Harris-Galveston Subsidence District Board of Directors met Nov. 9

Harris-Galveston Subsidence District Board of Directors met Nov. 9.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1 Call to Order.

2 Accept Comments from Members of the Public.

3 Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting Held on October 12, 2022.

4 Approval of the Minutes of the 2023 Budget Workshop Held on October 12, 2022.

5 Receive Hearing Examiner's Report and Consider Granting, Denying or Amending Applications for Water Well Permits Heard in October 2022 or prior.

6 Consider Emergency Permits Reviewed by the General Manager.

1. Affordable Storage Cypress

2. Champion Hollister, L.P.

3. FER Properties

4. Generation Park Management District

5. Harris County M.U.D. 560

6. Joan Murray Ministries

7 . Procomp Construction

7 Consider a Resolution Amending the Regular Permit Fee.

8 Consider a Resolution Adopting a Budget for the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District for the Period Beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2023.

9 Consider a Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Joint-Funding Agreement (JFA) with the United States Geological Survey to Provide for a Cooperative Research Program for the Collection and Publication of Water Resource and Subsidence Data for the Year Ending December 31, 2023; and Authorizing the Expenditure of Funds.

10 Receive Briefing from Staff on the 2022 GNSS Survey.

11 Receive Briefing from Staff on the Joint Regulatory Plan Review.

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.

13 Consultation with the General Counsel on Recent Litigation on Groundwater Issues

13.1 Cockrell Investment Partners, Ltd. vs. Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (8th Court of Appeals)(challenging settlement agreement with Fort Stockton Holdings)

13.2 Cockrell Investment Partners, Ltd. vs. Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (8th Court of Appeals)(challenging permit renewal)

13.3 Gatehouse Water LLC v Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District et al. (denial of permit renewal plus multiple Constitutional and Federal claims) (Federal District Court-Western District of Texas, Austin Division)

14 Executive Session, if necessary

https://hgsubsidence.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/00_Agenda-SIGNED.pdf