AGENDA

ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

AREA COUNCIL/BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2001 – 3:00 P.M.

DOUBLETREE HOTEL

37 N.E. LOOP 410 at MCCULLOUGH

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

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 May 23, 2001 Minutes.

B.      Status Reports:

1.      Grants

2.      Recoveries

3.      Balance Sheet

4.      Income Statement

5.      Board Expenditures

6.      Academy Audit

7.      Office Furniture

C.      Consider and act upon authorization to submit a continuation planning grant application to the Economic Development Administration for $25,000.

D.      Consider and act upon approval for the Texas Department of Transportation’s General Transportation Planning Funds Proposal.

E.      Consider and act upon authorization for the Executive Director to enter into an Interlocal Agreement to provide Weatherization services in the City Public Service area.

F.      Consider and act upon approval to release a Request for Proposal for Rural Public Transportation 5311 program.  Estimated funding for FY 2002 of $502,000.

G.     Consider and act upon approval to release a Request for Proposals to purchase furniture for the Texas Workforce Centers for an estimated amount of $60,000.

H.      Consider and act upon approval to release a Request for Proposal for the lease or purchase of vehicles to operate the Welfare to Work Transportation project for the Alamo Area Development, Inc. in an estimated amount of $200,000.

I.         Consider and act upon approval of the following as recommended by the Bexar Senior Advisory Committee:

1.       Request from Christian Senior Services to transfer funds in the amount of $28,000 from services into capital equipment.

2.       Request from Presa Community Service Center to transfer $4,027 from services into capital equipment.

3.       Approval to publish vendor bids for Health Screening contract formerly with Christian Senior Services.

J.       Consider and act upon approval of policy on Record Retention for Grant Applications, funded Grants and TRACS reviews.

K.      Consider and act upon approval of Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) in the amount of $60,739.

5.            Consider and act upon the following Committee Reports:

A.      Management Committee:

1.      Consider and act upon the following personnel recommendations:

a.  Workforce Transportation Coordinator

b.       Career Development Specialist

c.       Child Care Resource Specialist

d.       Eliminate Clerk/Typist

e.       Create Administrative Assistant position

B.      Air Improvements Resources Committee

C.      Area Judges

D.      Planning and Program

E.      Alamo Area Housing Finance Corporation

F.      Alamo Area Development Corporation

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

A.      Asociacion Nacional Pro Personas Mayores.  “Seniors Community Services Employment Program.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Labor:  $14,655,710.

B.      Education Service Center, Region 20.  “Head Start.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:  $386,600.

C.      Education Service Center, Region 20.  “Head Start.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:  $2,468,462.

D.      Stonewall Head Start, Inc.  “Head Start.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:  $1,154,969.

E.      YWCA of San Antonio.  “Project Better Future.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:  $437,227.

F.      Benedictine Ministries Corporation. “Head Start.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:  $525,819.

G.     Kerrville Independent School District.  “Head Start.”  Funding:  U.S. Department Health and Human Services:  $608,216.

H.      Economic Opportunities Development Corporation of Atascosa, Karnes and Wilson Counties.  “Atascosa County.”  Funding:  U.S.  Department of Health and Human Services:  $142,878.

I.         University of Texas at San Antonio.  “Head Start.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:  $149,066.

J.       AVANCE – San Antonio.  “Early Head Start.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:  $1,118,330.

K.      Kerrville ISD Head Start.  “Head Start.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:  $125,000.

L.       Kerrville ISD Head Start.  “Head Start.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:  $125,000.

M.     The Center for Health Care Services.  “Alamo Area Dual Diagnosis Expansion Project.”  Funding:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:  $572,798.

N.      University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Pediatrics.  “Project Success Longitudinal Study.”  Funding:  $343,494.

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

A.      City of Falls City.  “Renovation & Further Development of Veterans Park.”  Type:  Texas Parks and Wildlife Division – Small Grants Program:  $30,693.80.

B.      City of Pearsall.  “Infrastructure & Real Estate Partnership with Getty Oil Company, Inc.”  Type:  CBDG-Texas Capital Fund Program:  $750,000.

C.      United States Army – Fort Sam Houston.  “Draft Environmental Impact Statement.”  Type:  Fort Sam Houston, Camp Bullis & Canyon Lake Recreation Area Master Plan.

D.      Letter Encouraging support for UTSA Physics Masters Program.

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

A.      City of San Antonio.  “Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards – Food & Nutrition.”  Funding:  Department of Health and Human Services:  $20,160.

B.      Asociacion Nacional Pro Personas Mayores.  “Senior Community Services Employment Program.”  Funding:  Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Older Workers Division:  $13,190,132.

9.                   Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee:

A.      City of Floresville, "COPS in Schools 2001."  Funding: $189,366.80 U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.

B.      Southwest Texas State University, "Texas STEP-SYNAR Inspection Survey Project."  Funding: $78,000 Texas Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse.

C.      Mothers Against Drunk Driving, "Protecting You/Protecting Me."  Funding: $180,403 Safe & Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, Criminal Justice, Office of the Governor.

D.      Deborah Judith Inc. d.b.a. Elite Counseling, "Level III and Level IV Outpatient Treatment Services."  Funding: $379,770 Texas Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse.

E.      Texas Youth Commission, "Chemical Dependence Treatment of Incarcerated Juveniles Level II Residential Treatment for Youth in Secure Institutions." Funding: $726,000 Texas Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse.

F.      Ratification of action requested on appeal filed by the Mexican American Unity Council.

10.               Consider and act upon acceptance of the “Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, 2001” update for submittal to the Economic Development Administration.

11.               Awards Presentation:

A.      Committee Chairs

B.      Past Board Members

C.      Regional Project

D.      Regional Citizen outside of Bexar County

E.      Regional Citizen in Bexar County

F.       Lifetime Achievement

12.               Information Items.

13.               Adjournment.

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