Meeting Name: Board of Directors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/9/2016 3:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: EAA Board Room
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REP 13-620 1C.1GM Announcements GM AnnouncementsBoard Report· Staffing Items of Interest (anniversaries, new hires) · Recent Activities/Events (reports on conferences attended, meetings held, etc.) · Upcoming Activities/Events (conferences, meetings, etc.) · Operational Announcements (schedule changes, program updates, etc.) · Recent Activities of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Program · Recent Legislative Activities · Aquifer Conditions   Action details Not available
REP 13-607 1D.1SCTWAC ReportBoard ReportReceive report from Director Gary Middleton, South Central Texas Water Advisory Committee (SCTWAC) representative to the board, regarding downstream water conditions of the Guadalupe River Basin and current activities and issues of interest to SCTWAC.presented  Action details Not available
AI 13-1216 1E.1Approval of Board Meeting MinutesAction ItemApproval of previous board meeting minutes - Regular Board Meeting - January 12, 2016   Action details Not available
AI 13-1191 2E.2BIG Conversion - Del's Grass FarmAction ItemConsider recommendation from the Executive Committee to approve a conversion of base irrigation groundwater owned by Del’s Grass Farm, Ltd., based on installation of conservation equipment.   Action details Not available
AI 13-1189 2E.3ASR LeasesAction ItemConsider recommendation from the Permits/Enforcement Committee to approve leases of permitted Edwards groundwater rights with Texas By Anderson Family Properties, LP; CHARLESHANER LP, a Texas Limited Partnership; Kelling Farms Ltd. & Kelling Trust; Linda Susan Mechler and Carol Jean Mechler, Individually; Alamo Concrete Products Company; Harlach Farms; East Medina County Special Utility District; Deborah Ann Benke; Malcolm R. Vogt Testamentary Trust, Gail Kluth, Trustee; W. Michael Humphreys and Candace P. Humphreys; Malvern J. Benke and Deborah Keller Benke, husband and wife; William L. Bippert; Roy M. Kothmann and Carol C. Kothmann; Cynthia A. Keller; Lena Jo Davenport, as Trustee of the Lena Jo Davenport Revocable Trust; and Virginia A. Swart for the Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project of the San Antonio Water System, in support of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan, in the total amount of $1,173,324.00.   Action details Not available
AI 13-1190 2E.4ASR Amended LeasesAction ItemConsider recommendation from the Permits/Enforcement Committee to approve amended leases of permitted Edwards groundwater rights with Thomas Persyn and Oblate School of Theology, a Texas Non-Profit Corporation for the Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project of the San Antonio Water System, in support of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan, in the total amount of $220,043.57.   Action details Not available
AI 13-1202 2E.5financials- december 2015Action ItemConsider recommendation from the Finance/Administrative Committee to accept the unaudited financial statements for December 2015.   Action details Not available
AI 13-1200 2E.6legal invoice- december 2015Action ItemConsider recommendation from the Finance/Administrative Committee to approve payment to Kemp Smith for legal services for December 2015.   Action details Not available
AI 13-1212 2F.1HCP ContractAction ItemConsider recommendation from the Research & Technology Committee to approve an amendment to Contract No. 13-637-HCP with BIO-WEST, Inc., to conduct additional validation studies for the Predictive Ecological Model for the Comal and San Marcos Ecosystems Project, in an amount not to exceed $125,000.approvedPass Action details Not available
AI 13-1205 2F.2HCP placeholderAction ItemConsider recommendation from the Finance/Administrative Committee to approve an amended 2016 EAHCP Funding Application for the Edwards Aquifer Authority.approvedPass Action details Not available
AI 13-1206 2F.3HCP placeholderAction ItemConsider recommendation from the Finance/Administrative Committee to approve an amended 2016 EAHCP Funding Application for the City of New Braunfels.approvedPass Action details Not available
AI 13-1207 2F.4DELETEAction ItemConsider recommendation from the Finance/Administrative Committee to approve amendments to the 2016 EAHCP Operating Budget, increasing the appropriation for the Regional Water Conservation Program by $2,827,750; and for the Restoration-Riparian Zone and Native Vegetation project on the Comal River by $220,000.approvedPass Action details Not available
REP 13-628 1G.1water quality updateStaff ReportReceive report from EAA staff regarding the status of the EAA's water quality programs.presented  Action details Not available
REP 13-622 1H.1Closed SessionBoard ReportClosed Session. 1. Consultation with Attorney - Pending Litigation (§ 551.071) Active Litigation: Guadalupe-Blanco River Auth. v. Royal Crest Homes (22nd Hays Cnty. filed June 15, 1989) Bragg v. Edwards Aquifer Auth. (38th Medina Cnty. remanded June 15, 2015) League of United Latin Am. Citizens v. Edwards Aquifer Auth. (W.D. Tex. filed June 21, 2012) GG Ranch, Ltd. v. Edwards Aquifer Auth. (5th Cir. June 4, 2015) Active Litigation - Enforcement: Edwards Aquifer Auth. v. Barnard (274th Hays Cnty. filed Oct. 4, 2010) 2. Consultation with Attorney - Attorney/Client Privileged Consultations (§ 551.071) 3. Consultation with Attorney - Settlement Offers (§ 551.071) 4. Consultation with Attorney (§ 551.071) 5. Deliberations Regarding Real Property (§ 551.072) 6. Deliberations Regarding Personnel Matters (§ 551.074)   Action details Not available