MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT,LOCKHART, TEXAS 78644
August 18th, 2020

Notices of this regular meeting were posted in the Hays and CaIdwell County
Courthouses at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Receipts of the notices areon file in the office of Plum Creek Conservation District.
Checks were reviewed and signed, just prior to the call to order, by Treasur
er/Secretary, Lucy Knight.
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The meeting was called to order by President of the Board, James Holt, withthe following Board members present: Peter Reinecke (Vice President), Lucy
Knight (Treasurer/Secretary), Fred Rothert (Director) and Tom Owen(Director). Also present were PCCD Geologist Mr. Feathergail Wilson, Affor
ney Bob Wilson and PCCD staff members Daniel Meyer, Karen Bassett, MallShaw, and Alan Burklund. Minutes were transcribed by Karen Bassett.
President Holt requested public comments. There were no public comments.
President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theregular meeting held on July 21st, 2020. Mrs. Knight made a motion that theminutes of the regular meeting held on July 21st, 2020, be accepted as mailedout. Mr. Owen provided the second and the motion was approved unani
mously.

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President Holt requested any unfinished business that required the Board ofDirectors’ attention. Mr. Meyer explained that there was no unfinished busi
ness.

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President Holt requested discussion of item V on the agenda. A virtualpresentation was then presented to the Board by Mr. Mike Lenherr with
AECOM, Mrs. Monica Wedo with AECOM, Mr. Clint Kimball with AECOM, Mr.
Jeff Irvin with AECOM, Mr. Lance Finnefrock with AECOM ,and Mr. Steve
Bednarz with the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board to discussrehabilitation design options for site 2 and site 14. Mrs. Knight made a motion
to move forward with option 2A for Plum Creek Site 2 rehabilitation. Mr. Owen
provided the second and the motion passed unanimously. Mrs. Knight madea motion to move forward with the design option 8 (eight) for Plum Creek Site
14 rehabilitation. Mr. Reinecke provided the second and the motion passedunanimously. The presentation then discussed item VI on the agenda to con
struct an access road to the downstream toe of site 14 for geotechnical inves
tigation purposes. Mr. Reinecke made a motion to approve funds for clearing
and the construction of an access road on the downstream site of the dam ofPlum Creek site 14 and that the authorized amount is not to exceed$50,000.00. Mr. Rothert provided the second and the motion passed unani
mously.

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President Holt requested discussion of item VII on the agenda. Mr. Ron Mick,an Engineer with BGE who is a consultant for the Alliance Regional Water Au
thority, gave a presentation for Alliance Regional Water Authority to discusspipeline routes within PCCD’s Site # 5 and # 7easements. Mrs. Knight made a
motion to grant permission to to BGE to provide proposed water line designs
for areas within site 5 and site 7’s easements to NRCS for their review. Mr.
Reinecke provided the second and the motion passed unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of item VIII on the agenda. Mr. Meyer
discussed the review and assessment of PCCD’s Drought Management Plan.
President Holt requested discussion of item IX on the agenda. Mr. Meyer discussed possibly amending the 2019-2020 budget. Mr. Reinecke made a motion to approve the amended budget. Mrs. Knight provided the second andthe motion passed unanimously.

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President Holt requested discussion of item X on the agenda. Mr. Meyer discussed approving the 2020-202 1 budget. Mrs. Knight made a motion to ap
prove the 2020-202 1 budget. Mr. Owen provided the second and the motion
was approved unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of item Xl on the agenda. Mr. Meyer discussed the proposed tax rate for groundwater and flood control. Mrs. Knight
made a motion to propose a tax rate (Flood) of 0.0218 per $100.00 of valua
tion. Mr. Rothert provided the second and the motion passed unanimously.
Mrs. Knight made a motion to propose a tax rate (Groundwater) of 0.0216 per$100.00 of valuation. Mr. Reinecke provided the second and the motion
passed unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of item XII on the agenda. Mr. Meyer
discussed the scheduling of public hearings on the proposed tax rates forgroundwater and flood control. The Board agreed to schedule the public
hearings on the proposed tax rates for groundwater and flood control on September 15th 2020, prior to PCCD’s regular scheduled meeting at the Plum
Creek Conservation District’s office beginning at 1:00 p.m.
President Holt requested discussion of item XIII on the agenda. Mr. Meyer
discussed contract services of the contracted personnel. Mrs. Knight made a
motion to retain Mr. Bob Wilson with McCarthy and McCarthy, Mr. William
Feathergail Wilson, and Mr. Jim Jansen with Jansen and Gregorczyk. Mr.
Owen provided the second and the motion passed unanimously.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD Geologist, Mr. WilliamFeathergail Wilson. Mr. Feathergail Wilson gave a slide show presentation
on several topics: Water well fields, Wilcox depositional environments, Postdepositional weathering, Sustained average production, Paleo-Environmentsof deposition, and Typical horizontal directional drilling method.
President Holt requested a report from the NRCS’ District Conservationist,
Mr. Jeremy Hasty. Mr. Hasty was not in attendance.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD Executive Manager, Mr.
Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer reported that Mr. Gene Peters with Performance
Plus had inspected and exercised all of the dams. Mr. Meyer informed theBoard that there had been graffiti at site 6 and that it had been reported to theHays County Sheriff’s office. Mr. Meyer, lastly, mentioned aspects of the up
coming site 23 repair project and possible changes to the locations of the access road, stockpile, waste, and campsite areas.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson.
Mr. Bob Wilson briefly mentioned the Legislature and stated that he wouldkeep the Board informed on subjects that affected the District. Mr. Bob Wil
son, lastly, informed the Board that he had been to the CaIdwell County
Clerk’s office and that he had printed out records on the formation of Plum
Creek Conservation District.

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President Holt requested public comments. There were no public comments.

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Mr. Reinecke made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Rothert provided the second
and the motion to adjourn passed unanimously.

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Vice President