Sep 25, 2024 Board of Directors Meeting

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HE WANTS US TO HUSH.

[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.]

IT IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 25TH, 2024, 10 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.

AND THE ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING IS NOW IN SESSION.

UH, WITH THAT, WE WILL CALL FOR THE ROLE.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WONDERING WHY I WORE A JACKET TIE , I'M CELEBRATING MY DECISION NOT TO RUN FOR REELECTION .

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

WOW.

CONGRATULATIONS.

SOMEBODY THAT WAS A CONGRATULATIONS TIE WITH THAT HANGING HIMSELF.

NO, .

YOU STILL HAVE TWO MORE YEARS TO PUT UP WITH ME WITH THAT, THAT ROLL CALL? YES, SIR.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

JUDGE KELLY HERE.

MAYOR WILL BEGIN.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

AMY PUTNEY FOR COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

JUDGE CAMACHO PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER CARPENTER? YES, MA'AM.

COMMISSIONER CLAY LARES.

JUDGE CO.

COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE FOR JUDGE COO.

MAYOR DODGE.

HERE, JUDGE EVANS.

HERE.

COUNCILWOMAN ROCHA GARCIA, YOU, RODRIGUEZ FOR HER.

COUNCILMAN W MR. HASLAUER.

HERE.

JUDGE EDKEY.

MAYOR HERRING.

JUDGE JONES.

HERE.

JUDGE RAZZY.

HERE.

MS. LEWIS.

HERE.

JUDGE LUKE.

HERE.

SENATOR MENENDEZ.

COMMISSIONER MOODY.

HERE.

REPRESENTATIVE MER.

COUNCILMAN LIAS.

MAYOR RILEY.

HERE.

MAYOR SCHROEDER.

HERE.

COUNCILMAN RAB.

HERE.

JUDGE LAR.

MAYOR SUAREZ.

HERE, JUDGE TEAL IS EXCUSED.

MR. VALDIVIA.

MR. VASQUEZ.

HERE, JUDGE WHITMAN.

DEAR MS. DEION, REPRESENTATIVE DEANN VERONICA FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE BUNIN MR. HOFFMAN.

HERE, SENATOR ZINI, HAVE A QUARUM? YES.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE.

PLEDGES GOT THE FLAGS.

HIDDEN FLAGS ARE HIDDEN.

YEAH.

GETTING FLAGS NOW THEY'RE NOT .

I PLEDGE PGI FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR IT.

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

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG P ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE ONE.

AN INDIVIDUAL.

PLEASE BE SEATED.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO DECLARE? AND

[6. Interoperable Communication in AACOG - Robert Adelman, Chair AACOG Interoperable Communication Subcommittee]

EXCUSE ME.

ALMAN, RIGHT? YES.

LAST NAME.

GOOD NORM.

UM, JUST A LITTLE BRIEF, UH, FUNNY.

SO CLIFF, UH, TOLD MARCELLE TO MAKE SURE THAT I, UH, KEEP THE PRESENTATION BRIEF.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ACTUALLY KNOW ME, THE WORD BRIEF AND MY NAME ARE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.

, UH, I'M GONNA GIVE IT A I A SHOT.

SO LET'S SEE HERE.

UH, SO I'M LAURA ADAM.

I'M THE CHAIR OF THE INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE.

AND SO THIS IS ON THE CURRENT BUILD OUT OF THE AMO AREA RADIO TORONTO BUILDING NETWORK IS AARON.

WE NOW HAVE LOGO, UH, TO REPRESENT THE, UH, THE INITIATIVE.

THERE WE GO.

SO, UH, THE GOALS, UM, ARE, UH, WE'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE, UH, SIMPSON TO BUILD OUT A LAND MOBILE RADIO INTEROPERABILITY LATER ACROSS ACOG AND IN AREAS ADJOINING ACOG, UH, WHERE ACOG MEMBER AGENCIES WILL TYPICALLY RESPOND, RESPOND TO, UH, THINK OF LIKE INTEROPABILITY QUARTERS, UH, TO THE BORDER.

UM, HIGHWAY 93 5, SOUTH CAPITAL, THOSE TYPES OF AREAS, UH, CREATE AN OPERATIONAL FOUNDATION THAT, UH, ACOG MEMBER AGENCIES CAN LEVERAGE TO EITHER ENHANCE THEIR CURRENT SYSTEMS OR IN SOME, SOME CASES IF THEY WANT LEVERAGE

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WE ALSO WANT TO ALSO FOCUS ON ENHANCING PSAP AND BACKUP CAPABILITIES OF LEVERAGING INTERNET.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IMPORTANTLY, TO ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF MULTI-BAND RADIOS.

UH, CLIFF LETTER, UM, ALONG THE REFERENCE GUIDE FOR YOU FOLKS AND OTHERS AS WE START LOOKING AT RADIO REPLACEMENTS TO REALLY KIND OF FOCUS, FOCUS ON MULTI-BAND RADIOS THAT GETS, UM, IT'S CONING FRUIT, UH, MULTI VANS, UH, UH, THAT WOULD ALLOW ALL THE RADIO SYSTEMS IN THE AREA, THE PROGRAM, THE RADIO, AND THE USER WOULD BE ABLE TO OBVIOUSLY OPERATE ANYWHERE.

UM, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT WOULD HELP THEM TO, TO ACTUALLY OPERATIONALIZE, UH, THIS INVESTMENT MAKING IN THIS LAYER.

SO THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO BUILD, BUILD OUT A LAYER WITH DEDICATED INTER INTEROP BUILDING TOP GROUPS ASSIGNED TO ACO.

WE'VE ALREADY DONE NOT THAT.

WE'VE GOT 15 TOP GROUPS ALLOCATED THAT WILL BE, UM, DEPLOYED OVER THE ACCO AREA.

UH, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO INTERCONNECT, UM, OTHER AGENCIES, UH, LOCAL SYSTEM, APPLE, MEDINA COUNTY, PERR COUNTY, UH, KIRK COUNTY DEPLOYING A DATA CONNECTED, UH, RADIO SYSTEM.

SO THEY'LL BE PART OF AARON AND MEDINA COUNTY WILL LOOKING TO INTERCONNECT THEIR CURRENT SYSTEM INTO AARON AND WOULD WANT TO DO THE SAME POTENTIALLY WITH OTHER SYSTEMS AS WELL.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO, THIS IS SORT OF HOW WE SORT OF DEVIATE FROM KIND OF THE ORIGINAL GOALS, UM, BECAUSE WE REALLY RECOGNIZE THAT, UM, UH, INTEROPERABILITY IS GREAT, GREAT, BUT IT HAS TO BE OPERATIONALIZED.

IT HAS TO BE USED BY USERS.

SO, UM, UH, THROUGH SOME, YOU'LL SEE IN A MINUTE, SOME, SOME, UH, FUNDING THAT WE GOT.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO INSTALL RADIO, BACKUP UP, RADIO DISPATCH CONSOLES, UM, THAT WILL BE USED, USED ACCESSIBLE BY NOT JUST BEXAR COUNTY, BUT FOR, UM, ALL OF THE 9 1 1 DISTRICTS IN THE COMMON, UH, ACOG'S NINE ONE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS, UH, MEDINA AND S AS WELL.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO REPLACE, UM, ACOG'S ON PREMISE WAVE SYSTEM.

WAVE IS A, YOU KNOW, ABILITY TO USE, UH, F**K ON YOUR PHONE TO THE RADIO SYSTEM, UM, WITH, UH, A NEW VERSION THAT'S, UH, INTERCONNECTED, UH, TO, UH, SEVERAL LARGE IN BEING, UH, IMPLEMENTED AT THE STATE LEVEL.

UM, THAT WILL ULTIMATELY PROVIDE FOR MUCH BETTER COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES.

AND OF COURSE, AS I SAID, UH, DEPLOYING A MULTIFAMILY RADIO.

SO, UM, THIS IS A COLLABORATION, YOU KNOW, THIS, UH, WITH TEXDOT, UM, TDO ALSO JUST RECENTLY, RECENTLY, UH, PUT PEN TO PAPER, UH, AND REFORM INFORMALIZED, THEIR AGREEMENT THEY HAVE WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND TRAVIS COUNTY FOR G UH, ALONG TEXAS DDPS.

SO THEY'RE IN IT FOR THE LONG, LONG HAUL.

NOW, UH, THE BIGGEST BENEFIT THAT PROVIDES, UM, ENTITIES OF ACO WITH AARON IS, IS THAT TYPICALLY GATORS ASSESSES SUBSCRIBER FEES FOR AGENCIES THAT PARTICIPATE, THAT CONNECT TO THEM.

THOSE FEES DON'T EXIST, EXIST FOR US.

OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH IS WITH TDOT.

TDOT OWNS THE RELATIONSHIP WITH, UH, GATORS.

SO, UM, THAT WILL, UH, I THINK SPEED ADOPTION OF, UH, DEPLOYMENT AS WE BUILD THIS OUT.

WE ALSO HAVE QUITE A FEW LOCAL JURISDICTIONS THAT WE'RE LETTING, LEVERAGING THIS EXISTING RELATIONSHIP.

WE, WE HAVE, UM, WE'RE DEPLOYING MULTIUSE AGREEMENTS, MUAS WITH A LOT OF AGENCIES.

UH, KASS COMES TO MIND.

CARNES HAD A 300 FOOT TOWER AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, UH, THAT SAVED US HAVING FIND A TOWER IN THAT, IN THAT COUNTY.

WE'VE EXECUTED IN TECHOPS ACTUALLY EXECUTED MUA WITH THEM.

UH, THAT ALLOWS US TO PUT OUR EQUIPMENT ON THAT TOWER.

UM, TECH STOP WILL SUPPORT IT, UH, ET CETERA.

UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT LOOKING AT MUAS WITH STRAC, UM, FOR SITE HERE IN BEAR COUNTY, WORKING ON ONE OF MENA COUNTY.

AND I MEAN, ULTIMATELY I WOULD SEE MUAS EXECUTED WITH ALL THE COUNTIES OVER A PERIOD OF TIME FOR SHARING OF EQUIPMENT SHARING, OF SITES WORKING TOGETHER.

YOU, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE COLLABORATION, UH, SHIELD OPERATIONAL BENEFITS, BASICALLY IN A NUTSHELL, IN A NUTSHELL, ACOG IS THE MONEY BAG.

WE GO AFTER THE MONEY, AND WE BUY, WE BUY THE EQUIPMENT, WE PARTNER WITH TDOT.

THEY INSTALL IT, THEY MAINTAIN IT, THEY SUPPORT IT.

UH, THAT'S KIND OF THE RELATIONSHIP.

UM, IN ADDITION, UM, TO THAT, THE OTHER BIG PIECE OF THIS PUZZLE THAT, UM, IS, IS PERHAPS NOW A GREATER BENEFIT, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS WE STARTED THIS INITIATIVE IS SCHOOL SAFETY.

SAFETY.

UM, SO I'M

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UH, AND THERE ARE IN-BUILDING COVER SOLUTIONS THAT SCHOOLS CAN PUT IN PLACE THAT GOVERNMENT CAN PUT IN PLACE.

UM, AND THERE ARE A LOT MORE OF THEM, AND THEY ARE CHEAPER AT 700 MEGAHERTZ THAN THEY ARE VHF.

UM, SO, UH, WHILE NOT SCHOOL SAFETY, SAFETY, I'LL USE JUDGE CROSKEY IN LAN AL COUNTY.

SO CU COUNTY HAS A BRAND NEW VHF, UH, RADIO SYSTEM.

AWESOME COVERAGE DOES, THAT'S GREAT.

PROBLEM IS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DETERMINED THAT, HEY, WE GO INSIDE THE COURTROOM, UH, IN THE COURTHOUSE OR THE JAIL.

WE HAVE SOME COVERAGE PROBLEMS. WELL, THERE'S A TOWER SITE, ONE OF OUR ERR SITES IN NEW BRAUNFELS.

AND SURE ENOUGH, THAT SITE PROVIDES GREAT COVERAGE INSIDE THOSE TRUCTURE.

SO SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND EX ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO HAVE THEIR CHANNELS, UM, ESSENTIALLY MIRRORED ON EACH OTHER'S SYSTEMS. SO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE STILL MAINTAIN COVERAGE AND, AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH THEIR DISPATCH CENTER.

BUT WHEN THEY WALK INTO THOSE BUILDINGS, THEY'RE ACTUALLY TALKING ON THE TECH DOCK, UH, NEW BRAUNFELS SIDE.

UH, THE OTHER BIG BENEFIT IS, IS THAT FOR ALL THE RADIO SYSTEMS, UM, UM, AARON ESSENTIALLY PROVIDES A GEOGRAPHIC SYSTEMATIC WIDE REDUNDANCY.

UM, SO ALL OF THE AGENCIES THAT USE LCA FOR THEIR RADIO SYSTEM, THE SAN ANTONIO, ANTONIO BEAR COUNTY AOR, AIR REGIONAL RADIO SYSTEM, AND ALL THE VHF CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS IN THE COP, WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO, AARON'S NOT LOOKING TO REPLACE THOSE SYSTEMS. IF YOU WANT TO, SURE, WE'LL HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS, BUT IT PROVIDES REDUNDANCY.

IF SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC WERE TO HAPPEN IN SAY, THE CITY OF KGO, UM, THE CITY OF VILLE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO LEVERAGE AARON AS BACKUP.

UM, UH, SO, SO THAT'S REALLY KIND OF WHAT WE, SO REALLY FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.

SO FUNDING, HOW, HOW DID TO GET HERE? SO OF COURSE, T STOP BROUGHT A LOT, BROUGHT LOT TO THE TABLE.

THEY BROUGHT SITES, AND AGAIN, THEY'RE FEAST FOR ET CETERA.

WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.

WE'RE GOING AFTER STATEWIDE EMERGENCY RATE RADIO INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS, GRANTS FROM THE STATE.

UM, WE, BETWEEN ABOUT THREE, $3.3 MILLION OR SO, WE'VE BEEN THE MOST RECENT, UM, PROJECT.

WE'RE WAITING ON FORMAL CONFIRMATION FROM OOG ON THE AWARD WE'VE BEEN GIVEN KIND OF CONDITIONAL STATUS.

UM, AND OF COURSE THE VICTIM BOY.

UM, THANKS TO CON, UH, CONGRESSMAN GONZALEZ, UH, WHEN WE, THEY APPROACHED US AND WE SUBMITTED A COMMUNITY FUNDED PROJECT LAST YEAR.

UM, WE ROSE TO THE TOP OF THE TOP OF THE LIST.

WE WERE, UH, IT'S A CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION, UM, FUNDED, UH, AND MANAGED UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COST OFFICE, A FOUR AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS, UH, AWARD, UH, TO A COP.

WE DIDN'T HAVE TO COMPETE AGAINST, UM, ALL THE OTHER ENTITIES, IN FACT, UH, ON A LONG LIST OF AWARDS.

UM, UNDER THAT PROGRAM, UH, ACOMS AWARD IS THE HIGHEST ON THE LIST.

UH, MRG IS LIKE 4.3 OR 4.4 MILLION, BUT WE ARE LITERALLY THE HIGHEST RANK, UH, AWARD WISE ON THAT LIST.

SO A BIG KUDOS TO US.

SO WHAT GREAT, SO GREAT, WE GOT THE MONEY.

WHAT DID WE BUY? WHAT ARE WE BUYING? SO T BROUGHT BOUGHT FOUR SITES TO THE EQUATION TO KIND OF START THE FOUNDATION OF THE BUILD OUT TWO AND BEAR ONE, ONE MINA.

UH, THE S FUNDS, THE, THE, UH, FUNDING THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, WE'VE ALREADY PAID FOR ESSENTIALLY, UM, ADDING SIX SITES, UH, TO, TO THE NETWORK.

AND THEN THE CONDITIONAL FUNDING WE'RE WAITING ON FORMAL APPROVAL FROM, FROM WITH WILL FUND THE SITE FROM MCMULLEN COUNTY.

AND ALSO WE'RE GETTING IN THE TOWER NOW A 350 FOOT TOWER TO HELP ACCELERATE THE DEPLOYMENT OF ONE OF THE SITES IN ASCOS COUNTY.

NOW, ONE THING I NEED TO JUST BRIEFLY SAY IS THE SITES ARE VERY FLUID.

UH, 'CAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS, IS WE SAY WE'RE GONNA PUT A SITE HERE, WE BUY THE SITE, THEN WE FINALLY GET THE, GET THE EQUIPMENT.

AND IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME, UM, WE'VE DEPLOYED A SITE IN TO THAT TO WHERE WE SAID SAID WE'RE GONNA DO IT.

SO WE KIND OF MOVE THE SITES A LITTLE BIT AROUND LIKE SHELL PIECES.

OVERALL, EVERY COUNTY IN THE CO COD IS GONNA GET SITE OR TWO, OR THREE OR FOUR NEEDS.

SO, UM, JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND.

THE COX PRO PROJECT, THE FOUR AND A HALF MILLION, THAT'S THE BIG BOARD THAT'S GONNA BRING, UH, EIGHT, EIGHT SITES TO THE TABLE.

UM, SEVERAL IN ADDITIONAL ONES IN BEAR, IN BEAR COUNTY, UM, AS WELL AS, AS WELL AS, UH, THE OTHER

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UM, AND, UH, THREE SITES IN RG.

THESE ARE SITES OUTSIDE OF A COGS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA, BUT THEY SUPPORT CORRIDOR OPERATIONS.

SO HIGHWAY 90 WEST, BECAUSE THE REALITY IS UNFORTUNATELY, GOD FORBID, WE HAVE A, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL SHOOTING LIKE ELDERLY OR THERE'S SOMETHING BORDER, THOSE CORRIDORS, ALL THOSE RESOURCES ARE GONNA COME WHERE THE LOGISTICAL HUB STATE, UH, AND OUR RESOURCES NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE, MAINTAIN, UH, COMMUNICATIONS WITH HOME BASE.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE BUILDING THAT, THAT WAY.

UH, THIS IS WHERE WE DEVIATE FROM TYPICAL SITES.

SO THE, UH, FUNDING IS ALSO GONNA FUND FOUR DISPATCH RADIO DISPATCH, CONS, POSITION BACKUP CONSULATE AT THE QUARRY, THE BARO FACILITY, UM, THAT WILL DIRECTLY ALLOW, UH, SUPPORT THAT BACKUP CAPABILITIES FOR CON COUNTY, WHO IS A GATOR CONNECTED ENTITY.

ALSO WOULD SUPPORT CAPABILITIES FOR, AND AS ACON CONTINUES TO BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP WITH VERA METRO, THE LEVERAGE THAT SAME FACILITY, ITS NINE ONE PROGRAM.

UH, THESE COUNCILS KIND OF SUPPORT THOSE OPERATIONS.

WE'RE ALSO FUNDING SEVEN, UH, MULTI-BAND THAT'S FOR ASCO IN COUNTY.

THESE CONS LISTS WILL REPLACE WHAT THEY HAVE TODAY, WHICH IS WOE WOEFULLY OUTDATED, UH, AND WILL GIVE THEM THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH, WITH AARON USERS, UM, FOR IMPROVED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.

WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE FINDING SOME INTERCONNECTIONS TO THE ILLINOIS REGIONAL RADIO SYSTEM TO BRING MORE OF THEIR COUNTY SAN ANTONIO TALK GROUPS AND ALL THE ENTITIES IN THEIR COUNTY INTO THE SYSTEM FOR, UH, UH, COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES.

WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE FUNDING THE INITIAL INVESTMENT, UH, TO ESTABLISH THE CON CONNECTIVITY TO THE CURRENT AND MEDINI COUNTY SYSTEMS THAT THOSE COUNTIES WILL ULTIMATELY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ONGOING COSTS.

WE JUST PROVIDING THE INITIAL OUTLAY TO GET 'EM GOING.

UH, AND AS I STATED BEFORE, PTX MIGRATION, BUT THE BIG BOY, THE BIG BOY IS WE'RE GONNA BE FUNDING 96 MULTI BED RADIOS.

AND THOSE, THOSE ENTITIES, THOSE POLICE DEPARTMENTS, LINE , PEARSON, AND COUNTY WILL GET THOSE RADIOS.

THAT'S A HUGE INVESTMENT.

THERE'S ONLY ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS RIGHT OFF THE BAT IN RADIOS, UM, BE GOING TO THOSE COUNTIES DOWN, ACCELERATE THEIR DEPLOYMENT.

UM, THE REALITY IS, IS WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE, UNLESS CLIFF TELLS ME, UNLESS TELLS ME TO STOP, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA CON, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO GO AFTER ANY AND ALL AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCES TO NOT ONLY BUILD OUT SITES, BUT TO GO AFTER THE MORE, MORE MULTI-BAND RADIOS TO HELP, UM, THOSE COUNTIES IN MECO, UM, ADOPT THIS TECHNOLOGY AND HOPEFULLY PUT THEM ON FOOTING SO THAT THE RIO COUNTY, UH, THE RIO COUNTY MON AND MCMULLEN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DON'T, DON'T HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS.

UM, THE REALITY IS, IS THE, THE LARGER AGENCIES LIKE, LIKE SAN ANTONIO OR COUNTY AND UH, THOSE URBAN COUNTIES, THEY ALREADY HAVE MULTI-DAY RADIOS.

UH, FOR THE MOST PART.

UM, THE, THE LOWER HANGING FRUIT ARE THE MORE RURAL COUNTIES LOWER HANGING BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE, THEY DON'T HAVE AS MANY NEEDS AS THE, AS THE LARGER URBAN COUNTY.

SO, SO IT'S POTENTIALLY MORE ATTAINABLE FOR ACCON TO KIND OF GO, GO AFTER THAT TYPE OF FUNDING.

UM, SO, UM, NOW I'M GONNA SHOW YOU TWO MAPS.

UM, TO GIVE YOU A SENSE, A SENSE OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH AIRING COVERAGE.

THIS FIRST MAP IS, UM, BASED ON PORTABLE COVERAGE.

THIS IS WHAT THE GUYS IN THE FIELD USE.

UM, SO THESE ARE THE CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED SITES.

UM, UM, THE, ALL OF THE, THE SITES THAT ARE ON THIS LIST, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RED ONES, ARE SITES THAT WE, WE EITHER ALREADY HAVE IN PLAY OR THAT WE'RE BUILDING OUT TO.

SOME OF THE SITES WILL REQUIRE SOME COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK FOR VARIOUS COUNTIES.

UM, BUT THIS GIVES YOU A SENSE OF, OF JUST COVERAGE OF THE GUY ON THE, IN THE FIELD.

THE, THE REALITY IS, IS THE NEXT SLIDE I'LL SHOW YOU IN A MINUTE, WILL HOPEFULLY BLOW YOU MIND.

UM, BUT THE ACTUAL COVERAGE FOR A USER IN THE FIELD IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THIS SLIDE AND THE NEXT SLIDE.

THIS, THESE MAPS ARE VERY, VERY CONSERVATIVE, UH, MAPS.

WE'VE ACTUALLY SHOWN THAT A USER LOCKED ONTO TO SAY THAT THE HONDA SITE, UH, UM, I CAN ACTUALLY TALK WELL WITHIN ER COUNTY.

UM,

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THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE, THEY KIND OF COMMIT TO TERMS OF COVERAGE.

SO THIS IS PORTABLE COVERAGE AND HE IN A SENSE THAT WE TEND TO FOCUS THE PORTABLE COVERAGE ON THIS BUILD OUT TO WHERE THE MAJOR POPULATION CENTERS ARE OF THE VARIOUS ACCOUNT.

ALRIGHT, SO THIS IS MOBILE COVERAGE.

UH, THIS IS WHAT T STOCK TYPICALLY BUILDS TO BECAUSE AS THE IMPLY THE APARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THEY'RE FOCUSED ON ROADWAYS AND THEIR CREWS USE MOBILE RADIOS.

ACO USES, UH, THE PORT, BUT THIS IS WHAT MOBILE COVERAGE LOOKS LIKE SIGNIFICANTLY.

UM, AND THERE ARE TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGIES TO LEVERAGE, UM, MOBILE, MOBILE CAPABILITIES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AS WELL.

SO IT DOESN'T, THE USER DOESN'T HAVE EVEN BE IN THE CAR TO ANDREW.

YOU CAN GET A SENSE OF HOW MUCH MORE COVERAGE THERE WILL BE.

WE STILL HAVE A LOT MORE BUILD OUT.

WE WANT TO, LIKE I SAID, PUT MORE SITES IN, UM, TO PROVIDE THE COUNTY'S MUCH MORE, MUCH MORE FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, THEIR FUTURE.

SO THAT'S, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MUCH THAT, BUT THAT WAS PROBABLY 10 MINUTES, BUT THAT WAS CONCISE.

GET INFORMATION, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERN, MR. CHAIR? QUESTION? UH, SIR BRIAN HOFFMAN FROM JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, I, IS THIS THE PRIMARY MEANS OF COMMUNICATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDERS? NO, IT'S NOT PRIMARY.

IT'S NOT PRIMARY.

IT'S DESIGNED AS A EMERGENCY.

SECONDARY IS AN INTEROPERABILITY LAYER.

UM, UH, JOINT JOINT, UH, JOINT BASE, SAN JOINT BASED SAN ANTONIO, UM, HAS BEEN IN MY PREVIOUS WITH PER COUNTY, UM, WE WERE VERY MUCH ENGAGED WITH THEM AND THEY WILL, UM, HAVE ACCESS EVERY, EVERY ENTITY, WHETHER YOU ARE A CITY, A COUNTY, A MILITARY BASED, EVERY FIRST RESPONDER MEMBER AGENCY IS COVERED, IS COVERED BY THE UMBRELLA THAT TXO, THAT ACON HAS WITH TTO.

SO EVENTUALLY, UM, THE AIRING LAYER WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO, UH, MILITARY SECURITY FORCES, FORCES TO HAVE IN THEIR RADIOS OR, OR THROUGH THE DISPATCH CENTERS, WHICHEVER, WHICHEVER USED.

APPRECIATE THAT.

ANOTHER QUESTION IS, IS THIS INTENT INTEROPERABILITY AT THE COUNTY LEVEL? THE CITY OR STATE LEVEL OR ALL? ALL, OKAY, GOTCHA.

INCLUDING FEDERAL, FEDERAL, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE BIGGEST THING, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE, THE SITES IN, IN MRG OUT OF THE HIGHWAY 94 QUARTER, THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW IS OF COURSE YOU'VE GOT ALL THE BORDER OPERATIONS GOING ON, RIGHT? SO YOU GOT ALL THE FEDERAL, THE STATE, THE LOCAL, WELL THE, THE FEDS AND STATE DIE ARE OVERLOADING THE, UH, VHF FREQUENCIES IN THOSE COUNTIES AND ACTUALLY IN SOME INTERFERING WITH THE PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY PERFORMANCE OF THE LOCAL, LOCAL GUYS.

UM, SO BY US ACTUALLY DEPLOYING SITES IN ALONG THAT CORRIDOR, THOSE USERS WILL BE ABLE TO OFFLOAD THEIR TRAFFIC TO AARON, UH, AND FREE UP, UP, UM, THAT LOCAL SPECTRUM BEFORE USED BY THE LOCAL AGENCY.

BUT EVERYONE STILL CAN TALK TO, TO, CAN TALK TO FACTS.

WHAT, WHAT I'LL OFFER MR. CHAIR IN THE GROUP IS INTEROPERABILITY IS GREAT.

WHEN YOU BROADEN THAT YOU MIGHT CREATE MORE PROBLEMS UNLESS YOU HAVE VERY STRICT PROTOCOL AND PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW AND YOU LINK IT TO A COMMON OPERATING PICTURE AND PROVIDE GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION AT THE SAME TIME THAT THAT EQUATES TO GOOD COMMAND AND CONTROL DURING AN EMERGENCY.

YES, SIR.

UH, HI, DEREK SCHROEDER, UH, MAYOR OF CASTRO.

SO HOW DOES THAT WORK FUNCTIONALLY? UH, WE JUST HAD A HIGH SPEED CHASE THAT CAME THROUGH TOWN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO FROM, UM, FROM SAN ANTONIO, AND I THINK WE HAD TWO OR THREE MINUTES NOTICE.

SO HOW DOES THAT FUNCTIONALLY WORK FOR OUR PEOPLE IN THE FIELD IF WE'RE CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM? HOW ARE THEY NOTIFIED? BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ALL TALKING ON THE SAME BAND.

YEAH, WELL, UH, CURRENTLY NO ONE'S USING AARON.

I MEAN, UH, IT'S STILL IN THE VERY EARLY STAGES OF BUILD OUT.

THE ONLY ACTUAL OPERATIONAL OPERATIONAL USERS TODAY HAPPEN TO BE COUNTY SHIP SHERIFF'S OFFICE BECAUSE OF THE NEED FOR THE SITE IN, IN NEW BRAUNFELS.

BUT, UM, THE, THE PLAN AT A HIGH LEVEL, THE PLAN WOULD BE ONCE THERE'S SIGNIFICANT, THE SITES ARE SIGNIFICANT BUILT OUT, START TO LEVERAGE IT.

THE PLAN WOULD BE THE FIRST FOCUS ON THE REGIONAL RESPONDER ENTITIES, THE, THE REGIONAL SWAT TEAMS, BOMB SQUAD AIRCRAFT, UH, THE DISPATCH CENTERS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATORS, THOSE TYPES OF FOLKS FIRST.

AND THEN WE COME, COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF A STRATEGY OR PLAN TO THEN EVENTUALLY FOLD IN ALL OF THE MEMBER AGENCIES.

UH, THE, UH, MOST LIKELY WHAT WE'LL DO IS MUCH LIKE WE HAVE ON, UH, TODAY, UH, ONE OF THE, ONE OF

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UM, SO THAT IN THEORY YOU COULD KEY UP ON THAT CHANNEL AND, YOU KNOW, TALK TO, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING OUT TO THE WORLD IN TERMS OF, UH, COMMUNICATION.

UH, THE THINKING ALSO ALSO IS MAYBE WE WOULD HAVE SOME SORT OF LIKE A REGIONAL, UM, CANINE HE HELICOPTER PURSUIT TYPE TYPE CHANNEL THAT COULD BE USED.

UM, UH, BIGGEST THE BIGGEST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE PUZZLE IS, IS WE NEED TO KIND OF, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TACKLE HOW WE, UH, INCORPORATE THE DISPATCH CENTER OPERATIONS.

THOSE ARE KIND OF KEY TO THE PROCESS BECAUSE IF THE DISPATCH CENTER CENTERS CAN TALK AND THEY CAN CREATE PATCHES AND DO OTHER THINGS UNTIL SUCH TIME, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE HAVE KIND OF BROADER ADOPTION OF, OF, OF USERS ON THE SYSTEM.

I DUNNO IF I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION, BUT I THINK SO.

SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THE, UM, THE BE COUNTY OR SAN ANTONIO DISPATCH WOULD CONTACT THE MEDINA DISPATCH WOULD THEN CONTACT US? UM, NO, NO.

IDEALLY, UM, THEY WOULD, UH, UM, WELL ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE TOPICS OF THE TALK THAT WE'VE TALKED THAT WE, WE DO WANT TO HAVE A PSAP OR A DISPATCH KIND OF TALK GROUP.

IT CAN BE USED SPECIFIC SPECIFICALLY FOR PSAP COORDINATION SO THAT IF YOUR PSAP, UH, WELL YOUR CAST, RIGHT, RIGHT.

OKAY.

SO YOU MEAN, BUT, UM, SAY MEDINA COUNTY HAD TO EVACUATE.

MEDINA COUNTY COULD, COULD GET UP, COULD SPEAK ON THIS TALK AND NOTIFY THE OTHER DISPATCH CENTERS AROUND THEM THAT THEY'RE HAVING TO ABANDON SHIP.

UM, OR THAT, UM, HEY, THERE'S A, THERE'S A, THERE'S A CHASE INBOUND, UM, UM, THAT'S GONNA BE ENTERING YOUR ACCOUNT.

SO WE WANT TO HAVE A PSAP SPECIFIC TALK GROUP THAT THE PSAPS CAN USE TO COORDINATE AMONGST THEMSELVES, UM, FOR THOSE TYPES OF SCENARIOS.

OKAY, GREAT.

AND THANK YOU, ROBERT.

IF I MAY, UH, MAYOR, WERE YOU, I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE THE MECHANICS OF THE ACTUAL CHASE? OR IS THAT YOUR QUESTION? UH, SO WE HAD, LIKE I SAID, TWO OR THREE MINUTES OF NOTICE.

AND SO, UM, I THINK IF I, IF I GET WHERE YOU'RE GOING, I THINK IT GETS TO YOUR COMMON CHANNEL.

THERE'S A COMMON CHANNEL WHERE ONE OFFICER ALL GET ON THAT COMMON CHANNEL AND SAY, YOU KNOW, WHO'S INVOLVED IN THIS? CHASE GO TO GO TO CHANNEL FOUR, WHICH ONE OR H WHATEVER THEY USE.

MAKES SENSE.

OKAY.

AND SO EVERYBODY, UH, AGGREGATES TO THAT CHANNEL, AND THEN THAT'S HOW THEY CAN ALL COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AND WHAT THAT COMMON CHANNEL IS, YOUR LINK OR DISPATCH.

YEAH, I HAVE VERY LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN THIS, IN THE DA'S OFFICE, BUT I, BUT, BUT I WILL SAY THAT WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT IS A LOGISTICAL NIGHTMARE WITHOUT THOSE INTEROPERABILITY CAPABILITIES.

AND I'LL SAY THAT ME COUNTY, SO PART IS PART THIS PLAN IN THE COUNTY TO INTEGRATE ITS CURRENT RADIO SYSTEM INTO AARON.

SO THAT MEANS THE MEDINA COUNTY DISPATCHERS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO CREATE AD HOC PATCHES BETWEEN LOCAL TALK GROUPS AND AARON TALK GROUPS.

SO FOLKS COMING IN ON AARON WILL BE ABLE TO TALK TO AND VICE VERSA.

AND YOU WON'T, WON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT, YOU WON'T EVEN KNOW HOW IT'S DONE.

MEDINA COUNTY WILL HANDLE IT.

NOW THE PLAN IS YOUR RADIOS WOULD HAVE THESE TOP LOOPS IN IT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THANKS TO UH, UH, JUDGE BLUE, UH, I'M HAPPY FOR HIM.

HE KIND OF TORPEDOED ONE OF OUR PROJECTS THIS YEAR AS RESULT.

BUT, BUT, UH, JUDGE LEWIS HAS BEEN SU SUCCESSFUL.

UH, MEDINA COUNTY HAS BEEN CONDITIONALLY, UM, FUNDING, UM, LIKE ACOG WAS LAST YEAR, UH, CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRI THAT WILL ALLOW HIM TO REPLACE ALL BIG WIN, BY THE WAY, ALL THE SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT, ANYWAY IN THE COUNTY WITH MULTI-BAND RADIOS.

WELL, THAT'S A BIG GAME CHANGER BECAUSE THE REASON IS, IS THE MULTI-BAND RADIO IS THE LOW HANGING FRUIT.

YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF YOUR OWN LITTLE BUBBLE UNLESS YOU HAVE THAT RADIO.

BUT BY HIM GETTING, GETTING THOSE RADIOS NOW AT A COUNTY LEVEL, HE HAS AN ISSUE TO DECISION TO MAKE.

NOT TO PUT THIS IN MIND, BUT DO I, DO I UPGRADE WHAT I HAVE NOW OR DO I, SINCE I HAVE CAPABLE OPERATING, I HAVE THIS NICE BIG OLD FAT ACCOM SITE SITTING RIGHT IN, HON MAYBE, MAYBE NOT.

DEPLOY A COUPLE OF SEVEN MEGAHERTZ SITES IN MY COUNTY AND HOOK INTO AARON AND USE THAT AS MY ONGOING KIND OF PICTURE.

SO THAT'S WHERE THESE SITES KIND OF OF START THE CREATIVE USAGE FLOW, BUT THE KEY TO THAT MULTI RADIO

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THE OTHER THING I HEARD YOU SAID, I JUST WANTED TO THANK JUDGE LUTZ FOR THE SWAT TEAM AND THE AIR UNITS THAT HE'S GONNA ACQUIRE FOR PILOT SARCASM.

I'M THE PILOT AND THE PILOT, YEAH, PILOT, I'M SORRY, YES MA'AM.

MAYOR DODGE, DONNA DODGE, AND MAYOR OF SEGE.

SO WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING IS THAT ONCE THIS IS PUT IN PLACE, THEN PROCESSES AND PLANS AND COMMUNICATION EDUCATION TOOLS WILL BE PLACED SO THAT, UM, WE CAN BEGIN UTILIZING.

IS THAT WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING? YES.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

THAT WAS, THERE'S SITE, BY THE WAY, THERE'S A SITE .

I KNOW YOU USE LCRI SYSTEM, BUT, UH, YOU'LL HAVE THIS, YOU'LL HAVE THIS AS A, AS AN OPTION AS WELL.

THANK YOU FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, OR 30, 25, MAYBE.

30.

30, 30.

PURDY.

THANK YOU.

I'VE WORKED WITH ROBERT ALMAN, ONE OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS.

HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING, HE'S HIGHLY REGARDED, AND, UM, THERE IS BETTER PERSON TO RUN THIS ONE.

NOT THAT HE NEEDS TO HEAR THAT FROM ME BECAUSE HE HEARD IT BEFORE.

HE, HE EARLIER HE SAID, YOU HAVE A BLANK CHECK.

SO I, I, YOU KNOW, CLIFF HEARD TOO.

CLIFF, I'M WITH YOU.

.

ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

OKAY, WE'LL GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER,

[7. Executive Director’s Monthly Report - Clifford Herberg A. Staffing Updates: B. Program Status and Operational Updates: Agency Contract Performance Report (CPR) Aging Services Alamo Regional Transit (ART) 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]

I WILL SEND THAT PDF OF THAT PRESENTATION, EVERYONE, IT'S, I'LL EMAIL THAT TO EVERYONE THIS AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

UM, I DO WANT ADD, I THINK THE, UH, I KNOW I SENT OUT THAT LETTER ON THIS INTEROPERABILITY, BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WANT, WANNA ADD ABOUT, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WHEN YOU'RE MAKING THE DECISION TO SPEND THE MONEY, YOU SIT THERE AND THINK THOSE RECORDS ARE SO EXPENSIVE, EXPENSIVE, AND YOUR DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING FINE RIGHT NOW WITH A SINGLE VAN RADIO.

BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS, THOSE THINGS WHERE IT'S NOT IMPORTANT UNTIL THE IS, YOU KNOW, AND THEN YOU REALLY NEED, YOU NEED 'EM, AND YOU'RE DESPERATE WITHOUT THEM.

SO, UM, I REALLY THANK ROBERT FOR COMING HIS PRESENTATION ON A VERY IMPORTANT SUBJECT TO YOUR CONSIDERATION.

UM, SO TO BEGIN MY REPORT THIS MONTH, I WANNA TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF CHANGES OR, OR A UPGRADE IN OUR STAFF STAFFING.

UH, I KNOW ALL OF YOU HAVE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT TIME AND AGAIN ABOUT THIS, UH, UNPRECEDENTED, UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF OPPORTUNITY WITH OUR GRANT.

AND, UH, SO, SO PART OF THAT IS, UH, PART OF THAT EFFORT, EFFORT TO GET THESE GRANTS IS I HAVE BEEN GOING OUT TO THE VARIOUS COUNTIES AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET ONE COUNTY A MONTH AND TAKING A TOUR JUST TO SEE THE NEEDS OUT THERE.

AND BASICALLY WITH THE LEVEL OF GRANT OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR REGION.

AND AS I'VE TOLD YOU BEFORE, OR WE REALLY WERE TASKED IN TRYING TO PUT OUT THE MAJOR GRANTS THAT WE SUBMITTED LAST MONTH.

AND SO, SO I'VE DECIDED HAVE TWO, TWO NEW POSITIONS TO OUR REGIONAL SERVICES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AREAS.

WE'LL BE ADDING ANOTHER GRANT WRITER AND A TECHNICIAN OR ASSISTANT TO SEEK OUT FUNDING, FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, COORDINATE WITH OUR MEMBER GOVERNMENTS ON THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, AND APPLY, IMPLEMENT THE GRANTS ONCE RECEIVED.

UH, AND MY GOAL TO EXPAND AND ADD THAT STAFF AS NEEDED.

SO WE REALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY WANT YOUR WANT, YOUR INPUT ON WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE, WHERE YOU THINK YOU CAN APPLY FOR SOMETHING TO ASSIST YOU.

AND WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU TO IMPLEMENT THAT, THAT GRANT AND MAKE IT A SUCCESS.

AND AS I SAID, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WHILE THEY'RE OUT THERE.

UH, AND OUR, AND OUR PROGRAM STATUS AND OPERATIONAL UPDATES AND OUR AGING DEPARTMENT ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, FOURTH OF THIS YEAR, OUR JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE, SAN ANTONIO HOST, HOSTED THE SILVER SOLUTION RESOURCES TO LIVING LIVING LONG AND AGING STRONG EVENT.

ACO HAS OFFERED A, A STAFF OFFERED IN, IN-PERSON INTAKE SERVICES FOR OVER 300 SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR HEALTH, HOUSING, AND FINANCIAL PLANNING.

SO THAT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS, UH, WITH JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES.

UH, ALSO EVERY, EVERY YEAR ACOMS CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH TEXAS GRANDPARENTS RAISING, RAISING GRANDCHILDREN, AND SAN ANTONIO THREATS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL BACK TO SCHOOL CLOTHING FOR CHILDREN BASED BY OLDER CAREGIVERS.

UH, THIS YEAR, 480 CHILDREN WERE SUPPLIED WITH TWO OUTFITS FOR THE START, START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND OF COURSE, REDUCING THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THESE GRANDPARENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN UP THIS CHALLENGE.

UM, ALSO AGING SPONSORED STUFF THAT THEN DRIVE, WHICH OFFERS BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR CHILDREN RAISED BY GRANDPARENTS.

THIS YEAR, THE PERFECT EFFORT SERVED OVER 450 CHILDREN, WHICH WAS A 20% INCREASE

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AND DONATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO CONTINUE GROWING THIS EFFORT.

AND WELCOME, UH, AS WE ALSO PROVIDE CAREGIVERS WITH RE, WITH SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR, UH, EMOTIONAL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT IN IDD, UH, ON OCTOBER 3RD, OUR STAFF PROVIDE INITIAL TRAINING ID SERVICE IDD SERVICES ON DEESCALATION TO THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND RESILIENCY EFFORT.

THE TEAM, WHICH IS CONSISTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE, EMERGENCY, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSONNEL, WILL LEARN HOW TO EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE DEESCALATION TECHNIQUES TO DIFFUSE POTENTIAL CRISIS SITUATIONS INVOLVING PERSONS WITH AN IDD.

AND I WANT TO SAY THAT, UH, BECAUSE OF OUR D SITUATION, THE STATE BEING THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, UH, FOR THE REGION, REGION HERE AT A, WE'RE THE ONLY COMPANY IN THE STATE WITH THAT TASK TASK.

UH, WE COORDINATE WELL WITH THE ACADEMY TO REALLY BE A LEADER IN THESE DEESCALATION TECHNIQUES.

UH, AND THOSE OF YOU IN LAW ENFORCEMENT KNOW THE CHALLENGES OF BEING, BEING WITH SOMEBODY IDD IN THAT KIND OF SITUATION, SITUATION.

SO WE ARE A LEADER IN THAT.

I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT EFFORT.

UM, IN MILITARY VETERANS AFFAIRS, VICTOR MEINA, WHO IS A PURPLE HARBOR RECIPIENT AND LEADING LOCAL ADVOCATE FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ISSUES, WILL BE HONORED AS OGS ASSOCIATION OF DOMESTIC COMMUNITY'S LOCAL, LOCAL.

AFTER SUSTAINING A MODERATE BRAIN INJURY.

DURING HIS, HIS THIRD TOUR IN IRAQ IN 2009, HE IDENTIFIED GAPS IN CARE.

HE NOW COLLABORATES WITH MILITARY AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TO ADVOCATE FOR BETTER TBI TREAT TREATMENT AND SUPPORT FOR VETERANS IN NATURAL RESOURCES.

THE FIRST PROJECT IN UNIVERSAL CITY IS CLOSED.

THE EDGE AT RANDOLPH IS A MULTI-FAMILY COMMUNITY CONSISTING OF 20 UNITS OF BUILT TO RENT DUPLEX.

THE ASSESSMENT IS VALUED AT $898,000 UNDER A 30 YEAR TERM.

SO WE'RE VERY PROUD TO SEE PACE CONTINUE TO GROW, AND LYLE'S DONE A LOT OF EFFORT TO, TO, UH, PROMOTE, PROMOTE THAT PROGRAM.

UM, ALONG THAT LINE, ACOG AND LYLE HOSTED A PACE WORKSHOP FOR COMMUNITY PROPERTY OWNERS, LENDERS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

ON OCTOBER 3RD, WE HAD ENCOURAGED YOU TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PACE AND HOW IT CAN BENEFIT YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITIES.

LIKEWISE, ON OCTOBER 10, LYLE WILL PRESENT REGULATORY UPDATES ABOUT OZONE IN PARTICULATE MATTER TO THE SAN ANTONIO MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION ENVIRONMENTAL SEMINAR.

AND LYLE CONTINUES TO BE BUSY.

UM, ALAMO AREA, PINE CITIES WILL HOST ELECTRIC VEHICLE LISTENING SESSION FOR EV FLEET OPERATORS ON OCTOBER THE 14TH.

THIS WILL WOULD AN OPEN FORUM TO HELP IDENTIFY TECHNOLOGY GAPS, NEEDS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND BEST PRACTICES FOR EV FLEETS.

AND FINALLY, ON OCTOBER 15TH, WHILE WILL PROVIDE A BASE PRESENTATION THAT THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FORUM.

UM, AND PLEASE CONTACT LYLE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING HIM PRESENT WITH A PACE PRESENTATION TO, TO YOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LEADERS.

LEADERS.

HE HAS LOTS OF TIME IN HIS HANDS, UH, , PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND COMMUNIC COMMUNICATIONS.

THE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS PERIOD FOR REGIONAL AWARDS IS UNDERWAY.

UH, VISIT ACOG AWARD AWARDS.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION.

AND THIS YEAR WE'RE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE AND INTRODUCE THE RISING STAR CATEGORY.

THIS IS A NEW CATEGORY WHICH RECOGNIZES YOUTH AGES 14 TO 18, WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF THEIR DAILY ACADEMIC WORK.

AND THE DEADLINE NOMINATIONS IS THIS COMING FRIDAY.

SO PLEASE GET THOSE IN.

UM, AND, UH, THINK OF SOME WORTHY YOUTH FOR WHO DESERVES A GOOD AWARD AWARD FOR THEIR EFFORTS.

UM, PUBLIC AFFAIRS ALONG WITH ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT WILL BE, WE'LL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH OUR MEMBERS REGARDING OUT OUTSTANDING DUES MEMBERSHIPS.

SO THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW WHO, WHO YOU ARE, UH, PLEASE, PLEASE GET YOUR DUE DUES IN.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE, PLEASE CONTACT CRYSTAL, UH, WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU, YOU MAY HAVE IN PUBLIC SAFETY.

OUR HOMELAND SECURITY COORDINATOR, JUSTIN RE, WILL HOST AN INTEGRATED THREAT THREAT RESPONSE, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE RESCUE RESCUE TASK FORCE TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ON OCTOBER 29TH FROM 8:00 AM TO NO AT ACOG'S LAW, ENFORCE ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY ACADEMY.

PLEASE CONTACT JUSTIN IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE INFORMATION ON ME.

AND, UH, UH, ALL OF THE ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, STAFF ARE WELCOME TO, YOU'RE WRONG HERE.

AND I SHOULD SAY FIRST RESPONDERS.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, PLEASE CONTACT, UH, JUSTIN.

ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S A OCTOBER THE 29TH IN REGIONAL SERVICES SERVICES.

ACOG WILL HOST THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM KICKOFF MEETING ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH AT 1:00 PM PM IN THE BOARDROOM.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY 6 61 ELIGIBLE COMMUNITIES AT ALL.

WE'RE INVITED TO ATTEND.

THE AGENDA INCLUDES A FEE FEEDBACK SESSION ON THE 20 25 1 YEAR ACTION PLAN, AS WELL AS THE 2025 TO 2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, WHICH ILLUSTRATES THE STATE STRATEGIES IN ADDRESSING THE PRIORITY NEEDS AND SPECIFIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.

UH, PLEASE CONTACT CLAUDIA MORA IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION

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UM, IN OUR WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, ONCE, UM, SEPTEMBER THE THIRD THROUGH THE SIXTH, RECENTLY, THE WAKE OF THE WEATHERIZATION TRAINED 42 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING CONTRACTORS FOR THE EPA, A LED RENOVATOR CERTIFICATION.

THAT WAS A NICE, NICE TURNOUT FOR THAT TRAINING TRAINING.

AND WE ENCOURAGE AND INVITE OUR CONTRACTORS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO JOIN IN OUR UPCOMING TRAINING SESSIONS TO OBTAIN, ENHANCE THEIR SKILLS.

AND WITH THAT, UH, THAT CONCLUDES I LOSE MY REPORT FOR THIS ONE.

VERY GOOD.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THAT

[ 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.]

IF YOU LOOK ON YOUR AGENDA ON ITEMS, UH, STARTING AT THE ITEM EIGHT ON THE AGENDA, UH, WE CAN ADOPT ALL OF THEM OR TAKE ANY ONES UP OF 'EM OUT OF THE CONSENT AGENDA IF YOU'D LIKE.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

SECOND HAND? ALL OF THEM.

ALL OF THEM.

OKAY.

EIGHT THROUGH 13? YES, ALL OF IT.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY, UH, DISCUSSION? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

MOVING TO NEW BUSINESS ITEM

[14. Consider and act upon the recommendation to create an employee benefits trust to obtain health related insurance. – Cliff Herberg]

HERBERG.

YES, MR. CHAIRMAN, CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS IS AN INTERESTING ITEM THAT WAS BROUGHT, BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY OUR HEALTH BENEFITS CONSULTANT, WHERE, UM, AND, UM, WHAT IT INVOLVES IS THE CREATION OF A HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FOR OUR EMPLOYEES IN ORDER TO RECEIVE, RECEIVE ESSENTIALLY A 2.7% DISCOUNT OR 2.7% TAX SAVINGS ON OUR PREMIUMS. IT'S A VERY CONVOLUTED, UM, STATUTORY SYSTEM.

THEY COULD HAVE DONE IT A LOT EASIER.

BUT BASICALLY THE TEXAS INSURANCE CODE PROVIDES THAT IF A MUNICIPALITY, A, UH, HEALTH HOSPITAL DISTRICT OR A COUNTY OR OTHER ELIGIBLE ENTITY, UH, CREATES A, A HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST, THAT IS PRIMARILY, OR I SHOULD SAY A SINGLE PURPOSE TRUST, THAT IS PRIMARILY FOR, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING HEALTH AND BENEFITS TO ITS EMPLOYEES, THEN THE REVENUE USED FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY RECEIVED FROM THAT TRUST ARE NOT TAXABLE.

SO THAT'S ONE AN EASY WAY OF, YOU'RE SAYING A TAX EXEMPT ENTITY TO PAY TAXES ON THE REVENUE.

UH, AND SO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY TAXES ON THE REVENUE, IS WILLING TO KICK BACK OR REDUCE THE PREMIUM THAT ACCOM PAYS BY THAT APPROXIMATE 2.7% SAVINGS.

AND SO THEY WILL REDUCE OUR PREMIUM BY 2.7%, WHICH WORKS OUT TO ABOUT $70,000 ON OUR $2.6 MILLION ANNUAL PREMIUM.

INTERESTINGLY, IN MY CONVERSATIONS EARLIER THIS MORNING WITH JUDGE, JUDGE KELLY, UH, HE WAS MENTIONING HE HADN'T HEARD OF SUCH A THING, AND WE HADN'T HEARD OF IT, ASKED, UH, UNTIL OUR COUNCIL COUNSELOR HAD HEALTH BENEFITS COUNSELOR BROUGHT IT UP AND I REACHED OUT AND WAS TALKING TO ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES AT THE EAST TEXAS COLLEGE, AND THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THE SAME THING.

AND SO, UH, ESSENTIALLY THIS IS A CONTINUING BENEFIT TO THE AGENCY IN THAT WE ONLY, WE ALL KNOW THAT PREMIUMS ARE ONLY GOING TO CONTINUE TO GO UP.

SO THIS WILL BE A, AN ANNUAL SAVINGS OF ROUGHLY 2.7% OFF OF THE PREMIUM GOING FORWARD EACH AND EVERY YEAR.

UH, NOW IT DOES REQUIRE THE CREATION OF THE TRUST.

ALL OF YOU WOULD BE THE TRUSTEES, TRUSTEES.

AND SO I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT, MIGHT, SINCE YOU, SINCE I'M ASKING YOU TO SIGN A TRUST DOCUMENT, YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOUR OBLIGATIONS WOULD BE UNDER THE TRUST.

AND SO, UH, THE, THE SIGNIFICANT, SIGNIFICANT DETAILS OF THE TRUST IS THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS A TRUSTEE.

UH, A BOARD MEMBER REMAINS A TRUSTEE DURING THEIR TERM AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE BOARD.

AND THEIR DUTIES TERMINATE WHEN THEY LEAVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

SO IT'S ONLY A, YOU'RE ONLY INVOLVED WHILE YOU'RE EXHIBIT THERE, SIT ON THE ACON BOARD.

UM, AND THO THE ROLE, ROLE AND DUTIES OF TRUSTEE AUTOMATICALLY PASS AFTER TO THE SUCCESSORS ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE.

SO YOUR REPLACEMENT WOULD THEN YOUR DUTIES AS TRUSTEE, UH, BOARD MEMBERS.

THIS IS THE KEY POINT YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW.

BOARD MEMBERS SERVING AS TRUSTEES HAVE NO LIABILITY TO THE TRUST OR ANY GOOD FAITH ACTION ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADMINISTER THE TRUST.

SO AS LONG AS YOU DON'T TRY TO RAID THE $2.6 MILLION IN GOOD SHAPE.

UM, THE OTHER PART IS, UH, THE TRUSTEE.

AND THIS IS WHAT MAKES IT EASY FOR YOU.

THE TRUST ALSO PROVIDES THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY DELEGATE TO THE ACO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE POWER TAKE SUCH ACTION AND EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO CARRY OUT THE TRUST, TRUST INTENDED PURPOSES.

SO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, UH, ONCE THE TRUST IS CREATED A COG AND THE STAFF WILL MANAGE, MANAGE THE TYPICAL, UH, ANNUAL,

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YOU'VE ALREADY DELEGATED THE AUTHORITY WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU, UH, VOTED TO APPROVE FIRE AS OUR BENEFITS CONSULTANT.

AND SO THEY TECHNICALLY ARE THE ONES THAT ENTERED THE CONTRACTS FOR US.

AND SO THAT'S THE WAY THE, THAT'S THE WAY IT WOULD REMAIN.

THE ONLY REAL DIFFERENCE IS, UH, THE FUNDS THAT WE, THAT WE DELEGATE, WE DESIGNATE FOR HEALTH BENEFITS, PREMIUM INSURANCE PREMIUMS WOULD BE PLACED IN TRUST.

THE TRUST WOULD BE PAY THE PREMIUM.

AND WITH THAT WE GET THE, THE REDUCTION IN THE PREMIUM OF THE 2.77%.

SO, UH, IT'S A LITTLE MORE CONVOLUTED THAN SIMPLY SAYING TAX EXEMPT, BUT THAT'S THE WAY THE STATE STRUCTURED IT.

SO WE'VE GOT TO CREATE, CREATE THE TRUST IF WE WANT TO TAKE THE BENEFITS.

UM, AND WITH THAT, THAT'S MY, THAT'S MY PRESENTATION.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BE ALLOWED TO ANSWER 'EM TO YOU.

I DO THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT IF YOUR COUNTIES DON'T HAVE 'EM, YOU SHOULD LOOK AT 'EM AND BECAUSE IT WOULD SAVE YOU, OF COURSE, SIGNIFICANTLY MORE.

THE SIZE OF YOUR BUDGET ARE LARGER COUNTIES.

OH, OVER HERE FIRST I SAW IT.

DO WE, IS THE 2.7, IS THAT FOREVER OR ONE YEAR AND THE NEXT YEAR COULD BE DIFFERENT OR I, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.