Minutes from the October 16th, 2012 PCCD regular scheduled meeting
to be presented on November 20th, 2012 for Board approval andsubject to corrections, additions, deletions and approval.
October 16th, 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.
1:05 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 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.
1:05PM President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of thePlum Creek Conservation District’s Regular Meeting/Hearing held on September 18th, 2012. Mrs. Knight made a motion that the minutes of the Plum
Creek Conservation District’s Regular Meeting/Hearing held on September
18th, 2012 be accepted as circulated. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second andthe motion was approved unanimously.

1:05PM President Holt requested any unfinished business. There was no unfinishedbusiness to be addressed.
1:06PM President Holt requested discussion of Item IV on the agenda. Mr. Wes Bird-well with Halff & Associates then presented to the Board of Directors regarding a river basin study being performed in cooperation with the GuadalupeBlanco River Authority and other local interested parties. Mr. Birdwell theninformed the Board of Directors what services and data would be provided tothe Plum Creek Conservation District if they chose to participate in this study.
Mr. Birdwell then discussed the cost share system involved with this study
and the amount of money required from the Plum Creek Conservation District
to participate in this study. Mr. Birdwell also used maps to illustrate the areas
involved in this study and the different phases of the study in detail. Mr. Birdwell also asked the Board of Directors to consider a resolution regarding thePlum Creek Conservation District’s participation in this study. Mr. Meyer andthe Board of Directors then posed questions regarding the study to Mr. Birdwell. The Board of Directors elected to have the Plum Creek Conservation
District’s Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson, examine the resolution provided by Halff& Associates and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, and then have theissue revisited at the next regularly scheduled Plum Creek Conservation District Meeting.

1:41PM

President Holt requested discussion of Item V on the agenda. Mr. Kerry Urbanowicz with the City of Kyle then gave the Board of Directors a presentation showing the improvements and progress made at the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Site 2 flood control structure, also known as Lake Kyle
Park. Mr. Urbanowicz discussed events and happenings that had occurred atthe Lake Kyle Park.

1:57PM President Holt requested discussion of Item VI on the agenda. Mr. DanielMeyer then discussed a request from the Caldwell/Travis Soil and Water
Conservation District for their annual donation. Mrs. Knight made a motion todonate four thousand dollars ($4000.00) to the Caldwell/Travis Soil and Water Conservation District. Mr. Twidwell provided the second and the motion

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was approved unanimously.
1:59PM

2:09PM

President Holt requested discussion of Item VII on the agenda. Mr. Meyerthen discussed a possible resolution for the application of the Plum Creek
Conservation District’s schedule of fees. Mr. Bob Wilson then discussed theschedule of fees in depth with the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors
then posed questions regarding the schedule of fees to Mr. Meyer and Mr.
Bob Wilson. Mr. Lipscomb made a motion to adopt the resolution to approve
the Plum Creek Conservation District’s schedule of fees with an effective dateof October 16th, 2012. Mr. Rothert provided the second and the motion wasapproved unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of Item VIII on the agenda. Mr. Meyerthen discussed recent developments regarding rule #15 of the Plum Creek
Conservation District’s Rules. This rule discussed non-production of a permitfor production on a water well. The Board of Directors then discussed theramifications of rule #15 and discussed possible changes that may be necessary regarding the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Rules. The Board ofDirectors agreed to keep a running list of rule problems that would all be visited and adjusted in the future.
President Holt requested discussion of Item IX on the agenda. Mr. Lipscomb

2:15PM discussed the completion of the Site 5 Rehabilitation Project and the necessi-ty to move funds from Tex-Pool to pay for it in the future. Mr. Lipscomb stated that all other investments continued as previously approved.
President Holt requested discussion of Item X on the agenda. Mr. Bob Wil-

2:20PM son discussed the contracts for contract employees Mr. Bob Wilson, Mr.

Feather Wilson, and Mr. Jim Jansen. Mr. Bob Wilson also discussed the necessity of contract employees to be reviewed annually. The Board of Directors then discussed the specificities of each contractor’s contract. Mr. Twidwell made a motion to continue the contracts of Mr. Bob Wilson, Mr. Feather
Wilson, and Mr. Jim Jansen and to deem their contracts to have been annually reviewed. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion was approved
unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of Item XI on the agenda. Mr. Feather

2:30PM Wilson then discussed a possible upcoming Walton Group Project regarding

a possible Hosston aquifer water well. Mr. Feather Wilson discussed theWalton Group’s desire to contract Mr. Feather Wilson as a consulting geologist on the project, but Mr. Feather Wilson felt it would be a conflict of interestfor him. Mr. Bob Wilson and Mr. Feather Wilson then discussed the possibility of the Walton Group negotiating to contract with the Plum Creek Conservation District. Mr. Feather Wilson, Mr. Bob Wilson, and the Board of Directors discussed different permutations that this project could take in depth.
Mrs. Knight made a motion authorizing Mr. Bob Wilson and Mr. Feather Wilson to enter into negotiations with the Walton Group regarding a possible
Hosston aquifer well on behalf of the Plum Creek Conservation District. Mr.
Lipscomb provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.
President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis3:00PM trict’s Geologist, Mr. William Feathergail Wilson. Mr. Feather Wilson then dis-cussed the Navarro formation as it pertains to road and foundation problems.
Mr. Feather Wilson also discussed different pressures encountered in drillingand different remedies for these problems when working with different formations.
3:15PMPresident Holt requested a report from the Natural Resources Conservation
Service’s District Conservationist, Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Morales was not inattendance.

3:15PM President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-trict’s Assistant Manager, Mr. Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer discussed an upcom-

3ing hearing regarding the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Drought Management Plan which will be held on October 25 th, 2012 at 1:00 pm. Mr. Meyer then discussed a recent study from the Texas Water Development Board
regarding agricultural water use that had been issued to the Plum Creek Conservation District. Mr. Meyer discussed a groundwater monitoring and contamination report that he had received and discussed the contamination areas with the Board of Directors. The contamination areas were in regards toleaking gasoline storage tanks. Mr. Meyer then discussed the Plum Creek
Conservation District’s water well monitoring program and the current statusof this program. Mr. Meyer discussed a recent GIS Forum that he had attended. Mr. Meyer discussed the upcoming possible renewal of production
permits for the AQUA Water Supply Corporation. Mr. Meyer also discussed
the review of the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Management Plan by
the Texas Water Development Board and the suggestions that they had for
the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Management Plan. Mr. Meyer also
informed the Board of Directors of the need for a public hearing regarding thePlum Creek Conservation District’s Management Plan. It was the opinion of
the Board of Directors that the hearing be held by the Plum Creek Conservation District’s staff and brought before the Board of Directors at a later datefor adoption.
President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis3:25PM trict’s Executive Manager, Mr. Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton was not inattendance and his report was given by Mr. Korey Schuelke. Mr. Schuelke
discussed the Walton Waste Water Plant and the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s opinion that the waste water treatment plant should have noeffect on the Plum Creek Conservation District’s flood control structures. Mr.
Schuelke informed the Board of Directors that the cleanup of debris fromheavy rains had been completed, the auxiliary spillway fore bay and theplunge basin on Site 31 had been cleared, and the roadway had beencleared, along with the spillway berm erosion repaired at the Plum Creek
Conservation District’s Site 15. Mr. Schuelke informed the Board of Directorsthat he continued to treat small brush with chemicals. Mr. Schuelke discussed a possible new buyer at Site 16, interested in opening a Recreation
Vehicle Park at the site. Mr. Schuelke informed the Board of Directors of arecent conversation between Mr. Halliburton and the Martindale Water Supply Corporation regarding the Martindale Water Supply Corporation possibly
being annexed into the Plum Creek Conservation District. Mr. Schuelke informed the Board of Directors of a recent meeting between Mr. Halliburtonand landowners at Site 6 regarding the possible introduction of fill dirt to thewater’s edge for recreational use. Mr. Schuelke informed the Board of Directors that the Natural Resource Conservation Service was supposed to meetwith these landowners in a couple of weeks. Mr. Schuelke informed theBoard of Directors that the Site 5 Rehabilitation is complete. Mr. Schuelke
informed the Board of Directors that the new water well pump had been installed at the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Office Building.
President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-3:31PM trict’s Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr. Bob Wilson discussed the status of thePlum Creek Group’s water well production permit application.
President Holt requested a report from the building committee regarding the3:32PM Plum Creek Conservation District’s proposed new garage building. Mrs.

Knight then showed the Board of Directors the garage building site plan anddescribed it in detail. Mrs. Knight then discussed the next steps required tocontinue further with the construction of the garage building. Mr. Twidwell
made a motion that the Plum Creek Conservation District proceed with thenecessary steps to put out a bid package for the possible construction of thePlum Creek Conservation District’s garage building. Mrs. Knight provided thesecond and the motion passed with four assentient votes (Mr. Twidwell, Mrs.
Knight, Mr. Reinecke, and Mr. Rothert) and one dissentient vote (Mr. Lipscomb).

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3:40PM President Holt requested public comments. There were no public comments.
3:40PM Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mrs. Knight provided the second andthe motion to adjourn passed unanimously.

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