Approval of Minutes Members of the Board Present: Kathryn Wilemon – President, Councilmember, City of Arlington John Horn – Vice-President, County Judge, Hunt County Daniel Scarth – Secretary/Treasurer, Councilmember, City of Fort Worth Stephen Terrell – Past President, Mayor, City of Allen Dr. Larry Marshall, Councilmember, City of Benbrook Toni Rose, State Representative Keith Self, County Judge, Collin County Kevin Strength, Mayor, City of Waxahachie Members of the Board Absent: Vonciel Jones Hill, Councilmember, City of Dallas Clay Jenkins, County Judge, Dallas County Tom Lombard, Councilmember, City of North Richland Hills Laura Maczka, Mayor, City of Richardson B. Glen Whitley, County Judge, Tarrant County Laura Wheat, Mayor, Town of Westlake Members of the Staff Present: Mike Eastland, Executive Director Monte Mercer, Deputy Executive Director Tim Barbee, Chief Information Officer, Research and Information Services Michael Morris, Director of Transportation David Setzer, Director of Workforce Development Edith Marvin, Director of Environment and Development Molly Thoerner, Director of Emergency Preparedness Stephanie Cecil, Administrative Assistant, EDO Bob Best, Audio/Video Comp Support Tech, Transportation Dan Kessler, Assistant Director of Transportation Ken Kirkpatrick, Transportation Counsel Bob Best, Audio/Video Comp Support Tech, Transportation Doni Green, Chief Aging Program Officer Mindy Mize, Program Manager, Transportation Molly Rendon, Fiscal Manager, Administration Shannan Ramirez, Assistant Director of Finance, Administration Kelly Schmidt, Senior Criminal Justice Planner Shannon Stevenson, Program Manager, Transportation Jack Tidwell, Manager, Environment & Development Christy Williams, Chief Program Manager, 9-1-1 Amanda Wilson, Public Involvement Manager, Transportation Whitney Vandiver, Communication Specialist, Transportation Jeff Hathcock, Senior Air Quality Planner, Transportation Brent Archer, Specialist, Emergency Preparedness Ryan Hatfield, Specialist, Emergency Preparedness Elizabeth Whitaker, Senior Planner, Transportation Chad McKeown, Program Manager, Transportation Jeff Rice, Planner, Environment & Development Samantha Lamanna, Planner, Environment & Development Sandra Barba, Planner, Environment & Development Sarah Chadderdon, Senior Planner, Transportation Visitors Present: Bob Fishe, Regional Manager, KSA Engineers
Resolution to Accept and Approve the Quarterly Investment Report (Monte Mercer) An Investment Report, as required by the Investment Policy, is submitted for management and Executive Board review. This Investment Report provides information on the investment activity for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. The following schedule, which complies with the Public Funds Investment Act, shows the average rate of return, cumulative transactions, beginning and ending balances for this quarter. In addition, a supplementary schedule regarding the State’s investment activity of the Regional Toll Revenue funds as well as the NTTA Hwy 161 funds has been provided. I will be available at the Board meeting to answer any questions.
Resolution Authorizing an Increase to the Workforce Development Department’s Budget and the Receipt of New Grant Funding (David Setzer) Additional Workforce carry over funds available for FY 2015 expenditures have been identified and total approximately $1.32 million. These funds are over and above what was previously estimated during the FY 2015 budget process and are mainly attributable to the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and Child Care funding sources. The Workforce Board has also been notified by the Texas Workforce Commission that it has been selected to receive additional funding from a new grant referred to as the Long-Term Unemployed Initiative. The grant amount is projected to total $109,000 and is primarily designated to serve the Workforce Board area’s long-term unemployed. The grant does allow the flexibility to utilize the funding to enhance customer outreach capacity via technology upgrades within the workforce outreach programs. The Workforce staff propose utilizing a portion of the additional carry over funds plus the projected additional funds from the Long-Term Unemployed Initiative to increase the Workforce Board’s Budget by an amount totaling $575,000. The additional budget funds are projected to be utilized to complete projects designed to improve customer outreach effectiveness and workforce center workflow efficiencies. Any unused portion of the carry over funding will be reviewed by appropriate staff and future resolutions to the NCTCOG Executive Committee could possibly be required. A budget amendment will be presented to the Workforce Board’s Oversight and Accountability subcommittee and the full Workforce Board for their approval prior to the January NCTCOG Executive Committee meeting. A draft resolution authorizing the increase in the FY 2015 Budget for Workforce funded activities and receipt of new grant funding is attached for Executive Board consideration. I will provide a brief presentation of this item and will be available to answer any questions prior to requesting Board approval.
Resolution Authorizing an lnterlocal Agreement with the Texas Transportation Institute to Conduct a Diesel Inspection and Maintenance Demonstration Program (Michael Morris)
Resolution Authorizing Agreements with Agencies Receiving Funding Under the Incident Management Equipment Purchase 2014 Call for Projects (Michael Morris)
Resolution Recommending Local Government Participation in the Solar Ready II Project and Adoption of Solar Energy Best Management Practices (Edith Marvin)
Appointments to the Regional Aging Advisory Committee (RAAC) and Election of Officers (Doni Green)
Approval of Minutes Members of the Board Present: Kathryn Wilemon – President, Councilmember, City of Arlington John Horn – Vice-President, County Judge, Hunt County Daniel Scarth – Secretary/Treasurer, Councilmember, City of Fort Worth Stephen Terrell – Past President, Mayor, City of Allen Dr. Larry Marshall, Councilmember, City of Benbrook Toni Rose, State Representative Keith Self, County Judge, Collin County Kevin Strength, Mayor, City of Waxahachie Members of the Board Absent: Vonciel Jones Hill, Councilmember, City of Dallas Clay Jenkins, County Judge, Dallas County Tom Lombard, Councilmember, City of North Richland Hills Laura Maczka, Mayor, City of Richardson B. Glen Whitley, County Judge, Tarrant County Laura Wheat, Mayor, Town of Westlake Members of the Staff Present: Mike Eastland, Executive Director Monte Mercer, Deputy Executive Director Tim Barbee, Chief Information Officer, Research and Information Services Michael Morris, Director of Transportation David Setzer, Director of Workforce Development Edith Marvin, Director of Environment and Development Molly Thoerner, Director of Emergency Preparedness Stephanie Cecil, Administrative Assistant, EDO Bob Best, Audio/Video Comp Support Tech, Transportation Dan Kessler, Assistant Director of Transportation Ken Kirkpatrick, Transportation Counsel Bob Best, Audio/Video Comp Support Tech, Transportation Doni Green, Chief Aging Program Officer Mindy Mize, Program Manager, Transportation Molly Rendon, Fiscal Manager, Administration Shannan Ramirez, Assistant Director of Finance, Administration Kelly Schmidt, Senior Criminal Justice Planner Shannon Stevenson, Program Manager, Transportation Jack Tidwell, Manager, Environment & Development Christy Williams, Chief Program Manager, 9-1-1 Amanda Wilson, Public Involvement Manager, Transportation Whitney Vandiver, Communication Specialist, Transportation Jeff Hathcock, Senior Air Quality Planner, Transportation Brent Archer, Specialist, Emergency Preparedness Ryan Hatfield, Specialist, Emergency Preparedness Elizabeth Whitaker, Senior Planner, Transportation Chad McKeown, Program Manager, Transportation Jeff Rice, Planner, Environment & Development Samantha Lamanna, Planner, Environment & Development Sandra Barba, Planner, Environment & Development Sarah Chadderdon, Senior Planner, Transportation Visitors Present: Bob Fishe, Regional Manager, KSA Engineers
Resolution to Accept and Approve the Quarterly Investment Report (Monte Mercer) An Investment Report, as required by the Investment Policy, is submitted for management and Executive Board review. This Investment Report provides information on the investment activity for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. The following schedule, which complies with the Public Funds Investment Act, shows the average rate of return, cumulative transactions, beginning and ending balances for this quarter. In addition, a supplementary schedule regarding the State’s investment activity of the Regional Toll Revenue funds as well as the NTTA Hwy 161 funds has been provided. I will be available at the Board meeting to answer any questions.
Resolution Authorizing an Increase to the Workforce Development Department’s Budget and the Receipt of New Grant Funding (David Setzer) Additional Workforce carry over funds available for FY 2015 expenditures have been identified and total approximately $1.32 million. These funds are over and above what was previously estimated during the FY 2015 budget process and are mainly attributable to the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and Child Care funding sources. The Workforce Board has also been notified by the Texas Workforce Commission that it has been selected to receive additional funding from a new grant referred to as the Long-Term Unemployed Initiative. The grant amount is projected to total $109,000 and is primarily designated to serve the Workforce Board area’s long-term unemployed. The grant does allow the flexibility to utilize the funding to enhance customer outreach capacity via technology upgrades within the workforce outreach programs. The Workforce staff propose utilizing a portion of the additional carry over funds plus the projected additional funds from the Long-Term Unemployed Initiative to increase the Workforce Board’s Budget by an amount totaling $575,000. The additional budget funds are projected to be utilized to complete projects designed to improve customer outreach effectiveness and workforce center workflow efficiencies. Any unused portion of the carry over funding will be reviewed by appropriate staff and future resolutions to the NCTCOG Executive Committee could possibly be required. A budget amendment will be presented to the Workforce Board’s Oversight and Accountability subcommittee and the full Workforce Board for their approval prior to the January NCTCOG Executive Committee meeting. A draft resolution authorizing the increase in the FY 2015 Budget for Workforce funded activities and receipt of new grant funding is attached for Executive Board consideration. I will provide a brief presentation of this item and will be available to answer any questions prior to requesting Board approval.
Resolution Authorizing an lnterlocal Agreement with the Texas Transportation Institute to Conduct a Diesel Inspection and Maintenance Demonstration Program (Michael Morris)
Resolution Authorizing Agreements with Agencies Receiving Funding Under the Incident Management Equipment Purchase 2014 Call for Projects (Michael Morris)
Resolution Recommending Local Government Participation in the Solar Ready II Project and Adoption of Solar Energy Best Management Practices (Edith Marvin)
Appointments to the Regional Aging Advisory Committee (RAAC) and Election of Officers (Doni Green)