D. Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Memorandum of Understanding committing the County to the roles and responsibilities under the Regional Climate Coalition’s Carbon Pollution Reduction grant proposal. No County funds are required. (Contract No. 2024-0526) Roberto Ransom, Director, Economic Development, 915-546-2177

[A. Approve and adopt a resolution designating the week of July 22-27, 2024, as Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week. David Stout, Commissioner, Precinct 2, 915-546-2111]

HAVE A NUMBER OF GUESTS WITH US. OUR JUVENILE PROBATION CHIEF, ROSIE MEDINA, A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF HER STAFF, THE TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, PROBATION AND PAROLE DEPARTMENT, MISS MARTINEZ, EL PASO COUNTY PRETRIAL SUPERVISION DIRECTOR KATHERINE JONES, I THINK IS HERE AS WELL. AND OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATION DEPARTMENT, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. I'M GOING TO, SAY A FEW WORDS. FIRST, WE'LL HEAL HERE. SORRY, I CANNOT SPEAK. WE WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS IN THE RESOLUTION LANGUAGE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT MORE THAN 100,000 COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROFESSIONALS AROUND THE COUNTRY WORK HARD TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR WHERE EL PASO COUNTY HAS CELEBRATED AS ONE UNITED TEAM, ACROSS DEPARTMENTS IN COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, RECOGNIZING PRETRIAL PROBATION AND PAROLE SUPERVISION WEEK, ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS. AND AS THEY PUT IT, AND NOT TO STEAL ANYONE'S THUNDER, BUT IT CAN'T BE SAID ENOUGH. IT IS BY SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER'S EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY. AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING HERE TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND TO INTERRUPT THE CYCLES OF CRIME AND PUNISHMENT THAT CAN BE GENERATIONAL. AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL READ THE RESOLUTION AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM OUR OUR GUESTS STATES. WHEREAS COMMUNITY SUPERVISION PROFESSIONALS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THOSE PROFESSIONALS IN THE WEST TEXAS COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT, THE EL PASO COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER, THE TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, PROBATION, PAROLE, EL PASO COUNTY PRETRIAL SUPERVISION, AND THE EL PASO COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATION DEPARTMENT. AND WHEREAS, COMMUNITY SUPERVISION PROFESSIONALS UPHOLD THE LAW WITH DIGNITY TOWARD ALL, INCLUDING THE SUPERVISION AND REHABILITATION OF BOTH JUVENILE AND ADULTS THEY SERVE, WHILE RECOGNIZING THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO BE SAFEGUARDED FROM DELINQUENT AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROFESSIONALS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND GROUPS PROMOTING PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND ADVOCACY IN THE BELIEF THAT REHABILITATION STRATEGIES PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME AN ASSET TO THEIR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY SUPERVISION PROFESSIONALS ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF VICTIMS BY PROVIDING SERVICES, SUPPORT, SAFETY AND PROTECTION. AND WHEREAS, COMMUNITY SUPERVISION PROFESSIONALS ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES, ENSURING OUR CLIENTS ARE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY BY PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY SERVICE, LEARNING AND SKILL BUILDING INITIATIVES. AND WHEREAS, THESE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AGENCIES ARE UNITED HERE TODAY AS ONE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, IN THE SPIRIT OF THIS YEAR'S THEME, NAVIGATING THE JOURNEY, RECOGNIZING EACH OTHER'S EFFORTS AND DEDICATION TO THE SAFETY OF OUR GREATER EL PASO COMMUNITY BY HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF WELLNESS IN THE FIELD, LESS WORRIES, MORE MEMORIES. AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE EL PASO COUNTY JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT THE WEEK OF JULY 22ND TO 27TH OF 2024 BE CELEBRATED AS PRETRIAL, PROBATION AND PAROLE SUPERVISION WEEK SIGNED THIS 22ND DAY OF JULY 20TH, 24 WITH A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER STOUT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CORONADO. THE VOTING IS OPEN. AND STILL NOT UP. I MOTION CARRIES. MISS JONES

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WELL. GOOD MORNING. WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR KELLER, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSTANT AND CONTINUED SUPPORT OF WHAT WE DO, CAN MY TEAM RAISE THEIR HANDS? COME ON. HI, GUYS. THIS. YEAH. THANK YOU. THIS GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS STANDING BEHIND ME TODAY SUPERVISE OVER 5000 PRETRIAL DEFENDANTS. AND THEY DO IT WITH DEDICATION AND COMPASSION. I WILL PUT OUR SUCCESS RATES HERE IN EL PASO COUNTY UP AGAINST ANY PRETRIAL PROGRAM IN THIS NATION, BECAUSE THEY ARE THAT EFFECTIVE AT WHAT THEY DO. THEY WORK TIRELESSLY AND DO IT WITH VIRTUALLY NO COMPLAINING. I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER OR MORE IMPRESSED TO WORK WITH THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH. I TELL YOU, IN MY 34 YEARS WORKING IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, THIS IS THE BEST TEAM OF INDIVIDUALS I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH. AND EL PASO COUNTY HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE PLACE TO WORK. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. THE COMMITMENT YOU HAVE TO COUNTY EMPLOYEES, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE BETSY FOR HER CONTINUED SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE AND HELP IN, IN FOSTERING, HELPING ME TO FOSTER A GREAT DEPARTMENT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT, WITH HER VERY IMPRESSIVE BACKGROUND FOR HER TO SAY THAT, IT MEANS A LOT. AND THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOUR TEAM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND FOR RECOGNIZING SUCH A GREAT DEPARTMENT. WELCOME. GOOD MORNING. I'M I'M DEPUTY DIRECTOR ANTONIO GOMEZ WITH THE ADULT PROBATION AND BEHALF OF MISS MORALES, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COURT FOR THEIR RECOGNITION. I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME AND THANK OUR STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK. THEY DO THROUGHOUT EL PASO COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND AS WE SAY, CHIEF ROSIE, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS ROSIE MEDINA, CHIEF JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICER, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU. OUR COUNTY LEADERS, FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED YOUR JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER OVER THE YEARS.

WE HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF OVER AT JPD, OVER 200, ABOUT 277 EMPLOYEES THAT ARE DEDICATED AND COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO INCLUDE OUR SUPPORT STAFF, THAT WE CANNOT DO THE WORK THAT WE DO WITHOUT OUR ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL THAT ENSURE THAT THE BILLS GET PAID, THAT OUR FACILITIES LOOK AMAZING, OUR GROUNDS LOOK GREAT. SO DURING THIS WEEK, WE APPRECIATE EVERY EMPLOYEES WORK, NOT JUST OUR PROBATION OFFICERS. AND I WOULD BE REMISS TO NOT INCLUDE TJJD OUR PAROLE PARTNER WITH MISS NEELY MARTINEZ, THEY WE WORK AS A TEAM WHEN WE ARE UNABLE TO REACH THOSE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BEFORE WE, RELEASE THEM OFF OF PROBATION. AND WE HAVE TO COMMIT THEM TO STATE CUSTODY. OUR COLLABORATING AGENCY IS TJJD, AND MISS NEELY SUPERVISES THOSE CASES. UPON THEIR RELEASE, OUR PERSONNEL ARE EXTREMELY DEDICATED AND COMMITTED TO RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, COMMITTED TO THE TRANSFORMING JUVENILE JUSTICE INITIATIVE WE HAVE TODAY WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION ON JUST DOING PROBATION DIFFERENTLY, REDEFINING THE ROLE OF A PROBATION OFFICER FROM ONE THAT FOCUSES ON COMPLIANCE TO ONE THAT COACHES AND MENTORS THE YOUTH, AND AT TIMES, THE PARENTS. BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE WE ALSO NEED TO FOCUS OUR ENERGY AND TIME IS WITH THE PARENTS. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT AND MY APPRECIATION TO EVERY EMPLOYEE IN OUR ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHIEF, WE'RE SO IMPRESSED, WITH ALL OF YOU, CHIEF, EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE, I'LL JUST MAKE A FEW COMMENTS AND I'LL PASS IT ON TO A GREAT ADVOCATE. COMMISSIONER LEON, AND HIS ADVOCACY. AND BECAUSE OF HIS BACKGROUND AND UNDERSTANDING, AS YOU KNOW, I HAD A LITTLE PEEK OF UNDERSTANDING. I WAS A PROBATION OFFICER, JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICER IS A VERY BEGINNING OF MY CAREER, AND I REMEMBER THE LACK OF RESOURCES AND SITTING THERE MAY AND THE AND THE YOUNG PERSON THERE TRYING TO FIGURE THINGS OUT, VERY LITTLE RESOURCES, WE HAVE TO DO MAGIC TRYING TO. AND IT WAS VERY LIKE YOU HAD LIKE 45 MINUTES MAX TO, TO REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE. BUT WE DID EVEN IN THAT SITUATION WHEN THAT CHILD IS IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU'RE ABLE TO REDIRECT A LOT OF THE BEHAVIORS. AND I KNOW THE IMPACT THAT WHEN YOU GET IT

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EARLY AND YOU HAVE A TEAM LIKE YOURS AND YOU ADDRESS THINGS AT AN EARLY STAGE, IT JUST MAKES SO MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE. IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT CAN HAPPEN IN THAT INTERACTION. SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT LEVEL OF ENERGY, WENT ON TO MENTAL HEALTH, HAD ANOTHER CAREER. AND I REMEMBER THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH FORENSICS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE. AND IT USED TO BE THAT YOU KNOW, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, SORT OF, YOU WE DIDN'T REHABILITATE, YOU KNOW, WE HOUSED YOU, WE HOUSED, AND THEN WE WERE HOPING THAT WHEN THEY CAME OUT, THINGS WOULD BE DIFFERENT. SO THE WAY WE'RE APPROACHING IT NOW MAKES SUCH A HUGE DIFFERENCE. AND ONE OF THE HUGE IMPACTS, AND I HATE TO BRING THE ECONOMIC FACTOR IN THERE, BUT IT'S A REALITY, IS THAT WE SAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO OUR COMMUNITIES BECAUSE WE INTERVENE PROPERLY. WE GET THEM A JOB, WE GET THEM INTO HOUSING, WE GET THEM INTO A LOT OF DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. THAT WOULD BE VERY COSTLY FOR US TO DO. AFTER YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A SERIES OF INCIDENCES AND SITUATIONS. SO A VERY HEARTFELT, EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, WE THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT IS, ESPECIALLY HERE AT COMMISSIONER'S. YOU'VE GOT FOUR COMMISSIONERS THAT SUPPORT EVERYTHING. HAVING TO DO WITH WITH A CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. AND BETSY, OBVIOUSLY, AND LEGAL AND EVERYBODY THAT COMES TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ALL OF YOU, FOR WHAT YOU DO, COMMISSIONER LEON. THANK YOU, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, TO ECHO WHAT WAS SAID BY MISS JONES AND CHIEF MEDINA, YOUR JOB COULD BE VERY EASILY IF YOU WERE MECHANICAL. YOU SEE SOMEBODY, YOU SEND THEM ON THEIR WAY AND PROBABLY THAT PERSON WILL WILL COMMIT A CRIME LATER ON. AND HERE WE GO. THAT WHOLE CYCLE, AND THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN, LIKE, WHAT YOU JUST SAID, CHIEF, THAT SOMETIMES AND MANY TIMES YOU HAVE TO ALSO TALK TO THE THOSE PARENTS. AND I THINK THAT A LOT OF TIMES THAT ONE PERSON THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT SEEMS TO CARE NO ONE. AND REALLY NOBODY ELSE DOES CARE. SO YOU CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE AND YOU HAVE MADE THE DIFFERENCE. LIKE YOU SAID, MISS JONES, THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY THAT, THEY DON'T COME BACK. THEY DON'T COME BACK BECAUSE OF THE CONTACT THAT YOU HAD, AND YOU WILL NEVER REALLY KNOW THE EFFECT THAT YOU'VE HAD ON THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE, SOME YOU. WELL, BECAUSE THEY'LL CALL YOU AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TELLING ME WHAT YOU TELL THEM. AND SOME OF THEM YOU'LL NEVER HEAR. BUT BUT YOU KNOW IN YOUR HEART THAT THEY THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATING, IN THIS COMMUNITY, NOT BEING ON THE OTHER SIDE WHERE WE AS A SOCIETY HAVE TO SPEND MORE MONEY TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR INCARCERATION AND OTHER ISSUES. SO, A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO WHAT YOU ALL DO EVERY DAY. AND THOSE, MEETINGS THAT YOU HAVE WITH SOME OF THOSE SOMETIMES.

WELL, I SAY PROBABLY MANY TIMES UNFRIENDLY, MEETINGS THAT YOU HAVE WITH THE PARENTS AND THE ACTUAL YOUNG PERSON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE PATIENCE. AND WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN EL PASO. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. I KNOW COMMISSIONER CORONADO, WITH YOUR PROGRAM. THANK YOU. JUDGE. COMMISSIONER, RELATED TO THIS, YEAH. YOU KNOW WHAT? I JUST I KNOW THE NUMBERS. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK FOR, YOU KNOW, 30 SOME YEARS, AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR PROBATION OFFICERS IN THE PAST WERE, LIKE, REALLY OVERLOADED WITH PEOPLE THAT HAD TO SUPERVISE. IT'S GOTTEN BETTER, BUT NOW, YOU KNOW, OUR PRETRIAL SUPERVISION.

NOW THOSE NUMBERS ARE UP. WE NEED TO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REDUCE THOSE. AND THE WAY WE DO THAT IS KEEPING FROM THE SYSTEM. AND I THINK I THINK OUR DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING OUR JUVENILE DEPARTMENT, ARE LEADING THE WAY IN TEXAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DIVERT THESE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE SYSTEM AND REALLY FOCUS IN THAT CORRECTIONS. BUT REHABILITATION, I MEAN, THAT'S ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES OF OUR PENAL CODE WHEN IT COMES TO SENTENCING. AND SO I THINK THAT'S, YOU KNOW, REALLY THE FOCUS WHEN THESE KIDS ARE ON PROBATION, THE MAJORITY OF THESE PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, DO, THEY'RE NOT BAD PEOPLE. THEY JUST DO BAD OR DUMB THINGS. AND SOME OF THEM REALLY DUMB THINGS. BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO REALLY FOCUS ON ON THAT REHABILITATION PART. AND SOME OF THEM, IT'S NOT REHABILITATION.

IT'S THOSE SITUATIONS THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN. SOME OF THEM ARE VERY, VERY DIFFERENT OBSTACLES THAT THEY HAVE. THEIR UPBRINGING, THEIR FAMILY SITUATION. SO IT'S A LOT THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO DEAL WITH. AND, YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW IN THE PAST Y'ALL HAVEN'T GIVEN THE RESOURCES TO DO THAT. BUT, STAY TUNED. WE ARE GETTING YOU MORE RESOURCES, MORE PROGRAMS, OUR REENTRY AND OUR PROMISE PROGRAM REALLY LOOKS, WELL, TO GET IT STARTED HERE PRETTY SOON. AND SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU, ALL FOR, YOU KNOW, THE DEDICATION YOU HAVE, I PERSONALLY KNOW IT'S

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NOT VERY EASY TO DEAL WITH ALL THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE TO SUPERVISE. AND TO TRY TO GET THEM THAT HELP. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. I IF I CAN ADD REALLY QUICKLY, OUR JUDGE ELECT IS HERE AND I'D LIKE TO BRING HER UP.

SHE'LL ALSO BE THE CHAIR OF OUR JUVENILE BOARD. MISS SELENA SIGNS. ALL RIGHT. WHERE IS SHE? SHE'S NO. THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR YOUR APPRECIATION OF EVERYTHING THAT ALL OF THE STAFF, ALL OF OUR OFFICERS, EVERYONE THAT THAT WORKS AT JPD. JUST APPRECIATE YOU FOR APPRECIATING THEM AND TAKING THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. JUDGE THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM FIVE. BE APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE UPCOMING RING WARS 12, WHICH WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, JULY 27TH, 2024, AT THE EL PASO COUNTY COLISEUM FEATURING LOCAL FIGHTERS AND UNDEFEATED MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION GEORGE

[B. Approve and adopt a resolution recognizing the upcoming Ring Wars 12 which will be held Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the El Paso County Coliseum, featuring local fighters and Undefeated Middleweight Champion Jorge Tovar and Undefeated Champion Stephanie Han. Ricardo A. Samaniego, County Judge, County Judge's Office, 915-546-2098]

TOVAR AND UNDEFEATED CHAMPION STEPHANIE HAHN. WELL, THANK YOU. THIS IS, OBVIOUSLY QUITE A QUITE A PRIVILEGE THAT I HAVE, IT WAS EXCITING SATURDAY, IT'S SORT OF LEADING UP. IT GOT THE CROWD GOING LEADING UP TO THIS EVENT, I FELT LIKE WHEN YOU GO TO A CAR RACES AND EVERYBODY LEAVES A PARKING LOT, YOU KNOW, DRIVING OFF, YOU KNOW, I FELT LIKE I WANTED TO BOX SOMEBODY, I DON'T KNOW, JUST BY MYSELF OR SOMETHING, BUT, I'M HOPING THAT, WE DIDN'T DISCOURAGE BOXING BECAUSE WE HAD AN EXHIBITION FIGHT BETWEEN COMMISSIONER CORONADO AND MYSELF, WE DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT TO THE MIDDLE. WE RAN OUT OF BREATH, SO WE DIDN'T KNOW. BUT IT WAS A LOT OF FUN, VERY SUCCESSFUL, I CAN TELL YOU. OVER 600 INDIVIDUALS OR PEOPLE WERE THERE, JUST A LOT OF GREAT COMMENTS ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN EL PASO. IT SORT OF WOKE UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE BEFORE I DO THE RESOLUTION. I DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO GET EVERYONE TO GO OUT THERE TO THE COLISEUM. WE GOT TO FILL THAT PLACE BECAUSE IT IS SO DESERVING OF THE FIGHTERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE THERE, BUT ALSO OUR COMMUNITY, THIS WOULD BE THE KICK START, I THINK, OF A GREAT, YOU KNOW, THIS GOING INTO BOXING AND EL PASO BEING A PLACE WHERE THAT WE COULD STAGE SOME OF THE BEST FIGHTS, IN THE COUNTRY. SO VERY IMPORTANT, WE WE'RE ALWAYS GLAD TO SEE BOXING, BUT WE WANT TO SEE YOU THERE. NOT JUST EXPRESSING THAT YOU LIKE BOXING, BUT THAT YOU PRESENTLY SHOW UP ON ON SATURDAY. SO I'LL READ THIS INTO THE RECORD. THE

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RESOLUTION FOR HIS WARRIORS EDGE BOXING IN ASSOCIATION WITH KINGS PROMOTION BRINGS RING WARS 12 PROFESSIONAL BOXING TO EL PASO COUNTY COLISEUM. THIS EVENT WILL FEATURE LOCAL AND OUT OF TOWN FIGHTERS. THE CO-MAIN EVENT WILL FEATURE UPCOMING RISING STAR UNDEFEATED MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION JORGE TOVAR. IN THE MAIN EVENT. THE UNDEFEATED STEPHANIE HAN, AS SHE FIGHTS FOR THE WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION WBA INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP VERSUS MIRANDA REYES OF HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE THIRD TEXAS SHOWDOWN IN OUR BORDER TOWN. WHEREAS JORGE TOVAR STARTED HIS BOXING JOURNEY WHEN HE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD, HE WON STATE GOLDEN GLOVES, WHICH IS A VERY, VERY FEW OF EL PASOANS HAVE DONE. HE WAS RANKED TOP 5 IN 2 DIFFERENT WEIGHT CLASSES BY USA BOXING AND NOW AS A PROFESSIONAL, HE IS EIGHT AND ZERO WITH SIX WINS COMING BY KNOCKOUT. WHEREAS STEPHANIE HAN STARTED HER BOXING JOURNEY AT AGE TEN, SHE HAS 40 AMATEUR FIGHTS AND SHE WON THE GOLDEN GLOVES NATIONALS AND PAL NATIONALS AND MADE TEAM USA AND PROUDLY REPRESENTED TEAM USA IN PUERTO RICO AND POLAND TO NAME A FEW. SHE IS EIGHT AND ZERO AND IS CURRENTLY RANKED NUMBER TWO BY THE WBA, AND SHE WILL FIGHT FOR THE TITLE HERE IN HER HOMETOWN, WHEREAS THE RING WARS 12 WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, JULY THE 27TH, 2024 AT 7 P.M. AT EL PASO COUNTY COLISEUM, HOSTED BY EL PASO SPORTS COMMISSION AND KING'S PROMOTION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE EL PASO COUNTY JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS COURT SUPPORT THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM AND ENCOURAGE THE CITIZENS OF EL PASO TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EXCITING BOXING FIGHT BEING HELD AT THE EL PASO COUNTY COLISEUM THIS COMING WEEKEND. I'LL BE LIKE A PROMOTER NOW. SIGNED THIS 22ND DAY OF JULY 2024. WE HAVE A MOTION BY JUDGE SAMANIEGO, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER STOUT, THE VOTING IS OPEN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OMAR. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. I'M WITH THE EL PASO SPORTS COMMISSION THIS IS LIKE A FULL CIRCLE COMING, LAST YEAR, WE RECEIVED THE DIRECTION FROM THE COUNTY SAYING, HEY, YOU SHOULD DO MORE CONTACT SPORTS, BOXING, FOCUS ON BOXING. SO I CALLED MY GOOD FRIEND LUIS TREVINO, WHICH HAS BEEN MY GO TO GUY FOR YEARS. AND I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, LUIS? WE SHOULD DO SOME PROMOTIONAL, PROFILING.

OKAY. HE JUST SAID, OKAY. THE NEXT DAY, HE CALLS ME AND SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT? I GOT A GUY. HE'S REALLY GOOD. HE'S FROM THE EAST COAST, HE'S A STRAIGHT SHOOTER. AND I SAID, A BOXING PROMOTER WHO'S A STRAIGHT SHOOTER. COME ON, THEY DON'T EXIST. NO, NO, I GOT HIM, I GOT HIM. OKAY, SO WE STARTED AND WE BRING IT, AND WE STARTED GROWING IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. WE WERE WE WERE WE HAD THE HONOR OF YOU BEING PART OF THE OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE FOR THE FOR THE BOUT THAT WE HAD IN, IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR IN FEBRUARY. AND NOW, WE HAVE CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTING IN THE COLISEUM. THAT'S THE HEADLINE CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTING COMES BACK TO THE COLISEUM. AND WHO BETTER THAN ONE OF OUR OWN, STEPHANIE HAN, WHO'S WHO'S HERE WITH US AS WELL, AND THAT'S THAT'S, ALSO IN A AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO LUIS TREVINO FROM WARRIORS EDGE, WHO CAN TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THE FIGHTS THAT ARE COMING BEFORE. LUIS HAS BEEN JUST, YOU KNOW, HE'S A PERSON THAT SAYS, OKAY, AND HE DOES IT TEN TIMES BETTER. SOME PEOPLE SAY YES AND DON'T DO IT. YOU KNOW, HE'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT. HIS PASSION AND WHAT HE'S DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND BOXING AND JUST A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS OF, YOU KNOW, HE TOLD ME A STORY OF ONE, ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS, YOU KNOW, JUST SO DIFFICULT AND HAD PROBLEMS AND ISSUES. AND, YOU KNOW, HE WON HIS FIRST FIGHT, GOT RECOGNIZED, AND HIS LIFE STARTS CHANGING BECAUSE IT REQUIRES DISCIPLINE. IT REQUIRES, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF MENTALITY, AND THAT KIND OF HEART. IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN YOU GO IN THERE TO BATTLE AND YOU LEARN HOW TO BATTLE OTHER THINGS, NOT JUST NOT JUST YOUR OPPONENT, BUT YOU BATTLE ALL THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU HAVE. LUIS I REALLY I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING JOB AND EVERYTHING. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE LIKE YOU BROUGHT IN, YOU KNOW, TODAY WE'LL HEAR FROM FROM TWO. VERY SPECIAL. SO, LUIS. THANK YOU. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. AND IT'S YOU KNOW, YOU START WE STARTED COMMISSIONERS COURT TODAY WITH THE ADULT SUPERVISION PEOPLE IN THAT DEPARTMENT. AND IT'S, IT'S GREAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW MANY, HOW MUCH, HOW MANY YOUTH WE HAVE IN, IN OUR COUNTY THAT NEED HELP AND NEED MENTORING. AND IT'S THESE TWO PEOPLE THAT I HAVE UP HERE ARE MENTORS TO A LOT OF KIDS IN GYMS. THESE PEOPLE NOT NOT ONLY TRAIN IN RINGS. AND YEAH, THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR SOME VIOLENCE INSIDE THE SQUARED ARENA. BUT OUTSIDE THE RING, THEY ALSO DO A LOT OF POSITIVE THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY, LIKE GO TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND TALK TO KIDS AND BE A MENTOR TO THEM. YOU KNOW, THESE KIDS NEED GUIDANCE. A LOT OF KIDS NEED GUIDANCE. AND THESE PEOPLE COME

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OUT OF THESE GYMS AND THESE KIDS SEE THEM. AND THIS PAST SATURDAY, THEY WERE THERE. AND A LOT OF KIDS SEE THEM. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY ASPIRE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND THESE ARE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT SHOULD BE APPLAUDED IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY IT'S THEY DO A LOT OF DIFFERENCE IN THESE KIDS, IN THESE AT RISK YOUTH. SO THAT'S I WANTED TO START IT OFF BY THAT.

BUT THANK YOU, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN HERE AND JUST JUST TALK ABOUT THIS GREAT EVENT AND REAL QUICK ABOUT THIS GREAT EVENT, JORGE TOVAR IS GOING TO BE ON THE CO-MAIN EVENT, TURO PASO, AND HE'S IN THE MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION. WHERE IN THE MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION, YOU HAVE PEOPLE LIKE CANELO ALVAREZ, CALEB PLANT. HE'S IN THAT SAME TRACK AND JOURNEY TO BE A WORLD CHAMPION COMING OUT OF EL PASO, TEXAS. HE'S A HARD HITTING, NEVER NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER. JORGE TORO BE ON THE CO-MAIN EVENT AND IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT, IT'S GOING TO BE STEPHANIE HORN FOR THE WBA INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

AND SHE'S FIGHTING A TOUGH COOKIE. SHE'S MIRANDA RAY IS ACTUALLY WAS BORN IN EL PASO, AT A YOUNG AGE, SHE WAS TAKEN TO HOUSTON, TEXAS. SHE HAS A TOUGH UPBRINGING AS WELL. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A WALK IN THE PARK FOR STEPHANIE HORN, BUT I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A VICTORY FOR STEPHANIE HORN. AND EL PASO IS GOING TO BE PROUD TO SAY WHEN THEY SAY THE NEW WBA INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION, STEPHANIE HORN. SO NOW, WITHOUT WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE FIRST THE HARD HITTING JORGE TOVAR. JORGE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING JUDGE.

COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. THANK YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, LIKE TREVINO SAID, WE GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. AND I STARTED BOXING AND ARMIJO BOXING DOWN IN SEGUNDO BARRIO. SO, WHERE I'M AT TODAY, HOPEFULLY I CAN MOTIVATE THE YOUTH AND INSPIRE THEM FOR EVERY BOXER THAT'S DOING THE SAME THING AS US, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD THEY COULD BE WHERE WE'RE AT. ME AND STEPHANIE AND, REPRESENT FOR EL PASO AND WE JUST WANT TO GIVE BACK AND INVITE ALL OF YOU GUYS TO, TO COME AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL FIGHTERS. THANK YOU.

GEORGE, I'VE REALLY ENJOYED JORGE. VERY PROFESSIONAL, JUST NO NONSENSE TYPE OF PERSON. AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. COMING OUT OF ARMIJO, IS, QUITE A THING FOR US TO SHOW OFF. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A SEGUNDO BARRIO, WELL, SINCE I WAS A PROBATION OFFICER LATER, I WAS THE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN JUAN RECREATION CENTER. SO I GOT TO SEE WHAT BOXING DOES FOR INDIVIDUALS, WE COULDN'T DO A LOT. AND WHEN THEY GOT. IF THEY COULD GET IN THE RING AND YOU CAN GET THEM IN THE RING, YOU GET THEM OUT OF A LOT OF BAD THINGS. AND SO WE THANK YOU, JORGE. GREAT ROLE MODEL. AND WE THANK YOU. WISH YOU THE BEST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

HELLO. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE HAHN. THANK YOU JUDGE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE AND FOR RECOGNIZING ME AND JORGE, WE WORK HARD. PROFESSIONAL FIGHTER, IT'S A LOT OF WORK THAT WE PUT INTO WHAT WE DO. WE. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, ME, GEORGE TOVAR. I KNOW WE BOTH HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE WORLD CHAMPIONS, AND THAT IS OUR ULTIMATE GOAL. WE WANT TO REPRESENT EL PASO. WE WANT TO MAKE YOU GUYS PROUD. THIS WEEK I WOULD APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT. I AM FIGHTING A VERY TOUGH GIRL. SHE IS WORLD. SHE'S A WORLD CLASS BOXER. SHE JUST FOUGHT FOR A WORLD TITLE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. AND WE NEED YOUR POSITIVE ENERGY. ME AS WEL. ALL. ALL THE LOCAL FIGHTERS. GEORGE TOVAR, 1806 KNOCKOUTS.

VICTOR ARANDA. HE'S ALSO FROM EL PASO. HE'S THREE ZERO. DOMINIC BERRY, THERE'S SO MANY LOCAL FIGHTERS. AND WE WOULD LOVE YOUR SUPPORT. SO PLEASE COME OUT AND PLEASE SUPPORT US. AFTER THIS, IF I'M ABLE TO WIN THIS FIGHT, THE NEXT STOP IS A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. HOPEFULLY, I WANT TO BE LIKE MY SISTER JENNIFER HAHN, WHO'S EL PASO'S FIRST WORLD CHAMPION. AND SHE'S ACTUALLY HERE. THANK YOU. STEPHANIE. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE A GREAT AMBASSADOR. I LOVE HOW YOU ARTICULATE THE PASSION THAT YOU HAVE, WHATEVER YOU DO IN LIFE, I THINK YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE A GREAT AMBASSADOR FOR EL PASO. BUT YOU'RE GOING TO GET US ON THE MAP. WE'RE, LIKE I SAID, PLEASE GO OUT AND SUPPORT. THIS IS AN EL PASO. AND BOTH OF THEM, YOU GOT TO GO OUT THERE. I MEAN, IT'S JUST IT'S SO IMPORTANT. AND THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES I KNOW YOU'RE VERY GOOD ABOUT HELPING US RALLY THINGS, BUT THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT WE DO THIS RIGHT. THE A LOT OF PROMOTERS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE HOW THE CROWD COMES OUT AND THEY'LL WANT MORE. AND RIGHT NOW THEY'RE WANTING MORE. BUT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM SOME GREAT OPPORTUNITIES. SO I THANK YOU, STEPHANIE. REALLY THIS IS A WHOLEHEARTEDLY YOU'VE BEEN JUST AN AMAZING AMBASSADOR FOR EL PASO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. STEPHANIE, BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN, WHAT IS YOUR DAY JOB? OH, SO MY DAY JOB. I'M A POLICE OFFICER WITH EL PASO POLICE DEPARTMENT. WOW. THAT IS MY DAY JOB. YES, I'M ALSO, I'M A MOTHER OF TWO, SO I STAY BUSY, BUT, I KNOW THAT I'M. IF I'M ABLE TO DO

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THIS, WORK HARD, I'M GOING TO GIVE A BETTER LIFE TO MY KIDS. AND LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, EL PASO BRINGING BOXING TO EL PASO. I TRAIN IN LAS CRUCES. POWELL AND IT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR ME TO BE THERE. AND ALL THE OLDER KIDS TO INSPIRE THE YOUTH. THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN SO MUCH, BUT US BEING THERE, I KNOW IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. AND THEN HAVING THESE EVENTS, HAVING THESE LOCAL FIGHTERS, YOU HAVE SO MANY LOCAL FIGHTERS HERE FIGHTING ON THIS CARD, ON SATURDAY, I KNOW THAT IT GIVES THEM A GOAL AND A DREAM TO LOOK UP TO. SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US AND FOR MOTIVATING THIS COMMUNITY TO COME OUT TO SUPPORT US ON SATURDAY. THANK YOU. I THINK COMMISSIONER KNEW THAT SHE WAS A POLICE OFFICER. WE JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IT. THE WAY YOU CONDUCT YOURSELF, I COULD TELL. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND COMMISSIONERS, WE GOT SOME AUTOGRAPH CARDS FOR YOU GUYS THAT THEY HAVE SIGNED. I'M ONE OF THE YOU GUYS ALSO. AND ONE LAST THING. TICKETS ARE AS AFFORDABLE, AS LOW AS $30. STARTING THIS SATURDAY, JULY 27TH. COME ON, EL PASO, LET'S DO THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TELL US THE TIME SEVEN VERSUS ABOUT P M SATURDAY. EVERYBODY THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SATURDAY. MILES. OVER HERE. THANKS.

THANK YOU. OH MY GOSH! NICE TO SEE YOU. WE'LL SEE YOU. ALL RIGHT. YES, SIR. WE COLLAPSED IN THE CENTER RIGHT BEFORE WE STARTED. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS PUBLIC COMMENT. WE DO HAVE TWO SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. FIRST, WE HAVE MISS ELIZABETH CRAWFORD. AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THERE IS A FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU SO

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

MUCH. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, ELIZABETH ARNETT. GOOD MORNING. OUR NATIONAL SONGS THAT WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH. OH, BEAUTIFUL FOR SPACIOUS SKIES FOR AMBER WAVES OF GRAIN. FOR PURPLE MOUNTAIN MAJESTIES ABOVE THE FRUITED PLAIN. AMERICA, AMERICA. GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE. AND CROWN THY GOOD WITH BROTHERHOOD. FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA GOD BLESS AMERICA. LAND THAT I LOVE. STAND BESIDE HER AND GUIDE HER THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH THE LIGHT FROM ABOVE. AMERICA WE ARE A BLESSED NATION. BUT IN SO MANY WAYS WE HAVE THROWN THOSE BLESSINGS IN THE FACE OF OUR HOLY GOD. WE AS A NATION ARE IN A MESS AS WE SEE THE TOP TWO CANDIDATES WE HAVE COME UP WITH FOR PRESIDENT. WE PRAY FOR BOTH OF THEM, AND WE REALIZE THAT WE AS A NATION ARE IN A BAD SPOT.

OUR NATION IS A MESS. OUR WORLD IS A MESS. THE LORD JESUS SPOKE OF THE APPROACH OF THE END DAYS, THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES THAT WOULD PRECEDE HIS RETURN IN GLORY. WE'RE TOLD IN MATTHEW 24, AND YE SHALL HEAR OF WARS AND RUMORS OF WARS, FOR NATION SHALL RISE AGAINST NATION, AND KINGDOM AGAINST KINGDOM. THERE SHALL BE FAMINES, PESTILENCES, AND EARTHQUAKES IN DIVERS PLACES, AND MANY FALSE PROPHETS SHALL RISE AND SHALL DECEIVE. MANY AND BECAUSE INIQUITY SHALL ABOUND, THE LOVE OF MANY SHALL WAX COLD. FOR THEN SHALL BE GREAT TRIBULATION, SUCH AS WAS NOT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD TO THIS TIME, NOR EVER SHALL BE. WE'RE HURDLING TOWARD THE DAY SPOKEN OF BY THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. AS OUR NATION IS INCREASINGLY FOCUSED ON NOVEMBER 5TH, ELECTION DAY, WE CANNOT FORGET A FAR MORE IMPORTANT DAY THAT IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE

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RETURN OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. WE'RE ALSO WARNED IN SCRIPTURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TRIBULATION OF THOSE DAYS SHALL THE SUN BE DARKENED AND THE MOON SHALL NOT GIVE HER LIGHT, AND THE STARS SHALL FALL FROM HEAVEN, AND THE POWERS OF THE HEAVENS SHALL BE SHAKEN, AND THEN SHALL APPEAR THE SIGN OF THE SON OF MAN IN HEAVEN. AND THEN SHALL ALL THE TRIBES OF THE EARTH MOURN, AND THEY SHALL SEE THE SON OF MAN COMING IN THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN WITH POWER AND GREAT GLORY. JESUS SAID, TRULY I SAY TO YOU, THIS GENERATION SHALL NOT PASS TILL ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE FULFILLED. HEAVEN AND EARTH SHALL PASS AWAY, BUT MY WORDS SHALL NOT PASS AWAY. THE WORDS OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. I OFTEN SPEAK OF EL PASO WITH FONDNESS TO MY OTHER FRIENDS, AS BEING PERHAPS THE MOST FRIENDLY CITY IN THE US, AND AS THE NATIONAL SONG SPEAKS OF PURPLE MOUNTAIN MAJESTY, EL PASO HAS STUNNING BEAUTY OF THE PURPLE MOUNTAINS, THE AMAZING SUNRISES AND SUNSET. AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, EL PASO IS MAYBE MORE BLESSED THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN AMERICA. AS EL PASO HAS SO FAR. MESSAGE ON THE MOUNTAIN THAT SHOUTS OUT TO THE CITY EVERY DAY FROM ACROSS THE BORDER. THE BIBLE IS THE TRUTH. READ IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LIKEWISE, ELIZABETH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER. WE HAVE MR. PIERRE LUZARRAGA. MY DEAR FELLOW AMERICANS, GOD BLESS AMERICA. I AM PIERRE ANDRE. SAGA I AM A 2024 UNITED STATES INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF CANDIDAT. AND WITH GOD IN AMERICA IS WILLING THE ELECT OF MY OWN POLITICAL PARTY, THE AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTY AS THE AS MY DEAR FELLOW EL PASOANS, MY DEAR FELLOW TEXANS, MY DEAR FELLOW AMERICANS HAVE KNOWN FOR THE PAST GOING ON 11 YEARS, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO LEGALIZE CANNABIS AND ORGANICS WHILE I'M RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF. NOT ONLY TO LEGALIZE CANNABIS AND PSYCHO ORGANICS, BUT TO LEGALIZE AMERICANIZATION, BRINGING THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT TOGETHER, CENTRALIZING. ELIMINATING THE US EX-PRESIDENT'S ACT. THAT'S A HUGE EXPENSE, REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CONGRESS FROM THE 585 DOWN TO THE 50. WHAT I SAY IF I WAS YOUR PRESIDENT, COMMANDER IN CHIEF, I WOULD ASSIGN ONE CONGRESSPERSON PER STATE THAT REDUCES THE EXPENSES. NOW WE HAVE A HUGE SAVINGS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ELIMINATE THE STATE GOVERNMENTS, THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS, THE CITY GOVERNMENTS, AND THE TOWN GOVERNMENTS. THAT WAY WE CAN LEGALIZE AMERICANIZATION. NOW WE HAVE A HUGE SAVINGS. IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING ME NOW, WE CAN USE THIS SAVINGS. AND I PLAN ON DOING THIS VIA AMERICAN DOCUMENTS. AMERICAN LAWS FUND FIRST RESPONDERS, LAND, AIR AND SEA BORDER PATROL, FIRE, EMT, LAW ENFORCEMENT. I SAT DOWN OR I SAT DOWN IN THE BACK AND I'M LISTENING TO POSE. THESE POS ARE GOING TO NEED FUNDING. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET FUNDING LEGALIZING CANNABIS ON PSYCH ORGANICS? I CAN GENERATE A TAX BASE. I'M TALKING TAX DOLLARS.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS, I'VE SAID IN THE PAST THAT LEGALIZATION OF CANNABIS AND PSYCHO ORGANICS IS GOING TO AFFECT MANY, MANY AREAS. MANY DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, ADMINISTRATIONS OF THE LEFT AND OF THE RIGHT FOR $33 TRILLION IN DEBT AND COUNTING THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT, JOE BIDEN, DONALD TRUMP, THOSE CANDIDATES HAVE NO PLAN WHATSOEVER. I HAVE A PLAN.

YOU CAN CHECK ME OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. UNFORTUNATELY, I ONLY HAVE FIVE MINUTES HERE. I'M AT 245. THE AWESOME THING ABOUT BEING AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE IS I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PRIMARIES OR NO DEBATES. ALL I HAVE ARE IS A SIMPLE PETITION. ALL I NEED IS 3000 HARDCORE BADASS AMERICANS WHO MAY WEAR A SUIT OR NOT, WHO MAY WEAR OTHER UNIFORMS, WHETHER THEY HAVE A BADGE OR NOT. TO SIGN THIS PETITION, I NEED 60 PER STATE. ACCORDING TO THE SECRETARIES OF STATE, 60 CITIZENS PER STATE. AT 50 STATES, THAT'S 3000. 3000 VERSUS THE NUMBERS THAT THE LEFT

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AND THE RIGHT HAVE. WE CAN KNOCK THEM THE WAY A FELLOW EL PASO WOULD KNOCK OUT THEIR OPPONENT, KNOCK THEM FLAT, KNOCK OUT, BECAUSE WE'RE AMERICAN. I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE MY DEAR FELLOW AMERICANS, DESPITE WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST, TO COME TOGETHER, I'M HOSTING A RALLY AUGUST THIRD AT THE WALMART, 7 P.M. IF I HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE THERE, I'M GOING TO SPEAK. I PLAN TWO HOURS. I'LL ANSWER QUESTIONS. $33 TRILLION IN DEBT. I CAN GET US OUT OF DEBT. I CAN REINVEST THE REVENUE THAT I SAVE. I WILL BE AT THESE MEETINGS. I WILL I WILL LEAD THE POLLS AND THE JUDGES TO RELIEVE LADY JUSTICE LATER, LADY LIBERTY, AS I HAVE SAID ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA, COME OUT AUGUST 3RD, 7 P.M. IN FRONT OF THE MEMORIAL BECAUSE AS PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF, I PLAN ON ALSO WHIPPING AND LASHING VIOLENT CRIMINALS, FELONS INSTEAD OF GIVING THEM THREE HOTS AND A COT FOR 90 CONSECUTIVE LIFE SENTENCES.

THAT'S A HUGE EXPENSE THAT YOU ALL ARE PAYING, THAT WE ALL ARE PAYING. SO BEFORE I GET CHEWED OUT, I'M GOING TO CUT MYSELF HERE. GOD BLESS AMERICA. GOD IN AMERICA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU PETER. THANK YO. THANK YOU. THAT COMPLETES ALL THE SPEAKERS WE HAVE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE OVER TO THE ITEMS THAT WERE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE. THANK YOU. ITEM FOUR D PULLED BY COMMISSIONER STOUT. APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, COMMITTING THE COUNTY TO THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE REGIONAL CLIMATE COALITIONS

[D. Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Memorandum of Understanding committing the County to the roles and responsibilities under the Regional Climate Coalition’s Carbon Pollution Reduction grant proposal. No County funds are required. (Contract No. 2024-0526) Roberto Ransom, Director, Economic Development, 915-546-2177]

CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION GRANT PROPOSAL NO COUNTY FUNDS ARE REQUIRED. CONTRACT NUMBER 2024 0526. MORNING JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS CHRISTY MARTINEZ WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. I DID HAVE AND COMMISSIONER, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, BUT I DID HAVE A CRITICAL UPDATE RELATED TO THIS, THE EPA JUST PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE THIS MORNING RELATED TO THIS ITEM, AND WHERE THEY NOTICED THEY NOTIFIED ALL THE AWARDEES, FOR THIS GRANT APPLICATION, AND EL PASO WAS NOT SELECTED, AND SO THIS ITEM WOULD NO LONGER NECESSARILY BE RELEVANT, FOR THAT AGREEMENT PROCESS. BUT I'M HAPPY TO STILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, BUT I DID WANT TO PROVIDE THAT RELEVANT UPDATE. YEAH, WELL, THAT'S THAT'S UNFORTUNATE TO HEAR. I WAS JUST I WAS JUST WONDERING, WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT PROJECT, I GUESS THIS WAS, WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE GOING TOWARDS. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT PRIMARY NODE MEANT. AND, THE REFERENCES TO PRIMARY NODES WITHIN THE CITY, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO JUST, JUST AS A RECAP AND THIS WAS THIS WAS, BROUGHT BEFORE THE COURT, SOME TIME AGO. SO IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN SOME TIME EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE CITY OR THE COUNTY, JOINED A REGIONAL CLIMATE COALITION, ON, ON VARIOUS CLIMATE RELATED INITIATIVES. BUT THIS WAS THE PRIMARY FOCUS AT THE TIME. AND SO THE COURT APPROVED US, PROVIDING A LETTER OF SUPPORT TO THE CITY FOR THEIR GRANT PROPOSAL IN MARCH. AND WHAT THE PROPOSAL WAS, WAS FOR A TRAIL THROUGH PASO DEL NORTE. REGIONAL TRAIL THAT WOULD CUT THROUGH, WEST TO THE EAST. AND SO THAT PROPOSAL DID ALSO INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF WHAT, WHAT THE CITY WAS CALLING NODES, WHICH WERE ESSENTIALLY HUBS, ALONG THE TRAIL AND WITHIN EACH OF THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. AND THESE HUBS WOULD BE DESIGNED TO HAVE DIFFERENT, FOCUS AREAS ON FOR EXAMPLE, CARBON REDUCTION, CARBON OR MITIGATION, OR MAYBE SOLAR PANELING OR ELECTROLYTE ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION OR ELECTRIC VEHICLE, LOCATIONS. AND SO ONE OF THE NODES THAT WAS PART OF THIS PROPOSAL WAS LOCATED ADJACENT TO A SKATE PARK, AND SO THAT WOULD BE, ONE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE NODES WITHIN THIS PROPOSAL. THE DETAILS OF WHAT THE FOCUS OF THAT SPECIFIC NODE WERE STILL ESSENTIALLY PENDING, BUT SHOULD SHOULD THE REGION HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR AN AWARD? THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE NEXT STEP, ESSENTIALLY, BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY, TO KIND OF WORK TOGETHER ON FLESHING OUT THE DEVELOPMENT OR THE IMPLEMENTATION THERE. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THERE ARE THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS I DID WANT TO SUGGEST AND RECOMMEND MAKING A MOTION TO NOW DELETE THE ITEM. SINCE SINCE WE WILL NO LONGER NEED THE APPROVAL FOR IT. OKAY,

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I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. SECOND. OKAY, I BELIEVE WE'RE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SOFTWARE, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER STOUT. SECOND COMMISSIONER CORONADO, THE VOTING IS OPEN.

OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM PULLED FROM CONSENT BY COMMISSIONER OLGUIN. ITEM FOUR. I APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE TERMINATION OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR RURAL TRANSIT SYSTEM. COST SHARING BETWEEN EL PASO COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SOCORRO. CONTRACT 22,005 0217. EFFECTIVE AUGUST 31ST, 2024. FURTHER AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN AND SEND THE TERMINATION NOTICE TO THE CITY OF SOCORRO. OPINION NUMBER 4809. HI, JOSE. GOOD MORNING, SO THIS, UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK THE REST OF THE COURT IS AWARE THAT WE'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CITY OF SOCORRO AND THEM ULTIMATELY DECIDING NOT TO JOIN THE LGC, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, INCREDIBLY SAD, CONSIDERING HOW MANY SOCORRO RESIDENTS WILL BE AFFECTED AND WILL LOSE ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. SO THIS IS A VERY NECESSARY STEP WHERE WE'RE STARTING TO NOTIFY THE COMMUNITY IN SOCORRO THAT THEY WILL, POTENTIALLY OR ALMOST CERTAINLY BE FACING A REDUCTION AND POTENTIALLY COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF SERVICES IN SOCORRO, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ASK IF THERE COULD BE A CHANGE MADE TO THE LETTER, SO IT IS

[I. Approve and authorize the termination of the Interlocal Agreement for Rural Transit System Cost Sharing between El Paso County and the City of Socorro, Contract 2005-0217, effective August 31, 2024. Further authorize the County Judge to sign and send the termination notice to the City of Socorro. (#4809-OP) Michael McElroy, Director, Planning and Development, 915-273-3330]

TRUE, I THINK. LET'S SEE THE THIRD PARAGRAPH. SO IT IS TRUE THAT AT THE JUNE 1ST SOCORRO CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL DID VOTE UNANIMOUSLY NOT TO PARTICIPATE, BUT THEN ONE OF THE CITY REPRESENTATIVES, REPRESENTATIVE RUDY CRUZ, AFTER REALIZING THE IMPACT THAT THIS WOULD HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY, HAS ACTUALLY, MULTIPLE TIMES TRIED TO BRING THE ITEM BACK TO CITY COUNCIL TO ADVOCATE FOR SOCORRO, JOINING THE LGC EVEN AS SOON AS, OR AS RECENT ACTUALLY, AS THIS FRIDAY, HE MET WITH ME AND COMMISSIONER LEON AND JOSE, BECAUSE HE'S REALLY TRYING TO GET THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE AND HOPES THAT IN THE FUTURE, HE WILL BE ABLE TO CONVINCE THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE. SO I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A WAY THAT WE COULD SOMEHOW, MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THE EFFORTS THAT THAT ONE CITY REPRESENTATIVE IS MAKING RIGHT NOW. IT JUST SAYS THAT ON JUNE 1ST, THE COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY, WHICH IS TRUE, BUT AFTER THAT, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, REPRESENTATIVE CRUZ DID TRY TO BRING THE ITEM BACK, SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT HE CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE LGC SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT, HE'S IF THEY FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO HIM THAT THEY HAVE AN ALLY. AND HE OF COURSE, I THINK, CONTINUES TO BE A RESOURCE FOR US HERE AT THE COUNTY AT THE LGC AS WE TRY TO STILL INCLUDE SOCORRO. WE DON'T WANT THE SECOND LARGEST MUNICIPALITY IN EL PASO TO BE LEFT WITHOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. SO I FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SOMEHOW DISTINGUISH, AND MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT HE, HE IS TRYING TO MAINTAIN BUS SERVICE IN SOCORRO. OKAY. IF THAT'S OKAY. COMMISSIONER LEON, IF WE COULD INCLUDE THAT ADDITIONAL CLARIFYING LANGUAGE IN THE LETTER. CERTAINLY, CERTAINLY. THANK YOU. HAVE THE PROPOSED BOOK GO AHEAD. BETSY.

THE MOTION WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE LETTER, AS AMENDED. YES AS DISCUSSED IN AMENDMENT YES, WITH THE AMENDMENTS AS DISCUSSED. WE HAVE A MOTION BY JUDGE SAMANIEGO, SECOND COMMISSIONER LEON. THE VOTING IS OPEN. JUDGE, COULD WE HAVE YOUR VOTE, PLEASE? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. JUDGE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE COURT'S AWARENESS. THE LGC WILL BE SENDING OUT A PRESS RELEASE OR, FOLLOWING THIS VOTE THIS MORNING. OUTLINING THE, THE STEPS THAT THE COUNTY IS TAKING AND THAT THE LGC IS TAKING TO BEGIN EXPLORING THE WHAT THE REDUCTION OF SERVICE IN SOCORRO WILL BE. THAT REALLY DOES MAKE THE SAME CONSIDERATIONS THAT THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED IN THIS LETTER. SO IT'LL BE CONSISTENT WITH, THE FORMAL LETTER THAT COMES FROM THE COUNTY, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOUR OFFICES ALL RECEIVE A COPY OF THAT PRESS RELEASE AS WELL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ITEM SEVEN A COMMISSIONERS COURE WAIVER OF ENTRANCE FEES FOR FROM

[A. Approve and authorize the waiver of entrance fees to the Fabens Veterans Park Pool on Friday, July 26, 2024, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Section 316.004. Iliana Holguin, Commissioner, Precinct 3, 915-546-2144]

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12:30 P.M. TO 4:30 P.M. PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 316.004. AND WE DO HAVE TWO PUBLIC SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR THIS ITEM. YOU DO. OKAY. IF I COULD JUST INTRODUCE THE ITEM REALLY QUICKLY. JUDGE, THIS IS AN EVENT THAT WE HAVE HELD IN FABENS, FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. AND IT'S A REALLY WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDENTS TO COME OUT. NORMALLY, WE HOLD IT TOWARDS THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR THIS YEAR, IT'S GOING TO BE IN CELEBRATION OF THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE DOING IT AT THE END OF JULY INSTEAD OF IN EARLY JUNE, BUT IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY EVENT. THE KIDS COME OUT AND JUST HAVE SO MUCH FUN ENJOYING OUR POOL AT VETERANS PARK. AND SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING AGAIN THIS YEAR IS TO WAIVE THE ENTRANCE FEES, THIS YEAR WE'VE HAD SO MUCH HELP FROM THE COMMUNITY TO SPONSOR THIS EVENT, SO OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, DEPUTY MARTINEZ FROM THE PETER JOHN HERRERA CLINT STATION. AND THEN WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS FROM OUR NEWLY FORMED FABENS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. ROSA CORTEZ AND JULIETTA RAMIREZ ARE HERE, JUST TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT THIS EVENT IS GOING TO HAVE ON THE CHILDREN OF FABENS. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DEPUTY MILAN RAMIREZ WITH CONSTABLE PRECINCT SIX. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF JAVIER GARCIA, CONSTABLE JAVIER GARCIA. AND AGAIN, THIS IS AN EVENT THAT WE WE'RE AT EVERY YEAR, WE BRING OUT THE CANOPIES, THE COOLING TRAILER. WE TURN ON THE AC ON, ON OUR OFFICE TRAILER. THEY NEED TO COOL OFF. THE CONSTABLE DONATES FOOD, DRINKS TO MAKE THE EVENT BIGGER. AND AGAIN, IF YOU ALL WOULD WAIVE THE FEES, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD REALLY, IMPACT THE COMMUNITY.

AND IT BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND IT, YOU KNOW, BRINGS, NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT BRINGS THEM ALONG TOGETHER WITH THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE, WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND IT UNITES THEM. SO THERE THERE'S MORE TRUST WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY. I'VE BEEN OUT THERE 21 YEARS, AND TEN YEARS AGO WE DIDN'T HAVE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH ANYBODY IN FABENS. THEY SAW US COMING DOWN THE ROADS AND PEOPLE WOULD HIDE. NOW WE DRIVE DOWN THE ROADS AND THEY COME OUT AND SAY HELLO. HELLO, DEPUTY. HOW ARE YOU DOING? YOU KNOW, SO A LOT HAS CHANGED, I KNOW A BIG PART OF OURS IS CONSTABLE JAVIER GARCIA'S A BIG ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND THAT'S THE REASON I'M HERE REPRESENTING REPRESENTING HIM TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS, DEPUTY MARTINEZ WITH EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THIS YEAR, WE PARTNERED UP WITH MISS ILEANA OLGUIN, WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY, VERY GOOD ABOUT REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND MAKING, EVENTS LIKE THIS POSSIBLE. SO WE'RE HERE ALONG WITH CONSTABLE'S OFFICE AND WITH THESE TWO LADIES FROM BEHIND ME, WHICH WERE INTRODUCED, FROM THE NEWLY FORMED NEIGHBOR, FABENS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS ALSO IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS EVENTS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO FOR THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING US TO DO THINGS LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY AS, LIKE A LAW ENFORCEMENT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO, YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATE AND INTERACT WITH CHILDREN WHERE OTHERWISE WE ONLY USUALLY HAVE INTERACTIONS WITH THEM AND A LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY. SO EVENTS LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, GIVES US OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW EVERYBODY, PARENTS, FAMILIES THAT WE'RE HUMAN BEINGS, JUST LIKE THEY ARE AND THAT WE'RE NOT ALWAYS THE BAD GUYS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, INTERACTIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE ALWAYS POSITIVE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A JOB TO DO. WE HAVE WE HAVE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO. WE HAVE TO ENFORCE A LAW. AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS AND, YOU KNOW, FAMILIES, FAVOR AT TIMES, BUT, YOU KNOW, MAKING THIS EVENT POSSIBLE THIS TIME AROUND, YOU KNOW, GIVES US THAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT INTERACTION WITH THE COMMUNITY, THIS YEAR, WE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE BUSINESSES IN THE FABENS AREA. REAL QUICK, I'M GOING TO NAME OUT SOME OF THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, COMMISSIONERS COURT, I WAS ALSO TOLD, JUDGE, THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BE A SUPPORTER OF THIS WITH YOUR VERY GENEROUS DONATION, THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BE OFFERING TO US. SO WE APPRECIATE THAT, WE ALSO HAVE, THE CONSTABLES FROM PRECINCT SIX AND THE FABENS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE FABENS VETERANS PARK ASSOCIATION, AND THE FABENS WATER DISTRICT. SINCE THE PROPERTY WHERE THE PARK IS AT IS ACTUALLY THEIR PROPERTY, AND THEY'RE GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO ALLOWING US TO USE IT, WE'RE ALSO GETTING SUPPORT AND SPONSORS FROM BUSINESSES IN THE AREA. GREENBACKS POPS, BETTER BURGER FABENS QUICK LUBE, CARRARA'S GROCERY, AND, LA CIENEGA ADULT DAYCARE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY IS PRETTY MUCH COMING IN AS A COMMUNITY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRETTY DECENT COOKOUT FOR THE KIDS IN ATTENDANCE, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ACTIVITIES FOR THEM. FABENS, FIRE AND RESCUE IS ALSO GOING TO BE ATTENDING, TO HAVE ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS. SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HAVE A VERY, VERY CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY EVENT WITH US. THE OTHER AGENCIES, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, YOU KNOW, AND THE COMMUNITY FROM FABENS OVERALL. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

WELCOME. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS

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JULIETTA RAMIREZ AND I AM PART OF THE NEW FABENS ASSOCIATION. FABENS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION. I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THINKING ABOUT WHERE WE ARE IN THE LOWER VALLEY. FABENS A LITTLE TOWN, BUT I WANT TO THANK THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR OUR CHILDREN DOWN THERE, BECAUSE WE REALLY DO NEED, SUPPORT. AND WE LIKE DEPUTY SAID, OUR KIDS ARE STARTING TO HAVE A CONFIDENCE ON OUR SHERIFFS. YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW THEY CAN COUNT ON THEM IF THEY NEED HELP. SO RIGHT NOW, I WOULD JUST REALLY LIKE TO THANK THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND, ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, THAT WE CAN DO FOR THE KIDS IN THE LOWER VALLEY, WE'RE THERE TO HELP THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS RAMIREZ. NO. YOU'RE OKAY. WELL I JUST WANTED TO, GIVE A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO CONSTABLE JAVIER GARCIA. HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED, SINCE THE BEGINNING. WHEN WE FIRST STARTED HAVING THESE POOL PARTIES AND FABENS. AND, OF COURSE, OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS WELL, AND IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE HOW THE EVENT HAS JUST GROWN AND GROWN AND GROWN AND HOW MORE, ENTITIES ARE BECOMING INVOLVED. AND NOW, THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WE HAVE A LOT OF PRIVATE BUSINESSES WHO ARE ALSO CONTRIBUTING. SO IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER, TO MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS. SO PLEASE PASS ALONG MY THANK YOU TO CONSTABLE GARCIA. HE'S ALWAYS HE'S SUCH A TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY PARTNER. AND ALL OF THE DEPUTY CONSTABLES, YOU ALL, ARE SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING OUR COMMISSIONER.

I'M EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT AREA. WE HAVE THE GRAND OPENING OF THE FIREHOUSE ON SATURDAY. MY GOODNESS. I MEAN, EVERYBODY SHOWS UP, EVERYBODY SUPPORTIVE. IT'S JUST AN AMAZING COMMUNITY, JUST A VERY PROUD OF HOW YOU COME TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY JUDGE SAMANIEGO, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER OLGUIN. THE VOTING IS OPEN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU. ITEM EIGHT COUNTY ADMINISTRATION EIGHT A DISCUSS. I'M SORRY. WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING THAT ONE AT A LATER TIME. ITEM NINE A AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. DISCUSS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE

[A. Discuss and take appropriate action to approve and authorize the County Judge to sign and for staff to submit the Operation Lone Star Grant to the Office of the Governor and a grant application to Texas Indigent Defense Commission for funding to cover the expenses of housing and processing Operation Lone Star arrests through the judicial system in El Paso County. Further, authorize the County Judge to sign the letter requesting temporary housing at Texas Department of Criminal Justice facilities, and take appropriate action to enable the County to respond to the operational impacts of Operation Lone Star. Betsy C. Keller, Chief Administrator, County Administration, 915-546-2215]

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EL PASO COUNTY AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT. CORONAVIRUS, STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS PORTFOLIO. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS DANIELLE

[A. Discuss and take appropriate action regarding the implementation of the El Paso County American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Portfolio Jose Landeros, Director, Strategic Capital Development, 915-546-2215]

CHAVEZ, SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST WITH COUNTY ADMINISTRATION, HERE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO A FEW ITEMS ON THE AMERICAN LOCAL AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT PORTFOLIO. HERE WE HAVE A FINANCIAL OVERVIEW OF THE ARPA PORTFOLIO, OUR TOTAL BUDGET 163 MILLION, WHICH, AS YOU RECALL, WERE PROGRAMED BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2021. WE HAVE 42.3 MILLION IN ENCUMBRANCES. 66.6 MILLION IN ACTUALS. AND AVAILABLE BUDGET OF 53.9 MILLION. AND AS OF JULY 10TH, 33.1% REMAINS UNSPENT. AND JUST TO TOUCH ON THE AVAILABLE BALANCE, WE HAVE IT LABELED LIKE THIS BECAUSE THEY ARE UNSPENT, AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF SOME OF THE LARGER PROJECTS THAT CONSIST OF THIS, THE WATER AND WASTEWATER PROJECT, THE REENTRY AND THE BROADBAND PROJECT. SO THOSE THREE TOTAL, UP TO 27 MILLION, WHICH IS PART OF THIS 53.9. SO WE ARE ON TRACK TO GET THESE FUNDS SPENT, CAPITAL PROJECT SHORTFALL. WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THIS. IT WENT FROM 9.5 MILLION TO 10.23 MILLION, WHICH 3.1 REMAINS STILL AS A SHORTAGE, THIS INCREASE IS DUE TO THE DOWNTOWN FIRST FLOOR JAIL REMODEL. AND IN SPEAKING WITH MISS BANUELOS FROM PUBLIC WORKS, SHE IS PENDING A QUOTE FROM IT AND THEREFORE SHE DOES ANTICIPATE A LARGER INCREASE IN THIS SHORTAGE. SO TWO NEW PROJECTS WE BRING TO YOU THIS MORNING, ARPA 1093, THE COUNTY CIT PROGRAM EVALUATION AND ARPA 1094 PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT, 400,000 WAS TO REMAIN AVAILABLE IN PROJECT 1090 TO BE RE-APPROPRIATED. AND THE COURT PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED PROJECT 1093, THE COUNTY CIT

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PROGRAM EVALUATION. BUT IT WAS NEVER REALLY FORMALLY APPROVED. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK TO YOU TODAY FOR APPROVAL. AND THEN THE 1094 PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT, THAT ONE WAS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED AND REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER STOUT AND COMMISSIONER STOUT. STAFF IS HERE TO DISCUSS AND PRESENT THE CONCEPT IF NEEDED, PUBLIC WORKS IS ALSO WORKING ON, TO BRING THE FORMAL AGREEMENT BACK TO THE COURT WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. SO WITH THE REQUEST OF THESE NEW PROJECTS, IT WILL ALLOW US TO TRANSFER FUNDS FROM PROJECT 1090, AND TO THE RESERVES OF PROJECT 1530, THIS IS AN ADDED STEP FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSPARENCY, TO ALLOW US TO CLOSE OUT PROJECT 1090 AND THEN ALLOW US TO ESTABLISH THE NEW PROJECTS 1093 AND 1094. SO IS THE 898. I'M SORRY, COULD WE GO BACK IN 1530? DOES THAT ALREADY INCLUDE THE 400 THAT WE'D BE MOVING, OR IS IT NOW GOING TO BE 1.2? IT'LL BE THE 1.2. THE 1.2.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. THESE MOTIONS SPEAK TO THE ACTION THAT I JUST DISCUSSED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU. HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT. 1094 THE PUBLIC HEALTH STUDY. YEAH. COMMISSIONER STOUT. WELCOME. SURE. THANK YOU, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS CITO NEGRON ON THE STAFF WITH, COMMISSIONER DAVID STOUT. SO, I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE.

PROBABLY IN FEBRUARY, WHEN THIS ITEM FIRST CAME UP, THE COMMUNITY HAD BEEN ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HEALTH IMPACTS FROM, MANY SOURCES IN SOUTH CENTRAL. SO THAT WOULD BE THE BRIDGE OF THE AMERICAS. THE MARATHON REFINERY, THE RECYCLING FACILITIES, INCLUDING ONE THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND HAD PREVIOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. AND SO, THE PROJECT INITIALLY WAS CALLED A HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT. SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND WITH THE RESEARCHER AT UTEP WHO SPECIALIZES IN THIS TYPE OF THING, AND WE'VE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO SEE WHAT THEY WANT, WHAT INFORMATION THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. AND SO WE'VE KIND OF FRAMED IT OUT WITH, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS OF THE POPULATION OF INTEREST, WHICH IS CENSUS BLOCKS 28, 29 AND 30. SO THOSE ARE WASHINGTON PARK, NEIGHBORHOODS, A LITTLE BIT OF SAN JUAN, THE CHAMIZAL, SAN JAVIER QUANTIFICATION OF THE EXPOSURE RISK FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS OF CONCERN. SO THAT'S THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT. IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS AROUND THEM? WHAT KIND OF IMPACT IS IT HAVING AND DISSEMINATION AND EDUCATION ON THOSE POTENTIAL RISKS AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND HOW TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS? EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THAT LAST PART IS REALLY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THAT WAS PART OF THE DISCUSSION THAT TOOK PLACE WHEN THIS ITEM FIRST CAME UP, WHICH IS, WHAT INFORMATION WOULD HELP POLICYMAKERS COME TO POLICY DECISIONS? AND SO THAT'S AN EXPECTED OUTCOME OF THIS STUDY, IS DATA ON WHAT IMPACT THESE THINGS AROUND THEM ARE HAVING AND WHAT POLICIES COULD MITIGATE THAT. JUDGE, IF I COULD ADD ALSO, IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE US INFORMATION. SOME OF WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE ABOUT KNOWING, SOME OF THE HEALTH IMPACTS JUST IN GENERAL, IN POPULATIONS, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE'RE STARTING WITH A STUDY WITH THIS PARTICULAR AREA, BUT WE HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN THE SAME KIND OF DATA AND INFORMATION COUNTYWIDE BECAUSE OF WHAT WE'VE LEARNED THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND KNOWING THAT SOME OF OUR, LIKE THE HEALTH STATUS OF OUR POPULATION AND HOW IT IMPACTED OUR ABILITY TO NAVIGATE AND RESPOND THROUGH THE PANDEMIC. SO I THINK THIS THIS WILL GIVE US ALSO A FOUNDATION THAT WE CAN USE AND LOOK AT AS WE WORK WITH UMC AND OUR, MEDICAL COMMUNITY MOVING FORWARD AND BEING PREPARED FOR AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AS WE PREPARE AND BE MORE PREPARED IN THE FUTURE, I GUESS, FOR, SOMETHING SIMILAR. ABSOLUTELY. COMMISSIONER STOLTE, ANY COMMENT, I DON'T I DON'T HAVE MUCH ELSE TO ADD. SITA DID A GOOD JOB OF EXPLAINING. AND WITH BETTY'S, WITH BETTY'S HELP, YOU KNOW, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I ACTUALLY TALKED TO BETSY AND LYLE ABOUT IN STRATEGIC PLANNING, ABOUT WANTING TO EXPAND UPON THIS AS WELL, BECAUSE I THINK THAT, THIS

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IS, GOING TO GIVE US GREAT INFORMATION ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAVE ANECDOTALLY BEEN HEARING THAT PEOPLE ARE GETTING SICK AND THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND THEIR HEALTH IS BEING SEVERELY, NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY ALL OF THESE DEVELOPMENT, DECISIONS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN MAKING. AND, YOU KNOW, THE CONTAMINATION THAT THAT IS IN THE SOIL, THE WATER, THE AIR IN THAT AREA. AND IT'S GOING TO HELP US TO BE ABLE TO MAKE MORE INFORMED DECISIONS WHEN IT COMES TO POLICIES AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. IN THAT AREA, COMMISSIONER CORONADO. YEAH. YOU KNOW, BESIDES JUST, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFYING SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE, I THINK MAYBE, YOU KNOW, THAT HELP IS IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT OUR, YOU KNOW, APPLICATION, THE REGIONAL CLIMATE COALITION DIDN'T GET APPROVED, BUT THIS MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP FOR DOWN THE ROAD AS WELL, FOR US TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE SUPPORT TO THOSE APPLICATIONS THAT WE FILE FOR GRANTS TO GET MONEY FOR THESE ISSUES THAT ARE WELL DOCUMENTED. AND, YOU KNOW, BY BY SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, WITH A PROFESSIONAL, BACKGROUND TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HELPS US WITH OUR APPLICATIONS FOR GRANT FUNDING, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE TO DO THIS, BUT I THINK IT'S NECESSARY. THANK YOU. GARY WHEN WOULD WE EXPECT THIS STUDY TO BE COMPLETED, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I THINK IT'S ABOUT A YEAR, A LITTLE BIT LONGER. YEAH AND WE HAVE THE RESEARCHER ACTUALLY IN THE AUDIENCE TO DOCTOR IBARRA. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO, TO SHARE, BUT, EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. WELCOME. MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS GABRIEL IBARRA MEJIA, I'M A RESEARCHER AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES AND IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH. AND THE MAIN THING THAT I DO FOR UTEP IS ACTUALLY HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT. SO, IF YOU GO THROUGH WITH THIS PROJECT, THEN WE, WE EXPECT TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT WITHIN A YEAR. IT IS A QUICK TURNAROUND. SO WE CAN GET THE DATA WE WANT SO WE CAN SEEK MORE FUNDING, AS THE COMMISSIONER ALREADY SAID. SO WE CAN SEEK FURTHER FUNDING TO EXPAND THESE, NOT ONLY TO THOSE, THREE CENSUS TRACKS OF, OF INTEREST, BUT TO A WHOLE LOT MORE. AND BASICALLY EVERYTHING SOUTH OF I-10 BETWEEN, THE BRIDGE OF, DOWNTOWN, THE BARCELONA NORTH BRIDGE AND, AND ZARAGOZA BRIDGE. THAT WILL BE THE. THAT WILL BE OUR GOAL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SEPARATE, MOTION OR ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THIS ITEM BEFORE WE MOVE ON. CAN CAN CAN CAN WE HAVE A QUICK JUST EXPLANATION ABOUT THE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR WITH THE SIT EVALUATION? WHAT EXACTLY WE'RE GOING TO BE EVALUATING. SURE. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG A LONG TERM PART. WHEN WE CREATED IT WAS ONE OF THE STEPS FROM WHEN WE ORIGINALLY CREATED THE SIT TEAMS THAT WE WOULD CREATE THEM AND THEN THAT WE WOULD HAVE A STUDY AFTERWARDS ON THE EFFICACY OF THE PROGRAM, THE IMPACTS OF THE PROGRAM, I KNOW IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO MEASURE WHAT YOU AVOIDED, BUT TO EVEN MEASURE THE NUMBER OF INTERACTIONS AND THE OUTCOMES AND THE, BEFORE AND AFTER LOOK BACK AT AT THE PROGRAM. JOEL, DO YOU WANT TO EXPAND ON THAT? SO, THE CITY DID SOMETHING SIMILAR, AND WE'RE USING I BELIEVE, THE SAME RESEARCHER, SO JOEL, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU.

BETSY. JOEL BISHOP WITH COUNTY ADMINISTRATION, YEAH, WE HAVE A PRIOR SIT ANALYSIS THAT WAS DONE ON THE CITY. SIT TEAM THROUGH MEADOWS MENTAL HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. SO THAT GIVES US A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY DO COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, AND SEE AND MEASURE THE EFFICACY OF THE INVESTMENT THE COURT HAS MADE IN THIS PROGRAM, THEY'RE VERY WILLING TO DO IT. THEY'VE ENGAGED, IN NEGOTIATIONS ON HOW TO MAKE THAT STUDY, AS BENEFICIAL AS POSSIBLE, AND ALSO TO MEASURE THE EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC ON, ON THESE THIS, THIS CIT RESPONSE. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF IT THAT WOULD THAT WOULD ENHANCE OR ACTUALLY BUILD TO THE PRIOR STUDY THAT WAS DONE FOR THE CITY. I THINK IT'S WORTH IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE COURT HAS INVESTED MILLIONS INTO THIS INITIATIVE. I THINK IT'S WORTH, MOVING FORWARD WITH THE ANALYSIS. ON THE EFFICACY OF THIS PROGRAM. SO, I'D RECOMMEND THAT, THAT WE CONTINUE WITH IT, MEADOWS HAS AGREED TO DO IT AGAIN, AS A SOLE SOURCE BECAUSE THEY PREVIOUSLY DID THE CITY'S WORK. AND WHAT IS THE WHAT IS THE, I GUESS THE, THE TIME FRAME THAT'S GOING TO BE STUDIED FROM THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM TO

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CURRENT, LIKE TO NOW, OR IS IT GOING TO BE GOING INTO THE FUTURE ANALYZING? YEAH YEAH, I THINK IT'S GOING TO GO BACK TO THE INCEPTION AND THEN, EVEN COMPARING THAT TO THE PRIOR ANALYSIS DONE WITH THE CITY AND THEN THE IMPACTS THAT THAT COVID HAD ON, ON MENTAL HEALTH AND THE CRISIS RESPONSE DURING COVID, UP TO HIS CURRENT AS POSSIBLE. SO SOME OF THAT IS GOING TO BE DEPENDENT ON THE DATA. THAT'S AVAILABLE FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. BUT BUT I BELIEVE THAT, A LOT OF WHAT THEY NEED IS THERE. YEAH, I JUST WONDER HOW FAR INTO THE FUTURE THE ANALYSIS IS GOING TO GO, BECAUSE WE JUST APPROVED IN OUR CONSENT AGENDA, ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR THE CIT PROGRAM, THE, TWO PROGRAM MANAGERS, TWO PROGRAM LEAD THERAPISTS, AND EIGHT MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT ARE THAT ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH WITH OUR CIT PROGRAM MOVING INTO THE FUTURE. BUT I MEAN, THOSE WON'T BE HIRED PROBABLY FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS. AND, COMMISSIONER, I THINK THAT'S JUST CONTINUING EXISTING STAFF. OH, I THOUGHT IT WAS MORE OKAY, IT'S JUST CONTINUING THE EXISTING STAFF. OKAY. YES, SIR. OKAY GOOD TO KNOW. ALL RIGHT.

YEP. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU ALL LIKE A PROPOSED MOTION FOR THIS ITEM. YES. SO THE MOTION IS ACTUALLY FOR THE ARPA ITEM. IT'S NOT SPECIFIC TO JOEL. IT'S SPECIFIC TO I BELIEVE WE HAVE THIS SLIDE. YES. SO THE MOTION I HAD WAS APPROVED THE ARPA FUNDING ALLOCATIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THEIR JULY 22ND, 2024 PRESENTATION. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER STOUT? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LEON. THE VOTING IS OPEN. IT WAS NOT A NO.

SORRY. WHAT ARE YOU. COULD YOU CHANGE YOUR VOTE TO WHAT WAS YOUR VOTE? JUDGE I, I OKAY, I SUPPORT THAT THEY GO NOW. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU GREAT JOB. THANK YOU DANIEL.

THANK YOU DOCTOR. THANK YOU DOCTOR. THANK YOU. ITEM TEN PURCHASING TEN A RESCIND THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT ORDER OF SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2023. ITEM NUMBER 13 ON THE REGULAR AGENDA TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF

[A. Rescind the Commissioners Court Order of September 25, 2023, Item No. 13 on the Regular Agenda to approve and authorize the Sole Source Purchase of Maintenance and Support of Odyssey (Enterprise Justice) Modules in the total of $573,438.60 and SaaS Migration of Odyssey (Enterprise Justice) Software in the total of $3,316,320 with annual client services of $85,000 for the County of El Paso from Tyler Technologies, Inc. of Plano, TX. Funds are available in GF-ITD-MAINT/REP-SOFTWARE. Pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Section 262.024 (a)(7)(A), as a sole source item, it is exempt from the provisions of the County Purchasing Act. Sole Source will be re-evaluated at time of new contract to ensure compliance with statute. Further, approve and authorize the Sole Source Purchase of Maintenance and Support of Odyssey (Enterprise Justice) Modules in the total of $573,438.60 and SaaS Migration of Odyssey (Enterprise Justice) Software in the total of $3,241,320 plus annual client services of $110,000 for the County of El Paso from Tyler Technologies, Inc. of Plano, TX. Funds are available in GF-ITD-MAINT/REP-SOFTWARE. Pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Section 262.024 (a)(7)(A), as a sole source item, it is exempt from the provisions of the County Purchasing Act. Sole Source will be re-evaluated at time of new contract to ensure compliance with statute. Karen Davidson, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing, 915-273-3349]

ODYSSEY ENTERPRISE JUSTICE MODULES IN THE TOTAL OF $573,438.60 AND SAS MIGRATION OF ODYSSEY ENTERPRISE JUSTICE SOFTWARE IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $3,316,320, WITH ANNUAL CLIENT SERVICES OF $85,000 FOR THE COUNTY OF EL PASO FROM TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. OF PLANO, TEXAS. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN GENERAL FUND I.T MAINTENANCE REPAIR SOFTWARE PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 262.024, A SEVEN A AS A SOLE SOURCE ITEM. IT IS EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE COUNTY PURCHASING ACT. SOLE SOURCE WILL BE REEVALUATED AT TIME OF NEW CONTRACT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTE. FURTHER APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF ODYSSEY ENTERPRISE JUSTICE MODULES IN THE TOTAL OF $573,438.60, AND SAS MIGRATION OF ODYSSEY ENTERPRISE JUSTICE SOFTWARE IN THE TOTAL OF $3,241,320, PLUS ANNUAL CLIENT SERVICES OF $110,000 FOR THE COUNTY OF EL PASO FROM TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. OF PLANO, TEXAS. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN GENERAL FUND I.T MAINTENANCE REPAIR SOFTWARE PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 262 .02 487A AS A SOLE SOURCE ITEM, IT IS EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE COUNTY PURCHASING ACT. SOLE SOURCE WILL BE REEVALUATED AT TIME OF NEW CONTRACT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTE.

WELCOME, KAREN. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER KAREN DAVIDSON.

YOUR COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT. AND THIS ITEM IS TO AMEND OR TO RESCIND AND RE-AWARD TO TYLER, IT'S THE ORIGINAL PURCHASING AWARD APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2023 NEEDS TO BE AMENDED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL TABULATION AND BREAKDOWN OF THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT WAS NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE AGREEMENT AS IT WAS WRITTEN AND SIGNED.

AND SO THERE'S NO EXTRA MONEY. THE AMOUNT REMAINS THE SAME. IT'S JUST RECONFIGURED TO ALIGN WITH THE AGREEMENT THAT WAS ISSUED BASED ON BUSINESS NEEDS, I KNOW THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING, BUT I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY PROCUREMENT QUESTIONS, AND I HAVE IT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER GOODENOW HAS A QUESTION. SO I SEE THAT THE PROPOSAL HERE IS AN

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INCREASE IN THE ANNUAL SERVICES FROM 85,000 TO 110. YES SIR. AND OVER THREE YEARS, THAT'S A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 330,000. WHY, WHY, WHY IS THAT CHANGE? IT ACTUALLY DECREASED FROM 85 TO 110. I KNOW THERE WAS A DECREASE IN THE, 3,316,000 TO 3000 241 OR 3,241,000. BUT THE OTHER ANNUAL INCREASE IS THAT JUST A PORTION OR THE CONTRACT OR WHAT? RIGHT. AND SO WHAT, THEY HAVE IT BROKEN DOWN INTO THREE COMPONENTS. OF COURSE, YOU HAVE THE ACTUAL PURCHASE OF THE SAS MIGRATION.

YOU HAVE THE MODULE, WHICH IS 573 FOR 38, 60. AND THEN BEFORE IT WAS AT 85,000. IF YOU LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF THE ACTUAL SAS MIGRATION FROM THE 3.3 MILLION 103,316,003 20, THEY'VE DECREASED THAT DOWN TO 3,000,241 320, WHICH THEN ALLOWS FOR THE MODULE PURCHASE TO REMAIN THE SAME. BUT THE SUPPORT THE 85 MOVED TO 110. SO THE ACTUAL AWARD, THE BOTTOM LINE AWARD REMAINS AT THE 3.9 74, 758 AND $0.60 FOR BOTH AWARDS. IT'S JUST CONFIGURED DIFFERENTLY, SIR.

YEAH AND I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN THE YEARLY INCREASE, COMMISSIONER CORONADO, I BELIEVE WHAT THEY DID IS THEY WERE TRANSFERRING IT FROM THE SERVICE MODULE, TO OTHER COMPONENTS. SO THEY WERE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THEY HAD ENOUGH HOURS. SO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE FEATURE IS WHAT, THEY WERE TRYING TO MOVE FUNDING FROM THE ONE MODULE TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE FEATURE FEATURE WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED FOR THIS AMOUNT. SO ONE WENT UP, THE OTHER WENT DOWN. THE, WE WANTED MORE HOURS AND BASICALLY THE SERVICE MODULE. AND SO WE DECREASED IT FROM THE EQUIPMENT. I'M SORRY, THE SECOND MODULE, THE SAS MIGRATION MODULE. CORRECT IN ORDER TO GET THE 300 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE HOURS AT THE 110 THAT THE DEPARTMENT NEEDS, BECAUSE WE NEED THE TYLER AVAILABLE IN SERVICE. YES. AND THE REASON I'M REALLY BRINGING THIS UP IS BECAUSE IN THE PAST, WE HADN'T, YOU KNOW, FOR SOME TIME WE DIDN'T HAVE THE RESPONSE UNDER THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENT FROM TYLER. AND I REALLY WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE TO THE ISSUES THAT ARE, IT DEPARTMENT WAS HAVING. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO IF THAT'S NOW INCREASING, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THE CONTRACT, OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT WE HAVE SOME KIND OF A PROTECTION TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN LIKE IT DID IN THE PAST. I JUST AM NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THE WAY THEY RESPONDED TO OUR ISSUES. AND COMMISSIONER, MR. EDDIE SOSA FROM OUR OFFICE IS ONLINE IN CASE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING. AND WE ALSO HAVE ART NAVARRO FROM RTD. CORRECT WELCOME. ART GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS, I DON'T KNOW. ART. DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THAT OR I CAN ADDRESS THAT AS WELL, GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. I IT'S OKAY, WELL, ART NEVADA IS WITH ITD. I THINK EDDIE, WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PUTTING TOGETHER THE CONTRACT, MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP US WITH THOSE DETAILS, BUT I'M GLAD TO ANSWER. SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT, OUR DEALINGS WITH WITH, TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, AND ART BEFORE BEFORE YOU LET, EDDIE SPEAK, HOW HAVE HAS HAVE THEY BEEN DOING SINCE THOSE ISSUES WERE BROUGHT UP THAT THEY WERE NOT INITIALLY RESPONDING WELL TO OUR PROBLEMS, COMMISSIONER CORONADO, I WANT TO SAY, OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T WANT TO REPRESENT EVERYBODY THAT USES THE SYSTEM, BUT WE'VE SEEN A TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT, WE THE ISSUES WE WERE EXPERIENCING WHEN WE WERE UNDER CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS ARE VERY DIFFERENT TODAY. BUT THIS IS SPECIFICALLY TO THE SAS AGREEMENT, WHICH WE YET HAVE. WE ARE YET TO MOVE TO THE SAS ENVIRONMENT, WHICH IS THE CLOUD VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE. AND WE'RE STILL HAVEN'T ACTUALLY, TRANSITIONED TO THAT. SO WE'RE STILL USING WHAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY. THAT'S CHANGED QUITE A BIT. WE ARE PLANNING TO HOPEFULLY MOVE TO THE CLOUD VERSION HERE IN AUGUST, SO WE HAVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN OUR CONTRACT THAT ALLOW US TO EXIT FROM THIS, TRANSITION. IF IT DOESN'T MOVE THE WAY WE EXPECT IT TO. AND AS A, AS A DICTATED BY OUR CONTRACT. BUT JUST, I GUESS MAYBE THE SHORT ANSWER IS WE'VE

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SEEN A BIG IMPROVEMENT TO THAT, THE $110,000 THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEAK TO RIGHT NOW WITH RESPECT TO THOSE SERVICES ARE NOT, SERVICES THAT WE PLAN TO CONTINUE IN YEARS FORWARD. SO, THAT $110,000, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE JUST SPECIFIC SERVICES THAT HELPED US MOVE TO THE SAS TRANSITION, THEY'RE NOT, SERVICES THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YEAR TWO OR YEAR THREE, THAT'S INDEPENDENT OF THAT. OKAY. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE JUDICIAL SYSTEMS HAVE STILL HAD ISSUES THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BROUGHT UP TO OUR ATTENTION. WE ARE STILL WE'RE YET TO TAKE A VERSION CHANGE. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE USING, WHAT THEY CALL VERSION 2017 OF THE SOFTWARE. WE'RE STILL MIGRATING TO VERSION 23. THAT'S SUPPOSED TO RESOLVE A LOT OF OUR ISSUES. AND THAT'S WHAT TYLER HAS TOLD US, THAT MOST OF OUR ISSUES WILL BE RESOLVED ONCE WE TRANSITION TO THE NEW VERSION. SO WE DO HAVE WE'RE STILL EXPERIENCING SOME, CHALLENGES WITH SOME VERY, SOME FEATURES OF THE SOFTWARE THAT WE STILL TROUBLESHOOT REGULARLY.

BUT I THINK THE ISSUES THAT WE HAD SEEN BEFORE WHERE THE SYSTEM WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR HOURS AT A TIME, OR SLOWING DOWN TO THE POINT THAT WE'RE OPERATIONS WERE HALTED, THAT WE'RE NOT SEEING ANY LONGER. WE HAVE SEEN A BIG CHANGE FROM THAT. THE ISSUES THAT, YOU KNOW, ARE THERE MORE LONG TERM. THOSE SHOULD BE RESOLVED GREATLY WITH 2023. AND THEN WE EXPECT TO TAKE NEW VERSIONS TO CONTINUE TO USE THE SOFTWARE MORE, MORE EFFICIENTLY AND MORE SECURELY. OKAY. AND THAT'S FINE. THEN I WOULD LIKE TO SEE Y'ALL PRESENT TO THE COURT AFTER THIS TRANSITION TO SEE HOW IT'S GOING, BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT THE COURT MONITORS THAT. ABSOLUTELY. WE'D BE GLAD TO ONCE WE TRANSITION TO THE CLOUD, IF THAT IS THE CHANGE THAT WE MAKE HERE IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, WE'D BE GLAD TO RETURN BACK TO THE COURT AND KIND OF PRESENT WHERE WE WERE AND WHERE WE ARE, AT THAT POINT IN TIME WHEN WE MAKE THAT CHANGE. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU JUDGE. THANK YOU. EDDIE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO ADD? EDDIE NO, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE AWARE THE COURT'S CONCERNS AND ITS CONCERNS AND TRYING TO GET THE BEST SERVICES, YOU KNOW, IN, AS A RESULT OF THIS, THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT AND THE CHANGES THAT ARE BEING MENTIONED THIS MORNING WERE, YOU KNOW, IN PLACE LAST SEPTEMBER, IT'S JUST THAT THEY HAD BEEN RECENTLY IDENTIFIED AS NOT BEING IN ALIGNMENT. SO WE'RE WE'RE CORRECTING SOMETHING, TO MAKE IT ALIGN WITH WHAT WAS ADOPTED IN SEPTEMBER. THERE'S NO CHANGE IN THE ACTUAL, SET OF SERVICES BEING DELIVERED OR ANY OTHER TERMS. IT'S JUST ALIGNING THE, THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT AND THE AWARD, PAPERWORK AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU EDDIE. THANK YOU ART, THANK YOU. AS WELL. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CORONADO AND SECOND BY JUDGE SAMANIEGO. THE VOTING IS OPEN.

MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. KAREN THIS NOW BRINGS US TO ITEM 11, EXECUTIVE SESSION.

COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ITEMS 11 A THROUGH 11 D PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 AND 551.076. COMMISSIONERS COURT

[EXECUTIVE SESSION Only the members of the Commissioners Court have a right to attend an executive session, except that legal counsel must be present if the executive session is held pursuant to Government Code section 551.071. In addition to legal counsel, Commissioners Court may include in executive session certain officers and employees if it finds that (1) their participation is necessary to the matter under consideration; (2) their interests are not adverse to the county, and (3) their presence will not waive the attorney client privilege. Generally, the Chief Administrator, Budget Executive Director, County Clerk's representatives, and County Auditor's Office representatives attend the closed session items based on the enumerated criteria, and certain other persons may attend based on the above-listed criteria or as otherwise provided by law.]

WILL RECONVENE TO TAKE OFFICIAL ACTION. IT IS 11:09 A.M.

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IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILDREN TO STAY CURRENT ON ALL THEIR ROUTINE VACCINES. ALSO, CHILDREN FIVE AND OLDER ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE COVID 19 VACCINE. I'M CURRENT AND ALL MY VACCINES AND I ALSO GET THE COVID VACCINE. SO I AND MY LOVED ONES CAN BE PROTECTED. YOU AND YOUR KIDS SHOULD GET THE VACCINE TOO. AND IF YOU'VE ALREADY GOTTEN THE VACCINE, YOU SHOULD GET YOUR BOOSTER FOR YOUR CHILD'S ROUTINE VACCINES. VISIT EP HEALTH.COM. WE KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE YOUR CHILDREN, SO REMEMBER, DON'T HESITATE, VACCINATE AS IMPORTANT Q SUS HIJOS TENGAN TODAS SUS VACUNAS ADEMAS DE LA VACUNAS RUTINAS LOS NINOS DE CINCO ANOS, AHORA SON ELEGIBLES PARA LA VACUNA DE COVID NUEVE LA VACUNA COVID ES GRATIS PARA LAS VACUNAS RUTINAS DE SUS HIJOS. VISITA EP HEALTH.COM SABEMOS CUANTO A TUS HIJOS, ASI RECUERDA NO LO DUDES VACCINATE. GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY. WE ARE FRECUENCIA. SOMEBODY MAKE SOME NOISE. SO TODAY WE ARE CELEBRATING THE 4TH OF JULY HERE AT ASCARATE PARK. WE'RE IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. ONCE IT GETS DARK, WE'LL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FIREWORKS DISPLAY FOR THE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, ASCARATE PARK IS THE HEART OF EL PASO COUNTY, THIS IS OUR COUNTY PARK WHERE FAMILIES FOR GENERATIONS HAVE LOVED TO COME AND PLAY. AND FISH, SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO OPEN UP THE PARK ON THE 4TH OF JULY. SO HOPEFULLY, IF THERE'S FAMILIES OUT THERE THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS YEAR, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO INVITE THEM TO JOIN US NEXT YEAR. HEY WE'RE GETTING OUR 4TH OF JULY GLASSES. YEAH, PUT THEM ON. IT'S JULY 4TH THIS YEAR. WE'RE DOING OUR VIP EVENT, WHICH I'M STANDING IN FRONT OF RIGHT NOW HERE AT THE PAVILION. OUR SPECIAL EVENTS AREA. IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE IT HERE. SO IT'S WHERE YOU GET YOUR OWN PERSONAL TABLE. YOU HAVE, AREAS WHERE YOU CAN PLAY GAMES. WE HAVE BLOW UP SLIDES FOR THE CHILDREN. WE EVEN HAVE A

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MOVIE INDOORS. IF THE KIDS WOULD PREFER TO WATCH A MOVIE OVER FIREWORKS, BUT THE TICKETS FOR OUR VIP AREA THIS YEAR WERE $45 FOR ADULTS, AND THAT PROVIDED A BRISKET DINNER. AND THEN FOR THE REST OF THE PUBLIC, NOT AT THE VIP EVENT. WE HAVE MULTIPLE FOOD TRUCKS OVER HERE AT THE SPECIAL EVENTS AREA AND ON OUR LAWN. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO A FIREWORKS SHOW IN A SCOUT AT THE PARK, COME ON OUT. IT'S A IT'S A FUN TIME. PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING IT. YOU KNOW, PARKS ARE A PLACE OF DEMOCRACY WHERE WE ALL, YOU KNOW, ALL WALKS OF LIFE ARE COMING TOGETHER AND SHARING. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE BEAUTY OF IT HERE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY. YEAH. HIGH FIVE. TODAY IS THE 4TH OF JULY OF THIS YEAR, 2024. I WAS NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO HERE IN EL PASO AS A NEW RESIDENT, AND I LOOKED INTO SOME RESOURCES. I WAS ABLE TO DISCOVER THAT HERE IN ASCARATE PARK THEY HAD A GREAT FIREWORKS EVENT. THERE'S A NEW RESIDENT HERE TO THE COUNTY OF EL PASO. I'M QUITE IMPRESSED.

I'M I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE. I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS EXISTING, YOU KNOW, WHERE I'M HERE WITH MY THREE BOYS. YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. I CAN'T ASK FOR MORE. REALLY HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, EL PASO. I LOVE.

THAT WAS COOL. WE ARE AT EL PASO'S LARGEST ALL ABILITIES PLAYGROUND. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN MANY YEARS IN THE MAKING. BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN. AND THIS HAS BEEN A BEAUTIFUL PROJECT. AND EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY IS SO EXCITED. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION MOMS ON BOARD, THE NONPROFIT, THE COUNTY OF EL PASO, THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. TOGETHER, WE CREATED THE PLAN OF HAVING THREE ALL ABILITIES PARKS INSTEAD OF JUST ONE, SO THAT WE COULD HAVE REACHED ALL CORNERS OF THE COUNTY. WOW SO THERE'S THE FIRST ONE THAT OPENED WAS GALLEGOS PARK IN THE FAR WEST AND FAR EAST WAS RISINGER IN FABENS. AND THIS ONE FINALLY TODAY, CENTRAL ASCARATE ONE, TWO, THREE WAY. THE FLOORING IS ALSO ESPECIALLY MADE IN CONDUCIVE TO FOLKS WITH WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF ABILITIES. AND SO, YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT SLIDES I MEAN IT'S A GREAT PLAYGROUND SWINGS. THERE YOU GO. READY THE AMENITIES AND THE PLAY STRUCTURES ARE MORE INCLUSIVE.

THEY ALLOW FOR WHEELED DEVICES TO BE UTILIZED. SO FOR EXAMPLE, THIS ONE OVER HERE, THE SWAY.

FUN. IT'S A SEESAW. BUT A CHILD OR A PERSON WHO'S USING A WHEELED A WHEELCHAIR DOES NOT NEED TO EXIT THEIR WHEELCHAIR. THEY CAN, WHEEL INTO IT AND EXPERIENCE THE FUN. AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. YOU'RE WELCOME. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PARK? IT'S VERY GOOD, OBVIOUSLY. AND I KIND OF LIKE IT. GREAT. WELL ARE YOU GOING TO GO PLAY? YEAH ALL RIGHT. HAVE FUN, HAVE FUN. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT, THIS IS ALL ABOUT, RIGHT? CADEN AND HIS CLASSMATES AT RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY WHO JOINED US TODAY.

IT JUST OPENS UP THAT THAT COMMUNICATION AND THAT COMMUNITY, KIDS WITHOUT DISABILITIES WILL NOT. THEIR PLAY ISN'T IMPACTED WITH NOW HAVING KIDS WITH DISABILITIES COME AND JOIN THEM. SO IT OPENS UP THAT DIALOG. IT OPENS UP THAT RELATIONSHIP AND THAT COMMUNICATION AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THAT UNDERSTANDING OF EVERYBODY IN OUR HUMANITY.

WALK AROUND A DAY WITHOUT YOUR IDENTIFICATION AND SEE HOW MANY TIMES YOU REACH FOR YOUR WALLET.

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ESPECIALLY HERE IN FABENS, THE COMMUNITY NEEDS SOMETHING LIKE THIS, TO BE ENHANCED AND FOR EVERYBODY TO KNOW. AND IT WILL HELP ALL OF US. YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES WHO JUST CAN'T GET THAT STATE ISSUED ID, BUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THIS ENHANCED LIBRARY CARD, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN A LOT OF ACTIVITIES THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO OTHERWISE.

THIS IS GOING TO HELP PEOPLE ACCESS BANKING SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, MEDICAL SERVICES. IT WILL HELP FOLKS WITH SCHOOLS, WITH LIBRARIES. YOU'VE GOT FOLKS WHO NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET COPIES OF THEIR KIDS BIRTH CERTIFICATES FROM THE COUNTY CLERK, WHO CAN NOW USE THIS ID TO DO THAT AS WELL. YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO MAYBE DON'T HAVE AN ID AND SO ARE AFRAID TO REPORT THAT THEY'VE BEEN THE VICTIM OF A CRIME TO POLICE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THE POLICE MIGHT ASK THEM FOR ID. SO NOW HAVING THIS ENHANCED LIBRARY CARD WILL GIVE THEM THAT SECURITY THAT THEY KNOW THEY CAN CALL AND ASK THE POLICE FOR HELP. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY. WE CAN DO MORE OF THESE. I THINK IF WE TRY, WE ARE PROVIDING ONE MORE LEVEL OF INCLUSIVITY FOR ALL OF THE RESIDENTS HERE IN EL PASO. THAT'S WHAT I THINK THE COUNTY HAS ESPOUSED. THE VALUE OF, BEING INCLUSIVE. AND THIS, I THINK, EMBODIES THAT. I BET YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT ROUTE 66, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE MISSION TRAIL? IT MAY BE ONLY NINE MILES LONG, BUT IT'S A VERY SPECIAL PART OF THE AREA NEAR EL PASO. AND IT MIGHT JUST BE A FUN VACATION FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY. EL PASO COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF PRECINCT 13, ILIANA HOLGUIN, JOINS ME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. NO, THANK YOU, DARYL, FOR THE INVITATION. EL PASO, I'VE HEARD ABOUT EL PASO. I'VE NEVER BEEN, BUT NOW I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU EVERYTHING I CAN ABOUT EL PASO. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. BECAUSE WE WANT TO INVITE PEOPLE TO COME AND GET TO KNOW EL PASO. SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE KICKING OFF THE TOURIST SEASON ALONG THE MISSION TRAIL, WHICH, LIKE YOU SAID, IS A NINE MILE STRETCH OF ROAD ENCOMPASSING THREE HISTORIC MISSIONS. THESE MISSIONS REPRESENT ABOUT 350 YEARS OF OUR CULTURE, OUR HISTORY, OUR TRADITIONS. ON ANY GIVEN WEEKEND, YOU CAN STILL SEE WEDDINGS BEING PERFORMED QUINCEANERAS THE TIGUA CULTURAL DANCERS. SO THESE ARE STILL ACTIVE MISSIONS THAT ARE VERY MUCH A PART OF THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE WONDERFUL ART GALLERIES THERE. IF YOU LIKE ART, WE'VE GOT GREAT RESTAURANTS, A BREWERY, CAFES AND OF COURSE, THE SPEAKING ROCK ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, WHICH OFFERS FREE CONCERTS EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND. SO I MUST SAY, EL PASO HAS TO BE A MUST VISIT DESTINATION BECAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT ANYTHING. NOWADAYS, THERE'S A DOCUMENTARY THAT WAS JUST MADE ABOUT EL PASO. YEAH, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ALL OF THE NATIONAL ATTENTION THAT EL PASO IS RECEIVING, AND JUST TO MENTION SOME MORE RECOGNITIONS THAT WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF. SO FOR 2023, TEXAS TRAVEL MAGAZINE NAMED THE MISSION TRAIL THE BEST HISTORIC SITE IN TEXAS AND ONE OF THE SMALL COMMUNITIES LOCATED ALONG THE MISSION TRAIL SAN ELIZARIO. THE CITY OF SAN ELIZARIO, WHICH IS HOME TO THE PRESIDIO CHAPEL OF SAN ELIZARIO, WAS NAMED THE BEST HISTORIC SMALL TOWN IN AMERICA FOR 2023 BY USA TODAY. AND WHAT'S SPECIAL THAT YOU GUYS? I'M SURE YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HAPPENING OVER THE SUMMER, BUT THERE'S SOME SPECIAL STUFF THAT'LL BE HAPPENING THIS SUMMER. WELL, ON ANY THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, FOLKS CAN COME DOWN TO SAN YSIDRO, WHERE WE HAVE AN ART MARKET. WE HAVE A LOT OF WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL LOCAL ARTISTS WHO WILL SHOW OFF ALL OF THEIR ARTISTRY. WE ALSO HAVE A REENACTMENT OF BILLY THE KID BREAKING INTO THE WHAT WAS THEN THE EL PASO COUNTY JAIL TO BREAK OUT A FRIEND OF HIS FROM JAIL. SO WE HAVE SOME LOCAL ACTORS WHO DO A REENACTMENT, AND IT'S JUST A VERY FUN ENVIRONMENT. THERE'S A LOT TO DO, A LOT TO SEE. YOU CAN WALK AROUND, OF COURSE, EXPLORE THE CHAPEL, WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF GREAT RESTAURANTS AND NEW BUSINESSES THAT HAVE OPENED UP. SO FOR EXAMPLE, NEAR THE SOCORRO MISSION IN SOCORRO, TEXAS, WE HAVE A NEW BREWERY. WE HAVE A CAFE. WE HAVE SOME GREAT RESTAURANTS, AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE YSLETA MISSION, THAT'S WHERE WE IT'S LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO SPEAKING ROCK ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, WHERE, AS I MENTIONED, THEY HAVE A LOT OF FREE CONCERTS. YOU ALSO HAVE A LOT OF TIGUA POTTERY. SO THAT'S THE HOME OF THE YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO. SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF NATIVE POTTERY THERE. THEY BAKE THEIR BREAD FRESH IN THE OVEN, SO YOU CAN SEE HOW BREAD IS BAKED IN THE OLD TRADITION. SO IT'S JUST REALLY GREAT. THERE'S PLENTY FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A LOT OF HISTORY, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE INCORPORATED A LOT OF ENTERTAINMENT TO BRING THAT INTO LEARNING HISTORY ABOUT EL PASO. DEFINITELY. SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF OUR HERITAGE AND OUR TRADITIONS. AND ONE OF THE NEATEST THINGS I THINK ABOUT THE MISSIONS IS THAT THEY'RE STILL VERY ACTIVE PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO A LOT OF TIMES YOU GO TO HISTORICAL PLACES AND YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ROPED OFF AND YOU

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CAN'T REALLY GO IN. YOU KIND OF HAVE TO SEE THEM FROM AFAR. AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE WITH OUR MISSIONS, WITH OUR MISSIONS, THEY'RE STILL VERY ACTIVE. SO MASS IS STILL HELD THERE ON SUNDAYS. OKAY. SO FOR SOMEONE WHO'S NEVER BEEN TO EL PASO, WHAT'S THE PERFECT BLUEPRINT TO REALLY ENJOY EL PASO FOR THE FIRST TIME? WELL, WE HAVE SO MUCH TO DO. WE HAVE SO MANY ATTRACTIONS, SO DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO START WITH THE MISSION TRAIL. WE WANT TO INVITE EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO THE MISSION TRAIL, BUT WE ALSO HAVE WATER PARKS. WE ALSO HAVE A BASEBALL STADIUM. SO WE HAVE A LOT TO DO IN EL PASO. AND I THINK A LOT OF TIMES EL PASO IS YOU KNOW, FOLKS KIND OF DRIVE THROUGH EL PASO ON THEIR WAY TO SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT IT'S JUST SO WORTH IT TO STOP FOR A FEW DAYS AND SPEND TIME IN EL PASO. WE DEFINITELY WANT EL PASO TO BECOME A DESTINATION. CITY COMMISSIONER ILIANA HOLGUIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING ME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EL PASO OR PLANNING YOUR VACATION TO THIS AMAZING DESTINATION, YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN.

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SOMEBODY MAKE SOME NOISE. SO TODAY WE ARE CELEBRATING THE 4TH OF JULY HERE AT ASCARATE PARK.

WE'RE IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. ONCE IT GETS DARK, WE'LL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FIREWORKS DISPLAY FOR THE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, ASCARATE PARK IS THE HEART OF EL PASO COUNTY, THIS IS OUR COUNTY PARK WHERE FAMILIES FOR GENERATIONS HAVE LOVED TO COME AND PLAY. AND FISH, SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO OPEN UP THE PARK ON THE 4TH OF JULY. SO HOPEFULLY, IF THERE'S FAMILIES OUT THERE THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS YEAR, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO INVITE THEM TO JOIN US NEXT YEAR. HEY WE'RE GETTING OUR 4TH OF JULY GLASSES. YEAH, PUT THEM ON IN JULY 4TH THIS YEAR WE'RE DOING OUR VIP EVENT, WHICH I'M STANDING IN FRONT OF RIGHT NOW HERE AT THE PAVILION. OUR SPECIAL EVENTS AREA. IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE IT HERE. SO IT'S WHERE YOU GET YOUR OWN PERSONAL TABLE. YOU HAVE, AREAS WHERE YOU CAN PLAY GAMES. WE HAVE BLOW UP SLIDES FOR THE CHILDREN. WE EVEN HAVE A MOVIE INDOORS. IF THE KIDS WOULD PREFER TO WATCH A MOVIE OVER FIREWORKS, BUT THE TICKETS FOR OUR VIP AREA THIS YEAR WERE $45 FOR ADULTS. AND THAT PROVIDED A BRISKET DINNER. AND THEN FOR THE REST OF THE PUBLIC, NOT AT THE VIP EVENT. WE HAVE MULTIPLE FOOD TRUCKS OVER HERE AT THE SPECIAL EVENTS AREA AND ON OUR LAWN. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO A FIREWORKS SHOW IN A SCOUT AT THE PARK, COME ON OUT. IT'S A IT'S A FUN TIME. PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING IT, YOU KNOW, PARKS ARE A PLACE OF DEMOCRACY WHERE WE ALL, YOU KNOW, ALL WALKS OF LIFE ARE COMING TOGETHER AND SHARING. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE BEAUTY OF IT HERE. ON INDEPENDENCE DAY. YEAH.

HIGH FIVE. TODAY IS THE 4TH OF JULY OF THIS YEAR, 2024. I WAS NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO HERE IN EL PASO AS A NEW RESIDENT, AND I LOOKED INTO SOME RESOURCES. I WAS ABLE TO DISCOVER THAT HERE IN ASCARATE PARK THEY HAD A GREAT FIREWORKS EVENT. THERE'S A NEW RESIDENT HERE TO THE COUNTY OF EL PASO. I'M QUITE IMPRESSED. I'M I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE. I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS EXISTING, YOU KNOW, WHERE I'M HERE WITH MY THREE BOYS. YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. I CAN'T ASK FOR MORE. REALLY A HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY. EL PASO. I LOVE.

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AND FAR EAST WAS RISINGER IN FABENS. AND THIS ONE FINALLY TODAY, CENTRAL ASCARATE ONE, TWO, THREE WAY. THE FLOORING IS ALSO ESPECIALLY MADE IN CONDUCIVE TO FOLKS WITH WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF ABILITIES. AND SO, YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT SLIDES I MEAN IT'S A GREAT PLAYGROUND SWINGS THERE. YOU GO. READY AT THE AMENITIES. AND THE PLAY STRUCTURES ARE MORE INCLUSIVE. THEY ALLOW FOR WHEELED DEVICES TO BE UTILIZED. SO FOR EXAMPLE, THIS ONE OVER HERE, THE SWAY FUN. IT'S A IT'S A SEESAW, BUT A CHILD OR A PERSON WHO'S USING A WHEELED, A WHEELCHAIR DOES NOT NEED TO EXIT THEIR WHEELCHAIR. THEY CAN, WHEEL INTO IT AND EXPERIENCE THE FUN. AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. YOU'RE WELCOME. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PARK? IT'S VERY GOOD, OBVIOUSLY. AND I KIND OF LIKE IT. GREAT. WELL ARE YOU GOING TO GO PLAY? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. HAVE FUN, HAVE FUN. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT, THIS IS ALL ABOUT, RIGHT, CADEN AND HIS CLASSMATES AT RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY WHO JOINED US TODAY.

IT JUST OPENS UP THAT THAT COMMUNICATION AND THAT COMMUNITY, KIDS WITHOUT DISABILITIES WILL NOT THEIR PLAY ISN'T IMPACTED WITH NOW HAVING KIDS WITH DISABILITIES COME AND JOIN THEM. SO IT OPENS UP THAT DIALOG. IT OPENS UP THAT RELATIONSHIP. AND THAT COMMUNICATION AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THAT UNDERSTANDING OF EVERYBODY IN OUR HUMANITY.

WALK AROUND A DAY WITHOUT YOUR IDENTIFICATION AND SEE HOW MANY TIMES YOU REACH FOR YOUR WALLET.

AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT, WHAT YOU CANNOT DO. VERY EXCITED, HAPPY AND PROUD THAT THAT THIS PROJECT HAS FINALLY COME TO FRUITION. BECAUSE THIS IS AN INITIATIVE THAT THE COUNTY STARTED WORKING ON, ALONG WITH BORDER NETWORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, NINE, ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO, I KNOW THE GOVERNMENT WORKS SLOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE PERSEVERED AND WE DIDN'T GIVE UP. WE DID HAVE TO TALK TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS LIBRARY CARD WOULD BE ACCEPTED AS A FORM OF ID, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS WHY THIS PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT. IT'S A VERY GOOD PROGRAM THAT CAME OVER HERE, ESPECIALLY HERE IN FABENS, THE COMMUNITY NEEDS SOMETHING LIKE THIS, TO BE ENHANCED. AND FOR EVERYBODY TO KNOW. AND IT WILL HELP ALL OF US. YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES WHO JUST CAN'T GET THAT STATE ISSUED ID, BUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THIS ENHANCED LIBRARY CARD, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN A LOT OF ACTIVITIES THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO OTHERWISE.

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GOT GREAT RESTAURANTS, A BREWERY, CAFES, AND OF COURSE THE SPEAKING ROCK ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, WHICH OFFERS FREE CONCERTS EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND. SO I MUST SAY, EL PASO HAS TO BE A MUST VISIT DESTINATION BECAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT ANYTHING NOWADAYS. THERE'S A DOCUMENTARY THAT WAS JUST MADE ABOUT EL PASO. YEAH, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ALL OF THE NATIONAL ATTENTION THAT EL PASO IS RECEIVING. AND JUST TO MENTION SOME MORE RECOGNITIONS THAT WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF. SO FOR 2023, TEXAS TRAVEL MAGAZINE NAMED THE MISSION TRAIL THE BEST HISTORIC SITE IN TEXAS AND ONE OF THE SMALL COMMUNITIES LOCATED ALONG THE MISSION TRAIL. SAN ELIZARIO THE CITY OF SAN ELIZARIO, WHICH IS HOME TO THE PRESIDIO CHAPEL OF SAN ELIZARIO, WAS NAMED THE BEST HISTORIC SMALL TOWN IN AMERICA FOR 2023 BY USA TODAY. AND WHAT'S SPECIAL THAT YOU GOT? I'M SURE YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HAPPENING OVER THE SUMMER, BUT THERE'S SOME SPECIAL STUFF THAT'LL BE HAPPENING THIS SUMMER. WELL, ON ANY THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, FOLKS CAN COME DOWN TO SAN ELIZARIO WHERE WE HAVE AN ART MARKET. WE HAVE A LOT OF WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL LOCAL ARTISTS WHO WILL SHOW OFF ALL OF THEIR ARTISTRY. WE ALSO HAVE A REENACTMENT OF BILLY THE KID BREAKING INTO THE WHAT WAS THEN THE EL PASO COUNTY JAIL TO BREAK OUT A FRIEND OF HIS FROM JAIL. SO WE HAVE SOME LOCAL ACTORS WHO DO A REENACTMENT, AND IT'S JUST A VERY FUN ENVIRONMENT. THERE'S A LOT TO DO, A LOT TO SEE YOU CAN WALK AROUND, OF COURSE, EXPLORE THE CHAPEL. AND WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF GREAT RESTAURANTS AND NEW BUSINESSES THAT HAVE OPENED UP. SO FOR EXAMPLE, NEAR THE SOCORRO MISSION IN SOCORRO, TEXAS, WE HAVE A NEW BREWERY. WE HAVE A CAFE, WE HAVE SOME GREAT RESTAURANTS, AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE YSLETA MISSION, THAT'S WHERE WE IT'S LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO SPEAKING ROCK ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, WHERE, AS I MENTIONED, THEY HAVE A LOT OF FREE CONCERTS. YOU ALSO HAVE A LOT OF TIGUA POTTERY. SO THAT'S THE HOME OF THE YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO. SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF NATIVE POTTERY THERE. THEY BAKE THEIR BREAD FRESH IN THE OVEN SO YOU CAN SEE HOW BREAD IS BAKED IN THE OLD TRADITION. SO IT'S JUST REALLY GREAT. THERE'S PLENTY FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A LOT OF HISTORY, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE INCORPORATED A LOT OF ENTERTAINMENT TO BRING THAT INTO LEARNING HISTORY. ABOUT EL PASO. DEFINITELY. SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF OUR HERITAGE AND OUR TRADITIONS, AND ONE OF THE NEATEST THINGS I THINK ABOUT THE MISSIONS IS THAT THEY'RE STILL VERY ACTIVE PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO A LOT OF TIMES YOU GO TO HISTORICAL PLACES AND YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ROPED OFF AND YOU CAN'T REALLY GO IN. YOU KIND OF HAVE TO SEE THEM FROM AFAR. AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE WITH OUR MISSIONS, WITH OUR MISSIONS, THEY'RE STILL VERY ACTIVE. SO MASS IS STILL HELD THERE ON SUNDAYS. OKAY. SO FOR SOMEONE WHO'S NEVER BEEN TO EL PASO, WHAT'S THE PERFECT BLUEPRINT TO REALLY ENJOY EL PASO FOR THE FIRST TIME? WELL, WE HAVE SO MUCH TO DO. WE HAVE SO MANY ATTRACTIONS, SO DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO START WITH THE MISSION TRAIL. WE WANT TO INVITE EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO THE MISSION TRAIL, BUT WE ALSO HAVE WATER PARKS. WE ALSO HAVE A BASEBALL STADIUM. SO WE HAVE A LOT TO DO IN EL PASO. AND I THINK A LOT OF TIMES EL PASO IS, YOU KNOW, FOLKS KIND OF DRIVE THROUGH EL PASO ON THEIR WAY TO SOMEWHERE ELSE. BUT IT'S JUST SO WORTH IT TO STOP FOR A FEW DAYS AND SPEND TIME IN EL PASO. WE DEFINITELY WANT EL PASO TO BECOME A DESTINATION CITY COMMISSIONER ILIANA HOLGUIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING ME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EL PASO OR PLANNING YOUR VACATION TO THIS AMAZING DESTINATION, YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN.

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VISITA EP HEALTH.COM SABEMOS CUANTO A TUS HIJOS ASI QUÉ RECUERDA NO LO DUDES VACCINATE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY. WE ARE FRECUENCIA. SOMEBODY MAKE SOME NOISE. SO TODAY WE ARE CELEBRATING THE 4TH OF JULY HERE AT ASCARATE PARK. WE'RE IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. ONCE IT GETS DARK, WE'LL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FIREWORKS DISPLAY FOR THE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, ASCARATE PARK IS THE HEART OF EL PASO COUNTY, THIS IS OUR COUNTY PARK WHERE FAMILIES FOR GENERATIONS HAVE LOVED TO COME AND PLAY AND FISH. SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO OPEN UP THE PARK ON THE 4TH OF JULY. SO HOPEFULLY IF THERE'S FAMILIES OUT THERE THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS YEAR, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO INVITE THEM TO JOIN US NEXT YEAR. HEY WE'RE GETTING OUR 4TH OF JULY GLASSES. YEAH, PUT THEM ON. IT'S JULY 4TH THIS YEAR.

WE'RE DOING OUR VIP EVENT WHICH I'M STANDING IN FRONT OF RIGHT NOW HERE AT THE PAVILION, OUR

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SPECIAL EVENTS AREA. IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE IT HERE. SO IT'S WHERE YOU GET YOUR OWN PERSONAL TABLE. YOU HAVE, AREAS WHERE YOU CAN PLAY GAMES. WE HAVE BLOW UP SLIDES FOR THE CHILDREN. WE EVEN HAVE A MOVIE INDOORS. IF THE KIDS WOULD PREFER TO WATCH A MOVIE OVER FIREWORKS, BUT THE TICKETS FOR OUR VIP AREA THIS YEAR WERE $45 FOR ADULTS, AND THAT PROVIDED A BRISKET DINNER. AND THEN FOR THE REST OF THE PUBLIC, NOT AT THE VIP EVENT. WE HAVE MULTIPLE FOOD TRUCKS OVER HERE AT THE SPECIAL EVENTS AREA AND ON OUR LAWN. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO A FIREWORKS SHOW IN A SCOUT AT THE PARK, COME ON OUT. IT'S A IT'S A FUN TIME. PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING IT.

YOU KNOW, PARKS ARE A PLACE OF DEMOCRACY WHERE WE ALL, YOU KNOW, ALL WALKS OF LIFE ARE COMING TOGETHER AND SHARING. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE BEAUTY OF IT HERE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY. YEAH.

HIGH FIVE. TODAY IS THE 4TH OF JULY OF THIS YEAR, 2024. I WAS NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO HERE IN EL PASO AS A NEW RESIDENT, AND I LOOKED INTO SOME RESOURCES, I WAS ABLE TO DISCOVER THAT HERE IN ASCARATE PARK, THEY HAD A GREAT FIREWORKS EVENT. THERE'S A NEW RESIDENT HERE TO THE COUNTY OF EL PASO. I'M QUITE IMPRESSED. I'M I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE. I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS EXISTING, YOU KNOW, WHERE I'M HERE WITH MY THREE BOYS. YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. I CAN'T ASK FOR MORE. REALLY A HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY. EL PASO. I LOVE.

THAT WAS COOL. WE ARE AT EL PASO'S LARGEST ALL ABILITIES PLAYGROUND. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN MANY YEARS IN THE MAKING. BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN. AND THIS HAS BEEN A BEAUTIFUL PROJECT AND EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY IS SO EXCITED. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION MOMS ON BOARD, THE NONPROFIT, THE COUNTY OF EL PASO, THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. TOGETHER, WE CREATED THE PLAN OF HAVING THREE ALL ABILITIES PARKS INSTEAD OF JUST ONE, SO THAT WE COULD HAVE REACHED ALL CORNERS OF THE COUNTY. WOW SO THERE'S THE FIRST ONE THAT OPENED WAS GALLEGOS PARK IN THE FAR WEST, AND FAR EAST WAS RISINGER IN FABENS. AND THIS ONE FINALLY TODAY, CENTRAL ASCARATE ONE, TWO, THREE WAY. THE FLOORING IS ALSO ESPECIALLY MADE IN CONDUCIVE TO FOLKS WITH WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF ABILITIES. AND SO YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT SLIDES I MEAN IT'S A GREAT PLAYGROUND SWINGS. THERE YOU GO. READY THE AMENITIES AND THE PLAY STRUCTURES ARE MORE INCLUSIVE.

THEY ALLOW FOR WHEELED DEVICES TO BE UTILIZED. SO FOR EXAMPLE, THIS ONE OVER HERE, THE SWAY FUN. IT'S A SEESAW. BUT A CHILD OR A PERSON WHO'S USING A WHEELED A WHEELCHAIR DOES NOT NEED TO EXIT THEIR WHEELCHAIR. THEY CAN, WHEEL INTO IT AND EXPERIENCE THE FUN. AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. WELCOME. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PARK? IT'S VERY GOOD OBVIOUSLY. AND I KIND OF LIKE IT. GREAT. WELL ARE YOU GOING TO GO PLAY? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. HAVE FUN, HAVE FUN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT, RIGHT? CADEN AND HIS CLASSMATES AT RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY WHO JOINED US TODAY.

IT JUST OPENS UP THAT THAT COMMUNICATION AND THAT COMMUNITY, KIDS WITHOUT DISABILITIES WILL NOT THEIR PLAY ISN'T IMPACTED WITH NOW HAVING KIDS WITH DISABILITIES COME AND JOIN THEM. SO IT OPENS UP THAT DIALOG. IT OPENS UP THAT RELATIONSHIP AND THAT COMMUNICATION AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THAT UNDERSTANDING OF EVERYBODY IN OUR HUMANITY.

WALKING AROUND A DAY WITHOUT YOUR IDENTIFICATION AND SEE HOW MANY TIMES YOU REACH FOR YOUR WALLET AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT, WHAT YOU CANNOT DO. VERY EXCITED, HAPPY AND PROUD THAT THAT THIS PROJECT HAS FINALLY COME TO FRUITION. BECAUSE THIS IS AN INITIATIVE THAT THE COUNTY STARTED WORKING ON, ALONG WITH BORDER NETWORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, NINE, ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO, I KNOW THE GOVERNMENT WORKS SLOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE PERSEVERED AND WE DIDN'T GIVE UP. WE DID HAVE TO TALK TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS

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LIBRARY CARD WOULD BE ACCEPTED AS A FORM OF ID, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS WHY THIS PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT. IT'S A VERY GOOD PROGRAM THAT CAME OVER HERE, ESPECIALLY HERE IN FABENS, THE COMMUNITY NEEDS SOMETHING LIKE THIS, TO BE ENHANCED AND FOR EVERYBODY TO KNOW. AND IT WILL HELP ALL OF US. YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES WHO JUST CAN'T GET THAT STATE ISSUED ID, BUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THIS ENHANCED LIBRARY CARD, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN A LOT OF ACTIVITIES THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO OTHERWISE.

THIS IS GOING TO HELP PEOPLE ACCESS BANKING SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, MEDICAL SERVICES. IT WILL HELP FOLKS WITH SCHOOLS WITH LIBRARIES, YOU'VE GOT FOLKS WHO NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET COPIES OF THEIR KIDS BIRTH CERTIFICATES FROM THE COUNTY CLERK, WHO CAN NOW USE THIS ID TO DO THAT AS WELL. YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO MAYBE DON'T HAVE AN ID AND SO ARE AFRAID TO REPORT THAT THEY'VE BEEN THE VICTIM OF A CRIME TO POLICE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THE POLICE MIGHT ASK THEM FOR ID. SO NOW HAVING THIS ENHANCED LIBRARY CARD WILL GIVE THEM THAT SECURITY THAT THEY KNOW THEY CAN CALL AND ASK THE POLICE FOR HELP. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY. WE CAN DO MORE OF THESE. I THINK IF WE TRY, WE ARE PROVIDING ONE MORE LEVEL OF INCLUSIVITY FOR ALL OF THE RESIDENTS HERE IN EL PASO. THAT'S WHAT I THINK THE COUNTY HAS ESPOUSED. THE VALUE OF, BEING INCLUSIVE. AND THIS, I THINK, EMBODIES THAT. I BET YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT ROUTE 66, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE MISSION TRAIL? IT MAY BE ONLY NINE MILES LONG, BUT IT'S A VERY SPECIAL PART OF THE AREA NEAR EL PASO, AND IT MIGHT JUST BE A FUN VACATION FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY. EL PASO COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF PRECINCT 13, ILIANA HOLGUIN, JOINS ME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. NO, THANK YOU, DARYL, FOR THE INVITATION. EL PASO, I'VE HEARD ABOUT EL PASO. I'VE NEVER BEEN. BUT NOW I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. EVERYTHING I CAN ABOUT EL PASO. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. BECAUSE WE WANT TO INVITE PEOPLE TO COME AND GET TO KNOW EL PASO. SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE KICKING OFF THE TOURIST SEASON ALONG THE MISSION TRAIL, WHICH, LIKE YOU SAID, IS A NINE MILE STRETCH OF ROAD ENCOMPASSING THREE HISTORIC MISSIONS. THESE MISSIONS REPRESENT ABOUT 350 YEARS OF OUR CULTURE, OUR HISTORY, OUR TRADITIONS ON ANY GIVEN WEEKEND, YOU CAN STILL SEE WEDDINGS BEING PERFORMED QUINCEANERAS THE TIGUA CULTURAL DANCERS. SO THESE ARE STILL ACTIVE MISSIONS THAT ARE VERY MUCH A PART OF THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE WONDERFUL ART GALLERIES THERE. IF YOU LIKE ART, WE'VE GOT GREAT RESTAURANTS, A BREWERY, CAFES, AND OF COURSE THE SPEAKING ROCK ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, WHICH OFFERS FREE CONCERTS EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND. SO I MUST SAY, EL PASO HAS TO BE A MUST VISIT DESTINATION BECAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT ANYTHING. NOWADAYS, THERE'S A DOCUMENTARY THAT WAS JUST MADE ABOUT EL PASO. YEAH, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ALL OF THE NATIONAL ATTENTION THAT EL PASO IS RECEIVING. AND JUST TO MENTION SOME MORE RECOGNITIONS THAT WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF. SO FOR 2023, TEXAS TRAVEL MAGAZINE NAMED THE MISSION TRAIL THE BEST HISTORIC SITE IN TEXAS AND ONE OF THE SMALL COMMUNITIES LOCATED ALONG THE MISSION TRAIL. SAN ELIZARIO. THE CITY OF SAN ELIZARIO, WHICH IS HOME TO THE PRESIDIO CHAPEL OF SAN ELIZARIO, WAS NAMED THE BEST HISTORIC SMALL TOWN IN AMERICA FOR 2023 BY USA TODAY. AND WHAT'S SPECIAL THAT YOU GUYS? I'M SURE YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HAPPENING OVER THE SUMMER, BUT THERE'S SOME SPECIAL STUFF THAT'LL BE HAPPENING THIS SUMMER. WELL ON ANY THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, FOLKS CAN COME DOWN TO SAN YSIDRO, WHERE WE HAVE AN ART MARKET. WE HAVE A LOT OF WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL LOCAL ARTISTS WHO WILL SHOW OFF ALL OF THEIR ARTISTRY. WE ALSO HAVE A REENACTMENT OF BILLY THE KID BREAKING INTO THE WHAT WAS THEN THE EL PASO COUNTY JAIL TO BREAK OUT A FRIEND OF HIS FROM JAIL. SO WE HAVE SOME LOCAL ACTORS WHO DO A REENACTMENT, AND IT'S JUST A VERY FUN ENVIRONMENT. THERE'S A LOT TO D, A LOT TO SEE. YOU CAN WALK AROUND, OF COURSE, EXPLORE THE CHAPEL. AND WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF GREAT RESTAURANTS AND NEW BUSINESSES THAT HAVE OPENED UP. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, NEAR THE SOCORRO MISSION IN SOCORRO, TEXAS, WE HAVE A NEW BREWERY, WE HAVE A CAFE. WE HAVE SOME GREAT RESTAURANTS, AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE YSLETA MISSION, THAT'S WHERE WE IT'S LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO SPEAKING ROCK ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, WHERE, AS I MENTIONED, THEY HAVE A LOT OF FREE CONCERTS. YOU ALSO HAVE A LOT OF TEGUA POTTERY. SO THAT'S THE HOME OF THE YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO. SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF NATIVE POTTERY THERE. THEY BAKE THEIR BREAD FRESH IN THE OVEN, SO YOU CAN SEE HOW BREAD IS BAKED IN THE OLD TRADITION. SO IT'S JUST REALLY GREAT. THERE'S PLENTY FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A LOT OF HISTORY, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE INCORPORATED A LOT OF ENTERTAINMENT TO BRING THAT INTO LEARNING HISTORY. ABOUT EL PASO. DEFINITELY. SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF OUR HERITAGE AND OUR TRADITIONS. AND ONE OF THE

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NEATEST THINGS I THINK ABOUT THE MISSIONS IS THAT THEY'RE STILL VERY ACTIVE PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO A LOT OF TIMES YOU GO TO HISTORICAL PLACES AND YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ROPED OFF AND YOU CAN'T REALLY GO IN. YOU KIND OF HAVE TO SEE THEM FROM AFAR. AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE WITH OUR MISSIONS. WITH OUR MISSIONS, THEY'RE STILL VERY ACTIVE. SO MASS IS STILL HELD THERE ON SUNDAYS. OKAY. SO FOR SOMEONE WHO'S NEVER BEEN TO EL PASO, WHAT'S THE PERFECT BLUEPRINT TO REALLY ENJOY EL PASO FOR THE FIRST TIME? WELL, WE HAVE SO MUCH TO DO. WE HAVE SO MANY ATTRACTIONS. SO DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO START WITH THE MISSION TRAIL. WE WANT TO INVITE EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO THE MISSION TRAIL, BUT WE ALSO HAVE WATER PARKS. WE ALSO HAVE A BASEBALL STADIUM. SO WE HAVE A LOT TO DO IN EL PASO. AND I THINK A LOT OF TIMES EL PASO IS, YOU KNOW, FOLKS KIND OF DRIVE THROUGH EL PASO ON THEIR WAY TO SOMEWHERE ELSE. BUT IT'S JUST SO WORTH IT TO STOP FOR A FEW DAYS AND SPEND TIME IN EL PASO. WE DEFINITELY WANT EL PASO TO BECOME A DESTINATION CITY COMMISSIONER ILIANA HOLGUIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING ME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EL PASO OR PLANNING YOUR VACATION TO THIS AMAZING DESTINATION, YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN.

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VISITA EP HEALTH.COM SABEMOS CUANTO A TUS HIJOS, ASI RECUERDA NO LO DUDES VACCINATE. GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY. WE ARE FRECUENCIA. SOMEBODY MAKE SOME NOISE. SO TODAY WE ARE CELEBRATING THE 4TH OF JULY HERE AT ASCARATE PARK. WE'RE IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. ONCE IT GETS DARK, WE'LL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FIREWORKS DISPLAY FOR THE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, ASCARATE PARK IS THE HEART OF EL PASO COUNTY, THIS IS WHERE FAMILIES CREATIONS HAVE LOVED TO COME AND PLAY AND FISH, SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO OPEN UP THE PARK ON THE 4TH OF JULY. SO HOPEFULLY, IF THERE'S FAMILIES OUT THERE THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS YEAR, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO INVITE THEM TO JOIN US NEXT YEA.

HEY WE'RE GETTING OUR 4TH OF JULY GLASSES. YEAH, WE'RE JULY 4TH THIS YEAR. WE'RE DOING OUR VIP EVENT, WHICH I'M STANDING IN FRONT OF RIGHT NOW HERE AT THE PAVILION, OUR SPECIAL EVENTS AREA. IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE IT HERE, SO IT'S WHERE YOU GET YOUR OWN PERSONAL TABLE. YOU HAVE, AREAS WHERE YOU CAN PLAY GAMES. WE HAVE BLOW UP SLIDES FOR THE CHILDREN. WE EVEN HAVE A MOVIE INDOORS. IF THE KIDS WOULD PREFER TO WATCH A MOVIE OVER FIREWORKS, BUT THE TICKETS FOR OUR VIP AREA THIS YEAR WERE $45 FOR ADULTS, AND THAT PROVIDED A BRISKET DINNER. AND THEN FOR THE REST OF THE PUBLIC, NOT AT THE VIP EVENT. WE HAVE MULTIPLE FOOD TRUCKS OVER HERE AT THE SPECIAL EVENTS AREA AND ON OUR LAWN. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO A FIREWORKS SHOW IN A SCOUT AT THE PARK, COME ON OUT. IT'S A IT'S A FUN TIME. PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING IT. YOU KNOW, PARKS ARE A PLACE OF DEMOCRACY WHERE WE ALL, YOU KNOW, ALL WALKS OF LIFE ARE COMING TOGETHER AND SHARING. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE BEAUTY OF IT HERE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY. YEAH TODAY IS THE 4TH OF JULY OF THIS YEAR, 2024. I WAS NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO HERE IN EL PASO AS A NEW RESIDENT, AND I LOOKED INTO SOME RESOURCES, I WAS ABLE TO DISCOVER THAT HERE IN ASCARATE PARK THEY HAD A GREAT FIREWORKS EVENT. THERE'S A NEW RESIDENT HERE TO THE COUNTY OF EL PASO. I'M QUITE IMPRESSED. I'M I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE. I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS EXISTING. YOU KNOW, WHERE I'M HERE WITH MY THREE BOYS. YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. I CAN'T ASK FOR MORE. I'M REALLY HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY. EL PASO. I LOVE.

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OF THE COUNTY. WOW SO THERE'S THE FIRST ONE THAT OPENED WAS GALLEGOS PARK IN THE FAR WEST AND FAR EAST WAS RISINGER IN FABENS. AND THIS ONE FINALLY TODAY, CENTRAL ASCARATE ONE, TWO, THREE WAY. THE FLOORING IS ALSO ESPECIALLY MADE AND CONDUCIVE TO FOLKS WITH WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF ABILITIES. AND SO, YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT SLIDES I MEAN IT'S A GREAT PLAYGROUND SWINGS. THERE YOU GO. READY THE AMENITIES AND THE PLAY STRUCTURES ARE MORE INCLUSIVE.

THEY ALLOW FOR WHEELED DEVICES TO BE UTILIZED. SO FOR EXAMPLE, THIS ONE OVER HERE, THE SWAY FUN. IT'S A IT'S A SEESAW, BUT A CHILD OR A PERSON WHO'S USING A WHEELED, A WHEELCHAIR DOES NOT NEED TO EXIT THEIR WHEELCHAIR. THEY CAN, WHEEL INTO IT AND EXPERIENCE THE FUN. AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. WELCOME. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PARK? IT'S VERY GOOD OBVIOUSLY. AND I KIND OF LIKE IT. GREAT. WELL ARE YOU GOING TO GO PLAY? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. HAVE FUN, HAVE FUN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT, RIGHT? CADEN AND HIS CLASSMATES AT RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY WHO JOINED US TODAY.

WALK AROUND A DAY WITHOUT YOUR IDENTIFICATION AND SEE HOW MANY TIMES YOU REACH FOR YOUR WALLET.

AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT, WHAT YOU CANNOT DO VERY EXCITED, HAPPY AND PROUD THAT THAT THIS PROJECT HAS FINALLY COME TO FRUITION. BECAUSE THIS IS AN INITIATIVE THAT THE COUNTY STARTED WORKING ON, ALONG WITH BORDER NETWORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. NINE, ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO, I KNOW THE GOVERNMENT WORKS SLOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE PERSEVERED AND WE DIDN'T GIVE UP. WE DID HAVE TO TALK TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS LIBRARY CARD WOULD BE ACCEPTED AS A FORM OF ID AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS WHY THIS PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT. IT'S A VERY GOOD PROGRAM THAT CAME OVER HERE, ESPECIALLY HERE IN FABENS. THE COMMUNITY NEEDS SOMETHING LIKE THIS. TO BE ENHANCED AND FOR EVERYBODY TO KNOW. AND IT WILL HELP ALL OF US. YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES WHO JUST CAN'T GET THAT STATE ISSUED ID, BUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THIS ENHANCED LIBRARY CARD, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN A LOT OF ACTIVITIES THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO OTHERWISE.

THIS IS GOING TO HELP PEOPLE ACCESS BANKING SERVICES, HEALTH CARE, MEDICAL SERVICES. IT'LL HELP FOLKS WITH SCHOOLS, WITH LIBRARIES, YOU'VE GOT FOLKS WHO NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET COPIES OF THEIR KIDS BIRTH CERTIFICATES FROM THE COUNTY CLERK, WHO CAN NOW USE THIS ID TO DO THAT AS WELL. YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO MAYBE DON'T HAVE AN ID AND SO ARE AFRAID TO REPORT THAT THEY'VE BEEN THE VICTIM OF A CRIME TO POLICE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THE POLICE MIGHT ASK THEM FOR ID. SO NOW HAVING THIS ENHANCED LIBRARY CARD WILL GIVE THEM THAT SECURITY THAT THEY KNOW THEY CAN CALL AND ASK THE POLICE FOR HELP. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY. WE CAN DO MORE OF THESE. I THINK IF WE TRY, WE ARE PROVIDING ONE MORE LEVEL OF INCLUSIVITY FOR ALL OF THE RESIDENTS HERE IN EL PASO. THAT'S WHAT I THINK THE COUNTY HAS ESPOUSED. THE VALUE OF, BEING INCLUSIVE. AND THIS I THINK, EMBODIES THAT. I BET YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT ROUTE 66, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE MISSION TRAIL? IT MAY BE ONLY NINE MILES LONG, BUT IT'S A VERY SPECIAL PART OF THE AREA NEAR EL PASO. AND IT MIGHT JUST BE A FUN VACATION FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY. EL PASO COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF PRECINCT 13, ILIANA HOLGUIN, JOINS ME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. NO, THANK YOU, DARYL, FOR THE INVITATION. EL PASO, I'VE HEARD ABOUT EL PASO. I'VE NEVER BEEN. BUT NOW I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU EVERYTHING I CAN ABOUT EL PASO. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. BECAUSE WE WANT TO INVITE PEOPLE TO COME AND GET TO KNOW EL PASO. SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE KICKING OFF THE TOURIST SEASON ALONG THE MISSION TRAIL, WHICH, LIKE YOU SAID, IS A NINE MILE STRETCH OF ROAD ENCOMPASSING THREE HISTORIC MISSIONS. THESE MISSIONS REPRESENT ABOUT 350 YEARS OF OUR CULTURE, OUR HISTORY, OUR TRADITIONS. ON ANY GIVEN WEEKEND, YOU CAN STILL SEE WEDDINGS BEING PERFORMED QUINCEANERAS THE TIGUA CULTURAL DANCERS. SO THESE ARE STILL ACTIVE MISSIONS THAT ARE VERY

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MUCH A PART OF THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE WONDERFUL ART GALLERIES THERE. IF YOU LIKE ART, WE'VE GOT GREAT RESTAURANTS, A BREWERY, CAFES, AND OF COURSE THE SPEAKING ROCK ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, WHICH OFFERS FREE CONCERTS EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND. SO I MUST SAY, EL PASO HAS TO BE A MUST VISIT DESTINATION BECAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT ANYTHING NOWADAYS. THERE'S A DOCUMENTARY THAT WAS JUST MADE ABOUT EL PASO. YEAH, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ALL OF THE NATIONAL ATTENTION THAT EL PASO IS RECEIVING. AND JUST TO MENTION SOME MORE RECOGNITIONS THAT WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF. SO FOR 2023, TEXAS TRAVEL MAGAZINE NAMED THE MISSION TRAIL THE BEST HISTORIC SITE IN TEXAS AND ONE OF THE SMALL COMMUNITIES LOCATED ALONG THE MISSION TRAIL. SAN ELIZARIO THE CITY OF SAN ELIZARIO, WHICH IS HOME TO THE PRESIDIO CHAPEL OF SAN ELIZARIO, WAS NAMED THE BEST HISTORIC SMALL TOWN IN AMERICA FOR 2023 BY USA TODAY. AND WHAT'S SPECIAL THAT YOU GUYS? I'M SURE YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HAPPENING OVER THE SUMMER, BUT THERE'S SOME SPECIAL STUFF THAT'LL BE HAPPENING THIS SUMMER. WELL, ON ANY THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, FOLKS CAN COME DOWN TO SAN ELIZARIO WHERE WE HAVE AN ART MARKET. WE HAVE A LOT OF WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL LOCAL ARTISTS WHO WILL SHOW OFF ALL OF THEIR ARTISTRY. WE ALSO HAVE A REENACTMENT OF BILLY THE KID BREAKING INTO THE WHAT WAS THEN THE EL PASO COUNTY JAIL TO BREAK OUT A FRIEND OF HIS FROM JAIL. SO WE HAVE SOME LOCAL ACTORS WHO DO A REENACTMENT, AND IT'S JUST A VERY FUN ENVIRONMENT. THERE'S A LOT TO DO, A LOT TO SEE YOU CAN WALK AROUND, OF COURSE, EXPLORE THE CHAPEL, WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF GREAT RESTAURANTS AND NEW BUSINESSES THAT HAVE OPENED UP. SO FOR EXAMPLE, NEAR THE SOCORRO MISSION IN SOCORRO, TEXAS, WE HAVE A NEW BREWERY. WE HAVE A CAFE, WE HAVE SOME GREAT RESTAURANTS, AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE YSLETA MISSION, THAT'S WHERE WE IT'S LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO SPEAKING ROCK ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, WHERE, AS I MENTIONED, THEY HAVE A LOT OF FREE CONCERTS. YOU ALSO HAVE A LOT OF TIGUA POTTERY. SO THAT'S THE HOME OF THE YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO. SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF NATIVE POTTERY THERE. THEY BAKE THEIR BREAD FRESH IN THE OVEN, SO YOU CAN SEE HOW BREAD IS BAKED IN THE OLD TRADITION. SO IT'S JUST REALLY GREAT. THERE'S PLENTY FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A LOT OF HISTORY, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE INCORPORATED A LOT OF ENTERTAINMENT TO BRING THAT INTO LEARNING HISTORY ABOUT EL PASO. DEFINITELY. SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF OUR HERITAGE AND OUR TRADITIONS. AND ONE OF THE NEATEST THINGS I THINK ABOUT THE MISSIONS IS THAT THEY'RE STILL VERY ACTIVE PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO A LOT OF TIMES YOU GO TO HISTORICAL PLACES AND YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ROPED OFF AND YOU CAN'T REALLY GO IN. YOU KIND OF HAVE TO SEE THEM FROM AFAR. AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE WITH OUR MISSIONS, WITH OUR MISSIONS, THEY'RE STILL VERY ACTIVE. SO MASS IS STILL HELD THERE ON SUNDAYS. OKAY. SO FOR SOMEONE WHO'S NEVER BEEN TO EL PASO, WHAT'S THE PERFECT BLUEPRINT TO REALLY ENJOY EL PASO FOR THE FIRST TIME? WELL, WE HAVE SO MUCH TO DO. WE HAVE SO MANY ATTRACTIONS, SO DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO START WITH THE MISSION TRAIL. WE WANT TO INVITE EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO THE MISSION TRAIL, BUT WE ALSO HAVE WATER PARKS. WE ALSO HAVE A BASEBALL STADIUM. SO WE HAVE A LOT TO DO IN EL PASO. AND I THINK A LOT OF TIMES EL PASO IS, YOU KNOW, FOLKS KIND OF DRIVE THROUGH EL PASO ON THEIR WAY TO SOMEWHERE ELSE. BUT IT'S JUST SO WORTH IT TO STOP FOR A FEW DAYS AND SPEND TIME IN EL PASO. WE DEFINITELY WANT EL PASO TO BECOME A DESTINATION CITY COMMISSIONER ILIANA HOGAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING ME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION. IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EL PASO OR PLANNING YOUR VACATION TO THIS AMAZING DESTINATION, YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN.

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VISITA EP HEALTH.COM SABEMOS CUANTO A TUS HIJOS ASI QUÉ RECUERDA NO LO DUDES VACCINATE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY. WE ARE FRECUENCIA. SOMEBODY MAKE SOME NOISE. SO TODAY WE ARE CELEBRATING THE 4TH OF JULY HERE AT ASCARATE PARK. WE'RE IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. ONCE IT GETS DARK, WE'LL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FIREWORKS DISPLAY FOR THE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, ASCARATE PARK IS THE HEART OF EL PASO COUNTY, THIS IS OUR COUNTY PARK WHERE FAMILIES FOR GENERATIONS HAVE LOVED TO COME AND PLAY. AND FISH, SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO OPEN UP THE PARK ON THE 4TH OF JULY. SO HOPEFULLY, IF THERE'S FAMILIES OUT THERE THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS YEAR, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO INVITE THEM TO JOIN US NEXT YEA.

HEY WE'RE GETTING OUR 4TH OF JULY GLASSES. YEAH JULY 4TH. THIS YEAR WE'RE DOING OUR VIP

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EVENT, WHICH I'M STANDING IN FRONT OF RIGHT NOW HERE AT THE PAVILION. OUR SPECIAL EVENTS AREA. IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE IT HERE. SO IT'S WHERE YOU GET YOUR OWN PERSONAL TABLE. YOU HAVE, AREAS WHERE YOU CAN PLAY GAMES. WE HAVE BLOW UP SLIDES FOR THE CHILDREN. WE EVEN HAVE A MOVIE INDOORS. IF THE KIDS WOULD PREFER TO WATCH A MOVIE OVER FIREWORKS. BUT THE TICKETS FOR OUR VIP AREA THIS YEAR WERE $45 FOR ADULTS, AND THAT PROVIDED A BRISKET DINNER. AND THEN FOR THE REST OF THE PUBLIC, NOT AT THE VIP EVENT. WE HAVE MULTIPLE FOOD TRUCKS OVER HERE AT THE SPECIAL EVENTS AREA AND ON OUR LAWN. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO A FIREWORKS SHOW IN A SCOUT AT THE PARK, COME ON OUT. IT'S A IT'S A FUN TIME. PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING IT, YOU KNOW, PARKS ARE A PLACE OF DEMOCRACY WHERE WE ALL, YOU KNOW, ALL WALKS OF LIFE ARE COMING TOGETHER AND SHARING. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE BEAUTY OF IT HERE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY. YEAH. TODAY IS THE 4TH OF JULY OF THIS YEAR, 2024. I WAS NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO HERE IN EL PASO AS A NEW RESIDENT, AND I LOOKED INTO SOME RESOURCES, I WAS ABLE TO DISCOVER THAT HERE IN ASCARATE PARK THEY HAD A GREAT FIREWORKS EVENT. THERE'S A NEW RESIDENT HERE TO THE COUNTY OF EL PASO. I'M QUITE IMPRESSED. I'M I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE. I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS EXISTING. YOU KNOW, WHERE I'M HERE WITH MY THREE BOYS. YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. I CAN'T ASK FOR MORE. REALLY? A HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, EL PASO. I LOVE.

THINKS. BUT THAT WAY. OKAY MORGAN STINKS. GO AHEAD. DID YOU WANT TO DO EIGHT FIRST? OKAY. READY? OKAY COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS RECONVENED TO REGULAR OPEN SESSION. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

COUNTY ADMINISTRATION EIGHT A DISCUSS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN. AND FOR STAFF TO SUBMIT THE OPERATION LONE STAR GRANT TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND A GRANT APPLICATION TO TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION FOR FUNDING TO COVER THE EXPENSES OF HOUSING AND PROCESSING OPERATION LONE STAR ARRESTS THROUGH THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN EL PASO COUNTY FURTHER AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN THE LETTER REQUESTING TEMPORARY HOUSING AT TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE FACILITIES AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ENABLE THE COUNTY TO RESPOND TO THE OPERATIONAL IMPACTS OF OPERATION LONE STAR. BETSY GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS BETSY KELLER, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, AS YOU KNOW, IN MARCH OF 2021, THE STATE LAUNCHED OPERATION LONE STAR, WHICH SURGED DPS RESOURCES TO OUR REGION. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN ARRESTS BY DPS FOR SMUGGLING DRUG TRAFFICKING AND OTHER CHARGES. THESE ARRESTS HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF STATE CHARGED DETAINEES IN THE JAIL BY OVER 400 PEOPLE PER DAY AT TIMES, AND AT A SUSTAINED RATE OF OVER 300 PER DAY. AS YOU KNOW, THE SHERIFF IS REQUIRED TO ACCEPT THESE DETAINEES FOR HOUSING UNTIL A JUDGE DETERMINES OTHERWISE. FOR MUCH OF THIS FISCAL YEAR AND EVEN PRIOR, WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE IMPACTS OF OPERATION LONE STAR NOT BEING FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE FOR THE COUNTY WITHOUT IMPACTING OTHER COUNTY SERVICES AND THE LOCAL TAXPAYERS. THESE IMPACTS ARE COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT WE HAVE RELIED ON THESE BEDS BEING AVAILABLE TO GENERATE REVENUE THROUGH OUR CONTRACT WITH THE US MARSHALS FOR HOUSING, FEDERAL DETAINEES. PRIOR TO THE OLS OPERATION, WE WERE SEEING OUR FEDERAL DETAINEE REVENUE INCREASE BY OVER $1 MILLION A YEAR. IN ADDITION TO OUR EXPENSES INCREASING DUE TO THE COUNTY PAYING MORE. THE COST FOR STATE DETAINEES, SUCH AS MAJOR MEDICAL, TRANSPORTATION, DEFENSE, COURT PROCESSING, AND MORE. WE ARE. WE'VE ALSO LOST THE GROWTH IN FEDERAL REVENUE AND HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE AS MUCH AS $18.2 MILLION IS WHAT'S PROJECTED FOR FY 2025

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COMPARED TO WHAT WE BUDGETED IN FY 2022. THE STATE HAS CREATED A GRANT OPPORTUNITY AND HAS FUNDING AVAILABLE THAT THE COUNTY CAN APPLY FOR THROUGH OPERATION LONE STAR. WE ALSO WOULD BE APPLYING FOR FUNDING THROUGH TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION FOR THE DEFENSE COST FOR THESE CASES, IF WE APPLY AND ARE AWARDED THIS GRANT, IT WOULD BE ONE RESOURCE TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE EXPENSES OUR BUDGET IS INCURRING DUE TO THESE ARRESTS. THERE'S ALSO A MECHANISM THE COUNTY CAN DEPLOY TO REQUEST TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR DETAINEES FROM THE STATE TO ADDRESS THE CAPACITY AT THE JAIL DUE TO THE OLS CHARGE, DETENTIONS. AS YOU KNOW, WE REACHED OUT TO THE STATE IN APRIL OF 2024 TO TRY TO WORK THROUGH AND MAINTAIN SOME OF THE COUNTY'S VALUES. AS WE LOOK AT THESE OPTIONS, WE HAVE NOT HAD A REPLY. SO WE ARE ASKING THE COUNTY, WE'RE ASKING THE COURT TO CONSIDER AND SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE JUDGE TO SIGN FOR AND FOR STAFF TO SUBMIT THE OPERATION LONE STAR GRANT FOR JAIL OPERATIONS AND COURT ADMINISTRATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, AND A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION FOR FUNDING TO COVER THE DEFENSE COST. WE'RE ALSO ASKING THE COUNTY THE COURT'S APPROVAL FOR THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN THE LETTER REQUESTING TEMPORARY HOUSING AT TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE FACILITIES, AND WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS TO HELP OFFSET THESE OPERATIONAL IMPACTS THAT THE COUNTY HAS EXPERIENCED DUE TO OPERATION LONE STAR. AND THE CHARGES THAT WE ARE SEEING RELATED TO SMUGGLING, DRUG TRAFFICKING AND RELATED CHARGES. THANK YOU. BITSY. OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION BY JUDGE SAMANIEGO, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GENE. THE VOTING IS OPEN. AND MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU. BITSY. ITEM 12. REGULAR SESSION 12 A.

DISCUSS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING LITIGATION STYLED FUND TEXAS CHOICE ET AL.

VERSUS JOSE GARCIA IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXA,

[A. Discuss and take appropriate action regarding litigation styled Fund Texas Choice, et al v. Jose Garza, in his official capacity as District Attorney of Travis County, Texas, et al; Civil Cause No. 1:22-CV-00859-RP; County Attorney case number: 0075-23-LD. Jed Untereker, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office, 915-273-3247]

ET AL. CIVIL CAUSE NUMBER 122 CV 00859, PP. COUNTY ATTORNEY CASE NUMBER 007523 LD ANNA SCHUMACHER, ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY. WE'RE NOT REQUESTING ANY ACTION AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. NO ACTION FOR ITEM 12. A ITEM 12 B DISCUSS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING LITIGATION STYLED UNITED STATES VERSUS TEXAS. NUMBER 2450149. COUNTY ATTORNEY'S FILE NUMBER 016523 PL SCHUMACHER, ASSISTANT

[B. Discuss and take appropriate action regarding legal rights and responsibilities regarding litigation styled United States v. Texas, No. 24-50149, County Attorney’s File No. 0165-23-PL. Bernardo Cruz, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office, 915-273-3247]

COUNTY ATTORNEY. THE SAME WITH THIS ONE. WE'RE NOT REQUESTING ACTION AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.

OKAY. NO ACTION FOR ITEM 12 B, ITEM 12 C DISCUSS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO DECREASE THE FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL IMPACT TO EL PASO COUNTY AS IT PERTAINS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS BY THE STATE, INCLUDING ARRESTS ALONG THE EL PASO BORDER AND ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY.

[C. Discuss and take appropriate action to decrease the financial and operational impact to El Paso County as it pertains to law enforcement actions by the State, including arrests along the El Paso border. Christina Sanchez, County Attorney, County Attorney's Office, 915-273-3247]

SAME. WE'RE ALSO NOT REQUESTING ACTION AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. OKAY. NO ACTION FOR ITEM 12 C.

AND THAT COMPLETES ALL THE ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. JUDGE. THANK YOU. TRANSLATORS LEGAL TEAM EVERYBODY COMMISSIONERS, OUR PRODUCTION TEAM. THANK YOU. WISHING EVERYBODY JUST A GREAT WEEK. THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES TODAY'S MEETING AT 12:34 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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