MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT,LOCKHART, TEXAS 78644
March 24th, 2015

Notices of this regular meeting were posted in the Hays and Caldwell County
Courthouses at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Receipts of the notices
are on file in the office of Plum Creek Conservation District.
Checks were reviewed and signed, just prior to the call to order, by Vice
President, James O Lipscomb.
1:00 PM The meeting was called to order by President of the Board, James Holt, withthe following Board members present: James 0. Lipscomb (Vice President ),Lucy Knight (Treasury/Secretary), Ben Twidwell (Director), and Peter
Reinecke (Director), Fred Rathert (Director). Also present were Bob Wilson(Attorney), Feathergail Wilson (PCCD Geologist), and PCCD staff Johnie Halliburton, Karen Bassett, and Dan Meyer. Minutes were transcribed by KarenBassett.
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President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theregular meeting held on February 1 y!h, 2015. Mr. Lipscomb made a motionthat the minutes of the regular meeting held on February 1y!h, 2015 be accepted as mailed out. Mr. Twidwell provided the second and the motion wasapproved unanimously.
President Holt requested any unfinished business that required the Board ofDirectors' attention. Mr. Halliburton explained that there was no unfinishedbusiness at that time.
President Holt requested discussion of item IV of the agenda. Mr. Halliburton
informed the Board of Directors that the Plum Creek Conservation District
had received two bids for the fertilization and herbicide application of thePlum Creek Conservation District's Flood Control Structures. President Holt
then announced the bid amounts of each bid with Lindemann's at thirty thousand nine hundred seventy one dollars and seven cents ($30,971.07) andEhrig's at twenty eight thousand three hundred eighty one dollars and ninety
cents ($28,381.90). Mrs. Knight made a motion to select the low bidder, Ehrig's, for the fertilization and herbicide application of the Plum Creek Conservation District's Flood Control Structures. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second
and the motion was approved unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of item V on the agenda. Mr. Dennis
Guerra and Mr. Jim Scaief with Sunfield Development gave the Board apresentation in regards to provisions to allow site 10 to be used as a detention pond for the Sunfield Development. Mr. Bob Wilson then explained thatthe Board would be going into executive session to discuss legal matters regarding this agenda item and possibly others and that Mr. Guerra and Mr.
Scaief would be able to return to the regular session at that time.
President Holt requested discussion of item VI on the agenda. Mr. Byron
Friedrich with the Environmental Protection in the Interest of Caldwell County(EPICC) gave a presentation to the Board in regards to the preliminary contested case hearing that will be held March 261h, 2015, on the application by
130 Environmental Park for a municipal solid waste permit, SOAH Docket No.
582-15-2082; TCEQ Docket No. 2015-0069-MSW.
President Holt requested discussion of item VI I on the agenda. Mr. Brent
Ryan the legal counsel for Green Group Holdings addressed the Board todiscuss any concerns or questions in consideration of party status in the contested case hearing on the application by 130 Environmental Park for a municipal solid waste permit, SOAH Docket No. 582-15-2082; TCEQ Docket No.

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1,4 sPM President Holt requested to skip to item IX on the agenda. Mr. Bob Wilson

briefly discussed with the Board the recently filed legislative bills. Mr. BobWilson stated that there would be a legislative hearing on March 25th, 2015
concerning a bill filed by State Representative Isaac concerning the GCDs
boundaries in Hays County and that he recommended that someone be atthat hearing to represent PCCD. The Board discussed with Mr. Bob Wilsonand agreed that he should attend the legislation hearing March 25th, 2015 torepresent PCCD.
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President Holt moved the meeting into executive session for legal counsel.
President Holt called the meeting back to order after executive session. Mrs.
Knight made a motion to look into an agreement with Sunfield Development
involving the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Mr. Twidwell
provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of item VIII on the agenda. Mr.
Reinecke made a motion that PCCD request Party Status for the purpose ofaddressing and protecting the interest, functions, and obligations of PCCD inconnection with the Green Group Holdings application at site 21; and specifically that PCCD stay neutral in the application and that PCCD did not wish tobe aligned in favor or against. Mr. Rathert provided the second and the motion was approved.

3:llPM President Holt requested discussion of item X on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton

discussed with the Board the level of PCCD's involvement with Barton
Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD), Edwards Aquifer
Authority (EAA), and Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District(HTGCD) in monitoring "white areas" in Hays County. Mr. Bob Wilson statedthat PCCD did not have the man power, but recommended that any information PCCD had should be available for their review. The Board agreed
with his suggestion and authorized Mr. Halliburton to send a letter to Electro
Purification stating the same.

3:12PMPresident Holt requested discussion of item XI on the agenda. Mr. Bob Wilson stated that agenda item XI and XII could be addressed at the same timein regards to the possible action on the proposed mitigation plan and the proposed amended rules. Mr. Bob Wilson explained that he had not been able
to do the edits on the final rules but stated that as soon as they were complete they would be brought before the Board.

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President Holt requested discussion of item XII I on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton explained that the landowner at site 34 had requested that PCCD post
pone this item until the April 21 5 \ 2015 Board meeting.

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President Holt requested a report from PCCD's Geologist, Mr. William Feathergail Wilson. Mr. Feathergail Wilson reported that PCCD had age dated water samples from two wells and was preparing to age date a sample from another well. Mr. Feathergail Wilson then showed a slide show presentation ofradiocarbon dating of groundwater and its process. Mr. Feathergail Wilson
asked the Board for permission to have two more water samples age dated.
The Board then agreed for Mr. Feathergail Wilson to have two more samplesof water age dated.

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President Holt requested a report from the NRCS' District Conservationist,
Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Morales was not in attendance at the meeting.

3:30PM President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Assistant Manager, Mr.

Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer reported that PCCD had renewed Mr. Rodriguez's
permit for 10/ac/ft/yr for irrigation purposes. Mr. Meyer informed the Board
that there would be one more permit this year and that it would be a well fieldpermit for Mr. Pal Lester. Mr. Meyer informed the Board that the new PCCD

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website was now in use. Mr. Meyer, lastly, stated that the PCCD newsletter
was ready and would be mailed out to our mailing list.
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President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Executive Manager, Mr.
Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board that NRCS believedthat they had the money for PCCD's site 6 rehabilitation, but that they would
keep PCCD informed. Mr. Halliburton explained that PCCD had made its firstpayment of $5,000.00 to Freese and Nichols for the site 6 Flood Impact Studyfor Hays County. Mr. Halliburton explained that there was a new state requirement that required PCCD to do a mussel and fish survey at site 6. Mr.
Halliburton stated that certain fish would need to be relocated. Mr. Halliburton said that URS Engineering was performing another water survey on sites
10, 12, 21, and 28. Mr. Halliburton then mentioned that PCCD had a contract
with a contractor to repair the drain tube erosion at site 17. Mr. Halliburton
said that Mr. Jesse Rodriguez, with the proposed development on the Danny
Green property at site 5, had met at the PCCD office and at site 5 with Mr.
Todd Marek with the NRCS. Mr. Halliburton explained that Mr. Rodriguez
was going to work on their plan, which would be a "cut and fill" plan and thenpresent it to the TCEQ and the NRCS. If approved, then Mr. Rodriguez
would present it to the PCCD Board for its consideration. Mr. Halliburton explained that PCCD was still waiting on the remaining Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) funds from the October 31 5 \ 2014 flood . Mr.
Halliburton then reported that at site 2, beavers had plugged the drain tube
again and that it would need to be monitored more closely. Mr. Halliburton ,lastly, mentioned that on March 23rd, 2015, he would be attending the yearlyTexas Association of Watershed Sponsors (TAWS) meeting in Fredericksburg .
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson.
Mr. Bob Wilson stated that he would be attending the Legislative hearing on
1March 25 h, 2015, concerning the bill that State Representative Isaac filed related to the PCCD/BSEACD/HTGCD overlap areas and that he would keep
the Board informed. Mr. Bob Wilson briefly discussed site 6 in regards to theflood risk assessment progress and the recent Supreme Court of Texas case
opinion dealing with payments for utilities, relocations, and who is responsible
for paying for them and whether or not they are reimbursable.

3:46PMPresident Holt requested any public comments. Mr. Oscar Fogle with theGuadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA) told the Board that the Guadalupe
Blanco River Trust had acquired the title to the Hwy 130 mitigation site northof Lockhart and that GBRA would be managing the property. Mr. Fogle stated that he would give a detailed presentation to the Board at a later time todiscuss what the preliminary plans would be to utilize that site as a conservation area.

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Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second
and the motion to adjourn passed unanimously.

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