[1. Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance;] [00:00:06] GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. WE DON'T HAVE A PROFESSIONAL TO DO THE INVOCATION THIS EVENING BUT DIRECTOR MILNER HAS AGREED TO DO THE INVOCATION TO OPEN OUR MEETING THIS EVENING. >> PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS. FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TONIGHT AND WE ASK YOU TO WATCH OVER US AND PROTECT US, FATHER. WE ASK YOU TO LEAD US AND GUIDE US. WE ASK YOU TO HEAR OUR PRAYERS AND KNOW WHAT IS IN OUR HEART, SPEAK TO US THROUGH YOUR WORD, THROUGH YOUR SPIRIT. HELP US TO HEAR YOUR VOICE OVER ALL OTHER VOICES. WE ASK YOU TO BE WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, OUR HOSPITAL WORKERS, ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AS THEY CONTINUE TO BATTLE EACH DAY THE CHALLENGES OF THEIR JOBS AND THE CHALLENGES THAT CONTINUE TO EXIST FROM THE PANDEMIC AND THE OVERWHELMING NEED FOR THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE ASK YOU TO WATCH OVER US AND PROTECT US. WE ASK THIS IN YOUR HOLY NAME. AMEN. >> AMEN. >> LET'S GO WITH THE PLEDGES TO OUR FLAGS. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. >> I DECLARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS POSTED 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. THE POSTING OCCURRED INSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWNSHIP AT THIS OFFICE BUILDING. STATE LAW REQUIRES AT LEAST FOUR OF OUR BOARD MEMBERSHIP BE PRESENT TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM. RESPOND WITH SOME AUDIBLE SOUND OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AS I CALL ROLL. >> JOHN BROWN. >> HERE. >> BOB MILNER. >> HERE. >> JASON NELSON. >> HERE. >> DR. SEKULA-GIBBS? >> HERE. >> WE HAVE SIX OF THE SEVEN MEMBERS HERE. CHAIRMAN BUNCH SENDS HIS REGRETS. IT IS DETERMINED A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF MEMBERS ARE PRESENT TO [3. Receive, consider and act upon adoption of the meeting agenda;] DECLARE WE HAVE A QUORUM. SO BRING US TO ITEM 3, RECEIVE, CONSIDER, ACT UPON THE ADOPTION OF THE MEETING AGENDA. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE. [4. Recognize public officials;] >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED. RECOGNIZE PUBLIC OFFICIALS. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MUD DIRECTORS IN THE ROOM. I SEE DR. NEIL GAIN ER, ANYBODY ELSE. IS BOB THERE? WHERE IS BOB? THAT'S RIGHT, WALT, YOU DIDN'T SIGN UP SO YOU ARE MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME. >> BRUCE IS OUT THERE. >> THANK YOU. [5. Public comment;] ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. GOOEL TO ITEM FIVE, PUBLIC COMMENT. PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN OPEN MEETINGS IS WELCOMED AND ENCOURAGED. A PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA IS INCLUDED AT THE BEGINNING OF ALL BOARD MEETINGS TO PRODUCE THE MOST EFFICIENT PROCESS, THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACCEPTANCE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC MEETINGS. EVERY PERSON MUST SIGN A ROSTER BY THE SECRETARY. INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO MAKE GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, ADDRESS A TOPIC NOT INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA MUST DO SO UNDER THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ITEM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE TAKEN IN ORDER. ANY SUBJECT MAY YIELD THEIR TIME TO ANOTHER SPEAKER ON THE LIST. ANY BOARD DISCUSSION OF ITEMS NOT INCLUDED ON THE POSTED AGENDA ITEM IS LIMITED TO QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION AND WHETHER OR NOT THE ITEM SHOULD BE PLACED ON A FUTURE BOARD AGENDA. SPEAKERS MAY EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS BUT ARE NOT INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN DEBATE. SPEAKERS WILL NOT USE PROFANITY. COMMENTS CAN BE MADE TO THE BOARD AS A WHOLE OR TO INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. ALSO I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU TO PLACE YOUR CELL PHONES ON THE SILENT MODE. WE HAVE THREE INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL START WITH STEVE LAKEY. >> THANK YOU. [00:05:13] THANK YOU, MR. VICE CHAIRMAN. GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE. I AM SPEAKING TO YOU TONIGHT, OF COURSE, AS AN INDIVIDUAL, NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH I MAY PARTICIPATE. THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS ON MY MIND. OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE THREE MINUTE LIMIT, I'LL RESTRICT IT TO THE ONES LISTED ON THIS PAGE. CONCERNING MY COMMENTS IN DECEMBER ON THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP PRESIDENT BOARD, BOARD PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, I DID RAISE THE ISSUE OF WHAT CHANGES -- THE QUESTION OF WHAT CHANGES THE PORED MIGHT MAKE TO THE HIRING PROCESS. THE LAST PROCESS WE WENT THROUGH DID NOT YIELD GOOD RESULTS. I WAS WONDERING WHAT IF ANY CHANGES THE BOARD WAS GETTING READY TO MAKE. SECOND, WHAT CHANGES THE BOARD PLANNED TO MAKE TO ITS OVERSIGHT, A NUMBER OF THINGS DOCUMENTED IN MY LAST COMMENTS IN MY VIEW SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT BY OVERSIGHT, DOUBLE-CHECKING, ANTICIPATING STAFF ISSUES, ETC., AND THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE BOARD IS DECIDING TO MAKE CHANGES. THAT BEING ONE OF THESE BOARDS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES. WITH REGARD TO COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY, I AM CURIOUS HOW MUCH MONEY WAS SPENT IN TOTAL IN THE RECRUITING PROCESS, HIRING COMPENSATION, SEPARATION OF THE PAST MANAGING DIRECTOR. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THAT AMOUNT. HAD JOHN POWERS BY HIRED, MUCH OF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SAVED. RELATIVE TO RESEARCH AFTER THE ELECTION ON INCORPORATION, A RESIDENT ASKED ABOUT THE GRADE OPTIONS AND IT WAS STATED SINCE WE WERE NOT A CITY THERE WASN'T REALLY ANYTHING WE COULD DO, THE BOARD STATED THAT. FOR THE RECORD AS I'M SURE EVERYONE ON THIS BOARD KNOWS, COMMISSIONER RILEY IS TAKING THE LEAD AND IS DEVELOPING A PLAN THAT WOULD RELIEVE CURRENT TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. IT INVOLVES THE WOODLANDS, IT INVOLVES PRECINCTS 2 AND 3. THIS SOLUTION MAKES SENSE, IT IS LEAST EXPENSIVE, LEAST INVASIVE AND I ASK THIS BOARD DO EVERYTHING IT CAN TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. IF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER COURT NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED, I'LL SERVE, IF YOU WANT, AS YOUR MISSIONARY BECAUSE I HAVE DONE A LOT OF DEALS WITH THE COMMISSION. CONCERNING LAST WEEK'S DEBATE ON STATION 5 OR DISCUSSION ON STATION 5, THE STATION THAT WILL BE BUILT, I'LL QUOTE MR. CARMEN WHEN HE STATED THERE WERE THINGS BEFORE THIS. WE WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY OFFERED OUR SUPPORT AND RELEASED OUR RIGHT TO ACQUIRE THE SITE. IF COMMUNICATION HAD TAKEN PLACE PRIOR TO THE MEETING BETWEEN THE BOARD AND MR. CARMEN, THE SITUATION THAT CAME UP LAST WEEK PRESUMABLY COULD HAVE BEEN ANTICIPATED. I WANTED TO THANK DR. SNYDER FOR HER INITIATIVE IN RAISING THE QUESTIONS SHE RAISED LAST WEEK. FINALLY, CONCERNING INCORPORATION, WE DO HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM THIS BOARD ANY FEEDBACK OR RESPONSE TO THE RESULTS OF THE INCORPORATION ELECTION, SOMETHING LIKE WE PLACED THESE PROPOSITIONS ON THE BALLOT, THE RESIDENTS HAVE SPOKEN, BOTH PROPOSITIONS WERE SOUNDLY DEFEATED. WE HEAR YOU AND THIS QUESTION IS NOW RESOLVED. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO HEAR FROM THIS BOARD. THERE WAS 32.1% WHICH WAS RECORD TURNOUT. EVERY PRECINCT RESOUNDLY VOTED AGAINST INCORPORATION, TYPICALLY BY MARGINS ON THE ORDER OF 70 TO 30 PERCENT. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR BECAUSE THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY DISCUSSION. I GUESS THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE AN AGENDA ITEM. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR A DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD ON THE RESULTS OF THAT ELECTION. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, MR. VICE CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, STEVE. IN THE SENSE OF A COUPLE OF CLARIFICATIONS SO NOBODY WALKS AWAY WITH MISGUIDED IMPRESSION [00:10:04] THAT NUMBER ONE, CHAIRMAN BUNCH AND I HAVE BEEN OPENLY SUPPORTIVE OF A SOLUTION THAT GROGAN MILL FOR THREE YEARS. WE KNOW COMMISSIONER RILEY IS TRYING TO BROKER THAT SOLUTION. I WISH HIM WELL IN HIS EFFORTS. AS FAR AS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS CONCERNED, WHILE I DON'T KNOW WHERE MR. CARMEN PUBLICLY STATED THIS BUT HE DID NOT CALL THE CHAIRMAN DIRECTOR TO EXPRESS HIS OPINION. WHEN THIS WAS BROUGHT UP TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO, HOWARD HUGHES SENT AN E-MAIL TO DONNA ROE, TELLNG THEM DON'T FORGET WE HAVE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. THAT WAS THE COMMUNICATIONS WE WERE OPERATING ON AT THAT TIME. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> ABSOLUTELY. I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT CLARIFICATION AND CORRECTION IS IMPORTANT. I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE PEOPLE WITH THE IMPRESSION THAT WE ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING. AS FAR AS THE TOWNSHIP INCORPORATION IS CONCERNED, WE HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO GET A STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION, JUST GETTING EVERYONE'S SCHEDULES LINED UP. I'M HOPING TO DO THAT IN FEBRUARY AND MOST OF THOSE QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED. I HOPE THAT HELPS, STEVE. THE NEXT PERSON ON THE LIST IS NEIL GARETT. >> GOOD EVENING, VICE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS BILL HADAR AND I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE TASK FORCE WHICH IS AGENDA ITEM 14. BEFORE MAKING SPECIFIC COMMENTS REGARDING AGENDA ITEM 14, I WANT TO ADDRESS A QUESTION ON THE WOODLANDS AUTHORITY ON MATTERS SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO DRAINAGE OR STORM WATER DETENTION. SECOND 2.5 OF THE LEGISLATION DESCRIBES PROJECTS NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC SOURCES OF THE DISTRICT INCLUDING THE DRAINAGE OR STORM WATER RETENTION. TO ACHIEVE , IT PERMITS PARTNERING WITH OTHER ENTITIES, INCLUDING COST SHARING BY MEANS OF CONTRACTS OR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS. BECAUSE OF THE LANGUAGE OF THE LEGISLATION IS SO ARCANE, I REQUESTED FROM A LAWYER KNOWLEDGEABLE IN PUBLIC LAW. THE RESPONSE WAS THIS, THE WOODLANDS HAS A TECHNICAL AUTHORITY TO UNDERTAKE DRAINAGE AND STORM WATER IMPROVEMENTS. RETURNING TO THE WATER TASK FORCE, AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE GROUP WAS ORIGINALLY FORMED TO DAMAGING FLOODING IN 2016. IT WAS KNOWN THEN AS THE DRAINAGE TASK FORCE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE BODY HAS BEEN RENAMED TO REFLECT EXPANSION OF ITS INTEREST IN ALL WATER ISSUES, INCLUDING GROUND WATER AND SUBSIDEANCE. THIS TASK FORCE HAS CONTINUED TO BE A FORUM FOR MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS AND FOR REPRESENTING THE WOODLANDS IN FLOOD MITIGATION AND GROUND WATER PUMPING. WHILE SEEMING TO BE SEPARATE ISSUES, FLOODING IS EXACERBATED BY SUBSIDEANCE AS WE HAVE SEEN IN HARRIS COUNTY WITH HURRICANE HARVEY. THE ONE WATER TASK FORCE IS INTEGRAL TO DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOCUSED ON REDUCING RISK TO RESIDENTS FROM FLOODING, SUBSIDEANCE OR BOARD. THE TASK FORCE WILL SEND THE MESSAGE THAT THE WOODLANDS WANTS TO ENGAGE IN THE CHALLENGES OF FLOOD MITIGATION AND SUB SUBSIDEIANCE. THIS IS THE MESSAGE I WANT TO TAKE BACK TO THE FLOOD PLANNING GROUP WHERE I AM THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UPPER WATERSHED AND A VOTING MEMBER. IF THE BOARD CHOOSES NOT TO EXTEND THE TERM, THE EXACT OPPOSITE MESSAGE WILL BE RECEIVED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT ON THE LIST, MARK MINERAFT. >> MY NAME IS MARK MINERAFT. YOU MAY RECOGNIZE ME AS THE GUY [00:15:07] IN THE PAPER AS THE HOUSE SITS ON THE FAULT. MY HOUSE STANDS TO LOOK LIKE IT CAME FROM A BEACH IN GALVESTON. IT WILL BE STANDING UP ON CONCRETE PIERS YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE. I BOUGHT THE HOUSE IN '92. I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT SUBSIDEIANCE UNTIL I SAW THE SAME DATA COME OUT WITH PAN 13. IT IS A CORE STATION THAT IS A GPS, HIGH RESOLUTION GPS THAT IS ON BEAR RANCH PARK AT ONE OF THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANS. BOTH OF THOSE ARE A HALF MILE EAST OF MY HOUSE. BOTH SUBSIDEIANCE HAS MEASURED AT MY FAULT LINE DROPPED AT EXACTLY THE SAME RATE. THEY OPEN THE GRP PIPELINE WITH 65% SURFACE WATER. I CAN GO ON AND ON ABOUT THIS BUT LET ME SAY THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUBSIDEIANCE AND FAULTING. YOU HAVE A HALF INCH OF SUBSIDEIANCE, YOU HAVE A HALF INCH MORE FAULTING AT MY HOUSE. THE FAULT AT MY HOUSE HAS BEEN SHOWN TO EXTEND TO THE PIPELINE ACROSS THE WAY. IT RESEARCHES FOREST DRIVE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, CONNECTS TO A FAULT IN THE PARKING LOT. UNTIL LAST MARCH, A YEAR AGO, IT TURNED OUT WHEN THEY TOOK ACCURATE MEASURES, THE FAULT HAS BEEN SHOWN AND ACCEPTED BY THE CONSULTANTS AS AN ACTIVE FAULT. YOU MAY REMEMBER I HANDED GORDY BUNCH A DISK BECAUSE CLEARLY EVERY MONUMENT TO THE EAST OF THE PROJECTED FAULT LINE SHOWED NO CHANGE IN ELEVATION. THE RIVER WATER AUTHORITY WAS SAYING, WE DON'T HAVE EVIDENCE OF A FAULT, WE SEE A FAULT PATTERN BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE 0 .15 INCHES OF FAULTING. I'M SORRY. .015 FEET OF FAULTING. MARKED ELEVATION CHANGE. I REMEMBER BASICALLY YOU AND MR. RIESER SAYING, THAT IS .015 FEET AND GORDY BUNCH SAYING, 15% OF A FOOT IS TWO INCHES. IT TURNS OUT THAT UNLESS YOU HAD TWO INCHES OF FAULTING, YOU DIDN'T HAVE AN ACTIVE FAULT. I'LL REMIND YOU MY HOUSE WERE DROPPING AT A HALF INCH A YEAR, NOT A QUARTER INCH A YEAR FOR 20 YEARS. IN MY CASE, IT WAS 25 YEARS, BEFORE THEY OPENED THE PIPELINE. IT CROSSED THE PIPELINE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. IT TURNS OUT THAT IS THE AMOUNT OF PROTECTION YOU HAVE WITH THE TWO MOST PROTECTED FAULTS. FAULTING FOR 15 YEARS. IN OTHER WORDS, OVER THE LIFE OF THE PIPELINE, IT CAN ONLY WITHSTAND A FOOT AND A HALF INCH OF FAULTING. IT IS READY TO CRACK. THERE IS -- LET ME READ IT FOR YOU. PIPE CASING SAFE GUARD DESIGNED TO PROTECT TRANSMISSION FOR .025 INCHES. NOT .2 INCHES, OF VERTICAL MOVEMENT AT THE FAULT OVER A 15-YEAR PERIOD. THE PANTHER BRANCH FAULT, WHICH IS THE ONE I'M ON AND ONE THAT [00:20:05] CROSSES THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS NOT GIVEN THAT KIND OF SAFE GUARD BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE THE FAULT EXISTED. THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE INFOR INFORMATION. THEY CONCLUDED THE RIVER TRANSMISSION LINE IS NOT AT RISK OF DAMAGE FROM LAND SUBSIDEIANCE FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS. IF LAND SUBSIDEIANCE CONTINUES AT ITS CURRENT RATE, IF SAFE GUARDS WORK AS DESIGNED. TERRA HAS CONCLUDED IT IS IN INSUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE RIVER AUTHORITY TRANSMISSION LINE ARE PROTECTED FROM DAMAGE. GO OUT AND LOOK AT THE UCLA CAMPUS IN 2014 WHEN A 28-INCH PIPELINE BROKE UNDER SUNSET BOULEVARD. YOU HAVE A GROUP OF GUYS 20 FEET HIGH AND SPILLING 20 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER. NOT TO MENTION, YOU HAVE A KID AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS A MORE CURIOUS CONDITION THAN WE HAD BEFORE. MR. RIESER, I WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY BEFORE YOU DISBAND YOUR WOODLANDS ONE WATER NOW EFFORTS TO PRESENT MORE DETAILED DATA, RECORDS, OF ALL THIS TO YOUR ORGANIZATION SO WE CAN GET SOME VISIBILITY IN THE LACK OF PROTECTION ALONG THE PIPELINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. THOSE ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A [6. President/General Manager's Report;] COMMENT BEFORE I CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. ITEM 6, PRESIDENT, GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT. MARGARET SHARP IS HERE TO PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. TONIGHT IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AWARD THAT THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH EARNED FIRST PLACE IN CATEGORY 2 INF 100,000 TO 200,000 FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR OUR 2021 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT CAMPAIGN. THIS AWARD IS THE RESULT OF HARD WORK BY THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH OUR RESIDENT VOLUN VOLUNTEERS AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS. WE DO HAVE SOME MEMBERS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH STAFF ARE HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THEM UP FOR, I THINK THEY HAVE THEIR AWARD WITH THEM. [APPLAUSE] >> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER OUTSTANDING EFFORT ON NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. I HOPE IT CONTINUES EVERY YEAR FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE. [00:25:20] [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. IT IS BECOMING ROUTINE. I KNOW THAT IT TAKES A TON OF EFFORT TO PUT THIS WHOLE THING ON. I WANT TO THANK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR PRECINCT AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR PARTICIPATING AND MAKING THIS AS BIG A SUCCESS AS IT IS. HOPEFULLY IT IS A LARGE PART IN KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED. IT IS A HUGE EFFORT. SOMEBODY WANT TO GUESS HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN THE WOODLANDS, GIVE US A BALLPARK FIGURE? MORE THAN 1,000? MORE THAN 5,000? HOW MANY TEEM PEOPLE INVOLVED? >> THEY DIDN'T WANT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION SO THEY LEFT. >> YOU ARE NOT UNDER OATH. [7. Receive, consider and act upon reports from Village Association representatives;] IT DEFINITELY TAKES A VILLAGE TO THANK YOU AGAIN. MOVING TO ITEM 7. RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACTION REPORTS FROM THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION AND WE'LL START OFF W WITH, IT LOOKS LIKE GREG SHERLOCK FROM OLDEN BRIDGE. >> I'M GREG SHERLOCK. I'M VICE PRESIDENT. MARY IS TAKING A WELL DESERVED NIGHT OFF. JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR SEKULA-GIBBS AND FIRE CHIEF BUCK BEING AT OUR MEETING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. WE APPROVED A SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FOR ALDEN BRIDGE. IT IS ONE OF OUR HUGE MONEY RAISERS THROUGH THE YEAR. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE MARCH 11. IF YOU HAVE A DESERVING SENIOR, THEY CAN GO RIGHT ONLINE, SEE THEIR GUIDANCE COUNSELLORS. IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM WE LIKE TO GIVE TWO OR THREE AWARDS OUT EACH YEAR. THERE IS NEVER A TIME WHEN WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH APPLICANTS. ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS. WE HAVE NINE OPENINGS. WE HAD SEVEN FOLKS ON THE BALLOT. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS. IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR NEXT MEETING IS FEBRUARY 8, A MEMBER FROM THE PARKS AND REC WILL BE GIVING A PRESENTATION. YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME, OUR AELDEN MEETINGS SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 7:00. THANK YOU. >> A WORTHY FILL-IN FOR MARYAN WHO IS MISSED. NEXT, JC HARVILLE. CRAWFORD CROSSINGS. >> THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU OUR UPDATE. WE HAD 1,000 PEOPLE THERE, THANK YOU TO DR. SEKULA-GIBBS FOR WALKING OVER AND SEEING ALL OF THE EXCITING THINGS GOING ON. WE WERE VERY GLOOD TO HAVE THAT BACK THIS YEAR BECAUSE LAST YEAR WE WERE NOT ABLE TO DO SO. IN DECEMBER, WE AWARDED THE BEST OF HOME LIGHTS AND THE BEST STREET FROM THE TOWNSHIP. WE WERE AWARDED SIX OTHER HONORABLE MENTIONS. LAST NIGHT WE HAD OUR MONTHLY MEETING VIA ZOOM. WE AWARDED $1,500 IN TEACHERS GR GRANTS, TEACHERS APPLY FOR THOSE GRANTS AND THEN THEY ARE APPROVED BY OUR BOARD. TWO MEMBERS DECIDED TO STEP UP AND MATCH WHAT OUR ASSOCIATION HAD DONE. EACH SCHOOL -- THE SCHOOLS WILL BE GETTING A TOTAL OF 4500. THANK YOU FOR THOSE TWO MEMBERS [00:30:07] WHO STEPPED UP. THANK YOU DR. SNYDER, FOR SHOWING UP. THE ELECTION, WE ARE FULL BOARD WITH THE ELECTION IN OUR VILLAGE. WE'LL HAVE 22 PEOPLE RUNNING FOR 18 DIFFERENT POSITIONS. SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR SEVEN YEARS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE ACTUALLY HAD TO HAVE AN ELECTION SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE'LL SEE HOW THE ELECTION TURNS OUT. WE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY SEVERAL RESIDENTS ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF CORKENDAL. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR PROGRAM SPECIALIST THAT IS ASSIGNED TO US. SHE IS WORKING ON THAT TO SEE WHATEVER IS GOING ON WITH THAT. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT THE BOUNDARIES WITH THE SOUND AND ALL THAT FROM THERE. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. >> APPRECIATE YOUR REPORT. NEXT UP, PRODUCE -- BRUCE CUNNINGHAM FROM GROGAN MILL. >> GOOD EVENING, VICE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. GOOD SEEING ALL OF YOU AGAIN. AT OUR LAST FEW MEETINGS WE HAD A NUMBER OF SPEAKERS. LAST MONTH WE HAD SUPERINTENDENT OF CSID AND CHIEF BUCK AS WELL AS DR. SNYDER. NEXT MONTH WE ARE HAVING CHRIS NUNES AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HOWARD HUGHES. WE THANK YOU DR. SEKULA-GIBBS FOR OFFERING AT OUR MEETINGS. OUR ELECTIONS ARE ALSO COMING UP. WE HAVE EIGHT OPEN POSITIONS. WE HAVE NINE PEOPLE RUNNING. THREE MEMBERS WHO HAVE BETWEEN 8 AND 16 YEARS ARE RETIRING. I'D LIKE TO MENTION THEM QUICKLY, JOHN YOUROUS WHO WILL RUN FOR THE GROUND WATER DISTRICT WHICH WOULD BE SOMETHING I HOPE WE CAN GET THE WHOLE COMMUNITY BEHIND. IT WILL HELP SOLVE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT MR. MINERAFT STARTED TALKING ABOUT SINCE THEY CONTROL THE AMOUNT OF GROUND WATER. ONE MEMBER, FRANKLIN PALMER IS HAVING HEALTH PROBLEMS. THE OTHER HAS BEEN WITH US FOR 12 YEARS AND HAS BEEN PRESENT A COUPLE OF TIMES. JUST GETTING TIRED OF IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT AS I'M SURE ALL OF YOU DO AT TIMES. THE FARMERS MARKET REMAINS OUR CHIEF ACTIVITY. WE HAVE NEW MANAGEMENT IN TWO OF OUR MEMBERS, KELLY LOUIS AND AARON HOFSTETTER. EVEN THOUGH WE'VE HAD TERRIBLE WEATHER THE LAST FIVE SATURDAYS, WE'VE HAD MORE THAN 50 VENDORS AND THINGS CONTINUE TO LOOK UP. WE HAVE RAISED OUR PRICES TO OUR VENDORS BY $5 A WEEK SO WE SHOULD HAVE A VERY AMPLE KIT FOR OUR ACTIVITIES. WE ASK ALL OF YOU TO COME AND VISIT. OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS KICKED OFF EARLY. WE SENT THE APPLICATIONS TO THE SCHOOLS IN SEPTEMBER. AND WE HAVE FOUR OR FIVE SO FAR. WE WILL PROBABLY AWARD EIGHT OR 10 SCHOLARSHIPS WITH THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE. THE ACTIVITY OF MOST CONCERN IS THE SHOPPING CENTER. THAT SHOPPING CENTER IS 18 ACRES IN SIZE. IT IS DESIRABLE BECAUSE OF THE ROAD NETWORK. THERE IS A LOT OF ACTIVITY TAKING PLACE. RECENTLY ANOTHER STORE CLOSED, MAINLY SANDWICHES, FLOODWATERS CLOSED. THE SALE FELL THROUGH, WAS DELAYED. THEY WILL BE OPEN THROUGH FEBRUARY. THE BANK BUILDING HAS BEEN SOLD TO BLACK FOREST VENTURES SO THERE IS A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON. [00:35:03] WE'LL BE MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HOWARD HUGHES FOUNDATION. RANDALL OF HOWARD HUGHES WILL BE AT OUR MEETING NEXT MONTH. THE PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE FARMERS MARKET. IT IS EASY TO USE. FOR VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC SO WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO FIND A NEW LOCATION SHORTLY. A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION, TOM LATER ON WILL MENTION SOME CLARIFICATIONS THAT ARE NEEDED IN THE SERVICE AGREEMENT. LET ME SAY I SUPPORT THEM AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION WHICH IS VERY DEEPLY INV INVOLVED, WHETHER WE HAD FIVE OR SIX MUD DIRECTORS IN THE ASSOCIATION. WE ARE ALL VERY WELL AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON. ITEM 14, CONTINUATION OF THE TASK FORCE IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE DONE. WHILE THE TOWNSHIP DOES NOT HAVE SPECIFIC AUTHORITY TO DO ANYTHING, IT DOES HAVE MONEY THAT IT CAN SPEND HELPING OTHERS DO THINGS. THE TOWNSHIP STARTED GETTING ACTIVE AND INVOLVED THE NEXT RAINSTORM MAY PROVE THEM MORE REAL THAN YOU THINK. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. CUNNINGHAM. APPRECIATE THAT. INDIAN SPRINGS, IS IT MARK SAUCIER OR SAUCIER? THANK YOU. >> WE HAD OUR BOARD MEETING ON THE 11TH, SAME AS ALDEN. THOSE ARE OUR PARTNERS IN CRIME. ACTUALLY, WE DIDN'T. YOU HAD ZOOM. IN OUR MEETING WE DISCUSSED ONE SCHOLARSHIP, OUR APPLICATION POSTED. WE GAVE OUT TWO. WE ARE HOPING TO GIVE OUT FIVE OR SIX. WE HAD OUR EVENT, MONEY WAS THERE, UNRESTRICTED FUNDS THERE. WE ALSO DISCUSSED OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR DONATIONS. IN THE PAST, WE HAVE GIVEN MONEY FOR EXPANDING THE LIBRARY OR GETTING SOME SPANISH READING BOOKS FOR SPANISH SPEAKING CHILDREN. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE WOMEN'S CENTER. WE CELEBRATED OUR SECOND PLACE FINISH COMPETITION. WE ALSO CELEBRATED OUR WINNING OF THE BULB CONTEST. IT PAYS TO BE A SMALLER VILLAGE. AS FAR AS THE ELECTION IS CONCERNED, WE HAVE OUR VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER POSITIONS OPEN. WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT, WE HAD NINE PEOPLE REGISTER FOR SPOTS WHICH IS A NEW THING FOR US. IT HAD AN ISSUE IN THE PAST. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE UPDATES COMING TO FALCON WING PARK, HOPING TO GET MORE ON THAT. WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THAT WILL COME OUT. OUR BIG CONCERN FROM OUR RESIDENTS IS, THEY HAVE BEEN VERY PRESENT IN INDIAN SPRINGS. THERE HAS BEEN POWER OUTAGES AND LACK OF WATER IN SOME AREAS. RESIDENTS ARE FEELING THE PAIN, WHICH MEANS WE ARE ALL FEELING THE PAIN. JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SEE YOU NEXT MONTH. >> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. PANTHER CREEK, EVERETT ICEN. >> HOW ARE YOU DOING? THANK YOU, BOARD FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE ON AS A VILLAGE ASSOCIATION SUPPORTING THE TOWNSHIP. I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A SCENARIO ABOUT THE [00:40:02] YEAR. THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME I HAVE BEEN HERE IN JANUARY. USUALLY I'M AT A CONVENTION EITHER IN CORPUS CHRISTI OR SAN ANTONIO. PAUL DILL ARD DELAYED HIS CONVENTION BY ONE WEEK SO I WAS ABLE TO GET HERE. I APPRECIATE THAT. WE HAD SOME CHALLENGES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. WE HAD THE PANDEMIC. WE STILL CONTINUED WITH ZOOM. ZOOM WAS ALWAYS OUR MAIN MEANS OF COMMUNICATION WITHIN OUR BOARD MEMBERS. WITH THAT, TOWARDS THE END, WE SUBSIDED WITH THAT. THE LAST BOARD -- BECAUSE I WAS IN OHIO, TAKING CARE OF MY DAUGHTER WHO BROKE HER FOOT, I WAS THERE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, MY PRIORITIES WERE A LITTLE BIT THERE. SHE IS DOING FINE. SHE HAD THE SURGERY AND WHAT HAVE YOU. BUT SHE WILL BE OUT FOR EIGHT TO 10 WEEKS. SHE IS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT. WE HAD OUR FLAG DAY CEREMONIES AT RIDGEWOOD PARK, VERY SUCCESSFUL. THE FIRST TIME -- JUST LIKE WITH ANYTHING ELSE, WE HAVE TO START KICKING IT UP. MY UNDERSTANDING IS I WASN'T THERE I HAD A CONVENTION I HAD TO GO TO. MY UNDERSTANDING, WE HAD 150 PEOPLE THERE AND OUR VILLAGE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS STEPPED UP, PERFORMED OUTSTANDING. I APPRECIATE THAT. INSTEAD OF SAYING DISPOSAL, PLEASE UNDERSTAND WE USE THE WORD RETIRING THE FLAG WHICH IS THE PROPER WAY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I CAN SAY OUR PARTNERS WITH SCOUTS, GIRL SCOUTS, BOY SCOUTS, EVERYTHING ELSE, WE HAVE RETIRED SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 3,000 FLAGS WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP. I GOT AN EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT THAT I'M HOPING WE CAN FIND A SPOT FOR, KIND OF AN OLD MAILBOX. WE USED TO HAVE A BOX AT THE CENTER AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. UNFORTUNATELY, WITH THE RENOVATIONS HAPPENING THERE. THERE IS JUST NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO PLACE THE BOX THERE. WITH THAT, WE ALSO KICKED OFF OUR SEMIANNUAL FLEA MARKET. WE ONLY HAD 40% OF OUR PARTICIPANTS THAT WE NORMALY DO. USUALLY IN THE FALL, WE USUALLY AVERAGE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 90 TO -- ABOUT 90 SELLERS. THIS TIME WE HAD ABOUT 45 SELLERS THERE. IT WAS WELCOMING TO SEE THE BUYERS COMING IN. THERE WERE A LOT OF BUYERS. I GUESS THEY WERE HUNGRY FOR THE FLEA MARKET, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TOWNSHIP BECAUSE YOU GUYS PLAY AN INTEGRAL PART IN THE FLEA MARKET AND WHAT HAVE YOU. IT IS A TASK THAT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND, WE DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US INTO THAT ACTIVITY. OUR BASEBALL OUTAGE -- NOT OUTAGE BUT OUTING, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET OUR TICKETS AGAIN. MAYBE WE WON'T BE SEPARATED AS FAR AS THAT GOES. HOPEFULLY THEY'LL COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT IN PRICE. AS YOU KNOW, WE NORMALLY, THE BUSES ARE ON US BUT THE TICKETS, WE USUALLY PASS THAT ON. LAST YEAR, IT WAS NEARLY, I WANT TO SAY IT WAS $50 PER TICKET. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT WAS A HUGE JUMP. WE DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE THE PARTICIPATION WE NORMALLY DO. WITH THAT, WE KIND OF SAID, LET'S HOLD OFF FOR A YEAR AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THIS YEAR, 2022, WE ARE HOPING IT WILL BE A BANNER YEAR AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO OVERCOME IT. WE PARTICIPATED IN THE ARBOR DAY. HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE PANTHER CREEK RESIDENTS OUT THERE. I KNOW THEY ARE KIND OF ANXIOUS TO PLANT TREES WHICH IS GREAT. EARTH DAY IS COMING UP THIS YEAR AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES. WE DID PARTICIPATE LAST YEAR WE HAD AN ENJOYABLE TIME. WE ALSO HAD THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE. THAT WAS A GOOD TIME. WE PARTICIPATE IN THE SPONSORSHIP BUT WE ALSO [00:45:02] PARTICIPATED ALSO. WE HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS AS PART OF THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE. OUR PARTICIPATION IS ALSO GREATLY APPRECIATED. NOW, COME TO SOME OF THE ISSUES WE'VE HAD TO OVERCOME, FIRST OF ALL, THERE IS CACTUS. I DID TALK TO -- WE SET UP A MEETING BETWEEN PRECINCT THREE. WE SET UP A TOWN HALL WHERE WE GOT THE GAME PLAYERS. I THINK WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD RESPONSE THERE. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH CACTUS. AFTER THAT MEETING AND WHAT HAVE YOU, I THINK IT IS SUBSIDING QUITE A BIT. YES, THERE WERE OUTAGES. YES, THERE WERE WATER BREAKS. DID HAVE POWER. IT WAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RIGHT OF WAYS IN THE FRONT OF THE YARDS. LE UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS POOR TIMING, BUT ENTERGY DECIDED TO UPGRADE THEIR FIBER SO GUESS WHAT? THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF POWER OUTAGES STARTED WHICH THEY DIDN'T KNOW. OUR PHONE CALLS WERE ALSO RING I ING, PROBABLY YOURS TOO. WITH THE RANDALL SHOP CENTER BEING CLOSED, IT IS STILL WE NEEDED READDRESSED. STILL TRYING TO GET PEOPLE, IT IS TOO LARGE, IT IS TOO SMALL. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT, I'M HOPING HE'LL JOIN US IN FUTURE MEETINGS SO WE CAN ASK THEM HOW IT IS GOING. ONE CONCERN I HAVE AND I SENT OUT A PICTURE, IT HAS TO DO WITH THE CELL TOWER. BRIGHTEN IS RIGHT THERE. IF YOU GO BY IT, YOU'LL FIND A NEW SECTION OF THE CANISTERS HAVE FALLEN. IT WILL BE RIGHT ON THE PLAYGROUND OF THAT PRESCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT SBA HAS. I BUILT THAT TOWER IN 2004 WHEN I WORKED FOR SPRINT. I WAS KIND OF SURPRISED WHEN THEY SAID THERE IS SUCH A HUGE BACKLOG OF RESIN TO MANUFACTURE THOSE CANISTERS, I KIND OF, SOMETHING SEEMS ODD. WE ARE BUILDING CELL TOWERS LEFT AND RIGHT. I'LL ASKING THE BOARD, PLEASE HELP US TO GET THAT RECTIFIED. EVEN IF THEY HAVE TO TAKE DOWN ALL THOSE CANISTER COVERS, IT IS A LOT SAFER THAN HAVING THEM UP THERE AND CAUSE HARM TO ONE OF THOSE KIDS. IF YOU ARE BACK THERE, YOU COULD BE PARKING YOUR CAR. PLEASE HELP US IN GETTING THAT RECTIFIES. IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS AND I THINK IT HAS BEEN LONG ENOUGH. THE PANDEMIC STILL CONTINUES TO DO A LOT. WE APPRECIATE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE -- I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT UPDATE, I DID MENTION AT OUR OFFICERS' MEETING, WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING BACK THE OLD REPORT WHERE WE HAD OUR SUSPECTS AND WHAT HAVE YOU. I KNOW THERE WAS A LEGAL ISSUE THAT TOOK PLACE, I DON'T KNOW. THAT WILL BE SOMETHING TO BE ADDRESSED HOPEFULLY FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE AND ALSO THE WATCH -- NATIONAL WATCH. LAST BUT NOT LEAST -- TWO THINGS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST WE HAVE A CONTESTED ELECTION. FOR YOU TIME IN FOUR YEARS. WE HAVE NINE PEOPLE UP FOR ELECTION AND WE HAVE 13 OUT THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE FAX MACHINE. [00:50:07] I WAS TRYING TO FAX MY ELECTION APPLICATION IN BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE FAX MACHINE WAS BUSY. NOW WE HAVE 13. EITHER ONE, IT WAS RECTIFIED OR THEY ACTUALLY CAME IN AT MY RECOMMENDATION, THAT WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I DID LET THE BOARD KNOW I WAS GOING TO BE STEPPING DOWN. AFTER 12 YEARS, TIME FOR NEW PEOPLE, AT THE SAME TIME, I HAVE OTHER PROSPECTS, I HAVE A GREAT GRANDCHILD COMING IN MAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M GOING TO BE PROBABLY GONE FOR -- UNTIL I CAN SQUEEZE MY WIFE TO COME OUT OF THE COMMUNITY. ANYWAY, I LET THEM KNOW. WE LOOK FORWARD. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP US OUT, I APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DR. SEKULA-GIBBS AND DR. SNYDER FOR ATTENDING. PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME WE HAD A DIRECTOR AT 100% OF OUR MEETINGS FOR 2021 SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR BOARD MEETING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TOM SWARTZ FROM STERLING RIDGE. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY IT IS GOD'S WAY OF TELLING YOU YOU ARE TALKING TOO LONG WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR VOICE. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO CHRIS, KAREN AND MONIQUE ON YOUR RECENT PROMOTION AND TO THE BOARD. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU STERLING RIDGE IS DOING A GOOD JOB. WE HAD OUR HOLIDAY LIGHTING CONTEST. WE AWARDED TO THE BEST HOUSE IN THE BEST NEIGHBORHOOD. I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME FEEDBACK, PARTICIPATION WAS LOWER THIS YEAR. WE DON'T KNOW WHY BUT IT IS PROBABLY COVID RELATED -- >> WHO WAS GOING TO COMPETE WITH THE WINNING HOUSE? >> BUT THEY HAD BLOW-UP -- YOU KNOW, THOSE BLOW-UP THINGS. WE HAVE ALL THESE LED LIGHTS PEOPLE ARE PUTTING UP. >> THIS GUY HAD LIKE 100 BLOW-UP DOLLS IN HIS YARD. I WOULD HATE TO SEE HIS YARD AFTER A STORM. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING IN DECEMBER OTHER THAN A HOLIDAY LIGHTING CONTEST. IN JANUARY, WE HAD STATE REPRES REPRESENTATIVE CECIL BELL. HE TALKED ABOUT THE REDISTRICTING. WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP OUR DIRECTORS ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION. FUTURE EVENTS, FEBRUARY, WE HAVE OUR ELECTIONS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. WE'LL HAVE A CONTESTED ELECTION OURSELVES. AS RUTH MENTIONED, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP ON WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE TOWNSHIP SERVICE AGREEMENT. EVERY YEAR YOU GIVE US MONEY AND WE SPEND THE MONEY DILIGENTLY BUT OUR BIGGEST EXPENSE BY FAR IS LIABILITY INSURANCE. I'M A PILOT AND PILOTS ARE CHEAP, AND YOU KNOW HOW COPPER WIRE WAS INVITED. IT IS TWO PILOTS FIGHTING OVER A PENNY. WE DON'T LIKE SPENDING $3,000 ON LIABILITY INSURANCE BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES, WE DON'T HAVE OFFICES BUT WE STILL NEED TO BUY LIABILITY INSURANCE. IT SEEMS LIKE THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF US. BACK IN 2020 WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY EVENTS AT ALL. WE ONLY HAD THREE MEETINGS, YET WE STILL HAD TO PAY $3,000 FOR LIABILITY INSURANCE. WE CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY, ACTUALLY WE CALLED THE BROKER AND ASKED FOR A REBATE AND THEY TOLD US FLAT OUT NO. THIS YEAR WE ARE TRYING TO GET OUR INSURANCE COSTS DOWN JUST TO SAY THANK YOU. WHAT WE ARE ASKING THE TOWNSHIP TO DO IS TELL US WHAT TYPE OF INSURANCE WE NEED TO BUY WHICH THEY HAVE DONE AND HOW MUCH [00:55:04] COVERAGE TO GET. A LOT OF TIMES YOU CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND YOU TELL THEM, WE WANT A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF LIABILITY COVERAGE AND THEY TURN AROUND AND SAY OUR MINIMUM IS 5 MILLION AND WE DON'T LIKE BEING ABUSED. WE WANT A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOUT TO GO TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY AND SAY, WE ARE BUYING A MILLION, TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT. I WANT TO MAKE IT SHORT TONIGHT. GOOD LUCK. HAVE FUN. I'LL SEE YOU LATER. >> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW SOMEBODY IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS I CAN ASK THE QUESTION. WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU WITH THAT. OKAY. I DON'T SEE ANYBODY FROM COLLEGE PARK OR CREEK SIDE PARK. CAN WE GET A MOTION TO RERECEIVE THE REPORTS? >> MOTION. >> SECOND. [a. Receive, consider and act upon a proclamation honoring Robert Heineman;] >> ALL IN SUPPORT SAY AYE? >> AYE. >> THAT BRINGS US TO 8, RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT ON PROCLAMATIONS AND WE HAVE ONE THIS EVENING. WITH A DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE DR. ROBERT HINMAN BEGAN ON THE WOODLANDS AS AN INTERN FOR THE MITCHELL ENERGY AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND WAS HIRED BY THE WOODLANDS FOUNDER IN 1972 AND WHEREAS WITHIN 10 YEARS, MR. HINMAN HAD ASSUMED THE POSITION OF VICE PRESIDENT OF PLANNING AND DESIGN, A POSITION HE HELD FOR 40 YEARS AND WHEREAS HE EARNED A MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURAL DEGREE FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND WAS INDUCTED INTO THE COLLEGE OF FELLOWS BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE IN 2009 AND WHEREAS IN 2010, MR. HINMAN WAS AWARDED THE GEORGE P. MITCHELL AWARD FOR HELPING GUIDE THE VISION FOR WOODLANDS AND LAY THE GROUNDWORK AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE WOODLANDS WATERWAY AND WHERE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RECOGNIZED MR. HINMAN AS A VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR IN 1993 AND A CITIZEN OF THE YEAR IN 2014. HE WAS ALSO NAMED A HOMETOWN HERO IN 2018. AND WHEREAS FOR THE PAST 48 YEARS AS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL PLANNERS RESIDENTS HAVE BENEFITTED FROM HIS EXPERTISE IN PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR ENRICHING THE LIVES OF CITIZENS, MAKING THE WOODLANDS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE AND LEARN. HE HAS BEEN VITAL TO THE CREATION OF ALMOST EVERY ASPECT OF THE WOODLANDS SINCE ITS INCEPTION AND SHAPE IT INTO THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MASTER PLANS. THE ENVIRONMENT PLAN, THE OPEN SPACE SYSTEM, THE MOBILITY SYSTEM, PARKS AND PATWAYS AND CENTER IN 1972, FAMOUS NAPKIN SKETCH FOR MIXED USE DOWNTOWN BISECTED BY A CORRIDOR. HE HAS SERVED ON ALL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES REVIEWING AND GIVING INPUT ON THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF APPLICATIONS FOR DESIGN APPROVAL AND NOW THEREFORE, GORDY BUNCH AS CHAIRMAN OF THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP DOES PROCLAIM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2022 AS ROBERT HINMAN DAY IN THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS. WELL DESERVED HONOR TO ROBERT HINMAN. [APPLAUSE] ROBERT? >> I'M GOING TO MAKE IT SHORT. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE TOWNSHIP FOR THIS WONDERFUL HONOR AND RECOGNITION. I FEEL FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE INITIAL PLANNING GROUP OF THE WOODLANDS OVER 50 YEARS AGO AND TO SEE THE WOODLANDS GROW AND BLOSSOM INTO THE WONDERFUL COMMUNITY THAT IT IS TODAY. AND TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE AND DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEES FROM THEIR INCE INCEPTION. I SEE SEVERAL MEMBERS TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR COMING. [01:00:02] I WILL SAY, I WROTE THE ORIGINAL RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS IN 1971-72. IF YOU WERE TO GO, I HAVE LOST A COPY OF THOSE, BUT IF YOU WERE TO GO BACK AND COMPARE THOSE WITH THE CURRENT VERSION, IT IS NIGHT AND DAY. BACK THEN EVERYTHING WAS NEW. TODAY EVERYTHING IS RENOVATIONS AND CHANGES. BEING INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE WOODLANDS OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS HAS NOT ONLY BEEN A LIFETIME CAREER BUT FOR ME, ALSO THE CAREER OF A LIFETIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> ROBERT, BEFORE YOU WALK AWAY, I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR WIFE PAMELA WHO YOU HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO, I THINK, 36 YEARS, THANK YOU PAMELA. [APPLAUSE] >> I KNOW FOR CERTAIN THE DESIGN STANDARDS COMMITTEE WILL DEFINITELY MISS THE LEVEL OF EXPERTISE THAT ROBERT BRINGS TO THAT POSITION. WE DO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SE SERVICE, ALL OF THAT BEING UNPAID. IT IS QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT ON [ CONSENT AGENDA] YOUR PART. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. SO WE'LL GO TO ITEM 9, WHICH IS RECEIVE CONSIDER ACT UPON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THESE ARE NON-CONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSE KEEPING ITEMS AND WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL WITH ONE MOTION. NO DISCUSSION WILL TAKE PLACE UNLESS THE ITEM IS REMOVED AND PLACED ON A REGULAR AGENDA BY ANY BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO MAKING A MOTION. ANYONE? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED. [10. Receive, consider and act upon a quarterly update on Law Enforcement;] ITEM 10, RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A QUARTERLY UPDATE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT. PAGES 48-56 OF THE PACKET. WE'LL START OFF WITH HOLLIFIELD. >> I'LL ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME HERE AS WE PRESENT OUR JOINT -- NOT OUR QUARTERLY BUT OUR END OF THE YEAR, OUR 2021 CULMINATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY REFORM. EACH YEAR WE COME TOGETHER AND GIVE YOU A PICTURE OF HOW LAW ENFORCEMENT LOOKS. [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE. WHAT YOU HAVE IS CALLS FOR SERVICE AS WE LOOK OVER THE LAST CALENDAR YEAR AND LOOK AT OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE. POINTING OUT THOSE IN GREEN ARE FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THE TOTAL COUNTY GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT KIND OF CALLS YOUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS ARE RESPONDING TO HERE AS WELL AS IN THE VILLAGE OF CREEK SIDE. AS WE COMPARE THOSE TO 2020 WE SEE AN INCREASE. WE SEE THAT INCREASE IN PART BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND MANY [01:05:01] PEOPLE WERE QUARANTINING OR STAYING HOME FOR SAFETY REASONS. THOSE WERE SOME SIGNIFICANT INCREASES. WHEN WE COMPARED THEM TO 2019, WE NOTICED THERE WERE SMALLER INCREASES AND SOME DECREASES OVER THE MONTH. WE ARE STILL TRENDING AS WE SHOULD. OUR CATEGORIES OF NOTE, THOSE ARE LIFETIME THAT WE TARGET IN THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE THE QUALIFY OF LIFE IN THE WOODLANDSEN TOWNSHIP AS SAFE AND ENJOYABLE FOR EVERY RESIDENT. AS WE STARTED GETTING INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON, WE STARTED SEEING AN INCREASE SOME OF THOSE CALLS INCLUDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BUT ALSO CHILDREN WHO LEAVE HOME WITHOUT PERMISSION. THEY MAY HAVE HOME ISSUES GOING ON. WE NOTICE THOSE TEND TO TREND UP IN THE SUMMER MONTHS AND IN THE FALL AND THEY DROP OFF AND AGAIN AS WE GET INTO DECEMBER, WE HAVE OUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING. WE SEE INCREASED ACTIVITY BECAUSE WE HAVE THOSE WHO WANT TO TAKE FROM THOSE WITHOUT PERMISSION. THESE ARE THE QUALITY OF LIFE CRIMES OF NOTE THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED OVER THE YEARS BY THE BOARD. YOU SEE THE ACTUAL CRIMES WE ARE TRACKING THROUGH THAT. SO AS WE COMPARE THOSE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SLIGHT INCREASE ON FAMILY VIOLENCE OVER 2020. WHICH WAS A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT OVER 2019. PEOPLE WERE STAYING AT HOME MORE AND PERHAPS GETTING ON EACH OTHER'S LAST GOOD NERVE. SOMETIMES THOSE BOIL OVER INTO ARGUMENTS AND EVEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND BATTERY. I'LL DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FRAUD AND FORGERY SECTION. YOU'LL REMEMBER OVER THE COURSE OF LAST YEAR, ALMOST EVERY QUARTER WHEN I WOULD GET UP AND SPEAK, I WOULD URGE RESIDENTS ABOUT SAFE GUARDING THEIR INFORMATION, NOT FALLING PREY TO SCAMS AND THE LIKE. YET, WE STILL HAVE THAT HAPPENING. I WILL CONTINUE TO URGE THAT AS THE PRESENTATION CONTINUES THAT RESIDENTS REALLY HELP US BY DOING THEIR PART. YOU'LL NOTE WE HAD ONE HOMICIDE IN HERE IN THE WOODLANDS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY OVER THE YEAR. I PRESENTED INFORMATION ON THAT EARLIER. THEY WERE KNOWN TO THE VICTIM. THAT HAPPENS. AS I HAVE POINTED OUT EARLIER, WE TALKED ABOUT SCAMS, WE CONTINUE TO SEE THESE SCAMS. WE WOULD ACTUALLY URGE THAT WE TRY TO WORK TO SOME WAY TO URGE RESIDENTS THAT IF SOMEBODY IS CALLING AND ASKING YOU TO TAKE OVER OR GO TO A WEBSITE SO THEY CAN LOOK AT YOUR COMPUTER, DO NOT LET THEM. MORE THAN LIKELY THEY'LL TAKE SOMETHING OF YOURS. IF SOMEONE PURPORTS TO BE A MEMBER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ARE ASKING YOU FOR A GIFT CARD, THAT'S A RED FLAG. DO NOT FALL PREY TO THAT. I'LL SEE ONE OR TWO REPORTS THAT COME THROUGH. SOME OF THESE ARE IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, WHERE THE VICTIMS HAVE GIVEN THIS AWAY OR BEEN THREATENED TO GIVE IT AWAY BECAUSE PERHAPS THEY HAVE VISITED A SITE THEY WISH THEY HADN'T HAVE. STARTING IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, WE MET, IN YOUR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WE HAVE ON A MONTHLY BASEMENT, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES JOIN TOGETHER, ALL STARTED WORKING TOGETHER, INCLUDING DPS ON JOINT INITIATIVES. WE SAW AN INCREASE IN CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS. THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST OF ITS KIND WHERE WE ACTUALLY ON JUST A MOMENT'S NOTICE PUT RESOURCES OUT THERE TO TARGET. WE STILL ARE MONITORING THE LICENSE PLATE FRAUDULENT PAPER TAG SYSTEMS GOING ON. WE ARE AWARE OF THEM. THEY ARE BEING SOLD ON FACEBOOK, ON CRAIG'S LIST. THEY ARE GETTING LICENSE PLATES SO THEY CAN GO OUT AND SOMEWHAT BE UNDETECTED OR NOT READILY IDENTIFIED. WE'LL CONTINUE THESE JOINT EFFORTS. I'M PLEASED WITH THE PARTNERSHIP. OF COURSE, CHIEF LIBBY OVER AT [01:10:02] OAK RIDGE NORTH AND THE CHIEF AT THE CONROW PD. THEY TRULY CAME TOGETHER AS A TEAM. THESE MEN AND WOMEN HIT THE GROUND TO DO WHAT WE DO BEST AND THAT IS TO PROTECT OUR ASSIGNED COMMUNITIES. AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON, I RECEIVE SEVERAL CALLS FROM DIRECTORS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, THEY WOULD GET CALLS ABOUT BEING PEOPLE SOLICITING IN THE ROADWAYS AND PARKING LOTS. WE WILL HAVE AN ARTICLE COMING OUT, TO TALK TO RESIDENTS AND SAY WHILE WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S GENEROSITY, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST CARING COMMUNITIES I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK IN AND SERVE AT BUT SOMETIMES WE CAN GIVE SOMEBODY DOLLARS AND WE COULD BE FUELING AN ADDICTION. WE COULD BE CONTRIBUTING TO A CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE. WE COULD BE ENCOURAGING HUMAN TRAFFIC WITH PEOPLE FORCED TO BE OUT THERE. WE HAVE A GREAT NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES WHEN THERE IS SOMEBODY IN NEED. IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO HELP, LET'S HELP THESE ORGANIZATIONS WHO TRULY HAVE A VETTING PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT SUPPORTING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OR NEFARIOUS ACTIVITY THAT MAY BE GOING ON. I JUST WANT TO URGE EVERYBODY TO HELP US BY TELLING YOUR FRIENDS THAT SAY SEE SOMEBODY, CALL US, WE'LL ASSESS IT AND GET THEM PLUGGED IN WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT CAN HELP THEM AND WE CAN MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT OBSTRUCTING THE ROADWAY BECAUSE THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR MOTORISTS AND THEMSELVES. I WAS ASKED ONE TIME, WHAT IF THE WOODLANDS WAS A CITY, COULD THEY LEGISLATE THAT, THE ANSWER IS YES. CERTAINLY THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND AUSTIN HAVE THAT POWER BUT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BEST WAY TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE IS THROUGH EDUCATION. WE EDUCATE RESIDENTS THAT WE GIVE RESOURCES TO ORGANIZATIONS SO THEY ARE NOT GETTING THE RESOURCES AT A STOPLIGHT. THEY ARE GETTING THEM FROM ORGANIZATIONS WHO CAN GET THEM MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE IF THEY NEED IT, GET THEM TREATMENT FOR DRUG TREATMENT, ALCOHOL ABUSE. WE CAN GET THEM HELP AND WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO IS FORCED TO BE THERE BECAUSE THEY WERE FOUND IN A BAD SPOT. SOMEBODY IS FORCING THEM TO STAND THERE AND BEG FOR MONEY AND THEY HAVE TO GIVE A PORTION OF THOSE PROCEEDS. I WANT TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION. AT THIS POINT I'LL YIELD THE FLOOR TO THE CAPTAIN FOR COMMENTS AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. FOR THOSE OF YOU DON'T KNOW, I'M THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT CAPTAIN HOLLIFIELD MENTIONED. WE PARTNER ACROSS COUNTY LINES. WHEN CAPTAIN HOLEFIELD AND I SAT DOWN, WE KNOW -- THE CROOKS DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THAT. WE SHARE A LOT OF THE SAME ISSUES. WE SHARE A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. WE PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES. I REALLY FEEL LIKE THROUGH THE HANDFUL OF INITIATIVES, THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING MOVING FORWARD, ADDRESSING ISSUES IN THE TOWNSHIP. WE THOROUGHLY ENJOY PLAYING EVEN A SMALL RIDE IN PROVIDING LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES TO THE TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT FOR YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU. >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NEED TO ANSWER IT. WITH THE RESHUFFLING OF THE PRECINCTS IN HARRIS COUNTY, COULD YOU SPEAK TO, WILL YOU BE PATROLLING THAT AREA? >> THE REDISTRICTING THAT OCCURRED, ONLY IMPACTED THE COMMISSIONER PRECINCTS. NOTHING WILL IMPACT THE COMMUNITY IN REFERENCE TO WHO IS PATROLLING. IN TERMS OF US, NOTHING ELSE HAS CHANGED. >> I THINK PEOPLE AT CREEKSIDE WILL BE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. THE QUESTION HAS BEEN ASKED REPEATEDLY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION, IF I MAY. >> GO AHEAD. >> VICE CHAIRMAN. SO THE WAY WE HEARD ABOUT REDISTRICTING OF THE PRECINCTS OR MANY OF US WOULD BE THROUGH THE NEWSPAPER. WILL THAT BE THE SAME THING THROUGH THE CONSTABLE OFFICE OR WILL WE GET ADVANCED NOTICE? [01:15:02] >> WE CERTAINLY WOULD SEND OUT NOTIFICATION TO THE BOARD BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, WE ENJOY SERVING NORTH HARRIS. WE LOOK FOR SUPPORT IF THAT NEVER DID GO INTO EFFECT -- >> NOT TO CHANGE? >> CORRECT. >> EXCUSE ME, THANK YOU. WE WOULD XHUKT IF WE WERE EXPECTING ANYTHING TO COME, WE WOULD NOTIFY YOU DIRECTLY. >> WE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON YOUR BEHALF. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE VALUE THE PARTNERSHIP WE'VE HAD AND WE HOPE IT CONTINUES THAT WAY. >> THANK YOU. >> QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? THANK YOU, FELLOWS. GREAT YEAR END REPORT. LOOK FORWARD TO SEE YOU NEXT QUARTER. THANK YOU. DETECTIVE JESSICA JEFFERSON. DO YOU HAVE A REPORT FOR US TONIGHT? I JUST READ THE SCRIPT, I DON'T WRITE IT. >> GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING. >> IT IS OKAY. I JUST READ THE SCRIPT. >> I'M GOING TO BE DOING A QUICK POWER POINT PRESENTATION FOR YOU ALL. THIS IS GOING TO BE A FOURTH QUARTER AND A YEARLY. FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER, WE HAD 27 NEW CASES, 27 ACTIVE SEXUAL ASSAULTS, CHILD INVESTIGATIONS, AND WE HAD FOUR FELONY CHARGES FILED. SAFE HARBOR, WE HAD AN INVESTIGATION COMPLETED FOR A CHILD WHO SAID HE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY TWO DAYCARE WORKERS. I WORKED THAT CASE, IT TURNED OUT IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED BUT THE CHILD MADE AN OUTCRY AND WE HAD TO INVESTIGATE IT. CHARGES WERE FILED FOR A PARENT FOR STRIKING HIS 9-YEAR-OLD RESULTING IN INJURY. THE DETECTIVE ACTUALLY WORKED THAT CASE AND SHE DID A GREAT JOB. CHARGES WERE FILED IN THAT. THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION TO THE CONTINUED SEXUAL ABUSE CHILD. A STEPFATHER BEING INVESTIGATED FOR A 13-YEAR-OLD STARTING WHEN THE CHILD WAS 8 YEARS OLD. THOSE ARE THE TYPICAL CASES WE GET DAY IN AND DAY OUT. INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CH CHILDREN. THREE CASES ASSIGNED, FIVE SEARCH WARRANTS, SIX FELONY CHARGES, 15 DEVICES AND SIX COURT ORDERS. HE DOES A LOT OF SEARCH WARRANTS. NOTABLE INVESTIGATIONS, FOURTH QUARTER, MULTIPLE INVESTIGATION BY PRECINCT 3 IN WHICH A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER WAS SOLICITING A 15-YEAR-OLD FROM IDAHO. AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION PERTAINED TO MATERIAL BEING DOWNLOADED DEPICTING INFANT CHILDREN BEING SEXUALLY ABUSED. SAFE HARBOR, WE HAD 133 CASES ASSIGNED, 120 SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTI INVESTIGATIONS, 111 INVESTIGATIONS. 29 FELONY CHARGES FILED. ONE MISDEMEANOR CHARGE FILED. IF YOU SEE THE SAFE HARBOR STAT IN 2020 IN BLUE, YOU'LL SEE A BIG CHANGE. A LOT HAS TO DO WITH THE PANDEMIC. I BELIEVE SCHOOLS ARE ASKING QUESTIONS, HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? HOW IS EVERYTHING GOING? IT PRODUCES THEM TO SPEAK MY DAD HIT ME AND THAT HAPPENS. THAT'S HOW THOSE NUMBERS ARE SO HIGH. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A PANDEMIC. I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER GONE THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 2021 WAS PRETTY INTENSE. 2020 VERSUS 2021, THE NUMBERS [01:20:04] KIND OF STAYED SIMILAR. THAT'S IT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? >> I HAVE ONE. MORE OF A STATEMENT. MONIQUE, I'LL COVER IT LATER, IT WOULD BE IN THE SPIRIT OF TALKING ABOUT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO GREAT WORK IN THIS COMMUNITY. I DON'T THINK THE TOWNSHIP HAS HAD A PRESENTATION ON SAFE HARBOR. IT IS TIME WE GOT A PRESENTATION ABOUT WHAT THEY DO AND THEIR NE NEEDS. >> I'LL PASS THAT ALONG TO VICTORIA WHO IS THE HEAD OF THAT AND I'M SURE SHE'LL START CRYING IN A GOOD WAY. >> INCLUDE ICAK. >> YES. >> CAN I GET A MOTION AND SECOND? >> MOTION. >> SECOND. [11. Receive, consider and act upon a quarterly update from the Development Standards Committee; ] >> THE MOTION IS CARRIED. ITEM 11, RECEIVE, CONSIDER ACT UPON A QUARTER UPDATE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS COMMITTEE. ARTHUR BREDDENHOFT. SHOULD BE REFERRING TO YOU AS CHAIRMAN BREDDENHOFF, I BELIEVE. >> GOOD EVENING. THE VICE CHAIR, FIRST RESPONDERS, WE HAVE DCF STAFF AND RESIDENTS, IT IS AN HONOR TO PRESENT THE FOURTH QUARTER, 2021 REPORT TO WANT, SEEING IT IS ROBERT HINMAN'S DAY. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING HIM IN 1999. ROBERT DID GREAT WORK SO THEY COULD HANDLE APPLICATIONS AND ONLY BRING FORWARD THE DSC, REALLY IMPORTANT WORK AND WORK THAT WOULD HAVE IMPACT ACROSS THE TOWNSHIP. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK DR. BROWN. WE APPRECIATE HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMITTEE. IN OUR FOURTH QUARTER REPORT OF DIRECTOR BROWN. FROM THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO THE PRESENTATION. WE LIKE TO PRESENT THE MEETING DATA, KEY ISSUES AND FUTURE IT ITEMS. OUR QUARTER FOUR REPORT, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 270 APPLICATIONS THAT COMPRISING 198 FOR RESIDENTIAL. WE HAD 61 FOR COMMERCIAL AND WE HAD 11 FOR WHAT WE WOULD CALL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURAL ADJUSTMENTS THAT WAS HANDLED BY THE COMMITTEE. ON ONE OF OUR PRIOR REPORTS, WE FORECASTED THAT 2021 WOULD BE ABOUT 900 APPLICATIONS SO WE CAME IN WITH 907 APPLICATIONS FOR THE FULL YEAR. IT IS LOWER THAN WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT PRIOR YEARS WHERE WE HAD 1,040. WERING THAT WITH A RETURN OF NORMALCY, THINGS STARTED OFF SLOWER. I CAN SAY IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT JANUARY 2022, WE STARTED OFF SLOW IN OUR FIRST MEETING BUT WE REALLY GAINED MOMENTUM IN OUR SECOND MEETING. IT WAS A FIVE AND A HALF HOUR MEETING. THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL AS WE START 2022 WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DATA AND YOU LOOK AT THE WORK, A LOT OF WORK IN THE FOURTH QUARTER WAS DONE WITH ADDITIONAL MEETING IN LOOKING AT OUR STANDARDS THAT WERE REVISED IN 019. WE MADE REVISIONS. SOME WERE TWEAKS THAT CONTAMICAME FROM STANDARDS. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS PERMANENT SEASONAL LIGHTING ON CENTER STAGE NOT ONLY IN OUR COMMUNITY BUT MANY COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE [01:25:05] COUNTRY. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE INVESTMENT. SOME HOMEOWNERS LIKE IT. WE HAD TO GET SOME LEVELS OF STANDARDS. WHERE IT COULD GO. WE STARTED TO SHAPE UP A STANDARD AND A LOT OF INPUT CAME FROM RDSC'S. WE ADDED BACK IN HORIZONTAL BOARD FENCING WHICH APPARENTLY WAS OMITTED IN ONE OF THE CHANGES AND IT WAS IN A PRIOR STANDARD PACKAGE SO WE BROUGHT THAT BACK INTO THE REVISIONS THAT WERE PASSED AT THE LAST MEETING IN DECEMBER OF 2021. WE ALSO LOOKED AT FENCE HEIGHTS DUE TO ADJACENT STREETS. WHETHER YOU HAVE A BOARD AND THESE ARE FENCES THAT ARE ALONG MAJOR THOROUGH FARES. SOMEONE WOULD SAY WHAT IS A MAJOR THOROUGH FARE, TODAY A MAJOR THOROUGH FARE WOULD BE RESEARCH AND WOODLANDS PARKWAY AS AN EXAMPLE. A SECOND IS WHAT YOU COULD CALL COLLECTOR STREETS. AN EXAMPLE OF A COLLECTOR STREET WOULD BE ALDEN BRIDGE DRIVE. ALL OTHER FENCES WOULD BE 6'6" AND THAT WOULD BE IN YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE DSC COULD ALWAYS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE IN ANY OF THESE THREE CONDITIONS AND MAYBE ADJUST THE STANDARDS TO MEET A SPECIFIC CONDITION, IF RECOMMENDED BY STAFF AND THE SITUATION DID WARRANT. WE TRIED TO USE THE COUNTY'S DEFI DEFINITION. THE OTHER ITEM WE LOOKED AT, AS WE ALL KNOW, EV'S ARE HERE AND THEY ARE HERE TO STAY AND THEY'LL ONLY GROW. WE SHAPED UP AROUND THE FUELING STATIONS, WHERE THE CHARGING CABLES COULD BE. WE STARTED TO SHAPE THAT. PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY FOUND CHARGING CABLES THROWN ON THE DRIVEWAY, PEOPLE MAKING MAKESHIFT HOOKS ON THE SIDE OF A GARAGE DOOR. WE TRY TO BRING STANDARD TO IT. IT IS A START ON HOME FUELING STATIONS. I THINK IT WILL BE LOOKED AT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SOME RESIDENTS HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB, VERY NEATLY ADDED UP LIKE A HOSE REEL RIGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE AND REALLY TAKE GOOD CARE. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT OFFENSIVE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT IS IN KEEPING WITH THE WOODLANDS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE WE WANT HERE. SOME PEOPLE SAY WHAT IS NEXT STEPS? LEGAL REVIEW WILL TAKE PLACE BY THE DSC ATTORNEY. ONCE ALL THAT IS CONCLUDED, IT WILL BE RECORDED AND FILED BOTH IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND HARRIS COUNTY. FUTURE ITEMS, THE DSC HAS APPROVED TWO MEETINGS SO FAR FOR 2022. THAT'S THE NEXT MEETING. AFTER THAT, THE SECOND QUARTER MEETING WILL BE MAY 25. WITH THE FEBRUARY 23 MEETING, THE STANDARDS WILL BE REVIEWED WITH THE RDC AND ANY OTHER ITEM MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW. THE DESIGN STANDARDS WILL BE PUBLISHED AND RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THOSE, IT WILL BE ON THE WEBSITE. >> THOSE ARE THE TWO FUTURE ITEMS WE ARE WORKING ON. WE REALLY LIKE TO THANK STAFF FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK AND RESIDENTS INPUT INTO CHANGES OF THE STANDARDS. WE'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME. >> ACTUALLY, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS. I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE DRC TO CONSIDER BROADENING THEIR DEFINITION OF THOROUGH FARE KIRKENDOL AND GOSLING MAY NOT BE [01:30:07] TECHNICALLY THOROUGH FARES, UNDER THE COUNTY PLAN BUT ARE FOUR LANE DIVIDED STREETS THAT WOULD CERTAINLY QUALIFY. I HONESTLY BELIEVE WE SHOULD PROBABLY EXPAND OUR DEFINITION TO COVER THOSE STREETS, CONSIDER IT ANYWAY. >> VICE CHAIR, WE USE THOSE AS THE THOROUGH FARES. I DIDN'T GO IN ALL THE THOROUGH FARES BUT THOSE ARE MAJOR ROADWAYS WE LOOK AT. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE TWO EXAMPLES, RESEARCH AND WOODLANDS BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS. >> IF YOU ARE DOING THAT, THAT'S GREAT. THE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU GUYS TO AT LEAST LOOK INTO AND GIVE THE BOARD A BENEFIT OF YOUR EXPERTISE, WE'VE HAD A RESIDENT COMPLAINING FOR QUITE SOME TIME ABOUT ACCESS. I KNOW THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE TO HIM. I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD IF WE AT LEAST EXPLORED THAT ISSUE AND PROPOSED A SOLUTION FOR THAT. WE HAVE A LOT OF ZERO LOT HOMES IN THE WOODLANDS. I DO OWN A ZERO LOT HOME ON ONE SIDE. IT IS AN ISSUE THAT I THINK WE SHOULD GET SOME CLARITY ON IF WE CAN. WE CAN'T LEGISLATE IT FROM HERE. WE COULD USE YOUR HELP WITH THAT. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR ITEMS FOR THE DSC? WANT TO THANK YOU, ARTHUR FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR. WANT TO THANK HANNAH FOR HIS SUPPORT OF WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU. >> WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR SUPPORT OF THE COVETED ADMINISTRATION IN THE BUDGETARY PROCESS. >> THANK YOU. CAN I GET A MOTION AND SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORT? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN SUPPORT SAY AYE? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THERE ARE ONLY FIVE OF US V [12. Receive, consider and act upon the financial report;] VOTING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ARTHUR. ITEM 12, RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE FINANCIAL REPORT, PAGES 63-78 IN YOUR PACKET. WE'LL BE GETTING THE REPORT FROM KELLEN SHAW, COUNTY MANAGER. I'M NOT SURE HOW TO MAKE A SINGLE SLIDE SHOW UP. GOOD EVENING. I'M KELLEN SHAW, THE FINANCIAL REPORT WILL BE FOR 11 MONTHS WITH THE MONTH ENDING IN NOVEMBER. THE FIRST WE'LL LOOK AT WILL BE THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE. THE YEAR TO DATE ACTUAL REVENUE COLLECTED IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR MONTH ENDING NOVEMBER IS 1.75 MILLION, THAT IS A FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF 4.9 MILLION. THERE ARE TWO TAXES THAT MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF THAT VARIANCE. THE FIRST IS A PROPERTY TAX HAS A VARIANCE OF 1.1 MILLION. THAT IS DUE TO HAVING OVER 100% COLLECTIONS AND DURING THE BUDGETING PROCESS, IT WAS BUDGETED CONSERVATIVELY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC IN THE EVENT WE DIDN'T COLLECT UP TO 100%. THE SECOND ONE IS THE SALES TAX REVENUE. THAT WILL HIT ON A COUPLE OF SLIDES. THE NEXT SLIDE WE HAVE -- [INAUDIBLE] >> OF COURSE. >> MAY I ASK A QUESTION? >> SURE. >> FOR CLARIFICATION FOR THE VIEWERS AT HOME, CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW WE CAN COLLECT OVER 100% OF THE -- >> I CAN. >> WE ARE NOT STRANGLING ANYONE TO PAY MORE. [01:35:02] >> NO, WE ARE NOT. BUT WE DO HAVE FINANCE CHARGES OR INTEREST THAT COMES IN ON DELINQUENT TAXES WE CAN'T BUDGET FOR ACCURATELY. SOMETIMES WE'LL COLLECT PREVIOUS TAXES --. >> SO THE RESOLUTION OF PREVIOUS -- >> COLLECTION ON DELINQUENT TAXES BUT IT IS THE INTEREST. >> IT IS ALSO IN THIS CASE TWO TAX ABATEMENTS WE WERE VOLUNTARILY CANCELLED IN THE LAST YEAR. THAT MAKES UP A BIG CHUNK OF THAT. THAT'S WHY IT IS OVER 100%. >> THERE ARE VARIABLE THINGS BUT PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IT IS ALL -- >> WE ARE NOT PAYING MORE THAN THEY OWE. >> YES. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> THE NEXT SLIDES WE'LL LOOK AT, THE EXPENDITURES FOR TH GENERAL FUND, THE YEAR TO DATE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES, 83.2 MILLION WHICH IS A POSITIVE VARIANCE OF 5.5 MILLION WHEN COMPARED TO THE BUDGETED AMOUNT. IF YOU LOOK OVER ON THE FAR RIGHT, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DEPARTMENT, A GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS THAT STAND OUT. THE FIRST IS COMMUNITY SERVICES WITH A SAVINGS OF 851,000. THE SECOND IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH 733,000 SAVINGS. IT HAPPEN GENERAL GOVERNMENT HAD A SAVINGS OF 1.1 MILLION AND PARKS AND RECREATION HAD A SAVINGS OF TWO MILLION. I'LL MAKE NOTE, THIS TIME OF YEAR MOST OF THE SAVINGS IS SAVINGS AND CONTRACT SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT AND NOT TO TIMING DIFFE DIFFERENCES. >> TWO MILLION OFF ON PARK OPER OPERATIONS. WHAT IS UNDERPINING THAT? >> THE BULK OF THAT PARK OPERATIONS IS SAVINGS FROM STAFF AS WELL AS WHERE WE HAVE CHANGED THE CONTRACTS WHERE WE ARE IDENTIFYING THE SERVICES WHEN THEY NEED TO BE DONE AS OPPOSED TO THE CONTRACTOR BUILDING IT IN THEIR BASE LEVEL SERVICE. WE WOULD GET CHARGED WHETHER THEY DO IT OR NOT. WE'VE HAD ISSUES TRYING TO GET THAT MONEY BACK AT THE END OF THE YEAR. WE SAY GO AERATE THE FIELD NOW AND THEN THEY CHARGE US. >> I KNOW YOU REDUCE POOL OPERATIONS PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER THE BUDGET WAS DONE. >> THAT WAS 2020. THE AQUATICS DID A PHENOMENAL JOB OF GETTING INTO REALLY EXAMINING WITH MARTY OF HOW MANY WERE THERE NEEDED ED VERSUS CAPACITY MANAGEMENT. >> CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. >> GOOD WORK. >> MORE QUESTIONS? OKAY. THE SALES TAX, SORRY, THE SALES TAX DEPOSITS WERE 55.5 MILLION COLLECTED FOR 2021. THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE GOES THROUGH THE END OF DECEMBER. WE DID HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR DECEMBER SO IT IS IN THIS REPORT. THAT IS UP 4.1 MILLION OVER THE BUDGETED AMOUNT OF 51.4 MILLION NEXT SLIDE IS FOR A FULL 12 MONTHS. IT IS THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX DEPOSITS. IT IS 2 MILLION OVER THE 2020 COLLECTIONS THAT IS A 349 OVER THE BUDGETED AMOUNT. IF YOU LOOK UNDER THE ACTUAL 2021, YOU SEE THE FIRST QUARTER WAS NOT GREAT. THE LAST SIX MONTHS WERE GREAT. [01:40:10] >> WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE COLLECTIONS ARE ON A TWO MONTH LAG. >> ONE MONTH. >> ONE MONTH. WHAT IS PLANNED AT THE PAVILION THIS SUMMER? I'M CONFIDENT WE'LL HAVE A GOOD YEAR COMING UP. WE DID, I'M ENCOURAGED. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WE FIGURED SOMEWHERE AROUND 6 MILLION IN COLLECTIONS. WE EXCEEDED THAT. GOOD WORK ON EVERYBODY'S PART. >> WELCOME TO THE FINANCE PRESENTATIONS. YOU DID GREAT. >> I HAD A GOOD LEADER. >> THANK YOU. >> A MOTION AND SECOND TO ACCEPT THE FINANCIAL REPORT. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. [13. Receive, consider and act upon a process for agreements related to improvements in the road rights-of-way with Montgomery County (as requested by Treasurer Brown);] >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED. ITEM 13, RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT ON A PROCESS FOR AGREEMENTS RELATED TO IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ROAD RIGHTS OF WAY WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY AS REQUESTED BY TREASURER BROWN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS ITEM IS BEING BROUGHT FORTH TO YOU, IT HAS TAKEN A YEAR PLUS TO GET TO THIS POINT. WE ARE LOOKING AT A PROCESS OF HOW IMPROVEMENTS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY WILL BE HANDLED. HISTORICALLY, WE HAVEN'T HAD AN AGREEMENT. WE LOOKED AT AN OVERARCHING AGREEMENT, THAT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING FROM THE BOARD IS TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT, KIND OF A PROCESS ON HOW THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE ROUTED THROUGH THE COUNTY -- THE RESPECTED COUNTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE IN MONT ENJOY COUNTY. THESE ARE FOR SIGNS IN THE RIGHT OF AWAY, THESE ARE FOR PATHWAYS, LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS. THE MEMO INCLUDES A BACKLOG OF PROJECTS THAT WERE WAITING TO G GO. >> SPECIFICALLY THE MONUMENT SIGN. >> YES, SIR. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> THERE ARE SOME ENHANCEMENTS IN THE GROGAN MILL AREA, THE LIST GOES ON. >> IT IS A LONG LIST. SIT WOULD BE GOOD TO SEE THAT. >> WE CAN PROVIDE THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE A DRAFT? >> THE DRAFT IS IN YOUR -- IT IS ALIGNED MORE FOR A PATHWAY CROSSING. THERE WILL NEED TO BE MORE GENERIC LANGUAGE FOR LANDSCAPING AND OTHER SIGNS. >> OBVIOUSLY, MR. VICE CHAIRMAN, THIS PROBABLY MAKES MORE SENSE, THE RECOMMENDATION NOW ONLY HAVING TO GET ONE COMMISSIONER TO SIGN OFF ON IT RATHER THAN THE ENTIRE COMMISSIONERS COURT. >> THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? I'LL CALL FOR A MOTION AND SECOND TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OR THE GM'S DESIGNEE TO AUTHORIZE ANY AGREEMENT TO PLACE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE RIGHT OF AWAY WITH MONTGOMERY FOR PROJECTS LOCATED IN THE ROAD RIGHT OF WAY AS MAY BE NECESSARY FROM TIME TO TIME. >> MOVE TO ACCEPT. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [14. Receive, consider and act upon the One Water Task Force and related appointments;] >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED. ITEM 14, RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE ONE WATER TASK FORCE AND RELATED APPOINTMENTS, PACKET 85 TO 117. I GUESS I WILL BE PRESENTING THIS SINCE I'M THE CHAIRMAN. KAREN? YOU ARE NOT ON THE SCRIPT SO. >> IN YOUR BOARD PACKET THERE IS BACKGROUND ON THE ONE WATER TASK FO FORCE, HOW IT CAME TO BE IN RESPONSE TO FLOOD EVENTS AND IT WAS TRANSITIONED OVER TO THE ONE THE WATER TASK FORCE. IT STARTED OUT LARGELY LOCAL AGENCIES AND HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE QUITE A FEW REPRESENTATIVES FROM LARGER AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENTS. IF THE BOARD IS INTERESTED IN CONTINUING THE TASK FORCE THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN TENSION. YOU WOULD NEED TO APPOINTMENT, THE DIRECTOR WHO HAS BEEN POINTED, SERVED AS THE CHAIR, [01:45:10] SERVING AS CHAIR, FOR THIS PAST YEAR, WE HAD DR. SHELLY AS AN ALTERNATE. >> WE HAD AN ALTERNATE LAST YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME. A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, WE STARTED THIS FIVE YEARS AGO. IT WAS IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HARVEY AND THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED. WE HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESSES ON THE COMMITTEE. MOST NOTABLY GETTING DR. GAINER ON TO THE REGION SIX FLOOD PLANNING TEAM, THAT IS -- THAT HAS BEEN MAINLY THE RESULT OF INTENSE LOBBYING BY LAURA NORTON AND DR. SEKULA-GIBBS AND A LOT OF WORK ON THEIR PART IN TERMS OF LOBBYING THE COMMITTEE TO ACCEPT DR. GAINER AS A REPRES REPRESENTATIVE. WE HAVE GOTTEN THE SPRING CREEK DETE DETENTION. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED FOR VIABILITY TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FLOODING. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, AFTER FIVE YEARS OF WORK, WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE SPENT AN ENORMOUS TIME TALKING ABOUT SUBSIDEIANCE WE ARE PUMPING MORE WATER NOW THAN IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. I'M CONCERNED WE ARE CREATING A COMMITTEE THAT PEOPLE COME TO AND EXPECT SOME SORT OF RESULTS ON ISSUES RELATING TO WATER. FRANKLY, WE HAVE NO JURISDICTION TO CAUSE THOSE THINGS TO HAPPEN. I'M A LITTLE -- WE DON'T CONTROL DESIGN STANDARDS IN THE COUNTY. OBVIOUSLY, THAT IS NOT OUR ROLE. WE DON'T DECIDE HOW MUCH GROUND WATER WILL BE EXTRACTED. THAT IS NOT OUR ROLE. WE DON'T DECIDE WHAT PERCENTAGE OF GROUND WATER SURFACE WATER WILL BE PUMPED AND DELIVERED TO THE CUSTOMERS IN THE SERVICE AREA. I THINK THAT THE MUDS DO A GREAT JOB IN THE DAY-TO-DAY DELIVERY OF WATER SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO HANDLE PROJECTED BECAUSE OF THEIR FRAGMENTED CONDITION. FRANKLY, AT THIS POINT, MAYBE WE NEED TO GO BACK. PEOPLE SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE. IF THE BOARD WANTS TO GO AHEAD AND, YOU KNOW, AND APPROVE THIS COMMITTEE FOR ANOTHER YEAR, THAT'S FINE BUT I WON'T STAND AS CHAIR. I HAVE DONE IT FOR FIVE YEARS. I THINK -- WE HAVE DONE OUR BIT TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THE ISSUES RESPONSIBLE. WE NEED PEOPLE TO STEP UP AND SPEAKING TO THE AGENCIES WHO ACTUALLY HAVE THE JURISDICTIONAL CONTROL TO FIX THESE ISSUES. NOT COME IN AND -- WHICH HAS BEEN THE CASE AND SAY, YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING WHEN IT REALLY IS NOT WITHIN OUR ABILITY TO DO SO. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. WE CAN VOTE ON THIS OR WE CAN TABLE IT. IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE REST OF THE BOARD. >> NO, I'M SORRY. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I HAVE ENJOYED VERY MUCH SERVING ON THE ONE WATER TASK FORCE AS THE ALTERNATE CHAIR. IT IS A FINE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS. IT CAN PROVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MISLE MISLEADING TO THAT REGULAR MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. ONE WOULD THINK IT DOES HAVE SOME AUTHORITY TO DO SOMETHING. OTHER THAN INTENSELY LOBBY WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT CHAIRMAN RIESER DESCRIBED, OTHER THAN INTENSELY [01:50:02] LOBBYING WHICH CAN BE DONE WITHOUT A DIRECT MEETING OF STAKE HOLDERS, AND THAT GROUP HAS GROWN. WITHOUT HAVING MEETINGS, THAT CAN STILL HAPPEN. THIS BOARD CAN LOBBY FOR IMPORTANT EVENTS AND IMPORTANT PROJECTS, IMPORTANT MATTERS AND CONTINUE TO MAKE PHONE CALLS TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COMMUNICATE WITHOUT HAVING STAFF SET UP MEETINGS ONCE A MONTH. I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THE CHAIRMAN THAT WE CAN ALWAYS RECONSTITUTE IT IF IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A VACUUM. THE GENTLEMAN WHO SPOKE EARLIER, DR. GAINER CAN PROVIDE GREAT LEADERSHIP AND CONTINUED INPUT IN COMING TO OUR MEETINGS REGULARLY AND PROVIDE INFORMATION TO US AND I WOULD WELCOME THAT. WE CAN WELCOME HIM TO DO THAT. UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I'M MISSING, COULD DEPO INTO DORMANCY UNTIL SOME TIME IN THE FU FUTURE. >> IF I MAY, VICE CHAIRMAN, I RESPECTFULLY THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD CONTINUE. I THINK THE TOWNSHIP HAS GIVEN IT A LOT OF MERIT ON AN ISSUE THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE RESIDENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THIS COUNTY. HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MUD DIRECTORS AS WELL AS PARK, WOODLANDS WATER AND OTHER ENTITIES THAT YOU HELD TOGETHER. IT WAS VERY COMMENDABLE FOR THE VISIBILITY AND FOR THE FORCE THE TOWNSHIP BROUGHT IN BRINGING TOGETHER THE ONE WATER TASK FORCE. GOOD THINGS SOMETIMES TAKE TIME. I HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVED. YOU HAVE SPENT AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF TIME FOR FIVE YEARS. I WOULD HATE ONCE WE HAVE BEGUN SOMETHING. ONE OF OUR MOST PRICELESS AND IMPORTANT ASSETS WE HAVE IS WA WATER. FOR US NOT TO TAKE A STAND ON THAT AND SHARE THE IMPORTANCE OF IT, I THINK IS NOT WHERE WE SHOULD BE GOING. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US CONTINUE THE ONE WATER TASK FORCE. >> I'D LIKE TO SAY, NOT REGARDING WHAT ANYBODY ELSE HAS SAID BUT THERE IS A MUD ELECTION COMING UP ACROSS ALL OF THE MUDS. THAT ELECTION WILL BE ON MAY 7. PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WATER SHOULD KNOW WATER RATES AND ACCESS TO FRESH WATER AS WELL AS FLOODING MATTERS CAN BE HANDLED AT THAT MUD LEVEL. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. THAT'S WHERE THE AUTHORITY IS. GET INVOLVED IN YOUR MUDS. I THINK THOSE ELECTIONS WILL BE IN WHAT THE WWA OFFICES ON GROGAN MILL. YOU HAVE TO GO THERE TO VOTE. THAT'S WHERE THE ACTUAL RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD. THEY WOULD WELCOME YOUR PARTICIPATION. THEY DON'T ZOOM THEM. THEY DON'T RECORD THEM AND PUT THEM ONLINE. THAT'S WHERE DECISIONS ARE MADE. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON HOW THESE ARE MADE. >> I THOUGHT LONE STAR WATER BOARD WAS AN INTEG GRAL DECISION MAKER. CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT? >> THE LONE WATER CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF WATER PUMPING AUTHORIZED IN THE DISTRICT. >> HAS THAT NOT AFFECTED THOSE OF US OR THE GENTLEMAN WHO SPOKE TON TONIGHT? >> THEY ARE THE ONES THAT CAN DECIDE HOW MUCH WATER CAN BE [01:55:04] PULLED OUT OF THE AQUAFIR. JUST SO YOU KNOW, AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, CREEK SIDE IS ON 100% GROUND WATER BECAUSE THERE IS NO SURFACE WATER. RIGHT NOW, FIVE YEARS AGO, EVERYBODY WAS COMMITTED TO A 70% GROUND WATER COMPONENT. THOSE NUMBERS HAVE FLIP FLOPPED. THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS FOR IT. THE POINT IS, WHILE WE MAY BE BRINGING SOME OF THESE ISSUES TO LIGHT, WE ARE NOT HAVING ANY SUCCESS IN CHANGING THE PROCEDURES THAT ARE ACTUALLY BEING DONE. THERE IS ZERO PRESS COVERAGE OF THE ONE WATER TASK FORCE MEETING. WE ARE BASICALLY TALKING IN AN ECHO CHAMBER. I DON'T THINK MOST OF THE PEOPLE WOULD ARGUE WITH WHAT I SAID ABOUT THE NEED TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUBSIDEIANCE IN THE COMMUNITY. IT IS A HUGE ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN ARGUED ABOUT FOR TWO YEARS. IN THE END, LONE STAR DECIDED, FOR REASONS THAT THEY KNOW, THEY ARE THE PEOPLE CHARGED WITH THIS PARTICULAR DECISION TO ESSENTIALLY LEAD THE DSC'S CHANGED SO HERE WE ARE. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TOO. AT THIS POINT, IT SHOULD BE -- WE SHOULD PUT IT IN FOR THE TIME BEING. I DON'T SEE ANY REAL BENEFIT RIGHT NOW. I DON'T PARTICULARLY WANT TO SPEND ADDITIONAL TIME WORKING ON I IT. >> I REALIZE YOU PUT IN AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF TIME. I THINK IT IS INVALUABLE TO CONTINUE THE TASK FORCE. >> IF I CAN COMMENT ON THIS, THANK YOU, VICE CHAIRMAN RIESER, AS AN OUTSIDE LOOKING IN, I CAN'T PUT AN VALUE INTO YOUR TIME AND EFFORTS VOLUNTEERING FOR THIS ORGANIZATION IN ITS INFANCY AND HAVING IT GROW. HOW I LOOK AT THIS, AS A TOWNSHIP, WE SHOULDN'T AND WE WON'T, WE ARE NOT LEAVING THE RESPONSIBILITY, WE ARE NOT LEAVING OUR INTEREST IN WATER IN THE TOWNSHIP, WHAT I THINK WE ARE DOING IS OUR ROLE IS CHAN CHANGING. OUR ROLE IN THE BEGINNING WAS LEADING THIS GROUP, GATHERING THE GROUP TOGETHER. I THINK THAT OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS GROUP HAVE TO STEP UP. I THINK IT IS -- IT IS PROBABLY THE RIGHT TIME, NOT THAT WE WILL NOT BE PART OF THIS TASK FORCE. UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME, WE HAVE TO HAVE A DIFFERENT ROLE, IT IS MORE OF A SUPPORTIVE ROLE. THOSE â– WHO HAVEMOREDIRECT RESPONSIBILITIES SHOULD BE TAKING THE LEAD, REPORT BACK TO US AND WE WOULD SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. >> I CAN SEE THE ADVOCACY OF THIS GROUP. IT HAS DONE A LOT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT ISSUES VOUNTHD ALL THINGS WATER. HOW WE ARE HANDLING ISSUES, THE MORE THEY CAN COME AT THIS POINT, THE MORE WE CAN BECOME AWARE OF THEM AND GIVE THEM MORE ATTE ATTENTION, AS A COMMUNITY. I THINK THE TASK FORCE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. INNING NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING THOSE ISSUES DIRECTLY HERE FOR US TO DISCUSS. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WE CAN DISCUSS FOR HOURS AND HOURS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND WE DON'T GET ALL THAT INFORMATION TRANSFERRED HERE. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SUPPORT, SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT IN THIS FORUM, WE CAN INVITE PEOPLE TO HEAR AND PRESENT AND MOVE ON FROM THERE. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. IN ORDER FOR THE ONE WATER TASK FORCE TO CONTINUE, DOES IT REQUIRE A MEMBER OF THIS BOARD [02:00:02] TO BE A CHAIR? COULD THE ONE WATER TASK FORCE CONTINUE WITHOUT A MEMBER OF THIS BOARD BEING THE CHAIR OF IT AND MAYBE EVEN TO THE POINT OF ONE MEMBER JUST BEING A MEMBER OF THE ONE WATER TASK FORCE? >> I WASN'T AROUND WHEN THE WATER TASK FORCE IS FORMED SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RULES WERE. THAT WAS JEFF LONG. >> THE REASON I'M STANDING HERE VERSUS CHRIS OR SOMEONE ELSE IS BECAUSE IT IS, IT WAS A BOARD CREATION. IT WAS CREATED TO BRING THE PARTIES TOGETHER. BECAUSE IT IS DISJOINTED WHERE THE RESPONSIBILITIES LIE AND THERE WASN'T A CLEAR COMMUNICATION CHANNEL. THROUGH THIS TASK FORCE AND NOT NECESSARILY THE TASK FORCE ITSELF BUT IT BROUGHT ENOUGH TOGETHER TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THOSE CONNECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. RIGHT NOW, IT IS HOSTED BY THE TOWNSHIP, UTILIZES TOWNSHIP RESOURCES. THAT IS A MAIN PART OF WHY THE CHAIR WAS A TOWNSHIP MEMBER. >> COULD BE SOMEONE THE CALIBER OF DR. GAINER? COULD WE STILL HAVE IT AND PERHAPS A BOARD MEMBER BE A VICE CHAIR OR SOMETHING. >> THAT WOULD BE A BOARD DECISION. >> THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE A BOARD DECISION. WE NEVER FORMED A BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE THAT DIDN'T HAVE A BOARD MEMBER AS CHAIR. THAT WOULD BE SETTING NEW PRECEDENCE IF WE DID IT. WITH THAT, THAT IS PERHAPS THE WAY WE'LL GO, I MOVE TO TABLE THIS ITEM AND DO MORE RESEARCH ON IT. ALL RIGHT? >> THANK YOU. >> HI, NICK. [15. Receive, consider and act upon a quarterly update from Visit The Woodlands (Convention & Visitors Bureau);] >> HELLO, VICE CHAIRMAN RIESER. >> ITEM 15, RE, CONSIDER -- I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WATER ISSUES. ACT UPON A QUARTER UPDATE FROM VISIT THE WOODLANDS. >> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIRMAN RIESER AND MEMBERS. ALL OF YOU ARE VOLUNTEERS, YOU DON'T GET PAID FOR THIS JOB AND YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON IT. ON BEHALF OF TOWNSHIP STAFF AND THE CONVENTION AND VISITORS STAFF, THANK YOU FOR THE TIERM AND EFFORT YOU PUT INTO THIS. WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. SO EVERY QUARTER, VISIT THE WOODLANDS MAKES A PRESENTATION TO THE TOWNSHIP. VISIT THE WOODLANDS IS THE DESTINATION AND MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION OF THE TOWNSHIP. SO IT IS OUR JOB TO STIMULATE THE COLLECTION OF HOTEL TAX WHICH WE SAW WAS VERY GOOD TO WANT. THANK YOU, CHAIRMA SHAW FOR THAT REPORT AND THAT'S WHY THE EFFORTS WE PUT IN AND THE BOARD GIVES THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES TO VISIT THE WOODLANDS ARE SO IMPORTANT. I WANT TO THANK THREE DIRECTORS, VICE CHAIRMAN RIESER, JOHN ANTHONY BROWN OF VISIT THE WOODLANDS AND DIRECTOR SEKULA-GIBBS ON VISIT THE WOODLANDS. I'LL TALK ABOUT 2022 COMING UP. >> NICK, BEFORE YOU GET TOO FAR INTO THIS, JUST SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS, THE REQUIREMENT FOR A BUREAU, A PORTION OF THOSE HOTEL TAX REVENUES HAVE TO BE SPENT ON THESE ACTIVITIES. WANT TO MAKE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR THAT THE FUNDS THAT, VISIT THE WOODLANDS COMES FROM HOTEL TAXES. THERE IS NO PROPERTY TAXES WHATSOEVER IN THE BUDGET YOU ARE ABOUT TO DISCUSS. >> THAT IS A GREAT POINT. IN THE 2250 HOTEL ROOMS WE HAVE AVAILABLE EVERY NIGHT, MONEY COLLECTED FROM THOSE FUNDS EVERYTHING WE ARE GETTING READY TO TALK ABOUT. THAT IS TRULY OUR VISITORS. [02:05:03] I WANT TO SAY IT WAS A GREAT YEAR, 2021 WAS A GREAT YEAR. WE SAW THE CHART THAT KELLEN SHOWED WHERE THE FIRST THREE MONTHS WERE IN NEGATIVE TERRITORY. ONE MONTH WAS THE A FOUR DIGIT GROWTH. DESPITE DELTA AND OMICRON COMING IN AT THE END OF THE YEAR. I DON'T WANT TO STEAL ANY OF DR. NUNES' THUNDER, HE WILL BE SENDING, WE SET RECORD YEARS IN VENTURES, THE ICE RINK HAD A GREAT YEAR. A PHENOMENAL JOB. THEY DO ACT AS AN ADVERTISING PARTNER. FINALLY BEFORE I GO INTO THESE SLIDES, I DO WANT TO SAY MOST EVERYTHING WE DO AT VISIT THE WOODLANDS YOU'LL NEVER SEE. THERE IS A REASON FOR THAT. IT IS HAPPENING IN AUSTIN, IT IS HAPPENING IN DALLAS, CHICAGO, DET DETROIT. FOR SAKE OF TIME, I WON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON EACH SLIDE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT 2022 AND WHAT WE SEE COMING UP THERE. IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING YEAR. HAD A LOT OF EBB AND FLOW AS WE WERE OPEN AND THEN THINGS SLOWED DOWN A BIT AND OPEN AGAIN. IT HAD AN EFFECT ON TRADE SHOWS IN CITIES LIKE ORLANDO, LAS VEGAS WHERE SOME OF THE LARGEST PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS MEET. SOME OF THE SMALLER SHOWS HAPPENED AND WE DID ATTEND THOSE AND HAD SUCCESS IN THOSE. A LOT OF DIRECT LEADS BOOKED THROUGH VISIT THE WOODLANDS STAFF. I CAN'T BRAG ENOUGH ABOUT VISIT THE WOODLANDS STAFF. AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE. I HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SOCCER TOURNAMENT WHICH HAPPENS OVER THE THANKSGIVING WEEK. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT TOURNAMENT. THAT IS A WEEK LONG TOURNAMENT WE HAVE AT A GREAT TIME FOR OUR HOTELS TO HOST THAT. OUR ADVERTISING OFF THE CHARTS AS FAR AS DEMAND AND AS FAR AS SUCCESS, I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE KUDOS OUT TO ASHLEY WHITE, OUR DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND HER TEAM AND AMBER GEORGE. IN 2021, WE OPERATED WITHOUT AN AGENCY OF RECORD. IT DID LIMIT US ON HOW FAR OUR REACH COULD BE. WE DID ALL THE MEDIA BUYING IN-HOUSE WITH OUR CURRENT TEAM. THIS YEAR, WE DO HAVE AN AGENCY, I'LL TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THAT FOR 2022 THAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT HOW WE'LL EXTEND THE REACH OF THE WOODLANDS. IF YOU LOOK OVER HERE AT THE PERFORMANCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, OFF THE CHARTS. WANT TO THANK AMBER GEORGE AND ASHLEY WHITE. AS I MENTIONED, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING. WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE STATE OF YUCATAN IN MEXICO WHICH IS REALLY LAUNCHING OUT AND BEING MORE AGGRESSIVE. WE REALLY SEE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP THERE. WE HAD THE DIRECTOR HERE IN THE WOODLANDS LAST YEAR AND IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. YOU'LL SEE SOME MORE ACTIVITY THERE WITH OUR INTERNATIONAL MARKETING, PARTICULARLY IN MEXICO. WE HAVE BEEN COVERED BY ALL THE BIG RETAIL IN FASHION, PUBLICATIONS AND WEBSITE AND BLOGGERS IN MEXICO IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THAT, LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING MORE OF THAT THIS YEAR. LOTS OF ACCOLADES, LOTS OF AWARDS. NOW I WANT TO MOVE TO 2022. THIS IS OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS SET FOR '22. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME MONIQUE SHARP AS A DIRECTOR ON VISIT THE WOODLANDS. APPRECIATE ALL OF HER VALUABLE INSIGHT WITH VISIT THE WOODLANDS. YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF NEAT NEW [02:10:04] THINGS. WE HAVE A FOCUS ON THAT, ITEM FOUR, COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THAT IS SHOWING THE IMPORTANCE TO OUR RESIDENTS HERE. WE ARE THE OFFICIAL DESTINATION MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION FOR THE WOODLANDS, FOR THE BUSINESSES LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWNSHIP. THAT'S WHO WE REPRESENT. OUR TRADE SHOWS, WE'LL UPGRADE ALL OF OUR PHOTOS, VIDEO PRODUCTION, OUR IN MARKET ACTIVATION, YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE HERE AS WELL. WE WANT OUR RESIDENTS, CERTAINLY OUR BUSINESSES AND ALSO OUR RESIDENTS TALKING ABOUT VISIT THE WOODLANDS AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR THE WOODLANDS. I WON'T GO INTO DETAIL ON ALL THIS. A LOT OF THIS IS DONE, THIS PRESENTATION, I WANT TO THANK ASHLEY WHITE FOR HER EFFORTS ON THIS PRESENTATION SO WE CAN HAVE THIS ON THE WEBSITE SO YOU CAN TAKE THOSE AND FORWARD THEM TO YOUR COLLEAGUES AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS AS WELL. FINALLY -- AND I MENTION THIS BRIEFLY, EARLIER HAVING AN AGENCY OF RECORD, WE HAVE REALLY A POWER HOUSE OF AN AGENCY OF RECORD CALLED MADDEN MEDIA THAT REPRESENTS OTHERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH NATIONAL MEDIA ARE TREMENDOUS. THIS IS ONE OF THE AREAS I'M PUSHING HARD ON, AND WE ARE AS A TEAM AND BOARD IS TO BE IN ALL OF THESE VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS IN THESE OUTLETS ABOUT WHY THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WOODLANDS AND HOW ATTRACTIVE WE ARE FROM NOT ONLY LEISURE TRAVEL BUT ALSO CONVENTION GROUPS, CORPORATE MEETINGS, TOURNAMENTS, SPORTS INITIATIVES, DR. NUNES AND I THIS WEEK, WE HAVE TWO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT WE HAVE LANDED. ONE, IT WILL BE EXCITING, CAN'T SAY IT YET. THOSE ARE SOME EXCITING THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING. THESE ARE THE MEDIA OUTLETS WE WANT THE WOODLANDS TO BECOME A HOUSEHOLD NAME. WITH THAT, CONNECT WITH US. OPEN TO QUESTIONS. WANT TO THANK THE TOWNSHIP BOARD AND CHAIRMAN FOR CHAIRING VISIT THE WOODLANDS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR 35 YEARS OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM EXPERIENCE IN LEADING THE BOARD, DR. SHELLY, JOHN ANTHONY BROWN AND ALSO DIRECTOR SHARP. THANK YOU. >> YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR RECORDS. IT IS 45 YEARS. >> IT IS 45 YEARS. [LAUGHTER] I'M SORRY. >> HE JUST LOOKS LIKE IT IS 65. >> HE SAID 35. >> I SAID 35 I THOUGHT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THE HOTEL TAXES ARE TO OUR COMMUNITY. I WANTED TO EXPOUND ON THAT. TO PROJECTION WAS WE WOULD RECEIVE 44% OF OUR REVENUE FOR 2022 FROM OUR SALES TAX. WE WOULD GET 37% FROM PROPERTY TAX AND 6% FROM PROGRAM FEES. 5% WOULD COME FROM HOTEL TAX. NOT ONLY WOULD WE GET 5% BUT EVERY TIME SOMEONE COMES TO OUR HOTELS, THEY EAT HERE, THEY ENJOY OUR AMENITIES HERE, THEY SHOP HERE. THEY SPEND MONEY HERE BASICALLY. THEY DON'T JUST COME AND STAY IN A HOTEL AND GO HOME. IT IS VITAL WE STAY COMPETITIVE AND WE SUPPORT OUR HOTELS AND THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL AND UP TO DATE AND HAVE A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE BECAUSE THEY DO -- THEY ARE LIKE A VITAL ORGAN IN WHAT KEEPS THE WOODLANDS HEALTHY. PEOPLE MIGHT NOT REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. YOUR GROUP, VISIT THE WOODLANDS GROUP, WHICH I'M PRIVILEGED TO BE PART OF IS SO IMPORTANT. YOU RECEIVE 100% OF YOUR REVENUE TO RUN THAT GROUP FROM THE HOTEL TAX. I THINK IT IS MONEY WELL SPENT. CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK. I THINK YOU ARE DOING A SMASH-UP JOB. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE SUMMER BRINGS AND SPRING. >> JOSIE LOUIS, OUR OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF SALES IS IN AUSTIN RIGHT NOW WITH MEETING PLANNERS. [02:15:06] WE ARE BACK AT IT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO 2022. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS FOR THE BOARD? JUST ONE OTHER, YOU KNOW, POINT, AND THAT IS IT IS NOT JUST THE HOTEL TAX, ESSENTIALLY, WITH THE COMM COMMUNITY, IN ORDER TO KEEP TAXES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE, IT IS VITAL THAT WE GENERATE ADDITIONAL REVENUE. I'M â– REALLYEXCITED ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT RECENTLY OF THE HILTON HOTEL, DESIGNATED THE WOODLANDS RESORT AS A COLLECTION PROPERTY AND A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN THAT HOTEL, QUITE PLEASED TO HEAR ABOUT THAT. THE PROPERTIES WE HAVE IN THE WOODLANDS, THE WOODLANDS RESORT HAS THE BIGGEST UPSIDE. WE'LL DO MORE TRADE SHOWS, MORE OUTREACH. WE CAN SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL FROM THE COVID SHUTDOWNS AND SLOWDOWNS WE'VE H HAD. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CAN I GET A MOTION AND SECOND? >> I MOVE TO ACCEPT. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED. [ CLOSED MEETING (if applicable)] DO WE HAVE NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING? GREAT. OKAY, ITEM 16 WE'LL RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO 551.072, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, DELIBERATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO 551.087, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, DISCUSS IT NETWORK OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY PURSUANT TO 551.089 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND TO CONSULT WITH WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP ATTORNEYS PURSUANT TO 551.071, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. WE ARE IN RECESS. >> WE ARE LIVE, OKAY. I WAS JUST CHECKING. [18. Receive, consider and act upon an agreement for network services (C-2022-0042);] OKAY. WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM TO TAKE ACTION ON OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. A NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO AUTHORIZE THE NETWORK SERVICES TO FINAL FORM BY LEGAL COUNCIL. >> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [19. Consideration of items to be placed on the agenda for next month's meeting;] >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED. ITEM 19, DISCUSS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS, ALREADY ASKED FOR SAFE HARBOR PRESENTATION FOR NEXT MONTH OR WHENEVER THEY CAN GET THAT. ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION? >> I DO, VICE CHAIRMAN. I WOULD LIKE TO PUT FIRE STATION 5 -- >> WHICH ONE? >> FIRE STATION 5. THERE IS NEW INFORMATION THAT I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE PUT BACK ON FUTURE AGENDA. >> OKAY. JUST FOR PURPOSES OF ILLUSTRATION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WE DID AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF THE FIRE TRUCK FOR THE SECOND COMPANY. ANYTHING ELSE? IN THAT CASE WE'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SO MOVED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.