.·MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT,LOCKHART, TEXAS 78644
November 18th, 2014

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 0. Lipscomb (Vice President },Peter Reinecke (Secretary/Treasurer), Lucy Knight (Director}, Ben Twidwell(Director}, and Fred Rathert (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.
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President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of thePlum Creek Conservation District's Regular Meeting held on October 21st,2014. Mr. Lipscomb made a motion that the minutes of the Plum Creek Conservation District's Regular Meeting held on October 21st, 2014, be accepted
as mailed out. Mr. Twidwell provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.
President Holt then requested any unfinished business. Mr. Halliburton explained that there was no unfinished business.
President Holt requested discussion of item IV on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton and Mr. Bob Wilson discussed the Tax Suit No. 6281 concerning Caldwell
County Appraisal District, et al v. Stanley Martin, et al. The Board discussedwith Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr. Twidwell made a motion to accept the proposed
settlement as presented. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion
was approved unanimously.

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President Holt requested a report from PCCD's Geologist, Mr. William Feathergail Wilson. Mr. Feathergail discussed in detail to the Board a slide presentation on the Carrizo Wilcox recharge area and the Caldwell County rainfall
recharge amounts.

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President Holt requested a report from the NRCS' District Conservationist,
Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Troy Freeman with NRCS explained that Mr. Morales
was unable to attend the meeting and that there was nothing to report.

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President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Assistant Manager, Mr.
Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer informed the Board that he had attended a GIS Forum meeting and a Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts (TAGD) meetingin October. Mr. Meyer also stated that he had attended a Region L meetingon November 61h, 2014. Mr. Meyer informed the Board that there was an application from Dr. Joe Smith for the renewal of one well, requesting a total of
300 acre feet of water per year for irrigation and livestock purposes. Mr.
Meyer told the Board that the Hays County Appraisal District had inquired if
the boundaries were the same for PCCD Surface and PCCD Groundwaterand that he had handed this issue over to Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr. Meyer alsomentioned that he had created a shape file of the PCCD boundaries and that
he had sent it to the Hays County Appraisal District. Mr. Meyer, lastly, informed the Board that he was still working on the PCCD website.

2l:44PMPresident Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Executive Manager, Mr.
Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board that there had been a"kick off' meeting for the rehabilitation planning for PCCD's sites 10, 12, 21,and 28. Mr. Halliburton stated that there would be two meetings to explain
the planning, one in December 2014 and the second one in the spring of2015. Mr. Halliburton explained that the proposed public meeting for sites 10,
12, and 21 would be December 1?'\ 2014, possibly in the Buda, Texas areafrom 6-8 p.m. and December 18th, 2014 for site 28 at the PCCD office 6-8
p.m. Mr. Halliburton explained that he was in the process of putting together
steering committees and that Mr. Peter Reinecke had agreed to represent
site 28 and Mr. James Lipscomb had agreed to represent site 21. Mr. Halliburton then explained that on December 10th, 2014 at the PCCD office there
would be an update meeting for the design that had been completed at site 6.
Mr. Halliburton discussed with the Board about the Plum Creek WatershedProtection Project (PCWPP) asking if PCCD wanted to participate in the next
three years as it had in the years passed. Mr. Halliburton reminded theBoard that it would be $12,000 a year to participate again. President Holt
stated for Mr. Halliburton to bring more information to the Board for a later decision. Mr. Halliburton then told the Board that he had hired Mr. Greg Waller,at Mrs. Knight's recommendation, to research the history of 2 acres, ownedby Hays County, in the spillway easement at PCCD's site 6 and that he waswaiting on a response from him. Mr. Halliburton also mentioned that Countywide Title had researched information for the release of easements atPCCD's site 22 and that Mr. Bob Wilson would be taking that information anddrafting a release that would list all of the recorded easements that were being released. Mr. Halliburton then explained that the Directors' terms for Mr.
Twidwell, Mr. Lipscomb, and Mr. Rathert would be expiring December 31 5 1,
2014. Mr. Halliburton stated that all three Directors had expressed a willingness to serve another four year term and that he had sent letters to both
Hays and Caldwell Commissioners Courts stating the same. Mr. Halliburton
then mentioned to the Board that he would be meeting with Jessie Rodriguez
in regards to the Danny Green property at PCCD's site 5. Mr. Halliburton
then stated that Jansen and Gregorczyk would be performing its yearly audit
November 19th, 2014. Mr. Halliburton also explained that on November 19th,
2014, he would be meeting with the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TCEQ) and that they would be inspecting PCCD's site's 17 and 38.
Mr. Halliburton, lastly, mentioned a letter from Mr. Todd Marek with NRCS
regarding site 21. Mr. Mack Reynolds with the Green Group Holdings statedthat he wanted PCCD to be sure from the Green Group Holdings perspectivethat they would not be placing any waste or storage of landfill waste in theeasement. Mr. Reynolds also explained that if there was ever an opportunity
where they wanted to remove silt from the easement that they would come toPCCD first. Mr. Bob Wilson explained to Mr. Reynolds that what the Board
needed was to know what Green Group Holdings' plans were within theeasement. Mr. Reynolds agreed.

2:09PM President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson.

Mr. Bob Wilson discussed with the Board that there had been a rules meeting
earlier that day and that he felt they were getting closer to having a rules
packet for the Board's review. Mr. Bob Wilson informed the Board that thebill filing had started for the Legislative Session and that he would be keeping
up with it and inform the Board when necessary. Mr. Bob Wilson then stated,in regards to Mr. Meyers' question from The Hays County Appraisal Districtas to whether PCCD's Groundwater powers extended over to the entire surface area, that it was abundantly clear from the statute that the Groundwater
powers of PCCD do extend over to the entire surface area of PCCD.

2:29PM

President Holt requested discussion of item X on the agenda. Mr. Reinecke
made a motion to increase the salary compensation of the Executive Manager and the Assistant Manager by $5,000 a year and to be affective the firstpay period of October 2014. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion
was approved with four votes for and one vote against.

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

2:3 lPMMr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mrs. Knight provided the second andthe motion to adjourn passed unanimously.

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