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MINUTES WORK SESSION LAKE PAT MAYSE STUDY COMMITTEE 107 E. KAUFMAN STREET PARIS, TEXAS THURSDAY JULY 10 2008 Call the meeting to order. Chairman Hayter called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. 2. Committee member roll ca11. Janice Ellis called the roll. Members present were Herb Campell, John Kruntorad, Rick McDougall, Gene McWaters, Michael Moffitt, Sharron Nabors, Jim Noble, and Dan Smith. Ex-Officio Members present were Renee Harvey, Jim Kays, Frank Wright, and Ray Ball. Members absent were Dennis Chalaire and Richard Quarles. Ex-Officio members absent were Byron Billman and Bob Campbell. Alternate member Joan Mathis was absent. Also, present were city staff Shawn Napier, City Engineer; Kent McIlyar, City Attorney; Doug Harris, Interim Public Utilities Director; and Janice Ellis, City Clerk. 3. Citizens forum. Jackie Alsobrook, 4135 Misty Lane - she spoke in opposition of selling water, but did say if water was sold at all that it should only be sold in Lamar County. 4. Question and Answer session with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (See List of Questions for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers attached as Exhibit "A") Shawn Napier introduced Randall Dobbs, consultant for the City of Irving, Todd Reck, and Steve Pettit from the City of Irving. Mr. Napier also introduced Jan Hotubee, Mark Ellison and Amy Jordan with the Corps of Engineers. (1) Mark Ellison said the minimum lake level at which the boat ramps at Pat Mayse were operation was approximately441 feet and the maximum level was approximately448 feet. He said with regard to road closures you get in trouble around 457 feet. (2) With regard to the conservation pool, Jan Hotubee said anything over 451 feet would cause overflow. She said there was no way to control it without construction and the process was inuch inore involved than just putting in a gate. Prior to construction, a dam safety study would be required, as well as congressional authorization. Page l of 3 . 000021