AGENDA

ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

WEDNESDAY, July 25, 2001 – 1:00 P.M.

8626 TESORO DRIVE, SUITE 100

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78217

1.                   Meeting called to Order.

2.                   Roll Call.

3.                   Executive Director’s Report

4.                   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 27, 2001 Minutes.

B.      Status Reports:

1.      Grants

2.      Recoveries

3.      Balance Sheet

4.      Income Statement

5.      Tex-Pool Quarterly

6.      Board Expenditures

C.      Consider and act upon approval for staff and board members to attend the Texas Association of Regional Councils 36^th Annual Conference in Wichita Falls, TX, September 12-14, 2001.

D.      Consider and act upon approval of FY 2001 Membership Renewal dues for the National Association of Regional Councils.

E.      Consider and act upon Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission Solid Waste Funding.

F.      Consider and act upon request to enter into an Air Quality Programs and Research Contract wit the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for the 2002-2003 biennium.

G.     Consider and act upon approval of two Paid Internships for the Natural Resources/Transportation department.

H.      Consider and act upon the following recommendations:

1.      Bexar Aging Intake

2.      Bexar Aging Care Coordinator

I.         Consider and act upon authorization for the Executive Director to release a Request for Proposal for a Management Study on the Law Enforcement Academy.

5.                   Consider and act upon Committee Reports:

A.      Management Committee:

1.      Consider and act upon approval of subcontractors for the 5311 Rural Public Transportation Program.

2.      Consider and act upon authorization to proceed with the processing of the Request for Proposal for the Residential Repair Direct Purchase Program for Alamo Area Agency on Aging.

B.      Air Improvement Resources Committee

C.      Area Judges

D.      Bylaws Committee

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

A.      Northside Independent School District.  “Physical Education for Progress.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Education:  $774,004.

B.      Northside Independent School District.  “Transition to Teaching.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Education:  $989,345.

C.      Harlandale Independent School District.  “Physical Education for Progress.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Education:  $299,941.

D.      Southwest Independent School District.  “Physical Education for Progress.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Education:  $250,000.

E.      San Antonio Education Partnership.  “Transition to Teaching.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Education:  $1,086,938.

F.      Edgewood Independent School District.  “Physical Education for Progress.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Education:  $374,748.

G.     Student Alternatives Program.  “Individual Development Accounts (IDA).” Funding:  Administration for Children and Families Office of Community Service:  $2,002,927.

H.      Bexar County Juvenile Board.  “Unidos Podemos Collaborative Mental Health Services.”  Funding:  SAMHSA CMHS:  $1,389,341.

I.         Family Service Association of San Antonio.  “Parental Assistance Program.”  Funding:  US Department of Education:  $664,563.

J.       Intercultural Development Research Association.  “Transition to Teaching.”  Funding:  US Department of Education:  $407,873.

K.      Intercultural Development Research Association. “Early Childhood Education Professional Development Program.”  Funding:  US Department of Education:  $496,089.

L.       Benedictine Ministries Corporation.  “Application to Expand Services.”  Funding:  Administration for Children and Families/DHHS:  $125,000.

M.     Texas Lutheran University.  “RSVP of Guadalupe, Comal, Hays and Wilson Counties.”  Funding:  Corporation for National Services:  $177,952.

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

A.      City of Schertz..  “Schertz Library Village and Playscape Park.”  Funding:  Texas Parks and Wildlife Department – Grants In-Aid Program Nomination:  $326,480.16.

B.      Castle Hill Land Developing, Inc.  “Construct and operate a Pre-Manufactured Home Park.”  Funding:  USDA – Rural Business Cooperative Service:  $706,509.

8.                   Consider and act upon the following recommendations: 

A.      Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant  (JAIBG) Resolution for the coming year.

B.      Third Party Contract between The Rape Crisis Center and the Alamo Area Council of Governments.

9.                   Consider and act upon the recommendation from the Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) on the proposed vertical expansion of the W.M.I. Comal County Landfill.

10.               Consider and act upon approval of proposed Scenic Hills Cruise.

11.               Presentation on Environmental Management Program Briefing for Camp Stanley Storage Activity (CSSA).

12.               Information Items.

13.               Adjournment.