5 • REGULARBrush Country Groundwater Conservation District (Brooks County)

Discuss, consider, and possibly act on General Manager’s Report: a. Report on KCGCD October 21, 2020 & DCGCD October 28, 2020 b. Tuned into the virtual TAGD September 29th, 2020 (Meeting) notes sent by email c. Region N Robstown via teleconference F

Presented in: Board of Directors Meeting - 2020-10-27 on 2020-10-27

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (9 - 0)

“Motion to approve item 5: Discuss, consider, and possibly act on General Manager’s Report: a. Report on KCGCD October 21, 2020 & DCGCD October 28, 2020 b. Tuned into the virtual TAGD September 29th, 2020 (Meeting) notes sent b”

David Kelly

Director, Brooks County Place 1 (Municipal) (Brooks County Place 1 (Municipal))

YES

William Botard

Director, Jim Hogg County Place 1 (Water) (Jim Hogg County Place 1 (Water))

YES

William P Goranson

Director, Jim Wells County Place 1 (Agricultural) (Jim Wells County Place 1 (Agricultural))

YES

Robert Scott Jr

Director, Joint Brooks/Jim Hogg Counties (Industrial) (Joint Brooks/Jim Hogg Counties (Industrial))

YES

Mario Martinez

Director, Brooks County Place 2 (Agricultural) (Brooks County Place 2 (Agricultural))

YES

Jesse Howell

Director, Brooks County Place 3 (Agricultural) (Brooks County Place 3 (Agricultural))

YES

Mauro Garcia Jr

Director, Jim Hogg County Place 2 (Agricultural) (Jim Hogg County Place 2 (Agricultural))

YES

Whit Jones

Director, Jim Hogg County Place 3 (Agricultural) (Jim Hogg County Place 3 (Agricultural))

YES

Humberto Jr. Martinez

Director, Jim Wells County Place 2 (Agricultural) (Jim Wells County Place 2 (Agricultural))

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Discuss, consider, and possibly act on General Manager’s Report: a. Report on KCGCD October 21, 2020 & DCGCD October 28, 2020 b. Tuned into the virtual TAGD September 29th, 2020 (Meeting) notes sent by email c. Region N Robstown via teleconference February 4th, 2021 @ 1:30 pm. d. Region M Regional Water Planning via teleconference October 7, 2020 @10:00 notes sent by email e. General manager and general manager trainee completed 2020 BCGCD water level monitoring. Copy to be provide to the Board. f. Well registrations were 12, in October and we have 16 pending, well plugging 1. Total of 3,432 wells registered. g. Sent out adopted tax levy to all tax assessors and appraisal districts within BCGCD district boundaries. h. Reviewed with General Manager Andy Garza concerns from the Kenedy GCD the possibility of brackish groundwater permit within the boundary of Dawson property. i. General Manager Felix Saenz and trainee Luis Pena tuned into TWDB stakeholders meeting 9-29-2020 on the status update on the Gulf Coast Aquifer groundwater availability model project for Groundwater Management Areas 15 &

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). 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.