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WCID #6 Board Meeting Minutes

October 14, 2025

Meeting was called to order at 8:18am by Marc Shepard.

Attendees were:  Glen Grandy, Lori McGinnis, Keith Neidhart, Frank Pate, Craig Baird, Marc Shepard, Mary Wiley and Joseph Theriot.

Minutes were presented and a motion to approve was made by Marc Shepard and a second by Frank Pate.

Financials were presented. Motion to approve from Craig Baird and 2nd from Keith Neidhart.

Maintenance report given by Glen Grandy. Site 7 (Aycock) update on the First Amendment to Easement was discussed. Mary Wiley has additional verbiage that needs to be added. She then will send it to Bill McLean. Once it is completed, the board will vote via email/phone..

The USDA inspected sites 6 and 10 in February 2024. The repairs needed will cost $28,480.00. Marc Shepard made the motion to allow Heartland Construction do the repairs needed and a 2nd from Keith Neidhart. Repairs will happen in the fall and spring.

Investment report presented. Motion to approve made by Marc Shepard and a 2nd from Glen Grandy.
The board did agree that Mary Wiley will take on the task of doing the re-recording of the site easements. She will also take care of a letter to the owners of the sites 8, 10, 11, and 14 to let them know of the easements. Marc Shepard will follow up with the County Commissioner regarding the encroachment policy.
Next scheduled board meeting will be January 20, 2026.
Motion to adjourn made by Marc Shepard and a 2nd by Craig Baird. Matting adjourned at 9:45.

July 22, 2025

Meeting was called to order at 8:17am Attendees were: Glen Grandy, Lori McGinnis, Mary Wiley, Marc Shepard, Craig Baird, Fred Mingst, Ronald Gardner, Trent Street, and Glenn Ketcham Minutes were presented. Motion to approve by Glen Grandy and 2nd from Fred Mingst Financials were presented. Motion to approve by Craig Baird and 2nd from Fred Mingst Maintenance report presented. Heartland provided an estimate for maintenance needed. Motion from Craig Baird and a 2nd from Fred Mingst to approve the repair order as presented with the exception of the water gap. There is monies available for O&E from SWCD beginning Sept. 1-30 and again in the spring. It is a 90/10 payout. Investment report presented. Motion to approve from Fred Mingst and a 2nd from Marc Shepard. Motion to approve the Aycock easement from McLean Engineering made by Craig Baird and a 2nd from Marc Shepard. Mary Wiley will send a letter to the engineer for site 14 regarding the encroachment on the dam site. M&E Consultants presented draft EAP’s for sites 9 & 13 to the board to look over. Approve Bills: Craig Baird made the motion to approve the bills presented and a 2nd by Glen Grandy. 2025-2026 Budget presented. Marc Shepard made the motion to approve and a 2nd from Glen Grandy with the change to the reserve fund to be 30 million. Fred Mingst made the motion to adjourn meeting and a 2nd from Craig Baird. Meeting adjourned at 9:27am

April 15, 2025

Meeting was called to order at 8:15am.
Attendees were: Lori McGinnis, Glen Grandy, Craig Baird, Fred Mingst, Marc Shepard and Frank Pate. Ronald Gardner with NRCS was a guest. Minutes were presented. Motion to approve made by Marc Shepard. Second by Craig Baird. All approved.
Financials were presented. Motion to approve made by Marc Shepard. Second by Frank Pate. All approved.
Ronald Gardner from NRCS was available to answer any questions regarding the Aycock easement. Discussion followed. Motion from Marc Shepard to have M&E Consultants handle the E A P for WCID 6. A second from Craig Baird. All approved. Maintenance update: Site 7 Beaver dam has been removed. Site 10 Oncor has removed trees and exposed tin horn that needs to be replaced. The fertilizing has been done and the weed spray will come shortly. Investment report presented. Motion to approve made by Marc Shepard and a second from Frank Pate. Motion from Glen Grandy to move 1 million from Vera bank to Texas Class. Marc Shepard made the 1st and 2nd from Frank Pate. All approved. Bills were presented. Motion to approve from Marc Shepard and a second from Craig Baird. All approved. Election Process. There were no opposition this year so the election was not needed. Glen Grandy made the motion to appoint Marc Shepard as President. A second from Frank Pate. All approved.
Craig Baird agreed to stay on as Vice President. Fred Mingst will stay on as a director. All approved.
Craig, Fred and Marc took the oath of office and signed the statement of officer.
Next meeting will be held on July 22, 2025 at 8:15am.
Motion to adjourn meeting was made by Craig Baird and a second from Fred Mingst. All Approved.
Meeting adjourned at 8:53am.

January 16, 2024

Meeting was called to order at 8:17am

Attendees were:  Glen Grandy, Lori McGinnis, Fred Mingst, Frank Pate, Craig Baird, Marc Shepard, Joe Cox, and Keith Neidhart.

Minutes were presented and a motion to approve was made by Marc Shepard and a second by Frank Pate.  All approved.

Financials were presented and a motion to approve was made by Glen Grandy and a second by Keith Neidhart.  All approved.

Maintenance report was given by Glen Grandy.  The mowing has been completed and site 11 has the fencing completed.

Investment report was presented. Motion to approve from Glen Grandy and a second by Craig Baird.  Glen Grandy made a motion to move 2 million from Vera Bank into the Texas Class account.  Marc Shepard made the second.  All approved.

The website has been built and is ready for the demo with information to begin.

Motion from Keith Neidhart to approve bills that have been presented. A second from Frank Pate was made. All approved.

Glen Grandy made a motion to give Lori McGinnis an increase of $100.00 a quarter to bring the pay to $400.00 a quarter. A second from Craig Baird.  All approved.

Motion to adjourn made from Glen Grandy and a 2nd from Frank Pate. All approved.

Meeting adjourned at 8:32am.

Next meeting will be April 16, 2024 at 8:15am.

April 16, 2024

Meeting was called to order at 8:14am

Attendees:  Lori McGinnis, Glen Grandy. Fred Mingst,

Frank Pate, Craig Baird, Marc Shepard, Joe Cox, Keith Neidhart, Adam Haber, Mary Wiley

Minutes were presented.  Motion to approve by Marc Shepard and a second by Frank Pate. All approved.

Financials

were presented. Motion to approve by Keith Neidhart and a second from Fred Mingst. All approved.

Presentation of the audit was given by Adam Haber for BGFN.  Motion to approve by Craig Baird and a second from Frank Pate. All approved.

Maintenance update given by Glen Grandy. USDA had visits on site 12 to conduct a survey on the geological studies.  Fertilization has been completed.  Mesquite still needs to be sprayed.

Investment report presented.  Motion to approve from Marc Shepard and a second from Keith Neidhart. All approved

Bills presented.  Motion to approve from Keith Neidhart and a second from Marc Shepard.

There were not any applications received for the current elections.  Glen Grandy, Frank Pate and Keith Neidhart agreed to stay on in the current positions.

Motion to adjourn from Craig Baird and a second from Marc Shepard. All approved.

Meeting adjourned at 8:45am.

Next meeting will be July 16, 2024.

July 16, 2024

Meeting was called to order at 8:00am

Attendees were:  Glen Grandy, Lori McGinnis, Fred Mingst, Frank Pate, Craig Baird, Marc Shepard, Joe Cox, and Keith Neidhart.

Minutes were presented and a motion to approve was made by Marc Shepard and a second by Frank Pate.  All approved.

Financials were presented and a motion to approve was made by Glen Grandy and a second by Keith Neidhart.  All approved.

Maintenance report was given by Glen Grandy. Geological drilling is happening on Glen's dam site currently. Site 7 has a lot of debris in the intake due to the amount of rain that we have had. Heartland will do the clean up. The cattails will need to be sprayed yearly.

James Kamas introduced himself. He presented a proposal that the WCID 6 join in with the training and updating of the easements on the watershed sited with the owners. DIscussion on what is the true objectives are to be able to move forward. First stop would be First Community TItle to begin the research. This proposal was put on hold with the board for now. Glen suggested that a meeting take place with Steve and Ben to gather more information.

Glen brought up that the City of Nolanville will be providing training to learn how to rest water on July 20, 2024 from 10am to 2pm.
Investment report presented.
Keith Neidhart made a motion to approve all the bills. A 2nd from Marc Shepard.
Special called meeting to set the tax rate will be August 21, 2024 at 8:15am
Special called meeting to vote on the tax rate will be August 28, 2024 at 8:15am
Next scheduled board meeting will be Oct. 15, 2024 at 8:15am
Craig Baird made a motion to adjourn the meeting and a 2nd from Frank Pate
Meeting adjourned at 9:10am