Jul 24, 2024 Board of Directors Regular Meeting Agenda

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>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECT'S REGULAR MEETING , JULY 24, 2024. DIRECTOR

[1. Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance;]

>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. BLESSED ARE YOU, O LORD, OUR GOD, CREATOR OF UNIVERSE AND MASTER OF ALL THINGS. WE BRING YOU OUR HOPES, OUR PRAYERS, AND OUR DREAMS TODAY AND WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THE WORK OF OUR HANDS AS WE ATTEMPT TO GUIDE POLICY IN OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY . WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS ON OUR NATION , ON THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO DEFEND IT. WE EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE PROTECTION YOU SHOWED TO PRESIDENT TRUMP LAST SATURDAY AND WE ASK HEALING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WERE INJURED AND COMFORT TO THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO WERE INJURED AND KILLED. WE ALSO ASK HEALING ON OUR PRESIDENT BIDEN AND COMFORT TO HIS FAMILY AS HE FACES HIS ISSUES. WE ALSO , LORD ASKED PROTECTION FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN HOSPITALS AND DOCTORS OFFICES AROUND. FINALLY LORD, WE GIVE PRAISE TO YOUR HOLY NAME AND BLESS THE FACT THAT YOU SENT YOUR SON, DIVINE SON , JESUS FOR OUR SALVATION . IN THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS, WE

PRAY. >> WE WILL STAND NOW AND WE ARE LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO SAY THE PLEDGE OUT LOUD. I PLEDGE

ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG >>OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

TEXAS PLEDGE . >> HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE

AND INDIVISIBLE. >> THANK YOU DIRECTOR

[2. Proclamations;]

>> IN THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS BE IT PROCLAIMED: WHEREAS, FARMERS AND RANCHERS PROVIDE CITIZENS WITH ACCESS TO HEALTHFUL, LOCALLY, AND REGIONALLY PRODUCED FOODS THROUGH FARMERS MARKETS, WHICH ARE EXPANDING AND EVOLVING TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEMAND FOR A DIVERSE ARRAY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AND WHEREAS, FARMERS MARKETS AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL DIRECT MARKETING OUTLETS PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE TO ASSIST IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF FARM AND VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS, THEREBY CONTRIBUTING APPROXIMATELY $9 BILLION EACH YEAR TO THE U.S.

ECONOMY; AND WHEREAS, FARMERS MARKETS SERVE AS SIGNIFICANT OUTLETS BY WHICH SMALL-TO-MEDIUM, NEW, AND BEGINNING, AND VETERAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS MARKET AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, GENERATING REVENUE THAT SUPPORTS THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FAMILY FARMS AND THE REVITALIZATION OF RURAL COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE; AND WHEREAS, FARMERS MARKETS SERVE AS VITAL HUBS FOR CONNECTING COMMUNITY, FOSTERING HEALTHY EATING HABITS; HELPING RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES RECONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES; AND WHEREAS, THE WOODLANDS FARMER'S MARKET AT GROGAN'S MILL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008 AS A WEEKLY COMMUNITY EVENT SPONSORED BY THE GROGAN'S MILL VILLAGE ASSOCIATION TO REVITALIZE THE GROGAN'S MILL VILLAGE CENTER; SUPPORT LOCAL FARMERS AND BRING LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE TO RESIDENTS; STIMULATE THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY PROVIDING A VENUE FOR LOCAL FOOD VENDORS AND ARTISANS; SUPPORT THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING A WEEKLY VENUE TO BRING RESIDENTS TOGETHER; AND PROVIDE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE GROGAN'S MILL VILLAGE ASSOCIATION'S PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS; AND WHEREAS, NATIONAL FARMERS MARKET WEEK CELEBRATES ITS 25TH YEAR, AUGUST 4 ÷ 10, 2024; NOW, THEREFORE, I, DR. ANN K. SNYDER, AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AUGUST 4 - 10, 2024, AS: FARMERS MARKET WEEK

>> CONGRATULATIONS . WE WOULD LOVE TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH ALL OF YOU BUT I WOULD BE REMISS, NOT ONLY AS THE MARKET COMMITTEE HERE, THE MARKET MANAGERS, AND THE MARKET COORDINATOR, BUT THE FOUNDER OF THE WONDERFUL GROGAN'S MILL, ONE OF THE COFOUNDERS, DANA DENTON IS HERE. WE ARE THANKFUL

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CONGRATULATIONS. >>

[3. Call meeting to order;]

>> CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. IT IS 6:06 AND I DECLARE THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS POSTED 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THIS MEETING . THIS POSTING OCCURRED INSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWNSHIP AT THIS OFFICE BUILDING. STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT AT LEAST FOUR OF OUR BOARD MEMBERSHIP BE IN ATTENDANCE TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS. I ASKED EACH BOARD MEMBER TO PLEASE INDICATE HIS OR HER PRESENCE BY RESPONDING WITH SOME AUDIBLE SOUND OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT AS I CALL ROLL.

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

YOU HAVE THIS IN YOUR BOARD PACKET, PAGES 1-3. BEFORE I CALL FOR A MOTION, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL AGENDA ITEM 12 WHICH WAS AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET THAT IS NOT NEEDED. IS THERE A

[5. Recognize public officials;]

MOTION QUICK >> SO MOVED.

>> SECONDED. >> IT IS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE. THE VOTE IS IN FAVOR. THAT BRINGS US TO RECOGNIZE AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS. THANK YOU FOR COMING. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL AND YOUR COLLEAGUES DO. THAT BRINGS

[6. Public comment;]

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>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND GIVING ME THIS CHANCE TO SPEAK. I AM A NEARLY 28 RESIDENTS OF THE WOODLANDS AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF GROWTH AND CHANGE AND A LOT OF GREATNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE RAISED THREE CHILDREN AND TWO ADULTS AND WE STILL LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS , THE HOMELAND COMMUNITY WE LIVE IN AND ALL THAT IT AFFORDS. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE GE MEN'S PROPERTY. I DO HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THAT RESIDENT CENTER . I SAW SOMETHING ABOUT THE PROCESS , POSSIBLY GOING OUT TO BID FOR DEVELOPERS. I WOULD SAY THAT FIRST THE COMMUNITY MUST SPEAK TO IT AND DECIDE HOW IT WILL CHANGE. IT IS RIGHT AT THE CENTER OF OUR HOMETOWN. WE HAVE ALREADY GIVENUP THE LIBRARY IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER. I KNOW THOSE TYPES OF IDEAS HAVE GOOD TALKING POINTS AND I KNOW THE PLANS FOR GROGAN'S MILL , WE LOOK THERE WHEN WE FIRST MOVED HERE AND WE ENDED UP IN THE WOODLANDS. WE NEED THINGS RIGHT HERE NEAR OUR HOME. BRUCE ORIGINALLY SAID A NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING IS WHAT WE NEED. PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE GOVERN OURSELVES AND WE DON'T GET USURPED BY HOUSTON OR BY CHONDRAL. WE NEED TO LOOK INTO IT BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF MISINFORMATION IN OUR WORLD, TODAY AND A LOT OF PRESSURE BEING PUT ON US. SO, I AM HERE TO JOIN OTHER VOICES AND MANY MORE WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS AND ARE SAYING, KEEP THAT PROPERTY FOR US. YOU PAID 15.2 MILLION . IF YOU END UP SELLING IT IT GOES INTO OPEN MARKET AND WE ALL BENEFIT FROM IT. BUT FIRST, CONSIDER KEEPING IT HERE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, A PLACE TO GATHER AND THE PLACE FOR SERVICE TO US. THOSE RESIDENTS I HAVE TALKED TO THAT FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SALE OF THE LIBRARY IN THE SALE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER WERE DEVASTATED. THAT WATERFRONT PROPERTY CAN MAKE A LOT OF MONEY WITH OUR ASSET. IT IS WONDER--WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE BUT PLEASE PAUSE, WHEN YOU GIVE THIS PROPERTY UP TO

ANYBODY. >> THANK YOU, TRACY. LAURA?

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LAURA NORTON AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PENDING SALE OF THE GE MEN'S PROPERTY AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LAKE WOODLANDS AND GROGAN'S MILL IN A CLOSED DEAL WHERE TAXPAYERS TAKE A HIT AND YOUR FRIENDS AT HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION MAKE A KILLING . WE HAVE HELD THIS PROPERTY FOR NINE YEARS NOW WITH NO CARRYING COSTS. I HAD HOPE THAT ONE DAY IT COULD HOUSE OUR MUNICIPAL SERVICES.

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DON'T BUY THAT ARGUMENT. IF YOU WANT TO GET RID OF THE PROPERTY BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THEN JUST LET US KNOW, BUT DON'T SELL IT.

PLEASE ADVOCATE FOR RESIDENTS AND KEEP THIS PRECIOUS PROPERTY FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY AND SERVE THE RESIDENTS FIRST.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, LAURA. STEVE

BRIGGS? >> GOOD EVENING. I AM STEVE BRIGGS, 22 GET --YOUR RESIDENTS OF THE WOODLANDS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU THIS EVENING. I ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE GE MEN'S PROPERTY. THIS POTENTIAL CELL OF 11.6 ACRE UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY WHICH THE TOWNSHIP HAS OWNED FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS, AS YOU HAVE HEARD AND RECENTLY READ IN THE COMMUNITY IMPACT ISSUE , THEY HAD AN ARTICLE TITLED , PROPOSALS SOUGHT FOR GE MEN'S PROPERTY , IN WHICH THEY MADE A VERY VAGUE STATEMENT THAT SAID, AT THE JUNE 20TH TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING THE BOARD VOTED TO RECEIVE POTENTIAL PLANS FOR THIS PROPERTY. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE JUNE 20TH MEETING, THE COURIER NEWSPAPER ALSO REPORTED ON THE MEETING AND THEY SAID THAT THE DIRECTORS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DIRECTOR SEKULA-GIBBS VOTED TO BEGIN A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WHICH WOULD ALLOW DEVELOPERS TO SUBMIT BIDS ON THE PROPERTY. ONE BOARD MEMBER WAS REQUIRED TO HAVE SAID, WE HAVE NO PLANS FOR IT . AT THIS POINT, I THINK A LOT OF US THINK THAT THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR SALE. HOLDING ONTO IT IS A BURDEN ON TAXPAYERS WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM TAXES ON A NEW DEVELOPMENT. IN THAT STATEMENT, I ASSUMED THAT WE WHO HAVE NO PLANS FOR THE PROPERTY IS THE TOWNSHIP BOARD. WHY CAN'T THE WE BE THE RESIDENTS OF THE WOODLANDS? IS THE TOWNSHIP BOARD LACKS IDEAS OR VISION HOW TO CONSIDER THE USE OF THIS LAND , OTHER THAN HAVING DEVELOPERS BID FOR IT, PERHAPS THEY COULD CONSIDER ASKING THE RESIDENTS OF THE WOODLANDS HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT DEVELOPED. WHY NOT HAVE A REFERENDUM FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF THE WOODLANDS TO DECIDE? A SIMPLE QUESTION, HOW WOULD THE 11 ACRE PITTS PROPERTY LOCATED NEAR TOWN CENTER BE DEVELOPED? ITEM ONE, DEVELOP THE PROPERTY TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS AS A PARK, AN ARBORETUM, A MUSEUM, OR ARTS CENTER OR SOME OTHER RESIDENT FAMILY VENUE OR, NUMBER TWO TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPER TO CONSTRUCT A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ON THE SPACE WITH A HIGH RISE HOTEL OR OFFICE BUILDING? I KNOW HOW I WOULD VOTE. PERSONAL , I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC AND TOWN CENTER ROAD CONGESTION THAT A MAJOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AT THE CORNERS OF LAKE WOODLANDS DRIVE AND LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE ALONG GROGAN'S MILL WOULD BRING. I EXPECT THAT THE COST TO RESIDENTS THAT SUCH A MAJOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT WOULD HAVE, IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND PERHAPS, OTHER INCONVENIENCES. THESE POTENTIAL EFFECTS SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY ASSESSED BY THE TOWNSHIP AND

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DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MR. CHRISTIANSEN

, GEORGE? >> GOOD EVENING. I AM GEORGE CHRISTIANSEN. I HAVE BEEN RESIDENT SINCE 1995 . BACK IN MARCH I WROTE YOU A LETTER , WHICH YOU MAY REMEMBER IF YOU SCRUTINIZE YOUR MEMORY . I SAID THAT THE STATE OF THE PATHWAYS AND PARKS IN MY AREA ARE HORRIBLE. THE TREES, BRANCHES , EARTH DEBRIS ARE LYING EVERYWHERE. IT IS A VERY SAD SITUATION. I GOT A LETTER BACK THAT SAID YOU WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, AND YOU DID. BUT, FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS I COULD SEE A NUMBER OF DEAD TREES BEING REMOVED . A BIG IMPROVEMENT. NO IMPROVEMENT ON THE GROUNDS, THOUGH. AND, THEN WE GOT THE FIRST STORM IN LATE APRIL. OF COURSE, HIS ATTENTION HAD TO CHANGE TO EMERGENCY CLEANUP , REMOVING TREES THAT WERE FELLED BY THE WINDS. IT TOOK A WHILE , BUT THE THINGS I HAD ASKED FOR NEVER RECURRED HAPPENING. SO, I WROTE YOU AGAIN IN EARLY JULY. TWO OR THREE DAYS LATER WE GOT THE HURRICANE. WHAT TIMING. ANYWAY , I AGAIN GOT A VERY NICE LETTER AND IN HIS LETTER HE MADE TWO POINTS I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON. THE FIRST ONE WAS HIS SAFETY PRIORITY. THE FIRST ROYALTY IS TO REMOVE DEBRIS FROM THE PATHWAYS AND PARKS . I ABSOLUTELY, CANNOT DISAGREE. THAT HAS TO BE THE FIRST PRIORITY. BUT, BACK IN EARLY SPRING I TALKED TO AN EMPLOYEE AND MET SOME TIME ON THE TRAIL. I WALK ALMOST DAILY.

AND, HE SAID , IF IT ISN'T LYING ON THE CONCRETE I DON'T CARE. SO, IN OTHER WORDS IF SOMETHING IS LYING THAT COULD BE PUSHED A FEW INCHES ONTO THE SIDE, THEN THERE IS NO PROBLEM.

EXCEPT, IT LOOKS AWFUL. THE OTHER POINT HE MADE WAS THAT AFTER A BIG STORM LIKE WE HAVE HAD TWO OF LATELY , IT TAKES THEM 6-12 MONTHS TO CLEAN UP AND TO RECOVER. 6-12 MONTHS AND YOU KNOW, WE GET A STORM ONCE IN A WHILE. THAT PRETTY MUCH MEANS THAT HALF OF THE TOTAL TIME HE IS IN EMERGENCY MODE. I AM SURE HE IS DOING THE BEST HE CAN WITH WHAT HE HAS, BUT HE

NEEDS MORE . HE NEEDS MORE. >> THANK YOU MR. CHRISTIANSEN.

YOUR THREE MINUTES IS UP. >> OH SHUCKS. YOU WILL NOT

GRANT ME ONE MORE MINUTE? >> VERY QUICKLY.

>> OKAY. I APPEAL TO YOU . I ASK YOU . I BEG YOU . WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE BUDGET FOR THE NEXT MONTHS, FOR NEXT YEAR , I UNDERSTAND YOU WILL CONSIDER THAT NEXT MONTH IN AUGUST, PLEASE GIVE A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE TO THE MONEY YOU ALLOCATE FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE PARKS AND TRAILS. LAST YEAR ,

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THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHRISTIANSEN.

SAMANTHA? >> HI THERE. I AM HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE INCLUSION OF THE SHADE STRUCTURES FOR SPLASH PADS IN THE UPCOMING TOWN BUDGET. SINCE I LAST PRESENTED I'M PLEASED TO SHARE THAT I RECEIVED ADDITIONAL LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM TWO PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGIST AT TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF SHADE STRUCTURES AND PROTECTING CHILDREN'S SKIN FROM STRONG UV RAYS. I HAVE INCLUDED THIS REVISED PROPOSAL AND THE MATERIALS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED

TODAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SAMANTHA.

>> THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

[7. President/CEO Report;]

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP FINANCE DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR ITS ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.

AND , THE DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD FOR ITS BUDGET. BOTH OF THESE ARE RECEIVED FROM AN INDEPENDENT PARTY IN THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICE ASSOCIATION. THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF ACHIEVEMENT IN THE AREA OF FINANCIAL GOVERNMENT AND REPORTING. ITS ATTAINMENT REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS MANAGEMENT. THAT IS NOT MY STATEMENT, THAT IS THE STATEMENT FROM THE IT ALSO REFLECTS THE COMMITMENT OF THE STAFF TO MEET THE HIGHEST PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENTAL BUDGETING. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE BUDGET TOWARD THE ENTITY HAS TO SATISFY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELIES FOR BUDGET PRESENTATION. AS I THINK YOU ALL KNOW I COME FROM THE FINANCE WORLD, SO I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS FOR A LONG TIME. THEY MAKE IT LOOK EASY .

THEY HAVE EARNED THIS AWARD, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR EVERY YEAR SINCE THE TOWNSHIP'S INCEPTION. I KNOW IT IS NOT EASY. VERY STRATEGIC CRITERIA MUST BE MET IN ORDER TO DO THESE AND I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE ENTIRE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY EFFORTS IN EARNING THIS AWARD.

HERE TO REPRESENT THE FINANCE APARTMENT TONIGHT ARE KELAN SHAW , OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER .

>> WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO COME FORWARD SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE AND APPLAUD EACH OF YOU. I THINK THERE ARE FOUR.

>> YES. HILARY MADISEN, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. MATT KUNZ IS THE DIRECTOR OF BUDGETING, AND CARL SHOT IS OUR

PURCHASING MANAGER. >> THESE ARE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ALLOW US TO DO ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU REQEST.

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>> UNLESS YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, YOU ARE GOOD.

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>> FOUNDATION OF THE ENTIRE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS IN OUR AUDIENCE THIS EVENING, AS WELL AS BOARD MEMBERS AND THAT IS THE FOUNDATION OUR PRESIDENT AND CEO STARTED 30-35 YEARS AGO. WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR HER CONTINUAL LEADERSHIP AND CONGRATULATE EACH AND EVERYONE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT. WELL DONE.

>> I ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE OUR STAFF FOR THEIR EFFORTS THUS FAR IN THE HURRICANE BURRELL RESPONSE. -- HURRICANE BERYL RESPONSE. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. THIS , BY NO MEANS IS A CELEBRATION . THIS IS JUST A MOMENT I WANT TO TAKE

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NOT ONLY THOSE THAT ARE HERE , AND I WILL ASK THEM TO STAND UP IN A MINUTE. MORE PORTLY, THE ONES WHO ARE NOT HERE TONIGHT.

THERE IS AN ARMY OF THEM WHO HAVE RESPONDED SINCE BEFORE THE STORM EVEN BEGAN. THERE ARE HUNDREDS, LITERALLY OF STORIES TO TELL OF THE EFFORTS THEY MADE IN ORDER TO GET THIS COMMUNITY GOING BACK AGAIN AND I COULDN'T BE MORE THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THEM. BUT, FOR THE STAFF THAT IS HERE TONIGHT, IF YOU WOULD ALL STAND UP , PLEASE I WANTED TO SAY A GREAT BIG THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE.

>> INDIVIDUALS WHO STOOD UP , IT TAKES GOOD AND STRONG LEADERSHIP . WE WILL SHARE WITH YOU , NOT ONLY THE STAFF WHO STOOD AND STAYED WITH THE CHIEF AT THE EMERGENCY CENTER, BUT ALSO WE HAD STAFF HERE 24/7. STAFF WHO DID NOT HAVE PAIR AND HAD FAMILIES AT HOME AND THEY STAYED HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR PRESENT CEO , AS WELL AS RENÉ WHO WORKED WITH THE CITY SECRETARY. CHRIS NOONS, KAREN DEMPSEY, AND TODD

STEVENS AND JOHN MCALLEN -- >> --LEANNE , TOO.

>> I DIDN'T SEE YOU. I APOLOGIZE. AND, LEANNE PETERSON STAYED AT THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER FOR TWO OR THREE NIGHTS AND WAS THERE 24/7. THE LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE STAFF ARE THOSE THAT GOT US THROUGH HURRICANE

BERYL. APPLIES TO ALL OF YOU. >>

>> I KNOW LEANNE BROUGHT UP HER OWN NAPPING PAD, SO MAYBE WE COULD INVEST IN SOMETHING FOR HER TO SLEEP ON THAT IS A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE.

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

>> THAT BRINGS US --THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT TO AGENDA ITEM 8, TO RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON REPORTS FROM VILLAGE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES. WE ARE THANKFUL THAT FOUR OF YOU ARE HERE. A REMINDER TO BOTH, DIRECTOR FRANKS AND NELSON, PART OF THE REQUIREMENT TO RECEIVE THE FUNDING AT YOUR END IS FOR THE RESIDENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO ATTEND A PERCENTAGE OF THE MEETINGS SO THE ENTIRE BOARD CAN HEAR FROM THEM. MARIANNE, AS ALWAYS WELCOME.

>> LOTS HAPPENING IN ALDEN BRIDGE. I THINK I SAW A BOAT

LAST NIGHT. >> GOOD EVENING . AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALDEN BRIDGE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. BEFORE I START THE UPDATE I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY THANKS TO THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP EMPLOYEES AND WHAT THEY DID DURING HURRICANE BERYL. IT IS VERY ISOLATING IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED . THERE IS NO WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH ANYBODY AND IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND ISOLATING. OUR POWER IS NOT OFF THAT LONG AT MY HOUSE, BUT AS SOON AS THE POWER CAME BACK ON I STARTED GETTING MESSAGES FROM WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP OF WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO RECOVER AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> WE DID NOT HAVE A MEETING IN JULY. WE SUBMITTED OUR YEARLY AUDIT OF THIS MONTH AND WILL SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR THE 20/25 BUDGET LATER THIS WEEK. OUR YARD OF THE MONTH FOR JULY WAS 176 IS STILL BRAND CIRCLE. WE ARE OUT THIS WEEK VOTING FOR THE YARD OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST. THIS IS OUR LAST YARD OF THE MONTH FOR THIS YEAR, BUT WE WILL HAVE A SPOOKIEST HOUSE CONTEST IN OCTOBER. THE SCHOLARSHIP RECEPTION FOR THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY WOMEN'S CENTER WAS HELD LAST WEEK. THEY AWARDED 20 SCHOLARSHIPS THAT EVENING AND WE MET THE RECIPIENT OF THE SCHOLARSHIP WE SPONSORED. SHE IS A SINGLE PARENT AND HAS AN 18-YEAR-OLD SON AND THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR WE HAVE SPONSORED A SCHOLARSHIP TO THIS CLIENT. THEY ARE BOTH

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>> THANK YOU, MARIANNE. ALWAYS THOROUGH, AS USUAL. THAT RINGS US TO COCHRAN'S CROSSING, JESSE?

>> I JOAN MARIANNE IN THANKING THE TOWNSHIP FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAPPENED DURING THE HURRICANE AND HOW GREAT IT WAS. THE THING I GOT THE MOST REQUESTS AMOUNT THROUGH OUR WEBSITE WAS , WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT ALL THE DEBRIS .

LUCKILY, WE HAD BEEN REPOSTING EVERYTHING ON FACEBOOK THAT THE POST --TOWNSHIP WAS POSTING AND WE WERE ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR ALL YOU DO. WE DID HAVE OUR MEETING LAST NIGHT AND WE DID HAVE CHIEF THERE EXPLAINING TO US ABOUT ALL OF THE STUFF WITH THE HURRICANE. WE ALL LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT.

WE DO THANK YOU FOR COMING. WE WILL --RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 17 MEMBERS AND WE ARE STILL HANGING IN THERE. WE JUST HAVE ONE VACANCY. WE WILL BE HAVING OUR FALL FESTIVAL OCTOBER 20TH AT SHADOW BENTON PARK . THAT IS OUR BIG EVENT WE WILL BE HOSTING AND WE ARE DILIGENTLY WORKING ON GETTING ALL OF THE INFORMATION AND EVERYTHING READY FOR THAT. WE ARE EXCITED THAT WE WILL BE DOING THE HALLOWEEN RECOGNITION OF HOUSES AS WELL AS DOING THE HOLIDAY LIGHTS THAT WILL BE COMING UP.

WE ARE VERY EXCITED AND WE KEEP ON WORKING. WE ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME TOGETHER AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO . ALONG WITH THIS, WE DID HAVE ONE RESIDENT THAT HAS COME A COUPLE TIMES ABOUT THE PATHWAYS AND I'M WORKING WITH THE TOWNSHIP ON THAT. THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE PATHWAYS AROUND HIS HOUSE. WE WILL KEEP ON TOP OF THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, JC. THAT BRINGS US TO

CREEKSIDE PARK, NANCY BECKER. >> GOOD EVENING. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE MY THANKS TO THE TOWNSHIP FOR THE READINESS AND SUPPORT AND THEIR PREPAREDNESS FOR THE STORM, UNLIKE SOME OTHER ENTITIES THAT SHALL REMAIN NAMELESS. MORE THAN JUST CENTERPOINT. GOOD EVENING . FIRST, I WILL GET TO THE FUN STUFF. CREEKSIDE PARK HELD OUR ANNUAL LET'S BLOW POOL PARTY ON JUNE 8TH AT ROD PLUMBING AQUATIC CENTER. WE HAD A GREAT BLAST. THANK YOU TO CHALLENGE SOCCER FOR BEING OUR SPONSOR .

CURRENTLY HAVE TWO BOARD POSITIONS OPEN DO TO TWO REPRESENTATIVES MOVING OUT OF OUR AREA. IT SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM TO FILL THOSE SOON. WE MEET AGAIN IN AUGUST AFTER TAKING JULY OFF. I WANT TO GIVE AN UPDATE ABOUT POWER FAILURES.

RESIDENTS HAVE HAD AT LEAST TWO TRANSFORMERS FAIL AND THE TREE FROM OUTSIDE CENTERPOINT EASEMENT FELL ON A LINE. THIS CREATED A POWER OUTAGE FOR MANY OF OUR WESTSIDE RESIDENTS PRIOR TO LAST THURSDAY'S MEETING. WE ALSO HAD A TRAFFIC LIGHT GO OUT AT CREEKSIDE FOREST AND GOSLING AND IT WAS A CENTERPOINT ISSUE.

I WILL READ MY STATEMENT THAT I PRESENTED LAST WEEK DURING

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THANKFULLY, WE HAD A PLAN IN PLACE ON HOW THE TOWNSHIP WOULD COMMUNICATE WITH CENTERPOINT AND GET THAT INFORMATION BACK TO ME. ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAD IN CREEKSIDE PARK WITH CENTERPOINT. THIS ISN'T TO DIMINISH CHALLENGES RESIDENTS AND OTHER PARTS OF THE TOWN HAD WITH ENTERGY BECAUSE ALMOST EVERYONE WAS WITHOUT POWER AT SOME POINT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROBLEMS WITH CENTERPOINT IS A BAD CHAPTER IN A NOVEL THAT HAS PLAYED OUT IN CREEKSIDE PARK MORE TIMES AND WE CAN COUNT. THE FIRST AND MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM IS ONE I'VE HIGHLIGHTED BEFORE TO THE BOARD, COMMUNICATION. EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THERE WLL BE PROBLEMS AND OUTAGES WHEN YOU HAVE A HURRICANE. WHAT EVERYONE WANTS IS A WAY TO COMMUNICATE DURING AND AFTER A STORM.

OVERALL, COMMUNICATION WAS AN ABJECT FAILURE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WHAT THE BOARD AND DR. NOONS WAS ABLE TO DO IN THE DAYS AFTER THE STORM. WORSE THAN NO COMMUNICATION IS FALSE COMMUNICATION. RESIDENTS RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES, EMAILS, ROBOCALLS, AND MAP REFERENCES THAT SIMPLY WEREN'T TRUE. WE NEED TO STRESS TO CENTERPOINT IT IS OKAY TO SAY , YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW. BE TRANSPARENT AND PROVIDE FACTS WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE FACTS, USE ESTIMATES THAT MAKE THEM THE BEST ESTIMATE AND FOLLOW UP SOON AS MORE IS KNOWN. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I HAD TO TELL RESIDENTS TO IGNORE ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THEY RECEIVED FROM CENTERPOINT AND LISTEN TO THE INFO I PROVIDED THEM FROM THE TOWNSHIP. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE IN THE ELECTRIC ENERGY BUSINESS AND NOT HAVE I.T. SYSTEMS THAT WORK? THE OUTAGE TRACKING AND MAPPING SYSTEMS ARE WORTHLESS.

THIS GOES BACK TO MY LAST PARAGRAPH ON COMMUNICATION.

PROVIDE TOOLS THAT WORK SO PEOPLE CAN REFERENCE TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING. PROVIDE A DIRECT WAY TO REPORT TO CENTERPOINT AND MAKE THEM AWAY OF ALL OUTAGES SO THEY CAN PLAN AND UPDATE PLANS. WE HAD AN INCIDENT A COUPLE DAYS AGO WHERE A TRANSFORMER BLEW. A RESIDENT CONTACTED CENTERPOINT AND THEY COULDN'T FIND HER. THEY COULDN'T FIND HER METER.

I CONTACTED DR. NUNZ AND HE WORKED WITH JUSTIN BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND HER. SUGGESTION I HAVE FOR THE FUTURE IS TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF CIRCUIT MAPS INTO CREEKSIDE PARK. I'VE HEARD SUCH INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED, THOUGH IT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AND SHARED BEFORE. MY INTENT IS TO UNDERSTAND CIRCUIT BASICS AND HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND THE OUTAGE SCOPE. WHEN AN AFTER ACTION REVIEW IS PERFORMED IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO EXPLAIN TO US HOW POWER IS RESTORED. WHEN A TREE WAS REMOVED, RESIDENTS STILL COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WAS SUCH A DELIGHT IN REENERGIZING HOMES. HURRICANE BERYL HAD A BIGGER IMPACT THAN MANY EXPECTED. IN MY OPINION, CENTERPOINT WAS NOT READY FOR A STORM OF THIS MAGNITUDE TO HIT OUR AREA. I HOPE AND SUGGEST THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. WINTER MAY BE COMING, BUT WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF HURRICANE SEASON HEADED THIS WAY. I ALSO WANT TO STATE I AM IN FULL AGREEMENT TO EXAMINE THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING CREEKSIDE PARK AND OTHER CENTERPOINT AREAS TO THE ENTERGY ELECTRIC GRID. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF CREEKSIDE PARK.

WE TALKED ABOUT DISSEMINATING INFORMATION WHEN WE COULDN'T COMMUNICATE. IT IS A REAL FACEBOOK PAGE. THEY WERE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNICATION CHANGE. THEY REACHED OUT TO ME WITH INFORMATION CRITICAL TO GETTING POWER RESTORED TO THE COMMUNITY. I WANT TO THANK THESE LADIES. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR CREEKSIDE PARK HEB FOR OPENING THEIR STORE SO RESIDENTS COULD GET OUT OF THEIR HEAT , CHARTER DEVICES, AND ACCESS THE INTERNET. THEY ARE TRULY , OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STORE. THANK YOU.

>> WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DID DURING HURRICANE BERYL , BUT ALSO ON A CONTINUAL BASIS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AS AN ADVOCATE FOR CREEKSIDE PARK, THE WOODLANDS, COCHRAN'S CROSSING, THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO GROGAN'S MILL,

AARON. NICE TO HAVE YOU. >> GOOD EVENING . I AM PRESIDENT OF THE GROGAN'S VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.

I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF THE OTHERS IN RECOGNIZING THE

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WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM OF PEOPLE THAT WILL MAKE THAT FARMERS MARKET A SPECIAL EVENT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE WOODLANDS. WE THINK THIS BOARD FOR THE ONGOING SUPPORT OF THE MARKET. WE HELD A PUBLIC MEETING ON JUNE 17TH. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DEPUTY SPECIALIST AGUILAR FOR PROVIDING US WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT UPDATES. WE DID NOT HOLD A MEETING IN JULY BUT WILL MEET IN AUGUST 19TH . MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE THIRD WEEK OF EVERY MONTH AT 6:00 P.M. AND ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. SINCE OUR PREVIOUS UPDATE AT THE MAY 22ND TOWNSHIP MEETING, WE HAVE FIELDED AN INCREASED NUMBER OF CALLS AND EMAILS REGARDING POTENTIAL COVENANT VIOLATIONS AND OTHER RELATED CONCERNS. CONTINUE TO HELP ESCALATE THOSE RESIDENT CONCERNS WITH THE COUNTY AND TOWNSHIPS COVENANT AND ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE AND HELPFUL. WE DO HAVE SEVERAL VACANT PROPERTIES AROUND THE VILLAGE THAT CONTINUED TO PRESENT CHALLENGES. WE HAVE CONTINUED ITS YARD OF THE MONTH PROGRAM, LED BY DIRECTORS BELLA CRUISE AND SARAH MESSICK. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OUR WINNERS IN JUNE. WE HAD SCOTT AND GRETCHEN MARCIANO WHO LIVE AT 2014 EAST LACEY OAK CIRCLE FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. IN JULY, AUSTIN AND MERCEDES GUNNELS AT 18 HAVEN WOULD DRIVE. WE CONTINUE TO HOLD WEEKLY COMMUNITY EVENTS AT THE WOODLANDS FARMER MARKET. IT IS OPEN EVERY SATURDAY. WE HAVE MOVED TO THE SUMMER HOURS WHICH ARE 9:00 TO NOON. WE MAINTAIN THOSE THROUGH SEPTEMBER TO GIVE RESIDENTS AND VENDORS A BREAK FROM THE HEAT. THE WOODLANDS FARMER MARKET HAD A SPECIAL EVENT FOR FATHER'S DAY AT THE JUNE 15TH MARKET, GIVING AWAY ITALIAN SAUSAGES TO THE FIRST 180 DADS. WE CONTINUE TO DONATE BOOTH SPACE TO VARIOUS NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS BUSINESSES WITHIN THE VILLAGE TO HELP SUPPORT THEM. IN SEPTEMBER WE WILL PARTNER WITH THE SOUTH REGIONAL LIBRARY TO SUPPORT LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH. ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE WOODLANDS FARMER MARCOTTE A RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS. WE DO HAVE ONE OPEN DIRECTORS POSITION AND RESIDENT INTERESTED ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT US VIA EMAIL. THAT IS

OUR REPORT. >> THANK YOU, AARON. THAT CONCLUDES OUR VILLAGE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE HERE THIS EVENING. I CALL FOR A MOTION AND SECOND TO

RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE. OPPOSED ?

[ CONSENT AGENDA]

QUAKE >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> IT IS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED . ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

[10. Receive, consider and act upon an agreement for lobbying services with Schwartz, Page & Harding, L.L.P., and authorize acceptance of Texas Ethics Commission Form 1295;]

>> OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THAT BRINGS US TO THE REGULAR AGENDA . FIRST ITEM , KEN --NUMBER 10 IS TO RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN AGREEMENT FOR LOT BRING SERVICES . MR. STEVENS?

>> THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING. DURING LAST BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY AND NEED FOR ACQUIRING LOBBYING SERVICES AS IT RELATES TO THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE AND THE ACTIVITIES THEY WILL UNDERTAKE TO INVESTIGATE AND TO PROPOSE SOLUTIONS RELATING TO HURRICANE BERYL RESPONSE AND RECOVERY, AS WELL AS POTENTIAL PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN 2025. TWO OTHER

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THE BOARD. >> SO I NEED A MOTION FOR US TO

RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE REPORT. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> QUESTIONS? MR. STEVENS FROM

DIRECTOR SEKULA-GIBBS. >> THANK YOU. MR. STEPHENSON, YOU MENTIONED WE ALREADY HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH SCHWARTZ, PAGE, AND HARDING TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES , BUT WE DON'T HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM TO PROVIDE LOBBYING SERVICES. IS

THAT TRUE QUAKE >> CORRECT. IF WE NEEDED TO EXPAND IT OR ENHANCE IT WE COULD DO IT TO RECOVER THOSE

SERVICES. >> I DON'T UNDERSTAND. ARE WE

ASKING THEM TO LOBBY OR NOT? >> IN THIS CASE THEY COULD WORK IN COORDINATION WITH ANOTHER LOBBYIST IF THE BOARD CHOSE TO HIRE ONE IN AUSTIN. THEY COULD PROVIDE LEGAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES AS IT REGARDS LEGISLATION AND THEY COULD PROVIDE US ANY KIND OF ANALYSIS OR PREPARATION MATERIALS OR WHAT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE BOARD TO BE ABLE TO USE BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE, BUT THEY WOULDN'T NEED TO LOBBY THE

LEGISLATURE DIRECTLY. >> SHOULD WE CHANGE THE LANGUAGE BECAUSE WE ARE NOT APPROVING A LOBBYING AGREEMENT.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR CONTINUED LEGAL SERVICES.

>> BECAUSE WE POSTED THIS BASED ON THE COMMITTEE OR THE BOARD'S DIRECTION TO RECEIVE PROPOSALS, WE NEEDED TO POST THE AGENDA AND WE DID SO TO CONSIDER A LOBBYING AGREEMENT.

WE THEN ASKED STAFF AND HAD COMMUNICATION AND IT WAS DECIDED WE DON'T NEED AN AGREEMENT AT THIS TIME. SO, THIS ITEM ONLY NEEDS TO BE ACCEPTED.

>> SO, WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING YOUR STATEMENT . BUT, THEY WILL SUPPORT WILLIAMS PUBLIC AFFAIRS .

>> CORRECT. >> AND, IF WE DECIDE AS WE NEED, WE CAN COME BACK IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE AGREEMENT IS ONLY IF WE USE THEM. . IT IS NOT A SET AMOUNT MONTHLY BUT ONLY WHEN WE NEED

THEIR SERVICES. >> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> FOR CLARIFICATION FOR THE RESIDENTS, THESE LOBBYING SERVICES AND THE LEGAL SUPPORT UNDERNEATH IT WOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARDS IMPROVING ELECTRIC SERVICE IN CREEKSIDE PARK, AS WELL AS POSSIBLY, OTHER AREAS OF THE WOODLANDS THAT ARE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED ON A REGULAR BASIS .

>> THAT IS CORRECT. AND WE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THERE WILL BE A LOT OF INTERIM HEARINGS AND THERE ARE SPECIAL COMMITTEES THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AT THE LEGISLATURE TO LOOK INTO THESE ISSUES. THIS WOULD PROVIDE THE TOWNSHIP AN

OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A VOICE. >> THEY ARE ALSO REGISTERED OUT OF THE LOBBYIST. DO WE WANT TO ACCEPT THE REPORT OR , DO WE

WANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> IT IS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR , SIGNIFY BY

[11. Receive, consider and act upon an agreement for lobbying services with Williams Public Affairs and authorize acceptance of Texas Ethics Commission Form 1295;]

TODD STEVENS WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATED TO WILLIAMS PUBLIC AFFAIRS PERFORMING LOBBYING SERVICES FOR THE TOWNSHIP . AS WE ALL RECALL THEY HELPED US WITH THE MIXED BEVERAGE TAX FOR THE HOTEL YEARS. TODD QUICK

>> THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. AS THE CHAIRMAN STATED WE HAVE A VERY GOOD WORKING HISTORY WITH WILLIAMS PUBLIC AFFAIRS. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL ON BEHALF OF THE TOWNSHIP IN ACCOMPLISHING LEGISLATIVE GOALS. THEY ARE WELL REPRESENTED IN AUSTIN AND HAVE A GREAT REPUTATION. THIS IS AN

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>> JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS SCHEDULED, ONE BEING ON MONDAY MORNING .

THEY WANT US TO TELL OUR STORY, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO DO.

HAVING SOMEONE ON THE GROUND HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROCESS. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR LEGISLATION OR THE PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM. WE DON'T NEED TO SPEND THAT MONEY. BUT, HAVING SOMEBODY ON THE GROUND IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF MOVING PARTS IN THIS AND HAVING SOMEONE WITH THEIR AIR TO THE GROUND WILL BE CENTRAL.

>> THEY HAVE DONE A TERRIFIC JOB FOR US IN THE PAST.

>> I THINK $10,000 PER MONTH IS NOT A LOT TO PAY FOR A POTENTIAL SOLUTION THAT THE PEOPLE IN CREEKSIDE PARK AND PARTS OF STERLING RIDGE DESPERATELY NEEDED. I AM ALL IN

ON THIS. >> DOES IT JUST DEPENDS ON HOW LONG YOU HAVE TO EXTEND THIS CONTRACT?

>> THE CURRENT AGREEMENT, AS IT DOES BEFORE YOU WILL BE FOR $50,000. IT IS WANT --ONE $10,000 FEE PER MONTH THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST THIS YEAR. THAT IS THE END OF OUR CURRENT BUDGET YEAR. THAT WOULD BE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR. AS ITEM NUMBER 12 WAS DEFERRED EARLIER, THAT IS WITHIN OUR

CURRENT BUDGET. >> I CALL FOR A MOTION AND SECOND. TO ACCEPT THIS ITEM AND ACCEPT THE PRESENT CEO TO

EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS . >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> IT IS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED . ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. WE REMOVED AGENDA ITEM 12. THANK YOU MR. STEVENS. I

[13. Receive, consider and act upon a letter of support for H.R. 7525, Special District Grant Accessibility Act (as requested by Chairman Snyder);]

WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. >> THANK YOU. THAT IS CORRECT.

YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE DRAFT LETTERS BEFORE YOU TWO SENATORS CREWS AND SENATORS CORNER. THERE IS NO DEFINITION FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT IN FEDERAL LAW. THIS LEGISLATION WOULD CODIFY A DEFINITION WHICH WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE DISTRICT AND MAKE US ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FUNDING IN MANY AREAS WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY NOT. THIS WOULD BE A REAL WIN FOR THE TOWNSHIP. IT CURRENTLY SITS BEFORE THE SENATE. THERE IS TEXAS SUPPORT FOR THIS. THE ORIGINAL BILL WAS ALSO INTRODUCED BY TEXAS MEMBER. WITH YOUR APPROVAL WE WILL FINALIZE THESE LETTERS AND SUBMIT THEM TO THEIR SENATORS.

>> CALL FOR A MOTION AND SECOND TO SUBMIT THE LETTERS IN YOUR PACKETS TO THE SENATE SUPPORTING HOUSE BILL 7525 .

>> I MOTION. >> SECOND.

>> NOW DISCUSSION. OTHER DISCUSSION?

>> YES. TODD, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ACTION THAT COULD MEAN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS COMING TO THE WOODLANDS WHENEVER A DISASTER STRIKES AND IT WOULD ALLOW US A MEASURE OF INDEPENDENCE IN REPAIRING DAMAGE AND RESTORING OUR COMMUNITY TO GOOD ORDER IN A VERY TIMELY FASHION VERSUS WAITING ON THE COUNTY OR OTHER AGENCIES TO HELP US. REGARDING THE NEED TO PUSH THIS LEGISLATION, HAVE YOU CONSIDERED , AND HAS ANYBODY ON THE BOARD CONSIDERED HIRING A NATIONAL LOBBYING TEAM TO PUSH THIS THROUGH QUICK

>> WE MET WITH REPRESENTATIVE CRENSHAW AND THEIR ADVICE , ESPECIALLY WITH THIS WAS TO SEND A LETTER OF SUPPORT BUT

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>>> I WOULD ADD , THAT THERE IS A VERY LARGE NATIONAL COALITION AMONG STATES THAT IS WORKING ON THIS ISSUE. TEXAS IS WELL REPRESENTED, WE ARE LEARNING THE BOYS AS A DIRECTLY BUDGET SITUATION THAT THIS LINGUIST COULD BE INCLUDED IN A FINAL

BILL. >> I UNDERSTAND HOPE, THIS IS A WONDERFUL VIRTUE, BUT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS DURING COVID AND THE ARPA FUNDS WE DID NOT COME UP WITH. IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS DIFFERENT NOW? THE SAME COALITION WAS IN EXISTENCE BACK THEN. MAYBE

IT'S GROWN. >> IT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY AND PART OF THAT WAS LESSONS LEARNED FROM THAT RESPONSE HELPING THEM TO FIGURE OUT THE PROVISIONS MORE SPECIFIC TO A SOLUTION THAT WORKS FOR MORE PEOPLE. THE COALITION HAS GROWN AS A RESULT AND LEGISLATORS HAVE BECOME MORE COMFORTABLE

WITH THE CONCEPT. >> GREAT I BELIEVE IT TO YOU.

>> THIS IS EXCITING. ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS A TOWNSHIP TO BE MORE THAN WHAT SOME PEOPLE CALL A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. THIS SHOWS WE ARE GETTING A LOT MORE CLOUDS WITHIN THE COUNTY AS WELL AS THE STATE AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL PASS. MOVED AND SECONDED, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE ALL OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD

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

>> THANK YOU CHAIRMAN SNYDER AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

THIS EVENING I WILL BE PRESENTING THE JUNE TOWNSHIP FINANCIALS. THE FIRST SLIDE WE HAVE THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES.

YEAR-TO-DATE BUDGET REVENUE IS 88.9 MILLION, YEAR-TO-DATE ACTUAL COLLECTED IS 90.5 MILLION, YEAR-TO-DATE FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF 1.7 MILLION. THE MAIN COMPONENT OF THIS FAVORABLE VARIANCE IS DUE TO HIGHER THAN INTEREST BUDGET AVENUE AND TIMING THE PROGRAM REVENUES AS WELL AS THE HIGHER THAN BUDGETED SALES TAX COLLECTIONS THROUGH JUNE. THE YEAR TODAY BUDGETED EXPENDITURES, THE 64.1 MILLION THE YEAR-TO-DATE ACTUAL EXPENDED IS 58.3 MILLION FOR THE YEAR-TO-DATE FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF 5.8 MILLION. THE MAJORITY OF THIS FAVORABLE VARIANCE IS DUE TO THE TIMING OF EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURE FOR ONCOMING COUNTY AND ALSO CONTRACTED SERVICES. THERE IS ALSO TIMING OF EXPENDITURES AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASES WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TIMING OF SALARY AND THAT IF IT'S. NEXT SLIDE WE HAVE THE SALES TAX DEPOSIT, THIS REPORT IS THROUGH JULY, YEAR TO DATE BUDGETED IS 44 MILLION, YEAR TO DATE ACTUAL IS 43.9 MILLION. YEAR-TO-DATE UNFAVORABLE VARIANCE OF 183,000. WHEN COMPARING COLLECTIONS IN 2024 TO 2023 WE HAVE COLLECTED ALMOST 366,000 ADDITIONAL SALES TAX DOLLARS. NEXT SLIDE IS HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, THIS WERE COURT IS THROUGH JUNE, YEAR-TO-DATE BUDGETED IS 4.7 MILLION, YEAR-TO-DATE ACTUAL IS A LITTLE OVER 5 MILLION FOR A YEAR-TO-DATE FAVORABLE OF 16 -- 470 ADDITIONAL HOTEL TAX DOLLARS COLLECTED IN 2024 THAN IN 2023.

NEXT SLIDE IS MIXED BEVERAGE, THIS REPORT WILL BE THROUGH JULY. YEAR TO DATE BUDGETED IS 730,000. YEAR-TO-DATE ACTUAL,

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THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >> YOU SAID MIXED BEVERAGE WAS

THROUGH JULY? >> THROUGH JULY AND THAT WOULD

BE MAY COLLECTIONS. >> OKAY GOOD DEAL.

>> WOULD YOU GO BACK TO SALES? WHAT IS YOUR FEELING IF THERE IS A FEELING? WHAT IS YOUR BEST?

>> LET ME GO OVER A COUPLE OF SLIDES. THIS IS THE COLLECTIONS THROUGH YEAR-TO-DATE THROUGH JULY AND YOU'LL SEE RETAIL AND ACCOMMODATION OF FOOD AND MANUFACTURING AND INFORMATION STILL MAKING UP THE MAJORITY OF SALES TAX. THOSE PARTICULAR CATEGORIES HAVE INCREASED , OVER 23, RETAIL TRADE IS UP 6%, THE CONSTRUCTION IS UP MAINLY DUE TO THE ONE LARGE PAYMENT WE HAD LAST MONTH. ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE UP 7%. SO IT IS SLIGHTLY INCREASING MONTH OVER MONTH. E-COMMERCE IS UP A LITTLE BIT, 8% SO I THINK WE ARE HOLDING STEADY WITH SLIGHT INCREASES AND ALSO THE OIL AND MINING AND GAS TRANSPORTATION, WE HAVE MOVEMENT ON THAT FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS.

>> SO AGAIN, NO FLASHING YELLOW.

>> NOT AT THIS TIME. >> OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FINANCE REPORT FOR THE SIX MONTHS?

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED ? THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. AS ALWAYS. NEXT

[15. Receive, consider and act upon the Parks And Recreation Department and Environmental Services Campus Master Plan (C-2022-0189); ]

>> GOOD EVENING. VERY EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THIS. STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. BASICALLY PARKS AND RECREATION CAMPUS MASTER PLAN AND RENOVATION. THE PRESENTATION, WE WILL GO OVER THE CURRENT FACILITY, THE PROJECT GOAL, LOOK AT SITE PLANNING, COMPLETION TIMELINES AND THE RECOMMENDATION. CURRENT FACILITY BY THE WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL, BUILT IN 1998. YOU CAN SEE THE MAIN BUILDING, 6400 YOU CAN SEE THE MAIN BUILDING, 6400 FT.÷. THE WAREHOUSE A LITTLE OVER 11,000 FT.÷. THE NEWEST BUILDING WAS 2002 AN ADDITIONAL 5000 FT.÷. WITH THAT YOU CAN SEE 28 OFFICE SPACES, KEEP IN MIND SEVEN OF THOSE WILL COME BACK, OFFICES WILL HOUSE MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES. IT COULD BE FROM TWO OFFICES WILL HOUSE MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES. IT COULD BE FROM 2 TO 7. TWO SMALL BREAK AREAS, 150 PARKING SPACES, 61 NEEDED FOR FLEET AND 89 FOR STAFF, ONE CONFERENCE ROOM, THREE RESTROOM AREAS WHICH ARE PRETTY LIMITED AND MULTIPURPOSE TRAINING ROOM. YOU CAN SEE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE HOUSED OUT OF THIS CAMPUS, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, AQUATICS, PARK OPERATIONS, PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION, STREETSCAPES. 112 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, 350 SEASONAL. NOT ALL 350 AT ONCE, BUT THAT'S LIFEGUARDING, SWIM LESSONS STAFF, THEY COME THROUGH TO PICK UP IF THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CHECKS OR UNIFORMS AND SO ON, SO THEY DO COME THROUGH THE FACILITY. PARKS AND RECREATION GROWTH.

SERVICES, THE EXPANSION DUE TO COMMUNITY GROWTH. IN 2002 WE HAD 90 PARKS AND PRETTY SOON WE WILL HAVE 151 OPENING. WE HAD 11 SWIMMING POOLS, NOW WE HAVE 14, SO A LOT OF GROWTH AND IN THE LAST 4 TO 5 YEARS, THE LAST ONE, NEW AND PREVIOUSLY OUTSOURCED DIVISIONS WERE ADDED IN-HOUSE SO WE BROUGHT STAFF TO DO PATHWAY MAINTENANCE STREETSCAPE, DEPARTMENT RUNS TRASH, ROAD, RIGHT-OF-WAY, CUL-DE-SAC. A LOT OF ADDITIONAL STAFF HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN. PROJECT GOALS YOU CAN SEE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER TOWNSHIP WORKSPACES. YOU WILL SEE IT AS AN ADDITIONAL 4500 SQUARE-FOOT WE ARE LOOKING AT WITH 42 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES. RENOVATING THE ORIGINAL CAMPUS

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A LOT MORE SYNERGY. >> CURRENT SQUARE FOOTAGE IS? APPROXIMATE? I KNOW THE ADDITION IS 45.

>> IT WAS 6400 IT WAS 60 405,000, SO 11,400 NOT INCLUDING THE WAREHOUSE. YOU CAN SEE IT IS A LITTLE HARD TO READ. SORRY ABOUT THAT. PROPOSED SITE PLAN WORKING THROUGH CONSULTANT BUILDING A AND B ARE THE CURRENT WHERE THERE WILL BE RENOVATIONS. BUILDING C IS ADDING ON THE ANNEX ONTO THE BUILDING A. YOU CAN SEE THE ADDITIONAL ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHAT WE LABEL THE BONEYARD WHERE WE LAY DOWN THE LOT BASICALLY. WE DO ON THAT, WE WERE RELEASING THAT PREVIOUSLY, YOU WILL SEE OVER THERE FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE WHILE THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING ON. SO THAT IS MODULE OFFICES THERE.

AND THEN AFTER, YOU CAN SEE THE RENOVATION THEN IT IS EXPANDING THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PARKING LOT NOW THAT WE OWN THE LAND WE CAN GO OVER THERE. THAT'S WHERE THE TEMPORARY WAS. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE AGAIN , THE BUILDINGS, IT'S JUST THE RENOVATION, THE BUILDING ON THE LEFT IS THE CURRENT SIZE OF PARTY ONE, BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW WE WILL RENOVATE OFFICES AND WE WILL ADD THE WING ONTO IT. BUILDING B, THE SAME THING RENOVATING THE OFFICE, GETTING BETTER USE OUT OF THE SPACE.

HERE THE ESTIMATED TIMELINE IS HERE TO GET APPROVAL. AND THEN WHEN WE DO THE TASK ORDER WITH THE ASSOCIATES, CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, 68 MONTHS WITH THE ADDITIONAL TIME TO PROCURE CONTRACT THROUGH BID OR CO-OP AND THEN RENOVATE , RENOVATION ESTIMATED AT 12 TO 16 MONTHS. PROJECT BUDGET. WE HAVE 1.75 MILLION BUDGETED FOR THIS AS A PLACEHOLDER. 73,800 FOR CONCEPTUAL IS THE PRODUCT THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE ALREADY APPROVED AND COMPLETED. SO, FOR TONIGHT , THE 396,510 .

CONSTRUCTION IS FOR HALF TO NOW MOVE FORWARD TO DO CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION FROM THEM. AND THE INITIAL ESTIMATE FROM THEIR SUBCONSULTANTS THE ARCHITECTURE FIRMS AND SUCH ON WHAT IS CURRENTLY OUT THERE IS BUDGETING AT APPROXIMATELY 4.3 MILLION. NEXT MONTH WE WILL BE COMING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING, HOPEFULLY IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. THAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE THE SIZE OF THIS BUILDING WE ARE IN TODAY. OVER 69,000 SQUARE-FEET. I KNOW WE ARE ADDING OFFICES AND DOING ADDITIONS, REMOVING STAFF FROM OVER THERE TO THIS BUILDING TO OPEN UP MORE SPACE?

>> THE PLAN RIGHT NOW, WILLIAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE RENOVATION PLAN IS NOT TO MOVE ANY STAFF FROM THE PARKS CAMPUS. BASICALLY WE ARE GIVING THE STAFF SPACE AND IT ALLOWS SOME GROWTH FOR STAFF OVER THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS , WE HAVE FACTORED IN ADDITIONAL SPACE TO BE CONVERTED OVER TIME, BUT NOBODY IS MOVING FROM OVER HERE TO THE PARKS CAMPUS.

>> MOVING FROM PARKS CAMPUS INTO THIS BUILDING?

>> WE LOOKED AT IT MANY TIMES FROM A SYNERGY STANDPOINT OF COMMUNICATION WITH DEPARTMENTS. WHO WAS COMMUNICATING WITH WHAT AND ALL THOSE FOLKS ARE OPERATIONAL IN NATURE AND NEED THE TOOLS CLOSE TO THEM. WE DON'T HAVE THOSE RESOURCES

AVAILABLE AT THIS CAMPUS. >> I WAS SHOCKED WHEN WE DID A TOUR OF HOW CRAMPED YOU ARE ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. IT IS REALLY

REALLY TIGHT QUARTERS. >> I WOULD CERTAINLY AGREE. THE

PROJECT IS MUCH NEEDED. >> OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT.

>> YOU GUYS ARE BUSTING AT THE SEAMS I NOTICED WHEN I TOOK THE TOUR. WE PLAN 5 TO 10 YEARS OUT. TO MAKE SURE THERE IS ROOM

FOR GROWTH, THAT'S GREAT. >> OTHER COMMENTS? IF NOT

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[16. Receive, consider and act upon calling the Directors Election to be held on November 5, 2024, and determining procedure of giving notice of same, and the adoption of an order in connection therewith (with Supplemental Agenda for Adoption of Order Calling Elections);]

STAFF IS REQUESTING ADOPTION OF ORDER NUMBER 011-24 CALLING DIRECTOR ELECTION TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 5, 2024. KAREN DEMPSEY CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OFFICER WILL PROCEED.

>> THANK YOU. YOU COVERED MOST OF MY PRESENTATION IN YOUR OPENING REMARKS. TOWNSHIP HOLD ELECTIONS EACH NOVEMBER TO ELECT THREE OR FOUR POSITIONS IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION. IT WILL BE FOUR , ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR. EACH SERVES A TWO-YEAR TERM IN ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 5. THE BOARD CALLS THE ELECTION BY ORDER COME THE FORM OF WHICH PREPARED BY TOWNSHIP SECRETARY IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPECIAL-PURPOSE DISTRICT LEGAL COUNCIL WHICH ASSIST WITH BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTIONS. THAT FORM OF ORDER IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET, THE ORDER INCLUDES CALLING THE ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION AGENT NOTED AS TOWNSHIP SECRETARY LORI MORGAN. TOWNSHIP CONTRACTS WITH MONTGOMERY AND HARRIS COUNTY TO MANAGE ELECTIONS SO VOTERS ARE ABLE TO VOTE AT STANDARD POLLING PLACES WHERE THEY WOULD VOTE FOR COUNTY, LOCAL AND OTHER FEDERAL ELECTIONS. THE ABILITY FOR THE TOWNSHIP TO CONTRACT WITH THOSE ELECTIONS OFFICES IS PART OF ELECTION ORDER. THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS IN THE REASON IT IS A FORM OF ORDER INSTEAD OF ADOPTION OF ACTUAL FINAL ORDER.

THERE ARE COMPONENTS THAT ARE NOT FULLY PREPARED BY THE ELECTION OFFICES YET AND THAT INCLUDES BASICALLY ALL THE EXHIBITS. THE LIST OF POLLING SITES ON ELECTION DAY AND DURING EARLY VOTING SO THAT'S WHERE THE BOARD ADOPTS THE FORM OF THE ELECTION ORDER. THAT WILL BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED DATE FOR THE POSTING OF THE NOTICE. THE ORDER WILL BE TRANSLATED INTO THE REQUIRED LANGUAGES WHICH WERE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP IS SPANISH, VIETNAMESE AND CHINESE. THE ACTION BEFORE USE TO ADOPT THE FORM OF ORDER CALLING THE DIRECTOR ELECTION SPECIFYING NOTICE OF THE ELECTION GIVEN BY POSTING AND DESIGNATE TOWNSHIP SECRETARY AS THE TOWNSHIP ELECTION AGENT.

>> I CALL FOR A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT THE FORM OF ORDER THAT MS. DEMPSEY JUST INFORMED.

>> MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> MOVED AND SECONDED. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IF NOT

[17. 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;]

[18. Reconvene in public session;]

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

[01:20:30]

[20. Board announcements; and]

>> GREAT. >> ARE THERE OTHERS? IF NOT THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 20, BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS I HAVE TWO. ONE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONIQUE. AND ALSO, TO REMIND OUR CONSTITUENTS THAT WORKSHOPS ARE AUGUST 19 THROUGH THE 23RD 8:30 OPENED TO THE PUBLIC AND WE ENCOURAGE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND TO BE HERE IN PERSON OR THEY WILL ALSO BE ONLINE.

>> I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. THANK YOU MDM. CHAIR. THE TROPICAL STORM OR THE HURRICANE CAME THROUGH AND CAUSED TREMENDOUS HAVOC FOR THE AREA AND SURROUNDING AREAS, INCLUDING LOSS OF LIFE AND CERTAINLY DISRUPTION OF FAMILY AND BUSINESSES. SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND TO KNOW THE RED CROSS SHELTER THAT STARTED OUT AS A COOLING CENTER AT ST. SIMON AND JUDE COMMUNITY CENTER , THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ON GLEN LOCKE. IT EVENTUALLY WENT FROM A COOLING CENTER TO A FULL SHELTER AND BEFORE IT WAS OVER THEY HAD BEEN IN OPERATION SEVEN OR EIGHT DAYS, THAT IS EXTREMELY ARDUOUS WORK TO RUN A SHELTER FOR THAT LONG AS MONEY WAS INTO EARLY ON. IF WE EVER DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN OUR OWN PROPERTY IT IS A BIG COMMITMENT IN LABOR AND RESOURCES. THEY DID IT AND THEY DID IT WITH SKILL AND THEY WERE AWARDED OR ACKNOWLEDGED AS A MODEL BY THE RED CROSS. THE REASON I BRING IT UP IS NOT ONLY DO THEY SERVE 400 PEOPLE, BUT THEY NEED HELP. SO I DISCUSSED WITH MONIQUE AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT OUT AN APPEAL TO THE COMMUNITY FOR VOLUNTEERS TO GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AND I WON'T READ THE LINK BECAUSE THE RED CROSS HAS A VERY LONG WEBSITE , FOR THE TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT, BUT WE WILL PUT IT ON THE TOWNSHIP RESOURCE WEBPAGE RESOURCE. AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES STAFF DISTRIBUTE THE INFORMATION AT THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATIONS AND THE TOWNSHIP WILL RELEASE THE RECRUITMENT INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE SUCH A GREAT RESOURCE. IT DID HAVE GENERATORS PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY, BY THE JUDGE'S TEAM AND JASON MILLSAP AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND WE ARE GRATEFUL EVERYBODY WORKED TOGETHER SEAMLESSLY. IT WAS VERY EFFECTIVE, BUT WE NEED VOLUNTEERS SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANNOUNCE.

>> OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THANK YOU DIRECTOR GIBBS. IF NOT I CALL FOR A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADJOURN THE MEETING

AT 8:16. >> SOMEWHAT.

>> SO MOVED AND SECONDED,

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.