MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT,LOCKHART, TEXAS 78644
January 19th, 2016

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.
l:OO PM The meeting was called to order by President of the Board, James Holt, withthe following Board members present: James 0. Lipscomb (Vice President ),Lucy Knight (Treasury/Secretary), Ben Twidwell (Director), Peter Reinecke(Director), and Fred Rathert (Director). Also present were Bob Wilson(Attorney), Feathergail Wilson (PCCD Geologist), and PCCD staff Karen
Bassett, and Dan Meyer. Minutes were transcribed by Karen Bassett.
l:OlPM President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theregular meeting held on December 15th, 2015. Mr. Lipscomb made a motionthat the minutes of the regular meeting held on December 15th, 2015 be accepted as mailed out. Mr. Twidwell provided the second and the motion wasapproved unanimously.
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President Holt requested any unfinished business that required the Board ofDirectors' attention. Mr. Dan Meyer explained that there was no unfinishedbusiness.
President Holt requested discussion of item IV on the agenda. Mr. Dan Mey-

l:02PM er informed the Board that they would be considering the permit renewal forCal-Main Foods Inc. for 600 ac/ft/yr. for poultry production. Mr. Meyer statedthat all of the guide lines had been met and there was no change in the permit. Mr. Twidwell made a motion to renew the Cal-Main Foods Inc's. production permit under the current PCCD rules. Mrs. Knight provided the second
and the motion passed unanimously.
l:08PM President Holt requested discussion of item V on the agenda. Mr. Dan Meyer

explained that Mr. Marc Friberg from the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) did
not have the agreement ready between PCCD, EAA, and Barton Spring Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) for the development of an analytic element superposition tool to evaluate the Trinity aquifer in Hays County. Mr. Meyer stated that Mr. Friberg plans to have the agreement ready forthe February 15th, 2016 Board meeting.
l:09PMPresident Holt requested discussion of item VI on the agenda. Mr. Bob Wilson explained that PCCD had received a request to support the arguments
filed by the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District in the suit filed by
the City of Conroe and others. Mr. Bob Wilson stated that he recommended
that PCCD not participate at that time but that he could bring arguments backto the Board to review if the Board felt they wanted to participate.

l:!3 PM President Holt requested the Plum Creek Conservation District's quarterly in-vestment report. Mrs. Knight then reviewed and signed the PCCD investment report.
l:14PMPresident Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Geologist, Mr. WilliamFeathergail Wilson. Mr. Feathergail Wilson explained that he and Mr. BobWilson had a conference call with the Green Group Attorney in regards tocoring and drilling and to discuss the location of the drilling above site 21 concerning the proposed landfill. Mr. Feathergail Wilson then discussed theHays Caldwell Public Utility Agency (HCPUA) and said they did not give him
the data that allowed him to make calculations for their well field application.
Mr. Feathergail Wilson explained that Mr. Meyer would be sending them a2

letter stating that the data was not administratively complete. Mr. Feathergail
Wilson then gave a slide show presentation on well logs and on the brackish
water in the Wilcox.
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President Holt requested a report from the NRCS' acting District Conservationist Robert Martinez. Mr. Martinez was not in attendance.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Assistant Manager, Mr.
Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer informed the Board that on January ?1\ 2016 hehad submitted the site 6 Emergency Action Plan (EAP) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and that he had started on the EAP forsite 28. Mr. Meyer then informed the Board that on December 1y!h, 2015 hehad met with the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA) and Halff & Associates to review a draft breach analysis that they had been working on forsites 14, 16, 31, 34, and 38. Mr. Meyer then discussed the application fromHCPUA that he had received December 3rd, 2015 and that he is reviewing itfor administrative completeness. Mr. Meyer discussed that PCCD had sent awater use request letter to permit holders for their 2015 water use and that
there had already been many responses to the letter. Mr. Meyer informed theBoard that on the February 161\ 2016 agenda there would be an item for theBoards' consideration to draft the desired future conditions (DFCs) for theGroundwater Management Area (GMA) 10.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Executive Manager, Mr.
Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton was not in attendance. Mr. Meyer thengave a slide show presentation of the site 6 rehabilitation. Mr. Meyer reported for Mr. Halliburton that PCCD had applied for emergency watershed protection funds from NRCS. NRCS had stated that they did have funds andthat they would be assessing the flood damage within the next 3 weeks. Mr.
Halliburton also wanted the Board to know that there would be a public meeting at the PCCD office February 3rd, 2016 from 6-8 p.m. concerning the rehabilitation planning on site's 10, 12, 21, and 28. Mr. Halliburton, lastly, wanted
the Board to know that Mr. James Featherston with M&E Consultants had requested the Directors' opinion of supporting work with the city or county towrite regulations allowing no building upstream below the top of the dam elevation in future rehabilitation projects for NRCS' approval.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Attorney Mr. Bob Wilson.
Mr. Bob Wilson briefly discussed the request from Mr. James Featherston regarding the Directors' opinion of supporting work with the city or county towrite regulations allowing no building upstream below the top of the dam elevation. Mr. Bob Wilson explained to the Board that there had been an orderextending the discovery period for the EP130 landfill for 60 days. Mr. Bob
Wilson stated that the hearing was scheduled to begin August 151h, 2016. Mr.
Bob Wilson, lastly, discussed the meeting he had with the water availability
modeling people and TCEQ in regards to the site 6 rehabilitation project. Mr.
Bob Wilson explained that he had spoken with the South Texas Watermaster,
Mr. Steve Ramos to answer questions in regards to the site 6 rehabilitationwater rights issue.

2:07PM President Holt called the meeting into executive session for yearly reviews

and for subjects allowable.
Z:ZSPM President Holt called the meeting back to order after the executive session.
2:26PM Mr. Reinecke made a motion for each employee to receive a one time

$2,000.00 bonus and that the base employees' pay remain the same. Mrs.
Knight provided the second and the motion passed unanimously.
2,26PMNo public comments

2:26PM Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Rother! provided the second andthe motion to adjourn passed unanimously.

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