Jan 24, 2024 Board of Directors Meeting

OKAY,

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IT IS WEDNESDAY,

[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.]

COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING IS IN SESSION.

UM, NOW THAT WE CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, WE'LL TAKE A ROLL CALL.

SUZIE.

YES, SIR.

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY NEW YEAR, JUDGE KELLY.

HERE.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER CAL.

AMY PUTNEY FOR COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

JUDGE CAMACHO.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER CARPENTER.

SORRY.

THEY EXCUSED.

UH, COMMISSIONER FLORES HERE, JUDGE CO.

COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE FOR CO MAYOR ION HERE.

MAYOR DODGEN.

REMEMBER, SHE'S NOT ABLE TO BE HERE, BUT SHE IS WATCHING THE LIVE STREAM AND OH, BUT SHE'S WATCHING JUDGE EVANS.

HERE, JUDGE MAYOR EICHNER.

HERE.

COUNCILWOMAN ROCHA GARCIA IS EXCUSED.

COUNCILWOMAN GATO.

LATIKA SIMS FOR COUNCILWOMAN GATO.

MR. HASLAUER.

HERE.

JUDGE HEKE.

HERE.

JUDGE JONES.

HERE.

JUDGE ROUSEY.

HERE.

MS. LEWIS.

HERE, JUDGE LU.

UH, COMMISSIONER CASTI FOR JUDGE LU.

SENATOR MENENDEZ.

SERGEANT GONZALEZ FOR SENATOR MENENDEZ.

COMMISSIONER MOODY, MISTY SPEARS FOR COMMISSIONER MOODY.

REPRESENTATIVE MURR KELLY EARLY FOR REPRESENTATIVE MURR.

COUNCILMAN ELIAS.

MAYOR SCHROEDER ING GONZALEZ.

MAYOR LIGHTLE.

COUNCILMAN BRADLEY.

JUDGE DELOS ST.

STEL.

JUDGE TEAL.

HERE, MR. VASQUEZ.

GERALD BUMP LOPEZ FOR, UH, SYLVESTER VASQUEZ.

MR. VALDIVIA, JUDGE WHITMAN, COMMISSIONER MARTIN FOR JUDGE WHITMAN.

MAYOR WILLIAMS IS EXCUSED.

REPRESENTATIVE GUILLEN VERONICA, AKA FOR REPRESENTATIVE GUILLEN.

MR. HOFFMAN.

HERE, REPRESENTATIVE TEMPLE, SENATOR ZACH FORUM VERY WELL.

AND LET STAND FOR THE PLEDGES, THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

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

ALL HONORABLE TEXAS FLAG ARE P TO BE TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE.

JUDGE, WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, SIR.

UH, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UH, DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

DO WE HAVE ANY TODAY? VERY GOOD.

THEN

[6. JBSA Air Show Presentation ]

MR. MCKNIGHT? THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD KNIGHT SENIOR DIRECTOR HERE AT AOG REALLY GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE AS A, A SOLDIER FOR LIFE HERE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE ME, WILLIAMS SERVING AS THE GREAT TEXAS AIR SHOW.

YOU GOT IT NOW? OKAY.

THERE, WE THAT'S MUCH BETTER.

GREAT TEXAS AIR AIRFIELD DIRECTOR.

TYPICALLY IN THE ARMY, WE TEND TO, UH, JUMP OUT OF THE GOOD AIRPLANES BEFORE THEY LAND, SO IT REALLY GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE, UH, , MAJOR WILLIAMS AS SHE GIVES US A PRESENTATION IN REGARDS TO OUR TEXAS AIR SHOW SHOW.

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, MAJOR WILLIAMS. THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

I'M SO HONORED TO BE HERE, UM, WITH YOU ALL IS, UH, OUR AWESOME COMMUNITY.

UM, SO IF WE CAN, I'M GONNA START WITH OUR TICKER.

UM, AND SO EVERYBODY LAUGH EVERY TIME I SAY THIS BECAUSE, UM, I'M ALSO VERY, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE AIR SHOW.

I DO NOT ENJOY JUMPING OUT OUT OF AIRPLANES, .

THAT'S OKAY.

I WILL STAY IN THE PERFECTLY OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT.

UM, JUST LOVE YOU TOO.

UM, BUT I DO WANT YOU, WELL AS A COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT AS OF TODAY, WE ARE 72 DAYS OUT FROM OUR AWESOME, GREAT TEXAS AIRSHOW.

UM, AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS ARE UP TO DATE ON WHAT WE ARE DOING, UM, AND THAT YOU GUYS ARE, ARE JUST AS EXCITED AS I AM, UM, ABOUT THE AIRSHOW.

SO IF WE CAN'T GO TO THE NEXT,

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ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

AWESOME.

THEN YOU SEE WE HAVE A LOT THAT'S GONNA BE GOING ON.

GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR ME.

UM, WE ARE, WE ARE GONNA HAVE, UH, THE AWESOME, AWESOME, UH, THUNDERBIRDS ARE GONNA BE HEADLINING FOR THE AIR SHOW.

UM, AND THEY ARE SO JAZZED OUT TO COME COME BACK TO SAN ANTONIO.

UM, EVERY TIME WE TALK TO, TO THEM, THEY'RE EXCITED, EXCITED ABOUT BEING THE CITY TO BEING BACK, BACK IN SAN ANTONIO.

SO WE'RE GLAD THAT WE CAN OFFER THAT, OFFER THAT TO THEM.

UM, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE ALREADY SOLIDIFIED A LOT OF OUR DEMO TEAMS, UM, THAT ARE GONNA, UH, BE COMING IN WINGS OF BLUE, UM, OUR, UH, AIR FORCE ACADEMY JUMP TEAM.

UM, AND ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SHOWCASING, NOT JUST BECAUSE WE ARE JOINT BASE, BUT BECAUSE AS A COMMUNITY WE FIGHT AS A TEAM AND IT'S A LOT OF JOINT, NOT JUST WORKER, BUT JOINT PARTNERSHIPS.

SO THAT'S ONE OF OUR BIG KICKERS THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE AND WE'RE GONNA SHOWCASE THROUGHOUT OUR .

UM, AND THEN, UH, LOT OF STATIC WARBIRDS MAKE, MAKE SURE THAT WE PROMOTE THE HERITAGE OF ALL OF OUR SERVICES, RIGHT? UM, AND THE OTHER THING THAT WE, WE ARE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER IS ONE OF THE LARGEST STEM VENUES EVER.

AND I'VE ALREADY BOASTED AND SAID THAT WE WILL HAVE THE BEST STEM SHOW OUT OUT OF ALL THE AIR SHOWS THIS YEAR IN 2024, I BELIEVE.

I BELIEVE THAT.

WHY? BECAUSE SAN ANTONIO HAS, HAS SOME GREAT COMPANIES THAT BOOST.

THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR US NOT TO DO IT BIG, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE HAVE GREAT PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT THIS COMMUNITY AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE DO IT AWESOME FOR OUR YOUTH, RIGHT? AND, AND GET THEM JAZZED UP ABOUT GETTING INTO STEM CAREER FIELDS, UM, AND, AND CONTINUING THE GREAT WORK THAT ALL OF US STUDENTS DO.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, AGAIN, FUN FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

SO GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

SO THE OTHER THING I WANT TO DO IS START WITH, THANK YOU BECAUSE A LOT OF YOU IN THIS ROOM HAVE ALREADY BEEN PARTNERING WITH US.

UM, SO WE'RE ALREADY WORKING GOLF CARTS, WE'RE WORKING, YOU KNOW, UH, TRANSPORTATION, YOU ALL ARE SUPPORTING US WHEN IT COMES TO SECURITY.

SO ALL OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENTS, UM, ARE ALREADY TIED IN.

SO I WANNA SAY A GREAT BIG THINK BACK.

UM, YOU ALL AS COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE ALREADY OFFERING US, UM, THROUGH ALL OF, UH, WHAT YOU ALL DO.

SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FIRST, UM, FOR THAT.

AND THEN THE OTHER THING I WANTED, I WANTED TO PUT OUT THERE IS WE ARE MEETING WEEKLY NOW.

SO AS WE STARTED JANUARY, WE STARTED MEETING WEEKLY, UM, AFTER I LEAVE HERE, THAT'S WHERE I'LL BE HEADED AFTER THIS MEETING.

UM, AND BECAUSE, BECAUSE WE ARE MEETING EVERY WEEK ON WEDNESDAY, UM, AT RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE UNTIL THE AIR SHOW, WELL AFTER WE AIR SHOW, RIGHT? UM, SO IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU WANT, UM, UH, IF YOU WANNA CONTINUE TO SUPPORT US, 'CAUSE WE ARE LOOKING STILL FOR, FOR SPONSORSHIPS AND OWNERSHIP.

SO IF THERE ARE ANY GREAT COMPANIES OUT THERE THAT YOU KNOW, MIGHT BE WILLING TO SUPPORT US, ANY OTHER FOLKS ARE WILLING TO JOIN OUR STEM EXHIBITION, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

WE'RE HAPPY TO CONNECT WITH THEM.

I PROVIDED MY CONTACT INFORMATION AND I'M ALSO, UM, I PROVIDED MY DEPUTIES ON THE NEXT SLIDE.

UM, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG THINGS.

UM, SOME THINGS THAT WE'VE ALSO CONCENTRATED ON IS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PARTNER WITH TRANSPORTATION AND WITH OUR SECURITY FORCES AND OUR DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE WE WANNA MAKE SURE TRAFFIC FLOWS THROUGH THE CITY.

RIGHT? UM, SO I KNOW THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG CONCERNS THAT FOLKS HAVE BROUGHT UP IS TRAFFIC FLOW, GETTING OUR KIDS INVOLVED IN THE AIR SHOW.

SO WE'RE DOING THAT THROUGH, UM, REACHING OUT TO JAY RAZZI.

I ALSO REACHED OUT TO OUR JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM 'CAUSE I PARTICIPATED IN THAT IN THE PAST AS A MILITARY, I'M REALLY BIG ON OUR JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM HERE IN THE CITY.

UM, SO TRYING TO MAKE SURE, SURE.

THAT WE INFUSE IN THE COMMUNITY.

BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, UM, IF THERE'S ANY OTHER WAYS YOU FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO BE TIED INTO THE COMMUNITY, ANY OTHER IDEAS YOU HAVE FOR US AS WE MARCH 72 DAYS INTO OUR INITIAL, HAPPY TO TAKE THOSE IONS FROM YOU ALL.

AND THANK YOU AGAIN.

AGAIN, FORGIVE ME MS. FORM, JUST TO, TO TALK WITH EACH AND UPDATE YOU.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU MAJOR.

MR. CHAIR MAMIE, IF YOU COMMENT.

YES, THANK YOU.

UH, THANKS MAJOR WILLIAMS FOR BEING HERE AND FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

AND I WANT TO ECHO HER.

THANKS TO A LOT OF THE FOLKS IN THE ROOM HERE WHO ALREADY JUMPED IN FEET FIRST WITH US AND ARE HELPING US IN

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UH, I APPRECIATE THAT.

WE REALLY WANT TO KEEP SPRAYING THE WORD OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM.

YES.

UM, AND THAT'S A BIG PART OF OUR REQUEST HERE THIS MORNING TOO, IS TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH YOU AND GENERATE MORE INTEREST OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM TOO, IN, IN PULLING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

'CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT EVENT AND THERE'S TONS OF EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, UM, BUT ALSO SHOWCASING THE WORLD'S GREATEST MILITARY.

RIGHT? IT'S NOT JUST AIR FORCE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME, SOME NAVY AND ARMY STUFF OUT THERE TOO.

YOU'RE, YOU'RE WELCOME.

WILL.

THANK YOU.

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THINKING ABOUT YOU, THINKING ABOUT YOU, BUT MOSTLY AIR FORCE STUFF, LET'S BE HONEST, , UM, WE ARE, WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.

AND, UH, THERE'S STILL, LIKE MAJOR WILLIAMS SAID, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH US, UM, BY WAY OF IN KIND DONATIONS OR OTHER AREAS TOO.

SO THERE'S, THERE'S STILL A LITTLE BUSINESS ASPECT TOO, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE WILLING TO JUMP IN IN THAT AREA.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

REMIND EVERYBODY WHAT THE DATE IS.

UH, SO, SO OUR AIR SHOW, OUR KICKOFF DATE IS ON THE FIFTH.

AND THAT'S OUR STEP, OUR STEP DATE ON APRIL.

AND THEN OUR MAJOR SHOW DAYS ARE OUR APRIL 6TH AND SEVENTH.

SO APRIL FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

YES MA'AM.

WHERE'S THAT ECLIPSE IN KERRVILLE ON THE EIGHTH? THE VERY , I'M GONNA PUT THAT ON THE COUNTER, CORRECT? YEAH.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

A LONG WEEKEND.

YES MA'AM.

IS IT? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

THANK YOU MAYOR WILLIAMS. BRIAN, ARE WE, HAVE WE REACHED OUT TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS? UH, OKAY.

WE HAVE INDEED.

WE HAVE INDEED.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PLAN THAT'S GONE TO THE STEM EVENTS SPECIFICALLY.

YEAH.

UM, THERE'S ALWAYS MORE WORK TO DO IN THAT AREA, SO WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO PULL IN MORE.

SO I, I WOULD SAY CONNECT WITH MAJOR WILLIAMS OKAY'S.

NOTHING LIKE OVER COMMUNICATING.

ALRIGHT, THANK, THANK YOU.

AND MEMBERS, IF I MAY, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THAT THE MAJOR TOUCHED ON IT.

UM, OUR ART PROGRAM WILL BE PROVIDING SHUTTLE SERVICE THROUGH OUR BUSES THERE IN SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS OUR PROCUREMENT, UH, DEPARTMENT, AS THE MAJOR MENTIONED IS LOOKING AT, UH, GOLF CART SUPPORT.

SO TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.

SO ANYWAY, UH, ACOG'S INVOLVED AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

I FIND IT AMAZING.

UH, IF I REMEMBER THE LAST P FOUR MEETING, THE ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE, THAT THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 200,000 PEOPLE.

AM I RIGHT ABOUT THAT? LARGER? THAT'S PER DAY.

WE'RE TRYING TO EXCEED THAT.

IT'S A PHENOMENAL EVENT.

YEAH.

WE'RE LOGISTICS.

WE'RE, UH, HALF A MILLION AND ABOVE, SO, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT 500,000.

YEAH, THE LOGISTICS IS AMAZING.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING.

FIVE, THANK YOU.

[7. Welcome New Board of Directors Member: - Chair Kelly Mayor Donna Dodgen, City of Seguin - Area Cities, Group B]

I UNDERSTAND SHE'S ATTENDING REMOTELY, UH, BUT WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE, UH, BE SURE AND, UH, MAKE HER FEEL WELCOME.

UH, MOVING

[8. 2024 Executive Committee member appointments. - Chairman Kelly]

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

UM, YOU SEE THE TAB, LOOKED AT IT.

UM, AND I THINK WE HAVE THE SAME EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES WE HAD LAST YEAR WITH THE ADDITION OF MS. DELE.

WELL, AND, AND OF COURSE, UH, VICE CHAIR, RIGHT? YEAH, IT'S MAYOR DENNIS.

YEAH, THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE.

AND WE, WE NEED TO TAKE A VOTE ON THAT TO APPROVE THE, DO WE GET LONGEVITY PAID? IT'S YOUR APPOINTMENT.

OKAY.

DOUBLE.

AND I'VE, I'VE, I'VE MADE THAT APPOINTMENT, THOSE APPOINTMENTS.

[9. Executive Director’s Monthly Report - Cliff Herberg A. Staffing Updates: B. Program Status and Operational Updates Agency Contract Performance Report (CPR) Aging Services Public Affairs & Communications Intellectual & Developmental Disability Services Natural Resources Public Safety Regional Services Environmental Conservation Military & Veterans Affairs Weatherization Assistance Program C. Organizational and General Administration Updates: Building Update Administration Policy Review Chief Financial Officer General Counsel]

UH, THIS WILL BE CLIFF'S VERY FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT.

SO, UH, BE GENTLE.

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OKAY.

GOOD MORNING.

UH, MR. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR MEMBERS, AND AS THE JUDGE, KELLY, KELLY SAYS, THIS IS MY FIRST, FIRST ONE, AND SO I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE IT, UH, PRECISE, BUT, UM, WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON, AND SO IT MAY BE A LITTLE LONGER THAN I THAT I, UH, WOULD LIKE IT TO BE.

AND I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT IN THE FUTURE.

IF YOU WANT, WANT THEM SHORTER OR LONGER, BE SURE TO LEMME KNOW.

UM, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I'M EXCITED TO, UH, UPDATE YOU ABOUT IS SOME, SOME OF THE STAFFING CHANGES I'VE MADE, I'VE MADE SINCE TAKING THIS POSITION.

WE WAITED, THIS IS SOMETHING, SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO INITIALLY EARLY ON, BUT I WAS PERSUADED, WAITED BY OUR ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT THAT IT WOULD HAVOC MANAGING THE BUDGET, CHANGING THINGS AS WE CLOSE, CLOSE OUT THE YEAR.

AND SO THESE CHANGES WERE MADE EFFECTIVE JANUARY THE FIRST.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORG ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ABOVE YOU, THESE ARE SOME OF THE STAFFING CHANGES.

I'VE, AND PRIMARILY WHAT I HAVE DONE IS PUT IN A LAYER OF MANAGEMENT THAT EXISTED PRIOR TO DIANE'S TENURE.

AND I'VE RESTORED THAT, UH, BY CREATING A DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S POSITION.

AND I BELIEVE IT PRIOR TO DIANE, THERE WAS ONE, I'VE MADE IT TWO.

AND THE IDEA IS, UH, AS I SAID IS TO, IT WOULD PREEXIST TO DIANE.

AND, YOU KNOW, FOR DIANE, SHE

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AND IT MADE SENSE.

I THINK NOW THE AGENCY AGENCY IS IN A VERY GOOD FOOTING.

AND THIS REALLY TAKES, TAKES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OUT OF THE WEEDS FOR BETTER, BETTER FOR, UH, MORE PRACTICAL, UM, UH, STATEMENT OF WHAT I'M, I'M TRYING TO DO IS TO DELEGATE THAT AUTHORITY AND, UH, DELEGATE ROUTINE OPERATIONAL TASKS AND AS WELL AS CREATE A DEEP BACK BENCH OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, UH, AS WE MAKE PROMOTIONS GOING FORWARD.

UH, AND I, I PERSONALLY, PERSONALLY BELIEVE FROM MY STANDPOINT THAT IT'S, IT'S VALUABLE TO HAVE TWO DEPUTIES WHO BRING DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES TO THEIR ROLES, UH, WHO WILL ADVISE ME ON CRITICAL DECISIONS FOR THE AGENCY AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING MADE AS THE DEPUTY DIRECTORS.

AS YOU CAN SEE, JOHNSON AND JACOB LUKI BUDINSKI, UM, DEIDRE BRINGS HER EXPERIENCE, EXPERIENCE FROM HR AND ADMINISTRATION, AND OF COURSE, JACOB.

JACOB BRINGS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE PROGRAM OPERATIONS, UH, AND WITH DEIDRE, JACOB AND I BOTH MOVING OR ALL OF US MOVING INTO NEW ROLES, THREE VACANT VACANCIES FOR SENIOR DIRECTORS GROUP WERE CREATED.

THOSE POSITIONS ARE NOW NOW FILLED BY VIRGINIA CHARLES, WHO WILL TAKE OVER MANAGEMENT OF, UH, IDD AS HER PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY.

IT'S OUR LARGEST PROGRAM AT ACO.

AND YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THEIR, UH, ANCILLARY PROGRAMS THAT SHE WILL ALSO OVERSEE.

WILL MCKNIGHT, WHO BRINGS OF COURSE, UH, AS HE MENTIONED, HIS CAREER IN THE MILITARY.

AND A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING VETERANS AFFAIRS.

AFFAIRS WILL, WILL REMAIN IN CHARGE OF THAT, AS WELL AS OUR AGING PROGRAMS AND HIS COUPLE OF OTHER AMOR, UH, UH, PROGRAMS THAT HE WILL OVERSEE.

AND THEN SEAN SCOTT MOVES INTO A SENIOR DIRECTOR'S POSITION, AND ONCE AGAIN, REMAINS WITH HIS OVERSIGHT OF ART, BUT ALSO TAKES OVER THE POLICE ACADEMY AND, AND SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT YOU SEE, UH, BEFORE YOU THERE IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHARGE.

IF YOU LOOK AT ALSO AT THAT ORGANIZATIONAL CHART, YOU'LL SEE THAT DEIDRE IS MAINTAINED DIRECT SUPERVISION OVER THE HR DEPARTMENT.

AND WE'LL HAVE A DIRECT, DIRECT REPORT RESPONSIBILITY TO THE BOARD.

AND THAT'S, UH, INDICATED ON THE DOT LINE FROM POSITION TO THE BOARD BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

AND I'LL ADDRESS THIS IN MORE DETAIL THAN TODAY'S, TODAY'S AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14, WHICH IS CONCERNING THE ADMIT BYLAWS TO MAKE THAT EFFECTUAL CHANGE, UH, CONCERNING OUR PROGRAMS STATUS AND OPERATIONAL UPDATES.

UH, OUR IDD PROGRAM CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE WITH ISSUES IMPACTING ITS ABILITY TO MEET SERVICE.

AND WE HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION LAST WEEK WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

UH, BUT, AND, AND BEFORE I GET INTO, INTO THAT, ANN, PLEASE REPORT THOUGH THAT FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS PROGRAM HAS BEEN, HAS REPORTED APPROXIMATELY $90,000, UH, IN SO REVENUE.

AND, UH, QUITE FRANKLY, YOU KNOW, IF WE DON'T DELIVER THE FEE FOR SERVICE, WE DON'T GET PAID.

SO IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE HAVE THE STAFF THAT'S NECESSARY AND WE JUST REALLY DON'T HAVE THAT.

UM, THE, I'M SORRY.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE VACANCIES AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT FULL STAFFING.

AND IT'S CONTINUED PROBLEM BECAUSE THE COLD FACTOR HONOR THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE UNDERPAID IN THE PROGRAM IS STARVED FOR MONEY.

UM, ACOG'S BASED FUNDING ALLOCATION FROM THE STATE, THE STATE HAS NOT INCREASED SINCE, AT LEAST BEFORE 2010.

SO IF YOU CONSIDER INFLATION AND, AND THE OTHER COST THIS PROGRAM IS, IS STARVING FOR MONEY.

LIKEWISE, THE FEE, FEE FOR SERVICE RATE USED TO PAY OUR SERVICE COORDINATORS FOR TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT HAS NOT INCREASED SINCE BEFORE 2010 AS WELL.

AND SO, UM, IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LAST WEEK, I THINK IT WAS SHARED BY ALMOST EVERYBODY THAT HAS ANY INVOLVEMENT IN THIS AREA, THAT THEY'RE ALL SUFFERING THE SAME KINDS OF PROBLEMS. AND CHAIRMAN KELLY SHARED HIS, HIS EXPERIENCE IN, IN HIS REGION AS WELL.

AND SO IT'S CONTINUES TO TO BE A PROBLEM.

AND, AND I THINK THE CHAIRMAN SAID IT EXACTLY RIGHT LAST WEEK, IS THIS IS A FORGOTTEN POPULATION OF PEOPLE.

AND, UM, MAYOR DENNIS MENTIONED, I THINK, WHICH IS REALLY WHAT WE NEED.

WE NEED SOME CHAMPIONS OF LEGISLATURE, SOME, SOMEBODY THAT WILL CARE TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE PROGRAMS ARE PROPERLY FUNDED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS UNDERSERVED POPULATION GETS BASIC SERVICES, UM, ON A HAPPIER NOTE, ARE BETTER.

AARON'S DIRECTOR OF CARE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXCEED EXPECTATIONS AND GENERATE AND IS GENERATING SIGNIFICANT SURPLUS REVENUE FOR ITS FUND BALANCE.

UH, THE POLICE POLICE ACADEMY HAS A NEW BASIC POLICE OFFICER CLASS, CLASS BEGINNING FEBRUARY 20TH.

WE TYPICALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE 35 TO 40 CADETS IN THAT CLASS.

WE USUALLY 1 30, 2 30, WE'RE NOW UNDER 30, RIGHT ABOUT ABOUT 29.

SO IF ANY OF YOU DO, YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOUR DEPARTMENTS THAT, UH, ARE LOOKING TO SPONSOR A CA CADET, PLEASE CONTACT ME OR, UH, MIKE RITCHIE, OUR ACADEMY MANAGER, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THEM IN THE CLASS SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT POPULATION UP.

AGING SERVICES, UH, WE RECEIVED AND

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WE ACHIEVED GOOD RESULTS OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

THIS IS USUALLY A LOW SERVICE TIME JUST BECAUSE 'CAUSE OF THE, THE TIME OF THE YEAR.

BUT WE DID MEET OUR TARGETS.

I WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION, ATTENTION TO SOME OF THE UPCOMING EVENTS.

JANUARY 31ST.

WE HAVE OUR INTAKE AND RESOURCE SUPPORT AT THE PLEASANTON LIBRARY, PLEASANTON, TEXAS ONE 15 NORTH MAIN STREET.

THOSE OF YOU ARE INTERESTED.

UH, IN FEBRUARY THE 14TH, WE HAVE OUR MONTHLY SENIOR LUNCHEON AT THE LAKE HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER CENTER IN LAKE HILLS.

SO THAT'S FROM OUR AGING PROGRAM AND, UH, PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THIS, OUR MEMBER GOVERNMENTS HAVE RECEIVED OUR MEMBER DUES, NEWSLETTERS AND INVOICES FOR 2024.

SO PLEASE LET THOSE CHECKS IN.

UH, WE APPRECIATE THE, THE SUPPORT.

UM, THE PACKET ALSO INCLUDE, INCLUDED YOUR 2023 RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT FOR YOU.

UH, ALSO FROM COMM COMMUNICATIONS, THE FIRST ROADSHOW OF THE YEAR WILL TAKE PLACE IN ATASCOSA COUNTY ON JANUARY THE 26TH FROM 10:00 AM TO TWO 2:00 PM AT THE J PUBLIC LIBRARY.

AND PLEASE HELP US SPREAD, SPREAD THE WORD AND GET THAT OUT.

OUR IDD SERVICES PROGRAM HAS, HAS PRESENTED 10 IDD 1 0 1 TRAINING SESSIONS TO 105 SUPERVIS SUPERVIS LEVEL CORRECTIONS CORRECTION OFFICERS AT THE BEX COUNTY SHERIFF SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

THAT WAS DONE IN DECEMBER.

AND THESE ONE HOUR TRAINING TRAININGS FOCUSED ON HELPING THE OFFICERS BECOME FAMILIAR AND WITH RECOGNIZING THE BASIC CHARACTERISTICS.

A PERSON WITH AN IDD PROBLEM OR DISABILITY MAY EXIST OR MAY EXHIBIT, PARDON ME.

AND, UH, WE'VE HAD VERY GOOD FEEDBACK ON THAT PROGRAM AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH BEXAR COUNTY ON THAT.

UM, NATURAL RESOURCES WILL HAVE A TABLE AT KRN STEM CAREER EVENT ON, ON FEBRUARY THE 24TH.

AND, UH, ACOG AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THIS EFFORT WILL OAKS COLLEGE, UH, FROM ONE TO FOUR FOR THE AS WELL.

UH, THE DEADLINE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN MARI MOUNT GUADALUPE AND WILSON COUNTIES REPORT THEIR ANNUAL ANNUAL ENERGY USAGE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS IS MARCH THE FOURTH, 24.

AND AS YOU KNOW, STATES STATUTES REQUIRE THESE ENTITIES TO COMMIT TO REDUCING THEIR ENERGY USAGE BY 5% ANNUALLY AND REPORT THEIR THEIR USAGE TO THE CONTROLLER.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUE QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT LYLE HUFF OR HE'LL BE BACK.

AND TO ASSIST YOU WITH MAKING THOSE REPORTS ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY FRONT, UH, OUR REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY ACADEMY HOSTED OUR SCHOOL AL PROGRAM.

WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW AC ACADEMIES IN THE STATE THAT ARE, THAT ARE PROVIDING THESE SERVICES FOR SCHOOL AL SERVICES.

I BELIEVE THERE'S SEVEN NOW ACROSS THE WHOLE STATE.

WE SERVE PRIMARILY, UH, THE SOUTH TEXAS REGION REGION, BUT WE GET, WE GET ALL OF THESE ATTENDANCE FROM, UH, T COLE.

THEY MANAGE THE CLASS AND SEND THEM TO US.

SO WE'RE THEY RECIPIENTS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE? UH, ATTENDANCE FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.

AND AS I SAID, WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM JANUARY THE SEVENTH THROUGH THE 14TH.

UH, AND WE TRAINED 8 18 18 SCHOOL MARSHALS IN THAT, IN THAT EFFORT.

THE, NOW SOMEBODY MENTIONED THE, THE SOLAR ECLIPSE.

MARY LEE, YOU DID.

THE SOLAR ECLIPSE IS A BIG ISSUE.

AND SO, UH, KEEP, UH, OUR 9 1 1 PRO.

OUR PROGRAM IS CONTINUING AND KEEPING, UH, THAT PLANNING UNDERWAY.

UH, AND THERE'S A LOT OF MEETINGS GOING ON AND IT'S CRITICAL FOR THOSE COUNTIES AND THAT ARE IN THAT, THAT SWEET SPOT WHEN THAT, UH, ECLIPSE IS GONNA COME OVER.

HER GILLESPIE, BANDERA, KENDALL AND MEDINA COUNTY, UH, WILL ARE HAVING MED ARE HAVING MONTHLY MEETINGS UNTIL THE EVENT ON APRIL THE EIGHTH.

SO THOSE OF YOU, YOU THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THAT EFFORT, IT IS.

AND FOR, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT, APPARENTLY THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE EVENT AND I'M SHOCKED TO FIND, FIND OUT THE NUMBER, NUMBER OF ATTEND ATTENDEES AT THESE THINGS.

AND SO BE READY.

I WAS TALKING TO, TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, UM, UH, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIRECTOR THE OTHER OTHER DAY, AND ALL OF THE HOTEL ROOMS IN SAN ANTONIO WERE SOLD OUT ALREADY FOR THAT TIME.

SO THERE'S A WAVE OF PEOPLE COMING YOUR WAY IF YOU'RE IN THAT, IN THAT SWEET SPOT FOR ECLIPSE, WE RECOMMEND COUNTIES THAT OUTSIDE THE PATH TO STAY UP TO DATE IS THERE RESOURCES MIGHT BE CALLED UPON THROUGH THE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS.

UH, AND SOMEBODY MENTIONED, MENTIONED, I THINK, UH, TRAFFIC CONTROL AND EVERYTHING ELSE FOR THE, FOR THE AIR SHOW ISSUES BY THIS, UH, UH, REMEDIATION OF ALL THE PEOPLE LEAVING THE, THE ECLIPSE AND COMING TO.

AND SO, UH, YOU MAY BE CALLED UPON FOR ASSISTANCE.

UH, AND LIKE-WISE, THE COMMISSION ON STATE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS WANTS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ALL PREPARED AS A REGION.

UH, HOMELAND SECURITY PLANNING, PLANNING DIVISIONS WOULD LIKE TO INFORM THE ALAMO REGION THAT THE OFFICER, OFFICER OF THE GOVERNOR OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING THROUGH FEBRUARY THE EIGHTH AT 5:00 PM AND SO, UH, PLEASE GET YOUR APPLICATION

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IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, HE'S IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM AND JUSTIN WILL BE GLAD TO HELP YOU.

LIKEWISE, OUR REGIONAL SERVICES PROGRAM HAS POSTED, ITS SAID, IT'S IT'S COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH IS UPDATED EVERY, THE NEW PLAN IS POSTED DOWN PUBLIC COMMENT FOR A 38 PERIOD.

THAT'S THE PLAN FROM 20 24 29.

THERE'S A LINK TO THAT PACKET IN MY REPORT IF YOU WISH TO REVIEW THAT, UM, OR REVIEW THAT DRAFT PLAN ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.

OUR COMMITTEE SCORED 13 GRANT APPLICATIONS IN JANUARY THIS YEAR, AND THOSE PROGRAMS, PROJECTS WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING FOR YOUR APPROVAL ON MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS.

UH, WE CONTINUE OUR ROBUST, ROBUST NETWORK OF 228 PARTNERS WHO ARE SERVING THE VETERANS COMMITTEE.

WE FIELDED 700 CALLS IN DECEMBER, AND THIS IS ALL SLIGHTLY BELOW THE AVERAGE 900, BUT THIS IS DUE TO THE HOLIDAY SEASON DECREASE, UH, IN SINCE AUGUST OF 20 20 23, VETERANS DIRECTIVE CARE CONTINUES TO SERVE AN AVERAGE BY 580 INDIVIDUALS.

AND THIS TEAM REMAIN REMAINS THE LARGEST DIRECTIVE PROGRAM IN THE NATION.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE SUCCESS OF THAT PROGRAM.

ON OUR WEATHERIZATION SIDE, THIS IS ALWAYS ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS BECAUSE OF THE STRICT GUIDELINES THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES THAT WE'VE ALWAYS STRUGGLED TO HAVE ELIGIBLE HOMES.

SO, UH, IF THOSE OF YOU WHO NEED, UM, OR HAVE IDEAS FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED WEATHERIZATION, PLEASE SEND THEM OUR WAY BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS, UH, TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM.

LIKEWISE, WE ALL ALSO NEED CONTRACTORS VERY TIGHT REQUIREMENTS, REQUIREMENTS IN THE, AND THE FUNDING, OF COURSE IS MINIMAL, VERY, VERY, UH, EFFICIENT IN WHAT THEY PAY.

AND SO WE NEED CONTRACTORS.

IF YOU HAVE ANYBODY THAT YOU CAN SEND US OUR, OUR WAY, WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND YOU CAN LOOK AT OUR PROCUREMENT PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE OR, UM, ANYBODY WHO NEEDS TO APPLY AS A VENDOR FOR A FINALLY ON OUR BUILDING UPDATE, WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE BUILD OUT OF THE MAYER COUNTY SPACE OVER AT THE PLAZA PLAZA IS MOVING FORWARD.

AND WE HOPE TO HAVE THEM IN IN MARCH.

AND WE ARE, UH, EXCITED, EXCITED TO WORK WITH MAYER COUNTY ON THAT PROGRAM.

IT'S LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A, UH, VERY NICE SPACE.

IT'S HOPEFULLY HAVING THEM THERE FOR, FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

UH, REGARDING THE TITAN, TITAN BUILDING, THE NEW CHILLER IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE IN FEDEX.

PLEASE KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.

UM, WE CURRENTLY, WE, YOU KNOW, WE MADE THE DECISION, DECISION TO DO THIS DURING THE WINTERTIME 'CAUSE THERE'S, UM, LAST REALLY COLD DAYS AND A LOT MORE HOT DAYS IN THE SUMMER.

SO WE ARE HOPEFULLY TO HAVE THE CHILDREN IN AND GET THAT UP AND RUNNING BY THE, UH, SPRING SPRINGTIME WHEN THE HEAT HITS.

UH, AND AS WE CURRENTLY SIT HERE NOW, YOU CAN SEE, SEE THE PORTABLE HEATERS.

UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY HEAT BUILDING WHILE ALL OF THIS IS BEING TAKEN DOWN, THE NEW ENERGY A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS BEING INSTALLED AND WE HAVE NEARLY COMPLETED THE ENERGY LIGHTING, EFFICIENT LIGHTING HERE, THE LED LIGHTING IN THE BUILDING, THAT'S ALMOST DONE.

SO WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS, BUT WE'RE WAITING TO SEE THE ARRIVAL OF THAT CHILLER.

HOPEFULLY THE SUPPLY CHAIN WILL, WILL COME THROUGH FOR US.

AND WE, WE WILL HAVE THAT EVERYTHING INSTALLED AND OPERATIONAL AND COMMISSIONED HOPEFULLY BY MAY.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY RECORD REPORT.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, THAT ANSWER TOO MANY QUESTIONS, , MY FIRST ONE, IT'S AN EASY WAY.

FIRST REPORT REGARDING WEATHERIZATION.

WHAT IS THE INCOME, UH, QUALIFICATIONS FOR PEOPLE TO QUALIFY FOR THE WEATHERIZATION? WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND I'M GONNA HAVE TO DEFER TO ALICIA.

UM, AND ACTUALLY SHE'S NOT IN TODAY, SO MAYOR, WE'LL GIVE THAT INFORMATION TO YOU OKAY.

ON THE EXACT AMOUNT.

SO BREAK THAT.

AND OUR PROBLEM IS NOT, NOT SO MUCH THE INCOME, IT IS THAT THE HOUSE IS VERY DIFFICULT.

YOU WANT TO WEATHERIZE THE HOUSE, AND THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE LOWER INCOME WHO NEED THE ASSISTANCE.

BUT IF THEIR HOUSE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF MOLD, IF IT HAS A LEAKY FAUCET, IF IT HAS A ROOF, IF IT HAS A FOUNDATION THAT SAGS A LITTLE BIT AND THESE PARENT BEAM, THEY DON'T QUALIFY.

AND SO THEY CAN'T, THEY CAN'T GET THE SERVICES THEY NEED BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THE HOUSE TO MAKE IT QUALIFIED FOR THE SERVICES THEY NEED.

AND SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND THE, UH, QUALIFIED HOUSING STOCK.

SO THAT'S THE BIGGEST PROBLEM.

BUT, BUT IT IS INCOME BASED.

AND WE'LL GET YOU THE INFORMATION ON MR. ER.

THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO GO BACK, UH, AND POINT OUT, UH, I'VE ASKED BRETT SNYDER, WHO'S OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BARE

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IF, IF ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP, WE CERTAINLY WANT TO DO IT.

TWO OF OUR DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS ARE HERE TODAY AND, UM, SO, UM, WE STAND READY TO HELP IF CALLED UPON, BE ABLE TO HELP.

APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ONE QUESTION.

YES, MA'AM.

I NOTICED THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A GENERAL COUNSEL ON YOUR ORG STRUCTURE ANYMORE, AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THE CHANGES MAKE SENSE.

IS THAT A SUCCESSION ROLE YOU'RE GONNA LOOK FORWARD TO DOING OR ARE YOU GONNA OUTSOURCE GOING FORWARD? WE'RE PLANNING ON OUT PLANNING, OUTSOURCING, ANYTHING THAT WE NEED AND, AND WE, UH, GENERATE, WE ALREADY DON'T HAVE MUCH LITIGATION THAT ISN'T COVERED, COVERED BY INSURANCE OR I SHOULD SAY LEGAL NEEDS.

AND SO I WILL CONTINUE, CONTINUE IN MY ROLE AS ED TO REVIEW THE CONTRACTS ANYWAY BEFORE SIGNING 'EM.

AND SO HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF OUTSOURCED.

I GOT IT.

WE'RE GOOD.

I HAVE A COMMENT AS FAR AS THE WEATHERIZATION.

UM, MY CONCERN IS DO WE HAVE THE MANPOWER TO, UH, GET THE APPLICATIONS THAT COME IN TO GET THEM MOVING OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER RATHER THAN SITTING AND KIND OF WAITING AND NOT HAVING OUR CITIZENS GET A RESPONSE OF SOME SORT? WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM.

I BELIEVE IN REVIEWING THE APP, LIKE I SAY, THE MAIN GO OUT AND THEN SURVEY THE PROPERTY TO MAKE SURE IT QUALIFIES.

THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING.

DO WE HAVE, SO THEY HAVE TO SCHEDULE THAT? WE DO HAVE THE CURRENT MAN.

OKAY.

AND, AND TO DO IT, IT, LIKE I SAY, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GETTING THE QUALIFIED PROPERTIES IS THE BIGGEST HURDLE.

AND THE VENDORS, VENDORS, WE, WE, UH, WE DO HAVE SEVERAL VENDORS, BUT IF ONE OF THOSE DROPS OFF, WE'RE ALWAYS IN A PINCH.

SO WE ALWAYS LIKE A, A, A LARGER QUANTITY OF, OF VENDORS.

I THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

LISA, THIS IS KIND OF A QUESTION SORT OF FOR YOU.

UM, YOU SAID THE LIGHTING, THEN WE'RE GOING TO THE LED DO, DOES CPS STILL GIVE CREDITS FOR THAT? 'CAUSE WE GOT LIKE A HUGE CHECK FOR OUR YEAH.

OUR REBATES AVAILABLE.

SO IF THEY HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO, TO OUR FOLKS, THEN YOU SHOULD.

YEAH, I, I BELIEVE OUR ENGINEER IS, IS GOING TO PROCESS.

THEY USUALLY THEY'LL DO IT FOR YOU.

YES.

YEAH, OUR ENGINEER IS GONNA BE PROCESSING EVERY KIND OF REBATE WE CAN GET OUR HANDS OFF.

AWESOME.

AWESOME.

LOTS OF TIMES THE FREE CONTRACTORS DO IT FOR THEM.

SO IT'S BUILT RIGHT INTO THE COST TO THEM ALL.

THANK, THANK YOU.

OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

GO AHEAD, NANCY.

I WAS JUST SCRATCHING MY HEAD.

OH, OKAY.

, THANK YOU.

VERY DANGEROUS TO DO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S STRIKE ONE.

[ 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.]

I MOTION TO APPROVE.

CAN I DO THAT SECOND? GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ANY DISCUSSION? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? APPROVED.

MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 10.

CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE DECEMBER 6TH, 2023 ORDER OF DIRECTOR MEETING MINUTES.

I THINK THAT WAS ALL, YOUR HONOR.

THAT'S ALL CONSENT.

13.

SO WE GO TO 13 MM-HMM.

, UH,

[13. Consider and act upon the recommendation regarding the Year End 2023 financial report. - Julio Elizondo A. Dashboard B. Balance Sheet C. Revenue and Expenditures D. Administrative Budgets E. Quarterly Investment Report]

CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE YEAR IN 2023 FINANCIAL REPORT.

ELIZONDO? GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN.

MEMBERS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAPPY YEAR.

MY NAME IS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TODAY COVERING THE, UH, YEAR FINANCIALS.

I JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYONE THAT THESE ARE THE INITIAL PRELIMINARY FINANCIALS.

WE DO HAVE AN AUDIT, AUDIT, OUR AUDIT YEAR IN AUDIT, SCHEDULED FOR MID-MARCH.

SO YOU WILL SEE FINAL FI FIGURES, UH, LATER, MID, MID MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR.

UH, SO THERE ARE SOME YEAR, YEAR END ENTRIES THAT ARE STILL MISSING FROM THE BALANCE SHEET.

CONVERTS OUR FUND LEVEL FINANCIALS INTO GO WORLDWIDE, WHICH ARE REQUIRED, UH, FOR THAT EXTERNAL AUDITS.

SECOND HERE.

SO TO COVER OUR OUTLINE, WE'LL BE GOING OVER THE FINANCIAL DASHBOARD, OUR BALANCE SHEET, UH, CASH AND INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTS, UH, STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, AND OUR ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGETS.

HERE'S OUR FINANCIAL DASHBOARD, A SUMMARIZED VIEW OF OUR FINANCIALS THAT WE PROVIDE, PROVIDE TO THE BOARD EVERY MONTH.

UH, THE COUPLE THAT I, THE, THE COUPLE METRICS THAT I USUALLY POINT OUT, UH, WHEN I PRESENT IS THE PERCENTAGE EARNED AND SPENT UP IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER, AS WELL AS THE AGE THE COUNCIL RECEIV DOWN THE BOTTOM RIGHT.

UH, YOU KNOW, WE ARE SITTING, WE'RE SITTING AT A VERY HEALTHY POSITION, UH, FINANCIALLY FOR THE AGENCY.

UH, THE, THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD AT THIS MEETING OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS HAS TYPICALLY BEEN AROUND THE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE.

AND WITH SEVERAL OF OUR CUSTOMERS PRIMARILY BEING TEXT OUT AND VIA, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M HAPPY AND PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THOSE ISSUES NO LONGER CONCERN CONCERNS.

WE'VE, UH, DONE A GREAT JOB OF, OF COLLECTING THOSE AGE RECEIVABLES.

SO CURRENTLY AT THE END OF DECEMBER, WE'RE SITTING AT ABOUT ABOUT $7.7 MILLION.

THAT OVER 90 CATEGORY, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT USUALLY

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THE BURNT ORANGE COLOR, UH, IS, IS DOWN TO ABOUT 11%.

UH, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE YEAR, THAT WAS TINKERING IN THE, IN THE AREA OF 20%, WHICH IS KIND OF NOT IN A GOOD POSITION TO BE, BE IN.

AND THEN ON OUR, OUR BUDGET SIDE, WE DID, UH, ALMOST SPEND EXPEND THE ENTIRE BUDGET.

WE WERE ABOUT 99%.

NOW, WE DID HAVE SOME, SOME PROGRAMS THAT, UH, DID, DID, UH, OVERSHOOT OR OVEREXTEND ON THEIR BUDGET.

SOME FELL SHORT OF THEIR BUDGETS.

COVER THOSE IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES.

OUR COMBINED BALANCE SHEET SHEET, YOU CAN SEE HERE, OUR TOTAL ASSETS SYMBOL WAS UP AROUND $48 MILLION.

UH, A COUPLE MILLION HIGHER, HIGHER THAN WE WERE LAST YEAR, UH, AT DECEMBER.

THAT'S PRIMARILY DUE TO SOME EMISSIONS IN OUR FIXED ASSETS.

AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE'RE AT ABOUT $1.7 MILLION IN REVENUE REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES.

HERE WE HAVE OUR FUND BALANCE, UH, SUMMARY, BOTH BROKEN UP BY UNDER UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED.

IT'S, IT'S IN DETAIL, UH, AT THE END OF DECEMBER, BROKEN UP BY BY PROGRAM.

UH, THERE ARE SOME, YOU CAN SEE HERE WE'RE SITTING AT ABOUT, UH, 8.9 MILLION, WHICH IS QUITE AN INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR, UH, 7.1 MILLION.

UH, THE PRIMARY REASON FOR IS MB MILITARY VETERANS AFFAIRS, AS WE KIND OF MENTIONED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, UH, THAT PROGRAM DID REALLY WELL AND, AND ADDED A GOOD SURPLUS TO, TO THEIR FUND BALANCE.

THE END THE YEAR.

CASH AND INVESTMENTS, A VERY IMPORTANT SLIDE THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE.

WE'RE SEEING THAT $10 MILLION KIND OF DOUBLE, DOUBLE DOUBLE FROM WHERE WE WERE A YEAR AGO.

AGAIN, THE PRIMARY REASON FOR FOR THAT IS BECAUSE OF THOSE COLLECTIONS OF THOSE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.

UH, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE STAYING AGGRESSIVE ON SOME OF THE OLDER RECEIVABLES THAT WE HAVE.

IT'S NOTHING THAT'S A CONCERN, CONCERN TO ADDRESS TO THE BOARD BOARD TODAY.

BUT AGAIN, UH, GREAT POSITION TO BF FINANCIALLY AND OUR INVESTMENT SUMMARY BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE PUBLIC PUBLIC FUND'S INVESTMENT ACT.

YOU CAN SEE HERE, UH, THE BENEFIT OF HAVING THAT CASH, CASH ON HAND.

UH, WE, WE DID COLLECT QUITE A BIT OF INTEREST THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AT THE END OF THE 2023, WE EARNED ABOUT 90,000, WHICH IS ALMOST A HUNDRED K, UM, A GREAT POSITION TO BE IN.

WE LIST OUT ALL THE RATES FOR OUR INVESTMENT POOLS AS WELL AS THOSE CDS THAT WE DO HAVE.

UH, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE CDS THAT WILL BE, UH, MATURING HERE SOON.

AND WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO CHURCH, BANK AND TRUST.

AND AGAIN, THEY'RE CONTINUOUSLY, UH, STAYING COMPETITIVE AND OFFERING A GREAT RATES BREAK.

AND WE DO APPRECIATE THAT.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.

UM, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, AS I MENTIONED, MENTIONED, THERE'S, THERE'S NO REALLY ALARMING, UH, CUSTOMERS HERE.

THE MAJORITY OF THESE ARE CURRENTS.

UH, YOU CAN SEE TEXT DOES HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF OVER 90, UH, THAT HAS BEEN BILLED ALREADY.

SO WE DON'T, DON'T SEE ANY ISSUE IN COLLECTING THAT HERE, UH, PRETTY SOON, WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

AND THEN THE, THE REST OF IT'S IS KIND OF PROMO OPERATIONS STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EX EXPENDITURES.

UH, AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER IN, IN THE PRESENTATION, WE'RE SITTING AT 1.7 REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES.

HERE WE HAVE AMO AGING.

UH, THEY DID FINISH THE YEAR $1.41 MILLION OF A BUDGET ON THE EXPENDITURES.

UH, THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THIS IS DUE TO, UH, WHAT WE CALL DELEGATE AGENCY MATCH.

UH, WHAT THAT MEANS IS, IS, IS HH SS, THERE'S A REQUIREMENT FROM HHS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO, UH, ENTER ON OUR BOOKS.

UH, ANY CASH MATCH PROGRAM INC.

OR IN KIND THAT IS, UH, CONTRIBUTED FROM ANY, I WOULD SAY AGENCY.

UH, THIS IS NOT TANGIBLE, TANGIBLE.

THIS HAS NO IMPACT ON THE ACTUAL PROGRAM DOLLARS.

UH, IF YOU WERE TO REMOVE THIS, UH, PROGRAM FELL WITHIN 3% OF THAT BUDGET FOR THE YEAR.

UM, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M, I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT HH SS FOR ONCE HAS FINALLY GIVEN US, UH, SOME PROPER GUIDANCE ON HOW TO CALCULATE THIS.

IN YEARS PAST, THERE WASN'T A REAL EXACT SIGN ON HOW TO CALCULATE A MATCH.

AND SO IT WAS REALLY AN ESTIMATE.

UH, AND, AND FROM THE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, UH, IT'S ALWAYS, WE'VE ALWAYS, ALWAYS EITHER OVERSHOT OR JUST FELL RIGHT BELOW ON THE MATCH BEAR AGING, THE EXACT SAME REASON THEY CAME OVER $1.3 MILLION, UH, FROM THEIR BUDGET.

UH, AGAIN, UH, WE DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY THAT SHOULDN'T BE CORRECTED.

AND FY 24 GOING FORWARD.

AND JULIO, IF I MAY, UH, WE'RE GOING, AND AS JULIO POINTED OUT, IF YOU LOOK AT IT, WE'RE REALLY WITHIN BUDGET.

WE'RE RIGHT ON TARGET, BUT IT SKEWS THE NUMBERS BECAUSE OF THESE JULIO LIKES TO CALL IT FUNNY MONEY.

HOW WE CALCULATE THIS IN KIND MATCH, UH, ON YOUR NEXT BUDGET REPORT, WE'RE GOING TO REVISE THAT SO THAT THIS, THIS SEPARATE MONEY IS ACCOUNTED MORE IN A FOOTNOTE SO THAT YOU GET A TRUE PICTURE OF WHAT THE BUDGET LOOKS LIKE.

UH, I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT THIS TIME BECAUSE WE'D ALREADY CLOSING OUT THE BUDGET AND IT WAS ALREADY IN THERE, BUT WE'RE GONNA REDO THE FORMULATIONS ON THE PRESENTATION SO THAT YOU SEE REALLY THE, THE IN-KIND MATCH VERSUS THE TRUE, THE TRUE BUDGET.

CORRECT.

AND, AND THANK YOU CLIFF FOR POINTING THAT OUT.

SO ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ONE OF THE, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS PRESENTED TO YOU ON, IN, IN A VARIOUS OR DIFFERENT, UM, UM, WAYS OF SHOWING YOU ALL.

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SO WE WILL START BEGINNING DOING THAT IN, UH, JANUARY.

THANK YOU.

YES, SIR.

OF COURSE.

WE'LL, IN ARTS, UH, WE DID FALL A BIT BELOW BUDGET, UH, 700, 4,000.

I SAY A BID, BUT THAT'S KIND OF A BIG CHUNK.

UH, BUT THERE'S A GREAT REASON FOR THAT.

THEY DID HAVE, UM, SOME BUSES BUT BUDGETED IN FY 23.

A FEW OF THOSE BUSES DID COME IN.

UH, BUT WE, THEY PROGRAM STILL WAITING ON SEVERAL, SEVERAL OF THOSE.

UH, THEY DO FORESEE THOSE, THOSE COMING IN WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

SO WE WILL NEED TO BUDGET MODIFICATION TO ADJUST TO FFY 24, SINCE THOSE WERE NOT, UH, INCLUDED IN THAT BUDGET.

IBD CURRENTLY 4,000 DEFICIT.

AS CLIFF MENTIONED EARLIER IN HIS REPORT, UH, THE PRO PROGRAM DID HAVE A GREAT, UH, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER TO END THE YEAR, THEY DID ADD ABOUT 90,000 SURPLUS, UH, WHICH REDUCED THAT HUGE DEFICIT THAT WE, WE HAD FROM EARLIER THE YEAR.

AGAIN, AS WE'VE MENTIONED ALL YEAR THOUGH, THAT IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THOSE RETENTION BONUSES THAT WE PAID OUT TO KIND OF HELP MITIGATE THAT, THAT ISSUE THAT WE HAVE WITH REGARDS PAY AND STAFF.

YES, MA'AM.

SO THE BONUSES THAT WE PAID OUT TO HELP, UM, KEEP STAFF, RIGHT.

DO WE HAVE A ANALYSIS ON IF IT ACTUALLY HELPED TO KEEP STAFF? SO YEAH, JACOB ACTUALLY, THEN JACOB ANSWERED TO THAT, YES, WE DO.

AND WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TO THE BOARD.

THE BONUSES DID HELP, UH, RETAIN STAFF.

UM, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE STILL, IT WASN'T SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH I THINK TO REALLY MOVE THE, UM, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO OBVIOUSLY CONTINUE WORKING ON THAT.