Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met Oct. 26

Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met Oct. 26.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENT: Jay Anderson, John Dorman, Melony Gay, Linda Harnist, Morris Mitchell, C. Michael Scherer, Jon Strange, Lawrence Vaccaro, William Wallace, B. T. Williams and Greg Wine.

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

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

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. Mr. Scherer led the pledges of allegiance.

COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

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

3.1 Members of the public present were Christina Miller and Julia Frankovich, 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. Mr. Williams moved that the minutes of the regular meeting, September 28, 2022, be approved; it was seconded by Mr. Vaccaro. 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 OCTOBER 6, 2022, HEARING.

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

5.1 Mr. Strange moved to approve the Hearing Examiner's Report from the October 6, 2022, Hearing; it was seconded by Ms. Harnist. Chairman Wine put the question and, after the vote, announced the motion carried unanimously.

PRESENTATION FROM STAFF ON THE DISTRICT'S DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM

6. Ms. Greuter gave the presentation on the District's data collection program.

BRIEFING FROM DISTRICT STAFF ON THE JOINT REGULATORY PLAN REVIEW

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

BRIEFING FROM DISTRICT STAFF ON THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT

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

GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT

9. 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

10. 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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