Board Meeting Agendas

Date/Time:
July 07, 2022 at 9:30 AM
Location:
GoTo Webinar; In person at 1700 Congress Ave., Stephen F. Austin Building, Room 170, Austin, Texas
Resource:
Printable Board Agenda

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

2. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to negotiate and execute contracts with financial consulting firms for an amount not to exceed $1 million for the purpose of providing services through the CFO to GO program to selected financial assistance recipients of the Texas Water Development Board. (Dennis Kyhos) Board Agenda #02 Document

3. Consider authorizing delegation to the Executive Administrator the authority to purchase motor vehicles for the Texas Water Development Board fleet for a total amount not to exceed $300,000 for Fiscal Year 2022-23. (Kelly Burton) Board Agenda #03 Document

4. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to: (a) negotiate and execute contract amendments to complete the sixth cycle of regional water planning (2026 Regional Water Plans) in an amount not to exceed $12,801,852; and (b) transfer these funds with an additional amount not to exceed $165,000 to support anticipated regional water planning activities during development of the 2026 Regional Water Plans from the Water Assistance Fund to the Research and Planning Fund. (Sarah Backhouse) Board Agenda #04 Document

5. Consider appointing members and alternates to the Interregional Planning Council. (Sarah Backhouse) Board Agenda #05 Document

6. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to negotiate and execute a contract amendment for a $263,925 increase in grant funding from the Flood Infrastructure Fund for the Keller Branch – Lavaca River Basin Flood Protection Study Option 2 project and authorizing the transfer of $263,925 from the Flood Infrastructure Fund to the Research and Planning Fund as authorized by Texas Water Code Section 15.534(a)(8). (Jenn Jackson) Board Agenda #06 Document

7. Approve by resolution, previously adopted Texas Water Development Board Resolution No. 18-125, as amended by Resolutions 19-029 and 19-048, to extend the City of Terrell’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund commitment period and loan closing schedule. (Clay Schultz) Board Agenda #07 Document

8. Approve by resolution, previously adopted Texas Water Development Board Resolution No. 18-124, as amended by Resolutions 19-029 and 21-118, to extend the City of Terrell’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund commitment period and loan closing schedule. (Clay Schultz) Board Agenda #08 Document

9. Amend by resolution, the previously adopted Texas Water Development Board Resolution No. 17-071, as amended by Resolution 19-013, to modify the City of Springtown’s State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas (SWIRFT) project scope. (Clay Schultz) Board Agenda #09 Document

10. Approve by resolution a request from the East Texas Municipal Utility District (Smith County) for $2,119,530 in financial assistance consisting of $1,496,000 in financing, and $623,530 in principal forgiveness from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for planning, design, and construction of a water system improvements project. (Clay Schultz) Board Agenda #10 Document

11. Amend by resolution the previously adopted Texas Water Development Board Resolution No. 15-077, as amended by 16-079, 17-083, 18-091, and 20-039 to modify the North Harris County Regional Water Authority’s State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas annual loan closing schedule. (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #11 Document

12. Amend by resolution the previously adopted Texas Water Development Board Resolution No. 15-080, as amended by 16-106, 18-090 and 21-088, to modify the North Fort Bend Water Authority’s State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas annual loan closing schedule. (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #12 Document

13. Approve by resolution a request from the Riverside Special Utility District (Walker County) for $1,650,000 in financial assistance consisting of $1,575,000 in financing and $75,000 in principal forgiveness from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for planning, design, and construction of a water system improvements project. (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #13 Document

14. Amend by resolution previously adopted Texas Water Development Board Resolution No. 20-068, as amended by Resolution No. 21-091, to modify the City of Corpus Christi’s State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas annual loan closing schedule. (Mireya Loewe) Board Agenda #14 Document

15. Approve by resolution a request from the City of Corrigan (Polk County) for $6,775,000 in financial assistance consisting of $2,450,000 in financing and $4,325,000 in principal forgiveness from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for planning, acquisition, design, and construction of a wastewater treatment plant rehabilitation and expansion project. (Bill Blaik) Board Agenda #15 Document

16. 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.

17. 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 July 21, 2022. 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.

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