AGENDA

ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

WEDNESDAY, October 23, 2002 – 1:30 p.m.

8626 Tesoro Drive, Suite 100

San Antonio, TX  78217

1.                   Meeting called to Order.

2.                   Roll Call.

3.                   Citizens to be heard.

4.                   Executive Director’s Report

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 September 25, 2002 Minutes.

B.      Consider and act upon the following status reports:

1.      Grants

2.      Recoveries

3.      Income Statement

4.      Balance Sheet

5.      Board Expenditures

6.      Texpool Quarterly

7.      Solid Waste 2001 Report

C.      Consider and act upon submitting to the Governor’s Office AACOG’s Salary Schedule as required by Local Government Code 391.0117.

D.      Consider and act upon AACOG 2003 Holiday Schedule.

E.      Consider and act upon dental insurance renewal for AACOG Employees.

F.      Consider and act upon membership renewal with The Greater Austin-San Antonio Corridor Council in the amount of $500.00 for one year.

G.     Consider and act upon authorization for the Executive Director to contract with the Capital Area Planning Council (CAPCO) for further development of their Photochemical Model.

H.      Consider and act upon authorization to apply for one vehicle for FY 2003 for the Rural Public Transportation Program through a 5310 Grant for Elderly and Disabled Persons with Disabilities Transportation Program in the amount not to exceed $90,000.

I.         Consider and act upon authorization to submit a grant to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utility Services program in the amount not to exceed $500,000 for the purpose of developing necessary infrastructure for high speed internet connectivity.

J.       Consider and act upon the following:

1.      Acceptance of the performance award in the amount of $16,380 from AWD, Inc.

2.      Use of the award for staff training, staff bonuses, equipment/furniture, convert funds administration to program services

6.                   Consider and act upon the following Committee Reports:

A.      Management Committee:

1.      Consider and act upon AACOG 2003 Budget

2.      Consider and act upon selection of a general contractor for the AACOG Board Room.

3.      Consider and act upon AACOG fiscal depository.

4.      Consider and act upon the following personnel items:

a.       Environmental Manager

b.       Transportation Manager

c.       Criminal Justice Reorganization

5.      Consider and act upon authorization for the Executive Director to approve:

a.       FY end distribution for Area Agency on Aging - $30,000

b.       FY end distribution for Bexar Area Agency on Aging - $225,000

c.       Purchase of books and videos from Healing Hearts  in the amount of $7,600 for the Caregiver program

B.      Air Improvement Resources Executive Committee

C.      Area Judges

D.      Alamo Area Development Corporation

E.      Planning and Program

F.      Alamo Area Housing Finance Corporation

G.     Legislative Committee

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

A.      Economic Opportunities Development Corporation of Atascosa, Karnes, and Wilson Counties, “Head Start”. Funding: $4,394 United States Department of Health and Human Services

B.      Economic Opportunities Development Corporation of Atascosa, Karnes and Wilson Counties, “Head Start”. Funding: $2,231,314 Department of Health and Human Services

C.      City of San Antonio, Dept. of Community Initiatives, “Building Partners by Building Families”. Funding: $20,000 Department of Health and Human Services

D.      City of San Antonio, Metropolitan Health District, “Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services-Project of Region”. Funding: $500,000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

E.      Hill Country Memorial Health System, “Rural Health Outreach Grant Program”. Funding: $180,000 Department of Health and Human Services

F.      San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, “Del Corazon (“From the Heart”) – A culturally unique prevention intervention”. Funding: $322,027 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

G.     University of North Texas Health Science Center, “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Invest & TA”. Funding: $690,891.00 Center for Disease Control and Prevention

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

A.         Virtu Nimitz Associates,LP.  Nimitz Apartments.  Type:  Housing Refinance-FHA Section 223(f) Refinance-HUD.  Funding:  $5,270,000.

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

A.      State of Texas – Department of Public Safety – Division of Emergency Management, “FY 03 Emergency Management Performance Grant”. Funding: $9,465,971.87 Federal Emergency Management Agency.

10.               Consider and act upon the Solid Waste Advisory Committee ‘s recommendation on the expansion of the Comal County Landfill owned and operated by Waste Management Inc.

11.               Consider and act upon approval of AACOG Board meeting dates for 2003.

12.               Consider and act upon appointing nominating committee for 2003 AACOG officers.

13.               Information Items.

14.               Adjournment.

AACOG is wheelchair accessible.  Interpreters for the hearing impaired are available 48 hours upon request.  Please call 210-362-5200 for assistance.