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>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: ALL RIGHT, WELCOME TO THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. TODAY'S VOCATION FROM MARCUS HAYES.
HE'S PURSUING HIS DOCTORATE AT SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST UNIVERSITY.
>> AND, MAKING DISCIPLES AND MOBILIZATION, MARCUS AND HIS WIFE HAVE THREE DAUGHTERS. PASTOR, BAPTIST, PASTOR, HAYES,
PLEASE LED US IN INVOCATION. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND DIRECTORS, THANK YOU. WELL, AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THIS EVENING TO BE WITH YOU AND EVERYBODY HERE IN ATTENDANCE. YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY, SO, LUKE 12 VERSE 48 DECLARES THIS. IT SAYS TO MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS REQUIRES. WITH TWO BOOK END, YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY, AND ALSO YOU'RE HERE FOR A REASON. AND SO WHAT THOSE BOOK ENDS, LET'S PRAY. LORD, I THANK YOU FOR TODAY. WE THANK YOU FOR LIFE. WE THANK YOU FOR EXISTENCE. WE THANK YOU THAT YOU ARE THE GIVER OF LIFE AND WITH LIFE THAT MEANS, LORD, WE HAVE NATURAL PHYSICAL LIFE, BUT, ALSO, YOU DESIRE US TO HAVE SPIRITUAL LIFE AND THAT'S A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. SO, WITH LIFE COMES NATURALLY INTERTWINED AND WE'VEN INTO THE FABRIC EXISTENCE IS RESPONSIBILITY. LORD, I THANK YOU FOR THESE.
GRANT THEM WISDOM WITH SUCH A LENGTHY AGENDA AND I PRAY THAT YOU ALLOW THEIR COLLECTIVE YEARS TOGETHER, INDIVIDUALLY, BUT, PUT TOGETHER, LORD, I PRAY THEY WILL HAVE GREAT WISDOM THIS EVENING AS THEY GOVERN AND NAVIGATE, I PRAY THAT YOU GIVE THEM UNIT, LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU GIVE THEM JUST, A NEW CREATIVITY. HELP THEM TO THINK TOWARDS THE FUTURE, WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING DECISIONS AND PASSING THINGS AND DOING DIFFERENT BUSINESS ORDERS, BUT, ALSO, LORD, TO BE GREAT STEWARDS OF WHAT YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED THEM TO. AND LORD, I PRAY THAT THEY HAVE THE HEART'S OF THE PEOPLE IN HIND. LORD, THAT THEY WILL THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE HERE IN THE WOOLDANDS AREA. THANK YOU, LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PRESENTATIONS AND WE PRAY THAT EVERYTHING GOES WELL, BUT, AT THE END OF THE DAY, HELP US TO REMEMBER, LORD, THAT YOU'VE CALLED ALL OF US TO LOVE YOU WITH ALL OF OUR HEART, MINDS, SOUL AND STRENGTH AND TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS OURSELVES AND I PRAY EVEN THIS MEETING TONIGHT WILL ECHO AND RESONATE WITH THAT. IT'S NO YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN.
>> WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BE TREATED BY THE BBOY SCOUT'S OF AMERICA TROOP 889 WILL COME FORWARD AND LEAD US TO OUR PLEDGES OF OUR FLAG. WE HAVE JACOB, CHRISTIAN AND DAVID.
>> PLEASE JOIN US AS WE DO THE PLEDGE OF AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL."
>> >> PLEASE JOIN US AS WE DO THE
TEXAS PLEDGE. >> "HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE
AND INDIVISIBLE." >> THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. WE HAVE SSOME BOY SCOUT BADGES FOR THEIR EAGLE SCOUT AMBITIONS AND
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WE WISH THEM WELL FOR THAT. THIS MEETING WAS POSTED 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE. THE POSTING OCCURRED INSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWNSHIP AT THIS OFFICE BUILDING. THE STATE LAW REQUIRES FOUR DIRECTORS IN ATTENDANCE. I'LL NOW TAKE ROLL.>> DIRECTOR SEKULA-GIBBS? >> HERE. AND I'M HERE. WE HAVE FOUR OF OUR SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE WHICH IS A
[3. Receive, consider and act upon adoption of the meeting agenda;]
SUFFICIENT NUMBER TO TAKE ON THE TOWN BUSINESS. WE NOW NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ATTO WANT OUR AGENDA.>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR AAYE.
(CHORUS OF AYES) >> ANY OPPOSED? RECOGNIZING
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PUBLIC OFFICIALS? WE HAVE NONE SIGN UP. HAS ANYBODY COME IN A[5. Public comment;]
THE ROOM? ANYBODY ELECTED OUT THERE? NO. WE MOVE ONTO AGENDA ITEM FIVE. PUBLIC COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENTS IS RESTRICTED TO THREE MINUTES PER TOPIC PER PERSON AND WE'LL START WITHSIMON BODESON. >> GOOD EVENING, TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE TOWNSHIP STAFF, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT, MY NAME IS SIMON BODISON, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE YOUTH SOCCER, SO, I WANTED TO BRING UP TODAY A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR CLUB FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WE HAVE A REC CENTER, WE HAVE ABOUT 1500 SOCCER PLAYERS STARTING REAL YOUNG AT THE AGE OF 3 AND 4, COMING OUT WITH VOLUNTEER COACHING STAFF. WOVE THIS EVERY SATURDAY, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF THAT LEFT, AT THE EDGE AND THE VOLUNTEER COACHING STAFF WITH OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS, WE HAVE 200, 250 VOLUNTEERS THAT COME OUT (INDISCERNIBLE)
>> COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR DAY. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE STAFF THAT PUT THIS PROGRAM TOGETHER, OUR DIRECTORS OF COACHING (INDISCERNIBLE) I'M SURE APPRECIATE PUTTING FIVEN HUNDRED PLAYERS AND PARENTS ON A TIME SLOT ON A FILLED SATURDAY'S QUITE DEMANDING. SO, IT'S BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL SEASON, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF WEEKS LEFT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO FINISHING IT OFF. WE HAVE THANKSGIVING JUST AROUND THE CORNER, AND, WE'RE GOING TO BE RUNNING TWO YOUTH SOCCER CAMPS IN THE LOCAL AREA FOR OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS ON THE MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF THE THANKSGIVING WEEK. HOWEVER, MANY KICKERS WILL BE COMING OUT WITH OUR 3 H 4, AND 5S, FUN TIMES AND WE ALSO HAVE A WORLD CUP THEME FOR OUR SLIGHTLY OLDER AGED GROUPS ON THAT MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SO, THE WORLD CUP IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, SO, NATURALLY WE'LL HAVE A THEMED WORLD CUP CAMP AND WE'LL SEE THE KIDS COME OUT WITH THE JERSEYS THAT THEY'RE SUPPORTING FOR THE WORLD CUP, THE FACE PAINTING AND FUN AND LAUGHTER ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. AND THEN WE HAVE THE WINTER BLAST, IT'S A THREE VERSUS THREE FOR MAT, WE HAVE 200 TEAMS COMING IN FOR THAT EVENT ON SATURDAY. A SIX MAN ROSTER. AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE ACTIVITIES ASIDE FROM JUST SIMPLY PLAYING A GAME OF SOCCER. WE'LL HAVE THE JUGGLING, WE'LL HAVE SOCCER TENNIS, WE'LL HAVE MUSIC, WE'LL HAVE A DJ, FACE PAINTING, IT'S A 12-HOUR EVENT, SO, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER. SO, IF YOU'RE IN TOWN, COME OUT AND SUPPORT AND AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR
YOUTH SOCCER. THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: THANK YOU,
SIMON. >> THAT IS THE LAST SIGN UP THAT WE HAD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO, WE WILL MOVE ONTO
[a. Receive, consider and act upon a proclamation in support of Veterans Day; ]
PROCLAMATIONS. WE HAVE THREE. AND TODAY, I'M GOING TO READ THE VETERANS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS WE HAVE A SACRED TRUST WITH THOSE WHO WEAR THE UNIFORM OF THE UNITED STATES AND WHEREAS OUR NATION'S SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN ARE OUR BEST AND BRIGHTEST ENLISTING IN TIMES OF PEACE AND WAR, UNDER THE MOST DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES AND MAKING SACK IDENTIFICATION THAT IS MANY OF US CAN'T BEGIN TO IMAGINE. AND WHEREAS WE PAY TRIBUTE TO ALL WHO HAVE WORN THE UNIFORM AND CONTINUE TO SERVE THEIR SCREE PRETACTING THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. LIBERTY, SELF-DETERMINATION, AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. AND WHEREAS ON VETERAN DAY WE HONOR THE HEROS THEY'VE LOST AND REDEDICATE OURSELVES TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF VETERANS BY SUPPORTING OUR SOLDERS, SAILOR, AIRMEN MARINES AND COAST GUARD'S MEN. AS THEY RETURN HOME FROM DUTY. AND THEREFORE WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN HAVE MATED NOR THE CAUSE OF PEACE AND FREEDOM AROUND THE WORLD. THE WOOLDANDS[00:10:06]
TOWN BORED OF DIRECTORS RECOGNIZE OUR VETERANS AND TO HONOR NOVEMBER 11TH, 2022, AS VETERANS DAY. HERE IN THE[b. Receive, consider and act upon a proclamation in support of The Woodlands Recycles Day; ]
WOOLDANDS, TEXAS. >> WE NOW HAVE A PROCLAMATION
FOR WOODLANDS RECYCLES DAY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN, BUNCH.
>> BE IT PROCLAIMED WHEREAS THE WOOLDANDS TOWNSHIP CULTIVATES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN URBAN NEEDS AND GEORGE MITCHEL'S VISION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH PROMOTION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND POLICY. AND WHEREAS WASTE MINIMIZATION AND RECYCLING ARE AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF AN EFFICIENT COST EFFECTIVE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBLE ENTER GRATETIVE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND WHEREAS RECYCLING IS VALUED BY RESIDENTS OF THE WOOLDANDS WITH OVER 90% PETITION IN THE CURB SIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM. AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS OF THE WOOLDANDS DEVOTE 30% OR 1,002 MILLION TONS OF THE LANDFILL MONTHLY. AND WHEREAS THE WOOLDANDS TOWNSHIP RECEIVED THE PRESTIGEOUS OUTSTANDING AWARD. AVERAGE MONTHLY CONTAMINATION RATE OF 15%, WELL BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 25%. AND WHEREAS REDUCING, REUSINGIOUS AND RECYCLING SAVES ENERGY, CONSERVES NATURAL RESOURCES, PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT, REDUCES AIR A POLLUTION AND LANDFILL NEEDS, CREATES JOBS AND HAS A POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT. AND WHEREAS WASTE REDUCTION AND THE PURCHASE OF RECYCLED CONTENT PRODUCTS ARE CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF AN ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. AND WHEREAS AMERICA RECYCLES DAY IS A NATIONAL PROMOTION IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF RECYCLING AND BUYING RECYCLED PRODUCTS.
AND WHEREAS THE WOOLDANDS TOWNSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS HOSTING THE THREE R RECYCLING DRIVE THROUGH EVENT AN SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2022, TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO RECYCLE ITEMS BEYOND WHAT IS ALLOWED THROUGH CURB-SIDE SERVICE SUCH AS BATTERIES, LIGHTBULBS, ORAL CARE PRODUCTS, EYEGLASSES, TEXTILES AND MORE. NOW, THEREFORE, I I, DOCTOR SEKULA-GIBBS ON BEHALF OF GORDY BUNCH DO HERE BY PROCLAIM,
[c. Receive, consider and act upon a proclamation in support of Small Business Saturday; ]
SATURDAY, 12, 2022, THE WOODLANDS RECYCLES DAY.>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: THANK YOU AND WE HAVE ONE MORE PROCLAMATION TO BE READ ABOUT BOARD MEMBER BROWN.
>> WHEREAS ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION THERE ARE 32.5 MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS SMALL BUSINESSES EMPLOY 47.1 PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THE UNITED STATES. PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE WAKE OF THE PANDEMIC AND 92% OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE PIVOTED THE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS TO STAY OPEN DURING THE PANDEMIC. AND WHEREAS 97% OF SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY SHOPPERS RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT THEY COULD MAKE BY SHOPPING SMALL. 85% OF THEM ENCOURAGE FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO DO SO TOO. WHEREAS 49% OF SHOPPERS REPORTED THEY SHOPPED ONLINE WITH A SMALL BUSINESS ON SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IN 2020. AND WHEREAS THE WONDERFUL TOWNSHIP SUPPORTS OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT CREATE JOBS, BOOST OURLOGICAL ECONOMY AND PRESERVE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND WHEREAS ADVOCACY GROUPS AS WELL AS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ENDORSED THE SATURDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AS SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY. AND MS. RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND MERCHANTS ON SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THEREFORE,
[7. Receive, consider and act upon reports from Village Association representatives;]
GORDY BUNCH, ON BEHALF OF THE WOOLDANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD. DO HERE BY PROCLAIM SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY.>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: WE'LL START WITH THE VILLAGE OF ALDENBRIDGE.
>> GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN BUNCH, I BELIEVE THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'M GIVING THE REPORT TO YOU AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
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>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: I THINK SO. >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR LEADING THIS BOARD AND THE WOOLDANDS. I LOVE THE WOOLDANDSS, I LIVE HERE BY CHOICE, I DON'T PLAN TO LEAVE AND I THINK YOU SUSTAINED IT AS A WOOLDANDS PLACE TO LIVE. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE DEVOTED A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY TO THIS BOARD AND I WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK YOU AND HOOCH THAT I SEE YOU AT COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE WOOLDANDS AFTER YOU LEAVE THE
BOARD. >> I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND I'M SURE YOU WILL CONTINUE ON WITH YOUR EXCELLENT
REPRESENTATION OF ALDENBRIDGE. >> WE RECEIVED A LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT. AND NEW SPECIALIST WINSKY. WE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY OH LOCK THEIR CARS AND REMOVE ANYTHING VALUABLE IN YOUR CAR. 80% OF CARS THAT ARE BURGLARIZED IN THE WOOLDANDS ARE LEFT OPEN. SO, IF YOU DO PARK OUTSIDE, PLEASE, LOCK YOUR DOORS. IT ENCOURAGES FOLKS TO COME INTO THE WOOLDANDS IN THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO FIND A WHOLE STREET WITH CARS OPEN AND BE ABLE TO TAKE WHATEVER THEY CAN FIND OUT OF THE CARS. SO, PLEASE, KEEP YOUR CARS LOCKED. FIRE CHIEF BUCK GAVE US HIS QUARTERLY UPDATE AND REMINDED US TO HAVE A PLAN IN CASE OF A FIRE AND REMINDED US TO CHECK OUR SMOKE ALARMS. OCTOBER IS CHECKING OUR SMOKE ALARM AND ALSO CHECKING THE BATTERIES IN YOUR SMOKE ALARM. RHONDA TROW JOINED US FROM THE HOWARD HUES UPDATE MENTIONS THE OPENING OF THE KIRBY ICE HOUSE.
WE SUBMITTED OUR BY LAWS AND WE MADE A FEW MINOR CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE SPOOKIEST HOUSE NOMINATIONS AND WE'LL BE AWARDING THIS WEEKENDED. OUR FALL FESTIVAL IS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH AT LIKESIDE PARK FROM 1-4, OUR LONG TIME SPONSOR CHICK-FIL-A WILL BE THERE AND H-E-B, AND OUR NOW MEDIA SPONSOR HELLO WOOLDANDS. THERE'LL BE ENTERTAINMENT, ACTIVITIES, FOOD AND FUN FOR ALL AGES. A K9 DEMONSTRATION AND WE'VE INVITED THE FOLKS FROM THE CONSERVATORY TO JOIN US AND WE HOPE THAT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND THEY CAN SIT AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR ACTIVITIES. PLEASE BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES, AGAIN, THAT'S NOVEMBER 5TH AT LAKESIDE PARK, FROM 1 TO 4. OUR NEXT MEET SOMETHING TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8TH.
WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR PROCESSES. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR THEM, PLEASE CONTACT US AT ABVA INFO AT G MAIL.COM. WE MEET ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AND INVITE ALL RESIDENTS TO COME.
WE DO HAVE OPENINGS ON THE BOARD SO WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE'RE GOING TO REQUEST THE TOWNSHIP ADD THREE QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES TO ANSWER ON THE ELECTION FORM. THIS INFORMATION CAN BE COMPLETED WHEN THE RESIDENT FILES THEIR ELECTION FORM FOR THE ELECTION IN FEBRUARY. THE INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ON THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION WEBSITES TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS INFORMATION ON THOSE WHO ARE RUNNING FOR ELECTION TO THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATIONS. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: THANK YOU. I'LL MISS OUR MONTHLY
CONVERSATIONS. >> I HOPE TO SEE YOU NOON.
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: NEXT UP IS PATRICIA DENTA WITH CROSSING.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN BUNCH, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE YOU ON OUR ACTIVITIES. YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, BUT, WE HAD OUR BIG HAWKINS CROSSING FALL FESTIVAL, IT WAS BIG AND A HUGE SUCCESS. I WANTED TO THANK DR. SEKULA-GIBBS AND DR. SNYDER AND JOHN ANTHONY BROWN FOR STOPPING BY. IT WAS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. OUR BOARD EMBRACED THE IDEA OF MODERNIZING THE EVENT BY INVESTING IN NEW GAMES AND ATTRACTIONS. OUR GOAL WAS TO REACH MORE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE EASILY HAD 2,000 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. NDES TO FAMILIES IN THE FIRST HOUR ALONE. WE ALSO INVOLVED MORE BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFITS ALLOWING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH OUR COMMUNITY. WE
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ENDED UP HAVING 27 DIFFERENT BUSINESSES EITHER PAYING AS VENDORS OR DONATING SERVICES. THE FESTIVAL ALSO PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL STUDENTS TO EARN VOLUNTEER HOURS. 104 STUDENTS VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME SUNDAY AND WE APPRECIATE THEIR PARENTS FOR DRIVING THEM. THE FESTIVAL RAISED $3,000 FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND TEACHER GRANTS. THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE RECEIVED IS OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE AND ENTHUSIASTIC. I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF WHAT OUR BOARD ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER AS A TEAM. BUT, I REALLY NEED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO PUT IN SO MUCH EFFORT TO PLAN, ORGANIZE, AND IMPLEMENT THIS NEW AND IMPROVED FALL FESTIVAL AND THAT IS (INDISCERNIBLE) VANDUSAN. I ASKED HER TO COME IN BECAUSE SHE TRULY DESERVED TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR HER VISION, HARD WORK AND HER TEAMWORK. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU. WE NEED MORE AND MORE PEOPLE LIKE HER NO OUR VILLAGE ASSOCIATIONS THE THE REACH US AT HAWKINS CROSSING.ORG AND EVERYONE IS ALWAYS WELCOME AT OUR MEETINGS AND WE HOPE MORE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WILL COME AND ATTEND. THANK YOU, SO MUCH.>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: THANK YOU, TRISHA. AND NOW MATTHEW BARNS
WITH PANTHER CREEK. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, I'M MATTHEW BARNS FROM PANTHER CREEK ASSOCIATION.
WE HAD A NEW FALL EVENT, MOVIE NIGHT ON OCTOBER 8TH. AND IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. WE HAD A LITTLE OVER 200 PEOPLE AND I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANKS TO TWO OF THE PARK RANGERS, STEVEN AND SLOAN, THE SPECIAL EVENTS DEPARTMENT, KROGER, H-E-B, AND PIZZA TONIGHT ALL FOR HELPING TO MAKE THAT EVENT EXCELLENT. O CANDIDATE FORUM WAS A HUGE SUCCESS SO, I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL THE CANDIDATES ABLE TO COME TO THAT. AND DECEMBER THIRD IS THE FLEE MARKET AT THE TOWN CENTER PARKING GARAGE.
BOOTH SPACES GO ON SALE NOVEMBER 7TH AND WILL BE AVAILABLE WEEK DAYS FROM 8-5:30 HERE AT TOWN HALL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. >> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: THANK YOU, MATTHEW. ANY VILLAGE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS THAT SLID INTO THE CROWD. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORTS.
[ CONSENT AGENDA]
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: ANY OPPOSED?
>> ALL RIGHT. THAT MOVES US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA.
[9. Receive, consider and act upon a quarterly update on Law Enforcement;]
>> SO MOVED, THE >> THAT MOVES US TO ITEM 9 RECEIVE CONSIDER THE ACT UPON A QUARTERLY UPDATE LAW ENFORCEMENT WE HAVE CAPITAL HOLYFIELD WITH US.
>> IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE THIRD QUARTER COMBINED PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT FOR THE WOOLDANDS TOWNSHIP THAT INCLUDES HARRIS COUNTY AND THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I'LL GIVE YOU A NOTE THAT NEXT MONTH, THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS CELEBRATING A 185 ANNIVERSARY.
THOSE WHO GET THE BADGES AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. IF YOU SEE A NEW BADGE, THERE'S NOT A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN, WE HAVE AN ANNIVERSARY BADGE COMMEMORATING THE 185 YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN SERVING HERE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2022, I'VE GIVEN AN ANNUAL SNAP SHOT. WE'RE STARTING TOSS OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE INCREASE AND THEY EBB AND FLOW WITH MONTHS WHERE WE HAVE MORE VISITORS AND MORE STUDENTS OUT OF SCHOOL. SO, YOU'LL NOTICE THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY ARE TYPICALLY OUR LARGEST MONTHS. WE'LL DIP DOWN AS SCHOOL GOES BACK INTO SESSION. WE'LL SEE CALLS AND VISITORS COMING TO SHOP AND PATRONIZE OUR BUSINESSES HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. BY AND LARGE, THAT TREND NOT ONLY IS CONSISTENT HERE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY BUT YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE BLUE THAT
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REPRESENT THE CALLS FOR SERVICE IN CREEKSIDE VILLAGE IN HARRIS COUNTY SERVICED BY CONSTABLE MARK HERMAN AND HIS TEAM FOLLOW THAT SAME TREND LINE. YOU'LL SEE THEY EBB AND FLOW ACCORDINGLY. THE SUMMARY OF CRIME CATEGORIES OF NOTE AND I SHARE THIS EACH TIME THAT PREVIOUS BOARDS HAVE REQUESTED THAT WE KEEP CERTAIN CRIME CATEGORIES OF NOTE AND TRACK THOSE SO THAT YOU COULD KIND OF SEE HOW THEY'RE TRENDING AND THEY'RE PRETTY CONSISTENT, OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE AND REPORTS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE TRENDS OF THE THE MORE CALLS YOU HAVE THE MORE LIKELIHOOD IT WILL BE A CRIME CATEGORY OF NOTE. THESE REPRESENT THE TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE WHERE A REPORT WAS GENERATED ON EACH MONTH. FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY, THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER WET 3 VIVARIN OF THOSE AND HARRIS COUNTY HAD 34 IN THE VILLAGE OF CREEKSIDE. TO MORE SPECIFIC LITTLE BREAKDOWN THOSE CRIME CATEGORIES OF NOTE, AND I REALIZE THE FONT'S HARD TO READ, BUT, I'LL SHARE WITH YOU, THE ONES THAT ARE STANDING OUT IN MY MIND AS I CONTINUE TO MONITOR THESE CALLS ARE FRAUDS AND FORGERIES, WHICH ARE REPRESENTED BY THE 182 IN THERE, AND THAT CONTINUES TO BE THE TREND. AND I'M SURE BOTH YOU AND VISITORS AND THOSE WATCHING ONLINE, CONTINUE TO GET CALLS TO THEIR CELLPHONES TORE TEXT MESSAGES, MY WIFE GOT ONE YESTERDAY OR THE DAY BEFORE THAT SAID SHE NEEDS TO UPDATE HER PAYPAL ACCOUNT.EXCEPT MY WIFE DOESN'T HAVE A PAYPAL ACCOUNT, I HAVE IT AND SHE TELLS ME WHO TO PAY. THAT TELLS ME THAT'S A SCAM AND SOMEONE'S WANTING HER TO THINK SHE'S GOING TO PAYPAL AND IT MAY LOOK LIKE PAYPAL, BUT REALLY, THEY'RE GIVING OUT THEIR PASSWORD AND NOW SOMEONE'S GOING TO GO IN AND TAKE MONEY. OUR SENIORS SEND TO BE TARGETED IN THE FRAUDS AND SCAMS, SO, WE CONTINUE TO TELL PEOPLE TRUST BUT VERIFY. JUST BECAUSE YOU GET A TEXT DOESN'T MEAN THE PERSON ON THE OTHER END IS BEING HONEST, AND THEIR INTENTIONS MAY BE NEFARIOUS. OUR CAT LACK CONVERTS THEFTS DROPPED DOWN. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, HPD, HSI WERE ABLE TO TAKE DOWN A LARGE SCALE THEFT RING OCCURRING. BUT, WE STILL HAVE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET THE PALLADIUM, AND PLAT NONE AND RADIUM OUT OF MUFFLERS? I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY IT IS SO MUCH. IT IS WHAT IT IS. I GUESS THAT'S WHY CARS COST SO MUCH THESE DAYS. I'VE GIVEN YOU TREND LINES JUST TO LOOK AT. AND THIS IS A FIVE YEAR, SO, EACH TIME I WILL PRESENT TO YOU AND YOU WILL NOTE THAT WE'RE STARTING TO SE AN UPWARD TREND LINE IN PROPERTY CRIMES. AND SO, THESE ARE PROPERTY CRIMES AND THEY'RE TRENDING NOW UP. WHERE WE HAVE BEEN STATIC FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS, IN PART BECAUSE OF THE TIME PERIOD WE HAVE A LOCKDOWN AND WE HAD PEOPLE AT HOME AND PROPERTY CRIMES WERE DOWN. BUT, THEY'RE NOW STARTING TO TREND UP AS PEOPLE COME OUT. SO, IT WON'T BE LONG THAT WE WILL PROBABLY NEED TO CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION ON INCREASED PERSONNEL.
>> MAY I ASK A QUESTION? >> SURE.
>> IS THAT OKAY, CHAIR? >> IT JUST STRIKES ME YOU HAVE A BIG PEAK IN GREEN FOR VEHICLE THEFT AS WELL AS THEFT IN GENERAL. THE ECONOMY IS DEFINITELY UNDER A LOT OF STRAIN RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR JOBS, IF THEY HAVEN'T LOST THEM, THEY'RE CERTAINLY WORRIED ABOUT THEM, AND INFLATION IS EATING AWAY AT THE NET INCOME THAT PEOPLE HAVE.
AND DO YOU THINK THAT MAY BE A FACTOR, AND THE OTHER QUESTION, PART OF THAT, IS VEHICLES ARE SO EXPENSIVE NOW TO BUY WITH INFLATION, AND IT'S TERRIBLE FOR TOKES IF THEY'RE HOLDING ONTO THEIR CARS, DO YOU THINK THAT MIGHT HAVE A FACTOR TOO? ARE THE CARS STAYING IN TOWN, A LOT OF TIMES THEY WERE CUT UP AND TAKEN TO MEXICO, THAT SORT OF THING, WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE?
>> I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, THESE ARE CUMULATIVE TOTALS MEANING THE GREEN IS NOT A SPIKE, IT'S THE DIFFERENCE FROM THE GREEN AND THE ONE DIRECTLY BELOW IT. SO, OUR AUTO THEFTS WHICH ARE REPRESENTED IN GREEN, YOU COULD SEE THE GAP BETWEEN THEM AND THE BLUE LINE WHICH REPRESENTS THEFTS, THEFTS ARE UP AND THOSE ARE IN PART TO OUR CAT TILL LICK CONVERTS THEFTS. DO I THINK THE ECONOMY HAS AN IMPACT ON CRIME? ABSOLUTELY. WHEN YOU
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HAVE UNEMPLOYMENT, YOU TYPICALLY WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN CRIME.THAT'S TIM'S OPINION. AS MY GRANDFATHER WOULD SAY, OPINIONS ARE LIKE ARM PITS AND SOME OF THEM STINK. THOSE ARE MINE.
ANYTIME YOU HAVE A HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE YOU HAVE THAT.
WETHER OR NOT OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS HIGH BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY, OR BECAUSE OF UM, PEOPLE'S CHOICES NOT TO REENGAGE INTO THE WORKFORCE POST-COVID, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT AND I'LL DEFER THAT TO OTHER ECONOMISTS, BUT, I THINK WE'RE CONTINUES TO MONITOR EACH MONDAY AND WEEK ON WHAT CRIME TRENDS ARE GOING AND HOW WE COULD BE IN FRONT OF THEM AS AN LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT, JUST SEEING THE SPIKES AND REALIZING THE IMPACT OF A GOOD, CONSORTED EFFORT TO REDUCE CRIME AND THE FEAR OF CRIME WHICH IS OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL IN OUR STRATEGY PLAN. WE SEE IT PAYING OFF IN DIVIDENDS WHEN I LOOK AT THE TOTAL THAT YOU SEE IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER IS WELL BELOW THE TREND LINE. THAT'S A GOOD SIGN FOR US, RIGHT? THAT MEANS WE'RE TRENDING DOWN AND HOPEFULLY, WEEK FLATTEN OUT THAT LYNCH LIKE FLATTENING THE CURVE, WE COULD FLATTEN THAT LINE AND THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR US TO DO. OUR VIOLENT CRIMES, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAD A SPIKE IN SEPTEMBER, I'M SORRY, NOT SEPTEMBER, IN MARCH OF 2021, BUT, MOST OF OUR'S ARE WELL BELOW THAT TREND LINE AND THAT'S A GOOD TREND LINE TO HAVE THAT OUR VIOLENT CRIMES ARE NOT UP AND SPIKING. BUT, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THOSE.
BECAUSE, MOST OF OUR VIOLENT CRIMES, WE WON'T KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL IT'S ALREADY OVER. AND MANY TIMES THE VICTIMS OF A VIOLENT CRIME KNOWS THEIR ATTACKER, THEY'RE IN A RELATIONSHIP, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH FAMILY OR A DATING RELATIONSHIP. SO, MANY TIMES WE DON'T GET INVOLVED IN THAT UNTIL THE CRIME'S BEEN COMMITTED. BUT, HOLDING THOSE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CRIMES IS VERY, VERY, IMPORTANT TO US.
AND THEN OUR CITIZEN'S SAFETY BULL TIN. AND AS YOU HEARD ME SAY EARLIER, I SPOKE AT THE FORUM AND WE TALKED TO OUR SENIOR ADULTS, BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I DON'T SEE A FRAUD REPORT PERPETRATED WHERE SOMEONE'S BEEN VICTIMIZED.
AND IT'S EVERYTHING FROM PEOPLE TAKING THEIR BILLS AND CHECKS THEY'VE WRITTEN TO THE POST OFFICE AND DROPPING THEM INTO AN OUTSIDE BOX ONLY TO FIND THAT SOMEBODY BROKEN INTO THAT POSTAL CARRIER BOX AND TAKEN OUT THE CHECKS AND WASHED THEM, AND CHANGED THE AMOUNT AND MADE THEM AGAIN. ADVICE IS IF YOU CHOOSE TO PAY YOUR BILLS BY MAIL, DO NOT LEAVE YOUR MAIL IN AN OUTSIDE BOX. TAKE IT INSIDE. POST TALL INSPECTOR'S OFFICE IS WORKING ON STINGS AND WE'RE HELPING THEM WITH IT. BUT, THEY HAVE ISSUES BECAUSE THEY HAVE KEYS THAT HAVE GOTTEN OUT. AND THESE ARE KEYS THAT GO TO THE OUTSIDE BOXES OF WE HAVE MADE ARRESTS AND ARRESTED PEOPLE WITH KEYS IN THEIR POSSESSION THAT THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WORK FOR THE U.S. POST OFFICE, AND WE NEED THE POST TALL INSPECTOR TO TAKE AN AGGRESSIVE STANCE ON THAT AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM AND THEIR RESOURCES ARE LIMITED. BUT, WE'RE TRYING TO DO OUR PART TO HELP THEM HELP US SAVE OUR COMMUNITY FROM THESE TYPES OF CRIMES. SO, I WOULD SHARE MORE BUT I ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO BE VIGILANT, TRUST BUT VERIFY. IF SOMEBODY CALLS AND SAYS THEY WORK AT YOUR BANK, HANG UP AND CALL YOUR BANK AT THE NUMBER THAT YOU KNOW TO BE THE ACCURATE NUMBER AND SEE IF THEY CALLED YOU. SOMETIMES IT'S A LEGITIMATE CALL SOMETIMES IT'S NOT. NEVER GIVE AWAY PASS WORDS OR PROTECTED INFORMATION LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, DATES BIRTH. THESE THINGS CAN IDENTIFY YOU AND HELP SOMEBODY IMPERSONATE YOU WHEN CALLING YOUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. AND WITH THAT SAID, ARE THERE ANY
>> FIRST, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW Y'ALL SERVE THIS COMMUNITY IN SO MANY GREAT WAYS. TELL US ABOUT HOW YOU'RE SAFEGUARDING OUR ELECTION INTEGRITY. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
>> AS YOU KNOW, THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED A LAW REQUIRING THE SHERIFF TO HELP SAFEGUARD ELECTIONS. IF YOU HAVEN'T VOTED, WHEN YOU VOTE ON THE NEW ELECTRONIC MONTH, IT PRODUCES A SHEET OF PAPER AND THAT SHEET OF PAPER BECOMES THE CHECKS AND BALANCE TO OUR VOTING SYSTEM AND IT'S THE SHERIFF'S
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RESPONSIBILITY WHOM HE PASSED TO THE CAPTAINS TO MEET WITH THE ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR AND WE PUT ON A SHERIFF DEPARTMENT ONLY LOCK ON THERE SO IT HAS A DUEL SYSTEM LOCK ON THERE TO PROTECT THE VOTES IN THE EVENT THAT THE NUMBERS DON'T MATCH. YOU HAVE ONE THAT'S ELECTRONIC AND ONE THAT'S SCANNED AND IF THOSE TWO NUMBERS DON'T MATCH, THEY'RE ABLE TO PULL THAT PAPER. IF A PERSON'S VOTING FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE NEW SYSTEM AND YOU HAVEN'T VOTED YET. WHEN IT PRINTS OUT THAT SHEET OF PAPER, TAKE A MOMENT TO LOOK IT OVER, TO BE SURE THAT THE VOTES YOU INTENDED TO CAST ARE ACCURATELY REPRESENTED ON THE SHEET OF PAPER AS THEY GET SCANNED IN. THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE. SHERIFF HENDERSON HAS BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE SAFEST, MOST ACCURATE ELECTIONS AROUND.AND I THINK MS. SUESY HARVEY, OUR ELECTIONS COMMISSIONER FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY. THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING ON POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO SAFE GUARD OUR ELECTION. AND EVERY PARTY, THE WINNING OR LOSING PARTY CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THERE'S A FREE ELECTION. AND LASTLY, I'LL SHARE WITH YOU, WE GOT WORD TODAY WE'RE THE RECIPIENT OF A GRANT. WE DEAL WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND I REPORT THOSE TO YOU EACH YEAR AND WE TALKED WITH THE SHERIFF, ACTUALLY GOT AN AWARD AND WE'LL BE PARTNERING WITH TRI-COUNTY, AND WE'LL HAVE A MASTER LEVEL MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL THAT WILL RIDE WITH OFFICERS TO TRY AND HELP PEOPLE DEALING WITH CRISIS, RATHER THAN JUST DOING WHAT WE DO WHICH WE TAKE PEOPLE INTO PROTECTIVE CUSTODY SOMETIMES JUST TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO CAN HELP THEM. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO REACH OUT FOR HELP, SO SHERIFF HENDERSON AND OUR TEAM PUT TOGETHER A GRANT APPLICATION AND WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO RECEIVE THE GRANT AND WE'LL HAVE TWO FULL-TIME MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS RIDING WITH PEACE OFFICERS WHO ARE DESIGNED TO RESPOND TO MENTAL HEALTH CALLS. SO WE CAN MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE AND HELP THEM THROUGH THE DIFFICULT TIMES THEY'RE GOING THROUGH. I'M VERY PLEASED TO REPORT THAT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER FOR THE BOARD?
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: NOPE, JUST A COMMENT FROM ME. TIM AND I HAVE WORKED TOGETHER, WHAT, NINE YEARS?
>> FIVE. I'M YOUNGER THAN I THINK.
>> WELL, YOU WERE THE CONSTABLE WHEN I FIRST RAN. ANYWAYS, I'VE ENJOYED OUR RELATIONSHIP FOR HOWEVER MANY YEARS YOU WANT TO ADMIT TO. AND APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AS WELL. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU ON MY WAY OUT.
>> AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AS WELL, AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU. I DO TEND TO FORGET THINGS FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT, YOU'RE RIGHT, IT HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF YEARS AND YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY HAS MEANT A LOT. YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SHERIFF'S AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE MATTERS, AND SO, I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR GREENER PASTURES AS THEY SAY, AND GOOD LUCK WITH THAT AND KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE TO SERVE YOU IN ANY CAPACITY THAT YOU
>> THANK YOU. MAY I BE EXCUSED?
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: YOU ARE. AND WE HAVE SERGEANT STEVEN TERRELL WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY PRECINCT THREE. AND FOR THE BOY SCOUT'S, I THINK THAT YOU'VE DONE YOUR SENTENCING, WHENEVER YOUR PARENTS DEEMED YOU'VE EARNED WHATEVER BADGE IS LEFT, YOU'RE FREE TO LEAVE AS WELL, OR, IF YOU'RE REALLY INTRIGUED
BY THIS, YOU COULD STAY. >> GOOD EVENING. HOW Y'ALL?
>> GOOD. >> I'M SERGEANT STEVEN. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'M PRESENTING IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS.
HOPEFULLY, I'M AS ELEQUENT AS LIEUTENANT LA COST IS A IS. SO, THIRD QUARTER OF 2022. WE HAVE ONE INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN. HE'S HAD 17 CASES ASSIGNED, TWO SEARCH WARRANTS, SIX COURT ORDERS AND FILED ONE FELONY CHARGE OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME. NOTABLE CASES, CASES INVOLVING INVESTIGATION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY SHARED IN THE WONDERFUL VIA FILE SHARING PROGRAMS AND LOCATIONS OF CONTENT IN NEARBY HOUSTON LOCATIONS AND WE HAD A CHAT INVESTIGATION WHICH LED TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO TRAVELED HERE SPECIFICALLY TO ENGAGE IN IT
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UNDER AGE. OVER THIS, I'M SORRY, THIS IS THE THIRD QUARTER. WE UPDATED THIS. BUT, I GUESS THIS ONE. BUT, THIS IS CORRECT INFORMATION. THERE ARE 23 CASES ASSIGNED OVER THIS LAST QUARTER. 16 SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATIONS, 7 INJURY TO A CHILD INVESTIGATIONS AND OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME WE FILED THREE FELONY CHARGES. AND, NOTABLE CASES, ONE WHERE A CHILD WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED NUMEROUS TIMES BY A PARENT OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND THE INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY ONGOING. AND WE HAD A RECENT CASE WHERE AN INFANT WAS TAKEN TO TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND NARCOTICS WERE FOUND IN THE CHILD'S SYSTEM AND THAT'S AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. AND I THINK THE BABY WAS A FEW MONTHS OLD. COMPARISONS FROM 2022 TO 2021, CHILD ABUSE CASES ARE DOWN, BUT, SEXUAL ABUSE CASES ARE UP. FROM THIS QUARTER WE HAD 16 SEXUAL ASSAULT CASESORY THE THIRD QUARTER. AND ONLY INJURY TO A CHILD CASES.HOWEVER, AS YOU COULD SEE BY THE GRAPH WE'VE HAD AN INCREASE IN THE SEXUAL ASSAULTS. A DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF CHILD ABUSE INJURY TO A CHILD CASES. OR INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN, WE'VE HAD AN INCREASE SINCE LAST YEAR IN NEW CASES.
UM, COMPARED TO 2021. LOOKS LIKE OVER DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF CASES. BUT THERE ARE LESS COURT ORDERS, BUT, WE'RE DOING MORE SEARCH WARRANTS BASED ON PULLING THE INFORMATION THAT WE GET. WE GET INFORMATION THROUGH DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND WE GET REFERRED CASES FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE REGARDING CYBER CRIME. AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR ME? >> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: NO, SIR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. Y'ALL HAVE A GREAT
EVENING. >> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: MOTION AND
A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORTS? >> SO MOVED.
>> SECOND. >> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: ALL IN FAVOR A (CHORUS OF AYES)
[10. Receive, consider and act upon a quarterly update from the Development Standards Committee; ]
>> (CHORUS OF AYES) ALL RIGHT, RECEIVE AND ACT UPON AN QUARTERLY UPDATE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS COMMITTEE. WE HAVE ART BREDENHOFF.
>> >> GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN BUNCH, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE TOWNSHIP AND OUR RESIDENTS. CHAIRMAN BUNCH BEFORE GETTING STARTED WITH THE PRESENTATION, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE DSC AND THE SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. >> THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2022 ACTIVITIES OF THE DSC, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE DSC MEETING DATA WHICH DEALS WITH APPLICATIONS FOR VARIANCES, APPEALS BY OUR RESIDENT OF A RULING MADE BY THE RDRC AND ACTION TAKEN BY STAFF. WE'LL TALK ABOUT KEY ISSUES IN THE THIRD QUART WHICH WILL PROGRESS INTO THE FOURTH QUARTER AND MAY BE 2023. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT FUTURE ITEMS. THE DSC ITEMS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2022, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 251 APPLICATIONS THAT THE DSC HANDLED. OF THAT, 70% RELATED TO UM RESIDENTIAL. IT WAS 183. AND WE HAD 49 FOR COMMERCIAL. AND, WE HAD 19 FOR WHAT WE CALL ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENTS OR CLARIFICATIONS IN A STANDARD THAT STAFF MAY ASK WHAT WAS THE INTENT OF THE DSC FOR THAT STANDARD, MAY BE A RULING WHERE WE SHIFTED SOME OF THE ABILITY TO HEAR AN APPEAL BACK TO STAFF PAUSE IT WAS MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE EFFECTIVE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC QUARTERS, YOU COULD SEE JULY IN THE FIRST MONTH OF THE QUARTER RAMPS UP THE ACTIVITY IN PARTICULAR FOR RESIDENTIAL THAT WILL GO THROUGH THE QUARTER.
WHAT WE'RE ALSO SEEING WE ALL HEAR A LOT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH LOGISTICS AND THE IMPACT IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN. WE'RE SEEING APPLICATIONS APPROVED, WHETHER AT STAFF LEVEL, RDRC OR VARIANCE
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GRANTED ARE TAKING LONGER TO COMPLETE. ONE RESIDENT BROUGHT FORWARD IT TOOK HER A YEAR TO GET THE SUPPLY TOSS RESIDE HER HOUSE IN A PARTICULAR COLOR AND TYPE OF MATERIAL. SO, WE'RE TRYING TO DEAL WITH THAT, STAFF IS VERY AWARE OF THAT AND VERY SUPPORTIVE WHEN A RESIDENT COMES IN AND SAYS "LOOK, HE GAVE ME 150 DAYS, BUT I REALLY NEED 200 DAYS, I JUST GOT MY SUPPLIES AND I'M TRYING TO LINE UP MY CONTRACTOR WHO LEFT FOR ANOTHER JOB AND GET HIM BACK." AND THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH AND WE WANT TO BE EMPATHETIC AS WE CAN FOR OUR RESIDENTS. WE SAW AN UNSURGE IN THE LAST MONTH OF THE QUARTER IN SEPTEMBER. SOME OF THE APPLICATIONS THAT WE'RE SEEING FOR REHEARING OR VARIANCES ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE LOOKING AT HOME BUSINESS, LOOKING AT SHORT-TERM RENTAL, RENEWALS OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS, WE'RE LOOKING AT GENERATORS, FENCES, SUMMER KITSCH PENS. THINGS OF THIS NATURE. ON THE SPECIAL SIDE, WE'RE SEEING NEW BUSINESS COMING TO SOME OF THE VILLAGE CENTERS, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR AN APPROVAL OF THE SIGNED PACKAGE OR A CURRENT BUSINESS WANT TO REFRESH THE BUSINESS AND ARE LOOKING FOR APPROVAL ON A NEW SIGN PACKAGE. WE ARE ENCOURAGED BY THE AMOUNT OF EXISTING BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO FRESHEN UP THEIR BUSINESSES AND TRY TO DRAW MORE CUSTOMERS INTO THEIR ORGANIZATION. SO, IT'S VERY ENCOURAGING. AND WE LOOK AT KEY ISSUES THAT WE HAD IN THE 30 QUARTER, WE HAD OUR JOINT MEETING WITH THE RDRC AND STAFF IN SEPTEMBER. AND WE HAD A PRESENTATION BY TESLER ON SOLAR ROOFS. WE ENCOURAGED TESLA TO PRESENT AND THEY DID AND IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. TODAY WE HAVE ONE TESLA SOLAR ROOF IN CREEKSIDE THAT'S BEEN APPROVED, COMPLETELY INSTALLED AND LOOKS VERY GOOD. IF YOU GO ON THEIR WEBSITE, YOU COULD BUY A TESLA IF YOU WANT OR GET A SOLAR ROOF. IT'S A GREAT WEBSITE.>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: SAME PRICE? >> NOT THE SAME PRICE.
>> AND THE REASON I TENSIONED TESLA IS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF TOOLS THAT PEOPLE CAN LOOK AT TO DETERMINE IS SOLAR RIGHT FOR YOU. WE ENCOURAGE SOLAR, WE SUPPORT SOLAR, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK, IT'S NOT AS EASY AS EVERYBODY THINKS, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT YOUR COST AND DETERMINE WHETHER IT'S FOR YOU AND SELECT YOUR CONTRACT, AND GO THROUGH THE PROPER APPLICATION PROCESS. WHAT WE DID LEARN IS THAT WHEN TESLA TAKES A LOOK AT A PROPERTY, IF THEY GET ENGAGED TO BE THE CONTRACTOR, THEY LOOK AT AN ANALYSIS CALLED A SHADE ANALYSIS. SO, WE LEARNED THAT IN THEIR PRESENTATION. WHO THOUGHT ABOUT A SHADE ANALYSIS IN THEY ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S THE CONTACT CUE LAGS, HOW MANY -- CALCULATION, HOW MANY PANELS YOU NEED FOR YOUR HOUSE. AND THEY LOOK AT ENERGY BILLS.
THE ROOF PANELS COMPLETELY COVER THE ROOF. SO, IT IS THE ROOF BUT NOT EVERY PANEL IN THE SOLAR ROOF IS LEELE ELECTRIFIED. THE PROBABLY CLOSE TO A HALF MILLION SOLAR INSTALLATION ACCORDING TO THEIR WEBSITE. SO, IT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO LEARN MORE FROM AND ENCOURAGE OTHER PROVIDERS OF SOLAR TO COME IN AND PRESENT TO BOTH STAFF AND THE RDRCS, AND THE DSC, WE DID LEARN THAT TESLA DOES PANELS AND SOLAR ROOFS BUT THEY FOCUS ON SOLAR ROOFS. THIS IS KNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE TO DEVELOP GOING FORWARD TO ENHANCE THE SOLAR STANDARDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO, THEY ARE BEING LOOKED AT, AND TO DETERMINE WHAT IS REQUIRED TO UPDATE IN A STANDARD TO BE TO STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE. SORT OF WHAT WE DID WITH SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE ON THAT ONE.
>> NO, WE DIDN'T, BUT WE'RE LEARNING FROM OUR DSC ATTORNEY THAT WE CAN'T PREVENT SOLAR, SO, WE WANT TO BE A PARTNER IN SOLAR BUT MAKE SURE THAT OUR STANDARDS ARE EVOLVING TO HAVE THE PERSON WHO WANTS SOLAR ENJOY IT BUT WHAT IS THE IMPACT TO OUR NEIGHBORS? WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PROPERTIES, WE'RE VERY CLOSE TOGETHER. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHETHER THERE'S A GLARE FACTOR TO THE PANELS, WHAT IS THE GLARE IMPACT AND HOW MANY PANELS ARE
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GENERATING ELECTRIC AND WE LEARNED THAT INTERGY. ANYTHING 15 KILOWATTS AND ABOVE IT NEEDS TO BE PREAPPROVED BEFORE INSTALLATION. SO, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS WE EVALUATE WHAT SHOULD BE THE NEW STANDARDS. WE DID ON FUTURE ITEMS WE TALKED ABOUT SOLAR, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT SOLAR ROVES AND PANELS WHAT'S THE NEW STANDARD AS WE GO FORWARD. AND THIS WILL BE A STANDARD THAT'S PROBABLY EVALUATED YEARLY AS DEVELOPMENTS TAKE PLACE. IN THE HOMEWORK THAT RESIDENTS NEED TO DO, THERE ARE A LOT OF RESOURCES AT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS FAR AS THE FAX BREAKS, THERE'S INFORMATION OUT THERE ON WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN SOLAR, WHAT TO STUDY, AND ANSWER QUESTIONS LIKE THAT. THERE'S A WEBSITE THAT HAS A CALCULATOR ON SOLAR, AND I WORKED IT TODAY TO SEE WHAT IT WAS LIKE. IT GOES IN AND ASKS YOU QUESTIONS WANTS TO VERIFY THAT YOU ARE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND IT HAS A SATELLITE VIEW OF YOUR HOUSE TO BE SURE THAT'S YOUR RIGHT HOUSE.SO, THERE ARE A LOT OF SOPHISTICATED TOOLS TO HELP THE PERSON OR FAMILY THAT WANTS TO EVALUATE SOLAR. WE'RE FINDING OUT, TOO THAT MARKETING IS A GREAT TOOL THAT COMPANIES HAVE AND WE'RE FINDING OUT THESE MARKETING COMPANIES ARE DESIGNING NEW, PERMANENT, PROGRAMMABLE LIGHTS SO WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH NEW DESIGNS, WHAT'S THE IMPACT TO THE WOOLDANDS AND TO THE STANDARDS AND TO THE NEIGHBOR? AND IF A PERSON WANTED TO COME FORWARD TO TAKE A LOOK AT INSTALLING PERMANENT PROGRAMMABLE LIGHTING WHICH IS EXPENSIVE, BUT, OVER TIME WE THINK THAT THE PRICE WILL DECLINE AS MORE PEOPLE ELECT TO INSTALL. WE HAVE OUR SCHEDULED DSC RDRC JOINT MEETING IN 2023 THE DATE TO BE DETERMINED AND WE HOPE TO HAVE APPROVED BY DECEMBER 15TH, IS OUR NEW REVISED CODE OF CONDUCT, AND OPERATING PROCEDURES, IT IS WITH YOUR ATTORNEY FOR REVIEW AND WE WANT TO ENHANCE OUR TRANSPARENCY WITH OUR RESIDENTS. TODAY, THE OPERATING PROCEDURES ARE AVAILABLE IF YOU COME TO A MEETING AND SIGN IN, THERE'S A COPY AVAILABLE FOR YOU AT THE SIGN IN DESK BUT WE WANT TO MODERNIZE THAT AND REFRESH IT, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THAT'S BEEN UPDATED. AND THAT'S THE PRESENTATION. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ADDRESS THEM.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE IF I CAN. FIRST FOR COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS, HAVE WE SEEN THE SHOPPING CENTERS? I KNOW THEY DO SIDE PACKAGES HAVE WE HAVE HAD ANY SHOPPING CENTERS TO DO AN UPDATE TO THE ENTIRE INFRASTRUCTURE, LIKE, SIMILAR TO WHAT TARGET HAS DONE LIKE TO THE FACADE? HAVE ANY OF THEM SAY "HEY, WE'RE GOING TO COME FORWARD TO UPDATE AND REFRESH THE ACTUAL FACADE OF THE SHOPPING CENTER? ".
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, THE ONLY ONE THAT I COULD RECALL IS THE ONE ATE REGENCY AND PERRY'S BUT. NOT A WHOLE SALE LIKE TARGET AND UPDATE THE ENTIRE FACADE FOR THE BRIDGE.
>> I'M HOPING THAT WE SEE THAT ESPECIALLY WITH THE OLDER SHOPPING CENTERS, THE OWNERS OF THE BUILDING, OBVIOUSLY, IT'S AN ASSET, SO, I'M HOPEFUL THAT THEY COME BACK AND SAY HEY WE'RE LOOKING TO MODERNIZE THE CENTERS.
>> ALONG THOSE LINES, I THINK WE CAN ENCOURAGE THE OWNERS OF THE CENTERS AND HAVE A MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND REALLY DEMONSTRATE THE VALUE TO DO THAT, THE VALUE TO THE OWNER OF THE CENTER BUT THE VALUE TO THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE CENTER AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO REINVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE NEED THEM TO HELP US REINVEST IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE SECOND THING I WAS INTERESTED TO SEE THE LIGHTING BECAUSE, I THINK THE NEW LIGHTING PACKAGES ARE CALLED JELLY FISH, RIGHT? THAT'S THE ONES, SO I LOVE THE
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IDEA, BUT, IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE LOOKED AT IT'S NICE WHEN THE RESIDENTS STICK WITH THE CHRISTMAS TIME AND COLORS AND HOLIDAYS, MOST RESIDENTS WOULD HAVE A FIELD DAY WITH THAT, SO, EVERY OTHER HOUSE WILL HAVE DIFFERENT COLORS A AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT WHEN WE DO THE PERMANENT LIGHTING THAT COULD BECOME A PROBLEM.>> JOHN, THAT'S A GOOD THING TO BRING UP. IT'S A CONCERN OF DSC AND IT'S A CONCERN OF STAFF. BECAUSE, WITH APPS TODAY, YOU COULD CHANGE ANYTHING ANYTIME YOU WANT. WE'RE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR OBSERVATIONS ON THAT.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT?
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: HOLD ON. WE'VE BREACHED OUR QUORUM.
>> I WAS GOING TO MENTION SOMETHING TO DISCUSS BUT WE CAN'T TAKE ACTION UNTIL WE HAVE A QUORUM.
>> HE SAID YOU COULD TALK. >> YES, MA'AM?
>> I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE ROOF TOP LIGHTS, WELL, NOT THE LIGHTS BUT THE PACKAGES THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.
>> THE SOLAR ROOFS? >> YES. THANK YOU. AND THEY'RE RELATED TO THE TESLA ORGANIZATION, MOST OF THEM ARE COMING FROM THAT. SO, REGARDING SOME OF THE LARGER COMMERCIAL SPREADING PROPERTIES THAT ARE IN THE WOOLDANDS, THERE ARE THE SHOPPING CENTERS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF JOHN ANTHONY BROWN HAS THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, BUT, I KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS THINKING AHEAD, AND YOU PROBABLY HAVE, WOULD THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EMBRACE THESE SOLAR PANELS? AND WOULD THOSE FEDERAL GRANTS THAT YOU WERE ADDRESSING OR THE FEDERAL TAX BREAKS THAT YOU WERE ADDRESSING WOULD THEY APPLY ALSO TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AN NOT JUST UM -- BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE ON TOP OF OUR VILLAGE CENTERS THAT MIGHT BE A BENEFIT THERE AND CUT THEIR
LONG-TERM ELECTRIC BILLS. >> I THINK THAT'S A GREAT OBSERVATION, I WOULD HAVE TO DO THE RESEARCH OF WHAT THE FEDERAL GRANT ARE AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY, I WOULD HAVE TO BELIEVE THERE ARE SOME OUT THERE. WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING COME FORWARD COMMERCIALLY AS IT RELATES TO SOLAR PANELS OR SOLAR ENERGY, BUT, I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT SHOULD START TO TAKE PLACE, ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE'S TAKING A LOOK AT A REMODEL. HOW TO CUT THE ENERGY COSTS OR HAVE A BACKUP SYSTEM, LIKE, A DUEL SYSTEM. I THINK THAT THE COMMUNITY IS RIPE FOR THAT ESPECIALLY IN ANY KIND OF REMODEL TO ANY VILLAGE SENT ARE OR STAND-ALONE PAD SITE. THANK YOU, VERY MUCH FOR THAT QUESTION. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: ALL RIGHT, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT? THE REPORT?
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: AND, ANY OPPOSE. THANK YOU, AND THANK
[11. Receive, consider and act upon the financial report;]
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, I'LL MISS OUR UPDATES.>> YES, SIR, WE'LL SEE YOU IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: ALL RIGHT, AGENT 11 RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE FINANCIAL REPORT. THE THINGS I WILL MISS THE MOST.
>> MAKE ME FEEL GOOD. >> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: NO
PRESSURE. >> THANK YOU, THIS EVENING I'M PRESENTING THE WOOLDANDS SEPTEMBER FINANCIALS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022. OUR FIRST SLIDE TALKS ABOUT REVENUE. THE TOTAL REVENUE BUDGETED THROUGH SEPTEMBER IS $101.3 MILLION.
THE YEAR TO DATE SPENT IS $111.3 MILLION FOR FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF $9.8 MILLION. THE $7.7 MILLION VARIANCE IN SALES TAX IS THE MAIN COMPONENT. THERE'S A 605,000 FAVORABLE VARIANCE ADMISSION TAX THAT'S SET BY AN UNFAVORABLY VARIANCE OF HOTEL TAX TRANSFERS OF $71,000. AND OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE, THE MAIN COMPONENT OF THIS VIERNS IS THE WHOOP.3 IN PROGRAM REVENUES DUE TO THE TIMING OF EXPENDITURES IN THE RECREATION CENTERS AND TOWNSHIP EVENTS. EXPENDITURES, THE YEAR
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$75.4 MILLION. THE YEAR TO DATE ACTUAL IS $72.8 MILLION FOR A YEAR TO DATE VARIANCE OF $2.5 MILLION. ALL THE DEPARTMENT CATEGORIES ARE SHOWING A FAVORABLE VARIANCE IN SEPTEMBER DUE TO A COMBINATION OF A SAVINGS IN SALARIES AND BENEFITS, TIMING OF EXPENDITURES AND A SAVINGS IN CONTRACTED SERVICES. THE OTHER EXPENDITURES HAS AN UNFAVORABLY VIERNS DUE TO THE EVENT TAX PAYMENTS AND THE REGIONAL PARTICIPATION PAYMENTS WHICH ARE OFF SET IN THE FAVORABLE REVENUE IN THE CATEGORIES. NEXT SLIDE WE HAVE THE SALES TAX DEPOSITS AND THIS IS THROUGH THE END OF OCTOBER. THE YEAR TO DATE BUDGETED IS 7 COMPARED THE 2022 TO THE 2021 IT'S $8.2 MILLION MORE OR 17.2% INCREASE. THE TOP FIVE CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES YEAR TO DATE, RETAIL TRADE BEING THE TOP, FOLLOWED BY FOOD SERVICES, INFORMATION, MANUFACTURING, AND PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES. SO, THE REST OF TEXAS IS DOING WELL.THE COMPTROLLER WILL BE DISTRIBUTING A LITTLE OVER $1 BILLION AT THE SEPTEMBER SALES TAX COLLECTED TO CITIES, TRANSIT SYSTEMS, COUNTYS AND OTHER SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS.
IN A 17.4 INCREASE FROM THE SAME TIME IN 2021 AND A 16.4% INCREASE YEAR TO DATE. NEXT SLIDE WE HAVE HOTEL TAX DEPOSITS. THE YEAR TO DATE BUDGETED IS $5.3 MILLION. THE YEAR TO DATE ACTUAL COLLECTED IS $6.3 MILLION FOR A FAVOR VARIANCE OF $930,000. IF YOU COMPARE THE ACTUAL 2021 TO 2022, IT'S $1.9 MILLION DIFFERENCE OR 44.5% MORE. NEXT SLIDE IS OVER FUND BALANCE. I WANTED TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THIS SINCE THE ALLOCATIONS CHANGED A LITTLE DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. THE TOTAL FUND BALANCE FOR THE TOWNSHIP IS $160,783,000.
THAT'S IN THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, THE UNDESIGNATED, THE DESIGNATED AND THE RESERVED. I'M NOT GOING THROUGH EACH LINE BUT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE CAPITAL PROJECTS RESERVE LINE IN THE DESIGNATED SECTION IN THE MIDDLE IN THE LEFT. THAT PARTICULAR LINE ITEM HAS CAPITAL PROJECTS SCHEDULED, AND IT HAS RESERVE AND CAPITAL REPLACEMENT. AND IT HAD THE GEBETZ RESERVE AND THE INCORPORATION RESERVE. YOU'LL SEE THOSE HAVE ZEROS AND THE CAPITAL REPLACEMENT RESERVE INCREASED BY OVER $28 MILLION.
THE AMOUNTS ON THE LEFT WERE BEFORE THE 2023 PROCESS THAT STILL HAD THE BUILDING RESERVE AND THE INCORPORATION RESERVE AND ON THE RIGHT IT SHOW AS ZERO IN THE CAPITAL RESERVE.
>> AND WE VOTED ON THIS IN AUGUST DURING BUDGET WORKSHOPS,
>> AND IT WAS UNANIMOUS? >> IT WAS UNANIMOUS.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT OUT. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE
THE END OF MY REPORT. >> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: FANTASTIC, HELEN, GREAT NEWS. DESPITE ALL OF THE CRITICISM I RECEIVED LAST YEAR AND MOST OF OUR BUDGET PROCESSES WITH WE ACTUALLY INCREASED OUR SALES TAX PROJECTIONS, WE WERE SCOFFED AT WHEN WE WENT TO 3% AND WE'RE NOW 17% OVER OUR MODEST INCREASE OF
A 3% PROJECTION. >> YES, WE'RE DOING A LITTLE BETTER THAN THE STATE ON THE PERCENTAGE.
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: THAT WAS THE ONLY DISAPPOINTING PART, BECAUSE, I THOUGHT WE WOULD BE DOING A LOT BETTER THAN THE STATE WIDE AVERAGE. WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO MOVE.
[12. Receive, consider and act upon an Interlocal Agreement with Harris County for joint funding of improvements to the Spring Creek Greenway (C-2022-0412);]
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: ALL IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU, NOW WE MOVE ONTO A PROJECT THAT'S LONG OVERDUE AND IT'S RECEIVE AND CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HARRIS COUNTY FOR JOINT FUNDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS
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OF THE SPRING CREEK GREENWAY. >> TO GIVE YOU AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THE PROJECT IS LOCATED, IT'S IN THE GEORGE MITCHEL PRESERVE THIS IS AN 1800-ACRE PRESERVE THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2007 AND IT WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TOWNSHIP AT THAT TIME, WE WERE THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS OF THE WOOLDANDS, HARRIS, AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS IS THE 12,000 ACRE GREENWAY AND IT'S REPORTED TO BE ONE OF THE LONGEST CONNECTED URBAN CORRIDORS IN THE COUNTRY. IT IS ALMOST A 40-MILE STRETCH THAT PEOPLE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO. THE SPRING CREEK GREENWAY IS AN ASPHALT TRAIL THAT WILL RUN THROUGH THE GEORGE MITCHEL PRESERVE. THE SPECIFIC DISCUSSION POINT TONIGHT IS THE TRAIL WILL GO FROM CREEK SIDE PARK WEST THAT TRAILHEAD THERE TO GOSLING ROAD. WE DISCUSSED THE PARAMETERS OF THIS PROJECT AND IN 2021 THE BOARD AGREED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021 A NON-BINDING LETTER OF INTENT TO PUSH THIS PROJECT TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND WHAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW IS THE AGREEMENT TO CONFIRM PAYMENT TERMS AND SCOPE OF SERVICE. HARRIS COUNTY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAIL CONSTRUCTION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS ENGINEERING. SO, THE BURDEN OF A LOT OF WORK IS ON THEM. WE'RE TROYING THE $5 MILLION PAYMENT AND, WHILE YOU THINK THESE THINGS ARE EASY TO DEVELOP, THEY ARE LONG-TERM, THERE'S A LOT OF PERMITTING INVOLVED AND THAT'S PART OF THE SCOPE OF HARRIS COUNTY WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS. THAT'S WHY THE PROJECT COMPLETION DATE IS THAT FAR OUT. WHAT YOU CAN SEE ON THIS MAP IS THE LARGE PART OF THE MIDDLE GREEN BELT WHICH IS THE GEORGE MITCHEL PRESERVE AT WHICH IS PART OF THE SPRING CREEK GREENWAY. IF YOU NOTICE A BLUE LINE, THIS IS, IT I BELIEVE IDENTIFIED AS PART OF OUR PROJECT THAT GOES FROM CREEKSIDE PARK WEST TO THE BRIDGE. THIS WILL GO UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE AND MEANDER IT'S WAY TO THE RED TRAIL SECTION TO GOSLING ROAD.
IT HAS THE ABILITY TO BE USED FOR MULTIPLE TYPES OF RECREATION, WHETHER RIDING YOUR BIKE, WALKING, JOGGING, OR ROLLER BLADING AND IT HAS ABILITY TO BE USED FOR EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING AND THOSE ARE SOME OF THE DETAILS THAT HARRIS COUNTY AND THE TOWNSHIP WOULD NEED TO WORK OUT ON PERMITTING AND SUCH. RIGHT NOW, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN HARRIS COUNTY AND THE TOWNSHIP AND AUTHORIZE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO EXECUTE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AS APPROVED TO FINAL FORM BY LEGAL COUNSEL.
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: ALL RIGHT. I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
(CHORUS OF AYES). >> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: ANY OPPOSED? CONGRATULATIONS, CHRIS, THAT IS GOING TO BE
[13. Receive, consider and act upon the Challenge Design Innovations proposal for Texas TreeVentures Phase II expansion (C-2022-0432);]
EXCELLENT TO SEE THAT PROJECT COME ON LINE. ALL RIGHT.AGENDA ITEM 13, RECEIVE CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE CHALLENGE DESIGN INNOVATIONS PROPOSAL FOR TEXAS TREEVENTURES PHASE II
EXPANSION. >> ALL RIGHT T GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN AND THE BOARD, AND EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS PAMELA WOODS AND I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, FORMERLY THE SUPERINTENDENT. SO, GRATEFUL AND LUCKY TO BE AROUND FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE REC CENTER CAMPUS AND ALSO TEXAS TREEVENTURES, THANKS FOR HELPING US BRING THAT ON. TODAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PHASE II EXPANSION AND GO OVER THE 2023 BUDGET INITIATIVE PASSED IN SEPTEMBER. TALK ABOUT THE COURSE EXPANSION PROPOSAL, TIMELINE AND OUR RECOMMENDATION. SO, A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND HERE, PHASE ONE, YOU KNOW, THE IDEA WAS BROUGHT FORWARD THAT WE WANT TO BRING AN ADVENTURE COURSE TO THE WONDERFUL. AND IT TURNS OUT PEOPLE LOVE IT. SO, WE HAVE RESIDENTS, SURROUNDING
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COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD COMING OUT TO VISIT TEXAS TREEVENTURES, THAT WAS OUR MULTIPLE LEVEL ADVENTURE CHOICE, 69 ELEMENTS ARE CURRENTLY ON THE COURSE, 74 IF YOU INCLUDE THE TRUE BLUE AUDIBLE EIGHT DEVICES AND THAT INCLUDES TREEHOUSE RENOVATION FOR OUR OFFICE FOR CHECK IN FOR PEOPLE AND ALSO A LAUNCH HOUSE TO GET ON AND OFF THE COURSE AND AN EQUIPMENT HOUSE WITH ALL OF OUR HARNESSES AND EQUIPMENT.PROOF OF CONCEPT, OF COURSE, WE OPENED UP OFFICIALLY IN APRIL OF 2019, AND AS YOU COULD SEE ON THE CHART THERE, OUR PARTICIPATION HAS INCREASED EACH YEAR AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO PROJECT AGAIN MORE PARTICIPATION IN 2022. WE'VE SEEN OUR MERCHANDISE SALES GO UP. OUR EVENING EVENTS. WE HAVE SOME AFTER HOURS GLOW EVENTS, SUNSET AND S'MORES, OUR BUYOUTS ARE MORE ALREADY FOR THIS YEAR THAN THEY WERE LAST YEAR FOR PRIVATE EVENTS. SO, AGAIN, A LOT OF US ARE EXCITED ESPECIALLY A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE THAT I KNOW WHO ARE WATCHING WHO ARE VERY INVESTED IN THIS AND HONORED THAT WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT PHASE II. SO, PHASE II INCLUDES A 23-ELEMENT COURSE EXPANSION AND INCREASED DECK SPACE AND ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT AND SOME SHADE THAT YOU'LL NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET MORE PEOPLE ON THE COURSE AT ONCE. AND THEN, IN THE OPERATIONAL PLAN, THERE WAS ALWAYS IN THERE, POTENTIALLY IN THE FUTURE FOR A PHASE III TO AT A 30 WING ON TO THE COURSE. SO, YOU COULD SEE HERE A ROUGH DRAWING, BUT THE OCTAGON SHAPE IS THE MAIN STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE AND THAT'S THREE LEVELS. THERE'S TWO WINGS ON THE COURSE, WE CALL IT THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING. THE LEFT WING HAS ONE LEVEL AND THE RIGHT WING GOES UP TWO LEVELS. SO, THE PROPOSAL HERE WITH CHALLENGE DESIGN INNOVATIONS WHICH WAS OUR ORIGINAL BUILDER IS TO BUILD THOSE WINGS UP TO THE THIRD LEVEL. SO, BUILDING UP THE LEFT WING TWO LEVELS, BUILDING UP THE RIGHT WING ONE LEVEL. AND THEN, ALSO IN THE MIDDLE THERE'S SOME TIE IN TOGETHER TO BRING ALL OF IT TOGETHER. SOME REAL THOUGHT GOING INTO THIS OF THERE'S ALSO SOME RECOMMENDATIONS OF MOVING SOME ELEMENTS AROUND IN THIS PROPOSAL. THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE PRICE, WITH WORKING KNOWLEDGE FROM STAFF OF WHAT THEY'VE SEEN AND WHERE THEY THINK WOULD MAKE A BETTER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IS ALSO INCLUDED IN HERE. THIS IS A CHALLENGE BY CHOICE. YOU KNOW, COURSE, SO, A LOT OF THOUGHT GOING INTO YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW NOW WHAT ARE THE HARD ELEMENTS.
AND, YOU KNOW, THEY PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO "OKAY, WE DON'T KNOW THAT EVERYBODY'S GOING TO GO THIS ROUTE" BUT, FROM THIS AREA, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GO THIS ROUTE, YOU KNOW, AND PROGRESSES UP FROM LEVEL 1 TO LEVEL THREE. SO, THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES ADDING OCTAGON TRANSFER DECKS, 24 CABLES, GROUND ANCHORS AND NINE ELEMENTS ON LEVEL TWO, 15 ON LEVEL THREE, RELOCATION OF EXISTING ELEMENTS UPDATING OF OUR COURSE MANUAL WHICH IS NEEDED WITH A MAJOR MODIFICATION. AND OF COURSE, LABOR, MATERIALS, TRAVEL, AND POST CONSTRUCTION COMMISSIONING DOCUMENTS. ANOTHER BIG THING IN THIS PROPOSAL AND WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT INSTEAD OF JANUARY 2023 IS TO BE ABLE TO RECOMMEND TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD SO THAT JANUARY 1ST WE CAN BE READY TO UM START THE CONSTRUCTION, UM, AND IN A TURN-KEY OPERATION SO THAT WE CAN BE BACK OPEN MARCH. JANUARY, FEBRUARY, ARE OUR SLOWER MONTHS TRADITIONALLY, AT TREEVENTURES, PLUS OUR YEARLY INSPECTION AND TRAINING FOR STAFF THAT WE DO EACH YEAR FOR OUR CERTIFICATIONS. AND IF THIS IS ACCEPTED TODAY, THERE'LL STILL BE $105,000 AND THAT WOULD BE REMAINING FOR THE EXTRA EQUIPMENT AND THE DECKING THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET EVERYBODY ON THE COURSE. LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT
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CHALLENGE DEDESIGN INNOVATIONS, LIKE I MENTIONED, THEY WERE THE ORIGINAL COURSE BUILDER AND ALSO WE BUILDING THE COURSE WENT BY ACCT STANDARDS WHICH IS THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS IN THE COURSE INDUSTRY FOR CHALLENGE COURSE, ZIP LINES AND WHATNOT. THEY HAVE STIPULATIONS IN THERE ABOUT BUILDING ON.THAT WOULD REQUIRE APPROVALS, WITH OUR ORIGINAL BUILDER. SO, AGAIN, APPROVING THIS NOW WOULD PROVIDE FOR THAT TURN-KEY OPERATION. WE DO HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. THEY HAVE DONE OUR PREVIOUS COURSE INSPECTIONS. TRAINED OUR STAFF, CERTIFIED MOST OF OUR STAFF, WE HAVE OUR COORDINATOR AS A COURSE MANAGER NOW. SEVERAL LEVEL TWO, LEVEL ONE AND COURSE OPERATORS.
AND, OF COURSE, THEY'RE ALSO A PROFESSIONAL VENDER MEMBER FOR ACCT, ACCREDITED TO INSTALL, INSPECT, TRAIN AND CERTIFY. SO, IT THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. BUT, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT THE PHASE II EX-PENSION PROPOSAL FOR TREEVENTURES FOR CHALLENGE DESIGNS INNOVATIONS.
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: ANY QUESTIONS?
>> HOW MANY STAFF DO WE HAVE ON STAFF?
>> WE HAVE TWO FULL-TIME. WE HAVE A PROGRAM COORDINATOR WHO IS THE COURSE MANAGER AND THEN WE HAVE A FULL-TIME SPECIALIST, AND THEN COMING IN 2023 OUR OTHER SPECIALIST WILL BE FULL-TIME. SO, THREE FULL-TIME STAFF AND 12 PART THEN TIME, YEAR-ROUND STAFF AND THEN WE ADD IN SEASONAL.
>> HOW HIGH IS LEVEL THREE OUT OF CURIOSITY?
>> YOU MAY BE KNOCKING ME OUT OF LEVEL THREE.
>> WHAT IS IT, CHRIS? >> IT'S 50-60 FEET HIGH.
>> I DID A CORPORATE EVENT OUT THERE AND HAD A FEW PEOPLE GET
>> I DID MY FIRST SPLITS EVER IN MY LIFE ON THIS COURSE. BUT, IT WAS WORTH IT, IT WAS A GREAT TIME.
>> IT'S A CHALLENGE FOR SURE. >> THAT'S PROBABLY ADDITIONAL
TRAINING FOR OUR STAFF. >> FOR SURE. YES. OF COURSE.
>> THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: AND THIS IS ONE OF THE AMENITIES THAT HELPS US TO KEEP OUR NATIONAL RANKING IN THE COMMUNITY. AND I REMEMBER WHEN CHRIS BROUGHT THIS IDEA TO US, WE TOLD HIM TO BRING US CRAZY THINGS. I'M PRETTY SURE, AND YOU CAN TELL ME IF I'M WRONG, YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T THINK
THAT WE WERE GOING TO SAY, YES. >> YES.
>> THAT'S FANTASTIC. SO, ANYWAYS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS?
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: ALL IN FAVOR AAYE.
[14. Receive, consider and act upon a quarterly update from Visit The Woodlands (Convention & Visitors Bureau);]
>> ANY OPPOSED? >> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: THANK YOU, WE'LL HAVE OUR PHASE 2. AGENDA 14 RECEIVE AND CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A QUARTERLY UPDATE FROM VISIT THE WOOLDANDS.
>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, CONGRATULATIONS, PAMELA, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE GREAT WORK IN PAPARKS AND RECREATION.
WHILE MR. TWINE GETS THIS SET UP. TEXAS TREEVENTURES IS A GREAT ATTRACTION FOR OUR BUSINESS GROUPS AND YOU'RE LEISURE TRAVEL AND WE LIKE TO PROMOTE THEM. THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. AND JOINING US TONIGHT OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ELIZABETH EDENS IS HERE WITH US. THIS IS A REPORT WE GIVE ONCE A QUARTER FROM VISIT THE WOOLDANDS, SOMETHING I KNOW, MR. CHAIRMAN VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO YOUR HEART AS YOU SERVED A AS CHAIRMAN FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE TURNING THAT OVER AND GOT US INTO THE CONVENTION BUSINESS AND THAT WAS A BIG SHIFT FOR US IN THE YEAR OF I THINK, 2016 IS WHAT THAT IS. AND THANK YOU, PARKS AND REC FOR TAKING ALL THE GREAT EVENTS AND THEY'VE TAKEN THOSE TO ALL NEW LEVELS. THIS IS OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND OUR VOLUNTEERS, EVERYBODY VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS ROLE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU VICE CHAIRMAN JOHN ANTHONY BROWN AND THANK YOU, DR. SEKULA-GIBBS AND, WELL, LET'S SEE. OKAY. I DIDN'T SEE THAT. PERFECT. THANK YOU. AND THIS IS OUR STAFF AND ON BEHALF OF OUR STAFF, THANK YOU, VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS
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BUSINESS. I KNOW CHAIRMAN BUNCH, YOU MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT RETAIL SALES TAX. WE TALK A LOT ABOUT HOTEL TAX, BUT, ALSO, RETAIL SALES TAX IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THOSE GREAT POSITIVE NUMBERS AND WE SAW THOSE IN THE HOTEL BUSINESS AS WELL. THE HOTELS HAVE REBOUNDED THIS YEAR AND WE SAW A DIP IN THE SUMMER TIME, TOWARDS THE END OF SUMMER INTO EARLY FALL WE HAD MAJOR PROPERTY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THAT'S NOW COMPLETE WHICH WE'RE HAPPY TO HERE AND WE HAVE OTHER PROPERTIES GOING UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS WELL. EVERYBODY DOES WANT TO KEEP UP-TO-DATE AND CHALLENGE EACH OTHER. JUST A FEW THINGS OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST QUARTER. IN YOUR PACKET, YOU HAVE A COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS. BUT, FOR TIME'S SAKE WE'LL HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL AREAS HERE. A LOT OF INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION. THE NUMBER ONE RANKING THAT WE'VE RECEIVED HAS GENERATED A LOT OF INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION AND WE'RE SEEING LEADS THAT COME FROM THAT AND WITH OUR MARKETING AND ADVERTISING EFFORTS AS WELL. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN BUNCH, WE ENTER VIEWED WITH THE LARGEST GERMAN NEWSPAPER AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ARTICLE COMING OUT VERY SOON. THAT REPORTER WAS HERE IN TOWN LAST WEEK. THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, E-LIZ PELL IS FOCUSED ON OUR LOCAL AWARENESS AS WELL THAT BUSINESSES AND OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN THE WOOLDANDS KNOW WHAT WE DO AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT WE DO. AND ALSO WE WANT TO GENERATE LEADS FROM OUR LOCAL BUSINESS AND OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS AS WELL. SHE RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN THIS SHOW WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SALES HIGHLIGHTS, WE'VE BEEN ACTIVE IN OUR SALES APPROACH WE HAVE A GREAT OUTSTANDING SALES TEAM THAT'S LED BY JOSIE LEWIS THAT YOU ALL KNOW. SHE'S BEEN A FEATURE SPEAKER AT LARGE EVENTS AND HAS BEEN ON THE ROAD WITH ASHLEY FINNARD ON STAFF. TRAVEL UPDATES. THESE ARE SOME OF THE SHOWS WHERE SHE'S ATTENDED AND YOU COULD SEE PICTURES WITH ALL OF THOSE. A LOT OF THESE SHOWS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD OF. WE'VE MENTIONED THEM IN THE PAST, I KNOW THE VISIT THE WOOLDANDS DIRECTORS KNOW WHAT THESE SHOWS ARE ABOUT. BUT, THESE ARE SHOWS DEDICATED TO MEETING PLANNERS, PEOPLE THAT BRING OTHER PEOPLE HERE. OUR SALES NUMBERS ARE REALLY GENERATING LOTS OF NUMBERS AGAIN. NOT GOING THROUGH ALL OF THEM HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE THOSE ARE IN THE PACKET AND THAT PACKET IS ALSO ONLINE. WE DO SERVICE OUR GROUPS THAT COME HERE. SO, ONCE THE CONVENTION IS SOLD AND A LOT OF TIMES, THE SALES PROCESS A YEAR, TWO YEARS, EVEN FIVE YEARS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GROUP IN 2024, 2025 TO COME HERE, BUT, ONCE THEY'RE HERE, WE TAKE CARE OF THEM.THEY'RE FAMILY TO US AND WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY LOVE THE WOOLDANDS AND THEN WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED WITH THEIR BUSINESS THEY WANT TO COME BACK TO THE WOOLDANDS AND SPEAK VERY HIGHLY OF THE WOOLDANDS. OUR MARKETING COMMITTEE IS VERY STRONG IN CREATING NEW IDEAS, THESE WERE SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WE'RE LOOKING INTO 2023 WHAT OUR ADVERTISING PLANS ARE. JUST LAST WEEK, VISIT THE WOOLDANDS APPROVED OUR 2023 MARKETING BUDGET AND PLANS. WEBSITE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO BE VERY, VERY STRONG. OUR MARKETING TEAM, ASHLEY WHITE AND AMBER GEORGE, DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOBS AS WELL AS MARY MURPHY. SO, I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT THEY PUT INTO THIS, JUST A GREAT JOB AND AWARD WINNING EFFORTS. KNOLLE ONLY THAT, BUT, THE USAGE OF IT, WHEN YOU SEE THE SESSION DURATIONS OF A MINUTE 40, THOSE ARE STRONG WHEN YOU LOOK AT NUMBERS. WE DEVELOPED A SPANISH MICRO SITE AND WE'VE SEEN AN UPTICK ON USERS ON OUR VISIT THE WOOLDANDS WEB PAGE. WE WENT THROUGH A VERY EXTENSIVE PHOTO AND VIDEO SHOOT IN THE MONTH OF MAY. SO, YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF NEW IMAGERY COMING ABOUT FROM VISIT THE WOOLDANDS, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THAT. AND IT'S A STRONG ASSET FOR OUR PARTNERS AND THE BUSINESSES THAT WE HAVE.
MEDIA HERE IS IMPORTANT TO US BRINGING IN NEWS MEDIA AND GENERATING WHERE THE WOOLDANDS IS A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT AND BRING BUSINESS MEETINGS. LAST WEEK, THIS WAS A LOT OF FUN. IF YOU'VE TRAVELED AROUND TEXAS AND YOU SEE THE TEXAS VISITOR'S CENTERS, WE BROUGHT IN ALL OF THOSE CENTERS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THOSE CENTERS HERE TO EXPERIENCE THE WOOLDANDS, SO,
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WHEN THEY'RE IN ABILENE OR BEAUMONT, THEY COULD TALK ABOUT THE WOOLDANDS, AND THEY LOVEDED WOOLDANDS, KUDOS TO ELIZABETH FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, SHE HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN THAT, THE BEST IN TEXAS AND I'M GLAD THAT SHE HAS THAT EXPERIENCE AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT LAST WEEK. TODAY, THIS WAS INTERESTING, WE ACTUALLY HAD THE MEETING PLANNERS INTERNATIONAL, MPI, THEY'RE GLOBAL PRESIDENT WAS HERE TODAY. SO, MEEMEETING PLANNERS INTERNATIONAL IS A MAJOR GROUP AND WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE HIM HERE TODAY. THAT DOES CONCLUDE THE REPORT. CHAIRMAN BUNCH I KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE YOU HERE IN THIS CHAIR, BUT, I KNOW THAT WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT SEPTEMBER AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING YOUR NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE BACK TO THE WOOLDANDS AGAIN. WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.>> I APPRECIATE YOU TOO, NICK. AND ALL THALL THE VISIT THE WOO STAFF. I ENJOYED MY TIME ON THAT BOARD, I USED TO CALL IT MY FUN JOB. AND I MOVED ALL THE FUN BACK OVER THE TOWNSHIP WHEN I SHIFTED BACK OVER. WE MOVED ALL THE EVENTS BACK TO HER NEW
DEPARTMENT. >> WE DO JOKE ABOUT THAT A
>> I JUST GOT THAT. >> YOU'RE ON A ROLL.
>> BUT, I APPRECIATE YOU MOVING YOUR CONVENTION FROM CALIFORNIA AND SOME GLAMOROUS CITIES IN CALIFORNIA TO THE WOOLDANDS, AND
WE APPRECIATE THAT. >> IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO HOST A
CONVENTION. >> ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
FOR NICK? >> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE.
[15. 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;]
(CHORUS OF AYES) >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, NICK. AND WE'RE NOW GOING TO RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION DISCUSS MATTERS RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO 551.2 OF THE TEXAS CODE. DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS PURSUANT TO 551.051.089 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND TO CONSULT WITH THE WOOLDANDS TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO 551.051, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. WOE ARE RECESSED.
(MEETING RECESSED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION)
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WILL MOVE US TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.[01:47:22]
>> ANY AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MONTH?
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>> I HAVE ONE. CHAIRMAN. >> YES. IT IS A REQUEST TO PUT THE PROPOSED WIDENING OF RESEARCH FOFOREST DRIVE THAT CA TO MY ATTENTION BECAUSE OF THE CONVERSATION THAT I HAD WITH THE COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORTER, VANESSA HOLT, I DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS WAS ON A MAP OF THE HOUSTON/GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL MONTGOMERY COUNTY PRECINCT TO MOBILITY PLAN. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT AND SHE ASKED ABOUT IT. AND NOW THAT I DO KNOW AND I'VE BROUGHT IT UP TO STAFF AND YOURSELF'S ATTENTION. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WISE TO FIND OUT IF THAT'S A SERIOUS PLAN OR IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST THERE FOR MAY BE, DECADES NOW THAT NO ONE HAS ACTUALLY DONE ANYTHING ON. BUT, THE POINT IS, I THINK IT THEY'RE NOT PLANNING ON DOING IT, I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM REMOVE IT AND IF THEY ARE PLANNING ON ACTUALLY DOING IT, THEN, I THINK IT'S WORTH SHARING THAT INFORMATION WITH THE RESIDENTS IN THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN. SO, THEN, I NEED TO CLARIFY THAT APPARENTLY, THE MEETING THAT IS COMING UP DECEMBER THE 1ST, IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AT THE MAGNOLIA CENTER, WHERE THE SAME BASIC MEETING WAS THAT SHOULD HAVE DISCUSSED THE FOREST WIDENING THE NEW MEETING DECEMBER THE 1ST, 6-7:30 P.M. IS NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO COVER THE WIDENING OF THE FOREST. THE GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR SAID THIS IS MORE OF A VISIONING MEETING. IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE RAMBLING, SO, THIS MEETING, AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND, ALSO IS TO ENVISION WHERE WE WANT OUR TRANSPORTATION GOING FOR 2045. AND THAT COULD POSSIBLY ABOUT THE LOOP THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION A LOOP TO HELP MOVE TRAFFIC TO 45 AND DEVELOPMENTS AROUND THE WOOLDANDS BUT KEEP IT OUT OF THE WOOLDANDS, YOU KNOW, CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC. SO, THAT MEETING, WE WILL BRING MORE INFORMATION TO THE RESIDENTS ABOUT ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME, BUT, IT WON'T NECESSARILY ADDRESS THE WIDENING, SO, THAT'S WHY I WOULD ASK TO PUT IT ON THE
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AGENDA AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO TO THIS MEETINGREGARDLESS. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, IT'S A REQUEST TO HAVE PRESENCE IN NOVEMBER TO GO TO THE PRECINCT TEAM MOBILITY STUDY AND RESEARCH WIDENING. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER AGENDA
ITEMS? >> OKAY. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT?
>> JUST ONE REITERATION ABOUT THE FLEA MARKET IN DECEMBER. WE REACHED A DEADLINE TO SPOTLIGHT THE FLEAMARKET, I KNOW THAT RE PUT IT INTO THEIR MAGAZINE? DON'T WE. IN OUR WOOLDANDS MAGAZINE DO WE PUT IN A THING FOR THE FLEA MARKET?
>> YES. >> I JUST WANT TO BE SURE, BECAUSE, I WAS DISCUSSING WITH THEM BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, DECREASE OF VENDORS IS REALLY WHAT'S BOONE HURTING THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, SO, COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, THIS IS REALLY LIKE A REFRESH, KIND OF LIKE A CHANGE OF OWNERS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN STORES DO THAT. JUST, IF WE COULD KIND OF SPOTLIGHT THAT THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
>> JUST, LOOK AT THAT FOR ME, THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: ALL RIGHT. >> I HAVE ONE MORE ANNOUNCE
PAL. >> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: OKAY. ONE
MORE ANNOUNCEMENT. >> I REALLY THOUGHT DIRECTOR NELSON SHOULD ANNOUNCE IT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT HE HAS EXPERTISE IN THE AREA OF BASEBALL, SO, I'M GOING TO THROW
IT TO HIM. >> THE ASTRO ARE GOING TO THE
WORLD SERIES. >> THE ASTROS ARE GOING TO WIN
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: I'LL ANNOUNCE THERE'S AN ELECTION GOING ON. SO, IN BETWEEN ASTRO GAMES, PLEASE TAKE TIME TO EARLY VOTE ON ELECTION DAY, NOVEMBER 8TH. AND KEEP DIRECTOR RIESEER IN YOUR PRAYERS. HE'S RECOVERING FROM SURGERY. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR HIS SIX YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND HIS LEADERSHIP AT VISIT THE WOOLDANDS, HE WILL BE MISSED. WE'RE HOPEFUL HE WILL BE WITH US IN NOVEMBER FOR OUR CANVASSING MEETINGS AND OTHER OTHER POSSIBLE MEETING STILL LEFT. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR DIRECTOR BRUCE REESER AND
HIS TIME ON OUR COMMUNITY. >> I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED SERVING WITH DIRECTOR REISER, HE'S A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND AN LITICAL IN HIS APPROACH TO PROBLEMS AND HE'S PRETTY AMAZING IN MANY REGARDS, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM SINCERELY FOR GIVING HIS TIME. AS WELL AS YOU, CHAIRMAN BUNCH FOR GIVING YOUR TIME AND YOUR BUSINESS ACUMEN AND THE ABILITY TO CREATE TENTH TOSS KEEP OUR TAX RATES DOWN AND OUR SALES TAX UP. I GIVE YOU SO MUCH CREDIT FOR THAT. THANK YOU BOTH, AND GOD
BLESS YOU IN YOUR NEW PURSUITS. >> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: I APPRECIATE THAT AND I'LL BE BACK HERE NEXT MONTH. NOT FOR LONG.
SO, I'M GOING TO GO TO A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: WE ARE ADJOURNED.
[16. Reconvene in public session;]
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THERE'S NO ACTION TO TAKE COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. WHICH[02:20:05]
WILL MOVE US TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.[17. Consideration of items to be placed on the agenda for next month's meeting;]
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>> ANY AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MONTH?
[02:20:12]
>> I HAVE ONE. CHAIRMAN. >> YES. IT IS A REQUEST TO PUT
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THE PROPOSED WIDENING OF RESEARCH FOFOREST DRIVE THAT CA[02:20:27]
TO MY ATTENTION BECAUSE OF THE CONVERSATION THAT I HAD WITH THE COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORTER, VANESSA HOLT, I DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS WAS ON A MAP OF THE HOUSTON/GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL MONTGOMERY COUNTY PRECINCT TO MOBILITY PLAN. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT AND SHE ASKED ABOUT IT. AND NOW THAT I DO KNOW AND I'VE BROUGHT IT UP TO STAFF AND YOURSELF'S ATTENTION. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WISE TO FIND OUT IF THAT'S A SERIOUS PLAN OR IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST THERE FOR MAY BE, DECADES NOW THAT NO ONE HAS ACTUALLY DONE ANYTHING ON. BUT, THE POINT IS, I THINK IT THEY'RE NOT PLANNING ON DOING IT, I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM REMOVE IT AND IF THEY ARE PLANNING ON ACTUALLY DOING IT, THEN, I THINK IT'S WORTH SHARING THAT INFORMATION WITH THE RESIDENTS IN THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN. SO, THEN, I NEED TO CLARIFY THAT APPARENTLY, THE MEETING THAT IS COMING UP DECEMBER THE 1ST, IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AT THE MAGNOLIA CENTER, WHERE THE SAME BASIC MEETING WAS THAT SHOULD HAVE DISCUSSED THE FOREST WIDENING THE NEW MEETING DECEMBER THE 1ST, 6-7:30 P.M. IS NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO COVER THE WIDENING OF THE FOREST. THE GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR SAID THIS IS MORE OF A VISIONING MEETING. IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE RAMBLING, SO, THIS MEETING, AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND, ALSO IS TO ENVISION WHERE WE WANT OUR TRANSPORTATION GOING FOR 2045. AND THAT COULD POSSIBLY ABOUT THE LOOP THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION A LOOP TO HELP MOVE TRAFFIC TO 45 AND DEVELOPMENTS AROUND THE WOOLDANDS BUT KEEP IT OUT OF THE WOOLDANDS, YOU KNOW, CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC. SO, THAT MEETING, WE WILL BRING MORE INFORMATION TO THE RESIDENTS ABOUT ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME, BUT, IT WON'T NECESSARILY ADDRESS THE WIDENING, SO, THAT'S WHY I WOULD ASK TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO TO THIS MEETINGREGARDLESS. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, IT'S A REQUEST TO HAVE PRESENCE IN NOVEMBER TO GO TO THE PRECINCT TEAM MOBILITY STUDY AND RESEARCH WIDENING. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER AGENDA
[18. Board announcements; and]
ITEMS? >> OKAY. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT?
>> JUST ONE REITERATION ABOUT THE FLEA MARKET IN DECEMBER. WE REACHED A DEADLINE TO SPOTLIGHT THE FLEAMARKET, I KNOW THAT RE PUT IT INTO THEIR MAGAZINE? DON'T WE. IN OUR WOOLDANDS MAGAZINE DO WE PUT IN A THING FOR THE FLEA MARKET?
>> YES. >> I JUST WANT TO BE SURE, BECAUSE, I WAS DISCUSSING WITH THEM BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, DECREASE OF VENDORS IS REALLY WHAT'S BOONE HURTING THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, SO, COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, THIS IS REALLY LIKE A REFRESH, KIND OF LIKE A CHANGE OF OWNERS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN STORES DO THAT. JUST, IF WE COULD KIND OF SPOTLIGHT THAT THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
>> JUST, LOOK AT THAT FOR ME, THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: ALL RIGHT. >> I HAVE ONE MORE ANNOUNCE
PAL. >> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: OKAY. ONE
MORE ANNOUNCEMENT. >> I REALLY THOUGHT DIRECTOR NELSON SHOULD ANNOUNCE IT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT HE HAS EXPERTISE IN THE AREA OF BASEBALL, SO, I'M GOING TO THROW
IT TO HIM. >> THE ASTRO ARE GOING TO THE
WORLD SERIES. >> THE ASTROS ARE GOING TO WIN
>> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: I'LL ANNOUNCE THERE'S AN ELECTION GOING ON. SO, IN BETWEEN ASTRO GAMES, PLEASE TAKE TIME TO EARLY VOTE ON ELECTION DAY, NOVEMBER 8TH. AND KEEP DIRECTOR
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RIESEER IN YOUR PRAYERS. HE'S RECOVERING FROM SURGERY. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR HIS SIX YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND HIS LEADERSHIP AT VISIT THE WOOLDANDS, HE WILL BE MISSED. WE'RE HOPEFUL HE WILL BE WITH US IN NOVEMBER FOR OUR CANVASSING MEETINGS AND OTHER OTHER POSSIBLE MEETING STILL LEFT. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR DIRECTOR BRUCE REESER ANDHIS TIME ON OUR COMMUNITY. >> I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED SERVING WITH DIRECTOR REISER, HE'S A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND AN LITICAL IN HIS APPROACH TO PROBLEMS AND HE'S PRETTY AMAZING IN MANY REGARDS, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM SINCERELY FOR GIVING HIS TIME. AS WELL AS YOU, CHAIRMAN BUNCH FOR GIVING YOUR TIME AND YOUR BUSINESS ACUMEN AND THE ABILITY TO CREATE TENTH TOSS KEEP OUR TAX RATES DOWN AND OUR SALES TAX UP. I GIVE YOU SO MUCH CREDIT FOR THAT. THANK YOU BOTH, AND GOD
BLESS YOU IN YOUR NEW PURSUITS. >> CHAIRMAN BUNCH: I APPRECIATE THAT AND I'LL BE BACK HERE NEXT MONTH. NOT FOR LONG.
SO, I'M GOING TO GO TO A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> SO MOVED. >>
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.