GBRA UPDATE

LAKE CLEAN-UP SCHEDULED

FEBRUARY 1ST, 2023

On Saturday February 18, 2023, CULP staged its first lake clean up effort to help ensure that Lake Placid remains clear of debris and over grown vegetation while the dam is being prepared.

A group of over 30 fantastic volunteers began the Saturday morning at 8:00 am sharp with breakfast tacos and a short orientation / discussion of safety protocols’ and the area to be cleared. The group concentrated on the lake bed area that has become overgrown between I-10 and Son’s Island. This area was chosen due to the rapid growth of vegetation since the lake was drained in October 2021 and to the concern that if this area is not maintained it could potentially cut the lake in half and make access to / from the upper portion of the lake impossible. Additionally, the heavy vegetation would impede water flow during a flood event, potentially increasing the risk of flooding upstream. This could not have been possible without the efforts of Mark Dietz, who chairs CULP’s lake cleanup committee. Mark was instrumental in securing the machinery and operators that were so vital in making this a very successful one-day clean up event. Specific thanks goes out to the individuals that donated their equipment and operating expertise including:

Matt Davey
Travis Engelke
Kyle Kolbe
Adam Van Lear

A very special thanks also goes out to Mr. Junior Zipp, a long-term lake property owner that allowed us access to the river bed through his property known as Zipp Camp. We would also be remise if we did not express our sincere appreciation to the volunteers including:

Bill Fisher
Mark Dietz
Jeanette West
Clark Weldon/Kim Weldon
John Martin
Doug / Sandy McEwen
Ed / Liz Hilsdorf
Keith Strimple
Jessica Halm
Scott Noel
Estevan / Ruth Guerrero
Carlette / Jack Harrison
Shawn Gibson
Todd Dyer
Donna Baker
Steven Blakeley and his workmen
Devin Thompson (and his tractor)
Others of the lake community that could not attend the clean up but provided underwriting for the breakfast tacos, BBQ lunch and other supplies included:
Jim Boynton
Kevin Rodriguez
Eva Moravec
CULP is so very proud of each and everyone who donated their time, effort, equipment and monetary support in this first of what will be many clean up events. It is truly amazing to see what our lake community can accomplish when we all work for a common goal, the preservation and love of our Lake Life!

Board Calls for Bond Election

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

At the February 15, 2023 Board meeting of the Lake Placid WCID, the Board approved an order calling for the additional bond election in the amount of $12,000,000

CULP Annual Meeting

FEBRUARY 02, 2021

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GUADALUPE BALANCO RIVER AUTHORITY BID TABULATION

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

GBRA has received the initial bid tabulations for the Lake Placid and Lake McQueeney spillgate replacement and dam armoring. As you can see, all of the bids exceed the original estimates and will require District voter approval for additional funding. See the February 15, 2023 WCID Board meeting minutes for additional information.

ATTENTION ALL LAKE PLACID CLEAN UP VOLUNTEERS

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Our first Lake Placid clean up event will take place next Saturday February 18th beginning at 8:00 am ish. CULP has obtained permission to access the lakebed through Zipp camp, which is located at the end of Reiley Road. Many thanks to Mr. Junior Zipp for his permission and allowing our group to use his property as access the lakebed. Mark Dietz has arranged various equipment to do most of the heavy clearing but we need able bodied volunteers to help clear the brushy areas nearest the water as we do not want to sink any of the equipment. Volunteers will help in the clearing of those areas along the water as well as the removal of other debris including fallen trees, pipe, and smaller logs and of course the ever-present trash. Volunteers can stage and park their vehicles either at my house at 945 Reiley Road or in the area directly behind the mailboxes in proximity to the boats being parked. This is at the direction of Mr. Zipp so none of the residence in Zipp camp will be affected or blocked in while we are working on the cleanup. We have agreed to keep the traffic in Zipp camp to a minimum so you will need to make the short hike down to the lakebed with your tools. We all can get our steps in doing so. Volunteers should bring whatever yard / garden tools you may have including the following: Wheelbarrow or yard cart Shovels Picks / ax Tree saws Chain saws -bar lube / gas Machetes’ Good pair of work gloves I suggest you dress for the event in heavy jeans, work shirts and work boots or even snake boots, if you have them. CULP’s plan is to have plenty of water available as well as some groceries to sustain all of our volunteers. If you have already volunteered, please confirm with me or if you would like to volunteer there will be plenty opportunity to assist in this cleanup event regardless of your abilities. My phone # is 210-213-2529 or email bfisher2009@hotmail.com. EVERYONE, this is our lake community’s first lake clean up event so participation by property owners from throughout the lake community is desired and will be greatly appreciated. We look forward to seeing each of you there and working with you to start the process of cleaning up areas on the lake beneficial to all property owners. Thanks, and hope to see you there Your CULP Board

To the Lake Placid Community

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The CULP Board of Directors wants to be able to disseminate estimated timing information on the process of engineering and construction of the Lake Placid Dam, but the truth is we are well into the process, but it has proven difficult to get any commitments on firm time frames. We are at the mercy of those performing the engineering and other entities involved in the planning and construction as we proceed, so this information should not be used for any purpose other than getting some baseline information out to the CULP membership and other stakeholders of the lake. We know how it should go and have reason to believe that it will be something close to the estimated schedule stated below:

*Engineering / design phase is approximately 60% complete at this time and should be completed in October 2021. *Final design will be submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for approval. *Upon approval of plans and specifications by TWDB and TCEQ, GBRA will issue a Request for Proposals. Proposals (bids) should be received and a contractor selected within 60 – 90 days. *GBRA will execute a construction contract with the selected contractor. GBRA will submit the executed contract to TWDB for approval to issue Notice to Proceed. The construction timeframe will not commence until this Notice to Proceed is issued. *At the time the construction contract is executed, GBRA will initiate the lowering of the lake. The lake lowering will be performed over a period of several days in collaboration with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. This is anticipated to occur as soon as January 2022 but GBRA will provide CULP and the Lake Placid WCID as much advanced notice as possible. *Once the Notice to Proceed is Issued, the estimated construction time should is about 22 to 24 months assuming no flood events or other major weather delays occur during the course of construction. Please keep in mind that this is a very rough schedule and may change significantly based on a myriad of factors necessary to construct a dam like ours, particularly weather delays. Another key element is that GBRA has secured $40 million in bond funding at below market rate interest on behalf of the Lake Placid Dam project. Thank you to all our CULP members and all the stakeholders of Lake Placid!

*Items confirmed by GBRA

LAKE PLACID WCID NO.1 APPROVES BOND ISSUANCE

MAY 19, 2021

The Lake Placid Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 has approved the issuance of $1,560,000 in Contract Revenue Bonds by GBRA to primarily finance costs of plan and design repairs and improvements to the Lake Placid dam facilities respond.

CULP LETTER TO THE LAKE PLACID COMMUNITY

September 14, 2021

To the Lake Placid Community:
*The CULP Board of Directors wants to be able to disseminate accurate timing information on the engineering and construction of the Lake Placid Dam, but it has proven difficult to get a firm commitment on time frames from those parties involved.
*For this reason, the schedule provided below should be viewed by the CULP membership and other stakeholders of the lake. As a rough estimate and subject to change at short notice.
*Engineering / design phase is approximately 60% complete at this time and should be completed in October 2021
*Final design will be submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for approval
*Final design will be submitted to the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for permitting. Approval is estimated not to exceed 144 days
*Upon approval of plans and specifications by TWDB, TCEQ, and USACE, GBRA will issue a Request for Proposals. Proposals (bids) should be received and a contractor selected within 60 – 90 days
*The lake will be lowered approximately 60 days prior to commencement of construction activities. The lake lowering will be performed over a period of several days in collaboration with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
*GBRA will execute a construction contract with the selected contractor. GBRA will submit the executed contract to TWDB for approval to issue Notice to Proceed. The construction timeframe will not commence until this Notice to Proceed is issued.
*Once the Notice to Proceed is Issued, the estimated construction time should is about 22 to 24 months assuming no flood events or other major weather delays occur during the course of construction.
*Please keep in mind that this is a very rough schedule and may change significantly based on a myriad of factors *Another key element is that GBRA has secured $40 million in bond funding at below market rate interest on behalf of the Lake Placid Dam project.

CULP CHRISTMAS PARTY NEWS

DECEMBER 14, 2021

If you missed the CULP holiday party, this is what you missed. So many of our lake friends spent the evening enjoying each others company dining, dancing and have course a few lucky ones won some very exciting gifts. Thanks to everyone that helped make this evening such a success

LAKE PLACID WCID NO. 1 APPROVES BOND ISSUANCE

JANUARY 19, 2022

The Lake Placid Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 has approve the issuance of $30,935,000 in Contract Revenue Bonds Series 2022A by GBRA

GBRA UPDATE ON DAM AND SPILL GATE REPLACEMENT

JULY 20 2022

All necessary permits have been procurred except for the final permit from the army corp of engineers Corp of engineers additional permit requirements Wetlands mitigation – gbra has conducted a biological assessment at the lake placid dam and presented the wetlands mitigation requirements to the corp. Gbra has received unofficial clearance of the wetlands mitigation requirements. Environmental review – has been done in conjunction with the wetlands mitigation and has also been provided to the corp. Gbra has received unofficial clearance of the envoronmental review requirements. Cultural resources review – dam is eligible to be registered on the national historical registy. As such gbra has done the field studies for the achetecturual and archeological requirements. Additional review requirements will be determined by the texas historical commission in connection with the local historical review board who will determine what type of historical remidiation will be required to obtain the army corp permit. Timing will be at least 90 plus days as the corp has to request from the texas board and local remediation stakeholders, activities which will then be formalized in an agreement which will be reviewd by each of the intersted parties before approved by the corp. As of today, the lake placid wcid board estimates the earliest the spill gate project could be completed is april 2024, however the current timeline slippage as well as other risks factors, such as those described above could make it slide to january 2025. This schedule is published on the lake placid wcid website and can be found directly at http:/www.lakeplacidwcid1.com. When on the website, click on the more information tab and then click on the project schedule tab. Pay specific attention to the yellow schedule risk dates in each of the date boxes.

Charles Hickman Update - GBRA

ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS APPROVAL UPDATE

FEBRUARY 28TH, 2022

The required permit from USACE has been delayed past the maximum estimated period of 144 days. No estimated date for approval has been provided.

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GBRA UPDATE ON DAM AND SPILL GATE REPLACEMENT

MAY 17TH, 2022

Update from Charles Hickman (GBRA) reLake Placid Spillgate Replacement Last time we discussed status I had mentioned we feel the last remaining criteria remaining for USACE permit approval is related to cultural resources, and we had submitted a cultural resources report to USACE that would also need to be reviewed by the Texas Historical Commission (THC). As of this week we have received comments back on the report from both USACE and the THC that did not appear substantial. Given this status, below I’ve done my best to outline the remaining tasks and potential timelines to start of construction. Several of the potential timelines are assuming USACE follows the same procedure as the Dunlap project, but so far the permitting process has been very different than Dunlap. 1. Address the USACE/THC comments on the cultural resources report – 14 days 2. USACE/THC develop draft Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) – 30 days a. This is where the USACE and THC will determine what historical mitigation will be required and formalize it into a MOA. The historical mitigation placed in the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) is determined solely by USACE/THC without input from GBRA or its consulting team. We don't have any documentation to suggest what procedures they will require in the MOA making the timing very uncertain, so this task has a significant risk of taking longer than the 30 days outlined. We are basing the 30 days on how long this took for Dunlap, where they ended up requiring GBRA to prepare a historical report concurrent with the construction project. 3. MOA signature by local/state/federal stakeholders – 30 days a. There is a good deal of uncertainty on the timing of this task as well. There are local, state, and federal entities that all have to sign the MOA and we will not be able to make contact with the federal entities. 4. USACE formal permit approval – 2 weeks 5. GBRA advertises Request for Proposals with final USACE requirements – 2 weeks 6. Bid Phase – 60 days We will be allowing the contractors 60 days to prepare bids. We have had discussions with contractors that declined to bid Dunlap because the 30 day bid period was too short for them. 7. Contractor Evaluation/Award – 30 days This is the time to review proposals, interview top ranked contractors, and sign contract documents.

8. TWDB Approval & Issue NTP – 30 days To meet the requirements of the loan, TWDB must review the fully executed contract documents and provide GBRA authorization to issue a notice to proceed to the contractor before work can begin. This took longer for Dunlap but we are targeting 30 days for this project. Assuming these timelines are met, this keeps the target of completing the permitting process and bidding the project in late summer. I know this is a lot to digest so feel free to call if you need clarification.

LAKE PLACID LAKE BED UPDATE

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

To All of Our Lake Placid Property Owners; During the period while the lake is down before and during the dam repairs, there are a couple of very important items we would like to stress with regard to maintaining the lakebed. As many of you are probably aware from observing the lake bed in front of your homes, the vegetation can take over very quickly. In several areas, such as upstream of I-10 and downstream of Son’s Island, the vegetation is already 8-10 feet in height (see pictures) in some places after less than a year. Pictures of Lake Dunlap two years after the lake went down (attached) show trees at least twice that tall. GBRA has informed us that they have NO plans to participate in removing this vegetation even though it would clearly be a navigation hazard, could impact flooding and could potentially interfere with dam repairs. We are told that it will be up to lake front property owners and organizations such as CULP to clear vegetation, debris and other potential hazards while the lake is down. For these reasons, we strongly urge property owners to keep the vegetation on the lake bed in front of their property, out at least 50’ (or to the water line), trimmed up. Once it gets several feet tall, such as shown in the attached pictures, heavy equipment will be required for removal and disposal. The expense associated with this removal will be borne by lake front property owners, either directly or through CULP and other neighborhood organizations. Either way it comes out of YOUR pockets! Of course, there are areas not easily accessed by individual property owners, such as the area noted above, where group cleanups will be required. CULP will be organizing periodic cleanups while the lake is down, not only to remove vegetation, but also to address debris, trash and other eyesores or hazards. Once the temperatures start dropping, we are planning a cleanup this fall using volunteers such as your selves. We have already contacted waste removal companies to help us with the cleanup and will hopefully be able to negotiate reduced rates. We urge any of you who have good contacts with these companies, or who might be able to provide equipment for vegetation and debris removal to contact any one of the CULP Board members as soon as possible. Otherwise we will look forward to a great volunteer turnout from property owners and other friends of Lake Placid. So keep posted! Another area that needs to be addressed by each of us is the building of temporary structures on the lakebed such as ramps for launching small boats, temporary docks, and decks. While these structures help us enjoy the river while the lake is down, a flood event such as that of October 2021, would likely wash these structures downstream potentially damaging other property and interfering with dam repair operations. For this reason, please make sure that these structures are well secured either to the lake bed, large trees or other permanent structures. I don’t think any of us want to damage their neighbor’s property or to cause dam construction delays. We greatly appreciate your attention to these issues during these tough times. CULP will continue to keep property owners notified of any developments in the construction schedule just as soon as we have reliable information. We all are frustrated by the delays, but we are all in this together, so it’s critical that we work as team until we once again have a lake.

ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS APPROVAL UPDATE

FEBRUARY 28TH, 2022

The required permit from USACE has been delayed past the maximum estimated period of 144 days. No estimated date for approval has been provided.

GBRA UPDATE ON DAM AND SPILL GATE REPLACEMENT

MAY 17TH, 2022

Update from Charles Hickman (GBRA) re Lake Placid Spillgate Replacement We just had a meeting with USACE this week, and the major task remaining with USACE is related to cultural resources permitting for architectural. Because Placid is eligible for listing in the national registry of historic places, USACE has determined there is an adverse impact and architectural mitigation is required. Below is a general summary I just prepared for the WCID outlining the process to determine the mitigation, and I wanted to provide you a similar update so you have the latest information. USACE was clear there are no defined timetables for this process, so with that here is by best shot at an updated timeline with changes to the last update shown in blue based on last discussion with USACE. Feel free to reach out with any questions. 1. USACE/THC develop draft Programmatic Agreement (PA) – ??? a. USACE develops this draft document to kickoff the process. The document will contain information about the projects but will not recommend any mitigation. The section on mitigation is left blank for the project stakeholders to provide input. This was the part where USACE was the most ambiguous on timing. They said they would try to get the first draft PA done within 30 days but there are a lot of projects in the queue before us and several vacations for key staff coming up, so it could take longer. 2. Stakeholder Comment on draft Programmatic Agreement (PA) – 30 days a. The draft PA goes out to local, state, and federal stakeholders for their review. At this phase the stakeholders will suggest the historical mitigation will be required and formalize it into the PA. The federal stakeholders are USACE and the Advisory Council on Historical Preservation (ACHP). The state stakeholders include the Texas Historical Commission (THC). THC mentioned they are very short staffed and likely take all the time they are allotted to respond. THC recommends the local stakeholders for inclusion and the ones they mentioned they are likely to include are the Guadalupe County Historic Preservation Officer, the Seguin Landmark Commission, and any local Seguin Historical societies. 3. USACE 2nd draft Programmatic Agreement (PA) – 30 days??? a. This is where the USACE and THC will write the historical mitigation requirements into the PA. The historical mitigation placed in the PA is determined solely by USACE/THC and will consider the stakeholder input. We don't have any documentation to suggest

what procedures they will require in the PA making the timing very uncertain, so this task has a significant risk of taking longer than the 30 days outlined. We are basing the 30 days on how long this took for Dunlap, where they ended up requiring GBRA to prepare a historical report concurrent with the construction project. 4. MOA signature by local/state/federal stakeholders – 30 days a. There is a good deal of uncertainty on the timing of this task as well because the entities also have the opportunity to provide further comments on the PA at this phase in lieu of signing the document, which would trigger a 3rd draft and another round of review. This did not occur for the Dunlap project. 5. USACE formal permit approval – 2 weeks 6. GBRA advertises Request for Proposals with final USACE requirements – 2 weeks 7. Bid Phase – 60 days a. We will be allowing the contractors 60 days to prepare bids. We have had discussions with contractors that declined to bid Dunlap because the 30 day bid period was too short for them. 8. Contractor Evaluation/Award – 30 days a. This is the time to review proposals, interview top ranked contractors, and sign contract documents. 9. TWDB Approval & Issue NTP – 30 days a. To meet the requirements of the loan, TWDB must review the fully executed contract documents and provide GBRA authorization to issue a notice to proceed to the contractor before work can begin. This took longer for Dunlap but we are targeting 30 days for this project. Charles Hickman, P.E.

CULP Members Work Out Deal with GBRA

July 30th, 2020

Mailing Address: Email Address:

Jeff Walker, Executive Administrator

For questions, call Jeanette West at (210) 710-4917 or email j.west57@sbcglobal.net

If you have any questions that you would like publicly answered during the meeting by the CULP Board, Lake Placid WCID, or GBRA, please email inquiries at least 72 hours prior to meeting to cpweldon@sbcglobal.net

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Jeff.walker@twdb.texas.gov
Texas Water Development Board
1700 North Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701

Peter M. Lake, Chairman of the Board
Peter.lake@twdb.texas.gov
Texas Water Development Board
1700 North Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701

Kathleen Jackson, Board Member
Kathleen.jackson@twdb.texas.gov
Texas Water Development Board
1700 North Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701

Brooke T. Paup, Board Member
Brooke.paup@twdb.texas.gov
Texas Water Development Board
1700 North Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701

GBRA Injunction Granted, Draining Stopped

September 6TH, 2020

A temporary injunction was approved today after an agreement between the plaintiffs and the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA) was reached. Under terms of the agreement there will be no de-watering of any lakes by GBRA. During the next 30 to 60 days, use of the lakes is prohibited while experts chosen by the plaintiffs and GBRA determine the proper no-go zones above and below each dam. After marking of those zones, use of the lakes will resume. It is expected that a county ordinance will be passed to allow for enforcement and fines for violations. The trial date for the lawsuit is currently scheduled for October 5, 2020, should the case not be settled before. This will allow time for discovery and continued efforts by lakefront owners, associations, and GBRA to come up with long term solutions for the dam repairs. The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority on Thursday was sued by two different groups of property owners ahead of its planned dewatering of four lakes along the Guadalupe River scheduled for later this month. Both suits are seeking a temporary injunction or restraining order to block the planned dewatering.

GBRA Town Hall in New Braunfels

June 5th 2019

A special town hall meeting has been called for June 5th at 6:30 p.m. At the City of New Braunfels Convention Center. GM from the GBRA along with others will be present to answer your questions. To be prepared for this meeting I am suggesting viewing the GBRA presentation to the Guadalupe County Commissioners (47 mins.)

Meeting Minutes

Dam Repair Update

April 1, 2019

The updated Dam repair schedule has been updated and the bottom line is the schedule has already been backed up 2 months!

Hydro Dam Repair Schedule Update

March 20, 2019

Updated Dam repair schedule info is below. Bottom line, it has already been backed up 2 months! Rehabilitation continues to preserve the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority’s (GBRA) 90-year-old hydroelectric system. Recent heavy rain and inflows, flood releases from Canyon Dam and the identification of additional needed repairs delayed work to the various dams and spillway gates. Additional parts are currently being fabricated and temporary repairs are being made to the existing spillgates until a permanent solution can be funded and constructed. Current estimates project repair work to continue through Fall 2019 with lake elevations impacted through the recreational season.

Hydro Dam Repair Schedule Update

March 20, 2019

Below is a status update on planned repairs. This revised schedule assumes no additional delays due to weather. McQueeney Dam (Lake McQueeney)- Repair crews will resume work at the site the first week of April, and repairs are expected to be complete in early August. The lake’s elevation will remain lowered for the duration of the repair work. Nolte Dam (Meadow Lake) - The contractor will resume work at the site the first week of April and expects their portion of the work to be complete in July. GBRA crews will then make additional repairs at all three spillgates which are expected to continue through August. The lake’s elevation will remain lowered until repairs are completed. H4 Dam (Lake Gonzales) - Repairs are projected to begin in July after the completion of work at Nolte Dam. The lake elevation will be lowered at that time. The contractor currently anticipates completing work at this site in October. TP-4 Dam (Lake Placid) Similar to additional repairs identified at Nolte Dam, TP-4 will have additional work scheduled and work will begin after crews have finished at McQueeney Dam. Lake Placid’s elevation will be lowered by 18 inches at that time. The contractor currently anticipates completing work at this site in October.

GBRA UPDATE ON DAM AND SPILL GATE REPLACEMENT

AUGUST 15, 2022

Update from Charles Hickman (GBRA) re Lake Placid Spillgate Replacement The latest update on the USACE permitting process is that GBRA received a draft Programmatic Agreement from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on July 22nd. This completed step 1 of the process outlined below that we previously provided to you. We are now in the 30 day public & stakeholder comment period outlined as Step 2. We’re in a holding pattern until the comment period ends on August 25th. We have also obtained GBRA board approval for issuing a Request for Proposals to select a gate manufacturer for the project and have been working to put the finishing touches on the contract documents. We are planning to begin the bid process by the end of the week and have the bid process open for about 30 days. 1. USACE/THC develop draft Programmatic Agreement (PA) – ??? a. USACE develops this draft document to kickoff the process. The document will contain information about the projects but will not recommend any mitigation. The section on mitigation is left blank for the project stakeholders to provide input. This was the part where USACE was the most ambiguous on timing. They said they would try to get the first draft PA done within 30 days but there are a lot of projects in the queue before us and several vacations for key staff coming up, so it could take longer. 2. Stakeholder Comment on draft Programmatic Agreement (PA) – 30 days a. The draft PA goes out to local, state, and federal stakeholders for their review. At this phase the stakeholders will suggest the historical mitigation will be required and formalize it into the PA. The federal stakeholders are USACE and the Advisory Council on Historical Preservation (ACHP). The state stakeholders include the Texas Historical Commission (THC). THC mentioned they are very short staffed and likely take all the time they are allotted to respond. THC recommends the local stakeholders for inclusion and the ones they mentioned they are likely to include are the Guadalupe County Historic Preservation Officer, the Seguin Landmark Commission, and any local Seguin Historical societies. 3. USACE 2nd draft Programmatic Agreement (PA) – 30 days??? a. This is where the USACE and THC will write the historical mitigation requirements into the PA. The historical mitigation placed in the PA is determined solely by USACE/THC and will consider the stakeholder input. We don't have any documentation to suggest what procedures they will require in the PA making the timing very uncertain, so this task has a significant risk of taking longer than the 30 days outlined. We are basing the 30 days on how long this took for Dunlap, where they ended up requiring GBRA to prepare a historical report concurrent with the construction project. 4. MOA signature by local/state/federal stakeholders – 30 days a. There is a good deal of uncertainty on the timing of this task as well because the entities also have the opportunity to provide further comments on the PA at this phase in lieu of signing the document, which would trigger a 3rd draft and another round of review. This did not occur for the Dunlap project. 5. USACE formal permit approval – 2 weeks 6. GBRA advertises Request for Proposals with final USACE requirements – 2 weeks 7. Bid Phase – 60 days a. We will be allowing the contractors 60 days to prepare bids. We have had discussions with contractors that declined to bid Dunlap because the 30 day bid period was too short for them. 8. Contractor Evaluation/Award – 30 days a. This is the time to review proposals, interview top ranked contractors, and sign contract documents. 9. TWDB Approval & Issue NTP – 30 days a. To meet the requirements of the loan, TWDB must review the fully executed contract documents and provide GBRA authorization to issue a notice to proceed to the contractor before work can begin. This took longer for Dunlap but we are targeting 30 days for this project.

LAKE PLACID DRONE FLIGHT

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Drone Fly Over

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

EARLY VOTING DATES AND TIMES FOR THE LAKE PLACID WCID BOND ELECTION IF YOU PLAN TO CAST YOUR VOTE AT THE SEGUIN ISD ADMIN. BUILDING

Important Notice About Early Voting Early voting during extended hours at the Seguin ISD Administration Building will not contain the propositions in the Lake Placid WCID Bond Election. The Seguin ISD Administration Building polling location has extended hours (before 8:00 a.m. and after 5:00 p.m.) for early voting for items specific to the Seguin ISD. Accordingly, if you appear at the Seguin ISD Administration Building polling location during extended hours to cast your vote, your ballot will not contain the propositions in the Lake Placid WCID Bond Election. The Early Voting dates/times at the two polling locations for the Lake Placid WCID Bond Election are posted on the WCID website [www.lakeplacidwcid1.com]. The two polling locations are the Guadalupe County Elections Office at 215 S. Milam, Seguin, Texas, and the Seguin ISD Administration Building at 1221 E. Kingsbury, Seguin, Texas.

THE BALLOT FOR EARLY VOTING ON THE LAKE PLACID WCID BOND ELECTION AT THE SEGUIN ISD ADMIN. BLDG WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM ON WEEKDAYS OF EARLY VOTING AND 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM ON THE SATURDAY OF EARLY VOTING

GBRA ANNOUNCES CLOSURE OF LAKES FOR DRAW DOWN OF LAKE MCQUEENEY

March 20, 2023

CULP LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN TO SENATOR CAMPBELL

April 1, 2023

Attention all Lake Placid property owners. It has come to my attention that there may be an opportunity to request a one-time allocation of the Texas State budget surplus. I am not sure if this will result in any assistance from the state but if we don’t ask we certainly won’t get. Attached is a letter for your signature. You can either go on Senator Donna Campbell website using the attached link https://www.senate.texas.gov/memberform.php?auth=xydccIWVjhjIm8jIWgQ0UkNrOKH9UyueJguRG5Hu2BY6XzpfOsNIpCW3xDex%2FFdPmyi6z3rFRLqxpQyISLcbcuZAlswnzxyUOnw6fDpWXVQJiqljmZ6j56pAuV4N&lang=en Then cut / paste this letter in the message section. Please be sure and fill out all the voter information on the left side of the screen in order to make your letter count Or Print this copy of the letter out, sign it, scan and email back to me TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE WE MUST GET AS MANY LETTERS TO HER OFFICE BY EOD ON MONDAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Dear Senator Campbell

April 1ST 2023

To the Honorable Senator Donna Campbell: District 25 P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711 The residents of Lake Placid, Seguin Texas do hereby request a one-time allocation of $12,000,000 from the budget surplus to assist in the funding of the Lake Placid Hydroelectric Dam remediation. After the failure of several dams on the Guadalupe River, specifically Lake Wood and Lake Dunlap it became apparent that several of the 92 plus year old dams along the Guadalupe River were in imminent danger of failure. The initial reaction from Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA) was to drawdown or dewater the lakes, which would have had a catastrophic negative financial impact to those taxpayers living on or near the Guadalupe River subsequently affecting the entire City of Seguin community by a major reduction in the collection of school taxes. Seguin, as I’m sure you are aware, consists of a low- to moderate-income population; 20.7% of the population is below the poverty level. Lake Placid, through its property owners group Citizens United For Lake Placid (CULP) was able to obtain a temporary injunction, which allowed CULP to pursue a workable solution that would ensure that Lake Placid remains a lake. The solution was to form the Lake Placid Water Control Improvement District (LPWCID) and work with GBRA on plans to repair or replace the dams on both Lake Placid and Lake McQueeney. Through planning and engineering it was determined that the best course of action was to re construct the dam and replace the spill gate at an estimated cost of $32,000,000 plus. In November 2020 the voters of the LPWCID voted and approved $40,000,000 for the construction of the new dam and spill gate replacement. In addition, the property owners are also responsible for paying the operation and maintenance expenses of the dam, an additional $7-9 million over 30 years. Plans were submitted for the construction however the permit was delayed for over a year with the final permitting obtained In December 2022. Construction bids for the dam replacement were solicited; three bids were received ranging in cost of $41,005,000 to $50,329,000, substantially above the original estimate. The lake community is now in the process of having to vote for an additional $12,000,000 to cover the increase in cost plus related contingencies, which puts a tremendous financial burden on the taxpayers of the LPWCID. Lake Placid is more than a recreational lake and saddling only the taxpayers of the LPWCID with such a financial burden (approximately 80 million over the life on the Bond) is unconscionable for the following: Lake Placid has a large industrial user of its water flow that being CMC Seguin. CMC is a major employer in the Seguin area and Guadalupe County. The operations of CMC rely on the water flow of Lake Placid and the Guadalupe River. Lake Placid is the home of SS Memorial Foundation, a mental health and wellness property that hosts thousands of active duty personnel and veterans. The Foundation offers an array of services for active duty servicemen and veterans including Christian and combat PTSD counseling, Guard and Reserve employer support and outdoor fishing events. Lake Placid is an integral part of the Foundations ability to provide the much-needed support to our deserving active duty and veteran heroes. Lake Placid is also a general use public lake available to the residents of Guadalupe and surrounding counties via the TXDOT public ramp located under IH 10 in Seguin. To place the financial burden of the reconstruction of the Lake Placid dam on the shoulders of the approximately 420 property owners ($188,000 average per property owner) is onerous to say the least. This additional tax burden is rapidly becoming prohibitive and if funding is not obtained would be tragic to the activities listed above. Further, the decline in property values from the loss of Lake Placid would place additional financial strain on Guadalupe County and the affected school districts in the area. In closing, we believe there are substantial social and economic benefits to helping fund the Lake Placid dam and spill gates and reiterate our request for a one-time allocation of the budget surplus. Sincerely

CULP / FOLM WORKING GROUP ANNOUNCED

APRIL 4, 2023

CULP and Lake McQueeney’s FOLM have formed a joint working group to facilitate the communication to the property owners of both lakes facts and other information pertaining to the May 6, 2023 Bond election Members are Clark Weldon Doug McEwen Scott Noel Liz Hilsdorf Robert Wezeman Kendra Faufman We look forward to the energy and success this team will bring to the upcoming bond election

LAKE PLACID SUCCESSFUL CLEAN UP

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

On Saturday February 18, 2023, CULP staged its first lake clean up effort to help ensure that Lake Placid remains clear of debris and over grown vegetation while the dam is being prepared. A group of over 30 fantastic volunteers began the Saturday morning at 8:00 am sharp with breakfast tacos and a short orientation / discussion of safety protocols’ and the area to be cleared. The group concentrated on the lake bed area that has become overgrown between I-10 and Son’s Island. This area was chosen due to the rapid growth of vegetation since the lake was drained in October 2021 and to the concern that if this area is not maintained it could potentially cut the lake in half and make access to / from the upper portion of the lake impossible. Additionally, the heavy vegetation would impede water flow during a flood event, potentially increasing the risk of flooding upstream. This could not have been possible without the efforts of Mark Dietz, who chairs CULP’s lake cleanup committee. Mark was instrumental in securing the machinery and operators that were so vital in making this a very successful one-day clean up event. Specific thanks goes out to the individuals that donated their equipment and operating expertise including: Matt Davey
Travis Engelke
Kyle Kolbe
Adam Van Lear
A very special thanks also goes out to Mr. Junior Zipp, a long-term lake property owner that allowed us access to the river bed through his property known as Zipp Camp. We would also be remise if we did not express our sincere appreciation to the volunteers including: Bill Fisher
Mark Dietz
Jeanette West
Clark Weldon/Kim Weldon
John Martin
Doug / Sandy McEwen
Ed / Liz Hilsdorf
Keith Strimple
Jessica Halm
Scott Noel
Estevan / Ruth Guerrero
Carlette / Jack Harrison
Shawn Gibson
Todd Dyer
Donna Baker
Steven Blakeley and his workmen
Devin Thompson (and his tractor)

Others of the lake community that could not attend the clean up but provided underwriting for the breakfast tacos, BBQ lunch and other supplies included:
Jim Boynton
Kevin Rodriguez
Eva Moravec
CULP is so very proud of each and everyone who donated their time, effort, equipment and monetary support in this first of what will be many clean up events. It is truly amazing to see what our lake community can accomplish when we all work for a common goal, the preservation and love of our Lake Life!

LAKE CLEAN-UP SCHEDULED

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Members The lake clean up committee has schedule February 17 - 19 for CULP's initial clean up project. That project is the clean up / clearing of the middle part of the lake bed south of Sun's Island. Mark Dietz has secured the use of 2 skid leaders and a small 4 man crew, and this is much appreciated. The Board members needs to put this date on their respective calendars to assist with this initial project. Each of us should canvas neighbors, friend and any other interested party to assist in any way possible. Thanks to Mark and to all of the CULP Board members

JANUARY 19, 2023

LAKE DRAW DOWN

Members Lake McQueeney is scheduled to be drawn down on March 27, 2023, in order for the new dam construction. The drawdown should take 3 or more days and will result in water flows / levels coming up on Lake Placid during the drawdown period. Property owners SHOULD take care to secure any / all temporary docks, decks or other structures that may have been put in place to enjoy what little water we have had on Lake Placid. Also please secure all canoes, kayaks, paddleboards or other floating toys you may have placed on your lake front if you want to keep them.

GUADALUPE BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY BID TABULATION

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

GBRA has received the initial bid tabulations for the Lake Placid and Lake McQueeney spillgate replacement and dam armoring. As you can see, all of the bids exceed the original estimates and will require District voter approval for additional funding. See the February 15, 2023 WCID Board meeting minutes for additional information.