MEETING OF THE
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2007 - 1:30 P.M.
WESLACO CITY HALL – LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER
255 SOUTH KANSAS STREET
WESLACO, TEXAS
PRESIDING: HONORABLE NORMA G. GARCIA, PRESIDENT
1. Call to Order & Roll Call President
2. Consider Approval RE: June 28, 2007 Meeting Minutes President
ACTION ITEM
3. Administration President
A. Public Comment
B. Status Reports
1. Veteran’s Hospital Felix Rodriguez
Senior Vice-Commander RGVVA
2. Texas Gas Service Rate Increase Filing Ken Jones
Executive Director
3. Corporation for Texas Regionalism Report Don Medina
CTR Board Member
4. Public Comments on Transit Program Ken Jones
Executive Director
C. Consider Annual Adoption of LRGVDC’s Investment Policy Ken Jones
Executive Director
ACTION ITEM
D. Presentation of Quarterly Investment Report Ann Lyles
Director of Finance
ACTION ITEM
E. Consider Sponsorship of 2009 Texas Association of
Regional Councils (TARC) Annual Conference Ken Jones
Executive Director
ACTION ITEM
F. Consider Annual Appointments of Board Representation on
Texas Association of Regional Councils (TARC) and the
Corporation for Texas Regionalism (CTR) Ken Jones
Executive Director
ACTION ITEM
4. TRACS Report from Professional Advisory Review Panel (PARP) Oscar Cuellar
Committee Chairman
BOARD ACTION REQUIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS
A. PARP Meeting of July 11, 2007
1. Migrant Health Promotion – No Mas Plomo (No more lead)
$99,157.00 ...EPA
2. Rio Grande Valley Council, Inc. – Community Engagement Through Marketing (CEM) Project
$500,000.00 ...DHHS
3. Rio Grande Valley Council, Inc. – Healing Alternative Practices for Youth (HAPY) Program
$400,000.00 ...SAMHSA
4. City of Edinburg – FY 2007 Community Development Block Grant
$1,116,476.00 ...HUD
5. Hidalgo County – 2006 TxCDBG Colonia EDAP Fund Application
$97,641.00 ...ORCA
6. City of Lyford – Water System Improvements
$3,997,381.00 ...USDA
7. La Joya ISD – Emergency Response School Readiness and Preparedness
$335,805.00 HS
8. Mission CISD – Mission Community Partnership – Safe Schools/Healthy Students
$1,499,952.00 DOE
9. Nuestra Clinica del Valle – Nuestra Clinica del Valle Mission
$2,166,506.00 DHHS
10. The University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston – The Rio Grande Valley Health Education Consortium Project
$722,921.69 USDA
11. The University of Texas Pan American – Medical Spanish for Heritage Learners
$680,009.00 DOE
12. Military Highway Water Supply Corporation – Colonias Rancho Grande, Los Ranchitos and Hacienda Del Norte Wastewater Improvement Project
$11,575,000.00 TWDB
13. Hidalgo County Pct. 1 – Sunset Park and Sunrise Hill Park Indoor Grant
$1,000,000.00 TPWD
14. Hidalgo County Pct. 1 – Sunset Park and Sunrise Hill Park Outdoor Renovation
$1,000,000.00 TPWD
B. Consider Approval RE: PARP Membership Appointment
ACTION ITEM
5. Report from Area Agency on Aging Jose L. Gonzalez
Director
A. Act Upon Area Agency on Aging (AAA) Advisory Council Recommendations
1. Consider Approval RE: Unit Rate Increase for Two Vendors
ACTION ITEM
B. Program Status Report
1. Improving Hispanic Elderly Health Initiative
6. Report from Economic Development Department Terrie Salinas
Director
A. Program Status Reports
1. Economic Development Administration (EDA)
NADO 2007 Annual Training Conference, August 25-29, 2007
2. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Mid-America Lenders Conference, August 8-10, 2007
7. Report from Transportation Department Manuel Flores
Director
A. Presentation RE: Progress of Transit
Building Expansion Victor Morales
Procurement Officer
B. Rural and Urban Systems
1. Program Status Report
a. Report on Ridership
8. Report from Regional Planning & Services Ken Jones
Executive Director
A. Natural Resources
1. Water Resources
a. Program Status Reports
1. Rio Grande Regional Water Planning Group Activity
2. Rio Grande Regional Water Authority (RGRWA)
2. Solid Waste Management
a. Consider Approval RE: Solid Waste Advisory
Committee (SWAC) Recommendations of SWAC
Membership Appointments
ACTION ITEM
b. Consider Amendment to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) Bylaws and Article VIII SWAC Implementation Project Procedures
ACTION ITEM
c. Program Status Report
1. Solid Waste Program Activity
9. Homeland Security & Training Sandra Boyd
Director
A. Homeland Security Manuel Cruz
Assistant Director
1. Status Reports
a. Homeland Security Funding
b. FY2006 SHSP/LETPP/UA/COG Planning
c. FY2007 SHSP/LETPP/UA/COG Planning
d. FY2008 Homeland Security Grant Eligibility Requirements
e. Regional Communications Committee
B. Report from Police Academy Sandra Boyd
Director
1. Status Reports
a. In-service Training
b. Basic Peace Officer Academy
c. Training Courses Presented
d. Activities of Interest
C. Criminal Justice Program Sandra Boyd
Director
1. Status Report
a. Criminal Justice Advisory Committee Activities
D. Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) Manuel Cruz
Assistant Director
1. Status Reports
a. FY2004 MMRS/COG Planning
b. FY2006 MMRS/COG Planning
10. 9-1-1 Department Juan Gomez
Director
A. Program Status Reports
1. Database
2. Mapping
3. Addressing
4. PSAP
11. Old or New Business Ken Jones
Executive Director
A. Reservoir Levels
12. Adjourn
Agenda, LRGVDC Board Meeting, July 26, 2007, pg 1