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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Coastal Bend Council Of Governments - 03/23/2018 4 MINUTES COASTAL BEND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS March 23,2018—2:00 P.M. Corpus Christi, Texas MEMBERS PRESENT: Judge C. H. Mills, Chairman Tom Tagliabue Commissioner Margie Gonzalez, First Vice Chairman Pat Eldridge Commissioner Nina Trevino, Second Vice Chairman Commissioner Ann Lopez Councilman Patrick Rios Judge Terry Simpson Ana Garcia Commissioner Rick Ott Mayor Jolene Vanover Commissioner Howard Gillespie Commissioner Roy Cantu _ -. _ Mayor Celestino Zambrano- - - - --- - M. Brent Ocker Mayor JoAnn Ehmann Tyner Little Rebecca Klaevemann Annette Mouttet Hannah Chipman- GUESTS hipmanGUESTS PRESENT Jim and Diane Hall,National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Greater Corpus Christi Rachel delos Santos, City of Freer Gino Hernandez, Driscoll Police Department Mellisa Mungia,Nueces County Office of Emergency Management STAFF PRESENT: John Buckner Richard Bullock R. J. Thomas Frank Garcia Viola Monrreal Luci Rios Gilbert Guajardo Veronica Toomey CALL TO ORDER 1. Judge Burt Mills, CBCOG Chairman, called the meeting to order at 2:05 PM. John Buckner called the roll and there were 7 out of 11 counties represented and 17 of 35 votes were present. A quorum was noted as being present. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE MARCH, 2018 MEETING A motion was made by Judge Simpson, seconded by Mayor Ehmann to approve the January 26, 2018 minutes. The minutes of the January 26, 2018 meeting were approved by unanimous vote. 3. TREASURER'S REPORT CBCOG Treasurer Tom Tagliabue presented the report for the months of January and February 2018. A motion was made by Commissioner Cantu to approve the Treasurer's Report. Judge Simpson seconded this motion. The Treasurer's Reports for January and February 2018 were SCANNED Minutes Page 2 March 23, 2018 approved by unanimous vote at the end of the meeting. 4. ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION BY THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS A. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Confirmation of Committee Appointments • No persons were recommended for committee confirmation this month. B. PUBLIC PROTECTION.COMMITTEE REPORT Ms. Pat Eldridge, Chairman of the Public Protection Committee presented this report. She reported that the Review Subcommittee of the Public Protection Committee met on March 14, 2018 to review and score 27 applications for funding consideration in 4 different program categories. The Review Subcommittee presented its recommendation to the Public Protection Committee at a meeting on March 21, 2018. Ms. Eldridge explained that Resolution No. 3014 recommends funding of projects scored by the committee as noted in the 4 funding categories attached to the resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 3014 A RESOLUTION REVIEWING AND COMMENTING FAVORABLY ON APPLICATIONS FROM THE COASTAL BEND REGION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION FOR FUNDING CONSIDERATION IN FOUR PROGRAM CATREGORIES: (1) THE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM, (2) JUVENILE JUSTICE GRANT, (3)VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN JUSTICE AND TRAINING, AND (4) GENERAL VICTIM ASSISTANCE FUNDING. A motion was made by Mayor Ehmann, seconded by Councilman Rios,to adopt Resolution No. 3014._Resolution No:_3014 was_adopted by unanimous vote. — _ , __� C. HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE REPORT This report was presented by R.J. Thomas on behalf of the committee. 1. RESOLUTION NO. 3015 A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING FY 2018 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT FUNDING IN THE COASTAL BEND REGION. Mayor Ehmann moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 3015. Ms. Ana Garcia seconded the motion. Resolution No. 3015 was adopted by unanimous vote of the members. 2. RESOLUTION NO. 3016 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, HOMELAND SECURITY Minutes Page 3 March 23, 2018 GRANTS DIVISION TO CONTINUE THE REGIONAL PLANNING GRANT. Commissioner Gillespie moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 3016. His motion was seconded by Judge Simpson. Resolution No. 3016 was adopted by unanimous vote. C. COUNCIL ON AGING REPORT Ms. Viola Monrreal presented this report on behalf of the Council on Aging. RESOLUTION NO. 3017 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FINAL FISCAL YEAR 2017 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING TITLE III PROGRAM- - ' - FUNDED BY THE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (HHSC) TOTALING $2,984,818 INCLUDING ADDING SIX FINAL CONTRACT AWARDS TOTALING $108,300 AND MAKING OTHER FINAL ADJUSTMENTS RELATING TO PROGRAM INCOME, LOCAL MATCH AND PERFORMANCE UNITS. Judge Simpson moved to adopt Resolution No. 3017. Commissioner Gillespie seconded his motion. Resolution No. 3017 was adopted by unanimous vote. At this point, Ms. Monrreal gave a brief accounting of how$75,000 in money provided by the state was used to help persons 60 years of age or older with needs resulting from damages caused by Hurricane Harvey. She also reported on how$10,000 in relief funds were being distributed in $100 gift cards for utility and other necessities. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NON-ACTION ITEMS Mr. Jim Hall and Ms. Diane Hall local representatives for the National Alliance on Mental Illness gave an interesting talk on their efforts to assist families and individuals impacted by mental illness. They provide seminars and forums at various location in the Greater Corpus Christi area several times per month. They wanted those in attendance to know that the Month of May was designated as National Mental Health Illness Month and that they were available to assist persons dealing with mental health issues. Richard Bullock reported that there would be two workshops coming up soon that local elected officials and other local government officials would find of interest. One would be promoted by the U.S. Bureau of the Census to address the 2020 census and the need for complete count committees at the local level. Another workshop would be in May dealing with long term recovery efforts and needs from the Hurricane Harvey disaster. • Judge Mills then called R. J. Thomas and John Buckner up to present a joint Hurricane Harvey Proclamation to the Coastal Bend Council of Governments from 4 Minutes March 23, 2018 Page 4 Aransas County, the City of Rockport and the Town of Fulton. This proclamation expressed appreciation to many local governments and entities for the disaster recovery efforts provided the impacted area in the early days following the hurricane strike. In the proclamation Judge Mills, Mayor C. J. Wax and Mayor Jimmy Hendricks. proclaimed February 28, 2018 as "Hurricane Harvey First Disaster/Recovery Day." 6. ADJOURN There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:45 PM. Duly adopted at a meeting of the Coastal Bend Council of Governments this 27th day of April 2018. Judge C. H. Mills, Chairman ATTEST: Commissioner Nina Trevino, 2nd Vice Chairman