AGENDA
HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
February 21, 2017  10:00 AM
3555 Timmons Lane, 2nd Floor

Conference Room B

Houston, TX 77027

1.INVOCATION
2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3.PUBLIC COMMENT
ACTION
4.CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed are of a routine nature and may be acted on in a single motion unless requested otherwise by a member of the Board.
a.H-GAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES JANUARY 17, 2017

Request approval of minutes of January 17, 2017 Board Meeting. (Staff Contact: Rick Guerrero)

b.LAW ENFORCEMENT SPEED DETECTION AND VIDEO EQUIPMENT

Request authorization of contracts with lowest responsible bidders for Law Enforcement Speed Detection and Video Equipment. (Staff Contact: Deidre Vick)

c.TEXAS CLEAN RIVERS PROGRAM CONTRACT AMENDMENT

Request authorization to increase contract budget for TCEQ Clean Rivers Program Contract for water quality monitoring services by $67,568; total contract amount not to exceed $1,998,798. (Staff Contact: Jeff Taebel)

d.CLEAN VEHICLES PROGRAM AGREEMENTS

Request authorization of agreements for acquisition of seven heavy-duty diesel trucks and school buses; amount not to exceed $1,103,464. (Staff Contact: Alan Clark)

e.INVESTMENT OFFICER'S REPORT

Request approval of Investment Officer’s report.  (Staff Contact: Nancy Haussler)

5.FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE
Report on activities and Committee recommendations.
a.MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT
Request approval of January 2017 financial report.  (Staff Contact: Nancy Haussler)
6.HUMAN SERVICES
a.GULF COAST WORKFORCE BOARD LOCAL PLAN

Request approval of the Gulf Coast Workforce Board Local Plan for submission to the Texas Workforce Commission. (Staff Contact: Mike Temple)

b.WORKFORCE CONTRACT AMENDMENT - OIL AND GAS WORKERS

Request funding increase in Employment and Training Centers, Inc. contract by $392,000 to $6,768,860 to assist 450 additional workers on lay off from the oil and gas industry. (Staff Contact: Mike Temple)
7.H-GAC ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
a.H-GAC 2017 ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

Request approval of appointments to H-GAC advisory committees. (Staff Contact: Chuck Wemple)

8.EXECUTIVE SESSION
a.EXECUTIVE SESSION

Personnel Matters

The Board of Directors will hold an Executive Session to review personnel matters in accordance with Government Code, Title 5, Section 551.074, Vernon’s Texas Codes Annotated.  (Contact: Councilmember Floyd Emery)

9.EXECUTIVE SESSION - FOLLOW-UP SESSION
a.EXECUTIVE SESSION - FOLLOW-UP - OPEN SESSION
Action, if any, on matters discussed in Executive Session. (Staff Contact: Jack Steele)
INFORMATION
10.EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
a.EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT

Report on current and upcoming H-GAC activities. (Staff Contact: Jack Steele)

 

a.     End of Year Report

        Presentation of 2016 End of Year Report

 

b.     Other Programs and Services

11.ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

 

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, H-GAC will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending H-GAC functions. Requests should be received by H-GAC 24 hours prior to the function.