Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors met July 11

Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors met July 11.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

REGULAR MEETING

Held In Person with the option for Public Comment

Remotely by Publicly Accessible Videoconference

(The videoconference opens at 5:45 P.M.)

The Board of Directors may discuss, consider, and take action, including expenditure of funds, on any item or subject matter posted in this agenda.

1. Call to Order and Declare Regular Meeting Open to the Public

2. Roll Call

3. Public Comment on any agenda item or any other matter (Public comment is limited to a maximum of 3 minutes per speaker); See Comment Card for Other Guidelines and Procedures.

4. Executive Session - The Board will recess for a closed Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code, section § 551. 074 (personnel matters—general manager vacancy and other vacant staff positions) and section §551.071, to consult with the District’s attorney regarding pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers; or on matters in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code regarding any agenda item on any of the board meetings or hearings posted for today.

No action will be taken in Executive Session. .

5. Re-convene in Open Session.

6. Discuss, consider, and take action as necessary concerning approval of Meeting Minutes:

a) June 13, 2023, Hearing on Permit and Permit Amendment Applications

b) June 13, 2023, Regular Meeting

7. Committee Reports:

A. Executive Committee – Jim Spigener, Chair

1) Brief the Board on the Committee’s activities since the last regular Board meeting.

2) Discuss, consider and take action as necessary related to the appointment of the General Manager.

B. Budget & Finance Committee – Jonathan Prykryl, Chair 1) Brief the Board on the Committee’s activities since the last regular Board meeting. 2) Review of unaudited financials for the month of June 2023 – Kirstin Hein 3) Review of 2nd Quarterly Investment Report – Kirstin Hein

C. External Affairs Committee – Jim Spigener, Chair

1) Brief the Board on the Committee’s activities since the last regular Board meeting

2) Discussion, consideration, and possible action on any items related to communications and/or legislative matters pertaining to Lone Star GCD

D. DFC & Technical Committee – Stuart Traylor, Chair

1) Brief the Board on the Committee’s activities since the last regular Board meeting

E. Rules, Bylaws & Policies Committee – Jim Spigener, Chair

1) Brief the Board on the Committee’s activities since the last regular Board meeting

8. Receive information from District’s technical consultants regarding subsidence studies and/or discussion regarding the same – Jim Spigener, Board President, and/or District’s technical consultant(s).

9. Groundwater Management Area 14 – update the board on the issues related to joint planning activities and development of desired future conditions in GMA 14 – Jim Spigener, Board President and/or District’s technical consultant(s).

a) Discussion, consideration, and possible action on any items related to Lone Star GCD’s proposal(s) to and/or participation in GMA 14.

b) Discussion, consideration, and possible action to designate a district representative(s) for joint planning in management area.

10. Discussion and possible action to issue a show cause order directing the following permittees, or their designated representative, to appear at a show cause hearing for that purpose and show cause why appropriate enforcement action should not be taken, including without limitation, initiating a lawsuit against it for failure to submit 2022 production report and/or fines associated with untimely submissions:

a) Richard Gysler & Cailean McAlister (HUPAG1500026A)

11. Discussion and possible action to issue a show cause order directing the following permittees, or their designated representative, to appear at a show cause hearing for that purpose and show cause why appropriate enforcement action should not be taken, including without limitation, initiating a lawsuit against it for failure to remit 2023 water use fees and/or fines associated with untimely submissions:

a) Richard Gysler & Cailean McAlister (HUPAG1500026A)

12. Discussion and possible action to issue a show cause order directing the following permittees, or their designated representative, to appear at a show cause hearing for that purpose and show cause why appropriate enforcement action should not be taken, including without limitation, initiating a lawsuit against it for overproduction of permitted allocation during the 2022 calendar year and/or fines associated with untimely submissions:

a) Aqua Texas (Black Oak) - OP-16092601

b) Aqua Texas (Carriage Hills) - HUP005A & OP-05111403D

c) Aqua Texas (Cimarron Country) - HUP006 & OP-05111401C

d) Aqua Texas (Clear Creek Forest) - HUP007 & OP-05072101F

e) Aqua Texas (Hidden Forest) - HUP204 & OP-06112802D

f) Aqua Texas (Indigo Ranch) - HUP014 & OP-05072102H

g) Aqua Texas (Lake Conroe Village) - HUP016 & OP-07092601I

h) Aqua Texas (Lake Conroe & Tejas Creek) - HUP015 & OP03-0039C & OP-05092002

i) Aqua Texas (Lake Creek Forest) - HUP017 & OP-06092601F

j) Aqua Texas (Legends Ranch Estates) - OP03-0038G

k) Aqua Texas (Old Egypt) - HUP003

l) Aqua Texas (Walnut Springs) - HUP022A

m) Aqua Texas (West Lane) - OP-13032101

n) Aqua Texas (Wilshire Sub.) - HUP025 & OP-06122801A

o) Aqua Texas (Woodlands Pkwy) - OP-13082601

p) Berkshire Woodlands - OP-17012601

q) CC Woodlands LLC Player - HUP254 & OP-07052401D

r) City of Magnolia - HUP039 & OP-04041601D

s) City of Shenandoah - HUP043 & OP-04113002H

t) Crown Point Development - OP-11070802A

u) Crystal Springs Water (Chasewood) - HUP274 & OP-07121703

v) Crystal Springs Water (Ponderosa Pines) - OP-16092602B

w) Crystal Springs Water (Waukegan Way) - OP-18081501B

x) Crystal SpringsWater (White Oak Hills) - HUP273 & OP-07102603B

y) East Montgomery County MUD 12 - OP-19060701B

z) Far Hills Utility District (AWS Production Well) - AWS-15120101

aa) Fish Creek Storage Ltd - OP-14072102

bb) GBT Realty - OP-21092201

cc) Grangerland Rentals, LLC - OP-08051901B

dd) Jo Mark 1 Ltd. - OP-08121201

ee) Johnston Water Utility, LLC - HUP104 & OP-056201I

ff) Lake Conroe Hills - HUP112 & OP-21121401A

gg) Midway Water Utilities - OP-07100402B

hh) Montgomery County MUD #9 - AWS-13082203E

ii) Montgomery County MUD #83 - HUP146 & OP-04042802F

jj) Montgomery County MUD #94 - OP03-0027J

kk) Montgomery County MUD #96 - OP-13102401C

ll) Montgomery County MUD 105 - OP-13092401E

mm) Montgomery County MUD 137 - OP-14061701E

nn) Montgomery County MUD 164 - OP-19012902B

oo) Ann Nguyen - OP02-0002E

pp) P & S Properties, LLC (Sapphire lessee) - OP-19102801

qq) Pinehurst Decker Prairie - HUP171&OP-05110202C

rr) Ernan Puebla - OP-19122701

ss) Quadvest, LP (Benders Landing) - HUP180 & OP-04030801K

tt) Quadvest, LP (Indigo Lakes) - HUP181 & OP03-0024

uu) Quadvest, LP (McCall Sound) - OP-06042502E

vv) Quadvest, LP (Mill Creek) - OP-19071801A

ww) Quadvest, LP 1 (Mostyn Manor) - HUP282 & OP-07061901I

xx) Quadvest, LP 1 (Sendera Ranch) - HUP280 & OP-07061903E

yy) SCI, Texas Funeral Services, Inc dba Forest Oark The Woodlands Funeral Home - OP-08032601C zz) Splendora Pipe Services - OP-11100704B

aaa) T & W Water Services (Deer Run) - OP-07092807D

bbb) T & W Water Services (Falls of Wildwood) – HUP286 & OP-07092801B

ccc) T & W Water Services (Grand Harbor) – HUP291 & OP-07092802G

ddd) T & W Water Services (Harbor Side) – HUP288 & OP-07092803E

eee) T & W Water Services (Hidden Springs Ranch) - OP-07092809H

fff) T & W Water Services (Millers Crossing) – HUP287 & OP-07092804E

ggg) T & W Water Services (Old Mill Lake) – HUP285 & OP-07092805F

hhh) T & W Water Services (Thousand Oaks) – HUP283 & OP-07092806I

iii) The Springs Events – OP-21082701

jjj) Undine Texas, LLC (Hazy Hallow) – HUP157C & OP-05061701C

kkk) Westwood North Water Supply – HUP242 & OP-05110102G

lll) White Oak Water Supply Corp – HUP244 & OP03-0056F

mmm) WMC Steel, LLC – OP-19072404A

13. District’s Staff Report – The Permitting Director and Education and Outreach Conservation Coordinator 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. – Kirstin Hein and Justin Saenz

14. General Counsel’s Report – The District's legal counsel will brief the Board on any pertinent legal issues and developments impacting the District since the last regular Board meeting, and legal counsel's activities on behalf of the District, including without limitation: waste injection well monitoring activities and injection well applications filed at the Railroad Commission of Texas or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, including District protests or other actions regarding same; District Rules enforcement activities; District Rules and regulations, permitting and District Management Plan development or implementation issues; groundwater-related legislative activities; joint planning and desired future conditions development activities; contemplated and/or pending litigation involving the District; developments in groundwater case law and submission of legal briefs; legislation or legislative activities; contractual issues related to the District; open government, open records requests, policy, personnel, election matters and financial issues of the District; and other legal activities on behalf of the District. – Stacey V. Reese.

15. New Business.

16. Adjourn.

The above agenda schedules for the meetings and hearings of the District represent an estimate of the order for the indicated items and are subject to change at any time.

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