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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Coastal Bend Council Of Governments - 12/11/2015 MINUTES COASTAL BEND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS December 11,2015—2:00 P.M. Corpus Christi,.Texas ************************************************************************ MEMBERS PRESENT: City Commissioner Al Garcia, Chairman Torn Tagliabue Judge C.H.Mills, 1St Vice Chairman Elsa Saenz Commissioner Margie Gonzalez,2nd Vice Chairman Annette Mouttet Commissioner Nina Trevino, Secretary Councilman Lee Roy Kieschnick Past Chairman Terry Simpson Pat Eldridge Mayor C.J.Wax Commissioner Ann.Lopez Judge Jim Huff Commissioner Fred Nardini Commissioner Roy Cantu Councilman Celestino Zambrano Judge Loyd Neal Mayor Pro Tem Jo Ann Ehmann Brent Ooker Rebecca Krumnow Glenn Sullivan Brigida Gonzalez GUESTS PRESENT: Rudy Cantu, Chairman, Council on Aging Frances Morrow Felicia Hajek, Commissioner Mike Pusley's staff Shelby O'Brien,Representative Todd Hunter's Office Sonia Maldonado,City of Driscoll STAFF PRESENT: John Buckner Veronica Toomey R J Thomas Betty Lamb Frank Garcia 1. CALL TO ORDER City Commissioner Al Garcia, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 2:05 PM. John Buckner called the roll. Eight of eleven counties were represented and the attendees included 20 out of 35 voting representatives. After a quorum was determined to be present,Chairman Garcia asked that those present to stand for a moment of silence to show respect and to acknowledge the passing of Mr. Bill Henning early in the morning of December 11, 2015. Mr.Hennings was a Past Chairman of the CBCOG, a long time and current voting representative of the City of Corpus Christi,a former city manager of Corpus Christi and a retired Navy Officer. SCANNED Minutes Page 2 December 11,2015 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 23, 2015 MEETING. A motion was made by Tom Tagliabue to approve the minutes of the October 23,2015 meeting. Judge Simpson seconded the motion. The October 23,2015 meeting minutes were approved. 3. TREASURER'S REPORT John Buckner presented this report for the months of October and November 2015. He referred to the first pages of the two reports and briefly summarized the transactions, account balances and interest earned. Upon a motion by Mr. Ocker, seconded by Judge Simpson,the October and November 2015 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 Confirmation of Committee Appointments Chairman Garcia presented the following recommendation from the Council on Aging for Officers in 2016. The officers recommended were: Ms.Frances Morrow(Nueces County),Chairman,Mr.Jesus Leija(Nueces County),Vice Chairman and Ms. Elisa Paez(Jim Wells County)for Secretary.Upon a motion by Judge Huff, seconded by Judge Simpson,the 2016 officers were confirmed by unanimous vote. At this point, Chairman Garcia noted that the CBCOG membership would have to elect officers and Executive Board members at the January 2016 CBCOG meeting. He was appointing the following Nominating Committee to recommend officers and executive board members for 2016. This Committee would meet in January and make its recommendations at the membership meeting in January. The Nominating Committee Members are: Judge Loyd Neal,Chairman,Judge Terry Simpson, Commissioner Nina Trevino, Councilman Lee Roy Kieschnick,Commissioner Margie Gonzalez,City Commissioner Al Garcia,Tom Tagliabue,Judge C.H.Mills, Commissioner Carlos _ Villareal, Judge Stephanie Silvas, and Judge Jim Huff. B. HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT R.J.Thomas presented this report. RESOLTION NO.2963 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING UNIFIED THREAT AND HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT(THIRA)WITH ACCOMPANYINNG STATE PREPAREDNESS REPORT (SPR). Upon a motion by Judge Simpson, seconded by Judge Neal,Resolution No. 2963 was adopted by unanimous vote. Minutes Page 3 December 11,2015 C. COUNCIL ON AGING REPORT Mr. Rudy Cantu, Chairman of the Council on Aging presented this report 1. RESOLUTION NO. 2964 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING'S ANNUAL PLANNING BUDGET FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS, DIRECT SERVICES, VENDOR SERVICES AND CONTRACTED ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF PLANNED ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES BASED ON FISCAL YEAR 2016 ESTIMATED FUNDING FROM TITLE III OLDER AMERICANS ACT, STATE GENERAL REVENUE FUNDS AND OTHER FEDERAL SOURCES TOTALING $2,801,001. Judge Neal made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2964. His motion was seconded by Judge Huff. Resolution No. 2964 was adopted by unanimous vote of the members present. 2. RESOLUTION NO. 2965 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN IN TELOCAL AGREEMENT AND OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AS APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE COASTAL BEND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS PARTICIPATION IN TEXAS 20 PURCHASING COOPERATIVE AS ORGANIZED AND ADMI IS 1'ERED BY THE EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER,REGION 20,INCLUDING PAYMENT OF THE ANNUALMEMBERSHIP FEE TOTALING$3,775. Judge Simpson moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 2965. His motion was seconded by Mayor Wax. Resolution No. 2965 was adopted by unanimous vote of the members present. D. BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT Mr.Brent Ocker, Chairman of the Budget Committee,presented this report. Consideration of the Calendar Year 2016 Budget Mr. Ocker reported that the Budget Committee met on December 1, 2015 and 11 of 13 members were present. He noted that the committee after reviewing the budget with the staff,recommended its approval as presented. However,the budget was prepared with the staff receiving a 3%cost of living increase on January 1, 2016. The CBCOG membership needed to approve such an increase being given. No one present had any objection to the staff receiving a 3%cost of living salary increase as was included in the budget. Judge Simpson then moved to approve the 2016 budget as presented. Mr.Mike Willow seconded this motion. The CBCOG 2016 budget was approved by unanimous vote of the members present. E. PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE REPORT Ms. Pat Eldridge, Chairman of the Public Protection Committee,presented this report. 4. Minutes Page 4 December 11,2015 Consideration of a Request from the Public Protection Committee to Amend PPC Policies,Bylaws and Procedures. Mayor Wax made a motion to approve the requested amendments to the policies,bylaws and procedures. Judge Mills seconded this motion. The amendments were approved by unanimous vote of the members present. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NON-ACTION ITEMS Chairman Garcia reported that the CBCOG would be 50 years old on March 23,2016. He said some sort of celebration was in order for that anniversary and the CBCOG would began to consider the matter and to what extent at the January 2016 membership meeting. 6. ADJOURN With no further business,the meeting adjourned at 2:33 PM. Duly adopted at a meeting of the Coastal Bend Council of Governments this 29th day of January 2016. City Commissioner Al Garcia, Chairman ATTEST: • Commissioner Nina Trevino, Secretary