R. Gonzalez Secretary/Treasurer, Precinct 2

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

M. R. Gonzalez Secretary/Treasurer, Precinct 2 Janet Groth Precinct 1 Weldon Blackwelder Precinct 3 Ronald Cooper Precinct 4 Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. Precinct 4 Vanessa Cardwell City of Fort Stockton Quorum Present. Board members absent: John Dorris, Merrell Daggett and Terry Whigham. Position for City of lraan is vacant. Others present: Paul Weatherby, Mike Gershon, Gail Reeves, Ty Edwards, Harvey Gray, Melissa Mills, Summer Webb, Ori White, Joe Schuster, Santiago Cantu, Lupe Dominguez, Drew Miller, Ernest Woodard, Larry Hoelscher, Kirby Wamock, Jeff Williams, Brock Thompson, Ed McCarthy, Mike Thornhill, Jimmy Perkins, Bob Harden, Marty Jones, James Cravens, Curtis Skeen, Paula McGuairt, Tommy Ervin, Gwen Kennedy Hunnicutt, Jack G. Hunnicutt, Robert Mosley, Mark H., Dennis Braden, Todd and Jill Suter, Rod Ponton, Brian Desmond, T. J. Higginbotham, Buck Benson, Ryan Reid, Glenn Honaker, Mark Harral, Raul Rodriguez, Oscar Hernandez, Robin Parsley/Court Reporter, Stephanie Bennett/CBS 7, and Bob Beal/Fort Stockton Pioneer. | Call to order regular Board meeting at 10:03 a.m. by President Jerry McGuairt. iT} Canvas November 8, 2016 Election. Tabled. ll! Administer the Statement of Elected Officer. Tabled. \V Administer Oath of Office for Board Members. Tabled. VV Consider and/or act upon MPGCD Board Reorganization. Tabled. VI Comments from public and media: No comments. Middle Pecos GCD Minutes for November 15, 2016 Page 2 DRILLING PERMIT HEARING for Larry Hoelscher The Public Hearing was called to order at 10:05 a.m. by President Jerry McGuairt. Party representing application: Larry Hoelscher Protestant to application: None Public Comment: None Ty Edwards presented the application to the Board. The application is for a drilling permit. The well is located on Survey Claunch, MRS Block OW Section 61, approximately 1 mile North of Coyanosa and 1 mile East of FM 1776 in Pecos County, TX. The well is projected to be 600-700 ft in depth, and drilled into the Pecos Valley Aquifer. The purpose of the well is for Agricultural Use. This is not a replacement well. The application is administratively complete. Larry Hoelscher was sworn in. He has an Historic and Existing Use Permit on one well and he wants to keep that permit. Once the new well is drilled, he will not be asking for more production to be added to his existing permit, he would like to add this well to that permit. Adjourn hearing and consider and/or act on Application for a Drilling Permit for Larry Hoelscher. Jerry McGuairt adjourned the hearing at 10:11 a.m. Ronnie Cooper made a motion to approve the application as presented. Motion seconded by Janet Groth. Motion passed unanimously. PRODUCTION PERMIT HEARING for Republic Water Company of Texas, LLC Call to order at 10:12 a.m. by President Jerry McGuairt. Mr. McGuairt is the Presiding officer of the hearing. The hearing will be governed by applicable statutory law, including the District’s enabling act, Chapter 36 of the Water Code, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code NOTE: Robin Parsley, a Certified Court Reporter, transcribed this agenda item. She may be contacted through Permian Court Reporters 432-683-3032. The permit application was declared administratively complete. Middle Pecos GCD Minutes for November 15, 2016 Page 3 Public Comment on Permit Application: e Allan H. Goldman sent written comment: | am a land owner in the district and am very concerned about large volumes of water being exported out of the area. Additionally | am concerned about possible water contamination and the adverse effects it could have on my land. | urge the board to consider future effects related to both of my concerns when the district considers this permit application. e Stephen Lau PH.D. sent written comment: | am a landowner with 190 acres located 4 miles west of the City of Fort Stockton and also with 1,300 acres in Imperial. | strongly object to removal of ground water from this area aquifers and sell to s

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). 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).