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- Consent agenda (regular County business): Motion to approve the entire consent slate carried 5‑0.

- Collin County Health Care Foundation consent agenda: The foundation's routine items were approved; motion carried 5‑0.

- Collin County Toll Road Authority consent agenda: Routine items were approved; motion carried 5‑0.

Each of the three motions was moved, seconded and approved without recorded opposition. The court recessed to consider presentation and public‑hearing items between votes and later returned to administrative items before adjourning into executive session for an IT security briefing.

Ending

All consent items proceeded as routine approvals; the court recorded unanimous approval on the consent votes that were read into the record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Collin - Collin County Toll Road Authority Sep 08, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","On a day of routine business, Commissioner's Court approved its consent agenda and two affiliated boards — the Collin County Health Care Foundation and the Toll Road Authority — by unanimous votes; counts recorded as 5‑0 where announced.","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},6475268,"Public hearing on replat of Lot 24 in Cope 2 Addition ends with administrative approval after shot‑clock question",8281,391000,8672000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5735111-8f3f2aa3c6a4ac6590f89cc0b75da36a&start=391&end=8672","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5735111-8f3f2aa3c6a4ac6590f89cc0b75da36a/thumbnail_391000.jpg","/articles/6475268/Collin-County/Texas/Public-hearing-on-replat-of-Lot-24-in-Cope-2-Addition-ends-with-administrative-approval-after-shotclock-question","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6475268-f86a2af0f74453d25b602a0622d5382d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138600&Signature=EBwvtzX5mRKbLglFzkgWPDmSnuLKeUnkmbH3SoETt~KYNA6rZaGuNYWKRmdE9qQROfAJuQpaNRHqHTjUg91LT~-9AVCWrQJWsZlwnDzlWRIPaV7yeZNPCSL84YDwVJn5XzvBSlDy0DTrYBmRfpEpkRXnLlpTaywaFJvNfQMdEVSW7ddkxetGkYVeSy8Re1EzxM~WRxpGBirgtudOvfkDeZx2yrPiuAn4gtJVYKGFYcJxhBolhOn~z5Ajxn4oShkZwUt6w-5TdilIxPhiLDqFBgoX0HHKir0dYRKj59abvJc2BrJ-X8vGKGC-4gmvKCVRrIKebqjJ57iX4a~VYrMCHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Collin County held a public hearing Wednesday on a replat of Lot 24 of the Cope 2 Addition to add an easement that would open a cul‑de‑sac and provide a second access to a long narrow development to the north.

Clarence Daugherty, the county director of engineering, explained that the replat would add an easement across the end of the cul‑de‑sac (Andrew Court) to allow pavement and a public street connection into the adjacent proposed development. He said notifications required by the replat statute had been sent to surrounding property owners.

A public commenter and the developer's representative, who identified his company as First Step Homes and the owner as P 12 LLC, said the parcel has a home and the developer had performed outreach to surrounding neighbors before purchase. Neighbors and several commissioners raised concerns that Lot 23 (an adjacent lot) currently advertised as a cul‑de‑sac lot would no longer be a cul‑de‑sac and that traffic and pedestrian patterns would change.

Commissioners asked whether the court could legally require the owner of Lot 23 to sign off on the change; staff said county policy requires written notice by letter to adjacent owners but does not compel a private owner’s consent. Commissioners also asked whether the replat met subdivision requirements; staff answered that it does.

A key procedural question arose about the statutory 30‑day review period (the so‑called 'shot clock') and whether the 30‑day requirement applies the same way to replats as it does to initial plats. County staff and the county attorney were asked to confirm. Staff later reported that the 30‑day period does apply to replats in this case and that the county had reached day 35; because the county had not received a signed waiver, county staff said the application must be processed administratively. Clarence Daugherty later confirmed the replat will be administratively approved.

Ending

The court held the item to allow staff to confirm legal questions and later heard staff advise that the 30‑day shot clock applied and that the application would be administratively approved. Commissioners said staff will review procedures to avoid similar calendar issues in the future.","A developer sought a replat to add an easement and second access; the court held a public hearing, discussed notice and neighbors' concerns, determined the 30‑day statutory 'shot clock' applies to replats, and staff said the replat will be administratively approved.",{"_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},6475273,"Commissioners set Collin County LPPF mandatory rate at 6% for fiscal 2026",234,2105000,2339000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5735111-8f3f2aa3c6a4ac6590f89cc0b75da36a&start=2105&end=2339","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5735111-8f3f2aa3c6a4ac6590f89cc0b75da36a/thumbnail_2105000.jpg","/articles/6475273/Collin-County/Texas/Commissioners-set-Collin-County-LPPF-mandatory-rate-at-6-for-fiscal-2026","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6475273-30cb70875593d05a84bf86a164ed4ca8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138600&Signature=TNfY2K-2o0PGB1FznrCe10D0KJFx67t0cNukzOi3z1f01r9ZeC8WlpmRLB2ACOpDiEH0RyFhrkEIn44MyTsOnEfzx4u~TLPzE4SCgib1UX0btL9MaQB5BXrVXmoYyIi7eAQ3BpVXNmkbO5dFiC1WkfWAIaJIjTRMQ1sjFHJctlbeWreHBlp~UHRz6p63ekHdr9tft-DieYHlz74Rw3EbwTn7L8H~V6YqY2M9Z6ngGdSzW3eN7AXpSl4nXi7ScdPgoDJY7vUqIibpC8m0G-MQ5UWNuEBHhxRkOUlo3ZJ8Bjmtsp5qAIUyUA0zrwefUaNexMGZRmWQdTK01IpnF8BWvg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Collin County Commissioners' Court on Wednesday approved an order keeping the mandatory Local Provider Participation Fund (LPPF) rate at 6 percent for fiscal year 2026 and adopted administrative changes reflecting new state statutory language.

At a public hearing, Michael Neal and Kimberly Lam of Adelanto Healthcare Ventures described the county's LPPF program as a mandatory payment by participating private hospitals that unlocks federal funding to help reimburse care for Medicaid‑eligible and indigent patients. Neal said the program returns dollars to hospitals that provide care for low‑income residents and thanked the county for its support.

Neal told the court the Texas Legislature enacted Chapter 292E of the Texas Health and Safety Code in the recent session, a new statutory framework authorizing Collin County to continue the LPPF and to collect a higher administrative fee to operate the program. He and Lam asked the court to adopt an order that keeps the rate at 6 percent for FY2026 and to adopt the new administrative‑fee allowance.

A commissioner moved to approve the 6 percent rate and the increased administrative fee authority; the motion was seconded and the court voted in favor. The court recorded the motion as carried; staff thanked the visiting hospital representatives for their support.

Ending

Staff will file the order implementing the FY2026 rate and proceed under the new Chapter 292E statutory authority. The court did not modify the substantive operation of the LPPF beyond updating administrative rules to reflect the new law.","After a public hearing, the court approved keeping the mandatory Local Provider Participation Fund (LPPF) payment rate at 6% for FY2026 and adopted the procedural changes required by a new state statute.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6475278,"Collin County judges and commissioners debate courthouse expansion design, parking and courtroom use",6128,2354000,8482000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5735111-8f3f2aa3c6a4ac6590f89cc0b75da36a&start=2354&end=8482","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5735111-8f3f2aa3c6a4ac6590f89cc0b75da36a/thumbnail_2354000.jpg","/articles/6475278/Collin-County/Texas/Collin-County-judges-and-commissioners-debate-courthouse-expansion-design-parking-and-courtroom-use","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6475278-b3a8060b954084d53700124c09cf39b5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138600&Signature=cVV-~jgNG0hKBTFigQsO4~yHtWT0tbEXVbe-1GafbffMbOrP6~qSEWOhLXSrF0KTG3ibc5Es01Cw6tHVQJLP1uHohyMKjKc-YTKIl-pedbZ9o0z6na3ERui--3lM25p-V0cbau8FKBWIPGuihs22P1SbZAvgyBwRGe~KEd54ARHHSyeOUdvWKfSCKqGqEewefvBJnYSsPwcsS~WiqkWMWHxc4kpqlFesBOEyXPdArh7MJSCwbm-KVYBcQ34QxRmYLWO9ZhRJJ5BOzW-miedtGZUxu-tfFqlcayV663fuaG4C-6MnP1-9dAnbVoF666ujeAvTiR2id4WTpq6~8MvAJw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Designers presented a multi‑phase plan to expand the Collin County courthouse on Wednesday, and judges and commissioners spent more than an hour debating parking, jury space, security screening and whether new judge chambers should come with dedicated courtrooms.

The design team, represented in the meeting materials and on the screen by the project lead and architects (PGL), described a plan that would add an attached courtroom wing and a four‑level employee parking garage connected by a sky bridge. The scheme shows 14 new courtrooms in phase 1 (four per floor in the presented layout), a 514‑space employee garage, a public entry with five screening lanes and a proposed 799 front‑facing public parking spaces; an overflow area behind the site could add about 150 surface spaces or be built as a 500‑space garage in the future.

County Judge and commissioners and several elected judges pressed the design team on two recurring concerns: public parking and the security/entry pinch point at the courthouse front doors. \"Courtrooms move cases; chambers do not,\" Judge Novak said, crystallizing the judiciary's preference for adding full courtrooms and adequate jury space rather than more private chambers. Several judges described high jury counts in criminal dockets (one judge said roughly 75 jurors on some criminal calls) and urged that gallery and deliberation rooms be sized to handle those volumes.

Designers said the employee garage is intentionally placed away from the front so staff will stop using prime public spots; that shift would free more of the 799 front spaces for jurors and public business. The team said the proposed garage plus retained front parking raise the site's total to about 1,581 spaces in the project scenario, up from roughly 1,225 existing spots. They also proposed options for the three floors' auxiliary spaces: auxiliary hearing rooms, training rooms, and a multipurpose hall that could seat about 175.

Commissioners asked whether the front portico and entry lobby could be widened to increase the number of screening lanes beyond five. Architects said widening is feasible but would require revisiting the facade and canopy design and would affect aesthetics; it would also add schedule and cost. Commissioners and staff requested cost estimates and alternates for (a) building the overflow surface lot with infrastructure so it could later be upgraded to a garage, and (b) building additional structured parking in back as part of a future phase.

Design options B and A drew distinct reactions. Option A keeps a one‑to‑one pairing of judge chambers to dedicated courtrooms; Option B would provide more judge chambers than courtrooms and rely on auxiliary or shared courtroom use. Judges and some commissioners expressed concern about rotating courts (an airport‑gate model where courtrooms are treated as interchangeable resources). Judges warned that moving people between rooms complicates notice, scheduling and public access and pointed to state guidance and past county experience preferring dedicated courtroom capacity. One judge noted that Dallas County uses more associate judges and some rotating schemes, but that has operational differences and risks (including de novo appeals in some associate judge settings).

On a narrower but immediate design direction, commissioners instructed the design team to explore eliminating or reducing holding‑cell footprints in some courtroom stacks in order to create a third full courtroom on one side of each floor. Staff said that change would likely reduce auxiliary hearing space and require deeper review with the sheriff and court security work group to ensure safe inmate movement if holding space is reduced. The design team agreed to study that option and return to the court with (1) cost implications, (2) parking alternatives (surface vs. structured), (3) the security consequences of altering holding cells, and (4) a list of explicit decision points and deadlines.

The court was also told the project schedule had assumed design completion this month and construction start timed for 2028; the additional direction will push some design deadlines but staff said they would work to keep the overall timeline and return updated schematics within weeks.

Commissioners, judges and the design team agreed to continue collaborative meetings. The court asked staff to present clear decision milestones: which items must be decided now to stay on schedule and which can be shelved as shell space to be defined later.

Ending

Design staff said they will return with revised schematics and cost options in the coming weeks and will provide a prioritized list of decision points for the court to consider before bidding. Commissioners asked staff to include sheriff/security input on any change that reduces holding‑cell capacity.","Design team presented plans to add courtrooms and a parking garage; judges pressed for more full courtrooms and jury space while commissioners sought options to increase parking and preserve public entry capacity. Court staff directed designers to study removing holding cells and to return with clear decision points and cost options.","actionData","errors"]

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