MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT,LOCKHART, TEXAS 78644
November 17th, 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.
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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), and PCCD staff Johnie Halliburton, Karen Bassett, and Dan Meyer. Minutes were transcribed by Karen Bassett.
President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theregular meeting held on October 20th, 2015. Mr. Lipscomb made a motionthat the minutes of the regular meeting held on October 20th, 2015 be accepted as mailed out. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.
President Holt requested any unfinished business that required the Board ofDirectors' attention. Mr. Halliburton explained that there was no unfinishedbusiness at that time.
President Holt requested discussion of item IV on the agenda. Mr. Bob Wilson explained that a landowner had sent Johnie Halliburton an email regarding the landowner's horses on site 6 and that Mr. Halliburton had explained tothe landowner that the issue would be on the November 1 ylh, 2015 agenda
for discussion. Mr. Wilson also stated that since the October 2015 floodwashed out the fences and caused the horses to be removed, there was nolonger an issue and President Holt moved on to the next agenda item.

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President Holt requested discussion of item Von the agenda. Mr. Halliburton
explained that the landowner at site 8 who had requested to be on the November 1 yth, 2015 agenda was unable to attend and that he had asked to beon the December 15th, 2015 agenda.

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President Holt requested discussion of item VI and VII on the agenda. Mr.
Bob Wilson explained that in regards to the proposed PCCD Mitigation Planand the proposed Amended Rules, that he needed to review them and hethought there should be a work session to make changes if necessary and toplug in definitions before they were brought before the Board.

President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Geologist, Mr. William
1:08 PM Feathergail Wilson. Mr. William Feathergail Wilson was not in attendance.
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President Holt requested a report from the NRCS' District Conservationist,
Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Morales was not in attendance.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Assistant Manager, Mr.
Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer informed the Board that he had attended a Region
L meeting on November 5th, 2015. Mr. Meyer explained that at that meetingthe 2016 Regional Water Plan had been adopted and that it would be sent tothe Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). Mr. Meyer also mentionedthat at that meeting the technical consultant for Region L had done a prioritization of all the water management strategies that are in the plan and that it
had also been approved at the Region L meeting on November 5t\ 2015. Mr.

2Meyer stated that the next Region L meeting would be on February 61h, 2016.
Mr. Meyer stated that at the last Board meeting on October 201h, 2015, theBoard had approved a 1/6 cost share for the development of a new assessment for the Trinity Groundwater Management Area 1O (GMA). Mr. Meyer
stated that he had relayed that information to the Barton Springs/Edwards
Aquifer Conservation District and the Edwards Aquifer Authority and that theystated to Mr. Meyer that their Board members had approved a 1/3 cost sharefor the development of a new assessment for the Trinity GMA 10. Mr. Meyer
informed the Board that there would be a GMA 13 meeting on Thursday November 191\ 2015. Mr. Meyer explained that on November 61h, 2015, PCCD
had issued a permit renewal to Mr. Pal Lester for 25 ac/ft/yr for poultry production. Mr. Meyer, lastly, explained that he had been working on the Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for site 6 and that it was almost complete.
l:17PMPresident Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Executive Manager, Mr.
Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton discussed issues and damages regarding
the October 301h, 2015 flood. Mr. Halliburton then gave a slide show presentation of the October 301\ 2015 flood damages. The Board discussed withMr. Halliburton.
·President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson.

1:36PM Mr. Bob Wilson, briefly, mentioned the 130 Environmental Park, LLC and said

they were going through a discovery period. Mr. Bob Wilson mentioned that
Mr. Eddie McCarthy was attending the 130 Environmental Park, LLC deposition that was in progress at the same time as the November 1?1\ 2015 PCCD
Board meeting. Mr. Bob Wilson also stated that there would be a prefilling
testimony in February 2016 and that he needed to discuss with Johnie Halliburton the obligations that PCCD had under the 83566 program and what
PCCD's easement is allowed to do.
President Holt requested any public comments. There were no public comments.

1,4 0PMMr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Rathert provided the second andthe motion to adjourn passed unanimously.

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