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Justice Center and schedule
Hernandez said the most recent construction payout for the Justice Center was approximately $3.4 million and the project stood at about 48% complete. He identified second-floor electrical and plumbing work as critical-path items for the coming month and said commissioning should begin in March or April with project closeout planned for late spring or early summer.

ARPA-funded projects and status details
- Fiber-optic project: Contractor FSG Telecom; about 58% complete. Hernandez said the project requires two railroad crossings and the county was finalizing Union Pacific Railroad permissions for underground boring.
- Precinct 1 generator: Contractor Dawson Electric Company; about 90% complete with retainage remaining and final testing pending.
- Civic Center generator: Contractor DC Energy; about 21% complete with the concrete pad in place.
- Juvenile detention extension: Contractor Beck Brothers; roughly 40–43% complete. Progress was slowed by an electrical-panel tie-in issue the engineer said the project team is addressing.
- Animal shelter: Contractor Beck Brothers; about 23% complete. Work slowed due to septic-system concerns involving human- and animal-waste design; the county and engineer are coordinating with TCEQ and engineers to finalize designs.

Hernandez emphasized coordination across engineering, grant teams and contractors, and noted retainage will be held until punch-list items are corrected. Commissioners asked about site appearance and irrigation damage; Hernandez said those items would be added to the punch list prior to final acceptance.

Why it matters: These projects represent significant capital spending and service investments for the county, affecting public safety, emergency operations and animal services. Electrical and septic-system issues can delay completion and increase oversight needs.

Next steps: The county will continue to track critical-path items and document punch-list and retainage issues until contractors complete repairs and systems testing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","San Patricio - Commissioner's Court - Jul 07, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","County Engineer John Hernandez told commissioners the Justice Center project is about 48% complete and ARPA-funded projects including fiber optics, generators, juvenile detention expansion and an animal shelter are at various stages; some items face delays tied to electrical and septic-system issues.","taxTitle","San Patricio County, Texas","taxId",69592,"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},6551929,"Coastal Bend Air Quality Partnership seeks PM2.5 monitor for San Patricio County",142,640000,782000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5322256-2f6332e23f779d6e3cdf85f0748de8ad&start=640&end=782","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5322256-2f6332e23f779d6e3cdf85f0748de8ad/thumbnail_640000.jpg","/articles/6551929/San-Patricio-County/Texas/Coastal-Bend-Air-Quality-Partnership-seeks-PM25-monitor-for-San-Patricio-County","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6551929-b0af21e4eddd9eb2d070fc85a25ab5da/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136795&Signature=ITQJjo4Qvb~BM~uwCivoHVHSYMCtS7qScsrDYceuxaa0PgIuUUneFMtWGb4jlTmbBOjVTQgXeZMBECpG4N0k0X3WU8PxVStCQUPc8dPzaiVwELvjxnMlOj19j2h~ejBgJI9F425KrurmagR~lRqthN3IsJyINXC93nJhkwNV6hphh09a2gyyXQA8GzCrKQOvhhsMaJo69UsRA53xz08YACiBn8-CaDjLhmmPFHwGM~3yz3hUAx~hV3Gbj0IgZ5PGwYMW8cQNijDqWB4RL8V-GEjwT-LzytssjUzwSXzt2rQ695gmckbPNdzeVS693OQrjg4T5IA0CapikjHykQxeng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sharon Riley Murphy, executive director of the Coastal Bend Air Quality Partnership, asked San Patricio County commissioners to continue supporting the regional air-quality partnership and to back plans to install a PM2.5 monitor in San Patricio County.

Murphy said the Coastal Bend airshed includes both Nueces and San Patricio counties and that emissions interact across the region. The partnership completed its first air-quality plan last year and held seven public open houses across the two counties to gather comments, she said. She told the court that the EPA had scheduled a PM2.5 monitor for San Patricio County in December of the previous year but that the install date had been moved to August 2025; the county currently has no PM2.5 monitor, she said.

Murphy described additional partnership work: pilot monitoring in schools, additional PM2.5 and ozone monitoring, and “fingerprinting” (source attribution) to identify and address emission sources directly. She thanked commissioners who have supported the partnership and asked for continued cooperation and for the county to include the partnership in budget considerations.

Why it matters: PM2.5 (fine particulate matter) is a regulated air pollutant with health impacts; having a local monitor allows county officials and the public to track concentrations and better target mitigation.

What commissioners heard and next steps
Commissioners received the partnership’s annual report and indicated the item would be included for budget consideration. Murphy said she would bring the annual report later in the year and asked to coordinate with county staff on site selection and community outreach. No formal county appropriation was made at the meeting; the judge said the partnership’s request would be put into the county’s budget considerations.

Quotes
\"We are in contact with EPA making sure that that monitor does come to San Pat County because there is no PM2.5 monitor in San Pat County,\" Murphy said. \"We're also putting additional monitors, doing pilot plans in our schools ... and doing some PM2.5 and ozone monitoring and fingerprinting to make sure that we can determine exactly where the emissions are coming from so we can address those sources directly.\"

Ending
Murphy said she will return later in the year with a full annual report and that the county’s participation in the partnership will be considered during budget workshops.","The Coastal Bend Air Quality Partnership requested county support and noted plans to place a PM2.5 monitor in San Patricio County; EPA deployment was delayed to August 2025.",{"_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},6551935,"Commissioners approve routine budget amendments, contracts and resolutions; direct county attorneys on wind-farm settlement",3362,478000,3840000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5322256-2f6332e23f779d6e3cdf85f0748de8ad&start=478&end=3840","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5322256-2f6332e23f779d6e3cdf85f0748de8ad/thumbnail_478000.jpg","/articles/6551935/San-Patricio-County/Texas/Commissioners-approve-routine-budget-amendments-contracts-and-resolutions-direct-county-attorneys-on-wind-farm-settlement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6551935-f935db715fa694a9510c01d4461d9e7e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136795&Signature=G5BeGJZRdjmrJYUQyyMafUgWQqo-pa3pBkRDXquHqWmqEHLWKG0DQ30lgC6KhFFA4FZ0FPac1FW-hwt18vc~Cg9T-zOSn2VWhxZvxio27VcgfCFKxHEHjHnQSRmh5X-TWqQ5lOrNrWXMS~efH61mRJqY6C5~768~07snETyFnOYKI-Lkl1mfdIn~uoto2yf-1MuUXwcTUijVgHiIMaQiBp121W4vkZkgR7X15lm1zSSPPQe68FLKEtlEpBXR8Ucr4kUkRvXTd9wi3pCUwicFN4ksVjGDXoENuHbIL9XB0-bI5ZchgBKS9YvAH0AtBIMvXMIAI5Eon19y-QFalXmuBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","San Patricio County Commissioners Court voted on a package of routine financial and operational items and took direction for the county’s legal team on a pending wind-farm lawsuit.

The court approved minutes and routine payments, accepted grant and budget adjustments, awarded multiple emergency-operations contracts, accepted a 2024 audited financial report, and approved agreements for community programs and tire-disposal events. After returning from executive session the court authorized county attorneys to proceed with a counter settlement offer in litigation involving RWE / L.D. Alto Wind Farm LLC. The court also amended its badge policy to assign issuance to Human Resources and IT responsibility for maintaining badge security.

Why it matters: the actions preserve regular county operations (payroll, capital projects, ARPA-funded work and emergency contracting authority) and set the county’s legal posture on a significant pending litigation matter.

Key votes and motions (summary)
- Approval of minutes and payment of county bills — motion carried (mover: Commissioner Gillespie; second: Commissioner Yerly). No further discussion recorded.
- Budget amendment: $50,000 from the Ed Rochelle Foundation to the Sheriff’s Department (grant for equipment and machinery) — accepted (motion recorded; second noted). The court later referenced this as a budget amendment item.
- Transfer and budget amendment for Road & Bridge Precinct 3 (sealed coating, vehicle/equipment repairs) — approved.
- Treasurer’s/heath transfer and bank reconciliation (Treasurer Garcia) — accepted.
- Acceptance of the HAVA (Help America Vote Act) security subgrant resolution for the Election Office (county allocation ~ $42,000 with 20% local match of about $8,200) — motion carried (mover: Commissioner Gillespie; second: Commissioner Yerley).
- Coastal Bend Food Bank–Senior Box program agreement (second-year renewal) — approved.
- Reliable Tire Disposal agreement to hold a county tire drive at no cost to the county — approved.
- Set two public hearings (County Clerk and District Clerk records management plans, 08/18/2025) — approved.
- Acceptance of the 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (auditor’s unmodified opinion reported) — approved (mover: Commissioner Zaborski; second: Commissioner Yerly).
- Emergency-management contract selections (RFP 2025-007 DRC Emergency Services LLC as secondary contractor for debris removal; RFP 2025-008 Thompson Consulting Services LLC as secondary for debris monitoring; RFP 2025-009 EEW Environmental Earth Waste as secondary contractor for logistical/response services) — all approved.
- Personnel actions, position reclassifications and standard human-resources items — approved.
- Motion directing county attorneys to advance a counter settlement offer in litigation with RWE / L.D. Alto Wind Farm LLC — motion carried.
- Amendment to the county badge policy to have HR issue badges and IT maintain badge security — approved.

Votes were taken by voice; most motions passed unanimously as recorded by chair voice votes. The transcript records movers and seconds for many items but does not provide detailed roll-call tallies for each motion.

Background and context
The court’s consent and action agenda items covered routine county business (minute approval, bill payment, grant acceptances, interlocal agreements and contract awards). Several items were ARPA-related projects or emergency-response agreements that support county infrastructure and disaster response. Acceptance of the auditor’s report included an unmodified opinion, which indicates the auditor found no material misstatements in the county’s 2024 financial statements.

Next steps
Department heads and grant contacts will proceed with procurement and implementation as approved; the county attorney’s office will pursue the counter settlement offer as authorized. The election office will proceed with HAVA subgrant acceptance and begin procurement steps for security upgrades.","San Patricio County Commissioners Court approved multiple budget amendments and contracts, accepted the county audit, accepted an election security subgrant resolution and authorized county attorneys to submit a counter settlement offer in litigation with a wind-farm developer.","actionData","errors"]

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