July 2019 Board Meeting

NORTH PLAINS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
BOARD MEETING
9:00 AM Tuesday, July 9, 2019
HAMPTON INN & SUITES
2010 South Dumas Avenue, Dumas, TX, 79029

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NORTH PLAINS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
BOARD MEETING
9:00 AM Tuesday, July 9, 2019
HAMPTON INN & SUITES
2010 South Dumas Avenue, Dumas, TX, 79029
Call Meeting to Order and Establish a Quorum.
Opening Prayer
Pledge
Recess for Hearing
Conduct Public Hearing Concerning the Application for Exception to District Rules 3.4;
3.7; 5.1.1.; 5.1.4.A.; and 5.1.5, filed by Marvin W. Jones, Esq., on behalf of Prestage Farms
of Oklahoma, LLC.
At any time during the meeting and in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government
Code, Vernon’s Texas Codes, Annotated, the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District Board may meet in
executive session for consultation concerning attorney-client matters (§551.071).
Adjourn Hearing
Call Meeting to Order and Establish a Quorum.
1. Public Comment
2. Consent Agenda
a. Review and approval of Minutes of meetings as follows:
 Regular Board Meeting held June 11, 2019
 Agriculture Committee Meeting held June 28, 2019
 Property Committee Meeting held June 28, 2019
 Finance Committee Meeting held June 28, 2019
b. Review and approval of District expenditures for June 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019.
c. Consider approval of payment to Lemon, Shearer, Phillips & Good, P.C. for professional
services and out-of-pocket expenses from June 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019.
d. Consider ratification of Moore County Tax Collection Contract for 2019-2020.
e. Consider Texas Municipal League rerate notice for employee health insurance.
f. Consider Hansford County Tax Sale
3. Action Agenda
a. Consider action concerning the Prestage Farms LLC. application for exception to District
Rules 3.4; 3.7; 5.1.1.; 5.1.4.A.; and 5.1.5.
b. Consider action recommended by Amarillo National Bank to change third party
administration of the District’s 457 John Hancock Retirement Plan.
c. Consider final compliance approval of Water Well Permits as active and complete wells.
d. Receive preliminary report regarding North Plains GCD tax valuations for the purposes of
developing a budget.
e. Receive a report regarding the Agriculture Committee recommendations for the 2019-2020
Budget
f. Receive a report regarding the Property Committee recommendations for the 2019-2020
budget.
g. Consider Finance Committee recommendation to propose the District budget for 2019-
2020.
h. Consider General Manager’s request to amend the District’s 2018-2019 Budget.
i. Receive Quarterly Investment Report ending March 31, 2019
j. Receive report and consider action regarding Groundwater Management Area – 1 Joint
Planning Committee and Panhandle Water Planning Group.
k. Consider Agriculture Committee request to extend Nicholas Kenny contract.
l. Receive report and consider proposed agriculture conservation loan agreement with Texas
Water Development Board.
m. Receive report and consider action as needed regarding District agriculture irrigation
demonstration conservation programs and other water conservation education initiatives.
n. Receive report regarding groundwater production reporting for 2018 and its relationship to
Desired Future Conditions.
o. Receive Hydrology and Groundwater Resources Report 2018-2019.
p. Receive Report regarding 86th Legislative Session.
q. Consider General Manager’s request to modify the District’s pay periods.
r. Receive report and consider action regarding compliance and contested matters before the
District.
s. Closed Session. The Board of Directors of the District may go into a closed session under
the authority of the Government Code, Chapter 551, Texas Open Meetings Act, to discuss:
 Consultation with Attorney – Attorney/Client Privileged Consultations
(§551.071)
 Consultation with general counsel regarding pending compliance matters
before the District, exempt from the Open Meetings Act pursuant to §551.071
of the Government Code.
t. Consider recommendation(s) regarding matters discussed in closed session.
4. Discussion Agenda
a. District Director Reports regarding meetings and/or seminars attended, weather
conditions and economic development in each director’s precinct.
b. Committee reports
c. General Manager’s report
i. Upcoming meetings and conferences
ii. General Manager’s activity summary
iii. Permits Issued in June 2019
iv. District activity summary
5. Discuss Items for Future Board Meeting Agendas and Set Next Meeting Date and
Time.
6. Adjournment.
At any time during the meeting and in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter
551, Government Code, Vernon’s Texas Codes, Annotated, the North Plains Groundwater
Conservation District Board may meet in executive session for consultation concerning attorneyclient
matters (§551.071).