Apr 27, 2022 Board of Directors Meeting

THIS WAS AWESOME.

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[1. Meeting called to Order The AACOG Board of Directors is meeting in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code (Open Meetings Act). As such, the Board of Directors reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of the items listed on this Agenda whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Texas Open Meetings Act.]

YOU MUST HAVE GOT SOME RAIN IN THE COUNTRY.

ABSOLUTELY.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

LET'S CALL IT.

THE ORDER, THE MEETING, UH, ALAMO AREA, COUNCIL GOVERNMENTS, BOARD DIRECTION, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27TH, 2000.

AND, UH, SUSAN, CAN WE HAVE ROLL PLEASE? HERE? THAT'S THE ONE TERRY HERE, COUNCILMAN BLANK, LIKE FLORES HERE.

MAYOR DANNER, DENNIS GARCIA, MAYOR GREGORY MAYOR HANDWRITTEN.

MR. HATZOLAH JUDGE PROUDLY.

JUDGE LEWIS HERE.

JUDGE LINDA LUNA.

JUDGE, JUDGE, JUDGE STRIKE, REPRESENTATIVE BIEDERMAN GN.

MR. HOFFMAN, HAVE A FLORA.

THANK YOU, SUZY.

ONE NATION UH, WAVING PUBLIC COMMENTS,

[4. Public Comments This time is for anyone to comment to the Board of Directors on issues and items of concern. There will be no Board of Directors deliberation or action on these comments. Time allowed is at the discretion of the Chairman; with three (3) minutes being customary.]

I'D LIKE TO DEFER THAT TIME TO ITEM NUMBER 20 FOOT, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

DECORATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST FROM BOARD.

OKAY.

HEARING NONE.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM, NUMBER

[6. Recognition of Outgoing Board Members: Mayor James Danner, City of Hondo - Representing Area Cities - Group A Board of Directors member – April 2019 through May 2022 Executive Committee Member 2021 and 2022 Mayor Robert Gregory, City of La Vernia - Representing Area Cities - Group B Board of Directors member - February 2014 through May 2022 Executive Committee member - 2015 through 2017 and 2019 through 2022]

YES, SIR.

ERIC BANNER IS SERVED ON THE BOARD FOR SOME TIME.

IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE GETTING TO KNOW WHO HE HE'S REPRESENTED TO HIS COMMUNITY AND, UH, AND VERY, VERY WELL, VERY MUCH 17 YEARS OF UPS AND DOWNS, BUT NO REAL OPTION FOR THE MEMBER.

THE MEMBER OF THIS GROUP.

I WANT TO THANK DIANE AND WONDERFUL STAFF HERE FOR ALL.

HE'S DONE HERE.

GOT SIX MONTHS, 47 DAYS.

THANK YOU, SIR.

GOOD LUCK.

AND MAYOR GREGORY.

WE PRESENTED TO MAYOR GREGORY AT THE, AT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING.

NOT HERE'S ALL RIGHT,

[7. Monthly Report - Diane Rath A. Staffing Updates B. Program Status and Operational Updates Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) Alamo Regional Transit (ART) External Affairs & Communications Intellectual & Developmental Disability Services (IDDS) Military and Veterans Affairs Natural Resources Public Safety Regional Services Environmental Conservation Weatherization Assistance Program C. Organizational Updates Building Update General Administration Policy Review Chief Financial Officer General Counsel]

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WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION SHARE.

FIRST OF ALL, FOR YOU, THE FIRST IS WE HAVE OUR NEW CITY OPERATIONS SECOND GOOD HE'S OVERSEEING AGING ART POSSESSION COMMUNICATIONS TEAM RESOURCE OPERATIONS.

HE WAS WITH LCRA TWICE AND REALLY BRINGS HER RACE KNOWLEDGE, UH, TO THE JOBS WE'RE REALLY ENJOYING WORKING WITH HIM.

AND I HAVE ANOTHER INTERJECTION.

MY LIFE IS REALLY BETTER THAN, UH, WE'LL WE'LL JOIN DEATH.

THIS IS FORTUNATELY HE RETIRED ARMY AS OPERATIONS, AND I'M THRILLED THAT I CAN WITH THIS IN THAT SPHERE.

SO, UH, WE'RE DELIGHTED THAT EASTER AND IN ME HAS SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD A LOT OF ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND REALLY, UH, YELLEN IN AGING AND HER CERTIFIED DEMENTIA PRACTITIONER.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF ANYONE NEEDS TO MENTION HELP OR, UM, KIMBERLY BASICALLY, UH, IS WORKING WITH THE CREATORS OF VIDEOS, THIGHS AND TRANSITIONING TO VIRTUAL CLASSES, AND ONE FLOOR IS COMPLETED FOUNDATION SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND THEN WE'RE OFFERING, UH, INVITED POSITION WAS RECERTIFIED, UH, AS HIS QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR.

UH, WE LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS ON REMITTANCES COUNSELING TEAMS ARE ALREADY IN DEBT AND THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING GRANT APPLICATION JOLT, AND, OR I REALLY HAD TO HAVE A SALUTE AND THERE ARE TWO THINGS.

ONE, THEIR DEMAND RESPONSE IS THAT THE 28% OF THE PREVIOUS NOT.

SO WE REALLY WANT TO BE GAINING OUR RIDERSHIP.

AS WE LOOK AT THAT AND I HAVE TO WITH, FOR THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDED FLOORS BUILT ON THIS PAST WEEKEND CELEBRATIONS, BUT ESPECIALLY FOR THE AIR SHOW, THEY WERE ALL DAY, BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS PRIMARILY TO DISABLED FOR WHEELCHAIR MOBILITY CHALLENGES.

UH, THEY REALLY WEREN'T SOLID.

I HEARD LOTS OF VERY POSITIVE COMMENTS, UM, FROM OUR MILITARY PARTNERS AND APPRECIATION FOR USING ANY VERY EASY, I WILL SAY, SHOW EXCEEDED ALL THEIR ESTIMATES.

SO NEXT YEAR WE WILL HAVE MORE BUSES OUT THERE, BUSY IT'S SUPER JOB AND WORK VERY, VERY HARD.

AND OUR DRIVERS, UH, COMMENTS HELPFULNESS.

I KNOW WHEN I WAS ON THE BUS RIDING, I RECEIVED IT ON THE GRINDERS WITH ME.

DOES THAT MEAN OUR APPRECIATION TO THEM? I PG I HAVE TO PRINT IT OUT TOMORROW.

TOMORROW YOU COME JOIN US.

SHOWCASE.

UM, IT REALLY WILL ALLOW OUR IUD PARTICIPANTS IN THE SHIFT PROGRAM TO REALLY SHOW UP.

AND I HAD, MOST OF THEM HAD THEIR TRAINING IN CODING AND, UH, OF THE SEVEN THAT WERE CALLED IN THAT ALRIGHTY RECEIVE JOB OFFERS AND THEY'RE MAKING $55,000 A SWEAT IN THEIR REQUEST.

SO IT'S OVER SEED THAT PROGRAMS THAT HE SHOULD HAVE SIGNED UP AND ENROLLED IN IT.

SO, UM, BUT I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU INDIVIDUALS REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK STAFF DID WITH THAT POPULATION.

I THINK IT DEMONSTRATES THE SUCCESS AND YOU HAVE ANOTHER ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA TODAY, OR, UH, WE WILL BE OFFERING OUR OFFICE SHOULD PARTNERSHIP WITH TOYOTA, HOW TO DEVELOP THAT APPRENTICESHIP FOR THE ID POPULATION, THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED.

WE ALSO EXTENDED OUR IDD RECOGNITION AND TRAINEE TO TEXAS RANGERS AT THEIR ANNUAL CONFERENCE LAST MONTH.

AND WE TRIED 170 TEXAS RANGERS.

AND, UH, I MENTIONED A CHILD.

I HAVE TO SAY THAT ON WEDNESDAY, THEY HAD OVER 300,000 PEOPLE AT RANDOLPH, SO CROWDED.

THEY FINALLY SHUT THE GATES AS THEY WERE.

AND THEN ON SUNDAY WE

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IT WAS A TREMENDOUS AIR SHOW AND, UH, I, THE COMMUNITY TYPICALLY THE NORTHEAST COMMUNITY, AND BEGAN TO OFFER SUPPORT TOGETHER ON NATURAL RESOURCES.

UM, EMAIL, APRIL OF USE YOUR DPA AS IF THEY WERE ROUTINE.

THEY DID ANNOUNCE THAT THEY WERE NOT APPROVING THE STATE OF TEXAS APPLICATION FOR THE 1 7 19 WAIVER FOR THEIR COUNTY.

AND YOU MAY RECALL THAT WAS THAT WAIVER THAT WOULD ALLOW EPI.

WOULD IT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OZONE STANDARDS, FID SCORE.

THE IMPACT OF FOR TRANSPORT TCQ FEELS VERY STRONGLY THAT THEY HAD A VERY VALID CASE.

THEY'RE ANALYZING THEIR LANGUAGE, READ THE DISAPPROVAL RIGHT NOW, AS YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE MODELING THAT'S DONE FOR TRANSPORTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40% IN THIS REGION.

SO WE CLEARLY WOULDN'T BE COMPLIANCE EXCEPT FOR THAT.

SO WE'RE VERY, VERY OF SLOGGING YOURSELVES FOR SOMETHING ELSE.

UM, THEY ALSO HAVE PROPOSED TO RECLASSIFIED THEIR COUNTY TO MODERATE NON-ATTAINMENT.

THIS COMES WITH ADDITIONAL COSTS OR INDIVIDUALS.

SO WHEN YOU GET YOUR CARDS AND GET, YOU'RE GOING TO BE PAYING ABOUT 15 TO $20, MORE FOR AN INSPECTION 15 TO 20 MINUTES LONGER BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE TESTING, IT REALLY IMPACT ON BUSINESS WITH THEIR ABILITY TO EXPAND OR TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESS.

UM, UH, THERE, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT COST TO US.

UH, THERE IS A VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 9TH AND IT KIND OF LOOKS COMMON IF YOU'RE, MAYBE IT'S JUNE 13TH.

SO IN MAY, WE WILL HAVE A MEETING, UM, A CONCERT QUALITY COMMITTEE BEFORE THIS MEETING, AND THEN, UH, THEY WILL BRING COMMENTS, UH, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AT OUR NAVY.

AND I WOULD URGE EVERYBODY WHEN THEY'RE NOT DUE TO SHIP.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO, UH, DELIVER YOUR COMMENTS.

UM, UH, REGARDING THAT ALSO WE'LL HAVE OURS CAN BE USED AS A MODEL AND A LOT OF US DO, WE'LL BE GLAD TO PROVIDE INFORMATION OR PRESENTATIONS ON THE ISSUE.

AND I HAVE TO SAY IT AGAIN.

TCEQ HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE.

UM, THERE COULD BE VARIOUS IMPORTANT THEIR COMPANY AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND THEY CONTINUE TO BE, UH, ON PUBLIC SAFETY.

WE HAVEN'T BEGUN YET START, UH .

AND VERY IMPORTANTLY, THE VERY IN THE ARCH, WE STARTED PART-TIME CLASS AGAIN MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, UM, A COD OPERATED, A PART-TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT CLASS.

AND WE HAVE RESUMED THAT THE FIRST TRIBES WERE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

UM, THIS PAST WEEK TUESDAY'S FIRST YEAR CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDENTS, WE HAD A FULL DAY AND THERE'S STUDENTS VISITING AND REALLY EXPLORING DIFFERENT AVENUES.

UH, CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRUTH CAN TAKE A BIT, UH, ON REGIONAL SERVICES.

AND WE HAD SKETCH COMIC DEVELOPMENT FORUM.

THEY DID, IT IS A FULL DAY SESSION, UH, WITH MANY DIFFERENT, UH, PROGRAMS AND DISCUSSIONS HERE.

AND THEN OUR PLANNING AND ZONING WORKSHOP HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 4TH.

AND THEN YESTERDAY WE LET OUR TRAINING OFFICERS.

SO THAT FIRST WEEK OF JUNE, WE'RE GOING TO BE OFF THE TRAININGS FOR YOUR STAFF OR YOUR NEW MEMBERS.

WE HAD BIRTHDAY AND WE'RE GOING LIKE APRIL 30 TO CONVERSE.

SO GREEN DAY IS COMING UP, APRIL 30TH.

IT'S A GAMES.

EARTH DAY IS APRIL 30TH.

AND WE WILL BE AT THE CITY ELECTRIC VEHICLE DISPLAY A WEATHERIZATION, ATTENDED THEIR NATIONAL CONFERENCE.

AND ALL OF OUR STAFF THAT WERE THERE, THEIR EDUCATION UNITS, UH, WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THIS EXPERIENCE THAT OUR BUILDING UPTAKE, UH, NUMBER ONE, WE HAVE RETAINED AS IT ALREADY DOES INSURANCE BUILDING.

AND AFTER RESPONSE TO OUR QUEUES AND THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SERVICES HERE FOR OUR BUILDINGS, WE'VE ENTERED INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE ENGINEERING FIRM THAT HAS A VERY LONG TRACK RECORD OF WORKING ON SECRET PROJECTS.

THEY WILL BE CONDUCTING THE INVESTMENT GRADE AUDITS AS NECESSARY INTERRUPTING THE LONG-TERM FINANCING AVAILABLE FOR SILA.

AND WE'RE VERY PROUD TO REPORT AND OUR PRIOR CONVERSATIONS, UM, WHEN UNDER STATE CONTRACT, THEIR FEE WAS $129,000 FOR THIS AUDIT.

THIS REALLY GENERIC VERB IS ONLY CHARGING US $25,000.

WE'RE VERY EXCITING AND ENTERTAINING THEIR SERVICES.

WE'RE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING

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I THINK IT'S JUST THAT THAT'S OUR BURDEN TO BEAR WHERE WE GO.

SO HE HAD SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES WITH THE ELEVATOR AND WE DO KNOW IT IS 40 YEARS OLD.

SO WE UNDERSTAND.

AND WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE PROPERTY, THE OTHER THING, AND LET'S DRAG THEIR PLANES, UH, WE'RE VERY CLOSE.

WE SIT OVER AT LONDONDERRY SURVEY, WE'RE WAITING FOR THE OWNERS OF THAT PROPERTY TO RESPOND.

THEY HERE'S A BOAT MOST OF THE TIME.

SO THAT MR. CHAIRMAN THAT COMPLETES THE REPORT NOW AVAILABLE TO BE QUESTIONS.

OH, MR. CHAIRMAN, IT'S A POINT OF ORDER, I GUESS, ON THE DRESS ATTIRE HERE.

I NOTICED THAT THERE'S SOMEONE HERE WITH THE HAWAIIAN SHIRT.

AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THAT WAS APPROPRIATE TO ALLOW PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE WEAR A HAWAIIAN SHIRT.

IF HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO GO, HE IS COMMISSIONER SO MANY OTHER THINGS.

MY EYES I LOOKED ACROSS AND, AND THEN WE WILL ENFORCE THEM FROM THIS POINT FORWARD.

THANKS.

ALL RIGHT.

MOVE

[ Consent Agenda The consent agenda consists of items considered being of a routine nature and contains items recommended for approval by the Executive Committee or by the Board Chair and the minutes from previous Board of Directors meetings. These items will be enacted in one motion, or any member of the Board may request that items be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately for purposes of discussion and voting.]

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT MOTION BY JUDGE HURLEY.

SECOND BY JUDGE EVANS, ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NONE ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

I REMEMBER TIM

[10. Consider and act upon the recommendation regarding the 1st Quarter 2022 financial report. - Julio Elizondo A. Dashboard B. Balance Sheet C. Revenue and Expenditures D. Administrative Budgets E. Quarterly Investment Report]

JULIO ELIZONDO, MR. CHAIRMAN.

YES, SIR.

UH, ARE FASHION INVESTMENTS.

WE'LL DIVE INTO OUR HOUSE.

YOU WILL, AND THEN GO INTO DETAIL OF OUR STANDARDS WHEREVER YOU SEE HERE.

WE HAVE OUR FINANCIAL DASHBOARD THAT WEEK, OR SINCE YOU ON A MONTHLY BASIS, UH, IN YOUR AGENDA PACKETS EVERY MONTH, YOU ALL HAVE ANY DESCRIPTION OF WHAT EACH ONE OF THESE METRICS REPRESENTS AND WHAT IT MEANS.

UH, THE 2000 FOCUSING ON TODAY ARE THE TOP OF THE QUARTER PERCENTAGE EARNED IN SPINS, AND THEN THE FINAL REFORMER, UH, AGED ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.

AS YOU CAN SEE AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER GRADE 15.7, EIGHT ARE LARGE IN YEAR TO DATE ACTUALS, UH, REPRESENTS ABOUT 26% OF OUR WENDY'S FITS.

AND A QUARTER IS ALIGNED WITH EACH YEAR ON THE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SIDE.

UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE TEN ONE, $6 MILLION, UH, IT'S A SITE INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS COUPLE OF MONTHS ONCE DETAILED EXACTLY WHAT, WHAT MAKES IT THAT'S IF YOU MORE SLIDES ARE COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE AT ABOUT $41.3 MILLION TOTAL ASSETS UP FROM OUR A YEAR AGO, ABOUT 2,500 FOR A BASIC REASON FOR THAT, OBVIOUSLY IT'S THE OF VILLI.

AND THEN WE HAVE ASSIGNED INCREASE IN OUR HOUSE.

SO THEY WANT TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER, WE ARE SITTING AT A BILLION DOLLARS REVENUE EXPENDITURES, WHICH IS A GREAT POSITION AT THE END, UH, AS, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, OH, HE WAS JUST ANOTHER, OUR BALANCE SHEET, OUR UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED SUMMARY INFO NOTES.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A VERSION OF THE FIRST QUARTER COMPARED TO LAST MONTH AND THEY WERE A YEAR AGO.

SO WE WERE AT ABOUT $6.8 MILLION IN OUR SESSION RUBBING FUNDS.

AND WE ARE AT ABOUT $8.5 MILLION.

NOW AGAIN, PRETTY STRONG POSITION TO BE IN CASH INVESTMENTS.

UH, AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER, WE WERE AT ABOUT $6.80, 3.8 AND, UH, OPERATING CASH LISTENING

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UH, THEY WANT TO POINT OUT WE ARE AT ABOUT 26,000, UH, FOR THE FIRST QUARTER INTEREST.

AND THIS IS ABOUT $4.2 MILLION OF INVESTMENTS.

UM, SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE ARE SEEING ABOUT 10.6, $9.

A FEW REASONS FOR THIS IS, UH, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST TEXTILE TNC OR LAST MONTH WE DID COLLECT.

I REMEMBER WE WERE WAITING FOR OUR BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO BE APPROVED THAT HAS NOW BEEN APPROVED.

UH, DECEMBER THROUGH MARCH WILL BE BUILT BY THE HANDS.

AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE CAN GO BACK TO NORMAL ON THESE BUILDINGS, UH, ON THE AGENT.

UH, YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT EXACTLY IT'S BACK IN JANUARY.

UH, WE ARE ALREADY WAITING ON SOME INTERFACE TO GET RELEASED.

UH, THIS IS A STATEWIDE ISSUE THAT IS, UH, IN SKYPE ON OUR PRODUCT CONTROL.

UH, UH, UH, AS MOST OF YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF, WE HAVE OVER THE COURSE OF TIME, HAD SOME ISSUES WITH VIA, WITH REGARDS TO COLLECTIONS.

UH, UH, I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A CHECK FROM VIA LAST WEEK.

THEY DID PAY US SEPTEMBER ROOMED, UM, NOVEMBER, I BELIEVE IT WAS THREE MONTHS AND IT WAS ABOUT 358,000.

AND THEY DID GIVE US WORD THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON SIMILAR BILLING, UH, A SEPARATE PAYMENT, AND IT WILL SEND IT ON AS POCKETS AS WELL.

SO THAT'S SOME GOOD NEWS THAT SAID FROM THAT CONVERSATION STATEMENT AND BURMESE AND EXPENDITURES, AGAIN, AT THE END OF THE FIRST ORDER, VOTER TRENCHERS AFFORDED 15.8 MILLION WITH REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES OF A MILLION DOLLARS.

AND THEN WE'LL GO AND SEE JOE AS TO, UH, WHAT MAKES THIS UP EXACTLY.

THE FIRST WAS OUR CDC, OR THERE ARE TWO 50,000 BOOK BUDGETS ON THE REVENUE SIDE.

THIS IS THAT PART OF IT.

YES.

YEAH.

CURRENTLY PROGRAMS ARE DRAWING IN ALL THIS OFF, AND NOW THIS ONE'S A BIT EXHAUSTED.

AND SO THE THEME OF THAT IS THAT MEDICAID WELFARE FREQUENCY DROPS THEIR BOTTOM LINE.

THEY ARE NOW GOING TO BE TRANSFERRING OVER TO TRADITIONAL FUNDING, UH, GOING FORWARD PUBLIC SAFETY.

UH, THEY ARE 348 POUNDS A BUDGET ON THEIR REVENUES.

UH, OVERPAID DID SOME EQUIPMENTS, UH, THAT WAS BUDGETED IN THAT ONE.

THEY WILL NEED A BUDGET MODIFICATION AS I WAS NOT BOOKING THE APPOINTMENTS BUDGET.

AND ON THE NET SIDE, THEY ARE SITTING AT A $55,000 SURPLUS.

UH, THE ACADEMY DID EXCEED EXPECTATIONS IN BOTH JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, WHICH SERVICES THE BUDGET.

MAJORITY OF IT IS DUE TO THE EDA CARES GRANT.

THEY GRANTED US IN AT THE END OF JUNE AND PROGRAMS HAS A DEFINITE THE SPACE AND, UH, THOSE FUNDS, UH, THEY DO HAVE SOME PROJECT FOR THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP SOON.

SO THAT BUBBLES UP HERE, AND THAT'S THE ORGANIZATION WHO ARE SITTING $76 UNDER BUCKETS, PRIMARILY DUE TO .

UM, THE PROGRAMS DID HAVE BOOKCASES IN DOE THE DOE GRANT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO LOOK THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO THOSE IN MARSHA.

THOSE WERE NOT CLOSE TO APRIL.

SO THAT CLOSE AGAIN AS WELL.

AND ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE, WE ARE SITTING AT ABOUT SEVEN PERCENTAGE FACTS IN A GREAT POSITION TO BE IN NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT MINISTRY BUDGETS, PRESENTATION, FLUSHES, THE, YOU ONLY HAVE WHAT IS, UM, VIA, SORRY, YOU MENTIONED VIA, VIA, UH, IF WE, UM, ALREADY HAVE A, WE, I CAN ANSWER THAT.

CAN WE CONTRACT WITH THEM? UH, AT THE LAST SENTENCE WAS AFTER 2010, WE HAVE SEVERAL COMMUNITIES THAT BECAME URBANIZED AREA AND THAT THEY'RE URBANIZED, BUT THEY'RE OUTSIDE VIA SERVICE AREA.

SO THEY CONTRACT WITH US TO PROVIDE SERVICES LIKE INSURANCE .

MANY OF THOSE COMMUNITIES, NEW BRAUNFELS

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UH, AND SO WE HAVE TO SEND OUR STATEMENTS TO DF TO RECONCILE THEM, AND THEN THEY WILL REIMBURSE US THEIR FEDERAL SHARE OF THOSE PAYMENTS BECAUSE THOSE DOLLARS DON'T FLOW DIRECTLY TO US.

THEY COME TO US THROUGH THE ESSENCE FEE AS THE URBANIZED OR URBANIZED AREA SHIRTS, SHIRTS, SEVERAL SHIRTS SAID BELOW, UM, NEW BRAUNFELS OR THE OTHER BIGGEST ONES.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT MOTION BY JUDGE ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NONE ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIES.

THANKS.

CONSIDERING

[11. Consider and act upon the recommendations regarding the 2021 and 2022 completed activities and the internal audit plan for 2022. - Jaye Wells]

WELL, THIS IS HIS FIRST TIME HERE AND HE IS SHARP AND FORMER FORMER COMMISSIONER COULD.

AND GOOD MORNING, JARED.

AND OVER THE BOARD, JAY WELLS AUDITOR AUDIT FUNCTION PROVIDES ASSURANCE TO OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND INTERNAL CONTROLS AS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, I STARTED WORKING WITH A TALK BACK IN FEBRUARY AND HAVE SO FAR WITH AUDIT OR WHETHER IT'S STATION AND IT STARTED MY NEXT TEXAS REVIEW.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE HARDLY MORE AUDITS PLANS FOR THIS YEAR.

OVER AT THE STATE DELAYS, I WILL PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS DISCOVERED DURING THE AUDIT.

AND THE FULL RECORD IS ATTACHED IN YOUR PACKETS.

FIRST TO THESE FINDINGS WAS CONCERNING, UH, ERRORS WHERE THEY CALL PAY CONTRACTORS MORE THAN CONSTRUCT GREEN REVOLUTION PROGRAM AS APPLIED TO FUTURE BILLS AND IS WORKING WITH THE ACCOUNT TEAM TO DEVELOP ELECTRONIC CHECKS, TO PREVENT THESE ERRORS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE.

THE SECOND FINDING IS DUE TO PROGRAMS, LACK OF PROVIDING TENANTS WITH A PAMPHLET CONCERNING THEIR RIGHTS, PROTECTION WORDING, OR OTHER WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM, AS, AS CONTRACTUALLY REQUIRED.

THIS ISSUE IS GETTING RESOLVED BY THE WEATHERIZATION TEAM, DEVELOPING IT TO BE PROVIDED TO CHANTS DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS OBSERVATION RELATED TO THE PROGRAMS BEING UPDATE AND THE CREATED BY PROGRAM STAFF, UPDATING THEIR PROCEDURES TO REFLECT THE CURRENT STEPS.

FINALLY RECOMMENDATION WAS GIVEN CONCERNING INVENTORY MANAGEMENT OR PROGRAM STAFF TAKING ADDITIONAL STEPS TO DEVELOP TEACHERS, TO INCREASE THE TRACEABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF THEIR IN SUMMARY.

I HAVE NOT NOTED ANY SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING ISSUES AND AM NOT AWARE OF ANY INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE SUPPOSED TO BE ALL AT THIS TIME.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS THE MOST.

MY JUDGE HEAD SECOND, SECOND BUTTON, MR. HASLACKER, ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NONE ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU, MR. WILL.

ALRIGHT.

CONSIDER AN ACT

[12. Consider and act upon the Quality Assurance update on 2021 and 2022 completed activities and the Quality Assurance Plan for 2022. - Bryn Herrera]

HEARD ME SAY IT BEFORE, BUT THE INTENT IS TO USE YOUR PROGRAMS MEET AND EXCEED COMPLIANCE STANDARDS, ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, EXTERNAL MONITORS, AUDITS, IDENTIFY WEAKNESSES IN PROCESSES AND OFFER RECOMMENDATIONS TO GO CONTINUE IS FALLING.

AND THE PURPOSE

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QA IS MAKING PROGRESS ON THE APPROVED 2020 REVIEW SCHEDULE AND IS LOOKING FOR WRAP-UP REVIEWS ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ZOOM.

IN ADDITION TO A MORE STANDARD VIEW SCHEDULE FOR THREE QA, THEN COORDINATING WITH THE PROGRAM AS PART OF A SERIES OF SUSTAINED COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AND TERM PROJECTS HERE AT THE END OF Q1, I DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ISSUES.

WE CAN GROUP MAYBE REVIEWS BY THE END OF YEAR, BASED ON THE REVIEW ACTIVITY.

SO FAR IN 2022, I FEEL THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT BREACHES OF COMPLIANCE AND CONDUCT TODAY.

UM, SOMETIMES LIKE TO REFER TO AS INTERNAL CONSULTANTS, I LIKE TO TAKE THAT ANALOGY TO HARTMAN.

SO IN ADDITION TO SKEPTICAL USE QA IS FOCUSED ON SUSTAINED AND PROACTIVE INITIATIVES AND HAS AN OPEN DOOR POLICY PROGRAMS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY, TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES, TO REMOVE CONTINUITY METHODOLOGIES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO TRACK YOUR WEIGHT RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH ALLOWS THE MONITORING OF THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OR THE IDENTIFICATION OF ANY OBSTACLES, WHICH MIGHT PREVENT THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BEING ON THE PRIVACY SIDE.

A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON HATING WITH OUR IT VENDORS TO CLOSE THE LOOP ON VULNERABILITIES IDENTIFIED EVERY CONTROL MONITOR.

ADDITIONALLY, THIS MONTH AYCOCK IS NOW A MEMBER OF THE MULTI-STATE INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS CENTER, MSI SACK.

DO THEY COLLABORATE WITH PEPPER DESIGNATED BY YOU AS YOUR ME AS BOTH A KEY RESOURCE FOR CYBER THREAT PREVENTION PROTECTION RESPONSE TO RECOVERY OR THE NATION STATE LOCAL TRIBAL IN TERMS OF WHAT GOVERNANCE PRIVACY HAS IMPLEMENTED METHODOLOGIES TO TRACK INCIDENTS OVER TIME WITH THE GOAL OF IDENTIFYING TRENDS, THREATS, OR RECURRING VULNERABILITIES.

FINALLY, PARTNERSHIP TO ENSURE A COMPREHENSIVE INTERNAL MONITORING OR THE AGENCY'S FISCAL AND PROTOTYPE EXITS JAY.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT THEY, THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT TO DISLOCATION OR REFUSE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING APPROVAL OF 2022 QUALITY ASSURANCE SECTIONS.

YEP.

COULD YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU CONSIDER THE PRIVACY RECORDS WITHIN A HOG THAT ARE MOST VULNERABLE, UH, FOR ANY KIND OF HACKING OR ANY KIND OF BRANCH? I KNOW WE HAVE HEALTH HEALTHCARE RECORDS THAT VETERAN'S RECORDS, BUT HOW DO YOU PRIORITIZE THOSE, UH, THOSE IN TERMS OF OVERALL RECORD AND SECURITY AND THE GENERAL RULE IS I'M DIGITAL RECORDS ARE, ARE GOING TO BE MORE SECURE THAN PHYSICAL RECORDS, BUT IN TERMS OF OUR DIGITAL RECORDS, I WILL DEFINITELY SAY THAT A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS HAS BEEN PUT ON, UH, ANY, ANY TYPE OF INFORMATION ABOUT AS PHI, UH, UH, CONSUMER NAMES ADDRESSES, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS OF ALL THAT TYPE OF INFORMATION IS VERY VALUABLE IN THIS IN CERTAIN CIRCLES.

AND LUCKILY WE'VE SORT OF FALLEN UNDER THE RADAR A LITTLE BIT IN TERMS OF, UH, MAYBE NOT MANY, NOT MANY ACTORS KNOW KIND OF THE DEPTH OF THE EXTENT OF THE DATA THAT WE'RE TAKING AWAY.

THIS, THIS HAS BEEN PLACED ON TELEPHONE RECORDS, RIGHT? UM, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WILL COME IN WITH YOUR IT DEPARTMENT AND HELP YOU TO SHORE THOSE THINGS.

I HEARD YOUR COLLABORATION ON THE COMMITTEE, BUT HAVE, HAVE YOU ASKED THEM TO DO THEIR ASSESSMENTS? YES.

UH, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE, UH, CENTER FOR INTERNET, UM, THE , UH, WE HAVE IN COORDINATING WITHIN TO, UH, OBTAIN, UH, THERE A FEW CYBER HIKING SERVICES THAT YOU OFFER.

WONDERFUL NEWS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR REPORT.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE DAY.

SO THE MOTION BY JUDGE ADAMS SECOND BY MAYOR BANNER AND DISCUSSION HEARING NONE ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED

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THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER 13,

[13. Agency Contract Performance Report - Diane Rath]

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS.

NEXT ONE THING.

THERE YOU GO.

YOU GET A SATISFACTION SURVEY AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS PROGRAMS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, AND WE DID INCLUDE THIS DRAINING OF REPORTS.

SO WE'RE PLEASED WE KNOW WHAT OUR BASELINE IS, HOW WE CAN MOVE OUT.

UH, WHEN WE LOOK AT IT, ACCOUNTING HEAD TAKE BOTH, UH, VERY HELPFUL AND HELPFUL.

UH, ACCOUNTING HAD AN OVERALL SATISFACTION.

90% IS 85%.

UH, HUMAN RESOURCES I WILL SAY WAS 93% BECAUSE THAT'S AN AWFUL LOT ABOUT HOW HR DELIVERS THEIR SERVICES.

IOT SERVICES WITH CONSTABLE WAS 96%.

SO I THINK WE HAVE A VERY STRONG BASELINE AND WE LOOKED A COUPLE OF AREAS WHERE WE CERTAINLY HAVE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT THERE.

NEXT TIME, WHEN WE LOOK AT AGING, I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS BRAND HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT ON A MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

UH, IT DOES END JUNE 15TH.

WE'LL BE HAPPY WITH IT.

I HAVE THIS, UH, THIS ADMINISTRATIVELY WAS VERY DIFFICULT PRIMARILY BECAUSE, UM, IT REQUIRES THE COOPERATION WITH YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANIES.

SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE, AND WE WOULD SEEK OUT AND WE WOULD HAVE APPLICATIONS, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE MORTGAGE COMPANY COOPERATE BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, VALIDATING INFORMATION, ACCEPTING THE PAYMENT.

AND THAT WILL PROVE TO BE A STUMBLING BLOCK.

I THINK NOT JUST THE FESTIVALS, BECAUSE WE WERE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT WE'RE DOING ONE OF THE BEST PROGRAMS IN THE STATE AND WE HAVE NOT EXTENDED EUROPE AS MUCH.

SO I THINK THAT IS A WIDESPREAD AT A PROGRAM WHERE COMPANIES REALLY WERE NOT GOOD PARTNERS IN THE PROGRAM, SO THAT WE'LL GET THE ENTITY AND WE'RE NO LONGER CAUSE IF YOU HAVE THE PATIENCE FOR IT.

UH, ART MENTIONED EARLIER, THEIR NUMBERS WERE AND WAS UP 28%.

UH, WE HAD A COUPLE OF AREAS WHERE THE MEDICAID REQUEST FOR BOARD IS THAT INCLUDES MARION AND A COUPLE OF OTHERS.

WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD COLUMN BECAUSE WE HAVE A DRIVER, WE HAVE A BUS, WE DON'T HAVE A CRISIS THERE.

RIGHT.

WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO IMPROVE TO DAN.

AND I WILL ALSO SHARE WITH YOU THAT, UM, COUNCIL AND WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING VERY HARD FOR IT TO BE BOTTLES NON-PROFITS.

AND THERE'S THE COUNCIL CHAMBER VOICES DEMAND FOR OUR SERVICES IN BOTTLES, RIGHT AT ABOUT 16% TOTAL DEMAND.

AND WE, THEY BE INTERESTED IN INCREASING THE UTILIZATION, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE RESIDENTS THAT ARE UTILIZING DIFFERENT NON-PROFITS.

AND, UM, WE REALLY AREN'T SEEING THOSE PROGRAMS CONTINUE, UH, GREW AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A LOT OF CHALLENGES.

THERE, YOU HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM TO YOU LATER TODAY TO HELP US ADDRESS STAFF, IS, IS THAT THEY REALLY STRUGGLED TO TRAPS.

YEAH, PROBABLY BECAUSE OF HOW RESTRICTED AND DEMANDING CONTRACT WE HAVE A MISTAKE IS THERE THEY'RE VERY SPECIFIC IN THEIR BACKGROUND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STAFF IDD.

AND, UH, SO THEY REALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO INCREASE OUR STAFFING.

UM, THEY'RE GETTING THEIR FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS AND AS WE HAVE OUR INTERNAL ORANGE GOING ON, AS WE ARE NOT IN CHANNELS, WE HAVE STAGE C MONITORING IDT AS WE SPEAK TODAY, UH, FOR BOTH IDD AND THEN MAYBE STARTED BJ MONITORING, WHICH WILL GO ALONG ON ONE IS CLOSED FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

NEXT TIME, UM, MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS.

I REALLY HAVE TO CHECK, UH, THE EXPERIENCE WITH THAT ARISE.

YOUR TEXAS HEROES IS UP REALLY.

SO THAT'S THE NEWS WITH THEM AND THEY'RE JUST PERFORMING VERY, VERY WELL.

NEXT SLIDE ON AZURE RESOURCES.

UH, ONCE AGAIN, THAT WE'RE ALL IN DEGREED, THEY'RE GOING VERY WELL AND ARRIVED SEVEN HERE, QUALITY PLANNING.

THAT'S A CONTRACT BEFORE,

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NEXT SLIDE, PUBLIC SAFETY NUMBERS ARE IN A NUMBER OF COURSES, NUMBER OF HOURS AND NUMBER SERVED.

UH, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN THAT WAY.

YOU STILL HAVE SOME MAKE UP TO DO.

AS I MENTIONED, AS A RESULT OF COMMUNITIES THAT WERE INVOLVED, RESTRICTING NOT ATTENDING CLASSES.

SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT'S TO YOUR CONTRACT.

SO WE ANTICIPATE OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS, THAT ONE WILL BE IN GREAT SHAPE.

UH, NEXT SLIDE, I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BE VERY PROUD OF WHAT ONE HAS DONE.

UH, THEY ARE ABOVE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF 98% OR 45%, AT LEAST WITH THAT, UH, PERFORMANCE OF MARCELLA AND HER TEAM ARE DOING A GREAT JOB THERE.

AND HIS NAME THING IS TRUE WITH OUR, UH, PAST $3 HAS THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, UH, JUSTICE GRANTS.

YOU WILL NOTE WHERE I SAID, CONTRACTUAL NUMBER OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VISITS IS 25 AND THEY DELIVERED IN THIS QUARTER, 180 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VISITS.

SO A PROFOUND INCREASE MAD, UH, IN DELIVERY.

THE INFORMATION WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT HAD AN AGENDA ITEM 20, 30, 25, AND THEN A HUNDRED.

SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THEY DID WITH THAT ON WEATHERIZATION.

YOU'VE HEARD ME BE CONSERVATIVE ON JULY 21.

HE EXCEEDED OUR CONTRACTION WITH HOMES.

SO THEY REALLY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND.

WE WERE CONTRACTED TO DO 144 AND WE EXCEEDED THAT NINE ADDITIONAL HALLS.

AND IMPORTANTLY, WE BROUGHT IT ON AVERAGE TOSSED FOR HELP, WHICH I DIDN'T EVEN READ, VOLUNTEER AS THE SOFTWARE INVESTMENT WE MADE WAS DONE UNDER $3.

SO A CONSIDERED A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN COST OF ALL OF THE MATERIALS, LABOR THAT WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST YEAR, THAT WE'RE DOWN TO JUST $33 AND 34.

UM, WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A WIDESPREAD PROGRAM.

THE STATE'S NOT GETTING ANY WAIVERS ATTACHED TO THIS, BUT THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS SO WIDESPREAD.

THEY HAVE ISSUES.

SO I HAVE TWO STAFF BECAUSE WE REALLY WORKED HARD TO GET THAT.

UM, UM, AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE TO TURN OUR ATTENTION DOWN LOT 22.

AND WE DO HAVE LIKE UP, I APPRECIATE THAT AMY YANG IS JULIA POST FOR TEXAS HEROES IS BRINGING, UH, RDA.

WE REPRESENTATION EACH 24 MORE HOSTS, AND WE DO HAVE THAT.

WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO COMPLETE THAT CONTRACT ON THE END OF JUNE.

AND I REALLY HAVE TO THINK TO YOURSELF, UH, HOW'S IT GOING FOR YOU BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN GREAT APART FROM SKIING LAST WEEK, ALL THE INFORMATION WE'VE BEEN STUDYING FOR THE CALL HIGH HEELS HELPS.

SO OVERALL, UH, PERFORMANCE IS REALLY IN SHAPE.

AND, UH, I'M VERY PLEASED WITH HOW THE STAFF IS TARGETING THIS VERY DIFFICULT QUESTIONS.

MR. CHAIR, FOR QUESTION FOR MISS DIANE, IS THERE ANYWHERE THAT YOU REPORT, LIKE BY COUNTIES, HOW THIS PROGRAM IS WORKING LIKE THEIR COUNTY? YEAH, GOOD WEATHERIZATION.

YES.

WE PROVIDE THAT REPORT TO THE AREA.

JUDGES BROKEN DOWN AT A NUMBER OF COLUMNS IN EACH ONE, AND WE CAN GET THAT TO YOU.

ONE OF OUR ONGOING CHALLENGES THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH THE JUDGES, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE CONTRACTORS AND THE CHALLENGE IS GETTING CONTRACTORS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, UM, CONSTRUCTION, BUT THEN ALSO, UH, GETTING THEM EVEN THE RURAL AREAS BECAUSE OF SERVICE.

SO, AND WE CONTINUED OUTREACH THERE, BUT NOW WE DO HAVE A GREAT AND, UH, RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ALSO.

DO YOU ALL CERTIFY THE PEOPLE WHO PERFORM THE WORK OR TO, OR SUPPORT THE CERTIFICATION WE SERVE AND SUPPORT OF CERTIFICATION? UM, MOST OF THEM GET THEIR CERTIFICATION FROM SANTA FE COLLEGE AND THEY WERE OUT THERE GETTING THEIR CERTIFICATION.

ONE OF THE FEW PLACES THAT DOES DELIBERATE AND THEN ALSO AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN NATIONAL NASHVILLE LAST WEEK, THERE WAS ADDITIONAL EDUCATION THAT WAS DELIVERED THERE.

SO OUR STAFF ARE CERTIFIED BOTH BEFORE, UM, UH,

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IT REALLY BOTH SIDES OF THAT.

AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVELY WORKING WITH OUR CONTRACTORS TO TRAIN THEM BECAUSE THAT WILL HELP US MOVE MORE HOMES THROUGH THE PROCESS, THESE NEW HOMES IN BEAR COUNTY, OR NO WIDGET THERE ANY WAY WE DELIVER THAT SERVICE AT ALL OR DO CAMP.

SO AREAS IS THE BULK OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF DEMAND AS LONG AS HIS SITE, WHICH DOES MATCH THE POPULATION, THE MAJORITY IS HERE.

SO THE GOAL OF THE MARKETING PROJECT AND FOR YOU IS REALLY HELP US TO WITH, I AM ASKING SO MANY QUESTIONS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY CPS ENERGY HAS A WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM, TOO.

I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE COULD, WE WOULD LOVE BECAUSE, UH, AND WE HAVE TRIED THAT IN THE PAST AND IT DIDN'T GO SMOOTH, PERHAPS IT COULD NOW.

SO WE WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY.

I'LL CALL YOU WORK THERE BECAUSE THE CITY ON THAT, BECAUSE WE DON'T DO REPORTS AND THEY DID, IT WAS A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP.

THEY HAD EVERYTHING, THEY HAD NOT DONE, THAT THEY WERE VERY MUCH LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION UNDER THE VIO.

UM, ALISA GOING TO BE ABOUT FOOD 73 TO $90 TO COME TO TEXAS GOING THROUGH, AS WE UNDERSTAND TODAY, PRIMARILY AS AGENCY ALLOCATION, THAT WILL BE FLOWING BACK OUT TO THEIR GRANTEES.

UM, AS WE UNDERSTAND IT IS THAT IT'S MUCH, MUCH MORE FLEXIBLE BECAUSE BOTH THE TOE PROGRAM AND LIKE ARE VERY DIFFICULT INTEGRATION CRITERIA.

AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT WE THROWING WELL, LIKE THROUGH DOE UH, THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE US MUCH MORE FLEXIBILITY TO DO GROUPS FOR PARENTS TO ADDRESS HER THROUGH HER.

PARENTS NEED TO BE NAKED.

YOU HAVE PATIENTS RIGHT NOW WE CAN'T DO IT.

UM, THIS WILL ALLOW US TO DO THOSE REPAIRS AND MAYBE INVESTMENTS.

YOU HAVE TO TELL THE SOLUTION ISN'T THAT BECAUSE THEY SAY IT MIGHT BE UP TO 16.

STARTS TO FLOW, UH, IN THE EARLY YEARS.

AND REALLY FOCUSING ON TRAINING STAFF TO TELL US, AS YOU HEARD OF MAIN DIFFICULTY IS TO GET THE CERTIFICATIONS.

SO IT'S NOT GOOD TO HAVE MONEY FOR THAT STAFF TO DO IT.

AND I'M AFRAID THAT'S GOING TO BE THE PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THESE BUGS THAT ARE FLOWING AND MONEY YOU'LL BE HERE, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE MANPOWER TO DELIVER SERVICES.

I THINK IN MANY DIFFERENT AREAS, I LOOK AT ALL MY DOING YOUR TRANSPORTATION, THEY'RE OUT, RUNNING TIME FOR THE WORKERS.

SO I THINK THAT'S TO BE A CHALLENGE THAT MANY OF US, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT YESTERDAY.

I JUST HAD A THOUGHT I'D LIKE TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU AND LISA ON KIND OF A PR BLITZ ON THE WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM, NOT JUST TO ACCENTUATE THE SUCCESS STORIES IN THE CITIES WHERE YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT IN THE, IN THE COUNTIES WHO'VE BEEN DOING IT, BUT TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC, UH, TO THINK ABOUT WEATHERIZING THEIR HOMES IN LIGHT OF THE NEW ATTAINMENT STATUS, THE MODERATE ATTAINMENT STATUS, THE HIGHER, UM, YOU KNOW, THE HOTTER TEMPERATURES, UH, PEOPLE ARE GETTING THEIR TAX REBATES BACK RIGHT NOW, AND THEY MAY BE ABLE TO REINVEST SOME OF THAT INTO THEIR HOME, SAVE THEMSELVES ON ENERGY COSTS AS WE GO INTO THE SUMMER MONTHS, UM, AND JUST PREVENT US PERHAPS FROM A POWER RED ISSUE AND AGAIN, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

UM, UH, AND AT LEAST HAS BEEN DOING THOSE KINDS OF, UH, PR UH, CALLS FOR A LONG TIME.

BUT I THINK, UH, MAYBE A JOINT, UH, BLITZ OF PRESS PRIOR TO THESE, YOU KNOW, THE JUNE HOT SUMMER MONTHS WOULD BE A GREAT TIME.

IT WAS A GOOD TIME FOR PEOPLE TO KIND OF THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS INVOLVED IN WEATHERIZATION.

SOMETIMES WE TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

THERE, THERE, THERE ISN'T A WHOLE LOT OF, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EDUCATION THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALLY ACCENTUATE THAT AND THE SAVINGS, UH, TO PEOPLE IN THEIR BILLS, UH, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, PARTICULAR, PARTICULARLY SENIORS ARE HAVING A REALLY TOUGH TIME WITH HIGHER FOOD COSTS, UH, ENERGY COSTS, ET CETERA.

SO I WANNA, I WANT TO WORK WITH YOU TO ACCENTUATE HOW THE PACE PROGRAM NOT ONLY HELPS BUSINESSES, BUT THEN HOW WEATHERIZATION CAN HELP, UH, OUR INDIVIDUALS.

AND IF YOU CAN, IF YOU HAVE THE MEANS TO DO SOME OF THIS, IT CAN REALLY HELP YOUR THANK YOU THAT WELL, REACH OUT TO BOTH OF Y'ALL COMMISSIONER, BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF THE DIALOGUE THAT WE WOULD SEE IN THE JEW DRESSING, THE SUPPLIER SIDE, WE COULD CUT TO ME AND THERE'S TWO PARTS TO THAT EQUATION.

AND I THINK A LOT OF THE MEDIA IS FOCUSING ON THE SUPPLY SIDE AND NOT WHAT WE DO FOR CONTROL OF OURSELVES.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT PEOPLE FOLLOW UP EXTENSIVE FREIGHT NGO.

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NUMBER

[14. Consider and act on the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to execute non-binding Letters of Intent (LOI) with managed care organizations bidding on the HHSC STAR+PLUS managed care product line and enter negotiations with the successful applicants for the provision of services in STAR+PLUS and the STAR+PLUS pilot. - Jacob Ulczynski]

DIDN'T BEEN ABLE TO CALL US THAT WILL BE PROVIDED PAST SEVERAL MONTHS REGARDING, UH, SORRY, STAR PLUS MEDICAID THAT ARE VERGING IN SEPTEMBER.

THE START LAWS, UM, PROGRAM IS, UH, UH, HEALTH SERVICES COMMISSION IS CURRENTLY ACROSS THE STATE.

AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS THE SURPLUS, WHICH IS ITS INDIGENOUS BEST OF LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR THE IDENTITIES POPULATION AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS.

ALL THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION HAS IDENTIFIED AS THEIR VERBAL PATIENTS, WITHOUT THEIR SERVICES.

IT, THERE COUNTIES , OR WE ARE SEEDING CONTRACTS DIRECTLY WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE.

AND THEN WHAT WE CALL SERVICE COORDINATION THAT WE ALREADY PERFORM PURCHASE THE DATA CARE ORGANIZATIONS CONTRACT WITH A LOCAL LIGHTNING.

YOU HAVE TO WORK, UH, BECAUSE MANY OF THE SERVICES OR FUNCTIONS THAT ARE FOREIGN ENTITIES CASE MANAGERS CONDUCT, UH, COMPARED WITH THEIR SERVICE COORDINATORS ARE VERY SIMILAR.

UH, AS FAR AS COORDINATING THE FIRST CARE OF THE INSURANCE CONNECTED WITH MEDICAL PAYMENTS, THEY'RE GETTING THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT THEY NEED LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTERS, BUT WE WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOU TO, UH, SEE THAT APPROVAL, TO ENTER INTO THESE LETTERS OF INTENT, JUST BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE SERVICE OF RIGHT IN THE FUTURE BY NIKE SERVICES, THAT IS, THIS PILOT IS, UM, OR TENANTS.

UM, DEPENDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE PILOT IS OUR EXISTING PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES, TEXAS HOME, LIVING OUT OF COMMUNITY, LIVING ASSISTANCE, WORK SERVICES LIKE MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES, MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAMS WILL ALL BE PROGRESSIVELY CARVED INTO MANAGED CARE.

SO THIS IS A REALLY A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE OF THE FUTURE OF THE SLIPS THAT WE SERVE WITH THAT.

THANK YOU, JACOB, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JACOB ON THIS MATTER? YES.

MAYOR CHAIR, HOW LONG WAS YOUR, YOUR, UH, THE PILOT? YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG THAT WILL BE? YES.

THE PILOT IS LEGISLATIVELY MANDATED TO TAKE PLACE FOR TWO YEARS, UH, FROM BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2023.

UH, AND, UH, JUST TO ADD INTO KIND OF THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT, UH, HHS C'S PROJECTIONS ARE ANYWHERE FROM 12,000 TO 14,000 POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR SERVICE DELIVERY AREA.

SO WE WOULD BE EXPECTING APPROXIMATELY 10,000 INDIVIDUALS THAT, UM, UM, ABLE TO ACCESS LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR MANY OF THEM.

SOME FOR THEM PERSONALLY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

ANYBODY ELSE? ALRIGHT.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH APPROVAL MOTION BY MR. SECOND BY JUDGE EVANS.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION HEARING? NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT.

BEFORE I MOVE ON TO ITEM 15, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOMEBODY WALKED IN THIS REAL SPECIAL BOARD, A JUDGE, JIM BARTON JUST CAME IN AND JUDGE BARDEN.

IT'S BEEN AWHILE SINCE WE'VE SEEN YOU.

AND, UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHO YOU LEFT US WITH.

THANKS A LOT.

NOW IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU.

UM, ITEM

[15. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to implement a one-time retention payment for IDD Services case management positions in an amount of $1,000 per employee. - Jacob Ulczynski]

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J JACOB.

GOOD MORNING AGAIN.

UH, SO OUR IDD SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS CONSISTENTLY STRUGGLED WITH THE TURNOVER AMONGST OUR CASE MANAGEMENT STACK.

THIS IS NOT A SITUATION THAT'S UNIQUE TO US.

THIS IS YOUR ACROSS LOCAL IDEA ACROSS THE STATE.

UH, BOTH POPULATIONS WORK WITH, AND AS DIANE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, A VERY PRESCRIPTIVE, UH, CONTRACT WITH THE STATE AS FAR AS, UH, THE REQUIREMENTS THAT OUR STAFF MUST MEET, BUT ALSO THE, THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB, UM, IN ORDER TO MEET THE CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE IN PLACE, UM, WE'VE DONE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK, UH, WITH HUMAN RESOURCES ALREADY ON THE FRONT SIDE FOR RETENTION OR, UH, SORRY, UM, WORKING WITH VERY GOOD RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY, BEING A WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, ALABAMA, TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, UH, TO IMPROVE OUR, OUR MARKET DATA, BRINGING IN POTENTIAL APPLICANTS.

OH, WE'VE ALSO TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT REFERRAL BONUSES AND SIGN ON BONUSES.

AND SO THAT HAS HELPED.

UM, BUT WE CONSISTENTLY HAVE ABOUT A 10% RATE, WHICH IS ANYWHERE FROM PAGE ATTENDED POSITIONS ON AVERAGE, THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

UM, SO WE ARE LOOKING INTO THE LAW FOR THIS POTENTIAL BONUSES AND A WAY TO MAINTAIN OUR EXISTING STAFF, UM, AT THE $1,000 PER EMPLOYEE LEVEL.

AND THAT WOULD COME OUT TO A, NOT TO EXCEED OUR 117,000, OR WE DO HAVE THE FUNDING OR THE RESTRICTED FUND BALANCE TO SUPPORT THOSE RETENTION.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I WANT TO THANK, UH, THE, THE STAFF FOR MAKING THIS RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD.

THESE POSITIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR FAMILIES THAT HAVE A LOT OF STRESS AS IT IS, AND THESE POSITIONS HELP ALLEVIATE THAT STRESS AND GET FOLKS INTO BENEFITS THAT THEY'RE, UH, QUALIFIED FOR.

AND, UH, I MOVE APPROVAL OF, UH, A, A BONUS OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A RETENTION.

HOW SECOND WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND, AND WE HAVE, SO WITH THE RETENTION, UM, OF ONE BONUS OF $1,000, IS THERE ANYTHING TIED TO A, TO MAKE THEM STAY LONGER? I MEAN, CAN THEY RECEIVE THE BONUS AND THEN LEAVE? UH, THEY WOULD, UM, WE, WE HAD NOT INTENDED TO TIE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL TO THAT.

UM, HOWEVER, UH, I THINK THE FOLKS THAT WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE, UM, ARE, ARE, UH, HAD ALREADY BEEN THERE ALREADY, UH, PLANTING INTO THIS HARVEST.

THIS IS JUST IN A REALLY HELP OUR FOLKS THAT INTENSIVE STICK WITH US.

UM, ASH WAS EASIER.

JACOB, HOW MANY, UH, POSSESSIONS WERE WE TALKING ABOUT? UH, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, NO MORE THAN 117 POSITIONS THAT EXPENDITURES SHAPED INVESTMENT.

IS, IS THERE ANY REQUIREMENT TO LINK THE TIME SERVED TO GET THE RETENTION PAYMENT OR JUST AS LONG AS THEY'RE EMPLOYED ON THE DAY YOU ISSUE IT OUT OR WHAT? UH, WE WERE LOOKING AT INDIVIDUALS THAT HAD BEEN HERE A YEAR AND TALKING TO, UH, SO, UM, BASED OFF OF, UM, THE END OF CALENDAR YEAR 21 BOOKS THAT, UH, THAT CAME ON BOARD DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

AND THEY'RE STILL HERE IN THIS MEANTIME, UM, LOOK AT THE DETAIL BASED ON SALARY AND COMPENSATION STUDY OR COMPARISON, KNOW THESE EMPLOYEES PAID TO THE MARKET RATE FOR THESE KINDS OF CASE MANAGEMENT POSITIONS.

UM, WE HAVE LOOKED AT IT, WE DID INCREASE OUR BASE RATES, UH, THIS JANUARY.