MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT,LOCKHART, TEXAS 78644
August 20th, 2019

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.
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The meeting was called to order by President of the Board, James Holt, withthe following Board members present: Lucy Knight (Treasurer/Secretary), Ben
Twidwell (Director), Fred Rothert (Director), and Tom Owen (Director). Alsopresent were PCCD Attorney Bob Wilson and PCCD staff members DanielMeyer, Karen Bassett, Matt Shaw, and Alan Burklund. Minutes were tran
scribed by Karen Bassett.
President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theregular meeting held on July 16th 2019. Mrs. Knight made a motion that the16th,
2019, be accepted as mailed
minutes of the regular meeting held on Julyout. Mr. Twidwell 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 IV on the agenda. Mr. Dan Meyer
discussed a site 6 partial easement release for the Ilse property. Mr. Bob Wil
son informed the Board that he had drafted an easement release document,
but that he still needed the survey and the title search information before it
could be considered by the Board. Mr. Meyer mentioned that the survey andthe title search should be completed by next month.
President Holt requested discussion of item V on the agenda. Mr. Meyer andMr. Bob Wilson discussed two (2) requests for proposals (REP) from D&S
Concrete Contracting Contractors, LLC at site 11. The first RFP involved theremoval of the slide gate, brackets, stem, wheel, and housing unit from theprincipal spillway riser. The Board directed Mr. Meyer to act on the RFP accordingly. The second REP concerned the design and installation of port covers for the principal spillway riser. Mr. Bob Wilson stated that legally he did
2idREP, because the port covers werenot recommend PCCD approve thisoriginally installed by the landowner on account of a water rights permit. Mr.
Wilson stated that a letter would be sent to the landowner explaining the situa
tion.
President Holt requested discussion of item VI on the agenda. Mr. Meyer discussed in detail the review and assessment of PCCD’s Drought Management
Plan.
President Holt requested discussion of item VII and VIII on the agenda. Mr.
Meyer discussed in detail the proposed 2019-2020 budget and the proposedtax rate for groundwater and flood control. Mrs. Knight made a motion to ap
prove the 2019-2020 budget for the Groundwater district and the Surface district. Mr. Rothert provided the second and the motion passed unanimously.
Mrs. Knight made a motion to propose a tax rate (Elood) of .0225 per $100.00
of valuation and a proposed tax rate (Groundwater) of .021 per $100.00 of val
uation. Mr. Rothert provided the second and the motion passed unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of item IX on the agenda. Mr. Meyer reminded the Board that the two public hearings on the proposed tax rates for26thand September i0”,
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President Holt requested discussion of item X on the agenda. Mr. Meyer discussed contract services of the contracted personnel. Mrs. Knight made amotion to retain Mr. Bob Wilson with McCarthy and McCarthy LLC, Mr. Wil
liam Feathergail Wilson, and Mr. Jim Jansen with Jansen and Gregorczyk.
Mr. Twidwell provided the second and the motion passed unanimously.

2:03PMPresident Holt requested a report from the PCCD Geologist, Mr. WilliamFeathergail Wilson. Mr. Feathergail Wilson gave a slide show presentation
on a number of topics: Carrizo MW’s outcrop, the Carrizo barrier island, depth
to base freshwater, groundwater resources in the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer inSouth Texas, Gulf of Mexico late Wilcox subaerial-submarine canyons, transm issivity, stratigraphic cross-section, heavy minerals associated with braided
streams, and the Alliance permit amendment.

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2:33PM2•56pMPresident Holt requested a report from the NRCS’ District Conservationist,
Mr. Jeremy Hasty. Mr. Hasty was not in attendance.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD Executive Manager, Mr.
Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer gave an update on the site 16 remedial repair pro
ject and stated that everything is going well and that they are ahead of schedule. Mr. Meyer reported that the Kosarek, Collier, JK Wells, Larsen, Lockhart,Virginia Goana, and McCormick wells had been measured. Mr. Meyer updat
ed the Board on the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and informed the Board that PCCD had applied for a TSSWCB Operations &Maintenance grant and that it had been approved for the mowing of sites 1, 2,3, 5, 6, 10, and 28, the brush removal on sites 34, 24 and 3, and for the fillingin of areas that were damaged by erosion for sites 24 and 31. Mr. Meyer
mentioned that PCCD had received letters from the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality regarding breach analyses on a number of dams, discussed the Groundwater Management Area (GMA) 10 and GMA 13. Mr.
Meyer, lastly, mentioned that he had attended a Texas Water Development
Board “Flood Plan” meeting in Bastrop.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson.
Mr. Bob Wilson mentioned that the District received an inquiry from a landowner downstream of site 34 asking if a stream could be renamed. Mr. Bob
Wilson briefly discussed procedures on how to officially rename a stream.
Mr. Bob Wilson mentioned the Legislature and stated that he would keep theBoard informed on upcoming bills that would affect the District.

3:05PMPresident Holt requested public comments. There were no public comments.

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Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Rothert provided the second andthe motion to adjourn passed unanimously.

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