5 • GeneralHays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Hays County)

Rehearing of Driftwood Recovery Center Variance Request, contingent upon the Board granting the

Presented in: Hays Trinity GCD Board of Directors Meeting - July 06, 2023 on 2023-07-06

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.1/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“Motion to postpone further consideration of the variance request”

Bruce Moulton

Director, Place 5

YES

Carlos Torres-Verdin

Director, Place 1

YES

Linda Kaye Rogers

Director, Place 2

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

5. Rehearing of Driftwood Recovery Center Variance Request, contingent upon the Board granting the motion for a rehearing: Following discussion, Director Smith moved to postpone further consideration of the variance request until the August 3, 2023 HTGCD Regular Meeting. Director Jones seconded. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Aye: Linda Kaye Rogers, Doc Jones, Bruce Moulton, Carlos Torres-Verdin, David Smith Nay: None Absent: None.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). 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.