Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors met March 8

Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors met March 8.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

PUBLIC HEARING ON PERMIT AND PERMIT AMENDMENT APPLICATION

1. Call to Order and Declare Hearing Open to the Public

2. Roll Call

3. Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance

4. Any Public Comments or Requests to Contest and General Manager Permit Hearing Report and Recommendation on Granting, Denying, or Amending Applications for the following Operating Permits and/or Meter Exemptions:

i. W&J Investment Inc. dba Easy Lane Food Mart #6, for a proposed amendment to OP 08100302, increase of 0.5 mg annually, 27355 FM 2978, Magnolia, Commercial use; and

ii. SCI, Texas Funeral Services, Inc. dba Forest Park The Woodlands Funeral Home and Cemetery, for a proposed amendment to OP-08032601, increase of 1.5 mg annually, 18000 1-45 South, The Woodlands, Commercial & Irrigation use.

5. Discussion, consideration, and possible action on the following Operating Permits and/or Meter Exemptions:

i. W&J Investment Inc. dba Easy Lane Food Mart #6, for a proposed amendment to OP 08100302, increase of 0.5 mg annually, 27355 FM 2978, Magnolia, Commercial use; and

ii. SCI, Texas Funeral Services, Inc. dba Forest Park The Woodlands Funeral Home for Co and Cemetery, for a proposed amendment to OP-08032601, increase of 1.5 mg annually, 18000 1-45 South, The Woodlands, Commercial & Irrigation use.

6. Adjourn or continue permit hearing in whole or in part.

REGULAR MEETING

The Board of Directors may discuss, consider, and take action, including expenditure of funds, on any item or subject matter posted in this agenda.

1. Call to Order and Declare Regular Meeting Open to the Public

2. Roll Call

3. Public Comment on any agenda item or any other matter (Public comment is limited to a maximum of 3 minutes per speaker); See Comment Card for Other Guidelines and Procedures

4. Executive Session - The Board will recess for a closed Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code, section $551.074 (personnel matters--performance review of General Manager); and section $551.071, to consult with the District's attorney regarding pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers; or on matters in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code regarding any agenda item on any of the board meetings or hearings posted for today.

No action will be taken in Executive Session

5. Re-convene in Open Session.

6. Discuss, consider, and take action as necessary concerning approval of Meeting Minutes:

a) February 8, 2022, Public Hearing on Permit Applications

b) February 8, 2022, Regular Board of Directors Meeting

7. Committee Reports:

A. Budget & Finance Committee - Jim Spigener, Chair

1) Brief the Board on the Committee's activities since the last regular Board meeting

2) Review of unaudited financials for the month of February 2022 - Samantha Reiter

B. Communications Committee – Harry Hardman, Chair

1) Brief the Board on the Committee's activities since the last regular Board meeting

2) Discussion, consideration, and action as necessary regarding the consulting services agreement with the District's strategic communications firm, Mach 1 Group, LLC.

C. DFC & Technical Committee -- Stuart Traylor, Chair

1) Brief the Board on the Committee's activities since the last regular Board meeting

D. Legislative Committee – Harry Hardman, Chair

1) Brief the Board on the Committee's activities since the last regular Board meeting

2) Discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding the District's Request for Proposals for Legislative Services (RFP #01-2022) and/or a legislative consultant/service.

E. Rules, Bylaws & Policies Committee - Larry A. Rogers, Chair

1) Brief the Board on the Committee's activities since the last regular Board meeting

8. Discussion, review, and action as necessary to approve the 2021 Annual Report for the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District. – Jennifer Thayer

9. Presentation to receive and take action to proclaim March 6-12, 2022, as “National Groundwater Awareness Week" in Montgomery County, State of Texas. Resolution #22-001. - Jennifer Thayer

10. Receive information from District's technical consultants regarding subsidence studies and/or discussion regarding the same – Samantha Stried Reiter and/or District's technical consultant(s).

11. Groundwater Management Area 14 – update the board on the issues related to joint planning activities and development of desired future conditions in GMA 14 - Samantha Reiter and/or District's technical consultant(s).

a) Discussion, consideration, and possible action on any items related to Lone Star GCD's proposal(s) to and/or participation in GMA 14.

12. General Manager's Report - The General Manager will brief the Board on pertinent operational and management issues that the District, its employees, or consultants have encountered since the last regular Board meeting. - Samantha Stried Reiter

13. General Counsel's Report – The District's legal counsel will brief the Board on

pertinent legal issues and developments impacting the District since the last regular Board Co meeting, and legal counsel's activities on behalf of the District, including without limitation: waste injection well monitoring activities and injection well applications filed at the Railroad Commission of Texas or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, including District protests or other actions regarding same; District Rules enforcement activities; District Rules and regulations, and District Management Plan development or implementation issues; groundwater-related legislative activities; joint planning and desired future conditions development activities; contemplated and/or pending litigation involving the District; developments in groundwater case law and submission of legal briefs; legislation or legislative activities, contractual issues related to the District; open government, open records requests, policy, personnel, and financial issues of the District; and other legal activities on behalf of the District. -- Stacey V. Reese.

14. New Business.

15. Adjourn.

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