ORDER NO. 27316
PROCLRMATION DECLARING NOVEMBER 26-3@
FLDOD AWRRENESS WEEK IN KERR COUNTY
On this the 13th day of November 2@@1, upon motion made by
Commissioner Baldwin, seconded by Commissioner Letz, the Court
unanimously approved by a vote of 4-@-@, to adopt the
proclamation declaring November 26 through November 3@, year
2@@1, as Flood Awareness Week far Kerr County.
COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
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REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: Fred He OFFICE: County Judge
MEETING DATE: Nov tuber 13, 2001 TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC)
Consider and discuss Proclamation declaring November 26 - 30 as Flood Awareness Week
in Kerr County.
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS; A flood is a natural and expected condition on the Guadalupe River;
WHEREAS; A flood is likely to occur when very heavy rains fall for an extended length
of time;
WHEREAS; Slow rains that continue for many hours can also bring on floods;
WHEREAS; Thunder, intense lightning, and black clouds aze flood warnings that nature
provides;
WHEREAS; At times of heavy rainfall, the Guadalupe River and adjacent creeks flow
very full and fast, and a wall of water called a crest is sometimes created,
causing a rise of several feet in a matter of minutes;
WHEREAS; The River and creeks can then spread out of their banks to great widths
and create severe destruction; and
WHEREAS; Weather experts are predicting major hurricanes that cause some of the
Kerr County floods.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT KNOWN:
That I, Fred L. Henneke, County Judge of Ken County, Texas, do hereby
proclaim November 26th, through November 30~', 2001 as
"FLOOD AWARENESS WEEK" FOR KERB COUNTY
and call upon all citizens of our County to be highly awaze and sensitive to
the possibility and criticality of flooding.
Signed this 13`" day of November, 2001.
F D L. NNE
KERB COUNTY JUDGE
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Gua{alupe Basin	The Honorable Fred Henneke
Nanrrnl	Kerr County Judge
Resources Center	Kett County Court House
125 Lehmann Drive	700 Maln Street
s[e. lou	Kerrville, Texas 78028
kerrville, Texas	
78028-5908	Re: Flood Awareness Week in Kerc County
(8301896-5445	
Fax (a3o) z57-eau	Dear Judge Henneke and Members of the Court:
E-mail: ugraadm~ugra.org	
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On August I5, 2001, the UGRA Board of Directors adopted a resolution declaring
November 26-3Q 2001 as Flood Awareness Week in Kerr County. The need for the
awareness progam was presented to the UGRA Board by Madams Mary Virginia
Holekamp and Rosa Lavendar.
Ms. Holekamp has successfully promoted an educational progam for grades 3-5 in all
school districts in Kerr County. UGRA's Public Education/Information Committee with
UGRA Staff has prepared a teacher's lesson plan handbook consisting of games, tests,
coloring pages and lecture material to be distributed to twenty (20) teachers throughout
the county.
Most of us take the Guadalupe River for granted and many of us are naive as to its
powers to destroy property and to take lives during infrequent flooding events.
UGRA respectfully requests that the Commissioners Court join in with the River
Authority in promoting community awareness campaign by declaring November 26-30 as
Flood Awareness Week in Kerr County. A copy of UGRA Resolution No. 2001-09
is attached for your review and consideration. Should you need additional facts in
preparation of a similar resolution, please contact Kathy Mitchell at UGRA,
ugrakl~m_u~i~ra.c~rr* or 896-5445
Enclosure-1 Resolution No. 2001-09
Cc: Mary Virginia Holekamp
Rosa Lavendar
Mollie Maresh, UGRA PE & I Committee, Chair
RESOLUTION NO. 200]-09
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
UPPER GU.ADALUPE RIVER .AUTHORITY
DECLARING NOVEMBER 26-30, 2001
FLOOD AWARENESS WEEK
IN KERB COUNTY
R'HEREAS, the Upper Guadalupe River Authority ("UGRA") is a conservation and
reclamation district created pursuant to Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution by the
Texas Legislature as a "River Authority" through the enactment of its enabling legislation,
formerly codified as Article 8280-124, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated (as amended);
and
WHEREAS, UGRA's powers, duties and authority include, inter alia, among other
responsibilities to prevent or aid in the prevention of damage to person or property from the
water of the Guadalupe River and its tributazies;
WHEREAS, UGR.A in 1987 promoted the development of a real time electronic rainfall
and stream monitoring system to aid in flood damage protections for the residents and guests of
Kerr County; and
WHEREAS, UGRA transferred title of the rainfall and stream monitoring system to the
Guadalupe Blanco River Authority in 1999 to allow the UGRA system to become a part of an
upper segment of the Guadalupe River Basin monitoring system; and
WHEREAS, UGRA believes that education and information regazding the dangers of the
Guadalupe River during a flooding event will assist its constituents to better understand and to
better prepare themselves, their neighbors and visitors to survive and protect their property
during flooding events; and
WHEREAS. UGRA believes the dedication of a week each yeaz to focus on the perils of
flooding events will increase the knowledge and awazeness of the residents and visitors in Kerr
County; and
WHEREAS, the involvement of public information sources such as schools, civic
organizations, religious groups and other associations is a more effective venue for the awazeness
program:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Boazd of Directors of the Upper
Guadalupe River Authority at a duly posted and noticed meeting held on August 15, 2001 at the
Guadalupe Basin Natural Resources Center in Kerrville, Texas as follows:
1. That November 26-3Q 2001 be declared as Flood Awazeness Week in Kerr County.
2. That the General Manager and staff shall solicit and support all interested parties to
promote Flood Awareness Week in Kerr County and by supplying information
available to the staff to the vazious groups.
WHEREAS, in 1989 the former Texas Water Commission declazed Kerr County to be
part of Hill County Critical Groundwater Area indicating that existing groundwater supplies
were incapable of meeting the projected demands for water supplies over the succeeding twenty
(20) yeaz period, thereby necessitating the development of additional surface water resources;
and
WHEREAS, UGRA has been actively involved in and desires to expand the practice of
conjunctively managing the available surface and groundwater resowces in Kerr County, Texas
to asswe the long term ability to meet the municipal water supply demands of the citizens of
Kert County; and
WHEREAS, UGRA has reviewed and evaluated the San Mazcos River Foundation's
proposal to obtain a permit for approximately 1.3 million acre-feet per annum of the flows from
the Guadalupe and San Marcos River basins for non-consumptive in-stream uses and the
negative impact such an appropriation would have on the futwe availability of water within said
river basins for municipal and other higher priority beneficial uses; and
WHEREAS, the UGRA Boazd has concluded that the San Marcos River Foundation's
application is inconsistent with the highest and best use of the waters available within the
Guadalupe River Basin, and is inconsistent with Senate Bill 1 regional planning process; and
WHEREAS, UGRA Board has further concluded that the requested permit is in duect
conflict with UGRA's efforts to develop additional swface water supplies for Kerr County
residents from the Guadalupe River;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the Upper
Guadalupe River Authority at a duly posted and noticed meeting held on August 15, 2001, at the
UGRA's Headquarters in Kerrville, Texas as follows:
1. The UGRA Boazd opposes the application of the San Marcos River Foundation
(TNRCC Application No. 5724) to obtain a permit to appropriate water from the
Guadalupe and San Mazcos River Basins for non-consumptive in-stream uses as
described in the notice published in the Kerrville Daily Times on July 20, 2001.
2. The UGRA Board directs the General Manager to file a letter with the Texas
Natwal Resowce Conservation Commission expressing UGRA's position in
opposition to the San Marcos River Foundation's application and requesting a
contested case hearing be granted on the same.
3. The UGRA Boazd further directs the General Manager to seek "party status" on
behalf of UGRA in any proceedings conducted on the San Marcos River
Foundation's Application No. 5724, and to consult with and retain such experts,
including UGRA's legal counsel, as necessary to carry out the wishes of the
Boazd expressed in this Resolution.
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4. The UGRA Boazd further directs the General Manager to coordinate with other
entities opposed to the San Mazcos River Foundation's Application No. 5724.
The UGRA Boazd further directs the General Manager to keep the Boazd apprised
of developments in the San Marcos River Foundation's Application No. 5724,
and to report to the Boazd on the status of the application at ]east monthly at the
regulaz monthly Boazd meeting.
Adopted this 15'~ day of August, 2001.
UPPER GUADALUPE RIVER AUTHORITY
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Attest: Y(}~"'~ '/, ]~j-1/yi,2 ~~.~'-~-.
Joeseph D. Armistead
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
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