MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT,LOCKHART, TEXAS 78644
September 21st, 2021
CORRECTION

Notices of this regular meeting were posted in the Hays and CaIdwell County
Courthouses at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Receipts of the notices areon file in the office of Plum Creek Conservation District.
Checks were reviewed and signed, just prior to the call to order, by Treasur
er/Secretary, Lucy Knight.
10O PM•I .00PM

The meeting/hearing was called to order by President of the Board, JamesHolt, with the following Board members present: Peter Reinecke (Vice President), Lucy Knight (Secretary/Treasurer), Fred Rothert (Director) and TomOwen (Director). Also present were PCCD Attorney Bob Wilson, PCCD Geologist Feathergail Wilson, and PCCD staff members Daniel Meyer, Karen Bas
sett, Maff Shaw, and Alan Burklund. Minutes were transcribed by Karen Bas
sett.
President Holt opened the public hearings for the proposed tax rate of$0.0205 per $100.00 of valuation for the flood control division of Plum CreekConservation District for 202 1-2022 and for the proposed tax rate of $0.0208
per $100.00 of valuation for the groundwater division of the Plum Creek Con
servation District for 202 1-2022. President Holt stated that there were no pub
lic attendees, but five (5) Board members were present, James Holt(President), Peter Reinecke (Vice President), Lucy Knight (SecretaryTreasurer), Fred Rothert (Director), and Tom Owen (Director). Also present
were Bob Wilson (Attorney), William Feathergail Wilson (Geologist), PCCD
Staff Daniel Meyer, Karen Bassett, Matt Shaw and Alan Burklund.

1:06PMPresident Holt then closed the public hearings for the Plum Creek Conserva
tion District’s proposed tax rates for the flood control division and groundwater
division for 2021-2022 and stated that there were no public attendees, andthat the time was 1:06 p.m.

1:07PM

President Holt then opened the public meeting.

1:07PM

President Holt requested public comments. There were no public comments.

1:07PM

1•07PM•

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President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theregular meeting held on August 17th, 2021. Mrs. Knight made a motion that
2021, be accepted as
the minutes of the regular meeting held on August
mailed out. Mr. Reinecke provided the second and the motion was approved
unanimously.
President Holt requested any unfinished business that required the Board ofDirectors’ attention. Mr. Meyer explained that there was no unfinished busi
ness.
President Holt requested discussion of item IX on the agenda. Mrs. Knight
made a motion to approve the resolution setting that the Plum Creek Conser
vation District’s property tax rate for the flood control maintenance and opera
tions be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of 0.0205 per $100.00 of valu
ation which is effectively a 3.015% increase in the tax rate for the fiscal year
2021-2022. Mr. Owen provided the second and the motion passed with (5)five assenting votes, Mr. Holt, Mr. Reinecke, Mrs. Knight, Mr. Rothert and Mr.
Owen.
President Holt requested discussion of item X on the agenda. Mrs. Knight
made a motion to approve the resolution setting the Plum Creek Conservation
District’s groundwater maintenance and operations tax rate at 0.0208 per$100.00 of valuation for fiscal year 2021-2022. Mr. Rothert provided the sec
ond and the motion passed with (5) five assenting votes, Mr. Holt, Mr.
Reinecke, Mrs. Knight, Mr. Rothert and Mr. Owen.

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1:10PM President Holt requested discussion of item XI on the agenda. Mr. Meyer discussed the consideration of renewing the accounting professional services ofJansen and Gregorczyk. Mr. Owen made a motion to retain Jansen andGregorczyk Services. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion passes unanimously.
1:13PM

1:28PM

President Holt requested discussion of item XII on the agenda. Mr. Jason
Bybel with K Friese + Associates gave a presentation on a proposed Alliance
Regional Water Authority water line through portions of site 34’s easement.
Mr. Meyer also informed the Board of Natural Resources Conservation Ser
vice’s assessment of the water line, quoting in part that “...Based on the pro
vided scope of work content, drawings mentioned above and responses toquestions, the NRCS concurs with this proposal as it does not appear to alter
the design function of or threaten the dam or spillways of Site 34, nor does it
adversely encroach on the inundation easement, nor is it anticipated to pose
future problems for the sponsors.” Mrs. Knight made a motion to approve Alliance Regional WaterAuthority’s proposed water line through portions of site
34’s easement. Mr. Reinecke provided the second and the motion passed
unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of item XIII on the agenda. Mr. Mike
Bohm with DR Horton gave a presentation on a proposed agreement from
Continental Homes for areas within site 11 and 12. The Board and Mr. Bob
Wilson discussed and agreed for mote information to be gathered and to bebrought back to the Board for further discussion.

2:06PMPresident Holt requested discussion of item XIV on the agenda. Mr. Meyer
discussed quotes for the mowing of sites 1, 2, 5, 6, 20, 21, and 28. Mrs.
Knight made a motion to approve TerraSol for the mowing of sites 1, 2, 5, 6,20, 21, and 28. Mr. Owen provided the second and the motion passed unani
mously.
2:08PMPresident Holt requested discussion of item XV on the agenda. Mr. Graham
Moore with Alliance Regional Water Authority discussed a request to change
the drilling schedule of one of their permitted production wells. Mr. Feathergail Wilson then gave a slide show presentation on several topics related tothis topic: Proposed timeline, New Alliance requested goal, Total dissolved
solids, Braided stream pattern, Estuary Battier Lagoonal Pattern, Stratigraphic Cross- Section A-A, Modern Day Carrizo Facies, Barrier Island Environments, Carrizo Geological Mapping, and Average Annual Precipitation.
Mr. Meyer expressed a concern that if the drilling schedule changed, then it
would also change the schedule of the drilling of the monitoring wells; andwould therefore, not be able to capture a baseline water level prior to thepumping of areas outside of the District. The Board agreed to have discus
sions with Alliance Regional Water Authority on this matter.

3:12PM

President Holt requested discussion of item XVI on the agenda. Mr. Meyer
discussed an engagement letter from Montemayor, Brifton & Bender for auditing services. The Board agreed to sign the engagement letter from Mon
temayor, Brifton & Bender for auditing services.
3:17PM

President Holt requested discussion of item XVII on the agenda. Mr. Meyer
explained that this item concerning GMA 13’s Desired Future Conditions(DFC5) would be on the October 19th 2021, agenda.
3:18PM

President Holt requested discussion of item XVIII on the agenda. Mr. Meyer
discussed subjects pertaining to the site 2 state upgrade project and statedthat the Bid Opening meeting would be September 30th, 2021, at 10:00 a.m.
and the Special Called meeting would be October 5th 2021, at 1:00 p.m.
3:20PM

President Holt requested discussion of item XIX on the agenda. Mr. Meyer
discussed the annual review of the PCCD Management Plan.
3:22PM

President HoIt requested discussion of item XX on the agenda. Mr. Meyer
gave the Board an annual review of the Plum Creek Conservation District’sDeposit and Fee Schedule.

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3:23PM

President Holt requested a report from the PCCD Geologist, Mr. WilliamFeathergail Wilson. Mr. William Feathergail Wilson stated he had nothing further.

3:24PM

President Holt requested a report from the NRCS’ District conservationist, Mr.
Jeremy Hasty. Mr. Hasty was not in attendance.

3:24PM

President Holt requested a report from the PCCD Executive Manager, Mr.
Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer updated the Board on the site 10 rehabilitation pro
ject and stated that things were moving along with minimal issues, discussed
that there was a subdivision going in upstream of site 6 and stated that a Cityof Kyle Engineer requested information on what the NRCS policies and rules
are as it relates to development using NRCS dams for detention requirements. Mr. Meyer stated that he would keep the Board informed. Mr. Meyerthen gave a slide show presentation on site 8 and explained that a landowner
had recently sprayed the top of the dam and had damaged the grass. The
Board agreed to send the landowner a letter to inform him that he would be
financially responsible for the cost associated with repairing the top of thedam and to inform him that the top of the dam is not to be used for vehiculartraffic. Mr. Meyer, lastly, mentioned that he received a call from a landownerat site 6 regarding road base materials that had been brought on to the prop
erty. Mr. Meyer explained that he would keep the Board informed.

3:48PM

President Holt requested a report from the PCCD Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson.
Mr. Bob Wilson informed the Board that Polonia Water Supply had run ads
regarding the Certificate of Convenience and Necessity consolidation with
Aqua Water Supply. Mr. Wilson, lastly, mentioned that the Federal Waters of
the United States questions were unresolved, but that he would keep theBoard informed regarding this matter.

3:50PM

President Holt requested public comments. There were no public comments.

3:50PM

Mr. Reinecke made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Rothert provided the second
and the motion to adjourn passed unanimously.

President

Vice President