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7 • FINANCEMiddle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)

Consider and/or act regarding suggested revisions, if any, on proposed Desired

Presented in: Middle Pecos GCD Board Meeting - 2021-07-20 on 2021-07-20
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 5.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“. Adjourn Board meeting. Vanessa Cardwell made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Allan Childs. Motion carried unanimously.”
MR
M. R. Gonzalez
Director, Precinct 1 Place 1 (Precinct 1 Place 1)
YES
JG
Janet Groth
Director, Precinct 3 Place 1 (Precinct 3 Place 1)
ABSENT
RC
Ronnie Cooper
Director, Fort Stockton Representative (Fort Stockton Representative)
ABSENT
WT
Wayne Tinkler
Director, Iraan Representative (Iraan Representative)
YES
JS
Jeff Sims
Director, Precinct 3 Place 2 (Precinct 3 Place 2)
YES
VC
Vanessa Cardwell
Director, Precinct 4 Place 2 (Precinct 4 Place 2)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider and/or act regarding suggested revisions, if any, on proposed Desired Future Conditions of groundwater resources located within Pecos County and surrounding areas located within GMA 7. Oral and written comments have been received from Belding Farms, LLC/Cockrell Investment Partners, L.P., and Texas Water Trade. Those comments have been summarized and sent to GMA 7. The next GMA 7 meeting will be Thursday July 29, 2021. We anticipated having our draft responses complete and ready for that meeting. No action taken. Progress Reports: Well Registrations, Production Permits, Drilling Permits, Data Loggers, Drought Monitor Map, Water Quality Analysis and General Manager’s Correspondence. Texas Water Development Board letter of Administratively Completeness for GMA 3 DFC's Governor Abbott's Office approved a request by the Office of the Attorney General to lift the suspension of certain provisions of the Open Meetings Act PCWCID#1 update on Grant and future water taps Edwards completed Public Funds training that is required every 2 years Rig Data report shows 2 rigs drilling in Pecos County Texas Groundwater Summit Draft Agenda Texas Drought Map shows Pecos County with NO drought after the July rains Directors’ Comments and consider and/or act upon agenda for next meeting. Next Board Meeting will be August 17, 2021. We will have our Budget Workshops and Proposed Tax Rate Hearings. The District will have a public meeting for the DFC's for GMA 3. Adjourn Board meeting. Vanessa Cardwell made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Allan Childs. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 11:41 a.m. Date Approved B- ike 2) Minutes of July 20, 2021 Page 4 of 4

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.0/10). 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.