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<br /> <br />CITY-COUNTY BENEFITS SERVICES <br /> <br />October 22, 2004 <br /> <br />Mrs. Sherri Sampson <br />Director of Human Resources <br />City of LaPorte <br />604 W. FairmontParkway <br />LaPorte, TX 77571 <br /> <br />Sherri, <br /> <br />A few weeks have passed since our initial Chapter 791 Collective Purchasing Cooperative <br />workshop meeting on September 28, 2004. We have been developing some strategies and <br />working through a few technical issues and now stand ready to focus on the single employer <br />based group medical cooperative. <br /> <br />I want to take care of a house keeping issue that is very important to taking collective ownership <br />of the Co-op. We have to put a name on this Co-op. Here is my attempt. The Co-op is all about <br />building alliances/synergy. In addition, the Co-op's ability to control its development and <br />decision making authority is paramount to its success. I have been having discussions with <br />Houston Galveston Area Council (HGAC) pertaining to playing a role in the various Co-ops that <br />C-CBS is developing. It is obvious that HGAC brings a certain "brand" name that is recognized <br />and respected in the public sector as well as an umbrella effect from housing and adding strength <br />to Chapter 791 purchasing cooperatives which will satisfy Chapter 252 bidding requirements. I <br />invited Bob Wooten, Coordinator, Program Development for HGAC, to our meeting and he is <br />very interested in pursuing a role for HGAC. We are continuing to develop that role. In the <br />meantime, I want the group to consider the following name; Houston Galveston Area Council - <br />Region 1 (HGAC-Rl) for our Co-op. <br /> <br />Representatives from the following Cities were in attendance on September 28,2004; <br /> <br />Dickinson <br />Friendswood <br />La Marque <br />La Porte <br />Pearland <br />Santa Fe <br />Texas City <br />Webster <br />West University <br />Houston Galveston Area Council (HGAC) <br /> <br />245 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 290 <br />Sugar Land, Texas 77478 <br />(281) 295-3006 (Phone) <br />(281) 295-3020 (Fax) <br />(800) 308-2896 (Toll-Free) <br />bob.ueacy@c-cbs,org <br />h..n........ C't1n('bv<4>c:-cbs.Of2 <br /> <br />6112 Skahan Lane <br />Austin, Texas 78739 <br />(512) 468-2250 (Phone) <br />(512) 288-6014 (Fax) <br />(800) 308-2896 (Toll-Free) <br />terry.hale@c-cbs.org <br />