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11 • GeneralBrazoria County Groundwater Conservation District (Brazoria County)

Motion by Director Felder; Seconded by Director O’Day that a public

Presented in: Brazoria County GCD Board of Directors Meeting - April 12, 2018 on 2018-04-12
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (3 - 0)
“Motion by Director Felder to approve Motion by Director Felder; Seconded by Director O’Day that a public”
RP
Robert Purnell
Secretary (Place 1)
YES
DD
Dennis Davenport
Vice President (Place 2)
YES
PO
Patrick O'Day
President
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Motion by Director Felder; Seconded by Director O’Day that a public hearing to consider approval of permit applications, permit amendments or cancellations be set for the next meeting of the Board of Directors on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in the District Office and that the applicants be Notified. Motion approved with all present voting aye. | DISCUSSION REGARDING COLLECTION AND EVALUATION OF GROUNDWATER LEVEL AND SUBSIDENCE MONITORING DATA | The Board of Directors, Administrative Consultants Kent Burkett, Jason Afinowicz and Philip Taucer of FNI, Inc., John Seifert of USP along with the participation of David Brown of U.S.G.S. discussed options, strategies and methods available for the collection and evaluation of groundwater level and subsidence monitoring. No action was taken. CONSULTATION WITH GENERAL COUNSEL General Counsel Greg Ellis did not have any new information to report to the Board at this time. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT Kent Burkett gave a report to the Board regarding the GMA-14 Meeting on March 27, 2018. A status report on the RFQ's for well plugging services was _presented by the General Manager.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). 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.