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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes Coastal Bend Council Of Governments - 10/27/2017 (rr MINUTES COASTAL BEND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS October 27, 2017—2:00 P.M. Corpus Christi,Texas MEMBERS PRESENT: Judge C. H. Mills, Chairman Annette Mouttet Commissioner Margie Gonzalez,First Vice Chairman Felicia Hajek Commissioner Nina Trevino, Second Vice Chairman Mayor Tern Miller Councilman Patrick Rios Councilman Ben Molina Judge Stephanie Moreno Chief Richie Quintero Ann Garcia Tom Tagliabue Commissioner Roy Cantu Councilman Rudy Garza Judge Jim Huff .Pat Eldridge Judge Loyd Neal Commissioner Ann Lopez M. Brent Ocker Mayor Wanda Dukes Tyner Little Judge Terry Simpson Christopher Boyce Melissa Vossmer Glenn Sullivan Mayor JoAnn Ehmann Elsa Saenz John Herrera GUESTS PRESENT Frances Morrow, Chairman, Council on Aging Billy Delgado, City of Corpus Christi, OEM Shelby Simms, Workforce Solutions Bobby Petty, Small Business Administration Shelby O'Brien, Representative Todd Hunter's Office Ray de los Santos, Santos McBain Maryann Carl, Santos McBain Rachel de los Santos, City of Freer Lynn Pearce, Aransas Pass Police Department Desiree Voth, San Patricio County Kehla West, FEMA Tamika Exford, DEMA Judy Telge, CBCIL-Mobilty Now Valerie Lefler, Liberty STAFF PRESENT: John Buckner Luci Rios Viola Monrreal SCANNEDR. J. Thomas Theresa Finch Frank Garcia CALL TO ORDER 1. Judge Burt Mills, CBCOG Chairman called the meeting to order at 2:00 PM. John Buckner called roll. Nine of eleven counties were represented and 26 of 35 voting representatives were Minutes ` Page 2 October 27, 2017 • in attendance. A quorum was present. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 MEETING A motion was made by Mayor Ehmann to approve the September 29, 2017 meeting minutes. The motion was seconded by Judge Simpson. The minutes were approved by unanimous vote. 3. TREASURER'S REPORT John Buckner presented the report for the month of September 2017. A motion was made by Pat Eldridge to approve the Treasurer's Report for September 2017. Tom Tagliabue seconded the motion. The Treasurer's Report for September 2017 was approved by unanimous vote. 4. ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION BY THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS A. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Confirmation of Committee Appointments No appointments were recommend for consideration at this meeting. Judge Mills reported it was time to appoint the Budget Committee to review and recommend the CBCOG annual budget for Calendar Year 2018. He said the same Budget Committee that served for the Calendar Year 2017 Budget was being appointed again. For the record,the members are:M. Brent Ocker, Chairman, Judge Loyd Neal, Judge Jim Huff, Commissioner Nina Trevino, City Commissioner Al Garcia, Judge Stephanie Moreno, Tom Tagliabue, Judge C. H. Mills, Judge Ricardo Carrillo, Judge Terry Simpson, Commissioner Roy Cantu and Commissioner Margie Gonzalez. The Committee would meet and make its recommendation to the CBCOG membership at the December 15, 2017 meeting. B. EXECUTIVE DIERCTOR'S REPORT John Buckner presented this report. 1. RESOLUTION NO. 3003 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE 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 APPLICTION TO CONTINUE THE COASTAL BEND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITH A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $210,000(TOTAL COST$262,500) FOR THE CALENDAR YEARS 2018 THROUGH 2020. Tom Tagliabue moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 3003. His motion was seconded By Mayor Ehmann. Resolution No. 3003 was adopted by unanimous vote of the members present. Minutes Page 3 October 27, 2017 2. RESOLUTION NO. 3004 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE FOR THE PROVISION OF DIRECT HOUSING ASSISTANCE, UNDER SECTION 408 OF THE STAFFORD ACT, TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE DISPLACED FROM THEIR PRE-DISASTER RESIDENCES, OR WHOSE PRE- DISASTER PRIMARY RESIDENCES ARE RENDERED UNINHABITABLE AS A RESULT OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY HURRICANE HARVEY, AND WHO ARE UNABLE TO MEET THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH PROCURING HOUSING BY ANY OTHER Judge Simpson made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 3004. Councilman Garza seconded the motion. Resolution No. 3004 was adopted by unanimous vote. C. PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE REPORT Ms.Pat Eldridge,Chairman of the Public Protection Committee presented this report on behalf of the committee. RESOLUTION NO. 3005 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH DEL MAR COLLEGE TO PROVIDE TRAINING FACILITIES, INSTRUCTORS AND CLASSES FOR THE 2017-2019 COASTAL BEND REGIONAL TRAINING ACADEMY FOR THE AMOUNT OF $287,133. Judge Simpson moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 3005. His motion was seconded by Tom Tagliabue. Resolution No. 3005 was adopted by unanimous vote. D. COUNCIL ON AGING REPORT Ms. Frances Morrow presented this report on behalf of the Council on Aging. 1. RESOLUTION NO. 3006 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR THE FY2018 COASTAL BEND AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER RESPITE FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS_SUPPORT IN THE ELEVEN COUNTY COASTAL BEND REGION IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,626 FOR THE PROJECT PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2018. Judge Simpson moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 3006. Judge Huff seconded his Motion. Resolution No. 3006 was adopted by unanimous vote. Minutes Page 4 October 27, 2017 2. RESOLUTION NO. 3007 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO AMEND FISCAL YEAR 2018 SUB-RECIPIENT AND CONTRACT AGREEMENTS (PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO AS CONTRACTS AND VENDOR AGREEMENTS) WITH LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THE PROJECT PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2017 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 SUPPORTING OLDER AMERICAN'S ACT NUTRITION PROGRAMS IN THE PLANNING AMOUNT OF $1,707,276. Judge Simpson made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 3007. Commissioner Lopez seconded this motion. Resolution No. 3007 was adopted by unanimous vote. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NON-ACTION ITEMS 1. Mr. Shelby Simms with Workforce Solutions presented information on a grant they received from the U.S. Department of Labor that would provide temporary employment for individuals out of work or under employed in the Hurricane Harvey impacted area who are qualified under the rules of the program. The work would be for public sector employment, not private. Unique Employment Services would be employer of record for this project and the entity to contact for employment opportunities. Mr. Simms introduced Ray de los Santos with the firm of Santos McBain who would be providing outreach for this project. Mr. de los Santos also reported that Judge Arnold Saenz had passed away on October 22, 2017. Judge Saenz was the former county judge of Jim Wells County and recently worked as city administrator of the City of Three Rivers, Texas. He also served as Chairman of the Coastal Bend Council of Governments for a two year term and also as a consultant with the firm of Santos McBain. 2. Ms. Judy Telge with Coastal Bend Center for Independent Living and Ms. Valerie Lefler with Mobility Now spoke of an ongoing program that was starting in the Coastal Bend Region to provide supplemental transportation services in rural areas. It was their intent to provide low cost transportation services in rural areas and also to coordinate with other ongoing transportation services to maximize the opportunities for persons to secure necessary transportation. 3. Mr. Bobby Petty with the U.S. Small Business Administration explained how the SBA worked its disaster assistance loans and how FEMA worked with them. He noted that over 55,000 applications have been requested but only about 8,500 have been returned for processing. He asked local officials to encourage their constituents to return the applications. Also, the deadline for applications to be submitted had been extended to November 24, 2017. 4. Ms. Tamika Exford with FEMA presented information on upcoming deadlines for applications for disaster assistance. She noted October 31, 2017 was the deadline for local government officials to request public assistance funds. Also, November 7 was the Minutes Page 5 October 27, 2017 deadline of transitional shelter assistance. She requested local officials to contact her for various informational items that would outline what assistance is available from FEMA. 5. Ms. Theresa Finch reported on an upcoming Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) workshop at the CBCOG office on November 30, 2017 starting at 10:00 am. She noted that 3 different funds would be addressed that are administered by the TWDB: the Clean Water State Revolving Fund; the Disaster Recovery Response Emergency Relief and Urgent Need Funding; the Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds; and, the Stormwater and Mitigation Funding through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Eligible projects and eligible applicants were listed on handout materials at the back of the meeting room. Ms. Finch noted that workshop attendance was free but interested_per-sons--needed to register on— —the TWDB website. 6. ADJOURN There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:46 PM. Duly adopted at a meeting of the Coastal Bend Council of Governments this 15th day of December 2017. Judge C. H. Mills, Chairman ATTEST: Commissioner Nina Trevino, 2nd Vice Chairman