D.2 • WATER_DISTRICTEdwards Aquifer Authority (Bexar County)

Consider recommendation from the Research & Technology Committee to approve a contract with BIO-WEST, Inc., for the Comal Springs Dryopid Beetle Monitoring Study, in the amount of $107,897.

Presented in: Edwards Aquifer Authority - Research & Technology Committee (August 26, 2025) on 2025-08-26

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.3/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (2 - 0)

“A motion was made by Secretary Sanborn, seconded by Vice-Chairman Youngblood, the Research & Technology Committee adopt a resolution and order of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors approving Contract No. 25-019-TES between the EAA and BIO-WEST, Inc., for the Comal Springs Dryopid Beetle Monitoring Study, in the amount of $107,897, for the period October 1, 2025 through December 31, ”

Rachel Sanborn

Director, District 1 (District 1)

YES

Benjamin Youngblood III

Director, District 15 (District 15)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A motion was made by Secretary Sanborn, seconded by Vice-Chairman Youngblood, the Research & Technology Committee adopt a resolution and order of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors approving Contract No. 25-019-TES between the EAA and BIO-WEST, Inc., for the Comal Springs Dryopid Beetle Monitoring Study, in the amount of $107,897, for the period October 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027. The motion passed without opposition.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). 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.