Board Meeting Agendas June, 2012
- Date/Time:
- June 21, 2012 at 9:30 AM
- Location:
- Stephen F. Austin Building, 1700 N. Congress, Room 170, Austin, Texas
- Resource:
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1. Consider approval of the May 15, 2012 Board Meeting minutes. Board Agenda #01 Document
REPORTS
2. Contract Status Report regarding the status of pending contracts that are under development and executed contracts that have been previously approved by the Board. (David Carter) Board Agenda #02 Document
3. Financial Assistance Programs Performance Report regarding loan and grant commitment activity. (Jeff Walker) Board Agenda #03 Document
4. Report on activities relating to the Economically Distressed Areas Program, including the EDAP Status Report. (Mireya Loewe) Board Agenda #04 Document
CONSENT
5. Consider approving a request from the Kempner Water Supply Corporation (Lampasas County) to amend the repayment schedules related to loan ID numbers L060040, L060040A, L060041 and L090005. (Finance Committee Item No. 3) (Piper Montemayor) Board Agenda #05 Document
6. Consider approving: (a) authorizing the Executive Administrator and the Development Fund Manager to take all necessary actions for the issuance, sale and delivery of State of Texas Water Financial Assistance Bonds, in one or more series (Development Fund Program), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $250 million; and (b) selection of underwriters for the negotiation of the bond issue. (Finance Committee Item No. 4) (Piper Montemayor/Melissa Popkoff) Board Agenda #06 Document
7. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to negotiate and execute an interagency contract with the Department of Information Resources (DIR) for Data Center Services. (Lisa Petoskey) Board Agenda #07 Document
8. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the City of Del Rio (Val Verde County) for a loan in the amount of $5,000,000 from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to finance wastewater system improvements, utilizing the pre-design funding option. (Jessica Zuba) Board Agenda #08 Document
9. Consider approving by resolution, a request from Kerr County (Kerr County) for financial assistance in the amount of $1,924,000 consisting of a loan in the amount of $570,000 and loan forgiveness in the amount of $1,290,000 from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and a grant in the amount of $64,000 from the Economically Distressed Areas Program to finance planning, acquisition and design relating to wastewater system improvements. (Caaren Skrobarczyk) Board Agenda #09 Document
10. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the City of Marlin (Falls County) for a loan in the amount of $3,000,000 from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to finance wastewater system improvements, utilizing the pre-design funding option. (Finance Committee Item No. 5) (Caaren Skrobarczyk) Board Agenda #10 Document
11. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the City of Marlin (Falls County) for financial assistance in the amount of $2,907,908 consisting of a loan in the amount of $1,680,000 and loan forgiveness in the amount of $1,227,908 from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to finance water system improvements, utilizing the pre-design funding option. (Finance Committee Item No. 6) (Caaren Skrobarczyk) Board Agenda #11 Document
12. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the City of Brady (McCulloch County) for financial assistance in the amount of $500,000 consisting of a loan in the amount of $350,000 and loan forgiveness in the amount of $150,000 from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to finance planning, acquisition and design relating to water system improvements. (Javier Pena) Board Agenda #12 Document
13. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the City of Brownsville (Cameron County) for a grant in the amount of $2,000,000 from the Economically Distressed Areas Program to finance construction of first-time wastewater service in the Villanueva Colonia. (Finance Committee Item No. 7) (Jessica Zuba) Board Agenda #13 Document
14. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the East Aldine Management District (Harris County) for financial assistance in the amount of $10,486,094 in grant and loan from the Economically Distressed Areas Program to construct first-time water and wastewater service. (Finance Committee Item No. 8) (Jessica Zuba) Board Agenda #14 Document
15. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District (El Paso County) for a grant in the amount of $140,000 from the Economically Distressed Areas Program to finance planning and design costs for wastewater system improvements. (Jessica Zuba) Board Agenda #15 Document
16. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board (El Paso County) for a grant in the amount of $570,000 from the Economically Distressed Areas Program to finance construction of water system improvements to the Turf Estates community. (Caaren Skrobarczyk) Board Agenda #16 Document
17. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the North Alamo Water Supply Corporation (Hidalgo County) for a grant in the amount of $1,154,000 from the Economically Distressed Areas Program to finance planning, acquisition and design costs relating to wastewater system improvements. (Jessica Zuba) Board Agenda #17 Document
18. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the San Jacinto River Authority (Montgomery County) for a loan in the amount of $230,530,000 from the Texas Water Development Fund to finance construction of a water supply project, utilizing the pre-design funding option. (Caaren Skrobarczyk) Board Agenda #18 Document
19. Consider approving by resolution, a request by the City of Willis (Montgomery County) for approval to amend the definition of "Operating and Maintenance Expenses" in the Ordinances issued pursuant to TWDB Resolution No. 95-10 as such definition relates to the application of the additional bonds test. (Dain Larsen/Michelle McFaddin) Board Agenda #19 Document
20. Consider approving by resolution, a request by the City of Burnet (Burnet County) to amend TWDB Resolution No. 10-50 to expand the scope of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund project to include the planning and design of collection system rehabilitation and the planning and design of an extension to the City's wastewater reuse system. (Mark Evans) Board Agenda #20 Document
21. Consider affirming by resolution, the commitment to the North San Saba Water Supply Corporation (San Saba County) made in Resolution Nos. 11-41 and 11-103 after environmental review, and approving release of funds for design from the $310,000 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan for a water system improvement project. (Kathy Calnan) Board Agenda #21 Document
22. Consider approval of staff recommendations for Fiscal Year 2012 Agricultural Water Conservation Grants. (Cameron Turner) Board Agenda #22 Document
23. Consider staff procedures for review of water loss information in the review of financial assistance applications. (John Sutton/Robert Mace) Board Agenda #23 Document
24. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to: (a) negotiate and execute contracts on or before September 30, 2012 in a total amount not to exceed $67,000 for solicited grant applications for Flood Protection Planning; and (b) transfer funds from the Water Assistance Fund to the Research and Planning Fund. (Gilbert Ward) Board Agenda #24 Document
25. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to negotiate and execute contracts and purchase orders for capital expenditures up to $175,000, in addition to any funds contributed by other entities, to acquire elevation data for the Floodplain and Strategic Mapping Programs. (Felicia Retiz/Jim Scott) Board Agenda #25 Document
26. Briefing, discussion and consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to convey support for the position of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on the allocation of waters in the Rio Grande at Fort Quitman. (Dave Mitamura/Ken Petersen) Board Agenda #26 Document
REGULAR
27. Briefing, discussion and consider approving the 2013-2017 Strategic Plan. (Samantha Pollard) Board Agenda #27 Document / Handouts for Board Agenda #27 (zip)
28. Briefing and discussion on the Draft State Fiscal Year 2013 Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plans. (Stacy Barna) Board Agenda #28 Document
29. Briefing, discussion, and possible action on appeals of the reasonableness of the desired future conditions adopted by the groundwater conservation districts in Groundwater Management Area 12 for the Sparta, Queen City, Carrizo-Wilcox, Calvert Bluff, Simsboro, Hooper, Yegua-Jackson, and Brazos River Alluvium aquifers. (Joe Reynolds/Larry French) Board Agenda #29 Document
30. Briefing and discussion on drought conditions in the state of Texas. (Mark Wentzel) Board Agenda #30 Document / Handouts for Board Agenda #30 (zip)
31. The Board will receive comments from the public.
32. The Board may recess into Executive Session to consult with its attorneys regarding any posted matter in which the Board may seek the advice of its attorneys under Government Code §551.071 and will reconvene in open session for any appropriate action on any matter considered in Executive Session.
The next regular meeting of the Texas Water Development Board is scheduled for Thursday, July 19, 2012.