Minutes from the October 19th, 2010 PCCD regular scheduled meeting
to be presented on November 16th, 2010 for Board approval andsubject to corrections, additions, deletions and approval.
October 19th, 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 President of the Board, James Holt, withthe following Board members present: James O. Lipscomb (Vice President ),Peter Reinecke (Secretary/Treasurer), Lucy Knight (Director), Ben Twidwell (Director) and Fred Rothert (Director). Also present were Johnie Halliburton(Executive Manager), Bob Wilson (PCCD Attorney) Feathergail Wilson(PCCD Geologist) and PCCD staff Karen Bassett, Korey Schuelke and DanMeyer. Minutes were taken by Karen Bassett.
2:00PMPresident Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of thePlum Creek Conservation District’s Tax Rate Hearing/Regular Meeting heldon September 21st, 2010. Mr. Lipscomb made a motion that the minutes ofthe Plum Creek Conservation District’s Tax Rate Hearing/Regular Meeting
held on September 21st, 2010 be accepted as mailed out. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion was passed unanimously.

2:01PM President Holt requested any unfinished business that required the Board of

Director’s attention at this time. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that there was no unfinished business at this time.
2:01PM President Holt requested discussion of Item IV on the agenda. After somediscussion, it was agreed that all motions required for the endorsement of theCaldwell County Appraisal District’s 2010 tax roll resolutions had previously
been approved. President Holt then signed the Caldwell County Appraisal
District’s 2010 tax roll resolutions.
2:02PM President Holt requested discussion of Item V on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton

then introduced Mr. Danny Green to the Board of Directors and gave a brief
overview as to the nature of Mr. Green’s request. Mr. Green then gave theBoard of Directors a presentation regarding the berm he was requesting authorization to build around his property using maps and photographs. Mr.
Green then discussed his plan and answered questions regarding his planfrom the Board of Directors. After much discussion, Mrs. Knight made a motion that Mr. Green and Mr. Bob Wilson, Attorney for the Plum Creek Conservation District, enter into negotiations for a contract to possibly approve Mr.
Green’s proposal pending liability, engineering, and easement issues could
be resolved. Mr. Reinecke provided the second and the motion passed
unanimously.
2:03PMPresident Holt then requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation
District’s Geologist, Mr. William Feathergail Wilson. Mr. Feather Wilson thendiscussed current events in the oil and gas industry that would affect freshwater supply. Mr. Feather Wilson then presented and discussed maps that
he had constructed with the Board of Directors. Mr. Feather Wilson and theBoard of Directors then discussed the oil and gas industry as it applies to theuse of fresh water in depth.

2:50PM President Holt requested a report from the Natural Resources Conservation

Service’s District Conservationist, Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Morales was not in
attendance, but his representative Mr. Robert Martinez stated that the Natural2Resources Conservation Service had nothing to report at this time.
2:50PMPresident Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation District’s GIS/IT, Mr. Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer gave the Board of Directors apresentation regarding a Texas Alliance of Groundwater District’s Meetingthat he recently attended and the content of that meeting. Mr. Meyer thengave the Board of Directors a report regarding a precipitation enhancement
study as required by the Plum Creek Conservation District’s ManagementPlan.

2:57PM President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-trict’s Executive Manager, Mr. Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton informed
the Board of Directors that the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation
Board had allocated funds to both the Hays County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Caldwell-Travis Soil and Water Conservation District for
the Operations and Maintenance Program, which is now available for applications. Mr. Halliburton gave the Board of Directors an update on the Site 6 rehabilitation study plans and informed the Board of Directors that he was in theprocess of assembling a steering committee for the Site 6 rehabilitation study.
Mr. Halliburton then discussed the upcoming hearing regarding the taking ofpark land required for the Site 5 rehabilitation project and the notifications andpublications required for the hearing. Mr. Halliburton also informed the Boardof Directors that the Plum Creek Conservation District’s staff would be presenting the Board of Directors with several policy issues at the next Plum
Creek Conservation District Board of Director’s Regular Meeting for policies
that the Board of Directors needed to enact according to the State Auditor’s
Office. Mr. Halliburton then informed the Board of Directors that brush control
on the flood control structures continues. Mr. Halliburton also discussed thegrass seed planting failure at Site 8 after the recent repair project and informed the Board of Directors that the Natural Resources Conservation Service was investigating possible solutions. Mr. Halliburton informed the Boardof Directors of a meeting that he, President Holt, and other Plum Creek Conservation District staff would be attending with the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District and Senator Glenn Hegar regarding thedisputed annexation in the southeastern portion of Caldwell County. Mr. Halliburton also discussed the Texas Water Development Board’s request for thePlum Creek Conservation District’s easement information so that the PlumCreek Conservation District’s easement elevations could be included in theFederal Emergency Management Agency’s newly revised maps.
3:06PM President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-trict’s Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr. Bob Wilson stated that he had nothing todiscuss except for information regarding property acquisitions with the City ofLockhart, which he would discuss during the executive session.
3:07PM President Holt requested any public comments of which there were none.

3:07PMPresident Holt then excused the meeting for a five minute break and informed
all in attendance that upon reconvening the meeting would be in executivesession.

3:53PM President Holt called the meeting back to order after the executive session.
3:53PMMr. Halliburton requested that the Board of Directors appoint a Director toserve on the Site 6 Rehabilitation Project Steering Committee. It was theopinion of the Board of Directors that Mr. Rothert be appointed to serve onthe Site 6 Rehabilitation Project Steering Committee.

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3:54PM Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Lipscomb provided

the second and the motion passed unanimously.

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