[10. Receive, consider and act upon an update regarding the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) SH 242 project from FM 1488 to Interstate 45 (as requested by Director Bailey);]

>> YES, MA'AM. >> AND KEEPING THE SCHEDULE COMMENSURATE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS?

X YES, MA'AM. >> IS THERE MOTION?

>> MOVED.> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY -- MOVED BY DIRECTOR NELSON, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR SEKULA-GIBBS. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE. >> AYE.

>> MOTION PASSES. THAT BRINGS US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. WE HAVE DEFERRED AGENDA ITEM 9, THE CENTER POINT -- REGARDING CENTERPOINT ENERGY.

I DO KNOW THEY DID MEET AND ATTENDED THE BROOKSIDE PARK VILLAGE ASSOCIATION. IT WAS WITH -- THAT HE WILL COME AT OUR NEXT MEETING. SO APOLOGIZE ON HIS BEHALF.

BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 10, RECEIVE CONSIDER AND ENACT UPON AN UPDATE REGARDING THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION, TXDOT , STATE HIGHWAY 242 PROJECT FROM FM 1488 TO INTERSTATE 45 AS DIRECTED BY DIRECTOR BAILEY.

IF YOU WOULD REFER TO PAGES 67 TO 68, AND JUST A REMINDER, IN 2022, TXDOT PROPOSED WIDENING 242 BY ADDING ADDITIONAL TRAVEL LANES IN EACH DIRECTION BETWEEN FM 1488 AND INTERSTATE 45.

AFTER RECEIVING A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, TXDOT DID ANNOUNCE THAT THEY WOULD MODIFY THEIR PROPOSAL TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE EXISTING ROADWAY AND AT RELEVANTINTERSECTIONS.

TXDOT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL HOLD, AS MARIANNE SAID, A PUBLIC MEETING ON THE MODIFIED PROJECT .

THERE WILL BE VIRTUAL MEETINGS WITH A PUBLIC MEETING IN PERSON WILL BE MARCH 9, 2023 WILL STOP AND THEY WILL GIVE AN UPDATE AT THAT TIME. IT WILL BE HELD AT COLLEGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL. BUT THIS AGENDA ITEM THIS EVENING WILL GIVE AN UPDATE ON TXDOT'S PLANNING EFFORTS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETING.

TODD STEPHENS, ASSISTANT TO OUR PERSON AND DIRECTOR OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS WILL PRESENT.

MR. STEVENS. >> THANK YOU.

AGAIN, THIS IS AN UPDATE ON THE STATE HIGHWAY 242 PROJECT.

LAST SPRING AS MENTIONED, TXDOT PROPOSED WIDENING PROJECT THAT WOULD ADD ONE ADDITIONAL TRAVELING EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND ON THE CORRIDOR. THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE FOR THE UPCOMING MEETING. AT THE LIMITS REMAIN THE SAME.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, YOU HAVE THE UPPER NORTHWESTERN CORRIDOR SEGMENT STARTING AT 1488 AND IT RUNS EASTBOUND TWO TERMINUS AT 545. THAT'S THE LENGTH OF THE PROJECT CORRIDOR. AGAIN, AT THE TIME TXDOT PROPOSED A WIDENING OF THE ROADWAY.

ONE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL LANE IN EACH DIRECTION.

THEY WERE GONNA PROVIDE RAISED MEDIANS IN THE CENTER.

ALSO AT THE TIME, CALLED FOR THE POTENTIAL WITH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND VOTE OF SOUND WALLS AS WELL AS THE NEED FOR THREE DETENTION FACILITIES ALONG THE CORRIDOR FOR WATER DETENTION. TXDOT HAD A PUBLIC MEETING IN JUNE OF LAST SUMMER, RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC FEEDBACK AT THAT MEETING, AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. TXDOT ALSO WAS GRACIOUS TO COME TO THE TOWNSHIP BOARD AND WERE PRESENT ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, HIGHLIGHTING THIS PROJECT AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE SCHEMATICS AND SOME OF THE DETAILS THAT WERE PROVIDED.

SO OUR BOARD AND RESIDENTS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT WERE ABLE TO GET FEEDBACK. IN RESPONSE TO THE FEEDBACK, THERE WERE SOME STATE OFFICIALS AND OTHERS WHO WEIGHED IN AS WELL. AS RECEIVING THE PUBLIC FEEDBACK, WITHIN A FEW DAYS OR WEEK OR SO, TXDOT ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD MODIFIED THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT BASED ON THAT FEEDBACK. INSTEAD OF HAVING AN ADDED CAPACITY PROJECT, WE WILL NOW HAVE A NON-ADDED CAPACITY PROJECT. IT MEANS THEY WON'T ADD THE ADDITIONAL EASTBOUND-WESTBOUND TRAVELING.

THEY WILL USE EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY.

THEY WILL BE MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT HAND TURN IMPROVEMENTS AT 13 INTERSECTIONS ALONG THE CORRIDOR, WHICH PUBLIC AND

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OTHERS RECOGNIZE WERE NEEDED BASED ON FUTURE MOBILITY NEEDS.

IN ADDITION, TXDOT ANNOUNCED THEY STILL NEED SOME DETENTION FACILITY. SO WHEREAS THE ORIGINAL PROJECT HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR ABOUT 21 ACRES OF DETETION FACILITY, THAT NUMBER HAS BEEN REDUCED TO ABOUT HALF AT THIS POINT.

TO ABOUT 10, A LITTLE UNDER 11 ACRES.

BECAUSE THERE WAS NO LONGER ADDITIONAL LANES BEING PUT IN ALONG THE CORRIDOR, THERE WILL NOT BE A NEED FOR ANY NOISE BARRIERS OR SOUND WALLS AS PART OF THE ENHANCEMENTS THAT THEY INTEND TO MAKE. IN REGARDS TO THAT, TXDOT HAS BEEN MENTIONED A COUPLE TIMES NOW, IS GOING TO BE HOLDING THE NEXT ROUND OF PUBLIC MEETINGS AND ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE NEW MODIFIED DESIGN. SO THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING, ONE OF THE THINGS THEY HAVE ADOPTED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, IS THE ABILITY TO VIEW THESE MATERIALS FROM YOUR HOME OR WHEREVER IS CONVENIENT FOR YOU.

SO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO START THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETINGS ON MARCH 7. THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS TO VISIT ON THE WEBSITE UP UNTIL MARCH 24. THEY CAN PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT THERE AND THEY CAN ALSO SUBMIT BY EMAIL OR IN WRITING IF THEY CHOOSE. THEY WILL HOLD AN IN-PERSON PUBLIC MEETING WHERE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE ABLE TO GO AND INTERACT WITH TXDOT, ASK QUESTIONS, SEE SCHEMATICS RELATED TO THE PROJECT ON MARCH 9 AT THE COLLEGE PARK HIGH

SCHOOL. >> AND IF I MAY? I SPOKE TO THEM EARLIER AND THEY SAID THIS SET UP AT COLLEGE PARK WOULD BE SIMILAR TO WHEN THEY HAD IT AT (INDISCERNIBLE) SCHOOL A YEAR AGO IN JUNE.

THAT THERE WOULD BE DISPLAYS AVAILABLE AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM TXDOT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, AND SUGGESTIONS FROM

THE PUBLIC AT THAT MEETING. >> AND SO JUST ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD NOTE, IN THE BOTTOM CORNER THEREFORE OUR RESIDENTS OR ANYONE WITH INTEREST IN THE PROJECT IS TO PUBLIC COMMENT IS OPEN DUE BY MARCH 24.

THE MATERIALS TXDOT WILL PROVIDE FOR THE MEETINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THAT FIRST DAY VIRTUAL MEETING, MARCH 7, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THOSE INITIALLY ONLINE AND YOU CAN MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT UP UNTIL MARCH 24.

>> COMMENTS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR DR.

NUNES, IF I MAY? >> SURE.

>> DR. NUNES, YOU AND I HAVE SPOKEN AT LENGTH ABOUT THIS PROJECT. MOST RECENTLY, I'VE SENT SOME INFORMATION, A LETTER -- OR AN EMAIL, I SHOULD SAY, TO PEOPLE AT TXDOT, AS WELL AS THE RESIDENTS AND VERY US OTHER PEOPLE LIKE REPRESENTATIVE TOTH.

I WOULD SAY I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT TXDOT HAS MADE TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE RESIDENCE.

IT'S AN INCREDIBLY OPEN DOOR POLICY.

AS FAR AS I CAN SEE, THEY BEEN WONDERFUL IN THAT REGARD AND I THANK THEM FOR THAT. THE QUESTION I HAVE AN CONCERN IS TWOFOLD -- ONE, YOU PROBABLY KNOW THIS ALREADY BUT I WILL STATED HE GOT -- IS THAT WITHOUT THEM TAKING EXTRA RIGHT-OF-WAY, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THEY COULD EITHER CONDENSE THE THREE INDIVIDUAL DRAINAGE -- DETENTION PONDS INTO MAY BE, ONE, PERHAPS? AND SAVE THE TREES? THAT WOULD BE LOST BY PUTTING THOSE 10 ACRES IN? MAYBE, THEY COULD REDUCE IT AGAIN? I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE BEEN I DID SEND THAT EMAIL BUT I DON'T KNOW -- HOW THEY WOULD RESPOND.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE HEARD FROM THEM? BUT TO ME, LOSING 10 ACRES OF TREES, THEY MAY NOT BE ALL TREES, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF TREES IN THAT AREA.

SO I THINK IT BEHOOVES US TO WORK WITH THEM ON GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE, IS THAT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY? MAYBE IT'S BASED ON THE NEW, I GUESS IT'S CALLED THE G 14 OR ATLAS 14 RAINFALL MAPS THAT THEY PRODUCE, THAT SHOWED THEY COULD BE HEAVIER AND MORE INTENSE RAINFALL.

EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NOT BE TAKING MORE RIGHT-OF-WAY, THEY MIGHT CONSIDER THAT. IF THAT'S THE CASE, ZERO WAIT FOR THE TOWNSHIP TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THEM SO THEY WON'T HAVE TO PUT CHAIN-LINK FENCES AROUND THERE? I THINK THAT MAKING ANY KIND OF DETENTION PONDS THAT ARE SO VISIBLE IS IMPERATIVE ON US THAT WE MAKE THOSE AS AESTHETICALLY PLEASING AND MAKE THEM LOOK NICE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF ALDEN BRIDGE AS WELL AS COLLEGE PARK.

THEYDESERVE THAT. SO THAT'S NUMBER 1 , I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT.

NUMBER 2 IS, MR. STEVENS WAS MENTIONING WHAT THEY CALLED FOR INITIALLY. TXDOT DID INITIALLY CALL FOR A

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STRAIGHT SIDEWALK RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE SOUND WALLS.

THE RESIDENTS WEREN'T IN FAVOR OF THAT BECAUSE IT JUST WASN'T AESTHETICALLY COMMENSURATE WITH THE WOODLANDS PATHWAYS.

I LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU'VE HAD ANY ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION WITH TXDOT REGARDING PATHWAYS AND STILL PUTTING IN PATHWAYS AND CONNECTING TO -- TO COLLEGE PARK, HARPERS LANDING? BECAUSE THAT SUPER IMPORTANT FOR US TO BRING THE HARPERS LANDING RESIDENTS INTO PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CONNECTION WITH THE REST OF THE WOODLANDS.

AND THIS IS THE RIGHT PROJECT TO DO THAT IN.

SO I LIKE TO KNOW YOUR INFORMATION ON THOSE TWO POINTS, DO WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO HAVE DETENTION PONDS, AND HOW ARE WE DOING ON BUILDING THE PATHWAYS ALONG THE SAME

ROUTE -- MAY BE SOUTH OF THE ORIGINAL SIDEWALK ROUTE?>> NUMBER 1, I'M NOT QUALIFIED TO ANSWER AN ENGINEERING QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER DETENTION IS NEEDED OR NOT.

WE ARE FULLY CAPABLE OF REACHING OUT AND WE HAVE HAD COMMUNICATION WITH TXDOT ABOUT WOODLANDS (INDISCERNIBLE) WHATEVER IS NEEDED IS GOING TO BE PUT IN.

WE BELIEVE OUR COMMUNITY IS SPECIAL.

THE TOUCHES THAT UP AND OVER THE COURSE OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS TO KEEP THE WOODLANDS THE WAY IT IS, I THINK WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT. WE REACH OUT TO THEM A NUMBER OF TIMES ABOUT IF UPON NEEDS TO GO IN, CAN WE WORK WITH YOU AND WORK ON REINFORCE STATION? CAN WE LOOK AT HAVING A TRAIL EASEMENT AROUND THESE PONDS? THOSE ARE ALL PART OF THAT DISCUSSION OF REACHING OUT TO TXDOT, SPECIFICALLY, ABOUT THE PONDS. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THEM ABOUT THE PLANS. WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE PLANS.

HEY HAVE NOT BEEN REVEALED TO THE PUBLIC.

WE REACHED OUT TO THEM WHEN WE GOT THE NOTICES TO SAY CAN WE GET A FIRST REVIEW OF THE PLAN , JUST TO AT LEAST GETOUR BEARINGS, VERSUS THAT NIGHT? SO WE ARE HOPING WE MIGHT GET THEM A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE THAT MEETING JUST TO DIGEST WHAT IS THERE , SEE -- DEVELOP POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS THAT YOU ARE SUGGESTING. THE SECOND PART IS A LITTLE TRICKIER. FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING, THE SIDE PATH HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS PROJECT.

IT WAS A SIGHT PATH THAT WAS GOING TO GO FROM 1488 ALL THE WAY TO 45. WE PROPOSE SOME SOLUTIONS.

USING OUR TOWNSHIP OWN RESERVES OR EVEN DEVELOPER CONTROLLED PATHWAY EASEMENTS THAT THEY WOULD POTENTIALLY BE WILLING TO CONVEY OVER TO US. THERE ARE TWO PARCELS THAT DO NOT HAVE THOSE, SO A PRETTY GOOD ACCESS BY THEORETICALLY MOVING THE PATHWAY IN VERSES RIGHT NEXT TO THE ROAD.

WE THEN HAD A COUPLE CONVERSATIONS WITH TXDOT, WHO MADE US AWARE OF A GRANT PROGRAM.

>> OKAY. >> THAT GRANT PROGRAM, WE WORKED AND SCURRIED TOGETHER TO PUT IN AN INITIAL LETTER OF INTENT TOGETHER WITH JONES AND CARTER, ACTUALLY THE NAME IS (NAME) NOW, TO PUT A PLAN TOGETHER WHICH THE PATHWAY WOULD BE PREDOMINANTLY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 242, WITH A CONNECTION OVER TO THE SHOPPING CENTER AT WIND VEIL, AS WELL AS TRYING TO IDENTIFY LOCATION SOMEWHERE IN THE WALMART AREA HOW TO CROSS SAFELY. I DON'T THINK THERE IS AN IDENTIFIED LOCATION. WE KNOW WE NEED TO CROSS TO BE ABLE TO GET OVER TO HARPERS LANDING.

THE PATHWAY GRANT PROJECT, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO HEAR ANY DAY NOW ON IF WE WERE SELECTED STOP NOT FOR THE GRANT, BUT TO BE ABLE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION. SO IT'S A MULTIPLE STEP PROCESS. WE FELT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTENT BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY. THERE WERE NO DOLLARS ATTACHED TO IT. IF WE SUBMIT A GRANT, IF WE ARE APPROVED TO MOVE FORWARD, THERE WILL BE A 20 OR 25 PERCENT MATCH. THIS IS PROBABLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A SEVEN AND $8 MILLION PROJECT.

THERE ARE SOME, I THINK, FUNDS AVAILABLE IN EXISTING PROJECTS THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET SOME OF THAT MONEY THAT IS ALREADY EXISTING. BUT THERE MAY BE AN ADDITIONAL REQUEST TO THE BOARD IF WE ARE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.

BUT I BELIEVE THAT GRANT PROJECT IF WE ARE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD, I BELIEVE IT'S DUE IN JUNE AS A GRANT.

SO WILL BE WORKING OVER THE NEXT MONTH AGAIN, IF APPROVED, WITH (NAME) AND OTHER FOLKS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE APPLIED FOR VARIOUS GRANTS THROUGH H GSC AND HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

THIS IS A TXDOT DIRECT GRANT. WHEN THEY CALLED US UP ABOUT

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THE GRANT, WE FELT HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

THE AWARENESS OF THIS MIGHT FIT THEIR FUNDING VERY WELL.

BUT THE PROPOSAL DOES IS, BASICALLY, PROVIDE CONNECTION TO PLACES WHERE CONNECTIONS ARE NOT.

MULTIPLE SCHOOLS, NOT ONLY LONE STAR COLLEGE, COLLEGE PARK AND LONE STAR CHRISTIAN. MULTIPLE APARTMENTS.

YOU HAVE A TEMPLE, MULTIPLE CHURCHES.

YOU HAVE ISOLATED COMMUNITIES, I.E. HARPERS LANDING AS WELL AS WIND VEIL. THE WORKING THROUGH, THERE WERE A LOT OF POSITIVES IN TERMS OF HOW A GRANT MIGHT BE SCORED TO MOVE FORWARD TO THAT. SO WE ARE EXPLORING THAT OPTION. HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR ONE WAY OR ANOTHER IF WE ARE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE

NEXT FEW DAYS. >> YEAH.

WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE WHEN TXDOT REACHED OUT TO US AFTER THE PATHWAY THAT THEY HAD CONSIDERED DOING, WHEN IT WAS GOING TOALSO ADD THE LANES . AND (NAME), YOU CAN ELABORATE THAT THEY FELT WE WERE A GOOD FIT AS AN APPLICANT FOR THE GRANT.AND HAVE HELPED STAFF RIGHT, WHAT TO PUT IN THE GRANT. SO WE ARE HOPING THAT IT WORKS.

IN SOME WAYS, IT MIGHT BE BETTER SUITED FOR US, ON THE SOUTH SIDE, VERSUS THE NORTH SIDE.

THE CONNECTIVITY IS MUCH STRONGER WITH SOME OF THE

ACCESS THAT YOU ADDRESSED. >> THINK YOU VERY MUCH.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY VALUABLE FOR THE RESIDENTS TO HEAR, THAT THIS IS MOVING FORWARD IN SUCH A VERY POSITIVE AND VERY PRO-WOODLANDS DIRECTION. I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO STAFF FOR CONTINUING TO WORK WITH TXDOT AND GRATEFUL TO THE BOARD AS WELL. I THINK IT'S GOING TO ULTIMATELY END UP BEING A WONDERFUL PROJECT.

>> AND HOW DOES THAT WORK? JUST CURIOUS, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVED IN IT BEFORE. WITH RESPECT TO THE BEAUTIFICATION OR WHATEVER, IS THAT WHERE WE WORK WITH TXDOT TO PUT IN SOME OF OUR OWN FUNDING OR SUBSIDIZE SOME THINGS TO MAKE THINGS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THEY ARE WILLING TO

DO? >> ORIGINALLY, AT THE VERY FIRST MEETING, AND CORRECT ME, YOU BOTH WERE THERE WITH REPRESENTATIVE TOTH AND MYSELF. THEY TALKED ABOUT THE LANDSCAPING. AND THEY ADDRESSED THE CONCERNS THAT WE, AS RESIDENTS, WOULD HAVE WIDENING, AT THAT TIME, WIDENING 242, AS WELL AS THE PATHWAY, DETENTION PONDS, THINGS SUCH AS THAT. AT THAT TIME, THEY WOULD WORK WITH US TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY WERE ABLE.

WOULD YOU NOT AGREE WITH THAT,? >> YES, IT ACTUALLY STARTED OFF AS LANDSCAPING. WE WERE TALKING DETENTION PONDS OR PATHWAYS AT ALL. IT WAS LANDSCAPING.

IF THEY WERE GONNA PUT A CENTER MEDIAN IN THROUGH THE ENTIRE 242 CORE DOOR AND (INDISCERNIBLE) AREA WITHIN OUR BOUNDARIES, WE WORKED WITH THEM TO SAY CAN WE GET WOODLANDS LANDSCAPING THERE? AND THEY SAID YES, AS LONG AS WE PAY FOR THE DESIGN WORK. NOT THE ACTUAL LANDSCAPE MATERIALS. AND SO, IT WAS, THEORETICALLY, A WIN FOR US. WE DO MAINTAIN THAT.

JUST LIKE ANY OTHERROADS IN HERE .

IT WOULD PROBABLY A LITTLE EXPANDED ON 1488, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT 1488 GOING BASICALLY TO THE EDGE OF THE WIND VEIL PROPERTY, TO -- WE HAVEN'T FOUND THE RIGHT PLACE TO THE WEST OF WHERE OUR BOUNDARIES ARE.

BUT TRYING TO, AGAIN, HAVE THAT AS AN ENTRY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND BUFF UP THAT AREA. THAT WAS THE SAME PLAN IN 242.

>> THE TURN IMPROVEMENTS, WILL THAT INVOLVE ADDITIONAL

CONCRETE? >> YES, IT WILL.

>> WHICH MAY NOT REDUCE THE DETENTION POND?

>> AND THAT'S MORE OF GETTING A BETTER EDUCATION FROM THE ENGINEERS OF WHY IT'S NEEDED. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WILL SAY THAT'S ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO HANDLE THREE LANES ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

BUT THE WORLD CHANGES. (INDISCERNIBLE) CHANGES.HE AMOUNT OF RAIN CHANGES, ETC., ETC. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN SOME SENSITIVITY OVER THE LAST (INDISCERNIBLE) YEARS ABOUT

MANAGING (INDISCERNIBLE). >> THANKS.

>> I HAVE ONE FINAL QUESTION ABOUT FLOODING IN 242.

ANYBODY, ACTUALLY -- IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, HAS THERE BEEN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AROUND 242 THAT WOULD INDICATE IT NEEDS --

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OTHER THINGS ASIDE, THAT NEEDS DRAINAGE ENHANCEMENTS?

>> AGAIN, I DON'T THINK I'M QUALIFIED TO SAY IT NEEDS DRAINAGE ENHANCEMENTS. I DO KNOW THAT THERE WERE A GROUP OF RESIDENTS THAT CAME FORWARD TO THIS BOARD AS WELL AS AT THE PUBLIC MEETING IN JUNE.

THEY INDICATED THEY HAD SOME CONCERNS, I BELIEVE, IN THE ALDEN WOODS AREA. THAT THAT WAS PART OF THE CONCERN ABOUT DON'T EXPAND THAT BECAUSE YOU'LL NEED MORE DRAINAGE, ETC. BUT IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL FLOW -- EXCUSE ME, THE FLOODING OF 242? IN MY TIME HERE, I HAVE NEVER

SEEN 242 FLOOD. >> AND THIS COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE SPORTS PARK REVISIONS, CORRECTLY.

>> I HAVEN'T PUT MY MIND AROUND THAT YET.

WHAT IT DOES PROVIDE IS IF THEY WERE TO DO ONE OF THE LOCATIONS, AND AGAIN, WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE FINAL LOCATIONS OF THIS VERSION. IT WAS A DETENTION POND JUST DUE EAST OF THE SPORTS FIELDS. WE ARE TRYING TO LOCATE RIGHT NOW. WE ARE WORKING THROUGH (INDISCERNIBLE) WHERE WE WOULD POP OUT ON PARKING.

AND IF WE COULD INCLUDE THAT AS AN AMENITY TO THE PARK, ANOTHER TRAIL, IT JUST MAKES A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYBODY.

>> GREAT. >> THERE IS ALSO ONE OTHER AREA. ALDEN WOODS AS WELL AS JUST WEST OF THAT THAT HAS SLIGHT FLOODING.

SO I THINK WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT HOMES ARE NOT AFFECTED IN

AN ADVERSE WAY. >> SORRY, CHAIRMAN, ONE MORE QUESTION IF I MAY? SINCE MOST ALL THE WOODLANDS PONDS THAT I KNOW ARE MEANT TO BE AMENITY PONDS AS WELL AS DRAINAGE ENHANCEMENTS, AND THEY HOLD WATER ALL YEAR LONG, ASIDE FROM DROUGHT, THESE THREE PONDS WILL BE DRY MOST OF THE TIME.

AND THAT, TO ME -- AND I KEEP FORGETTING TO BRING IT UP RIGHT AWAY, BUT THAT IS A FUNDAMENTAL DEPARTURE FROM WHAT THE WOODLANDS HAS. AND I THINK IT BEARS DISCUSSING SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE REALLYGETTING.

IT'S NOT THE SAME KIND OF POND. >> THERE ARE DETENTION PONDS .

AND I THINK DR. NAME HAS HAD GOOD DISCUSSION ON THE NAME DETENTION AND RETENTION. WE ALWAYS GROUP THE TERMS OF ONE HOLDS WATER AND ONE DOZEN. THERE ARE ACTUALLY PODS THAT DO NOT HOLD WATER. THAT ARE MEANT TO EVACUATE THE WATER. THERE'S ONE ACTUALLY ON 242.

THERE ARE AREAS ACTUALLY WRITE IN MY AREA, IN MAY VALLEY, SPINDLE TREE. IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY A PARK.

WE HAVE A TRAIL AROUND IT BUT IT'S NOT A PARK.

SO THERE ARE SOME OF THOSE STRUCTURES.

AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK AT THINGS LIKE WHAT WENT ON WITH THE EXPANSION OF GOSLING, TO THE SOUTH OF FLINT RIDGE.

THERE IS A DETENTION POND THERE.

YOU CAN'T SEE IT. >> YEAH.

AND I THINK TWO OF THOSE, I'M NOT SURE ALL OF THEM ARE GRASSY. SO IT DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME --

>> WE WOULD MOW IT OR DEPENDING ON IF IT (INDISCERNIBLE) THE MUD?

>> AM NOT SPEAKING FOR THEM, I'M JUST SAYING THAT THOSE COUPONS ARE ACTUALLY MUD INFRASTRUCTURE.

>> ARE THEY OR ARE THEY NOT SURROUNDED BY A CHAIN-LINK

FENCING? >> THEY ARE NOT SURROUNDED BY A CHAIN-LINK FENCING.I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT AS WELL.

>> AND THE ONE SPINDLE TREE IS A PHENOMENAL WILDLIFE AREA.

>> THINK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? IF NOT, THIS AGENDA ITEM HAD 2 ITEMS, ONE TO APPROVE -- OR IF THERE IS A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE

REPORT FROM MR. STEVENS? >> MOVED.

>> THE SECOND PART -- WE WILL DO THEM SEPARATELY, BUT THE SECOND WAS TO DESIGNATE A REPRESENTATIVE TO MEET WITH TXDOT ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD. SO THE FIRST ONE, I ASKED FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORT THAT MR. STEVENS HAS

GIVEN. >> MOVED.

>> SECONDED. >> OKAY.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR GIBBS, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR FRANKS TO ACCEPT THE REPORT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY

SAYING AYE. >> AYE.

>> SUPPOSEDLY MOTION PASSES. THE SECOND IS TO DESIGNATE A REPRESENTATIVE TO MEET WITH TXDOT ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD.

VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE EFFORTS THAT BOTH DIRECTORS OF SEKULA-GIBBS AND I HAVE WITH OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH TXDOT.

I'M A FIRM BELIEVER THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO EXPAND AND GIVE

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ALL BOARD MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AND HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH TXDOT.ITH THAT, I MOVED TO A POINT DIRECTOR WATSON TO SERVE AS THE BOARD'S LIAISON WITH TXDOT REGARDING ANY MATTERS AND DIRECTOR FRANKS TO SERVE AS THE

ALTERNATE. >> QUESTION? IS THIS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF TXDOT? SO IT WOULD BE 242, 1488, AND 45?

>> CORRECT. >> CLARIFICATION?

>> LET'S SEE IF THERE IS A SECOND.

I MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR SNYDER AND DIRECTOR NELSON.

DISCUSSION. >> WELL, JUST A CLARIFICATION.

WE ARE ALL EQUAL HERE AS DIRECTORS.

>> OF COURSE. >> I RESPECT WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO IN BROADENING THE EDUCATION OF THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS. I THINK THAT'S ALL VERY NICE.

BUT I WILL SAY THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL OF US REPRESENT THE RESIDENCE.AND I TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.

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

AND SO, AS A BOARD DIRECTOR, I FEEL IT'S MY DUTY TO CONTINUE TO EXERCISE THAT VOICE. AND I WILL CERTAINLY CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND AGENCIES ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO

CLARIFY, THAT THIS IS NOT SILENCING ANY OF US.>> OH, OF

COURSE NOT. >> OR CANCELING ANY OF US.

>> OH, NO. >> I THINK, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WHETHER IT IS MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE, WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE WORKING TOGETHER ON ANY ONE OF THESE ISSUES BUT MAKING SURE WE HAVE A CONSISTENT MESSAGE WHEN WE ARE DEALING WITH TXDOT.

>> IN THE OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE.

>> OPPOSED? >> NO.

>> MOTION PASSES. THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 11, STAFF HAS PREPARED THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 202 .

YOU CAN FIND THESE PAGES 69 TO 84.

VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE KELLAN SHAW, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE WITH US THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THE WHICH I HOPE IS GOOD NEWS.

>> IT'S WONDERFUL NEWS! THANK YOU.

THIS EVENING, I WILL BE PRESENTING THE PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 12 MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER, 2022. THE FIRST ONE I HAVE IS THE FUND BALANCE. THE FUND BALANCE IS BROKEN DOWN INTO THREE SEPARATE CATEGORIES WILL STOP THE FIRST CATEGORY IS UNDESIGNATED, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE UNASSIGNED FUNDS.

THE GENERAL FUND, CBD AND GENERAL TRANSPORTATION.

THOSE ARE FUNDS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ASSIGNED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE. THE SECOND CATEGORY IS DESIGNATED. THESE ARE FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE.

THIS IS OUR LARGEST CATEGORY MAINLY BECAUSE IT CONTAINS A CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CAPITAL RESERVECOMPONENTS.

I DID BREAK THAT PARTICULAR NUMBER OUTCOME OF THE 83.8 , 83.8 MILLION. OVER TO THE RIGHT.

IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT IS CONTAINED IN THAT NUMBER.

THE LAST CATEGORY IS RESERVED. AND THAT IS OUR OPERATING RESERVE, WHICH ALLOWS US TO HAVE A HIGHER BOND RATING.

IT ALSO CONTAINS FUNDS FOR OUR DEBT SERVICE TO MAKE OUR BOND PAYMENTS. SO THE TOTAL FUND BALANCE AT YOUR END, DECEMBER 2022 IS $151.3 MILLION.

SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT'S WHY BEFORE I MOVE

FORWARD? >> SO WE HAVE $151 MILLION IN

THE BANK? >> NOT ALL OF THAT IS CASH IN THE BANK. THERE IS THAT ONE LINE UNDER DESIGNATED (INDISCERNIBLE) THAT IS A NON-CASH ENTRY.

>> WHAT EXACTLY. >> THE GASB.

THEY SENT EPORTING STANDARDS FOR US AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

IN ONE OF THE STANDARDS IS IF YOU EARN REVENUE THAT'S CAN BE COLLECTED WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER YOUR END, YOU NEED TO REPORT IT

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ON YOUR GOVERNMENTWIDE FINANCIALS.

SO IT'S AN ENTRY THAT HAS TO BE MADE, BUT IT'S A NON-CASH ENTRY. SO IT'S JUST (INDISCERNIBLE) ACCOUNTING FOR THE FINANCIALS FOR THE YEAR-END.

>> WITH ALL THESE FUNDS, CAN YOU DESIGNATE, OR MAY BE MR. (NAME) KEN, WHICH OF THESE IS MOST IMPORTANT FOR US TO HOLD ONTO, IN TERMS OF MAINTAINING OUR VERY HIGH STATUS FOR BOND

RATING? >> THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE RESERVE SECTION AT THE BOTTOM. OPERATING RESERVE THAT WE SET ASIDE A RAINY DAY FUND, I SUPPOSE.

THAT'S ONE OF THE COMPONENTS THAT DOES HELP US MAINTAIN A

HIGHER BOND RATING. >> ARE WE AT 25 OR 30 PERCENT

NOW?F OPERATING --? >> I BELIEVE IT'S 30 PERCENT.

>> (INDISCERNIBLE) AT OUR LAST BUDGET -- WASN'T THERE. FOR PURPOSES OF (INDISCERNIBLE) I'LL SAY IT'S GOOD WE DECIDED TO DO 30 PERCENT BECAUSE IT SETS US APART. IN TERMS OF -- ACROSS UNITED STATES -- WHETHER IT'S A MUNICIPALITY OR A TOWNSHIP TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT OPERATING RESERVE.AND IT'S GREAT FOR THE RESIDENTS TO KNOW THAT, SO IF THERE WAS A DISASTER WE COULD CONTINUE OPERATIONS.

AND IT'S ALSO GREAT IN TERMS OF IF THIS BOARD DECIDES TO EMBRACE A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, IT WOULD PUT US IN THE BEST POSSIBLE POSITION TO HAVE A LOW INTEREST RATE ON THAT LOAN. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE. THIS HAS BEEN GROWING OVER THE PAST MANY YEARS. AND I GIVE KUDOS TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND PREVIOUS BOARDS FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT

WAS NOTED. >> WAS ANY OF THE RESERVE FUNDS THAT BROUGHT UP TO THE 30 PERCENT MARGIN LEVEL, WAS ANY OF THAT MOVE FROM THE INCORPORATION RESERVE FUND?

>> YES, IT WAS. >> HOW MUCH WAS MOVED FROM THE INCORPORATION RESERVE FUND TO GETTING US UP TO THIS 25, 30

PERCENT? >> RIGHT AROUND $5 MILLION.

>> OKAY. SO $5 MILLION, PREVIOUSLY, BEFORE LAST YEAR, WAS NOT IN A RESERVE FUND TO KEEP US GOOD BOND RATING, IT WAS IN A CORPORATION RESERVE FUND?

>> IT WAS. IT GETS WAY MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN RESERVE AS OUR EXPENSES INCREASE IN OUR REVENUES INCREASE, IT DOES REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN YOUR OPERATING RESERVE TO MAINTAIN THAT CREDIT RATING. SO THAT WAS PART OF IT.

THE OTHER PART OF IT WAS AN ATTEMPT ESCROW NOT AN ATTEMPT, BUT THE REALITY BY THE BOARD TO TAKE THOSE MONIES THAT WERE IN THE INCORPORATION RESERVE AND TO PUT THEM IN PLACES WHERE YOU COULDN'T USE THOSE RESERVE FUNDS BECAUSE (INDISCERNIBLE) SOURCES TO DIRECTLY LOWER A PROPERTY TAX RATE.

BUT WHAT IT DID WAS IT LOWERED WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO END UP CONTRIBUTING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO KEEP OUR OPERATING RESERVE HOLD. SO WE PRE-FUNDED IT.

BUT WHAT IT DID, IT REDUCED THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION TO THAT RESERVE. THAT'S A LEGITIMATE WAY YOU CAN

USE THOSE RESERVE FUNDS. >> A WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO WITH THE 25 MILLION, APPROXIMATELY 20 MILLION WENT TO CAPITAL PROJECTS AND THE 5 MILLION WENT INTO THE OPERATING RESERVE. I KNOW THAT'S SIMPLIFYING IT.

>> I JUST NEED FOLLOW-UP TO MY QUESTION.

SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT 30 PERCENT, CORRECTLY IN RESERVE

FUND? >> YES.

>> WHEN WE WERE GOING TO THE WHOLE INCORPORATIONPUSH , WHAT WAS OUR PERCENTAGE? WAS IT 30 PERCENT THEN?

>> NO. >> WHAT WAS THAT?

>> IT WAS AT 25 PERCENT. >> SO THE NEW 30 PERCENT THRESHOLD TO BE BOND SAVVY WAS NEWFOUND? AS OF LAST YEAR? OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, WHEN THEY

ADOPTED THE BUDGET? >> YES.

THE MONEY WAS ALLOCATED AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

IN ORDER TO DO THAT. BUT AGAIN, IT WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT SAME CREDIT RATING.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR AND EVERYBODY IS CLEAR HERE. THAT THIS WHOLE 30 PERCENT, LOOK AT US, WE ARE GREAT BOND RATINGS, THE INCORPORATION FUND WAS MOVED OVER THERE. AND SINCE OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR WAS WHEN WE ARE REALLY BOND SAVVY AND 30 PERCENT, LOOK AT

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US; CORRECTLY. >> NO, WE RECEIVE THE HIGH CREDIT RATING AT 25 PERCENT. THAT WAS A YEAR EARLIER.

SO THAT IS ACTUALLY IN 2021 WHEN WE RECEIVE THAT.

THE BOARD LOOKED AT IN 2022 WAS LOOKING FORWARD, THAT THE STANDARD BASED ON WHERE WE WERE WITH OUR EXPENSES AND OUR REVENUES AND HEAVY RELIANCE ON THE VOLATILE REVENUE SOURCE, SUCH AS SALES TAX OPPOSED TO PROPERTY TAX? THAT THE CREDIT AGENCIES WOULD BE LOOKING AT SOMETHING CLOSER TO 30 PERCENT. THAT IS VERY, VERY COMMON FOR

COMMUNITIES OUR SIZE. >> AM ALL FOR RAINY DAY FUNDS.

I THINK RESERVE FUND IS IMPORTANT.

I'M JUST SAYING THIS, LOOK AT US, WE ARE SAVING ALL KINDS OF MONEY AND BEING GOOD STEWARDS FOR BONDING RATINGS -- REALLY HAPPENED TO THE 30 PERCENT LEVEL THAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT, HAPPENED LAST YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME.AT THE 30 PERCENT LEVEL, THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME, IN OCTOBER.

>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> THE SALES TAX ALSO WENT UP REALLY EXPONENTIALLY -- VERY HIGH INCREASE.

MILLION. (INDISCERNIBLE).

X 20 MILLION WENT TO CAPITAL PROJECTS.

>> I LOOK FORWARD TO THE INCORPORATION COST AGENDA ITEM NEXT MEETING.

WE DON'T NEED IT. >> IF I MAY, JUST TO CLARIFY? BECAUSE THE 151 MILLION NUMBER IS LARGER THAN THE 115 THAT WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT. SO THREE EASY COMPONENTS -- IT'S A NON-CASH COMPONENT WHICH WE TYPICALLY DO NOT HAVE AN INTERNAL JANUARY THROUGH FEBRUARY STATEMENT.

WE HAVE TO MAKE IT YEAR END IN ORDER TO SATISFY AUDIT REQUIREMENTS. THERE IS 13 MILLION THAT GOT ADDED TO IT, NON-CASH. JUST APPROVED A CARRYOVER AMOUNT OF ABOUT 50 MILLION. THAT'S THE PIECE THAT WAS IN HERE. THE TOP NUMBER ON THIS CHART OF 8.4 MILLION, THAT IS THE AMOUNT OF FAVORABLE REVENUE FROM SALES TAX PRIMARILY AND FAVORABLE -- THAT HAS NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN THAT. THAT WILL BE A HUGE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION FOR THIS BOARD IN TERMS OF PRIORITIZING HOW THAT IS ALLOCATED. SO THOSE THREE COMPONENTS ARE

WITH MAKING UP THE DIFFERENCE. >> OKAY.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> THE FLOOR IS BACK! >> MOVING ON (LAUGHING)! OUR NEXT SLIDE IS GOING TO BE 12 MONTHS OF OPERATING REVENUE FOR GENERAL FUND. THE YEAR-TO-DATE BUDGETED WAS 118.7 MILLION. YEAR TO DATE COLLECTED WAS 134.4 MILLION FOR A VARIABLE VARIANCE OF 60 MILLION.

>> NICE. >> NEXT SLIDE IS BROKEN DOWN ON THESE VARIANCES. IT IS SORTED BY HIGHEST TO LOWEST. OBVIOUSLY SALES TAX IS THE HIGHEST VARIANCE AT 62 PERCENT. WE GO THROUGH GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS, THAT IS OVER BUDGET DUE TO THE WOODLANDS FIRE DEPARTMENT DEPLOYING DOWN TO THE BORDER FOR BORDER ASSISTANCE. THAT WAS HIGHER THAN BUDGETED.

WE HAVE PROGRAM REVENUES BY AQUATIC AND RECREATIONS.HE REVISED SHENANDOAH FIRE SERVICE AGREEMENT.

AND (INDISCERNIBLE) CYNTHIA WOODS PAVILION.

NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE EXPENDITURES.

YEAR-TO-DATE BUDGETED EXPENDITURES WAS 103 MILLION.

ACTUAL WAS APPROXIMATELY 101 MILLION FOR VARIABLE OF 1.9 MILLION. THE NEXT SLIDE I BROKE THEM DOWN AS HIGHER VARIANCES. THESE ARE GROUPED BY DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE SOME OF THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS.

NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, GENERAL GOVERNMENTS, PARTS RECREATIONS, COMMUNITY SERVICES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS ALL HAD FAVORABLE VARIANCES (INDISCERNIBLE) DUE TO VACANCIES EARLIER IN THE YEAR OR DUE TO REORGANIZATION. WE HAVE SOME SAVINGS AND CONTRACTED SERVICES AND WE HAD SAVINGS AND ALPHA AND OMEGA AND

STREET LIGHTING. >> ADDRESS IN MORE DETAIL NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES 45 PERCENT, THE CONTRACTED SERVICES WITH THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF.

>> THAT CAME IN LOWER THAN ANTICIPATED.

MAINLY THEY ARE OVER TIME WAS A BIG PORTION OF THAT.

THAT WAS ABOUT -- 73 PERCENT. AND THEN THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT -- ABOUT A PERCENT IN EQUIPMENT.

>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT SLIDE, I BELIEVE Y'ALL SAW LAST MONTH BUT I WANT TO INCLUDED SINCE WE ARE DOING THE YEAR END STATEMENTS. IT'S THE 12 MONTHS SALES TAX

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DEPOSITS. IT HAD A FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF $9.2 MILLION WHICH IS ABOUT 15.9 PERCENT OVER BUDGET.

I BELIEVE THE QUESTION WAS ASKED LAST MEETING ABOUT SOME OF THE CATEGORIES THAT THE SALES TAX HAD INCREASED.

SO I DID INCLUDE THIS SLIDE. IT BREAKS DOWN THE 15 CATEGORIES AND YOU CAN SEE -- THE MAJORITY OF THE INCREASES.

I DID INCLUDE JANUARY AND FEBRUARY'S SALES TAX JUST FOR THOSE TWO MONTHS WE WERE AT 1.1 MILLION OVER BUDGET.

POR 8.5 PERCENT. NEXT SLIDE IS THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TEXT DEPOSITS.E ARE 1.3 MILLION OVER BUDGET FOR

THE 12 MONTHS, OR 18.3 PERCENT. >> AND CLARIFY FOR BOTH HOTEL AND SALES TAX, ARE THEY ACTUAL FOR THIS MONTH? OR ARE THEY TWO MONTHS IN ARREARS?

>> THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TO, THERE IS A ONE MONTH LAG.

SO THIS WOULD BE NOVEMBER STAYS.

IN THE SALES TAX IS A TWO-MONTH LAG.

SO WHAT WE COLLECTED IN DECEMBER WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE

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BEEN COLLECTED OR SPENT IN OCTOBER, SENT TO THE STATE IN NOVEMBER AND DISTRIBUTED IN DECEMBER.

>> THANK YOU.> MM-HMM. THIS IS THE JANUARY REPORT FOR

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HOTEL OCCUPANCY TO. WE ARE SLIGHTLY OVERBUDGET ABOUT $2000. THAT IS IT.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS F NOT, ALWAYS THANK YOU AND GREAT NEWS!

>> THANK YOU! >> IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT

THE FINANCIAL -- >> IO MOTION.

>> SECOND. >> WAS MOVED BY DIRECTOR FRANK -- AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR NELSON? . ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY

SAYING AYE. >> I MET.

>> IMPOSE? MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU, AS ALWAYS. AGENDA ITEM 12.

IT'S BEEN DEFERRED UNTIL A LATER BOARD MEETING.

THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 13, TO RECEIVE CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN UPDATE REGARDING INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. STAFF HAS PREPARED AN UPDATE.

MS. SHAW IS GOING TO GIVE THAT REGARDING THE INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY LAW

ENFORCEMENT. >> THANK YOU.