Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met Aug. 23

Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met Aug. 23.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENT: J. M. Dinges, Melony Gay, Mark Gehringer, Linda Harnist, Camron Miller, Morris Mitchell, C. Michael Scherer, Stan Steele, Jon Strange, Lawrence Vaccaro, William Wallace, B. T. Williams and Greg Wine.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ABSENT: Jay Anderson, John Dorman, and Richard Morrison.

STAFF PRESENT: Michael Turco, Robert Thompson, Greg Ellis, Dylan Jones, Liz Giglio and Noe Veldanez.

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. Mitchell led the pledges of allegiance.

COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

3. Members of the public present were Merritt Nolte-Roth with the City of Sugar Land, Charles Kalkomey with the City of Rosenberg, Christina Miller and Whitney Milberger with the North Fort Bend Water Authority, and Dorothy Lavine with Inframark.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING

4. Mr. Scherer moved that the minutes of the regular meeting, July 26, 2023, be approved; it was seconded by Mr. Strange. Chairman Wine put the question and, after the vote, announced the motion carried unanimously.

HEARING EXAMINER'S REPORT AND CONSIDER GRANTING, DENYING OR AMENDING APPLICATIONS FOR WATER WELL PERMITS HEARD AT THE AUGUST 3, 2023, HEARING,

5. Mr. Thompson presented the Hearing Examiner's Report from the August 3, 2023, Hearing.

5.1 Mr. Gehringer moved to approve the Hearing Examiner's Report from the August 3, 2023, Hearing including the revised pages; it was seconded by Mr. Strange. Chairman Wine put the question and, after the vote, announced the motion carried unanimously.

EMERGENCY APPROVAL

6. Mr. Thompson stated that Emergency Approval had been granted by the General Manager for BCP, Drymalla Construction, J&S Water Wells, Lopez Enamorado, Edin & Kristin, and Undine Texas LLC.

6.1 Mr. Strange moved to ratify the action taken by the General Manager for BCP, Drymalla Construction, J&S Water Wells, Lopez Enamorado, Edin & Kristin, and Undine Texas LLC; it was seconded by Mr. Wallace. Chairman Wine called for objections, and hearing none, Chairman Wine announced the motion carried unanimously.

ADOPTION OF BYLAWS FOR THE FORT BEND SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT

7. Mr. Turco reviewed the Resolution adopting the Bylaws for the Fort Bend Subsidence District.

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.

BRIEFING FROM DISTRICT STAFF ON THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT

9. Mr. Turco presented the Monthly Financial Report.

GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT

10. 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

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.

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