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<v Computer>The
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All attendees are in listen only mode.

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<v ->Good morning.</v>

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This meeting of the Texas
Water Development Board

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is called order.

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The time is 9:35.

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Please excuse our tardiness.

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I was having camera issues.

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For the record, I'm Brooke Paup,

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and with me today is
my esteemed colleague

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and favorite engineer,
Ms. Kathleen Jackson.

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Ashley, the first item, please.

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<v ->Chairwoman Paup, the
first item on the agenda today</v>

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is considered approving material changes

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to contracts for goods and services

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executed during the second
quarter of Fiscal Year 2021,

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and the contract and performance report

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for the second quarter
of Fiscal Year 2021.

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We have Cameron Turner here today

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to present to the board on this item.

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<v ->Howdy, Cameron.</v>

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<v ->Good morning, Chairwoman
Paup, Director Jackson.</v>

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For the record, Cameron Turner,

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the Executive Administrator's staff.

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This is an item for your
consideration regarding

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material changes to contracts
for goods and services

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awarded under Chapter 2155
of the Texas Government Code,

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executed during the second
quarter of Fiscal Year 2021,

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and material encompassing performance

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and contract monitoring
for new contracts

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executed during the second quarter.

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The material changes included

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in attachments one and two of the report

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are those that extend the
length or postpone the completion

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of a contract or purchase
order for six months or more,

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or increase the total
consideration to be paid

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under a contract or a
purchase order by at least 10%.

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The performance reporting included

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in attachment three of the report

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conforms with the
TWDB contracting policies

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and associated rules.

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The Executive Administrator
recommends approval of this item

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and I'm available for
any questions you have.

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<v ->Questions, comments?</v>

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<v ->One of the things I
think you do is, in a review,</v>

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in terms of whether enhanced
monitoring is required.

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And I guess that's referred
to in attachment three.

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And you didn't have any that
prompted enhanced monitoring,

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is that correct?

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<v ->That is correct.</v>

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None of the contracts in
this report were identified

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as those that would
require enhanced monitoring.

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That being said, all contracts,

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we do require progress reporting

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and work with the contract
managers to ensure

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that everything is on budget
on time, according to schedule.

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<v Kathleen>Perfect. Thank you.</v>

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Thank you, Cameron.

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<v ->Thank you.</v>

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Good to see y'all.

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<v ->Good to see you too.</v>

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Is there a motion?

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<v ->I move we approve
material changes</v>

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to contracts for goods and services

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executed during the second
quarter of Fiscal Year 2021,

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and the contract performance report

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for the second quarter Fiscal Year 2021,

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as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

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<v ->I second.</v>

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All those in favor say aye?

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<v ->Aye.</v>
<v ->Aye.</v>

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The motion passes.

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Next item, please.

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<v ->Chairman Paup, the
next item on the agenda</v>

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is consider authorizing
the Executive Administrator

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to negotiate and execute
contracts for Fiscal Year 2021,

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Agricultural Water Conservation Grants.

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We have Kyla Peterson here today

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to present to the board on this item.

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<v ->Good morning, Chairwoman
Paup, Director Jackson.</v>

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For the record, Kyla Peterson,

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presenting on behalf of
the Executive Administrator.

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This is an action item
seeking your approval

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for Fiscal Year 2021 Agricultural
Water Conservation Grants.

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At the board meeting
of November 5th, 2020,

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you approved the Executive Administrator

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to publish the Request for
Applications for Fiscal Year 2021

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for Agricultural Water
Conservation Grants.

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The Request for Application appeared

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in the Texas Register
on November 20, 2020,

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and included the offer of grant funding

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for irrigation efficiency
and system improvements.

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TWDB Contract Administration
received 29 applications

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by the February 10th,
2020 application deadline.

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A technical review team
scored and rated the applications

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according to the criteria established

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in the Statute Administrative Rules,

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and as stated in the
Request for Applications.

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In total, the 29 applicants requested

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over 6.5 million in
grant funding assistance.

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However, as noted in
the request for application,

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only 1.2 million is available
for Fiscal Year 2021

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Agriculture Water
Conservation Grants program.

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As such, there are seven projects

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recommended for approval at
this time, totaling $1,119,000.

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Each of these projects
recommended for funding

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will further agriculture water
conservation in the state,

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and also support the implementation

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of irrigation conservation and
water management strategies

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in the 2017 State Water Plan.

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The Executive Administrator
recommends approval

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of this item, and I'm
available for any questions.

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<v ->Thanks, Kyla.</v>

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Any questions or comments?

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<v ->Kyla, I really appreciate
the work on this.</v>

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And as you noted, there
was a huge oversubscription,

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I guess, of folks
wanting to move forward

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with Ag conservation
projects, much more than

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what we had the funding
to be able to support.

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But, we did rank them
and I think the top two,

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Texas Tech, just
wanted to point out that

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their project is to monitor
the soil water balance

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on producers' fields and then compare

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kind of like the impact of
minimum tillage crop rotation

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and then the multi-species
cover crops, and compare that

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with either a conventional
tillage or no cover crops.

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And then, what I found
was particularly interesting

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and maybe new to this round was,

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actually analyzing the economic
returns of those practices.

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So again, kind of demonstrating that

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these are not only the
techniques that could be employed,

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that in turn will generate
water conservation,

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but also the fact that it will

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save you money, quite frankly.

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And then of course, the key component

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as we've seen going
forward, of bringing folks in

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through field visits to kind of share

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and disseminate that information.

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And then the Master Irrigator Program,

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which ranked number two,
a long standing program,

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will help and enable more
folks to be able to participate.

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So I think it's a great mix
of things that maybe are

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a little new and different than
what we've done in the past,

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as well as some of our
tried and proven projects

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that yield tremendous results.

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So, really appreciate your work on this.

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<v Kyla>Thank you.</v>

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<v ->Kyla, Director Jackson
and I have had the privilege</v>

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of seeing a lot of
these projects in person.

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And I can tell you, what these
stakeholders are able to do

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with such small amounts
of money is truly amazing.

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I love Ag grant day, because I know that

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we are putting a lot of money out

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that the returns are
gonna be incredible.

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And obviously the legislature
agreed, because they doubled

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the amount of funding
available last session.

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So, well done. Exciting.

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<v ->Thank you so much.</v>

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Have a good day.

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<v ->I move we authorize
the Executive Administrator</v>

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to negotiate and execute
contracts for Fiscal Year 2021

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Agricultural Water Conservation Grants,

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as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

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All those in favor, say aye?

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Aye.
<v ->Aye.</v>

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The motion passes.

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<v ->Thank you.</v>
<v ->The next item, please.</v>

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<v ->Chairwoman Paup, the
next item on the agenda</v>

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is consider adopting amendments

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to 31 Texas Administrative
Code Chapter 355

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relating to Regional
Water Planning Grants

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and 31 Texas Administrative
Code Chapter 357.21

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relating to Regional
Water Planning Notice

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and Public Participation.

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We have Sarah Backhouse here today

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to present to the board on this item.

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<v ->Good morning, Chairwoman
Paup and Director Jackson.</v>

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For the record, I'm Sarah Backhouse

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of the Executive Administrator's Staff.

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The amendments before you
today are for the Agency's rules

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on Regional Water Planning Grants

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and Regional Water
Planning Public Notice

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and Participation Requirements.

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The main purpose of the amendments

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to the Regional Water
Planning Grant requirements

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was to allow for the
reimbursement of limited labor costs

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for the staff of the planning
groups' administrators.

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And the purpose of the amendments

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to the Public Notice
and Participation Rules

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is to simplify and streamline
the notice requirements

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and to make them more closely aligned

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with the Regional Flood Planning

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Notice Requirements, where applicable.

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The board approved
publication of the proposed rules

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back on February 10th, and
the proposal was published

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at the Texas Register with
a 30 day comment period.

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We did receive one public comment

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on the Notice and
Public Participation Rules.

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However, no changes were
warranted due to the comments.

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The Adoption Preamble for the Notice

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and Participation
Rules, which is 357.21,

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as attachment two to your
board memo, does include

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a summary of the comment
and the agency's response.

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We did not receive any comments

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on the Regional Water
Planning Grant Rules.

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We did make minor clarifications

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to the final Public Notice
and Participation Rules,

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and these are outlined
in the key issues section

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of your board memorandum.

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The Executive Administrator
recommends approval

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of this item, and this does
conclude my presentation,

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and I'm available for questions.

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<v Brooke>Questions, comments?</v>

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<v ->I think you
mentioned previously,</v>

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this is, of course, just
kind of moving forward

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with the final adoption,
but when we discussed it

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and we put it out for public comment

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that a lot of what we'd
heard across the state,

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particularly for the Regional
Water Planning groups,

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was the need to have a
mechanism by which they could get

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some limited amount
of administrative support.

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That was something that was provided for

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in the new Flood Planning groups.

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And I think is a great
example of being able

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to kind of take some best practices

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from Flood Planning that we learned

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and apply them to Water Planning.

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And it was certainly
something that we'd heard

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over the years that the
sponsors had suggested

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and felt like would
help them to continue

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to support the Regional
Water Planning process.

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So good to see that
this is moving forward

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to final adoption, and
appreciate your work on this.

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<v Sarah>Thanks.</v>

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<v ->Yeah, I think these
are very friendly</v>

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amendments to our stakeholders.

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Posting in the newspaper is very costly,

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especially with smaller communities,

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and providing for a
limited reimbursement

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of administrative costs is
helpful to our stakeholders.

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So I think these are great.

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So, thank you, Sarah.

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Is there a motion?

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<v ->I move we adopt the
proposed amendments</v>

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to 31 Texas Administrative
Code Chapter 355,

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relating to Regional
Water Planning Grants,

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and 31 TAC Chapter 357.21,

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relating to Regional
Water Planning Notice

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and Public Participation,

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as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

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<v ->I second.</v>

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All those in favor say aye?

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<v ->Aye.</v>
<v ->Aye.</v>

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The motion passes.

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Next item, please.

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<v ->Chairwoman Paup, the
next item on the agenda</v>

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is approve by resolution a
request from the City of Alton

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for $8,500,000 in financial assistance,

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consisting of $5,525,000 in financing

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and $2,975,000 in grant,

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from the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

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for planning, acquisition, design,

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and construction of a drainage project.

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We have Henry Foust here today

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to present to the board on this item.

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<v ->Good morning, Chairwoman
Paup and Director Jackson.</v>

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For the record, I'm Dr. Henry Foust

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of the Executive Administrator's Staff.

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The City of Alton is located
in south Hidalgo County,

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north of Mission and west of McEllen.

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The city has a population
of approximately 12,298,

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and a total area of 5.9 square miles.

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The main storm water conveyance system

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running through the
city is the open-channel

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Hidalgo County West
Main Drain III system.

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The system drains
approximately 28 square miles

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at the confluence of the
United Irrigation Canal,

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located near the
northwest corner of the city.

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Most of the drainage that contributes

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to the West Main Drain
comes from offsite sources

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west of the city.

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There is one minor open-channel
system running from the city

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that connects to the
West Main Drain III system.

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Based on the existing
Flood Insurance Rate Map,

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two primary flooding problems exist,

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shallow flooding in localized
depressions with no outlet,

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and insufficient channel
capacity leading to bank overflow.

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To assess this drainage
need in January 2017,

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the City received $510,000 in financing

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from the Clean Water
State Revolving Fund

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for a drainage master study.

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The completed plan identified

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several drainage
projects and their priorities.

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In June 2018, the Rio Grande Valley

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experienced severe storms
and widespread flooding

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that led to the issuance of a
federal disaster declaration.

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The proposed project will
construct 6,600 linear feet

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of eight by four foot
reinforced concrete box

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for the conveyance of storm water

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from the Val Verde Acres
subdivision to the outfall

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at the existing detention
pond at Josefa Garcia Park,

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installation of new curb
inlets along Stewart Road,

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Polk Avenue, Madison
Avenue, Diamondhead Avenue,

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and within the Palm
Lake Estates subdivision.

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In addition, the
project will also include:

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Nature-based solutions;

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Retrofit of an existing
four acre retention pond

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in the Palm Lake Estates subdivision

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into a wetland bioretention
pond to better manage runoff

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from high frequency storm events

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and provide settlement of
pollutants prior to discharge;

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and construction of about
1,500 linear feet of bioswales

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along North Stewart Road and Bryan Road

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to provide additional
water quality benefits.

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As a result of the proposed project,

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91 and 55 structures will no longer be

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in 10-year and 100-year
floodplains, respectively.

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The proposed project
will also reduce flood risk,

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improve roadways and travel conditions,

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improve water quality, and
reduce infiltration and inflow

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to the wastewater collection
system during flood events.

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The city qualified for
essentially a three million grant

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under the FIF, equal to
35% of the total project cost,

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which is 8.5 million.

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The remaining 65%, equal to 5.5 million,

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will be as FIF financing.

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The Executive Administrator

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is recommending
approval of this request.

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That concludes my presentation,

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and I'm available for any
questions you may have.

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<v Brooke>Thank you, Henry.</v>

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Questions, comments?

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<v ->That was a great presentation.</v>

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I think you laid out the need.

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You spent a lot of time talking

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about kind of like the as-is
and then the new facilities,

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and it seems like we're
hitting on all cylinders here.

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We've got the nature-based
solution with the existing ponds

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that they're using, the
1,500 feet of bioswales,

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a great example of being able

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to pair up nature-based
with traditional infrastructure

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to provide kind of a path forward.

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Great to see that we're
moving forward with a project

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that actually the community
had used resources

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from the board before
to do the planning study,

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and so an outgrowth of that.

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And the benefits, you mentioned.

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Less inflow and infiltration

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into the wastewater treatment plant,

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so obviously energy savings there,

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and ultimately maybe
even some capacity benefits.

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And flooded roadways,
so protection of human life

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and emergency egress if needed.

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So all the right
elements on this project.

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And a great FIF project,
a great example of,

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now that we have the
resources available,

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communities being able to move forward

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and do some of these
things that have been needed

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and identified and to meet
not only the current needs,

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but also the future needs
in that part of the state.

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So, thank you, Dr. Foust,
for your work on this.

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<v ->Yes ma'am.</v>

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<v ->Yeah, it's a fantastic project.</v>

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We've got the nature-based elements.

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We've got water quality
benefits and flood mitigation.

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And it's all being done at
a minimal cost to the city.

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So, just fantastic.

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All right, I move we adopt
the proposed resolution

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for the City of Alton for
8,500,000 in financial assistance,

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consisting of 5,525,000 in
financing and 2,975,000 in grant,

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from the Flood Infrastructure
Fund, for planning,

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acquisition, design, and
construction a drainage project,

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as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

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All those in favor say aye?

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<v ->Aye.</v>
<v ->Aye.</v>

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Motion passes.

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Next item please.

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<v ->Chairman Paup, the City
of Cameron has requested</v>

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to postpone consideration
of their item to a later date.

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So, with your permission,

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I'll move onto items six and seven,

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which staff has asked
to present together?

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<v ->Yes, that's fine,
Ashley. Thank you.</v>

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So item number six, approve
by resolution a request

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from the City of Houston
for $10,100,000 of financing

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from the Flood Infrastructure Fund

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for construction of a drainage project.

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Item number seven
is approve a resolution

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a request from the City of Houston

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for 12,261,570 in financial assistance,

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consisting of 8,583,000 in financing

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and 3,678,570 in grant,

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from the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

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for the construction
of a drainage project.

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And Dr. Henry Foust is here to present

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to the board on both
of those items today.

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<v ->Again, good morning, Chairwoman
Paup and Director Jackson.</v>

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For the record, I am Dr. Henry Foust

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with the Executive
Administrator's Staff.

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The City of Houston is
located in Harris County

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in southeast Texas.

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The city has a population
of approximately 2.3 million.

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This project is one of
several projects envisioned

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in the Kingwood Drainage Study,

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which is a conceptual watershed plan

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for flood range reduction in
the community of Kingwood.

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The project is a joint venture

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between the city and Harris
County Flood Control District,

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and will improve drainage on
the Taylor Gully drainage canal

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to reach a 100-year level of service,

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where the system
would be able to sustain

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a 100-year rain event
without appreciable flooding.

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Taylor Gully is a 2.5 mile channel

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that extends from Montgomery
County and drains southeastward

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toward White Oak Creek, Caney Creek,

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and ultimately the East
Fork of the San Jacinto River.

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Currently, Taylor Gully watershed

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has a 10-year level of service
and has undergone development

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with limited flood
mitigation or detention.

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This channel does not have
a 100-year level of service.

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It has the potential
to flood 387 structures

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during a 100-year, 24
hour rainfall storm event.

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The proposed project
includes improvements

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along the Taylor Gully
channel to upgrade

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the conveyance capacity of the channel

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and provide a 100-year level of service.

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The improvements
include channel widening,

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deepening, and lining.

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The project will benefit
400 structures, of which 387

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will see direct benefits
from 100-year inundation.

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An additional 62 structures
will see indirect benefits.

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The project did not qualify
for grant under the FIF.

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The city will provide
10.1 million in cash,

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equal to 50% of the total project cost.

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The remaining 50%,
equal to 10.1 million,

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will come as FIF financing.

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The Executive Administrator
is recommending approval

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of this request.

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That concludes my presentation.

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I'm available for any
questions you may have.

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<v Brooke>Questions, comments?</v>

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<v ->Great project moving forward.</v>

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Good to see the partnership
between the City of Houston

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and the Harris County
Flood Control District.

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I know they work together very closely.

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And of course, the Kingwood
area is very much an area

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that has suffered flooding in the past.

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It's good to see that
they had a plan in place

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and that we're able to
utilize the resources of the FIF

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and move forward
and execute things that,

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as you mentioned, will
actually take property

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that was previously in the floodplain,

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through these improvements,

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will remove them from the floodplain.

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So again, an excellent
project moving forward

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and a great utilization
of the FIF funds.

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<v ->Agreed, Kathleen.</v>

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And taking 387 structures
out of the floodplain,

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which will make a huge
difference to this community.

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So, well done, Henry.

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<v Henry>Yes ma'am.</v>

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<v ->I move we adopt the
proposed resolutions</v>

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for the City of Houston,
Project Number 40120,

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for 10,100,000 in financing,

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from the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

00:22:37.370 --> 00:22:39.600
for construction of a drainage project,

00:22:39.600 --> 00:22:42.600
and Project Number 40157,

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for $12,261,570 in financial assistance,

00:22:47.037 --> 00:22:51.260
consisting of 8,583,000 in financing

00:22:51.260 --> 00:22:56.260
and $3,678,570 in grant, from
the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

00:22:57.320 --> 00:22:59.150
for the construction
of a drainage project

00:22:59.150 --> 00:23:01.513
as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

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All those in favor say aye?

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<v ->Aye.</v>
<v ->Aye.</v>

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The motion passes.

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Next item, please.

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<v ->Chairwoman Paup, the
next item on the agenda</v>

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is approve by resolution a request

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from the Montgomery
County Municipal Utility District

00:23:20.191 --> 00:23:24.740
Number 67, for $11,300,000
in financial assistance,

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consisting of $10,170,000 in financing

00:23:29.764 --> 00:23:32.300
and $1,130,000 in grant,

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from the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

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for planning, acquisition,
design, and construction

00:23:37.750 --> 00:23:41.363
of a flood mitigation pond and
drainage improvement project.

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We have Shubham Aggarwal here

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to present to the
board on this item today.

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And we also have written comments,

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in favor of the project,
submitted by Bruce Rieser,

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chairman of the Woodlands
Township One Water Taskforce

00:23:57.350 --> 00:24:00.700
and Dr. Shelly Sekula-Gibbs,
alternate chairman,

00:24:00.700 --> 00:24:03.750
of the Woodlands Township
One Water Taskforce.

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And Dr. Shelly
Sekula-Gibbs is here today,

00:24:07.673 --> 00:24:10.050
and has registered
an opinion for the item

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and expressed that she wishes
to speak to the board today.

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<v ->That's fantastic.</v>

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Let's go into the board item

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and then we'll have our visitor speak.

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<v ->Good morning, Chairwoman
Paup and Director Jackson.</v>

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For the record, my name
is Shubham Aggarwal

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of the Executive Administrator's Staff.

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Montgomery County Municipal
Utility District Number 67

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is located in Montgomery County.

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The District is a partner agency

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in the Woodlands Water Agency.

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The Woodlands and the
surrounding communities

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experienced record setting
severe weather events

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in April and May of 2016,
and Hurricane Harvey in 2017,

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leading to street ponding
and structural damages.

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Since the 2016 storm events,
the District has performed

00:24:58.950 --> 00:25:02.223
numerous field surveys to
document high watermarks,

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analyzed areas of concern,
and where appropriate,

00:25:07.530 --> 00:25:09.733
took reasonable steps
to improve drainage.

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The District has 18 local
drainage improvement projects

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currently underway.

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The proposed project is located

00:25:17.920 --> 00:25:21.150
within the Bear Branch and
Panther Branch Watersheds,

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and will provide flood control
improvements to the area.

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The project components
include H and H study,

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reevaluation of the original
design considerations,

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based on Atlas 14 rainfall,

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widening of Bear Branch
and Panther Branch Creeks,

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and construction of
two mitigation ponds.

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Based on the initial hydraulic modeling,

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the project could reduce the
flood water surface elevations

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by as much as two feet along the creeks.

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In addition to overall
flood damage reductions,

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the project will reduce flooding
of Research Forest Drive,

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which is a major thoroughfare
connecting the western section

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of The Woodlands to Interstate 45,

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and provide a better exit route

00:26:08.950 --> 00:26:12.193
for the numerous residents
and businesses in the area.

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The District qualified
for $1.12 million grant

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under the FIF, which
is equal to 10% grant

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of the total project
cost of $11.3 million.

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The remaining 90%
will be in FIF financing.

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The Executive Administrator
recommends approval

00:26:29.780 --> 00:26:31.120
of this funding request.

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This concludes my presentation.

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And I'm here to answer any
questions that you may have.

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<v Brooke>Questions, comments?</v>

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Or should we hear from Dr. Sekula-Gibbs?

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<v ->It sounds good.</v>

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<v ->[Shelly[ Good morning,
Chairwoman Paup</v>

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and Director Jackson and staff.

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It's an honor to be with you today,

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and to concur with everything
that Mr. Aggarwal just said.

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Thank you very much for
that wonderful presentation.

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The Woodlands is a
community that is devoted

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to preserving our natural habitat

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and being a wonderful
hometown for residents and visitors.

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And of course, flooding
gets in the way of that.

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So we really very much
appreciate the opportunity

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to offer public comment
in favor of this agenda item,

00:27:18.500 --> 00:27:23.500
which would bring about
$11.3 million in total financing

00:27:23.640 --> 00:27:28.640
to MUD 67, but would also
benefit the entire community.

00:27:28.850 --> 00:27:32.640
Over the last several years,
as Mr. Aggarwal alluded to,

00:27:32.640 --> 00:27:35.910
he said that we had
several events in '16,

00:27:35.910 --> 00:27:38.880
but they have gone on for
before that and after that.

00:27:38.880 --> 00:27:42.820
Hurricane Harvey was
another blow to our community.

00:27:42.820 --> 00:27:45.080
And by improving the drainage

00:27:45.080 --> 00:27:47.870
and putting in flood mitigation pond

00:27:47.870 --> 00:27:50.790
in the Panther Branch
and Bear Branch area,

00:27:50.790 --> 00:27:53.980
it will not only reduce
flooding in homes,

00:27:53.980 --> 00:27:58.840
but it will also make the
Research Forest Road passable,

00:27:58.840 --> 00:28:02.510
during and after the storms have passed.

00:28:02.510 --> 00:28:06.580
And that's a thoroughfare
for emergency vehicles,

00:28:06.580 --> 00:28:10.690
which is critical to save
lives, as you all know.

00:28:10.690 --> 00:28:12.340
So we are very appreciative

00:28:12.340 --> 00:28:14.220
of the opportunity to support this.

00:28:14.220 --> 00:28:15.890
And I want to share with you,

00:28:15.890 --> 00:28:20.780
One Water was created in
2016 to address these issues,

00:28:20.780 --> 00:28:23.490
but it was called back then
the Drainage Taskforce.

00:28:23.490 --> 00:28:25.260
We have now expanded beyond

00:28:25.260 --> 00:28:27.810
The Woodlands Township
in our membership.

00:28:27.810 --> 00:28:31.070
We're almost 40 different organizations.

00:28:31.070 --> 00:28:35.450
And we share now
interest, not only in drainage,

00:28:35.450 --> 00:28:38.070
but also flooding and surface water,

00:28:38.070 --> 00:28:40.320
groundwater, and subsidence.

00:28:40.320 --> 00:28:43.080
So we watch what you do very carefully

00:28:43.080 --> 00:28:46.610
and greatly appreciate your
emphasis and your support.

00:28:46.610 --> 00:28:49.580
And I thank the State
for all their efforts

00:28:49.580 --> 00:28:51.810
to help us reduce flooding in Texas.

00:28:51.810 --> 00:28:52.960
You have a blessed day.

00:28:55.459 --> 00:28:57.460
<v ->Thank you, Dr. Sekula-Gibbs,</v>

00:28:57.460 --> 00:28:59.960
for your comments and for attending.

00:28:59.960 --> 00:29:01.930
We couldn't do anything
without our stakeholders.

00:29:01.930 --> 00:29:03.633
So, I very much appreciate it.

00:29:04.750 --> 00:29:06.135
Is there a motion?

00:29:06.135 --> 00:29:07.060
<v ->Thank you very much
for your leadership</v>

00:29:07.060 --> 00:29:09.090
and your engagement.

00:29:09.090 --> 00:29:12.010
The Woodlands has done a fantastic job

00:29:12.010 --> 00:29:14.350
in water conservation over the years

00:29:14.350 --> 00:29:18.630
and stepping forward
and addressing flood.

00:29:18.630 --> 00:29:22.040
And I really appreciate your comments

00:29:22.040 --> 00:29:26.230
on the emergency egress benefits

00:29:26.230 --> 00:29:28.623
that were generated by this project.

00:29:29.660 --> 00:29:32.460
So important that not only
we protect life and property,

00:29:32.460 --> 00:29:36.100
but also get people out of harm's way

00:29:36.100 --> 00:29:37.590
in the event of an incident.

00:29:37.590 --> 00:29:39.490
So thanks for being here, and again,

00:29:39.490 --> 00:29:40.910
thanks for your engagement.

00:29:40.910 --> 00:29:43.490
We have the money and
we can have the technology,

00:29:43.490 --> 00:29:45.360
but it's up to the local leadership

00:29:45.360 --> 00:29:48.200
to take the bull by the horns
and put projects forward.

00:29:48.200 --> 00:29:52.610
So very much a credit to
the work and the engagement,

00:29:52.610 --> 00:29:54.410
as Brooke said, of the stakeholders.

00:29:55.680 --> 00:29:57.090
<v ->Well said, Kathleen.</v>

00:29:57.090 --> 00:29:58.083
Is there a motion?

00:29:59.070 --> 00:30:01.470
<v ->I move we adopt the
proposed resolution,</v>

00:30:01.470 --> 00:30:05.710
the Montgomery County
Municipal Utility District Number 67,

00:30:05.710 --> 00:30:09.210
for 11,300,000 in financial assistance,

00:30:09.210 --> 00:30:13.200
consisting of 10,170,000 in financing,

00:30:13.200 --> 00:30:17.240
and 1,130,000 in grant, from
the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

00:30:17.240 --> 00:30:20.240
for planning, acquisition,
design, and construction

00:30:20.240 --> 00:30:23.930
of flood mitigation pond and
drainage improvement project,

00:30:23.930 --> 00:30:26.443
as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

00:30:28.170 --> 00:30:29.003
<v ->I second.</v>

00:30:29.003 --> 00:30:30.590
All those in favor say aye?

00:30:30.590 --> 00:30:32.140
<v ->Aye.</v>
<v ->Aye.</v>

00:30:32.140 --> 00:30:33.790
Motion passes.

00:30:33.790 --> 00:30:35.210
Next item, please.

00:30:35.210 --> 00:30:36.133
<v ->Thank you.</v>

00:30:36.133 --> 00:30:39.340
<v ->Chairwoman Paup, the
next item on the agenda</v>

00:30:39.340 --> 00:30:41.530
is approve by resolution a request

00:30:41.530 --> 00:30:46.130
from the City of Sugar Land,
for $16,500,000 in financing,

00:30:46.130 --> 00:30:48.860
from the Flood Infrastructure
Fund, for the planning,

00:30:48.860 --> 00:30:51.883
design, and construction of a
drainage improvement project.

00:30:52.740 --> 00:30:54.960
And Sara Sopczynski is here to present

00:30:54.960 --> 00:30:57.010
to the board today on this item.

00:30:59.660 --> 00:31:02.330
<v ->Good morning, Chairwoman
Paup and Director Jackson.</v>

00:31:02.330 --> 00:31:04.000
For the record, I am Sara Sopczynski

00:31:04.000 --> 00:31:06.390
of the Executive Administrator's Staff.

00:31:06.390 --> 00:31:08.980
The City of Sugar Land is
located in Fort Bend County

00:31:08.980 --> 00:31:13.640
and has a population of
approximately 119,000.

00:31:13.640 --> 00:31:15.840
The proposed project
is located in the city

00:31:15.840 --> 00:31:18.330
within the eastern portion
of the Fort Bend County

00:31:18.330 --> 00:31:20.960
Levee Improvement District number two.

00:31:20.960 --> 00:31:22.880
The Austin Park and
Chimneystone neighborhoods

00:31:22.880 --> 00:31:24.530
have experienced structural flooding

00:31:24.530 --> 00:31:27.027
from Hurricane Harvey in 2017

00:31:27.027 --> 00:31:29.430
and a major rain event in 2019,

00:31:29.430 --> 00:31:32.810
damaging approximately 307 homes.

00:31:32.810 --> 00:31:35.217
Most of the area was
developed in the 1980s

00:31:35.217 --> 00:31:38.000
and the majority of
the storm drain systems

00:31:38.000 --> 00:31:41.200
do not meet current
city design criteria.

00:31:41.200 --> 00:31:44.060
The flooding could be
attributed to drainage issues

00:31:44.060 --> 00:31:46.640
caused by the lack of
overflow conveyance paths

00:31:46.640 --> 00:31:49.750
and the under-capacity storm
water conveyance system.

00:31:49.750 --> 00:31:51.590
The stormwater drains to the west

00:31:51.590 --> 00:31:53.550
and the drain slope is set
against the natural grade

00:31:53.550 --> 00:31:56.310
in the areas west of
Settlers Way Boulevard,

00:31:56.310 --> 00:31:59.280
reducing the difference
in water surface elevations

00:31:59.280 --> 00:32:01.650
between inlets and outfalls.

00:32:01.650 --> 00:32:03.610
The proposed project
includes construction

00:32:03.610 --> 00:32:05.956
of a new trapezoidal concrete channel

00:32:05.956 --> 00:32:08.830
at the east boundary at
the local neighborhood,

00:32:08.830 --> 00:32:11.740
and installation of a
new storm water trunk line

00:32:11.740 --> 00:32:13.410
connecting the new concrete channel

00:32:13.410 --> 00:32:16.220
with the existing storm
water conveyance system.

00:32:16.220 --> 00:32:18.810
These flood control
improvements will result

00:32:18.810 --> 00:32:21.808
in a reduction of street
ponding and structural flooding

00:32:21.808 --> 00:32:24.010
to make the drainage system in the area

00:32:24.010 --> 00:32:26.260
more effective and efficient.

00:32:26.260 --> 00:32:28.703
The Executive Administrator
recommends the funding request.

00:32:28.703 --> 00:32:30.870
That concludes my presentation,

00:32:30.870 --> 00:32:33.320
and I'm available for any
questions you may have.

00:32:35.160 --> 00:32:36.430
<v ->Thank you,
Sarah. Excellent job.</v>

00:32:36.430 --> 00:32:37.793
Questions or comments?

00:32:38.748 --> 00:32:41.930
<v ->Great to see this project
moving forward for Sugar Land.</v>

00:32:41.930 --> 00:32:45.310
There've been some major
flooding concerns there.

00:32:45.310 --> 00:32:50.100
And I love your description
of the two V facilities

00:32:50.100 --> 00:32:54.953
and explaining that it was a
kind of a trapezoidal design

00:32:55.830 --> 00:33:00.830
and good to see them taking
advantage of new technology

00:33:02.606 --> 00:33:05.790
in addressing their flooding needs.

00:33:05.790 --> 00:33:07.960
Thanks for the work on this project.

00:33:07.960 --> 00:33:09.710
<v Sara>You're welcome. Thank you.</v>

00:33:10.610 --> 00:33:12.500
<v ->Sugar Land has
excellent financials,</v>

00:33:12.500 --> 00:33:15.000
so we're very happy to
have them in the portfolio.

00:33:16.880 --> 00:33:19.050
I move we adopt the proposed resolution

00:33:19.050 --> 00:33:23.940
for the City of Sugar Land
for 16,500,000 in financing,

00:33:23.940 --> 00:33:25.950
from the Flood Infrastructure
Fund, for the planning,

00:33:25.950 --> 00:33:29.620
design, and construction of a
drainage improvements project.

00:33:29.620 --> 00:33:30.760
All those in favor say aye?

00:33:30.760 --> 00:33:31.893
<v ->Aye.</v>
<v ->Aye.</v>

00:33:33.710 --> 00:33:35.080
The motion passes.

00:33:35.080 --> 00:33:37.086
Next item please.

00:33:37.086 --> 00:33:40.180
<v ->Chairwoman Paup, the
next item on the agenda</v>

00:33:40.180 --> 00:33:42.457
is approve by resolution a request

00:33:42.457 --> 00:33:44.239
from the Fort Bend County

00:33:44.239 --> 00:33:46.749
Levee Improvement District Number 19.

00:33:46.749 --> 00:33:49.615
For $15,800,000 in financing.

00:33:49.615 --> 00:33:52.287
from the Flood Infrastructure
Fund, for planning,

00:33:52.287 --> 00:33:56.327
design, and construction of
a flood management project.

00:33:56.327 --> 00:33:58.995
And Mireya Loewe is
here to present to the board

00:33:58.995 --> 00:34:00.578
on this item today.

00:34:02.368 --> 00:34:05.584
<v ->Good morning, Chairwoman
Paup, Director Jackson.</v>

00:34:05.584 --> 00:34:06.908
My name is Mireya Loewe

00:34:06.908 --> 00:34:09.128
of the Executive Administrator's Staff.

00:34:09.128 --> 00:34:11.785
The Fort Bend County
Levee Improvement District

00:34:11.785 --> 00:34:15.900
Number 19 is located
southwest of Houston.

00:34:15.900 --> 00:34:18.440
The District is
approximately 2,800 acres,

00:34:18.440 --> 00:34:19.440
is fully developed,

00:34:19.440 --> 00:34:22.453
and has a population
of approximately 20,500.

00:34:23.620 --> 00:34:26.440
The District's levee
serves as a flood protection

00:34:26.440 --> 00:34:28.270
along the Brazos River.

00:34:28.270 --> 00:34:32.480
Discharge of storm water from
the neighborhoods to the river

00:34:32.480 --> 00:34:36.010
normally occur via gravity
through a box culvert.

00:34:36.010 --> 00:34:40.090
However, when the river's
water level is elevated,

00:34:40.090 --> 00:34:42.690
gravity discharge is
prevented and the District

00:34:42.690 --> 00:34:46.111
must pump the water out of
the neighborhoods to the river.

00:34:46.111 --> 00:34:48.500
The Lost Creek storm water pump station

00:34:48.500 --> 00:34:51.070
was jointly constructed by the District

00:34:51.070 --> 00:34:52.510
and the Fort Bend County

00:34:52.510 --> 00:34:54.633
Levee Improvement District Number 15,

00:34:55.820 --> 00:34:59.630
and has an existing capacity
of 80,000 gallons per minute,

00:34:59.630 --> 00:35:01.843
including mobile pumps.

00:35:03.880 --> 00:35:08.670
During concurrent high rainfall
and high river level events,

00:35:08.670 --> 00:35:11.080
the District's assisting
pumping capacity

00:35:11.080 --> 00:35:13.580
is insufficient to remove flood water

00:35:13.580 --> 00:35:16.530
within the watershed
and levee protected area.

00:35:16.530 --> 00:35:19.750
This occurred during
Hurricane Harvey in 2017,

00:35:19.750 --> 00:35:22.150
when approximately 35 inches of rain

00:35:22.150 --> 00:35:24.500
fell on the watershed over four days,

00:35:24.500 --> 00:35:26.993
causing catastrophic
flooding in the watershed.

00:35:27.840 --> 00:35:31.810
550 homes were damaged in
the lowest area in the watershed

00:35:31.810 --> 00:35:33.580
when the pump station was not able

00:35:33.580 --> 00:35:36.775
to remove the flood water for days.

00:35:36.775 --> 00:35:39.210
To prevent this from happening again,

00:35:39.210 --> 00:35:42.260
the two districts are currently
in the process of increasing

00:35:42.260 --> 00:35:47.260
the pumping capacity to 230,000
gallons per minute per day.

00:35:49.740 --> 00:35:52.500
The proposed project will
further increase the capacity

00:35:52.500 --> 00:35:54.802
of the storm water pump station

00:35:54.802 --> 00:35:57.200
by an additional 200,000
gallons per minute,

00:35:57.200 --> 00:36:01.480
for a total capacity of
430,000 gallons per minute.

00:36:01.480 --> 00:36:03.950
This capacity is
expected to remove water

00:36:03.950 --> 00:36:07.220
for the 100-year 24 hour rain event

00:36:07.220 --> 00:36:11.016
during times when the
Brazos River is at flood stage.

00:36:11.016 --> 00:36:12.650
The improvements will also include

00:36:12.650 --> 00:36:15.640
backup power generation
and multiple discharge lines

00:36:15.640 --> 00:36:17.853
across the levee into the Brazos River.

00:36:19.040 --> 00:36:21.640
The District did not qualify
for a grant under the FIF

00:36:21.640 --> 00:36:23.450
because the project will be

00:36:23.450 --> 00:36:25.913
100% funded through FIF financing.

00:36:26.840 --> 00:36:29.150
The Executive Administrator
recommends approval

00:36:29.150 --> 00:36:30.850
of this funding request.

00:36:30.850 --> 00:36:32.410
And this concludes my presentation.

00:36:32.410 --> 00:36:34.083
May I answer anything questions?

00:36:35.820 --> 00:36:37.560
<v ->Questions, comments?</v>

00:36:37.560 --> 00:36:39.730
<v ->Just, a significant
improvement here</v>

00:36:39.730 --> 00:36:42.345
going from, I guess, their
current capacity of 80,000

00:36:42.345 --> 00:36:45.170
by almost a factor of five, up to, well,

00:36:45.170 --> 00:36:48.760
more than a factor of
five, up to 430,000 GPM.

00:36:48.760 --> 00:36:52.050
So again, kind of underlining the need

00:36:52.050 --> 00:36:55.970
to be able to manage these
very high, intense rain events.

00:36:55.970 --> 00:36:58.270
In other words, a lot
of rain that happens

00:36:58.270 --> 00:37:00.493
over a very short period of time.

00:37:01.800 --> 00:37:04.224
So, good to see them
being able to come in

00:37:04.224 --> 00:37:06.410
and utilize the FIF.

00:37:06.410 --> 00:37:08.920
And the fact that you
mentioned they're doing

00:37:08.920 --> 00:37:12.421
the backup generators,
I think that underscores

00:37:12.421 --> 00:37:16.550
the need to be thinking
about, as they have here,

00:37:16.550 --> 00:37:19.050
in working with the board,
that we're promoting resiliency.

00:37:19.050 --> 00:37:21.440
So great job on this project.

00:37:21.440 --> 00:37:25.679
And I think a good
example of something that

00:37:25.679 --> 00:37:29.971
may seem to be a very
straightforward solution,

00:37:29.971 --> 00:37:32.490
but that the community definitely

00:37:32.490 --> 00:37:35.940
needed maybe just a
little bit of an incentive

00:37:35.940 --> 00:37:38.180
to be able to move
forward in utilizing the FIF.

00:37:38.180 --> 00:37:40.800
And the 0% interest
financing to do that,

00:37:40.800 --> 00:37:44.270
I think will definitely
help the community

00:37:44.270 --> 00:37:48.034
and not just today,
but also in the future.

00:37:48.034 --> 00:37:49.934
So thanks for working on this, Mireya.

00:37:51.860 --> 00:37:53.930
<v ->And Mireya, levees
are a crucial component</v>

00:37:53.930 --> 00:37:56.330
of flood mitigation
for Fort Bend County,

00:37:56.330 --> 00:37:58.420
and kudos to you and your team

00:37:58.420 --> 00:38:00.740
for helping move this project forward.

00:38:00.740 --> 00:38:02.780
It'll truly save lives and property.

00:38:02.780 --> 00:38:05.280
And that's the whole point of the FIF.

00:38:05.280 --> 00:38:06.800
Thank you very much.

00:38:06.800 --> 00:38:07.700
Is there a motion?

00:38:08.750 --> 00:38:10.630
<v ->I move we adopt the
proposed resolution</v>

00:38:10.630 --> 00:38:11.790
for the Fort Bend County

00:38:11.790 --> 00:38:14.210
Levee Improvement District Number 19

00:38:14.210 --> 00:38:17.140
for 15,800,000 in financing,

00:38:17.140 --> 00:38:19.670
from the Flood Infrastructure
Fund, for planning, design,

00:38:19.670 --> 00:38:22.260
and construction of a
flood management project,

00:38:22.260 --> 00:38:24.560
as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

00:38:25.620 --> 00:38:26.680
<v ->I second.</v>

00:38:26.680 --> 00:38:28.415
All those in favor say aye?

00:38:28.415 --> 00:38:30.020
<v ->Aye.</v>
<v ->Aye.</v>

00:38:30.020 --> 00:38:31.490
The motion passes.

00:38:31.490 --> 00:38:32.800
Next item, please, Ashley

00:38:34.449 --> 00:38:36.850
<v ->Chairwoman Paup,
the staff has requested</v>

00:38:36.850 --> 00:38:39.903
to present items 11 through 17 together.

00:38:41.510 --> 00:38:42.343
<v ->That's fine.</v>

00:38:43.880 --> 00:38:46.970
<v ->Item number 11,
approve by resolution</v>

00:38:46.970 --> 00:38:48.893
a request from Willacy County

00:38:50.014 --> 00:38:53.264
for $1,690,300 in financial assistance,

00:38:54.823 --> 00:38:58.395
consisting of $727,000 in financing

00:38:58.395 --> 00:39:00.228
and $963,300 in grant,

00:39:01.946 --> 00:39:03.861
from the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

00:39:03.861 --> 00:39:05.706
for planning, design, and construction

00:39:05.706 --> 00:39:09.190
of a drainage improvement
and detention pond project.

00:39:09.190 --> 00:39:12.540
Item number 12, approve
by resolution a request

00:39:12.540 --> 00:39:17.123
from Willacy County for
$87,238 in financial assistance

00:39:18.789 --> 00:39:21.686
consisting of $31,000 in financing

00:39:21.686 --> 00:39:26.430
and $56,238 in grant, from
the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

00:39:26.430 --> 00:39:28.050
for planning, design, and construction

00:39:28.050 --> 00:39:29.700
of a drainage improvement project

00:39:31.300 --> 00:39:34.740
Item number 13, approve by resolution

00:39:34.740 --> 00:39:36.720
a request from Willacy County

00:39:36.720 --> 00:39:41.340
for $268,777 in financial assistance,

00:39:41.340 --> 00:39:45.030
consisting of $121,000 in financing

00:39:45.030 --> 00:39:49.197
and $147,777 in grant,

00:39:49.197 --> 00:39:51.639
from the Flood Infrastructure
Fund, for planning,

00:39:51.639 --> 00:39:53.590
acquisition, design, and construction

00:39:53.590 --> 00:39:55.293
of a drainage improvement project.

00:39:56.950 --> 00:40:00.070
Item number 14, approve by resolution

00:40:00.070 --> 00:40:01.520
a request from Willacy County

00:40:02.509 --> 00:40:07.310
for $889,350 in financial assistance,

00:40:07.310 --> 00:40:11.200
consisting of $427,000 in financing

00:40:11.200 --> 00:40:14.720
and $462,350 in grant,

00:40:14.720 --> 00:40:16.007
from the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

00:40:16.007 --> 00:40:17.610
for planning, acquisition, design,

00:40:17.610 --> 00:40:20.160
and construction of a
drainage improvement project.

00:40:21.550 --> 00:40:24.630
Item number 15, approve by resolution

00:40:24.630 --> 00:40:25.990
a request from Willacy County

00:40:25.990 --> 00:40:30.560
for $564,498 in financial assistance,

00:40:30.560 --> 00:40:31.440
consisting of $271,000 in financing

00:40:34.170 --> 00:40:36.003
and $293,498 in grant,

00:40:37.656 --> 00:40:39.000
from the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

00:40:39.000 --> 00:40:41.500
for planning, acquisition,
design, and construction

00:40:41.500 --> 00:40:43.800
of a storm water drainage
improvement project.

00:40:45.710 --> 00:40:48.940
Item number 16, approve by resolution

00:40:48.940 --> 00:40:50.724
a request from Willacy County

00:40:50.724 --> 00:40:55.646
for $1,468,578 in financial assistance,

00:40:55.646 --> 00:40:59.235
consisting of $588,000 in financing

00:40:59.235 --> 00:41:02.946
and $880,578 in grant,

00:41:02.946 --> 00:41:05.043
from the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

00:41:05.043 --> 00:41:07.030
for planning, acquisition,
design, and construction

00:41:07.030 --> 00:41:11.124
of a drainage improvement
and detention pond project.

00:41:11.124 --> 00:41:15.323
And item number 17,
approve by resolution

00:41:15.323 --> 00:41:17.182
a request from Willacy County

00:41:17.182 --> 00:41:20.432
for $4,911,456 in financial assistance,

00:41:22.505 --> 00:41:25.588
consisting of $1,965,000 in financing

00:41:26.787 --> 00:41:28.787
and $2,946,456 in grant,

00:41:31.368 --> 00:41:33.354
from the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

00:41:33.354 --> 00:41:35.523
for planning, acquisition,
design, and construction

00:41:35.523 --> 00:41:39.133
of a drainage improvement
and a detention pond project.

00:41:39.133 --> 00:41:41.668
And Mireya Loewe is here to present

00:41:41.668 --> 00:41:43.890
to the board on all of these items today

00:41:46.000 --> 00:41:47.930
<v ->For the record, my
name is Mireya Loewe</v>

00:41:47.930 --> 00:41:49.880
of the Executive Administrator's Staff.

00:41:51.040 --> 00:41:54.103
Willacy County is
located in south Texas.

00:41:55.490 --> 00:41:57.130
It borders the Gulf of Mexico

00:41:57.130 --> 00:41:59.620
and it is considered part
of the Rio Grande Valley,

00:41:59.620 --> 00:42:02.880
along with Starr, Cameron,
and Hidalgo Counties.

00:42:02.880 --> 00:42:06.780
The County's total population
is approximately 21,000.

00:42:06.780 --> 00:42:08.610
Most of the land in the county is used

00:42:08.610 --> 00:42:10.913
for farming and agricultural operations.

00:42:12.210 --> 00:42:13.970
Stormwater in the Rio Grande Valley

00:42:13.970 --> 00:42:17.160
is mostly managed via a
network of ditches and channels

00:42:17.160 --> 00:42:20.340
that collect and carry the
storm water to the main drains

00:42:20.340 --> 00:42:23.610
that transport the storm
water to the Gulf of Mexico.

00:42:23.610 --> 00:42:27.090
The North Raymondville Drain
and the main floodwater channel

00:42:27.090 --> 00:42:29.800
cross Willacy County from west to east

00:42:29.800 --> 00:42:33.100
and transport storm water,
not only from Willacy County,

00:42:33.100 --> 00:42:36.113
but also from neighboring
Hidalgo County on the west.

00:42:37.380 --> 00:42:39.910
Given its location and flat topography,

00:42:39.910 --> 00:42:41.080
the County has experienced

00:42:41.080 --> 00:42:43.890
several severe and damaging storm events

00:42:43.890 --> 00:42:46.853
that have led to federal and
state disaster declarations.

00:42:48.600 --> 00:42:51.120
The most prevailing
problems throughout the County

00:42:51.120 --> 00:42:53.260
are insufficient drainage infrastructure

00:42:53.260 --> 00:42:55.410
within municipalities,

00:42:55.410 --> 00:42:57.060
insufficient stormwater detention

00:42:57.060 --> 00:43:00.060
and transportation capacity
in the ditches and channels,

00:43:00.060 --> 00:43:03.550
and insufficient capacity
in the main drains.

00:43:03.550 --> 00:43:06.160
When these main drains
are at high flood levels,

00:43:06.160 --> 00:43:09.830
the smaller channels and
ditches are not able to discharge

00:43:09.830 --> 00:43:12.290
into the drains, and in some cases,

00:43:12.290 --> 00:43:14.710
water can even
backflow into the ditches,

00:43:14.710 --> 00:43:18.243
causing localized flooding
to farmland and communities.

00:43:19.390 --> 00:43:22.430
To alleviate some of these
problems, the County is proposing

00:43:22.430 --> 00:43:24.780
seven storm water improvement projects

00:43:24.780 --> 00:43:29.090
in seven areas in and around
the communities of Lasara,

00:43:29.090 --> 00:43:32.613
San Perlita, Raymondville,
Lyford, and Sebastian.

00:43:34.170 --> 00:43:37.960
The projects include, in the
southwest side of Raymondville,

00:43:37.960 --> 00:43:41.980
construction of a detention
pond and drainage structures.

00:43:41.980 --> 00:43:45.450
In the Lasara area, construction
of five control structures

00:43:45.450 --> 00:43:48.320
in two locations along the
ditches to prevent backflow

00:43:48.320 --> 00:43:51.170
when the North Raymondville
drain is at high flood stage.

00:43:52.200 --> 00:43:55.633
In San Perlita, construction
of linear detention.

00:43:55.633 --> 00:43:59.280
In the Lyford area, construction
of stormwater trunk lines

00:43:59.280 --> 00:44:01.720
south of the city, and within the city,

00:44:01.720 --> 00:44:04.190
rehabilitation of a
stormwater lift station

00:44:04.190 --> 00:44:06.373
and construction of linear detention.

00:44:07.550 --> 00:44:09.603
In the area between
Lyford and Sebastian,

00:44:10.450 --> 00:44:14.210
construction of a detention
pond and linear detention.

00:44:14.210 --> 00:44:16.610
And within the community of Sebastian,

00:44:16.610 --> 00:44:19.670
construction of linear detention
and expansion of streets

00:44:19.670 --> 00:44:22.923
to include curbs and gutters
and a storm water drain system.

00:44:23.910 --> 00:44:26.750
The proposed detention
ponds and linear detention

00:44:26.750 --> 00:44:28.920
will allow the collection, detention,

00:44:28.920 --> 00:44:31.360
and controlled release of storm water

00:44:31.360 --> 00:44:34.103
when the main channels
and drains are at capacity.

00:44:35.300 --> 00:44:39.193
All seven projects have a
combined cost of 9.88 million.

00:44:40.410 --> 00:44:42.780
The seven projects
combined grant eligibility

00:44:42.780 --> 00:44:47.780
of 5.75 million equal 58%
of the total combined cost.

00:44:49.720 --> 00:44:51.840
The County is requesting FIF financing

00:44:51.840 --> 00:44:55.743
for the remaining 42%,
equal to 4.13 million.

00:44:56.740 --> 00:44:59.160
The Executive Administrator
recommends approval

00:44:59.160 --> 00:45:00.710
of these funding requests.

00:45:00.710 --> 00:45:02.160
This concludes my presentation,

00:45:02.160 --> 00:45:05.233
and I can answer any questions.

00:45:06.920 --> 00:45:09.070
<v ->Questions, or comments?</v>

00:45:09.070 --> 00:45:10.770
<v ->Well, I think a real
credit to the staff</v>

00:45:10.770 --> 00:45:12.590
and thanks for all the hard work

00:45:12.590 --> 00:45:15.800
on putting forth all of these projects.

00:45:15.800 --> 00:45:19.480
And also to Willacy
County for coming together

00:45:19.480 --> 00:45:22.090
collaboratively and working together

00:45:22.090 --> 00:45:24.170
to kind of get this, if you will,

00:45:24.170 --> 00:45:27.390
kind of system or a group of projects,

00:45:27.390 --> 00:45:30.530
which will provide
an overarching benefit

00:45:30.530 --> 00:45:32.913
for that part of the state.

00:45:34.010 --> 00:45:36.780
A tremendous investment,
I think, through the FIF,

00:45:36.780 --> 00:45:39.730
something that I dare say
wouldn't have happened

00:45:39.730 --> 00:45:41.740
had they not had the
resources at the FIF

00:45:41.740 --> 00:45:44.650
to be able to address
these needs that will impact,

00:45:44.650 --> 00:45:48.580
as you mentioned, all
parts of that community

00:45:48.580 --> 00:45:51.400
and make a significant
difference moving forward,

00:45:51.400 --> 00:45:54.480
and moving for what was inadequate

00:45:54.480 --> 00:45:56.690
to something that's
going to meet their needs,

00:45:56.690 --> 00:45:58.100
hopefully for years to come.

00:45:58.100 --> 00:46:00.350
And without concerns of flooding,

00:46:00.350 --> 00:46:02.590
that enables them to kind of concentrate

00:46:02.590 --> 00:46:04.730
and do other things in the area

00:46:04.730 --> 00:46:08.750
of economic development
and keeping families safe.

00:46:08.750 --> 00:46:10.460
And it's great to hear
that we're working

00:46:10.460 --> 00:46:14.570
in an area of the state that
predominantly provides for Ag.

00:46:14.570 --> 00:46:18.200
And so, great that we're
making this investment

00:46:18.200 --> 00:46:20.240
that's gonna benefit the community

00:46:20.240 --> 00:46:23.420
and also, indirectly, the Ag
community that it supports.

00:46:23.420 --> 00:46:24.443
So thank you.

00:46:25.920 --> 00:46:28.890
<v ->And Mireya, great job,
getting these seven projects</v>

00:46:28.890 --> 00:46:29.980
across the finish line.

00:46:29.980 --> 00:46:32.220
And I definitely applaud the hustle

00:46:32.220 --> 00:46:34.430
of the Willacy County locals

00:46:34.430 --> 00:46:37.420
for working with us
on all seven projects.

00:46:37.420 --> 00:46:39.780
It's exactly what the FIF is here for.

00:46:39.780 --> 00:46:41.773
And I'm excited.

00:46:43.690 --> 00:46:47.093
I feel like y'all are hazing
me with this motion.

00:46:48.082 --> 00:46:49.748
(Kathleen laughing)

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So here I go.

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I move we adopt the proposed
resolutions for Willacy County:

00:46:54.700 --> 00:46:56.153
Project Number 40048,

00:46:57.774 --> 00:47:01.468
for $1,690,300 in financial assistance,

00:47:01.468 --> 00:47:05.160
consisting of 727,000 in financing

00:47:05.160 --> 00:47:10.160
and $963,300 in grant, from
the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

00:47:10.730 --> 00:47:12.660
for planning, design, and construction

00:47:12.660 --> 00:47:16.510
of a drainage improvement
and detention pond project;

00:47:16.510 --> 00:47:19.100
Project Number 40094,

00:47:19.100 --> 00:47:23.040
for $87,238 in financial assistance,

00:47:23.040 --> 00:47:27.987
consisting of $31,000 in
financing and $556,230 in grant,

00:47:30.650 --> 00:47:33.460
from the Flood Infrastructure
Fund, for planning, design,

00:47:33.460 --> 00:47:36.470
and construction of a
drainage improvement project;

00:47:36.470 --> 00:47:41.470
Project 40095, for $268,777
in financial assistance,

00:47:43.188 --> 00:47:46.105
consisting of $121,000 in financing

00:47:48.675 --> 00:47:53.675
and $147,777 in grant, from
the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

00:47:54.230 --> 00:47:57.130
for planning, acquisition,
design, and construction

00:47:57.130 --> 00:47:59.290
of a drainage improvements project;

00:47:59.290 --> 00:48:04.290
Project Number 40096, for
$889,350 in financial assistance,

00:48:06.670 --> 00:48:10.890
consisting of $427,000 in financing

00:48:10.890 --> 00:48:15.890
and $462,350 in grant, from
the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

00:48:16.650 --> 00:48:19.360
for planning, acquisitions,
design, and construction

00:48:19.360 --> 00:48:21.830
of a drainage improvements project;

00:48:21.830 --> 00:48:25.197
Project Number 40097, for
$564,498 in financial assistance,

00:48:30.070 --> 00:48:35.070
consisting of $271,000 in
financing and $293,498 in grant,

00:48:37.550 --> 00:48:39.350
from the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

00:48:39.350 --> 00:48:41.760
for planning, acquisition,
design, and construction

00:48:41.760 --> 00:48:45.250
of the stormwater drainage
improvements project;

00:48:45.250 --> 00:48:48.030
Project Number 40100,

00:48:48.030 --> 00:48:53.030
for $1,468,578 of financial assistance,

00:48:53.520 --> 00:48:58.520
consisting of 588,000 in
financing and $880,578 grant,

00:49:01.183 --> 00:49:02.860
from the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

00:49:02.860 --> 00:49:05.610
for planning, acquisition,
design, and construction

00:49:05.610 --> 00:49:08.720
of a drainage improvements
and detention pond project;

00:49:08.720 --> 00:49:13.720
And Project 40101, for
$4,911,456 in financial assistance,

00:49:17.610 --> 00:49:21.734
consisting of 1,965,000 in financing

00:49:21.734 --> 00:49:26.132
and $2,946,456 in grant,

00:49:26.132 --> 00:49:27.910
from the Flood Infrastructure Fund,

00:49:27.910 --> 00:49:30.624
for planning, acquisition,
design, and construction

00:49:30.624 --> 00:49:33.860
of a drainage improvement
and a detention pond project;

00:49:33.860 --> 00:49:36.970
as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

00:49:36.970 --> 00:49:38.335
<v ->Congratulations.</v>

00:49:38.335 --> 00:49:39.190
(laughing)

00:49:39.190 --> 00:49:40.210
Good job.

00:49:40.210 --> 00:49:41.043
<v ->Thank you.</v>

00:49:41.043 --> 00:49:42.940
All those in favor say aye?

00:49:42.940 --> 00:49:44.460
<v ->Aye.</v>
<v ->Aye.</v>

00:49:44.460 --> 00:49:46.395
The motion passes.

00:49:46.395 --> 00:49:48.095
<v ->Thank you.</v>
<v ->Next item, please.</v>

00:49:52.053 --> 00:49:54.760
<v ->Chairwoman Paup, the
next item on the agenda</v>

00:49:54.760 --> 00:49:55.973
is public comment.

00:49:58.783 --> 00:49:59.710
<v ->If there's anyone
who would like</v>

00:49:59.710 --> 00:50:01.560
to address the board, now's the time.

00:50:05.530 --> 00:50:07.280
<v Man>There is none at this time.</v>

00:50:08.936 --> 00:50:10.180
<v ->All right.</v>

00:50:10.180 --> 00:50:13.743
Let's wait 20 more seconds.

00:50:23.280 --> 00:50:24.113
All right.

00:50:25.510 --> 00:50:27.910
The board will not meet
in closed session today.

00:50:27.910 --> 00:50:30.450
The Texas Water Development
Board Meeting is adjourned.

00:50:30.450 --> 00:50:34.120
The time is 10:25 AM.

00:50:34.120 --> 00:50:34.953
Thanks, y'all.