AUTHORIZATION FOR LAND ACQUISITION BY EMINENT DOMAIN. Pg. 272 Memorandum dated January 31, 2025 from Deputy General Counsel. (1) Explanation by Alexis S. Long. (2) Recommendation: Management recommends that the Board of Directors approve the following motion: Motion that the Board of Directors adopt Resolution No. R-1674, authorizing the General Manager, or his designated representative, and his staff, consultants and attorneys, to do all such acts as may be necessary to invoke eminent domain proceedings as described by Texas law against the owners of the required parcels of land generally located north of Interstate Highway 30, between the CRWS treatment plant and Loop 12, in the city of Dallas, in Dallas County, Texas, and specifically located in the Pleasant G. Chishum Survey, Abstract No. 294, in order to acquire all required interests in real property for the public purpose of constructing, operating, and maintaining the necessary Central Regional Wastewater System, Feed 2 Interceptor Project.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). 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.