Jan 18, 2023 Executive Committee

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YES.

GOOD MORNING.

MORNING, UH,

[1. Meeting called to Order - Chairman Jim Teal The AACOG Executive Committee is meeting in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code (Open Meetings Act). As such, the Executive Committee 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.]

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18TH, 2023.

LET'S CALL US MEETING, UH, YOU WANNA SWEAR IN NOW OR DO WE WANT DO ROLL CALL? LET'S DO ROLL CALL.

GOOD MORNING.

HOW YOU MORNING, JUDGE KALEY? HERE, JUDGE TEAL.

HERE.

MAYOR CONTRERAS.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER CLAY FLORES.

HERE.

MAYOR DA LEON.

HERE.

JUDGE EVANS.

HERE.

COUNCILMAN ROCHA GARCIA IS EXCUSED.

MR. ER PRESENT? JUDGE HEKE.

HERE.

MAYOR SCHRADER.

JUDGE WHITLAND.

WE DO HAVE A FORM.

THANK YOU, SUSAN.

ALL RIGHT.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, SIR.

NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, JUDGE.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

IEM

[4. Installation of the 2023 AACOG Board of Directors' Vice Chair. - Mayor Suzanne de Leon, 2022 Nominations Committee Chair]

OKAY, JUDGE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME OUT HERE OR YOU WANT ME TO COME BACK THERE? TELL ME.

YOU AT THE DE MEETING.

I APOLOGIZE.

YES, THAT'S ALRIGHT.

BUT MY WIFE WAS VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND AFTER ME, JUDGE SOLEMNLY SWEAR, AFFIRM SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CHAIRMAN.

OF THE OFFICE OF VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE OFFICE OF VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, THE ALAMO AREA COUNSEL OF GOVERNMENTS.

AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, WILL TO THE BEST OF PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES COMMITTEE CHAIR.

YOUR DUTIES ARE FINALLY DONE.

[5. 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 Veternas 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]

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS THE MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

YES, WE'RE AT GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS AND WELCOME.

WE'RE DELIGHT TO HAVE YOU, MEMBERS, EXECUTIVE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THANK YOU.

YOU ALL KNOW COMMITTEE AND THEN REVIEWING, UH, HIGH EVALUATIONS.

WE HAVE EXTRA TODAY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND UH, AS GOING ON, IT'S VERY BUSY.

I TO UPDATE YOU ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES THAT WE MADE FOR THIS YEAR AND NOW SOME, UM, PROMOTIONS AND A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR ORGANIZATION.

SO JOHNSON HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO A SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM SERVICES.

SO SHE'S CONTINUING TO OVERSEE THE BILL AND, AND, UM, HR AND SHE'S TO THE GENERAL COUNCIL FOR THOSE FUNCTIONS.

AND SHE'S A REPORTS TO ME THE REMAINDER OF THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE POINT TO HER.

AND THEN JACOB, DIRECTOR HUMAN SERVICES, NOT ONLY I, BUT ALSO IT'S THE SAME CUSTOMERS AND SOME PROGRAMS REALLY OVERLAP.

EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

UM, GREAT LENON.

WE'VE CREATED A NEW ROLE FOR RICK AND HE'S DIRECTOR OF SERVICES TO REALLY VISIT, UH, PRIMARILY WITH THOSE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES THAT NOT OWNERS, UH, REALLY EMPHASIZING SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND NOT MEMBERS AND SOME OUR SMALLER CITIES.

SO HE WILL BE REALLY FOCUSING AND WORKING ON SHARING THE NEWS AND THE BENEFITS OF WHAT STATE CAN DO AND HOPEFUL MEMBERS IN THOSE TWO SEGMENTS.

SO JACOB WAS PROMOTED.

WE HAVE DIRECTOR OF I AND LUCY AND BEEN PROMOTED TO

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CLINT IS VERY, VERY HAPPY BECAUSE HE NO LONGER HAS OVERSIGHT OF IT.

YOU JUST, THERE IS A GOD IS GOD AND BRING JACOB AND BRANDON HAVE REALLY GOOD BACKGROUNDS IN IT.

AND I ASKED, WHY DON'T YOU JUST THINK ABOUT MOVING IT? AND HE GOES.

AND THEN, UH, THAT LOCK'S GONNA BE RETIRED IN MARCH.

SO SHE'S BEEN WITH THIS AGENCY A VERY LONG TIME AND IT'S GONNA LEAVE A BIG HOLE FOR US.

UH, BUT, UH, JANICE, DENISE HAS, WAS POSTED AND THEN INTERVIEWED AND SELECTED OUR JOHN TORRES, UH, WILL BE HER REPLACEMENT.

SO THEY'RE WORKING ON TRANSITION NOW.

SO BEEN JANUARY, FEBRUARY, AND MARCH, REALLY TRANSITIONING OVER THE DUTIES OF THE CONTROLLER.

SO PLEASE JOIN ME.

CONGRATULATE JOHN.

EVERYONE ELSE THAT HAS BEEN PROMOTED, UM, THEY'RE VERY PLEASED THAT OVER IN WEATHERIZATION, THE COMPLETE CERTIFICATION, UH, COURSE AND EXAM, UM, AND PASSED AS A WEATHERIZATION INSPECTOR.

WE NOW HAVE THREE WEATHERIZATION QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTORS ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.

WE'RE NOT HAVING ANY, SO THE HAVE THREE ARE PLEASED.

UM, KARINA, UH, AZA AND I B D HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES TO SERVE THE MEMBER OF HER COMMITTEE RESIDENTIAL PRACTICES.

SO SHE'S GONNA REALLY BE ABLE TO ADVISE D AS AN IMPACT ON CONTRACTED FOSTER CARE SERVICES.

IT'S A GREAT COMPLIMENT FROM HER ABILITY AND I'LL BE GOOD FOR AK TO HAVE HER THERE.

MOVE ON TO AGING.

UH, WE REALLY ARE CONTINUING TO STABILIZE THE INCREASES IN THE MEALS THAT ARE BEING SERVED IN COMPLICATE SITES, UH, AS THE, JUST ABOUT ALL WE NOW.

SO WE'RE MUCH MORE RECEIVING OUR NORMAL ACTIVITIES HERE, THE WHOLE DELIVERY MEALS IN ALL HANDS.

UM, DURING MEDICARE REENROLLMENT, OCTOBER, DECEMBER, OUR STEP IS REALLY BUSY, UH, DOING THOSE SEMINARS AND THE EDUCATION.

SO NOW THEY'RE ABLE TO RESUME PRIORITIZING THEIR SERVICES, PARTICULARLY IN THE RURAL AREAS.

THEY SAW A LITTLE BIT MORE IMPACT OF THE MEDICARE, UH, COUNSELING.

SO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO RESUME THAT AND THEY'LL LOOK AT THEIR GOOD COMMUNICATION.

UM, I'M VERY PLEASED THAT WE, I'M NOT PLEASED WE ACADEMY, BUT MIGUEL IS NOT HERE AND I'M VERY PROUD OF WHY HE'S NOT HERE.

HE, UH, AS YOU MAY MEMBER WITH ELECTRIC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, MERCHANT LEADERS, SO HE'S WITH THEM THIS WEEK.

UM, AND SO HE HAS SENT OUT, UM, MEMBER DUE LETTERS AND INVOICES.

AND SO IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

UH, IF THERE'S ANY PARTICULARLY LIKELY OFFICIALS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, WE DID INCLUDE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN THAT INVOICE.

UM, BUT IF THERE'S ANY INFORMATION OR PRESENTATIONS THAT ARE NEEDED, JUST LET US KNOW.

UH, WE WE'RE VERY PLEASE THAT ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID IS GOING INTO THE NEW YEAR, INSTEAD OF AGING MODERNIZATION PART, EACH HAVING THEIR OWN OUTREACH PERSON, UH, EXPECTING THEM TO COVER ALL 13 COUNTIES.

WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD REORGANIZE THAT AND MOVE THE OUTREACH STAFF, OUR PROGRAM UNDER MIGUEL AND GIVE THEM ABOUT THREE TO FOUR COUNTIES TO OUR POPULATION TO FOCUS ON.

SO WE HAVE OUTREACH STAFF, THREE OUTREACH STAFF NOW THAT ARE GONNA BE REALLY WORKING, DEVELOPING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND BEING OUR FACE THAT'S THERE MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY FOR WHETHER ARE ENGAGING.

SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT SHOULD REALLY HELP.

OKAY, SO WE'RE GONNA BE HERE.

SO TO THAT END, JOSEPH BK AND DORIS MARTINEZ HAVE JOINED, UH, TEAM AS OUTREACH STAFF.

AND, UH, WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH EDGEWOOD THIS YEAR.

UM, THE IST ON BOTH AGING I P AND PUBLIC SAFETY, CUZ THEY ARE BRAND NEW MEMBERS.

AND SO I'M VERY PLEASED, UH, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HELP WITNESS TO THE BENEFITS ON MILITARY VETERANS AFFAIRS.

OUR VETERANS DIRECTOR CLOSED DECEMBER WITH 534 ACTIVE CLIENT, WHICH IS, WE'RE GETTING ALMOST 30 REFERRALS A MONTH.

AND WE'RE CASE MAKES ADJUSTMENT IN THIS POPULATION.

OF COURSE SOME WILL MOVE ON TO, UH, MORE ROBUST

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AND THEN WE DO LOSE SOME, UH, WITH THEIR DEATHS.

SO WE'RE RUNNING, WE'RE VERY STABLE.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THAT PROGRAM AND OUR RELATIONSHIP VETERANS HOSPITAL.

IT'S INTERESTING TO ME THAT MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY DON'T HAVE A REALLY CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE VA.

AND WE WORK SO VERY CLOSELY IN ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS. SO IT'S A HUGE BENEFIT FOR US.

AND THAT PROGRAM CERTAINLY IS WONDERFUL SINCE IT IS FUNDING, UH, RISE FUNDS FOR VETS AND THEN WILL FUND TEXAS VETERANS PEOPLE, UH, NATURAL RESOURCES.

AND NEXT, NEXT, UH, NEXT MONTH WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN AIR QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING.

THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING IN AIR QUALITY RIGHT NOW.

UM, IF YOU'RE IN FAIR, JUST IN FAIR, UH, AS YOU REMEMBER, WE'VE UP TO MODERN CLASSIFICATION FOR OZONE, WHICH IS COVERED VERY MUCH MORE STRINGENT, UH, REGULATION, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF, UM, ADMISSION TESTING.

SO THEY'LL HAVE TO START DOING THAT JUST IN THERE.

IT'S GONNA COST PROBABLY AT TC KIDS NOT ACTIVE YET.

THEY'RE ANTICIPATING ACTING, UM, IN THE SPRING, THE FINAL ADOPTION IN NOVEMBER.

BUT IT'S USUALLY RIGHT ABOUT 30 42 IN OTHER COUNTIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO IT.

UM, SO THAT WILL BE COMING.

I REALLY THANK THEM CAUSE THEY'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE MAYOR AND JUDGE WOLF AND ARE INTERESTED IN RECEIVING THAT RELATIONSHIP, JUDGE MOVING FORWARD.

SO THAT'S OUR SIDE OF THE HOUSE, UNFORTUNATELY.

MY PERSONAL COMMENT, UH, THEY'VE ALSO, E EVA HAS ALSO ANNOUNCED ITS INTENT TO LOWER THE PARTICULATE MATTER STANDARD ALSO.

AND THEY HAVE SAID THEY WILL PROBABLY LOWER IT BETWEEN NINE AND 10.

AND THEY HAVE NOT PUBLISHED THAT YET, WHERE WE CHECK EVERY DAY LOG CHECKS EVERY DAY.

WE PUBLISHED AND HASN'T BEEN PUBLISHED.

AND THIS IS GONNA PUT SEVERAL OF OUR MONITORS OUT OF ATTAINMENT.

IT IS SUCH A CHALLENGE FOR US CAUSE WE'RE A HIGH GROWTH AREA.

WE HAVE SO MUCH CONSTRUCTION, WE HAVE SO MUCH ROAD CONSTRUCTION.

SO MUCH CONSTRUCTION.

SO IT REALLY IS GONNA BE A CHALLENGE FOR YOUR AREAS OF GROWTH, CONTROL, PARTICULATE MATTER, UH, THERE WILL BE 60 DAYS OF COMMENT AND WE ANTICIPATE THIS IF IT'S, UH, PUBLISHED THIS MONTH.

WE'LL HAVE, UH, COMMENTS FOR Y'ALL'S REVIEW.

CERTAINLY, UH, ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS ON THAT.

I, UM, THE ACADEMY HAS MET WITH MIGUEL AND THEY'RE REALLY DEVELOPING AN OUTREACH CAMPAIGN, UH, TO REALLY BRING THE BENEFITS OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY TO THE CORPORATE.

UM, CAUSE WE HAVE 19 SPONSORED CADETS IN OUR NEW CLASS, WHICH IS WONDERFUL.

BUT OUR CLASS COLLEGE IS GOING DOWN PROBABLY CAUSE OF THE ATMOSPHERE LAW ENFORCEMENT RIGHT NOW.

BUT WE'RE AT, WE USED TO HAVE ABOUT 38 CADETS AND NOW WE'RE AGING MORE LIKE 28, 29.

SO WE REALLY NEED TO GET THOSE NUMBERS UP.

CERTAINLY DEMAND IS THERE.

UM, WE HAVE OUR REGIONAL SERVICES.

WE HAVE TWO WORKSHOPS SCHEDULED.

THE FIRST IS ON JANUARY 26TH.

THAT'S ON THE CENSUS DATA WORKSHOP.

UH, AND THE THIS HERE WILL BE HERE TO REALLY HELP EDUCATE PEOPLE ON HOW TO EXTRACT AND ACCESS DATA ON DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND HOUSING INFORMATION.

AND, UM, THEN IT'S REALLY INVOLVED, IMPORTANT FOR THOSE THAT APPLY FOR STATE OR FEDERAL GRANTS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO EXTERNAL INFORMATION.

AND THEN THERE'S GONNA BE A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 16TH.

AND THIS IS THE WONDERFUL ONE THAT WE HAD TO RESCHEDULE LAST YEAR, UH, THAT WE WORKED WITH E D ON.

THEY BRING IN VETERAN STATE PARTNERS TO REALLY HELP EDUCATE EVERYONE ABOUT THE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

UM, ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION, RESOURCE RECOVERY.

AND THE FIRST YEAR WE HAVE SOME VACANCIES OF THAT.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE URGING EVERYONE TO LOOK AT YOUR COMMITTEES AND SEE IF YOU NEED TO REPLACE A MEMBER.

AND WEATHERIZATION.

YOU'LL SEE A, THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT LOW ON, UH, THAT'S A CONSCIOUS DECISION.

SOME RULES GET MORE FLEXIBLE IN JANUARY TO WAITING BACK ADOPTION.

AND, UH, IT WILL GIVE US THE ABILITY TO REALLY TAKE CARE OF MORE PARTS OF OUR HOUSE.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

HAVE A BUILDING UPDATE FOR YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS IS VERY CLOSE.

TOLL HAVE OUR REFILL, ELEVATOR, MIDDLE START, OTHER ELEVATOR.

SO WE'LL STILL HAVE ONE ELEVATOR, BUT ONE WE DON'T HAVE TO HOLD BREATH.

I GENERATOR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INSTALLED MUD, BUT THE PUMP, THE WECH, THE RIDGE, SO IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DELIVERED FRIDAY.

AND THEN HOME ELECTRIC AND JUST THAT'S, WE BOUGHT,

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WE ORDERED IT TWO YEARS AGO AND THEN DELAYED A YEAR.

AND THERE'S STILL S NINE OR SYMPTOM.

THAT WAS A GREAT QUARTER.

WE HAVE FINAL LEASE SPACE ON THE THIRD FLOOR, THE THIRD FLOOR PROSPECT TENANT SPACE ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

EVERYONE SAY PRAYER BECAUSE THERE'S A VERY LARGE CONSTRUCTION FIRM THAT IF THERE ARE WE'RE CONTRACT IN JANUARY, THE TECH STOCK, WE'RE GONNA TAKE OUR SIXTH FLOOR.

UH, SO WE'RE REALLY HOPING FOR THAT.

AND THEN, UH, WE HAVE, UH, BEAR COUNTY IS FINALIZING SOME OF THEIR PLANS WITH PLAZA.

SO HOPEFULLY, UH, WE'LL HAVE GOOD NEWS COMING AND WE'LL BE ALMOST FULL.

SO FOR ALL THE WORK QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

[ Consent Agenda]

MINUTES SHALL MOVE.

I'LL SECOND GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.

ANY DISCUSSION? I THINK YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE, UH, APPROVED SIGNATURE LINE.

YES, RIGHT NOW.

YES SIR.

THANK YOU.

WILL DO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? YES, THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? FAREWELL MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

MOVING

[7. Discussion and appropriate action on the recommendation regarding the Year End 2022 financial report. - Julio Elizondo A. Dashboard B. Balance Sheet C. Revenue and Expenditures D. Administrative Budgets E. Quarterly Investment Report]

NUMBER SEVEN, DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION ON THE RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE YEAR END 2022 FINANCIAL REPORT.

MR. ZAZA.

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

MY NAME IS, I'M YOUR DIRECTOR FOR COUNTY AND TODAY 22 FINANCIALS QUICK.

THIS IS OUR FIRST ITERATION OF OUR FINANCIALS.

UH, WE DO HAVE A PRESENT MAY, JUNE THIS YEAR.

UH, THERE ARE EXPENDITURES THAT TRIPLE IN AFTER THE YEARS FROM, WELL, SORRY.

UM, OKAY.

SO WE BE MORE DETAIL TODAY.

SO THAT WAY CAN GIVE YOU, UH, JUST A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT EACH OF THE METRICS, UM, KIND SYMBOLIZES WE'LL GO.

OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, BOTH BALANCE SHEETS AND STATEMENT REVENUE, EXPI DETAIL HERE.

WE DASHBOARD, THAT'S A LITTLE, I'M NOT SURE WHY.

NO WORRIES.

I GOT THE PAPER HERE.

SO, UH, UP IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, I KNOW LITTLE TO YOU HAVE PACKET IN YOUR AGENDA TODAY SCREEN, BUT IN THE BOTTOM, UH, TOP RIGHT ON TOP LEFT, WE HAVE A PERCENTAGE EARNED IN SPENCE.

UH, THIS IS JUST KIND OF A SNAPSHOT OF WHERE ANNUAL BUDGET WAS FOR THE YEAR TOTAL BUDGET, AS WELL AS WHAT WE ACTUALLY EARNED IN EXPENSE, UH, ACROSS SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS. UM, EXCLUDING OUR ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGETS.

THE NEXT SHOULD TAKE THE THERMOMETER METRIC, WHICH IS KINDA VISUAL THE SAME, UH, JUST A VISUAL.

UH, NEXT ON THE RIGHTS IS OUR MONTHLY OR ANNUAL TREND OF OUR ACTUAL EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

BY BY MONTH.

THE CASH METRIC MEASURES AT THE END OF EACH MONTH.

UH, YOU CAN SEE WHERE OUR CASH INVESTMENTS TOTALS ARE COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS.

IN ADDITION TO, UH, COMPARISON OF THE MONTH BEFORE, UH, TO THE RIGHT OF THAT WATERFALL METRIC, WHICH IS OUR YEAR DATE BUDGET WAS.

AND THEN ANY SHORTFALL OR, OR, UM, OVERAGES THAT WE HAD OUR PROGRAM TO GET STORE WHERE OUR, WE SAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR ON AN ACTUAL NOTE.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR CHANGE METRIC, WHICH IF YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH AN INCOME OR INCOME STATEMENT KIND WHERE WE END THE YEAR, UH, ADDING TO FUND BALANCE OR THE USE OF FUND BALANCE.

AND DOWN ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT TO, UM, SPEEDOMETER METRICS ARE FOUR H ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.

UM, 61 90 DAYS OVER 90, I WILL GET TO GET MORE DETOX.

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I SAID MONTHS PAST BUDGET.

DO YOU EVER HAVE OUR COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS? UH, AT THE END OF DECEMBER, WE DID HAVE 2.3 MILLION SLIGHT INCREASE LAST YEAR.

UH, THIS WAS DUE FIXED ASSETS AS WELL.

AND ANOTHER OF OUR JUST MORE SUMMARIZED VIEW, YOU CAN SEE WELL, AND WE HAVE A OF OUR FUND FUNDS, UH, IT'S IDEA WHERE WE SAT AT THE END OF DECEMBER.

IN BOTH OF THOSE CATEGORIES, UH, IN COMPARISON THE LAST MONTH AS WELL AS AT THE END OF DECEMBER LAST YEAR.

OUR CASH INVESTMENTS, UH, AGAIN, THIS ONE LOOKS, I'M NOT IN YOUR MUCH BETTER, UH, OPERATED WILL.

OUR TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT THE END.

INVESTMENTS AT THE END, 5.2 MILLION.

AND IN DECEMBER ONE IT WAS FOUR POINT INCREASE.

UM, OUR INVESTMENT SUMMARY, WHICH IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT.

UH, HERE WE HAVE A, ALL OF OUR MARKET AS WELL AS, UH, INVESTMENTS IN OUR INVESTMENT POOL, LONESTAR, OUR CDS, AS WELL AS THE RATES THAT DID ANY, ANY INTEREST EARNED.

WE DO HAVE A CD THAT WAS, IS COMING UP.

UM, UH, THAT'S DUE FOR ANOTHER, UM, THAT IS DUE FOR NEW CD.

SO WE DEFINITELY NEW RATES FROM S SPC.

UH, THEY'RE VERY, WE RECEIVING IN OUR, WE LOCKED UP ANOTHER SIX MONTH PERIOD, WHAT I MENTIONED EARLIER, A VERY IMPORTANT METRIC.

SO YOU CAN SEE HERE THE TOP THREE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE CUSTOMER THAT WE HAVE.

BOTH, UM, HHS FROM THE ALAMO AND RIVERSIDE, AS WELL AS THE IP.

SO OVER THE 90, YOU CAN SEE IT'S 909 80 9,000.

WE DID RECEIVE A VERY LARGE PAYMENT OF JUST UNDER 2 MILLION, UH, IN THE FIRST, IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY.

THAT CLEARED UP THE MAJORITY OF THIS.

AND IT WAS, UH, THE MAJORITY OF IT THAT WAS TIED UP WAS DUE TO CLOSE, UH, 22 GRANTS.

SO LOT OF THAT CLEARED UP THAT YOU WON'T SEE THAT IN NEXT MONTH'S PRESENTATION.

AND ON THE TM HP SIDE, UH, A LOT OF THOSE CLAIMS OVERNIGHTING CAN STILL BEED UNTIL THE RECOMMENDED FOR MY THE OTHER TWO TEXT, WHICH, UH, HAS 2 62 OVERNIGHT OF DECEMBER.

UH, WE DID RECEIVE A PAYMENT OF 2000 ON ONE 12.

UH, THAT CLEARED THE MAJORITY OF THAT OVER 90 AND THE REMAINDER OF THAT DATE BILL LAST WEEK.

UM, C WHICH IS NINE ONE, UH, WE RECEIVED 60 3090 QUARTERLY.

SO THAT HOPEFULLY STATEMENTS OF REVENUE EXPENDITURES.

UM, YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT OUR TOTAL REVENUES, UH, WERE ABOUT 74.9 MILLION, UH, SLIGHT UN UNDER FROM WHAT OUR BUDGET FIGURE EXPENDITURES.

74.5 EXPENDITURES GIVEN US POSITION FROM EXP 8,000, WHICH WAS OVER WHAT WE ORIGINALLY PREDICTED WE WERE.

AND I'LL GO INTO LITTLE MORE DETAIL, WHICH PROGRAMS, UH, SHORT AND WELL BUDGET.

UH, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, GENERAL FRONT ADMINISTRATION DID COME OVER BUDGET UNDER THOUSAND, UH, EARLIER IN THE YEAR.

I WILL, UH, PRESENT THAT WE HAD AN ERROR IN OUR BUDGETING, UH, FOR ASSURE TMS, UM, THAT AMOUNT WAS BUDGETED SLIGHTLY LOWER, UH, THAN IT CONTRACTUAL AMOUNT, UH, CAUSING THAT VARIANCE.

SO THIS WAS CORRECTED IN THE 20 BUDGET SCHEME.

THIS GOING FORWARD, ALAMO AGING, UH, DID FALL SHORT.

THERE'RE UNDER 666,000 DUE.

TWO, TWO AREAS THAT MAKE MAIN CONCERN.

NUTRITION DID CARRY FORWARD 500,000.

SO FY 23 BUDGET.

UH, WE ARE AWAITING FINAL, UH, VALIDATION FROM HS TO GIVE US, TO GIVE US, UH, FINAL NUMBERS ON WHAT USE THOSE TOTAL BE.

SO WE MAY BE BRINGING BACK A BUDGET TO TO YOU ON JULY, DEPENDING ON WHAT, UH, HHS SAYS.

VERY, VERY SIMILAR STORY.

THEY FELT.

2.6 MILLION

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THEY DID PROGRAM, UH, PURCHASE, UH, SOME BUSES USING, UH, THREE 65,000 FACTOR, UH, MARCH, APRIL TIMEFRAME.

AND THEY USED UNRESTRICTED FUNDS OF THAT IN ADDITION PROGRAM.

DID PUSH THEIR TRADITIONAL 23 FUNDING TO THE START OF THIS YEAR, UH, TO HELP WITH, UH, A SOME OF THE EXPENSES THAT BUDGET.

UH, THEY DID USE THOSE RESTRICTED FUNDS THAT THEY DID, UM, UH, RECEIVE FROM AR AND, UH, CHRIS EARLIER IN THE YEAR.

SO THAT'S WHEN THE OFFSET CAME FOR THE, FOR THE YEAR MILITARY VETERANS AFFAIRS.

YEAR DATE REVENUE FOR POINT MILLION ABOVE BUDGET.

THIS, UH, SURPLUS OF 1.7 MILLION.

UH, THIS IS PRIMARILY DUE VETERANS DIRECTED.

UM, AGAIN, THAT HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL THIS YEAR.

AND IN TURN THEY HAVE HELP THAT, THAT FUNDING, THAT SURPLUS FUND, UH, HOMES TEXAS, RIGHT FOR EVENTS, UH, WHERE WE LOST FUNDING FROM THE 20 20 20 ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION, OUR YEAR TO DAY EXPENDITURES, UH, BUDGET 6,000.

THIS WAS DUE TO THE TCU GRANTS.

UH, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS EXPECTED TO MEET THEIR OBLIGATION FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR.

AS THIS WE FELL SHORT OUR BUDGET, THIS CARRIED FORWARD TO BUDGET.

I THEY WERE BELOW BUDGET ON THE REVENUE 403,000, WHICH PLAY A LARGE PART IN THE 670,000, UH, AGAIN, THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR FOR THE YEAR.

THEY HAD, UM, THEY HAD ISSUES, THOSE MEDICAID REVENUES, UH, WHICH WAS SO VACANCIES IN THE PROGRAM.

UH, IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY DID PAYOUT APPROXIMATELY IN BONUSES FOR THE YEAR, RESOURCES BELOW BUDGETS, UH, 349,000.

THIS WAS DUE TO THE DEER GRANTS.

SO THE ORIGINAL, UH, RECIPIENTS NO LONGER COMMITS.

AND SO THEY'RE FOR REPLACEMENT RECIPIENT AND, UM, THEY WILL BE BRINGING THE NEXT YEAR.

SO MUCH REPORT THERE.

THEY DID EXCELLENT.

GOOD MAJORITY OF THEIR BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGETS.

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THESE ARE ALSO KNOWN AS INDIRECT.

UH, OUR YEAR DAY BUDGET WAS FOUR, AND WE CAME UNDER THAT 4.6 TO ABOUT 5%, WHICH WAS NEEDED FOR OUR POINT 23, UH, INDIRECT BUDGETS BECAUSE WE, IN OCTOBER, THAT CONCLUDES PRESENTATION.

ASK QUESTION.

ANY QUESTIONS? I, I DO GO BACK TO COUNCIL SEEABLE, LIKE HH, H H S C T M P 558 UNBILLED.

THAT'S THE CURRENT ONE.

UM, THAT WOULD BE THE CURRENT MONTH.

ANYTHING THAT'S UNBILLED IS TYPICALLY THE CURRENT MONTH ACTIVITY.

SO IT'S PUT AT THE END OF DECEMBER, BUT IT'S BEEN BILLED.

OKAY.

IN THE FOOTNOTE OF THE STATUS, OVER 90 CLAIMS STILL BE REBUILDED LESS RECOMMENDED FOR WRITE OFF.

ARE WE GONNA WRITE OFF? SO FOR TM H P? YEAH.

YES.

UM, THAT IS DEFINITELY CASE PORTION OF, UH, OF HHS I BELIEVE.

SO CLAIMS THAT TYPICALLY, UM, GO OVER 90 DAYS AND CONTINUE TO BE.

DO WE DO WE TYPICALLY WRITE OFF QUITE A BIT, SIR, OUR WRITEOFFS, UH, REQUIRE BOTH JACOBS AND MY APPROVAL AND WE'LL BE GLAD TO GET YOU A SUMMARY OF THOSE FOR THE YEAR.

BUT THEY'RE USUALLY MINIMAL.

USUALLY IT'S A LITTLE, KINDA LIKE OUR OWN INSURANCE WHERE YOU GET A LITTLE DAB THAT THEY DON'T COVER, UH, IS USUALLY WHAT IT IS.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART THEY ARE COVERED AND IT'S A VERY, YOU ALL KNOW MEDIC, VERY TEDIOUS PROCESS.

BUT FOR NEXT, OR FOR NEXT WEEK, WE'LL ADD TO THE PRESENTATION, UH, THE WRITE OUTS FOR THE PAST YEAR.

SO THANK YOU THAT CONCLUDE THAT.

I THINK, I THINK BETTER KNOW THAT.

OKAY, VERY GOOD.

WE'LL INCLUDE THAT GOING FORWARD EVERY MONTH WE'LL INCLUDE THE WRITE-OFFS.

YES.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UM, WE'LL MOVE ON.

MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, WHICH IS TO

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EXCUSE ME.

WE NEED ACTION.

WE NEED TO APPROVE THIS.

YES.

SO I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT, TO SEND IT ON TO THE MAIN BOARD, A SECOND AND A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE OF THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE GENERAL BOARD MEETING NEXT WEEK.

CONTINUE AGENDA OR REGULAR.

PARDON ME FOR INTERRUPTING.

NO, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR INTERRUPTING.

UH, PARDON.

BILL BOARD.

BILL BOARD.

OKAY.

FULL BOARD BILL BOARD BECAUSE IT'S THE YEAR END.

SO ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

OPPOS.

[8. Consider and act upon on the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to enter into various contracts for infrastructure improvements to the Titan Building and Titan Plaza and to enter into a long term loan agreement with the State Energy Conservation Office (“SECO”) to fund the improvements in an approximate amount of $1,765,000. – Cliff Herberg and Saleem Khan, P.E., TEESI Engineering]

UH, AND TO ENTER INTO LONG-TERM LOAN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE, UH, TO FUND THE IMPROVEMENTS IN AN APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $1,765,000.

MR. HERBERG, THERE YOU'RE GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE.

FORWARD.

THOSE, THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT RECALL OR ARE NEW TO THE COMMITTEE, UH, SINCE WE PURCHASED THE BUILDING, I WANT TO GO THROUGH JUST A BRIEF HISTORY.

AND THAT IS THAT, UH, WE CLOSED ON THE BUILDING, I BELIEVE IN APRIL 21, AFTERWARDS, TWO, TWO AND HALF YEARS OF PURCHASE AND, AND MOVING IN.

AND, UM, BUT DECIDED TO EXERCISE THE OPTIONS TO PURCHASE THE BUILDING.

THAT WAS APRIL.

I SAID THE TIME THAT WE DID THE BUILD, THE PURCHASE, WE KNEW THAT THE BUILDING WAS, UM, STILL EQUIPPED WITH ITS ORIGINAL EQUIP.

UM, THE, WHAT I BELIEVE ARE CALLED B BOXES, WHICH IS THE AIR DISTRIBUTION CENTER HERE THAT YOU, SHE MIGHT NOTICE FOR SOME OF YOU THIS, THIS ROOM IS EXTREMELY COLD, UH, OR THE ROOM NEXT DOOR MAY BE EXTREMELY HOT.

UH, AND BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS, UH, THE DAMS THAT ARE IN THESE BOXES ARE COLD AND, AND SOME FROZEN SHUT, SOME OPEN.

SOME OF THEM DON'T RESPOND TO THE NU THAT YOU SEE ON THE, IN THE THERMOSTATS.

AND SO WE HAVE THAT HAS SOME, AS I SAID, ORIGINAL EQUIP, ORIGINAL CHILLERS, WHICH ARE ACTUALLY WORKING WELL, BUT VERY EFFICIENT AND BEYOND THEIR SERVICE LIFE.

THEY'RE ON, I GUESS APPROXIMATELY 35 YEARS OR SO OLD.

AND SO THEY'RE BEYOND THEIR SERVICE LIFE.

AND AS I SAID, THEY'RE VERY ENERGY AND AND EFFICIENT.

AND THIS, I SHOULD SAY, I ALSO HAVE BE MR. WHO IS OUR ENGINEER ON THE PROJECT, TO GIVE YOU SOME MORE THE FINANCIAL DETAILS AND THE, AND THE, UH, THE NITTY GRITTY OF PROJECT, THE ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT THAT SUFFICE IT TO SAY OUR OUR ENERGY EXPENSE EXPENDITURES ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE PART OF MAINTAINING THE BUILDING.

UH, AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING TO A PROGRAM TO UPGRADE THE SPECIFICALLY.

AND, UH, SOME OF YOU ARE INTERESTED MENTIONED, PARTICULARLY NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS THAT ARE INTERESTED HOW THIS PROGRAM, YOUR COUNTIES AND YOUR, YOUR JURISDICTIONS, AND SO TO TELL YOU ABOUT, BUT IS THE STATE OF THE CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICE PHONE PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO LOW GLOBAL GOVERNMENTS, PROVIDES LONG TERM, UH, 2% LOANS.

SO IT'S A, UH, VERY PROJECT FOR US.

AND THE BENEFIT FOR I THINK, UH, MOST OF THE, OF THE PROGRAM IS THAT IT REQUIRES THIRD PARTY SEEK A REVIEW TO VALIDATE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSUMPTIONS.

THIS ISN'T JUST YOUR STAFFORD OR A TEAM OF CONTRACTORS FOR RESIGNATION.

SICO REVIEWS THESE PROJECTS AND MAKE SURE THAT ASSUMPTIONS ARE VALIDATED TO ENSURE THAT THE PROGRAM PROJECT IS FINANC DOWN PAY FOR ITSELF WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME.

UH, IN THIS CASE, OUR PROJECT WOULD CALL FOR, UH, 2% LOANS.

LOANS THAT PAYS FOR ITSELF OVER 12.8 YEARS.

AND SECCO, UH, AND TALKING TO THEM MAY ROUND TO A 13 YEAR LOAN IS WHAT WE WOULD BE, UH, SIGNING OFF ON IF THIS PROGRAMS APPROVED AT A FIXED RATE.

YES, 2%.

AND, UH, I MIGHT ADD MR WILL TELL YOU IF ASSUMPTIONS IN THE PROJECT, BUT UH, THE PROGRAM IS WE HAVE ALLOCATED 7.765 MILLION ALLOCATED.

OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ALL THAT MONEY.

AND WE'RE, IF, IF WE WERE DOING THIS LAST YEAR WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROJECT, PLEASED TO TELL YOU THAT

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NOW WITH THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND THE COST, UH, LET'S JUST SAY WE'RE HOPEFULLY OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'LL BRING IT IN UNDER THAT COST.

AND, UH, BUT, UH, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GONNA COMMIT TO SOMETHING AND THAT WITHOUT YOUR APPROVAL.

SO YOU APPROVE THIS PROJECT AS IS.

UM, SO AS I SAID, SICO REFUSED THE PROGRAM.

MAKE SURE THAT THE PROJECT PAYS FOR ITSELF REVIEWABLE TIME AND THE SYSTEMS THAT WOULD BE UPGRADE HERE.

UH, THIS IS A TURNKEY PROJECT.

WE HAVE THE BENEFIT OF MR. HIS TEAM'S ASSISTANCE.

AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE FANTASTIC WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS TEAM.

BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE IN CONDUCTING THE, UH, ENERGY AUDIT, WHICH IS KNOWN AS AN INVESTMENT GREAT AUDIT.

I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN THE PAST.

SOME OF YOU MEMBERS WHO MAY RECALL, UM, BRIEFINGS ON THIS AND, UH, WE'VE HAD A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE, POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING IN WITH HIM.

THIS TEAM, IT WOULD BE A TURNKEY PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES OF COURSE, MANAGEMENT, INSTALLATION, WHAT THEY CALL THE COMMISSIONING OF THE SYSTEMS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE FUNCTIONING TUNED IN.

WE WOULD BE REPLACING ONE OF THE CHILLERS.

UH, WE HAVE TWO CHILLER SYSTEM.

WE WOULD BE REPLACING ONE CHILLER, UH, WHICH WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO RUN THE BUILDING AS IT'S WITH THE ORDERED CHILLER AS A STANDBY BACKUP CHILLER, THE ENERGY MANAGE SYSTEM, WHICH, UM, I DIDN'T QUITE APPRECIATE THIS UNTIL I'VE EARNED THIS.

EVEN THOUGH I'VE MENTIONED ALL OF THESE PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS OF THESE DAMPERS, THEY DON'T WORK WORTH THE DAM EVEN IF THEY'RE WORKING PHOTOGRAPHY BECAUSE WE HAVE SOFTWARE THAT MANAGES THEM.

WELL, THE SOFTWARE THAT WE HAVE IS OUTDATED, NO LONGER SUPPORTED.

UH, IT DOESN'T HAVE THE MODERN FUNCTIONS OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

SO THIS, THIS PROJECT WOULD, WOULD, UH, IMPLEMENT A NEW ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH IS, AS I SAID, SOFTWARE ACCESSIBLE TO THE OFS.

IT WOULD REPLACE THE VD BOXES THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.

I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT THEY'RE SET BOXES THAT RETROFITTED REPLACES NECESSARY.

IT'S POSSIBLE TO PUT NEW, NEW SENSORS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

UM, AND IT WOULD ALSO VERY REPLACE ALL OF THE ENERGY INNOVATION, MINING.

UH, AND SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE THE, UH, OLD STYLE RESIDENCE.

AND SO THIS WOULD ALL GO TO, UH, AND I SHOULD SAY CURRENTLY IN THE PAST IN PARTS OF THE BUILDING AND IN THE PLAZA THAT HAVE BEEN REMODELED, WE HAVE THE OLD CRESCENT MINING.

UH, WHEN WE DID OUR NEW, UH, OCCUPA FOURTH AND FIFTH FLOORS, UH, OFFICES DOWN HERE, THEY WERE, THEY WERE PLACED WHEN, UH, OFFICES RECONFIGURED.

THEY WERE REPLACED WITH L E D LIGHTING.

BUT FOR INSTANCE, THIS BUILDING CONFIGURED THE FOOTPRINT VERY MUCH.

AND SO IT HAS THE OLD LIGHTING.

SO THAT WOULD ALL BE, UM, AS I SENT OUT, THE FUNDS ARE RESERVE FOR THE AMOUNT OF 1.765 MILLION APRIL OVER 13 YEARS.

AND, UM, AS I SAID, WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THE FULL AMOUNT AND WE CAN, IF WE DO COME IN UNDER BUDGET, UH, OF COURSE WE WOULD REDUCE THE LOAN.

AND, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MR. COMMON IS GONNA STRESS YOU, I THINK, AND YOU, THE ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE MADE TODAY THAT ARE IN YOUR PACKET, UM, ARE BASED ON THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE BUILDING, MEANING THE OCCUPANCY LOAD.

SO THE PROJECT PAY FOR ITSELF AS IS, EVEN THOUGH THE BUILDING IS NOT FULLY OCCUPIED.

ONCE WE GET TO THAT INCREASE, WE'RE GONNA SEE, OF COURSE THE USE WILL GO UP IF MORE PEOPLE COME IN, BUT POSSIBLE WILL BE LOWERED THROUGH THESE EFFICIENCIES THAT ARE CHEAP.

SO THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT ARE BENEFITS.

AND SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO, MR. COTTON, AS A BRIEF PRESENTATION.

HE IS WITH TEXAS ENERGY ENGINEERING SERVICES.

UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE EXCITED TO WORK WITH HIM, HIS TEAM ON IS THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT IN AT LEAST 48, I SAY AT LEAST KNOW AT THE TIME, WE CONTRACTED WITH HIM PROPOSAL, UH, HIS 48 SUCCESSFUL CCO PROJECTS, COMPLETELY SENSITIVE, BUT HE HAS A EXPERIENCED TRACK RECORD.

THESE PROJECTS, AS I SAID, WE'RE EXCITED TO WORK WITH HIM.

SO WITH THAT, MR. HONG AND MR. KHAN COMES UP.

I'LL SAY JUST TWO QUICK THINGS.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH PACE, THIS IS THE PACE PROGRAM FOR GOVERNMENTS.

CUZ AS YOU KNOW, PACE CANNOT BE USED BY GOVERNMENTS.

SO THIS IS THE, THAT SAME PROGRAM FOR GOVERNMENTS UNDER THE STATE CONTROLLER'S OFFICE.

AND THE ONE GOOD THING IS, UH, THE ENERGY AUDIT IS PROVIDED TOTALLY FREE

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SO IT'S A TREMENDOUS BENEFIT CUZ IF WE WERE TO NOT, THEN IT A $25,000 BILL.

SO IT'S A VERY NICE BENEFIT OF WORKING WITH CICO, UH, IN ORDER TO REALLY FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS THAT YOU NEED.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. COLLINS.

THANK, THANK YOU.

MORNING.

THANK YOU.

I THINK WE COVERED EVERYTHING AND I WAS SPEAKING, BUT I'LL TAKE, UH, FEW MINUTES AND GO SOME OF THE PROGRAMS. WHAT I WANTED TO VERY QUICKLY INTRODUCE, UH, THE LONESTAR PROGRAM.

JUST GIVE A BACKGROUND, LEMME SEE IF THIS WORKS.

SO THE TEXAS LOAN PROGRAM WAS ACTUALLY IN 1989, AND IT WAS A RESULT OF THE EXXON OVERCHARGE SETTLEMENT FUND.

SO PART OF THAT FUND THAT CAME TO THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHATEVER EFFICIENCY, THE STATE OF TEXAS AT THAT POINT TIME DECIDED TO INVESTING LOAN PROGRAM.

SO THIS IS A LOAN PROGRAM THAT IS AVAILABLE DISTRICTS BASICALLY MONEY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS AND, AND IT KEEPS ON THE, UH, PROCESS BASICALLY.

NOW, IF I, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THEY'VE DONE OVER, I THINK CLOSE TO PROGRAM.

SO FOR FIVE YEARS THIS PROGRAM WAS A, WHAT THEY CALL A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM WHERE WAS WATCHING AND WE WERE PUTTING THE GUIDELINES TOGETHER FIVE YEARS.

IT WAS PROGRAM, ADMINISTRATIVE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

AND ALSO IT IS ADMINISTERED BY SICO.

AT THAT POINT IN TIME, SICO USED TO BE THE GOVERNOR'S ENERGY OFFICE.

THEY WERE WORKING GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND THEN DIFFERENT PLACES.

AND FINALLY THEY SETTLED IN THES OFFICE.

SO IT'S THERE BASICALLY, UM, WHAT IT DOES IS THERE IS MENTION PROVIDE LOW INTEREST LOANS.

2% IS RIGHT NOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

THEY'VE FLUCTUATED THAT OVER THE YEARS, BUT THEY MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT, UH, YOU KNOW, COUPLE YEARS BE THE, FOR THE NEXT FORESEEABLE FEATURE.

UH, AND IT'S AN FIRST COME FIRST BASIS.

SO IT'S AN OPEN ENROLLMENT AT ONE POINT IN TIME IT USED TO BE COMPARATIVE AND UM, APPLICATION ITEMS AND SO FORTH.

SO FORTUNATELY IT'S STILL AN APPLICATION, BUT IT'S, UH, IT'S NOT AS CUMBERSOME.

IT USED TO.

SO AS LONG AS THEIR FUNDS AVAILABLE, BASICALLY THEY'LL, THEY'LL INITIATE THESE LOANS.

UM, THE OTHER THING IS THAT, UH, PART OF WHEN THE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AND LATER ON WHEN IT WAS RELEASE, UH, DOE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A QUALITY CONTROL ASPECT INTEGRATE.

SO THE THIRD PARTY REVIEW THAT, UH, MENTION, UH, DOES THAT AT NO COST BASICALLY TO THE OWNER.

JUST PROTECT MAKING SURE THAT INVESTMENTS ARE GOOD.

SO THAT THIRD PARTY REVIEW DO THE, THE FIRST THAT YOU DO ASSESSMENT GRADE AUDIT, THE ASSESSMENT REPORT STAR AUDIT, THEY PAY FOR ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION PRODUCTS THAT EMPORIUM IS NOT JUST ENERGY.

THEY ALSO, THAT'S WHAT THEY STARTED CALLING UTILITY ASSESSMENT REPORT.

UM, THEN ONCE IT GOES THROUGH THAT PROCESS, I'LL JUST GIVE AN EXAMPLE HAPPEN.

SO WE SUBMITTED THE REPORT WITH THE CALCULATIONS AND SO FORTH.

THEY ASSIGN AN ENGINEER, ENGINEER GOES THROUGH THOSE REPORTS, AND THEN THEY COME TO A SITE WHETHER ASSUMPTIONS AND THE PROJECTS ARE BASICALLY NOT.

SO ONCE THAT IS APPROVED FROM THEM, THEN SQL SENDS OUT, UH, LOAN DOCUMENT BASICALLY THEN THE LOCAL GARDEN BASICALLY OVER THERE.

AND THEN WHEN IT IS EXECUTED BY BOTH SIDES, UH, THEN OFFICIALLY IT IS AN IMPLEMENTATION PHASE OF THE, SO THEN EACH COUNTY, CITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT BASICALLY WILL GO THROUGH A PROCESS OF PROCUREMENT THAT IS SUITABLE FOR THEM.

SO THEY DON'T DICTATE PROCESSES, WHATEVER IS AVAILABLE, GOVERNMENT ENTITY.

SO YOU CAN IMPLEMENT DESIGN, ALL THOSE OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE.

THAT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OVER THERE.

AND THEN THEY MONITOR 50%

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AND THEN THEY SIGN OFF ON THE PRODUCT BASICALLY.

SO THAT'S JUST THE GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE LONESTAR, UH, PROJECT.

QUICK NEXT SLIDE.

SO COMING BACK TO, UH, THE , THE TITAN BUILDING OVER HERE, UH, WE STARTED THIS THING I THINK, I THINK IT WAS IN MARCH AND I MADE MISTAKE, BUT SOMEWHERE THAT, UH, WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS TO THE ASSESSMENT OF THE BUILDING ALMOST FOR 90 YEARS BASICALLY.

UM, AND THEN WE IDENTIFIED CERTAIN PROJECTS THAT QUALIFY FOR THE STAR PROGRAM BASICALLY.

SO IN THAT APP WAS THE LIGHT MENTIONED.

UH, THEN THERE WAS SOME CHILLER REPLACEMENT.

BASICALLY, UH, EMS UPGRADED, UH, YOU ALL HAVE CONTROL IN OTHER WORDS IS GOING ALL THE WAY FROM LOT OF THESE S THAT OVER THERE THAT CONTROLLING THE CONDITIONS OVER HERE.

AND THIS KINDA SYSTEM IS, UH, NOT MAINTAINED BY A LOT OF PEOPLE.

SO USUALLY COSTS MORE.

ALSO IT'S NOT EASY WORK BASICALLY.

SO, SO THAT'S ONE THING OVER THERE.

UH, COMMISSIONING IS WHERE TESTING OF WHAT EACH OF THESE AREAS BASICALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S OPTIMIZED.

UM, AND IT'S THE DEPARTMENT THERE, UM, IN THE BUILDING, UH, YOU ALL HAD DONE SOME UPDATES, SO WE JUST THE SEE IT FROM HERE AND THEN BASICALLY RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE A PROGRAM, IT'S NOT VERY EASY TO WORK WITH.

AND THEN THERE ARE LARGE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT ARE OVER ENGINE AND NOT REPLACEABLE AND SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

SO, UH, SO PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT'S CONTROLLING AIR THROUGHOUT.

SO THEY, THEY CONTROL THE DATA, WHICH, UH, WE WOULD UPDATING THOSE.

SO THE RESPONSE TIME BASICALLY TO SETTING AND SO FORTH AND WHAT THEY USED TO HAVE.

UM, SO PRIMARILY THAT'S THE OVERALL PROJECT.

UM, AND THEN THE, THE, THE, THE PROCESS WILL BE THAT, UH, ONCE THIS APPROVED LONESTAR PROGRAM IS IN PLACE, CONTACT IS IN PLACE, UH, WE WOULD THEN REQUEST, UH, COMPETITIVE RATES FOR LIGHTING PROJECT BASICALLY, UH, REQUEST COMPETITIVE BASED FOR THE PROS PROJECT REQUEST COMPETITIVE BASED FOR, FOR THE, UH, FOR THE, UH, AND THE PROJECTS.

SO ONCE THAT'S DONE, SELECTION IS DONE THE CONTRACT INTO THE CONSTRUCTION ORDER.

OKAY.

SO JUST WANTED MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CLEAR THAT NEXT SLIDE, THIS SLIDE IS WHAT I'VE DONE IS, UH, OVERVIEW WHAT HAS ALREADY HAD PLAN, WHAT'S THE NEXT STEPS BASICALLY.

AND WHAT WAS THIS WAS, UH, CLOSE TO 1.76 MILLION, UH, INVESTMENT.

UH, IT HAS, WE WERE, UH, WE WERE AWARE OF THE FLUCTUATIONS IN THE, IN THE, IN THE MARKET OVER THERE.

SO WE HAVE CLOSE TO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN SPECIFICALLY DEFINED AS CONTINUENCY FUNDS BASICALLY, RIGHT? SO THAT THERE, THAT IT HAS THE PAYBACK OF YEARS AND THE SAVINGS OF 30,000 PER YEAR.

UM, AND IT HAS THE, YOU KNOW, A LARGE AMOUNT OF AND AND SAVINGS OVER.

SO, UH, ON THE LEFT SIDE IT SAYS U R UTILITY ASSESSMENT REPORT.

THAT PHASE IS COMPLETE BASICALLY THE START.

SO THE NEXT STEP, THE SQL CENTER GOLDSTEIN, I THINK THEY'VE SENT A CONTRACT, WHICH IS BY THE WAY, THE CONTRACT THEY HAVE FOR FIVE, THAT'S THE SAME CONTRACT FOR STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THE SAME CONTRACT.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT PROJECT LISTING AND BUDGET FOR EACH OF THOSE, UH, THOSE, UH, THOSE PROJECTS, THOSE CONTRACT CONDITIONS ARE ALL SAME.

UM, SO UH, ONCE THAT IS EXECUTED, UH, YOU ALL APPROVE IT, UM, AND THEN GO THROUGH PROCESS APPROVES IT, THEN IT GOES WITH IMPLEMENTATION PHASE, WHICH USUALLY THEY SPREAD TO 14 MONTHS FOR IMPLEMENTATION, YOU KNOW, CONSTRUCTION AND SO AND SO.

AND THEN HAS THEIR 50%, HUNDRED PERCENT MONITORING.

AND WHEN EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE, UH, THEN WHAT THEY DO IS THAT THEY ISSUE

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SO WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT THERE'S 1.7, THEY PUT AN ACCOUNT BASICALLY AND GAVE HALF MONEY.

WE BE AVAILABLE WHEN THE CONTRACT IS EXECUTED.

SO YOU ALL WOULD PAY CONTRACTORS AND SO FORTH AND YOU CAN GET REIMBURSED FOR ALL THAT.

UM, UH, YOU KNOW, FROM BASICALLY, AND THEY'RE USUALLY PRETTY EFFICIENT ABOUT REIMBURSEMENTS.

BASICALLY THEY, SO THEY HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE OF THE CHRONIC TRANSFER AND SO FORTH.

UH, BUT OVERALL, UH, THE PROJECT WILL TAKE 14 MONTHS, YOU KNOW, AND IF THEY, IF WE FINISH, SO THE IDEA THAT WE WANT, YOU KNOW, WE WON'T HAVE ONE PROTECTION, ONE PROJECT, THE WHOLE THING MORE LIKELY TO BE COMPETITIVE.

SO WE JUST HAVE THE CONTRACTORS BASICALLY AND COME OUT COST THE FACTOR THAT, AND WE DO THE OTHER, THE SPECIALIZED CONTRACTORS BASICALLY.

UM, MY NEXT UH, JUST GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OVER WITH THE BENEFITS.

SO ONE THING UH, IS THAT WE ARE MODERNIZING THE EQUIPMENT, SO THAT'S UNDERSTOOD.

THE SECOND PART OF IT IS THAT IN THIS FEEDBACK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WE NOT INCLUDED THREE.

SO CPS WILL HAVE PROJECTS, UH, AND THAT MONEY WILL BE IN THE SPECIFICATION THERE, CONTRACT SUBMIT THEM.

SO THAT MONEY WILL COME BACK TO, UH, TO BAIL BASICALLY NOT TO THE CONTRACT.

POTENTIALLY, UH, THE LIGHTING WILL BE UNDER WARRANTY FOR FIVE YEARS.

UH, SO YOU WILL NOT POTENTIALLY LAND REPLACEMENT AND SO FORTH FOR FIVE YEARS.

THE LARGE EQUIPMENT IS GOING FIVE YEARS AGO, THE MONEY THAT SPENT ON MAINTENANCE, THE CONTROL NUMBER.

SO ALSO, AND WHAT IT DOES IS IMPROVE ASPECT OF IT AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE'LL ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES AND SO AND SO, UH, AGAIN, 2% NO HAS NO PREPAYMENT.

SO IN OTHER WORDS, IN THE THIRD YEAR ALL SAY WE PAY THE WHOLE AMOUNT, WE JUST PAY THE WHOLE AMOUNT.

UM, AND IT'S A PROCUREMENT PROCESS.

AND THE SIDE BENEFIT OF THIS THING IS ALSO WE HAVE A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF MISSION REDUCTIONS ALSO.

SO, SO RESISTING IN THAT ASPECT OF JUST SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS PROGRAM.

UM, AND MY NEXT SLIDE IS QUESTIONS AND OUR DISCUSSIONS.

THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. KHAN? THE, THE REBATE, DO WE USE IT JUST TO PAY DOWN THE LOAN OR WHAT? IT, IT IS UP TO, THEY CAN USE IT TO PAY DOWN THE LOAN.

THEY CAN ALSO PURPOSES, LET'S GET OFF.

SO, SO WE COULD PREPAY PART OF THE LOAN.

YOU CAN DO THAT TO REDUCE THAT.

OKAY.

HOW'S THE LOAN? HOW'S THE LOAN GONNA CASH FLOW? SO, SO THE, THAT'S WHAT SI ACTUALLY APPROVES IT.

THEY LOOKS AT THE SAVINGS CALCULATIONS, BASICALLY THEY LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL COST CALCULATIONS AND THEY MATCH THEIR, UH, UH, PAYMENTS BASICALLY SO THAT THE, THE NET IS ZERO.

BASICALLY THE BEAUTY IS THAT, UH, BECAUSE OF THE DECREASE IN OUR UTILITY AND ELECTRIC BILLS, OUR REPAYMENT OF THE LOAN WILL BE LESS THAN WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY PAYING FOR THE UTILITIES.

SO THE THEORY BEHIND THIS PROGRAM AND PACE IS THAT IT'S THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE PAID FOR OUT OF YOUR SAVINGS ON YOUR ENERGY BILL AND UH, THIS WILL, SO CASHFLOW WILL IMPROVE CAUSE WE'RE GONNA BE SPENDING LESS.

IT WON'T, IT WON'T INCREASE THE BUDGET.

NO SIR.

IT'LL SAVE US MONEY.

OUR ELECTRIC BILL WILL GO DOWN AND WE'LL BE SAVING MONEY.

HEY, YOUR, YOUR ELEVATOR WILL WORK AND YOUR , I WISH WE HAD IT FOR AN ELEVATOR.

WELL EVERYONE THAT'S HERE IS SITTING HERE.