Jun 25, 2025 Board of Directors Pre-Budget Workshop

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HEISER WILL PRAY FOR US. >> PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS AT YOUR SEATS. HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY AND, LORD, ALSO, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL SERVICEMEMBERS WE HAVE REPRESENTING OUR COUNTRY, LORD, WE PRAY TO YOU CONTINUE TO GUIDE THEM AND KEEP THEM SAFE. LORD, JUST BE WITH US HERE TODAY, AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE FOR THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. AND BE WITH US IN EVERYTHING WE THINK, SAY OR DO, IN YOUR NAME, WE PRAY,

AMEN. >> 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, ONE

AND INDIVISIBLE. >> I CALLED THE MEETING TO

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>> WE ARE MISSING DIRECTORY AND SNYDER AND BICOL OF ROLL, I

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

CONSIDERING , RECEIVE AND ACT UPON THE ADOPTION OF THE MEETING AGENDA. I CALL FOR A MISSION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.

>> SECOND. >> SECONDED BY DIRECTOR FRANKS.

ALL THIS RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. MOTION CARRIES. RECOGNITION OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS, I DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY HERE TODAY.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE BACK? THE MOST COMPLICATED ELECTION IN HISTORY OF MANKIND. THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, YOU'RE STILL STANDING STRONG. WE APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT.

>> WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. I DO NOT NEED TO READ ALL THE

[6. Receive, consider and act upon an overview of 2025 Budget Operating Expenses;]

FEASTING ON EVERY WORD. >> WELL, THIS IS INTENDED TO BE CASUAL AND THE CONVERSATION, I DON'T THINK THAT WILL HURT, I THINK IT WILL BE PERFECT JUST TO FIT IN WITH THAT. THE

PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. >> SO, THIS PREBUDGET WORKSHOP WAS SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD DISCUSSED AT YOUR STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP BACK IN MAY , AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME IN A DEEPER DIVE, IF YOU WILL, INTO OPERATING EXPENSES. AS WE DO NOT HAVE , WE ARE STILL WORKING ON 2026 OPERATING EXPENSES, WE ARE STILL DEVELOPING THE 2026 BUDGET. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH DEPARTMENT HEADS, GOING OVER THERE SUBMISSION REQUEST, I A FEW LINED UP AND WE WILL START DEVELOPING THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE 2026 BUDGET HEARING A COUPLE OF WEEKS. SO WHAT WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT TODAY IS REVIEW THE 2025 GENERAL FUND AND OPERATING EXPENDITURES AND, HOPEFULLY, WHAT THAT WILL ALLOW IS A MORE DETAILED REVIEW THEN SOMETIMES WE HAVE TIME FOR, TO LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXPENDITURES THAT ARE NEEDED TO RUN OUR DEPARTMENTS . SO , IN

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THAT IS A BIG GOAL OF THE SESSION RIGHT HERE. I WANT TO POINT OUT WHAT THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE TODAY IS REVIEW OF SALARIES AND BENEFITS. WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH THOSE.

NONE OF OUR TARGET AGENCIES ARE COMPARATORS HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. SO, ANGELA IS DOING HER USUAL YEOMANS JOB OF COLLECTING SALARY BENEFIT INFORMATION AND WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT BACK TO THE FULL BOARD DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOP SO A LOT MORE DETAIL ON THAT TO COME. WE ARE NOT TO TALK ABOUT CAPITAL PROJECTS TODAY. OR THE TRANSPORTATION FUND OR THE VISIT THE WOODLANDS FONT. ABOUT 95% OF OUR EXPENSES WILL BE

COVERED TODAY. >> WE ALSO, THE BOARD DID ALSO ASK FOR A SECOND AND HAS APPROVED THE SECOND PREBUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING ON JULY 23RD. THAT WILL BE AT THE SAME TIME, 4:00 TO 6:00, FOR YOUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR THAT DAY. WHAT WE ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON THERE, THE '25, ACTUALLY, I SAID THE '25, I MEAN THE '26 INITIATIVES SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE A LITTLE PREVIEW OF WHAT TO EXPECT AS WE GET INTO THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS. THOSE TYPES OF ITEMS ARE USUALLY A LITTLE MORE TIME-CONSUMING BECAUSE THEY INVOLVE A LOT MORE.

THIS WILL GIVE US ADDITIONAL TIME TO DISCUSS THOSE.

>> I WANTED TO DISCUSS THE WORKSHOPS AND SORT OF COMPARED TO WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR TO WHERE WE ARE NOW. THE PRIMARY GOAL, THIS IS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE GOING FORWARD OR IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES TO THE BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE GOING FORWARD. WE ARE CLOSE TO RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THIS YEAR.

SO FAR, THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE APPROVED IN YOUR BUDGET CALENDARS . SO, LAST YEAR, WE HAD AND IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE HAVE HAD BUDGET PLANNING SESSIONS, USUALLY IN THE MONTH OF MAY, THAT DO FOCUS ON THE BUDGET. THIS YEAR, AS YOU KNOW, THE BOARD HAD A STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION THAT COVERED TWO DAYS, A DAY AND A HALF. THERE WAS A PORTION OF THAT STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION WITH THE BOARD DISCUSSED DIFFERENT TOPICS RELATED TO THE BUDGET. SO WILL SORT OF THE SAME THING, LITTLE BIT OF PLANNING THERE, JUST IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT. LAST YEAR, THE BOARD DID HAVE A BUDGET COMMITTEE. THE BUDGET MET ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS FOR TWO HOURS, AUGUST 12TH AND AUGUST 14TH, RIGHT BEFORE THE BUDGET WORKSHOP , IMMEDIATELY THE WEEK RIGHT BEFORE THE BUDGET WORKSHOP STARTED ON AUGUST 19TH. THIS YEAR WE ARE DOING IT DIFFERENTLY, AS WE JUST DISCUSSED, WE ARE HAVING IT EARLIER THIS YEAR. THAT IS THE KEY DIFFERENCE . SO WHEN WE PRESENTED TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE LAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO PRESENT, BASICALLY, THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT I WAS BRINGING TO THE FULL BOARD THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. THIS YEAR, BY DOING IT THIS EARLY, WE CAME BACK JUST AT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW AND WE WANTED TO GENERATE CONVERSATION AND GIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR WHERE YOU WANT TO BE WHEN WE GET TO THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS. SO YOU CAN SEE, AGAIN, THERE, WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING BASICALLY THE SAME PATTERN. THIS IS NOW THE FULL BOARD AND MUCH EARLIER THAN WHAT WAS DONE IN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.

>> I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, UM, THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW, UM, HOW, WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION BECAUSE WE ARE SO EARLY IN THE MONTH AND EVEN WHEN WE HAVE THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN THE BOOKS THAT YOU DON'T GET YOUR BUDGET BOOKS WITH ALL THE DETAIL IN IT , UM, OTHER THAN SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THE BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETINGS.

THAT IS TRUE, THAT IS BY, I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD SAY BY DESIGN, THAT IS JUST THE TIMING OF IT. SO WHAT THE BOARD HAS CHOSEN TO DO IS HAVE ALL THE REVENUE INFORMATION, THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INFORMATION IN FROM THE COUNTY PRIOR TO REVIEWING YOUR BUDGET SO YOU HAVE ALL THE CONTEXT YOU NEED WHEN YOU ARE DISCUSSING SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOUR REVENUE SOURCES ARE GOING TO BE, WHAT YOUR CASH FLOW IS , AS YOU ARE DISCUSSING CAPITAL PROJECTS AND EXPENDITURES. WE DON'T GET THAT UNTIL THE FIRST PART, USUALLY THE SECOND WEEK IN AUGUST. THEN WE HAVE TO TURN AROUND THOSE BUDGET BOOKS IN ABOUT FIVE DAYS IN ORDER TO GET THEM TO YOU . THAT IS THE REASON HERE. WHAT THIS IS SHOWING YOU, I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENCE, THIS IS SOMETHING THE BUDGET COMMITTEE SAW LAST YEAR AND IT IS THE EXACT SAME SLIDE. I JUST CHOSE A DEPARTMENT, IN THIS CASE, IT IS LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS WHAT THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED. THEN I

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THE BOARD. >> WHAT WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT TODAY IS REALLY JUST LOOKING AT 2025, UM, OPERATING BUDGETS, OPERATING EXPENDITURES, AGAIN, SO YOU CAN GET A BETTER FEEL OR , UM, FOR WHAT IS IN THERE IN MORE DETAIL THAN WE NORMALLY GO INTO. BUT, IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER CONTEXT WITH THAT, WE REALIZE THAT, SO I WANTED TO JUST GO OVER AND REMIND YOU WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR BUDGET BINDERS, WHAT WAS PRESENTED LAST YEAR, IN TERMS OF THE OVERALL WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT '25 EXPENSES. WE TRACK THESE, OBVIOUSLY, ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME FOR THOSE BUT THIS IS A LOOK AT THESE PARTICULAR EIGHT YEARS FROM 2018 TO 2025. WE , OBVIOUSLY, OUR EXPENSES GROW, WE ARE A GROWING COMMUNITY. SO OUR EXPENSES HAVE GROWN OVER THAT TIME. WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT IS HOW OUR EXPENSES HAVE GROWN PER CAPITA, MEANING PER-PERSON, AND ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION. THAT GIVES YOU THE REAL STORY OF HOW EXPENSES ARE GROWING. YOU CAN SEE THAT REFLECTED HERE IN THIS CHART. AS WELL AS RIGHT HERE. SO, AGAIN, SOMETHING WE GO OVER EVERY BUDGET SEASON, SOMETHING WE TRACK. THEN IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHY IT HAS INCREASED OVER THIS PERIOD OF TIME. WITHOUT GOING LINE ITEM BY LINE ITEM THROUGH THE BUDGET, AGAIN, THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU IN YOUR BUDGET BINDERS. JUST, IN GENERAL, THIS IS THE GENERAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES PER CAPITA, ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION TO INCREASE OVER TIME. AS I MENTIONED, I AM NOT IN A READ ALL OF THESE BECAUSE THESE ARE FAIRLY SELF-EXPLANATORY BUT SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY GROWTH, INCLUDING COMMERCIAL AREAS, IS DEFINITELY WHAT HAS DRIVEN A LOT OF OUR GROWTH AND EXPENSES. THE BOARD HAS MADE IT A PRIORITY TO ENHANCE LAW ENFORCEMENT. THAT HAS INCREASED OUR BUDGET. DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME FROM 2018 TO CURRENT, WE HAVE ADDED TWO ADDITIONAL FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPANIES TO MAINTAIN THAT FIVE MINUTE RESPONSE TIME AND TO MAINTAIN OUR HIGH ISO RATING.

THE BOARD HAS PRIORITIZED ENHANCING STREETSCAPE AND COMMUNITY MAINTENANCE AND FORESTRY MANAGEMENT. IT HAS CHANGED WITH TRASH SERVICES DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME, ESPECIALLY THE EARLIERPART OF THIS TIME, SO THAT WAS DRIVING IT. WE ASSUMED OVER SHIP -- OWNERSHIP OF THE WATERWAY, THAT WAS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE. I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE BUT I WILL SAY, AS WE HAVE TAX REVENUES INCREASE, THAT AUTOMATICALLY GENERATES EXPENSES RELATED TO THE REGIONAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT , SO YOU SEE THAT THERE. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? I AM GETTING INTO THE BUDGET, THE BUDGET.

>> PRESIDENT SHOT, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ME AND MAYBE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IF YOU COULD GIVE US A COMPARISON IN THE FUTURE, A COMPARISON BETWEEN OUR INCREASE IN EXPENSES AND OTHER PEER CITIES. CAN YOU DO THAT? THAT WOULD BE VERY HARD. I WILL LOOK AT IT. IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GET AN APPLES

TO APPLES COMPARISON. >> BECAUSE WE ARE NOT A CITY, I KNOW. WE DON'T HANDLE THINGS THE SAME. BUT WE OFTEN GET COMPARISONS WITH PEER CITIES ON THINGS LIKE 401(K). IT WOULD BE

INTERESTING TO SEE. >> WE COULD DEFINITELY DO THAT, THAT WAS PART OF THE COMPENSATION PLAN. YES, WE WILL LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT PIECES AND IF WE CAN , THE NUMBER FIRE STATIONS THEY HAVE DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER O SQUARE MILES THEY ARE COVERING. THERE ARE JUST SO MANY THINGS, BUT I HEAR YOU. LET

ME SEE WHAT WE CAN FIGURE OUT. >> IT IS A WAY TO MEASURE

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DO. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. OKAY, GOING INTO THE 2025 THE OPERATING, THE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET ITSELF. THE BUDGET IS APPROXIMATELY $175 MILLION AND HERE ARE THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THAT. AS YOU CAN SEE, PARKS AND RECREATION, THIS GOES CLOCKWISE WITH PARKS AND RECREATION FROM LARGEST TO SMALLEST. IT REPRESENTS ABOUT $40 MILLION OF THE TOTAL BUDGET . BY DEPARTMENT AROUND 34 BILLION. THE CAPITAL BUDGET AROUND 18 MILLION. LAW-ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT ALSO AT 18 MILLION AND SO ON DOWN THE PAGE. SO, WHAT WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, BUT WE HAVE PRIORITIZED THIS SO YOU ARE SEEING THE LARGER ONES FIRST, TO MAKE SURE WE CAN AT LEAST GET THROUGH THOSE. THE OTHER THING I WILL SAY ABOUT PRIORITIZATION IS, YOU HAVE DONE A REALLY, REALLY GREAT JOB OF ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO THE TYPES OF SERVICES THE RESIDENTS HAVE INDICATED THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO THEM. YOU SAW THAT REFLECTED IN YOUR COMMUNITY SURVEY. YOUR COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS REFLECT EXACTLY WHAT YOU SEE HERE.

>> AND THEN HERE IS WHERE THE MONEY GOES BY EXPENSE TIGHT. THE REASON THIS IS NOT 175 MILLION, I HAVE NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE GENERAL FUND GENERAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES. AS WE SHOW EVERY YEAR IN THE BUDGET, AND WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM ENTITIES, THE WIDE LEVELS OF SERVICES IS SALARIES AND BENEFITS AND CONTRACTED SERVICES. THEY ARE BY FAR OUR LAREST CATEGORY OF EXPENSES. AND I THINK THIS ALSO SHOWS WHERE WE TRIED TO DO A REALLY , UM, EVERY TIME WE ARE ADDING A STAFF POSITION CONTRACTED SERVICE, WE REALLY DO THE ANALYSIS TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING THAT AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT SOMETIMES IT MAKES SENSE TO ACQUIRE SYNAPSE AND SOMETIMES IT MAKES SENSE TO CONTRACT SERVICES. YOU CAN SEE HERE WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD MIX OF THOSE TWO. WE DO RELY HEAVILY ON CONTRACTED SERVICES FOR MANY SERVICES. OKAY. WITH THAT, I AM GOING TO START INTO THE SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS. I WILL TAKE THE FIRST FEW HERE, THEN I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MY TEAM. THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENT HEADS WILL DO THEIRS. STARTING WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A LARGE BUDGET, BUT JUST AS A REMINDER OF THAT IS WHAT IS IN HERE FOR YOUR BUDGET. THERE IS ANYTHING YOU ARE SEEING HERE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS OR HAVE A BUDGET INITIATIVE OR INFORMATION FOR, THIS IS WHERE , HERE AND LET US KNOW. WE CAN DO THAT.

>> WE ARE KILLING IT IN SALARIES.

>> ZERO. >> IT IS FOR SURE ZERO. THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST GENERAL CATEGORIES. BY DEPARTMENT, THE LARGEST ONE BEING LOBBYIST EXPENSE FOR THE YEARS THE BOARD CHOOSES TO HAVE ONE WITH THE LEGISLATURES -- LEGISLATURES IN SESSION. HERE IS A AT THE CONTRIBUTION OF 175 YEAR-OVER-YEAR PARTNERSHIP 20,000 AND SO ON. WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT CALLED NON-DEPARTMENTAL. THIS IS JUST ALLOCATING INSTEAD TO A SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT, THESE ARE APPLIED GENERALLY TO THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. YOU SEE HERE SOME EQUIPMENT LEASES. THE LARGEST EXPENSE IN HERE IS OUR PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE AT 985,000. THEN WE ALSO, THIS ALSO IS OUR PROPERTY TAX ADMIN FEES THAT WE PAID TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THEIR SERVICES. ANY QUESTIONS HERE? AND THEN WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL OTHER. THIS IS WHERE, THIS IS UM, WHERE WE RECORD THE MONIES, THE OUR PAS , WE COLLECT 1/16 OF THE 1% BASE SALES HOTEL TAX. THAT IS THEN REMITTED TO THE REGIONAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS. YOU SEE THEM OUT THERE. IT IS JUST UNDER 2 MILLION FOR THE KULTIDA WOODS AND CALL TOWARDS CREEKSIDE. THEY DO PAY PROPERTY TAXES TO THE WOODLANDS, AS A WHOLE. THEY HAVE CERTAIN SERVICES WITHIN THEIR H AWAY THAT THEY PROVIDE THAT THE TOWNSHIP DOES NOT PROVIDE SO WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM WHERE WE PAY SOME OF THAT BACK FROM THE PROPERTY TAX TO PAY OFF THE SERVICES WE DON'T PROVIDE.

VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, 15,000 EACH TOTALS 120,000. THEN WE DO HAVE,

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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MONIQUE. GOING OVER THE PARKS AND REC BUDGET, ACTUALLY, THE PARKS AND RECREATION BUDGET IS ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN DIFFERENT BUDGETS. THIS ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET IS REALY THE CATCHALL FOR THE BUDGET FOR EXPENSES THAT ARE SHARED BY MANY OF THE DIVISIONS. SO YOU SEE THE FACT OF, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE START LOOKING AT REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF VEHICLES, 24 TRAILERS, THAT IS WHAT PAYS FOR THE FUEL, REPAIRS, ET CETERA, THAT ARE ON THERE. THE BIG TICKET ITEM THERE IS THE CONSULTING RIGHT NOW. WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE LANDSCAPE AND PLANNING FOR 1488 AND 242. THAT HAS BEEN BUDGETED IN THAT LINE ITEM. THAT WILL COME DOWN NEXT YEAR OR THE RAPTOR, ONCE THAT PROJECT GETS FINISHED. THEN WE HAVE JUST SOME MINOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, WHICH, YOU ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER WHAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE NUMBER OF STAFF WHO DO NOT USE THE TOWNSHIP TRUCK. THEY ARE PAID A REIMBURSEMENT. OUR CAMPUS IS 44 SQUARE MILES, SO THERE IS A LOT OF TIME WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH.

>> ARE WE ALLOWED TO ASK QUESTIONS?

>> OF COURSE. >> SO, I KNOW FOR VISIT THE WOODLANDS, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT $0.70 PER MILE AND LOOKING AT THE USE OF PERSONAL CARS FOR THINGS. WE ELECTED TO PUT IN THE BUDGET OR POSSIBLY BUYING A CAR THAT COULD BE USED EXACTLY FOR WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. WAS THAT EVER AN OPTION THERE WHERE WE COULD LOOK INTO THAT WHERE IT IS THE GENERAL CAR FOR PEOPLE EITHER TRANSPORTING PEOPLE OR TRANSPORTING THINGS. I KNOW 1000 DIFFERENT PEOPLE USE THE CAR BUT WOULD IT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE ONE VEHICLE THAT CAN BE USED WHEN NEEDED, SO THAT THEY ARE NOT USING THEIR PRIVATE CARS AND GETTING $0.70 A MILE.

>> WE HAVE, JUST FOR THE PARK OPERATIONS, WE HAVE 56 VEHICLES THERE. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WITH THAT IS, YOUR POINT IS VERY WELL TAKEN, THERE IS NO QUESTION, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE ARE GETTING TO 70, BUT THE FACT IS, WHEN YOU LOOKED AT OUR CAMPUS HERE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE COVENANT ADMINISTRATION, WHICH ACTUALLY HAS A LOT OF FOLKS CLAIMING MILEAGE, WE PROBABLY NEED 10 CARS. WE ARE STARTING TO MEET THE CHALLENGE WITH PARKING SPACES NOW. THAT IS AN ADDITIONAL COST YOU HAVE TO LAYER IN IS THE HOUSING OF IT AND THEN THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE

REQUIREMENTS. >> BUT YOUR POINT IS VERY WELL TAKEN. IN FACT, WE DID THAT FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE WE FOUND THEY WERE HAVING TO DRIVE SO MUCH TO STATIONS, LIKE FIRE STATIONS AND THAT, SO WE NOW HAVE TWO VEHICLES THAT THEY SHARE. THAT HAS WORKED OUT VERY WELL FOR US. SO THANK YOU FOR

THAT. >> WE GO OVER THE PARK OPERATIONS. AGAIN, AS I TALKED ABOUT 44 SQUARE MILES, THERE ARE 151 PARKS, 220 MILES OF PATHWAYS, 500 PLUS SIGNS IN THE PARKS SYSTEM. IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PARK SYSTEM ARE THE PODS. THE OPERATIONAL BUDGET PAYS FOR THAT MAINTENANCE. 2.8 MILLION IS YOUR BASE CONTRACT , MAINTENANCE SERVICES. THOSE ARE YOUR CONTRACTORS, WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS PROVIDING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SERVICE FOR THE DIVINITY.

TREATMENTS 48 TIMES, EXCUSE ME, 40 VISITS, NOT NECESSARILY TREATMENTS, PER YEAR ON THOSE. RESTROOM CLEANING, DIRTY RESTROOMS SPREAD OUT IN THE SYSTEM. THAT IS DONE THROUGH A CONTRACTOR. OF COURSE, YOU HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF PARKING LOT LIGHTS, BASKETBALL COURT LIGHTS, TENNIS COURT LIGHTS, PICKLEBALL COURT LIKE AN ATHLETIC FIELD LIGHTS, AS WELL. WHEN WE TURN THE PAGE HERE, WE GO TO THE MAINTENANCE EXPENSES. THIS IS WHEN THINGS ARE TO BE CONTRACTED OUT. THOSE COSTS ARE ACTUALLY, THOSE PAPER EXPENSES CAN REPAIR THE PARKS.

BROKEN BASKETBALL RIMS, THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THAT. FIXING BRIDGES, FIXING SMALL CEMENT SECTIONS 1 PATHWAYS. THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THAT. LAKES AND PONDS, 66,000, THAT IS YOUR CHEMICAL TREATMENTS, AS WELL AS REPAIRS OF FOUNTAINS. WE LOOK AT WOODLEY IN WOODLANDS. WE LOOK AT THE DAM. EVERY FIVE YEARS WE DO

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BENCH PROGRAM. >> MOVING ONTO TOWNSHIP EVENTS, YOUR BASE, THIS GROUP DOES MORE THAN JUST THE EVENTS . THEY ACTUALLY COORDINATE ALL THE FIELD USE IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY ALSO COORDINATE THE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND ALL THIRD-PARTY USE OF THE PARKS. SO IF MISSES SMITH WANTS TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY, IT IS GOING TO THIS UNIT . ON TOP OF THAT, THEY BASICALLY CREATE THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE ICE RINK, RED, HOT AND BLUE, WE ARE 10 DAYS AWAY, PROBABLY 1:00, 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON, THE ENTIRE ALL HANDS ON DECK MEETING WITH ALL THE COORDINATORS TO REALLY KIND OF GET ALL THAT READY TO FLY. WE ARE ABOUT 10 DAYS OUT FROM HAVING A GREAT COMMUNITY PROGRAM. MEMORIAL DAY, LABOR DAY, TRICK-OR-TREAT , IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN DOWN THERE FOR THAT EVENT, IT IS A ZOO AND IT IS GREAT TO SEE. WE GO BACK TO OUR PROGRAMS TRYING TO BASICALLY ENHANCE THE WATERWAY WITH ONE AWAY NIGHT. I WAS DOWN THERE, 750, 800 PEOPLE DOWN THERE ON SATURDAY, A GREAT COMMUNITY FEEL. OUR MOST HISTORIC, ONE OF OUR MOST HISTORIC PROGRAMS IS CONCERT IN THE PARKS . I BELIEVE THAT PROGRAM STARTED, MAYBE IN 1985, 1986, SOMEWHERE IN THAT RANGE. WE HAVE A SERIES OF CONCERTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THEN WE SUPPORT THE PARIS, AS WELL AS THE WHILE FOLLOWER FESTIVAL. THIS MONTH WE HAD A

LITANY OF EVENTS IN THE AREA. >> NOW WE GET TO TWO UNIQUE

BUDGETS THAT WE HAVE. >> WHAT ABOUT ALL THE FIVE KAZEN

THINGS LIKE THAT? >> I AM GETTING TO THAT. DID I MISS THAT? I AM SORRY. IS IT NEXT? OKAY. THANK YOU. THE AQUATICS , 14 POOL STICK AND SIX SPRAY PADS BUT I WANT YOU TO

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THIS IS THE OPERATIONAL COST. BACK IN 2007, I WILL CALL ON ONE OF HER AUDIENCE MEMBERS HERE, WHO IS VERY MUCH AN EXPERT IN THOSE DEBATES ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE GET MORE COST-EFFECTIVE AND UNDERSTATING THE EXPENSES RELATING TO SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, ESPECIALLY IN RELATION TO THE RECREATION PROGRAM. WE SET THE SCHOOL, THE BOARD SET THE GOAL OF 50% TO COVER FOR THE OPERATIONAL COSTS, NOT CAPITAL COSTS. THAT GOAL HAS BEEN MET EVERY YEAR BY THE AQUATICS TEAMS SINCE 2010. SO WE ARE NOW 15 YEARS INTO THIS. AUNTS, SO, THESE BUDGETS ARE SCRUBBED TO MAKE SURE. BASICALLY, IF WE NEED TO SPEND IT, WE HAVE TO RAISE, POTENTIALLY RAISE FEES. WE HAVE HAD REALLY GOOD LUCK WITH MARKETING, COST MANAGEMENT, ET CETERA. WHEN YOU LOOK AT OPERATING 14 POOL STICK, THE BIGGEST EXPENSE WILL BE THE CHEMICALS, THE EQUIPMENT, THE UTILITIES. WHEN YOU LOOK IN TO REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE ITEMS, YOU SEE A LOT OF HOLE PUMP MOWERS ¿ MOTORS, THEY DON'T LAST 20 YEARS. IT IS A CONSTANT REPLACEMENT PROCESS. OF COURSE, WE ACTUALLY DO SOME PROGRAMS THERE, THE SWIM TEAMS, A VERY, VERY ROBUST LESSON PROGRAM AND WE ARE GETTING INTO THE RECREATIONAL PIECE OF AQUATIC PROGRAMS, AS WELL. HERE IS WHERE

WE PICK UP THOSE RACES. >> RECREATION IS ACTUALLY 100% COST RECOVERY. THE ONLY DOLLARS IN WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP PUTTING INTO THIS IS ACTUALLY CAPITAL DOLLARS. AT THE REC CENTERS, THEY NEED A ROOF REPLACEMENT, WE DON'T WANT THAT INTO THE FEES, IT'S JUST SALARIES AND THE COST TO PROVIDE THOSE PROGRAMS. AND SO WE LOOK AT THE TENNIS PROGRAM. WE LOOK AT THE EXPENSE OF TENNIS NUC $824,000, WHAT YOU DON'T SEE IS THE REVENUES, WHICH ARE WELL IN EXCESS OF $824,000. SO THAT IS APPROACHING ABOUT $1 MILLION OF REVENUE. YOU LOOK AT DAY CAMPS, $219,000 EXPENSE. WE ARE STARTING TO APPROACH $1 MILLION IN REVENUE.

NOW THAT DOES INCLUDE STAFF. WE KNOW WE ARE WELL IN EXCESS OF OUR NET EXPENSES ON THAT. THOSE ARE GOALS AND THAT IS HOW THOSE PROGRAMS WORK. THE PRE-GRAHAM PROGRAM, SOCCER, WE HAVE A WIDELY POPULAR SOCCER LEAGUE OUT THERE . THE SPORTS FIELDS, AS WELL AS GOSLING, THAT IS THE ADULTS ' SUNDAY LEAGUE. I THINK WHEN I GOT HERE, THEY WERE USING THREE OR FOUR FIELDS. NOW THEY ARE USING EIGHT FIELDS ON BARE BRANCH, I THINK TWO OR FOUR ADDITIONAL FIELDS AT GOSLING. THAT IS THE GROWTH WE HAVE SEEN.

TERRY MILL, HERE IS WHERE WE COME INTO, WE WILL CALL IT THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM, THE TRIATHLON, THE 5K, CRUSH RUSH, RUN AND DONE , THE CRUSH RUSH AND RUN INTO ARE SIMILAR , BACK TO BACK. THE GOING GLOW IS LATER IN THE YEAR, DEPENDING ON HOW THE CALENDAR FALLS. YOU LOOK AT $35,000, THOSE EVENTS ARE PROBABLY BRING IN, ABOUT $75,000 IN REVENUE. THEY ARE A GOOD THING. WHY WE HAVE PUT THOSE FIVE KEYS DOWN ON THE WATERWAY IS BECAUSE WE HAVE REDUCED DRASTICALLY THE SECURITY THAT IS REQUIRED, ESPECIALLY THE TRAFFIC CROSSING AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS ASIAN. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TRIATHLON , THE COST OF THE TRIATHLON, PROBABLY ABOUT 50%, IF NOT MORE, IS RELATED TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND SECURITY, SIGNAGE FROM THERE. 10 FOR TEXAS , TEXAS TREE VENTURES, WE HAVE EQUIPMENT, WE BRING MORE MONEY THAN $55,000 AND TEXAS TREE VENTURES AS WELL AS BOATHOUSE. THE TEAMS ARE VERY CONSCIOUS ABOUT WHAT PROGRAMS BRING REVENUE IN BUT ALSO IDENTIFY WHAT PROGRAMS ARE AT A VERY, VERY LOW COST OR EVEN FREE TO ENCOURAGE AS MANY PEOPLE TO

PARTICIPATE IN THOSE PROGRAMS. >> LET'S JUST TAKE TEXAS TREE VENTURES AS AN EXAMPLE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT OPERATING EXPENSES AND LABOR, THEN YOU HAVE THAT DEDICATED TO THAT THING YOU PUT

IN THE REVENUES, IS IT -- >> THE CASH FLOWS.

>> THE CASH FLOWS? >> YES. SO DOES BOATHOUSE. THE LAST TIME I LOOKED, I THINK WE ARE AT 134%, I DON'T REMEMBER TEXAS TREEVENTURES RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. THAT 34% THING GOES INTO FUND OTHER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND THE OVERHEAD OF

THE RECREATION GROUP. >> OKAY.

>> OF THE OTHER GROUP I AM MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR, JUST KEEPING AN EYE ON, STREET LIGHTING. THIS IS YOUR BILL FOR THE STREET LINE,

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>> TO BE CLEAR, WE PAY THE BILL, BUT WE DON'T OWN THE STREETLIGHTS , CORRECT? AND WE DON'T CHANGE THE BULBS .

>> YOU ARE VERY MUCH CORRECT. WE PAY $6.00, $7.00 , $10 A MONTH, DEPENDING ON WATTAGE. THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF STREETLIGHTS THAT WE ACTUALLY DO PROVIDE. THEY ARE VERY DECORATIVE IN THE TECH CENTER AREA. I THINK THAT IS WHERE THEY ARE.

>> WHEN THE STREETLIGHT IS OUT OR IF A STREETLIGHT NEEDS REPLACEMENT, WE DON'T BEAR THAT COST?

>> WE DON'T BEAR THE COST. THAT COST IS LOADED IN WITH THE COST.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE NEED A NEW LIGHT BULB OVER THERE. IT'S $50,000. THERE IS A PROCESS. THEY PUT IT IN AND WE WORK WITH THE COMPANY , THERE ARE SOME UNIQUE ASPECTS THERE. THEN WE PAY THE COST. IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS, I WILL MOVE ON.

THE REASON I AM TAKING THAT, WE ARE VERY, VERY HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HIRED KIM MCKENNA AS OUR DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION. SHE IS A 30 YEAR EMPLOYEE FOR US. I DON'T WANT TO JUST THROW HER TO THE BOARD ON THE FIRST DAY OF WORK. SHE'S GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO RIGHT NOW. CODE AND ADMINISTRATION IN TERMS OF PERMITTING AS WELL AS VIOLATIONS. YOU CAN SEE THEY RECEIVED 41,500 PLUS PARCELS OF LAND, RESIDENTIAL, AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL. WE ISSUED 7600 PERMITS AS WELL AS 5500 VIOLATIONS. THE MAJORITY OF THE MONEY IS IN THE STAFFING. THERE ARE VERY LITTLE DOLLARS WAITED TO IMPLEMENTATION TO LARGE PROGRAMS. ONE IS REVITALIZATION. THAT PROGRAM REALLY HELPS INDIVIDUALS GET THEIR HOUSES BACK INTO COMPLIANCE FOR CODE FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT. THAT IS INTERFAITH. AND THEN THE MAILBOX REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, THAT IS A UNIQUE PROGRAM FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THAT IS WHEN THE MAILBOXES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE POST OFFICE MAKES THE DETERMINATION THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WE ARE ABLE TO PURCHASE THOSE MAILBOXES. IT IS A GROWING EXPENSE OVER THE LAST

FEW YEARS. >> INTERESTING. I DID NOT

REALIZE THAT. >> A QUESTION ABOUT VANDALS AND DESTRUCTION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY. IT'S NOT IDENTIFIED HERE HOW MUCH THAT COSTS US ON A YEARLY BASIS, BUT I SUSPECT IT'S NOT SMALL. YOU ARE THE FASTEST CLEANER UPPERS I HAVE EVER WITNESSED IN MY LIFE. SOMETHING CAN BE TAGGED AND BEFORE YOU WAKE UP THE NEXT MORNING, YOU HAVE ALREADY ERASED IT. YOUR TEAM IS AMAZING. I COMPLEMENT THAT BUT I AM JUST CURIOUS, DO YOU EVER MEMORIALIZE IT SO WE CAN KEEP TRACK IF IT IS ONGOING?

>> WE HAVE A RUNNING LOG WE HAVE AS ESTIMATES . THERE IS A SMALL TAG ON IT, WE WILL PUT A $100 VALUE ON IT. I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT LIST FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT I CAN DO SOME RESEARCH FOR YOU.

>> WHAT I AM REALLY CHASING HERE IS IS IT INCREASING? IS THERE

ANYTHING WE CAN DO ? >> I DON'T THINK WE HAVE SEEN A NOTICEABLE INCREASE OVER THE YEARS. I THINK WHAT WE SEE IS MORE INCREASED TO REACTION TO WHAT IS THERE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. WE HAVE BEEN HERE, YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN IN MY ROLE FOR 18, GOING ON 19 YEARS. IT IS CONSISTENT WHAT

WE SEE. >> THANK YOU.

>> CLEANUP OR IS THE TECHNICAL TERM.

>> I WILL JUST PAUSE ONE SECOND. WE WILL START INTO PUBLIC SAFETY. THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION REAL FAST. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING REGARDING PARKS AND RECREATION OR CODE AND ADMINISTRATION WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE PARTICULAR INITIATIVES OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR JUST CONTINUE TO PROCESS ALL THIS AND LET US KNOW. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A BREAK.

>> I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD, I FOUND IT SHOCKING, THE STRATEGY SESSION WAS A WEEK AGO. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON A FUTURE ONE THE

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QUANTIFY. >> YEAH, AS I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING, WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. YOU ARE RIGHT. THAT IS A LOT MORE INVOLVED AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET IT DONE IN THIS PERIOD OF TIME BUT YOU WILL CERTAINLY SEE THAT COMING UP IN

THE FUTURE. >> AND THAT WILL BE IN THE

PRESENTATION? >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> WORKING ON IT ALONG WITH THE FINANCE STAFF.

>> KIM MCKENNA WAS PROMOTED . >> GIVE HER OUR CONGRATULATIONS.

>> I SURE WILL. SHE WILL DO WONDERFUL.

>> WE WERE TALKING , I THINK THERE IS A REASON WHY, BUT THEY WERE SAYING CANNOT EVER BE TURFED? I KNOW THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED BEFORE AND I COULDN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

>> BACK WHEN, WHEN DO WE START THE IRON MAN?

>> 11 YEARS AGO? >> WHEN WE WERE GETTING THE DOWNPOURS IN THAT AREA, IT WAS JUST GETTING COMPLETELY MUCKED UP, WE PRESENTED THE OPTION TO TURFED THAT. THERE WERE SOME LIMITS THAT YOU COULD HAVE. ONE OF THEM WAS NO FOOD ON IT. YOU DON'T WANT GREASE FIRES -- FRYERS, LIKE YOU HAVE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS. SO WHAT WE ENDED UP DOING WAS CREATING A SAM BASE WITH OF PLASTIC GRID TO SUPPORT HEAVIER VEHICLES SO WE REDUCED TRENCHING. THERE IS TURF ON THAT. MITCH HAS DONE A GREAT JOB KEEPING THAT UP, ESPECIALLY THE LAST, YOU HAVE BEEN HERE EIGHT YEARS, SOMEWHERE IN THAT RANGE? HE HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB ON THAT . THAT SYSTEM IS PARTIALLY ON THE NORTH SHORE, AS WELL. SO WE WERE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AT NORTH SHORE NOW WE DON'T HAVE

THOSE PROBLEMS. >> THANK YOU.

>> THE HEAT THOSE THINGS PUT OUT DURING THE SUMMER IS INTENT. I BROUGHT MY HEAT THERMOMETER TO A SOCCER GAME, 120 DEGREES ON THE

TURFED. JUST CRAZY. >> SPEAKING OF PETE --

>> BRINGING THE HEAT. BRING IN THE HEAT.

>> I WANTED TO ECHO YOUR SENTIMENTS ABOUT PARKS AND RECLAMATION -- RECREATION HOW QUICKLY THEY CLEAN UP. RECENT WE HAD A FIRE IN ONE OF THE BATHROOMS AND WENT ARSON INVESTIGATORS GOT THERE AT 9:00 TO TAKE THE PICTURES, YOU SAID THERE WAS A FIRE ON HERE. THEY REPLACE THE TOILET CLEAN THE WALLS AND REPAINT. NEXT TIME, THEY SAID JUST LET US DO THE

INVESTIGATION. >> THEY ARE ON THE SPEED OF

SUPERHEROES. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> WE HAVE THREE CATEGORIES IN OUR BUDGET. IT'S FIRE AND EMS MANAGEMENT, THE HEADQUARTER STEP IN THE DIVISION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE OPERATIONS , THE FIRE FIGHTERS DOING ALL THE WORK IN THE LAST CATEGORY IS DISPATCH. WITH RESPECT TO FIRE AND EMS MANAGEMENT, YOU HAVE THE SLIDE. STAFF DEVELOPMENT, AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, INCLUDES TRAINING AND UNIFORMS, EQUIPMENT INCLUDES ALL OF OUR VEHICLES IN THE STAFF , REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, AS WELL AS DATA SERVICES, CELL PHONES, DATA CARDS FOR COMPUTERS IN OUR TRUCKS. WITH CONTRACTED SERVICES, I KNOW YOU ARE CONCENTRATING ON THIS, COMPUTER -- SUPPORT IS A BIG ITEM. A LOT OF THAT IS OUR CAD SUPPORT AND DISPATCH AND COMPUTER SUPPORT FOR RUNNING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

MEDICAL SUPPORTERS ARE MANDATED PHYSICALS FOR ALL OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS. THEN WE HAVE TO PAY SOME MONEY TO BE ON THE RADIO SYSTEM WITH THE FIRE CHIEF, THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FIRE CHIEF . NO OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE SOME COMMUNITY OUTREACH WITH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY PROGRAMS. PUBLIC EDUCATION, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. WITH RESPECT TO THE BIG BUDGET ITEM, THAT IS OR FIRE PROTECTION. STAFF DEVELOPMENT, THAT INCLUDES 162 FIREFIGHTERS IN THEIR UNIFORMS, 352,000. FACILITY EXPENSES, TELEPHONE, TO HAVE ALL NINE FACILITIES AND BACKUP DATA, BACKUP FIBER, ALL THAT IS INCLUDED IN THAT PRETTY BIG NUMBER. UTILITIES FOR

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>> HOW DO I BUY ONE OF THOSE? >> I'VE GOT A GUIDE. I'VE GOT A GUY. VEHICLE FUEL, OBVIOUSLY, IT TAKES A LOT OF MONEY TO KEEP THOSE TRUCKS RUNNING. COMPLIANCE TESTING, THAT INCLUDES LADDERS, HOSES AND ARE SERVICE SYSTEM AND FIREFIGHTER EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS.

I AM GOING FAST BUT DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, WE HAVE TWO SETS OF BUNKER GEAR FOR EACH FIREFIGHTER. SO THAT IS AT SUBSTANTIAL COST EVERY YEAR.

SPECIAL OPERATION SUPPLIES FOR THOSE ARE OUR RESCUE AND HAZMAT ENGINES THAT NEED EXTRA STUFF. EMS SUPPLIES AND PORTABLE RADIOS, THOSE ARE ALWAYS NEEDING TO BE REPAIRED OR FIXED. AND WE ADD TO THE FLEET WE ADD THOSE RADIOS AND KIND OF A CATCHALL CATEGORY FOR TRAINING AND TOOLS WITH SPECIAL OPERATIONS.

DISPATCH, SAME BREAKDOWN. THE STAFF INCLUDES TRAINING AND UNIFORMS. SOME EQUIPMENT WE NEED IN DISPATCH. I AM AT LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES, UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

>> NO QUESTIONS? >> HOW ARE YOU ENJOYING THE NEW

FIRE STATION? >> WE ARE HAPPY IT IS PROGRESSING. WE ARE HOPEFUL TO GET INTO IT BY THE END OF THE YEAR OR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT YEAR. WE DID COMPLETE ALL THE WORK AT THE EMERGENCY TRAINING CENTER. WE WILL GET Y'ALL OUT THERE TO SEE THAT. THE EXPANSION WENT VERY, VERY WELL. CHIEF ADAMS RAMROD AT THAT GROUP. WE GOT DONE WITH THE PUNCH LIST TWO

WEEKS AGO. >> I SAW THE EMERGENCY TRAINING CENTER WHEN I DID MY BASIC LIFE SUPPORT RETRAIN. IT WAS VERY, VERY NICE. I'M SURE THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE LOOKING FORWARD

TO THE NEW FACILITY. >> THEY ARE VERY IMPRESSED. WE HAD A TRAINING SESSION LAST WEEK WITH ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS , IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD GONE THROUGH EVERYTHING WAS OPEN AND THEY WERE PRETTY IMPRESSED. YES, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WILL TURN

IT OVER. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTORS. I WILL BE COVERING THE NEXT FEW AREAS. WHICH, AS YOU ARE AWARE, MY AREAS ARE ENGAGEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES A LAW-ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT AND THE BASE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND THE RESIDENT CARE CENTER. IT ALSO INCLUDES COMMNICATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCES AND THE TOWNSHIP SECRETARY'S OFFICE. WE WILL STARTED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. OF COURSE, THIS IS ONE OF THE BOARD'S BIGGEST EXPENSES AND DOES ACCOUNT FOR 10% OF THE BOARD'S BUDGET, THE TOWNSHIP'S BUDGET. THE BIGGEST COST, OF COURSE, IS FOR THE PERSONNEL AND CSO WITH THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE AS WELL AS THE HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE'S OFFICE. IN THIS, WE DO HAVE AN AREA YOU SEE IN BLUE HERE FOR $625,000. THAT IS THE UNBUDGETED BODY CAMERA EXPENSE. THE TOTAL COST OF THE BODY CAMERAS IS MORE THAN THAT, BUT THE WAY OUR CONTRACT, WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE TO GET THAT SPREAD ACROSS TWO YEARS SO WE DIDN'T TAKE THE TOTAL HIDDEN ONE YEAR.

THAT IS ON YOUR AGENDA, YOUR CONSENT AGENDA LATER TODAY. YOU HAVE RECEIVED THOSE MATERIALS, OF COURSE. SO THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY LARGE EXPENSE AND WE DO ALSO, WITH THAT, HAVE THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE, THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY CONSTABLE'S OFFICE AND ONE DETECTIVE THROUGH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR THE CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND SAFE PARTNER PROGRAM.

>> KAREN? QUESTION. WHY ARE THE BODY CAMERAS NOT INCLUDED IN

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>> SO, ALL OF THE , UM, WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THE VEHICLES.

>> WHY DO WE HAVE TO KEEP PAYING , WHY DOES THE TOWNSHIP HAVE TO

REPLACE IT EVERY YEAR? >> WE DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE THEM EVERY YEAR, BUT EVERY TIME THERE IS A NEW VEHICLE, THERE IS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF NEW EQUIPMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED OR REINSTALLED IN THOSE VEHICLES. TYPICALLY THAT IS NO EQUIPMENT THEY ARE RECEIVING. THERE IS, ULTIMATELY, AN ONGOING COST FOR THOSE BODY CAMERAS. WE ARE PAYING FOR THE EQUIPMENT THIS YEAR , EXTENDING INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR, BUT THERE IS AN ANNUAL OPERATING COST ON THOSE.

>> OKAY. SO I WILL GET TO THE POINT. SO THEY WON'T BE

$626,000 EVERY YEAR? >> THE ANNUAL OPERATING COST IS

$550,000. >> 5500 -- $550,000 TO OPERATE

THEM. >> I DON'T REMEMBER WHY WE ADDED THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE CLERK AT $73,000. IF WE ARE GOING TO GET CHARGED A SURPRISE $625,000 FOR CAMERAS AND $550,000 REOCCURRING DEAL, I THINK THE COUNTY COULD HAVE SAVINGS THERE. AGAIN, PEOPLE THINK IT IS THE INTERNATIONAL BANK OF THE WOODLANDS BUT WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO TAKE IT'S LIKE THIS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THE COUNTY IS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR CLERK. YOU WILL HAVE TO PLACE THAT IN THE

BUDGET AMENDMENT. >>> ABSOLUTELY. THAT IS SOMETHING THE TOWNSHIP HAS BEEN PAYING FOR SINCE BEFORE ITS CURRENT EXISTENCE. IT WAS ORIGINALLY SET UP TO OFFSET THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF SENDING ADDITIONAL CASES TO THE COURT.

BOARDS OVER THE YEARS HAVE TALKED ABOUT FOR AS LONG AS WE HAVE EXISTED IN THE CURRENT SET UP ABOUT ELIMINATING THAT POSITION AND NO BOARD HAS ACTUALLY DONE IT. THAT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE COULD DO AND PROPOSE , JUST SO YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW, WE DO HAVE THAT , WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY BEEN FINDING IT ON THE CONTINUATION OF THE AGREEMENT THROUGH THE END ,

THROUGH THIS BUDGET YEAR. >> I MEAN, I DON'T MEAN TO GO OVER IT, I AM SURE IT IS A LOT OF THINGS, A LOT OF HISTORY TO IT. I JUST HOPE WE CAN LEARN ABOUT THE REAL BUDGET PROCESS BUT I AM JUST TELLING YOU, AS WE LOOK AT A $625,000 , WE HAD NO IDEA IT WAS COMING AND OVER $500,000 REOCCURRING COST, JUST LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE OTHER THINGS.

>> CERTAINLY. CERTAINLY SOMETHING TO PINPOINT.

>> KAREN, ON THE PERSONNEL COSTS ?

>> YES. >> IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THERE

ARE SOME OPEN POSITIONS, RIGHT? >> THERE ARE . WE ONLY GET CHARGED THE ACTUAL COST OF THE POSITIONS THAT ARE FILLED. SO THERE ARE POTENTIALLY SIMILAR SAVINGS IN THAT. SOMETIMES THAT IS BEING USED TOWARDS OVERTIME SO THEY CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COVERAGE. IT IS KINDA SEPARATE FROM THE OVERTIME PROGRAM, WHICH IS REALLY , LARGELY TARGETING LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> THIS NUMBER IS ASSUMING ALL POSITIONS ARE FULL .

>> YES, SIR. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE?

>> YES, IS HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE FULL? ARE THEY FULLY

LOADED WITH EMPLOYEES? >> THEY GENERALLY ARE . IT'S THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT HISTORICALLY HAS HAD OPENINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR . IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT IS CONCERNING BUT IT IS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THEY WILL HAVE OPENINGS THROUGHOUT

THE YEAR. >> SO HARRIS COUNTY, THIS PAST YEAR, PAST THE INCREASE FOR THEIR SHERIFFS . ARE WE GOING TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HERE WHERE THEY SAY WE NEED TO START MATCHING WHAT HARRIS COUNTY HAS DONE?

>> WE HAVE RECEIVED EARLY INDICATION THAT WILL MOST LIKELY HAPPEN . THE COMMISSIONERS HAD SOME DISCUSSION ON THAT. I HAVE BEEN OUT OF TOWN. I DON'T BELIEVE THEY HAVE MADE ANY DECISIONS ON THAT, BUT THEY ARE EXPLORING WITH THEY MAY NEED TO DO AND, UM, WE ARE ESTIMATING IT WILL PROBABLY BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 810 AND 13% INCREASE, BUT YOUR PERSONNEL AND OVERTIME

COSTS ALONE. >> OKAY. WE NEED TO KEEP LOOKING

AT IT. >> THE NEXT AREAS CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT. THE LARGEST EXPENSES THIS CONTRACT. THAT CONTRACT

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>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING TO THAT.

>> OKAY. >> WOULD YOU CONSIDER LOOKING INTO, I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF DILIGENCE AND DECISIONS TO BE MADE BUT IN WORKING WITH OUR NEW CONTRACT WITH THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT, UM, HAVING THEM MANAGE, I THINK THEY NEED TO BE SEAMLESS AND WORKING TOGETHER AND, UM, HAVING THEM , GETTING THE RADIOS TOGETHER AND GOING AFTER ISSUES WHERE WE HAVE HAD TROUBLE, YOU KNOW, REMOVING THE BARRIER OF GOING THROUGH US TO GET THERE, I THINK IT IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT SITUATION THEY SHOULD BE WORKING HAND IN HAND.

MAYBE LOOK INTO THAT FOR OPTIONS FOR WHERE THE BUDGET IS.

>> ONE OTHER COMMENT ON THE SLIDE BEFORE. I UNDERSTAND IN HARRIS COUNTY THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING AT THE CONSTABLES' SELLERS, AS WELL, NOT JUST THE SHERIFF. THERE IS SOME PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL NUMBERS RIGHT THERE AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE. IT IS MY CONCERN THAT WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE. JUST TO CLARIFY ON THAT, WE FIND ADDITIONAL DEPUTIES THROUGH THE HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE'S OFFICE. THAT IS WHO DOES A PATROL IN THAT AREA. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE CREEKSIDE PARK AREA JUST RECEIVED SERVICE FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SO THE IMPACT TO US WOULD BE THROUGH THE CONSTABLE.

>> OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE ON CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT? SO THEN I WILL GO THROUGH THE DIVISIONS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS A COMMON THEME IN BOTH NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IS THAT THEY DO A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING. AND, UM, ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THESE SERVICES IS THAT THEY REALLY ASSESSED THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN WAYS THAT AREN'T ALWAYS OBVIOUS. I WILL START WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. SO, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, UM, THE BIGGEST EXPENSES HERE ARE FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, THE WATCH PROGRAMS AND, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY . ALL OF THOSE ARE THINGS WHERE WE ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE ARE PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY, PROMOTING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. WE HAVE LARGE EVENTS, LIKE THE HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS EVENT THAT WE HOLD , TYPICALLY IT IS IN APRIL, SOMETIMES MAY. WE BRING IN ALL KINDS OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT IS GENERATORS SAFETY OR THE WEATHER IMPACTS , WITH THAT, WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BOOKLET THAT GETS DISTRIBUTED THAT HAS, IT IS ACTUALLY A BOOKLET THAT IS AVAILABLE. IT ALSO GETS PASSED OUT AT OTHER EVENTS, TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY SHOULD STOCK UP ON AND ALSO WHERE TO TUNE IN, IF THEY NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HOW TO SIGN UP FOR THOSE ALERTS . WHAT NEWS SOURCES MAY BE AVAILABLE DURING AN EVENT. THEY ALSO DO THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS ALL ABOUT NEIGHBORS GETTING TO KNOW NEIGHBORS AND IT IS A FIRST STEP IN CRIME PREVENTION. A LOT OF IT IS REALLY COMMUNITY BUILDING. WE KNOW WHO LIVES ON OUR STREET SO WE HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE WHEN SOMETHING IS OUT OF PLACE.

>> NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS GREAT. >> I HAVE A COMMENT. FIRST OF ALL, I THINK NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES IS WHAT MAKES THE WOODLANDS THE WOODLANDS. EVERYWHERE THEY ARE FRIENDLY, THEY ARE JUST WONDERFUL. THE THING WE TALK ABOUT IS, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY WE SHOULD HIRE A PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME PERSON FOR THESE ELECTRIC VEHICLES ? IS THERE A WAY, ONE WE ARE LOOKING AT CUTTING OR SAVING MONEY THAT THEY CAN ABSORB THAT?

>> ACTUALLY, ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THEY ARE ALREADY DOING IS PROGRAMMING IN THAT VEIN. IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE WALK TO SCHOOL, THEN IT BECAME WALK/BIKE, THEN I THINK IT BECAME WALK, BIKE AND ROLL TO SCHOOL. DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AND INTO OCTOBER, THEY ARE WORKING WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS PROVIDING EDUCATION. THEY CAN SET UP OPPORTUNITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COME OUT AND TALK ABOUT KIND OF THE RULES OF THE ROAD AND SAFETY WITH VEHICLES, AS WELL AS BRING IN REPRESENTATIVES , HOSPITALS, TEXAS CHILDREN'S, I MAY BE FORGETTING OTHER HOSPITALS, BUT THEY ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT INJURY SAFETY AND INJURY CONCERNS AND WEARING HELMETS. I KNOW DR. SEKULA-GIBBS MENTIONED THE OTHER DAY WE DO HAVE SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS. THEY ARE NOT AS ROBUST AS WHAT WE WANT TO DO BUT IT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN BUILD UPON. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE AWARE, BUT THE DEPARTMENT DOES A

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>> IT SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE OUR DISCUSSION THE OTHER NIGHT.

>> YES, I WAS PREPARED FOR THAT, I DID LISTEN.

>> WE BROKE EVERY RULE IN THE BOOK.

>> IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. BUT, ANYWAY, I THINK IT IS A DISCUSSION, WE ALREADY HAVE A GREAT TEAM FOR VIDEOS, WE'VE GOT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES THAT ARE EVERYWHERE .

>> RIGHT. ONE OF THE THINGS YOU WILL SEE THAT THEY DO, YOU KNOW, SO POPULAR AT THE FIRE STATIONS, THEY DO A FABULOUS JOB AND WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DOES IS COORDINATE THOSE EVENTS. THOSE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ARE THEIR FORTE.

>> STOP.

>> ANYTHING ELSE ON NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES?

>> NO. >> OKAY. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, THEY ALSO HAVE PROGRAMMING. THEY HAVE SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES, MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE, YOU KNOW, WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER COUNTIES. THAT WE'VE GOT SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING, THAT IS THE EDUCATION PIECE OF IT NOT THE SOLID WASTE CONTRACT. WATER CONSERVATION, POLLINATOR SUPPORT. ONE OF THE THINGS, THE REASON I SAID, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OUR AREAS WERE INTERTWINED WITH SOME OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS IS BECAUSE , EVEN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, IF YOU ARE SOMEBODY WHO HAS YOUR , YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT PRESCRIBED AMOUNTS OF NATURAL NATIVE EDUCATION YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVING YOUR YARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH COVENANTS. IF YOU ARE SOMEBODY WHO IS HAVING A HARD TIME MEETING THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE A SHADY AREA, I CAN'T GROW ANYTHING THERE. I'VE GOT A PLACE WITH FULL SON -- SUN, WE CAN'T GROW ANYTHING MET. WE TALK ABOUT PLANTS THAT REQUIRE LESS WATER, ALL OF THAT IS IN THE PROGRAMMING WE HAVE. A LOT OF WHAT MY DEPARTMENTS DO IS REALLY SUPPORT THE OTHER

DEPARTMENTS IN THEIR MESSAGING. >>> SO I HAVE A QUESTION. THE WATERWAY FOUNTAIN, WHERE WILL THAT DISCUSSION BE AND WHERE

WILL THAT BUDGET BE? >> HOPEFULLY, MAYBE WE WILL HAVE THE INFORMATION AT THE JULY 23RD BUDGET INITIATIVE MEETING, WHERE THE BUDGET INITIATIVE LAST YEAR WE JUST HAD SOME RECENT PROGRESS ON IT . A MEETING LAST WEEK OR THIS WEEK, EXPECTING THE REPORT

THIS WEEK. >> YOU WILL BE REPORTING ON

THAT. >> DO THEY ALSO DO ARBOR DAY?

>> THEY DO. THEY DO ARBOR DAY, COMMUNITY TREEPLANTING , THE SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING, LANDSCAPES , THEY DO PROGRAMS LIKE THE SUNSET CINEMA. IF YOU HAVE A CHILD AND YOU HAVE NEVER TAKEN THEM THERE, IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM. THEY WILL SHOW, I WILL SAY, ONE OF THE MORE CURRENT MOVIES. THEN THEY HAVE TRIVIA AND QUESTIONS. IT IS VERY INTERACTIVE TO GO ALONG WITH IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, IT IS EDUCATIONAL AT THE SAME TIME IT IS FUN FOR FAMILIES . THEY ARE NECESSARILY THINKING WE WILL LEARN ABOUT RECYCLING BUT THEY ARE. THEY HAVE A GARDENING

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RESIDENTS. >> A LOT OF REVENUE AND A

COCKTAIL HOUR. >> SOME LIABILITY ON THAT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T MEAN TO BE A WET TOWEL ON THAT ONE.

>> KAREN, BEFORE WE MOVE ON FROM ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, WE HAD A VERY BIG PUSH NOT LONG AGO TO CLEAN OUR STORM WATER THAT IS RUNNING INTO OUR LAKES. PEOPLE VERY GENEROUSLY TOOK THEIR TIME AND MARKED STORM DRAINS WITH, I FORGOT WHAT IT SAYS NOW. DON'T OR SOMETHING. DON'T LET YOUR PETS SOMETHING, DON'T BLOW IT IN THE DRINK AND I CAN'T REMEMBER NOW. DO YOU?

INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] >> YEAH.

>> DON'T DUMP . OKAY. DID IT HAVE A PICTURE OF A DOG ON IT? IT DOES NOT. IT WAS MORE SUBTLE . USE YOUR IMAGINATION. THERE ARE PLENTY OF REASONS TO NOT JUMP INTO THE WATER DRAINS. PART IN THE CHALLENGE WITH DUMPING, EVEN IF IT'S JUST GRASS CLIPPINGS. YOU KNOW, YOU ARE POLLUTING THE WATER, BUT YOU ARE ALSO CREATING A BREEDING GROUND FOR MOSQUITOES. SO THERE ARE LOTS OF REASONS NOT TO DUMP THINGS INTO THOSE DRAINS.

>> I AM PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE LAKE WOODLANDS STAYS CLEAN SO WE HAVE NO MORE PROBLEMS WITH OUR WONDERFUL IRONMAN TRIATHLON . IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND BRINGS IN SO MUCH REVENUE. SO THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING. THAT CAME OUT OF THAT PROGRAM, DID IT NOT? THAT WAS WONDERFUL. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT PROGRAM. ANYTHING WE CAN DO LIKE THAT IS GOOD BUDGET USE,

I THINK. >> ONE THING THAT ALSO HELPS WITH THAT, WE OFFER CLASSES THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND SOMETIMES IT IS THE FERTILIZER PEOPLE USE ON THEIR LAWNS , ACTUALLY, THAT IS CAUSING ISSUES IN THE LAKE.

>> YEAH, YOU DON'T WANT THAT BIG RAINSTORM EVENT.

>> IT IS NEVER GOOD. >> ANYTHING ELSE ON

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES? >> OKAY, SOLID WASTE, OBVIOUSLY, ONE OF OUR LARGEST CONTRACTS IS WASTE MANAGEMENT. THAT IS YOUR CURBSIDE RECYCLING AND TRASH SERVICE. IT ALSO IS THE RECYCLING CENTER OFF OF RESEARCH FORCE BOULEVARD, OPEN ON WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS. THAT IS A CONTRACT THAT CURRENTLY RUNS THROUGH JANUARY 31ST, 2028. IT INCLUDES OPTIONS TO RENEW FOR TWO ADDITIONAL FIVE-YEAR TERMS, WHICH WOULD ESSENTIALLY TAKE IT OUT TO JANUARY 2038 , IF YOU CHOOSE TO EXTEND THOSE. EVERY FEBRUARY, THAT DOES INCLUDE A RATE INCREASE, WHICH IS CAPPED AT 5%. ANY QUESTIONS ON WASTE MANAGEMENT? OKAY.

COMMUNICATIONS. SO, THE BIGGEST PIECE OF THIS , LET ME -- YEAH, SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T SKIP SOMETHING.

THE BIGGEST PIECES HERE ON THE WEBSITE, WHICH, OF COURSE, JUST GOT RELAUNCHED. IT IS A MAJOR COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL, OUR PRIMARY MEDICATIONS CHANNEL. THE NEXT BIGGEST EXPENSE IS IN ADVERTISING, WHICH IS THE TALK OF THE TOWNSHIP PAGE IN THE WHICH GETS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL - HOMES AND APARTMENTS IN THE WOODLANDS EVERY OTHER MONTH. WE DO ALSO HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA ARCHIVING, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT. AND THEN OUR EMAIL SERVER. THOSE ARE REALLY THE MAIN ONES. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLIES AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT. ANY QUESTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS?

OKAY. I WILL TURN IT OVER. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I WILL GO OVER THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT. I LIKE TO CALL THEM TOYS. STAFF DEVELOPMENT, THAT IS PRETTY MUCH ALL THE TRAINING FOR

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THE EQUIPMENT, THAT IS BASICALLY ALL OF THE REPAIR ITEMS AND FIXES AS THINGS BREAK OR NEED TO BE REPLACED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AS WELL AS ONE-OFF SOFTWARE WE HAVE TO PURCHASE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMPUTER SUPPORT, THAT IS OUR BIGGEST TICKET. THAT IS ALL OF THE LICENSING WE HAVE FOR EVERY SYSTEM WE HAVE, AS WELL AS THE MAINTENANCE. THE BIG TICKET ITEMS, SOME OF OUR SERVER SOFTWARE, AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE, OUR NETWORK STUFF, ALL OF THE SUPPORT FOR THAT, AS WELL. CONTRACT LABOR , THAT IS BASICALLY ANY TIME WE HAVE TO BRING IN HEAVY HITTERS WHEN SOMETHING IS BROKEN AND WE HAVE TO BRING IN OUTSIDE SUPPORT.

THAT IS USUALLY WHEN THAT COMES INTO PLAY. AND THEN OTHER CONTRACTED SERVICES, THIS IS A BIG ONE, AS WELL. THAT IS MICROSOFT OFFICE, 100% MICROSOFT, AS WELL AS CYBERSECURITY. AND THEN ADMINISTRATIVE, THAT IS SOME OF OUR MEMBERSHIPS, AS WELL AS MILEAGE , OFFICE SUPPLIES AND

SUCH. >> SO I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> CYBERSECURITY IS BECOMING MASSIVE IN OTHER BUSINESSES. ARE WE AT THE LEVEL WE SHOULD BE AT? OR SHOULD WE BE BUDGETING MORE FOR THAT CYBERSECURITY? NUMBER TWO, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT BACK ROOM BECOMING ABLE TO HAVE MEETINGS ONLINE. DID WE FINISH THAT? IS THAT COMPLETED?

>> THAT IS COMPLETED. >> OKAY, GOOD .

>> AS FAR AS CYBERSECURITY, UM, IT'S ALWAYS AN ISSUE. UM, WE ARE ALWAYS ADDING MORE TO IT. YOU WILL SEE SOME ADDITIONAL STUFF, REQUESTS IN THE BUDGET PROCESS NEXT MONTH AND ALSO IN

AUGUST. >> FACILITIES, THIS IS ALSO WITHIN MY PURVIEW, AS WELL. THIS PRIMARILY COVERS , SO WE HAVE FOUR STAFF MEMBERS THAT COVER FACILITIES. WE HAVE STAFF DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS THE TRAINING. FACILITY EXPENSE UTILITIES IS PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY, WATER, ELECTRIC AND SUCH. REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, THIS IS FOR ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BREAK/FIX, AS IT COMES, SOME OF THEM ARE EXPENSIVE ITEMS. SUPPLIES, THESE ARE BASICALLY THE CUSTODIAL STUFF, TOILET PAPER, CUSTODIAL SERVICES IS FOR THIS BUILDING ALONE . EQUIPMENT, THAT IS ALSO FOR MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. AND THEN ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES,

MILEAGE. ANY QUESTIONS? >> THE FACILITY EXPENSE, DID I MISS IT? THE FACILITY EXPENSE FOR PARKS AND REC?

>> THAT IS SEPARATE. YES, SIR. I WILL MOVE ON AND HANDED OVER.

>> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. SO, A QUICK VIEW OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES BUDGET. UM, JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CONTEXT ON THIS, THESE EXPENSES USUALLY COVER THE ENTIRE STAFF, NOT JUST THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE HR DEPARTMENT. SO, FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE MEETINGS AND THINGS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MEETINGS. WE HAVE OUR STAFF, AS WELL AS TRAINING. YOU MENTIONED CYBERSECURITY. WE DO HAVE CYBERSECURITY TRAINING FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF THAT IS REQUIRED EVERY YEAR. THE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM THAT WE USE TO DEVELOP THAT TRAINING IS INCLUDED IN THAT BUDGET LINE, ALONG WITH OUR DISCRIMINATION PREVENTION TRAINING. UNIFORMS IS ACTUALLY, UM, APPAREL FOR TOWNSHIP STAFF THAT DON'T WEAR UNIFORMS. SO THEIR UNIFORM IS THAT TOWNSHIP LOGO POLO. THE SWEATSHIRT. SO THAT COMES IN THE HR BUDGET. TUITION REIMBURSEMENT IS FOR EDUCATIONAL REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR STAFF. WE DO FOR REGULAR STAFF THAT ARE TAKING COLLEGE CLASSES. WE REIMBURSE UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT. EMPLOYEE EVENTS, THE MOST, THE BIGGEST SECTION IN THAT LINE ITEM IS THE

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THAT IS A PLACEHOLDER IF WE NEED TO USE LEGAL SERVICES FOR DIFFERENT MATTERS, THEY COME UP ONCE IN A WHILE. INCLUDING THE CONTRACT FOR A CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE REPORTING HOTLINE.

CONTRACT LABOR IS TYPICALLY TRANSLATIONS THAT WE NEED TO DO FOR OUR SPANISH-SPEAKING STAFF AND FOR DIFFERENT THINGS THAT,.

RECRUITING PHASE, THE LARGEST CHUNK OF THAT IS REALLY THE, MR. CHAIR -- UM, THE PAYROLL SYSTEM. THE APPLICATION OF THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE USED FOR RECRUITING TO TRACK ALL OF OUR APPLICANTS AND ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THEM. THE TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED TO PUT THEM ON PAYROLL. SO WITH 500 PLUS EMPLOYEES PLUS 350 OR SO SEASONAL STAFF THAT COME ON AND OFF THE PAYROLL, GIVEN ANY YEAR, THAT IS WHERE THAT IS GOING, AS WELL AS BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR ALL THOSE FOLKS AND PLACING ADS FOR JOB POSTINGS. DRUG TESTING, AS WELL. EVERY TIME I PUT SOMEONE ON THE PAYROLL WE DRUG TEST. WE ALSO DO RANDOM TESTING FOR ALL OF OUR SAFETY SENSITIVE POSITIONS. SO THAT IS COVERED THERE. AND THEN ANOTHER IS REALLY SERVICES FOR BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATIONS AND THE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS WE USE FOR THOSE THINGS GET PUT INTO THAT BUDGET LINE. AND THEN OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, INCLUDING SOME OF THE THINGS YOU HAVE HEARD, MILEAGE AND THINGS

LIKE THAT. >> SO, TO HAVE AS MANY EMPLOYEES AS WE HAVE, NOT THAT I AM TRYING TO RAISE THE BUDGET BUT TUITION REIMBURSEMENT AT $600,000 FOR THAT MANY EMPLOYEES THEY HAVE TO APPLY FOR, WHAT DO THEY GET, $5.00? IS SUCH A LOW NUMBER.

>> YEAH. THEY CAN APPLY FOR TUITION REIMBURSEMENT, JUST TUITION, NOT FEES AND BOOKS AND OTHER THINGS, BUT JUST TUITION.

THEY CAN APPLY FOR UP TO TWO CLASSES AND $4000 A YEAR.

NORMALLY WHAT WE SEE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT HERE ARE CLASSES AT LONE STAR, CLASSES AT SAM HOUSTON STATE, DIFFERENT ONLINE SCHOOLS THAT PEOPLE ARE DOING WHILE THEY ARE WORKING FULL-TIME TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION AND FURTHER THEIR CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. AND SO, UM, WE TYPICALLY, WE INCREASED THIS AMOUNT, UM, THE AMOUNT THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM AND THEN THE AMOUNT IN THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. I THINK IT WAS LAST YEAR, MAYBE THE YEAR BEFORE, WE WENT OUT AND WE WILL GET UP TO 6000 THIS YEAR BUT WE TYPICALLY SPEND UNDER THAT IN TERMS OF REIMBURSEMENTS.

>> HOW MANY OF STAFF TYPICALLY APPLY FOR TUITION REIMBURSEMENT?

>> I THINK I HAVE FIVE OR SIX APPLICATIONS I AM WORKING RIGHT NOW. THE HAVE TO APPLY FOR IT IN ADVANCE AND THEN THEY TAKE THEIR COURSES. YOU HAVE TO BRING US THE GRADE REPORT AND THEN THEY GET REIMBURSED IF THEY GET A C OR BETTER.

>> I DID SEE A LOT OF PROFESSIONAL --

>> YES. YOU CAN'T JUST , SO, YES. THE DEGREE PROGRAMS, THE HAVE TO GET APPROVED IN ADVANCE BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE APPLICABLE TO A JOB HERE AT THE TOWNSHIP . SO WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, APPROVING EVERY SINGLE POSSIBLE THING THEY CAN COME UP WITH TO GO TO SCHOOL FOR. BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, MIGHT NOT BE IN THE DEPARTMENT YOU WORK IN THEM BUT WE HAVE ANOTHER DEPARTMENT THAT COULD USE THOSE SERVICES SO THAT

DEGREE MIGHT APPLY. >> I THINK WE ARE ALL IN FAVOR OF IT, IT JUST SEEMS SO LOW, THAT'S ALL. I DID NOTICE IN MANY OF THESE ACCOUNTS, THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WAS A PART OF JUST ABOUT EVERYONE. CERTIFICATIONS, AS WELL?

>> YES. >> SO WE ARE DEVELOPING THEM , JUST NOT SENDING THEM TO SCHOOL THAT MUCH.

>> THOSE ARE FOR THE D STUDENTS. >> OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> OKAY. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH

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QUESTIONS ON THAT? THANK YOU. >> CLASS, BUT NOT LEAST.

>> I SAW Y'ALL EXCLUDED FROM THIS.

>> WE DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE ENOUGH TIME BUT NOW WE CAN SQUEEZE YOU IN. OKAY. SO, LAST SLIDE. I WILL SAY IN STAFF DEVELOPMENT, I DO HAVE THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. THERE WORKING OUR CERTIFICATIONS THAT DO NOT GO THROUGH TUITION REIMBURSEMENT. SO THAT IS ANOTHER AVENUE TO GET CERTIFICATIONS. THEY ARE NOT DUE STUDENTS, THEY ARE A STUDENTS.

OUR BIGGEST EXPENSE IS 144,000. AS YOU KNOW, THAT IS A REQUIRED NECESSITY THAT WE HAVE. THOSE DO CONTINUE TO INCREASE EACH YEAR, JUST BECAUSE OUR BUDGET INCREASES THE SINGLE AUDIT PROGRAMS WITH OUR GRANTS THAT TEND TO INCREASE. THEN WE HAVE NEW AUDIT STANDARDS THAT COME OUT EACH YEAR SO THOSE INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY HAVE TO SPEND. THEN WE DO HAVE THE PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES. THAT IS OUR PAYROLL AND HR SOFTWARE. HR USES IT, AS WELL. THEY TYPICALLY INCLUDE IN THEIR BUDGET THE ON BOARDING AND RECRUITING FOR THE EMPLOYEES HERE. WE PROCESS THE CHECK AND FINANCE PAYS FOR THE PROCESSING FEE. SO THAT COVERS THE BIWEEKLY PAYROLL, WHICH IS 24 AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PAYROLLS, WHICH I THINK IS 20 ANNUALLY. THOSE ARE THE TWO LARGEST EXPENSES. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I GOT EIGHT MORE MINUTES. CAN I GO OVER THE FINANCIALS?

>> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT.

>> SO, MONEY, I DO HAVE SEACREST. THIS FELLOW IS SAYING, I GUESS AND WATCHING SOMEWHERE. THE STATE OF TEXAS PROVIDES TUITION REINFORCEMENT -- REIMBURSEMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIREFIGHTERS AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THOSE NUMBERS, JUST AN FYI FOR US. IS THAT CORRECT?

>> THANK YOU. >> ARRAY, MONEY, GREAT JOB.

>> THANK YOU. YES, A LOT OF INFORMATION QUICKLY. WE HOPE THIS HELPS IN TERMS OF PREPARING FOR THE UPCOMING BUDGET SESSIONS. IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO GET A QUICK REMINDER BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH TO IT. AGAIN, AT YOUR NEXT MEETING, NOT YOUR NEXT, BUT THE JULY 23RD MEETING, WE ARE WORKING ON BUDGET INITIATIVES FROM ALL DIFFERENT VARIETIES AND WE HOPE TO BE ABLE, WE DON'T HOPE, WE WILL GIVE YOU, FOR THE ONES THAT ARE COMPLETED, GIVE YOU AN IDEA WHAT IS COMING, AGAIN, TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR WHEN WE GET TO THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS.

>> THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WATCHING ONLINE.

>> WE KNOW ERIC IS. >> I WANT STAFF TO REALIZE, YOU KNOW, WE ASK FOR THIS PREBUDGET READ FOR A COUPLE REASONS. ONE IS, LAST YEAR WE HAD A COMMITTEE FOR THE FIRST TIME. ALL YOU GUYS PRESENTED TO THREE PEOPLE. THEN WE GOT TO THE TIME OF BUDGET TIME AND THE FOUR PEOPLE MORE SHOWED UP AND IT WAS KIND OF, UM, IT WAS KIND OF AWARE SITUATION. WE DIDN'T ALL GET INPUT AND WE DIDN'T ALL GET TO BE BRIEF. NOW WE CAN SEE THE PROCESS AND HAVE THAT SAME TIME. WE DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS TO THINK THAT SOMETHING WAS GOING WRONG. YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB AT MANAGING OUR RESOURCE AND DISPENSING THE KNOWLEDGE TO US.

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>> WE WERE HAPPY TO DO IT. I AGREE. IT IS GREAT THAT THE BOARD HEARS ALL OF IT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY IS IMPORTANT.

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

>> I CALL EMOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORT.

>> SO MOVED. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY

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

SAYING AYE. >> AYE.

>> THE MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL NOT HAVE A SESSION DURING THE BUDGET MEETING, I HOPE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE GOING TO RECONVENE, NOT RECONVENE, EITHER. ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT MEETING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE?

>> WILL YOU BE GIVING US A TIME PERIOD TO PRODUCE OUR BUDGET

INITIATIVES? >> YES.

>> YES. I WILL SEND OUT A REMINDER EMAIL, BUT OBVIOUSLY, THE SOONER THE BETTER. WE ARE REALLY SORT OF, WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO BE DOING ALL THE ANALYSIS, BUT SO ANYTHING YOU CAN GET US IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS OR SOONER WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. I WILL SEND OUT AN EMAIL SO THAT EVERYONE HAS A

CHANCE. >> WE HAVE SOMETHING FROM THE STRATEGIC SESSION THAT WILL BE COMING OUT, AS WELL.

>> THERE ARE EIGHT, NINE OR 10 OF THOSE, SOME ARE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.

>> CAN YOU SEND THOSE TO US? I KNOW I HAVE THEM. I WOULD LIKE

TO HAVE THEM AGAIN. >> WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT A LOT BUT IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE SESSION. I THOUGHT WE GOT A LOT OF THINGS ADDRESSED AND FIGURED OUT. HOPEFULLY, THAT GIVES YOU ALL A LITTLE LOWERING -- LEARNING CURVE ON WHAT WE ARE

THINKING. >> WE ARE WORKING ON THOSE AS WE

SPEAK. >> ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? MAY HAVE A MOTION A SECOND TO ADJOURN THE PREBUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.