Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met Nov. 17

Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met Nov. 17.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENT: Jay Anderson, Bob DeForest, Mark Gehringer,

Gandhi, Quart Graves, Linda Harnist, Morris Mitchell, Stan Steele, Jon Strange, Lawrence Vaccaro, William Wallace, Gene Walton, B. T. Williams and Greg Wine.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ABSENT: Richard Morrison and Benny Wleczyk.

STAFF PRESENT: Michael Turco, Robert Thompson, Dylan Jones, Greg Ellis, Laura Kacal, and Wanda Sebesta.

PRESIDING: Greg Wine, Chairman.

Chairman Wine called the meeting to order in the sixth-floor meeting room of the Wm. B. Travis Building, in Richmond Texas.

PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE

2. Mr. DeForest led the pledges of allegiance.

COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

3. There were no comments from members of the public.

3.1 Members of the public present were Charles Kalkomey and Nadia Morales, with the City of Rosenberg, Merritt Nolte-Roth, with the City of Sugar Land, and Matt Froehlich, with the North Fort Bend Water Authority.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING

4. Mr. Strange moved that the minutes of the regular meeting, October 27, 2021, be approved; it was seconded by Mr. Williams. Chairman Wine called for objections, and hearing none, Chairman Wine announced the motion carried unanimously. it was seconded by Mac

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD BUDGET WORKSHOP

5. Mr. Strange moved that the minutes of the Board Budget Workshop, November 2, 2021, be approved; it was seconded by Mr. Gandhi. Chairman Wine called for objections, and hearing none, Chairman Wine announced the motion carried unanimously.

RECEIVE HEARING EXAMINER'S REPORT AND CONSIDER GRANTING, DENYING OR AMENDING APPLICATIONS FOR WATER WELL PERMITS HEARD AT THE NOVEMBER 5, 2021, HEARING.

6. Mr. Thompson presented the Hearing Examiner's Report from the November 5, 2021, Hearing. (Exhibit #1).

6.1 Mr. Strange moved to approve the Hearing Examiner's Report from the November 5, 2021 Hearing; it was seconded by Mr. Wallace. Chairman Wine called for objections, and hearing none, Chairman Wine announced the motion carried unanimously.

EMERGENCY APPROVAL

7. Mr. Thompson stated that Emergency Approval has been granted by the General Manager for Felder Water Well and Tamarron HOA.

7.1. Mr. Gandhi moved to ratify the action taken by the General Manager granting Emergency Approval to Felder Water Well and Tamarron HOA; it was seconded by Mr. Strange. Chairman Wine called for objections, and hearing none, Chairman Wine announced the motion carried unanimously.

RESOLUTION ADOPTING A DISINCENTIVE PERMIT FEE RATE

8. Mr. Turco reported to the Board that the Finance Committee had reviewed the process and determined a rate for the disincentive permit fee.

RESOLUTION ADOPTING A DISINCENTIVE PERMIT FEE RATE

(This resolution is of record in Resolution Book VI of the Fort Bend Subsidence District being Resolution 21-442.)

8.1 Mr. Strange moved to approve Resolution 21-442 adopting a disincentive permit fee rate and amending the resolution to read "The District staff will compile the water rates (as of the prior June 1st) of the five retail public water supply systems..." It was seconded by Mr. Gehringer. Chairman Wine called for objections to the amendment and, hearing none, announced the motion carried unanimously.

8.2 Chairman Wine put the question for approval of Resolution 21-442 adopting a disincentive permit fee rate and, after the vote, announced the motion failed, (Yea – 8, Nay -6) with Mr. Graves, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Walton, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Vaccaro voting against.

BRIEFING FROM DISTRICT STAFF ON THE JOINT REGULATORY PLAN REVIEW

9. Mr. Turco updated the Board on the status of the Joint Regulatory Plan Review.

BREIFING FROM DISTRICT STAFF ON THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT

10. Mr. Turco gave an overview of the monthly financial statement.

GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT

11. Mr. Turco updated the Board on pertinent operational and management issues that the District, its employees, or consultants have encountered since the last regular Board meeting.

CONSULTATION WITH THE GENERAL COUNSEL ON RECENT LITIGATION AND GROUNDWATER ISSUES

12. Mr. Ellis updated the Board on recent litigation and groundwater issues.

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

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