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Consider recommendation from the Finance/Administrative Committee to approve the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan FY2020 Funding Application Amendment submitted by the City of San Marcos/Texas State University and associated 2020 EAA Operating Budget amendment.
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RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move the board adopt Resolution and Order No. 11-20-988 of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors to approve an amendment to the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan (EAHCP) FY2020 Funding Application for the City of San Marcos/Texas State University increasing the Impervious Cover/Water Quality/LID Conservation Measure (EAHCP § 5.7.6) by $30,000, and amend the 2020 EAA Operating Budget accordingly.
SUMMARY:
The purpose of this agenda item is for the board to consider a Finance/Administrative Committee recommendation to approve an amendment to the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan (EAHCP) FY2020 Funding Application for the City of San Marcos/Texas State University increasing the Impervious Cover/Water Quality/LID Conservation Measure (EAHCP § 5.7.6) by $30,000 and the associated increase to the 2020 EAA Operating Budget Habitat Conservation Plan Fund appropriation for Professional Technical Services in the same amount.
On November 12, 2019, the board approved the initial Funding Application for FY2020 for the City of San Marcos/Texas State University. The budget amount presented in the original Funding Application represented the costs contained in the original workplan. However, additional funding is needed to cover final Phase 1 and Phase 2 Sessom Creek channel restoration design costs and bid administration associated with the Impervious Cover/Water Quality/LID Conservation Measure (EAHCP §§ 5.7.6). The total amount that would be added to the FY2020 Funding Application is $30,000.
At the meeting on October 27, the Finance/Administrative Committee voted to recommend the board adopt a resolution and order of the Edwards Aquifer Auth...
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