Minutes from the June 15th, 2010 PCCD regular scheduled meeting
to be presented on July 20th, 2010 for Board approval andsubject to corrections, additions, deletions and approval.

June 15th, 2010
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 VicePresident, James O Lipscomb.
2:00 PM The meeting was called to order by President of the Board, James Holt, withthe following Board members present: James O. Lipscomb (Vice President)Peter Reinecke (Secretary/Treasurer), Lucy Knight (Director), Ben Twidwell (Director) and Fred Rothert (Director). Also present were Johnie Halliburton(Executive Manager), Bob Wilson (PCCD Attorney), William Feathergail Wilson (PCCD Geologist) and PCCD staff Karen Bassett, Korey Schuelke andDan Meyer. Minutes were taken by Karen Bassett.
2:00PMPresident Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theMay 18th, 2010 Plum Creek Conservation District’s Board of Directors’ Regular Meeting. Mrs. Knight made a motion that the minutes of the May 18th,
2010 Plum Creek Conservation District’s Board of Directors’ Regular Meeting
be approved as circulated. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second and the motion passed unanimously.

2:00PM President Holt requested discussion of any unfinished business. Mr. Hallibur-

ton informed the Board of Directors that there was no unfinished business
which required their attention.
2:03PM President Holt requested discussion or motions regarding fence bids for thereplacement of fence at Site 11. Mr. Halliburton then gave the Board of Directors a little background information regarding the purpose and reasons forfence replacement at Site 11, as well as alternate funding that may become
available. President Holt then opened the two sealed bids that the Plum
Creek Conservation District had received for the fence replacement at Site 11
and informed the Board of Directors of their bid amounts. Mr. Lipscomb
made a motion that the bid of Sexton Inc., the low bidder, be accepted attwenty-one thousand three hundred sixty dollars ($21,360.00). Mr. Reinecke
provided the second and the motion passed unanimously.
2:07PM President Holt then requested discussion of Item V on the agenda. Mr. Halli-burton informed the Board of Directors that there were memorandums of understanding that needed approval and execution between the Plum Creek
Conservation District and the Natural Resources Conservation Service regarding the possible rehabilitation of flood retarding structures Site 1 and Site
6. Mrs. Knight made a motion that the memorandums of understanding between the Plum Creek Conservation District and the Natural Resources Conservation Service regarding flood retarding structures Site 1 and Site 6 be approved and executed by President Holt on behalf of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Twidwell provided the second and the motion passed unanimously.
2:10PM President Holt requested discussion of Item VI on the agenda. Mr. Hallibur-ton then discussed a possible inter-local agreement between the Plum Creek
Conservation District and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority concerning aLeona aquifer groundwater study. It was the opinion of the Board of Directorsthat more information was needed regarding this agreement prior to an approval or denial.
President Holt requested a report from the Natural Resources Conservation
Service’s District Conservationist, Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Morales was not2

present at the meeting.
2:19PM President Holt then requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation

District’s Geologist, Mr. William Feathergail Wilson. Mr. Feather Wilson thengave the Board of Directors a presentation on several items that he was currently working on, regarding different aquifers, using multiple maps and handouts. Mr. Feather Wilson also discussed several oil and gas exploration possibilities that could be occurring in the Plum Creek Conservation District’s
boundaries in the near future. Lengthy discussion ensued concerning thesubjects that Mr. Feather Wilson presented to the Board of Directors.
2:54PM President Holt then requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation

District’s GIS/IT, Mr. Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer gave the Board of Directors apresentation on multiple items that he was currently working on, as well as,
the different meetings he had attended and the subjects discussed at thesemeetings. Mr. Feather Wilson and Mr. Meyer discussed, at length, topics discussed at the Groundwater Management Area-10 Meeting with the Board ofDirectors. The Board of Directors and the Plum Creek Conservation District’s
staff then discussed the extent of the Plum Creek Conservation District’s current easements.
3:16PM President Holt then requested an Operations and Maintenance report fromthe Plum Creek Conservation District’s Executive Manager, Mr. Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that he had the information from the Caldwell County and Hays County Appraisal District’s audits
if the Board of Directors wished to view them. Mr. Halliburton also informed
the Board of Directors that the assessment reports for Sites 24, 26, 28, and29 were also available if the Board of Directors wished to view them. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that the preliminary studies for theSite 1 and Site 6 rehabilitation projects would begin soon. Mr. Halliburton
also gave the Board of Directors an update regarding the Texas State Auditor’s Report. Mr. Halliburton then showed the Board of Directors the new notice signs that will be placed at the flood retarding structures. Mr. Halliburton
requested the opinion of the Board of Directors regarding the construction ofnew fences on flood retarding structures that are high or significant hazard
which may be eligible for rehabilitation in the near future. It was the opinionof the Board of Directors that the fences that needed to be replaced be constructed regardless of hazard classification. Mr. Halliburton then informed theBoard of Directors of a presentation that he and Mr. Meyer would be giving tothe Luling Kiwanis Club and he showed them photos of the current repair project at Site 8.
3:31PM President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-trict’s attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr. Bob Wilson discussed easements withthe Board of Directors. Mr. Bob Wilson gave the Board of Directors an update on the Carrizo-Wilcox study being performed for the Bureau of Economic Geology. Mr. Bob Wilson also discussed topics from a Dam Safety
Meeting he had attended. Mr. Bob Wilson also discussed exempt wells andtheir effect on managed available groundwater. Mr. Bob Wilson then statedthat he had heard no information about the Attorney General’s Opinion regarding the southeastern portion of Caldwell County.
3:49PM The Board of Directors and the Plum Creek Conservation District’s staff thendiscussed the operation of the three weather stations that the Plum Creek
Conservation District has installed. The Board of Directors also discussed
the Plum Creek Conservation District’s current internet connection.
3:50PM President Holt then requested any public comments of which there werenone.
3:50PM President Holt then reconvened the meeting out of executive session.

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4:10PM Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Rothert provided thesecond and the motion passed unanimously.