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TO:
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H-GAC Board of Directors
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SUBJECT:
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Board Report
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FROM:
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Chuck Wemple
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DATE:
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August 14, 2018
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I’m looking forward to seeing you at our Board of Directors Meeting next week. The meeting agenda and Board packet are attached for your study and consideration. Today’s Board Report includes a few highlights.
Consent Agenda—The consent agenda includes eighteen items that are routine, continuation of ongoing activities, and/or opportunities to expand our service to the region. The combined items represent nearly $4 million in contracts.
Eight items are transportation related and range from completing a county-wide thoroughfare plan for Brazoria County to increasing funding in our highly successful Clean Vehicles program, and continuing our Teens in the Driver Seat and Hurricane Evacuation campaigns. We also have opportunities to expand our work on regional transportation planning, and increase child passenger safety.
Our partnership with the Economic Development Administration continues to grow with the completion of our Regional Economic Resilience Plan (proposed for your adoption) and funding to support an Economic Recovery Manager to help communities address economic challenges that arise after natural disasters. This position is temporary and builds on our success of providing technical assistance to our region after Hurricane Ike. Matching funds are provided by the Texas Association of Regional Councils and Rebuild Texas.
Additional items include software upgrades for our workforce program; procurement of ambulances and special service vehicles, parks and recreation equipment, and street maintenance equipment through HGACBuy; and, a report on regional water quality management efforts.
Finance and Budget Committee—will meet at 9:20 a.m. in conference room D to consider the monthly financial report, results of our procurement for Benefit Insurance Coverage, an amendment to H-GAC’s Personnel policies, and finance-related items on the Board agenda.
Plans and Projects Review Committee—will meet at 9:30 a.m. in conference room B to review Fort Bend County’s Consolidated Annual Action Plan, and a permit application for a private-sector recycling transfer station in Harris County and the City of Houston. Staff is requesting the projects be found consistent with regional plans, policies, and review criteria.
Human Services – Aging and Workforce Services—We are seeking approval of contract recommendations for over 30 service providers to deliver nutrition, transportation, health information, residential repair and other direct services to the elderly. This is a continuation of our long-standing Aging Services program. The contracts total $5,208,425.
We have three workforce items for your consideration. They include: contract renewals for nine providers that support the 29 workforce offices across our region, a demonstration project serving individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities, and an increase in funding for early education/child care support. The workforce contracts have a combined total of nearly $280 million.
Committee Appointments—We have an appointment to one Advisory Committee for your consideration next week.
Mid-year Service Report—Twice each year, we provide a summary of our service to the region for your review – and to share with others in your communities. The Service Report presents our performance results across all programs and ties back to the goals in our agency budget and service plan. The mid-year Service Report is included in this month’s Board packet. I’ll provide an overview during the Board meeting next week.
We have a robust agenda that includes several important items. I appreciate your engagement and deliberation as we move forward with the action items before us. Please contact me if you have any questions would like to discuss any of the agenda items.
Sincerely,
Chuck Wemple
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