Consider and/or act upon Depository Contract with Pecos County State

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Consider and/or act upon Depository Contract with Pecos County State Bank. Allan Childs made a motion that MPGCD set policy and strategy to invest District funds in Demand Deposit accounts, Certificates of Deposit and other interest-bearing bank accounts at Pecos County State Bank in compliance with the Public Funds Investment Act for the next 12 months. Motion seconded by Ronnie Cooper. Motion passed. Vote: 9FOR. -0-Oppose 2Absent 0 Abstain. NOTE: The Pecos County State Bank Depository Contract is in effect through February 28, 2023. Today's action is taken to approve the investment policy and has no impact on the depository contract. Briefing and take action, if necessary, on General Manager’s decisions on renewal/nonrenewal of production permit of the City of Fort Stockton’s Blueridge Farms 500 ac/ft for Industrial and Public Supply Use. ——EEEE—E——————— EE ee Minutes of February 16, 2021 Page 2 of 7 Vil General Manager Ty Edwards reported that the City of Fort Stockton had submitted the paperwork work needed to request renewal of their permit granted on 02-20-2018. The renewal application was received on 01-20-2021. RECAP: 01-16-2018 Public Hearing Recap for the Record: The application requests production for a 10 well system located on City of Fort Stockton Blue Ridge Farm, approximately 27 miles West of Fort Stockton, in Pecos County, Texas. The purpose of this well system is for a combined use of Public Supply and Industrial use and request 500 acre-feet a year from the Pecos Valley Aquifer. The application was declared uncontested on 01- 16-2018. On 01-16-2018 the public hearing was held and adjourned. Motion on 02-20-2018: M. R. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the permit for 500-acre feet for a 9-well system for industrial and public supply use combined. Well 27 is removed from the permit and along with Well 18 (which is not a part of the 9-well system) and they will be dedicated as permanent monitor wells and not to be used for water production. Motion seconded by Weldon Blackwelder. Motion carried. Vote: 10 For. 0 Oppose. 0 Absent. 1 Recusal. On 02-05-2021 General Manager Ty Edwards sent the City of Fort Stockton a letter granting renewal of the application that was originally approved on 02-20- 2018, for another three-year permit term and subject to all the conditions incorporated into the Permit when it was originally issued. The letter explained to the City of Fort Stockton that the MPGCD Board would be informed of the renewal at the meeting held today, and the Board may overrule this decision to grant the renewal. Public Comment: Kirby Warnock requested that the Board deny the renewal application. His objection is to the Industrial Use that was approved in the permit. He feels that if the water is used for fracking it would destroy the water for drinking water purposes. The City of Fort Stockton should only be concerned with Public Supply drinking water for this application. Mr. Warnock was informed that his reasons for denial are not applicable to this application renewal. No action taken by the Board of Directors. The renewal of the permit stands firm. Presentation by Allan R. Standen, LLC on Groundwater Levels for Pecos County. Vince Clause with Allan R. Standen, LLC presented the following: Minutes of February 16, 2021 Page 3 of 7 Vit FSH Threshold Well-Winter 4 Threshold Levels Pecos County Water Levels Decline/Gain from 2012-2021 Pecos County Water Levels Decline/Gain from 2020-2021 TexMesonet Weather Stations with Annual Rainfall 2021 Depth to Water Level for Pecos County Belding Farms has more water level data that they will share with MPGCD for historical record purposes. The extensive monitoring wells network in Pecos County is a great asset. Update on HALFF Data Management System. District staff have been working on updating the excel spreadsheet to upload all of the permitted wells in Halff. Work is ongoing. IX XI Update on FSH-MPGCD Joint Study and Implementation. The

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