Minutes from the August 17th, 2010 PCCD regular scheduled meeting
to be presented on September 21st, 2010 for Board approval andsubject to corrections, additions, deletions and approval.

August 17th, 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),
Lucy Knight (Director), Ben Twidwell ( Director) and Fred Rothert (Director).
Also present were Johnie Halliburton (Executive Manager), Bob Wilson(PCCD Attorney) and PCCD staff Karen Bassett and Dan Meyer. Minutes
were taken by Karen Bassett.
2:00PM President Holt called the meeting to order.
2:00PM President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theJuly 20th, 2010 Plum Creek Conservation District Board of Directors’ Meeting.
Mr. Lipscomb made a motion that the minutes of the July 20th, 2010 Plum
Creek Conservation District Board of Directors’ Meeting be accepted as
mailed out. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion was approvedunanimously.

2:00PM President Holt requested any unfinished business that required the Board ofDirectors’ attention. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that there
was no unfinished business at this time.
2:01PM President Holt requested discussion of Item IV on the agenda. Mr. Hallibur-ton informed the Board of Directors that Ms. Debbie Magin from the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority was at the meeting to discuss a possible interlocal agreement between the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority and thePlum Creek Conservation District concerning a Leona aquifer groundwater
study. Ms. Magin then gave the Board of Directors a presentation explaining
the inter-local agreement and the Leona aquifer groundwater study. Ms.
Magin outlined the responsibilities of the Plum Creek Conservation District
and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority entailed in the inter-local agreement. After a lengthy discussion, the Board of Directors decided to investigate the Leona groundwater study further before making an obligation.
2:40PMPresident Holt then requested discussion of the Plum Creek Conservation
District’s 2010-2011 budget. Mr. Halliburton then gave a brief introduction
outlining the new format of the budget and gave a brief presentation of lastyear’s budget as well as the proposed 2010-2011 budget. Mr. Halliburton
and the Board of Directors then analyzed the proposed 2010-2011 budget.
President Holt stated that the budget would be revisited at the next Plum
Creek Conservation District Board of Directors’ meeting for possible approval.

3:02PM President Holt then requested discussion of the proposed tax rates forgroundwater and flood control. The Board of Directors agreed to publish aproposed tax rate of $0.0195 per $100.00 of valuation for each groundwaterand flood control.
3:03PM President Holt requested a report from the Natural Resources Conservation

Service’s District Conservationist, Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Morales informed
the Board of Directors that the final site inspection for the Site 8 Repair Project was currently slated for August 25th, 2010.

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3:03PM President Holt then requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation

District’s Geologist, Mr. William Feathergail Wilson. Mr. Feather Wilson thengave a presentation of current events with the Groundwater Management Areas. Mr. Feather Wilson also discussed the possible use of the Trinity aquifer
for a desalination project due to its lower salinity as compared to the brackish
portion of the Edwards aquifer.

3:26PM 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 an update on the Groundwater Management Area process as it pertained
to the Plum Creek Conservation District. Mr. Meyer then discussed somewells that he had recently measured and his findings regarding those wells.
Mr. Meyer also discussed a well he had measured that could possibly bebeneficial as a Carrizo monitoring well. Mr. Meyer discussed the impact of oiland gas production on groundwater quality and quantity. Mr. Meyer thengave the Board of Directors a presentation on historical water level data.
3:42PM President Holt then requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation

District’s Executive Manager, Mr. Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that the new fence at Site 11 was complete.
Mr. Halliburton gave the Board of Directors an update on the Site 8 Repair
Project. Mr. Halliburton discussed the current status of the Site 1 and Site 6
Pre-Rehabilitation investigations. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that the fence damaged during an automobile accident at Site 6 wasrepaired. Mr. Halliburton then discussed new grants, by the Texas State Soiland Water Conservation Board, which would be available for applications regarding rehabilitations. Mr. Halliburton then discussed possible locations fora possible new Plum Creek Conservation District office with the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors also discussed possible designs for the proposed new Plum Creek Conservation District office. Mr. Halliburton then discussed the report from the State Auditor’s Office with the Board of Directors.
4:16PM President Holt then requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation

District’s Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr. Bob Wilson discussed new policies
that needed to be enacted. Mr. Bob Wilson discussed the publication procedures required for the taking of park lands involved in the Site 5 Rehabilitation
Project. Mr. Bob Wilson then gave the Board of Directors a list of items thatneeded to be addressed by the Board of Directors in the near future.
4:26PMPresident Holt then requested any public comments. There were no publiccomments at this time.

4:26PM President Holt then moved the meeting into executive session.
4:40PM

President Holt called the meeting back to order after the executive session.

4:40PM Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second

and the motion passed unanimously.

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