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>>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF
[1. Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance;]
DIRECTORS SPECIAL MEETING. NOVEMBER 19TH, 2024, 4:00 P.M.THIS EVENING, DIRECTOR CARL WATSON WILL GIVE THE INVOCATION AND CITY HAUSER WILL LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES.
>> HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR THOSE THAT LEAD AND VOLUNTEER AND SERVE.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM THAT PLAYS A ROLE IN STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY. WE PRAY FOR YOUR HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND THIS COMMUNITY THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BRING PROSPERITY AND PEACE UPON THIS NATION, STATE, AND COMMUNITY, LORD. WE PRAY FOR WISDOM FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSTANT GRACE AND PROVISION IN OUR LIVES. HEALING FOR THOSE THAT ARE SICK AND PEACE FOR THOSE THAT ARE ANXIOUS AND WORRIED. THAT YOU WOULD HELP DRAW US ALL CLOSER TO YOU AND I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD FORGIVE US OF OUR SINS AND WHERE WE FAIL. IN JESUS
NAME I PRAY, AMEN. >> IF YOU WILL STAND WITH ME. 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 THE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD. UNITED INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR WATSON AND
[2. Call meeting to order;]
DIRECTOR HAUSER. I DECLARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS POSTED 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. THIS POSTING OCCURRED INSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF THIS OFFICE BUILDING. STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT AT LEAST FOUR OF THE BOARD MEMBERSHIP BE IN ATTENDANCE TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS. I ASK EACH TO SIGNIFY THEIR PRESENCE AS I CALL THE ROLL.[3. Receive, consider and act upon adoption of the meeting agenda;]
CALLED ] BY THE ROLL CALL, SUFFICIENT MEMBERS ARE PRESENT FOR US TO HAVE A FORUM. NEXT IS THE ADOPTION OF THE MEETING AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION AND SECOND?[4. Recognize public officials;]
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR, RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THAT BRINGS US TO RECOGNIZING AGENDA ITEM FOUR. PUBLIC OFFICIALS. DIRECTOR ELECT EISSLER AND HIS FATHER WHO USED TO BE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND ALSO STATE REPS. WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE BOWLS. --
[5. Public comment;]
BOTH. THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE. WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. HER DISSIPATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS WELCOMED AND ENCOURAGED. A PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA ITEM IS INCLUDED AT THE BEGINNING OF ALL REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDAS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD ADOPTED POLICY TO PRODUCE THE MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESS FOR ALLOWING CONSTITUENTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACCEPTS PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC MEETINGS. FIRST, EACH PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MUST FIRST SIGN THE SPEAKERS ROSTER PROVIDED BY THE SECRETARY. INDIVIDUALS WHO PLAN TO MAKE INDIVIDUAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADDRESS A TOPIC THAT IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA OR WISH TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS MUST DO SO UNDER THE PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA ITEM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. INDIVIDUALS ARE LIMITED TO TO THREE MINUTES. IF THERE ARE 15 SPEAKERS, EACH SPEAKER WILL BE LIMITED TO USE SPEAKERS REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF TOPICS. THE SPEAKERS[00:05:03]
ARE TAKEN IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY HAVE SIGNED. THEY WILL NOT YIELD THEIR TIME TO ANOTHER SPEAKER ON THE LIST. STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE BOARD FROM ACTING ON A SPECIFIC ITEM UNLESS IT APPEARS ON THE POSTED AGENDA. ANY DISCUSSION OF ITEMS NOT INCLUDED ON THE POSTED AGENDA ARE LIMITED TO QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION. AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE FUTURE AGENDA. SPEAKERS MAY GIVE THEIR OPINIONS ON THE ISSUE. SPEAKERS WILL NOT USE PROFANITY. COMMENTS FROM SPEAKERS MUST BE MADE TO THE BOARD AS A WHOLE. OR AS A DIRECTOR OR DIRECTORS. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO PLEASE REMIND YOU TO PLACE YOUR CELL PHONES ON SILENT MODE. OUR FIRST INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS SHYLA SALUS.SHILOH? IF YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND ADDRESS US FROM THE
MIC RIGHT THERE. THANK YOU. >> TEST. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. I AM A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, PERFORMANCE ARTIST AND A FORMER RESIDENT OF THE WOODLANDS. I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ONE OF MY BUSINESSES. A PENNY CAB SERVICE SERVING THE HOUSTON AREA HERE IN THE WOODLANDS. MY JOURNEY INTO ENTREPRENEURSHIP BEGAN WHEN I WAS LOST IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON AND A CAB OR CAME TO MY AID AND INTRODUCED ME TO THE BUSINESS. AFTER I WAS LAID OFF AS AN AFTER SCHOOL TEACHER, I SUPPORT LIVELIHOOD IN MY ARTISTIC PASSIONS. I WANT TO ADDRESS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE WOODLANDS. THE NEED TO REGULATE PEDICABS. THEY HELP THEM TO -- WITH INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE AREA AND CREATE LASTING MEMORIES FOR EVERYONE WITNESSING. THE GROWING POPULARITY COMES WITH CHALLENGES. THIS INCREASED THE RISK OF PUBLIC SAFETY. TO STRIKE A BALANCE, WE PROPOSE CAPPING THE NUMBER BETWEEN 50-20 AS OPPOSED TO THE 40 THAT HAVE SHOWN UP DURING CONCERTS.
THIS PROMOTES UNIFORMITY. IT HELPS OFFICIALS BECOME OFFICIAL WITH OPERATORS PEERED AND ALLOWS POLICE TO BUILD RAPPORT AMONGST EACH PENNY KAMBER. WE ALSO BELIEVE IN PAYING A REASONABLE FEE TO REGULATE THESE PEDICABS. THIS IS A CONTRIBUTION AS A FAIR EXCHANGE THAT DEMONSTRATES GUIDED TRUED WE PROPOSE THAT ALL PEDICABS HOLD A VALID PERMITS AND PASS BACKGROUND CHECKS. THIS IS NOT ABOUT STIFLING A SERVICE, IT IS ABOUT ESTABLISHING STANDARDS TO GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF ALL INVOLVED AND IN ADDITION TO, I WANT TO EXPRESS OUR DEEP APPRECIATION TO SERGEANT DAVIDSON NOT SHARED ON HIS TREMENDOUS SUPPORT THAT HE REQUESTED FOR COOPERATION FIRE MARSHAL JIMMY AND ALL THE PARKING STAFF HERE. NOT ALL PEDICABS LISTENED WITH HARMED THE INTEGRITY OF OUR SERVICE AND INDUSTRY THIS PAST SEASON. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE WORK TOGETHER TO ELIMINATE THE RIFFRAFF AND THE LAST THING WE WANT IS FOR BAD APPLES TO SPOIL A GOOD BUNCH. AND SOMETHING TO HAPPEN THAT WE ALL KNOW WE COULD'VE PREVENTED. WE ARE ADAMANT TO SERVE BEHIND THE SCENES AS DESIGNATED LIAISONS HERE IN THE WOODLANDS. WE COMPILED A LIST OF RELIABLE OPERATORS AND FORMULATED A GAME PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. WE APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER ON THE
PUBLIC COMMENT ROSTER IS -- >> GOOD DAY TO ALL, I APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE AND FOR MY COLLEAGUE ENDIVE. I WILL KEEP IT VERY SHORT AND SWEET. PIGGYBACKING ON ELIZABETH ON THE THINGS THAT SHE SAID. I AM AN ARTIST AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND ALSO OPERATOR AND PEDICAB OWNER HERE IN HOUSTON. I HAVE DONE PEDICABS FOR DECADES. OVER THE YEARS, LIKE MY COLLEAGUE MENTIONED, WE HAVE REALIZED
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THAT THERE IS A SPIKE IN THE NUMBER OF PEDICABS SHOWING UP AT AS A RESULT, THERE HAS BEEN A FEW CHALLENGES. WE ARE HERE TODAY, TO VOICE OUT AND SAY AND EXPRESS OUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO CREATE SOME SORT OF REGULATION TO ENSURE ORDER IN THE CITY. SO FAR, WHEN WE CAME IN THE EARLY 2000'S, THERE WAS A HUGE GAP WHERE WE WEREN'T SHOWING FOR A FEW YEARS. WHEN WE CAME BACK, MOST OF THE CUSTOMERS KEPT ASKING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? THEY WERE EXCITED TO SEE US AGAIN. WE FEEL LIKE WE DO PROVIDE A VALUABLE SERVICE. IN THE PROCESS, WE WANT TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY, AS MY COLLEAGUE MENTIONED, THE RIGHT WAY IS REGULATING IT AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS PERFECT SYNERGY BETWEEN US, LAW ENFORCEMENT ANDALSO CREATE CERTAINTY. >> THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO
OUR THIRD PUBLIC COMMENT. >> HELLO, LEADERS OF THE TOWNSHIP. YOU DID A VERY GOOD JOB ON MY NAME. I LIVE AT 39 NORTH LAKE MISSED HARBORPLACE. ON JULY 8TH OF 2024 WITH 10 MINUTES REMAINING, A TREE FROM THE PARKWAY AT PANTHER CREEK DRIVE FELL ACROSS MY FENCE AND KNOCKED OVER EVERY TREE IN MY BACKYARD. IN OCTOBER MY FENCE AND MY NEIGHBORS FENCE. I ARRANGED FOR A DOZEN TREES TO BE REMOVED FOR MY PROPERTY AND FILED A 311 ISSUE AND THE TREE THAT HANGS OVER MY FENCE LINE AND MY NEIGHBORS BACKYARD. I ARRANGED FOR FENCE REPLACEMENT TO BEGIN. SINCE THEN, FENCE REPLACEMENT IS STALLED BECAUSE HAYING DEBRIS IS OVER THE FENCE LINE. THE MASSIVE TREE TRUNK IS PRESSING AGAINST MY FENCE LINE AND IS SPALDING MY ABILITY TO REPLACE MY FENCE. MY FIRST TICKET, 2419 WAS CLOSED WITH ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF GROUND DEBRIS REMOVED. I SPOKE WITH THE WORKERS CLEARING AND THEY REPORTED THAT THE REMAINING DAMAGE WAS TOO SIGNIFICANT FOR THEIR EQUIPMENT. NO ONE HAS COME. I OPENED A NEW TICKET. AND STILL, NO ACTION. I CALLED THE TOWNSHIP AND LEFT MESSAGES, NO RESPONSE. I AM SCOPING OUT TREES IN YOUR AREA FOR REMEDIATION, WE WILL GET TO THIS ON MONDAY, NO ONE HAS COME. MY NEIGHBORS FLAGGED DOWN A TOWNSHIP TRUCK AND SHOW THEM THE DAMAGE. HE WAS A CONTRACTOR AND SAID THAT HE WOULD SEE IF HE COULD GET AUTHORIZATION TO WORK ON THIS. NO ONE HAS COME. THE ONLY THING BETWEEN MY POOL AND THE PATH IS DEBRIS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY ASK IS THAT THE DEBRIS HANGING ABOVE MY PROPERTY IS REMOVED AND IF THE TOWNSHIP IS NOT GOING TO DO A, TELL ME AND I WILL DO IT SO I CAN PROCEED WITH MY FENCE REPLACEMENT.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. IT WILL BE
[ CONSENT AGENDA]
ADDRESSED. THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM SIX, CONSENT AGENDA. THESE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE NONCONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING REQUIRED BY LAW AND WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL WITH EMOTION. NO DISCUSSION WILL TAKE PLACE UNLESS THE ITEM IS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE IS ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECONDTO APPROVE? >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT. ITEM A, DOES THAT MEAN THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE A
BRIEFING? >> YOU CAN VOTE ON THE INFORMATION AND IF YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN PULL IT. WE WILL GET
THAT IF YOU THINK YOU NEED IT. >> IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO HEAR HOW
IT WILL WORK. >> IF YOU WANT TO PULL IT, LET
>> WE WILL HAVE KAREN DEMPSEY ADDRESS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. OKAY.
>> THERE WAS A REPORT IN THE BOARD PACKET FOR THE BOARD
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NOMINATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS. IT DOES GO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARDS ADOPTED POLICY. EACH DIRECTOR HAS THE ABILITY TO NOMINATE THEMSELVES OR A FELLOW DIRECTOR TO SERVE AS ONE OF THE OFFICER POSITIONS. VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY AND TREASURER. AT TOMORROW'S MEETING, I'M USED TO CANVASSING MEETING BEING THE DAY BEFORE. TOMORROW'S MEETING, THE BOARD WILL VOTE ON THOSE FOUR POSITIOS. IT IS WRITTEN AND NOT A SECRET BALLOT PROCESS WHERE EACH OF THE NAMES THAT WERE PROVIDED IN ADVANCE BY 5:00 TODAY WILL BE PREPRINTED ON THE BALLOT. THOSE BALLOTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD. WE WILL VOTE IN ORDER OF THE HIERARCHY OF POSITION STARTING WITH THE CHAIR AND WORKING OUR WAY DOWN TO THE TREASURER. EACH DIRECTOR WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO VOTE ON ANY OF THE NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN PRINTED AND THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO NOMINATE FROM THE FLOOR OF THE MEETING. I WILL TALLY THOSE VOTES AND ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS AND AT THAT POINT EACH OF THOSE FOUR DIRECTORS WILL BE ELECTED TO THOSEPOSITIONS, WHOEVER THAT MAY BE. >> GREAT. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION TO SHARE ABOUT THAT.
>> I WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR FRANKS AND
[7. Consider and act upon canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the Directors Election held on November 5, 2024, and the adoption of an Order in connection therewith (Refer to Supplemental Agenda);]
DIRECTOR WATSON. THANK YOU, MS. DEMPSEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. THAT BRINGS US TO THE REGULAR AGENDA TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING A RESULT OF THE DIRECTOR'S ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024, AND THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDER IN CONNECTION THERE WITH. WE CAN REFER TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN REFER TO AND LORI MORGAN, THE TOWNSHIP SECRETARY WILL PRESENT.>> GOOD AFTERNOON. ELECTION DAY WAS NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024. THE ELECTION WAS HELD FOR TOWNSHIP POSITIONS ONE, TWO, THREE, AND FOUR. IN THE TOWNSHIP CONTRACTS WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND HERE IS COUNTY WERE ON THE ELECTION. THE CANVAS DAY IS TODAY. FINAL CANVAS REPORTS I'VE BEEN BY THE ADMINISTRATOR AND HARRIS COUNTY ELECTION DEPARTMENT. CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE DIRECTOR ELECTION HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY LEGAL COUNSEL AND IS GOING THROUGH THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOLDER. IN THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF ELECTION DIRECTORS, 80,000 REGISTERED VOTERS CAST 57,298 VOTES. FOR THE ELECTION, FOUR DIRECTORS FOR THE FOLLOWING PERSONS AND POSITIONS WITH THE NUMBERS INDICATED. POSITION ONE, BRAD BAILEY. 32,360 VOTES. JILLIAN GONZALEZ, 9644 VOTES. POSITION TWO, LINDA NELSON. 37,991 VOTES. POSITION THREE, RICHARD FRANKS, 27,329 VOTES. ALVIN MY CHUTE, 13,056 VOTES. POSITION FOUR, CRAIG EISSLER. 32,500 AND 58 VOTES. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNTIL NOVEMBER, 2026 OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS HAVE BEEN ELECTED OR APPOINTED AND HAVE POSITION ONE. LINDA NELSON, POSITION TWO. CRAIG EISLER, POSITION FOUR. EACH DIRECTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE CONSTITUTIONAL OATH OF OFFICE AND POST A FIDELITY BOND. THE NEWLY ELECTED DIRECTORS WILL BE SEATED AT THE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED FOR 6:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH 2024.
THE MOTION BEFORE THE BOARD IS TO ADOPT THE ORDER CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE DIRECTOR'S ELECTION WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024.
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>> IS THERE EMOTION? >> SO MOVED.
>> SECOND. >> THANK YOU , LORI. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
OPPOSED ? MOTION PASSES. THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM EIGHT.
[10. Consideration of items to be placed on the agenda for next month's meeting;]
THERE IS NO NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. AGENDA ITEM NINE BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 10. FEATURE AGENDA ITEM FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS. ARE THERE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS TO BE PLACED ONTHE AGENDA? >> YES MA'AM. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER TO PLACE SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WANT TO HANDLE THIS, CHAIRMAN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A MEETING, PERHAPS A WORKSHOP, PERHAPS DURING THE BOARD MEETING WHERE EVERYONE CAN COME UP TO SPEED ON TRANSPORTATION ITEMS. I THINK THAT WOULD BE VALUABLE FOR THE NEW BOARD MEMBER AS WELL AS THE EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS. YOU AND I BOTH SERVED , THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT THE BOARD WOULD BE
[11. Board announcements; and]
VERY INTERESTED IN. >> OKAY. I WILL SECOND THAT.
ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS? IF NOT, THAT MOVES US INTO DIRECTOR GIBBS BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS. YOU HAVE ONE. TOMORROW WE WILL HAVE A RECEPTION AT 5:00 P.M. FOR HONORING DIRECTOR KYLE WATSON FOR HIS SERVICE ON THE TOWNSHIP BOARD. I HOPE YOU ARE THERE.
>> I WILL BE THERE. >> I HAVE ONE MORE IN ME.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS?
>> I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND A SAFE THANKSGIVING IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. GODSPEED, WE HOPE THAT YOU COME BACK SAFELY. SEE YOU IN DECEMBER.
>> THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 12. IS THERE A
>> SECOND. WE WILL LET YOU SECOND IT DIRECTOR WATSON. IT IS 4:22. ALL FIVE ARE SAYING
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