MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT,LOCKHART, TEXAS 78644
March 20th, 2018

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
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 0 Lipscomb.
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The meeting was called to order by President of the Board, James Holt, withthe following Board members present: James Lipscomb (Vice President), Lucy Knight (Treasurer/Secretary), Ben Twidwell (Director), Fred Rothert(Director), and Peter Reinecke (Director). Also present were PCCD Attorney
Eddie McCarthy Ill and PCCD staff members Johnie Halliburton, Daniel Meyer, and Karen Bassett. Minutes were transcribed by Karen Bassett.

President Holt called the public meeting to order for the Desired Future Con
ditions (DFCs). Mr. Holt stated that there were three (3) public in attendance
but that there were no comments.

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President Holt then closed the public meeting for the Desired Future Conditions.

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President Holt then called the regular public meeting to order.

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President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of the20th,
2018. Mr. Lipscomb made a motion
regular meeting held on February
20th2018 be acthat the minutes of the regular meeting held on February
cepted as mailed out. Mrs. Knight 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.
President Holt requested discussion of item IV on the agenda. Mr. Hallibur
ton 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 twentythree thousand nine hundred and six dollars and 43 cents ($23,906.43) andEhrig’s at twenty-five thousand eighty seven dollars and twenty eight cents($25,087.28). Mrs. Knight made a motion to select the low bidder, Lindemann’s, for the fertilization and herbicide application of the Plum Creek Con
servation 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. Mrs. Kathryn
Brady with the Hays County NRCS and SWCD gave a discussion regarding
the Hays County SWCD’s proposed legislative activity concerning a tour of
the Plum Creek Flood Control Structures and the Plum Creek Watershed.
The Board of Directors then agreed that PCCD would participate in this pro
ject and authorized Mr. Halliburton to arrange things with Mrs. Brady.
President Holt requested discussion of item VI on the agenda. Mr. DanielMeyer discussed a resolution to adopt the Groundwater Management Area(GMA) 10’s proposed DFC and relevant aquifer designations. Mr. Lipscomb
made a motion to approve the resolution to adopt the GMA 10’s proposed
DFC and relevant aquifer designations. Mrs. Knight provided the second and2

the motion passed unanimously.
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President Holt requested a report from the PCCD Geologist, Mr. WilliamFeathergail Wilson. Mr. William Feathergail Wilson gave a slide showpresentation of the Carrizo Outcrop MW-2 Guadalupe Co. Texas.

President Holt requested a report from the NRCS Conservationist, Mr. Bran
don Steinberg. Mr. Steinberg stated that there would be three inspections
coming up on sites 34, 5, and 6.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD’s Assistant Manager, Mr.
Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer informed the board that he had received and email
from an engineering company requesting information regarding Sunfield Sub
division on whether or not they were in the PCCD district. Mr. Meyer statedthat he had spoken with Mr. Bob Wilson and that he then responded back tothe engineering company. He also stated that he had received and email
from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regarding apetition they had received from a landowner in the Post Oak Savannah
Groundwater Conservation District. Mr. Meyer stated that they had asked if
PCCD would like to respond to the petition. The Board responded and statedthat PCCD would stay out of it. Mr. Meyer reported on the PCCD Rules andstated that they were almost completed and that a clean version and a redline version were being put together. Mr. Meyer stated that he had measured
the Luling and Polonia wells. Mr. Meyer, lastly, mentioned that he had been
puffing together proposal quotes for the scanning software for the PCCD documents.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD’s Executive Manager, Mr.
Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton updated the Board on the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) project that had been completed at site 12 andstated that the finding requested had been submitted to NRCS and that when
PCCD receives the State and Federal portions a check would be issued toCurran Contracting. Mr. Halliburton stated that all the Hurricane Harvey oper
ations and maintenance work had been completed. Mr. Halliburton informedthe Board that the funds for the remedial work at site 16 had been received
by NRCS and that work should be started in late summer on this project. Mr.
Halliburton informed the Board that Mr. Gene Peters with Performance Plus
had completed inspections on all risers on the south end of the District andstated that there were three (3) risers that needed to be repaired. Mr. Halliburton then updated the Board on site 6, and then informed the Board that hewould be attending a Texas Association of Watershed Sponsors (TAWS)
meeting on the 26th in Fredericksburg. Mr. Halliburton mentioned that theTCEQ would be inspecting sites 34, 5, and 6. Mr. Halliburton then gave aslide show presentation on sites 6, 8, and 12.

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President Holt requested a report from the PCCD’s Attorney Mr. Eddie
McCarthy Ill. Mr. McCarthy mentioned that Mr. Bob Wilson had been working
on the PCCD rules and that he was in the process of puffing together a clean
version and a red line version.

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President Holt requested public comments. Mr. Graham Moore with Alliance
Regional Water Authority mentioned that he had with him Conrad, a young
man who was a senior in high school. Mr. Moore stated that Conrad was interested in Civil Engineering and was shadowing him for a week.

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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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