AGENDA

ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Wednesday, October 6, 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 August 25, 2004 Minutes.

 

B.      Consider and act upon the following status reports:

 

1.       Grants

2.       Recoveries

3.       Income Statement

4.       Balance Sheet

5.       Board Expenditures

 

C.      Consider and act upon approval of the 2005 Holiday Schedule.

 

D.      Consider and act upon authorization for the Executive Director to submit the AACOG Salary Schedule to the Governor’s Office as required by Local Government Code 391.0117.

 

E.      Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Bexar Senior Advisory Committee:

 

1.      Submit a proposal to the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services to leverage additional funds for Residential Repair and Home Modification in the amount of $25,785 with the 25% match.

2.      FY 05 Provisional Budget.

3.      FY 05 Vendors for Access and Family Caregiver Support Program.

4.      Extension of the Caregiver Program Development grant to Catholic Charities for one additional year in the amount of $72,000.

5.      Approval to transfer up to $75,000 from FY04 Title IIIB Supportive Service to Title IIIC Nutrition Services.

6.      Approval to transfer up to $100,000 from FY04 Administrative funds to Title IIIC Nutrition Services.

7.      Approval to purchase additional Q Continuum software licenses and maintenance fees for FY05 in an amount not to exceed $24,990.

 

F.      Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Alamo Senior Advisory Committee:

 

1.      FY 05 Budget based on planning figures.

2.      FY 05 Vendors effective October 1, 2004.

 

G.     Consider and act upon the renewal of an Interagency Cooperation Contract between Alamo Regional Transit and Rainbow Senior Center in Kendall County from October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005.

 

H.      Consider and act upon approval of the 9-1-1 Re-sale Agreements with Business Telecom, Inc., GTC Telecom, AT&T Communication of Texas, L.P., and Comm South Companies, Inc.

 

I.         Consider and act upon the purchase of ads on ART buses for the 2005 Solid Waste Program.

 

J.       Consider and act upon amendments to the FY 2004-2005 Transportation Improvement Program – TRACS Review.

 

6.                   Committee Reports:

 

A.      Legislative Committee

B.      Rural Area Judges

C.      Planning and Program

D.      Alamo Area Housing Finance Corporation

E.      Alamo Area Development Corporation

 

7.                   Consider and act upon approval of the following as recommended by the Economic Development Environmental Review Committee:

 

A.      Wilson County.  “County Road Improvements from Flood of May 04.”  Funding:  Office of Rural & Community Affairs:  $260,000.

 

B.      University of Texas at San Antonio Institute for Economic Development.  “Manufacturing Sector Dynamics in Economic Development of the 21st Century.”  Funding:  U.S. Economic Development Agency:  $867,002.

 

C.      County Line Volunteer Fire Department & 1st Responders.  “Construct New Fire Station Building and Remodify MAC truck into a Pumper tank truck.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Community Facilities Loan & Grants:  $160,000.

 

8.                   Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Housing Advisory Committee:      

 

A.      Resolution approving the submission of the 5-year /Annual PHA plan for AACOG’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

 

B.      Resolution approving the Payment Standards for AACOG’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

 

C.      Resolution recognizing October 30th as Weatherization Day 2004.

 

9.                   Consider and act upon Alamo AAA Care Coordination Contract for FY05.

 

10.               Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Bexar Senior Advisory Committee:

 

A.         University of Incarnate Word.  Department of Health and Human Services:  $145,605.

 

11.               Consider and act upon additional $25,000 from FY04 Title IIIB Supportive Services to Title IIIC Nutrition Services and $50,000 from FY04 Administrative funds to Title IIC Nutrition Services as recommended by the Bexar Area Agency on Aging.

 

12.               Consider and act upon proposed Board of Directors meeting dates for 2005.

 

13.               Consider and act upon changing the Board meeting date from October 27th, 2004 to November 3, 2004.

 

14.               Information Items.

 

15.               Adjournment.

 

 

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