MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT,LOCKHART, TEXAS 78644
December 19th, 2017

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 0 Lipscomb.
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The meeting was called to order by President of the Board, James Holt, withthe following Board members present: James Lipscomb (Vice President), Lu
cy Knight (Treasurer/Secretary), Ben Twidwell (Director), Peter Reinecke(Director), and Fred Rothert (Director). Also present were PCCD Attorney
Bob Wilson and PCCD staff members Johnie Halliburton, Daniel Meyer, andKaren Bassett. Minutes were transcribed by Karen Bassett.

1:00PMPresident Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theregular meeting held on November 21st, 2017. Mr. Lipscomb made a motionthat the minutes of the regular meeting held on November 21st, 2017 be ac
cepted as mailed out. Mr. Rothert provided the second and the motion wasapproved unanimously.

1:00PM

President Holt requested any unfinished business that required the Board ofDirectors’ attention. Mr. Halliburton explained that there was no unfinishedbusiness.

1:00PM

President Holt requested a report from Mr. Jim Jansen of Jansen and Gregor
czyk Certified Public Accountants regarding the Plum Creek Conservation
District’s 2016-2017 audit report. Mr. Jim Jansen then explained the Plum
Creek Conservation District’s 201 6-2017 audit report in detail to the Board ofDirectors. Mr. Jim Jansen stated that PCCD’s financial position was correct
and that the audit was complete. Mr. Jim Jansen thanked the Board of Direc
tors for allowing him to perform the audit. Mrs. Knight made a motion to ac
cept the audit as presented. Mr. Reinecke provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.

1:09PM

President Holt requested discussion of item V on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton
discussed a resolution to approve the Caldwell County Appraisal District’s
2017 tax roll for the surface portion of the Plum Creek Conservation District.
Mr. Lipscomb made a motion to approve the CCAD’s 2017 tax roll resolutionfor the surface portion of the Plum Creek Conservation District. Mr. Reinecke
provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.

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1:59PM

President Holt requested discussion of item VI on the agenda. Mr. Nick Dor
nak with the Plum Creek Watershed Protection Partnership (PCWPP) dis
cussed with the Board the renewal contribution of $12,287.00 a year for thenext three years. Mrs. Knight made a motion to continue on the agreementwith PCWPP. Mr. Twidwell provided the second and the motion was ap
proved unanimously.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD’s Geologist, Mr. WilliamFeathergail Wilson. Mr. Feathergail Wilson gave a slide show presentationon the Central Texas Geothermal and Sedimentary Burial History.
President Holt requested a report from the NRCS’ District Conservationist,
Mr. Brandon Steinberg. Mr. Steinberg was not in attendance.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD’s Assistant Manager, Mr.
Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer updated the Board on the scanning project by2

CASO and stated that the scanning portion had been completed and that
CASO was now indexing all the data. Mr. Meyer informed the Board thatPCCD was under budget with CASO and explained that there could possibly
be room for additional scanning. Mr. Meyer informed the Board that he had
installed a HOBO transducer for the Norah well, sent the Management Plan
into Texas Water Development Board (TVVDB), and that he had been working
on the upcoming PCCD newsletter. Mr. Meyer reported that PCCD had beenworking on the Groundwater Management and Protection rules and expectedto schedule a hearing in February and then present them to the Board inMarch. Mr. Bob Wilson briefly spoke about the rules in regard to the area ofconsideration. Mr. Wilson stated that PCCD would need to decide if notices
would only be sent to adjoining landowners or also to individuals in the areaof consideration if they were in the PCCD.
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2:19PM

President Holt requested a report from the PCCD’s Executive Manager, Mr.
Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton updated the Board on site 6 and statedthat it had been shut down until the first of the year and that site 12 work had
been completed and modifications were being negotiated so that the final
payment could be made. Mr. Halliburton stated that rehabilitation designs onsite 12 were being performed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service(NRCS) and that the rehabilitation design for site 10 was being performed byM&E Consulting. Mr. HaJliburton mentioned that Mr. Gene Peters with Per
formance Plus had agreed to inspect the principal risers once a year on thePCCD structures. Mr. Halliburton then mentioned that PCCD had applied for
the O&M grant program through the Texas State Soil Water Conservation
Board (TSSWCB) and that he would be at the Caidwell /Travis SWCD January 4th 2018 meeting for its signature.
President Holt requested a report from PCCD’s Attorney Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr.
Bob Wilson stated, in regards to the Plum Creek Watershed Partnership Pro
ject, that he would be looking at the long term agreements on the rehabilita
tion structures and see what PCCD’s participation / obligations would be.
President Holt requested discussion of item XII on the agenda. Mr. Hallibur
ton gave a slide show presentation on the operations of the landowner in theeasement of site 31. Commissioner Hoppy Haden explained that their engi
neer was working on a certificate of “no rise” and to possibly take an equiva
lent amount of soil out to match the road. The Board discussed with Com
missioner Haden and thanked him for coming.

2:28PM

President Holt requested discussion of item XIII on the agenda. Mrs. Knight
made a motion to reimburse the staff for expenses incurred in 2017 in theamount of $300.00 (Three Hundred Dollars) each. Mr. Lipscomb provided
the second and the motion passed unanimously.

2:29PM

President Holt requested public comments. Mr. Graham Moore with the Alli
20thance Regional Water Authority informed the Board that on December
2017 there would be a Board meeting and that he felt that they would be getting authorization to start negotiations with the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA) on a joint water treatment plant pipeline.

2:32PM

Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mrs. Knight provided the second andthe motion to adjourn passed unanimously.

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