Today’s report covers items for your study on the March 20, 2018 Board of Directors Agenda. They include:

Consent Agenda—the total maximum daily load item is a long running partnership with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) supporting our multi-agency bacteria reduction plan in key stream segments around the region. This year’s contract with TCEQ will continue supporting the Bacteria Implementation Group and its voluntary regional bacteria reduction plan, stream monitoring, and watershed planning on a work order basis from the TCEQ.

In Cooperative Purchasing, we are recommending approval of fifteen proposals for radio communications equipment, and six proposals for video surveillance and security equipment.

We are also requesting authorization of an application to the Governor’s Homeland Security Division for a periodic update of the region’s interoperable communications Plan. Similarly, we are requesting approval to submit an application for ongoing 2018 Homeland Security Planning activities.

We are recommending authorization to apply for regional juvenile justice services funds from the Governor’s Criminal Justice Division. This program provides counseling and mental health services for juveniles in ten participating counties.

We are also requesting approval to expand assistive technology software for use by disabled customers in our Gulf Coast Workforce Solutions Career Centers.

We are recommending approval of clean vehicle program contracts to replace two heavy duty diesel trucks with cleaner, more efficient equipment.

Finance and Budget Committee—will meet at 9:30 a.m. in conference room A to consider the monthly financial report, this year’s H-GAC Investment Policy, and a list of potential investment brokers. We will also be requesting approval of an update to H-GAC’s accounting and financial policies. This item was held over from last month for some minor editorial improvements.

Transportation Planning—we are requesting authorization of an agreement with the City of Houston to support stalled vehicle towing activities through the end of 2019. We are also requesting authorization to receive funds from TxDOT for a wide variety of Travel Demand Management and public education activities. The action being recommended this month gets funds from TxDOT to H-GAC. We will be back later with recommendations to obligate the funds for specific activities over a three-year period.

Advisory Committee Appointments—we have one advisory committee appointment for your consideration next week.

Hurricane Recovery—we will have a report on status of the various programs.

I hope you will plan to be present next week and participate fully in the discussions and actions before the Board. Meanwhile, if you have questions concerning any agenda item or recommendations concerning any H-GAC program or service, please contact me.

                                                                 Sincerely,

                 Jack Steele

Request approval of minutes of the February 20, 2018 Board Meeting. (Staff Contact: Rick Guerrero)

Request authorization of contract with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to continue implementation of Regional Bacteria Reduction Plan and provide technical support; amount not to exceed $500,000. (Staff Contact: Jeff Taebel)

Request authorization to negotiate contracts for Radio Communication/Emergency Response and Mobile Interoperability Equipment. (Staff Contact: Ronnie Barnes)

Request authorization to negotiate contracts with each respondent listed in the Contract Award Recommendation Table for Video Surveillance, Access Control and Security Fencing Systems. (Staff Contact: Ronnie Barnes)

Request authorization to submit an application for 2019 Regional Interoperable Communications Plan Update; amount not to exceed $163,607.85, with authority to accept, reject, alter, or terminate the grant as deemed appropriate. (Staff Contact: Madeline McGallion)

Request authorization to submit application for FY2018 Regional Homeland Security Planning Initiative; amount not to exceed $171,693.63, with authority to accept, reject, alter, or terminate the grant as deemed appropriate. (Staff Contact: Madeline McGallion)

Request authorization to submit an application for FY2019 Regional Juvenile Mental Health Services project; amount not to exceed $136,043.00, with authority to accept, reject, alter, or terminate the grant as deemed appropriate. (Staff Contact: Madeline McGallion)

Request approval to purchase twenty additional licenses for assistive software, software upgrades for forty-five current user licenses, and a Software Maintenance Agreement for two future software upgrades for all sixty-five user licenses. (Staff Contact: Mike Temple)

Request authorization of agreement for acquisition of two heavy-duty diesel trucks; amount not to exceed $302,373. (Staff Contact: Alan Clark)

Request approval of February 2018 financial reports.  (Staff Contact: Nancy Haussler)

Request approval of H-GAC's Investment Policy. (Staff Contact: Nancy Haussler)

Request approval of H-GAC’s Broker List. (Staff Contact: Nancy Haussler)

Request approval of H-GAC’s Accounting and Financial Policies and Procedures Manual. (Staff Contact: Nancy Haussler)

Request authorization to enter into an inter-local agreement with City of Houston in the amount of $5,011,358 for qualifying stalled vehicle tow reimbursement supporting activities for the City of Houston incident management activities through December 31, 2019. (Staff Contact: Alan Clark)

Request authorization to enter into Local Project Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT for receipt of funding for the Travel Demand Management, Marketing, Outreach, and Public Education Program; total program amount not to exceed $4,438,000 for a three-year period. (Staff Contact: Alan Clark)

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

Program status update. For information only, no action required. (Staff Contact: Jeff Taebel)

Program status update. For information only, no action required. (Staff Contact: Chuck Wemple)

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