Jan 25, 2023 Board of Directors Meeting

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THIS CONFERENCE WILL NOW BE RECORDED.

REGULAR MEETING.

TODAY

[1. Meeting called to Order - Chairman Teal 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.]

WE HAVE A ROLL CALL OR MORNING.

MORNING, COUNCIL, COUNCILMAN BRAK.

COMMISSIONER CALVER.

AMY PUTNEY FOR COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

JUDGE CAMACHO PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER MAYOR MARK FOR KU.

MAYOR DAON.

MAYOR DENNIS IS EXCUSED.

JUDGE EVANS HERE.

MAYOR EICHNER IS ALSO EXCUSED.

COUNCILWOMAN RO GARCIA IS HERE AND WILL BE IN SHORTLY.

MR. HAER HERE.

JUDGE HEAD PLEASE.

HERE.

JUDGE JONES.

HERE.

JUDGEY IS EXCUSED.

JUDGE HERE.

MS. LEWIS.

ANGELA RODRIGUEZ.

FOR LISA LEWIS.

JUDGE LUZ.

HERE.

SENATOR MENENDEZ.

COMMISSIONER MOODY.

HERE.

REPRESENTATIVE MER KELLY EARLY FOR REPRESENTATIVE MER.

COUNCILMAN PAT WALLACE FOR COUNCILMAN P.

JUDGE.

MR. VAZQUEZ.

HERE.

MR. VALDI.

MARK FREEBERG FOR MR. VALDIVIA.

VALDIVIA.

I'LL GET THAT RIGHT UP.

JUDGE WHITMAN HERE.

SARAH WILLIAMS. HERE.

REPRESENTATIVE DEAN, MR. HOFFMAN.

JOHN AND MR. HOFFMAN, REPRESENTATIVE TEMPLE, SENATOR Z.

WE HAVE A FORUM.

THANK YOU.

THE PLEDGE PLEDGE.

STATES OF AMERICA AND TWO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE.

JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR, TEXAS FLAG.

WE HAVE A REALLY SHORT TIME, WE'VE A LONG WAY TO GO IN, A SHORT TIME TO GET THERE.

YOU SEE SOME THINGS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA HAVE BEEN CONDENSED DOWN.

UH, THEIR NORMAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS THAT ARE HANDLED BY THE BOARD.

AND WE PROBABLY PUT A FEW MORE ITEMS ON.

SO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY.

AND, UH, IF WE NEED TO PULL THOSE, WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE INTRODUCTIONS THIS MORNING.

AND SINCE ILL ABSOLUTELY DO IT WRONG, I GOTTA TELL YOU, I'M GONNA GET IT WRONG.

I START WITH ME.

I'M JIM, I'M INTRODUCE, WHO IS LAST CHAIR AND COUNTY JUDGE IN KIRK COUNTY? GO FOR IT.

JUDGE HEKE, WADE HEAD, KS COUNTY JUDGE KYLE KUTCHER, WELD LOOP COUNTY, JUDGE MARK GLASS, BOSA COUNTY FOR WELDON CO.

MARTY BRAVO, CITY, COUNCILMAN SAN ANTONIO.

RICHARD EVANS, BANDERA COUNTY.

KEITH LUTZ COUNTY JUDGE BENITA COUNTY, ROCHELLE CAMACHO, FRIO COUNTY JUDGE, ALL DANIEL JONES, LESKY COUNTY JUDGE DARREN SCHRODER.

MAYOR KELLY, EARLY DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR REPRESENTATIVE MER.

MARK FREEBERG REPRESENTING ENRIQUE VALDIVIA FOR THE EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY.

SUZANNE MAYOR VAL SYKES.

GOOD MORNING, I'M CLIFF HERBERG.

I'M GENERAL COUNSEL AND SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR ACO.

GOOD MORNING, GRANT.

MOODY BEAR COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT THREE.

GOOD MORNING, PAT WALLACE.

UM, I'M HERE FOR COUNCILMAN MANNY.

GOOD MORNING.

ANGELA RODRIGUEZ WITH CPS ENERGY.

GOOD MORNING, VICTOR CONTRERAS, UH, MAYOR OF CITY OF MARION.

UH, JOHN WILLIAMS, MAYOR OF UNIVERSAL CITY.

AMY PUTNEY, REPRESENTING COMMISSIONER TOMMY CALVERT, PRECINCT FOUR.

SO LESER VASQUEZ, BOARD PRESIDENT AT SOUTHWEST IS S D AND REPRESENTING SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

JIMMY HASH LOCKER, UH, REPRESENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEALTH AND HEALTH DISTRICTS

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AND A FORMER CHAIR OF, UH, ACOG WHILE BACK.

, HANK WHITMAN WILSON COUNTY JUDGE JOHN ANDERSON HERE REPRESENTING, UH, MR. BRIAN HOFFMAN FOR JOINT BASED SAN ANTONIO.

REBECCA CLAY, FLORIDA SPIRIT COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT ONE.

AND FOR THE RECORD, I THINK WE SHOULD DO THIS EVERY MEETING SO I CAN FINALLY LEARN WHAT EVERYONE IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ALL.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, SIR.

ALL DECLARATIONS.

THE BOARD.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX,

[6. Texas American Public Works Association South Central Branch - Joshua Mair, President and Julio Colunga, City of Fair Oaks Ranch]

GOOD MORNING.

MORNING COUNSEL.

MY NAME JULIO IS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORK FOR CITY OF FEDERAL.

I'M ALSO THE CHAIRPERSON FOR TEXAS RESPONSE COUNCIL FOR OUR REGIONS.

ANTONIO.

UH, SO JUST HERE TO GIVE SOME INFORMATION ON OUR ORGANIZATION.

STARTED CONCERN ABOUT, UM, TWO YEARS OR SO.

I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS.

AND, UH, JUST GIVE YOU A BRIEF AND YOU GET SOME DIRECTION FROM THE, WHICH THOUGHTS ARE ON IT.

SO, UH, I MENTIONED WORKS RESPONSE COUNCIL.

LET'S SEE.

OKAY, SO WITH AWA OR TEXAS A, THERE ARE SEVERAL RANKS.

STATE, TEXAS, ALL COURT ORIENTED.

THERE IS A IS WITH THE TEXAS COUNCIL.

THERE'S SEATING PEOPLE THAT HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE ENTIRE STATE TRYING TO CREATE FOR THE ENTIRE STATE, UH, TO HAVE, HAVE A LOCAL PERSON CALL CAN GET ASSISTANCE, PUBLIC COURT.

SO, UH, WORKS HAS BEEN TAKEN.

ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE READJUSTED IT TO THE YOU RESPONSE COUNCIL.

COUNCIL WILL SERVE STATEWIDE DATABASE, UH, RESPONSE PASSES AVAILABLE TO RESPONDENT, REQUESTED TO MANAGEMENT.

SO THE COUNCIL PROVIDE APPLICATION TRAINING.

UM, PHOTO RESPONSE BY FEBRUARY, JUNE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN TEXAS.

UM, WE'RE WORKING ON MAKING SURE THAT PUBLIC WORKS HAS THE TRAINING NEEDED FOR FEMALE RESPONSES, DIFFERENT SITUATIONS THAT ACROSS STATE.

UH, SO WE'LL HELP ORGANIZE THE SO'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.

OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT, PROMOTE A STATEWIDE EMERGENCY, PREPARANCE DISASTER MUTUAL AID ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR COURTS, AGENCIES.

AND, UM, GO AHEAD AND TRY TO GET A DATABASE PROVIDED TO WHERE IF THERE IS AN CALL, IT'S NOT PLAIN PHONE TAG.

SO PURPOSE IS PROVIDE ORGANIZED, EFFICIENT CHANNEL FOR WHICH AFFECT CITIES, TOWNS, MUTUAL CONTROL, AID FORCE, DEPARTMENTS, MATTER, MUTUAL AGREEMENTS.

SO ESTABLISH, WE'LL ESTABLISH AS WELL.

SO CURRENTLY THE WAY IT WORKS IS IF AN EMERGENCY REQUEST PUTS OUT CHEMO BLAST TO EVERYBODY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS TRYING GET ASSISTANCE.

UM, WELL IN MY SLIDE THAT I SHOW A WHILE BACK, YOU'LL SEE HOW, YOU KNOW, OUR ORGANIZATION FOR EXAMPLE, IS SOUTH TEXAS BRANCH SAN ANTONIO.

IF THE FALLS, HEY, WE NEED ASSISTANCE DOWN HERE, USE PUBLIC FOR HEALTH IS GONNA TAKE TIME TO GET HERE.

SO THE POINT IS HAVING ONE POINT IN CONTACT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO WHERE THEY CAN CALL AND SAY, HEY, I NEED SOME ASSISTANCE, SOMEBODY TO COME OUT AND HELP ME.

UM, I WOULD CASE I AM THE CHAIRPERSON HERE.

SO THEY WOULD BASICALLY CALL ME, SAID, HEY, I CAN GET ASSISTANCE FOR THIS.

I HAVE A LIST LIST OF ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN OUR MUTUAL AID AS WELL, WHAT ASSETS THEY HAVE, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT PUT THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE, HEY, YOU CAN CONTACT THIS PERSON.

SO TAG, WE'RE GOING STRAIGHT TO THE, SO, UM, CURRENTLY THE WAY IT'S SET UP, LIKE I SAID, TINA GETS A CALL, THEY ACTUALLY PUT IN A CALL TO US.

NOW OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM GOES AHEAD AND GOES OUT A CALL TO MYSELF, STATE OF TEXAS.

WE THEN SHOOT OUT AN EMAIL.

WE HAVE SAY, HEY, THESE PEOPLE NEED HELP.

HERE'S WHAT THEY NEED.

CAN YOU CONTACT THIS PERSON TO GET THIS GOAL? UM, SO ORIGINALLY WE SET THIS UP.

THE GOAL WAS LET'S GET AN MUTUAL AID IN PLACE.

LET'S START WORKING WITH THE EVERYBODY IN THE REGION AND TRY TO BUILD THAT DATABASE OF WHO IS ON A MUTUAL AID, WHAT EQUIPMENT DO THEY HAVE, WHAT PERSONNEL DO THEY HAVE, WHAT CAN THEY DO, HOW CAN THEY ASSIST, UM, RATHER PUBLIC WORKS.

I LOOKED AT A O AS A SOURCE BOARD, YOU KNOW, HEY, I BECOME ON SUBCOMMITTEE

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UM, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS MUTUAL AID PART OF, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS MUTUAL AID BEING AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN SPREAD.

SO CONTACT PUBLIC WORKS.

DID YOU KNOW YOU HAVE THIS AVAILABLE? DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU COULD USE THIS SOURCE IF THEY'RE JUST WARMING? IF THERE'S EMERGENCY, YOU NEED ASSISTANCE.

UH, SO MICHAEL, MY GOAL COURSE IS TO GO AHEAD AND START REACHING OUT TO DIFFERENT CITIES.

PEOPLE THAT MAYBE NOT MAYBE MAY NOT BE A PART A CALL A PART OF THIS MUTUAL AID AND SAY, ARE YOU INTERESTED IN JOINING THIS WAY SO THAT WE CAN ASSIST EACH OTHER IN? UM, SO THAT'S REALLY THE WHOLE TRUST OF THE ORGANIZATION.

IF WE'RE TRYING TO GET MORE ORGANIZED FOR THE REGION.

UM, FOR EXAMPLE, DALLAS, THEY ALREADY, THEY'RE SET UP WITH THEIR CALL AND UH, IEM CALL DALLAS CAN GET AHOLD OF THEIR, THEY CALL THE RESOURCE FIRM, SAY CALL BACK, I GOT THIS GROUP OUT THERE, SORRY I COULDN'T, BUT AT LEAST I OKAY HOUSTON.

NOW HOUSTON HAS THEIR PEOPLE INVOLVED.

UH, AND IT'S OPEN UP, NOT JUST A CITY, BUT IT'S ISDS.

IT'S OPEN UP TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

SO IT'S REALLY FOCUSED ON MUTUAL AID, TRYING TO GET MUTUAL AID OUT THERE, GET THIS AGREEMENT SIGNED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE SO THAT, UM, SMALLEST MYSELF, YOU KNOW, EXAMPLE, SMALL CITY.

WE, FOR EXAMPLE, I CAN'T, I DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCE TO GO IN REACHING OUT TO OTHER CITY AND SAYING, HEY, COULD YOU HELP ME? QUESTION I ALWAYS IS WHO'S PAYING FOR IT? WHO'S GONNA COVER EMPLOYEE PLACE? THAT KIND OF HELPS US GET PAST WHO'S PAYING, WHO DID THIS? YOU CALL INTO HELLO AND SAY, HEY JOSH, I NEED YOUR ASSISTANTS.

DO YOU HAVE TWO OR THREE GUYS IN A SIT? AND IS NO QUESTION WHO'S PAYING FOR CALL DIRECTOR? A QUICK MINUTE PHONE CALL AND MAYBE BE TRYING TO REACH OUT TO ALL THE COUNTIES.

UH, ON MY END WE GONNA SAY, HEY, I'M GONNA BOTH WORKS.

PEOPLE WONDER, WHO ARE YOU IF I, I'M BOTH WORKS.

I'M WORKING ON THE THIS UP.

THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US.

IT DOES HELP ME OUT.

UM, BEING ABLE TO SAY I CAN USE A MUTUAL MUTUALLY AS WELL AND USE THE SAME AGREEMENT, RATHER SPEED THE PROCESS.

SO IT SOMETHING THAT I WANTED BRING TO Y'ALL, SEE IF IT SOMETHING THAT WAS INTERESTED.

SEE IF FROM FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I'D LIKE TO GET YOUR BUSINESS CARD.

KEEP GOING THE MEETING.

THAT'S A GREAT AND, AND MOVE, MOVE YOUR, YOUR UH, FORMALIZATION FORM.

JUDGE IF I COULD SUGGEST PERHAPS IF HE WORKS WITH MARCELLA AND THEY UNDERSTOOD PRESENTATION WHAT ASKING JUST AS CHARGE WITH MARCELLA AND WORK WITH AND THEY CAN COME.

THANK YOU.

[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]

SO FACE FORWARD TO Y'ALL AND WORKING YOU AND I DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO US IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO CLARIFY AND I KNOW RIGHT NOW AND ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT EASIER AND HELP YOU PROVIDE.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, JUDGE AND I WERE IN WASHINGTON DC WEEKEND AT NATIONAL ATION REGIONAL COUNCIL AND WE GOT THAT LAST NIGHT.

AND THE REASON MARY DENNIS IS NOT HERE AND HER ABSENCE IS BECAUSE SHE WAS WITH US AND SHE WAS ELECTED TO THE NA BOARD DIRECTORS.

SHE'LL BE TAKING THE SEAT THAT JUDGE SCH PREVIOUSLY HAD.

UH, SO SHE HAD A MEETING LAST NIGHT.

SO I'M VERY PLEASED THAT SHE'LL CONTINUE TO REPRESENT US ON THAT BOARD.

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SO I REALLY AM GRATEFUL, APPRECIATE DENNIS DEW.

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES JANUARY 1ST, SO I WANNA GO OVER THAT WITH YOU.

MADE SOME PROMOTIONS AND CHANGED SOME RESPONSIBILITIES.

SO I'M VERY EXCITED.

JOHNSON HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR AND PROGRAM SERVICES.

UH, JACOB LUZINSKI IS BEEN PROMOTED SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SERVICES.

SO PEOPLE OVERSEEING ITT AND AGING PROGRAMS. THEY HAVE THE SAME CUSTOMER AND AGENCY.

SO MANY OF THE PROGRAMS OVERLAP.

SO I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THAT.

UM, YOUR HAS INFLUENCER AND TO DIRECTOR MEMBER SERVICES, BUT I'M VERY SORRY TO ANNOUNCE THAT.

JUST YESTERDAY HE SUBMITTED RESIGNATION TO US.

SO WE SPEND A YEAR WITH US AND MOVE BACK TO SAN ANTONIO AND HAS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANTAGE SOME.

SCRATCH THAT.

UM, VIRGINIA CHARLES, WHO WAS, UH, JACOB DEPUTY AT I D D IS NOW DIRECTOR OF I D D.

AND, UH, LISTEN, WHO WAS THE DEPUTY AND HR IS NOW A SOON RESPONSIBILITY AS DIRECTOR OF HR.

UH, CARRERA HAS ADDED IT TO HIS, UH, RESPONSIBILITIES.

UH, HE HAS CURRENTLY, AS YOU KNOW, QUALITY, UH, ASSURANCE AND PROPERTY MANAGER.

I'VE TALKED TO CLIFF AND YOU'LL BRING, HE PREVIOUSLY HAD IT AND SAID, DON'T YOU THINK ABOUT OUR IT, JACOB AND BRI.

AND HE GOES, I DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT EVER SINCE LONGEST IT IS UNDER JACOB.

AND, AND WE'RE WELL PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE.

MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE THAT LOCK WILL BE RETIRING AT THE END OF MARCH.

WHO'S BEEN WITH US OUR WHOLE LIFE, TO A NEW JOB, US THE END OF MARCH.

AND JOHN TORRES HAS BEEN PROMOTED, WILL BE TRANSITIONING INTO THAT ROLE.

SO, UH, THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THAT THREE MONTH TRANSITION PLAN.

UH, SO WE'RE VERY P I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF.

I REALLY THINK THIS NEW ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN SERVE EVERYONE VERY, VERY WELL.

UH, ONE MAKES BE AWARE OF SOME PROMOTIONS.

MARI SALINAS, WHO IS IN OUR WEATHERS DEPARTMENT COMPLAINING HIS CERTIFICATION COURT.

AND SO NOW WE HAVE THREE CERTIFIED INSPECTORS.

THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO DIDN'T HIT ME.

SO NOW WE, UH, ARE REALLY IN GREAT SHAPE OF HAVING THAT CRUCIAL POSITION FILLED WITH BACKUP.

UH, KARINA ZA, WHO IS AN ID TEAM LEADER, HAS BEEN APPLYING TO DEPARTMENT PROTECTIVE SERVICES AS THE MEMBER COMMITTEE ADVANCING RESIDENTIAL PRACTICES.

UH, WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO BE REPRESENTING ON THAT STATEWIDE COMMITTEE.

UH, I'M PLEASED AS MANY OF YOU, UH, PART THOSE THAT ARE NEW, UH, AS WE OVERSEE THE CONGREGATE AND HOME MEALS IN YOUR AREA.

WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASE AND TAKEN SUCH A DROP IN THE SENIOR CENTERS OF ROBERT REACH DURING COVID.

NOW THAT THE SENIOR CENTERS ARE ALL OPEN AGAIN AND THEY'RE ALL FUNCTIONING, THE FOLKS ARE COMING BACK FOR COVER GOOD MEALS, WHICH IS SO VERY IMPORTANT FOR EM.

AND THEN THE HOME DELIVERY MEALS ARE TOO, AT THIS TIME, UM, IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

YOU ALL ARE RECEIVING YOUR DUE OR SHOULDN'T RECEIVED ALREADY.

YOUR DUES, UH, LETTER INVOICE WE DID INCLUDE WITH THAT, UH, INVESTMENT SUMMARY OF THE SERVICES THAT YOU'RE RECEIVING FROM US.

AND, UH, AGAIN, ANY QUESTIONS OR HESITATE TO LET US KNOW, PLEASE, UH, IF YOU ALSO WOULD LIKE ANY PRESENTATIONS WITHOUT THE VALUE WE HAVE FOR A PLEASE LET US KNOW.

WE'LL BE GLAD TO DO A PRESENTATION FOR YOUR COUNCIL ON THE COURT.

WE DONE ONE OTHER ORGANIZATION PREVIOUSLY.

AGING WEATHERIZATION AND ART HAD THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL OUTREACH PERSON.

SO PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE RECOVERY ALL 13.

WELL THEY WERE NOBODY REALLY DID TO REACH OUT TO.

SO WE HAVE MOVED ALL THE OUTREACH PEOPLE, CONSOLIDATED THEM UNDER MIGUEL AND THEY'LL BE REPRESENTING ALL THREE PROGRAMS. SO EACH ONE, OUR OUTREACH FOLKS WILL HAVE ABOUT THREE OR FOUR TOLL BE MUCH MORE PRESENT.

THEY'LL BE ABLE CONNECT MORE CLOSELY AND YOUR WILL ONLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW THEM MUCH BETTER AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO BE A MUCH BETTER, UH, ON THE GROUND THAT IS ON FOR US.

SO FOLKS THAT TEST TIME, UM, VETERAN'S DIRECTED CARE, I'M VERY PLEASED THAT PROGRAM FOUR ACTIVE CLIENTS, WE'RE GETTING ABOUT EIGHT.

I HAVE TO SAY THAT I'M VERY PLEASED AND PROUD AND

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WE WERE EXTREMELY CLOSE AND GREAT RELATIONSHIP.

NOT TRUE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

UH, I THINK OUR PROGRAM VETERANS DIRECTED IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT.

WE DO THE CASE MANAGEMENT, THEY REFER THE CLIENT TO US.

WE DO THE CASE MANAGEMENT, ALLOWING THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO REMAIN THEIR HOMES AND AGE PLACE INSTEAD OF GOING TO ASSISTED LIVING OR NURSING FACILITY TO THE PROGRAM.

INCOME FOR THAT YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER IS WHAT'S FUNDING OUR RIDES FOR BEDS, HOMES FOR BEDS, AND SHORTLY TO TEXAS.

SO IT REALLY HELPS US TO EXPAND AND CONTINUE SERVICES FOR DELIVERY FOR VETERANS IN OUR 13 COUNTY AREA.

UM, ON JANUARY 6TH, EPA ANNOUNCED, UH, THAT THEY WILL LOOK, THIS REALLY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ITS ENTIRE REGION OPINION WHAT COMES DOWN.

EPA ANNOUNCED ITS INTENT TO RECONSIDER THE LIMITS OF PARTICULAR MATTER, UM, FOR TO LOWER THAT LIMIT DOWN.

OR A HONEYMOON AREA WHERE BUILDING ROADS WITH CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS.

MULTIPLE PARTS OF THIS, UH, REGION IS REALLY GROWING WITH A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION.

LOWERING THAT PARTICULAR MATTER COULD CERTAINLY HAVE CONSEQUENCES FOR US, UH, WHILE CHECKS EVERY DAY, THE FEDERAL REGISTER AND HAS NOT BEEN PUBLISHED YET.

BUT WE'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED WITH THAT.

AND AS SOON AS IT'S PUBLISHED, WE'LL BE BRINGING COMMENTS BACK FOR YOU.

CAUSE THAT, AS YOU ALL KNOW, UH, WE WERE LEVEL OF ATTAINMENT FOR OZONE, UH, AND THAT IT WILL BE BRINGING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AS WE MOVE FORWARD THAT I HAVE TO THANK TCQ AGAIN FOR REALLY WORK ALL SEGMENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY AND, UH, EDUCATING THEM.

HOLDING WEBINARS.

THERE WAS A WEBINAR LAST WEEK THAT HAD ALMOST SEVEN PEOPLE CONNECTED, LEARNING ABOUT THE ONLY COUNTY THAT IS MODERATE.

ALL OF THE OTHER 12 COUNTIES ARE STILL IN ATTAINMENT.

UH, BUT THERE WILL BE CHANGES COMING OVER THE NEXT TWO, THREE YEARS FOR BEAR COUNTY.

WE'LL OF THAT WE'LL PROBABLY BE HAVING QUALITY COMMITTEE, UM, COMING UP NEXT MONTH.

UM, WE HAD, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT.

WE HAD A GRADUATION LAST NIGHT WITH ABOUT 32 CADETS GRADUATING.

UH, SO WE CONTINUE TO HAVE REALLY SPONSORSHIP ENGAGEMENT OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AVENUE.

VERY IMPORTANT.

THERE WILL BE A CENSUS DATA WORKSHOP THAT YOU ALL ARE RECEIVING NOTICES OF THIS BY EMAIL ON JANUARY 28TH.

HERE, THE BOARD GROUP, UH, THEY WILL REALLY BE GOING INTO DETAIL ABOUT WHAT THE CENSUS IS, HOW TO EXTRACT INFORMATION, WHAT IT MEANS.

I KNOW WE WERE AT SEMINAR IN WASHINGTON YESTERDAY ON THE CENSUS AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES, PARTICULARLY WITH, UM, IN A SMALL URBAN DISTRICT NOW.

BUT THIS WILL REALLY HELP YOU LEARN HOW TO EXTRACT INFORMATION FROM PARTICULAR GRANTS WHO'LL ALSO BE HOSTING A COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 16TH.

THIS IS A WORKSHOP WHERE WE PARTNER WITH AND WE BRING RESOURCES, FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL TO MAKE YOU ALL AWARE OF SERVICES AND GRANT.

AND WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH YOUR, UH, STAFF ON THAT.

UM, WEATHERIZATION ON YOUR AGENDA TODAY IS THE NEW GRANT FOR LIVE.

UH, WE CONTINUE, CONTINUE TO NEED ADDITIONAL REFERRALS TO THE RURAL AREAS AND WE LOOK FORWARD WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT.

WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS TO SHARE ABOUT THE BUILDING AND IN ANOTHER DELAY, UM, YOU ALL REMEMBER THE RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WE HAD A HARD FREEZE.

WELL, I REMEMBER THE, THE DAMPERS ON ONE BUILDING THAT OPERATE THE HVAC CONDENSER ROOM PROPERLY.

AND SO THOSE OPEN DAMPERS CONDENSER ROOM AND ONE OF THE CONDENSERS TUBES AND FIRST, SO WE HAVE THAT DRYWALL THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE INSURANCE.

AND SO, UM, WE SHOULD BE THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THAT NOW.

SO REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A AGENDA ITEM COVER FOR YOU TODAY'S AGENDA, UM, WE ALSO ASSIGN LEASE TENANT ON THE THIRD FLOOR AND A NEW TENANT ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

AND WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO FINALIZING, UH, WITH ONE OF OUR GOVERNMENTS.

A LEASE FOR THE REMAINING SPACE THAT'S OVER IN THE CLASS.

SO WE ARE HAVING INTEREST TENANTS, UH, VISIT AND WE'RE

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SO, UM, WE KNOW ABOUT THAT MARCH.

SO WE CONTINUE TO SHOW IT AND GET REALLY GOOD INTEREST IN OUR SPACE AVAILABLE.

UM, AND OUR ELEVATOR THEN SHOULD BE THAT CONVERSATION.

OUR CLOSED SHOULD BE FINISHED AND THEY GET TO START ON THE ELEVATOR.

OTHER ELEVATORS THAT IS PROGRESSING OUR GENERATOR.

WE CAN HOPE TO BE ABLE TO TELL YOU THAT OUR NEW GENERATOR WAS ORDERED OVER TWO YEARS AGO, WAS IN PLACE AND FUNCTIONING THE GENERATOR THAT WE ORDERED STILL HERE AND WE STILL UPDATES ON SO IT'S NOT, BUT WE GENERATED A CLIFF WITH ALL OF HIS LEADERSHIP, WAS ABLE TO SECURE SURPLUS AND SAVE $75,000 WAS GOING BE DELIVERED LAST WEEK.

AND THE THAT WAS PICKING IT UP TO THE TRUCK.

SO THEY'RE HAVING TO GET A NEW FULLY AND THEN OUR GENERATOR WILL BE DELIVERED.

THE GOODNESS IS WE HAVE THE COPY.

SO IT'S EVERYTHING.

WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE DELIVERY THAT GENERATORS.

AND THEN WE'RE FOR THE ELECTRIC, BUT WE'RE MAKING MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS SUGAR THAN WE WOULD HAVE.

AND $75 CHEAPER.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT HERE YET.

SO THAT MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M AVAILABLE.

QUESTIONS I'M CURIOUS ABOUT, YOU SAID THE CADET CLASS GRADUATED LAST NIGHT? I'M SORRY? YOU SAID THAT CADET CLASS GRADUATED LAST NIGHT? YES, IT DID.

WHEN DID THEY START'S A SIX MONTH.

OURS IS SIX MONTHS AND IT'S FULL FULLTIME.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

1100 HOURS OF TRAINING AND 300 MORE OF THEM THAN REQUIRED.

YOU CAN TELL WHO IS THERE LAST .

ALRIGHT, MOVING ON.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT

[8. 2023 Executive Committee member appointments. 2023 Air Quality Committee appointments.]

MR. JUDGE.

JUDGE AND THE AIR QUALITY COMMITTEE ARE FOLLOWED.

S CHAIR, UH, COUNCILMAN BRAVO, JUDGE DEV, MR. CALVER, UH, JUDGE, UH, MS. LEWIS LEWIS, JUDGE STK, JUDGE WHITLAND AND MR. HOFFMAN.

ALL NOW WHERE IT GETS, UH, HERE, IT GETS FAST.

THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEM

[ Consent Agenda - Chairman Teal 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.]

MOVE APPROVAL MOTION BY MR TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

SECOND BY AMERICAN DISCUSS ITEM 12.

WE HAVE, IT DOES NOT REQUIRE BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE DESCRIPTION IN THE BODY THAT SAYS IT DOES REQUIRE THE BUDGET AMENDMENT.

OH, I'M SORRY.

UM, 12.

IT DOES REQUIRE THANK MUCH FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMON TAKE THEM SEPARATE.

12.

ITEM 12 IS A SEPARATE ITEM.

ALRIGHT, I'LL AMEND MY MOTION TO MOVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 12.

I'LL SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED MOTION, CARRIE? ALRIGHT, MOVING TO ITEM 12, CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION AUTHORIZE OBJECTIVE TWO.

AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY ITEM DOES REQUIRE.

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AND IF I CAN JUST BRIEF Y'ALL, UM, THAT FULL PRESENTATION, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD, UM, AN, A PHENOMENAL PILOT THAT'S BEEN RUNNING WITH COUNTY THIS TIME FAIL ONE.

SO THIS IS JUST THE SECOND YEAR OF CONTINUE.

AND I APOLOGIZE THAT YOU HAD THE DISCREPANCY IN THE LANGUAGE FOR THE BUDGET.

SO YOU ALL WOULD THAT WITH THE BUDGET.

MOTION.

MOTION.

MAYOR ON SECOND JUDGE DISCUSS.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

KNOW HE PROBABLY DOESN'T WANT US, BUT I WANNA RECOGNIZE JUDGE, IS THAT LEAVING AT THE SEE MECO, MY CHIEF OF STAFF AND MATTHEW, INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

UH, MY NAME'S MATTHEW POLANCO.

UM, I'VE BEEN AROUND A LITTLE BIT, SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE WORKING FOR JUDGE.

AND HOWEVER, HELP OUT LET ME KNOW.

AND I'VE WITH, UH, THE, UH, MUNICIPAL MAYORS AND THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS, AND I'M EXTENDING THAT TO THE REGIONAL COUNTY JUDGES THAT I AM COMMITTED TO HAVE COUNTY WORK IN A VERY COLLABORATIVE AND COORDINATED WAY.

I SEE US TO COME TOGETHER AND DO WHATEVER ISSUES OR PROCESSES WE NEED TO DO, MAKE OUR ALL CITIZENS IN THIS WHOLE AREA.

THANK VERY MUCH FOR OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU, JUDGE.

SO ITEM, UH,

[18. Consider and act upon approving the 2022 Year End financial report. - Julio Elizondo A. Dashboard B. Balance Sheet C. Revenue and Expenditures D. Administrative Budgets E. Quarterly Investment Report]

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MY NAME IS I, THE DIRECTOR OF COUNTY 2022 FINANCIAL STATE.

UH, JUST TO GIVE A BACKGROUND INFORMATION EVERY MONTH, UH, THE ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT, ERICS, UH, FINANCIAL PRESENTATION FOR Y VIEW OR FOR YOU, FOR Y'ALL TO, TO REVIEW, UH, ON A RECORDING BASIS.

WE, I GAVE A PRESENTATION GOING OVER OUR, OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ADDITION TO OUR FINANCIAL DASHBOARD.

UM, SO TODAY WE WILL COVER THE FINANCIAL DASHBOARD, WHICH ARE, I'LL GO INTO A LITTLE MORE DETAIL THAN I USUALLY DO.

UH, JUST HAND GIVE YOU THE, THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION METRICS.

UH, IN ADDITION WE'LL COVER OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SHEET AND THE STATEMENTS OF, SO AS I MENTIONED, OUR FINANCIAL DASHBOARD.

UM, THIS WAS, THIS WAS REQUESTED BY BOARD MEMBER, A FEW YOU THE FINANCIAL DASHBOARD.

IT'S JUST ANOTHER WAY OF VIEWING, UH, OR SUMMARIZING STATEMENTS.

I PRESENT SOME KEY METRICS.

SO THE, THE VERY TOP ONE, THE PERCENTAGE EARNED IN EXPENSE GIVE YOU A VIEW OF WHAT OUR ANNUAL BUDGET WAS FOR THE YEARBOOK, CORRECT EXPENDITURES.

AND THEN IT SHOWS YOU WHAT WE ACTUALLY, WHAT WE ACTUALLY SPEND REVENUE.

SO YOU CAN SEE AT THE END OF, UH, 22, WE DID, UH, EXPEND ABOUT 98% OF OUR BUDGET.

THAT THERMOMETER IS JUST ANOTHER, UH, WAY OF SUMMARIZING THAT INFORMATION TO THE FAR RIGHT.

YOU HAVE OUR ANNUAL TRENDS, WHICH IS OUR MONTHLY TRENDS OF BOTH REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.

UH, INFORMATION SHOWING YOU KIND, WHICH ONES WE, WE, WE DID, UM, REALLY WELL.

WHICH ONES WE DID THOUGH.

UM, THE RIGHT BELOW THAT IS A WATERFALL METRIC.

UM, YOU CAN SEE ON THE VERY IT'S OUR YEAR TO DATE BUDGETS.

AND THEN AS BEEN PROGRESSED RIGHT YEAR TO DATE CAPSULE, UH, IT SHOWS WHERE EACH PROGRAM FELL UNDER BUDGET OR OVER BUDGET.

LETS SEES THAT YEAREND NUMBER TO THE LAB.

WE HAVE OUR CASH INVESTMENTS METRIC, OBVIOUSLY FOR, FOR, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE AT THE END OF DECEMBER, WE YOU HISTORICAL INFORMATION TO WHERE WE WERE YEAR AT THE END OF YEARS MONTH.

AND RIGHT BELOW THAT, EXCUSE ME, BELOW THAT, WE HAVE OUR CHANGE IN ASSETS.

UM, AND AGAIN, THIS SUGGESTS OUR, WHAT WE ADDED TO FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, AS WELL AS WHAT WE HAVE USED AND DEFINE.

AND THEN RIGHT BELOW THAT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SPEEDOMETER METRICS

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UH, THAT NUMBER IS A LITTLE HIGH, HIGHER THAN WE WOULD LIKE.

UM, BUT I WILL COVER THE, THE REASONS WHY IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IN DECEMBER.

UH, WHEN WE GET TO THE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, UH, SLIDE IN A FEW MINUTES.

AND THEN ON THE FAR RIGHT WE HAVE OUR ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, UH, YEAR TO DATE.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE AT THE END OF DECEMBER, WE WERE AT 8 MILLION.

IT'S KIND BEEN THE LOWEST THAT IT'S BEEN ON YEAR.

UM, BUT, UH, WE HAVEN'T TRIED TO RUN ANYWHERE.

10, 12 MILLION.

HERE.

WE HAVE OUR COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS.

UH, WE HAD TOTAL ASSETS OF 42.3 MILLION AT THE END OF DECEMBER.

UH, SITE INCREASE AWARD A YEAR AGO.

UH, THE ADDITIONS, WE HAD SOME ADDITIONS TO OUR FIXED ASSETS REASON.

JUST ANOTHER VIEW OF OUR BALANCE SHEET, A LITTLE MORE SUMMARIZED HERE.

WE HAVE OUR FUND BALANCE, BOTH UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED, UH, BROKEN IN MY PROGRAM AT THE END OF DECEMBER.

AND THEN GIVES YOU A LOOK BACK AT WHERE WE WERE LAST MONTH AND THEN A YEAR AGO AT THE END OF DECEMBER AS WELL.

AND AGAIN, I'LL COVER IN THE THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, UH, WHICH PROGRAMS USE FUND BALANCE, WHICH, UH, WHICH ADDS OH, JANUARY, OCTOBER, OUR CASH INVESTMENTS, UH, AGAIN, AS MENTIONED.

VERY IMPORTANT SLIDE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE WERE UP WERE A YEAR AGO.

UM, A THAT HAS TO DO WITH OUR HIGHER INTEREST.

AND HERE WE HAVE OUR INVESTMENT SUMMARY, WHICH IS, UM, WE ARE REQUIRED C DO AS PART OF THE FUNDS WE ACCOUNTS AS WELL AS OUR INVESTMENT POOL AND CDS WE DID, AND I MENTIONED EARLIER, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.

UM, THREE OF THE, OVER TWO OF THE TOP THREE CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE A REALLY LARGE OVER 90 DAYS, UH, RECEIVABLES WAS DUE TO, UM, JUST SOME ISSUES, UH, BACK AND FORTH, UH, THAT WE, WE WERE DOING WITH HS.

UM, I AM PRO.

UM, I'M HAPPY TO SAY THOUGH, WE DID RECEIVE A LITTLE LESS THAN $2 MILLION, UH, THE FIRST WEEKS OF JANUARY, WHICH CLEARED UP THE, ALMOST THE ENTIRE BALANCES FOR THOSE OVER 90 DAYS.

UH, TMH P UM, THIS IS THE MEDICAID FOR, FOR I D UH, PORTION.

UH, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, UH, WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO REBUILD, UH, DENIAL CLAIMS. 365 DAYS AFTER, UH, TECH STOP.

UH, THERE'S ANOTHER LARGE BALANCER OF TWO 62,000 OVERNIGHT.

UM, AGAIN, AS AN NOTE SAY THERE, WE DID RECEIVE 200,000 ON, ON JANUARY 12TH, WHICH THE MAJORITY OF THAT NIGHT REMAIN THE REMAINDER THAT WAS SOME ISSUES AND US, AND TO SAY THAT'S BEEN RESOLVED.

AND THEN CEC, THAT'S ACCORDING BUILDING.

SO THE HUNDRED NINE 85,000 PLUS BILL, UM, OR THE MAJORITY OF THAT WAS FILLED.

UM, LAST WEEK AND LAST WEEK, UM, WE WERE, UH, JUDGE EVANS REQUESTED THAT WE HAD ADDITIONAL SLIDE TO GIVE YOU SOME, UH, INFORMATION ON THE, UH, WRITEOFFS, THAT WRITEOFFS THAT OCCURRED IN THE T HB UH, ACCOUNT.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE DID HAVE A TOTAL OF ALMOST HUNDRED THOUSAND IN WRITEUPS IN 2022.

MEDICAID WRITEOFFS, THE TOTAL WAS FIVE.

SO ITS LESS THAN 2.8% OF IS.

YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE OUR STATEMENTS OF AND EXPENDITURES, UH, ADMINISTRATION.

UH, WE DID, UM, BUDGET ON, UH, THIS WAS DUE TO SOME BUDGETING ERRORS, UH, WITH THE GSA CONTRACT.

UM, ALAMO AGING DID FALL SHORT OF THEIR BUDGET, SIX 66,000.

UH, AS WE HAVE NOTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BOTH NUTRITION INCOME SUPPORT FELL, UH, THEY FELL BEHIND IN THOSE BUDGETS FOR THE YEAR PROGRAM.

DID BUDGET FOR 500,000 FOR THE 23 BUDGET.

WE ARE STILL WAITING BY FIGURES FROM HS.

SO CURRENTLY WE DO HAVE BUDGET AMOUNT, HUNDRED THOUSAND, BUT IT COULD BE A LITTLE MORE THAN ACTIVELY BEAR AGING.

WE RUSH OVER 2.6 MILLION ON BUDGET.

AGAIN, UH, VERY SIMILAR TO ALAMO, UH, NUTRITION AND IT SUPPORT.

THEY JUST, UH, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, CARRY FORWARD THEIR BUDGET.

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UM, THE NUTRITION IS YOUR FEEDING PROGRAM, THE CONGREGATE MEALS THAT ARE IN THE SENIOR CENTERS.

SO MANY OF THE SENIOR CENTERS WERE STILL EITHER NOT OPEN OR OPERATING MINIMALLY.

AND SO MANY OF OUR SENIORS HAD NOT RETURNED TO HAVE A CONGREGATE MEETING.

SO THAT PROGRAM RUNNING REALLY LOW, IT'S NOW UP JUST ABOUT WHERE IT SHOULD BE, BUT BOTH OF THOSE WERE LOW.

SO WE DON'T LOSE THAT MONEY, AS JULIO SAID, THAT WILL ROLL FORWARD TO THIS NEXT YEAR.

UH, THAT IS WHY BOTH OF THOSE WERE, UH, LOW.

SORRY, JUST POINT INQUIRY.

MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, MADAM DIRECTOR, HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT A MOBILE FOOD SERVICE, UH, LIKE MEALS OR WHEELS OR PARTNERING? WE FUND MEALS ON WHEELS.

SURE, BUT I MEAN IN TERMS OF THAT DEFICIT.

AND SO THEY DO MEET THE NEED FOR THAT.

WE DO NOT PROVIDE THAT SERVICE CONTRACT, UH, WITH SEVERAL CONTRACTORS WHO DO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE.

AND IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY UP DURING THE LOCKDOWN WHEN COVID WAS DOWN.

AND IT HAS, UH, FALLEN A LITTLE BIT TO MORE RESUME NORMAL STUFF, BUT IT IS UP OPERATING BEAUTIFULLY.

I'M VERY INDEBTED TO ALL OF OUR CONTRACTORS.

THEY REALLY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND.

WHO ARE SOME OF THOSE CONTRACTORS WHO ARE DOING HOME DELIVERY? UH, FEEDBACK HAS SOME AND THEY'RE HERE.

UM, SENIOR CENTER IN AL DOES SOME, UH, BOTH IN KEVILLE AND, AND FREDERICKSBURG.

THEY OUR CENTERS.

AND THEN, UH, SENIOR CENTERS.

THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF SERVING SOME OF THOSE OUTLYING RURAL ONES.

AND WE CAN GET YOU A FULL LIST OF OUR CONTRACTORS, UH, AND WE'LL, WE'LL SEND IT TO YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

SO ARTS, UH, OF THEIR BUDGET THOUSAND, THEY ALSO HAD DEFICIT FOR 60 EARLIER IN THE YEAR.

THEY DID PURCHASE SUB USING UNDER FUNDS DEFICIT.

IN ADDITION TO THAT PROGRAM.

DID TRADITIONAL FUNDING, WHICH BEGAN, UH, IN SEPTEMBER TO JANUARY OF THIS YEAR COMING UP.

UH, OF COURSE SOME BUDGET RELATED ISSUES AS WELL.

VETERANS AFFAIRS, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, WE DID, UM, UH, THEY FINISHED THE YEAR 3.8 MILLION ABOVE BUDGET.

UH, THEY ALSO ADDED ABOUT 1.7.

SO SURPLUS TO THEIR GUN VIOLENCE, UH, PRIMARILY CAUSE THE VETERANS DIRECTED.

AGAIN.

UH, THE GOOD THING ABOUT THAT IS THAT FUND, THOSE, THOSE PROGRAMS THAT WE DID FUNDING FOR YEAR AS OPPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, WE'VE BOTH SHOWN OF OUR BUDGET, 66,000 DUE TO THE TQ GRANT.

UH, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, UH, NOT TO UNTIL FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR.

SO AS A SHORT, UH, SHORT OF THEIR BUDGET FOR 3000, UH, REVENUE SIDE, UH, IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY HAD DEFICIT SIX 70,000.

UM, AS, AS MENTIONED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR LAST YEAR, UM, THEY DID FALLOR IN THEIR MEDICAID TARGET ON REVENUE SIDE, UH, WAS A DIRECT OF VACANCIES THAT THEY HAD.

UM, IN ADDITION PROGRAM DID PAY HIM APPROXIMATELY TWO 20,000 IN, IN RETENTION DESIGN ON SYSTEM NATURAL RESOURCES.

UM, THEY SHORT HUNDRED 49,000, UH, LOW BUDGET ON THE EXPENDITURES SIDE.

THIS WAS DUE TO THE DEEPER GRANT.

UH, THE ORIGINAL RECIPIENTS NOT, UH, SO THEY'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR, FOR BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANIZATION.

AND THE LAST, BUT LEAST WE HAVE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGETS BUDGET OF 4.8.

WE DID EXPAND ABOUT 4.65.

ANTICIPATED A GREAT THING THOUGH BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT DAY.

JUST OBVIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE TO STAY AS AS POSSIBLE.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'LL OBTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE JUDGE EVANS.

JUDGE.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION.

THANK YOU.

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[19. Consider and act upon 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 ]

ENTER A LONG TERM LOAN AGREEMENT WITH STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE SECCO TO FUND THE IMPROVEMENTS IN APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF MILLION SEVEN 65,000.

UH, GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN, THE BOARD.

I WOULD LIKE WELCOME BOARD, LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, AS UH, GENERAL COUNSEL AND THE SENIOR DIRECTOR HERE, I HAVE, UH, OVERSIGHT OF THE FACILITIES.

AND SO THAT'S WHY THIS IN, UH, IT TODAY CONCERNING THE TITLE.

AND GIVE YOU, UH, BEFORE I BEGIN, LET ME INTRODUCE TO YOU, UH, MR. WHO IS THE ENGINEER OVERSEEING THE PROJECT WITH ENGINEERING SERVICES AND OUR PRESENTATION, MR. EVENT, YOU, ANY QUESTIONS? A LITTLE BIT.

HISTORY BUILDING.

WE PURCHASED THIS BUILDING BACK IN APRIL OF, IN APRIL.

BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED, I BELIEVE IN 1983.

IT HAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.

WE KNEW THAT GOING.

IT HAS ORIGINAL LOT OF THE OTHER ORIGINAL SYSTEMS, THE VENTILATION SYSTEM, THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND THESE ARE OUTDATED SYSTEMS. THEY'RE ENERGY INEFFICIENT AND OF COURSE THEY'RE BEYOND THEIR SERVICE LINE.

SO THE ITEM THAT WE'RE OBTAIN TODAY SEEKS TO, UH, OBTAIN A LOAN.

SO IF YOU APPROVE THIS ITEM, WE WILL BE APPROVING, UH, A LOAN FROM SECCO FROM THE STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE TO FUND THESE AS WELL AS VARIOUS CONTRACT WOULD BE NECESSARY.

THE, UH, UPGRADES.

SO I'LL THROUGH THAT GOVERNMENT SEEK OF OWN PROGRAM.

THAT'S A PROGRAM THAT IS OFFERED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

LEMME SEE THIS PROGRAM, HERE WE GO.

UH, SECCO RESOURCES IS, IT'S A LONG TERM LOAN THAT'S A 2% SPACE RATE LOAN IS 2%.

YOU APPLY FOR THE MONEY AND THEY WILL PRESERVE THE FUNDS.

AND THEN, UH, PART OF THE THING I THINK IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTING TO SOME OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT MIGHT BE FACING THE SAME SITUATIONS WE ARE, IS THAT ENGINEERS AND THE GROUPS SUCH AS MR. KAHN ARE BY SECCO WITH ONE OF THEIR RESOURCES.

AND THEY PROVIDE A FREE PRELIMINARY ENERGY ASSESSMENT OF THE FACILITIES.

THEY'LL COME OUT AND TELL YOU WHAT YOU'RE ELIGIBLE FOR AND, UH, HELP YOU DESIGN TO UPGRADE YOUR FACILITIES.

AS I SAID, IT'S A LONG TERM, 2%.

UH, THE OTHER BENEFIT OF CICO OR YOUR COMFORT LEVEL, AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO EXPLAIN TO YOU AS WELL TODAY IS THIS IS NOT JUST A BUNCH OF YOUR STAFF AND CONTRACTORS, UH, RUNNING OFF THE RESERVATIONS WHO, UH, SPEND A BUNCH OF MONEY ON UPGRADES.

THIS IS CICO OFFERS A THIRD PARTY REVIEW.

AND IT HAS TO MAKE FINANCIAL SENSE.

THIS, THESE PROJECTS HAVE TO FUND THEMSELVES IN PAYMENT THEMSELVES OVER LIFE ABOVE.

SO WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IS A REDUCTION, ENERGY SAVINGS THAT IS, UH, THAT OFFSETS THE INTERJECT.

ONE THING.

SO FOR MANY OF YOU ALL, YOU'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH PACE AND MANY OF YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE ALREADY ADOPTED PACE.

SO THIS IS THE GOVERNMENT PROGRAM COMPARABLE TO PACE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

SO IT'S FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS.

AND THE THEORY ON BOTH OF THEM IS THAT YOU MAKE THE INVESTMENT IN THE IMPROVEMENT AND IT'S PAID FOR OUT OF THE SAVINGS OF YOUR ENERGY COSTS.

SO THAT'S WHY IT'S A 2% LOAN, BUT IT'S REPAID AT MINIMUM.

IT HAS TO AT MINIMUM REPAY IT.

USUALLY YOUR SAVINGS WILL EXCEED WHAT THAT INVESTMENT IS.

SO, UH, WE, WE GET BETTER EQUIPMENT, IT'S MORE EFFICIENT AND THE END, WE ALL ARE SAVING MONEY FOR ENERGY.

I'M SORRY.

WELL, EXACTLY.

THAT'S PERFECT.

AND THAT LEADS EXACTLY TO WHAT I WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT.

THIRD PARTY IS THEY VALIDATE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSUMPTIONS AND, UM, AND MAKE SURE THAT, AS DIANE SAYS, IT PAYS LORD ITSELF OUTTA THE SAVINGS.

AND AN IMPORTANT FACTOR, REMEMBER HERE, IS THAT THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT ARE MADE TODAY ARE BASED ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE BUILDING.

AND AS, AS, UH, MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MORE THAN ANTICIPATED OCCUPANCY THAT OUR EFFORTS TO CONCEPT THE BUILDING WHEN WE TOOK OVER THE BUILDING WAS ABOUT PERCENT LEASE.

MOVING INTO THE HIGHEST LEASE AND GETTING

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BUT AS WE LEASE THE BUILDING UP TO A DESIRED 95% OF CAPACITY, WE'RE GONNA SEE ADDITIONAL SAVINGS.

THIS, THESE ASSUMPTIONS HERE ARE JUST, I SAID BUILDING.

SO WE'LL GET NORTH SAVINGS OUTTA THIS, THE BUILDING AND INCREASE THE LOAD REQUIREMENTS ON OUR ENERGY SYSTEMS. UM, THE SYSTEM, LEMME TELL YOU ABOUT THE SYSTEMS UPGRADED ONE, I SHOULD SAY THAT WE HOLD TO BRING IT UNDER, UH, THE COST THAT THERE'S A CONTINGENCY FACTOR OF HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BUILT INTO THIS LOAN PACKAGE.

SO WE HOPE TO BE UNDER THAT AND, UH, SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR AGO UNDER THOSE NUMBERS, BASED ON PRIOR ESTIMATES WE HAVE.

BUT WITH THE ESCALATION PRICES THAT MAY NOT BE AS OPTIMISTIC, BUT WE STILL BELIEVE WE WILL COME IN 0.765 APPROPRIATE BY UPDATE.

LET ASSESSMENT THE, FIRST OF ALL, I SHOULD SAY IT'S A TURNKEY PROJECT.

AND HIS TEAM, WHO WE HAVE HAD AN EXCELLENT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH AS THEY DID THESE, UH, ASSESSMENT, UH, WE'LL OVERSEE THE PROJECT, THE COMMISSIONING, THE INSTALLATION, THE ON THE SYSTEMS, IT WILL BE A TURNKEY PROJECT.

THE BUILDING CURRENTLY HAS TWO SHOULDERS.

WE WOULD REPLACE ONE SHOULDER AND THAT WOULD BECOME THE PRIMARY SHOULDER AND THE OLDER CHILLER WOULD REMAIN AS A BACKBONE.

AND THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED SO THAT THE NEW CHILLER WILL, WILL BE ABLE TO CARRY, UH, THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BUILDING.

AND I SHOULD SAY CURRENTLY WE HAVE TWO, AS I SAID, AND WE HAVE TO RUN BOTH OF THEM SOMETIMES CAUSE THEY ARE BEYOND THEIR SERVICE LINE.

THEY'RE COMING UP ON 40 YEARS OLD.

UH, SO WE WOULD REPLACE ONE EACH OTHER.

UH, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE EXISTED IS THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE.

ALL THE FLOW OF THE, OF THE HEAT AIR CONDITIONING THROUGH THE VARIOUS, WHAT THEY CALL B BOXES THAT WILL BE UPGRADED SYSTEMS REPLACED BY CONTROLLED INTERNET ACCESSIBLE SYSTEMS WITH SENSORS IN THE BOXES, THE SOFTWARE SUPPORTING.

IT'S OUTDATED.

NOBODY KNOWS EVEN HOW IT WORKS.

YOU'LL FIND THIS ROOM MAY BE INCREDIBLY COLD.

NEXT DOOR IS INCREDIBLY HOT.

UH, THAT WOULD BE ALLEVIATED WITH, UM, THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE D BOXES THINKS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT THE MOST EXPENSIVE OPERATING COSTS OF THE BUILDING IS THE, UH, ENERGY COST.

SO WE EXPECT TO SEE A NICE REDUCTION, UH, SAY THIS IS WHAT STAFF DEPART WAIT FOR.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE RUNNING AN AIR CONDITIONING AND WE'RE RUNNING HEATERS.

SO STAFF IS EAGERLY AWAITING THIS.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT.

THAT'S QUITE TRUE.

YEAH.

SO YOU HAVE PEOPLE WITH FREEZING OFFICES RUNNING, RUNNING ON, UH, HEATERS.

AND SO, UH, THAT WILL BE ALLEVIATED BY THESE REFURBISHMENTS AND MODERNIZATIONS.

THE OTHER THING, KEY, UH, ENERGY SAVINGS IS THE LIGHTING.

CURRENTLY AS YOU LOOK UP HERE, YOU'LL SEE THEES ESENT MARY'S ENERGY EFFICIENT AS NEW LED WHEN WE DID OUR REMODEL AND TOOK OVER FLOORS FOUR AND FIVE AND AND REMODELED MOST OF BACKEND HERE OF 41.

UH, WHEREVER THERE WERE NEW OFFICESS CONSTRUCTIVE, WE ALREADY PUT IN L E D, BUT THE REMAINDER WOULD BE UPGRADED TO INCLUDE LD LIGHTING THROUGHOUT.

LIKEWISE THAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE BUILDING UPGRADES TO THE THERMOSTAT, THAT BUILDING AS WELL AS NEW LIGHTING.

UM, AND AS I SAID, CCO HAS ALREADY APPROVED.

I I, I DON'T THINK ZCO YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO APPROVE LOAN, BUT SECCO HAS ALREADY APPROVED OUR APPLICATION.

THEY HAVE RESERVED THE FUNDS.

AND IF YOU APPROVE THIS, UH, SLOAN PACKAGE, THEN THAT WOULD BE EXECUTED.

WE WOULD BEGIN THE SERVICES FOR THE MAY HAVE.

MR. UH, SO FOR, UH, FOR MUNICIPALITIES, WOULD THIS ALSO APPLY TO LIKE STREET LIGHTS OR IS IT BUILDINGS OLD? YES SIR.

IT DOES APPLY TO STREET, UH, STREET LIGHTS TO WASTEWATER.

AND I LIKE TO HEAR MYSELF TALK SO MUCH.

FORGOT TO RUN THROUGH MR. UH, SHOW SECOND SLIDE.

SAME.

THE, THE PACKAGES 1213,

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THE OTHER THING THAT MR. UH, KAHN WANTED ME TO, UH, UPDATE YOU ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT HEARD THIS PRESENTATION LAST WEEK, UH, IT'S A QUANTIFIABLE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS THAT WE ACHIEVED BY THESE NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT PROGRAMS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE RIGHT, THAT FOUR, SIX ACRES OF US FOREST IN THE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS.

SO FOR THOSE OF YOU REMEMBER WHAT A HECTOR LIKE, OH MAN, LAND.

SO THAT'S INTRODUCTION.

YEAH.

SO QUESTION.

YES SIR.

CLIFF, ON THE, ON THE CHILLER, IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSE FOUND DURING AN INSTALLATION, IS THAT A REAPPLICATION PROCESS ON THE LOAN OR IS THAT ON THE CO? WHAT WAS THE LAST IS IS IT OR IS IT ON US? THE, ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSES FOUND DURING INSTALLATION PROCESS ON THE CHILLER? I'M GONNA LET MR ANSWER THAT.

SO WE HAVE LOOKED AT THE ASPECT OF IT, WE ACTUALLY HAVE OF WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO THAT.

SO IT WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL, UH, WE ARE FULLY CONFIDENT WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL, UH, FUNDING FROM TABLE.