Consider and/or act upon Barilla Solar, LLC Tax Abatement Agreement

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider and/or act upon Barilla Solar, LLC Tax Abatement Agreement Vanessa Cardwell made a motion to approve the tax abatement agreement and have Board President Jerry McGuairt and one other Board member sign the agreement. Seconded by Terry Whigham. Vote: 6 For. 3 Oppose. 2 Absent. Motion carried. The regular board meeting was recessed at 10:50 a.m. Note: The following items are taken up out of order. Production Permit Hearing for Elmer Braden, DBA E&A Braden Water Station. I Call to order at 10:50 a.m. on Public Hearing on Production Permit Application for Elmer Braden, DBA E&A Braden Water Station by Jerry McGuairt. Party representing application: Elmer Braden Protestant to application: None Public comment: None Permit request: 3 well system located approximately 3.2 miles north of Ranch Road 1450 on Ranch Road 1776 in H&GN RR CO Block 8 Section 8 in Pecos County, Texas. The purpose of this 3 well system is for Industrial Use and requests 30 acre feet/year from the Pecos Valley Aquifer. Ty Edwards presented the application to the Board. He declared the application administratively complete and recommended it be approved. Middle Pecos GCD Minutes of April 15, 2014 Page 3 II Adjourn hearing and consider and/or act on Production Permit Application for Elmer Braden, DBA E&A Braden Water Station. Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. made a motion to adjourn the hearing. Motion seconded by Weldon Blackwelder. Motion carried. Hearing adjourned at 11:00 a.m. Weldon Blackwelder made a motion to approve the production permit application for 30 acre feet/year from the Pecos Valley Aquifer for the 3 well system located approximately 3.2 miles north of Ranch Road 1450 on Ranch Road 1776 in H&GN RR CO Block 8 Section 8 in Pecos County, Texas, for Industrial Use. Motion seconded by John Dorris. Motion carried without opposition. Drilling Permit Hearing for Todd Suter, DBA Suter Farms LLC I Call to order at 11:00 a.m. on Public Hearing on Drilling Permit Application for Todd Suter, DBA Suter Farms LLC Party representing application: Todd Suter Protestant to application: None Public comment: None Permit request: 2 Drilling Permits. The 1st well is located approximately .7 miles west of Ranch Rd 1776 on McIntyre Rd in Pecos County, TX. The well is projected to be 900-2000 ft in depth, and drilled into the Rustler Aquifer. The 2nd well is located .75 miles west of Ranch Rd 1776 in T&P RR CO Block 48T8 Section 25 in Pecos County, Texas. The well is projected to be 700-1000 ft in depth, and drilled into the Pecos Valley Aquifer. The purpose of these 2 wells is for Agricultural Use. Ty Edwards presented the application to the Board. He declared the application administratively complete and recommended it be approved. II Adjourn hearing and consider and/or act on Drilling Permit Application for Todd Suter, DBA Suter Farms LLC John Dorris made a motion to adjourn the hearing. Motion seconded by Weldon Blackwelder. Motion carried. Hearing adjourned at 11:13 a.m. Janet Groth made a motion to approve the application for 2 drilling p ermits. The 1st well is located approximately .7 miles west of Ranch Rd 1776 on McIntyre Rd in Pecos County, TX. The well is projected to be 900-2000 ft in depth, and drilled into the Rustler Aquifer. The 2nd well is Middle Pecos GCD Minutes of April 15, 2014 Page 4 located .75 miles west of Ranch Rd 1776 in T&P RR CO Block 48T8 Section 25 in Pecos County, Texas. The well is projected to be 700-1000 ft in depth, and drilled into the Pecos Valley Aquifer. The purpose of these 2 wells is for Agricultural Use. Motion seconded by Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. Motion passed with opposition. Production Permit Hearing for Paul Weatherby I Call to order at 11:15 a.m. on Public Hearing on Production Permit Application for Paul Weatherby Party representing

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).