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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Coastal Bend Council Of Governments - 02/27/2009 RECEI 9l ED MINUTES MAR 092009 COASTAL BEND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS February 27, 2009 - 2 :00 PM CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE Corpus Christi, Texas * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MEMBERS PRESENT: Judge Linda Lee Henry, Chairman Oscar Soliz City Commissioner Al Garcia, Secretary Steve Waterman Judge C. H. Mills, Treasurer Sandra Santos Councilman Lee Roy Kieschnick, Past Chairman Josie Herro Councilman Jimmy A. Martinez, Jr. Councilmember Billie Erwin Judge Raul Ramirez Sandra Martinez Michael Guerra Michael Kovacs Ernest Sanchez Commissioner Ann Lopez Commissioner Roy Cantu Commissioner Alma Moreno Judge Loyd Neal Mayor Pro Tem Steve Diel Brent Ocker Mayor Pro Tem JoAnn Ehmann Glenn Sullivan Rebecca Krumnow Bill Roberts PRESENT: Brigida Gonzalez, Corpus Christi MPO Roxana Hunt, Nueces County William Zagorski, Emergency Manager, San Patricio County Chief Deputy Rick McLester, Aransas County Sheriffs Department Ed Carrion, CEO, Regional Transit Authority Adan Alaniz, Jr. , Chairman, Council on Aging STAFF PRESENT: John Buckner R. J. Thomas Frank Garcia Mark Bohrer I. CALL TO ORDER Judge Linda Lee Henry, CBCOG Chairman, called the meeting to order at 2 : 03 PM. John Buckner called the roll . Nine of twelve counties were represented and 22 out of 34 votes were in attendance. Judge Henry noted that a quorum was present. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE January 30, 2009 MEETING A motion was made by Councilman Kieschnick to approve the minutes of the January 30, 2009 meeting. Commissioner Lopez seconded this motion. The minutes of the January 30, 2009 meeting were approved by unanimous vote of the members present. SCANNED Minutes Page 2 February 27, 2009 3 . TREASURER'S REPORT Judge C. H. Mills, CBCOG Treasurer, presented this report for the month of January 2009. He referred to the first page of a report mailed to the membership with the agenda and summarized the information on that page. Mr. Soliz moved for the approval of the January 2009 Treasurer's Report. Commissioner Roy Cantu seconded this motion. The Treasurer' s Report for the month of January 2009 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 Confirmation of Committee Appointments Referring to Attachment A, Judge Henry appointed Sheriff Bill Mills of Aransas County to the Public Protection Committee. Upon a motion Judge Mills, seconded by Mr. Soliz, the appointment presented was confirmed by unanimous vote of the members present. B. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT John Buckner presented this report. He gave some background on the purpose and the statewide allocation process for Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Dolly funds that have been made available to certain regions of Texas to address damages or facilities or structures that failed to perform. He noted that the attached allocation of the $3, 121,375.90 in available funds to this region was developed through two public hearings and recommended by the persons present at the February 13 public meeting at the CBCOG office. This information had been sent to the Office of Rural Community Affairs (ORCA) by a February 20 deadline but a thorough review of that document by ORCA staff had not been done. He reported that the Director of that program said after a preliminary review, it - - ..PP- — ea-red •the—GBCOG—allocation--recommendation--foo-the-e-ligible-:,counties lacked a procedure for ranking or prioritizing multiple applications from within a single county. She (Ms. Oralia Cardenas) said some kind of process that was based on objective scoring criteria needed to be included in the allocation plan that was submitted on February 20 to address this matter. Therefore, Buckner noted that a possible mechanism based on population in the city or cities and the non-city area within a county was made available before the meeting for discussion purpose. He noted that some kind of process was recommended by ORCA that needed to be included in the document addressed by Resolution No. 2780 . 1. RESOLUTION NO. 2780 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDS IN THE COASTAL BEND REGION THAT WERE APPROPRIATED BY THE U.S. CONGRESS TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR HURRICANE IKE AND HURRICANE DOLLY IMPACTS THAT ARE BEING ALLOCATED IN TEXAS BY THE OFFICE OF. RURAL COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. Minutes • Page 3 February 27, 2009 There was substantial discussion among the members present as to what 'needed to be accomplished with the allocation:process. Judge Neal made a motion. to accept Resolution No. 2780 and the allocation/distribution method-included .with it as presented. Judge Mills • seconded that motion. • This motion passed by unanimous vote of the members present. Judge Neal then made a second motion to have a committee appointed made up of emergency management coordinators from the affected counties to address the ranking of applications from within a particular county that had a total request in excess of the original allocation. Mr. Soliz seconded this motion. This second motion also passed by unanimous vote of the . members present. After the Treasurer's Report and before the meeting adjourned, Judge Neal asked for clarification as to what was adopted earlier in the meeting with regard to Resolution No. 2780. After additional discussion, Judge Neal and others present concluded that any ranking of proposed applications/projects within a single county from cities therein and the county itself, based on the example of population breakdown within the county, was not going to work. Therefore, Resolution No. 2780 and the ' Method of Distribution of funds'' presented for the eligible counties • 'alone was okay but any further distribution of the county allocation based on population or other factors within the county was not okay. All . eligible cities and counties could submit full applications to the Office of Rural Community Affairs for whatever project was believed appropriate and the CCBOG would have no role in determining a rank or priority for any project in the region. ******** • 2 . RESOLUTION NO. 2781 • - A:E.RESOL'UTION PROCLAfMING`APRL. AS ::FAIR HOUSING :MONTH IN THE COASTAL:.BEND • REGION-. John Buckner explained the background on this resolution. ' Councilman Kieschnick moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 2781. Ms. Josie Herro seconded this motion. Resolution No. 2781 was adopted . by unanimous vote of the members present. 5. Announcements and Non-Action Items • Mr. Ed Carrion, CEO, Regional Transit Authority (RTA) and Ms. Brigida Gonzalez, Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) both presented information on the past, present and future' efforts -of the ongoing regional transportation project.. The CBCOG .has been funded for several years by the Texas Department -of .Transportation for this "Job , Access and Reverse Commute Project." Until January 31, 2009, the CBCOG paid the Corpus Christi MPO for services under this grant. On February 1, 2009, planning and coordination efforts under this grant were transitioned to the Regional Transit Minutes Page 4 February 27, 2009 Authority. Mr. Carrion reported that the RTA is currently seeking a transportation coordinator to assist in this project. 6. ADJOURN With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3 :25 PM. Duly adopted at a meeting of the Coastal Bend Council of Governments this 24th day of April 2009. Judge Linda Lee Henry, Chairman ATTEST: City Commissioner Al Garcia, Secretary