Visitors who wish to address the Board should complete a visitor registration card and either attend the meeting in person or arrange to address the Board via videoconference. The Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits visitor participation by telephone only. The visitor registration card is available and should be completed and submitted by e-mail to Customer_Service@twdb.texas.gov no later than 8:00 a.m. on April 6, 2023, or in person at the registration desk.

1. Discussion regarding outreach efforts and activities by the Board.

2. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to negotiate and execute a contract not to exceed $1,000,000 for digitization of active and historical official agency records currently being stored at an off-site facility. (Natalie McCrory) Board Agenda #02 Document

3. Consider approving the 2023 State Water Implementation Fund for Texas program prioritization list, amount of funds available by category, and terms of subsidy. (William Alfaro) Board Agenda #03 Document

4. Consider authorizing publication of proposed Texas Administrative Code Chapters 361 and 362 relating to regional and state flood planning. (Reem Zoun) Board Agenda #04 Document

5. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to negotiate and execute a contract in a total amount not to exceed $1,500,000 to build, deploy, and maintain the interactive flood planning data viewer and provide engineering services, to support state flood planning. (Reem Zoun) Board Agenda #05 Document

6. Consider authorizing (1) the publication of a notice of adoption of rule review for 31 TAC Chapter 353, Subchapters B, D, E, F, and I; and (2) the publication of proposed adopted amendments 31 TAC § 353.4, § 353.12, § 353.41, § 353.103, § 353.122, and § 353.140. (Alexis Lorick) Board Agenda #06 Document

7. Consider authorizing (1) the publication of a notice of adoption of rule review for 31 TAC Chapter 380, Subchapters B, C, and D; and (2) the publication of proposed adopted amendments to 31 TAC § 380.2 and § 380.3. (Alexis Lorick) Board Agenda #07 Document

8. Consider approving by resolution a request from the Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority (Donley County) for $18,110,000 in financial assistance consisting of $8,110,000 in financing and $10,000,000 in principal forgiveness from the Drinking Water State Fund for planning, acquisition, design, and construction of a water supply project. (Jesse Milonovich) Board Agenda #08 Document

9. Consider approving by resolution a request from the City of San Angelo (Tom Green County) for $13,415,000 in financing from the Drinking water State Revolving Fund for construction of a water supply and treatment project. (Jesse Milonovich) Board Agenda #09 Document

10. Consider approving by resolution a request from the Greater Texoma Utility Authority on behalf of Gober Municipal Utility District (Fannin County) for $505,000 in financing from the Texas Water Development Fund for construction of water system improvements. (Joe Koen) Board Agenda #10 Document

11. Consider approving by resolution a request from Greater Texoma Utility Authority on behalf of White Shed Water Supply Corporation (Fannin County) for $3,520,000 in financing from the Texas Water Development Fund for planning, acquisition, design, and construction of a water system improvement project. (Joe Koen) Board Agenda #11 Document

12. Consider approving by resolution a request from the Lazy River Improvement District (Montgomery County) for $3,425,000 in financing from the Texas Water Development Fund for planning, design, and construction of a wastewater system improvements project. (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #12 Document

13. Consider approving by resolution a request from the City of Southside Place (Harris County) for $7,500,000 in financing from the Texas Water Development Fund for planning, design, and construction of a drainage improvement project. (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #13 Document

14. The Board will receive comments from the public on any matters within the jurisdiction of the TWDB, with the exception of matters which are subject to the ex parte prohibition found in Texas Government Code Section 2001.061.

15. The Board may adjourn into Executive Session and conduct a closed meeting to consider any item on this agenda if a matter is raised that is appropriate for the Board to conduct a private consultation with its attorney on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. The Board may conduct a closed meeting to receive legal advice and discuss pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, or the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of specific Board employees, including the Executive Administrator and General Counsel, as permitted by Sections 551.071 and 551.074, the Texas Open Meetings Act, codified as Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. The Board may also meet in open meeting to take action on legal or personnel matters considered in the closed meeting as required by Section 551.102 of the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Government Code. The Board may conduct a closed meeting to consider and discuss financial matters related to the investment or potential investment of the Board’s funds, as permitted by Section 6.0601(a) of the Texas Water Code. The Board may also meet in open meeting to take action on a financial matter discussed in the closed meeting as required by Section 6.0601(b) of the Texas Water Code.

The next currently scheduled meeting of the Texas Water Development Board will be May 4, 2023. Other meetings may be scheduled and will be posted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, large print or Braille, are requested to contact Cheryl Arredondo at (512) 463-7686 two (2) workdays prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

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This meeting is a public meeting under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law) may not enter this property with a concealed handgun. Pursuant to Section 30.07, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with an openly carried handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law) may not enter this property with a handgun that is carried openly. For purposes of this notice, "property" means the room or rooms where the open meeting of the Texas Water Development Board is held.