MINUTES OF MEETING
CONCHO VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
September 14, 2011
The Executive Committee of the Concho Valley Council of Governments (CVCOG) met on
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 @ 2801 W. Loop 306, Suite A, San Angelo, Texas.
Members present were:
Ralph Sides, Chairman, Sterling County Judge
Andrew Murr, Vice Chairman, Kimble County Judge
Charlie Bradley, Secretary, Schleicher County Judge
Allen Amos, Concho County Judge
Jerry Bearden, Mason County Judge
Roy Blair, Coke County Judge
Mike Brown, Tom Green County Judge
Richard Cordes, Menard County Judge
Fred Deaton, Crockett County Judge
Larry Isom, Reagan County Judge
John Nanny, Irion County Commissioner
Danny Neal, McCulloch County Judge
Alvin New, Mayor, City of San Angelo
Miguel Villanueva, Sutton County Commissioner
Members absent were:
Drew Darby, Texas State Representative
Harvey Hilderbran, Texas State Representative
Lanny Layman, SAISD Board Trustee
BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Sides announced the presence of a quorum, and called the meeting to order at 2:00
p.m.
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Judge Blair gave the invocation and Chairman Sides led the pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Upon a motion by Judge Brown, seconded by Commissioner Nanny the minutes of the August 10,
2011 meeting of the Committee were approved as published.
APPROVAL OF CHECKS
Upon a motion by Judge Amos, seconded by Judge Isom, CVCOG checks in excess of $2,000
written since the last meeting were unanimously approved.
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REPORT FROM BUDGET COMMITTEE AND APPROVAL OF CVCOG ANNUAL
BUDGET FOR FY 2011-2012
CVCOG budget committee members for this year were Judge Bradley, Judge Deaton and Mayor
New. The committee met on September 13, 2011 with CVCOG staff. Judge Deaton asked
Nancy Pahira, CVCOG Director of Finance, to review the budget with the committee. The
budget committee recommended approval of the CVCOG FY 2011-2012 budget as follows:
Upon a motion by Judge Deaton, seconded by Judge Bradley, the FY 2011-2012 Fringe Rate of
52.2% was unanimously approved. CVCOG is reflecting a 15.6% increase in employee health
insurance.
AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT BETWEEN THE
CVCOG AND THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING & DISABILITY SERVICES
Upon a motion by Judge Bearden, seconded by Judge Murr, authorization for Executive Director to
sign amendment of the contract between the Concho Valley Council of Governments and the
Department of Aging and Disabilities Services for FFY 2012-2013 for operation of the Older
Americans Act Program was unanimously approved.
DISCUSSION & ACTION ON CVCOG’S INTENTIONS ON CONTINUING TEXAS REVIEW &
COMMENT SYSTEM (TRACS)
After a lengthy discussion, Judge Bearden made a motion for CVCOG Executive Committee withdraw
from the Texas Review & Comment System (TRACS) and requested the CVCOG staff develop a draft
blanket letter of acknowledgement to send to any applicant that submits for a review to CVCOG. This
letter would demonstrate compliance on the applicant’s part, but remove CVCOG from review or
comment. The draft letter will be brought before this Executive Committee on October 12, 2011 for
approval. The motion was seconded by Judge Isom, and was unanimously approved.
REVIEW & COMMENT
Upon a motion by Judge Brown, seconded by Judge Deaton, the committee unanimously offered
friendly support of the following application:
The City of Robert Lee has applied to multiple agencies for assistance in this emergency water
situation and it is imperative for the City to obtain the Region’s review of this project as soon as
possible to keep their relief project on schedule. Robert Lee does not have the funds to construct
this line, so State and Federal Aid will be required to address this emergency. The project will
include the installation of a 10-inch potable water pipeline from the Robert Lee Water Treatment
Plant to the Bronte Water Treatment Plant, a booster pump station at the Bronte Water Treatment
Plant, a metering station at the Bronte Water Treatment Plant and related appurtenances
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APPROVAL OF THE MANDATORY PEACE OFFICER TRAINING PLAN
Jim Koca, CVCOG Director of Criminal Justice reported that the plan has been scrapped due to
the fact that the Workforce Solutions Austin office stated that the Workforce does not fund the
Public Sector jobs for teaching. Therefore the CVCOG Criminal Justice Program is going to
move forward in researching more avenues of bringing in more funds for Criminal Justice
training. No action on this item.
DISCUSSION & APPROVAL OF CVCOG’S APPLICATION FOR A TIGER GRANT
ON BEHALF OF WESTERN TOWERS
Upon a motion by Judge Amos, seconded by Judge Brown, approval for CVCOG to apply for a Tiger
Grant on behalf of Western Towers for construction of a rail spur and ingress/egress upgrades in
Harriett, Tom Green County, Texas was approved by a vote of 13 to 1 with Mayor Alvin New voting
opposed.
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REPORTS AND INFORMATION ITEMS
Review monthly CVCOG Balance Sheet & Bank Reports
Monthly CVCOG staff travel report
September 2011 Head Start Director’s Report including Budget
OTHER BUSINESS
Copy of Memorandum was sent to all committee members regarding HB-1951 State Fire Marshal’s
Office (SFMO) inspect buildings leased by state agencies.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 2:58 p.m. Duly adopted at a meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Concho Valley Council of Governments this 12th day of October 2011.
Ralph Sides, Chairman
Charlie Bradley, Secretary