STWA Master Plan. M. Ivan Luna, International Consulting Engineers (I.C.E.), provided a brief presentation on the STWA 2025 Master Plan. He explained that the 2023 Master Plan was updated to include population growth and STWA’s 5-year and 50-year water demand projections, the Brackish Desalination project in Nucces County, the Ricardo Well project in Kleberg County, external water management strategy projects, the Groundwater Feasibility Study, the Cathodic Protection Study and asset management strategies for future development. Mt. Luna also reviewed the Texas Water Development Board funding and RWSC and NWSC Pump Station Rehabilitation projects. He reported that the Engineering Feasibility Report has been signed and submitted to the TWDB. In response to Mr, D. Morales, Mr. Luna stated that TWDB expects funds to be used within 3 to 5 years. Mr. Rogelio Rodriguez, Water Finance Exchange, added that STWA has received a $250,000 grant to study the use of solar power within the system. Another round of funding for $1,000,000 will be made available for engincering, planning and design. 15, Executive Session Agenda Items - In this executive session the board of Directors will deliberate or recejve legal advice regarding (1) cach of the following matters pursuant to the Section(s) of the Texas Government Code in parenthesis at the end of such matter, and (2) any other agenda items on today’s agenda that the presiding officer of the meeting has announced will be

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.6/10). 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).