[1. Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance;]
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          IT IS 6:00 THAT I CALL ORDER OF THE REGULAR MEETING ON MAY 20, 2025. WE WILL START OFF WITH THE INVOCATION. PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING REVEREND ROBSON, DIRECTOR OF LOCAL MISSIONS AT THE WOODLANDS METHODIST CHURCH. HE WAS ORDAINED JUNE 2024 AS A DEACON IN THE GLOBAL METHODIST CHURCH AND IS WORKING AS A MASTER OF DIVINITY THROUGH SEMINARY. HE IS A WOODLANDS RESIDENT AND LOVES SEEING A COMMUNITY UNITED TO THE MISSIONS WE SERVE. HAPPY TO HAVE YOU 
          HERE. THANKS SO MUCH. >> WOULD YOU JOIN ME IN PRAYER, PLEASE? FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GIFT OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THE WAYS THAT YOU UNITE US TOGETHER BY THE POWER OF YOUR SPIRIT. I PRAY TONIGHT FOR THIS MEETING THAT WE WILL SEND UNITY AROUND THOUGHT AND DECISION . I PRAY FOR THE LEADERSHIP THAT CONTINUES TO STARE AT THIS TIME AND SPACE, GOD, THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO GRACE THEM WITH WISDOM AND VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF THIS COMMUNITY. LORD, I THANK YOU FOR THE WAYS THIS COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY HAS IMPACT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND HARRIS COUNTY, BUT TRULY, TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, JESUS. I PRAY THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW LAVISHLY IN THE KINGDOM FOR YOUR PLANS AND YOUR GLORY, GOD. I AM GRATEFUL TO BE A RESIDENT IN THIS COMMUNITY, TO BE SOMEONE WHO IS RECEIVED FROM THE FRUIT OF THESE CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THIS ROOM. WE LOVE YOU. WE LIFT YOU HIGH. WE BLESS YOU. IN THE WORDS OF PAUL, THEREFORE, MY DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS, BE STEADFAST, ALWAYS EXCELLING IN THE WARD'S WORK BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOUR LABOR IN THE LORD IS NOT IN VAIN. AMEN . 
          >> AMEN. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. ALL RIGHT. A LITTLE SOMETHING DIFFERENT TONIGHT. THE TWO REGULAR ATTENDEES , STEVE AND SCOTT, WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE 
          TEXAS FLAG. LEAD US UP. >> 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. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS, ONE STATE, UNDER GOD , ONE AND 
          INDIVISIBLE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. YOU SPEND MORE HOURS IN HERE THEN WE 
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HAVE. ALL RIGHT. IT IS 6:03. IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, I NOTICED THAT THIS MEETING WAS POSTED 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP AT THIS OFFICE BUILDING. STATE LAW REQUIRES AT LEAST FOUR BOARD MEMBERS BE PRESENT IN ATTENDANCE FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS. I ASK EACH TO INDICATE PRESENCE AS I CALL THE ROLE. VICE CHAIRMAN EISSLER. 
          DIRECTOR FRANKS. DIRECTOR HEISER. DIRECTOR NELSON. DIRECTOR SEKULA-GIBBS. CHAIRMAN BORELLI IS HERE. WERE MISSING TONIGHT, WHO IS LOVING THE BEACH RIGHT NOW. JEALOUS. BY ROLL CALL 
          [3. Receive, consider and act upon adoption of the meeting agenda;]
I DETERMINE WE HAVE A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF MEMBERS FOR A QUORUM. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE ADOPTION OF THE MEETING AGENDA. PLEASE REVIEW PAGES ONE 
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THROUGH THREE OF OUR PACKETS. I CALL MOTION AND SECOND FOR THE ADOPTION . 
          >> SO MOVE. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. MOTION CARRIES. RECOGNIZE PUBLIC OFFICIALS. AGENDA ITEM FOR. WITH RHONDA IF HERE FROM PRECINCT 3 COMMISSIONER . SHE IS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND A GOOD FRIEND OF ALL OF HOURS WELCOME. WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER MEMBERS HERE FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS. YOU ARE A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, ARTHUR. ARTHUR HAS, LIKE, SIX TITLES. I WILL MESS THEM UP. HE IS A 
          PUBLIC SERVANT. THANK YOU. >> FORMER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. >> TERESA. I DID NOT SEE YOU THERE. WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE. PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND OPEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED. PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA IS ITEMS INCLUDED AT THE BEGINNING . IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD ADOPTED POLICIES 
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TO PRODUCE THE MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESS FOR ALLOWING CONSTITUENTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXCEPT PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES. EACH PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MUST FIRST 
          SIGN IN THE ROSTER PROVIDED BY THE BOARD SECRETARY. >> CHAIRMAN BAILEY, HE TO DROP, BUT WE DON'T HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT. IF YOU WANT TO SKIP THAT, YOU ARE WELCOME TO. 
          [6. Receive, consider and act upon reports from Village Association representatives;]
          >> GOD BLESS AMERICA. THANK YOU. YOU CAN INTERRUPT ME ANYTIME. SORRY ABOUT THAT. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX. RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE REPORTS FROM THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES. FIRST, DO WE HAVE ANY VILLAGE MEMBERS? 
          >> FIVE. >> WELCOME. >> COMING IN STRONG TONIGHT . 
          >> >> GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. WE HELD OUR ANNUAL MEETING ON APRIL 8. WE RECEIVE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT FROM SPECIALIST AGUILAR, WHO ALSO PROVIDED A HANDOUT ABOUT SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR. WE SHARE THIS INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE PRESIDENT OF VISIT THE WOODLANDS GAVE A GREAT PRESENTATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE WOODLANDS AND TALK ABOUT WHAT HIS ORGANIZATION DOES IN OUR COMMUNITY. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT HE DID COMPLETE HIS PRESENTATION IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES AND DID ALLOW TIME FOR 
          QUESTIONS. >> >> THE BOARD ELECTED THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS DESERVE FOR THE NEXT YEAR. I WAS REELECTED AS PRESIDENT. EMILY VICE PRESIDENT, KERRY AS SECRETARY AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE TREASURER. WE EVALUATED THE 23 APPLICATIONS 
          -- >> DOES JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE LIVE HERE? I'M SORRY. JUSTIN BUTTERFIELD. 
          GO. >> I APOLOGIZE. >> SORRY. THAT WAS AWESOME. WE EVALUATED THE 23 APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE BOARD DECIDED TO AWARD THREE SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. THE AWARDEES ARE MADISON BLANCHARD, WHO WAS AWARDED THE SCHOLARSHIP. NINA AND WHO WAS AWARDED OUR FIRST TRADE SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP. THE BOARD ALSO DECIDED TO SPONSOR A SCHOLARSHIP TO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY WOMEN'S CENTER THIS YEAR. THE RECEPTION FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WAS HELD AT OUR MEETING ON MAY 14 . WE WISH THEM SUCCESS IN THEIR ENDEAVORS AND WOULD REALLY LIKE TO THANK OUR SPONSORS, CHICK-FIL-A, AND THE DAILY COMPANY FOR ATTENDING THE RECEPTION AND SUPPORTING OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THE BOARD RECOGNIZED FOR HER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE IN OUR COMMUNITY . A FEW OF THE FORMER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD JOINED US TO THANK ADELE FOR ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS SHE HAS MADE, AND WE SHARED MEMORIE ABOUT THE MANY TIMES SHE VOLUNTEERED IN THE COMMUNITY. WE WISH HER AND HER FAMILY ALL THE BEST. WE AWARDED OUR FIRST OF THE MONTH TO 14 SOUTH BELFAIR PLAYS, AND WE WILL BE AWARDING THIS MONTH'S AWARD IN A FEW DAYS. WE APPROVE THE BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR AND RECEIVED THE REQUEST FOR INPUT INTO THE 2026 BUDGET , AND WE WILL RESPOND BY JULY 14 WITH ANY INPUT THAT THE BOARD HAS. OUR POOL PARTY IS AT THE PARK POOL ON SATURDAY, JUNE 7 FROM 10:00 UNTIL 1:00. THE EVENT IS FREE. PLEASE COME ENJOY THE POOL. A BALLOON TWISTER, MAGICIAN AND CHICK-FIL-A FOR LUNCH. THERE WILL BE SNACKS, DRINKS AND TOYS. WE WILL ALSO BE VOLUNTEERING AT FIRE STATION NUMBER FOUR ON SATURDAY, JUNE 14 FROM 10:00 UNTIL 12 A CLOCK P.M. THE NEXT MEETING IS ON JUNE 10, AND ALL RESIDENTS ARE INVITED. 
          THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> GLAD YOU WERE REELECTED AS 
          PRESIDENT. YOU DO AN AWESOME JOB. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH . 
          >> ONE HELLUVA TREASURER, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE. THAT WAS GREAT. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME. 
          >> GOOD AFTERNOON. LAST NIGHT WE HAD OUR MONTHLY MEETING AT FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO LOCATED IN THE COCHRAN VILLAGE ASSOCIATION . THE CHIEF AND THE FIREFIGHTERS GAVE US A WONDERFUL TOUR AND WILL COME AND LET US SEE ALL THE FIRE TRUCKS. WE DID NOT GET TO RIDE AND THEN, BUT WE WANTED TO. 
          A LOT OF THE BART BARBER STARTED ACTING LIKE LITTLE KIDS LOOKING AROUND WANTING TO DO EVERYTHING. 
          THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD HER APPLICATIONS ONLINE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. WE HAD A RECORD-SETTING 28 SENIORS APPLY FOR FIVE DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS. WE REVIEWED ALL OF THESE AND 
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SELECTED ALAN AND CHLOE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AT 1000 HOURS EACH. BOTH HAVE LIVED IN THE VILLAGE FOR 13 YEARS, AND BOTH GRADUATED FROM THE WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL. ALLEN WILL GO ON TO UT FOR ENGINEERING AND CHLOE WILL BECOME A TEACHER AT LONE STAR COLLEGE. HER SISTER ONE THE SCHOLARSHIP IN 2022 AND ALSO IS GOING TO BE A TEACHER. WE FINALIZE PLANS FOR OUR POOL PARTY. WE ARE ALSO GOING ON JUNE 7, BUT WE ARE FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 IT BARE BRANCH POOL AND ALL ARE INVITED TO JOIN US FOR SWIMMING. THE FINANCIAL REVIEW COMMITTEE CONCLUDED THEIR WORK FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS EXPENSES, AND HE TREASURER IS DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THAT. WE ALSO ELECTED OUR -- NOW WE ARE A FULL BOARD WITH 18 MEMBERS. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> 28 APPLICANTS. THAT HAS TO BE A RECORD. 
          >> IT IS. THE MOST WE'VE EVER HAD. >> WE WERE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. 
          HOW DID YOU ADVERTISE? >> ONE OF OUR EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS GOES TO ALL THE DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS AND TALKED WITH THE COUNSELORS. WE MET WITH THE COUNSELOR FROM -- AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE. AND THEN WE POSTED ON FACEBOOK AND ON HER WEBPAGE. 
          >> GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. COLLEGE PARK. >> NO JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, BUT -- WE HAVE TED STANLEY, AND THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH. THANK YOU, MESSENGER AND BOARD MEMBERS, MADAM PRESIDENT. A PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A REPORT ON THE VILLAGE OF COLLEGE PARK. WE HAD A NONCONTESTED ELECTION AT WHICH TIME I WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT ONCE AGAIN. BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE WANTED THE JOB. HOWEVER, DURING OUR ANNUAL MEETING, WE WERE ABLE TO APPOINT A VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER. PAUL HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS VICE PRESIDENT, AND AS TREASURER. WE ARE LOOKING TO APPOINT A SECRETARY. WE DID APPOINT TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS. WE DON'T HAVE A FULL BOARD, BUT WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THAT. WE APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS FOR EVERYONE WHO DECIDED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION, OR ALLOW THEMSELVES TO BE APPOINTED, IF YOU WILL. THERE WAS A LITTLE ARM-TWISTING. WE ALSO HAD THE SPRING FESTIVAL EVENT THAT WE HELD ON MAY 17 IN THE HARPERS LANDING PARK AND PAVILION. WE DID NOT HAVE AS GREAT A TURNOUT AS WE TYPICALLY HAD, BUT IT WAS A GOOD TURNOUT, NONETHELESS. EVERYONE ENJOYED THE FOOD FROM CHICK-FIL-A IN THE FREE SWIMMING POOL. WE HAD A FEW GAMES FOR EVERYONE TO ATTEND. MARCH WAS THE ANNUAL MEETING, AT WHICH TIME HE PRESENTED A BUDGET AND APPROVED A BUDGET. WE RECEIVE FUNDS FROM THE COUNTER FOR THE ANNUAL SERVICE AGREEMENT. THANK YOU GOD FOR THAT. WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ATTENTION WAS AGAIN TO THE INTERSECTION OF 242 AND 45, WHICH HAS BECOME A HORRENDOUS INTERSECTION IN THE WOODLANDS. WE EVEN HAD REPORT BY CHANNEL 2 THAT DID A REPORT ON IT NOT TOO LONG AGO. I WANT TO KEEP CALLING ATTENTION TO THAT. I KNOW IT IS NOT IN YOUR PURVIEW NECESSARILY IT HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION WITHIN THE WOODLANDS. I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP POINTING THAT OUT TO YOU GUYS. THE VILLAGE OF COLLEGE PARK WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE FOURTH OF JULY PARADE BY PUTTING UP SOME VOLUNTEERS TO PASS OUT WATER AND BE A HOSPITALITY TENT, IF YOU WILL, FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY PARADE ITSELF. THE COMMITTEE. SEVERAL OTHER VILLAGE ASSOCIATIONS HAVE ALSO PUT UP VOLUNTEERS AS WELL. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT. WE WERE PLEASED TO DO THAT. WE AWARDED ONE , $1000 SCHOLARSHIP TO A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR THIS YEAR . FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS A RESIDENT OF THE APARTMENTS WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF COLLEGE PARK. NOT A HOME RESIDENT, BUT APARTMENT RESIDENT. WE'VE TRIED TO GET THE RESIDENTS INVOLVED FROM THE APARTMENTS AS WELL OVER THE YEARS. WE HAVE TRIED TO DO SEVERAL THINGS WITH HIM. WE WERE VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THAT AWARD TO A VERY WORTHY SENIOR. WE WILL BE HAVING THE -- THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE CHIEF WILL GIVE YOU A MORE IN-DEPTH REPORT ON THIS, BUT THE FIRE UPDATE AT STATION NUMBER SIX, RIGHT THERE BEHIND COLLEGE PARK IS ON JUNE 7. I THINK EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND THAT. I WILL SCOOT OUT OF HERE, BECAUSE I HAVE TO TRAVEL TO LOUISIANA. FORGIVE MY CASUAL DRESS. THIS IS MY TRAVEL ATTIRE. AND FORGIVE ME, PLEASE, FOR HAVING TO LEAVE EARLY. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE 
          VILLAGE OF COLLEGE PARK. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, TED. APPRECIATE 
          YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING PRESIDENT AGAIN. SAFE TRAVELS. 
          >> ANDREW FREEMAN. >> GOOD EVENING CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I WILL 
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GIVE YOU AN UPDATE . IN APRIL WE TRIED SOMETHING NEW FOR THE APRIL MEETING. INSTEAD OF HER USUAL BOARD MEETING FOR, WE HOSTED A COMMUNITY EVENT. IT WAS A SUCCESS. MONIQUE SHARP PRESENTED THE 24 FINANCIALS FOR THE TOWNSHIP AND THE 25 BUDGET. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. ONE OF MY FAVORITE PRESENTATIONS. THIS NEW FORMAT DREW ROUGHLY 40 MORE PEOPLE THAN WE NORMALLY SEE. THAT WAS EXCITING FOR US. THE FEEDBACK WAS OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE FOR BOTH THE RESIDENTS THERE, AND ALSO THE BOARD MEMBERS. A LOT OF THEM DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COMMUNITY IS FUNDED. IT WAS AN EYE-OPENING THING. GIVING THE SUCCESS OF THIS FORMAT, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HOST ANOTHER INFORMATIONAL EVENT FOR THE SEPTEMBER MEETING . IN THE MEANWHILE, WAS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE TOPIC, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO PENCIL MONIQUE AGAIN FOR APRIL 2025. SHE IS AVAILABLE. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING THE PANTHER CREEK SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT. THIS YEAR WE'RE OFFERING $2000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRADE SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. THE COMMITTEE IS STILL REVIEWING THE APPLICATIONS. WE ARE STILL TRYING TO DECIDE. WE ACTUALLY ALSO HAD A RECORD NUMBER OF APPLICANTS THIS YEAR. WE HAD 15. FOR US, THAT WAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER WE HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS IN THE FINAL REVIEWS OF THAT. WE WILL ANNOUNCE THAT AT THE JUNE BOARD MEETING, WHICH IS IN TWO WEEKS. THE NEXT MAJOR EVENT IS THE FLAG DAY PICNIC, WHICH WILL BE ON FLAG DAY, JUNE 14, AT RIDGEWOOD PARK AND POOL. THE BOARD WILL BE THERE GRILLING OVER 250 HAMBURGERS AND HOTDOGS. ICE WILL BE THERE FROM 5:00 UNTIL 2:00, AND THE POOL WILL BE FREE FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF PANTHER CREEK. ALSO, WE ARE EXCITED TO DEBUT THE PANTHER CREEK T-SHIRTS . THAT MONEY GOES TOWARDS THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS. WE ARE TRYING TO BRANCH OUT INTO THAT. WE ARE ALSO GRATEFUL FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM THE TOWNSHIPS TO HELP WITH THAT EVENT. THE TOWNSHIP PROVIDES COOLERS AND CLEANS UP THE PARK FOR US. WE APPRECIATE THAT. THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL ACTUALLY BE THURSDAY, JUNE 12 AT 6:00 P.M. 
          THE NEXT MAJOR EVENT IS ACTUALLY IN OCTOBER, OCTOBER 18, THE MOVIE NIGHT. THAT WILL BE AT 
          MEADOWLAKE PARK. >> AWESOME. >> ANDREW. I HAVE A QUESTION. 
          ACTUALLY, CLARIFICATION. DID YOU SAY THE POOL WOULD BE FREE JUST FOR PANTHER CREEK RESIDENTS? 
          >> IT IS FREE FOR EVERYBODY. >> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT . >> MY WIFE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION LAST NIGHT. I SAID THERE IS NO WAY OF THEM KNOWING. AND THE FOOD IS FREE FOR 
          EVERYONE. IT IS THE ANNUAL EVENT. >> I THOUGHT SO. 
          >> WERE HOPING TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE VA FOR THE FLAG DEMONSTRATION. 
          >> NICE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GREAT JOB ON THE SCHOLARSHIP, EVERYBODY. 
          >> THANK YOU . >> APPRECIATE YOU ALL. >> STERLING RIDGE. ALL RIGHT. 
          ANYONE ELSE? I'M SORRY. >> RIVERSIDE PARK. >> YOU ARE HERE FOR NANCY. OKAY. 
          >> COME ON UP. >> YOU MUST HAVE THE CIRCLE OF TRUST. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE. JUST A SUMMARY OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON IN CREEKSIDE PARK IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT TRAGIC INCIDENT IN OUR VILLAGE, OUR BOARD MEMBERS ORGANIZE A VERY INFORMATIVE SESSION ON SUICIDE PREVENTION DURING OUR REGULAR APRIL MEETING . THIS WAS WELL ATTENDED AND INCLUDED SPEAKERS FROM THE HARRIS COUNTY PRISON FOR CONSTABLES , THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SEVERAL LOCAL SOCIAL WELFARE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAD A GOOD TURNOUT FOR THAT. PLANS ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY FOR CREEKSIDE PARK'S SECOND COMMUNITY A WIDE EVENT FOR THE YEAR. THE SUMMERTIME SPLASH SPLASH BATH AT THE AQUATIC CENTER ON SUNDAY EVENING, JUNE 8. WE DO THANK THE TOWNSHIP NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES IN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN MAKING THIS EVENT HAPPENED. 
          AS FAR AS CONCERNS IN OUR VILLAGE, AND I KNOW THIS IS A CONCERN , I THINK AMONG MANY VILLAGES WITHIN THE WOODLANDS , AND I KNOW IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT PROBLEM TO SOLVE, BUT CREEKSIDE PARK WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO KNOW OF OUR CONTINUING CONCERNS ABOUT THE USE OF ELECTRIC BIKES AND SCOOTERS ON PATHWAYS AND STREETS. I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT THERE 
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. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES ARE ESSENTIALLY ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES CAPABLE OF QUITE HIGH SPEEDS. I AM SURE THAT YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF THAT A STUDENT ON A SCOOTER WAS HIT BY A CAR LEAVING SCHOOL ON CREEKSIDE GREEN DRIVE SOMETIME AGO. BUT THE ISSUE STILL REMAINS . JUST THIS WEEK, ÚA MIDDLE SCHOOLER ON A SCOOTER WAS REAR-ENDED BY A PARKED CAR, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CAR. REGARDING THE SCOOTER DRIVER, THANKFULLY, NO DAMAGE TO THE RIDER OF THE SCOOTER. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE GIRL'S FATHER'S WALLET. HE REALIZED HIS INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER THIS. WE UNDERSTAND THE TOWNSHIP IS CONSTRAINED IN THE DIRECT ACTION THEY CAN TAKE, BUT WE DO LOOK FOR YOU ALL TO BE OUR ADVOCATE WITH THE LOCAL POLICE AND POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES TO TRY TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM , IDEALLY, BEFORE SOMEONE IS REALLY HURT. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED WORK ON THIS. I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN STUDYING IT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. 
          I KNOW IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT PROBLEM, BUT WE DO ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED ATTENTION TO THIS. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I CAN TELL YOU , I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND SOME SCARY THINGS HAPPEN ON SCOOTERS. 
          SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING INTO. WORKING ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM. WE CAN'T HAVE 
          SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN. >> UNDERSTAND. IT IS A VERY COMPLEX AND DIFFICULT PROBLEM. 
          WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUING WORK ON IT. >> RICHARD AND I WENT TO THE SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS EVENT. IT WAS EXCELLENT. IT REALLY WAS. I WANT TO COMPLIMENT 
          YOU ON WHAT YOU HAD THERE. REALLY AMAZING. A GREAT PANEL. >> MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS DID A GOOD JOB OF PUTTING TOGETHER A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERTS ON THIS, AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS TRIGGERED BY A VERY SAD EVENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. BUT HOPEFULLY, WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO GET 
          SOME INFORMATION OUT TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS. >> GREAT JOB . 
          >> BEFORE YOU GO, WOULD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE EVENT YOU ATTENDED WITH CENTERPOINT? IT IS 
          IMPORTANT FOR THE BOARD TO HEAR. >> YES. I KIND OF KNOW WHY, BUT NANCY APPEARS TO BE THE ONLY VILLAGE PRESIDENT -- WELL, I KNOW WHY, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE CREEKSIDE PARK IS THE ONLY VILLAGE IN THE WOODLANDS THAT IS SERVED BY CENTERPOINT. 
          >> THAT IS NOT TRUE. >> I GUESS -- >> NOT SOLELY ONE . 
          >> A LITTLE BIT IN STERLING RIDGE, A LITTLE BIT AND GROGAN SMELL. 
          >> BY PRIMARILY. I WOULD SAY THAT IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT NANCY IS QUITE WELL KNOWN AMONG CENTERPOINT EMPLOYEES STANDING UP FOR OUR RESIDENTS, AS YOU ALL HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE IN HELPING TO GET INTO CENTERPOINT MANAGEMENT TO TALK ABOUT THE CONCERNS WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF CREEKSIDE PARK AND CENTERPOINT . DR. KELLEY WAS ALSO THERE TO REPRESENT THE TOWNSHIP. I MUST SAY THAT MY GENERAL IMPRESSION IS THAT CENTERPOINT HAS CERTAINLY GOTTEN THE MESSAGE. IT IS ALSO CLEAR -- IT WAS CLEAR BEFORE HURRICANE BERYL, AND THE PROBLEMS WE HAD STARTING WITH HURRICANE , AND EVEN BEFORE, THAT CENTERPOINT HAD DROPPED THE BALL REGARDING MAINTENANCE OF THEIR NETWORK AND UPKEEP OF CUTTING BACK FOLIAGE AND TREES IN THE AREA. THEY HAVE CERTAINLY GOTTEN THE MESSAGE NOW, AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE PUT TOGETHER A VERY STRUCTURED PLAN TO CORRECT THINGS . I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I BELIEVE THE FIRST PHASE IS COMPLETE ALREADY, AND THEY ANTICIPATE THE SECOND PHASE OF NETWORK HARDENING AND VEGETATION REMOVAL TO BE COMPLETED , ESSENTIALLY, NOW. WHEN WE WENT TO THE MEETING, I BELIEVE IT WAS 90% COMPLETE. THERE WILL BE A FURTHER LONGER-TERM PLAN TO HARDEN THEIR NETWORK, WHICH INVOLVES PUTTING IN STRONGER UTILITY POLES , COMPLETING THE HARDENING OF THE NETWORK BY PUTTING THE LINES THAT THEY CAN PUT UNDERGROUND UNDERGROUND , AND PUTTING SOME NEWER HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVICES IN THE NETWORK TO SELF DIAGNOSE AND HEAL WITHOUT INTERVENTION. THAT IS CERTAINLY GOOD NEWS . ANECDOTALLY, AS A CREEKSIDE PARK RESIDENT AND RESIDENT OF LIBERTY 
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BRANCH THAT SEEMS TO BE KIND OF AT THE END OF THE NETWORK , AND THEREFORE, SEEMS TO BE HIT WITH EVEN MORE OF THE BLIPS AS OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS , ANECDOTALLY, I CAN SAY THAT THE NUMBER OF LIPS HAS GONE DOWN DRAMATICALLY . WE DID HAVE ONE THE OTHER DAY WITH THE TERRIBLE STORM THAT WE HAD. 
          BUT IT WAS ONLY A SHORT-TERM BLIP, AND WE DID NOT LOSE POWER LONG-TERM. THE STEPS THEY HAVE TAKEN SEEM TO HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB IN HARDENING THEIR NETWORK, AND HOPEFULLY, PHASES ONE AND TWO HAVE DONE THAT FURTHER, AND PHASE 3 WILL GO EVEN MORE TOWARDS HARDENING THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE. THE GOAL FOR PHASE 3 IS, BASICALLY, TO BE ABLE TO COME THROUGH A CATEGORY 
          ONE HURRICANE TYPE STORM WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I CAN TELL YOU THAT ONE OF THE PRIOR ACCOMPLISHED -- PROUDER ACCOMPLISH WITH IPAD SERVING THIS BOARD WAS THAT THIS BOARD WAS UNITED, ALL OF US, IN GETTING INVOLVED IN THIS AND DEMANDING ACTION. IT IS FUNNY WHEN THE ENTIRE BOARD SIGNED A LETTER THAT SUPPORTS WHAT YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS IN CREEKSIDE TO THE LEADERSHIP OF CENTERPOINT. BUT WHEN THE CEO OF CENTERPOINT AND HIS EXECUTIVE TEAM HAVE TO SIT THERE AND LISTENING TO YOU TESTIFY TO THE LEGISLATURE, WHICH DOES HAVE AUTHORITY OVER THEM , IT IS FUNNY HOW THINGS HAPPEN. I THINK I AM PROUD WE DID THAT. A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE COULD SAY, WHEN YOU TESTIFY IN FRONT OF THE LEGISLATURE, YOU HIRE A LOBBYIST, NOT A LOT HAPPENS. I CAN TELL YOU THAT OUR RESIDENTS IN CREEKSIDE, THINGS HAVE HAPPENED. KUDOS TO STAFF. THEY PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO THAT. TOMMY WILLIAMS AND HIS TEAM, AND EVERYBODY ON THIS BOARD, WE ALL JUMPED ON THAT IMMEDIATELY. IT'S A BIG DEAL. 
          IT WAS A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY ELECTRICAL PROVIDER FOR A WHILE. I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO CENTERPOINT. THEY HAVE TREMENDOUSLY STEPPED UP AND REALLY DONE A LOT TO THEIR GRID . HEARING YOUR COMMENTS AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES THERE FULL TIME, THAT IS MUSIC TO MY EARS. 
          >> WE THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND YOUR FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT. WHEN THIS PROBLEM FIRST CAME UP, IT WAS CLEAR THAT IT DID NOT HAVE THE ATTENTION OF THE PROPER LEVEL OF CENTERPOINT MANAGEMENT. IN FACT, I THINK SOME OF THE LOWER-LEVEL FOLKS CAME BEFORE YOU INITIALLY AND PROVIDED SOME UNSATISFACTORY ANSWERS. WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU WERE THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY , AND YOU WERE ABLE TO GET IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT PEOPLE, AND TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE ISSUE , AND TO AFFECT CHANGE. AS I SAID, ANECDOTALLY, I CAN TELL YOU THERE HAS BEEN A DIFFERENCE. 
          HOPEFULLY, WE DON'T HAVE TO TEST IT IN ANY BIDDER -- BIG WEATHER EVENT ANYTIME SOON, BUT I HAVE A FEELING THAT WE WILL COME THROUGH MUCH BETTER THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST. 
          >> BEFORE YOU GO, WE DO HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM COMING OUT. THAT WILL PRESENT, OR ALLOW 
          CENTERPOINT TO COME. DO YOU KNOW WHEN THAT IS? >> I DO NOT . 
          >> SO JUST PAY ATTENTION. >> I BELIEVE HE WAS AVAILABLE. THEY'RE COMING ON THE SECOND 
          MEETING IN JUNE. >> OKAY. TAKE THAT BACK TO YOUR BOARD SO THEY CAN COME. 
          >> ONE OTHER THING, I MUST SAY, YOU KNOW, IT WAS INTERESTING GOING TO THAT MEETING WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, BECAUSE THERE WERE TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP , BUT MOST OF THE OTHER FOLKS WERE THE FIRST RESPONDERS. I DON'T RECALL ANY OTHER POLITICAL, IF YOU WILL, OR GOVERNMENTAL, OFFICIALS. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS , CONSTABLES, SHERIFF AND POLICE TO BE THERE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON ALSO, BUT I THINK IT IS SYMBOLIC OF THE TOWNSHIP'S EFFORTS THAT WE WERE THE ONLY ONES THAT DID ATTEND THAT MEETING . 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR REPORT. TELL NANCY, THANK YOU SO MUCH . 
          [ CONSENT AGENDA]
          >> IN . >> MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 7. ACT UPON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. THESE ARE NOT CONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. REQUIRED BY LAW. 
          >> CHAIRMAN, WE NEED A MOTION ON THAT ITEM. >> I'M SORRY. 
          >> CALL A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS. >> SO MOVED . 
          >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MOTION CARRIES. APOLOGIZE. 
          CONSENT AGENDA. THEIR ITEMS THAT ARE NONCONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE CONSIDERED IN APPROVAL AS A GROUP WITH ONE MOTION. NO DISCUSSION WILL TAKE PLACE 
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UNLESS THE ITEM IS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PLACED ON THE REGULAR AGENDA BY ANY BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO TAKING THE VOTE ON THE MOTION. THERE ARE 10 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. DO 
          I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND? BECAUSE SO MOVED . >> SECOND. 
          >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 
          [8.  Receive, consider and act upon a quarterly update from the Development Standards Committee; ]
EIGHT. RECEIVE AND CONSIDER AND ACT UPON QUARTERLY UPDATE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS COMMITTEE. I CALL UPON THE DIRECTOR TO PROVIDE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH AN UPDATE 
          REGARDING DSD MATTERS. >> -- DSC MATTERS. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, DIRECTORS, SENIOR LEADERS OF THE TOWNSHIP, RESIDENTS , IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE TO PRESENT THE DSC UPDATE TO THE BOARD. BEFORE WE START, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A FEW PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE IN ATTENDANCE. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE TWO DSC TOWNSHIP STAFF MEMBERS THAT SUPPORT THE TEAM. DOES THE TWA VILLAGES AND CAM THAT DOES THE WCA VILLAGES. WE ALSO HAVE A BOARD MEMBER WITH US, ANDREW FREEMAN, WHO IS ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF PANTHER CREEK. WE APPRECIATE THEM ATTENDING 
          TONIGHT FOR THE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE . >> ALL RIGHT. PROCEED. 
          >> TONIGHT IS AN UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE JANUARY THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE JANUARY 25 UP TO UNTIL MAY. THE AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT FOR DISCUSSION, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT PROMULGATED RULES FOR ROOF APPLICATIONS . WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WAS FORMED WITH MEMBERS OF THE DSC AND STAFF. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT COMMERCIAL STANDARDS THAT HAVE BEEN DRAFTED FOR REVISION, AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE JOINT DSC SESSION THAT TOOK PLACE IN APRIL . THAT IS OUR FIRST OF TWO MEETINGS WE'RE GOING TO HOLD IN 2025 WITH MEMBERS FOR INPUT AND DISCUSSION WITH THE DSC MEMBERS. 
          WE WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME FUTURE EVENTS. SOME FOLKS LIKE NUMBERS. NUMBERS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE IN THIS PRESENTATION IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE. IN PRIOR PRESENTATIONS, THERE WERE A LOT MORE NUMBERS. BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS THAT THE DSC HAS HANDLED IN THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 2025, WE HAVE HANDLED ABOUT 314 APPLICATIONS. OF THAT, THE TOP THREE TYPE OF APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN ROOFS, GENERATORS AND FENCES. FENCES BECAUSE , AS AN OLDER COMMUNITY, WE ARE GOING THROUGH THAT REBUILDING, REDOING A LOT OF FENCES PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT POWER OUTAGES AND WHAT A GOOD SENSE OF SECURITY AND ROOFS ARE A CONSTANT UPGRADE THERE IS ALSO DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND STORMS, AND ROOFS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THOSE ARE THE TOP THREE BEFORE THE DSC. WE ARE PUT A RULE IN AND ARE USING RULES TO UPGRADE STANDERS SOMETIMES THIS MAY BE THE ONLY TIME THAT A RESIDENT COMES BEFORE A COMMITTEE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST POSSIBLE EXPERIENCE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET EVERYTHING THEY WANT, BUT THEY NEED TO HAVE A GOOD EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE PROCESS IS SPEEDY ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE ITEM, AND YET, HAVE A GOOD OUT TURN TO THAT APPLICATION. WHAT 1 WE HAVE DONE, SOMETIMES NEIGHBORHOOD CRITERIA CAN HAVE A RULE ABOUT A TYPE OF ROOF OR COLOR OF A ROOF , AND THE OVERALL STANDARDS FOR THE WOODLANDS CAN PERMIT THAT COLOR. WHAT WE DID IS ENACTED, JUST RECENTLY, A RULE THAT GIVES STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AT A STAFF LEVEL. FOR EXAMPLE, IN COTTAGE GREEN AND ONE OF THE SECTIONS, I -- YOU CAN'T HAVE A BLACK ROOF. IF THE RESIDENT WANTS A BLACK ROOF, THEY HAVE TO NOW PUT AN APPLICATION IN AND HAVE TO COME AND REQUEST A VARIANCE . WITH THE NEW RULE, THEY CAN COME BEFORE STAFF AND STAFF TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION THAT THE OVERALL STANDARD FOR THE WOODLANDS ALLOWS THE BLACK ROOF AND CAN MOVE THAT APPLICATION 
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ALONG. THE SECOND PART OF THE PROCESS WOULD BE THE UPDATE TO NEIGHBORHOOD CRITERIA SO THE NEIGHBORHOOD CRITERIA MATCHES THE OVERALL STANDARDS FOR THE WOODLANDS. STAFF BELIEVES THAT THIS WILL DEFINITELY ACHIEVE A BETTER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND SPEED UP THE APPLICATION PROCESS. IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE STANDARDS. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN'T HAVE A DESIGN IN THE ROOF. THIS RULE DOES NOT PERMIT THAT. IT JUST HELPS TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS AND MOVE DECISION-MAKING DOWN TO THE STAFF LEVEL. WE ALSO WORKED ON TRYING TO ENSURE THAT THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IN EVERYTHING WE ARE LOOKING AT GOING FORWARD IS IMPROVED. THAT TAKES TIME TO IMPROVE, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL ASPECTS OF WHAT WE DO AND HOW WHAT WE DO TODAY, SHOULD WE CONTINUE TO DO IT, SHOULD WE CHANGE IT, AND THE IMPACT TO THAT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE WORKED ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS. SHORT-TERM RENTALS , THE ORIGINAL STANDARDS WENT IN IN 2019. WE SAID GOING FORWARD, HOW DO WE KNOW HOW MANY SHORT-TERM RENTALS WE HAVE? WE PUT A SUBCOMMITTEE TOGETHER OF TWO DSC MEMBERS TO WORK WITH STAFF SINCE JANUARY TO MAP OUT SHORT-TERM RENTALS. WE HAVE ABOUT 120 SHORT-TERM RENTALS HAVE GONE THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS, APPROVED AND DOCUMENT SIGNED. THEN WE SAID, OKAY, WE HAVE WHAT WE KNOW IS APPROVED, WHAT IS OUT THERE THAT COULD BE A SHORT-TERM RENTAL THAT IS NOT APPROVED YET? THE SUBCOMMITTEE WENT ON AIRBNB AND TRACKED ANYWHERE BETWEEN 35 AND 40 POTENTIAL RESIDENCIES THAT COULD BE SHORT-TERM RENTAL. I SAY COULD BE, BECAUSE PEOPLE GO ON SITES LIKE AIRBNB AND OTHER SITES TO ADVERTISE THEIR PROPERTY AS AVAILABLE TO RENT , BUT THEY LIST IT AS ANYWHERE BETWEEN SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM . WHEN THIS LIST COMES BACK TO STAFF, STAFF WILL ANALYZE IT AND SEND A LETTER OUT TO THE RESPECTIVE RESIDENT THE SAYS, IF YOU ARE CONDUCTING SHORT-TERM RENTAL, YOU NEED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION. THE OTHER BENEFIT, AS WE SIGN UP MORE SHORT-TERM RENTALS OUT THERE, THAT MEANS THESE PROPERTIES CAN PAY THE PROPER TAX LEVEL TO THE TOWNSHIP, BECAUSE THEY ARE RUNNING A SHORT-TERM RENTAL. THE OTHER THING IS, ONCE YOU GET THEM SIGNED UP, IF RESIDENTS HAVE CONCERN THEY MAY NOT BE RUNNING THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ACCORDING TO THE RULES, NOW YOU HAVE A PROCESS TO DOCUMENT THAT AND BRING ACTION AGAINST THAT PARTICULAR APPLICANT. WE SEE THIS AS GOING FORWARD IN A GOOD WAY. WE ARE IN REVIEW OF WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT , DO WE CONSIDE PROPOSING HIRING A THIRD PARTY 
          THAT CAN DO MOST OF THIS WORK AS WE GO FORWARD? >> HOW MANY DAYS IS CONSIDERED 
          SHORT-TERM RENTAL? >> 30 DAYS OR LESS. >> OKAY. 
          >> ONCE I CROSS OVER 31 DAYS AND SOMEONE COMES IN, I RUN A PROPERTY, THEY SAY I NEED IT FOR SIX MONTHS, THAT IS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF RENTAL. SHORT-TERM RENTAL AGREEMENT DOES NOT COVER 
          THAT. >> CAN WE PASS A RESOLUTION OR WHAT HAVE YOU THROUGH THIS BOARD OR THE DSC WHERE WE SENT A LETTER TO ALL AIRBNB, ALL OF THAT, SAYING THAT THESE SITES, THE 35 TO 40 YOU SAID COULD POTENTIALLY BE SHORT-TERM RENTALS, ARE REQUIRED TO 
          REGISTER WITH THE TOWNSHIP? >> I WOULD BE GLAD TO ANSWER THAT. 
          >> IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. OBVIOUSLY. AS WAS SAID, WE TRADITIONALLY HAVE HAD A PROCESS TO TRY TO IDENTIFY THEM . IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN ON AIRBNB, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A RESERVATION IN ORDER TO SEE THE ADDRESS A LOT OF TIMES. CHRIS HAS LOOKED AT A THIRD PARTY THAT ACTUALLY DOES FORENSICS ON THIS STUFF THAT CAN USE A.I. AND OTHER THINGS TO TRY TO IDENTIFY THEM WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO BE UNDER THE RADAR. AS SOON AS WE FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL BEING OPERATED, AIRBNB, THERE ARE SEVERAL SITES FOR THAT, THEN WE IMMEDIATELY SEND A LETTER THAT THEY NEED TO APPLY . WHAT ARTHUR SAID IS VERY TRUE. ONCE THEY HAVE APPLIED, AND IF THEY MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS TO MEET STANDARDS, THEY HAVE TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWNSHIPS, A CONTRACT THAT SAYS THEY'VE AGREED TO DO THESE THINGS. IF THEY BREACH THAT, WE NOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO, NOT ONLY IN FORCE UNDER COVENANTS, BUT BREACH OF CONTRACT. THAT IS TRADITIONALLY WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING. ENFORCEMENT HAS GOTTEN A LOT EASIER OVER THE LAST SEVERAL 
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YEARS. WE HAVE GOT TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO IDENTIFY THESE. THEY POP UP. WHAT WILL HAPPEN, WHAT WE SEE HAPPEN A LOT IS PEOPLE WHO ARE IN A TRANSITION WHERE THEY MAY BE TRYING TO SELL THE HOUSE AND MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND IT'S WANT TO RENT IT TO HAVE INCOME. THEY DON'T REALIZE WHAT THE STANDARDS ARE. THEY START RENTING IT. WE FIND OUT. THEY THEN APPLY AND MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. ONE THING I WILL SAY IS THAT THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT HAS A CASE IT SAYS THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL USE. WE CANNOT STOP IT, BUT WE CAN SURE PUT ALL THE STANDARDS IN PLACE AND REQUIREMENTS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE BEING DONE IN A SAFE AND PROPER MANNER. 
          >> I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THAT THESE RENTALS HAVE A LOT OF LOBBY REPRESENTATION. THERE IS A LOT OF LEGISLATION ACROSS THE BOARD. MAYBE REACHING OUT THROUGH THEM . I KNOW THESE COMPANIES, AIRBNB, WANT TO GET STARTED IN THESE COMMUNITIES. I THINK THERE'S A WAY TO GO TO THEM. MAYBE OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT OF DONE THIS THAT ARE MUCH LARGER THAN US AND HAVE ISSUES, THE BEST PRACTICES THAT WE CAN BORROW FROM TO MAKE SURE. YOU DO HEAR ABOUT THE BAD ACTORS. THERE ARE BAD ACTORS . WE DON'T WANT THAT. JUST MAY BE LOOKING AT SOME THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE 
          ON THE STATE LEVEL, AND HOW WE CAN PIGGYBACK ON THAT. >> I THINK THOSE ARE ALL GOOD IDEAS. WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THIS FURTHER. WE JUST WANTED TO START THE PROCESS TO GATHER DATA TO UNDERSTAND THIS BETTER , OTHER THAN PEOPLE JUST OMITTING APPLICATIONS, GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, IMPROVE INSIGHT IT, AND ANOTHER SHORT-TERM RENTAL. THE OTHER THING WE WANT TO ACHIEVE AND MAPPING IS TO DETERMINE THE DENSITY IN SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS MORE DENSELY SHORT-TERM RENTALS? IF SO, WHY? WHY ARE SOME NEIGHBORHOODS WITH NO SHORT-TERM RENTALS? WE WILL TRY TO LEARN THROUGH THE PROCESS. WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE LEARNED FROM THE WOODLANDS OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE SINCE 2019. I THINK WE NEED TO BE SHARING MORE INFORMATION IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES , BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG CONCERN OF A LOT OF RESIDENTS ON A NATIONAL BASIS. YOU HAVE SEEN WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND OTHER CITIES AND OTHER COMMUNITIES WITH CONCERNS ABOUT THIS. YEAR TO DATE, WE HAVE BEEN ABLETO REVOKE TWO PERMITS, AND WE HAVE NOT RENEWED ONE OF THE PERMITS THAT WANTED TO, AFTER THE REVOCATION PERIOD, WANTED TO BE RECONSIDERED. WE TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY. WHAT IT ALSO COMMUNICATES, IN OUR COMMUNITY, PEOPLE THAT RUN SHORT-TERM RENTALS GENERALLY DO A GOOD JOB AND WANT TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY. I THINK THAT SPEAKS WELL OF OUR COMMUNITY. STAY TUNED. MORE TO COME ON THIS. WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE LATEST UPDATE. 
          >> THAT IS A GREAT FIRST STEP. >> THANKS. >> COMMERCIAL STANDARDS. 
          TODAY'S COMMERCIAL STANDARDS WERE LAST APPROVED IN 2011. SAYS THE LATTER PART OF 2023 INTO 2025, WE HAVE HAD STAFF , DSC MEMBERS, THE DEVELOPER WORK ON A REDRAFT OF THE COMMERCIAL STANDARDS. THE DSC HAS SET A TARGET DATE , AND WE'RE HOPING WE CAN GET THERE BY JULY OF THIS YEAR TO GET THE COMMERCIAL STANDARDS APPROVED. IT TAKES TWO OTHER COMMITTEES TO DO THAT . 
          THE DRC AND CSC. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER AND WITH HER VICE CHAIR TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER TO TRY TO GET THE DEVELOPER TO RELEASE THE DRAFT AND SAY IT IS READY TO GO. THEN WE WILL BRING IT TO THE DSC COMMITTEE, REVIEW IT WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND THEN TRY TO GET TO THAT JULY APPROVAL DATE. IF WE DON'T GET TO JULY, WE DENSELY WANT TO DO IT BY THE END OF THE YEAR, REALIZING WE NEED THE OTHER TWO COMMITTEES TO APPROVE THE STANDARDS. WE THINK IT IS TIME TO DO THAT, GET IT APPROVED. THERE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK DONE IN 2023 AND 2024 BY A LOT OF PEOPLE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN BRING THAT OVER THE GOAL 
          LINE SO THEIR WORK IS DONE IN A GOOD WAY. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. 
          >> YES, SIR. >> IN THE CURRENT RULES OR STANDARDS FOR THE CSC, IS MOLD 
          ON BUILDINGS NOT ALLOWED? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF MOLD IS ADDRESSED DIRECTLY, BUT THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND APPEARANCE OF BUILDINGS IS ADDRESSED. I CAN 
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TELL YOU THAT WHEN WE SENT LETTERS OUT RELATED TO COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, MOLD IS LISTED AS A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN YOUR BUILDING. I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS DIRECTLY ADDRESSED, BUT WE CAN ADDRESS PAINT LODGING. THERE LOTS OF THINGS YOU CAN PUT IN THOSE STANDARDS THAT JUST LOOK 
          AT GENERAL APPEARANCE. >> I THINK IT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO MOVE UP AN EDUCATOR 
          COMMERCIAL -- A COUPLE OF THEM ARE PRETTY BAD. >> ALSO, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT IT ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE, BECAUSE CONDITIONS. IF THERE IS MOLD ON A HOUSE, YOU SEND OUT A LETTER ABOUT THE GENERAL APPEARANCE THAT FITTING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. MOLD IS AN ISSUE, 
          BOTH ON A COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL SIDE. >> ABSOLUTELY. 
          >> APPRECIATE THAT OBSERVATION. THAT IS WHERE WE STAND. THAT IS OUR VIEW ON THE COMMERCIAL STANDARDS. WE WILL BRING THAT OVER THE GOAL LINE. WE HAD A JOINT MEETING ON APRIL 30 WITH THE RDRC AND TOWNSHIP STAFF AND DSC MEMBERS. WELL ATTENDED. WE HAD ATTENDANCE BY EVERY RDRC IN THE ENTIRE WOODLANDS. THAT IS GOOD ALWAYS TO GET A MEMBER TO REPRESENT EACH RDRC. SOME OF THE AREAS THAT THE DSC WILL BE LOOKING AT IN OUR FORWARD WORKSHOPS THAT WE BROUGHT UP -- THAT WERE BROUGHT UP BY THE RDRC MEMBERS , PAVERS , DECREASE THE IMPACT ON HARD SURFACE, AND ALSO TO DEAL WITH LOTS DRAINAGE. ARE THERE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ON PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE A DRAINAGE PLAN TO BE PART OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE PROJECT? AND LOOKING AT PERMEABLE SEASONAL LIGHTING . THIS IS A CONCERN. WE'RE GOING TO RELOOK AT THE STANDARDS ON SEASONAL LIGHTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AS UPDATED AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS CAN ENJOY SEASONAL LIGHTING, MEET ALL THE STANDARDS AND NOT HAVE A LOT OF IMPACT TO NEIGHBORS. THESE ARE THE THREE AREAS THAT THE RDRC HAVE BROUGHT UP AS CONCERNS. WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AT THE WORKSHOPS TO SEE IF WE NEED ANY CHANGE TO THE GENERAL STANDARD, OR IF WE NEED TO DO ANY RULES TO 
          ASSIST STAFF IN THEIR REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS OR ENFORCEMENT. >> WHERE BRAD LISA'S CHRISTMAS 
          LIGHTS ALL YEAR LONG THAT >> STAFF HAS ALREADY DRAFTED A LETTER. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> FEATURE ITEMS . THE NEXT AREA WE ARE LOOKING AT POSSIBLE RULE CHANGES IS WITH THE GENERATOR STANDARD. TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT STANDARD WE HAVE IN PLACE WITH GENERATORS, ARE THERE ANY RULES WE COULD ENACT AT THE DSC THAT WILL ASSIST STAFF IN TURNING AROUND A GENERATOR APPLICATION AND IMPROVE THE LEVEL OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE. WE COULD ALSO DETERMINE THAT MAYBE WHAT WE HAVE IS GOOD, WORKING WELL, AND YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO MAKE ANY CHANGES. BUT WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AS THIS IS IN THE TOP THREE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS THAT WE DEAL WITH. AGAIN, WE ARE FOCUSED ON FINAL APPROVAL OF COMMERCIAL STANDARDS . WE HAVE A DSC WORKSHOP SLATED OFFICIALLY FOR AUGUST. WE MAY HAVE TO PUT ONE ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP IN BETWEEN NOW AND AUGUST TO COVER A FEW ITEMS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON. AT THE NEXT JOINT RDRC MEETING SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER . THAT WILL BE OUR SECOND JOINT MEETING FOR THE YEAR. WERE ALMOST AT THE END OF THE YEAR. WERE ALMOST FINISHED WITH MAY AND WILL CROSS INTO JUNE, WHICH WILL COMPLETE THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS BY OUR DIRECTORS? 
          >> I THINK YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. WE APPRECIATE THAT . >> THANK YOU. IT IS AN HONOR TO REPRESENT STAFF AND THE DSC MEMBERS. WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE BOARD . IT IS CRITICAL FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO ENSURE WE HAVE GOOD INVESTMENT IN BOTH PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THIS COMMUNITY AS THE NUMBER ONE 
          COMMUNITY IN AMERICA . >> ABSOLUTELY. >> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. ONLY BECAUSE WE ARE GOING THROUGH THIS IT IS TOP OF MIND, ARE USING A LOT OF APPLICATIONS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROOFS NOW THAT ARE CAUSING ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY? I HAVE SEEN TESLA ROOFS GOING UP AND METAL THE THINGS THAT WERE NOT THE NORM EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO . HOW ARE YOU ALL -- IS THAT BEING REGULATED? IS IT A PROBLEM? METAL ROOFS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED, I WOULD THINK, BECAUSE IT HELPS. TO HAVE A LONGER LIFESPAN. HOW ARE YOU HANDLING THAT? PICK A CERTAIN TYPE OF METAL ROOFS ARE APPROVED MATERIAL. THEY JUST CAN'T HAVE ANY SHINY PAINT ON THEM. WE DO HAVE THAT AS A MATERIAL. THEY WILL GO THROUGH THE SAME ROOF STANDARDS WITH STAFF AND GO THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS. YOU CAN HAVE ANY DESIGN IN YOUR 
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ROOF. LET SAY YOU SUBMITTED A BROWN ROOF, BUT YOU HAVE SOME FANCY DESIGNS, THAT WON'T GO 
          FORWARD. >> RIGHT. >> THE OTHER THING WITH ROOFS, WE'VE HAD AT LEAST ONE OR TWO FULL TESLA ROOFS, AND IT GOES THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS. AS A PROVIDER OF SERVICE, THEY DO A GOOD JOB AND HOW THEY SUPPORT THE APPLICANT WITH THEIR ROOF AND ONE OR TWO HAVE BEEN APPROVED. YOU MAY IMAGINE THAT A ROOF ON A STRUCTURE , NOT ALL THE PANELS ARE SOLAR , BUT THE ROOF LOOKS VERY GOOD. WE HAVE APPROVED THOSE APPLICATIONS 
          BEFORE. >> GOOD . >> AND IT IS SELF DRIVING. 
          >> CHARGER CAR. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. JUST FOR OUR VIEWERS , MILLIONS OF VIEWERS AT HOME, AND IF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE, IF YOU TEAR DOWN A HOME , IN PANTHER CREEK, YOU TEAR DOWN THE HOME AND WILL REBUILD, WHAT IS THE PROCESS YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH? 
          >> FIRST PROCESS IS THAT YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION ON A TEAR DOWN OF THE STRUCTURE, CURRENT STRUCTURE. THAT HAS TO GET APPROVED. THEN YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE. YOU WILL SUBMIT A CONCEPT . IT WILL GO TO STAFF. STAFF WILL PRESENT IT TO US, AND WE WILL REVIEW THE ENTIRE CONCEPT. YOU WILL SAY HOW MANY TREES , IN THE TEARDOWN, HOW MANY TREES YOU WILL SAVE. WHEN YOU PROVIDE THE CONCEPT OF THE NEW HOUSE THAT IS GOING TO GO THERE, YOU WILL SAY I WANT TO BUILD X AMOUNT OF SQUARE FEET. HAVE SO MUCH HARD SURFACE. 
          HERE'S WHERE I WANT TO PLACE MY DRIVEWAY. YOU GO THROUGH ALL THE COMPONENT PARTS OF PRESENTING YOUR CONCEPT THAT WILL GET REVIEWED BY STAFF, PRESENTED TO US, AND WE EITHER APPROVE IT AS PRESENTED, WE MAY SAY WE WANT CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS . NEW MAY PRESENT THE HOUSE THAT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE IS OVER THE ALLOWABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE. WE MAY SAY, LOOK, WE ARE ONLY WILLING TO GO 5% OR 10% OVER THE SQUARE FOOTAGE. YOU HAVE GOT TO RESTRICT THE SIZE OF THE HOUSE . 
          SO WE WILL TURN DOWN AN APPLICATION AND ASK YOU TO GO BACK, REDESIGN AND PRESENT BACK TO STAFF. THERE IS A REAL PROCESS TO GO THROUGH. ALSO, WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE IMPACT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE ANYONE TO COME IN AND BUILD A HOUSE DOUBLE, EVEN IF YOUR LOT COULD TAKE IT, THE COMMITTEE MAY NOT APPROVE. 
          HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE FACTORS OF THE IMPACT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE FINAL 
          PRODUCT THAT WILL GO ON THE LOT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> WE HAVE CONSTANTLY UPDATED STANDARDS TO TAKE IN VARIOUS LEARNINGS AS YOU GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. 
          >> NO ONE WORKS HARDER THAN YOU, ARTHUR. WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> NOT THE HIGHEST PAYING JOB, WE KNOW. 
          >> MOTION AND SECOND TO RECEIVE, EXCEPT THE REPORT. >> MOTION. 
          >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. MOTION CARRIES. IT 
          [9. Recess the regular meeting of the Board of Directors;]
IS 6:54. IT IS NECESSARY TO RECESSED A REGULAR MEETING TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING RELATED TO THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION REGARDING GUIDELINES FOR THE CONSIDERING TAX ABATEMENT 
          [10.  PUBLIC HEARING: Convene and conduct a Public Hearing for the adoption of a resolution regarding guidelines and criteria for considering tax abatement agreements by The Woodlands Township;]
AGREEMENTS BY THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP. AGENDA ITEM 10. CONVENING PUBLIC HEARING FOR ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION REGARDING GUIDELINES FOR CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERING TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP. PLEASE REFER TO PAGES 103 THREE 126 OF YOUR PACKET. 
          WILL NOW TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC COMMENT . I CALL ON TO BRIEF US . 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS YOU HAVE BEEN BRIEFED BEFORE, TAXING JURISDICTIONS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE TAX ABATEMENT IN THE FORM OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS REQUIRES THAT THAT JURISDICTION ADOPTED RECALL GUIDELINES AND CRITEIA THAT OUTLINE THE OFFICES UNDER WHICH AN ABATEMENT AGREEMENT WOULD BE CONSIDERED. THOSE AGREEMENTS ARE GOOD FOR TWO YEARS AT A TIME, AND THEY MUST BE EITHER AMENDED OR READOPTED. 
          THIS BOARD ADOPTED OUR CURRENT STADARDS LAST MAY, BUT THE COUNTY READOPTED THEIR STANDARDS THIS FEBRUARY. HISTORICALLY, DUE TO OUR LEGISLATION AND STATE LAW, WE FOLLOW THE COUNTY'S GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA AND FOLLOW THEIR LEAD ON ABATEMENT . AND SO, BECAUSE WE ARE OUT OF CYCLE, WE ARE ASKING THAT WE ALIGN OUR TIMELINE WITH THE COUNTY SINCE THE COUNTY UPDATED 
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IN FEBRUARY , THAT WE AMEND OUR GUIDELINES TO ADOPT THE COUNTY'S NEW WITH STANDARDS. 
          THERE WERE NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO FORMATTING, CLERICAL CORRECTIONS THAT WERE IN THEIR. 
          EXACTLY WHAT THIS BOARD APPROVED LAST MAY UNANIMOUSLY. AND THEN, WE WOULD ADOPTED A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE NEW STANDARDS, WHICH WOULD THEN BE IN EFFECT FOR TWO YEARS AND CORRESPOND TO THE COUNTY'S SAME TIMELINE. AND SO, THAT WILL BE THE DECISION BEFORE YOU IN THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. IT IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CURRENT CRITERIA. IT DOES REQUIRE THREE-QUARTER MAJORITY OF THE BODY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO BE EFFECTIVE. 
          >> OKAY. THANK YOU. WE DO NOT EVERYONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BUT I WILL LEAVE IT OPEN. IS ANYONE HERE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. ALL RIGHT. I CALL TO SAY THE EXACT SAME THING YOU JUST SAID -- 
          >> WE WILL JUST CONTINUE. YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IN YOUR BOARD MATERIALS A COPY OF THE GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA, AS WELL AS THE PROPER RESOLUTION TRAN32 ADOPT THE COUNTY CRITERIA AS OUR 
          [11. Reconvene the regular meeting of the Board of Directors;]
          CRITERIA FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. >> OKAY. WITH PUBLIC COMMENT CLOSE, I CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:57 P.M. THE MEETING NOW RECONVENES TO REGULAR 
          [12. Receive, consider and act upon Resolution No. 009-25, adopting the guidelines and criteria for considering tax abatement agreements by The Woodlands Township;]
SESSION. AGENDA ITEM FOR. RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RESOLUTION NUMBER 009-25, ADOPTING THE GUIDELINES CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERING TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS BY THE WOODLANDS 
          TOWNSHIP. CALL A MOTION AND SECOND. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECOND . >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. 
          >> DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS. NOT NECESSARILY FOR THIS BOARD, SINCE HE VOTED ON THIS ALREADY, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC WHO ARE NOT HERE , BUT WATCHING, WOULD YOU POINT OUT WITH THE 
          HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS AGREEMENT SAY? >> SURE. THE AGREEMENT SPECIFIES THE TYPES OF PROPERTY AND CONDITIONS BY WHICH AN ABATEMENT COULD BE GRANTED SHOULD THE JURISDICTION WHICH TO DO SO, AND THE BIGGEST PART OF THAT IS, OBVIOUSLY, WHAT WE WOULD CALL THE CRITERIA TYPICALLY ADOPTED AS IT RELATES TO THE LEVEL OF INVESTMENT THAT WOULD NEED TO BE 
          MADE ON AN ABATEMENT AGREEMENT. I HAVE THOSE HERE. >> TO BE VERY BASIC, THIS IS A 
          PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT. >> THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT. 
          >> FOR NEW INVESTMENT, NEW PROJECTS, NOT -- THOSE KIND OF HIGHLIGHTS. 
          >> THAT IS CORRECT. INVESTMENT IN REAL PROPERTY FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, OR FOR MAINTAINING A BUSINESS AT A NEW LOCATION. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THERE ARE MINIMUM THRESHOLD OF INVESTMENT THAT MUST BE MADE INTO THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER FOR THE ABATEMENT TO BE GIVEN. FOR EXAMPLE, THE MINIMUM ADDED TAX VALUE BY OUR CRITERIA WOULD BE $10 MILLION, AND THOSE INVESTMENTS WOULD GO UP TO AS MUCH AS $100 MILLION . THE LENGTH OF ABATEMENT AND PERCENTAGE WOULD DIFFER DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH THAT INVESTMENT IS. YOU'RE LOOKING AT A MINIMUM OF $10 MILLION INVESTMENT ADDED TAX VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          >> EACH TAX ABATEMENT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO THIS BOARD FIRST, AND THEN TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 
          COURT AS WELL. >> TO CLARIFY, CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED THE ABILITY TO DO A TAX ABATEMENT. IT DOESN'T MEAN THERE IS ONE, BUT IT WOULD GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER ONE SHOULD ONE COME FORWARD. THE PROCESS FOR US IS THAT THE COUNTY WILL GRANT A TAX ABATEMENT ON A PARTICULAR PROPERTY WITHIN A REINVESTMENT ZONE THAT EXISTS WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP, AND THEN THIS BOARD WOULD THEN CONSIDER A TAX ABATEMENT ON THE SAME PROPERTY SHOULD IT CHOOSE TO DO SO. ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO CONSIDER ABATEMENT, BUT IF YOU WANT TO, YOU MUST HAVE THESE CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES IN PLACE. 
          >> EACH REQUEST WOULD BE FULLY VETTED BY THIS BOARD PER REQUEST. 
          >> EVERY ABATEMENT COMES TO THIS BOARD INDIVIDUALLY . >> IN ADDITION TO THE ENHANCED VALUE OF UP TO 10 MILLION, OR MINIMUM INCREASE OF 10 MILLION, WHAT OTHER ASSESSMENT, OR WHAT OTHER REQUIREMENTS WILL THERE BE IN TERMS OF JOB PRODUCTION OR INCREASE IN ECONOMIC VALUE FOR 
          THE TAXING ENTITY? >> THE CRITERIA STIPULATE THAT FOR ANY OF THE CATEGORIES, AND THERE ARE THREE OF THEM, BEGINNING AT $10 MILLION, AT LEAST 10 FULL-TIME JOBS 
          ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AGREEMENT. >> AND IF THAT COMPANY IS UNABLE TO DELIVER THOSE JOBS, OR AT SOME POINT IT CHANGES , THE ECONOMY CHANGES, THEN THE 
          ABATEMENT WOULD BE TERMINATED . >> THERE ARE PROVISIONS TO ALLOW 
          TERMINATION BY DEFAULT . >> AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PREVIOUSLY ABATED TAX? DOES A 
          COME FORWARD? >> THE TAXING JURISDICTION HAVE THE ABILITY TO RECOVER THE TAX INCENTIVES THAT HAVE BEEN GRANTED UP TO THAT POINT WITH THE TERMINATION OF THE ABATEMENT 
          . >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR 
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          DISCUSSION? >> IF THE COUNTY DOES NOT OFFER AN ABATEMENT, AND WE THESE 
          GUIDELIES COME OUT TO ME THEN OFFER AN ABATEMENT ? >> NO, SIR. PER OUR LEGISLATION, 
          WE MUST FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE COUNTY. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. GOTHIC WE WENT THROUGH THAT BEFORE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN 
          [13.  Receive, consider and act upon a report on the newly launched Township website, highlighting key features, enhancements, and ongoing implementation efforts;]
          FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ONTO AGENDA IN ITEM 13. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE REPORT FOR NEWLY LAUNCHED TOWNSHIP WEBSITE HIGHLIGHTING KEY FEATURES, ENHANCEMENTS AND ONGOING IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS. PAGES 127 THROUGH 120. DIRECTOR OF 
          COMMUNICATION -- COMMUNICATIONS . >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. GIVE ME A SECOND TO PULL IT UP. WE OUR LIVES. STARTING WITH THAT. I MAY 14, WE HAD A SOFT LAUNCH OF THE NEW WEBSITE . ON FRIDAY WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE ARE LIVE. 
          THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR UNDERTAKING FOR OUR DEPARTMENT WITH MORE THAN 10,000 PIECES OF CONTENT INVOLVING EVERY TOWNSHIP DEPARTMENT , AND ABOUT AN 18 MONTH PROCESS FROM START TO FINISH. IT HAS BEEN A LOT, BUT WE ARE GOING TO COVER A FEW ADDITIONAL THINGS TONIGHT, IN ADDITION TO A SITE TOUR AT THE END. I WILL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE MILESTONES WE HAVE ACHIEVED, WEBSITE ANALYTICS, SOME OF OUR GOALS , THE ACTUAL TIMELINE OF THE REDESIGN, AND THE PHASES, ALONG WITH WHAT A SOFT LAUNCH IS EXACTLY, AND THEN WE WILL GET TO THE TOUR. JUST KIND OF AN UPDATE, IF YOU'RE NOT REALLY FAMILIAR WITH HOW THE WEBSITE HAS EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS. 
          WHENEVER THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MERGED WITH THE TOWNCENTER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THAT WAS THE FIRST SITE IN 2010. IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THAT WAS THREE YEARS AFTER THE LAUNCH OF AN IPHONE. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS STILL VERY MUCH DESKTOP DRIVEN. MOST PEOPLE WERE LOOKING AT THIS ON A LAPTOP OR AT WORK ON THEIR COMPUTER, GOING TO THE LIBRARY. IT IS CRAZY TO ME IT HAS ALMOST BEEN 20 YEARS SINCE 2007. IN 2016, THAT WAS THE FIRST REDESIGN. THAT SITE WAS BUILT TO BE RESPONSIVE, MEANING, IF YOU ARE ON A MOBILE DEVICE, YOU CAN STILL GET TO WHERE YOU ARE GOING AND SEE THINGS. IN 2024, WE BEGAN THE OVERHAUL PROCESS, AND HERE WE ARE IN 2025. I DO WANT TO KNOW WITH HOW TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING SO QUICKLY THAT WE WILL BE REDOING THIS AGAIN IN 2028. 
          WE ARE JUST GOING TO TRY TO KEEP A THREE-YEAR TIMELINE MOVING FORWARD. TO REALLY KIND OF DIVE INTO THE WEBSITE, WE HAVE TO KIND OF LOOK AT OUR ANALYTICS AS FAR AS USERS AND VIEWS, THEY HAVE GROWN SLIGHTLY OVER THE YEARS. WHAT I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HERE IS OUR MOBILE USERS, WHICH AGAIN, IS 70% , BOTH IN 2023 AND 2024. THAT NUMBER WILL PROBABLY JUST CONTINUE TO RISE. THAT IS A LOT. WE HAVE ABOUT 30% DESKTOP USERS, BUT THIS REALLY IMPACTED THE WAY WE BUILT THE SITE . IN ADDITION TO THAT, SOME OF THE POPULAR PAGES THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE TOO. MOST PEOPLE COMING TO OUR WEBSITE WANT TO SEE WHAT IS ON THE CALENDAR WHAT EVENTS ARE HAPPENING, WHEN MEETINGS ARE HAPPENING, FACILITIES, WHEN MY POOL WILL OPEN, WHAT AMENITIES MIGHT PARK HAS CLOSE BY. ALERTS, OBVIOUSLY, THEY WANT TO BE CONNECTED WITH NOTIFICATIONS. THE SEARCHES ARE A REALLY BIG AREA. IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, EVERYBODY IS GOOGLE CENTRIC. YOU AUTOMATICALLY PUT INTO A SEARCH WHAT WEBSITE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. HOW MANY PEOPLE UP AND ON AMAZON TODAY? JUST CURIOUS. AGAIN, PEOPLE ARE USING SEARCH FUNCTIONALITY DEFINE WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. OTHER THINGS STOOD OUT TO US WAS EMPLOYMENT , LOOKING FOR PARK AND RIDE. WE REALLY TOOK ALL THIS INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE DEVELOPED OUR GOALS. THE PRIMARY GOALS WERE TO ENHANCE MOBILITY ON A MOBILE DEVICE, MOBILE ACCESSIBILITY . IMPROVING THAT SEARCH EXPERIENCE ON THE CURRENT WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN PUT INTO A SEARCH, AND YOU MIGHT PULL UP A DOCUMENT FROM 2012 WHENEVER YOU ARE LOOKING, MAYBE FOR DSE INFORMATION. YOU MIGHT PULL UP MEETING MINUTES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. REALLY WANTED TO IMPROVE THE SEARCH FUNCTIONALITY. PRIORITIZING HIGH-TRAFFIC CONTENT, STREAMLINING USER NAVIGATION , REMOVING, NOT ONLY OUTDATED CONTENT, BUT REDUNDANT CONTENT , ENSURING ADA COMPLIANCE. THIS IS REALLY BIG, BECAUSE GOVERNMENTS ARE NOW REQUIRED TO MEET CERTAIN GUIDELINES THAT ARE FEDERAL MANDATES BY 2026. IT DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF YOUR COMMUNITY , BUT OUR COMMUNITY FALLS UNDER THAT 
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2026 GUIDELINE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, SUPPORTING OUR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY IN THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO KEEP REDESIGNING EVERY THREE YEARS. SO MAKING THIS ONE EASIER TO DO THAT. THIS WAS THE REDESIGN TIMELINE. AS I MENTIONED, THIS WAS AN 18 MONTH PROCESS. IN SEPTEMBER IS WHEN WE REALLY KICK THINGS OFF BY ISSUING THE RFP. WE WENT THROUGH THAT ENTIRE PROCESS. WE DID THE BIDDING CONTRACT IN JANUARY 2024 . THAT WE FINALIZED EVERYTHING WITH THE VENDOR OFFICIALLY LAUNCHING IN MARCH 2024. MOVING THROUGH SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS FOR MARCH TO JULY 2024, WE HAD OUR DISCOVERY PHASE WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT ANALYTICS , DOING A CONTENT AUDIT. WE LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE PAGE OF THE WEBSITE, EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT , WHAT PAGES WERE REALLY HIGH-TRAFFIC, WEBPAGES MIGHT'VE ONLY BEEN CLICKED ON, IT MAY BE THREE TIMES. SO WE CAN GET RID OF THOSE KIND OF PAGES. WE MET WITH ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS. WE STARTED GIVING THE VENDOR OUR DESIGN FEEDBACK BASED OFFSITES THAT WE LIKED, INSIGHTS WE WANTED THAT WE DIDN'T LIKE, GETTING ALL OF THAT DESIGN SET UP , AND THEN I REALLY WANT TO POINT OUT THIS INFORMATIONAL ARCHITECTURE. THIS WAS UNIQUE TO THE VENDOR WE SELECTED. WE HAD SET OUR PRIMARY NAVIGATION DURING THIS PHASE, AND THEN WE SENT OUT A TEST TO STAFF MEMBERS , TO RESIDENTS. WE SENT IT OUT TO OUR VILLAGES TO GIVE THEM A TASK AND HOW THEY WOULD COMPLETE THAT WITH THE NAVIGATION THEY HAD. WE MIGHT TELL THEM, HOW DO YOU FIND YOUR TRASH AND RECYCLING DAY? THEY WOULD BE GIVEN FOUR DIFFERENT NAVIGATION BUTTONS. DO THEY REJECT GOING TO COMMUNITY AND TRASH, OR DO THEY GO TO DEPARTMENTS AND THEN GO TO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND THEN TRASH? HOW ARE THEY TRYING TO GET TO THE INFORMATION? THAT REALLY OUTLINED WHAT ARE PRIMARY NAVIGATION WAS GOING TO BE WHAT 
          WAS GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR US. >> WE THEN MOVED INTO THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT. IN BETWEEN THIS PHASE RIGHT HERE, HURRICANE BERYL HIT. THAT KIND OF PUT US BEHIND A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT WE KEPT CHUGGING ALONG. THIS IS WHERE WE SET THE ARCHITECTURE. 
          WE MAPPED OUT NAVIGATION. WE CREATED WHAT WE CALL OUR WIREFRAME. IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE HOMEPAGE, WHERE IS THE SEARCH FUNCTIONALITY GOING TO GO? NEWS, EVENTS, HOW WE LAYOUT THE PAGE. IN ADDITION TO HOW WE ARE GOING TO LAY OUT INTERIOR PAGES AS WELL. WE HAD ABOUT THREE OR FOUR DESIGN MOCKUPS FROM THE VENDOR. WE HAD TO APPROVE THOSE. AND THEN, THE VENDOR BEGAN THE SITE DEVELOPMENT IN THE BACK AND CONFIGURATION. THAT BROUGHT US TO JANUARY OF THIS YEAR WHEN WE STARTED MIGRATING ALL THE CONTENT. THE VENDOR MIGRATED SOME OF THE CONTENT. WE MIGRATED SOME OF THE CONTENT. WE HAD TO DOWNLOAD A LOT OF THE CONTENT OFF OF THE OLD WEBSITE BECAUSE WE HAVE ARCHIVES OF MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS AND MINUTES AND REPORTS GOING BACK ALL THE WAY TO 2010. WE HAD TO GET ALL OF THAT OUT, BECAUSE WE DID SWITCH VENDORS. WE WEREN'T USING THE SAME VENDOR. WE HAD TO GET ALL OF THAT DOWNLOADED ONTO HARD DRIVE SO OUR DEPARTMENTS WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO IT AFTER THE SITE WENT AWAY. WE LITERALLY WENT PAGE BY PAGE AND DID A QUALITY AUDIT, MAKING SURE EACH PAGE WAS DESIGNED WELL, THAT IT HAD THE SAME FORMAT, THAT HAD THE SAME BRAND. YOU KNOW, OLIVER GRAMMAR WAS CORRECT, ALL THAT WONDERFUL STUFF. BY THE TIME IT WAS SAID AND DONE, IT WAS ABOUT 500 PAGES, AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE DOCUMENTS AND IMAGES AND OTHER CONTENT ON THE SITE. WE ALSO HAD TO LOOK AT ALL THE REDIRECT MAPPING. WE HAD A LOT OF REDIRECTS OUT THERE. THIS IS WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE THE URL/ALERTS SO IT GOES TO THE ALERT PAGE AND GOES DIRECTLY TO THE TRASH AND RECYCLING PAGE. WE HAD TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THOSE WERE UP-TO-DATE TOO. AND THEN, WE DID THE SOFT LAUNCH RIGHT AFTER THE PLANNING MEETING. IF HE SAW ME ON MY COMPUTER, I WAS LIKELY DOING SOME OF THIS AUDIT AND GOING THROUGH THE SITE. WE DID DO THE SOFT LAUNCH. WHAT EXACTLY IS A SOFT LAUNCH? THIS IS A TIME FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS WHERE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE ISSUES THAT MIGHT HAVE COME UP, TESTING IN THIS LIVE ENVIRONMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT AFTER WE LAUNCHED , THE MAP WASN'T WORKING QUICKLY. WE HAD TO GO INTO THE BACK AND AND TWEAK SOME STUFF TO MAKE IT WORK RIGHT. LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN CAPTURING USER FEEDBACK. WE HAVE HAD A FORM ON THE SITE FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS AS WELL ASKING PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN TO 
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THE SITE, DID YOU FIND WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR? IF YOU DIDN'TE WERE RESPONDING TO THESE DIRECTLY . WE WERE HELPING THEM FIND THAT INFORMATION. AND THEN, WE MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SITE AS WELL. OF COURSE, OUR DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN FLOODING US WITH REQUESTS TO UPDATE AS WELL. WE HAVE HAD -- I LOOK TODAY, 85 REQUESTS JUST FROM DEPARTMENTS ALONE OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND CHANGES TO THEIR SECTIONS OF THE WEBSITE. AND THEN, FINALLY, ONE OF THE PAINS OF MY EXISTENCE, I HAVE TO ADMIT, IS THE SEARCH ENGINE INDEXING. 
          GOOGLE AND OTHER SEARCH ENGINES WILL INDEX A WEBSITE, AND THEY ONLY DO THIS SO FREQUENTLY. AND SO, YOU MIGHT PUT INTO A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR TRASH AND RECYCLING, BUT IT IS STILL TRYING TO PULL UP THE OLD WEBSITE. SO YOU WILL GET A PAGE NOT FOUND. AND SO, GOOGLE DOES THIS AT THEIR OWN PACE. IF THIS WAS A SITE THAT WAS 20 PAGES, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE INDEXED. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 500 PAGES. IT IS ANYWHERE FROM, AGAIN, 3 TO 5 DAYS , 23 WEEKS. IT IS INDEXING. WE ARE SEEING MORE IMPROVEMENT. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID PROACTIVELY IS WENT TO GOOGLE AND PUT IN SOME SEARCHES AND FIGURED OUT WHERE IT WAS SENDING PEOPLE, AND THEN CREATED REDIRECTS TO THE ACTUAL PAGE SO WHEN THEY CLICKED ON THAT, THEY WEREN'T GOING TO A BROKEN PAGE. AND AGAIN, THE USER FEEDBACK WAS REALLY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IT ALSO HELPS IDENTIFY THESE AREAS. THAT BRINGS US TO FRIDAY. WE WILL OFFICIALLY LAUNCH . WE ARE NOWHERE NEAR DONE. WERE GOING TO KEEP IMPROVING THE SITE, ADDING MORE PICTURES TO THE SITE, MAKING ADJUSTMENTS BASED OFF HOW THE SITE IS BEING USED. WE HAVE LOTS OF GUIDELINES TO NOW RIGHT, IN ADDITION TO TRAINING SO THAT OUR DEPARTMENTS CAN START MAKING UPDATES, AND WE STILL HAVE THREE MICRO SITES WE ARE DESIGNING. 
          ONE FOR PARKS AND RECREATION, ONE FOR TRANSPORTATION, AND ONE FOR FIRE. WE WILL BE DOING LITTLE VERSIONS OF THIS , NOT ON THE MASS SCALE WE DID FOR THE ENTIRE TOWNSHIP WEBSITE, BUT 
          THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS TOO. ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. WHEN YOU 
          SAY WE, TELL ME WHO ? >> OKAY, SO WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT OF ABOUT EIGHT PEOPLE. BUT THE WE HAS BEEN THREE. MYSELF, OUR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER , AND A COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST. THE THREE OF US HAVE BEEN DOING THIS ENTIRE SITE . WE DID LOSE A STAFF MEMBER THAT WAS ON THE WEBSITE TEAM. SHE WAS OUR PROJECT MANAGER. SHE LEFT TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS IN FEBRUARY. A LOT OF IT FELL DIRECTLY ON THE AT THAT POINT. I HAD TO DUST OFF MY WEBMASTER HAT 
          FROM 2006. IT HAS BEEN A WHILE. >> I HAD HEARD . GREAT JOB. 
          AMAZING. THAT IS A LOT OF WORK. I KNOW FROM DOING A TINY LITTLE WEBSITE, I CANNOT IMAGINE THE 
          WORKLOAD. KUDOS TO YOU GUYS. >> HOW HAPPY ARE YOU THAT IT IS OVER?. IT IS NOT OVER. 
          >> GOOD ANSWER. >> -- I GOT TO BREEZE A LITTLE BIT. 
          >> YOU MENTIONED REDESIGN EVERY THREE YEARS, BUT THAT IS NOT GOING TO KEEP YOU ALL FROM 
          TWEAKING AND ADDING AND IMPROVING? >> RIGHT. WHEN I SAY REDESIGN, WE WILL CHANGE THE LAYOUT OF THE HOMEPAGE. WE MIGHT CHANGE SOME OF THE NAVIGATION. AND AGAIN, BASED OFF USER EXPERIENCE. HERE IS THE NEW WEBSITE. I HAVE IT UP FOR YOU ALL. 
          >> BEAUTIFUL. >> SOME OF THE THINGS I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT JUST TAKING YOU THROUGH IT , THE MAIN GOAL WAS A REALLY CLEAN DESIGN. WE WANTED TO USE WHITE INSTEAD OF THE TAN . WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD CONTRASTING COLORS . WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID HAVE IMAGERY ON THE HOMEPAGE SO THAT WE CAN SHOW OFF OUR BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL NOTICE, EVERY TIME YOU VISIT THE SITE, AND I WILL HIT REFRESH, IT WILL CHANGE PICTURES. WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE THESE OUT WITH THE SEASON, JUST DEPENDING ON -- IT IS NOT DOING THE REFRESH RIGHT NOW. BUT -- IF YOU GO TO THE SITE, IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT. 
          >> WE BELIEVE YOU. >> ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO USE THE PHOTOS FROM OUR PHOTO BOOK COMPETITION FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY. WE GOT SUCH BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS. WE ARE UTILIZING SOME OF THESE PHOTOS FROM THAT. AS I MENTIONED, IT IS SEARCH CENTRIC. THE SEARCH IS FOREFRONT. THE WAY THE SEARCH WORKS, IF I'M GOING TO PUT IN 
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TRASH, IT IS GOING TO AUTOMATICALLY BRING OF TRASH AND RECYCLING. IT IS NOT GOING TO BRING UP A PDF. MAYBE I CALL IT RUBBISH INSTEAD OF TRASH. AGAIN, WE REALLY KIND OF PUT THESE KEYWORDS IN THERE TO BRING UP WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. YOU KNOW, MAYBE I WANT TO EMAIL BRAD BAILEY , THERE WE GO, I CAN EMAIL BRAD BAILEY VERY EASILY. THE NAVIGATION -- LET ME GET OUT OF THE SEARCH. WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS OF NAVIGATION. WE HAVE WHAT IS CALLED THE UTILITY BAR APPEAR . A QUICK WAY -- UP HERE. A QUICK WAY TO GET TO FINANCIALS AND BIDS AND TRANSPARENCY INFORMATION WE REALLY WANT TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS EASILY. WE HAVE OUR PRIMARY NAVIGATION WHERE WE HAVE COMMUNITY . WE HAVE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS WHERE ALL OF OUR MEETING INFORMATION WILL BE . YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO WATCH THOSE BOARD MEETINGS, THIS IS WHERE YOU GO. 
          WE PULLED OUT OUR DEPARTMENT AS A PRIMARY NAVIGATION SO THAT PEOPLE, WHEN THEY HOVER OVER OR CLICK ON FOR MORE INFORMATION. THEY CAN SEE EVERYTHING THAT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES OFFER. IS NOT JUST TRASH AND RECYCLING. IT HAS MOSQUITO INFORMATION, IT IS WATER CONSERVATION INFORMATION. 
          THEY DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, BOTH IN NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES THAT PEOPLE MIGHT NOT BE AWARE OF. AT A GLANCE, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THIS. UNDER COMMUNICATIONS, EMERGENCY ALERTS, HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR THOSE AND GET THAT INFORMATION? THEN WE KIND OF HAVE THIS BUCKET OVER HERE THAT IS JUST EXPLORE MORE. THAT IS KIND OF OUR THEME THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEBSITE, TO EXPLORE THE WEBSITE WHERE WE HAVE ABOUT THE TOWNSHIP, ACCOLADES, OTHER THINGS PEOPLE MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR, LIKE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS. 
          >> QUESTION. SINCE WE ARE ASKING QUESTIONS. CHAIRMAN, YOU BROUGHT THIS UP A FEW TIMES IN OTHER BOARDS THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ARE RESIDENTS FIND FRUSTRATING IS THAT THEY WANT THE BOARD TO DO THINGS OUTSIDE OF OUR ENABLING LEGISLATION. FOR INSTANCE, DEAL WITH POWER OUTAGES , POTHOLES, LEAKS , THINGS THAT WE DON'T DO. BULLDOGS. I HAVE NOT HAD THAT ONE LATELY. THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NOT IN OUR PURVIEW, BECAUSE WE ARE A TOWNSHIP, NOT A CITY. AND A LOT OF CITIES DON'T DO ALL OF THAT EITHER. HOW ARE YOU ADDRESSING THAT TO MAKE THIS MORE USER-FRENDLY FROM THE STANDPOINT OF DIRECTING PEOPLE TO THE GOVERNMENT, OR THE COMMERCIAL ENTITY THAT HAS THE ACTUAL PURVIEW ON THE ISSUE THAT THEY ARE QUESTIONING? BUT I HAVE A REALLY NEAT TOOL COMING UP FOR YOU. I WILL KIND OF JUST SAY THAT UNDER COMMUNITY WE HAVE SECTIONS STUFF OUT WHERE WE HAVE COUNTY SERVICES , ANIMAL CONTROL, MOSQUITO CONTROL . WE HAVE CENTERPOINT, ALL LISTED.IT IS UNDER COMMUNITY, BUT I'M GOING TO GET TO A TOOL RIGHT AFTER I TALK ABOUT THIS GRAPHIC NAVIGATION. YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE IT, I PROMISE. 
          >> IF YOU SCROLL UP, JUST CURIOUS, IS THERE ANY SIGNIFICANCE TO THE LITTLE LEAF 
          NEXT TO MEETINGS >> THIS IS A DESIGN ELEMENT. FROM OUR TREE. AS FAR AS -- THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE GRAPHIC NAVIGATION. IF YOU'RE ON A MOBILE DEVICE, THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE REALLY GOING TO SEE. WE TRIED TO WORD THIS IN WAYS THAT PEOPLE, WHAT THEY WOULD LOOK FOR. PEOPLE COMING INTO THE COMMUNITY, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW WHAT STANDARDS OR DEED RESTRICTIONS ARE, BUT THEY WILL KNOW WHAT A PERMIT IS. HOME-IMPROVEMENT PERMIT. REPORT A CONCERN. THEY MIGHT NOT KNOW WHAT 311 IS, BUT IF YOU SAY REPORT A CONCERN, THEY WILL KNOW WHAT IT IS. THAT IS WHAT WE CALL THE GRAPHIC NAVIGATION. VERY PROMINENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE. SO WE HAVE THIS TOOL, WHENEVER WE DID OUR WEBSITE VENDOR DEMO, THE GROUP OF US CALLED IT OUR HAPPY RESIDENT TOOL I CHANGED IT TO ADDRESS LOOKUP, BECAUSE IT MAKES A LITTLE BIT MORE SENSE. FOR EXAMPLE, I AM GOING TO START PUTTING IN AN ADDRESS HERE AND SEARCH. NOT ONLY IS IT GOING TO START PULLING UP ALL THE PARKS AROUND ME, ALL THE POOLS, IF WE HAVE EVENTS THAT HAVE LOCATIONS , IT WILL PULL UP THAT INFORMATION, BUT IT IS ALSO GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT DATE YOUR TRASH WILL BE PICKS UP AND WHAT DAY YOUR GRASS CLIPPINGS WILL BE PICKED UP . FURTHERMORE, IT WILL 
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TELL YOU WHAT VILLAGE YOU ARE LOCATED IN, WHAT COUNTY YOU ARE LOCATED IN. WHO IS PROVIDING YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT , WHO IS PROVIDING YOUR WATER, AND WHO IS PROVIDING YOUR ENERGY. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF DISCLAIMERS, BECAUSE AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THAT ARE CENTERPOINT NOT NECESSARILY IN CREEKSIDE, BUT IT GIVES YOU ALL OF THIS INFORMATION RIGHT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. WHENEVER YOU CLICK ON ANY OF THESE TO GO FURTHER INTO IT, IT IS GOING TO GIVE YOU THE CONTACT , HOW TO CONTACT THE COUNTY, ALL THE PRECINCT INFORMATION, ALONG WITH SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTIES OUT THERE. I WILL GO BACK , SINCE CREEKSIDE IS WHAT IS DIFFERENT, I WILL PUT IN A CREEKSIDE ADDRESS REAL FAST. NOW YOU WILL SEE THAT IT IS PULLING UP THE VILLAGE OF CREEKSIDE. IS PULLING UP HARRIS COUNTY. HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE PRECINCT FOR HARRIS COUNTY MUD AND CENTERPOINT ENTERGY. THIS IS ONE WAY THAT WE ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS THAT . THE TOOL IS BEING USED VERY WELL SO FAR . 
          NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES IS GOING TO TAKE IT EVEN FURTHER. WHENEVER THEY ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY HAVE IPADS AND WILL BE SHOWING PEOPLE HOW TO USE THIS TOOL SO THEY CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. DOES THAT ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION?. YES, MADAM. 
          AWESOME. >> OKAY. I WILL GO BACK TO THE HOMEPAGE AGAIN, AND THEN I WILL WRAP THINGS UP. THE NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS IS VERY PRETTY ON THE HOMEPAGE OF THE WEBSITE. 
          THIS IS BASED OFF THE NEWS RELEASES WE SEND, AND WE SENT ANYWHERE FROM ONE TO SOMETIMES FOUR OR FIVE A WEEK DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE OF EVENTS ARE GOING ON AND HAPPENING. POOLS ARE OPENING. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PROTECTING OUR FOREST. THERE WAS A NEW TREE DISEASE. ALSO I WILL NOTICE THERE IS A WAY TO SIGN UP FOR THESE TO COME STRAIGHT INTO YOUR EMAIL. THAT LIST KEEPS GROWING AND GROWING MORE AND MORE. EVENTS, LIKE I SAID, IS ANOTHER POPULAR AREA . AND SO, IT IS GOING TO BE SHOWING WHAT TODAY'S BOARD MEETINGS ARE. IF YOU GO TO THE ACTUAL CALENDAR , THIS IS ANOTHER REALLY GREAT FEATURE . YOU CAN AUTOMATICALLY SEE THE MONTH AHEAD , AND THEN WE HAVE BROKEN IT DOWN INTO THESE CATEGORIES BASED OFF WHAT RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO UNDERSTAND. RECYCLING EVENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS, LIVE MUSIC. I CAN COME IN HERE AND DESELECT AND FIND WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR RIGHT HERE ON THE CALENDAR. WE DO A LOT OF EVENTS. 
          THAT IS ALL I CAN SAY. WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A LOT OF MEETINGS BUT EVEN THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION MEETINGS ARE LISTED ON OUR CALENDAR AS WELL. IF YOU SCROLL DOWN MORE, I WILL CLOSE THIS ACCORDION NOW. THEN WE HAVE AN ACTUAL LISTING OF THE EVENT. YOU CAN SEE THE PREVIEW OF IT. YOU CAN SEARCH BY DATE, BY KEYWORDS. IF I WANTED RED HOT AND BLUE, AGAIN, DEPARTMENT AND DIVISION. THAT IS OUR BEAUTIFUL CALENDAR. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I REALLY DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO ON THE SITE AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK . WE ARE GOING TO MISS STUFF. THERE IS NO WAY 500 PLUS PAGES WE ARE GOING TO GET EVERYTHING RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. 
          PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT MIGHT NEED UPDATING. YOU MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION WHY WE DO IT THIS WAY. 
          WE PROBABLY HAVE A REASON WHY. MAYBE THERE IS NOT A REASON, AND WE WILL CHANGE HOW WE ARE DOING 
          IT. >> LOOKS GREAT. > WOW. 
          >> VERY IMPRESSIVE . >> THANK YOU. >> LET ME ASK A QUESTION REAL QUICK. FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE, FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB AT THE NAVIGATION AND GETTING PEOPLE TO WHERE THEY ARE. WE'RE GETTING ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE GOOGLE SEARCHES THAT ARE OLD . AS THOSE HAPPEN AND WE HEAR ABOUT THEM, BECAUSE WE HAVE AND AVERY RESIDENCE INCOME I CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT YOUR NASTY LETTER ABOUT MY GARBAGE CANS. I CAN'T FIND WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO PUT THEM BECAUSE THE LINK IS BROKEN. DO YOU WANT US TO SEND THOSE TO 
          YOU OR JUST WAIT UNTIL -- >> SEND THEM TO ME IF THEY PROVIDED WHAT THE URL LOOKS LIKE. IF THEY CAN PROVIDE -- THE OLD WEBSITE WILL HAVE OUR ADDRESS , THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP . THE OLD WEBSITE WILL HAVE A NUMBER . IT MIGHT BE 129 OR 5960 OR SOMETHING. IF IT HAS THAT 
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NUMBER, IT IS AN OLD URL. IF YOU HAVE THAT, SEND IT TO US, AND I CAN CREATE A REDIRECT IN THE MEANTIME SO WHEN PEOPLE SEARCH THAT, IT WILL SEND THEM TO THE RIGHT PAGE. WE HAVE ALSO TAKEN LOTS OF STEPS WORKING WITH OUR TEAM AND GETTING THE SEARCH CONSOLE SET UP. WE HAVE SITE MAPS TO GOOGLE. WE ARE PUSHING THIS IS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. I AM HOPING, IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS EXACTLY TODAY, I'M HOPING BY NEXT WEDNESDAY IT WILL ALL BE RESOLVED. 
          >> THANK YOU . >> YOU MENTIONED THE SEARCH ENGINE INDEXING, BUT ARE WE DOING SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION? OH YES. THAT IS A BIG PART OF IT. EVERY PAGE HAS A DIFFERENT SET OF KEYWORDS, DIFFERENT DESCRIPTIONS . I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, WILLIAM MENTIONED CHATGPT, THAT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL TO HELP US IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE KEYWORDS ARE AND REALLY MAKE , 
          OPTIMIZE WHAT WE ARE DOING. >> GREAT . >> I HAVE A SUGGESTION , TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT. BUT PUBLIC COMMENTS NEED TO BE, I THINK, VERY CLEAR ABOUT WHEN THEY COME TO SIGN UP. 
          JUST REVIEW THE PAGE THAT TALKS ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS, AND THERE IS NO SPECIFIC STATEMENT THEY SHOULD BE HERE 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE MEETING TO SIGN UP. I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE VERY 
          UNHAPPY IF THEY COME AND ARE NOT ON THE LIST. >> ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN PUT A DISCLAIMER. I KNOW THIS IS PROBABLY EXACTLY POOLED FROM THE WAY YOU OPERATE. 
          >> I RECOGNIZE THAT SPEECH. >> YOU WOULD HAVE IT MEMORIZED BY NOW. 
          >> THAT IS A GOOD SUGGESTION. THANK YOU. >> WELL DONE. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AWESOME. WELL DONE. 
          >> THANK YOU. THAT IS A LOT OF WORK. TO DOES TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. I CALL A MOTION A SECOND 
          TO ACCEPT THE REPORT. >> MOTION. >> SECOND. 
          [14.  Receive, consider and act upon the financial report;]
          >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. MOTION CARRIES. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14, RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON FINANCIAL REPRTS. I CALL ON CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO PRESENT. 
          WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. I WILL RESUME THE APRIL 2025 FINANCIALS. THE FIRST SLIDE WE HAVE REVENUE FOR THE FOUR MONTHS ENDING IN APRIL. YEAR-TO-DATE BUDGETED REVENUE IS 78.1 AND, ACTUAL COLLECTIVE REVENUE IS 80.1 MILLION FOR YEAR TO DATE FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF JUST A LITTLE UNDER 2.6 MILLION. THE MAIN COMPONENT OF THE VARIANCE WILL BE IN TAX REVENUE . THERE IS ALSO HIGHER THAN BUDGETED PROGRAM REVENUES AND UNBUDGETED CONTRIBUTION FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT FOR STATION FIVE. WE HAD SOME PROCEEDS AND UNBUDGETED CONVEYANCE AGREEMENTS. NEXT LIGHT IS OPERATING EXPENDITURES. THE YEAR-TO-DATE BUDGETED 42.2 MILLION, YEAR-TO-DATE ACTUAL SPENT 38 MILLION FOR YEAR TO DATE FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF 4.2 MILLION. THE LARGEST PART OF THIS IS GOING TO BE IN CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT, WHICH IS THE TIME AND DIFFERENCE FOR THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH THEIR VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT. THEY ALSO HAVE A FEW OPEN POSITIONS STILL. THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE MAJORITY OF THAT. NEXT SLIDE WE HAVE SALES TAX DEPOSIT. THE YEAR-TO-DATE BUDGETED 33.2 MILLION, YEAR-TO-DATE COLLECTED 34.2 MILLION FOR A VARIANCE OF A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION. WHEN COLLECTED ALMOST 3 MILLION HAVE- ADDITIONAL SALES TAX DOLLARS. THE NEXT SLIDE BREAKS OUT THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF SALES TAX COLLECTION. IT CAN SHOW YOU WHERE THAT VARIANCE IS. IT IS MAINLY IN THE MANUFACTURING. IF YOU LOOK OVER TO THE RIGHT, SHOWS THE TOP FOUR CATEGORIES IN SALES TAX COLLECTION, WHICH MAKES UP ABOUT 80% OF COLLECTIONS. PRETTY STAY THE. 
          RETAIL TRADE, ACCOMMODATION, FOOD SERVICES, MANUFACTURING AND INFORMATION. NEXT LIGHT IS HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX DEPOSITS. THIS WILL BE THROUGH APRIL . THE YEAR-TO-DATE BUDGETED IS 3.2 
          [01:30:01]
MILLION. THE YEAR-TO-DATE ACTUAL IS A LITTLE OVER THAT . FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF ABOUT $61,000 . THERE HAS BEEN A COLLECTION OF $188,000 -- SORRY, MY GLASSES ARE KIND OF WEIRD. 
          ABOUT 6.2% MORE COLLECTED IN 2025 THEN 2024. NEXT LIGHT IS THE MIXED BEVERAGE. YOU TODAY BUDGETED $587,597 , YEAR-TO-DATE COLLECTED $599,925 FOR YEAR TO DATE FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF A LITTLE OVER $12,000. IT IS ABOUT $4500 LESS THAN COLLECTED THE SAME TIME IN 2024. 
          >> THAT IS ONE CONCERT. >> ONE RAINY WEEKEND. >> THAT'S RIGHT. 
          >> THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS? >> WELL DONE, AS ALWAYS. 
          >> GOOD JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. WHAT ABOUT THE , NOT HOTEL, BUT  F1 TICKET TAXES? DO YOU NOT PRESENT THAT?. I DON'T PRESENT THAT. 
          WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW? >> IS IT GOING UP OR DOWN? >> 
          >> IT IS PRETTY EARLY. ONLY TWO SHOWS IN. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN COUNT -- PRESELL , BUT UNTIL THE 
          EVENT HAPPENS IS WHERE THAT >> IS A ONE MONTH LAG. YEAR-TO-DATE BUDGETED AMOUNT WAS A LITTLE OVER 894,000, YEAR-TO-DATE COLLECTED 706,000 FOR AN UNFAVORABLE VARIANCE OF 188,000. A LOT OF THAT IS TIMING. BY THE TIME WE DO THE BUDGET, WE ARE NOT YET SURE OF 
          WHEN THE EVENTS ARE OCCURRING AND WHAT VENUES WILL BE PLAYED. >> A LOT OF THEM GET BACKLOADED 
          . >> CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> YOU ARE WELCOME . >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. GREAT JOB, 
          AS ALWAYS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR TO ACCEPT THE REPORT ? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          >> SECOND. >> AYE . >> MOTION CARRIES. I DO 50, 
          [15.  Receive, consider and act upon a revised Board meeting schedule to include Pre-Budget Workshop Reviews of expenditures and budget initiatives;]
RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A REVISED BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED TO INCLUDE PREBUDGET WORKSHOP 
          REVIEWS OF EXPENDITURES AND BUDGET INITIATIVES. >> IN ADDITION TO THE 2026 BUDGET CALENDAR PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD, STAFF IS PROPOSING TWO PREBUDGET WORKSHOPS. THE FIRST MEETING WILL BE ON JUNE 25 FROM 4:00 UNTIL 5:30 JUST PRIOR TO THE FIRST BOARD MEETING IN JUNE. DURING THIS MEETING, A REVIEW OF THE YEAR-TO-DATE 2025 ÚEXPENDITURES WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE VARIANCE PROGRAMS. THIS WILL PROVIDE A DETAILED LOOK BY DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED COST FOR THIS PROGRAM. THE SECOND MEETING WILL BE ON JULY 23 FROM 4:00 UNTIL 5:30 JUST PRIOR TO THE THURSDAY BOARD MEETING. THIS WILL FOCUS ON A PREVIEW OF INITIATIVES, DECISIONS WILL NOT BE MADE UNTIL THE AUGUST BOARD WORKSHOP. THIS OVERVIEW WILL PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION AND ALLOW THE BOARD TO ASK THE STAFF TO BRING BACK ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE INITIATIVES PRESENTED, OR NEW 
          INITIATIVES. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS , FEEDBACK OR COMMENTS? 
          >> HAVING THOSE MEETINGS, DO YOU THINK THAT WILL ALLOW US TO FINISH OUR BUDGET MORE QUICKLY 
          COMING UP IN AUGUST? DO WE STILL EXPECT TO GO THROUGH FRIDAY? >> YOU DON'T USUALLY GO THROUGH FRIDAY. YOU WILL HAVE THE EXTRA TWO DAYS TO GO THROUGH THAT. BUT I THINK IT WILL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND JUST KIND OF LAID THE PLATFORM FOR THE BUDGET MEETINGS. AS FAR AS THE INITIATIVES, AND QUESTIONS ON THE PROGRAM. THAT WILL GIVE YOU ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON 
          THE PROGRAMS. >> IS TO HAVE THE -- 
          >> MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU UTILIZE ALL FIVE DAYS. I DON'T THE KEY DID 
          LAST YEAR. >> WE HAVE THEM ON THE CALENDAR JUST IN CASE. 
          >> THIS WILL GIVE AN ADDITIONAL THREE HOURS, A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND ASK STAFF TO BRING 
          BACK ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR YOU. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> YOU'RE WELCOME . >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU 
          [16.  Receive, consider and act upon an update regarding the Village Presidents' Council;]
SO MUCH. I CALL MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE OR REVISE THE 2025 MEETING SCHEDULE. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY 
          [01:35:02]
SAYING AYE. MOTION CARRIES. RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN UPDATE REGARDING VILLAGE 
          PRESIDENTS' COUNSEL BACK. RICHARD FRANKS TO PRESENT. >> WE HAD OUR MEETING THE FIRST MONDAY ALL VILLAGE PRESIDENTS WERE IN ATTENDANCE, EXCEPT FOR COLLEGE PARK . CHAT HAD SOME KIND OF EMERGENCY AND COULD NOT SHOW. WE HAD AN ENJOYABLE MEETING WITH MISS MS. DEMPSEY PRESENTING HER AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY IN THE TOWNSHIP. WAS A GREAT MEETING. WE ALL LEARNED A LOT . MUCH MORE COMPLICATED THAN IT APPEARS JUST WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT AT THE TOP. A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN THAT AREA AS THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER . 
          THEY DID A GREAT JOB. SHE DID A GREAT JOB PUTTING TOGETHER AND REALLY EXPLAINING TO THE COUNCIL HOW IT ALL FITS TOGETHER AND WHAT IT ALL MEANS IN TERMS OF THE TOWNSHIP. WE ALSO HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 501(C)(3) AND 501(C) FOUR IN TERMS OF VILLAGE ASSOCIATIONS, AND BASICALLY, THE ANSWER WAS THEY DIDN'T CARE. YOU CAN DO IT EITHER WAY. WE HAD, AGAIN, CONVERSATION ABOUT MOTORIZED SCOOTERS. IT IS THE SAME CONVERSATION WE HAVE HAD HERE SEVERAL TIMES, AND PROBABLY WILL HAVE FOR SOMETIME GOING FORWARD. 
          ALSO , IT APPEARED AT THE TIME THAT GROGAN SMELL WILL OPEN FULLY SOMETIME IN AUGUST. AS WE SEEN, THERE IS A PREVIEW IN JUNE COMING UP. VERY GOOD MEETING . ALL ATTENDANCE HAD GREAT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SUGGESTIONS ON THE MOTOR SCOOTERS AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. 
          >> ANY QUESTIONS? I CALL MOTION A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE VILLAGE PRESIDENTS'COUNCIL REPORT. 
          >> SO MOVED . >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. MOTION CARRIES. AGENDA ITEM 17, A LITTLE BIT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, NOT LONG. I 
          [ CLOSED MEETING (if applicable)]
          [17. Recess to Executive Session to discuss matters relating to real property pursuant to §551.072, Texas Government Code; deliberation of economic development negotiations pursuant to §551.087, Texas Government Code; discuss personnel matters pursuant to §551.074, Texas Government Code; discuss IT network or critical infrastructure security pursuant to §551.089, Texas Government Code; and to consult with The Woodlands Township’s attorney pursuant to §551.071, Texas Government Code;]
WILL READ MY SCRIPT. RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. DELIBERATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. DISCUSS PERSONNE MATTERS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. DISCUSS I.T. NETWORK OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY PURSUANT , TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND TO CONSULT WITH THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. IT IS; 38. WE ARE 
          [18. Reconvene in public session;]
WE RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION. THERE WILL NOT BE ANY NECESSARY ACTION AT THIS TIME. 
          [19. Consideration of items to be placed on the agenda for next month's meeting;]
AGENDA ITEM 19. DISCUSS FUTURE AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR NEXT MONTH'S AGENDA. DO I HAVE ANY 
          AGENDA ITEMS? OR ANNOUNCEMENTS? >> ANNOUNCEMENTS. MEMORIAL DAY WITH INCREDIBLE. I KNOW -- 
          ANOTHER WONDERFUL EVENT FOR SURE . >> THE WHOLE TEAM. REALLY GOOD. 
          >> DITTO ON THAT. FOR AGENDA ITEMS, I'M NOT SURE IF I ASKED THIS ALREADY, BUT I WILL ASK AGAIN. IT WOULD BE GOOD IF WE COULD START SOME DISCUSSION AND PLANNING ABOUT THE 250TH 
          ANNIVERSARY. DID I TALK ABOUT THAT? >> YEAH. THE BUDGET. 
          >> IT IS COMING THROUGH BUDGET. SO WE DON'T NEED IT AS AN AGENDA ITEM . 
          >> CORRECT . >> I APPRECIATE THAT. I DO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. FOR TOMORROW, THERE IS A WOODLANDS URBANIZED AREA MEETING HERE , I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS IN THIS CHAMBER, BUT IT IS IN THE WOODLANDS TOWN HALL AT 11:00. IT WILL BE DISCUSSING THE BUDGETING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE TRANSIT SYSTEM. THE WOODLANDS EXPRESS, AS WELL AS THE TROLLEYS. 
          EVERYONE IS INVITED. IT IS A PUBLIC MEETING. >> AWESOME. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY AGENDA ITEMS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS? GOING ONCE, TWICE. OKAY. MOVING ON, BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS. NONE 
          OFFERED. I CALL MOTION AND SECOND TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. >> SO MOVED . 
          >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SYING AYE.
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