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8 • REGULARGuadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District (Guadalupe County)

Shawn Vickers, Kiva Consulting – update on GCGCD app. Mr. Vickers

Presented in: Board of Directors Regular Meeting - July 10, 2025 on 2025-07-10
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Shawn Vickers, Kiva Consulting – update on GCGCD app. Mr. Vickers”
JS
Jeff Schuehle
Director, District 1 (District 1)
YES
AR
A Robert Raetzsch
Director, District 2 (District 2)
YES
RC
Rebecca Clark
Director, District 3 (District 3)
YES
JN
Jamie Nielson
Director, District 4 (District 4)
YES
CA
Chris Ayotte
Director, District 5 (District 5)
YES
HS
Hilmar Starcke
Director, District 6 (District 6)
YES
MM
Matt Miranda
Director, District 7 (District 7)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Shawn Vickers, Kiva Consulting – update on GCGCD app. Mr. Vickers presented an update on the District’s upgrade of ESRI software licenses and the new features available for use by the District staff. Mr. Vickers discussed how the most current GCAD data was processed to calculate the June 2025 Carrizo Water rights which the District has already posted on its website. Mr. Vickers presented examples of how the District can generate water level contour maps from monitoring well data and gave an update on the groundwater layer that will assist the District with permit applications, groundwater leases, and future plotting of potential wells related to the notices of intent to drill wells.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.3/10). 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).