Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met May 24

Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met May 24.

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, April 26, 2023.

F. Receive Hearing Examiner’s Report and Consider Granting, Denying, or Amending Applications for Water Well Permits Heard at May 4, 2023, Hearing.

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

1. Katy Gaston Business Park

2. Martin Marietta

3. Missouri City, City of

4. Segmond, Todd

H. Consider a Resolution Adopting a Report to Determine the Effects of Groundwater Withdrawal During 2022 on the Subsidence of Land Within the District.

 I. Consider Recommendation from the Finance Committee Regarding the Independent Annual Financial Audit for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2022.

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

 K. 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.

 L. 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)

 M. Executive Session, if necessary

https://fbsubsidence.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/5-24-2023-Agenda.pdf