[1. Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance;]
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LOOKING AT THE MODEL HE SAID THIS IS THE DREAM OF MOST PEOPLE TO GO BACK TO A PLACE WHERE WE CAN ENJOY LIFE AND I SAID TO HIM, WE ALREADY HAVE IT, IT IS CALLED THE WOODLANDS.
IT DID REMIND ME OF A PROBLEM FROM THE POET JUDY CHICAGO. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THIS AS A PRAYER AND THEN ON THAT HAS DIVIDED US WILL MERGE AND THEN COMPASSION WILL BE WEDDED TO POWER AND THEN SOFTNESS WILL COME TO A FULL BUT IS HARSH AND UNKIND AS IN BOTH MEN AND WOMEN WILL BE GENTLE IN BOTH WOMEN AND MEN WILL BE STRONG AND THAT NO PERSON WILL BE SUBJECT TO ANOTHER PERSON'S WILL. ALL WILL BE RICH AND FREE. ALL WILL SHARE EQUALLY IN THE EARTH ABUNDANCE AND THEN ALL WILL CARE FOR THE SICK AND THE WEAK AND THE OLD AND THEN ALL WILL NOURISH THE YOUNG AND ALL WILL CHERISH LIFE'S CREATURES AND THEN ALL WILL LIVE IN HARMONY WITH EACH OTHER AND THAT THE EARTH AND THEN EVERYWHERE WILL BE CALLED
EATING ONCE AGAIN. AMEN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, RABBI.
IF YOU WOULD NOW PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
♪ >> NOW OUR TEXAS PLEDGE. ♪
[2. Proclamations;]
>> AND IS NOW DIRECTOR DR. GIBBS WILL PURSUE OUR EVENT
TONIGHT. >> THE IT COMPLAINED WHERE IS A SOUND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IS A FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENT OF A HEALTHY TIDY AND ROBUST ECONOMY AND WHEREAS THE WOODLANDS HAS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND WHEREAS THE BOARD OF DIRECT LIVES OF THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP CONSIDERS THE PRESERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND FOSTERING OF A SENSE OF A COMMUNITY TO BE ESSENTIAL TO KEEPING THE HOMETOWN VISION ALIVE AND WHERE IS THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP HEREBY ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS AND , SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN EARTH DAY GREEN UP DEDICATED TO A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE , NOW, THEREFORE I ON BEHALF OF MR. CARL WATSON VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECT TOURS OF THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP HEREBY DESIGNATE SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD, 2024 IS THE 14TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE WOODLANDS EARTH DAY GREEN DAY AND DECLARE APRIL 2024 AS EARTH MONTH IN THE WOODLANDS TEXAS.
>> THANK YOU. MEGAN AND GRACE IF YOU WOULD COME UP AND HAVE A
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PHOTO. THANK YOU.[3. Call meeting to order;]
6:06 AND WE WILL OFFICIALLY CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND I DECLARED THAT WITH THE ACCORDANCE OF STATE LAW NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS POSTED 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. THIS POSTING OCCURRED INSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWNSHIP INSIDE THIS BUILDING. STATE LAW REQUIRES AT LEAST FOUR OF THE BOARD MEMBERS BE ATTENDING TO CONDUCT DECORUM.NOW I REQUEST YOU INDICATE YOUR PRESENCE. BRAD BELL HE?
>> HERE. >> CHAIRWOMAN AND SCHNEIDER IS NOT PRESENT AND NOT HERE. THANK YOU. BY THE ROLL CALL IT IS DETERMINED THAT A SUFFICIENT MEMBER OF MEMBERS ARE PRESENT
[4. Receive, consider and act upon adoption of the meeting agenda;]
TO DECLARE THAT WE DO HAVE A DECORUM. WE WILL NOW ADOPT THE MEETING AGENDA, PLEASE REVIEW THE AGENDA ON PAGES ONE THROUGH THREE FOR ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA. I NOW WILL CALL FOR AMOTION AND A SECOND. >> SECOND.
>> DIRECTOR FRANK AND DIRECTOR GIBBS, ALL RESPOND BY SAYING
>> MOTION PASSES. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC OFFICIALS UNLESS WE
[6. Public comment;]
HAVE MISSED SOMEONE THAT DID NOT SIGN UP. ANYONE PRESENT? OKAY, WE WILL NOW PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENT . I HAVE TO READ A PRETTY LONG SCRIPT SO GIVE ME ONE MOMENT. PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN OAKLAND MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS -- A, AGENDA ITEM IS A -- INCLUDED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICY TO PRODUCE THE MOST EFFICIENT PROCESS FOR ALLOWING CONSTITUENTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD THE WOODLAND TOWNSHIP DIRECTOR ACCEPTS PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATING . EACH PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS LESS FOR INSIDE THE SPEAKERS ROSTER PROVIDED BY THE BOARD SECRETARY. WHOEVER WISHES TO MAKE GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS OR ANNOUNCE A TOP NOT ON THE AGENDA OR ADDRESS SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS MUST DO SO UNDER THE PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA ITEM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. INDIVIDUALS MAY BE LIMITED TO A TIMEFRAME OF THREE MINUTES. IF THERE ARE MORE THAN 15 SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR A TOPIC EACH MEMBER WILL THEN BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF TOPICS. SPEAKERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO YIELD THEIR TIME TO ANOTHER SPEAKER ON THE LIST. STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE BOARD FROM FORMALLY ACTING ON A SPECIFIC ISLAND -- ITEM UNLESS IT APPEARS ON THE AGENDA. SPEAKERS MAY EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS OR VIEWS ON ISSUES THAT ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN DEBATE ON THE ISSUE. SPEAKERS WILL NOT USE PROFANITY. COMMENTS FROM SPEAKERS CAN BE MADE TO THE BOARD AS A WHOLE OR AT INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. I WOULD ALSO HAVE YOU PLEASE PLACE CELL PHONES ON SILENT. AGAIN, BE REMINDED THAT WE ARE NOT BEING RUDE AND NOT INTENTIONALLY NOT ACKNOWLEDGING YOU OR ENGAGING WITH YOU BUT WE ARE RATHER PRECLUDED FROM DOING SO. VERSE ON THE SIGN-UP SHEET FOR TONIGHT, DHARMESH SHAH . I HOPE I PRONOUNCED YOUR NAME GOOD. PRETTY GOOD? ALL RIGHT.[00:10:06]
>> GOOD EVENING TO YOU AND EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I STAND HERE BEFORE YOU ON BEHALF OF PASSIONATE MEMBERS OF THE WOODLANDS CRICKET CLUB TO OFFER UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR THE FALCON RENOVATION -PROJECT.
I WILL SHARE MORE ABOUT US. MY NAME IS DHARMESH SHAH.. THE WOODLANDS CRICKET CLUB IS A SPORTS CLUB. WE ARE A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION. WE ARE A GROUP OF ABOUT 80 TO 100 ACTIVE PLAYERS THROUGH CRICKET WE GET TOGETHER AND BOND WITH ONE ANOTHER . EACH ONE OF US LOVES TO WATCH CRICKET. IT WILL SURPRISE YOU TO KNOW THAT WE PLAY ON AVERAGE TWICE A WEEK . THE RECORDS WILL REFLECT THAT WE ARE CONSISTENT WITH THAT. SO BECAUSE OF OUR LOVE FOR THE SPORT AND THE FREQUENT AND CONSISTENT NEED FOR GOOD CRICKET FIELDS, THIS PROJECT IS VERY IMPORTANT. WHEN READY THIS WILL BE THE VERY FIRST AND ONLY CRICKET FIELD IN THE WOODLANDS AND IT IS A MATTER OF PRIDE FOR ALL OF US. I WANT TO SHARE SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT WE SEE OF HAVING A TURF OUTFIELD AND A LEVEL CRICKET PITCH. IT OFFERS US A CONSISTENT BOUNCE WHICH MAKES OUR SPORTS SAFER FOR US. THERE IS A GREATER ACCESSIBILITY BECAUSE UNLIKE THE GRASS FEELS , TAR FIELDS ARE AVAILABLE. WE HAVE A GREATER TIME TO PLAY AND WE GET TO PLAY UNDER LIGHTS TO ESCAPE THE SUMMER HEAT AND THERE ARE SOME OTHER BENEFITS BECAUSE IT IS A TURF FIELD THERE IS NO COST ASSOCIATED WITH ONGOING MAINTENANCE REQUIRED FOR THE GRASS. CONSERVATION OF WATER AND ET CETERA ARE ALL THINGS WE SEE. YOU ALL KNOW ALREADY THAT THERE WAS A VERY LENGTHY AND A DILIGENT EVALUATION PROCESS INVOLVED A FEW YEARS AGO BEFORE THIS PRODUCT WAS APPROVED. AND ALL THE FEATURES THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THIS RENOVATION PROJECT. SO TONIGHT WE WANT TO COME IN JUST TO REINFORCE THAT DECISION AND TO REITERATE ITS IMPORTANCE AND IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY. THAT IS MY WHOLE SPIEL. I THANK YOU FOR THE AUDIENCE AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. CRAIG LIVINGSTON?
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE. I REMEMBER A TIME WHEN I COULD GO TO FALCON WING PARK AND IMAGINE MYSELF THE FATHER OF ENGLISH GENTRY FAMILY ENJOYING HARD PARK IN LONDON.
WE CAN LAY ON OUR BACK AT NIGHT AND WATCH THE STARS. FALCON WING PARK WAS THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN THE WOODLANDS THAT DREW THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THERE. NOW ALL THAT THREATENS TO DISAPPEAR UNDER CONTINUOUS SPORTS SCHEDULING AND UNDER SHEETS OF BLACK PLASTIC PARKED BY TIRES AND GRASS BLADES.
NOWHERE IN THE CHARTERS OF THE WOODLANDS CAN I FIND PRETEXT TO CONVERT RESIDENTIAL PARKS INTO SPORTS COMPLEXES AS IS HAPPENING AT FALCON WING. I KNOW THAT THE LOAD ON THE DIRECTORS IS HEAVY AND RESPONSIBILITIES GREAT AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO, BUT THAT IS WHY WE HAVE CONSTITUTION AND CHARTERS OR LIKE WE USED TO HAVE IN AN ARMY RANGER BATTALION, STANDING ORDERS. IT IS A LOT EASIER TO DECIDE AND ACT WHEN PRINCIPLES ARE RESPECTED. PRESERVING NATURE IS UNDENIABLY ONE OF THE WOODLANDS FOUNDATIONAL MAXIMS.
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NO ONE CANNOT NOT SEE THAT. FOR THOSE WHO WANTED TO TAKE FALCON WING AWAY FROM ITS TRADITIONAL PURPOSE THE ANSWER WAS ACTUALLY QUITE, OFF-LIMITS. GO SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR SPORTS COMPLEX. FALCON WING IS PROTECTED. THE MESSAGING FROM THE WOODLANDS OVER THE FATE OF FALCON WING COULD HAVE BEEN MORE EXPLICIT. THE LETTERS OF SPECIAL INTEREST FOR EXAMPLE, MORE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED, AND THE IDEA OF LETTERS OF SPECIAL INTEREST SHOWS THAT PEOPLE THAT LIVE CLOSE TO THE AREA AND THEN AN OUTWARD CONCENTRIC RANGE HAVE GREATER INTEREST IN THERE FOR MORE SAY, THEIR OPINION MORE VALID THAN OTHERS WHO LIVE FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY. ARCH PARK SIGNS MAY HAVE ALERTED CITIZENS THAT A MAJOR INITIATIVE WAS UNDERFOOT. TIME REMAINS TO RETURN FALCON WING TO ITS FORMER CONDITION. PAY OFF THE CURRENT CONTRACTOR. RETAIN A COMPANY TO PLANT GRASS. GIVE US BACK HYDE PARK. THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU MR. LIVINGSTON. FRED PINKERTON. PILKINGTON .
THERE YOU GO. IT TOOK ME TWO TRIES.
>> THANK YOU. SORRY MY FEET ARE HAVING A BAD DAY. THE FIRST THIG I WANT TO DO IS THINK ALL OF YOU ON AND THIS IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION THAT HAS ACTUALLY LOWERED MY TAXES.
BECAUSE THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT HAS GONE INSANE AND ROUSED -- RAISE THE VALUE OF MY -- BY 80% OVER TWO YEARS. ON THE WOMAN'S EXPRESS RATE INCREASE I WAS ANTICIPATING A LARGE TURNOUT FOR THAT AND DID NOT GET IT SO I WANT TO SAY THAT RATE INCREASES ARE SIMPLY A REALITY AND IF YOU DON'T RAISE THE RATES FOR THE WRITERS THEN EVERYONE ELSE WILL HAVE TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF THE INCREASED COST AND ESPECIALLY SINCE I'M ALREADY PAYING FOR A LOT OF OTHER THINGS I DON'T USE I THINK -- AND I USED TO USE THE WOODLANDS EXPRESS, I THINK YOU SHOULD PAY FOR IT AND NOT ME. HOWEVER, I HAVE LONG FELT THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE COMMUNITY IF THE TOWNSHIP STOPPED RUNNING THEIR OWN SERVICE AND PARTNERED WITH HOUSTON METRO INSTEAD FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. NUMBER ONE, WE ARE ALREADY PAYING FOR IT. WE ARE PASTING THE HOUSTON DISTRICT GUESTS PAYING THE HOUSTON DISTRICT. NUMBER TWO, THE METRO PARK AND RIDE RUNS A 24 HOUR LATE NIGHT SERVICE SO THERE WERE TIMES WHEN I WAS WORKING WHERE IF I KNEW I WAS WORKING LATE I COULDN'T TAKE THE BUS. NUMBER THREE, THE I-45 EXPANSION WAS BUILT FOR THIS. I WAS ACTUALLY HERE WHEN THEY TILT -- BUILT THE SUPPORT COLUMN AND IT'S IRONIC BECAUSE THEY ORIGINALLY BUILT IT AS A SINGLE COLUMN POLLUTES AND REALIZE THEY MADE A MISTAKE AND BUILT IT AS AN EIGHT SO THEY CAN RUN THE HOV LANE THROUGH AND THEN 20 YEARS LATER WHEN WE DECIDED TO START USING THE LAND THEY WENT AROUND. ALSO FINALLY INTERCONNECTIVITY WITH THE USE OF THE METRIC SYSTEM OFFERS MORE OPTIONS. I REALLY LIKE THE WOODLANDS SERVICES AND IF WE HAD A DIRECT METROLINK THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. FINALLY, ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY I MUST APOLOGIZE FOR THE NEED FOR THE ENERGY CORRIDOR PLUS ROUTE BECAUSE THE FACT THAT THE INJURY ORDER -- INJURY -- ENERGY CORRIDOR IS THERE IS MY FATHER'S FAULT. IF YOU WANT TO HEAR THE STORY I CAN TELL YOU DURING THE BREAK OR SOMETHING. SO, I STILL HAVE TIME? THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS THERE IS A FEATURE ON -- THAT USED TO BE ON THE WOODLANDS 311 APP THAT NO LONGER EXISTS THAT OFFERS A MODICUM OF PROTECTION FOR RESIDENTS AND THAT WAS THAT YOU USE TO BE ABLE TO SUBMIT A TICKET AS PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AND IF IT WAS PRIVATE ONLY YOU COULD SEE IT, IF IT WAS PUBLIC TICKET -- OKAY IF IT WAS PUBLIC TICKET ANYBODY COULD VIEW IT OR COMMENT ON IT. AND THE ISSUE NOW IS THAT ALL TICKETS ARE SEMI PRIVATE SO ONLY THE SUBMITTER CAN LOOK AT
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THEIR STUFF. SOMEBODY SUBMITTED A TICKET FOR PARKING ILLEGALLY AND THIS IS NOT HYPOTHETICAL. THIS ALREADYHAPPENED TO ME. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
>> SAMANTHA HOPPY. >> I AM SAMANTHA HOPPE AND A RESIDENT OF THE WOODLANDS AND ALSO THE MOTHER OF A WONDERFUL FIVE-YEAR-OLD WHO JUST WON THE KINDNESS AWARD AT BRUSH ELEMENTARY SO I WILL BRAG ABOUT THAT. THIS PROPOSAL IS FROM A SHADE STRUCTURE AT BARE BRANCH SPLASH PAD. THIS STRUCTURE WOULD BASICALLY AS EVIDENT SHADE CHILDREN AND AS WE ALL KNOW THIS IS TEXAS AND SHADE IS IMPORTANT. I SHOULD SAY ONE SUNBURN IN CHILDHOOD CAN RAISE YOUR RATE OF SKIN CANCER. IN THIS PROPOSA YOU WILL FIND A PETITION WITH 241 SIGNATURES FROM RESIDENTS WITHIN THE WOODLANDS , A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM A DERMATOLOGIST WHO IS ALSO THE AWARDS -- AWARD RECIPIENTS AND OF THE SEA APD. -- CAPD DR. BROWNINGS LETTERS IN SUPPORT OF THE GRANT, BECAUSE HE IS ON THE COMMITTEE, LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE. THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IT REALLY. EVERYTHING IS ALMOST SET UP IN THIS AND THAT WAS
ALL. >> THANK YOU I KNOW THAT DR.
GIBBS WILL APPRECIATE THAT AS A DERMATOLOGIST.
>> SHADE STRUCTURES ARE A BIG IMPETUS FOR THE ACADEMY OF
DERMATOLOGY. >> IS THIS GREG PENNINGTON?
SORRY. >> I JUST REALIZE I NEED TO GET
READERS HERE. >> MY NAME IS GREG PENNINGTON AND I AM THE RACE DIRECTOR FOR THE IRONMAN TEXAS EVENT COMING ON APRIL 27TH. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE TOWNSHIP, VISITED THE WOODLANDS AND I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS RACE 13 YEARS AND I'VE BEEN A RACE DIRECTOR FOR 10 YEARS SO THIS IS MORE OF AN AWARENESS COMMERCIAL. ATHLETES ARE REGISTERED AND IT IS PART OF AN IRONMAN LIVE EVENT. WE HAVE COMPETITORS COMING FROM ALMOST EVERY STATE AND THEN I
WANT TO SAY OVER 30 COUNTRIES >> REPORTER: WILL BE A PART OF THIS EVENT AS WELL SO IT IS A GREAT EVENT FOR THE WOODLANDS AND WE ARE HAPPY TO BE HERE AND BE A PART OF IT AND I ENJOYED WORKING WITH ALL OF THESE FOLKS OVER THE YEARS RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. WE HAVE OVER 2000 VOLUNTEERS THAT HELP OUT WITH THIS EVENT. WE TYPICALLY GIVE $100,000 INTO THE COMMUNITY TO DIFFERENT CHARITIES SO NOW IT HAS BEEN OVER 12 YEARS SO THAT IS WELL OVER $1 MILLION THAT HAS COME BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY FROM THE IRONMAN FOUNDATION. THE ONLY THING WE HAVE THIS YEAR IS WE WILL DO A SHORT OUT IN BACK EARLY ON ON LAKE WOODLANDS NORMALLY WE DO THAT ON WOODLANDS PARKWAY WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO CHANGE TO LAKE WOODLANDS SO THAT IS THE ONLY CHANGE AND WE ARE DOING OUR PART AND USING OUR HOTLINE AND LETTERS GOING OUT TO THE
COMMUNITY 'S IN THANK YOU. >> STEPHEN HAHN?
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. MY NAME IS
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STEVE HAWN AND I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT HERE IN THE WOODLANDS SINCE 1990. I AM HERE TO EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF THE SOCCER FIELD FOR US THE RESIDENCE. I BELONG TO AND HAVE BELONGED TO THE BARE BRANCH FOOTBALL CLUB AND WE HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1998 AND THIS IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE MALE AND FEMALE FROM AGES 20 TO 60. WE ENCOMPASS ALL SIX CONTINENTS. WE WOULD DO SEVEN BUT THERE IS ANTARCTICA AND IT IS NOT VERY SAKE -- SOCCER FAMILY -- FRIENDLY. WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND THE BARE BRANCH FIELD FOR AVAILABILITY FOR RESIDENTS AND WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST IS IT WILL BE MONOPOLIZED BY DIFFERENT GROUPS. THEY USE MAY BE THREE FOURTHS OF WHAT THEY RENT OR 75% BUT THE FIELDS THE ONLY TIME WE CAN USE THE FIELDS WHEN THEY ARE HERE IS WHERE WE WOULD PHYSICALLY GO THERE AND SAY THERE IS AN OPEN FIELD SO WE START UTILIZING THAT FIELD OR IF WE ARE TOTALLY BLACKED OUT FROM THEIR BRANCH WE WOULD TRY OTHER FIELDS OR DRIVE IN A CARAVAN LOOKING FOR FIELDS TO PLAY IN. WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS ON SUNDAY MORNING SINCE 1998. WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME AND AGAIN SOMETHING SOMETHING PARKS AND RECREATION CAN PROVIDE US ELECTRONICALLY SAYING THESE FIELDS WERE AVAILABLE SO EITHER WE CAN WORK THE BEAR BRANCH AND AGAIN SOMETIME IMMENSE ARE SO LOUD -- SOME TOURNAMENTS ARE SO BIG THEY USE ALL OF THE AREA. THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU. >> FINALLY -- KNOW THIS ONE WILL BE DIFFICULT. ALI MASHVEGAN.
>> I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE BEAR BRANCH FOOTBALL CLUB. I MOVED TO THE WOODLANDS IN 2008 AND I DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE. ONE THING I LIKE ABOUT THE WOODLANDS ACTIVITIES IN THE PARKS SO I SIGNED UP FOR SOCCER. I REALLY FELT LIKE THE COMMUNITY WAS BEHIND ME. IT'S VERY WELCOMING THAT HE MENTIONED. VERY DIVERSE AND IT IS NOT JUST A TALKER GROUP ALSO A GROUP OF GUYS AND GIRLS THAT SUPPORT EACH OTHER THROUGH TRAGEDY OR THROUGH A GRANT -- EVENTS. WE HAD ONE OF OUR MEMBERS GET DETAINED IN THE MID-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND WE RALLIED AND GOT HIM OUT. WE HAVE HAD DEATHS AND PEOPLE IN NEED THAT WE HAVE DONE FUNDRAISERS FOR SO I THINK THE REASON I HAVE BEEN IN THE WOODLANDS AND I OWN THREE HOMES AND MY FAMILY MOVED DOWN HERE AND A LOT OF IT IS BECAUSE OF HOW WELCOME I FELT HERE. THIS SOCCER GROOM THAT WE ARE PART OF THAT UTILIZE THE PARKS , THEY ALLOW FOR SOCIALIZATION AND INCLUSION AND IT IS A BIG PART. I THINK THE RESIDENT SHOULD HAVE A SLIVER OF TIME TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS TRADITION. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
[7. President/CEO's Report;]
>> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT AND NOW WE WILL GO TO ITEM 7 ON THE AGENDA THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. THIS EVENING I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO PLEASE JOIN THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT HERE AT TOWNHALL ON SATURDAY APRIL 13TH FROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 1:00 P.M. FOR THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMUNITY EVENT. THERE WILL BE PRESENTATIONS BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND CENTERPOINT ENERGY, KID FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES AND DEMONSTRATIONS BY FIRST RESPONDERS. THERE
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WILL BE RAFFLE PRIZES AND MUCH MORE AND AS A MATTER OF FACT I WAS TALKING TO SUE MARTIN, ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING ON THIS EVENT, AND SHE ASSURED ME THERE WOULD BE MANY NEW ACTIVITIES AND EVEN FROM PREVIOUS YEARS AND IT REALLY IS A GREAT EVENT. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ANDINVITE THE COMMUNITY TO IT. >> ALL RIGHT, YOU. IS THERE A
MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT REPORT? >> AYE.
>> WE ALL ACCEPT YOUR REPORT. >> SUE MARTIN IS HERE AND IF YOU WILL STAND UP, SHE DOES AN AWESOME JOB FOR US.
[ CONSENT AGENDA]
>> WE ACCEPT YOU TOO. THAT TAKES US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 8. THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE NONCONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW AND WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL BY A GROUP IN ONE MOTION. NO DISCUSSION WILL TAKE PLACE ON THESE ITEMS UNLESS ONE IS REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA . THERE ARE CURRENTLY SEVEN ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. DISAPPEAR IN THE FULL AGENDA PAGES SIX THROUGH 63.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL OUT G , PLEASE.
>> THAT IS THE DRONE ITEM ? >> YES. WITH G BEING REMOVED AND PLACED ON THE REGULAR AGENDA IS THERE A MOTION?
>> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RESPOND BY SAYING I . ANY OPPOSE? MOTION PASSES. NOW WE
[g. Receive, consider and act upon a Request for Proposals for The Woodlands 50th Anniversary drone show (C-2024-0215);]
WILL TAKE UP ITEM G . THIS WOULD BE TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE DRONE SHOW.>> THANK YOU . WE WERE LOOKING AT TRYING TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS IN ADDITION TO HAVING FIREWORKS AT THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MAJOR CELEBRATION AND WE ARE DEVELOPING OTHER IDEAS AND WE ARE SEEING SHOWS THE PAST FEW YEARS. REALLY WHAT WE ALSO LOOK AT IS HOW DO WE MAXIMIZE THE VIEW OF THIS FAITH? THIS IS WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH THIS IS A MAP OF ALL THE PROPOSERS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. THEY UNDERSTAND THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE AREA, THE BUILDINGS OF THE AREA AND WHERE FIREWORKS WILL GO OFF AND WHERE WE CAN VIEW THEM. OVERALL, THE CONCEPT IS TO HAVE A 12 TO 15 MINUTE SHOW. 15 TRANSITIONS AND 15 WOULD BE TAILORED TO THE SHOW. THEY DO EVERYTHING FOR US AND ALSO IS INTEGRATED WITH THE FIREWORK SHOW. WE GO THROUGH OUR NORMAL PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES NOTIFICATION OF VENDORS AND FOR PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED AND WE MET PROBABLY TWO OR THREE TIMES WITH THE TWO HIGH-SCORING VENDORS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE PROPOSAL AND WHAT IS INCLUDED AND NOT INCLUDED SO WE UNDERSTOOD THEIR VISION FOR THE SHOW AND WE WERE DECLARING THEIR VISION. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE REALLY KEYING IN ON , WHILE THEY SCORED IN THE LOWER, AFTER WHEN WE REALLY WENT THROUGH THE POST -- THEY GIVE US BETTER CONFIDENCE IN PRODUCING LARGER SCALE SHOWS WHICH IS 1000 OR MORE AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE SUGGESTING.
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WHAT WE SAW IN THE SHOW WAS THAT DRONES ARE ABLE TO MOVE MORE IN THREE DIMENSIONS INSTEAD OF A STATIC TWO DIMENSIONS. HERE ARE SOME CONCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF WHAT WOULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE SKY ELEMENTS. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT DRONES. WE ARE LIGHTING UP THE SKY JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY AND SO WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS A RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT AND CEO TO NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT WITHIN THE BUDGETED AMOUNT WHICH IS $200,000.>> WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION?
>> SECOND? GO AHEAD. >> DR., CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE BUDGETING PROCESS TO THIS? DOES IT IMPACT AT ALL THE FIREWORKS BUDGETED FOR THIS EVENT?
>> THERE WAS AN INITIAL BASE AMOUNT BUDGETED IN THE 2024 BUDGET , I BELIEVE IT WAS $250,000 RANGE AND THEN THROUGH VARIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS THE POT HAS BEEN EXTENDED.
>> YES, SO THE TOWNSHIPS CONTRIBUTION TO THE OVERALL EVENT WAS BUDGETED LAST YEAR AT 200,000 VARIOUS SPONSORSHIPS AND NOW THERE IS $840,000 TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS. THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY SO ALL OF THIS WAS REVIEWED BY THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY TASK FORCE AND YOU HAVE MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT, DIRECTOR BAILEY, DIRECTOR NELSON AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE BRING THIS FORWARD .
>> THAT WAS THE PART THAT WAS MISSING IS HOW DO WE AFFORD FIREWORKS WE ARE EXPENDING SO MUCH MONEY ON DRONES?
>> I CAN TELL YOU WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE FIREWORKS VENDOR AND THEN THE MEETINGS IF APPROVED THE MEETINGS WITH THE DRONE WENDER -- VENDOR WOULD BE INTEGRATED.
>> WHAT IS THE OTHER MONEY GOING TO? WE WILL BRING A FULL REPORT BACK -- WE WILL BRING A FULL REPORT BACK.
>> DID THE DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT
TO THAT ? >> I THINK WE ARE GETTING OFF TOPIC. THIS ISSUE IS ABOUT --
>> WHICH IS TOTALLY COMING FROM OUR BUDGET.
>> WE HAVE MANY MORE SPONSORSHIPS THAT CAME.
>> CAN YOU SAY ONE MORE TIME THE AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED VERSUS THE $200,000 WE HAVE BUDGETED?
>> $640,000 AND DOES NOT INCLUDE WHAT HOWARD HUGHES IS
CONTRIBUTING TO AN EVENT. >> THINKING.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO PROCEED AND APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ANY OPPOSE? MOTION PASSES. WE PROCEED TO
[9. Receive, consider and act upon an award of bid for The Woodlands Community Magazine (C-2024-0223) and a budget amendment in connection therewith;]
THE REGULAR AGENDA ON ITEM NINE AND LEEANN PETERSON OUR DIRECTOR OF THE MEDICATION WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATING TO AN AWARD OF AND BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE PRINT AND MAILING SERVICE OF THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY MAGAZINE.THANK YOU, MISS PEARSON. >> GOOD EVENING. BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET IS THE REQUESTED AMOUNT THAT WAS NECESSARY FOR A FULL PUBLICATION JUST TO BACK YOU UP OUR AGREEMENT WITH CHAMPION AND IN WITH THE 2024 FEBRUARY ADDITION. ON JANUARY 24TH THE BOARD APPROVED AN INTERIM SOLUTION TO PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE THE MARCH 24 MAGAZINE. COMMUNITY IMPACT PRINTING WAS THE SELECTED
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VENDOR FOR THAT PROJECT AND THEN ON FEBRUARY 28TH THE BOARD APPROVED TRANSITIONING TO AN EVERY OTHER MONTH PUBLICATION AND TO PUBLISH WITHOUT ADVERTISING SUPPORT THE VENDOR WITH THE LOWEST BID RESPONSE WHICH WAS COMMUNITY IMPACT PRINTING WAS ASKED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATED QUOTE FOR THE 24 MAGAZINE WITH THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH A FULL PUBLICATION. FOR YOU TONIGHT YOU HAVE THESE COSTS. THEY ARE BROKEN DOWN INTO FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS FOR THE MARTHA ADDITION WE ONLY DISTRIBUTED 38 THOUSAND COPIES TO RESIDENTIAL AREASONLY. OPEN TO QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> YES, I HAVE A QUESTION. MS. PETERSON, ACTUALLY THAT QUESTION GOES TO PRESIDENT SHARMA . THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT IN OUR BUDGET INITIALLY AND I AM CONCERNED THAT WITH THIS PARTICULAR REPORT THAT I AM HOLDING ONTO FROM THE COMMUNITY IMPACT MAGAZINE THAT TALKS ABOUT AN $8.4 MILLION DIMINISHMENT IN PROPERTY VALUES IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY THAT THERE WILL BE POSSIBLE NEED FOR BELT-TIGHTENING COMING UP AND LAST MONTH WE ALLOCATED $52,000 FOR A STUDY AT THE GARDENDALE VILLAGE TO PUT A PARK IN THE PARKING LOT . THIS WAS NOT PASSED BACK LAST AUGUST AND SO MY CONCERN IS -- AND ON TOP OF THAT WE HAD A $2 MILLION PROJECTION OF LOSS OF OUR SALES TAX REVENUE OUT OF THE 76 MILLION THAT WE GET AND WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT $2 MILLION LESS
. >> FOR THOSE REASONS I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT REASSURING US THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN AFFORD. I WILL BE VOTING NO MOST LIKELY.
>> I WOULD SAY I UNDERSTAND. I THINK COMMUNICATING WITH THE RESIDENTS ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE DOING IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. I BELIEVE THAT GOING TO -- SIX OR 12 TIMES A YEAR IS NEEDED BUT I ALSO .2 ARE MIXED BEVERAGE TAXES. THIS TOTAL COST OF THIS IS FAR LESS THAN ANYTHING WE RECEIVED IN ONE MONTH IN OUR MIXED BEVERAGE TAXES. OUR MISS BEVERAGE TAXES ARE WELL OVER I BELIEVE WE BUDGETED $1.2 MILLION WE ARE PROJECTED AT 1.6 MILLION NOW SO WE DO HAVE OTHER INCOME BY HAVING THAT EDUCATE OUR RESIDENTS I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND THAT IS WHAT I WILL SUPPORT.
>> I WOULD SECOND THAT. NOTHING IS MORE COMMITTEE -- IMPORTANT IN COMMUNICATING WITH THEIR CITIZENS. I DON'T THINK ANY PRODUCT THAT DIRECTS COMMUNICATION DIRECTLY TO OUR CITIZENS AND IN THIS CASE I AM PLEASE WE ARE ABLE TO SERVE THE DEPARTMENT WHICH WE DO NOT SERVE BEFORE THE AND THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE PRODUCT IN THE WOODLANDS AS WE FOUND FROM OUR STUDIES AND I CAN'T FIND ANY REASON WHY THIS IS THE ONE
THING -- >> I AGREE. 18,000 MORE PEOPLE WILL FIND OUT INFORMATION EVERY OTHER MONTH. I AM 100% IN
FAVOR. >> WHEN I LISTEN TO MS. SHAW I AM PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT WHERE THINGS ARE ON A NORMAL BASIS AND I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH YOUR REFERENCE TO THAT ARTICLE.
I WOULD SAY IT MAY BE OTHER AREAS , MAYBE THE CITY OF CONROE THAT DEALS WITH THE WOODLANDS. I THOUGHT WE WERE ALL UNANIMOUS THE LAST MEETING IN OUR SUPPORT FOR NOT ONLY
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THE PUBLICATION BUT GOING FULL GLOSS AND I THINK DR. GIBBS MAY HAVE EVEN SAID IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A HIGH QUALITYPUBLICATION. >> AND I STILL AGREE WITH THAT.
THIS NEW INFORMATION HAS COME IN AND I THINK IT'S NEVER A BAD IDEA TO REASSESS IN LIGHT OF NEW INFORMATION. MAYBE IT
WOULD BE BETTER TO JUST -- >> I WAS INTERRUPTED SO I WILL TAKE MY TIME BACK. I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT PUBLICATION CHANGES ANYTHING CERTAINLY NOT FOR ME IN TERMS OF CONCERN SO I WILL
BE SUPPORTING IT AS WELL. >> I WILL BE GLAD TO ADDRESS A FEW OF THE THINGS FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT. FIRST OF ALL I WANT THE BOARD IN THE COMMUNITY TO REST ASSURE THAT I AS THE PRESIDENT WOULD NEVER PERCENT SOMETHING TO THIS BOARD AND ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL IF I DIDN'T THINK THAT WE COULD AFFORD IT. THAT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE OF ME AND I WOULD NEVER DO THAT. THE ARTICLE THAT DIRECTOR GIBBS IS REFERRING TO , THE $8.4 BILLION LOSS WAS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTY AND IT RELATED TO 22 , 2023 SO IT'S LOOKING IN THE PAST AND EVEN WITH THAT LOSS WITH THE TOWNSHIP THEY ENDED UP EXPERIENCING THAT AND NOT ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES WERE AS LUCK BUT WHAT THE TOWNSHIP EXPERIENCED WAS A 1.5 BILLION INCREASE OF PROPERTY VALUE AND WE WERE NOT IMPACTED BY THAT. WE SIGN INCREASE OF 6%. WE DO HAVE THE LOSS THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IN SALES TAX RIGHT NOW BUT IF YOU LOOK BACK WHEN WE LOST -- THE EFFECTIVE THAT WAS EIGHT TIMES GREATER. THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS GOING FOR US IN SALES TAX RIGHT NOW, PRIMARILY THAT OUR RETAIL AND OUR RESTAURANTS WHICH MAKE UP OVER 60% OF OUR SALES TAX SPACE ARE ON AN 5% INCREASE TREND RIGHT NOW SO IF THAT CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE WILL END UP WITH A FAVORABLE VARIANCE BECAUSE WE BUDGETED 3 1/2 SO I AGREE WITH DR. GIBBS AND I KNOW THE REST OF THE BOARD FEELS THIS WAY THAT WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE MINDFUL OF OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION , BUT I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT WE ARE AND THIS COST OF $208,000 ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ONLY -- FOR 2024 I BELIEVE IS IMPORTANT. THE SERVICE WE PROVIDE IS REASONABLE
>> LET'S KEEP IN MIND 22,000 ACRES UNDER RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN MONTGOMERY, COUNTY. YOU HAVEN'T REALIZED THAT
BEFORE. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO
[10. Receive, consider and act upon an award of bid/proposal for holiday lights along The Woodlands Waterway (C-2024-0080);]
>> ON TO ITEM NUMBER 10 WHICH IS TO RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN AWARD OR BID OR PROPOSAL FOR HOLIDAY LIGHTS ALONG THE WOODLANDS WATERWAY. I NOW CALL ON CHRIS NOONS, OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED HOLIDAY LIGHTS PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU THIS IS AN OUTCOME OF TAKING OVER THE WATERWAY AND THERE WERE SOME DISCUSSION I BELIEVE DAVE MAY BE SIGNALED THE NEED TO IDENTIFY HOW TO ACTIVATE THE WATERWAY IN OTHER AREAS IN DOING TRADITIONALLY AND SELL THE TEAM REALLY CAME UP WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT IDEAS REALLY LATCHED ON TO HOW TO EXTEND THE CURRENT LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR HOLIDAY LIGHTS TO A BIGGER EXPERIENCE AND SO WE REALLY LOOK THAT -- THE CONCEPT WAS THE DRIVE THROUGH EXPERIENCE WE HAVE SEEN BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT ABILITY SO CAN WE DO A WALK-THROUGH AND LEVERAGE THE WATERWAY. $200,000 WAS BUDGETED IN 24 AND THERE WAS A TWO-YEAR PLAN. THE LEVERAGE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS THE 400 WATERWAY -- TREES ON THE WATERWAY. WE HAVE SOME EXISTING ALONG THE AREAS OF TOWN GREEN PARK AND THE CORNER OF SIXTH PINES AND WOODLOCK, SIXTH PINES AND LAKE
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ROBBINS. WHAT WE ARE SEARCHING FOR IN TERMS OF THE VISION FOR THIS PROGRAM IS A 60 DAY EVENT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MID-NOVEMBER ALL THE WAY THROUGH PROBABLY FIRST WEEK IN JANUARY A 60 TO 90 MINUTE EXPERIENCE AND THAT IS A KEY FACTOR WE WANT TO TRY GET PEOPLE TO STAY DOWN ON THE WATERWAY HOPEFULLY THEY MAKE IT PART OF THEIR EVENING AND THEY GO TO THE RESTAURANT AND THEY GO SHOPPING WE ONLY HAVE -- EXPERIENCE THOSE PEOPLE WON'T TRAVEL AS WELL AS IT IS FOR OUR RESIDENTS. THE OTHER ASPECT IS DISTINGUISHING THIS EVENT AND TRYING TO THINK THROUGH HOW WE CAN CAPTURE PEOPLE AND STAY HERE. THERE ARE LIGHTS IN THE COMMUNITY BUT THIS WOULD HAVE CONTINUATION AND WE ARE STARTING TO REALLY MAKE A REALLY BIG CIRCLE THERE THAT PEOPLE CAN EXTEND THEIR EXPERIENCE THROUGH. WATERWAY SQUARE MAGNIFIED THAT. WE WENT THROUGH NORMAL PROCESSES AND YOU HEARD THAT IN THE PREVIOUS ACTION. THERE WERE FOUR VENDORS . ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WILL LOOK AT THE WATERWAY SQUARE PROGRAM WAS IT JUST GOT SO TIGHT IN THERE THAT THERE WAS NOT DOUBLE ROOM AND REALLY WANTING PEOPLE TO JUST STAY THERE. IT WOULD BE TOO CROWDED. WE GOT TWO GOOD PROPOSALS. YOU WILL SEE IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES SOME OF THESE IDEAS AND EQUIPMENT LOADED UP IN THEIR -- THEY WILL CHANGE OUT 10% OF THE LIGHTING FIXTURES ON A YEARLY BASIS. THERE ARE ALSO VAIOUS ELEMENTS OF DECOR THAT WILL BE SENT OUT THROUGH THE AREA SO WHEN IT IS NOT LIT APRIL CAN STILL SEE AND ENJOY IT. THIS FIRM HAS 17 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND THEY SPECIALIZE IN DRIVE-THROUGH SYSTEMS AS WELL AS DOING VARIOUS HOTELS AND OTHER DIFFERENT TYPES OF AREAS AND WE SPENT A LONG TIME FROM BID EXCEPT HINTS WITH THAT TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE WATERWAY AND THE UNIQUE NESTS OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO CREATE AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS, LOAD MANAGEMENT, MEETING WITH OUR ELECTRICIAN, THAT WAS A LOT OF TIME SPENT THERE. SO YOU WILL SEE HERE A LOT OF WALK-THROUGH DESIGNS. THERE ARE ICE CLUSTERS, TREE LIGHTING, FREE WALK-THROUGHS AND A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PHOTO OPS ALL EXTENDING THE EXPERIENCE . ACTUALLY, I WANT TO GO BACK TO MISSED IT. THIS ONE ALONE, THE TROLLEYS CAN ACTUALLY DRIVE THROUGH AND THAT WAS A BIG PART OF SOME OF THE DISCUSSION OF HOW DO WE LEVERAGE THE EXPERIENCE ON THE TROLLEYS AS WELL? YOU SEE LIGHTS THEY'RE GOING DOWN TO THE MARRIOTT WITH SNOWFLAKES AND BARS AND BOXES AND THINGS THAT ARE HANGING IN THESE AREAS AND THESE ARE TALL, SOME OF THESE ARE 16 FEET IN SIZE AND SO WHAT WE ARE ASKING IF YOU CAN ACCEPT THE PROPOSALS TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY AGREEMENTS.>> CHRIS, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. IF WE ACCEPT THIS PROPOSAL WHEN WOULD WE PLAN THE LIGHTS GOING UP?
>> THAT WOULD BE RIGHT AROUND THE LIGHTING OF THE DOVES TIME.
THE THURSDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING. THIS IS A TURNKEY SOLUTION. THEY WILL BE INSTALLING , DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING. STORAGE , REPAIR , SO IN ONE EAR AND OUT ONE EAR AND THAT'S WHAT THE 10% HELPS US DO IS AGAIN WE WANT TO BRING IN NEW THINGS TO THIS DISPLAY.
>> DO WE HAVE LIKE A THREE YEAR OR FIVE YEAR CONTRACT ?
>> THIS WOULD BE A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT, HOWEVER, ONE OF THE NOTES IN THE BID DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO YEARLY
APPROPRIATION. >> AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A SERVICE AGREEMENT WITHIN THE BUDGETED AMOUNTS. OKAY.
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>> I SECOND. >> DIRECTOR NELSON HAS MOTIONED AND DIRECTOR HEISER HAS SECONDED . ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE .
[11. Receive, consider and act upon the creation of a Budget Task Force (as requested by Director Richard Franks);]
>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE NOW ON AGENDA ITEM 11. TREASURE RICHARD FRANKS WILL PRESENT INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PROPOSED CREATION OF A BUDGET TASK FORCE.
>> THIS IDEA CAME AFTER MANY CONVERSATIONS THAT THE PRESIDENT AND I HAD ABOUT PROVIDING A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH INFORMATION TO THE BOARD. WE HAVE ALWAYS -- ALL BEEN THROUGH OUR SESSIONS AND SOMETIMES I THINK WE LOSE TRACK OF SOME OF THE DETAILS AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO OR DO NOT WANT TO GET INVOLVE IN. OUR PROPOSAL IS WE HAVE TWO BOARD MEMBERS AND DR. HEISER HAS VOLUNTEERED TO BE ONE AND WE SUGGEST NOT TO BE SELF-SERVING BUT THIS TASK FORCE WILL THEN SIT DOWN WITH OUR PRESIDENT AND CEO AND APPROPRIATE STAFF AS WE GO THROUGH INSTRUCTING AND PRESENTING THAT INFORMATION BACK TO THE BOARD ON A RECURRING BASIS SO WE CAN SORT OF KEEP UP AS WELL AS TAKE ANY PARTICULAR AREAS OF INTEREST OR CONCERN THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE TO THOSE KINDS OF COMMITTEES. SO MORE AT THE BEGINNING PROCESS THEN AT THE
END. >> I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THIS AND ANYTHING THAT WILL HELP US BE PHYSICALLY RESPONSIBLE IS GOOD. I ONLY CONCERN I EXPRESS TO YOU IS THAT WE NOT CREATE WORK FOR MONIQUE OR HER STAFF. THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB WITH THE BUDGET AND WE WANT TO BE ANOTHER TOOL IN THEIR TOOLBOX NOT CREATING ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR THEM TO WORK ON OR TRIED TO DELEGATE THEM SO WITH THAT SAID --
>> IF I CAN MAKE ONE CLARIFICATION , THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, THIS ACTION IS TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO COME BACK WITH A CHARTER. I WILL CERTAINLY PASS ON YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO THE CHAIRMAN WITH THAT AND WOULD WANT YOU
TO SPEAK UP AT THAT MEETING. >> IS THERE A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF WILL? THREE IS THE NORM. IN ORDER TO COMPLY WE
CAN HAVE NO MORE THAN THREE. >> I WILL CALL FOR A MOTION AND SECOND TO DIRECT STAFF TO DRAFT A BUDGET TASK FORCE
CHARTER FOR CONSIDERATION >> I WILL MOVE THAT BUT I DO REQUEST THAT THERE BE REGULAR PRESENTATIONS ON THIS AND IT'S VERY DISCONCERTING TO ME AS A BOARD MEMBER TO HAVE ACTION BEING TAKEN BY TASK FORCE COMMITTEES AND NOT GET
PRESENTATION . >> THERE WILL BE NO ACTION TAKEN. I'M NOT SAYING THEY VOTE BUT THEY DISCUSS AND THEY MAKE PLANS AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AS A WARD MEMBER WHAT'S
GOING ON. >> I CAN SAY THIS. I BROUGHT UP THE COMMUNITY IMPACT ARTICLE AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
CHANGES IN SALES TAXES. >> LIQUOR TAXES ARE THROUGH THE ROOF BECAUSE ALL THESE VISITORS ARE COMING HERE WITH THIS BUDGET COMMITTEE IS A ANOTHER WAY TO BE ABLE TO AND AND FLOW AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING. THAT IS KIND OF HOW WE
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VIEW THIS. REGARDLESS OF THE RECORD IS CLEAR I WILL RE-ASK IS THERE A MOTION AND SECOND TO DIRECT STAFF AND TO DIRECTEIGHT BUDGET CHARTER. >> THEY HAVE PROVIDED THAT MOTION , PLEASE RESPOND BY SAYING I. ANY OPPOSED? THERE
[12. 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;]
IS A NEED FOR A QUICK CLOSE SESSION TONIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO BE ON ITEM 12 AND THE BOARD WILL NEED TO REASSESS THIS SESSION TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATED TO THIS PROPERTY.TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DISCUSSED PERSONAL MATTERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 55107 OR, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DISCUSSED I.T.
NETWORK OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 55 1.089 AND TO CONSULT WITH THE TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO SECTION 55 1.07 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AND THEY EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE THE PUBLIC SECTION AFTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS OVER. THE TIME IS NOW 7:01.
[13. Reconvene in public session;]
RECONVENE IN PUBLIC SESSION THE TIME IS 7:09. AND THAT[14. Receive, consider and act upon the purchase of a network security system (C-2024-0310);]
WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 14 UPON WHICH I WILL CALL FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO EXTRICATE A PURCHASE FROM CD W DASH G.[15. Consideration of items to be placed on the agenda for next month's meeting;]
>> ALL IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE .
>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PLACE AN AGENDA ITEM
ON LAST MONTH'S MEETING? >> I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE ALTERNATIVE LOOSE -- USES FOR THE SOON TO BE RETIRED TROLLEYS. AND PROMOTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR ? SIGNIFY BY SAYING
[16. Board announcements; and]
AYE. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT EVERYBODY MOSTLY LEFT OR IS REPORTING ON THOSE WHO ARE I HAVE ONE . WE HAVE NEVER GOTTEN OUT OF HERE BEFORE 730 BEFORE SO I HAVE TO SAY WE ARE PUSHING A VISIT TO THE WOODLANDS AND WE ARE TRYING TO LET OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES NO SO MANY PEOPLE ARE PART OF TRADE ASSOCIATION AND CIVIC GROUPS OR TRAVEL GROUPS WHAT HAVE YOU OF HOST AND THEIR MEETINGS IN THE WOODLANDS AND IT IS INFORMATION WHERE YOU CAN DROP YOUR NOTES IN THE NAMES OF THE CONTACTS YOU HAVE AND THEY WILL TAKE IT FROM THERE BUT WE ARE TRYING TO GET AS MANY OF THOSE IN THE WOODLANDS SO I BROUGHT ONE FOR EACH ONE OF YOU GUYS AND WE ARE JUST TRYING TO GET THOSE DISPERSED OUR COMMUNITY.ANNOUNCEMENTS? ALL RIGHT HEARING ON DO I HAVE A MOTION
>> THANK YOU. >> ALL IN FAVOR?
>> AYE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.