On March 5, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved financial assistance totaling $30,024,161 for water and wastewater system projects. Of this funding, $4,739,161 was approved for rural projects.
Discussion regarding outreach efforts and activities by the Board.
Each board member briefly discussed their recent outreach activities.
Consider approving by resolution a request from the City of Terrell (Kaufman County) to amend Texas Water Development Board Resolution Nos.18-124 and 18-125 to convert the existing Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund commitments to multi-year commitments, extend the expiration periods and change the Clean Water State Revolving Fund obligation to equivalency funding. Board Agenda 02 Document
Laura Jarzombek, Executive Administrator’s Staff
- The Board last year approved two requests from the City of Terrell that resulted in two commitments.
- Today’s request would amend those resolutions in order to,
- Turn the commitments into multi-year funding.
- Extend the expiration period for both commitments.
- Change the Clean Water Fund’s obligation from non-equivalency to equivalency.
Motion to adopt the proposed resolution prevails.
Consider approving by resolution a request from Brookshire Municipal Water District (Waller County) for $2,575,000 in financial assistance consisting of $2,275,000 in financing and $300,000 in principal forgiveness from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for design and construction of water system improvements. Board Agenda 03 Document
Nancy Richards, Executive Administrator’s Staff
- This project involves the replacement of an asbestos cement pipeline.
Motion to adopt the proposed resolution prevails.
Consider approving by resolution a request from the City of Groveton (Trinity County) for $2,164,161 in financial assistance consisting of $660,000 in financing and $1,504,161 in principal forgiveness from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for planning, acquisition, design, and construction of a water well and transmission system improvements project. Board Agenda 04 Document
Nancy Richards, Executive Administrator’s Staff
- The city is requesting financing to construct a new water well and transmit line to provide water to the west side of town.
- The city qualifies as a disadvantaged small rural community.
Motion to adopt the proposed resolution prevails.
Consider approving by resolution a request from the Creedmoor-Maha Water Supply Corporation (Guadalupe, Hays, and Travis Counties) to amend Texas Water Development Board Resolution No. 18-119 to convert the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund commitment to a multi-year commitment and extend the expiration period. Board Agenda 05 Document
Dain Larsen, Executive Administrator’s Staff
- The corporation would like to convert their commitment from a standard commitment to a multi-year commitment.
Maurice Chambers, Creedmoor-Maha
- Thank you for working with us on this project.
- Your staff has been very supportive.
Motion to adopt the proposed resolution prevails.
Consider approving by resolution a request from the City of San Antonio, acting by and through the San Antonio Water System (Bexar County), for $25,285,000 in financing from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for construction of water system improvements. Board Agenda 06 Document
Dain Larsen, Executive Administrator’s Staff
- The city requests funding for the rehabilitation of electrical components that no longer meet code requirements.
- The current request will not require a rate increase.
Motion to adopt the proposed resolution prevails.
The Board will receive comments from the public on any matters within the jurisdiction of the TWDB, with the exception of matters which are subject to the ex parte prohibition found in Texas Government Code Section 2001.061.
Susan Jaggers, Mayor of Wimberley
- We are disappointed that the Board’s decision to approve the scope change was unexpectedly pulled at the last minute.
- We recognize that some items need to be finalized, but staff acknowledged those items in their recommendations.
- The new plan we propose will eliminate construction of the $3 million plant which would have been located in Bluehole Park.
- Rather, we would like to connect to the regional provider that currently provides most of Wimberley’s needs.
- The reasons for this are environmental protection and affordability.
- With lower operating costs, we believe the city can repay its sewer revenue debt and a smaller subsidy from the city’s general fund.
- I urge the Board to ensure this item will be on the agenda at its next meeting.
Gary Barchfeld, Wilberley City Council
- We are working diligently on the questions your staff had for us.
- We hope we can be on your March 28th
The Board may adjourn into Executive Session and conduct a closed meeting to consider any item on this agenda if a matter is raised that is appropriate for the Board to conduct a private consultation with its attorney on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. The Board may also conduct a closed meeting to receive legal advice and discuss pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, or the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of specific Board employees, including the Executive Administrator and General Counsel, as permitted by Sections 551.071 and 551.074, the Texas Open Meetings Act, codified as Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. The Board may also meet in open meeting to take action on legal or personnel matters considered in the closed meeting as required by Section 551.102 of the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Government Code.
The Board did not meet in closed session
Meeting adjourned