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

Docket Item 10

Presented in: Board of Directors Regular Meeting - July 26, 2022 on 2022-07-26
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to approve the Engineer’s Report.”
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)
YES
MH
Michael Higgins
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

10. Engineer’s Report. Mr. Wilson recognized Mr. Bishop, who presented to and reviewed with the Board the Engineer’s Report, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit G. Mr. Bishop reported on the Mr. Bishop reported on the interconnect with no. 189. He stated that no. 189 is in need of utilizing the interconnect and receiving water from the District while no. 189 water well is repaired. He noted that NRF is preparing an amended interconnect agreement between the districts prior to the utilization of the interconnect. Mr. Bishop reported on the Southern Colony Avenue Pedestrian Crossing. He stated that Quiddity prepared the necessary contracts for execution by the Board and the contractor. He noted that upon approval of the bonds and insurance from NRF, Quiddity will coordinate the execution by the Board and that following the execution, Quiddity will schedule a pre-construction meeting and issue the Notice of Proceed to the contractor. He noted that the Fort Bend County Commissioner’s Court approved the cost sharing agreement and that Quiddity anticipates receipt of $87,000 from Fort Bend County Precinct 2 Commissioner within 30 days. He reported that Quiddity is preparing an exhibit outlining the project along with gathering educational videos on how to properly use cross walks and roundabouts for posting to the District’s website for the District residents. Mr. Bishop reported on the Capital Improvements Plan. He stated that Quiddity completed the necessary facility inspections and prepared finding and recommendations. He noted that the findings and the Capital Improvement Plan will be presented at the July 28th special meeting. Mr. Bishop Reported on the Geographic Information System. He stated that there is no update this month and that Quiddity plans to discuss this matter at a future board meeting. Upon motion by Director Randall, seconded by Director Jones, after full discussion and the question

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.