BLOCK HOUSE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT

August 26, 2009

TO:            THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BLOCK HOUSE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS:

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Block House Municipal Utility District will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at 6:30 p.m., at 2600 Block House Drive South, Leander, Texas.  The following matters may be considered and acted upon at the meeting:

PUBLIC COMMENT

PLEASE NOTE:  Public comments will be accepted only during designated portions of the Board meeting.  Comments from the floor will not be accepted during the business portion of the Board meeting.  Citizens wishing to address the Board should complete the citizens’ communication form provided at the entrance to the meeting room, so they may be recognized to speak.

CITIZENS’ COMMUNICATIONS

1.                            Citizens’ communications;

CONSENT

(These items may be approved collectively or individually.  Any of these items may be pulled for discussion upon the request of any Board member.)

2.                            Minutes of July 13, 2009, July 22, 2009 and August 12, 2009 Board meetings;

3.                            Audit engagement letter with Pena Swayze & Co., L.L.P. for audit of the District’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009;

BUDGET AND TAX ITEMS

4.                            Consider taking action regarding 2009/2010 budget and 2009 tax rate, including:

(a)                        reviewing draft of 2009/2010 budget;

(b)                        certification of 2009 appraised values;

(c)                        establishing proposed tax rate;

(d)                        taking record vote on proposed tax rate;

(e)                        scheduling a public hearing at which the adoption of the tax rate will be considered; and

(f)                          authorizing publication of Water District Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate;

BOOKKEEPING

5.                            Bookkeeping matters, including:

(a)                        payment of bills and invoices;

(b)                        fund transfers; and

(c)                        report from Municipal Accounts & Consulting, L.P., including previous directives;

6.                            Report from Budget and Finance Subcommittee;

RESTRICTIVE COVENANT ENFORCEMENT

7.                            Restrictive covenant enforcement, including:

(a)                        report from Restrictive Covenants Subcommittee;

(b)                        report from Pinnacle Texas Management, LLC, including Architectural Control Committee information; and

(c)                        report from G. Cole Spainhour, including:

(1)                        16609 Shipshaw River Drive;

(2)                        2801 Alexander Drive;

(3)                        409 Kathleen Lane; and

(4)                        2714 Alexander Drive;

ENGINEER

8.                            Report from Gray-Jansing & Associates, Inc. on engineering matters, including:

(a)                        previous directives;

(b)                        water and wastewater service to the Knight Tract and conveyance of water and wastewater facilities to City of Cedar Park, including Agreement Regarding Water and Wastewater Services to the Knight Tract; and

(c)                        Wong tract development, including review of plans and specifications and request for service;

LANDSCAPE

9.                            Landscape maintenance, including report from SunTerra Landscape Services, LP, including:

(a)                        previous directives;

(b)                        irrigation report, including proposal for August irrigation walk-through (Work Order #5301);

(c)                        proposal for maintaining beds and mowing easement along Scottsdale from 183A to McDowell Bend on a monthly basis (Work Order #3315);

(d)                        proposal for tree and limb removal along Block House Creek and Tumlinson Fort Drive (Work Order #5284);

(e)                        proposal for removal of remainder of limb on Pecan tree at Tumlinson Pool/Park (Work Order #5285);

(f)                          proposal for separate valve located across from the Apache Park/Pool (Work Order #5294);

(g)                        trimming of vegetation behind Hutton Lane (Director Bennett);

(h)                        irrigation of the property covered by the Landscape License Agreement with the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority; and

(i)                          authority of general manager to approve emergency landscape work;

POOLS

10.                      Pool operations and management, including:

(a)                        report from YMCA; and

(b)                        report from Pool Subcommittee, including:

(1)                        standard operating procedures for the pools; and

(2)                        Pool Use Agreement with Block House Creek Swim Team (expired July 15, 2009);

STORM WATER SYSTEM AND CREEK MAINTENANCE

11.                      Storm Water Management Plan under the Phase II Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) General Permit (Directors McMullen and Bennett), including Year 2 compliance items;

12.                      Creek maintenance and creek cleaning project, including:

(a)                        report from Nature Trail System and Creek Maintenance Subcommittee, including status of Phase I of creek cleaning project; and

(b)                        review bids for proposed phases of the creek cleaning project and consider awarding contract(s);

PARKS AND NATURE TRAILS

13.                      District parks and facilities, including:

(a)                        playing field rules and application(s) for use of facilities, including revising Order Establishing Rules and Regulations Governing Recreational Facilities and Related Fees and Charges (Park Subcommittee);

(b)                        proposal for auxiliary entrance at Tonkawa Park (General Manager);

(c)                        Walker House, including security system upgrades;

(d)                        proposal for signs prohibiting unauthorized motor vehicles (General Manager); and

(e)                        installation of benches and dog waste stations along the jogging/walking loop in the greenbelt in conjunction with BHC Owners Association (Budget and Finance Subcommittee);

14.                      Tennis program (Director Roberts);

15.                      Scout projects and related matters (Scout Projects Subcommittee);

MAINTENANCE

16.                      District maintenance, including report from Maintenance Subcommittee (Director Bennett);

INTERGOVERNMENTAL ITEMS AND SECURITY

10.                      District security, including:

(a)                        monthly report from Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Off-Duty Deputies; and

(b)                        report from Intergovernmental Liaison Subcommittee regarding potential increase in fees for off-duty deputy service;

COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA / WEBSITE

11.                      Newsletter, website, brochure, water bill inserts and District-wide calendar, including request to post survey for doctoral study on District website (Director Junk);

12.                      Status of Welcome Packets (Directors Junk and Roberts);

GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS

13.                      District operations, including report from Crossroads Utility Services, LLC on:

(a)                        previous directives;

(b)                        system maintenance and repairs;

(c)                        write-offs;

(d)                        report from on-site manager; and

(e)                        District signage;

14.                      Solid waste disposal and recycling, including:

(a)                        report from Texas Disposal Systems, Inc.; and

(b)                        clean-up days;

ATTORNEY

15.                      Report from Armbrust & Brown, L.L.P. on legal matters, including:

(a)                        previous directives;

(b)                        post office address change;

(c)                        landscape and irrigation at intersection of Highway 183A and Scottsdale Drive, including Landscape License Agreement with Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority;

(d)                        meeting minutes format;

(e)                        Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool’s return of 10% of estimated 2008-09 workers’ compensation and liability contributions; and

(f)                          Order Establishing Revised Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan, including possibility of implementing mandatory water restrictions;

16.                      Report from Legal Subcommittee, including review of legal fees;

LITIGATION

17.                      Litigation regarding City of Leander’s taking of District property in connection with proposed wastewater interceptor line;

OTHER DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS

18.                      September 12 Summerfest (Directors Bennett and Junk);

19.                      Water loss and water usage (Directors Bennett and Junk);

20.                      Court-ordered community service projects within the District (Director Davis);

21.                      Consultant evaluation - Pinnacle Texas Management, LLC (Director Roberts);

22.                      Foreclosure Report;

23.                      Report from Block House Creek Connection resident group (Sherry Powell/Frank Stewart);

24.                      Miscellaneous directives and Board member directives;

25.                      Board member announcements; and

26.                      Future agenda items.

The Board of Directors is authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act to convene in closed or executive session for certain purposes.  These purposes include receiving legal advice from the District’s Attorney (Section 551.071); discussing real property matters (Section 551.072); discussing gifts and donations (Section 551.073); discussing personnel matters (Section 551.074) or discussing security personnel or devices (Section 551.076).  If the Board of Directors determines to go into executive session on any item on this agenda, the presiding officer will announce that an executive session will be held and will identify the item to be discussed and provision of the Open Meetings Act that authorizes the closed or executive session.

                                                                       
Attorney for the District

(SEAL)

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