Minutes from the February 21st, 2012 PCCD regular scheduled meeting
to be presented on February 15th, 2011 for Board approval andsubject to corrections, additions, deletions and approval.

February 21st, 2012

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 O. Lipscomb (Vice President ),Peter Reinecke (Secretary/Treasurer), Lucy Knight (Director), Ben Twidwell(Director) and Fred Rothert (Director). Also present were Johnie Halliburton(Executive Manager), Bob Wilson (Attorney) Feathergail Wilson (PCCD Geologist) and PCCD staff Karen Bassett, Korey Schuelke and Dan Meyer.
Minutes were taken by Karen Bassett and transcribed by Korey Schuelke.
1:00PMPresident Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of thePlum Creek Conservation District’s Regular Meeting held on January 17th,
2012. Mr. Lipscomb made a motion that the minutes of the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Regular Meeting held on January 17th, 2012, be accepted
as mailed out. Mr. Twidwell provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.

1:00PM President Holt requested any unfinished business that required the Board ofDirectors’ attention. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that there
was no unfinished business.
1:01PM President Holt requested discussion of Item IV on the agenda. Mr. Hallibur-ton then discussed title issues regarding the Bell Haven and Clary additionsin the City of Luling, Texas. Mr. Halliburton then introduced Mr. Lembo Allen,
City of Luling Attorney, and Mr. Bobby Berger, City of Luling Manager, whowould be discussing these title issues with the Board of Directors. Mr. Allen
then discussed the issues regarding these title problems. Mr. Allen thenasked the Board of Directors to sign a quit claim deed on two strips of property that have been historically described legally incorrect. Mrs. Knight madea motion to authorize President Holt to execute the deeds, without warranty,in order to clear up the title issues on the two tracts of land in the Bell Havenand Clary additions in the City of Luling, Texas in both sections of the Plum
Creek Conservation District, floodwater and groundwater. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second and some discussion ensued. After much discussion withthe Plum Creek Conservation District’s Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson, the Boardof Directors voted on the aforementioned motion and the motion was approved unanimously.
1:18PM President Holt then requested discussion of Item V on the agenda. Mr. BobWilson then discussed the termination of any permits or well registrations forwells on lands that had been recently dis-annexed from the Plum Creek Conservation District in January 2012. Mr. Twidwell made a motion to cancel allpermits and well registrations on properties previously dis-annexed by thePlum Creek Conservation District in January 2012. Mr. Lipscomb provided
the second and the motion was approved unanimously.
1:21PM President Holt requested discussion of Item VI on the agenda. Mr. Hallibur-

ton informed the Board of Directors that the Natural Resources Conservation
Service was accepting applications for possible rehabilitation of flood control
structures. Mr. Halliburton then discussed the status of the flood control
structures that the Plum Creek Conservation District had previously applied2for federal assistance for rehabilitation through the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that hehad conversed with the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s engineers
and their recommendation was if the Plum Creek Conservation District decided to apply, the Plum Creek Conservation District should apply for rehabilitation of Site 21, due to its high risk index, followed by Site 11 and Site 12.
The Board of Directors then discussed different options that may be necessary to fund additional rehabilitation projects. Mrs. Knight made a motion thatthe Plum Creek Conservation District apply for federal assistance for the possible rehabilitation of Site 21. Mr. Rothert provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.
1:28PMPresident Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Geologist, Mr. William Feathergail Wilson. Mr. Feather Wilson then discussed research he had performed at the request of the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Rules Committee. Mr. Feather Wilson then discussed work
he had performed at the request of a landowner within the Plum Creek Conservation District regarding the landowner’s water well. Mr. Feather Wilson
discussed a recent meeting with the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District regarding a possible Hosston aquifer well. Mr. Bob Wilson
then discussed the meeting with the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District with the Board of Directors as well. Mr. Feather Wilson and Mr.
Bob Wilson gave their recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding
their discussion with the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District.

1:41PM President Holt requested a report from the Natural Resources Conservation

Service’s District Conservationist, Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Morales discussed
the inundation maps for Site 5 and the fact that a follow-up breach inundation
would not be performed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service after
the rehabilitation of that structure.
1:43PM

President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Assistant Manager, Mr. Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer discussed LIDAR(Light Detecting and Ranging) data that he had recently acquired and gave
the Board of Directors a demonstration of this data’s capabilities. Mr. Meyerthen discussed the installation of a transducer to monitor the well on theWestmoreland place in the City of Lockhart, Texas. Mr. Meyer discussed
data received from the Nohra Monitoring Well. Mr. Meyer discussed measurements taken at Mr. Alton Williams’ wells recently and Mr. Williams’ installation of a solar well. Mr. Meyer then discussed a recent Groundwater Management Area-10 meeting which he had attended and current issues discussed at that meeting. Mr. Meyer and Mr. Feather Wilson then discussed
proposed Trinity aquifer wells within the Groundwater Management Area-10.
Mr. Meyer then discussed a Region L meeting which he had attended and aTexas Commission on Environmental Quality Drought Workshop that he had
also attended. Mr. Meyer then discussed the drought conditions of 2011 andits impacts on different areas. Mr. Meyer discussed a test well application fora Mr. Jay Clements in the McMahan, Texas area.

1:55PM President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-trict’s Executive Manager, Mr. Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton discussed
the hiring of Mr. Nick Dornak as the coordinator for the Plum Creek Watershed Partnership and informed the Board of Directors that his office would belocated within the Caldwell County Agri-Life Extension Agent’s offices. Mr.
Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that Mr. Schuelke had been working with the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s surveyors regarding
the design for the possible Site 6 Rehabilitation. Mr. Halliburton discussed
communications that he and Mr. Bob Wilson had with Mr. Dan Ryan and thecontractor from Fuel Tank Maintenance, Inc., regarding easements at the Site
5 Rehabilitation. Mr. Bob Wilson discussed the communications at lengthwith the Board of Directors. Mr. Halliburton discussed a new landowner atSite 34 and his plans regarding fencing. Mr. Halliburton discussed the Cald-3

well County Wildfire Protection Plan Meeting that he and Mr. Meyer had recently attended. Mr. Halliburton discussed a request from the Texas Association of Watershed Sponsors for Mr. Bob Wilson to speak at the upcoming
Texas Association of Watershed Sponsors’ meeting on March 26th, 2012. Mr.
Halliburton then showed the Board of Directors photos of debris and damage
caused by the recent flood within the Plum Creek Conservation District’s
2:25PM boundaries. Mr. Halliburton also showed photos of Mr. Alton Williams’ solar
well. Mr. Halliburton then discussed a flood report he had receive from Mr.
Eric Scheibe.
2:23PMPresident Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr. Bob Wilson discussed an affidavit necessary for the recording of the resolutions for dis-annexation recently approved in January 2012. Mr. Bob Wilson also stated that the legislature waspreparing for the next legislative session.
President Holt requested discussion of Item XII on the agenda. Mr. Hallibur2:59PM ton then gave the Board of Directors the status of the purchase of the newPlum Creek Conservation District office building and the status of the move tothe new office. Mr. Halliburton then introduced Mr. Thom Earnest, who wasattempting to assist in the layout of the new office building furniture. Mr.
Thom Earnest and the Board of Directors then discussed many options as to
how to arrange the meeting room in the new office building. After much discussion, the Board of Directors instructed Mr. Thom Earnest to continue consulting with Mrs. Knight regarding the arrangement. The Board of Directors
then discussed many items with Mr. Thom Earnest.
President Holt requested discussion of Item XIII on the agenda. Mr.
Reinecke then outlined the new Plum Creek Conservation District Personnel
Policy and the changes that had been made, due to the Board of Directors’
3:23PM
input and discussion with Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr. Reinecke discussed thesechanges in depth with the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors thenasked questions of Mr. Reinecke regarding the new Plum Creek Conservation District Personnel Policy. After much discussion, the Board of Directors
agreed to revisit the new Plum Creek Conservation District Personnel Policy
at next month’s meeting after some changes had been made.
3:22PM

President Holt requested public comments. There were no public comments.
Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second
and the motion passed unanimously.

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