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12 • REGULARGuadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District (Guadalupe County)

REPORTS

Presented in: Board of Directors Regular Meeting - June 12, 2025 on 2025-06-12
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Item 12: 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 o Kelley Cochran - General Manager Report – District staff completed the annual cybersecurity training per DIR requirements. o Association updates – GMA 13 anticipates having the CWQCS recalibrated GAM released for use in the joint planning process (and the public) by the next meeting which is scheduled for July 25th; TGWA next meeting will be July 19th – Ms. Cochran will be in attendance to announce the newly adopted GCGCD rule including the notice of intent to drill; 4H Water Ambassadors – Guadalupe County has 3 new Tier 1 water ambassadors. Ms. Cochran extended an open invitation to David Smith and the students to join a board meeting to share the Page 4 of 5 1 Additional more detailed notice required by state law and the District’s rules was separately issued by the District. GCGCD Minutes June 12, 2025 great work they are doing across Texas; Ms. Cochran gave a brief Legislative update, now that the session has ended. A more detailed report will be shared in September as some bills could still be vetoed by the Governor. o Other District business – Evan Schaefer is scheduled to obtain water level measurements June 23-25; Shawn Vickers will be attending our July board meeting to share the updates on our water level contour maps and the groundwater layer in our app; Kiteboard Ranch –TCEQ completed the technical review of the application and issued a proposed Water use permit – once the 30-day comment period ends, the permit may be gran

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.