MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT,LOCKHART, TEXAS 78644
February 26th, 2013

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 PMThe 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 Rothert (Director). Also present were Bob Wilson(Attorney) Feathergail Wilson (PCCD Geologist) and PCCD staff Karen Bassett, Korey Schuelke and Dan Meyer. Minutes were taken by Karen Bassett
and transcribed by Korey Schuelke.

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President Holt stated that the Oath of Office needed to be administered toseveral Directors. Mr. Halliburton then stated that Mr. James Holt, Mrs. Lucy
Knight, and Mr. Peter Reinecke had been reappointed to the Plum CreekConservation District's Board of Directors by their respective county commissioners' courts. Mr. Halliburton then administered the Oath of Office to Mr.
James Holt, Mrs. Lucy Knight, and Mr. Peter Reinecke. All of the reappointedDirectors affirmed their commitment to the Oath of Office.

l:04PMPresident Holt stated that the election of officers for the Plum Creek Conservation District's Board of Directors needed to be performed. President Holt
requested nominations for the Office of President of the Plum Creek Conservation District's Board of Directors. Mrs. Knight nominated Mr. James Holt toserve as President of the Plum Creek Conservation District's Board of Directors. President Holt requested a vote on the nomination of Mr. James Holt for
the Office of President of the Plum Creek Conservation District's Board of Directors. The Board of Directors voted to reelect Mr. James Holt to the Officeof President of the Plum Creek Conservation District's Board of Directors
unanimously. President Holt requested nominations for the Office of VicePresident of the Plum Creek Conservation District's Board of Directors. Mrs.
Knight nominated Mr. James Lipscomb for the Office of Vice-President of thePlum Creek Conservation District's Board of Directors. President Holt requested a vote on the nomination of Mr. James Lipscomb for the Office ofVice-President of the Plum Creek Conservation District's Board of Directors.
Mr. James Lipscomb was reelected to the Office of Vice-President of thePlum Creek Conservation District's Board of Directors with four assenting
votes (President Holt, Mrs. Knight, Mr. Reinecke, and Mr. Rothert) and one
abstaining (Mr. Twidwell). President Holt requested nomination for the Officeof Secretary/Treasurer of the Plum Creek Conservation District's Board of Directors. Mrs. Knight nominated Mr. Peter Reinecke for the Office of Secretary/Treasurer of the Plum Creek Conservation District's Board of Directors.
President Holt requested a vote on the nomination of Mr. Peter Reinecke for
the Office of Secretary/Treasurer of the Plum Creek Conservation District's
Board of Directors. Mr. Reinecke was reelected to the Office of Secretary/
Treasurer of the Plum Creek Conservation District's Board of Directors with aunanimous vote.

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President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theregular meeting held on January 15th, 2013. Mr. Lipscomb made a motionthat the minutes of the regular meeting held on January 15th, 2013 be accepted as mailed out. Mr. Reinecke provided the second and the motion passed
unanimously.

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President Holt requested any unfinished business. Mr. Halliburton informed
the Board of Directors that there was no unfinished business.
President Holt requested discussion of Item VI on the agenda. Mr. DanielMeyer then discussed the application for a replacement well by Polonia Water Supply Corporation for their Brownsboro #1 Well. Mr. Meyer informed theBoard of Directors that the application was administratively complete and thatthe pumping amounts were to remain the same as the old well at 403 acre
feet per year and 300 gallons per minute. Mr. Meyer also discussed the possible use of the old well as a monitoring well with the Board of Directors. Polonia Water Supply Corporation stated that the well would be approved for amonitoring well after the previously discussed warranty period had expired.
Mr. Twidwell made a motion that the Polonia Water Supply Corporation's application for a replacement well in the amounts of 403 acre feet per year and
300 gallons per minute be approved. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second andthe motion passed unanimously. The Board of Directors informed Polonia
Water Supply Corporation that they could begin drilling their replacement wellat any time.
President Holt requested discussion of Item VII on the agenda. Mr. Meyer
discussed the status of a production permit application for the Plum Creek
Group from 2009. Mr. Meyer discussed the administrated incompleteness of
the application and the expiration date of the application. Mr. Bob Wilson informed the Board of Directors that the Plum Creek Group's application should
be returned to the Plum Creek Group and informing them that the application
has expired due to inaction and incompleteness.
President Holt requested discussion of Item VIII on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that is was time to apply for rehabilitation
assistance through the Natural Resources Conservation Service if the Boardof Directors desired. Mr. Halliburton then informed the Board of Directors ofwhich dams that the Natural Resources Conservation Service felt were themost crucial at this times. Mr. Halliburton also discussed the status of the applications for structural repair through the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board with the Board of Directors. Mr. Bob Wilson then discussed
recent developments at the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
regarding dam repairs. Mr. Twidwell made a motion that applications for federal assistance for the rehabilitation of the Plum Creek Conservation District's
Site 10 and Site 12 be made through the Natural Resources Conservation
Service. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion was approved
unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of Item IX on the agenda. Mr. Bob Wilson then discussed the recent disposal of fill material and construction within
the Plum Creek Conservation District's inundation easements and steps thatpossibly need to be taken to preserve the Plum Creek Conservation District's
easement rights. Mr. Bob Wilson then discussed different strategies that thePlum Creek Conservation District could impose to protect their easements
through communication and rule making. Mr. Halliburton presented theBoard of Directors with a set of rules from another conservation district regarding their flood control structures and easements. President Holt appointed Mrs. Knight and Mr. Lipscomb to review rules and to perform research inorder to report to the Board of Directors possible suggestions for Flood WaterRules. The Board of Directors and the Plum Creek Conservation District'sstaff then discussed the illegal fill material placed within the Plum Creek Conservation District's easement at the Plum Creek Conservation District's Site 6Flood Control Structure.
President Holt requested discussion of Item X on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton
then discussed Amendment 2 to the Project Agreement for the Site 5 Rehabilitation Project between the Plum Creek Conservation District and the Natural Resources Conservation Service to re-align so that the Plum Creek Conservation District could receive all of their in-kind credits for this project. Mr.

3Halliburton then discussed the final price of the Site 5 Rehabilitation Project
after the in-kind credits were deducted from the Plum Creek Conservation
District's balance. Mr. Lipscomb made a motion that Amendment 2 to theProject Agreement for the Site 5 Rehabilitation Project between the Plum
Creek Conservation District and the Natural Resources Conservation Service
be executed by President Holt. Mr. Rother! provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.
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President Holt requested discussion of Item XI on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton then discussed the need to execute an amendment to the inter-local
agreement with the Texas Water Conservation Association Risk Management
Fund. The amendment had been researched and approved for signature bythe Plum Creek Conservation District's Accountant, Mr. Jim Jansen. Mr. Lipscomb made a motion that the amendment to the inter-local agreement withthe Texas Water Conservation Association Risk Management Fund be executed. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.
President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation District's Geologist, Mr. William Feathergail Wilson. Mr. Feather Wilson was notin attendance, but Mr. Meyer informed the Board of Directors that the information that Mr. Feather Wilson wished to convey to the Board of Directors
was placed on the Plum Creek Conservation District's share website. Mr.
Meyer also discussed an analysis, that Mr. Feather Wilson had performed,
regarding new requirements that groundwater management areas must perform prior to submitting a desired future condition.
President Holt requested a report from the Natural Resource Conservation
Service's District Conservationist, Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Morales was not in
attendance at the meeting.
President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation District's Assistant Manager, Mr. Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer then discussed information he had obtained by attending meetings with the Groundwater Management Area-13, the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District,and the Groundwater Management Area-10. Mr. Meyer discussed the statusof the desired future conditions process within the Groundwater Management
Area-13 and tasks that had to be completed according to Chapter 36 of theTexas Water Code. Mr. Meyer then showed the Board of Directors resultsfrom the first task using graphs based on actual water usage versus modeledwater usage. Mr. Meyer then discussed the next task that had to be completed for the desired future conditions in the Groundwater Management Area13. Mr. Meyer further discussed steps to come in the desired future conditions process and scenarios that could occur along the way. Mr. Meyer thendiscussed upcoming meetings looking at the desired future conditions for theGroundwater Management Area-10 with the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer
Conservation District. Mr. Meyer discussed possible topics and their specifics with the Board of Directors and the repercussions these desired future
conditions could have. Mr. Meyer then shared photos with the Board of Directors concerning recent vandalism to the Plum Creek Conservation District's weather station's solar panel at Site 38. Mr. Meyer also discussed theprice of continued maintenance of all of the Plum Creek Conservation District's weather stations and well monitoring stations, as well as, replacement
costs for damaged equipment due to normal wear and tear and vandalism.
The Board of Directors then discussed the weather station with the Plum
Creek Conservation District's staff in depth. It was the opinion of the Board ofDirectors that as the weather stations stop functioning they should be phasedout due to their high cost and lack of reliability. Mr. Meyer then discussed HB
340 with the Board of Directors regarding the Edwards aquifer in Hays andTravis Counties. Mr. Bob Wilson discussed in depth the upcoming possible
changes as to how the Edwards aquifer is treated.

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President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation District's Executive Manager, Mr. Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton thenshowed the Board of Directors the plan for possible new fence construction atthe Plum Creek Conservation District's Site 29 Flood Control Structure. Mr.
Halliburton discussed the possible fence plan with the Board of Directors atlength. It was the opinion of the Board of Directors that Mr. Halliburton continues with his fence plan. Mr. Halliburton discussed a recent conversation
with the City of Kyle Police Department regarding vandalism at the Plum
Creek Conservation District's Site 5 Flood Control Structure, asking the Plum
Creek Conservation District if they wished to press charges if the vandals
were apprehended. It was the opinion of the Board of Directors that charges
be pressed. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that the Plum
Creek Conservation District's Site 16 Flood Control Structure had new landowners. Mr. Halliburton then asked the Board of Directors if they would beinterested in purchasing a meal for the Plum Creek Watershed Partnership
Meeting. It was the opinion of the Board of Directors that a meal be purchased not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00). Mr. Halliburton discussed a letter from the Natural Resources Conservation Service showing
flood control structures that had reached their 50 year lifespan and had beenreleased to the sole custody of the Plum Creek Conservation District. Mr.
Halliburton also informed the Board of Directors that the Plum Creek Conservation District had recently published notice requesting bids for fertilizer andherbicide application on its flood control structures.
President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation District's Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr. Bob Wilson introduced Mr. George
Fletcher with Walton Development and asked him to give the Board of Directors an update on their possible Hosston aquifer well. Mr. Fletcher informed
the Board of Directors that the original test well site was determined not to beoptimal and that a new location was currently being selected in the area withno decision having been made as of yet. Mr. Bob Wilson then discussed a
recent meeting with Mr. Mark Taylor, Attorney for the Hays Caldwell Public
Utility Agency, regarding possible upcoming legislation concerning water production permit renewals and transportation permits. Mr. Bob Wilson then discussed the possible legislation in depth with the Board of Directors and Mr.
Taylor. Mr. Taylor then addressed the Board of Directors regarding this legislation and his client's intent in introducing this legislation. The Board of Directors discussed the legislation at length with Mr. Bob Wilson and Mr. Taylor
concerning its possible repercussions and/or benefits. Mr. Bob Wilson andMr. Taylor then discussed water availability in the Guadalupe River Basin as
it applies to spring flow and wild life habitat. The Board of Directors discussed permitting with Mr. Taylor and Mr. Bob Wilson in depth.
President Holt requested a report from the building committee or manager
concerning the Plum Creek Conservation District's proposed new garagebuilding. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that there was currently a drainage design plan being performed in accordance with the City ofLockhart's regulations. Mr. Bob Wilson also discussed contract issues thatare being revised and revisited due to the City of Lockhart's regulations. Mr.
Halliburton also discussed the condition of the Plum Creek Conservation District's fence behind the office building with the Board of Directors.

3:35PMNo public comments were requested or expressed .

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

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