AGENDA
ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
AREA COUNCIL/BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2002– 3:00 P.M.
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 22, 2002 Minutes.
B. Consider and act upon the following status reports:
1. Grants
2. Recoveries
3. Balance Sheet
4. Income Statement
5. Board Expenditures
C. Consider and act upon plan changes to the Texas County and District Retirement System (TCDRS) effective January 1, 2003.
D. Consider and act upon membership renewal with the National Association of Regional (NARC) Councils in the amount of $7,500.
E. Consider and act upon approval to release the following Request for Proposals:
1. Salary Survey for AACOG positions
2. Maintenance of Personnel System
3. Mobile Telephone Service
F. Consider and act upon authorization for the Executive Director to proceed on the following:
1. Submit an amendment to the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the current year Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) in the amount of $17,000.
2. If the above amendment is approved by the MPO, authorize the Executive Director to expend $15,000 for purchase of updated population and employment modeling software and $2,000 for Statistical Analysis System (SAS) Software for use with the population and employment software.
G. Consider and act upon approval of budget amendment for the Regional Law Enforcement Academy in the amount of $77,000.
H. Consider and act upon approval of the following as recommended by the Bexar Area Agency on Aging:
1. Temporary care coordinator for the caregiver and care coordination programs
2. Submit an application to the Texas Department on Aging (TDOA) for a $10,000 Center for Medical Services (CMS) Grant
3. Authorization to transfer $2,966.66 from AACOG to the Bexar County Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (SALT) for Elder Fraud conference
4. Authorization to ratify “Aging Texas Well: Building Community Capacity” application to the Aging Texas Well Community Preparedness Grants Program
I. Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Alamo Area Agency on Aging:
1. Temporary care coordinator for the caregiver and care coordination programs
2. Submit an application for a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) grant through the Texas Department on Aging (TDOA) in the amount of $10,000
3. Release a Request for Proposal for the National Family Caregiver Support Program Capacity Building Grant
4. Additions to the vendor list for Caregiver
5. Request to transfer the following:
a. Dietert Claim Senior Center request to transfer $12,000 for congregate to home delivered meals
b. Internal budget reallocation for Care Coordination and Caregiver programs
J. Consider and act upon authorizing the Executive Director to secure a $13,000 loan to supplement purchase of five vehicles for the Area Agency Nutrition Program.
K. Consider and act upon authorizing the Executive Director to dispose of unused furniture and equipment.
5. Committee Reports:
A. Management Committee
1. Consider and act upon the following personnel items:
a. Workforce Youth Specialist
b. Temporary Part-time Scantron Data Entry position - Criminal Justice
c. Temporary Skills Instructor – Criminal Justice
d. Administrative Clerk
B. Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Solid Waste Advisory Committee:
1. Rules of Conduct and Procedures for Solid Waste Grant Process
2. Review of FY 2002-2003 Regional Solid Waste Grants Program Regional Funding Plan
C. Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Rural Public Transportation Program:
1. Reallocation of Federal funds from FY 2002 5311 Budget
2. Approval of the continuation application of the Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) grant for FY 2002 and FY 2003
3. Amendment of FTA grant – Section 5310 Elderly and Disabled to change from Type VII vehicles to purchase of dedicated propane vehicles
4. Confirmation of Rural Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP) contract and expenditures
B. Air Improvements Resources Committee
C. Area Judges
D. Alamo Area Development Corporation
E. Planning and Program
F. Legislative Committee
6. Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Health and Human Services Advisory Committee:
A. Avance-San Antonio, “Avance-Early Head Start”. Funding: $1,081,134 United States Department of Health and Human Services
B. Baptist Children’s Home Ministries, “Transition to Independence Project (TIP)”. Funding: $293,695 United States Department of Health and Human Services
C. Benedictine Ministries Corporation, “New Services – Early Head Start”. Funding: $375,000 Administration for Children and Families
D. Bexar County Hospital District, “Texas Diabetes Institute”. Funding: $5,637,049 Health Resources and Services Administration
E. Children’s Shelter, The, “The Children’s Shelter – Bright Futures Early Head Start”. Funding: $532,225 Administration for Children and Families
F. Coastal Bend College, “Coastal Bend College Distance Learning Enhancement & Technology Grant”. Funding: $695,994 Rural Utilities Service
G. Community Health Network of South Texas, Inc., “Community Access Program PIN – 2002 – 13”. Funding: $1,039,045 Bureau of Primary Health Care
H. Connections Individual and Family Services, Inc., “Transitional Living Program”. Funding: $223,161 United States Department of Health and Human Services
I. Education Service Center, Region 20, “Early Head Start Request”. Funding: $643,682 United States Department of Health and Human Services
J. Judson Independent School District, “Judson ISD – 84.215E”. Funding: $217,123 United States Department of Education
K. Karnes County Community Network, “Karnes County Community Network: Distance Learning & Telemedicine”. Funding: $774,183 United States Department of Agriculture
L. North East Independent School District, “North East Safe and Drug Free Schools Coordinator Program”. Funding: $440,000 United States Department of Education
M. Northside Independent School District, “Northside ISD Early Head Start Expansion Program”. Funding: $1,182,830 Administration for Children and Families
N. Palo Alto College, “Palo Alto Rural Community Technology”. Funding: $806,148 United States Department of Education
O. Roy Maas’ Youth Alternatives, Inc., “Transitional Living Program”. Funding: $258,200 United States Department of Health and Human Services
P. Seton Home, “Seton Home – Transitional Living for Homeless Youth”. Funding: $1,096,403 Unites States Department of Health and Human Services
Q. Texas A&M International University, “Distant Education Initiative – Phase 3”. Funding: $944,055 Rural Utilities Service
R. Travis County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survival Center, “Safeplace – Violence Against Women with Disabilities”. Funding: $572,738 Department of Justice
S. University of Texas at San Antonio, The, “Distance Learning for South-West Texas”. Funding: $641,225 Rural Utilities Service
T. University of Texas Health and Science Center at San Antonio, The, “South Texas Family AIDS Network Expansion Grant”. Funding: $59,984 Health Resources and Services Administration
U. University of Texas Health and Science Center at San Antonio, The, “South Texas Youth Minority AIDS Initiative”. Funding: $99,923 Health Resources and Services Administration for Children and Families
7. Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Economic Development Environmental Review Committee:
A. City of Boerne. “Boerne City Park – Soccer Complex Reconstruction. “ Funding: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: $481,000.
B. City of Boerne. “Boerne City Park – Tennis Complex and Swimming Pool Renovation.” Funding: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Account Outdoor Recreation Program: $100,000.
C. University of Texas at San Antonio – Institute for Economic Development. “Construction of Biotechnology Building.” Funding: Economic Development Administration – U.S. Department of Commerce: $3,000,000.
D. Bandera County. “Water & Sewer Service & Housing Rehabilitation.” Funding: Texas Community Development Program – Colonia Construction Fund: $515,000.
E. Medina County. “First Time Water & Housing Rehabilitation in South East Medina Co.” Funding: Texas Community Development Program – Colonia Construction Fund: $512,500.
F. Kerr County. “Kerrville South Wastewater Collection System – Western Loyal Valley.” Funding: Texas Community Development Program – Colonia Construction Fund: $555,000.
G. Atascosa County. “First Time Water Service for Coyote & Rossville Colonias.” Funding: Texas Community Development Program – Colonia Construction Fund: $560,000.
H. Frio County. “First Time Sewer Services to Sandhollow & Sunrise Colonias.” Funding: Texas County Community Development Program: $525,000.
I. Sirius K9 Services Inc. “Housing & Kennel Facilities for Training Police K9s.” Funding: United States Department of Agriculture: $255,200.
J. Texas A & M International University. “Distance Learning & Telemedicine Grant & Loan Program.” Funding: United States Department of Agriculture – Rural Utilities Service: $944,055.
K. Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission. “Operator Certification Expense Reimbursement Grant.” Funding: Environmental Protection Agency: $9,642,860.
8. Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee:
A. Karnes County Juvenile Probation, “Drug-Free Communities Support Program”. Funding: $100,000 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
B. Bexar County, “COPS in Schools 2002”. Funding: $36,640 U.S. Department of Justice.
C. City of San Antonio/Fire Department, “CERT-Community Response Team”. Funding: $259,387 Corporation for National and Community Services.
D. East Central I.S.D., “COPS in Schools 2002”. Funding: $31,262 U.S. Department of Justice.
E. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, “Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws”. Funding: $160,000 Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention.
9. Awards Presentation:
A. Outgoing Committee Chairs
B. Regional Citizen outside of Bexar County
C. Regional Citizen in Bexar County
10. Information Items.
11. Adjournment.
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