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Good afternoon.

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This meeting of the Texas Water Development
Board is hereby called to order.

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The time is 1:34 PM.

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For the record, My name is Peter Lake.

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With me today are Kathleen Jackson
and Brooke Paup. Todd, first item please.

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Discussion regarding outreach efforts
and activities by the board.

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Director Jackson.

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Well, thank you, Mr Chairman. Since our last
meeting, I spoke with the Texas 4H Ambassadors.

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It's  a group of students at the Capitol.

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It's the largest youth development program
in Texas.

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And for those of you who may not know for
H stands for head, heart, hands, and health.

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It was great seeing these future leaders and
talking with them about future challenges

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for water throughout our state and getting
their thoughts and ideas.

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I also spoke of the American Society of Civil
Engineers Legislative Drive-In.

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It was great to see Chairman Perry

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there. He came over and gave a great presentation.

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He talked about, I guess, starting out, initially,
thinking about being an engineer, and then,

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moving over and and getting training to be
a C. P A. And I could tell that the group

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really kind of embraced him, and from an engineering,
perspective, I really applaud him for all the

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work that he's done and for taking the time
to come and talk with with a group that I

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think it's been so impactful around Texas
in terms of helping to move forward and

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improve infrastructure across our state. Also
had the opportunity to meet with TCEQ Commissioner

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Emily Lindley, and she's got some great thoughts
and ideas.

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And it was,

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it was wonderful to be able to kind of talk
with her about some things moving forward

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that will help small communities as well as
big cities in terms of meeting their future

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water supply needs and meeting some of the
challenges they have. I also was in Eagle Pass

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with Jorge Barrera and spoke at the 4th
Annual Water and Wastewater Regional Conference

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in Eagle Pass.

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And when I walked in, the very first thing
Jorge said is How is Peter Lake doing?

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And I said, well, he's he's doing fine. He
said, well, we're here today and our conference

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is successful because Peter came and spoke
at the very first one.

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He said we only had thirty eight people at
the very first conference, but today, he said,

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we have one hundred sixty people.

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So you're a hometown hero in Eagle Pass and
kind of like, I think, the chairman of their

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conference.

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They had twice as many exhibitors and twice
as many sponsors.
- I appreciate the kind words,

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but that's a pretty stark

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contrast in the drawing power one sixty--
- First thing he asked was

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How is Peter doing? He totally contributes

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the success of that program.
Also attended Tip Rose Hats

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Off Award honoring Senator Robert Nichols
and the great work that he's done supporting

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Texas. Attended Brooke's nomination hearing,
which was beautifully done. And then spoke

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at Leadership

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Corpus Christi. I appreciate chairman Todd Hunter
for inviting me, and it was great to see

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signs with the governor's office. Former
State Representative Robbie Cook, who was

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also a dear friend of my late husband.

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They both went to the Rice Leadership Conference.

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They were like one of five people that were
selected nationwide to attend.

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So it was great to hear him talking about
his leadership experiences to that group.

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Of course, he's now with Speaker Bonnen's office.
Patricia Shipton was there as well as Diedre Deleacy

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making those presentations. I also met with
Texas Rural Water Association executive director,

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Laura Sant. And this morning spent some time
with Kathy Winn with the Texas Water Resources

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Institute.

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She's working on a piece for the Texas Water
magazine,

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so it was great to talk with her
and share thoughts and ideas.

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Fantastic.

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Director Paup.

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She did all that in a week.

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It's amazing.

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I spent last week prepping for my confirmation
hearing that was on Thursday and spent quite

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a bit of time in the Capitol meeting with
legislators.

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I also had a great meeting with Melissa Hamilton
with Office of Public Insurance Counsel.

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We discussed how our two agencies

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could work together on flood issues.
It was great.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Director Paup.

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Since our last meeting, I spoke to the East
Texas Coalitions. Great to see the folks

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from Smith and Gregg counties.
A lot of hometown friends there.

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I allso spoke with former PUC commissioner
Brandi Marquez about how critical resources

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like power and water are priced in Texas.

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A fascinating conversation there. Spent some
time talking about manufacturing and industrial

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use of water with folks from BASF about
the water needs around state and how we can

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meet those for future growth and economic development.
Of course, attended the nomination hearing

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of Director Paup, which was brilliantly executed.

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Then, most importantly, today, I want to present
Miss Jackson with a certificate from the governor

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commemorating her five years of service on the
Texas Water Development Board.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you.

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There is no formal action required on this
item. Next item, please, sir.

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Consider approving a request from the
city of Terrell to amend the Texas

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Water Development Board Resolution
Number 18-124 and 18-125

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to convert the existing Clean Water State
Revolving Fund and Drinking Water

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State Revolving Fund commitments to multiyear
commitments,

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extend the expiration periods, and change the
Clean Water State Revolving Fund obligation

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to equivalency funding.

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Laura Jarzombek is here to present.
- Good afternoon and thank you,
Chairman Lake, Director Jackson,

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Director Paup.

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For the record, again,

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my name is Laura Jarzombek of the Executive
Administrator's staff.

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Last year, you approved two requests from the
city of Terrell that resulted in two separate

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Texas Water Development Board commitments.

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One commitment was from the Clean Water State
Revolving Fund, and the other commitment was

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from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.

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These commitments were for the acquisition,

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design, and construction of water and wastewater
system

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improvements for the city of Terrell. Today's
request would amend Texas Water Development

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Board Resolution Numbers 18-124
and 18-125 in three ways.

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First, the city is requesting multiyear funding
for both commitments.

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This allows the city to close on construction
funds when needed, and this will also reduce

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interest cost.

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It was the city's intent to request multiyear
funding for both projects, but it was not

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indicated in their application for financial
assistance.

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Secondly, the amendment extends the expiration
periods for both commitments.

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The city anticipates closing on the Clean
Water Revolving Fund over a four-year period,

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and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
over a three-year period.

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Third, and finally, the amendment changes
the Clean Water State Revolving Fund obligation

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from non-equivalency to equivalency.

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The city was invited to apply for equivalency
funds, but this was inadvertently taken to

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the board for approval as non-equivalency.

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The Executive Administrator recommends approval
of this request.

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This concludes my presentation, and I'm happy
to answer any questions.

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Thank you.

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Questions, comments.

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Well, just speaks, I think, to the flexibility
within both of our revolving loan programs

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to have the multi-year commitment so that
communities can kind of come in, schedule their

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projects, take the funds just that they
need them, and like you were saying, save them

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interest money and also, I guess, from an
efficiency standpoint, it's good to kind of

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get, you know, everything kind of in it once
rather than having to do separate projects

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every year within the board.

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So, also, a good efficiency measure, I guess,
on our part.

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And so it's great to be able to kind
of accommodate their request and always to

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be able to save communities money.

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Director Paup?

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All right, is there a motion?

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Chairman, I move

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we adopt the proposed resolution amending
Texas Water Development Board Resolutions

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Number 18-124  and 18-125,

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regarding the city of Terrell, to convert
the existing Clean Water State

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Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund commitments to multi-year commitments,

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extend the expiration periods, and change the
Clean Water State Revolving Fund obligation

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to equivalency funding, as recommended by
our Executive Administrator.

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Is there a second? All in favor,

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say, aye. Motion passes.

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Thank you. Next item, please.

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Consider approving a request from
Brookshire Municipal Water District

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for financial assistance from the Drinking
Water State Revolving Fund for design and construction

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of water system improvements.

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Nancy Richards is here to present.

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Good Afternoon, Chairman Lake, Director
Jackson, Director Paup. For the record,

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my name is Nancy Richards of the Executive
Administrator's staff.

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The Brookshire Municipal Water District is located
on Highway 90 in Waller County, about

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thirty four miles west of downtown Houston.

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The district provides water and wastewater
services to approximately four thousand nine

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hundred people.

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The district has several miles of antiquated
and brittle asbestos cement pipe in its water

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distribution system and is experiencing high
water loss due to the aging lines.

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The district is requesting financing from
the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to

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replace approximately fifty five thousand
linear feet of existing asbestos cement line

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with PVC to help reduce water loss within
the system. The district qualifies as a disadvantaged,

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small, rural community and is eligible for
three hundred thousand in principal forgiveness

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and two million two hundred and seventy five
thousand in financing.

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The Executive Administrator recommends approval
the request, and I'm available for any questions.

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Thank you.

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Questions, comments?

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Well, it's good to see the city
of Brookshire coming in.

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I think it was last year,

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in May, I visited with the general manager,
Tanya Pierce, and their project engineer,

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which is actually kind of a father-son
team of James Washington and

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his son and they, you know, we were there
to kind of talk about, I guess, the funding that

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the board had given after Hurricane Harvey
for disaster recovery for their waste water

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system damage, right, at four hundred ninety
thousand dollars. And so we toured the system.

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And so it's good for them to,
you know, be coming in now

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and working with us and addressing, you know,
they're the issues they have with their aging

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asbestos pipe through the Drinking Water
State Revolving Fund.

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And I think, as you mentioned great, that
we were able to structure it where, you know,

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a portion of it was loan forgiveness for small
systems and then a portion was zero percent

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financing and then a portion loan.

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And then, you know, being able to, again, from
a flexibility standpoint, fund the reserve

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account with the bond proceeds.

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Thanks for working with this small community.

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And it's good to see that, you know, having
gone in there and kind of helping them through

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Harvey, they're now coming
to the board again and

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addressing some of the
other issues they have.

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So thank you.

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Direct Paup?
- Yeah, we're helping a small community
address water loss and perceived health concerns.

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So it's a great project.

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Thank you.

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Is there a motion?

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Mr Chairman, I move we adopt
the proposed resolution

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providing Brookeshire
Municipal Water District with

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financial assistance from the Drinking
Water State Revolving Fund for design and

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construction of water system improvements,
as recommended by the Executive Administrator.

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Is there a second? All in favor say aye.
Motion passes.

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Next item, please.

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Consider approving a request from the
city of Groveton for financial assistance

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from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
for Planning, Acquisition, Design and Construction

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of a water well and transmission system improvements
project. Nancy Richards is again here to present.

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For the record, my name is Nancy Richards
of the Executive Administrator stuff.

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The city of Groveton is located in the Davy
Crockett National Forest, about one hundred

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ten miles north of the city of Houston.

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Groveton is the county seat of Trinity County
and provides water and wastewater services

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to approximately one thousand two hundred
and sixty people.

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The city currently has one active water well
and purchases

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treated surface water from Trinity River Authority
through a wholesale contract.

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The existing surface water supply

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is seasonally inadequate, especially during
times of drought, due to high demand, reduced

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output and infrastructure limitations.

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The city is requesting financing from the
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to construct

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a new water well and transmission line to
supplement the Trinity River Authority supply

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to provide reliable service to customers on
the west side of town.

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The city qualifies as a disadvantage small
rural community and is eligible for one million

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five hundred and four thousand one hundred
sixty one dollars in principle forgiveness

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and six hundred and sixty thousand dollars
in financing for the project.

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The Executive Administrator
recommends approval, and I'm available

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for any questions.
- Good to see a small community
and, you know, kind

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of commend them for, you know, moving forward
proactively and addressing their water supply

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issues, which were kind of lacking during
times of drought.

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So long term, they'll continue to have their
supply from the Trinity River Authority,

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but, now, they'll have the new supply
from their new water well.

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So and then being able to kind of
offer them the principal forgiveness

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and the zero percent loan, I think, makes
it again affordable for a small community

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to be able to move forward and to be proactive.

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So thanks for working on this project.

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Yeah, this session is all about flood.

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That's all we hear about.

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But the state always needs to be planning
for drought as well.

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So this is great project.

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Thank you.

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Is there a motion?

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Chairman, I move we adopt the proposed resolution providing
the city of Groveton with financial assistance

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from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
for planning, acquisition, design and construction

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of a water well and transmission system improvements
project as recommended by Executive Administrator.

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Is there a second?
- Second.

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All those in favor, say aye.
Motion passes.

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Thank you. Next item, please.

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Consider approving a request
from the Creedmoor-Maha Water Supply Corporation

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to amend Texas Water Development Board Resolution
Number 18-199 to convert

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the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund commitment
to a multi year commitment and extend the

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exploration period.

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Morris Chambers from the Creedmor-Maha Water
Supply Corporation would like to address the

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board at the appropriate time.

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And Dain Larsen from staff is here to present.

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Good Morning, Chairman Lake,
Director Jackson, Director Paup.

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For the record, I'm Dain Larsen, the Executive
Administrator's staff. The Creedmor-Maha Water

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Supply Corporation request to change its current
commitment of Drinking Water

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SRF funds from a standard commitment with
one closing to a multi-year commitment with

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two closings.

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The corporation received the
nine point three million dollar

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commitment in October of 2018 for
all project phases.

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The corporation request to close within the
next few months on its costs related to the

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project phases prior to construction and for
construction costs.

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He would like to close in early 2020.

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This will more closely time the release of
funding to the phases of the project and reduce

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the corporation's interest costs.

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The Executive Administrator recommends approval
of their request.

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This concludes my presentation.

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I'm available for any questions that you have
questions.

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Questions, comments? Director Jackson?

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Is there a motion?

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Do we have somebody else?

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Oh, I'm sorry.

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Yes, Miss Chambers, now would be the appropriate
time.

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Good afternoon, Director Lake.

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I'm sorry, Chairman Lake and Directors Jackson and
Paup. I'm here on behalf of Creedmor-Maha,

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and we just wanted to say thank you.

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And to thank staff were working with us.

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Alexis and Dain and Hector have been great.

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And you know, as you said earlier, Director
Jackson, this will really save our members

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on some money.

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So we just wanted to say thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you for being here.
Now, is there a motion?

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Mr Chairman, I move

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we adopt the proposed resolution amending
Texas Water Development Board Resolution Number

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18-119, regarding Creedmoor-Maha
Water Supply Corporation to convert

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the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund commitment
to a multi-year commitment and extend the

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expiration period as recommended by the executive
administrator.

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Is there a second? All
in favor, say aye.

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Motion passes. Next item, please.

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Please consider approving a request from the
city of San Antonio, acting by and through

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the San Antonio Water System, for financing
from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund

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for construction of water system improvements.

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Dain Larsen is here to present.
- Good Afternoon. Again, I'm Dain
Larsen of the Executive Administrator's

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staff.

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San Antonio Water System Request funding for
rehabilitation of electrical components that

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no longer meet applicable codes

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at its Dos Rios and Leon Water Rrecycling
Centers.

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The total project cost is approximately thirty
point six million.

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The system is contributing approximately five
point three million and local funding for

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design and some construction work.

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The system is pledging a junior lien on the
net revenues of the system and has demonstrated

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a debt service coverage ratio of one point
seven seven that includes the proposed debt.

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The current requests will not
require a rate increase.

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The Executive Administrator recommends approval
of their request, and this concludes my presentation.

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I'm available for any questions.

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Questions, comments?

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Always good to see SAWS.

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And, you know, I think this project is kind
of exemplary of, you know, the, of course,

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the massive contributions that they've made
in terms of underground aquifers, storage

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and recovery, their brackish de-sal plant,
the work they've done with recycling,

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the Riverwalk is recycled water through conservation,
and just really kind of looking at, you know,

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they're water availability overall as a
system, and certainly, they've been, you know,

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um, you know, huge users, I guess, of

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the resources of the board right at,
I guess, a billion dollars in previous commitments,

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so always great to see SAWS come in and to
see the great work that they do and definitely

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a very good investment by the board in terms
of a water system that's looking forward to

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the future and doing many, many innovative
things.

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Thank you.

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They've been a great partner.
Director Paup?

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Just going to echo those sentiments. SAWS is
great great customer and great partner of

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the Water Development Board. Thanks, Dain.

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Is there a motion?

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Chairman, I move we adopt the proposed resolution providing
the city of San Antonio, acting by and through

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the San Antonio Water System, with financing
from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund

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for construction of water system improvements
as recommended by our Executive Administrator.

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Is there a second? Motion passes.

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Thank you, Dan.

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Next item, please.

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The board will receive comments from the public.

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I have two cards from members of the public
that would like to address the board.

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I would remind members of the public to please
confine your remarks to the limit in keeping

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with the policy of three minutes.

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First we have Susan Jaggers, mayor of City
of Wimberley.

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Good afternoon, again.

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For the record, my name's Susan Jaggers, and
I am the mayor of Wimberley.

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I spoke the last meeting regarding a change
in scope for a waste water system.

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And, to put it mildly, we were very surprised
and disappointed that the recommendation of

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the Waterboard staff to approve the scope
change was unexpectedly pulled at the last

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minute, and the meeting and delayed
a month longer or maybe further.

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We do recognize that some
items need to be finalized.

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But the staff report acknowledged those items
in their recommendation.

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As we described last week, the city is proceeding
with the construction of a collection system

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to serve a small customer base in central
Wimberly. Less than a hundred customers at

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this time. However, the new plan
will eliminate the construction.

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The new plan we're proposing eliminates the
construction of the three million dollars

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wastewater treatment plant, which would have
been located in Blue Hole Park.

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Rather, we would like to connect to the regional
provider of wastewater treatment services

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that currently, AquaTexas, currently serves
most of Wimberley's sewer needs as it is.

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The reasons for this are twofold.

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One is the environmental protection and the
financial affordability.

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On the environmental front, the old plan includes
a plant with a permit that would allow discharge

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into the Blanco River and, as the city grows,
will be more and more gallons per day.

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That would be potentially going into there
our central Texas waterways and aquifers are

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too precious to allow even one drop of effluent
discharge, especially when other options exists.

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The new city plan includes a zero discharge.

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Financially, the project cost has grown exponentially
even from the design phases with the architect

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on engineers.

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But more importantly, the ongoing manual costs
without the burden to operate and maintain

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ongoing annual costs.

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Sorry, without the burden to operate and maintain
a city owned plant is significantly lower.

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It goes from rather quarter million a year
to lessen sixty thousand with AquaTexas Services

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under the new city plan.
It's clear that

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these costs make the old
plan unwise and unaffordable

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to the sewer customers,
to the city, and its

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taxpayers.

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And it's obvious that the water board recognizes
that it could have a potentially bad loan

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on its hands.

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The new city plans substantially improved
the ability of a loan to be repaid.

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However, the staff went further to recommend
refunding the bonds with new bonds that are

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generated with both revenues and
an ad valorum tax if necessary.

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It's currently the revenue bonds. With lower
operating costs,

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we believe that the city can repay the debt
with sewer revenues and a smaller subsidy

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from the city's general fund.

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We do not foresee the need for an ad
valorum tax to pay for the sewer.

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However, we understand it the board's position
and would be willing to accept these conditions.

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I believe the council would.

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I'm not speaking for them right now, but I
believe if put to them, that the new conditions

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from a practical perspective, it doesn't affect
the city's plans to repay the bonds under

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the current. So we'll be working closely with,
(buzzer sounds)
I got one last paragraph, so we'll be working

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closely with the Waterboard staff between
now and the next meeting on March 28

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to ensure that the board has everything it
needs to ratify the recommendation to amend

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the plan.

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And I urge the board to make sure this issue
will be on the agenda at its next meeting

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and that a vote is taken, and the city

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can expeditiously move forward to a successful
outcome to this important project.

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Because time is of the essence for us.

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Appreciate your time.

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Thank you.

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Thank you for being here.

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Next we have Gary Barchfeld, Mayor Pro-Tem
from Wimberley.

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Good afternoon, Director Lake

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and board members Jackson and Paup.

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My name is Gary Barchfeld.

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I'm city councilman, Mayor Pro-Tem of the
City of Wimberley.

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I was here last week, spoke with you during
that period.

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And I'm here again to tell you that we are
working diligently on the few questions that

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your staff had presented to us.

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We hope to get those in a complete package
to them this week, and we look forward to

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perhaps being on your
March 28 agenda.

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At that time, we hope that you will move favorably
and allow us a change of scope.

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We, in Wimberley, invite you to stop by.

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I see your outreach at these meetings.

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You're welcome to come to Wimberley anytime.
We have a world class, pristine waterways

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there.

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And we believe that by your approval of our
change of scope, will be able to keep them

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that way.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you.

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Anyone else signed up to speak?

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No, I have no other cards at this time.

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If any other member of the public would like
to address the board, now is the time.

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Seeing no such members of the public, the
board will not meet in closed session today

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pursuant to the provisions of
Section 551.071 and 551.074

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of the Texas Open Meetings Act,
Chapter 551 of the Texas Government

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Code, this meeting of the Texas Water Development
Board is hereby adjourned.

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The time is 1:59 PM.