AGENDA

ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2000 – 1:00 p.m.

118 BROADWAY, SUITE 400

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78205

 

  1. Meeting called to Order.
  2. Roll Call.
  3. Executive Director’s Report.
  4. Committee Reports.
    1. Area Judges Committee
    2. Planning and Program Committee
    3. Community Affairs Committee
  1. Consent Agenda.

Items on the consent agenda are considered being of a routine nature and may require only limited discussion. Any member of the Board may request that items be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately for purpose of discussion and voting.

    1. Consider and act upon approval of the January 26, 2000 Minutes.
    2. Status Reports:
    1. Grants
    2. Recoveries
    3. Balance Sheet
    4. Income Statement
    5. Board Expenditures
    6. Audit
    1. Consider and act upon approval of staff and board members to attend NARC’s Washington Policy Conference, March 18-21, 2000.
    2. Consider and act upon authorization to release a Request for Proposal for long distance services.
    3. Consider and act upon approval of the recommendation from the Alamo Senior Advisory Committee to implement a Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) project.
    4. Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Bexar Senior Advisory Committee:
    1. Authorization to accept up to $2000 from unexpended FY 99 Health Care Financing Administration funds for Legal Assistance Services.
    2. Authorization to amend FY 2000 Health Care Financing Administration Funds for the level two funding in the amount of $1,654.
    1. Consider and act upon authorization to extend existing Weatherization contractor.
    2. Consider and act upon approval to submit an application for the Five Star Restoration Challenge Grant.
    3. Consider and act upon approval of amendments to the FY 2000-2003 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) as recommended by the Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Steering Committee.
    4. Consider and act upon amendments to the FY 2000 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) as recommended by the Metropolitan Planning Organization.
  1. Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Management Committee:
    1. Consider and act upon approval of the following positions:
    1. Administrative Assistant/AIM Coordinator – Bexar Aging Program
    2. Bexar Aging Contract Specialist
    3. Rural Child Care Management Services Coordinator (Workforce)
    4. Training and Support Service Specialist (Workforce)
    1. Consider and act upon authorization to submit a proposal to Regional Planning Organization Projects to the Texas Department of Transportation in the amount of $500,000.
    2. Consider and act upon authorization to submit projects to be submitted to Koch Refining for environmental projects in Karnes and Wilson counties in the amount of $750,000.
  1. Consider and act upon approval of the following as recommended by the Regional Health and Human Services Advisory Committee:
    1. Intercultural Development Research Association. "Vanguard Innovations for Valued Adolescents (VIVA)". Funding Source: Department of Education: $152,110.
    2. Intercultural Development Research Association. "Youth Engaging Academically (YEA)." Funding: Department of Education: $162,912.
    3. Motivation, Education and Training. "Migrant and Seasonal Farm Work Program." Funding Source: Department of Labor: $1,703,395.
    4. Atascosa Health Center. "Community Facility Loan." Funding Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture: $100,000.
    5. Methodist Family and Rehabilitation Services. "Special Demonstration Programs." Funding Source: Department of Education: $260,308.
  1. Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Economic Development Environmental Review Committee:
    1. Lackland Air Force Base: Prescribed Burns: Lackland Air Force Base Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact.
    2. U.S. Post Office: Proposed new Post Office: Atascosa, Bexar County: Finding of No Significant Impact /Environmental Assessment.
    3. San Antonio Water System: Review of Draft Environmental Assessment for Water Recycling Program: Finding of No Significant Impact/Environmental Assessment.
    4. City of Jourdanton: Improvements to the City’s Sewer System: Finding of No Significant Impact /Environmental Assessment.
    5. City of Poteet: Improvements to the city’s water system: Finding of No Significant Impact/Environmental Assessment.
    6. VIA Metropolitan Transit: VIA Metropolitan Transit’s Fiscal Year 1999-2000 Section 5307 grant application: Funding Federal Transit Administration: $41,951, 616.
    7. City Public Service: Construct New Electric Transmission Facilities in Northwestern Bexar County: Request for Comment.
  1. Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Alamo and Bexar Senior Advisory Committee and the Health and Human Services Advisory Committee:
  2. Submission of a coordinated Alamo Regional Access Model to the Commissioner of Health and Human Services Commission for long-term care services for the Elderly and Disabled.

  3. Consider and act upon the authorization to submit a protest letter to Church’s Fried Chicken on recent campaign as recommended by the Bexar Senior Advisory Committee.
  4. Consider and act upon approval of the AACOG Standing Committees.
  5. Executive Session:
  6. AGENDA

    Pursuant to 551.072 of the Texas Government Code, an Executive Session will be held to discuss real property.

  7. Information Items.
  8. Adjournment.

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