Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met March 22

Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met March 22.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

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

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ABSENT: Himesh Gandhi, Quart Graves, Morris Mitchell, Richard Morrison and Stan Steele.

STAFF PRESENT: Michael Turco, Robert Thompson, Dylan Jones, Greg Ellis, Vivian Jones and Laura Kacal.

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. Mike Turco led the pledges of allegiance.

OATH OF OFFICE

No Oaths of Office were administered.

COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

3. Members of the public present were Matt Froehlich with the North Fort Bend Water Authority, Merritt Nolte-Roth with the City of Sugar Land, Joe Reyes with the City of Richmond, Robert Rose and Rick Williams with Sovereign Shores Estates HOA, Inc., and Charles Kalkomey with the City of Rosenberg.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING

4. Mr. Scherer moved that the minutes of the regular meeting, February 22, 2023, 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 MARCH 2, 2023, HEARING.

5. Mr. Thompson presented the Hearing Examiner's Report from the March 2, 2023, Hearing.

5.1 Mr. B. T. Williams moved to approve the Hearing Examiner's Report from the March 2, 2023, Hearing; it was seconded by Mr. Wallace, Chairman Wine put the question and, after the vote, announced the motion carried unanimously.

CONSIDER EMERGENCY APPROVALS

6. Mr. Thompson stated that Emergency Approval had been granted by the General Manager for Braes Bayou Generating, LLC, Mckain Power Systems and Proenergy.

6.1 Mr. Dorman moved to ratify the action taken by the General Manager granting Emergency Approval to Braes Bayou Generating, LLC, Mckain Power Systems and Proenergy; it was seconded by Mr. Strange. Chairman Wine called for objections, and hearing none, Chairman Wine announced the motion carried unanimously.

CONSIDER A COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT COUNTEROFFER FROM SOVEREIGN SHORES ESTATES, HOA, INC.

7. Mr. Robert Rose addressed the Board regarding consideration of a Compromise & Settlement counteroffer.

7.1 Mr. Gehringer moved to table the counteroffer; it was seconded by Mr. Strange. 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 updated the Board on the status of the Joint Regulatory Plan Review,

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.

BRIEFING FROM DISTRICT STAFF ON OUTSTANDING COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMEN ISSUES

10. Mr. Dylan Jones updated the Board on the completed and outstanding Compliance and Enforcement Issues.

CONSULTATION WITH THE GENERAL COUNSEL ON RECENT LITIGATION AND GROUNDWATER ISSUES

11. 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.

https://fbsubsidence.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/03-22-2023-Minutes-1.pdf