* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] ALL RIGHT, FOLKS. [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.] Y'ALL ABOUT READY TO GET STARTED. IT'S, UH, ALREADY 11 20 10, 25. UM, 10. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THIS MEETING. CALLED TO ORDER. WE'RE HERE OUR EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING FOR, UH, ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT. MA'AM, I'M HERE. COUNCIL WILL SPEAR HERE. COMMISSIONER CALVERT DAY FOR COMMISSIONER CALVERT CLAY. HERE. MAYOR DENNIS. HERE. MAYOR ROGER. HERE. JUDGE EVANS. HERE. COUNCILMAN ? HERE. REPRESENTATIVE IAN. MS. HARDWOOD. COUNCIL HARDWOOD. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN HAT LOCKER. HERE. MAYOR HARRY. MAYOR. NO. CIO HERE. JUDGE JONES? HERE. JUDGE KELLY. HERE. JUDGE. HERE. COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ. HERE. I'LL GET WITH HER. RIGHT IN HERE. SENATOR MENENDEZ. WE GOT, WE GOT COMMISSIONER MOODY. HERE. MAYOR RILEY. HERE. COUNCIL VS. BRADLEY? HERE. JUDGE LAR. HERE. MAYOR SUAREZ. HERE. JUDGE TEAL. HERE. MR. RVIA. PRESIDENT VASQUEZ LOPEZ. JUDGE WHITMAN. HERE. COUNCILMAN WHITE? HERE. COMMISSIONER WOOLVERTON. MAYOR DELEON. MR. HOFFMAN. TIM WOLVER FOR MR. HOFFMAN. THANK YOU. SENATORS . WE HAVE A FORM. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. UH, BEFORE OUR PRAYER MED, DID WE WANNA SEE ANY HAPPY BIRTHDAY? LET'S STAND FOR OUR PLEDGES AND HAVE TO DO TWO BIRTHDAYS. YOU GONNA HAVE TO CHIME. I PLED TO LEAVE THE FLAG. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH STANDS? ONE NATION GOD. INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY. LIBERTY. JUSTICE. FOR HONOR, I THE TEXAS FLAG. I HAVE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. YES. YES. WE WILL SILENCE MR. CHAIR. YESTERDAY WE HAVE COMMISSIONER CROWNOVER. I WASN'T CALLED IN THE ROLL CALL. I'M HERE FOR IN JUDGE OZZIE'S PLACE. OKAY. DID YOU GET THAT? YES. OKAY. SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR MY NAME. I DIDN'T EITHER. BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY. IT'S BIRTHDAY. WE HAVE CAKE AFTER THIS CLIFF. AND I'LL GO OUT. . ITEM NUMBER FOUR. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? UH, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, DECLARATIONS OF EVENT. UH, INTEREST. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON ANYTHING. HEARING NONE. UH, WE DO HAVE A [6. Memorial for Judge Sherman Krause] PRESENTATION THIS MORNING. ITEM NUMBER SIX, CHAIRMAN HAS DOCKER. JUST REMINDING ME. ALSO, JUDGE SERVED FROM THE BAR METRO BOARD AS WELL. SO LOTS OF PUBLIC SERVICE. THEY'VE SUBMITTED THIS THING DOWN. ALRIGHT. UM, ALL [7. Executive Director’s Monthly Report - Cliff Herberg A. Upcoming Events: B. Staffing Updates: C. Program Status and Operational Updates: D. Organizational and General Administration Updates:] RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THIS, THIS IS MY MONTH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY, UH, REGARDING OUR PROGRAM, PROGRAM STATUS AND OPERATIONAL UPDATES IN OUR AGING PROGRAM, OUR BAR, BARR, [00:05:01] AND AREA PLANS. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS FROM JANUARY 30TH AND MARCH 31ST PUBLIC PERIOD IS OPEN. COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THE PLANS AND SUBMIT THE FEEDBACK VIA THE ACOG WEBSITE, OLDER ADULTS PAGE TO HELP GUIDE FUTURE SERVICES. ACOG AAA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, WILL HOST ITS FIRST HEALTH AND WELLNESS POPUP UPDATE TO CONNECT OLDER AMERICANS WITH ESSENTIAL RESOURCES, FREE SCREENINGS AND VITAL SIGNS, VISION, HEARING, ORAL HEALTH, PRESCRIPTION REVIEW, DIABETES AWARENESS, AND FOOT CARE. THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY THE 27TH, AT THE CLAUDE BLACK MULTI-SERVICE CENTER IN SAN SAN ANTONIO. REGARDING ALAMO REGIONAL, REGIONAL TRANSIT, UH, ART IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ART, WHICH IS OUR NEW INTELLIGENT VIRTUAL ASSISTANT, WHICH IS A CONSUMER CUSTOMER FRIENDLY AI BOT THAT IS DESIGNED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PASSENGERS TO GET INFORMATION TO HELP SCHEDULING THEIR TRIPS. IF AT ANY TIME A PASSENGER NEEDS EXTRA ASSISTANCE, THEY'RE CONNECTED TO OUR DISPATCHERS FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. UH, AND THE, AND IF YOU NEED THE INFORMATION, SCHEDULE A TRIP. IT'S IN YOUR PROGRAM OR IN YOUR PACKET WITH R'S PHONE NUMBER, UH, TO PROVIDE TO YOUR, TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS. IN OUR IDD PROGRAM, MARCH IS DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH. NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH OFFICIALLY BEGAN IN 1987 WITH A PROC PROCLAMATION FROM PRESIDENT REAGAN TO HELP BRING AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE FOR PEOPLE OF EVERY ABILITY. ACOG IDDS WILL CELEBRATE BY HIGHLIGHTING INDIVIDUALS WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, MONTH WHO WORK OR VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY, AND OUR NATURAL RESOURCES RESOURCE PROGRAM. UH, AS I MENTIONED, I THINK AT OUR LAST MEETING, THE REGIONAL, THE RESOURCE RECOVERY COMMITTEE IS STILL IN NEED OF REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, BANDERA, GILLESPIE, CARNES AND WILSON. THE RRC MEETS EVERY MONTH TO COLLABORATE ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND REDUCE LANDFILL LANDFILL WASTE. ACROSS, ACROSS THE REGION. RRC MEMBERS HAVE THE CHANCE TO SCORE POTENTIAL PROJECTS, PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED, FUNDED WITH TCQQ REGIONAL SOLID WASTE WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS. SO IF YOU KNOW ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN SERVING, PLEASE DIRECT HIM TO ME, SHAUNA DUFF HERE AT ACON. BUT I WILL BE GLAD TO PASS ON THE INFORMATION IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO IS, WHO IS INTERESTED IN SERVING IN THAT CAPACITY. UM, ON ANOTHER NOTE, THE STATE, STATE MANDATED DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES. HE'S IN BEAR, POAL, GUADALUPE AND WILSON COUNTIES TO REPORT THEIR 25 ENERGY USAGE IS MARCH THE FOURTH. PLEASE REACH OUT TO LYLE IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM THINGS. SO ONE IS THESE REPORT, WE, UH, GRADUATED LAST NIGHT, 37 2 CADETS THAT ARE GOING OUT THROUGHOUT THE REGION, UH, WITH A HUNDRED HUNDRED PERCENT PASS RATE ON THE STATE, STATE BAR, UH, NOT STATE BAR. IT'S MINE, IAND, THE STATE, UH, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY PEACE OFFICER OFFICERS EXAM, BASIC PEACE OFFICER EXAM. AND SO, UH, WE HAVE A HUNDRED PERCENT, UH, PASSAGE RATE. SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO HEAR THAT. UH, ON ANOTHER NOTE, AS A FOLLOW UP TO LAST MONTH'S REPORT, THE OFFICER OF THE GO GOVERNOR, HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS DIVISION HAS, HAS REPORTED THAT STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM FUNDING, WHICH I HAD REPORTED YOU HAD BEEN, UH, BLOCKED WITH A RESTRAINING ORDER AND HAD BEEN TIED UP, HAS NOW BEEN RELEASED. UH, THE FUNDS REMAIN ON A FUND HOLD STATUS, FEMA, BUT WE ARE PREPARING FOR THE FUND RELEASE AND APPLICATIONS FOR FEB, FEBRUARY 20, FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, WERE RELEASED ON FEBRUARY 17TH, MARCH 16TH. THE REGIONAL, UH, ADVISORY REGIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL BANK AND REVIEW THESE PROJECTS ON MARCH 18TH. UH, AND FINALLY, IN OUR WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM AT A SENIOR LUNCH EVENT, OUR WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE A WEATHERIZATION PRE PRESENTATION WITH ONSITE APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR INTERESTED CLIENTS AT THE LAKE HILLS TEXAS LIBRARY ON MARCH 26TH, 1130 TO 2:00 PM. SO WITH THAT, UH, THAT CONCLUDE IS MY REPORT. UNLESS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR LUKE COMMENTS, THE COURT? OKAY. HEARING NONE, WE [8. 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.] WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, WHICH IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. UM, GOT I, UH, ITEMS EIGHT THROUGH E HERE. UM, THERE IS ONE THING THAT I, TO ADDRESS, EXCUSE ME, A QUESTION THAT YOU HAD THAT, UM, ON THE MOTION THAT WAS MADE FOR, UH, CLIFF'S, UH, RAISE BONUS THAT WE GAVE, UM, LAST MEETING, UM, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN BRADLEY AND SECONDED BY JUDGE LUS TO, UH, OR CLIFF, UH, THE PERCENTAGE PERCENT, 1% INCENTIVE BONUS OF $11,000 FULL. THE BREAKDOWN OF THAT SHOULD [00:10:01] BE 1% OF THE 11,000, WHICH WHAT? IT'S 1% OF THE SALARY, WHICH IS LIKE $2,900, AND THEN THE REST IS A 3% COLA. AND THAT'S WHY. AND SO WE, WHEN THE MOTION WAS CRAFTED, IT WASN'T QUITE RIGHT. WHEN WE GET INTO, UH, SUGGESTED COUNCIL, MS. BRADLEY NOT APPRECIATE YOU MAKING THE MOTION. YES, BUT IT WASN'T YOU. AND SO THE NUMBER IS INCORRECT. IT SHOULD, IT WILL REFLECT, IF YOU'LL SEE A NOTE IN THE MINUTES, IT WILL REFLECT A BREAKDOWN THAT THE $11,000 IS ACTUALLY A 1% BONUS OF APPROXIMATELY $2,900 WITH THE REMAINING APPROXIMATELY $8,000 EQUALING THE $11,700. SO WE WILL ERECT THE MINUTES TO SHOW THAT. IS EVERYBODY OKAY WITH THAT? OKAY. SO I THINK, JUDGE, UH, IF I'M CORRECT, I DON'T WANNA PUT WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH, JUDGE EVAN. SO SAYING IT RIGHT, JUDGE EVANS JUST WANTS THE EXACT NUMBER. 1% EQUALS IN. YEAH. 1% WAS 11,000, SO, RIGHT? YES. YEAH. TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES. MOTION FOR ALL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THAT AMENDMENT. SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. A AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED TO THAT? HEARING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEW [9. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to apply for and accept funding in the approximate amount of $255,000 from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Civil Monetary Penalty Reinvestment Program for implementation of an evidenced based health and wellness program. This item will require a budget amendment - María Hernández.] BUSINESS THIS MORNING. ITEM NUMBER NINE, CONSIDER AN ACT UPON THE RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO APPLY FOR AND APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT FUNDING IN YOUR APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $255,000 FROM THE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY REINVESTMENT PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM. THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT. MS. MARIA. OKAY. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS MARIA EZ, AREA AGENCY ON AGENT MANAGER OF INTEGRATED SERVICES. THIS THREE YEAR GRANT, THIS YEAR, GRANT SUPPORTS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EVIDENCE-BASED BINGO SIZE PROGRAM IN UP TO 30 CERTIFIED NURSING FACILITIES. IF AWARDED, IT WILL ALLOW US TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OVER 1,500 NURSING HOME RESIDENTS AND TRAIN 150 NURSING HOME STAFF TO DELIVER A SUSTAINABLE ENGAGING ACTIVITY PROGRAM. BINGO SIZE STRATEGICALLY COMBINES GENTLE, ADAPTABLE EXERCISE WITH THE GAME OF BINGO TO IMPROVE MOBILITY, BALANCE, COGNITION, AND SOCIAL CONNECTION AMONG NURSING HOME RESIDENTS. THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT. AS SUCH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, SUBJECT TO YOUR QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MARIA ON BINGO SIZE MOTION? MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. MOTION IS A SECOND. ALL FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I UNDER [10. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to accept supplemental funding from the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) for the Housing for Texas Heroes (H4TXH) grant year 2025-2026 in the approximate amount of $150,000. This item will require a budget amendment - Alicia Avila-Penalver.] 10 CONSIDERING ACT UPON THE RECOMMENDATION AUTHORIZED DETECTIVE DIRECTORS YOUR SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FROM THE TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION FOR THE HOUSING FOR TEXAS HEROES. H FOUR TXH GRANT YEAR 2025 THROUGH 2026. APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF 150,000. THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT AT LEAST. YEAH. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ALICIA AVIVE AND I AM THE WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM DIRECTOR. WE ASK THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER AND RECOMMEND ACTION OF A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH THE TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION PER THE HOUSING FOR TEXAS PROGRAM HERE PROGRAM FOR AN ADDITIONAL $150,000. THIS WILL BRING THE GRANT TOTAL TO $500,000, WHICH MUST BE EXPENDED BY AUGUST 31ST, 2026. THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING WILL ALLOW ACCO TO ASSIST UP TO SEVEN MORE AT LOW INCOME VETERAN HOUSEHOLDS FOR A TOTAL OF 17 HOMES. FOR THE DURATION OF THIS GRANT WILL REQUIRE BUDGET AMENDMENT. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. WHEN DO WE HAVE TO SUSPEND IT? BY AUGUST 31ST. WE ALREADY HAVE, HAVE THE, THE CLIENTS LINED UP. WE JUST NEED THE APPROVAL. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION. AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? TODAY. SECOND BY HOUSE WALKER? NO. OH, THANK YOU. GOT IT. YES, I DO. ITEM [11. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to apply for and accept funding from the Office of the Governor - Homeland Security Grants Division for the Alamo Area Radio Interoperability Network - Communications Infrastructure Enhancement Project in the approximate amount of $2,000,000; to execute a contract to purchase equipment; and adopt a resolution in support of the project. This item will require a budget amendment - Marcela Medina.] 11 IS CONSIDERING THAT UPON THE RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO APPLY FOR AND IT SET FUNDING FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS DIVISION FOR THE ALAMO AREA OF RADIO INTEROPERABILITY NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT, AND THE AMOUNT, APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $2 MILLION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT. THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT. MARC? [00:15:01] YES? YES. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MARCEL MEDINA. I AM THE PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGER, FINANCIAL ANALYST. FIRST PROFUSELY, APOLOGIZE FOR ALL THE ACRONYMS IN MY MEMOS. UH, THE NEXT THREE ITEMS, I PROMISE I WILL NOT SAY THE ACRONYM, BUT I WILL TEACH, TEACH YOU WHAT THEY MEAN. UM, SO THIS ITEM, WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL FOR THE CONTINU FUNDING FOR PHASE FOUR OF THE TOWER ENHANCEMENT PROJECT TO IMPROVE REGIONAL INTEROPERABILITY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. THIS PROJECT WILL PURCHASE THE TOWER COMMUNICATION UPGRADE EQUIPMENT FROM MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS WITH DIR PRICING. ALTHOUGH WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR GRANT SUBMISSION AND ACCEPTANCE OF 2 MILLION, WE WILL LIKELY PAIR DOWN THE, UH, GRANT REQUEST BASED OFF OF THE FINAL PROPOSAL, WHICH IS NOT READY YET. UM, RIGHT NOW THE PRELIMINARY LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE AROUND 1.8 MILLION. UM, BUT AGAIN, WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED IT YET FROM MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS. THEY'RE ACTIVELY WORKING ON IT. UM, WHAT THAT MONEY IS GONNA PAY FOR IT IS GONNA PAY FOR UPGRADES, UM, AND DEPLOYMENT ON EXISTING LAND MOBILE RADIO SITES IN, UH, TWO COUNTIES. ONE IS GONNA BE MCMULLEN COUNTY AND EITHER IN KENDALL OR GILLESPIE COUNTIES. RIGHT NOW, THE COMMITTEE IS STILL KIND OF WORKING AND WEIGHING ON WHICH, UM, WHICH ONE OF THOSE TWO COUNTIES, EITHER KENDALL OR GILLESPIE. UM, BUT FOR SURE WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO, UH, IS WE ARE GOING TO ADD EQUIPMENT TO EXISTING STRUCTURES TO IMPROVE THE CHANNEL CAPACITY WITHIN KIRK COUNTY. UM, AND, AND OUR NETWORK IS BASICALLY, UH, IT'S REFERRED TO AS THE ALAMO AREA REGIONAL, UM, INTEROPERABLE NETWORK. THE AARON, THAT'S WHAT IT WAS REFERRED TO, AND YOU MIGHT SEE SOME DOCUMENTATION. A-A-R-I-N. UM, AND THIS AIRING NETWORK IS GONNA BE WITHIN THESE PROVISION SITES IN KIRK COUNTY. UM, THESE LOCATIONS WERE IDENTIFIED BY THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATION SUBCOMMITTEE, AND ASSESSED AS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN COVERAGE, GIVEN THE CONSIDERATION OF OTHER PHASES OF THIS PROJECT THAT ARE ALREADY KIND OF IN MOTION. UM, SO FOR THIS PROJECT, I DID ATTACH, UM, THE ILA THAT WAS INITIALLY SIGNED IN 2020. UH, I'M SORRY, THE RESOLUTION WAS SIGNED IN 2020. THE ILA WAS SIGNED IN 2023. SO, UH, ATTACHED TO THIS ITEM YOU DID FIND THAT, UM, IN THIS PARTNERSHIP, ACOG DOES PURCHASE THE PRESCRIBED MOTOROLA EQUIPMENT AND, UH, TXDOT INSTALLS IT AT NO COST. AND THIS CONNECTS US TO THE GREATER AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY REGIONAL RADIO RADIO SYSTEM, ALSO KNOWN AS GATORS, UM, AND THE DPS RADIO COMMUNICATION CORRIDOR TO EXPAND COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES IN ACOG. UH, SO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS WITH STATE FUNDS, UM, AND THE GRANT PERIOD IS SEPTEMBER ONE THROUGH 2026. UM, AND IT ENDS AUGUST 31ST, 2028. A RESOLUTION IS REQUIRED FOR THE SUBMISSION. UM, AND, UM, ESSENTIALLY IT WILL REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT. UM, THE, THE GRANT OPPORTUNITY OCCURS EVERY TWO YEARS, AND SO, UH, THE STATE WAS UNSURE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE GONNA HAVE THE FUNDING, AND SO WE DIDN'T REALLY WRITE IT IN THE BUDGET. SO THAT'S WHY IT REQUIRES A BUDGET AMENDMENT. SO, UM, I KNOW OUR FRIEND IN PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, MR. HAS LOCKER HAS MENTIONED THE PROJECT BEFORE. SO, UH, FOR THOSE OF Y'ALL THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR, THAT'S WHY WE, UH, INCLUDED THE ILA FOR YOUR REFERENCE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME. GOOD. WE WE'RE WORKING, UH, ON PUTTING UP A, A TOWER AT QUARRY RUN, AND I THINK IT'S WHAT, 300 AND 250 OR 350 FEET IS THAT? YEAH, 350 FEET. AND I ALSO HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THERE'S ANOTHER TIRE GOING UP IN THE HILL COUNTRY. UM, I'M NOT SURE WHETHER THAT'S ACCURATE OR NOT, BUT SOMEONE MADE MENTION TO THAT ALSO. BUT ALL OF THIS THAT WE'RE DOING IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE AND, UH, HAVE THE NECESSARY BACKUPS, UH, THAT ARE NEEDED. IT REALLY IS. CARDS HAS PARTICIPATED IN THIS AND, UH, IT, THE, THE INSTALLATION, EVERYTHING HAS JUST BEEN FLAWLESS, SO, UH, IT'S VERY WORK AS WELL. YES. WHEN IS THE DETERMINATION GONNA BE MADE, WHETHER IT'S KENDALL OR GILLESPIE, AND WHAT, WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM KENDALL TO PARTICIPATE? WELL, UM, THE DETERMINATION I BELIEVE IS GONNA MAKE, BE MADE PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT, UM, MONTH OR SO. UM, I BELIEVE WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THIS POINT IS JUST EVALUATE THE COVERAGE THAT IS CURRENTLY THERE AND POTENTIAL TOWER. IT'S REALLY, UM, THE COORDINATION IS, AND SO JUST TRYING TO SEE WHERE, WHAT COVERAGE IS ALREADY EXISTING. SO, SO THAT EVALUATION IS REALLY CAREFULLY MADE. UM, THEY'LL ACCEPT THE GRANT REQUEST. IS IT, THE GRANT IS DUE, UM, MARCH 16TH. AND SO [00:20:01] I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GONNA MAKE DETERMINATION, YOU KNOW, BEFORE THEN. I THINK THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE STRIVING TO, SO THE COORDINATION WITH TEXT, I THINK IT'S HAPPENING, IT CHANGING REALLY DAY TO DAY. SO I, UM, I WILL BE HAPPY TO KIND OF GIVE IT, GIVE AN UPDATE, UM, GET WITH IT INOP AND SEE IF THEY'RE LACKING ANY INFORMATION OR WHAT INFORMATION THEY HAVE FROM TEXT. AND I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GIVE YOU, GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. BUT WE ARE, IT IS GONNA, IT'S GONNA BE WHERE THE GREATEST GAP GAP IS AT THIS TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? MOVE APPROVAL A SECOND. HAVE A SECOND. YOU GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY. AYE. AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED TO IT? ITEM NUMBER [12. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to purchase 9-1-1 network routers from Silotech Group, Inc., including maintenance, for an amount not to exceed $200,000 with funding from the Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC). This item will require a budget amendment - Marcela Medina.] 12 THIS MORNING IS GONNA BE TO CONSIDER AN ACT UPON THE RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO PURCHASE 9 1 1 NETWORK ROUTER FROM SILO TECH GROUP, INCORPORATED, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $200,000 WITH THE FUNDING FROM THE COMMISSION ON THE STATE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, C-E-C-S-E-C. THIS I WILL REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT . YES. UH, WE ARE REQUESTING TO PURCHASE ROUTERS AND THE FIVE YEAR MAINTENANCE FOR THE EQUIPMENT, UH, FOR THE COUNTIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING THE, UH, 9 1 1 PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT PSAP SERVICES IN OUR 9 1 1 PROGRAM. SO THESE COUNTIES DO INCLUDE ATASCOSA, BANDERA, REO KANES, UM, KENDALL, WHICH IS BERNIE, UM, GILLESPIE COUNTY AND WILSON. UM, THE ROUTERS WILL ALSO GO IN OUR HOST LOCATIONS, UH, WHICH IS IN THIS BUILDING AND AT BARE METRO OVER THERE IN QUARRY RUN. UM, THE EQUIPMENT, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH, IS ESSENTIAL TO THE CALL ROUTING AND ENSURING THAT THE NINE ONE ONE CALL GETS TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. UM, AND THE MAINTENANCE, OF COURSE, IT PROVIDES, UM, ESSENTIAL UPDATES TO THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. UM, AFTER COLLECTING THE SEVERAL QUOTES, UM, WE SELECTED SILO GROUP. UM, AS, AS YOU COULD SEE, I PROVIDED THE DETAIL ON EACH OF THE QUOTES THAT WE RECEIVED, AND THEY'RE THE MOST, UH, REASONABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE, UM, COMING IN AT APPROXIMATELY 198,000 FOR BOTH THE EQUIPMENT AND THE MAINTENANCE COST. UM, AT AND T WAS KIND OF LIKE THE IN THE MIDDLE, UM, WHICH IS STILL, UH, $54,000, UH, LESS. UM, SILO TECH IS COMING IN AT $54,000 LESS. SO AT, AT THIS POINT, UH, WE ARE REQUESTING, UH, PERMISSION TO, UH, PURCHASE THE GROUP, UH, PURCHASE THE, UH, EQUIPMENT THROUGH SILO GROUP. UM, AND, UH, THE, THE QUOTES ARE ATTACHED AND THE VENDOR DID PROVIDE THEIR CERTIFICATION AS WELL. UM, SO IT WILL REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT. UM, THIS PARTICULAR FUNDING, UH, CSEC DID GIVE US, UH, AT THE TAIL END OF FY 25, AND THEY STATED FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE PURCHASE. AND SO, UM, WE, WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE PURCHASE, AND WE DO WANT TO BE REASONABLE ABOUT IT. WE WENT AHEAD AND, AND DID THE, UM, THE QUOTES AND TRYING TO, UH, JUST BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE FUNDING. THANK YOU, MARCELLA. AND THEN WHEN WE REALLY, WHEN I WORKED ON THIS JANUARY OF 1987, UM, WE, UM, WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THAT WE BUILT A, A ROBUST SYSTEM, WHICH WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY. BUT WHAT'S HAPPENED IS WE'VE COME FULL CIRCLE THANKS TO CLIFF HERBERG AND MARC MARCELLA, UH, TO BE ABLE TO PUT PART OF ACOG'S EQUIPMENT IN OUR BUILDING, WHICH IS CRITICAL, AND WE HAVE A VERY STRONG RELATIONSHIP. GOOD COMMITMENT. UM, SENATOR, ANYTIME YOU WANT TO COME OUT AND SEE IT, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. IT'S WELL WORTH SEEING OUT THERE ANYONE ELSE, BUT THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA MOVE APPROVAL. SECOND MOTION, AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING. THANK YOU. JUST A COMMENT. SO LIKE, THEY'RE ALSO LOCAL, RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY. THIS ANOTHER GOOD REASON TO, AND IN THE PACKET IT SAYS THAT SHE'S A MINORITY, UH, WOMAN'S BUSINESS AND A VETERAN, CORRECT? CORRECT. WHICH, WHICH THE REQUIREMENT TO, TO CONSIDERED A HUB. NOW THE VETERAN STATUS. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THAT. , YOU HOW OLD, UH, ITEM NUMBER [13. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to apply for and accept funding for the "Preventing Active Shooter and Targeted Violence Incidents" project in the approximate amount of $270,000 from the Office of the Governor - Homeland Security Grants Division; and adopt a resolution in support of the project. This item will require a budget amendment - Marcela Medina.] 13, CONSIDER AN ACT UPON THE RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT FUNDING FOR THE PREVENTING ACTIVE SHOOTER AND TARGETED VIOLENCE INCIDENT PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $270,000 FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, HOMEOWNER SECURITY GRANTS DIVISION, AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT. THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE A BUDGET OF AMENDMENT. LAST ONE. YES. UM, [00:25:01] THIS CONTINUATION ALSO THE GOVERNOR HOMELAND GRANTS DIVISION, UM, IS TO ADDRESS ONE ADDRESS, ONE OF THE CORE CAPABILITIES OF SUPPORTING HOMELAND SECURITY TASK FORCE AND INFUSION CENTERS. ABOUT 15% OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY, UH, FUNDING IS ALLOCATED TO PROJECTS ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS WITHIN THESE AREAS, UH, CALLED THE CORE CAPABILITIES. UM, THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON CREATING AND SUPPORTING BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT GROUPS, UM, WITHIN THE REGION. AND THESE GROUPS, UM, WORK AS A CENTRAL HUB FOR REPORTING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AND CONCERNING BEHAVIORS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH TARGETED VIOLENCE. UM, ULTIMATELY ENHANCING THE INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION SHARING COORDINATION WITH THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS FUSION CENTER. UM, THIS GROUP, UM, THAT IS, DOES AGAIN, CONSIST OF YOUR LOCAL JURISDICTIONAL, UH, PARTNERS, UM, ARE TRAINED INDIVIDUALS FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES THAT WORK TO IDENTIFY AND WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS OFF RAMP, THE INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, UM, THAT MAY BE ON THE PATHWAY TO VIOLENCE. AND IT CREATES A CULTURE OF AWARENESS AMONGST CITIZENS AND THEN SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND EVEN CHURCH PERSONNEL. UM, CURRENTLY IT'S A CONTINUATION GRANT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A CURRENT PROJECT, UM, AND IT IS CALLED THE DOMESTIC VIOLENT EXTREMISM, UM, DVE, THAT IS THE ACRONYM FOR IT. AND, UM, IT HAS CHANGED FROM THE DVE TO THIS CURRENT, UH, NAME OF THE TARGETED VIOLENCE AND PREVENTION, UM, BECAUSE THE, UH, CORE CAPABILITY CHANGED. SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON FOR, UH, FOR THE CHANGE. UH, BUT IT IS A CONTINUATION BECAUSE THE CONCEPT IS STILL THE SAME. THIS GROUP IS DOING REALLY GOOD WORK. THEY DID A BOARD PRESENTATION, UM, LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE. UM, BUT THEY CAME AND BASICALLY, UH, PRESENTED ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO. SO, SO THE 270,000 ESSENTIALLY PAYS FOR A GROUP OF SUBJECT SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, UM, THAT ARE CONTRACTUAL TO US. AND THEY ARE, UM, COMING DOWN TO EACH OF THE REGION TO BASICALLY TRAIN AND CREATE THESE GROUPS WITHIN YOUR REGION, WITHIN YOUR, UH, JURISDICTION, I'M SORRY. AND THEY, UH, ARE DOING THESE ASSESSMENTS AS WELL. UM, THEY ARE THE POINTS OF CONTACT. THEY DO THE TRAINING AND THEY ALSO DO PHYSICAL SITE SECURITY ASSESSMENTS, UH, FOR FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION OR BASICALLY ANYBODY THAT NEEDS THESE SITE, UH, PHYSICAL SECURITY ASSESSMENTS. UM, SO IF YOU EVEN FEEL LIKE YOU NEED ONE AT YOUR COURTHOUSE OR IF THERE'S A NONPROFIT IN YOUR, IN YOUR, UH, JURISDICTION THAT YOU FEEL NEEDS THIS ASSESSMENT, THIS TEAM CAN DO THAT FOR THEM, WHICH PAIRS NICELY WITH OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN HOMELAND, UM, FOR THE NONPROFIT SECURITY FUNDING. UM, SO THIS TEAM DOES MULTIPLE THINGS. I CAN'T STRESS THAT ENOUGH. UM, THEY ARE VERY ACTIVE. UM, THEY HAVE, UH, TWO DATE TRAINED 412 INDIVIDUALS, UM, AND THEY HAVE WORKED WITH INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION SHARING FOR OVER 872 AGENCIES. UM, AND SO THEY, THEY'VE DONE REALLY GOOD WORK. UM, AGAIN, IT'S A FIVE TEAM, TEAM MEMBER. UM, THIS, UH, THIS TIMEFRAME FOR THIS PROJECT, THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS A TWO YEAR TIMEFRAME. SO IT BEGINS OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 AND ENDS SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2028. UM, THE RESOLUTION IS NEEDED FOR THE SUBMISSION, AND IT IS ATTACHED TO THIS ITEM, AND IT WILL, UH, REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT. UM, AND THE REASON WHY IT DOES IS BECAUSE WHEN THEY, UH, DISCONTINUED THE DOMESTIC VIOLENT EXTREMISM FUNDING, WE WERE UNSURE OF HOW THEY WERE GONNA REVIVE IT, UM, OR IF THAT FUNDING WAS GONNA GO, YOU KNOW, INTO ANY ONE PARTICULAR FUNDING STREAM. BUT THEY DID, THEY BROUGHT IT BACK IN THE HOMELAND SECURITY TASK FORCE INFUSION CENTER. SO WE WERE HAPPY, WE THOUGHT THAT THE PROGRAM WAS REALLY GONNA END, BUT, UM, BUT WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE THAT THAT FUNDING HAS CONTINUED AND THAT THIS GROUP CAN CONTINUE JUST IN A DIFFERENT NAME. AND THEY REALLY DID WANNA COME UP WITH AN ACRONYM, BUT I SAID NO, BECAUSE, UH, THEY ARE CALLED THE TARGETED VIOLENCE PREVENTION OUTREACH TEAM. AND, AND IF, IF YOU PUT THAT TOGETHER, IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE THEY NEED A SHOT FOR SOMETHING. SO I SAID NO. UM, SO I, I DON'T MAKE UP THE ACRONYMS, I PROMISE, BUT THEY WANTED TO MAKE IT AN ACRONYM, AND I SAID, NO. GOOD, GOOD FOR YOU. SENATOR, YOU HAD A QUESTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU, JUDGE. YOU MENTIONED THIS GROUP, THESE, YOU EVER HEARD OR HAVE FEELINGS THAT FIVE MEMBER, WHO ARE THE MEMBERS AND HOW ARE THEY APPOINTED? THE, THE, THE, WELL, THE, THE, ARE YOU, YOU TALKING ABOUT THE, THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS THAT THE 270,000 IS PAYING FOR? YES. OKAY. THE, THE TEAM MEMBERS ARE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. THEY ARE, UM, DIFFERENT PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE. SO ONE OF 'EM, UH, CURRENTLY WORKS FOR THE, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, UM, AND IS A PARTNER IN THE FU ALREADY WORKING IN THE FUSION CENTER. SO THIS INDIVIDUAL [00:30:01] WILL WORK OFF OFF HOURS AND WILL GO AND TRAIN INDIVIDUALS ON HOW TO BECOME A LIAISON WITH CENTER. AND IT IS ALREADY TRAINED BY THE NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR THIS BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT. SO THAT'S ONE PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL. WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE ALREADY, WERE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THAT NATIONAL THREAT ASSESSMENT TRAINING. UM, ONE OF 'EM WORKED WITH BEXAR COUNTY AND WAS OUR ALREADY WITH THE THREAT ASSESSMENT GROUP. AND, UM, SHE'S A FEMALE AND SHE IS BASICALLY, UM, A, A PARTNER IN THAT TRAINING AS WELL. AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, ANOTHER CONTRACTOR THAT WE WORK WITH IS CURRENTLY WORKING IN, UM, IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, ENFORCEMENT ACTIVELY AS A CHIEF OF POLICE, THE GRANT IS GIVEN TO YOU, YOU GUYS HIRE THE EXPERTS? CORRECT. AND THEN THOSE EXPERTS, SO WHO IS MONITORING THESE PEOPLE THAT POTENTIALLY DANGER TO MOVE SPECIFIC THREAT TO THE CENTER OF INFUSION ? SO, UM, THE SOUTHWEST, THE, THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS FUSION CENTER, THAT IS A, IT'S, IT'S AN AREA OF, OF COUNTIES, UM, BASICALLY, BUT IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A FUSION CENTER IS, UM, IT IS WORKS WITH THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD CENTER. IT'S BASED IN SAN ANTONIO, BUT IT IS A GROUP OF INTELLIGENCE, UH, AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT LEVEL. AND THAT IS A CENTRAL HUB FOR REALLY REPORTING OR REALLY, REALLY TRACKING ANY KIND OF THREAT. UM, AND IT COULD BE ANY, ANY TYPE OF THREAT, UH, WHETHER IT BE, UH, AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP. AND I'LL, I I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE JUST TO BE SPECIFIC. SO THERE WAS AN INDI INDIVIDUAL THAT, UH, CALLED, UM, THIS PAST WEEKEND, UM, AND I GUESS WITHOUT, UH, NAMES, SPECIFIC NAMES. IT WAS FROM A, A VERY POPULAR GROCERY STORE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. UM, AND IT WAS FROM A CORPORATE, CORPORATE , A CORPORATE, UH, A CORPORATE, CORPORATE, UH, UH, SECURITY MANAGER, UM, THAT THERE WERE THREATS MADE TO A PARTICULAR, UH, GROCERY STORE OUTSIDE OF SAN ANTONIO. UM, AND IT WAS SORT OF, UH, IDENTIFIED TO BE A SWAT CALL, BUT THEY WANTED TO VERIFY WHETHER OR NOT THOSE CALLS WERE BEING MADE. SO THEY CONTACTED OUR TEAM MEMBERS AND SAID, HEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH THE CLASS, WE WANNA KNOW, YOU KNOW, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO TAKE TO THE FUSION CENTER OVER THERE IN SAPD AND REALLY KIND OF, YOU KNOW, HAVE THIS BE EVALUATED. DOES IT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SHOULD WE TAKE THIS SERIOUS BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE IT FAKE, YOU KNOW, SWATTING CALL. AND SO THEY, BEFORE THE FUSION CENTER MADE THE PHONE CALLS AND MADE THE CONNECT CONNECTED TO CORPORATE WITH THE FUSION CENTER, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO ESTABLISH THAT IT WAS A, IT WAS A SWATTING CALL, BUT WE SHOULD, SHOULD KEEP IT ON THE RADAR. AND THEY DO THE INTELLIGENCE WORK ON THEIR SIDE AND REALLY LOOK TO, TO SEE WHAT INFORMATION THEY HAVE OF WHO IS THE EX EXACT INDIVIDUALS ARE MAKING THESE CALLS. AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS, UM, OF FINDING OUT WHO EXACTLY IS, IS MAKING THOSE THREATS AND MONITORING THEM. YOU MENTIONED THAT THE, UH, GROUP HAS A CAPACITY TO HELP FAITH BASED INSTITUTION IN TERMS OF EVALUATING SECURITY. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. IS THAT THE CONTRACTORS THAT YOU HIRE, THEY GO AND, AND HOW DO, HOW DOES, LET'S SAY IF, IF WE HEAR OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S HAD THREATS, DO, WHO DO WE CONTACT IF WE WANT TO SAY, HEY, THERE'S THESE PEOPLE NEED TO GET THIS DONE. IS THAT SOMETHING WE DO OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? WELL, IF, IF, IF, UM, THERE'S A, IF THERE'S, THERE'S A NONPROFIT THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, HAD THREATS TO THEM, I MEAN, THE FIRST THING YES, THAT THEY NEED TO DO IS, I WOULD SAY THEY NEED TO REPORT, PUT IT TO POLICE. BUT THE, BUT THE FIRST THING, IF, IF THEY'RE NOT SURE WHETHER OR NOT THOSE THREATS ARE SERIOUS, UM, THEY COULD DEFINITELY COME TO, COME TO OUR GROUP. THEY COULD CONTACT EVEN ME, YOU KNOW, I HAVE DIRECT, YEAH, I MONITOR THESE, THESE CONTRACTORS. I COULD DEF I COULD DEFINITELY GET THEM IN CONTACT CONTACT. UM, AND, AND YES, THEY, THEY WILL GO OUT THERE AND THEY WILL EVALUATE AND THEY'LL TAKE IN ANY INFORMATION THEY CAN. AND I MEAN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, THEY NEARLY WORK ALMOST 24 7 TO GET, GET IT DONE, AND THE FUSION CENTER 24 7. UM, AND SO IT IS SOMETHING, SOMETHING THAT BEHIND THE SCENES, NOT A LOT, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE FUSION CENTER, BUT THERE IS SOMEBODY THERE 24 7 TO, TO RECEIVE INFORMATION AND BEHIND EVERY EVENT, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND EVEN BEYOND. AND THAT'S KIND OF THE CONCEPT. I'M SAYING THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, THE FUSION CENTER IS, IS, IS IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, MORE ACTIVELY BASED. BUT THE CONCEPT BEHIND THIS PROJECT WAS REALLY TO EXPAND OUT THAT KNOWLEDGE BASE AND GET WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS FUSION LEAD LIAISON OFFICERS, THAT'S POINTS OF CONTACT THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE FUSION LIAISON AND HAVE CLEARED THOSE BACKGROUND CHECKS TO BE PRIVY TO THE INTELLIGENCE AND KNOWLEDGE BASE THERE. SO WHAT THIS TEAM DID WAS THEY WENT OUT ALL THE RURAL COUNTIES AND MADE CONTACTS WITH THE [00:35:01] LAW ENFORCEMENT, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO CREATE THE FREE FUSION LIAISON OFFICER OFFICERS TO GET THEM IN CONTACT WITH THE FUSION CENTER HERE LOCALLY IN SAN ANTONIO TO GET, GET THE AWARENESS OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY MAY BE RECEIVING A THREAT IN THE RURAL COUNTIES THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH, OR THEY MAY NOT HAVE THAT CONTACT IN THE FUSION CENTER HERE LOCALLY. WELL, THERE'S GONNA BE A WHOLE OTHER TEAM THAT'S READY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT OR HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO SOMETHING. AND, UH, I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU, WE HAVE SO MANY SUCCESS STORIES. UM, THIS IS GONNA BE OF THE, WELL, WE'RE, WE'RE REQUESTING TWO YEARS OF FUNDING, BUT, UM, WE, THIS IS GONNA BE ONE OF THE, THE FOURTH YEAR OF FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVE. AND SO FROM GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, IT'S FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. CORRECT. AND IT'S, IF WE DO GET FUNDING FOR THIS, IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T COME, IT'S GONNA COME IN ADDITION TO THE ALREADY ALLOCATION BECAUSE THIS 15% IS GONNA COME IN ADDITION TO, SO IT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM, YOU KNOW, ANY OF THE, THE REGULAR ALLOCATION THAT, THAT THE, UM, ANY COUNTY COULD ALREADY RECEIVE. SO, SO IT BEHOOVES, YOU KNOW, ANY BEHOOVES COGS TO APPLY FOR THIS FUNDING OR ANYBODY TO, BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST COGS THAT CAN APPLY FOR THIS. THANK YOU, JUDGE. VERY WELCOME. MARCELLO. JUST TO BUILD ON THE SENATOR'S QUESTION, BUT IF A, UH, FAITH BASED ORGANIZATION OR OTHER NON-PROFIT OR UH, COMMUNITY NEEDS AN ASSESSMENT FOR THREAT THREAT ASSESSMENT, WHO WOULD THEY CONTACT? YES, THEY WOULD, THEY WOULD CONTACT, UH, WE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A BROCHURE FOR OUR TEAM, AND THERE IS A NUMBER ON THERE AND THAT, THAT GOES TO, UM, ONE OF THE DBE SAID DBE, BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CHANGE IT NOW, BUT IT GOES TO THE TEAM. THEY HAVE A GENERAL NUMBER ON THERE AND IT WILL GO TO ONE OF THEM. BUT, SO, BUT CAN THEY, FOR OUR MEMBERS HERE, THEY CAN CONTACT YOU? YES. CONTACT. THEY CAN CONTACT CONTACT ME, YES. I'M DROPPING YOU IN THE GREASE. YOU'RE THE ONE, YOU BE THE CONTACT. THAT'S FINE. THAT'S FINE. I HAVE, I HAVE ALL OF 'EM ON SPEAKER NOW, AND I'VE MADE, MADE PLENTY OF CONNECTIONS FOR THEM. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I'M, I, AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, I'M NOT, I, I'M NOT A, A LAW ENFORCE ENFORCEMENT. I'M IN, I WORK IN SUPPORT OF THEM AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, I DON'T START THESE PROJECTS JUST TO LET THEM GO OFF ON THEIR OWN. I'M AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT, SO IT'S, IT, YOU KNOW, I LOVE SEEING, I'VE SEEN THE SUCCESS OF 'EM. SO IT'S, THANK YOU, JUDGE. YES. CAN I JUST SAY THAT MARCEL IS AMAZING AND WE ARE VERY PROUD TO HAVE HER ON OUR TEAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M I HUMBLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND CAN I ADD SOMETHING? I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A RECEIVING AWARD HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO, I KNOW Y'ALL HAVEN'T TAKEN ACTION, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK Y'ALL BECAUSE I KNOW YOU, YOU'RE THANKING ME, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT AROUND THIS TIME YOU'RE RECEIVING GRANT REQUESTS FROM YOUR FIRST RESPONDERS FOR SUPPORT. AND I KNOW THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN, IN JUST, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING THEM WITH THE SUPPORT AND WITHOUT THE TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY DO. SO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, JUST ON BEHALF I OF PUBLIC SAFETY, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, UH, FOR THEM BECAUSE AS A CIVILIAN, I KNOW THAT I HEAR THEIR PROJECTS AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE ALL NEEDED. AND SO I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE ROLES THAT YOU PLAY, UH, WITHIN YOUR JURISDICTION AND THE SUPPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? ACTION ITEM. YOU HAVE DISCUSSION, JUDGE? WHAT'S THAT? YOU HAVE DISCUSSION? YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME LIKE, OH, DISCUSSION. NO, I, THE THREAT THOUGH, JUST WOKE UP. . I DO THINK THE THREAT COULD HAVE CAME FROM HOT WOKE ON THAT STORE BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING A REMODEL, YOU CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. SO IT PROBABLY, WHAT IT WAS JUST SAYING, JUDGE, UH, MOVE APPROVAL AND I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. BOTH THANK ITEM NUMBER [14. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to enter into a contract with the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) in the approximate amount of $250,000 for the Regional Energy Management Program. This item will require a budget amendment - Lyle Hufstetler.] 14. MR. MORNING IS CONSIDERED AN ACT UPON THE RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE AND THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $250 DOLLARS FOR THE REGIONAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE BUDGET AMENDMENTS. OH, MORNING CHAIR HEKE, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME'S LYLE HUFFSTETLER, AND I AM YOUR NATURAL RESOURCES PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR. THIS WILL BE A QUICK ONE. LAST OCTOBER, UH, THIS BODY APPROVED RATIFYING AN APPLICATION TO THE STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE TO ADMINISTER THEIR REGIONAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND TO ACCEPT APPROXIMATE FUNDING OF $90,000 IF AWARDED. EARLIER THIS MONTH, ACOG WAS AWARDED A NEW CCO [00:40:01] CONTRACT, HOWEVER, IT WAS IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000. SO I'M BRINGING THIS ITEM TO YOU ONCE AGAIN, IN LIGHT OF THAT DRAMATIC INCREASE IN FUNDING. THE SCOPE OF WORK REMAINS THE SAME AS BEFORE, AND, UH, THE, UH, DELIVERABLES ARE LISTED IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO, I CAN GO OVER THEM NOW. OTHERWISE, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO ACCEPT THE CEO FUNDING OF $250,000. THIS WILL REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT, AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, APPROVE QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW, DO YOU WANNA GET A SECOND OR SECOND? OKAY. SECOND MOTION OF THE SECOND? YES, SIR. MR. MOODY, CAN YOU JUST GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE ON WHAT A REGIONAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE AND IS THAT INTERACTING WITH OUR LOCAL UTILITIES? IS THAT INTERACTING WITH LIKE ERCOT AND TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT OR NEW DEMAND LOADS THAT ARE BEING PLACED ON THE SYSTEM? WHAT ARE WE THINKING ABOUT HERE? MOST, MOST OF OUR INTERACTIONS ON, YOU KNOW, ON THE REGIONAL SCALE, WE DON'T TEND TO DEAL WITH, UH, ERCOT AS MUCH OF THE PUC. UM, BASICALLY WHAT WE DO IS WE, UM, EDUCATE, UM, ENERGY MANAGERS, UH, FOR OUR MEMBER GOVERNMENTS, UM, ABOUT ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY RESILIENCE, THE BENEFITS OF, OF ENGAGING IN THOSE ACTIVITIES, REDUCING YOUR ENERGY USAGE AS A, YOU KNOW, COST SAVING MEASURE OR A RESILIENCY MEASURE. UM, WE DO WORKSHOPS WHERE WE INVITE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TOPICS OF INTEREST TO YOU GUYS. UM, TO THAT POINT, ONE OF OUR FIRST DELIVERABLES IS TO CREATE A SURVEY THAT WE WILL, UH, DISTRIBUTE TO ALL OF OUR MEMBER GOVERNMENTS AND THEIR STAFF TO TELL US WHAT TOPICS RELATED TO ENERGY MANAGEMENT THAT Y'ALL ARE MOST INTERESTED IN. UM, AND IT CAN BE ANY, ANY NUMBER OF, OF ISSUES, UH, COMMISSIONER, THOSE THAT YOU HIGHLIGHTED, AND OTHERS AS WELL. UM, SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING IS, UM, PROMOTING THE ENERGY REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND TRYING TO ENCOURAGE MORE OF OUR MEMBER GOVERNMENTS TO, UM, TO REPORT THE ENERGY USAGE AS CLIFF MENTIONED IN HIS REPORT. UM, WE'LL ALSO BE LOOKING TO EXPAND PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, OTHER SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS OR, UH, CONSULTANTS, UH, IN SUPPORT OF, YOU KNOW, REGIONAL, UH, REGIONAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT. SO IT'S ESSENTIALLY JUST PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND, UH, AT THE END OF THE DAY, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO INCREASE THE UPTAKE IN SECO RESOURCES. THAT'S REALLY WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR WITH THIS PROGRAM, IS TO GET MORE, UH, OF OUR MEMBER GOVERNMENTS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THINGS LIKE THE LONE STAR REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM THAT ACOG DID A COUPLE YEARS AGO, OR ANY OF THEIR, YOU KNOW, OTHER LIKE LED LIGHTING RETROFITS OR, OR, UH, MULTIPLE OTHER PROGRAMS. ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYBODY? THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE TABLE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANYBODY CLOSE? . THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALLOW. ITEM NUMBER [15. Next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at AACOG.] 15 IS, UH, JUST LETTING EVERYBODY KNOW, OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25TH AT 10 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, RIGHT HERE AT C**K. ITEM NUMBER 16, ADJOURN. THANK YOU ALL. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.