[e. Receive, consider and act upon an easement request from GTE Mobilnet of South Texas Limited Partnership dba Verizon Wireless (P-2025-0163, P-2025-0164, P-2025-0246);]

MOVING TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, REMOVING CONSIDER THE ACT UPON THE SOUTH TEXAS PARTNERSHIP DEVIATING VERIZON WIRELESS ON PAGES 52 AND 87 IN YOUR PACKET. ACTION TO CHANGE THE EASEMENT AGREEMENT FROM THE SOUTH TEXAS WIRELESS -- SECTION CROSSING 30 9D TO EXECUTE ANY AGREEMENTS AND APPROVE THE FINAL FORM BY TOWNSHIP LEGAL COUNSEL, CHRIS WILL GIVE US A BRIEFING ON THIS.

>> I DO NOT MAKE UP THE NAMES, THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPANIES OUT THERE. THIS BASICALLY IS AN EASEMENT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF SMALL CELL NODES IN THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. WITH THIS ACTION ALLOWS, IS FOR THE ELECTRICAL LINE TO CROSS TOWNSHIP OWNED RESERVES. NOT APPROVING THE SMALL CELL NODES BECAUSE THAT IS RIGHT-OF-WAY AND NOT PURVIEW UP TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHAT HIS PURVIEW IS ACTUALLY THE LINE CROSSING, RIGHT AWAY. THE TOWNSHIP OWN RESERVE.

>> I BROUGHT THIS UP. I AM COMPLETELY FINE WITH THE EASEMENT. I WANTED IT TO BE BROUGHT UP, EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING, WHAT THOSE NODES ARE DOING, ENHANCING THE --

>> SURE, WE SEE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND WE WILL PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION. OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST A- 10 YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN THESE SMALL CELL NODES COME INTO THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO ENHANCE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR PEOPLE TRANSMITTING, ESPECIALLY THE NUMBER OF DEVICES THAT ARE IN OUR CARS, ON OUR SELF, ET CETERA AND TRYING TO ENABLE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SYSTEM AND WE HAVE SEEN THESE CONCERNS ADDRESSED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS OVER TIME.

>> THIS IS NOT GOING TO DRASTICALLY IMPROVE BUT THIS IS

A SMALL STEP. >> YES, THAT IS WHAT THESE ARE.

>> THESE WILL STOP THE ECHOING IN YOUR CELL PHONE.

>> I'M TRYING TO PULL A ROB EISSLER.

>> MAY I ASK, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

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>> THEY ARE ALREADY UP THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. THEY ARE 20 FEET TALL, A LITTLE BIT WIDER THAN A NORMAL LIGHT POLE, A STREET LIGHT POLE. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A STREET LIGHT, L.E.D.

LIGHT ON IT TO TAKE THE PLACE OF ANOTHER STREETLIGHT, ENERGY LIGHT, IN THIS AREA. THEY ARE MUTED COLORS, BASE COLORS SO THAT IT BLENDS IN WITH THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.

>> CHRIS, CAN I ADD TO THAT, DSC HAS APPROVED STANDARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE. HAS CHRIS MENTIONED, THEY ARE GENERALLY PUT ON OR IN PLACE OF EXISTING LIGHT POLES AND IT LOOKS LIKE A BEEHIVE ON TOP OF THE LIGHT. SOME OF THESE, THEY ARE STREETLIGHT SPECIFICALLY, SOME OF THEM ARE STANDALONE NODES AND HAVE A POWER BOX WITH THEM AND THEN THEY GET TO POWER, USUALLY THE POWER IS NOT RIGHT THERE IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BUT ACROSS PATHWAYS. IF I HAD ESTIMATE, THERE ARE PROBABLY HUNDREDS OF THESE EXISTING AND THERE WILL BE LOTS MORE BUILD.

>> THANK YOU. >> MOTION TO APPROVE THESE MAY

REQUEST? >> MOVEMENT, SECOND.

[g. Receive, consider and act upon a Request for Proposal for Engineering Services for the Transportation Alternatives Set Aside Project (SH 242 Pathway)(C-2024-0218);]

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. ALTHOUGH THE POST? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G, RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE PROJECT 242 PATHWAY. PAGES 94 IN THE PACKET. I: CHRIS SIMMONS TO

GIVE US ANOTHER BRIEFING. >> APPROPRIATELY, THE PROCLAMATION ON BIKE THE WOODLANDS MONTH. THIS IS A VERY CRITICAL COMPONENT TO THE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED TO BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PATHWAY THAT IS PROPOSED, GOING FROM 1488 ALL THE WAY TO 45 ON TO THE HARPERS LANE NEIGHBORHOOD, BASICALLY, SEPTEMBER 2023, WE HAVE LOOKED AT IT FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW, THEY APPROVED THE GRANT FOR THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP IN THE AMOUNT OF $9.7 MILLION. 7.86 IS THE ACTUAL GRANT. WE HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE 20% OF IT. WE TOOK HIM A TWO MONTHS AGO, THE ADVANCE FUNDING IMPACT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THAT IS A LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF HOW THIS GRANT GETS PAID THROUGH TXDOT. WE HAD THREE ENGINEERS, AND HALF WERE ASSOCIATES THROUGH THE SCORING RUBRICS THAT WE HAVE, ACCORDING SCORING THE HIGHEST AT 95.6, TEXAS PROCUREMENT LAWS DO NOT PERMIT US TO ACTUALLY NEGOTIATE PRIOR TO THE AWARD OF BID. IF THE RFP WAS APPROVED TODAY, WE WILL WORK WITH THE LIQUIDITY THERE AND NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT AT THAT TIME. IF NEGOTIATIONS FAIL THEN THE MOTION REQUEST IS TO WORK WITH THE SECOND CONTRACTOR AS WELL SO WE ARE NOT COMING BACK TO THE BOARD, BACK TO THE BOARD, IF WE FAIL NEGOTIATIONS. WE HAVE TWO

REPRESENTATIVES HERE TODAY. >> IS THAT THE GROUP THAT HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT FOR A LONG TIME?

>> QUIDDITY DID THE ORIGINAL GRANT APPLICATION.

>> THEY DID? THIS IS WHAT I THOUGHT. THIS IS GOOD CONTINUITY

IN MANY WAYS. >> WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE UPDATES ON THIS PROJECT. WE GET CALLS ABOUT IT, WE ALL DO.

>> SINCE THE AWARD, GETTING THROUGH THE HURDLES HAS BEEN CHALLENGING AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO HAS TO GO THROUGH TXDOT TO GET APPROVED BEFORE WE CAN GET APPROVED FOR THE NEXT STEP. WE GOT THE BASE CONTRACT APPROVED.

WE WILL NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACTS AND THEY HAVE TO APPROVE THAT CONTRACT BEFORE THE WEEK WHICH IS THE MOTION AND WE WILL BE

ABLE TO SIGN IT. >> THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE PLANNING SERVICES AND SET ASIDE AND AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SERVICES AGREEMENT WITHIN THE BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE PRESIDENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS AUTHORIZED TO SET UP A SECOND RANKING FIRM UNTIL THE FEE IS AGREED-UPON.

>> MOVED TO APPROVE YOUR >> MOVED BY RICHARD AND SECONDED

[k. Receive, consider and act upon the Harris Central Appraisal District 2026 Board of Directors appointment process;]

BY DIRECTOR EISSLER, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE.

ANY POST? MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM A -- K. THE

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTMENT PROCESS ON 107 THROUGH 111 ON YOUR AGENDA PACKET. I CALL ON TODD STEVENS.

>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE MYRIAD OF THINGS WE GET TO DO OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS REQUIRED, WE FOUND IN THE HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT AS A RECLAMATION DISTRICT, IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY HAVE A VOTE IN DISTRICT ELECTIONS, ONE RECLAMATION DISTRICT HAS TO SEND A LETTER TO THE CENTRAL APPRAISER TO SAY THAT THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW IF ANY OTHER PROCLAMATION DISTRICT WILL SEND A LETTER. THE BOARD HAS AN OPTION IF THEY WANT TO SEND A LETTER TO THE RECLAMATION DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION WHICH WILL OCCUR LATER IN THE FALL. YOU HAVE A LETTER IN YOUR PACKETS, A DRAFT LETTER TO THE APPRAISER, TO INDICATE THAT THE TOWNSHIP WOULD LIKE TO HAVE RECLAMATION DISTRICTS PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION.

>> DO WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR, TODD? EVERY TWO YEARS?

>> YOU HAVE TWO MEMBERS WITH ONE-YEAR TERMS, AND TO MEMBERS WITH THREE-YEAR TERMS. YOU WILL HAVE EVERY OTHER YEAR, SOMEONE ROTATING OFF AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE A TERM EXPIRING EVERY OTHER

YEAR. >> IT SEEMS ODD YOU WILL HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ELECTION THAT REALLY AFFECTS THE RESIDENCE

DRAMATICALLY. >> WE CAN ALL CONCUR THAT THERE IS NOTHING MORE CRAZY THAN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT --

>> MY QUESTION REALLY IS, CAN WE WRITE A LETTER IN PERPETUITY THAT WE REQUEST TO BE PART OR DO WE HAVE TO DO IT ALL BY STATUTE?

>> BY STATUE. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS ARE THE ONLY THAT HAS TO DO THIS. BY STATE LAW, WE HAVE TO DO THIS.

>> I DON'T THINK THAT LEGISLATORS LOOK UPON THESE AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, AND SAID, THERE IS AN EASIER WAY TO DO THIS. IT IS CUMBERSOME AND CONFUSING AND I FEEL LIKE I'M IN CALIFORNIA. SO, ANYWAY.

>> I THINK IT WAS ALL CHANGED LAST YEAR, THE WHOLE PROCESS?

>> IN 2023, IT CHANGED TO ALLOW CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE APPRAISAL BOARD TO BE ELECTED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THOSE APPOINTED ARE ELECTED BY THE TAXING JURISDICTIONS.

>> THE ELECTION PROCESS IS VERY CUMBERSOME.

>> IT IS THE SAME CRAZY ELECTION PROCESS WE DO FOR --

>> IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO, WE WILL INDICATE THAT WE WOULD WANT THE DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE. WE WILL PARTICIPATE, YOU WILL GO TO NOMINATE AN INDIVIDUAL. THAT INDIVIDUAL WILL BE SELECTED AMONG ALL POSSIBLE CANDIDATES. I WILL COME BACK FOR YOUR VOTE AGAIN AND THAT PERSON WILL POTENTIALLY SERVE IF ELECTED .

>> IT IS COMPLICATED. WE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE, WE'LL DO IT

AGAIN. >> ANY QUESTIONS, TODD?

>> I MOVED TO APPROVE IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A MOTION.

>> OKAY. APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR THE RECLAMATION DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE NOMINATION AND VOTING PROCESS FOR THE 2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTMENT PROCESS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY

[9. Receive, consider and act upon a quarterly update on Law Enforcement;]

AYE. ALTHOUGH THE POST? MOTION CARRIES. ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. RECEIVE, CONSIDER, AND ACT UPON A QUARTERLY UPDATE ON

LAW ENFORCEMENT. >> I CALL ON THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND J SINCERELY, DANIEL GARZA, PRECINCT 4 FOLLOWING THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND LIEUTENANT BOBBY SELLERS,FROM PRECINCT 3. WELCOME.

>> GOOD EVENING. I AM THE CAPTAIN OVER AT THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP. I WILL PRESENT TO YOU , DO WE HAVE IT ON SCREEN? THERE WE GO. THE QUARTERLY REPORT, I ALSO HAVE THE APRIL REPORT.

SORRY. >> ALL RIGHT, CHRISTMAS CAME

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EARLY. >> ONE AFTER THE OTHER.

>> THE TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE -- FOR THE FIRST QUARTER FOR HARRIS COUNTY, 2415, 23, 27 AND THE INCREASE, SAME THING FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY AS FAR AS THE CALLS TO SERVICE. FOR THE CRIME CATEGORIES OF NOTE, THAT WILL INCLUDE YOUR ROBBERIES, ANYTHING THAT IS A QUALITY-OF-LIFE ISSUE. AND THEN THESE ARE THE CATEGORY OF NOTE. FOR THOSE INCIDENTS FOR THE INFORMATION CALLS. THE 15 MONTH CRIME TREND, IT GOES UP AND DOWN LIKE THE STOCK MARKET.

HOWEVER, THE TREND IS HEADING DOWN.

>> THAT IS GOOD. >> THAT WILL BE FOR HARRIS COUNTY AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY. ALSO, CRIME REDUCTION. FOR THE QUARTER, A TOTAL OF 17 CASES. SIX ARRESTS, THEY WERE COVERED OVER $12,000 IN STOLEN MERCHANDISE. THE TOTAL SURVEILLANCE HOURS WERE 769 HOURS AND CHIEF BASS WILL GET TO THAT, AS FAR AS WHY. ALSO, DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF EVENTS IN THE WOODLANDS, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS CREATED A NEW CALL NATURE WHICH IS CALLED PARK CHECKS. THERE WAS NO WAY FOR US TO CHECK WHICH PARKS WERE GETTING CHECKED AND WHICH WERE NOT. PARKS ARE VERY BIG IN THE WOODLANDS. THERE ARE 152. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD CHECK THE SERVICE AND ALL THE PARKS. IT CUTS DOWN ON VANDALISM, THEFT, DRUG USE AND OBVIOUSLY ANYTHING THAT OCCURS AFTER DARK. ALSO, THIS WAS PREPARED FOR APRIL. APRIL WAS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH. WE WANTED THE WOODLANDS TO KNOW THAT FAMILIES CAN REGISTER THEIR HOME ADDRESS TO FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

THE ONLY WAY TO DO THIS IS TO ACTUALLY COME BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHICH IS LOCATED AT 9200 LOGAN'S BILL. YOU CAN CONTACT US AT OUR MAIN NUMBER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. IT IS NOT SOMETHING DONE ONLINE. AND THEN, I THINK YOU. I BELIEVE THAT CHIEF BASS WOULD LIKE TO COME ON.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO GO IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE CRIME REDUCTION UNIT IS DOING IN SOME OF THESE CASES.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY, I AM RICK BASS, BEFORE I GET STARTED, FIRST, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE JOB HE IS DOING HERE AT THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP, THE MORE YOU GET TO KNOW HIM, THE MORE YOU WILL LIKE HIM, SHERIFF DOOLITTLE HAS A SAYING THAT WE NEED TO LEAD IN FRONT AND BE AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR PEOPLE. HE HAS BECOME A LITTLE BIT OF AN INTERNET SENSATION LATELY BY DOING THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTICE HIM AS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. HE STOPPED 50 TRAFFIC STOPS JUST HIMSELF. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT HE IS BEING A GOOD LEADER. SO, FIRST, I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS HAVING US HERE TODAY. YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU GUYS. WITHOUT YOU, THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. THIS BOARD IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE THINGS THAT YOU DO FOR US WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU. YOU EMPLOY OVER 100 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HERE IN THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND GIVE YOU GUYS A ROUND OF

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APPLAUSE. >> THANK YOU.

>> WITH YOUR PARTNERSHIP, THERE ARE A FEW THINGS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TOO. WE ALSO ARE PARTNERS HERE. EVEN IF THERE ARE THINGS NOT FUNDED BY THE TOWNSHIP BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE TOWNSHIP. WE CAN HANDLE ALL ASPECTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH THE MONTGOMERY SHAWNEE -- COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WHEN YOU CALL, IT IS AN EMPLOYEE THAT IS ANSWERING THAT CALL. FROM THE CALLS FOR SERVICE, DEPUTIES AVAILABLE 24 SEVEN TO RESPOND TO ANY CALLS FOR SERVICE. HER DETECTIVES, A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION WITH OVER 100 INVESTIGATORS THAT SERVICE THE ENTIRE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP. THESE GUYS ARE EXPERTS IN THOSE FIELDS. PERSON CRIMES, PROPERTY CRIMES, WE HAVE THOSE DETECTIVES THAT CA DO THAT. WE HAVE A CRIME LAB, CSI INVESTIGATORS WHO COME TO THE SCENE. THEY PROCESS EVIDENCE AND ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR WHAT WE DO WITH PROSECUTION.

THE JAIL AND ATTENTION OFFICERS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM, THEY HAVE A TOUGH JOB WHEN PEOPLE ARE AWAITING TRIAL, AWAITING THEIR SENTENCES, THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WAITING THOSE PRISONERS. WE HAVE SPECIALIZED UNITS. OUR S.W.A.T. TEAM, GANG UNIT, WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE FUNDED HERE BY THE TOWNSHIP.

TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT AND CRIME REDUCTION UNIT. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE STAY AHEAD OF CRIME TRENDS. WE WORK WITH LOCAL PARTNERS, STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS TO ADDRESS CRIME AS THEY EMERGE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS THAT WE CAN ADDRESS CRIME.

WEEKEND DO CALL RESPONSES, AS THE CALL COMES IN, WE SUBMIT THEIR AND WE RESPOND TO THAT CALL. REACTIVE, AS FAR AS A CASE THAT IS WORKING, THOSE WHO HANDLE THE CASES BEYOND THE INITIAL CALL. AWARENESS FOR THE CRIME RETENTION UNIT, THEY BRING AWARENESS TO THE COMMUNITY. DETERRING CRIME SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING OUT FOR. THESE ARE THE IMPORTANT THINGS TO BE CONSCIOUS OF. SOMETHING THAT IS A HUGE PRIORITY IS TO BE PROACTIVE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO WAIT FOR YOU TO BE VICTIMS OF CRIMES. WE WILL GO OUT AND DO THINGS ABOUT IT. HERE IS A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES, TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. SHERIFF DOOLITTLE IS PRETTY PROUD THAT HE BROUGHT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY. AND WE HAVE ONES HERE IN THE TOWNSHIP. JUST TODAY ALONE, TODAY ON THURSDAY, THEY DID THE RED LIGHT INITIATIVE, 145 AND 242. THEY GO WHERE THE PROBLEM AREAS ARE, THE AVERAGE OF 12.5 RED LIGHT VIOLATORS PER HOUR. WE STOPPED 57 VEHICLES. AND ISSUED 52 CITATIONS SO WE ARE STAYING AHEAD OF TRAFFIC CONTROL PROBLEMS AS FAR AS IF THERE ARE FATALITIES, WRECKS, THAT IS WHERE WE WILL SEND TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. THEY WILL BE OUT IN FULL FORCE, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH MULTIPLE AGENCIES AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR DWIS. THE RECKLESS DRIVING AND STREET RACING, THAT IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING WE WANT TO HANDLE. CITIZEN COMPLAINTS, WE GET A LOT OF CITIZEN COMPLAINTS SO THAT IS WHERE WE ARE SENDING TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. THE LAST THING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO CRIME-FIGHTING AND SOMETHING I'M VERY IMPORTANT IS THE CRIME REDUCTION -- THEY WORK IN PLAINCLOTHES AND UNIFORM CAPACITY. THEY DEVELOP ACTION PLANS AND ADDRESS CRIME AND COLLABORATE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. SOME OF THE THINGS THATTHEY TARGET IS OVERALL ORGANIZED RETAIL THRIFT. SOMETHING LIKE A LOW-LEVEL THEFT CRIME. THESE GUYS RESPOND TO THAT. MAKING SURE THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE HELD ACCOUNTED FOR. THIS CAN BECOME A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. THESE PEOPLE FOLLOW CITIZENS FROM BANKS AND TARGET THEM. GUYS THAT PUT TOGETHER PRIVATE OPERATIONS AND WE HANDLE THAT. BURGLARY OR MOTOR VEHICLE PROBLEMS. THESE GUYS ARE THE GUYS THAT WE SEND HER TO DO THAT, TO HANDLE THOSE ISSUES. TO KEEP FROM PULLING RESOURCES FROM PATROL. PEOPLE THERE TO ANSWER THOSE CALLS STILL. BURGLARY, THAT IS SOMETHING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT FOR A SECOND. IN MARCH, WE HAD A SPIKE IN BURGLARIES, 19 TOTAL. IN THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP AREA. MOST OF THESE WERE CONSTRUCTION HOMES THAT WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE CRU WAS TASKED WITH THAT JOB. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN MONDAY THROUGH

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FRIDAY, 8:00 TO 4:00, THEY WERE OUT IN THE MIDDLE THE NIGHT DOING SURVEILLANCE TARGETING THESE CREWS. THEY WERE ABLE TO TARGET THE ORGANIZED BURGLARY RING AND THEY CLEARED 15 CASES.

THIS CREW WAS OPENING IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND THIS IS JUST THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY CASES. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE NOT HAD HARDLY ANY BURGLARIES. SO, IDENTIFYING THOSE GROUPS AND TAKING CARE OF THEM IS WHAT THESE GUYS DO. AGAIN, THEY ARE THERE AT NIGHT, THERE ON HOLIDAYS. WE CALL THEM AND GIVE THEM A TOUGH TASK. WE ARE PROUD OF THE WORK THEY DO, WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BRING THEM HERE TODAY FO YOU GUYS TO MEET THEM. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. THE LAST THING I WILL TELL YOU GUYS, AS A GROUP, WE EXPECT THIS ADMINISTRATION TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND -- THAT IS WHY WE COME HERE TODAY TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO BETTER IMPROVE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. I

APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU.

>> I APPRECIATE YOU ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP.

>> THANK YOU. >> HOW ARE YOU THIS EVENING? THANK YOU, DO NOT HIT ME. THANK YOU. SORRY, THIS THING IS ALWAYS

FOR TALL PEOPLE. >> THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW CONCERNS OUT OF COME UP IN THE LAST MONTH OR TWO. JUST TO SAY, THE AIRBNB'S ARE MORE INTRUSIVE. THAT DOES BRING IN SOME GOOD, SOME BAD. SOME FROM HARRIS COUNTY. WE HAVE DEALT WITH THAT. INCLUDING SHOTS BEING FIRED BY THE PEOPLE WHO WERE RENTING THEM. WE DID CATCH THEM, WE DID IDENTIFY THEM, THEY WERE JUVENILES. WE DID MAKE AN ARREST IN THAT. THAT IS THE BIG CONCERN. WHAT THOSE AIRBNB'S ARE NOW BRINGING UP TO US. THE 15 DEPUTIES WE HAVE OUT THERE, WE STAY ON THE MOVE. IF YOU LOOK AT TRAFFIC, THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS TALKING ABOUT, I WANT TO SEE RED AND BLUE OUT THERE. THEY SEE US, THEY KNOW WE ARE THERE. WE HAVE THE PARKS, THE TRAILS. WE RUN THEM FOREVER. WE ARE ON THOSE TRAILS EVERY WEEK. WE ARE USING THEM EVERY WEEK WITH THEM. WE GOT PEOPLE RUNNING FROM US BACK THERE. BACK IN THE WOODS. I WANT EVERYONE ON THOSE TRAILS TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE SAFE. THE MOLD -- MORE THEY SEE IS THERE, THE MORE THEY GO BIKING AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS. AGAIN, THAT IS MY PROACTIVE NEWS. I AM AFTER THE BAD GUYS. I'M NOT JUST THERE TO SAY, HEY, WE ARE HERE, DON'T COME IN. WE ARE AFTER THEM. THAT IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE ACTIVE GROUP I HAVE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO INTRODUCE A NEW MEMBER, CAPTAIN FLOREZ, HE WILL BE THE

NEW CAPTAIN. >> CAPTAIN, WELCOME.

>> I WILL BE BRIEF. I AM THE NEW CAPTAIN OF THE NEW DISTRICT HERE AT THE NORTH STATION. I STARTED MY CAREER EAST IN HARRIS COUNTY.

I'VE BEEN WORKING MY WAY WEST, NOW NORTH. HERE I AM. HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU GUYS. HE MONITORS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY ON TOP OF OUR JOB TO INCLUDE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE DEPUTIES.

PRETTY MUCH, I AM HAPPY TO BE HERE. IF YOU EVER NEED ANYTHING.

JUST REACH OUT. >> WELCOME, GLAD TO HAVE YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> GREAT JOB OUT THERE. >> WE APPRECIATE YOU, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> BOBBY SELLERS FROM MONTGOMERY

COUNTY PRECINCT 3. >> PERFECT.

>> HELLO, BORED. BOBBY SELLERS, HERE AT THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION AND THE DEPUTIES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY

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THE CONTRACT FOR THE WOODLANDS. WE HAVE TWO GROUPS, ONE IS SAINT HARBOR AND THE OTHER IS THE INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN. FROM THE FIRST QUARTER, THE CASE IS FOR THE FORENSIC SEARCH WARRANTS, YOU CAN SEE LISTED HERE, WE ARE ON TRACK FOR THE SAME NUMBERS OF 2024, TO SUPERSEDE. JUST LIKE WITH THE LAST PRESENTATION, A MASSIVE INCREASE OF PRODUCTIVITY, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THERE IS MORE CRIME IN THE WOODLANDS , WE ARE CATCHING THEM WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.

THE SUMMARIES, TALKING ABOUT THE FIRST QUARTER WITH FELONY CHARGES THAT WERE FILED FOR ABUSING CHILDREN. THEY ARE THE RESULT OF CPS REPORTS, CRIME TIPS RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE, THEY OCCURRED WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP OR THE IMMEDIATE AREA SURROUNDING THE TOWNSHIP. WITH THE CHILD EXPLOITATION UNIT, WITH CYBER TIPS, WARRANTS, AND DEVICES THAT WERE FORENSICALLY EXAMINED, SAME THING HERE, WE ARE ON TRACK TO SUPERSEDE WILL BE DID IN 2024. AND IN SUMMARY, FOR THE EXPECTATION UNIT, 45 FELONY CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST -- COLLABORATED WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITIES TO GO UNDERCOVER WHERE WE POSE AS CHILDREN ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE THEM MEET WITH US. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE FOUR THAT ARE LISTED HERE, 45 FELONY CHARGES.

SOME OF THEM ARE SET UP THROUGH CYBER TIPS WHICH ARE MORE REACTIVE. THROUGH THE INITIATIVES THAT WE DO. TO BE PROACTIVE AND GET THESE INDIVIDUALS OUT OF THE WOODLANDS OR THOSE THAT ARE COMING TO THE WOODLANDS TO HARM OUR CHILDREN.

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? CONCERNS? >> THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT

YOU DO. >> I DO NOT HAVE THE ENTOURAGE.

THANK YOU, BORED. WE APPRECIATE SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. MOST IMPORTANT THING WE DO, WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL. I CALL A MOTION IN A SECOND TO ACCEPT AND RECEIVE THE REPORT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR,

[10. Receive, consider and act upon an award of bid for depository, banking and merchant services (C-2025-0128);]

SIGNAL BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10, RECEIVE, CONSIDER, AND ACT UPON AN AWARD OF BID FOR DEPOSITORY, BANKING AND MERCHANT SERVICES.

>> THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING. EFFECTIVELY, EVALUATING PROPOSALS FOR DEPOSITORY, BANKING AND MERCHANT SERVICES WERE WIRES EXTENSIVE AND SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE IN MULTIPLE FACETS OF TREASURY FUNCTIONS. TO ACCESS THIS LEVEL OF EXPERTISE, STAFF CONTRACTED WITH LINDA PATTERSON OF LINDA PATTERSON CONSULTING SERVICES TO EVALUATE THE SEVEN PROPOSALS THAT WE RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THE RFP THAT WE ISSUED. I WILL JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. BEFORE I INVITE HER UP HERE TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW. MS. PATTERSON HAS BEEN THE HANDS-ON MANAGER OF PUBLIC FUNDS SINCE 1983. DURING HER CAREER, SHE SERVED AS THE CITY TREASURER FOR FORT WORTH, TEXAS AND AS DEPUTY STATE TREASURER AND CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS. HE WAS A MASTER DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND TEACHES AND CONSULTS NATIONALLY ON A FULL RANGE OF TREASURY FUNCTIONS AND IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF MULTIPLE TAXES AND MULTIPLE FINANCE ORGANIZATIONS AND AUTHORED FOUR BOOKS ON PUBLIC INVESTING. MS. PATTERSON'S AUTHORSHIP OF THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT WHICH IS GOVERNMENT CODE 2256 AND THE PUBLIC FUNDS COLLATERAL ACT WHICH IS CODE 2257 WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN PARAMETERS FOR ENTITIES IN TEXAS. THAT IS A LITTLE BIT OF HER BACKGROUND. VERY ACCOMPLISHED AND WE RELY HEAVILY ON HER EXPERTISE FOR THOSE TYPES OF TREASURY MATTERS.

WITH THAT INDUCTION I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO MS.

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PATTERSON. >> WELCOME, MS. PATTERSON.

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS. MY JOB HERE IS TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE ANALYSIS OF BANKING SERVICES, PROPOSALS THAT YOU RECEIVED AND WALK YOU THROUGH THE ANALYSIS PROCESS, AND GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TEAM. AND YOUR FISCAL HEALTH OF THE TOWNSHIP. YOU RECEIVED SEVEN PROPOSALS FROM BANKS HERE IN THE AREA , I WILL TELL YOU THEY ARE, WELLS FARGO, REGIONS, FROST, WOOD FOREST, STELLAR AND SOUTH STATE. HOW WE LOOK AT THE BANKING PROPOSALS IS THAT WE LOOK AT FOUR DIFFERENT LEVELS. THE FIRST LEVEL, OBVIOUSLY, IS THE SERVICES. WHAT SERVICES CAN THEY PROVIDE? HOW DO THEY DO IT? WHAT ARE THEIR CAPABILITIES? HOW GOOD IS THE TECHNOLOGY? HOW EXPENSIVE IS THE TECHNOLOGY? CUSTOMIZATION OF REPORTS, THE ABILITY TO HANDLE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS I MOVE FORWARD ON THEM. THAT IS THE FIRST LEVEL. SECOND LEVEL, OF COURSE, IS THE COST. THE FEES THAT ARE APPLIED. THESE ARE APPLIED IN VERY DIFFERENT WAYS IN BANKING. IT IS NOT A STRAIGHT BID KIND OF SITUATION. IT CAN BE A SITUATION WHERE BALANCES ARE HELD BY THE BANKS AND THEY EARN INTEREST AT A DIFFERENT INTEREST RATE WHICH THEN PAYS FOR YOUR FEES. THE OLD SAYING ABOUT FREE BANKING, THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS WORLD THAT IS FREE AND BANKING IS NOT ONE OF THEM. WE LOOK AT THAT, WE LOOK AT THOSE SERVICES, WE LOOK AT THE FEES AND THEN WE ALSO LOOK AT THE EARNINGS. THE EARNINGS POSSIBILITIES HAVE TO DO WITH THE INTEREST RATES IF IT IS ON THE ACR, THEIR INTEREST BANK ACCOUNTS, MONEY MARKET ACCOUNTS, SWEEP ACCOUNTS, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS. AND FINALLY, BRINGING ALL OF THOSE THREE TOGETHER AND LOOKING AT A COMBINATION. WHAT KIND OF SERVICES DO THEY PROVIDE? WHAT KIND OF COSTS ARE INVOLVED? WHAT KIND OF EARNINGS THAT ALLOW THE CITY TO EARN ON MONDAY THAT IS NOT BEING MOVED THROUGH THE BANKING SITUATION. I WAS THINKING, LISTENING TO SOME OF THE PRESENTATIONS THIS AFTERNOON, I WAS THINKING I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT A SPREADSHEET FOR YOU TO SEE. IT IS SEVERAL HUNDRED LINES OF CODE AND I DO NOT THINK YOU WOULD WANT TO SIT THROUGH THAT.

HOPEFULLY I CAN GIVE YOU A LITTLE BETTER VIEW OF EXACTLY HOW WE GO THROUGH IT. FIRST OF ALL, IN LOOKING AT THE SERVICES, EVERY QUESTION, THERE ARE HUNDREDS, QUESTIONS IN THE RFP, EACH ONE OF THOSE IS SCORED AND ASSIGNED POINTS FOR THE CRITICALITY OF THAT SERVICE. HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO KNOW THAT THIS HAPPENS IN ORDER TO GET THIS DONE? THAT IS DONE FIRST.

THEY ARE WEIGHTED WITH A SCORE AGAINST EACH INDIVIDUAL QUESTION AND RESPONSE, THAT GIVES EACH ONE OF THE BANKS AND OBJECTIVE SCORE AS TO WHAT THESE SERVICES MEAN, HOW THEY ARE PERFORMED, LEVEL OF CUSTOMIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY AND SO FORTH. THEN THE BANKS CAME IN WITH A PROPOSAL FOR A SWEEP. ONE OF THE THINGS AND SERVICES THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT VERY CLOSELY AND WHICH AFFECTS HOW THE BANKS ARE PAID AND HOW THE MONEY FLOWS THROUGH THE INSTITUTION AND THROUGH THE CITY, IS THAT A SWEEP, YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS, A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T. I WILL JUST GIVE YOU A BRIEF ON IT. INSTEAD OF THE MONEY STAYING IN THE BANK AND RECEIVING THE INTEREST RATES FROM THE BANK, IT IS SWEPT OUT AUTOMATICALLY EVERY NIGHT AND IT SWEEPS OUT TO A MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND. EFFIE'S -- FCC RATED AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INVESTMENT POLICY. THAT ALLOWS THE ENTITY IN THIS CASE, THE TOWNSHIP, TO EARN THE HIGHEST RATE THAT IT CAN. FOR INSTANCE, A FULL PERCENTAGE POINT HIGHER THAN YOU CAN EARN BY STAYING IN ANY ONE OF THESE BANKS. SO, WE LOOKED AT THAT, WE LOOKED AT AUTOMATION , WHO HAS ACCESS TO FILE TRANSMISSIONS, CAN THEY TRANSMIT, CAN THEY WORK WITH YOUR ERP SYSTEM AND WHAT KIND OF CUSTOMIZATION DO THEY HAVE? THE DEPOSITS, THE WHOLE AREA OF DEPOSITS, THERE IS MONEY MOVING

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THROUGH THE TOWNSHIP CONSTANTLY. A LOT OF THAT CAN BE DONE AUTOMATICALLY WITH THE NEW REMOTE DEPOSIT AND A LOT OF THAT IS ALSO COIN AND CURRENCY THAT IS MOVED TO THE BANKS. THE DEPOSITS ARE TRACKED. ACH ARE TRACKED. THAT IS ONE OF THE MORE SECURE WAYS, IT IS NOT SECURE. ONE OF THE MORE SECURE WAYS TO MOVE YOUR FUNDS THROUGH THE BANKING SYSTEM AND THAT IS WHY YOU GET PAID ON DIRECT DEPOSIT. FOR INSTANCE. ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW THAT THE BOARD HAS TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE SAFETY OF THE FUNDS. THE COLLATERAL THAT IS PLEDGED THROUGH THE TOWNSHIP FOR ANYTHING THAT IS ABOVE THE FDIC LIMIT AND COLLATERAL IS PLANNED AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS HELD SAFELY AND YOU HAVE IN THE VERY OFF-CHANCE, THAT SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN, THAT YOU CAN RECOUP YOUR LOSSES. ANOTHER THING THAT WE DID IN THIS PARTICULAR BID WAS THAT THE CITY HAS USED ALONG WITH THEIR BANKING, THE MERCHANT SERVICES. MERCHANT SERVICES ARE THE ABILITY FOR THE TOWNSHIP TO TAKE CREDIT CARDS. OBVIOUSLY, WE USE CREDIT CARDS A LOT. IT IS IMPORTANT AS TO HOW THOSE ARE MOVED THROUGH THE SYSTEM. AND HOW THAT MONEY TRANSMITTED FROM THE PROVIDERS OF THE MERCHANT SERVICES THROUGH THE BANKS INTO THE COFFERS OF THE CITY. THE MERCHANT SERVICES HAS BECOME OVER THE YEARS A COMMODITY. ALMOST. ALMOST EVERY ONE OF THESE BANKS, LARGE OR SMALL ARE USING GLOBAL PARTNERS, USING MASSIVE MERCHANT SERVICE PROVIDERS AND WE SEE IT IN THE BID, IN PROPOSALS THAT ALL OF THEM ARE BASICALLY THE SAME. YOU HAVE GREAT HUGE INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES THAT ARE HANDLING IT.

THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN THE FEES AS THEY COME THROUGH THE BANKING SITUATION. THAT IS INCORPORATED INTO THE FEE BASIS.

THE COST OF FUNDS IS THE SECOND THING THAT WE LOOK AT. THAT IS LOOKED AT BECAUSE WE TAKE YOUR HISTORICAL AVERAGES OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS TO SEE WHAT KIND OF VOLUMES YOU HAVE ON EVERY PARTICULAR TYPE OF CATEGORY OF SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE, HOW MANY ACH GO THROUGH TO HOW MANY CHECKS, HOW MANY REMOTES, EVERYTHING. THAT IS BROUGHT DOWN AGAINST THEIR COST THAT THEY ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE ON A MONTHLY BASIS. THOSE COSTS ARE THEN BROUGHT TOGETHER AND HERE, IN THIS SITUATION, YOU HAVE TWO BANKS THAT CAME IN ON A GROSS BASIS AS THE LOWEST COST TO THE TOWNSHIP. THAT WAS WELLS AND STELLER. THEN THOSE WERE ADJUSTED, THE PROCESS SEEMS TO NEVER END. I KNOW. THESE COSTS ARE ADJUSTED BY THE INCENTIVES THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED FOR EACH OF THE BANKS. THEY WERE ASKED IF THEY HAD ANY TRANSITION OR RETENTION INCENTIVES TO GIVE US AND EACH ONE OF THEM WITH ONE EXCEPTION, CAME WITH INCENTIVES FOR X NUMBERS OF MONTHS, WAIVING FEES, APPLY CREDITS AND SO FORTH. WHEN THOSE WERE ADJUSTED THEN, WE WENT FROM THE GROSS AMOUNT, DOWN TO THE NET AMOUNT FROM THE BANKS AND AGAIN, THOSE TWO BANKS STOOD OUT AS STELLAR AND WELLS. THOSE PROVED TO BE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE. SOMETIMES, YOU GET A BANK THAT IS VERY LOW COST AND IS ALSO LOW INTEREST RATE. SOMETIMES YOU GET SOMEONE THAT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE HIGH COST , BUT THEY HAVE LOW INTEREST RATES. THOSE TWO, MOVING BACK AND FORTH, WE LOOK AT THE ECR RATE, THE RATE THAT IS USED ON THE COMPENSATING BALANCES WHEN WE LOOK AT THE METHODOLOGY TO PAY THE BANK BY LEAVING MONEY IN THE BANK TO LEAVE INTEREST TO PAY THE FEES. WE LOOK AT INTEREST BEARING ACCOUNTS, SWEEP ACCOUNTS. THE SWEEP ACCOUNTS, AS WE MENTIONED, ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND MOST EFFICIENT FOR EARNINGS PURPOSES, BECAUSE THEY WILL RUN CLOSE TO ONE FULL PERCENTAGE POINT ABOVE AND YOU FIGURE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR BUDGET IS FOR THE TOWNSHIP, YOU APPLY 1% FOR ONE YEAR AND IT STARTS TO ADD UP. IT IS A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON YOUR STRENGTH AND HEALTH. ALL OF THOSE WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER AND WE LOOKED AT EACH SINGLE ONE OF THEM, WHAT THEY WOULD PRODUCE OVER THE PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, AND

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THE TWO THAT CAME OUT THE HIGHEST WERE WELLS FARGO AND WOOD FOREST. THOSE WERE APPLIED AGAINST THE BALANCES AND AGAINST THE TWO DIFFERENT METHODOLOGIES. THE ONE METHODOLOGY TO PAY FOR YOUR BANKING IS A COMPENSATING BALANCE BASIS. THAT IS THE ONE I HAVE MENTIONED. LEAVE MONEY IN THE BANK AND HE EARNS AT THE ECR RATE THAT PAYS FOR YOUR FEE AT THE BANK. THE OTHER WAY TO DO IT, IS TO SIMPLY UTILIZE WHATEVER YOU CAN AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE USING THE SWEEP MECHANISM, GET THE BEST EARNINGS AND PAY THE STRAIGHT FEES. WHICH THEN IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE USING IN A BANKING SITUATION. THAT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO KEEP THE EARNINGS FOR THE BANK AND FOR THE CITY, THE

TOWNSHIP, EXCUSE ME. >> DO NOT USE THE C WORD.

>> YOU WILL GET THERE, I'M SURE OF IT. I COME FROM AUSTIN, I DO NOT WANT TO SEE THAT EITHER. WHERE WAS I? OH. WE LOOK TO ADD, WE LOOK AT IT AS A COMPENSATING BALANCE, WHERE CAN WE PUT IN THE COMPENSATING BALANCE, THE BEST FOR THE CITY AND TOWNSHIP AND THEN WE LOOK ON THE STRAIGHT FEE BASIS AND COMPARE THOSE TWO PROCESSES FOR THE BEST WAY, MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO DO THE BANKING.

THROUGH A FEE BASIS WHERE YOU ARE PAYING A STRAIGHT FEE AND ALSO GETTING THE MONEY OUT OF THE BANK. ONE LITTLE CATCH IN BANKING AND THAT IS A BALANCE BASE FEE. IT CAME ABOUT SEVERAL YEARS AGO BECAUSE, I LIKE TO CALL HER RENT. THAT IS WHAT IT IS. IF YOU LEAVE MONEY IN THE BANK, IN CERTAIN BANKS, THEN YOU PAY THE BALANCE BASED FEE. WHICH MEANS THAT YOU PAY FROM 10-12 BASIS POINTS ON ALL THE MONEY THAT IS SITTING THERE. UNDER YOUR CURRENT CONTRACT, YOU HAVE BEEN PAYING A LITTLE OVER $2000 PER MONTH. FOR RENT. FOR YOUR MONEY. THAT IS WHY PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO INSTITUTE THE SWEEPING. GET THE MONEY OUT OF THE BANK SO THAT THERE IS NO BALANCE, THE FEE IS BEING PAID SO AUTOMATICALLY REDUCING YOUR FEES AND THEN USING A FEE BASIS TO PAY FOR THE FEES. ALL OF THAT INFORMATION, I WOULD BE GLAD TO GO THROUGH IN GREAT DETAIL WITH YOU, I DO NOT THINK THAT YOU WANT TO DO THAT. THE RECOMMENDATION IS PRETTY CLEAR, AND STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT IS TO INSTITUTE THE SWEEP ACCOUNT AND AWARD THE CONTRACT TO WELLS FARGO WHICH IS IN THE INCUMBENT BANK. SOME OTHER RECOGNITIONS TO GO ALONG WITH IT TO SHARPEN UP SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT YOU ARE USING NOW. THIS WILL PRODUCE THE LOWEST COST FOR YOU AND THE KITE -- HIGHEST EARNINGS FOR YOU AND WILL ELIMINATE ANY UNNEEDED FEES LIKE THE BALANCE BASE FEE THAT COME ABOUT FROM USING A COMPENSATING BALANCE IN SOME OF

THE BANKS. >> THANK YOU, I AM A BELIEVER IN WHAT YOU DO, IT SPEAK SO LOUDLY, CAN I HEAR WHAT YOU SAY. WE HAVE A HOMETOWN BANK IN WOOD FOREST BANK THAT SIX MONTHS AGO WE WENT TO FOR A SPONSORSHIP FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY AND THEY GAVE US $100,000. THAT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY DID THAT. WE HAD A BOAT HOUSE THAT WE WANTED TO GET SPONSORED AT THE NORTH SHORE PARK. THEY FUNDED THAT. THEY COME TIME IN AND TIME OUT, TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY, THEY LIVE HERE, THEIR HEADQUARTERS IS HERE, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY KNOW OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP TO BUILD OUR CONVENTION CENTER. THE LIST GOES ON. DECADES OF BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE THE GRADING PROCESS AND I THINK YOU DID A VERY THOROUGH JOB, I PERSONALLY THINK THAT WE STICK WITH THE HOMETOWN BANK AND MAKE SURE WE KEEP OUR MONEY WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY KNOW US, THEY ARE HERE WITH US AND IN MY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU NEED A BANKER, AND THEY ARE LIVING IN YOUR COMMUNITY, THAT IS A BIG DEAL. I AM HERE FOR MOVING THE BANKING RELATIONSHIP TO WOOD FOREST NATIONAL BANK.

>> I SECOND THAT. >> I HAVE TO ADD ONE THING.

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ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, I WAS HERE WITH WOOD FOREST PRESENTING THE BANKING AT THAT TIME. THE SAME QUESTION CAME UP AND I UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION, TOTALLY, I WORKED IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, AS YOU HAVE HEARD, FOR MANY YEARS. MY JOB IS TO GIVE YOU THE OBJECTIVE VIEW. MY JOB IS TO GIVE YOU THE BEST SITUATION SO I DO NOT WORK FOR A BANK OR FOR ANYBODY. NEITHER DO YOU. YOU WORK FOR THE TOWNSHIP. SO YOUR DECISION HAS TO BE MADE ON FACTS. 10 YEARS AGO, THE SAME SITUATION CAME UP. IT WAS BETWEEN THE TWO BANKS THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE. THE QUESTION WAS RAISED, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR THE TOWNSHIP? THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THERE IS A QUESTION IN THE RFP THAT SAYS, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR THE TOWNSHIP? WHAT KIND OF VOLUNTEERISM DO YOU HAVE? WHAT KIND OF PARTNERSHIP WITH NONPROFITS AND WHAT KIND OF PARTNERSHIP THROUGHOUT THAT YOU HAVE? THAT WAS WEIGHED BY THE BOARD AT THAT TIME AND IT WAS PRETTY EVEN, I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU. BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH MONEY THAT IS GIVEN FROM WOOD FOREST AND GREAT SUPPORT. THE POLITICAL DECISION IS YOURS, OF COURSE. I AM JUST TELLING YOU THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE MONEY THAT IS INVOLVED HERE. I HAVE HEARD SO MANY PRESENTATIONS THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT YOUR PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. IT NEEDS MONEY TO GROW THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, ON A FISCAL BASIS, IT IS DETERMINING , WHAT IS THE BEST THAT WILL KEEP THE MONEY SAFE FOR YOU AND

EARN MONEY BEST FOR YOU. >> IF WE DECIDE TO DO A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, THE FIRST CALL WE WILL MAKE WILL BE WOOD FOREST NATIONAL BANK. I JUST KIND OF GO, OH, I AM A FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE PERSON. EVERYON ON THIS BOARD IS. MR. MARLEY AND HIS TEAM HAS BEEN VERY PHILANTHROPIC TO OUR COMMUNITY, WE SHOULD NOT TURN A BLIND EYE

TO THAT. >> IF I CAN ADD, IF I MAY, IT IS THE BOARDS DIVISION. WOOD FOREST IS NOT TYING TO THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND THEY DO NOT HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TIE IN. WITH YOUR DECISION, I WILL COME BACK WITH A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT BUDGET AGREEMENT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO THE I.T. THAT WILL BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO AUTOMATE THE SYSTEM BACK TO WOOD FOREST AND WILL ALSO REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL STAFF PERSON. I WANT TO BE REAL CLEAR THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE TO INVOLVE.

>> HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE SOFTWARE AND STAFFING. I'M NOT

FOLLOWING YOU. >> ONE OF THE THINGS, WOOD FOREST IS A GRAY BANK. THIS IS NOT ANYTHING AGAINST THAT. THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT HAS, IN SPITE OF ALL OF THE GROWTH, HAS BEEN ABLE TO OPERATE WITHOUT ADDING STAFF, DUE TO TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. PART OF THAT IS GOING THROUGH OUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS AND BEING ABLE TO FULLY AUTOMATE BY HAVING THE ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION SERVICES. THERE IS A WHOLE HOST OF THINGS IN TERMS OF AUTOMATION. WOOD FOREST BANK REQUIRES THEIR OWN SYSTEM, I FORGET WHAT IT'S CALLED, TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS ALL OF THAT. IT DOES NOT TIE INTO THE CURRENT FINANCIAL SYSTEM. THERE WILL HAVE TO BE BRIDGES BUILT WITH OTHER THINGS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GET THERE. WE WILL LOSE EFFICIENCY, WE ARE HAPPY TO GO WITH. IF THAT IS OUR DECISION, WE WILL GO WITH IT. I WANT THE BOARD TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

>> IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING, PRIOR TO WELLS FARGO THAT WOULD FOREST WAS THE TOWNSHIP OR THE C CID.

>> WE HAVE NEVER BEEN WITH WOOD FOREST, THE TOWNSHIP HASN'T.

>> IT IS ALL FINE, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT AS PART OF IT

WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION. >> CAN YOU NEGOTIATE WITH WOOD FOREST ABOUT THE SOFTWARE CONCERNS TO SEE IF YOU CAN GET

THOSE COVERED? >> WE CAN TRY. IT IS A COMPLETE

TECHNOLOGY CONVERSION. >> THAT THROWS A LOT OF WATER WERE WET BLANKET ON WHAT I WAS THINKING AS WELL. I DO NOT SEE WELLS FARGO AS BEING AS VISIBLE AS WOULD FOREST IN TERMS OF

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT. BUT NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING DIFFERENT. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO DELAY THIS A LITTLE BIT AND GET MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT THIS REALLY MEANS, HIRING MORE PEOPLE, AND CHANGING OUR SYSTEMS? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT WAS MENTIONED IN OUR REPORT AT ALL.

>> WAS MENTIONED IN YOUR REPORT THAT YOU GOT ON MONDAY.

>> OKAY, I MISSED IT, I'M SORRY. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW MORE, WHAT IT IS REALLY GOING TO COST US.

>> WAS PROBABLY MENTIONED UNDER THE ERP REFERENCE AND MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DETAILED WITH IT. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

THE SYSTEM TALKING TO THE BANKS AND THAT IS ON EVERYTHING, COMING IN, GOING OUT AND IT IS A MATTER OF A LOT OF PROGRAMMING

TO MAKE SURE THAT WORKS. >> SEVERAL THINGS, MS. PATTERSON MENTIONED THAT SERVICES, THE COST OF FEES, AS WELL AS EARNING POSSIBILITIES WERE THEY EQUALLY WEIGHTED? AND IF SO, IF THE FINAL TWO WERE WELLS FARGO AND WOULD FOREST?

>> ON THE SERVICES, IT WAS NOT. I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE INTEREST

RATES AT THAT POINT. >> THANK YOU.

>> WHICH IS AFFECTED BY THE BALANCE-BASED FEE. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA ON THE SERVICE SCORES, -- REGION NEXT AT 494, FROST AT 491, WOULD FOREST AT 483, STELLER AT 481 AND SOUTH STATE AT 458. CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU GET INTO THE DETAILS OF THE AUTOMATION, ACH, ESPECIALLY THE AUTOMATION. THE ABILITY FOR THE TOWNSHIP TO BE ABLE TO CUSTOMIZE REPORTS, GETTING A REPORT IS ONE THING, WE ALL KNOW THIS, IF I COULD REARRANGE THAT, IF I CAN DO A RANGE ON THAT AND PULL OUT CERTAIN DATES, THAT IS THE KIND OF AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY IN DEPTH YOU GET IN A LARGER BANK. WHETHER IT IS ANY LARGER BANK AND THEY HAVE A NATIONAL FOOTPRINT SO THEY HAVE PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO THEIR AUTOMATION. THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND A LOT OF THESE OTHER BANKS. YOU SEE IT IN FROST AND REGENTS. BUT THAT DIFFERENCE, AND THE ABILITY TO SWEEP OUT TO A MONEY MARKET FUND IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

THESE SERVICES. >> WOULD FOREST DOES NOT SWEEP?

>> THEY CAME IN AND SAID THEY COULD DO IT BUT THEY DO HAVE A

SWEEP. >> WOULD FOREST IS A STATE BANK?

>> A STATE CHARTER BANK. >> JUSTIN TEXAS VERSUS WELLS

FARGO WHO IS IN 38 STATES. >> WELLS, PLANES, ARE ALL REGIONAL BANKS, THEY ARE CHARTERED TO DO BUSINESS HERE IN TEXAS. THERE HEADQUARTERS ARE HERE AND THEY OPERATE HERE.

>> WHAT IS THE GENERAL TENURE? YOU SIGN FOR THE CONTRACT? WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF TIME WHERE YOU HAVE THE BANKING RELATIONSHIP?

>> UNDER STATE STATUTE, IT IS FIVE YEARS FOR A CITY OR TOWNSHIP. IT DIFFERS IF YOU ARE A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR COUNTY. FOR CITIES, IN WHICH THE TOWNSHIP IS USED IN THEIR MODEL, IT IS FIVE

YEARS. >> ONE IS THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD

UP? >> A COUPLE YEARS AGO. SO WE

MISSED -- >> WE HAD ONE YEAR EXTENSION FOR

THE CHARTER. >> WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE? I WILL ASK, IF WE WOULD DELAY AND GOING BACK TO TALK TO WOULD FOREST, PERHAPS FOR THE WHOLE SYSTEM, CAN WE DO THAT? ENLIGHTEN ME?

>> I WOULD BE GLAD TO, WHATEVER THE BOARD DECIDES. I AM JUST TRYING TO MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND, THIS IS REALLY AN EFFICIENCY THING FOR US. WE ARE HAPPY TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS BUT EVEN THAT ERP LINK THAT I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT, WELLS FARGO DOES NOT HAVE A LOCK BOX WHICH ALLOWS CUSTOMERS TO PAY DIRECTLY ONLINE, WE CANNOT USE OUR CURRENT SCANNERS WITH WOOD

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FOREST, WHICH IS A REPRESENTATION OF CHECKS, NONSUFFICIENT CHECKS, WE CANNOT DO THAT, THERE IS A WHOLE HOST OF THINGS THAT ARE DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF SERVICES WHICH IS WHAT YOU SAW REFLECTED IN THE SCORE. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TALK TO WOULD FOREST TO SEE IF THEY CAN START OFFERING THAT TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY BUT THEY CERTAINLY DO NOT RIGHT

NOW. >> WOULD THAT HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL? WHEN THEY PAY PROGRAM FEES AND SIGN UP, IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT THEM? OR JUST INTERNALLY IN YOUR DEPARTMENT? YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT CHECKS THAT COME IN AND

OUT? >> WILL MOSTLY BE INTERNAL. HE WILL HAVE SOME IMPACT AS MS. PATTERSON EXPLAINED. SERVICE

COSTS AND INTEREST EARNINGS. >> PERSONALLY, I TRUST WORKING WITH OUR PARTNER, I LOVE HAVING WOULD FOREST AS A PARTNER IN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY WILL BE BROKERS IN DOING THIS. I THINK STAFF NEEDS TO WORK THROUGH. WE SHOULD APPROVE THIS NOW AND TRUST OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER THAT WE GO TO ON A REGULAR BASIS TO SUPPORT OUR INITIATIVES, OUR COMMUNITY, THEY SPONSOR EVERYTHING KNOWN TO MANKIND. I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT. CALL ME A HOMETOWN GUY, I DON'T KNOW, THAT IS HOW I FEEL.

>> IF WE COULD EXPLORE FOR SURE, LET'S TABLE THIS, LET'S EXPLORE IT AND COME BACK TO IT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GET TO IT NEXT WEEK, IS THAT TOO SOON?

>> IF WE NEED A SECOND FOR THE TABLE, I WILL GIVE IT.

>> THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, A MOTION AND A SECOND. WE

WOULD NEED TO AMEND. >> TABLE IT. IS THAT WHAT YOU

SAID? >> MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

>> THAT IS CORRECT, A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND A SECOND TO APPROVE WOULD FOREST , I AM LOOKING AT KAREN, THAT IS WHAT

WE HEARD EARLIER. YES. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE WOULD FOREST NATIONAL BANK?

>> WILL YOU NOT ALLOW THE TABLE?

>> WE SHOULD DO THAT FIRST. >> I DON'T THINK SO, I DON'T THINK SO. YOU CAN TABLE IT AT ANY TIME.

>> THAT IS CORRECT. IF THERE IS A TABLE BEFORE A VOTE, YOU CAN

ACT ON THAT MOTION. >> WE JUST NEED TO VOTE.

>> DISCUSSION? >> THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO VOTE ON IT OR TO TABLE IT? THERE WAS A FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND

FOURTH WHEN WE FIRST MADE IT. >> KAREN, DO YOU WANT TO STEP

UP? >> WE CAN DO THE TABLE, I'M

CONFUSED. >> ONCE THE MOTION TO TABLE IS ON THE FLOOR, YOU WOULD NORMALLY TAKE THAT FIRST. YOU DO NOT STRICTLY FOLLOW ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER SO IT IS UP TO YOUR

DISCRETION. >> WHO HAS THE MOTION TO TABLE?

>> SHE MOVED, I SECONDED. >> OKAY.

>> I DID NOT MOVE. >> CINDY MADE THE MOTION TO

TABLE. >> CALLED THE VOTE ON THE TABLE.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TABLING IT?

>> THE REASON IS TO BRING MORE INFORMATION ON WHETHER WOULD FOREST WOULD BE WILLING TO GIVE US SOME IDEAS ON HOW SOON, IF THEY ARE PLANNING ON DOING THESE INNOVATIONS. THESE ARE TYPICAL THINGS FOR MOST BANKS THAT PRESIDENT SHARP IS TALKING ABOUT. THINGS THAT A LOT OF BANKS ARE MOVING TOWARD DOING.

IT IS A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT, RIGHT?

>> AS A BONUS POINT, THERE ARE FOUR PEOPLE HERE FROM WOULD FOREST BANK THAT CAN ADDRESS QUESTIONS.

>> I WOULD LOVE THAT. >> I WANT TO HEAR SOMETHING ABOUT THE FUTURE. BANKS ARE CONSTANTLY INNOVATING. I SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HAVING A STATE BANK, HOMETOWN BANK , THERE IS A LOT OF VALUE ON THAT, YOU CANNOT PUT A QUANTITY ON THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM.

>> YEAH. WE DO NOT HAVE THE ALTERNATIVE.

>> WE DON'T HAVE THE ALTERNATIVE.

>> ALL WE CAN DO IS TABLING. >> MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE.

YOU SHOULD CALL THE QUESTION ON THAT.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RESPOND BY SAYING AYE.

>> AYE. >> ONE, TWO, THREE, TO TABLE?

ALTHOUGH THE POST? AYE. >> I DO THINK WE NEED A LITTLE

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BIT MORE INFORMATION. I THINK YOU BROUGHT UP SOME GREAT POINTS, MONIQUE. YOUR DETAIL WAS INCREDIBLE. I DO THINK WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE. I THINK WE ARE -- FOR WOOD

FOREST. >> SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT UP, THOSE CAN BE CORRECTED. IS MY UNDERSTANDING.

WITH SOME MORE INFORMATION. >> THEY CAN COME BACK AS SOON AS

NEXT WEDNESDAY, CORRECT? >> WHERE ARE WE?

>> BY THE FIRST MEETING IN JUNE.

>> COUNT THE VOTES. >> WE CAN COME BACK NEXT WEDNESDAY. THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT

THAT. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, CAN YOU

RE-TALLY THE VOTES ON THAT? >> TABLE, 4-3, TO TABLE. TO BRING IT BACK, HE WAS EVERYONE'S INTENT TO BRING IT BACK NEXT WEDNESDAY AND HAVE STAFF MEET WITH WOOD FOREST AND GO FROM THERE? ALL RIGHT. ARE WE GOOD?

>> I THINK WE ARE GOOD. >> IS STAFF COMFORTABLE WITH THE

VOTE ON THAT? >> I WILL NEED TO TALK TO YOU

OFF-LINE. >> OKAY.

>> OKAY. AM I DOING HERE? I'M CONFUSED NOW. WE VOTED TO TABLE A. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET A HERE NEXT WEEK, NEXT WEDNESDAY. AND

IF STAFF CAN DO THAT. >> IF I MAY, MONDAY IS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND IF NOT NEXT WEDNESDAY, THEN THE FOLLOWING MEETING IN JUNE GIVES US TIME FOR THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT.

>> ONE MORE WEEKEND. LET'S DO IT .

>> THE FIRST THURSDAY OF JUNE, WE WILL BRING BACK AND HAVE

STAFF -- >> THAT IS BETTER IN TERMS OF

THE INFORMATION. >> FIRST THURSDAY MEETING OF JUNE. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON, IS THAT EVERYTHING? OKAY. ITEM

[11. Receive, consider and act upon an update related to pedicab service regulations in The Woodlands;]

NUMBER 11, RECEIVE, CONSIDER, AND ACT UPON AND UPDATE RELATED TO PEDICAB SERVICE REGULATIONS IN THE WOODLANDS.

>> THANK YOU. THIS IS AN AGENDA ITEM THAT CAME UP BECAUSE WE HAD SOME RESIDENCE AT THE END OF LAST YEAR WHO WERE CONCERNED ABOUT PEDICAB AND IF WE HAD THE ABILITY TO REGULATE THOSE. WE HAD SOME PEDICAB DRIVERS THAT WERE ASKING IF WE CAN PROVIDE REGULATIONS AND SOME RESIDENCE THAT COMPLAINED ABOUT LEADER READING AND PARKING OF THE HAULING VEHICLES IN FRONT OF THE RESIDENCES. THE TOWNSHIP AS A SPECIAL-PURPOSE DISTRICT DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE PEDICABS OR TRAFFIC ON THE ROADWAYS. MONTGOMERY COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO REGULATE THOSE, FOR THE MOST PART, THOSE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE NO DIFFERENT THAN A BICYCLE CARRYING YOUR LITTLE POD WITH YOUR TODDLERS. IF THEY ARE FOLLOWING THE RULES OF THE ROAD, THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE ON THE ROAD. TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODES STATE THAT A PERSON OPERATING A BICYCLE HAS THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES APICAL TO A DRIVER OPERATING A VEHICLE UNLESS A PROVISION OF THE LAW ALTERS RIGHT OR DUTY BY ITS NATURE CANNOT APPLY TO A PERSON OPERATING A BICYCLE. IF A PEDICAB WAS VIOLATING TRAFFIC LAWS, IT WOULD BE A TRAFFIC CITATION. WE DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO REQUIRE LICENSES, REGISTRATION, INSURANCE, ANY OF THE THINGS THAT YOU MAY WANT TO IMPOSE ON A PEDICAB OPERATOR. CITIES DO HAVE THAT ABILITY.

PART OF WHAT WE BELIEVE WE HAVE SEEN IS THAT THE CITY OF HOUSTON LATE LAST YEAR STARTED ENFORCING SOME OF ITS RESTRICTIONS.

THROUGH A CITY ORDINANCE REQUIRING LICENSING PERMITTING AND HAVE ESTABLISHED OPERATING REQUIREMENTS. PART OF WHAT WE BELIEVE WE HAVE SEEN, PART OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN OPERATING DOWN THERE MADE A GREATER EFFORT TO COME TO THE PAVILION DURING THE CONCERT SEASON. I CONCERT SEASON, CONCERT NIGHTS ARE THE MAIN TIME THAT WE SEE THE INFLUX OF THOSE.

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AND CERTAIN CONCERTS THAT DRAW MORE PEDICABS THAN OTHERS. WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO REGULATE FOR THOSE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT LITTER ON THEIR PROPERTY OR PARKING IN FRONT, IF THEY ARE PARKING ON THE ROADWAY AND AN APPROPRIATE PLACE TO PARK, THERE IS NOTHING THERE. IF THEY ARE ON YOUR PROPERTY AND LITTERING, YOU CAN CALL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BE CITED FOR TRESPASSING ON THE PROPERTY. A TRESPASS COMPLAINT CAN ONLY BE ISSUED IF IT IS THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO IS COMPLAINING. THE TOWNSHIP DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO ISSUE A COMPLAINT AND GET A TRESPASS WARNING FOR A PROPERTY THAT WE DO NOT OWN. AND SO IT DOES BECOME INCUMBET ON THE PROPERTY OWNER'S AGENT TO MAKE THAT COMPLAINT WERE TYPICALLY THEY WILL GET A WARNING, FIRST TIME, SECOND TIME, THERE WILL BE GREATER CONSEQUENCES. THAT IS REALLY THE EXTENT OF WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO

DO. >> I TOLD TODD THAT I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION IT BUT I THINK I AM, I AM MORE HOPEFUL AFTER HEARING YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT WE JUST READ. THERE IS A BILL THAT IS BEING LOOKED AT TOMORROW AND VOTED ON TOMORROW THAT COULD POSSIBLY HELP TO GIVE SOME POWER TO THE COUNTY TO REGULATE OR AT LEAST STOP ANY SOLICITATION THAT PEDICABS MIGHT DO THAT IS INAPPROPRIATE. STAY TUNED ON THAT, WE DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE.

WE DO HAVE SOME HOPE THAT MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY.

>> IS THAT UNDER THE RUBRIC OF SOLICITATIONS OR PUBLIC

NUISANCE? >> IT IS, UNDER SOLICITATIONS.

>> OKAY. IS THERE A WAY FOR THE HOMEOWNERS OR PROPERTY OWNERS TO PUT OUT A SIGN THAT SAYS, POSTED PRIVATE PROPERTY, DOES NOT DEFINE THEM THAT NO TRESPASSING IS ALLOWED? IS THAT IMPLIED? DOES A SIGN NEED TO SAY, NO TRESPASSING IN PRIVATE PROPERTY?

>> I DON'T KNOW THAT ANSWER. >> WOULD THAT HELP THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE? WITHOUT HELP?

>> I CAN FIND OUT. >> THE IDEA OF A HOMEOWNER BEING AT HOME AND GOING OUT AND CONFRONTING SOMEONE IS REALLY NOT VERY APPEALING TO MOST RESIDENTS. IF THEY COULD POST SOMETHING, PERHAPS, OR IF THE HOA CAN POST SOMETHING ON THEIR BEHALF, I DO NOT KNOW IF THAT WILL BE A BENEFIT.

>> THIS WAS JUST RECEIVED, THE REPORT.

>> ANYTHING ELSE? >> THANKS, KAREN.

>> CALLING A MOTION IN A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORT? ALL THOSE

[12. Receive, consider and act upon a report on the Township’s current use of Artificial Intelligence;]

IN FAVOR, RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. MOTION CARRIES.

>> THE TOWNSHIP CURRENT USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ALSO

KNOWN AS A.I. >> WE COULD HAVE THE A.I. GUY

JUST GIVE A REPORT NOW. >> PROBABLY. MY READING GLASSES

DO NOT REALLY WORK ANYMORE. >> WILLIAM IS NOT REALLY HERE

RIGHT NOW, IT IS A HOLOGRAM. >> HERE IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

SO, WE ARE STILL IN THE BEGINNING PHASE AS FAR AS AGENCYWIDE. WE FORMED THIS COMMITTEE TO GUIDE OUR INITIATIVES. WE HAVE ADOPTED THE FORMAL A.I. GOVERNANCE IN LINE WITH THE OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE NATION. WE ARE CURRENTLY USING A.I. IN OUR CYBERSECURITY PLATFORMS AND I WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. I DO NOT WANT TO GO INTO TOO MANY DETAILS. WE ARE TESTING THE COPILOT AND WE ALSO USE A SERIES OF OTHER ONES. ONE ACROSS THE COMPANY IS CANVAS WHEN IT COMES TO A.I. CYBERSECRITY, IT ENHANCES THREAT DETECTION, AND INCIDENT RESPONSE AND MILLISECONDS COUNT. AND IT ALSO PROTECTS THE TOWNSHIP'S DATA AND INFRASTRUCTURE. LIKE I SAID, THE PRODUCTS WE ARE TESTING RIGHT NOW ARE COPILOT, IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, IT IS A MICROSOFT PRODUCT HEAVILY

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INTEGRATED INTO THE OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY. SINCE IT IS THE GOVERNMENT SIDE AND GOVERNMET CLOUD, THE FEATURES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE CONSUMER ARE NOT ALLOWED YET ON THE GOVERNMENT SIDE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO PROTECT A LOT OF CITIZEN DATA. CHAT GPT, WE ARE TESTING THAT RIGHT NOW AS WELL. THAT IS THE FAVORITE OVERALL WITH EVERYBODY AND PERPLEXITY, WE ARE TESTING BECAUSE IT IS MORE OF A TECHNICAL STYLE A.I. FOR CODING, I.T. STUFF, THAT SEEMS TO BE POPULAR. AND THEN THE X VERSION AND CANVA FOR DESIGN GENERATION. THE CHALLENGE WE ARE FACING IS THE DATA PRIVACY AND REGULATORY -- THERE ARE A COUPLE IN TEXAS THAT DO NOT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE THIS LEGISLATION.

WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON THOSE. MANAGING PUBLIC PERCEPTION AND TRUST AND INTERNALLY, A.I. IS A CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS. WE HAVE TO OVERCOME STAFF CONCERNS, IS THIS GOING TO KILL MY JOB? WHICH IT IS NOT. WE ARE LOOKING AT IMPROVING A LOT OF WORKFLOWS, MAINTAINING TRANSPARENCY AND ETHICAL STANDARDS AND HUMAN RESOURCES AND TRAINING FOR STAFF. AND OF COURSE, ALIGNING A.I. WITH POLICY BILLS AND VALUES. RIGHT NOW, WHERE WE REALLY ARE, ORGANICALLY, THE STAFF ARE ALREADY USING CHAT GPT OR COPILOT FOR EMAILS, RFPS, COMPARISON , FINANCIAL STUFF.

WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON INTERNALLY, FROM THE I.T.

STANDPOINT IS THAT WE HAVE GOT 45 YEARS WORTH OF DATA ON OUR SERVICING STUFF, WE ARE PREPPING THAT DATA SO THAT OUR DATA IS A LIBRARY AS WELL. SO, THAT IS A TIME-CONSUMING AND SLOW PROCESS BUT WE HAVE STARTED THAT ISSUE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A BALANCED APPROACH WITH GOVERNANCE AND INNOVATION AND WE ARE ALWAYS TESTING STUFF. WE HAVE PITCHED IT OUT TO A SERIES OF TESTERS THROUGHOUT THE COMPANY. SOME OF THEM HAVE GONE PRETTY EFFICIENT, PRETTY FAR OFF THE DEEP END SOMETIMES. THEY ARE ADJUSTING WELL. WANT TO FOCUS ON TRANSPARENCY, EDUCATION AND

PUBLIC BENEFIT. ANY QUESTIONS? >> KNOW. THANK YOU, WILLIAM.

THIS IS NOT AN AGENDA ITEM, THIS IS ALL NEW, WHEN DID YOU SAY THE TOWNSHIP PUT THE A.I. COMMITTEE TOGETHER?

>> WE PUT THAT TOGETHER EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE GOVERNANCE PART

WAS COMPLETED LATE LAST YEAR. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ALL ARE ON TOP OF IT AND LOOKING INTO IT. THAT IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT. A.I., TO EMBRACE IT, FOR THE TOWNSHIP'S BENEFIT AND TO THE RESIDENCE BENEFIT. THANK

YOU. >> WE HAVE FUNDING IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FOR THE COPILOT AND SOME OF THE OTHER A.I.

PLATFORM LICENSES. YOU WILL SEE IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET FOR A LOT

MORE. >> THANK YOU, WILLIAM.

>> MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORT?

>> SO MOVED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. THOSE

[13. Receive, consider and act upon a charter authorizing the creation of an Ad Hoc Public Safety Committee and appointments in connection therewith;]

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. MOTION NUMBER 13 RECEIVE, CONSIDER, AND ACT UPON A CHARTER AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF AN AD HOC PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND APPOINTMENTS IN CONNECTION THERE

WITHIN. >> I WILL SAY THIS BEGINNING PART ONCE AND WILL FOLLOW FOR ALL OF THE OTHER COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. THE TOWNSHIP BOARD MERELY FUNCTIONS AS A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH LIMITED USE OF COMMITTEES BUT IT DOES FORM FROM TIME TO TIME SPECIAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEES AS PRIMARILY LISTED AS AD HOC COMMITTEES. DURING THE BOARD STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION THERE WERE A NUMBER OF THESE AD HOC COMMITTEES REQUESTED, WITH THOSE, YOU DID RECEIVE A DRAFT CHARTER. IT STATES THE PURPOSE TYPICALLY WILL INCLUDE COMMUNITY OBJECTIVES, AND SPECIFICALLY LINES OUT THAT THESE ARE WORKING COMMITTEES. THEY ARE NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR THE BOARD. THE COMMITTEES MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD MAINTAINS ALL FINAL

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DECISION-MAKING. FOR THIS SPECIFIC ONE, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, IN THE DRAFT CHARTER BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED AND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE GOAL OF THIS WAS , WE HAVE LISTED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO REVIEW BUDGET REQUESTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND MAKE ADDITIONS TO THE BOARD RELATED TO CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS. THE COMMITTEE WILL EVALUATE THE 2026 BUDGET REQUEST TO SUPPORT THE TOWNSHIP FOCUS ON PUBLIC SAFETY, ACHIEVED THROUGH MAINTAINING THE PRACTICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AVAILABLE TO THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP. UNDER COMMITTEE OBJECTIVES IT IS ESSENTIALLY THOSE THREE ITEMS AGAIN, EXAMINING THE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES, THE EXISTING SERVICES, REVIEWING BUDGET REQUESTS AND RECOMMENDING POLICIES AND RESOURCES ENHANCING THOSE TWO BASICALLY WHAT FACTORS INTO THOSE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS. THE WAY IT IS SET UP, AND HE COMMITTEE CAN BE UP TO THREE MEMBERS, TYPICALLY THE CHAIR MAKES THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE BOARD AFFIRMS THOSE APPOINTMENTS.

>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, KAREN, WE HAD A GREAT STRATEGIC SESSION, THE LAW-ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT IS UP FOR RENEWAL AND WE HAVE A NEW SHERIFF, A NEW CHAIRMAN. IT IS A LOT ON ONE PERSON TO DO WITH STAFF. SO, I BROUGHT IT UP, THE BOARD VOTED ON IT AS WELL FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST SPENDS THAT WE HAVE, WE ALL AGREE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, DIRECTOR AN SNYDER AND MYSELF, BRAD BAILEY. I HAVE A MOTION?

>> MOVED? >> SECONDED.

[14. Receive, consider and act upon a charter authorizing the creation of an Ad Hoc Transportation Committee and appointments in connection therewith;]

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. AGENDA ITEM 14, RECEIVE, CONSIDER, AND ACT UPON A CHARTER AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF AN AD HOC TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND APPOINTMENTS IN CONNECTION

THEREWITH. >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN.

OBVIOUSLY FOLLOWING KAREN'S DESCRIPTION, ONE OF THE OTHER COMMITTEES THAT THE BOARD ASKED FOR WAS THE POTENTIAL AD HOC COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT MOBILITY AND TRAFFIC RELATED ISSUES FOR THE WOODLANDS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMITTEE IS TO DISCUSS WITH FEDERAL STAKEHOLDERS WAITING TO PROGRESSIVE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS THAT ENHANCE LIFE FOR TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS. TO PROMOTE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS TO SUPPORT THOSE IN THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP. TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE OF MOBILITY AROUND THE TOWNSHIP, TO MEET WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS AND TO DISCUSS WHAT IS BENEFICIAL TO THE TOWNSHIP, WHAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE PLANNING COMMITTEE WITH SOME OF THE OFFICIALS THAT HAD BEEN REACHED OUT TO AND TO MONITOR THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING EFFORTS FOR EFFECTS IN AND AROUND THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP. A BOARD IS APPOINTED TO THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL AND WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE PLANNING THAT GOES ON IN THE AREA AND BE ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON THE ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE TOWNSHIP. AND SO, LIKE THE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE, WE CAN APPOINT UP TO THREE BOARD

MEMBERS ON THIS COMMITTEE. >> TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, I SPOKE WITH A STRATEGIC SESSION ISSUE AND SPOKE WITH THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISSIONER, RICH WHEELER, AND VERY INTERESTED IN MEETING ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TO TALK ABOUT TRANSPORTATION IN AND AROUND THE TOWNSHIP AND ANY IDEAS THAT WE HAVE. I WILL BE APPOINTING CRAIG EISSLER, BOARD MEMBER AND MYSELF TO THE COMMITTEE. SECONDED BY DIRECTOR NELSON ALL THOSE IN

[15. Receive, consider and act upon a charter authorizing the creation of an Ad Hoc South Gosling Tract and Public Golf Committee and appointments in connection therewith; ]

FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. AGENDA ITEM 15, RECEIVE, CONSIDER, AND ACT UPON A CHARTER AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF AN AD HOC SOUTH GOSLING TRACT AND PUBLIC GOLF COMMITTEE AND APPOINTMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

>> PROPOSED THAT AN AD HOC BE CREATED WITH THREE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS THAT REVIEW A NUMBER OF THINGS INCLUDING FEASIBILITY OF PUBLIC GOLF IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FORMS, DRIVING RANGE, AND RECREATIONAL USES, FINANCING OPTIONS, PARTNERSHIP OPTIONS AND LOOKING AT REVENUE STREAMS AND THE OVERALL BUSINESS AND OPERATION PLAN FOR THE FACILITY.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THIS, WE TALKED ABOUT AT LENGTH AT THE

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STRATEGIC SESSION. WE WILL HAVE THREE MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD AND COMMITTEE, AND THREE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON THIS COMMITTEE TO HELP US ADVISE THIS ON THE GOLF PORTION. THOSE MEMBERS WILL BE DIRECTOR EISSLER, DIRECTOR NELSON, MYSELF, AND THE PUBLIC MEMBERS WILL BE WILL MURPHY, SCOTT LYLE AND KYLE WATSON WHO IS COMING BACK. AND ALL THREE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS LIVE IN THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP AND ARE AVID GOLFERS AND CAN HELP GUIDE US IN THIS PROCESS. MOVED BY DIRECTOR SEKULA-GIBBS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

[16. Receive, consider and act upon proposed revisions to the Ad Hoc Economic Development Committee Strategic Initiatives;]

RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 16. RECEIVE, CONSIDER, AND ACT UPON PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE AD HOC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES.

>> THIS WAS TO ADD AN INITIATIVE TO THE AD HOC ECONOMIC COMMITTEE. THAT INITIATIVE WOULD BE TO ADD THE STUDY ALL PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY IN THE WOODLANDS TOWNCENTER TO FIVE OR SIX INITIATIVES, LET ME SEE, HOLD ON, SORRY. FIVE INITIATIVE THEY ALREADY HAVE, THERE WOULD BE SIX INITIATIVES WITHIN THAT

COMMITTEE. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DO I

HAVE A MOTION? >> MOTION.

>> FALLS IN FAVOR, RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. AGENDA ITEM 17, WE WILL RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE DO NOT HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE WON'T EVEN DO THAT. AGENDA

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