WEBVTT 00:00:07.469 --> 00:00:10.150 <v Chairman Lake>Good morning. This Meeting of Texas Water Development Board 00:00:10.150 --> 00:00:14.750 is hereby called Order. The time is 9:39 AM. I apologize 00:00:14.750 --> 00:00:18.280 for the late story. We had some audio issues on the technical 00:00:18.280 --> 00:00:22.620 side, but everyone is here and ready to go. For the 00:00:22.620 --> 00:00:25.379 record, my name is Peter Lake and with me today are Kathleen 00:00:25.379 --> 00:00:29.449 Jackson and Brooke Paup. Mr Harden, first item, please 00:00:30.710 --> 00:00:33.310 <v GC Harden>Mr. Chairman, the first item is discussion regarding 00:00:33.320 --> 00:00:37.329 outreach efforts and activities by the board. <v Chairman Lake>Well</v> 00:00:38.390 --> 00:00:44.640 still, uh, confined. So nothing to report and no official 00:00:44.840 --> 00:00:48.649 no formal actually required on this item. Next item, please. 00:00:50.340 --> 00:00:53.640 <v GC Harden>Mr. Chairman. The second item is consider the selection 00:00:53.640 --> 00:00:56.890 and approval of a team of underwriters to serve Texas 00:00:56.890 --> 00:00:59.909 Water Development Board for bond sales and other underwriting 00:00:59.909 --> 00:01:03.530 activities as necessary from June 4, 2020, through 00:01:03.530 --> 00:01:08.239 August 31, 2021, with an option to renew for up to 00:01:08.239 --> 00:01:11.799 two additional two year terms. And Georgia Sanchez 00:01:11.799 --> 00:01:20.159 will present the Board on this item. 00:01:20.159 --> 00:01:23.439 <v Chairman Lake>Morning, Georgia.</v> <v Georgia Sanchez>Good morning, Chairman Lake, Director</v> 00:01:23.439 --> 00:01:27.079 Jackson, Director Paup. I'm Georgia Sanchez of the executive 00:01:27.079 --> 00:01:29.829 administrator's staff. So this item requests that the 00:01:29.829 --> 00:01:33.500 board select a team of underwriters to serve in a pool 00:01:33.689 --> 00:01:36.510 from which specific firms will be selected to serve 00:01:36.510 --> 00:01:40.659 on future proposed bond transactions. On March 12, 00:01:40.810 --> 00:01:44.530 a request for qualifications or RFQ was posted on 00:01:44.530 --> 00:01:47.459 the eletronic state business daily with a deadline 00:01:47.459 --> 00:01:52.579 of April 9. 34 firms responded. An internal review 00:01:52.579 --> 00:01:55.290 team independently scored those responses, based on 00:01:55.290 --> 00:01:59.519 criteria that was outlined in RFQ. That scoring criteria 00:01:59.519 --> 00:02:02.980 included distribution abilities, experience issuing 00:02:02.980 --> 00:02:07.340 municipal bonds, demonstrated innovation, qualifications 00:02:07.349 --> 00:02:11.199 of personnel assigned to TWDB, and financial and capital 00:02:11.199 --> 00:02:13.770 considerations. 00:02:13.770 --> 00:02:16.909 The 17 recommended firms are as follows, and we have 00:02:16.909 --> 00:02:20.840 a slide for you for this. 00:02:20.840 --> 00:02:29.750 B of A. BOK. Citigroup. Frost. Jeffrey. Mesirow. 00:02:30.379 --> 00:02:37.759 Morgan Stanley. Piper Sandler. RBC. Ramirez. Raymond 00:02:37.759 --> 00:02:43.550 James Baird. Seibert William Shank, Stifel Nicolaus 00:02:44.240 --> 00:02:49.439 UNB, and Wells Fargo. 00:02:49.439 --> 00:02:51.849 We respectfully request approval of the underwriting. 00:02:54.939 --> 00:03:01.860 <v Chairman Lake>Thank you, Georgia. Um, as always, we value our relationships 00:03:01.860 --> 00:03:06.610 with our private sector partners and as stewards of substantial 00:03:06.610 --> 00:03:09.560 taxpayer dollars, we demand accountability from those 00:03:09.560 --> 00:03:13.129 partners, and we reward performance. We do not reward 00:03:13.129 --> 00:03:15.389 complacency before performance, and we don't hand 00:03:15.389 --> 00:03:17.990 out freebies. We've been adamant about that at the 00:03:17.990 --> 00:03:23.370 board for a long time. Ah, selection process is rigorous 00:03:23.419 --> 00:03:27.120 as Jordan described. It's thorough and it's executed 00:03:27.120 --> 00:03:30.419 with integrity. And Georgia, there was a lot 00:03:30.419 --> 00:03:34.810 of hard work from you and your team. So thank you for 00:03:34.979 --> 00:03:38.650 putting in the effort, doing it the right way. These 00:03:38.650 --> 00:03:43.069 are never easy decisions, but job well done. 00:03:43.069 --> 00:03:47.539 Any questions or comments? Director Jackson, Director Paup? 00:03:47.539 --> 00:03:49.770 <v Director Jackson>I just had one question. Maybe I didn't hear it, but 00:03:49.780 --> 00:03:53.189 um, I think on the list you had FHN Capital Markets 00:03:53.349 --> 00:03:59.120 <v Georgia Sanchez>I apologize. I skip over it. I do apologize. And 00:03:59.120 --> 00:04:02.259 thank you, Director Jackson. <v Director Jackson>Ok, good. I just</v> 00:04:02.259 --> 00:04:05.150 appreciate everybody who ah, who participated in the 00:04:05.150 --> 00:04:08.400 process and the hard work of the staff. I know it's a very 00:04:08.400 --> 00:04:12.050 rigorous process in terms of moving forward and so 00:04:12.050 --> 00:04:16.089 important that, you know, we have a good pool in place 00:04:16.089 --> 00:04:21.050 to be able to move forward and get the kind of rates 00:04:21.050 --> 00:04:24.500 that benefit communities across our state so we can 00:04:24.500 --> 00:04:28.189 move forward with impactful and important and long term 00:04:28.189 --> 00:04:32.589 water (inaudible). 00:04:32.589 --> 00:04:36.240 <v Chairman Lake>Well put, Director Jackson. 00:04:36.240 --> 00:04:40.569 <v Director Paup>Now, as as usual, Director Jackson says it all. So 00:04:40.850 --> 00:04:47.550 <v Chairman Lake>She's good at that. </v><v Director Paup>Eloquent though Thank you Georgia. </v><v Chairman Lake>All right</v> 00:04:47.560 --> 00:04:50.339 Is there a motion? 00:04:50.339 --> 00:04:52.889 <v Director Jackson>Chairman? I move we approve the selection of a team 00:04:52.889 --> 00:04:55.509 of underwriters to serve the Texas Water Development 00:04:55.509 --> 00:04:58.589 Board for bond sales and other underwriting activities 00:04:58.800 --> 00:05:04.269 as necessary from June 4, 2020, through August 31, 2021, 00:05:04.279 --> 00:05:07.720 with an option to renew for up to two additional two 00:05:07.720 --> 00:05:11.149 year terms as recommended by our executive administrator. 00:05:11.639 --> 00:05:17.800 <v Chairman Lake>Is there a second? </v><v Director Paup>I second </v> <v Chairman Lake>All in favor, say</v> 00:05:17.800 --> 00:05:22.250 Next item. please. Motion passes Next item, please. 00:05:22.250 --> 00:05:24.839 Mr. Harden. 00:05:24.839 --> 00:05:28.079 <v GC Harden>Mr Chairman, the next item on the agenda is consider 00:05:28.079 --> 00:05:31.529 authorizing the executive administrator, chief financial 00:05:31.540 --> 00:05:34.009 officer, general counsel and development fund manager 00:05:34.339 --> 00:05:37.120 to initiate the Texas Water Development Board State 00:05:37.120 --> 00:05:40.350 Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas Bond Sale 00:05:40.839 --> 00:05:45.949 and (inaudible) Financial Advisor, Bond Counsel, Disclosure Counsel, 00:05:46.439 --> 00:05:50.399 and (inaudible) and co managing underwriters. Georgia Sanchez 00:05:50.399 --> 00:05:56.639 will present to the board on this item. 00:05:56.639 --> 00:05:59.360 <v Georgia Sanchez>Morning. Georgia Sanchez, Executive Administrator staff. 00:05:59.600 --> 00:06:01.939 This item requests that the board authorize initial 00:06:01.939 --> 00:06:05.810 actions to prepare for a SWIRFT bond sale this fall. We're 00:06:05.810 --> 00:06:07.959 also seeking approval to name and we have a slide for 00:06:07.959 --> 00:06:12.370 this, Hilltop as financial advisor, McCall Parkhurst 00:06:12.370 --> 00:06:16.040 and Horton as Bond Council, Bracewell as Disclosure 00:06:16.040 --> 00:06:19.279 Counsel, and for the underwriting team, we recommend 00:06:19.290 --> 00:06:22.790 Morgan Stanley as senior managing underwriter and the 00:06:22.800 --> 00:06:26.399 following co manager, co managing underwriters. BFA, 00:06:26.399 --> 00:06:34.519 BOK, Jefferies, Mesirow, RBC, Ramirez, Raymond 00:06:34.519 --> 00:06:39.089 James, and Wells Fargo. If approved, we will finalize 00:06:39.089 --> 00:06:41.769 the timelines, we will engage our service providers, we will 00:06:41.769 --> 00:06:44.800 undertake the initial debt issuance process to prepare 00:06:44.800 --> 00:06:48.240 the bonds for sale. The executive administrator will 00:06:48.240 --> 00:06:52.089 return to the board on July 23rd for formal approval 00:06:52.089 --> 00:06:55.120 of the bond sale and those associated documents for 00:06:55.120 --> 00:07:00.839 any series to be issued under this authorization. 00:07:00.839 --> 00:07:06.240 <v Chairman Lake>Thank you, Georgia. Any questions or comments? 00:07:06.240 --> 00:07:08.790 <v Director Jackson>Exciting to be moving forward with another SWIFT Bond 00:07:08.790 --> 00:07:12.660 sale. You know, again long term projects that are needed 00:07:12.759 --> 00:07:17.209 to insure as I think you've said many times so 00:07:17.209 --> 00:07:21.389 that Texans have the future that they want. So thanks 00:07:21.389 --> 00:07:23.600 for all the hard work on this and look forward to the 00:07:23.600 --> 00:07:27.110 same. 00:07:27.110 --> 00:07:31.540 <v Director Paup>It's a great list, so I'm looking forward to the upcoming 00:07:31.540 --> 00:07:35.089 bond sale. So good job. 00:07:35.089 --> 00:07:39.120 <v Chairman Lake>Is there a motion?</v><v Director Paup> Mr Chairman, I move we authorize</v> 00:07:39.120 --> 00:07:42.500 the executive administrator, the chief financial officer, 00:07:42.500 --> 00:07:45.939 General Counsel, on Development Fund manager to initiate 00:07:45.939 --> 00:07:49.610 the Texas Water Development Board State Water Implementation 00:07:49.610 --> 00:07:52.399 Revenue Fund for Texas bond sale and approving the 00:07:52.399 --> 00:07:56.079 selection of a financial advisor, bond counsel, Disclosure 00:07:56.079 --> 00:07:58.980 counsel, and senior and co managing underwriters, as 00:07:58.980 --> 00:08:01.889 recommended by our executive administrator. <v Chairman Lake>Is there a</v> 00:08:01.889 --> 00:08:07.620 second? <v Director Jackson>I second.</v> <v Chairman Lake>All in favor, say aye.</v> 00:08:07.620 --> 00:08:10.750 Motion passes. Next time, please. Thank you, Georgia 00:08:13.850 --> 00:08:16.500 <v GC Harden>Mr. Chairman, The next item on the agenda is considere 00:08:16.500 --> 00:08:21.990 adopting 2021 to 2025 Strategic plan for the Texas 00:08:21.990 --> 00:08:25.629 Water Development Board and Kathleen (inaudible) will present 00:08:25.759 --> 00:08:32.580 (inaudible) Board on this issue. <v Kathleen Ligon>Morning. </v> 00:08:32.580 --> 00:08:34.340 Chairman Lake, Director Jackson, Director Paup. For the 00:08:34.340 --> 00:08:37.059 record, I'm Kathleen Ligon of the Executive administrator 00:08:37.059 --> 00:08:40.830 Staff. This item is approval of the agency's 2021 to 00:08:40.830 --> 00:08:44.809 2025 strategic plan. As you're aware, like other state 00:08:44.809 --> 00:08:47.429 agencies in the executive branch of Texas government, 00:08:47.440 --> 00:08:49.759 we're required to prepare a strategic plan every even 00:08:49.759 --> 00:08:53.000 numbered year before the legislative session. As directed 00:08:53.000 --> 00:08:56.179 by statute, the plan is a formal document that communicates 00:08:56.190 --> 00:08:58.659 our goals, directions and outcomes to the governor 00:08:58.659 --> 00:09:01.610 of the legislature, our employees and stakeholders 00:09:01.610 --> 00:09:04.389 and also the general public. The process to develop 00:09:04.389 --> 00:09:06.980 the plan also serves as a tool for development of our 00:09:06.980 --> 00:09:09.190 legislative appropriations request. It's due later 00:09:09.190 --> 00:09:12.259 this summer, and also any policy recommendations that 00:09:12.259 --> 00:09:16.049 the board may want to make to the next Legislature. 00:09:17.539 --> 00:09:20.029 The plan includes a new mission statement and five 00:09:20.039 --> 00:09:22.919 goals, including 1, 1 of those goals is a new goal for 00:09:22.919 --> 00:09:25.990 our water science and conservation groups, and it reads 00:09:26.000 --> 00:09:28.789 modernized and refined quantification of the state's 00:09:28.789 --> 00:09:31.700 water resources including enhancement of data dissemination 00:09:31.700 --> 00:09:35.029 networks, products and technical services. Command also 00:09:35.029 --> 00:09:38.419 has several supplemental schedules, including a historically 00:09:38.419 --> 00:09:41.909 underlies, underutilized business plan or hub plan, 00:09:42.340 --> 00:09:45.480 and includes our agency workforce plan. It includes 00:09:45.490 --> 00:09:48.370 a report on customer service based on a recent customer 00:09:48.370 --> 00:09:51.919 service survey that we performed. And finally, it includes 00:09:51.929 --> 00:09:55.490 a budget structure and performance measure Definitions. And 00:09:55.490 --> 00:09:57.500 that is the one item that we're still working with 00:09:57.500 --> 00:10:00.809 the legislative budget board to finalize. So once, um, 00:10:00.850 --> 00:10:03.070 once we have everything we need from the LBB, we will 00:10:03.070 --> 00:10:05.220 get it all packaged up and submitted, and then it will 00:10:05.220 --> 00:10:08.169 be posted on our website. 00:10:08.169 --> 00:10:10.379 Executive administrator recommends approval of this 00:10:10.379 --> 00:10:13.059 item. That concludes my presentation. I'm available for 00:10:13.059 --> 00:10:16.450 any questions you might have. <v Chairman Lake>Thank you, Kathleen.</v> 00:10:16.840 --> 00:10:20.370 Questions, comments? <v Director Jackson>Thanks for the hard work, great</v> 00:10:20.370 --> 00:10:24.149 document and, uh, excited to kind of move forward and 00:10:24.149 --> 00:10:27.529 always good to have your objectives and your requirements 00:10:27.529 --> 00:10:30.440 laid out so that everybody is kind of, like, you know 00:10:30.450 --> 00:10:33.710 working together. And, ah, knows what the goals are. 00:10:33.720 --> 00:10:35.690 And then, as you mentioned, you know, having those 00:10:35.690 --> 00:10:38.120 measures in there so that, you know, as we move forward 00:10:38.120 --> 00:10:40.529 we can see you know what progress we're making and 00:10:40.740 --> 00:10:45.090 and measure ourselves, you know? Against those 00:10:45.100 --> 00:10:48.149 um, those measures and those objectives. So thank you. 00:10:49.340 --> 00:10:52.519 <v Kathleen Ligon>Thank you. </v><v Chairman Lake>Yeah. Good work, Kathleen. Sorry. Brooke,</v> 00:10:52.519 --> 00:10:55.720 go ahead. <v Director Paup>Oh, no. I was I was gonna say great work. You</v> 00:10:55.720 --> 00:10:58.889 know, the strategic plan represents an excellent opportunity 00:10:58.889 --> 00:11:01.850 to reassess the agency's goals. And I think that you 00:11:01.850 --> 00:11:04.700 all took a very thorough look and did just a tremendous 00:11:04.700 --> 00:11:09.779 job. So, um, you guys made a very long winded document 00:11:09.789 --> 00:11:14.350 fund to read, so thank you very much, Kathleen. Excellent 00:11:14.350 --> 00:11:19.029 job. <v Chairman Lake>Y'all did a very nice job reflecting the continuing</v> 00:11:19.029 --> 00:11:22.090 evolution of the agency as our mission and mandates 00:11:22.090 --> 00:11:26.460 grow and the continuing professional, increasing 00:11:26.460 --> 00:11:30.179 professionalization of the agency and our new mandates. So 00:11:30.559 --> 00:11:33.490 thank you very much, Kathleen. Great job. Is there 00:11:33.490 --> 00:11:39.230 a motion? <v Director Jackson>Chairman, I move we adopt the 2021-2025 strategic</v> 00:11:39.230 --> 00:11:42.370 plan for the Texas Water Development Board aas recommended 00:11:42.370 --> 00:11:46.049 by our executive administrator. <v Chairman Lake>Is there a second? </v> 00:11:46.049 --> 00:11:52.149 <v Director Paup>I second</v> All in faovr, say aye. Motion passes. Next item, 00:11:52.149 --> 00:11:56.809 please. <v GC Harden>Mr Chairman. The next item is consider adopting</v> 00:11:56.820 --> 00:12:00.070 and authorizing publication of proposed additions to the 00:12:00.080 --> 00:12:04.200 31 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 353, relating 00:12:04.389 --> 00:12:08.210 geographic information systems. (inaudible) will present on 00:12:08.210 --> 00:12:10.750 this item. 00:12:10.750 --> 00:12:14.279 <v Kay Schultz>Good Morning. How are you? Good Morning, Chairman Lake, 00:12:14.279 --> 00:12:18.169 Director Jackson, Director Paup. I'm Kay Schultz, assistant 00:12:18.169 --> 00:12:21.250 general counsel, on behalf of the executive administrator. 00:12:21.779 --> 00:12:25.600 This item request that you adopt and publish additions 00:12:25.600 --> 00:12:29.539 to agency rules relating to geographic information 00:12:29.539 --> 00:12:33.519 systems. The board authorized publication of these 00:12:33.669 --> 00:12:38.250 proposed additions to rules at its April 9th meeting. 00:12:38.549 --> 00:12:41.460 The rules were published in the Texas Register on April 00:12:41.460 --> 00:12:46.350 24th and the 30-day comment period ended on May 26 00:12:46.740 --> 00:12:50.220 with no comments. As a result, no changes have been 00:12:50.220 --> 00:12:54.409 made in the proposed rules, and that sub chapter renaming 00:12:55.000 --> 00:13:00.190 these rules standardize geographic information systems 00:13:00.190 --> 00:13:03.539 software products that would be purchased by state 00:13:03.549 --> 00:13:07.240 agencies and place these standards under the direction 00:13:07.250 --> 00:13:11.179 of the State Geographic administrator, and I'm sorry, 00:13:11.179 --> 00:13:14.730 Geographic information officer who is our own Richard 00:13:14.730 --> 00:13:20.500 Wade in Tenris, and also the current Chapter 353, 00:13:20.509 --> 00:13:25.629 subchapter D, which is called Texas Natural Resource 00:13:25.639 --> 00:13:29.519 Information system partnerships, is proposed to just 00:13:29.529 --> 00:13:33.289 be renamed TNRIS, Texas Natural Resource Information 00:13:33.289 --> 00:13:37.090 System, to allow for multiple rules related to this 00:13:37.090 --> 00:13:40.529 program within the single sub chapter. These rules 00:13:40.529 --> 00:13:43.820 currently reside with the Department of Information 00:13:43.820 --> 00:13:48.409 Resources DIR, which intends to repeal its rules 00:13:48.679 --> 00:13:54.440 when they move over to us. So the executive administrator 00:13:54.440 --> 00:13:57.710 recommends authorizing adoption and publication of 00:13:57.710 --> 00:14:01.190 these additions. And that concludes my presentation. 00:14:05.240 --> 00:14:11.750 <v Chairman Lake>Thank you, Kay. Questions? Comments? Alright, is there a motion? 00:14:12.840 --> 00:14:16.179 <v Director Paup>Mr. Chairman, I move we adopt and authorize publication 00:14:16.190 --> 00:14:19.610 of proposed additions to 31 Texas Administrative Code, 00:14:19.889 --> 00:14:23.600 Chapter 353, relating to geographic information systems 00:14:23.610 --> 00:14:26.740 as recommended by our executive administrator. <v Chairman Lake>Is there</v> 00:14:26.740 --> 00:14:31.279 a second? <v Director Jackson>I second </v> <v Chairman Lake>All in favor, say aye.</v> 00:14:32.139 --> 00:14:35.350 Motion passes. Thank you, Kay. Next item, please. 00:14:36.639 --> 00:14:39.639 <v GC Harden>Mr. Chairman, The next item is consider approving 00:14:39.639 --> 00:14:42.960 by resolution a request from Presidio County Water 00:14:42.960 --> 00:14:46.230 Improvement District number one, doing business as Redford 00:14:46.230 --> 00:14:50.470 Water Supply, for $300,000 in financial assistance from 00:14:50.470 --> 00:14:53.730 the Drinking Water State Revolving fund for planning, 00:14:53.730 --> 00:14:56.370 design, and construction of a water system improvement 00:14:56.370 --> 00:15:00.120 project and a waiver from the requirement to include 00:15:00.120 --> 00:15:02.950 funds to mitigate water loss as part of this project. 00:15:03.840 --> 00:15:06.250 Jeff Taylor will present to the board on this item. 00:15:08.379 --> 00:15:11.049 <v Jeff Taylor>Good morning. My name is Jeff Taylor of the executive 00:15:11.049 --> 00:15:14.700 administrator staff. Presidio County Water Improvement 00:15:14.700 --> 00:15:17.330 District number one, doing business asRedford Water 00:15:17.330 --> 00:15:20.940 Supply is located 16 miles southeast of the city of 00:15:20.940 --> 00:15:24.080 Presidio. The district provides water and wastewater 00:15:24.080 --> 00:15:27.850 service to approximately 82 residents with 33 connections. 00:15:28.539 --> 00:15:32.740 The district is requesting $300,000 in principal forgiveness 00:15:32.740 --> 00:15:36.169 under very small system Urgent Need Securing Safe 00:15:36.389 --> 00:15:39.830 Water Initiative. The district is currently exceeding 00:15:39.830 --> 00:15:43.149 the maximum contaminated level for arsenic 00:15:43.539 --> 00:15:46.139 and despite its attempts of blending water from its 00:15:46.139 --> 00:15:49.730 two existing wells, it has been unsuccessful in consistently 00:15:49.730 --> 00:15:53.269 meeting the limitations. The district proposes to plan 00:15:53.269 --> 00:15:56.929 design and construct an arsenic removal plan to bring 00:15:56.929 --> 00:15:59.980 the district into compliance with the thresholds for 00:15:59.980 --> 00:16:02.889 arsenic. An asset management plan will also 00:16:02.899 --> 00:16:06.299 be developed. The district is also requested in the 00:16:06.299 --> 00:16:09.509 waiver from mitigating its water loss in order to focus 00:16:09.509 --> 00:16:13.500 on this project for arsenic removal treatment. While 00:16:13.500 --> 00:16:16.129 some customer meters have been replaced, many of the 00:16:16.129 --> 00:16:18.860 meters are old and it has not been tested for accuracy 00:16:18.860 --> 00:16:23.259 or calibrated. Meters at two production wells were replaced 00:16:23.259 --> 00:16:26.370 two years ago and that did improve accountability and 00:16:26.370 --> 00:16:29.759 provided better data as to it's system 00:16:29.759 --> 00:16:33.399 water input. The district is also discussing a meter 00:16:33.399 --> 00:16:35.889 replacement project with the North American Development 00:16:35.899 --> 00:16:39.059 Bank as part of the joint project with City of Presidio 00:16:39.269 --> 00:16:43.240 and the Candelaria Water Supply Corporation. However, 00:16:43.240 --> 00:16:46.460 NADBank has been recommended that these other projects 00:16:46.460 --> 00:16:50.039 be completed first. After completion of this project 00:16:50.039 --> 00:16:52.600 the district would like to use any remaining funds 00:16:52.600 --> 00:16:56.440 to replace its customer meters. The executive administrator 00:16:56.440 --> 00:16:59.309 recommends approval of both of these requests. This 00:16:59.309 --> 00:17:01.730 concludes my presentation and I am available 00:17:01.730 --> 00:17:07.740 for any questions you may have 00:17:07.740 --> 00:17:10.640 <v Chairman Lake>Thank you, Jeff. Questions, comments? 00:17:10.640 --> 00:17:14.180 <v Director Jackson>Well, this is a great project project for a small community 00:17:14.190 --> 00:17:17.549 and I think when you describe their location, they're 00:17:17.940 --> 00:17:21.299 literally right there as you kind of, along the Rio 00:17:21.299 --> 00:17:26.309 Grande as you enter the Big Bend State Park and a 00:17:26.309 --> 00:17:30.369 small community that is gonna benefit from our, ah ,urgent 00:17:30.369 --> 00:17:33.029 needs securing safe Water initiative, which I think 00:17:33.029 --> 00:17:36.400 is tremendously important. Addressing an arsenic concern. 00:17:36.559 --> 00:17:41.349 I really appreciate the detail that you went into explaining 00:17:41.349 --> 00:17:46.509 why we were able to feel comfortable about granting 00:17:46.640 --> 00:17:53.079 the waiver for, um, for their water lost and the plans 00:17:53.079 --> 00:17:56.799 that are in place not only to potentially work with 00:17:56.799 --> 00:18:00.690 some of their partners, but also if there any funds 00:18:00.839 --> 00:18:03.349 that are left over after we've completed the, after 00:18:03.349 --> 00:18:05.920 they've completed the project that they will utilize 00:18:05.920 --> 00:18:09.279 that for their water meters. So this is a great 00:18:09.279 --> 00:18:13.210 project for a small community. And of course, they're 00:18:13.210 --> 00:18:16.259 doing an asset management plan. So ,we know that it's, 00:18:16.259 --> 00:18:18.839 you know, that gives it's kind us the 1, 2 punch, not 00:18:18.839 --> 00:18:22.880 only getting there and providing the new kind of facilities 00:18:22.880 --> 00:18:25.250 that we know are so, that are needed in order to treat 00:18:25.250 --> 00:18:28.380 the arsenic, but also, you know, positioning them to 00:18:28.380 --> 00:18:31.740 do that ongoing operational integrity, to to be able 00:18:31.740 --> 00:18:35.259 to continue to manage the system and to the maintain compliance. 00:18:35.259 --> 00:18:37.670 So great project. Thank you so much for your work on 00:18:37.670 --> 00:18:41.660 this. 00:18:41.660 --> 00:18:44.700 <v Director Paup>I mean, again. Kathleen touches on everything, but I'm 00:18:44.700 --> 00:18:48.490 just very excited to have another entity in our securing 00:18:48.490 --> 00:18:51.359 safe water initiative that we can share to the public 00:18:51.359 --> 00:18:54.160 so it gets very proactive. It's very innovative, and 00:18:54.160 --> 00:18:58.490 I'm so proud for agency staff. <v Chairman Lake>I love seeing an engineer</v> 00:18:58.490 --> 00:19:02.539 get excited about the asset management plan 00:19:02.539 --> 00:19:06.190 Is there a motion? <v Director Jackson>Chairman, I move we adopt the proposed</v> 00:19:06.190 --> 00:19:09.089 resolution providing Presidio County Water Improvement 00:19:09.089 --> 00:19:12.289 District number one doing business as Redford Water 00:19:12.289 --> 00:19:15.160 supply, financial assistance from the Drinking Water 00:19:15.160 --> 00:19:18.819 State Revolving Fund for planning, design and construction 00:19:18.829 --> 00:19:22.480 of a water system improvement project and a waiver 00:19:22.509 --> 00:19:25.349 from the requirement to include funds to mitigate water 00:19:25.349 --> 00:19:28.960 loss as part of this project as recommended by our 00:19:28.960 --> 00:19:33.309 Executive administrator. <v Chairman Lake>Is there a second? </v><v Director Paup>I second.</v> 00:19:34.289 --> 00:19:39.950 <v Chairman Lake>All in favor, say aye. Motion passes. Next item, please 00:19:41.440 --> 00:19:43.950 <v GC Harden>Mr Chairman, the next item is considered approving 00:19:43.950 --> 00:19:47.289 by resolution a request from the City of Boyd 00:19:47.569 --> 00:19:53.339 to amend Texas Water Development Resolution for 18-071, 00:19:53.880 --> 00:19:57.019 (inaudible) expiration period of the existing drinking water State 00:19:57.019 --> 00:19:59.789 Revolving fund committment. 00:19:59.789 --> 00:20:04.599 (inaudible) present to the Board on this item. <v Chairman Lake>Morning, Joe. </v><v Joe Cohen>(inaudble)</v> 00:20:04.599 --> 00:20:08.680 today. For the record, my name's Joe Cohen with the executive 00:20:08.680 --> 00:20:12.349 administrator staff. The city of Boyd's remaining drinking 00:20:12.349 --> 00:20:16.160 water SRF commitment expires at the end of the .month 00:20:16.640 --> 00:20:20.240 The city has requested this amendment to allow the necessary 00:20:20.250 --> 00:20:24.720 time complete planning and design activity prior to closing 00:20:24.720 --> 00:20:28.890 on the construction portion of the finances, the executive 00:20:28.890 --> 00:20:31.759 administrator recommends approval of this request. 00:20:32.380 --> 00:20:35.539 This completes my presentation. And I'm available 00:20:35.549 --> 00:20:40.740 for any questions. 00:20:40.740 --> 00:20:43.259 <v Chairman Lake>Thank you, Joe. Questions, comments. If not, I'll entertain 00:20:43.259 --> 00:20:47.369 a motion. <v Director Paup>Mr. Chairman, I move we adopt the proposed</v> 00:20:47.369 --> 00:20:50.319 resolution providing the city of Boyd to amend Texas 00:20:50.319 --> 00:20:54.359 Water Development Board resolution number 18-071 to 00:20:54.359 --> 00:20:57.130 extend the expiration period of the existing drinking 00:20:57.130 --> 00:21:00.079 water state revolving fund commitment as recommended 00:21:00.079 --> 00:21:03.519 by our executive administrator. <v Chairman Lake>Is there a second?</v> 00:21:03.519 --> 00:21:10.160 <v Director Jackson>I second </v> <v Chairman Lake>All in favor, say aye. Motion passes. Thank you, Joe.</v> 00:21:10.160 --> 00:21:14.720 Next item, please. <v GC Harden>Mr Chairman staff is requested</v> 00:21:14.720 --> 00:21:18.039 to present that the next two items on the agenda together 00:21:18.039 --> 00:21:19.799 So with the chairman's permission, I'll go ahead and 00:21:19.799 --> 00:21:23.190 read both of those into the record of this time. 00:21:23.200 --> 00:21:28.049 <v Chairman Lake>Please, please go ahead. 00:21:28.049 --> 00:21:31.839 <v GC Harden>Okay, item Number eight is considered approving by resolution 00:21:32.099 --> 00:21:39.509 a request from the city of Farr for $19,830,421 in financial 00:21:40.019 --> 00:21:48.960 assistance consisting of $18,150,000 in financing, and $1,680,421 00:21:48.970 --> 00:21:51.900 in principal forgiveness from the Clean Water State 00:21:51.900 --> 00:21:54.789 Revolving Fund for planning, design and Construction 00:21:55.089 --> 00:21:58.930 of a Wastewater Systems Improvement project. Item number 00:21:58.930 --> 00:22:02.640 nine is consider approving by resolution a request 00:22:02.640 --> 00:22:09.210 from the city of Farr for $17,880,000 in financial assistance 00:22:09.210 --> 00:22:14.400 consisting of $13,880,000 in financing, and $4 million 00:22:14.400 --> 00:22:17.160 in principal forgiveness from the Drinking Water State 00:22:17.160 --> 00:22:21.349 Revolving Fund for Planning, Acquisition, Design of 00:22:21.349 --> 00:22:25.940 a Water System improvements project, and a waiver of 00:22:25.940 --> 00:22:29.910 the requirement to include funds to mitigate water 00:22:29.910 --> 00:22:34.130 loss as part of this project, and Mireya Loewe will present 00:22:34.140 --> 00:22:38.609 on both of these items. <v Mireya Loewe>Good Morning, Chairman Lake, Director</v> 00:22:38.609 --> 00:22:40.920 Jackson, Director Paup, My name is Mireya Loewe of the 00:22:40.920 --> 00:22:44.289 executive administrator staff. The city of Farr is 00:22:44.289 --> 00:22:46.450 a grant community with a population of more than 00:22:46.460 --> 00:22:51.170 82,000 and over 19,000 connections, as the city has grown, 00:22:51.180 --> 00:22:54.880 its aging infrastructure requires replacement and rehabilitation 00:22:54.880 --> 00:22:57.410 to maintain and improve the levels of water and wastewater 00:22:57.410 --> 00:23:02.920 services to its residents. With a proposed 19.8 million 00:23:02.930 --> 00:23:06.319 in financial assistance from the clean water SRF, the 00:23:06.319 --> 00:23:09.000 city plans to overhaul the majority of the sewer system 00:23:09.000 --> 00:23:12.730 by building a new gravity sewer, sewer lines and force mains, 00:23:12.910 --> 00:23:15.710 the commissioning of three old lift stations and a force 00:23:15.710 --> 00:23:19.059 main and building a new main lift station. This will 00:23:19.059 --> 00:23:22.890 allow the city to redistribute and balance that 00:23:22.890 --> 00:23:25.349 wastewater flows throughout the city and eliminate 00:23:25.349 --> 00:23:28.289 the heavy flows in some parts of the city, which often 00:23:28.289 --> 00:23:32.059 turning to overflows. The funding will also allow the 00:23:32.059 --> 00:23:34.690 city to rehabilitate the wastewater treatment plan 00:23:34.970 --> 00:23:39.309 to increase reliability and efficiency. With a proposed 00:23:39.319 --> 00:23:42.529 17.8 million financial assistance from the drinking 00:23:42.529 --> 00:23:46.630 water SRF, the city plans to rehabilitate the surface 00:23:46.630 --> 00:23:49.759 water treatment plan to be able to improve reliability 00:23:49.759 --> 00:23:53.450 and efficiency and continue to meet operating requirements. 00:23:54.440 --> 00:23:58.640 In addition, the city also plans to increase the plants 00:23:58.650 --> 00:24:02.119 raw water Storage Pond. Currently, the existing plan 00:24:02.130 --> 00:24:05.349 only has about eight days of raw water storage capacity 00:24:05.839 --> 00:24:08.990 Under the water delivery contract, the city has with 00:24:08.990 --> 00:24:11.349 the Dollar County Irrigation District number two, 00:24:11.940 --> 00:24:14.789 the city should have at least 21 days of raw water storage 00:24:14.789 --> 00:24:18.220 capacity. This is important for two reasons. First 00:24:18.230 --> 00:24:20.940 as a safeguard for water accessibility in times of 00:24:20.940 --> 00:24:23.920 drought when the irrigation district could be facing 00:24:23.920 --> 00:24:27.480 difficulties in delivering water to the city, and second 00:24:27.480 --> 00:24:30.500 because the pond serves as pre treatment to settle 00:24:30.509 --> 00:24:33.579 and reduce turbidity of the raw water before water 00:24:33.579 --> 00:24:36.880 enters the water treatment plant. Without this pre 00:24:36.880 --> 00:24:39.440 treatment, the plant would be overloaded and the streaming 00:24:39.440 --> 00:24:43.839 capacity reduced. 00:24:43.839 --> 00:24:46.960 The city is above its real water loss thresholds, which 00:24:46.960 --> 00:24:49.269 triggers a requirement that a portion of the proposed 00:24:49.269 --> 00:24:51.839 drinking water SRF funds be utilized to mitigate 00:24:51.839 --> 00:24:55.069 the water loss. Therefore, in addition to the funding 00:24:55.079 --> 00:24:58.160 the city is requesting a waiver to that requirement. 00:24:58.640 --> 00:25:01.250 The city believes that recent water loss may be partially 00:25:01.250 --> 00:25:03.700 attributed to significant volumes of flushing that 00:25:03.700 --> 00:25:07.089 the city performed while completing system improvements 00:25:07.250 --> 00:25:10.150 to major transmission lines and to elevated storage 00:25:10.150 --> 00:25:13.759 tanks. These volumes were not accounted for in the 00:25:13.759 --> 00:25:16.779 city's water loss audit. The city intends to account 00:25:16.779 --> 00:25:20.599 for these water uses in the future. Furthermore, with 00:25:20.599 --> 00:25:23.549 the current funding, the city plans to replace meters 00:25:23.940 --> 00:25:26.529 within the water treatment plant, which will provide 00:25:26.529 --> 00:25:29.109 better accounting of the water coming in and out of 00:25:29.109 --> 00:25:32.720 the plant. The executive administrator recommends approval 00:25:32.720 --> 00:25:35.740 of thes two funding requests. This concludes my presentation 00:25:35.740 --> 00:25:39.640 May I answer any questions? 00:25:39.640 --> 00:25:44.400 <v Chairman Lake>Thank you, Mireya. Questions comments? </v> <v Director Jackson>Well, it's a tribute</v> 00:25:44.400 --> 00:25:46.579 I think, to the leadership of Farr that they're moving 00:25:46.579 --> 00:25:50.039 forward and doing not just in upgrades and improvements 00:25:50.039 --> 00:25:53.390 to their wastewater system, but also addressing, um 00:25:53.680 --> 00:25:59.619 the potable water system and in terms of the ah addressing 00:25:59.619 --> 00:26:02.910 the wastewater side, not only upgrading the existing 00:26:02.910 --> 00:26:05.809 system but taking the initiative to look at the distribution 00:26:05.809 --> 00:26:09.279 system and address, um, inflow and infiltration and 00:26:09.279 --> 00:26:13.210 overflows, overall system efficiency, and then, in terms 00:26:13.220 --> 00:26:18.269 of the, uh, potable water side, I really, um, appreciate 00:26:18.430 --> 00:26:21.730 the explanation that you gave, which kind of was two 00:26:21.730 --> 00:26:24.880 fold in terms of providing additional storage ahead 00:26:24.890 --> 00:26:28.829 of the, of the plant. Not only the pre treatment that 00:26:28.829 --> 00:26:33.019 it provides, which, you know, obviously reduces the 00:26:33.029 --> 00:26:35.599 treatment that's needed within the facility by providing 00:26:35.599 --> 00:26:39.470 the settling, but also promotes resiliency during times 00:26:39.470 --> 00:26:41.900 of drought by having that storage ahead of the plan 00:26:41.910 --> 00:26:44.640 and the tie in that they have with the irrigation system. 00:26:45.289 --> 00:26:49.160 Also appreciate the rigor that you went into in explaining 00:26:49.160 --> 00:26:53.299 the request for the waiver for the water lost. The 00:26:53.299 --> 00:26:56.150 fact that it's kind of twofold, went in and kind of 00:26:56.150 --> 00:26:58.970 did a a very comprehensive look at their accounting 00:26:58.970 --> 00:27:01.529 system, and were able to determine that there were some 00:27:01.529 --> 00:27:04.539 things that they didn't account for, as well as this 00:27:04.539 --> 00:27:07.019 commitment to move forward and to do some new metering. So this 00:27:07.019 --> 00:27:10.109 is a great project. I really, really appreciate the 00:27:10.109 --> 00:27:12.900 hard work that you and your team have put into it. 00:27:12.900 --> 00:27:15.650 And, you know, it's it's evident than when you go in 00:27:15.650 --> 00:27:18.019 and you and you do these programs and you do these 00:27:18.019 --> 00:27:20.849 projects with com, with these communities, that you're 00:27:20.849 --> 00:27:23.990 very engaged and that you're looking at every detail 00:27:24.049 --> 00:27:26.490 to kind of help them, if you will, get that scope really 00:27:26.490 --> 00:27:29.529 tight because we know that, you know, you save money 00:27:29.529 --> 00:27:31.430 by coming to the Water Development Board because we 00:27:31.430 --> 00:27:35.259 can give you a great interest rate. But you also say 00:27:35.640 --> 00:27:38.710 money by getting that that scope really tight. So appreciate 00:27:38.710 --> 00:27:41.890 the work that you did with this community and, uh, 00:27:42.089 --> 00:27:44.490 basically moving forward in providing both of those 00:27:44.490 --> 00:27:48.910 benefits. So thank you so much. 00:27:48.910 --> 00:27:53.940 <v Chairman Lake>Well put, </v> <v Director Paup>Farr is An excellent customer of the</v> 00:27:53.940 --> 00:28:01.549 Board. 25 TWDB projects, um, funded since 1966. So 00:28:01.559 --> 00:28:04.799 I mean, I think that is just telling the strength of 00:28:04.799 --> 00:28:06.940 the Board and the customer service that we give to 00:28:06.940 --> 00:28:12.420 each and every entity. A good job. 00:28:12.420 --> 00:28:15.150 <v Chairman Lake>Absolutely. A lot of work goes into these, Mireya. Good 00:28:15.150 --> 00:28:19.329 work. Is there a motion? <v Director Jackson>Chairman, I move we adopt</v> 00:28:19.329 --> 00:28:22.700 proposed resolutions providing the city of Farr in 00:28:22.700 --> 00:28:25.390 financial assistance from the Clean Water State Revolving 00:28:25.390 --> 00:28:28.380 Fund for planning, design and construction of a wastewater 00:28:28.380 --> 00:28:31.369 systems improvement project and financial assistance 00:28:31.369 --> 00:28:33.710 from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for planning 00:28:33.710 --> 00:28:36.579 acquisition, design and construction of a water systems 00:28:36.579 --> 00:28:39.519 improvement project. And a waiver of the requirement 00:28:39.519 --> 00:28:42.359 to include funds to mitigate water loss as part of 00:28:42.359 --> 00:28:45.349 this project as recommended by our executive administrator. <v Chairman Lake>Is there a second?</v> 00:28:47.440 --> 00:28:54.920 <v Director Paup>I second. </v><v Chairman Lake>All in favor, say aye. Motion passes. Next item,</v> 00:28:54.920 --> 00:28:57.329 please. Thank you, Mireya. 00:28:57.329 --> 00:28:59.599 <v GC Harden>Mr Chairman, The next item is the board will receive 00:28:59.609 --> 00:29:03.069 comments from the public (inaudible) 00:29:03.069 --> 00:29:05.430 within the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development 00:29:05.430 --> 00:29:08.740 Board, with the exception of matters which are subject 00:29:08.750 --> 00:29:11.710 to the ex parte prohibition found in Texas Government 00:29:11.710 --> 00:29:16.220 Code Section 2001.061. Mr Chairman, we did receive 00:29:17.039 --> 00:29:21.049 four, um cards for people who registered for the meeting 00:29:21.049 --> 00:29:23.559 today, but none of those indicated that they wish to 00:29:23.569 --> 00:29:27.440 speak to the board. <v Chairman Lake>All right. Thank you, Mr. Harden</v> 00:29:27.440 --> 00:29:29.839 If member of the public would like to address the board 00:29:29.849 --> 00:29:33.740 now would be the time. Please indicate your interest 00:29:33.740 --> 00:29:37.099 by raising your hand or otherwise alerting our technical 00:29:37.099 --> 00:29:43.410 team. We will give folks a minute or so indicate their interest 00:29:43.410 --> 00:29:48.990 if there is any. In the meantime, the Board will, after public Comment, 00:29:48.990 --> 00:29:51.430 the Board will meet in closed session today pursuant to 00:29:51.430 --> 00:29:55.890 the provisions of Section 551.072 and 551.074 00:29:55.900 --> 00:29:59.829 Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government 00:29:59.829 --> 00:30:06.079 Code, and Section 6.060 of the Texas Water Code. 00:30:06.079 --> 00:30:08.640 Does not appear that we have anyone from public who 00:30:08.650 --> 00:30:12.240 would like to address the board.<v Mr. Jolly> No, sir. There's (inaudble)</v> 00:30:12.500 --> 00:30:16.549 ready to speak. I do not have any public comment 00:30:16.549 --> 00:30:18.740 at this time, sir. 00:30:18.740 --> 00:30:22.000 <v Chairman Lake>Thank you. Mr Jolly. As such, this Texas Water Development 00:30:22.000 --> 00:30:26.160 board meeting stands in recess. The time is 10:09 a.m. 00:30:29.740 --> 00:30:33.569 Back in session. The time it is 10:51 a.m. Board took 00:30:33.569 --> 00:30:36.509 no action in executive session. There being no further 00:30:36.509 --> 00:30:39.480 business before the Texas Water Development board, this 00:30:39.480 --> 00:30:43.880 meeting is hereby adjourned. The time is 10:52 AM. 00:30:44.519 --> 00:30:44.950 Thank you.