Jun 19, 2025 Board of Directors Regular Meeting Agenda

[1. Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance;]

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>> FOR NEARLY THREE DECADES, GROWN CHILDREN AND A GRAND FACT OF FIVE AND I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

>> SO I'M GOING TO READ SOMETHING.

FOR MOST PEOPLE LIFE IS A BATTLEGROUND BETWEEN THE OUTSIDE WORLD AND THEIR POWER- DOMINATED EGOS. TO EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF LIFE IT IS NECESSARY FOR ONE'S MIND TO RETURN TO THE GENTLE CALMNESS THAT MOST INFANTS ENJOY MUCH OF THE TIME. TO CONTINUALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LIFE FROM THE CENTER OF CONSCIOUSNESS, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TRAIN YOURSELF TO THE POINT WHERE THOUGHTS DO NOT SPONTANEOUSLY OCCUR AND THERE IS NO RANDOM STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS. HOWEVER, THE URGENCY, STRIDE ENZI AND INSISTENCY OF YOUR STREAM OF THOUGHTS MUST BE SLOWED DOWN TO THE PACE OF A VERY LIGHT BREEZE THAT GENTLY MOVES THE LEAVES OF A TREETREE INSTEAD OF A FORCEFUL, GUSTY WIND THAT WHIPS AND BENDS THE BRANCHES BACK AND FORTH. THIS WAS WRITTEN BY KEN KEYS, JR. THANK YOU SO

MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> ALL RIGHT. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF

ALLEGIANCE. >> DIRECTOR FRANKS? LEAD US.

>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

[2. Proclamations;]

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

TWO IS PROCLAMATIONS. FIRST, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION DECLARING JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH HERE IN THE WOODLANDS.

THEY'LL PLAY A SHORT VIDEO OF RECREATIONS, AMENITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

>> GREAT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW THINGS. LEANNE IS PULLING THAT UP.

THE TOTAL VIDEO IS FIVE MINUTES. WE'RE JUST GOING TO SHOW A SNIPPET, A TEASER TONIGHT, OF ONE MINUTE.

ON JULY 1ST WHICH IS THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IT AVAILABLE ONLINE AND JUST WANT TO ALSO LET YOU KNOW, WE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED HOW WE WERE A FINALIST FOR THE GOLD MEDAL AWARD, AND THIS IS THE VIDEO THAT WE SUBMITTEDSUBMITTED THAT. SO THE FIVE- MINUTE VERSION THAT YOU'LL SEE LATER

ON IN JULY. >> THANK YOU.

>> PARKS AND RECREATION IS A KEY COMPONENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S ACTUALLY WHAT MAKES US THE WOODLANDS.

>> EVERY PARK IS LIKE DISNEYLAND. IT'S A NEW, FUN PLACE FOR KIDS TO GO.

THEY LOVE IT. >> EACH AREA IS

BEAUTIFUL. >> I COME OUT HERE SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. IT'S JUST BEEN SO GOOD FOR MY PHYSICAL HEALTH.

>> IT'S SAFE. YOU'RE COMFORTABLE AND A GREAT OUTING WITH THE FAMILY.

>> ALL ARE 10 MINUTE WALKING DISTANCE OF ALL OF OUR AMENITIES.

>> THIS PARK IS COMPLETELY MADE

FOR EVERYBODY. >> WE LIKE TO TAKE CARE OF THE WORK FOR YOU SO YOU CAN JUST COME OUT AND ENJOY

YOURSELVES. >> THIS IS THE MOST HIGH VISIBILITY AREA OF THE ENTIRE TOWNSHIP AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.

>> WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR FAMILIES RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> OUR PARKS CREATE THE MEMORIES THAT MATTER TO THE PEOPLE THAT CALL

THE WOODLANDS HOME. >> NICE.

>> VERY NICE.

>> I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE.

>> THE ENTIRE VIDEO. IT WAS GOING GOOD UNTIL HE

SHOWED UP. >> FINALLY, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE STEVEN, OUR VIDEOGRAPHER WHO PRODUCED THIS AND THE FIVE- MINUTE VIDEO, AND I THINK HE DID A FANTASTIC JOB WITH IT.

>> DO WE HAVE THE PROCLAMATION PICTURE?

>> YEAH. OKAY.

FOR SURE. I NOW, THEREFORE, BRAD BAILEY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP DO HEREBY DECLARE IT PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, CHERYL DAVIS AND MICHELLE BETTER AND TRON TRABONA. COME ON UP HERE UP

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>> SURE.

>> YOU KNOW, SOME OF US MIGHT NOT KNOW MR. MCGOWAN WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE TOWNSHIP FOR QUITE SOME TIME STARTED HIS CAREER WITH THE TOWNSHIP AS A LIFEGUARD AND HAS DEDICATED AND HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO THIS DEPARTMENT FOR A LONG TIME. SO TRULY APPRECIATE THAT, JOHN, AND YOUR TEAM.

>> GREAT JOB. DR. SNYDER, IT'S NOT MITCH MCGOWAN. DID YOU SAY MITCH? OH, MISTER. I THOUGHT I HEARD MITCH.

THERE IS A MITCH OUT THERE, TOO. WE LOVE YOU, TOO.

[3. Call meeting to order;]

>> THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE PARKS TEAM. YOU DO A GREAT JOB.

WE APPRECIATE YOU. >> AT THIS TIME IT'S 6:07 P.M.

AND THE NOTICE OF THE MEETING WAS POSTED 72 HOURS AND THE POSTING OCCURRED INSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWNSHIP AT THIS OFFICE BUILDING. THE DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT AT LEAST FOUR OF THE BOARD MEMBERS TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM AND CONDUCT BUSINESS AND RESPOND BY SOME AUDIBLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AS I CALL ROLL. VICE CHAIRMAN EISSLER.

>> HERE. >> DIRECTOR FRANKS.

>> HERE. >> DIRECTOR NELSON.

>> HERE. >>

DIRECTOR SNYDER. >> WE HAVE A SUFFICIENT

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

>> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND

[5. Recognize public officials;]

>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

AGENDA ITEM 5, PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND WE DON'T HAVE ATTENDANCE OR SIGNED UP, SO WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6.

>> WE HAVE ARTHUR RIDDENHOFF. SIGN IN THE

[6. Public comment;]

SHEET, WELCOME. >>

FREE AGENT. >> PUBLIC COMMENT.

MY LITTLE SPEECH HERE. PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AS OPEN OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR IS WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED AND IT IS INCLUDED IN ALL REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDAS IN ACCORDANCE TOTO PRODUCE THE MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESS FOR ALLOWING CONSTITUENTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACCEPTS THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PUBLIC MEETING.

EACH PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MUST FIRST SIGN THE ROSTER PROVIDED BY THE BOARD SECRETARY. EACH INDIVIDUAL WISH TO ADDRESS A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM MUST DO SO UNDER THE PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA ITEM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.

INDIVIDUALS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTE REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF TOPICS.

EACH SPEAKER WILL THEN BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF TOPICS. SPEAKERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO YIELD THEIR TIME TO ANOTHER SPEAKER ON THE LIST.

STATE LAW PROHIBI HIS THE BOARD FROM FORMALLY ACTING ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM OR PUBLIC COMMENT UNLESS IT APPEARS ON THE POSTED AGENDA AND IT IS LIMITED TO THE QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION AND WHETHER OR NOT THE ITEMS SHOULD BE PLACED ON FUTURE BOARD AGENDAS.

SPEAKERS MAY EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS AND VIEWPOINTS AND ARE NOT PERMITTED TO DEBATE ON THE ISSUE. SPEAKERS MUST NOT USE PROFANITY AND THE COMMENTS BY SPEAKERS MAY BE MADE TO THE BOARD AS A WHOLE OR INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS AND PLEASE PUT YOUR CELL PHONES ON SILENT MODE. WE HAVE FIVE -- SIX

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9. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> GOOD EVENING. I'M PATRICIA MONTICELLO AND RESIDENT OF THE VILLAGE OF STERLING RIDGE AND I AM HERE REGARDING THE ELECTRIC VICKS ON THE PATHWAYS.

THE PATHWAYS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.

I LED THREE GROUP RIDES WHEN I START THE SAFETY BRIEFING I REMIND PEOPLE THEY ARE A SHARED AMENITY.

WE SHOULD EXPECT THEM TO SHARE THEM WITH WALKERS, RUNNERS AND PEOPLE PUSHING STROLLERS AND PEOPLE WALKING DOGS AND KIDS RIDING BIKES AND SCOOTERS.

OUR JOB IS TO CALL OUT, BIKE PASSING ON YOUR LEFT AND THEN TO SAY THANK YOU OR GOOD MORNING AS WE GO BY. WHEN YOU USE THE PATHWAYS YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE GOING SLOW ENOUGH TO SHARE A WORD AND A SMILE WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR.

THAT'S THE CULTURE OF THE PATHWAYS THAT I GREW UP WITH, AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO CHANGE. THAT CULTURE OF SHARING THE PATHWAYS IS CRITICAL TO MAKING THEM SAFE AND ENJOYABLE FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND THE RISE OF HIGHER SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON THE PATHWAYS HAVE CHANGED THE DYNAMICS FOR HOW RESIDENTS USE THEM. VIA EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA, THE SCOOTERS AND E BIKES MAKE THEM NERVOUS TOTO ON THE PATHWAYS AT ALL AND THEY HAVE A HARD TIME SIGNALING TO PEDESTRIANS WITH CELL PHONES.

SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE ON OUR PATHWAYS. AS A COMMUNITY WE NEED TO DO MORE TO KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE AND SHARE THIS AMAZING ASSET. THESE ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE NOT GOING AWAY AND THEY MAKE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A SAFE USE IN A SPACE THAT WE ALL LOVE. AS WE'VE STATED IN THE PAST, BIKE THE WOODLANDS HAVE A PATHWAYS AND ENHANCED EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND POLICY IMPROVEMENTS THAT ADDRESS THE REALITY OF TODAY'S PATHWAY USERS IN A WAY THAT PRESERVES THE SPIRIT AND INTENDED USE. WE WERE EXCITED TO READ THE EMICROMOBILITY RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT IN TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING PACKET WHICH AFFIRMS THESE SAME RECOMMENDATIONS. I'M A TEACHER AND I AM ENCOURAGED BY THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE A SAFETY COORDINATOR POSITION.

THIS COULD BUILD ON STRONG EDUCATION FOR THE TOWNSHIP WHICH IN THE PAST HAS HELPED TO DECREASE WATER USAGE AND TO LIMIT DECREASE RECYCLING CONTAMINATION.

THIS COORDINATOR COULD BUILD FURTHER PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS WHERE SAFE CYCLING PRACTICES ARE PART OF THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AT THE ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS. THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO REACH OUT TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SHIFT PRACTICES AND CHANGE CULTURE TO HOW WE USE THE PATHWAYS. TONIGHT WE ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO ALLOW ITEM 1 TO ALLOW E AMERICA DS ON PATHWAYS AND TO COMMIT SUBSTANTIAL RESOURCES TOWARD EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SO THE PATHWAYS CAN BE MADE SAFE AND JOYFUL FOR ALL.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU, PATRICIA.

>> ALL RIGHT. SPEAKER NUMBER TWO, TOM LANTHORN. WELCOME. AGENDA ITEM 9.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT 9 A LOT TONIGHT. WELCOME.

>> YOU'LL PRETTY MUCH HEAR THE SAME THING YOU HEARD.

>> EVERYBODY, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TOM LANTHORN AND I'M A RESIDENT OF THE WOOD LASCHS AND CROSSING GUARD. THIRD AND FOURTH GRADERS AND INCREASINGLY, THEIR PARENTS RIDING E- SCOOTERS AND IF YOU'VE BEEN OUTSIDE SINCE SCHOOL LET OUT THIS YEAR YOU'VE SEEN IT, TOO. LOTS AND LOTS OF KIDS, TWEENS AND TEENS RIDING E- SCOOTERS AND E-BIKES ON THE SIDEWALKS. RIGHT? THESE PORTABLE, EMISSION- FREE DEVICES ARE INCREDIBLY POPULAR AND THEY'RE HERE TO STAY. THE TOWNSHIP NEEDS TO GET AHEAD OF THE TSUNAMI BEFORE IT BECOMES A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND EVERY MEETING I'VE ATTENDED LATELY I'VE HEARD AT LEAST ONE PERSON WHO SHARED HOW THEY'VE BEEN STARTLED OR DRIVEN OFFSIDEWALKS BY FAST- MOVING SILENT ELECTRIC VEHICLES. I FEAR WE'RE LOSING SENIOR CITIZENS AND FAMILIES WITH STROLLERS AND STUFF OFF THE WALKWAY.

I BELIEVE THERE ARE THREE STEPS NECESSARY TO BOTH PROTECT THE SAFETY AND CIVILITY OF OUR SIDEWALKS.

CERTAINLY EDUCATION IS NUMBER ONE AND SIDEWALK ETIQUETTE.

THIS IS CRITICAL. WE NEED TO REACH

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THIS KEEPS SPEEDS MANAGEABLE, EXPECTATIONS CLEAR AND WOULD GIVE US A WAY TO SAY THIS IS OKAY AND THIS IS HOW TO DO IT SAFELY.

THIRD, WE NEED BETTER INTERSECTION DESIGN.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SIGNS THAT SAY SLOW, APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED.

THIS LEADS TO SIDEWALK VEHICLES APPEARING SUDDENLY FROM BEHIND OUR MANY NICE BUSHES IN THE WOODLANDS AND STARTLING DRIVERS WHO ARE GOING IN AND OUT OF THOSE PARKING LOTS.

ALL RIGHT? WHY ARE THOSE SIGNS OVERLOOKED? PARTLY BECAUSE THEY'RE DOWN HERE AND WHEN YOU'RE RIDING YOU'RE LOOKING UP HERE. SO THEY'RE EASY TO MISS, ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT EXPANDING THE USE OF RUMBLERS, GRIT LIKE THOSE USED ALREADY IN PARTS OF THE WOODLANDS.

THESE LOW- TECH ADDITIONS MAKE A SOUND AND A SENSATION THAT RIDERS CAN'T IGNORE. THEY WORK, AND THEY SHOULDN'T IMPEDE SENIORS OR PEOPLE WITH STROLLERS. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY MUCH MORE TO FLUSH OUT, AND I'VE ALREADY HEARD THINGS I DON'T KNOW ABOUT, OPTIONS AND STUFF, AND HAPPY TO SUPPORT AND BE A PART OF ANY TASK FORCE THAT WOULD DO THAT, BUT THREE PROGRAMS, EDUCATION, GETTING NEW COVENANTS, NEW RULES AND INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS WOULD GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS MAKING OUR SIDEWALKS MORE CIVIL AND SAFE. AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT, FOR INSTANCE, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA JUST PASSED THEIR OWN RULES LAST MONTH ABOUT REGULATIONS FOR E-BIKES AND E-SCOOTERS.

THEY PUT UP THIS NICE FLYER WHICH, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, IT MIGHT BE A GOOD GUIDELINE FOR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ALL YOU DO TO TRY TO KEEP THE WOODLANDS SPECIAL.

>> THANK YOU, TOM. I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AS A CROSSING GUARD.

THOSE ARE GREAT ADDITIONS TO OUR

COMMUNITY. >> NEXT UP, KIMBERLY CALDWELL TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM 9.

WELCOME. SURE, NO PROBLEM.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KIMBERLY, AND I AM HERE WITH MY HUSBAND AND OUR 9-YEAR- OLD DAUGHTER. I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF FAMILIES LIKE MINE WHO, ON DAILY LIFE. E-BIKES ARE PART OF HOW WE MOVE THROUGH THE WORLD.

MY HUSBAND COMMUTES FROM OUR HOME IN CREEKSIDE PARK BY E- SCOOTER THANKS TO THE 220 MILES OF PATHWAY OUR COMMUNITY OFFERS. OUR DAUGHTER ENJOYS BOTH HER TRADITIONAL BIKE AND HER E-SCOOTER AND UNTIL RECENTLY I COULD ONLY WATCH FROM THE SIDELINES DUE TO MOBILITY CHALLENGES, BUT THAT CHANGED WHEN WE PURCHASED A CLASS 2 E-TRIKE. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS I'VE BEEN ABLE TO RIDE ALONGSIDE MY FAMILY. THESE DEVICES AREN'T JUST CONVENIENCES, THEY'RE A LIFELINE.

I AM HERE TODAY TO URGE THE TOWNSHIP TO SUPPORT OPTION 1, TO ALLOW CERTAIN ELECTRIC MOBILITY DEVICES ON OUR PATHWAYS WHILE MAINTAINING COMMON SENSE RESTRICTIONS ON DEVICES SUCH AS SEATED SCOOTERS, MINI BIKES AND GOLF CARTS. MY FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCED FIRST HAND THAT ACCIDENTS AREN'T CAUSED SOLELY BY ELECTRIC MOBILITY DEVICES. THEY'RE OFTEN THE RESULT OF POOR VISIBILITY, FOLIAGE OVERGROWTH AND A LACK OF EDUCATION. ON JUNE 4 TH MY HUSBAND WAS RIDING HIS E-SCOOTER AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES PER HOUR WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A TEENAGER ON A TRADITIONAL BICYCLE. THIS OCCURRED NEAR KIRKLAND ISLE AND THE TEEN WASN'T WEARING A HELMET AND RIDING DOWN THETHE OF THE PATHWAY, THERE WERE HANGING VINES AND A LACK OF RIDER AWARENESS. WE'VE TAUGHT OUR DAUGHTER HOW TO RIDE SAFELY, HOW TO YIELD, SIGNAL VERBALLY AND WEAR SAFETY GEAR AS WELL AS RESPECT OTHERS, BUT NOT EVERY FAMILY

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I'VE RECENTLY STARTED WORKING ON A PLAN TO PARTNER WITH OUR VILLAGE SCHOOLS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO CREATE A COMMUNITY-WIDE BICYCLE AND SCOOTER SAFETY TRAINING THAT INCLUDES CLASSROOM LESSON, REAL WORLD OBSTACLE COURSES AND CERTIFICATION BECAUSE WE CAN BE A MODEL COMMUNITY, NOT BY RESISTING CHANGE, BUT BY MANAGING IT RESPONSIBLY. I HOPE THE TOWNSHIP CHOOSES TO BE PART OF THAT SOLUTION, TOO.

LET'S NOT CLOSE OUR PATHWAYS TO PROGRESS.

LET'S KEEP THEM OPEN SAFELY, WISELY AND TOGETHER.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MRAUZ LAUZ. >> WE HAVE A HANDOUT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU AND IT'S MY DAUGHTER WHO MADE IT FOR FATHER'S DAY FOR HER DAD, AND IT WILL TELL YOU HOW THE EMD DEVICES IMPACT OUR FAMILY.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, KIMBERLY.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, EMMA.

>> THANK YOU.

>> GOOD HANDWRITING. VERY

NICE. >> THANK YOU, EMMA.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. THAT'S GREAT. UP NEXT, NICHOLAS GABRIEL AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 9. WELCOME.

>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR SOMETHING ME THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS NICHOLAS GABRIEL.

I SPENT 48 YEARS IN HEALTH CARE. I AM RETIRED.

I HAD A VERY BROAD AREA OFOF EXPERIENCE. I STARTED OFF MY LIFE AT 18 AS A PARAMEDIC AND WORKED MY WAY UP TO A NURSE ANESTHETIST, AND IT'S BEEN MY SPECIALTY OVER THE YEARS. THE AMERICAN NATIONAL COLLEGE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT E-BIKES AND HAVE PUT OUT A POSITION STATEMENT ABOUT THEM, AND I THOUGHT I'D BRING THAT LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE TONIGHT. PREVIOUS PREVIOUS SPEAKERS HAVE BROUGHT THEIR PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE AND I THOUGHT I WOULD BRING A MORE PROFESSIONAL TONE TO THIS. THE MOST COMMON INJURIES ARE HEAD, NECK AND EXTREMITIES. IN 2023 IN THE UNITED STATES THERE WERE 25,000 INJURIES RELATED TO E- BIKES, 36% OF THOSE UNDER AGE 14. THERE IS ALSO 223 DAETHDS THAT DEATHS THAT HAVE OCCURRED AND EACH YEAR THEY'VE SEEN A 21% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF INJURIES AND DEATHS THAT HAVE BEEN OCCURRING. THEY RELATE THE CAUSES AS BEING THE INEXPERIENCE OF THE RIDER, RECKLESS DRIVING, BLIND SPOTS AND MECHANICAL FAILURE. HERE IN THE WOODLANDS YOU CAN PROBABLY ADD DEBRIS ON OUR SIDEWALKS WITH THE TREES AND THE WIND AND EVERYTHING ELSE AS A CHALLENGE. I USE THE SIDEWALKS EVERY DAY, AND I LIVE OVER AT TERRAMONT DRIVE, AND I NOTICED A DECREASE IN FOOT TRAFFIC.

IT'S INTERESTING. THE OTHER DAY I WAS OUT WALKING AND THERE WERE FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE OVER AGE 60, ME BEING BEEN OF THEM, WALKING AND THE REST WERE THE YOUNG KIDS ON THE E-BIKES. IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE FLIPPED. WE SHOULD BE ON E-BIKES AND THEY SHOULD BE WALKING.

AT NIGHT THEY'RE OUT, THERE'S NO HEADLIGHTS. I ALSO SEE GOLF CARTS AND THESE FOUR- WHEELERS THAT ARE OUT THERE WITH NO LIGHTS OUT AT NIGHT WITH YOUNG KIDS AND THERE'S NO HELMETS. ONE MIND- BOGGLING STATISTIC TOTO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING, WE ARE WORRYING AND SEEING ABOUT CONCUSSIONS AND CONCUSSION PROTOCOLS.

LAST YEAR THERE WERE 500,000 CONCUSSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES FROM NON-MOTORIZED AND

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HOW MANY INJURIES WE HAVE HERE IN THE TOWNSHIP ONLY YOU KNOW.

ANY DEATHS THAT HAVE OCCURRED. I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY, BUT WAITING UNTIL THEY START PUTS THEM BEHIND THE COMMON, COMMON SENSE NEEDS TO BE THOUGHT ABOUT.

VERY GOOD SUGGESTIONS TONIGHT AND EDUCATION WHAT HAPPENS HAVING THEM WEAR HELMETS LICK DRIVER'S, AND ANYTHING WILL HELP, AND I HOPE THEY START PILING UP SO YOU CAN LOOK AT THEM HISTORY.

IN YOU CAN'T JUST SIMPLY E LIMB FATE THEM AND WE DON'T CONTROL THEM, AND IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT ONE CHILD IN THE E.R. IS WORTH IT.

>> THANK YOU, NICK. MARYANNE, WELCOME.

>> GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN BAILEY AND DIRECTORS.

MY NAME IS MARIANNE, AND I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALDENBRIDGE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION AND A MEMBER OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COUNCIL AND I SERVED ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE WHICH PROVIDED INPUT INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2016 PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE MASTER PLAN. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THIS EVENING AS YOU CONSIDER THE OPTIONS TO USEUSE -- TO DETERMINE THE USE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON THE TRAILS. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FIRST AS PRESIDENT OF THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION AND THEN AS AN INDIVIDUAL WOODLANDS RESIDENT.

SEVERAL RESIDENTS HAVE ATTENDED OUR VILLAGE ASSOCIATION MEETINGS AND EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY ON THE TRAILS WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES. I MENTIONED THIS DURING MY UPDATES TO THE BOARD AND RESIDENTS HAVE ALSO SPOKE DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THESE MEETINGS. I HAVE FORWARDED ALL OF THEIR CONCERNS TO DR. NOONS. THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATIONS PRESIDENTS HAVE DISCUSSED THIS TOPIC AT SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH DR. NOONS AND THE TOWNSHIP STAFF.

I RECEIVED ANOTHER EMAIL MESSAGE THAT AN ACCIDENTAL MOST OCCURRED ALDEN BRIDGE IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. THE RESIDENT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE TRAILS DUE TO THE NUMBER OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON THE TRAILS.

NOW SPEAKING AS AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT, I AM ON THE TRAILS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, AND I OFTEN SEE YOUNGSTERS LEARNING TO RIDE THEIR BIKES, FAMILIES WALKING WITH CHILDREN IN STROLLERS AND PEOPLE WALKING THEIR DOGS AND PEOPLE RUNNING AND PEOPLE WALKING FOR EXERCISE. THE TRAILS IN THE WOODHAND ARE EIGHT FEET DISTANCE. IT KWEKTS THE COMMUNITY WITH ENTER AND EXIT LANES FROM HOUSING ADDITIONS ALONG THE TRAIL. VEHICLES THAT CAN TRAVEL UP TO OR EXCEEDING 20 MILES AN HOUR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

THAT IS SO MUCH FASTER THAN ANYONE ELSE MOVING ON THE TRAIL. WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR THERE IS DANGER AT EVERY INTERSECTION AND EVERY ENTRANCE OR EXIT FROM AN ADDITION.

NOT ALL CARS STOP BEFORE THE CROSS WALK NOR DO THEY CHECK THE TRAIL WHEN THEY ARE TURNING TO THE RIGHT. IF THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE DOES NOT TOP EVERY TIME IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SIGNS ON THE TRAILS THERE MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TIME AND LINE OF SIGHT TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS.

AFTER REVIEWING THETHE FROM THE ANALYSIS THERE APPEARS TO BE TWO OPTIONS FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THIS EVENING. THE REPORT STATES THAT EMPHASIS SHOULD BE PLACED ON MAINTAINING USER SAFETY. THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE ENHANCED EDUCATION AND SUGGESTED SPEED LIMITS AND INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES.

IF ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED ON THE PATHWAY, RIDERS SHOULD COMPLETE AN EXTRICATION PROGRAM AND COMPLY WITH THE SAFETY RULES INCLUDE BEARING A HELMET BEFORE THEY USE THE TRAILS.

>> HOW WOULD THETHE LIMIT BE CHECKED ON THE TRAILS? WHAT IS THE PUNISHMENT FOR THOSE WHO RIDE WITHOUT FOLLOWING THE RULES AND WHAT DO THE PARK RANGERS DO WHEN THEY STOP SOMEONE ON THE TRAIL? I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION TO MAKE AND THAT ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE ON THE TRAILS OPINION HOWEVER, ONCE YOU GET TO A CERTAIN AGE WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY REMINDED OF

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PLACE TO LIVE. >> LAST UP IS TERESA SANDERS.

TREES A WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH ALL THE DATA AND SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THAT PEOPLE BRING. JUST A RESIDENT. I AM A SEMI- RETIRED TEACHER AND DAILY WALKER, SO THAT'S ALL I BRING TO THE TABLE.

I HAD ALREADY PLANNED TO COME TO THIS EVENING WAY EVER I EVER LOOKED AT YOUR AGENDA. I BELIEVE IN GOD'S PROVIDENCE, HE GUIDES MY LIFE EVERY DAY AND HE SAYS THIS IS THE TIME. PLEASE FORGIVE ME WITH MY NERVOUSNESS. I WANT TO SOUND HALF AS GOOD AS THEM. I THINK EVERYONE KNOWS THAT EXPONENTIALLY, THIS ELECTRIC VEHICLES HAS INCREASED JUST SINCE CHRISTMAS, AND WHENEVER I TAUGHT BIOLOGY AND SO WE TALK ABOUT HOW THINGS NATURALLY OCCUR, IT'S NOT AT AN ANGLE, IT IS AT A STRAIGHT- UP INCREASE AND WITH EVERYONE HERE THAT PROVES THAT.

THERE'S NO REGARD FOR GENERAL SAFETY.

IT'S LEFT UNCHECKED AND THERE'S NO PARENTAL OVERSIGHT.

MY EXPERIENCE IS THESE KIDS ARE GENERALLY FROM EIGHTH GRADE DOWN. THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE YET AND THEIR PARENTSES ARE WITH THEM SOMETIMES. THEIR SCOOTERS, BICYCLES, MOPEDS, CARTS AND MOTORCYCLES, I'VE SEEN LITTLE GO-KARTS. THEY'RE ALL ELECTRIC AND IT'S NOT JUST LIMITED TO BICYCLES. WE HAVE NO SIDEWALKS TO OUR TRAILS AS WE ALL KNOW. I GREW UP IN HOUSTON AND I'M A BORN NATIVE.

WE HAD SIDEWALKS DOWN BY FRIENDSWOOD.

WE DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS HERE UNTIL YOU GET TO THE TRAIL.

SO ALL OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS SHE MENTIONED. SPEED LIMIT ASSIGN HAPPENS ME NOTHING AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CONCERNS ME IS I'VE NOTICED A DECREASE IN SAFETY AND I KNOW THAT DIRECTOR GIBBS, THAT'S PART OF THE THING WHEN RUNNING FOR OFFICE AND THINKING ABOUT YOUR SAFETY HERE. SPEED LIMIT USED TO BE 40.

IT'S NOW 55 AND 60 AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WALK THE TRAILS TO SEE THAT. SO THE DEGRADATION OF SAFETY IS NOT JUST ON THE PATHWAYS.

THAT'S WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THE CHANGE OF THOUGHT WHERE WE HAVE SAFETY. THE WOODLANDS PROFILE ON WEBSITE AND AS YOU KNOW, 200 MILES OF A FUN AND ACTIVE WAY TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS ALONE AND TOGETHER, END QUOTE.

A FEW WEEKS AGO WE WENT TO BIKELAND TO HAVE OUR BIKES REPAIRED. THE OWNER WHO HAS SPONSORED THE TRIATHLON HERE FOR 20 YEARS STATED THAT THROUGH YOUTUBE VIDEOS THE GOVERNORS ON THESE E- BIKES CAN DISENGAGE WITHOUT A PERSON.

ANYONE CANCAN SOMETHING AND THE KIDS CAN DO THE SAME.

IF YOU'VE NOT WALKED THE TRAILS FOR A WHILE, I HOPE YOU DO FOR IN REALTIME YOU WILL EXPERIENCE THE UNEXPECTED APPROACH OF THESE VEHICLES AS MENTIONED TONIGHT.

THE SPEED AND CARELESSNESS OF MOST USERS, VARIOUS PARKS AT DUSK WHERE THEY RIDE ACROSS SOCCER FIELDS LEAVING RUTS. I HAPPENED TO BE IN ALDEN BRIDGE WHEN A PARK RANGER WAS THERE. GOD BLESS THAT MAN.

HE AND ANOTHER MAN WAS CALLED BECAUSE HE AND ANOTHER MAN STOPPED A FIRE. HE SAID I HAVE NO JURISDICTION TO STOP THEM. IT WAS OVER AT ALDEN BRIDGE. THE MESSAGE OF SAFETY CAN AS EASILY BE DISTRIBUTED JUST AS ARTS FESTIVAL, GOLF TOURNAMENTS AND THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOODLANDS. WE CAN DO THE SAME ON PUBLIC EDUCATION MY QUESTION IS WHERE DO PEDESTRIANS GO IF WE ALLOW THESE ON HERE? I THINK THE EXCEPTION SHOULD BE THOSE WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS, PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT. I KNOW THAT'S ALREADY ON THE GUIDELINES THAT TALKS ABOUT WHEELCHAIRS.

I KNOW THAT'S ALREADY THERE, SO I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT ALLOWING THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES IS THE ANSWER BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, TO GO? ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS VISIT OFF THEIN AND HOUSTON AND SEE WHAT ELECTRIC VEHICLES HAVE DONE FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE CITIES.

BUILDING THESE BIKE TRAILS AND BUILDING BIKE LANES ONLY IMPEDES, AND I'LL KEEP YOU IN MY

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MUCH. >>

THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT.

THANKS FOR EVERYONE'S COMMENTS. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT WE WILL DISCUSS AT LENGTH TONIGHT.

[a. 2025 Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO) Awards;]

OKAY. >> AGENDA ITEM 7, THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S REPORT. CALL IT, MONIQUE.

>> THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING. I AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE A COUPLE OF AWARDS THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT. THEY HAVE BROUGHT TWO AWARDS OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL OFFICERS ANNUAL CONFERENCE HELD EARLIER THIS MONTH.

THE TOWNSHIP RECEIVED A FIRST- PLACE AWARD FOR THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY MAGAZINE AND EACH THOUGH I HAVE VERY NICE WORDS I CAN USE TO DESCRIBE IT, WHAT I WANT TO DO IS TALK ABOUT THE JUDGE'S COMMENTS SO IT IS NOT COMING FROM ME.

IT IS COMING FROM PROFESSIONAL JUDGES THAT ASSIGN THE AWARDS. SO ONE OF THE JUDGE'S COMMENTS IS THIS IS A VERY STRONG SUBMISSION. THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WERE CLEARLY ALIGNED WITH THE CONTENT PRESENTED WHICH HELPED REINFORCE THE PURPOSE AND IMPACT OF THE PUBLICATION. THE MAGAZINE ITSELF IS BEAUTIFULLY PRODUCED, HIGH QUALITY IN BOTH DESIGN AND EXECUTION. I WAS GENUINELY IMPRESSED.

KUDOS TO THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR SUCH THOUGHTFUL AND WELL- CRAFTED WORK. SO I THOUGHT THAT SUMMED IT UP VERY WELL AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR COMMUNITY MAGAZINE, FROM THE STAFF AND ALSO FROM THE BOARD SUPPORT AND THE POLICY DECISIONS YOU MADE REGARDING THE MAGAZINE LAST YEAR AND THIS HAS BEEN THE RESULT OF THAT. ALSO, THE TOWNSHIP EARNED A THIRD- PLACE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN THE SPECIAL ONE- TIME EVENT CATEGORY FOR OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CAMPAIGN.

AGAIN, THE JUDGES PRAISED THE CAMPAIGN'S CREATIVITY SAYING CLEARLY WELL PLANNED. I LOVE THE COMMEMORATIVE BOOK AND ORNAMENTS, UNIQUE TOUCHES THAT WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR YEARS TO COME. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND THANK YOU AGAIN, BOARD, FOR YOUR SUPPORT WITH THE MAGAZINE.

I DO HAVE SOME STAFF HERE THAT I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE. LEANNE PETERSON, MARY CANAL, ASHLEY LANCASTER AND I DON'T BELIEVE PERRY IS HERE THIS EVENING, IS HE? NO. BARBARA RYAN AND LAURA RINEY.

>> I'D LIKE TO PROTEST A RECOUNT ON THE THIRD- PLACE AWARD. THAT WAS PRETTY INCREDIBLE STUFF. I'D HATE TO SEE WHO GOT FIRST AND SECOND.

CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE A LOT PILED ON YOU, GREAT JOB. THE MAGAZINE IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN BEING ABLE TO EDUCATE ON E-BIKES AND

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THANK YOU, MONIQUE. AGENDA ITEM 8, CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEMS OF NON- CONTROVERSIAL HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW AND CONSIDERED TO BE APPROVED AS A GROUP WITH ONE MOTION. NO DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD, PRIOR TO TAKE A VOTE ON THE MOTION. THERE ARE SERVE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ON PAGE 7 THROUGH 103 OF YOUR PACKET.

DO I HAVE A MOTION?

>> MOVED.

>> SECOND.

>> SECONDED BY DIRECTOR EISSLER. RESPOND BY SAYING

[9. Receive, consider, and act upon matters regarding electric vehicles on Township pathways;]

>> AYE. >> ALL

THOSE OPPOSED? >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 9.

REGULAR AGENDA. WE ACT UPON MATTERS REGARDING ELECTRIC VEHICLES, E- BIKES, E-SCOOTERS ON TOWNSHIP PATHWAYS. I CALL ON THE EXTENSIVE REPORTS ON PAGES 104 THROUGH 147 OF OUR PACKETS. I CALL ON DR. CHRIS NOONS WHO REPORTS ON THE MATTERS.

WELCOME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIRMAN BAILEY AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WHAT YOU HEARD IN PUBLIC COMMENT IS EXACTLY THE CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE FACING AND WE'LL TRAY TO REVIEW MANY OF THOSE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE IN THIS PRESENTATION. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS TO DISCUSS. SO NORMALLY, I TRY TO KEEP EVERYTHING VERY BRIEF FOR THE BOARD, BUT THIS IS ABOUT 16 SLIDES BECAUSE OF THE CHALLENGES THE PUBLIC SPOKE ABOUT AND ALSO JUST EVEN OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE COMMUNITY.

THIS IS ONE PICTURE OF ONE OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WE SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A FAIR ADOPTION OF E- SCOOTERS, ESPECIALLY E-SCOOTERS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AS ONE OF THE PUBLIC MEMBERS SPOKE ABOUT BETWEEN BASICALLY 8 YEARS OLD AND PROBABLY 13, 14 YEARS OLD, BUT WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW THE PATHWAY SYSTEM AND THE TOWNSHIP ORDER THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE, AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEHICLES AND MAYBE THIS IS A POLICY, AND PERHAPS BRING BACK

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WE DID GO TO HALF ANALYSIS AND THERE ARE THINGS IN THE TRANSPORTATION CODE AND WE ALSO PECK TO THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE AND WHY -- WE GOT THEM TO REVIEW THE SYSTEM AND UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE GLOBALLY AND OF COURSE, A MOVE- FORWARD PLAN. WHAT MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE SAID TODAY IS WHAT YOU ARE ALREADY SAYING. I'LL CELEBRATE MY 19TH WORK ANNIVERSARY IN AUGUST AND WHEN I GOT HERE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SEGWAYS IN THE COMMUNITY AND BECAUSE OF A VERY HIGH PRICE POINT THERE WAS NOT THAT GREAT OF AN ADOPTION TO THOSE SEGWAYS.

WHAT WE SAW ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO WAS AN INFLUX FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS OF HOVERBOARDS.

CHRISTMAS GIFTS. THOSE LITTLE HOVERBOARDS ESPECIALLY THE 7, 8, 9-YEAR- OLDS WERE ON THE PATHWAYS AND WE WERE CHASING THOSE FOLKS DOWN BECAUSE THEY WERE VERY, VERY CHEAP AND GUESS WHAT? THEY ALSO FELL APART, AND SO THERE WAS A VERY SMALL WINDOW THAT WERE THERE. OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS WE HAVE SEEN A DRAMATIC INCREASE AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE STATISTICS THAT ARE IN THE REPORT WHERE WE SEE CRITICAL ADOPTION OF THIS TECHNOLOGY BY FOLKS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND EVEN IN OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

SO WHAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT, WE KNOW WE'VE SEEN EMAILS. THE LAST FEW DAYS BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN AN AGENDA ITEM, AND I'VE BEEN FIELDING ONE, TWO, THREE EMAILS AND CALLS PER DAY TO TALK THROUGH THESE ISSUES, AS WELL TO REALLY UNDERSTAND AND POTENTIALLY CRAFT SOMETHING FOR THE BOARD, AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS DEVELOP SOME MOVE FORWARD OPTIONS.

JUST THE PATHWAY SYSTEM, PEOPLE HAVE SAID 220 MILES AND MOST PATHWAYS ARE EIGHT FEET, OR TEN TO 12- FEET WIDE ESPECIALLY THOSE CONNECTOR CONNECTORS IN CUL-DE-SACS.

WE THINK THERE ARE 250,000 USERS AND TEN MONITORING SECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND ALONG THE WATERWAY. THAT'S JUST A BEST GUESS.

THAT'S A ROUGH ESTIMATE TO HOW MANY PEOPLE USE THE PATHWAYS AND ONE OF THE BEAUTIES OF THE PATHWAY SYSTEM IS THAT IT DOES, AS ONE OF THE PUBLIC MEMBERS SAY, CONNECTS OUR SCHOOL, CONNECTS OUR CHURCHES, SYNAGOGUES AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN BETWEEN.

THESE ARE MULTIPURPOSE TRAILS AND THEY INCLUDE ROLLERBLADES AND I HAD AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION WITH A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. I SAID YOU WERE HERE IN THE LATE '80S AND EARLY '90S AND SHE WAS A KID. I SAID WERE ROLLERBLADES THIS MUCH OF A CHALLENGE AS E-BIKES? SHE SAID OH, YES.

THERE WERE. THERE'S ANOTHER TYPE OF USER ON OUR PATHWAYS SO WE HAVE TO THINK THROUGH THESE ISSUES AND THEY WERE ADOPTED AS A USE IN THE SYSTEM.

NOW THE TOWNSHIP ORDER, REMEMBER, THERE HAVE BEEN COMMENTS ABOUT SCOOTERS AND E-BIKES ON THE ROADS.

THE BOARD HAS NO OVERSIGHT FOR THE ROADS.

THAT IS THE PROVINCE OF HARRIS COUNTY, MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. WHAT YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER IS THE PATHWAYS AND PARKS AND THE LAND THAT YOU OWN. THERE IS A PROHIBITION, ANYTHING THAT'S A MOTORIZED VEHICLES DEFINED CURRENTLY IF YOU RETAIN IT, THAT'S FINE, TOO.

THAT IS HUMAN POWERED. THAT IS HOW -- THAT'S WHERE E- VEHICLES GET THROWN INTO A MOTOR VEHICLE AND ENFORCEMENT IS THE TRICKY ASPECT, OKAY? WHILE WE DO WHAT WE CAN, GET TO FOLKS TO TALK TO THEM, WE TRY TO DISCOURAGE THEM FROM USING THESE VEHICLES, HOWEVER, NOT A LONG PROCESS AND IT IS A CRIMINAL WE DON'T HAVE WE SAY MOVE ON AND IF THEY DON'T MOVE ON WE CAN CALL A SHERIFF'S OFFICER AND THEY CAN

CITE IT. >> WE PROBABLY DID IT FIVE, SIX TIMES A YEAR, BUT THOSE ARE MAINLY FOR ISSUES IN THE PARKS. YOUR TARGET USER IS 7 TO 9 YEARS OLD AND 13 YEARS OLD. THINK THROUGH THAT ISSUE. AND OF COURSE, CHANGES TO THE ORDERS REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING.

NOW THE OTHER CHALLENGE WITH THE ENFORCEMENT IS JUST A 220- MILE SYSTEM AND 44 SQUARE MILES AND

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YESTERDAY THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR RULE ENFORCEMENT AND THE RELEVANCE IS FOR PARK MAINTENANCE AND PARK INSPECTION.

IT WAS THE THIRD ITEM. OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST THREE, TWO MONTHS WE HAVE WORKED WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND THEY'RE BACK ON BANDIT CONTROL AND SO AGAIN, IT IS TRYING TO BE EVERYWHERE, EVERY PLACE, 220 MILES, 44 SQUARE MILES WIDE AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE CHALLENGES AND THE STAFF WAS INSTRUCTED.

THIS IS ONE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS MEMBERS WERE MAKING. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF E-VEHICLES OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. PROBABLY THE MAJORITY OF THE VEHICLES THAT WE'RE SEEING WE ESTIMATE BETWEEN 80 AND 90% ARE THE SMALLER SCOOTERS ON THE LEFT- HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN.

WE DO SEE E- BIKES, BUT NOT AS MANY AS THE SCOOTERS.

WE HAVE SEEN A HOVERBOARD HERE OR THERE. THE ELECTRONIC SKATEBOARD AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT MORE OF IS THE BMX STYLE -- THE BMX STYLE BIKE IN THE MIDDLE AND THERE'S PROBABLY ONE OR TWO OF THOSE UNICYCLES AND THAT IS A CHALLENGING DEVICE THERE.

WHEN YOU THINK OF THAT CONCEPT, THAT GENTLEMAN IS ON A MOTORCYCLE, AND IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN, IF A CHANGE IS THERE, POSSIBLE.

>> NO, AND WE HAVE LIVED FOR MANY YEARS BECAUSE PEOPLE SOMETIMES COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WANT E- BIKES LIKE THE TRANSPORTATION CODE AND THAT DOESN'T APPLY TO US BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ROADS AND WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PATHWAYS AND THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY COVERED BY THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION ROAD SO WE USE THAT THERE.

NOW THE MAIN DOCUMENT THAT IS IN YOUR ATTACHMENT IS A HALF ANALYSIS, E-MICROMOBILITY IS WHAT THEY USE AND EXAMINING REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS AND REALLY, HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD? THE FIVE THINGIS THAT REALLY REVIEW SIDE SPEED AND WHAT THEY IDENTIFY SIDE 49% OF WRIST AND HEAD INJURIES, WAS REDUCED BY 49% IF SPEEDS WERE REDUCED FROM 25 KILOMETERS, SO ABOUT THE 10 MILES AN HOUR ASPECT.

THE VEHICLE MASKS AND THOSE VEHICLES ARE HEAVIER BECAUSE OF THE BATTERY WEIGHT IS THERE.

>> SURFACES, AN, AND THEY ARE AWARE OF ACCIDENTS AND 63% OCCURRED ON ROADWAYS VERSUS SIDEWALKS. SO WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS AND THEORETICALLY, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THERE IS AN EQUAL REACTION.

IF WE MAINTAIN THE PROHIB IGSZ AND IGSZPROHIBITION OFF THE PATHWAYS AND WE ARE PUTTING 7 AND 9-YEAR-OLDS ON THE ROAD.

WE'LL GET TO EDUCATION AND WILL WE SEE MORE OF THE MAJORITY OF THE ISSUES OCCUR ON THE ROAD SAYS. VISIBILITY, AND ACCIDENTS ARE 57% OF THE RIDERS WHO HAD AN ACCIDENT INDICATED THAT VISIBILITY WAS NOT AN ISSUE. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT VEGETATION, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT AS WELL AS SOME OTHER THINGS AND LOW- HANGING BRANCHES AND WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AND FINALLY NOISE. THIS IS WHEN I STARTED LOOKING AT THE REPORT AND REALLY GOING INTO THIS ISSUE OF, THIS IS A TWO- PART ISSUE WHERE WE HAVE TO ENSURE AND MAKE PEOPLE MORE AWARE OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS AND WE'VE BEEN ON THE PATHWAYS AND WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE WITH EAR BUDS AND LITERALLY WALK, FACETIMING WHILE THEIR HEAD IS DOWN AND WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE ON REELS WHILE THEY'RE SCROLLING REELS. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE ANYTHING WHETHER IT'S A PERSON ON A BIKE AND THERE ARE CHALLENGES FOR ACCIDENTS, AS WELL, SO THIS IS A CONCEPTUAL RECOMMENDATION FOR WHAT COULD BE IF THE BOARD WOULD SO DESIRE AND LOOK AT THE SKATEBOARDS AND THE UNICYCLES BEING NOT PERMITTED AND BASICALLY THE CLASS 3 GETS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER SPEED AND THE MAX SPEED UP TO 28 MILES PER HOUR. ÚTHE SEATED SCOOTER, ZEE THROUGH THAT DEFINITION AND THAT'S WHY IT'S A CAUTION BECAUSE THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS THAT USE THAT, AND THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE WHO USE IT FOR SEATING PURPOSES AND JUST RIDING TO WORK OR WHATEVER, BUT GREATER MASS THERE, AND THE E- MINI BIKES AND THE GOLF COURSE OR THE INITIAL RECOMMENDATION IS NOT TO PERMIT THEM IF THE BOARD WERE SO DESIRED OR INCLINED. YOU HEARD ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THIS IS FROM HALF AND WE'LL FOLLOW IT UP IN ANOTHER SLIDE OR TWO, BUT

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THE SECOND ONE IS CONTINUING THE PROHIBITION AND THE COORDINATORCOORDINATOR TO EDUCATE THEM ON WHERE THEY CAN USE THESE DEVICES AND WE'LL BE DOING THAT BY THE WAY WITH BOTH WHETHER PROHIBIT THEM OR NOT AND REALLY EXPAND THE RANGER PROGRAM TO MONITOR THIS.

HOWEVER, NO MATTER HOW MANY RANGERS YOU ADD, THE CHALLENGE WILL BE CAN YOU BE EVERYWHERE AT ONE TIME? SO THIS, WE HAD A MEETING WITH TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE AND THEY SAID THE BEST WAY TO ADDRESS THIS IS PUBLIC EDUCATION AND YOU SEE THAT THERE.

THEY ALSO WANTED TO, AND I HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH CHIEF BUCK, HOW DO WE GET QUOTE, UNQUOTE, BETTER DATA TO UNDERSTAND IF ANY ACCIDENTS ARE OCCURRING SO WE CAN REVIEW THIS DATA ON A PERIODIC BASIS TO MAKE CHANGES TO SIGNAGE, EDUCATION AND ENHANCING ANY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AS ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MENTIONED, AND SO HERE IS YOUR FIRST, KIND OF DRAFT OF A MOVE FORWARD PLAN SIMILAR TO WHAT HALF SAID IS A, WOULD BE TO ALLOW CERTAIN EMDS THE SUGGESTED SPEED LIMIT OF 10 MILES AN HOUR AND THAT PUTS THEM IN A COLLECTED CONSCIOUS TO ENFORCE THE SPEED LIMIT.

THE PARK RANGER WILLWILL HAVE SPEED GUNS, BUT WE CAN SAY YOU'VE GOT TO SLOW DOWN, YOU'VE GOT TO SLOW DOWN, YOU'VE GOT TO SLOW DOWN AND POINT TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. IT WILL BE THE PROHIBITION AND THE KEY ASPECT OF THIS, WHATEVER OPTION A OR B THAT YOU DO IS THE SAFETY EDUCATION COORDINATOR.

WE'VE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT MODEL, FULL TIME, PART- TIME AND CONTRACTED OUT AND WE NEED ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FOR ENHANCED SIGNAGE IN THE PARK -- IN THE PATHWAY SYSTEM. WE'VE WORKED ON A COUPLE OF DRAFTS WHERE THERE ARE SIGNS ON THE PATHWAY, AND YOU'LL SEE THE SIGNS THAT SAY KINDLY RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND PICK UP AFTER YOUR PET AND PUTTING A SIGN MAYBE IN YELLOW, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH NATURAL TRAILS IN NATIONAL PARKS AND STATE PARKS THEY'LL HAVE WHO YIELDS TO WHOM. IT'S A CLASSIC, MULTI- TRAIL USE WHERE TYPICALLY IN A NATURAL SURFACE TRAIL EVERYBODY YIELDS TO A HORSE, A PERSON ON A HORSE, OKAY? THE BIKE RIDER YIELDS TO THE PEDESTRIAN. THE BIKE RIDER YIELDS TO A HORSE AND IT'S A NICE LITTLE TRIANGLE. OUR CONCEPT IS TO MAKE AN EDUCATIONAL SIGN WHERE THE E- BIKE HAS TO YIELD TO THE ACTUAL PEDESTRIAN AND/OR REGULAR BIKE RIDER AND THEN PRODUCE EDUCATION OUT OF THAT. THE OTHER ASPECT IS IF YOU WORK TO RETAIN A PROHIBITION, A QUICK ESTIMATE IS HOW DO WE EXPAND THE RANGER UNIT ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS OF BRINGING THAT UP INTO THE TOWN CENTER AREA AS WELL AS THE PARK RANGERS, INCREASING THAT, MAYBE FIVE PARK RANGERS AND REMEMBER, THESE FOLKS ARE JUST PART- TIME SO WE WOULD GET AN EXTRA COUPLE THOUSAND HOURS OF ENFORCEMENT, BUT WE ALSO NEED GEMS AND THAT'S ANOTHER $160,000 EVERY THREE YEARS. CONCEPTUALLY, THERE'S A TWO- PAGE DOCUMENT IN YOUR MATERIALS OF AN EDUCATION PLAN, AND IF YOU LOOK AT IT IT IS FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

IT IS FOCUSED ON SAFETY TRAINING.

SOME PEOPLE MENTIONED KIND OF THE OLD BIKE RODEOS AND THE SCOOTER RODEOS AND THAT TYPE OF THING TO TEACH PEOPLE WHAT SAFE ASPECT IS, AND ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SAID IT VERY, VERY WELL, IF WE GET TO THE KIDS IT WILL GET TO THE ADULTS OF HOW SAFE RIDING IS, AND THAT'S A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF WHAT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DOES WITH THEIR EDUCATION IS THEY WANT TO GET THE EDUCATION DOWN ESPECIALLY FOR THE RECYCLING PROGRAMS SO THEY'RE NOW NAGGING MOM AND DAD ABOUT WHAT TO THROW AWAY. SO IF THEY KNOW HOW TO RIDE THEM THEY'LL BRING MOM AND DAD AROUND TO RIDE CORRECTLY, AS WELL, BUT YOU CAN SEE THINGS IN HERE LIKE THE PATHWAY POP- UPS

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WE HAVE SENIOR SAFETY STROLL BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS NOT AN E- BIKE USER OR E-SCOOTER ISSUE AND IT'S A COLLECTIVE USER ISSUE, AND I'VE BEEN ON THE PATHWAYS THINKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND I SEE PEOPLE ACTUALLY WALKING IN THE PATHWAY STRAIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PATHWAY WITH THE EAR BUDS ON, WATCHING THE REELS. SO WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET MESSAGES ABOUT THEM WHETHER OR NOT THESE E-DEVICES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARDS TO BE USED BY THE PATHWAYS. RIGHT NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHY IT MOVED IS TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD AND GET FLAVOR FROM THE BOARD ON THE DIRECTION THAT WE CAN BRING BACK. REMEMBER, WE'RE TRYING TO PANT A BIG PICTURE HERE TONIGHT FOR US TO COME AND GET SOME DIRECTION ON YOU WITH THE POSSIBLE SOLUTION THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE.

>> WE ALL HAVE SEEN THIS BE A MAJOR ISSUE.

LITERALLY, THIS AFTERNOON AT 3:30 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, AND I WAS DRIVING DOWN LAKE WOODLANDS AND ABOUT TO TAKE A RIGHT ON TO COCHRAN CROSSINGCROSSING AND AN INTERESTING THING HAPPENED. MY NEIGHBOR'S SON WAS DRIVING AN E-BIKE OR E-SCOOTER. GREAT KID, VERY RESPONSIBLE KID, BUT HE'S 13. 13 YEARS OLD.

HE'S GOT HIS EAR BUDS IN, HE'S WEARING A HELMET BECAUSE HIS PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE, AND HE FLIES THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND I'M TAKING A RIGHT TURN, AND I HAD TO LOCK UP MY BRAKES. I CAME WITHIN TWO FEET OF HITTING HIM AND IT SCARED THE ABSOLUTE BEJESUS OUT OF ME.

HE WAS GOING FAST. HE TURNED AND GOT ON THE TRAIL SYSTEM AND OF COURSE, I CALLED HIS PARENTS AND TALKED TO HIS PARENTS AND I HAD AN IMMEDIATE FOCUS GROUP AT MY HOME. THE PARENTS, BOTH PARENTS AND THE 13-YEAR- OLD CHILD TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

WHAT DO WE DO? HOW DO WE LOOK AT THIS IN A DIFFERENT WAY? RESPONSIBLE PARENTS BECAUSE THERE ARE IRRESPONSIBLE PARENTS OUT THERE, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBLE KID THAT FELT REALLY BAD ABOUT IT AND SCARED TO DEATH, AS WELL. IF WE DON'T ACT AS A BOARD, AND I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER RIGHT NOW, BUT IF WE DON'T ACT AS A BOARD IT'S NOT A MATTER OF IF, IT'S A MATTER OF WHEN WHEN SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED OR SEVERELY HURT, AND WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT THIS AND LIKE ANYTHING IN THE WOODLANDS, WE HAVE TO PARTNER UP. I REALLY WANT TO CALL ON THE COUNTY TO WORK WITH US ON THINGS BECAUSE E- BIKES AND E- SCOOTERS ARE EVERYWHERE. HOW CAN WE WORK WITH THE COUNTY WITH LIMITED RESOURCES AND WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS IN A VERY, VERY DETAILED WAY, AND I HOPE WE COME OUT OF THIS MEETING WITH SOME -- SOME CHARGES.

ALL OF US HAVE SEEN THE PROBLEM. ALL OF US HAVE PROBABLY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM, BUT THIS IS A MAJOR PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ADDRESSING AND I DON'T KNOW THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT BUT I THINK PARTNERING WITH THE COUNT SEWON OF COUNTY AND CERTIFICATION IS ANOTHER ONE.

WE WERE TALKING BEFORE THE MEETING AND OUR ATTORNEY BRETT STRONG TALKED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH SEASIDE IN FLORIDA AND THEY'RE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES WITH GOLF CARTS, AS WELL. I THOUGHT THERE WAS AN INTERESTING WAY THEY'VE GONE ABOUT THAT, AND BRETT, YOU WANT TO TOUCH ON THAT?

>> TWO THING, MR. CHAIRMAN. TWO THINGS THEY HAVE DONE THERE, ONE IS IN REGARDS TO GOLF CARTS BECAUSE GOLF CARTS ARE PREVALENT THERE AND THEY'RE LINESED VEHICLES WITH TURN SIGNALS AND THEY THROW 13-YEAR- OLD KIDS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THESE THINGS AND THEY DRIVE THEM DOWN THE ROADS, ET CETERA.

THE COUNTY IMPLEMENTED THIS STRICT POLICY WHERE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A STICKER ON EACH OF THOSE GOLF CARTS THAT INDICATES YOU WENT THROUGH A SAFETY PROGRAM,PROGRAM, OWNER AND THE LICENSES OF THOSE PEOPLE AND THE SAFETY PROGRAM OUTLINES SAFE PRACTICES, YOU HAD TO BE 16, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE.

THE OTHER THING IS AND I'M SURE THIS IS WHAT CHRIS LOOKED AT WITH THE HALF- STUDY AND THESE AREAS WHERE YOU JUST CAN'T HAVE THEM AND HIGH- PEDESTRIAN AREAS BECAUSE PEOPLE GO FROM AN AREA WHERE IT'S WIDE OPEN ON THESE THINGS AND SCOOTERS INTO A PEDESTRIAN AREA AND THEN EDUCATION AND LOTS OF EDUCATION OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE -- AND VISITORS, TOO BECAUSE PEOPLE TRAVEL WITH THESE THING,

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WE HAVE TO PARTNER WITH THE BIKE WOODLANDS COALITION AND BIKE CLUBS BECAUSE THEY'RE HERE. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO STOP THIS PROCESS AND EXACTLY RIGHT.

WE NEED TO DO WHAT'S RESPONSIBLE AS A TOWNSHIP TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO EDUCATE PEOPLE SO THAT WE TRY TO LIMIT THE EXPOSURE OF EVERYONE INVOLVED INCLUDING VEHICLES AND RIDERS

AND PEDESTRIANS. >> WELL, THE OTHER, IF I MAY ADD THAT THEY ALSO DO A SIDESIDE WATER COLOR IS THE SPEED LIMIT. IT IS 20 MILES AN HOUR FOR MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND EVERYTHING.

IT'S 20 MILES PER HOUR AND IT IS STRICTLY ENFORCED.

>> HOW? HOW DO THEY ENFORCE IT?

>> IT'S ENFORCED BY LAW

ENFORCEMENT. >> IS IT ON THE ROADWAYS OR

PATHWAYS? >> ON ROADWAYS.

>> YEAH. ROADWAYS AND PATHWAYS AND THEY HAVE PRIVATE SECURITY. SEASIDE ISN'T A MUCH DIFFERENT STRUCTURE THAN THE WOODLANDS AND IT IS A MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT WITH A BOARD THAT RUNS IT.

IT'S NOT A CITY, BUT THEY HAVE PRIVATE SECURITY AND PRIVATE SECURITY, THEY HAVE LOTS OF THEM AND THEY'RE STANDING THERE ALONG WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM THE COUNTY, AND IF THEY SEE VIOLATIONS THEY ARE STOPPING PEOPLE AND TELL BEING THEM THEY NEED TO COMPLY AND ALSO TRESPASSING CITATIONS AND HERE'S A CITATION FOR TRESPASS,

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

>> WHEN A DOG CAN JUMP OUT ANDAND KIND OF PROBLEMS THAT YOU CAN HAVE THERE, AND WE HAVE TO DO AN INTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN, AND I AM OPEN TO

SUGGESTIONS. >> THE SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS WERE -- WERE -- SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE RIGHT ON, AND I APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.

YOU EDUCATED ME ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT IDEAS SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WHATEVER WE DO PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE DONE IN COOPERATION WITH OUR

SCHOOL DISTRICT. >> WE DEFINITELY SEE THAT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET INTO THE SCHOOLS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ON THE EDUCATION BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE MASSES ARE. AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING 7 TO 8-YEAR-OLDS AND 13, 14-YEAR- OLDS AND I TALKED TO ONE PARENT ABOUT WHY THEY ACTUALLY DID THE -- OR BOUGHT THE KID AN E- SCOOTER, AND THEY INDICATED TO ME IS ACTUALLY, I SAVED MY SON OR DAUGHTER ABOUT 40 MINUTES A DAY BECAUSE IT TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR FOR THEM TO RIDE THE BUS, BUT I CAN GET HOME IN 20 MINUTES AND START THE HOMEWORK OR WHATEVER, START THE AFTER- SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND STAY 30 OR 40 MINUTES LATER AND THAT'S WHY WE'LL START THE ACT DOPGZ. THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE SCHOOLS AND NOT JUST ONE SCHOOL, BUT ALL THE SCHOOLS ESPECIALLY MULTIPLE TIMES. PATRICIA MADE A GOOD POINT THAT I WROTE IN MY NOTES IS BIKE SAFETY AND HOW DO WE LEVERAGE THAT BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT ADDING VALUE TO THE EDUCATION PROGRAM WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE EDUCATION PROGRAM, BUT ALSO I SEE ANOTHER LEVEL OF WE HAVE 5,000, 6,000 KIDS PLAYING ON OUR FIELDS ON A WEEKLY BASIS AT BEAR RANCH GOSLING AND OLDENOLDEN AND HANDING OUT LITERATURE AND MAKING PEOPLE AWARE.

IT'S MULTI-APPROACH. IT'S MULTI-TIERED IN TERMS OF THE EDUCATION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT AS CHAIRMAN WAS SAYING THERE WERE A LOT OF PARTNERS INVOLVED LIKE THE COUNTY AND WOODLANDS AND A LOT OF FOLKS CAN BE AIDED TO SOLVE THIS.

>> IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT WE IMPLEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE

UPGRADES. >> WE'VE LOOKED AT THAT,

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IF THAT DOESN'T WORK THEN YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO, AND WE CAN KIND OF DRAFT IN BRINGING BACK TO YOU A MORE OF A TIERED APPROACH, BUT TYPICALLY, THAT HAS BEEN WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE TOWNSHIP.

WE START HERE, IS IT WORKING? IS IT NOT? EVALUATING IT, AND WE HAVE TO GO TO THE NEXT STEP, THE NEXT STEP, THE NEXT STEP BEFORE THROWING CRITICAL MONEY AT THE CHALLENGE.

>> IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE THE WOODLANDS MAGAZINE WINNING ALL KINDS OF AWARDS FOCUSEDFOCUSED SAFETY AND ALL OF THESE E THINGS

GOING ON. >> FRONT-PAGE

NEWS. >> I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO EDUCATE PARENTS AND CHILDREN ABOUT WHAT THESE INJURIES ARE. SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK OH, IT'S JUST A LITTLE BICYCLE INJURY, AND NOT A BIG DEAL, BUT SOME OF THESE BICYCLE INJURIES ARE PERMANENT. SOME OF THEM ARE DEADLY, BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE PERMANENT, AND I WAS LOOKING AT SOME STATISTICS HERE AND THERE'S BEEN A 6% REDUCTION IN HELMET USE BETWEEN 2017 AND 2022 WHEN IT WAS LAST PUBLISHED.

WE'RE GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND NOW E-BIKES AND E-SCOOTERS AND MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY'RE NOT USING HELMETS AND THE PARENTS AREN'T USING HELMETS EITHER BECAUSE IT'S HOT. I GET THAT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, BRAIN INJURIES ARE PERMANENT IN MANY CASES, SOME CASES AND THE PERSON THAT BROUGHT UP THE IDEA THAT EVERYONE IS FOCUSED ON SPORTS. WELL, THIS IS A SPORT.

RIDING A BICYCLE, RIDING A SCOOTER IS A SPORT AND IT'S NOT REGULATED AT ALL, BUT THE EDUCATION PART, AS A PHYSICIAN, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE TALK ABOUT WHAT THESE INJURIES DO, HOW THEY AFFECT THE CHILD AND HOW IT CAN AFFECT THEM FOR THEIR WHOLE LIFE AND IF YOU DON'T, IT'S LIKE THE OLD SEAT BELT. YOU PROBABLY DON'T REMEMBER, WAS THERE A TIME WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE SEAT BELTS IN CARS AND NOW WE DO AND EVERYBODY ACCEPTS THEM BECAUSE SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES.

WELL, WELL HELMETSSAVE LIVES AND WE TALK ABOUT STATISTICS AND WE TALK ABOUT DON'T BREAK THE RULES, BUT SOMETIMES REALITY THERAPY IS GOOD, AND I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THAT OUT WHEN WE DO OUR TEACHING, IF THAT'S

POSSIBLE. >> I ALSO THINK THE EDUCATION GOES ON THE ENTIRE MOBILITY ISSUE.

BICYCLES, AS WELL. REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO ANY OF THE RULES OF THE ROAD. HOW MANY STOP AT ANY STOP SIGNS? HOW MANY STOP AT AN INTERSECTION? IT'S KIDS AND ADULTS AND IT'S AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THEM GENERALLY. THAT HAS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE MIX. THERE ARE BICYCLES THAT GO A LOT FASTER THAN 20 MILES AN HOUR.

I THINK WE NEED TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BIGGER PROBLEM.

IT'S THE WHOLE ISSUE, QUITE FRANKLY, OF TRANSPORTATION ON THE TRAILS.

>> DIRECTOR FRANKS, I AGREE WITH YOU WHOLEHEARTEDLY AND THIS IS NOT OH, WE'RE GOING TO EDUCATE THE E- USERS AND IT IS THE ENTIRE ECO-SYSTEMS TO WORK TOGETHER.

>> DR. NOONS BACK IN 2016 THERE WAS A MASTER PLAN, AM I CORRECT IN THAT, THAT IT WAS NEVER ACTUALLY ADOPTED?

>> BELIEVE IT WAS ADOPTED OFFICIALLY BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PREPARE SOME STUFF FOR YOU NEXT MONTH SO I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH IT A LOT.

IT WAS ADOPTED AND ACCEPTED AND NOT NECESSARILY ADOPTED AND WE'VE USED THAT FOR THE BASIS TO BRING YOU VARIOUS PROGRAMS. REMEMBER THE E ASPECT WAS VERY MUCH IN THE INFANCY AT THAT TIME, SO IT REALLY DID NOT ADDRESS IT, ALTHOUGH WE DID HAVE CONVERSATIONS, I REMEMBER, WITH DIRECTOR BASS AT THE TIME WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT E-BIKES AND IT WAS THE SCOOTERS AND THE HOVERBOARDS THAT THING POPPED UP THAT HE WAS CHAMPIONING OPENING UP THE

PATHWAYS. >> IT WAS TO MY RECOLLECTION THAT WE ADOPT THE 2016, BUT WE DID NOT ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATION REGARDING

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>> I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT. I KNOW THERE WERE THINGS WE DID NOT ADOPT AND WE PUSHED LATER IN THE LONG-TERM PLAN AND USING THE DRAINAGE CORRIDORS AS PATHWAYS.

NOW THAT'S COMING TO MY MIND.

>> IT APPEARS THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS TRULY GROWN AND THE SAFETYSAFETY EVERYONE, BE IT THE WALKERS OR WHOEVER USE THE PATHWAYS AS WELL AS OUR YOUNG CHILDREN. WE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, CHAIRMAN BAILEY, SINCE WE NOW HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, WOULD THIS FIT UNDER THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE? I THINK IT WOULD. WHAT DO

YOU THINK? >> AND WE HAVE A TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. SO WE HAVE BOTH, BUT I DO THINK THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT, BUT I REALLY THINK WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS SOME REAL ACTION ON THIS, AND I THINK TWO THINGS HAVE PRESENTED ITSELF, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE DR. NOONS WHAT YOU WOULD THINK ABOUT THIS AND THE BOARD. I WOULD LIKE THE ENTIRE BOARD TO SIGN ON TO A LETTER, TWO LETTERS. ONE TO ASK TO WORK HAND IN HAND ON THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT AND MR. LANTHORN BROUGHT UP AND HE'S A CROSSING GUARD. THIS COULD BE ON THE EDUCATION CLASS TO START TALKING TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN AS THEY'RE COMING TO SCHOOL. WHAT INCREDIBLE AMBASSADORS WE HAVE AS CROSSING GUARDS AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB. I'D LIKE TO EXPLORE THAT AND THEN HOW WE CAN WORK WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE TO EDUCATE THE PARENTS, AS WELL.

>> I JUST THINK THIS IS SAY RIPE OPPORTUNITY AND DR. SNIPER IS VERY CONNECTED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CAN HELP WITH THAT A LOT AND WE HAVE A SCHOOL BOARD THAT WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND HAVING A LETTER THAT CAN COME BACK TO US NEXT WEEK.

>> SURE. >> THAT THE ENTIRE BOARD EMBRACES AND WE SIGN ON TO AND SEND TO CON S.D.

I WOULD LIKE ANOTHER LETTER THAT GOES TO THE COUNTY COURT, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE COUNTY JUDGE SAYING HOW CAN WE EXPLORE THIS AND WORK HAND IN HAND ON THIS, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T JUST STOP WITH THE PATHWAY. I ALMOST HIT MY NEIGHBOR'S CHILD AS HE WAS GOING ACROSS A COUNTY ROAD.

SO I THINK HAVING TWO OF THOSE LETTERS THAT WE CAN ACT ON QUICKLY AND WORK HAND IN HAND WITH IS A GOOD FIRST STEP ALONG

OTHER THINGS. >> AND WE HAVE THREE SCHOOL

DISTRICTS. >> I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THAT.

THEY ARE HAVING AN IMPACT AND SOME OF THE PICTURES AND MAGNOLIA IS A LITTLE BIT LESS AND IT'S STILL FROM AN AWARENESS STANDPOINT AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO APPROACH THEM, TOO.

>> I THINK THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS WOULD BE JUST AS INTERESTED, AS WELL.

>> YES.

>> I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AT ALL OF THE ISDS AND SCHOOLS, BUT WHATEVER WE DO, I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE REALLY QUICKLY ON IT.

THIS IS COMING HEAD START TO US AND WE NEED TO LAY OUT SOME PLANS TONIGHT AND MOVE ON.

>> ALSO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT A TOWNSHIP PROBLEM. I'M SURE SHENANDOAH IS FACING THIS, CAN WE WORK WITH FELLOW MUNICIPALITIES IN THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGION TO GET BEST PRACTICES AND BRING RESOURCES TO IT BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW AND I THINK EVERYONE ON THIS BOARD BELIEVES PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY, THE NUMBER ONE AND THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE AND WE'VE ALL SEEN IT AND I THINK WE HAVE TO ADDRESS IT WITH REAL ACTION. SO I THINK INCLUDING A LETTER TO ALL OF THE CITIES IN OUR COUNTY HOW WE CAN JOIN FORCES AND ADDRESS THIS IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER WOULD BE HELPFUL.

>> I AGREE WITH DR. NELSON. WE NEED TO MOVE

FAST. >>

FAST. >> THESE ARE NOT GOING AWAY. IT'S EXPONENTIAL, RIGHT? AS WE POINTED OUT.

>> AND THEORETICALLY, JUST ON THE HORIZON IS CHRISTMAS, SO --

>> YEAH. >> JOHN MCGOWAN AND HIS TEAM AND I SPENT ABOUT FIVE HOURS ON THE WATERWAY ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO SETTING OUT HOLIDAY LIGHTS AND WE'RE ALREADY THINKING CHRISTMAS AND WHAT COMES WITH THAT ALSO COMES WITH POTENTIALLY ANOTHER ROUND OF THOSE.

>> SCHOOL STARTS IN, WHAT? SIX WEEKS? OH, MY GOSH. IS THAT RIGHT?

>> I THINK IT'S THE 13TH OF

AUGUST. >> SO CAN WE GET -- CAN WE POTENTIALLY HAVE A LETTER IN FRONT OF US THROUGH ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT AGENCIES ASKING TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY BACK

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>> SURE.

>> YES. I'LL PLACE IT ON THE AGENDA WHICH GETS POSTED TOMORROW.

THE LETTERS WILL NOT BE READY BY TOMORROW, BUT THEY WILL CERTAINLY BE READY BY YOUR BOARD

MEETING ON WEDNESDAY. >> THE LETTERS ARE GREAT, BUT -- WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, THOUGH, RIGHT IN THE THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUGGESTIONS AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE SUGGESTED ITEMS THAT WE IMPLEMENT. SO THERE MIGHT BE SOME MISSING

PIECES. >> WELL, THE COMMENT I WOULD SAY TO YOU, DR. HEISER IS I'M TRAYING TO STAY AWAY FROM LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SEE IF EDUCATION WORKS BEFORE YOU GO DOWN TO THE BIGGER DOLLAR ITEMS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.

>> YOU TALKED ABOUT POSSIBLE FULL- TIME OR PART- TIME COORDINATOR FOR THIS. WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP IF YOU WERE TO HAVE THIS PERSON ONBOARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF WE VOTE TO DO SOMETHING

LIKE THAT. >> FIRST OF ALL, YOU WOULD NEED TO CREATE A POSITION FOR THAT. YOU WOULD NEED TO BUDGET FUNDS WHETHER THEY BE FULL TIME, PART- TIME, CONTRACT, WHATEVER.

PART OF THE DISCUSSION FOR YOU AND I APPRECIATE THE ENTHUSIASM FOR MOVING FORWARD IS TO TRY TO COME BACK TO YOU WITH HERE IS PROBABLY THE COST OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR FOR A FULL- TIME POSITION AND WHAT THE JOB DESCRIPTION WOULD BE AND WE WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF WHAT WE'LL THINK THE JOB DESCRIPTION IS AND HAVE SOME DIALOGUE ON THIS, AND I DON'T WANT LIKE THIS, AND I LIKE THIS SO WE'RE NOT GOING ONE WAY AND WE'RE THINKING ANOTHER WAY AND WE'RE ALL LOCKSTEP ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPROACH THIS POSITION.

FIRST OF ALL, WE WANTED TO GET WITH YOU, ARE WE GOING TO OPTION A OR OPTION B? IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'LL GO WITH A, BUT WE NEED TO DOUBLE DOWN ON INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND WORKING WITH THE OTHER SCHOOLS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, AND NOW WE HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU AT A CERTAIN TIME, SOONER RATHER THAN LATER FOR HER.

>> I MAY, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SESSIONS THAT WE'RE QUICKER WHILE WE'RE DEVELOPING A LONGER TOMORROW PROGRAM. CERTAINLY, WE CAN START OFF WITH THE LETTERS TO START ENGAGING OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS, BUT EVEN WITHOUT A POSITION AND ANGEL NICKS JUST TEXTED ME, WE HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DEVELOPMENT THAT CAN START DEVELOPING A CAMPAIGN THAT WE CAN GET THAT GOING. WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU AT THE FIRST MEETING IN JULY. % I CAN WORK WITH LEANNE. I SEE LEANNE OVER THERE WRITING NOTES AND WE CAN GET CAMPAIGN MATERIALS OUT THERE. DIRECTOR NELSON DEDICATING THE SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER ISSUE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND SOMETHING WE CAN START WORKING ON BECAUSE WE HAVE SCHOOL COMING UP AND IT'S A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF THESE CAMPAIGN PROGRAMS TO GET GOING RIGHT AWAY AND WE'LL DEVELOP THE LONGER TERM PROGRAMS WITH TRAPS A STAFF PERSON OR CONTRACT PERSON IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT.

>> LET ME ADD TO THAT, AND CHRIS HAS THIS AS A PRESENTATION, YOU HAVE A PARK ORDER THAT PROHIBITS THESE VEHICLES ON TOWNSHIP PROPERTY OR PATHWAY. THERE HAS TO BE A MODIFICATION WHICH REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING AND THERE IS A PROCESS TOTO THE RULES AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW WHAT THE RULES ARE.

>> AND THAT WILL TAKE TIME TO PRESENT TO YOU ON HOW WE MIGHT DEFINE

MOTOR VEHICLES. >> DO WE HAVE ANY DATA THAT SOS ANY OF THESE SOLUTIONS ACTUALLY WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE? DO WE KNOW? HAS SOMEONE HAD BEST PRACTICE THEY ACTUALLY WORKED?

>> WHAT YOU SEE IN THE HALF STUDY ARE THE BEST PRACTICES.

SUGGESTIONS TO CREATE AWARENESS, BUT IS SOCIAL MEDIA, AND I KNOW OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH THATTHAT CREATE AWARENESS. ONE, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD JUST ON THE SAFETY OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

>> EXACTLY.

>> THAT SOUNDS EASY TO DO.

>> VIDEOS, SHORT VIDEOS AND IF WE HAVE TO, TONIGHT DEDICATE MONEY TO GOING TO HIRE SOMEONE TO DO THAT IF WE NEED TO, WE'LL DO IT, BUT WE NEED TO ROLL THIS OUT, LIKE, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET -- SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET HURT OR WORSE, EVEN KILLED IF WE DON'T ADDRESS IT.

>> WE DON'T NEED AN ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

LET US PLEASE WORK WITH OUR EXISTING STAFF AND PROGRAMS TO GET THIS STARTED AND WE WILL DO THAT IMMEDIATELY, BUT WE WILL ALSO BE BACK IN JULY WITH A FULLER OR MORE DEVELOPED PROGRAM AND AT THAT TIME WE'LL

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>> DOCTOR NOONS WOULD IT HELP YOU AND THE STAFF IF WE SOLIDIFIED AS A BOARD THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE LEANING?

>> THAT WOULD HELP BECAUSE THAT THEN GIVES US, OKAY, WE'RE COMING BACK WITH A POTENTIAL REVISION TO TOWNSHIP ORDER 01909.

OKAY, WE NEED THIS EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE SHORT TERM.

WE NEED ALL THESE LETTERS TO MEMORIALIZE IT IN A SUCCINCT THEN SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. SO, YES.

>> I'LL GIVE IT, IF YOU WANT ME TO TRY TO SUMMARIZE WHAT I HEARD.

>> PERFECT. SO WHEN I'VE HEARD IS THERE ARE TWO TO THREE DIFFERENT LETTERS BEING REQUESTED FOR NEXT WEEK. THOSE BEING TO CISD AND MANY OF THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY SOME OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF QUOTE, UNQUOTE, HOW DO WE WORK TOGETHER. WE'RE LOOKING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CREATE SOLUTIONS THERE, AND ALSO REACHING OUT TO THE COUNTY THROUGH A LETTER OF HOW WILL WE WORK TOGETHER AND WE'LL HAVE TO ADDRESS HARRIS COUNTY WITH OUR FRIENDS DOWN THERE.

THE THIRD LETTER IS TO REACH OUT TO SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES LIKE CONRAD, SHENANDOAH AND OAK RIDGE ON HOW TO WORK TOGETHER AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS WHAT I HEARD. THAT IS WHAT WE'LL CALL IMMEDIATE PHASE, A LITTLE BIT, HALF A STEP BELOW THAT IS WORKING WITH OUR INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS RIGHT NOW ON HOW TO GET SOME INFORMATION OUT TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT E-BIKES AND SCOOTERS AND OTHER E DEVICES.

THE WILL CHA EFRJ THAT BRETT IS SAYING IS WE HAVE YET TO FIND IT, SO WE'VE GOT TO WORK HAND IN HAND ON WHEN YOU WILL RELEASE THAT TO CO INSIDE WITH A POTENTIAL ORDER CHANGE. NOW THE NEXT STEP ON THAT IS BRINGING YOU THE FULL PLAN ON WHAT ARE WE DOING TIERED APPROACH, AND MOCK EDUCATION STANCE TO REVIEW ALONG WITH THE BUDGET IMPACT.

>> DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TO CHANGE THE ORDER.

WE COULDN'T DO THAT TONIGHT ANYWAY, BUT WE CAN PUT THAT IN JULY CONTINUING TO WORK ON THE STUFF -- THE DIRECTION THAT WE DO HAVE TONIGHT TO WORK ON

EDUCATION MATERIALS. >> WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MOVE THE BALL ALONG.

>> WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? WHERE DO WE WANT TO MOVE THE BALL ON THE ORDINANCE? WE HAVE A RULE IN PLACE. WHAT IS YOUR THINKING ON THAT RULE?

>> WELL, I MEAN, THEY'RE SAYING THAT ANYTHING WOULD REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING.

>> NO, I KNOW, BUT WHAT IS YOUR -- YOU SEEM LIKE YOU WANT -- I'M IN FAVOR, PERSONALLY, OF KEEPING IT THE WAY IT IS.

I DON'T WANT ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON THE

PATHWAYS. >> I SEE IT DIFFERENTLY.

>> BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET TO.

HOW DO YOU FEEL DIFFERENTLY? DIFFERENTLY HOW?

>> THINK I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION OR WHATEVER BEFORE WE PROCEED FARTHER AND TO THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS AND WE'VE DONE SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATIONS, BUT WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING HERE.

>> I DON'T KNOW, RICHARD. I FEEL LIKE IT WAS A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION, WHAT ELSE IS IT GOING TO

SHOW? >> DIRECTOR NELSON, IT SAYS THEY'RE PROHIBITED AND THE NEXT IS A SWIPE IN JULY FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND THE FIRST MEETING OF JULY IF SOMETHING DOES CHANGE AND WE KNOW DIRECTOR SEKULA GIBBS IS NOT IN FAVOR, BUT THAT WILL BE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT DIRECTION THE BOARD WANTS TO TAKE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE'LL BUILD THE ALGORITHM IF IT GET APPROVED AND WHATEVER BOARD MEETING COMES IN JULY.

>> I BELIEVE THE BOARD HAS TALKED ABOUT, TOO, TONIGHT, REGARDLESS OF THE DIRECTION OF THE ORDER WHETHER WE PROHIBIT OR RETAIN IT, THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPAIGN, THE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN HAS GOT TO BE PART OF

IT. >> THAT'S CRITICAL.

IN THAT REGARD IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S OPTION A OR B AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD ON THE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.

>> REGARDING THE LETTER, I LOVE THE LETTERS.

GIVE IT A THOUGHT.

SHOULD WE ALSO SEND LETTERS TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE STATE LEVEL? BECAUSE THE STATE HAS MORE CONTROL OVER WHAT IS ENFORCED IN THE COUNTY THAN ACTUALLY --

>> I THINK WE CAN CC THEM ON THE LETTERS.

>> I THINK WE SHOULD.

>> YOU KNOW, TO YOUR QUESTION, I AM TORN.

I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU BECAUSE I THINK ABOUT MY NEIGHBOR AND THEIR 13-YEAR- OLD SON.

I MEAN, DO I WANT HIM ON AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER

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>> NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT WAS.

>> IT'S A PROBLEM. I PREFER -- WHAT I PREFER IS NOT JUST EDUCATION TALKING ABOUT EDUCATION. I'M FOR ACTUALLY DOING CERTIFICATION AS BRETT MENTIONED WHERE YOU HAVE TO EDUCATE AND PASS A CLASS WITH BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF SAFETY AND YOU'VE GOT TO CERTIFY YOUR VEHICLE, EMD OR WHATEVER YOU CALL IT AND CAN WE WORK WITH THE COUNT OWE THAT?

>> WE CAN WORK ON THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT AND IT'S NOT JUST A TOWNSHIP ONLY THING AND IT HAPPENS IN SHENANDOAH AND HOW CAN WE PARTNER TOGETHER% AND BRING RESOURCES TO IT? BECAUSE THEY'RE RIDING ON ALL KINDS OF ROADS AND PATHWAYS AND THAT. SO I REALLY THINK A CERTIFICATION TO BE ABLE TO EDUCATE PEOPLE AND THE KIDS HAVE -- ESPECIALLY UNDER 16 YEARS OLD THAT DON'T HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND BASIC --

>> WE CAN'T OPEN THIS UP MORE UNTIL YOU HAVE THAT IN PLACE. SO TO TAKE THE RULE OFF AND SAY NOW YOU CAN RIDE ON THE BIKE, ON THE E- BIKES OR E-VEHICLES OR MOTORIZED VEHICLES ON THE PATHWAY, BUT WE ARE GOING TO PUT THISSER IS THE IF I THIS CERTIFICATION IN SOONER OR

LATER. >> I THINK WE HAVE THE WILD

WEST. >> YOU CAN'T PUT THE GENIE BACK IN THE BOTTLE.

>> JUST LIKE YOU SAID,SAID, DR. SEKULA GIBBS, I THINK THE PROBLEM IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY.

IT'S JUST NOT AND THE SOLUTION I WAS THINKING OF WAS MORE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T DO THAT THE COUNTY COULD WHICH WAS PROPER BIKE LANES AND THEN I HEARD THE NICE WOMAN, I'M SORRY, I FORGOT YOUR NAME, TERESA, SPEAK ABOUT TRAFFIC AND I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN AUSTIN AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME THAT MIGHT SAVE SOME

LIVES. >> WELL, IT HASN'T WORKED OUT THAT WAY.

>> I'D LIKE TO SEESEE THAT, I THINK WE CAN COME UP WITH AN EDUCATION PIECE AND SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS, I'M JUST NOT QUITE SURE.

I'M TORN. >> DIRECTOR NOON, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND WHAT STEPS WE SHOULD BE TAKING NEXT AND WHAT YOU'RE CHARGED WITH DOING AND WHAT WE'RE CHARGED WITH

DOING. >> AS WELL AS MONIQUE AND BRETT, WE CAN SEE WHERE YOU'RE TRYING TO GO, WHETHER YOU WILL PASS THE REVISION TO THE BOARD OR NOT.

>> I EVEN -- I EACH THINK THAT WE HAVE THE BIG SIGNS WHEN IRON MAN IS IN TOWN OR THE MARATHON, YOU KNOW, LINE THAT UP DURING THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL ALL ACROSS THE TOWNSHIP ABOUT EDUCATING AND BEING SMART AND SAFETY ON THESE E-BIKES IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BRING ATTENTION TO IT.

WHATEVER WE'VE GOT TO DO TO BRING ATTENTION TO IT.

IT CAN'T BE BURIED IN AN ARTICLE WITH A MAGAZINE.

IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE COVER AND IT NEEDS TO BE TALKED ABOUT AND DEDICATED TO, BUT PARTNERING IS GOING TO BE KEY, AND PARTNERING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS ISIS GOING TO BE KEY OF ALL THESE GROUPS THAT WE HAVE. I JUST THINK LIKE THE WOODLANDS, WE'LL HAVE TO ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND GET TO WORK. ANY COMMENTS? FEEDBACK?

>> THEY WANT TO START RIDING THE VEHICLES AND YOU WANT THE KIDS TO STOP DOING SOMETHING, HAVE THE PARENTS DO IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT COOL ANYMORE.

>> GOTCHA.

JUST LIKE FACEBOOK. I'M KIDDING, BY THE WAY.

SITUATION. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK? CHRIS, THIS IS A REALLY GOOD REPORT. IT WAS THOROUGH. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE, A LOT OF STUFF THAT WE GET HERE IS KIND OF MUNDANE AND BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BUT THIS IS A PRETTY INTERESTING REPORT THEY THINK THE PUBLIC REALLY NEEDS TO READ AND THE BETTER WE CAN GET THAT OUT, LEANN AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN SHARE IT TO SOCIAL MEDIA TOMORROW IS A GOOD EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE EN MASSE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10.

>> CHAIRMAN, CAN YOU HAVE THE BOARD ACCEPT THE REPORT, PLEASE?

>> I CALL A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT.

>> SO MOVED.

>> MOVED BY DIRECTOR FRANKS AND SNYDER, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE.

[10. Receive, consider and act upon an emergency preparedness briefing;]

>> AYE.

>> OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

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>> ITEM 10, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BRIEFING BY CHIEF BUCK, PAGES 148 TO 149 OF THE PACKET AND HE WRITES AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS REPORT AND MONIQUE HANDED IT TO US PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

>> GOOD EVENING. THIS WILL BE A GROUP PROJECT.

I WILL BRING IN WILLIAM PAM. PART OF THE STRATEGIC SESSION, AND THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION TALKED ABOUT FOUR THINGS WITH RESPECT TO EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, GRID RELIABILITY, COMMUNICATIONS, FACILITY GENERATORS AND NETWORK HARDENING.

WE TALKED IN THE PAST TO TODD ABOUT OUR GRID.

>> GREAT, THANK YOU, CHIEF AND GOOD EVENING, BOARD.

SO GOOD RELIABILITY HAS BEEN A STRONG FOCUS ON THIS BOARD STARTING WITH THE TORRENTIAL STORM AND HURRICANE BERYL LAST YEAR. THE COMMIT TEE HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN ADVOCATING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO ELECTRIC RELIABILITY AND IN PARTICULAR UTILITY PROVIDERS IN THIS AREA. WE'VE HAD MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD TO GO TO AUSTIN TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE AND THEN JUST THIS LAST WEEK OR SO THE LEGISLATURE FINISHED THEIR SESSION AND CAME OUT OF THE SESSION WITH ABOUT NINE TO TEN BILLS THAT ARE GOING TO REALLY ENHANCE RELIABILITY, CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TYPES OF POLES USED AND VEGETATION, AND FOR THE UTILITY PROVIDERS AS WELL. WE HAVE ONGOING CONVERSATION WITH THE CHANGES THEY HAVE MADE TO IMPROVE THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THEIR RESIDENTS AND THEN WE HAVE CENTER POINT COMING TO A BOARD MEETING NEXT WEEK TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE CHANGES THAT THEY HAVE MADE AND WHAT THEY HAVE PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE, AS WELL.

>> THANKS, TODD. >> THANK YOU, TODD.

I'D LIKE TO BRING LEANNE TO TALK ABOUT THE THE EDUCATION WE'VE

MADE. >> WE ARE GOOD AT SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE WANTED TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNICATIONS.

WE DO HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF TEXTING, BUT WITH THE NEW PROGRAM THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER USING THE TOWNSHIP ALERTS BRANDING, THE PRODUCT IS CALLED EVERBRIDGE AND IT ALLOWS US TO BRING EMAILS AND TEXT MESSAGES AND VOICEMAILS AND HAVE TWO- WAY COMMUNICATION IF NEEDED IN THOSE FORMATS. IN ADDITION TO THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED A HAZARD MATRIX ÚSO H HAZMAT SPILL TO FIRES, WE HAVE PRE-MESSAGES ALREADY READY TO GO WHERE WE'RE JUST CHANGING THE INFORMATION WITH IT ALONG WITH THINK GRAPHICS SO WE CAN PUT IT OUT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. WE ARE MAKING SURE OUR TEAM ESPECIALLY THE ONES RESPONDING TO THE EMERGENCIES ARE CERTIFIED WITH FEMA TRAINING.

IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU BECOME FAMILIAR BECAUSE THAT IS HOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATES DURING AN EMERGENCY.

>> THANK YOU, LEANNE. BRING WILLIAM UP TO TALK ABOUT GENERATORS AND CELL TOWERS.

>> GOOD EVENING. THE MAJORITY OF OUR MAJOR FACILITIES HAVE GENERATORS ON THEM NOW. THE PARKS CAMPUS HAS A FULL- FACILITY GENERATOR AND OUR TWO RECREATION CENTERS AND ALL OF THE FIRE STATIONS, OF COURSE, HAVE GENERATORS AND WE RECENTLY ADDED A FACILITY GENERATOR TO THE EMERGENCY TRAINING CENTER. THE GENERATOR FOR TOWN HALL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT THE END OF JUNE.

WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT FULLY COMMISSIONED AND ONLINE BY AUGUST AT THE LATEST.

WE ARE HOPING TO GET IT SOONER IF IT STOPS RAINING.

AS FAR AS CELL PHONE TOWERS, WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO OUTLINE SOME OF THE AREAS THAT ARE DEFICIENT. WE HAVE, I BELIEVE, ABOUT 11 SITES THAT OUR PARTNERS HAVE IDENTIFIED. WE'VE GOT FIVE OF OUR SITES THAT HAVE BEEN EVALUATED, AS WELL, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION AS THE STUDIES PROGRESS. THE FINAL SAY WILL BE HOWARD HUGHES SINCE THE MAJORITY IS THE ON THEIR PROPERTIES AND IF IT COMES TO OUR PROPERTIES THEN WE WOULD BRING THAT BACK, AS

WELL. >> THE KEY THING ABOUT THAT IS PLEASE MAKE SURE THEY, ONE, LOOK LIKE TREES.

TWO, HAVE NATURAL GAS GENERATOR BACKUP BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE STORMS IS EVERYONE'S GOOD FOR THE FIRST SIX HOURS, BUT THEN THOSE BATTERIES GO DOWN

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>> AS FAR AS WE TALKED ABOUT STARLINK DURING THE STRATEGIC SESSION AND AS FAR AS OUR FACILITIES WE CAN BRING A BUDGET AMENDMENT NEXT MONTH OR NEXT WEEK OR SO TO ADDRESS THAT FOR OPERATIONAL PURPOSES FOR THE TOWNSHIP, BUT ALSO IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE SOME OF THAT TO THE PUBLIC FOR A LIMITED AMOUNT OF PEOPLE AT TIMES.

SO -- >> DURING -- DURING -- DURING WHEN EVERYONE'S CELL PHONES ARE DOWN AND DURING STORMS, ELON MOVED THE STARLINK OVER IRAN AND GAVE THEM WI-FI.

MAYBE THEY CAN DO THE SAME THING

FOR US. >> YOU MEAN

UKRAINE? >> NO, IRAN.

>> I KNEW ABOUT UKRAINE.

>> I MEAN, HOW WE LOOK AT THAT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ARE DOING THAT OR WHAT IT COST, BUT IT BECAME PRETTY DIRE LAST YEAR FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, AND COMMUNICATIONS, EVERYTHING, SO THE MORE WE CAN BE A PARTNER WITH PEOPLE THE

BETTER. >> YEAH.

SO THERE'S AMPLE SATELLITE COVERAGE FOR THE TOWNSHIP AND THE WOODLANDS AREA AND WE CAN PROVIDE STUFF FOR OUR SITES FOR RESIDENTS TO COME AS NEEDED, BUT AS FAR AS COVERAGE THERE'S AMPLE FOR THAT AND THEY'D HAVE TO HAVE THEIR OWN STARLINK KIT TO CONNECT TO THAT. AND THAT'S RELATIVELY AFFORDABLE, SO --

>> INTERESTING. THANK

YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN BOUND FOR YOUR READING PLEASURE. WE TRIED TO CUT IT DOWN TO THE SLIM 82 PAGES FOR YOU. IN THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN WE DO TALK ABOUT FOLLOWING THE AM AND AND WE PICKED THAT PICTURE FOR A REASON.

>> THAT'S LINDA.

>> THE DIRECTOR IS COMING OUT OF THE FIRE.

IT COVERS ALL HAZARDS THAT WE EXPECT IN THE WOODLANDS INCLUDING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND MORE. RULES ARE DEFINED FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT AND THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER AND ACTIVATION PHASES ARE CLEARLY OUTLINED. I'LL TURN IT OVEROVER LEANNE TO TALK ABOUT THE CRISIS

COMMUNICATION PLAN. >> SO JUST TO HIT ON THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE, WITHIN THE PLAN THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU WE BREAK IT DOWN NOT ONLY TO THE LEVELS OF THE ACTIVATION ALL OF THE WAY TO FOUR, I BELIEVE, IN THIS PLAN.

WE ALSO BREAK DOWN HOW WE DO THE COMMUNICATIONS WHICH IS BEFORE ESPECIALLY WITH THE HURRICANE TELLING PEOPLE TO PREPARE. WE ARE JUST FOR MESSAGING AND WE ADJUST OUR ALERTS THAT ARE GOING OUT. . WE HAVE THE DURING THE STORM AS IT'S HAPPENING AND THESE ARE REALTIME UPDATES AND OUR TEAM IS FOLLOWING ALL OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE FROM THE COUNTIES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND WE'RE SHARING THAT INFORMATION.

WE ARE ALSO IN THE E, EOC FROM THE FIRE AND THE UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, AS WELL AND THE BIGGEST PART OF OUR JOB REALLY COMES AFTER THE STORM HAS HIT IN PARTICULAR WITH HURRICANES BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO SHARE THAT RECOVERY MESSAGE AND IT'S REALLY COMPLICATED MESSAGE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TWO DIFFERENT COUNTIES.

WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT PRECINCTS. THEY ALL HANDLE DEBRIS REMOVAL DIFFERENTLY, AND SO REALLY KIND OF GETTING ON TOP OF THAT MESSAGING SO THAT WE CAN GET A CONSISTENT MESSAGE OUT TO OUR PUBLIC IS REALLY IMPORTANT, AND SO THAT IS OUTLINED WITHIN YOUR DOCUMENT THERE.

>> CAN I ASK -- IS IT TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS OR LATER? ANY TIME YOU WANT TO THE ASK A QUESTION.

YES, SIR. WHAT ARE WE DOING DIFFERENT THAN THE CRISIS COMMUNICATION PLAN THIS YEAR THAN WE DID LAST YEAR? ARE THERE NEW THINGS, BELLS AND WHISTLES THEY'RE BRINGING? BEFORE, DURING, AFTER? BECAUSE THERE WAS A MASSIVE LAG OF TIME THAT WE HADN'T BEEN COMMUNICATING AND IT JUST BECAME

A PROBLEM. >> WELL, COME SOME

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OF THAT -- >> I DISAGREE WITH YOU, DIRECTOR BAILEY. THE COMMUNICATIONS WENT OUT PRETTY QUICKLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS LONG AS THE INTERNET WAS UP.

>> YEAH.

>> AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT WHEN WE HAD THE INTERNET DOWN AND A BIG PART OF THAT WAS A FAIL ARE OF INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS.

>> I'M NOT --

>> WE HAD A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN THAT WENT PRETTY WELL.

WE HAVE INVESTED MONEY IN THE

EVERBRIDGE. >> LAST YEAR WE HAD TO LITERALLY GO TO H.E.B. AND STARTED HANDING OUT FLYERS BECAUSE THE CELL TOWERS WERE DOWN AND THESE ARE DEAD AND FIVE OR SIX DAYS WHEN PEOPLE COULDN'T GET ANYTHING.

>> CORRECT, AND AGAIN, WE WENT BACK TO OUR PLAN THAT WE HAD IN PLACE TO PUT THE SNEAKER DEBT WITH THE PRINT INFORMATION AT THE FIRE FIRE EDITIONS AND AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT WITH THE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS HAVING A MASSIVE FAILURE AND THAT WARRANT THE CELL TOWERS AND IT WARRANT CELL COVERAGE AND IT WAS A FAILURE AT A MACRO LEVELLEVEL OF THE INTRNET. SO THAT, AGAIN, WE'VE ALL MOVED OVER TO THE INTERNET, AND SO PEOPLE GET USED TO THAT ON HOW TO -- THAT, SAID, IT DID A GREAT

JOB. >> GREAT TIMING.

>> THE ENERGY OUTAGES. WE HAVE THUNDER COMING OUT, AS WELL.

>> DRAMATIC EFFECT.

>> IT'S ALL PART OF THE PLAN. SO WE'VE CONTINUED TO TALKTALK AND CERTAINLY, WE ARE RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE ANNIVERSARY OF BERYL HITTING JULY 8TH AND WE DID LEARN LESSONS AND WE BROUGHT BACK STUFF WITH BEING ABLE TO PUT INFORMATION OUT. THAT BEING SAID, WE JUST DEAL WITH WHAT WE GET AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE I WAS GOING WITH IT AND IT'S NOT JUST THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OUT THERE HANDING OUT FLYERS AND WE CAN SEND PEOPLE SO THEY CAN PICK UP THE FLYERS WHETHER IT'S THE TIRE STATIONS OR UP TO TOWN HALL, AND WE HAVE TALKED THROUGH THAT A LITTLE BIT AND I HAVE GIVEN A FEW PRESENTATIONS ABOUT HOW WE RESPONDED TO HURRICANE BERYL AND EVERYONE SAID THAT THEY'LL COPE THE FLYER.

THEY'RE PUTTING IT IN THEIR COMMUNICATIONS PLAN AND SO WE DO HAVE THAT CONTENT READY FOR THIS NEXT EVENT, BUT CHIEF BUCK IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, AND WE WERE COMMUNICATING THROUGH THE CHANNELS THAT WE HAD AND WE WERE DOING IT SEVERAL TIMES A DAY AND IT CAME DOWN TO WHEN WE ARE DOING THIS, WE ARE PUTTING OUT MESSAGING MORE OF A MORNING, AFTERNOON, EVENING TYPE OF APPROACH BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BURN OUT PEOPLE AT THE SAME TIME AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA IN BETWEEN THOSE TIMES TO PUT OUT OTHER MESSAGING THINGS BECAUSE DO NOT RUN -- BUT WE ARE CONSTANTLY IMPROVING IT AS WE RUN INTO EVERY STORM THAT IS DIFFERENT.

>>. LIANNE, WHAT I HEARD FROM RESIDENTS, AND I UNDERSTAND EVERY ONE OF THESE STORMS ARE DIFFERENT.

IT COULD BE A FREED PF OUT AGENCY OF POWER OR ALL OF THE ABOVE AND IS THERE A SET PROTOCOL THAT TELLS PEOPLE WHO ARE THE EMERGENCIES AND THE COOLING CENTERS? WHERE WILL THAT DATA BE AVAILABLE? I KNOW IT RESIDES ON THE WEBSITE.

>> ACTUALLY, WE DO HAVE A DEDICATED WEB PAGE AND WE WERE SENDING PEOPLE TO THAT PAGE, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEND PEOPLE TO THAT PAGE AND IT'S THE WOODLANDSTOWNSHIP/ALERTS AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO SEND EVERYBODY AND THAT'S WHERE WE PUT ON ALL OF THE FLYERS, QR CODES AND ALL OF THAT GOES TO THAT ONE

SITE. >> IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO REFRESH AND REMIND PEOPLE OF THAT. WE DEFINITELY DO THAT ANDAND HAD THE TALK OF THE TOWNSHIP THE VERY FIRST DAY OF JUNE THAT WAS SOLELY DEDICATED TO HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS, AND WE DID PUSH THAT PAGE, AND IF A STORM AND WHEN A STORM DOES START FORMING WE WILL START SENDING OUT THAT PREPAREDNESS MESSAGING BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE WILL START LISTENING. THEY DON'T ALWAYS TEND TO LISTEN IF THERE'S NOT A STORM OUT THERE. SO WE ARE PROACTIVE IN OUR APPROACH AND HOW WE DO THAT.

>> GOOD POINT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, LEANNE. SO PART OF WHAT WE DID

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WE ARE NOW 20 DAYS INTO HURRICANE SEASON.

WE'VE SEEN THE PACIFIC HURRICANE SEASON OFF TO A BANG AND FIVE NAMED STORMS AND HURRICANE ERIC CAME ASHORE AS A CATEGORY 3 AND WE EXPECT A BUSY ATLANTIC SEASON. SO PART OF THE STUFF THAT YOU SEE OUTLINED HERE IS REVOLVING AROUND HURRICANES AND PREPARING AND SECURING TOWNSHIP FACILITIES AND PARKS AND WE HAVE A 12-0- HOUR COUNTDOWN AND WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE THAT GO IN 48 HOURS BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN SIGNIFICANT HURRICANES BE CREATED IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND COME ASHORE VERY QUICKLY. WE COORDINATE WITH HARRIS COUNTY, AND CRITICAL CONTACTS. WE REACH OUT AS NECESSARY TO OUR HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES. NOTIFICATION TO ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL AND NOTIFYING WHO WE NEED TO EXPECT AND COME INTO WORK AND WHAT THEY'RE EXPECTED TO DO AND NOTIFICATION TO THE COMMUNITY AS WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.

>> EMERGENCY RESPONSE, THAT'S MY JOB AND IT SEEMS TO BE THE SIMPLEST JOB AND HURRICANE BERYL AND WE HAD 12 HOURS OF A MASSIVE RESPONSE AND STILL ARE RECOVERING FROM HURRICANE BERYL AND THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND WE MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ADJUST TACTICS AS NEEDED AND WE HAVE WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MILESMILES HOUR AND NEAR HURRICANE BERYL AND WE WERE ABLE TO RESPOND AND THEY STOPPED RESPONDING TO CALLS FOR ABOUT AN HOUR DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. WE CONDUCT SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS IF NECESSARY. THE TREE FELL DOWN AND TRAPPED SOMEBODY IN A MOBILE HOME. PROVIDE COUNTY ASSISTANCE WITH THE DOWNED POWER LINES AND DOWNED TREES AND BLOCKED ROADWAYS AND SUPPORT SHELTER OPERATIONS AS NECESSARY AND ASSIST DISPLACED RESIDENTS AND ENSURE THAT THE FIRE AND EMS WERE?

OPERATION. >> WE HAD A LOT OF WATER AND ASSETS AND WHAT YOU SEE THERE ARE HIGH WATER VEHICLESES AND WE HAD FIVE BOATS AND TWO FLOOD E VAK BOATS AND TWO INFLATABLE EVACUATION BOATS AND TWO RESCUE BOATS. THE RECOVERY PART, THAT'S THE HARD PART AND THAT'S WHERE THE WHOLE TOWNSHIP COMES TOGETHER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

WE DO DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS AND CLEAR PATHWAYS AND DEBRIS AND COORDINATE WITH THE UTILITY PROVIDERS AND WE ACTIVATE AND COORDINATE RECOVERY OPERATIONS THROUGH THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. COMMUNICATE RECOVERY UPDATES TO OUR CITIZENS AND WE WORK WITH COUNTY, STATE AND FEMA PARTNERS ON RECOVERY, RESOURCE AND SUPPORT. COMMUNITY RECOVERY, WE'D JUST LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE HERE TO AVOID FLOODWATERS AND NEVER DRIVE THROUGH, WALK, OR PLAY IN STANDING WATER.

IT'S NOT NICE WATER. REMIND PEOPLE THAT THEY TAKE PHOTOS OF PROPERTY DAMAGE AND HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS. STAY INFORMED THROUGH OFFICIAL CHANNELS AND BE PREPARED AND WATCH FOR HAZARDS LIKE DOWNED POWER LINES AND FOLLOW LOCAL GUIDANCE ON DEBRIS REMOVAL AND PERMITTING. JUST AGAIN LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT WE ARE IN THE START OF THE HURRICANE SEASON.

WE EXPECT AN ABOVE- AVERAGE HURRICANE SEASON WITH 13 TO 18 NAMED STORMS AND SEVEN TO TEN HURRICANES AND WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 73 MILES AN HOUR AND POTENTIALLY THREE TO FIVE MAJOR HURRICANES CATEGORY 3 OR ABOVE.

WHEN WE HAVE THE STORM IMPACTS AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGE AND FLFRDING FLASH FLOODING AND HIGH WATER AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND ROAD CLOSURES. STRUCTURE FIRES AND DISPLACED RESIDENTS AND TORNADO ACTIVITY ARE ALL PART OF WHAT WE MIGHT SEE DURING HURRICANES. WE HAVE A BIG, ROBUST PAGE WITH COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS AND THIS IS WHAT LEANNE WAS TALKING ABOUT ON OUR WEBSITE. WE TALK ABOUT WE HAD AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EVENT HERE AT THE TOWNSHIP HOSTED BY OUR NEIGHBOR AND SERVICES DID A GREAT JOB AND ALL SORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DIFFERENT UTILITY COMPANIES AND

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A LOT OF TIME YOU NEED TO DOWNLOAD A THE BIT OF YOUR BRAIN AND WRITE DOWN ANY PHONE MEMBERS. MY DAUGHTERS GIVE US A HARD TIME BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER TO MY PHONE. GAS UP YOUR VEHICLE AND FIRE EXTINGUISH YOU ARE IS ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE ON HAND AND KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR PETS. TOWNSHIP ALERTS, WE HAVE EMAIL, TEXT, PHONE AND ON THE WEBSITE AND WE'LL BE PUSHING OUT TO SUBSCRIBE TO WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP.TEXAS.GOV/ALERTS. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE LISTED HERE AND THAT'S ALSO IN YOUR BOOK AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR

PRESENTATION. >> LL DONE.

>> LET US KNOW IF YOU SEE ANYTHING THAT IS MISSING OR HAVE ANY CONCERNS AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE

QUESTIONS. >> THANKS, CHIEF.

WELL DONE. >> CALL MOTION TO ACCEPT THE

REPORT. >>

SO MOVED. >> DIRECTOR SNIDER AND SECONDED

[11. Receive, consider and act upon a recommendation from the Audit Committee on the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and the Single Audit Reports for the year ended December 31, 2024; ]

>> AGENDA 11 FROM THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE COMPLIANCE REPORT TO THE SINGLE AUDIT REPORTS FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024.

WE CALL ON CALLUM.

>> AS YOU KNOW, EACH YEAR THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP IS AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND THEY'RE PROPERLY DOCUMENTED IN CONFORMING WITH THE GAP WHICH IS A GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. CONDUCTING THAT AUDIT OF THE FINANCIALS AND THEY ISSUED A CLAIMED OPINION AND AN UNMODIFIED OPINION WHICH MEANS THERE ARE NO MISSTATEMENTS AND THE FINANCIALS ARE ACCURATE AND RELIABLE. IN ADDITION TO THE FINANCIAL AUDIT, THEY ALSO DO A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE TRANSPORTATION GRANT FUNDS BECAUSE THEY ARE FEDERALLY FUNDED AND THOSE ARE THE SINGLE AUDITS AND THEY ISSUED CLEAN REPORTS ON THOSE, AS WELL. WHERE IT ACTUALLY SAYS THIS IS IN YOUR PACKET ON PAGE 13 AND 14 OF THE ODDITY AUDIT AND THE PAGE 7 OF THE SINGLE AUDIT.

THEY MET YESTERDAY AND PRESENTED THESE AUDIT AS WELL AS THE AUDIT COMMUNICATIONS LETTER WHICH BASICALLY EXPLAINS AND NOTES THAT THERE WERE NO ADJUSTMENTS OR ANY SIGNIFICANT ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED AS A RESULT OF THE AUDIT AND THERE ARE NO DIFFICULTIES IN PERFORMING THE ODDITY AND THERE WERE NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT REGARDING THE APPLICATION WITH THE PRINCE PELS OF THE AUDIT.

SO I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THE AUDIT.

I'M SURE YOU READ EVERY SINGLE PAGE OF IT, A LITTLE OVER A HUNDRED OR ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AUDIT

COMMUNICATIONS LETTER. >> THE ONE THING IS THAT'S THE SPECIAL AUDIT OR WHATEVER WE CALLED IT ON THE HOTELS, YOU MIND JUST TELLING THEM ABOUT THAT BOUGHT THAT'S INTERESTING AND WE DON'T DO IT ALL THE

TIME. >> RIGHT.

WE DO -- IT'S MORE OF A REVIEW JUST ON THE PROCEDURES AND WE DID HAVE WEAVER CONDUCT THE PROCEDURES ON THREE OF THE HOTELS. THEY FOUND SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS THAT DIDN'T AMOUNT TO MAYBE $400 IN REVENUE OVERALL. SO THAT WAS -- THAT WAS GOOD.

THEY'RE ALL DOING WHAT THEY'VE AGREED TO DO, AND I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND DOING IT EVERY YEAR BECAUSE WE HAVE GREAT RESULTS AND VERY FEW FINDINGS ON THIS.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE FINANCIAL RECORD AND THE SINGLE AUDIT REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, TWOEBT 2024.

>> SO MOVED. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY

[12. Receive, consider and act upon the nomination of a candidate to the Montgomery Central Appraisal District Board of Directors election and approve a resolution in connection therewith;]

AYE. >> AYE.

>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED?

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> RECEIVE AND CONSIDER THE ACT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AND APPROVE THE RESOLUTION IN CONNECTION. I CALL ON TODD STEPHENS AND THE DIRECTOR OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS FOR 261 TO 269 OF OUR PACKETS.

>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS YOU MAY RECALL, THIS IS A COMPLICATED PROCESS FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR THIS AND TO APPRAISAL DISTRICTS HARRIS AND MONTGOMERY

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AS YOU KNOW, WE PARTICIPATE IN CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICT AND THE PROCESS BEGINS WITH THE NOTIFICATION OF NOMINATION WITH THE BOARD AND TAX JURISDICTION GETS TO NOMINATE A CANDIDATE TO AN OPEN POSITION. THE SECOND PHASE IS THEN THAT LIST OF NOMINEES COMES BACK FOR A FINAL VOTE AND THE PERSON THAT WINS THAT GOES TO THE FINAL BALLOT FOR THE OVERALL APPRAISAL DISTRICT THIS YEAR.

WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE NOMINATION PHASE.

SO THE MONTGOMERY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT NOTIFIED US BY LETTER ON MAY 28 TH AND THE DISTRICTS ARE OPEN TO MAKE THE NOMINATION IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO. SO FOR ONE NOMINEE FOR TWO POTENTIAL DECISIONS THAT WILL OPEN UP AT THE APPRAISAL BOARD AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.

AGAIN, YOU CAN MAKE THOSE NOMINATIONS AND THEY'RE DUE BY JULY 15TH AND YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET A DRAFT RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER FOR A NOMINATION. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLICATIONS AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT.

TWO THINGS HAVE OCCURRED. ONE IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED EARLIER THIS WEEK THAT IT IS QUESTIONED WHETHER CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION DISTRICTS, AND THE PROCESS BEGINS WITH THE CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICT THAT THEY CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS. YOU APPROVED THAT FOR HARRIS COUNTY AND THEY DID NOT NOTIFY US THAT THAT PROCESS WAS OPEN AND WE DID NOT FILE A LETTER, BUT ONE DISTRICT DID FILE OPENING A POTENTIAL NOMINATION FOR ALL CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION DISTRICTS.

IN THE PAST, MONTGOMERY COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT HAS ALLOWED ESDS TO PARTICIPATE AS RECLAMATION DISTRICT, HOWEVER, IT IS CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED WHETHER AN ESD QUALIFIES AND WE ARE UNCERTAIN WHETHER RECLAMATION IN DISTRICTS WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. TOMORROW MORNING THEY HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING CALLED TO CONSIDER THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS A SECONDARY ISSUE ABOUT WHO AND WHAT APPOINTMENTS WILL BE ON THE BALLOT FOR THIS YEAR.

THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT THE EXISTING DIRECTORS AND WHO WOULD BE MAKING A NOMINATION TOWARD, AND SO THAT WON'T OCCUR UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:30 WHEN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARDBOARD CAN THOSE ISSUES AND DECIDE HOW THEY'LL MOVE FORWARD.

>> SHOULD THE BOARD WISH TO MACK A NOMINATION, THINK ABOUT THAT, AND WE WILL BRING THIS AGENDA ITEM BACK NEXT WEEK WHEN WE KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT THE PROCESS IS AND IF SO, WHAT KIND OF NOMINATION OPPORTUNITY YOU HAVE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AND A NUMBER HAVE GONE AHEAD AND SUBMITTED A NOMINATION. GRANTED, I THINK THE NOMINATIONS ARE DUE JULY 15, 2025.

I WOULD SUGGEST SINCE WE NOMINATED BEFORE ARTHUR BRADHOFF, IF THERE IS A SECOND OR IF THE BOARD AGREES THAT WE CAN NOMINATE MR. BRADHOFF.

>> THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT NOTIFIED US BECAUSE WE ASKED WHO WAS UP FOR APPOINTMENT THIS YEAR AND WHAT THE TERMS WERE. THE TERMS THEY PROVIDED TO US AT THAT TIME IS THAT HIS APPOINTMENT DIDN'T EXPIRE UNTIL 2027.

HOWEVER, HIS POSITION IS POTENTIALLY ONE OF THOSE THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED BY THE APPRAISAL BOARD IN THE MORNING THANKS TO THE CALCULATIONS FOR VOTE AND WHO GETS CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS.

WHILE IT IS POSSIBLE THAT YOU COULD POTENTIALLY MAKE UP A NOMINATION, AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IF MR. BRADHOFF THAT YOU WOULD BE NOMINATING SOMEONE WHO WOULD STAY ON THE BOARD.

SO YOU HAVE NEXT WEEK'S MEETING PRIOR TO THE JULY 15TH MEETING, AND DON'T TAKE ACTION TONIGHT, AND THAT YOU ARE AWARE AND WE ANY COME BACK NEXT WEEK AND GET YOUR NOMINATION. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT -- THAT THIS IS CRAZY!

>> ONE YEAR AND IT WILL EXPIRE IN THE END OF THIS YEAR.

>> IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY PEOPLE HAVE ZERO, ZERO, ZERO TRUST IN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS, EXHIBIT A.

>> I MEAN, IRAQ HAS BETTER ELECTIONS THAN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. IT'S CRAZY.

I MEAN -- I CANNOT BELIEVE IN SUCH AN INCREDIBLE STATE THAT WE HAVE THAT THIS IS HOW WE OPERATE.

IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS. >> HOW DO YOU

REALLY FEEL. >>

>> THIS WAS INSTITUTED BECAUSE OF 2023 THAT CHANGED WHO SERVES ON THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND WE HAVE APPOINTED ELECTIONS AND ARE NOW

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>> CAN THE LEGISLATURE FIX IT?

>> THEY'VE MADE NO CHANGES AS FAR AS I KNOW TO THE BOARD MAKEUP.

>> THEY FIXED IT IN '23, RIGHT? I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION FOR MR. BRIDHOFF BRADHOFF AND IF HE'S NOT, THEN WE ADDRESS IT NEXT WEEK.

>> CLEARLY YES, IT'S BOARD

DECISION. >> WE'VE ALREADY APPOINTED HIM, I THOUGHT. YOU WILL APPOINT HIM AGAIN?

>> SO THE POSSIBILITY IS --

>> IF HIS POSITION IS UP AT THE END OF THIS

YEAR. >> NEXT WEEK.

>> CAN WE DO IT NEXT WEDNESDAY?

>> WE WILL FIND OUT TOMORROW MORNING WHEN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT MEETS WHETHER OR NOT WHAT THE TERMS ARE AND WHO IS ACTUALLY UP FOR

REAPPOINTMENT. >> OKAY.

>> AND WE CAN ACT NEXT WEEK, BUT I THINK DIRECTOR SNYDER WAS ASKING COULD YOU POTENTIALLY MAKE A TENTATIVE NOMINATION DEPENDING ON THE ACTION AND THE APPRAISAL THE DISTRICT TAKES.

>> IF IT'S FOR CLARIFICATION. IF WE CAN BRING IT BACK NEXT WEEK AND ADD IT TO THE AGENDA AND GET A MORE COMPLICATED --

>> WE ALREADY HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK.

>> WHAT IS THE TERM SHOULD THIS CANDIDATE BE NOMINATED.

HOW MANY YEARS IS THAT FOR?

>> SO BEGINNING WITH THE APPOINTMENTS OF 2026 THOSE ARE FOUR- YEAR TERMS.

>> OKAY.

>> THE NOMINEES -- THE CANDIDATES THAT ARE FINALLY ELECTED IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION WILL START JANUARY 1 ST AND WILL SERVE FOUR-

YEAR TERMS. >> OKAY.

GOOD. THANK YOU.

>> WE NEED TO SEND A LETTER TO THE SENATOR TO TELL HEM ABOUT HOW MESSED UP THIS IS.

>> MOTION AND SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORT.

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

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. REGARDING THE VILLAGE COUNCIL AND PAGE 270. CALL ON DIRECTOR FRANK S. WE HAD A VERY GOOD MEETING AND THE PROJECT IS UNDER WAY RIGHT NOW AND HE DID A GREAT JOB OF COMMUNICATING HOW TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE CITIZENS AND HOW THEY WERE PLANNING ON DOING THAT, VERY GOOD MEETING. WE ALSO HAD A LONG DISCUSSION AMONG THE MEMBERS ON THEIR PARTICIPATION AS WATER STATIONS AND HELPERS IN THE UPCOMING OF JULY PARADE. AND THEY'VE ALL TAKEN A VERY RESPONSIBLE SPOT, AND I'M GLAD TO SAY THAT THEY WILL PART US PATE AND THEY'RE ALL VERY POSITIVE ABOUT DOING SO.

>> QUESTIONS FOR RICHARD? COMMENTS? FEEDBACK?

>> NOT. CALL ON THE MOTION TO SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORT.

[14. 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;]

>> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> SECOND BY

DIRECTOR HEISER. >> MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL BE HAVING CLOSED SESSION.

EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT. SO AGENDA ITEM 14, EXECUTIVE SESSION DISCUSS MATTERS RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY PURE SAWANTSAWANT 1.5572 AND THE DELIBERATION, PURSUANT TO 55.

87, IF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS CHLT T. NETWORK AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND 5. 089 IN CONSULTING PURSUANT TO SECTION 551. ON 71 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. IT IS

[15. Reconvene in public session;]

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

>> WE WILL BE RECONVENING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, I WILL NOT BE TAKING ANY ACTION AT THIS TIME. ITEMS YOU PLACED ON THE FUTURE AGENDAS? ANY NEEDS? YES, OH, WAIT, WATER CONSERVATION WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THEIR PRESENTATION, THEY HAVE FINISHED THEIR STUDY AND JUST WANT TO SHARE THE RESULTS WITH US AND JUST IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY, I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYONE HERE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THAT AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC. I WOULD LIKE TO PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA.

>> FOR AUGUST? >> THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. IT IS GROUNDS STAR WATER CONSERVATION.

>> DO YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC DATE?

>> IN AUGUST. >> WHICHEVER OF THE MEETINGS,

WHICHEVER WORKS OUT. >> I HAVE ONE AGENDA ITEM, I WOULD LIKE AN UPDATE ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION BUILDING

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THAT WE APPROVED FUNDING FOR. >> WE HAVE SOME PRELIMINARY

SITES WE CAN SHARE. >> I SECOND THAT.

>> ANYONE ELSE? >> IF NOT, WE ARE ALL GOOD?

[17. Board announcements; and]

>> ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? >> DO YOU SECOND?

>> I HAVE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT. IN THE PAPER THIS MORNING, I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED ABOUT THE WOODLANDS TO DALLAS LUXURY -- IT IS A REALLY NICE ARTICLE.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO GET THAT ON WHAT WERE DOING, THAT IS AN AMAZING PIECE FOR THE WOODLANDS TO HAVE. YOU CAN PARK AT THE MARRIOTT. FOR NINE DOLLARS, YOU GET A BOX LUNCH THAT TAKES YOU UP THERE. THEY SERVE BEVERAGES LIKE A FLIGHT ATTENDANT UP THERE . I THINK THERE ARE ONLY 25 SEATS, YOU CAN PICK YOUR SEATS AND THERE IS A CONFERENCE TABLE IF YOU WANT TO DO WORK THERE.

WI-FI THE WHOLE WAY THERE. IT IS BEAUTIFUL. WERE YOU ALL

IMPRESSED? >> AND HOW SHE GOT THERE WAS VIA

THAT. >> DID SHE LOVE THAT?

>> THAT IS WONDERFUL. >> DAILY MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.

>> FOUR TIMES A DAY. I KNOW THE CHAMBER HAS WORKED WITH THEM TO GO TO THEIR RETREAT, THEY ARE DOING A CHARTER FOR A PRETTY

REASONABLE PRICE. >> YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM MORE

DESTINATIONS. >> IF IT GOES WELL, WE HAVE TO

SUPPORT THIS ONE. >> I WILL SEND AN EMAIL, TOMORROW $.275. WE GOT THE INVITATION, TODAY.

>> THERE IS SO MUCH FOURTH OF JULY ACTIVITIES , PAY ATTENTION TO EVERYTHING GOING ON, ESPECIALLY THE STAR-SPANGLED SALUTE THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE FOURTH OF JULY IS SO PATRIOTIC AND WONDERFUL AND I THINK WE SHOULD ALL TRY TO BE THERE IF WE

ARE IN TOWN. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? >> I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE THAT WE WILL HAVE THE SECOND, HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE AN ANNUAL SKIN CANCER SCREENING FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS IN THE WOODLANDS. THEY DESERVE THE VERY BEST AND LAST YEAR WE HAD A DOCTOR, I SERVED AS WELL AS A DERMATOLOGIST AND WE HAD A DOCTOR FROM ANDERSON DO IT WITH ME AND THIS YEAR, I WILL HAVE ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES FROM ELITE DERMATOLOGY COME UP FROM HOUSTON TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE AND PROBABLY, YOU DO NOT KNOW THIS BECAUSE I LEARNED IT RECENTLY IS FIREFIGHTERS ARE AT A VERY HIGH RISK OF NOT ONLY SKIN CANCER, BECAUSE OF THE CONTAMINATION THEY ARE EXPOSED TO ON A REGULAR BASIS BUT ALSO INTERNAL CANCERS.

THIS IS ONE WAY THAT WE AS DERMATOLOGISTS CAN GIVE BACK THE GREAT SERVICE THEY DO FOR ALL OF US. WE WILL DO THAT ON THE 28TH AT FIRE STATION 6. I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT.

>> CAN I GIVE A SHOUT OUT, JOHN IS ALREADY GONE, I TOOK A VIDEO, I WALK MY DOG EVERY MORNING AND THEY ALWAYS STOP, IF THEY'RE BLOWING THE GRASS OR CUTTING, THEY STOPPED TO LET ME GO BY WITHOUT ANY DISRUPTION. SHOUT OUT TO BRIGHTVIEW.

>> VERY NICE. >> ANY OTHER SHOUT OUTS?

>> THAT IS ALL I GOT. >> BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS? JULY 19TH, CALL FOR A MOTION TO

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.