[11. Receive, consider and act upon an update regarding the quarterly local government coordination meeting with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Houston District;]

AYE. MOTION PASSES. THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 11 TO RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN UPDATE REGARDING A QUARTERLY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION MEETING WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TXDOT. WE DID HAVE SOME INFORMATION IN THE PACKET AND WE WERE GIVEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THIS AFTERNOON. BUT TXDOT RECENTLY LAMENTED A QUARTERLY UPDATE MEETING WITH LOCAL JURISDICTION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY TO REVIEW TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS AND PLANNING. WE ARE NOW PART OF THAT BECAUSE WE SIT ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION. IT HAS GIVEN US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MORE, EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T HAVE AUTHORITY OVER THE ROADS. I KNOW THAT MR. STEVENS WILL GO INTO DETAIL AND IT HAS GIVEN US AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEADS UP ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT COULD AFFECT THE

WOODLANDS. >> THANK YOU. AS WAS JUST MENTIONED BY CHAIRMAN SNYDER, TXDOT HOUSTON HAS STARTED THESE MEETINGS AS A TOOL FOR INCREASED COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE AWARE OF BACK TO BETTY'S GOING ON IN THE REGION AND AS WAS ALSO MENTIONED BECAUSE OF THE NEW POSITION ON TPC AS WEATHER CHAIRMAN OF THE MOBILITY COMMITTEE WE HAVEAN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH TXDOT IN THIS WAY. THE DOCUMENTS REFERENCED IN THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS WAS INCLUDED IN THE MOST RECENT AND FIRST MEETING AND I WILL REFERENCE THAT SAME INFORMATION ON THE SLIDES BUT IT COULD BE EASIER IN THE DOCUMENT YOU HAVE. THE FIRST THING I DO WANT

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TO REMIND EVERYBODY OF WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS PROCESS IS THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE MAJOR ROADS AND ARTERIES AND CORRIDORS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, THE WORK DONE ON PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTING AND OBVIOUSLY IN THE FUTURE REPAIRING AND EXTENDING OR WHATEVER IS THE CASE, IT'S DONE THREE LONG-TERM PLANNING PROCESS. SOME OF THESE ARE IDENTIFIED UP TO 25 YEARS IN ADVANCE OF POTENTIAL NEED AND THOSE PROJECTS STAY IN THAT PROCESS UNTIL THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE AND ESSENTIALLY ASK FOR THEM TO MOVE FORWARD INTO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM WITH THAT SCHEDULE, THOSE ARE THE IMMEDIATE PROJECTS THAT ARE READY TO BE WORKED ON AND CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND YOU MOVE UP TO THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND THE OTHERS. WHAT I THOUGHT MAY BE HELPFUL IS, THIS IS THE TABLE OF PROJECTS THAT TXDOT HELPED TO IDENTIFY SO WE WERE AWARE OF INFORMATION PURPOSES AND NOTED IN THIS VICINITY FROM A . FROM THIS YEAR ALL THE WAY OUT LOOKING TOWARD -- AT THIS TIME THE 20/40 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN. I WILL LIKELY GO THROUGH IF I COULD WHAT THEY ARE IN SHORT ORDER AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER ANYTHING WE CAN. THE FIRST ONE IS DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE FRONTAGE ROADS OF 242 AND I-40 FIVE AROUND THE HOSPITALS AND YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH FLOODING THAT OCCURS THERE THEY WILL BE TAKING THAT ON LATER THIS YEAR TO HELP REDUCE THE FLOODING IN THOSE AREAS MAKING IT EASIER FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO ACCESS THE HOSPITAL AS WELL. WE DO HAVE SOME UNDERPASS LIGHTING THAT WILL HELP IN CONROE AND THE RAMP ANALYSIS OF INTERSTATE 45 WHICH YOU MAY HAVE REMEMBERED READING RECENT THE THAT MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS MOVING FORWARD ON ENGINEERING THE POTENTIAL GRADED RAMP INTERSECTION FOR INTERSTATE 45 SOUTHBOUND FOR THE HEARTY TOLLROAD AND ON THIS AREA WITH SOME OF THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS THAT ARE THERE IN THE CONGESTION AREA. WE HAVE DAVID MEMORIAL DRIVE AND THEY HAVE FINISHED THEIR WORK. CONROE HAS EXTENSION OUT TO 242 AND SIGNAL FIBER INSTALLATION WITH 2978 AND HERE THE WOODLANDS TO RESEARCH FORCED A PROJECT ORIGINALLY IDENTIFIED IN THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR 2035. AND IT WOULD BE A PROPOSED WIDENING BETWEEN WOODLANDS PARKWAY AND IN THE TOWN CENTER AREA AND THE MOST RECENT 2045 RTP IS MOVING THAT OUT AND PROPOSED AT THE EARLIEST AND AS OF RIGHT NOW AM NOT AWARE OF THAT. WE DO HAVE THE INTERSTATE 45 WORK OF RESTRIPING BETWEEN 1488 AND HARRIS COUNTY LINE THAT WILL OCCUR IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND THE LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE WORK BEING DONE ON 242 AND 1488, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN THE PAST WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR THE FUTURE AND WE HAVE SOME FIBER INSTALLATION FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS. AND THEN FURTHERSOUTH OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE OF CREEKSIDE PARK AND INTERSTATE 45 WILL SEE SOME PAVEMENT MARKER IMPROVEMENTS AND THE WIDENING PROJECT WHICH WOULD BE THE EXPANSION OF THAT BETWEEN 2978 AND INTERSTATE 45 WHICH IS NOT SLATED FOR THAT. SO PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING FOR ADDITIONAL WORK GOING TOWARD INTERSTATE 69. AND THE FIBER-OPTIC INSTALLATION AND THIS IS AN INTERESTING SCENARIO WHERE WE DO TALK ABOUT FUTURE PLANNING AND PROJECTS THAT MAY OCCUR. AND WE HAD A PLACEHOLDER IN THE FUTURE WITH CONSTRUCTION OF THE PATHWAY. BUT WITH THE HELP OF THAT IT WILL

>> AND THEN THERE IS A PLACEHOLDER IN THE 20/40 RTP DONE FOR THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP THAT WAS A LONG-RANGE PLAN AND THOUGHT BUT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED ON THAT AND IT IS A PRIORITY. WITH THAT AGAIN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE QUARTERLY MEETINGS WE WILL GET UPDATES ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES, TXDOT WILL BE INVOLVED AND WE WILL CONTINUE

TO PROVIDE BASIC SUPPORT. >> THEY WILL PROVIDE SOMEONE FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY, THE AREA, WOODLANDS, MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND ANOTHER TXDOT FOR THE AREA OF WOODLANDS AT THESE QUARTERLY MEETINGS. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

>> YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TODD FOR BEING AT THE MEETING WITH JEFFREY ENGLISH, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AND REALLY A

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BLESSING TO HAVE TXDOT COME ALL THE WAY UP HERE AND BRING US INFORMATION AND NOT HAVE TO HAVE IT BY ZOOM WHERE IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO GET YOUR HANDS AROUND THE INFORMATION AND DIGEST IT SO THANK YOU TO TXDOT FOR MAKING THE EFFORT, IT IS A BIG DEAL FOR US. I DO WANT TO COMMENT AND OFFER A MOTION THAT WE AS A BOARD, UNDER OUR CHAIRMAN THAT WE WRITE A LETTER TO BOTH TXDOT AND HG AC AND ALSO TO THE COUNTY ASKING FOR ITEM 6 TO BE REMOVED FROM THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN WHICH WOULD BE THE WIDENING FROM WOODLANDS PARKWAY TO RESEARCH FOREST DRIVE . I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THE RESIDENTS WOULD FIND VERY DIFFICULT TO STOMACH AND THEY DID NOT WANT RESEARCH FOREST TO BE WIDENED AND I CANNOT IMAGINE WE WOULD

WANT MILL TO BE WIDENED. >> I WILL SECOND THAT.

>> OKAY, FOR THE DISCUSSION WE WILL SHARE WITH YOU. ONE, I COMMEND THE MOTION SIMPLY BECAUSE IN 2015 PRIOR TO MY COMING ON IN 2015, THE BOARD DID GIVE A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THIS. SO IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL THAT , IF APPROVED , THEY KNOW THE FEELING OF OUR BOARD IN 2024. MOVED AND SECONDED REGARDING A LETTER. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE. FURTHER DISCUSSION. >> WAS THERE A STUDY , DID THEY THINK THERE WAS A NEED? I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST GETTING A REPORT.

>> I DID TOO. >> I HAVE SOME HESITANCY IN TERMS OF , IF IN THREE YEARS IT IS LIKE MY GOSH WE REALLY NEED THIS AND BECAUSE WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT SOMETHING TONIGHT WE ARE NOT INFORMED ON WE GO TO TXDOT AND ASK FOR HELP AND THEY SAY NO YOU SENT THE LETTER YOU DON'T WANT THIS SO I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND MORE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT

REPRESENTED. >> I THINK TODD CAN ADDRESS

THAT. >> I CAN GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND TO THE DEGREE I AM FAMILIAR. OBVIOUSLY THE INTENTION OF ANY IMPROVEMENT WOULD ALSO BE FOR MOBILITY IN THE TOWN CENTER AREA. THAT'S THE CENTER OF THE BUSINESS DISTRICT SO THE INTENT WOULD BE TO MOVE MOBILITY. WITH THAT SAID THIS PROJECT UNDER MY RESEARCH GOES BACK AND IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN WHEN THEY DID REVISION IN 2000, WHERE THEY IDENTIFY THE PROJECT. I CAN SAY IT HAS BEEN IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY THOROUGHFARE PLAN FOR MANY YEARS SO WHEN THE DEVELOPER LAID OUT THE WOODLANDS THE ROAD PLANNING , THEY WERE PLANNED INTO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY THOROUGHFARE PLAN THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VISION OF WHAT THE ROADS WITH THE GOING FORWARD. TO MY UNDERSTANDING THE DEVELOPER SET RIGHT-OF-WAY SI TO MAKE SURE MAJOR CORRIDORS COULD HAVE THE ENHANCEMENTS THEY NEEDED. IN 2007, IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN, THEN INCLUDED IN THE 2015 SOUTH MONTGOMERY COUNTY MOBILITY STUDY THAT PRECINCT 3 DID WITH AREA PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY MOBILITY NEEDS AND SUBSEQUENTLY STAYED UNTIL THE CURRENT DATE.

SO NO ONE HAS ASKED FOR THE PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD. I'M NOT FAMILIAR THAT THE COUNTY HAS ASKED THAT'S WHY THE DATE WAS MOVED BACK ON THE CURRENT RTP, BUT IT HAS BEEN IN AS A PLANNING TOOL SHOULD THE NEED BE IN THE FUTURE THAT THEY SEE THE NEED TO BUILD THE ROAD SO THEY CAN DELAY THE PROJECT INTO FUTURE RTP YEARS BUT IT HAS BEEN A PLACE FOR WIDENING.

>> DOES THIS ITEM INCLUDE THE INTERSECTION AT RESEARCH ? THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION.

>> YOU ALREADY HAVE MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISSIONER RILEY DOING IMPROVEMENTS. MADE THE RIGHT HAND TURN LANE, THE ADDITIONAL COMING SOON GOING INTO NORTHBOUND GROGAN'S MILL , BUT IT SHOULD BE GROGAN'S MILL JUST BETWEEN THE INTERSECTION POINTS ENDING AT RESEARCH FOREST BACK TO ENDING A

WOODLANDS PARKWAY. >> THAT'S ALL COMMERCIAL.

CORRECT? >> AS FAR AS I CAN THINK OF,

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YES OR. >> AT THE INTERSECTION YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT GOES TOOK GROGAN'S POINT , NOT POINT, FOREST. GROGAN'S FOREST WHERE THE DIRECTOR LIVES THAT'S HOW I KNOW ABOUT THAT AND I HAVE DRIVEN OUT THERE. IT BACKS UP TO THE INTERSECTION. SO THEY DON'T WANT IT, PEOPLE IN SHENANDOAH DID NOT WANT IT, THEY SPOKE AGAINST THE INTERSECTION BEING WIDENED AND OVER PAST SO I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ENTHUSIASM ON THE PART OF THE PEOPLE TO WIDEN THIS AND BRING MORE TRAFFIC BECAUSE WHEN YOU WIDEN IT THE TRAFFIC COMES.

>> I THINK IT'S COMING REGARDLESS, BUT AGAIN I AM NOT EDUCATED TONIGHT TO MAKE THIS DECISION.

>> MOVED TO 2026 ? >> 2027.

>> SO WE WOULD HAVE TIME TO ADD A FUTURE MEETING TO COME BACK AND SHARE MORE INFORMATION . ALSO I HAVE HEARD THAT'S GOING TO TAKE UP THE MEDIAN, I HAVE HEARD IT'S NOT, THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION AND CHATTER. PERHAPS THE WHOLE BOARD NEEDS

TO BE AWARE. >> I WILL ASK MORE ABOUT WHAT KYLE IS SAYING BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO IS MOST IMPACTED BY THIS? WHEN I THINK OF THAT SECTION I THINK OF ALL COMMERCIAL, THERE IS THE CHURCH AND WHO IS SAYING NO? WE HEAR THE TOWN CENTER IS SO BUSY AND CROWDED, BEFORE WE STOP EVERYTHING I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE IMPACT AND WHO

IS FEELING THE IMPACT. >> PEDESTRIANS WOULD.

>> WHEN I THINK OF THAT AREA I DON'T SEE A LOT OF LAND ON EITHER SIDE OF THE STREET AVAILABLE TO ADD MORE LANES. I DON'T TO CUT INTO THE FOREST AND BE ON TOP OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING. I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD LOOK. THERE IS A GREAT PROJECT AT WOODLANDS PARKWAY AND GROGAN'S MILL, WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S NOT IMPEDED BY THIS. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GET MORE INFORMATION. I WOULD LIKE TO GET MORE DEEP DIVE MAYBE IN THE NEXT MEETING OF SPECIFICS ON THIS AND GET

SOME AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. >> GIVEN THE POSITION ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD IS NOT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA, THIS IS JUST A

REPORT AND A LINE ITEM. >> LET ME CLARIFY TO MAKE SURE WE STAY ON TOPIC. BECAUSE WE HAVE QUARTERLY MEETINGS THAT IS GIVEN PART OF HAVING THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT COMMUNICATION, IT IS POSTED AS COORDINATION MEETING WITH TXDOT SO THE DISCUSSION IS WITHIN TOPIC, GETTING TOO FAR OFF FROM THE STANDPOINT OF ACTION THAT THE BOARD WOULD TAKE, I WOULD SUGGEST IT MIGHT NEED TO BE AGENDA FOR LATER ON. WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS GREAT, THE QUARTERLY IN COORDINATION

WITH THOSE MEETINGS. >> MOTION ON THE FLOOR THAT DIRECTOR GIVES SECONDED BY DIRECTOR BAILEY WILL YOU RESEND

AND IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION? >> WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS WE CANNOT DO THIS MOTION NOW BECAUSE?

>> UNDER THE CONTEXT OF COMMUNICATION WHICH IS PART OF THIS AGENDA THAT'S FINE. SO I THINK YOU ARE ON THE EDGE OF WHAT YOU HAVE POSTED BUT TAKING ACTION ON A LETTER AT THIS POINT IF IT'S THE BOARD'S LEISURE TO DO THAT BASED ON THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE BEFORE THEM IS FINE. IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION I WOULD SUGGEST TABLING.

>> CAN WE DO FOR THE ONE ITEM FOR APPROVAL FOR MORE

INFORMATION? >> YES.

>> OKAY WE WILL DEFER. >> RATHER THAN DEFER I WOULD SUGGEST YOU BRING IT BACK AS AN ITEM.

>> PULL IT AND ADDED TO THE NEXT AT THE END.

>> YES THAT'S FINE I'M WILLING TO DO THAT.

>> THANK YOU WE HAVE RECEIVED AN UPDATE REGARDING THE COORDINATION MEETING WITH TXDOT. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE

REPORT? >> SO MOVED AND SECOND.

>> MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AS ALWAYS.

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

THAT BRINGS US TO OUR FINANCIAL REPORT , CFO WILL PRESENT.

>> THANK YOU CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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>> THIS EVENING I WILL BE PRESENTING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THROUGH JULY 2024. THE FIRST SLIDE IS REVENUE THE YEAR-TO-DATE BUDGET REVENUE $97 MILLION, YEAR-TO-DATE ACTUAL COLLECTED 98.9 MILLION YEAR-TO-DATE VARIANTS OF 1.9 MILLION. THE MAIN COMPONENT OF THE FAVORABLE VARIANCE IS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE HIGHER THAN BUDGETED INTEREST REVENUE AND PROGRAM REVENUES WITH HIGHER THAN BUDGETED ADMISSION TAX COLLECTION AND MIXED BEVERAGE, THESE AMOUNTS ARE OFFSET BY UNFAVORABLE VARIANCE IN SALES TAX COLLECTION AND PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION WHICH IS JUST TIMING ON THE COLLECTIONS. NEXT SLIDE IS EXPENDITURES, YEAR-TO-DATE BUDGET EXPENDITURES, 74.2 MILLION, YEAR-TO-DATE ACTUAL 69.9 MILLION FOR A YEAR TO DATE VARIANCE OF 4.3 MILLION. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE OPERATING BUDGET ARE SHOWING FAVORABLE VARIANCE. SOME OF THE LARGER ONES, CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT WHICH INCLUDES MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CONTRACT AND THEY HAVE BEEN, HAD OPEN POSITIONS THIS YEAR I THINK ABOUT SIX SO THAT IS CONTRIBUTED TO THE VARIABLE VARIANCE AND PARKS HAVE HAD TIMING AND CONTRACT SERVICES FOR THE PARK AND PATHWAYS OFFSET BY OTHER EXPENDITURES WHICH INCLUDE EVENT ADMISSION TAX REBATE TO THE CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION WHICH IS OFFSET BY REVENUE AND SOME HURRICANE EXPENDITURES. NEXT SLIDE IS SALES TAX DEPOSIT YEAR-TO-DATE BUDGETED IS 50.9 MILLION, YEAR-TO-DATE ACTUAL 50.2 MILLION. YEAR-TO-DATE UNFAVORABLE VARIANCE OF $700,254. WHEN COMPARING 2023 TO 24 WE HAVE COLLECTED 363 239 MORE SALES TAX REVENUE DOLLARS. THIS NEXT SLIDE IS JUST SHOWING YEAR TO DATE PERCENTAGES IN TOP FOUR SALES TAX REVENUE CATEGORIES, TO THE RIGHT THE TOP FOUR OR RETAIL TRADE, ACCOMMODATION FOOD SERVICE, MANUFACTURING AND INFORMATION, THOSE CATEGORIES MAKE UP 77% OF OUR SALES TAX REVENUE ALL FOUR CATEGORIES HAVE INCREASED FROM 2023 TO 2024 BY THE AMOUNT SHOWN IN THE BOX TO THE RIGHT, WE ARE LACKING IN TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSE FROM 2023. NEXT SLIDE IS HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. YEAR-TO-DATE BUDGETED IS 5.7 MILLION, YEAR-TO-DATE ACTUAL , 5.9 MILLION FOR A YEAR-TO-DATE FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF 184,966. COMPARED TO 2023 WE HAVE COLLECTED 364 199 ADDITIONAL DOLLARS. BEFORE I DWELL ON JULY HAVE A GLIMPSE FOR AUGUST AND WE'RE BACK TO DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASE FROM 2023 SO I DON'T HAVE A FINAL NUMBER BUT IT IS GOING TO BE GOOD. NEXT IS MIXED BEVERAGE. YEAR-TO-DATE BUDGETED, $830,832. YEAR-TO-DATE ACTUAL $990,107 YEAR-TO-DATE FAVORABLE VARIANCE $159,275. THAT CONCLUDES THE

REPORT. >> THANK YOU, GREAT WORK AS

ALWAYS. >> QUESTION, WHAT MONTH DID WE RECEIVE OUR FIRST MIXED BEVERAGE?

>> DECEMBER 2023 WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN OCTOBER .

>> WHEN WE HAVE A ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY GET A BIG CHECK , TALLIED UP GIVE IT BECAUSE THAT'S A HUGE NUMBER THAT WE HAVE THROWN UP AND IT IS HELPING OFFSET SOME OF THE OTHER LOWER ONES WE HAVE SO THAT'S A BIG HELP.

>> IT IS, SOME OF THE BETTER MONTHS ARE COMING UP.

>> THANK YOU. MOTION TO ACCEPT? IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. MOTION PASSES. THAT

[13. Receive, consider and act upon a quarterly update from Visit The Woodlands (Convention & Visitors Bureau);]

BRINGS US , A QUARTERLY UPDATE FOR VISIT THE WOODLANDS, WE HAD INFORMATION IN THE BOARD PACKET PAGES 16 THROUGH 80.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU, GOOD NEWS TO ALL FOR THE ROLLER COASTER RIDE THAT WE ARE ON A

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LITTLE BIT WITH THE HOTEL TAX. I THINK JULY IS GOING TO BE VERY VERY GOOD. IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT CRAZY. THIS IS QUARTER TWO . I WILL BE VERY BRIEF, I HAVE A COUPLE COLLEAGUES IN THE BACK TIMING ME. HERE WE GO. THIS REPORT DOES RIDE , THANK YOU. THIS DOES RIDE ON THE WOODLANDS TAX WEBSITE. ANYONE WANTS TO SEE THIS AFTERWARDS CAN SEE IT.

THANK YOU TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TO THE TOWNSHIP BOARD DIRECTORS THIS IS THE BOARD WITH VISIT THE WOODLANDS 501(C) ORGANIZATION, NONPROFIT AND TEAM MEMBERS WE HAVE THAT DO WORK VERY HARD. THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS I WANT TO BRING ATTENTION TO THAT I THINK ARE REALLY NEAT AND REALLY COOL.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO SO MUCH AND WORK DILIGENTLY ON ARE CORPORATE MEETINGS AND CONVENTION MEETINGS, THINGS YOU WILL NEVER EVEN KNOW ABOUT HAPPENING EVERY DAY LIKE TONIGHT A BIG CONVENTION AT THE MARRIOTT HAPPENING TOMORROW NIGHT AND THEN THURSDAY OR FRIDAY IS ANOTHER EVENT. SOME OF THOSE INCLUDE, IT IS EXAMPLES AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ON BRINGING THE 2025 CISCO CARRIER SUMMIT. WHAT'S THAT? 800 ROOM NIGHTS, THE INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE COMPANY USER GROUP PROGRAM. THESE ARE THINGS HAPPENING EVERY DAY WE JUST, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF THOSE. WE TALK ABOUT THE BIG GRAND SCHEME THINGS, BUT STAFF IS WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THIS. YOU WILL SEE SOME OF THE BUSINESSES AND HOPEFULLY I CAN SAY THIS RIGHT. THE 2024 TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF PARA-AND ANESTHESIA NURSE STATE CONFERENCES YOU WILL BE THERE.

THAT'S A CONFERENCE THAT WE HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP BRINGING THE CONFERENCE HERE. SOMETHING BIG COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER , ALL OF YOU WILL BE INVITED SEPTEMBER 15 A SUNDAY NIGHT IN MARKET STREET, 600 MEETING PLANNERS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE COUNTRY COMING.

MEETING PLANNERS THAT RECOMMEND BRINGING THEIR BUSINESS AND THEIR PORTFOLIO OF BUSINESSES IN CONFERENCES HERE SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE STATE ASSOCIATION COMING HERE FOR THAT EVENT. THREE NIGHT EVENT HAPPENING HERE. WE HAVE A NEW LOGO YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THAT AND IT IS BEING DEBUTED. ROLLING IT OUT SLOWLY NOT ONE BIG SESSION WE ARE GOING TO THE PROCESS OF THAT. THIS RECENTLY HAPPENED, INSERTED INTO OUR PUBLICATION PATHWAYS INSERTED INTO THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY MAGAZINE SO THAT THE NEW LOOK YOU ARE SEEING.

>> WHEN CAN WE START BUYING SHIRTS? WHEN WE START BUYING

SHIRTS AND COATS AND? >> COMING SOON.

>> IT WILL BE OFFICIAL WHEN IT GETS HIS NEW PLEDGE PIN.

>> RIGHT, THE THROW BACK HERE. MARKETING SHOWS YOU AGAIN NOT GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN ALL THE DETAILS HERE, BUT WHERE WE ADVERTISE AND HOW WE ADVERTISE. SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NEAT AND REALLY COOL. THIS IS SOCIAL, SOCIAL WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN EVER ON, 63,000 FOLLOWERS IN ALL CHANNELS COMBINED AND WE'RE POSTING SO MUCH ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SO MANY CHANNELS THAT WE NEED YOUR HELP TO FURTHER THE REACH OUT. PATHWAYS WE MENTIONED THEY DID TO BE THE NEW LOGO. THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY COOL. THIS WAS TWO MONTHS AGO. FREELANCE REPORTER WORKING WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS, THIS DID NOT COST ANYTHING BECAUSE OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE REACHED OUT TO SAY WHETHER ANY DESTINATIONS IN TEXAS THAT WANT TO BE PART OF A NATIONWIDE BROADCAST OF A LADY THAT HAS HER OWN SHOW? WE PARTNERED WITH HER, SHE CAME TO THE WOODLANDS, SHE HAD LIVE SEGMENTS IN CHICAGO TV, DENVER, ST. LOUIS IN ONE DAY, 27 CITIES SO HER NAME IS JENNIFER WEATHERHEAD WE WILL GO TO JENNIFER IN WOODLANDS, TEXAS TELL US ABOUT WOODLANDS SO WE HAVE THESE

CLIPS, REALLY COOL. >> THE PATHWAYS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL. WE ARE DOING HUMAN INSIGHT COMMUNITY IMPACT, TOWNSHIP MAGAZINE, ONCE A QUARTER, THIS IS INSERTED INSIDE THE TOWNSHIP MAGAZINE, NEVER BEFORE HAVE ALL RESIDENTS AND ABLE TO GET SOMETHING ON THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES AND VISIT THE WOODLANDS NOW THEY HAVE THAT AS WE FUTURE BUSINESSES AND HOTELS BUT ALSO ASKING THEM TO LOOK AT PLANNING THEIR EVENTS. FOR THE FIRST AND WE HAVE HAD A HIT.

>> WORKING WITH A MAJOR CONFERENCE TO COME THE FIRST

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TIME IN NORTH AMERICA BECAUSE A RESIDENT SAW THAT AND SAID WE DO NOT RELEASE WE HAD THOSE CONVENTION FACILITIES.

>> APPRECIATE TOWNSHIP STAFF AND MEDICATIONS WORKING ON

THAT. THAT'S A BIG DEAL. >> YOU HAVE TWO BIG MEDICAL EVENTS COMING UP , TEXAS ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS AND THE PERRY ANESTHESIA NURSES AND THAT'S REALLY COOL. A STEP

IN A NEW DIRECTION. >> THAT'S RIGHT, WE TAKE ALL LEADS HENRY WILL HELP IN ALWAYS SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MARKETING A MURAL WILL DEBUT AT THE CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION IN THE NORTH PLAZA. YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. WE HAVE A WEB DESIGN COMING UP IN THE WEBSITE REDESIGN IN THE NEXT YEAR. SOON TO BE FOLLOWING IF YOU ARE ON THE ROADWAYS BEHIND THE BUSES YOU WILL SEE ARTWORK AND THANK YOU CHAIRMAN BAILEY , WE ARE GOING TO IMPLEMENT AND WORKING WITH TOWNSHIP TRANSPORTATION RUTHANNE AND ALL TO GET THESE.

I BELIEVE THESE WILL BE INSTALLED THIS WEEKEND.

HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE THOSE SOON WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK.

THAT'S WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO AND APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR

SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN BAILEY , VICE CHAIRMAN NELSON AND TREASURE FRANK'S YOU HAVE

COMMENTS TO ADD? >> I THINK IT IS A FABULOUS REPORT, A GREAT JOB, THEY WORK VERY VERY HARD IN ALL THE THINGS THEY DO. WE ARE ALL EXCITED ABOUT SEEING THE BUSES.

>> IS A MOTION TO ACCEPT? >> ONE THING. YOU WILL WORK EXTREMELY HARD, YOU AND YOUR TEAM EVERYONE, BUT WE SAW FIRSTHAND IN OUR BUDGET MANY THINGS REFUNDED INCLUDING EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE FOUNTAIN REMODEL, WE SHOULD HAVE TIED FROM EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER COME. WE DID A LOT OF THAT THROUGH HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES. IT WAS A BIG DEAL THE RESERVE WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP BUT IT IS PROOF THAT ALL THE HARD WORK YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO TO BRING CONFERENCES NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT LIKE THE CONFERENCE HAPPENING NOW HELPS TO TAKE OUR OVERALL TAXES DOWN ON RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. THE GOAL IS $10 MILLION THIS YEAR. WE WANT THE BIG 10 MILLION SO THEY ARE DOING SOME GUERRILLA MARKETING, I HAD EXPLAINED TO THE YOUNG STAFF WHAT GUERRILLA MARKETING WAS. GOING TO PUSH HARD.

>> 100%, WE ARE SEEING BEHIND THE SCENES WITH A LOT OF WORK GOING AROUND AND NOBODY REALIZES WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

>> THANK YOU TO THE TOWNSHIP BOARD FOR THE COMMITMENT ON THAT TOWNSHIP STAFF THAT WE WORK SO CLOSELY WITH. IT IS A GREAT TEAM EFFORT ALL THE WAY AROUND AND A GREAT MODEL SO

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MOTION AND SECOND? IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY

[14. Receive, consider and act upon an update regarding One Water Task Force;]

BY SAYING AYE. THE MOTION PASSES, AGENDA ITEM 14. RECEIVE CONSIDER AND ACT UPON UPDATE REGARDING ONE WATER TASK FORCE.

YOU HAVE INFORMATION ON PAGE 81 OF YOUR BOARD PACKET, DIRECTOR HEISER REPRESENTATIVE ON THE ONE WATER TASK FORCE WILL

PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE OVERVIEW ON WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THAT COMMITTEE. IT WAS KIND OF THE SKELETON CREW COMMITTEE TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT COULD WE DO, WHAT SHOULD WE DO TO HELP SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND SO I KNOW IF YOU'RE NEW TO THE AREA, YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE WITH MONTHS? IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES. WE AS A TOWNSHIP DO NOT HAVE AUTHORIY EVER OVERWATER AND THERE'S NO ONE ENTITY THAT HAS AUTHORITY OVER ALL WATER. JUST TO REDO WOODLANDS WATER IS QUICKLY, WOODLANDS WHAT IS THE CENTRAL MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR THE 10 MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS THAT CURRENTLY SERVE THE WOODLANDS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY. SERVICES THEY PROVIDE ARE WATER DISTRIBUTION, WASTEWATER COLLECTION, STORM DRAINAGE AND TAX COLLECTION SERVICES. THAT'S WHAT THEY DO IN A NUTSHELL, THIS COMMITTEE IS HEADED BY ERIC PETERSON WHO IS WITH WOODLANDS WATER SO IT'S NOT MY COMMITTEE. IT IS HIS COMMITTEE. BASICALLY WE ARE DISCUSSING WHAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY. MY POSITION IS KIND OF AS LIAISON TO TELL YOU TO CONNECTICUT WHAT THE COMMITTEE IS DOING. AGAIN I CANNOT MAKE DECISIONS AND I AM JUST SUPPLYING SUPPORT. WE HAVE

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BROUGHT IN TO THE COMMITTEE, LET'S SEE. WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGING THE LEADERSHIP , THESE ARE OPEN MEETINGS. WE HAVE HAD THREE NOW, THE LAST ONE WAS THE FIRST TRUE MEETING I WOULD SAY.

WE BROUGHT IN LJ A ENGINEERING TO TALK ABOUT THE AIR BRANCH DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT WAS INITIATED BACK WHEN DR.

GIBBS SAT ON THIS BOARD IN 2022 OR 2021. THEY INITIATED A PROJECT FUNDED THEN AND A STUDY HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THEN AND THAT STUDY HAS JUST BEEN REVEALED. NOW THE STUDY GOES BACK, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN BOARDS AND THEY WILL FIGURE OUT, TO THE CONSTITUENTS WANT TO GO AHEAD WITH THE PROJECT.

LET ME TELL YOU WHAT IT IS. MARINE TECH STATE MEMORIAL DAY FLOODS, THE RECENT STORM THAT DROPPED 7 INCHES AND 45 MINUTES IN RESEARCH AND THERE WAS FLOODED, EMERGENCY VEHICLES CANNOT GET DOWN RESEARCH. IT RAINED REALLY REALLY QUICK SO THAT IS BASICALLY WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, THAT AREA. THE WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ALSO FLOOD IN THE AREA. THAT'S WHAT THE PROJECT IS. THERE HAS BEEN NO DECISION. WE WILL DO WHATEVER THEY WANT US TO DO AND APPROVE FOR US TO DO BUT THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING. WE WILL RENAME

IT. >> QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT? MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE . MOTION PASSES,

[15. Receive, consider and act upon an agreement between The Woodlands Township and Howard Hughes Holdings related to the commission and placement of a 50th Anniversary Mural on Township property;]

THANK YOU DIRECTOR HEISER. AGENDA ITEM 15 , YOU HAVE INFORMATION PAGES 82 THROUGH 83, PROVIDING AN UPDATE REGARDING THE 50TH ANNUAL MURAL.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WHAT IS NEEDED TONIGHT IS TO RECEIVE A MURAL BEING DONATED BY HOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS. THEY WILL BE CONTRACTING AN ARTIST IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY THAT WILL BE UNVEILED, THIS MURAL WOULD BE UNVEILED ON TOWNSHIP PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION UNDERNEATH THE MILLENNIUM'S CULTURE SO THE SOUTH PLAZA. PROPERTY OWNED BY THE TOWNSHIP SO TONIGHT YOU NEED TO HAVE AN APPROVAL AGREEMENT THAT YOU RECEIVE, MAYBE THIS MORNING OR YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, ONE OF THOSE DAYS. VERY SIMILAR IN NATURE TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWNSHIP AND THE WOMEN'S ARTS COUNCIL.

I DON'T TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO CHRIS AND JOHN FOR WORKING DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE THE SCULPTURE COULD GO ON THAT AREA. THERE WILL BE SOME LIGHTING ON THE SCULPTURE OR ON THE MURAL AS WELL. SOME SMALL MAINTENANCE COST , ANNUAL MAINTENANCE COST. TONIGHT THE GROOM IS ON THE SCHEDULE AND IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THIS?

>> THIS IS TO LIGHT UP THE MURAL SO IT CAN BE SEEN AT NIGHT RIGHT ON THE WATERWAY. A BRIDGE IS BEING CONSTRUCTED VERY SOON THAT WILL REACH ACROSS THE WATERWAY. IT WILL BE VERY CLOSE WITHIN 20 YARDS TO THE MURAL SO THERE WILL BE GREAT ACCESS. THERE WILL BE MORE INFORMATION TO COME.

>> THIS IS A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY. MOTION AND SECOND APPROVED DONATION AGREEMENT WITH HOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS FOR THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY MURAL TO BE PAINTED ON TANTRA PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT AND CEO TO SIGN A GRIM AS A PERMANENT FINAL FORM BY TOWNSHIP LEGAL COUNCIL. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. FOR THE DISCUSSION?

>> YES MA'AM. WOULD YOU BE ABLE WITHOUT BETRAYING THE BIG REVEAL TELL US WHAT THE CONTEXT OF THE MURAL IS? DO YOU KNOW?

>> I WILL DIRECT THAT TO DIRECTOR HEISER.

>> THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE WANT TO KEEP SECRET. BUT, YES, SO THE ARTIST HAS BEEN CHOSEN, THE COMMITTEE CHOSE THE TOP FIVE SUBMISSIONS OUT OF 40 AND THEN WE ALLOWED HOWARD HUGHES SINCE THEY ARE PAYING TO CHOOSE THEIR TOP ARTISTS AND WE APPROVE THAT DURING OUR COMMITTEE MEETING. WE WENT AHEAD AND MET WITH THE ARTIST AND IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL. THE THEME IS BEAUTY OF NATURE IN THE WOODLANDS,

[01:30:04]

50TH ANNIVERSARY . >> BEAUTY OF NATURE IN THE

WOODLANDS. PERFECT. >> OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> CAN YOU SAY WHERE THEY RESIDE?

>> THEY RESIDE. I'M NOT SURE IF I SHOULD SAY THAT.

>> TO BE SHARED AT A FUTURE TIME. MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL

[17. Receive, consider and act upon an update regarding the Village Presidents' Council;]

IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. THE MOTION PASSES. THAT BRINGS US TO OUR VILLAGE COUNCIL. DIRECTOR FRANKS?

>> SINCE BOTH WE WERE ABSENT AT THE LAST MEETING DIRECTOR HEISER GRACIOUSLY TOOK OVER ANCHORING THIS SO SHE CAN GIVE

THE REPORT. >> YES I WAS THE SUBSTITUTE AND WE HAD SEVEN OUT OF THE EIGHT VILLAGE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS SHOW UP, A GREAT SHOWING. WE HEARD FROM ANGEL WHO IS STILL HERE. FROM CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TEAM SHE DID A PRESENTATION. WE TALKED ABOUT RECOVERY EFFORTS FROM THE DEBRIS FROM HURRICANE AND CHRIS WAS THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. DRAINAGE ISSUES FROM THE RECENT STORMS WITH SOME FROM AND VEGETATIVE MAINTENANCE. THOSE WERE THE THINGS COVERED DURING THE MEETING. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE THERE I ENJOYED IT.

>> MOTION TWO ACCEPT THE REPORT? IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. THE MOTION

[18. 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;]

PASSES. WE WILL HAVE A NEED TO MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I ANNOUNCE THE BOARD WILL RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT 551 I ANNOUNCE THE BOARD WILL RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT 551072 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DELIBERATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT 551087 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DISCUSS PERSONAL MATTERS PURSUANT 551074 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DISCUSS I.T. NEVER CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY WITH 552-1089 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND TO CONSULT WITH WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP PURSUANT 551071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE IN PUBLIC SESSION IMMEDIATELY AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION

[19. Reconvene in public session;]

>>> WE WILL RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION AT 7:57. IT WILL BE

[20. Receive, consider and act upon a Reciprocal Access Easement Agreement between The Woodlands Township and The Woodlands Land Development Company, L.P.;]

NECESSARY TO TAKE ACTION AT THIS TIME WHICH BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 20 WHICH BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 22 RECEIVE CONSIDER ACT UPON RECIPROCAL ACCESS EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP AND LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. IS THERE

EMOTION? SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> DISCUSSION, IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

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

THE MOTION PASSES. BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 21. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MONTH'S

MEETING. ANY MATTERS? >> PURSUANT TO OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT TODD'S REPORT FROM TXDOT AND THE MEETING WE HAD WITH THEM I WOULD LIKE TO PUT THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA REGARDING THE WIDENING OF GROGAN'S MAIL FROM GROGAN'S MILL ROAD BETWEEN WOODLANDS PARKWAY AND RESEARCH FOREST FROM FOUR FROM 4 TO 6 LANES I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT IN THAT LANGUAGE ON THE

AGENDA. >> I WILL SECOND.

>> MOVED AND SECONDED ANY OTHER ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THE

AGENDA FOR NEXT MONTH? >> I WOULD LIKE TO PUT ON TO DISCLOSE WHO THE ARTIST IS CHOSEN FOR THE MURAL. WE CAN

DISCLOSE IT AT THAT TIME. >> ANXIOUS TO SEE.

>> I WILL SET A DATE ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY.

>> I HAVE A COUPLE. ONE IS I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE PROPERTY THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF INTEREST FROM THE COMMUNITY AND A FEW CONSPIRACY THEORIES, SHED SOME LIGHT ON IT AND HOW WE ARE DOING IT AND HOW EARLY IN THE PROCESS WE ARE SO I