Minutes from the September 18th, 2012 PCCD regular scheduled meeting
to be presented on October 16th, 2012 for Board approval andsubject to corrections, additions, deletions and approval.
September 18th, 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.
1:02 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.
1:02PM President Holt opened the public hearing for the proposed tax rate for theGroundwater section of the Plum Creek Conservation District for 2012-2013.
President Holt opened the public hearing for the proposed tax rate for the1:02PM Flood Control section of the Plum Creek Conservation District for 2012-2013.

President Holt announced that this would be the final public hearing for theGroundwater and Flood Control sections of the Plum Creek Conservation
District for 2012-2013. No interested parties were in attendance at this time.
1:14PM

President Holt closed the public hearings for the proposed tax rates for theGroundwater and Flood Control sections of the Plum Creek Conservation
District for 2012-2013.
President Holt called the regularly scheduled Plum Creek Conservation Dis-

1:14PM trict Board of Directors’ Meeting back to order.

1:14PM President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theregular meeting held on August 21st, 2012. Mr. Lipscomb made a motion thatthe minutes of the regular meeting held on August 21 st, 2012 be accepted as
mailed out. Mr. Twidwell provided the second and the motion passed unanimously.

1:15PM President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of thepublic hearing/meeting held on September 6 th, 2012. Mrs. Knight made amotion that the minutes of the public hearing/meeting held on September 6 th,2012 be approved as circulated. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second and themotion passed unanimously.

1:15PM President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of thepublic hearing/meeting held on September 10 th, 2012. Mrs. Knight made a
motion to approve the minutes of the public hearing/meeting held on September 10th, 2012 as mailed out. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second and the motion passed unanimously.

1:15PMPresident Holt requested any unfinished business. Mr. Twidwell discussed
the status of the Plum Creek Group permit application. Mr. Bob Wilson madean attempt to contact the attorney for the Plum Creek Group, but he was out
on medical leave. The status of the Plum Creek Group permit application will
be revisited at the next regularly scheduled Plum Creek Conservation DistrictMeeting.

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1:16PM President Holt requested discussion of Item IX on the agenda. Mrs. Knight

made a motion by resolution to adopt the tax rate for the Flood Control section of the Plum Creek Conservation District at a rate of $0.021 per $100.00of valuation. Mr. Rothert provided the second and the motion by resolution
passed unanimously. (Assentient Votes- President Holt, Mrs. Knight, Mr. Lipscomb, Mr. Twidwell, and Mr. Rothert. Absent- Mr. Reinecke). The resolution was subsequently endorsed.

1:17PMPresident Holt requested discussion of Item X on the agenda. Mrs. Knight
made a motion by resolution to adopt the tax rate for the Groundwater sectionof the Plum Creek Conservation District at a rate of $0.021 per $100.00 valuation. Mr. Rothert provided the second and the motion passed unanimously.
(Assentient Votes- President Holt, Mrs. Knight, Mr. Lipscomb, Mr. Twidwell,and Mr. Rothert. Absent-Mr. Reinecke). The resolution was subsequentlyendorsed.
President Holt requested discussion of Item XI on the agenda. Mr. Meyer

1:19PM then discussed the reviewal of the Plum Creek Conservation District’s sched-ule of fees according to the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Management
Plan. Mr. Meyer discussed requirements involved with adjusting fees andadding fees to the Plum Creek Conservation District’s schedule of fees. Mr.
Meyer discussed additional fees that may possibly need to be added to thePlum Creek Conservation District’s schedule of fees. Mr. Bob Wilson discussed these additional fees in detail with the Board of Directors. It was theopinion of the Board of Directors that the Plum Creek Conservation District’s
schedule of fees be amended to show the changes that the Board of Directors requested and revisited at the next regularly scheduled Plum Creek Conservation District Meeting.
1:30PM President Holt requested discussion of Item XII on the agenda. Mr. Meyerthen gave the Board of Directors a report on the annual review of the Plum
Creek Conservation District’s Management Plan. Mr. Meyer then discussed
the objectives and what has been done to meet each objective or an explanation as to why an objective had not been completed. Mr. Meyer also discussed resources used in completing the objectives. Mr. Meyer then discussed in depth the objectives needing work and the deadlines associatedwith each objective.

1:35PM

President Holt requested discussion of Item XIII on the agenda. Mr. Meyer
discussed the need to schedule a hearing to accept the Plum Creek Conservation District’s proposed updated Management Plan. Mr. Meyer stated that
the Texas Water Development Board was reviewing the draft of the Plum
Creek Conservation District’s proposed updated Management Plan prior toscheduling a hearing.

1:37PM President Holt requested discussion of Item XIV on the agenda. Mr. Meyer

informed the Board of Directors that a hearing needed to be scheduled for thePlum Creek Conservation District’s Drought Management Plan. Mr. Meyerand Mr. Bob Wilson then discussed posting requirements regarding the Plum
Creek Conservation District’s Drought Management Plan. The Board of Directors and Mr. Bob Wilson discussed who needed to actually perform thehearing. Mr. Twidwell made a motion authorizing the Plum Creek Conservation District’s staff to schedule and to conduct a hearing regarding the Plum
Creek Conservation District’s Drought Management Plan. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of Item XV on the agenda. Mr. Meyer

1:41PM then provided the Board of Directors a review of the Plum Creek Conserva-tion District’s 2011 water use report in accordance with the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Management Plan.
1:43PM President Holt requested discussion of Item XVI on the agenda. Mr. Meyerthen gave the Board of Directors an annual report regarding neighboring pre-3cipitation enhancement activities in accordance with the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Management Plan.
1:46PM

1:56PMPresident Holt requested discussion of Item XVII on the agenda. Mr. Meyerthen discussed the need to approve forms for the Plum Creek Conservation
District’s new rules. Mr. Meyer then discussed changes to the Plum Creek
Conservation District’s forms that had occurred due to the Plum Creek Conservation District’s new rules. Mr. Twidwell made a motion by resolution toadopt the Plum Creek Conservation District’s forms in accordance with thePlum Creek Conservation District’s new rules. Mr. Lipscomb provided thesecond and the motion was approved unanimously. The resolution was subsequently endorsed and the approved forms attached to the resolution as anexhibit.
President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Geologist, Mr. William Feathergail Wilson. Mr. Feather Wilson announced that he had recently been appointed as a liaison by Region J Water
Planning Area in observance of the Region K Water Planning Area. Mr.
Feather Wilson then discussed a study on desalination by the GuadalupeBlanco River Authority, as it pertains to population growth in the Caldwell
County, Texas area. Mr. Feather Wilson also discussed the assignment of asingle fresh water aquifer, the Wilcox aquifer, within the Plum Creek Conservation District’s boundaries due to the recent changes in the Plum Creek
Conservation District’s boundary lines. Mr. Feather Wilson also discussed
horizontal oil and gas exploration within the Plum Creek Conservation District’s boundaries. Mr. Feather Wilson also discussed a recent paper written
regarding injection wells written by Greg Sengelmann. Mr. Feather Wilson
recommended to the Board of Directors that closer attention be paid to permitted injection wells within the Plum Creek Conservation District’s boundaries.

2:14PM President Holt requested a report from the Natural Resources Conservation

Service’s District Conservationist, Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Morales was not inattendance.

2:14PM President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-trict’s Assistant Manager, Mr. Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer discussed theGroundwater Summit and a Groundwater Management Area-13 Meeting that
he had recently attended. Mr. Meyer discussed costs associated with agroundwater monitoring program instituted by the Groundwater Management
Area-13. Mr. Meyer discussed a recent Groundwater Management Area-10
Meeting that he also attended. Mr. Meyer discussed a lawsuit against theEdward’s Aquifer Authority by the League of United Latin American Citizens
regarding redistricting.

2:16PM President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-

trict’s Executive Manager, Mr. Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton discussed
the current status of the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Site 5 Rehabilitation project. Mr. Halliburton discussed items that had been completed on therehabilitation and items that still needed attention prior to completion. Mr.
Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that the easement payment had
been made to the Southlake Ranch Homeowner’s Association. Mr. Halliburton then discussed recent vandalism at the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Site 5 and the contractor’s responsibility to remedy the situation. Mr.
Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that all of the Plum Creek Conservation District’s equipment had been removed from the Caldwell County Barnby the Plum Creek Conservation District’s staff. Mr. Halliburton stated thatthe Plum Creek Conservation District’s newsletter had been mailed to approximately 250 addresses. Mr. Halliburton discussed a recent telephone
conversation he had with Mr. Dewayne Barth regarding the land that thePlum Creek Conservation District’s Site 15 Flood Control Structure is locatedon. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that Mr. Schuelke had

4discussed information he had received from HALFF and Associates, in conjunction with the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, regarding the GuadalupeRiver Basin Study with the Board of Directors. Mr. Halliburton discussed thecosts associated with this study and the information that the Plum Creek Conservation District would like to attain. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board ofDirectors that HALFF and Associates and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority would be at the Plum Creek Conservation District’s October meeting topresent to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors then discussed thecost feasibility of this study. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directorsthat Mr. Kerry Urbanowicz would be presenting to the Board of Directors inOctober regarding the City of Kyle’s park development at the Plum Creek
Conservation District’s Site 2 Flood Control Structure.
2:30PMPresident Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr. Bob Wilson discussed a recent application for discharge by the Walton Texas LT development group of 700,000 gallons per day into an unnamed tributary, followed by Clear Fork Creek, andPlum Creek and the impact it would possibly have on the Plum Creek Conservation District’s flood control structures. The Board of Directors then discussed this application with Mr. Bob Wilson in depth. Mr. Bob Wilson thendiscussed his recent attendance at the Caldwell County Commissioners’
Court for a presentation by the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority regarding
water resources, as it pertains to population growth, as well as, costs associated with implementing these water resources.

2:48PM President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-trict’s building committee concerning the Plum Creek Conservation District’s
proposed new garage building. Mr. Halliburton and the Board of Directors
discussed a drawing by Mr. Thom Earnest regarding the specifications thatthe Board of Directors had requested in the proposed new garage building.

2:52PM President Holt requested public comments. There were no public comments.
2:52PMMr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mrs. Knight provided the second andthe motion to adjourn passed unanimously.

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