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<v Chairman Lake>Good morning.
This meeting of the Texas

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Water Development Board is
hereby called to order.

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The time is 9:33 a.m.
For the record, my name

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is Peter Lake, and with
me today on the dais

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are Kathleen Jackson and Brooke Paup.
Alexis, first item, please.

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<v Alexis>Discussion and outreach

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regarding the, discussion
regarding outreach

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efforts and activities by the Board.

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<v Chairman Lake>Director Jackson?

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<v Director Jackson>Thank
you, Mr Chairman. Since

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our last meeting, I met
with TCEQ Chairman Jon

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Niermann. Always good
to have the opportunity

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to sit down with those
folks and talk about

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things that we work on
collaboratively together,

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and particularly the FMT
process, the financial

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managerial technical
review, which they're

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doing a great job on
and, of course, using

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the resources of Texas rural water. And

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also met with the
American Society of Civil

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Engineers' President,
Susan Roth, and their

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executive director, Lindsey Leary.
They had a great

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participation in providing
comments both on

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flood and also some
ongoing things that we've

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been working on with
our asset management

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program for small systems,
so always good to

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touch base with them
and really appreciate

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their efforts and ongoing support of

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the Board. I attended
the SWIFT and the TURF

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Legislative Advisory Committee meetings

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and a great job by our
Chairman and Jeff and

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staff and testifying and
providing information

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on those two programs moving forward.
Participated

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in a Farm Bureau
interview about the RFA

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for our upcoming up
to $1.2 million in ag

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water conservation
grants and kind of with

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a focus on soil health and opportunities
and also the equipment cost share. So, a

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great effort there in
promoting agricultural

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water conservation, which
we know is a great

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investment. Had a wonderful
meeting with the

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new E. P. A. Region 6
Administrator, Ken

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McQueen. I don't know
that I've ever seen a

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regional administrator
actually travel out

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and about and meet with folks face to
face. So it was good to get his thoughts

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and ideas and also to hear from him, I

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guess, the request
that anything that EPA

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could do to help and
assist, particularly

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moving forward with
securing safe water and

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the initiatives were
doing to build out water

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infrastructure. So great
to meet with him.

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And then yesterday, I was
in Taylor and toured

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ERCOT, which is of course, the Electric

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Reliability Council of
Texas and their operations

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center. It was really
good to see how they

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utilized the various sources
of fuel for energy,

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wind, natural gas and
others to kind of bring

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them all together and
promote and actually

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establish a very
reliable and sustainable

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power grid. And of course,
we know that reliable

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power, reliable energy,
plus a reliable support

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supports, a reliable
supply of fresh water is

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a so important moving
forward to the future

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of Texas

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<v Chairman Lake>Director Paup?

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<v Director Paup>Happy Holidays y'all.

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Apologies. I have
terrible allergies, and

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I sound absolutely disgusting.
So it's gonna

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be great Board meeting.
Mr Chairman, since

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the last Board meeting, I
attended the Bond Review

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Board and Controllers
Municipal Finance CLE.

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I also participated in the state bar's
government lawyers legislative CLE.

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I attended both the SWIFT
lack and TURF lack

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hearings. Again, fantastic job.
You guys did great.

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I had the pleasure of
meeting our new EPA

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region six Administrator
Ken McQueen and his

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wonderful chief of
staff, Aaron Chancellor.

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We always have to
recognize the chiefs of

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staff. And finally, I
thoroughly enjoyed our

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agencies holiday meeting
at Scottish Rite,

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particularly a very funny video
of our incredible chairman.

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<v Chairman Lake>As always,
I'm here for all of your

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entertainment. Obviously,
a lot of outreach and

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a big, big 2019 for the
agency as the whole

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and I feel confident
recognizing Director Jackson

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as the Road Warrior.
Once again, the Road

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Warrior of the Year, once again.

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<v Director Paup>She wins.

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<v Chairman Lake>Yeah, I think that this
pretty consistently locked

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up you're getting to
like Babe Ruth numbers

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here. There's no formal
action required on

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the side of next item, please.

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<v Alexis>Consider
authorizing the executive

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administrator to award, negotiate,

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and execute a contract
for a statewide survey

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of aquifer suitability
for aquifer storage

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and recovery projects
or aquifer recharge

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projects. Here to present
is Erica Mancha.

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<v Erica Mancha>Good Morning,
Chairman Lake, Director Jackson,

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Director Paup. For the record,
my name is Erica Mancha

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of the Executive Administrator staff.
Agenda

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item 2 authorizes the
Executive Administrator

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to award, negotiate, and
execute a grant contract

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in a total amount not
to exceed 500,000 with

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the recommended applicant
to conduct a statewide

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survey of aquifer suitability.
In 2019, the 86th

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Texas Legislature
passed House Bill 721,

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directing the Texas
Water Development Board

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to conduct a statewide
survey of Texas Major

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and Minor aquifers to
identify the relative

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suitability of aquifers
for use in aquifer search

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and recovery projects
and aquifer recharge

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projects. The TWD must
also submit a report

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that includes an overview
of the statewide

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survey to the governor,
lieutenant governor

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and house speaker by
December 15 of 2020.

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The 86 Texas Legislature appropriated
500,000 from general revenue to the TWDB

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to conduct the statewide survey. It must
be expended by August 31st 2021. The TWD

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published a request for
qualifications in the

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Electronic State Business
Daily on October

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10, 2019. The deadline for
submitting statements

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of qualifications was
November 12, 2019. In

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response, we receive
three statements by the

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deadline. Staff evaluated
the three statements

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in accordance with the
criteria established in

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the General Research and
Planning subchapter

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and request for qualifications.
The recommended

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applicant is a HDR Engineering and the

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scope of work of the study
includes a hydrological

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parameter screening with
the focus on storage

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potential transmissivity, infiltration

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storeativity, recovery
ability, and water

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quality. It also
includes an excess water

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screening that considers
frequency, volume,

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and distance to excess
water available for

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potential storage. A third
screening, which is

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water supply needs
screening that considers

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the current and future
water supply needs

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identified in the state water plan.
Additionally,

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there will be a public
data display that will

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help a nontechnical
audience visualize and

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interact with the data.
There will also be

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a manual with procedures on how TW
staff can update the data and use data

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from future planning cycles.
We will negotiate

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with the applicant,
and failure to revive

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at a mutually agreeable
terms of contract with

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the most qualified
applicant shall constitute

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a rejection of the Board's offer and may
result in a subsequent negotiations with

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the most qualified applicant.
The executive

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administrator recommends
approval of this

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item, and I'm available to answer
any questions you may have.

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<v Chairman Lake>Thank you, Erica.
Questions, comments?

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<v Director Jackson>I'm so
glad you talked about the

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program of work because
you kind of outlined what

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the path forward is from a
data gathering standpoint.

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And of course, we know
the better the data,

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the better the science. The better the

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science, the better the
policy and, you know,

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just so good that I think
we're moving forward.

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And then there's that
initial, I guess an added

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initiative to put
together the manual that

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you talked about,
recognizing that this is

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something that needs
to be ongoing and then

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also, you know, making it available to

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the public and specifically
calling out that

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we need to do it in
such a way that it is

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presented in maybe a less technical or

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non-technical main. So
this is a great project

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moving forward, and
it's something that the

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Legislature, you know,
kind of reached out

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to the Water Development Board to do.

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But, you know, it's
an important strategy

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in terms of future water supplies. So

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very much appreciate
you working on this.

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<v Chairman Lake>Director Paup?

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<v Director Paup>We always
say every drop counts. We

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are very proud to support
innovative water strategies,

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but this is an important
first step in gathering the

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data that we need to make the
best informed decisions.

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<v Chairman Lake>Is there a motion?

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<v Director Jackson>Chairman, I move we
authorized the Executive Administrator

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to award, negotiate and
execute a contract in

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a total amount not to
exceed $500,000 from

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general revenue for a statewide survey
of aquifer suitability for aquifer

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storage and recovery
projects, or aquifer

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recharge projects as recommended by our

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Executive Administrator.

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<v Chairman Lake>Is there a second?

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<v Director Paup>I second.

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<v Chairman Lake>All in favor, say aye.
Motion passes. Thanks, Erica.

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Next item. Please.

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<v Alexis>Consider
appointing a member to

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the Water Conservation Advisory Council

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representing electric generation.
Josh Kandahar is here to present.

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<v Josh Kandahar>Good
Morning Chairman Lake,

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Director Jackson, Director Paup.
Excuse me. For the record,

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Josh Kandahar, representing
the Executive Administrator.

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This is an action item
seeking your approval

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of the recommended
appointment to the Water

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Conservation Advisory Council.
The Texas Legislature

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created the council in
2007 to provide the

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governor, the Legislature,
state agencies,

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political subdivisions,
and the public with

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the resource of a select
counsel with expertise

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and water conservation.
Council members represent

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one of 23 interest groups
and serve six year

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terms ending August 31st
of odd number years.

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The council has one vacancy
for a member serving

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the Electric Generation interest group.

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To fill the vacancy, staff
solicited nominations via

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correspondence with interest
group representatives,

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as well as by providing
notice on the council's

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website. The deadline
for nominations was

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November 1st, and a total
of two nominations

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were received for these,
a single individual.

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Mr Greg Carter with
Southwestern Electric

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Power Company has been
nominated to serve

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as the member representing
electric generation

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for the Water Conservation
Advisory Council.

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Based on his demonstrated
knowledge and experience in

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the industry and commitment
to water conservation,

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the Executive Administrator
recommends the

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appointment of Mr Carter
to the council, completing

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the term to end August
31st of 2021. This

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concludes my presentation.
I'm available for

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any questions.

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<v Chairman Lake>Thanks, Josh.
Questions, comments?

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<v Director Jackson>Of course, important
work that the Water Conservation

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Advisory Council does.
And you know, we get

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asked, Well, how do I,
you know, be considered

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or be appointed? Of course
there's an application

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process, but I think we
share with folks that

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you know it's open to the public, and

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it's always good to
go and attend and get

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to kind of know what
the group is doing. I

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think that's very much
the case here with

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with this nominee, and
also, I guess, they served

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in the past, and also,
I noticed that they

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also served on the Sabine
Neches Environmental

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Flows group. So it's
good to have somebody

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with kind of a varied background, kind
of moving forward and helping us in

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this regard. So thank you
for your work on this.

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<v Chairman Lake>Director Paup?

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Is there a motion?

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<v Director Paup>Mr. Chairman, I move

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we appoint Greg Carter to
the Water Conservation

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Advisory Council representing
electric generation,

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as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

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<v Chairman Lake>Is there a second?

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<v Director Jackson>I second.

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<v Chairman Lake>All in favor, say aye.
The motion passes. Thanks, Josh.

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Next item, please.

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<v Alexis>Consider
allocating $7,013,767

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from the flood
infrastructure fund for use

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as the local match requirement for the

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awarded flood mitigation
assistant grants

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for federal fiscal years
2017 and 2018 and

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authorizing the Executive
Administrator to

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negotiate and execute
contracts or contract

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amendments to include these funds.
Here to present

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is Kathy Hopkins.

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<v Kathy Hopkins>Good
Morning Chairman Lake

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Director Jackson, Director Paup.
For the record,

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I'm Kathy Hopkins of the
Executive Administrator

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staff. The 86th Texas
Legislature passed

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Senate Build 7 and Senate
Bill 500 which made

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a one time transfer
of $793 million from

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the rainy day fund to the
Flood Infrastructure

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Fund. One of the authorized
uses of the funds

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is to make grants available
to provide matching

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funds to enable the eligible
political subdivisions

00:12:37.010 --> 00:12:39.840
to participate in federal
programs for flood

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projects. The Texas
Water Development Board

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administers the FEMA's Flood
Mitigation Assistance

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Grant program and serves
as the point of contact

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for the distribution
of federal grants for

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mitigation, planning and
project implementation.

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The Board previously
authorized the executive

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administrator to negotiate
and execute contracts

00:13:00.269 --> 00:13:04.078
for 26 subapplications
from fiscal year 2017

00:13:04.090 --> 00:13:07.910
and 2018 Flood Mitigation
Assistance Funding

00:13:07.910 --> 00:13:12.833
Cycle, which provided
$60,295,635 in federal

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funds with a local
matching requirement of

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$7,013,767. Frequently,
subapplicants lack

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the financial resources
to meet the local

00:13:26.529 --> 00:13:28.845
match requirement and
will pass the local

00:13:28.857 --> 00:13:31.240
match requirement onto
the property owners

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being mitigated under the
grant program. Further,

00:13:34.353 --> 00:13:37.279
either the subapplicant
or the property owners

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are often unable to
provide the local match

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due to the financial burdens associated

00:13:42.329 --> 00:13:44.858
with the continual recovery
efforts from flood

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losses and are unable to
continue to participate

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in the grant program,
leaving structures at

00:13:51.526 --> 00:13:55.350
risk. Thes unspent
federal funds will go,

00:13:55.350 --> 00:13:57.818
will go unused or
potentially reallocated to

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other states. Using the
Flood infrastructure

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fund for the local match
will ease the financial

00:14:02.739 --> 00:14:05.019
burden on the sub
applicants and the property

00:14:05.019 --> 00:14:12.339
owners, property owners, insuring flood
mitigation efforts address the long term

00:14:12.339 --> 00:14:15.506
risk and the continual
development for more flood

00:14:15.518 --> 00:14:18.380
resilient Texas. The
Executive Administrator

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recommends the approval
from the Board to

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allocate $7,013,767 from
the Flood Infrastructure

00:14:26.400 --> 00:14:29.203
Fund for use as the
local match requirement

00:14:29.215 --> 00:14:32.029
for the awarded Flood
mitigation assistance

00:14:32.029 --> 00:14:38.209
grants for fiscal year 2017 in 2018. And
to negotiate and execute contracts or

00:14:38.209 --> 00:14:41.038
contract amendments to
include these funds. This

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concludes my presentation,
and I'm available

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to answer any questions you might have.

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<v Chairman Lake>Thank you.
Questions, comments?

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<v Director Jackson>Well, I think
this is, this is a great Board

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item moving forward, and I know
that you have a real passion and

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you've worked very hard on this.
I know, as I

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travel around Texas, you
are kind of synonymous

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with our flood program. As is the group.
You kind of pointed out that you

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know, oftentimes, even
though they're able to

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get substantial funding,
you know, anywhere

00:15:08.329 --> 00:15:11.775
from 70 to 90% from the
grant process, oftentimes

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that can't move forward
because they've been

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so impacted, they don't
have the local match.

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So this will ensure
that these 26 projects

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may afford, hopefully move
forward more quickly.

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And also, I think you
shared with me that

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there is a variety of project.
So we are the

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administrators, the
Board, FEMA selects and

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scores them, they're
well-betted projects. But

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you know anything, it
goes from drainage to

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acquisition to elevation.
So all types of

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mitigation will be kind
of included, I guess,

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in this round of funding,
so it's a really

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good I think opportunity
for us to kind of

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jump out there and and
get things moving.

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And hopefully, you
know, have 26 projects

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that you know will help
to mitigate flood and

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will encourage others
going down the road

00:16:00.430 --> 00:16:03.229
to avail themselves of this and similar

00:16:03.241 --> 00:16:06.340
opportunities and work
with the Board. So

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thank you for your work on this.

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<v Kathy Hopkins>Thank you.

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<v Chairman Lake>Director Paup?

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<v Director Paup>Yes. This is a highly
efficient use of our

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fifth money. It's going
to unlock $60 million

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in federal funds to pay
for 26 projects. That's

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incredible and, you know,
Texans are federal

00:16:22.015 --> 00:16:24.699
taxpayers too, we deserve
to get some of that

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federal money back in the state.
Thank you.

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<v Chairman Lake>Glad to see the fifth
going to work so quickly.

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Is there a motion?

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<v Director Jackson>Chairman,
I move we allocate

00:16:37.800 --> 00:16:41.300
$7,013,767 from the Flood
Infrastructure Fund

00:16:41.300 --> 00:16:43.872
for use as the local match
requirement for the

00:16:43.884 --> 00:16:46.249
awarded flood mitigation
assistance grants

00:16:46.249 --> 00:16:49.730
for federal fiscal years
2017 and 2018. And

00:16:49.742 --> 00:16:53.790
authorize the Executive
Administrator to negotiate

00:16:53.790 --> 00:16:56.375
and execute contracts
or contract amendments

00:16:56.387 --> 00:16:58.810
to include these funds,
as recommended by

00:16:58.810 --> 00:17:00.662
our Executive Administrator.

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<v Chairman Lake>Is there a second?

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<v Director Paup>I second.

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<v Chairman Lake>All in
favor, say aye. Motion

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passes. Thanks Kathy.
Next item, please.

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<v Alexis>Consider authorizing
a transfer of funds

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from the Water Assistance
Fund to the Research

00:17:10.590 --> 00:17:12.699
and Planning Fund to support
anticipated regional

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water planning activities
during the development

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of the 2021 regional water plans. Here
to present this item is Temple McKinnon.

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<v Temple McKinnon>Good Morning

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Chairman Lake, Director
Jackson, Director Paup. I'm

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Temple McKinnon of the
Executive Administrator

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staff. This item for
your consideration is

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to authorize the
transfer of unencumbered

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funds from the Water
Assistance Fund to the

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Research and Planning Fund
to support anticipated

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activities necessary
for the development of

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the 2021 regional water plans.
Anticipated

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activities between now
and the October 14th

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2020 deadline or due date
of the final adopted

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plans may include contracted
professional services

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to assist with
inter-regional coordination

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activities, support the
Inter Regional Planning

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Council established by
House Bill 807 this

00:17:55.020 --> 00:17:58.076
past legislative
session, or assist with

00:17:58.088 --> 00:18:01.679
resolution of potential
intra or inter regional

00:18:01.679 --> 00:18:03.975
conflicts. Transference
of funds now to the

00:18:03.987 --> 00:18:06.400
Research and Planning
fund prior to the exact

00:18:06.400 --> 00:18:09.277
known scope of work of
the activity will allow

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for more timely
contracting for services,

00:18:11.870 --> 00:18:14.063
as anticipated needs
arise during the short

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time frame remaining
prior to the completion

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of the 2021 regional water plans.
The Executive

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Administrator recommends
approval of this

00:18:21.960 --> 00:18:24.878
item and that concludes
my presentation. I'm

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happy to answer any questions.
You may have.

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<v Chairman Lake>Questions, comments?
Is there a motion?

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<v Director Paup>Mr Chairman, I move
we authorize the transfer of funds

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in amount not to exceed
$81,730 from the

00:18:38.131 --> 00:18:41.390
Water Assistance Fund
to the Research and

00:18:41.390 --> 00:18:43.683
Planning Fund to support
anticipated regional

00:18:43.695 --> 00:18:45.950
water planning activities
during development

00:18:45.950 --> 00:18:47.950
of the 2021 regional water plans as

00:18:47.962 --> 00:18:50.549
recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

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<v Chairman Lake>Is there a second?

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<v Director Jackson>I second.

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<v Chairman Lake>All in
favor, say aye. Motion

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passes. Thanks Temple.
Next item, please.

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<v Alexis>Consider approving the adopted
minor amendment of the 2016 Region C

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Regional Water Plan and
authorizing the Executive

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Administrator to hold
the associated Public

00:19:04.611 --> 00:19:07.035
Hearing. Here to present is Kevin Smith

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<v Kevin Smith>Good Morning, Chairman
Lake, Director Jackson,

00:19:10.080 --> 00:19:15.390
Director Paup. For the record, I'm Kevin
Smith with the Executive Administrators

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Staff. The adopted minor
amendment to the 2016

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Region C regional water
planner revises the

00:19:22.440 --> 00:19:25.243
scope and updates the name
of a recommended water

00:19:25.255 --> 00:19:27.789
strategy project for the
city of Springtown.

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The revised project
includes improvements

00:19:30.087 --> 00:19:32.440
to the existing raw
water pump station and

00:19:32.440 --> 00:19:34.924
water treatment plant
booster station, as

00:19:34.936 --> 00:19:37.610
well as increasing the
water treatment plant

00:19:37.610 --> 00:19:40.693
capacity from one
million gallons per day

00:19:40.705 --> 00:19:43.799
to 1.5 million gallons per day.
This will

00:19:43.799 --> 00:19:46.427
allow the city to utilize
the full surface

00:19:46.439 --> 00:19:49.140
water supply available
from current take or

00:19:49.140 --> 00:19:52.263
pay wholesale water contract.
The amendment adds

00:19:52.275 --> 00:19:55.090
a capital cost of
approximately 2.2 million

00:19:55.090 --> 00:19:57.689
to the plan. The project
does not change the

00:19:57.701 --> 00:20:00.080
total ????? supply
volume of any related

00:20:00.080 --> 00:20:03.423
water management strategies.
This amendment was

00:20:03.435 --> 00:20:07.000
previously reviewed by the
Executive Administrator

00:20:07.000 --> 00:20:09.400
and determined to be
a minor amendment. A

00:20:09.412 --> 00:20:12.399
determination response was
provided to the planning

00:20:12.399 --> 00:20:15.297
group on August 14 of this year.
The Region C

00:20:15.309 --> 00:20:18.409
planning group held a
public hearing and adopted

00:20:18.409 --> 00:20:21.712
the amendment on October
7th of this year.

00:20:21.724 --> 00:20:24.500
No public comments were received to

00:20:24.500 --> 00:20:27.001
the amendment. If the Board
approves this amendment,

00:20:27.013 --> 00:20:29.100
authorization is requested
to hold a public

00:20:29.100 --> 00:20:32.078
hearing for a proposed
amendment to the 2017

00:20:32.090 --> 00:20:34.880
state water plan. After
the 30 Day Notice

00:20:34.880 --> 00:20:36.689
Period, the Board will
be asked to consider

00:20:36.701 --> 00:20:38.440
approving state water
plan amendment at a

00:20:38.440 --> 00:20:40.972
future Board meeting
early next year. The

00:20:40.984 --> 00:20:43.830
executive administrator
recommends approval of

00:20:43.830 --> 00:20:46.823
this item. This concludes
my presentation,

00:20:46.835 --> 00:20:49.071
and I can answer any questions.

00:20:49.071 --> 00:20:50.678
<v Chairman Lake>Questions, comments?

00:20:50.703 --> 00:20:53.021
<v Director Jackson>Well,
great job explaining the

00:20:53.033 --> 00:20:55.500
process. And I think it just
kind of reinforces that,

00:20:55.500 --> 00:20:58.843
you know, the process
accommodates evaluating

00:20:58.855 --> 00:21:01.919
alternatives. And so,
you know, the first

00:21:01.919 --> 00:21:04.014
step is to go out and
kind of recognize that

00:21:04.026 --> 00:21:06.179
there is a need, and
then as you move through

00:21:06.179 --> 00:21:08.173
the process, if you
identify something that

00:21:08.185 --> 00:21:10.100
is, you know, much
more cost effective or

00:21:10.100 --> 00:21:12.426
something that you know,
is a better value

00:21:12.438 --> 00:21:14.830
then the system can
accommodate coming back

00:21:14.830 --> 00:21:17.232
in and making the change.
So appreciate you

00:21:17.244 --> 00:21:19.549
working on this, and
it's exciting to see

00:21:19.549 --> 00:21:21.293
this project moving forward.

00:21:21.318 --> 00:21:22.289
<v Chairman Lake>Director Paup?

00:21:22.314 --> 00:21:26.399
<v Director Paup>Yes, I think this shows
that the state water plan isn't a static

00:21:26.399 --> 00:21:28.410
document. It's a living,
breathing document

00:21:28.422 --> 00:21:30.400
that we update as needed
to make sure that

00:21:30.400 --> 00:21:34.042
we have the best possible
solutions for the state of Texas.

00:21:34.067 --> 00:21:35.620
<v Chairman Lake>Indeed,
is there a motion?

00:21:35.620 --> 00:21:38.754
<v Director Jackson>Chairman,
I move we approved the

00:21:38.766 --> 00:21:41.971
adopted minor amendment to
the 2016 Region C Regional

00:21:41.971 --> 00:21:44.620
Water Plan and authorize the
Executive Administrator

00:21:44.632 --> 00:21:46.740
to hold the associated
public hearing has

00:21:46.740 --> 00:21:49.337
recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

00:21:49.362 --> 00:21:50.446
<v Chairman Lake>Is there a second?

00:21:50.472 --> 00:21:51.049
<v Director Paup>I second.

00:21:51.074 --> 00:21:53.287
<v Chairman Lake>All in
favor, say aye. Motion

00:21:53.299 --> 00:21:55.240
passes. Thanks, Kevin
Next item, please.

00:21:55.240 --> 00:21:57.100
<v Alexis>Consider approving
a request from the

00:21:57.112 --> 00:21:59.101
Coke County Water Supply
Corporation for financial

00:21:59.101 --> 00:22:00.906
assistance from the Drinking
Water State Revolving

00:22:00.918 --> 00:22:02.450
Fund for planning,
design and construction

00:22:02.450 --> 00:22:08.295
of water system improvements.
Lee Huntoon is here to present.

00:22:08.320 --> 00:22:10.840
<v Lee Huntoon>Good
Morning, Chairman Lake,

00:22:10.840 --> 00:22:14.094
Director Jackson and Director Paup.
My name

00:22:14.106 --> 00:22:17.520
is Lee Huntoon of the
Executive Administrator

00:22:17.520 --> 00:22:20.990
Staff. Coke County Water
Supply Corporation is

00:22:21.002 --> 00:22:24.409
located five miles west
of the town of Robert

00:22:24.409 --> 00:22:27.678
Lee. The corporation
provides water service to

00:22:27.690 --> 00:22:30.970
approximately 353 residents.
The Corporation's

00:22:30.970 --> 00:22:33.476
water system contains
deteriorated isolation

00:22:33.488 --> 00:22:35.950
valves and an aging
meter system leading to

00:22:35.950 --> 00:22:38.468
high water loss and
service outages during

00:22:38.480 --> 00:22:41.010
line breaks. The existing
isolation valves

00:22:41.010 --> 00:22:43.560
date back to the 1970s,
when the distribution

00:22:43.572 --> 00:22:46.190
system was constructed.
While the water meters

00:22:46.190 --> 00:22:48.749
in use are approaching
the end of their useful

00:22:48.761 --> 00:22:51.059
life. The Corporation
proposes to replace

00:22:51.059 --> 00:22:53.667
the existing valves and meter system.
New isolation

00:22:53.679 --> 00:22:56.450
valves will also be added to
the existing distribution

00:22:56.450 --> 00:22:58.960
system. The replacement
and addition of isolation

00:22:58.972 --> 00:23:01.140
valves within the
distribution system will

00:23:01.140 --> 00:23:03.861
help the corporation reduce
water loss when making

00:23:03.873 --> 00:23:06.230
line repairs. The
corporation is requesting

00:23:06.230 --> 00:23:08.528
300,000 in principal
forgiveness from the

00:23:08.540 --> 00:23:10.960
Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund program

00:23:10.960 --> 00:23:13.532
as a very small system and
disadvantaged community.

00:23:13.544 --> 00:23:15.929
The Executive Administrator
recommends approval

00:23:15.929 --> 00:23:17.024
of this request. This concludes my

00:23:17.036 --> 00:23:18.600
presentation. I'm available
for any questions.

00:23:18.625 --> 00:23:20.369
<v Chairman Lake>Questions, comments?

00:23:20.394 --> 00:23:22.777
<v Director Jackson>It's
great to see a small

00:23:22.789 --> 00:23:25.600
community coming in and
benefiting from the resources

00:23:25.600 --> 00:23:28.731
of the Board. And of course,
getting the automated

00:23:28.743 --> 00:23:31.640
meter reading system will
help to reduce their

00:23:31.640 --> 00:23:34.071
apparent water loss,
but also going in and

00:23:34.083 --> 00:23:36.470
and changing out their
existing isolation

00:23:36.470 --> 00:23:39.386
valves and then adding
new valves will help

00:23:39.398 --> 00:23:42.059
them during repairs so that they don't

00:23:42.059 --> 00:23:45.386
have, you know, real water
loss associated with

00:23:45.398 --> 00:23:48.390
the system. So, I think
a great investment

00:23:48.390 --> 00:23:50.936
and a great utilization
of our drinking water

00:23:50.948 --> 00:23:53.340
state revolving fund,
particularly to help

00:23:53.340 --> 00:23:55.716
a small community. Thank you.

00:23:55.741 --> 00:23:57.665
<v Director Paup>Great project

00:23:57.690 --> 00:23:59.446
<v Chairman Lake>Is there a motion?

00:23:59.471 --> 00:24:00.550
<v Director Paup>Mr Chairman, I move

00:24:00.550 --> 00:24:03.200
we adopt the proposed
resolution providing the

00:24:03.212 --> 00:24:05.590
Coke County Water
Supply Corporation with

00:24:05.590 --> 00:24:07.957
financial assistance
from the Drinking Water

00:24:07.969 --> 00:24:10.190
State Revolving Fund
for planning, design

00:24:10.190 --> 00:24:12.363
and construction of water
system improvements,

00:24:12.375 --> 00:24:14.559
as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

00:24:14.559 --> 00:24:15.649
<v Chairman Lake>Is there a second?

00:24:15.674 --> 00:24:16.255
<v Director Jackson>I second.

00:24:16.280 --> 00:24:18.578
<v Chairman Lake>All in
favor, say aye. Motion

00:24:18.590 --> 00:24:20.556
passes. Thanks, Lee. Next item, please.

00:24:20.581 --> 00:24:23.100
<v Alexis>Consider approving a
request from the FHLM

00:24:23.100 --> 00:24:25.391
Regional Water Supply
Corporation for Financial

00:24:25.403 --> 00:24:27.850
Assistance from the Drinking
Water State Revolving

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Fund for planning,
acquisition, design and

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construction of a water
system improvement

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project. Here to present
is Caaren Skrobarczyk.

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<v Caaren Skrobarczyk>Good morning. For
the record, I'm Caaren Skrobarczyk

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of the Executive
Administrator staff. FHLM

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Regional Water Supply Corporation was

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established in 2002. They're currently

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have 22 members of
retail water utilities

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in the counties of
Falls, Hill, Limestone,

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and McLennan. Two of the FHLN members,

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That's Axel Water Supply Corporation and
Oak Loak EOL Water Supply Corporation.

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They get their existing
water supply from

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the Trinity Aquifer. Their wells are

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in violation for
exceeding EPA and TCEQ's

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maximum contaminant levels allowed

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for arsenic, and both
of them are under court

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order to mitigate the
arsenic contamination.

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The project has proposed
to construct to blend

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treated surface water
purchased from the city

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of Waco to the existing
groundwater supplies,

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and this will require
construction of 14 miles

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of water transmission
pipelines and distribution

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mains, as well as four
pump stations. The

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Water Supply Corporation is requesting

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$8.67 million for this
arsenic mitigation

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project. The project
qualifies as urgent need

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and therefore 500,000
of it will be in the

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form of principal
forgiveness and then the

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remaining would be a 0% loan.
The corporation

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is offering first lien
on net revenues of the

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systems. Rates and
charges are sufficient

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to meet the debt service
requirements and the

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EA recommends approval
of the project. And

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this concludes my presentation. I'm
happy to answer any questions.

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<v Chairman Lake>Questions, comments?

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<v Director Jackson>Oh, great
to see a small community

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and also kind of moving
forward with the strategy of

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being able to blend
water from the city of

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Waco to mitigate their
arsenic issues. Just

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great to see two of the
members of the corporation

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able to come forth and
work on this issue

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and for us to be able to help them.
So thank you.

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<v Chairman Lake>Director Paup?

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<v Director Paup>First
time applicants and this

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project will do a ton of good.
Thank you.

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<v Caaren Skrobarczyk>Yes, we do have
representatives here from

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Axtel Water Supply
Corporation, FHLM and EOL.

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<v Chairman Lake>Wonderful.
Thank you all for

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being here and good
job, Caaren and company

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on the thorough financial
evaluation of all

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of the participating entities.
Is there a motion?

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<v Director Jackson>Chairman, I move
we adopt the proposed resolution

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providing the FHLM
Regional Water Supply

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Corporation with financial
assistance from

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the Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund for

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Planning, Acquisition,
design and construction

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of a Water System
Improvement project as

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recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

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<v Chairman Lake>Is there a second?

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<v Director Paup>I second.

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<v Chairman Lake>All in
favor, say aye. Motion

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passes. Thanks, Caaren.
Next item, please.

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<v Alexis>Consider approving a
request from H20 Tech

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Incorporated for financial
assistance from

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the Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund for

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construction of a water
system transition

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project. Nancy Richards
is here to address

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the Board.

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<v Nancy Richards>Good morning,
Chairman Lake, Director

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Jackson, Director Paup.
For the record, my name

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is Nancy Richards of the
Executive Administrator

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staff. H20 Tech Incorporated is a small

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investor owned utility
that provides water

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service to approximately
79 customers near

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the City of League City
on the Harris Galveston

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County line. The
utility's water well has

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been subject to frequent
flooding events that

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have suspended operations,
destroyed well

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side equipment and
triggered boiled water

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notices. The utility's
well is over 40 years

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old and experienced
additional damage to its

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equipment during Hurricane
Harvey, as well

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as increased calcium
carbonate and alkalinity

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levels in the water. The
utility was without

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water service for 11
days during Harvey. The

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utility is requesting
$53,467 from the urgent

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need fund through the
Drinking Water State

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Revolving fund program.
With these funds,

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the utility intends to
work with League City

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and its engineering
staff to replace water

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meters and tie into an
existing water line owned

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by the city. The utility
will then transfer

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the water system and
the CCN to the city to

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integrate the service
area with the city's

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municipal water supply.
Once the project is

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complete, the utility
will cap its existing

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well, using its own funds.
The Executive Administrator

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recommends approval of the request. I'm

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available for any questions.

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<v Chairman Lake>Questions, comments?

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<v Director Jackson>Great
utilization of the Urgent Need

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funds. Again, this was
Harvey related, you

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know, service population,
I think you stated,

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of 71 people. So just a
great opportunity, I

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think, for us to, and
really commend, I guess,

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the city of League City
for helping and working

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with them. You know, doing the planning

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and design work, I guess, in house.
And then

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this will basically just
provide for the tie

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in and for the meters.
So I think a great,

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a great partnership
between the Board, you

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know, this small community, and the
city of League City. So thank you.

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<v Chairman Lake>Director Paup?

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<v Director Paup>Many thanks
to League City for its

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willingness to take on these
customers and provide a more

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resilient water supply.

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<v Chairman Lake>Absolutely.
Is there a motion?

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<v Director Jackson>Chairma,
I move we adopt the--

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<v Director Paup>What are we on? Sorry.

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<v Chairman Lake>H20 Tech.

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<v Director Paup>H20 Tech. Okay. Are
we good? Okay, Mr. Chairman, I move we

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adopt the proposed
resolution providing H20

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Tech Incorporated with
financial assistance

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from the Drinking Water
State Revolving Fund

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for construction of a
water system transition

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project as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

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<v Chairman Lake>Is there a second?

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<v Director Jackson>I second.

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<v Chairman Lake>All
those in favor, say aye.

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Motion passes. Next item, please.

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<v Alexis>Consider approving a request
from the Commodore Cove Improvement

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District for financial
assistance from the Drinking

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Water State Revolving
Fund for planning, design

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and construction of water
system improvements.

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Here to present again
is Nancy Richards.

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<v Nancy Richards>For the
record, my name is Nancy

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Richards of the Executive
Administrator's staff. Commodore

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Cove Improvement District
is a small community

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located on Oyster Creek
near Freeport in Brazoria

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County. The district provides
water and wastewater

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services to approximately
180 homes. The

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district's existing
hydro pneumatic tank is

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over 40 years old and
does not meet new TCEQ

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requirements. The tank
does not have an access

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port that allows for internal cleaning.

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Additionally, the
district has an existing

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two inch water line on
one street that was

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installed when the
subdivision was built over

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30 years ago. The
street now has 24 homes

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with the capacity of 28,
capacity for 28 homes.

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There is a large
pressure drop at the end

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of the line at the end
of the street due to

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the small line. The
district is requesting

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financial assistance
to replace its hydro

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pheumatic tank and upgrade
the two inch water

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line to a four inch
line to meet projected

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need and pressure requirements.
They requested

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$295,000 principal
forgiveness assistance will

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come from the Securing
Safe Water Initiative,

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the first under the newly
implemented initiative

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in the 2020 drinking state water fund

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intended use plan. The
Securing Safe Water

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Initiative involves
comprehensive outreach,

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technical assistance
and funding strategies

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to support the E P. A
strategic plan goal

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of significantly reducing
the number of public

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water systems which
reported health violations.

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Hopefully, this is the
first of several projects

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that will support this goal.
Executive Administrator

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recommends approval of the requests
and I'm available for any questions.

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<v Chairman Lake>Questions, comments?

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<v Director Jackson>Very good
to see the very first project

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from the securing safe water
and also a small community.

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And, seeing that the funds will go to
take care of an existing water line, but

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also to replace the tank
that they can't clean

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out and can't keep reliable.
So thank you

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<v Chairman Lake>Director Paup?

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<v Director Paup>An exciting day.
It's our first

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Securing Safe Water Initiative project.
I am so very

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excited to see this, and
I expect we'll have

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a slew of others come in soon.
Thank you.

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<v Chairman Lake>Is there a motion?

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<v Director Jackson>Chairman,
I move we adopt

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the proposed resolution
providing Commodore

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Cove Improvement District
with financial assistance

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from the Drinking Water
State Revolving Fund

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for planning, design and
construction of Water

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System improvements
as recommended by our

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Executive Administrator. Is there
a second? I second. All in

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favor, say aye. Motion passes. Next
item, please. Thank you Nancy.

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<v Alexis>Consider approving
a request from the city

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of Bertram for financial
assistance from the Drinking

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Water State Revolving Fund
for planning, acquisition,

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design and construction of
water system improvements.

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Dain Larsen is here to present

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<v Dain Larsen>Good Morning Chairman
Lake, Director Jackson,

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and Director Paup. For
the record, I'm Dain

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Larsen of the Executive
Administrator staff.

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The city of Bertram is
a growing community

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approximately 10 miles
west of the city of

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Liberty Hill, which is
located in Williamson

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County. It has more than
doubled its population

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since 2014. The city of
Bertram is currently

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adding nearly 400 homes
and anticipates almost

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800 additional homes
in the next 20 years.

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The city plans to meet
the requirements of

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the additional water demand
by upgrading approximately

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12 miles of transmission
main that connects

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it system to its well field.
The line will go

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from eight inch to 12 inch.
And they would

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also plan to replace an
existing 50,000 gallon

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elevated storage tank
with a 500,000 gallon

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tank. The city's financial
condition is strong.

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The additional debt from
the proposed project

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could require small
increases in the local

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tax rate or water
service charges, though

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a growing base of
customers could make this

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unnecessary. The city
requests two and half

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years of capitalized
interest to allow them

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to finance additional
infrastructure projects

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that they have planned and
to allow them to increase

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rates gradually if needed.
The executive administrator

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recommends approval of their request.
My presentation

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is concluded and I'm
available for any questions,

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<v Chairman Lake>Questions, comments?

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<v Director Jackson>Well,
perfect project

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for a small community
investing in their

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infrastructure and
accommodating reliability,

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but also growth. And I
think you shared with

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me that they're gonna
prepare an asset management

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plan. So that's another
positive step, kind

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of moving forward to
make sure that they can,

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you know, have a good
feel for what the system

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with the layout of the system is.
Also look

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at, you know, future
capital investments that

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might be needed overtime.
Prioritize those.

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And then also kind of
promote operational

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integrity. So it's not
just about the build

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out, but it's also about
taking care of what

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you have and making
sure the maintenance is

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in place. So a great
project and appreciate

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you working on this.

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Director Paup?

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<v Director Paup>High growth area and
aging infrastructure. It's a story

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we know well at the Board.
It's great project.

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<v Chairman Lake>Thanks.
Is there a motion?

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<v Director Paup>Mr. Chairman, I

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move we adopt the proposed
resolution providing

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the city of Bertram with
financial assistance

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from the Drinking Water
State Revolving Fund for

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planning, acquisition,
design and construction

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of water system improvements,
as recommended

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by our Executive Administrator.

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<v Chairman Lake>Is there a second?

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<v Director Jackson>I second.

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<v Chairman Lake>All in
favor, say aye. Motion

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passes. Next item, please.

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<v Alexis>Consider approving a request
from the city of Cotulla for financial

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assistance from the Drinking
Water State Revolving

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Fund for planning and
construction of water

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system improvements and
for a waiver from the

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requirement to include
funds to mitigate

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water loss as part of the project.
We also

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have a member of the
public here registered

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to speak at the appropriate time.
Miss Stacey

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Barna. Here to present,
again, is Dain Larsen.

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<v Dain Larsen>Good morning.
For the record, I'm Dain

00:36:43.755 --> 00:36:46.980
Larsen of the Executive
Administrator staff. The

00:36:46.980 --> 00:36:49.411
city of Cotulla requests
urgent need funding

00:36:49.423 --> 00:36:51.920
in a 0% loan to fund a
project to construct a

00:36:51.920 --> 00:36:55.362
new water well. Until
recently, the city relied

00:36:55.374 --> 00:36:58.900
upon three water wells for their water.
However,

00:36:58.900 --> 00:37:01.395
with a combination of
a drop in the aquifer

00:37:01.407 --> 00:37:03.800
in the area and drought,
they encountered

00:37:03.800 --> 00:37:07.625
problems with the
operation of these wells.

00:37:07.637 --> 00:37:11.910
Currently, they're operated
at reduced capacity.

00:37:11.910 --> 00:37:16.950
The city replaced one well in 2017 with
a deeper well than the older ones they

00:37:16.950 --> 00:37:21.372
have, and the capability
to adjust the depth of

00:37:21.384 --> 00:37:25.540
the well's pumps to
operate the well's pumps

00:37:25.540 --> 00:37:28.971
operate in case the aquifer
continues to drop.

00:37:28.983 --> 00:37:32.720
Concerned about whether
they would have sufficient

00:37:32.720 --> 00:37:36.085
water supply in the
summer of 2019, and after

00:37:36.097 --> 00:37:39.180
an unsuccessful attempt
at rehabilitation

00:37:39.180 --> 00:37:42.342
of one of their wells,
the city drilled a

00:37:42.354 --> 00:37:45.680
second well, replacement
well, in 2019. The

00:37:45.680 --> 00:37:48.608
proposed funding is
to reimburse the city

00:37:48.620 --> 00:37:51.630
for their project costs.
Our review of the

00:37:51.630 --> 00:37:54.259
city's financial condition
reached a similar

00:37:54.271 --> 00:37:56.560
conclusion to that of TCEQ's financial

00:37:56.560 --> 00:37:59.458
managerial technical
review, that the utility

00:37:59.470 --> 00:38:02.380
system needs to maintain
additional liquidity

00:38:02.380 --> 00:38:05.108
for operations and maintenance.
Working with

00:38:05.120 --> 00:38:07.920
our financial monitoring
group, we determined

00:38:07.920 --> 00:38:11.329
that a condition may be
needed to require the

00:38:11.341 --> 00:38:14.390
city to maintain cash
and utility system

00:38:14.390 --> 00:38:17.103
sufficient to pay for
it least 30 days of

00:38:17.115 --> 00:38:19.970
operating expenses.
That condition has been

00:38:19.970 --> 00:38:23.667
added to the resolution
for this Board item. The

00:38:23.679 --> 00:38:27.010
Executive Administrator
recommends approval

00:38:27.010 --> 00:38:29.775
of their request. This is
the end of my presentation,

00:38:29.787 --> 00:38:32.410
and I'm available for any
questions that you have.

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<v Chairman Lake>Questions, comments?

00:38:33.788 --> 00:38:37.821
<v Director Jackson>Well, again, good to
see a small community and also a project

00:38:37.820 --> 00:38:41.370
that will ensure their
long term water supply.

00:38:41.382 --> 00:38:44.640
And I appreciate you
kind of working with,

00:38:44.640 --> 00:38:47.513
the FMT folks and our
compliance folks and

00:38:47.525 --> 00:38:50.410
working the condition
into the loan being,

00:38:50.410 --> 00:38:53.055
you know, ever, ever
conscious of the need

00:38:53.067 --> 00:38:55.600
to make sure that
communities need to be

00:38:55.600 --> 00:38:58.054
in a position to, moving
forward, you know,

00:38:58.066 --> 00:39:00.420
be able to pay us back
but also have good

00:39:00.420 --> 00:39:05.897
financial security. So thank you.

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<v Chairman Lake>Director Paup?
I believe

00:39:11.417 --> 00:39:16.520
Stacy would like to address the Board.

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<v Stacy Barna>Good Morning
Chairman Lake and Director

00:39:19.160 --> 00:39:21.800
Jackson and Director Paup.
Stacy Barna I work with CDM

00:39:21.800 --> 00:39:25.614
Smith. We're engineers
for the City of Cotulla

00:39:25.626 --> 00:39:29.290
and I'm here on their behalf today.
I'm here

00:39:29.290 --> 00:39:31.917
from Mayor Garcia and
City Council and the

00:39:31.929 --> 00:39:34.630
City Administrator, Mr.
Dobalina would like

00:39:34.630 --> 00:39:36.923
to express their sincere
appreciation for

00:39:36.935 --> 00:39:39.569
consideration of the loan
and loan forgiveness.

00:39:39.569 --> 00:39:43.277
Very important project for them.
They unfortunately

00:39:43.289 --> 00:39:46.579
had to undertake it very
quickly to make sure

00:39:46.579 --> 00:39:48.648
they had adequate water
for the community.

00:39:48.660 --> 00:39:50.790
They also have several
other Board projects

00:39:50.790 --> 00:39:52.389
that they're working on right now.
So this

00:39:52.401 --> 00:39:53.900
was quite unexpected for them, but they

00:39:53.900 --> 00:39:57.706
really appreciate it. And
the ability to continue

00:39:57.718 --> 00:40:01.230
to serve ample water to
their citizens. Also,

00:40:01.230 --> 00:40:04.011
wanted to just express
our appreciation to

00:40:04.023 --> 00:40:06.880
Dain Larsen and to his team.
This was quite

00:40:06.880 --> 00:40:08.849
a bit of effort to get
this one across the

00:40:08.861 --> 00:40:10.980
finish line, and I really
appreciated working

00:40:10.980 --> 00:40:13.374
with them and all the
effort they've put in to

00:40:13.386 --> 00:40:15.740
work with us and with the city.
So thank you.

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<v Chairman Lake>Thank you
for the kind words. And

00:40:19.236 --> 00:40:22.800
thank you for being here, Stacy.
Is there a motion?

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<v Director Jackson>Chairman,
I move we adopt the proposed

00:40:25.319 --> 00:40:28.180
resolution providing the city of
Cotulla with financial assistance

00:40:28.180 --> 00:40:30.517
from the Drinking Water
State Revolving Fund

00:40:30.529 --> 00:40:32.930
for planning and
construction of water system

00:40:32.930 --> 00:40:35.138
improvements and for a
waiver from the requirement

00:40:35.150 --> 00:40:37.021
to include funds to
mitigate water loss as

00:40:37.021 --> 00:40:41.546
a part of the project aas recommended
by our Executive Administrator.

00:40:41.571 --> 00:40:42.760
<v Chairman Lake>Is there a second?

00:40:42.784 --> 00:40:43.420
<v Director Paup>I second.

00:40:43.420 --> 00:40:45.723
<v Chairman Lake>All in
favor, say aye. Motion

00:40:45.735 --> 00:40:47.755
passes. Next item, please.
Thanks, Dain.

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<v Alexis>Consider approving

00:40:49.200 --> 00:40:50.630
a request from the city
of Brownsville for

00:40:50.642 --> 00:40:52.050
financial assistance
from the Clean Water

00:40:52.050 --> 00:40:54.111
State Revolving Fund for
construction of storm

00:40:54.123 --> 00:40:56.240
water and drainage system
improvements project.

00:40:56.240 --> 00:40:58.762
Here to present is Mireya Loewe.

00:40:58.787 --> 00:41:03.569
<v Miryea Loewe>Good Morning, Chairman
Lake Director Jackson, Director Paup.

00:41:03.569 --> 00:41:06.373
My name is Miryea Loewe of the
Executive Administrator's

00:41:06.385 --> 00:41:08.460
staff. The city of
Brownsville is located

00:41:08.460 --> 00:41:10.722
in the southernmost part
of Texas in the Rio

00:41:10.734 --> 00:41:13.210
Grande Valley. It's low
elevation, and proximity

00:41:13.210 --> 00:41:15.479
to the Gulf of Mexico
makes it vulnerable to

00:41:15.491 --> 00:41:17.670
flooding from heavy
storms and hurricanes.

00:41:17.670 --> 00:41:20.186
Thus, storm water management
is very important

00:41:20.198 --> 00:41:22.780
to protect the lives and
property of the city's

00:41:22.780 --> 00:41:25.162
residents. To this end,
the city has identified

00:41:25.174 --> 00:41:27.369
several projects to
improve its storm water

00:41:27.369 --> 00:41:31.082
management. The current request
is for the construction

00:41:31.094 --> 00:41:34.020
of four of the city
storm water priorities.

00:41:34.020 --> 00:41:36.924
They include reconstruction
of a major drainage

00:41:36.936 --> 00:41:39.670
pump station and addition
of scada controls,

00:41:39.670 --> 00:41:42.571
renovation of dilapidated
culvert structures,

00:41:42.583 --> 00:41:45.559
and installation of a 48
to 60 inch reinforced

00:41:45.559 --> 00:41:49.442
concrete pipe to move more
efficiently and divert

00:41:49.454 --> 00:41:52.960
flood water to an outflow point.
The project

00:41:52.960 --> 00:41:55.238
also includes a very
interesting component,

00:41:55.250 --> 00:41:57.540
which our team is really
looking forward to

00:41:57.540 --> 00:42:00.875
seeing it built. It consists
of the construction

00:42:00.887 --> 00:42:04.030
of the South Most Water Plane park.
This will

00:42:04.030 --> 00:42:06.645
include three connected
detention ponds built

00:42:06.657 --> 00:42:09.170
in a step down manner
that will incorporate

00:42:09.170 --> 00:42:12.035
a soccer field, basketball
courts, and a water

00:42:12.047 --> 00:42:14.740
feature park. This multi
used water control

00:42:14.740 --> 00:42:18.260
strategy is modeled
after the Water Square

00:42:18.272 --> 00:42:22.050
Bentham Plane Park in
Rotterdam, Netherlands.

00:42:22.050 --> 00:42:28.677
And see if I can. Hopefully
it's loaded. Well,

00:42:28.689 --> 00:42:34.480
yes, that's just a
quick overview of the

00:42:34.480 --> 00:42:37.839
Netherland Project. You
can see here they have

00:42:37.851 --> 00:42:41.150
multiple ponds and this
is what it looks like

00:42:41.150 --> 00:42:46.020
from multiple use. Multi-use. They have
it for skateboarding, for gathering, for

00:42:46.020 --> 00:42:50.372
basketball courts and
events, and when it

00:42:50.384 --> 00:42:54.540
rains hard, it looks like this. So what

00:42:54.540 --> 00:42:57.407
the city is proposing and
is basically that. On

00:42:57.419 --> 00:43:00.119
the top is that piece
of property that right

00:43:00.119 --> 00:43:03.155
now it's empty and they're
gonna turn it into

00:43:03.167 --> 00:43:05.950
hopefully, this beautiful
park with multi

00:43:05.950 --> 00:43:09.700
use facilities. The
proposed water plane park

00:43:09.712 --> 00:43:13.310
will not only serve to
better control storm

00:43:13.310 --> 00:43:15.627
water in the area, but it
will provide recreational

00:43:15.639 --> 00:43:17.520
facilities to an area
of the city that is

00:43:17.520 --> 00:43:20.520
socioeconomically
disadvantaged and lacking in

00:43:20.532 --> 00:43:23.609
these types of outdoor
recreational facilities.

00:43:23.609 --> 00:43:25.828
The Executive Administrator
recommends approval

00:43:25.840 --> 00:43:27.839
of this funding request.
This completes my

00:43:27.839 --> 00:43:30.312
presentation. May I
answer any questions?

00:43:30.337 --> 00:43:31.708
<v Chairman Lake>Questions, comments?

00:43:31.734 --> 00:43:33.080
<v Director Jackson>Well
certainly an exciting project

00:43:33.080 --> 00:43:35.429
and I know oftentimes,
you know, folks aren't

00:43:35.441 --> 00:43:37.700
aware that we can use
the Clean Water State

00:43:37.700 --> 00:43:40.416
Revolving Fund to do
stormwater mitigation

00:43:40.428 --> 00:43:43.410
projects. And so it's
good that they're taking

00:43:43.410 --> 00:43:46.519
advantage of that and
also putting together

00:43:46.531 --> 00:43:49.510
a project that will
have, you know, a new

00:43:49.510 --> 00:43:52.513
data control system so
that you can kind of

00:43:52.525 --> 00:43:55.540
monitor. And, you know,
that's an important

00:43:55.540 --> 00:43:59.380
part of management of risk
and flood mitigation,

00:43:59.392 --> 00:44:02.930
as well as the construction
of what you seem

00:44:02.930 --> 00:44:05.876
to think very conventional
type of mitigation

00:44:05.888 --> 00:44:08.589
equipment, such as the
storm water pumps.

00:44:08.589 --> 00:44:10.949
And then, you know, this
innovative solution

00:44:10.961 --> 00:44:13.280
where you have the
detention ponds with the

00:44:13.280 --> 00:44:16.182
with the park and then
that serves as kind

00:44:16.194 --> 00:44:19.040
of like the holding
area for a large rain

00:44:19.040 --> 00:44:21.563
event, so that you can
impound it until the

00:44:21.575 --> 00:44:24.110
system can accommodate it.
So I mean, looks

00:44:24.110 --> 00:44:27.171
like a great project. And
I'm glad we were able

00:44:27.183 --> 00:44:30.000
to do some principal
forgiveness associated

00:44:30.000 --> 00:44:32.398
with it and look forward
to seeing it, look

00:44:32.410 --> 00:44:34.930
forward to seeing the
new park, and just kind

00:44:34.930 --> 00:44:37.605
of wondering they've
got a skateboarding, I

00:44:37.617 --> 00:44:40.060
guess, feature there.
So maybe when they

00:44:40.060 --> 00:44:43.485
open the park, you can
do since skateboarding.

00:44:43.510 --> 00:44:46.619
<v Chairman Lake>We all know
you're queen of the road. I'm sure

00:44:46.619 --> 00:44:49.500
you'll beat all the rest of us there.

00:44:49.525 --> 00:44:50.512
<v Director Jackson>Thank you

00:44:50.536 --> 00:44:51.410
<v Chairman Lake>Director Paup.

00:44:51.436 --> 00:44:53.471
<v Director Paup>Just
thinking about the chairman

00:44:53.471 --> 00:44:56.223
on a skateboard.

00:44:56.248 --> 00:45:00.901
<v Chairman Lake>Done enough
entertaining for 2019.

00:45:00.926 --> 00:45:04.480
<v Director Paup>What an amazing
and innovative project.

00:45:04.480 --> 00:45:07.018
We're providing a safe
outdoor space for kids

00:45:07.030 --> 00:45:09.690
to play, and we're
addressing stormwater needs.

00:45:09.690 --> 00:45:13.427
I mean, this project
checks all the boxes.

00:45:13.452 --> 00:45:17.250
<v Chairman Lake>Absolutely. And there's
no monopoly on good

00:45:17.250 --> 00:45:20.157
ideas, thrilled to see
people adopting strategies,

00:45:20.169 --> 00:45:22.630
innovative engineering
from other parts of

00:45:22.630 --> 00:45:26.381
the world. And I certainly
hope that one of the

00:45:26.393 --> 00:45:30.000
outcomes of our the
historic flood mitigation

00:45:30.000 --> 00:45:33.136
legislation SB7, SB8, will
be greater opportunities

00:45:33.148 --> 00:45:35.690
for innovative strategies
like this to be

00:45:35.690 --> 00:45:39.994
spread around the state
of Texas and implemented.

00:45:40.006 --> 00:45:43.200
Tremendous, tremendous project, can't

00:45:43.200 --> 00:45:46.708
wait to see it in action,
I don't know, but

00:45:46.720 --> 00:45:50.559
this skateboarding thing
is very, very dubious.

00:45:50.559 --> 00:45:55.451
I do want to note that
the city is, appreciate

00:45:55.463 --> 00:45:59.950
them providing a dual
pledge for repayment

00:45:59.950 --> 00:46:04.685
of financing, both ad
valourm taxes and revenues

00:46:04.697 --> 00:46:08.960
from their landfill system.
And I know they

00:46:08.960 --> 00:46:12.088
are, they intend to
identify those revenues

00:46:12.100 --> 00:46:15.240
from the landfill system
in a separate line

00:46:15.240 --> 00:46:19.346
item going forward, and
so if, in order to

00:46:19.358 --> 00:46:23.380
formalize that and
formally recognize the

00:46:23.380 --> 00:46:28.211
the fiduciary, to ensure the
fiduciary responsibility

00:46:28.223 --> 00:46:32.349
of this agency and having
clear line of sight

00:46:32.349 --> 00:46:37.203
on that pledge. At the
point, a motion maybe

00:46:37.215 --> 00:46:41.540
offered. I will offer an amendment that

00:46:41.540 --> 00:46:46.553
motion asking, as a
closing condition, along

00:46:46.565 --> 00:46:50.920
the lines of having the revenues from

00:46:50.920 --> 00:46:53.348
the land, the city's
landfill system, identified

00:46:53.360 --> 00:46:55.650
in a separate line item.
No need for separate

00:46:55.650 --> 00:46:57.814
account or escrow or
anything like that.

00:46:57.826 --> 00:47:00.109
Just a clear line of
sight on the revenues

00:47:00.109 --> 00:47:04.199
that are pledged to make
sure we're fulfilling our

00:47:04.211 --> 00:47:07.910
fiduciary obligation.
Any questions, comments

00:47:07.910 --> 00:47:14.533
comments along those lines? All
right, then I will ask for a motion.

00:47:14.558 --> 00:47:16.741
<v Director Paup>Mr. Chairman, I move

00:47:16.740 --> 00:47:18.769
we adopt the proposed
resolution providing

00:47:18.781 --> 00:47:20.869
the city of Brownsville
with with financial

00:47:20.869 --> 00:47:23.079
assistance from the Clean
Water State Revolving

00:47:23.091 --> 00:47:25.220
Fund for construction
of Storm Water Drainage

00:47:25.220 --> 00:47:29.143
System Improvements project as
recommended by Executive Administrator.

00:47:29.168 --> 00:47:30.451
<v Chairman Lake>Before I ask

00:47:30.450 --> 00:47:32.706
for a second that motion,
I move that we amend

00:47:32.718 --> 00:47:34.890
the motion to add a
special condition to the

00:47:34.890 --> 00:47:37.704
resolution to read
prior to closing, this

00:47:37.716 --> 00:47:40.609
city will provide
documentation sufficient

00:47:40.609 --> 00:47:42.532
to the Executive
Administrator demonstrating

00:47:42.544 --> 00:47:44.651
that the revenues pledge
to the repayment of the

00:47:44.651 --> 00:47:47.207
obligations will be
identified in the city's

00:47:47.219 --> 00:47:49.730
fiscal year 2020 certified
annual financial

00:47:49.730 --> 00:47:55.610
report and such accounting be maintained
as long as the TWDB is the holder of the

00:47:55.610 --> 00:48:01.048
obligations. Is there a second
on the amendment to the motion?

00:48:01.073 --> 00:48:01.930
<v Director Paup>I second.

00:48:01.954 --> 00:48:04.500
<v Chairman Lake>All in
favor of the amendment

00:48:04.500 --> 00:48:08.893
to the motion say aye.
Motion before us now

00:48:08.905 --> 00:48:12.910
is the main motion as amended. Is there

00:48:12.910 --> 00:48:15.947
a second on the main motion as amended?

00:48:15.972 --> 00:48:17.542
<v Director Jackson>I second

00:48:17.566 --> 00:48:19.840
<v Chairman Lake>All in favor, say aye.
Main motion

00:48:19.840 --> 00:48:22.637
passes. Thank you. Next item, please.

00:48:22.662 --> 00:48:26.720
<v Alexis>Consider approving a request
from the city of Laredo

00:48:26.720 --> 00:48:28.383
for financial assistance
from the Clean Water

00:48:28.395 --> 00:48:29.960
State Revolving Fund
for construction of a

00:48:29.960 --> 00:48:33.421
wastewater treatment plant. Here
to present this Mireya Loewe.

00:48:33.446 --> 00:48:34.740
<v Miryea Loewe>For the record, my name

00:48:34.740 --> 00:48:37.144
is Mireya Loewe of the
Executive Administrator's

00:48:37.156 --> 00:48:39.819
staff. The city of Laredo
owns and operates six waste

00:48:39.819 --> 00:48:42.278
water treatment plants
with a combined design

00:48:42.290 --> 00:48:44.599
treatment capacity of
29.2 million gallons

00:48:44.599 --> 00:48:47.334
per day. The Sakata Creek
Plant has a design

00:48:47.346 --> 00:48:49.970
capacity of 14 million
gallons per day and

00:48:49.970 --> 00:48:52.901
currently treats an average
of about 11 million

00:48:52.913 --> 00:48:55.610
gallons per day. Due
to the limited size of

00:48:55.610 --> 00:48:58.387
the plants property, it's
flood prone location

00:48:58.399 --> 00:49:01.010
and operational
constraints, the city plans

00:49:01.010 --> 00:49:03.819
to decommission and
replace the Sakata Creek

00:49:03.831 --> 00:49:06.840
plant with two new plants.
This funding request

00:49:06.840 --> 00:49:09.200
will be used for the
construction of one

00:49:09.212 --> 00:49:11.700
of those replacement
plants, which will be

00:49:11.700 --> 00:49:14.578
named the Manatas Creek
Wastewater Treatment

00:49:14.590 --> 00:49:17.480
Plant. The city currently
plans to build the

00:49:17.480 --> 00:49:20.920
second replacement plant
sometime in the future.

00:49:20.932 --> 00:49:23.890
The proposed New Manatas
Creek plant will

00:49:23.890 --> 00:49:27.187
have an initial capacity
of 4.75 million gallons

00:49:27.199 --> 00:49:30.440
per day and an ultimate
capacity of 9.5 million

00:49:30.440 --> 00:49:32.616
gallons per day. This
new plant will not

00:49:32.628 --> 00:49:35.030
only reduce the load on
the old Sakata Creek

00:49:35.030 --> 00:49:37.878
plant, but it will also
alleviate the hydraulic

00:49:37.890 --> 00:49:40.690
load on the existing sewer
main in the central

00:49:40.690 --> 00:49:43.400
part of the city that
currently carries the

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flows from Manatas
Creek Watershed in the

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northern part of the
city through the central

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part on its way southwards
towards Old Sakata

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Creek plant. The
Executive Administrator

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recommends approval of
this funding request.

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This concludes my presentation,
may I answer any questions?

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<v Chairman Lake>Questions or comments?

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<v Director Jackson>It's great
to see the city of Laredo

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addressing not only a flood
prone wastewater treatment

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plant but also providing
for additional expansion

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and treatment as the
community grows, and so

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important that we not
only address water

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supply but also wastewater
treatment, and good

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that they're, you know,
moving forward with

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this project, kind of
building it now with

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today's dollars and
taking advantage of low

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interest rate, which you
know, we're estimated

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to be less than 1%. So
a great project and

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I really appreciate the
city of Laredo and

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their foresight in
making this commitment.

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<v Chairman Lake>Director Paup?
Is there a motion?

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<v Director Jackson>Chairman, I move

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we adopt the proposed
resolution providing

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the city of Laredo with
financial assistance

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from the Clean Water
State Revolving fund

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for construction of a
wastewater treatment

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plant as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

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<v Chairman Lake>Is there a second?

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<v Director Paup>I second.

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<v Chairman Lake>All in favor, say aye.
Motion passes

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Thank you. Next item, please.

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<v Alexis>The Board will receive
comments from the public. I do not

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have anybody signed in
to address the Board

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<v Chairman Lake>if a member of public
would like to address

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the Board, now would be the time. Seeing
no such person, the Board will not meet

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in closed session today
pursuant to the provisions

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of Section 551.071 551.074 of the Texas

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Open Meetings Act and
Chapter 551 of the

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Texas Government Code,
Section 6.06 of the

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Texas Water Code. There
being no further business,

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this meeting of Texas
Water Development Board

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is hereby adjourned.
The time is 10:25 a.m.