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Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors met July 8.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

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, §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 10, 2025 Hearing on Contested Enforcement Matters

B. June 10, 2025, Public Hearing on Permit and Permit Amendment Applications

C. June 10, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors

7. Committee Reports:

A. Executive Committee - Jim Spigener, Chair

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

B. Budget & Finance Committee - Kenneth Earnest, 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 in 2025 – Sarah Kouba, General Manager.

3) Review of 2nd Quarter, 2025 Investment Report - Sarah Kouba, General Manager

4) Receive audit presentation for fiscal year 2024 - Louis Breedlove, Senior Audit Manager, Brooks Watson & Co., PLLC.

5) Discuss, consider, and take action as necessary concerning approval of Resolution #25-003 Reviewing and Approving Investment Policy and Investment Strategies.

C. External Affairs Committee – Jim Spigener, Chair

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

D, DFC & Technical Committee

1) Brief the Board on the Committee's activities since the last regular board meeting – Stuart Traylor, Chair

2) Technical Consultants Update - Receive updates from Technical Consultants on ongoing projects and/or applicable information - Sarah Kouba, General Manager, and/or District's technical consultant(s).

3) Groundwater Management Area 14 – update the Board on the issues related to joint planning activities and development of desired future conditions in GMA 14 – Sarah Kouba, General Manager, and/or District's technical consultant(s).

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

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

8. Discuss, consider, and take action as necessary regarding renewal of the Audit Engagement Agreement with Brooks Watson & Co, PLLC.

9. Discuss, consider, and take action as necessary regarding the contract renewal of the Districts streaming service with Granicus (formally known as Swagit).

10. Discuss, consider and possible action on Employee Handbook regarding Employee Economic Benefits (Subsection: Health Insurance).

11. Discussion and possible action to issue a show cause order directing the following permittees, well owners, drillers, designated representatives, or responsible parties listed in attachments A, B, C, and D 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 for failure to submit 2024 production report, failure to submit 2025 water use fees and/or penalties associated with untimely submissions, overproduction of the permitted allocation for the 2024 calendar year, and/or penalties associated with non- compliance of District Rules.

12. 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. - Sarah Kouba, General Manager.

13. 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.

14. New Business.

15. Adjourn.

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