MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT,LOCKHART, TEXAS 78644
December 15th, 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

l:OOPM

l:OIPM

l:02PM

I: ISPM

l:16PM

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). Peter Reinecke(Director), and Fred Rother! (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.
President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theregular meeting held on November 1ih. 2015. Mr. Lipscomb made a motionthat the minutes of the regular meeting held on November 1 ylh, 2015 be accepted 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 at this time.
President Holt requested a report from Mr. Jim Jansen of Jansen and Gregorczyk Certified Public Accountants regarding the Plum Creek Conservation
District's 2014-2015 audit report. Mr. Jim Jansen then explained the Plum
Creek Conservation District 2014-2015 audit report in detail to the Board ofDirectors. Mr. Jim Jansen stated that PCCD's financial position was correct
and that the audit was complete. Mr. Jim Jansen thanked the Board of Directors for allowing him to perform the audit. Mr. Rother! made a motion to accept the audit as presented. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion
was approved unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of item V on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton
discussed possibly requesting more information from "RESOURCEACTION"
concerning educational material. The Board explained that they were not interested.
President Holt requested discussion of item VI on the agenda. Mr. Mike
Reynolds, a land owner at site 8, requested that PCCD rework the draw down
tube on PCCD's site 8 dam to allow the structure to impound water. TheBoard and Mr. Bob Wilson discussed the request with Mr. Mike Reynolds andexplained that they would need to revisit the issue to see if that would besomething they wanted to do.

l:35PM

President Holt requested discussion of item VII on the agenda. Mr. Dan Meyer discussed with the Board the Groundwater Management Area (GMA) 13's
possible consideration to hire an attorney to review the Explanatory Report.
Mr. Bob Wilson explained that Mr. Dan Meyer did not have the authority toact on PCCD's behalf to hire an attorney to review the GMA 13's Explanatory
Report unless the Board authorized Mr. Meyer to engage in an attorney inconnection with the GMA process.

1.46PM

President Holt requested a report from PCCD's Geologist, Mr. William Feathergail Wilson. Mr. Feathergail Wilson informed the Board that he would be.

2giving a deposition on the 130 Landfill on December 1st\ 2015. Mr. Feathergail Wilson then said that he had a meeting earlier that day in regards toGMA 10 and some of its changes. Mr. Feathergail Wilson then gave a slide
show presentation on the Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency's (HCPUA) permit request in the Carrizo Wilcox Aquifer wells and on the draw down estimate maps.
. PM
2 04

President Holt requested a report from the NRCS' acting District Conservationist, Mr. Robert Martinez. Mr. Martinez was not in attendance.

2:04PMPresident Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Assistant Manager, Mr.
Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer discussed that he had attended a GMA 13 meeting
November 1gth, 2015. Mr. Meyer explained that Mr. Bill Hutchison, the technical consultant, gave an update on the modeling he had been working on
and that Mr. Hutchison stated that if should be complete by December 2015.
Mr. Meyer then mentioned that the deadline for the proposed Desired Future
Conditions (DFC) was May 1•\ 2016. Mr. Meyer then discussed that he had
attended a brackish presentation by the Texas Water Development Board(TWDB). Mr. Meyer then gave an update on GMA 1O in regards to the development of the Trinity model. Mr. Meyer explained that on December 5th,
2015, he and Mr. Halliburton had attended the Texas Watershed Steward
workshop and on December 11th, 2015, he had an exhibit at Negley Elementary school for their outdoors expo. Mr. Meyer, lastly, discussed that in January, 2016 there would be a renewal application from Cal-Main Foods Inc. for
600 ac/ft/yr for poultry.

.

2:1 IPM

2:20PM

2:28PM

President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Executive Manager, Mr.
Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton gave an update on site 6 stating that
PCCD had received $88,536.23 from the State Board for In-Kind payment.
Mr. Halliburton then discussed that he had met with the State and Federal
Geologist, and that they wanted to core PCCD's sites 5, 7, 10, and 11. Mr.
Halliburton then mentioned that he had met with the Federal Emergency
Management (FEMA) representative's for Hays County in regards to the recent floods.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Attorney Mr. Bob Wilson.
Mr. Bob Wilson reported that the two watermaster specialists at site 6 in regards to the contractor who had applied for a construction permit to use water. Mr. Bob Wilson explained that he had spoken with the watermasters andhad answered some questions regarding water right permits being issued.
Mr. Bob Wilson then reported that, in regards to the 130 Environmental Park,
there would be another prehearing conference in January 2016, and that hewould be working with Mr. Halliburton regarding the deadline to pre-file testimony exhibits in February 2016.
President Holt moved the meeting into executive session.

2 55: PM President Holt called the meeting back to order after executive session.
2:55PM

President Holt requested discussion of item XIII on the agenda. Mr. Twidwell
made a motion to reimburse the staff for expenses incurred in 2015 in theamount of $300.00 (Three Hundred Dollars) each. Mrs. Knight provided thesecond and the motion passed unanimously.

2:58PMPresident Holt requested any public comments. There were no public comments.

2 .58 PMMr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second
and the motion to adjourn was approved unanimously.

·00tnA al:hM,4President