Minutes from the April 20th, 2010 PCCD regular scheduled meeting
to be presented on May 18th, 2010 for Board approval andsubject to corrections, additions, deletions and approval.

April 20th, 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 Vice
President, 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 fromthe Special Called Meeting held on March 9th, 2010. Mrs. Knight made a motion that the minutes from the Special Called Meeting held on March 9th, 2010
be approved as distributed. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.

2:01PM President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes fromthe Regular Meeting held on March 16th, 2010. Mrs. Knight made a motionthat the minutes from the Regular Meeting held on March 9th, 2010 be approved as circulated. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second and the motion wasapproved with four assenting votes (Mr. Lipscomb, Mrs. Knight, Mr.
Reinecke, and Mr. Rothert) and one abstaining (Mr. Twidwell).

2:03PM President Holt then requested motions or discussion regarding any unfinishedbusiness. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that the matter regarding a funding request from the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District for the support of a desalination study project had previously
been tabled pending additional information. Mr. Bob Wilson informed theBoard of Directors that the information that was previously requested from theBarton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District had not been received,so an informed decision could not be made at this time.
2:05PM President Holt requested discussion on Item V of the agenda. Mr. Halliburton

then introduced the City of Kyle Parks and Recreation Director, Mr. Kerry Urbanowicz, to the Board of Directors. Mr. Urbanowicz then gave the Board ofDirectors a presentation for the City of Kyle’s plan for the development ofpark land at the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Site 2 and Site 3. The
Board of Directors then posed questions to Mr. Urbanowicz regarding theirplans for Site 2 and Site 3. The Board of Directors also discussed maintenance agreements with Mr. Urbanowicz regarding Site 2 and Site 3. The
Board of Directors also discussed permitting requirements regarding the useof the reservoir at Site 2 and Site 3 with Mr. Urbanowicz.
President Holt then asked for discussion of Item VI on the agenda. Mr. Halli2:25PM burton then informed the Board of Directors that the Plum Creek WatershedPartnership was in attendance to answer questions regarding their program
and the Plum Creek Watershed Partnership’s request for funding and support
regarding their plan. The Board of Directors then requested a report from theboard members assigned as the Plum Creek Watershed Partnership Committee (Mr. Twidwell and Mr. Lipscomb). Mr. Twidwell then gave the Board ofDirectors a report. The Plum Creek Watershed Partnership then gave the2

Board of Directors clarification of their proposal. Mr. Lipscomb then gave theBoard of Directors a report regarding the Plum Creek Watershed Partnership’s plan. The Board of Directors then posed multiple questions to themembers of the Plum Creek Watershed Partnership in attendance. After
lengthy discussion it was the consensus of the Board of Directors that thePlum Creek Conservation District would not completely fund the Plum CreekWatershed Partnership’s proposal, but if the Plum Creek Watershed Partnership came up with multiple sponsors that the Plum Creek Conservation District may possibly assist in funding the proposal partially.
2:54PM President Holt then requested discussion of Item VII on the agenda. The

Board of Directors then discussed multiple easements and legal matters regarding the Site 8 Repair Project with Mr. Bob Wilson. Then, the Board ofDirectors discussed multiple easements and legal matters regarding the Site
5 Rehabilitation Project with Mr. Bob Wilson. The Board of Directors directed
Mr. Halliburton and Mr. Bob Wilson to formulate different solutions to theeasements and legal matters regarding the Site 5 Rehabilitation Project.

3:21PM

3:27PM

President Holt requested discussion of Item VIII on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that at the request of the landowner at
Site 7 that the orifice plate in the principal spillway be removed in order to allow the reservoir to drain more quickly in the event of a flood. Mr. Halliburton
also informed the Board of Directors that he had consulted with the Natural
Resources Conservation Service’s Dam Safety Engineer, Mr. Brian Wenberg,
who stated that the removal of the orifice plate should not pose a problem.
After a discussion the Board of Directors agreed to take no action towards theremoval of the orifice plate due to possible downstream ramifications.
President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Geologist, Mr. William Feathergail Wilson. Mr. Feather Wilson then discussed his plans and curriculum for the May 20th, 2010 Driller’s Course regarding the Plum Creek Conservation District’s rules with the Board of Directors. Mr. Halliburton, Mr. Feather Wilson, and the Board of Directors then discussed the specifics of the Driller’s Course. Mr. Feather Wilson then discussed data obtained using the new Tobin Map Program.

3:45PM President Holt then requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation

District’s GIS/IT, Mr. Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer then gave the Board of Directors a report of wells that he had recently measured. Mr. Meyer discussed
the Carrizo-Wilcox survey that he was participating in, as well as the ongoingaudit with the Texas State Auditor’s Office. Mr. Meyer then discussed his attendance at the Texas Association of Groundwater Districts’ meetings andthe subjects covered there. Mr. Meyer then gave the Board of Directors anoverview of the events at the recent Groundwater Management Area-13
meeting and the consequences of those events for the Plum Creek Conservation District as they pertain to the adoption of the desired future conditions.
Mr. Meyer also discussed other issues that were examined during theGroundwater Management Area-13 meeting.
4:09PMPresident Holt requested an operations and maintenance report from thePlum Creek Conservation District’s Executive Manager, Mr. Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton discussed the status of the Site 8 Repair Project and theSite 5 Rehabilitation Project. Mr. Halliburton discussed the status of the audit
with the Texas State Auditor’s Office. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board ofDirectors of the status of the fertilization and herbicide application of the floodcontrol structures. Mr. Halliburton discussed the permit application with theGonzales County Underground Water Conservation District made by theHays County Public Utilities Association. Mr. Halliburton informed the Boardof Directors that he had recently received a mining survey from the State ofTexas. Mr. Halliburton discussed the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Inspection Reports that were received from the Texas Commission onEnvironmental Quality with recommendations for maintenance of Site 24, Site

326, and Site 21. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that thebrush piles at Site 16, Site 11, and Site 12 had been burned and leveled off.
Mr. Halliburton also addressed the Board of Directors about the current statusof the Hays County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Operations andMaintenance Grant Funding. Mr. Halliburton discussed an open records request regarding the Texas Water Development Board presenting to the Boardof Directors or the Groundwater Management Areas. Mr. Halliburton gave
the Board of Directors an overview of events from the Texas Association ofWatershed Sponsors/National Association of Watershed Sponsors Conference he attended in Fredericksburg, Texas. Mr. Halliburton then gave theBoard of Directors a status update of the Site 8 Repair Project using photos.
4:22PM President Holt then requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation

District’s Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr. Bob Wilson discussed the current
status of the Plum Creek Group’s application. Mr. Bob Wilson then discussed
the audit by the Texas State Auditor’s Office. Mr. Bob Wilson also discussed
the current status of the Attorney General’s Opinion regarding the southeastern portion of Caldwell County located in the Plum Creek Conservation District. Mr. Bob Wilson also discussed a recent meeting with Mr. Todd Staples,
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture, regarding water.

4:26PMPresident Holt requested any public comments of which there were none.
Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Lipscomb provided

4:27PM the second and the motion passed unanimously.