MIDDLE PECOS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

MIDDLE PECOS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT P.O. Box 1644 Fort Stockton, TX 79735, Phone (432)336-0698 Fax (432)336-3407 405 North Spring Drive Fort Stockton, Texas 79735 Email: mpged@mpgcd.org Website: www.middlepecosgcd.org Directors Jerry McGuairt, President Janet Groth, Vice President M.R. Gonzalez, Secretary/Treasurer Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. Vanessa Cardwell Ronald Cooper Weldon Blackwelder = Allan Childs Jeff Sims Puja Boinpally Larry Drgac Employees Ty Edwards, General Manager Office: Gail Reeves Field Technician: Anthony Bodnar MINUTES OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING July 16, 2024 405 North Spring Drive, Fort Stockton, Texas A quorum of the District's Board of Directors held its regular Board meeting in person with videoconference optional for the public and less than a quorum of the Board. Members of the public wishing to make public comment during the meeting were able to register by emailing mpgcd@mpged.org prior to 9:30 a.m. on July 16, 2024. On this the 16" of July 2024, a Regular Board Meeting were held by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District at the District's office at 405 North Spring Drive, Fort Stockton, Texas, with the following members present in person: Jerry McGuairt President, Precinct 1 Janet Groth Precinct 1 Puja Boinpally Precinct 2 Weldon Blackwelder Precinct 3 Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. Precinct 4 Ronald Cooper Precinct 4 Allan Childs At Large Jeff Sims City of lraan Quorum Present Members Absent: Larry Drgac, Vanessa Cardwell, M.R. Gonzalez District employees and consultants participating: Ty Edwards, Gail Reeves, Bill Hutchison, Vince Clause, Anthony Bodnar, Cole Ruiz and Mike Gershon. Others attending: Mark Tisdale, Paula McGuairt, Buck Benson, Ed McCarthy, Mel Riggs, Ryan Reed, Michael Rice-City of Abilene, Jeremiah Bihl-City of Abilene, Jeff Williams, Carl Craigo-City of Midland, Lyndsey Adams, and Matt Trela. eee Minutes of 07-16-2024 Page 1 of S REGULAR BOARD MEETING ! Board Meeting called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President Jerry McGuairt and roll call was taken. ll Comments from public and media: No Comments. tl Consider and/or act to approve Minutes of Regular Meeting on May 21, 2024. The draft Minutes were emailed to the Board prior to the meeting. Janet Groth made a motion to approve the Minutes for the meeting of May 21, 2024, as presented. Motion seconded by Puja Boinpally. Motion passed. Vote: 8FOR -0-Oppose 3Absent 0 Abstain IV Consider and/or act upon Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ending May 31, 2024. General Manager Ty Edwards presented the Treasurer's report to the Board. Ronaid Cooper made a motion to approve the Treasurer's Report ending May 31, 2024, as presented. Motion seconded by Weldon Blackwelder. Motion passed. Vote: 8FOR -0-Oppose 3Absent 0 Abstain Vv Consider and/or act upon Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ending June 30, 2024. General Manager Ty Edwards presented the Treasurer's report to the Board. Puja Boinpally made a motion to approve the Treasurer's Report ending June 30, 2024, as presented. Motion seconded by Ronald Cooper. Motion passed. Vote: 8FOR -0-Oppose 3Absent 0 Abstain vi Briefing and take action as necessary on United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s Recovery Plan and Recovery Implementation Strategy for the Diamond Y Spring Invertebrates. The District had a meeting with US Fish and Wildlife Service to go over the Recovery Plan for Diamond Y Spring, and the Service's new approach with a Recovery Implementation Strategy” document. The District made comments on the draft plan in Early 2022 and will be working closely with USFWS and the Nature Conservancy to better understand the spring system and the species associated with it, and to ensure that when the Service’s Plan and Strategy documents are finalized by the Service and U.S. Department of Justice that they accurately reflect the District's role and efforts. Minutes of 07-16-2024 Page 2 of 5 Vil Update and possible action on Pecos County Groundwater Flow Mo

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