~MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT,LOCKHART, TEXAS 78644
January 21st, 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), Ben Twidwell (Director), Lucy Knight(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 taken and transcribedby Karen Bassett.
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President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theregular meeting held on December 1ylh, 2013. Mr. Lipscomb made a motionthat the minutes of the regular meeting held on December 1 ylh, 2013, be accepted as mailed out with one correction stating that Mr. Korey Schuelke was
not in attendance at the aforementioned meeting. Mr. Twidwell provided thesecond and the motion was approved unanimously.
President Holt requested any unfinished business that required the Board ofDirectors' attention. Mr. Halliburton explained to the Board that there was no
unfinished business.
President Holt requested discussion of item IV on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board that Mr. Adam Moore, Mr. Ed McCarthy, and Mr.
Charlie Fowler with Walton Texas had brought more information as requestedby the Board on possibly amending the permit at PCCD's site 2. Mr. Adam
Moore explained to the Board that what he would like to do was go over thelanguage of the permit that they have on the current track of land. Mr. Moore
explained to the Board that what they were trying to do is take the existing
permit from 1965 and define what that language was. Mr. Moore believedthat there was confusion of what easement PCCD had on this permit. Mr.
Moore felt that it was not a blanket easement but an actual defined conveyance area for water flowing out of site 2 across the Walton property. Mr.
Moore then showed the Board a map of the Walton property and pointed out
the current permit that was created in 1965. Mr. Moore explained that what
they were trying to do was to create a true easement for PCCD with meetsand bounds. Mr. Moore explained to the Board that they had taken the original easement and revised it. Mr. Moore informed the Board that if everyone
was in agreement with the revised easement he would go back to his legal
team for review. Mr. Ed McCarthy explained to the Board that Walton Texas
wanted to make sure that the District had all the rights today that they had in1965 and that with the revised easement PCCD would be assured it would
have all the flowage area that PCCD had in 1965. Mr. Ed McCarthy also stated that, with the revised easement, they had cleaned up the language of the1965 document where it referred to a permit as opposed to a true easement.
Mr. Ed McCarthy explained to the Board that one of the things Walton Texas
was proposing with the amended ratification was to actually confirm that
PCCD would have an "easement" and not a "permit." Mr. McCarthy also explained the letter from the Natural Resources Conservation Service that referred to the calculated rate of discharge over the emergency spillway in suchan event. He stated that after Walton contemplated and used those calculations they basically came up with a number that was more or less the equlivant of the 100 year flood plain. Mr. McCarthy explained that with the pro-2

posed amended ratification, Walton Texas had made sure the easement
would be on the outside border of the 100 year flood plain and that nothing
would change in any of the rights that PCCD had first acquired at the time ofthe original document. President Holt informed Mr. Adam Moore, Mr. Ed
McCarthy, and Mr. Charlie Fowler that the Board would hold off on any further questions or comments until after the Board went into executive session.
Mr. Adam Moore updated the Board on the test well and explained that if anyof the Board members would like to visit the site, to coordinate with Mr. Halliburton and himself. Mr. Twidwell, Mr. Reinecke, and Mr. Rathert agreed tovisit the site the following day.
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President Holt requested discussion of item V on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton
explained to the Board that the landowner at site 37, who had asked to be on
the agenda to discuss some easement concerns, was not in attendance.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Geologist, Mr. William
Feathergail Wilson. Mr. Feathergail Wilson explained that he, Mr. Bob Wilson, Mr. Johnie Halliburton, and Mr. Dan Meyer had a meeting earlier thatday with Mr. Mike Snider who is a geologist for the Green Group that hasplans for a landfill at site 21. Mr. Feathergail Wilson explained that Mr. Mike
Snider gave him a report and that after he was able to review it, he would getback to the Board. Mr. Bob Wilson also discussed the meeting that took
place with Mr. Snider and explained to the Board that Mr. Snider had said
they were going to dig and complete the salt water retention ponds first andthen hope they would have water in them that they could use to keep the sitemoist. Mr. Bob Wilson also explained that Mr. Snider had asked if they could
get water out of the Plum Creek's site 21. Mr. Bob Wilson informed theBoard that he had told Mr. Snider that he could if he got a permit from theTexas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Mr. Feathergail Wilson also discussed some fault zone maps with the Board concerning the proposed landfill location.
President Holt requested a report from the NRCS' District Conservationist,
Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Morales was not in attendance at this meeting.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Assistant Manager, Mr.
Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer gave the Board an update on the progress of theproposed mitigation plan. Mr. Meyer explained to the Board that there would
be a meeting at the PCCD office on February 4th, 2014 to discuss the mitigation plan with permit holders and registered well owners. Mr. Meyer explained that all permit holders, registered well owners, and production permit
holders had been invited and that the meeting would basically be a discussion for questions, concerns, or feedback. Mr. Meyer explained to the Board
that after the February 4th, 2014 meeting, a hearing would be scheduled andthen the proposed mitigation plan would be brought back to the Board fortheir consideration. Mr. Meyer also explained to the Board that he had attended a Barton Springs Board meeting on January gth, 2014. Mr. Meyer explained to the Board that, in early January 2014, letters were sent out to permit holders requesting their 2013 water usage and that PCCD had alreadyreceived a number of responses. Mr. Dan Meyer let the Board know that onFebruary 3'd, 2014 he would be attending a GMA 10 meeting and that theGMA 13 meeting had been pushed back to March 2014.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Executive Manager, Mr.
Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton updated the Board on the possible financial assistance that PCCD had applied for with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Mr. Halliburton explained to the Board that he had
attended a briefing at the Hays County Government Building in San Marcos
with FEMA and that they had explained the process that would be needed in
the application. Mr. Halliburton explained that PCCD had submitted a request for public assistance with FEMA and that he was waiting to hear backfrom them. Mr. Halliburton told the Board that PCCD had been looking at theEmergency Watershed Protection Plan (EWP) with NRCS to apply for assistance, but that after visiting with Mr. Bob Wilson and Mr. James Holt, a deci-3sion was made not to apply with the Emergency Watershed Protection Planfor assistance. Mr. Halliburton explained that he had an issue at site 6 concerning two landowners and that he had been contacted by a game warden
and an attorney with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department concerningquestions to the ownership of water in our structures. Mr. Halliburton explained that Mr. Bob Wilson had contacted the game warden and the TexasParks and W ildlife Department's attorney concerning their questions but had
not heard any further response . Mr. Halliburton also discussed with theBoard a request by Mr. Kelly Royal in performing an internship with PCCD.
With a brief discussion, the Board instructed Mr. Halliburton to contact theTexas State University for direction in the process of internship with Mr. Kelly
Royal.
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President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson.
Mr. Bob Wilson discussed with the Board the phone call he had with a gamewarden regard ing water issues at site 6. Mr. Bob Wilson explained that thelandowner had complained that the opposite lake side landowner was on thewater that had backed up on his property. Mr. Bob Wilson felt that the rules
needed to be clarified so that people would be aware that just because people can be on the water doesn't mean that they have a right to be on the land
underneath the water. The Board discussed the issues with Mr. Bob Wilson .

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President Holt requested the Plum Creek Conservation District's quarterly investment report. Mr. Lipscomb then gave the Board of Directors an update of
the investment accounts that the Plum Creek Conservation District currently
holds and their recent activity.

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After a five minute break, President Holt called the meeting into executive
session for yearly reviews and for subjects allowable.

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President Holt called the meeting back to order after the executive session.

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Ms. Knight made a motion that the PCCD employees receive a 2.5% cost ofliving raise. Ms. Knight stated that Mr. Halliburton would receive $1,625.00,
Mr. Meyer would receive $1,250.00, and Ms. Bassett would receive $900.00.
Mr. Twidwell provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.

2:S l PMMr. Twidwell made a motion that the Board would agree to a restatement ofthe 1965 grant using the meets and bounds suggested by Walton Texas andprovided that three requests were met. One being that PCCD would preserve whatever was in the 1965 grant, secondly, that it would become aneasement rather than a permit, and third, that a surveyor's statement wouldbe included with the meets and bounds description including all of the Walton
property in the original 1965 grant along Plum Creek that is included in thecurrent FEMA 100 year flood plain elevation. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second . Motion was approved unanimously.

2:52PMNo public comment

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Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second
and the motion to adjourn passed unanimously.