8 • FINANCEBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

Discussion and possible action on District funding of a revised Central Queen City-Sparta/Carrizo

Presented in: January 15, 2015 Regular Board Meeting on 2015-01-15

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.6/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (1 - 0)

“A motion was made by Bill L. Harris, second by David Stratta to authorize up to a $100,000 (hundred thousand dollars) for a Groundwater Availability Model proposed by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). The motion passed with Bryan F, Russ, Jr.”

Mark Carrabba

Director, Robertson County (Industrial) (Robertson County (Industrial))

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Discussion and possible action on District funding of a revised Central Queen City-Sparta/Carrizo Wilcox Groundwater Availability Model proposed by the Texas Water Development Board. A motion was made by Bill L. Harris, second by David Stratta to authorize up to a $100,000 (hundred thousand dollars) for a Groundwater Availability Model proposed by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). The motion passed with Bryan F, Russ, Jr., opposing. Discussion on the possible use of both a shallow and overall Desired Future Conditions for all District aquifers during the 2016 GMA planning process. No action taken. Presentation by Dave Coleman, City of College Station, of the final report on the Direct Potable Reuse study compiled by Alan Plummer Associates for the Texas Water Development Board. (see attached presentation by Dave Coleman).

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). 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.