Jun 22, 2022 Board of Directors Regular Meeting Agenda

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4:00 MEETING. AND NOW, I WILL START THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR

[1. Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance;]

MEETING. DO WE HAVE AN INVOCATION? >> FROM THE BOARD?

>> ANYBODY. >> I'LL SAY IT. >> THANK YOU.

>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. GOOD AND POWERFUL FATHER, GREAT GOD WHO IS THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS, WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS TODAY AS WE GATHER AS A BOARD AND ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE TO PERFORM GOOD WORKS FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS TO ASK YOUR BLESSINGS ON OUR GREAT STATE AND OUR GREAT NATION AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO PROTECT US AND PRESERVE OUR FREEDOM. AS WE APPROACH THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WE ASK SPECIAL BLESSINGS FOR PEACE AND UNITY ACROSS OUR LAND AND ACROSS THE WORLD, LORD. BECAUSE, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE HOLY NAME OF YOUR SON JESUS AND IN HIS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN.

>> (AMEN) >> WE ALL WILL SAY OUR PLEDGES TO THE TO THE FLAGS. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL."

>>> "HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE

AND INDIVISIBLE." >>> (INDISCERNIBLE)

>> DR. BROWN? >> HERE. >> DIRECTOR SEKULA-GIBBS?

[3. Receive, consider and act upon adoption of the meeting agenda;]

>> HERE. >> DIRECTOR SNYDER? >> HERE.

>> AND I'M HERE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR AGENDA.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. YOU ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES) >> MOVES US TO RECOGNIZING OUR PUEBLO OFFICIALS, I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ON A PUBLIC OFFICIAL SIGN-UP SHEET. SO, THAT WILL

[5. Public comment;]

WE'LL START WITH PAULETTE ADMICK. >>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD, I APOLOGIZE, I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET MY PRINTER TO WORK, SO, I'M READING MY SPEECH OFF MY PHONE.

MY NAME IS PAULETTE ADMICK, I'M REPRESENTING MYSELF FOR THE WOODLANDS, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF OTHERS LESS INFORMED AND LESS ABLED. A PRIORITY OF THIS YEAR'S PROPERTY TAX APPRAISAL I BECAME CONCERNED REGARDING THE CONTINUED MONUMENTLE INCREASE OF MY PROPERTY TAXES, I'VE BEEN A HOME OWNER IN WOODLANDS SINCE 2000 AND SEEN MY TAXES INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. IN SHORT, AS A PROPERTY OWNER, WITH THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, I'M ENTITLED TO A 20% EXEMPTION OF MY PROPERTY'S APPRAISED VALUE. CURRENTLY, I'M RECEIVING NOTHING, FOR I'M LISTED AS AT WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP, THAT'S RIGHT, ZIP, ZERO, NADA.

THEREFORE, AT THIS TIME, I'M REQUESTING MY 20% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION OF WHICH I AM NTITLE D DOESED. (INDISCERNIBLE)

>> ALL POLITICAL POWER IS IN THE HAND OF PEOPLE, AND ALL FREE GOVERNMENTS ARE FOUNDED ON THEIR AUTHORITY AND INSTITUTED FOR THEIR BENEFIT. AS A (INDISCERNIBLE) WE THE PEOPLE, YOU ARE OBLIGATED TO WORK FOR US AND FOR THAT WHICH IS IN OUR BEST INTEREST, NOT YOUR'S, YET

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AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE HOMETOWN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, NEXT UM IS

SIMON BODESON. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. (INDISCERNIBLE)

>> USEFUL (INDISCERNIBLE) (INDISCERNIBLE)

>> HUNDREDS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMING INTO THE LOCAL HOUSTON MARKET PLACE, THERE'LL BE HUGE SPECTATOR SUPPORT AND TALENT HOSTED IN THE HOUSTON AREA, THE PROFESSIONAL TEAMS WILL BE COMING IN FROM ACROSS THE WORLD TO PLAY GAMES AND, UM, THEY WILL NEED A HOSTING SITE OF WHERE THEY WILL TRAIN AND PLAY, WE WILL BE CONTINUALLY SUPPORTING THE COMMITTEE, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THE CHRIS WHO IS A MEMBER OF OUR CLUB WHO WAS THE FORMER DYAMO AND DASH PRESIDENT WHO TOOK ON THE ROLE TO CHASE THIS ADVENTURE AND HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL TO BRING THE EVENT TO HOUSTON. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE, AND I'LL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS VENTURE COMING IN 2026, AND HOPEFULLY, THE WOODLANDS CAN BE A BIG PART OF IT GOING FORWARD IN THE PLANNING STAGES.

(INDISCERNIBLE) >> WE HAVE OUR SOCCER GAMES GOING ON AT THE LOCAL CLUB IN THE TOWNSHIP AND WE HAVE 18 GAMES IN THE MONTH OF JUNE AND JULY, AND WE'RE VERY, VERY MINIMUM FOR OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS. (INDISCERNIBLE) A LOT IT HAVE FUN AND EXCITEMENT IS BEING HAD BY ALL THE PLAYERS IN ATTENDANCE. JUST COMMITTED 67 PLAYERS INTO COLLEGE SOCCER FROM OUR 2022 CLASS WHICH IS A RECORD FOR US, IN '21 WE HAD AROUND 50 SO WE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THESE YOUNG PEOPLE TO GET THEM A CHANCE ON A SCHOLARSHIP AND TO GET A DEGREE WHICH IS HUGE. SO,

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SPEAK. >> THANK YOU, SIMON. NEXT UP IS KRISTA ATTIN.

>>> >> HI, GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT, I'M KRISTA PATTEN AND I'M THE COORDINATOR FOR ISAIAH 117 HOUSE, THIS IS A NON-PROFIT MINISTRY THAT WAS FORMED TO REDUCE TRAUMA TO CHILDREN ON THE DAY THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR HOME AND PLACED IN FOSTER CARE. WE ARE ONE OF FIVE HOMES IN TEXAS, THEY'RE IN EXPANSION FACE AND NONE ARE BUILT YET. WE'RE IN THE FIRST PHASES OF RAISING AWARENESS AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT A DAY CALLED REMOVAL DAY. IT'S THE DAY WHEN THE GOVERNMENT REMOVE AS CHILD FROM THEIR HOME OUT OF CONCERN FOR THEIR WELFARE, THIS IS A DAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THAT I THOUGHT WAS A REALLY GOOD DAY FOR THOSE KIDS, THEY WERE BEING TAKEN OUT OF NEGLECT AND ABUSE AND GIVE A NEW FAMILY. BUT THERE'S A SPACE IN BETWEEN THAT TIME WHEN THEY'RE REALLY LEFT ALONE. AND ALSO, IF YOU THINK OF IT FROM THE CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE, THEY'RE TAKEN FROM THEIR HOME BY A STRANGER IN THEIR CAR TO AN OFFICE. AND WHEN YOU'RE A CHILD AND GO TO AN OFFICE, YOU'RE USUALLY IN TROUBLE, SO, THEY'RE AFRAID, THEY HAVE JUST LOST EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE EVER KNOWN, THE MOM THEY'VE EVER KNOWN, THEIR HOME, THEIR PETS AND KIDS ON THE BLOCK THAT THEY PLAY WITH AND POSSIBLY EVEN THEIR SIBLINGS, THIS TENDS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST TRAUMATIC DAYS OF THEIR LIVES. WITH THE ISAIAH 117 HOUSE, WE BUILD A HOME WITH VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE INTEREST TO GREET THEM AT THE DOOR WHEN THEY COME. SO, WHEN A CASE WORKER REMOVES A CHILD, THEY CALL ME AND I CALL A VOLUNTEER TO OPEN THE HOUSE, AND WE RECEIVE THEM IN WITH LOVE AND WE SUPPLY ALL OF THEIR NEEDS, WE COULD GIVE THEM A WARM BATH, COOK THEM A WARM MEAL, WE GIVE THEM BRAND NEW CLOTHES, UNDERWEAR, PAJAMAS, IF THEY NEED SCHOOL SUPPLIES, BECAUSE USUALLY THEY DON'T GET TO BRING THEIR THINGS WITH THEM, SO THEY'VE LEFT EVERYTHING AT HOME. THEY MAY IMMEDIATE A BACKPACK OR SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY OR A DIAPER BAG, DIAPERS AND FORMULA AND WE HAVE THOSE THINGS IN THE HOME READY

FOR THEM. >> THE MISSION FOR ISAIAH 117 HOUSE IS A THREE-FOLD MISSION, WE LIGHTEN THE LOAD OF THE CASE WORKER BY HAVING A HOME OFFICE IN THE HOME. WE COULD TAKE CARE OF THE CHILD WHILE THEY GO INTO THE OFFICE AND GET THEIR STATE'S PAPERWORK DONE. THEY COULD FIND BEST PLACEMENT IN STEAD OF FIRST PLACEMENT WHICH MAY MIGHT DO IF A CHILD IS SITTING IN THE COOPICAL WITH THEM. THEY HAVE TIME, THERE ARE BEDROOM, THEY COULD SLEEP THERE, THEY HAVE THE TIME TO WAIT AND FIND THE BEST PLACEMENT, MAY BE SOMEBODY WHO WOULD TAKE THE WHOLE SIBLING GROUP TOGETHER. AND THE LAST OF THE THREE-FOLD MISSION IS TO EASE THAT TRANSITION INTO FOSTER CARE, SO, INSTEAD OF A HUNGRY, DIRTY CHILD THAT HAS NOTHING, WHEN YOU COME AT MIDNIGHT TO PICK UP THAT CHILD, THEY'RE CLEANED, FED, AND THEY'VE BEEN LOVED ON, THEY'VE BEEN PLAYING IN THE BACK OR BAKING COOKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND JUST BEEN FEELING A LAVISH LOVE THAT THEY HAVE MAY BE NEVER FELT BEFORE. WE'VE BEEN HERE SIX MONTHS AND WE'RE RAISING AWARENESS. THIS IS A COMMUNITY-FUNDED AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER MISSION. WE'RE LOOKING FOR SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED OR HAS A GROUP OR ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT ISAIAH 117 HOUSE, WE WOULD LOVE TO TELL THEM ABOUT IT, AND I JUST THANK YOU FOR

YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, KRISTIE, NEXT IS CA

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CAMILLA WRIGHT. >> HI, I'M HERE, I JUST HAVE SOME COMMENTS THAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE WITH. I LIVE IN CREEKSIDE AND I LIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WENTWOOD PARK AND I WANTED TO VOICE CONCERN, I'VE BEEN LIVING THERE FOR THREE YEARS, THE PARK IS 15-20 FEET AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. SO, THE THINGS THAT I EXPERIENCE ARE PROBABLY MOST OF YOU DON'T EXPERIENCE IN YOUR OWN HOMES. SO, WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THE HOMES THAT WERE BUILT THERE, THERAPY NOT THEY DON'T SUSTAIN NOISE VERY WELL, JUST BECAUSE, I DON'T THINK IT WAS BUILT TO CONSUME STREET NOISE, AT ALL. SO, WHAT YOU HEAR IS LOUD POUNDING OF BASKETBALLS ALL DAY LONG AND YOU HEAR INDIVIDUALS IN THE PARK, MOST OF THE TIME THEY'RE LIKELY DOING DRUGS, AN I HAVE ANOTHER NEIGHBOR HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE EVIDENCE THAT SHE'S FOUND TOO, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S THE AMOUNT OF NOISE AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME PERIOD IT'S HAPPENING. IT'S FROM 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 2:00 A.M., WE KNOW OUR PARKS CLOSE AT 11:00, THE LIGHTS DO NOT SHUT OFF, WE HAVE PEOPLE OUTSIDE DOING DRUGS. AGAIN, YOU COULD HEAR IT, YOU COULD SMELL IT, YOU COULD SEE THAT THEY'RE DOING THIS, I COULD PHYSICALLY SEE THEM FROM MY HOUSE. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM CHRIS NUNES, WITH PLANTING TREES AND HE'S MUTT OUT SIGNS AND WE'RE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THAT TOO, I'M HERE TO BRING AWARENESS AND ASK FOR SUPPORT IN THE CREEKSIDE TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM DOING DRUGS IN OUR PARKS. AND TO RESPECT THE NEIGHBOR, THE FOLKS THAT COME TO THE PARK, THEY TONIGHT SEE OUR HOMES, THEY'RE NOT AWARE AND IT'S NOT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, MOST OF THE TIME, AND THEY DON'T CARE, I'M OUTSIDE, PLAYING BASKETBALL, EXERCISING, I'M NOT WORRIED THAT I'M CREATING A DISTURBANCE IN SOMEONE'S HOME. I DID RECORD, IF YOU EVER WANT TO HEAR IT THE AMOUNT OFLE BASKETBALL NOISES COMING INTO YOUR HOME. I'VE MADE AN INVESTMENT IN MY HOME TO PUT IN WINDOW INSERTS, BUT IT DOESN'T HELP. SO, OVERALL, I'M JUST HERE TODAY TO BRING THAT AWARENESS TO YOU GUYS THAT WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT OUR PARKS, ESPECIALLY THE WENTWOOD PARK BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE'S SO MUCH DRUG ACTIVITY GOING ON IN THE PARK. I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ALL ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE DONNA HAS SLIDES

AND INFORMATION THAT SHE WILL SHARE LATER ON. >> THANK YOU, CAMILLS, AND NEXT

UP IS DONNA. >>> GOOD EVENING, ALLEN AND I LIVE AT 19 JAQUOA PLACE IN CREEKSIDE PARK WEST. I'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH SEVERAL OF YOU BY TEXT, EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS, CONCERNING OUR ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING IN THE PARK AND WITH SCHOOL TRAFFIC AND WITH BUSINESS THAT BACKS UP TO ANOTHER PARK OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE STEPS THAT COME OF YOU HAVE CURRENTLY BEEN TAKING TO SOLVE SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS. YOU SHOULD HAVE A PACKET FROM ME THAT HAS SOME PICTURES AND, THE FIRST ONE IS OF UM MAP OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD JUST IN CASE YOU AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH IT, AND I'VE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN THE TWO STREETS. IT'S A SMALL SUBDIVISION WITH ONE FULL STREET WITH A CUL DE SAC AT THE END AND A HALF A BLOCK WITH THE CUL DE SAC AT THE END. THERE ARE THREE ISSUES, THE FIRST BEING THE NOISE IN THE PARK. IT'S ON THE BASKETBALL COURTS, THE TENNIS COURTS AND THE PARKING LOT. THE MAIN ISSUE IS JUST THE NOISE, AND PATRONS USING THE PARK AFTER THE STIPULATED HOURS. AS WE KNOW, IT'S DAWN TO DUSK, BUT IF THERE'S LIGHTED COURTS, THEY HAVE A SPECIAL PROVISION TO STAY OPEN UNTIL 11:00 P.M. THE PROBLEM IS THE LIGHTS DON'T GO OFF AT 11:00, AND WHEN THEY DO GO OFF, THE BASKETBALL PLAYERS AND TENNIS PLAYERS RESET THEM AND THEY WILL COME BACK ON AND THEY WILL PLAY UNTIL 2:00 A.M. AND THE HOUSES BACK, THERE'S AN

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MR. NUNEZ, YOU SAID WHEN YOU RESEARCHED THIS, THERE WAS ONE CALL MADE THE ENTIRE YEAR. AND I WON'T GO THROUGH THEM, BUT I HAVE NO LESS THAN 10 DOCUMENTED CALLS, DATES AND TIMES AND ON ALL BUT ONE OF THESE 10, THE POLICE SHOWED UP EVERY TIME. AND, SO, I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THERE, BUT THIS IS ONLY 10. AND, I GAVE YOU A PICTURE, ALSO, THAT WAS A LARGER MAP OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, IF YOU COULD LOOK AT THAT ONE, LOOKS LIKE THAT, AND IT SHOWS YOU IN RED WRITING WHERE THIS BUSINESS IS. AND, THEY ALSO COVERED AN AREA THAT IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE BUSINESS AND IT'S AN OUTDOOR AREA. AND THEY PUT PICNIC TABLES AND STUFF OUT THERE, SO, THE PARTY IS ALSO HELD OUTSIDE WHICH IS EVEN CLOSER TO THE HOMES. AND I PARKED ON AN "X" THERE, YOU COULD SEE THE HOUSES WHICH BACK UP TO THEM, AND SOME OF THEM, AND WHERE THOSE "XS" ARE, THAT'S FIVE FAMILIES THAT HAVE MOVED OUT THAT BACK UP TO THIS BUSINESS. AND THE "X" WITH A CIRCLE IS ONE THAT'S MOVING SOON. SO, SIX FAMILIES HAVE MOVED BECAUSE OF THIS BUSINESS AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH IT. SO, I'VE LEFT MY INFORMATION WITH YOU, IF YOU HAVE ANYMORE QUESTIONS, UM, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DONNA.

[a. Introduction of new Human Resources Director;]

>> THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL NOW GO TO AGENDA ITEM 6, PRESIDENT AND

CEO'S REPORT, MONIQUE SHARP. >> YOU MISSED THE SIGNUP, SIR AND WE'RE MOVING ONTO AGENDA

ITEM 6. >> CAN'T I SPEAK? >> THAT WOULD BE NO. MONIQUE?

>> THANK YOU, FIRST, THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS INTRODUCE YOU TO THE TOWNSHIP'S NEW DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, HER NAME IS ANGELA BRANCH AND SHE'S WITH US, IF YOU WOULD STAND UP IN THE BACK. WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE HER, AND SHE COMES TO US FROM THEWOOD'S METHODIST CHURCH AND HAS 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN ALL ASPECTS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. AND IT'S ONLY HER 8TH DAY AND SHE'S HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. SO, AGAIN, I WANTED TO INTRODUCE HER TO YOU, AND TO

EVERYONE HERE, AND WELCOME ANGELA. (APPLAUSE). >> WELCOME, ANGELA.

[b. Leadership Montgomery County Graduates;]

>> OKAY. NEXT, I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR NEW LEADERSHIP MONTGOMERY COUNTY GRADUATES ON STAFF, THIS IS ELIZABETH AND RUTH ANN, THESE TWO EMPLOYEES RECENTLY COMPLETED

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SO, CONGRATULATIONS. >> (APPLAUSE). >> AND THEN LASTLY, I WOULD

[c. Government Finance Officers Association Awards;]

>> FINANCIAL PLAN AND OPERATION'S GUIDE AND COMMUNICATIONS (INAUDIBLE).

>> SORRY. NOW IT IS. OKAY. >> SO, AGAIN, THAT OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IS HERE AND JOHN BRUCE, OUR DIRECTOR OF BUDGETING, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE IT STAND. (APPLAUSE)

>> . >> AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

[7. Receive, consider and act upon reports from Village Association representatives;]

>> THANK YOU, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FINANCE OFFICE FOR ANOTHER YEAR IN REWARDS. NOW, TON TO AGENDA ITEM 7, RECEIVE CONSIDER AN ACT UPON OUR VILLAGE ASSOCIATION

REPORTS. AND I MOW, MARY ANN BRAIDE, YOU'RE FIRST UP. >> GOOD EVENING, DIRECTOR BUNCH, GOOD EVENING CHAIRMAN, AND DIRECTORS, I'M MARY ANN BRAID AND AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE BRIDGE ASSOCIATION, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING TO THE COMMUNITY. WE HELD OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROMISE AND WELCOMED THREE SCHOLARSHIP FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. WE WELCOMED THE STUDENTS WITH THEIR PARENTS WHO RECEIVE THE SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE OFFICE IN ALDEN BRIDGE. HE'S WORKING IN A CAMP IN THE MONTH OF JUNE SO HE WAS UNABLE TO JOIN US. WE WERE JOINED FROM WE WISH ALL OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS THE IN THEIR EDUCATION AND FUTURE ENDEAVORS. OUR MEETING WAS HELD ON JUNE 14TH AND WE RECEIVED THE LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT FROM SPECIALIST MADINAH AND WE HAD AN UPDATE ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY OPEN HOUSES. WE DISCUSSED THE FINAL DETAILS FOR OUR POOL PARTY AND HAD A GREAT TIME SATURDAY AT THE POOL. THERE WERE SNACKS, TOYS, DRINKS AND LUNCH AND AN AMAZING BALLOON ARTIST, WE HAD 163 RESIDENTS JOIN US FOR THE PARTY. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWNSHIP WHO ARE ALWAYS HELPFUL IN SETTING UP THE EQUIPMENT AND MAKING SURE THAT THE FACILITY IS VERY, VERY, EASY FOR US TO USE AND THEN COME BACK AND CLEAN IT UP AFTER WE'RE DONE, SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE

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>> WE AWARDED THE YARD OF THE MONTH THE RESIDENTS AT 161 EAST FOX BRIAR CIRCLE AND WE'LL BE OUT LOOKING AT THIS MONTH'S NOMINEES THIS WEEK AND MAKE THE REPORT ON OR ABOUT THE FIRST OF JULY. PLEASE SEND NOMINATIONS TO OUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IF YOU SEE A RESERVATION DENT WITH A VERY PRETTY YARD, WHICH IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER WITHOUT THE RAIN. WE ARE PLANNING TO TAKE A BUS FULL OF PEOPLE DOWN TO SEE THE ASTROS PLAY THE MARINERS. . WE MEET ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AND INVITE ALL RESIDENTS TO ATTEND. THAT IS MY REPORT.

>> THANK YOU, MARY ANN. >> THAT YOU CAN. >> NEXT UP, TED STANLEY WITH COLLEGE PARK. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME HELD (INDISCERNIBLE)

>> I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU. (INDISCERNIBLE)

>> RECENTLY HELD OUR-PALOOZA OR SPRING FLING EVENT. WE APPRECIATE YOU, DR. SHELLEY, FOR COMING OUT AND VISITING WITH US. IT WAS NOT AS WELL ATTENDED AS OUR FALL EVENT, BUT IT WAS THE SECOND EVENT SINCE COVID SO WE HAD A GOOD TURNOUT AND WE WERE PLEASED WITH THAT. WE DID AWARD ONE $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR A RESIDENT OF COLLEGE PARK, AND WE APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. WHEN I PRESENTED TO YOU RIGHT AFTER THE ELECTIONS I SAID THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD TO HAVE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS A (INDISCERNIBLE) UNFORTUNATELY SEVERAL MEMBERS DIDN'T SHOW UP, SO, NOW WE HAVE TO REPLACE BOARD MEMBERS, SO THAT'S THE CAST FOR THE LIGHT OF THE VILLAGES, WE'RE SEARCHING FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS, AND HOPEFULLY U WE'LL GET THAT FILLED AND TAKE CARE OF THAT AND BE BACK TO A FULL BOARD AGAIN. WE RECENTLY HAD TO CANCEL OUR JUNE MEETING BECAUSE SEVERAL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS HAD COVID, SO WE FELT IT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY TO CANCEL THE MEETING. WE'RE PLANNING THE ANTICIPATION FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY PARADE, WE HOST A HOSPITALITY TENT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF COLLEGE PARK, AND WHOEVER ELSE WOULD LIKE TO COME CAN, WE OFFER WATER, COFFEE AND SNACKS. AND WE HAVE AN EVENT THAT WE'RE PLANNING THIS YEAR, WE'RE PLANNING A COLLEGE PARK VILLAGE FAIR, WHILE I HOPE TO PRESENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESIDENTS SO THEY GET TO KNOW THE BUSINESS OWNERS WHO LIVE IN COLLEGE PARK OR HAVE BUSINESSES IN THE VILVILLAGE OF COLLEGE PA IT'S FOR OUR HOME BUSINESSES AS WELL AS STORE FRONT BUSINESSES IN COLLEGE PARK, AND HOPEFULLY, THAT WILL BE AN EVENT, AND OUR FIRST ANNUAL, AND WE'LL CONTINUE THAT IF WE COULD.

>> I'LL BE ATTENDING THE TXDOT MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AS IT RELATES TO THE CHANGES HAPPENING ON HIGHWAY 242 AT THE ENTER INTERSECTIONS OF 1445, IT'S AN AREA WITH THE MOST ACCIDENT, AND I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT TXDOT IS PLANNING AND I'LL REPORT THAT BACK TO YOU AS WELL AS OUR

COLLEGE BOARD AS WELL. (INDISCERNIBLE) >> I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO FIND OUT THAT WE'RE PUSHING OFF TRICK-OR-TREAT PLANS FOR THE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN HARPER'S LANDING AND THE REST OF THE WOODLANDS, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE RESIDENTS FOR DOING SO. THE

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THAT'S ALL FOR MY REPORT. I HOPE THAT YOUHAVE A GREAT SUMMER.

>> AND WE HAVE ED HOPPLE. >> GOOD EVENING, EMILY, HOPPLE, PRESIDENT OF THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE YOU ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR VILLAGE. OUR FARMER'S MARKET IS CONTINUING TO THRIVE, WE AVERAGE APPROXIMATELY 60 VENDORS A WEEK.

THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES EVERY WEEK AND STILL GROWING, ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK OUT THE MARKET, WE HAD A GREAT FATHER'S DAY LAST SATURDAY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ST. ARNOLD'S BREWERY, WE ALWAYS HAVE A LOT OF FUN AT SPECIAL EVENTS. THIS SATURDAY, WE'RE MOVING TO SUMMER HOURS, BECAUSE OF THE HEAT, NOON TO 1 IT'S HOT, WE'RE GOING FROM 9-12 FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AS WE GET THROUGH THE TEXAS HEAT. WE AWARDED OUR VERY FIRST YARD OF THE MONTH IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, AND THAT'S EXCITING TO NORA PALMMOR. AND WE AWARDED $15,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 11 STUDENTS AND AGAIN THIS IS SOMETHING POSSIBLY DUE TO THE AWESOME RESIDENTS OF THE AREA WHO ATTEND OUR FARMER'S MARKET. SO, THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE FOR MAKING THAT POSSIBLE AND TO OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS WHO RUN THAT EVERY WEEK. 100% VOLUNTEER RUN AND 100% NON-PROFIT. WE ALSO RENEWED OR MEMBERSHIP WITH THE WOODLANDS GREEN. WE HAD A V VACANCY DUE TO NED CHAPMAN MOVING ON. AND THAT WAS FILLED BY LORI JONES, AND WE'RE EXCITED T HAVE A FULL BOARD. WE WERE ALSO VERY EXCITED THAT IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT FFAT EATERY, WHIH IS A JAMES BEIRDE NOMINATED RESTAURANT WILL BE IN OUR VILLAGE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. AND WE'RE OBVIOUSLY EXCITED TO HAVE SUCH A PRESTIGIOUS BUSINESS JOIN OUR SHOPPING CENTER. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE RECENT OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO PARKS AND RECREATION AND WE SHARED THAT WIDELY WITH YOUR RESIDENTS. WE'VE BEEN HEARING A LOT ABOUT THE ISSUE OF PET WASTE IN OUR WATERWAYS SPECIFICALLY, AND WE DO GET A LOT OF COMMENTARY FROM RESIDETS AND I NOTICED IT MYSELF, THAT PET WASTE, IF IT IS BAGGED IS OFTEN LEFT WHERE IT WAS DEPOSITE, SO, OUR BOARD ASKED THAT I HIGHLIGHT THAT ISSUE, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE ADDITIONAL TRASHCANS, ESPECIALLY PLACED ALONG, MAY BE TRAIL HEADS NEAR THE ROADWAYS, I UNDERSTAND THE TRASH CAN IS NOT JUST ABOUT PURCHASING THE TRASH CAN BUT THE INDEFINITE SERVICING OF THE TRASH CAN. MAY BE IF WE KEEP THEM BY THE WATERWAYS, THAT MAY BE EASIER, BECAUSE IT IS AN ISSUE THAT WE HEAR ABOUT A LOT FROM THE RESIDENTS. AND ANOTHER RESIDENT ISSUE COMING UP, IT'S BEEN APPARENTLY MORE THAN A IRAQIS AND I HAVEN'T NOTICED THIS MYSELF, IT WAS BROUGHT TO ME FROM ANOTHER RESIDENT, THERE ARE WIRES RUNNING OVER SIDEWALKS, ROADS, TRAILS, IN THE AREA INSIDE OF LIKE THE THREE-MILE TRAIL, I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE NEAR NORTH MILBEN AND THEY'RE TETHERED TO LIGHT POSTS AND TREES AND NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE THERE FOR, AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU COULD DO TO ASSIST WHAT DETERMINING WHAT THOSE ARE AND WHETHER THEY NEED TO GET INTO THE GROUND, IF YOU COULD PUSH FOR THAT, I THINK THAT THE RESIDENTS ASSUMED IT WAS A TEMPORARY THING BUT IT'S NOT GOING AWAY. AND I CAN GET YOU MORE SPECIFICS ON THAT, I'LL SEND AN E-MAIL. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> AND WE'LL GET SOMEBODY TO CHECK IN ON THE WIRES. WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT RESTAURANT?

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>> IT'S PHAT EATERY. IT WAS IN THE COMMUNITY IMPACT, AND PROBABLY OTHER STUFF TOO, BUT,

YEAH. >> I'VE BEEN OUT OF IT, DIDN'T GET TO READ IT.

>> TOTAL FINE, I HOPE YOU'RE GOING BETTER, I APPRECIATE THE FOLLOWUP.

>> AND WE HAVE MATT BARNS WITH PANTHER CREEK. >> MATT BARNS, FROM FROM PANTH CREEKVILLEAGE ASSOCIATION, WE AWARDED TWO $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING SENIOR WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF PANTHER CREEK TOP, WE REINSTATED OUR NEWS LETTER AND TESTED IT BY SENDING OUT AN INVITE TO OUR ANNUAL POOL PARTY PICNIC DAY, IT LOOKED TO BE TO MANY THE MOST WELL ATTENDED PICNIC THAT WE'VE HAD, AND BIG THANKS FOR ANDREW FREEMAN FOR PUTTING THAT ON. THANK YOU,

ALL, SEE UM NEXT MONTH. >> I DON'T THINK ANY OTHER VILLAGE PRESIDENTS MADE IT IN,

BUT IF YOU DID. >> HEY, ALL RIGHT, SNEAK HER IN.

>> PATRICIA. >> THEY THINK, CHAIRMAN, AND DIRECTORS.

>> I'M TRISHA WITH THE COCKRAN'S CROSSINGVILLEAGE ASSOCIATION. WE HAD OUR ANNUAL PARTY AN JUNE 11TH, IT WAS THE BEST ONE TO DATE, HIGHEST ATTENDED, AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE BUSINESSES WHO DONATED RAFFLE ITEMS OR SUPPLIES, TORCH SHI'S TACO, HONEY HAM, DELTA LIFE FITNESS, KROGER AND H-E-B. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN, I'M SORRY YOU MISSED IT. OUR NEXT BIG PROJECT IS OUR FOURTH OF JULY PARADE, OUR MEMBERS RECOGNIZE THAT OUR EDUCATORS HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND ALL EXPECTATIONS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, SO WE'RE DEDICATING OUR FOURTH OF JULY PARADE ENTRY TO THE TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND ALL TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF WHO LIVE AND TEACH IN THE WOODLANDSS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO JOIN US IN THE PARADE. WE'VE E-MAILED INVITATIONS TO PRINCIPALS, BEFORE SCHOOL ENDED. IF YOU KNOW A TEACHER, PLEASE LET THEM KNOW TO REACH OUT TO US VIA THE COCKRAN'S CROSSING WEBSITE. WE'VE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT NEW TEACHERS JOINING OUR SCHOOLS ARE SPENDING A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET TOSS SET UP THEIR CLASSROOMS. SOMETIMES THESE NEW TEACHES ARE 23 YEARS-OLD AND SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THEY DON'T HAVE TO SET UP CLASSROOMS FOR OUR STUDENTS, SO WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THEM ALLEVIATE THE COSTS.

LASTLY, OUR VILLAGE ASSOCIATIONS, OUR WHAT A WAY TO GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, IF YOU'RE NOT READY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS OF A BOARD POSITION, WE'RE LOOKING FOR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE ON EDUCATION EVENTS AND COMMUNICATION COMMITTEES, ALONG SIDE BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE GREAT IDEAS TO PARTNER WITH BUSINESSES, AND SUPPORT EDUCATION AND WE NEED HELP. COME TO OUR MEETING,S, AND REACH OUT TO US, OUR NEXT MEETING IS JUNE 28TH, AT

7:00 P.M. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THAT'S ALL THE VILLAGE

ASSOCIATION, CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >>

[a. Receive, consider and act upon a proclamation honoring retiring Public Sector Solutions Manager with Waste Management, Terry Woodson;]

(CHORUS OF AYES) >> THANK YOU TO OUR VILLAGE ASSOCIATIONS, KEY PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE'LL NOW MOVE ONTO OUR PROCLAMATIONS. AND I'VE THE FIRST ONE.

>> ALL RIGHT, BE IT PROCLAIMED, WHEREAS FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, MYSTERY WILSON HAS SERVED AS THE WASTE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WHEREAS MISS WOODSON HAS CONSISTENTLY PRODUCED A 99.#% COLLECTION RATE AND WASTE SERVICE AS RATED VERY GOOD BY MORE THAN 90% OF RESIDENTS IN THE LAST THREE RESIDENT SURVEYS IN THE WOODLANDS. AND WHEREAS MS. WOODSON AND WASTE MANAGEMENT PROVIDE TREMENDOUS TEEP TO THE COMMUNITY IN NATURAL DISASTERS AND NEED. WHEREAS, MMS.WOODSON HAS BEEN AND. WHEREAS MS. WOODSON IS AFFECTIONALLY KNOWN

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[b. Receive, consider and act upon a proclamation recognizing International Widows Day; ]

>> ANCHOR: >> ALL RIGHT, IF I COULD HAVE THE DIRECTOR WITH THE

PROCLAMATION. >> BE IT PROCLAIMED, WHEREAS THE WOODLANDS BENEFITS GREATLY FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER SUPPORT TO WOMEN OF ALL AGES, FAITHS, AND BACKGROUNDS WHO ARE SEEKING COMFORT DURING TIMES OF GRIEF AFTER THE LOSS OF A SIGNIFICANT OTHER AND, WHEREAS, THE MODERN WIDOWS CLUB WAS FOUNDED IN 2011 AS A NON-DENOMINATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES WIDOW MENTORING, LEADERSHIP, AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH MEMBER SERVICES, ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA SITES AND AN INSPIRATIONAL BLOG, AND WHEREAS, IN 2010, THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTED A RESOLUTION TO ANNUALLY OBSERVE INTERNATIONAL WIDOWS DAY ON JUNE 23RD, TO GIVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF THE SITUATION OF WIDOWS OF ALL AGES AND ACROSS THE REGIONS AND CULTURES, AND WHEREAS, ON JUNE 23, 2022, THE MODERN WIDOWS CLUB OF THE HOUSTON AREA, WHICH HAS THREE CHAPTERS LOCATED IN CENTRAL HOUSTON, KATY, AND TTHE WOODLANDS, WILL OBSERVE INTERNATIONAL WIDOWS DAY TO HONOR OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY OF WIDOWS. AND WHEREAS, THE WOODLANDS ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN OBSERVATION OF INTERNATIONAL WIDOW'S DAY AND COMMENDS THE MODERN WIDOWS CLUB OF THE WOODLANDS FOR RAISING AWARENESS ON BEHALF OF WIDOWS AND SERVING AS A SOURCE OF COMFORT, COMPASSION, AND POSITIVE SHAKE. NOW, THEREFORE, I GORDY BUNCH AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM, THURSDAY, JUNE 23RD, 2022, AS THE INTETHE INTERNATIO

WIDOWS DAY IN TTHE WOODLANDS, TEXAS. >> THANK YOU. CAN YOU GET THEM TO COME UP AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE BOARD AND GET YOU A COPY OF THE PROCLAMATION. F

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>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> AND NOW, WE HAVE ONE FROM

[c. Receive, consider and act upon a proclamation recognizing the South County Fourth of July Parade Committee; ]

DIRECTOR GIBBS. >> BE IT PROCLAIMED, WHEREAS THE SOUTH COUNTY 4TH OF JULY PARADE HAS BEEN AN AN NEWLY EVENT IN SOUTH MONTGOMERY COUNT FOR MORE THAN 43 YEARS, AND WHEREAS THE PARADE PROVIDES LOCAL BUSINESSES, VILLAGE ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER FOR OUR NATION'S BIRTHDAY. AND WHEREA THE PARADE IS A BELOVED FAMILY TRADITION THE WOODLANDS AND UNITES FAMILIES, NEIGHBORS, AND FRIENDS TO CELEBRATE FREEDOM. AND WHEREAS THE SOUTH COUNTY 4TH OF JULY PARADE COMMITTEE WORKS TIRELESSLY TO MAN THE ANNUAL PARADE, AND WHEREAS THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP RECOGNIZES THE SOUTH COUNTY 4TH OF JULY PARADE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR DEDICATED EFFORTS TO ORGANIZE AND HOST THE AN MULE PARADE FOR THE ENCEMENTS. COMMUNITY, NOW, THEREFORE, I, GOB, AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP DOES HERE BY PROCLAIM, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2022, AS THE SOUTH COUNTY 4TH OF JULY PARADE COMMITTEE DAY..

>> DO YOU WANT TO JOIN US UP HERE? >> WE HAVE ONE MORE

[d. Receive, consider and act upon a proclamation declaring July as Parks and Recreation Month in The Woodlands;]

PROCLAMATION FROM DIRECTOR BROWN. >> OKAY.

>> WHEREAS, IN SUPPORT OF THE THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIPS, 150 PARKS, 14 POOLS, 220 PLUS MILES OF PATHWAY, COUNTLESS GREENBELTS, TWO RECREATION CENTERS AND TWO BOAT HOUSES AND AN ADVENTURE COURSE AND THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION AND WHEREAS PARKS, RECREATION, ACTIVITIES, AND LEASH SURE EXPERIENCES PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE, GROW, AND DEVELOP, AND WHEREAS THESE GENERATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER AND EXPERIENCE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY THROUGH FUN RECREATIONAL PURSUITS AND EVENTS, AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDE OUTLETS FOR PHYSICAL

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[ CONSENT AGENDA]

JULY 2022 AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. >> TO WE HAVE A MOTION TO

[10. Receive, consider and act upon an emergency preparedness briefing;]

APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> (CHORUS OF AYES)

>> MOTION PASSED. AGENDA ITEM 10 RECEIVE CONSIDER AND ACT UPON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BRIEFING,

CHIEF BUCK, >> GOOD EVENING. ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I TOTALLY SHARPED IT, I WAS GOING TO SAY, HURRICANES BAD AND MOVE ON. IT IS HURRICANE SEASON, AND, UM, THE TROPICS ARE STARTING TO GET MORE BUSY, AND, I'M GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN'T GO FORWARD, THIS YEAR IT WILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE, WHICH IS WHAT THEY'RE PREDICTING, WITH 14-12 NAMED STORMS, AND 6 TO 12 HURRICANES, THAT'S WINDS IN EXCESS OF 73 MILES PER HOUR, AND UP TO SIX MAJOR HURRICANES CATEGORY 3 OR GREATER. ALL STORMS HAVE BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITHIN 48 HOURS OF LANDFALL WILL BE NAMED AND THAT CIRCULAR WINDS GREATER THAN 40

MILES PER HOUR. THANK YOU, DAY IN A. >> AND, THE INTENTION OF NAMING THEM IS SIMPLY TO MAKE PEOPLE START TO PAY ATTENTION AND DOING WHAT WE NEED TO GET DONE. WHAT WE COULD EXPERIENCE IN THE EVENT OF A HURRICANE AND RAH WE'VE EXPERIENCED, POWER OUTAGES, WIDE SCALE PROPERTY DAMAGE, FLOODING, CASUALTIES, CONGESTION, FIRES, LOSS OF POWER, REGIONALLY STRANDED EVACUEES, AND TORNADOS. THE KEY SUCCESS FAKE TERRES ARE PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY. PREPAREDNESS IS WHAT YOU COULD DO, HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN, COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR LOVED ONES, DISASTER SUPPLIES, 72 HOURS IS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO BE SELF SUFFICIENT FOR, NONPERISHABLE FOOD, WATER, UP TO 1 GALLAGHER A DAY PER PERSON, MEDICINE, CASH, BATTERY POWERED RADIO AND FLASHLIGHTS, PORTABLE OR SOLAR POWERED USB CHARGER FOR CELLPHONES, GAS UP YOUR VEHICLES AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER. CONSIDER EXTRA FLOOD INSURANCE BUT THAT REQUIRES A 30-DAY WAITING PERIOD. THE TOWNSHIP WILL BE WORKING ON SECURING TOWNSHIP FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, COORDINATION WITH THE MONDAY GAMRY AND HARRIS COUNTY,

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WEAVE SEEN ALL TOO OFTEN THE LAST DECK SIDE. >> FIRE DEPARTMENT RESOURCES, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE BOARD WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE FOUR HIGH WATER VEHICLES, SIX BOATS, TWO ALUMINUM EVACUATION BOATS AND TWO INFLATABLE EVACUATION BOATS, AND TWO INFLATABLE RESCUE BOATS. THIS IS A RESCUE BOAT THAT WE HAVE AT SEVERAL OF OUR FIRE STATIONS. THIS IS A PICTURE OF A NEW BRUSH TRUCK THAT YOU APPROVED LAST YEAR, THIS IS THE ABILITY TO, WE TALK ABOUT TEXAS BEING A DROUGHT OCCAS OCCASIONALLY PUNCTUATED BY A FLOOD. YOU COULD SLIDE OUT THE BACK FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITY, AND IT BECOMES A FLOATING CAPABILITY. THEN, WHEN WE RECOVERY, WE WANT YOU TO AVOID FLOOD WATERS, STAY OUT, TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WALK THROUGH FLOOD WATERS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO HIT A DRAINAGE DITCH. TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY, IN ORDER TO ASSIST FILING INSURANCE CLAIMS, DO WHAT YOU CAN TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY, HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS. STAY IN INFORMED, WE COULD GET YOU THE RESOURCES THAT YOU NEED.

SMART911 IS A FANTASTIC THING. AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY READY HAS AN APP, AND HARRIS COUNTY HAS A SIMILAR THING INCLUDE WWW.HARRIS.ORG. CREATE A SAFETY PROFILL AT SMART911. IT'S FREE TO CITIZENS AND THE 911 OPERATORS CAN ONLY SEE IT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME THAT YOU CALLED THEM AND 45 MINUTES AFTERWARDS. AND THAT'S QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. AND IF NOT, I WAS JUST GOING TO GO INTO JUST A LITTLE BIT ON THE OTHER SIDE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FLOODING, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING ABOUT THE DROUGHT AND THE WEATHER, OUTSIDE WHILE WE'VE BEEN IN THIS MEETING, WE'VE HAD A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THE AREA BUT NOTHING THAT'S CHANGING ANYTHING. THE KBDI IS AT THE THRESHOLD OF A BURN BAN. IN HARRIS COUNTY IS 623 AVERAGE, AND IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, IT'S 5 HUNDRED LAST WEEK AND WE WERE IN 580 TODAY. SO, WE'RE RIGHT ON THE WHAT WOULD BE A POTENTIAL BURN BAN. THE FIRE MARSHALS ARE LOOKING FOR THE ACTIVITY, THE FIRE ACTIVITY THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE AREA, WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT MANY BRUSH FIRES TO TRIGGER US INTO A BURN BAN. THAT BEING SAID, MOST OF THE COUNTIES AROUND US HAVE ALREADY DONE A BURN BAN. RIGHT NOW IN OUR GENERAL AREA ONLY HARRIS, AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY ARE WITHOUT A BURN BAN. THE FIREWORKS CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN FOR US, WE'RE WATCHING THAT AND DON'T EXPECT SIGNIFICANT RAIN BETWEEN NOW AND FOURTH OF JULY, WE WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT FIRE WORKS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE WOODLANDS, IT'S SO DRY OUT THERE, LET THE PROFESSIONALS DO THEIR JOB. OUR PROFESSIONAL SHOWS, WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE GO OFF SAFELY, AND THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF BUCK?

>> WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST, CHIEF, FOR A RESIDENT TO DO IF THEY NOTICE SOMEONE BROKING OFF

FIREWORKS? WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST? >> THEY COULD CALL 911 AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL RESPOND IF THEY FEEL LIKE IT'S A DANGER. AGAIN, AS WE ARE UNINCORPORATED, WE HAVE NO ENFORCEMENT POWERS, IT'S AGAINST THE COVENANT, SO THEY COULD CALL THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THEY COULD TREAT

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THAT AS A NUISANCE. >> THE COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE AUTHORITY EITHER, IF THE COUNTY PUTS IN A FIRE BAN, THEN THEY CAN ENFORCE FOR FIREWORKS BEING SHOT OFF?

>> THEY HAD TO DO THAT BY JUNE 15TH, BUT THE NEW LAWS THAT WERE PUT INTO PLACE, THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD RESTRICT FIREWORKS AFTER THAT IS TO DECLARE A COUNTY EMERGENCY

SITUATION. >> SO, THEY MISSED THE CLOCK AND WE'RE BACK TO WHERE WE

ALWAYS ARE. >> THAT'S GOOD FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW IF THEY CALL 911 IT WILL

MOST LIKELY ABOUT A SHERIFF'S PERSONNEL RESPONDING. >> THANK YOU.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF BUCK?

>> THANK YOU, CHIEF, LET'S PRAY WE DON'T NEED YOU OR YOUR TEAM TO GO INTO EMERGENCY MODE. WE

[11. Receive, consider and act upon the financial report;]

NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORT. >> MOTION.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES) >> RECEIVE AND CONSIDER AND ACT ON OUR FINANCIAL REPORT. WE

HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PRESENT. >> NEWLY DECORATED DIRECTOR OF

FINANCE. >> GOOD EVENING, TONIGHT I'M PRESENTING THE FINANCIALS FOR THE FIVE MONTHS ENDING MAY, 2022. OUR FIRST SLIDE IS A BUDGET TO ACTUAL SUMMARY TO REVENUE, THE YEAR TO DATE WAS $77.1 MILLION, AND THE YEAR TO DATE REVENUE COLLECTED WAS $83.3 MILLION, AND ENDING WITH A FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF $6.1 MILLION. THE SALES TAX IS THE MAIN COMPONENT OF THE 6.1 FAVORABLE VARIANCE, THERE'S A $400,000, FAVORABLE VARIANCE IN THE COMMISSION YEAR TO DATE BUDGETED EXPENDITURES WERE APPROXIMATELY $43 MILLION. THE YEAR TO DATE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES FROM 3780 MULLED. THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE FAVORABLE VARIANTS WILL BE 813,000 FAVORABLE VARIANCE IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. 854,000 FAVORABLE VARIANCE IN PARKS AND RECREATION. AND A 762 FAVORABLE

VARIANCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICES. >> WHAT MAKES UP THE 9-THOUSAND DOLLARS FAVORABLE VARIANTS IN

PARX? >> IN PUBLIC WORKS? >> YES.

>> IT'S A. >> SO, IT'S LIKELY TO BE USED UP AS THE YEAR GOES ON?

>> WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THAT WE'VE SLOWED DOWN SOME OF OUR MAINTENANCE BECAUSE OF THE DROUGHT, SO, WE'RE NOT ACTIVITILY, SO, IF IT WAS A NORMAL YEAR, WE WOULD HAVE NOR FERTILIZER AND TREATMENTS AND THAT TYPE OF THINGS. WE SLOWED DOWN THINGS, TALKED ABOUT

SLOWING DOWN MOWING OPERATIONS. >> IS THERE, I REMEMBER IN 2011 AND I CAME IN RIGHT AFTER THE LAST BIG DROUGHT AND WE HAD A LOT OF DEAD TREE REMOVALS, HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT SUPPLEMENTAL

WATERING OR WATERING TRUCKS? >> THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION, THE FIRST QUESTION WOULD BE WHERE WE WOULD START WITH THE 21,000 ACRES, BUT WE'VE BEEN HAVING CREWS OUT THERE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WATERING THE REFORESTATION TREES, AND THEY'RE PROVIDING SOME. BECAUSE THOSE REALTIME MOST CHALLENGING ONES. THE GOOD NEWS AND I'LL SAY THIS RIGHT NOW, THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN WHILE I'M DRIVING AROUND THE COMMUNITY, OPINES TO BE GO FIRST, WHERE YOU SEE THEM JUST TURN, WE HAVEN'T SEEN A LOT OF THAT YET, BUT IF THIS GOES LONGER, AND WHAT WE NOTICED IN

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100. >> SO, WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT WE'RE MONITORING CLOSELY

AND OUT EVERYDAY. >> THANK YOU. >> IF WE START TO LOSE THOSE PINES, OBVIOUSLY, IF WE HAVE FUNDING, WE SHOULD BE GETTING THOSE OUT OF THERE, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST THING THAT WILL HAPPEN IS BEETLE INFESTATION, NOT JUST DROUGHTS,

BUT INSPECT INFESTATION. >> I WAS ASKING ABOUT THE SUPPLEMENTAL WATER. BACK TO

FINANCIALS. >> OKAY. EXCITING STUFF. >> OKAY, THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE SALES AND USE TAX REVENUE THAT INCLUDES SIX MONTHS THROUGH JUNE 2022, THE YEAR TO DATE BUDGETED SALES TAX WAS $27.9 MILLION, THE YEAR TO DATE SALES TAX COLLECTED WAS $33.4 MILLION FOR A FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF $5.5 MILLION, OR 19.7%. AS COMPARED TO 2021,

IT'S A $5.6 MILLION INCREASE OR 20.1%. >> I THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO POINT OUT HOW MUCH OF PERCENTAGE COLLECTED ARE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO SALES

TAXES. >> YOU COULD DO IT, BUT, JUST MAKE IT OBSERVE.

>> SOME OF IT IS IS LIKE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, NO, THAT'S PROPERTY TAXES.

>> THAT'S PROPERTY TAXES. >> I'M JUST SAYING WE HAVE A $6.5 $6.5 MILLION FAVORABLE VARIANCE IN REVENUES AND 5.6 OF THAT IS SPECIFICALLY SALES TAXES.

>> THERE ARE THREE CATEGORIES OF SALES TAX, WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL SALES TAX AND WE HAVE THE EXPANDED INITIAL INTERNET SALES TAX AND THE EXPANDED INTERNET SALES TAX. THOSE LAST TWO, THE INTERNET TAX PIECES WERE THE ONES THAT WE WERE HAVING THE HARDEST TIME GETTING PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS ON. SO, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BREAK THEM OUT, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO

UNDERSTAND THOSE BUCKETS. >> AND I THINK THOSE COME FROM THE AREA REPORTS, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE AT THIS TIME, AND IT'S A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO GET THOSE.

>> IT (INDISCERNIBLE) >> WE COULD SHOW YOU THOSE,

YES. >> THAT'S FINE, I'M JUST CURIOUS OF HOW MUCH THE OVERAGE IS COMING IN FROM THE REVENUE SOURCES WHICH WE DIDN'T HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF. THANK YOU.

> I DO HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR ME. >> FIRE AWAY. ON DEMAND.

>> I BRING A LOT, JUST IN CASE. SO, UM, THROUGH MAY, THE TOP TWO HIGHEST RETAIL WERE THE TRADE WHICH INCLUDE THE RETAIL SALES AND THE COMBINATION OF FOOD SERVICES. AND THAT WAS THROUGH MAY AND IT WAS $2.3 MILLION VARIANCE WHICH WE'RE COMPARING '21 TO '22 ON THE INTERNET AND COMBINATION OF FOOD SERVICES WAS $1 MILLION. AND THAT'S JUST THROUGH MAY.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SEE, WELL DONE. >>> OKAY, THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. THE YEAR TO DATE BUMTHED HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX WAS $2.7 MILLION, THE YEAR TO DATE TAX COLLECTED WAS $3.2 MILLION, FOR A FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF $527,000. AS COMPARED TO 2021, IT'S A $1.4 MILLION INCREASE. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, OR

DISCUSSION THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS?

IF THERE ARE NONE, WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT. >> MOVE TO ACCEPT.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >>

[12. Receive, consider and act upon a recommendation from the Audit Committee on the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and the Single Audit Reports for the year ended December 31, 2021; ]

(CHORUS OF AYES) >> ANY OPPOSED. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, AND RECEIVE CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RECOMMENDATION ON THE AUDITITY COMMITTEE ON THE ANNUAL

COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, MONIQUE? >> >> JUST A COUPLE OF SLIDES TO WALK US THROUGH THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT. AS CHAIRWOMAN BUNCH JUST

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OTHER MATTERS AND THE AUDITOR'S REPORT STATED THAT THE RESULTS OF OUR TEST RESULTRD IN NO INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE OR OTHER MATTERS REPORTED DURING GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS.

THERE WERE TWO FINDINGS, AGAIN IT DIDN'T MEET THE THRESHOLD TO HAVE A MATERIAL DEFICIENCY, BUT BOTH FINDINGS RELATED TO F.D.A. PROCU PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES WERE FINDINGS RELATED TO FINANCIAL DOCUMENTATION, ONE OF THEM WAS IN FTA WORLD FOR THE VENDORS, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD CONFIRMED THAT NONE OF OUR VENDORS WERE SUSPENDED, BE-BARRED OR OTHERWISE EXCLUDED FROM BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAM, IT REQUIRES THAT THERE'S DOCUMENTATION IN THE FILE SPECIFICALLY SAYING THAT. AND SOME OF OUR FILES DID NOT HAVE THAT FILE UPDATED, THEY HAVE BEEN SINCE THEN, BUT THAT WAS THE ISSUE. AND ALSO OUR MOBILE TICKETING CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT EXPIRED IN 2021. THE TERMS OF THAT ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WERE MAINTAINED AND THERE WAS NO NEW COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT AND THEY CONTINUED TO PERFORM. AND WE HAVE THE NEW CONTRACT SUBMITTED TO LEGAL REVIEW AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THIS BOARD FOR APPROVAL IN JULY. THE REQUIRED COMMUNICATION TO THE GOVERNMENT BODY, AND I NEED TO REPORT THAT THE AUDITORS SAID WE ENCOUNTERS NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTIES IN PERFORMING THE AUDIT AND THERE WERE NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT IN THE CONDUCTING THE AUDIT. AND

THAT CONCLUDES THE REPORT. >> WHOSE ON THE COMMITTEE? >> I AM. I MOVE TO ACCEPT

THIS AUDIT REPORT FOR 2021. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES) >> OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MONIQUE AND THANK YOU,

[13. 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 pursuant to §551.074, Texas Government Code; discuss IT network or critical infrastructure security pursuant to §551.089, Texas Government Code; and to consult with The Woodlands Township’s attorney pursuant to §551.071, Texas Government Code;]

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ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO >> NOW WE'RE OUT EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE HAVE ACTION TO TAKE

[14. Reconvene in public session;]

[15. Receive, consider and act upon a network agreement;]

MAKE IT? >> SO MOVED. >> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

[17. Board announcements; and]

>> (CHORUS OF AYES) >> ANY OPPOSED.

>> ALL RIGHT, FUTURE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS. >> I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE FOURTH OF JULY PARADE IS ON FOURTH OF JULY THIS YEAR, AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME ENJOY THEMSELVES AT MARKET STREET AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A THE

[16. Consideration of items to be placed on the agenda for next month's meeting;]

>> AND FOR NEXT MONTH'S AGENDA? >> I HAVE ONE FOR PROBABLY NOT NEXT MONTH BUT AT SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE, WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF CONGRESSMAN KEVIN BRADY, TO

THANK HIM FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE. >> SHOULD WE TIME THAT CLOSER,

BECAUSE HE'S IN UNTIL JANUARY. >> YES, I'M PUTTING IT OUT THERE, HIS SCHEDULE MAY BE

BUSY. >> TOD, PLEASE LET US KNOW THE APPROPRIATE TIMING FOR THAT.

>> GOOD IDEA, HE'S BEEN THERE, 26-27 YEARS? >> NOT QUITE THAT LONG, 24. 24

AWESOME. AND NOW TO A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> I DID HAVE ONE.

>> JUST A REMINDER, ABOUT THE TXDOT IN-PERSON MEETING TOMORROW, THURSDAY, JUNE 23RD, FROM 5-7:30 AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND THIS IS IMPROVEMENTS CONCERNING 242 AS FROM FM 1488

TO I-45. >> ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU

>> IF THERE ARE NO MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS, WE'LL GO IT A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES) >> ALL RIGHT, WE'

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