10 • ACTIONGuadalupe-Blanco River Authority (Guadalupe County)

Consideration of and possible action to authorize the General Manager/CEO to negotiate and execute individual Memoranda of Agreement between the Guadalupe- Blanco River Authority and second-party part

Presented in: Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Board Meeting (2024-12-18) on 2024-12-18

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.7/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (9 - 0)

“Motion to approve Consideration of and possible action to authorize the General Manager/CEO to negotiate and execute individual Memoranda of Agreement between the Guadalupe- Blanco River Authority and second-party part”

William Carbonara

Director, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

Emanuel Valdez

Director, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

John Cyrier

Director, Place 3 (Place 3)

YES

Dennis Patillo

Director, Place 4 (Place 4)

YES

Sheila Old

Director, Place 5 (Place 5)

YES

Robert Blaschke

Director, Place 6 (Place 6)

YES

James Cohoon

Director, Place 7 (Place 7)

YES

Steve Ehrig

Director, Place 8 (Place 8)

YES

Jennifer Storm

Director, Place 9 (Place 9)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consideration of and possible action to authorize the General Manager/CEO to negotiate and execute individual Memoranda of Agreement between the Guadalupe- Blanco River Authority and second-party participants in the development and eventual execution of the Certificate of Inclusion Program under GBRA's Habitat Conservation Plan. These agreements will outline the details of coverage and mitigation under the Endangered Species Act, as well as, the terms and conditions of participation between GBRA the second-party entities, which includes recreation-oriented businesses, municipalities, utilities, industries and county governments.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). 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).