THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF KENDALL
COW CREEK GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

June 8, 2026

The Board of Directors of the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District (CCGCD) convened the Regular Meeting in the District Board Room located at 9 Toepperwein Road, Boerne, Texas.

 

Directors Present:

Curt Campbell – District 4 (President)

Bob Webster – District 1 (Vice President)

Allan P. Bloxsom III – At Large (Secretary)

Ben Eldredge – District 3 (Treasurer)

Milan J. Michalec – District 2 (Asst. Secretary/Treasurer)

 

Directors Absent:

 

1. Call to Order: Meeting was called to order at 5:59 PM.
2. Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Director Webster.
3. Establishment of a Quorum: A quorum was established with 5 out of 5 directors present.
4. Public comment: No public comment.
5. Public Hearing on the following proposed Desired Future Conditions for the relevant aquifers in Kendall County: The Public Hearing was opened at 6:00 PM and closed at 6:04 PM with no public comments.
   • • Trinty Aquifer: allow for an increase in average drawdown of approximately twenty-nine feet through 2080;
     • Edwards Group of the Trinity Aquifer: the DFC shall allow for no net increase in average drawdown through 2080;
     • Ellenburger-San Saba Aquifer: the DFC shall allow for an increase in average drawdown of no more than 16 Feet in Kendall County through 2080 consistent; and
     • Hickory Aquifer: the DFC shall allow for an increase in average drawdown of no more than 16 Feet in Kendall County through 2080.
6. Consent Agenda: Motion to approve the Consent Agenda made by Director Michalec, seconded by Director Webster. Approved 5-0.
   1. Approval of the May 11^th, 2026 Regular Meeting minutes
   2. Payroll, employee benefits, operational expenses, and payment of such
   3. Monthly financial report(s)
   4. Monthly operations report
7. Discussion and possible action on a Lease Agreement with BOFARS Media Group/Boerne Radio related to the leasing of property at 9 Toepperwein Road for a radio tower. Motion made to authorize General Manager Micah Voulgaris to sign the BOFARS lease agreement, seconded by Director Bloxsom. Approved 5-0.
8. Discussion and possible action related to a collaborative education/outreach project with Kendall County. County Commissioner Andra Wisian discussed possible options for conservation education and outreach. An education subcommittee was formed with Director Campbell, Director Michalec and GM Voulgaris; a budget/education workshop will be scheduled in July.
9. Discussion and possible action related to Rulemaking. Motion to propose rule changes made by Director Eldredge, seconded by Director Michalec. Approved 5-0.
10. District activities & subcommittee updates:
    1. Monthly report:  GM Voulgaris presented the staff’s monthly report.
    2. Meteorological update: Presented by David Knollhoff – 4.5” average rainfall over the county, though some areas received 6” to 8” over the last month. El Niño should be here by August.  Our weather is moving into a typical summer pattern, hot and dry. My forecast is 2” of rain with 6.8” of evapotranspiration which will put us in a 4.8” deficit.
    3. Discussion and action on the current drought stage:  Remaining in Stage 3.
    4. Status updates on:
       1. Pending enforcement issues: No pending enforcement issues.
       2. Pending permit applications: No pending permit applications.
       3. GMA9 activities: No updates.
       4. Region L activities: No updates.
       5. District Monitor Well Network: No updates.
       6. Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape Project: No updates.
11. Discussion and action related to the trade-in of the District’s 2016 F-150 and the purchase of a new vehicle. Motion made by Director Eldredge to approve up to $50,000 for the purchase of a new District vehicle, seconded by Director Campbell. Approved 5-0.
12. Discussion and action related to the 2026-2027 District budget process. A workshop will be scheduled for Monday, July 13^th at 4:00 PM.
13. Resolution declaring the following items as salvage and authorize staff to take appropriate action to send the items to auction (GovDeals.com): (4) Tires – Original tires from 2024 F-150 Hankook 275/60R20 115T, (1) Intel NUC6i7KYK minicomputer, (1) Samsung 500GB 960 EVO M.2 NVMe SSD, (1) EVGA Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060, (1) Gigabyte X570 motherboard with Coolmaster AIO CPU cooler, AMD Ryzen 5900X CPU, 64GB DDR4 3600 RAM (2x32GB), Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TD M.2 NVMe and Windows 10 Pro USB. Motion made by Director Bloxsom to approve items as salvage and authorize an auction, seconded by Director Webster. Approved 5-0.
14. Correspondence: No correspondence.
15. Future meeting dates and meeting topics: A Budget/Education Workshop is scheduled for Monday, July 13^th at 4:00 PM. A Public Hearing for Rule Amendments and the next Board Meeting are scheduled for Monday, July 13^th at 6:00 PM.
16. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:38 PM.

MINUTES APPROVED:

 

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