MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT,LOCKHART, TEXAS 78644
September 16th, 2014

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.
1:00 PM The meeting was called to order by President of the Board, James Holt, withthe following Board members present: James 0. Lipscomb (Vice President ),Peter Reinecke (Secretary/Treasurer), Lucy Knight (Director), Ben Twidwell(Director), and Fred Rathert (Director). Also present were Bob Wilson(Attorney) Feathergail Wilson (PCCD Geologist) and PCCD staff Johnie Halliburton, Karen Bassett, and Dan Meyer. Minutes were taken and transcribedby Karen Bassett.
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President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theregular meeting held on August 191\ 2014. Mr. Lipscomb made a motion thatthe minutes of the regular meeting held on August 19th, 2014 be accepted as
mailed out. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion was approved
unanimously.
President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of thetax rate hearing/meeting held on September 51\ 2014. Mrs. Knight made a
motion that the minutes of the tax rate hearing/meeting held on September
5th, 2014 be accepted as mailed out. Mr. Twidwell provided the second andthe motion was passed with a vote of six assenting votes (Mr. Holt, Mr. Lipscomb, Mr. Twidwell, Mrs. Knight, Mr. Rathert, and Mr. Reinecke).
President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of thetax rate hearing/meeting held on September gth. 2014. Mr. Lipscomb made amotion that the minutes of the tax rate hearing/meeting held on Septembergth, 2014 be accepted as mailed out. Mr. Twidwell provided the second andthe motion was passed with a vote of six assenting votes (Mr. Holt, Mr. Lipscomb, Mr. Twidwell, Mrs. Knight, Mr. Rathert, and Mr. Reinecke).

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President Holt requested any unfinished business that required the Board ofDirectors' attention. Mr. Halliburton explained that there was no unfinishedbusiness at this time.
President Holt requested discussion of item VI on the agenda. Mrs. Knight
made a motion to approve the resolution setting the Plum Creek Conservation District's flood control division tax rate at $0.022 per $100.00 of valuation
for fiscal year 2014-2015. Mr. Twidwell provided the second and the motion
passed with six assenting votes (Mr. Holt, Mr. Lipscomb, Mr. Twidwell, Mrs.
Knight, Mr. Rathert, and Mr. Reinecke).
President Holt requested discussion of item VI I on the agenda. Mrs. Knight
made a motion to approve the resolution setting the Plum Creek Conservation District's groundwater division tax rate at $0.022 per $100.00 of valuation
for fiscal year 2014-2015. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second and the motion
passed with six assenting votes (Mr. Holt, Mr. Lipscomb, Mr. Twidwell, Mrs.
Knight, Mr. Rathert, and Mr. Reinecke).
President Holt requested discussion of item VIII on the agenda. Mr. DanielMeyer explained to the Board that PCCD's accountant Mr. Jim Jansen withJansen & Gregorczyk recommended amending the PCCD 2013-2014 budget.
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provided the second and the motion passed unanimously.
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President Holt requested discussion of item IX on the agenda. Mr. Bob Wilson explained to the Board that the advice on issues related to comments received from the Rules and Mitigation Plan hearing went well and was productive. Mrs. Knight made a motion to table this item until the next Board meeting when a clean copy of the proposed Rules and Mitigation Plan would beavailable for review. Mr. Twidwell provided the second and the motion
passed unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of item X on the agenda. Mr. DanielMeyer reported in detail to the Board the review and assessment of thedrought management plan.
President Holt then skipped to item XI I of the agenda and requested any discussion. Mr. Daniel Meyer then discussed with the Board the possible
amending of the PCCD fee schedule. The Board discussed with Mr. Meyerand agreed to keep the PCCD fee schedule the same.

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President Holt requested discussion of item XI on the agenda. Mr. DanielMeyer reported to the Board the annual review of the PCCD ManagementPlan.

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President Holt requested discussion of item XII I on the agenda. Mr. NickDornak with the Plum Creek Watershed Project reported to the Board that in2013 PCCD had made a contribution of $1,000.00 to the County Hog Abatement Matching Program (CHAMP) and asked the Board if they would be willing to make a contribution to the County Hog Out Management Program(CHOMP) for 2014. Mrs. Knight made a motion to contribute $1,000.00 tothe Caldwell County Feral Hog Task Force Program. Mr. Lipscomb provided
the second and the motion passed unanimously.

2:25PMPresident Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Geologist, Mr. WilliamFeathergail Wilson. Mr. Feathergail Wilson discussed with the Board ahandout on the Carrizo Barrier Islands. Mr. William Feathergail Wilson also
discussed with the Board the Salt Flat Oil Field's Buda oil well logs near thecity of Luling.

2:38PM

President Holt requested a report from the NRCS' District Conservationist,
Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Morales was not in attendance at this meeting.

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2:52PM

President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Assistant Manager, Mr.
Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer reported to the Board that he had attended theGroundwater Summit in San Marcos, TX. Mr. Meyer then updated the Boardon the Legislative forefront. Mr. Meyer then explained that PCCD had received a letter from the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA) requestingthat a number of entities attend a meeting to discuss water management
strategies. Mr. Meyer lastly stated that other GCD's were proposing a Desired Future Condition (DFC) for the Carrizo in the outcrop.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Executive Manager, Mr.
Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton reported to the Board that PCCD's sites
10, 12, 21, and 28 had been approved for rehabilitation planning. Mr. Halliburton also mentioned that PCCD should be receiving reimbursement fromthe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in three to six months
on the plunge basin project repair. Mr. Halliburton then gave the Board anupdate on PCCD's site 6 and stated that the estimated construction cost forthis structure had increased tremendously because of the needed concreteand steel. Mr. Halliburton lastly reported that PCCD had received an Open
Records Request from The Texas Water Exchange and that PCCD had senta response letter asking for clarification.

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2:56PM

President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson.
Mr. Bob Wilson discussed with the Board the law regarding the Open Records Request as to what personal information could be protected and what
was open to the public. The Board discussed with Mr. Bob Wilson.

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President Holt requested any public comments. Mr. Graham Moore with theHays/Caldwell Public Utility Agency (HCPUA) requested to be on the next
month agenda to give a report .

3:06PMPresident Holt called the meeting into executive session.

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President Holt called the meeting back to order.

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Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second
and the motion to adjourn passed unanimously.

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