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MINUTES
OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
CORPUS CHRISTI AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
June 27, 2019
The Board of Directors of the Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery
Conservation District met in regular session on Thursday March 7, 2019, in the ACM
Conference Room, 5th floor, City Hall, 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas, with
the following in attendance:
M e m b e r s : I n A t tendance: (non-members)
Fred Segundo Larijai Francis, PM-Water Resources
D a n M c G i n n L i s a A g u i l a r , A s s i s t a n t C i t y A t t o r n e y
Sharon Lewis Itzel Ojeda, Water Utilities Executive Assistant
Jeff Edmonds Kristi Shaw, HDR Representative
(1) Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order by Board President Fred
Segundo at 2:00 p.m. Roll was called. A quorum was present.
(2) Discussion regarding City Project E16265 (Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage
and Recovery Feasibility Project)
ACTION: Discussion was had, and progress report was provided on the ASR
project. HDR delivered draft final report to the TWDB on May 31st. No action was
taken.
DIRECTION: HDR will provide a final report by the end of August. After board’s
review, the item will be taken to Council.
Kristi Shaw HDR representative, recommended the Board to apply suggested that
the Board consider the Bureau of Reclamation Water Marketing Strategy grant for
future ASR pilot activities consistent with the District’s 5-year plan, which if
awarded could be eligible for cost share of up to 50% through the grant. Ms. Shaw
suggested that the City of Corpus Christi as the applicant will score higher in the
grant application due to provisions in the grant announcement.
ACTION: Discussion was had. The Board suggested they could provide a letter of
support to the City, if the City filed the grant application. No action was taken on
behalf of the grant application, as none was required.
DIRECTION: The Board requested to include the item for next meeting and bring
more information about the Bureau of Reclamation’s grant.
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Moving forward to the pilot project, Board Administrator Larijai Francis, gave
recommendation to start with the experimental permit process which is in progress
with an amendment going to Council at the end of July. The District approved
pursuit of the experimental permit during prior Board meetings in Year 2019 and
amendment has already been filed and approved in the TWDB- District agreement
for this work.
(3) Discussion and possible action regarding Sections 2.2 & 3.0 of the District
Rules and Regulations
ACTION: The Board discussed amendments to the Sections 2.2 (Board Structure
and Officers) & 3.0 (General Manager) of Rules and Regulations to be presented
in redline format for review and approval at the next meeting.
Motion was made by Board Secretary, Jeff Edmonds to appoint Water Resources
Manager as the designated General Manager for the board. The Motion was
seconded by Board Vice President Dan McGinn.
Ayes: Board members Segundo, Lewis, Edmonds and McGinn.
Nays: None
(4) Public Comment
There was no public comment.
(5) Staff Announcements:
Minutes of the Regular Meeting for March 7, 2019 and Special Meeting for April
18, 2019 were presented for approval.
ACTION: Motion was made by Vice President, Dan McGinn to approve the
minutes. The Motion was seconded by Board Director Sharon Lewis.
Ayes: Board members Segundo, Lewis, Edmonds and McGinn.
Nays: None
Board Administrator Larijai Francis, informed the group that in the last GMA16
group meeting, the GMA group determined it was recommended to file a petition
to TCEQ regarding Starr County participation in the required GMA activities. The
Board requested to have a special meeting to present the item for action.
Mr. Francis informed the group that there was an inquiry on the Groundwater well
application process for exempt and non-exempt permits. An adoption of a rate will
be discussed in the next meeting.
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(6) Director’s Comment:
There was no Director’s Comment.
(7) Date for next meeting and identify items to be placed on Agenda: The next
meeting will be held on September 5, 2019. A Special meeting will be held on July
11, 2019 for possible action for a Joint Petition with GMA-16 relating to Starr
County.
(8) Adjournment:
Meeting was adjourned at 3:50 p.m. by a Motion by Board Secretary Jeff Edmonds
and seconded by Board Vice President Dan McGinn.
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J e f f r e y E d monds, Secretary