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2 • REGULARFort Bend County Municipal Utility District #131 (Fort Bend County)

Docket Item 2

Presented in: Board of Directors Special Meeting - September 20, 2023 on 2023-09-20
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 1)
“Motion to approve Docket Item 2”
JR
Joann Randall
President
YES
JM
Jeanna Maxwell
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
LS
Leslie Smith-Boards
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JJ
Jennifer Jacobs
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JA
Jo Ann Randall
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
NO
MH
Michael Higgins
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

2. Discuss district facilities evaluation and take any necessary action. Mr. Wilson recognized Mr. Bishop, who discussed the history of the District and the District facilities. He presented to and reviewed with the Board a 5-year Capital Improvement Plan Summary, a 20-year Capital Improvement Plan, a WWTP replacement cost analysis, a connection analysis and a technical memorandum for a permanent WWTP basis of design, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit B. Mr. Bishop reported that the District currently has a package WWTP that hasn’t had any improvements. He discussed the different plant options with the Board. He stated that a permanent concrete plant would require phasing and could take up to five years. He noted that there are four options for the Board to consider. He stated that Option 1 is to keep paying the lease on the package plant and then after 15 years build a permanent concrete plant, Option 2 is to get rid of the lease and build a permanent concrete plant, Option 3 is to buy out the package plant lease and then after 15 years build a permanent concrete plant, and Option 4 is to buy out the package plant lease and then buy a package plant replacement after 15 years. He stated that the District’s proposed share of cost for Option 1 is $43,971,556, for Option 2 is $26,914,825, for Option 3 is $41,602,331 and Option 4 is $27,008,491. Discussion ensued regarding the District’s bonding authority. Mr. Bishop stated that the District has $24,910,000 of authorized but unissued bonding authority. Extensive discussion ensued. Discussion ensued regarding the filtration system. Mr. Bishop stated that he will need to get updated numbers, but it was originally estimated that the cost for the filtration system was 137409232.1 $2.5 to $3 million. Discussion ensued regarding flushing of the lines and brown water. Mr. Bishop stated that no decisions need to be

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

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