[g. Receive, consider and act upon a proposal from Public Restroom Company for the Bear Branch Sportfields facilities (BuyBoard Contract 679-22) (C-2024-0216); ]

MOTION PASSES. THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM G WHICH IS TO RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A PROPOSAL FROM PUBLIC RESTROOM COMPANY FOR THAT BARE BRANCH SPORTS FIELDS FACILITY. STAFF IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A PROPOSAL FROM PUBLIC RESTROOM COMPANY FOR A MODULAR RESTROOM FACILITY AT BEAR BRANCH SPORTS FIELD. MR. MCGOWAN, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION WILL WALK

US THROUGH. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. THIS IS $1.5 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED IN THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR THE BEAR BRANCH SOCCER FIELD FOR PLAYGROUND IN THE RESTROOMS THERE. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE RESTROOM PORTION OF THAT. AND WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND YOU SEE THE PLANS THAT WERE INCLUDED THAT BASICALLY THE ORIGINAL BATHROOMS WERE MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE INSIDE -- I REFER TO AS THE BUNKER. IN 2008, ANOTHER BUILDING WAS CREATED FOR THE RESTROOM FOR THE WOMEN AND A CONCESSION STAND. SO THEN THE TWO RESTROOMS AND THE BUNKER WERE CONVERTED TO THE MEN'S RESTROOM. SO WHAT THIS IS DOING IS PART OF WORKING WITH HALF OUR CONSULTANTS ON THIS AND WORKING ON THE PLANS IS BASICALLY TO REMOVE THE BUNKER AND CREATE A MATCHING BUILDING FOR THE MEN'S RESTROOM THAT WILL MATCH THE CURRENT WOMEN'S AND CONCESSION STANDS THAT IS THERE. THE IMPORTANT PART IS THERE IS THREE FACILITY OR SORRY, SIX FACILITIES FOR THE MEN AND SIX FOR THE WOMEN TOO.

SO SIX ARE BEING RE-CREATED FOR THE MEN BUT NOT ONLY THAT WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO ADD TWO MORE FAMILY RESTROOMS. SO MORE RESTROOMS WHICH IS ALWAYS NEEDED AS EVERYONE HERE KNOWS, IT'S THE OLDEST SPORTS FACILITY WE HAVE AND PROBABLY THE MOST CROWDED PARK THAT WE

HAVE. >> HOW MANY FAMILIES OR CHILDREN AND PEOPLE ATTEND ON A

SATURDAY SOCCER GAME? A IN ESTIMATE. I'VE BEEN THERE. >> IT COULD BE 2000 UP TO 5000.

IT IS A LOT. >> IS SOMEONE THAT'S ALSO ATTENDED THERE, THOSE ARE PRETTY BAD RESTROOMS. I'M JUST SAYING. THEY ARE TERRIBLE. AND THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE

AT THAT PARK ALL THE TIME. >> YES, SIR. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE IN PRICE IN OUR STANDARD RESTROOMS THAT WE APPROVED BEFORE. AND I THINK YOU ALREADY ADDRESSED IT, WHICH IS WHAT I WANT THE PUBLIC TO HEAR. BECAUSE THE LAST TRANCHE OF THE RESTROOMS WERE IN THE $600,000 FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.

>> WE KNOW ALL ABOUT THOSE. >> I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORTH BRINGING TO CLARITY. JUST VERIFYING THEY WERE FOR MEN AND WOMEN AND IT WAS $600,000 RANGE AND THIS ONE IS $1.5 MILLION RANGE. IT WAS JUST FOR MEN. IF YOU COULD JUST EXPLAIN WHY IT IS MORE GOOD AND I THINK YOU DID ALREADY CUT WITH THE FAMILIES. THE FACT THAT WE ADDED TWO FAMILY RESTAURANT RESTROOMS TO IT AND THERE BIGGER. THE WOMEN HAVE ALREADY BEEN ATTENDED TO IN THE PAST.

>> AND WITH THIS ONE THE RESTROOM, THE WHOLE PROJECT IS $1.5 MILLION. 240 IS FOR THE RESTROOM FOR THE MEN. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS BEING CAUSE IT TAKES EIGHT MONTHS TO BUILD THIS RESTROOM. THAT'S WHY WE ARE DOING THIS NOW SO THAT WAY WHEN THE REST OF THE PARK, WE WILL COME BACK TO FOR THE PLAYGROUND PORTION OF IT AND THE DEMO WORK THAT GOES THERE.

BUT YES, THIS IS FOR THE MEN'S WHICH WAS DIFFERENT. REMEMBER, THE LAST ONE, THAT WAS FOR TWO RESTROOMS FOR THE $600,000. IT WAS 300. SO THIS ONE IS 600 32,000 AND CHANGE. BUT LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S ACTUALLY EIGHT FACILITIES AND BASICALLY WE ARE ADDING TWO MORE PLUS I DIDN'T

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MENTION THAT. PLUS THAT'S ÚAD' NEEDED BY STAFF THERE. >> GREAT. SO IT'S NOT APPLES

TO APPLES BUT APPLES TO ORANGES. >> CORRECT.

>> YES. >> WAS IMAGINED DEMO NEEDS TO GO TO THAT BUNKER.

>> YES, AND WILL COME BACK FOR THAT PORTION. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE FAMILY BATHROOMS. THAT IS GREAT FOR PUTTING THEM THERE. IS THAT SOMETHING WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THAT A MODEL IN A LOT OF THE OTHER PLACES? I KNOW THE SMALLER PARKS BUT SOMEONE WHO USES THE FAMILY RESTROOM AND IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN THERE IS NOT ONE.

>> YES, DEFINITELY. AS YOU KNOW WE DON'T ADD A LOT OF RESTROOM SO DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO CONSIDER AND THAT WAS BIG BECAUSE THAT IS A STANDARD REALLY NOWADAYS WITH NEW ONES.

SO, YES. >> MUCH-NEEDED. >> OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION? >> IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR NELSON. SECOND BY DIRECTOR GIBBS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU GOT

[9. Receive, consider and act upon an update on policies regarding electric vehicles (e-bikes/e-scooters) on the Township pathways (Township Order 019-09) (as requested by Director Sekula-Gibbs);]

VERY MUCH MR. MCGOWAN. THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 9. IF YOU WOULD REFER TO PAGES 89-90 IN YOUR WORK PACKET. OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER WILL PROVIDE A REPORT ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON THE TOWNSHIP PATHWAYS. I KNOW DIRECTOR GIBBS, YOU REQUESTED THIS. YOU HAVE

QUESTIONS FOR DR. NOONS? >> I WANTED THIS TO COME OUT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. YOU PROBABLY

REMEMBER. >> WILL HAVE ONE MEANING. I PUT THIS.

>> NO NEED. BUT THE POINT OF DOING THIS WAS TO LET PARENTS HERE AND NO MORE AND MAYBE EVEN DO AN ARTICLE. MS. PETERSON OR WHOEVER IS DOING OUR ARTICLES NOW, TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT OUR GUIDELINES ARE AND WHY. AND THAT WAS BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS PURCHASING SEASON BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF PARENTS THAT DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT THE RULES OF THE PATHWAYS ARE.

AND PEOPLE HAVE OCCASIONALLY ASKED ME BUT USUALLY THEY DON'T. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THOSE SCOOTERS OUT THERE NOW. ELECTRIC SCOOTERS. AND I HAVE SEEN SOME BIKES AND I THINK IT'S FROM TIME TO TIME TO BRING IT UP TO LET PEOPLE KNOW AND INFORM THEM. PLUS WE HAVE HAD SOME OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR DIFFERENT OPINIONS AGAIN ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT FOR THE FUTURE. ESPECIALLY MS. BRIGHT AND THE LADY FROM THE BIKE OF THE WOODLANDS. THERE'S ALWAYS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR IT AND DISCUSS IT AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE RESIDENTS AND FOR THE PUBLIC TO HEAR WHAT IS GOING ON WITH OUR PATHWAYS AND WHAT THE RULES

ARE. >> SURE. WE WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE AND WE CAN CHANGE THE TITLE OF THIS TO E VEHICLES BECAUSE SOME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INDICATED IT'S NOT JUST E-BIKE'S THESE DAYS. SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT FROM A TOTALITARIAN STANDPOINT. I WANT TO REVIEW THIS MATTER WITH YOU. THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP TO PREVIOUS BOARDS. IN 2013, WHEN THE BOARD MEMBERS HAD SOME CONCERNS FROM PUBLIC COMMENT IN 2013 AND THEN IN 2021 SPECIFICALLY IN MARCH AND APRIL THE RESIDENTS CAME BOTH PRO AND CON IN TERMS OF E-BIKE'S AND ON THE PATHWAYS. AND THE BOARD IN JUNE OF 2021 UPHELD THE PROHIBITION OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND SO BY THE DEFINITION OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES IN TOWNSHIP ORDER 01-09 IS ANYTHING THAT'S NOT HUMAN POWERED. SO IT DOESN'T SAY GASOLINE POWERED OR ELECTRIC POWERED. IT IS JUST NONHUMAN POWERED SO ERGO IT'S A MOTORIZED VEHICLE. OUR PATHWAY SYSTEM IS VERY ROBUST FOR OUR COMMITTEE AND THE PATHWAYS AND NATURE TRAILS ALL COME IN DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES WEIRD ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY ARE EIGHT-FOOT WIDE CEMENT PATHWAYS. ONE OF THE BEAUTIES OF OUR COMMUNITY IS A DISCONNECT ALL THE SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND PARKS WHICH IS GREAT. AND IT IS A HIGHLY USED AMENITY. THE BOARD RECEIVES A MONTHLY REPORT ON VARIOUS TOUCH POINTS OR POINTS IN THE SYSTEM. JOHN MCGOWAN AND HIS TEAM HAVE IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF AREAS AND TAKE DATA SAMPLES THROUGH RECORDING DEVICES AND THOSE ARE AVERAGE DAILY USES. THOSE ARE NOT JUST WHAT ARE THE NUMBER OF TRIPS IN JANUARY. THOSE ARE AVERAGE DAILY USES AND WE CAN SEE SOME OF THESE AVERAGE DAILY USES ARE 150-200-300 OF PEOPLE CROSSING. A VERY BUSY MANY. VERY WELL USED AMENITY BY BICYCLISTS AND

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RUNNERS, JOGGERS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH STROLLERS, ET CETERA. A DISCUSSION IN REGARD TO THE BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN. THE COMMITTEE LOOKED AT IT AGAIN. SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DID NOT KNOW THAT HE BIKES WERE A THING IN 20 13-2015. BUT THEY DID RECOGNIZE THE SPEECH. THE SPEECH WERE FASTER AND ENCOURAGED TO GO ONTO THE STREET AS MORE OF A LEISURELY RIDE ONTO THE PATHWAY SYSTEM. IN THE PATHWAY SYSTEM, THERE IS NO DEFINED MILES PER HOUR. IT'S OUTLINED IN THE TOWNSHIP ORDER THAT 10 MILES PER HOUR IS ACTUALLY IN THE PARKS ON THE ROADS WITHIN THE PARKS AND PARKING LOTS. BUT THERE'S NO DEFINED SYSTEM THERE. ALSO PART OF THE ISSUE TOO, IS NOW ARE WE NOW WITH STAFF WITH RADAR GUNS HOW DO WE DETERMINE AND THERE'S OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES FROM THAT STANDPOINT. ONE OF THE FACTORS, ONE OF TWO FACTORS THAT WE UPHELD NOT GOING FORWARD WITH HE BIKES AND E VEHICLES IS LARGELY DUE TO OUR GUIDANCE FROM TEXAS MUNICIPAL INSURANCE LEAK WHICH IS OUR RISK MANAGEMENT GROUP IS THEY INDICATED THAT THE NO MOTORIZED PROHIBITION UNLESS LEGISLATION CHANGES THAT MAY REQUIRE US TO ALLOW E-BIKE'S AND OTHER VEHICLES ONTO THE PATHWAY SYSTEM. AND SO WE HAVE ANOTHER THING HERE IS THERE'S A MULTITUDE OF E VEHICLES AND I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THIS. IT'S A VERY QUICK SNAPSHOT OF WHAT IS ON THE MARKET AND THE MARKET CONTINUES TO CHANGE. THERE IS CLASS ONE, TWO, THREE VEHICLES. THERE IS DIFFERENT SPEEDS THAT THEY GO UP TOO. SOME HAVE THROTTLES. SOME HAVE PADDLE ASSIST. YOU SEE THE SCOOTERS WHICH IS THE BOTTOM AND THE MIDDLE WHERE YOU WILL SEE A NUMBER OF THOSE ESPECIALLY IN A RETAIL MARKET. ACADEMY SPORTS AS WELL AS THE ONE CYCLES WHICH GO VERY FAST.

THAT IS ME SAYING THAT. I HAVE SEEN THEM GO FAST. A COUPLE THINGS WE LOOK AT LEGISLATIVE -WISE, IS WE SCANNED A NUMBER OF THE DIFFERENT TEXAS BILLS THAT WERE APPROVED. AND TEXAS BILL 2188 THERE IS NARRATIVE ABOUT E BIKES BUT WE FALL OUTSIDE OF THOSE BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE PATHWAYS THAT ARE JUST LIKE PATHWAYS. YOU HAVE TO USE THEM FOR MULTIPLE USES. IF YOU'RE SAYING THESE PATHWAYS ARE ONLY FOR BIKES THEN YOU HAVE TO ALLOW E BIKES ON IT.

THE OTHER ASPECT THAT WE HAVE IN HERE IS THAT THE LEGISLATION ALSO REQUIRES THAT IF YOU DO HAVE A PATHWAY SYSTEM AND YOU OPERATE THE ROADS THEN YOU HAVE TO REQUIRE THEM TO BE ALLOWED ON YOUR PATHWAYS. THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP DOES NOT MAINTAIN THE ROADS THEREFORE THEY DO NOT HAVE TO ALLOW THAT. SO IT'S UP TO YOU AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ALLOW IT OR NOT.

MOST STATES THAT I CALLED, I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH IN THIS ON 2021 AND 2022. I LOOKED AT SOME OF OUR PEER COMMITTEES AND HOW THEY WERE DESIGNED. I REACHED OUT TO HIGHLANDS PARK OR EXCUSE ME, HIGHLANDS VILLAGE. EXCUSE ME HIGHLANDS PARK, IN COLORADO. HIGHLANDS RANCH. THANK YOU. HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO. COLUMBIA AND RESTON. ALL THOSE PUSHED AND ALLOW E BIKES BECAUSE OF STATE LEGISLATURE REQUIRE THEM. SO IT WASN'T YES OR NO. THEY HAD TO.

WHERE YOU AT THIS POINT HAVE THE OPTION TWO. AT THIS POINT, MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE TRENDS IN THE DIFFERENT E VEHICLES AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR COMMUNITY INPUT AND MONITOR HOW WE OPERATIONALIZE THIS POLICY ON

YOUR BEHALF. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. >> DR. NUNEZ, QUESTIONS.

>> I DO HAVE ONE. DR. NUNEZ, SINCE WE SHARE THE GREENWAY WITH THE HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT 3, TWO HOUR RULES APPLY TO THE GREENWAY OR DO THEY HAVE UNIQUE RULES?

>> THEY WOULD BE MOST -- IT'S ACTUALLY IT WOULD BE MOST LIKELY THEIR RULES.

>> SO WILL HE BIKES AND MOTORIZED VEHICLES BE ALLOWED BASED ON HARRIS COUNTY RULES?

>> AS INDICATED BEFORE, YOU'RE TALKING 12-14 FOOT WIDE STRETCH WITH ANOTHER TWO-THREE-PEAT CLEARANCE OFF THE SIDE. SO YOU ARE UP TO 20 FEET. AND THAT PATHWAY WILL BE MORE LINEAR

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WHERE YOU ARE SEEING FURTHER AHEAD THAN THE SERPENTINE ROUTES THAT YOU SEE IN THE WOODLANDS. AGAIN, OVERTIME AND MANY EXAMPLES I COULD CITE WHERE THE PATHWAYS WERE MOVED AND ZIGZAG SPECIFICALLY TO STAY AWAY FROM TREES, LARGER TREES. WE ARE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW ON THE SOUTH KIRKENDALL AREA. THE STAFF WAS OUT THE LAST FEW DAYS SCOUTING THE NORTH KIRKENDALL AREA FOR RESERCH FOREST TO LIKE, WOODLANDS, TO IDENTIFY THE RIGHT TO REMOVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TREES ESPECIALLY THE LARGER TREES THAT ARE IN THAT AREA.

>> I THINK PEOPLE APPRECIATE THAT. THEY LOVE THE TREES. ON OUR PATHWAYS. THEY ARE

BEAUTIFUL. >> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION TOO. WHAT IS THE TYPICAL WIDTH OF

THE PATHWAY THAT HE BIKES WOULD BE SAFE TO RIDE ON? >> I DON'T THINK I'M QUALIFIED TO SAY THAT. I HAVE JUST TALK TO -- ESPECIALLY IN HIGHLANDS RANCH,,, WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE THE TREES. AND THEY HAVE 8-10 FOOT PATHWAYS. THEY ARE MORE ALONG THE PATH OF THEIR BOULEVARDS. IN THE HAVE WHAT I WOULD SAY SHORTER TREES AND MORE SCRUB LIKE TREES. SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THROUGH THEM. WHEN YOU GO TO RESTON AND COLUMBIA AND I'VE WALKED ON SOME OF THOSE PATHWAYS AND THEY ARE MORE LIKE US. BUT AGAIN, THEY WERE REQUIRED BY THEIR

STATE LEGISLATURES TO DO THAT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT IS THERE A

MOTION AND SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORT? >> I MOVED TO ACCEPT.

>> SECOND. >> IT IS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR GIBBS. AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR HEISER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU AS

[10. Receive, consider and act upon an award of bid for website services (C-2023-0273);]

ALWAYS, DR. NUNEZ. THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 10. AGAIN YOU CAN FIND ALL THE INFORMATION ON PAGES 91-92. LIAM PETERSON WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING AN AWARD OF THE BID FOR WEBSITE SERVICES. BEFORE YOU DO, I PERSONALLY WANT TO CONGRATULATE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENDABLE UPDATES DURING OUR STORM. OUR WINTER STORM ON BOTH MONDAY AND STARTING SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY. YOU AND

YOUR TEAM DID A GREAT JOB. >> THANK YOU. SO TONIGHT BEFORE YOU WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WEBSITE REDESIGN. IN THE 2023 CAPITAL BUDGET $125,000 WAS ALLOCATED FOR A WEBSITE. AND I WANT TO PRESENT WHAT WE DID AND HOW WE GOT HERE AND SUGGEST THAT WE GO WITH A BID AWARD FOR GRANDKIDS. IN AUGUST WE PUBLISH THE RMP AND HAD A PRE-BID IN SEPTEMBER IF OLD BY PROPOSAL DUE ON SEPTEMBER 20TH AND WE RECEIVED NINE PROPOSALS. NOVEMBER 2ND THROUGH THE THIRD, WE DID DEMOS AND THIS INCLUDED A COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND AS WELL AS I.T.. AND THEN PARKS AND RECREATION. AND THEN WE SELECTED GRANDKIDS AS THE SOLE FINALIST NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT AND HERE WE ARE. WITH THAT SAID WHY SHOULD WE CHOOSE GRANDMA KISS. GRANDMA KISSED HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1990. THEY ARE RESIDENT FOCUSED PROJECT APPROACH. THEY HAVE ONGOING SUPPORT, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. SEVERAL THE PRODUCTS WE USE NOW. THEY OFFER A CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CALLED OPEN CITIES BUT THIS IS REFERRED TO AS CMS FREQUENTLY. THIS IS HOW THE WEBSITE IS UPDATED. IT IS HOW THE CONTENT IS PUT OUT THERE AND IT'S REALLY EASY TO USE. DATA DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT. THE WILL REALLY DIG INTO HOW ARE RESIDENTS USE THE WEBSITE . WHERE THEY WILL GET THEIR INFORMATION WHEN THEY GO TO THE WEBSITE. OTHER USING THE SEARCH FUNCTIONALITY TO GET THE THE PAGES THEY WANT OR ARE THEY GOING TO THE NAVIGATION. OTHER CLICKING ON THE GRAPHIC BUTTONS. WE WILL REALLY DIG INTO THE WAY PEOPLE USE THIS WEBSITE CURRENTLY AND HOW THEY USE DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITY WEBSITES ACROSS THE STATE AND NATION. THERE IS A ROBUST FORM SOLUTION CALLED OPEN FORMS AND THIS ENHANCES OUR ONLINE SERVICES FROM FILING FOR LACE ON BALLOT, TO REGISTERING FOR CLASSES AND IT IS JUST A ROBUST FORM SOLUTION. OF COURSE THEY HAVE CERTIFIED EXPERTS AND WITH MOBILE FIRST IN MIND WE CURRENTLY HAVE A MOBILE

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APPROACH. 80% OF HER USERS ON THE WEBSITE ARE ON A MOBILE DEVICE. AND NATIONAL IT'S ABOUT 50%. SO WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN THE WOODLANDS THAN THAT NATIONAL AVERAGE. SO, WHAT ABOUT THE WEBSITE FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY. WHY DID WE CHOOSE GRANDMA KISS. WE WILL GRANDMA KISS. WE WILL HAVE THREE SITES. PARKS AND RECREATION, FIRE AND TRANSPORTATION THESE WILL BE BRANDED SITES TO THOSE DEPARTMENTS. PARKS AND RECREATION HAS A ROBUST PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF CLASSES AND PROGRAMS AND EVENTS AND THE INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE BRANDED IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT. FIRE IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY FACING ENTITY AND OF COURSE TRANSPORTATION HAS THE EXPRESS AND THE TROLLEY SERVICES THAT ARE USED BY BOTH RESIDENTS AND USERS. INTUITIVE SEARCH FUNCTION. THE SEARCH FUNCTION IS PHENOMENAL ON THE GRANICUS PRODUCTS. FOR EXAMPLE, I WILL USE TRASH AND RECYCLING AS AN EXAMPLE BECAUSE IT IS A HOT TOPIC AMONG RESIDENTS. DEPENDING ON A RESIDENT WHERE THEY HAVE COME FROM AND WHERE THEY WERE BORN, AND HOW LONG THEY HAVE STAYED, THEY MIGHT ENTER TRASH, GARBAGE, RECYCLING OR ANY OTHER WORD. AND IN THE CURRENT SITE, IF YOU PUT IN ANY WORD LIKE THAT IT HAS TO FIND THAT EXACT WORD IN THE DOCUMENT IN THE PAGE IT IS LOOKING FOR.

SO IT'S BRINGING UP OLD PDFS AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT. THIS IS GOING TO TAKE THEM TO THE PAGE THAT THEY WANT NO MATTER WHAT WORD THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR. IF IT'S ALONG THOSE LINES, THE WAY THAT IT SPELLED, IT WILL PULL THAT UP FOR THEM. PERMITS. THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE. HERE IN THE WOODLANDS AS WELL. WHENEVER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PERMIT, PEOPLE DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT. SO WE WILL USE THOSE WORDS AND KEY SEARCH WORDS, HOME IMPROVEMENT, THINKS PEOPLE ARE SEARCHING FOR. A LOT OF THAT IS DONE DURING THAT DATA PHASE, THE DISCOVERY PHASE I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER. OF COURSE IT WILL BE A RESPONSIVE DESIGN AND WORK ON ANY DEVICE. AND IT WILL WORK ON CURRENT AND FUTURE BROWSERS. IT ÚWILL BE SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZED AND OF COURSE THE CMS, CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CAN BE UPDATED FROM ANYWHERE. LIKE YOU SAID, DR. SNYDER, WHENEVER YOU MENTION THE STORM I WAS WORKING FROM HOME AND WE CAN UPDATE NO MATTER WHERE WE ARE AT. AND FINALLY THE ABILITY TO REDESIGN AND ADJUST THE LOOK AND FEEL OF THE SITE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. WE ARE VERY LIMITED TO WHAT WE CAN UPDATE TO THE LOOK AND FEEL OF THE CURRENT WEBSITE AND THIS WILL ALLOW US TO TWEAK LITTLE THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE. IF WOULD LIKE TO PUT SPIDERWEBS ON IT FOR HALLOWEEN OR CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. WE CAN DO THAT. AND WE ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO COMPLETELY REDESIGN IT. SO, I WANTED TO WALK YOU THROUGH. THIS IS A MOCKUP. THIS IS NOT WHAT THE SITE WILL LOOK LIKE. BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST SELLING POINTS TO THE COMMITTEE WHENEVER WE ARE GOING THROUGH THIS WAS THIS KIND OF WHAT WE CALLED IT THE HAPPY RESIDENT CENTER. BUT HONESTLY, YOU PUT IN YOUR ADDRESS. AND YOU PULL UP EVERYTHING RELEVANT TO YOU.

SO WHEN IS MY WASTE COLLECTION DAY? WHAT VILLAGE DO I LOOK IN AND WHO I HAVE IF I HAVE A NON-EMERGENCY AND WHO DO I REPORT AN OUTAGE IF MY ELECTRICITY GOES OUT. WAS SCHOOL DISTRICT AM I IN. AND WE CAN EVEN GET DOWN TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND INTERMEDIATE. IT'S A ROBUST TOOL THAT USES GIS TECHNOLOGY ALONG WITH THE PLATFORM THAT IS OPEN CITIES PLATFORM TO PULL THIS INFORMATION. SO HERE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE. IT WOULD CHANGE AGAIN JUST TO PANIC ON THE ADDRESS THAT YOU ARE PUTTING IN. GRANICUS IS A LONGTIME VENDOR MUNICIPALITY VENDOR. THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, WACO, LAREDO, GRANT PERRY AND I DID REFERENCE CHECKS WITH ALL THE CITIES AND THEY WERE VERY HAPPY WITH THIS PRODUCT. VERY HAPPY WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND THEY CAME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. SO WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE IF WE REWARDED THE BID TONIGHT. WE WOULD START THE KICKOFF IN FEBRUARY WITH THE DISCOVERY PHASE THAT WOULD OVERLAP WITH THE DESIGN PHASE. IN THE SUMMER WE JUMP INTO DEVELOPMENT AND WE WOULD DESIGNATE AND WILL GET RESIDENT AND USER GROUPS TO PARTAKE IN THAT TESTING. AND WE WOULD DO SOFT LAUNCH IN DECEMBER WITH GO LIVE DATE OF JANUARY 1ST 2025.

>> ANY QUESTIONS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> THANK YOU, JIMMY. I JUST WANT TO SAY LEIGH ANN YOU ARE ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING. I MET WITH HER AND SHE HAS 80 THINGS SHE'S WORKING ON BASED ON THE STRATEGIC PLANNING FROM LESTER.

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THANK YOU FOR THAT. THERE'S A LOT IN THE WORKS. THIS WILL BE WONDERFUL. I HAD ONE QUESTION WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE MICRO SITES. THE ABILITY TO ADD ADDITIONAL MICRO SITES IN THE

FUTURE? >> YES, WE CAN DO THAT. LOOK AT THE ACTUAL CONTRACT YOU HAVE.

YOU SEE ONE OF THE MICRO SITES IS AROUND $8000 PER THAT'S THE ONE FOR PARKS AND RECREATION BECAUSE IT'S MORE ROBUST AND MORE BRANDED. THE OTHER TO COST AROUND $4000

EACH. >> AND SPECIFIC THINKING ABOUT ENGAGEMENT TOOLS. LIKE WE HAD

DISCUSSED. >> ACTUALLY THE TOWNSHIP PARTY HAS AN ENGAGEMENT TOOL THROUGH GRANICUS. IT'S CALLED GOLF H 2. IT ALLOWS US TO UPDATE A WEBSITE AND USED FOR ANOTHER PROJECT BUT WE CAN'T CHANGE IT UP AND GET A FOR THESE PROJECTS WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON SO IF YOU WANT TO GET PUBLIC INPUT ABOUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO PUT IN THIS LOCATION, OR ANY TYPE OF THINGS THAT YOU NEED INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC, WE HAVE THAT GOT HQ SET WE CAN TURN THAT ON.

ISSUES THAT THE CUSTOMER WOULD WANT TO SEE AND WHAT THE SOURCE OF THEIR ISSUE WAS. OR EVEN SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE DEALING WITH THAT THEY ALREADY ARE SEEN. THEY COULD SEE THE

STATUS RATHER THAN APPROVED OR NOT APPROVED. >> SO CURRENTLY THE 311 SYSTEM AND HOW THEY GET UPDATED OR IF THEY HAVE HOME IMPROVEMENTS, THAT'S THROUGH TYLER TECHNOLOGY. THAT'S A THIRD PARTY VENDOR THAT WE CONNECT TO. SO THAT WOULD -- WILL TRY TO PUSH THAT OUT AND WORK WITH I.T. ON THE FUNCTIONALITY OF IT.

>> OKAY. >> HAVE YOU WORKED WITH TRENTON BEFORE?

>> YES. >> IF YOU HAD BECAUSE YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT. BUT UNDER THOSE MICRO SITES IT SAYS FIBER FIRE AND THEN IT SAYS PUBLIC SAFETY. WHEN IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY I INCLUDE FIRE AND CONSTABLES AND SHARES IN THAT. IS THAT STILL PART OF IT?

>> SO CURRENTLY WE DON'T HAVE IN-HOUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE HAVE CONTRACTED LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY DO THAT. IN THE CASE THAT WE DID HAVE POLICE WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP, WE WOULD DO SEPARATE MICRO SITE FROM THEM. PEOPLE LOOKING FOR IN SEARCHES ARE LOOKING FOR FIRE AND POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEY ARE REALLY TWO

DIFFERENT BRANDED TYPE SITES. >> BRAD, QUESTION? >> IS GOING TO BE CUSTOMIZABLE.

A TEMPLATE THAT FORT WORTH USES AND FRISCO USES QUICK >> THEY DO HAVE SIMILAR TEMPLATES. BUT IT'S ALL HOW MUCH WORK YOU PUT INTO THE ACTUAL DESIGN OF IT. THIS IS TRUE OF PRETTY MUCH ANY CMS SYSTEM. AND THERE IS WAYS TO MAKE THESE TEMPLATES REALLY STAND OUT. BUT NO, WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT OUR GRAPHIC BUTTONS IN THIS LOCATION AND OUR SEARCH FUNCTION IN THIS LOCATION. WE CAN MOVE THEM WHERE WE NEED TO MOVE THEM AND MAKE THEM

FUNCTION HOW WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO FUNCTION. >> ALSO, DO HAVE A BRAND GUIDELINES SET UP FOR THE TOWNSHIP? SO LIKE, COLORS AND FONTS AND ALL THAT STUFF?

>> YES. >> OKAY. >> I WANT TO SAY VERY THOROUGH JOB. IT LOOKS WELL THOUGHT OUT AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE GREAT WHEN IT GETS DONE. THANK

YOU. >> I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO LEANN. SHE'S WORKING VERY HARD AND IT SHOWS. I APPRECIATE THAT. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE HAPPY RESIDENT SITE AND I WANT

TO DWELL ON THAT A BIT. SO BASICALLY -- >> THIS IS A MOCKUP AND THESE ARE SLIDES I DESIGN. NOT A FUNCTIONAL WEBSITE. A RESIDENT WOULD GO IN AND PUT THEIR ADDRESS INTO THE SEARCH BAR. AND THEN DEPENDING ON HOW WE DESIGNED IT, IT WOULD PULL UP THE INFORMATION FOR THEIR RESIDENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS RESIDENT HAS A TRASH PICKUP ON THURSDAY. THEIR VILLAGE WAS -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT HIGHLY. PANTHER CREEK. MONTGOMERY KENT.

IT WOULD CHANGE IF YOU WERE IN HARRIS COUNTY WHERE THE CONSTABLES OFFICES. AND AGAIN, THAT CHANGE TOO. IT'S REALLY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE INFORMATION THEY NEED. IF YOU THINK BACK TO THE STORM WE HAD, IT'S KIND OF LIKE THAT. BUT BETTER.

>> LET'S USE THE STORM AS AN EXAMPLE. SO TRASH MOVED A DAY LATER. WOULD THIS BE ABLE TO

UPDATE THAT QUICKLY? >> I WOULD HAVE TO FIND THAT FOR YOU.

>> I HAVE A POINT OF INFORMATION ON THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE. YOU HAVE HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT 4 AND THEN UNDERNEATH YOU SAY PRECINCT 3.ORG. WHICH IS CORRECT, I BELIEVE. BUT IT NEEDS TO BE 3 BECAUSE THE PRECINCTS WERE REORGANIZED A YEAR AGO.

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>> MY APOLOGIES. >> I'M NOT SURE IF THE PHONE NUMBERS ARE DIFFERENT. YOU NEED

TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT, TOO. >> AGAIN, THIS IS A MOCKUP IT >> EVERYTHING WILL BE DOUBLE CHECKED. MY QUESTION WOULD BE CAN YOU DO IT IN NINE MONTHS? OR SIX MONTHS?

>> WILL HAVE A LOFTY GOAL TO ENSURE WE HAVE THE PRIMARY WEBSITE UP AND IT'S MORE LIKE 12 MONTHS AND 11 MONTHS STARTING IN FEBRUARY. IF WE HAVE TO PUSH THE MICRO SITE TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION THEN WE WILL. BUT THEY ARE EXPERTS AT THIS AND THEY DO IT ALL THE TIME. AND I FORGOT TO MENTION WE HAD TO HAVE A LOCAL REP FROM TRENTON THAT LIVES IN THE

GREATER HOUSTON AREA. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

>> GREAT JOB. >> A MOTION TO ACCEPT QUICK >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. WELL DAN WELL DONE, LAND.

[11. Receive, consider and act upon the 2024 Pool Schedule and Pool and Park Fees;]

>> THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 11. THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2024 PULL SCHEDULE AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TOWNSHIP ORDER.

WE WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING PENDING BOARD APPROVAL OF WHAT IS PRESENTED AT THE NEXT BOARD

MEETING. MR. MCGOWAN. >> YES, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS FOR THE 2024 PULL SCHEDULE AND ALSO TO DISCUSS THE PARK AND POOL FEES. WITH THIS, YOU CAN SEE THE TOWNSHIP ORDER 019 ¿ 09 TO BRING THIS BACK. IT'S REALLY LIKE HOUSEKEEPING SO EVERY YEAR TO DISCUSS THE PULL SCHEDULE AND THEN WE WILL DISCUSS THE FEES IN A SECOND. WITH THE POOL SCHEDULE, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THAT GOT REALLY NO MAJOR CHANGES. WE LOOKED AT THE TRENDS AND FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. AND NO CHANGES FOR GETTING THIS APPROVED AND USUALLY THE FIRST IS THE START DATE WHEN WE START SELLING POOL PASSES AND ALSO OUR POOL RENTAL STARTING TO OPEN THOSE UP FOR RESERVATIONS. WITH THAT, NO CHANGES IN THE HOURS, THE DAYS WITH CI SD OR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS APPROVING THE SCHEDULE THE OTHER DAY. TOM BALD, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE WERE ABLE TO CRAFT THAT IN THERE AND MAKE SURE WE ARE COVERING BOTH SIDES THERE. THE COVERAGE OF THE POOLS. AND REALLY WITH THAT, NO MAJOR CHANGES WITH THE SCHEDULE. AS YOU CAN SEE, JUST SO YOU KNOW, IF THE QUESTIONS ARE EVER ASKED, IF VILLAGES ONLY HAVE ONE POOL, THEY ARE ALWAYS OPEN DURING THE SEASON. PRESEASON, THE REGULAR SEASON AND THE POSTSEASON WE CALL THAT. IF SOME VILLAGES HAVE TWO POOLS OR SOME LIKE ALDEN BRIDGE HAVE THREE, WE ROTATE THOSE SO THAT WAY WHEN YOU'RE IT'S OPEN IN THE PRESEASON. THE NEXT YEAR IT WOULD BE IN THE POST SEASON. THAT WAY WE READ ROTATE THAT TO BE FAIR TO THE QUALITY TO THE COMMITTEE OR THE VILLAGE, ACTUALLY.

>> SO THE OTHER TWO DISCUSSED POOL FEES AND SOME SUGGESTED CHANGES THERE. THE FIRST IS ON THE RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT POOL RENTAL. THAT OBVIOUSLY BENEFITS THE INDIVIDUAL, THE FAMILY AND THEY ARE COMING AFTER HOURS TO RENT THE POOL. GETTING LIFEGUARDS WITH THAT.

SO WITH THAT, THE LIFE GUARD SALARIES HAVE GONE UP SINCE 2020. 2022, 2023 SO THAT INCREASES IN THE FEES HAVE NOT CHANGED WITH THAT. REALLY THE ONLY THREE POOLS THAT WILL CHANGE ARE THE THREE BIGGEST POOLS. WHAT WOULD, CREAM BROOKE AND ROB FLEMING. HAVING MORE LIFEGUARDS AND PAYING THEM HIGHER WAGES, THOSE FEES ARE WHY THOSE WENT UP. WITH LAP LANE FEES, THIS WAS CHANGED TO 2020 TWO 70 SPROUT. IN 2022 THE BOARD WAS GRACIOUS TO APPROVE A HEATER TO THE LAKESIDE POOL AND ADDED AN EXTRA POOL TECHNICIAN. SO TO ACTUALLY COVERED THOSE COSTS. THAT'S WHY THE SUGGESTION OF RAISING TWO $8.25 PER HOUR AND THESE WERE APPROVED GROUPS THAT ARE USING THE POOL AFTER HOURS FOR LANE SPACE. SWIM TEAM SWIM TEAMS AND

SUCH. AND THAT'S IT. >> WOULD YOU ADDRESS AND PERHAPS OUR LEGAL COUNSEL WOULD DISCUSS THE GUIDELINES OF RESIDENT VERSUS NONRESIDENT WHY ONE CAN BE AND ONE CAN BE X AND

THE OTHER ONE CANNOT BE FIVE TIMES EX. >> GO AHEAD, JOHN. I KNOW YOU HAVE THIS MEMORIZED. AND IT MAY BE BETTER FOR YOU TO EXPLAIN IT.

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>> BECAUSE YOU HAVE LOCAL RESIDENTS THAT ARE TAXPAYERS AND PAIN, THERE ARE CERTAIN GUIDELINES ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR ABILITY TO CHARGE THEM FOR AMENITIES. VERSUS PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE ARE LIMITED AS FAR AS -- I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER

THAT . >> FROM OUR RESEARCH, WE ARE LIMITED TO CHARGING THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE RESIDENT FEE TO A NON-RESIDENT FEE. WE ONLY USE THE THREE TIME FACTOR ON HIGH DEMAND AMENITIES. THOSE HIGH DEMAND AMENITIES LARGELY ARREST AND ATHLETIC FIELDS.

IT WILL BE A THREE-TIME BURIAL. YOU WILL SEE IT ON SOME OF THE PULLEY DALE PASSES WERE GOES FROM ONE .5 TWO GO TWO TIMES. THERE IS A $200 DIFFERENCE IN THE POOL RENTAL FEES FOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT . ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ? IS THERE A MOTION

AND A SECOND? >> CAN YOU GIVE US A LIST OF ALL THE POOLS ARE HEATED?

>> -- POOL CREEKWOOD. THOSE ARE THE FOUR POOLS. YES. >> I CALL FOR EMOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE SCHOOL IN POOL AND PARK PHASE AND SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 24, 2024, ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWNSHIP ORDER 020-09 . THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE . IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND BY DIRECTOR SEKULA-GIBBS. ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE . >> AYE.

[12. Receive, consider and act upon an update on The Woodlands 50th Anniversary; ]

>> OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES . THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 12. I WILL REFER YOU TO THE BOARD PACKET PAGE 105-106 -- 106. THERE WILL BE AN UPDATE ON THE

WOODLANDS 50TH ANNIVERSARY. ARE YOU DOING COUNTDOWN? >> WE WILL BE DOING ONE. THERE IS ONE THAT KIND OF STARTED AND WE HAVE A 50 DAY COUNTDOWN COMING IN AUGUST.

>> SORRY PRINT >> THAT IS ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN SNYDER. GOOD EVENING, DIRECTORS READ A BRIEF UPDATE . THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE HAPPENING.

ON YEARS HERE, JUST LOOK FOR OUR AUDIENCE AND THOSE WATCHING AROUND THE WORLD.

WHAT IS A SIGNIFICANT IS WOODLANDS IS TURNING 50 . 50 YEARS YOUNG. THE OFFICIAL DATE IS OCTOBER 19, 2024. THAT GOES BACK TO 1974 WHEN MR. MITCHELL AND HIS TEAM CREATED THE WOODLANDS. WHAT IS HAPPENED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE FEW MONTHS. THERE'S AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT . I THINK IT TOOK PLACE ON OCTOBER 16TH AND THIS WAS HOSTED BY HOWARD HE WAS -- GRANT MITCHELL . ONE OF THE -- 10 SONS. AND OUR THIRD RESIDENT HERE IN THE WOODLANDS SPOKE OF THAT EVENT THERE WERE ABOUT 300 EVENTS -- GUESTS. THAT WAS OFFICIAL KICKOFF FOR THE GROUT. AT THAT TIME, A WEBSITE WAS LAUNCHED. I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH THIS FOR OUR AUDIENCE HAS. IT IS A VERY THOROUGH WEBSITE LOCATED AT THE WOODLANDS.COM. ALL GREAT STORIES AND IT IS BUILDING AS WE GO THROUGH THE YEAR. YOU CAN BE DIFFERENT TYPES OF STORIES, DIFFERENT TYPE OF EDITORIAL CONTENT. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MOMENT AT THIS WEBSITE, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO FEATURE AS HAPPENING ON A DAILY BASIS, IF YOU WILL. THE 50TH BOOK WILL BE CREATED. THIS IS A TIME, A SLICE OF LIFE IN THE YEAR OF 2024. WHAT IS THE WOODLANDS AND WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU? AS WE PRODUCE THIS BOOK, A COFFEE STYLE -- COFFEE TABLE STYLE BOOK. THESE PHOTOS NEED TO BE TAKEN WITHIN THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP. AS THIS BOOK IS PRODUCED, IT WILL BE SIGNIFICANT AS OF RIGHT NOW, BUT IT WILL BE EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT FIVE OR 10 YEARS FROM NOW. 20 YEARS FROM NOW WHEN PEOPLE LOOK BACK AT THIS ANNIVERSARY AND WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE IN THE YEAR 2024.

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WE ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS AND EVERYBODY HERE IN THIS ROOM TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS. IF YOU WANT TO WEAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY GARB, THAT IS AVAILABLE AT THE WEBSITE AS WELL. GO THERE FOR T-SHIRTS, HATS, COFFEE MUGS, AND MORE. YOU HAVE PROBABLY ALL SEEN THE BANNERS THAT HAVE GONE UP . THOSE WILL BE UP FOR A YEAR. THOSE WERE STRATEGICALLY PLACED. THANK YOU TO THE FINDING FOR GETTING THOSE UP. THEY LOOK GREAT. TRYING TO MANAGE THOSE BANNERS WITH ALL THE BANNERS THAT ARE GOING TO COME UP IN APRIL WITH ALL THE GREAT EVENTS WE HAVE. AS FAR AS THE CONTENT GOES, THE LAUNCH WAS IN OCTOBER AND LEANNE PETERSON, DRINK TO YOU AND YOUR GREAT TEAM, THEY'RE TAKING THE MAGAZINE IN SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THE TOWN AS WELL. THEY'RE HIGHLIGHTING VARIOUS STORIES OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY. SOME OF THE AREAS YOU SEE COMING UP IN 2024 , THIS MONTH IS ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT . GOING TO TYPE THE PROMOTION WITH ARBOR DAY THAT YOU HAD A PROCLAMATION ON EARLIER TODAY. THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY LOGO WILL BE PUT ON THE BAGS THAT PEOPLE WILL BE SEEING FOR THEIR FEELINGS FOR THAT MESSAGING WILL HAPPEN THROUGH THESE TYPES OF EVENTS ALL YEAR LONG. FEBRUARY IS ABOUT HEALTHCARE. COMMERCIAL BUSINESS , CONTRIBUTIONS , AND TOURISM IN MARCH. YOU'LL SEE ALL OF THIS CONTENT HAPPENING IN THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP CHANNELS AND THROUGH PAPER CITY , THE WOODLANDS. THAT IS HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION, ONE OF THEIR MEDIA OUTLETS. AND THEN THE EVENT SCHEDULE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON. THERE WILL BE A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES THAT WILL HAPPEN. THE COUNTDOWN AS YOU MENTIONED BUT IT WILL BE THE 50 DAY COUNTDOWN IN THE AUGUST TIME PERIOD. THERE WILL BE OTHER ACTIVITIES . ONCE WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT . THE ACTUAL DATE IS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH. THAT IS WHERE WE'LL SEE A CULMINATIN OF EVERYTHING THAT WAS ALL THINGS 50TH ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY. PARKS AND REC IS WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THAT AS WELL AS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY TASK FORCE MADE UP OF DIRECTOR BAILEY , DIRECTOR NELSON AND DIRECTOR -- AS WELL. THANK YOU , CHAIRMAN SNYDER, FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DID ON THAT TASK FORCE THROUGH LAST YEAR AS WELL. INCLUDING SECURING SPONSORS FOR THIS. YOU KNOW, AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GO AND HIGHLIGHT THOSE SPONSORS THAT ARE HELPING MAKE ALL OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITIES HAPPEN. THE FOUNDING SPONSOR OF HOWARD HUGHES . WE AS A TOWNSHIP, AS THE PRODUCER, THE LEGACY SPONSORS IS WOODLANDS NATIONAL BANK THAT IS BEEN HERE FOR YEARS. HERITAGE WASTE CONNECTIONS FOR THE GOLD SPONSOR IS ENTERGY AND HOUSTON METHODIST , THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL. -- REAL ESTATE IS THE SILVER. AND THE JOHN COOPER SCHOOL AS WELL. AND OUR BRONZE MONSTER IS IAS, WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LONE STAR COLLEGE, ORIEL HARMON, THE WOODLANDS MEDICAL CENTER, MARKET STREET, MURPHY PRIVATE WEALTH GROUP OF WELLS FARGO ADVISERS . I THINK OUR LAST SPONSOR HERE, ST.

LUKE'S HEALTH , THE WOODLANDS. THE MICHAEL RICHMAN FAMILY , A STRONG FIRM. THE WOODLANDS CHRISTIAN TECHNOLOGY -- WITH THAT, ALL OF THESE SPONSORS, WITHOUT THEM WE CANNOT DO ALL OF THESE THINGS. WE WANT TO GIVE OUR THANKS TO THEM. THEY ARE ALSO LOCATED AT THE WEBSITE AS WELL. THAT IS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY UPDATE .

I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> VERY EXCITING. I DO NOT KNOW IF DIRECTOR BAILEY, NELSON, OR DIRECTOR CINDY HESER HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD ?

>> SOME EXCITING THINGS COMING ON. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

>> EXCITING. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORT?

>> SO MOVED. >> I WILL SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND

SECONDED . ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE.

[ CLOSED MEETING (if applicable)]

>> OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES . THANK YOU, NICK. THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA 13 . WE DO HAVE A FEW ITEMS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE IS A NEED TO RECESS . I HERE BY ANNOUNCE THE BOARD WILL RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO 551072 , TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, DELIBERATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

DISCUSSING PERSONAL MATTERS PURSUANT TO -- PURSUANT TO 55109, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE .

AND YOU CONSULT WITH THE WOODLANDS ATTORNEY, PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, 551 POINTS OR 71. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. THE BOARD WILL WE CAN MEET IN PUBLIC SESSION

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IMMEDIATELY AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[14. Reconvene in public session;]

IT IS 7:54. WE WILL NOW RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION . IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO TAKE ACTION AT THIS TIME.

[15. Receive, consider and act upon an amendment to the contract with Waste Management for Solid Waste Collection, Disposal and Recycling Collection Services (C-2018-0627);]

THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 15 . RECEIVE, CONSIDER, AND ACT UPON AN AMENDMENT WITH THE CONTRACT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION, DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES . I CALL FOR MOTION IN A SECOND FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ABUTMENT AMENDMENT IN CONNECTION THERE WITH HER THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY DIRECTOR NELSON. A SECOND BY DIRECTOR RICHARD FRANKS . ALL

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

IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE.

>> OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 16. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING NEXT MONTH. ARE THERE ANY MATTERS THAT NEED TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MONTH? HEARING NONE, THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 17.

[17. Board announcements; and]

ANNOUNCEMENTS. THERE IS ONE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE FOR VALENTINE'S DAY. THE SWAN VOTES. THEY ARE HAVING A SWAN VALENTINE BOAT RIDE. A SWAN RIGHT NOT A TRIED . A SWAN RIGHT. THAT IS THE NINTH AND 14TH OF FEBRUARY.

I KNOW BRAD IS TAKING HIS FAMILY. THERE WILL BE PHOTOS BUT IT IS FROM 7:00 UNTIL 8:00 ON THE NINTH AND 14TH READ AND THE OTHER BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS ?

>> HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. IT WAS ANNOUNCED SOUTHERN LIVING RECOGNIZED THE TOP 20 RESTAURANTS IN HOUSTON.

HERE IN THE WOODLANDS, -- WAS HONORED ON THAT TOP 20 LIST. I KEEP FORGETTING WHAT IT IS CALLED. FACT EATERY PH. GETTING READY TO OPEN HERE SOON. THAT IS EXCITING STUFF. OUR DINING SCENE IS DOING GREAT. ALSO, THERE IS A MINI AWARD . EXCITING STUFF. AND THE WOODLANDS IS LOOKING TO KIND OF HELP PROMOTE SOME OF OUR RESTAURANTS AS DESTINATIONS TO COME VISIT . THE FOODIES

TRAVEL LIKE CRAZY >> THAT IS EXCITING. ANYTHING ELSE? IF NOT, I CALL FOR A

MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:57.

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