Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met June 22

Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met June 22.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENT: Linda Harnist, Morris Mitchell, Richard Morrison, C. Michael Scherer, Jon Strange, Lawrence Vaccaro, William Wallace, Gene Walton, B. T. Williams and Greg Wine.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ABSENT: Jay Anderson, Bob DeForest, Mark Gehringer, Himesh Gandhi, Quart Graves, and Stan Steele.

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

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.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. Mr. Strange led the pledges of allegiance.

MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR BENNY WLECZYK

3. The Board observed a moment of silence in honor of the passing of Benny Wleczyk.

3.1 Mr. Wine read the Memorial Resolution to commend Mr. Wleczyk.

MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR BENNY WLECZYK

(This resolution is of record in Resolution Book VI of the Fort Bend Subsidence District being Resolution 22-452.)

3.2 Ms. Harnist moved to approve the Memorial Resolution for Mr. Wleczyk; it was seconded by Mr. Strange. Chairman Wine put the question and, after the vote, announced the motion carried unanimously.

COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

4. Members of the public making comments were Charles Jessup, Mayor of Meadows Place, Larry Bittner, Mayor of the Village of Pleak, Becky Haas, Mayor of the City of Richmond, and Cecil Willis, Mayor of Stafford. Each spoke in favor of extending the next Regulatory Plan conversion date to 2027,

4.1 Other members of the public present were Joe Zimmerman, Mayor of Sugar Land, Aaron Groff, Mayor of Fulshear, Stewart Jacobson, Brian Butscher, and Merritt Nolte-Roth, with the City of Sugar Land, Teri Vela and Barry Beard, with the City of Richmond, Charles Kalkomey, with the City of Rosenberg, and Matt Froehlich, with the North Ft. Bend Water Authority.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING

5. Mr. Scherer moved that the minutes of the regular meeting, May 25, 2022, be approved; it was seconded by Mr. Wallace. Chairman Wine put the question and, after the vote, announced the motion carried unanimously.

RECEIVE HEARING EXAMINER'S REPORT AND CONSIDER GRANTING, DENYING OR AMENDING APPLICATIONS FOR WATER WELL PERMITS HEARD AT THE JUNE 2, 2022, HEARING.

6. Mr. Thompson presented the Hearing Examiner’s Report from the June 2, 2022, Hearing. (Exhibit #1).

6.1 Mr. Strange moved to approve the Hearing Examiner's Report from the June 2, 2022, Hearing; it was seconded by Ms. Harnist. Chairman Wine put the question and, after the vote, announced the motion carried unanimously.

EMERGENCY APPROVALS

7. Mr. Thompson stated that emergency approval had been granted to Center Point Energy Beasley Substation and Alan Stasney.

7.1 Mr. Mitchell moved to ratify the action taken by the General Manager in granting emergency approval to CenterPoint Energy-Beasley Substation and Alan Stasney it was seconded by Mr. Morrison. Chairman Wine put the question and, after the vote, announced the motion carried unanimously,

RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 2013 REGULATORY PLAN

8. Chairman Wine presented the resolution to amend the 2013 Regulatory Plan,

RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 2013 REGULATORY PLAN

(This resolution is of record in Resolution Book VI of the Fort Bend Subsidence District being Resolution 22-453.)

8.1 Mr. Williams moved to approve the resolution amending the 2013 Regulatory Plan; it was seconded by Ms. Harnist. Chairman Wine put the question and, after the vote, announced the motion carried unanimously.

RESOLUTION AMENDING THE DISTRICT’S REGULATORY AREA A OVER CONVERSION CREDIT POLICY

9. Chairman Wine presented the resolution to amend the District's Regulatory Area A Over Conversion Credit Policy.

9.1 Mr. Strange moved to approve the resolution amending the District's Regulatory Area A Over-Conversion Credit Policy; it was seconded by Ms. Harnist. Chairman Wine put the question and, after the vote, announced the motion carried unanimously.

BRIEFING FROM DISTRICT STAFF ON THE JOINT REGULATORY PLAN REVIEW

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

BREIFING FROM DISTRICT STAFF ON THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT

11. Mr. Turco gave an overview of the monthly financial report.

GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT

12. 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

13. 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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