Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met April 26

Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met April 26.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

A. Call to Order.

B. Pledge of Allegiance.

C. Oath of Office.

D. Accept Comments from Members of the Public.

E. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting, March 22, 2023.

F. Receive Hearing Examiner’s Report and Consider Granting, Denying, or Amending Applications for Water Well Permits Heard at April 6, 2023, Hearing.

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

1. Chaffin, Haley

2. Fort Bend/Harris County ESD No 100

3. Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc

4. Magesh, Mathew

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

I. 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.

J. 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)

K. Consider a Compromise & Settlement Counteroffer from Sovereign Shores Estates HOA, Inc.

L. Executive Session, if necessary.

https://fbsubsidence.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/4-26-2023-Agenda.pdf