December 2002 Board AGenda

AGENDA

ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

AREA COUNCIL/BOARD OF DIRECTORS

WEDNESDAY, December 11, 2002 – 10:30 a.m.

OMNI HOTEL

9821 Colonnade Blvd.

San Antonio, TX

1. Meeting called to Order.

2. Roll Call.

3. Citizens to be Heard.

4. Executive Director’s Report.

5. Consider and act upon approval of the 2003 Officers for Chairman and Vice-Chairman.

6. Consider and act upon approval of the AACOG 2003 Budget.

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 23, 2002 Minutes.

B. Consider and act approval of the following Status Reports:

1. Grants

2. Recoveries

3. Balance Sheet

4. Income Statement

5. Board Expenditures

6. Salary Survey

C. Consider and act upon approval of membership dues to ICMA for the Executive Director.

D. Consider and act upon membership dues to the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) in the amount of $2,000.

E. Consider and act upon authorization to submit an economic development district grant application to the Economic Development Administration for a three-year funding period in the amount of $150,000.

F. Consider and act upon authorization to enter into an interagency contract between the Alamo Area Council of Governments and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in the amount of $30,000 for the production of a Regional Housing Needs Report.

G. Consider and act upon authorization to expend funds for Commute Solutions FY 2002 Work Program for Radio Advertising.

H. Consider and act upon authorization for the Executive Director to contract with the Capital Area Planning Council (CAPCO) in an amount not to exceed $75,000 for further development of their Photochemical Model

I. Consider and act upon approval of payment of Geographic Information System software maintenance fee in the amount of $10,465.

J. Consider and act upon authorization to submit a Brownfields Assessment Application to the Environmental Protection Agency in the amount of $200,000.

K. Consider and act upon approval of new vendors for the Alamo Area Agency on Aging.

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

1. Approval of the FY 02 Closeout Allocations

2. Proposed FY 03 Vendors for the Access and Caregiver programs

3. Proposed purchase of a seven-passenger van for the Mobile Day Respite Caregiver Capacity Building Grant in the amount of $20,000.

M. Consider and act upon authorization to release a Request for Proposal for Pre-disaster mitigation.

N. Consider and act upon the following as recommended by the Metropolitan Planning Organization:

1. Amendments to the FY 2002-2004 Transportation Improvement Program – TRACS Review as recommended by the Metropolitan Planning Organization.

2. Amendments to the FY 2003 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP).

8. Consider and act upon approval of the following reports:

A. Management Committee:

1. Consider and act upon approval of the following resolutions as recommended by the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee:

a. Regional Law Enforcement Academy – $665,411

b. Regional Law Enforcement Training – Sexual Assault - $39,681

c. Regional Juvenile Justice Alternatives - $55,420

d. Regional Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant Program - $55,665

2. Consider and act upon the following personnel items:

a. Bexar Care Giver Support Specialist

b. Bexar Aging Contract Specialist

c. Alamo Care Coordination Assistant

d. Alamo Geriatric Care Specialist

e. Administration Services Manager

3. Consider and act upon authorization to purchase additional equipment:

a. Administration

b. Board Room Wiring

c. Chairs

4. Consider and act upon request from Rural Public Transportation Advisory Committee to accept Golden Hub and Community Council of South Central Texas termination of RPT contract effective 120102

B. Air Improvement Resources Committee

C. Area Judges

D. Planning and Program

E. Bylaws

Consider and act upon changes to Bylaws.

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

A. Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Center, “Urban Community Health Center”. Funding: $3,760,412 United States Department of Health and Human Services.

B. City of San Antonio, Dept. of Community Initiatives, “Prevention & Early Intervention of Depression in Young Children”. Funding: $300,000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association.

C. Intercultural Development Research Association, “IDRA: Project I Read "Centers of Excellence”. Funding: $855,697 United States Department of Education.

D. San Antonio Independent School District, “San Antonio ISD: Project LEAP”. Funding: $391,503 United States Department of Education.

E. St. Mary’s University of San Antonio, “St. Mary's University Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate”. Funding: $969,386 United States Department of Education.

F. Our Lady of the Lake University, “McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement”. Funding: $247,000 United States Department of Education.

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

A. Klein Engineering, Inc. “Proposed Jourdanton Water Plant.” Funding: Texas Water Development Board Rural Water Assistance Fund: $3,300,000.

B. Klein Engineering, Inc. “Proposed Forest Oaks Water Plant.” Funding: Texas Water Development Board Rural Assistance Fund: $1,270,000.

C. Wilson County. “Acquisition of Flood Damage Structures.” Funding: Texas Community Development Program: $1,440,573.

D. Karnes County. “Housing Rehabilitation.” Funding: Office of Rural Community Affairs – Texas Community Development Program: $250,000.

E. City of Ingram. “Construction of Ingram Wastewater Collection System.” Funding: United States Department of Agriculture: $5,059,158.

F. City of Poteet. “Construction of Sewer Plant and Rehab of Existing Plan and Improvements Requirements for City’s Water System.” Funding: United States Department of Agriculture: $2,295,000.

G. City of Poteet. “Street Improvements.” Funding: United States Department of Agriculture – Rural Development: $520,000.

H. 21^st Century Health Care in America. “Rural Business Development.” Funding: United States Department of Agriculture – Rural Development: $825,794.

I. City of Devine. “Planning Studies.” Funding: Office of Rural Community Affairs – Texas Community Development Program: $41,285.

J. Kendall County. “Planning Studies.” Funding: Office of Rural Community Affairs – Texas Community Development Program: $1,320,001.

K. Bandera County. “Disaster Relief Assistance.” Funding: Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs – Texas Community Development Program: $1,357,659.

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

A. AACOG Regional Juvenile Alternative Incentive Block Grant application Governor’s Office – Criminal Justice Division, Juvenile Alternative Block Grant funds $54,665.

B. City of Converse, Alamo Area Narcotics Task Force application Governor’s Office – Criminal Justice Division, Byrne funds - $373,762.

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

13. Consider and act upon appointment to the Alamo Area Development Corporation.

14. Information Items.

15. Adjournment.