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MINUTES NOTTINGHAM COUNTRY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT August 20, 2018 The Board of Directors (the ''Board'') of Nottingham Country Municipal Utility District (the ''District'') met in regular session, open to the public, on the 20th day of August, 2018, at Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP, 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2600, Houston, Texas, Brazos Conference Room, outside the boundaries of the District, and the roll was called of the members of the Board: Ronald E. Hud son John ''Jay'' Wheeler Vaughan Brown Alan Wiggins Dennis Moon President Vice President Secretary Assistant Vice President Assistant Secretary and all of the above were present, thus constituting a quorum. Also present for all or part of the meeting were Brian Bare of Si Environmental, LLC (''Si Enviro''); Kelly Jurecek of Tax Tech, Inc. (''Tax Tech''); Bob DeForest of KG A/DeForest Design, LLC (''KGADD''); Pat Booth of van Sant Landscape Management; Pamela Logsd on of AV ANT A Services; Teague Harris of IDS Engineering Group (''IDS' ') ; and Christina Miller and Tracie Brownlee of Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP ('' ABHR''). PUBLIC COMMENTS Director Hudson opened the meeting to receive public comments. No member of the public came forward to address the Board. MINUTES OF PRIOR MEETING The Board considered approval of the minutes of the District's regular meeting held on July 16, 2018. Following review and discussion, Director Wiggins moved to approve the minutes of the July 16, 2018, regular meeting, as submitted. Director Brow n seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. WHCRWA MATTERS There was no discussion on this matter. FINANCIAL AND BOOKKEEPING MATTERS Ms. Logsdon reviewed the written bookkeeper's report, including the budget comparison , schedule of investments, certificates of deposit expired and renewed, and 736802

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MINUTES NOTTINGHAM COUNTRY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT

August 20, 2018

The Board of Directors (the ''Board'') of Nottingham Country Municipal Utility District (the ''District'') met in regular session, open to the public, on the 20th day of August, 2018, at Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP, 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2600, Houston, Texas, Brazos Conference Room, outside the boundaries of the District, and the roll was called of the members of the Board:

Ronald E. Hudson John ''Jay'' Wheeler Vaughan Brown Alan Wiggins Dennis Moon

President Vice President Secretary Assistant Vice President Assistant Secretary

and all of the above were present, thus constituting a quorum.

Also present for all or part of the meeting were Brian Bare of Si Environmental, LLC (''Si Enviro''); Kelly Jurecek of Tax Tech, Inc. (''Tax Tech''); Bob DeForest of KGA/DeForest Design, LLC (''KGADD''); Pat Booth of van Sant Landscape Management; Pamela Logsdon of AV ANT A Services; Teague Harris of IDS Engineering Group (''IDS''); and Christina Miller and Tracie Brownlee of Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP ('' ABHR'').

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Director Hudson opened the meeting to receive public comments. No member of the public came forward to address the Board.

MINUTES OF PRIOR MEETING

The Board considered approval of the minutes of the District's regular meeting held on July 16, 2018. Following review and discussion, Director Wiggins moved to approve the minutes of the July 16, 2018, regular meeting, as submitted. Director Brown seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

WHCRWA MATTERS

There was no discussion on this matter.

FINANCIAL AND BOOKKEEPING MATTERS

Ms. Logsdon reviewed the written bookkeeper's report, including the budget comparison, schedule of investments, certificates of deposit expired and renewed, and

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checks presented for approval. A copy of the bookkeeper's report is attached.

Following review and discussion, Director Wiggins moved to approve the bookkeeper's report and authorize payment of the checks presented for payment. Director Moon seconded the motion, which was approved by unanimous vote.

BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR END SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Ms. Logsdon reviewed a draft budget for fiscal year end September 30, 2019, a copy of which is attached. Discussion ensued. No action was taken.

TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION MATTERS

Ms. Jurecek distributed and reviewed the tax assessor/ collector's report, including a list of checks presented for approval, a copy of which is attached. She noted that 99.89% of 2017 taxes have been collected to date. Following review and discussion, Director Wheeler moved to approve the tax assessor/ collector's report and payment of the tax bills. Director Wiggins seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

DISCUSS 2018 TAX RATE, SET PUBLIC HEARING DATE, AND AUTHORIZE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ADOPTION OFT AX RATE

The Board concurred to defer discussion on the District's 2018 tax rate until the District's 2018 certified value has been released by the Harris County Appraisal District.

OPERATION OF DISTRICT FACILITIES AND CUSTOMER CORRESPONDENCE

Mr. Bare reviewed the operations report, a copy of which is attached, and discussed water usage in Greenbelt Park. Mr. Bare generally reviewed operations and maintenance for the month.

Mr. Bare reported 92.43% water accountability for the prior month. He reported that there were no violations at the wastewater treatment plant. Mr. Bare reported no new connections.

Following review and discussion, Director Wiggins moved to approve the operator's report. Director Wheeler seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

CONDUCT HEARING ON TERMINATION OF WATER SERVICE •

The Board conducted a hearing on the termination of water service. Mr. Bare reported that the customers included on the list of delinquent utility accounts presented to the Board were delinquent by more than 50 days and had been given written notice 10 days prior to this meeting of the opportunity to appear before the Board to explain, contest, or declare why their utility service should not be terminated for reason of nonpayment. After review and discussion, Director Wheeler moved to terminate the

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services for the customers on the list in 10 days if the customers' bills are not paid in accordance w ith the District's Rate Order and direct that the delinquent customer list be filed appropriately and retained in the District's official records. Director Wiggins seconded the motion, which was approved by unanimous vote.

ENGINEERING AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

The Board received the engineer's report, a copy of which is attached.

Mr . H arris reported that Harris County (the ''County'') has approved a permit in connection with the replacement by Si Enviro of a 12-inch asbestos cement water line section under Fry Road at Chateau Bend.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS

Mr. H arris provided an update on the wastewater treatment plant improvements. He recommended approval of Pay Estimate No. 14 in the amount of $72,727.20, submitted by N&S Construction. After review and d iscussion, Director Brown m oved to approve Pay Estimate No. 14 in the amount of $72,727.20, as recommended. Director Wiggins seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION PROGRAM

Mr. Harris provided an update on the sanitary sewer rehabilitation program.

DISTRICT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN BUDGET UPDATE

Mr. Harris stated there was no news to report on the District Capital Improvement Plan.

DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT

Mr. Harris provided an update regarding development in the District.

DETENTION POND MAINTENANCE MATTERS

Mr. Harris provided an update on the Kelliwood Lakes detention basin outfall • repair.

FEMA FLOOD MITIGATION GRANT ASSISTANCE APPLICATION

Mr. H arris indicated there was no news to report on the FEMA flood mitigation grant assistance application.

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WWTP FLOOD MITIGATION

Mr. Harris updated the Board on the status of the WWTP flood mitigation.

WATER PLANT AND WELL NO. 1 FLOOD MITIGATION

Mr. Harris updated the Board on the status of the Water Plant and Well No. 1 flood mitigation.

WELL NO. 2 FLOOD MITIGATION

Mr. Harris updated the Board on the status of Well No. 2 flood mitigation.

WELL NO. 3 FLOOD MITIGATION

Mr. Harris updated the Board on the status of Well No. 3 flood mitigation.

OFFSITE LIFT ST A TI ON FLOOD MITIGATION

Mr. Harris updated the Board on the status of the Offsite Lift Station flood mitigation.

Following review and discussion, Director Wheeler moved to approve the engineer's report. The motion was seconded by Director Moon and carried unanimous I y.

GREENBELT PARK AND GREENBELT NORWALK

Director Brown reported on maintenance matters related to Greenbelt Park and Greenbelt Norwalk. He reported on a request from the property owner at 20523 Amberlight to remove vine overgrowth on the property back fence which faces Greenbelt Park. Discussion ensued, after which the Board concurred to authorize Mr. Booth to provide a cost estimate (1) to the District to remove the vine overgrowth located on the Greenbelt Park side of the property back fence, as approved by Director Brown; and (2) to the property owner of 20523 Amberlight to remove the vine overgrowth located on the 20523 Amberlight side of the property back fence.

PARKS AND AMENITY PLAN ANALYSIS, INCLUDING PROPOSAL FOR PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY EXP ANSI ON ANALYSIS (THE ''EXPANSION'' )

The Board reviewed an exhibit regarding the Expansion prepared by KGADD and presented at the Board's most recent regular meeting.

Ms. Miller reported that, according to Paul Hawkins with the County, the typical funding contribution amount for a project similar to the Expansion is $100,000 to

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$300,000. She added that Mr. Hawkins noted larger County contributions are typically provided in phases, which may span several years.

Discussion ensued. Following review and discussion, Director Wheeler moved to authorize KGADD to design the sidewalk improvements to serve Norwalk Greenbelt for an estimated cost of $148,639.67 for design and construction, noting such is not eligible for a project partnership with the County. Director Moon seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

Further discussion ensued regarding selection of projects to submit to the County for a project partnership request. After review and discussion, Director Brown moved to submit the following sidewalk improvements to the County for the initial phase of the District's project partnership request to serve: (1) 430 linear feet for Dogs Day Inn to South end of the library for an estimated cost of $64,597.50 for design and construction; and (2) 610 linear feet for Highland Knolls Drive - Knolls Spring to South Fry for an estimated cost of $61,357.50 for design and construction. Director Wheeler seconded the motion, which passed with Director Hudson in favor and Directors Moon and Wiggins opposed.

The Board discussed the upcoming meeting schedule and concurred to hold: (1) a special meeting in the District to discuss Expansion matters next week and invite Mr. Hawkins to attend to discuss possible County partnerships; and (2) the next regular meeting in the District.

The Board considered installing signs in Greenbelt Park to inform the public of the in-District meeting next month. Mr. Bare indicated Si Enviro can install the signs for approximately $300.00. After review and discussion, Director Wheeler moved to authorize Si Enviro to install signs in Greenbelt Park, as discussed, for a cost not to exceed $300.00. Director Wiggins seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

PROJECT PARTNERSHIP REQUEST TO HARRIS COUNTY

There was no further discussion on this matter.

COMMEMORATION OF DR. RAYMOND PA VLOVICH'S DISTRICT SERVICE

The Board reviewed: (1) a draft commemorative plaque inscription; and (2) Memorial Garden Conceptual Design Options 1-3 presented by KGADD at the previous Board meeting to commemorate Dr. Raymond Pavlovich' s service to the District. Discussion ensued, including revisions to the plaque inscription. After review and discussion, Director Wheeler moved to authorize (1) purchasing a water droplet plaque inscribed with the revised inscription; and (2) proceeding with design of Memorial Garden Conceptual Design Option No. 2, including a water feature and paving stones. Director Brown seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

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PUBLIC POWER POOL (''PPP'') TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Director Hudson provided an update on the monthly meeting of the PPP Technical Committee.

EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

Director Wiggins distributed and reviewed the following attached reports from Classic Messaging regarding the status of the resident opt-in to the emergency notification system: (1) Member Database Report; and (2) Opt-in Campaign Report. A copy of the Classic Messaging reports are attached.

SHAREPOINT MATTERS •

Director Hudson returned the District purchased iPad that he took possession of on May 18, 2015, in accordance with the Tablet User Agreement approved by the Board on the same day. Director Hudson then took possession of a District purchased Surface Go electronic tablet, as authorized by the Board. Ms. Miller stated the iPad returned by Director Hud son w ill be w iped and issued to Director Moon at the next regular Board meeting. Ms. Miller then reviewed a Tablet User Agreement for Directors Hudson and Moon outlining the Directors' responsibilities during possession and use of the Surface Go and iPad, respectively. Following review and discussion, Director Wiggins moved to approve the Tablet User Agreements and direct that the Agreements be retained in the District's official records. Director Wheeler seconded the motion, which passed unanimous I y.

WEBSITE MATTERS

Ms. Miller noted updates to the website have been made as directed by the Board at the last regular meeting.

MATTERS RELATED TO DOCUMENT SUBPOENA FROM UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (''DOJ'') FOR LITIGATION RELATED TO ADDICKS AND BARKER RESERVOIRS

Ms. Miller reported that there was no news to report regarding the matter of the DOJ' s subpoena to testify at a deposition or produce documents relating to civil litigation regarding the Addicks and Barker Flood-Control Reservoirs.

CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, TO CONDUCT A PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, OR A SETTLEMENT OFFER

The Board did not convene in executive session.

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There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.

Secretary, Board of Directors (SEAL)

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LIST OF ATTACHMENTS TO MINUTES Minutes

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Bookkeeper's Report .................................................................................................................... 2 Draft budget ..... ... ..... ... ............. ..................................................................................................... 2 Tax assessor/ collector's report • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 Operations Report ... .. ...... ... .......................................................................................................... 2 Engineer's Report ....... .................................................................................................................. 3 Classic Messaging reports • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6

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