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OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
CORPUS CHRISTI AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
October 7, 2010
The Board of Directors of the Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery
Conservation District, Nueces County, Texas, met in regular session on Thursday,
October 7, 2010, in the Legal Conference Room, 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi,
Texas, with the following in attendance:
Members: In Attendance: (non-members)
Oscar Martinez, Chairman Jay Reining, First Assistant City Attorney
Gustavo Gonzalez Jeannie Holland, recorder
Fred Segundo, Secretary
Absent:
Margie Rose, Vice-Chair
Rudy Garza
(1) Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Board Chair Oscar Martinez
at 1:45 p.m. Roll was called. A quorum was present.
(2) Minutes: The minutes of the July 1, 2010 meeting were reviewed. They were
amended to delete "12" in the third line of Paragraph (3), leaving it to read ". . . shovel
ready January, 2012." Motion was made by Board Member Gonzalez for approval of
the amended minutes of July 1, 2010. Board Member Segundo seconded the motion.
Ayes: Board Members Martinez, Segundo and Gonzalez
Nays: None
(3) Discussion of Long Term Water Supply: Board member Gonzalez advised
that he, Emily Martinez, along with other members of the Economic Development
Corporation met with a group out of Carrizo Springs. Howard Ivy & Associates is
proposing a 150 mile pipeline to transfer raw water from an irrigation district in Dimmitt
County to the Rio Grande valley. For the project to work, they were looking for Corpus
Christi to agree to a take or pay contract for @ 10,000 ac-ft of raw water at a cost of 250
per ac-ft per year. Our response was we do not need the water at this time and second
we don't have $2.5M per year to spend.
Board member Gonzalez advised that the Mary Rhodes PH II could possibly
incur as much as $814,000 in legal fees for right of way acquisition, and that there is
about $4 million in the CIP fund.
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(4) Discussion regarding TWDB/UT-Austin BEG recharge study of Gulf Coast
Aquifer system: Board members were provided with a copy of the letter from
Ian C. Jones, Ph.D., P.G. at Texas Water Development Board regarding their
contract with UT at Austin Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) to conduct a
recharge study. Board member Gonzalez reported that there will be no financial
involvement from CCASRCD and that the District will aid in where to locate the
monitors. No action is required.
(5) Report regarding State's audit: Board member Gonzalez reported that the
State has completed their audit of the District and it was advised that CCASRCD
has some gaps to fill. The Rules need to be completed and approved as soon as
possible. Discussion was had regarding the surety bonds for Board members. It
was reported that CCASRCD has an Interlocal agreement with the City of Corpus
Christi, which might be sufficient for that requirement.
(6) Discussion of Five-year Plan: Board member Gonzalez reported that it is
anticipated to spend $1,000,000 over the next five (5) years. Kevin Stowers has
been contacted about the studies and a firm needs to be selected. Reference is
made to the Annual Report for more complete information.
(7) Discussion and possible action regarding District Rules: No action at this
time.
(8) Next meeting time — January 6, 2011
(9) Identify Items to be placed on Next Agenda: Items to be placed on the next
agenda include: (a) discussion of long term water supply; (b) discussion of five-
year plan; and (c) discussion and possible action regarding District Rules
(10) Public Comment:
There was no public comment
(11) Adjournment:
With no further business, Board member Gonzalez moved that the meeting be
adjourned. It was seconded by Board member Segundo.
Ayes: Board Members Martinez, Segundo and Gonzalez
Nays: None
The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 p.m.
Fred Segundo, Secretary
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