Aug 23, 2023 Board of Directors Meeting

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THAT'S NOT THEM.

GOOD MORNING

[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.]

GOOD MORNING.

WELCOME TO THE MONTHLY MEETING OF BALTIMORE AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT TODAY.

RESUME TODAY, AUGUST 23RD, 2023.

LET'S CALL US MEETING.

MORNING.

CAN YOU CALL, ROLL FOR ME, PLEASE, SIR.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

JUDGE NEIL, HERE IT KELLY.

DON'T THINK IT HAS IT ON THERE.

JUDGE RICK.

COMMISSIONER FLORE.

MAYOR.

MAYOR PEREZ.

HERE.

MAYOR DAILY IS EXCUSED.

MAYOR DENNIS.

A PRESENT.

JUDGE EVANS.

HERE.

MAYOR EICHNER.

HERE.

COUNCILWOMAN RO FOR COLEMAN KO.

HERE.

MR. HASLAUER.

PRESENT? JUDGE HEKE.

HERE.

JUDGE JONES.

HERE.

ROU IS EXCUSED.

JUDGE .

HERE I'LL, SORRY GUYS.

I HOPE I CAN'T HURT YOUR FOOT.

NO, NO, THAT'S ALRIGHT.

I THINK MS. LEWIS.

HERE.

JUDGE LEWIS.

SENATOR MENENDEZ.

COMMISSIONER MOODY.

HERE.

REPRESENTATIVE.

FAR? COUNCILMAN ELIAS.

MAYOR SCHROEDER.

HERE.

COUNCILMAN BRADLEY? HERE.

JUDGE LAR.

MR. VASQUEZ? HERE.

MR. VALDIVIA.

JOSHUA WHITMAN.

HERE.

MAYOR WILLIAMS. HERE.

REPRESENTATIVE GUILLEN.

MR. HOFFMAN.

HERE.

REPRESENTATIVE TEMPLE.

SENATOR ZACH.

WE HAVE A ANCE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR NONE.

SLIDE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE LONG.

IS THIS NOT ME.

COST THIS, REMEMBER? ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO

[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]

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS.

IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU ALL.

AND, UH, I'LL CHAIR PORT WITH YOU.

ONE THING I DO WANNA SAY BEFORE, UH, IS THAT, UH, CONGRESSMAN, UH, STAFF ERIC CLEVELAND IS JOINING THE NAVY.

SO HE, THIS, HIS LAST MEETING, SPEAKING WITH US, HE'S GONNA BE SHIPPING OUT NEXT WEEK.

HE'S BEEN A WONDERFUL PARTNER AND WORKING WITH HIM HAS BEEN WONDERFUL.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I DON'T SEE HOW HE'S GONNA, HE'S GONNA GO INTO SUBMARINES, , SUBMARINES, RIGHT? SO THAT'S WHERE HE IS GOING.

BLESS HIM.

ANY HELP? I DO WANNA SAY HOW MUCH ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU AND APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE GOT.

UH, SO WITH THAT, I LET TELL YOU THAT IN WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF STAFFING UPDATES.

THANKS.

I'M VERY PLEASED IN WEATHERIZATION THAT, UH, OUR STAFF COMPLETED THEIR OSHA CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATION.

SO AS WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF AS THEY, UH, ADD MORE, UH, EDUCATION ON THEIR QUALIFICATION.

SO BOTH, UH, WE HAVE FIVE STAFFERS THAT COMPLETED THEIR CERTIFICATION AND WE HAVE A NEW STAFFER.

AND FOR VERA FRANK, FRANK IS JOINED OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM AND HE'S GONNA BE HELPING US WITH MULTIMEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS IN AGE.

THEY'VE BEEN DOING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF OUTREACH.

SO I HOPE SEEING OUR AGING STAFF OUT AT YOUR EVENTS.

THEY'VE BEEN AT THE PO OT COMMUNITY OUTREACH CHAIR.

THEY'VE BEEN RIO COUNTY AT SENIOR, UH, TODAY THEY'RE AT FLORESVILLE WITH ENABLE DENTAL.

AND THEN TOMORROW THEY'RE HERE AT THE FREEMAN COLISEUM BEING FOR THE SENIORS 50 FEST.

UH, ART IS HOSTING THE STATEWIDE ADVANCED TRANSIT MANAGEMENT TRAINING IN OCTOBER AND OUR TRAINING ROOMS, SO THAT'S A STATEWIDE EVICT.

SO THEY'LL BE HOSTING THAT TRAINING HERE.

AND, UH, THE N P O WE HAVE ADVANCED THE SECOND ROUND OF FUNDING, FUNDING CONSIDERATIONS, UH, FOR FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO OR SAN ANTONIO TO AUSTIN, UH, BUS.

SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES.

AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE TREMENDOUS AND INQUIRY AND WE'RE READY TO ROLL.

WE NEED FUNDING FOR THE PILOT AND APPLICATION FOR YOUTH TRANSPORTATION

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UM, THAT'S, THAT'S THE FANCY NAME.

YOUTH TRANSPORTATION, TO USE THAT TERM TO BE LEGAL.

THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE TAKE A LOT OF SCHOOL KIDS TO SCHOOL IF THEY'RE INSIDE THAT TWO MILE RANGE.

SO, UH, WE TAKE OVER A HUNDRED KIDS EVERY DAY AND OUR ACCEPTED APPLICATIONS IN THOSE THREE COUNTIES RIGHT NOW.

'CAUSE USUALLY AFTER THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL, PARENTS REALIZE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND THAT'S WHEN THEY A LOT OF DEMAND.

UM, YOU'LL BE SEEING ALL THE INFORMATION FOR OUR REGIONAL AWARDS THAT WE, UH, UH, PRESENT IN OUR DECEMBER LUNCHEON.

AND, UH, THEY'RE GONNA, I'M GONNA OPEN THAT UP FOR NOMINATIONS IN OCTOBER 28TH.

SO PLEASE BE THINKING OF CANDIDATES.

UM, AND THEY'RE GONNA BE BE IN RE COUNTY SEPTEMBER 22ND FOR A ROAD SHOW, AN I D D.

AND I WILL SAY WE'RE NOT OF CPRS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, BUT I HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT I D D MADE ALL THE PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE METRICS THIS YEAR, THIS MONTH.

SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THE EFFORT BUT FORTH.

AND THEY'RE CURRENTLY GRADUATING THIS MONTH, UH, FROM THEIR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.

SO WE HAD 10 APPRENTICESHIP APPRENTICES IN THE I D D PROGRAM THAT WILL BE COMPLETING THEIR 15 PROGRAM.

FOUR OF 'EM WORKED WITH LANCER BEVERAGE DISPENSING MANUFACTURER, AND SIX WORKED WITH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM.

UH, NATIONAL RE RESOURCES IS HOSTING A BUILDING ENERGY CODE CODES ROUND TABLE TOMORROW.

AND THEY'RE GONNA BE REALLY DISCUSSING THE 2021 BUILDING CODES.

IT'S OPEN FOR ANY 10.

IT'S REALLY FOCUSED ON THOSE BUILDING CODES ARE OLDER THAN 2015.

WELCOME TO ATTEND ON PUBLIC SAFETY.

WE HAD GRADUATION LAST THURSDAY, AND MANY OF YOU WERE THERE 'CAUSE YOUR DEPARTMENT'S HIRED OUR GRADUATES.

WE GRADUATED 29, AND I'LL REMIND YOU ALL THAT.

WHEREAS, UM, SINKHOLE REQUIRED REQUIRES 700, 750 HOURS TO BE LICENSED.

OUR GRADUATES COMPLETE THEIR TRAINING WITH, UH, ABOUT 1,050 HOURS.

SO THEY GRADUATE WITH ABOUT 300 MORE HOURS THAN IS REQUIRED FOR THE STATE LICENSURE.

AND, UH, WE HAVE STARTED NEW WEEK ON MONDAY.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE STARTING AND OUTTA THAT 29 19 OF YOUR AGENCIES, UH, ARE SUPPORTING AND SPONSORING THOSE CADETS.

SO IT'S, UH, VERY COMPETITIVE AND THE DEMAND IS GREAT.

SO WE, UH, CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO RECRUITING ON REGIONAL SERVICES.

THE COMMITTEE MET YESTERDAY IN DEVELOPING THE 24 THROUGH 29 OBJECTIVE AND RE STRATEGIES.

AND THEY HAVE BEEN MEANING, UH, IN NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS COUNTIES ACROSS THE REGION TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS IN THOSE AREAS.

UM, WE ALSO HAVE OUR LEG UPDATE SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 29TH.

UM, YOU'LL HEAR A LITTLE BIT LATER TODAY ABOUT SOME OF THE EFFORTS THAT OUR MILITARY VETERANS BEARERS IS DOING.

THEY ARE FORMING AN A REFORMING THE CURRENT ADVISORY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE ALAMO VETERANS NETWORK, UH, AT THAT FIRST MEETING, SEPTEMBER 5TH.

THEY HOPE TO BE MORE OF A RESOURCE TO YOUR LOCAL VSOS AND REALLY BRING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, TO BE AWARE OF ALL THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

SO YOU WILL BE HEARING ABOUT ABOUT THAT LATER TODAY, UH, BECAUSE OF INCREASED FUNDING, WEATHERIZATION IS CONTINUING TO SEE CLIENTS, AND I'LL REMIND YOU ALL THAT THIS CAN BE BOTH HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS, UH, THAT CAN USE THEIR, THEIR ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES.

UM, THE BUILDING, WE ARE VERY PLEASED AND RELIEVED THAT BOTH ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS, THEY'RE RUNNING A ONE THAT JUST PASSED THE MOST RECENT REBUILT WOOD IS RUNNING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO MAKE SURE ALL THE BUGS ARE WORKED OUT OF IT.

AND THEN WE'RE REALLY HOPING BY LABOR DAY, WE HAVE BOTH OF OUR ELEVATORS RUNNING.

SO THAT'S HAPPENING.

YOU'LL SEE, UH, AND THANK GOODNESS FOR THE RAIN YESTERDAY, 'CAUSE YOU'LL SEE GOT A LANDSCAPING THAT REALLY IS DOING WELL.

I HAVE TO SAY, OUR TEAM HAS DONE A SUPER JOB, UH, NURSING OUR LANDSCAPING FOR THE SUMMER.

UM, OUR BACKUP GENERATOR IS, HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND IT DOES A TESTER.

AND, UH, WE HAD, WE HAD AN OUTAGE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHERE C P S, UM, WE, BOTH OF OUR BUILDINGS, BUILDINGS HAD A SHORT OUTAGE AND WE WERE VERY RELIEVED GENERATED DOWN JUST THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO.

SO WE HAD AN UNPLANNED TEST, UH, AND IT REALLY STEPPED AND WORKED VERY, VERY WELL.

UM, AND WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE, THE PLAZA IS TOTALLY FILLED.

UM, 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE, IT PERSPECTIVE TENANTS.

UM, GLAD TO WELCOME BEAR COUNTY AS

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AND THEN THE PLAZA WILL BE A HUNDRED PERCENT PRINTED.

AND WE JUST HAVE ABOUT 20 SQUARE SQUARE FEET, I THINK 20,000 SQUARE FEET IN THIS BUILDING, RIGHT? IT'S ABOUT 20% IN THIS BUILDING.

OUR SIXTH FLOOR HAS ONE TENT, BUT WE, I'D LOVE TO HAVE THE, AND IT'S, UH, SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH THAT.

SO IT'S BEEN BUSY.

BUT, UH, MR. CHAIR, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. WR? NO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, DIANE.

ALL RIGHT.

MOVING

[ 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.]

UH, ITEM SEVEN 11, ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I MOTION TO APPROVE, SIR.

SECOND.

GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR DENNIS, SECOND BY MAYOR CONTRERAS.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? A MOTION CARRIED.

THANK YOU.

MOVING ON

[12. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to adopt and implement the revision of AACOG’s personnel policies. - Lucinda Elizondo]

UNDER NEW BUSINESS CONSIDERING ACT FORM RECOMMENDATION, AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT THE REVISION OF ACCO PERSONNEL POLICIES.

MS. ELIZONDO, GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, SIR.

UM, GOOD MORNING AND, UH, CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS, MY NAME IS LUCID ALFONDO.

I AM THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTOR HERE AT ACCO.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE REVISIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS THAT WERE MADE TO ACOG'S PERSONNEL POLICIES.

UH, ALL CHANGED ARE IDENT IDENTIFIED IN YOUR ATTACHMENT IN RED.

UM, THE FIRST CHANGE ON PAGE 11, ACOG ADDED PREGNANT WORKERS' FAIRNESS ACT.

UM, MANY ASPECTS OF THE ACT FALL UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.

UH, THE ONLY AREA NOT COVERED UNDER A CONCERN POLICY WAS THE LANGUAGE REQUIRING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO A WORKER'S KNOWN LIMITATIONS RELATED TO PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, OR RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

THE SECOND CHANGE IS ON PAGE 44, ACOG ADDED THE LANGUAGE THAT DOMESTIC PARTNERS ARE NOW ELIGIBLE TO SEEK HEALTHCARE COVERAGE UNDER THE EMPLOYEE'S PLAN.

NEXT ON PAGE 45, I WON'T READ THEM VERBATIM, BUT WE MAKE CLARIFICATIONS TO THE EXIST EXISTING POLICIES BY, BY ADDING THE RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

AND FOURTH, UH, ON PAGE 48, AS STATED IN THE ATTACHMENT, WE CLARIFIED THE LANGUAGE OF THE EXISTING POLICY ON THE ACCUMULATION OF PERSONAL TIME OFF.

AND THEN THE FINAL CHANGE IS ON PAGE 54, WE ADDED DOMESTIC PARTNERS AND THE PHRASE OR OTHERS AS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO OUR FUNERAL LEAVE POLICY.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

MAY ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MS. OZON? ALRIGHT, I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

IT'S ALRIGHT.

I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR WILLIAMS. SECOND.

SECOND BY MR. OCKER.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER

[13. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to enter into a one year contract with the option for four one year extensions for a Consultant for Insurance Benefits and Services. This item will not require an amendment to the AACOG 2023 budget. - Deedra Johnson]

THIS ITEM WILL NOT REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

UH, AND MS. DAYER, GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS.

C**K K, ADVISOR OF BENEFIT CONSULTANT WITH THE PRIMARY OBJECT OF COLLECTING DEMOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR ALL CURRENT EMPLOYEES TO MARKET, EVALUATE AND STRUCTURE OUR BENEFIT PLANS.

AFTER FIVE YEARS WITH GALLER BENEFIT CONSULTANT, IT WAS TIME TO ISSUE A NEW R F P, UH, FOR THOSE SERVICES.

ON JULY 26TH, THE BOARD AUTHORIZED ACOG TO RELEASE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR COOK, FOR A CONSULTANT FOR EMPLOYEE INSURANCE BENEFITS AND SERVICES.

IN RESPONSE TO THAT, R F P AC COBB RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING EIGHT RESPONSES.

GALLAGHER BENEFITS SERVICES INC.

SPIRE RISK MANAGEMENT, MCGRIFF INSURANCE SERVICES, PICK AND BOTTOM ALLIANCE INSURANCE SERVICES HUB, INTERNATIONAL OF TEXAS, I M A FINANCIAL GROUP AND A GROUP, A BALLWIN RISK PARTNER C**K ASSEMBLED A PANEL FOUR REVIEWERS, ANNIE WRATH, CLIFF, HERBERT, LUCINDA, ELIZONDO, AND MYSELF.

THE TEAM SCORED, SCORED EACH RESPONDENT'S PROPOSAL BASED ON THEIR, THEIR EXPERIENCE, TECHNICAL APPROACH, QUALIFICATIONS AND PRICING.

THE ATTACHMENT,

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ALTHOUGH SPIRE RISK MANAGEMENT WAS NOT THE LOWEST BE PRICE RESPONDENT.

THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT IN NALO BID.

WE BELIEVE THAT PRIOR RISK MANAGEMENT WILL PROVIDE THE SERVICES NEEDED FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

THE ANNUAL COST OF $75,000 AND THE EXPENSE ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE ACAB 20 20 20 THREES BUDGET.

WE HAVE A PIGGYBACK OPTION IN OUR CONTRACTS THAT ALLOWS MEMBER GOVERNMENTS IF THEY CHOOSE TO UTILIZE THE VENDORS VENDORS WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE PAYMENT PROCESS PROCESS.

SO THAT'S AN OPTION FOR GUYS.

A CO STAFF RECOMMENDS THE SELECTION OF SQUIRE RISK MANAGEMENT AS THE CONSULTANT FOR EMPLOYEE INSURANCE BENEFITS, BENEFITS AND SERVICES, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE OPTION OF FOUR ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, SPI IS AN EXCELLENT COMPANY.

UM, BUDDY MORRIS, UM, IS A VERY WELL VERSED INDIVIDUAL IN THIS INDUSTRY.

WAS HANDPICKED BY CHERYL SCULLY TO LOOK AT THE CITY'S OVERALL PROBLEM SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

AND MISS SCULLY'S BOOK, I WON'T MENTION THE NAME OF IT, BUT MOST OF YOU IN THE ROOM KNOW IT.

, UH, BUDDY MORRIS HAS MENTIONED IN THAT BOOK FOR HIS TREMENDOUS EXPERTISE AND TIME THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE COMMUNITY TO HELP ON SOME VERY SERIOUS MATTERS.

AND, UH, SO WITH THAT, IF THE CHAIR RULE ALLOW ME, I'M GONNA MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS SECOND.

GOT A MOTION BY, UH, MR. HELOCK OR SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

I DO HAVE THAT QUESTION.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

IS THERE A REASON WHY YOU'RE DOING ONE YEAR INCREMENTS AND NOT DOING A MULTI-YEAR? I, WE USE THE BENEFIT CONSULTANT AS WELL AND IT'S SAVED US MILLIONS AND I'M JUST CURIOUS.

IT, IT KIND OF BUILDS ON ITSELF.

SO I'M CURIOUS WHY THE CONSISTENT ONE YEAR.

AND WE DO THAT BECAUSE WHEN WE FIRST GO OUT FOR INSURANCE, YOU HAVE TO BUILD, BUILD RELATIONSHIP, AND YOU WANNA MAKE SURE THE SERVICES IS WHAT IT'S REALLY A BENEFIT TO THE EMPLOYEES.

SO WE DO THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT SETTING, SETTING OURSELVES UP OURSELVES UP FOR SOMETHING THAT IS OKAY.

GOT IT.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? ONE DETENTION.

I, ONE OF ONE.

I THANK YOU SOMEBODY.

ITEM

[14. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to accept funding allocations for FY2024-2025 in the approximate amount of $3,500,000 and sign the Contract for 9-1-1 Service from the Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC). This item will not require an amendment to the AACOG 2023 budget – Marcela Medina.]

SHE SAID THIS ITEM WILL NOT REQUIRE FURTHER MEMBER MARCELLA? YES.

GOOD MORNING BOARD CHAIR MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS MARCELLO MEDINA.

I AM THE PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGER WITH THIS ITEM.

WITH THIS ITEM, WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF CONTINUATION OF FUNDING FOR 9 1 1 SERVICES, SERVICES TO COUNTIES IN THE ACOG 9 1 1 PROGRAM THAT INCLUDE ASCO MADE RE, CARNES, KENDALL GILLESPIE, GILLESPIE WILSON, AND MCMULLEN.

THE AMOUNTS FOR EACH YEAR ARE ESTIMATED AT 1.7 PER YEAR, TOTALING IN THE 3.55 MILLION FOR THE TWO YEARS.

THE AMOUNTS ALLOCATED BASED ON, BASED ON CURRENT PROGRAM EXPENSES AND NINE ONE ONE FEES GATHERED ON CELL PHONE USAGE.

IN PARTICIPATING COUNTIES AND ON POPULATION, THE SERVICES INCLUDE 9 1 1 NETWORK SUPPORT REGIONAL E S I NET SERVICE DATABASE MAINTENANCE, DISPATCHER TRAINING, AND SUPPLIES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS.

THE CONTRACT CONTRACT IS SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2023 THROUGH AUGUST 31ST, 2025.

THE BUDGET, THE BUDGET IN THE APPROXIMATELY 3.5 WILL BE BUDGETED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGETS RESPECTIVELY FOR 24 25.

THERE'S NO AMENDMENT NEEDED TO THE ACOG 2023 BUDGET.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER MOTION BY, UH, MAYOR CONTRERAS.

SECOND.

SECOND BY JUDGE EVANS.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

A WE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED ON TO ITEM

[15. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to enter into a contract with Western States Communication, Inc. (WSC) for 9-1-1 equipment maintenance contract for FY 2024-2025 in the amount of $243,204 (HGAC pricing) as funded by the Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC). This item does not require a budget amendment. - Marcela Medina]

UH, CONSIDER AN ACT UPON RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH WESTERN STATES COMMUNICATION INCORPORATED FOR 9 1 1 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR F Y 2024 AND 25 IN THE AMOUNT OF $243,204, WHICH IS H UH, HOUSTON'S,

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THERE YOU GO.

IT'S FUNDED BY COMMISSIONER ON STATE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION.

THIS ITEM DOES NOT REQUIRE.

THANK YOU, JUDGE.

YES.

WITH THIS, THIS ITEM ITEM, WE ARE REQUESTING, REQUESTING TO CONTINUE SERVICES WITH WESTERN STATES COMMUNICATION, ALSO KNOWN AS W S C AS OUR COMMITMENT MAINTENANCE PROVIDER FOR THE ACOG 9 1 1 PROGRAM.

WSC PROVIDES CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY PROVIDE A HUNDRED PERCENT DEDICATED LOCAL TECHNICIAN.

UM, THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN THE 9 1 1 WORLD.

YOU DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A SITUATION WHERE YOU HAVE A MAINTENANCE PROVIDER THAT DOESN'T HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S DEDICATED.

UM, THIS ULTIMATELY GIVES US 24 7 RESPONSE TO EQUIPMENT FAILURES, EQUIPMENT FAILURES, AND OUTAGE OUTAGES.

APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM ITEM WILL ENSURE THAT WE DO DO HAVE CONSISTENCY AND RELIABLE RESPONSES FOR BOTH, FOR BOTH EQUIPMENT AND NETWORK OUTAGES.

THE ATTACHED CONTRACT DOES UTILIZE HVAC PRICING IN THE AMOUNT OF $121,600 PER YEAR.

THAT'S LESS THAN A $5,005,000 INCREASE FROM OUR CURRENT CONTRACT.

UM, THE CONTRACT DATES ARE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2023, AUGUST 31ST, 2025 TO COINCIDE WITH THE TWO YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.

THE ANNUAL ANNUAL, UH, BUDGET AMOUNT WILL BE BUDGETED RESPECTIVELY IN THE 2024 AND 2025 BUDGET YEARS.

THERE IS NO BUDGET AMENDMENT HEED FOR THE 2023.

I'VE, I'LL ENTERTAIN MOTIONS.

SO MOVED.

MAYOR ER AND, UH, JUDGE ZER.

ANY DISCUSSION? YES, I THANK, THANK YOU, MARCELA.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UM, I AM SURE IF THIS IS THE RIGHT QUESTION, TIME TO ASK THIS QUESTION, BUT IN THIS CONTRACT, DOES IT INCLUDE SOMEBODY WHO ACTUALLY CHECKS THE EQUIPMENT? I'M SORRY, BUT MY MIND GOES BACK TO YOU , WHEN YOU TOLD US HOW THERE WAS SO MUCH EQUIPMENT THAT FAILED BECAUSE IT HAD NOT BEEN TESTED OR KEPT CURRENT.

DOES THAT PERSON DO? IS THAT INCLUDED YOU? YES.

THEY, THEY ACTUALLY DO, UM, QUARTERLY CHECKS ON THE EQUIPMENT, BUT IN ADDITION TO THE DEDICATED TECHNICIAN HAS, UH, ROUTERS AND CONNECTIONS TO OUR NETWORK THAT ALERTS THEM WHENEVER THERE'S A FAILURE.

SO, SO, UM, A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, WE'LL KNOW THAT THERE'S AN OUTAGE, OUTAGE OR SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE EQUIPMENT AND WE GO TO THE PSAP AND THE PSAP DOESN'T KNOW BECAUSE JUST, JUST DEPENDING ON, IT'S SO SEAMLESS.

UM, BUT YES, THAT'S SOMETHING, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO PAY ATTENTION TO.

AND W S C HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR, FOR PROVIDING THE DEDICATED, DEDICATED TECHNICIAN AND BEING ON TOP OF ANY KIND OF, UH, ISSUES THAT MAY, MAY ARISE FOR EQUIPMENT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU SIR.

YES.

JUST A QUESTION.

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, DID YOU HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES THAT CAME UP? WELL, YES.

YES.

I WOULD SAY THAT THE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES THAT COME UP ARE MOSTLY WITH FIBER TESTS IN SPECIFIC COUNTIES.

UM, YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN A, BEEN A TOPIC THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED A LOT, UM, IN BANDERA COUNTY.

I'M, I'M LOOKING AT JUDGE EVANS OVER YOUR SHOULDER OVER HERE.

UM, AT T'S NOT YOUR FRIEND.

MM-HMM.

, THE AT T CONTRACTS WITH, UH, DIFFERENT PROVIDERS TO LINES FOR, UH, FOR FIBER.

AND A LOT OF TIMES IT'S A THIRD PARTY CONTRACT CONTRACTOR.

AND SO IN SOME SITUATIONS, SITUATIONS, UM, WHETHER IT'S ANOTHER, ANOTHER, ANOTHER, UH, FIBER LINE THAT'S COMING THAT'S COMING IN, IT'S NOT FOR 9 1 1, BUT IT DOES IMPACT 9 1 1 IN THE SENSE SENSE THAT THE CONTRACTOR IS DIGGING IN AN AREA THAT THAT IS DEDICATED FOR A 9 1 1 LINE.

AND THAT IS WHAT WAS REFERRED TO AS A FIBER CUT.

SO WHEN THE FIBER, WHEN THE FIBER CUT OCCURS, THEN ALL ALARMS GO OFF AND 9 1 1 CEASES AND W C INITIATES WITH AT T AT T AND WE, WE HAVE AN ESCALATION TICKET PROCESS ON THAT SIDE TO BE ABLE TO GET IT RESOLVED ON OUR END.

BUT AS JUDGE EVANS JUDGE KNOW, SOMETIMES IT'S, IT'S A LOT HARDER TO REALLY IDENTIFY, IDENTIFY WHERE THE CONTRACTOR WAS, UM, BECAUSE IT'S A THIRD PARTY, IT'S PARTY THAT AT T USES.

SO UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE TO, TO BE MORE MINDFUL OF THE PROCESS.

BUT THOSE ARE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT NOTHING ON THE EQUIP ON EQUIPMENT SIDE.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DID AN EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT, VERY SIGNIFICANT ROBUST EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT.

OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.

WE'VE HAD, UH, NEW ROUTERS IN PLACE AND A LOT OF EQUIP NEW 9 1 1 EQUIPMENT WITH THE NEXT GENERATION TO 9 1 1.

ALL THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED.

AND SO THIS IS WHERE WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING INTO THE CONVERSATION OF THE REGIONAL E S I NET, UM, THAT ENABLES ANY P SAP IN THE STATE, THE STATE OF TEXAS TO PICK UP THE P SAP 9 1 1 CALLS.

UM, AND THAT HAS, THAT HAS PROVEN TO WORK.

UM, IT DOES COME WITH A LOT, WITH A LOT MORE EQUIPMENT.

AND THAT EQUIPMENT HAS PROVEN TO BE, UH, VERY, YOU KNOW, KNOW CONSISTENT, CONSISTENT IN, IN ITS PERFORMANCE.

IT'S JUST, IF WE CAN GET THE, UH, THE OUTAGES DUE TO FIVE FIBER CUTS PER TAIL, THEN THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD BE AN ENORMOUS, UH, BENEFIT.

UM, I KNOW THERE'S A VERY SPECIFIC, SPECIFIC, UH, SITUATION, BEVERA COUNTY WHERE EVEN, UM, ALL, ALL, ALL INTERNET BECAUSE

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UM, AND THERE'S VERY LITTLE REDUNDANCY ON THEIR SIDE.

SO EVERY COUNTY HAS UNIQUE ISSUES.

ZERO REDUNDANCY.

ZERO REDUNDANCY, OKAY.

ZERO REDUNDANCY.

BUT THOSE ARE ISSUES THAT WE CONTINUE TO, TO TRY TO CHAMPION WITH, WITH AT T TO SEE, SEE IF WE, IF THEY CAN PROVIDE A REDUNDANT LINE, A DIFFERENT PATH FOR THE FIBER.

UM, UH, GEOGRAPHICALLY WE'RE TOLD THAT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT IN COUNTY TO RUN ANY KIND OF LINE.

UM, IT COSTS THEM MONEY.

IT'S NOT DIFFICULT.

RIGHT.

IT'S ALWAYS MONEY.

WELL, THAT'S, THAT'S THE THING.

YES.

IT'S, IT'S NOT DIFFICULT.

IT'S, BUT IT DOES COST A LOT OF MONEY.

YEAH.

IS THERE ANY ACTION THIS BODY CAN TAKE TO HELP RESOLVE THAT ISSUE? OH, I, WELL IF, YES, I THINK SO.

I THINK, I THINK IF, IF THERE IS, UM, AND THIS, THERE'S OTHER ACCOUNT THAT MIGHT HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF LIKE TERMS LIKE THE FIBER CUTS.

SO I THINK IF WE CAN, YOU KNOW, GET A LETTER, I MEAN, I THINK WE'VE, WE'VE HAD DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS AT THIS.

HIS BODY CHOOSES TO DO A LETTER TO AT T UH, RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING THOSE LINES UP IN OPERATION.

YES, I THINK THAT WOULD, WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GET THAT DRAFTED.

MENTIONING REDUNDANCY I THINK IS, IS A HUGE THING.

COULD I OFFER AN AMENDMENT TO THE CURRENT MOTION THAT THE LETTER WAS SENT AND ALSO BARE METRO 9 1 1 IS WILLING AND WORKING WITH MS. WRATH AND HER TEAM, IF THERE IS A, IS A PROBLEM.

SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP.

UH, WE WANT TO BE THERE TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN.

THE MOST DANGEROUS THING WITH A 9 1 1, 1 OF THE MOST DANGEROUS THINGS WITH THE 9 1 1 SYSTEM IS A BACKHOE, SOMEBODY DIGGING THAT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

AND BELIEVE ME, I HAVE LIVED THROUGH THAT AS CHAIR, UH, FOR BARE METRO FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

AND, UM, WE HAD THREE IN ONE DAY.

AND I CAN TELL YOU IT IS ABSOLUTE SHEER PANIC WHEN THAT HAPPENS.

SO, UH, THEY'RE, MS. WRATH AND HER TEAM ARE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB AND, UH, WORKING TOWARDS THIS, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE MENTION THAT WE ALSO, OR MY TEAM AT BARE METRO WORKS CLOSELY WHENEVER THEY NEED SOMETHING.

GREAT PARTNERSHIP.

THANK YOU.

AND I'D LIKE TO JUST, SINCE, SINCE THE CONVERSATION WHEN THIS ROUTE, LEMME JUST, UH, CLARIFY AS WELL, IN ADDITION TO THIS VERY SPECIFIC ISSUE THAT IS IN, UH, BANDERA COUNTY WHERE, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING STOPS.

AND IN SOME COUNTIES, SOME COUNTIES THERE MIGHT BE A CUT AND IT'S NOT IN THE 9 1 1 LINE.

AND, UH, THIS BODY DID APPROVE OUR NETWORK RELIABILITY, UM, WHERE OUR, THE 9 1 1 CALLS, THE PSAP IS A SUSTAINED WIRELESS.

SO IT GOES UP IN THE CLOUD AND EVERYTHING IS NOT RELIANT ON, ON A FIBER LINE.

SO IN THAT SENSE, 9 1 1 CALLS COULD STILL COME IN, BUT YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT YOUR, YOUR CITIZENS, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THE INTERNET, INTERNET OR ANY KIND OF TELEPHONE TOWER IS IMPACTED THAT THEY CAN'T PICK UP THEIR PHONE AND CALL.

SO THAT'S WHAT'S REFERRED TO TO AS THAT SECONDARY 9 1 1 ISSUE.

AND THAT'S PROBABLY THE MAIN ONE THAT, THAT WE'RE, THAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW.

UM, IT'S SPECIFIC TO, TO CARNES AT, AT THIS POINT.

UM, AND IT DOES OCCASIONALLY AFFECT WILSON, UM, WHERE THE CITIZENS ARE NOT ABLE TO, UH, DIAL 9 1 1.

AND, AND AT T HAS STATED, STATED, WELL THE 9 1 1 LINE IS FINE.

I SAID, BUT THE CITIZENS CAN'T, YOU KNOW, AND SO WE HAVE TROUBLE, TROUBLE ESCALATING THAT.

SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE A LETTER FROM MS. BODY WOULD, WOULD ASSIST US IN THAT.

YES.

I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP.

THAT'S ACTUALLY A PROBLEM, UH, THAT WE FOUND IS THAT WE'VE HAD, UM, I THINK TWO YEARS AGO WE HAD THREE MULTIPLE MULTI-HOUR.

YEAH.

I THINK WE HAVE TWO DAYS WHERE WE WERE OUT A HUNDRED PERCENT AND IT'S THE BACK HOLE TO THE CELL TOWERS.

UH, SO ALL OF LIKE IN CASTVILLE, ALL OF HISTORIC CASTROVILLE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD.

WE'VE GOT ELDERLY, WE'VE GOT, NOBODY CAN MAKE 9 1 1 CALLS.

UH, OUR POLICE DISPATCH OR OUR POLICE CAN'T ALWAYS COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

SO, UM, I THINK THAT IF WE APPROACH THAT AS A, AS A COG, UH, WE'D BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE LETTERS OF SUPPORT TO, UH, TO DEMONSTRATE THE NEED, UH, FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES.

AND IT WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR SELF HOURS.

LANDLINES DIDN'T WORK.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

VERY FEW LINES.

CORRECT.

ALRIGHT, SO WE'VE GOT AMENDED

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SECOND.

THIS STILL STAND RIGHT? ALL IN FAVOR? A OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED.

THANK YOU, MARK.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER 16,

[16. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to execute a contract for FY2024 with two (2) one year renewal options and accept funding for the Criminal Justice Planning and Homeland Security Management and Administration Interlocal Agreement for an approximate amount of $219,000, from the Office of the Governor (OOG) - Public Safety Office and Homeland Security Grants Division (PSO/HSGD). This item will not require an amendment to the FY2023 budget – Justin Monarez.]

ENTER AGREEMENT AMOUNT OF FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR OF THE SAFETY OFFICE AND HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS SO THAT THIS ITEM WILL NOT REQUIRE BUDGET.

GOOD MORNING BOARD CHAIR MEMBERS MAD.

I'M THE EIGHT CO CRIMINAL JUSTICE HOMELAND SECURITY LAND COORDINATOR.

WITH THIS ITEM, WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL TO EXECUTE AND ENTER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN C**K AND THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT PUBLIC DIVISION TO ACCEPT CONTINUE FUNDING, CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING AND HOMELAND SECURITY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION IN THE AMOUNT OF 219,000.

THE CONTRACT INCLUDES A STATEMENT OF WORK THAT INCLUDES MANAGEMENT OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS DELIVERABLES SUCH AS PROCESSING APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING WITHIN SEVEN FUNDING STREAMS. AND THE ANNUAL SUBMISSION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM, FROM THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR OVER 120 APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING TO THE OFFICE.

WITH THIS CONTRACT PLANNING STAFF PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, WORKSHOPS AND GUIDANCE FOR APPLICANTS.

THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2023, AND ANN AUGUST 31ST, 2024 WITH A TWO ONE YEAR REVIEW OF OPTIONS.

THIS ITEM WILL NOT REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED ACOG 23 20 23 BUDGET.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL AT THIS TIME, MR. CHAIR? TWO 19 PER YEAR.

219,000 PER YEAR OR TOTAL? IT'S INCREASED FROM 199 TO TWO 19.

IS THAT THE TOTAL? IS THAT THE TOTAL OR IS THAT PER YEAR? IS THAT PER YEAR? PER YEAR.

PER YEAR.

PER YEAR.

OKAY.

TWO 19 PER YEAR, YEAR TO 19 PER YEAR.

I MOVE QUESTION, QUESTION BY JUDGE DS YOUR QUESTION REAL QUICK.

YEAH.

JUSTIN, WHAT'S THE ULTIMATE OUTPUT OF THIS? WE, WE DO A LOT.

THE CLUB, WHAT WE DO IS MANAGE A REP COMMITTEE AND THEN WE TOWARDS THE, UH, GRANT SEASON FOR THE ONES THAT, UH, DO THE SCORING WOULD HELP HELP THEM DO THE SCORING.

WE, UM, AND GRANTS ARE FUNDED, UM, BY OUR PRETTY MUCH, UM, THE WAY WE, UH, HELP 'EM DECIDE ON WHAT GRANTS ARE GONNA, WHAT THEY'RE GONNA CHOOSE FOR TO FUND.

DOES THAT SUPPLEMENT OUR CURRENT PUBLIC SAFETY EFFORTS? IF I CAN ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT.

WE ARE THE REGIONAL LEAD FOR HOMELAND SECURITY UNDER THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

SO ALL THE FEDERAL FUNDS FLOW THROUGH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND THEN DOWN TO US.

UH, THAT INCLUDES ALL THE ACTIVITY OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCORING THE GRANTS THAT ARE ULTIMATELY DECIDED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE THAT THEY'RE PASSED THROUGH GRANTS AND WENT TO THE GRANT MANAGEMENT ON THOSE GRANTS.

UH, IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR A LOT OF THE PLANNING OF OUR STAFF'S ACTIVITIES ON SOME OF THE REGIONAL, UH, EXERCISES THAT WE DO FOR HOMELAND SECURITY.

SO IT FEEDS INTO THAT, THAT PLATFORM.

OKAY.

IF THAT'S HELPFUL.

AND SEVERAL YEARS AGO WE ADDED A REPRESENTATIVE OF J B S A ONTO, UH, THE COMMITTEE AT THAT TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS AN INTEGRATED APPROACH.

THANK YOU.

AND FEEL FREE TO ADD TO ANYTHING I JUST SAID.

ALRIGHT.

PRETTY MUCH IT ALL.

ALRIGHT, I'VE GOT A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

RIGHT.

SECOND.

BY MAYOR ENER.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED.

[17. Consider and act upon the recommendation for the Executive Director to execute a one year extension of the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) Regional Energy Management Program contract in the amount of $175,000 through August 31, 2024. - Lyle Hufstetler]

MR. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN.

CHAIRMAN, BOARD MEMBERS, I'M LYA HUBLER, YOUR NATURAL RESOURCES PROJECT.

PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR.

ADMINISTRATOR.

AND SO FOR THIS ITEM, THE ASSETS TO AUTHORIZE MS TO EXECUTE A ONE YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH THE STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE OR CCO THROUGH AUGUST 31ST, 2024 IN THE AMOUNT OF $175,000.

THIS FUNDING WILL CONTINUE FOR APS REGIONAL, UH, ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WHERE WE'VE BEEN ENGAGING LOCAL GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT, EDUCATING THEM ABOUT

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WE'RE GONNA BE CONTINUING THE, THE WORK THAT WE LAID THE FOUNDATION FOUR IN 2023.

WE'VE BEEN HOSTING EDUC EDUCATIONAL EVENTS RELATED TO ENERGY RESILIENCY AND HAZARD MITIGATION PLANS, UH, THE A PACE PROGRAM, PROP PROPERTY ASSESS CLEAN ENERGY, UH, UH, MS. RACK MENTIONED OUR BUILDING CODE ROUNDTABLE TOMORROW WE'RE ALSO HAVING, UH, AN ENERGY LEADS, UM, A WORKSHOP WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT ACOG'S WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM AND CCOS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ON AUGUST, 2020 NINTH.

AND WE'VE BEEN PROMOTING VARIOUS, UH, RESOURCES OFFERED BY TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AT NO COST TO HELP THEM GET A BETTER HANDLE HANDLE ON THEIR ENERGY USAGE.

WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED WITH US AS WE ONCE THE PILOT PROGRAM AND WHO REMAIN ENGAGED AS WE'VE BEEN CONTINUALLY, I WOULD SAY, BOMBARDING THEM WITH INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS, INCENTIVES, AND COURSE OUR WORKSHOPS AND YOUR AGENDA PACKET DOES HAVE, DOES HAVE A SUMMARY OF THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

THIS ITEM DOES REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT DUE TO IT COMING IN A BIT HIGHER THAN WE HAVE ANTICIPATED.

AND I'M HAPPY, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I WAS JUST WONDERING ABOUT SOME OF YOUR SUCCESSES.

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF, UH, PROJECTS AND, UH, ACTIVITY THAT YOU'VE DONE? SO, I, I, I THINK, I THINK THE STANDOUT EVENT WAS ON JULY 27TH, UH, UH, BARE METRO GRACIOUSLY HOSTED IN A, IN AN ENERGY RESILIENCY WORKSHOP TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN BETTER IMPLEMENT ENERGY RESILIENCY MEASURES INTO HAZARD MITIGATION PLANS.

AND, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, I'M SURE NO INTERRUPTION IN SERVICE, WHETHER IT'S DUE TO THE NATURAL DISASTERS OR MANMADE, UH, DISASTERS.

I INTERRUPTING, UH, UH, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL SERVICE.

UM, SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS I THINK A MAJOR HIGHLIGHT.

A SORT OF A PILOT PROGRAM, CCO AS WELL, KIND OF, UH, HITTING UP THEIR WORK AMONG THE GOVERNMENT.

SO INITIALLY I WOULD SAY WE BIT OF, IT WAS A BIT OF A STRUGGLE GETTING BUT TOWARDS THE, HAVE A LOT MORE SUCCESS.

IT'S BEEN, I THINK, A LOT MORE ATTENTION.

SO WE'RE REALLY EAGER TO BE CONTINUING THAT MOMENTUM INTO THE NEXT YEAR.

ANY ADVICE FOR US FOR ENERGY RESILIENCY? IT'S A BIG ISSUE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'D BE SURPRISED AT, YOU KNOW, AT WHAT, WHAT NEED TO DO WITH JUST THE RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE.

KNOW PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON EQUIPMENT CAN GO A LONG WAY TOWARD, UH, REDUCING THE, UH, THE, THE IMPACT ON THE GRID, RIGHT? THE, JUST, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT EVEN INVESTING ANY, ANY CAPITAL.

BUT OF COURSE THERE ARE PLENTY OF PROGRAMS THAT HELP MAKE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, UM, A LOT EASIER, INCLUDING OUR, UH, BASE PROGRAM THAT WE ADMINISTER RETAIN MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

MOVE APPROVAL MOTION BY, UH, MR HAS LOCKER SECOND BY MAYOR NER.

NEED MORE DISCUSSIONS? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? THANK

[18. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to release a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) concerning the Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG) to install fiber optic cable infrastructure on Yankee Range within the McMullen Range Complex, Tilden, Tx. No budget amendment is required for this item. - William McKnight]

ITEM NUMBER 18.

UH, CONSIDERING RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO RELEASE THE R F Q REQUEST CONCERNING THE DEFENSE ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT, WHICH IS DA TO INSTALL FIBER OPTIC CABLE INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE YANKEE RANGE WITHIN THE MCMULLEN RANGE COMPLEX, COMPLEX SOUTH OF TILDEN, TEXAS.

NO BUDGET AMENDMENT IS REQUIRED.

MR. MCKNIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN BOARD WILL MCDON IS THE DIRECTOR OF AGING MILITARY AFFAIRS HERE, COGAN, UH, THIS REQUEST TO PROVIDE, TO SUBMIT OUR R F Q, TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SUBMIT AN R F Q.

ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS THIS IS THE FIRST COMPONENT OF A TWO COMPONENT PROJECT IN SUPPORT OF A RECENTLY REQUIRED A DA GRANT THAT WE WERE AWARDED.

UH, WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS IS ABOUT BEARING APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE, UH, IN THE RANGE OF A RANGE CON COMPLEX.

WHAT DOES THIS DO FOR US? AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT THIS WILL DO, THIS WILL, THIS WILL EXPAND THE CURRENT DATALINK INFRASTRUCTURE, THE SUPPORT OF MILITARY FLIGHT TRAINING.

BUT WHAT IT ALSO DOES, DOES IS ONCE THIS IS INSTALLED, IT IMPROVES THE F A A AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY.

THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HELP IMPROVE REAL REALTIME DATA TO BETTER SYNCHRONIZE AIRSPACE THROUGHOUT, THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SOUTH SOUTH TEXAS REGION.

SO THIS IS WHY ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'RE SUCCESSFUL, SUCCESSFUL IN THIS DAG GRANT.

THIS IS THE VERY FIRST DAG GRANT THAT APPROVED, THEN SUPPORTED TEXAS AIR NATIONAL GUARD.

AND AGAIN, UH, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT'S SO CRITICAL TO SUPPORT BOTH THE MILITARY ASPECT BY ENHANCING, BY TRAINING, BUT ALSO ENHANCING, ENHANCING A CIVIL ASPECT IN REGARDS TO SUPPORTING F A A REQUIREMENTS, UH, FINANCIAL IMPACT.

THERE'S NO BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.

AND ONCE AGAIN, AS SUCH,

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SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS? APPROVE APPROVAL? UH, GOT, UH, SECOND MR. HAS LOCKER.

SECOND.

SECOND, UH, COMMISSIONER MOODY.

UH, ANY DISCUSSIONS? ONLY IF YOU GOT SOME RAIN LAST NIGHT.

IN.

SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S GOOD RAIN.

YEAH.

UM, AND THIS, THE WAY I'M STANDING, THIS IS GONNA OPEN THE DOORS FOR ANY PRIVATE CITIZENS IN, IN DONUT HOLE AREA OF AL COUNTY THAT'S GOING BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR.

RANCH.

WE GOT 2.33 IN OUR, WE'VE HAD FIBER OF THE HOME MANY YEARS IN M COUNTY AND THIS JUST ONE, ONE OF ABOUT THREE AREAS OF ALL OF 1,160 SQUARE MILES IS NOT COVERED WITH, WITH FIBER OPTIC.

SO WE'RE SITTING IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE AND THIS WILL TAKE THIS, THIS WILL BE A HOME RUN.

SO, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

YOU OPPOSED? MOTION TO CARRIES.

AND ALSO GOING ALONG WITH THAT,

[19. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to release a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) concerning the Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG) to construct a 100 ft communications tower in support of JBSA-Lackland Air Force Base. No budget amendment is required for this item. - William McKnight]

NO BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED FOR ITEM M.

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPONENT OF THAT D GRANT.

CURRENTLY, CURRENTLY WE HAVE A 50 FOOT TOWER WE WANT TO ENHANCE BY, BY CONSTRUCTING A HUNDRED FOOT TOWER.

AND WHAT THIS ALSO DOES, DOES IS IT, UH, INCREASES THE, THAT EXCHANGE, YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL ANTENNA, WHICH NATURALLY, ONCE WE GET THE FIBER EAST INSTALL, WE'RE PICKING UP A LARGER AIR FEED AND WE'LL, WE'LL BE ABLE TO COVER EXPAND DISTANCES.

SO AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE HOW BOTH THE PROJECT OBJECTS ARE MUTUALLY SUPPORTED.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, THERE'S NO BUDGET REQUIRED AT THIS TIME, AND AS SUCH, THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS RES REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO RELEASE THEIR REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION QUALIFICATIONS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS PORTION OF THE DAG PROJECT.

SUBJECT TO ANY QUESTIONS, MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND, MAYOR WILLIAMS SECOND BY MAYOR CONTRERA IN DISCUSSION COVER.

CARRIED NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION DUTY.

I THINK I'M SITTING FOR THE NEXT ONE.

OH, YOU ARE? ALTHOUGH I'M NOT JULIE .

I JUST GO OFF THE SCRIPT.

UH, SO LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT MILITARY ADVISORY COUNCIL UPDATE.

MR. CHAIR.

MEMBERS.

CHAIRMAN.

AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M NOT JULIE GLE , UH, AT THE END OF MARCH, MARCH, UH, 2023, UH, THE T B N GRANT FOR THE TEXAS WORK WORKFORCE FORCE COMMITTEE CAME TO AND MIGRATED, UH, STARTING ON FIRST FROM THE TEXAS VETERANS NETWORK TO THE ALAMO.

UH, THIS PORTION OF THE ALAMOS, THE REFERRAL SERVICE THAT WE SUPPORT IS CURRENTLY BEING FUNDED THROUGH VETERANS DIRECTOR CARE PROGRAM FUNDING THROUGH ACO NATURALLY.

AND WHAT WE'RE STILL ABLE TO DO, WE'RE REALLY JUST FOCUSED ON OUR A REGION PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL SUPPORT, UH, THROUGH REFERRALS AND REFERENCES THROUGH OUR, THROUGH OUR SYSTEM, UH, AS WE TRANS TRANSITIONED, WE WANTED, WE SAW THE NEED TO ONE, EXPAND, EXPAND THE NETWORK WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF OUR TEXAS VETERANS NETWORK COORDINATION MEETING TO WHAT WE'VE DECIDED TO DO IS COMPLETELY REVAMP THAT.

AND WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS INCLUDE ALL THE VSO VSOS AS PART OF THIS.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LESSONS LEARNED, AND WE'RE TRYING TO REALLY FOSTER, AS MRS. ALLUDED TO AN ENVIRONMENT TO WHERE WE CAN SHARE BEST PRACTICES TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR VETERAN COMMUNITIES IN ALL OF OUR COUNTIES.

SO WHAT WE'VE DECIDED TO DO WAS TO CREATE A MILITARY ADVISORY COUNCIL.

THE FIRST MEETING FOR THE MILITARY ADVISORY COUNCIL BE HELD ON THE FIFTH SEPTEMBER, UH, DURING THIS MEETING, WHAT WHAT WE'RE GOING DO IS EXCHANGE DIFFERENT IDEAS, PROVIDE INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT FOR, WE MANAGED TO GET THE VA TO, TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND HIGHLIGHT ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING.

AND ALSO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS, IS CREATING A FORUM FOR THE BSOS WITHIN EACH OTHER TO SHARE SOME OF THE BEST PRACTICES.

UM, THE ULTIMATE GOAL NATURALLY HERE IS TO FOSTER STRONG TODD AMONG ACOG, OUR BSOS, AND ALSO ALSO THE OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS WHO ARE GONNA HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL OF OUR AMERICAN LEGIONS, VFWS, AND ALSO AMERICAN GI FORUM THERE TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR VETERAN COMMUNITY AND WORK TOGETHER TO FIND, TRY TO FIND WAYS TO SOLVE THE, THE PROBLEMS THAT MANY OF OUR

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SO THIS IS AN OPEN INVITE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'VE NOTIFIED DIRECTLY ALL THE BSOS.

WE WANTED TO ALSO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION, ATTENTION AS WELL.

SO WHEN YOU DO SEE YOUR BSO BSOS WITHIN YOUR RESPECTIVE COUNTY TODAY, I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GO INTO THAT, TO THAT FIVE SEPTEMBER MEETING.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE, WE HAVE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION'S UP TO ANY QUESTIONS, COMMON CONCERNS IN REGARDS TO THIS, UH, NEW, NEW ITEM THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO FOCUS ON, ON, IN THIS FORUM.

WITH RESPECT TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TRANSITIONING OFF OF ACTIVE DUTY INTO VETERAN STATUS, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES IN RELATIONSHIPS? SO WHEN THEY GO, THEY'LL GO THROUGH A TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROGRAM AS THEY TRANSITION FROM ACTIVE DUTY.

UM, AND THE, THE, THE PRIMARY CHALLENGES THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE DEALING WITH, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE, UH, EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES LEVERAGED TO THEM.

THERE'S ALWAYS CHALLENGES THAT SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVEN'T FINISHED THE CLAIMS PROCESS, YOU NORMALLY WANT TO GET THAT BEFORE YOU TRANSITION, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF SERVICE MEMBERS WHO AREN'T ABLE TO DO THAT.

THEY HAVE CHALLENGES WITH, UH, TRANSFERRING THEIR MEDICAL RECORDS FROM THE ACTIVE DUTY SYSTEM TOUR TO A NOW WORKING THROUGH THE VA VA SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE THEY'VE MAINTAINED THE AT THE ACCURACY.

SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE NEED TO HELP AND COORDINATE THESE VETERANS THROUGH THESE PROCESSES.

SPECIFICALLY ALLY, WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING THE BENEFITS THAT THEY, THAT THEY DESERVE.

ARE THERE ANY SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR FEMALE VETERANS, ESPECIALLY LOCAL FUNCTION OR TRANSITION? I UNDERSTAND THERE'S SIGNIFICANT ISSUES THERE.

IF, IF I CAN INTERJECT THAT PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IS THE INSTALLATION AND THE INSTALLATION.

WE'RE FORTUNATE WITH J D S A THAT THEY HAVE A VERY, VERY ACTIVE AND AGGRESSIVE, UH, TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

SO THEY REALLY DO A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT THAT FAR SUPERSEDES MANY OF THE INSTALLATIONS IN THE COUNTRY.

SO WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON IS BEING A SUPPORT TO THOSE PROGRAMS WHEREVER WE CAN.

BUT OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON OUR VETERANS AND MAKING SURE THAT AFTER THEY COMPLETED THAT, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO CONNECT AND DELIVER ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT.

UH, AND WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH J V S A ON INTERACTING WITH THEM WHEREVER POSSIBLE.

AND WE'D BE REMISS IF WE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE ALL COUNTY HAS DONE WITH THEIR TRANSITION SUPPORT PROGRAMS ALSO.

UH, SO I THINK IN THIS REGION YOU HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT SUPPORT FOR VETERANS THAT ARE TRANSITIONING OUT 'CAUSE IT'S FURTHER COMPLICATED BY WHERE THEY SEPARATE HERE AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE.

SO YOU HAVE THAT COORDINATION EFFORT TOO.

BUT I THINK IT, I REALLY HAVE TO RESPECT THE ROLE OF THE INSTALLATION ABSOLUTELY.

IN THAT TRANSITION.

AND, AND IF I COULD ADD SUPPORTING FIRES, YOU KNOW, OUR TRANSITION PROGRAMS ARE, ARE SUPPORTIVE OF, ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE VERY DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING SPOUSES AS MUCH AS THE ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER.

RIGHT.

AND YOU DON'T HEAR US USE THE LANGUAGE OF OF GENDER THAT OFTEN.

YEAH.

BECAUSE THE SERVICES ARE, THEY'RE EXACTLY THE SAME REGARDLESS.

IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYONE, ANYONE ELSE HAS? UH, I WORKED WITH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, BUT I HELPED THEM TRANSITION INTO SAY, JOBS INTO, UH, OUT OF THE MILITARY, INTO CITY JOBS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.