Minutes from the March 16th, 2010 PCCD regular scheduled meeting
to be presented on April 20th, 2010 for Board approval andsubject to corrections, additions, deletions and approval.

March 16th, 2010
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.
2:00 PM The meeting was called to order by Vice President of the Board, James O.

Lipscomb, with the following Board members present: Peter Reinecke(Secretary/Treasurer), Lucy Knight (Director), and Fred Rothert (Director).
Also present were Johnie Halliburton (Executive Manager), Bob Wilson(PCCD Attorney), William Feathergail Wilson (PCCD Geologist) and PCCD
staff Karen Bassett, Korey Schuelke and Dan Meyer. Minutes were taken byKaren Bassett.
Vice-President Lipscomb announced that the Board of Directors had a quorum even though President Holt and Mr. Twidwell were not in attendance atthe meeting.
2:01PM Vice-President Lipscomb requested motions or comments regarding the min-utes of the Regular Meeting held on February 16th, 2010. Mrs. Knight made amotion to approve the February 16th, 2010 Regular Meeting minutes as circulated. Mr. Rothert provided the second and the motion passed unanimously.
2:01PM Vice-President Lipscomb requested any unfinished business that required theBoard of Directors’ attention. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directorsthat there was no unfinished business at this time.
2:02PM Vice-President Lipscomb informed the Board of Directors and audience in at-tendance that Item IV on the agenda would be excluded due to the City ofKyle representatives being unable to attend the meeting.
2:02PM Vice-President Lipscomb requested discussion of Item V on the agenda. Mr.

Halliburton introduced Mr. Kirk Holland, P.G. and Mr. Robert Larsen, Ph.D.
from the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District. Mr. Hollandand Mr. Larsen then gave a presentation to the Board of Directors regarding
their desalination study project and the support they wished to receive fromthe Plum Creek Conservation District. The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer
Conservation District representatives also answered questions from theBoard of Directors and the Plum Creek Conservation District’s staff. VicePresident Lipscomb instructed the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District representatives to forward their documentation regarding theirfinancial necessities and priorities to Mr. Halliburton and Mr. Bob Wilson.
Vice-President Lipscomb then tabled Item V until the next regularly scheduled
Plum Creek Conservation District meeting.
2:39PM

Vice-President Lipscomb then informed the Board of Directors that he would
be moving to Item VIII on the agenda at this time. Mr. Meyer then gave theBoard of Directors a status report regarding Mr. Henrique Rodriguez’s water
well production permit request. Mrs. Knight made a motion to approve Mr.
Rodriguez’s water well production permit request in the amount of ten acre
feet per year. Mr. Rothert provided the second and the motion was approved
unanimously.

2:43PM Vice-President Lipscomb then requested discussion of Item VI on theagenda. Previously, the Board of Directors had formed a committee comprised of Mr. Lipscomb and Mr. Twidwell to enter into discussions with the2Plum Creek Watershed Partnership regarding their plan. The committee
members had attended one Plum Creek Watershed Partnership meeting at
the time of the Plum Creek Conservation District’s current regular meeting.
Mr. Lipscomb informed the Board of Directors of the information that he had
regarding the Plum Creek Watershed Partnership’s plan. It was determinedthat the committee didn’t have enough information as of this date to give theBoard of Directors an accurate report. In addition to this, the absence of Mr.
Twidwell (committee member) compelled the Board of Directors to table thisitem until after the Plum Creek Watershed Partnership’s next meeting in May
2010.
3:04PM Vice-President Lipscomb then requested discussion of Item VII on theagenda. Mr. Meyer then gave the Board of Directors a synopsis of his andMr. Twidwell’s March 11th, 2010 meeting with the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District and the Guadalupe County Groundwater
Conservation District regarding the four scenarios set out for the desired future conditions. Mr. Meyer also requested direction from the Board of Directors as to which way he should vote regarding the desired future conditions.
After extensive discussion, Mr. Reinecke made a motion that Mr. Meyer votefor scenario four with no further negotiations necessary. Mrs. Knight provided
the second and the motion was approved unanimously.
3:22PM Vice-President Lipscomb then began discussion of Item IX on the agenda re-garding the fertilizer bids. Vice-President Lipscomb stated that the Plum
Creek Conservation District received a total of two bids for the fertilization ofthe Plum Creek Conservation District’s flood control structures. The Plum
Creek Conservation District received a bid from Ehrig Bros. in the amount ofnineteen thousand four hundred seven dollars ($19,407.00) and a bid from
Lindemann’s in the amount of fifteen thousand seven hundred twenty-sevendollars ($15,727.00). After some discussion, Mrs. Knight made a motion toaccept the bid from the lowest bidder, which was Lindemann’s. Mr. Rothert
provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.
3:27PMVice-President Lipscomb then asked for discussion of Item XI on the agenda.
It was the request of the Vice-President that Item X on the agenda be discussed with Item XIV, which was the Operations and Maintenance Report bythe Plum Creek Conservation District’s Executive Manager, Mr. Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Feather Wilson then addressed the Board of Directors to informthem of his request to acquire the license for Tobin maps and data for all ofthe oil and gas wells in Caldwell and Hays Counties. Mr. Feather Wilson informed the Board of Directors of the Tobin maps’ many uses and its usefulness to the Plum Creek Conservation District. Mr. Reinecke made a motionthat the Plum Creek Conservation District set aside the funds to acquire theTobin maps as requested including the annual subscription, as long as thesubscription amount is less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Mrs.
Knight provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.

3:36PM Vice-President Lipscomb then requested a report from the Plum Creek Con-servation District’s Geologist, Mr. Feather Wilson. Mr. Feather Wilson thendiscussed the map books that he was creating with the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors also made suggestions as to items they would like to
see within these map books. Mr. Feather Wilson then discussed the continuing education course that he would be giving on May 20th, 2010 at the American Legion Hall in Lockhart, Texas for well drillers and pump installers.
3:47PM Vice-President Lipscomb then requested a report from the Plum Creek Con-servation District’s GIS/IT, Mr. Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer then gave the Boardof Directors an overview of several of the items that he was currently working
on.

3:49PM Vice-President Lipscomb then requested a report from the Plum Creek Con-

servation District’s Executive Manager, Mr. Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Hallibur-

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ton then discussed the new Operations and Maintenance Agreement with theNatural Resources Conservation Service for the Site 5 Rehabilitation. Mr.
Reinecke made a motion that the Operations and Maintenance Agreementwith the Natural Resources Conservation Service for Site 5 be approved witha contingency that the document would not be executed until the money forthe rehabilitation of Site 5 is made available by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously. The Board of Directors advised Mr. Halliburton to continue acquiring the easements necessary to progress with the Site 5 Rehabilitation including an ingress and egress easement. Mr. Halliburton informed
the Board of Directors of the current timetable involved with the Site 5 Rehabilitation. Mr. Halliburton then gave the Board of Directors the status of theSite 8 Repair Project. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that atitle search had been performed regarding the easements at Site 8. Mr. Halliburton then discussed the “Hooked on Fishing” program that would be taking
place at the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Site 2 in Kyle, Texas. Mr.
Halliburton then discussed the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority’s Water
Planning Study and informed the Board of Directors where they could acquire
the information. The Board of Directors instructed Mr. Meyer to post the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority’s Water Planning Study on the Plum Creek
Conservation District’s website.
4:10PM Vice-President Lipscomb then requested a report from the Plum Creek Con-servation District’s Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr. Bob Wilson informed theBoard of Directors that he would be attending the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District’s meeting later that evening. Mr. Bob
Wilson also discussed maintenance agreements between the Plum Creek
Conservation District and the City of Kyle, as well as, the Plum Creek GolfCourse, regarding the Plum Creek Conservation District’s sites that those entities are interested in maintaining.

4:17PMVice-President Lipscomb stated that there was no need to go into executivesession.

4:17PM Vice-President Lipscomb requested any public comments. A member of theaudience asked the status of the Plum Creek Group’s well permit request application. Mr. Bob Wilson stated that the Plum Creek Group’s well permit request was currently on hold.
4:18PM Mr. Rothert made a motion to adjourn. Mrs. Knight provided the second andthe motion was approved unanimously.

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