AGENDAALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
AREA COUNCIL/BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Wednesday, December 10, 2003 – 11:00 a.m.
8700 Tesoro Drive, Suite 100
San Antonio, TX 78217
1. Meeting called to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Citizens to be Heard.
4. Consider and act upon approval of the 2004 Officers for Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
5. Consider and act upon approval of the 2004 AACOG Budget.
6. Executive Director’s Report.
7. 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 October 29, 2003 Minutes.
B. Consider and act upon approval of the following status reports:
1. Grants
2. Recoveries
3. Income Statement
4. Balance Sheet
5. Board Expenditures
6. Texpool Quarterly Report
C. Consider and act upon membership dues to ICMA for the Executive Director in the amount of $1,182.00.
D. Consider and act upon approval of TARC Association Fees for October 2003 – September 2004 in the amount of $17,668.61.
E. Consider and act upon amendments to AACOG’s Accounting Policies and Procedures.
F. Consider and act upon authorization to use reverse auction for obtaining pricing for AACOG Temporary Employees and Office Supplies.
G. Consider and act upon approval for the Executive Director to renew GIS software maintenance and technical support fee of $11,500 for period January, 2004 through December, 2004.
H. Consider and act upon approval of contractors as recommended by the Alamo Senior Advisory Committee:
1. Caregiver Education and Training Grant
2. Medication Management Grant
I. Consider and act upon authorization to apply for a Brookdale Grant in the amount of $10,000 as recommended by the Bexar Senior Advisory Committee.
J. Consider and act upon approval of the following resolutions in support of AACOG’s applications for funding from the Governor’s Office:
1. Law Enforcement Academy
2. Sexual Assault Training for Law Enforcement Officers
3. Regional Youth Education Program
4. Juvenile Accountability Block Grant
K. Consider and act upon approval of Commission on Emergency Communications 9-1-1 Notification/Requests Amendments for FY 2003 and FY 2004.
L. Consider and act upon requested authorization for Executive Director to issue a Request for Proposal for the operation and maintenance of the AACOG ozone and meteorology monitoring network.
M. Consider and act upon amendments to the FY 2004-2006 Transportation Improvement Program – TRACS Review.
8. Committee Reports:
A. Management Committee:
1. Consider and act upon authorizing staff and board members to attend the Washington Federal Briefing from February 20-25, 2004.
2. Consider and act upon approval for the Executive Director to negotiate with three of the vendors responding to the agency’s reverse auction for the purchase of the telecommunications system in an amount not to exceed $68,218.00.
3. Consider and act upon approval to establish a 501 © 3 for Aging Services.
B. Air Improvement Resources Executive Committee
C. Area Judges
D. Planning and Program
E. Bylaws Committee
Consider and act upon changes to the Bylaws regarding membership.
F. Alamo Area Development Corporation
9. Consider and act upon approval of the following as recommended by the Economic Development Environmental Review Committee:
A. City of Pearsall. “Water System Improvements and Sewer System Improvements Project To Serve Colonias Sandhollow, Sunrise, Beever, Porter/Encino & Echo Acres.” Funding: U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Utilities Services: $4,000,000.
B. City of Dilley. “Development of City – School Community Park.” Funding: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department – Texas Recreation and Parks Account Fund: $1,000,000.
C. East Medina County Special Utility District. “Pre-Application Proposed 2004 Plan #5 Improvements.” Funding: U.S. Department of Agriculture – Rural Development: $117,000.
D. City of Poteet. “Street Improvement Project.” Funding: U.S. Department of Agriculture – Rural Development: $2,324,883.
E. Jourdanton EMS Facility Foundation, Inc. “Construction of EMS Station.” Funding: U.S. Department of Agriculture – Community Facility Grant: $173,994.
F. Karnes County. “Renovation to Karnes Co. Agriculture Building.” Funding: U.S. Department of Agriculture Community Facilities Loans & Grants; $222,000.
G. Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care. “Dr. Frank Bryant Health Care Center Business Expansion.” Funding: Economic Development Administration. $5,658,000.
10. Consider and act upon authorization to create a new position of Bexar Aging Grant Specialist.
11. Consider and act upon approval of the following as recommended by the Regional Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee:
Bexar County. “CERT Program.” Funding: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): $93,749.
12. Consider and act upon approval of the AACOG Juvenile Crime Enforcement Plan and Resolution for the Juvenile Alternatives Block Grant Application as recommended by the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee and the Juvenile Crime Enforcement Committee.
13. Information Items.
14. Adjournment.
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