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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Coastal Bend Council Of Governments - 12/09/2005 ito A� MINUTESco DR 2005 F� COASTAL BEND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS RS�'P/iD 1 December 9, 2005 — 2:00 PM SECRcrARY,SA-3 Corpus Christi, Texas c OFFICE �,� �,.., * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * '*'� >E* r *.' MEMBERS PRESENT: Judge Jim Huff, Chairman Glenn Sullivan Councilman Lee Roy Kieschnick, 1st V. Chair. Josie Herro Judge Linda Lee Henry, 2nd Vice Chairman Ron Massey Bill Hennings, Past Chairman Commissioner Rindle Wilson Judge Glenn Guillory Judge Terry Simpson Councilman Frank Reilly Commissioner Fred Nardini Judge Jimmy Martinez Commissioner Nina Trevino Councilman Carlos Villarreal Al Lopez Isabel Trevino Mayor Fernando Gomez Judge Pete DeLaGarza Manuel Lara Commissioner Chuck Cazalas Chief Hector Sanchez Oscar Soliz Billie Jo Tennill Brent Ocker Rebecca Krumnow Anna Flores Tom Niskala GUESTS PRESENT: Charles Stone, Executive Director, Office of Rural Community Affairs (ORCA) Clarissa Martinez, staff representative of ORCA in the Alice, Texas office Miles Tollison, National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center Chris Powell, National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center Abel Herrero, State Representative, District 34 Yvonne Tourelles, State Representative, District 35 Carolyn Dorsey, State Representative Gene Seaman' s Office, District 32 Tony Ramirez, State Representative Juan M. Escobar' s Office, District 43 Dwayne Sada, City of Gregory Linda Elizando, City of Taft Hoss Castillo, Kleberg and Duval Counties Judy Telge, Coastal Bend Center for Independent Living STAFF PRESENT: John Buckner Betty Lamb Frank Garcia Richard Bullock Mark Bohrer Judy Wenger R. J. Thomas Veronica Toomey Danielle Gibson 1. CALL TO ORDER Judge Jim Huff, CBCOG Chairman called the meeting to order at 2:05 P.M. John Buckner called the roll. There were 10 of 12 counties represented and 22 out of 34 votes in attendance. A quorum was noted as being- present. SCANNED 4111 4110 Minutes Page 2 December 4,.=1205 , P• 2. APPROVAttOF MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 28, 2005 MEETING A motion was made by Mr. Soliz to approve the minutes of - the October- 28, 2005:: meeting. ' Ms'. Tennill seconded this motion. The minutes of the - October 28, 2005 meeting were approved by unanimous vote of the members present. 3. TREASURER'S REPORT John Buckner presented this report on behalf of the CBCOG Treasurer for the months of October and November 2005. He referred to the first page of the report mailed to the membership with the agenda (October) and the one distributed at the meeting (November) . He reported on cash balances, wire transfers, disbursements and interest earned on both the American Bank and TEXPOOL accounts for both the October and November reports. Ms. Tennill moved, seconded by Judge Simpson, to approve the Treasurer' s Report for October and November 2005. The Treasurer' s Report was approved by unanimous vote of the .members present at the end of the meeting. 4. ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION BY THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS A. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT 1. Confirmation of Committee Appointments Judge . .Huff referred to Attachment A-1 of - the agenda and noted the following appointment recommendation by the Solid Waste Advisory Committee: James Jackson, Aransas County Public Works Department Judge Martinez moved, seconded by Judge Guillory, to confirm this recommendation from the Solid Waste Advisory Committee. The appointment was confirmed by unanimous -vote of-the members present. -_-- 2. RESOLUTION NO. 2641 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING FEBRUARY AS "AGING TEXAS WELL MONTH" IN THE COASTAL BEND REGION. Commissioner Trevino moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 2641. Mr. Soliz seconded this motion. Resolution No: 2641 was adopted by unanimous vote of the- members present. • At this :point, Judge Huff reported it was time to appoint the Nominating Committee for 2006 CBCOG officers and Executive Board members. He appointed the following to serve in that capacity: Oscar Soliz, Chairman, Judge Glenn Guillory, Judge Jimmy Martinez, ' Judge Linda Lee Henry, Commissioner Betty Jean Longoria, Commissioner Fred Nardini and Mayor Henry Garrett. 4 • Minutes Page 3 December 9, 2005 B. EXECUTIVE BOARD'S REPORT 1. RESOLUTION NO. 2642 • A- RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZING THE, CHAIRMAN .AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR- TO :PREPARE AND SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT ' OF COMMERCE, ' ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION AND' TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO AN APPLICATION TO CONTINUE THE COASTAL BEND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITH A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $150, 000 (TOTAL PROJECT COST: $250, 000) . • Judge Martinez moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 2642. Judge Simpson seconded this motion. Resolution No. 2642 was adopted by unanimous vote of the members present. 2. RESOLUTION NO. 2643 - A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF ARANSAS COUNTY TO ESTABLISH A TECHNICAL COLLEGE THAT WILL SERVE THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF ROCKPORT, THE TOWN OF FULTON, ARANSAS COUNTY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS. Judge Simpson moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 2643. Judge Martinez seconded this motion. Resolution No. 2643 was adopted by unanimous vote of the members present. • C. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT • RESOLUTION NO. 2644 A RESOLUTION ALLOWING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO EITHER RAISE OR LOWER THE AUTOMATED CLEARINGHOUSE (ACH) FILE LIMIT AS NEEDED AT THE COASTAL BEND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS DEPOSITORY BANK, CURRENTLY AMERICAN BANK IN CORPUS CHRISTI. Ms. Tennill moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 2644 and her motion was seconded by Mr. Ocker. Resolution No. 2644 was adopted by unanimous vote of the members present. • D. BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT Consideration of the Proposed 2006 CBCOG Budget Mr. Brent Ocker, Chairman of the Budget Committee presented the report. Mr. Ocker reported the committee met on November 29th to review the draft 2006 budget and 6 committee members (out of 9) were present at the meeting. He referred to page 1 of the budget where the major components of the budget such. as. revenues, expenditures and fund ,balances were shown. He- stated ;that .' the budget - committee :;recommended the budget :under consideration with the following. considerations: (1) " the committee found the 2006 budget to be consistent with a previously established policy as to a fund balance minimum of $450, 000; (2) the budget was prepared using an amended policy regarding dependent . Minutes 4110 4110 Page 4 December 9, 2005 medical/dental coverage and the budget committee was recommending that by adopting this budget, the CBCOG membership was also accepting a slight change in previously adopted Personnel Policies, Chapter VI, Fringe Benefits; and (3) the budget committee recommends a 3% cost of living salary increase for the employees. Mr. Ocker moved for the approval and adoption of the 2006 Calendar Year budget as presented. Judge Martinez seconded this motion. Judge Simpson made a motion that the budget be amended by adding the $10, 000 membership payment to the Gulf Coast Strategic Highway Commission as has been done in three prior years. Mr. Soliz seconded this motion. This motion to amend the 2006 budget passed by unanimous vote of the members present. A vote was then called on adoption of the budget as amended by this action. The calendar year 2006 budget, as amended, was adopted by unanimous vote of the members present. E. COUNCIL ON AGING REPORT 1. RESOLUTION NO. 2645 A RESOLUTION REVIEWING AND COMMENTING FAVORABLY ON THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING' S REGIONAL AREA PLAN BUDGET FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS, DIRECT SERVICES, VENDOR SERVICES AND SUBCONTRACTED ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF PLANNED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BASED ON FISCAL YEAR 2006 ESTIMATED FUNDING FROM TITLE III OLDER AMERICANS ACT, STATE GENERAL REVENUE FUNDS AND OTHER FEDERAL SOURCES TOTALING $2, 688, 188 INCLUDING ESTIMATED CARRYOVER FROM PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. Ms. Tennill moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 2645. Commissioner Trevino seconded the motion. Resolution No. 2645 was adopted by unanimous vote of the members present. 2. RESOLUTION NO. 2646 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE VENDOR AGREEMENTS WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICE VENDORS THAT ARE OR WILL BECOME PART OF THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING' S DIRECT PURCHASE OF SERVICES VENDOR POOL FOR THE PROVISION OF VARIOUS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR TARGETED ELDERLY PERSONS IN THE TWELVE COUNTY COASTAL BEND AREA BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2005. Judge Martinez moved, seconded by Commissioner Trevino, to adopt Resolution No 2646. Resolution No. 2646 was adopted by unanimous vote of the members present. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND OTHER ACTION ITEMS Judge Huff then called on Judge Charlie Stone, Executive Director, Office of Rural Community Affairs who presented ceremonial checks to grant recipients in the Coastal Bend Region for projects that were funded during the period September 1, 2004 and August 31, 2005. The grant funds supported a variety of local undertakings including infrastructure development (planning, capacity building, water, and wastewater) projects, disaster relief, healthcare accessibility enhancements, medical facility improvements and healthcare professional recruitment endeavors. Minutes 4111 S Page 5 December 9, 2005 Judge .Huff then introduced Mr. Chris Powell and Mr. Miles Tollison, both from the National Emergency Response and Rescue . Training Center, who were present to conduct an ..elected officials awareness discussion -on . regional response planning goals and efforts. . • 6. ADJOURN • There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:31 PM. Duly adopted at a meeting of the Coastal Bend Council of Governments this 27th day of January 2006. Judge Jim Huff Chairman ATTEST: Commissioner Betty Jean Longoria • Secretary