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19 • REGULARGuadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District (Guadalupe County)

REPORTS

Presented in: Board of Directors Regular Meeting - November 13, 2025 on 2025-11-13
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve REPORTS”
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

REPORTS A. Kelley Cochran: General Manager Report – Ms. Cochran shared a photo from former board member Dr. Gustafson taken from hiking trails near Lake Superior. o Association updates: GMA 13 recalibrated GAM was submitted to the TWDB on October 24th. The model files and report are available on the Page 4 of 6 GCGCD Minutes November 13, 2025 GMA 13.org website. Staff displayed the average comparison between the actual drawdown verses the simulated drawdown for Guadalupe County taken from the recalibrated GAM report to show the comparison lined up very well. The next GMA 13 meeting will be held on January 9th. TGWA has announced the next Geoscience Seminar which will be held in Alpine, TX on Friday, March 27, 2026. A virtual option has not been decided yet. o Other District business: Ms. Cochran summarized meeting with Travis Baer of the RRC on November 6th which completed the District’s Management Plan goals for 2025. The annual Managers report will be finalized after January 2026 water levels are measured. Ms. Cochran shared the news that Prop 4 passed which will provide a dedicated funding mechanism to repair aging infrastructure; The District completed and delivered the TPIA on October 29th under budget and refunded the balance; District’s annual eminent domain report has been filed; Ms. Cochran announced the District will not hold a regular board meeting in December. Newly appointed and elected directors will be sworn in at our Jan

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). 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.