[f. Receive, consider and act upon designating the Director of Finance as an authorized signer on the Township’s bank and investment accounts and adopting resolutions in connection therewith;]

FAVOR SAYAYE. >> THE MOTION IS CARRIED.>> 7F? MONIQUE IS ALREADY ON THE WAY TO THE ODIUM. RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON DESIGNATING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AS AN AUTHORIZED SIGNER ON THE TOWNSHIPS BANK AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS AND ADOPTION RESOLUTIONS IN CONNECTION THERE AND AND WITH.

>> WAS THERE A SPECIFIC QUESTION? >> YES. JUST RECEIVED A CALL LATE AFTERNOON ABOUT THIS ITEM ASKING WHO HAD THE AUTHORIZED SIGNER'S ON THE DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS. AND SO I JUST UST WANT ANT RIFICATION.

AND THEN SOMEONE COMING IN ASKING ABOUT OUT IT. >> AND THE ANSWER GENERALLY AND SEE IF I CAN AND THE REASON I'M GOING TO DO THAT IS FOR SECURITY PURPOSES WE LIKE TO NOT ISCLOSE ALTHOUGH OUR INTERNAL CONTROL PROCESSES RELATED TO FINANCIAL

TRANSACTIONS. >> THE SIGNERS ON THE ACCOUNTS INCLUDE ON SOME OF OUR INCLUDES ALL OF THE BOARD OFFICERS AND THEN ON SOME OF THE ACCOUNTS IT INCLUDES ONLY ONE OR TWO BOARD OFFICERS AND A COUPLE MEMBERS OF STAFF. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BECAUSE IN MY PREVIOUS POSITION OVER FINANCE HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE SIGNERS.E ARE NOW ADDING OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE BECAUSE AS I HAVE MOVED INTO MY PRESIDENT ROLE SHE IS NOW THE HEAD OVER FINANCE AND SO WE NEED TO ON STAFF TO HAVE THAT SECOND PERSON DOING THAT.

I WILL SAY IN TERMS OF INTERNAL CONTROLS THERE IS NO SINGLE BOARD MEMBER OR STAFF MEMBER BY YOUR BOARD POLICY THAT CAN AUTHORIZE OR SIGN ANY TYPE OF CHECK, INVESTMENT OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S OVER $10,000 SO THERE'S NOT A SINGLE BOARD MEMBER FOR INSTANCE I COULD SIGN ANYTHING OVER 10,000 WITHOUT HAVING A SECOND BOARD MEMBER SIGN OR A STAFF MEMBER

SIGN. >> IN THE SAME AS FOR STAFF? >> THAT'S CORRECT. CANNOT

FIND ANYTHING OVER $10,000 BY MYSELF. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT

CLARIFICATION.>> YOU ARE WELCOME. >> AND JUST SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT CARRIES THROUGH TO VISIT THE WOODLANDS AS WELL.

>> YES, SIR THAT'S A CRACK. >> IN A DOCTOR SNYDER DOESN'T NEED TO BE REMINDED OF THIS BUT WE HAD AN ABSOLUTELY CLEAN AUDIT . EVERY YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN IN ON

THE ON THE BOARD. WE GET IT. >> IS A GOOD QUESTION AND SO I

WAS HAPPY TO CLARIFY. >> THANK YOU. >> IN THAT CASE WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DESIGNATE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IS AN AUTHORIZED

[8. Receive, consider and act upon a Harper's Landing pedestrian pathway connector and an amendment to the professional services contract in connection therewith (C-2015-5380A7);]

SIGNER. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> ANY POST? THE MOTION CARRIES. >> NOW WILL MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM 8. RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A HARPERS LANDING PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY CONNECTOR AND AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING. >> I'M SORRY TO SAY THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO BE A LONG TIME.

>> AT LEAST WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT NOW. >> WE CAN SEE A GLIMMER OF LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL HERE. MOST OF US KNOW THAT HARPERS LANDING HAS BEEN ISOLATED FOM THE COMMUNITY BY 45 MINUTES THE ONLY PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT

IS EAST OF OF 45. >> FINISHED APRIL OF THIS YEAR TEXTILE CAME THROUGH WITH RESERVATIONS OF THAT THEY WERE GOING TO THE PATHWAY AS PART OF THEIR EXPANSION PROJECT OF 242 FROM 248. THE PATHWAY WILL BE SOMETIME IN LATE 2024 EARLY 2025.

IT REALLY DOESN'T MAKE SENSE AT THIS POINT OF THE PATHWAY THERE AND DUMP IT OUT INTO AN AREA WHERE YOU STILL CANNOT CONNECT TO THE SYSTEM. PART OF THE REASON FOR THE CHALLENGES IS THAT IT IS A VERY INTRICATE AREA. THERE'S LOTS OF UTILITIES,

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RAILROADS, STATE HIGHWAYS AND THERE ARE PARCELS THAT DO NOT HAVE PATHWAY EASEMENTS THAT WILL YOU HAVE TO BE NEGOTIATED. THE OTHER PART OF THIS AND I MENTIONED THIS EARLIER IS WORKING WITH TEXT.AS BE REALLY DEEM A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.

THAT WAS ALWAYS SOMEWHAT OF A HURDLE. WE HAVE PROJECTS TO THE WEST OF MY 45 AND THERE'S ALSO A LITTLE BIT OF A PROJECT THAT CAN COME INTO PLAY PRESENTED TO THE BOARD WHICH IS THE FLYERS WHICH WILL BE PAID OUT IN 2023. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW THAT INTERACTS WITH THIS PATHWAY AS WELL. THE PATHWAY IN QUESTION IS GOING TO BE ENOUGH 5400 LINEAR FEET AND I APOLOGIZE FOR READING THIS TO THE BOARD BUT IT WILL GO EAST ON 242 NORTH ALONG THE LAKE .4 AND THEN WE HOOK UP WITH THE TRADE CENTER BOULEVARD AND FINALLY GO INTO THE COMMUNITY OF HARPERS LANDING AT SPARKMAN TRAIL.

AS YOU CAN SEE COMMERCIAL AREAS WITHIN THAT ROUTE BASED ON REDUCED NUMBERS OF DRIVEWAYS TO CROSS TRYING TO REDUCE THE STOP SIGNS AND INTERACTION AND LOOK AT SAFETY FROM THAT STANDPOINT.

WE ARE GOING TO CROSS THE ROAD AT WERE BROKE STATUTE IS. THAT'S IN THAT AREA AS WELL.

WE ARE LOOKING AT AT THIS POINT $377,000 COST AND THAT IS JUST THE COST OF THE PATHWAY BUT THAT'S BECAUSE BY THE TIME WE GET TO 2025 THAT MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THAT STANDPOINT AND WE ALSO DO NOT KNOW THE COST AT THIS POINT REQUIRING EASEMENT.

TWO OF THOSE EASEMENTS ARE WITH HOWARD HUGHES DID WITH THE DEVELOP COMPANY AND THE OTHER ONE IS WITH THE MUD IN THAT AREA. WE REACHED OUT TO BOTH OF THEM AND THEY SEEM TO WANT TO WORK BUT THEIR PRIVATE INTERESTS THAT WE MAY HAVE TO PURCHASE THE EASEMENTS FROM THEM BUT THAT IS JUST HOPEFULLY A WORST-CASE SCENARIO.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH JONES AND CARTER THROUGH THIS AND THEY ARE THE BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN. PHASE 1 WHICH IS SOMEWHAT THE CONCLUSION OF PHASE 1 LOOKED AT THE INITIAL UTILITY CORRIDOR IN THE TRADE CENTER AREA THERE'S A LOT OF UTILITIES.

IT IS A BIT OF A MINEFIELD THERE. THEY WORK WITH PROPERTY RESEARCH INITIAL DESIGN. WE ARE REQUESTING THROUGH THIS ACTION AND RECOMMENDATION AND EMOTION TO PROCEED WITH PHASE 2. THIS WILL GET US TO THE FINAL SCHEMATIC AND REALLY START TO REACH OUT THE RAILROADS AND TEXT.AS WELL AS THE COUNTY TO FIGURE OUT THEIR FINAL REQUIREMENTS AND DOING ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS THIS YEAR OR EARLY NEXT OR WILL COME WITH PHASE 3 AND A MORE DEFINED TIMELINE AND POTENTIALLY EVEN ACQUISITION COSTS. THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROCEED WITH THE PHASE 2 OF

JONES AND CARTER AT THIS TIME. >> JUST BECAUSE THERE'S NO CHANGES ON ANY OF THIS?

>> IT'S PRETTY MUCH ACCURATE. IT'S DIVING TO THE MINEFIELDS OF UTILITIES AND TEXT LOTS OF

WHERE YOU CAN PUT THINGS. >> IT'S THE UNDERPASS UNDER THE 242 FLYOVER?

>> YESTERDAY. PIT'S JUST PARALLELS OF A LITTL BIT.

THE GREAT THING THAT WE ALREADY HAVE HIS EXISTING TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES WITH

CIVILIZATION THAT OFTEN IS A HEAVY COST. >> THAT'S WHERE IT WAS GOING.

> THE BONES ARE THERE WHICH IS POSITIVE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM

THE BOARD? >> YES I HAVE A QUESTION. I'M LOOKING AT THE MAP.

WILL THIS ALLOW RESIDENTS TO ACCESS COSTCO FROM THE BACKSIDE?

>> LET ME TRY TO BRING THIS BACK UP. >> NOT THAT ANYBODY LIKES TO

SHOP HERE. >> FOR RESIDENTS IT SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO AT THE LAKE WHERE

I JUST LOST THE NAME HERE. LAKE COURT. >> IT'S ON THE NORTH END OF

THE PARKING LOT ONTO THAT STREET. >> YOU CAN CROSS AN ACCESS THAT. IT'S A LOWER USED ROAD. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY

WE CHOSE THAT AS OPPOSED TO THE MORE INDUSTRIAL AREA. >> IS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON

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THAT BECAUSE IT'S POTENTIALLY A DEAD END. >> AGREED.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT AND ISSUE A WORK ORDER TO PROCEED WITH OUR TASK ORDER

WITH PHASE 2. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> THOSE MOVERS FAVORS THE AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED CUSTOMER.

[9. Receive, consider and act upon a letter of support for the San Jacinto River Authority and Woodlands Water Agency application seeking federal appropriations for Bear Branch Dam improvements;]

>> THE ITEMS CARRY. >> ITEM NUMBER NINE. RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE SAN TO SEDO ROAD AUTHORITY AND WOODLAND'S WATER AGENCY EDUCATION SEEKING FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR BEER BRANCH DAM IMPROVEMENT.

>> GOOD EVENING TODD.G TODD. >> GOOD EVENING DIRECTORS THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN.E AGAIN.

>> A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. CONGRESSMAN DENNIS CONTACTED THE WOODLANDS MUD AUTHORITY.

THEY'RE LOOKING FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL >> CONGRESSMAN CRENSHAW HAS AN INTEREST IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUSE OF HIS COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT ON ENERGY AND WATER. IT ENSURES THAT CONGRESS GOES THROUGH UP APPROPRIATION SO THEY ARE LOOKING FOR PROJECTS TO QUALIFY UNDER THOSE CATEGORIES.

>> WHEN WE LOOK AT TONIGHT IS THAT BEER BRANCH DAM. THIS IS A QUICK R TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE TOWNSHIP DOES NOT HAVE AUTHORITY OVER WATER DRAINAGE ISSUES IN THE WOODLANDS.

DOES BELONG TO THE COUNTY ON THE ON THE MUD. THE SYSTEM IS ACTUALLY OPERATED BY THE RIVER AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF FIVE MONTH. THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE ACTUAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM ITSELF IN THE COLOR CODING OF THE MONTH. YOU WILL NOTICE THE RED LINE IS AND SO WE ARE LOOKING AT HERE IS A PROJECT THAT WILL DO TWO THINGS.

IT CAN AFFIX THE REHABILITATION TO THE SPILLWAY AND IT'S GOING TO DO A REHABILITATION TO THE ABATEMENT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE DAM. OVERTIME PROJECT NEED TO BE REHABILITATED. THE TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT FOR THIS PROJECT WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE THE GYM READY TO SERVE FOR ANOTHER 40 TO 60 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE.

THE PROJECT IS DONE INTO TWO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES IN TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS FOR A TOTAL OF $4.8 MILLION REQUESTS AND SO THIS IS THE BACK SECTION THERE. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THE RECTANGULAR AREA IS A SOIL CEMENT ABATEMENT. THE IDEA THERE IS THAT THEY ARE REMOVING ABOUT A FOOT OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE AND REPLACING IT WITH PUE CONCRETE.HAT'S ONE PORTION OF THE PROJECT. IF THE FINAL PREPARATIONS WERE PROVIDED THAN BASED ON WHEN THE MONEY WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO SJR YOU WOULD BE LOOKING SOMEWHERE AROUND A 12 MONTH COMPLETION TIME TO DO THE PROJECT. THE CONTRACTOR WOULD WORK WITH THE DAM'S PROPERTY HAD TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. THERE'S A DRAFT MEMO TO THE CONGRESSMAN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ALWAYS SCORES WELL FOR THESE PROJECTS WHEN THEY BRING THEM TO THEIR OTHER COLLEAGUES IS OBVIOUSLY COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THE SJR IN THE WOODLANDS HAS ASKED IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER A LETTER OF SUPPORT TO THE CONGRESSMAN AND AT THIS TIME SENATOR PRAYED AND HAS PROVIDED LETTERS FOR THE PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST ASSOCIATION.

I KNOW THAT THEY ARE TALKING TO THE COUNTY LEADERS TO TRY TO GET SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT AS WELL. YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE DRAFT LETTER THERE.

WE WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR APPROVAL OF THE LETTER.

>> I WOULD HAVE TO PUMP ANY WATER OUT OF THE RESERVOIR IN ORDER TO THE WORK?

>> I DON'T THINK THE ANSWER TO THAT IS NOW. I RECEIVE IS A CONTRACTOR THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE OF ANY WATER FLOWS ECHOED THROUGH EXTREME RAIN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THEY WOULD TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT AS THEY DO THEIR WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO DOWN FOR STREAM EFFECTS OF THE DAM AS THEY WORK.

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>> IS THERE CONSIDERATION TO EXPANDING THIS ASK TO TAKE ON PART OF THE REST OF THE PROJECT? THE BEER BRANCH IMPROVEMENT PROJECT?

IT'S ON THE BOOKS RIGHT NOW. >> THAT PROJECT IS ARTIE MOVING FORWARD THROUGH THE TEXAS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND I THINK THAT'S BEEN ON THE FUNDING SOURCE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S ANY NEED TO CARRY THAT PORTION OF

THE PROJECTS INTO THIS ONE. >> IS A DIRECT APPROPRIATION AND IN SYNTHESIS HERE BUT THERE IS NO FISCAL IMPACT. IT IS SERVING THE RESIDENTS FROM ABOUT 1000 HOMES.

THEY ARE PROTECTED AS A RESULT OF THE DAM SO IT SERVES THE COMMUNITY AND OBVIOUSLY THE

DRAINAGE SYSTEM. >> WHO ACTUALLY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSPECTING THE DAM?

>> IS HAT BAD? >> YES, SIR. >> WON'T YOU COME ON UP HERE?

>> WE DO AN ANNUAL AND WHEN WE DO IT EVERY FIVE YEARS. >> I'M ASSUMING THAT YOU DO

THE SAME THING WITH THE LIQUID LENS DAM AS WELL. >> THEY ARE BOTH FIXED ON THE

DANCE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO REPRESENTATIVE DAN CRENSHAW.

THIS IS BEEN ON YOUR TO-DO LIST I'M SURE FOR A WHILE. TO HAVE SOMEONE COME IN FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND VOLUNTEER TO HELP IS REMARKABLE AND DESERVES OUR GRATITUDE FOR HIM TO DO THAT TO BRING IT TO OUR ATTENTION. I JUST THINK WE SHOULD THANK

YOU VERY MUCH. >> IT DOES RELIEVE THE LOCAL PARTICIPATION.

>> I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS OWN AND OPERATE THE FACILITY NOW BUT WHEN IT WAS CONSTRUCTED

WITH IT THE DEVELOPER? >> YES. >> WITHOUT REIMBURSEMENT?

>> I'M SURE HE FOUND A WAY TO BE REIMBURSED. >> OKAY, I'M JUST CURIOUS.

AND 84 THERE PROBABLY WASN'T EVEN MUD OUT THERE. >> THERE ARE PROBABLY PAPERS THAT WAS THE ABILITY TO SELL THE LOANS AND PAY FOR THE STRUCTURE.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A

SECOND TO LET OUR SPORT. >> I MAKE A MOTION. >> SECOND.

>> THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?

[10. Receive, consider and act upon an update to the Falconwing Park renovation plan to add artificial turf to the multipurpose fields (C-2021-0119);]

>> THE MOTION CARRIES. AND IN 10. RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN UPDATE TO FALCON WING PARK RENOVATION PLAN TO ADD ARTIFICIAL TURF TO THE

MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS. >> THIS IS PART TWO OF THE PROJECT THAT WAS PRESENTED BACK IN FEBRUARY. THEY ED THE BASE ASE PROPOSAL AS WELL AS THE ENHANCED AMENITIES. SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE INQUISITIVE ABOUT ADDING ARTIFICIAL TURF TO THE PARK ESPECIALLY IN THE MULTIPURPOSE FIELD AREAS.

>> YOU WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. THERE ARE NINE FIELDS THAT ARE LOCATED RIGHT NOW IN THE VARIOUS SPORTS COMPLEXES. THEY ARE VERY WELL RECEIVED AND WELL USED. BACK IN 2012, 13 AND 14 THE BOARD SAW THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL TURF AS A WAY TO ADDRESS FIELD CHALLENGES BOTH THE QUALITY OF PLAY, CONSISTENCY OF PLAY AND EVEN COST MANAGEMENT IN TERMS OF REDUCING WATER COST AND REDUCE MAINTENANCE COSTS.

WE REALLY LOOK AT THESE THINGS FROM A 20 YEAR STANDPOINT. THERE'S ALSO WATER BASIN CONSERVATION WATER AS WELL. WE LOOKED AT THE REVENUE AND LOOKED AT ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION. THE LIST OF THE LED VERSUS IRIDESCENT BULBS.

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WE ARE LOOKING AT A $1.78 MILLION PROPOSAL TO PUT TURF IN THIS FIELD AS WELL AS MOVING POLLS, LEDS, SITE AMENITIES AND SO ON HOWEVER IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ABOUT $300,000 OF THE COST IS ALREADY IN WHAT YOU APPROVE BECAUSE THOSE ARE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR COSTS TO MOVE BECAUSE THERE'S A $1.4 MILLION NET IMPACT. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE 20 YEAR PRO FORMA WE LOOKED AT A MAINTENANCE COST OF $2.2 MILLION.

THAT'S THE WATER COST AND MOWING COSTS. WE LOOKED AT REVENUE AND REMEMBER THERE'S A PRICE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN ARTIFICIAL FIELD AS WELL AS GRASS FIELDS AND LOOKING AT PEAK VERSUS NON-PEAK TIME. WE ALSO LOOK AT THE CAPITAL COST WITH $3.1 MILLION. THAT ACTUALLY PAYS FOR THREE PIECES OF ARTIFICIAL TURF.

THE ORIGINAL ONE, THE ONE AT 10 YEARS AND WHEN THE 20 OR SO WE REALLY TRYING TO LOOK AT THIS.

WHAT YOU SEE IS ABOUT $1 MILLION SAVINGS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LIFESPAN OF THE PARK.

IF THE BOARD WORK TO PROVE THIS TONIGHT WE WOULD LOOK AT HAVING THIS TO REVIEW THE BOARD IN JULY OR AUGUST 2022 AND THEN BRINGING THIS ON LATE FIRST QUARTER 2023 OR SOMETIMES IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 23 AS WELL. WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO KEEP THIS MOVING AND YOU SHOULD BE SEEING THE ADVERTISING PROBABLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE FINAL DESIGN OF THAT. IF THE BOARD DESIRES THERE IS A

MOTION UP ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU. >> IS NOT GONNA GET ANY CHEAPER. THAT'S FOR ABSOLUTE CERTAIN. IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT NOT ONLY FOR A FINANCIAL BENEFIT BUT NOT ONLY DO NONE OF THEM OUT YOU ALSO DON'T HAVE TO CANCEL GAMES THAT ARE PLAYING ON IT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

>> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE MAC FIRMAMENT. >> THE SOCCER FIELD AND THE BASEBALL FIELD WHICH IS REALLY JUST A GRASS FIELD WITH NO LINES IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE MERGED TOGETHER. IT'S A ONE CONTINUOUS PIECE OF TURF THEORETICALLY.

THAT ALSO ALLOWS US BECAUSE IT'S DONE IN THE BASE LAYER, TO MANAGE THE DRAINAGE ASPECT.

THE PREMIUM RIGHT NOW AND YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS OF THE ARTIFICIAL FIELD OF SEEING 17 TO 1900 HRS. THAT PRIME TIME USE DURING THE AUGUST THROUGH DECEMBER BETWEEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 4:00 TO 8:00 WITH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY HOURS AS WELL RIGHT UP UNTIL ABOUT NOW BETWEEN JANUARY AND NOW WHERE YOU SEE THAT THESE FIELDS ARE GOING ABOUT 30+ HOURS PER WEEK. THEY CANNOT HANDLE THAT AMOUNT OF PLAY.

THEY KEEP HEALTHY GRAPHS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN FOUR AND 600 HOURS A YEAR.

>> IT DOESN'T GET ANYWHERE NEAR AS MUCH ABUSE. HOW OFTEN ARE WE NOW IN THE

PROCESS OF RESTARTING? >> THE BOARD FOR THE CREDIT AND WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ASSISTS WITH THAT WHERE THAT IS A PLASTIC GRID OVER THE ENTIRE SYSTEM TO HANDLE THE FOOT TRAFFIC TO PROTECT THE CROWN OF THE GRASS. ONE OF THE OPTIONS OF YOUR MEMBERS ARTIFICIAL TURF TO THAT BUT THAT POSES LIMITATIONS TO LOT OF THE.

THIS IS SOLUTION AND AT THE NORTH SHORE OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS FOR MOST PARTS WE'VE DONE

PRETTY WELL. >> IS ALSO HOT. >> I GET IT.

I THINK IN A PERFECT WORLD LIKE TO SEE SOME GRASS LEFT. >> THE WEAR-AND-TEAR OF THE FIELD THIS YEAR BUT THE WEAR-AND-TEAR OF THE BODIES ARE ANOTHER ISSUE.

FOR ATHLETES TURF COULD BE THE WHOLE TIME AND IT COULD BE DANGEROUS.

>> WE CAN FIND STUDIES THAT SUPPORT TURF. WHERE WE ARE GOING IS THE GROUPS THAT ARE USING OUR FIELDS. THE SOCCER FIELDS, RUGBY GROUPS AND ULTIMATE CRICKET ARE WORKING IN SAYING THAT WE WANT AND UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN BUT WE ALSO WANT THAT RELIABILITY. WE KNOW IT RAINS AT 4:00 AND WILL BE OUT THERE 5:30 P.M..

>> YOU CAN'T ARGUE WITH THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM OVER THE LAST SIX OR SEVEN YEARS.

YOU REALLY CAN'T. I AGREE WITH YOU IN A PERFECT WORLD IT WOULD BE GREAT TO PLAY ON GRASS BUT ACTUALLY WILL BE PLAYING ON MONDAY. YOU WILL.

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>> IT'S NOT FUN TO MAINTAIN. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW GRASS

FIELDS IN THAT AREA. >> THERE ARE OTHER PARKS LIKE ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. THERE'S A GRASS FIELD AND IT IS UNLIT.

THERE ARE OTHER GRASS FIELDS THAT ARE ON LET IF THOSE PEOPLE WOULD LIKE HOWEVER JUST LOOKING AT THE FORECAST IN THE FUTURE THAT PROBABLY WILL BE ONE OPTION FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW ON HOW IT CONTINUES TO MANAGE THE DEMAND FROM THE COMMUNITY ON THESE FIELDS AND HOW MANY

GRASS FIELDS ARE VERSUS ARTIFICIAL FIELDS OF LIGHT. >> I KNOW THIS IS GONNA BE ANOTHER GREAT THING FOR THE WITH FUNDS THAT WE WILL HAVE THE BEST FIELDS LIKELY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IF NOT MORE. WE DO WANT TO PROTECT THE GRASS FIELDS.

>> QUESTION ABOUT THE SURVEY. THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY THAT IS I GUESS) CAN YOU TALK

ABOUT THE PREFERENCE OF ARTIFICIAL VERSUS NATURAL? >> THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC QUESTION ONDO YOU WANT GRASS OR ARTIFICIAL. WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS WHEN WE MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY GROUPS AND EVEN JUST USERS COMING INTO THE SAME LESSON I'VE GOT A NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP OF KIDS THAT WANTS TO GO PRACTICE SOMETHING THAT THEY DESIRE WITH THE TURF.

THEY WANT ACCESS TO MORE AND MORE TURF GOING FROM THAT STANDPOINT.

>> IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT ABOUT THE DEMAND. >> WORKS AT HOW THESE FIELDS ARE GOING TO GET ALLOCATED. BELIEVE ME IF YOU NEVER BEEN IN THOSE MEETINGS IT WILL BE ABSOLUTELY EYE-OPENING ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE COULD HAVE THESE FIELDS OPEN AND I THINK

WE COULD BE OCCUPIED. >> WE HAVE THAT MEETING IN TWO WEEKS.

>> THERE YOU GO. >> THEY ARE HAGGLING FOR THE SPACE AND TIME.

>> IT'S WORSE THAN THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. >> PROBABLY MORE PROFITABLE.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? >> NO.

[11. Receive, consider and act upon an appointment by The Woodlands Township Board of Directors to serve as a Director on The Woodlands Road Utility District No. 1 Board of Directors;]

>> IN THAT CASE DO WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? >> THE MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM 11.

RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN APPOINTMENT BY THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO SERVICE DIRECTOR ON THE WOODLANDS ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER ONE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

KAREN? TELL US ABOUT IT. >> THE WOODLANDS ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT IS A SEPARATE COVER METAL ENTITY. IN 2014 THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WOULD INCREASE THE NUMBER OF THE BOARD TO INCLUDE AN APPOINTMENT FROM THE COUNTY IN THE TOWNSHIP. WHILE NOT A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT, THE TOWNSHIP DIRECTOR WHO IS HISTORICALLY APPOINTED TO THIS POSITION HAS AGREED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY SERVE ON THE BOARD WHILE THEY SERVED ON THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THEY WOULD RESIGN IF THEY WERE TO LEAVE THE BOARD. THE TOWNSHIP HAS THE ABILITY TO APPOINT AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OR STAFF MEMBER. THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST FOR WHICH ONE SHOULD BE APPOINTED. BECAUSE IT IS A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY WITH TAXING AUTHORITY AND THE ABILITY TO ISSUE BONDS AS WELL AS AUTHORIZE MAJOR ROADWAYS AND BRIDGE PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY, THE BOARD HAS HISTORICALLY CHOSEN TO APPOINT AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. THE APPOINTMENT IS MADE FOR A SET TERM HOWEVER THE TOWNSHIP HAS THE ABILITY TO APPOINT A SUCCESSOR AT ANY TIME IN APPOINTED DIRECTOR CHOOSES TO RESIGN FROM THE BOARD. DOCTOR MILNER HAS BEEN SERVING THIS ROLE BUT HE HAS NOTED THAT HE IS INTERESTED IN RESIDING FROM THE BOARD. WHILE HE IS NOT HERE HE IS RECOMMENDED THAT DOCTOR SNYDER BE APPOINTED AS HIS REPLACEMENT TO SERVE ON THE BOARD.

WHOEVER THE BOARD CHOOSES TO POINT IF THE BOARD CHOOSES TO APPOINT SOMEONE.

THAT WOULD BE THROUGH MAY 2023 OR UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED.

>> AT THE BEGINNING YOU TALKED ABOUT THEM EXTENDED TO THE BOARD.

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I BELIEVE IT WAS A STATE LAW THAT ACTUALLY CAUSED THAT TO HAPPEN.

I BELIEVE THAT IS BROUGHT ON BY REPRESENTATIVE TOE. IT'S THE PLACE SO COUNTY OFFICIAL ANOTHER OFFICIAL ON THE BOARD IS HERE. JUST A YOU KNOW WHILE THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE UTILITY DISTRICT ARE PAID NEITHER THE COUNTY JUDGE NOR THE WOODLANDS REPRESENTATIVE ACTUALLY TAKES THE PERDIEM. STILL FULLY VOLUNTEERS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THE NOMINATION OF DOCTOR SNYDER TO TAKE OVER THAT POSITION.