Jun 25, 2025 Board of Directors Meeting

[1. Meeting called to Order The AACOG Board of Directors is meeting in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code (Open Meetings Act). As such, the Board of Directors reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of the items listed on this Agenda whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Texas Open Meetings Act.]

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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING TODAY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH, 2025 AT 10:00 AM I'D LIKE TO WELCOME, UH, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I KNOW EVERYONE'S BUSY, BUT THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO BE A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION TODAY.

UH, AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO, UM, BEGIN OUR ROLL CALL.

IT'S GOING TO BE DONE BY NATALIE THIS MORNING, AND SO WE WILL BE VERY KIND TO HER.

UH, SO TAKE IT OVER NOW.

OKAY.

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.

UH, MAYOR DENNIS.

HERE, JUDGE HERE.

SHE'S GONNA RETIRE.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT, UH, LIVING DAY FOR COMMISSIONER CALVERT COMM.

OH, COMMISSIONER CARPENTER.

YES, MA'AM.

COMMISSIONER CLAY FLO MARK SPRING FOR COMMISSIONER CLAY FLO, JUDGE K COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE FOR JUDGE K.

MAYOR DODGE.

KATE MCLEOD FOR MAYOR DODGE.

JUDGE EVANS.

HERE, COUNCILWOMAN DEVITO.

REPRESENTATIVE IAN VERONICA FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

THANK YOU.

JAMES COCKER.

PRESENT.

MAYOR HARRY, WHO WILL BE ABSENT IF HE DOES HAVE AN EXCUSE.

MAYOR CIO HERE.

JUDGE JONES.

MR. COME ON COURT.

HE IS EXCUSED.

AND ROSIE THE OPPOSITE.

JUDGE KELLY.

HE'S EXCUSED.

JUDGE EY HERE.

MS. LEWIS.

HERE.

JUDGE LUTZ.

SENATOR MENENDEZ.

COMMISSIONER MOODY.

LAURA GAZA IN FOR COMMISSIONER MOODY.

MAYOR RILEY.

PHILLIP CAMPOS HERE FOR MAYOR RILEY.

OKAY.

JUDGE LAR.

COUNCILMAN RAD.

HERE.

MAYOR EZ.

JUDGE TEAL.

JUDGE TEAL WILL BE HERE.

HE CALLED ME AND HE'S RUNNING A LITTLE LATE.

MR. VALVIA? MARK FREEBURG.

ENRIQUE VALDIVIA.

THANK MR. .

MR. VASQUEZ? JUDGE WHITMAN.

HERE.

MS. DEION? MR. HAMAN HOFFMAN.

HERE.

ALL GOOD.

SENATOR DR.

RE.

THANK YOU.

NATALIE, WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A HAND.

YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

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ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

AND THAT WILL TAKE THIS, UH, TO OUR PLEDGES AND WE'RE GOING TO ASK JUDGE TO LEAD US IN UNITED CASES.

OKAY.

WE'LL START WITH UNITED STATE PLED ALLEGIANCE.

I PLED ALLEGIANCE, FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND FOR WHAT STANDS? ONE NATION UNDERG INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE, HONOR, THE TEXAS FLAG PLED ALL TEXAS.

ONE STATE, ONE INDIVIDUAL.

THANK YOU, JUDGE.

YES, MA'AM.

ITEM FOUR ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS EITHER IN PERSON OR ALIGNED THIS TIME? CRYSTAL, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

CHAIR DENNIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. COMPOST.

AND, UH, I'M BY, UH, DECLARATIONS

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ARE THERE ANY TO REPORTED BY THE MEMBERS THIS TIME SEEN AND HEARING? THERE ARE NONE.

WE WILL GO ON TO ITEM

[6. Incoming Board Member from the Texas House of Representatives, State Planning Region 18 - Chair Dennis. Texas State Representative Ryan Guillen - District 31]

WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE TO WELCOME, UH, HERE THIS MORNING.

AND AT FIRST I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE WHO ARE NOT WITH US HAVE GONE TO OTHER THINGS, BUT WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND ONE OF THEM BEING MAYOR SCHROEDER OF, OF, UH, CASTROVILLE.

AND SO WE WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THEM A LITTLE BIT LATER, BUT WE WANT TO THANK HIM AND ALL OTHERS THAT HAVE SERVED ON OUR BOARD AND WE APPRECIATE AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND LIKE TODAY.

NOW ALSO WELCOME ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE NEW.

AND SO SINCE WE HAVE SEVERAL NEW FOLKS, I'M GONNA LET THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.

AND SO WE'LL START WITH YOU.

UH, MS. LIBBY.

HELLO, I'M LIBBY DAY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR COMMISSIONER TOMMY CALVERT.

WELCOME.

WELCOME.

AND, UM, GOT SIGNED FOR MR. MOODY.

YES.

YES.

HI, MY NAME IS LAURA GARZA.

I AM COMMISSIONER MOODY'S, UH, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, AND THIS IS MY FIFTH DAY ON THE JOB.

AND LAIA.

PLEASE THANK HIM TOO.

I KNOW HE'S BEEN CALLED INTO ACTIVE DUTY.

WE APPRECIATE OUR COUNTRY.

AND I'M MAYOR.

HI.

YES.

ALEXANDRIA CIO, MAYOR OF CITY OF DILLY.

YES, AT DLY.

WE WERE JUST DOWN THERE VISITING.

SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

SO AGAIN, WELCOME TO EVERYONE.

UH, WE ARE ALL HERE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR 13 COUNTY REGION AND WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU ARE PART.

OKAY.

AND VERONICA, SHE'S BEEN HERE FOREVER, BUT SHE'S SERVING IN A DIFFERENT CAPACITY.

VERONICA, TELL US WHO YOU ARE REPRESENTING NOW.

I AM HERE ON BEHALF

[7. Incoming Board Member from Area Cities, Group A - Chair Dennis. Mayor Alexandria Inocencio - City of Dilley]

RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERONICA.

GLAD YOU'RE, YOU'RE STILL WITH US.

ALRIGHT, WELL, WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON NOW TO

[8. Alamo Area Housing Finance Corporation - Ms. Summer Greathouse, Bracewell LLP]

WELL, SUMMER'S GETTING READY, IF I MAY JUST DO A LITTLE, UH, INTRO FOR HER.

UM, I WAS DISCUSSING THIS, THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AND ITS ACTIVITIES WITH, UH, MAYOR DENNIS MOST A FEW MONTHS AGO.

AND SHE NOTED THAT IT WAS VERY POSSIBLE THAT MANY OF YOU DON'T KNOW, DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION DOES.

AND SO WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A NICE IDEA JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT THE HFC IS DOING IN OUR 13TH COUNTY REGION.

SO SUMMER HAS PROMISED WE SHOULD BE BRIEF, 10 MINUTES OR SO, AND, AND, UH, BUT BEING A LAWYER LIKE ME, WE KNOW WE, WE LIKE TO TALK, SO, BUT IT'S A VERY COMPLEX AND I, UH, UH, VERY COMPLEX ISSUE AREA OF LAW AND SHE'S GONNA DO HER BEST TO LET US KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.

YES, YES.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

UM, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

UM, WE'RE GONNA TALK TODAY ABOUT THE ELMO AREA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AND, UH, MS ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS SOME RECENT LEGISLATION CHANGES THAT WILL ALSO AFFECT THOSE ACTIVITIES.

SO WE'RE GONNA TALK FIRST ABOUT KIND OF WHAT ARE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS ALSO KNOWN AS HFCS.

THEN WE'LL TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT WHAT THE ALAMO AREA HFC IS DOING AND THEN THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES.

SO JUST TO GET STARTED, WHAT IS AN HFC? IT'S A CORPORATION THAT ACTS ON BEHALF OF, UM, UH, PUBLIC ENTITIES ON BEHALF OF ITS SPONSORING GOVERNMENTS.

THE PURPOSE IS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO, UM, FOLKS WITHIN THOSE COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE SPONSORING GOVERNMENTS.

AND IT CAN BE FORMED BY A CITY OR A COUNTY OR A JOINT.

HFC CAN BE FORMED BY MULTIPLE CITIES AND COUNTIES.

SO THAT'S WHAT ALAMO AREA HFC IS.

IT'S A JOINT HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

UM, AND THE, THE COUNTIES ARE ATASCOSA, BANDERA, AL GUADALUPE, SB CARNES, KENDALL KERR, MEDINA WILSON PLUS THE CITY OF SEIN AND THE CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS.

SO THAT'S THE AREA OF OPERATION OF THE HFC.

SO IT CAN ENGAGE IN THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT, UM, WITHIN THOSE AREAS.

SO HOW DO HFCS SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING? THERE'S BASICALLY THREE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT AN HFC WILL ENTER INTO IN ORDER TO FACILITATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

UM, THERE'S 4% LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS, 9% LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS, AND MIXED INCOME OR WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECTS.

AND THOSE PROJECTS TARGET DIFFERING LEVELS OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME.

SO FOLKS MAKING DIFFERENT, HAVING DIFFERENT INCOMES.

THE LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECTS TYPICALLY FOCUS ON PEOPLE MAKING 60% OR LESS OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME.

AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN THIS AREA, THE SAN ANTONIO NEW BRAUNFELS METRO AREA, A FOUR PERSON FAMILY MAKING $59,960 A YEAR IS A 60% A MI.

UM,

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THESE, UM, PROJECTS ARE A LITTLE LESS COM COMPLEX THAN THE LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECTS.

AND, UM, JUST FOR YOU TO HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, A FAMILY OF FOUR MAKING $77,280 IS AT 80% OF A MI AND, AND THAT WILL DIFFER THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERING COUNTIES.

SO EACH COUNTY WILL HAVE ITS OWN A MI BASED ON THE FOLKS THAT LIVE WITHIN THAT AREA.

AND SO THE WAY THAT HFCS PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROJECTS IS, NUMBER ONE, THEY CAN ISSUE TAX EXEMPT BONDS.

NUMBER TWO, THEY CAN PROVIDE LOW INTEREST LOANS IF THEY HAVE FUNDING THAT IS EITHER FUNNELED THROUGH THE, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR THE STATE GOVERNMENT OR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

THEY CAN ALSO PROVIDE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS.

YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE READ IN THE MEDIA RECENTLY ABOUT, UM, HFCS THAT ARE, HAVE BEEN OPERATING ON A STATEWIDE BASIS THAT PARTNER IN THESE DEALS AND THEY PROVIDE A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION.

AND IT'S BEEN, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONTROVERSY, WHICH HAS LED TO SOME THE PASSING OF SOME LEGISLATION RECENTLY.

WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN DEPTH.

BUT THAT'S A BIG WAY THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO FACILITATE HOUSING BECAUSE PROPERTY TAXES, AS WE ALL KNOW, ARE VERY HIGH IN TAXES.

AND AN AN APARTMENT PROJECT, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50% OF THE OPERATING EXPENSES.

SO IF YOU'RE ABLE TO REDUCE YOUR OPERATING EXPENSES BY 40 TO 50% EVERY YEAR, THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO BRING THE RENTS DOWN ON YOUR APARTMENTS AND PROVIDE THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

YOU CAN ALSO CREATE DEDICATED AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDS WITH THE, THE MONEY THAT THE HFC RECEIVES IN EXCHANGE FOR THE SERVICES IT PROVIDES, AND THEN ALSO DRIVE POLICY THROUGH YOUR, UM, REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTNERSHIPS.

SO WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT ALMO AREA HFC IS DOING.

UM, IT'S PARTICIPATED, WE TALKED ABOUT THE THREE TYPES OF DEALS.

IT HAS PARTICIPATED IN TWO OF THOSE THREE TYPES OF DEALS.

UM, THE 4% LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS AND THE WORKFORCE HOUSING.

UM, THE CURRENT PROJECTS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ARE, UM, PECAN GROVE AND WALNUT SPRINGS, WHICH WERE BOTH 4% LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT DEALS.

UM, THOSE ARE BOTH LOCATED IN SEINE.

THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 600 UNITS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT WERE CREATED THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP THAT, UH, THE AMO AREA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION ENTERED INTO.

THERE WAS ALSO THE OAK AT BANDERA AND RIVER TRAILS.

THAT WAS TWO PROJECTS THAT WERE 4% OF 4% PROJECT.

UM, IT WOULD RE RESULTED IN THE REHABILITATION OF APPROXIMATELY 160 UNITS IN BANDERA AND IN BURNEY CEDAR BLUFF, WHICH IS A DEAL WE JUST CLOSED THE END OF LAST YEAR, WHICH IS ANOTHER 4% PROJECT THAT'S, UH, NEW CONSTRUCTION IN SEINE OF 203 UNITS.

OAK CREEK, WHICH IS A WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT, SO NOT A TAX CREDIT PROJECT.

THAT'S 300 UNITS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT'S IN NEW BRAUNFELS RIGHT OFF OF INTERSTATE 35.

AND WE HAVE ONE FUTURE PROJECT IN THE PIPELINE RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS THREE PROJECTS LOCATED IN KERRVILLE.

AND THAT'S A REHABILITATION PROJECT OF A APPROXIMATELY 224 UNITS.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT'S QUITE A FEW UNITS THAT THE HFC HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN, EITHER THE SIGNIFICANT REHABILITATION OF OR THE NEW CONSTRUCTION OF.

AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME FUTURE ACTIVITIES THAT, UM, THE HFC COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE IN TERMS OF, UM, 'CAUSE AND I FAILED TO TO MENTION KIND OF WHAT WHAT WE GET IN RETURN, RIGHT? WHEN THE HFC PARTICIPATES IN THESE PROJECTS, THEY RECEIVE FEES IN CONNECTION WITH BEING THE BOND ISSUER.

THEY RECEIVE FEES IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR PARTNERSHIP AND THEY RECEIVE OTHER FEES KIND OF IN AN ONGOING BASIS IN TERMS OF A RENTAL FEE, UM, AS WELL AS DEVELOPER FEES AND OTHER, UM, FEES RELATED TO THE EXEMPTIONS THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE.

SO WITH THOSE FEES, OBVIOUSLY, AND THE CLIFF, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WHAT THE BALANCE IS RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF WHAT THE HFC HAS IN ITS BANK ACCOUNT, BUT IT'S, IT'S A FAIRLY SIZABLE BALANCE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE AMASSED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, ROUGHLY ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MILLION IN THE ACCOUNT, GIVE OR TAKE.

AND WE EXPECT, OF COURSE, WITH THE CHANGES IN THE LAW, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA GET BY THE END, BUT WE WERE HOPING TO HAVE ROUGHLY 3 MILLION BY THE RIGHT.

SO, AND THAT'S REALLY, UM, SINCE 2021, MAYBE 20 20, 20 21 THAT WE HAD, WE STARTED PECAN GROVE I THINK BEFORE COVID, BUT SO 2019, I THINK WE CLOSED IT WHEN IT FINALLY CLOSED.

YES, IT WAS AFTER 2020.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

SO THE HFC HAS REALLY ONLY BEEN ACTIVE JUST FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS.

AND SO IN FIVE YEARS THEY'VE EARNED ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, THAT THE HFC CAN DO IS, IS USE THAT MONEY IN ORDER TO FACILITATE MORE PROJECTS BY PROVIDING GAP FINANCING ON PROJECTS THAT AREN'T, DON'T QUITE HAVE ALL OF THE FUNDING THAT THEY NEED.

ALSO.

UM, SOME OF THE THINGS, AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS IN THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, YOU COULD HAVE DOWN PAYER ASSISTANCE FUNDS, EMERGENCY HOUSING

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THERE'S ALL, THERE'S ANY NUMBER OF THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE.

THE ONLY LIMITATION IS THAT IT NEEDS TO FOCUS ON FOLKS ON THE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME BANS.

UM, WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME CASE STUDIES OF EXAMPLES AROUND THE STATE OF SOME OTHER THINGS THAT CAN, THAT CAN BE DONE.

UM, THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST IS, UM, A LEADER IN THEIR POLICY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT.

UM, THEY HAVE DONE MULTIPLE PROGRAMS. UH, ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST PROGRAMS WAS DURING COVI, THEY DID THE EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

THEY FUNDED APPROXIMATELY $4 MILLION OF THAT.

AND THAT PROVIDED FOLKS WHO HAD SUFFERED FROM JOB LOSS OR, UM, WERE HAVING OTHER DIFFICULTIES DURING COVID.

AND THAT PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THOSE FOLKS TO PAY THEIR RENT, PAY THEIR UTILITIES, AND PAY, UH, FOR GROCERIES AS WELL.

OTHER THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING IS, UM, REQUIRING DEVELOPERS THAT PARTNER WITH THEM TO ENGAGE IN MORE THOUGHTFUL DESIGN.

SO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF, UH, ACCESSIBLE UNITS IN TERMS OF PHYSICAL, BOTH PHYSICAL AS WELL AS OTHER DISABILITIES.

THEY ALSO REQUIRE, UM, PARTICIPATION IN A TENANT ASSISTANCE FUND FOR EACH PARTICULAR PROJECT.

AND THEY'RE ALSO COORDINATING WITH THE CITY PROGRAMS LIKE THE ESSAY READY TO WORK AS WELL AS THE HOUSING DATABASE.

SO THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU CAN USE THE MONEY, BUT HOW YOU CAN ALSO USE POLICY TO KIND OF DRIVE CERTAIN TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT.

ADDITIONALLY, HOUSING AUTHORITIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROJECTS SIMILARLY, THEY USE THE REVENUE TO HELP MAINTAIN A LOT OF THEIR, UH, HOUSING STOCK.

UM, AND THEN HARRIS COUNTY, HFC USED, UH, THEY HAD $120 MILLION OF ARPA FUNDS THAT THEY FUNNELED THROUGH THEIR HFC TO PARTICIPATE AND TO, UH, FACILITATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND THEN FINALLY, UM, I INCLUDED THE CITY OF SAN MARCO HERE, CITY OF SAN MARCOS, IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE WITH THEIR ENTITIES, THEY REQUIRE, UM, A HIGH LEVEL OF THREE AND FOUR BEDROOM UNITS.

SO THEY'RE FOCUSING ON THE FAMILY UNITS VERSUS JUST THE ONE AND TWO BEDROOM UNITS.

UM, THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU COULD THINK ABOUT DOING AS WELL.

UM, BUT IN THAT INSTANCE, WE'VE FOUND THAT THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS IS ACTUALLY HAVING A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE TOO MANY FAMILY SIZE UNITS AND THOSE PROJECTS ARE SUFFERING AS A RESULT OF THAT.

SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF A, UM, I GUESS A, A WARNING OF, YOU KNOW, THE POLICY THAT CAN GO TOO FAR.

CLIFF WANTED ME TO TALK ABOUT, AND I'M GOING VERY FAST, YOU GUYS, I COULD I'M SURE THAT I'M KIND OF SKIPPING AROUND.

I'M TRYING TO BE, THIS IS SUCH A COMPLEX DEEP SUBJECT THAT I COULD SPEND LIKE THREE HOURS TALKING TO YOU GUYS ABOUT THIS EASILY.

BUT CLIFF WANTED ME TO TALK ABOUT BRIEFLY THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES.

SO I MENTIONED EARLIER THE TRAVELING HFCS.

SO THERE, THERE WERE A FEW, UM, COUNTIES AND CITIES AROUND THE STATE THAT, UH, AND I'M GONNA BE MINDFUL TO NOT NAME NAMES, UM, THAT HAD FORMED HFCS AND THEY WERE USING THEIR HFCS AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION.

THAT'S A BIG DEAL.

THEY WERE USING THEIR HFCS AND USING THE FACT THAT THE LAW WASN'T DRAFTED SUPER CLEARLY AND SAYING, WELL, I CAN TAKE MY HC AND I'M GONNA PARTNER WITH THE DEVELOPER.

LET'S SAY IT'S A HFC IN THE VALLEY.

I'M GONNA PARTNER WITH A DEVELOPER IN DALLAS AND WE'RE GONNA DO A PROJECT THERE AND IT'S GONNA TAKE THE DALLAS'S TAXES.

SO DALLAS COUNTY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEY'RE GONNA CHARGE THEIR FEE, TAKE THAT FEE BACK TO THE VALLEY AND EXEMPT THE TAXES THAT EVERYBODY ELSE IN DALLAS WOULD'VE OTHERWISE GOTTEN.

AND SO THIS PROLIFERATED AND WHAT IT RESULTED IN, I MEAN THERE WERE PROBABLY 300 DEALS DONE BETWEEN AUGUST OF 2024 AND, UH, MAY OF 2025.

AND THEY, WHAT THEY WERE DOING IS THEY WERE TAKING EXISTING PROJECTS THAT WERE ALREADY RENTING AT THE, THE LOWER, UM, THE FOR AFFORDABLE LEVELS.

SO THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL AFFORDABILITY REQUIRED.

THESE WEREN'T PROJECTS THAT WERE LUXURY PROJECTS THAT WERE RENTING AT MARKET RATE.

THEY WERE CLASS C PROJECTS BUILT IN THE SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES THAT ARE ALREADY RENTING AT THAT LEVEL.

SO YOU GOT NO ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ALL THE TAXES GOT PULLED OFF, THE TAX ROLLS.

IT WAS A HUGE PROBLEM.

AND SO THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE UNDERTOOK, UM, THE HB 21 HOUSE BILL 21 AND DECIDED THAT THEY WANTED TO RE UH, I GUESS REDO THE PROGRAM AND PUT ALL THESE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ON IT.

SO WHAT HB 21 ACCOMPLISHED SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS, BUT ALSO SOME NOT SO GOOD THINGS.

SO, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I DID, IT RAINED IN THE TRAVELING HFCS, WHICH BY THE WAY, YOU GUYS WERE NEVER A TRAVELING HFC .

EVERYTHING THAT WAS DONE WAS DONE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COUNTIES AND CITIES THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER.

UM, SO IT LIMITED THE ACTIVITIES TO THE SPONSOR'S JURISDICTION.

IT ALSO MADE HFC SUBJECT TO OPEN MEETINGS AND OPEN RECORDS ACTS, AND IT REQUIRES MORE AFFORDABILITY IN EACH PROJECT AS WELL AS ACCOUNTABILITY, UH, THROUGH COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING AT THE STATE LEVEL.

BUT THE ISSUE ALSO IS,

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IT'S ALSO ABOUT HOW MUCH RENTAL SAVINGS ARE ACHIEVED BY EACH PROJECT.

AND WITHOUT GETTING TOO MUCH INTO REAL ESTATE FINANCE, UM, BASICALLY THAT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR A LENDER TO UNDERWRITE BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RENTAL SAVINGS FROM MARKET RATE WILL BE.

'CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT MARKET RATE IS GOING TO BE IN THE FUTURE.

AND SO WE CAN SAY WE'RE GONNA RENT AT 60% A MI, BUT THE MARKET IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA MIGHT BE AT 80% OF A MI IT MIGHT BE AT MARKET RATE WHEN THEY BUILD IT, BUT IN 10 YEARS MAYBE THE AREA'S NOT AS NICE AND THE THERE'S MORE UNITS AND IT'S NOT AS DESIRABLE.

SO THAT NUMBER FLUCTUATES A LOT.

AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR A BANK OR FOR AN EQUITY PROVIDER TO PROPERLY FORECAST THAT.

AND SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE, WHAT EVERYONE IS PREDICTING IS THAT WE WILL SEE, UM, BANKS AND, AND EQUITY PARTNERS NO LONGER WANT TO PARTNER WITH HFCS.

SO I KNOW THERE'S A SPECIAL SESSION COMING UP.

SO THAT MAY BE SOMETHING, UM, THAT WE SEE IN THE SPECIAL SESSION IS MAYBE SOME TWEAKS TO THAT LANGUAGE BECAUSE IT, IT WILL HAVE A DETRIMENT TO ALL HFCS, INCLUDING ALAMO AREA HFC IN TERMS OF ITS FUTURE PROJECTS.

SO THAT'S IT.

DID I SAY THAT WAS MORE THAN 10 MINUTES? NO, THAT IS, THAT IS GREAT.

UM, WITH THE HD 21 BACK IN AUGUST WHEN THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE MET, THAT WAS AN ISSUE FOR MANY OF OUR CITIES BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THOSE PROPERTIES WERE TAKEN OFF THEIR TAX ROLL.

SO THE BAIL IS BETTER, BUT UNLESS IT GETS ON THE GOVERNOR'S LIST TO GO BACK IN FOR SPECIAL SESSION, IT'S NOT GONNA BE TALKED ABOUT.

BUT I, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAD.

SO WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THAT.

UM, AS FAR AS, I WANTED TO ASK MICHAEL CARPENTER, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A MINUTE HERE FOR THE COG THAT SERVES AS OUR C COMMITTEE FOR OUR HHFC.

SO DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT ELI, TO TALK TO US ABOUT? 'CAUSE WE ALL TRY TO LEARN ABOUT THIS AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW AS MUCH AS AS WE CAN.

I I THINK THAT SUMMER COVERED IT QUITE WELL.

UM, THE, A FEW THINGS THAT WE HAVE STILL AS HOMEWORK, DESPITE HB 21 COMING FORTH, UM, THE STATUTE STILL REQUIRES US, I BELIEVE, TO HAVE A, UM, AN INVESTMENT COMMITTEE THAT HAS AN INVESTMENT POLICY FOR THE MONEY THAT WE STILL HOLD.

AND THEN THE, UM, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS GONNA DECIDE ANISE IS THAT WHAT WILL WE DO WITH THE DOLLARS THAT ARE IN HOUSE, PROBABLY SPEND THE NEXT TWO YEARS WAITING AND WATCHING TO SEE WHAT COMES FORWARD AND NOT EXPENDING A LOT OF THOSE FUNDS.

'CAUSE WE JUST DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL BE REPLENISHED, IF THE, IF HB 21 CHANGES, IF IT, IF IT LOOSENS, IF IT TIGHTENS.

WE JUST DON'T KNOW.

SO I THINK A LOT OF THE ACTIVITY FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS IS SIMPLY GETTING THE, THE FOUNDATIONAL THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO TO FUNCTION, UH, GETTING SOME POLICIES IN PLACE ABOUT THE DIRECTION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WANTS TO GO, SHOULD HB 21 REMAIN IN ITS CURRENT STATE, THEN WE HAVE ONE PATH WE'LL GO DOWN SHOULD IT CHANGE, LOOSEN A LITTLE BIT WHERE WE CAN WRITE UNDERWRITE DEALS AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PATH.

UM, BUT IT'S, IT'S LARGELY GONNA BE WAIT AND SEE FOR THE NEXT 24 MONTHS.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT.

AND IF I MAY ADD, SUMMER YOU MENTIONED ABOUT HOW THIS NEW LEGISLATION WILL AFFECT US.

IT WILL PARTICULARLY AFFECT OUR OAK CREEK DEAL.

AND SO THERE'S GONNA BE SOME REFINANCING THAT'S UNDERTAKEN.

IT WILL PUT US UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE NEW STATUTE.

AND SO WE, WE, WE VERY WELL MAY BE NEEDING TO RENEGOTIATE THAT, THAT DEAL.

UM, AND SO RENEGOTIATE SOME TERMS AND WE'LL JUST SEE WHAT THE IMPACT OF HB 21 DOES ON THAT INDIVIDUAL DEAL.

AND I DO BELIEVE THOUGH THERE'S ALSO SOME TALK OF POSSIBLE, UH, LITIGATION TO, TO CHALLENGE SOME OF THE EFFECTS OF THE STATUTE, OF THE STATUTE.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THIS IS VERY FLUID AND HAS YET TO SHAKE OUT.

UM, AND AS I, IF I MAY SUMMER POINTED OUT THAT WE, WE DID NOT TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF OUR JURISDICTION, UH, WANTED TO THANK SUMMER AND LEVI, HER COLLEAGUE LEVI STONE KING, UM, IT'S A GREAT NAME, RIGHT? GREAT HOUSE AND STONE KING ARE THOSE VERY GREAT NAMES.

BUT ANYWAY, UM, I WANT TO THANK THEM VERY MUCH FOR THE GUIDANCE THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN US THROUGH THE YEARS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY WITHIN WHAT I WOULD CALL THE NORM OR WHAT'S ACCEPTABLE CONDUCT AND WHAT'S GOOD BUSINESS AND GOOD, UH, POLICY FOR US.

AND SO, UM, IN DEALING WITH THEM, I RELY VERY HEAVILY ON THE INFORMATION THAT THEY GIVE ME TO REPORT BACK TO OUR HFC BOARD.

AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

YES, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS FROM MY BOARD MEMBERS? I, AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. .

BEFORE I GO FURTHER, I FORGOT

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AND I'M GONNA ASK COMMISSIONER, UH, IF HE WILL, UH, INTRODUCE HIS SPECIAL GUESTS.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU FOR THIS.

UH, ATASCOSA COUNTY HAS STARTED LAST YEAR, AN INTERN PROGRAM WITH THE JUNIORS AND SENIORS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THOSE ARE ALSO GONNA BE ATTENDING COLLEGE.

WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT LAST YEAR AND THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR OF DOING IT.

AND WE HAD OFF THE CHARTS FOR APPLICATIONS COMING IN.

IT WAS REALLY HARD.

UH, IF, IF I CAN, I WOULD LIKE OUR, UH, UH, CHIEF OF STAFF, TABITHA GARZA TO INTRODUCE 'EM AND JUST KIND OF GIVE Y'ALL A REAL QUICK SPIEL OF HOW WE DO IT AND, AND, UH, MAYBE IT'D BE OF INTEREST SOME OTHER COUNTIES WOULD LIKE TO PICK UP ON.

SO TABATHA, COME ON DOWN TO THE MICROPHONE SO WE CAN ALL HEAR.

YOU CAN TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR PROGRAM AND INTRODUCE OUR TWO SPECIAL GUESTS.

YEAH, SO CHRIS CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF YOU, .

WELL, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR DENNIS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK VERY QUICKLY ABOUT OUR PROGRAM AT QUIA COUNTY.

COMMISSIONER GILBY JUST MENTIONED THIS, OUR SECOND YEAR, BRINGING THIS COUNTY TO A PROGRAM TO ACOA COUNTY.

THE PROGRAM'S MISSION'S MISSION IS TO ESSENTIALLY INTRODUCE CAREERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE TO STUDENTS AND GIVING THEM CONFIDENCE AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS RIGHT IN HIGH SCHOOL OR AS THEY'RE TRANSITIONING OUTTA HIGH SCHOOL INTO THEIR NEXT CHAPTER IN LIFE.

AND SO WITH ME TODAY, I HAVE JORGE, WHO'S REPRESENTING POIT HIGH SCHOOL AND MICHAEL, WHO'S REPRESENTING PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL.

WE HAVE 13 INTERNS JOINING OUR COUNTY OPERATIONS AND THEY'RE ROTATING THROUGH ALL DIFFERENT SORTS OF OFFICES AT THE COUNTY FROM OUR COUNTY JUDGE TO OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER TO OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

AND SO THEY GET TO HAVE ALL SORTS.

I KIND OF LIKE A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF COUNTY OPERATIONS, UM, EVERY SINGLE DAY.

UM, SO IT'S A LOT OF FUN.

IT'S A PROGRAM WE ARE SO PRIVILEGED TO HAVE OUR LEADERSHIP INVESTING IN.

AND IT ALSO COULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF OUR FRIEND ADRIAN LOPEZ.

AND, UM, OVER AT WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS ALAMO, UH, THROUGH THEIR YES PROGRAM.

THEY, UH, THAT PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY TAILORED FOR CONNECTING THE YOUTH TO WORK OPPORTUNITIES.

AND ESSENTIALLY THEY DETERMINED THAT EIGHT OUT OF OUR 13 INTERNS IN THIS PROGRAM THIS YEAR WERE ELIGIBLE FOR, UH, FUNDING.

SO ESSENTIALLY THEY ARE FUNDING 60% OF OUR INTERN SALARIES.

SO WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT AND, UM, WE'RE CONTINUING TO PUSH HARD TO EDUCATE AND CONNECT THESE STUDENTS TO OUR LOCAL LEADERS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT OUR COUNTY JUDGE AND OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER DID.

AND SO, UM, WE'RE JUST HOPEFUL THAT THEY RETAINED THIS INFORMATION AND LEAVE OUR PROGRAM BEING A MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE CITIZEN.

AND HOPEFULLY ONE DAY MAYBE THEY FIND AN INTEREST IN PUBLIC SERVICE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UH, YOUNG HAND TELL US, SAY HELLO TO YOU.

LET GET IN THE MIC THEORY SINCE YOU'RE GONNA BE A PROFESSIONAL AND EVERYTHING, YOU'RE SO, SO PROUD OF YOU.

WELL, HELLO EVERYONE, MY NAME IS RA.

I'M FROM POTT, TEXAS, AND I AM 17 YEARS OLD AND I JUST, I JUST GRADUATED.

CAN YOU PLEASE, I'M GONNA UNIVERSITY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND I BELIEVE I'M GONNA MAJOR IN KINESIOLOGY, BUT I'M STARTING TO GET A FASCINATION FOR GOVERNMENT AND LAW.

SO I THINK, I BELIEVE I MIGHT MIGHT BE DOUBLE MAJOR.

THERE YOU GO.

THAT'S IT.

WELCOME.

HELLO EVERYONE.

I'M MICHAEL EDDA.

I'M 17 YEARS OLD, YEARS OLD.

I'M TRANSITIONING TO MY SENIOR YEAR AT PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL.

AND, UM, RIGHT NOW I'M HOPING TO GO TO COLLEGE AT BAYLOR AND HOPEFULLY MAJOR IN SOMETHING MEDICAL.

BUT THIS PROGRAM HAS REALLY INTRODUCED A LAW SIDE AND I'M REALLY ENJOYING IT.

WELL, GREAT, MICHAEL.

GOOD.

WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

WE'RE SO GLAD AND WE NEED GOOD PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT, SO WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER, UH, A PLACE IN THIS PUBLIC SERVICE WORLD BECAUSE THE FUTURE IS NOW AND WE NEED YOU NOW.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR THE PROGRAM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, COMMISSIONER.

ALL RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE NOW TO, UH, OUR EXECUTIVE

[9. Executive Director’s Monthly Report - Clifford Herberg. A. Upcoming Events: B. Staffing Updates: C. Program Status and Operational Updates: D. Organizational and General Administration Updates:]

AND, UM, THAT'S ITEM NINE.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

UM, CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

JUST A FEW ITEMS ON OUR, ON MY GYM REPORT, ON OUR PROGRAM PROGRAM STATUS AND OPERATIONAL UPDATES.

I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, UH, PARTICULARLY OUR AGING PROGRAM.

THE

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AND OF COURSE, THIS PLAN OUTLINES THE STATE'S VISION FOR OUR AGING SERVICES GOING FORWARD.

THE COMMENT PERIOD IS OPEN UNTIL JULY THE 31ST THROUGH, UM, THROUGH JULY 31ST.

AND THE FEEDBACK CAN BE SUBMITTED THROUGH HHS, C'S WEBSITE OR VIA EMAIL.

AND I REALLY BRING THIS ATTENTION TO YOU BECAUSE THIS IS THE TIME, UM, TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT YOUR NEEDS AND YOUR COMMUNITIES, UH, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF SOME OF THE CUTBACKS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

UH, SO I URGE YOU TO, UH, SUBMIT SOME FEEDBACK ON ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU IN AGING.

UH, ON A GOOD NOTE, UH, ACOG SERVED AS THE HOST SITE FOR THE SOUTH TEXAS ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMUNITY BOARD SYMPOSIUM ON JUNE THE 17TH.

UH, I, VERY SUCCESSFUL ATTENDANCE.

IT WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 120 PEOPLE AT, IN, IN A PHYSICAL ATTENDANCE AS WELL AS 60 VIRTUAL ATTENDEES, UH, ON MAY 30TH.

OUR ALAMO AND BEAR STAFF OMBUDSMANS RECENTLY COMPLETED THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS FAMILY TO FAMILY PROGRAM.

THIS IS AN EXTENSIVE EIGHT WEEK PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES IN-DEPTH SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN OUR IDD UH, PROGRAM.

THE TEXAS JUDICIAL COMMISSION ON MENTAL HEALTH WILL HOST A SUMMER WEBINAR SERIES ON TOPICS RELATED TO IDD LAW.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE LAWYERS OR YOUR STAFF, THEY'RE LAWYERS.

UH, THE PROGRAM IS ELIGIBLE FOR ONE HOUR OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION, UH, THAT WILL BE OFFERED FOR EACH SESSION.

UH, AND, UH, YOU CAN CONTACT VIRGINIA, UH, CHARLES HERE AT ACOG OR JACOB LUZINSKI IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

HHSC IS ALSO ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES SETTING, RURAL STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, DRAFT ADDENDUM.

UH, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THIS IS, IS ALSO, UH, THROUGH JULY IN, IN ENDING JULY THE 14TH.

AND ONCE AGAIN, YOUR COMMENTS CAN BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR VIA EMAIL.

UH, I ALSO WANT TO ANNOUNCE TO YOU A NEW ADDITION TO OUR STAFF.

UH, PUBLIC AFFAIRS HAS WELCOMED A NEW OUTREACH SPECIALIST WHO HOPEFULLY WILL BE IN YOUR AREA SOON.

AND PLEASE WELCOME TO OUR TEAM, MELANIA MILLS.

WHERE'S OUR, WHERE'S MELANIA? THERE SHE IS BACK THERE.

SO SHE WILL BE SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT ACOG AND OUR SERVICES, UM, ON A FINANCIAL NOTE.

SECOND NOTICES FOR MEMBERSHIP DUES WILL BE MADE, WILL BE MAILED OUT AT THE END OF JUNE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT, UH, CRYSTAL AND SHE WILL BE GLAD TO DRIVE TO YOUR REGION AND PICK UP A CHECK IF NECESSARY.

SO WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR DUES, SO PLEASE, UH, PLEASE REMIT YOUR DUES AT YOUR EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY.

WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

UH, IN WEATHERIZATION, WE ARE SEEKING, UM, MULTI-UNIT PROJECTS, SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANY, UH, IDEA OR PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT YOU CAN POINT TO US FOR MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS, FOR WEATHERIZATION SERVICES, WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND YOU CAN REACH OUT TO WILL MCKNIGHT OR ALICIA, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY, UM, ANY SUGGESTIONS.

UH, THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE IN WEATHERIZATION ARE BASED ON THE TENANT'S INCOME ELIGIBILITY AND COME AT NO COST TO THE LANDLORDS OR THE TENANTS.

SO IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM.

AND FINALLY, HAVE WE GOT OUR SLIDES UP? I DON'T KNOW IF THOSE OF YOU WHO NOTICED, WE HAVE A NEW SIGN.

SO WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEW ACOG SIGNAGE.

UM, OUR NEW LIGHTED SIGN SERVES AS A BEACON TO THOSE SEEKING OUR SERVICES AND HELP SOLIDIFY ACOG'S PRESENCE IN OUR COM.

AND SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE THAT UP.

AND, UH, IT'S NOW THE ACOG BUILDING INSTEAD OF THE TITAN BUILDING.

AND WITH THAT, THAT COMPLETES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UH, THANK YOU MR. HERBERT.

UH, WE'RE MOVING NOW

[10. 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.]

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT ANY MEMBER, MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE I ASK FOR APPROVAL? GET A MOTION.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA? WE'VE GOT, JUDGE, YOU SAID SECOND? JUDGE EVANS.

JUDGE EVANS IN A SECOND.

NATALIE, DID YOU GET THOSE TWO? YES MA'AM.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR WITH AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? NO AGENDA? I, MS. CARRIED.

TAKING US TO

[11. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to enter into a one year license agreement for voice over internet protocol (VOIP) phone services in the approximate amount of $82,000 annually. This item will not require a budget amendment - Debbie Ugarte.]

THIS ITEM WILL NOT GIVE HER A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

MS. SHE'S READY TO GO.

YES MA'AM.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIR DENNIS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I AM DEBBIE GARDE AND I AM THE FACILITIES AND PROCUREMENT

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IN 2020, ACOG BEGAN USING EIGHT BY EIGHT AS A UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, VOICEOVER INTERNET PROTOCOL SOFTWARE.

THIS CONNECTS THE AGENCY'S DESK PHONES, MOBILE PHONES AND COST CENTERS INTO A SINGLE INTEGRATED PLATFORM.

ACOS CURRENT AGREEMENT WITH EIGHT BY EIGHT AT A COST OF $8,141 PER MONTH EXPIRES ON JULY 15TH, 2025.

MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL CONDUCTED AN INFORMAL PROCUREMENT CONSISTING OF THREE VENDORS, EIGHT BY EIGHT VONAGE AND ONE PHONE AFTER CAREFUL EVALUATION, EIGHT BY EIGHT WAS SELECTED FOR RENEWAL.

THE RENEWAL LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH EIGHT BY EIGHT WILL BE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $6,799 MONTHLY FOR AN ANNUAL TOTAL OF EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY DOLLARS.

AN ANNUAL SAVINGS OF APPROXIMATELY $16,100 WAS ACHIEVED THROUGH RIGHT SIZING THE NUMBER OF CALL CENTER LICENSES, PREPAID MINUTES, AND POLYCOM CONFERENCE LINES.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF A ONE YEAR RENEWAL WITH EIGHT BY EIGHT FOR OUR VOICEOVER IP PHONE SERVICES.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

ALRIGHT.

WE APPRECIATE THE SAVINGS THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO, UH, ING FOR FOR US.

DID YOU HAVE ANY CUSTOMER? ALRIGHT, ANY DISCUSSION BOARD? IS THERE A MOTION? PLEASE MOVE APPROVAL.

UM, MOTION BY WALKER SECOND AND SECOND BY LEWIS.

LEWIS.

UH, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR WITH AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO, THE MOTION DOES CARRIED.

THANK YOU.

WELL THEN WE DON'T GO.

YOU'VE GOT ITEM 12.

CONSIDER AN ACT

[12. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to enter into a five year lease agreement for copier and printing services in the approximate amount of $186,000. This item will not require a budget amendment - Debbie Ugarte.]

AND THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT, 186,000 AND THIS WILL NOT REQUIRE BUDGET AMENDMENT? YES.

YES MA'AM.

ACOS CURRENT AGREEMENT WITH XEROX, UH, FOR OUR COPIER AND PRINTING SERVICES WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30TH, 2025.

IN PREPARATION FOR THE RENEWAL, ACOG RELEASED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM SEVERAL PRE PROCURE VENDORS THROUGH OUR COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PARTNER CONTRACTS FOR COPY AND PRINTING SERVICES.

IN RESPONSE, WE RECEIVE PROPOSALS FROM KIKA MINOLTA, CANON, TOSHIBA, XEROX DOCUMENTATION, PACIFIC OFFICE AND NIGHT ENTERPRISES.

APAC ASSEMBLED THE PANEL PANEL OF FOUR EVALUATORS TO REVIEW THE PROPOSALS.

THE PANEL EVALUATORS WAS TEACHER JOHNSON, JACOB KY, ISAAC JONES, AND MYSELF.

AS PART OF THE REVIEW PROCESS, WE NARROWED THE SEVEN TO FOUR VENDORS XEROX TO SHEBA.

DOCUMENTATION AND CANON WERE REQUIRED, REQUESTED TO DO ONSITE PRESENTATIONS FOR THE PANEL.

THIS RESULTED IN CANON USA AS THE VENDOR OF CHOICE DUE TO THE COST SECURITY FEATURES AND SERVICES OFFERED TO ACOG.

ENTERING A 60 MONTH AGREEMENT WITH CANON USA WILL RESULT IN AN APPROXIMATELY MONTHLY SAVINGS OF $4,000 AND AN OVERALL SAVINGS OF $247,000 FOR THE DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A FIVE YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH CAN AND USA.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS AS WELL.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU AGAIN AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID ON SAVING THE AGENCY MONEY.

NEXT QUESTION.

DISCUSSION BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION PLEASE MOVED.

COMMISSIONER LESTE SECOND, JUDGE WHI, JUDGE WHI.

JUDGE WHITMAN SECOND.

AND ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR WITH AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? NO.

UH, THE MOTION DOES CARRIED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WRONG BUSINESS.

I NEED TO BE A ZERO ITEM

[13. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to accept funding in the approximate amount of $1,000,000 in Department of Energy (DOE) funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program. This item will not require a budget amendment - Alicia Avila-Penalver.]

CONSIDER AN ACT UPON THE RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ACCEPT FUNDING IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $1 MILLION IN DEPARTMENT OF A MC FUNDING FOR THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

THIS ITEM WILL NOT REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT ON THIS.

GOOD, GOOD MORNING CHAIR DENNIS AND BOARD MEMBERS.

I'M ALICIA AB PEN AND I'M THE WEATHERIZATION DIRECTOR HERE AT, UH, ACOG.

THE AGENDA ITEM BEFORE YOU REQUEST APPROVAL TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR THE 20 25 26 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WEATHERIZATION

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THIS IS A REOCCURRING GRANT THAT RUNS THROUGH FROM JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2026.

THE FUNDING ENABLES THE WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM TO ASSIST, UH, 50, APPROXIMATELY 50 QUALIFIED RESIDENT HUSTLES IN THE ACOG REGION WITH ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES AT NOT NO COST TO THE CLIENT.

THIS ITEM WILL NOT REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE REPORT.

MY QUESTION IS THE SAME THAT I HAVE EVERY TIME IS HOW ARE WE GETTING THE WORD OUT TO OUR CLIENTS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM? AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT WAS, DO WE PARTNER WITH CPS ENERGY OR HAWS OR ANY OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THIS GREAT PROGRAM WE OFFER IN THE RURAL COUNTIES? WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE USDA BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE SOME GRANT PROGRAMS. SO WE'RE TRYING TO TEAM UP SO THAT WE CAN ASSIST THE RURAL COUNTIES THERE.

WE HAVE DONE SOME WORK WITH CPS.

OUR AGENCIES ARE WORKING, WE ARE TRYING TO ACTUALLY TEAM UP, UM, WORKING ON THE SAME HOUSES BECAUSE WE CAN DO BOTH GRANTS WITH THE SAME PROGRAM WITH BOTH GROUPS.

SO WE ARE WORKING.

BUT THE LOGISTICS, I DO A LITTLE BIT OF FUN.

UH, SO IT'S US, NOT YOU .

OKAY.

YES.

THAT'S COMFORT .

BUT SO YES, WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH CPS AND THEY ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH US.

SO, UH, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT GOING.

LIKE, UH, COOK DOWNSTAIRS, THE, UM, HIS REPORT.

WE ARE ALSO TRYING TO BE ON BOARD OF MULTIFAMILIES.

THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE A LOT OF MONEY TO SPEND, SO IF YOU HAVE MULTIFAMILIES OUT THERE FOR US, YOU WE'RE MORE THAN WILLING TO COME AND TALK TO YOU.

UH, WE ARE TRYING TO PARTNER WITH SAHA BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME CONFLICTS THAT ARE 100%, UH, ALREADY APPROVED.

WE WOULD BE USING THEIR INCOME GUIDELINES TO GO WORK ON THESE MULTIFAMILY.

SO THAT'S GOING TO HELP US A LOT.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE, UH, THE SECTION EIGHT IN THE RURAL COUNTIES THAT WE CAN ALSO ASSIST.

SO ANYBODY I'M GIVE HER ONE GO BECAUSE I KNOW SHE'S GONNA GET TO SOME PEOPLE.

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.

AND THAT'S ALWAYS MY CHALLENGE IS THAT WE HAVE THESE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS, WE HAVE TONS OF MONEY, BUT SEEMS LIKE IT IS A DISCONNECT SOMEHOW.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS AND CPS UH, WORKING WITH US AND I KNOW VERONICA WILL TALK TO ANY QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS FROM THE BOARD ON HOW WE MIGHT DO BETTER IN GETTING THIS PROGRAM OUT TO OUR, TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WELL, JUDGE EVANS AND I BOTH DIDN'T HAVE GRAY HAIR WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT WEATHERIZATION A LONG TIME AGO.

UM, WE'VE, WE'VE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BEING ABLE TO, TO SPEND THE MONEY.

IS THAT CORRECT? AND PART OF THAT WOULD THAT PART OF THAT WOULD BE, UM, OTHER ISSUES WITH UM, WITH THE HOUSE ITSELF, UH, WHETHER IT WAS A ROOF ISSUE THAT PRECLUDED THAT OR WHATEVER IT IS.

HAS THAT CHANGED AT ALL? I HAVE NOT BEEN A REPORT THAT FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE SPENT MAJORITY OF OUR MONEY.

OKAY.

UH, WE ARE COMPLETING OUR D-R-E-D-O-E CONTRACT, THAT IS JUNE 30TH AND WE ARE DOWN, WE'RE COUNTING DOWN, WE'RE CLOSING OUR LAST FIVE HOUSES, BUT WE SHOULD BE AT 99% SPENT BY JUNE BY MONDAY.

SO, UH, SAME THING WITH LIHEAP.

WE WORK BELIEVE AT 98%.

UH, IT IS VERY HARD BECAUSE MAJORITY OF THE HOUSES THAT WE DO ATTEND TO, 50% OF THOSE ARE DEFERRALS BECAUSE, UH, ROOF ISSUES FOUNDATION, MAJOR PLUMBING ARE ELECTRIC.

UH, DOE HAS GIVEN US A LITTLE BIT OF REPAIR MONEY.

SO THIS YEAR WE GOT ABOUT $120,000 AND SO WE SPREAD THAT OUT BETWEEN THE REGION TRYING TO HELP HOUSEHOLDS SO WE CAN GET THEM ONTO WEATHERIZATION.

BUT YES, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO QUALIFY HOUSEHOLDS BECAUSE THOSE, UH, REPAIRS THAT MUST BE DONE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND YOUR TEAM FOR WHAT YOU DO.

I REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS.

UM, IT HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE FOR A LONG TIME.

AND, UH, CLIFF, THANK YOU.

AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, UH, AND GETTING US THERE.

AND I'M EXCITED TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA SPEND MOST OF YOUR MONEY AND, UH, GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU MS. ER AGAIN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION? PLEASE MOVE APPROVAL.

MR. HAT? I'LL SECOND.

SECOND.

OKAY.

OKAY, JUDGE.

JUDGE, STILL STAND.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IN THIS DISCUSSION? ALL THE FAVOR WILL AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION DOES CARRIED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK.

KEEP IT UP.

NEXT WE

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[14. Consider and act upon the recommendation to apply for and accept Federal 5311 Rural Transportation funding in an approximate amount of $2,500,000 from the Texas Department of Transportation. This item will not require a budget amendment - Duane Evans.]

THIS ITEM WILL NOT REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

UH, MR. EVANS, GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS DWAYNE EVANS.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.

THE AGENDA ITEM BEFORE YOU SEEKS APPROVAL TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT THE FEDERAL 53 11 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION AND COMPLIANCE OF OUR RURAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM KNOWN AS ALAMO REGIONAL TRANSIT ART, WILL UTILIZE THE 53 11 FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CAPITAL PLANNING AND OPERATING ASSISTANCE FOR PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN OUR RURAL AREAS WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 50,000.

THIS FUNDING WAS ANTICIPATED AND DOES NOT REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2025 BUDGET.

STAFF RECOMMENDS AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ACOG TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT FROM TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION UP TO 2.5 MILLION TO CONTINUE OUR RURAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.