Minutes of Meeting
Dietze and Reese Law Office
108 N. Esplanade
Board Members Present: Errol John Dietze (Chairman), Bubba Steen (Co-Chairman),
Gary Colman (Secretary), Bob Davis and Tim Voelkel
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: Jim
Allison (PVGCD Attorney), Bob McCurdy (GM), and Kay Wild (Office Assistant)
#1 Call to order: A quorum present, and all notices properly
posted, the meeting was called to order at
#2 approval of minutes: Minutes of the March 8th meeting were presented in the Board packet.
With no corrections, Bubba Steen made a motion to accept the minutes as
presented, second by Gary Colman; the motion carried unanimously.
#3 PUBLIC COMMENT: At this
time Jim Allison discussed Senate Bill 3
which currently is before the TX Legislature.
He said that this bill suggests the formation of a Ground Water
Management Council which replaces the Regional Planning Group. All GW districts will have to revise and submit
their Management Plant to this agency creating more uniformity District to
District, but less flexibility. There
will be an Area Council with representatives from each area with 16 in The Gulf
Coast Aquifer, municipalities, agricultural interests and general public. This allows for regional studies and then can
submit to the State for financial aid.
Gary Colman asked “who makes the appointments to the
Council?” Jim said that the
appointments would come from the presiding officer. This bill comes the
close to structuring, defining the formula and the methodology.
#4 FINANCIAL SUMMARY & APPROVAL: Bob McCurdy discussed
the financial reports prepared by Kay Wild and provided in the board
packets. Bubba Steen made a motion to
accept the financial summary as presented, seconded by Bob Davis; the motion
carried unanimously.
#5 PERMIT TO PRODUCE WATER: Jim
Allison is working on a check list of procedures. He said that we need policy and procedures to
implement rules that are in place regarding production/exportation of
water. There will have be an amendment
made to the PVGCD Rules …. Jim is evaluating what goes in Policy and what
goes in Rules.
#6 CHANGE ELECTION
DATE: Jim has prepared a submission change to the November election schedule to
coordinate with the County election.
Positions 2, 4 and at large will be up for election in the next
election. Should there be on
contest/opponents, we can cancel the election . A motion to approve the election date change
from odd to even number of years was made by Tim Voekel, second by Gary Colman;
the motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: The Chairman called for a motion to adjourn; Bob Davis made
the motion, second by Tim Voelkel, and the meeting was adjourned at
EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Board went into executive session at
Sec/Gary Colman
Recorded: Kay Wild/Office Asst/PVGCD