MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT,LOCKHART, TEXAS 78644
December 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 transcribed by KarenBassett.
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President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theregular meeting held on November 181h, 2014. Mr. Lipscomb made a motionthat the minutes of the regular meeting held on November 181\ 2014 be accepted as mailed out. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion wasapproved unanimously.
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 a report from Mr. Jim Jansen of Jansen and Gregorczyk Certified Public Accountants regarding the Plum Creek Conservation
District's 2013-2014 audit report. Mr. Jim Jansen then explained the Plum
Creek Conservation District's 2013-2014 audit report in detail to the Board ofDirectors. Mr. Jim Jansen stated that PCCD's financial position was correct
and that the audit was complete. Mr. Jim Jansen thanked the Board of Directors for allowing him to perform the audit. Mr. Lipscomb made a motion toaccept the audit as presented. Mr. Twidwell provided the second and themotion was approved unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of item Von the agenda. Mr. Nick Dornak of the Plum Creek Watershed Protection Partnership (PCWPP) discussed with the Board the renewal contribution of $12,000.00 a year for thenext three years. Mrs. Knight made a motion to continue on the agreementwith (PCWPP). Mr. Reinecke provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.

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President Holt requested discussion of item VI of the agenda. Mr. Bob Wilson told the Board that there was now available a red line version of the rules
showing how the rules would be changed and that there was also a clean
version of the rules for the Board's review. Mr. Bob Wilson explained thatPCCD is now ready to schedule a hearing on the proposed rules changes.

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President Holt requested a report from PCCD's Geologist, Mr. William Feathergail Wilson. Mr. Feathergail Wilson gave the Board a detailed slide showpresentation on Carrizo/Wilcox well tests by use of the Theis equation. Mr.
Feathergail Wilson also discussed a slide presentation on the Texas climatechange.

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President Holt requested a report from the NRCS' District Conservationist,
Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Isidro Morales stated that he had nothing to report.

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President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Assistant Manager, Mr.
Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer informed the Board that PCCD had measured thewater levels in several wells. Mr. Meyer also explained that he was still working on the new website and he suggested that the Board members "log on" toreview the set up and new features.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Executive Manager, Mr.
Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board that sites 17 and 38
had been inspected by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality(TCEQ) and that he was expecting the report back soon. Mr. Halliburton told
the Board that the engineers with the Padilla group were still working on theirplan on site 5 and that they would be presenting it to the Board in the future.
Mr. Halliburton then explained that PCCD was still waiting on a response
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regarding the October 2014 flood funding . Mr. Halliburton stated to the Board that he had received confirmation from Caldwell County that Mr. Ben Twidwell and Mr.
James Lipscomb had been reappointed to the PCCD Board of Directors. Mr.
Halliburton explained that he had not received a response from the Hays
County Commissioners Court regarding Mr. Fred Rothert's reappointment.
Mr. Halliburton told the Board that a landowner at site 34 had explained hisplans for rehabilitating his property downstream from the discharge tube. Mr.
Halliburton then presented the Board a slide show of this site and what thelandowner's plans were. Mr. Halliburton mentioned that there had been ameeting at the PCCD office December 101h, 2014, concerning rehab plans atsite 6 and that Mr. Rothert, Mr. Reinecke, and Mr. Lipscomb had attended.
Mr. Halliburton then mentioned to the Board that a downstream flood impact
study by Freese and Nichols, and required by Hays County, needed to beperformed and approved before a construction permit could be granted .
President Holt stated to go ahead with the flood impact study. Mr. Halliburton, lastly, mentioned that there would be a meeting at the PCCD office December 1th, 2014, from 6-8 p.m. concerning PCCD's sites 10, 12, and 21
and December 181h, 2014, from 6-8 p.m. concerning site 28 in regards to rehab planning .

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President Holt requested a report from the PCCD's Attorney Mr. Bob Wilson.
Mr. Bob Wilson briefly discussed the meeting held at the PCCD office December 1 ylh, 2014, regarding PCCD's site 21 and stated that he had startedreviewing the Green Group application. Mr. Bob Wilson also said that hewould be watching the Legislative Bills that had been and would be filed.
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President Holt requested discussion of item XII on the agenda. Mrs. Knight
made a motion to reimburse the staff for expenses incurred in 2014 in theamount of $300.00 (Three Hundred dollars) each . Mr. Twidwell provided thesecond and the motion passed unanimously.
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President Holt requested any public comments. There were no public comments.
3:02PMMr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mrs. Knight provided the second andthe motion passed unanimously.

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