Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met July 27

Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met July 27.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENT: Jay Anderson, Bob DeForest, John Dorman, Linda Harnist, C. Michael Scherer, Lawrence Vaccaro, William Wallace, B. T. Williams, and Greg Wine.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ABSENT: Mark Gehringer, Himesh Gandhi, Quart Graves, Morris Mitchell, Richard Morrison, Stan Steele, Jon Strange and Gene Walton.

STAFF PRESENT: Michael Turco, Robert Thompson, 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.

OATH OF OFFICE

2. Wanda Sebesta administered the Oath of Office to John Dorman, the new Board appointee for the City of Rosenberg.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. Mr. Wallace led the pledges of allegiance.

COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

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

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MELTING

Mr. Scherer moved that the minutes of the regular meeting, June 22, 2022, be approved; it was seconded by Mr. Anderson. 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 JULY 7, 2022, HEARING.

6. Mr. Thompson presented the Hearing Examiner's Report from the July 7, 2022, Hearing. (Exhibit #1).

6.1 Mr. Anderson moved to approve the Hearing Examiner's Report from the July 7, 2022, Hearing; it was seconded by Mr. Vaccaro. 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 Randy Meeks. Mr Thor

7.1 Ms. Harnist moved to ratify the action taken by the General Manager in granting emergency approval to Randy Meeks; it was seconded by Mr. Wallace. Chairman Wine put the question and, after the vote, announced the motion carried unanimously.

RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION FOR KARL BAUMGARTNER

8. Chairman Wine presented the resolution of commendation for Karl Baumgartner.

CAPTION

RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION FOR KARL BAUMGARTNER

(This resolution is of record in Resolution Book VI of the Fort Bend Subsidence District being Resolution 22-455.)

8.1 Mr. DeForest moved to approve the resolution of commendation for Karl Baumgartner; 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

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 report.

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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