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MINUTES <br />WORK SESSION <br />LAKE PAT MAYSE STUDY COMMITTEE <br />107 E. KAUFMAN STREET <br />PARIS, TEXAS <br />THURSDAY, MAY 29. 2008 <br />1. Call the meeting to order. <br />Vice-Chairman Dennis Chalaire called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. <br />Members present were Dennis Chalaire, John Kruntorad, Rick McDougall, Gene McWaters, <br />Sharron Nabors, Jim Noble, and Richard Quarles. Members absent were Herb Campbell, Michael <br />Moffitt, and Dan Smith. Ex-Officio Members present were Renee Harvey, Frank Wright, Ray Ball, <br />and Bob Campbell. Ex-Officio members absent were Byron Billman and Jim Kays. Alternate <br />member Joan Mathis was absent. <br />Also, present were city staff Kevin Carruth, City Manager; Kent McIlyar, City Attorney; <br />Shawn Napier, City Engineer; Doug Harris, Interim Public Utilities Director; and Janice Ellis, City <br />Clerk. <br />2. Citizens forum. <br />No one spoke. <br />3. Receive and act on minutes from the May 15, 2008 meeting. <br />Chairman Hayter arrived to the meeting. Subject to item 4 being changed to reflect there <br />were no changes to number 3 of the goals and objectives; and that Chairman Reeves be corrected <br />to Chairman Hayter, a Motion to approve the minutes was made by John Kruntorad and seconded <br />by Pike Burkhart, motion carried unanimously. <br />4. Question and Answer session with Jim Mathews. (See Exhibit "A" attached) <br />Chairman Hayter announced that Darrell Cline, the city's water rate consultant was in <br />attendance. Subsequently, he turned the meeting over to Jim Mathews. Jim Mathews acknowledged <br />receipt of questions from Shawn Napier and stated that he would address those questions. <br />The first issue address by Jim Mathews was cancellation of water rights. He said that almost <br />all of surface water was owned by the State of Texas, but that the right to use state water could be <br />obtained through an appropriative water right. The appropriative right gives the right to use the <br />water, but if you do not use it fully there is a statutory duty to return unused return flows back to the <br />river of origin if that is feasible. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has the authority <br />by statute to cancel a water right in whole or part for ten years of continuous non-use. There are <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />. 000029 <br />