Consider recommendation from the Permits/Enforcement Committee to approve forbearance agreements with Wilde Family Farms, Ltd.; Linda Tucker Sparks, Trustee of the Sparks Family Trust, dated February 8, 2013; Kessler Ranch, Ltd., a Texas limited partnersh

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A motion was made by Treasurer Miller, seconded by Director Alexander, the Permits/Enforcement Committee recommend the board adopt a resolution and order of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors to approve VISPO forbearance agreements for permitted Edwards groundwater rights between the EAA and: (1) Wilde Family Farms, Ltd.; (2) Linda Tucker Sparks, Trustee of the Sparks Family Trust, dated February 8, 2013; (3) Kessler Ranch, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership; and (4) Charles Joseph Zinsmeyer in the total amount of not less than $77,726.30 and not to exceed $308,026.46, for the Voluntary Irrigation Suspension Program Option in support of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan, and authorizing the General Manager to execute the Agreements. The motion passed without opposition.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). 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.