T E N T A T I V E A G E N D A
HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
January 15, 2008 10:00 a.m.
3555 Timmons Lane, 2nd Floor
Conference Room A
Houston, Texas 77027
1. INVOCATION
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
ACTION
4. CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed are of a routine nature and may be acted on in a single motion unless requested otherwise by a member of the Board.
a. Minutes of December 18, 2007 Board of Directors Meeting (PDF)
Request approval of Minutes of December 18, 2007 Board Meeting. (Staff Contact: Mary Spain)
b. Pedestrian-Bicycle Special District Studies (PDF)
Request authorization to contract with Airline Improvement District and Harris County Precinct 2 for Pedestrian-Bicyclist Studies; amount not to exceed $75,000. (Staff Contact: Jeff Taebel)
c. Fiscal Year 2008 State Planning Assistance Grant (PDF)
Request approval of resolution authorizing H-GAC application for Fiscal Year 2008 State Planning Assistance Funds. (Staff Contact: Steve Howard)
d. Purchasing Approval Procedures (PDF)
Request authorization of revisions to purchasing procedures implementing SB 1765. (Staff Contact: Nancy Haussler)
e. Video Conferencing Equipment and Services (PDF)
Request authorization to negotiate contract for video conferencing equipment and services. (Staff Contact: Deidre Vick)
f. Transportation Advertising/Marketing Services (PDF)
Request authorization to contract for advertising and marketing services for clean air programs with Gilbreath Communications Inc.; amount not to exceed $1,493,750. (Staff Contact: Alan Clark)
g. Transportation Public Relations Services (PDF)
Request authorization to contract for public relations services for clean air programs with Vollmer Public Relations; amount not to exceed $687,500. (Staff Contact: Alan Clark)
h. Clean Cities/Clean Vehicles Program Agreements (PDF)
Request authorization of agreements with recommended entities for acquisition of cleaner vehicles and retrofits; amount not to exceed $10,278,000 in CMAQ funding. (Staff Contact: Alan Clark)
i. Intergovernmental Agreement with Gulf Coast Freight Rail District (PDF)
Request authorization to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Gulf Coast Freight Rail District for planning activities in an amount not to exceed $100,000 per year for two years. (Staff Contact: Alan Clark)
5. FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE
Report on activities and Committee recommendations.
a. Monthly Financial Report
Request approval of December 2007 financial report. (Staff Contact: Nancy Haussler)
6. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
a. Proposed EPA Rule for Reclassification of Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Nonattainment Area (PDF)
Request Board action on letter to Environmental Protection Agency commenting on proposed EPA rule. (Staff Contact: Alan Clark)
7. RESOLUTION HONORING SERVICE TO H-GAC AND REGION OF RETIRING BOARD MEMBER
Request approval of resolution honoring the service to H-GAC and the region of Commissioner Carl Sullivan, City of Texas City. (Staff Contact: Jack Steele)
INFORMATION
8. HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (PDF)
Presentation on activities and accomplishments of Houston-Galveston Area Local Development Corporation small business loan program. (Staff Contact: Jeff Taebel)
9. BOARD MEETING DAY (PDF)
Discussion of request by Harris County Judge Ed Emmett that H-GAC change its Board meeting schedule. (Staff Contact: Jack Steele)
10. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Report on current and upcoming H-GAC activities. (Staff Contact: Jack Steele)
11. ADJOURNMENT