[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.]
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I HAVE BOARD, BOARD DIRECTORS MEETINGS FOR MAY.
YOU KNOW I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO DO MY HAND.
MISTY SPEARS FOR COMMISSIONER, REPRESENTATIVE MER.
IN PLACE OF, UH, TRUSTEE SYLVESTER VASQUEZ.
WE HAVE A THANKS, MR. YOU DO OUR PLEASURE PLEDGE ALLEG ALLEGIANCE.
FLAG FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REPUBLIC WITH STANDS.
ONE A NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR TEXAS FLAG.
THE TEXAS ONE STATE TUCKED IN BETWEEN THAT AND PUBLIC.
I'D LIKE TO, UH, FOR US JUST TO TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO THINK ABOUT ALL THE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY, EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED, YOU, WE COULD JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND FIRE HEAD AND HAVE JUST A MOMENT TO SILENCE.
UH, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INJURIES FOR ANY ITEM ON? YES.
[6. 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]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO EVERYBODY.
UM, I'M GONNA START OUT, FOLLOW UP TO OUR MOMENT OF SILENCE.
WHEN WE WALKED IN THE BUILDING, YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN OUR MEMORIAL OUT IN FRONT.
THAT'S FROM OUR VETERANS DEPARTMENT, HONORING ALL THE FOLKS THAT THEY HAVE PROVIDED SERVICES TO THAT WE HAVE LOST THIS YEAR.
SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS VERY FITTING SINCE WE HAVE SUCH A LARGE PROGRAM AND PROVIDE SERVICE.
UH, NOW I'M VETERANS DIRECTED FIVE 70 VETERANS, SO WE'RE HONORING THE ONES THAT WE HAVE HELPED AND WE'RE OUR CLIENTS AND THAT WE LOST.
SO THAT IS OUR MEMORIAL AND IT WILL BE UP THROUGH WEEKEND.
UM, WHEN WE GET TO OUR STAFFING UPDATES UP.
UH, JULIO HAS NOW ASSUMED ALL THE DUTIES AS CFO.
CFO, AND OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, JOHN, JOHN TORRES STEPPED INTO THE ROLE, THE END OF MARCH OR CONTROLLER.
SO THEY ARE MAKING SOME ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES AND JULIO IS REALLY DOING A GREAT JOB, UH, ASSUMING THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES AND, UH, DOING A REORG OF THE, WE'RE IN VERY GOOD POSITION GOING FORWARD WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR, UH, DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. AS YOU WILL SEE ON THE CPR, UH, AGING HAS DONE A GREAT JOB.
DID ANOTHER MONTH OF MEETING EVERY SINGLE PERFORMANCE, AND ALAMO JUST MISSED SERVICES.
SO THEY'RE CONTINUING TO DO VERY GOOD.
AND I HAVE TO BRAG ON OUR OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM PROGRAM, BOTH THE ALAMO, THEY REALLY DO LEAD THE WAY, UH, IN THE STATE IN THEIR PROVISION OF SERVICES AND IN THEIR ABILITY TO RECRUIT THE VOLUNTEERER OMBUDSMAN.
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HAS 29 AND BEAR 34, UH, VOLUNTEERS, UH, THEIR CONTRACTUAL GOAL, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS IN IS 24.SO THEY DO A GREAT JOB AND, UH, THEY REALLY ARE THAT MODEL.
I WILL ALSO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE ARE HOSTING THE LAST WEEK OF JUNE, UH, THE STATEWIDE ALAMO AGING, I MEAN TEXAS AGING CONFERENCE.
UH, WE HAVE GOT, UH, TWO DAYS OF WONDERFUL PRESENTATIONS.
I WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE HERE THAT WE HAVE UT HEALTH WITH SOME OF THE TREMENDOUS RE HER FOR BOTH AGING AND YEAH, WITH THEIR INSTITUTE.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO, TO PROFILE AND HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE RE UH, RESEARCH THAT THEY ARE DOING.
UM, ART IS CONTINUING TO COORDINATE WITH, UH, NEW BONKS ON THEIR PLANS FOR THEIR TRANSIT, UH, ARE IN OCTOBER.
AND WE WILL SEE AS FORWARD AND, UH, HAVE TO BRAG VETERANS COMMISSION AWARD $300,000 FOR SERVICES IN THE BIENNIAL FOR RIDES FOR VETS.
YEAH, WE WERE, WE SELF-FUNDING THAT LAST YEAR.
AND SO WE HAVE RECEIVED THAT AWARD AGAIN.
SO WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.
UM, ON I D D, UH, THEY DID A SUPER JOB.
MAY REMEMBER EVERY YEAR WE HAVE, UM, THEY'RE MONITORING VISITS AND EVEN DURING THE CHALLENGES OF COKE DID VERY WELL.
AND WE JUST GOT OUR REPORT BACK A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THEY HAVE MULTIPLE PROGRAMS THAT FOURS RANGE FROM ALMOST 90%, 89.93% TO OVER 99%.
SO TREMENDOUS, UH, POSITIVE RESULTS OF THAT MONITORING REPORT.
SO I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF THEM.
AND THIS WAS DESPITE ALL THE STATUED OVER THAT WE HAVE SEEN, UH, IN THAT DEPARTMENT.
I, I HATE TO THINK WHERE WE WOULD BE HAD WE NOT HAD THE RETENTION BONUSES THAT WERE AVAILABLE.
UH, BUT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SO MANY YOUNG CASE MANAGERS THERE AND 50 CENTS MORE AND THEY'RE GONE.
SO WE DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE SERVICE PROVISION, DESPITE HAVING A LOT OF CHALLENGES AND NATURAL RESOURCE STILL WORKING, COLLECT, UH, SCHOOL BUS FLEET AND INFORMATION FROM THE 40 INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE REGION.
THEY'RE PARTNERING WITH ALAMO NPO, UH, TO COLLECT THE DATA TO HELP IMPROVE THE MISSION INPUTS ON ALL THE MODELING TO REALLY, UH, REFLECT THE ACTUAL SITUATION AS OPPOSED TO THE, UM, MODELING INPUTS.
UH, THEY'RE DOING A VERY STRONG PUSH THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.
SO IF YOU HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, PLEASE LET LYLE KNOW SO WE CAN GET THEIR DATE UP.
UH, WE ARE HAVING AN EMERGENCY PLAN PLANNING STAFF.
WE WILL BE INVITING YOUR EMERGENCY PLANNING STAFF STAFF TO A ROUNDTABLE ON JULY.
SO A COUPLE OF MONTHS OUT HOW TO INCORPORATE ENERGY RESILIENCE MEASURES INTO HAZARD MITIGATION PLANS.
THE, EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE TO ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTER IS GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT ENERGY RESILIENCE SOLUTIONS AND I HAVE TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO BEAR MET 9 1 1 CUZ THEIR HOSTING THIS EVENT.
MORE INFORMATION WILL BE COMING OUT.
WE HAVE A SERIES OF WORK WORKSHOPS THAT ARE BEING HELD AND THIS INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED WITH ALL OF Y'ALL'S ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF.
UH, WE HELD A VERY SUCCESSFUL ILLEGAL DUMPING WORKSHOP, UH, LAST WEEK AND WE, IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.
WE HAD A LOT OF NEW FOLKS ATTENDING, WHICH WAS REALLY GOOD AND WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERING WITH TCQ ON THAT WORKSHOP.
AND, UH, ALSO, UH, THE CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS COULD GET, UH, CREDIT FOR IT.
WE ARE HAVING THE LEGIS, THIS SLATE UPDATE ON JUNE 9TH, 16TH.
FINGERS CROSSED THAT THEY'RE REALLY OUT FOR GOOD BY THEN.
BUT JUNE 16TH, ELECTED OFFICIALS WORKSHOP FOR NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS ISB FRIDAY, JUNE 23RD.
THE PLANNING AND Z ZONE ONLY WORKSHOP WILL BE AUGUST 4TH.
AND THEN IN THE FALL, NOVEMBER 2ND, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BROWNFIELD WORKSHOP WITH EPA.
UH, IF WE MOVE ON TO THE MILITARY VETERANS BEARS, WE'VE TOTALLY TRANSITIONED, UH, FROM THE TEXAS VETERANS THAT WORK TO THE ALAMO VETERANS AT WORK AND OUR OUTREACH ACTIVITY PUT TO UP OR VERY CONTINUING TO EXCEED ALL THE GOALS OF UNDUPLICATED VETERANS.
AND AS I MENTIONED VERY BRIEFLY, IT'S EVEN BETTER THAN WHAT I MENTIONED.
WE'RE NOW SERVING 5 88 CLIENTS IN OUR VETERANS CARE.
THAT IS SUCH AN OUTSTANDING PROGRAM THAT REALLY ALLOWS VETERANS TO AGE IN PLACE AND NOT GO TO SKILLED NURSING OR ASSISTED LIVING.
SO OUR STAFF, I HAVE TO REALLY THANK WILL AND JULIE FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN MANAGING THOSE PROGRAMS
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CUZ THEY'RE DOING IT SUPER.UM, WEATHERIZATION ALSO VETERANS COMMISSION GRANT, THEY HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN RECEIVING $300,000 ALSO FOR THE INCREASE OF 500,000, UH, WHICH WILL ALLOW SERVE A MINIMUM OF 20, UH, VETERAN HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOME MODIFICATIONS.
SO THEY'RE CONTINUING THEIR OUTREACH FOR THAT PROGRAM ON THE BUILDING.
CLEON, HOPE THAT AS YOU DROVE UP LANDSCAPING, I HAVE BEN CLIFF.
HE'S BEEN WORKING VERY HARD WITH OUR LANDSCAPE FOLKS TO, UH, REALLY COVER UP.
AND WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE PLANTS ARE GETTING ESTABLISHED HERE.
WE'RE VERY COGNIZANT OF SELECTING PLANTS THAT LIVE AND DROUGHT.
SO, UH, WE'RE HOPE THAT ONCE THEY GET ESTABLISHED, WE'LL BE MAKING, BUT IT'S, IT'S COMING RIGHT ALONG AND I THINK, UH, YOU'LL JOIN US IN, IN SEEING HOW MUCH BETTER THE PLACE LOOKS.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE THE REMODELING OF SUITE 300 IS COMPLETE.
OUR TENANT HAS, UH, OCCUPIED THAT SPACE.
AND WHENEVER THE ELEVATOR DOORS OPEN THE THIRD FLOOR, EVERYBODY GOES, OH, PRETTY DOORS.
THEY HAVE BEAUTIFUL NEW DOUBLE DOORS.
UH, IT IS DOING VERY WELL AND 45 IS ALMOST COMPLETE, AND LI TENANT WILL TAKE OCCUPANTS AS SOON AS IT'S READY.
AND YOU HAVE AN AGENDA TODAY THAT CLIFF WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT FOR THE, THE REMAINING SPACE IN THE PLAZA.
UH, WE ALSO ARE FINISHING OUT ONE ADDITIONAL 8 2 50.
AND, UH, OUR LEASING AGENT ASSURES US THAT SPACE WILL GO VERY QUICKLY ONCE THAT WE'RE JUST PAINTING IT ONCE IT'S FRESHENED UP.
UM, AND MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT COMPLETES MY REPORT AND I'LL BE WILLING TO QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. RAT? ANY COMMENTS? THANK YOU.
[ 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.]
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU.MOTION BY MAYOR DENNIS, SECOND BY MAYOR.
YOU OPPOSED? MOTION? THANK CONSIDERING ON THE RECOMMENDATION
[13. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to enter into a lease with Bexar County for approximately 7,769 square feet in the Titan Plaza building.– Cliff Herberg, General Counsel, and Amber Austin, CBRE Leasing Agent]
TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A LEASE WITH BE COUNTY FOR APPROXIMATELY 7,769 SQUARE FEET.THE TITAN PLAZA BUILDING COUNCIL HERBERG.
MORNING MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
SEE IF I GET MY SEAT HERE DOWN.
UM, BEFORE I PRESENT, BEFORE I GIVE MY LITTLE PRESENTATION, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU PLEASE TO, UH, I LEASING AGENT MS. AMBER AUSTIN WITH CBR T AMBER'S HERE TO HELP ME OUT IN CASE YOU ASK ME, ME, ANYTHING TOO DIFFICULT.
UH, BUT HOPEFULLY, UM, YOU'RE EXCITED AS, UH, ABOUT THIS PROSPECT AS WE ARE.
UH, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEASE BASICALLY THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE PLAZA BUILDING FOR OUR NEWER MEMBERS WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH OUR FACILITIES.
OF COURSE, WE OCCUPY THIS BUILDING, WE OWN IT, BUT OUR END OF THIS PROPERTY, WE ALSO HAVE 29,000, I BELIEVE IT'S 29,200 SQUARE FOOT, UH, STRIP CENTER.
AND THERE'S CURRENTLY ABOUT ABOUT 9,000 SQUARE FEET REMAINING.
AND SO THIS LEASE WITH BE COUNTY WOULD TAKE UP 7,000, UH, 767 SQUARE FEET.
AND THAT IS, UH, WOULD BASICALLY BRING THE BUILDING TO ABOUT A 96% OCCUPANCY WITH I THINK THREE QUALITY TENANTS.
FAIR COUNTY ABC, WHICH IS AC ACTUALLY BEHAVIOR CENTERS THAT DOES, UH, UH, BEHAVIORAL, UH, SUPPORT FOR AUTISTIC, AUTISTIC CHILDREN.
AND THEN WE OCCUPY THE REMAINING 12,000 FEET, WHICH IS OUR PROCUREMENT, WEATHERIZATION AND ART OFFICES.
AND SO THIS BUILT, THIS, UM, SPACE HAS BEEN VACANT FOR MANY YEARS.
A PORTION OF IT HAS BEEN VACANT ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.
UH, ANOTHER THREE OR 4,000 HAS BEEN VACANT FOR AS LONG AS ANYBODY CAN REMEMBER.
IT'S IN SUBSTANTIAL NEED OF REPAIR AND UPGRADING.
UH, AND SO THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT PROPOSED LEASE.
IT'S FOR A SEVEN YEAR, FIVE YEAR OPTION IS I COURSE THAT'S A, YOU KNOW, HIGH QUALITY TENANT AND A GREAT PARTNER TO HAVE SOME DAYS WELL, AND, UH, IT WOULD BE OCCUPIED.
AND SO I HAD, I HAD TO PRACTICE REMEMBERING EVERYTHING ON THAT.
THAT IS SMALL MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES OFFICE.
SEE, I KNEW I CAN GET, IT'S OKAY.
I'VE ALWAYS CALLED IT SWIM BE.
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WE'RE EX EXCITED TO HAVE THEM AS WELL AS A, UH, GREAT PARTNER WITH US WITH, UH, OUR PROCURE.I THINK THEY'RE, THERE'S A GREAT MATCH SO WE COULD WORK TOGETHER ON, ON THINGS AS UH, THAT MIGHT BE MUTUAL, MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL.
UM, AS I SAID, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT OUTLAY.
IT'S APPROXIMATELY WHEN IN DOING THE INITIAL ESTIMATE, IT'S ABOUT 700 HUNDRED AND $50,000 TO BUILD OUT THAT SPACE, ROUGHLY A HUNDRED DOLLARS A FOOT.
AND OF COURSE WE HAVE, WE'VE TAKEN SEVERAL NOTES AND SEVERAL, UH, CONTRACTORS A BID ON IT.
COULD BE A LITTLE HIGHER, COULD BE A LOWER, DEPENDING ON, UH, ONCE WE ISSUE THE RFPS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, WE'RE ESTIMATING A HUNDRED DOLLARS TENANT IMPROVEMENT.
THE GOOD PART OF THAT, THE GOOD PART OF BEAR COUNTY IS WILLING TO ASSUME $50 A FOOT OF THAT OR ANYTHING ABOVE $50, UH, FOR THAT BUILDOUT AND AMORTIZE IT OVER THE COURSE OF THE LEASE.
AND SO UNDER OUR PROPOSAL, UH, WE WOULD RECOVER THAT PORTION OF, AND ALL OF OUR EXPENSES, 59 MONTHS.
I NEED TO MAKE A CORRECTION THAT'S IN YOUR MEMO AT 55 AS THERE TYPO.
IT'S 59 MONTHS IS OUR BREAK EVEN POINT AFTER THAT.
WE'RE, UM, WE'RE MAKING PROFIT AND AT, AT BASED ON OUR LEASE ANALYSIS ANALYSIS.
THIS IS A FULL SERVICE LEASE, SO ASSUME ALL THE COST OF THE, OF THE CAM AND THE, AND MAINTENANCE AND THE UPKEEP OF THE BUILDING DURING THAT TERM.
BUT OUR ANALYSIS SHOWS BASICALLY A 9.69% RETURN ON OUR INVESTMENT.
SO IN THIS LEASING CLIMATE, UH, WE THINK WE NEED A GOOD RETURN.
WE'RE GETTING A GOOD TENANT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A HIGH QUALITY, UH, BUILDING, UH, THAT WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY IN VALUE ONCE IT'S FULLY LEASED.
OF COURSE WITH, WITH, AS I KEEP STRESSING QUALITY TENANTS, BUT ALSO, UH, QUALITY FINISH OUT.
AND SO IT BECOMES A GREAT ASSET FOR, FOR ACOG.
UM, WITH THAT, I THINK THAT'S BASICALLY THE NUTS, UH, NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE PROJECT.
IT'S A VERY SHORTLY COUNTY'S LEASE, UH, WITH SOME SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS AND IT'S ABOUT A 10 OR 12 PAGE LEASE COMPARED TO OUR NORMAL 90 PAGE LEASE.
IT'S A GOOD, IT'S A GOOD, UH, IT'S A GOOD, UH, DEAL FOR BOTH OF US WE BELIEVE IN.
JUDGE, I JUST HAD, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UH, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR WORKING WITH US IN THIS PARTNERSHIP.
I THINK IT SHOWS GOVERNMENT WORKING TOGETHER AT OUR BEST AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE EXPOSURE THAT THIS BUILDING AND THIS CORNER WILL GET TWO SMALL BUSINESS PEOPLE BECAUSE, UH, THAT IS, YOU KNOW, YOUR RENT EXPENSE IS A BIG EXPENSE AND IF WE CAN HELP PUT TOGETHER SMALL BUSINESSES LOOKING FOR OFFICE SPACE, I DON'T KNOW.
CLIFF, HOW MUCH MORE, UH, SPACE DO YOU HAVE IN THIS BUILDING? I KNOW YOU SAID ABOUT 4% IN THE OTHER ONE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT WE WOULD'VE ROUGHLY 96% OCCUPANCY HERE.
AND I THINK HERE WE'RE ABOUT, I'M GONNA GO BACK TO AMBER WITH THAT QUESTION.
9,000 SQUARE, ABOUT 25,000 REMAINING AT, IN THIS BUILDING, I BELIEVE IS 104,000 SQUARE FEET.
SO, SO, SO WHAT WHAT'D LOVE TO HELP DO IS KIND OF WORK ON A PARTNERSHIP THAT GOES EVEN FURTHER TO HELP YOU, UH, SUSTAIN THIS, THIS BUILDING, UH, FOR, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS ACCELERATOR SPACE OR BUSINESS, UH, INCUBATION SPACE.
I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AT A PROGRAM WHERE THE COUNTY CAN MAYBE HELP SOME, SOME BUSINESSES, UH, BUT CERTAINLY GIVING THIS, UH, GREAT INVESTMENT THAT ACOG HAS MADE HERE.
I, I'M PARTIAL CUZ IT'S PRECINCT FOUR.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'M A PRECINCT FOUR NATIONALIST
AND, UM, AND, AND IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR THE WHOLE CORRIDOR.
UM, THE GREAT THING, UH, THAT, THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY KNOWN IN THE REAL ESTATE COMMUNITY IS THE, THE COST PER SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR A LOT OF THE RENTAL OF, UH, COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE IS PRETTY GOOD IN THIS, IN THIS CORRIDOR.
I HAVE AN OFFICE ON WALM ROAD ACROSS FROM ROOSEVELT, AND I THINK I HAVE ONE OF THE BEST, UM, ONE OF THE BEST RENTS AROUND.
SO WE WANNA HELP YOU, UH, BE YOUR BOOTLEG REALTORS
SO LET'S WORK TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE DO THAT.
I THINK WE BE EXCITED WITH THAT PROSPECT.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT 25,000 WE NEED TO GET LEASE.
UH, I WILL POINT OUT THAT ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT THIS BUILDING, BUILDING THAT WAS, UH, MADE KNOWN TO US WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT PURCHASING IT, THIS IS ONE OF THE, UM, NEAR I I, IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY A CL BUT IT'S AN ALMOST A BUILDING THAT'S LOCATED EAST OF THE AIRPORT.
AND SO IT'S REALLY A GREAT, IT'S A BRIGHT SPOT IN THE AREA HERE TO ATTRACT PEOPLE THAT NEED QUALITY BUSINESS SPACE IN THIS AREA.
AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE MADE SOME HUGE, UM, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BUILDING.
WE'VE GOT MORE TO DO, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG ECONOMY ONCE WE GET TO THAT STABILIZED RATE OF 90 OR 95% OCCUPANCY.
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LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL MR. CHAIRMAN.SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT, SECOND BY MAYOR WILLIAMS. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIED.
[14. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to accept funding from the Health and Human Services Commission for the continuation of the Employment Services tablet pilot programs in the approximate amount of $260,000.00. This item does require a budget amendment. - Virginia Charles]
CONSIDER AN ACTON RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ACCEPT FUNDING FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PERMISSION TO THE CONTINUATION OF INFORMANCE SERVICES TABLET PILOT PROGRAMS IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $260,000.THIS ITEM DOES REQUIRE BUDGET AMENDMENT.
I AM VIRGINIA CHARLES, DIRECTOR FOR INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SERVICES.
AS YOU WELL KNOW, A LOCAL WITH INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SERVICES IN BEX COUNTY.
IN THAT ROLE, THE IP SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FUNDED BY THE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION.
THE MONEY FOLLOWS PERSON FUNDING.
THIS AWARD IS CONTINUATION AND WILL ALLOW ACO TO MAINTAIN AN ELECTRONIC TABLET PROGRAM TO PROVIDE JOB COACHING IN THE WORKPLACE TO PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
THERE IS A FINANCIAL IMPACT AND THIS WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT TO THE ACOG 2020 STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO ACCEPT TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION FOR THE ELECTRONIC
I'LL ENTERTAIN YOUR QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU MR. I'LL ENTERTAIN THE MOTION.
GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR DE ON SECOND.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAM? THE, UH, HOW THIS TABLET PROGRAM WORKS? OH, ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S, WE HAVE, UH, INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE EMPLOYED COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.
THIS TABLET PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO TABLET AN IPAD BASICALLY.
AND WHEN, WHENEVER THERE IS ASSISTANCE NEEDED, THEY CAN DIAL UP AND CONNECT LIVE TO THEIR JOB COACH WHO WILL WALK INTO THE PROCESS, YOU KNOW, REAL TIME.
UM, ARE YOU SAYING, IS THIS PROGRAM JUST FOR BEAR COUNTY? YES, IT'S, I CAN JUDGE.
IT'S BECAUSE WE ARE THE LOCAL AUTHORITY FOR I D D ONLY IN BEAR COUNTY.
SO THAT'S OUR LIMITATION, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY AREA THAT WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO SERVE.
MORE COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.
[15. Consider and act upon the recommendation to adopt a Resolution to recognize the month of June as Elder Abuse Awareness Month in the AACOG Region -- William McKnight.]
CONSIDER ACTON RECOMMENDATION FOR ADOPT RESOLUTIONS THAT RECOGNIZE OF JUNE AS ELDER AWARE REGION.MR. MCKNIGHT, MR. CHAIR MEMBER TO THE BOARD.
I'M DIRECTOR MILITARY HERE AT ACOG.
AND WHAT WE WANTED TO DO, EVERYONE CAN RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT WE DO HAVE A ELDER OR BRUCE PROBLEM.
THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM, NOT ONLY WITHIN OUR COUNTRY, BUT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF OUR STATE.
AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS THIS RESOLUTION IS INTENDED TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THESE CHALLENGES AND OUR CON CONTINUED COMMITMENT AND EFFORTS TO PUT PROGRAMS IN PLACE AT, TO BOTH ADVANCE THE REPORTING AND PREVENTION OF ELDER ABUSE.
UM, THERE'S ZERO FINANCIAL IMPACT WITH THE APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION AND NATURALLY ACO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION SUBJECT TO ANY QUESTIONS.
GOT A MOTION BY IN DISCUSSION? YES, MR. DENNIS, PLEASE YOU HAVE A TEMPLATE THAT WE CAN USE TO DO A PROCLAMATION? ABSOLUTELY, MA'AM.
IF YOU COULD SEND THAT OUT, THAT WOULD YES MA'AM.
ANY, UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
[16. Next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at AACOG.]
THANK YOU.WILL OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE, SO NEEDED TO HAVE THE BEAR COUNTY LEASE OF ABLE TO MOVE
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FORWARD.SO BEAR COUNTY IT CAN YOU JUST COME SIGN TO CHECK AND WE STAY ON
I APOLOGIZE FOR EVERYBODY HAVING TO COME IN FOR IT, BUT THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR US.
AND WE DO HAVE A HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, WHICH SEVERAL OF YOU ALL SERVE ON THAT BODY TOO, AND THAT HAS A VERY EXCITING AGENDA ITEM.
THANK SO MANY OF Y'ALL WILL HAVE TO BE HERE TODAY.
ON THE MINUTES IT HAS, IT HAS, UH, ON, UH, ITEM 15 ON THE MINUTES, UM, SAYS, MOVED BY ANITA FERNANDEZ, WHO'S MY ALTERNATE, UH, FOR JIMMY OCKER.
I'M ALMOST POSITIVE AND I WANT TO THANK, UH, COUNCILWOMAN ROCHA GARCIA FOR POINTING THAT OUT TO ME.
BUT, UH, UH, THAT WAS A MISTAKE IN THERE.
I DID CATCH THAT WITH HELP OF ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER AND CORRECTED THAT BEFORE THE MEETING.
SO JUDGE HILL HAS THE CORRECTED MINUTES TO OKAY.
ALSO, UH, UNDER, UNDER STAFF PRESENT.
IS MIGUEL'S LAST NAME SPELLED RIGHT? CAN YOU CHECK THAT FOR ME WHILE WE'RE, WHILE WE'RE CHECKING JUST IF WE CORRECTION JAIL'S LAST NAME.
I WAS GONNA MENTION THAT TONIGHT.
SO FIVE MINUTE BREAK AND THEN JUDGE EVAN GONNA TAKE OVER.
I'LL CALL HER, BUT YOU DON'T HAPPEN TO KNOW.