11 • GENERALBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

Discussion and possible action on recommendations from the Education/Conservation

Presented in: Minutes - Public Permit Hearing/Regular Board Meeting - September 14, 2017 on 2017-09-14

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.6/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (2 - 0)

“A motion was made by Bill Harris, second by Pete Brien to authorize the staff to select nominees for the Conservationist of the Year award. The motion passed unanimously.”

Jayson Barfknecht

Director, Brazos County (Agricultural) (Brazos County (Agricultural))

YES

Stephen Cast

Director, Brazos County (Bryan) (Brazos County (Bryan))

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Discussion and possible action on recommendations from the Education/Conservation Committee regarding nominations for “Conservationist of the Year’ award. A motion was made by Bill Harris, second by Pete Brien to authorize the staff to select nominees for the Conservationist of the Year award. The motion passed unanimously. Presentation by Dr. Ron Kaiser and discussion of home owner water conservation efforts in the Bryan/College Station area relating to the BVWaterSmart irrigation network. (see attached presentation)

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.