DO HAVE IS WE NEED TO MAKE CERTAIN WE HAVE A REASONABLE SPAN OF CONTROL FOR THIS SITUATION. FOR EXAMPLE, TALK TO ENGINEERING ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY HAD AND THEY SAID WE HAD TWO INTERNS, THAT'S ALL WE REALLY COULD MANAGE AND HANDLE.

WE HAD SOME DEPARTMENTS WITH A STAFF OF 12 PEOPLE WHERE THEY GOT 19 INTERNS HERE SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE PARTICIPANTS ARE GETTING VALUE AND THAT THE COUNTY IS GETTING VALUE ALSO. I STARTED WORKING AT 14 EVEN THOUGH THE AGE WAS 16. SO THEY PUT ME TO WORK BUT IT WAS VERY VALUABLE LESSON FOR ME THROUGH LIFE.

I'VE NOW BEEN WORKING FOR ALMOST 70 YEARS.

SO I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE ALL TRYING TO DO, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE HELPFULLY TO THESE KIDS AND LET'S MAKE CERTAIN WHERE EQUITABLE AND HOW WE DEAL WITH THEM I KNOW THERE'S QUESTIONS ASKED LIKE I'M NOT GOING TO ASK FOR DETAILS AT THIS POINT IN TIME BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEEDED TO LOOK INTO TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE'RE BEING AS FAIR AND EQUITABLE AS WE CAN.

NOT SAYING WE'RE NOT WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DOUBLE DOWN ON MAKE CERTAIN WE'RE DOING THAT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT ON THIS.

>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S TIME.

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

>> THANK YOU. , THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> MOVE AGENDA ITEM 34, PLEASE

PROCEED. >> JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE BEEN -- COURT SERVICES HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, ALL CLOSED SESSION ITEMS BE TABLED OR PULLED. TO STILL NEED ME TO READ THEM?

>> SO WE HAVE TO PULL ALL THE ITEMS UNTIL -- UNTIL WE CAN CLARIFY THE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

IF WE CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION, WE COULD POSSIBLY BE CONVENING IN A MANNER THAT COULD BE THE CONVERSATIONS IN A PRIVILEGED WAY ARE CHALLENGED. AND WE KNOW THAT THE STATUS OF YOUR POSITION IS A QUESTION AND TO ALLOW FOR CONVENING IN CLOSED SESSION PUTS THE COUNTY AT FURTHER RISK IN TERMS OF OPEN MEETINGS. FURTHERMORE THE GOVERNMENT CODE OPEN MEETINGS QUESTIONS OR STATES THAT ONLY MEMBERS OF THE BODY OR THOSE WHO ARE EMPLOYEES NEEDED TO FACILITATE THE CONVERSATIONS AND CONDUCTING THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY CAN BE ALLOWED INTO CLOSED SESSION AND SINCE YOUR STATUS IS A QUESTION,

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>> YOU DO NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE MY STATUS I AM NOW THE COUNTY JUDGE LET'S PROCEED WITH THE CLOSED SESSION.

>> YOU WILL PROCEED WITHOUT THE ATTORNEYS BEING PRESENT AND IN PROTECTION OF YOU AND THE OTHER COMMISSION.

>> I WANT TO PUT ON RECORD. >> I AM PROTECTING THE CLIENTS.

THANK YOU. >> SO WE WILL PROCEED WITH THAT AND IF YOU DON'T PARTICIPATE CLICK ON RECORD.

>> NORMALLY WE TAKE THE OTHER ITEMS.

>> ARE STILL PROCEEDING WITH READING THE CLOSED SESSION.

IF THEY DON'T PARTICIPATE THEN WE CAN NOW MOVE ON.

LET'S PROCEED WITH READING THE CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE.

>> MEETING CLOSED SESSION TO DEBATE THE FOLLOWING MATTERS AS AUTHORISED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY. HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

EPICENTRE COMPLEX. CALLS NUMBER 25-D-337101 PAIR CLAIM INVOLVING ... CALLS NUMBER 25-V-077510 PAIR SEVEN, CASE NUMBER 25-D CV, 333, 611. SECTION 551.072, DELIBERATION OF GUARDIAN ROLE PROPERTY. BARBARA JORDAN PARK.

SECTION 551.087 CALCULATION OF DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS, ONE PROJECT 2026-02. PROJECT 2026-03.

PROJECT 2026-04. >> SEEING THE ATTORNEY DECIDING NOT TO PARTICIPATE WE CANNOT PROCEED WITH THE CLOSED SESSION.

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION BUT I WANT TO LOOK AT THAT.

THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE REFUSE TO FULFIL THEIR DUTY.

ALL RIGHT NOW TURNING ATTENTION TO THE FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. NOW IT IS 2:27 P.M. AND I CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS TODAY IS THURSDAY JUNE 25TH 2026. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.

>> APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION HAD BEEN MADE AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION PASSES 3-0 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3.

>> APPROVAL OF THREE AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION HAVE BEEN MADE AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES 3-0.

ITEM NUMBER 4. >> APPROVAL OF FOUR AS

PRESENTED. >> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND MOTION PASSES 3-0.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5. >> APPROVAL OF FIVE AS

PRESENTED. >> SECOND.

>> HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION PASSES 3-0 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6.

>> APPROVAL OF SIX AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND MOTION PASSES 3-0 AGENDA

ITEM NUMBER 7. >> APPROVAL OF SEVEN IS

PRESENTED. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES --

>> MEETING ADJOURNED. NOW WE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE JOINT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF FORT BEND COUNTY ASSISTANT DISTRICT ONE, FOR, SIX, NINE AND 11.

I CALL TO ORDER THIS JOINT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF FORT BEND COUNTY ASSISTANT DISTRICT ONE, FOR, SIX, NINE AND 11.

IT IS NOW 2:29 P.M. TODAY IS THURSDAY JUNE 25TH, 2026. ITEM NUMBER 2 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS HELD AS PRESENTED.

>> APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. >> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION PASSES 3-0. NEXT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3

APPROVAL OF THREE AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

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>> APPROVAL OF FOUR AS PRESENTED.

>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION PASSES THREE TO ZERO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5 -- AGENDA

ITEM NUMBER 5. >> APPROVAL AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES 3-0 AGENDA ITEM

NUMBER 6. >> APPROVAL OF SIX AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND MOTION PASSES. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 7.

>> APPROVAL OF JAMES PATMORE — CATSA ACCESSIBILITY WORKING

GROUP PRESENTED. >> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES 3-0 AGENDA ITEM

NUMBER 8. >> APPROVAL OF EIGHT AS

PRESENTED. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION PASSES 3-0 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 9.

>> APPROVAL OF NINE AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOUR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND MOTION PASSES 3-0.

MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING -- MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS BOARD

MEETING AS WELL. >> SECOND.

>> JUDGE, IN ALL DUE RESPECT, I DON'T THINK WE CAN GO IN

EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> WE DON'T HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION, ALREADY SAID THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MEETING ADJOURNED

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.