appointment of MPGCD’s Designated Representative under § 36.108

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Cc. appointment of MPGCD’s Designated Representative under § 36.108 Ty Edwards reported that the next round of planning has started in GMA 7. Dr. Bill Hutchison has been hired as the Consultant to assist GMA 7 with the requirements for adopting DFCs and with submission of the required explanatory reports to the Texas Water Development Board (“TWDB”). A Contract for Consulting Services for GMA 7 Hydrogeologist / Engineer is being presented for approval. Also, the MPGCD Board of Directors can enter into an Interlocal agreement with Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District to collect and administer the funds due and payable to Consultant. Vanessa Cardwell made a motion to approve the Interlocal Agreement for Hydrogeological Services, and to approve the Contract for Consulting Services for GMA 7 with Dr. Bill Hutchison, and to appoint Ty Edwards as the MPGCD designated representative. Motion seconded by M. R. Gonzalez. Motion Carried. Vote: 9 For. -0- Against. 2 Absent. 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 are 3,217. 951 of those are Non- Exempt Wells and 2,266 Exempt wells. We received 20 registrations in November. Middle Pecos GCD Minutes for December 17, 2019 Page 4 * Production Permits: Upcoming Production Permits are for Randy Taylor. Hanging H Ranch may come back to increase their production permit. Clarence Stephan is working on a production permit. * 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 and the number of analysis will increase in December. * TCEQ Grant Submission: The Pecos River Watershed Well Plugging Program application was not selected for funding consideration. The Pecos River Watershed Protection Plan is not approved by the EPA. * Groundwater Management Area 3 (GMA 3): A Joint Planning Meeting for GMA 3 will be held at the MPGCD office on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, and will begin at 10:30 a.m. * Presidio County Underground Water Conservation District: They held a Board Meeting in Fort Stockton on November 20, 2019, in order to have Mr. Edwards give advice on well registering and water quality measurements. * Stream/Spring flow gauging: Dr. Robert Mace came through at the end of October to measure spring flow, and has left the flow meter with MPGCD in order for us to take weekly flow measurements through April. * Open Meetings: The Texas Legislature recently added Section 551.007 to the Texas Government Code. A governmental body shall allow each member of the public who desires to address the body regarding an item on an agenda for an open meeting of the body to address the body regarding the time at the meeting before or during the body's consideration of the item. A governmental body may adopt reasonable rules regarding the public’s right to address the body which include rules that limit the total amount of time that a member of the public may address the body on a given item. * Texas State House of Representatives — District 74: Fort Stockton's own Ruben Falcon has entered the race for the Texas State House of Representatives. * Poncho Nevarez: Poncho Nevarez currently holds the seat of Texas State House of Representatives — District 74. He has announced that he will not seek re-election in 2020 due to events related to the issuance of an arrest warrant for Mr. Nevarez. * 86" Legislature Committee Member Re-election Update for the Senate Water and Rural Affairs Committee and for the House of Natural Resources Committee was presented to the MPGCD Board for review. * 2019 Senate Interim Legislative Charges and House Interim charges were presented to the MPGCD Board for review.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). 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.