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Good morning, everyone and welcome to the Region
14 Upper Rio Grande Regional Flood Planning

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Thank you.

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>> Good morning, everyone.

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This is Matt Nelson from
Texas Water Development Board.

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And before we call the meeting to order,
I'm going to do a roll call for attendance

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for voting members to make
sure we have a quorum.

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So you just go ahead and unmute yourselves,
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and just give the affirmative if you're here.

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Jay Ornelas.

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Gilberto Saldana Jr.

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>> Jessica Christianson.

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>> Jeff Bennett.

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>> Sal Masoud.

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>> Javier Acosta.

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>> David Hall.

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>> Rene Rodriguez.

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Omar Martinez.

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>> There's six people here
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So you -- we may call to
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and then I'll take attendance now the
non-voting [inaudible] for non-voting members.

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I'm going to run down, just go ahead and
unmute yourselves and I'll call your name,

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just give me the affirmative if you're here.

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James Weaver.

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>> Tim Frere.

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>> Larissa Place.

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>> Ben Wilde.

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>> Richard Bagans.

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Anita Keese.

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OK. All right.

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Well, welcome everyone.

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Again, my name is Matt Nelson, Assistant Deputy
Executive of Texas Water Development Board.

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Welcome to the inaugural meeting of the Upper
Rio Grande Regional Flood Planning Group.

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We want to welcome you on
behalf of our board members.

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I'm not sure if we have a board member
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I'll welcome you later and say a few words.

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So we will proceed.

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Anyway, welcome on behalf
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we know it's been a long road getting here.

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And there's a lot to do and we really appreciate
you, your service and submitting your name

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or having your name submitted, whether
you liked it or not, or knew it.

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We're glad you're here.

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We have a great group.

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And we're going to do and kind of
support you today in a meeting.

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So we'll get all of that and a board member
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I'm having some computer
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Next slide, please.

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>> Here, can I speak now?

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>> Oh, yes, Director Jackson is here.

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>> Hey, how's it going?

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Sorry, I'm having some computer
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So, I just wanted to say welcome to everyone.

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Thank you so much for participating and
being a part of this monumental effort.

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It's so exciting that we're moving forward
with the first ever state flood plan.

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And, of course, like regional water
planning, it is a bottom up process in Texas.

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Nobody tells Texans what to do.

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So, it's really about local leadership, and
just so proud and encouraged that we have

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so many talented people sitting
around the table to kind

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of move forward with this very first effort.

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I think what we know is that we can't
do things like we have done in the past.

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We kind of can't wait for an area to
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out what we need to do to mitigate it.

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We need to get ahead of the curve.

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We need to make Texas resilient.

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We need to make it future proof.

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We don't know what's coming.

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But we need to plan for the future and put
mitigation efforts in place both structural

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and nonstructural so that we can
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And a huge part I think moving forward
for Texas in terms of the message

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that we send here locally, as well as
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move to Texas, we kind of got to figure it out.

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We've got the one-two punch.

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We've got the water and as well as we can have
those projects in those facilities in place

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to protect against future floods.

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So just appreciate all your effort.

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You've heard me many times say the
better the data, the better the science.

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The better the science, the better the policy.

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And I think one of the really, I think
insightful and useful things is going to come

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out of this process is the increased information
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to generate to share with the regional water
planning groups and also have available

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for communities to use as they move
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of risk they want to mitigate to.

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So bring you greetings from
other two board members.

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Peter Lake, who is our chairman,
he serves in the finance slot.

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And then Brooke Paup, with all her energy
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And of course, I serve in
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So, we're not a regulatory
agency, we are here to serve.

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So if there's anything in everything
that we can do to help you in any way,

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please just feel like that you can reach out.

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We have an amazing staff, just so
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and their support in this effort moving forward.

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They're passionate.

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They're resourceful.

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They're talented, and just so appreciate the
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they're putting forth so far, and that they're
going to be supporting this group in the future.

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So, thank you for your leadership.

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Thank you for pulling together
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what we know is that what impacts people
upstream, also downstream and vice versa.

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So, so important that we work
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of put together those things
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to be successful as a region and as a state.

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So, just wanted to say thank you
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And welcome aboard.

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Well, thank you.

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I'm glad you got in, by the way there.

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So, next slide.

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This slide is just a reminder
of what's on the agenda.

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This is a publicly posted meeting.

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And this is a summary of the agenda.

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There are sub items on some of these items.

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I just want to run through it quickly to
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So, we'll have member introductions after I do
some housekeeping and facilitation of business.

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Then we're going to have a 10 to 15-minute
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on regional water planning -- regional
flood planning, and the process.

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My background is water planning
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So we'll have a little presentation about that.

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To get you up to speed a little more
about what you're going to be doing.

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And then you got the three big items you need
to make decisions today bylaws, consider a chair

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and then consider a political
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So, next slide.

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These are the -- After that,
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We want to make sure you have enough
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as you could at the first meeting.

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There's some notice requirements
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You don't take action on number eight there.

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You'll be looking to authorize with
your sponsor to find for funding,

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and you'll discuss potential
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but you will not take action
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That's not posted for action.

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And then just sort of housekeeping things,
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and there's also public comment on several of
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So we'll make sure we have all that.

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Next slide, please.

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So again, we are -- Welcome.

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We are hosting this because you
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So we're convening all the person meetings.

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We have one more after you all today.

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And you've got all the plan
groups meeting first time.

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And so I'm going to run the meeting
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at which time the chair will run the meeting.

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And we'll do as much to support
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if chair or so chooses to direct us.

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We will follow Robert's Rules of Order
in making decisions as best we can.

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Some folks may turn up on the phone, everyone's
on camera right now, as far as I know.

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My staff will correct me.

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There are a lot of staff in the
background, keeping things smooth running.

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But if someone's on the phone,
they can show up later.

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I can't see everyone all the time, if people
raise their hand, I can't always see that.

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But I'm going to take roll call votes
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But when you want to speak, just go and
raise your hand, I'll try to call on you just

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to keep from talking over each other.

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But if I don't catch you, please just speak up.

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I want you all to unmute
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And just try to, you know, went out the table,
but it'd be nice to try to feel like we're

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at a table and then folks can just talk
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So we'll see how that goes.

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If you have sound issues,
we will deal with that.

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So time management, it's been about
three-hour window for the meeting.

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We can go a little over, and
hopefully we won't have to,

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I think we probably can get within the window.

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We have an estimated time budget
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We've sort of figured about a half an
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and then maybe a fair amount of
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We have the upfront time of the
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So, we think we can get it done but we
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that if we are pushing along a little bit,

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that's to help you be successful
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It's not about anything else.

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It's OK. Helping you get through your
agenda, especially the big items.

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And if you don't get to everything on the
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through the first big decisions to
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Next slide.

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So, we're going to go through in the
order of the names that are on the screen,

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just say your name, your
interest that you represent.

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And just a little bit about why -- how you
ended up on a regional flood planning group.

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What was -- What led you to actually
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To give a little more background,
just folks [inaudible] on that.

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And it'd be good to hear from everyone.

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So we'll start with Oscar Ornelas.

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And I'm not sure if I'm saying that correctly.

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But I believe he is not present.

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So we'll go to Gilberto?

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I said that correctly?

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I usually go by Gilbert.

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>> Gilbert, OK.

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>> Yes. So my name is Gilbert Saldana.

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I work for El Paso County.

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And I'm in the planning and
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And I'm currently acting as the
floodplain administrator for the county.

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Our -- My jurisdiction is basically
the unincorporated areas of the county.

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And so obviously, my interest is
obviously flooding issues as well.

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So that's the main reason why I guess
I was interested in participating

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and excited to be part of this group.

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>> Thank you and welcome.

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Jessica Christianson.

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>> Yeah. Good morning, everyone.

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My name is Jessica Christianson.

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I am the director of environmental and
sustainability at El Paso Electric.

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I came to this group kind
of by way of being a part

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of the water planning group,
the Far West Texas group.

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And I'm particularly excited about it.

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I've been in El Paso for about seven years
but I've spent the previous part of my career

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in environmental consulting
and spent a number of years

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in Florida doing a lot of
specific flood planning work.

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So I'm kind of a different ecosystem,
different atmosphere here for flood planning

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than South Florida, but I'm excited to be back
and having those types of conversations again.

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>> Great, thank you.

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Jeff Bennett.

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>> Good morning, everyone.

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My name is Jeff Bennett.

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I work for the Rio Grande Joint Venture,

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which is a binational partnership
focused on improving bird habitat.

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I began my career working on plan flooding
in the Grand Canyon 20 or 23 years ago.

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I spent 15 years with the National Park Service
working on environmental flow recommendations

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for the Rio Grande and currently
sort of focused on stream restoration

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and improving bird habitat along streams
in west Texas, flooding plays a role there.

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And yeah, so I was sort of recruited for this.

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And I'm happy to be here.

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Excited about the possibilities.

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>> OK, thanks.

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And I'll note this, Sal Masoud.

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Is that -- Am I saying that correctly?

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Sal, Sal.

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>> Yes. This is Sal Masoud.

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I'm sorry for being late.

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My confusion was with the time zone.

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I don't have time to log in on
[inaudible] logging in at the wrong time.

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I'm sorry about that.

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>> So if you could say or just say we're going
around the self-introductions, your name,

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your interest category, and then how you
ended up on a regional flood planning group.

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>> OK. My name is Sal Masoud.

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I am a registered professional
engineer in the state of Texas.

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And I am the principal owner of Del Rio
Engineering, the [inaudible] in 1987.

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Mostly focused on land development projects.

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We've done regional land development projects
and water source design, infrastructure design,

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screen, and final remote mitigation.

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And I've worked closely with the El Paso
Association of Brokers for about 20 years.

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I've been in the board of directors.

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I am the upcoming president of 2021 for
the El Paso Association of Builders.

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And back in 2000 and I think nine, when
[inaudible] the floodplain maps for the city

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of El Paso or county of El
Paso, we made maps of how to --

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quite a bit of [inaudible] in the floodplain.

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I took it upon myself to join in the [inaudible]
evaluating board or the IBWT and still going

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for almost two years and
quickly evolved by that --

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I'm back on again when I'm [inaudible] in the
floodplain areas and the effect that it has

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on our community and the other
farming communities as well.

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So, that's my area.

294
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>> Sal, thank you.

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I think I'm not the only one, your sound
-- the sound for you is very hard to hear.

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I think the probes.

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There's a call-in -- There's a call option,
go to a call-in mode where you could have --

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you could see everything on your screen.

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Unmute phone or the audio.

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I think that might help everyone
understand you better.

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Do you want to try the phone option?

302
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Part of -- my staff will -- I'll teach you.

303
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OK?

304
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>> OK.

305
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>> If you could mute your computer now.

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You're having some feedback.

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Thank you, Sal.

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Sorry about that.

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>> I will try to call in.

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>> OK. If you could mute that.

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OK. So, Javier Acosta.

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>> Good morning, everyone.

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Javier Acosta, I'm the floodplain
administrator for the city of El Paso,

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engineering division manager
for the land development group.

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So we kind of oversee the
interior parts of the city.

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I started my career in Las
Vegas, Nevada, actually,

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and ended up moving back down
to my hometown of El Paso.

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Most of my work was in the private sector.

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And I moved to a public sector
about three years ago.

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I was nominated by El Paso water
utilities to be part of this group.

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I was not aware of the group
actually when it was first started.

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So when I heard about it, and they nominated
me, I jumped on the opportunity to be on here.

323
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Thank you for having me.

324
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>> Great. Welcome.

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David Hall.

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>> Hi, I'm the representative of the public
from the Far West Texas Water Planning Group.

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And I've been in that group since
about '98 as an alternate then

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and then became a primary
member and a board member.

329
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I'm retired Army 21 years
and leadership role there

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and retired government civil
service for another 22 years.

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So I've been around the management
areas for quite a while.

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I represent the public in this agenda,
and I'm looking forward to the integration

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between the two, serving on
both boards or both committees.

334
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>> OK. Rene Rodriguez.

335
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Still not on the phone, either.

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Omar Martinez.

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>> Good morning.

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My name is Omar Martinez, and
I'm representing water districts.

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I'm currently employed at the El Paso County
Water Improvement District Number 1 in El Paso,

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we know that the irrigation district.

341
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How I got started in flood
planning, I was unfortunate --

342
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Me and my family, we were impacted
by the 2006 flood that hit El Paso.

343
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Probably the largest flood
we've had in its history.

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Since then, shortly I -- a couple of years after
I graduated college at UTEP and I joined --

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I was hired by the Rio Grande Council
of Governments where my duties were

346
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to do the administrative support for
the Far West Texas Water Planning Group.

347
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And I did that for a couple of years.

348
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Eventually, I moved on to the irrigation
district and I've been here since.

349
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I currently serve as the alternate to the
chair of the West Texas Water Planning Group.

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I'm very involved in the
underwater planning group.

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I make sure that the entire
region is represented fairly.

352
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My time at the Rio Grande COG made
me fall in love with West Texas

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and beyond just the El Paso County.

354
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And so what I do at the irrigation
district and also what I do in support

355
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of the water planning group is
I help people access funding.

356
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So at the district, we currently manage four
grants from the Texas Water Development Board.

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They could -- were possible thanks
to the flood planning process.

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And then I also leveraged the water plan --
the far west water plan to secure millions

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of dollars in water projects for the
district from the federal government.

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And so, also as the floodplain was
getting put together, I was very involved

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in the legislative process for rule making.

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And so I'm very excited about
the opportunity to work with,

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being part of the flood planning group.

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Sorry about that.

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In addition to my work at the irrigation
district, I also did some work for the IPWC.

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I did drone work to help them certify levees.

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And then I also work with -- I'm also working

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on other water projects in
Presidio and in Van Horn.

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And so I'm happy to answer any questions.

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>> All right.

371
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Well, thank you.

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OK. So we'll go to the non-voting or ex
officio, non-voting members of the agencies.

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We'll go down the list.

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And folks could say their
name and how your agency plugs

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into this process and supports the process.

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Sarah Douglas.

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00:23:48,286 --> 00:23:49,016
>> Hi, everyone.

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So my name is Sarah Douglas, and I'm
the government relations specialist

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at the General Land Office.

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So what I do is I work with communities and
elected officials both on the local level,

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state level and the federal level to
communicate with them about the opportunities

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that they can offer with, you
know, GLO administer grants.

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So I'm here because I'm the
liaison to our planning department.

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So, I've worked on many planning studies
in the past, and we just started working

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on our flood studies within
combined river basins.

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So that obviously relates to this,
and I'm very excited to be here.

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00:24:26,436 --> 00:24:27,106
>> All right.

388
00:24:27,106 --> 00:24:27,606
Thank you.

389
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Anita Keese.

390
00:24:31,056 --> 00:24:33,046
>> Hello. Are you all able to hear me?

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00:24:33,566 --> 00:24:34,396
>> Yes.

392
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>> Awesome.

393
00:24:35,746 --> 00:24:37,506
My name is Anita Keese.

394
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I work for the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality.

395
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My role is a special assistant to David Ramirez,
who is the area director for the Harlingen,

396
00:24:48,186 --> 00:24:52,126
Laredo, El Paso and Midland regional offices.

397
00:24:52,126 --> 00:24:56,596
I've worked with water issues my whole career
in various capacities both for Texas Department

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of State Health Services and
for the private industry.

399
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I've been with the TCEQ for 18 years.

400
00:25:02,226 --> 00:25:07,316
I've been involved in emergency
response, drinking and wastewater issues,

401
00:25:07,316 --> 00:25:10,656
and that includes storm water,
mostly in the enforcement capacity.

402
00:25:11,396 --> 00:25:13,096
And I am so happy to join you all.

403
00:25:13,096 --> 00:25:15,406
I've been working closely
with the El Paso office

404
00:25:15,406 --> 00:25:19,996
for eight years helping oversee their work
and those flooding issues are very different.

405
00:25:20,236 --> 00:25:21,826
So, it's good to join you all today.

406
00:25:21,826 --> 00:25:22,506
>> All right.

407
00:25:23,876 --> 00:25:24,766
Thank you.

408
00:25:24,766 --> 00:25:25,816
Larissa Place.

409
00:25:27,366 --> 00:25:28,516
>> Good morning, everyone.

410
00:25:28,516 --> 00:25:31,346
I am with Texas Department of Agriculture.

411
00:25:31,516 --> 00:25:33,076
I'm a field representative.

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00:25:33,076 --> 00:25:37,046
And I cover basically all of West Texas.

413
00:25:37,046 --> 00:25:40,646
I live in Fisher County and
head all the way over to El Paso

414
00:25:40,876 --> 00:25:43,906
and down to Val Verde and back up.

415
00:25:43,906 --> 00:25:49,736
I am part of the regional water
meetings, so some of you all are familiar.

416
00:25:50,496 --> 00:25:56,336
And basically, with TDA, we were a
great resource for grant information.

417
00:25:56,506 --> 00:26:00,896
I'm sure a lot of you are familiar
with our CDBG grants that we help

418
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with water lines and things of that nature.

419
00:26:03,346 --> 00:26:06,646
So, very excited to be here with
you all and thank you very much.

420
00:26:08,396 --> 00:26:08,866
>> Thank you.

421
00:26:09,456 --> 00:26:10,126
Tim Frere.

422
00:26:11,336 --> 00:26:13,586
>> Hi, good morning.

423
00:26:13,656 --> 00:26:17,476
As you said, Tim Frere, with the Texas
Division of Emergency Management.

424
00:26:17,926 --> 00:26:21,166
I am one of the local hazard
mitigation planners.

425
00:26:21,566 --> 00:26:30,416
So my purpose is I assist all of the
counties, local jurisdictions in writing

426
00:26:30,556 --> 00:26:34,306
and getting their hazard
mitigation plans approved.

427
00:26:34,686 --> 00:26:40,576
I also -- I'm heavily involved with
the high hazard potential dam program.

428
00:26:43,546 --> 00:26:44,016
>> Thank you.

429
00:26:44,766 --> 00:26:45,526
James Weaver.

430
00:26:48,006 --> 00:26:49,536
>> Yeah. My name is James Weaver.

431
00:26:49,536 --> 00:26:59,256
I work with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

432
00:26:59,456 --> 00:27:09,316
So my background coming into this
is a little different than you all

433
00:27:09,706 --> 00:27:17,356
because I don't have a lot of
experience with floodplain itself.

434
00:27:17,356 --> 00:27:29,046
But I'm a senior law biologist, technical
guidance wildlife biologist for parks

435
00:27:29,046 --> 00:27:34,946
and wildlife and I've covered all
of district one, which is Midland,

436
00:27:34,946 --> 00:27:40,796
El Paso down to Carroll County,
and all of the river.

437
00:27:41,936 --> 00:27:52,236
So, I kind of got put into this group just from
my background in wildlife and that sort of deal.

438
00:27:52,886 --> 00:28:03,216
But we also work closely with tons of landowners
and had a lot of relationships to development.

439
00:28:03,216 --> 00:28:08,826
That might sound kind of a -- I'm senior
biologist for the district and so on.

440
00:28:08,826 --> 00:28:14,296
I kind of cover that whole area.

441
00:28:19,536 --> 00:28:22,496
Anyway, glad to be here.

442
00:28:22,556 --> 00:28:24,406
I hope I can help.

443
00:28:24,706 --> 00:28:26,516
>> Thank you.

444
00:28:26,586 --> 00:28:27,746
Ben, is it Wild or Wilde?

445
00:28:27,746 --> 00:28:28,116
>> Wilde.

446
00:28:28,216 --> 00:28:29,366
>> OK. Wilde.

447
00:28:29,366 --> 00:28:31,586
>> Hello, my name is Ben Wilde.

448
00:28:31,686 --> 00:28:38,946
I'm a field representative with the
State Soil and Water Conservation Board.

449
00:28:38,946 --> 00:28:49,036
We're a state agency that assists agricultural
landowners with soil and water conservation,

450
00:28:49,036 --> 00:28:52,166
and abatement of nonpoint source pollution.

451
00:28:52,166 --> 00:29:00,556
And we also have a grant program to assist
sponsors of the smaller flood control dams

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with operation and maintenance
and repair of those structures.

453
00:29:04,746 --> 00:29:05,356
>> Thank you.

454
00:29:05,356 --> 00:29:06,676
Richard Bagans.

455
00:29:06,676 --> 00:29:07,886
>> Hi, everyone.

456
00:29:07,886 --> 00:29:08,736
My name is Richard Bagans.

457
00:29:08,736 --> 00:29:12,366
I'm with the Texas Water Development Board.

458
00:29:12,716 --> 00:29:19,206
And I will be your [inaudible] representative
and contact person with the board going

459
00:29:19,206 --> 00:29:20,666
through with all of this process.

460
00:29:20,666 --> 00:29:25,266
I'm coming from a few years
working with water cleaning,

461
00:29:25,266 --> 00:29:30,926
and I'm excited to work in
the flood planning realm now.

462
00:29:30,926 --> 00:29:31,736
>> Thanks Richard.

463
00:29:31,796 --> 00:29:34,256
There are some other folks as you've
already noticed in the background,

464
00:29:34,256 --> 00:29:36,056
helping you get to the virtual meeting.

465
00:29:36,056 --> 00:29:38,526
Morgan White and James Bronikowski
and Reem Zoun is here.

466
00:29:38,706 --> 00:29:42,046
She's the director of regional
-- the flood planning division.

467
00:29:42,046 --> 00:29:43,556
James is the manager and
Morgan is the team lead.

468
00:29:43,586 --> 00:29:44,366
You can't see James and Morgan.

469
00:29:44,396 --> 00:29:44,726
There is James.

470
00:29:44,756 --> 00:29:46,886
So Reem is going to be backing me up by
somehow I have some technical difficulties.

471
00:29:46,916 --> 00:29:49,016
She'll just take over and she'll -- might
prompt on time and she's going to present some.

472
00:29:49,046 --> 00:29:50,156
So, Reem, do you want to say a few words too?

473
00:29:50,186 --> 00:29:50,846
>> Sure. Good morning, everyone.

474
00:29:50,876 --> 00:29:51,956
Welcome. Thank you for serving this position.

475
00:29:51,986 --> 00:29:53,576
We and the flood planning division
staff is here to assist you

476
00:29:53,606 --> 00:29:55,316
to help you deliver the first
regional flood plan for your region.

477
00:29:55,346 --> 00:29:56,576
I heard some of you have
experience with flooding.

478
00:29:56,606 --> 00:29:58,196
So you probably already know this,
that the work you will do here

479
00:29:58,226 --> 00:30:00,026
in the coming years will help save
lives and protect against suffering.

480
00:30:00,056 --> 00:30:00,896
So thank you again for being here.

481
00:30:00,926 --> 00:30:01,946
And we are here to assist you as needed.

482
00:30:01,976 --> 00:30:02,816
>> And, James, would you like to say hi.

483
00:30:02,846 --> 00:30:04,976
James is the manager of the, you know, the
planners who are going to be here, the liaisons.

484
00:30:05,506 --> 00:30:05,966
>> Thanks, Matt.

485
00:30:05,966 --> 00:30:07,196
Hello, everyone.

486
00:30:07,506 --> 00:30:10,436
Glad everyone's here and look
forward to working with everyone.

487
00:30:12,676 --> 00:30:15,326
Just let me help and let's [inaudible] anything.

488
00:30:16,616 --> 00:30:17,296
Sorry, Matt.

489
00:30:17,436 --> 00:30:18,366
>> It's OK.

490
00:30:18,536 --> 00:30:18,966
Sorry, James.

491
00:30:19,726 --> 00:30:20,456
All these delays.

492
00:30:20,456 --> 00:30:28,016
And so let's just see who else here on the
screen and participating and supporting.

493
00:30:28,366 --> 00:30:30,176
And I also want to welcome the public.

494
00:30:30,266 --> 00:30:34,246
There are folks attending from
public and so there'll be opportunity

495
00:30:34,246 --> 00:30:36,506
to speak and we welcome everyone.

496
00:30:36,506 --> 00:30:38,566
And thanks for attending today.

497
00:30:38,876 --> 00:30:45,396
So now we'll go into the next item, which
is a brief presentation on the region.

498
00:30:45,396 --> 00:30:50,676
A little bit about the region and just know
more about planning and some of the activities.

499
00:30:51,076 --> 00:30:56,586
So as you all know, you are
Region 14 Upper Rio Grande.

500
00:30:56,586 --> 00:31:03,226
The basin was one of the basins that was
split, which was allowed under the bill,

501
00:31:03,226 --> 00:31:06,476
just for practical reasons and other reasons,

502
00:31:06,476 --> 00:31:09,236
that makes sense for some of
the regions to have splits.

503
00:31:09,966 --> 00:31:16,606
Those with splits have a liaison that's going
to work with the upstream and downstream basin.

504
00:31:16,606 --> 00:31:20,756
So each group has somebody that
can liaise with the other region,

505
00:31:20,756 --> 00:31:23,216
because you obviously are on the same watershed.

506
00:31:23,216 --> 00:31:24,566
Next slide.

507
00:31:25,956 --> 00:31:32,316
This is a little bit of a -- little
few statistics on the region.

508
00:31:32,676 --> 00:31:36,166
The -- You have 12 full counties.

509
00:31:36,166 --> 00:31:38,436
You have several split counties.

510
00:31:38,826 --> 00:31:41,376
You have over a million folks
in the -- in this region.

511
00:31:41,956 --> 00:31:44,536
Land area is 43,000 square miles.

512
00:31:44,536 --> 00:31:47,036
There's a lot of stream miles, 25,000 miles.

513
00:31:47,486 --> 00:31:55,006
And you had about 5 -- all over 5
million in NFIP claims in since 1975.

514
00:31:55,666 --> 00:31:58,686
Also, it's just a little infographic.

515
00:31:58,686 --> 00:31:59,556
Next slide please.

516
00:32:03,006 --> 00:32:06,096
This is a -- just high level reminder.

517
00:32:06,096 --> 00:32:10,286
We're facilitating this meeting, basically
acting as your political subdivision.

518
00:32:10,286 --> 00:32:11,646
We did the notice on your behalf.

519
00:32:12,076 --> 00:32:15,336
This will be transferred to your political
subdivision when they take over --

520
00:32:15,336 --> 00:32:18,226
you select somebody and they take over,
they'll do this on your behalf like so.

521
00:32:18,226 --> 00:32:21,096
It's mostly an organizational agenda really.

522
00:32:21,096 --> 00:32:26,206
It was just to get up and running and governing
yourselves, like I said, a three-hour window

523
00:32:26,206 --> 00:32:29,836
and we'll follow Robert's Rules
and get the -- some big decisions.

524
00:32:29,836 --> 00:32:30,416
Next slide.

525
00:32:31,246 --> 00:32:33,746
And I'll just say one more
time you've heard this already.

526
00:32:34,166 --> 00:32:39,586
Bylaws, you have the two-thirds vote of
present voting members to pass your bylaws.

527
00:32:39,586 --> 00:32:43,346
And then you'll be considering the
election of a chair, interim chair,

528
00:32:43,346 --> 00:32:45,096
and then choosing political subdivision today.

529
00:32:45,656 --> 00:32:46,766
Those are the big items.

530
00:32:46,876 --> 00:32:47,936
Next slide please.

531
00:32:51,156 --> 00:32:53,736
This slide is just to tell
-- this explain a little bit

532
00:32:53,736 --> 00:32:56,416
about what is in the model bylaws we provided.

533
00:32:56,416 --> 00:33:03,156
We provided model bylaws so that you'd have some
starting point and just want to explain what is

534
00:33:03,156 --> 00:33:05,016
in there already as far as officers.

535
00:33:05,766 --> 00:33:08,866
So there's a chair, there's a
vice chair, there's a secretary.

536
00:33:08,866 --> 00:33:12,806
And then there's an executive committee
outlined in the bylaws, the model bylaws.

537
00:33:13,456 --> 00:33:16,296
The chair is the executive officer.

538
00:33:16,296 --> 00:33:18,086
They clearly preside over the meetings.

539
00:33:18,516 --> 00:33:25,326
The vice chair backs up the chair in the event
they can't preside over a meeting for example.

540
00:33:25,326 --> 00:33:30,436
The secretary in general maintains minutes,
takes attendance, those sorts of things.

541
00:33:30,436 --> 00:33:32,286
And then the executive committee as outlined

542
00:33:32,286 --> 00:33:36,276
in model bylaws would be those officers
plus two at-large members part of the group.

543
00:33:37,036 --> 00:33:38,316
So that's just what's in the bylaws.

544
00:33:38,316 --> 00:33:39,676
I just want to kind of highlight that.

545
00:33:39,676 --> 00:33:45,016
Next slide, please.

546
00:33:45,016 --> 00:33:47,896
So the planning group sponsor, you're
going to choose one today, hopefully.

547
00:33:48,246 --> 00:33:53,826
Their responsibilities, we talked about this
at the orientation, but I just wanted to go

548
00:33:53,826 --> 00:33:56,716
through it for folks who aren't
familiar, the public who are here.

549
00:33:57,506 --> 00:34:00,886
That entity applies for grant
funding from the board.

550
00:34:01,006 --> 00:34:03,916
Those are legislative appropriations on behalf.

551
00:34:04,146 --> 00:34:10,646
They enter into a contract with the water
development board to manage those funds.

552
00:34:11,356 --> 00:34:17,126
They also then turn those funds to procure and
manage technical consultants on your behalf.

553
00:34:17,246 --> 00:34:20,516
They also can use some of those
funds to pay direct costs.

554
00:34:20,516 --> 00:34:23,876
And there's some limited
labor allowed to pay for some

555
00:34:23,876 --> 00:34:26,396
of the staff time required to support you.

556
00:34:26,856 --> 00:34:29,296
They -- But they'll manage that.

557
00:34:29,296 --> 00:34:32,266
They'll hire the technical consultant
to procure them in your behalf

558
00:34:32,266 --> 00:34:34,026
and will direct them to a consultant.

559
00:34:34,606 --> 00:34:38,846
They also do a lot of administrative activities
just to support you in general, finding,

560
00:34:38,846 --> 00:34:43,286
you know, rooms, making copies, making --
if they want a big one, the meeting notices

561
00:34:43,286 --> 00:34:46,036
that you should have posted
in accordance with the rules

562
00:34:46,036 --> 00:34:49,006
of the Meetings Act, that sort of thing.

563
00:34:49,006 --> 00:34:50,796
And then they, ultimately, the folks,

564
00:34:50,796 --> 00:34:54,066
who deliver under the contract
your plan to the board.

565
00:34:54,696 --> 00:34:55,206
Next slide.

566
00:34:55,666 --> 00:34:58,636
It's the templates out there
as water planning processes.

567
00:34:58,636 --> 00:35:03,526
So you can learn about that, the same
fundamental structure in relationships or rules

568
00:35:03,526 --> 00:35:07,946
for political subdivision
on the board and you know.

569
00:35:08,296 --> 00:35:13,586
This slide is just a reminder to some folks that
aren't familiar with the hierarchy of, you know,

570
00:35:13,866 --> 00:35:21,416
law and then administrative code, and then
-- or statute and administrative code.

571
00:35:21,686 --> 00:35:25,126
The font is -- The bigger the
font, the more it dominates.

572
00:35:25,796 --> 00:35:28,506
And it's an order of precedence statute.

573
00:35:28,506 --> 00:35:31,386
Senate Bill 8 was the statute
that created this --

574
00:35:31,386 --> 00:35:35,536
the initial framework for regional
flood planning and state flood planning.

575
00:35:35,906 --> 00:35:40,776
And then under that we developed -- did a
rule making with a lot of public input to --

576
00:35:40,776 --> 00:35:44,666
and the agency rules from that are 3
-- or text Administrative Code 361.

577
00:35:45,176 --> 00:35:48,176
Those are -- Those layout, the
process of planning largely

578
00:35:48,176 --> 00:35:50,736
but at a relatively high level still.

579
00:35:50,736 --> 00:35:54,416
Then there's a grant contract that we're
going to have with the scope of work.

580
00:35:54,416 --> 00:35:58,546
And they want additional guidance to
assist in implementing the planning process

581
00:35:58,546 --> 00:36:01,236
to support the templates
and further explanation.

582
00:36:01,526 --> 00:36:04,126
That's just a reminder of sort of how things
work together, what takes [inaudible].

583
00:36:04,126 --> 00:36:05,736
Next slide, please.

584
00:36:10,986 --> 00:36:12,016
Back one slide.

585
00:36:12,316 --> 00:36:15,696
OK. And then, Reem, could you
present a couple slides about the --

586
00:36:15,736 --> 00:36:18,106
sort of the process of actually
developing your flood plan.

587
00:36:18,716 --> 00:36:18,946
Reem?

588
00:36:20,896 --> 00:36:22,026
>> Sure. Thank you, Matt.

589
00:36:22,516 --> 00:36:26,286
So I'm going to go over some of the
technical components that's going

590
00:36:26,286 --> 00:36:28,476
to be included in the regional flood plan.

591
00:36:29,146 --> 00:36:33,476
The first one you see here is
identify specific flood risk.

592
00:36:33,646 --> 00:36:37,156
That should include all of the
known flood risk in your region.

593
00:36:37,156 --> 00:36:42,006
It should be areas with existing FEMA
maps, areas with better available maps.

594
00:36:42,006 --> 00:36:46,646
Sometimes they are our regulatory
authorities who have maps available,

595
00:36:46,646 --> 00:36:49,456
which are more updated than the FEMA maps.

596
00:36:49,656 --> 00:36:51,826
So, that should be identified.

597
00:36:52,096 --> 00:36:57,366
They should identify all the maps based on the
dates or the dates associated all of those maps.

598
00:36:58,206 --> 00:37:01,236
They should also identify the
areas of historic flooding.

599
00:37:01,236 --> 00:37:05,246
For example, if you hold a public meeting
and if you learn from that public meeting

600
00:37:05,246 --> 00:37:12,146
that someone flooded in November of 2018 or
2006, that information should be included,

601
00:37:12,146 --> 00:37:16,786
identified -- And identified as flood
prone area with the backup information

602
00:37:16,786 --> 00:37:22,056
of when the public meeting was held
and when the information was received

603
00:37:22,056 --> 00:37:23,916
and what type of flood risk it was.

604
00:37:25,036 --> 00:37:28,976
One of the other piece, a big piece of
flooding that we're being more aware

605
00:37:28,976 --> 00:37:33,296
of in recent here is local flood --
localized flooding and urban flooding.

606
00:37:33,296 --> 00:37:36,526
They do not have -- often do
not have regulatory mapping.

607
00:37:36,526 --> 00:37:41,176
They often do not have H&H
modeling associated with it.

608
00:37:41,836 --> 00:37:45,166
These areas should be identified
as flood prone areas.

609
00:37:45,546 --> 00:37:48,936
Recognize that the timeframe is
short, and there will not be time

610
00:37:48,936 --> 00:37:54,346
to do the H&H modeling associated with it, but
they should be identified, the type of flooding

611
00:37:54,806 --> 00:37:56,876
and how that information was acquired.

612
00:37:57,086 --> 00:38:02,176
So that's the identification of flood
risk, a comprehensive list of flood risk

613
00:38:02,176 --> 00:38:04,196
or flood prone areas in your region.

614
00:38:04,646 --> 00:38:07,316
Once that's done, a gap analysis will be done.

615
00:38:07,316 --> 00:38:09,166
So these are areas with no map.

616
00:38:09,306 --> 00:38:14,766
This could be stream segments that doesn't have
any H&H model or mapping associated with it.

617
00:38:14,846 --> 00:38:19,736
This could also be those flood prone areas that
I just mentioned that's identified by people

618
00:38:19,736 --> 00:38:22,576
from public meeting with
information of historic flooding.

619
00:38:23,096 --> 00:38:26,566
So, this would be gap analysis
of areas with no map.

620
00:38:27,536 --> 00:38:31,806
So next, there is the existing
condition flood risk analysis

621
00:38:31,806 --> 00:38:34,046
and the future condition flood risk analysis.

622
00:38:34,476 --> 00:38:38,556
The existing condition flood risk
analysis is a three-step process.

623
00:38:38,556 --> 00:38:43,516
It includes the flood hazard analysis, flood
exposure analysis and vulnerability analysis.

624
00:38:44,046 --> 00:38:48,546
The hazard analysis determines the location,
magnitude and frequency of flooding.

625
00:38:48,626 --> 00:38:53,886
In other words, where is this hazard
located, how large the flood risk might be,

626
00:38:53,886 --> 00:38:56,406
and how frequently -- how often it might occur.

627
00:38:57,796 --> 00:39:03,276
Once we know where the risk is located, the
next step is to do a flood exposure analysis.

628
00:39:03,486 --> 00:39:09,666
They should identify who and what might be
harmed within your region during a flood event.

629
00:39:10,256 --> 00:39:15,156
They should identify every single building
footprint, both residential and commercial

630
00:39:15,156 --> 00:39:18,616
in your region that are located
in flood risk areas.

631
00:39:18,956 --> 00:39:24,026
They should identify every lower crossing, water
treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant,

632
00:39:24,026 --> 00:39:28,816
other critical infrastructures and
anything that might be at risk of flooding

633
00:39:28,816 --> 00:39:30,986
within your region in existing condition.

634
00:39:31,246 --> 00:39:35,296
The last piece is a vulnerability
analysis which is really an extension

635
00:39:35,296 --> 00:39:37,536
of what was done in flood exposure.

636
00:39:37,726 --> 00:39:40,036
The vulnerability analysis, it has two pieces.

637
00:39:40,036 --> 00:39:42,526
One is the identification
of critical facilities.

638
00:39:43,286 --> 00:39:48,806
We hope there is none but if there is a
school, hospital, police station, fire station,

639
00:39:48,806 --> 00:39:54,856
any kind of water treatment plant,
those are located in flood risk area,

640
00:39:55,366 --> 00:39:56,906
the flood plan should include that.

641
00:39:56,956 --> 00:39:58,556
The flood plan should identify that.

642
00:39:59,186 --> 00:39:59,976
The other piece is resilience.

643
00:40:00,046 --> 00:40:06,066
The resilience is the ability of the
community to bounce back after disaster occurs.

644
00:40:06,616 --> 00:40:12,916
So, every entity that was identified during
the flood exposure analysis that are located

645
00:40:13,086 --> 00:40:18,816
in flood hazard area should have that
component computed -- quantified.

646
00:40:20,766 --> 00:40:25,156
So once the existing condition is done,
the future condition flood risk analysis,

647
00:40:25,156 --> 00:40:30,106
which was -- essentially follow the same
steps, flood hazard analysis, flood exposure

648
00:40:30,106 --> 00:40:34,146
and vulnerability analysis, but in this job,
the existing condition, this is going to look

649
00:40:34,146 --> 00:40:37,996
at how does the flood just look
like 50 years down the line.

650
00:40:38,536 --> 00:40:43,146
And I know sometimes we don't have
that information available but it's --

651
00:40:43,146 --> 00:40:48,196
we'll utilize the information that's already
available, or some simplified assumption to get

652
00:40:48,196 --> 00:40:50,676
to what the flood risk might
be like in the future.

653
00:40:50,676 --> 00:40:55,796
And then do a exposure analysis and
vulnerability analysis associated with that too.

654
00:40:57,336 --> 00:40:58,426
Next slide please.

655
00:41:01,916 --> 00:41:05,376
So this next bullet point, set
flood risk management goals.

656
00:41:05,376 --> 00:41:09,766
You will hear us saying many times that these
flood planning regions are self-governing.

657
00:41:10,366 --> 00:41:12,746
You set your own flood risk management goals.

658
00:41:13,216 --> 00:41:17,126
We will, you know, our guidance document
provide some best management practices

659
00:41:17,126 --> 00:41:19,536
that we'll put together from our state.

660
00:41:19,976 --> 00:41:24,326
So these would be things like, do
you want developments to be happening

661
00:41:24,326 --> 00:41:29,386
in 1% flood risk area, 1% annual
chance flood risk area in the future?

662
00:41:29,576 --> 00:41:31,216
How do you want to do that?

663
00:41:31,766 --> 00:41:33,716
How much people do you want?

664
00:41:33,716 --> 00:41:38,536
There is going to be development in, for
example, 1 or 2% annual chance flood risk area.

665
00:41:38,946 --> 00:41:43,546
How large different flood flow should
pass through a low water crossing.

666
00:41:43,746 --> 00:41:47,976
So those are the kind of goals that you
will set as a regional flood planning group.

667
00:41:47,976 --> 00:41:52,486
Hopefully utilizing the guidance
document and working with your consultant.

668
00:41:52,486 --> 00:41:54,606
You'd set your own flood risk management goals.

669
00:41:55,556 --> 00:42:00,556
The next three-bullet points, identification and
recommendation of flood management evaluations,

670
00:42:00,556 --> 00:42:05,016
FMEs, flood management strategies,
and flood management projects.

671
00:42:05,286 --> 00:42:07,536
These are the bulk of the flood plan.

672
00:42:08,096 --> 00:42:12,896
The first one, the flood management
evaluations and FMEs are pretty straightforward.

673
00:42:12,976 --> 00:42:17,366
These are all the areas that was
identified during flood hazard analysis

674
00:42:17,696 --> 00:42:23,766
as flood prone areas but does not have
recent updated modeling and mapping.

675
00:42:24,206 --> 00:42:26,456
They should include like I
mentioned the screen segments

676
00:42:26,456 --> 00:42:28,916
that doesn't have any H&H modeling and mapping.

677
00:42:29,296 --> 00:42:34,056
They should also include areas with
for example 1970s FEMA paper map.

678
00:42:34,576 --> 00:42:36,106
So that obviously needs update.

679
00:42:36,106 --> 00:42:40,176
So it should be identified in FMEs
as this is a flood prone area,

680
00:42:40,176 --> 00:42:43,536
it doesn't have up to date
model and risk information.

681
00:42:43,536 --> 00:42:44,796
They should be evaluated.

682
00:42:45,636 --> 00:42:48,106
So those are the list of FMEs in your region.

683
00:42:48,716 --> 00:42:50,856
The next is flood management strategies.

684
00:42:50,916 --> 00:42:52,916
This is similar to water planning.

685
00:42:53,126 --> 00:42:57,906
This is long-term solution ideas
that still needs to be formulated.

686
00:42:58,076 --> 00:43:00,766
For example, this could be
regulatory enhancement

687
00:43:00,986 --> 00:43:04,266
that you would identify and recommend.

688
00:43:04,266 --> 00:43:06,666
This may or may not involve construction.

689
00:43:06,936 --> 00:43:13,326
And the last of those three bullet points, the
flood mitigation project or the bulk of this,

690
00:43:13,326 --> 00:43:17,686
or three-big piece of the flood
manage -- regional flood plan.

691
00:43:18,086 --> 00:43:21,676
The flood mitigation projects
are projects in your region

692
00:43:21,676 --> 00:43:24,576
that will reduce the risk
of flooding in your region.

693
00:43:25,126 --> 00:43:30,316
They will include both structural and
nonstructural for risk reduction projects.

694
00:43:31,396 --> 00:43:34,966
They should be permittable,
constructible and implementable.

695
00:43:35,536 --> 00:43:38,936
Permittable and constructible
are pretty self-explanatory.

696
00:43:39,666 --> 00:43:45,896
The implementable piece is what touches the
pieces of is it acceptable to your community?

697
00:43:46,146 --> 00:43:49,926
I mentioned this before, I'm an
engineer by profession as well.

698
00:43:49,926 --> 00:43:54,216
And as engineers, we are great at coming
up with brilliant solutions for problems.

699
00:43:54,796 --> 00:43:56,826
But is it good for the community?

700
00:43:56,826 --> 00:43:58,396
Is it acceptable to the community?

701
00:43:58,396 --> 00:44:00,306
Do we have communities' buy-in?

702
00:44:00,306 --> 00:44:04,976
So the implementable piece would touch
on that to at least look into that.

703
00:44:04,976 --> 00:44:06,766
Is this acceptable to the community?

704
00:44:06,766 --> 00:44:10,286
So that's the piece of flood
mitigation projects.

705
00:44:10,286 --> 00:44:17,956
And then lastly, and but not least, this
regional flood plan focus on two things.

706
00:44:17,956 --> 00:44:22,876
If we'll focus on reducing existing
flood risk to life and property, again,

707
00:44:22,876 --> 00:44:26,936
pretty self-explanatory, everything that we have
identified and then we know currently at risk

708
00:44:26,936 --> 00:44:32,106
of flooding, this would look at project
solutions to reduce those risks.

709
00:44:32,706 --> 00:44:36,706
The other piece is just as important,
which is floodplain management in general

710
00:44:36,706 --> 00:44:39,476
to avoid increasing flood risk in the future

711
00:44:39,476 --> 00:44:42,736
by keeping future population
out of the way of flood flows.

712
00:44:43,296 --> 00:44:47,516
So making sure we're not
creating future flood risk.

713
00:44:47,586 --> 00:44:50,326
So that's the important component of planning.

714
00:44:51,256 --> 00:44:54,876
So that's all I have on the technical
components operational flood plan.

715
00:44:54,876 --> 00:44:58,716
Of course, there are other pieces but these
are some of the key components of the --

716
00:44:58,716 --> 00:45:03,026
that's expected to be in
the regional flood plan,

717
00:45:03,026 --> 00:45:07,056
and each group will work towards
generating regional flood plan

718
00:45:07,056 --> 00:45:11,526
that will include these components.

719
00:45:11,526 --> 00:45:12,786
I'll pass it back to Matt now.

720
00:45:13,476 --> 00:45:13,936
>> Thank you.

721
00:45:14,476 --> 00:45:17,116
I'm just going to pause real
quick during this presentation.

722
00:45:17,116 --> 00:45:22,396
I just wanted to acknowledge that Rene
Rodriguez, I'll mark as present at the meeting.

723
00:45:23,106 --> 00:45:32,476
Welcome. And I also want to ask you,
folks, if you could leave your camera video

724
00:45:32,476 --> 00:45:35,986
on so I can see if folks are still here.

725
00:45:35,986 --> 00:45:37,666
I know they're on the line.

726
00:45:37,666 --> 00:45:42,796
And what you can do is you can hover over
your image and put a hit pause, that little --

727
00:45:43,166 --> 00:45:45,236
looks like an equal sign that's vertical.

728
00:45:45,926 --> 00:45:48,796
You can just pause, in that way --
I'm not asking you to pause now.

729
00:45:48,796 --> 00:45:54,256
But if you're not on screen, if you can just go
on screen and just pause it and I can just see

730
00:45:54,256 --> 00:45:57,476
that you're here so that when it's time to
talk, you can turn your cameras back on.

731
00:45:57,476 --> 00:46:01,266
I think it's just helpful to the group and
me to see people especially if you want

732
00:46:01,266 --> 00:46:03,096
to raise your hand, things like
that, when we get to discussion.

733
00:46:03,656 --> 00:46:05,066
OK. Thank you all.

734
00:46:05,486 --> 00:46:08,786
Next slide, please.

735
00:46:11,286 --> 00:46:13,456
OK. So what are we going to do to help you?

736
00:46:13,456 --> 00:46:17,596
Under the bill, we are responsible for
providing technical and financial support

737
00:46:17,596 --> 00:46:20,256
to this process, similar to water planning.

738
00:46:20,586 --> 00:46:24,866
We will have a non-voting member,
you know, like the ex-officio,

739
00:46:24,866 --> 00:46:31,256
except your non-voting [inaudible] members also
managing the contract and going to support you

740
00:46:31,466 --> 00:46:35,616
and understanding some of the requirements
and hope it kind of help you through some

741
00:46:35,616 --> 00:46:40,946
of the discussions where things are not clear
maybe and that you need a little more guidance.

742
00:46:41,406 --> 00:46:45,436
There can be there as sort of a guide at times.

743
00:46:46,166 --> 00:46:48,676
We will again provide the
appropriations as 20 --

744
00:46:48,726 --> 00:46:53,106
less than 20 million to allocate to the regions.

745
00:46:53,106 --> 00:46:58,366
We will provide guidance documents,
and we're going to do things

746
00:46:58,366 --> 00:47:02,696
like organize conference calls to the chairs and
anything else that we think is going to help you

747
00:47:02,696 --> 00:47:07,786
that will help communicate and
share ideas and learn along the way.

748
00:47:07,786 --> 00:47:10,566
We're going to support local subdivisions.

749
00:47:10,566 --> 00:47:12,296
We already did that from the water plan.

750
00:47:12,296 --> 00:47:16,346
We have best management practices that
would also apply to regional flood planning.

751
00:47:16,596 --> 00:47:20,086
So we're going to share those, all the things
that both the subdivisions have learned

752
00:47:20,086 --> 00:47:23,066
about supporting groups like this and
get to your political subdivision.

753
00:47:23,066 --> 00:47:27,716
And anything else that you need, you know, I --
if you have any sort of training, you think, OK,

754
00:47:27,716 --> 00:47:31,346
this is something we really need to hear
as a group or you need to hear as a member,

755
00:47:31,806 --> 00:47:36,816
let us know, let Richard know and then
we will see if we have presentation --

756
00:47:40,076 --> 00:47:47,166
-- presentation materials to get
you the information you need,

757
00:47:47,166 --> 00:47:48,926
or in another form that you've written.

758
00:47:48,926 --> 00:47:49,956
Next slide.

759
00:47:56,976 --> 00:48:01,296
So this is about the general responsibilities
of members of the planning group.

760
00:48:01,296 --> 00:48:04,066
One thing I want to start
with is just a reminder

761
00:48:04,066 --> 00:48:07,716
that you all here representing
an interest category.

762
00:48:08,106 --> 00:48:11,196
And you represent that interest
category for the entire region.

763
00:48:12,086 --> 00:48:15,536
So for example, in the orientations
earlier this month --

764
00:48:15,536 --> 00:48:19,496
last month, if you are the industrial --

765
00:48:19,496 --> 00:48:24,186
an industry representative on a flood planning
group, and if you work in a cement plant,

766
00:48:24,886 --> 00:48:28,496
you are not just on the planning
group representing your cement plant,

767
00:48:29,156 --> 00:48:32,916
you're not just representing cement
plants for your company or your company,

768
00:48:33,256 --> 00:48:35,306
you're not just representing
the cement industry.

769
00:48:35,726 --> 00:48:38,576
You're representing all industry
in the entire region.

770
00:48:38,576 --> 00:48:42,136
And that may mean reaching out to other
industries that you might not be familiar with.

771
00:48:42,136 --> 00:48:44,026
And I'm not talking about just
the industry representative.

772
00:48:44,246 --> 00:48:45,126
That's just an example.

773
00:48:45,546 --> 00:48:48,656
But, you know, if you represent cities
or counties, you represent all counties

774
00:48:48,656 --> 00:48:51,986
and all cities, and they should
feel like they can reach out to you.

775
00:48:52,206 --> 00:48:55,456
And you can reach out to them to make sure
you're aware of the issues that they have

776
00:48:55,746 --> 00:48:57,736
because that's who you're
representing for the entire region.

777
00:48:57,736 --> 00:49:01,836
And then ultimately, that all of you
represent all of the interests in the region

778
00:49:01,836 --> 00:49:02,846
and all the people in the region.

779
00:49:03,386 --> 00:49:08,766
So it's clearly, it's a balancing between,
you know, getting things down as a group

780
00:49:08,766 --> 00:49:12,526
and also ensuring that you're
looking out for your interest area.

781
00:49:12,926 --> 00:49:19,286
So on with the slide, flood planning statute
and rules, you have to follow all those.

782
00:49:19,286 --> 00:49:20,206
Those are key.

783
00:49:20,516 --> 00:49:22,006
Previous slide, please.

784
00:49:23,116 --> 00:49:23,566
Yeah, thanks.

785
00:49:23,566 --> 00:49:26,046
You have to adopt bylaws.

786
00:49:26,046 --> 00:49:27,206
You're going to govern yourself.

787
00:49:27,296 --> 00:49:29,846
Once you have bylaws, you're just
going to self-govern largely.

788
00:49:29,846 --> 00:49:34,776
You're going to consider designating
additional representatives if necessary

789
00:49:34,776 --> 00:49:36,926
to ensure adequate representation in the region.

790
00:49:37,266 --> 00:49:41,366
And I cautioned during the orientations about
adding too many voting members too quickly.

791
00:49:41,626 --> 00:49:44,526
You should think holistically
and comprehensively

792
00:49:44,526 --> 00:49:48,736
about how you think you might want
to add if any additional members.

793
00:49:48,736 --> 00:49:52,646
Because we've seen in water planning, I've
seen myself, so the groups have grown larger

794
00:49:52,646 --> 00:49:56,196
and I've heard confirmation
of some of the -- of it.

795
00:49:56,586 --> 00:50:00,906
And just making it relatively large and you
should just think about these things ahead

796
00:50:00,906 --> 00:50:04,956
of time before you move too quickly, I suggest.

797
00:50:05,046 --> 00:50:07,066
You will designate a political subdivision.

798
00:50:07,066 --> 00:50:08,286
You got a whole lot of public meetings.

799
00:50:08,286 --> 00:50:09,966
It's a very transparent process.

800
00:50:09,966 --> 00:50:13,656
You have to consider public inputs.

801
00:50:14,066 --> 00:50:15,756
There's a lot of notice requirements.

802
00:50:16,156 --> 00:50:20,116
One of the things you're going to do once you
have a contract with the board with funding,

803
00:50:20,116 --> 00:50:25,436
you're going to -- help select and direct the
technical consultant who will develop the meat

804
00:50:25,436 --> 00:50:27,036
of the plan that you're going to be submitting.

805
00:50:27,096 --> 00:50:30,446
And there's a lot more to talk about
what's going to go in the plan later.

806
00:50:30,806 --> 00:50:34,486
You're going to be -- also have to
make sure there's a website maintained.

807
00:50:34,486 --> 00:50:35,816
Political subdivision will do this.

808
00:50:36,046 --> 00:50:37,406
They'll do a lot of the main materials,

809
00:50:37,406 --> 00:50:40,936
but they need to make sure they're
doing it and maintaining these things.

810
00:50:40,936 --> 00:50:41,586
Next slide.

811
00:50:45,466 --> 00:50:51,726
This is just a very high level summary of,
you know, you all make decisions as a group.

812
00:50:51,726 --> 00:50:53,476
You're going to have to make a lot of decisions.

813
00:50:53,996 --> 00:50:57,296
And so you want to stay engaged so
that you know what the decisions are.

814
00:50:57,806 --> 00:51:00,766
So you can make them and not delay when time.

815
00:51:00,766 --> 00:51:03,796
There's a lot of collaboration
that's going to be required.

816
00:51:03,796 --> 00:51:07,246
And clearly it's a, you know, you
want to bring as many folks that's in

817
00:51:07,246 --> 00:51:08,536
and here for as many folks as you can.

818
00:51:08,536 --> 00:51:10,446
It's very transparent.

819
00:51:10,836 --> 00:51:15,736
And, again, the framework that set up
and statute, the rule is to allow you

820
00:51:15,736 --> 00:51:21,376
to have your own plan with your own goals,
your own projects, but still have a framework

821
00:51:21,376 --> 00:51:25,136
that allows us to fit it together
at the state level or state plan.

822
00:51:25,646 --> 00:51:28,216
And so we have, you know, apples to apples kind

823
00:51:28,216 --> 00:51:31,736
of content going into a state
flood plan to come.

824
00:51:31,736 --> 00:51:36,246
And then after this cycle, which is not
quite half as long as a five-year cycle,

825
00:51:36,646 --> 00:51:38,306
the next cycles will be five-year cycles.

826
00:51:39,036 --> 00:51:39,876
Next slide, please.

827
00:51:43,426 --> 00:51:47,336
So the timeline, I'm not going
to go into all the details.

828
00:51:47,336 --> 00:51:50,616
But bottom line is that there's -- the
two dots on the right, the red ones,

829
00:51:51,346 --> 00:51:53,846
they are immovable, those are statute.

830
00:51:53,846 --> 00:51:57,396
We have the state flood plan by September 2024.

831
00:51:57,826 --> 00:52:02,446
And your first final regional flood
plan is due to us January 2023,

832
00:52:02,916 --> 00:52:06,766
with a draft plan that under
the contract right now,

833
00:52:06,766 --> 00:52:08,786
we think the draft plans will be due in August.

834
00:52:09,476 --> 00:52:14,956
Excuse me, August 1st, so that there's time for
public comments, and for you to make changes

835
00:52:14,956 --> 00:52:18,136
and for us to review and then submit a final.

836
00:52:18,416 --> 00:52:24,106
So, there's lots to do and we'll -- we're
going to give you a more detailed schedule soon

837
00:52:24,106 --> 00:52:26,306
so you can see how the other
different task line up.

838
00:52:26,306 --> 00:52:29,506
And then -- And it's really self-paced,
I say it's a self-paced process.

839
00:52:29,856 --> 00:52:34,126
You're all developing plans with
standard chapters, standard tasks,

840
00:52:34,126 --> 00:52:35,846
and we're going to have a
standard scope of work.

841
00:52:36,196 --> 00:52:40,346
All the regions are going to have the
same scope of work under their contract.

842
00:52:40,346 --> 00:52:41,986
The basic tasks are similar.

843
00:52:42,396 --> 00:52:47,346
You have -- The chapters in the plan will
be structured similarly on the first round,

844
00:52:47,806 --> 00:52:50,786
and so you have a template,
you have a process for that.

845
00:52:51,046 --> 00:52:52,586
But you're going to do these
things at your own pace.

846
00:52:52,806 --> 00:52:55,406
And once you have a couple of meetings, you're
all going to start being with different side,

847
00:52:55,406 --> 00:52:57,056
different paces for doing different things.

848
00:52:57,456 --> 00:53:00,576
So we can't just have one -- just that one
schedule we can say that applies to everyone.

849
00:53:00,856 --> 00:53:01,686
Next slide, please.

850
00:53:05,646 --> 00:53:10,836
OK, so this item 5 is for discussion of bylaws.

851
00:53:11,246 --> 00:53:20,226
And so we say model bylaws and as I'm
just saying now, I'm becoming, I guess,

852
00:53:20,226 --> 00:53:25,736
an expert on this item, because
we've had 12 meetings that I've been

853
00:53:25,736 --> 00:53:28,906
to already the last week
with groups like yourselves.

854
00:53:29,216 --> 00:53:31,946
So if I may share my thoughts
in how you might proceed.

855
00:53:31,946 --> 00:53:34,606
And then you can tell me if
that sounds OK to you that's --

856
00:53:34,606 --> 00:53:38,506
unless somebody else has something they already
would like to do differently and how they

857
00:53:38,506 --> 00:53:41,196
like to proceed, but I'll tell
you how I think it might work

858
00:53:41,496 --> 00:53:43,086
and then see if you're OK with that.

859
00:53:43,086 --> 00:53:44,226
Does that sound OK to everybody?

860
00:53:44,386 --> 00:53:45,236
Anybody object to that?

861
00:53:45,546 --> 00:53:53,716
So, we'll do a little summary of -- we'll
lead up to the bylaws in the next slide.

862
00:53:55,576 --> 00:53:59,126
I'll summarize a couple of things about the
bylaws and what's required in the bylaws.

863
00:53:59,126 --> 00:54:03,806
And then what we can do is put the bylaws
in a Microsoft Word document on the screen.

864
00:54:04,426 --> 00:54:07,456
We'll scroll through and
highlight, show you highlighted

865
00:54:07,456 --> 00:54:09,966
that we think you should just be aware of.

866
00:54:09,966 --> 00:54:15,776
We've also noticed a couple things from these
12 other meetings we've been to that many

867
00:54:15,776 --> 00:54:18,756
of the plan groups decided
were a little too restrictive.

868
00:54:18,756 --> 00:54:23,496
And that's something that we probably
should have changed and properly done

869
00:54:23,496 --> 00:54:24,506
in the bylaws in the first place.

870
00:54:24,506 --> 00:54:28,336
So we'll -- I'll point those out so that you
can save some time figuring that out yourselves

871
00:54:28,336 --> 00:54:30,656
and make a couple of changes that you
think you probably should just make

872
00:54:30,656 --> 00:54:32,466
as a default or at least consider.

873
00:54:33,286 --> 00:54:37,766
So these requirements on the screen
right now, that is in rule of --

874
00:54:37,766 --> 00:54:39,696
those are the things that
have to be in your bylaws.

875
00:54:40,396 --> 00:54:44,366
Just so you know the bylaws address those
and this is just a reminder that you can't,

876
00:54:44,416 --> 00:54:49,256
you know, take out a lot of things in
your bylaws without getting in trouble,

877
00:54:49,426 --> 00:54:50,596
you know, not having enough content.

878
00:54:50,596 --> 00:54:53,706
I just want to make sure you understand
these required things here in the bylaws

879
00:54:53,706 --> 00:54:55,906
that some theory in the model bylaws for that.

880
00:54:55,906 --> 00:54:56,476
So, next slide.

881
00:54:56,476 --> 00:54:58,686
I'm not going to go through all those.

882
00:54:59,226 --> 00:54:59,646
Next slide.

883
00:54:59,646 --> 00:55:07,256
OK, so this, this is simply a summary of voting
requirements that are in the model bylaws.

884
00:55:07,256 --> 00:55:12,156
And so to give you a sense of
what is in the model bylaws as far

885
00:55:12,156 --> 00:55:15,086
as what's required to make decisions, voting.

886
00:55:15,276 --> 00:55:21,876
So, for example, the right hand column is
if there's a blue box, or it's a filled box

887
00:55:21,876 --> 00:55:28,416
with a check, that is -- that corresponds
to each row as an item of decision making.

888
00:55:28,416 --> 00:55:33,736
And so if there's a blue box and a check,
that means that is the vote is required.

889
00:55:33,736 --> 00:55:38,516
And if you look, the right hand column
has the most blue boxes with checks.

890
00:55:38,516 --> 00:55:41,286
And that is just a simple
majority of voting members present.

891
00:55:41,426 --> 00:55:47,666
So most of the bylaw decisions, or decisions
you would make in accordance to the bylaws,

892
00:55:47,986 --> 00:55:52,606
if you went with the model bylaws, for
example, would be just majority present.

893
00:55:53,416 --> 00:55:55,696
There are a couple things that
are in the rule that we include

894
00:55:55,696 --> 00:55:57,706
in the bylaws just so you don't forget them.

895
00:55:57,886 --> 00:56:01,576
Because they're in rule that we thought what
bylaws you won't forget to make these --

896
00:56:01,576 --> 00:56:03,246
make sure you meet these requirements.

897
00:56:03,696 --> 00:56:07,056
You have the two-thirds voting
members present to pass your bylaws.

898
00:56:08,356 --> 00:56:13,506
And then if you are going to add a voting
position, that means like a chair of the table,

899
00:56:13,506 --> 00:56:16,566
and not the individual, but the chair of the
table is going to be another voting position.

900
00:56:17,256 --> 00:56:20,296
You have to have two-thirds of all members,

901
00:56:20,386 --> 00:56:25,026
whether they're present or
not, in favor of that.

902
00:56:25,026 --> 00:56:31,186
So you obviously have to be present to do
that but point being is it's all members

903
00:56:31,186 --> 00:56:33,386
to make that addition to your group.

904
00:56:33,576 --> 00:56:38,876
So that's just a summary of voting just
for your references online if you want

905
00:56:39,146 --> 00:56:43,216
to bring it up and look at it some more.

906
00:56:43,216 --> 00:56:44,326
Next slide.

907
00:56:45,566 --> 00:56:50,336
Or not next slide, we'll go into the model
bylaws and we can go kind of go article

908
00:56:50,336 --> 00:56:52,486
by article and then see if
anyone has something they

909
00:56:52,486 --> 00:56:54,326
like to talk about, something
you'd like to change.

910
00:56:54,326 --> 00:56:55,416
It's all for discussion.

911
00:56:55,626 --> 00:56:56,586
These are not your bylaws.

912
00:56:56,586 --> 00:56:57,656
These are model bylaws.

913
00:56:57,656 --> 00:57:00,476
You will make your decision about
what you want in your bylaws.

914
00:57:00,476 --> 00:57:03,846
And we'll go to article -- go
ahead and go to the [inaudible].

915
00:57:04,796 --> 00:57:07,826
We'll go article by -- if it's OK with
you all, we'll go article to article.

916
00:57:08,076 --> 00:57:10,586
I'll show you the things we think you
should highlight, you should be aware of.

917
00:57:10,586 --> 00:57:13,626
You can bring up things you have
questions about or if you want

918
00:57:13,626 --> 00:57:17,866
to change something unless you have
another way you'd like to go about it.

919
00:57:17,866 --> 00:57:19,776
Does that sound acceptable to the group for now?

920
00:57:21,366 --> 00:57:26,536
Any objections to that -- proceeding that way?

921
00:57:26,536 --> 00:57:36,916
OK. So the first thing I want to point out
is that the word model is a placeholder.

922
00:57:38,006 --> 00:57:41,016
It's like saying template.

923
00:57:41,896 --> 00:57:47,006
Basically, you would have all the
places that says model will --

924
00:57:47,036 --> 00:57:52,836
well, if you were to adopt these, or it
would be replaced with your region name.

925
00:57:53,096 --> 00:57:55,336
So, that would be throughout the document.

926
00:57:55,336 --> 00:57:58,756
There's a lot of place that it says model, but
it would actually you swapped for your name.

927
00:57:59,406 --> 00:58:01,496
There's also a place where
political subdivision name would go.

928
00:58:01,496 --> 00:58:03,466
So, if you choose this political subdivision,

929
00:58:03,976 --> 00:58:09,626
that little subdivision name
will go to that section.

930
00:58:10,616 --> 00:58:14,786
OK. So that's what it would look
like if you would talk about it.

931
00:58:14,786 --> 00:58:17,876
OK, so can we proceed to the
next -- the next slide, please?

932
00:58:33,306 --> 00:58:33,626
OK.

933
00:58:38,376 --> 00:58:39,136
OK. Thank you, Reem.

934
00:58:39,406 --> 00:58:44,046
I think we understand this.

935
00:58:44,046 --> 00:58:45,756
So, keep going.

936
00:58:45,976 --> 00:58:47,906
Yellow highlights are things
we want to point out

937
00:58:47,906 --> 00:58:51,056
and gray just means it's a copy from statute.

938
00:58:51,316 --> 00:58:53,056
You could keep going down
to the first yellow, please.

939
00:58:53,786 --> 00:58:54,466
Thanks.

940
00:58:59,786 --> 00:59:02,386
OK, so there's all the --
that's the table of contents.

941
00:59:02,386 --> 00:59:05,986
We'll just going to go article by article
and I can -- and pause -- I'll pause.

942
00:59:05,986 --> 00:59:08,536
Anytime you want to talk about anything,
if anyone has anything you want to change,

943
00:59:08,536 --> 00:59:11,456
if we know something already
we can talk about that.

944
00:59:11,966 --> 00:59:14,366
Continue, please.

945
00:59:14,366 --> 00:59:15,356
Scrolling.

946
00:59:17,896 --> 00:59:22,236
Hopefully you've taken a look at the bylaws
and have a sense of the voting membership.

947
00:59:23,006 --> 00:59:26,776
The yellow highlight there -- The
first yellow highlight is a --

948
00:59:27,216 --> 00:59:32,396
in all the model bylaws,
there was a 18-member maximum.

949
00:59:32,396 --> 00:59:34,306
It doesn't mean you have to
have 18 members, you have --

950
00:59:34,306 --> 00:59:38,316
you're 11 now, because you have 11
of the 12 interest in your region.

951
00:59:39,146 --> 00:59:43,916
But this would just say you
would not go beyond 18 members

952
00:59:43,916 --> 00:59:45,476
if you were to add additional members.

953
00:59:45,936 --> 00:59:46,656
You can change it.

954
00:59:47,296 --> 00:59:51,376
It's not something that suggests
that you have to have 18 numbers.

955
00:59:51,376 --> 00:59:56,696
It's just along the lines of capping yourselves
so you don't get too large, for example.

956
00:59:57,626 --> 01:00:01,976
Any, you know, just let me know.

957
01:00:02,046 --> 01:00:05,386
You can raise your hand if you want to
discuss any questions about why, you know,

958
01:00:05,386 --> 01:00:13,076
something is the way it is or if you
have some other ideas or you may -- Omar.

959
01:00:14,406 --> 01:00:14,656
Yes.

960
01:00:14,916 --> 01:00:20,636
>> Hi, having come from an administrative
background for the water planning process,

961
01:00:20,636 --> 01:00:23,686
there was a point where we
exceeded I think 24 members

962
01:00:24,006 --> 01:00:28,586
in the Far West Texas Water Planning Group,
and getting meetings together, meeting quorums

963
01:00:28,586 --> 01:00:31,716
and then reimbursing for travel expenses.

964
01:00:31,716 --> 01:00:40,646
It was just a very costly and difficult
process to -- I mean that out of my membership.

965
01:00:40,646 --> 01:00:45,366
However, I will say that in the
water planning process, the region

966
01:00:45,366 --> 01:00:48,816
and the El Paso County are
very adequately represented.

967
01:00:49,066 --> 01:00:50,306
So there's pros and cons.

968
01:00:50,796 --> 01:00:56,166
I think we can certainly meet the -- we
can adequately represent both the region

969
01:00:56,166 --> 01:00:59,996
and El Paso County as a big population
center with 18 members, though.

970
01:00:59,996 --> 01:01:07,646
>> Yes. I think it's a balancing, because
you're trying to get coverage of all interests,

971
01:01:07,646 --> 01:01:10,366
and some folks -- some regions
emphasize geography

972
01:01:10,366 --> 01:01:13,716
in certain ways that are important to them.

973
01:01:13,716 --> 01:01:18,556
And so that gives you some flexibility
that kind of keeps it -- keeps some of it.

974
01:01:19,476 --> 01:01:22,086
So -- And that was -- that's good to hear.

975
01:01:22,086 --> 01:01:24,056
And if there's regional flood
water planning groups that are --

976
01:01:24,056 --> 01:01:28,496
have almost 30 members, which is I
don't think it's advisable necessarily.

977
01:01:29,156 --> 01:01:35,676
Terms of office, they end -- there's a trigger
on July -- six months, basically, July 10th,

978
01:01:35,676 --> 01:01:39,026
2023, that's six months after
that day was picked or six months

979
01:01:39,026 --> 01:01:41,666
after your first flood plan being delivered.

980
01:01:42,116 --> 01:01:45,766
That means we wouldn't change membership
immediately after you submitted a plan

981
01:01:45,766 --> 01:01:47,736
in case there was some follow up, for example.

982
01:01:47,736 --> 01:01:51,186
It just gives a little time before
you start changing your membership.

983
01:01:51,186 --> 01:01:55,296
And then it has two and five years,
or just to stagger membership.

984
01:01:55,296 --> 01:02:02,756
So you don't have, you know, big turnover,
that's pretty typical for changing membership.

985
01:02:02,756 --> 01:02:06,916
There's also no limit in the
bylaws for the number of terms.

986
01:02:06,916 --> 01:02:07,706
There's a term limit.

987
01:02:08,136 --> 01:02:12,506
But it's not an automatic
renewal vote to retain members.

988
01:02:12,646 --> 01:02:18,606
So it's not like it just automatically renews,
but it doesn't have a limit in the model bylaws.

989
01:02:20,936 --> 01:02:23,676
Can you contain -- These are just
a few things without -- with this.

990
01:02:23,676 --> 01:02:26,896
You can talk about anything
you like, keep going.

991
01:02:26,896 --> 01:02:32,256
Unless I hear something else or have
questions, I'll just go to the next highlight.

992
01:02:34,726 --> 01:02:36,316
But I also point out a couple things.

993
01:02:36,316 --> 01:02:40,296
I think we should have had in the
original bylaws that we suggest you change

994
01:02:40,296 --> 01:02:43,156
because it's been clear that other regions
that have changed it for good reason.

995
01:02:48,236 --> 01:02:51,056
>> There's an [inaudible] often that's --

996
01:02:51,056 --> 01:02:53,446
>> Matt, David has a question.

997
01:02:53,866 --> 01:02:54,776
>> Oh, I'm sorry.

998
01:02:54,776 --> 01:02:55,296
I didn't look.

999
01:02:55,296 --> 01:02:56,666
I was looking at that, the screen.

1000
01:02:56,666 --> 01:02:57,386
Go ahead, David.

1001
01:02:58,426 --> 01:03:01,666
>> Back on Section 5, on page four.

1002
01:03:01,826 --> 01:03:04,596
I don't know whether we went past
that or not, are we not there yet?

1003
01:03:08,786 --> 01:03:09,726
>> Yeah, we went past that.

1004
01:03:09,726 --> 01:03:11,146
But we'll go into it.

1005
01:03:11,146 --> 01:03:18,696
>> OK. In Section 5, the word in the last
line, I assume that the word shall means

1006
01:03:18,696 --> 01:03:24,996
that you guys are mandating that we
consider removal of -- from membership.

1007
01:03:24,996 --> 01:03:30,736
I think that's kind of -- in the water planning
group, we've kind of used that at the discretion

1008
01:03:30,736 --> 01:03:37,226
of the group and I'm kind of
supportive of having shall change to can

1009
01:03:37,826 --> 01:03:40,716
so we actually have an option
if we want to do that.

1010
01:03:40,716 --> 01:03:45,186
If shall means we still have an
option, I'm OK with the word shall,

1011
01:03:45,186 --> 01:03:47,066
but I think there ought to
be an option of the group.

1012
01:03:47,766 --> 01:03:52,096
Sometimes those positions are really hard
to fill, and we can contact that person

1013
01:03:52,096 --> 01:03:56,196
and put a little leverage
on them to perform better

1014
01:03:56,196 --> 01:03:58,656
and that's what we've done
in the water planning group.

1015
01:03:59,296 --> 01:04:05,766
>> OK, how -- do you want to change the
second shall not, last sentence to may?

1016
01:04:05,996 --> 01:04:10,656
>> It's absenteeism and shall be subject
-- and I thought that may or can.

1017
01:04:11,736 --> 01:04:14,056
>> Oh, so it's may, does may
work for that, do you think?

1018
01:04:14,056 --> 01:04:15,456
Or what you talk about?

1019
01:04:15,456 --> 01:04:17,336
>> Now, that's -- Yeah, that's my thought.

1020
01:04:17,336 --> 01:04:20,536
And I don't know if everybody agrees with
that or not, but that's just my thought.

1021
01:04:20,536 --> 01:04:21,796
>> So, OK.

1022
01:04:21,796 --> 01:04:23,236
And, Reem, if you could type may there

1023
01:04:23,236 --> 01:04:26,006
so everyone could see what
that -- what was the idea is.

1024
01:04:26,006 --> 01:04:31,316
So more discussion thoughts on
giving a little bit of flexibility

1025
01:04:31,316 --> 01:04:34,956
to the group to not have a shall there.

1026
01:04:35,786 --> 01:04:39,896
So that it's up to your discretion.

1027
01:04:40,136 --> 01:04:44,936
>> So they could point.

1028
01:04:44,936 --> 01:04:45,916
>> OK. I see some agreement.

1029
01:04:45,916 --> 01:04:47,866
Does anyone object to that change?

1030
01:04:48,346 --> 01:04:50,226
I don't hear any objection.

1031
01:04:50,686 --> 01:04:51,626
Anyone object to that?

1032
01:04:52,306 --> 01:04:56,756
And now I just should have pointed out,
you can revisit your bylaws anytime.

1033
01:04:57,756 --> 01:05:01,056
So, you know, if you can go back and you
find something and you want to talk about,

1034
01:05:01,056 --> 01:05:04,536
you can always put that on your agenda
and talk about that in the future.

1035
01:05:04,576 --> 01:05:05,986
That's an ongoing option deal.

1036
01:05:05,986 --> 01:05:10,256
OK, so we'll leave the shall
change to may there.

1037
01:05:10,256 --> 01:05:10,676
Thank you.

1038
01:05:11,416 --> 01:05:13,696
And we'll try not to jump over anything else.

1039
01:05:13,696 --> 01:05:15,616
If you have something else you'd
like to change, let us know.

1040
01:05:15,616 --> 01:05:17,916
And we'll keep scrolling down.

1041
01:05:25,856 --> 01:05:32,866
OK, stop. So this section here, Section
2 of -- I'm not sure what article it is.

1042
01:05:32,866 --> 01:05:36,206
But it basically says, within 30
days of adoption of these bylaws,

1043
01:05:36,206 --> 01:05:39,246
the voting members shall
select initial officers.

1044
01:05:39,906 --> 01:05:43,676
We probably should have drafted the
model bylaws to give more time there.

1045
01:05:43,676 --> 01:05:47,476
Because I think most of the planning
groups have realized 30 days means you have

1046
01:05:47,476 --> 01:05:48,806
to meet the next 30 days, right?

1047
01:05:49,206 --> 01:05:54,146
So maybe you want to consider whether
you're going to meet the next 30 days.

1048
01:05:54,146 --> 01:05:55,326
You haven't picked your next meeting date.

1049
01:05:55,326 --> 01:05:56,136
So you don't know that yet.

1050
01:05:56,766 --> 01:05:58,706
That's later in the agenda
but if you want to make

1051
01:05:58,706 --> 01:06:01,226
that longer then you just have more
flexibility, or if you could --

1052
01:06:01,436 --> 01:06:06,076
some region said by the next -- no later

1053
01:06:06,076 --> 01:06:09,366
than the next regional flood planning group
meeting they have to choose their officers.

1054
01:06:09,546 --> 01:06:11,596
That way you have one more meeting to do that.

1055
01:06:12,456 --> 01:06:13,696
What do you -- What's the pleasure of the group?

1056
01:06:13,696 --> 01:06:14,216
What do you say?

1057
01:06:19,056 --> 01:06:20,496
Thirty days is tight is the point.

1058
01:06:21,506 --> 01:06:24,136
>> I think we ought to go
with what you just suggested

1059
01:06:24,136 --> 01:06:26,856
as by selecting the officers
by the next meeting.

1060
01:06:27,976 --> 01:06:29,236
>> OK. So --

1061
01:06:29,426 --> 01:06:30,046
>> I agree.

1062
01:06:30,046 --> 01:06:32,626
>> That way no later than the next meeting.

1063
01:06:32,626 --> 01:06:34,416
That way, today, you're choosing a chair.

1064
01:06:34,416 --> 01:06:35,016
I'll clarify.

1065
01:06:35,016 --> 01:06:38,386
You're choosing your chair today, so you still
have the other officers that you would have

1066
01:06:38,386 --> 01:06:40,656
to select within whatever this says.

1067
01:06:46,296 --> 01:06:48,666
So, is everyone OK with that?

1068
01:06:48,666 --> 01:06:50,666
Does -- do I see some agreement?

1069
01:06:50,826 --> 01:06:52,376
Any objections to that change,

1070
01:06:52,376 --> 01:06:57,396
to give yourselves a little
flexibility just to get it done.

1071
01:06:57,546 --> 01:07:00,186
OK, good. The next thing that we
probably should have caught and --

1072
01:07:00,186 --> 01:07:04,356
because we're having meetings late in
the year, this next section under B,

1073
01:07:04,536 --> 01:07:09,276
Section 2B on the screen that is highlighted,
that has you selecting your officers

1074
01:07:09,276 --> 01:07:10,846
at the first meeting of the calendar year.

1075
01:07:12,026 --> 01:07:15,926
But you're about to select officers, so you'd
have to reselect your officers, you know,

1076
01:07:16,076 --> 01:07:19,456
right after the end of this
year, you'd be doing it again.

1077
01:07:19,456 --> 01:07:29,306
So other regions have said, starting
-- beginning in 2022, you will do that.

1078
01:07:29,306 --> 01:07:34,136
And that way, you don't have to reelect
your chair and your officers in two months.

1079
01:07:34,476 --> 01:07:38,596
And then you will just start doing it every
January beginning in 2022 the next year.

1080
01:07:38,596 --> 01:07:41,596
And that way, it just saves you some actions

1081
01:07:41,596 --> 01:07:44,326
that you probably don't want
to take twice in three months.

1082
01:07:44,766 --> 01:07:46,446
Does everyone understand that?

1083
01:07:47,166 --> 01:07:49,566
The benefit of changing that?

1084
01:07:49,696 --> 01:07:52,796
OK. I see some thumbs ups.

1085
01:07:52,796 --> 01:07:53,796
Any objection to that?

1086
01:07:53,796 --> 01:07:56,006
Any questions about what --
why that would make sense?

1087
01:07:56,856 --> 01:08:00,316
OK. You're getting the benefits
of 12 other regions.

1088
01:08:00,316 --> 01:08:02,176
So that's good.

1089
01:08:02,556 --> 01:08:06,146
So we can continue.

1090
01:08:07,956 --> 01:08:13,786
The gray is just statute rules
that we put in our bylaws

1091
01:08:13,786 --> 01:08:16,686
to help you make sure you
don't miss some requirements.

1092
01:08:17,166 --> 01:08:22,056
OK. The last thing that we did not
realize was that this Article 15,

1093
01:08:22,406 --> 01:08:25,686
the title is adopting and amending the bylaws.

1094
01:08:26,186 --> 01:08:29,766
But the body of that article, that
doesn't actually refer to amending.

1095
01:08:30,076 --> 01:08:36,516
So that just make that -- the change that really
just shows you adding and/or amend makes the

1096
01:08:36,516 --> 01:08:40,616
body of the text consistent with the header so
that obviously if you're adopting your bylaws

1097
01:08:40,616 --> 01:08:45,976
by two-thirds, you amend them by
two-thirds to be consistent with the header.

1098
01:08:46,736 --> 01:08:47,836
That make sense?

1099
01:08:48,386 --> 01:08:49,976
Any questions about that?

1100
01:08:49,976 --> 01:08:51,896
I see a hand, Omar.

1101
01:08:52,966 --> 01:08:58,296
>> I do you have a question about the
two-thirds requirement to adopt the bylaws.

1102
01:08:58,736 --> 01:09:05,006
This current with Mr. Rene Rodriguez joining
us where there's seven of us out of 11,

1103
01:09:05,006 --> 01:09:08,426
we don't have a two-thirds
majority where we need --

1104
01:09:08,426 --> 01:09:10,986
>> There are two-thirds present.

1105
01:09:10,986 --> 01:09:11,726
>> Am I correct?

1106
01:09:12,146 --> 01:09:13,596
>> It is correct.

1107
01:09:14,116 --> 01:09:15,346
>> Two-thirds present.

1108
01:09:15,346 --> 01:09:15,716
>> OK.

1109
01:09:15,796 --> 01:09:16,396
>> Yes, good question.

1110
01:09:16,396 --> 01:09:19,986
Mr. Hall has a question.

1111
01:09:19,986 --> 01:09:22,876
>> Back on Article IX, Section 2.

1112
01:09:24,936 --> 01:09:26,616
>> OK, we'll come back to this one.

1113
01:09:28,406 --> 01:09:30,356
Article IX, Section 2.

1114
01:09:30,646 --> 01:09:30,946
OK.

1115
01:09:31,316 --> 01:09:34,226
>> It's the regular meetings paragraph.

1116
01:09:34,226 --> 01:09:35,946
>> OK. We'll get there.

1117
01:09:39,186 --> 01:09:40,416
>> There you go.

1118
01:09:40,806 --> 01:09:42,416
>> Can you see that?

1119
01:09:42,416 --> 01:09:43,626
We need to zoom in more.

1120
01:09:43,676 --> 01:09:44,496
Can you see that?

1121
01:09:45,226 --> 01:09:46,516
>> I can see it OK.

1122
01:09:46,956 --> 01:09:47,046
>> OK.

1123
01:09:47,256 --> 01:09:51,006
>> Because I'm reading what
I printed out anyway.

1124
01:09:51,696 --> 01:09:52,526
>> OK.

1125
01:09:54,416 --> 01:10:00,376
>> We basically had meetings in the water
planning group when we needed to have meetings.

1126
01:10:00,376 --> 01:10:05,996
And I'm not sure that mandating
a regular meeting every quarter

1127
01:10:05,996 --> 01:10:09,896
as a minimum is appropriate,
because we may not need

1128
01:10:09,896 --> 01:10:14,066
to have a meeting every quarter
as we progress with the process.

1129
01:10:15,126 --> 01:10:23,786
I'm just -- I agree with adopting a regular
meeting schedule for the ensuing year.

1130
01:10:23,786 --> 01:10:29,346
But I'm not sure that mandating a meeting every
quarter is a -- is an appropriate mandate.

1131
01:10:29,346 --> 01:10:31,686
I don't quite know how to change it.

1132
01:10:31,686 --> 01:10:34,346
I think basically, we had meetings as required.

1133
01:10:34,346 --> 01:10:38,396
There were times we had meetings three
months in a row and there were other times

1134
01:10:38,396 --> 01:10:41,076
where we didn't have a meeting for six months.

1135
01:10:41,076 --> 01:10:49,766
So, maybe a paragraph or a sentence that
relates to having meetings as required,

1136
01:10:50,336 --> 01:10:55,296
I don't know what the -- What was your
thought at requiring one every quarter?

1137
01:10:55,866 --> 01:11:02,026
>> We just went with the best
practices that we saw some.

1138
01:11:02,716 --> 01:11:06,876
And that seemed like a reasonable
way to keep the ship moving.

1139
01:11:07,106 --> 01:11:08,566
We think you're going to be meeting a lot.

1140
01:11:08,566 --> 01:11:11,356
But maybe in the next cycle,
you may not meet as often.

1141
01:11:11,356 --> 01:11:14,796
But I think this cycle you will be
[inaudible] but your point is well taken

1142
01:11:14,796 --> 01:11:18,256
that you don't tie your hands and force
a meeting if you don't need one, right?

1143
01:11:18,756 --> 01:11:20,986
So, what do you have proposed?

1144
01:11:21,156 --> 01:11:27,256
Do you want to say something,
approximately each quarter as --

1145
01:11:27,256 --> 01:11:29,816
or as needed or more frequent, I don't know.

1146
01:11:30,196 --> 01:11:31,206
Do you have a suggested [inaudible]?

1147
01:11:31,206 --> 01:11:32,636
>> That sounds fine.

1148
01:11:32,636 --> 01:11:34,626
I think the word approximately every quarter,

1149
01:11:34,626 --> 01:11:38,676
something that gives us a little
leeway if we really don't need one.

1150
01:11:39,156 --> 01:11:43,506
>> So, can you insert the word approximately
each quarter in and see what folks think

1151
01:11:43,506 --> 01:11:49,126
of that, we get some reaction from -- the
other discussion from folks that have thoughts

1152
01:11:49,126 --> 01:11:52,276
about that, ways to progress on this?

1153
01:11:52,566 --> 01:11:52,946
>> Hey, Matt.

1154
01:11:53,026 --> 01:11:53,116
>> Yes.

1155
01:11:53,116 --> 01:11:54,016
>> This is Gilbert.

1156
01:11:54,016 --> 01:12:00,186
I was wondering if that issue came
up with any of the other regions?

1157
01:12:01,116 --> 01:12:06,516
>> No, but I mean, they won't realize it later.

1158
01:12:06,516 --> 01:12:10,446
They didn't really discuss it, frankly.

1159
01:12:11,166 --> 01:12:14,336
Everyone has their own things that they look at.

1160
01:12:14,336 --> 01:12:17,856
So, no one really discussed it but I
think it might affect others as well.

1161
01:12:18,006 --> 01:12:18,516
Screen [inaudible].

1162
01:12:19,026 --> 01:12:24,536
>> So just to point to know that the rules
require that you need at least annually.

1163
01:12:24,536 --> 01:12:28,506
So, although this says approximately
each quarter, you'd be held to the rules.

1164
01:12:28,506 --> 01:12:30,266
That's what has changed.

1165
01:12:30,486 --> 01:12:30,826
>> Yeah. Yeah.

1166
01:12:30,826 --> 01:12:33,676
And you don't have to put the rule in here.

1167
01:12:33,676 --> 01:12:36,326
But just know that you have to
meet at least annually by rule.

1168
01:12:36,326 --> 01:12:37,696
But you don't have to put it in your bylaws.

1169
01:12:37,696 --> 01:12:41,516
I'm sure you'll need that
much but is everyone --

1170
01:12:41,516 --> 01:12:44,186
what do you think of the held
approximately in each quarter?

1171
01:12:45,186 --> 01:12:48,746
Does that seem like it gives
you enough flexibility?

1172
01:12:49,126 --> 01:12:50,996
But any objection to that change?

1173
01:12:52,976 --> 01:12:54,096
That work for now?

1174
01:12:54,506 --> 01:12:55,966
Sounds like they work for now.

1175
01:12:55,966 --> 01:12:56,736
No, objection?

1176
01:12:56,796 --> 01:12:59,976
Let's move back to the change
at the end that we had.

1177
01:13:07,616 --> 01:13:12,286
There the -- I just wanted to go back to
this, because I didn't finalize [inaudible].

1178
01:13:12,286 --> 01:13:14,746
Mr. Hall, what is your --

1179
01:13:14,976 --> 01:13:20,646
>> I've got another question
about the Article XII.

1180
01:13:20,646 --> 01:13:20,886
>> Can --

1181
01:13:20,886 --> 01:13:23,336
>> Before we get to there,
Article XII, Section 2.

1182
01:13:23,336 --> 01:13:24,456
>> OK, the Article XII.

1183
01:13:24,456 --> 01:13:26,596
Article XII, Section 2, then
we'll go back to this.

1184
01:13:26,596 --> 01:13:26,816
>> Right.

1185
01:13:32,836 --> 01:13:39,826
The last paragraph, I mean, the last
sentence in that highlighted paragraph

1186
01:13:40,316 --> 01:13:46,376
where it says any subgroup
forum to address issues related

1187
01:13:46,376 --> 01:13:48,466
to specific geographic areas smaller

1188
01:13:48,996 --> 01:13:54,636
than the full FPR must include one voting member
representing each of the interest categories.

1189
01:13:55,266 --> 01:14:00,166
Basically, that requires us to have
the same group as in the full group.

1190
01:14:00,166 --> 01:14:03,456
So, since they have to have one voting member.

1191
01:14:04,026 --> 01:14:09,046
We found in the water planning group,
that if the entire group agreed

1192
01:14:09,796 --> 01:14:14,366
that a small group could address a
specific subject issue and then present it

1193
01:14:14,366 --> 01:14:21,996
to the entire group, we didn't have to have
representation of a voting member from each

1194
01:14:21,996 --> 01:14:27,106
of the areas as they did their basic
investigation before it was presented

1195
01:14:27,106 --> 01:14:31,136
to the entire group, which would obviously
have all the voting members present or,

1196
01:14:31,716 --> 01:14:33,546
you know, that however many showed up.

1197
01:14:33,546 --> 01:14:34,046
So --

1198
01:14:34,496 --> 01:14:34,906
>> I will --

1199
01:14:34,906 --> 01:14:35,256
>> -- I'm --

1200
01:14:35,436 --> 01:14:35,926
>> Right.

1201
01:14:38,106 --> 01:14:39,016
>> Go ahead.

1202
01:14:39,446 --> 01:14:40,946
>> Right. I see your point.

1203
01:14:40,946 --> 01:14:42,976
And I'm glad people are reading these.

1204
01:14:43,936 --> 01:14:46,566
This came up on another group.

1205
01:14:46,566 --> 01:14:52,496
And this is from rule and it is part of
direction we got from the legislature

1206
01:14:52,496 --> 01:14:56,606
that this is not about what you
were talking about you can do.

1207
01:14:56,606 --> 01:14:57,956
You can choose a topic.

1208
01:14:59,266 --> 01:15:01,726
That's a topic but not a geography.

1209
01:15:02,496 --> 01:15:07,646
And if the topic applies to the region as a
whole, you're going to have a subcommittee

1210
01:15:07,696 --> 01:15:11,936
or a committee do that exactly as
you discussed and do in other places.

1211
01:15:12,546 --> 01:15:15,706
This is specifically a concern
of the legislature

1212
01:15:15,706 --> 01:15:20,036
that they didn't want regions being
subdivided without full representation

1213
01:15:20,036 --> 01:15:23,506
in geographic subdivisions, and
not having full representation.

1214
01:15:23,506 --> 01:15:29,496
So, you're right, you read that correctly,
that was not a test to see, figure that out.

1215
01:15:29,496 --> 01:15:32,306
It's -- it is that way, it does
seem a little awkward, right?

1216
01:15:32,696 --> 01:15:34,506
So, thank you for pointing that out.

1217
01:15:34,506 --> 01:15:40,086
But that is, basically, so that you, if
you decide we're going to meet about --

1218
01:15:40,086 --> 01:15:41,836
have a special thing, committee

1219
01:15:41,836 --> 01:15:45,966
about a geographic region that
guarantees representation.

1220
01:15:45,966 --> 01:15:48,886
So, by default, you're probably
not going to do that.

1221
01:15:49,046 --> 01:15:52,066
Or, you know, unless your group is larger.

1222
01:15:52,066 --> 01:15:53,486
But that's up to you how you handle it.

1223
01:15:53,486 --> 01:15:54,316
But that's a requirement.

1224
01:15:54,316 --> 01:15:58,996
So, I don't think it ties your hands
as far as a subcommittee on a topic

1225
01:15:59,186 --> 01:16:00,396
that applies to the entire region.

1226
01:16:01,036 --> 01:16:01,726
>> Right. Thank you.

1227
01:16:01,726 --> 01:16:02,976
>> You're welcome.

1228
01:16:03,576 --> 01:16:06,546
Anything else you have that
you would like to go to first?

1229
01:16:08,076 --> 01:16:09,966
>> I think that's the last thing to interrupt.

1230
01:16:10,816 --> 01:16:12,746
>> No, no, that's not --
this is not interrupting.

1231
01:16:13,446 --> 01:16:14,876
I'm interrupting more than you all.

1232
01:16:14,876 --> 01:16:16,546
This is your -- these are your
bylaws you're considering.

1233
01:16:16,546 --> 01:16:18,856
So, take your time, if you have
any questions about anything.

1234
01:16:19,426 --> 01:16:21,676
I don't want to overlook any discussion.

1235
01:16:21,676 --> 01:16:24,816
If you would like to talk about something, or
if something is not clear, we can explain it.

1236
01:16:25,606 --> 01:16:29,966
So, OK, so we'll go -- we'll
hop down that last thing.

1237
01:16:29,966 --> 01:16:31,516
In the meantime, you all can
think about anything else.

1238
01:16:31,516 --> 01:16:33,226
Anything else you'd like to talk about?

1239
01:16:33,546 --> 01:16:35,976
Well, just -- I'd like to just wrap
up, make sure you're comfortable

1240
01:16:35,976 --> 01:16:37,736
with this change that we talked about.

1241
01:16:38,306 --> 01:16:43,906
So, this -- that change, again, is just to
make the language under Article XV consistent

1242
01:16:43,906 --> 01:16:49,556
with the header of Article XV and consistent
with the fact that you adopt your bylaws

1243
01:16:49,556 --> 01:16:51,476
by two-thirds, that you would
have been about two-thirds.

1244
01:16:51,766 --> 01:16:52,806
Does everyone understand?

1245
01:16:52,806 --> 01:16:55,016
There's any discussion questions?

1246
01:16:55,906 --> 01:16:56,366
You seem OK.

1247
01:16:56,366 --> 01:16:57,346
Is everyone OK with that?

1248
01:16:57,806 --> 01:16:59,226
Any objections to that?

1249
01:16:59,226 --> 01:17:01,146
OK. That was changing.

1250
01:17:01,146 --> 01:17:05,216
In several regions, we're
going to do quite a few.

1251
01:17:05,666 --> 01:17:09,056
OK. So that is our -- the
highlights that we pointed out.

1252
01:17:09,746 --> 01:17:11,426
Is there anything else you're wondering about?

1253
01:17:11,426 --> 01:17:19,156
I will point out, this allows
for alternates at your meeting.

1254
01:17:19,156 --> 01:17:24,416
So, you can designate all --
that's been a point of discussion.

1255
01:17:24,416 --> 01:17:29,436
I just want to highlight that does allow for --
allows for two alternates in a calendar year.

1256
01:17:29,666 --> 01:17:33,646
And on that topic, as some of
you know well, you're involved.

1257
01:17:33,646 --> 01:17:36,466
You don't want to have too
many alternates anyway.

1258
01:17:37,106 --> 01:17:39,196
Too many alternates dilutes the information.

1259
01:17:39,196 --> 01:17:40,326
It makes it hard to make decisions.

1260
01:17:40,326 --> 01:17:43,166
You want your alternate to
be up to speed and able

1261
01:17:43,166 --> 01:17:46,386
to help make decisions, if
they're sitting in for you.

1262
01:17:46,456 --> 01:17:49,316
So that's my two cents on that.

1263
01:17:49,316 --> 01:17:51,066
Anything else you'd like to
talk about with the bylaws?

1264
01:17:51,586 --> 01:17:52,386
Any questions?

1265
01:17:53,186 --> 01:17:57,306
>> Matt, let me ask one more question
that this thing has to be validated

1266
01:17:57,306 --> 01:17:58,896
by the signature of the secretary.

1267
01:17:59,636 --> 01:18:02,606
We do not yet have a secretary identified.

1268
01:18:02,606 --> 01:18:07,936
So, does that secretary sign this document
on the date that they are identified?

1269
01:18:08,106 --> 01:18:10,816
>> That sounds like a perfect plan to me.

1270
01:18:11,806 --> 01:18:12,756
>> OK, all right.

1271
01:18:12,756 --> 01:18:15,086
I just wonder, I obviously can't sign it today.

1272
01:18:15,836 --> 01:18:19,446
>> Right. I think they should just send
it in knowing what today's discussion was

1273
01:18:19,446 --> 01:18:22,606
and make sure that we did -- we didn't do
something incorrectly based on this meeting.

1274
01:18:22,606 --> 01:18:23,996
But we're tracking the changes.

1275
01:18:24,656 --> 01:18:26,566
We'll keep the track changes and send it out.

1276
01:18:26,916 --> 01:18:30,956
So, you can see all that if
you'd adopt these bylaws.

1277
01:18:31,556 --> 01:18:36,416
OK, so any other questions?

1278
01:18:36,766 --> 01:18:38,166
Good, good point, though, thank you.

1279
01:18:39,576 --> 01:18:40,236
Questions?

1280
01:18:40,236 --> 01:18:41,156
Discussion?

1281
01:18:42,206 --> 01:18:44,626
Concerns? OK.

1282
01:18:44,626 --> 01:18:50,716
So, if someone would like to make a motion,
if you're interested in proceeding, Omar?

1283
01:18:52,026 --> 01:18:55,366
>> I'd like to make a motion to
approve the bylaws as amended.

1284
01:18:55,516 --> 01:18:58,556
>> I can please stay for a second?

1285
01:18:59,786 --> 01:19:08,986
>> OK, so Omar made the motion and Dave
-- I believer, Mr. Hall I believe did it.

1286
01:19:08,986 --> 01:19:12,336
And any discussion on that motion?

1287
01:19:12,696 --> 01:19:17,756
I'm getting a lot of messages, sorry.

1288
01:19:17,756 --> 01:19:18,636
I have a lot going on here.

1289
01:19:19,036 --> 01:19:24,376
So, with that, I'm going to do
roll call votes on things like this

1290
01:19:24,376 --> 01:19:26,506
because it's hard for me
to see in here everybody.

1291
01:19:26,506 --> 01:19:30,606
So, it's just easier just to do one way --
one way to go about it and not look at hands.

1292
01:19:30,756 --> 01:19:35,866
So, I'm going to see the quick roll call
for discussion and I'll take a vote.

1293
01:19:35,866 --> 01:19:39,076
And so, those in favor of
adopting the bylaws as amended.

1294
01:19:40,336 --> 01:19:45,946
Go ahead and unmute yourselves and I'll just
run down the list starting with Jay Ornelas.

1295
01:19:47,076 --> 01:19:47,946
Still not present.

1296
01:19:49,016 --> 01:19:49,756
Gilbert?

1297
01:19:50,696 --> 01:19:51,496
>> Yes, in favor.

1298
01:19:52,386 --> 01:19:53,396
>> Jessica Christianson?

1299
01:19:54,376 --> 01:19:55,026
>> In favor.

1300
01:19:55,776 --> 01:19:56,376
>> Jeff Bennett?

1301
01:19:56,736 --> 01:19:58,156
>> In favor.

1302
01:19:59,956 --> 01:20:00,896
>> Sal Masoud?

1303
01:20:01,546 --> 01:20:02,516
>> In favor.

1304
01:20:03,416 --> 01:20:04,666
>> Javier Acosta?

1305
01:20:05,566 --> 01:20:06,186
>> In favor.

1306
01:20:06,186 --> 01:20:07,706
>> David Hall?

1307
01:20:07,766 --> 01:20:07,833
>> Aye.

1308
01:20:07,833 --> 01:20:09,026
>> Rene Rodriguez?

1309
01:20:10,326 --> 01:20:17,206
Rene Rodriguez, we can't hear you.

1310
01:20:17,206 --> 01:20:20,566
You might be muted if you're there.

1311
01:20:20,566 --> 01:20:25,406
I'm not hearing Rene.

1312
01:20:27,176 --> 01:20:28,946
Omar Martinez?

1313
01:20:29,736 --> 01:20:30,026
>> Aye.

1314
01:20:34,496 --> 01:20:37,136
>> Seven folks in favor.

1315
01:20:37,176 --> 01:20:45,506
So, you have seven out of I
believe eight are present.

1316
01:20:45,506 --> 01:20:46,526
Although I don't hear Rene.

1317
01:20:46,526 --> 01:20:48,166
I don't see Rene.

1318
01:20:52,416 --> 01:20:55,956
And then there are two absent,
but as far as those present,

1319
01:20:55,956 --> 01:20:57,266
you need two-thirds of those present.

1320
01:20:57,266 --> 01:21:01,136
So, you have seven out of
eight, which is two-thirds.

1321
01:21:01,136 --> 01:21:01,626
So, you've passed [inaudible].

1322
01:21:01,626 --> 01:21:01,936
Right. OK.

1323
01:21:05,466 --> 01:21:14,766
So, we have an abstention from Rene
basically, because I don't hear him.

1324
01:21:15,306 --> 01:21:18,226
So, you have a -- unanimous, so.

1325
01:21:18,316 --> 01:21:22,156
OK. Oh, absent, right?

1326
01:21:22,356 --> 01:21:23,376
He's absent.

1327
01:21:23,406 --> 01:21:24,126
Yeah, absent.

1328
01:21:24,126 --> 01:21:25,986
OK, so you've passed your bylaws.

1329
01:21:25,986 --> 01:21:28,326
That's the punch line, and well done.

1330
01:21:28,326 --> 01:21:30,556
First big decision.

1331
01:21:31,036 --> 01:21:33,446
Thank you for being prepared.

1332
01:21:33,446 --> 01:21:34,316
That helps a lot.

1333
01:21:34,406 --> 01:21:36,946
The more you prepare for these
meetings in the future too,

1334
01:21:37,396 --> 01:21:40,106
the easier things will be for you all.

1335
01:21:40,466 --> 01:21:42,796
So, we'll move on to the next item.

1336
01:21:42,896 --> 01:21:46,876
And I will explain the process
before we begin the process

1337
01:21:47,206 --> 01:21:50,306
of considering agenda item 6
for considering nominating.

1338
01:21:50,666 --> 01:21:52,516
And nominating considering
a chair, interim chair.

1339
01:21:52,516 --> 01:21:55,606
So, I'm not going to take
nominations until I'm done explaining.

1340
01:21:55,736 --> 01:21:59,156
Then, after I've explained
and answered any questions,

1341
01:21:59,156 --> 01:22:01,166
then I'll proceed to open
the floor to nominations.

1342
01:22:01,166 --> 01:22:13,426
But first, I'll go to the next slide to
explain a little more about the process.

1343
01:22:13,976 --> 01:22:20,346
So, the -- OK, so, I'm going to -- when it's
time, I will open the floor for nominations.

1344
01:22:20,346 --> 01:22:24,136
So, unmute yourself and raise
your hand, I will call on you.

1345
01:22:24,136 --> 01:22:28,996
If you want to open the floor for nominations,
I will call on you about your nomination.

1346
01:22:29,086 --> 01:22:30,836
I will confirm the nomination.

1347
01:22:30,836 --> 01:22:32,546
You may self-nominate.

1348
01:22:32,546 --> 01:22:37,116
And there is no requirement for a second.

1349
01:22:37,406 --> 01:22:41,006
And then after I've gotten the first
nomination, I will ask for more nominations,

1350
01:22:41,006 --> 01:22:43,076
if there are more -- and so forth.

1351
01:22:43,076 --> 01:22:47,196
And then when I don't hear any more
nominations, I will close the nominations.

1352
01:22:47,536 --> 01:22:51,816
And then there'll be discussion, and
the nominees, and/or the nominee --

1353
01:22:51,816 --> 01:22:56,426
anyone else may speak and
discuss if they would like.

1354
01:22:56,426 --> 01:23:01,246
And then after the discussion, we will
take a roll call vote in the order

1355
01:23:01,246 --> 01:23:02,846
that the nominations were received.

1356
01:23:03,776 --> 01:23:12,106
And based on your bylaws that you just adopted,
you -- 51% of those voting present if you --

1357
01:23:12,106 --> 01:23:20,586
if the first person gets over half
[inaudible] nomination will be the chairman

1358
01:23:20,586 --> 01:23:22,286
or interim chair selected.

1359
01:23:22,286 --> 01:23:24,316
And so, we'll proceed with the first nomination.

1360
01:23:24,316 --> 01:23:28,376
If they get 51%, then they
are the chair and so forth.

1361
01:23:28,826 --> 01:23:29,996
Yes sir, Mr. Hall?

1362
01:23:29,996 --> 01:23:33,136
>> I like to nominate Omar Martinez.

1363
01:23:34,326 --> 01:23:37,466
>> OK, well, first before you
do that, I -- hold that thought.

1364
01:23:37,826 --> 01:23:44,516
I want to just ask if anyone has
any questions about the process?

1365
01:23:44,516 --> 01:23:45,476
OK, so make sure.

1366
01:23:45,476 --> 01:23:47,966
OK, so I open the floor to nominations.

1367
01:23:47,966 --> 01:23:52,196
And Mr. Hall nominating Omar Martinez?

1368
01:23:52,196 --> 01:23:55,026
>> I nominate Omar Martinez as the chair.

1369
01:23:56,346 --> 01:23:56,766
>> Thank you.

1370
01:23:56,766 --> 01:24:03,936
OK, that's David Hall nominating Omar Martinez.

1371
01:24:03,936 --> 01:24:05,186
Any other nominations?

1372
01:24:06,146 --> 01:24:06,726
Mr. Bennett?

1373
01:24:06,726 --> 01:24:10,606
>> I don't have a nomination as
much as just a point of discussion.

1374
01:24:10,806 --> 01:24:16,806
Given the similarities between this process and
the Far West Texas Water Planning Group process,

1375
01:24:16,806 --> 01:24:21,126
it seems reasonable to pick somebody
who's been in a leadership role.

1376
01:24:21,816 --> 01:24:24,386
And that's either Omar or David, so.

1377
01:24:24,386 --> 01:24:28,486
>> OK. We'll have discussion
after the nominations.

1378
01:24:28,486 --> 01:24:34,006
So, are there other nominations for now then we
can discuss and nominees can speak, et cetera.

1379
01:24:34,796 --> 01:24:35,906
Any other nominations?

1380
01:24:42,256 --> 01:24:43,656
I don't see any hands.

1381
01:24:43,656 --> 01:24:46,996
Anybody have any more nominations?

1382
01:24:46,996 --> 01:24:48,546
I'll make sure there's no other nominations.

1383
01:24:48,766 --> 01:24:49,676
I don't hear anybody.

1384
01:24:50,046 --> 01:24:51,186
Don't see any hands.

1385
01:24:52,306 --> 01:24:55,506
OK, so I will close the nominations.

1386
01:24:56,386 --> 01:24:58,416
And we have one nomination.

1387
01:24:59,576 --> 01:25:03,466
And it's for Omar Martinez and Mr.
Hall, are you raising your hand?

1388
01:25:03,466 --> 01:25:04,016
Want to speak?

1389
01:25:07,026 --> 01:25:08,276
>> A I move for acclamation.

1390
01:25:10,136 --> 01:25:16,566
>> Mr. Hall moves for -- to select
Mr. Martinez by acclamation.

1391
01:25:16,646 --> 01:25:17,136
>> Second.

1392
01:25:17,436 --> 01:25:20,116
>> I'll second.

1393
01:25:20,676 --> 01:25:21,706
>> Yeah, second.

1394
01:25:21,706 --> 01:25:22,996
>> I guess Jessica seconded.

1395
01:25:22,996 --> 01:25:29,726
We have a second from Jessica, on
the motion to affirm by acclamation.

1396
01:25:29,726 --> 01:25:31,946
Any discussion?

1397
01:25:35,276 --> 01:25:36,796
All those in favor say aye.

1398
01:25:36,796 --> 01:25:36,863
>> Aye.

1399
01:25:36,863 --> 01:25:36,996
>> Aye.

1400
01:25:36,996 --> 01:25:37,063
>> Aye.

1401
01:25:37,063 --> 01:25:37,130
>> Aye.

1402
01:25:37,130 --> 01:25:38,786
>> All opposed, say nay.

1403
01:25:39,006 --> 01:25:40,396
Could I see hands?

1404
01:25:42,796 --> 01:25:54,026
I'd like to make sure we have
51% for our record, hard to see.

1405
01:25:54,026 --> 01:26:00,526
And if -- so, I have Mr. Hall in favor
or Mr. Bennett in favor, Omar in favor.

1406
01:26:01,226 --> 01:26:09,186
I have Javier, Jessica, Sal and Gilbert.

1407
01:26:11,386 --> 01:26:14,146
I don't see or hear anything.

1408
01:26:14,146 --> 01:26:15,726
If you're abstaining or --

1409
01:26:15,726 --> 01:26:18,946
>> I think he might be frozen.

1410
01:26:20,096 --> 01:26:20,346
>> Gilbert?

1411
01:26:21,106 --> 01:26:21,866
>> Yes. I'm in favor.

1412
01:26:22,536 --> 01:26:22,946
>> You're in favor.

1413
01:26:22,946 --> 01:26:23,986
OK. Sorry.

1414
01:26:23,986 --> 01:26:25,696
I couldn't tell, I apologize.

1415
01:26:26,186 --> 01:26:29,006
So, I see a unanimous.

1416
01:26:29,006 --> 01:26:33,606
And Rene Rodriguez is absent.

1417
01:26:34,496 --> 01:26:36,066
As far as I can tell, Rene, correct?

1418
01:26:37,086 --> 01:26:40,766
So, Rene is absent.

1419
01:26:44,376 --> 01:26:48,276
So, congratulations, Omar.

1420
01:26:48,396 --> 01:26:59,726
You have been selected the chair of the
Upper Rio Grande Regional Planning Group.

1421
01:26:59,726 --> 01:27:01,386
You'd like to say a few words?

1422
01:27:01,386 --> 01:27:04,936
>> Yes, thank you.

1423
01:27:04,936 --> 01:27:07,996
Thank you to all flood planning group members.

1424
01:27:07,996 --> 01:27:09,476
Thank you, Mr. Hall, for the nomination.

1425
01:27:09,786 --> 01:27:12,686
It's been a pleasure working
with most of you actually,

1426
01:27:12,686 --> 01:27:15,736
with David Hall, with Jeff
Bennett, with Jessica.

1427
01:27:15,736 --> 01:27:19,156
I've had had the pleasure of
being in the same room as Gilbert.

1428
01:27:19,156 --> 01:27:28,646
And I believe I've -- even if -- Rene
Rodriguez is the same [inaudible] council,

1429
01:27:28,646 --> 01:27:31,526
then I've had the pleasure
of working with most of you.

1430
01:27:31,526 --> 01:27:36,486
And again, even though I live in El Paso
County, I am very -- through my work experience,

1431
01:27:36,746 --> 01:27:39,486
I fell in love with Far West Texas.

1432
01:27:39,486 --> 01:27:41,056
I'm very familiar with the region.

1433
01:27:41,056 --> 01:27:47,966
And I will work my best to represent
our region adequately and making sure

1434
01:27:47,966 --> 01:27:51,326
that even the smaller municipalities
are adequately represented.

1435
01:27:51,326 --> 01:27:54,076
And as I said, in my introduction, one of my --

1436
01:27:54,076 --> 01:27:58,546
one of the things I focused my career on
is making sure that we access the funding

1437
01:27:58,866 --> 01:28:01,776
that is necessary to complete our projects.

1438
01:28:01,776 --> 01:28:06,176
One of the biggest challenges at the
water planning group was making sure

1439
01:28:06,176 --> 01:28:09,876
that we transition the planning
process to actual projects.

1440
01:28:09,876 --> 01:28:13,096
And I'm hoping to replicate the same efforts.

1441
01:28:13,446 --> 01:28:18,426
Here, I'm very conscious of
our limited water supplies.

1442
01:28:18,426 --> 01:28:24,136
I see flood water, stormwater, rainwater
as an alternative water source and --

1443
01:28:24,136 --> 01:28:27,886
but I also think we need to
both put it to beneficial use,

1444
01:28:27,886 --> 01:28:29,556
but also protect the environment.

1445
01:28:29,766 --> 01:28:36,716
And so, please, if there's anything, if
there's any feedback that you can give me

1446
01:28:36,716 --> 01:28:40,166
as we move forward with the flood
planning process, please let me know.

1447
01:28:40,166 --> 01:28:43,456
I'm very open to feedback,
including negative feedback.

1448
01:28:43,686 --> 01:28:46,286
And I'm just happy to be
able to fulfill this role.

1449
01:28:46,286 --> 01:28:46,666
Thank you.

1450
01:28:46,876 --> 01:28:47,246
Thank you.

1451
01:28:48,316 --> 01:28:53,336
>> OK, so what we've been doing, and you're
-- you're doing well on time on this meeting.

1452
01:28:53,336 --> 01:28:55,746
So, you have -- we're about
an hour and a half in.

1453
01:28:55,746 --> 01:29:00,536
And what we've done is we've taken a five
minute break after chair -- chair selection.

1454
01:29:00,716 --> 01:29:07,086
And we can talk to your chair and help kind
of line up the rest of the meeting with Omar.

1455
01:29:07,086 --> 01:29:10,186
And then is that -- everyone OK with
taking a five-minute break and being back

1456
01:29:10,186 --> 01:29:15,086
at 10:41 sharp, five minutes literally.

1457
01:29:15,506 --> 01:29:16,396
Is everyone okay with that?

1458
01:29:16,396 --> 01:29:17,256
Mr. Chairman?

1459
01:29:19,166 --> 01:29:19,656
>> Yes.

1460
01:29:19,766 --> 01:29:20,196
>> OK.

1461
01:29:20,196 --> 01:29:21,356
>> If everyone's OK.

1462
01:29:21,586 --> 01:29:22,886
>> Yeah. And so, let's do that.

1463
01:29:22,886 --> 01:29:26,026
So, in five minutes, we'll all be back at 10:41.

1464
01:29:26,026 --> 01:29:28,276
Sorry, 10:41, all right?

1465
01:29:28,546 --> 01:29:29,376
See you in five minutes.

1466
01:29:29,376 --> 01:29:32,086
And, Mr. Chairman, I think it's down below.

1467
01:29:32,576 --> 01:29:36,926
Just check in real quick
for the rest of the meeting.

1468
01:29:36,926 --> 01:29:37,036
>> Yes.

1469
01:29:38,416 --> 01:29:39,286
>> Congratulations.

1470
01:29:40,146 --> 01:29:40,506
>> Thank you.

1471
01:29:41,816 --> 01:29:43,966
>> So, we created the agenda.

1472
01:29:43,966 --> 01:29:49,196
And so, we want to make sure we
help you with the rest of it.

1473
01:29:49,196 --> 01:29:54,356
And so, what's worked well, a lot
of this has sort of background.

1474
01:29:54,356 --> 01:29:58,216
You can tee up the item that's worth hearing
even before the public comments worth

1475
01:29:58,216 --> 01:30:00,956
as probably teeing up and giving a little intro.

1476
01:30:01,556 --> 01:30:09,436
So, the next items all have a public
input part A. And if you want to just pick

1477
01:30:09,436 --> 01:30:14,056
up the agenda item and then just say, you
know, could the board introduce the item.

1478
01:30:14,056 --> 01:30:15,786
And then we can introduce the item.

1479
01:30:15,786 --> 01:30:17,736
And then we can say it's
time for public comment.

1480
01:30:17,736 --> 01:30:20,266
And you can just tell us start public comment.

1481
01:30:20,266 --> 01:30:23,526
And we'll do all the GoToMeeting coordination.

1482
01:30:23,756 --> 01:30:28,846
And we'll see if we have any, I think we have
any comment cards at this point in the meeting.

1483
01:30:28,846 --> 01:30:31,986
But we'll do all that and let you know
if there's a hands raised, all that.

1484
01:30:31,986 --> 01:30:35,316
And then once that's done, I'll tell you, and
then you can take the discussion from there.

1485
01:30:35,316 --> 01:30:38,386
And that way, we can introduce the
item, pick up the public comment.

1486
01:30:38,386 --> 01:30:42,116
And then you can just take off with all the
discussion, and that kind of has worked well.

1487
01:30:42,116 --> 01:30:46,086
So, if you want to do that, we'll
proceed accordingly, if you like that.

1488
01:30:46,266 --> 01:30:47,906
>> Just that -- I guess that will work.

1489
01:30:48,486 --> 01:30:50,996
>> OK. We'll see you in about three minutes.

1490
01:30:51,516 --> 01:30:52,466
>> All right.

1491
01:30:52,466 --> 01:30:52,866
Thank you.

1492
01:35:11,536 --> 01:35:14,136
>> OK, well, we're at 10:52.

1493
01:35:14,136 --> 01:35:19,026
And just to check to make sure we have a quorum.

1494
01:35:19,026 --> 01:35:24,986
So, if we could see folks here, I could do a
roll call just to make sure we have a quorum.

1495
01:35:25,156 --> 01:35:26,346
I can't see folks.

1496
01:35:26,346 --> 01:35:27,346
So maybe I'll do that.

1497
01:35:27,416 --> 01:35:29,896
So, let's see.

1498
01:35:29,896 --> 01:35:37,436
I'll be your secretary for
the rest of the meeting, Omar.

1499
01:35:37,436 --> 01:35:42,266
So, we have one, two, three, four, six folks.

1500
01:35:42,266 --> 01:35:42,926
We have a quorum.

1501
01:35:42,926 --> 01:35:45,386
And we may proceed.

1502
01:35:45,546 --> 01:35:50,626
Let's just -- I don't see Sal and
Rene, I don't know, I don't see them.

1503
01:35:50,626 --> 01:35:53,566
But we have a quorum.

1504
01:35:53,566 --> 01:35:56,576
>> OK. Then welcome back, everybody.

1505
01:35:56,576 --> 01:35:59,606
I guess we're ready to get started
on agenda item number seven,

1506
01:35:59,866 --> 01:36:03,266
consider selecting a planning
group sponsor to act on behalf

1507
01:36:03,266 --> 01:36:04,796
of the regional flood planning group.

1508
01:36:04,796 --> 01:36:12,516
I can get the Texas Water Development Board
staff to introduce the item and lead us on this.

1509
01:36:14,846 --> 01:36:15,496
>> Yes, sir.

1510
01:36:15,956 --> 01:36:20,516
So this, I'll give a little background and we'll
go back to the slide for the public comments.

1511
01:36:20,516 --> 01:36:24,476
But I wanted to go to the -- this
next slide just to let folks know.

1512
01:36:24,956 --> 01:36:30,966
We put out a call to an order to get you a head
start on these meetings, just try to get folks

1513
01:36:30,966 --> 01:36:33,106
who are interested in supporting
it to let us know

1514
01:36:33,106 --> 01:36:35,676
so that we can hand that
off to you at your meeting.

1515
01:36:35,816 --> 01:36:39,116
You don't have to choose the
entities that's expressed interest

1516
01:36:39,116 --> 01:36:41,176
to us that we share with you, anyone.

1517
01:36:41,176 --> 01:36:44,796
Any political subdivision could support
you, you could choose whoever you want.

1518
01:36:45,376 --> 01:36:47,456
But just want to point that out.

1519
01:36:47,456 --> 01:36:49,586
And that's the only submission we got,

1520
01:36:49,586 --> 01:36:52,386
we received was from the Rio
Grande Council of Governments.

1521
01:36:52,446 --> 01:36:54,616
So, we shared that with you
all and we let them know.

1522
01:36:54,616 --> 01:36:59,886
And then maybe somebody from the Rio Grande
Council of Governments there is to speak.

1523
01:36:59,886 --> 01:37:07,296
But I just want to let everyone know that and go
back to the previous slide and public comment.

1524
01:37:07,296 --> 01:37:09,826
And I don't think we have
any public comment cards.

1525
01:37:10,626 --> 01:37:14,026
But if anyone from the public would like
to speak on this item before they --

1526
01:37:14,026 --> 01:37:23,316
we can do have a discussion, consider this item,
please raise your hand and we will unmute you.

1527
01:37:23,396 --> 01:37:27,576
And, James, am I correct that we
don't have any cards or [inaudible]?

1528
01:37:27,576 --> 01:37:28,776
>> Yes, that is correct.

1529
01:37:28,776 --> 01:37:32,346
We have not received any public
comment cards prior to the meeting.

1530
01:37:32,486 --> 01:37:32,906
>> Thank you.

1531
01:37:33,006 --> 01:37:36,666
So, right now, it's a public, they raise
a hand if they would like to speak.

1532
01:37:36,666 --> 01:37:38,546
And we will unmute you.

1533
01:37:39,236 --> 01:37:41,906
Gilbert, we'll get to discussion in one moment.

1534
01:37:41,906 --> 01:37:44,656
I'm going to finish the public
input and then can we get to you?

1535
01:37:45,446 --> 01:37:52,386
OK. OK, we don't see any
hands raised, right, hands?

1536
01:37:54,746 --> 01:37:55,986
>> None, I see none.

1537
01:37:56,876 --> 01:38:00,026
>> So, we can close the public comment
part of this item and come back

1538
01:38:00,546 --> 01:38:03,596
to the chairman to have discussion and decision.

1539
01:38:04,906 --> 01:38:05,136
Omar?

1540
01:38:06,356 --> 01:38:08,196
>> All right.

1541
01:38:08,196 --> 01:38:09,666
I would like to make a comment.

1542
01:38:09,666 --> 01:38:12,966
I have worked with the --
well, the Rio Grande Council

1543
01:38:12,966 --> 01:38:23,646
of Governments has been an excellent sponsor for
the Far West Texas Water planning, I'm sorry.

1544
01:38:23,646 --> 01:38:28,256
And we've gotten multiple
plants across with the COG.

1545
01:38:28,256 --> 01:38:35,766
I think, because most of the population
centers in our region and Region 14 are part

1546
01:38:35,766 --> 01:38:40,446
of the COG district, the COG is
also very familiar with the reading.

1547
01:38:40,446 --> 01:38:46,106
They propose -- on the documents that were
sent, they proposed the city of Van Horn

1548
01:38:46,106 --> 01:38:49,656
to be a central meeting location so that folks

1549
01:38:49,656 --> 01:38:53,116
out in the region can also
participate in the planning meetings.

1550
01:38:53,116 --> 01:38:57,276
And the center at Van Horn, I've
been to it, it's an excellent center.

1551
01:38:57,276 --> 01:38:59,936
And in addition, we also have
meeting space here at the district

1552
01:38:59,936 --> 01:39:01,546
or at the COG offices if they're willing.

1553
01:39:01,726 --> 01:39:05,366
So, I think the COG again fulfills
this role very effectively.

1554
01:39:05,686 --> 01:39:10,936
>> And I didn't mean to interrupt
you, Gilbert, sorry.

1555
01:39:10,936 --> 01:39:12,336
But I know you wanted to say something.

1556
01:39:13,366 --> 01:39:14,306
>> No. I'm sorry.

1557
01:39:14,306 --> 01:39:26,336
All I just wanted to do is actually support
for the Rio Grande COG to be the sponsor.

1558
01:39:26,336 --> 01:39:32,406
>> If there are no other discussion,
I'd like to entertain a motion.

1559
01:39:32,766 --> 01:39:36,026
Anybody can make a motion to
approve the COG as sponsor.

1560
01:39:36,026 --> 01:39:37,006
>> So, moved.

1561
01:39:37,616 --> 01:39:38,336
So, moved.

1562
01:39:38,636 --> 01:39:39,446
>> Second.

1563
01:39:39,446 --> 01:39:40,016
>> Second.

1564
01:39:41,776 --> 01:39:50,626
>> So, for clarity, Jeff Bennett
I believe made the motion.

1565
01:39:50,626 --> 01:39:53,146
>> Sal Masoud, second.

1566
01:39:53,146 --> 01:39:55,236
>> And Sal Masoud, second.

1567
01:39:55,236 --> 01:39:55,756
OK.

1568
01:39:55,756 --> 01:40:00,586
>> OK. So, we have first and a second.

1569
01:40:00,586 --> 01:40:01,746
Any full -- one second.

1570
01:40:02,106 --> 01:40:04,186
So we have a first and a second.

1571
01:40:04,186 --> 01:40:05,336
Any further discussion?

1572
01:40:08,556 --> 01:40:12,456
OK, then I'd like to put it up for a vote.

1573
01:40:17,046 --> 01:40:19,506
Any -- all in favor say aye.

1574
01:40:19,506 --> 01:40:19,573
>> Aye.

1575
01:40:19,573 --> 01:40:19,640
>> Aye.

1576
01:40:19,640 --> 01:40:19,707
>> Aye.

1577
01:40:19,707 --> 01:40:19,774
>> Aye.

1578
01:40:19,774 --> 01:40:19,841
>> Aye.

1579
01:40:19,841 --> 01:40:19,908
>> Aye.

1580
01:40:20,346 --> 01:40:21,256
>> Any opposed?

1581
01:40:21,786 --> 01:40:23,016
All right, motion passes.

1582
01:40:23,016 --> 01:40:23,626
Thank you.

1583
01:40:23,766 --> 01:40:37,406
I would like to ask, is there a member
of the COG, a representative of the COG

1584
01:40:37,916 --> 01:40:42,386
in the call that can introduce themselves?

1585
01:40:42,386 --> 01:40:44,086
>> Yeah. If they are, go ahead
and raise your hand if you're

1586
01:40:44,086 --> 01:40:47,586
from the Rio Grande Council of Governments.

1587
01:40:47,586 --> 01:40:52,206
Raise your hand if you're in the audience
and there is -- Can you unmute her?

1588
01:40:52,206 --> 01:40:52,436
>> Yes, ma'am.

1589
01:40:52,436 --> 01:40:54,526
I was going to unmute.

1590
01:40:54,526 --> 01:40:56,806
We have Annette Gutierrez from the COG.

1591
01:40:57,586 --> 01:41:00,676
>> You may speak now, Annette.

1592
01:41:00,676 --> 01:41:03,216
>> All right, well, thank you everyone.

1593
01:41:03,326 --> 01:41:06,596
Appreciate you letting me
speak at this agenda item.

1594
01:41:06,596 --> 01:41:13,616
Just wanted to say thank you for allowing
us to serve as your sponsor entity.

1595
01:41:13,766 --> 01:41:19,126
And we have been managing the water
planning process since its inception.

1596
01:41:19,226 --> 01:41:24,156
So, we do have an understanding of
how it is that we are to interact

1597
01:41:24,156 --> 01:41:26,226
with Texas Water Development Board.

1598
01:41:26,226 --> 01:41:27,746
And we look forward to the opportunity.

1599
01:41:27,746 --> 01:41:29,826
And I just want to say thank you again.

1600
01:41:38,576 --> 01:41:39,756
>> All right.

1601
01:41:39,756 --> 01:41:45,216
The next item, consider additional
region-specific public notice requirements.

1602
01:41:45,216 --> 01:41:50,596
If any that might be necessary to ensure
adequate public notice in the region per 13,

1603
01:41:50,596 --> 01:41:55,816
I'm sorry, per 31 Texas Administrative
Code 361.12.

1604
01:41:55,956 --> 01:42:03,986
And again, I'd like to call on the onboard
staff if they can lead us through this item.

1605
01:42:03,986 --> 01:42:08,936
>> Yes, this item is specifically
an item that the --

1606
01:42:08,936 --> 01:42:14,466
the Texas legislature wanted
to make sure that if a --

1607
01:42:14,466 --> 01:42:17,756
if all the flood planning group
regions consider that they --

1608
01:42:17,816 --> 01:42:21,646
whether or not they needed
additional public notice in some form.

1609
01:42:22,296 --> 01:42:29,106
So, the idea was that you have -- you have
to meet Open Meetings Act right now, already.

1610
01:42:30,176 --> 01:42:32,876
A lot of these requirements that
are summarized here on this slide

1611
01:42:32,876 --> 01:42:37,636
about notice requirements exceed public
-- the Open Meetings Act requirements.

1612
01:42:37,636 --> 01:42:39,806
They're very specific to the planning process.

1613
01:42:39,976 --> 01:42:41,966
They're similar to the regional
water planning process.

1614
01:42:42,506 --> 01:42:46,076
For example, you have seven
days notice for meetings,

1615
01:42:46,076 --> 01:42:49,486
you have to put up an agenda
seven days prior to your meeting.

1616
01:42:49,786 --> 01:42:52,956
Three days before the meeting, you
need the materials for the meeting.

1617
01:42:53,676 --> 01:42:56,066
Or a meeting, for example,
this is just examples.

1618
01:42:56,336 --> 01:42:59,686
For example, you have a meeting where you're
going to add a -- to another chair at the table,

1619
01:42:59,686 --> 01:43:02,306
another voting position, that's 14-day notice.

1620
01:43:02,486 --> 01:43:04,696
For your plan draft, it's 30 days notice.

1621
01:43:05,026 --> 01:43:07,566
So, there's a lot of requirements
already in rule.

1622
01:43:08,166 --> 01:43:14,576
And you also have to -- anyone who
notifies you that they want to be kept aware

1623
01:43:14,576 --> 01:43:17,896
of all your meetings and notified of meetings,
you have to keep them on an email list

1624
01:43:17,896 --> 01:43:21,376
and email them for example,
similar to water planning.

1625
01:43:21,376 --> 01:43:24,826
And right now for your meetings, you
notice posted in Secretary of State.

1626
01:43:24,826 --> 01:43:26,446
You have to post that on your website.

1627
01:43:26,446 --> 01:43:29,886
Right now, we're posting on our website
on your behalf of these meetings.

1628
01:43:30,476 --> 01:43:31,996
So those are already all in place.

1629
01:43:31,996 --> 01:43:33,206
There's other notice requirements.

1630
01:43:33,726 --> 01:43:36,126
So, this item was simply to make sure to let --

1631
01:43:36,166 --> 01:43:39,116
let's say, you want to make sure that folks
didn't think they need to do something more,

1632
01:43:39,366 --> 01:43:44,126
or specific to their region that could include
a longer time notice for certain actions.

1633
01:43:44,126 --> 01:43:48,206
That can include certain targets for
getting notice, certain entities you would

1634
01:43:48,206 --> 01:43:51,896
like to notify, or a different
form of the notification.

1635
01:43:51,966 --> 01:43:56,426
So right now, it's posting on
websites, you know, posting, you know,

1636
01:43:56,426 --> 01:43:58,466
putting it in newspapers, one, that's expensive.

1637
01:43:58,906 --> 01:44:01,456
But that's, you know, something
that if you wanted to use

1638
01:44:01,456 --> 01:44:02,796
that you need to do that for your region.

1639
01:44:02,796 --> 01:44:05,796
And you don't have to take action on the item.

1640
01:44:05,796 --> 01:44:08,846
If you don't take action, you considered
it, then you've met the requirement.

1641
01:44:09,086 --> 01:44:14,686
And this is on the agenda in this place because
you have to consider before you request funding.

1642
01:44:14,686 --> 01:44:19,376
And that's just to make sure
that you considered this item.

1643
01:44:19,376 --> 01:44:22,906
And you have to take action if you decide
not to have any additional requirements.

1644
01:44:22,906 --> 01:44:25,106
And you would -- you would have
to meet these requirements.

1645
01:44:25,106 --> 01:44:27,556
You're imposing these requirements on yourself

1646
01:44:28,186 --> 01:44:31,296
and your political sponsor would
have to meet these in support of you.

1647
01:44:31,296 --> 01:44:32,876
So that's the basics.

1648
01:44:32,876 --> 01:44:36,916
So we can go back to the public
comment slide or the previous slide

1649
01:44:36,916 --> 01:44:38,216
so that we can take public comment.

1650
01:44:39,146 --> 01:44:42,216
So, we'll open up your public
comment, Mr. Chair?

1651
01:44:42,216 --> 01:44:44,956
And I don't think we have any cards,
and anyone from the public who would

1652
01:44:44,956 --> 01:44:48,426
like to speak can raise their
hand now and go to --

1653
01:44:55,236 --> 01:44:56,346
>> That's confirmed.

1654
01:44:56,346 --> 01:44:59,376
No public comment cards have
been received for this item.

1655
01:45:00,086 --> 01:45:01,776
>> Thank you, James.

1656
01:45:01,926 --> 01:45:03,206
But I don't see any hands yet.

1657
01:45:05,246 --> 01:45:11,476
We're waiting for if you would like to
speak on this item, you may raise your hand.

1658
01:45:11,516 --> 01:45:16,976
I don't see any hands raised.

1659
01:45:23,046 --> 01:45:26,666
We don't have anyone wanting
to speak for the public.

1660
01:45:26,666 --> 01:45:28,346
So, we can close the public comment portion.

1661
01:45:29,006 --> 01:45:30,396
Back to you, Chairman.

1662
01:45:31,436 --> 01:45:35,266
>> OK, since we didn't have any public
comments, I'd like to move on to discussion.

1663
01:45:35,266 --> 01:45:37,686
I'd like to call on any of our members.

1664
01:45:38,006 --> 01:45:48,536
Is there any -- Do you feel there's
a need to take action on this item?

1665
01:45:48,536 --> 01:45:53,816
>> Omar, I would suggest that the administrative
code notice requirements are sufficient

1666
01:45:53,816 --> 01:45:57,566
for what we need.

1667
01:45:59,416 --> 01:46:02,636
>> OK, Dave, I thought I
saw you raise your hand?

1668
01:46:05,166 --> 01:46:06,486
>> No, I just put a thumb down.

1669
01:46:06,486 --> 01:46:08,216
No additional thoughts.

1670
01:46:08,216 --> 01:46:10,286
>> OK, sorry about that.

1671
01:46:10,286 --> 01:46:14,246
OK, so if there's anything I'd like to --
I mean, we -- I don't think we need to --

1672
01:46:14,536 --> 01:46:17,436
we need to consider this
item or vote on this item.

1673
01:46:17,436 --> 01:46:18,406
I think we're good to go.

1674
01:46:24,746 --> 01:46:28,866
OK, that's the case, I'd like to
move us on to the next agenda item.

1675
01:46:29,086 --> 01:46:36,036
Consider authorizing the sponsor to apply
for grant funds and enter into a contract

1676
01:46:36,036 --> 01:46:40,346
with the Texas Water Development Board
on behalf of the flood planning group.

1677
01:46:41,566 --> 01:46:45,946
And so, I'd like to open it
up to members, a discussion.

1678
01:46:59,396 --> 01:46:59,926
>> Hi, Rene.

1679
01:46:59,976 --> 01:47:01,356
And you just joined the meeting?

1680
01:47:01,356 --> 01:47:02,666
I think we can see him now.

1681
01:47:02,666 --> 01:47:09,356
>> No, no, it's just that my internet is lagging
at -- for something reason, so I have to --

1682
01:47:09,356 --> 01:47:15,756
I have to close the window so that
I guess it will -- I don't know.

1683
01:47:15,756 --> 01:47:16,306
It's just weird.

1684
01:47:16,386 --> 01:47:25,796
My question is, is our sponsor going to apply
for grants for all of our region, correct,

1685
01:47:25,796 --> 01:47:33,036
or it's just going to be individually
when it comes out to specific grants?

1686
01:47:33,036 --> 01:47:38,756
>> If I may, for this particular agenda item,
the sponsor, the Rio Grande COG is applying

1687
01:47:38,756 --> 01:47:42,776
for grant funds to just administer
the flood planning group.

1688
01:47:42,776 --> 01:47:47,916
This is going to be the initial moneys that
the state gives the Rio Grande COG to make sure

1689
01:47:47,916 --> 01:47:49,656
that we've developed the first plan.

1690
01:47:49,656 --> 01:47:55,276
And when it comes to grant applications for
other funding, that's handled separately.

1691
01:47:55,726 --> 01:47:57,286
>> OK. Thank you.

1692
01:48:02,086 --> 01:48:06,826
>> Omar, I need a motion to accept
the Rio COG as the solicitor.

1693
01:48:07,506 --> 01:48:08,866
>> Make a motion to promote?

1694
01:48:09,756 --> 01:48:10,396
>> Second.

1695
01:48:10,396 --> 01:48:13,376
>> OK, we have a first and a second.

1696
01:48:13,376 --> 01:48:15,336
Any further discussion?

1697
01:48:15,766 --> 01:48:20,306
>> May I just confirm for our record
keeping, Mr. Chairman, as your secretary,

1698
01:48:20,306 --> 01:48:21,826
Mr. Hall made the motion, I believe?

1699
01:48:22,966 --> 01:48:23,496
>> Yes.

1700
01:48:23,746 --> 01:48:24,856
>> Who made the second?

1701
01:48:24,856 --> 01:48:27,856
>> I did. Sal Masoud.

1702
01:48:27,856 --> 01:48:29,446
>> OK, so you made the second.

1703
01:48:29,766 --> 01:48:30,286
Sorry, go ahead.

1704
01:48:30,286 --> 01:48:34,976
>> OK, so we have first and a second.

1705
01:48:35,126 --> 01:48:36,506
Any further discussion?

1706
01:48:36,946 --> 01:48:38,986
If not, I'd like to put up for a vote.

1707
01:48:38,986 --> 01:48:40,756
Any -- all in favor say aye?

1708
01:48:41,886 --> 01:48:42,246
>> Aye.

1709
01:48:42,246 --> 01:48:43,166
>> Raise your hand.

1710
01:48:43,436 --> 01:48:43,666
>> Aye.

1711
01:48:43,666 --> 01:48:43,756
>> Aye.

1712
01:48:43,816 --> 01:48:43,916
>> Aye.

1713
01:48:44,676 --> 01:48:44,826
>> Aye.

1714
01:48:45,896 --> 01:48:46,816
>> Any opposed?

1715
01:48:50,856 --> 01:48:52,026
OK, motion passes.

1716
01:48:54,466 --> 01:48:55,666
Item number 10.

1717
01:48:55,666 --> 01:49:00,906
This discussion of necessary additional voting
and non-voting positions that may be needed

1718
01:49:01,126 --> 01:49:04,646
to ensure adequate representation
from interest in the region.

1719
01:49:04,646 --> 01:49:09,536
I'd like to call on the board and
staff to introduce this item further?

1720
01:49:10,476 --> 01:49:13,326
>> OK, well, first of all,
you're doing well on time.

1721
01:49:13,326 --> 01:49:15,006
So, you do have time to talk about this.

1722
01:49:15,006 --> 01:49:22,236
So this is -- somebody has posted notice
that this is posted for discussion only.

1723
01:49:22,236 --> 01:49:25,896
So, you cannot take action on this today.

1724
01:49:25,896 --> 01:49:30,856
And this goes back to the allowance for
adding additional voting members to the group

1725
01:49:30,856 --> 01:49:33,476
for different -- it can be
for the same category you have

1726
01:49:33,476 --> 01:49:37,156
or for new categories, some
of the water planning.

1727
01:49:37,276 --> 01:49:41,256
And it's just for discussion only.

1728
01:49:41,256 --> 01:49:46,046
And we'll start off with
the public comment input.

1729
01:49:46,046 --> 01:49:47,566
And I don't know if we have any cards.

1730
01:49:48,046 --> 01:49:51,976
But anyone from the public who would like
to raise your hand, would like to speak,

1731
01:49:52,046 --> 01:49:55,416
please raise your hand and we will unmute
you and you have to unmute yourself if you'd

1732
01:49:55,416 --> 01:50:00,346
like to speak on this item regarding membership.

1733
01:50:01,836 --> 01:50:03,276
James, do we have any cards?

1734
01:50:03,276 --> 01:50:08,626
>> I can confirm no public comment
cards have been received for this item.

1735
01:50:08,626 --> 01:50:13,506
>> So, I don't see any hands.

1736
01:50:13,506 --> 01:50:14,266
Oh, there's a hand.

1737
01:50:16,056 --> 01:50:20,616
James, can we unmute?

1738
01:50:20,616 --> 01:50:20,946
>> Yes.

1739
01:50:21,326 --> 01:50:28,066
>> I think it is a --

1740
01:50:29,246 --> 01:50:31,576
>> Yes, good morning, can everybody hear me?

1741
01:50:31,926 --> 01:50:32,216
>> Yes.

1742
01:50:32,216 --> 01:50:33,996
>> Yes, good morning.

1743
01:50:33,996 --> 01:50:35,246
My name is Rodrigo Vizcaino.

1744
01:50:35,246 --> 01:50:36,886
I represent HDR engineering.

1745
01:50:37,046 --> 01:50:42,096
We're a consultant with several
offices in Texas and one in El Paso.

1746
01:50:42,096 --> 01:50:46,716
We do floodplain mapping
work and flood planning work.

1747
01:50:46,716 --> 01:50:51,636
My question this morning was
whether the International Boundary

1748
01:50:51,636 --> 01:50:55,436
and Water Commission was going to be
somehow represented or if they were going

1749
01:50:55,436 --> 01:51:00,386
to have any members either voting or non-voting.

1750
01:51:00,386 --> 01:51:04,276
I'm just curious because of their presence
with the Rio Grande and the levees.

1751
01:51:04,866 --> 01:51:05,196
Thank you.

1752
01:51:05,536 --> 01:51:13,176
>> Is there anyone else that would
like to make a public comment,

1753
01:51:13,336 --> 01:51:15,036
can you please raise your hand on the go to.

1754
01:51:15,036 --> 01:51:18,536
And we will unmute you so
you can speak to the group.

1755
01:51:22,616 --> 01:51:29,196
No any other hands raised so we can close the
public comment portion and go back to you,

1756
01:51:29,196 --> 01:51:34,206
Mr. Chairman, and I believe Mr.
Hall wanted to say something.

1757
01:51:34,206 --> 01:51:35,516
>> Thank you, Dave Hall?

1758
01:51:35,756 --> 01:51:37,666
You're raising your hand?

1759
01:51:37,796 --> 01:51:49,286
>> I strongly concur that we need to add at the
appropriate time the IBWC as a voting member.

1760
01:51:49,286 --> 01:51:52,246
>> I got one quick question to the board staff.

1761
01:51:53,096 --> 01:51:58,936
Government entities such as the IBWC,
can they be board voting members?

1762
01:51:58,936 --> 01:52:03,906
I know for example, like the TDA and the GLO,
they are not -- they're non-voting members.

1763
01:52:03,966 --> 01:52:07,886
Is there any issues as to why they
would be voting and non-voting?

1764
01:52:08,176 --> 01:52:08,586
>> There is.

1765
01:52:08,586 --> 01:52:14,486
It is -- my understanding is
that it's at your discretion.

1766
01:52:14,486 --> 01:52:18,876
Sorry, that's the garbage
day in my neighborhood.

1767
01:52:19,096 --> 01:52:27,496
I don't think there's any requirement that they
can't be or have to be a non-voting or a voting.

1768
01:52:27,816 --> 01:52:31,336
So that's up to the group to decide whether
you have [inaudible] be a voting member

1769
01:52:31,336 --> 01:52:35,116
or non-voting for example.

1770
01:52:35,486 --> 01:52:38,886
>> OK. Mr. Bennett?

1771
01:52:38,886 --> 01:52:41,206
>> I concur as well, the latest minute,

1772
01:52:41,206 --> 01:52:47,936
minute 325 includes the Rio Grande Hydrology
Working Group, which we'll be doing modeling.

1773
01:52:47,936 --> 01:52:51,506
It seems there's some redundancy there,

1774
01:52:51,506 --> 01:52:54,526
but maybe there's some efficiencies
to be gained as well.

1775
01:52:54,526 --> 01:53:00,526
So, having at least liaison and non-voting
member seems like a pretty good idea to me.

1776
01:53:06,056 --> 01:53:09,126
>> Mr. Acosta, go ahead.

1777
01:53:09,466 --> 01:53:16,166
>> I agree with putting someone
from the IBWC also.

1778
01:53:16,166 --> 01:53:21,676
I was also -- would like to recommend someone
for the water utilities interest category.

1779
01:53:22,386 --> 01:53:29,186
Someone from the water utility, Ms.
Gisela Dagnino, has suggested interest

1780
01:53:29,526 --> 01:53:31,626
as being as part of a voting member.

1781
01:53:32,086 --> 01:53:35,296
And she's the stormwater
division manager for that group.

1782
01:53:35,606 --> 01:53:39,726
So, I don't know if anyone else would
like to have a discussion about that or --

1783
01:53:40,166 --> 01:53:42,306
well, she has in -- shown interest

1784
01:53:42,306 --> 01:53:45,306
and then I think she would be a
really great addition to the group.

1785
01:53:47,096 --> 01:53:50,606
>> You have an agenda item to be
clear specifically on the topic

1786
01:53:50,606 --> 01:53:55,516
of filling your vacant position, which
I believe is what you're talking about.

1787
01:53:56,256 --> 01:54:00,476
So, you have a subsequent agenda
topic, unless I'm mistaken.

1788
01:54:00,596 --> 01:54:03,696
That talk specifically about
filling the vacancy currently now.

1789
01:54:04,696 --> 01:54:06,026
Which I think is what you're referring to.

1790
01:54:06,796 --> 01:54:10,836
Just so you know.

1791
01:54:11,066 --> 01:54:12,996
>> Rene Rodriguez, I saw
you raise your hand, sir?

1792
01:54:14,476 --> 01:54:17,216
>> Yes, the -- I just want to say something.

1793
01:54:17,216 --> 01:54:22,706
I see that the TPAC and the
MPO in El Paso, Texas.

1794
01:54:23,056 --> 01:54:25,196
We have 30 voting members.

1795
01:54:25,796 --> 01:54:31,266
And what I would like to address
this board is we are going to --

1796
01:54:31,266 --> 01:54:34,016
and we have to really address
the elephant in the room.

1797
01:54:34,016 --> 01:54:39,476
What I don't really necessarily
think that we should do is be adding

1798
01:54:39,476 --> 01:54:44,806
and adding more voting members because it's
going to get to a point where we're going

1799
01:54:44,806 --> 01:54:50,756
to have so many that we're
going to be stretched real thin.

1800
01:54:51,276 --> 01:54:55,116
So, we just have to worry about that
and just have that in mind is that,

1801
01:54:55,286 --> 01:54:58,276
how big do we really want this board to get?

1802
01:54:58,666 --> 01:55:03,916
Because the bigger the board gets, then
we're going to have to be faced with,

1803
01:55:03,916 --> 01:55:05,956
you know, different projects and stuff.

1804
01:55:05,956 --> 01:55:09,856
And we're not going to see basically,
you know, we're not going to focus

1805
01:55:09,856 --> 01:55:12,486
on what are our goals are going to be.

1806
01:55:12,866 --> 01:55:17,236
So that's all I want to do that was just
my discussion is that just be worried

1807
01:55:17,236 --> 01:55:21,456
about how big do we really want
to get this voting member board?

1808
01:55:22,236 --> 01:55:23,146
That's it.

1809
01:55:26,806 --> 01:55:27,546
>> Mr. Hall?

1810
01:55:27,546 --> 01:55:34,776
>> Renee, just in the comment in relation to
what you just said earlier before you joined us.

1811
01:55:35,276 --> 01:55:39,306
We limited our number of members
to 18 as a part of the bylaws.

1812
01:55:39,966 --> 01:55:44,106
So, we had the prerogative not to go over 18.

1813
01:55:44,106 --> 01:55:46,706
So, I understand what you're
saying, very good point.

1814
01:55:47,556 --> 01:55:47,746
>> OK.

1815
01:55:49,016 --> 01:55:50,726
>> I'm on a time difference, I guess.

1816
01:55:50,726 --> 01:55:55,906
That's why when we said it was
going to be at a certain time.

1817
01:55:55,906 --> 01:55:57,616
I'm right now at 10 o'clock.

1818
01:55:57,616 --> 01:55:58,946
I don't know what your time is.

1819
01:56:09,776 --> 01:56:12,636
>> Any other comments, discussion from members?

1820
01:56:18,796 --> 01:56:21,476
OK, then if that's the case.

1821
01:56:21,476 --> 01:56:25,916
I like to bring up to the next agenda item,
where we can discuss actual solicitation.

1822
01:56:26,576 --> 01:56:32,386
Consider initiating Regional Planning
Group solicitation process for individuals

1823
01:56:32,386 --> 01:56:37,346
to fill required voting member positions, not
designated by the Texas Water Development Board.

1824
01:56:37,746 --> 01:56:43,246
If I can get a board staff any
additional background information

1825
01:56:43,246 --> 01:56:45,526
that we need to know on this.

1826
01:56:45,526 --> 01:56:47,546
And then if you can initiate the public comment?

1827
01:57:03,876 --> 01:57:05,286
>> Matt you're muted.

1828
01:57:06,186 --> 01:57:07,586
>> Sorry, thank you.

1829
01:57:08,126 --> 01:57:12,766
Finally, it took me a while
to get to do that, sorry.

1830
01:57:12,766 --> 01:57:18,506
So, the executives for our board
did not fill a couple positions.

1831
01:57:18,506 --> 01:57:20,066
This is true in other regions as well.

1832
01:57:20,066 --> 01:57:24,836
There was either not a nominee or there
was not a nominee that was in a position

1833
01:57:24,836 --> 01:57:26,836
to adequately represent that
interests in the region.

1834
01:57:27,456 --> 01:57:30,656
So, these are required positions under statute.

1835
01:57:31,106 --> 01:57:34,216
So, you need to fill them in
accordance with your bylaws.

1836
01:57:34,216 --> 01:57:40,426
So, there's a process in your bylaws, to fill
vacancies, that includes notifying counties

1837
01:57:40,426 --> 01:57:47,896
and having a 30-day window to
accept names, submit to nominees

1838
01:57:47,896 --> 01:57:50,916
or at the turn to fill those positions.

1839
01:57:50,916 --> 01:57:58,556
So, this item is to authorize your
political subdivision just to initiate

1840
01:57:58,556 --> 01:58:00,946
that solicitation process,
however long it takes.

1841
01:58:00,946 --> 01:58:05,946
You know, it may take a little while,
but it just authorizes them to get going

1842
01:58:06,156 --> 01:58:08,696
on that process, because it takes some time.

1843
01:58:08,696 --> 01:58:15,556
And people need to be authorized
to get those nominees.

1844
01:58:15,556 --> 01:58:19,076
And then you all decide who
fills that position, ultimately.

1845
01:58:20,246 --> 01:58:23,836
So, we have a public comment, item, start this.

1846
01:58:23,836 --> 01:58:26,436
So, I don't think we have
any public comment cards.

1847
01:58:26,766 --> 01:58:28,956
Anyone from the public would
like to speak on this item?

1848
01:58:29,476 --> 01:58:32,156
May raise your hand, and may go
to you, and we will need you.

1849
01:58:32,156 --> 01:58:34,806
And they will need to unmute yourself as well.

1850
01:58:34,806 --> 01:58:37,476
I don't see any hands yet.

1851
01:58:37,476 --> 01:58:39,466
But is there any cards or any card says?

1852
01:58:40,786 --> 01:58:41,806
>> No, just confirm.

1853
01:58:41,806 --> 01:58:45,526
We do not have any comment cards
up from the public for this item.

1854
01:58:46,826 --> 01:58:49,656
>> Yeah, we had a card so they
could submit it prior to meeting.

1855
01:58:50,496 --> 01:58:54,116
But if anyone has a meeting
today now would like to speak.

1856
01:58:54,116 --> 01:58:56,236
Raise your hand.

1857
01:58:56,636 --> 01:59:00,376
We'll get to discussion after we
closed the public comment period.

1858
01:59:01,196 --> 01:59:02,206
Sorry, if I'm not there.

1859
01:59:02,206 --> 01:59:03,576
I got a lot stuff going on here.

1860
01:59:03,576 --> 01:59:05,106
Yeah, I don't see any hands.

1861
01:59:05,106 --> 01:59:09,036
So, we closed the public comment period,
of course in this back to you Mr. Chairman.

1862
01:59:09,106 --> 01:59:10,296
So, I'll move my [inaudible].

1863
01:59:12,596 --> 01:59:13,006
>> Thank you.

1864
01:59:13,006 --> 01:59:16,806
OK, so I'd like to revisit
what was said about the IBWC.

1865
01:59:16,806 --> 01:59:18,496
I think that in our region.

1866
01:59:18,806 --> 01:59:22,616
Yeah. IBWC essentially fulfills
some of the responsibilities

1867
01:59:22,616 --> 01:59:25,416
of the river that river authorities have.

1868
01:59:25,846 --> 01:59:28,896
I know that in collaboration with
reclamation, irrigation districts,

1869
01:59:28,896 --> 01:59:31,416
they control the flow of the river.

1870
01:59:31,766 --> 01:59:39,716
And besides any, I guess flow, the Caballo
Reservoir serves as a flood reservoir as well.

1871
01:59:39,716 --> 01:59:43,966
So, and they have a certain
leeway on that past American dam.

1872
01:59:43,966 --> 01:59:45,946
It's essentially all IBWC.

1873
01:59:46,666 --> 01:59:50,526
So, I think that they would
fulfill that particular slot.

1874
01:59:51,356 --> 01:59:53,576
And then so that's one slot.

1875
01:59:53,576 --> 01:59:58,286
The next one was Gisela Dagnino.

1876
01:59:58,456 --> 02:00:00,976
I know Gisela, she's excellent
from the El Paso Water.

1877
02:00:01,646 --> 02:00:06,566
I also know that Gerald Grijalva from Lower
Valley Water District has expressed interest

1878
02:00:06,566 --> 02:00:08,826
in any -- filling in the water utility role.

1879
02:00:08,826 --> 02:00:13,406
And so, if this is the case, I'd like
to open it up for discussion on you all.

1880
02:00:13,866 --> 02:00:18,256
See if you have any, any other entities
that you'd like to bring up at this point.

1881
02:00:24,396 --> 02:00:24,556
So?

1882
02:00:24,556 --> 02:00:34,436
>> I would like to second the first
two recommendations, which is the IBWC,

1883
02:00:34,436 --> 02:00:38,116
which they are in charge of
the levees along the river.

1884
02:00:38,116 --> 02:00:42,266
And they have also first-hand
knowledge of flooding issues

1885
02:00:42,266 --> 02:00:44,626
that might be caused even
from across the border.

1886
02:00:44,746 --> 02:00:55,696
They continuously coordinate with the
Mexican part of the Boundary Commission.

1887
02:00:55,696 --> 02:01:00,586
And -- so, I strongly suggest that
we do include a member from the IBWC.

1888
02:01:00,586 --> 02:01:07,996
Secondly, I believe the El Paso water
utility does also have big involvement

1889
02:01:07,996 --> 02:01:13,136
for the interior flooding issues
along the river in El Paso County.

1890
02:01:13,136 --> 02:01:19,156
And it stretches a much, much larger areas
than the Lower Valley Water Districts,

1891
02:01:19,156 --> 02:01:22,646
which I looked at, that I worked in
Socorro and I worked in El Paso County.

1892
02:01:22,866 --> 02:01:26,606
So, I'm seconding the first two suggestions,

1893
02:01:26,606 --> 02:01:31,446
which is the El Paso Water
Utilities, [inaudible] and the IBWC.

1894
02:01:31,446 --> 02:01:34,826
I strongly second that.

1895
02:01:35,186 --> 02:01:35,556
Thank you.

1896
02:01:36,756 --> 02:01:40,376
>> Another item to consider is that the
Pecos River is also within our region.

1897
02:01:40,576 --> 02:01:44,556
I know that TCEQ leads the
Pecos River compact commission.

1898
02:01:44,986 --> 02:01:50,876
And I know we -- I believe we have
somebody from TCEQ here in the call.

1899
02:01:52,086 --> 02:01:57,206
Would you be able to point us to a person that
can either represent the combat commission?

1900
02:01:57,456 --> 02:02:02,016
Well, I know there's a district out there,
water district out there that we can maybe reach

1901
02:02:02,016 --> 02:02:04,516
out to that has some control
over the Pecos River.

1902
02:02:16,136 --> 02:02:17,656
>> I believe that we're --

1903
02:02:23,086 --> 02:02:29,106
-- neither keys from TCEQ you're
looking to speak to neither, yes?

1904
02:02:29,536 --> 02:02:29,676
>> Yes.

1905
02:02:32,926 --> 02:02:34,986
>> Anita you still in presence.

1906
02:02:35,066 --> 02:02:37,696
Not hearing.

1907
02:02:38,116 --> 02:02:50,706
I'll just remind you, I think we'll
have to remind you, this item is simply

1908
02:02:50,706 --> 02:02:54,586
to initiate the solicitation process with
that you will have to follow up your bylaws.

1909
02:02:54,586 --> 02:03:01,246
So, you post that you are seeking nominees
or individuals to fill these positions.

1910
02:03:01,246 --> 02:03:04,646
And then you will open it 30 days the
global service when they collect those data,

1911
02:03:04,876 --> 02:03:08,136
provide them to you or your executive
committee, however you want to do it.

1912
02:03:08,136 --> 02:03:15,006
And then you would make a decision at
some later date on the district level.

1913
02:03:16,316 --> 02:03:18,896
>> OK, then if that's the case,
I'd like to obtain a motion

1914
02:03:18,896 --> 02:03:23,336
to have the Rio Grande COG solicit membership,

1915
02:03:23,406 --> 02:03:25,936
at least for the two agenda
items that we've discussed.

1916
02:03:25,936 --> 02:03:29,726
I'm sorry, the two positions we
discussed for River Authority

1917
02:03:29,726 --> 02:03:33,406
or an equivalent entity,
and also for water utility.

1918
02:03:38,546 --> 02:03:39,766
>> I second, your motion Omar.

1919
02:03:45,316 --> 02:03:46,986
>> Excuse me, I had a question.

1920
02:03:47,666 --> 02:03:47,886
>> Sure.

1921
02:03:47,886 --> 02:03:50,086
>> I understood this item to be --

1922
02:03:50,446 --> 02:03:54,056
to fill positions not designated by
the Texas Water Development Board.

1923
02:03:54,896 --> 02:04:01,046
Which my understanding is these two positions
that or these vacancies are for two items

1924
02:04:01,046 --> 02:04:04,706
that I believe were -- are
required or designated by the board.

1925
02:04:04,706 --> 02:04:10,506
So, I would assume that we wouldn't at this
time need to solicit that at this time.

1926
02:04:10,506 --> 02:04:19,126
If, for example, if IBWC will
fulfill the River Authority position.

1927
02:04:19,126 --> 02:04:24,346
And another individual for the water utilities.

1928
02:04:24,346 --> 02:04:25,896
Do I have this correct?

1929
02:04:26,336 --> 02:04:28,346
>> Yeah, I'm sorry, I was not clear.

1930
02:04:28,686 --> 02:04:33,286
So, there are 12 positions
required, and statutes.

1931
02:04:33,806 --> 02:04:42,246
You have 11 of them are agency board
filled not at the initial group there,

1932
02:04:42,246 --> 02:04:46,756
that means there's two remaining, as you've
been talking about, that are not filled,

1933
02:04:46,756 --> 02:04:49,076
and there are required by statute rule.

1934
02:04:49,676 --> 02:04:56,366
So, you would only be -- all you're doing
is authorizing to fill those find people

1935
02:04:56,366 --> 02:04:59,176
that could fill that to a solicitation process.

1936
02:04:59,176 --> 02:05:01,876
That you're playable subdivision would oversee.

1937
02:05:02,306 --> 02:05:04,166
So, you're correct.

1938
02:05:04,576 --> 02:05:08,226
And I just need to make it clear
that all you're doing is saying.

1939
02:05:08,676 --> 02:05:12,296
We're acknowledging that the
TWDB did not fill those spots.

1940
02:05:12,296 --> 02:05:14,096
You need to fill them to the statute.

1941
02:05:14,366 --> 02:05:16,696
And you're going to authorize the
Rio Grande council governments

1942
02:05:16,696 --> 02:05:18,406
to go ahead and follow your bylaws.

1943
02:05:18,406 --> 02:05:21,446
But I noticed for 30 days, collect
names are returned to you all

1944
02:05:21,446 --> 02:05:22,976
to make a decision on individuals.

1945
02:05:23,276 --> 02:05:25,686
You see, they're not ex officio.

1946
02:05:25,886 --> 02:05:29,586
So, you have this as a patient,
these positions, for example.

1947
02:05:31,956 --> 02:05:32,596
That makes sense?

1948
02:05:32,596 --> 02:05:42,916
>> Yes, I just think, Yeah, I agree that the
sponsor should solicit for those two vacancies.

1949
02:05:47,636 --> 02:05:51,246
>> Dave you have a comment?

1950
02:05:51,246 --> 02:05:52,536
>> I understand Gilbert.

1951
02:05:52,816 --> 02:05:58,626
If we revert this notion back to Item 10,
rather than addressing it against Item 11.

1952
02:05:58,626 --> 02:06:02,756
I think we correct the issue
that that you've just brought up.

1953
02:06:02,756 --> 02:06:06,396
And we post this motion and
as a result of Item 10.

1954
02:06:06,876 --> 02:06:11,706
That way, we're addressing
them in the correct paragraph.

1955
02:06:11,706 --> 02:06:12,786
>> Item 10 is [inaudible].

1956
02:06:12,786 --> 02:06:17,456
It was for discussion only.

1957
02:06:23,776 --> 02:06:24,556
Make sense?

1958
02:06:26,856 --> 02:06:27,536
>> Mr. Bennett?

1959
02:06:27,536 --> 02:06:33,116
>> Maybe there's some confusion.

1960
02:06:33,116 --> 02:06:40,376
Does the wording not designated
by TWDB really mean not filled by?

1961
02:06:40,376 --> 02:06:40,546
>> Yes.

1962
02:06:40,546 --> 02:06:46,946
>> OK so, the two positions
are in the right agenda Item.

1963
02:06:46,946 --> 02:06:47,366
>> I concur.

1964
02:06:47,366 --> 02:06:52,806
I did not interpret it that way.

1965
02:06:52,806 --> 02:06:53,446
Thanks, Jeff.

1966
02:06:54,026 --> 02:06:55,776
>> That's our fault, and you're right.

1967
02:06:55,776 --> 02:07:00,586
And probably would have been better to
say left vacant, instead of not designated

1968
02:07:00,586 --> 02:07:02,146
that might have been a better
way to phrase that.

1969
02:07:02,146 --> 02:07:03,816
So, I apologize for confusion.

1970
02:07:03,816 --> 02:07:07,836
>> I like to make a motion to approve.

1971
02:07:08,076 --> 02:07:08,706
>> Second.

1972
02:07:08,876 --> 02:07:16,036
>> That was first Gilbert and second Jeff.

1973
02:07:16,036 --> 02:07:16,136
>> Yes.

1974
02:07:19,726 --> 02:07:23,006
>> OK, we have first and a second.

1975
02:07:23,006 --> 02:07:24,306
Any further discussion?

1976
02:07:30,146 --> 02:07:32,586
OK, then. I call -- I'd like
to call it up for a vote.

1977
02:07:32,586 --> 02:07:33,806
All in favor say aye.

1978
02:07:34,026 --> 02:07:37,006
Raise your hand?

1979
02:07:37,526 --> 02:07:37,593
>> Aye.

1980
02:07:37,593 --> 02:07:37,660
>> [Simultaneously] Aye.

1981
02:07:38,296 --> 02:07:38,946
>> Any opposed?

1982
02:07:41,796 --> 02:07:44,166
All right, motion passed.

1983
02:07:48,896 --> 02:07:51,506
Next Item received general public comments.

1984
02:07:51,746 --> 02:07:54,336
I'd like to call for the board
staff to lead us on this one.

1985
02:07:56,886 --> 02:08:00,726
>> James, we have any cards or?

1986
02:08:02,216 --> 02:08:05,456
>> We have not received any
public comment cards at this time.

1987
02:08:05,456 --> 02:08:08,786
>> Anyone from the public
who would like to speak?

1988
02:08:08,786 --> 02:08:12,166
This is the last public comment
period on the agenda.

1989
02:08:12,166 --> 02:08:13,916
Anyone in the public would like to speak?

1990
02:08:14,316 --> 02:08:21,246
Please raise your hand on the go app
and we will unmute you so you may speak.

1991
02:08:22,766 --> 02:08:25,386
Anyone from the public who would
like to speak, please raise your hand

1992
02:08:25,386 --> 02:08:27,856
and we will unmute you, so
you can speak to the group.

1993
02:08:36,196 --> 02:08:38,206
>> I don't see anybody with their hand raised.

1994
02:08:38,206 --> 02:08:46,846
So, I believe we may post this item.

1995
02:08:47,076 --> 02:08:53,246
>> OK, that's our next agenda Item
considered an agenda Items for next meeting.

1996
02:08:53,246 --> 02:08:54,726
Yes, sir?

1997
02:08:54,726 --> 02:08:57,656
>> I have just a thought.

1998
02:08:57,656 --> 02:09:02,466
I noticed in the original training
that we received a couple of weeks ago.

1999
02:09:02,466 --> 02:09:05,646
That there was a discussion
about the representatives

2000
02:09:05,646 --> 02:09:10,906
from the Texas Water Development Board,
being the same person for split regions.

2001
02:09:11,676 --> 02:09:17,546
I did notice when I looked at assigned regions
that the person who is representing our region,

2002
02:09:17,606 --> 02:09:22,366
Richard is not the same person that's
representing the Lower Rio Grande.

2003
02:09:22,366 --> 02:09:26,336
And I wondered if the board might
be interested in taking a look

2004
02:09:26,336 --> 02:09:28,716
at that, to make that better alignment?

2005
02:09:28,716 --> 02:09:34,746
>> I think that we have another
person coming on board.

2006
02:09:34,746 --> 02:09:38,966
And that only we consider a little bit.

2007
02:09:38,966 --> 02:09:42,036
Rain do you to speak to that or James?

2008
02:09:42,526 --> 02:09:44,116
>> I can speak to that.

2009
02:09:44,116 --> 02:09:45,676
Yes, you are correct, Matt.

2010
02:09:45,836 --> 02:09:53,416
We are seeking to fill one additional
seat for Regional Flood Planners and prior

2011
02:09:53,416 --> 02:09:55,206
to that, as you can, as Pat mentioned.

2012
02:09:55,206 --> 02:09:57,036
We had to do a little shuffling, shuffling.

2013
02:09:57,036 --> 02:10:02,946
So, some of our planners are covering additional
regions right now until that roll was filled.

2014
02:10:05,616 --> 02:10:12,076
>> Ultimately, I guess that means that we will
have ultimately the same person on our group

2015
02:10:12,076 --> 02:10:13,916
that is representing Lower Rio Grande.

2016
02:10:14,526 --> 02:10:15,876
>> That's the intention.

2017
02:10:15,876 --> 02:10:16,596
>> That is correct.

2018
02:10:17,676 --> 02:10:18,586
>> OK, thank you.

2019
02:10:19,216 --> 02:10:20,256
>> Good point, thank you.

2020
02:10:27,596 --> 02:10:32,806
>> OK, then back to our agenda item, consider
date and agenda items for next meeting.

2021
02:10:33,656 --> 02:10:39,976
And so I guess what we can do is
we can start with selecting a date.

2022
02:10:40,326 --> 02:10:43,056
And that everybody can start
working on or a relative week.

2023
02:10:43,056 --> 02:10:48,026
And then we can assign the Rio Grande COG
to contact us individually to make sure

2024
02:10:48,026 --> 02:10:51,716
that as time moves forward on
we're able to send the date.

2025
02:10:51,716 --> 02:10:57,816
From the Texas Water Board's perspective
when do you all need us to meet again?

2026
02:10:57,886 --> 02:11:01,976
To ensure that we are following with
the schedule that you all have outlined?

2027
02:11:02,346 --> 02:11:09,046
>> Well, I don't have a,
we don't have a date set.

2028
02:11:09,046 --> 02:11:13,656
But me and James, have you guys thought about
a particular default that you would recommend

2029
02:11:13,656 --> 02:11:16,116
at this point after hearing
all the other groups.

2030
02:11:16,116 --> 02:11:22,176
I mean, you've got things to do already, like
the last year remaining officers, for example.

2031
02:11:22,676 --> 02:11:30,346
We're going to provide Items to chair to
consider for the agenda and the subdivision.

2032
02:11:30,346 --> 02:11:33,116
Things that you might want
to be starting to tee up.

2033
02:11:33,116 --> 02:11:39,686
And we're going to always be reporting
activities, status of agency activities.

2034
02:11:39,936 --> 02:11:46,126
For example, in November, we're going to take
requests for authorization to do the request

2035
02:11:46,126 --> 02:11:49,826
for applications, to get the contractors
contract underway and authorized a contracts.

2036
02:11:50,256 --> 02:11:52,106
That will be in November.

2037
02:11:52,106 --> 02:11:56,686
And every meeting we can present more
information, whatever you are looking for a lot

2038
02:11:56,686 --> 02:12:01,096
by default presentation, people
granting you on the process,

2039
02:12:01,336 --> 02:12:03,116
scope of work that's coming, things like that.

2040
02:12:03,116 --> 02:12:07,166
So, there are things you could do soon.

2041
02:12:07,286 --> 02:12:09,476
So, it just depends on what you all want to do.

2042
02:12:15,316 --> 02:12:15,396
>> So.

2043
02:12:16,166 --> 02:12:19,206
>> You going to say something?

2044
02:12:19,356 --> 02:12:25,296
>> I was going to head we have seen
different groups scheduling their meeting

2045
02:12:25,296 --> 02:12:26,346
at different times.

2046
02:12:26,346 --> 02:12:30,446
But the majority of them had
at least one meeting this year.

2047
02:12:30,446 --> 02:12:33,646
I think that would be possibly helpful to you.

2048
02:12:33,646 --> 02:12:38,976
The -- Like Matt mentioned November 19, we're
taking the Request for Application to the board.

2049
02:12:39,056 --> 02:12:41,006
So, you'd have that to discuss.

2050
02:12:41,006 --> 02:12:44,336
And several other things like
electing your officers, and so.

2051
02:12:50,236 --> 02:12:56,096
>> Let me ask you this, I saw on the
schedule that the political subdivisions --

2052
02:12:56,096 --> 02:13:00,196
I'm sorry, that the sponsor
entity, that was that --

2053
02:13:00,746 --> 02:13:03,096
once they respond to the RFQ would be selected.

2054
02:13:03,096 --> 02:13:06,116
And funds will be awarded
around February of next year.

2055
02:13:06,356 --> 02:13:07,286
Is that correct?

2056
02:13:07,636 --> 02:13:10,926
>> We'll go as quickly as we can.

2057
02:13:10,926 --> 02:13:12,696
As soon as you submit an application.

2058
02:13:12,696 --> 02:13:16,606
We would like to get contracts underway.

2059
02:13:16,606 --> 02:13:16,746
>> OK.

2060
02:13:16,746 --> 02:13:19,176
>> I mean, I can't make promises on days.

2061
02:13:19,216 --> 02:13:20,796
But we're looking to go as quickly as possible.

2062
02:13:20,796 --> 02:13:23,786
As soon as you get things back to
us we'd like to initiate contracts.

2063
02:13:27,586 --> 02:13:31,866
>> OK. I'd like to call to
the rest of the group.

2064
02:13:32,076 --> 02:13:33,466
OK. I'd like to call to the rest of the group.

2065
02:13:33,466 --> 02:13:36,336
But do you want to have a meeting
maybe before the Christmas break?

2066
02:13:36,906 --> 02:13:40,626
Or did you want to push it
over to January, February?

2067
02:13:43,886 --> 02:13:47,196
>> All right, is Dave, I
suggest we one before Christmas.

2068
02:13:47,576 --> 02:13:52,706
Let's try -- Let's shoot for
one in the middle of December.

2069
02:13:52,706 --> 02:13:53,466
>> I agree with that.

2070
02:13:53,546 --> 02:13:59,976
>> Is a date that you have a
certain day out of the week?

2071
02:14:03,256 --> 02:14:04,876
>> Just another comment from Dave.

2072
02:14:04,876 --> 02:14:08,106
The water planning group seems
to do well with Thursdays.

2073
02:14:08,106 --> 02:14:09,106
And I don't know why?

2074
02:14:09,106 --> 02:14:10,336
Tuesdays or Thursdays.

2075
02:14:10,866 --> 02:14:14,816
And maybe we should let the
COG take a look at that.

2076
02:14:14,816 --> 02:14:19,216
And see what's been successful, you
know, for them to gather groups together.

2077
02:14:19,366 --> 02:14:22,526
That maybe the 17th of December.

2078
02:14:32,186 --> 02:14:36,276
>> We can we can certainly set the
17th of December as a tentative date.

2079
02:14:36,276 --> 02:14:40,146
And then if we can ask the
COG to reach out to members,

2080
02:14:40,146 --> 02:14:42,766
making sure that we confirm
as the date gets closer.

2081
02:14:43,136 --> 02:14:44,796
And if we need to reschedule that.

2082
02:14:44,956 --> 02:14:51,266
>> Why don't we just shoot for that week and
let them figure out what might be a good day or.

2083
02:14:53,736 --> 02:14:56,936
>> OK. That works.

2084
02:15:03,676 --> 02:15:08,976
>> And then, I'd like to request for
members input on membership, I'm sorry,

2085
02:15:08,976 --> 02:15:11,166
on agenda items for the next meeting.

2086
02:15:11,166 --> 02:15:14,776
I know that the board already
has a couple of Items lined up.

2087
02:15:14,776 --> 02:15:17,676
What do you all think?

2088
02:15:17,676 --> 02:15:25,006
Is there anything you like to discuss?

2089
02:15:25,006 --> 02:15:25,386
>> Topic?

2090
02:15:25,726 --> 02:15:26,236
>> I'm sorry.

2091
02:15:26,236 --> 02:15:29,586
>> I would suggest that we take a look at
who should be on the executive committee.

2092
02:15:30,346 --> 02:15:31,586
In addition to the other thing.

2093
02:15:31,586 --> 02:15:37,766
I think the only thing we have to take
a look at is the two at large members.

2094
02:15:37,766 --> 02:15:38,916
The others are designate.

2095
02:15:45,956 --> 02:15:48,106
>> OK, so you had a comment?

2096
02:15:48,936 --> 02:15:51,216
>> Yes, I was going to suggest.

2097
02:15:51,216 --> 02:15:55,736
And I think its part and parcel of what
we're here for is to look at flooding issue.

2098
02:15:55,736 --> 02:16:01,026
And we know that we have these
maps that issued by FEMA.

2099
02:16:01,026 --> 02:16:02,706
And the way it affects our region.

2100
02:16:03,196 --> 02:16:06,046
Maybe we should have that Item on the agenda.

2101
02:16:06,046 --> 02:16:09,026
And it would help a lot is to have
somebody from the River Authority.

2102
02:16:09,656 --> 02:16:12,486
Or, you know, kind of already
selected that we could invite

2103
02:16:12,486 --> 02:16:13,976
to that meeting for the next meeting.

2104
02:16:18,716 --> 02:16:18,966
>> Yes.

2105
02:16:18,966 --> 02:16:25,546
>> OK. OK, so if I'm understanding correctly,
you need to go over some of the flood maps

2106
02:16:25,546 --> 02:16:28,906
that we have already available in
the region, and then at the same --

2107
02:16:28,906 --> 02:16:33,846
that's one Item and then the other one is
you want to try engaging the IBWC to see

2108
02:16:33,846 --> 02:16:36,126
if they can join us in the next meeting?

2109
02:16:37,386 --> 02:16:43,416
>> Yes, because, you know, the biggest
part of the way these maps were done.

2110
02:16:43,936 --> 02:16:48,726
We're done with the assumption
that these levees do not exists.

2111
02:16:48,726 --> 02:16:52,816
Because they have not been accredited.

2112
02:16:52,816 --> 02:16:55,526
And the IBWC has been working
on this for quite a while now.

2113
02:16:55,716 --> 02:16:59,306
And 10 years has passed and
they're not been accredited.

2114
02:16:59,306 --> 02:17:02,166
And we'd like some input, because
that would be the only remedy.

2115
02:17:02,476 --> 02:17:07,026
We have the biggest remedy, I would say, besides
the [inaudible] that we will talk about as well.

2116
02:17:11,106 --> 02:17:16,526
>> OK, I agree with your point, I think it's a
-- it's great that we tried to invite the IBWC.

2117
02:17:16,526 --> 02:17:19,016
And I worked with IBWC stuff, plenty.

2118
02:17:19,016 --> 02:17:22,526
So, I think we can certainly reach out to them.

2119
02:17:22,606 --> 02:17:27,796
So, we would elect a vice
chair, and a secretary.

2120
02:17:28,236 --> 02:17:32,296
We would designate two at large
members of the executive committee.

2121
02:17:32,296 --> 02:17:37,606
We'd like to get some info on the maps that
are currently available for the region.

2122
02:17:37,606 --> 02:17:42,586
And then I would like to speak with IBWC,
start getting their input on accredited levees.

2123
02:17:42,906 --> 02:17:49,836
Any other in addition to the Items that
the board mentioned before which include,

2124
02:17:49,836 --> 02:17:58,176
I think we can buy then, we should have 30
days by then if we get the car moving quickly.

2125
02:17:58,526 --> 02:18:06,126
We should be able to fill up the work,
consider and fill up the two voting positions

2126
02:18:06,126 --> 02:18:10,546
that are currently empty, that were
not designated by the by the board.

2127
02:18:11,446 --> 02:18:13,576
We will be by the second week of the 70.

2128
02:18:13,576 --> 02:18:14,786
That day, we should be able to do it correct?

2129
02:18:20,736 --> 02:18:21,636
>> I concur [inaudible].

2130
02:18:21,636 --> 02:18:21,703
>> Yeah.

2131
02:18:21,703 --> 02:18:21,816
>> OK.

2132
02:18:21,816 --> 02:18:23,816
>> I'm suggesting one other.

2133
02:18:23,896 --> 02:18:30,876
There were stormwater groups
established in the city.

2134
02:18:30,876 --> 02:18:42,716
And I know there were a lot of areas that were
mitigated as a result of stormwater investments.

2135
02:18:43,286 --> 02:18:49,156
It might be useful to also get familiar with
some of those projects that were accomplished.

2136
02:18:49,576 --> 02:18:53,336
And some that are planned, and
not -- and potentially funded.

2137
02:18:53,846 --> 02:18:56,636
You know, with the funds that
are going back to the PSB.

2138
02:18:56,636 --> 02:19:00,466
So, maybe some stormwater rep also, Omar.

2139
02:19:01,646 --> 02:19:02,356
>> OK.

2140
02:19:03,196 --> 02:19:12,386
>> We still have some areas of the city and
county that go underwater every time it rains.

2141
02:19:12,386 --> 02:19:13,556
And they pump the water out.

2142
02:19:13,556 --> 02:19:18,076
So, somebody that's aware of where
those areas are might be really useful.

2143
02:19:19,116 --> 02:19:26,426
>> OK. Any other Items that
Joe would like to consider?

2144
02:19:26,856 --> 02:19:32,256
>> There's some other Items that we've already
come up, for example, just discussing kind

2145
02:19:32,256 --> 02:19:33,826
of how you're going to do your websites.

2146
02:19:33,826 --> 02:19:38,136
You talk about, you know, officers and things.

2147
02:19:38,566 --> 02:19:41,176
Also, how are you going to
accept written comments.

2148
02:19:41,176 --> 02:19:43,896
Because there's a requirement that
you accept the written comments prior

2149
02:19:43,896 --> 02:19:45,196
to meetings and after meetings.

2150
02:19:45,526 --> 02:19:48,786
We're doing that on your behalf
and those if we get them.

2151
02:19:48,786 --> 02:19:50,786
We're going to send it to you.

2152
02:19:51,216 --> 02:19:53,646
But it's going to shift to you and
your phone or somebody to tell you want

2153
02:19:53,646 --> 02:19:58,966
to handle these things, as a logistics
thing and operational for you to discuss.

2154
02:19:58,966 --> 02:20:01,616
And then we're going to go
again we'll do a presentation.

2155
02:20:01,616 --> 02:20:04,076
And the report will work with
your chairman after the meeting.

2156
02:20:04,276 --> 02:20:07,976
We'll send draft, minutes from this
meeting period Chairman to preview.

2157
02:20:08,046 --> 02:20:15,146
And as we develop agendas with other
regions and see what they're doing.

2158
02:20:15,456 --> 02:20:20,146
We'll share with other regions
to see all the types of things

2159
02:20:20,146 --> 02:20:22,696
that they're trying to address
early [inaudible].

2160
02:20:22,896 --> 02:20:26,686
>> OK, sounds great.

2161
02:20:27,536 --> 02:20:28,116
All right.

2162
02:20:28,116 --> 02:20:31,226
So, we have a tentative date
and some agenda Items.

2163
02:20:31,226 --> 02:20:32,526
Before we consider joining.

2164
02:20:32,526 --> 02:20:35,896
I just noticed that director Cathy
Jackson [assumed spelling] just joined us.

2165
02:20:35,896 --> 02:20:36,796
Welcome back, ma'am.

2166
02:20:36,916 --> 02:20:39,546
I was able to see with our audio, your meeting.

2167
02:20:39,796 --> 02:20:41,926
>> Oh, thank you.

2168
02:20:41,926 --> 02:20:42,786
We had a board meeting.

2169
02:20:42,786 --> 02:20:43,736
So, I had to jump off.

2170
02:20:43,736 --> 02:20:48,866
But congratulations on all the work that
you've accomplished, and on being named chief.

2171
02:20:50,116 --> 02:20:53,256
>> Thank you, I appreciate it.

2172
02:20:53,256 --> 02:20:56,506
OK. So, if there's no other pending Items.

2173
02:20:56,506 --> 02:21:03,326
I'd like to request a motion
from the members to adjourn.

2174
02:21:03,326 --> 02:21:10,326
>> We're leaving the next slide?

2175
02:21:10,326 --> 02:21:10,686
>> Yes?

2176
02:21:11,196 --> 02:21:11,676
>> I move.

2177
02:21:11,676 --> 02:21:12,326
>> Second.

2178
02:21:14,986 --> 02:21:16,706
>> First and second.

2179
02:21:16,996 --> 02:21:17,876
All right.

2180
02:21:18,796 --> 02:21:19,686
All in favor, say aye.

2181
02:21:20,416 --> 02:21:20,516
>> Aye.

2182
02:21:20,776 --> 02:21:21,156
>> Aye.

2183
02:21:21,306 --> 02:21:21,486
>> Aye.

2184
02:21:22,136 --> 02:21:22,326
>> Aye.

2185
02:21:22,326 --> 02:21:22,546
>> Aye

2186
02:21:22,546 --> 02:21:25,116
>> Any opposed?

2187
02:21:25,196 --> 02:21:29,476
All right, motion passes.

2188
02:21:29,476 --> 02:21:30,596
Thank you very much, everyone.

2189
02:21:30,996 --> 02:21:32,246
>> Well done.

2190
02:21:32,366 --> 02:21:32,916
>> Well.

2191
02:21:33,256 --> 02:21:34,726
>> Well done.

2192
02:21:35,036 --> 02:21:35,476
Bye.

2193
02:21:36,056 --> 02:21:36,976
>> Be safe.