Consider and/or act upon Texas Water Development Board’s Agricultural Water Conservation Fund Grant proposal due February 19, 2020. Texas Water Trade would like to collaborate with MPGCD to submit a grant application to the Texas Water Development Board Fiscal Year 2020 Agricultural Water Conservation Grant Projects, due February 19, 2020. Robin Johnson, Director of Development with Texas Water Trade, has substantial grant-writing experience and time to assist with preparing the application. For details see “Attachment A-Agenda Item VIII": Memo to MPGCD regarding Texas Water Development Board Agricultural Water Conservation Program dated 01-17-2020. Minutes of January 21, 2020 Board Meeting Page 8 Alvaro Mandujano, Jr., made a motion to approve Texas Water Development Board Fiscal Year 2020 Agricultural Water Conservation Grant request of up to $2,472,500 over five years to fund meter deployment and agricultural irrigation conservation activities. The action further delegates authority to Ty Edwards, General Manager, to serve as an authorized representative to submit the application and perform all reasonable and necessary action in support of the application, and if approved by the TWDB, to perform the terms and conditions of the award of money from the Fund. Motion seconded by Vanessa Cardwell. Motion carried. Vote: 9 For. -0- Against. 2 Absent. xX Progress Reports: Well Registrations, Production Permits, Drilling Permits, Data Loggers, Drought Monitor Map, Water Quality Analysis and General Manager’s Correspondence. * Well Registrations: Our total registrations as 1/6/2020 are 3,259. 961 of those are Non-Exempt Wells and 2,298 Exempt wells. We received 120 registrations in 2019. Production Permits: Upcoming Production Permits are for Randy Taylor. Clarence Stephan is working on a production permit, he is having issues on the Black Farm because the wells are not producing as hoped, and he may need to drill deeper. Parsley Energy bought the Trees Estate property and has 20 — 30 wells that are permitted for irrigation and they would like to convert those to industrial permits. Parsley Energy has bought out Jagged Peak and will have wells that need a transfer of ownership. Drought Monitor: The drought monitor report is submitted in Board Information. Pecos County is currently out of drought. Water Quality Analysis: Water analysis samples are being pulled. Monitor Wells: We have added 2 more monitor wells, and now have 130 monthly monitor wells. The General Managers’ Annual Report will be on February's meeting. Reeves County GCD: They are starting the well permitting process. Texas Senate Committee on Water & Rural Affairs: There will be a public hearing on January 22, 2020. It will be available to view on-line live. The topics to be discussed are 1) Future Water Supply; 2) Groundwater Regulatory Framework. * Texas Senate: Senator Peter P. Flores now has an office in Fort Stockton on Main Street. The office is staffed by Marshal Hoak who is in attendance at the MPGCD meeting today. Senator Flores serves on the Natural Resources & Economic Development committee. GMA 7 Meeting on January 16, 2020: Senator Charles Perry was in attendance and spoke about produced water. Dr. Larry French gave a presentation on springs & groundwater discharge to surface water in GMA 7. Xl Directors’ Comments and consider and/or act upon agenda for next meeting. Directors’ comments: Janet Groth: | would like to let Mr. Kent and Mr. Luna know as a word of caution that at the December meeting after they had left, comments Minutes of January 21, 2020 Board Meeting Page 9 were made that in 2004/2005 the Comanche Creek area where their property is located experienced 6 foot of water that flooded the location. Ronnie Cooper: Asked that the GMA 7 presentation by Dr. French be emailed to him. Agenda for next meeting: General Managers’ Annual report. Vince Clause and Allan Standen will have a presentation on the groundwater levels this ye

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.3/10). 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.