II. INVOCATION

III. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS  

IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – February 26, 2014

V. NEW BUSINESS

V.1. Executive Committee

V.1.a. ACTION ITEM:

V.1.a.1. Authorization for the Executive Committee and the Audit Committee to accept final Audit Report from Auditors ending August 31, 2013 and to be ratified at the June Board of Director's meeting.

V.1.b. INFORMATION ITEM:

V.1.b.1. Executive Committee Report

V.2. Transition Committee

V.2.a. ACTION ITEM:

V.2.a.1. Announce Closed Session:

Transition Committee will convene in closed session under the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq.

                        A. Chapter 551.074 - Personnel
                        1. Executive Director’s existing Contract.

                        B. Reconvene in open session
                                1. Report on action taken if any under closed session.

V.3. ADVISORY COMMITTEES

V.3.a. Area Advisory Committee on Aging

V.3.a.1. ACTION ITEMS:

V.3.a.1.a. Authorization to approve a Proclamation in support of May 2014 as Older Americans Month. 

V.3.a.1.b. Consideration to approve the nomination for the AACOA Advisory Council member for La Salle County.

V.3.a.2. INFORMATION ITEM:

V.3.a.2.a. Area Agency on Aging Program Report.

V.3.b. 2-1-1 Area Information Center

V.3.b.1. INFORMATION ITEM:

V.3.b.1.a. 2-1-1 AIC Program Report

V.3.c. Homeland Security Committee

V.3.c.1. ACTION ITEMS:

V.3.c.1.a. Staff request consideration to approve and submit initial 2014 SHSP/LETPA Projects to the State Administrative Agency as recommended by Staff in the amounts of $ 222,740.87 for the minimum allocation for Priority projects, and $ 301,740.87 for the maximum allocation for Supplemental Projects.

V.3.c.1.b. Consideration and possible approval of a resolution authorizing the submission of application to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division.

V.3.c.2. INFORMATION ITEM:

V.3.c.2.a. Homeland Security Committee Report   

V.3.d. Criminal Justice Advisory Committee

V.3.d.1. ACTION ITEM:

V.3.d.1.a. Authorization to approve a resolution of the prioritized FY '2015 grant applications submitted to the Governor’s Office Criminal Justice Division.

V.3.d.2. INFORMATION ITEM:

V.3.d.2.a. Criminal Justice Program Report

V.3.e. Solid Waste Advisory Committee

V.3.e.1. INFORMATION ITEM:

V.3.e.1.a. Solid Waste Program Report  

V.4. STANDING COMMITTEES

V.4.a. Community & Economic Development Committee

V.4.a.1. INFORMATION ITEM:

V.4.a.1.a. Planning and Operations Activity Report.

V.4.b. Finance Committee

V.4.b.1. ACTION ITEMS:

V.4.b.1.a. Ratification of expenditures/obligations of goods and services over $25,000.00.  

V.4.b.1.b. Ratification of selection of vendor - Synergy Telecom; upgrade phone system to VOIP.

V.4.b.1.c. Ratification of selection of vendor - Synergy Telecom; upgrade of video conferencing unit in Carrizo Springs Workforce Center.

V.4.b.1.d. Ratification of selection of vendor - Firefly Computers; computer desktop virtualization for 80 work stations.

V.4.b.1.e. Authorization to select a vendor for purchase of ceiling mounted projector and the sound system.

V.4.b.2. INFORMATION ITEM:

V.4.b.2.a. Finance Report update of "Statement of Expenditures"

V.4.c. Workforce Committee

V.4.c.1. INFORMATION ITEMS:

V.4.c.1.a. Director of Operations Report    

V.4.c.1.b. Child Care Coordinator Report  

V.4.c.1.c. Program Analyst Report    

V.4.c.1.d. EFS Business Service Coordinator Report

V.4.d. Education Committee

V.4.d.1. INFORMATION ITEM:

V.4.d.1.a. Education Committee Report.

V.4.e. Monitoring Committee

V.4.e.1. INFORMATION ITEM:

V.4.e.1.a. Texas Health and Human Services Commission 2-1-1 Program on-site monitoring.

V.4.e.1.b. Response to Ed Taylor's Financial Monitoring Report.

V.4.e.1.c. TWC Technical Assistance Plan to improve performance on it's contracted target for the WIA Total Job Postings filled performance measure.

V.4.e.1.d. TWC Monitoring Review conducted in March.

V.4.f. Audit Committee

V.4.f.1. ACTION ITEMS:

V.4.f.1.a. Authorization to release an RFP for Auditors.

V.4.g. Budget Committee

V.4.g.1. ACTION ITEM:

V.4.g.1.a. Consideration to approve the 2014 Mid-Year Budget Amendments.

V.5. Partnership & Resource Committee

V.5.a. Post 3rd Annual Eagle Ford Consortium Conference Report

V.5.b. Middle Rio Grande Development Foundation Annual Golf Tournament

V.5.c. TaxWise Report ~ April 2014

V.6. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES

V.6.a. Executive Director’s Report

V.6.a.1. Update on current Legislative Issues.

V.6.a.2. Next Texas Association of Regional Councils (TARC) Board of Directors meeting will be held on June 19-20, 2014 at the Austin Airport Hilton Hotel Austin, Texas.

V.6.a.3. Next Board of Director's meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at the Quality Inn in Uvalde.

VI. OTHER BUSINESS

VII. ADJOURNMENT