Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met Nov 16

Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met Nov 16.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

A. Call to Order.

B. Pledge of Allegiance.

C. Accept Comments from Members of the Public.

D. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting, October 26, 2022.

E. Approval of the Minutes of the Board Budget Workshop, November 3, 2022.

F. Receive Hearing Examiner's Report and Consider Granting, Denying or Amending Applications for Water Well Permits Heard at the November 3, 2022, Hearing.

G. Consider Emergency Approvals Granted or Denied by the General Manager:

1. Daybreak Homes

2. Ft. Bend Co. M.U.D. 250

H. Consider a Resolution Authorizing a Letter Agreement for General Counsel Services with Gregory M. Ellis.

I. Consider a Resolution Authorizing the Conversion of PAMS to CORS to Monitor Subsidence in Fort Bend County, and Authorizing the Expenditure of Funds.

J. Consider a Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Joint-Funding Agreement 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.

K. Consider a Resolution Adopting a Budget for the Fort Bend Subsidence District for the Period Beginning January 1, 2023, and Ending December 31, 2023.

L. Consider a Resolution Amending the Interlocal Agreement with the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District.

M. Consider Accepting Credit Cards for Third-Party Payment Transactions Through District Permit Tracking Software - CityWorks.

N. Consider a Resolution of Commendation for Wanda K. Sebesta Recognizing her 28 Years of Dedicated Service to the District.

0. Receive Briefing from District Staff on the Joint Regulatory Plan Review.

P. Receive Briefing from District Staff on the Monthly Financial Statement.

Q. 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.

R. Consultation with the General Counsel on Recent Litigation on Groundwater Issues.

1. Cockrell Investment Partners, Ltd. vs. Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Cockrell 1) (8th Court of Appeals) (Challenging settlement agreement with Fort Stockton Holdings)

2. Cockrell Investment Partners, Ltd. vs. Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Cockrell 2) (8th Court of Appeals) (Challenging permit renewal)

3. Gatehouse Water LLC vs. 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)

S. Executive Session, if necessary.

https://fbsubsidence.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11-16-2022-Agenda.pdf