Consider recommendation from the Permits/Enforcement Committee to approve a forbearance agreement with Evan B. Mathis and wife, Betty K. Mathis and Jamie Ann Mathis for Edwards groundwater withdrawal rights for the Voluntary Irrigation Suspension Program

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A motion was made by Director Yanta, seconded by Director Cargil, the Permits/Enforcement Committee recommend the board approve a VISPO forbearance agreement for permitted Edwards groundwater rights between the EAA and Evan B. Mathis and wife, Betty K. Mathis and Jamie Ann Mathis in the total amount of not less than $17,334.00 and not to exceed $68,694.00 for the Voluntary Irrigation Suspension Program Option in support of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan, and authorizing the General Manager to execute the Agreement. The motion passed without opposition.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.4/10). 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).