Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met Aug. 24

Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met Aug. 24.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENT: Jay Anderson, John Dorman, Mark Gehringer, Quart Graves, Linda Harnist, Morris Mitchell, C. Michael Scherer, Stan Steele, Jon Strange, Lawrence Vaccaro, William Wallace, Gene Walton, B. T. Williams, and Greg Wine.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ABSENT: Himesh Gandhi and Richard Morrison.

STAFF PRESENT: Michael Turco, Robert Thompson, Dylan Jones, Ashley Greuter, 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.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. Ms. Harnist led the pledges of allegiance.

COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

3. There were no comments from members of the public. Members of the public present were Matt Froehlich and Christina Miller, with the North Ft. Bend Water Authority, and Merritt Nolte-Roth, with the City of Sugar Land.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING

4. Ms. Harnist moved that the minutes of the regular meeting, July 27, 2022, be approved; it was seconded by Mr. Strange. 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 AUGUST 4, 2022, HEARING.

5. Mr. Thompson presented the Hearing Examiner's Report from the August 4, 2022, Hearing. (Exhibit #1).

5.1 Mr. Anderson moved to approve the Hearing Examiner's Report from the August 4, 2022, Hearing; it was seconded by Mr. Strange. Chairman Wine put the question and, after the vote, announced the motion carried unanimously.

RESOLUTION

AUTHORIZING

AN AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE HARRIS-GALVESTON SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2022 GNSS SURVEY

6. Mr. Turco and Ms. Greuter presented an overview of the participation in the 2022 GNSS Survey. After discussion, the Board took no action on the resolution.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH BLUE RIDGE WEST M.U.D. FOR THE PURPOSE OF GATHERING DATA ON LAND ELEVATIONS AND SUBSIDENCE, AND INSTALLATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF GPS STATION

7. Mr. Turco presented the resolution authorizing the General Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Blue Ridge West M.U.D. for the purpose of gathering data on land elevations and subsidence, and installation, operation, and maintenance of GPS station.

CAPTION

(This resolution is of record in Resolution Book VI of the Fort Bend Subsidence District being Resolution 22-456.)

7.1 Mr. Watson moved to approve the resolution authorizing the General Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Blue Ridge West M.U.D. for the purpose of gathering data on land elevations and subsidence, and installation, operation, and maintenance of GPS station; it was seconded by Mr. Scherer. Chairman Wine put the question and, after the vote, announced the motion carried unanimously.

BRIEFING FROM DISTRICT STAFF ON THE JOINT REGULATORY PLAN REVIEW

8. Mr. Turco and Ms. Greuter updated the Board on the status of the Joint Regulatory Plan Review.

BRIEFING FROM DISTRICT STAFF ON THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT

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

GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT

10. 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

11. There was no update on recent litigation and groundwater issues.

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

https://fbsubsidence.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/8-24-2022-Minutes.pdf

Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met Aug. 24

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