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(audience chattering)
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(gavel bangs)
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Good morning.
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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 9:32 AM.
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For the record I'm
Chairwoman Brooke Paup
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and with me today is our
beloved Kathleen Jackson.
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First item please, Ashley.
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Chairwoman.
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The first item on the agenda today is
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consider approving by
resolution the establishment
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of the lending rate scales for the
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State Water Implementation
Revenue Fund for Texas
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financing structures to be
effective October 7th, 2021.
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David Duran is here
to present to the Board
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on this item today.
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Good morning, Chairwoman
Paup, Director Jackson.
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I'm David Duran with the
executive administrative staff.
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The Executive Administrator's
recommending adoption
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of lending rates scales for
borrowers receiving funds
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from the State Water Implementation
Revenue Fund for Texas
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revenue bond series 2021.
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On Thursday, September
30th, the Board priced
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the series 2021 bonds to
provide new money proceeds
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for borrowers closing on
Board committed projects
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in the state water plan.
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The Board will issue
approximately 445 million of bonds
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to generate approximately
514 million of proceeds
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to provide the borrowers.
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And the bonds were
issued at a 2.77% all-in
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true interest cost.
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The Board's bonds will
close on October 13th
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and SWIRFT borrowers
will have until December 8th
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to close on their bonds
and their Board participation
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master agreements.
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The proposed lending
rates are calculated based
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upon the yield to maturity
of the Board's bonds,
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less the applicable
subsidies previously approved
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in April, plus four basis
points representing
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cost of issuance.
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The Executive Administrator
recommends approval,
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and I can answer any questions you have.
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Thanks,
David. Questions, comments?
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Great job by the team as
always in moving forward
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with the pricing and so important,
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the SWIRFT program, to be
able to move projects forward
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that are in the state water plan.
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And of course this was
money for new projects
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as well as money for projects
that have been ongoing
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and were multi-year commitments.
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So, great to see water
supply projects moving forward
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and really appreciate
the work of the team
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and the syndicate,
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going out in the market getting
a really good interest rate,
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which, of course, translates
into savings to rate payers
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and water supply
projects being incentivized
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for the future of Texas.
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So thanks for your work on this.
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Y'all did a fantastic job.
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I mean, so well said,
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I believe that we are estimating
that our 13 participants
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in the sale will save over $46 million.
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That is just fantastic.
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The SWIRFT is truly the
gold standard in infrastructure
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programs in the nation,
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and we're just happy
to see it moving forward.
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Is there a motion?
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Chairwoman, I move we
adopt the proposed resolution
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for the establishment of
the lending rights scales
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for the State Water
Implementation Revenue Fund
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for Texas financing
structures to be effective
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October 7, 2021 as recommended by
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our Executive Administrator.
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All those in favor, say aye.
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Aye.
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Motion passes.
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Thank you.
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Next item please, Ashley.
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Chairwoman, the
next item on the agenda
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is consider authorizing
the Executive Administrator
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to negotiate and execute
contracts as approved and directed
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by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency
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in a total amount, not
to exceed $63.6 million,
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for sub grants from the flood
mitigation assistance grant
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program upon notification of award.
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And Kathy Hopkins is
here to present to the Board
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on this item today.
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It's still too tall.
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I'll just stand back here.
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Good morning, Chairwoman
Paup, Director Jackson.
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I am Kathy Hopkins of the
Executive Administrator staff.
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The Texas Water Development
Board is the state agency tasked
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with administering the
flood mitigation assistance
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grant program on behalf
of the Federal Emergency
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Management Agency.
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The flood mitigation assistance
grant program assist states
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and communities by
providing federal funds for
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cost-effective measures
to reduce and eliminate
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the long-term risks of
flood damage to repetitive
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and severe repetitive loss structures,
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and other insurable structures under the
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National Flood Insurance Program.
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For federal fiscal year 2020,
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the Texas Water Development
Board reviewed and submitted
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19 community sub applications,
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along with the TWDB's
management costs of application
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to FEMA for review and approval.
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The TWDB was notified
by FEMA that 13 of the 19
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community sub
applications were identified
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for further review.
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Sub application selected by
FEMA or for the City of Houston,
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Jersey Village, Pearland,
Taylor Lake Village,
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the counties of Harris,
Jefferson and Montgomery,
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Jefferson County Drainage District No. 6
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in Harris County Flood Control District.
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These sub applications
have a total project
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cost of $73.8 million,
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of which $63.6 million
will be federally funded
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with the total community
match of $10.2 million.
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The selected sub applications
will mitigate 2,207 flood
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prone structures and assist
with the updating of the
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community's hazard mitigation plan.
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In addition to the 13
community sub applications,
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FEMA also selected
TWDB's management costs
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in the amount of $2.4
million in federal funds
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with the required state
match of $388,000.
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Summaries of each of these
sub applications proposed
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mitigation activities are
included in your Board item memo.
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The Executive Administrator
recommends approval by the Board
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to negotiate and
execute with these entities
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as approved and directed by FEMA
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for a total federal funding
amount of $63.6 million
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for sub applications from
FEMA's flood mitigation
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assistance grant program.
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This concludes my presentation
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and I'm available for any questions.
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Thanks, Kathy.
Questions, comments?
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Well, Kathy, thank
you so much for this work
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and your ongoing work
of you and your staff
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and working with FEMA,
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and, of course, the whole
focus of this program,
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as you stated, was to
mitigate risk on those entities
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that are insured through
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the National Flood Insurance Program.
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To me, it's so good to see
about this round of grants
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is the mix.
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So we have entities that
will benefit from elevation,
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getting people out of harm's way,
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as well as by acquisition.
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And then also, and I think, you know,
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in the very early days that
I was here at the Board,
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we didn't see a lot of drainage
projects moving forward,
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but it's really good to see that
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some of these grants
will go to drainage projects
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that hopefully will benefit
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larger numbers of structures,
larger numbers of families.
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And again, put in the kind
of facilities that they need to,
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to mitigate flood.
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A good mix!
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Acquisition, elevation, as
well as the drainage project.
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So a good complement
with the work I think the State
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is doing with the 5th,
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and a tremendous amount
of work by your staff.
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And I know part of what
determines how much Texas gets
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every year is how efficiently
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and that we execute the program.
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So I think this is a testament to you
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and the work that your staff is doing.
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And I know as I talked
to people across the state,
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you and your group are a legend
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and everybody knows you
and feels like they can reach out
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and they can talk with you,
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and they can use you use your counsel.
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And again, the true
measure I think of our success
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is moving these projects forward.
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So took a long time,
but thank you very much.
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Thank you.
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I think you mean
queen, legend, icon, Kathy.
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I think TWDB is the
perfect bridge between these
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local communities and drawing
down these federal dollars.
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So I very much appreciate
your work on this.
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We are mitigating over
2,200 flood-prone structures
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with this year's
recipients, so well done.
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Thank you.
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I move we authorize
the Executive Administrator
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to negotiate and execute
contracts as approved and directed
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by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency
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in a total amount not
to exceed $63.6 million
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for sub grants from the flood mitigation
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assistance grant program
upon notification of award
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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.
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The motion passes.
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Thanks, Kathy. Queen, legend, icon.
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(group laughs)
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Next item please, Ashley.
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Chairwoman, the
next item on the agenda
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is consider authorizing
the Executive Administrator
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to execute the state fiscal
year 2022 Drinking Water
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State Revolving Fund set aside contract
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between the Texas
Water Development Board
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and the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality.
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Mark Wyatt is here
to present to the Board
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on this item today.
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Good morning,
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Chairwoman Paup and Director Jackson.
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For the record, my name is Mark Wyatt
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of the Executive Administrator staff.
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Today, we bring for your consideration,
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the state fiscal year 2022
Drinking Water Revolving Fund
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set aside contract between the
Texas Water Development Board
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and the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality.
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Each year, this agency and TCEQ execute
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an inter-agency contract
governing the use
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of certain drinking
water state revolving
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grant funds for set aside activities.
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The contract reflects
a set aside allocations
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in the approved state fiscal
year 2022 intended use plan
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and activities described
in the work plans prepared
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by the TCEQ and submitted
for approval to EPA.
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This year, there are a few changes
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from last year's contract.
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First, the total amount
includes a portion
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of re-allotted federal
fiscal year 2019 funds
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from another state.
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In addition, EPA issued an exception
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that temporarily
suspended the process of its
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grant recipients, such as the
Texas Water Development Board,
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receiving approval
for fair share objectives
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under the Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise Program.
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Therefore, the sections
of the contract related to
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EPA approved goals had to be revised.
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Finally, it includes a
provision that would allow
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renewal for two one-year period
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upon written amendment
executed by TCEQ and
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the Texas Water Development Board.
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The contract covers the
use of a total of $12,144,240
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of federal fiscal year 2021
capitalization grant funds
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and another $97,560 of
re-allotted federal fiscal year
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2019 funds from another state.
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TCEQ will use the funds
to administer, enforce,
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the federal safe
drinking water standards
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in its role as the primacy
agency for the state of Texas.
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They will also use the funds
for capacity development
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activities such as preparing
an assessment of the
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financial, managerial,
and technical capacity
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generally referred to as FMT,
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for all drinking water
SRF program applicants.
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I'm pleased to report that
we continue to have a great
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working relationship with
our colleagues at TCEQ.
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We hold monthly coordination
meetings with the staff at TCEQ
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to discuss all manner
of drinking water topics,
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including systems in need
of financial assistance,
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and often that includes
very small systems, I'll report.
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So those get a special attention.
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The Executive Administrator
recommends that the Board
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authorize the execution of
the contract with the TCEQ,
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with the ability to make minor revisions
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that do not alter the
underlying content.
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And I'd be pleased to answer
any questions you might have.
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Thanks, Mark.
Questions, comments?
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Well, thanks for
the work on this.
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And of course that financial,
managerial, technical review
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that do on each and every
application that comes
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to the Board for the
Drinking Water State
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Revolving Fund is so important.
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It creates a relationship, I think,
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with the communities and with the TCEQ,
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seeing them as a resource,
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which oftentimes, as they
kind of move through the project,
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they'll reach back out to
TCEQ and utilize that resource,
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whether it is a question they
have for the asset management
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of their steel and pipes
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or whether it is ongoing maintenance
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or whether it is operations
and compliance with
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their operating procedures.
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So all important for
operational integrity.
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So, great that we have
the partnership with TCEQ.
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You mentioned the monthly meetings.
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I think that is so important,
because oftentimes,
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we hear about communities
that are having concerns,
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issues, challenges,
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and they kind of point them to us
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to help them with being
able to financially afford
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whatever the fix is,
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what is needed for a
project to move forward.
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So, I'm glad you've worked on this,
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see that there are a
few changes, and again,
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look forward to continuing
to work with TCEQ
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on their FMT review.
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Yeah, we are in constant
communication with TCEQ,
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both in the agency
level and the Board level,
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and we know that they will
utilize these dollars to the,
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the biggest potential.
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Also I'd like to congratulate
Commissioner Lindley.
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She had her baby.
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Pierce Lindley was born two weeks ago.
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So I think she's the first
Commissioner ever to take
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maternity leave.
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So that's a big deal.
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Is there a motion?
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Chairwoman, I move we authorize
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the Executive Administrator
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to execute the state fiscal year 2022
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Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund set aside contract
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between the Texas
Water Development Board
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and the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality
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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.
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The motion passes.
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Next item, please.
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Thanks, Mark.
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Chairwoman, the
next item on the agenda
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is consider authorizing
the Executive Administrator
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to execute an inter-agency contract
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with the University
of Texas at Arlington
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in an amount not to exceed $772,500
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to provide engineering services.
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Clay Schultz is here
to present to the Board
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on this item today.
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Good morning. For the
record, my name is Clay Schultz
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of the Executive Administrator staff.
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In January 2020, the Texas
Water Development Board
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entered into an
inter-agency contract with the
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University of Texas at Arlington or UTA
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to provide assistance primarily
with engineering reviews
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and project site visits.
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The work performed under
this contract has proved
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beneficial to the agency,
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and the executive Executive
Administrator recommends
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continuing to work with
UTA by entering into a
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new contract for fiscal year 2022.
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The new contract is proposed
to include the following tasks:
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review of plans and specifications,
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site visits of projects
under construction,
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the review of clean water
state revolving fund project
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information forms,
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and technical and administrative
assistance with issuing
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certificates of approval or COAs.
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The assistance with COAs is a new task
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that was not included
in the original contract
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and will provide
assistance with closing out
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construction contracts and
authorizing project owners
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to release final retainage.
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The Executive Administrator
recommends approval to authorize
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the execution of a contract
for engineering services
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with the University
of Texas at Arlington
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in an amount not to exceed $772,500.
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That concludes my presentation.
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Questions, comments?
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This has been a
very effective program
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and I know one that you've championed,
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and I guess the comment
I would have here is
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that we've got a great resource in UTA,
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but it's a great resource,
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I think because of the
collaborative working relationship
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that we've established with the staff.
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And so, as they move forward with tasks,
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it is the UTA resource, as
well as the Board resource,
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always with that oversight
that we, that we have in moving,
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whatever the task is forward.
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And so important that
not only communities
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have the financing,
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but they have the resources
as they move forward
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with the projects after commitment
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to make sure that we stay and they stay
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on time, and on budget, and on schedule.
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And so I think this is
definitely a resource that
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helps us as a state
to be able to do that.
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So I appreciate your work on this,
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continuing to look at it.
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And as you did here,
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this whole vein of
continuous improvement,
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adding some new tasks,
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kind of reviewing what
we've done in the past,
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and asking the question,
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"What do we need to do to
utilize this excellent resource
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moving forward?"
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And again, just
appreciate your oversight
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and leadership, and again,
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that balance between
utilizing an outside resource,
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bringing in to best utilize
what we have here at the Board.
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So thank you for that.
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Yeah, we've had
very encouraging results
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with our partnership with UTA.
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Happy to extend it.
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I move we authorize the
Executive Administrator
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to execute an inter-agency
contract with the
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University of Texas at Arlington
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in an amount not to exceed $772,500
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to provide engineering
services as recommended
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by our Executive Administrator.
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All those in favor, say aye.
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Aye.
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Motion passes.
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Next item, please.
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Chairwoman, the next
item on the agenda is
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amend by resolution
the previously adopted
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Texas Water Development Board
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Resolution No. 21-052, to
extend the Fort Bend County
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Levee Improvement, District No. 14 Flood
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Infrastructure Fund commitment.
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And Marcus Snell is here
virtually to present to the Board
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today.
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Good
morning, Chairwoman Paup
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and Director Jackson.
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Howdy, Marcus.
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My
name is Marcus Snell
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of the executive administrative staff.
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The Fort Bend County Levee
Improvement District No. 14
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received an infrastructure
funding commitment
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for $2 million in April of 2021.
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The project scope includes
upgrades to the existing pump
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station by installing
new storm water pumps
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and a flood warning
system to minimize the street
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and structure flooding
within the district.
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The district's funding
commitment is set to expire
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on October 31st, 2021.
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The district has requested
that the commitment
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be extended to January 31st, 2022
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to allow the time for
retainage quad council
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and its finalization of a
capitol improvement plan
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associated with this project.
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This request does not change
the total amount of funding
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already committed to
the district and will provide
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greater flexibility to
the available funding
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with the district's project needs.
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The Executive Administrator
recommends approval of
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the request.
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I am available for any questions.
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Thanks, Marcus.
Questions, comments?
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Well, an excellent
project, and as you stated,
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the need to have additional
time so that they can finalize
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their capital improvement plan.
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Just wanted to say thank
you for your work yesterday,
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along with Lee and Holly and Cata
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at TML, manning our booth,
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and it was great to see
community members
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come up and being able to talk with you
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and others about programs at the Board,
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and kind of see that
relationship that has established
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between our engineers on the Board,
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our senior engineer on the Board
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and communities across our state.
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And there was a huge, huge group at TML
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and appreciate your work on this
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and also on this Board item
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and thanks for joining us
from the Houston office.
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Thanks, Marcus.
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Great job on this and
thank you for your work at
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TML yesterday. I heard
that you were fantastic.
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Well, always
happy to go to TML.
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They're a great group. Thank you.
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Is there a motion?
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Chairwoman, I move we
adopt the proposed resolution
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to amend Texas Water
Development Board Resolution
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No. 21-052 to extend the Fort
Bend County Levee Improvement,
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District No. 14's Flood
Infrastructure Fund commitment
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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.
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The motion passes. Thank you.
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Thanks Marcus.
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Next item, please.
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Chairwoman, the next
item on the agenda is
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approve by resolution a request
from the City of Comanche
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for $1,594,372 in financial assistance
00:20:42.380 --> 00:20:45.509
consisting of $995,000 in financing
00:20:45.509 --> 00:20:50.509
and $599,372 in principal forgiveness
00:20:50.510 --> 00:20:52.800
from the Clean Water
State Revolving Fund
00:20:52.800 --> 00:20:55.288
for planning, design, and
construction of a wastewater
00:20:55.288 --> 00:20:57.560
system improvements project.
00:20:57.560 --> 00:21:01.470
And Tom Barnett is here
to present on this item today.
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Okay, good morning,
Chairwoman Paup
00:21:03.027 --> 00:21:04.370
and Director Jackson.
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For the record, Tom Barnett of the
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Executive Administrator's staff,
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The city of Comanche is the
county seat of Comanche County,
00:21:10.132 --> 00:21:14.543
located southwest of
Stephenville in North Central Texas.
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The city provides water
and wastewater service to
00:21:17.170 --> 00:21:19.870
approximately 4,500 residents.
00:21:19.870 --> 00:21:22.100
The city's aging
wastewater collection system
00:21:22.100 --> 00:21:24.810
has high rates of
inflow and infiltration.
00:21:24.810 --> 00:21:27.140
This has overburdened it's
wastewater treatment plant
00:21:27.140 --> 00:21:28.720
and led to violations from the
00:21:28.720 --> 00:21:30.870
Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
00:21:30.870 --> 00:21:33.970
for exceeding parameters
of its discharge permit.
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The proposed project would
address these issues by replacing
00:21:36.439 --> 00:21:38.645
wastewater collection
lines throughout the city
00:21:38.645 --> 00:21:42.400
that are known to cause
significant inflow and infiltration.
00:21:42.400 --> 00:21:45.170
The project also includes
a feasibility study to assess
00:21:45.170 --> 00:21:47.670
increasing the capacity of
the city's wastewater treatment
00:21:47.670 --> 00:21:51.230
plant in order to meet
future demand projections.
00:21:51.230 --> 00:21:53.510
The Executive Administrator
recommends approval of this
00:21:53.510 --> 00:21:55.853
item, and I'm here to
answer any questions.
00:21:55.853 --> 00:21:57.690
Questions, comments?
00:21:57.690 --> 00:21:59.900
Well, good to see a
project moving forward with a
00:21:59.900 --> 00:22:02.430
small community, a
service population, right,
00:22:02.430 --> 00:22:03.865
at 4,500 people,
00:22:03.865 --> 00:22:07.380
and always good to see investment in
00:22:07.380 --> 00:22:08.803
wastewater treatment, because you know,
00:22:08.803 --> 00:22:12.520
it's so important that we
treat it so it can be returned
00:22:12.520 --> 00:22:13.920
and used again and again,
00:22:13.920 --> 00:22:17.537
and also that they're
addressing inflow and infiltration
00:22:17.537 --> 00:22:19.115
because of course,
00:22:19.115 --> 00:22:21.740
as they are able to upgrade
their aging infrastructure
00:22:21.740 --> 00:22:26.380
and keep, if you will,
more of that flow within
00:22:26.380 --> 00:22:27.213
the pipeline.
00:22:27.213 --> 00:22:31.377
And that's less that the
treatment plant has to treat,
00:22:33.310 --> 00:22:35.700
because now you don't have
the additional storm water flow
00:22:35.700 --> 00:22:37.490
adding to it and adding
the additional load,
00:22:37.490 --> 00:22:40.760
so great that they're
doing a feasibility study
00:22:40.760 --> 00:22:43.983
to look at the need to
increase their capacity.
00:22:45.086 --> 00:22:49.260
And again, I think you
also mentioned that
00:22:49.260 --> 00:22:51.980
they're looking at
potentially moving forward
00:22:51.980 --> 00:22:53.890
with a drinking water project?
00:22:53.890 --> 00:22:54.760
That's right, yeah.
00:22:54.760 --> 00:22:56.545
So the financials here, assume,
00:22:56.545 --> 00:22:58.709
take both of those into account.
00:22:58.709 --> 00:23:00.820
That's correct. Yeah.
00:23:00.820 --> 00:23:04.350
They had the same risk
score when taken into account,
00:23:04.350 --> 00:23:07.060
the potential drinking
water project also.
00:23:07.060 --> 00:23:09.620
Okay. Well, I think,
very forward-thinking
00:23:09.620 --> 00:23:11.770
of the staff to do that
in terms of looking at
00:23:11.770 --> 00:23:13.840
their eligibility.
00:23:13.840 --> 00:23:18.240
And they got a significant
amount of principal forgiveness
00:23:18.240 --> 00:23:20.660
to help them to make
the project affordable.
00:23:20.660 --> 00:23:23.040
So, thank you for the work on this.
00:23:23.040 --> 00:23:24.083
Thanks.
00:23:26.501 --> 00:23:31.430
The city also has a very
strong financial indicators,
00:23:31.430 --> 00:23:34.083
so we're excited to
have them in the portfolio.
00:23:35.033 --> 00:23:37.320
I move we adopt the proposed resolution
00:23:37.320 --> 00:23:38.500
from the City of Comanche
00:23:38.500 --> 00:23:43.500
for $1,594,372 in financial assistance
00:23:43.990 --> 00:23:47.255
consisting of $995,000 in financing
00:23:47.255 --> 00:23:52.255
and $599,372 in principal forgiveness
00:23:52.620 --> 00:23:54.410
from the Clean Water
State Revolving Fund for
00:23:54.410 --> 00:23:57.060
planning, design, and
construction of a wastewater system
00:23:57.060 --> 00:23:58.897
improvements project as recommended by
00:23:58.897 --> 00:24:00.398
our Executive Administrator.
00:24:00.398 --> 00:24:02.060
All those in favor, say aye.
00:24:02.060 --> 00:24:02.893
Aye.
00:24:02.893 --> 00:24:04.053
Motion passes, thanks.
00:24:04.053 --> 00:24:05.323
Thank you.
00:24:09.390 --> 00:24:10.432
Next item, please.
00:24:10.432 --> 00:24:12.800
Chairwoman, the
next item on the agenda
00:24:12.800 --> 00:24:15.500
is approve by resolution
a request from the
00:24:15.500 --> 00:24:18.017
Barksdale Water Supply Corporation for
00:24:18.017 --> 00:24:21.810
$124,300 in principal
forgiveness from the
00:24:21.810 --> 00:24:24.280
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
00:24:24.280 --> 00:24:27.712
for design and construction
of water system improvements.
00:24:27.712 --> 00:24:31.360
Dain Larsen is here today
to present to the Board
00:24:31.360 --> 00:24:32.193
on this item.
00:24:33.305 --> 00:24:34.138
Howdy, Dain.
00:24:34.138 --> 00:24:35.860
Hello. Good morning.
00:24:35.860 --> 00:24:37.460
For the record, I'm Dain Larsen
00:24:37.460 --> 00:24:39.920
of the Executive Administrator staff.
00:24:39.920 --> 00:24:43.370
The Barksdale Water Supply
Corporation serves a population
00:24:43.370 --> 00:24:47.110
of 264 in Edwards County
on the Nueces River,
00:24:47.110 --> 00:24:49.716
which is just west of Garner State Park.
00:24:49.716 --> 00:24:53.480
It has two alluvial
wells determined to be
00:24:53.480 --> 00:24:54.859
groundwater under influence
00:24:54.859 --> 00:24:58.380
due to their proximity to the river.
00:24:58.380 --> 00:25:01.024
TCEQ has issued requirements
for additional filtration,
00:25:01.024 --> 00:25:04.703
which is the reason for the
corporation's request today.
00:25:06.650 --> 00:25:09.550
Your review of the application
resulted in a conclusion
00:25:09.550 --> 00:25:11.300
that they need to
reduce their water loss
00:25:11.300 --> 00:25:14.620
and the corporation proposes to use some
00:25:14.620 --> 00:25:16.960
of the funding to also
address water loss
00:25:16.960 --> 00:25:19.630
by replacing 89 meters,
00:25:19.630 --> 00:25:22.730
upgrading them to automated meters.
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The Executive Administrator
recommends approval
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of their request.
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And I'm available for any
questions that you have.
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Questions, comments?
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So another small
community, what 264 residents?
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So always good to see that we're helping
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small communities.
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You know, a real win, I think,
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in being able to help them with
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an infrastructure improvement,
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as well as $44,000, I guess, for meters.
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So 89 meters? Is that what I remember?
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Yes.
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Okay. So...
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Identified the water loss
and then was able to go in
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and actually do something,
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kind of the one-two punch
in terms of addressing it.
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And I think you shared
with me that they're also
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in the 2022 IUP?
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Yes.
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And maybe considering
working with the Board
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in a longer-term solution.
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So, I think a real credit
to the Barksdale Water
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Supply Corporation and their leadership
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and thinking through their problems,
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taking this initial action and then also
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working with the Board on
maybe a longer term solution.
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Thank you.
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Well, as you always
say, "No project's too big.
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No project's too small."
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We're really happy to
help this small community.
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And they got 100% principal forgiveness.
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So it's fantastic.
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Is there a motion?
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Chairwoman, I move we
adopt the proposed resolution
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from the Barksdale
Water Supply Corporation
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for $124,300 in principal forgiveness
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from the Drinking Water
State Revolving Fund
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for design and construction
of water system improvements
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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.
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Motion passes.
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Thanks, Dain.
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Thank you.
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Next item, please.
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Chairwoman, the next item on
the agenda is public comment.
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Do we anyone signed up for
public comment at this moment?
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No, we do not.
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Is there anyone online for
public comment at this moment?
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With that, the Board will not
meet in closed session today.
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There will be no further business of the
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Texas Water Development Board.
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This meeting is hereby adjourned.
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The time is now 10:00 AM.
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(gavel bangs)