Public Hearing on Tax Increase and Special Meeting to Adopt the 2020 Tax Rate September 1, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Regular Board Meeting September 15, 2020 at 10 a.m. Adjourn Board meeting. Allan Childs made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Jeff Sims. Motion passed. The meeting adjourned at 11:34 a.m. Date Approved O7- /5- 202d Minutes of August 18, 2020 Page 7 of 7 Attachment A for Minutes dated 08-18-2020 MIDDLE PECOS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT PROPOSED REVISION TO RULE 10.5(a)(MANAGEMENT ZONE BOUNDARIES) TO BE CONSIDERED AT A PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 18, 2020 The proposed repeal of language is reflected in text that is struck through, and the proposed new language is reflected in text that is bold and underlined. Additionally, there are new figures and tables in this proposed set of rules, which are referenced in the text below. RULE 10.5 MANAGEMENT ZONES (a) As set forth in the District Management Plan and illustrated in Figures | through 4 below, | and in furtherance of the purposes set forth in Section 36.116(d) of the Texas Water Code, the following management zones are established within the principal areas of irrigation and other beneficial uses of groundwater and pertinent surrounding areas of Pecos County: (1) Management Zone 1 — Leon-Belding Irrigation Area and Vicinity of City of Fort Stockton to include outlets of Comanche Springs:; The delineation of each Management Zone is based upon relevant model grid cells and associated data on file with the District and accessible to the public. ach of the following Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 are proposed to be replaced by new Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 that immediately follow each existing figure: Coyanasa Irrigation Area (Mand gement Zone 3} | Bakorsfield irrigation Area {Management Zone 2) Figure 1, District Designated Management Zones Figure 2, District Management Zone | Figure 3, District Management Zone 2 Figure 4, District Management Zone 3 eee AllacnMent GB Tor iviinutes aatea 08-18-2020 DUPLICATE ORIGINAL 4 oF2 JOINT STUDY AGREEMENT This Joint Study Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered between and among Fort Stockton Holdings, LP and Clayton Williams Farms, Inc. (collectively, “FSH”) and the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (“MPGCD”) (cumulatively, all three parties are referred to as the “Parties”) as required by Fort Stockton Holdings, L.P.’s Production Permit Special Permit Condition Nos, 13 and 14 (“SPCs”), which permit was approved July 18, 2017, and timely renewed in 2020. The Parties agree that this Agreement shall set forth the terms of the “Joint Study” required by the SPCs, and the scope of the Joint Study is as described in more detail in the Conceptual FSH Joint Study Plan dated June 13, 2020, updated July 8, 2020, and attached hereto (“Plan”). The Parties agree to the following terms: MPGCD FSH . Scope of Joint Study: The District shall undertake research consistent with the Joint Study contemplated in the Plan. MPGCD has sole discretion to prioritize the use of the Financial Contribution toward the Joint Study, provided however, that MPGCD shall first undertake acquisition and installation of transducers and monitoring well equipment on the 11 (eleven) wells as indicated in the Plan. Subsequently or ona parallel track, MPGCD will implement the other components of Phase | of the Plan, followed by implementation of Phase 2 of the Plan on the timeline indicated in the Plan. Use of FSH’s Financial Contribution for Joint Study: MPGCD shall use FSH’s Financial Contribution solely for purposes within the scope of Phases 1 and 2 of the Joint Study. . New Rustler Monitoring Well: MPGCD shall in its sole discretion and in furtherance of the Plan determine whether a new monitoring well drilled into the Rustler Aquifer (‘New Rustler Well”) is necessary and, if so, where it shall be located. If a New Rustler Well is to be drilled, then MPGCD will comply with applicable laws governing the selection and award

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.1/10). 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).