Finance and Budget Committee

1. CALL TO ORDER
   
   
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   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.
   
   

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   b. Investment Officer’s Report 
   Request approval of Investment Officer’s report.  (Staff Contact: Nancy Haussler)

   c. Investment Policy 
   Request approval of modifications to investment policy.  (Staff Contact: Nancy Haussler)

   d. Pedestrian-Bicycle Districts Study and Conceptual Plan: Airline Improvement District 
   Request authorization to receive funds from Airline Improvement District and negotiate contract with firms in order ranked to conduct Pedestrian-Bicycle Districts Study and Conceptual Plan for the Airline Improvement District; amount not to exceed $100,000.  (Staff Contact: Jeff Taebel)

   e. FY2008 Solid Waste Management Grants 
   Request authorization to contract with Waller County to construct a recycling drop-off center; amount not to exceed $100,000.  (Staff Contact: Jeff Taebel)

   f. Upgrade Microsoft Office 2002 to Microsoft Office 2007 
   Request approval to purchase Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 licenses, amount not to exceed $ 70,000.  (Staff Contact: Tanya Nguyen)

   g. 9-1-1 MSAG and Telephone Number Database 
   Request authorization to negotiate and execute contract(s) in the order ranked for MSAG and Telephone Number Database contract; amount not to exceed $440,000.  (Staff Contact: Diedre Vick)

   h. Regional Commuter Rail Connectivity Study 
   Request authorization to increase the current Kimley-Horn consultant contract by $50,000; revised amount not to exceed $750,000.  (Staff Contact: Alan Clark)

5. FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE
 Report on activities and Committee recommendations.

a. Monthly Financial Report 
Request approval of April 2008 financial report.  (Staff Contact: Nancy Haussler)

6. AUDIT COMMITTEE

a. 2007 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 
Presentation and discussion of draft 2007 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report; independent audit by Null-Lairson.  (Staff Contact: Nancy Haussler)

b. 2007 H-GAC Employee Retirement Audit Report 
Presentation and discussion of draft 2007 H-GAC Employee Retirement Audit Report; independent audit by Null-Lairson.  (Staff Contact: Nancy Haussler)

c. H-GAC Internal Audit Report 
Request approval of Internal Audit Plan for Fiscal Year 2008, and acceptance of the Internal Audit Annual Report for Fiscal Year ending 2007.  (Staff Contact: Charles Hill)

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8. AIR QUALITY PLANNING 
Status report on air quality planning activities including Area Emission Reduction Credit Organization (AERCO).

a. Waller ISD School Bus Retrofits 
Request approval to enter into agreement with EPA for Waller ISD school bus retrofits in an amount not to exceed $200,000; and to execute an agreement with Waller ISD in an amount not to exceed $335,000 in EPA, AERCO and local funds.  (Staff Contact: Alan Clark)

b. Clean Cities/Clean Vehicles Program Agreements 
Request authorization to enter into agreements with recommended entities for the acquisition of cleaner vehicles and retrofits; amount not to exceed $204,736 in CMAQ funding and not to exceed $345,948 in AERCO funding.  (Staff Contact: Alan Clark)

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INFORMATION
 
10. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
 Report on current and upcoming H-GAC activities.  (Staff Contact: Jack Steele)
 
11. ADJOURNMENT