Board Meeting Agendas

Date/Time:
June 06, 2023 at 9:30 AM
Location:
Go To Webinar or 1700 Congress Ave., Stephen F. Austin Building, Room 170, Austin, Texas
Resource:
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1. Discussion regarding outreach efforts and activities by the Board.

2. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to amend three Texas Integrated Flooding Framework contracts with an additional $767,000 for a total cost of the amended contracts not to exceed $3,000,000. (Amin Kiaghadi) Board Agenda #02 Document

3. Consider making a determination that a nuisance dangerous to the public health and safety exists in the area to be served by the Economically Distressed Areas Program project proposed by Maverick County and approving by resolution a request from Maverick County for $24,000,000 in financial assistance consisting of $7,200,000 in financing and $16,800,000 in grant from the Economically Distressed Areas Program for planning, acquisition, design, and construction of a water and wastewater system project. (Mireya Loewe) Board Agenda #03 Document

4. Consider approving by resolution a request from the Military Highway Water Supply corporation (Cameron County) for $2,200,000 in financial assistance consisting of $1,100,000 in financing and $1,100,000 in grant from the Economically Distressed Areas Program for planning, design, and construction of a wastewater system project. (Mireya Loewe) Board Agenda #04 Document

5. Consider approving by resolution a request from the City of Mission (Hidalgo County) for $8,510,000 in financial assistance consisting of $4,255,000 in financing and $4,255,000 in grant from the Economically Distressed Areas Program for planning, acquisition, and construction of a wastewater system project. (Mireya Loewe) Board Agenda #05 Document

6. Consider approving by resolution a request from the North Alamo Water Supply Corporation (Hidalgo County) for $4,400,000 in financial assistance consisting of $1,320,000 in financing and $3,080,000 in grant from the Economically Distressed Areas Program for construction of a wastewater system project. (Mireya Loewe) Board Agenda #06 Document

7. Consider making a determination that a nuisance dangerous to the public health and safety exists in the area to be served by the Economically Distressed Areas Program project proposed by the North Alamo Water Supply Corporation (Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy Counties) and approving by resolution a request from the North Alamo Water Supply Corporation for $9,800,000 in financial assistance consisting of $2,940,000 in financing and $6,860,000 in grant from the Economically Distressed Areas Program for construction of a wastewater system project. (Mireya Loewe) Board Agenda #07 Document

8. Consider making a determination that a nuisance dangerous to the public health and safety exists in the area to be served by the Economically Distressed Areas Program project proposed by Presidio County and approving by resolution a request from Presidio County for $4,600,000 in financial assistance consisting of $1,380,000 in financing and $3,220,000 in grant from the Economically Distressed Areas Program for planning, acquisition, design, and construction of a water and wastewater system project. (Mireya Loewe) Board Agenda #08 Document

9. Consider approving by resolution a request from El Paso Water acting on behalf of the City of El Paso (El Paso County) for $28,930,096 in financial assistance consisting of $8,680,000 in financing and $20,250,096 in grant from the Economically Distressed Areas Program for planning, design, and construction of a wastewater collection system project. (Jesse Milonovich) Board Agenda #09 Document

10. Consider making a determination that a nuisance dangerous to the public health and safety exists in the area to be served by the Economically Distressed Areas Program project proposed by Airline Improvement District (Harris County) and approving by resolution a request from the Airline Improvement District for $3,819,000 in financial assistance consisting of $1,145,000 in financing and $2,674,000 in grant from the Economically Distressed Areas Program for planning, acquisition, design, and construction of a water and sewer service project. (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #10 Document

11. Considering approving by resolution a request from the San Leon Municipal Utility District (Galveston County) for $14,365,000 in financial assistance consisting of $4,365,000 in financing and $10,000,000 in principal forgiveness from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for planning, design, and construction of wastewater system improvements. (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #11 Document

12. Consider approving by resolution a request from the Barksdale Water Supply Corporation (Edwards County) for: a) $960,000 in principal forgiveness financing from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for planning, acquisition, design, and construction of water system improvements; and b) a waiver from the requirement to include funds to mitigate water loss as part of this project. (Kristen Miller) Board Agenda #12 Document

13. Consider approving by resolution a request from the City of Pflugerville (Travis County) for $30,600,000 in financing from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for planning, acquisition, design, and construction of wastewater system improvements. (Kristen Miller) Board Agenda #13 Document

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 July 25, 2023. Other meetings may be scheduled and will be posted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.

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