This Board Meeting will be held in person at 7522 Prairie Oak Drive, Michael Talbott Pavilion Harris County Flood Control District Service Center, Houston, TX 77086. Webinar link is provided for viewing purposes only for this meeting.

Visitors who wish to address the Board should complete a visitor registration card and attend the meeting in person. 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 no later than 8:00 a.m. on December 7, 2023, or in person at the registration desk.

1. The Honorable Armando Walle, State Representative of House District 140, will address the Board.

2. Stephen Costello, Chief Recovery Officer of the City of Houston, will address the Board on behalf of The Honorable Sylvester Turner, Mayor of the City of Houston.

3. Dr. Tina Petersen, Director of the Harris County Flood Control District, will address the Board.

4. Mike Turco, General Manager and CEO of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District, will address the Board.

5. 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.

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

7. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an amendment to a contract with Texas Tech University to increase the contract amount by an amount not to exceed $500,000 for continuation of hydrometeorological data in Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025. (Nathan Leber) Board Agenda #07 Document

8. Consider amending the 2022 State Water Plan to incorporate an amendment to the 2021 Region H Regional Water Plan to add a water management strategy and associated project for the Lower Neches Valley Authority. (Heather Rose) Board Agenda #08 Document

9. Consider approving the timeline for the 2024 Funding Cycle of the SWIFT program and a resolution for two new policies. (Jessica Peña) Board Agenda #09 Document

10. Consider approving by resolution a) a request from the City of Liberty Hill (Williamson County) for $28,550,000 in financial assistance consisting of $18,550,000 in financing and $10,000,000 in principal forgiveness from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for planning, acquisition, design, and construction of a direct potable reuse project; b) a waiver from the requirement to include funds to mitigate water loss as part of this project; and c) a waiver from the requirement that the project be consistent with the state and regional water plans. (Jessica Peña) Board Agenda #10 Document

11. Consider approving by resolution a request from the City of Gladewater (Gregg and Upshur Counties) for $2,791,380 in financial assistance consisting of $850,000 in financing, and $1,941,380 in principal forgiveness from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for planning, design, and construction of a water system improvements project. (Jessica Peña) Board Agenda #11 Document

12. Consider approving by resolution a request from the City of Aledo (Parker County) to amend Texas Water Development Board Resolution 20-048 to authorize a $3,515,000 increase in financial assistance from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for construction of a wastewater collection system project. (Jessica Peña) Board Agenda #12 Document

13. Consider amending by resolution previously adopted Texas Water Development Board Resolution No. 23-040 to extend Military Highway Water Supply Corporation's Economically Distressed Areas Program funding commitment to February 29, 2024. (Jessica Peña) Board Agenda #13 Document

14. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an agreement with the City of Houston (City) for a $50,000,000 grant pursuant to House Bill 1, 88th Legislative Regular Session, Article IX, § 17.38. (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #14 Document

15. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an agreement with the Harris County Flood Control District (District) for a $10,000,000 grant pursuant to House Bill 1, 88th Legislative Regular Session, Article VI-68. (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #15 Document

16. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an agreement with the Harris County Flood Control District (District) for a $16,900,000 grant pursuant to House Bill 1, 88th Legislative Regular Session, §17.38. (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #16 Document

17. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an agreement with the Harris County Flood Control District (District) for a $12,000,000 grant pursuant to House Bill 1, 88th Legislative Regular Session, Article IX, §17.38. (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #17 Document

18. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an agreement with the Harris County Flood Control District (District) for an $18,000,000 grant pursuant to House Bill 1, 88th Legislative Regular Session, Article VI-68. (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #18 Document

19. 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 held in Austin, Texas on January 18, 2024. 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.

NOTICE: ENTRY TO THIS MEETING WITH A HANDGUN IS FORBIDDEN

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.