Facility Services staff told the Brazos County Commissioners Court on an unspecified date that the department’s consolidated six‑year capital plan lists roughly $52 million in projected needs and that year‑1 requests include about $400,000 in projects plus $2.2 million in non‑capital work in the five‑year plan.

The presentations were led by Ernest, a Facility Services staff member, who said, “this being a new process again this year compared to what we’ve done in the past,” and that the plan is “truly a living document that continues to move and shuffle as things become more…” Matt Mayo, assistant director of Facility Services, described the packet and the photo documentation included for commissioners’ review, saying, “Pictures are worth a thousand words.”

Why it matters: the package groups mechanical systems, life‑safety systems and building envelope needs across county properties; commissioners were asked to prioritize which year‑1 items receive available funding because not all requests can be funded immediately.

Key items presented
- A 36‑inch stand‑on mower for the landscape department to access confined courtyard and mechanical yard areas more safely; Matt Mayo said crews had been using weed eaters in lieu of this equipment and that the mower reduces fatigue.
- A compact man lift (battery operated) to reach up to 25 feet for ceiling tile, lighting and life‑safety device work inside a detention housing dorm and in high‑atrium areas, replacing repeated rentals. Mayo said the unit is “a durable unit, so it’s gonna last a long time if well maintained.”
- An additional boiler and an additional hydronic heating pump to provide redundancy for courthouse hot‑water and heating systems; presenters framed these as risk‑reduction steps to avoid full building outages during equipment failures and to enable maintenance without shutting systems down. Ernest noted the county’s HVAC systems had been a “victim of value engineering,” which left heating water with a single pump.
- A sidewalk addition at the Brazos County Detention Center to replace a worn grass path that crews and officers use to move carts and equipment; Mayo said slips had occurred when crews pulled carts across wet ground and that the sidewalk could be added to the Sheriff’s Office ADA/deferred maintenance list.
- At the Highway 21 landscaping shop (4801 West Highway 21), staff proposed motorized gate openers and replacement chain‑link fencing to secure the yard and avoid manual unchaining of gates when trailers or equipment arrive. Mayo said the existing rear boundary relies on a poorly maintained barbed‑wire fence on an adjacent property, and the county wants a continuous chain‑link fence as a visual deterrent.

Discussion and next steps: presenters emphasized that year‑1 funding will cover only a portion of the list and that the plan should help the court sequence projects. Commissioners asked whether specific items were replacements or additions; Mayo confirmed several items are additional capacity rather than one‑for‑one replacements. The packet provided more detail for commissioners to review outside the meeting.

No formal vote or ordinance was recorded in the transcript for these items; commissioners were given the information to prioritize and schedule funding in later budget actions.

The facility presentation concluded ahead of a scheduled lunch recess.