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 March 9, 2023, or in person at the registration desk.

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 and Refunding Bonds, Series 2023A, Series 2023B, and Series 2023C (Economically Distressed Areas Program); (b) a Preliminary Official Statement; and (c) 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. (Alejandro Imatzu) Board Agenda #02 Document

3. Consider approving by resolution: (a) the issuance, sale and delivery of Texas Water Development Board State Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds, in one or more series; (b) a Preliminary Official Statement; and (c) authorization for the Executive Administrator, Chief Financial Officer, Development Fund Manager, or any other authorized representative to act on behalf of the Texas Water Development Board in the sale and delivery of multiple series of such bonds. (David Duran) Board Agenda #03 Document

4. Consider appointing a member and designated alternate to the Interregional Planning Council to fill vacant positions. (Elizabeth McCoy) Board Agenda #04 Document

5. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to negotiate and execute a contract with The University of Texas at Austin in a total amount not to exceed $600,000 to support the Texas Integrated Flooding Framework. (Caimee Schoenbaechler) Board Agenda #05 Document

6. Consider approving by resolution a request from El Paso County (El Paso County) for $1,956,400 in financial assistance consisting of $1,780,000 in financing and $176,400 in grant from the Flood Infrastructure Fund for the planning, acquisition, design, and construction of a flood mitigation project. (Jesse Milonovich) Board Agenda #06 Document

7. Consider amending by resolution, the previously adopted Texas Water Development Board Resolution No. 20-091 to extend the City of Iola's Clean Water State Revolving Fund multi-year commitment. (Tom Barnett) Board Agenda #07 Document

8. Consider approving by resolution a request from the City of Taylor (Williamson County) for $5,988,044 in financial assistance consisting of $5,090,000 in financing and $898,044 in grant from the Flood Infrastructure Fund for the planning, acquisition, design, and construction of a flood mitigation project. (Tom Barnett) Board Agenda #08 Document

9. Consider approving by resolution a request from the Greater Texoma Utility Authority on behalf of the City of Whitewright (Grayson County) for $7,145,000 in financial assistance consisting of $6,645,000 in financing and $500,000 in principal forgiveness from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for planning, design, and construction of a wastewater treatment plant improvement project. (Joe Koen) Board Agenda #09 Document

10. Consider approving by resolution a request from the Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 22 (Harris County) for $3,770,000 in financing from the Texas Water Development Fund for planning, acquisition, design, and construction of water and wastewater system improvements. (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #10 Document

11. Consider approving by resolution a request from the Memorial Point Utility District (Polk County) for $3,000,000 in financing from the Texas Water Development Fund for planning, design, and construction of water and wastewater system improvements. (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #11 Document

12. Consider approving by resolution a request from the City of Primera (Cameron County) for $6,075,000 in financial assistance consisting of $6,000,000 in financing and $75,000 in principal forgiveness from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for planning, design, and construction of a wastewater collection system improvements project. (Mireya Loewe) Board Agenda #12 Document

13. 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.

14. 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 April 6, 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.