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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 9:32 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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<v ->Chairwoman.</v>

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

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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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<v Chairwoman Paup>Thanks,
David. Questions, comments?</v>

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<v ->Great job by the team as
always in moving forward</v>

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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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<v ->I mean, so well said,</v>

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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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<v ->Chairwoman, I move we
adopt the proposed resolution</v>

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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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<v ->All those in favor, say aye.</v>

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<v All>Aye.</v>

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<v ->Motion passes.</v>

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Thank you.

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Next item please, Ashley.

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<v ->Chairwoman, 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 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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<v ->It's still too tall.</v>

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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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<v ->Thanks, Kathy.
Questions, comments?</v>

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<v ->Well, Kathy, thank
you so much for this work</v>

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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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<v ->Thank you.</v>

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<v ->I think you mean
queen, legend, icon, Kathy.</v>

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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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<v Kathy Hopkins>Thank you.</v>

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

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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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<v All>Aye.</v>

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<v ->The motion passes.</v>

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

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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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<v ->Good morning,</v>

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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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<v ->Thanks, Mark.
Questions, comments?</v>

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<v ->Well, thanks for
the work on this.</v>

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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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<v ->Yeah, we are in constant
communication with TCEQ,</v>

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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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<v ->Is there a motion?</v>

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<v ->Chairwoman, I move we authorize</v>

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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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<v ->All those in favor, say aye.</v>

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<v All>Aye.</v>

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<v ->The motion passes.</v>

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Next item, please.

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Thanks, Mark.

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

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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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<v ->Good morning. For the
record, my name is Clay Schultz</v>

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

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<v ->This has been a
very effective program</v>

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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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<v ->Yeah, we've had
very encouraging results</v>

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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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<v All>Aye.</v>

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<v ->Motion passes.</v>

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Next item, please.

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

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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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<v Marcus Snell>Good
morning, Chairwoman Paup</v>

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and Director Jackson.

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<v Chairwoman Paup>Howdy, Marcus.</v>

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<v Marcus Snell>My
name is Marcus Snell</v>

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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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<v ->Thanks, Marcus.
Questions, comments?</v>

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<v ->Well, an excellent
project, and as you stated,</v>

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

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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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<v ->Well, always
happy to go to TML.</v>

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They're a great group. Thank you.

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<v ->Is there a motion?</v>

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<v ->Chairwoman, I move we
adopt the proposed resolution</v>

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

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<v All>Aye.</v>

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<v ->The motion passes. Thank you.</v>

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Thanks Marcus.

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Next item, please.

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

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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

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consisting of $995,000 in financing

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and $599,372 in principal forgiveness

00:20:50.510 --> 00:20:52.800
from the Clean Water
State Revolving Fund

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for planning, design, and
construction of a wastewater

00:20:55.288 --> 00:20:57.560
system improvements project.

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And Tom Barnett is here
to present on this item today.

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<v ->Okay, good morning,
Chairwoman Paup</v>

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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,

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located southwest of
Stephenville in North Central Texas.

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The city provides water
and wastewater service to

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approximately 4,500 residents.

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The city's aging
wastewater collection system

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has high rates of
inflow and infiltration.

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This has overburdened it's
wastewater treatment plant

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and led to violations from the

00:21:28.720 --> 00:21:30.870
Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality

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for exceeding parameters
of its discharge permit.

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The proposed project would
address these issues by replacing

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wastewater collection
lines throughout the city

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that are known to cause
significant inflow and infiltration.

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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

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plant in order to meet
future demand projections.

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The Executive Administrator
recommends approval of this

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item, and I'm here to
answer any questions.

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

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<v ->Well, good to see a
project moving forward with a</v>

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small community, a
service population, right,

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at 4,500 people,

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and always good to see investment in

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wastewater treatment, because you know,

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it's so important that we
treat it so it can be returned

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and used again and again,

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and also that they're
addressing inflow and infiltration

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because of course,

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as they are able to upgrade
their aging infrastructure

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and keep, if you will,
more of that flow within

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the pipeline.

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And that's less that the
treatment plant has to treat,

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because now you don't have
the additional storm water flow

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adding to it and adding
the additional load,

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so great that they're
doing a feasibility study

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to look at the need to
increase their capacity.

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And again, I think you
also mentioned that

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they're looking at
potentially moving forward

00:22:51.980 --> 00:22:53.890
with a drinking water project?

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<v Tom Barnett>That's right, yeah.</v>

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<v ->So the financials here, assume,</v>

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take both of those into account.

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<v ->That's correct. Yeah.</v>

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They had the same risk
score when taken into account,

00:23:04.350 --> 00:23:07.060
the potential drinking
water project also.

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<v ->Okay. Well, I think,
very forward-thinking</v>

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of the staff to do that
in terms of looking at

00:23:11.770 --> 00:23:13.840
their eligibility.

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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.

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So, thank you for the work on this.

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<v Tom Barnett>Thanks.</v>

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<v ->The city also has a very
strong financial indicators,</v>

00:23:31.430 --> 00:23:34.083
so we're excited to
have them in the portfolio.

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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.

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All those in favor, say aye.

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<v All>Aye.</v>

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<v ->Motion passes, thanks.</v>

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<v Tom Barnett>Thank you.</v>

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<v ->Next item, please.</v>

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

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is approve by resolution
a request from the

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Barksdale Water Supply Corporation for

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$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.

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Dain Larsen is here today
to present to the Board

00:24:31.360 --> 00:24:32.193
on this item.

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<v Chairwoman Paup>Howdy, Dain.</v>

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<v ->Hello. Good morning.</v>

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For the record, I'm Dain Larsen

00:24:37.460 --> 00:24:39.920
of the Executive Administrator staff.

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The Barksdale Water Supply
Corporation serves a population

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of 264 in Edwards County
on the Nueces River,

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which is just west of Garner State Park.

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It has two alluvial
wells determined to be

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groundwater under influence

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due to their proximity to the river.

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TCEQ has issued requirements
for additional filtration,

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which is the reason for the
corporation's request today.

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Your review of the application
resulted in a conclusion

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that they need to
reduce their water loss

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and the corporation proposes to use some

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of the funding to also
address water loss

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by replacing 89 meters,

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

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<v ->So another small
community, what 264 residents?</v>

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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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<v Dain Larsen>Yes.</v>

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<v ->Okay. So...</v>

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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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<v Dain Larsen>Yes.</v>

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<v ->And maybe considering
working with the Board</v>

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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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<v ->Well, as you always
say, "No project's too big.</v>

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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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<v ->Chairwoman, I move we
adopt the proposed resolution</v>

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

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<v All>Aye.</v>

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<v ->Motion passes.</v>

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Thanks, Dain.

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<v Dain Larsen>Thank you.</v>

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<v ->Next item, please.</v>

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<v ->Chairwoman, the next item on
the agenda is public comment.</v>

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<v ->Do we anyone signed up for
public comment at this moment?</v>

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<v Ashley Harden>No, we do not.</v>

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<v ->Is there anyone online for
public comment at this moment?</v>

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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)