THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF KENDALL
COW CREEK GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
September 9, 2024
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)
Ben Eldredge – District 3 (Treasurer)
Milan J. Michalec – District 2 (Asst. Secretary/Treasurer)
Directors Absent:
Allan P. Bloxsom III – At Large (Secretary)
- Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 6:00 PM.
- Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Director Michalec.
- Establishment of a Quorum: A quorum was established with 4 out of 5 directors present.
- Public comment: No public comment.
- Consent Agenda: Motion made by Director Webster to approve items b, c, d & e, seconded by Director Michalec. Approved 3-0-1. Motion made by Director Eldredge to approve item a, seconded by Director Michalec. Approved 3-0-1.
- Approval of minutes from the July 22nd, 2024 Workshop and Regular Meeting
- Approval of minutes from the August 12th, 2024 Workshop and Regular Meeting
- Payroll, employee benefits, operational expenses, and payment of such
- Monthly financial report(s)
- Monthly operations report
- Public Hearing on the proposed 2024-2025 District Budget and the 2024 tax rate of $0.005 per $100 of valuation (1/2¢). Public Hearing began at 6:04 PM. Closed at 6:05 PM.
- Discussion and possible adoption of the proposed 2024-2025 District Budget. Motion to approve the proposed 2024-2025 District Budget made by Director Michalec, seconded by Director Webster. Approved 4-0.
- Discussion and possible adoption of the 2024 tax rate of $0.005 per $100 of valuation (1/2¢). Motion to approve the 2024 tax rate made by Director Michalec, seconded by Director Webster. Approved 4-0.
- District activities & subcommittee updates:
- Monthly report: General Manager Micah Voulgaris presented the staff’s monthly report.
- Discussion and action on the current drought stage: Remaining in Stage 4.
- Status updates on:
- Pending enforcement issues: No pending enforcement issues.
- Pending permit applications: No applications pending.
- GMA9 activities: Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 17th at 10:00 AM.
- Region L activities: Nothing to update.
- District Monitor Well Expansion Project:
- Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape Project: Nothing to update.
- Discussion and action on water quality sampling within the District.
- Discussion and action on authorizing the General Manager to create two additional bank accounts for the District. One account will be for the funds from Kendall County for the monitor well expansion project and the second account would be for accounting for future reserve funds.: The county will be directly invoiced for the monitor wells. A workshop on the future reserve funds will be on Tuesday, October 15th at 4:30 PM.
- Discussion and action related to the purchase of two new District vehicles and the costs of outfitting both new vehicles.: Motion made by Director Michalec to authorize up-to $105,00.00 to purchase and outfit two new vehicles, seconded by Director Eldredge. Approved 4-0.
- Correspondence
- Future meeting dates and meeting topics: GMA 9 meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 17th at 10:00 AM. A Workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, October 15th at 4:30 PM and the next Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 15th at 6:00 PM.
- Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 7:07 PM.
MINUTES APPROVED:
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