Minutes from the August 21st, 2012 PCCD regular scheduled meeting
to be presented on September 18th, 2012 for Board approval andsubject to corrections, additions, deletions and approval.
August 21st, 2012

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 PM The meeting was called to order by President of the Board, James Holt, withthe following Board members present: James O. Lipscomb (Vice President ),Lucy Knight (Director), Ben Twidwell (Director) and Fred Rothert (Director).
Also present were Johnie Halliburton (Executive Manager), 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.
of the1:00PM President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutesthPlum Creek Conservation District Regular Meeting held on July 17 , 2012.
Mr. Lipscomb made a motion to accept the minutes of the Plum Creek Conservation District Regular Meeting held on July 17 th, 2012 as mailed out. Mrs.
Knight provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.

1:01PM President Holt requested discussion of any unfinished business. Mr. Hallibur-

ton informed the Board of Directors that there was no unfinished business.

1:01PMPresident Holt then requested discussion of Item IV on the agenda, regarding
the Plum Creek Conservation District’s 2012-2013 Budget. Mr. Halliburton
then discussed the Plum Creek Conservation District’s 2012-2013 Budgetwith the Board of Directors explaining each item, any deviations from lastyear’s budget, and answering any questions that the Board of Directors
posed. Mr. Halliburton also discussed estimated revenue based on current
tax rates and other possible tax rates. The Board of Directors then discussed
different tax rates and the different possible options available to them. Mr.
Twidwell made a motion to adopt a resolution proposing a tax rate of $0.021
per $100.00 of valuation for the Groundwater portion of the Plum Creek Conservation District. Mr. Rothert provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously. Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adopt a resolution proposing a tax rate of $0.021 per $100.00 of valuation for the Flood Control portion of the Plum Creek Conservation District. Mr. Rothert provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously. Mrs. Knight made a motion
to adopt the Plum Creek Conservation District’s 2012-2013 Budget as presented. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second and the motion was approved
unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of Item VI on the agenda. Mr. Hallibur-1:21PM ton then discussed a possible schedule of fees for the Plum Creek Conserva-tion District regarding production permits and other functions that the Plum
Creek Conservation District performs. The Board of Directors then discussed
different options possibly necessary for a schedule of fees. It was the consensus of the Board of Directors that the Plum Creek Conservation District
staff research and revise the schedule of fees before adoption.
1:31PM President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-trict’s Geologist, Mr. William Feathergail Wilson. Mr. Feather Wilson discussed his recent cooperation with Intera and the Guadalupe-Blanco RiverAuthority. Mr. Feather Wilson also discussed a new mode of delivery for themonthly information that he provides to the Board of Directors. Mr. Feather

2Wilson also discussed the possible population influx to the Plum Creek Conservation District due to upcoming developments and the status and availability of water to sustain this possible population. The Board of Directors thendiscussed this situation in depth with Mr. Feather Wilson. Mr. Feather Wilson
also discussed permitted water amounts versus actual water usage. Mr.
Feather Wilson then discussed Wilcox Aquifer recharge with the Board of Directors with graphs and data that he had collected, as it pertained to sustainability. Mr. Feather Wilson then discussed a new injection well in the Branyon Oil Field in Luling, Texas.
1:51PM President Holt then requested a report from the Natural Resources Conserva-tion Service’s District Conservationist, Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Morales was
not in attendance to provide the Board of Directors a report.

1:51PM President Holt then requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation

District’s Assistant Manager, Mr. Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer first gave theBoard of Directors a presentation of water permitted versus actual water usage in the Plum Creek Conservation District and for surrounding groundwater
conservation districts, municipal water suppliers, and water supply corporations. Mr. Meyer then discussed recent developments from a recent Groundwater Management Area-13 meeting. Mr. Meyer also discussed a presentation given by members of the Texas Railroad Commission at the Groundwater Management Area-13 meeting regarding water wells and oil well fracturingin the oil and gas industry. Mr. Meyer then discussed a recent problem regarding a replacement well for the Polonia Water Supply Corporation due to aterminally malfunctioning well. Mr. Bud Cheatham with Polonia Water Supply
Corporation discussed the problem in depth and their plans for a replacement
well. Mr. Meyer then discussed recent changes regarding the Plum Creek
Conservation District’s Management Plan and a timeline in order to get themanagement plan approved and put into place.

2:15PM 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 Hays County Appraisal District’s approved
budget and the Caldwell County Appraisal District’s audit report were locatedin the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Office if they wanted to view them.
Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that the Texas State Soil andWater Conservation Board had approved the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Site 21 for possible rehabilitation planning. Mr. Halliburton informed theBoard of Directors of the status of the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Site
5 Rehabilitation Construction Project and the recent changes that had been
made to the plan. Mr. Halliburton discussed the possible access point clearing at the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Site 15, which the Plum Creek
Conservation District was awaiting approval from the landowners before theclearing could begin. Mr. Halliburton discussed alternatives to burning brushand the costs associated with these alternatives. Mr. Halliburton discussed
the recent yearly audit that was performed by the Texas Water Conservation
Association Risk Management Fund. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of
Directors that a gate at the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Site 24 hadrecently been destroyed in a vehicle accident and that Mr. Schuelke had replaced the gate. Mr. Halliburton then discussed a book that Ms. Bassett ofthe Plum Creek Conservation District had constructed with pertinent information regarding the Plum Creek Conservation District for any director thatwished to obtain one. Mr. Halliburton discussed the most recent Plum Creek
Conservation District newsletter produced and distributed by Mr. Meyer. Mr.
Halliburton discussed the creation of a database that contains vital contact
information for the Plum Creek Conservation District. Mr. Halliburton also
discussed a web based program of operation produced by Mr. Meyer informing the Board of Directors and personnel of activities that needed to takeplace within the Plum Creek Conservation District by date. Mr. Halliburton
then discussed recent water well problems at the Plum Creek Conservation
District’s Office regarding the office irrigation system. Mr. Halliburton discussed the malfunctioning well and the costs associated with using city water3versus repairing the hand dug well or bringing the already existing drilled wellonline and outfitting the hand dug well for future well monitoring. It was theopinion of the Board of Directors that the drilled well be outfitted for irrigation
purposes and that the hand dug well be outfitted for future well monitoring.
The Board of Directors then discussed specifics of outfitting the water welland repairing the irrigation system with Mr. Halliburton.
2:38PM President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-trict’s Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr. Bob Wilson discussed a recent Caldwell
Coalition Meeting that he had attended regarding possible future development. Mr. Bob Wilson discussed the different permutations that the development could take in depth. Mr. Bob Wilson then discussed the water supply
difficulties associated with development within the Plum Creek Conservation
District boundaries and within Caldwell County. Mr. Bob Wilson discussedwater planning problems that the Plum Creek Conservation District will encounter in the future.
President Holt requested discussion of Item XII on the agenda. The Board of

3:05PM Directors then discussed the option and the different specifications for thePlum Creek Conservation District’s possible garage building. Mr. Bob Wilson
then discussed the different bid and proposal options available to the Boardof Directors. The Board of Directors deferred the planning of the possible
garage building to the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Building Committee(Mrs. Knight and Mr. Lipscomb).
3:23PM Due to very limited public attendance, President Holt did not request any pub-lic comments.

3:23PM

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

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