Aug 22, 2024 Board of Directors Regular Meeting Agenda

[1. Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance;]

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>> WOODLANDS REGULAR MEETING. OUR INVOCATION WILL GIVEN BY DIRECTOR HEISER AND BY DIRECTOR VEGA. WE COME TO YOU TONIGHT REQUESTING YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL AND VERY WARM DAY. AND ALL OF THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE POURED UPON US. WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

AMEN.

>> 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.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

[2. Proclamations;]

>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HEISER. AND DIRECTOR VEGA. THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM TWO. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIING THE SEPTEMBER 11TH AS PATRON DAY. A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE. DIRECTOR FRANKS WILL LEAD THE PROCLAMATION.

>> SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, THE UNITED STATES WAS ATTACKED BY FOREIGN TERRORISTS KILLING INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, D.C., AND PENNSYLVANIA. ON THIS 23RD ANNIVERSARY OF THAT TERRIBLE DAY, WE PAY TRIBUTE TO THE INNOCENT PEOPLE KILLED IN THE ATTACK. THIS HAS LEFT HOLES IN THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY IN AMERICA. IN THE AFTERMATH OF THESE ATTACKS, THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS DISPLAYED BRAVERY AND SELFLESSNESS. RISKING THEIR OWN LIVES TO SAVE THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS. WHEREAS WE PAY HOMAGE TO EMERGENCY RESPONDERS UNDER HER REGULAR CITIZENS THAT PERFORMED ACTS OF VALOR DURING OUR NATION'S MOST MOMENT OF NEED. IT HAS UNIFIED OUR NATION AGAINST THE FORCES OF HATRED AND OPPRESSION AND REAFFIRMED DEDICATION TO AMERICAN IDEALS OF FREEDOM AND LIBERTY. THE MEMORIAL WILL BE HELD AT THE FIRE STATION AT 7:30 A.M. AS WE GATHER, WE ARE ONCE AGAIN DEMONSTRATING A RESILIENCY, TERMINATION, COMPASSION, STRENGTH, AND PATRIOTISM THAT DEFINES US AS AMERICANS. AND WE URGE ALL CITIZENS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES -- TO RENEW OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND NATION. ON BEHALF OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD, WE PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 AS PATRON DAY AND THE NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE IN WOODLANDS, TEXAS.

>> THANK YOU, WE HAVE AND WE WILL CONTINUE THIS YEAR TO HAVE A CEREMONY IN HONOR OF A NATURAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AT

[3. Call meeting to order;]

ROLLCALL IT IS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF

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

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[6. Public comment;]

INDIVIDUALS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF TOPICS. IF THERE ARE MORE THAN 15 SPEAKERS SIGNED UP, A SPEAKER WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE TAKEN IN ORDER THAT THEY SIGN UP. SPEAKERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO YIELD THEIR TIME TO ANOTHER SPEAKER. STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE BOARD FROM ACTING ON A SPECIFIC PUBLIC COMMENT UNLESS IT IS ON THE BUDGET. ANY DISCUSSION OF ITEMS NOT INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA IS LIMITED TO MY QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION AND IF THE ITEMS SHOULD BE FACED ON A FUTURE BOARD AGENDA. THEY CAN EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS AND ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEBATE. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE TO PLACE THEIR CELL PHONES ON THE SILENT MODE.

WE HAVE WORD ONE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ROSTER. SIMON, IT IS ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE. WELCOME. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD

TO HEARING GREAT THINGS. >> MY SON IS OUT THERE SWEATING RIGHT NOW. I GUARANTEE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GOOD EVENING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TOWNSHIP STAFF.

IT IS HOT OUT THERE FOR THE MOMENT FOR SOCCER. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. WE JUST COMPLETED THE HOUSTON YOUTH CO-OP WHICH IS AN EVENT THAT WE HAVE HAD SINCE 2006. IT IS A SCHOLARSHIP EVENT WHERE WE RAISE MONEY OVER THE LAST WEEKEND THAT WE GIVE BACK TO TO PARENTS AND FAMILIES AND PLAYERS THAT ARE IN NEED OF A FORM OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT. WE HAVE HAD THIS SINCE 2006. WE USED ALL DAY AND BRIDGE, THE BRANCH IN LAKEWOOD. HERE IN THE WOODLANDS. WE HAVE 322 TEAMS AND 501 GAMES OF SOCCER. A LOTTO VOLUNTEER SUPPORT ON A 105 DEGREE WEATHER WEEKEND. IT WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT. 12,000 PEOPLE CAME THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND WE USE THE WOODLANDS HOST HOTELS WHICH WE HAVE DONE ON A YEARLY BASEMENT -- BASIS. WE RAISED ABOUT $90,000 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. IT WAS A FANTASTIC WEEKEND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT. THE NEXT TOPIC, WE WON THE NATIONAL TITLE WITH THE PLAYERS THAT WENT ACROSS TO FLORIDA IN JULY AND QUALIFIED AND WENT TO TO WIN A NATIONAL TITLE. WHICH IS REMARKABLE. THIS TEAM TRAINS AND PLAYS GAMES HERE IN THE TOWNSHIP. THEY WENT ACROSS TO FLORIDA WITH COACHING STAFF AND QUALIFIED AND WON ON PENALTY KICKS. IT WAS A FANTASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AND I WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE COACHING STAFF, SUPPORTERS AND THOSE WHO WENT ACROSS TO FLORIDA. WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF WHAT WAS ACHIEVED AND WE ARE A NATIONAL

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[ CONSENT AGENDA]

THE WOODLANDS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIMON. THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRINGS US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE NONCONTROVERSIAL. NO DISCUSSION WILL TAKE PLACE ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS THE ITEM IS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PLACED ON THE REGULAR AGENDA BY ANY BOARD MEMBER TAKING A VOTE ON THE MOTION. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA

ITEMS? >> SO MOVED. THEY ALL THOSE IN

[8. Receive, consider and act upon the development of the “South Gosling” Park master plan (as requested by Director Sekula-Gibbs); ]

THAT BRINGS US TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. AGENDA ITEM EIGHT. TO CONSIDER THE ACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTH GOSLING PARK MASTER PLAN WHICH WAS REQUESTED BY DIRECTOR GIBBS AND WE WILL TURN OVER TO THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER WILL PROVIDE A REPORT. THIS IS THE GOSLING PARK MASTER PLAN. THANK

YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR.

SNYDER. THIS WEEK WE HAD A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS AND REALLY, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO BRING EVERYBODY BACK TO SPEED ON WHERE WE ARE.

WE LAST DISCUSSED THIS ITEM IN APRIL. WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT REPORTS. WE MADE A PRESENTATION AND I JUST WANT TO REFRESH WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE COULD BE IF THE BOARD DESIRES. LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME, WE RECEIVED 288 ACRES OF LAND THROUGH THE COMMUNITY SERVICES AGREEMENT AND WE SAW THIS AS A POTENTIAL FOR RECREATION OPPORTUNITY. A REALLY POSITIVE LINK TO SPRING CREEK. THE FIRST PART OF OUR WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED WHICH, TO DATE, INCLUDES THE PHASE ONE STUDY. A VARIOUS KIND OF CULTURAL WETLANDS WILDLIFE ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS ON THE PROPERTY AND GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WITH THE PROPERTY RELATED TO FLOODWAY AND FLOOD MITIGATION. SOME OF THE BUILDING CHALLENGES AND CRITERIA ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING. THERE IS STILL OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE THERE.

ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS WOULD BE THE INUNDATION STUDY. THE LARGE MAJORITY OF LAND, WE PEGGED IT OUT AT 173 ACRES IN THE FLOODWAY. 42 ACRES ARE IN THE 500 YEAR FLOODPLAIN. THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO. ABOVE THE FLOODWAY, YOU CAN PUT RESTROOMS, PLAYGROUNDS, STRUCTURES. THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT. IN THE FLOODWAY, HIKING TRAILS, MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS, THE GREENWAY, WE HAVE TALKED TO HARRIS COUNTY ABOUT THE DOG PARKS. MORE OPEN TYPE OF AREAS THAT WE WOULD SEE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO CONTINUALLY REMIND THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC OF, GOSLING, NORTH GOSLING PARK NOW, MOST OF THAT IS IN THE FLOODWAY AS WELL. I WAS REFLECTING IN MY NOTES THAT THE PARK OPENED UP IN 2016, SOMEWHERE IN THAT RANGE. THE PARK HAS FLOODED SEVEN TIMES. SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE IN THIS PARK. IF ANYBODY KNOWS FIELD ONE, THE CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD, IT HAS BEEN ALL THE WAY UP TO MIDFIELD IF NOT BEYOND. A DAY OR TWO LATER, IT PROCEEDS AND THE KIDS GET TO PLAY ON THE FIELD AND ACCESS THERE. DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE NEXT STAGE. THE ANALYSIS AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR FLOOD CONTROL. FUNDING. THE BOARD HAS EARMARKED SOME DOLLARS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. TO CONTINUE WITH MORE PLANNING DOCUMENTS AFTER WE GET THROUGH THIS ROUND. WE ALSO NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RECREATIONAL NEEDS ARE FROM THE COMMUNITY. WE WILL OUTLINE SOME OF THAT. NEXT STEPS, $185,000 LEFT THROUGH THE EXISTING TAX

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WHAT WE ARE MISSING IN OUR PARKS SINCE THIS GIVES US A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS SOME DIFFERENT THOUGHTS AND IDEAS IN ADDITION TO WHAT THE BOARD THINKS. THAT WOULD BE MINE. THAT IS MY IDEA. I WOULD LIKE TO DOUBLE UP ON THAT TO SEE IF WE CAN ADD THE EVENT PROPERTY TO THAT. IT'S THE SAME BASIC PRINCIPLE. IT IS 11 ACRES. THIS IS 42 ACRES, REALLY, SAME KIND OF PRINCIPLE. WHAT CAN WE DO WITH IT THAT WILL BE THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE AND BEST VALUE TO OUR RESIDENTS. LET'S COMBINE THEM.

>> THIS SPECIFIC ITEM FUNDING IS ONLY RELATED TO THE SOUTH.

>> WHAT I WOULD SAY, WE CAN DIAL AND OTHER THINGS TO STAY

ON THE TOPIC OF THIS. >> THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS OR DIRECTION FOR DR. NOONS? NEWLY DURING THE BOARD BUDGET, WE TALKED ABOUT THE FIVE-YEAR TIMEFRAME, CAN USE SPREAD SOME

LIGHT ON THAT? >> I MIGHT USE THE WRONG WORDS.

WE HAVE TO START CONSTRUCTION OR START DEVELOPMENT.

>> DEVELOPMENT IS VERY SPECIFIC TO MOVING OF DIRT. WE DON'T HAVE TO CONSTRUCT ANYTHING. BASICALLY ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS WITHIN A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD FROM THE DATE OF THAT AGREEMENT. I

DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATES. >> PROBABLY AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR. WHAT THAT MEANS AND WHAT WE HAVE ALWAYS ALLUDED, IT DOES NOT ALWAYS EQUATE TO HAVING TO DO WHATEVER THE PLAN SAYS. FOR WHAT COMES OUT OF THIS THROUGH A PUBLIC PROCESS THROUGH YOUR INPUT AND OTHERS INPUT. THEY CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS PUTTING A SMALL TRAIL SYSTEM IN THERE. A SMALL TRAILHEAD OR PARKING LOT. THERE ARE SOME WAYS TO MEET THAT CRITERIA WITHOUT GOING TO THE FULL BOAT. BECAUSE OF YOUR FUNDING STRATEGY. IF WE ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT MODELS OF PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP. WE HAVE HAD CONCEPTUAL IDEAS ON THAT. WE TALKED IN MEETINGS, PHILANTHROPIC. IS THAT A FUNDING SOURCE? WE HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN THAT IS GROUNDED IN YOUR INPUT, THE PUBLIC'S INPUT TO SEE WHAT IS ACTUALLY NEEDED THEIR AND FIGURE OUT, HOW DO WE DO THIS?

>> DID THEY ASK FOR A FIVE-YEAR REQUIREMENT?

>> WAS 18 MONTHS INITIALLY. >> I BELIEVE IT WAS THREE, WE

COULD EXTEND IT TO FIVE. >> HAVE YOU TALKED TO JIM

CARMAN ? >> THAT WAS EXTENDED LAST YEAR FROM 3-5. WE HAVE FURTHER AMENDMENTS UNDER THE AGREEMENT.

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>> I WAS GOING TO BRING THIS UP, WE WERE DOING BUDGET THIS WEEK. WE HAVE TO HURRY AND PUT MONEY IN. IT IS GOING TO SNEAK UP ON US. I TALKED TO JIM TODAY. HE HAS COMMUNICATED FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT HE IS MORE THAN WILLING TO EXTEND IT TO A LONGER PERIOD SO WE ARE NOT UNDER THE FIVE-YEAR CRUNCH.

IT IS NOT SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TO LOSE. IT IS NOT A

HARD-LINE ISSUE FOR THEM. >> I AGREE WITH THAT, BRAD. WE HAVE A NICE PIECE OF PROPERTY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A USE. I WOULD LIKE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO WITH IT AND MOVE ON.

I DON'T THINK WERE DOING SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. WE

NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. >> LOOKING AT ALL THINGS AND DOING PUBLIC SURVEYS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO ON THAT IS GOING TO BE REALLY NEEDED. I DON'T WANT US TO FEEL RUSHED BECAUSE OF THE ARBITRARY TIMELINE. AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE TIME TO BE ABLE TO GO AND DO THAT. IF WE CAN EXTEND IT, WE NEED EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND THAT. ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

>> LEADERS NEED TO DO SOMETHING IN THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. WE NEED TO GET CLARIFICATION ON THAT. IF WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING, THAT COULD BE TRAILS.

>> THAT CAN BE HARRIS COUNTY BRINGING IN THE SPRING CREEK

NATURE TRAIL. >> CAN BRING UP THE IMAGE OF THE FLOOD AREA THERE? SO, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE AREA WE

CAN'T USE. >> THE GREEN AREA IS THE HIGHER LAND. THEN IT GOES INTO THE LIGHTER BLUE AND THE DARKER AREA WHICH WOULD BE FLOOD PLANE PRONE. THERE SOME WETLANDS THAT

WE CANNOT USE. >> GREEN AND BLUE

>> THE GREEN WOULD BE 0-2. THE WHITEST WOULD BE 2-3. AND THEN

DARKER BLUE. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR

QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU, DR. NOONS FOR BRINGING THIS BACK TO US. THIS IS A BIG JOB FOR US AS A BOARD TO UTILIZE THIS LAND THAT WAS DEDICATED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, I BELIEVE. I LIKE THE WAY YOU THINK, SOMETIMES.

SOMETIMES. I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD WITH RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE AS YOU KNOW, ARE CLAMORING FOR MORE PICKLE BALL AND MORE TENNIS AND CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF IT AND I DON'T KNOW. SOME OF THEM MIGHT NOT LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING MORE PICKLE BALL FOR FIVE YEARS. WE KNOW THAT IT CAN BE LIGHT CONSUMING AND PROBLEMATIC IF IT IS TOO CLOSE TO THE HOUSES. FOR ME, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT MORE PICKLE BALL FAR AWAY FROM HOMES AND TENNIS AS WELL, FAR AWAY FROM HOMES. AND STILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS AND DESIRES OF OUR RESIDENTS. EVEN IF YOU DO EXTEND THAT, YOU CERTAINLY HAVE THE VOTE TO EXTEND IT. I WOULD STILL LIKE US TO HEAR FROM DR. NOONS ON A REGULAR BASIS, WHAT'S GOING ON? KEEP US UP TO SPEED AND FIND OUT WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT . PUT ON OUR THINKING CAPS. IT CAN BE A LITTLE DEVELOPED. SOMETHING TO EASE THE DEMAND.

>> SOMETHING IF YOU RECALL, EXTENDING OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME AND SOME OF OUR OTHER PARTS WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE WOODLANDS. NOT IN TOTALITY. WE HAVE DONE THIS IN STAGES, IF

I MAY. >> YES MA'AM, I REFERENCE THEIR BRANCH ALL THE TIME. THEY STARTED IN 94 AND WE ARE STILL

WORKING ON IT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. WE WILL HAVE A BATTING CAGE, HOPEFULLY. OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT? MOVED. SECOND? ALL IN

[9. Receive, consider and act upon a general contractor for Town Hall renovations (C-2024-0236);]

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RENOVATIONS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. DO YOU WANT THE QUICK AND SHORT VERSION TO GET OUT OF HERE BY 7:00?

>> I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING. WHATEVER INFORMATION YOU HAVE.

GIVE IT TO US ALL. WE ARE JUST EXCITED THAT IT IS HAPPENING.

>> OKAY, THIS PROCESS STARTED IN 2022 TO START WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROCESS. THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS. 13,000 SQUARE FEET OF WORKSPACE IN THE SOUTH END OF THE BUILDING WHERE WOODLANDS RESIGNS. WE ARE LOOKING AT BUILDING 29 OFFICES WITH 29 WORKSTATIONS, BOARD SPACE IN THAT AREA. EARLIER THIS YEAR BACK IN MAY, WE SOLICITED BIDS THAT WE RECEIVED SIX BIDS FROM THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS. THE BIDS WERE EVALUATED OVER THE QUALIFICATIONS, TIMELINE AND OF COURSE, REFERENCES. THE SCORES RANGED FROM 85.75 OUT OF 100 AVAILABLE POINTS. AND WC CONSTRUCTION RECEIVES THE HIGHEST QUALIFIED SCORES. THEY PROPOSED $1,035,000. WE DID RECEIVE A WIDE RANGE OF BIDS FROM 938,000 ALL THE WAY TO 1.5 MILLION. I CAN SHOW YOU SOME OF THEM. THIS IS BASICALLY THE FLOOR PLAN THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT. IN THIS SPACE, WE WILL HAVE FINANCE VISIT THE WOODLANDS, I.T. AND FACILITIES AS WELL AS STORAGE SPACE.

>> I'M SORRY, WHERE ARE WE? >> THIS IS THE SOUTH END OF THE

BUILDING. >> I KNOW, ON THE MAP.

>> THIS IS THE EXISTING SPACE, THIS IS A LOBBY HERE, IF YOU ARE COMING IN FROM THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, THIS IS A

WALKWAY. >> THANK YOU. HOW MANY ADDITIONAL? THIS IS PROBABLY RENOVATIONS. YOU SAID 30 NEW OFFICES? THOSE ARE IN ADDITION, NOT AS A RENOVATION?

>> CORRECT. WE ARE DOING A CLEAN SLATE. SO THIS IS THE FINANCE AREA. THIS WOULD BE THE VISIT THE WOODLANDS AREA. AS YOU WALK INTO THE EXISTING AREA AND THE RECEPTION AREA TO VISIT

THE WOODLANDS STUFF. >> REGARDING VISIT THE WOODLANDS, IS THERE ANY IDENTIFYING SIGNAGE THAT SHOWS

THAT THEY EXIST? >> IN THE ENTRYWAY, THERE IS A SMALL LOBBY AREA. WE WILL PUT SOME SIGNAGE UP THERE.

>> OKAY. THAT IS NOT VERY COMMON NOW. IS IT GOING TO BE

MORE COMMON? >> WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

>> NOT THAT I WANT THEM TO BRAG, THEY SHOULD.

>> THEY WILL GET A LOT OF FUNDING THIS WEEK.

>> THEY DO. THEY DO A GREAT JOB.

>> THIS IS SOME OF THE CONFERENCE SPACE.

>> THESE ARE THE CONFERENCE ROOMS THAT ARE IN THE FRONT RIGHT OUT HERE IN THE ADJACENT?

>> THIS IS THE VISIT THE WOODLANDS SIDE. IT IS MOSTLY

UNOCCUPIED SPACE. >> OKAY.

>> THIS IS PART OF THE RECEPTION AREA. WC

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>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL. >> THAT'S IT.

>> ARE WE GOING TO HAVE MODERN I.T. AND ALL OF THESE CONFERENCE ROOMS WHERE PEOPLE CAN ZOOM IN?

>> CONFERENCE ROOMS AS OF LAST MONTH, WE OUTFITTED THE MALL.

THAT IS THE SAME EQUIPMENT AS WELL.

>> THE NEW ONES WILL ALSO HAVE THAT?

>> YES MA'AM. >> WILL ALL OF THE ROOMS WHERE THE BOARD MEETS, CAN WE USE THE SWAGIT CAPABILITIES?

>> NO MA'AM. >> LET ME FINISH THAT PUT A POINT ON IT. 151, DO THEY HAVE SWAGIT CAPABILITIES?

>> THEY DO, IT WORKS? >> YES.

>> FOR SOME REASON, I THOUGHT WE WERE RENOVATING THOSE THREE CONFERENCE ROOMS FROM 151 THROUGH 152.

>> THAT IS NOT PART OF THIS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE

CLARIFICATION. >> CHAIRMAN SCHNEIDER, THIS IS JUST FOR THE BUILDOUT. WE DO HAVE PLANS TO RENOVATE THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. I WILL BE A SEPARATE ACTION.

>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION.

>> I LIKE THE COLOR PALETTE, I'M ENJOYING THE NATURAL COLOR

PALETTE AND THE GREENS. >> WE COULD NOT DO BURNT ORANGE. GREEN WAS NICE. A NICE TRADE-OFF.

>> WE COULD GET SOME BURNT ORANGE AND THERE.

>> I DON'T KNOW. >> IT'S OKAY .

>> WE WANT TO AWARD THE BID TO WC CONSTRUCTION.

>> WHEN DO YOU THINK WE WILL HAVE THIS COMPLETED BY?

>> WE ARE EXPECTING AS SOON AS THE CONTRACT IS SIGNED. WE ARE EXPECTING TO START MID SEPTEMBER WITH A WRAP UP AROUND

JANUARY. >> THE BUDGET WAS $1.2 MILLION.

>> MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT PART OF THE FUNDS TO ALLOCATE THIS WOULD BE A WORKOUT ROOM. IT WOULD HAVE VERY ANTIQUATED,

CHALLENGED EQUIPMENT. >> DONATED EQUIPMENT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE THAT WITHIN A SEPARATE CAPITAL PROJECT WHICH IS FUNDED FOR THIS YEAR. I BELIEVE THERE IS

$25,000 IN THE BUDGET. >> A SEPARATE CAPITAL PROJECT WE WANT TO MAKE THIS RENOVATION DONE BEFORE WE PUT THE NEW

EQUIPMENT IN THERE. >> WILL THERE HAVE TO BE TEMPORARY SPACE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER FOR ANYBODY TO MOVE OUT BECAUSE OF THE RENOVATION?

>> WE HAVE ALREADY ACCOMMODATED THAT. PART OF I.T. WILL WORK FROM HOME AND THEN THE VISIT THE WOODLANDS STAFF. ONE PERSON NEEDS TO WORK THE OTHER AS WELL AND WORK ON SITE AND ALL THAT.

FOR THE MOST PART, WE CAN WORK ANYWHERE.

>> THERE IS NOT A LOT OF ADDITIONAL COST?

>> NO. NOT AT THIS TIME. >> DO YOU HEAR THAT? YOU WILL BE CLOSE TOGETHER FOR A WHILE.

>> OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS FOR WILLIAM?

>> I THINK IT WOULD BE PRUDENT, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION BID FOR THE TOWN HALL RENOVATIONS TO WC CONSTRUCTION. YOU SAID THAT THERE WAS FIVE OTHERS. WAS THERE A BIG RANGE IN THE OTHER FIVE BIDS? GENERALLY WE HAVE

THE OPPORTUNITY? >> SURE, IT IS IN YOUR PACKAGE, THAT IS THE BID TABULATION. AS FAR AS COST OR ON SCORE, WHAT

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YOU THINK? >> EITHER OR.

>> THE LOWEST BID WAS 930 AND THEN WE HAD ONE JUST OVER 1.5.

>> I HAS FOUND -- I HAVE SEEN HIS WORK. IT IS VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR WILLIAM? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION BID FOR TOWNHALL RENOVATIONS TO WC CONSTRUCTION AND AUTHORIZE THE CO2 EXECUTE THE CONTRACT IN ITS FINAL FORM BY TOWNSHIP LEGAL COUNSEL?

>> SECOND. >> SO MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK

[10. Receive, consider and act upon issuance of the Guaranteed Maximum Price for the construction of Fire Station 5 in conjunction with the transfer of the Sterling Ridge Park and Ride land to The Woodlands Township (C-2024-0451);]

>> GOOD EVENING, DIRECTORS. BEFORE I GET STARTED, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WHILE THE WORKOUT GEAR IS HEAVILY USED, IT IS TENDED TO LOVINGLY AND IT WAS GIVEN TO THE TOWNSHIP.

EXCEPT FOR THE JACOBS LETTER. WE HAD TO GET THAT OUT OF THE FIRE STATION. AGAIN, GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT ARE ABLE TO ATTEND THE GROUNDBREAKING THAT WE HAD THIS MORNING. I HAVE WITH ME IN THE AUDIENCE, THE PRESIDENT OF BROOKSTONE CONSTRUCTION. WE GOT TOGETHER AFTER THE GROUNDBREAKING AND WE ADDED AIR CONDITIONING INTO THE FINAL BID. WHAT WE ARE ASKING TODAY IS TO APPROVE THE MAXIMUM PRICE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING WHICH IS $10 MILLION AND THE TOTAL PROJECT PRICE OF $12 MILLION. WHICH INCLUDES ARCHITECTURAL FEES, AND THE OWNERS CONTINGENCY. WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME FUNDS LEFT OVER IN THE CONTINGENCY. WE WILL OFFSET SOME OF THIS COST BY A 1.89 MILLION DOLLAR DONATION FROM THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT.

>> WHAT IS THE TOTAL COST? >> $12 MILLION.

>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR FIRE CHIEF BUCK? THE SHOVEL WILL HIT THE DIRT IN 12 WEEKS OR LESS?

>> I'M STARING AT MR. STONEWALL. I'M NOT SURE, WE ARE WORKING THROUGH PERMITTING ISSUES. YES. WE ARE VERY

HOPEFUL. >> REFRESH MY MEMORY, CHIEF.

YOU SAID THAT THE LAND HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED FROM STERLING RIDGE PARK AND RIDE. IS THAT OWNED BY HOWARD HUGHES?

>> THE LAND WAS OWNED THROUGH A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT WAYS BY THE TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT THROUGH THE GREAT WORK OF THE FIRM, WE WERE ABLE TO TRANSFER THE LAND TO THE TOWNSHIP AND THEN WE HAD TO SEPARATE THE LAND THAT THE FIRE STATION IS ON FROM THE PARCEL AND ALL OF THE WORK HAS BEEN DONE AND THE PROPERTY IS

SEPARATED AND LISTED. >> WHO OWNS THE STIRLING BRIDGE

PARKING LOT NOW? >> CAN I ANSWER THAT QUESTION

FOR YOU, CHIEF? >> THE ENTIRETY IS OWNED BY THE

TOWNSHIP. >> THAT WAS NOT CLEAR IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE STERLING RIDGE PARKING LOT OWNED ITSELF AND WAS BEING TRANSFERRED.

>> THE TROUGH -- PROPERTY IS OWNED BY THE TOWNSHIP.

>> NOW IT IS. >> LET'S TRY AND STAY ON THIS TOPIC. THIS PARCEL, CHIEF BUCK DESCRIBED IT VERY WELL. IT WAS OWNED BY THE TRANSIT AUTHORITY. WE CAN WE GO BACK TO THE ITEM?

ON THE AGENDA? >> I APOLOGIZE, IT WAS MEANT TO

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>> DID NOT CLARIFY. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE ITEM ON THE SCREEN?

>> YOU WANT THE AGENDA? >> THE AGENDA ITEM.

>> TO RECEIVE, CONSIDER, AND ACT UPON THE ISSUANCE OF THE MAXIMUM PRICE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION 5 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRANSFER OF THE STIRLING BRIDGE PARK AND RIDE LAND TO THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP OR THE WOODLANDS FIRE STATION NUMBER 5. IT IS THE TRANSFER OF THE STIRLING BRIDGE PARK AND RIDE LAND.

>> THE TRANSFER WAS APPROVED IN A PRIOR MEETING.

>> IT SAYS IN CONJUNCTION. >> THE LANGUAGE IS NOT VERY CLEAR. WHAT KAREN WAS EXPLAINING, THIS IS A PARCEL OUT OF A BIGGER TRACT THAT WAS TRANSFERRED PREVIOUSLY TO THE TOWNSHIP. WHAT WE HAD TO DO TO CLARIFY FOR A PUBLIC MEMBER OF THE BOARD, THIS PARCEL WAS THEN SURVEYED OUT, THE PARCEL THAT IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED UPON. IT WAS PARCELED OUT AND WAS CHANGED TO ALLOW FOR FIRE STATION USE .

>> WAS APPROVED BY HOWARD HUGHES AND THE TOWNSHIP.

CORRECT. THE REASON THAT WE WERE WAITING ON THIS, IT TOOK A PERIOD OF TIME FOR THIS TO GET DONE BECAUSE IT HAD TO GO THROUGH A BUDGET PROCESS. ON A LARGER SCALE, THIS IS A SMALLER

PARCEL OUT OF A LARGER TRACK. >> THINK YOU FOR THE

CLARIFICATION. >> IS THIS THE LARGEST FIRE DEPARTMENT FUNDING THAT HAS EVER BEEN DONE?

>> I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. IT IS A LARGE FUND, ABSOLUTELY. I DON'T HAVE THE CONVERSION.

>> MAYBE THE CEO COULD ANSWER THAT.

>> WITHOUT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION, YES, THE PRICE BACKEND, THIS IS THE LARGEST ONE. FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED FOR 15

MILLION. >> FOR THE AUDIENCE ON THOSE LISTENING, THIS WILL HOUSE TWO COMPANIES.

>> CORRECT. THE BATTALION CHIEF, AND AN AMBULANCE. IT WILL HAVE BETWEEN 11 AND 12 PEOPLE ASSIGNED AND IT DUPLICATES STATION ONE AS THE WEST HEADQUARTERS WHICH WILL SEPARATE THE TOWN IS BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTEN.

>> AND ALSO THE COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT. THIS IS A NEED FOR THOSE OF US THAT LIVE IN A WESTERN PART OF THE WOODLANDS.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE WORKED ON FOR A MONTH.

>> WE HAVE SEEN INCREDIBLE GROWTH OUT THERE AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO HAVE DONE.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. TO APPROVE THE TOTAL COST INCLUDING THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. IN THE AMOUNT OF $10 MILLION AND AUTHORIZE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO PRODUCE THE NEEDED DOCUMENTS APPROVED BY THE FINAL TOWNSHIP.

>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR GIBBS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? UNLESS THERE IS MORE DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.

CONGRATULATIONS, VERY NICE CEREMONY THIS MORNING. WELL

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

>> THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11. THE WOODLANDS 50TH ANNIVERSARY. MR. WALDEN WILL PRESENT.

[00:45:04]

>> CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FIRE STATION. I LIVE ON THE WESTSIDE . A BIG AREA. AT THE BACK OF THE WOODLANDS, THE WESTSIDE.

>> I KNOW. JUST SAYING FOR THE AUDIENCE. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THE BACK OF THE WOODLANDS. IT IS A BIG PLACE. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT IS 6:45 AND I AM ON. HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE?

>> THREE MINUTES. >> YOU HAVE ALREADY USED ONE.

>> I HAVE SOME KUDOS. I'M GOING. AN UPDATE ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY, THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS AND THIS IS REALLY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD, THANK YOU TO THE TOWNSHIP STAFF. SO MANY OF US WERE WORKING ON THIS. THIS REALLY IS A SPECIAL YEAR. WE ARE DOING INCREDIBLE THINGS AND YOU HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THAT IN CONTENT THAT WE HAVE HAD ON THE WEBSITE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE LISTENING, DIRECTOR BAILEY, AROUND THE WORLD, AT THE WOODLANDS.COM. THERE ARE MANY GREAT HISTORY STORIES ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY PAGE. WORKING ON THAT CONTENT, I JUST WANT TO SEND A SPECIAL THANKS OUT TO THEM. THIS IS JUST A SCHEDULE OF SOME THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP. THESE ARTICLES STARTED LAST OCTOBER AND HAVE CONTINUED EVERY MONTH THROUGH. THANKS TO LEANNE PETERSON. THIS HAS BEEN FEATURED ON THE COVER, THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY SCENES I HAVE SEEN ON THE COVER AS WELL. I DO WANT TO SAY, THIS HAS A TASK FORCE ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THE BOARD ASSIGNED THE TASK FORCE TO LINDA NELSON AND DIRECTOR HEISER WHO SAID ON THAT AND WE MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS. ALSO, MONIQUE SHARP, KAREN DEMPSEY, AND KIM PHILLIPS. WE ARE STRATEGIZING ON VARIOUS THINGS.

WE BRING THINGS TO YOU AND THAT IS WHAT WE WANT TO SHOW TO YOU HERE. WE WILL START OFF MONDAY AS THE ANNIVERSARY WEEK AS KICKOFF. THIS IS A KICKOFF PROCLAMATION. SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROCLAMATIONS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS COMING IN. THE HUGHES LANDING BANDSHELL. WE WILL HAVE CALENDAR INVITES AND TIMES THAT WILL COME OUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS FOR YOU FOR YOUR CALENDAR. THIS WILL BE A KICKOFF FOR THE WEEK. I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANKS TO PARKS AND RECREATION. WORKING ON ALL THESE EVENTS DURING THE WEEK. TUESDAY IS GOING TO BE A DAY OF GIVING. WE HAVE NOT FORMALIZED EVERYTHING ON THIS. OTHERS ARE WORKING ON THE DAY OF GIVING THAT WE WILL HAVE HAPPENING.

THAT IS WHAT THE WOODLANDS IS ALL ABOUT. GIVING. ON WEDNESDAY, TREE DEDICATION, WHAT WE ARE CALLING A SIGNATURE HARDWOOD TREE, THANK YOU, DR. NOONS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT. AND THEN FOR STRAND PARKS AND REC. MITCH , ABLE TO MAKE ALL THIS HAPPEN. WITH ALL OF THE FACILITIES IUC. IT IS TAKING SHAPE RIGHT HERE. THIS IS AT NORTH SHORE PARK.

SOMETHING VERY SIGNIFICANT, WE WILL HAVE THE DEDICATION OF THAT TREE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER THE 16TH. ALSO TREES AROUND ALL OF THE VILLAGES AS WELL. LET'S SEE, HERE. THURSDAY IS MURAL UNVEILING. DIRECTOR HEISER WILL BE SPEARHEADING THAT. I THINK THEY ARE GETTING VERY CLOSE. WE DO HAVE A TOPIC NEXT WEEK TO TALK ABOUT RECEIVING THAT. IT IS FUNDED BY HOWARD HUGHES. WE WILL RECEIVE THAT. IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ART BENCHES THAT THE TOWNSHIP HAS WITH THE ARTS COUNCIL. THAT NIGHT IS THE BIG FOOTBALL GAME IN TOWN. EAST VERSUS WEST, WAR OF THE WOODS.

WE ARE NOT AT WAR WITH EACH OTHER. SOMEONE HAS TO WIN.

COLLEGE PARK PLAYING THAT NIGHT. THERE ARE SOME SPECIAL THINGS HAPPENING WITHIN THAT GAME. THEN WE MOVE OVER TO FRIDAY. THIS IS THE CONCERT THAT IS FREE FOR A RESIDENCE.

HERE IN THE WOODLANDS AT THE MITCHELL PAVILION. JACK INGRAM,

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>> BEFORE YOU GO ON, GO BACK TO THAT. THEY ARE SIGNING UP NOW.

FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN GOING, WE WANT TO KEEP IT IN THE WOODLAND CENTER AS MUCH AS WE CAN. YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND RESERVE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE. WE HAVE PROMISED OVER 10,000. YOU NEED TO GET ONLINE SOON FOR THOSE WATCHING AND PLAYER NAMES

IN. >> VERY GOOD POINT, THANK YOU,

DIRECTOR NELSON. >> WILL THIS BE TELEVISED? YOU

HAVE TO ATTEND? >> INTERESTING THOUGHT. MAYBE THAT IS ACTUALLY A GOOD QUESTION. THOSE ARTISTS WILL

NOT AGREE TO THAT. >> SATURDAY'S THE GRAND FINALE. TAKING PLACE AT NORTH SHORE PARK. SIMILAR IN NATURE TO FOURTH OF JULY. AS FAR AS ACTIVITIES, FIREWORKS, DRUM SHOW THIS YEAR, DR. NOONS HAS SPECIAL THINGS. HE IS NOT REVEALING ALL OF THAT YET. IT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT IN TIME FOR THE WOODLANDS. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR GREAT WORK ON THAT. ALSO THE WOODLANDS WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL STARTS EARLIER THAT DAY. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WILL BE HAPPENING. I UNDERSTAND THAT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PLAYS A BIG

FOOTBALL GAME AT NIGHT. >> THAT IS WHAT WE HEARD. WE

WILL SEE ABOUT THAT. >> OKAY.

>> COMING DOWN THE HOME STRETCH, DIRECTOR FRANKS, I'VE GOT YOU. THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK. THIS IS A SLICE IN TIME.

WE HAVE HAD RESIDENCE SUBMIT 100 PHOTOS. IT IS VERY HARD. WE HAVE 17 SUNSETS, WE HAVE TO PICK OUT THE BEST. CASEY GURNEE IS HELPING US WITH THAT AND KIM PHILLIPS. WE MEET REGULARLY TO LOOK AT THESE PHOTOS. I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO LEANNE. THEY ARE LAYING THIS BOOK OUT. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT PROJECT AND A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT IN TIME FOR US. IT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ALL GLAD TO HAVE RIGHT NOW AND INTO

THE FUTURE. >> HOW MANY PAGES WILL THAT BE?

>> WE ARE LOOKING AT 120 PAGES. YEAH. GARY GIBSON, WHERE ARE YOU? THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S GOOD, WE LOOKED AT IT THE OTHER DAY. WE WERE PHOTO DRUNK. AFTER YOU LOOK AT 1000 PHOTOS OVER A TWO-HOUR PERIOD OF TIME. YEAH. IN CONJUNCTION, THIS IS A 25TH ANNIVERSARY POSTER. WILL HAVE A 50TH ANNIVERSARY POSTER. LOTS OF MERCHANDISE THAT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH INTERFACE RIGHT NOW. THE ITEM OF THE MONTH. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN THOSE. I HAVE TO GET THOSE PLAYING CARDS. THERE WILL BE AN ORNAMENT. A 50TH ANNIVERSARY ORNAMENT. OKAY. DIRECTOR BAILEY? THAT IS HAPPENING. WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT NEXT WEEK. ALL OF THIS COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT SPONSORS. CHAIRMAN SCHNEIDER, YOU SET THE WAY. YOU TRAILBLAZER FOR US IN THE SPONSORS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT IS WHAT HAS MADE ALL OF THIS HAPPEN. DIRECTOR BAILEY HAS COME IN ON THE BACKEND AND IS NOW BRINGING IN MORE SPONSORS AS WELL.

>> WAS AN EASY SELL. >> WE HAVE MET WITH ALL OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY, ALL OF THE SPONSORS TO TALK ABOUT THEIR BENEFITS. WE HAD SPONSORS PAYING $10,000, $25,000, AND

$100,000. >> AND 150,000. I WILL SHARE WITH YOU, THE WILL FOCUS WAS -- THERE IS NO TAX CREDIT FOR ANY OF THESE SPONSORS. IT WAS THE FACT THAT IT WAS A GIFT TO ALL OF THE RESIDENTS SO THAT EVERYONE COULD ATTEND ALL OF THE FESTIVITIES AT NO COST. FROM THE INCREDIBLE DISCUSSION

[00:55:12]

>> THAT IS EIGHT DOLLARS. >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. NEW I WANT TO GO THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES THAT THEY ARE SPONSORING AND THE TOWNSHIP AS A PRODUCER, INC. YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, THE LEGACY SPONSOR, WOULD FORCE NATIONAL BANK AND ROBERT MARLING PERSONALLY ON THAT. HERITAGE SPONSORS WASTE CONNECTIONS AND CHAIRMAN SNYDER. IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO STOP ON THESE, OKAY. HOUSTON METHODIST, AND THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL. SILVER SPONSORS, A LONGTIME RESIDENT HERE, J BEARD AND THE JOHN COOPER SCHOOL. BEEN HERE 36 YEARS. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN SNYDER. LONE STAR COLLEGE, MEMORIAL HARTMAN, THE WOODLANDS MEDICAL CENTER. MARKET STREET, MURPHY PRIVATE WEALTH GROUP OF WELLS FARGO ADVISERS. RON SPONSORS AS WELL, ST. LOUIS HEALTH, THE MICHAEL RICHMAN FAMILY, LONGTIME CEO AND VICKI RICHMAN, THANK YOU FOR THEIR SUPPORT. JUSTIN RECENTLY, THE REPUBLIC GRILL, THANK YOU, BRAD, THE STRONG FIRM, THE WOODLANDS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, WINSTED PC. THANK YOU, KYLE, KYLE IS NOT HERE. AND WRIGHT BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES. THAT IS MY REPORT.

>> THAT IS AN EXCELLENT REPORT.

>> DOES ANYONE ON THE COMMITTEE HAVE A COMMENT TO ELABORATE? IF NOT, WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO THE REST OF US THAT ARE NOT ON THE

COMMITTEE. >> I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO NICK AND KAREN PHILLIPS. YOU STILL HAVE ANOTHER COUPLE MONTHS AHEAD OF YOU. IT IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE ESPECIALLY IF YOU GO ONLINE AND LOOK AT THE HISTORY THEY ARE SHOWING ALL

THE TIME. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

>> IT IS A TOTAL TEAM EFFORT. CHRIS WILL BLOW THE DOORS OFF.

>> ARE YOU GOING TO TELL US WHAT YOUR COSTUME IS? NO?

>> COSTUME. >> YOU MENTIONED THE OTHER EVENTS, THE MULTIPLE OTHER EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON THAT ARE NOT LISTED AND PERHAPS THEY ARE NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, I DON'T KNOW. IS THERE ANY TIME THAT THE CEO OR THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF HOWARD HUGHES WILL COME DOWN AND TALK TO US? PARTICULARLY ABOUT HIS OVATIONS THAT HE MIGHT TAKE THE COMPANY PRIVATE AND WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON US?

>> I WILL STOP LEGAL COUNSEL. >> IT IS FAIR TO ASK ABOUT THE HOWARD HUGHES PARTICIPATION. WE CANNOT ASK ABOUT CONTENT.

>> THAT IS NOT PART OF THIS. >> DIRECTOR FRANKS?

>> HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH THE PHOTO SEVERAL TIMES, YOU WILL LOVE THE BOOK. BE SURE YOU GET IN LINE.

>> A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORT? IT IS SO MOVED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED

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

>> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ANY KIND OF UPDATE THAT WE HAVE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL PRIVATIZATION OF HOWARD HUGHES AS A COMPANY. SINCE THEY ARE SO INTEGRAL, I WOULD LIKE AN

UPDATE ON THAT. >> ANYTHING THAT WANTS TO COME

[15. Board announcements; and]

[01:00:03]

FROM LEGAL? >> IS THERE A SECOND? IF NOT, THAT BRINGS US TO -- IF THERE ARE NO OTHER BOARD AGENDA ITEMS THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 15. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS. ARE THERE ANY BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS?

>> YES. I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HAS BEEN OUT IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA OF THE TOWNSHIP, THANKFULLY. LEANNE PETERSON, THANK YOU FOR THAT, THAT IS THE RED CROSS SHELTER TRAINING COMING UP ON SATURDAY FROM 8:00 TO NOON AT THE SAINT JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH. IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED, IT DOES NOT MATTER, JUST COME AND WE WILL REGISTER YOU THERE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR GIBBS. THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM

-- IT IS 7:02. >> CAN I MAKE ONE QUICK

ANNOUNCEMENT? >> EXCUSE ME, ANOTHER

ANNOUNCEMENT. >> I WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT NOW ON THE WEBSITE, THANKS TO LEANNE AND HER TEAM, WE NOW HAVE SOME REFERENCES UP FOR WHERE TO CALL IF YOU ENCOUNTER HOMELESSNESS. WHO TO CALL. I KNOW THAT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE THIS SUMMER. THAT IS UP ON THE WEBSITE NOW. I WANT TO REFER

YOU TO THAT. >> OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? IF NOT,

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> SO MOVED.

>> MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.