AGENDA
ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
AREA COUNCIL/BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WEDNESDAY, December 5, 2001 – 1:30 P.M.
OMNI HOTEL
LA JOYA BALLROOM
9821 Colonnade Blvd.
San Antonio, TX

1.                   Meeting called to Order. 

2.                   Roll Call. 

3.                   Executive Director’s Report 

4.                   Consider and act upon approval of the 2002 Officers for Chairman and Vice-Chairman. 

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 October 24, 2001 and September 26, 2001  Minutes. 

B.      Status Reports: 

1.      Grants

2.      Recoveries

3.      Balance Sheet

4.      Income Statement

5.      Board Expenditures

6.      Texpool Quarterly 

C.      Consider and act upon approval to renew the Executive Director’s membership to the International City/County Management Association (ICMA). 

D.      Consider and act upon the following as recommended by Ray Associates, Inc: 

1.      Bexar Aging Contract Coordinator

2.      Bexar Aging Program Monitor

3.      Bexar Aging Caregiver Care Specialist

4.      Quality Assurance/Internal Auditor

5.      Workforce Driver 

E.      Consider and act upon approval of Budget Amendments for carryover as recommended by the Alamo Senior Advisory Committee. 

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

1.      Authorization to issue Request for Vendors for the following: 

a.  National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP)

b.  Health Screening under Access and Assistance Services

c.  FY 02 Transportation Pilot Program 

2.      Authorization to utilize personal assistance allocation for either personal assistance or homemaker using approval homemaker vendor list. 

3.      Authorization to apply for $10,000 Brookdale Foundation for grandparents with caregiving responsibility and their grandchildren 

4.      Authorization of the FY 2002 Distribution of USDA Carryover. 

G.     Consider and act upon approval of the memorandum of understanding with Coil Foundation for Alamo and Bexar Area Agencies on Aging. 

H.      Consider and act upon authorization to submit a continuation planning grant application to the Economic Development Administration for $51,000. 

I.         Consider and act upon approval of a resolution for the Regional Purchase of Juvenile Justice Alternatives. 

J.       Consider and act upon approval for the Executive Director to apply for grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Education Grants Program for Air Quality Public Education. 

K.      Consider and act upon approval of the redistribution of funds among line items in the FY 2001 Alamo Area Law Enforcement Academy. 

L.       Consider and act upon authorization to issue Request for Vendors for the following items: 

1.      Fleet Fuel and Maintenance Service

2.      Clothing Services for Texas Workforce Center Customers 

6.                   Consider and act upon Committee Reports: 

A.      Management Committee: 

1.     Consider and act upon approval of AACOG 2001 Budget and a 2.6% cost of living and 2.4% merit pool. 

2.     Consider and act upon approval of Dental Insurance Rates for AACOG Employees. 

3.     Consider and act upon the following changes to the AACOG Personnel Policies: 

a.       Personal Equipment

b.       Resignation

c.       Drug & Alcohol 

4.     Consider and act upon approval of leasing or acquiring vehicles for the Workforce Transportation program. 

5.     Consider and act upon authorization to submit Cost Allocation Plan. 

6.     Consider and act upon FY 2000-2003 Regional funding plan for Solid Waste Grants Program. 

B.      Air Improvement Resources Committee

C.      Area Judges

D.      Planning and Program

E.      Bylaws 

Consider and act upon changes to the AACOG Bylaws. 

7.                   Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Regional Health and Human Services advisory Committee: 

A.      City of San Antonio – Department of Community Initiatives.  “San Antonio – Educational Re-entry Program.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Education:  $553,000. 

B.      Resource Center for Community Health and Environmental Justice.  “Community Participation in the R & H Oil Company Superfund Site Clean Activities.”  Funding:  Environmental Protection Agency:  $62,500. 

C.      Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research.  “Extramural Research Facilities Construction.”  Funding:  National Institutes for Health:  $2,000,000. 

D.      San Antonio Positive Solutions.  “Talent Search.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Education:  $1,812,187. 

E.      Texas Department of Public Safety.  “Texas DPS – Counter-terrorism Training for Law Enforcement Officers.”  Funding:  Criminal Justice Division:  $243,420. 

F.      Coastal Bend College.  “Coastal Bend College – Educational Talent Search.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Education:  $301,194. 

G.     University of Texas at San Antonio.  “Educational Talent Search.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Education:  $362,900. 

H.      Community Services Agency.  “Head Start.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:  $5,056,102. 

I.         Kerr County Juvenile Board.  “Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program.”  Funding:  Criminal Justice Division:  $115,675.20. 

J.       Barrio Comprehensive Health Care.  “Urban Community Health Center.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:  $9,491,173. 

K.      Roy Mass Youth Alternatives.  “Transitional Living Program.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:  $229,275. 

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

A.      Lackland Air Force Base.  “Relocation of Main Gate Kelly Field Annex, Lackland AFB.”  Type:  Environmental Assessment. 

B.      ReyGar Two, Ltd.  “Multifamily Rental Housing.”  Funding:  HUD Multifamily Mortage Insurance 221 (d)(4) Program:  $6,805,009. 

C.      Bandera County.  “Water System Improvements and First-Time Water Service.”  Funding:  TCDP Community Development Fund:  $350,000. 

D.      City of Floresville.  “Courthouse Square Improvements.”  Funding:  TCDP Main Street Program:  $242,000. 

E.      City of Seguin.  “Sidewalk Renovations.”  Funding:  TCDP Main Street Program:  $350,000. 

F.      Wilson County.  “Repair/Rebuild Flood Damaged Country Roads to Pre-Disaster Conditions.”  Funding:  TDHC/TCDP Disaster Grant:  $350,000. 

9.                   Consider and act upon the recommendation from the Solid Waste Advisory Committee concerning Compliance with the Solid Waste Regional Plan of Energy Developments Landfill Gas project. 

10.               Information Items. 

11.               Adjournment.