Sep 27, 2023 Board of Directors Meeting

MOVE ON TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT.

DO WE HAVE ANY DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON ANY AGENDA ITEM THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TODAY BY AMY BOARD MEMBER? HEARING NONE.

I'LL

[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]

MS. BRAD.

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS, AND I'LL SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH YOU BECAUSE OCTOBER IS A BUSY MONTH.

IT'S A BUSY ONE FOR US HERE 'CAUSE IT'S END OF QUARTER AND WE'RE BUDGETING RIGHT NOW.

IT'S ALSO BUSY BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY, UH, NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE THE SAME CHALLENGE.

SO IT'S A BUSY SCHEDULING MONTH.

UH, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY IT'S MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT.

UH, AND SO OUR STAFF WILL BE THROUGHOUT THE REGION AT DIFFERENT EVENTS, ASSISTING PEOPLE AND GIVING GUIDANCE DURING MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT.

IT STARTS OCTOBER 15TH AND RUNS THROUGH DECEMBER 7TH.

AND, UH, IF YOU HAVE, UH, AN EVENT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE POST TO ATTEND, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

UH, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE AUTOMATIC AND RE-ENROLLMENT ENDED, AND SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE RESIDENTS TO BE AWARE OF IT AND BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THEIR ENROLLMENT.

YOU WANT TO MAINTAIN COVERAGE AND ART.

UH, THERE IS A NEW, UH, FROM TEXAS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GRANT AVAILABLE.

THE, UH, SUPPORTS A SMALL GRANT THAT SUPPORTS EXPANDED SERVICE IN THE RURAL AREAS.

AND SO HAW IS WORKING WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITIES ABOUT THAT.

IT DOES REQUIRE A 50 50 MATCH.

SO THERE IS A LOT OF INVESTMENT IN ORDER TO MAKE, MAKE IT HAPPEN.

AND IT'S, UM, FOR THOSE PROJECTS THAT INCLUDES NEW GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE.

UH, AND SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, UH, SEAN CERTAINLY WOULD ENJOY TALKING TO YOU ABOUT IT ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

OUR REGIONAL AWARDS PROGRAM IS OPEN.

WE'RE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY CANDIDATES OF MIND, PLEASE REACH OUT AND CONTACT EITHER OR CRYSTAL.

AND WE ARE DOING, UH, WE HAVE A ROAD SHOW IN RIO, UH, SEPTEMBER, SEPTEMBER 22ND, UH, ON ID I D D.

WE'RE VERY PLEASED THAT WE HAVE THREE INDIVIDUALS THAT COMPLETED OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM UNDER THE I D D, THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES,

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AND THIS YEAR WE PARTNERED WITH TO, UH, AND THEY LEARNED ABOUT CONVEYANCE, STAFFING AND WELDING.

UH, A NATURAL RESOURCES PROCESS.

WE HAVE DRIVE ELECTRIC DAY.

IT IS IS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH AT PORT SAN ANTONIO.

SO IF YOU ARE CURIOUS ABOUT DR.

DRIVING SOME OF THE VEHICLES, YOU WANNA SEE HOW THEY BEHAVE.

THEY WILL BE THERE AND AVAILABLE FOR TECH TEXT DRIVES ON, UH, THE PACE PROJECT.

WE'RE VERY EXCITED AND MANY OF YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN, SEEN THE PUBLIC NOTICE ABOUT IT.

UH, THAT WE CLOSED THE LARGEST PROJECT IN TEXAS HISTORY USING PACE FINANCING.

AND IT IS ON THE HOTEL.

IT'LL BE GOING UP AT SAIR PARK.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT COLLABORATION.

IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE TO DO IT.

UM, BUT IT CERTAIN CERTAINLY IS, UM, A SIGNIFICANT STEP, KIND OF SETS A BENCHMARK FOR OTHER PARTS.

SAY, UM, THERE ARE SOME GRANTS AVAILABLE.

T C Q, THE ALL ELECTRIC FOR MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES.

THIS OPEN.

OUR REGION HAS OVER $36 MILLION AVAILABLE MOST OF ANY METRO AREA TO REPLACE ALL THESE VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES IN BAYER, AL GUADALUPE AND WILSON COUNTIES CAN RECEIVE AS MUCH AS A HUNDRED PERCENT COST REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLES AND CHARGING EQUIPMENT.

UH, ALSO AIRPORT GROUND SUPPORT AND PORT CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT IS ALSO ELIGIBLE.

UH, THE TEXT IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR DC FAST CHARGING STATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.

AND THERE'S 407 MILLION AVAILABLE STATE STATEWIDE TO ENHANCE THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING NETWORK.

UM, WE ARE HAVING OUR LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ON FRIDAY.

SO IF WITH YOU, ANY OF YOUR STAFF OR ANYONE IN YOUR AREA IS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, PLEASE HAVE THEM REGISTER TODAY.

UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING EVERYONE AGAIN.

UH, WE ARE HAVING TWO HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION EVENT SCHEDULED AS PART OF OUR SPONSOR PROJECTS OCTOBER 14TH.

WE'RE AT THE ATASCOSA COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND NOVEMBER 14TH IS HERE AT OUR PARKING LOT.

AND RESIDENTS NEED TO SCHEDULE, SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.

UH, SO PLEASE CONTACT CLAUDIA OR MIGUEL.

UH, SO WE CAN WORK WITH RESIDENTS TO GET THEM THE REGISTRATION WEEK.

UH, THE SIXTH ANNUAL DAY OF THE LIVING LEAD AND WEATHERIZATION MASH WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 21ST AT THE PRE-K FOR SA EAST EDUCATION CENTER.

AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE PARTNERING WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO GREEN OF THE HOMES OF THE FOOD BANK, UH, DISTRICT TWO COUNCIL MEMBER AND COMMISSIONER CALVERT ON THIS EVENT.

AND THEN OCTOBER 30TH IS NATIONAL WEATHERIZATION DAY.

AND WE'RE GONNA BE HOSTING AN LUNCH WITH ALL OF OUR WEATHERIZATION PARTNERS HERE IN THE BOARDROOM TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROGRAM, REALLY TO THANK THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN PARTNERING WITH US ALL YEAR.

UH, JUST A REMINDER, DOUBLED OUR FUNDING IN THE WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM BECAUSE OF B I L.

SO WE REALLY ASK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROMOTING THE WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM IN YOUR COMMUNITIES, WORKING WITH YOUR HOUSING AGENCIES.

IT CAN BE RENTAL, RENTAL PROPERTY.

IT CAN BE HEAVILY REGULATED.

REQUIREMENTS ARE, UH, ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE VERY STRICT, BUT WE REALLY HAVE A LOT OF INVESTMENT THAT WE CAN MAKE IN THE REGION.

SO ANY EVENT OR INFORMATION, INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, WE WELCOME THAT OPPORTUNITY.

AND OUR BUILDING, WE'RE VERY EXCITED BECAUSE BOTH OF OUR ELEVATORS ARE WORKING.

THEY HAVE BEEN BOTH WORKING FOR A FEW, FEW WEEKS.

THEY'RE REBUILT AND, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY ENJOYING THEM.

STILL WORKING FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON IT.

OUR HVAC CONTRACTORS, UH, AS WELL AS THE ELECTRIC CONTRACTORS ARE THEY REFURBISHED THE INSIDES OF THE PLACE.

ALL THE LIGHTING, UH, IN THE DUING, WHICH WILL HELP QUITE A BIT.

AND OUR ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

SO ALL OF THOSE UPGRADES ARE IN PROCESS.

UM, OUR NEW HIL CHILLER IS ON ORDER.

SO HOPEFULLY WE HAVE THE NEW CHILLER INSTALLED BY JANUARY OR FEBRUARY.

UH, ON YOUR AGENDA TODAY IS AN ITEM REGARDING THE LEASE IN THE PLAZA WITH BEAR COUNTY.

AND SO WE REALLY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THE TENANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE REMAINDER OF THAT SPACE AND HAVING COUNTY MOVE IN THERE.

UH, AND WITH THAT, THAT LEASE THE PLAZA IS, UH, 95% OCCUPIED.

WE JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT THAT WE'RE USING PRIMARILY FOR STORAGE.

SO, UH, WE'RE VERY PLEASED THAT ONE IS BUILT OUT AND WE, UH, CONTINUE TO SHOW, IN FACT, HAD A TENANT REALLY LOOKED JUST THIS WEEK AT THE ENTIRE SIXTH FLOOR.

SO WE KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT THAT ONE CAN, UH,

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BE SUCCESSFULLY WRITTEN BECAUSE WE'RE MAKING VERY GOOD PROGRESS WITH IT.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MS? THANK YOU, SIR.

[ 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.]

MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN THROUGH 11 ON THE AGENDA.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

ALL RIGHT, WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY JUDGE CUTCHER.

SECOND BY MAYOR DENNIS.

PERFECT.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED.

ON TO ITEM NUMBER 12, WHICH IS NEW BUSINESS.

GOING ON.

UH, MOVING

[12. SB271 Reporting & Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) membership briefing. - Bryn Herrera]

UH, IS SENATE BILL 2 71 REPORTING AND MULTI-STATE INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS CENTER, UH, BRENDA HERRE.

THAT SOUNDS COMPLEX.

THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, ABBREVIATIONS IN OUR ONCE.

ONCE.

SO, UH, GOOD MORNING.

CHAIRMAN, MAYOR IS THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS BRENT HERRERA.

I'M THE INFORMATION PRIVACY OFFICER HERE AT ACOG.

PURPOSE OF MY PRESENTATION IS PURELY INFORMATIONAL AND A QUICK BRIEFING ON SB 2 71 AS WELL AS TO MAKE YOU YOU ALL AWARE OF CYBERSECURITY RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PROVIDED THROUGH THE MULTI-STATE INFORMATION SHARING ANALYSIS CENTER, UH, HENCE WORTH REFERRED TO AS MSS.

I SET.

SO QUICK OVERVIEW OF SB 2 71.

UH, IT WENT INTO EFFECT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1ST, AND IT ESSENTIALLY ESTABLISHES REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO INFORM TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES OR D I R OF, UH, CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTS.

THE EXPERIENCE, UH, IF YOU'VE GONE THROUGH A CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT BEFORE, YOU ALREADY KNOW TIMELINES ARE IN TERMS OF ACTION AND RESPONSE.

SO A PARTICULAR NOTE THAT THE BILL OUTLINES IS THE REQUIREMENT TO REPORT TO D I R WITH 48 HOURS OF THE INCIDENT DISCOVERED.

UH, IN ADDITION TO REPORTING THE INCIDENT, THE LAW REQUIRES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO A FOLLOW-UP ANALYSIS WITHIN 10 DAYS OF INCIDENT ERADICATION CLOSURE.

AND, UH, THIS IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OUTLINING WHO IS REQUIRED TO REPORT.

AND A NOTE, UH, THAT D I R IS, IS USING THE DEFINITION OF BREACH OUTLINED IN BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE WHEN REFERRING TO A PORTABLE SECURITY INCIDENT.

I THINK IT'S WORTHWHILE TO NOTE THAT UNLIKE OTHER PRIVACY OR CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS S 2 2 71, NOT SEEK TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL PENALTIES ON ORGANIZATIONS OR GOVERNMENTS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF A BREACH.

THIS IS RATHER AN EFFORT, UH, BY D I R TO COORDINATE CYBERSECURITY RESOURCES, INFORMATION, AND THREAD ANALYSIS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL SINCE CYBER CHALLENGES THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FACE ARE OR ARE FREQUENTLY NOT UNIQUE TO THEIR ORGANIZATIONS.

SO, BEFORE LAUNCHING TWO TO TAKE A MOMENT HERE, UH, AND PAUSE AFTER THIS BRIEFING AND ASK, OR ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO COURTING DEPARTMENTS OF SD 2 71.

ELECTION INTEGRITY AND SECURITY.

SO AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, THE IMPORTANCE OF CYBERSECURITY HAS REALLY EXPLODED IN THE PAST DECADE.

AND THAT TREND IS, IS NOT GOING TO ABATE.

UH, THIS HAS LEFT MANY STATE, LOCAL TRIBAL TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS, ALSO KNOWN AS TTS, EITHER SCRAMBLING OR HAVING LIKE CATCH UP.

'CAUSE THEY OFTEN DO NOT HAVE, HAVE A BUDGET OR STAFF EXPERTISE TO IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SECURITY PRACTICES.

UH, UNFORTUNATELY, RECENT TRENDS INDICATE THAT CYBER CRIMINALS ARE INCREASING, INCREASINGLY TURNING AWAY FROM BIG GAME VICTIMS, THE EQUIFAX AND TARGETS OF THE WORLD, AND TOWARDS SMALLER AND MEDIUM SIZED ORGANIZATIONS, PARTICULARLY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS.

IN INCREASINGLY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, RANSOMWARE HAS BECOME A SOPHISTICATED AND LUCRATIVE BUSINESS.

AND EFFECTIVELY YOU ARE, UH, I COULD SET UP OUR OWN RANSOMWARE FRANCHISE WITH SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES PURCHASED FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT COME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

AND HALF OF ALL RANSOMWARE VICTIMS ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES STATES.

AND PHISHING ATTEMPTS, UH, OR PHISHING COMPRISES ABOUT 50 TO 60% OF RANSOMWARE VECTORS.

ACCORDING TO RECENT DATA, I BELIEVE THE AVERAGE RANSOM WAS AROUND 330,000.

UH, $330,000, MUCH LARGER HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN DEMANDED AND PAID.

IF YOU'RE A CYBER CRIMINAL, WANT TO EXTORT MONEY, FISHING AND RANSOMWARE.

A LOCAL EVIDENCE OR ATTRACTIVE TARGETS FOR VARIETY OF REASONS, MAKE A GENERAL STATEMENT FOR TEXAS ACROSS THE NATION.

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OFTEN SIT AT AN INTERSECTION OF VALUABLE DATA AND ORDER

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CYBERSECURITY PRACTICES.

UH, BUDGETS ARE OFTEN PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, WHICH IS NECESSARY TO PROMOTE PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY, BUT IT ALSO RAISES COUPLE IMPLICATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO CYBERSECURITY.

THE FIRST IS THAT CRIMINALS KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'RE PAYING FOR IT AND, AND WHAT SYSTEMS AND SERVICES HAVE BEEN PURCHASED.

AND TWO, ANALYSTS AND ACCOUNTANTS CAN USE THIS TAILOR SPECIFIC RANSOM TO YOUR GOVERNMENT THAT IS JUST SMALL ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU CONSIDER PAYING JUST TO GET IT OPEN.

AND ALSO ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS, UH, LIKE HIPAA CAN, CAN BE FURTHER LEVERAGED TO INCENTIVIZE RANSOMWARE FOR PAYMENTS, FOR THREAT OF, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC, UH, REACTION, REPUTATION LOSS, MANY RANSOMWARE ATTACKS, RANSOMWARE ATTACKS THAT ALL P H I WILL THREATEN TO RELEASE THE DATA IF THE RANSOM IS NOT PAID.

AND SOMETIMES, UH, THE DATA IS LEAK DAY.

SO THE CHALLENGE, CHALLENGE IS SIGNIFICANT, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE COME TO THE MSAC.

UH, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY, BY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AS THE KEY CYBERSECURITY RESOURCE FOR S L T T GOVERNMENTS.

UH, THE MISSION DIRECTLY FROM THEIR WEB WEBSITE IS TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL CYBERSECURITY POSTURE OF US LTT GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, COORDINATION, COLLABORATE, COOPERATION, AND INCREASED COMMUNICATION.

I GUESS THE ELEVATOR PITCH FOR MSAC IS THAT IT IS ESSENTIALLY A CYBER SUPPORT GROUP, UH, FOR LOCAL, FOR GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.

IN ADDITION, MEMBERSHIP TO THE ORGANIZATION COMES AT THE RIGHT PRICE.

NOW, ALSO, ALTHOUGH NOT FOCUS PRESENTATION, IT'S COUNTERPART, THE EL ISAC IS A SIMILAR CONCEPT.

UH, ANOTHER RESOURCE THAT GOVERNMENTS MIGHT BE INTERESTED, AND PARTICULARLY WITH THE FLOOD OF PUBLIC REQUEST THAT HAPPENED REGARDING ELECTIONS OF 2020.

AND LOOKING AHEAD TO 2024.

THIS SLIDE HAS A LOT GOING ON AND IS MOSTLY INCLUDED TO REVIEW AT YOUR CONVENIENCE.

LATER ON, I'LL GO INTO A BIT MORE DE DETAIL COUPLE SLIDES, BUT THIS IS DIRECTLY FROM THE M S I CONFERENCE THAT I ATTENDED LAST MONTH.

EVERYTHING IN LIGHT, LIGHT BLUE AT THE TOP ARE M S I SERVICES, WHICH MEMBERS CAN ACCESS AT NO COST.

THE GREEN SECTION REPRESENTS NO COST SERVICES, BUT THOSE ARE OFFERED COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL PARTNERS SUCH AS C AND THEN THE DARK BLUE AREA, A NOTES AID OR FEE BASED SERVICES.

SO HERE'S A SELECTION SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE, UH, TO M S I SEGMENT MEMBERS.

THIS ISN'T COMPREHENSIVE, A SAMPLE OF SOME OF THE MORE SIGN SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES IN MY OPINION.

IN PARTICULAR, THE MALICIOUS DOMAIN, UH, OF REPORTING, UM, BLOCKING REPORTING OR M D C R OFFERS AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF SECURITY BY AUTOMATICALLY BLOCKING, BLOCKING TRAFFIC FROM MARKABLE DOMAINS THAT ARE ON THE MS I BLACKLIST.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT ORGANIZATIONS, AND ADDITIONALLY, THE CYBER INCIDENT RESPONSE IS A REALLY VALUABLE PHONE NUMBER TO HAVE ON HAND FROM THE MIDST OF AN ONGOING ATTACK OR ON THE RESPONSE PHASE CER HAS EXPERIENCED WITH RESPONDING TO INCIDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND CAN LE LEVERAGE THAT INFORMATION TRIAGE.

IF YOU FALL VICTIM TO THE SAME TYPE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN NEW YORK, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CERT CAN DRAW UPON THAT EXPERIENCE AND RECOMMEND SOME ACTIONS TAILORED TO YOUR INCIDENT.

THIS SLIDE IS A SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL PAID SERVICES THROUGH C I S AND M S I.

SEC, I WANTED TO MENTION HERE THAT YOU HAVE OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO THESE, UH, TO WHAT THESE SERVICES PROVIDE.

THE C I SS AND M S I ARE NOT THE ONLY PLACES THAT YOU CAN GET THESE TYPES OF SERVICES, BUT THESE, THESE ARE PRODUCTS THAT, UH, THESE PRODUCTS ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS YOU WANT.

KEEP IN MIND WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR OWN ORGANIZATION, CYBER SECURITY, UH, IN PARTICULAR, SPEAKING FROM AN ACOG PERSPECTIVE, HAVING A SECURITY EVENT MONITORING BACKED UP BY A 24 7 365, UH, SOCCER SPECIAL OPERATIONS CENTER HAS REALLY GIVEN US CONFIDENCE THAT WE KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR ENVIRONMENT.

AND IN TERMS OF COMPLIANCE WITH THINGS LIKE HIPAA, SD 2 71, IT CAN MAKE IT MUCH CLEAR IF A SECURITY EVENT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A BREACH.

SO IN SOME, I IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT LOCAL, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE ATTRACTIVE TARGETS AND THE RATE AT WHICH THEY ARE, THEY ARE TARGETED IS ONLY GOING TO INCREASE.

CYBERSECURITY IS NOT REALLY SOMETHING YOU CAN RELEGATE ANYMORE TO THE DEPARTMENT, AND IT, IT REQUIRES THAT AN ORGANIZATIONAL SHIFT SHIFT IN THINKING IT'S HARD TO COMPETE WITH INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED CYBER THREATS.

BUT RESOURCES AND PARTICULARLY FREE, FREE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS M S I SIDE.

AND WITH THAT INFORMATION PRESENTATION, UH, ACOG STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT MEMBER GOVERNMENTS EXPLORE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH MS. ISEC MEMBERSHIP AND, UH, TO FURTHER INCREASE CYBERSECURITY POSTURE FOR THE ALAMO REGION.

UH, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

MAY HAVE.

UM, DOES THIS INCLUDE WHEN WE TAKE OUT INSURANCE, UM,

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HAVE WE LOOKED AT AN INSURANCE POLICY ON CYBERSECURITY? WE HAVE ONE.

UM, I SAT IN A MEETING FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS YESTERDAY ON THIS, ON COMPANIES.

AND, UM, THE INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE GOTTEN VERY SMART ABOUT CYBERSECURITY AND AS A RESULT OF IT, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS LEFT ON THE TABLE YESTERDAY WAS ESSENTIALLY THAT PEOPLE THAT HAVE BUSINESSES OR OTHER ENTITIES, IF THEY DON'T HAVE IT, SHOULD GO GET A, AT LEAST GET A APPLICATION FROM YOUR INSURANCE CARRIER TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT AND SEE WHAT, UH, SEE WHAT'S THERE, WHAT'S AVAILABLE.

AND I KNOW THAT GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, UM, ARE ATTRACTIVE TO THIS.

WE, WE DEAL WITH THIS EVERY DAY AT BARE METRO 9 1 1 WE DEAL WITH AT A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.

BUT, UM, UM, YESTERDAY'S MEETING WAS REALLY ENLIGHTENING TO ME ABOUT WHAT THE INSURANCE COMPANIES NOW ARE DECIDING WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO COVER AND WHAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA COVER.

SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND SHARE THAT WITH THE, WITH THE BOARD.

AND MANY OF THE INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL NOT ENSURE YOU WITHOUT YOUR HAVING CERTAIN SAFEGUARDS OR MEASURES IN PLACE.

ONE OF THE THINGS I'M, NO QUESTION, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD BRIAN, ABOUT THIS IS, WILL THIS WORK IN TANDEM WITH OUR CURRENT CYBER, WHATEVER THAT STUFF IS, AS, AS A, AS A GENERAL STATEMENT? YES, YOU CAN, YOU CAN LAYER ON TOP OF, UH, YOUR EXISTING PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS.

UM, THERE YOU MIGHT NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, ONE OR TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE M S I SET TO MAKE MORE TECHNICAL THINGS IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A KIND OF WORK IN T WITH WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE.

BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT REPRESENTS, UH, AN ADDITIONAL LAYER ON UP OF WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE.

PERFECT.

THAT'S A, THAT'S A GOOD MAYOR.

I THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

UH, AS IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE A RISK POOL FOR T M L, YOU HAVE AUTOMATIC COVERAGE FOR CYBERSECURITY.

UH, THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN PURCHASE ADDITIONAL LAYERS OF INSURANCE, BUT IT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL, UH, RISK BOARD MEMBERS.

SO WE COVER OUR MEMBERS WITH THAT.

MAYOR DEB, UM, JUDGE TECHNOLOGY.

I GOT, GOT PROMOTED, HUH? YES.

SO I THINK IT'S NOT THAT M MS. ISEC, IS IT PART OF D I R OR IS IT PRIVATE? IS IT IT IS, IT IS THE, SO MSIS SAC IS UNDER THE CENTER FOR INTERNET, UH, CENTER FOR INTERNET SECURITY, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT THAT'S CENTERED IN NEW YORK.

AND THAT, AND IT, IT'S A SUBSECTION OF THE NONPROFIT THAT IS REALLY TAILORED TOWARD, TOWARDS GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.

AND IT STARTED SOMETIME EARLY.

TWO HAS RECENT REALLY EVOLVED IN CO COLLABORATION WITH FEDERAL PARTNERS.

LIKE CS, A DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

HE'S NOT A PART OF D I R N, NO, D I R IS A THIRD PARTY PROVIDER.

THEY, THEY HAVE COMMUNIC COMMUNICATION, BUT WITH D I R, BUT THEY'RE EFFORT C THAT WAS CONFUSED THERE.

SO MAYOR SRO, THANKS.

UH, THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION.

IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE TIMELY.

WE HAVE A AN R F P OUT RIGHT NOW FOR IT SERVICES.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE REALIZED AS A SMALL CITY IN A SMALL COUNTY AND, YOU KNOW, MOSTLY RURAL AREA, UH, WE DON'T HAVE THE LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION THAT IS REQUIRED TO, TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY I, I'M IN IT AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS STUFF WELL ENOUGH.

UM, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEVELOP STANDARDS THAT WE CAN ALL SHARE.

UM, WHEN WE LOOKED AT HOW MUCH DIFFERENT CITIES ARE SPENDING ON IT, UH, WE BROKE IT DOWN TO A PER F T E, UM, COST.

AND IT'S ALL OVER THE BOARD.

I MEAN, SOME PEOPLE ARE SPENDING ALMOST NOTHING, WHICH WORRIES ME ABOUT THOSE CITIES.

SOME PEOPLE ARE SPENDING WAY TOO MUCH.

SO, UM, IS THERE ANY, UM, ANY, UH, IDEA TO LOOK AT DEVELOPING STANDARDS THAT WE CAN SHARE ACROSS THE COG? UM, WE'D LOOKED AT MAYBE DOING THAT INSIDE OF THE COUNTY, BUT WE'RE ALSO STILL KIND OF A SMALL COUNTY.

WE HAVE NOT CONSIDERED IT PREVIOUSLY 'CAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY RESOURCES AVAILABLE THAT DO THAT.

AND WHEN I WOULD, UH, ASK IF THERE'S SOME REFERRAL WE CAN MAKE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THOSE STANDARDS, YEAH, THERE, THERE, IF YOU SHOOT ME AN EMAIL, PROVIDE, UM, THERE ARE LOTS OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, TEMPLATES IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND JUST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, THINGS YOU WANT TO LOOK OUT FOR AS A BASELINE.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

AND THE OTHER THING THAT WE NOTICED FROM THE DIFFERENT, UH, RESPONDENTS TO THE R F P IS WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING IS IT RANGES WILDLY THE DIFFERENT LEVELS.

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONES ARE THE RIGHT LEVELS TO DO THAT.

SO, UM, I DIDN'T SEE THIS IN OUR PACKET.

UM, DID I MISS THAT OR CAN CAN WE SEND THIS, THE PRESENTATION IN THERE? IS IT IN THERE? I JUST, IT'S IN THE EMAIL.

OKAY, PERFECT.

IT'S

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IN THE EMAIL I WANT.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT.

ALRIGHT, SOUNDS SURE.

BECAUSE I WON'T GET THAT.

THANK YOU JUDGE.

QUESTION.

I WAS JUST GONNA SAY REAL BRIEFLY, JUST LIKE MAYOR DENNIS SAID FOR THE, THE COUNTIES THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES HAVE RISK MANAGEMENT POOL ALSO THAT HAS SOME CYBER FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES THAT ARE AVAILABLE NOW.

UM, SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE, I BARELY KNOW HOW TO SPELL IT.

UH, BUT LEARNED QUICKLY WHEN WE GOT ATTACKED AS A COUNTY THAT A LOT OF EFFORT WAS PUT IN OUR SYSTEM, TRYING TO STOP INFILTRATION.

AND WE LEARNED THAT BACKUPS WERE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING UNLESS YOU WANTED TO NEGOTIATE AND PAY AND WORK WITH SOMEBODY THAT WAS IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY.

BASICALLY OVER ABOUT 10 DAYS TO TWO WEEKS, WE SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN, STOOD EVERYTHING BACK UP FROM BACKUPS THAT WE HAD TO OPERATE QUICKER THAN WE WOULD'VE BEEN IF WE WOULD'VE PAID SOMEBODY TO GET CODES TO UNLOCK CODES.

UM, SO WE PUT A LOT OF FOCUS IN THAT, JUST A, UH, NOT A VERY COSTLY BUT KIND OF A TIMELY PROCESS, BUT BACKUPS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING.

THANK YOU VERY SO MUCH FOR THAT.

ANYBODY ELSE? WE MOVE ON FROM THIS HOT IMPORTANT TOPIC? BRENT, YOUR PHONE'S PROBABLY GONNA BE RINGING.

, YOU KEPT IT.

ANSWER QUESTION.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON.

UH, ITEM NUMBER

[13. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to execute a two-year contract with the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (AAMPO) in the amount of $140,000 to complete air quality projects under the 2024-2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Subtask 3.2 beginning October 1, 2023, and ending September 30, 2025. This item does not require a budget amendment. - Lyle Hufstetler]

13.

CONSIDER NOW UPON RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE TWO YEAR CONTRACTS WITH ALAMO AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION IN THE AMOUNT OF 140 OF DOLLARS TO COMPLETE AIR QUALITY PROJECTS UNDER THE 20 24 20 25 UNIFIED PLAN WORK PROGRAM.

SUBTASK SUBTASK 3.2, BEGINNING OCTOBER 2 23, ENDING SEPTEMBER 25.

THIS ITEM DOES NOT REQUIRE BUDGET MINUTES.

MR. HUBS, THAT WAS A MOUTHFUL.

IT WAS .

GOOD MORNING.

UM, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M LYLE HUFFSTETLER.

YOU ARE NATURAL RESOURCES PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR.

AND SO YES, FOR THIS ITEM, ITEM AS, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN TEED UP FOR ME, WE ASKED THAT YOU AUTHORIZE THIS HAVE TO EXECUTE A TWO YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE ALAMO AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION OR AMPO THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025 IN THE AMOUNT OF $140,000.

THIS FUNDING WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE AIR QUALITY PLANNING SUBTASK UNDER THE MPOS BIANNUAL UNIFIED PLANNING WORKS PROGRAM OR U P W P FOR THE UPCOMING BIENNIUM IS, UH, GOING TO CONTINUE PERFORMING PHOTOCHEMICAL MODELING RUNS THAT SHOW THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS MOBILE SOURCE EMISSION CONTROL STRATEGIES ON THE REGION'S OZONE LEVELS.

AND THIS WILL HELP ASSIST LOCAL POLICY MAKERS IN IDENTIFYING, EVALUATING, AND RECOMMEND ANY CERTAIN ONROAD CONTROL MEASURES THAT WILL BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING THOSE.

INCLUDED IN THAT TASK IS TO REFINE THE PHOTOCHEMICAL MODEL AS BAKER BECOMES AVAILABLE, CONDUCT A TREND ANALYSIS OF ONROAD EMISSIONS, UH, MODEL SENSITIVITY TESTS AND UPDATING RO EMISSION INVENTORIES.

IN ADDITION TO THE MODELING, ACOG STAFF WILL BE CONDUCTING HEAVY DUTY TRUCK IDLING SURVEYS ACROSS ATASCOSA, BANDERA BEAR, KENDALL, AND MEDINA COUNTIES.

THESE SURVEYS HELP US BETTER, BETTER UNDERSTAND THE EMISSIONS OF WITH HEAVY DUTY TRUCKING IDLING.

AND WE'RE GONNA BE VISITING, UH, REST AREAS, PICNIC AREAS, UM, TRUCK STOPS, PORTS, UM, ANY, ANY LOCATION WHERE THERE ARE CONCENTRATIONS OF, UH, TRUCKS IDLING.

WE'RE GONNA COUNT THEM MANY TRUCKS THAT PRESENT AND IDLING.

AND THE RESULTS OF THAT OBSERVING WILL BE USED TO REFINE THE PHOTOCHEMICAL MODEL INPUTS, UM, RELATED TO THE MODEL I MENTIONED EARLIER AND ALSO ON-ROAD EMISSIONS MODELING INPUTS.

FURTHERMORE, THAT, UH, TRUCK ISLANDING INVENTORY EFFORT WILL IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO UTILIZE, UH, FUTURE FUNDING TO TEST, EVALUATE, DEPLOY PROJECTS THAT TARGET EMISSION REDUCTIONS AT, UH, PORT AND INTER REMOVAL FACILITIES.

THIS TASK SUPPLEMENTS A TRUCK I PROJECT THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WRAPPING UP FOR YOU IN, UH, AL GUADALUPE BAY AND COUNTY.

UM, IN YOUR PACKET, I DO MENTION THAT FH DEFINITELY APPROVAL WAS NOT YET IN PLACE, BUT THEY DID APPROVE IT.

SO WE'RE WORKING INTERNALLY TO, UM, FINALIZE THE CONTRACT, GET EXECUTED BY OCTOBER 1ST.

F RECOMMENDS AUTHORIZE THIS REP TO ENTER INTO THIS CONTRACT WITH THE ALIMO PO, THE AMOUNT OF $140,000.

AND, UH, THIS ITEM DOES NOT REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL AND YOU MIGHT WANNA ALSO INCLUDE TENTS FOR THEM OR RVS, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE VERY STRESSED OUT.

GOT MOTION BY MAYOR WILLIAMS, SECOND BY MAYOR DELEON.

ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE A QUESTION.

FURTHER QUESTIONS, HEARING NONE.

UH, DO YOU HAVE TO HIRE STAFF TO WORK ON THESE PROJECTS? NOT FOR THIS PROJECT.

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MOVING ON, MR. SCOTT'S GONNA

[14. Consider and act upon the recommendation to approve the continuation of the InterLocal Agreement (ILA) in the amount not to exceed $140,000 with the City of Seguin for FY2024 to continue operating the Connect Seguin Deviated Fixed Route. This item is included in the 2023 budget and does not need a budget amendment. - Sean Scott]

PRESENT CONSIDERING UPON RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE CONTINUATION OF LOCAL AGREEMENT AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED HUNDRED $40,000 WITH THE CITY OF BY 2020.

CONTINUE OPERATING CONNECTS, DEVIATED FIXED ROUTE.

UH, SOUNDS LIKE A CONDITION.

THIS IS, THIS ITEM IS INCLUDED IN 2023, BUT IT DOES NOT NEED SEPTEMBER OR SOMETHING.

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.

MY NAME'S SEAN SCOTT.

I'M THE TRANSPORTATION IS REVIEW HERE.

UM, ADAM RELATES TO THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROUTE WE RUN IN SINE TEXAS, THE CONNECTS ROUTE OPERATIONS IN 2013 AND IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN, UH, THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND THE CITY OF SASINE.

THE THAT'S EVALUATED EVERY YEAR TO DETERMINE THE NEEDS AND IT'S STILL WANTED IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEN PART OF THAT PROCESS IS WE ADJUST THE, UH, THE TOTAL LOCAL CONTRIBUTION, THE MAXIMUM CURRENT OPERATING EXPENSE.

SO TO THE DETERMINED OPERATING EXPENSES, THE, THE DETERMINED OPERATING COST FOR 2024 IS APPROXIMATELY $270,000 OF WHICH THE CITY OF EE WILL PAY 50%.

AND THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT IS THE REMAINDER COUNCILOR.

GOVERNMENTS WILL TRANSPORTATION FUNDS BRIDGE SHARE OF THE EXPENSES.

THE AMOUNT HAS INCREASED THE PREVIOUS YEARS DUE TO HIGHER OPERATING COSTS.

AND AGAIN, THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE A BUDGET FOR A 2023 BUDGET.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER UNDER ENTERTAIN MOTION? MOVE SECOND.

GOT A MOTION BY SECOND BY JUDGE HEKE.

ANY DISCUSSION? JUST REAL QUICK, I'M SORRY.

NO PROBLEM.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY TO MR. SCOTT AND ACOM NINE EVERYBODY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH HERE.

ONLY POSITIVE COMMENTS ABOUT THE FIXED BUS ROUTE IN SINE, UH, WATCH IT EVERY DAY.

GO BY THE COURTHOUSE.

PEOPLE USE IT, THEY ENJOY IT.

I THINK THE CITY OF SAGA'S HAPPY AS WELL, SO THANK YOU.

UM, ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

CONSIDER AN ACT UPON RECOMMENDATION ENTERING THE CAN LOCAL AGREEMENT IN THE MAP NOT TO EXCEED $140,000 ASCO COUNTY TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS OF COWBOY CONNECT, ATED FIX ROUTE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ALONG TO ITEM, UH, NUMBER 16, CONSIDER 15TH.

GIMME ONE MORE TIME.

[15. Consider and act upon the recommendation to enter into an Inter Local Agreement (ILA) in the amount not to exceed $140,000 with Atascosa County to continue operations of the Cowboy Connect Deviated Fixed Route. This item is included in the 2023 budget and will not require a budget amendment. - Sean Scott]

THIS ITEM IS, IS INCLUDED IN THE 2023 BUS.

IF YOU'LL NOT REQUIRE SCOTT, AGAIN, SIMILAR TO THE ITEM, THE PREVIOUS, THE PREVIOUS ITEM.

UH, THIS RELATES TO THE PUBLIC, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MODEL WE'RE RUNNING IN ASCO COUNTY.

THE STARTED OPERATIONS IN 2020.

IT'S A PARTNERSHIP AGAIN BETWEEN, BETWEEN THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS IN ASCOS COUNTY AND ASCO COUNTY ACTUALLY HAS A PARTNER PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, JORDAN AND PITE.

UH, THE ROUTE IS EVALUATED EVERY YEAR AGAIN TO DETERMINE, DETERMINE IF, UH, IT'S NEEDED AND WANTED AND IT'S VALUED.

AND THEN PART OF THAT PROCESS, AGAIN IS ADJUSTING THE TOTAL LOCAL CONTRIBUTION TO MATCH THE CURRENT OPERATING EXPENSES.

THE COUNCIL GOVERNMENT PAYS THE REMAINDER OUT OF ITS 53 11, UH, FEDERAL RURAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDS.

UM, THIS AMOUNT, THE INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS DUE TO THE HIGHER OPERATING, UH, EXPENSES.

AND IT DOES NOT NEED AN AMEND 23 BUDGET.

ANY QUESTIONS? I MOVE TO APPROVE? GOT A MOTION BY JUDGE CAMACHO.

SECOND.

SECOND JUDGE.

AND, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT SEAN, YOU KNOW, UH, ASCO COUNTY'S BELOVED NEIGHBOR OF OURS AND WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME FROM COUNTY AND COUNTY AND, AND, UH, I SEE US, THE COWBOY CONNECT PLUS OTHER BUSES WITH, UH, WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION, UH, THERE.

AND I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF WHAT YOU GET.

THE PEOPLE YOU GUYS HAVE RUNNING THAT CROWD, THEY ARE THE HAPPIEST BUNCH.

I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST SO HAPPY TO BE THERE AND, AND, AND PROVIDING THAT SERVICE.

AND I SAY THAT WITH ALL SINCERITY.

I MEAN, 'CAUSE I TALK TO 'EM A LOT, WHETHER WE'RE THERE FILLING UP WITH GAS OR, OR AT H E B, DROPPING SOMEBODY OFF.

I'LL SEE 'EM AS I DO MY, DO MY STUFF IN TOWN THERE.

AND, UH, I ALWAYS MAKE A POINT TO TALK TO 'EM TO SAY HELLO.

AND THEY'RE JUST WITHOUT FAIL.

EVERY ONE OF 'EM HAS BEEN SO POSITIVE IN THEIR, IN THEIR RESPONSES.

I'D LIKE TO ADD ALSO IN BEHALF OF CUSA COUNTY, THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE.

IT'S PHENOMENAL OF YOU.

AS YOU KNOW, Y'ALL CAME TO US DURING THE MIDDLE OF COVID AND IT WAS VERY SCARCE ON.

IT WAS KIND OF WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN HERE? WE DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST NOT LOOKING TOO

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GOOD.

NOT LOOKING TOO BRIGHT.

BUT, UH, WE HAD OUR FAITH HIGH AND Y'ALL OFFERED THE SERVICES AT THAT MOMENT FOR FREE FOR ALL PEOPLE.

AND, UH, NOW I, I BELIEVE THERE'S A FEE INVOLVED AND, AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S STARTING TO MOVE.

AND, AND AS JUDGE TILL HAD SAID, I SEE PEOPLE IN IT, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE IN THERE BECAUSE THERE'S AN EMBLEM ON THE SIDE, BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE BUSES AND, UH, AGAIN, THANK YOU.

I I SEE IT, I HEAR PEOPLE TALKING.

UH, IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT PRODUCT, UH, PROGRAM.

I, I THINK IF ANYBODY ELSE IS INTERESTED IN IT AT ALL, YOU NEED TO GET INVOLVED WITH IT BECAUSE IT REALLY MAKES MOVEMENT IN YOUR COUNTY FOR THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO.

AND WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL A TRI-CITY.

SO, UH, JORDAN IN PLEASANTON AND BOUTIQUE, AND THAT BUS RUNS THROUGH ALL THE CITIES AND IT GETS EVERYBODY ON A GOOD COMMUTE.

PASS, ASK TO YOU.

SEEING MORE PEOPLE ON THE BUSES FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, WE AN INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP, WHICH IS KIND OF PERFECT.

UPON RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE SUBMITTING A GRANT PROPOSAL TO TEXAS MILITARY PREPAREDNESS COMMISSION FOR A DEFENSE ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT TO SERVE AS MATCHING FUNDS AND TO AUTHORIZE SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL TO THE OFFICE OF LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION FOR MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCE REVIEW GRANT FROM M MULLING COUNTY ROAD 4 0 1 IN SUPPORT OF THE TEXAS RELOCATABLE OVER THE HORIZON RADAR, AND TO APPROVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXECUTING BOTH CONTRACTS.

I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO RIDE IT, BUT , KEEP LIVING.

JUST KEEP LIVING.

MARK.

GRANDMA WAS SAYS TO WORK I'LL, THAT'S HOW CODE GETS TO WORK.

[16. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize submitting a grant proposal to Texas Military Preparedness Commission (TMPC) for a Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG) grant to serve as matching funds and to authorize submitting a proposal to Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) for a Military Installation Resilience Review (MIRR) Grant for McMullen County Road 401 in support of the Texas Relocatable Over-the-Horizon Radar (ROTHR) and to approve the Executive Director executing both contracts. This item will require a budget amendment in an amount not to exceed $2 million. - Will McKnight]

THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO RECEIVE 2 BILLION.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

MEMBER THE BOARD.

I'M I, DIRECTOR OF AGING MILITARY AFFAIRS.

THIS MULTI-PHASE PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE A 12.77 MILE SEGMENT OF MCMILLAN COUNTY ROAD 4 0 1 WILL GUARANTEE CONTINUOUS ACCESS TO THE RELOC REPEATABLE OVER THE ARISING RATE OVERALL MISSION READINESS.

CURRENTLY, THE ROADS DETERIOR RISKS, OBSTRUCTING ACCESS TO SHIP CHANGES, SUPPLY OPERATIONS, AND VITAL RESPONDER ASSISTANCE.

SHOULD THIS GRANT BE AWARDED, THIS APPROVAL WILL REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

SO, AS SUCH, THE STAFF RECOMMENDS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS GRANT AUTHORIZATION TO, TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SUBMIT TO BOTH THE T M P C D GRANT AND THE O L D.

HE GRANT PROPOSALS AND AUTHORIZE THE EXEC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE BOTH CONTRACTS UPON AWARD SUBJECT TO ANY QUESTIONS.

MOVE APPROVAL.

UH, MOTION BY MR. OCKER.

SECOND.

SECOND BY, UH, MR. GILLES, ANY QUESTION? YES.

SO TH THIS ROAD IS IN THREE COUNTIES, RIGHT? TWO COUNTIES.

IT THEY WILL STAY COUNTY ROADS.

UH, BUT THE CRITICAL ROLE IT FILLS FOR OUR COUNTRY AND SECURITY IS VERY IMPORTANT.

SO EACH COUNTY HAS TO MAINTAIN IT.

SO WE'RE NOT TAKING ANY, NO.

AND THIS GOES, I WOULD SAY YESTERDAY MY COURT APPROVED, UH, UH, MATCHING FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED $270,000 TO PUT, TO PUT SKIN IN I D UH, ON THE DEAL.

UH, THE PROBLEM ISN'T MAINTAINING THE MCMULLAN COUNTY PORTION.

WE ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER TWO MILES OF IT.

THERE'S, THERE'S 10 MILES OF IT IN DUVAL COUNTY.

THAT IS CORRECT.

IT'S, IT'S, IT'S THAT, AND IT'S A, A 70 MILE, ONE WAY TRIP TO GET TO OUR PORTION OF THE ROAD, OUR TWO MILE PORTION OF THE ROAD.

SO, UH, THAT'S A, IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE DEAL.

WE COULD, IF WE COULD GET IT FIXED RIGHT ONE TIME, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE TO GO DOWN THERE AND EAT IF I COULD.

MR. CHAIRMAN, UM, THE FOLKS FROM THE ROTH DID A PRESENTATION LAST WEEK AT THE TEXAS MILITARY PREPAREDNESS COMMISSION.

AND THEY CAME IN FROM CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA TO DO THE PRESENTATION AND REALLY HIGHLIGHTED THE CRITICAL, UH, SERVICE.

THIS SITE, UH, DELIVERS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND PARTICULARLY DRUG ENFORCEMENT.

UH, AND I THINK IT BLEW AWAY THE COMMISSION.

UH, AND UNTIL WE REALLY STARTED SUPPORTING IT AND SEEKING FUNDS FOR IT, IT WAS NOT ON DP S'S LIST OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO BECAUSE OF THAT FIRST APPLICATION, WHICH WE DIDN'T GET, BUT AT LEAST IT, UH, MOVED ON TO THEIR AWARENESS ALSO.

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AND, UM, I WONDER HOW THEY CONDUCT AT THE END OF HIS 13 MILE ROAD IN MCMULLIN COUNTY.

KNOW WE HAD SOME .

THAT'S PART OF THE ROAD THOUGH.

ALRIGHT.

I'LL SAY THAT MR. MCNIGHT KNOWS NOW WHEN THE JUDGE OFFERS HIM A PLACE TO STOP AND GET A CUP OF COFFEE.

YES, .

HE'S GONNA DO IT NEXT TIME.

AND, UM, AND, UH, ALSO HE'S LEARNED THE DEFINITION OF ESCONDIDO.

DON'T KNOW SPANISH.

THAT MEANS HIDDEN .

THERE'S THERE'S A REASON FOR EVERYTH.

THAT'S RIGHT.

BUT, UH, ANYWAY, SO, UH, SO THANK YOU.

WE, UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN MOTIONS.

WE'RE GETTING ONE.

GOT A MOTION.

SECOND.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT.

MCKNIGHT'S UP AGAIN CONSIDERING ACT UPON RECOMMENDATION, AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH MATRIX WITH DINE GROUP, INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1.2 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF THE MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCE REVIEW GRANT STUDY OF ENERGY WASTEWATER, UH, WATER AND WASTEWATER AND COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING J B S A, LACKLAND, UH, J B S A, FORT SAN HOUSTON AND FORT SAN ANTONIO.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION, UH, MR.

[17. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to enter into a contract with Matrix Design Group Inc. in the amount not to exceed $1.2M in support of the Military Installation Resilience Review (MIRR) grant study of energy, water/wastewater, and communications infrastructure of the communities surrounding Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA)- Lackland, JBSA- Fort Sam Houston, and Port San Antonio. This item will not require a budget amendment. - Will McKnight]

THIS ITEM WILL NOT RECOMMEND, UH, REQUIRE, BUT THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

MEMBERS.

ON 26 JULY I 2023, THE BOARD APPROVED RELEASING A R F P FOR THE MILITARY RESILIENCE REVIEW STUDY.

AS A RESULT, WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF FIVE RESPONSES, A PANEL OF FIVE REVIEW, INCLUDING TWO ACOG EMPLOYEES AND MR. ALEJANDRO MARTINEZ, OR, UH, MR. DAN KRAS BOSS MR. JOEL GOOD FROM C PPAR HILL FROM PORT SAN ANTONIO ASSESSED EACH PROPOSAL BASED ON EXPERIENCE, STAFF QUALIFICATIONS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES, UNDERSTANDING OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND PRICING.

AND AS SUCH, THE MATRIX DESIGN GROUP RECEIVED UNANIMOUS APPROVAL AND SELECTION.

UH, THIS SUGGESTS AGENDA ITEM NATURALLY DOES NOT NECESS STATE A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

AND AS SUCH, A STAFF RECOMMENDS DIRECTOR AUTHORIZES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH MATRIX DESIGN DESIGN GROUP ORDER TO CONDUCT THE MIL MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCE REVIEW STUDY.

IS THAT ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? I TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I MAKE A MOTION.

MAYOR WILLIAMS. SECOND.

MR. MARTIN, ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL AYE.

ACT UPON RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXECUTE THE MEMORANDUM UNDERSTANDING FOR LOCAL CASH MATCH BETWEEN UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM AND ACO FOR, UH, FISCAL YEAR 20 24, 20 25 HH H H SS C PERFORMANCE CONTRACT SERVICES FOR AN AMOUNT OF $315,201 78 CENTS.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ALRIGHT.

UM, I'M GOING TO, UH, I'M GONNA LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT MS. CHARLES .

CONSIDER AN

[18. Consider and act upon the recommendation to to authorize the Executive Director to execute the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Local Cash Match between University Health System and AACOG for SFY 2024 - 2025 HHSC Performance Contract services for an amount of $315, 201.78. This item does not require a budget amendment. - Virginia Charles]

THIS ITEM DOES NOT REQUIRE BUDGET MEMBERS.

JACOB, GOOD MORNING CHAIR.

BOARD MEMBERS, UH, I'M JACOB LIN LINSKY.

I'M YOUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY COORDINATION.

UH, AND I'M STANDING IN THIS MORNING FOR MS. CHARLES WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE.

UH, AS YOU'RE FAMILIAR, UH, ACOG A PERFORMANCE CONTRACT FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION TO PROVIDE INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SERVICES HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

UH, SINCE 2006, WHEN THAT I D D AUTHORITY FUNCTION CAME TO ACOG UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM HAS PROVIDED THE LOCAL MATCH THAT'S NECESSARY TO DRAW DOWN THOSE STATE FUNDS.

UM, AND, UH, UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM HAS GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO TO DO THAT AGAIN FOR US.

UH, SO THIS ITEM IS TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ACCEPT THAT LOCAL MATCH MOTION MOTION BY MAYOR D.

SECOND, SECOND BY JUDGE EVANS.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ASSISTANCE CENTER, OURSLAND IS A DESIGNED AS A ONE STOP SHOP FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO, UM, RECEIVE AND CONNECT WITH SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK.

ITEM

[19. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to enter into agreement with The Multi Assistance Center (MAC) to accept funding in an amount not to exceed $100,000 to fund a staff liaison position co-located at their facility for State Fiscal Year 2024. This item has been included in the AACOG 2023 budget and will not require a budget amendment. -Virginia Charles]

NUMBER 19.

CONSIDER AN ACTIVE UPON RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MULTI MULTI ASSISTANT CENTER, MR. MACK TO ACCEPT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000 TO FUND A STAFF LIAISON POSITION CO-LOCATED AT THEIR FACILITY FOR STATE FISCAL YEAR 2024.

THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN 2023 BUDGET AND WILL NOT REQUIRE AN A AMEND JACOB.

GOOD MORNING AGAIN.

UH, THE MULTI-TECH

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UH, AND ACOG HAS PARTNER IN THE, UH, DESIGN OF THAT LOCATION AND CONTINUES TO BE A PARTNER, UM, WITH A DEDICATED LIAISON.

SO MAC, UH, LAST YEAR FUNDED US TO HAVE A LIAISON SITE TO HELP WITH COORDINATION OF SHARED CLIENTS AS WELL AS, UM, INTAKE OF NEW CLIENT REFERRALS FOR FOLKS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN CONNECTED TO THE STATE I D D SERVICE SYSTEM PREVIOUSLY.

UH, SO THIS IS A REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE A SECOND YEAR OF FUNDING FROM THE MAT TO SUPPORT MOVE APPROVAL.

SECOND, GOT A MOTION ABOUT MR. HADLOCK SECOND BY, UH, COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE.

OH, I'M SORRY JUDGE.

I APOLOGIZE THROUGH YEAH, ABSOLUTELY A LITTLE BIT MYSELF.

YEAH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

UH, ANY DISCUSSION? YES, MA'AM.

UH, THANK YOU, UH, MR. CHAIR.

SO THIS, THIS, UH, SINCE THIS IS A POSITION FOR A PERSON THAT FOR A PERSON THIS WOULD BE A CONTINUING, THIS MONEY WOULD BE NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, RIGHT? CORRECT.

CORRECT.

SO DIANE, HOW DOES IT, HOW DO WE THEN, UM, JUSTIFY OR HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAINTAIN THIS POSITION IN YEARS COMING? THAT'S UP TO THE MAC BECAUSE THE MAC CONTRACTS WITH US TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE AND, UH, WE HAVE BEEN A WILLING PARTNER WITH THEM, BUT IT IS UP TO THE MAT TO DECIDE THEIR STAFFING LEVELS.

SO WE ARE JUST SUPPORTING WITH THIS A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND YEAR? YES.

WELL, THEY'VE CONTRACTED WITH US LAST YEAR TO PROVIDE THIS AND NOW THEY'RE CONTRACTING WITH US FOR THE SECOND YEAR.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

I THINK WHAT THEY'RE DOING OUT THERE IS JUST ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL AND NOWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY THAT I'M AWARE OF, UH, HAS ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

AND I KNOW UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND OTHERS ARE DEEPLY INVOLVED IN TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS, UM, THIS FACILITY, UH, GETS THE HELP NECESSARY THAT, THAT, THAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO TAKE CARE OF THE PATIENTS THAT THEY, THAT THEY SEE.

SO, UH, GORDON HARTMAN HAS DONE A TERRIFIC JOB, UH, BEYOND MEETINGS AND THERE'S SO MUCH NEED OUT THERE, UH, FOR THIS.

AND, UH, IT'S, UH, IT'S AMAZING WHENEVER YOU START TRYING TO MANEUVER THROUGH THE SYSTEM, HOW DIFFICULT, AND, AND IF IT'S, UH, IF IT'S DIFFICULT FOR THE FOLKS AROUND THIS TABLE, CAN YOU IMAGINE THE MOM AND DAD THAT HAVE TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH, WITH CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, AMONGST THE REST OF THE THINGS.

MM-HMM.

, IT'S A VERY WELL, WELL NEEDED.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? YES SIR.

ANY BOARD? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

DEIDRE, CONSIDER AN ACT UPON RECOMMENDATION ALSO AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH AN OPTION FOR FOUR OR ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS, VOICE SERVICES.

THANK YOU JUDGE.

ALRIGHT, UH,

[20. 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 Temporary Employee Services. - Deedra Johnson]

GOOD MORNING.

MY CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS, I APOLOGIZE FOR SOUNDING NASALLY AT THIS MOMENT.

I'M ON THE MEND.

TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE SERVICES ARE GENERALLY UTILIZED SHORT TERM NEEDS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS, RECEPTIONIST, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, ACCOUNTING AND DRIVERS.

THE ANNUAL CALLS FOR EMPLOYEE SERVICES IN 2022, INCLUDING OVERTIME, TOTAL TOTAL OVER A MILLION DOLLARS, WE WILL EXCEED THAT AMOUNT IN 2023.

JUST LIKELY ON JUNE 28TH, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZED A BE AN R F P TEMPORARY POLICE SERVICES.

IN RESPONSE TO THAT R F P, WE RECEIVED 12 RESPONSES FROM STAFFING SERVICES IN THE LOCAL AREA AS WELL AS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

ACOG EXPRESSED IN THAT R F P A PREFERENCE FOR A PROVIDER WITH A LOCAL OFFICE.

ALAMO REGIONAL TRANSIT TRANSIT DRIVERS COMPRISE HALF OF ACOS NEED FOR TEMPORARY SERVICES IN THIS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE MARKET.

THE COST OF TRANS TRANSIT DRIVERS CONTINUE TO RISE.

RISE.

MANY OF THE RESPONDENT'S PROPOSALS REFLECTED THAT INCREASE IN COST.

ACOG ASSEMBLED A PANEL OF THREE REVIEWERS, CLIFF, HERBERT,

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LUCINDA, ELIZONDO, AND MYSELF.

THE TEAM SCORED EACH RESPONDENT'S PROPOSAL BASED ON THEIR QUALIFICATIONS, PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, WORK PLAN, PRICING AND REPORTING PROCEDURES.

HANDOUT IN YOUR PACKET SCORING OF THOSE RESPONDENTS PROPOSALS, A REVIEW OF THOSE 12 PROPOSALS.

RENT HILL'S OVERALL SERVICE, THEIR 28% OVERALL BILL RATE, THEIR LOCAL OFFICE AND THEIR TIMEFRAME FOR PLACING TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE PRESENTED THE BEST APPROACH FOR ACOG EMPLOYEES.

THEREFORE, A O STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECT RE HILL STAFFING SERVICES OF TEXAS FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE SERVICES AND TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE OPTION FOR FOUR ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES SERVICES.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? WE, WE JUST DID THIS AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.

WE HAVE ABOUT $19 MILLION, UH, BETWEEN OVERTIME AND GOING OUT TO STAFFING AGENCIES.

WE DID THIS LAST WEEK AND UH, I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE'RE A LONG WAYS FROM BEING OUT OF THIS JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE IS.

AND I APPLAUD DIANE AND DEIDRE FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE BOARD.

UH, HOPEFULLY SOMEDAY WE CAN ALL GET STAFFED UP, BUT IT'S, UH, UH, WE'RE STILL, UH, PAYING SOME, UM, PRETTY GOOD SALARIES FOR, UH, SPECIAL PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE AT UNIVERSITY AND, UH, THE TRAVELING NURSES AND EMERGENCY ROOM PEOPLE.

SO IT'S, UH, IT'S NOT GOING AWAY.

IT'S COMING DOWN, BUT IT'S NOT GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON.

YES, I HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, SO THAT, UH, FOUR YEAR IS THE AMOUNT GOING TO CHANGE IS FI 1.5 MILLION.

NOW IS THAT FLUCTUATE UP OR DOWN? IT VERY WELL COULD FLUCTUATE A LITTLE BIT, DEPENDING UPON THE DEMAND.

IF WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP POSITIONS FILLED MORE, UH, THEN WE ANTICIPATE WHAT WOULD BE PAID OUT GOING DOWN.

MM-HMM.

, UH, BUT IT'S ALL DIRECTLY BILLED TO THAT RESPECTIVE PROGRAM COMES OUT OF THEIR BUDGET.

NUMBER 21, CONSIDERING ACT UPON A RECOMMENDATION TO RATIFY THE ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR THE BUILD OUT OF FAIR COUNTY LEASE SPACE AT TITAN PLAZA AND AUTHORIZED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE SELECTION CONTRACTING APPRO MATTER OF SEVEN 75,000, THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND MORE DISCUSSION.

[21. Consider and act upon on the recommendation to ratify the issuance of a Request for Proposals for construction services for the build out of the Bexar County lease space at Titan Plaza and authorize the Executive Director to enter into a contract with the selected contractor in the approximate amount of $775,000. This item will require a budget amendment.– Cliff Herberg]

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN.

MEMBERS BOARD, AS YOU MAY RECALL, CALL BACK IN MAY COURT AUTHORIZED THE LEASING OF THE PLAZA SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 7,769 SQUARE FEET TO BEAR COUNTY FOR SEVEN YEAR TERM.

AND THIS, THIS ITEM, UM, SEEKS THE AUTHORIZATION TO BEGIN THE BUILD OUT OF THAT SPACE.

BEXAR COUNTY IS HOPING TO TAKE POSSESSION, HOPEFULLY, FINGERS CROSSED, AROUND FEBRUARY OF THIS COMING.

WE HAVE A PROPOSED 120 DAY BUILD OUT SCHEDULE.

AND IN ORDER TO, TO KEEP THAT TIMELINE, UH, WE RELEASED THE R F F P FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, UH, FOR SEEKING BOARD APPROVAL JUST TO KEEP THAT TIMELINE.

SO THIS ITEM ASKED FOR RATIFICATION OF THAT, OF THAT, UH, ISSUANCE OF THE R F P AND ALSO SEEKS APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD TO ALLOW AN AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE SELECTED CONSTRUCTION SERVICES PROVIDER.

UM, THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT IS $775,000 WE JUST RECEIVED LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE THE FINAL CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS.

THERE'S STILL A LITTLE BIT OF TWEAKING WITH THAT.

THE 7 75 DOES INCLUDE A CONTINGENCY.

WE EXPECT, WE HOPE THAT THE BUILD OUT WILL BE CLOSER TO 700,000, BUT WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT BUILT IN THERE, UNEXPECTED COSTS.

UM, AND JUDGE EVANS ASKED, JUDGE EVANS ALWAYS LIKES TO KEEP ME ON MY TOES.

HE ASKED ME WHETHER THIS IS A COMPETITIVE SEAL BID PROCESS.

IT'S HANDLED MUCH LIKE A COMPETITIVE SEAL BID IN THAT WE HAVE ALL THE TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS BIDDING THE THEIR, THEY'RE CLOSED.

UM, THERE'S OTHER VENDORS NOT AWARE OF THE PRICING, BUT THE

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R F P PROCESS ALLOWS ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY AND ALLOWS YOU TO NEGOTIATE AND REVISE THE CONTRACT WITH THE CONTRACTOR.

UH, AND SO THE R F P IS A MORE FLEXIBLE PROCESS.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE GET IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE.

AND SUBJECT TO THAT SUBJECT, ANY QUESTION WE ASK, UH, UH, A RATIFICATION OF THE R F P AND AUTHORIZATION ENTERED INTO THE CONTRACT WITH THE VENDOR AND WE, WE PLAN TO DO THIS ALL ALONG, DIDN'T WE? CORRECT, CORRECT.

THIS IS ALL NEGOTIATED, AT LEAST IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK I SHOULD REFRESH YOUR MEMORY.

UH, THE COST OF THE SPACE, BECAUSE VACANT, AND OF COURSE WE KNOW THE BUILDING HAS A LOT OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.

PART OF THE IMPROVE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE, FOR INSTANCE, REPLACING THE ROOFTOP AIR CONDITIONING UNITS.

SOME OF 'EM ARE ABOUT 35 YEARS OLD.

UH, THERE'S ABOUT A $98 PER SQUARE FOOT, 10 IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE.

ACOG IS PAYING THE FIRST 50, WELL, WE'RE PAYING IT ALL UP FRONT, BUT WE ARE PAYING 50 AND BE COUNTY IS PAYING $48 OF THE AMORTIZED OVER THE 59 MONTHS OF THE LEASE.

CLIFF, REAL, REAL QUICK, HOW UH, DO WE HAVE BEXAR COUNTY UNDER CONTRACT FOR LIKE A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT IF WE'RE GONNA INVEST THE MONEY? IT'S AN 84 MONTHS.

IT'S SEVEN SEVEN YEAR LEASE.

SEVEN SEVEN YEAR UP TO FIVE.

AND UH, AND UH, I ACTUALLY DON'T, DON'T THINK I'VE EVEN TOLD THIS TO DIANE.

IN TALKING TO BEAR COUNTY THE OTHER DAY, THEY SAID THAT THEY ACTUALLY ANTICIPATE HOPING TO GRAB THE REST OF THAT SPACE.

SO IF EVERYTHING WORKS OUT WELL WITH THEM, WILL, IT WILL, UH, MOVE IN INTO AN ADDITIONAL 1500 SQUARE FEET AND HOPEFULLY FOR A LONG TERM, 12 YEARS AT LEAST.

AND WHAT'S A TIME, WHAT'S A TIMELINE BASED ON, ON THE RENT THAT THEY'RE GONNA PAY FOR US TO RECOUP THIS 7 75, 7 50 YEARS? SEVEN YEARS WE RECOVER, NO, WE RECOVER 59 MONTHS.

ALL THE BUILD OUT.

59, 59 MONTHS OF THE FIRST 84.

AND, UM, THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT, THEY, ACCORDING TO OUR, UM, LEASING AGENT IS NOT 9.69% RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

SO, SO IT'S A NICE RETURN.

CLIFF.

DO YOU, ONCE GETTING THE CONTRACTOR, DO Y'ALL ANTICIPATE TO HAVE A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE THE CONTRACTOR GIVES OR JUST USE THAT 7 7 7 5 NUMBER AS THE MAXIMUM? I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.

DIDN'T HEAR QUESTION.

I DIDN'T HEAR THE QUESTION.

NO.

ONCE YOU HAVE A CONTRACTOR COME ON AND LOOK AT THE PLANS AND TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT IN DETAIL, Y'ALL GOING TO, IS THE CONTRACTOR GONNA GIVE A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE IN THAT DEAL OR IS THE 7 75 THAT NUMBER? IT WOULD BE, IT WOULD BE GUARANTEED BASED ON THE, ON THE FINALIZED PLANS.

AND OF COURSE IF YOU RUN INTO THE TEAR OUT AND YOU FIND, FIND SOMETHING ELSE, THEN OF COURSE WE'D BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ORDERS, BUT IT'LL BE A FIXED PRICE BASED ON THE FINAL PLANS.

AND THAT, THAT'S MORE THAN LIKELY GONNA BE CLOSER TO THE 700 MARK THAN THE SEVEN 70 WE'VE DONE, WE'VE DONE PRELIMINARY PRICING BACK IN SAY FEBRUARY.

OH, DON'T HOLD ME TO THAT.

AND WE WERE CLOSER TO THAT NUMBER, BUT OF COURSE WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL MONTHS OF TIME HERE AND SO WE'LL THE CHANGES ON THAT.

YES MA'AM.

I'M JUST CURIOUS, IS IT GONNA BE, UM, A SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY OR IS IT LIKE BACK OFFICE? IT'S, NO, IT'S UM, IT WILL BE THE LOCATION, WHICH IS THE SOUTHWEST WOMEN'S MINORITY BUSINESS INITIATIVE.

SWEE, SWEE.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW IS SWEE.

IT IS THEIR OFFICES.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVE 'EM AS A PARTNER BECAUSE AS YOU CAN, CAN IMAGINE, ACOG HAS GOALS OF PROVIDING, UM, SO, UH, VENDORS, I MEAN, UH, UTILIZING VENDORS THAT ARE FOR HISTORIC VENDOR UTILIZE BUSINESSES.

SO THEY'RE GONNA BE RIGHT NEXT TO OUR PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE A NICE HAND IN HAND, HAND LOVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.

MOTION.

SO HOW ARE WE GONNA PAY FOR THIS? WELL, RIGHT OUT FRONT , RIGHT OUT OF THE BUDGET, WE, WE HAVE BUDGET, WE'VE HAVE IT, UM, WE DO HAVE THE FUNDS ARRANGED AND I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH JULIO, BUT IT'LL HAVE TO COME OUT OF ACOMS BUDGET UP FRONT OUTTA A FUND BALANCE.

OUTTA A FUND BALANCE, YOU'D BE TO PAY THE BILL THAT'LL PAY FOR MOST OF IT IF YOU'RE YEAR BEHIND.

AND I, I WILL SAY, SAY IF ANYTHING, IF, IF, UH, JUST FOR A CON COMFORT LEVEL TO ANSWER JUDGE HEAD'S, UH, QUESTION.

UH, IN THE EVENT THAT THERE WAS, IT WAS AN EARLY TERMINATION RELEASE, BERA COUNTY HAS COMMITTED TO PAYING ALL THE UNAMORTIZED COSTS FOR THAT BUILD OUT.

THAT'S PART OF THE TERMINATION PROVISIONS.

SO WE'LL GET, WE'RE COVERED, BUT IT IS A LONG TERM GAME.

ALRIGHT, I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE.

SO MOVE.

YES, MAYOR, I SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GILLES, THAT MOTION YOU? YES.

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ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

CONCERN ACT UPON RECOMMENDATION, THE RESOURCE RECOVERY COMMITTEE TO APPROVE THE RELEASE OF THE REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Y 20 24 25 PASS THROUGH GRANTS.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

[22. Consider and act upon the recommendation of the Resource Recovery Committee to approve the release of the Request for Applications (RFA) for the Regional Solid Waste Management Program FY2024-2025 pass-through grants. This item does not require a budget amendment. -- Claudia Mora]

THIS ITEM DOES NOT REQUIRE , MS. MOR.

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN.

CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS.

I'M CLAUDIA MORA, THE REGIONAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR HERE AT ACO.

THIS AGENDA ITEM IS THE THIRD IS SERIES OF FOUR THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL VOTE ON AS WE ENTER 20 24, 20 25 BIENNIUM FOR THE ALAMO AREA REGIONAL SOLID WASTE PROGRAM GROWTH.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ALREADY RATIFIED THE CONTRACT FOR THE $769,000 BIENNIUM ALLOCATION OF TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED THE RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO T C E Q FOR THE 20 24 20 25 BIENNIUM.

THIS THIRD ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION OF THE REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

PASS THROUGH GRANTS FOR THE FOR THE NEW BIENNIUM.

UH, THIS ITEM WAS PRESENTED AND APPROVED BY THE RESEARCH RECOVERY COMMITTEE AT THEIR SEPTEMBER 13TH MEETING.

AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, FOR THE RESEARCH RECOVERY PROGRAM, FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM, WE HAVE A TWO PART BUDGET.

ONE PART IS FOR COORDINATION, WHICH BASICALLY IS THE ADMIN PORTION OF, OF THE BUDGET.

AND THE SECOND ONE IS FOR, FOR IMPLEMENTATION.

AND THE IMPLEMENTATION PORTION OF THE PROGRAM IS FOR THE PASS THROUGH GRANTS, WHICH MEMBER GOVERNMENTS MAY APPLY FOR TO CONDUCT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECTS THAT WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF VOICE SENT TO LANDFILLS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION.

THE IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET IS APPROXIMATELY $370,000 FOR THE BIENNIUM OR $185,000 FOR EACH YEAR.

STAFF INTENDS TO RELEASE THE BOARD OF PROOF R F A BY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON SEPTEMBER 29.

THIS IS OF COURSE, ASSUMING THAT YOU PROVE IT TODAY, INTERESTED AND ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27TH TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THE R R C RECOMMENDS THAT THE ACOG BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE RELEASE OF THE REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM F Y 20 24, 20 25 PASS THROUGH GRANTS.

AND AT THIS TIME I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION.

APPROVE MOTION BY JUDGE DAVID SECOND.

SECOND BY, UH, JUDGE MACHA.

ANY DISCUSSION? I CAN SAY ONE THING THIS YEAR, UH, FOR THOSE APPLICANTS, WE ARE DISCUSSING HOW WE CAN MAKE THOSE CONTRACTS TIGHTER SO THAT WE HAVE GREATER ASSURANCE THAT THE PROJECTS WILL BE COMPLETED.

'CAUSE WE HAD SOME REAL CHALLENGES WITH A COUPLE OF LARGE ONES THIS YEAR WHERE WE WERE SAID, OH YES, IT'S COMING.

YES, IT'S COMING.

AND OH, SHUCKS, WE DIDN'T QUITE GET IT DONE AND THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO REALLY SCRAMBLE TO FULLY UTILIZE THE FUNDING AND ADD THOSE TWO, UH, HOUSEHOLD WASTE EVENTS THAT WE'RE HOSTING, UH, AT LIKE, I THINK TWO MEETINGS AGO.

SO CLIFF IS REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT LANGUAGE CAN BE A LITTLE MORE BINDING, UH, TO ENSURE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CARRY FORTH WITH THAT PROPOSAL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO REDISTRIBUTE THOSE FUNDS TO SOME OF THE OTHER APPLICANTS.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? CARRY NONE.

ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU.