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

2. Consider approving by resolution: (a) the issuance, sale and delivery of State of Texas, General Obligation Water Financial Assistance Bonds, (Economically Distressed Areas Program) in one or more series; (b) a Preliminary Official Statement; (c) the Notice of Sale and Bidding Instructions; and (d) authorization for the Executive Administrator, General Counsel, Chief Financial Officer, and Development Fund Manager, or any other authorized representative to act on behalf of the Texas Water Development Board in the sale and delivery of such bonds. (Georgia Sanchez) Board Agenda #02 Document

3. Consider approving by resolution the establishment of new tax-exempt and taxable lending rate scales for the Texas Water Development Fund II Water Financial Assistance Account to be effective May 11, 2022. (Georgia Sanchez) Board Agenda #03 Document

4. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute a contract amendment with the United States Geological Survey that would extend the existing contract to August 31, 2024, and increase Texas Water Development Board funding by $160,000, for a total commitment of $320,000. (Sam Marie-Hermitte) Board Agenda #04 Document

5. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to negotiate and execute contracts for Fiscal Year 2022 Agricultural Water Conservation Grants. (John Sutton) Board Agenda #05 Document

6. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to award, negotiate, and execute contracts in a total amount not to exceed $1,681,446 million in General Revenue funds for technical studies to support zone designations in brackish aquifers. (Alysa Suydam) Board Agenda #06 Document

7. Approve by resolution a request from the City of Strawn (Palo Pinto County) for $2,001,900 in financial assistance, consisting of $773,000 in financing and $1,228,900 in principal forgiveness from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for planning, design, and construction of a water system improvements project. (Tom Barnett) Board Agenda #07 Document

8. Approve by resolution a request from the City of Ennis (Ellis County) for $3,456,790 in financial assistance consisting of $3,284,000 in financing and $172,790 in grant from the Flood Infrastructure Fund for planning, design, and construction of a flood management project. (Joe Koen) Board Agenda #08 Document

9. Approve by resolution a request from the City of Kennedale (Tarrant County) for $432,285 in grant from the Flood Infrastructure Fund for the construction of a flood management project. (Joe Koen) Board Agenda #09 Document

10. Approve by resolution a request from the Greater Texoma Utility Authority on behalf of the City of Pottsboro (Grayson County) for $2,160,000 in financing from the Texas Water Development Fund for rehabilitation and expansion of a wastewater treatment plant. (Joe Koen) Board Agenda #10 Document

11. Approve by resolution a request from the North Hunt Special Utility District (Delta, Fannin, and Hunt counties) for $3,275,000 in financing from the Texas Water Development Fund for planning, design, and construction of water system improvement projects. (Joe Koen) Board Agenda #11 Document

12. Amend by resolution, previously adopted Texas Water Development Board Resolution No. 21-039, as amended by TWDB resolution 22-022, to modify the scope of the City of New Braunfels Drinking Water State Revolving Fund project. (Dain Larsen) Board Agenda #12 Document

13. Approve by resolution a request from the City of Jacksonville (Cherokee County) for $5,919,000 in financing from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for planning, design, acquisition, and construction of a wastewater collection system project. (Tyrone Alcorn) Board Agenda #13 Document

14. Approve by resolution a request from the M&M Water Supply Corporation (Angelina County) for $1,269,700 in financial assistance consisting of $889,000 in financing and $380,700 in principal forgiveness from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for planning, design, and construction of a water system improvement project. (Tyrone Alcorn) Board Agenda #14 Document

15. Approve by resolution a request from the City of Socorro (El Paso County) for $10,097,281 in financial assistance consisting of $6,664,000 in financing and $3,433,281 in grant from the Flood Infrastructure Fund for planning, acquisition, design, and construction of a drainage improvement project. (Tyrone Alcorn) Board Agenda #15 Document

16. Consider approving the agency's 2023-2027 Strategic Plan. (Kathleen Ligon)

17. 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.

18. 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 June 9, 2022. Other meetings may be scheduled and will be posted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.

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