AGENDA
ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
Wednesday, July 28, 2004 – 1:00 p.m.
8700 Tesoro Drive, Suite 100
San Antonio, TX 78217
1. Meeting called to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Citizens to be Heard.
4. Executive Director’s Report.
5. Consent Agenda.
Items on the consent agenda are considered being of a routine nature and may require only limited discussion. The items listed on consent agenda, other than A, have been reviewed by the Management Committee and they recommend approval. Any member of the Board may request that items be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately for purpose of discussion and voting.
A. Consider and act upon approval of the June 23, 2004 Minutes.
B. Consider and act upon the following Status Reports:
1. Grants
2. Recoveries
3. Income Statement
4. Balance Sheet
5. Board Expenditures
6. Texpool Quarterly
C. Consider and act upon renewal of the annual maintenance for the agency’s procurement software in the amount of $8,592.77.
D. Consider and act upon authorization for the Executive Director to negotiate with vendors resulting from reverse auction for the agency’s personnel management system.
E. Consider and act upon renewal of the contracts with PC Wholesale and Global Government Education for computer hardware.
F. Consider and act upon renewal of the agency’s mobile telephone service with Verizon Wireless.
G. Consider and act upon authorization to submit an application to the Office of Rural Community Affairs for a Community and Economic Development Assistance Fund Grant in the amount of $13,233.00.
H. Consider and act upon authorization for the Executive Director to approve the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Performance Partnership Grant (PPG) in an amount not to exceed $60,000.
I. Consider and act upon the following:
1. Ratify the submission a joint letter of intent to apply for an Access to Benefits Coalition (ABC), the National Council on Aging, Inc. Grant in an amount up to $40,000 for each.
2. Authorization to submit applications to the Texas Department on Aging for additional Center for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) funds in the amount of $16,524 for each.
3. Authorization to submit a joint letter of intent for an Administration on Aging Grant in an amount of $50,000 for each.
4. Approval of New Vendor
J. Consider and act upon authorization to negotiate with vendors through reverse auction for the purchase of five (5) Interoperability Communications Trailers and associated equipment at a cost not to exceed $440,000.
K. Consider and act upon authorization for the Executive Director to execute the Alamo Area Council of Governments Interlocal Cooperation Contract for Operation of a Regional 9-1-1 System with the participating counties of Atascosa, Bandera, Frio, Gillespie, Karnes, Kendall and Wilson.
L. Consider and act upon authorization to ratify a grant proposal to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for Inter-City Bus Security Funds in the amount of $83,100.00.
M. Consider and act upon authorization to enter into a contract with Community Council South Central Texas for 5311 Rural Public Transportation Services for Guadalupe County effective September 1, 2004 through August 31, 2005 for a yearly contract to be renewable annually for up to a total of three years.
N. Consider and act upon authorization to submit a grant application to Union Pacific Foundation in an amount not to exceed $20,000.
O. Consider and act upon creation of a new position in Workforce entitled Assistant Center Manager.
P. Consider and act upon annual membership renewal with the Austin San Antonio Corridor Council in the amount of $500.00.
6. Committee Reports:
A. Management Committee
1. Consider and act upon hosting National Association of Regional conference in 2006.
2. Consider and act upon forming a corporation for regional issues with an investment of $5,000 in local funds.
B. 9-1-1 Area Judges
C. Rural Area Judges
D. Legislative Committee
E. Alamo Area Housing Finance Corporation
F. TARC 2004 Annual Conference Committee
G. Transportation
7. Consider and act upon approval of the following as recommended by the Economic Development Environmental Review Committee:
A. San Antonio Water System. “Purchase of Conservation Easement (Annandal Ranch).” Funding: Environmental Protection Agency: Special Appropriations Project: $4,000.000.
B. University of Texas at San Antonio. “Center for Economic Development.” Funding: Economic Development Administration/U.S. Department of Commerce: $164,003.
C. Alamo Area Council of Governments. “Kerrville Intermodal Facility Security Improvements.” Funding: Department of Homeland Security – Transportation Security Improvements – Intercity Bus Security Program: $88,134.
D. City of Poth. “Disaster Relief Repairs to Street & Sewer Systems.” Funding: Office of Rural and Community Affairs/Texas Community Development Program: $350,000.
8. Consider and act upon approval of the following as recommended by the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee:
A. Alamo Area Rape Crisis Center, ”Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services”. Funding: $15,000 Funding Source: US Dept. of Justice - Office of Victims of Crime.
B. Alamo Community College District/St. Phillip's College, ”Homeland Security Training Program”. Funding: $2,611,697 Funding Source: Office of Domestic Preparedness.
C. Baptist Child and Family Services, ”Infrastructure and Efficiency Building Through Database Creation and Unification”. Funding: $50,000 Funding Source: Administration for Children and Families.
D. Baptist Children's Home Ministries, ”Decisions for Life (DFL)”. Funding: $300,000 Funding Source: US Dept. of Health and Human Services.
E. Bexar County Juvenile Board, ”Truancy Reduction Initiative”. Funding: $227,215 Funding Source: Title V Delinquency Prevention Act Fund.
F. City of Ingram, ”COPS in School”. Funding: $119,250 Funding Source: Dept. of Justice.
G. Connections Individual and Family Services, Inc., ”Basic Center Program”. Funding: $182,743 Funding Source: US Dept. of Health and Human Services.
H. Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, ”Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth”. Funding: $150,000 Funding Source: Administration for Children and Families.
I. George Gervin Youth Center, ”Street Outreach Program”. Funding: $200,000 Funding Source: Administration for Children and Families.
J. Healy Murphy Learning Center, Inc., ”BEAT/210, Building Abstinent Educated Teens in San Antonio”. Funding: $299,783 Funding Source: US Dept. of Health and Human Services.
K. Hope Action Care, ”Hope for Homeless Women”. Funding: $400,000 Funding Source: US Dept. of Health and Human Services.
L. Karate Instruction Challenges Kids to Succeed, ”KICKS Program”. Funding: $50,000 Funding Source: Administration for Children and Families.
M. Karnes City Independent School District, ”Physical Education for Rural Youth Program”. Funding: $499,750 Funding Source: US Dept. of Education.
N. K'STAR Inc., ”Basic Center Program”. Funding: $82,536 Funding Source: Administration for Children and Families.
O. Roy Maas' Youth Alternatives, Inc., ”Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth”. Funding: $200,000 Funding Source: Administration for Children and Families.
P. San Antonio Independent Living Services, Inc., ”Helping to Educate and Assist the Rural and Disabled (HEARD)”. Funding: $397,448 Funding Source: Administration for Children and Families.
Q. Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, ”Creating Access to Recovery through Drug Courts”. Funding: $15,000,000 Funding Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
R. The Children's Shelter, ”Project BOLD”. Funding: $300,000 Funding Source: US Dept. of Health and Human Services.
S. The Patrician Movement, ”Services Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW)”. Funding: $500,000 Funding Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
T. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, ”Project STAY (Substance Abuse Treatment Access for Youth)”. Funding: $500,000 Funding Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
9. Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Housing Advisory Committee:
A. D. Ansley Company, Inc. “104 Multi-family rental unit complex – Laurel Canyon Apartments.” Fudning: Housing and Urban Development: $6,078,800.
B. D. Ansley Company, Inc. “Converse Ranch Apartments in Converse, Texas.” Funding: Housing and Urban Development: $6,807,600.
C. Resolution of the Utility Allowance Schedule to the U.S. Department of HUD for the AACOG Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.
D. Resolution of the Administration Plan to the U.S. Department of HUD for the AACOG Section Housing Choice Voucher Program.
E. Resolution supporting continued funding of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) by City Public Service (CPS) and recognizing Sharon Luther-Minor of CPS for her support of the WAP.
10. Consider and act upon 2004-2005 SA/BC MPO Work Plan.
11. Information Items.
12. Adjournment.
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