U. Approve and authorize the El Paso County Purchasing Agent to implement the revised Print Center Fee Schedule, effective immediately upon approval. It is further recommended that future revisions to the fee schedule may be made by the Purchasing Agent after review and approval by the offices of the County Attorney and County Auditor. Karen Davidson, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Department, 915-273-3349

[A. Approve and adopt a resolution recognizing Debo’ A. Wakefield for her distinguished military career, exemplary public service, and lasting impact on veterans and families across El Paso County, Texas. Ricardo A. Samaniego, County Judge, County Judge's Office, 915-273-3591]

WE'LL BRAG ON YOU A LITTLE WHILE, OKAY. SO WHEREAS THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF EL PASO COUNTY PROUDLY RECOGNIZES THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS OF VETERANS WHO EXEMPLIFY DUTY, HONOR, SELFLESS SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, WHEREAS. RETIRED DEBO, A WAKEFIELD, BEGAN HER MILITARY CAREER IN THE WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS AS A MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND LATER A SURGICAL TECHNICIAN, SERVING WITH DISTINCTION FOR MORE THAN 21 YEARS, RISING TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT FIRST CLASS E-7 BEFORE RETIRING HONORABLY IN 1992, WAS FOLLOWING HER ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE, WAKEFIELD CONTINUED TO CARE FOR OTHERS AS A TRAVEL NURSE, BRINGING SKILL AND COMPASSION TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING HERE IN EL PASO COUNTY. WHEREAS SERGEANT FIRST CLASS WAKEFIELD GIVES TIRELESSLY TO THE VETERANS AND THE BROADER EL PASO COMMUNITY, VOLUNTEERING AT FOOD BANKS, ORGANIZING DRIVES FOR WOMEN'S SHELTERS, SUPPORTING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISERS, ASSISTING OLD GLORY MEMORIAL, AND PARTICIPATING IN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS SUCH AS THE ALOHA MEDICAL MISSION IN HONDURAS AND WHERE SHE IS AN ACTIVE LEADER AND MENTOR THROUGH HER

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AFFILIATIONS INCLUDING WITH THE BUFFALO SOLDIER MOTORCYCLE CLUB AND THE SILHOUETTE CIVIC AND SOCIAL CLUB. INSPIRING SERVICE, CAMARADERIE, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. WHEREAS IN ADDITION TO HER MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SERGEANT FIRST CLASS WAKEFIELD WAS HONORED TO BE INDUCTED EL PASO COMMISSION FOR WOMEN WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME, CLASS OF 2025. WHEREAS IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF HER EXEMPLARY MILITARY SERVICE AND ENDURING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, SERGEANT FIRST CLASS WAKEFIELD WAS SELECTED BY THE EL PASO COUNTY VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD AND HONORED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AS THE COUNTY'S 2024 VETERAN OF THE YEAR. ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2024, WHERE SERGEANT FIRST CLASS WAKEFIELD EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF EL PASO COUNTY'S COMMITMENT TO OUR MILITARY COMMUNITY, ADVANCES OUR VISION OF THE REGION AS A VETERANS CAPITAL OF THE UNITED STATES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT SERGEANT FIRST CLASS RETIRED DEBO A WAKEFIELD, IS HEREBY COMMENDED AND HONORED FOR HER DISTINGUISHED MILITARY CAREER, EXEMPLARY PUBLIC SERVICE, AND LASTING IMPACT ON VETERANS AND FAMILIES ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY. SIGNED THIS 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025. WE HAVE A MOTION BY JUDGE SAMANIEGO TO APPROVE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER STOUT. THE VOTING IS OPEN. MOTION CARRIES. I JUST WANT TO SAY AHEAD OF TIME THAT THERE WAS A LITTLE SHY AND VERY RESERVED INTROVERT. SO SO WE THANK YOU FOR MAKING ALL THE EFFORT TO SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF, THAT WHAT WE LOVE YOU AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT FIRST, GIVING HONOR TO GOD, WHO IS THE HEAD OF MY LIFE AND HAS ALLOWED ME TO PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS YEAR LONG CHALLENGE. JUDGE. IT WAS A RIDE AND THANK YOU FOR BEING ALONG ME, ALONG BESIDE ME WITH THE COMMISSIONERS AND VETERANS, ADVISORY BOARD, VETERANS, EVERYBODY. IT'S BEEN HUMBLING. IT'S BEEN. SATISFYING. I AM BLESSED EVERY DAY TO BE A BLESSING TO SOMEONE ELSE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE EVERYONE HERE WITH. IF YOU COULD JUST TAKE 30 MINUTES OUT OF YOUR DAY TO BE A BLESSING TO SOMEONE ELSE, GO SIT IN A NURSING HOME.

HOLD A PERSON'S HAND. DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A VETERAN. CHECK ON YOUR NEIGHBOR. TAKE THEM SOME FOOD. CHECK ON SOMEBODY AT THE HOSPITAL. SEE IF THEY NEED A FLOWER OR A HUG, OR JUST HUG SOMEBODY. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF DAY THEY'RE HAVING. SUICIDE IS REAL. DEPRESSION IS REAL. A LOT OF US VETERANS THAT CAME BACK, WE HAVE SCARS YOU WILL NEVER SEE. WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS YOU'LL NEVER BE PRIVILEGED TO BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT OUR BATTLE BUDDY. YOU DID NOT SERVE AND DO WHAT WE DID OR SAW WHAT WE SAW. BUT WITH THE LOVE OF GOD, ALL OF US ARE HEALING, AND WE ATTRIBUTE THAT TO BEING ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND GIVE BACK TO OUR NEIGHBORS. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND I WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE. THANK YOU ALL. STEVE. NO, NO, WE THANK YOU. EVERY YEAR WE RAISE THE BAR, WE GET INCREDIBLE INDIVIDUALS. AS YOU KNOW, OUR NEW VETERAN OF THE YEAR JAMES GREEN. HE'S GOING TO HE'S HE'S GOT SOME REACHING TO DO. BUT HE'S EXTREMELY CAPABLE OF DOING THAT. BUT I LIKE WHAT YOU JUST SAID BECAUSE YOU KNOW A COMMUNITY THAT REALLY HELPS EACH OTHER COMES TOGETHER. IT'S EL PASO, BUT BUT IT DOESN'T. WE HAVE TO ENCOURAGE IT AND NURTURE IT. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S JUST GOING TO HAPPEN. I THINK WE HAVE TO REMIND OURSELVES THAT IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO BE, YOU KNOW, GET HERE TO THIS POINT, BE THE VETERANS CAPITAL OF THE USA. AND I ALWAYS HAVE TO SAY, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE ALL OF A SUDDEN WE CAME UP WITH IT. WE WERE ALWAYS THE VETERANS CAPITAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WE JUST ALL WE DID WAS PROCLAIM IT, PROTECTED IT, AND WE'VE NEVER BEEN CHALLENGED. WE'RE ON OUR FOURTH YEAR NOW, AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ARE RECOGNIZING WHAT IT MEANS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR VETERANS ARE SO IMPORTANT TO US. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. WE NOW HAVE AN ALUMNI OF EVERY VETERAN THAT SERVED AS A VETERAN OF THE YEAR, WILL NOW BE SUPPORTING OUR NEW VETERAN OF THE YEAR, MAKING SURE THAT THE VISION, BECAUSE EVERY ONE OF US HAS A CERTAIN VISION, A CERTAIN KIND OF A WAY OF LOOKING AT HOW DO WE HELP EL PASO. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ALUMNI. WE MET LAST WEEK, AND WE'RE CONTINUE TO MEET SO THAT WE COULD SUPPORT THE VISION OF OUR NEW VETERAN OF THE YEAR. SO WE THANK YOU. WE LOVE YOU, AND YOU'LL ALWAYS BE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

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FROM OLD GLORY MEMORIAL DENISE AND GLORIA.

THE FLOWERS. SOLDIERS ON. HIGH HEELS. DON'T WORRY. YOU.

ITEM FIVE. BE APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS. NORTHEAST CHAPTER NUMBER 187, FOR THE SUCCESSFUL ADVOCACY AND NATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS. OUR VETERAN OF THE YEAR. GOOD. GOOD START. WELL THANK YOU. THIS ALSO AN HONOR. AND I'LL READ THE RESOLUTION INTO THE RECORD. WHEREAS THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS DAV IS A CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING VETERANS TO LIVE HIGH QUALITY LIVES AND RESPECT AND DIGNITY. WHEREAS DISABLED VETERANS NORTHEAST CHAPTER NUMBER 187, BASED IN EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, HAS A LONG STANDING RECORD OF ADVOCATING FOR THE RIGHTS, HEALTH, AND BENEFITS OF VETERANS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WHEREAS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CHAPTER BENEFITS PROTECTION TEAM LEAD DAVID GARCIA, ANOTHER VETERAN OF THE YEAR AND WITH THE SUPPORT FROM THE COMMANDERS ADJUNCT AND MEMBERSHIP TEAM, THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS NORTHEAST CHAPTER 187 DRAFTED RESOLUTION 199, CALLING FOR PUERTO RICO TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AS A LOCATION WHERE AGENT ORANGE AND OTHER HERBICIDES WERE USED, WHEREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DAV PROCEDURES, THE RESOLUTION WAS PRESENTED AND APPROVED BY THE CHAPTER, CERTIFIED BY THE COMMANDER. AN ADJUNCT THAT WAS AWARDED TO THE DAV DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS AND ULTIMATELY ADOPTED AS THE 2025 DAV NATIONAL CONVENTION AS PART OF THE NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA WAS THE ACHIEVEMENT MARKS THE FIRST TIME A VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATION IN EL PASO COUNTY HAS SUCCESSFULLY ADVANCED A RESOLUTION FROM THE LOCAL CHAPTER LEVEL TO ADOPTION AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, HIGHLIGHTING BOTH THE LEADERSHIP OF DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS. NORTHEAST CHAPTER NUMBER 187 AND THE COLLECTIVE STRENGTH OF ITS MEMBERSHIP. WHEREAS THIS HISTORIC ACCOMPLISHMENT BRINGS NATIONAL RECOGNITION TO THE EFFORTS OF EL PASO COUNTY'S VETERAN COMMUNITY AND UNDERSCORES THE CONTINUED LEADERSHIP OF OUR LOCAL VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN SHAPING POLICY TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF VETERANS NATIONWIDE, FURTHER SOLIDIFYING EL PASO COUNTY'S DISTINCT DISTINCTION AS VETERAN CAPITAL OF THE UNITED STATES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE EL PASO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS. NORTHEAST CHAPTER NUMBER 187, THEIR COMMANDER, ADJUNCT MEMBERSHIP, AND THE BENEFIT PROTECTION OF TEAM UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DAVID GARCIA FOR THEIR

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SUCCESSFUL ADVOCACY AND NATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 199, REPRESENTING A MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENT FOR EL PASO COUNTY VETERANS. SIGNED THIS 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025. AND HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY JUDGE SAMANIEGO, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER OLGUIN. THE VOTING IS OPEN. MOTION CARRIES. JAMES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MY VETERANS ARE ALREADY KNOW WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO. LET THE COURTHOUSE SAY AMEN. AMEN. LET THE COURTHOUSE SAY AMEN AGAIN. AMEN AGAIN. AMEN. ALRIGHT, I GOTTA PUT MY GLASSES ON.

ALRIGHT. GOOD MORNING. COUNTY JUDGE, SAN DIEGO AND COMMISSIONERS OF THE EL PASO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. IT IS TRULY AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE MEN AND WOMEN, DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS NORTHEAST CHAPTER NUMBER 187. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND FOR THE COUNTY'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE ISSUE THAT BRINGS US HERE BEGAN WITH MISS ANTOINETTE HUNT, THE COUNTY VSO, A DEDICATED MEMBER OF OUR CHAPTER, AND THE EL PASO COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER, RAISED A CONCERN REGARDING VETERANS WHO SERVED IN PUERTO RICO AND THEIR EXPOSURE TO AGENT ORANGE AND OTHER TOXIC HERBICIDES. SHE BROUGHT THIS CONCERN TO OUR CHAPTER BENEFITS PROTECTION TEAM, LED BY MR. DAVID GARCIA, WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY TO RESEARCH, DOCUMENT AND DRAFT A FORMAL RESOLUTION TO ADDRESS IT. THAT RESOLUTION, RESOLUTION 199, CALLED FOR THE INCLUSION OF PUERTO RICO AS A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS RECOGNIZED LOCATION WHERE AGENT ORANGE AND OTHER HERBICIDES WERE USED THROUGH A PROCESS THAT BEGAN RIGHT HERE IN EL PASO COUNTY. RESOLUTION 199 WAS REVIEWED, CERTIFIED, AND APPROVED BY CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP ADVANCED TO THE DAV DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, AND ULTIMATELY ADOPTED AT THE DAV NATIONAL CONVENTION EARLIER THIS YEAR. I CAN TELL YOU, DAVID, PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS BECAUSE THAT DAV DEPARTMENT, THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE IT. HE HAD A COPY AND YOU SHOULD HAVE SAW HIM. HE WAS LIKE A PIT BULL. THIS IS A THIS IS A HISTORIC MOMENT, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO OTHER VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS IN EL PASO COUNTY HAS EVER DRAFTED AND PASSED A RESOLUTION THAT WENT ON TO BECOME PART OF THE DAV NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. I'M BOTH HUMBLED AND PROUD TO REPRESENT OUR MEMBERS AS WE CELEBRATE THIS MILESTONE TOGETHER. OUR CHAPTER'S SUCCESS WITH RESOLUTION 199 SHOWS THAT SHOWS WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN LOCAL ADVOCACY TURNS INTO NATIONAL ACTION. IT DEMONSTRATES THAT THE VOICES OF VETERANS HERE IN EL PASO CAN REACH WASHINGTON, DC AND HELP CHANGE POLICY FOR VETERANS ACROSS THE NATION. HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH RESOLUTION 199 HAS BEEN PASSED AND ADOPTED AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, THE WORK IS STILL NOT DONE. NOW, THE FINAL DECISION RESTS WITH CONGRESS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE UNTIL THE LEGISLATION IS ENACTED AND THE VETERANS WHO SERVED IN PUERTO RICO RECEIVE THE RECOGNITION, HEALTH CARE AND BENEFITS THEY HAVE RIGHTFULLY EARNED. THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT REINFORCES WHY EL PASO COUNTY PROUDLY CARRIES THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE VETERAN CAPITAL OF THE US. IT STANDS AS PROOF THAT OUR COMMUNITIES VETERANS ARE NOT ONLY LEADERS LOCALLY, BUT ALSO POWERFUL VOICES IN SHAPING NATIONAL POLICY. ON BEHALF OF DAV CHAPTER 187, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO MISS ANTOINETTE HUNT FOR RAISING THE ISSUE TO MR. DAVID GARCIA FOR LEADING THE LEGISLATIVE EFFORT AND TO OUR ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP FOR STANDING UNITED BEHIND THIS CAUSE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE EL PASO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR RECOGNIZING THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF OUR CHAPTER, AND FOR SUPPORTING OUR ONGOING ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF ALL VETERANS. TOGETHER, WE HONOR THE PAST, SERVING THE PRESENT, AND CONTINUE TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE. FOR EVERY VETERAN WHO CALLS EL PASO HOME. SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL OF OUR DAV MEMBERS COME FORWARD. AND BE SCARED. COME ON. CHAPTER TEN. CHAPTER 187. TONY CAME UP

[B. Approve and adopt a resolution recognizing Disabled American Veterans Northeast Chapter #187 for their successful advocacy and national leadership, in El Paso County, Texas. Ricardo A. Samaniego, County Judge, County Judge's Office, 915-273-3591]

HERE. SHE KNEW I WAS GOING TO BLAST HER OUT. SO JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, IMMA JUST HAVE THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. DAVID WILL GO LAST BECAUSE HE'S GOT A 20 MINUTE SPEECH. OKAY.

FIRST SERGEANT RETIRED ROBERT JESKE. THANK YOU. MIKE BARNES WITH THE VETERANS ADVISORY

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BOARD. THANK YOU MIKE. MICHELLE WITH DISTRICT TEN OF VFW. THANK YOU. ANTOINETTE HUNT, NORTHEAST CHAPTER 187. THANK YOU. JENNIFER GRIFFITH, JUNIOR VICE COMMANDER FOR NORTHEAST DAV 187.

THANK YOU. ME AGAIN. DEBO WAKEFIELD, NORTHEAST CHAPTER 187. THANK YOU. COME ON RICHARD BRITTANY BREES I AM IN EVERYBODY'S ORGANIZATION. FIRST SERGEANT RETIRED. SO TRUE. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST DAVID GRANDPA THANK YOU DAVID HONORS WAS. HEY GOOD MORNING JUDGE.

COMMISSIONERS AND VETERANS AND CITIZENS OF EL PASO COUNTY. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO GIVE GLORY TO THE MIGHTY GOD FOR GIVING US GRACE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS EVENT. THIS MORNING, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MY SISTER HERE FOR HER RECOGNITION FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT DURING HER TERM AS VETERAN OF THE YEAR AND AMBASSADOR. THANK YOU, AND WELCOME TO THE ALUMNI. WELL, HOW THIS BEGAN, THIS YOUNG LADY RIGHT HERE, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. THIS IS WHERE THE VETERAN CAPITALS WHEN VSOS GET TOGETHER AND THEY TALK ABOUT THEY COMMUNICATE ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS IN REFERENCE TO COULD BE SERVICE WORK, COULD BE LEGISLATIVE. TONY CAME UP TO ME AND SAID, HEY, CHIEF. HE SHE HAD A VETERAN THAT SHE WAS HELPING OUT. AND I MEAN, SHE CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE AND I SAID, NO, I, I HAVE NO ANSWER. IS THERE ANY LEGISLATION OR DAVI AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL HAVE ANYTHING PERTAINING TO ANY TYPE OF TOXIC EXPOSURE FOR PUERTO RICO OR WHATEVER? I SAID? NO, I DIDN'T KNOW, SO I TOOK THAT AND IT JUST BEAT ME IN THE HEAD. SO THE GOOD LORD PUT IT IN MY HEART. AND BECAUSE HIS GRACE, WE GOT IT DONE. THE RESEARCH I DID RESEARCH RESEARCH WITH THE GAO. I MEAN THE ARTICLES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. THIS WAS NOT A JOB. IT WAS MY MISSION. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST GOT TO GIVE THANKS TO TONY. AND ANYTHING THAT YOU KNOW, THAT SHE NEEDS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, SHE KNOWS I'M VERY STRONG ON IT. I REPRESENT THE DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, 55,000 VETERANS, I MEAN DISABLED VETERANS, 50 IN THE STATE. SO IT'S A TOUGH CHALLENGE. BUT ON THE 12TH OF DECEMBER, I WILL BE GIVING A PRESENTATION ON THE ART OF RESOLUTION, WRITING TO EVERYONE HERE THAT WANT TO ATTEND. IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE 4724 VULCAN FROM 12 TO 2. IT'S GOING TO BE A LUNCH SETTING. YOU GOT TO PAY FOR YOUR OWN LUNCH. BUT ANYWAY. BUT PLEASE ATTEND BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. RESOLUTIONS ARE IDEAS. AND THIS IS THE IDEA THAT TONY BROUGHT. AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I MEAN NATIONAL. THEY HELPED ME OUT AND EVERYTHING. SO EACH EACH ONE OF YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION. THIS IS A HISTORIC MOMENT FOR YOU TOO. AND THANK YOU FOR TODAY. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. DAVID. TONY. TONY, YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD? GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, ANTOINETTE HUNT, VETERAN COUNTY SERVICE OFFICER I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THIS IS KIND OF WHO I AM. WHEN I USED TO GET NCOER EVALUATIONS IN THE ARMY, IT ALWAYS SAID DOES NOT ACCEPT STATUS QUO. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IF SOMEONE SAYS THAT'S THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I ACCEPT. SO LOOK OUT FOR MORE. THERE'S A COUPLE HOUSE RESOLUTIONS THAT I'M PROBABLY GOING TO BRING TO THE TABLE ABOUT VETERANS AND IONIC RADIATION, AND IT'S STUFF BEING WORKED ON, BUT I WANT TO THANK THE DAV. THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY I JOINED DAV IS BECAUSE I SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO HELP VETERANS, AND I WILL BE EVEN MORE ECSTATIC IF WE CAN COME BACK IN A YEAR OR TWO YEARS, AND I CAN BRING THAT VETERAN IN HERE AND SAY, NOW HE'S GOT HIS BENEFITS, THAT WE DID THE WORK THAT GOT HIM. AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE BACKGROUND, THERE'S A TRAINING AREA CALLED CAMP GARCIA. IT'S IN VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO. THEY USED AGENT ORANGE THERE. AND THE MARINES WERE USED WERE TRAINED TO GO TO VIETNAM. AT THIS LOCATION, THERE IS STILL CANCER AMONG THE RESIDENTS THERE DUE TO THE AGENT ORANGE,

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AND THE VA HAS NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED IT AS A LOCATION FOR PRESUMPTIVE ILLNESS UNDER AGENT ORANGE. SO THAT'S PART OF HOW THIS STARTED. AS I WAS WORKING WITH THE VETERAN, I WAS FRUSTRATED AND I CALLED THE DAV AND JAMES AND DAVID. THEY RAN WITH IT UNBEKNOWNST TO ME. AND THEN IN AUGUST, HE CAME BACK FROM THE NATIONAL CONVENTION AND SAID, HEY, THEY PASSED IT.

AND SO THAT'S A BIG WIN FOR VIETNAM ERA VETERANS, FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAINING THERE.

AND THEN FOR US AS A COMMUNITY TO SHOW THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO GET THINGS DONE FOR VETERANS. TONY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. AND AND. I MEAN, I HOPE THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THE HERE'S A EL PASO TRYING TO FIGHT FOR SOMEONE. I MEAN, ALL THE WAY TO PUERTO RICO. I MEAN BEING ABLE TO DO THAT. LIKE I SAID, I KEEP SAYING IT EXEMPLIFIES WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY, HOW WE TREAT VETERANS. AND IT IS JUST VERY POWERFUL AND IT'S JUST AMAZING. IT'S SO GREAT THAT IT HAPPENS ON 250 ANNIVERSARY OF MARINES.

AND THEN YOU HAVE THIS SITUATION AND I KNOW WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS HAVE RECOGNIZED US BEING THE VETERANS CAPITAL USA, AND THEY KICK OFF THEIR NATIONAL, YOU KNOW, INITIATIVES LIKE ELIZABETH DOLE FOUNDATION, YOU KNOW, SO THIS IS MEANING A LOT. BUT WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN NOT ONLY FROM THE VETERANS, BUT WE'RE THE ROLE MODELS, THE WAY WE TREAT IT. IMMIGRANTS THAT CAME INTO EL PASO, THE WAY WE HANDLED THE THE PANDEMIC, THE WAY WE HANDLED THE THE WALMART TRAGEDY. THIS IS A COMMUNITY THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT US AS TO THE POSSIBILITY THAT THINGS THAT SEEM IMPOSSIBLE BECOME POSSIBLE HERE IN EL PASO. SO VERY PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, DAVID. DAVID. SO SORT OF SINGLE HANDEDLY WENT OUT OVER 250 BUSINESSES. AND I'M HOPING THE THAT THE HISPANIC CHAMBER ALSO RECOGNIZES THAT. BUT ABOUT 250 PLUS BUSINESSES THAT HE RECOGNIZED THAT WERE SERVING AND WERE HELPING VETERANS IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, THEY GOT TO RECOGNITION, THEY GOT OUR LOGO. AND THAT WAS QUITE A FEAT. AND SO IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME, DAVID, WHEN WHEN YOU DO THE KINDS OF THINGS THE SUPPORT YOU GOT FROM JAMES AND AND EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT THANK YOU. YOU ARE ALSO A PERSON THAT NOT ONLY YOU DISLIKE. I THINK YOU HATE STATUS QUO. I DON'T THINK YOU IT GOES WELL WITH YOU. AND THAT'S A YOU KNOW, THAT'S QUITE AN HONOR. BECAME GOOD FRIENDS. THANK YOU FOR THE IDEA OF THE ALUMNI THAT THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER AND THE SUPPORT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE OUR NEW VETERAN OF THE YEAR, JAMES. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU AGAIN. OKAY. GREAT WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S GOING TO HURT YOUR KNEES. OVER HERE PLEASE. 187.

ITEM FIVE C APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE EL PASO VETERANS AND WRITERS ASSOCIATION AND THE VETERANS CAPITAL OF THE USA. NINTH ANNUAL VETERANS FOOD DRIVE IN EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS. THANK YOU. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS.

[C. Approve and adopt a resolution recognizing” The El Paso Veterans & Riders Association and the Veterans Capital of the USA 9th Annual Veterans Food Drive", in El Paso County, Texas. Ricardo A. Samaniego, County Judge, County Judge's Office, 915-273-3591]

COMMISSIONER CORONADO, IS MR. MUND IN THE AUDIENCE? NO. WHERE IS HE? THERE HE IS. GOOD

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MORNING. HOW ARE YOU? ALL RIGHT. IT'S REALLY AN HONOR TO READ THIS RESOLUTION INTO THE RECORD.

WHAT GREAT SERVICE YOU KNOW, THAT OUR VETERANS ARE DOING. WHEREAS THE EL PASO VETERANS AND WRITERS ASSOCIATION EVERY IS IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY OF EL PASO, TEXAS, KNOWN AS THE VETERANS CAPITAL OF THE USA, TO INITIATE THEIR NINTH ANNUAL VETERANS FOOD DRIVE, SCHEDULED FROM NOVEMBER 1ST, 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 17TH, 2025, IN SUPPORT OF VETERANS RESIDING IN EL PASO COUNTY AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, GROUP ONE FORD OF EL PASO, TEXAS, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF GENERAL MANAGER CHARLIE HASSOUN, HAS DEMONSTRATED EXEMPLARY COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT IN SUPPORTING THE EL PASO VETERANS AND WRITERS ASSOCIATION NINTH ANNUAL VETERANS FOOD DRIVE, AIMING TO ACHIEVE RECORD BREAKING RESULTS. THEIR EFFORTS CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO ENSURE THAT ALL VETERANS RECEIVE THE RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT WARRANTED BY THEIR SERVICE AND SACRIFICES TO OUR NATION. AND WHEREAS, LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT LOCATED AT 11 950 ROJAS DRIVE, HAS MADE A GENEROUS DONATION OF BOXES IN SUPPORT OF VRA'S NINTH ANNUAL VETERANS FOOD DRIVE, THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT HAS BEEN INVALUABLE TO OUR EFFORTS TO ASSIST OUR FELLOW VETERANS AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY. WE EXTEND OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE TO LOWE'S FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND ONGOING COMMITMENT. AND WHEREAS NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION LOCATED AT 1135 GEORGE DIETER DRIVE, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79 936, AND THEIR MANAGER, MISS ELIZABETH VALENZUELA, HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE NEWEST COMMUNITY PARTNER AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN SUPPORTING EL PASO'S VETERANS. AND WHEREAS JUDGE SAMANIEGO PROUDLY SUPPORTS EL PASO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN RECOGNITION OF HIS BROTHER, ROBERT CHITO SAMANIEGO, WHO COMMITTED COMMITTED THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN VIETNAM ON JUNE 19TH, 1965. MAY HIS SACRIFICE REMIND ALL OF HOW. REMIND ALL. REMIND US ALL OF HOW VALUABLE OUR MILITARY LIVES ARE. AND WHEREAS COUNTY JUDGE RICARDO SAMANIEGO, ALONG WITH ALL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, WILL JOIN EL PASO COUNTY EMPLOYEES IN SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS AND AFFIRMING THAT THE VETERANS CAPITAL OF THE USA DEEPLY VALUES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR MILITARY AND VETERANS. THEIR SERVICE TO OUR NATION IS HONORED, AND EL PASO COUNTY REMAINED DEDICATED TO RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING VETERANS EVERY DAY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE EL PASO COUNTY JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2025 TO DECEMBER 17TH, 2025, AS THE EL PASO VETERANS AND WRITERS ASSOCIATION AND THE VETERANS CAPITAL OF THE USA. NINTH ANNUAL VETERANS FOOD DRIVE. WE SIGNED THIS 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER CORONADO, SECOND BY JUDGE SAMANIEGO. THE VOTING IS OPEN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CORONADO.

DARYL, HERE YOU ARE AGAIN. THANK YOU. EVERY EVERY SINGLE YEAR. IT'S LIKE YOU TWO DON'T.

DO YOU SLEEP? SERIOUSLY, I SEE YOU. I SEE THE COMMISSIONER HOGAN OUT THERE YESTERDAY WAS A SOCORRO. AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME DAY. BEFORE I START FIRST, CAN EVERYBODY GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO OUR MARINES AND WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY? THANK YOU. I WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING WITH YOU, AND I'M GOING TO SHARE IT WITH YOU. AND I'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY I'M GOING TO READ SOMETHING I WAS ENTRUSTED WITH OVER 30 YEARS AGO TO KEEP THIS MEMORY ALIVE.

AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY. A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FRANCISCO ZERMENO JUNIOR, WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA APRIL 22ND, 1945. HE STANDS IN THE LINEAGE LINE AND IN AN UNBROKEN LINE OF PATRIOTS WHO HAVE DIED, WHO HAVE DARED TO DIE, THAT FREEDOM MIGHT LIVE AND GROW AND INCREASE ITS BLESSINGS. FREEDOM, LIVES, AND THROUGH IT HE LIVES IN A WAY THAT HUMBLES THE UNDERSTANDINGS OF MOST MEN. SIGN PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN.

WE'RE DEDICATING THIS FOOD DRIVE TO THE OUR BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO DIED ON THE

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BATTLEFIELD COMMITTED THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, BUT ALSO TO THE ONES WHO DIDN'T, WHO CAME HOME AND DIED AND SUFFERED. AND YOU KNOW, WHEN I SEE YOU OUT THERE, I SEE THE SAME LOOK I SEE ON MY DIAS, ON MY ABUELITA AND EVERYTHING. YOU HAVE THIS PRIDE THAT YOUR FAMILY SERVED, BUT YOU HAVE THIS PAIN BECAUSE YOU LOST HIM, BECAUSE HE SERVED. AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH. IN 2021, I BURIED MY UNCLE, THE LAST OF THE. LAST ORIGINAL MANUALS. AND ON HIS DEATHBED, I TALKED TO HIM. HE SAID, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T LET KIKO BE FORGOTTEN. SO WE'RE NOT WE'RE GOING TO HONOR OUR MILITARY PRESENT AND FUTURE, AND WE'RE GOING TO HONOR THOSE WHO SERVED AND WHO COMMITTED THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, BECAUSE IT'S A FEELING YOU HAVE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S VETERANS DAY, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S MEMORIAL DAY. MANY HAVE JUST TALKED TO HAVING A CUP OF COFFEE OR SOMETHING. AND I SEE THAT WHAT YOU FEEL AND UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU FEEL. I SAW THAT LOOK SO MANY TIMES GROWING UP, SO DON'T FEEL THAT THE LOSS OF TITO WAS A BAD THING. IT WAS AN HONORABLE THING. WE COMMEND HIM, WE THANK HIM, BUT WE DON'T WANT HIM TO BE FORGOTTEN. AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE FOR YOU, JUST AS ANYBODY WHO HAS LOST A FAMILY INCUMBENT, A FAMILY MEMBER IN COMBAT. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY BEHAVIOR. I PRACTICED THIS LAST NIGHT. MY WIFE THOUGHT I WAS NUTS. I LECTURED THE TV THAT DIDN'T WORK, AND COMMISSIONER CHARLENE. AND SHE SAID, DON'T CALL HER. NO. NOT REALLY. NO, BUT WE.

IT'S BEEN HARD. IT'S BEEN A REAL HARD DAY. WE'VE BEEN OUT. WE HAVE TWO EVENTS GOING ON, ACTUALLY. WE'RE DOING AN EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION WITH THE CITY OF SOCORRO. WE'LL BE DISTRIBUTING FOOD ON THE 14TH AT THE RIO VISTA COMMUNITY CENTER. BUT IT IS IS THAT WITH THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND THE SNAP BENEFITS ARE BEING STOPPED, IT NOT ONLY AFFECTED, IT GREATLY AFFECTED SOME OF THE VETERANS BECAUSE NOT ALL VETERANS ARE 100%. SOME ARE 100% GETTING 100 BUCKS A MONTH. IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY AND THEY USUALLY PIN US UP. SO WE DID WAS THAT WE REACHED OUT TO CITY OF SOCORRO WITH MAYOR CRUZ AND HIS EXCELLENT STAFF, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THEM TO DO AN EMERGENCY FOOD DRIVE. I THINK WE GOT TO BE THE ONLY VETERANS GROUP THAT DOES A FOOD DRIVE TO LAUNCH A FOOD DRIVE, BUT WE DO IT AND WE DO IT BECAUSE WE GOT GREAT SPONSORS. AND GROUP ONE HAS REALLY BEEN AWESOME WITH US.

AND THEN FROM NOVEMBER, FROM NOVEMBER 1ST TO DECEMBER 17TH, WE'RE GOING TO HONOR. WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR USUAL FOOD DRIVE, GROUP ONE. FORD HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR US.

EVERYBODY'S BEEN THERE FOR US. WE DID THE BOXES A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. WE ACTUALLY PUT THE COMMISSIONER'S NAME ON IT SO YOU GUYS CAN GET, YOU KNOW, BE OUT THERE AND EVERYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO ASK THE COMMISSIONERS TO REACH OUT TO YOUR AREAS. VETERANS BREAKFAST WE NORMALLY WORK WITH. THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE OF COMMAND. WE'RE TRYING TO SORT THAT OUT. BUT IF YOU CAN REACH OUT TO AREAS IN YOUR DISTRICT AND WORK WITH THEM OR WORK WITH THE WITH THE COUNTY, WE CAN KIND OF GET THE THE GAPS FILLED. OKAY. SO WE DO APPRECIATE IT AND WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. SO THANK YOU DARRYL TONY, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING AGAIN. I DIDN'T REALLY PLAN TO SPEAK ON THIS, BUT THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON WITH FOOD INSECURITY RIGHT NOW.

ANYTIME WE HAVE A CHANCE TO GIVE THOSE OF US THAT ARE BLESSED, WE SHOULD, IN ANY LARGE OR SMALL AMOUNT, CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO A FAMILY THAT'S IN NEED. SO I ASK PEOPLE JUST TO LOOK IN THEIR HEARTS AND DO WHAT THEY CAN. THANK YOU. AND THE COUNTY IS PROUD TO SUPPORT THE THEIR BIG COMMUNITY SUPPORTER HERE. AND SO ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO WOULD BE HELPFUL TO THEM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WHAT. I CAN SAY THANK YOU THANK YOU ALL FROM MY HEART. IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY ESPECIALLY TRYING TO GET DONATIONS AND BEING ABLE TO TO GET THIS FOOD. BUT I THANK YOU EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE, YOU KNOW, HOW YOU VETERANS GO OUT AND HELP THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HONORING MY BROTHER, CHEETO SAMANIEGO, A CAPTAIN FIRST FATALITY HERE IN EL PASO FROM THE VIETNAM WAR, HUGE LOSS TO THE FAMILY. BUT I CAN TELL YOU EVERY TIME SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS, AND I'M JUST AN EXAMPLE THAT THERE'S SO MANY OTHERS THAT LOST THEIR, YOU KNOW, LOVED ONE. BUT THESE THINGS REALLY HELP THE HEALING PROCESS. I MEAN, IT REALLY, REALLY HELPS US TO UNDERSTAND, JUST LIKE THE

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VETERANS THAT CAME BACK WERE NOT WELCOMED, THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO DIED WERE NOT WELL RECEIVED. YOU KNOW, I HEARD THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, TOO BAD THAT YOUR BROTHER DIED SO IN VAIN IN SUCH A TERRIBLE WAR KIND OF THING. SO WE LIVED THAT AS WELL. AND SO THANKS TO TO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE GOLD STAR FAMILY NOW THAT WE'RE TRYING TO HELP FAMILIES THAT THAT NOW FEEL BETTER, YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO HELP THEM HEAL AND GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. SO DARRYL, I THANK YOU FOR FOR THAT. IT MEANS A LOT. AND AND I CARRY ALL THAT TO MY FAMILY. IT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE EASIER TO HANDLE A DEATH LIKE THAT WHEN PEOPLE ARE HONORING HIS, HIS DUTY AND HIS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, TONY.

THANK YOU AND YOUR SUPPORT THAT YOU GET. SO THANK YOU. I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR GETTING EMOTIONAL, BUT I GREW UP WATCHING THIS AND THE LOOK IN MY UNCLES AND AUNTS FACES, BUT YET THREE OF THEM ARE STILL OUT OF FIVE UNCLES. THREE WENT ON TO SERVE IN THE MILITARY, AND MY GRANDMOTHER PACING THE FLOOR, PRAYING FOR THEM TO COME HOME SAFE. AND MY GRANDFATHER ALREADY PASSED OF CANCER. AND YOU WORRY ABOUT IT AND YOU THINK ABOUT IT. AND I THINK THAT THE PAIN THAT A FAMILY ENDURES, LOSING A LOVED ONE IN COMBAT, YOU KNOW, IT TOOK HIM TWO YEARS TO GET THE BODY HOME. CAN YOU IMAGINE TWO YEARS NOT KNOWING WHERE HE IS OR HOW HE IS? AND WE FOUND OUT LATER THAT HE HAD BLED OUT ON THE BATTLEFIELD. IT WAS SADLY, IT WAS ON HIS DEATH HE SUFFERED. SO BEING A HELICOPTER PILOT, I UNDERSTAND HOW CHEETO WENT DOWN PROBABLY WAS NOT VERY, VERY GOOD THING. BUT WE HONOR THEM AND WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL AS SUCH. MAN LIVED. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

CAN I BRING THIS? ITEM FIVE? YEAH. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU'RE MY BOSS. YOU MADE ME AN AMBASSADOR. I GOTTA GET YOUR PERMISSION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU KNOW WHAT? SORRY.

I'M GOING TO DRIVE YOU INTO VRE. I'LL HAVE THE PAPERWORK FOR YOU. IT'S A GOOD DRAFT AND I'LL MAKE AN HONORARY EPI MEMBER. I'LL MAKE YOU A FULL FLEDGED MEMBER BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WELL, APPRECIATE THAT AND BE WELL EARNED. THANK YOU. I'LL BE BACK. THANK YOU.

OKAY. FIVE APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EL PASO HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS. THANK YOU. CAN WE HAVE GLADYS AND FRANK AND THE REST OF YOUR TEAM UP HERE? COMMISSIONERS. JUDGE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING. LET ME READ IT FIRST AND THEN I'M SORRY. WE'LL

[D. Approve and adopt a resolution recognizing and celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, in El Paso County, Texas. Ricardo A. Samaniego, County Judge, County Judge's Office, 915-273-3591]

GO INTO I'M SO EXCITED. NO, THIS IS ALSO VERY SPECIAL AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, THAT OUR COMMISSIONERS ARE EXTREMELY MOTIVATED WITH SMALL BUSINESS. AND WE KNOW THAT IT DRIVES SO MUCH OF OUR ECONOMY, THEY DON'T GET RECOGNIZED. SOMETIMES A BIGGER ORGANIZATIONS OR

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BUSINESSES. BUT THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT IS EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE.

OUR COMMISSIONERS REALLY UNDERSTAND AT EACH ONE OF THE PRECINCTS THE IMPORTANCE OF SMALL BUSINESSES. SO WHEREAS THE EL PASO HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS SERVED AS A CORNERSTONE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT IN EL PASO REGION FOR 35 YEARS, WHEREAS SINCE FOUNDING 1990, THE EL PASO HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS REMAINED STEADFAST IN ITS MISSION TO BE THE LEADING ADVOCATE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, INCLUDING MINORITY WOMEN AND VETERAN OWNED ENTERPRISES, BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO RESOURCES, EDUCATION, AND OPPORTUNITIES WHILE CELEBRATING AND HONORING THE RICHNESS OF HISPANIC CULTURE. WITH EL PASO HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROUDLY SERVES ALL ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESSES, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND OR INDUSTRY, ENSURING EVERY BUSINESS HAS A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND ACCESS TO TOOLS NEEDED TO GROW WITH EL PASO HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO FOSTER ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH MENTORSHIP, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, ADVOCACY, COLLABORATION, STRENGTHENING THE BONDS BETWEEN BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY. WHEREAS FOR 35 YEARS, EL PASO HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN CONNECTING BUSINESS TO OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING CUSTOMERS CONTRACTS, CAPITAL TRAINING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES, HELPING SHAPE A MORE RESILIENT, INCLUSIVE AND PROSPEROUS REGIONAL ECONOMY. WHEREAS THE VALUES OF EL PASO HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LEADERSHIP, EMPOWERMENT, INCLUSIVITY, CULTURAL PRIDE, SERVICE AND COLLABORATION REFLECT THE SPIRIT OF RESILIENCE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DRIVE OF THE EL PASO COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED THAT THE EL PASO COUNTY JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EL PASO HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, COMMENDING ITS DECADES OF SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING THE SUCCESS OF SMALL, MINORITY WOMEN AND VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES. THE COURT FURTHER EXTENDS ITS DEEPEST APPRECIATION FOR THE CHAMBER'S ENDURING DEDICATION TO BUILDING A STRONGER, MORE PROSPEROUS, AND MORE CONNECTED BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM FOR ALL AND EXPRESSES HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO ITS FOUNDERS, PAST AND PRESENT, BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF, PARTNERS, AND THE THOUSANDS OF ENTREPRENEURS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO ITS REMARKABLE LEGACY AND LASTING IMPACT ON GENERATIONS OF BUSINESSES.

SIGNED THIS 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY JUDGE SAMANIEGO, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER STOUT. THE VOTING IS OPEN. MOTION CARRIES. WELL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'LL START OFF ASKING GLADYS GONZALEZ, WHO IS A FRIEND AND THE NEW INDIVIDUAL THAT'S NOW GOING TO TO TAKE THE LEAD. HISPANIC CHAMBER HAS ALWAYS BEEN, AS YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE ARPA MONEY THAT WE YOU HELPED US WITH IN TRYING TO GET BUSINESSES UP AND RUNNING AND ABLE TO SURVIVE AND COME OUT OF THAT INCREDIBLE COVID AND PANDEMIC EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS UNBELIEVABLE. SO, GLADYS, I'LL START OFF WITH YOU AND THEN HAVE SOME OF THE OTHERS SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE HISPANIC CHAMBER. GLADYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, FOR CELEBRATING WITH US THE IMPACT AND FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPACT AND THE WORK THAT THE EL PASO HISPANIC CHAMBER HAS MADE IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR 35 YEARS NOW. WE ARE A PLACE WHERE SMALL BUSINESSES, WHERE ENTREPRENEURS, WHETHER THEY'RE VETERAN OWNED, WOMEN OWNED, MINORITY OWNED, COME TO US WITH A DREAM AND WE PROVIDE THEM WITH THE TOOLS, THE CONNECTIONS AND THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED, NOT JUST TO GROW, BUT TO SCALE THEIR BUSINESSES AND BUSINESSES IN THE FUTURE. MY NAME IS GLADYS GONZALEZ. I'M THE NEW CEO OF THE EL PASO HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND IT'S MY HONOR AND MY COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THE STRONG FOUNDATION THAT WE HAVE BUILT FOR OVER THREE DECADES IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW OUR PARTNERSHIPS, OUR NETWORK, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR MEMBERS TO CONNECT, TO LEARN AND TO LEAD. AND WE'RE JUST GROWING OUR IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY OVERALL. BUT I WANT TO THANK OUR FOUNDERS, PAST LEADERS WHO PAVED THE ROAD TO OUR CORPORATE INVESTORS, PARTNERS AND THE COUNTY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BELIEVING IN THE POWER OF SMALL BUSINESSES. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO WORK ON ON THAT PROJECT WITH THE COUNTY. AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, JUDGE FOR THAT ARPA FUNDS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR MENTORS, I'M SORRY, OUR MEMBERS AND OUR LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS FOR TRUSTING US WITH THEIR DREAMS AND THEIR BUSINESS AND OF COURSE, OUR STAFF, OUR

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DIPLOMATS AND OUR BOARD WHO ARE WITH US HERE THIS MORNING. THIS PROCLAMATION IS NOT JUST A RECOGNITION OF HISTORY. IT'S A CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY. THE FIRST 35 YEARS HAVE BEEN ABOUT FOUNDATION, ABOUT COURAGE, ADVOCACY AND IMPACT. AND THE NEXT 35 YEARS WILL BE ABOUT GROWTH, INNOVATION AND LEGACY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND FOR BELIEVING IN THE WORK THAT WE DO IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THANK YOU ALL BECAUSE THIS IS OUR CHAMBER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU GLADYS, I THANK YOU, WISH YOU THE BEST. AND ALSO, OF COURSE, CINDY RAMOS WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF EVERYONE HERE ON THE COURT. AND SO WE'RE WE'RE VERY PROUD YOU'RE TAKING ON THAT THAT HUGE STEP. AND BUT WE BELIEVE IN YOU AND WE HAVE FAITH. SO THANK YOU GLADYS AND FRANK. ALSO WHAT AN ADVOCATE FOR HISPANIC CHAMBER. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AS WELL. THANK YOU JUDGE. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE HISPANIC CHAMBER ON THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY. 35 YEARS AGO, A GROUP OF VISIONARIES BELIEVED IN SOMETHING BOLD THE ECONOMIC POWER AND POTENTIAL OF THE HISPANIC BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AND TODAY, THAT VISION, THAT VISION IS ALIVE IN EVERY ENTREPRENEUR. WE'VE HELPED TURN AN IDEA INTO A THRIVING BUSINESS. IT WAS ONLY ALMOST A YEAR AGO. 20 YEARS AGO TODAY, I WALKED INTO THAT CHAMBER WITH NOTHING MORE THAN A DREAM AND $1,000 IN MY POCKET. NO CONNECTION, NO ROADMAP, JUST HOPE. BUT THE CHAMBER OPENED DOORS. IT CONNECTED ME TO MENTORS, RESOURCES, AND OPPORTUNITIES I DIDN'T KNOW EVEN EXISTED. THAT EXPERIENCE CHANGED MY BUSINESS AND IT CHANGED MY LIFE. SO STANDING HERE TODAY AS CHAIRMAN IS JUST NOT JUST AN HONOR. IT'S FULL CIRCLE. THE CHAMBER BELIEVED IN ME WHEN MY BUSINESS WAS JUST AN IDEA. NOW IT'S MY TURN TO BELIEVE IN OTHERS. OVER THE PAST 35 YEARS, THE HISPANIC CHAMBER HAS BEEN A BRIDGE CONNECTING SMALL BUSINESSES TO CAPITAL, EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITY, LINKING BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT, AND EXTENDING OUR REACH ACROSS BORDERS THROUGH BINATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO OUR MEMBERS, CORPORATE INVESTORS, PARTNERS AND OUR INCREDIBLE STAFF. THANK YOU. AND TO OUR CEO, GLADYS GONZALEZ.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR ENERGY, AND YOUR VISION FOR WHAT COMES NEXT. THE FIRST 35 YEARS WERE ABOUT BUILDING A FOUNDATION. THE NEXT 35 WILL BE ABOUT EXPANSION, INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND COLLABORATION. COLLABORATION ACROSS INDUSTRIES AND BORDERS. BECAUSE WHEN SMALL BUSINESS GROWS, EL PASO GROWS. AND WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR.

ANYONE ELSE THAT MY FRIEND ANTHONY. GOOD MORNING. I'M TONY BENITEZ, NEW YORK LIFE.

YOURSELVES PLEASE. YEAH. SO OUR DIPLOMATS AND BOARD WILL INTRODUCE AND STAFF WILL INTRODUCE THEMSELVES NOW. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GILBERT. BOARD MEMBER. AMANDA AVILA AND DIPLOMAT CHAVEZ. ROSALYNN THORNTON, DIPLOMAT. JESSICA OROZCO, PROGRAMS AND EVENTS MANAGER WITH THE HISPANIC CHAMBER. CYNTHIA LOPEZ, PROGRAMS AND EVENTS SPECIALIST.

MEMBERSHIP AND MARKETING MANAGER. THANK YOU. GLORIA ESCOBAR, FINANCE MANAGER. THANK YOU. DIPLOMAT. ISABEL PLASENCIA, DIPLOMAT. THANK YOU. SONIA, BOARD MEMBER. MEDRANO, DIPLOMAT.

MINUS DIPLOMAT. IF WE GET EVERYBODY, WHERE'S MY FRIEND RICO, WHO DIDN'T COME TODAY? I HAD HIM HERE, US LINED UP AND HE DIDN'T SHOW UP. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU. IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO SORT OF GET SOME SOME HELP FROM FROM ALL OF YOU THAT YOU'RE HERE. ONE OF THEM IS HOPEFULLY THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR LOGO OF VETERANS CAPITAL OF THE USA. I HOPE IT COMES OUT ON YOUR BROCHURES. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. AND AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SO MANY SMALL BUSINESSES THAT THAT WERE VETERANS. SO WE'D APPRECIATE IF YOU HELP US WITH THAT. THE OTHER THING IS I'M FINDING IS THAT THERE'S THESE BIG INDUSTRIES THAT LOOK UNTOUCHABLE FOR SMALL, AND WE'RE FINDING IT'S NOT TRUE. FOR EXAMPLE, IN AEROSPACE, WE HAVE FOUND THAT SMALL MANUFACTURERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURING SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ARE NOW BEING ABLE TO MANUFACTURE INTO AEROSPACE AND MAKE OUR THIS IS A THIS IS GOING TO BE THE HUB OF AEROSPACE, GOING TO BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AEROSPACE

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DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTRY, IF NOT IN THE WORLD. BUT THESE SMALL BUSINESSES NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE. HOW CAN THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY. AND LIKE I WAS SURPRISED, LIKE 3 OR 4 THAT HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING RELATED TO AEROSPACE ARE NOW DOING THAT. SO IF YOU COULD LOOK AT THAT PARTICULAR INDUSTRY THAT WE LOVE AND EVERY ONE OF HERE, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT IS EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT, BUT HOW DO WE TAP IN THE SMALL BUSINESSES TO BE A BIG PART OF THAT? AND THE OTHER ONE IS OUR SUPPLIER BASE. YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE JOB CREATION IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE SUPPLIERS SUPPORTING THAT. AS MUCH AS WE LOVE SUPPLIERS FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, WE WANT OUR SUPPLIERS TO BE FROM EL PASO.

AND I THINK THAT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, INITIATIVE THAT WOULD BE INCREDIBLE FOR YOU TO TAKE ON.

I KNOW YOU'RE ALREADY DOING THAT, BUT SORT OF STAY CLOSE TO EACH ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN AEROSPACE. AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT, A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR MENTIONING THAT. I WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT OUR PLAN IS TO CONNECT THOSE RESOURCES AND THOSE SUPPLIERS TO MORE OPPORTUNITIES. SO I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU AND HELPING US BUILD BRIDGES TO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT. THANK YOU. YES, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

ITEM FIVE APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE GRAND OPENING OF THE ENDEAVORS EL PASO HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2025, IN EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS.

COMMISSIONER BUTLER. THANK YOU. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, I'LL INVITE OUR GUESTS FROM

[E. Approve and adopt a resolution celebrating the Grand Opening of the Endeavors El Paso Health & Wellness Center on November 13, 2025, in El Paso County, Texas. Jackie Butler, Commissioner, Precinct 1, 915-273-3594]

ENDEAVORS UP TO THE PODIUM. I AM EXTREMELY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO READ THIS RESOLUTION AND TO RECOGNIZE ENDEAVORS AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING IN EL PASO COUNTY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, BUT ESPECIALLY TO RECOGNIZE THE GRAND OPENING OF THEIR NEW FACILITY HERE IN EL PASO COUNTY THIS WEEK. I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE RESOLUTION, AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM OUR GUESTS. AND I HAVE A COUPLE OTHER COMMENTS TO MAKE AT THE END. WHEREAS ENDEAVORS IS A TEXAS BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SERVING VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH HOUSING STABILITY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, WELLNESS SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY AND FAMILY SUPPORT.

AND WHEREAS ENDEAVORS HAS MADE A CONSIDERABLE COMMITMENT AND INVESTMENT OF RESOURCES IN EL PASO COUNTY THROUGH ITS PEBBLE HILLS CAMPUS, THEREBY SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING ACCESS TO WHOLE PERSON CARE AND COMPLEMENTING EXISTING SERVICES FOR MILITARY AND VETERAN FAMILIES AND THE FIRST RESPONDER COMMUNITY. WHEREAS THE ENDEAVORS EL PASO HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE, RESEARCH BACKED AND INTEGRATED MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE SERVICE SERVICES, PEER AND FAMILY SUPPORT, LIFE SKILL AND

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WELLNESS PROGRAMING, FITNESS FACILITIES, AND A COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION DESIGNED TO PROMOTE WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE, AS WELL AS PREVENT SUICIDE AMONG VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. AND WHEREAS, EL PASO COUNTY RECOGNIZES THAT FIRST RESPONDERS, INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROFESSIONALS, AND 911 TELECOMMUNICATORS FACE UNIQUE OPERATIONAL STRESSORS AND TRAUMATIC EXPOSURES, AND THAT TIMELY, CULTURALLY DEPENDENT, COMPETENT CARE STRENGTHENS THEIR WELL-BEING AND SUSTAINED READINESS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THIS CENTER SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHENS EL PASO COUNTY'S CONTINUUM CONTINUUM OF CARE BY INCREASING CAPACITY FOR ACCESSIBLE SERVICES, FOSTERING ENHANCED CARE COORDINATION WITH LOCAL PARTNERS, AND ADVANCING OUR COMMUNITY'S SHARED COMMITMENT TO THE HEALTH AND DIGNITY OF THOSE WHO PROTECT AND SERVE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND CELEBRATES THE GRAND OPENING OF THE ENDEAVORS. EL EL PASO HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2025, THE SAME WEEK AS VETERANS DAY 2025. THE COURT COMMENDS ENDEAVORS, LEADERSHIP, STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THE WELL-BEING OF VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS OF EL PASO COUNTY TO SUPPORT AND ENGAGE WITH THIS VITAL RESOURCE. SIGNED THIS 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER BUTLER, SECOND BY JUDGE SAMANIEGO. THE VOTING IS OPEN. MOTION CARRIES. WELCOME TO OUR ENDEAVORS LEADER HERE IN EL PASO. BEN MIRANDA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. AND I'LL LET YOU INTRODUCE THOSE GUESTS WHO ARE WITH US FROM ENDEAVORS. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BUTLER. JUDGE.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, SIR. COMMISSIONER STOUT, GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD FRIEND. COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER CORONADO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS AN HONOR. I REMEMBER 2018. REMEMBER, JUDGE, WE WERE IN FRONT OF YOU TO ASK TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO SUPPORT A VETERAN NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT WE CONDUCTED. AND ULTIMATELY IN 2019, AND NOW THAT NEEDS ASSESSMENT. WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THE TOP GAPS OF SERVICES THAT OUR VETERANS AND OUR MILITARY CONNECTED COMMUNITIES STILL FACED HERE IN EL PASO. AND THROUGH THAT, THROUGH YOUR SUPPORT, THE COUNTY SUPPORT, WE WERE ABLE TO THEN RALLY UP AND SEE WHAT ELSE ENDEAVORS COULD DO HERE IN EL PASO AND THE RETURN OF INVESTMENT THAT YOU ALL WILL SEE IS A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY, SECOND OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY, THAT WILL BE HERE IN EL PASO TO SERVE OUR MILITARY, OUR VETERANS, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, CAREGIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. SO NOW I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF, OF, OF A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, MISS HEATHER KING. SHE SHE FLEW IN HERE TO EL PASO YESTERDAY. RIGHT, MA'AM, TO CELEBRATE THIS OCCASION WITH US HERE ON THE READING OF THIS RESOLUTION AND TO CELEBRATE THE GRAND OPENING OF THIS HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER THIS WEEK.

SO, MA'AM, THE FLOOR TO YOU. THANK YOU. BEN. THANK YOU. I JUST FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT. WE ARE SO VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BE OPENING THE FACILITY AFTER MANY YEARS OF HARD WORK. IT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE THE WORK WE'VE BEEN DOING BY SERVING VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS, FIRST RESPONDERS.

WE'RE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO DO A DEMONSTRATION WELLNESS PROJECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING HERE IN SUPPORT OF EL PASO SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE FIRE EMS TEAM, AND THEN POLICE. SO JUST VERY, VERY EXCITED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER BUTLER, FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN ALLOWING US TO BE IN YOUR DISTRICT. AND THANK ALL OF YOU AND JUDGE FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US. WE ARE JUST INCREDIBLY BLESSED AND FEEL VERY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE OUR WORK HERE IN FURTHERANCE OF YOUR COMMUNITY. SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY TEAM MEMBERS TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JAMES BYRNE, AND OUTREACH SPECIALIST AND CASE MANAGER. THANK YOU. REGIONAL MANAGER. THANK YOU. I WORK FOR TRANSITION SERVICES. THANK YOU. MAYOR LOPEZ. I WORK AT THE CLINIC COMMUNITY LIAISON.

WE AWAIT YOU FOR AND AND AND YOU'RE THE ONE OF THE ONE OF THE VETERANS OF THE 2020 VETERANS OF THE. OKAY. THANK YOU. KARINA BOCANEGRA, CLINIC DIRECTOR OF THE STEVEN COHEN MILITARY FAMILY CLINIC. THANK YOU. HELLO. I'M ANGELA DOWNEY, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC IMPACT AND ENGAGEMENT. THANK YOU. WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALWAYS I KEEP SAYING, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SAY WHY THE VETERANS CAPITAL, ONE OF THEM WAS TO HELP US CLOSE THE GAPS.

THE OTHER WAS TO RECOGNIZE SOME INCREDIBLE VETERANS. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YOU KNOW,

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WE'RE NOT GOING TO WE RAISED THE BAR ON OURSELVES. SO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE, RIGHT TO CLOSE THE GAP ON BENEFITS, ON THINGS THAT THE CHALLENGES. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

BEN WAS ACTUALLY MY FIRST APPOINTMENT OF OF ALL KINDS OF APPOINTMENT, BUT IT WAS MY FIRST APPOINTMENT TO THE ADVISORY BOARD. SO I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT RELATIONSHIP AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE. BUT THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I MEAN, WE, WE, WE GET GET EXCITED AND CELEBRATE, BUT WE SHOULD ALWAYS, ALWAYS FOCUS ON ON CLOSING THOSE GAPS OF BENEFITS THAT THEY NEED AND THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PLACE. AND I ALWAYS HAVE TO MENTION THAT ONCE WE RECOGNIZE THE SITUATION, OUR VETERANS AND OUR COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER. AND ONE THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME IS THE UNACCOMPANIED, YOU KNOW, FUNERALS THAT I THINK AT ONE TIME IT WAS THE MOST DEVASTATING THING TO EXPERIENCE TO NOW WE'RE HAVING ALMOST A HUNDRED INDIVIDUALS SHOW UP AT AN UNACCOMPANIED, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WHO DIES THAT DOESN'T HAVE A FAMILY OR FRIENDS. AND WE'RE TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHAT HAPPENED, YOU KNOW, HOW DID THAT PERSON GET TO A POINT WHERE NOBODY KNEW OR KNEW ABOUT HIM UNTIL THE DEATH? AND SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO IN MAKING SURE THAT THAT WE CLOSE THOSE GAPS. SO TO ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. YEAH I AGREE. JUST JUST JUST A COUPLE MORE COMMENTS. SO SO THIS THIS FACILITY I HOPE THAT THAT YOU ALL ARE ABLE TO COME OUT TO THE GRAND OPENING ON THURSDAY. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF TOURING IT WITH BEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO NOW. AND IT IS JUST AN AMAZINGLY STATE OF THE ART, BEAUTIFUL FACILITY THAT IS A TREASURE TO THIS COMMUNITY. DEFINITELY AN TREASURE AND AN ASSET TO PRECINCT ONE. AND WHILE I AM VERY LUCKY THAT YOU ALL DECIDED TO TO BE ON THE FAR EAST SIDE, I THINK THAT THAT THE DATA SHOWED THAT THE MAJORITY, A GREAT MAJORITY OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS LIVE ON THE FAR EAST SIDE OF EL PASO. SO YOU'RE INCREASING ACCESS TO YOUR SERVICES BY BEING LOCATED THERE. AND WE'RE JUST SO PROUD TO HAVE YOU. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR FOR THE TIME, THE CARE, THE CONSIDERATION THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO THAT FACILITY, REALLY, REALLY MAKING A MARK HERE IN EL PASO COUNTY AND AND SHOWING THAT WE CARE ABOUT OUR, OUR VETERANS, OUR SERVICE MEMBERS AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO TO BEING IN THAT FACILITY A LOT COMING MOVING FORWARD. SO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STONE. I JUST I JUST WANTED TO TO ALSO THANK BEN AND THE TEAM FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE IN THIS IN THIS COMMUNITY. IT'S I HAVE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE FACILITY AND IT'S AMAZING AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GROUNDBREAKING AND AND HAVING YOU ALL OUT THERE. AND I KNOW THAT THEY'VE THEY'VE BEEN TALKING TO US ABOUT WANTING TO HAVE OUR COUNTY PRESENCE WITH THE VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE OUT THERE. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT WE THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT AS A COMMISSIONERS COURT TO SEE IF WE CAN DO THAT. BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ABOUT THE EVENT ON THURSDAY. THANKS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. JOIN US FOR A PICTURE.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

ITEM FIVE F APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION HONORING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE C.D. JARVIS BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AT EL PASO HIGH SCHOOL AND EXTENDING GRATITUDE TO THE EL

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PASO HIGH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FOR SUSTAINING THIS PROUD TRADITION. COMMISSIONER STOUT.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. I HAVE THE HONOR TO BE ABLE TO READ THIS RESOLUTION INTO THE RECORD. WE HAVE WE HAVE OUR FRIENDS FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FROM EL PASO HIGH. WELCOME. EVEN MORE PROUD TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS RESOLUTION, BECAUSE MY SON IS ABOUT TO GRADUATE FROM EL PASO HIGH SCHOOL, SO HE'LL BE JOINING YOUR RANKS SOON. BUT JUST, JUST JUST BEFORE I READ THE RESOLUTION, I WANTED TO MAKE SOME REMARKS. SOME TRADITIONS LEAVE A MARK THAT'S REALLY MUCH LONGER LASTING, FAR BEYOND, I THINK, THE GAME AND THE C.D. JARVIS BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IS ONE OF THOSE FOR SURE. FOR 50 YEARS, THIS TOURNAMENT HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER STUDENT ATHLETES, ALUMNI AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITION, MENTORSHIP, AND LOTS OF PRIDE. COACH C.D. JARVIS DEDICATED OVER 40 YEARS OF HIS LIFE TO SHAPING YOUNG ATHLETES AND STUDENTS AT EL PASO HIGH SCHOOL. HE WAS A NAVY VETERAN AND AN ACCOMPLISHED COACH. HE LED HIS TEAMS TO STATE AND DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS WHILE LEAVING A LASTING IMPRESSION AS A TEACHER, A MENTOR AND A ROLE MODEL. HIS IMPACT EXTENDED BEYOND THE COURT, EARNING HIM RECOGNITION FROM EL PASO HIGH SCHOOL, THE CITY, AND THE ATHLETIC COMMUNITY FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND CHARACTER. SO WITH THAT, I'LL READ THE RESOLUTION AND THEN WE CAN WE CAN HEAR FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, THE RESOLUTION SAYS. WHEREAS COACH JARVIS DEDICATED OVER 40 YEARS OF HIS LIFE TO SHAPING YOUNG ATHLETES AND STUDENTS, SERVING AS A TEACHER, MENTOR AND RESPECTED COACH AT EL PASO HIGH SCHOOL FROM 1945 TO 1985. AND WHEREAS COACH JARVIS FAITHFULLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY FROM 1942 TO 1945, AND UPON RETIREMENT, UPON

[F. Approve and adopt a resolution honoring the 50th Anniversary of the C.D. Jarvis Boys Basketball Tournament at El Paso High School and extending gratitude to the El Paso High Alumni Association for sustaining this proud tradition. David Stout, Commissioner, Precinct 2, 915-273-3559]

RETURNING, HE BUILT A LASTING LEGACY AT EL PASO HIGH SCHOOL, LEADING THE BASKETBALL PROGRAM TO THE TEXAS STATE BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1947. MULTIPLE DISTRICT AND REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND PRODUCING GENERATIONS OF STUDENT ATHLETES WHO WOULD REMEMBER HIM AS A DEMANDING YET CARING MENTOR. AND WHEREAS HIS IMPACT EXTENDED BEYOND THE COURT, WHERE HE WAS VOTED EL PASO HIGH SCHOOL'S TOP TIGER TAMER AND FAVORITE MALE TEACHER, AND WAS LATER RECOGNIZED WITH NUMEROUS HONORS, INCLUDING INDUCTION INTO THE EL PASO HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME, THE EL PASO ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME IN 1971, AND RECIPIENT OF THE CITY OF EL PASO CONQUISTADOR AWARD IN 1985. AND WHEREAS, TO HONOR HIS LEGACY, EL PASO HIGH SCHOOL INAUGURATED THE C.D. JARVIS BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IN 1975, A TOURNAMENT SUSTAINED THROUGH THE ENDURING COMMITMENT AND REMARKABLE LEADERSHIP OF THE EL PASO HIGH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS PROUDLY HOSTED THE EVENT FOR 50 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. FOSTERING SPORTSMANSHIP, MENTORSHIP, AND COMMUNITY PRIDE. AND WHEREAS, AT COACH JARVIS REQUEST, THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ASSISTED WITH THE INAUGURAL TOURNAMENT AND CONTINUED SUPPORTING IT FAITHFULLY, WITH COACH JARVIS PERSONALLY MANAGING THE SEEDING ROUND BRACKET UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1986. AND WHEREAS THE C.D. JARVIS BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT HAS BECOME A CORNERSTONE OF COMMUNITY SPIRIT, ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE AND INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTION, DRAWING STUDENT ATHLETES, ALUMNI AND RESIDENTS TOGETHER IN THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITION AND TRADITION. AND WHEREAS, ON NOVEMBER 20TH 21ST AND 22ND, 2025, EL PASO HIGH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WILL CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE C.D. JARVIS BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT, HONORING BOTH THE MEMORY OF COACH JARVIS AND THE STEADFAST CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE EL PASO HIGH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND PRESERVING THIS CHERISHED TRADITION. AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE EL PASO COUNTY JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE C.D. JARVIS BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AT EL PASO HIGH SCHOOL, EXTENDING GRATITUDE TO EL PASO HIGH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, WHO HAVE SUSTAINED THIS PROUD TRADITION AND WHO CONTINUE TO UPHOLD THE LEGACY OF COACH JARVIS, SIGNED THIS 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025, THE HONORABLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER STOUTE, SECOND BY JUDGE SAMANIEGO. THE VOTING IS OPEN. MOTION CARRIES. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONER. THE EL PASO HIGH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IS PROUD TO SPONSOR THE 50TH ANNUAL C.D. JARVIS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW WHO COACH JARVIS WAS, HE WAS A CONSUMMATE TEACHER, COACH, ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATOR AND A ROLE MODEL. HIS PROFOUND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE EMBEDDED IN HIS LEGACY, ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG TRADITION THAT WILL CONTINUE. THE EL PASO HIGH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HAS SUPPORTED AND COMMITTED THEIR RESOURCES FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE C.D.

JARVIS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. WITH GRATITUDE, WE THANK YOU FOR ASSISTING US IN PROMOTING THIS SPECIAL EVENT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. MY NAME IS HUGO ARREOLA. I'M VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BELINDA

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CARDENAS AND I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU. JERRY. MY NAME IS GLORIA NICHOLSON, AND I'M PART OF THE BOARD OF THE ALUMNI. FRANK SALAZAR, BOARD MEMBER.

CHUCK BERRY, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBER. THANK YOU. CHARLIE. BOARD MEMBER. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW WHAT A WHAT AN AMAZING COACH. JUST WAS ANYBODY ELSE GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS OR GO AHEAD. SORRY. GO AHEAD. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF PLAYING FOR COACH JARVIS FOR TWO YEARS ON VARSITY, AND IT'S EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE READ INTO THE RECORD IS TRUE ABOUT HIM AND MORE. HE HAD SOME A COUPLE OF SAYINGS THAT HE'D LIKE TO GIVE US TO ENCOURAGE US, AND A COUPLE OF SAYINGS THAT HE WOULD GIVE US WHEN WE WERE NOT PERFORMING TO THE LEVEL THAT HE EXPECTED US TO PERFORM. BUT WE'RE ALL PROUD TO BRING THIS EVENT TO YOU RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE A CALL TO ALL FORMER BASKETBALL PLAYERS FROM EL PASO HIGH, ALL THE COACHES, TRAINERS AND CHEERLEADERS AND MANAGERS TO COME BACK FOR THIS TOURNAMENT AND WE'LL HAVE SOME SPECIAL EVENTS DURING SOME OF THE HALFTIME SHOWS, AND HOPEFULLY SOME REALLY AWESOME GROUP PHOTOS OF A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WERE AFFECTED BY HIS COACHING AND HIS MENTORSHIP. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO SAY JUST HE'S SUCH A SUCH A GREAT PERSON. WE DIDN'T LIKE HIM AT JEFFERSON, OKAY? WE DIDN'T. WELL HOLD ON. IT WAS LIKE WE WERE A GREAT TEAM UNTIL WE PLAYED EL PASO HIGH, YOU KNOW, LIKE SO AND AS YOU KNOW, LEO SAMANIEGO ALSO GRADUATED FROM EL PASO HIGH SCHOOL AND AS A SHERIFF. AND BUT YEAH, HE WAS I REMEMBER I WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE ALVARADO FAMILIES AND I THINK THERE WAS 11 OF THEM AND BOTH THE WOMEN AND THE AND THE BOYS PLAYED BASKETBALL AND UNBELIEVABLE WENT ON TO, TO OTHER GREAT THINGS. I THINK IT WAS ONE OF THE OLD DAVID. I THINK IT WAS ALVARADO THAT WENT INTO PLAY PROS AND YOU KNOW, SO ANYWAY, IT WAS JUST A WHAT A AN INCREDIBLE MAN, NOT ONLY AS A COACH BUT AS A TEACHER, LIKE YOU SAID, AS A MENTOR. BUT I REMEMBER TOM CHAVEZ WAS LIKE HIM KIND OF. AND IT WAS ALWAYS LIKE, OH MY GOD, WE'RE GOING TO BE REALLY GOOD. AND THEN WE'VE GOT EL PASO HIGH TO DEAL WITH.

SO QUITE AN OUTSTANDING GENTLEMAN. SO COMMISSIONER STOUT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HONORING THIS, THIS PERSON. AND CONGRATS TO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND ALL THAT. ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE WORKED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS TOURNAMENT IS, IS SUSTAINED. I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION BRINGS MORE INSPIRATION TO TO FOLKS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CONTINUES ON INTO THE FUTURE. CAN WE TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE RESOLUTION? COMMISSIONER, UNFURL YOUR YOUR COMMISSIONER TO THESE PEOPLE LOOK LIKE THESE PEOPLE LOOK LIKE TIGERS, I THINK. THANK YOU. A LITTLE GRAY, BUT. WE WILL. BUT WE I WANT TO SHOW IT TO THEM. YEAH. HALLOWEEN.

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TO ME. TO ME TO SEE HER EATING AND I KNOW I'M SORRY. DO YOU WANT SOME? THERE'S SOME. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE DONE BY ONE TODAY. ITEM FIVE G APPROVE AND

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ADOPT A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING NOVEMBER 17TH THROUGH 23RD, 2025 AS EL PASO RESPIRATORY VACCINATION AND AWARENESS WEEK IN EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS. OKAY, I ALSO HAVE THE THE HONOR OF

[G. Approve and adopt a resolution proclaiming November 17–23, 2025, as” El Paso Respiratory Vaccination & Awareness Week”, in El Paso County, Texas. David Stout, Commissioner, Precinct 2, 915-273-3559]

BEING ABLE TO READ THIS RESOLUTION AS WE AS WE HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON. WE ALL KNOW THAT RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES LIKE INFLUENZA, COVID 19, AND PNEUMONIA CONTINUE TO POSE SERIOUS RISKS. AND IT'S A HIGH SEASON FOR THEM, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, AND IN OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS, THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED OR LIVING IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES ARE REALLY DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED AND OFTEN FACE BARRIERS TO TIMELY CARE AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES. SO TO ADDRESS THESE INEQUALITIES, IMMUNIZE EL PASO, WHICH AND LOCAL HEALTH CARE LEADERS, INCLUDING THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS AREA, HAVE LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO VACCINATIONS, AND THIS RESOLUTION WILL DESIGNATE THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17TH THROUGH 23RD AS EL PASO RESPIRATORY VACCINATION AWARENESS WEEK. AND IT'S A REMINDER TO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION BEFORE THE HOLIDAY SEASON, WHEN FAMILIES WILL BE GATHERING AND TRAVELING AND JUST COMING TOGETHER. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE RESOLUTION, AND THEN WE CAN HEAR FROM OUR GUESTS, THE RESOLUTION STATES. WHEREAS RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES SUCH AS INFLUENZA, RESPIRATORY. VIRUS, RSV, COVID 19 AND PNEUMONIA CONTINUE TO POSE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH RISKS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS. AND WHEREAS TIMELY VACCINATION REMAINS THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR PREVENTING SERIOUS ILLNESS, HOSPITALIZATION AND DEATH FROM THESE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS. AND WHEREAS, IMMUNIZE EL PASO, ALONG WITH EL PASO'S HEALTHCARE LEADERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS HAVE LAUNCHED A LOCAL CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE EDUCATION AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO VACCINATIONS ACROSS THE REGION. AND WHEREAS THIS EFFORT PRIORITIZES OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED AND AT RISK COMMUNITIES, ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PROTECTION AGAINST SEASONAL RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES THROUGH MOBILE UNITS, SCHOOL CLINICS, AND COMMUNITY BASED PARTNERSHIPS. AND WHEREAS, THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17TH THROUGH 23RD, 2025, IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS EL PASO RESPIRATORY VACCINATION AND AWARENESS WEEK TO ENCOURAGE TIMELY ACTION BEFORE PEAK TRAVEL AND FAMILY GATHERINGS. AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT EL PASO COUNTY JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17TH THROUGH 2023. I'M SORRY, 17TH THROUGH 23RD, 2025 AS EL PASO RESPIRATORY VACCINATION AND AWARENESS WEEK IN EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, AND URGES ALL RESIDENTS TO GET VACCINATED, STAY INFORMED AND SUPPORT LOCAL EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES AND PROMOTE A HEALTHIER HOLIDAY SEASON FOR ALL. SIGNED THIS 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025, THE HONORABLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER STOUT, SECOND BY JUDGE SAMANIEGO. THE VOTING IS OPEN. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CORONADO. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. WELCOME. GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, MEMBERS OF THE COURT. I HAD TO CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT WAS STILL MORNING. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS RESOLUTION. WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE HOLIDAY SEASON, WHICH IS TIME TO BE FESTIVE, TIME FOR JOY. AND WE WANT TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR US TO TRULY ENJOY THIS, WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE CARE OF THINGS THAT ARE WHAT WE CALL VACCINE PREVENTABLE ILLNESSES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ENJOY FULLY THAT WE'RE NOT TRANSMITTING ANYTHING, THAT WE'RE NOT PASSING ANYTHING OR PUTTING ANY DAMPER ON OUR CELEBRATIONS. SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THIS WEEK. IT'S REALLY A WHOLE SEASON. IT GOES UNTIL FEBRUARY, BUT WE'RE CELEBRATING SPECIFICALLY BEFORE THE HOLIDAY SEASON STARTS, BEFORE WE COME TOGETHER AND HAVE, YOU KNOW, OUR OUR GATHERING, OUR MEALS TOGETHER, WHICH IS, WHICH IS A FESTIVE TIME. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL. I KNOW IT'S SOMETIMES A THANKLESS JOB, BUT YOU GUYS ARE REALLY STEWARDS OF THIS COMMUNITY AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU. GOOD. I WANT TO INTRODUCE EVERYONE BUT MYSELF FIRST. I FORGOT TO DO THAT.

HENRY BRUTUS UP, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR PROTECTION, IMMUNIZE EL PASO. THANK YOU.

DIRECTOR AT IMMUNIZE EL PASO. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR KEEPING EL PASO SAFETY. WE'RE PROUD TO SAY THAT WE ARE ONE OF THE COUNTIES IN THE WHOLE STATE OF TEXAS THAT IS HIGHLY VACCINATED. A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK HOW, AND IT'S BECAUSE IMMUNIZE EL PASO AND THE EFFORTS IN OUR COMMUNITY RESPONDING AND LISTENING TO OUR DOCTORS, YOU KNOW, WE STILL DO THAT, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE STAY SAFE AND WE

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WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE LIKE THAT. WE'RE TURNING 30 YEARS THIS YEAR. VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HEALTHY BECAUSE WE ARE VERY INTERACTIVE WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JASMINE YANEZ. I'M THE CLINIC SUPERVISOR. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JASMINE VALVERDE. I'M THE LEAD AT IMMUNIZE EL PASO. THANK YOU. WELL COMMISSIONER THANK YOU. WE LEARNED DURING THE PANDEMIC THAT PREVENTION WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE COULD DO GET INDIVIDUALS HEALTHY. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE REALIZED IN THE COMMUNITY THAT'S HEARING US IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, YOU KNOW, BEING READY AND BEING PREPARED.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW THAT BEFORE COVID. THERE WAS TIMES THAT WE ACTUALLY WERE UP TO CAPACITY AT UMC OF JUST INFLUENZA. AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. AND THEN AFTER WE STARTED VACCINATING, IT DROPPED DOWN CONSIDERABLY, SOMETHING LIKE 52 PER MONTH KIND OF THING VERSUS THE CAPACITY. AND SO IT HAPPENED WHEN WE STARTED VACCINATING AND PEOPLE STARTED TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE VACCINES THAT WE HAVE. SO WE THANK YOU. AND ONE THING WE KNOW IS ONCE A COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THAT WE COULD GET THE WORD OUT THERE, THEY'RE VERY GOOD ABOUT COMING TOGETHER WITH THE EL PASO IS VERY GOOD ABOUT RESPONDING. SO WE WISH YOU WELL ON YOUR CAMPAIGN BECAUSE I KNOW THAT INDIVIDUALS WILL WILL RALLY BEHIND YOU. AND OF COURSE, EACH ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND THEIR PRECINCT AND MYSELF WILL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO PROMOTE THE VACCINATION. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER STOUT.

THANKS ONCE AGAIN TO IMMUNIZE EL PASO. REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE ACCESS. AND YOU GUYS ARE REALLY MAKING SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS IN THIS COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO WHO ARE UNDERSERVED AND IN MARGINALIZED PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY. IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE THE DEDICATION THAT ENSURES THAT PEOPLE'S HEALTH IS PROTECTED, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST. SO THANK YOU AGAIN, AND LET'S TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE.

ITEM. NUMBER SIX IS PUBLIC COMMENT. WE DO HAVE TWO SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER WE HAVE MISS ELIZABETH CRAWFORD. GOOD MORNING ELIZABETH. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. AS WE THINK OF THANKSGIVING

[6. PUBLIC COMMENT]

THIS MONTH, WE'RE REMINDED OF PSALM 100. MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE TO THE LORD. ALL YOU LANDS.

SERVE THE LORD WITH GLADNESS. COME BEFORE HIS PRESENCE WITH SINGING. KNOW YE THAT THE LORD HE IS GOD. IT IS HE THAT HAS MADE US, AND NOT WE OURSELVES. WE ARE HIS PEOPLE AND THE SHEEP OF HIS PASTURE. THE NUMBER ONE REASON WHY LIFE IS SACRED AND ABORTION IS WRONG IS BECAUSE WE ARE MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD. WE ARE MADE FOR HIS HONOR AND FOR HIS GLORY. THAT IS HIS PURPOSE IN CREATING US. SEVERAL YEARS BACK, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY PROBABLY WILL NEVER BE REPEATED, BUT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR TO SPEAK WITH THE HEAD OF AN ABORTION CENTER IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. SHE INVITED ME INTO HER OFFICE AND WE TALKED FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR. I'VE NEVER MET SOMEONE SO DETERMINED TO CONVINCE ME THAT WHAT SHE WAS DOING WAS RIGHT. THEY HAD, IN THE WINDOW OF THAT ABORTION CENTER, A PICTURE OF JESUS, THE GOOD SHEPHERD, HOLDING A LITTLE CHILD. SHE WAS DETERMINED TO CONVINCE ME THAT ABORTION AND CHRISTIANITY ARE COMPATIBLE, WHICH THEY ARE NOT. WE SPOKE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. AT ONE POINT I SAID TO HER, THE REASON, THE CORE REASON WHY ABORTION IS WRONG IS BECAUSE GOD CREATED US

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FOR HIS HONOR, FOR HIS GLORY, AND WE HAVE NO RIGHT TO STRIP SOMEONE OF LIFE. SHE WAS DISGUSTED. SHE SAID THAT WOULD BE AN EGOCENTRIC KIND OF GOD. BUT THE TRUTH IS, GOD IS NOT EGOCENTRIC BECAUSE HE'S THE CREATOR. HE HAS THE RIGHT TO TO DECLARE WHO SHOULD LIVE. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO RIGHT TO TAKE THE LIFE OF SOMEONE CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD.

THANK YOU. HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU ELIZABETH. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER, WE HAVE COMMISSIONER CORONADO. THANK YOU. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, I JUST WANT TO NOTE TO EVERYONE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST SIDE, THAT THIS SATURDAY WE WILL BE HAVING A COMMUNITY CLEANUP FOR THE WEST SIDE ALL ALONG DONIPHAN AND SOME AREAS OF ANTHONY AND THE VILLAGE OF VINTON. AND THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EVENT THAT'S BEEN IN COORDINATION WITH BOTH DESERT 905, THE COUNTY OF EL PASO, THE TOWN OF ANTHONY AND THE VILLAGE OF VINTON. AND. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE JOINED BY CONSTABLE ALMADA AND HIS OFFICE. SO WE WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY AND WE HOPE WE HAVE A GREAT TURNOUT. WE'VE BEEN POSTING IT OUT ON, YOU KNOW, FACEBOOK AND EVERYWHERE WE CAN. IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT WE MIGHT HAVE RAIN, SO HOPEFULLY BRING YOUR PONCHOS. HOPEFULLY IT WON'T RAIN, BUT WE'LL BE OUT THERE AND IT STARTS AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING. THERE'S A LOT OF EVENTS GOING ON THAT DAY, ACTUALLY ANOTHER CLEANUP. WE INVITED ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT DOES CLEANUP, BUT THEY'RE HAVING THEIR OWN EVENT THAT DAY, SO WE'LL HAVE A CLEANUP THAT DAY FOR THE COUNTY. AND THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THAT TRACTION. THAT'S THE VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN AMAZING. AND IT'S SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT FOR EL PASO. YOU KNOW, IT'S THE FEW THAT MAKE THINGS BAD FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. BUT THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE NOT VERY, YOU KNOW, SORT OF DISGUSTED AT WHAT THEY HAVE TO SEE, BUT THEY JUMP IN AND, AND HOPEFULLY IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT CLEANING UP, BUT ALSO CHANGING THE CULTURE OF, OF NOT DUMPING IN OUR, IN OUR BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY, JUDGE. THAT CONCLUDES ALL OUR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY. ITEM SEVEN PURCHASING SEVEN A APPROVE AN AUTHORIZED A SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING ERP MUNIS SOFTWARE FOR EL PASO COUNTY I.T. DEPARTMENT AWARDED TO TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. OF DALLAS, TEXAS FOR A

[A. Approve and authorize the Single Source purchase of Enterprise Resource Planning ERP (Munis) Software (12600210) for El Paso County IT Department awarded to Tyler Technologies, Inc. of Dallas, TX for a grand total of $2,884,595.19. Funds are available in GF-ITD-SOFTWARE-MAINT-SOFTWARE. Pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Section 262.024 (c), as a single source item, it is exempt from the provisions of the County Purchasing Act. Single Source will be re-evaluated as required to ensure compliance with statute. Karen Davidson, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Department, 915-273-3349]

GRAND TOTAL OF $2,884,595.19. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN GENERAL FUND IT'D SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SOFTWARE PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 262. 024C AS A SINGLE SOURCE ITEM, IT IS EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE COUNTY PURCHASING ACT. SINGLE SOURCE WILL BE REEVALUATED AS REQUIRED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU SIR. KAREN DAVIDSON, YOUR COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT. AND WE ARE ASKING REQUESTING APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZATION OF THIS SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE. THIS IS A SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE BECAUSE IT IS ALREADY OUR ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLATFORM THROUGH MUNIS. IT DOES RUN ALL OF OUR FINANCIAL SIDE AS WELL AS OUR POS, AND IT IS A THREE YEAR CONTRACT. WE HAVE BROKEN IT DOWN FOR EACH YEAR FOR YOU, BUT THE TOTAL AWARD IS 2,884,595 WITH $0.19. AND I CERTAINLY HAVE MR. NOVARTIS HERE FROM IT.D. IF YOU HAVE ANY OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS AND I CAN SPEAK TO THE PROCUREMENT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER CORONADO, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER STOUT. THE VOTING IS OPEN. JUDGE YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COURT JUDGE, WE'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE ITEM THAT WAS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT ITEM FOR V, PULLED BY COMMISSIONER BUTLER. APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER AND REMOVAL OF SURPLUS ASSETS FROM THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS TO THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 262. 011J. I ACTUALLY MEANT TO PULL FOR YOU. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. OR FOR YOU. OKAY. COULD WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY JUDGE SAMANIEGO, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CORONADO. THE VOTING IS OPEN. COMMISSIONER CORONADO. YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. NOW, COULD WE

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HAVE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER? ITEM FOR YOU. LET ME JUST BRING THAT UP. HAVE A MOTION BY JUDGE SAMANIEGO, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CORONADO. COMMISSIONER CORONADO. YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM FOR YOU. APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE EL PASO COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT

[U. Approve and authorize the El Paso County Purchasing Agent to implement the revised Print Center Fee Schedule, effective immediately upon approval. It is further recommended that future revisions to the fee schedule may be made by the Purchasing Agent after review and approval by the offices of the County Attorney and County Auditor. Karen Davidson, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Department, 915-273-3349]

[V. Approve and authorize the transfer and removal of surplus assets from the respective departments to the Purchasing Department in compliance with Texas Local Government Code Section 262.011(j). See attachment. Karen Davidson, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Department, 915-273-3349]

TO IMPLEMENT THE REVISED PRINT CENTER FEE SCHEDULE, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON APPROVAL. IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED THAT FUTURE REVISIONS TO THE FEE SCHEDULE MAY BE MADE BY THE PURCHASING AGENT AFTER REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE OFFICES OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND COUNTY AUDITOR. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS KAREN DAVIDSON, YOUR COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT. COMMISSIONER BUTLER, DID YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? YES, KAREN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THE COUNTY HAS INVESTED, INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS IN DEVELOPING AND CREATING THE PRINT CENTER. SO I WAS HOPING YOU CAN WALK US THROUGH THE THE FEE SCHEDULE A LITTLE BIT. HOW THAT WORKS INTERNALLY. AND THEN I DO WANT TO DISCUSS WHETHER FUTURE REVISIONS TO THE FEE SCHEDULE SHOULD COME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT OR NOT. WHENEVER WE WE ADJUST FEES ON OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO, IT COMES TO THE COURT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING CONSISTENT WITH THAT. AND ALSO HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT, YOU KNOW, THAT THE PRINT CENTER HAS OVERALL IN OUR BUDGET. AND I THINK HAVING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE PRINT SCHEDULE OR THE FEE SCHEDULE WILL ALLOW US TO DO THAT IF IT REMAINS ON THE AGENDA. SO THAT'S THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER BUTLER. THE PRESENTATION OF THIS PRINT CENTER FEE SCHEDULE IS TO ADJUST A OLDER FEE SCHEDULE THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE. AND SO THE FEE SCHEDULE THAT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE IS A PENNY FOR EVERY CLICK, WHICH IS A BLACK AND WHITE OR COLOR. AND WE KNOW AS WE GO THROUGH USING AIRPORT PRINTING OR REGENCY PRINTING OR OTHER OUTSIDE PRINTERS, THOSE FEES ARE SET ANYWHERE FROM $0.20 TO $0.44 PER CLICK. SO AT ONE PENNY, THAT DOESN'T COVER THE COST OF GOODS SOLD. SO WHEN A REPORT IS GENERATED ON THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT'S BEING DONE AND THE AND THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH, IT'S ERRONEOUS. AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS AN EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ACROSS THE COMMUNITY IN EL PASO. AND THEN WITH THE AUDITORS AND WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEYS TO DETERMINE THE COST OF GOODS SOLD, WHAT WOULD IT COST US TO CREATE EACH ITEM AND SET IT JUST AT THAT BREAK EVEN COST? BECAUSE THIS FEE SCHEDULE IS FOR INTERNAL USAGE, AND IT IS FOR THE INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS THAT USE THE PRINT SHOP. AND SO AS YOU SEE HERE, WE DID GO THROUGH AND PRICE EACH ITEM WHERE A BLACK AND WHITE CLICK OR PRINT WOULD BE A DIME, A COLOR WOULD BE A QUARTER. AND THEN WE ADDED TO THAT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE PRINT SHOP, ANYWHERE FROM PRINTING ENVELOPES TO BINDING BOOKS TO LARGE FORMAT COLOR POSTERS AND CR FORMS, AND THOSE OTHER SERVICES WITH THE MINDSET IT'S JUST AT COST. SO OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT, HIGH QUALITY PRINT SERVICES AT COST TO ALL THE INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS, AND WE WILL BE TRACKING THIS THROUGH THE ERP SYSTEM OR THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TO DETERMINE WHAT IT WOULD HAVE COST OUTSIDE OF THE PRINT CENTER, AS OPPOSED TO WHAT IT COST TO DO IT AT THE PRINT CENTER, AND THEN COLLECT THAT INFORMATION TO BE REPORTED TO THE PURCHASING BOARD AND CERTAINLY THE COURT, IF THEY'D LIKE IT, TO SEE HOW MUCH COST AVOIDANCE WE HAD IN EACH PRINT JOB. AND SO THAT IS BEING AUTOMATED THROUGH OUR WORK ORDER SYSTEM AND OUR ERP SYSTEM TO TRACK THAT AND REPORT THAT ON A MONTHLY BASIS. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT. SO THIS IS THIS IS INTERNAL TO THE COUNTY AND IT'S MEANT TO BE A COST SAVINGS FOR US. IF WE'RE NOT OUTSOURCING PRINTING AND WE'RE DOING IT ALL IN-HOUSE. THE GOAL IS TO TO SAVE MONEY ON PRINTING SERVICES AND COSTS. AND SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK THAT GOES INTO THIS. MISS DAVIDSON, I AND I'M HAPPY TO APPROVE THE FEE SCHEDULE. I JUST THINK THAT IT SHOULD CONTINUE TO COME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT WHENEVER WE ADJUST THIS, BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR BUDGET INTERNALLY. ABSOLUTELY. AND I WOULD ABSOLUTELY AGREE TO THAT. SO IF I WAS TO REVISE THIS, COMMISSIONER, IF YOU'D LIKE, EACH TIME WE CAN STRIKE THAT LANGUAGE, THAT I CAN REVISE IT

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ON MY OWN IN THE FUTURE, WE CAN CHANGE THAT TO EACH REVISION WILL BE BROUGHT TO COMMISSIONERS COURT IF YOU'D LIKE. I WOULD PREFER THAT IF THE COURT'S OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE A COMMISSIONER. YES. I'LL MAKE WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE REVISIONS BY COMMISSIONER BUTLER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CORONADO. THE VOTING IS OPEN.

SORRY. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. KAREN. ITEM EIGHT, HUMAN RESOURCES. EIGHT A. RECEIVE AN UPDATE. DISCUSS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING HB 71 EIGHT 88TH SESSION AND THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S OFFICE. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE COMMISSIONER CYNTHIA DE LA FUENTE WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, AS REQUESTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IS HERE TO PROVIDE THE WEEKLY UPDATE ON THE TAX COLLECTOR ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND ITS ONGOING PROGRESS WITH HB 718 OPERATIONS. TODAY, WE WILL BE UPDATING THE COURT REGARDING STAFFING LEVELS, OVERTIME USAGE, WORKLOAD, WORKLOAD BACKLOGS AND TRAINING TRAINING EFFORTS, HIGHLIGHTING THE ACTIONS TAKEN SINCE LAST WEEK, ANY MEASURABLE PROGRESS ACHIEVED AND ANY ONGOING CHALLENGES THAT MAY REQUIRE CONTINUED ATTENTION. SINCE OUR LAST UPDATE, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO SHARE.

THE TAX OFFICE CURRENTLY HAS TEN VACANCIES OF THESE VACANCIES, FOR FOUR BEING FILLED TODAY, AND TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WILL BE FILLED IN JANUARY 2026. IN ADDITION, FOUR OF THE POSITIONS ARE BEING FILLED INTERNALLY. TWO OF THOSE ARE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR INTERNAL THEIR BACKGROUND CHECKS, AND THEY'VE BEEN FINALIZED AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE FILLED ON NOVEMBER 24TH. INTERVIEWS ARE BEING HELD FOR THE THIRD POSITION AND THE INTERNAL SELECTION IS IN PROGRESS. THE FOURTH POSITION WILL BE POSTING ON TOMORROW ON NOVEMBER 11TH, AND IT WILL BE POSTED FOR INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY. THIS MEANS TEN VACANCIES ARE IN THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND ARE TO BE FILLED. OUR HR TALENT MANAGEMENT TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE TAX OFFICE TO EXPEDITE RECRUITMENT EFFORTS. WE WILL ALSO BE POSTING FOR THE ANTICIPATED ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS THIS WEEK TO ALSO GET AHEAD OF IDENTIFYING QUALITY, QUALITY QUALIFIED POOL OF CANDIDATES FOR THE OVERTIME UPDATE. AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR ON OCTOBER 6TH, 2025 APPROVED $10,000 OF OVERTIME, INCLUDING FRINGE COSTS, AND ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD, THE COURT APPROVED AN ADDITIONAL $10,000 IN OVERTIME. AS OF OCTOBER 31ST, $6,929 OF SALARY OT HAS BEEN EXPENDED, AND THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OVERTIME THAT WAS USED FOR THIS PREVIOUS. THIS PREVIOUS WEEKEND, ON NOVEMBER 8TH, THE TAX OFFICE IS ALSO EXPLORING OPTIONS TO UTILIZE THE OVERTIME ACCOUNT FOR THE UPCOMING APPROVED HOLIDAYS. THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IS IN SUPPORT OF THE TAX OFFICE PURSUANT PURSUANT TO THE HOLIDAY LEAVE POLICY, COMPENSATING NONEXEMPT EMPLOYEES AT THE REGULAR RATE OF PAY FOR EACH HOUR WORKED IN ADDITION TO THEIR HOLIDAY PAY DURING THAT TWO WEEKS IN DECEMBER. AS FAR AS BACKLOG REDUCTION AS OF THIS MORNING, THE CURRENT BACKLOG IN WEB DEALER WAS 1879 TRANSACTIONS DATING BACK TO NOVEMBER 4TH.

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY DROP OFF OR MAIL IN WORK, INCLUDING TRANSACTIONS FROM THE 131 DEALERS WHO WERE DIRECTED TO FILE IN PERSON AT THE TAX OFFICE. IN RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTIONS THE COURT HAD LAST WEEK, WE HAVE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THIS SYSTEM PROGRAMING ISSUE THAT DOES NOT FLAG RESUBMISSIONS, WHICH RESULTS IN THEM BEING SENT BACK TO THE QUEUE TO THE BACK OF THE QUEUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED BY THE STATE. THE SYSTEM PROGRAMING ISSUE THAT LIMITS THE FIELD SIZE IN WHICH THE TAX OFFICE USES TO REPORT ERRORS TO THE DEALERS, HAS ALSO NOT BEEN RESOLVED BY THE STATE. HOWEVER, THE TAX OFFICE HAS BEEN SENDING DEALER ORGANIZATIONS THE D, THE TEXAS DMV COMPLIANCE TRENDS MEMO, WHICH ADDRESSES COMMON ERRORS CAUSING REJECTIONS. HR WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR

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STAFFING, TRAINING AND PROCESS ADJUSTMENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TAX OFFICE AND REPORT EVERY WEEK TO COMMISSIONERS COURT. ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ONGOING 2025 TIME AND MOTION STUDY WILL ALSO BE SHARED AS SOON AS THEY'RE FINALIZED. QUESTIONS. WHEN DO YOU EXPECT THE TIME AND MOTION STUDY TO BE FINALIZED? WE ARE I'M SORRY, SAM TRUJILLO, HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, WE ARE. WE'RE STILL PROCEEDING WITH THAT, BUT WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE TO VERIFY. SO I DON'T WANT TO GIVE A TIME, BUT I DO THINK WE CAN GET THAT DONE FAIRLY SOON AND GET THAT OVER TO THE COURT. THANK YOU. SAM. THANK YOU. I WAS JUST BETSY. THANK YOU. YOU MADE ME AWARE OF ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES, ELIZABETH SALCIDO, THAT PASSED A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK. AND OUR CONDOLENCES TO TO THE ENTIRE FAMILY. AND I APOLOGIZE. WE WEREN'T AWARE OF THAT PARTICULAR PASSING, BUT, YOU KNOW, WISH THE FAMILY WELL ON THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE KNOW IF THERE'S ANOTHER SATURDAY EVENT? I MEAN, THEY'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BACKLOG. THEY DID MAKE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS THIS PAST SATURDAY. HE DID MENTION RUBEN DID. MR. GONZALEZ DID MENTION THAT THEY UTILIZE TEN OF THEIR MOST SENIOR CLERKS TO WORK ON THE BACKLOG. HOWEVER, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FUTURE SATURDAYS. WE WOULD PROBABLY GET THAT INFORMATION BY NEXT WEEK. THEY ARE PLANNING ON UTILIZING TIME DURING THAT TWO WEEKS IN DECEMBER. WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW? I THOUGHT WHEN YOU GUYS I SAW THAT MESSAGE ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT INCLUDED THE HOLIDAY TOMORROW, IF THERE WERE ANY EMPLOYEES THAT THEY WERE LOOKING. FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING, IT WAS FOR DECEMBER, THE TWO WEEKS IN DECEMBER. WE REALLY ENCOURAGE THOSE SATURDAYS OR CHIPPING AWAY MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO REMIND, YOU KNOW, THE THE INCREASE OF CAR SALES DURING THE HOLIDAYS, THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT TO TRY TO GET TO A BETTER PLACE BETWEEN NOW AND, YOU KNOW, THE PURCHASING OF MORE CARS DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION FOR ITEM EIGHT A ITEM NINE GRANT APPLICATIONS NINE A APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE COMMITMENT OF AN IN-KIND MATCH FOR THE CITY OF EL PASO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT GRANT APPLICATION.

EL PASO HELPS PARTNER PROGRAM TO THE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT. HEALTHY COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,517,942.54. FUNDING MATCH FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS COUNTY DEPARTMENTS. OPINION NUMBER 10194. WELCOME, CARMEN. THANK

[A. Receive an update, discuss, and take appropriate action regarding HB718 (88th Session) and the County Tax Assessor-Collector's Office. Sam Trujillo, Interim Chief Human Resources Officer, Human Resources Department, 915-273-3520]

[A. Approve and authorize the commitment of an in-kind match for the City of El Paso Community Development Department grant application, El Paso HELPS Partner Program, to the Texas Health & Human Services Department Healthy Community Collaborative Grant in the amount of $2,517,942.54. Funding match funds are available in various County Departments. (10194-OP) Joel Bishop, Deputy County Administrator, Justice Support & Community Services, 915-546-2215]

YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COUNTY JUDGE SAMANIEGO, MEMBERS OF THE COURT CARMEN CANDELARIA I'M THE DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND FINANCE. AND HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. THIS IS AN IN-KIND MATCH THAT IS BEING SUPPORTED BY ABOUT $2.1 MILLION OUT OF THE EL PASO COUNTY'S BUDGET.

THIS IS A GRANT APPLICATION BY THE CITY OF EL PASO THROUGH THE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

IT'S THE HEALTHY COMMUNITY COLLABORATION GRANT THAT THE CITY OF EL PASO IS APPLYING FOR, AND HAS REQUESTED PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE MATCH.

THIS GRANT IS ADMINISTERED BY THE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, AND PROVIDES FUNDING TO ESTABLISH OR EXPAND COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVES THAT SERVE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING OR AT IMMINENT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND WHO HAVE UNMET BEHAVIORAL NEEDS. IT'S ACTUALLY A FIVE YEAR GRANT AVAILABILITY. AND AGAIN, THE COUNTY WOULD PARTICIPATE AT A LEVEL WE'VE OFFERED 2,000,001 517,000 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF FUNDING. HOWEVER, THE GRANT IS MATCHING OR HAS INCLUDED $1,845,200 IN THEIR APPLICATION.

IN THAT FINAL APPLICATION FROM THE CITY. THE CITY IS ALSO MATCHING 500,000 FROM THEIR GENERAL FUND AND IN-KIND. THEIR CONTRIBUTION IS 900 $956,000. THERE'S OTHER PARTNERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE ALSO MATCHING, FOR EXAMPLE UNITED WAY. AMISTAD AND THE OPPORTUNITY CENTER. SO THIS IS TRULY A COMMUNITY COLLABORATION IN IN THIS GRANT, THE APPLICATION TOTAL PROJECT AMOUNT IS $30 MILLION. SO THERE'S A $15 MILLION OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO RECEIVE FUNDING. THEIR APPLICATION WAS JUST RECENTLY

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SUBMITTED. AND ON NOVEMBER 10TH, AND THEY EXPECT TO RECEIVE HOPEFULLY A FAVORABLE NOTIFICATION OF AWARD IN THE SPRING OF 2026. AND THIS PROJECT WOULD START IN SEPTEMBER OF 2026. IF THE GRANT IS AWARDED. AND AGAIN, THE EL PASO COUNTY IS NOT CONTRIBUTING ANY CASH MATCH, JUST OUR OFFERING, OUR IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION THAT'S ALREADY IN OUR BUDGET. SO WITH THAT, I'M READY FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS GRANT APPLICATION, COMMISSIONER BUTLER. CARMEN. THANK YOU. WHAT WHAT IS THE WHAT IS THE COUNTY GET IN RETURN? SO ACTUALLY THE COMMUNITY RECEIVES $15 MILLION WORTH OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES, AGAIN TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS AND TO ALSO TO TO POTENTIALLY RECEIVE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO RECEIVE SERVICES TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS AND CORRESPONDING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. BUT THAT WOULD THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BE FUNDED, FUNDED DIRECTLY THROUGH THE CITY. CORRECT. SO THE CITY WOULD RECEIVE THE GRANT. AND WE WOULD ALSO HAVE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION OF OUR MATCH IN-KIND MATCH. DO YOU ANTICIPATE THAT BEING VERY LIKE AN ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN, IF WE HAVE TO LIKE CONTRIBUTE TO GRANT REPORTS FOR THE CITY? GREAT QUESTION. I DON'T THINK IT'S A SIGNIFICANT BURDEN. WE ALREADY HAVE IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC POSITIONS AS WELL AS SERVICES THAT WE'VE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED IN THE BUDGET. AND THEN, YES, WE WOULD BE PROVIDING THOSE REPORTS THROUGH MY OFFICE. WHAT IS THE GRANT MATCH REQUIREMENT ON THIS OVERALL, FOR THE GRANT 15 MILLION FOR FOR THE MATCH, FOR THE MATCH. AND THE REST OF THE MATCH IS COMING FROM THE CITY OF EL PASO. NO. SO THEY'RE ALL OF THE PARTNERS WOULD CONTRIBUTE 15 MILLION. AND THEN THERE'S A THERE'S FUNDING OF 15 MILLION. IT'S LIKE A 1 TO 1 MATCH. SO THERE'S OTHER PARTNERS. FOR EXAMPLE THE CITY OF EL PASO OPPORTUNITY CENTER IS MATCHING $768,000. I, I APOLOGIZE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT ACRONYM IF CARMEN IF I CAN ALSO JUMP IN HERE, JOEL ALSO WILL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS, WITH THE CITY AND WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL. PART OF OUR EFFORTS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR, LIKE MAKING SURE WE HAVE HOUSING FOR JUSTICE INVOLVED, VETERANS, ETC. SO HE WILL EVEN THOUGH BUDGETING WILL BE DOING THE REPORTING ON LIKE THE ACTUAL SALARIES PAID, JOEL WILL BE STAYING IN CLOSE COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY ON THESE TYPES OF OPERATIONS AND HOW THEY DO BENEFIT THE COUNTY, LIKE THE PARTNERSHIP, TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO COME OUT OF THE JAIL, WHO ARE UNHOUSED, ALSO TRYING TO DO THE DATA AND THE RESEARCH WE'RE DOING TO MAKE SURE, LIKE THE HIGH UTILIZERS TRACKING THEM THROUGH ALL OF THESE SYSTEMS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO GET ON A PATH TO MINIMIZE THAT REVOLVING DOOR OF THEM USING THE HOSPITAL, USING THE JAIL, USING SERVICES, AND VERSUS GETTING THEM ON A PROACTIVE PATH. I, I THINK IT'S A GREAT CAUSE. I'M NOT CALLING INTO QUESTION THE, THE, THE THE INTENT OF THE GRANT AT ALL. I THINK I THINK IT'S GOOD AND I THINK ALL THE PARTNERS ARE APPROPRIATE. WHAT I AM JUST CAUTIOUS ABOUT IS OFFERING A MATCH FOR GRANTS WITHOUT A SPECIFIC RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT TO THE COUNTY. WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE. AND IT'S REALLY IT'S IT'S REALLY HARD TO POINT TO SPECIFIC BENEFITS THAT THE COUNTY GETS FROM PROVIDING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF, OF MATCH SERVICES. I UNDERSTAND WE'RE DOING IT ANYWAY. BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE YOU KNOW, WITHOUT OUR MATCH, WE WOULDN'T BE. THEY WOULD THE CITY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT. SO HOW ARE THOSE SERVICES GOING TO IMPACT OUR PROGRAMS? HOW ARE WE GOING TO TRACK IT IF IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE FED INTO HERE? BECAUSE THAT ALLOWS US THEN TO TO QUANTIFY AND JUSTIFY WHAT WE'RE EXPENDING TO TO SUPPORT THESE KINDS OF EFFORTS AND PROGRAMS. AND I JUST AM VERY WARY WHEN I DON'T SEE THAT KIND OF RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN WRITING, WHEN WE APPLY, WHEN WE'RE WHEN WE DO THESE KINDS OF THINGS. UNDERSTOOD. AND I'LL CERTAINLY WORK WITH MR. BISHOP AND MISS KELLER ON ENSURING THAT WE DO RECEIVE SOME METRICS ABOUT THE IMPACT ON COUNTYWIDE.

AND I SHOULD HAVE STARTED WITH THAT. THIS IS THIS IS I AM I AM ALSO PRESENTING ON MR. BISHOP'S BEHALF AS WELL, SINCE HE IS NOT HERE TODAY, BUT I'LL CERTAINLY WORK WITH HIM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE THAT WE UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN AND, AND THAT WE ENSURE THAT WE DO ARE GETTING SOME

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BENEFIT FROM, FROM THIS GRANT. CERTAINLY AN INFUSION OF $15 MILLION IS SIGNIFICANT IN OUR COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY WITH REGARDS TO THESE THESE SERVICES. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY JUDGE SAMANIEGO, SECOND, BY COMMISSIONER OLGUIN. THE VOTING IS OPEN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THIS IS WE QUOTE FOR YOU. HOW MANY SIXTH WEEK. OH MY GOODNESS. MAYBE SEVEN STARTING THE SEVENTH. SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU THANK YOU.

JUDGE. BEFORE WE MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION WE DO HAVE A FEW ITEMS WE WOULD NEED TO DELETE ITEM TEN B FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 55 1.071. DISCUSS LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES PERTAINING TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

PARTICIPATION IN THE EL PASO METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION MEETINGS AND THE MPOS. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ITS BYLAWS, AS LONG AS WELL AS ITS CORRESPONDING REGULAR SESSION ITEM. ITEM 11 A. AND THE. JESSICA, CAN WE JUST CLARIFY THE REASON FOR THE DELETION IS WE DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES? CORRECT. WE HAVE IT POSTED FOR ANOTHER MEETING. IS IT NEXT MONDAY'S MEETING? OKAY. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO DELETE BY JUDGE SAMANIEGO? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER OLGUIN. THE VOTING IS OPEN. MOTION CARRIES. COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ITEMS TEN, A, C AND D PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 55 1.07155, 1.0725 AND 551.074. COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL RECONVENE TO TAKE OFFICIAL ACTION. IT IS 11:42 A.M.

[10. 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 and County Clerk's 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.]

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GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS RECONVENED TO REGULAR OPEN SESSION. ITEM 11 B DISCUSS

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AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO DESIGNATE THE CHAIR FOR THE EL PASO COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE

[11. REGULAR SESSION]

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COMMISSION. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS MICHELLE COCHRAN WITH COUNTY ADMINISTRATION. WE

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WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT MR. YUSUF ARAN IS DESIGNATED AS THE CHAIR FOR THE EL PASO

[B. Discuss and take appropriate action to designate the chair for the El Paso County Civil Service Commission. Betsy C. Keller, Chief Administrator, County Administration, 915-273-3600]

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COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER

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CORONADO, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BUTLER. THE VOTING IS OPEN. JUDGE SAMANIEGO IS ABSENT. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS CONCLUDES TODAY'S MEETING AT 12:10 P.M.

DID WE GO? JUST IN TIME FOR LUNCH?

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

5. RESOLUTIONS

7. PURCHASING

8. HUMAN RESOURCES

9. GRANT APPLICATIONS

Nov 10, 2025 Commissioners Court Regular

5. RESOLUTIONS

7. PURCHASING

8. HUMAN RESOURCES

9. GRANT APPLICATIONS

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