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>> All right.

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Good morning, everyone.

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My name is Reem Zoun.

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I'm the Director of Flood Planning
with the Texas Water Development Board.

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At this time, I'd like to
call this meeting to order.

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It is my honor and privilege to
welcome you to the orientation meeting

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for the initial voting members for Texas'
first ever regional flood planning groups.

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We were humbled to receive over 600
nominations for the a 177 voting position.

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It also underscores the need
for this much needed program

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and the energy gear out [inaudible].

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The goal of today's webinar is to acquaint you
with the whole process that has led us to date

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and also orient you enough
so we are all successful

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at the first regional flood
planning group meetings.

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Without further ado, I shall
pass this on to Chairman

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of the Texas Water Development
Board, Chairman Peter Lake.

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>> Thank you, Reem.

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Good morning to all.

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As Reem said, my name is Peter Lake.

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I serve as the chairman of the
Texas Water Development Board.

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First of all, thank you planning group
members for being here and being willing

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to devote your time and expertise
to this endeavor.

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Texas new comprehensive fight -- effort to fight
flood integrates for the first time mapping,

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planning, and mitigation that's never been
done at this scale anywhere in the world.

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And the planning component
of that is the cornerstone.

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That's what it all revolves around.

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And the state flood planning that you're going

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to be building is the linchpin
for all of these efforts.

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So, again, thank you.

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That's a flood plan doesn't happen
without your hard work and dedication.

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And we wouldn't have the opportunity to embark
on this effort to address flooding in Texas

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without the vision and leadership
of the bill author, Senator Perry.

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I know he has a few words he'd like to share.

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So I'll turn it over to Senator Perry.

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>> Thanks, Chairman Lake.

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I want to kind of echo what chairman just said,
thank you for willing to serve and thank you

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for participating in this process.

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And I can't stress the importance of it.

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This is one of those behind the scenes things
that people don't get the accolades for, per se,

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until we have a huge event and then
we're reminded that we don't have plan.

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Senate Bill 8 basically, in a nutshell
requires a interaction or a inner communication

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on a watershed basis so that there's an
efficiency level in economics of scale,

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and no duplicative actions are being made at the
detriment of an adjacent watershed or community.

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So your interaction with each other
will be your biggest challenge.

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Each of you bring a specific
interest, a specific skill set,

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and that interaction is invaluable to the
process to walk away at the end of this process

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with this -- with a flood plan that
works, not one that's a community driven

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but more a regional look so that one neighbor
is not moving a problem to the other neighbor.

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And I think that across the country, we are now
being viewed as something that everybody wants

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to see how it plays out as Texas usually can
and does lead on so many different initiatives.

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This is no different than the
many initiatives in other areas

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of the state budgets and
other things that we do.

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But I cannot stress the importance
of what you're doing.

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Timeliness, we've already had two major flood
events, rain events since the last session,

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and we probably we'll have more in the future.

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So we need to get this done
and we need to get it out there

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so that people can engage the process
and get clients that are coordinated.

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And commit, kind of across the board
where there's continuity of flood planning

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in the areas of the state
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So again, thank you for being willing to do it.

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I can't stress the importance
of what you're going to do.

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I can't stress the challenges, probably that
you'll find is communication between each group,

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each, again, having their own skill set.

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Just keep the broader picture in mind that when
it's done, we should have a holistic approach

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to flood planning and mitigation that doesn't
waste taxpayer dollars to achieve the objective

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of moving water where it needs to be when those
events occur without minimization of the damage.

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The interaction with federal, the
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with state is cannot be underscored.

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You'll be challenged on some of those levels.

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We'll make sure you have experts at that
level to make sure that you're in compliance

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with where we need to be and what we need to go.

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And hopefully, we'll make
our federal partners better.

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That take when they look at
what state of Texas is doing.

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They're going to be excited, at least that's
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on that these assignments need to be
done not only in Texas, but other places.

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And they're going to learn some things from us.

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But it's going to be a challenge.

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It's going to be exciting.

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It's going to be interesting.

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Again, thank you guys for
signing up for the process.

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And please don't underestimate the value of your
individual contributions, but keep the objective

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of a holistic statewide flood plan where
everybody's considered on their individual needs

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when flood events occur and that we're
keeping the bigger picture involved

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that everything's got to work together.

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And that's what I think Senate
Bill 8 at its heart.

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All the watersheds need to work together so
that every area of the state has these issues.

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And then I think Senate Bill 8 also
went did some others as far as debris

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and other dam maintenance type stuff.

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But your focus today and going
forward will be to produce

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that communication needed
it does regional level.

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Again, thank you for showing up.

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And I couldn't have done
this without capable staff

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and without a water development
board that took this task on it.

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Make what it needed to be its serious business
and Peter Lake and his staff, Jackson,

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and those guys have done a really great job
of making sure that were met the timelines.

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They went around the whole state and
did a dog and pony show, if you will,

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for what Senate Bill 8 and 7 and
all the things dude is complicated.

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Some of that was I did a
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that infrastructure on a local level engaged.

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Katherine Thigpen on my committee director
and she's on this and will stay on this.

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I won't stay on.

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And I've got another Zoom meeting at 10 on Help.

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So, it's a busy day.

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I think I have three Zooms today.

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But again, thank you guys.

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I appreciate your input.

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>> Thank you, Senator Perry, and
thank you planning group members.

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At this point, I'll turn it over to Reem.

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You all are in good hands and expert
hands with Reem and Matt and the rest

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of the Water Development Board team.

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Thank you for all that you do.

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>> Thank you, Chairman Lake and Chairman Perry.

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At this time, I'm going to go back
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Next slide please.

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I will go over the agenda briefly.

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Today's meeting is a publicly posted meeting.

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All of the regional flood planning group
members were designated on October 1st,

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so you're all official members, which
means that anytime a certain number

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of regional flood planning group members are
together in a meeting, that -- if forum happens.

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So today's meeting is a publicly
posted meeting and it's being recorded.

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We are going to go -- we do have
a -- several items to cover today.

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We're going to go through a brief orientation,
and we will cover what needs to happen

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at the first meeting and things that
planning group members will need to know

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to prepare for the first meeting.

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And then we'll introduce our
flood planning groups stuff.

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And then there is a portion
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Next slide, please.

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So at this time, I will pass
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our Assistant Deputy Executive Administrator
who will provide some high level background

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on why we're here and what we have
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>> Thanks Reem.

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Next slide, please.

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Good morning, everybody.

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Welcome. I wish I could see you all,
and I will someday get to see you all

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in person, so I'm looking forward to that.

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So why are we here?

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Senator Perry talked a little
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I'm not going to get into a lot of background.

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But bottom line is Texas, as you all know,

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the fact that you're even here
are members of these groups.

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Now, it says that you know
something about flood.

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And you're aware of the long
history of flooding in Texas.

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We have all kinds of flooding across the
states from coastal to even playa flooding

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in the panhandle and everything in between.

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And Texas has the largest number of deaths
from flooding of any state in the country.

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So clearly, it's been a big issue.

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And as Senator Perry said,
they implemented Senate Bill 8.

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This is in the wake of Hurricane Harvey,
but many other events before that.

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Senate Bill 8 does several
focused on regional flood planning.

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They also did funding and some other
things, mapping, and science bills.

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But today, we're going to talk just about things
for regional flood planning to orient folks.

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And it's well known that investing in
flood risk management is a good investment.

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It saves you a lot of money
on the backside of events.

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All the recovery efforts can be
minimized if you start early and plan well

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for development and for flooding.

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And obviously, we are -- the agency that's been
charged with this -- administering this program.

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And we're looking forward to.

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I'm excited.

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It's really great to have you all here.

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I really do wish I could see all.

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The program -- there's a precedent, the
program mirrors the successful Regional Water

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Planning program.

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And the legislature was clear about wanting this
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So it's a similar animal.

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It's very different technically,
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about timeframes is different,
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But it's fundamentally based on a
template that has been successful.

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So we have a plan for how
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The rules reflect that.

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There are tasks, the tasks associated
with chapters in your plans.

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You'll all be progressing in
generally the same manner.

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It's self-paced, I say sort of.

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But it's really something that we're going to be
paying attention to that everyone's moving along

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and making progress, and has a
structured way of going about this.

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So it's not starting from scratch in concepts.

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So the process is a template.

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And we're taking advantage of it already.

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I think staff have gotten things going
quickly, partly because of that template.

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So that's just to make you
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that we have a plan, let's say for the plan.

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Next slide, please.

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So as I mentioned, you know,
the goal is meetings really

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to get you ready for a successful first meeting.

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So that's orienting on how you
establish yourselves for governance,

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roles of folks, how we're going to support you.

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And this is really about making you feel like
you're comfortable, you go to your first meeting

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and you feel like you can
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Next slide.

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So what's happened since
Senate Bill 8 passed in 2019?

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Well, the agency as folks mentioned,
there was a listening tour,

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as we called it, to hear from stakeholders.

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We got feedback on implementing the bill.

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We started drafting rules.

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Rules were major rulemaking.

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That was a very large rulemaking
is adoption in May.

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In April, the regions were -- the boundaries of
the regions were selected, adopted by the board.

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We had a lot of input along the way on both
rules and the boundaries of the regions.

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And most recently, as you know,
like that you're here, the board,

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designated initial membership of the groups.

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So, quite a bit has happened.

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And now you're really set up to
begin and have your first meetings.

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And like I said, I'm really
looking forward to it.

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So, next slide.

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So I'm not going to read all
these but you're familiar

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with the categories that you are nominated for.

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These are the 12 categories that between statute
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This is a requirement that you -- those are --

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I'll talk a little more about the
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But effectively, you have to maintain
these folks on your planning group.

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You can add additional, and we'll talk more
about that later, but these are the key ones.

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Flood districts was added based
on public comment on our rules.

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But this is the -- these are the voting
members that you have to maintain.

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You will also be selecting non-voting
liaisons for upstream, downstream.

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So some of the basins that are split, you will
have a liaison and upstream and downstream

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to coordinate on issues between
the regions in that basin,

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and also be liaison for coastal folks.

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So, if you're on the coast, you're going to have
a liaison to work with other coastal regions

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on issues that may be shared
along the coast, for example.

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And you will be considering whether you
need to add additional voting members

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to ensure adequate representation.

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Now, I caution you against adding members
too quickly and too many, adding too many.

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I think you need to really be
strategic and think about that.

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You won't be doing that at your first meeting

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so don't worry I'll make
those decisions that quickly.

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But it's something that in water
planning, we've heard from many regions,

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and I think some of the groups
have gotten quite large.

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So I just caution you against
adding a lot of voting members.

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You can always add non-voting members.

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You can keep it and you can always have folks
engaged, it's a very transparent process.

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That's just something you definitely want to
think about how many voting members you add,

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because it affects your quorum, your ability
to meet logistics and various other things.

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Next slide.

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OK. So this is a slide.

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This is a cartoon here that really is
worth going over just to keep people

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from getting confused about membership.

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So again, there are positions
with the 12 categories

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that are required in statute and rule.

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You can think of those as chairs with
a label on it, for example, industry.

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And so, the someone will be in that chair.

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So used to the member and individual
has selected for that chair,

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it's not because of where they work.

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They're not actually -- you're
not ex-officio the voting members.

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You invite the individual.

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So that's -- so there's a chair
that has sort of a label on it.

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It says agriculture or cities.

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And then someone is in that
chair, the member that's selected.

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And you will self-governance, so -- and fill
those seats as they become vacant over time.

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So that's just a way of kind
of keeping things straight.

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You know, you don't come with
the seat attached, you know,

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it's not because of the organization
you work at.

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These are individuals put in
specific interests' category seats.

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There are ex officio non state folks,
we'll talk about them in a second.

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So -- and someone is in a seat, and they
represent an interest category, for example,

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they leave, that doesn't mean they have to
leave the group, just because they lost --

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they change their job and a retired for example.

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They can still represent that interest.

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Again, it's not -- you're not in the
position because of where you were.

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That may matter to the group, but as far

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as the statues require a concern
that's not the -- that's not an issue.

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It's really the individual on that seat.

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Now, as far as the interests that you actually
represent, one thing I wanted to point out is,

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if you're on -- you represent an interest.

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Well, I'll talk about the next slide.

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Next slide.

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So you have the voting folks, just
do the math, there's 15 regions,

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12 folks per region, that's
a 180 potential members.

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Three of the regions did not have a
specific interest, it could be represented.

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And several other regions
didn't have nominations or folks

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who could serve in that position adequately.

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So you have a 166 of the
possible 177 were designated.

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And it's changed even since then a little bit,
as far as folks accepting being able to do it.

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So the remaining membership that is not filled

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yet by the Texas Water Development
Board, you all will be filling.

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That's one of the first things you'll
be thinking about going about --

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beginning that process of filling
those seats if they were not filled

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and designated by the -- our agency already.

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There's also again, that non-voting ex-officio
folks from the board, Ag Department, GLO,

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Department of Emergency Management,
TCEQ, Soil Board and Parks.

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So those are -- they are ex-officio.

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You will not select those folks.

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They will just be provided to you.

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We already know who they are.

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And that's already predetermined.

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So, next slide.

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OK. So I'm not going to go through all these,
but in general, there's a couple slides

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with the responsibilities that you'll have.

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One of them is to represent your interest group.

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But you need to consider reason why
stakeholders are making decisions.

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So, for example, if you are representing
industry, and you work for a cement company,

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you're not there, just to
represent your cement plans,

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or your cement company, or the cement industry.

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It's all industry, region wide.

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And in fact, when it comes down
to many of the big decisions,

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you're going to be really representing
a whole region as a group and,

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you know, needs requires cooperation.

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Folks working together thinking about
everyone's interests and listening.

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So, it's a lot of levels of representation,
but you do have an interest category for sure.

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It's just that it's not only those
folks that you will be considering

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when you're making some of the bigger decisions.

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There's a lot of requirements.

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You need to attend your meetings.

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Yeah. You really need to
understand the framework.

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When we send materials, we
do want you to read them.

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So you understand what's the process?

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What are the requirements?

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How does the things fit together?

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And so, that you learn the issues
so you can make informed decisions.

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It's a very transparent process,
like water planning.

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So there's a lot of public inputs.

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We want you to participate in making decisions
and directing your technical consultants,

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and not just other folks to make decisions.

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And clearly need to adopt
your plan and by the deadline

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and so that's the biggest at this point.

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So it's a short timeframe, we recognize that.

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Next slide.

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So here's some more general responsibilities.

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You know, again, Open Meeting's
Act is important.

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Hopefully, you've all taken your training.

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You all are going to self-govern
and adopt bylaws.

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You're going to designate political
subdivision, various other things.

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Bottom line is, there's a lot to do.

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We're going to help you and we're
going to orient you along the way.

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You're going to -- you have copies of
the slide presentation you can look

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at this after the meeting as well.

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But there's a lot of things
we're going to do to support you.

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The -- you're going to have -- you're
going to be doing a lot of things

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like maintaining a public presence on a website
to your political subdivision or another way.

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There's a lot of things that must go on.

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And we're going to be giving you a menu
and getting you going from the very start

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to make sure you address these things.

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Next slide.

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So what are we going to do?

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I clearly, we're supporting you.

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We are a technical financial support.

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We are acting effectively for your first
meetings is your political subdivision.

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So we will be convening your
meetings, facilitating those meetings

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until you have a chair who will take over.

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We have a -- an individual, again,
ex-officio, but they're also,

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you're going to be a contract manager as a
non-voting member of planners on your group.

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We're going to provide funding
to you through grant contracts.

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And we're going to organize conference
calls with chairs and do other things

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to help orient folks and get you up to speed.

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And if you need anything, and you feel
like we're not doing enough to orient

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or you need more information, just let us know.

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We want feedback.

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That really helps us and good and bad.

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We like all feedback.

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It makes the process better.

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We rely on it.

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It's how we -- it's how we're successful.

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So we're going to be looking to you to
give us ideas for how to help you as well.

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So with that, I'll pass things back to Reem.

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And again, welcome and thank
you for serving on these groups.

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>> All right.

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Thank you, Matt.

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Good morning again.

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A little bit about me.

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I joined Texas Water Development Board as
the Director of flood planning late last year

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with a time defined goal of helping the regional
flood planning groups deliver the first sets

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of regional flood plans, which
are due by January of 2023.

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These plans are then going to have to come
together at Texas' first ever state flood plan.

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It's this due to the legislature
all too on September of 2024.

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Prior to joining the TWDB, I worked at the
City of Austin Watershed Protection Department

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where I lead through several
poorly declared disasters.

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And I find myself doing a lot
of public meetings after that.

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So those of us who have worked with flooding
and flood risk reduction long enough know

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that it becomes personal after a while.

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We all have a personal stories to share.

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And I'm sure many of you across this virtual
room today do have that stories to share.

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I know you already know this
but the work we'll do together

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in the coming years will
save lives and suffering.

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And I do not say this lightly.

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I have seen this in my career.

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This is not a one-person job.

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This is not a one agency job.

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It will take all of us specially
you to accomplish this.

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I personally and we as an agency
look forward to working with you

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to make this happen over the coming years.

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So with that, I'll get into
my portion of the agenda.

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The picture you see on my slide here today, it
was taken during the Memorial Day flood in 2015.

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It's taken in Austin from House Park.

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This is Shoal Creek flooding which made
news across the country after that flood.

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Next slide, please.

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All right.

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So, in the next agenda item I'm going to
specifically talk about the three key decisions

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that the planning groups will have to make.

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They're during their first meeting
and then roles and responsibilities

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which is during the first meeting.

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Next slide please.

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So I want to talk briefly about
the flood planning division.

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We are here to support you
over the coming years.

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The flood planning division
currently has two departments.

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One is the Regional Flood Planning Department
which is headed by James Bronikowski.

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He's the manager of the Regional
Flood Planning Program.

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Each of the flood planning
region will have a TWDB planner

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as their non-voting member or exhibition member.

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That person will be your to go point and
connection with TWDB any question you have.

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Any information you need us to provide.

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Feedback you have for us.

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So later in our presentation today
will introduce our staff members.

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Will also mention who is the each planning
groups point of connection or non-voting member.

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But big picture Regional Planning Department
that's where all of our planners reside.

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And then James will be there as supervising
the planners and also be your point of contact

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for if anything big picture comes up.

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Or I'm here to answer questions anytime.

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Our other department is the
Flood Data Department.

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We have been working the last
few months to gather data

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for each plant planning weekends before
hand over to the planning regions

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as soon as you're ready to receive them.

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Steven Richter is our team lead
for the Flood Data Department.

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We also have Anna Gonzales our
Executive Assistant who helps us

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with all things administrative in our division.

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Next slide, please.

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All right.

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The facilitation of the first meetings.

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Like Matt mentioned before, we will
facilitate the first meeting for all

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of the 15 regional flood planning groups.

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They're currently scheduled
between October 26 and November 5th.

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So your planning group does
have a meeting scheduled.

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It's posted on our website.

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And you should have received an
email by now letting you know all

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that meeting and how to join that meeting.

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It's a organizational agenda, there are several
things that needs to happen during that meeting.

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The meeting has a three-hour window and I'm
going to go over the items that we are hoping

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and expecting that the planning
group members will come prepared

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as they have read those materials.

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The meetings will be facilitated
by one of the --

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one of our TWDB staff until each of
the planning group has picked a chair.

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Next slide please.

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So there's three key things that
needs to happen at the first meeting.

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Stepping back a little bit big picture we
have $19.5 million in flood grant money

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which will be distributed to
this flood planning groups.

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The flood planning groups will
hire and we'll designated sponsor,

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where they will select an sponsor
which is a political subdivision.

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That political subdivision will help the
flood planning groups set up their meetings.

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Handle that contract.

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TWDB will then enter a grant contract --

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enter into a grant contract with a
political subdivision or the grant money.

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The political subdivision or we call
the sponsor for this visual sub --

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flood planning group will then in turn be
able to solicit a for a technical consultant

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who will support you over the coming years to
develop this original flood planning group.

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So to make all this sets happen
and make sure that the first sets

460
00:28:26,016 --> 00:28:30,906
of regional flood planning -- flood
plans are delivered by January of 2023.

461
00:28:31,196 --> 00:28:35,236
These are the three key steps that
need to happen in the first meeting.

462
00:28:35,236 --> 00:28:38,306
So we can stay on the timeline or the
planning groups can stay on the timeline.

463
00:28:39,186 --> 00:28:42,826
So three things, adoption of the
regional flood planning group bylaws.

464
00:28:42,826 --> 00:28:45,806
We will provide you a model
by law and would request

465
00:28:45,806 --> 00:28:48,506
that every planning group
members attend the first meeting

466
00:28:48,616 --> 00:28:53,626
and also read these bylaws before you arrive
because you'll be expected to adopt the bylaws.

467
00:28:53,846 --> 00:28:58,416
The reason the bylaws are important is because
once you have the bylaws then you're able

468
00:28:58,416 --> 00:29:00,146
to elect the chair or a term chair.

469
00:29:00,796 --> 00:29:04,576
As soon as you elect your chair or term
chair, your chair is running your meeting.

470
00:29:04,576 --> 00:29:08,786
We are no longer running your meeting,
so which is your self-governing

471
00:29:08,786 --> 00:29:10,606
and you need your chair to run your meeting.

472
00:29:10,756 --> 00:29:16,506
And the third piece is designation of
that sponsor political subdivision.

473
00:29:16,506 --> 00:29:23,466
TWDB has solicited or interest for political
subdivisions at the same time we requested

474
00:29:23,466 --> 00:29:27,366
for nomination application, so we do
have a list of political subdivisions

475
00:29:27,366 --> 00:29:30,836
for each regional flood planning
group who are interested

476
00:29:30,836 --> 00:29:33,706
and willing to support you as a sponsor.

477
00:29:34,056 --> 00:29:38,036
We're going to provide it to the
regional flood planning groups.

478
00:29:38,036 --> 00:29:41,716
TWDB does not take the sponsor
political subdivision.

479
00:29:42,016 --> 00:29:43,896
The regional flood planning groups do.

480
00:29:43,896 --> 00:29:47,746
And you can pick someone from that
list or you can pick someone else.

481
00:29:47,836 --> 00:29:51,496
You're not tied to that list,
but at least you'll have a list

482
00:29:51,496 --> 00:29:54,806
of entities political subdivisions
who are interested

483
00:29:54,806 --> 00:29:57,686
to support each of the flood planning groups.

484
00:29:58,676 --> 00:29:59,656
Next slide please.

485
00:30:06,296 --> 00:30:09,266
This is a tentative agenda of the first meeting.

486
00:30:09,336 --> 00:30:11,826
I am not going to go over
each one of these items.

487
00:30:11,826 --> 00:30:12,386
It's posted.

488
00:30:12,386 --> 00:30:16,776
It's here for your reference, especially
since we're going to make this available --

489
00:30:16,776 --> 00:30:18,976
as slides available for reference.

490
00:30:19,466 --> 00:30:24,536
So as you can see, this agenda will go
through the key items that I mentioned.

491
00:30:24,936 --> 00:30:30,356
Item number five is going to be discussion of
group bylaws and consider adopting group bylaws.

492
00:30:30,756 --> 00:30:33,106
Item number six would be considered nominating

493
00:30:33,106 --> 00:30:36,366
and electing regional planning
group chair or interim chair.

494
00:30:36,366 --> 00:30:42,336
We're going to look for a nomination
from the table that day and you'd be able

495
00:30:42,336 --> 00:30:44,996
to self-nominate or have someone nominate you.

496
00:30:44,996 --> 00:30:50,816
Everybody will have the opportunity to
do a interaction or talk about themselves

497
00:30:50,816 --> 00:30:55,746
and then they'll be a voting process
to pick a chair or interim chair.

498
00:30:55,746 --> 00:31:01,736
And then item number seven is consider selecting
the planning group sponsor to act on behalf

499
00:31:01,736 --> 00:31:03,086
of the regional flood planning groups.

500
00:31:04,086 --> 00:31:05,066
Next slide, please.

501
00:31:08,146 --> 00:31:12,046
So these are the rest of
the items we have for you.

502
00:31:12,046 --> 00:31:14,186
As you can see, it's a full agenda.

503
00:31:14,186 --> 00:31:16,716
The first posted regional
flood planning group meetings.

504
00:31:17,146 --> 00:31:19,946
Eight and nine essentially will allow you

505
00:31:19,946 --> 00:31:25,896
to authorize the regional flood planning
group sponsor to apply for grant funds

506
00:31:25,896 --> 00:31:28,956
that I mentioned and enter
into a contract to TWDB.

507
00:31:29,416 --> 00:31:32,626
So we are hoping each of the
planning groups will be --

508
00:31:32,626 --> 00:31:35,456
flood planning groups will get
to at least item number nine.

509
00:31:35,456 --> 00:31:41,866
And then 10 and 11 is nice to have, that is, if
you need other voting or not voting position,

510
00:31:41,866 --> 00:31:47,656
if you need -- consider initiating the
regional planning group solicitation process

511
00:31:47,656 --> 00:31:52,376
for individual to feel required voting
member positions not designated by TWDB.

512
00:31:52,376 --> 00:31:55,296
So 10 and 11 is nice to have.

513
00:31:55,486 --> 00:31:58,006
You could accomplish that
day, which would be great.

514
00:31:58,006 --> 00:31:59,676
If not, it can be done in the next.

515
00:31:59,726 --> 00:32:03,356
And, of course, there has to be
time for general public comments.

516
00:32:03,356 --> 00:32:08,266
And then you'd have to consider a date
and agenda item for the next meeting.

517
00:32:09,666 --> 00:32:10,646
Next slide please.

518
00:32:10,646 --> 00:32:16,136
So these I mentioned that
there are certain things

519
00:32:16,136 --> 00:32:20,836
that the flood planning group members will
need to prepare for before the first meeting.

520
00:32:20,836 --> 00:32:25,486
So, some of the key things with
Senate Bill 8, the TWDB model bylaws

521
00:32:25,486 --> 00:32:28,126
and Texas Administrative Code, the agency rules.

522
00:32:28,666 --> 00:32:35,026
The Bill and the Texas Administrative Code
rules, they're available on our website,

523
00:32:35,026 --> 00:32:38,146
it would be helpful if you'd
make yourself familiar with it.

524
00:32:38,776 --> 00:32:43,106
We have also provided a general
RFPG orientation material.

525
00:32:43,106 --> 00:32:47,256
This was a handout that was
sent out with your email.

526
00:32:47,256 --> 00:32:51,076
And then very importantly,
that takes the model bylaws.

527
00:32:51,406 --> 00:32:54,646
Each of these flood planning
groups will require a model bylaw.

528
00:32:54,646 --> 00:32:57,696
You need to adopt your bylaw
before you can elect your chair.

529
00:32:57,876 --> 00:33:01,506
So it's very important to make
yourself familiar with these bylaws.

530
00:33:01,846 --> 00:33:05,066
And we could change the bylaws in the future.

531
00:33:05,066 --> 00:33:10,966
But before this first meeting, we have a model
a bylaw and would go over it if you're familiar

532
00:33:10,966 --> 00:33:12,806
with it that would be very helpful.

533
00:33:13,816 --> 00:33:18,156
And then you would be able to adopt your
bylaws and the bylaw will allow you to,

534
00:33:18,156 --> 00:33:20,856
like I mentioned before, elect your chair.

535
00:33:22,416 --> 00:33:23,536
Next slide please.

536
00:33:26,936 --> 00:33:29,196
So, officer general responsibilities.

537
00:33:29,196 --> 00:33:35,586
At the first meeting the agenda as per the
agenda, you either pick a chair, hopefully,

538
00:33:35,586 --> 00:33:40,206
a chair and if you cannot start on a
chair you can pick the interim chair.

539
00:33:40,896 --> 00:33:44,606
The chair is the executive officer of
the model regional flood planning group

540
00:33:44,606 --> 00:33:45,846
or the regional flood planning group.

541
00:33:45,846 --> 00:33:51,426
The chair will preside at all meetings of
the model regional flood planning group.

542
00:33:52,686 --> 00:33:56,986
There are two other officer roles, the vice
chair and secretary and this is for you

543
00:33:56,986 --> 00:34:00,686
to select in your subsequent
flood planning group meetings

544
00:34:00,686 --> 00:34:02,766
but the first meeting you will pick a chair

545
00:34:02,766 --> 00:34:05,326
and that person will then
take over running the meeting.

546
00:34:06,236 --> 00:34:09,056
The bylaws also identify executive committee.

547
00:34:09,056 --> 00:34:14,556
The executive committee is composed of five
members that includes a chair, vice chair,

548
00:34:14,556 --> 00:34:17,006
secretary and two members at large, again,

549
00:34:17,006 --> 00:34:19,176
something for you to choose
in your subsequent meeting.

550
00:34:19,956 --> 00:34:24,446
But at the first meeting, please be prepared
to your pick your chair or interim chair.

551
00:34:25,266 --> 00:34:26,216
Next slide please.

552
00:34:26,276 --> 00:34:32,316
So this is the planning group
sponsor responsibilities.

553
00:34:32,316 --> 00:34:35,496
The planning group sponsor
is a political subdivision.

554
00:34:35,496 --> 00:34:36,906
The planning group will pick them.

555
00:34:37,296 --> 00:34:42,556
Once they're picked, they will apply
for grant funding with TWDB on behalf

556
00:34:42,636 --> 00:34:44,136
of the regional flood planning group.

557
00:34:44,786 --> 00:34:49,496
They also enter into a contract with
TWDB and then manage that contract.

558
00:34:50,516 --> 00:34:54,306
And then next, the regional flood planning
group picks the technical consultant by --

559
00:34:54,506 --> 00:34:58,496
or the procurement process
follows the procurement process

560
00:34:58,496 --> 00:35:00,246
of the political subdivision.

561
00:35:00,816 --> 00:35:03,846
TWDB does not participate in that.

562
00:35:03,846 --> 00:35:07,996
We do have contract with the political
subdivision and it has defined a scope

563
00:35:07,996 --> 00:35:11,116
that identifies everything that
needs to be done and everything

564
00:35:11,116 --> 00:35:12,526
that needs to be in the flood plan.

565
00:35:12,766 --> 00:35:16,496
But the political subdivision will
procure that technical consultant.

566
00:35:17,726 --> 00:35:21,156
The political subdivision
or the sponsor also serves

567
00:35:21,156 --> 00:35:23,916
as the regional planning
groups administrative agents.

568
00:35:23,976 --> 00:35:26,346
So they will organize your meetings.

569
00:35:26,346 --> 00:35:29,376
They'll post your public
notices, agendas, meeting,

570
00:35:29,666 --> 00:35:32,126
presentations, handouts, and meeting minutes.

571
00:35:32,426 --> 00:35:37,386
Mostly what we will be doing for you
at the first meeting, organizing it

572
00:35:37,386 --> 00:35:40,056
and running it and putting the public notice.

573
00:35:40,566 --> 00:35:44,056
But as soon as you pick your
sponsors, the sponsor will do --

574
00:35:44,056 --> 00:35:45,996
this is the sponsors' responsibility.

575
00:35:46,326 --> 00:35:50,876
And last but not least, they will deliver
the first regional flood plan no later

576
00:35:50,876 --> 00:35:55,556
than January 10, 2023.

577
00:35:55,556 --> 00:36:00,596
So those are some of the key items that
need to be prepared for the first meeting.

578
00:36:00,596 --> 00:36:06,416
Please read your model bylaws and you have an
overview of what the chairs responsibility is.

579
00:36:06,686 --> 00:36:12,016
Be prepared to pick a chair and be prepared
to pick a sponsor and then authorize them

580
00:36:12,016 --> 00:36:16,946
to execute a contract or
negotiate a contract with TWDB.

581
00:36:16,946 --> 00:36:17,806
Next slide, please.

582
00:36:21,486 --> 00:36:26,796
OK. So now I'm going to go over a
hopefully, quick overview of our regions.

583
00:36:26,796 --> 00:36:31,356
So as you can see, this is our
region one Canadian-Upper Red.

584
00:36:31,356 --> 00:36:33,036
It has 12 voting positions.

585
00:36:33,926 --> 00:36:36,426
There are seven members needed for quorum.

586
00:36:36,926 --> 00:36:41,856
And it is very important, and in the first
meeting, there is at least seven or more members

587
00:36:41,926 --> 00:36:44,196
because there'll be some
key decisions being made.

588
00:36:44,756 --> 00:36:50,356
So I'm going to point out for each of this
week and what that quorum seven for almost all

589
00:36:50,356 --> 00:36:53,196
of the weekend, except for
a few which I'll point out.

590
00:36:53,586 --> 00:36:57,936
These are initial voting members
designated going members on October 1st.

591
00:36:57,936 --> 00:37:00,086
And there are 10 members who are designated.

592
00:37:00,086 --> 00:37:04,076
There are two vacant position in
Canadian-Upper Red, which are elected chair

593
00:37:04,076 --> 00:37:06,476
or any utilities and flood district.

594
00:37:06,476 --> 00:37:10,796
This means either there was no nomination
or there was a nomination but our EA,

595
00:37:10,796 --> 00:37:15,896
our executive administrator did
not find a nomination that was able

596
00:37:15,896 --> 00:37:17,786
to adequately present that category.

597
00:37:18,196 --> 00:37:24,126
The planning group also have seven
non-voting members or exhibition member.

598
00:37:24,126 --> 00:37:26,146
You see them listed in the slide.

599
00:37:26,296 --> 00:37:33,546
They're from GLO, TCEQ, TDA, TDEM,
TPWD, and TSS, Texas Soil Board.

600
00:37:34,686 --> 00:37:41,196
Megan Ingram he is the TWDB planner who will be
your point of contact for Canadian-Upper Red.

601
00:37:46,396 --> 00:37:47,386
Next slide, please.

602
00:37:50,556 --> 00:37:54,446
So that's the Region 2 Lower Red-Sulfur-Cypress.

603
00:37:55,706 --> 00:38:00,616
Megan Ingram is also the TWDB planner
who's responsible or for the voting

604
00:38:00,616 --> 00:38:02,706
and non-voting member on this region.

605
00:38:02,706 --> 00:38:07,986
Again, they're 12 voting position, you need
seven for a quorum, especially for this region.

606
00:38:07,986 --> 00:38:12,106
There are only nine initial
voting members designated.

607
00:38:12,186 --> 00:38:17,496
So it's utmost importance that everybody
makes an effort to attend that first meeting.

608
00:38:17,496 --> 00:38:19,546
Without the quorum we can't run the meeting.

609
00:38:19,546 --> 00:38:22,786
Without the quorum you can't make
a decision of the first meeting.

610
00:38:23,186 --> 00:38:25,566
And if we don't make those
decision at the first meeting,

611
00:38:25,566 --> 00:38:30,776
the timeline for delivering the regional
flood plan on January 2023 is going

612
00:38:30,776 --> 00:38:33,836
to be compromised, it's going to be difficult.

613
00:38:33,986 --> 00:38:35,966
There is a lot to do in a short period of time.

614
00:38:36,506 --> 00:38:37,496
Next slide, please.

615
00:38:39,446 --> 00:38:43,406
So I'm going to leave this
information in the slides out there.

616
00:38:43,406 --> 00:38:45,386
I'm not going to read over each one of them.

617
00:38:45,386 --> 00:38:50,326
You can see the initial voting members listed
and also, your non-voting members listed

618
00:38:50,326 --> 00:38:55,676
that way you have a good sense of your entire
planning group that you're responsible for.

619
00:38:56,096 --> 00:39:00,806
Richard Bagans is that TWDB
planner, who is the point of contact

620
00:39:00,806 --> 00:39:02,666
for Regions 3 or a non-voting member.

621
00:39:03,476 --> 00:39:04,856
And next slide please.

622
00:39:06,586 --> 00:39:11,066
Region 4, 12 voting positions,
seven members needed for quorum.

623
00:39:11,066 --> 00:39:13,196
You do have 12 initial voting members.

624
00:39:13,866 --> 00:39:16,776
Sabine, that was designated.

625
00:39:17,096 --> 00:39:20,956
Ryke Moore is your TWDB non-voting member.

626
00:39:21,176 --> 00:39:22,256
Next slide, please.

627
00:39:24,696 --> 00:39:25,846
Region 5, Neches.

628
00:39:25,846 --> 00:39:30,376
Again 12 voting positions,
seven members needed for quorum,

629
00:39:30,636 --> 00:39:33,286
12 initial voting members were designated.

630
00:39:33,576 --> 00:39:38,906
Richard Bagans is the TDWB voting --
non-voting member as your point of contact.

631
00:39:39,406 --> 00:39:40,276
Next slide please.

632
00:39:40,276 --> 00:39:50,136
Region 6, San Antonio, 12 voting positions, 12
initial voting members, seven needed for quorum.

633
00:39:50,136 --> 00:39:54,566
And Megan Ingram is your TWDB
planner point of contact.

634
00:39:54,766 --> 00:39:55,626
Next slide please.

635
00:40:00,696 --> 00:40:02,726
Region 7, Upper Brazos.

636
00:40:02,976 --> 00:40:05,976
So, Upper Brazos has 11 voting position.

637
00:40:06,046 --> 00:40:10,766
The reason it has 11 voting position
is there was one interest category

638
00:40:10,766 --> 00:40:13,406
which we could not identify in this region.

639
00:40:13,526 --> 00:40:19,156
So you have 11 voting members, and there
are only six members needed for quorum,

640
00:40:19,246 --> 00:40:21,636
11 voting members, 11 initial --

641
00:40:22,136 --> 00:40:26,576
11 voting positions, 11 initial
voting members, 6 needed for quorum.

642
00:40:26,986 --> 00:40:31,616
Ryke Moore is your TWDB planner
who is your point of contact.

643
00:40:31,986 --> 00:40:33,126
Next slide, please.

644
00:40:35,766 --> 00:40:42,406
Region 8, Lower Brazos, 12 voting
position, 12 non-voting members was --

645
00:40:42,446 --> 00:40:47,636
were designated, seven needed
for quorum at that meeting.

646
00:40:47,846 --> 00:40:51,036
And then Ryke Moore is your
TWDB point of contact.

647
00:40:51,336 --> 00:40:52,176
Next slide please.

648
00:40:55,226 --> 00:40:57,266
Region 9, Upper Colorado.

649
00:40:57,356 --> 00:41:03,346
So this has 12 voting position, 11
initial voting members was designated.

650
00:41:03,346 --> 00:41:09,686
There is one vacancy which is the flood
district and again, seven members --

651
00:41:09,686 --> 00:41:12,246
voting members presence is needed for a quorum.

652
00:41:12,906 --> 00:41:19,196
Hayley Gillespie is your point of
contact from TWDB or as your TWDB planner

653
00:41:19,256 --> 00:41:21,276
or non-voting member for this region.

654
00:41:21,436 --> 00:41:24,826
Next slide, please.

655
00:41:24,996 --> 00:41:28,816
Region 10, Lower Colorado-Lavaca,
12 voting positions,

656
00:41:29,516 --> 00:41:33,936
12 initial designated voting member,
seven members needed for quorum.

657
00:41:34,636 --> 00:41:38,196
Dr. Hayley Gillespie, again,
is your point of contact

658
00:41:38,196 --> 00:41:41,236
or TWDB non-voting member as your planner.

659
00:41:41,826 --> 00:41:43,086
Next slide, please.

660
00:41:43,836 --> 00:41:49,126
Region 11 Guadalupe, 12 voting
positions, there is one vacancy

661
00:41:49,126 --> 00:41:53,796
for the electric generating utilities,
so they're 11 initial voting members,

662
00:41:54,346 --> 00:41:58,216
seven members needed at the
first meeting for quorum.

663
00:41:58,796 --> 00:42:05,346
Morgan White is your TWDB planner,
non-voting member or your point of contact.

664
00:42:05,346 --> 00:42:07,656
Next slide please.

665
00:42:07,846 --> 00:42:12,586
Region 12, San Antonio, 12 voting positions.

666
00:42:13,756 --> 00:42:17,036
There's one vacant agricultural interest.

667
00:42:17,036 --> 00:42:22,566
So 11 initial voting members and then
there's seven votes needed for --

668
00:42:23,006 --> 00:42:26,716
seven members presence needed
for quorum at the first meeting.

669
00:42:27,176 --> 00:42:32,396
Richard Bagans your -- is your TWDB
non-voting member or point of contact.

670
00:42:32,806 --> 00:42:33,776
Next slide please.

671
00:42:36,126 --> 00:42:37,736
Region 13, Neches.

672
00:42:37,736 --> 00:42:40,546
And Neches has 12 voting positions.

673
00:42:41,016 --> 00:42:44,556
You have 10 initial designated
voting member here.

674
00:42:45,016 --> 00:42:48,856
Two vacancies, electric generating
utilities and flood district.

675
00:42:48,986 --> 00:42:51,986
The regional flood planning
group will fill in time.

676
00:42:52,626 --> 00:42:55,236
Seven members presence needed for quorum.

677
00:42:55,456 --> 00:43:01,166
Hayley Gillispie, again, is your TWDB
non-voting member planner contact.

678
00:43:02,016 --> 00:43:03,116
Next slide please.

679
00:43:05,816 --> 00:43:07,786
Region 14, Upper Rio Grande.

680
00:43:07,786 --> 00:43:11,536
You'll notice again this
one has 11 voting position.

681
00:43:11,816 --> 00:43:18,856
There was one interest category that we could
not recognize in this region that the presence

682
00:43:18,856 --> 00:43:25,736
of it, so there are 11 voting position, so
six member presence are needed for the quorum.

683
00:43:26,386 --> 00:43:31,826
We only have nine initial voting
members here, designated voting member.

684
00:43:31,916 --> 00:43:33,606
So two vacant positions.

685
00:43:33,636 --> 00:43:35,936
One is [inaudible] and one is for utility.

686
00:43:36,586 --> 00:43:42,206
Richard Bagans is your point of
contact from TWDB, a non-voting member.

687
00:43:42,266 --> 00:43:43,286
Next slide please.

688
00:43:47,976 --> 00:43:50,136
Region 15, Lower Rio Grande.

689
00:43:50,216 --> 00:43:52,436
Same, it has 11 voting position.

690
00:43:52,436 --> 00:43:57,186
There was one that we could not
identify as interest category there.

691
00:43:57,186 --> 00:44:02,616
So it has 11 voting position, 11
initial voting member, no vacancies.

692
00:44:02,966 --> 00:44:06,236
And members needed for quorum is six.

693
00:44:06,236 --> 00:44:12,456
Megan Ingram is your TWDB non-voting
member or point of contact for this region.

694
00:44:12,456 --> 00:44:16,226
Next slide, please.

695
00:44:20,306 --> 00:44:23,356
So this is how flood planning process basics.

696
00:44:23,806 --> 00:44:26,136
Regional flood planning groups
are self-governing.

697
00:44:26,136 --> 00:44:30,016
They're meant to be self-governing,
starting with the statue and the rule.

698
00:44:30,376 --> 00:44:32,286
So you will make your own decisions.

699
00:44:32,326 --> 00:44:34,456
The planning groups will
make their own decisions.

700
00:44:34,456 --> 00:44:38,306
It's supposed to be collaborative
process across states.

701
00:44:38,306 --> 00:44:42,306
And I think both our chairman's
touched on it today that we're working

702
00:44:42,306 --> 00:44:44,846
for our chair collaboratively
with upstream watersheds.

703
00:44:44,846 --> 00:44:48,736
And downstream watersheds are our
outmost important for flood planning,

704
00:44:49,316 --> 00:44:52,786
making sure that nobody's
impacted downstream or upstream.

705
00:44:52,786 --> 00:44:57,346
So that would be a key theme of
this regional planning process.

706
00:44:57,766 --> 00:45:02,386
It's going -- it's expected to be transparent
and public process to develop the plans.

707
00:45:02,886 --> 00:45:08,346
Each planning group meetings will need
to be publicly posted just like today's

708
00:45:08,346 --> 00:45:11,396
or anybody could have joined
and can be listening today

709
00:45:11,396 --> 00:45:13,036
and they can make public comments.

710
00:45:13,486 --> 00:45:17,196
So it's expected that the regional flood
planning group meetings will have a public

711
00:45:17,196 --> 00:45:23,396
comment portion and interact with public, and
receive public comments, and consider those.

712
00:45:23,396 --> 00:45:25,426
And put it into the planning process.

713
00:45:27,046 --> 00:45:30,826
The regional planning plans will
roll into one state wide plan.

714
00:45:30,826 --> 00:45:36,386
We are working on guidance documents and submit
all templates with the intent of making sure

715
00:45:36,386 --> 00:45:42,016
that at the end of this planning cycle, we don't
end up with 15 different regional flood plan

716
00:45:42,056 --> 00:45:44,196
that looks different or it
can't put it together.

717
00:45:44,196 --> 00:45:50,256
So it would be important to adhere to those
guidance that we provide so that we can come

718
00:45:50,256 --> 00:45:53,196
up with 15 different regional
flood plans, which are consistent

719
00:45:53,296 --> 00:45:56,516
and can come together in a statewide plan.

720
00:45:57,246 --> 00:46:01,856
After this first cycle, it's expected
to be five-year planning cycle.

721
00:46:01,856 --> 00:46:05,566
We don't quite have five years to
do the first step, but afterwards,

722
00:46:05,566 --> 00:46:07,626
it's expected to be five-year cycles.

723
00:46:08,636 --> 00:46:09,736
Next slide, please.

724
00:46:13,526 --> 00:46:16,066
So this is a big picture timeline.

725
00:46:16,316 --> 00:46:20,276
The first sets of regional flood
planning group meetings are scheduled.

726
00:46:20,276 --> 00:46:21,336
There are online.

727
00:46:21,336 --> 00:46:22,696
Go to webinar meetings.

728
00:46:22,696 --> 00:46:26,456
They're expected to happened end
of October, beginning of November.

729
00:46:27,376 --> 00:46:32,486
In February, March of next year, we
expect to have the contract executed

730
00:46:32,486 --> 00:46:34,826
with their regional flood planning sponsors.

731
00:46:34,826 --> 00:46:40,056
And then that will in turn they will also
expect them to start this solicitation process

732
00:46:40,056 --> 00:46:44,136
or technical consultant following
their own procurement process.

733
00:46:44,176 --> 00:46:50,316
So we're expecting or hope that the regional
flood planning groups sponsors will enter

734
00:46:50,316 --> 00:46:56,146
with technical -- enter contract with
the technical consultants in early 2021.

735
00:46:56,436 --> 00:47:02,896
The technical memorandum will
be due to TWDB, January of 2022.

736
00:47:02,896 --> 00:47:07,696
That's almost halfway point or looking more
than halfway point for the results plan.

737
00:47:08,246 --> 00:47:13,186
The draft regional flood plans are
due to TWDB in August 1st of 2022.

738
00:47:13,186 --> 00:47:18,296
And then the first regional flood
plans are due in January of 2023.

739
00:47:18,596 --> 00:47:19,976
They're then to come together.

740
00:47:19,976 --> 00:47:25,456
Like I mentioned, the first state flood plan is
due to the legislature in September 1st of 2024.

741
00:47:25,716 --> 00:47:27,886
So that's a big picture timeline.

742
00:47:28,506 --> 00:47:32,186
I should have pointed out across the
way we mentioned it at the beginning.

743
00:47:32,186 --> 00:47:36,346
If you have questions along the way,
please type it in in the message box.

744
00:47:36,856 --> 00:47:40,126
They'll be -- we have a Q&A
portion right after this.

745
00:47:40,126 --> 00:47:42,146
And there will also be public meeting.

746
00:47:42,146 --> 00:47:45,666
But if you have questions along the way,
please type it in in the message box.

747
00:47:45,666 --> 00:47:50,716
And we have someone tracking it and
compelling them to answer your question.

748
00:47:51,636 --> 00:47:52,846
Next slide, please.

749
00:47:56,776 --> 00:47:57,506
All right.

750
00:47:57,546 --> 00:48:01,966
So this is our first Q&A portion,
or agenda item 2e question

751
00:48:01,966 --> 00:48:04,366
from the designated regional
flood planning group members.

752
00:48:04,706 --> 00:48:08,856
So at this time, we are open for question.

753
00:48:08,856 --> 00:48:09,976
Next slide, please.

754
00:48:10,426 --> 00:48:13,256
So please click the raise hand on your screen.

755
00:48:13,256 --> 00:48:16,206
The organizer will unmute
you so you can ask questions.

756
00:48:16,206 --> 00:48:23,006
And then also you can type in in the
Q&A and we'll -- we are tracking those.

757
00:48:23,376 --> 00:48:24,546
So we're open for questions.

758
00:48:24,546 --> 00:48:27,086
>> All right.

759
00:48:27,266 --> 00:48:30,536
We have our first question from
David Lloyd [assumed spelling],

760
00:48:31,056 --> 00:48:33,326
I'm going to go ahead and unmute him.

761
00:48:35,506 --> 00:48:40,006
David Lloyd, I think you also have to unmute
yourself on your own to ask your question.

762
00:48:49,326 --> 00:48:50,416
All right.

763
00:48:57,046 --> 00:48:57,936
>> I -- I'm sorry.

764
00:48:57,936 --> 00:49:02,556
I don't know what I click that imply the
question, but I did not have a question.

765
00:49:02,726 --> 00:49:03,986
>> OK. Thank you.

766
00:49:04,526 --> 00:49:08,916
>> But here's your chance.

767
00:49:08,916 --> 00:49:12,586
>> It's all right.

768
00:49:12,746 --> 00:49:16,456
>> Next, we have Omar Martinez
[assumed spelling]?

769
00:49:19,476 --> 00:49:21,276
Can you unmute yourself?

770
00:49:26,876 --> 00:49:28,126
>> Hi. Good morning.

771
00:49:28,796 --> 00:49:30,086
>> Good morning.

772
00:49:30,876 --> 00:49:31,506
>> Good morning.

773
00:49:31,506 --> 00:49:37,756
My question is will supporting political
subdivisions receive any funding from the TWDB

774
00:49:38,166 --> 00:49:42,676
for administration and that is assigning a
staffer to administer the flood planning groups?

775
00:49:43,216 --> 00:49:48,776
Or will the money be limited to just
hiring the consultants that are going

776
00:49:48,776 --> 00:49:52,946
to do technical side of the plan?

777
00:49:53,866 --> 00:49:58,006
>> There is limited funding
available that are reimbursable.

778
00:49:58,006 --> 00:50:00,976
It is in our rules and guidance, as well.

779
00:50:01,096 --> 00:50:02,516
It's in our rules there.

780
00:50:02,516 --> 00:50:05,026
There is some limited funding
that's reimbursable.

781
00:50:06,246 --> 00:50:10,256
>> Yeah. We've specifically allowed
that and have taken into account

782
00:50:10,256 --> 00:50:12,426
because we heard concerns in water planning.

783
00:50:12,866 --> 00:50:18,026
And so, there will be funds for actual labor
for the political subdivisions in addition

784
00:50:18,026 --> 00:50:22,896
to the normal direct cost that we reimburse for.

785
00:50:22,896 --> 00:50:27,576
So any ideas you obviously for
first cycle encourage participation.

786
00:50:29,236 --> 00:50:29,506
>> Thank you.

787
00:50:29,506 --> 00:50:35,546
>> OK. Our next question from
Casey Paul [assumed spelling].

788
00:50:36,746 --> 00:50:38,226
Can you go ahead and unmute yourself.

789
00:50:51,006 --> 00:50:59,466
OK. While we wait for Casey, another
question from Lj Francis [assumed spelling].

790
00:50:59,686 --> 00:51:02,976
Lj, can you try to unmute?

791
00:51:02,976 --> 00:51:03,786
>> OK. Good morning.

792
00:51:03,816 --> 00:51:05,196
Lj Francis from Region 13.

793
00:51:05,196 --> 00:51:12,126
You mentioned earlier that the -- there
would be two at large members to be elected

794
00:51:12,126 --> 00:51:15,956
to the executive for each planning group.

795
00:51:16,146 --> 00:51:21,456
When you say at large are these members
that are already on the committee?

796
00:51:21,536 --> 00:51:25,826
>> That is correct.

797
00:51:25,826 --> 00:51:29,396
So this is for the regional
flood planning groups to choose.

798
00:51:29,396 --> 00:51:33,616
And this is also one thing you have
adopted your bylaws that's going

799
00:51:33,616 --> 00:51:38,726
to direct how the planning
groups are going to operate.

800
00:51:38,916 --> 00:51:42,116
But as listed in the model bylaw,
there be three officer positions

801
00:51:42,116 --> 00:51:47,066
and then the executive committee
will be the three officer positions

802
00:51:47,066 --> 00:51:50,746
and two existing designated voting members.

803
00:51:59,666 --> 00:52:04,006
>> OK. Next question from Liev
[inaudible] [assumed spelling].

804
00:52:07,516 --> 00:52:09,706
>> Hi. It's Leif [assumed spelling] not Liev.

805
00:52:09,706 --> 00:52:10,566
>> Thank you.

806
00:52:10,566 --> 00:52:17,566
>> James, you know that I'm helping with that
flood coordination study in Southeast Texas.

807
00:52:17,566 --> 00:52:21,536
And it just so happens that
there could be a quorum

808
00:52:21,536 --> 00:52:25,886
of Texas Water Development Board
Neches Regional Planning people

809
00:52:25,886 --> 00:52:28,926
on our monthly meetings,
and I don't need it now.

810
00:52:28,926 --> 00:52:35,066
But I would like to have advice from you to make
sure that we totally don't do anything wrong

811
00:52:35,066 --> 00:52:37,336
when we meet in those monthly meetings.

812
00:52:37,336 --> 00:52:43,286
So if you could provide us advice and
say what yes, you can talk about this.

813
00:52:43,286 --> 00:52:46,326
But no, you can't that we'd
appreciate it very much.

814
00:52:46,326 --> 00:52:46,696
Thank you.

815
00:52:46,696 --> 00:52:46,846
>> All right.

816
00:52:48,656 --> 00:52:51,996
Thank you for bringing us --
a bring that to our attention.

817
00:52:51,996 --> 00:52:53,546
Yes, we can do that.

818
00:52:53,546 --> 00:52:57,086
We'll put you in touch with our
attorney, or reach out to you.

819
00:52:57,596 --> 00:52:58,316
Thank you, Leif.

820
00:53:04,736 --> 00:53:05,176
>> Next --

821
00:53:05,176 --> 00:53:08,026
>> So I just like to [inaudible].

822
00:53:08,026 --> 00:53:08,596
I'm good.

823
00:53:09,296 --> 00:53:12,846
>> This is the question from
Dave Hall [assumed spelling].

824
00:53:15,126 --> 00:53:18,056
>> Dave Hall from the Upper Rio Grande.

825
00:53:18,056 --> 00:53:22,236
I wanted to thank James for coming out to
see us when we did the initial planning.

826
00:53:22,636 --> 00:53:25,716
We really appreciate that and needed that.

827
00:53:25,716 --> 00:53:27,926
My question is open meetings training.

828
00:53:27,956 --> 00:53:29,826
If we've already done that as a part

829
00:53:29,826 --> 00:53:33,306
of the far west Texas Water planning
group, do we need to do it again?

830
00:53:37,346 --> 00:53:39,166
>> You just have to be up on it.

831
00:53:39,946 --> 00:53:41,876
>> OK. So we don't need to
take the training again.

832
00:53:41,876 --> 00:53:42,436
We'll be up on it.

833
00:53:42,436 --> 00:53:43,676
OK. Thank you.

834
00:53:44,006 --> 00:53:45,166
>> It's your responsibility.

835
00:53:45,856 --> 00:53:46,836
>> OK. Thank you.

836
00:53:49,236 --> 00:53:52,686
>> I was going to say before everyone, this
is your chance to ask all kinds of questions.

837
00:53:52,686 --> 00:53:54,376
There's probably five people asked.

838
00:53:54,376 --> 00:53:55,726
One asked the same question you do.

839
00:53:55,726 --> 00:53:58,016
So if you ask it, then you'll
take care of all those people.

840
00:53:58,176 --> 00:53:59,336
So I encourage you.

841
00:53:59,336 --> 00:54:00,306
This is why we're having this.

842
00:54:00,666 --> 00:54:01,836
All kinds of questions, so.

843
00:54:05,386 --> 00:54:08,626
>> OK. Here's a question from
Adam Connor [assumed spelling]?

844
00:54:16,656 --> 00:54:18,116
>> Hi, good morning.

845
00:54:19,596 --> 00:54:20,406
Can you all hear me?

846
00:54:21,206 --> 00:54:21,466
>> Yes.

847
00:54:21,466 --> 00:54:21,626
>> Yes.

848
00:54:21,626 --> 00:54:23,826
>> Yeah. My question is,
is it possible to have more

849
00:54:23,826 --> 00:54:26,756
than one person per interest group per basin?

850
00:54:31,466 --> 00:54:36,416
>> A planning group has the
option to add membership depending

851
00:54:37,086 --> 00:54:40,506
on how they make their decisions
about that additional membership.

852
00:54:40,706 --> 00:54:46,146
So the planning group, for example, can
add a new category for voting membership.

853
00:54:46,466 --> 00:54:48,146
That doesn't -- that's not one of the 12.

854
00:54:48,286 --> 00:54:53,766
Or they could add another voting membership
for the same category that already they have

855
00:54:53,766 --> 00:54:56,956
to add another position for that same interest.

856
00:54:57,546 --> 00:54:58,876
That's up to the planning group.

857
00:54:59,246 --> 00:55:02,546
So, they'll make those decisions and
they could always do a non-voting,

858
00:55:03,106 --> 00:55:06,366
you can always have a non-voting person for
that interest that you already have as well.

859
00:55:06,366 --> 00:55:11,696
Right? You could add a non-voting for
[inaudible] to add more add folks,

860
00:55:12,226 --> 00:55:16,736
as opposed to a voting but, you know,
like I said, think strategically as groups

861
00:55:16,856 --> 00:55:18,476
about how many voting members you have.

862
00:55:18,476 --> 00:55:19,346
But that is possible.

863
00:55:20,506 --> 00:55:26,796
>> The model bylaws have crossed the set
out, or how the finders could do this.

864
00:55:26,876 --> 00:55:28,616
But again, the model bylaws will be --

865
00:55:28,616 --> 00:55:32,096
have to be adopted as the regional
flood planning groups bylaws.

866
00:55:32,576 --> 00:55:36,666
And that's what will follow
to make those decisions.

867
00:55:37,116 --> 00:55:39,666
>> And it may change over time.

868
00:55:39,666 --> 00:55:41,506
If the group decides at some
point to -- they will --

869
00:55:41,506 --> 00:55:43,216
they need another member, they can add it later.

870
00:55:43,536 --> 00:55:46,206
It's not like they have to do it
up front today, you know, early.

871
00:55:48,326 --> 00:55:48,966
>> Thank you.

872
00:55:48,966 --> 00:55:49,526
That's helpful.

873
00:55:53,016 --> 00:55:56,736
>> OK. Next question from, Casey Paul.

874
00:56:06,926 --> 00:56:07,576
>> Does that for me?

875
00:56:07,576 --> 00:56:07,976
I'm sorry.

876
00:56:07,976 --> 00:56:08,086
>> Yes.

877
00:56:08,266 --> 00:56:10,836
>> OK. Hi.

878
00:56:10,976 --> 00:56:19,586
Apology. My question is, I'd like to know how
you all envision the good consultant working

879
00:56:19,586 --> 00:56:26,646
with the group to work with the
flood infrastructure fund project

880
00:56:26,646 --> 00:56:32,286
where they're working on the regional modeling.

881
00:56:32,436 --> 00:56:40,466
>> We -- early on, we had a -- I'm assuming
this to be a conflict of interest portion.

882
00:56:40,526 --> 00:56:42,146
So we looked into that.

883
00:56:43,116 --> 00:56:44,036
Is that correct?

884
00:56:44,036 --> 00:56:46,626
Are you asking me a conflict
of interest question?

885
00:56:46,706 --> 00:56:49,556
Or how you're expecting the
consultants who work together?

886
00:56:49,896 --> 00:56:51,666
Can you clarify your question a little bit more?

887
00:56:52,866 --> 00:56:59,446
>> Yes. So I might be not fully
understanding the role of a consultant

888
00:56:59,446 --> 00:57:01,626
with each of the regional planning groups.

889
00:57:01,696 --> 00:57:09,626
So I guess, I'm wondering if their role
is going to be to fill in any holes

890
00:57:09,626 --> 00:57:13,196
in the modeling for the different watershed?

891
00:57:13,536 --> 00:57:18,166
And also, just -- are you all
envisioning that information plugging

892
00:57:18,166 --> 00:57:21,236
into the plan for the region [inaudible]?

893
00:57:21,706 --> 00:57:27,826
>> Go ahead Matt, do you want to say something?

894
00:57:27,826 --> 00:57:29,446
>> OK. That's a good question.

895
00:57:29,446 --> 00:57:31,986
And that this is -- this goes
points to these guys, things,

896
00:57:31,986 --> 00:57:33,816
we try to figure out what are you best on.

897
00:57:33,816 --> 00:57:38,436
So if you haven't looked at the rules
yet, which, you know, maybe you haven't.

898
00:57:38,436 --> 00:57:39,316
I understand that.

899
00:57:39,386 --> 00:57:43,306
There are certain things that are reason why
that the regional planning groups going to do

900
00:57:43,306 --> 00:57:45,136
and their consultants going
to look at region wide.

901
00:57:45,136 --> 00:57:48,116
They're going to use what's available,
whether where it's available.

902
00:57:48,266 --> 00:57:51,096
Where there isn't data available,
they're going to identify that.

903
00:57:51,096 --> 00:57:54,066
And to the extent the budget allows,
they will try to address some

904
00:57:54,066 --> 00:57:55,726
of these things, but the time is very limited.

905
00:57:55,726 --> 00:57:58,006
And the budget is got to be managed.

906
00:57:58,006 --> 00:57:59,836
So it's going to depend on the region.

907
00:57:59,836 --> 00:58:02,506
It's going to depend on what the
regional planning group decides

908
00:58:02,646 --> 00:58:07,266
but there are also just so, you know,
the -- like you mentioned the fifth.

909
00:58:07,526 --> 00:58:11,006
There are some category one fifth
projects that are based in modeling

910
00:58:11,006 --> 00:58:12,756
that will be going on in parallel.

911
00:58:13,186 --> 00:58:16,576
And so, those -- that'll be
something that's going on.

912
00:58:16,576 --> 00:58:19,566
One of the things we always look
for is agencies not to spend money

913
00:58:19,566 --> 00:58:21,696
on two different folks doing the same thing.

914
00:58:21,696 --> 00:58:25,496
So, we will be coordinating and GLO
also has modeling along the coast,

915
00:58:25,496 --> 00:58:27,046
you probably, some folks who are aware.

916
00:58:27,456 --> 00:58:31,086
We're going to be coordinating with them
to make sure that there's not overlap,

917
00:58:31,086 --> 00:58:34,006
but instead things plugging
together and the regional plans.

918
00:58:34,076 --> 00:58:36,066
So I hope that answers your question.

919
00:58:36,066 --> 00:58:41,406
But bottom line is, there's some really large
tasks that the regions have to do region wide.

920
00:58:41,736 --> 00:58:45,666
And filling in air models like
that it's going to be depend

921
00:58:45,666 --> 00:58:48,146
on the available resources at that step.

922
00:58:48,876 --> 00:58:49,516
Go ahead Reem.

923
00:58:49,726 --> 00:58:50,776
>> That you, Matt.

924
00:58:50,776 --> 00:58:52,086
So I'll add a little bit.

925
00:58:52,086 --> 00:58:53,846
So today, when we did the orientation,

926
00:58:53,846 --> 00:58:58,036
we thought about how much
information we want to throw at you.

927
00:58:58,036 --> 00:59:00,736
So we mostly covered the first meeting

928
00:59:00,736 --> 00:59:03,416
and the administrative portions
of it and what needs to happen.

929
00:59:04,046 --> 00:59:08,936
There is a flat -- flood plan, regional
flood plan component presentations

930
00:59:08,936 --> 00:59:12,916
that I've been doing for the engineering,
consulting, community and TSMA.

931
00:59:12,916 --> 00:59:16,446
So in the future, we're going to bring
it to the each of the planning groups.

932
00:59:16,446 --> 00:59:22,136
So the planning group, the regional flood plan
component pieces will give you a pretty good

933
00:59:22,136 --> 00:59:26,366
broad overview of what we expect
the regional flood plan to include.

934
00:59:26,366 --> 00:59:29,846
And Matt touched on those and
the different components of it.

935
00:59:30,076 --> 00:59:34,946
So that's what the technical consultant is
expected to do, to have a baseline understanding

936
00:59:34,946 --> 00:59:37,046
of flood risk in the state of Texas.

937
00:59:37,516 --> 00:59:38,576
Do a gap analysis.

938
00:59:38,576 --> 00:59:43,936
Identify whether it's a plan, and then identify
the needs, and identify projects that's going

939
00:59:43,936 --> 00:59:46,106
to reduce flood risk, identify strategies.

940
00:59:46,286 --> 00:59:51,586
So there is a step by step component piece,
which is very much going in line with the rules

941
00:59:51,586 --> 00:59:54,706
that we have, and we'll bring that
to the regional planning groups.

942
00:59:54,706 --> 00:59:58,006
We just didn't want to cram
everything at this first meeting.

943
00:59:58,156 --> 00:59:59,876
So that's -- but that's a good question,

944
00:59:59,876 --> 01:00:05,966
Casey and you will say the consultant will have
a pretty good outline of what they need to do

945
01:00:05,966 --> 01:00:07,686
for the regional flood planning process.

946
01:00:09,776 --> 01:00:11,246
>> Great, thank you.

947
01:00:11,246 --> 01:00:17,216
>> OK. Next question from Joe
Khalifa [assumed spelling].

948
01:00:29,116 --> 01:00:33,346
Joe, it looks like I am unable to unmute you.

949
01:00:33,766 --> 01:00:39,446
Can you try sending your
question into the questions box?

950
01:00:39,856 --> 01:00:43,056
Same for Jennifer Davidson [assumed
spelling], I see you have your hand raised,

951
01:00:43,056 --> 01:00:45,556
but looks like you're joined in by phone.

952
01:00:45,556 --> 01:00:47,866
So I'm not able to unmute you.

953
01:00:47,866 --> 01:00:52,156
If you could send your question in the
questions box, that would be appreciated.

954
01:00:52,156 --> 01:00:52,656
Sorry about that.

955
01:01:00,946 --> 01:01:05,916
Next, we have Kyle Snyder
John [assumed spelling]?

956
01:01:06,086 --> 01:01:08,996
Sorry for mispronouncing that.

957
01:01:08,996 --> 01:01:10,466
I'm sure I didn't get that right.

958
01:01:10,846 --> 01:01:11,866
>> No problem.

959
01:01:11,946 --> 01:01:13,426
No problem at all.

960
01:01:13,426 --> 01:01:15,186
Kyle Snyder John from Region 1.

961
01:01:15,676 --> 01:01:21,756
One of the questions I had was maybe
for the data group, but maybe what kind

962
01:01:21,756 --> 01:01:25,596
of initial data do you guys
anticipate send it out to the groups?

963
01:01:25,596 --> 01:01:28,946
Specifically, for me, I'm
the municipal representative.

964
01:01:28,946 --> 01:01:33,156
But the Region 1 boundary doesn't --

965
01:01:33,156 --> 01:01:39,946
is not going to correlate with any other
political subdivision boundaries that exist yet.

966
01:01:39,946 --> 01:01:46,866
And so, for example, do my member cities of
TML understand that they're part of Region 1?

967
01:01:47,226 --> 01:01:51,566
And can I get the list that
exists in in my region?

968
01:01:51,826 --> 01:01:55,196
And -- or how do we cross
reference some of this?

969
01:01:55,196 --> 01:02:00,696
That's one of the first things that I thought
of, but maybe that data relative to each region?

970
01:02:00,696 --> 01:02:04,936
Have you all kind of started working
on some of that background data

971
01:02:05,176 --> 01:02:07,866
that may be distributed out to the groups?

972
01:02:09,036 --> 01:02:11,256
>> Yes. A very good question.

973
01:02:11,256 --> 01:02:16,426
As you have well-pointed out that the regional
flood planning groups do not points it

974
01:02:16,426 --> 01:02:18,586
out with jurisdictional boundaries.

975
01:02:18,726 --> 01:02:24,566
They are watershed based, because water does
not follow that jurisdiction boundaries.

976
01:02:24,566 --> 01:02:27,666
So we have started to put together data.

977
01:02:27,666 --> 01:02:31,596
And what we have put together
today is a GIS data hub

978
01:02:31,596 --> 01:02:35,896
or each planning group will be
able to go and download datasets.

979
01:02:36,306 --> 01:02:39,266
There'll be some edit structured right now.

980
01:02:39,266 --> 01:02:44,476
There is like you download it, and you may have
to clip it to your region or some of the data.

981
01:02:45,006 --> 01:02:50,466
Some of the data we're preparing and catering
into the regions and still work in progress

982
01:02:50,466 --> 01:02:52,346
and work with the regional qualifying group.

983
01:02:52,346 --> 01:02:58,176
But a big portion of the data has been
compiled and it's available as a GIS data hub.

984
01:02:58,176 --> 01:03:03,836
I could almost show it to you
today if I could share if but yes,

985
01:03:03,836 --> 01:03:09,066
we will be providing you some data and
our data team will be working with you

986
01:03:09,066 --> 01:03:12,526
to help the regional flood
planning groups along that.

987
01:03:16,026 --> 01:03:18,666
>> That's one of the things
that we try to do in general is

988
01:03:18,666 --> 01:03:22,366
if there's something we can provide
serve up to all the regions easily.

989
01:03:22,796 --> 01:03:25,076
We're going to try to do that.

990
01:03:25,076 --> 01:03:29,136
And so, along the way, we like to know the
kinds of things we can provide that are --

991
01:03:29,546 --> 01:03:33,556
that we can probably do from our
side just easily for everybody.

992
01:03:33,556 --> 01:03:35,436
Why we have 15 folks who
-- if we could do at once.

993
01:03:35,436 --> 01:03:38,756
So we do think about trying to do
things like that to make it easy.

994
01:03:52,736 --> 01:03:57,466
>> OK. We also have some written quick questions
coming in so I'll read some of those out.

995
01:03:57,706 --> 01:04:01,796
That way everyone can hear
and we can discuss those.

996
01:04:01,796 --> 01:04:03,006
From Hudson Deo [assumed spelling].

997
01:04:03,156 --> 01:04:08,616
The question is, is the budget for
the entire program $19.5 million?

998
01:04:13,936 --> 01:04:15,206
>> Well, go ahead Reem.

999
01:04:16,476 --> 01:04:23,536
>> That is the funding we have available now
to allocate the regional flood planning groups

1000
01:04:23,626 --> 01:04:26,046
for this regional flood planning process.

1001
01:04:26,046 --> 01:04:30,766
We are planning to take it to the Texas
Water Development Board on November 19th.

1002
01:04:30,766 --> 01:04:34,926
And you will be allocated to the
15 regional flood planning groups.

1003
01:04:35,456 --> 01:04:43,416
We're holding a very small portion back for
anything that may come up for a specific region

1004
01:04:43,416 --> 01:04:45,356
or the state flood planning process.

1005
01:04:46,326 --> 01:04:48,746
So that's for this cycle.

1006
01:04:48,746 --> 01:04:52,256
And it's a four-faced on lace like
a appropriation in the future.

1007
01:04:52,256 --> 01:04:55,706
And Matt, do you want to
speak to that a little more?

1008
01:04:55,706 --> 01:04:59,016
>> Yeah. The money we -- the money that
she mentioned we're holding back is really

1009
01:04:59,016 --> 01:05:04,176
for things that we look -- we can do ourselves,
hire someone to do statewide more efficiently

1010
01:05:04,176 --> 01:05:06,206
with the money with this small amount.

1011
01:05:06,626 --> 01:05:09,226
Fundamentally, that's the grant funding.

1012
01:05:09,226 --> 01:05:14,436
We also have funding for all of
[inaudible] staffs and in the agency.

1013
01:05:14,436 --> 01:05:19,126
So there's a whole program side
of budget, but 19.5 is focused

1014
01:05:19,126 --> 01:05:20,526
on grant funding for the regions.

1015
01:05:20,916 --> 01:05:21,106
>> All right.

1016
01:05:24,486 --> 01:05:25,316
Thank you.

1017
01:05:25,536 --> 01:05:29,336
The next question is from Brian
Perkins [assumed spelling].

1018
01:05:29,496 --> 01:05:33,646
And he asked, will there be a more
detailed schedule made available?

1019
01:05:33,646 --> 01:05:42,486
>> Yes. It will be a more detailed
schedule made available and part

1020
01:05:43,476 --> 01:05:45,226
of -- Yes, the short answer is yes.

1021
01:05:45,656 --> 01:05:46,026
>> All right.

1022
01:05:46,206 --> 01:05:51,616
>> And it'll pay the -- it'll paint
the picture a little more in detail.

1023
01:05:51,956 --> 01:05:56,066
But like I said, it's a little tricky to make
a schedule for 15 groups who are all going

1024
01:05:56,066 --> 01:06:00,696
to operate on their own self-paced
program of -- so to speak.

1025
01:06:01,096 --> 01:06:04,546
But we couldn't just -- it'll be
a conceptual schedule to get paid

1026
01:06:04,546 --> 01:06:05,846
to picture of what has to be done.

1027
01:06:05,846 --> 01:06:07,926
So yes, we will be doing that.

1028
01:06:08,746 --> 01:06:15,986
>> And to that, I just want to add that the
January 2023 due date is statutorily required

1029
01:06:15,986 --> 01:06:19,126
and the rest of these due dates
mentioned earlier that technical memo

1030
01:06:19,126 --> 01:06:22,916
in the draft regional flood
plan will also be mentioned

1031
01:06:22,916 --> 01:06:25,076
in the grant contracts, grant agreements.

1032
01:06:25,076 --> 01:06:29,476
All right.

1033
01:06:29,886 --> 01:06:33,116
Next question is from Aaliyah
Vinson [assumed spelling].

1034
01:06:33,246 --> 01:06:37,666
And she asked, with respect to
the technical consulting costs,

1035
01:06:37,666 --> 01:06:39,626
will the regional flood planning groups be able

1036
01:06:39,626 --> 01:06:43,186
to use the Texas Water Development
Board grant funds for that purpose?

1037
01:06:49,486 --> 01:06:53,906
>> The -- I think is the question
is, can we use the funding,

1038
01:06:53,906 --> 01:06:56,316
the grant funding for hiring
technical consultants?

1039
01:06:56,346 --> 01:06:57,776
For the regional flood planning groups?

1040
01:06:57,776 --> 01:06:58,536
The answer is, yes.

1041
01:06:58,536 --> 01:07:02,676
That is primarily what the moneys for
if that's the question, is that correct?

1042
01:07:04,706 --> 01:07:05,806
>> I believe so.

1043
01:07:05,806 --> 01:07:10,766
And Aaliyah go and elaborate, feel
free to, if you have a question

1044
01:07:10,766 --> 01:07:12,446
or raise your hand, we can we can go to that.

1045
01:07:12,446 --> 01:07:15,726
But yes, my understanding is that
that's a question there in the yes,

1046
01:07:15,726 --> 01:07:19,296
as Matt says the grant funds will
be able to be used for that purpose.

1047
01:07:20,516 --> 01:07:21,816
>> She does have her hand raised.

1048
01:07:21,816 --> 01:07:27,236
I'm going to go ahead and unmute her and
then she also can provide other details.

1049
01:07:27,236 --> 01:07:27,966
>> Yes, good morning.

1050
01:07:27,966 --> 01:07:28,906
This is Aaliyah Vinson.

1051
01:07:28,906 --> 01:07:29,456
Can you hear me?

1052
01:07:29,456 --> 01:07:29,816
>> Good morning.

1053
01:07:30,096 --> 01:07:30,946
Yes. Good morning.

1054
01:07:30,946 --> 01:07:31,146
>> Yes.

1055
01:07:31,146 --> 01:07:31,786
>> Oh, good.

1056
01:07:31,786 --> 01:07:32,436
Good. Thank you.

1057
01:07:32,436 --> 01:07:33,086
Thank you very much.

1058
01:07:33,086 --> 01:07:35,836
I did have sort of a clarifying
follow on to that.

1059
01:07:35,836 --> 01:07:37,076
So thank you for calling on me.

1060
01:07:37,076 --> 01:07:39,456
So that was my question.

1061
01:07:39,456 --> 01:07:41,966
I did have an interest.

1062
01:07:41,966 --> 01:07:45,006
You know, as we're -- it looks like one of
the very first things that we're doing is

1063
01:07:45,006 --> 01:07:46,476
that we're going to, you know, solicit RFP --

1064
01:07:46,476 --> 01:07:49,396
we're going to do an RFP
for technical consultants.

1065
01:07:49,396 --> 01:07:54,486
And since the source of that funding is
going to be the grant funding from the TWDB,

1066
01:07:54,666 --> 01:07:58,506
is there a specific capped
allocation as to, you know,

1067
01:07:58,506 --> 01:08:01,276
how much funding we can get
for that consultants?

1068
01:08:01,276 --> 01:08:04,356
I'm just trying to figure out how
that's going to work because, you know,

1069
01:08:04,566 --> 01:08:10,776
it seems to me that we certainly might get, you
know, we might have consultants who are asking

1070
01:08:10,776 --> 01:08:13,046
for more than what we actually have available.

1071
01:08:13,046 --> 01:08:14,436
So if you have any input on that.

1072
01:08:14,436 --> 01:08:15,906
I'm sure, appreciate it.

1073
01:08:16,806 --> 01:08:24,906
>> Yes. So, like I mentioned before that our
board item for requesting authorizing TWDB

1074
01:08:24,906 --> 01:08:30,726
to execute this contract with our sponsors
is going to the board on November 19th.

1075
01:08:31,126 --> 01:08:35,726
So as soon as that board item is posted, it
will be publicly available, and you will be able

1076
01:08:35,726 --> 01:08:40,916
to see it that has a breakdown
of how this money is allocated

1077
01:08:40,916 --> 01:08:43,806
to the 15 different regions and how and why.

1078
01:08:43,806 --> 01:08:47,786
It also has a task budget
breakdown for each region.

1079
01:08:47,786 --> 01:08:53,816
That how much we'll be able to -- how
much is available for each of the tasks.

1080
01:08:53,816 --> 01:08:59,746
There isn't some flexibility in the contract
as written to move around those tasks funding

1081
01:08:59,746 --> 01:09:06,006
but you'd know very well from that past
budget background, the total amount

1082
01:09:06,006 --> 01:09:10,186
and how it's broken down
to each one of the tasks.

1083
01:09:10,186 --> 01:09:12,256
>> And then Aaliyah to continue that.

1084
01:09:12,256 --> 01:09:14,466
That funding will be allocated to the region.

1085
01:09:14,466 --> 01:09:18,546
Its formula funding, you'll like --
we're totally posted in a board item.

1086
01:09:18,546 --> 01:09:24,516
You'll see the allocation by for
formula funding, then that money will go

1087
01:09:24,516 --> 01:09:26,366
to serve all purposes for the regions.

1088
01:09:26,366 --> 01:09:30,316
Some direct costs, for example,
any hosting costs, website costs,

1089
01:09:30,316 --> 01:09:32,916
for the political subdivision
direct costs like that.

1090
01:09:32,916 --> 01:09:37,136
And then the planning group can decide, and
the political subdivision how they're going

1091
01:09:37,136 --> 01:09:42,076
to allocate any funding for the
question earlier, for staff costs

1092
01:09:42,076 --> 01:09:44,196
or political subdivisions
and regional water planning.

1093
01:09:44,196 --> 01:09:48,336
Some regions don't use any of the
money for their administrative costs.

1094
01:09:48,336 --> 01:09:49,906
They put it all towards consulting.

1095
01:09:49,906 --> 01:09:50,766
It's depends on the region.

1096
01:09:50,766 --> 01:09:54,176
If they decide to raise funds on the side,
they can incorporate additional funds

1097
01:09:54,176 --> 01:10:00,896
into their efforts to support their local
subdivision for example, but the funding is

1098
01:10:00,896 --> 01:10:04,446
for consulting and all of it can go towards --

1099
01:10:04,446 --> 01:10:06,616
it's allocated directly by
the regional flood planning,

1100
01:10:06,616 --> 01:10:08,336
they have to approve the
budget changes and things.

1101
01:10:08,426 --> 01:10:09,846
That make sense?

1102
01:10:10,106 --> 01:10:10,936
>> It sure does.

1103
01:10:10,996 --> 01:10:11,376
Thank you.

1104
01:10:11,376 --> 01:10:12,586
I appreciate that.

1105
01:10:12,706 --> 01:10:15,836
And I had written in a second question.

1106
01:10:15,896 --> 01:10:18,956
And you know, please let me know, if you
just want me to ask it now, or if not,

1107
01:10:18,956 --> 01:10:22,376
I can just go back on mute, and you
can read it in the ordinary course.

1108
01:10:22,516 --> 01:10:23,216
>> Please ask.

1109
01:10:23,216 --> 01:10:24,116
>> OK. Great.

1110
01:10:24,276 --> 01:10:27,616
So my other question has to do
with the executive committee.

1111
01:10:27,616 --> 01:10:31,196
It seems to me that the first meeting,
it would be relatively easy to,

1112
01:10:31,196 --> 01:10:32,936
you know, sort of pick out the officers.

1113
01:10:32,936 --> 01:10:38,336
If we wanted to wait until the second meeting to
actually establish the full executive committee

1114
01:10:38,336 --> 01:10:42,416
with the two at large members, is there any
reason why we wouldn't be able to just wait

1115
01:10:42,416 --> 01:10:45,196
until the second meeting for that part?

1116
01:10:45,516 --> 01:10:51,246
>> The first meeting agenda currently as
posted, you were able to take the Chair

1117
01:10:51,616 --> 01:10:53,566
and as the publicly posted agenda.

1118
01:10:53,566 --> 01:10:57,116
So any anytime that planning
group is going to take an action,

1119
01:10:57,116 --> 01:10:59,976
they will have to have an agenda posted.

1120
01:10:59,976 --> 01:11:02,746
So at the first meeting, you're
only able to pick a chair.

1121
01:11:03,346 --> 01:11:07,496
All the other officers and the executive
committee has to happen at the next meeting.

1122
01:11:08,096 --> 01:11:11,136
You could all have to look
back at the agenda item.

1123
01:11:11,136 --> 01:11:15,686
You could possibly discuss it but right
now it's posted as taking the chair.

1124
01:11:16,066 --> 01:11:19,606
>> Aaliyah, what you're saying is you're talking
about potentially just punting the whole thing

1125
01:11:19,606 --> 01:11:22,166
to the next meeting and doing
the whole [inaudible].

1126
01:11:22,166 --> 01:11:25,816
>> Well, I'm -- I feel like picking the chair
makes a lot of sense in the first meeting

1127
01:11:25,816 --> 01:11:27,436
and I think that's pretty easy to do.

1128
01:11:27,646 --> 01:11:29,146
I was just trying to gain some comfort

1129
01:11:29,146 --> 01:11:31,856
that we could hold the rest of
it until the second meeting.

1130
01:11:31,856 --> 01:11:35,246
And based on what Reem said it sounds like,
that's exactly what we're going to do.

1131
01:11:35,396 --> 01:11:35,466
>> Yeah.

1132
01:11:35,466 --> 01:11:39,006
>> So I think that will work very well
as, you know, as we all try to get

1133
01:11:39,006 --> 01:11:42,836
to know each other better and figure out, you
know, who should be on those different roles.

1134
01:11:42,836 --> 01:11:44,216
So thank you very much.

1135
01:11:44,216 --> 01:11:45,386
Really appreciate your time today.

1136
01:11:45,526 --> 01:11:46,626
I'm on Region 6.

1137
01:11:46,626 --> 01:11:50,716
And, James, you know, we've worked with you on
our region for quite a long time on water supply

1138
01:11:50,716 --> 01:11:53,126
and happy to work with you
and your new flood role.

1139
01:11:53,126 --> 01:11:57,506
So glad you're here.

1140
01:11:57,506 --> 01:12:04,326
>> I'll say it, again, everybody
asks your questions now.

1141
01:12:04,326 --> 01:12:06,646
We have time set aside just for this.

1142
01:12:06,646 --> 01:12:08,856
And any questions are welcome.

1143
01:12:09,216 --> 01:12:10,666
You don't have to use your name.

1144
01:12:10,666 --> 01:12:13,236
But you don't -- there's no dumb questions.

1145
01:12:14,056 --> 01:12:15,906
>> All right.

1146
01:12:16,006 --> 01:12:18,156
Thanks Matt.

1147
01:12:18,756 --> 01:12:22,876
Our next question, is it
possible to get a list of nominees

1148
01:12:22,876 --> 01:12:25,076
in our region that were not selected?

1149
01:12:30,876 --> 01:12:35,426
>> I will have to [inaudible] your
attorney, check with her attorney real quick

1150
01:12:36,346 --> 01:12:38,406
or Matt, unless you know the answer.

1151
01:12:38,406 --> 01:12:47,066
>> We're going to look into that based
on a question and see what we think.

1152
01:12:47,066 --> 01:12:52,276
It's -- you can imagine a little
tricky just to go handing out things.

1153
01:12:52,276 --> 01:12:55,716
But we'll talk to our legal
folks and see about that.

1154
01:12:55,716 --> 01:13:02,186
We have encouraged specifically to
all the folks who are not designated,

1155
01:13:02,186 --> 01:13:08,126
we told them all to approach you and tell you,
they're still interested if they're interested.

1156
01:13:08,186 --> 01:13:08,856
So --

1157
01:13:08,856 --> 01:13:08,946
>> And --

1158
01:13:08,946 --> 01:13:11,656
>> We have redirected everybody towards
the regional flood planning groups,

1159
01:13:11,656 --> 01:13:16,586
if they're still interested to
talk to you about their interest.

1160
01:13:17,686 --> 01:13:22,906
>> There are two vacancies that
happened for certain regions.

1161
01:13:22,906 --> 01:13:28,686
And there may be those two positions that
we will check with our attorney and share

1162
01:13:28,686 --> 01:13:30,766
of those specific results
on flood planning group.

1163
01:13:31,026 --> 01:13:35,826
So those are the two positions where
someone was nominated and was not able

1164
01:13:35,826 --> 01:13:39,336
to accept the nomination
or two positions like that.

1165
01:13:39,336 --> 01:13:44,246
So those two we'll look into and see if there
are other qualified interested candidates

1166
01:13:44,246 --> 01:13:49,466
on May, but otherwise, I think that
answered the question pretty well, so.

1167
01:13:49,466 --> 01:13:51,676
>> And just so you know at this point,

1168
01:13:51,676 --> 01:13:55,016
now that you're basically the groups
we're directing, folks to you now.

1169
01:13:55,016 --> 01:13:57,466
From now on, it's all to you all to the groups.

1170
01:13:57,556 --> 01:14:00,216
So if there's someone's who has interest,
we direct them to your planning group.

1171
01:14:00,366 --> 01:14:02,536
And that's to keep things at the group level.

1172
01:14:06,386 --> 01:14:11,756
>> One of the reasons being that we were
not sure that everybody who was nominated

1173
01:14:11,896 --> 01:14:18,206
that trusted that information with us or we're
not at liberty to share it with beyond that.

1174
01:14:19,606 --> 01:14:22,636
We don't have their express
permission to share this with you.

1175
01:14:22,756 --> 01:14:25,346
They can reach out to you and work with you.

1176
01:14:25,346 --> 01:14:27,146
>> All right.

1177
01:14:32,386 --> 01:14:37,556
Next question, given your
experience with the water plan,

1178
01:14:37,686 --> 01:14:42,096
the state regional flood water planning
process, what do you see to be the hardest part

1179
01:14:42,096 --> 01:14:44,466
of this regional state flood planning process?

1180
01:14:48,896 --> 01:14:50,316
>> Could you say it again?

1181
01:14:52,266 --> 01:14:56,786
>> Sure. Given your experience with
the state and regional water plan,

1182
01:14:57,216 --> 01:15:01,966
what do you see to be the hardest part of this
process for state and regional flood planning?

1183
01:15:05,186 --> 01:15:07,296
>> I guess I'm the one that
probably should answer

1184
01:15:07,296 --> 01:15:09,296
that because of water planning experience.

1185
01:15:09,536 --> 01:15:11,976
What's the hardest?

1186
01:15:12,766 --> 01:15:21,126
I guess the hardest thing
is -- I guess two levels.

1187
01:15:21,126 --> 01:15:25,456
One level is just going to be difficult because
it's the first planning cycle of a new program.

1188
01:15:26,116 --> 01:15:28,066
But that's been accelerated.

1189
01:15:28,066 --> 01:15:31,846
I think, well supported by the agency's
knowledge with the other program,

1190
01:15:31,846 --> 01:15:34,766
but just the schedule is going to be tight.

1191
01:15:35,336 --> 01:15:36,756
There's a lot to do.

1192
01:15:37,136 --> 01:15:40,926
There is a short -- relatively
short timeframe to do it in.

1193
01:15:40,926 --> 01:15:42,446
So I think that's going to be difficult.

1194
01:15:42,446 --> 01:15:45,096
Just the pace, there's going
to be probably a lot of --

1195
01:15:45,126 --> 01:15:47,056
I don't know how many means
you're going to have.

1196
01:15:47,056 --> 01:15:51,416
You're probably not going to meet
infrequently at all to get things done.

1197
01:15:51,416 --> 01:15:54,076
So that's going to be an issue.

1198
01:15:54,076 --> 01:15:57,286
I think the other thing for me is
I think that this conceptually,

1199
01:15:57,606 --> 01:16:00,856
flood planning conceptually is a little
different the way you think about.

1200
01:16:00,856 --> 01:16:02,196
There's a lot about risk.

1201
01:16:02,656 --> 01:16:10,296
It's a lot about probabilities, and uncertainty,
and choosing an acceptable risk level.

1202
01:16:10,296 --> 01:16:12,246
Because effectively, if you do not protect

1203
01:16:12,246 --> 01:16:14,926
against 100-year flood, and
only a 50-year flood.

1204
01:16:14,926 --> 01:16:18,426
You're accepting that additional risk and
the con and all the trade-offs with that.

1205
01:16:18,426 --> 01:16:22,416
I think it's a lot more complicated
conceptually, especially when it comes

1206
01:16:22,416 --> 01:16:24,926
to statistics and likelihoods
and probabilities of things.

1207
01:16:24,926 --> 01:16:27,416
So I'd say that's probably something that's
going to be a learning curve for everybody.

1208
01:16:27,416 --> 01:16:29,756
And we're going to be here to
help you train and support.

1209
01:16:29,756 --> 01:16:34,016
Like Reem said, they've got the plans to
train you up on some of these concepts, so.

1210
01:16:35,726 --> 01:16:40,416
>> So, if I can answer the question
without the first portion of US based

1211
01:16:40,416 --> 01:16:41,826
on the water planning experience.

1212
01:16:41,826 --> 01:16:44,386
If I you're not on that.

1213
01:16:44,916 --> 01:16:48,766
But I anticipate to be the -- this is a big ask.

1214
01:16:49,366 --> 01:16:51,806
We're asking to do a big ask.

1215
01:16:52,236 --> 01:16:58,486
But for the first planning cycle, we're hoping
and hoping would at least have a baseline

1216
01:16:58,486 --> 01:17:01,196
of an assessment of flood risk while the state.

1217
01:17:01,196 --> 01:17:04,186
If we can have that coverage,
if we can identify all the gaps

1218
01:17:04,186 --> 01:17:07,086
where we don't know that there is a risk.

1219
01:17:07,086 --> 01:17:08,276
We know that there is risk.

1220
01:17:08,816 --> 01:17:10,006
We don't know if there is risk.

1221
01:17:10,006 --> 01:17:13,456
So if we can have that coverage,
if we can have that gap analysis,

1222
01:17:13,456 --> 01:17:16,676
and if we can identify what needs
to be done in the coming years.

1223
01:17:17,606 --> 01:17:19,956
That would be a big lift.

1224
01:17:20,026 --> 01:17:22,596
That would be one step in the right direction.

1225
01:17:22,596 --> 01:17:27,146
So the ask is anonymous with or
without the water planning experience.

1226
01:17:27,146 --> 01:17:29,666
What our applying is 20 years in maturity.

1227
01:17:29,666 --> 01:17:34,796
And we're very fortunate that we have
that as our book, like fighting book.

1228
01:17:34,796 --> 01:17:35,866
Matt has that book.

1229
01:17:35,866 --> 01:17:37,466
We go back to that every time.

1230
01:17:37,466 --> 01:17:38,766
OK. How did water planning do it?

1231
01:17:38,766 --> 01:17:40,416
We can follow the same process.

1232
01:17:40,416 --> 01:17:45,756
But the technical side of it is very different
for flood planning and we all realize it.

1233
01:17:46,036 --> 01:17:47,596
We also be allowed to the big ask.

1234
01:17:47,626 --> 01:17:51,516
So there is a lot riding on you
know all in the coming years.

1235
01:17:52,436 --> 01:17:55,706
>> I would also add that I know there's
quite a few people here who are involved

1236
01:17:55,706 --> 01:17:58,286
in water planning and just because there
was water planning was something to look at,

1237
01:17:58,286 --> 01:17:59,856
but it's not necessarily want to do it that way.

1238
01:17:59,856 --> 01:18:00,626
We can do better.

1239
01:18:00,836 --> 01:18:03,106
In other ways, water planning
is one way to do it.

1240
01:18:03,376 --> 01:18:06,186
I Clickbank can come up with it's
own ways of doing things even better,

1241
01:18:06,186 --> 01:18:09,016
and we can all learn both
sides of those programs, so.

1242
01:18:17,106 --> 01:18:18,886
>> All right, thank you both.

1243
01:18:20,456 --> 01:18:26,906
The next question ask beginning with
the end in mind, is there a model

1244
01:18:26,906 --> 01:18:30,226
or a template you can share
for the freshwater plans?

1245
01:18:32,016 --> 01:18:33,106
I'm not --

1246
01:18:33,856 --> 01:18:40,426
>> First water plan -- I'm not
sure what is being asked for?

1247
01:18:40,426 --> 01:18:41,696
Can I ask them to clarify?

1248
01:18:41,696 --> 01:18:44,146
>> I'll ask for the clarification.

1249
01:18:44,146 --> 01:18:44,316
>> OK.

1250
01:18:44,416 --> 01:18:48,826
>> [Inaudible] to try to unmute him
so he could verbally ask his question.

1251
01:18:49,836 --> 01:18:51,136
>> Yes, that's a good idea.

1252
01:18:51,136 --> 01:18:53,396
Thank you, Morgan.

1253
01:19:01,746 --> 01:19:04,066
>> Steve, I've just unmuted you.

1254
01:19:04,216 --> 01:19:07,956
Can you -- are you able to
ask your question verbally?

1255
01:19:10,166 --> 01:19:11,356
>> So, hello, good morning.

1256
01:19:11,356 --> 01:19:12,256
This is Steve Moon [assumed spelling].

1257
01:19:12,256 --> 01:19:12,716
Can you hear me?

1258
01:19:12,716 --> 01:19:14,066
>> Yes, thank you.

1259
01:19:14,066 --> 01:19:16,706
>> Yes, we can hear you.

1260
01:19:16,706 --> 01:19:17,446
>> Great. Great.

1261
01:19:17,446 --> 01:19:18,596
OK. Thanks very much.

1262
01:19:18,696 --> 01:19:26,806
Yeah, earlier in this morning's meeting, there
was references made to regional water plans

1263
01:19:26,806 --> 01:19:32,916
that were provided a good framework or a
template, if you will, that we may be able

1264
01:19:32,916 --> 01:19:37,266
to use as a model for regional flood plans.

1265
01:19:37,816 --> 01:19:41,416
Is there an example or something you can share

1266
01:19:41,416 --> 01:19:47,136
that would help us perhaps understand what
is good look like, so that we have a vision

1267
01:19:47,136 --> 01:19:48,806
for what that might look like in the future?

1268
01:19:51,446 --> 01:19:55,866
>> We can share the -- an example,
a couple of regional water plans

1269
01:19:55,866 --> 01:19:58,676
that are just giving you
an idea of the sort of way

1270
01:19:58,676 --> 01:20:01,726
that these two different
water plans look similar.

1271
01:20:02,206 --> 01:20:03,416
They're doing similar things.

1272
01:20:03,416 --> 01:20:08,306
They have similar chapters, and they're
both achieving the same water planning goal

1273
01:20:08,306 --> 01:20:10,446
in the water planning framework.

1274
01:20:10,836 --> 01:20:11,836
We can do that.

1275
01:20:11,836 --> 01:20:13,216
We can share that so you can see sort

1276
01:20:13,216 --> 01:20:18,506
of conceptually what those two things might
look like, so floods going to be very different.

1277
01:20:19,286 --> 01:20:20,766
So we do have that.

1278
01:20:20,766 --> 01:20:21,546
We can make that available.

1279
01:20:21,546 --> 01:20:25,146
So you can at least see conceptually how two
different regional water planning groups both do

1280
01:20:25,146 --> 01:20:26,826
the same thing and yet, they
look kind of different.

1281
01:20:27,236 --> 01:20:34,336
But their framework is the same and the plans
to be useful is for somebody who's interested.

1282
01:20:35,376 --> 01:20:39,336
>> I would like to underscore that the
-- while the processes are similar,

1283
01:20:39,526 --> 01:20:43,216
like how you're holding the meeting,
how you're coming together as a group.

1284
01:20:43,596 --> 01:20:45,186
The process is pretty similar.

1285
01:20:45,186 --> 01:20:46,856
Designs is very different.

1286
01:20:46,856 --> 01:20:53,066
Examples of the water plan will show you
the water demand, supply, surplus, shortage,

1287
01:20:53,066 --> 01:20:58,126
and what is the plan strategy for the coming
50 years and [inaudible] for flooding?

1288
01:20:58,126 --> 01:21:00,876
It's a different, very different
signs as you know.

1289
01:21:01,356 --> 01:21:07,476
So the outcome or the process of the groups
working is going to be similar or the framework,

1290
01:21:07,476 --> 01:21:10,966
but the outcome of the flood plan
is going to look very different.

1291
01:21:11,216 --> 01:21:14,456
And that's in the flood plan rules,
what's contained in the flood plan.

1292
01:21:14,456 --> 01:21:16,206
What are the different components of it?

1293
01:21:16,206 --> 01:21:17,626
What are we expecting to see?

1294
01:21:17,846 --> 01:21:22,706
So the content is going to be very
different, very, very different.

1295
01:21:23,436 --> 01:21:24,336
Not even similar.

1296
01:21:25,236 --> 01:21:30,736
So, just -- as long as we're keeping
that in mind that will be good.

1297
01:21:33,636 --> 01:21:34,746
>> Great. Thanks for that.

1298
01:21:34,746 --> 01:21:36,316
I very much appreciate that.

1299
01:21:36,316 --> 01:21:37,946
I did have a second question.

1300
01:21:37,946 --> 01:21:41,236
You want me to go ahead and ask that one now?

1301
01:21:41,346 --> 01:21:41,996
>> Yes, please.

1302
01:21:43,266 --> 01:21:52,776
>> So my second question is that there may be
best practices, learnings that we would benefit

1303
01:21:52,776 --> 01:21:55,006
from sharing across the planning groups.

1304
01:21:55,086 --> 01:21:59,556
I'm just curious how you
would expect that to happen

1305
01:21:59,976 --> 01:22:05,736
or is that something we would
facilitate on our own?

1306
01:22:05,736 --> 01:22:07,236
>> That is a very good question.

1307
01:22:07,236 --> 01:22:14,376
So one point, common point that we
currently have is all of our TWDB planners.

1308
01:22:14,376 --> 01:22:19,806
They -- each planning group pass a non-voting
member from TWDB and they're all planners.

1309
01:22:20,226 --> 01:22:24,926
So that would be a good resource to communicate
that information back to do the plan.

1310
01:22:24,926 --> 01:22:28,526
All the planners belong to one department,
the Regional Flood Planning Department.

1311
01:22:28,526 --> 01:22:30,696
They will communicate on a regular basis.

1312
01:22:30,876 --> 01:22:34,966
So that is a good conduit to doing
that best practices exchange.

1313
01:22:34,966 --> 01:22:40,066
>> And I think we're going
to look for other ways.

1314
01:22:40,066 --> 01:22:43,156
I mean, we're going to have -- we're
planning on having chairs conference calls.

1315
01:22:43,496 --> 01:22:46,766
So the issues that are coming
up, folks can talk about that.

1316
01:22:46,766 --> 01:22:49,836
It usually one planning group or
another is a little farther along,

1317
01:22:49,836 --> 01:22:51,746
and then they begin to run into issues.

1318
01:22:51,976 --> 01:22:56,356
And we try to resolve those issues
early, and then share that with everybody

1319
01:22:56,356 --> 01:22:59,056
so that everyone's on the
same page, and anything else.

1320
01:22:59,056 --> 01:23:01,756
If you all have ideas, we want to hear
those ideas for how you can share.

1321
01:23:01,956 --> 01:23:03,436
We are open to all ideas.

1322
01:23:08,366 --> 01:23:09,436
>> Great, thanks very much.

1323
01:23:09,436 --> 01:23:09,976
That's helpful.

1324
01:23:17,296 --> 01:23:18,136
>> All right.

1325
01:23:18,136 --> 01:23:18,386
Thank you.

1326
01:23:18,386 --> 01:23:26,636
The next question asked, what is the
purpose of the executive committee

1327
01:23:26,636 --> 01:23:28,586
as compared to the group as a whole?

1328
01:23:37,186 --> 01:23:37,686
>> Go ahead Reem.

1329
01:23:37,796 --> 01:23:39,906
>> I missed that question.

1330
01:23:39,906 --> 01:23:40,316
I apologize.

1331
01:23:40,626 --> 01:23:43,526
Would you mind repeating it
or someone else can take it?

1332
01:23:43,526 --> 01:23:44,956
Matt, you can take it?

1333
01:23:44,956 --> 01:23:46,576
>> I can just give an example.

1334
01:23:46,576 --> 01:23:50,746
The executive committee, the way the
bylaws, the model laws are written.

1335
01:23:50,746 --> 01:23:54,886
And the model bylaws are just a
model by law for you to consider.

1336
01:23:54,886 --> 01:23:56,546
It doesn't mean you have
to adopt the model bylaw.

1337
01:23:56,806 --> 01:24:00,366
You can make modifications to them before
you adopt them at the first meeting.

1338
01:24:01,176 --> 01:24:06,576
Or you can make minor changes and still
consider and revisit it as often as you need,

1339
01:24:06,906 --> 01:24:08,946
just a clarification of the model bylaws.

1340
01:24:08,946 --> 01:24:11,176
You know, once you adopt the
bylaws, you can change them again.

1341
01:24:11,436 --> 01:24:14,616
You don't resolve every single
thing necessarily.

1342
01:24:14,616 --> 01:24:18,956
From the executive committee, I
think the way the bylaws are written,

1343
01:24:18,956 --> 01:24:20,096
and this will depend on the bylaws.

1344
01:24:20,096 --> 01:24:22,456
What you what you allow them
to do and direct them to do.

1345
01:24:22,796 --> 01:24:27,016
One of them is to do an early vetting
of when they have a solicitation

1346
01:24:27,016 --> 01:24:30,016
for a new membership in the planning group.

1347
01:24:30,076 --> 01:24:35,396
The executive committee is used as a vetting
tool to kind of sift through the applications

1348
01:24:35,396 --> 01:24:38,406
to sort of boil it down for
the group's consideration.

1349
01:24:38,676 --> 01:24:40,836
But that doesn't mean the group has to take

1350
01:24:40,836 --> 01:24:43,286
that their recommendation
but they do things like that.

1351
01:24:43,286 --> 01:24:44,866
And I think it's an efficiency thing.

1352
01:24:44,866 --> 01:24:48,166
It's -- you know, that's the kind of thing
that they might do to support the group.

1353
01:24:48,276 --> 01:24:53,026
It's a -- it's an efficiency and
thing in that case, for example.

1354
01:24:53,456 --> 01:24:58,566
>> I'll do a quick time check at this point.

1355
01:24:58,716 --> 01:25:02,336
We have another where we'll
introduce our staff members.

1356
01:25:02,336 --> 01:25:04,636
And there'll be another opportunity for Q&A.

1357
01:25:04,636 --> 01:25:10,466
And you could ask questions about the
new portion and what we have talked

1358
01:25:10,466 --> 01:25:13,326
about to this point and there
is a public feeding portion.

1359
01:25:13,456 --> 01:25:17,216
So we have about 34 minutes left.

1360
01:25:19,276 --> 01:25:24,106
Do we have a lot more stunning questions
or can we go to the next section?

1361
01:25:24,106 --> 01:25:25,976
How are we doing there?

1362
01:25:25,976 --> 01:25:28,436
>> We still have quite a few have any questions.

1363
01:25:29,046 --> 01:25:30,186
After that --

1364
01:25:30,186 --> 01:25:30,576
>> OK. [Inaudible].

1365
01:25:30,576 --> 01:25:32,126
All right, let's do it.

1366
01:25:32,126 --> 01:25:35,146
Let's try to get to them by 10:30.

1367
01:25:35,946 --> 01:25:43,096
>> Sure. The next one asks, will TWDB supply
draft RFU for the planning group to use

1368
01:25:43,096 --> 01:25:45,186
and selection of their technical consultants?

1369
01:25:46,436 --> 01:25:47,316
>> Yes, we will.

1370
01:25:47,316 --> 01:25:56,606
Well, we're going to provide contract language
which has the detailed scope and cost breakdown.

1371
01:25:57,016 --> 01:26:04,236
Yeah, political subdivisions will
follow their own procurement process.

1372
01:26:04,886 --> 01:26:07,376
>> Thank you, Reem.

1373
01:26:07,566 --> 01:26:13,676
The next question asked is there
going to be a legal counsel

1374
01:26:14,116 --> 01:26:19,716
and if so -- sorry, let me read back up.

1375
01:26:20,636 --> 01:26:24,636
Since the meeting must be conducted in
compliance with the Open Meetings Act.

1376
01:26:24,636 --> 01:26:27,016
Is there going to be a legal counsel?

1377
01:26:27,016 --> 01:26:31,636
And if so, will it be from the sponsor
or from Texas Water Development Board?

1378
01:26:31,836 --> 01:26:37,006
>> At first, it's going to be
the Water Development Board

1379
01:26:37,006 --> 01:26:38,566
because we're running the meeting.

1380
01:26:38,566 --> 01:26:41,446
You don't have a political sponsor,
political subdivision sponsor.

1381
01:26:41,866 --> 01:26:45,596
Once you have political subdivision
sponsor, they will be in --

1382
01:26:45,726 --> 01:26:52,596
they will play their role
for the planning group.

1383
01:26:52,596 --> 01:26:57,596
Next question [inaudible].

1384
01:26:58,286 --> 01:27:01,076
>> Sure. Excuse me.

1385
01:27:01,516 --> 01:27:06,296
Tara Bernhard [assumed spelling]
had a question about collaboration

1386
01:27:06,296 --> 01:27:10,946
with adjacent regional flood planning
groups and the selection of alternate.

1387
01:27:10,946 --> 01:27:14,906
Morgan, would you mind unmuting
her so she could ask that question?

1388
01:27:14,906 --> 01:27:19,816
>> Yeah, in just a second.

1389
01:27:28,356 --> 01:27:33,936
>> I don't see her as listed as
an option of someone I can unmute.

1390
01:27:34,016 --> 01:27:34,486
So.

1391
01:27:34,766 --> 01:27:36,876
>> We can quickly answer.

1392
01:27:36,876 --> 01:27:41,396
The use of alternates right now is
allowed in the default bylaws --

1393
01:27:41,396 --> 01:27:43,816
model bylaws that allows the use of alternates.

1394
01:27:43,816 --> 01:27:47,346
But the planning group could
choose not to have alternates.

1395
01:27:47,736 --> 01:27:48,876
It depends on your bylaws.

1396
01:27:48,876 --> 01:27:51,556
Whatever you adopt in your bylaws
is what you're going to follow.

1397
01:27:51,856 --> 01:27:55,686
So that will be -- once you have the
bylaws and you've begun operating.

1398
01:27:55,956 --> 01:27:59,036
That could be an option if you choose
to allow that in the bylaws [inaudible].

1399
01:27:59,496 --> 01:28:01,766
>> Actually, she is unmuted now.

1400
01:28:02,146 --> 01:28:03,876
Sorry about that.

1401
01:28:03,876 --> 01:28:04,276
>> OK. Yeah.

1402
01:28:04,276 --> 01:28:05,826
That answer my first question.

1403
01:28:05,826 --> 01:28:06,136
Thank you.

1404
01:28:06,136 --> 01:28:11,846
The other question was just what kind
of support or opportunity will there be

1405
01:28:11,846 --> 01:28:15,786
for collaboration across
regional planning groups?

1406
01:28:15,786 --> 01:28:22,086
So for example, San Antonio and Trinity
River basins have a lot of interaction.

1407
01:28:22,086 --> 01:28:26,536
So is that something that will be
allowed or encouraged or supported?

1408
01:28:28,596 --> 01:28:33,206
>> Yes, it is allowed, encouraged and supported.

1409
01:28:33,206 --> 01:28:35,546
Well, the flood planning groups
are pretty self-governing.

1410
01:28:35,546 --> 01:28:37,716
There will be TWDB staff available.

1411
01:28:38,146 --> 01:28:44,386
So you were encouraged to coordinate upstream
and downstream basins and at some point

1412
01:28:44,386 --> 01:28:50,616
in the next meetings, you will have to consider
looking at who is going to be representative

1413
01:28:50,616 --> 01:28:56,076
to coordinate with the next -- with the adjacent
watersheds, upstream or downstream watersheds

1414
01:28:56,076 --> 01:28:58,666
on adjacent upstream and downstream watersheds.

1415
01:28:59,916 --> 01:29:00,356
>> Thank you.

1416
01:29:05,596 --> 01:29:05,806
>> All right.

1417
01:29:05,806 --> 01:29:13,956
Next question is, conceptually, are
we thinking of putting together a list

1418
01:29:13,956 --> 01:29:16,126
of projects needed to mitigate flooding?

1419
01:29:16,366 --> 01:29:18,986
Or what will the plan look like?

1420
01:29:21,066 --> 01:29:24,266
>> Yeah. You'll hear a lot more
about what the plan will look like.

1421
01:29:24,366 --> 01:29:30,306
Yes. You're expected to first identify the
flood risks, different types and then identify

1422
01:29:30,306 --> 01:29:34,856
where there is a gap and identify
evaluation needs where there is a gap,

1423
01:29:34,856 --> 01:29:39,386
where there is a small divide and identify
strategies for long term approaches.

1424
01:29:39,386 --> 01:29:43,986
And then one of the big ask for this
regional flood plan once all is said

1425
01:29:43,986 --> 01:29:47,346
and done is identification of
those projects in the future

1426
01:29:47,346 --> 01:29:49,386
that is going to reduce the risk of flooding.

1427
01:29:49,716 --> 01:29:55,016
And there's certain things that will be asked
to be identified for each one of those projects.

1428
01:29:55,016 --> 01:29:58,446
Flood risk cost and benefit
and lot of different things.

1429
01:29:58,446 --> 01:30:04,546
But yes, one of the biggest asks is that
you identify all the projects in each region

1430
01:30:04,546 --> 01:30:09,576
that is going to reduce the risk of flooding
in the future, and associated costs with it.

1431
01:30:11,156 --> 01:30:14,476
>> There's also for the places that,
you know, we mentioned the gap analysis,

1432
01:30:14,476 --> 01:30:18,556
there's going to be places where you don't
even have the models to identify the project.

1433
01:30:18,846 --> 01:30:23,156
And in that case, you'll identify where you
need modeling and studies and that will go

1434
01:30:23,156 --> 01:30:29,786
in into the plan as well as a need for
study and modeling to identify projects.

1435
01:30:29,786 --> 01:30:31,556
So that's another thing that'll be included.

1436
01:30:32,856 --> 01:30:42,046
>> Let me do one more quick verbal question.

1437
01:30:43,046 --> 01:30:44,636
We had someone who was having
trouble hearing me.

1438
01:30:44,636 --> 01:30:47,846
I hope you guys are able to
hear me a little bit better now.

1439
01:30:47,986 --> 01:30:51,906
But Casey Paul, are you still available?

1440
01:30:52,006 --> 01:30:57,346
I've unmuted you if you'd
like to ask your question.

1441
01:31:13,516 --> 01:31:16,956
>> I know she asks, really
two questions earlier.

1442
01:31:17,136 --> 01:31:19,146
Did she have an additional question?

1443
01:31:19,486 --> 01:31:21,786
>> I think so.

1444
01:31:21,786 --> 01:31:25,526
I'll circle back.

1445
01:31:25,526 --> 01:31:32,936
>> OK. Next question was how will the initial
funding be distributed amongst the regional

1446
01:31:32,936 --> 01:31:34,066
flood planning groups?

1447
01:31:36,356 --> 01:31:38,316
>> That is a very good question.

1448
01:31:38,626 --> 01:31:40,396
Matt mentioned the formula funding.

1449
01:31:40,396 --> 01:31:42,606
It's based on several different factors.

1450
01:31:42,606 --> 01:31:47,416
And like I mentioned, we'll take
it to the board on November 19th.

1451
01:31:47,416 --> 01:31:52,476
And as soon as the board memo is public, we
were be able to answer it very specifically,

1452
01:31:52,476 --> 01:31:57,256
but I can identify some of the factors
that we looked at, for distribution --

1453
01:31:57,256 --> 01:32:01,246
distributing this fun among
15 flood planning regions.

1454
01:32:01,246 --> 01:32:07,116
So we looked at population, we looked at
stream lines, and fit claims, counties,

1455
01:32:07,616 --> 01:32:14,066
number of counties, number of Texas shoreline
in each region, number of coastal counties.

1456
01:32:14,066 --> 01:32:16,416
So those are some of the
factors that we'll consider.

1457
01:32:17,056 --> 01:32:27,316
And based on it formulates distributed to
that 15 different flood planning regions.

1458
01:32:27,456 --> 01:32:28,276
>> All right.

1459
01:32:28,506 --> 01:32:29,166
Thank you, Reem.

1460
01:32:31,436 --> 01:32:37,046
The next question says Reem, you hinted
at a possible conflict of interest

1461
01:32:37,046 --> 01:32:41,366
from consultants working in flood
planning and flood implementation projects.

1462
01:32:41,366 --> 01:32:44,746
Can you explain the water development
board's perspective on this issue?

1463
01:32:46,436 --> 01:32:51,316
>> So yes, so we have answered it on our website

1464
01:32:51,316 --> 01:32:54,986
in a minute portion, but
I will mention it briefly.

1465
01:32:54,986 --> 01:32:57,526
So we basically categorized
into three different buckets.

1466
01:32:57,966 --> 01:33:03,536
If you are a regional flood planning
group member and then your consultant,

1467
01:33:03,536 --> 01:33:06,806
your employer have a conflict
of interest getting more

1468
01:33:06,936 --> 01:33:09,126
or that specific regional flood planning group.

1469
01:33:09,636 --> 01:33:13,126
If you're serving on a certain
regional flood planning group,

1470
01:33:13,126 --> 01:33:18,106
and then your employer is interested in working
with another regional flood planning group,

1471
01:33:18,106 --> 01:33:23,956
that's a potential conflict, but it will
be case by case basis, we'll look at that.

1472
01:33:23,956 --> 01:33:28,256
If you're serving on a regional flood
planning group and your employer is looking

1473
01:33:28,256 --> 01:33:33,296
for working any other categories of
TWDB, for example, groundwater modeling

1474
01:33:33,296 --> 01:33:38,646
or surface water modeling or something
else, that is considered to be OK.

1475
01:33:38,646 --> 01:33:41,356
But again, it's at the board's discretion.

1476
01:33:41,356 --> 01:33:44,726
So we divided into three
different buckets and we define

1477
01:33:44,726 --> 01:33:46,926
when it's a conflict of interest
and when it's not.

1478
01:33:46,926 --> 01:33:48,256
>> All right.

1479
01:33:53,266 --> 01:33:54,976
Thank you, Reem.

1480
01:33:55,216 --> 01:34:06,816
The next question asked about websites, and
it says, under group responsibilities or first

1481
01:34:06,816 --> 01:34:11,246
to maintaining a website, will the water
development board support that function?

1482
01:34:11,386 --> 01:34:14,696
>> Defining groups as it
flows, political subdivisions,

1483
01:34:14,696 --> 01:34:18,056
we'll be doing those website
managing those websites.

1484
01:34:18,056 --> 01:34:21,886
And we also have a heads up on a potential
technical issue that's potentially pending very

1485
01:34:21,886 --> 01:34:22,556
shortly here.

1486
01:34:22,946 --> 01:34:24,546
Hopefully, it's not going to happen.

1487
01:34:24,676 --> 01:34:28,216
But I just want to let you know that
it's something very strange happens

1488
01:34:28,216 --> 01:34:31,336
and we all disappear that would be OK.

1489
01:34:31,336 --> 01:34:32,936
Nothing happened.

1490
01:34:32,936 --> 01:34:33,666
It's fine.

1491
01:34:33,666 --> 01:34:37,746
Never mind, just -- these are strange times
just thought maybe we'd have a little problem

1492
01:34:37,746 --> 01:34:38,596
but we were OK.

1493
01:34:38,596 --> 01:34:40,226
So continue Jefferson.

1494
01:34:50,426 --> 01:34:52,126
>> Next question.

1495
01:34:52,746 --> 01:34:56,816
I'll set the group chair
balance the roles of moderator

1496
01:34:57,026 --> 01:35:00,166
and the interest group he or she represents.

1497
01:35:00,286 --> 01:35:02,826
Is there guidance in the rules or bylaws?

1498
01:35:03,276 --> 01:35:10,336
>> There is guidance in the
bylaws about the chairs rule.

1499
01:35:10,546 --> 01:35:14,046
The person who is the chair is the presiding.

1500
01:35:14,046 --> 01:35:16,896
They will be running at the meeting.

1501
01:35:18,286 --> 01:35:22,006
The regional flood planning groups, if
they feel the need can always enhance

1502
01:35:22,006 --> 01:35:25,026
and add additional guidance in the bylaws.

1503
01:35:26,866 --> 01:35:32,806
>> And I would add Reem that when you choose
your chairman, chairwoman, you know, that's --

1504
01:35:32,906 --> 01:35:37,856
you need to expect them to know
their roles and they play your --

1505
01:35:37,856 --> 01:35:39,856
it's correct that they do multiple things.

1506
01:35:39,856 --> 01:35:45,106
But I think that's not an uncommon
situation for folks to be in.

1507
01:35:45,106 --> 01:35:49,506
So it's one of those things where there's
an expectation of playing the roles

1508
01:35:49,506 --> 01:35:52,216
as the group expects, and
you can replace the chairman,

1509
01:35:52,216 --> 01:35:55,286
for example, if you want to change chairman.

1510
01:35:55,676 --> 01:35:58,506
>> [Inaudible] another time check.

1511
01:35:58,506 --> 01:36:02,096
I think we don't have a lot
of materials after this.

1512
01:36:02,196 --> 01:36:05,956
But if we can move to the next item on the
agenda, I want to make sure that we have time

1513
01:36:05,956 --> 01:36:10,226
for public meeting and public comments,
because it is a posted agenda item.

1514
01:36:10,616 --> 01:36:15,286
So we can go through the next portion
of the content fairly quickly.

1515
01:36:15,286 --> 01:36:17,836
And then go back to Q&A again.

1516
01:36:17,836 --> 01:36:20,786
>> And I'll add to the group, and
we've all had if we run out of time,

1517
01:36:20,786 --> 01:36:23,876
you just emailed the flood planning
email that you've been getting.

1518
01:36:23,876 --> 01:36:27,526
Email from some questions that we'll share
out the answers if they're broad questions.

1519
01:36:28,916 --> 01:36:29,766
>> Absolutely.

1520
01:36:29,766 --> 01:36:29,846
Yeah.

1521
01:36:29,846 --> 01:36:30,006
>> OK.

1522
01:36:35,446 --> 01:36:36,956
>> So next slide, please.

1523
01:36:41,196 --> 01:36:41,906
All right.

1524
01:36:41,906 --> 01:36:45,536
Well, the next time passing
this on to our manager

1525
01:36:45,536 --> 01:36:48,696
of the Regional Flood Planning
Department, James Bronikowski.

1526
01:36:48,696 --> 01:36:51,656
James, take it away.

1527
01:36:51,656 --> 01:36:52,086
>> All right.

1528
01:36:52,086 --> 01:36:52,756
Thank you, Reem.

1529
01:36:53,136 --> 01:37:01,706
For this portion of the -- thank you everyone
for turning the cameras on right now.

1530
01:37:01,916 --> 01:37:04,906
For this portion of the presentation,

1531
01:37:04,906 --> 01:37:09,086
I will get introduced the Texas Water
Development Board staff and the role

1532
01:37:09,086 --> 01:37:13,816
that they will play in the regional flood
planning process and acting as liaisons

1533
01:37:13,816 --> 01:37:15,176
with the regional flood planning groups.

1534
01:37:16,466 --> 01:37:24,546
Next slide.

1535
01:37:24,546 --> 01:37:28,096
As I mentioned, this corresponds
to agenda item three.

1536
01:37:28,096 --> 01:37:34,386
Starting off on the Texas Water
Development Board Flood Planning staff,

1537
01:37:34,416 --> 01:37:37,986
we have Morgan White, who is our
regional flood planning lead,

1538
01:37:38,156 --> 01:37:44,646
and she will also be the non-voting
member liaison for Regional 11 Guadalupe.

1539
01:37:44,646 --> 01:37:50,456
Morgan is right here if you
want to raise your hand or wave.

1540
01:37:50,456 --> 01:37:52,336
Thank you, Morgan.

1541
01:37:52,996 --> 01:37:59,446
We also have Anna Gonzales who is our Executive
Assistant for the Flood Planning Division.

1542
01:37:59,446 --> 01:38:04,056
She should be available for any questions
you may have or about scheduling meetings,

1543
01:38:04,056 --> 01:38:08,806
or any overall questions that the rest of us
cannot answer, or you have trouble reaching any

1544
01:38:08,806 --> 01:38:10,636
of us feel free to reach out to her as well.

1545
01:38:10,816 --> 01:38:16,066
We also have Steven Richter,
who is our flood data team Lead.

1546
01:38:16,066 --> 01:38:20,146
As Reem mentioned earlier,
there is a flood data department

1547
01:38:20,146 --> 01:38:22,506
within the flood planning division here.

1548
01:38:22,986 --> 01:38:27,486
And Steven will be helping coordinate
all of the flood data information

1549
01:38:27,626 --> 01:38:31,116
in the flood data hub coming in and out
of the regional flood planning groups.

1550
01:38:33,636 --> 01:38:35,386
We also have Richard Bagans.

1551
01:38:37,106 --> 01:38:37,986
Thank you, Richard.

1552
01:38:38,416 --> 01:38:44,996
Richard will be the non-voting member
liaison for Regions 3, 5, 12, and 14,

1553
01:38:45,626 --> 01:38:51,566
which are the Trinity, the Native
San Antonio and Upper Rio Grande.

1554
01:38:51,566 --> 01:38:56,446
Next, we have Hayley Gillespie.

1555
01:38:56,446 --> 01:38:59,096
Hi, Hayley.

1556
01:38:59,976 --> 01:39:05,516
Hayley will be the non-voting member
liaison for regions 9, 10, and 13,

1557
01:39:06,456 --> 01:39:15,256
which are the Upper Colorado, the Lower
Colorado Lavaca and the [inaudible].

1558
01:39:15,416 --> 01:39:17,336
Next, we have Megan Ingram.

1559
01:39:19,546 --> 01:39:22,696
Megan will be the -- hi Megan.

1560
01:39:22,796 --> 01:39:29,166
Megan will be the TWDB non-voting
member liaison for Regions 1, 2, 6,

1561
01:39:29,166 --> 01:39:37,956
and 15 which are the Upper-Canadian
Red, the Lower Red Sulphur Cypress,

1562
01:39:38,606 --> 01:39:42,496
the San Jacinto and the Lower Rio Grande.

1563
01:39:44,356 --> 01:39:51,566
And lastly, we have Ryke Moore here who will
be the non-voting member liaison for Regions 4,

1564
01:39:51,696 --> 01:39:56,966
7 and 8, which are the Sabine, the
Upper Brazos, and the Lower Brazos.

1565
01:39:58,226 --> 01:40:05,776
And as -- all this staff are also
listed in the email that was sent

1566
01:40:05,776 --> 01:40:07,966
to your new member orientation
or a new member welcome.

1567
01:40:08,796 --> 01:40:10,776
And so, feel free to reach
out to any of these --

1568
01:40:10,776 --> 01:40:13,856
any of these flood planners or
myself if you have any questions.

1569
01:40:17,096 --> 01:40:17,876
Next slide, please.

1570
01:40:18,036 --> 01:40:27,196
As I mentioned the role of the
Texas Water Development part

1571
01:40:27,196 --> 01:40:28,806
of the developing flood planners will be

1572
01:40:28,806 --> 01:40:34,806
to attend all regional flood planning group
meetings, and act as non-voting member liaisons

1573
01:40:34,976 --> 01:40:36,996
for the regional flood planning groups.

1574
01:40:37,266 --> 01:40:41,466
They will help orient the regional flood
planning group members and other participants,

1575
01:40:41,466 --> 01:40:46,156
including the public as far
as the applicable statute,

1576
01:40:46,156 --> 01:40:48,986
the rules and the overall
regional flood planning process.

1577
01:40:49,396 --> 01:40:53,796
The goal is to provide consistent
and preemptive flow of communications

1578
01:40:53,796 --> 01:40:57,636
to all 15 Regional club planning groups.

1579
01:40:57,636 --> 01:41:02,606
As well as providing guidance and best
practice information as mentioned earlier.

1580
01:41:04,216 --> 01:41:08,686
The planners will also manage and monitor
the Texas Water Development Board planning

1581
01:41:08,686 --> 01:41:09,786
grant contracts.

1582
01:41:10,076 --> 01:41:13,756
These are the planning -- these are the grant
contracts for grant agreements that will be

1583
01:41:13,756 --> 01:41:15,536
between the Water Development Board

1584
01:41:15,876 --> 01:41:19,066
and the planning group sponsors
for each of the 15 regions.

1585
01:41:21,176 --> 01:41:25,086
Come January, and throughout
the process as well,

1586
01:41:25,086 --> 01:41:29,856
but come January 2023 the water
development board planners,

1587
01:41:29,856 --> 01:41:33,886
and the division as a whole will
be responsible for reviewing

1588
01:41:33,956 --> 01:41:36,896
and obtaining board approval of the flood plans.

1589
01:41:37,896 --> 01:41:43,456
And just a reminder for all of our roles
here in the water development board

1590
01:41:43,456 --> 01:41:47,166
and non-voting member liaisons,
our role is to stay

1591
01:41:47,166 --> 01:41:49,866
out of the regional flood planning
groups weigh in remain neutral.

1592
01:41:50,186 --> 01:41:52,446
We realized that the voting members

1593
01:41:52,446 --> 01:41:56,006
of the regional flood planning groups were
responsible for making all the decisions.

1594
01:41:56,496 --> 01:42:05,886
And our role is to be guides and
to help out with that process.

1595
01:42:05,886 --> 01:42:09,976
Next slide, please.

1596
01:42:09,976 --> 01:42:13,966
And now I'll turn it over to Steven
Richter to talk about the flood data team.

1597
01:42:13,966 --> 01:42:15,496
>> Thank you, James.

1598
01:42:15,496 --> 01:42:24,876
As we mentioned earlier, we've been
working, we've had people actually working

1599
01:42:24,876 --> 01:42:28,486
through the summer to try and gather data.

1600
01:42:28,486 --> 01:42:34,296
And we're beginning to make that
available on our flood data hub,

1601
01:42:34,296 --> 01:42:35,916
which I'll show you the next slide.

1602
01:42:35,916 --> 01:42:45,236
We're going to try and provide as much
guidance as we possibly can on how data needs

1603
01:42:45,616 --> 01:42:51,016
to be submitted in terms of what is the process?

1604
01:42:51,216 --> 01:42:55,026
What is the tool, we're going to use to do that?

1605
01:42:55,026 --> 01:42:58,386
But also, what are some of the formats.

1606
01:42:58,386 --> 01:43:09,706
Once we receive the data, we'll
be aggregating it, validating it,

1607
01:43:09,706 --> 01:43:19,936
making sure that it just
aligns with what the rules.

1608
01:43:20,146 --> 01:43:24,766
Suggest that we need.

1609
01:43:24,766 --> 01:43:37,466
And finally, we'll be trying to develop some
publicly available visualization so that

1610
01:43:37,466 --> 01:43:41,016
if you've seen on the water planning
side, we have some visualizations

1611
01:43:41,256 --> 01:43:43,526
of what the stat water plan looks like.

1612
01:43:43,526 --> 01:43:48,956
We're going to try and do some similar or
maybe even some more spatial alternatives

1613
01:43:48,956 --> 01:43:51,336
on the planning side -- on
the flood planning side.

1614
01:43:51,366 --> 01:43:51,816
Next slide, please.

1615
01:43:51,846 --> 01:43:54,156
And we've built our kind of first iteration of
what we're calling the flood planning data hub.

1616
01:43:54,186 --> 01:43:56,166
And as you can see, we're going to have
the core of it to begin with is going

1617
01:43:56,196 --> 01:43:57,156
to be a sort of open data portal.

1618
01:43:57,186 --> 01:43:58,536
Some of you may have seen some
of these in some counties.

1619
01:43:58,566 --> 01:44:00,216
The state of Texas or some cities
have their own versions of these.

1620
01:44:00,246 --> 01:44:02,106
We're developing our own versions, but
data specifically for flood planning.

1621
01:44:02,136 --> 01:44:03,936
And as we progress through the flood
planning cycle, we plan on building

1622
01:44:03,966 --> 01:44:06,156
out some functionality, sort of more regional
data viewers, and maybe adding more data,

1623
01:44:06,186 --> 01:44:08,196
adding more functionality in terms of
clipping and preparing the data for you.

1624
01:44:08,226 --> 01:44:09,876
So if you have any ideas or any
comments, questions, requests,

1625
01:44:09,906 --> 01:44:11,586
please send them to flood
planning data at twdb.texas.gov.

1626
01:44:11,616 --> 01:44:13,386
We look forward to hearing what you
want because at the end of the day,

1627
01:44:13,416 --> 01:44:14,826
our goal is to make sure you
have what you need to decide.

1628
01:44:14,856 --> 01:44:15,066
Thank you.

1629
01:44:15,096 --> 01:44:15,456
>> Thanks, Steven.

1630
01:44:15,486 --> 01:44:17,106
And with that, I believe, we're
going back to the Q&A session

1631
01:44:17,136 --> 01:44:17,976
to answer any remaining questions.

1632
01:44:26,306 --> 01:44:28,696
Do we -- excellent time.

1633
01:44:28,696 --> 01:44:31,056
So do we still have time
for additional questions?

1634
01:44:31,056 --> 01:44:31,686
Looks like we do.

1635
01:44:31,686 --> 01:44:38,926
>> Yes, I think we can go back Q&A now and
make sure that we have a little bit of time

1636
01:44:38,926 --> 01:44:42,996
of public comments at the end and
I think we have about -- yeah.

1637
01:44:43,946 --> 01:44:47,796
We have a bit of time for Q&A.

1638
01:44:47,886 --> 01:44:49,406
>> OK. All right.

1639
01:44:51,166 --> 01:44:57,486
Next question we have if there are two members

1640
01:44:57,486 --> 01:45:03,516
in different regional groups
representing the same interest category.

1641
01:45:03,516 --> 01:45:09,696
Would they be in conflict of any rules if
they collaborate on gathering information

1642
01:45:09,696 --> 01:45:13,846
from the public or their mutual area
of interest in adjacent regions?

1643
01:45:14,416 --> 01:45:27,096
So it sounds like in two people have the same
interest category within different regions

1644
01:45:27,096 --> 01:45:31,966
or different groups collaborate as far
as gathering information from the public

1645
01:45:31,966 --> 01:45:34,456
or whatever their interest category would be.

1646
01:45:34,836 --> 01:45:36,966
>> Collaborate, please.

1647
01:45:37,366 --> 01:45:38,736
>> All right.

1648
01:45:39,456 --> 01:45:47,086
So it doesn't sound like
there's any conflicts there.

1649
01:45:47,086 --> 01:45:47,416
All right.

1650
01:45:47,496 --> 01:45:48,266
Thank you, Matt.

1651
01:45:48,586 --> 01:45:54,906
The next question is in regards to regional
flood planning groups along the border.

1652
01:45:56,096 --> 01:46:01,736
One commenter notes that they do not have
a river authority and no representative.

1653
01:46:02,936 --> 01:46:06,646
But clearly the river impacts the regions.

1654
01:46:06,886 --> 01:46:11,646
So anything prohibits representation from the
International boundary and water commission?

1655
01:46:12,706 --> 01:46:12,966
Sorry.

1656
01:46:17,696 --> 01:46:18,006
>> We are.

1657
01:46:18,006 --> 01:46:18,073
[Inaudible].

1658
01:46:18,073 --> 01:46:23,106
Yup. We are not a word that anything prohibits?

1659
01:46:23,106 --> 01:46:28,986
We did have someone reach out from the Louisiana
side so there will be some cooperation there.

1660
01:46:29,416 --> 01:46:34,026
But the planning groups are encouraged
to cooperate as much as it's necessary

1661
01:46:34,356 --> 01:46:39,216
to make this flood plans effective.

1662
01:46:39,216 --> 01:46:40,216
>> All right.

1663
01:46:40,416 --> 01:46:43,516
Thank you.

1664
01:46:44,596 --> 01:46:54,816
The question ask can technical
consultants work for multiple groups?

1665
01:46:54,816 --> 01:46:55,926
>> Yes, they can.

1666
01:46:55,926 --> 01:47:00,176
There is nothing that's preventing them as
long as there is no conflict of interest.

1667
01:47:02,976 --> 01:47:07,516
>> And as a follow up, can you give us an
idea about what discussions have occurred

1668
01:47:07,606 --> 01:47:11,006
between the Water Development
Board and technical consultants?

1669
01:47:11,366 --> 01:47:16,996
>> The technical consultant
procurement process will be

1670
01:47:17,056 --> 01:47:21,016
with the regional flood planning
group and the sponsor.

1671
01:47:21,606 --> 01:47:23,536
There hasn't been, to my knowledge,

1672
01:47:23,536 --> 01:47:29,016
any interaction happening
with the consultants and TWDB.

1673
01:47:29,016 --> 01:47:30,806
I have widely tried to present it

1674
01:47:30,806 --> 01:47:35,246
to the consulting community via American
Society of Civil Engineers and TFMA.

1675
01:47:35,246 --> 01:47:38,386
Those professional organizations
and I've continue to get requests

1676
01:47:38,386 --> 01:47:42,016
to present those conferences
and get questions there.

1677
01:47:42,426 --> 01:47:48,706
Those presentations where it's recorded,
it's publicly available or available on --

1678
01:47:48,776 --> 01:47:51,656
there available through different
professional organizations.

1679
01:47:51,656 --> 01:47:55,966
But there hasn't been TWDB and
technical consultant interaction.

1680
01:47:57,126 --> 01:47:59,666
>> Yeah. That process is up to each region.

1681
01:47:59,796 --> 01:48:04,406
The hiring of your technical
consultants is entirely your process.

1682
01:48:10,216 --> 01:48:13,526
> We are available to answer questions in terms

1683
01:48:13,526 --> 01:48:16,696
of what the content should be,
what the contents are like.

1684
01:48:16,696 --> 01:48:22,216
And it's the rules and it's also being
the RFA which is going to be posted

1685
01:48:22,216 --> 01:48:25,896
in the near future by end of November.

1686
01:48:34,226 --> 01:48:38,176
>> What is your best guess
on the frequency of meetings?

1687
01:48:41,486 --> 01:48:47,946
>> So, to make this happen within the timeframe
that we are given, we suspect and expect

1688
01:48:47,946 --> 01:48:51,666
that there is going to be frequent
meetings, perhaps at the beginning,

1689
01:48:51,666 --> 01:48:54,756
even monthly possible to
get these things moving.

1690
01:48:54,756 --> 01:49:03,466
It can probably go down on frequency as things
are moving, but to set everything up there needs

1691
01:49:03,466 --> 01:49:09,816
to be fairly frequent meeting
since what we suspect.

1692
01:49:09,816 --> 01:49:10,676
>> All right.

1693
01:49:10,866 --> 01:49:11,526
Thank you, Reem.

1694
01:49:11,856 --> 01:49:19,646
Will we make available a list of all
flood districts or water districts

1695
01:49:19,646 --> 01:49:21,676
within the flood planning regions?

1696
01:49:22,086 --> 01:49:26,676
>> Yes, we can make it available
as needed and requested.

1697
01:49:26,676 --> 01:49:33,766
>> And to that question to elaborate, I
just want to point out this we source all

1698
01:49:33,766 --> 01:49:40,066
of that data from TCQ and the Public Utility
Commissions and put it in a format specifically

1699
01:49:40,066 --> 01:49:42,546
for each regional flood plan or
for each flood planning region.

1700
01:49:43,056 --> 01:49:45,146
But it is that same information.

1701
01:49:45,146 --> 01:49:46,816
I just want to point that out.

1702
01:49:53,406 --> 01:49:55,316
Next question ask --

1703
01:50:00,516 --> 01:50:05,636
Is there a federal -- I'm sorry, if there
is a federal owned and operated structure

1704
01:50:05,636 --> 01:50:07,756
within the region will coordinate --

1705
01:50:07,756 --> 01:50:12,876
will coordination that affect those
structures be done by the regional groups?

1706
01:50:13,246 --> 01:50:17,986
Or will there be a representative from the water
development board that will work as the liaison

1707
01:50:17,986 --> 01:50:23,476
to those organizations such as the Corps
or the Bureau of recommended-- Reclamation?

1708
01:50:26,446 --> 01:50:30,966
>> The planning group will be responsible
for those coordination directly

1709
01:50:30,966 --> 01:50:34,576
so they can coordinate with each one
of the planning group as necessary.

1710
01:50:34,576 --> 01:50:37,816
And their project is specific
to different planning areas.

1711
01:50:38,256 --> 01:50:50,026
So, it would be useful for reclamation for
that region for those specific projects.

1712
01:50:50,166 --> 01:50:52,346
>> Thank you, Reem.

1713
01:50:52,916 --> 01:50:57,016
Will there be any templates for the written
deliverables so, there's consistency

1714
01:50:57,016 --> 01:50:59,406
across the regional planning groups?

1715
01:51:01,226 --> 01:51:04,996
>> There -- we do not expect to
template for the written portion.

1716
01:51:04,996 --> 01:51:09,236
For the data submittal, however, we are
preparing and we're going to provide templates.

1717
01:51:16,336 --> 01:51:19,706
I would elaborate a little bit
on the collaboration question.

1718
01:51:19,706 --> 01:51:22,566
So there are some big picture
collaboration that's happening

1719
01:51:22,566 --> 01:51:25,546
between different agencies
like Halo and others there.

1720
01:51:25,916 --> 01:51:27,896
There are at least two that are I'm aware

1721
01:51:27,896 --> 01:51:33,136
of that there are the referring flood organizing
committee meetings that are happening.

1722
01:51:33,136 --> 01:51:38,746
There a lot happening in the left field in Texas
in different agencies and agencies are talking

1723
01:51:38,746 --> 01:51:43,936
at upper level and mid-level on
those formation efforts, just FYI.

1724
01:51:51,146 --> 01:51:54,206
>> All right.

1725
01:51:54,936 --> 01:52:00,136
One of the key responsibilities identified in
the new member overview, identifies soliciting

1726
01:52:00,136 --> 01:52:04,166
and considering stakeholder
input in a transparent process.

1727
01:52:04,836 --> 01:52:08,746
What efforts will be included as part
of this program to help support outreach

1728
01:52:08,746 --> 01:52:11,916
to the stakeholders within our
region, and more specifically,

1729
01:52:11,916 --> 01:52:14,426
for those stakeholders in our interest category?

1730
01:52:18,596 --> 01:52:20,556
>> Matt, could you take that, please?

1731
01:52:22,096 --> 01:52:24,596
>> Sorry, could you say that again James?

1732
01:52:25,306 --> 01:52:25,536
>> Sure.

1733
01:52:25,846 --> 01:52:25,926
>> Yeah.

1734
01:52:26,066 --> 01:52:29,696
>> One of the one of the key
responsibilities identified

1735
01:52:29,696 --> 01:52:32,336
in the new member overview identifies soliciting

1736
01:52:32,336 --> 01:52:35,516
and considering stakeholder
input in a transparent process.

1737
01:52:36,126 --> 01:52:40,316
What efforts will be included as part
of this program to help support outreach

1738
01:52:40,316 --> 01:52:43,726
to the stakeholders within our
region, and more specifically,

1739
01:52:43,726 --> 01:52:45,996
for those stakeholders in
our interest categories?

1740
01:52:46,186 --> 01:52:52,176
>> So the -- after this, we're
going to go to public comment.

1741
01:52:52,176 --> 01:52:53,206
Just to heads up everyone.

1742
01:52:53,206 --> 01:52:55,046
We can go over.

1743
01:52:55,336 --> 01:52:58,536
We have a little extra time, so we
don't work, the door doesn't close

1744
01:52:58,536 --> 01:53:04,606
in six minutes, just so you know we have time.

1745
01:53:04,606 --> 01:53:09,596
The outreach to your area, we encourage you
to make outreach into your interest area,

1746
01:53:09,596 --> 01:53:11,066
because you have those connections.

1747
01:53:11,506 --> 01:53:13,296
And so, we do encourage that too.

1748
01:53:13,296 --> 01:53:15,796
But we'll also support that
by providing information.

1749
01:53:15,796 --> 01:53:19,986
And I think everyone can have best practices
for ideas about how to go about this

1750
01:53:19,986 --> 01:53:21,566
because something you can share your region.

1751
01:53:21,566 --> 01:53:24,676
Other interests might have the same
issue that how to reach out best.

1752
01:53:24,676 --> 01:53:27,496
But will support that with
information and suggestions.

1753
01:53:27,496 --> 01:53:32,636
But that's going to be -- we encourage
you to do that too in your region.

1754
01:53:34,756 --> 01:53:35,296
>> Go ahead, Reem.

1755
01:53:35,756 --> 01:53:36,606
>> All right.

1756
01:53:36,606 --> 01:53:43,126
Can you set this time we're moving
on to the public comment portion?

1757
01:53:43,476 --> 01:53:44,976
Next slide, please.

1758
01:53:45,316 --> 01:53:47,126
All right.

1759
01:53:47,126 --> 01:53:50,046
So this is the last time over agenda today.

1760
01:53:50,046 --> 01:53:55,876
We have to -- we have several
opportunities to ask public comments.

1761
01:53:55,876 --> 01:53:57,926
It's now open for public comments.

1762
01:53:58,076 --> 01:54:01,946
First, I'm going to ask for
if there is any registration

1763
01:54:01,946 --> 01:54:05,086
for public comment via the
public registration form.

1764
01:54:08,056 --> 01:54:13,016
>> Currently, we do not have anyone has filled
out the public comment registration form.

1765
01:54:14,576 --> 01:54:15,046
>> All right.

1766
01:54:15,156 --> 01:54:19,186
So with that, our meeting is
now open for public comment.

1767
01:54:19,186 --> 01:54:23,106
If you'd like to make a comment or
ask a question, please raise your hand

1768
01:54:23,306 --> 01:54:26,746
and we'll unmute you so you can
make a comment or ask a question.

1769
01:54:40,506 --> 01:54:44,086
>> I don't see any new hands
being raised right now.

1770
01:54:44,086 --> 01:54:46,986
We can give it another minute if you'd like?

1771
01:54:46,986 --> 01:54:50,166
>> Yes, we'll give it a minute.

1772
01:54:50,166 --> 01:54:54,316
And then we can go back to Q&A session.

1773
01:54:54,756 --> 01:55:00,206
I would like to keep this public comment portion
open for a minute or two just to make sure

1774
01:55:00,206 --> 01:55:06,256
that there isn't anyone here who
wanted to make public comments.

1775
01:55:13,716 --> 01:55:18,766
You could continue to type in questions
in the message chat box if you'd like

1776
01:55:18,766 --> 01:55:23,616
and we will go back to that portion
momentarily once we have given

1777
01:55:23,716 --> 01:55:26,506
about a minute for the public comments portion.

1778
01:56:11,326 --> 01:56:14,916
>> It sounds like we don't
have any hands raised.

1779
01:56:14,916 --> 01:56:15,866
Is that correct, Morgan?

1780
01:56:16,386 --> 01:56:18,616
No new hands raise for the public?

1781
01:56:18,866 --> 01:56:23,606
>> No new hands raise from the public.

1782
01:56:23,606 --> 01:56:24,126
>> All right.

1783
01:56:24,266 --> 01:56:29,216
So at our TWDD board meetings, we
allow one -- we wait for one minute.

1784
01:56:29,216 --> 01:56:32,706
So we've given about a minute so
will go back to our Q&A portion.

1785
01:56:32,706 --> 01:56:39,096
Because it seems like we do
still have a lot of questions.

1786
01:56:39,096 --> 01:56:43,716
I will at this time revert back to the
Q&A portion from our designated members.

1787
01:56:48,226 --> 01:56:48,876
>> All right.

1788
01:56:48,876 --> 01:56:49,496
Thank you, Reem.

1789
01:56:49,496 --> 01:57:00,496
The next question asks will TWDB provide
technical assistance with regard to development

1790
01:57:00,496 --> 01:57:03,036
of the political subdivision's website?

1791
01:57:07,826 --> 01:57:12,426
>> In terms of technical assistance to
develop the political subdivisions website

1792
01:57:12,426 --> 01:57:17,776
that will fall on the sponsors responsibility,
like being -- and maintaining the website.

1793
01:57:18,086 --> 01:57:23,286
We do have the TWDB flood planning website
where we're continuing to post public notices

1794
01:57:23,286 --> 01:57:26,146
as information as needed
and continue to do that.

1795
01:57:26,146 --> 01:57:31,356
We'll continue to update flood
planning website for the TWDB

1796
01:57:31,356 --> 01:57:37,166
and the flood planning regions
during the time it takes the sponsors

1797
01:57:37,336 --> 01:57:40,826
to develop their come up to speed on their side.

1798
01:57:41,566 --> 01:57:45,416
>> We can offer some helpful
tips and best practices,

1799
01:57:45,416 --> 01:57:48,616
but we feel that each region
will have its own website.

1800
01:57:48,716 --> 01:57:51,046
And we don't both manage those things.

1801
01:57:51,046 --> 01:57:51,776
It would just be the region.

1802
01:57:51,776 --> 01:57:55,536
But we did offer tips and suggestions
if you're looking for some assistance.

1803
01:57:55,896 --> 01:57:58,096
We'll always try to help if
we can to extend, we're able.

1804
01:58:05,906 --> 01:58:06,846
>> All right.

1805
01:58:11,736 --> 01:58:12,456
Thank you, Matt.

1806
01:58:12,566 --> 01:58:14,566
Casey Paul, you have another question?

1807
01:58:14,826 --> 01:58:15,986
So I just unmuted you.

1808
01:58:15,986 --> 01:58:20,406
If you'd like to ask that regarding Atlas 14?

1809
01:58:20,676 --> 01:58:28,346
>> Yes. So I was curious about Atlas 14 with
communities that have not yet adopted that.

1810
01:58:28,346 --> 01:58:34,226
And if the board had kind of an idea of how
they wanted to approach this across the state --

1811
01:58:34,346 --> 01:58:34,746
>> Yes.

1812
01:58:35,816 --> 01:58:37,186
>> -- throughout the region?

1813
01:58:37,686 --> 01:58:44,756
>> So for Atlas 14, notice that Atlas 14
in general, all the data that is going

1814
01:58:44,756 --> 01:58:49,336
to support this flood line process
we asked for best available data.

1815
01:58:49,846 --> 01:58:53,176
We're fully aware that Atlas
14 came out in recent past

1816
01:58:53,176 --> 01:58:56,006
and most communities have not been able

1817
01:58:56,006 --> 01:58:59,116
to update their modeling or
mapping with Atlas 14 data.

1818
01:58:59,116 --> 01:59:00,706
There hasn't been enough time.

1819
01:59:01,176 --> 01:59:04,976
So our guidance is best available
data which builds in the order of --

1820
01:59:04,976 --> 01:59:11,166
if there is a Atlas 14 modeling and mapping
has been done in some communities at the time

1821
01:59:11,166 --> 01:59:14,036
that they'll be responsible to
bring this information forward

1822
01:59:14,036 --> 01:59:15,446
that will be taken into account.

1823
01:59:15,916 --> 01:59:22,246
But we are not asking the planning groups to
do additional modeling to develop new models

1824
01:59:22,246 --> 01:59:26,226
and map to do escorting based
modeling and mapping.

1825
01:59:26,226 --> 01:59:28,436
If they're available, only sees it.

1826
01:59:28,436 --> 01:59:31,986
If not available, you identify
it what's best available today.

1827
01:59:32,276 --> 01:59:33,366
And it's a feature needed.

1828
01:59:33,826 --> 01:59:37,806
So that would be our agenda -- that
would be our approach for statewide.

1829
01:59:51,106 --> 01:59:53,406
>> All right.

1830
01:59:54,816 --> 01:59:57,886
Thank you, Casey and thank you, Reem.

1831
02:00:12,336 --> 02:00:16,046
Next question is in regards to
virtual or in person meetings.

1832
02:00:16,046 --> 02:00:18,696
And will this be at the discretion
of each group.

1833
02:00:24,596 --> 02:00:27,676
>> I will start answering it for we are now.

1834
02:00:27,786 --> 02:00:32,776
So right now, we're able to post it
virtually because of the government --

1835
02:00:32,776 --> 02:00:34,836
governor's emergency declaration.

1836
02:00:34,876 --> 02:00:38,766
It happened on October 7,
and it goes for 30 days.

1837
02:00:39,146 --> 02:00:44,766
So you're hosting all of this first set
of meetings before the 30 days is over.

1838
02:00:45,346 --> 02:00:49,076
Their specific requirements
in Texas Open Meeting Act,

1839
02:00:49,396 --> 02:00:52,516
and its specific meeting
requirements and public notice for it.

1840
02:00:52,866 --> 02:00:56,886
The regional flood planning groups
are required to adhere to that.

1841
02:00:56,886 --> 02:01:02,426
Make sure there is availability
for options for public comments.

1842
02:01:02,546 --> 02:01:06,176
Matt or James, do you want
to add to that some things?

1843
02:01:06,906 --> 02:01:08,866
>> I think that says it all right now.

1844
02:01:08,866 --> 02:01:10,656
Virtual meetings are allowed.

1845
02:01:10,656 --> 02:01:16,106
And at some point, if things change,
then we will all have to behave

1846
02:01:16,106 --> 02:01:18,946
and follow Open Meetings Act accordingly.

1847
02:01:19,256 --> 02:01:24,586
And I think it may vary approaches how people
handle their staff, may change between agencies,

1848
02:01:24,586 --> 02:01:30,796
but fundamentally, the Open Meetings Act
is, you know, what we're going to follow.

1849
02:01:30,796 --> 02:01:36,606
And right now, you can take advantage of
virtual meetings as much as you think you need.

1850
02:01:36,706 --> 02:01:39,306
And I think they're -- they are
useful not having to travel.

1851
02:01:39,666 --> 02:01:43,896
So that's a positive in some ways, although I'd
much rather have face to face meeting myself.

1852
02:01:51,076 --> 02:01:51,716
>> All right.

1853
02:01:52,846 --> 02:01:55,326
Thank you, Matt.

1854
02:01:55,596 --> 02:02:00,756
The next question asked one of the
scope items is to preserve water rights.

1855
02:02:02,216 --> 02:02:07,076
Is it possible to include inner basin
transfers as an option and a plan?

1856
02:02:07,076 --> 02:02:08,106
>> I'll answer it.

1857
02:02:10,966 --> 02:02:12,866
>> Yes. Go ahead.

1858
02:02:13,406 --> 02:02:17,836
>> Well, I think I'm not sure what inner
basin transfer refers to in this case.

1859
02:02:17,836 --> 02:02:21,226
But fundamentally, one of the principles,
and that's another good thing to look

1860
02:02:21,226 --> 02:02:24,456
at actually is the principles,
the guidance principles is 39.

1861
02:02:24,546 --> 02:02:28,076
They're worth reading more
than once over the period.

1862
02:02:28,336 --> 02:02:31,506
But water rights have to be protected
fundamentally, by the process.

1863
02:02:31,506 --> 02:02:34,466
It's just a matter of, like everything
else, you have to follow state law.

1864
02:02:34,746 --> 02:02:36,716
And that's one of the pieces of that.

1865
02:02:36,716 --> 02:02:38,716
So I would just say that, following state laws,

1866
02:02:38,716 --> 02:02:42,356
the key I'm not sure what the particular
instance would be in that case.

1867
02:02:50,046 --> 02:02:51,836
>> Thanks, Matt.

1868
02:03:19,116 --> 02:03:23,036
All right, next question.

1869
02:03:23,036 --> 02:03:27,166
As members get ready to meet with their
fellow regional flood planning group members,

1870
02:03:27,166 --> 02:03:31,376
and they have a need to send out a
general message to other members,

1871
02:03:31,926 --> 02:03:34,156
do they have access to their
contact information?

1872
02:03:34,156 --> 02:03:41,086
Or can they have access to their contact
-- other members contact information?

1873
02:03:41,366 --> 02:03:44,296
>> I believe we've sent out contact information.

1874
02:03:44,296 --> 02:03:47,606
But I would also caution anybody
against violating Open Meetings Act

1875
02:03:47,606 --> 02:03:49,676
by sending things out to a quorum of people.

1876
02:03:49,986 --> 02:03:54,726
That's not something -- that's on my expertise
but I do know that you need to be very careful

1877
02:03:54,726 --> 02:03:59,636
about reaching out to other members when you're
not at a public meeting and how you handle that.

1878
02:03:59,866 --> 02:04:04,326
So that's just a -- definitely watch
the Open Meetings Act training.

1879
02:04:04,326 --> 02:04:10,486
>> One of the agenda items at
our first meeting is, therefore,

1880
02:04:10,486 --> 02:04:14,216
the last agenda item is to
identify the next meeting.

1881
02:04:14,556 --> 02:04:24,866
So you're able to do it in a quorum
situation and following the Open Meeting Act.

1882
02:04:25,076 --> 02:04:27,456
So I know we are I know over our time.

1883
02:04:27,786 --> 02:04:31,476
We do want to be respectful for everybody's
time for attending the meeting today.

1884
02:04:31,476 --> 02:04:34,716
It will be -- we will stay here
for another few minutes just

1885
02:04:34,826 --> 02:04:39,226
to make sure we answer all the
questions that you have for us.

1886
02:04:39,226 --> 02:04:45,096
But we are, at this time at the
-- towards the end of our meeting.

1887
02:04:45,096 --> 02:04:48,536
James, how many more questions do
you think we have a raise hand?

1888
02:04:48,536 --> 02:04:55,446
>> I have at least two more written
questions and several raised hands

1889
02:04:55,446 --> 02:04:57,466
when we double check the hand raise.

1890
02:05:00,876 --> 02:05:03,436
Yes, we have at least several raise hands.

1891
02:05:04,226 --> 02:05:12,266
>> OK. So let's try to go through them
quickly and see where we can get you.

1892
02:05:12,266 --> 02:05:15,846
>> OK. I finish up the written ones.

1893
02:05:15,846 --> 02:05:21,836
[Inaudible] is if requested by an overlapping
flood planning region or water planning region,

1894
02:05:22,636 --> 02:05:26,236
will Texas Water Development
Board facilitate collaborations

1895
02:05:26,236 --> 02:05:28,716
between the two -- these two types of groups?

1896
02:05:28,716 --> 02:05:32,566
If, for example, there are opportunities
for their efforts to be mutually beneficial

1897
02:05:32,676 --> 02:05:37,586
or would this collaboration
be left to the sponsor?

1898
02:05:38,116 --> 02:05:41,206
>> Collaboration between water planning
groups and flood planning groups would be

1899
02:05:41,206 --> 02:05:43,596
between those groups and they can collaborate

1900
02:05:43,956 --> 02:05:46,396
where appropriate and we
encourage collaboration.

1901
02:05:46,396 --> 02:05:49,846
But those groups will be collaborative
since those are the entities.

1902
02:05:51,896 --> 02:05:54,236
>> I guess just to elaborate on your question.

1903
02:05:54,236 --> 02:06:00,566
If there were such a request from when
these groups would, TWDB staff, you know,

1904
02:06:00,566 --> 02:06:07,666
the regional flood planning liaison and -- or
the appropriate water planning or water planner,

1905
02:06:07,666 --> 02:06:11,126
would they help facilitate
those types of collaborations?

1906
02:06:11,566 --> 02:06:11,996
>> Sure.

1907
02:06:12,446 --> 02:06:14,196
>> OK, great.

1908
02:06:14,196 --> 02:06:15,376
That's just one.

1909
02:06:15,376 --> 02:06:16,216
That will check with you.

1910
02:06:20,536 --> 02:06:27,386
The next question regarding travel, if travel
is necessary for adjacent group members,

1911
02:06:27,536 --> 02:06:29,076
which group should be responsible?

1912
02:06:29,486 --> 02:06:32,536
For instance, traveling from
Brownsville to El Paso?

1913
02:06:38,636 --> 02:06:41,356
>> Did not know that I fully
follow the question.

1914
02:06:41,356 --> 02:06:45,936
The meetings will be sent for each
regional flood planning group.

1915
02:06:45,936 --> 02:06:51,836
So they would need to go to the location
of the flood planning group meeting.

1916
02:06:51,836 --> 02:06:54,006
>> In a link to [inaudible]
generally folks who get reimbursed

1917
02:06:54,006 --> 02:06:57,146
by their home base planning
group, that's the expectation.

1918
02:06:57,466 --> 02:07:02,576
So if you travel, your mileage, state
mileage is reimbursed by the planning group

1919
02:07:02,576 --> 02:07:05,156
that you belong to that would be the default.

1920
02:07:06,636 --> 02:07:07,226
>> OK. Good.

1921
02:07:07,536 --> 02:07:12,496
I think this is in regards to earlier
we talked about the possibility

1922
02:07:12,496 --> 02:07:18,536
of adjacent regional flood planning groups
selecting member liaison -- members --

1923
02:07:18,536 --> 02:07:22,486
non-voting member liaisons for adjacent groups.

1924
02:07:22,936 --> 02:07:25,636
So thank you, Matt.

1925
02:07:31,256 --> 02:07:32,186
All right.

1926
02:07:32,186 --> 02:07:35,656
And for the written questions
we have for now one goes

1927
02:07:35,656 --> 02:07:40,736
to some hand raised -- hands raised we have.

1928
02:07:50,046 --> 02:07:52,766
Mr. Joseph Wryer [assumed spelling].

1929
02:07:53,076 --> 02:07:56,366
You had your hand raised and you're now unmuted.

1930
02:07:56,676 --> 02:08:02,956
>> Can you hear me now?

1931
02:08:04,506 --> 02:08:05,066
>> Yes, sir.

1932
02:08:05,616 --> 02:08:11,726
>> OK. My question is that on the slides
that we saw, there are several laws.

1933
02:08:11,726 --> 02:08:19,096
The numbers of the laws mentioned are
those laws also going to be downloaded,

1934
02:08:19,646 --> 02:08:25,106
if we want to download the slides?

1935
02:08:25,106 --> 02:08:25,636
>> Yes, sir.

1936
02:08:25,636 --> 02:08:29,806
I believe the legal references include
links within the slideshow here

1937
02:08:29,806 --> 02:08:31,656
and slideshow will be made available.

1938
02:08:32,226 --> 02:08:34,466
>> OK. That's very good.

1939
02:08:34,466 --> 02:08:36,096
I appreciate that.

1940
02:08:36,096 --> 02:08:37,736
Save me a lot of trouble [inaudible]..

1941
02:08:39,006 --> 02:08:43,506
>> It's great to hear someone's
going to read all that.

1942
02:08:43,506 --> 02:08:44,886
I hope you all do.

1943
02:08:44,886 --> 02:08:45,156
>> Oh, I have to.

1944
02:08:45,156 --> 02:08:47,826
You know, you don't learn
anything unless you read.

1945
02:08:48,356 --> 02:08:48,806
>> Yep.

1946
02:08:48,806 --> 02:08:52,166
>> Then if you read you have to study.

1947
02:08:54,856 --> 02:08:56,156
But that's all I have.

1948
02:08:56,156 --> 02:09:00,006
You all got very good job today.

1949
02:09:00,006 --> 02:09:01,096
I appreciate it.

1950
02:09:02,336 --> 02:09:03,486
>> Sure. Sure.

1951
02:09:03,486 --> 02:09:04,936
Thank you for joining us.

1952
02:09:14,646 --> 02:09:15,766
All right.

1953
02:09:21,906 --> 02:09:26,126
Next, we have Susie [assumed
spelling], you have your hand raised.

1954
02:09:26,126 --> 02:09:28,506
You just got unmated, feel
free to ask your question.

1955
02:09:28,506 --> 02:09:31,956
You may have to unmute yourself as well.

1956
02:09:45,686 --> 02:09:47,976
Susie, can you hear us?

1957
02:10:02,146 --> 02:10:02,356
All right.

1958
02:10:02,356 --> 02:10:07,136
>> I'll say it again, if you
don't get a question answered

1959
02:10:07,136 --> 02:10:09,766
or you're being shy, maybe a little bit.

1960
02:10:09,766 --> 02:10:13,546
We run out of time, just email, the
flood planning email that you have

1961
02:10:13,776 --> 02:10:17,176
and we will always want to
respond to all your questions.

1962
02:10:17,176 --> 02:10:18,736
I'm sure you're thinking more after this too.

1963
02:10:19,646 --> 02:10:23,756
>> And just to note, there's a couple
people that have their hands raised,

1964
02:10:23,756 --> 02:10:26,066
but their audio is not connected.

1965
02:10:26,066 --> 02:10:28,806
So we're unable to unmute you.

1966
02:10:28,906 --> 02:10:33,856
Feel free to type in your question
if you have your hand raise and --

1967
02:10:33,856 --> 02:10:35,756
or soon to be flipped planning email address,

1968
02:10:35,756 --> 02:10:37,786
and we will get those dressed
as soon as possible.

1969
02:10:48,956 --> 02:10:49,746
All right.

1970
02:10:49,746 --> 02:10:53,926
We have a -- two more written
questions just come in.

1971
02:10:53,956 --> 02:10:58,196
Besides hiring consultants, can regional
flood planning groups form technical

1972
02:10:58,196 --> 02:10:59,376
advisory committees?

1973
02:11:02,136 --> 02:11:08,256
>> The regional flood planning group
can form technical committees as needed.

1974
02:11:08,256 --> 02:11:14,166
There is a specific rule that relates to
that as long as they're adhering to the rules

1975
02:11:14,166 --> 02:11:17,156
in terms of geographical requirement.

1976
02:11:17,346 --> 02:11:21,186
They can form technical sub
communities or specific tasks.

1977
02:11:38,656 --> 02:11:40,966
>> I think we're just going to do
that one or two more questions.

1978
02:11:40,966 --> 02:11:41,656
Yeah, James?

1979
02:11:42,086 --> 02:11:46,036
>> Sure. That's all we have a -- one last one.

1980
02:11:46,036 --> 02:11:56,486
Was there a strategic decision on behalf of TWDB
to assign staff people to the regional groups?

1981
02:11:56,616 --> 02:11:58,456
>> James, I'll let you take that one.

1982
02:11:59,066 --> 02:12:05,936
>> Sure. Some of the factors that we considered
were we wanted to maintain consistency

1983
02:12:05,936 --> 02:12:10,296
between upper and lower basins for
those types -- for those regions.

1984
02:12:10,296 --> 02:12:16,476
So for say, the Canadian Red
and the -- I'm sorry, the --

1985
02:12:16,476 --> 02:12:24,316
Canadian Upper Red, and the Lower Red Sulphur
Cypress, the Lower Brazos, Upper Brazos

1986
02:12:24,816 --> 02:12:30,806
and the Upper Colorado, Lower Colorado
Lavaca, as well as the Upper Rio Grande,

1987
02:12:30,806 --> 02:12:38,816
Lower Rio Grande, we tried to assign the
same staff to those regions that had an upper

1988
02:12:38,816 --> 02:12:45,756
and lower portion, as well as we also considered
the potential for staff workloads as far

1989
02:12:45,756 --> 02:12:48,836
as the number of potential
projects, the size of the region,

1990
02:12:48,836 --> 02:12:52,636
and other similar factors
that come up with that.

1991
02:12:52,636 --> 02:12:55,676
So workload, work balance, factored in as well.

1992
02:12:55,676 --> 02:12:56,586
>> All right.

1993
02:13:00,646 --> 02:13:05,436
So I think we may have time
for one more questions.

1994
02:13:05,766 --> 02:13:10,016
Question, or how are you doing on
raised hand and written portion?

1995
02:13:11,746 --> 02:13:14,176
>> That is all of our written questions.

1996
02:13:14,436 --> 02:13:25,836
And as far as raised hands, we have two
raise hands, but I'm unable to unmute them,

1997
02:13:25,836 --> 02:13:29,436
because the audio is not connected.

1998
02:13:29,436 --> 02:13:34,156
>> OK. Well, please do send me an
email at floodplanning@twdb.texas.gov

1999
02:13:34,226 --> 02:13:37,796
and we will respond to any
questions that you have.

2000
02:13:38,506 --> 02:13:41,016
We have another orientation meeting.

2001
02:13:41,016 --> 02:13:45,746
But this is going to be exactly the same
content in case you have a colleague or someone

2002
02:13:45,746 --> 02:13:48,046
who hasn't attended this one and 10th.

2003
02:13:48,046 --> 02:13:49,556
Other one, that's perfectly fine.

2004
02:13:49,556 --> 02:13:52,766
It's the exact same meeting we're
going to host tomorrow afternoon,

2005
02:13:52,766 --> 02:13:54,276
just to give you two opportunities.

2006
02:13:54,976 --> 02:14:00,776
We're excited, extremely thankful for you to be
wanting to do this and being with us here today.

2007
02:14:00,776 --> 02:14:02,886
We've covered a lot of ground.

2008
02:14:02,886 --> 02:14:06,646
We're hoping you'll read before you
do the first meeting and look forward

2009
02:14:06,646 --> 02:14:09,426
to seeing you at the first meeting.

2010
02:14:10,116 --> 02:14:12,656
Any parting word, Matt?

2011
02:14:12,996 --> 02:14:14,336
>> No, thank you.

2012
02:14:14,336 --> 02:14:19,466
And I really wish I could see you all and -- but
I'm looking forward to meeting you in person.

2013
02:14:19,466 --> 02:14:24,156
>> Right. Yeah, at the time for feedings
everybody will have your camera on.

2014
02:14:24,236 --> 02:14:28,096
So we'll have faces to put the
names, so looking forward to that.

2015
02:14:28,096 --> 02:14:30,006
Thanks again for being here today.

2016
02:14:30,006 --> 02:14:39,756
At this time, I'm going to
adjourn our meeting today.

2017
02:14:39,756 --> 02:14:40,266
Bye, everyone.

2018
02:14:40,676 --> 02:14:40,976
>> Bye everyone.