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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 to order.

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The time is 9:30 am.

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For the record my name is Brooke Paupp

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and with me is my esteemed
colleague Kathleen Jackson.

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Before we get started
I'd just really like to thank

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our incredible IT team
and our support services

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for making this hearing possible.

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So much work went
into it and we are just

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so appreciative to be
back in our hearing room.

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It feels so good.

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We are just thrilled.

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So with that, Ashley, first item please.

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<v Ashley>Chairwoman the
first item on the agenda today</v>

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is consider a three-month extension

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of the commitment period for selected

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flood infrastructure fund
category one projects,

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projects number 40018, 40118, 40077,

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40016, 40034, 40011, and 40057.

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We received written comments
from Ms. Cheryl Langford

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on this board item today.

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She's not here for the meeting today.

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And Reem Zhoun will 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 Reem Zhoun

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on behalf of the
Executive Administrator.

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This item for consideration
before you today

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is to consider approving
a three month extension

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of the commitment period of

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seven flood infrastructure
fund category one projects.

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The seven applicants received
commitments of grant funding

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from TWDB on December 17th 2020.

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The commitments are set to
expire on June 30th of 2021.

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A three month extension
of the commitment period

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is requested for the selected projects

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to enable the applicants
and the agencies

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sufficient time to
close in order to clarify

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and finalize executables,
scopes, and budgets.

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The seven applications
before you today are

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Chambers County flood
protection planning for watersheds,

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Dallas County inland port
protection flood planning study,

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Hayes County Onion Creek watershed study

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floodplain and mapping,

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Iowa County master drainage plan,

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Jefferson County
Drainage District Number Six

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regional watershed plan,

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Crains County flood
protection planning study,

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and Midland County Monahan
and South Draw planning.

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Table One in the board
memo provides a summary

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of purposes of the extension time needed

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which ranges from revision of the scope

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to communities' need some
time to acquire approval

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of the agreement execution resolution.

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Iowa County no longer
needs the extension

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since their grant agreement is en-route

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to being executed and should be executed

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prior to the expiration of June 30th.

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The EA recommends
approval of the extension

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of these applications.

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This concludes my presentation

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and I'm happy to take questions.

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<v ->Thank you Seem.</v>

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Questions or comments?

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<v ->Well it's really appreciate
you working on this</v>

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and coming before the board

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and it's an adaptive process in terms of

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as we kind of go through and get the

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flood infrastructure fund projects,

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whether they're category
one, two, three, or four

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kind of out the door.

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We've learned along the way,

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of course this was the very first time

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that we'd done a process like this,

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and I wanted to commend your staff

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for the work that you've done

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in terms of taking
some of those learnings

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that we've had and moving
through the application process

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and then kind of adapting
those as we move forward

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and in the future would
invite other communities

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to come in and to apply for these funds.

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You did note that these were grant funds

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and they are all grants coming from

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the Water and Development Board

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but of course the communities are also

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providing an investment
through their own funding

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for the overall total project.

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And of course category
one are so important

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because we know that
planning and kind of

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understanding what
the challenges are ahead

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kind of gives you that
roadmap as you move forward

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to address flood concerns.

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And again in a broader area
so something quite frankly

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that we've never done before

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an approach that we've never had before.

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And so great to see that we've again

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had these projects along with others

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that are working
together collaboratively

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and that we're able to kind of give them

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that little bit of extra
time that they need

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kind of again being
kind of the first of its kind

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moving forward in this
state in flood planning

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to be able to make
these projects a reality.

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So thanks for your work on this

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and look forward to all the other things

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that we'll be doing within the fifth.

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<v ->Seem thank you so
much for being so flexible</v>

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and providing great customer service

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but still being mindful that
these are taxpayer dollars.

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Appreciate your work.

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Is there a motion?

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<v ->Chairwoman I move we
authorize a three month extension</v>

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of the commitment period for selected

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flood infrastructure fund
category one projects.

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Projects number 40018, 40118,
40077, 40016, 40034, 40011,

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and 40057 as recommended
by our Executive Administrator.

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<v Brooke>All those
in favor say aye.</v>

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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 Seem>Thank you.</v>

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<v ->Thanks Seem.</v>

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<v Ashley>Chairwoman the next item</v>

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on the agenda is public comment.

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<v ->Do we have anyone
signed up for public comment.</v>

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<v Ashley>No we did not receive</v>

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any visitor registration cards today.

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<v ->Give it a minute and
see if anyone calls in.</v>

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All right.

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The board will not meet
in closed session today.

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There being no further business

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of the Texas Water Development Board

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this meeting is hereby adjourned.

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The time is now 9:36
am, I think that's a record.

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Thank you.