5 • FINANCEBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

Discussion and possible action on recommendation(s) by the Grant Committee including a grant proposal

Presented in: Approved Minutes - Public Rules Hearing & Regular Board Meeting - August 10, 2017 on 2017-08-10

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.6/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“A motion was made by Stephen Cast, second by Pete Brien to approve $8,200 in grant funding for the Brazos and Robertson counties Soil & Water Conservation. The motion passed unanimously.”

Jayson Barfknecht

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

YES

Stephen Cast

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

YES

Mark Carrabba

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

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

5. Discussion and possible action on recommendation(s) by the Grant Committee including a grant proposal received from the Brazos and Robertson counties Soil & Water Conservation Districts. A motion was made by Stephen Cast, second by Pete Brien to approve $8,200 in grant funding for the Brazos and Robertson counties Soil & Water Conservation. The motion passed unanimously. 6 Discussion and possible action on amending budgeted expenditures for the Grant Program within the 2017 District budget. A motion was made by Bill Harris, second by Jayson Barfkencht to approve amending the 2017 District budget expenditure for the grant program. The motion passed unanimously.

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.