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\"If it isn't in that plan, you probably aren't going to get to build it, in the region,\" Webb said, urging officials and citizens to review the plan and its maps. He said the plan is updated every five years and contains updated population and congestion projections for the region.

Webb said the regional meeting also featured a lengthy, primarily philosophical discussion about the financial structure of Dallas Area Rapid Transit and a slate of legislative proposals that did not pass. He said some cities served by DART may hold withdrawal elections next year and that the council spent substantial time discussing how the region should respond if cities choose to withdraw from the transit authority. \"It's a very contentious discussion because, again, you've got members, nonmembers... You got people who support DART, people who don't support DART,\" Webb said.

Webb told the court the region must consider leadership options in the next six to 10 months because several member cities could face withdrawal votes in 2026. He said most population growth in the region is occurring outside of transit cities and that the council is debating how to provide mobility in those rapidly growing areas.

Webb invited questions from the court; none were recorded in the public transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Collin - Health Care Foundation Jun 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Commissioner Webb told the court the North Central Texas Council of Governments approved Mobility 2050 and reported a contentious regional discussion about DART's financial model and potential member-city withdrawal elections.","taxTitle","Collin County, Texas","taxId",2696,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6700140,"Commissioners approve Branch Hollow replat, records preservation plan and promotions; several consent items held",614,81000,695000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3843021-b91c950a9dfe5781f31f36eec93f9633&start=81&end=695","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3843021-b91c950a9dfe5781f31f36eec93f9633/thumbnail_81000.jpg","/articles/6700140/Collin-County/Texas/Commissioners-approve-Branch-Hollow-replat-records-preservation-plan-and-promotions-several-consent-items-held","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6700140-7acadedcb4edcc409a5de50444993e34/orig.mp4?Expires=1771034587&Signature=jz7RsCxllcMLvhWwIG274nXkBC6UT~KUyd0bp4BnXTfFlB536aem~eYbePIlItZsnwuOY3tT8bF9sDcAfCYEoGU9Awk-h2gZfDEShzqxNXZZHY-vQtxsc92w7QjC3~U3pVMY983m0X9vV6dcaw63xs0eYL51CuxANjN9PMB-UjX7NCytsDAifio8bJuEswdcfBZ4NrLpurwdCubs4VCFbbOmRyxDSEdlaavgrr8L~SYDhJ9yxi8jwVRsTxL28lZBDEuBwQvFkDtNetfaQ8s6RnGlV4wRXEJN8XA6gvUHYh5NqJNzQ2q75xUYD3Wgz256ohPuqBJvXQLGqo-ZN546Ug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Collin County Commissioners Court approved routine and project items at Wednesday’s meeting, including a replat in Branch Hollow Estates, the County Clerk’s 2026 Preservation, Restoration and Records Archive Plan, and a set of personnel promotions. The court also held two consent-agenda items for a future date.

Replat: The court held a public hearing and approved a replat request from S2 Land Development Company to subdivide Lot 2 of Branch Hollow Estates into two lots. Director of Engineering Dougherty presented the replat and said it \"generally satisfies our regulations\" and that notices were provided to potentially affected neighbors. No members of the public spoke at the hearing. The court moved and seconded approval and the court announced the motion carried.

County Clerk preservation plan: Collin County Clerk Kemp presented the county’s annual records preservation plan. Kemp said the office recently completed a preservation project that cleaned, repaired and digitally imaged criminal case files dating from 1893 to 1950 and plans next year to preserve property records from 1901 to 1966 and place them in \"heritage binders.\" The court held a public hearing with no public speakers and then approved the plan.

Promotions: The court approved several personnel promotions presented on the consent agenda. Commissioner Hale congratulated the employees by name and moved approval. Approved promotions included Angela Morrow, Eric Reed, Joel Thornton, Casey Merley and Maria Pitchford.

Consent agenda and holds: The court opened its consent agenda and approved the majority of consent items by a single vote while holding items 1D2 and I2 for future consideration. Later in the meeting the court’s Health Care Foundation convened and approved the remainder of its consent agenda while holding two items (1B and 1C).

The court’s recorded comments emphasized that held items would return on a future docket for additional review. Specific roll-call vote counts were not read into the public transcript for the replat or preservation plan motions; the court announced motions carried.","Collin County Commissioners Court approved a replat for Branch Hollow Estates, the county clerk's 2026 preservation plan, and multiple personnel promotions during a meeting that also saw several consent items held for future consideration.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6700147,"Collin County amends local hospital payment rate from 3.5% to 6%",454,304000,758000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3843021-b91c950a9dfe5781f31f36eec93f9633&start=304&end=758","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3843021-b91c950a9dfe5781f31f36eec93f9633/thumbnail_304000.jpg","/articles/6700147/Collin-County/Texas/Collin-County-amends-local-hospital-payment-rate-from-35-to-6","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6700147-edbca21c2d62ff6f621eecb170a1d846/orig.mp4?Expires=1771034587&Signature=nvQdfZ0P-6RySLtPysO8d1~KwcmQ6GM43vSUdDykDutCDXBGYYf90s0WhcZO62w9HW1Xpv5BACHtveQt3ozmb2b1-PZNqDyTHS1jw0VuLp3J4l7TqR1bj2Jlc8YmwqbXYaFCJe4ZY3bZEXXbMHZiHdncW-qrbFmhOjC4KW8LGgY7FX5wHiOGZ9a~NrzoHMCtardSyVNFV0zfysUTCy3D6bpFsZYUYpPv0QTA3DLWZsbGo9-8trWmCeWW7FXr6GC6p9j3AKWrwKALSacbTI69PmuVM5dsFtvdjp3Z5hZ8ItwkMbNLFeA07w57VDUvXOnMWTPbf-1gixh4Rfivyelhbw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Collin County Commissioners Court on Wednesday approved an amendment to the FY2025 Local Provider Participation Program that raises the mandatory payment rate private hospitals pay on annual net patient revenue from 3.5% to 6%.

The change was the subject of a public hearing before the court. County staff called forward consultants from Almonte Healthcare Ventures, who described how hospital contributions to the county program can trigger federal matching funds to reimburse hospitals for uncompensated care. \"We're here today in support of the request to increase the mandatory payment rate for the private hospitals, the local provider participation fund,\" said Michael Neal of Almonte Healthcare Ventures.

Neal said the program uses hospital dollars, not county general revenue, to \"unlock federal funds to pay them back for the services they provide for the poorest of the poor in your county here.\" He identified participating hospital systems as including HCA Medical City, Children’s Health, and Texas Health Resources, which operate facilities in Plano, Frisco and McKinney.

After closing the public hearing with no speakers from the public, a member of the court moved to approve the amendment and the motion was seconded. The court then voted to approve the amendment. The transcript records the motion and the clerk’s announcement that the motion carried; a specific roll-call tally was not provided in the public transcript.

Court members did not adopt additional conditions on the rate change in the recorded discussion. The court also noted the procedural step of opening both the public hearing and the subsequent action item to ensure the record was complete before taking the vote.

What this does and does not do: the amendment sets the county’s annual mandatory payment rate at 6% for the Local Provider Participation Program for FY2025. The consultants emphasized that the county is setting a rate hospitals will pay and that the program relies on hospitals contributing funds that are matched with federal Medicaid financing. The court did not vote on related spending authorizations in the recorded discussion; the action recorded is the rate amendment itself.

Officials and consultants present said the change is intended to increase federal reimbursements to private hospitals that treat low-income and uninsured patients in Collin County. The county did not describe in the public record a projected dollar amount of additional federal funds or a hospital-specific contribution total; those figures were not specified in the transcript.","After a public hearing, Commissioners Court approved raising the mandatory payment rate for the FY2025 Local Provider Participation Program from 3.5% to 6% to unlock federal reimbursements for private hospitals serving low-income patients.","actionData","errors"]

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Regional transportation update: Mobility 2050 approved; members debate DART funding and possible withdrawal elections

Commissioners approve Branch Hollow replat, records preservation plan and promotions; several consent items held

Collin County amends local hospital payment rate from 3.5% to 6%