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Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met Sept. 27.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENT: J. M. Dinges, John Dorman, Melony Gay, Mark Gehringer, 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, Linda Harnist, and Richard Morrison.
STAFF PRESENT: Michael Turco, Robert Thompson, Veronica Osegueda, Daniel Newcomb, Greg Ellis, Vivian 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. Wine led the pledges of allegiance.
COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
3. Members of the public present were Christina Miller and Mattt Froehlich with North Fort Bend Water Authority, and Charles Kalkomey with the City of Rosenberg.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING
4. Mr. Williams moved that the minutes of the regular meeting, August 23, 2023, be approved; it was seconded by Mr. Wallace. Chairman Wine put the question and, after the vote, announced the motion carried unanimously.
4.1 Mr. Strange now present.
RECEIVE HEARING EXAMINER'S REPORT AND CONSIDER GRANTING, DENYING OR AMENDING APPLICATIONS FOR WATER WELL PERMITS HEARD AT THE SEPTEMBER 7, 2023, HEARING.
5. Mr. Thompson presented the Hearing Examiner's Report from the September 7, 2023, Hearing.
5.1 Mr. Dorman moved to approve the Hearing Examiner's Report from the September 7, 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 Nelson, Joey.
6.1 Mr. Scherer moved to ratify the action taken by the General Manager for Nelson, Joey; it was seconded by Mr. Williams. Chairman Wine called for objections, and hearing none, Chairman Wine announced the motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION ADOPTING BYLAWS FOR FORT BEND SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT
7. Mr. Turco reviewed the Resolution adopting the Bylaws for the Fort Bend Subsidence District.
CAPTION
RESOLUTION ADOPTING FORT BEND SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT BYLAWS
(This resolution is of record in Fort Bend Subsidence District being Resolution 23-470)
7.1 Mr. Scherer moved to adopt the Fort Bend Subsidence District Bylaws; it was seconded by Mr. Miller. Chairman Wine called for objections, and hearing none, Chairman Wine announced the motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION SETTING THE BOARD MEETING DATE FOR DECEMBER, 2023
8. Mr. Turco reviewed the Resolution setting the Regular Board Meeting Date for December, 2023 to be December 12, 2023.
CAPTION
RESOLUTION SETTING THE BOARD MEETING DATE FOR DECEMBER, 2023
(This resolution is of record in Fort Bend Subsidence District being Resolution 23-471)
8.1 Mr. Strange moved to set the Board Meeting Date for December, 2023 to be December 12, 2023; it was seconded by Mr. Miller. Chairman Wine called for objections, and hearing none, Chairman Wine announced the motion carried unanimously.
BRIEFING FROM DISTRICT STAFF ON THE JOINT REGULATORY PLAN REVIEW
9. Mr. Turco updated the Board on the status of the Joint Regulatory Plan Review.
BRIEFING FROM DISTRICT STAFF ON THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT
10. Mr. Turco presented the Monthly Financial Report.
GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT
11. 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
12. Mr. Ellis updated the Board on recent litigation and groundwater issues.
CONSIDER A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH WELLS FARGO
13. Mr. Ellis updated the Board on a Settlement Agreement with Wells Fargo.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
14. The Board went into executive session at 3:23 p.m.
14.1 Mr. Gehringer now present.
15. The Board of Directors returned from executive session at 3:43 p.m.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.
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