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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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October 8, 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. A summary of the Board packet is included below.
Consent Agenda—The consent agenda includes eight items that are routine, continuation of ongoing activities, and/or opportunities to expand our service to the region. The combined items represent nearly $10,000,000 in contracts.
Our Workforce program is prepared to enter into a funding agreement with San Jacinto College District to fund three staff ombudsman positions that will assist individuals access education and skills training primarily in health care occupations and construction trades.
The Community & Environmental Planning Department will be working with the TCEQ and local governments to repair or replace failing on-site sewage facilities in the 13-county region. H-GAC will utilize contractors that are qualified by our local governments to complete the work by soliciting bids on a rotating basis.
Our Transportation program has three items, including a request to enter into an agreement with TxDOT to continue our recently launched Tow and Go program. The program is off to a good start and has cleared over 10,000 stalled vehicles in the first four months of operation. Additional transportation items include approval of agreements to replace eleven heavy duty diesel vehicles, and an update of our Title VI Civil Rights Act Program.
We are requesting approval to contract with an outside firm to complete a market analysis for our HGACBuy Cooperative Purchasing Program. Our goal is to identify opportunities to increase market share and expand our product lines and services.
Additional items include approval of the September 2018 Board Meeting minutes and a new watershed protection project along Cypress Creek.
Finance and Budget Committee—will meet at 9:20 a.m. in conference room D to consider the monthly financial report, and finance-related items on the Board agenda.
Budget and Service Plan Presentation—We will have an overview presentation of the first draft 2019 H-GAC Budget and Service Plan. This budget presentation is the first of three. We will have a more detailed presentation in November, and a Public Hearing and possible action on the Budget in December.
Audit Committee—will meet at 8:30 a.m. in conference room D to discuss procurement of a firm to complete our annual audit.
Plans and Projects Review Committee—will meet at 9:30 a.m. in conference room B to discuss recent EDA recovery grants to four entities in our region, a scrap tire land reclamation project, and the regional multi-agency coordination center plan.
Human Services—We are requesting authorization to negotiate two new adult education contracts for a total of $500,000. The contracts are for two companies that have previously provided services to our workforce system as subcontractors and are now being elevated to primary contractors.
Committee Appointments—We have appointments to ten Advisory Committees for your consideration next week. The list of committees underscores the variety of programs and services we offer to our region and emphasizes the importance of local knowledge and participation in our activities.
Texas Association of Regional Councils—Each year the Board has the opportunity to nominate and approve a representative and alternate to the Texas Association of Regional Councils Board of Directors. Matagorda County Judge Nate McDonald is the current H-GAC representative and immediate past Chair of the Texas Association of Regional Councils Board.
I appreciate your engagement and deliberation as we move forward with the action items before us. Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to discuss any of the agenda items.
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