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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND NINE COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE
REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: Fred Henn OFFICE: County Judge
MEETING DATE: March 26, 2001 TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC)
Consider and discuss request by The Second Ark Foundation, a
subsidiary of the Exotic Wildlife Association to establish a resource
center in the County Park area at the Hill Country Youth Exhibition
Facility.
EXECUTIVE SESSION KEQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT:
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
County Jude/John Wag~oman
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5, Chapter
551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON:
5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday.

All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has been
prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court Meetings. Your cooperation will be
appreciated and contribute towazds you request being addressed at the eazliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules
Adopted by Commissioners' Court.
President
John Waggoman
Vice President
Roland Pesson
Secretary/Treasurer
Randy Bruno

Phone:
1-800-752-5431
830-895-4997
Fax:
830-895-4998
Mazch 1, 2001
The Honorable Fred Henneke
Judge, Kerr County
700 Main
Kerrville, Texas 78028
Your Honor,
Pursuant to our phone conservation of Monday, February 26, 2001, I am
submitting this letter.
The Second Ark Foundation is a subsidiary of the Exotic Wildlife Association
with it's office in Kerr County. The Foundation was organized in 1995 under the
Texas Non-Profit Corporation with the purposes and objectives as follows:
The Corporation is organized and operated exclusively for the educational,
charitable and scientific purposes within the meaning of Section SOI (c) (3) of
the Internal Revenue Code, which include the following:
To educate the general public regazding the stocking, breeding, and
conservation of wildlife and alternative livestock in the United States.
To conduct reseazch and studies and to publish and disseminate scientific
data relating to the stocking, breeding and conservation of wildlife and
alternative livestock in the United States, including benefits of animal
husbandry, species propagation and preservation of species through
economic use.
To establish a resource center and library in wildlife breeding, nutrition,
health, handling, transportation and other related issues.
Within the past few months the Foundation received a donation of wildlife
exhibits and a considerable amount of cash for the purpose of establishing a
resource center. This facility is planned to be built this yeaz with the first phase
to be 10,000 sq. ft. The office, library, class/meeting rooms and retail outlet will
occupy about half the space with the exhibit gallery in the balance. We plan to
host outdoor activities such as nature studies, walking trails, etc. It is our hope to
involve organizations such as Texas Park and Wildlife and educational
institutions, which work with wildlife and alternative livestock.
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Second Ark Foundation, page 2
Our first goal was to obtain eight to ten acres with one acre above the 100-year flood plain
for our improvemems with the balance in wilderness area.
It has come to my attention that the county park on HWY 27 in the area of the livestock
exhibit may have a site that could be used by our resource center. The wilderness azea could
be used in common by others. This will reduce the size of the campus.
If the Commissioner's Court is interested in discussing this possibility please contact me at
(830) 895-4997.
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