Jun 25, 2025 Board of Directors Regular Meeting Agenda

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>>> BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S REGULARMEETING, IT IS 6:00 P.M.

WE HAD A BUDGET PRE-BUDGET MEETING AT 4:00 TODAY, SO THERE IS NO NEED FOR INVOCATION OR PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS FLAG OR AMERICAN FLAG, BECAUSE WE DID THAT IN THE

[2. Call meeting to order;]

>> LAST TIME I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT SAID HERE Y WILL SAY

PRESENT. >> DIRECTOR FRANKS.

>> PRESENT. >> DIRECTOR NELSON.

>> HERE. >> DIRECTOR SEKULA-GIBBS.

>> HERE. >> AND CHAIRMAN BAILEY.

>> HERE. >> BY ROLL CALL DETERMINED WE

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

AGENDA ITEM 3, PACKETS PAGES 1-3, RECEIVE AND CONSIDER ACT UPON ADAUPG OF MEETING AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION?

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

[4. Recognize public officials;]

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE.

>> RECOGNIZING PUBLIC OFFICIALS. UM, AARON HAULSTADER, VICE PRESIDENT OF MUD 6 IS HERE, AARON, AND ON THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT'S REPORTS, NANCY BECKER, GOT YOU SIGNED IN TOO.

SAW YOU WALK IN. >> CAN'T FORGET ARTHUR.

>> ARTHUR, HOW COME YOU NEVER SIGN PUBLIC OFFICIALS? ALL THE WORK WE GO THROUGH FOR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, YOU DON'T EVEN SIGN IN? ARTHUR IS ON MORE BOARDS THAT THE LAW ALLOWS. ALL

[5. Public comment;]

SPEAKERS MAY EXPRESS OPINIONS AND VIEW POINTS ON ISSUES NOTPERTICIPATED TO DEBATE. SPEAKERS WILL NOT USE PROFANITIES. COMMENTS WILL BE MADE AS A WHOLE OR INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU PUT CELL PHONES ON SILENT MODE . CALLING THE NAMES OF FIRST SPEAKER IS MR. TOM LANTHORP. TOM, WELCOME BACK.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TOM. THE LAST WEEK WE HAD COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION BY CHRIS ABOUT EAST GRUDERS, BICYCLES, AND STUFF ON OUR SIDEWALKS. IN THE DISCUSSION OF NEXT STEPS IT SEEMED TO ME THERE WAS A FOCUS ON WORKING ON EDUCATIONAL CHANGES AND PUTTING INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES LATER. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO STRONGLY URGE THE BOARD TO PUT INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES RIGHT UP IN PARALLEL WITH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. I WILL TELL YOU A BIT WHY. LAST WEEK CHAIR BAILEY TALKED ABOUT A RECENT, ALMOST ACCIDENT, THAT HE HAD WITH A 13-YEAR-OLD. THEN I AM SURE IF YOU HAVE BEEN READING THE WOODLAND'S FACEBOOK PAGE, YOU HAVE SEEN SOMETHING ABOUT A WOMAN WHO HAD HER ARM BROKEN BY AN E-SCOOTER AND THERE WAS MANY, MANY DISCUSSIONS AFTER THAT. SO, THESE INSTANCES SHOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH, I THINK, TO GET STARTED ON THINGS RIGHT AWAY. WE LOOK TO EDUCATION FOR ETIQUETTE AND RULES TO PROMOTE BEHAVIORAL CHANGE, BUT BEHAVIORAL CHANGE CAN ALSO BE ADOPTED OR INSTITUTED BY GRABBING ON TO

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SO, A SOLUTION IS TO PROVIDE TACTILE SENSATION TO AROUSE THEM TO CHANGES, UNCONSCIOUSLY, BEFORE CONSCIOUSLY, THEY WILL BEGIN TO SCAN AHEAD OF THEM TO LOOK AROUND, TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON, AND SEE WHETHER THERE ARE CARS OR OTHERS IN THEIR WAY.

IN ADDITION, THEY MAY MOMENTARILY RELEASE A LITTLE BIT OF TENSION ON THEIR THROTTLE, EVEN BEGINNING TO SLOW DOWN THEIR RIDE. SO THESE SENSATIONS ARE PROVIDED BY WHAT WE CALL RUMBLERS, AND I DON'T KNOW, BEING E-MAILED TO YOU ARE PICTURES OF SOME OF THE RUMBLERS WE HAVE HERE AND THEN SOME OTHER THINGS AROUND THAT. SO WE HAVE RUMBLERS AT SOME OF OUR INTERSECTIONS, THEY WERE THERE, PUT THERE TO ALLOW VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE WITH THEIR CANES TO REALIZE SOMETHING WAS COMING UP TO THEM, A ROADWAY. THOSE ARE PLACED TOO CLOSE TO THE INTERSECTIONS TO BE ANY USE FOR RIDERS. BUT, IN ADDITION, TO MY UNDERSTANDING FROM TALKING TO SOME OF THE COMPANIES THAT MANY COMPANIES AREN'T MAKING THAT KIND OF RUMBLER ANYMORE. THERE ARE CERTAINLY OTHER KINDS OF DEVICES AVAILABLE, BUT MOST ARE LARGE, BEING USED AS LANE DIVIDERS AND CHRIS CAN TELL YOU ALL ABOUT ALL OF THEM. I KNOW HIS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO THAT A LOT. FRANKLY, FOR FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, NONE OF THEM WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR USE HERE IN THE WOODLANDS.

HOWEVER, I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE TOOLS HERE, IS THAT THREE MINUTES? I WILL TALK FAST. THESE ARE THE BRICKS THAT WE ALREADY USED IF YOU ARE GOING DOWN THE ROAD JUST BEFORE YOU GET TO AN INTERSECTION, YOU GO OVER SOME BRICKS. IT WOULD BE NOT VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT THOSE SIMILAR BRICKS, IDENTICAL BRICKS, ON OUR SIDEWALKS, IN OUR SIDEWALKS, TO PROOPRO-VIDE THAT SAME TACTILE INFORMATION TO RIDERS, YET THOSE ARE ALL PRETTY LOW, I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD IMPACT ANYONE. SO, I WOULD SUGGEST SOME PRIORITIZEATION WHERE YOU MIGHT WANT TO START WITH THOSE, AND THOSE WOULD PROBABLY BE THE INTERSECTIONS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT ANALYSIS. I WILL JUST SAY THE RUMBLERS ARE ALWAYS GOING TO PRESENT A TACTILE ALERT, WHICH IS OVERCOMING ANY DISTRACTIONS A RIDER MIGHT HAVE, MAY IT BE MUSIC OR A PODCAST, OR FRIENDS TALKING TO THEM, EVEN WHEN THEY ARE DISTRACTED AND MAYBE THEY ARE NOT SO CONSCIOUS OF WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN FORMALLY

EDUCATED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, TOM. TOM IS A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, A CROSSING GUARD, SEES THE PATHWAYS FIRSTHAND, PROBABLY SEE A COUPLE OF IRRESPONSIBLE PARENTS TOO, I DON'T KNOW. JUST

SAYING. >> RESPONSIBLE PARENTS.

>> GOOD. I STAND CORRECTED. THANK YOU, TOM.

>>> THERESA WAGMAN.WELCOME.

>> GOOD EVENING, THERESA WAGMAN, I LIVE IN CONFERENCE CROSSING.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. I WANTED TO COMMEND ALL THE BOARD FOR THE PRESENTATION LAST MONTH IN REGARDS TO TALKING ABOUT E-SCOOTERS E-BIKES, AND ANY SORT OF MOTORIZED VEHICLE ON OUR PATHWAYS. I TRULY BELIEVE IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE OUR STUDENTS AND OUR, YOU KNOW, JUST OUR GENERAL POPULATION OUT AND ABOUT ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE, BUT I DO THINK THAT SAFETY IS A REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT ASPECT THAT WE ARE NOT CONSIDERING AS MUCH. SO AT LEAST FROM THE PARENT'S POINT OF VIEW, THEY BUY THE SCOOTER BUT DON'T REALIZE, SOME OF THEM CAN GO UP TO 20 MILES AN HOUR. AS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND, YOU KNOW, YOU BECOME MORE AWARE OF THINGS YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT. I HAVE SEEN KIDS DOUBLING UP ON THE SCOOTER, WHERE THERE ARE TWO ON THE SCOOTER RIDING ALONG, NONE WITHOUT HELMETS, AND IT IS A LAW TO HAVE A HELMET IF UNDER 18 TO RIDE THE BICYCLE.

THE GROUND IS NO SOFTER IF YOU FALL OFF A SCOOTER. I COMMEND THE BOARD FOR LOOKING INTO THIS, LOOKING FOR WAYS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES GAVE A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION ON THE, SOME OF THE THINGS THEY ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE THAT THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND HAVE AT OTHER EVENTS AND PROVIDE TO OUR SCHOOLS. SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR MAKING THIS A PRIORITY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEE THE

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OUTCOMES. >> THANK YOU, THERESA.

APPRECIATE IT . >> THANK YOU, THERESA.

>>> NEXT UP, MARK UNLAND.WELCOME. UNLAND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM MARK UNLAND, I AM ON THE PATHWAYS JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY, BIKING OR WALKING. I AM OPPOSED TO ALLOWING MOTORIZED VEHICLES, FLAT-OUT OPPOSED. OUR PATHWAYS ARE USED BY A WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE FROM DOG WALKERS TO PARENTS WITH CHILDREN, TO WALKERS, TO RUNNERS, TO BIKERS.

THAT IS NOW. ALL OF THOSE HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON, THEY USE THEIR OWN HUMAN ENERGY TO POWER THE ACTIVITY. THAT IMPROVES OR MAINTAINS THEIR FITNESS, IT MAKES THEM A HEALTHY PERSON. ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE DO THAT. RIGHT NOW. AT THE SAME SOMETIME, WE HAVE A PARALLEL SYSTEM, THEY ARE CALLED ROADS. IF YOU WANT TO USE A MOTOR, THERE IS A ROAD. SO WE HAVE THIS BRIGHT LIGHT DISTINCTION, MOTOR IZED ACTIVITIES BELONG ON ROADS BUILT FOR THAT PURPOSE, AND NON-MOTORIZED ACTIVITIES, WE HAVE PATHWAYS FOR, BEAUTIFUL PATHWAYS. THAT BRIGHT LINE DISTINGUISHES, WHAT IS ALLOWED IS NO MOTORS. ANYBODY THAT WANTS CONVENIENCE OF MOTOR CAN USE ROADS. ALLOWING ANY MOTORS ON PATHWAYS WILL BLUR THAT LINE. I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS, YOU ARE GOING TO BLUR THAT DISTINCTION AND INTRODUCE VEHICLES TO A SYSTEM NOT DESIGNED FOR THEM. WE HAVE TIGHT CURVES, VEGETATION, TREES. YOU CAN'T SEE PEOPLE COMING AND GOING UNTIL THEY ARE RIGHT ON TOP OF YOU. HAVING MOTORS ON THE PATHWAYS REDUCES THE SAFETY AND QUALITY AND EXPERIENCE FOR EXISTING 650,000 PEOPLE THAT USE THOSE THINGS. 650,000 PEOPLE USE IT NOW. NOW YOU ARE GOING TO ADD MOTORS TO THAT? I DON'T SEE THAT. IT TURNS THE PATHWAYS INTO MINI ROADS BUT WITHOUT ENGINEERING DESIGN THAT WOULD KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE. BIG OPEN AREAS, NICE STRAIGHT PATHS, THAT IS WHAT A ROAD IS. BIG OPEN AREA WITH A NICE STRAIGHT PATH. WE DON'T NEED TO ALLOW MOTORS ON PATHWAYS SINCE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE IN A MOTORIZED VEHICLE CAN ALSO BE DONE ON A NON-MOTORIZED VEHICLE. NAMELY, A BIKE. IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO USE A PATHWAY, THEY JUST NEED TO RIDE A BIKE. I SEE THEM, THOUSANDS EVERY DAY. THERE IS NO ADDED VALUE FOR THE MOTORIZED VEHICLE ON A PATHWAY EXCEPT CONVENIENCE OF THE USER.

THAT IS NOT CONSIDERING THE 650,000 PEOPLE WHO DON'T USE MOTORS RIGHT NOW. MOST OF YOU SUPPORTED THE IDEA FEW YEARS AGO AND EVEN TODAY, TO PRESERVE THE WOODLANDS. I HEARD A LOT ABOUT PRESERVING THE WOODLANDS. FOUR YEARS AGO WE PRESERVE THE WOODLANDS WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THAT IS NOT JUST A CAMPAIGN SLOGAN. THIS IS A REAL-LIFE EXAMPLE.IF YOU REALLY WANT TO PRESERVE THE WOODLANDS-- GIVE ME ANOTHER MINUTE-- YOU WOULD WORK TO PRESERVE THE CHARACTER AND QUALITY OF THE EXISTING PATHWAY EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE 650,000 USERS. YOU WOULD USE YOUR LEADERSHIP TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND EXERCISE AND EDUCATION ON WHAT OUR PATHWAYS ARE FOR. RATHER THAN TURN THEM INTO MINI ROADS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT JUST WANT CONVENIENCE. WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE CITY IN AMERICA, IN PART, BECAUSE OF THAT UNIQUE PATHWAYS SYSTEM. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY OTHER COMMUNITY THAT HAS SUCH A SYSTEM OF THE SAME DESIGN AND SAME CHARACTER FOR USERS. PLEASE DON'T COMPROMISE THAT UNIQUE AMENITY. PLEASE PRESERVE THE WOODLANDS BY PRESERVING OUR PATHWAYS FOR NON-MOTORIZED USE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

[6. Receive, consider and act upon reports from Village Association representatives;]

>> ALL RIGHT. FINISHING PUBLIC COMMENTS.

AGENDA ITEM 6, RECEIVE AND CONSIDER REPORT VILLAGE

ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES. >> FIRST UP. MARRY ANN FROM ALDERBRIDGE. WELCOME BACK.

>> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS MARY ANN, I AM THE PRESIDENT OF

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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, DIRECTOR FRANKS. WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT VILLAGE WINDOWS AND PREMIUM HOME MODELING ARE OUR NEW SPONSORS. WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR DONATIONS TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND BOTH COMPANIES SAID THEY ARE VERY WILLING TO REACH OUT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY IN OTHER WAYS. WE HAD A GREAT DAY FOR A POOL PARTY ON JUNE 5TH, THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT. BALLOON TWISTER, MAGICIAN, SNACK, SNOW CONES AND CHICK-FIL-A, WE WOULD LIKE CHICK-FIL-A AND KROGER FOR SPONSORING AND WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE TOWNSHIP FOR SETTING UP EQUIPMENT AND LIFEGUARDS WHO ALWAYS MAKE IT A FUN DAY AT THE POOL. SEVERAL OF US WERE AT FIRE STATION NUMBER FOUR ON JUNE 14TH, SUPPORTING THE FIRED UP TOUR. OUR YARD OF THE MONTH FOR JUNE WAS 18 SOUTH PINY PLANES CIRCLE. WE ARE OUT THIS WEEK VOTING FOR THE YARD OF THE MONTH FOR JULY. WE DO NOT HAVE A MEETING DURING JULY, AND OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 12TH. WE ARE BUSY GETTING READY FOR OUR FALL FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST. IT WILL BE FROM 1:00-4:00 P.M. AT LAKESIDE PARK AND I WILL SHARE MORE DETAILS IN THE FUTURE. THAT

CONCLUDES MY REPORT. >> THANK YOU. GUY BY THE EISSLER'S HOUSE FOR YARD OF THE MONTH. I HEAR HE HAS A MEAN

YARD. >> IMMACULATE.

>> GOT LETTERS FROM THE DSC BUT GOT IT ALL CORRECTED.

>>> ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, THE BEST VILLAGE CENTER IN THE WOODLANDS, COCHRAN'S CROSSING. I AM PARTIAL, HOME TURF. JC, WELCOME.

>> WE AGREE WITH THAT. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, FOLLOWING UP, WE HAD OUR POOL PARTY ON JUNE 7TH AT BEAR BRANCH. WE DO WANT TO THANK THE PARKS AND RECREATION FOR PROVIDING THAT FOR US. ALSO, FOR ALL THE MATERIALS REQUESTED. WE GAVE OUT ABOUT 200 SNOW CONES FROM KONA ICE SEVERAL MAYBE GOT MORE THANONE, BUT I WON'T GIVE THEIR NAMES. WE DID PROVIDE SOME SNACKS AS WELL FOR THAT, POOL PARTIES, DIFFERENT GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS. IT WAS A FUN TIME. WE HAD A GOOD CROWD THERE. WE ARE PLANNING FOR A FALL FEST FESTIVAL IN OCTOBER AS WELL. WE ARE MAKING PLANS ON THAT. AT AUGUST MEETING WE WILL HAVE COMMISSIONER WHEELER TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT HIS COMMISSION OFFICE DOES AND ALL OF THAT. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. LAST NIGHT WE MET AND WE WORKED ON OUR BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL BE FORWARDING ON TO THE TOWNSHIP. WE GOT THAT ALL TAKEN CARE OF. WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING FUNDS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO FOR THE MEMBERS OF COCHRAN'S CROSSING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, APPRECIATE IT.

>>> NEXT UP, CREEKSIDE PARK,NANCY BECKER. YOU HAVE BEEN MISSING FOR AWHILE. TRAVEL ING, ANNIVERSARY. WELCOME, WELCOME.

>> GOOD EVENING. SUMMER IS HERE NOW AND WE STARTED THE SEASON WITH OUR SPLISH SPLASH POOL PARTY ON JUNE 8TH. THAT WEEKEND WAS BUSY WITH ALL OF OUR POOL PARTIES. THIS WAS OUR SECOND COMMUNITY EVENT FOR THE YEAR. WE HELD OUR PARTY AT ROB FLUBBING AND RENTED THE TORPEDO FOR THE POOL AND PROVIDED FREE KONA ICE FOR ATTENDEES AS WELL. I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO THE BEST SHOPPING CENTER IN THE WOODLANDS, CREEKSIDE PARK.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> TWO SPONSORS BROOKLYN CAFE, WHICH HAS A LOCATION IN CREEKSIDE PARK, AND CHALLENGE TALKER. IF YOU HAVE EITHER OF THOSE YOU CAN PATRONIZE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I CONTACTED DR. NUNS AFTER A RESIDENT CONTACTED ME AABOUT INVASIVE VINES AROUND LAKE PULOMA DRIVE AREA. I WAS TOLD THE NEXT ROUND OF REMOVAL WILL TAKE PLACE THIS FALL.

SERIOUSLY THE VINES HANG SO LOW IN AREAS ALONG THE PATHWAYS MOST PEOPLE HAVE TO DUCK TO WALK ON THE PATHWAY. IF FULL REMOVAL IS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME, CAN WE PLEASE GET VINE TRIMMING DONE ON THE PATHWAYS SOON TO MAKE THE PATHS MORE COMFORTABLE? THE VINES ARE HANGING SO LOW NOW IT IS LIKE A LITTLE TUNNEL TO GO THROUGH. THEY ARE WEIGHING DOWN ALL OF THE VEGETATION THERE. SO, IT IS IRONIC TIMING THAT I READ THE ARTICLE AND THE COMMUNITY IMPACT MAGAZINE ABOUT THE E-BIKE POLICY. I ALSO READ ABOUT AN ACCIDENT WHERE A CHILD ON AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER RAN INTO AN ADULT AND BROKE HER ARM. MANY PEOPLE HAVE STOOD HERE, INCLUDING TONIGHT, AND ME, AND STATED IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT BY A SCOOTER. THE

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LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION POWER OUTAGES AGAIN. I BELIEVE CENTERPOINT IS TRYING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT THEIR MARKETING SAYS. YET, WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS BLIPS AND SEVERAL OUTAGES IN CREEKSIDE PARK. AN AREA THAT SEEMS TO HAVE FREQUENT ISSUES IS SAW BRIDGE CIRCLE IN JAGGED RIDGE. I HAD A RESIDENT REACH OUT ON THAT STREET. THERE APPEARS TO BE MORE OUTAGES CAUSED BY TRANSFORMER FAILURES WHICH IMPACT SMALL GROUPS OF HOMES. DURING A RECENT STORM, A BRANCH FELL ON A LINE CAUSING AN HOURS LONG OUTAGE, INCLUDING MY HOUSE. OUR CENTER POINT REP, JUSTIN, HAS THE ADDRESS. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THIS AREA WAS CHECKED FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE? I DON'T UNDERSTAND ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF THERE IS NOT A WAY TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY FURTHER AND POSSIBLY DIAGNOSE TRANSFORMER FAILURE BEFORE THEY

OCCUR. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> I ENCOURAGE EVEN OUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS COMMENTS AND OUR VILLAGE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS, PLEASE HANG AROUND, WE HAVE A COUPLE AGENDA ITEMS I THINK YOU WOULD FIND INTERESTING COMING

UP. >>> LAST UP, ERIN FROM GROEGEN'S MILL. SAW HIM TODAY AT THE GRAND OPENING RIBBON CUTTING OF THE SHOPPING CENTER, NEW AND IMPROVED AND YOU SHOULD SEE THE BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES.

>> LOOKS INCREDIBLE. >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN, DIRECTORS, AND STAFF. I AM AARON, PRESIDENT OF THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING AN UPDATE ON OUR ACTIVITIES. I WAS PRIVILEGED TO ATTEND THE RIBBON CUTTING AT THE NEW VILLAGE CENTER WITH ALL OF YOU. WHAT THE TEAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO TO THE CENTER BETWEEN RETAIL SPACE AND LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTERS IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THE CENTER COME BACK TO LIFE, AND CERTAINLY WHAT THAT MEANS FOR BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY. SINCE OUR LAST UPDATE THEY HELD MEETING MARCH 16, APRIL 21, MAY 19, AND JUNE 16. I WOULD THINK TO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING US WITH MONTHLY LAW ENFORCEMENT UPDATES. WE HAD RESIDENTS REACH OUT REGARDING AN INCIDENT IN MAY WHERE AN ALTERCATION LED TO THE DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM AT THE RESIDENCE OFF BURY FROST LANE, WE APPRECIATE THE RESPONSE AND CONTINUED COMMUNICATION FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS SUPPORT OF MEGHAN MOW, WHO PROVIDED ON BEHALF OF THE TOWNSHIP, WE HAVE ENCOURAGED RESIDENTS TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM AS WELL. THANK YOU TO DR. NUNS FOR PRESENTING AT OUR APRIL MEETING. CHRIS PROVIDED GREAT UPDATES ON THE TEAM, TOWNSHIP AMENITIES AND UP COMING PROJECTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF RESIDENTS REACHING OUT REGARDING THE PANTHER BRANCH BRIDGE, WHICH HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE LAST YEAR. WE APPRECIATE THE UPDATES CHRIS HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE US ON THE DISCUSSIONS, WE DO UNDERSTAND THE SOLUTION IS CERTAINLY VERY COMPLICATED AND WILL BE VERY EXPENSIVE. WE HOPE THAT THE BOARD CAN CONSIDER ALLOCATING THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO THAT PROJECT IN THE UP COMING BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK DIRECTOR FRANKS FOR PROVIDING THE BOARD WITH UPDATES IN OUR MAY MEETING AS WELL AS CHIEF BUCK WHO GAVE GREAT INFORMATION REGARDING PUSHG PREPAREDNESS. COMMISSIONER WHEELER WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE JUNE MEETING PROVIDING DIRECTORS AND RESIDENTWISE OVERVIEW OF HIS TEAM, THEIR PRIORITIES AND UP COMING PROJECT SPECIFICALLY TO GROEGEN'S MILL. THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF EXCITEMENT FOR LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTER, WE HAD VERY POSITIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE REGARDING FUTURE OF THE CENTER, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH THEM IN THE FUTURE. GMVA MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE THIRD MONDAY EACH MONTH 6:00 P.M. AND ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WE DID RESUME YARD OF THE MONTH PROGRAM LED BY DIRECTORS BELLA CRUISE AND SARAH BISING. WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MAY WINNERS, GEORGE AND DIANNE KAUFFMAN, 15 BOX STAR LANE WHO HAVE BEEN REZDENS FOR 49 YEARS. IF RESIDENTED WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SOMEONE, REACH OUT. THE GMVA PLEDGED $50,000 TO SCHOLARSHIPS AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS THIS YEAR. WE RECENTLY AWARDED $25,000 TO THOSE FUNDS TO 2025 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS. WE HAD 15 VERY

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ALL THE GMVA WORK IS FUNDED BY THE PROCEEDS FROM THE WOODLAND'S FARMER'S MARKET, THEY CONTINUE TO HOLD WEEKLY EVENS AT THE FARMER'S MARKET EVERY SATURDAY. WE DID TRANSITION TO SUMMER HOURS 9:00 TO NOON, WHICH WILL RUN THROUGH SAFETY BUT WE APPRECIATE ALL THOSE WHO VISIT THE MARKET EACH

WEEK. THAT CONCLUDES OUR UPDATE. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANKS. >> APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO.

>>> DO I HAVE LATE ARRIVALS FOR VILLAGE PRESIDENTS? I CALL MOTION TO FILE REPORTS FOR VILLAGE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT.

>> MOVED. >> SECONDED.

[ CONSENT AGENDA]

>> MOVED BY FRANK, SECONDED BY NELSON.

>>> RECEIVE AND CONSIDER AGENDA, HOUSE KEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW WILL BE CONSIDERED AS APPROVAL ONE MOTION, NO DISCUSSION ON ANY ITEM UNLESS IT ISRY MOVED FROM CONSENT AND PLACED ON REGULAR AGENDA PRIOR TO TAKING A VOTE ON THE MOTION.

THESE ARE ON PAGES 4-35 OF OUR PACKET. PLEASE REVIEW. DO I HAVE

A MOTION AND SECOND? >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> MOVED BY DIRECTOR FRANKS, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR EISSLER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.

[8. Receive, consider and act upon an update from CenterPoint Energy;]

>> AYE. >> OPPOSED?

>> MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ON TO AGENDA NUMBER 8, RECEIVE AND CONSIDER ACT UPON UPDATE FROM CENTERPOINT ENERGY. REFER PAGE 36 OF PACKETS. DR. CHRIS WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE AND AARON SERVICE DIRECTOR FOR CENTERPOINT ENERGY IS HERE TO PRESENT

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. >> WELCOME.

>> YOU HAVE DONE THE INTRODUCTION, CHAIRMAN, I WILL

TURN IT OVER TO AARON. >> IT WAS IN RED.

>> GOOD JOB. >> SHARON IS BACK, I CAN'T BREAK THE RULES THIS WEEK.

>> >> WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SORRY ABOUT THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY SINCE OUR ACTIONS, IT IS VERY ENLIGHTENING TO SEE THE LEVEL OF ADVOCACY IN THE COMMUNITY. WE HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO ENRICH THE RELATIONSHIP, OPEN TO COMING AND TALKING TO YOU ON A REGULAR BASIS ABOUT SOME ISSUES YOU ARE HAVING. REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR SOME STUFF GOING ON BEFORE MY PRESENTATION AND I WILL TOUCH ON SOME OF THAT. WHAT I PROPOSE TODAY IS GRID RESILIENCY INITIATIVE WE HAVE BEEN PREPARING SINCE BERYL, A COUPLE OF PHASES WE WILL GO OVER, TALK HOW IT AFFECTING OUR ENTIRE FOOTPRINT AND THEN I CAN TALK HOW IT IS AFFECTING YOUR TOWNSHIP AS WELL. WE ARE DETERMINED TO LEARN OUR LESSONS FROM HURRICANE BERYL. RESILIENT DOES NOT MEAN THE POWER NEVER GOES OUT. IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU WON'T SEE BLIPS. THERE IS AUTOMATION TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF INTERRUPTIONS YOU SEE, THINGS THAT GO ON IN THE WORLD THAT WE CANNOT NECESSARILY CONTROL BUT WE ARE TRYING TO HARDEN OUR SYSTEM SO WHEN WE DO EXPERIENCE THOSE THINGS, EITHER CUSTOMER ACCOUNT THAT IS SEEING INTERRUPTION IS GREATLY REDUCED OUR ABILITY TO RECOVER IS MUCH, MUCH FASTER. SO, WE HAVE A VERY GRAND PLAN THAT WILL TAKE, WE ARE LOOKING AT 2025 BEFORE WE SEE THE FRUITION OF ALL OF IT IN TOTALITY, LARGE FOOTPRINT. I WILL TOUCH ON SOME OF THOSE TODAY, WHAT WE STARTED AND HOW WE SEE OURSELVES GETTING THERE. OBVIOUSLY NOT ALL OF WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP TOUCHES HARRIS COUNTY, BUT MOST OF CENTERPOINT'S FOOTPRINT IS ALL OF HARRIS COUNTY. WE HAVE A VERY LARGE FOOTPRINT. THIRD LARGEST COUNTY IN THE NATION, LARGEST COUNTY IN TEXAS. DENSE VEGETATION, WHY COMMUNITIES LIKE THIS ARE SO ENJOYABLE. THAT ASPECT IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE REALIZE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS INUNDATED BY THE VEGETATION BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE OTHER SIDE OF IT AS WELL WHERE WE NEED TO PRESERVE THE VEGETATION WHERE WE CAN. IT IS A DELICATE BALANCE AND WE ARE FIGHTING THAT EVERY DAY. I HEAR THE FRUSTRATION, WE ARE FRUSTRATED TOO BUT GOING TO KEEP MOVING TOGETHER AND CONVERSATIONS LIKE THIS WILL HELP HARBOR THAT RELATIONSHIP SO WE CAN ATTACK IT COLLECTIVELY.

>> SO, JULY 1ST THROUGH AUGUST 24TH WAS PHASE ONE, WE HAVE COMPLETED THAT AS WELL. PHASE TWO WAS SEPTEMBER THROUGH JUNE 1ST. WE HAVE COMPLETED THAT. I WILL GIVE YOU STATISTICS AND THEN PHASE THREE AND FOUR YOU CAN SEE THAT IS ONGOING AND I WILL TOUCH A LITTLE ON WHAT PHASE THREE AND FOUR LOOKS LIKE.

SO, FROM JULY THROUGH AUGUST OF 31 TO 2024, WE TRAM TRIMMED MORE

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>> FROM MAY OF 2025, AS OF MAY, PRETTY MUCH AUGUST 31ST TO JUNE 1ST, THE COMMITMENT WE MADE WAS TO CONTINUE TO INSTALL MORE RESILIENT POLES, MORE AUTOMATION DEVICES, VEGETATION AND UNDERGROUNDING POWER LINES, THAT IS A COMBINATION OF OUR THREE-PHASE FEEDER TYPES AND SINGLE-PHASE LINES AS WELL.

SINGLE-PHASE LINES ARE WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER URBAN RESIDENTIAL, WHATS YOU SEE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A SINGLE PHASE THAT RUNS EASEMENTS THROUGH SOME BACKYARDS AND SOME LARGER THINGS WE SEE BIG THREE WIRES ON THE POLE ON THE ROAD RIGHT AWAY, SOME OF THAT RUNS THROUGH THE REAR OF THE EASEMENTS. WE TRY TO RUN SOME OF THAT UNDERGROUND WHERE WE CAN, WE HAVE TO BE PRUDENT WITH THAT. FAIRLY EXPENSIVE. NOT AS CLEAR CUT AS SOME WOULD THINK AS FAR AS BEING MORE RESILIENT. YOU HAVE INJURING LIMITATIONS AS FAR AS CAPACITY THAT IT CAN CARRY AND BEING ABLE TO RELIEVE SOME STRESS THAT COMES FROM RUNNING CURRENT THROUGH THAT CABLE. EMERGENCY PREPARENESS, WE INSTALLED A HUNDRED WEATHER STATIONS ACROSS OUR FOOTPRINT, YOU CAN LOG INTO THE WEATHER STATION, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A LINK IN THERE WHERE WE CAN SEE IT. HELPS US ISOLATE TO MORE SECLUDED AREAS WHERE WE CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING HOW AN EVENT IS AFFECTING US. WE ARE COMPLETING FEMA TRAINING AND WHY THAT IS IMPORTANT, WE ARE LITTLE TONE DEAF TO THE EVENT AFTER BERYL. IT IS, WASN'T BY DESIGN, WE WERE SO USED TO HOW WE WOULD DO STORM RESTORATION, WE THOUGHT WE WERE VERY, VERY GOOD AT THE PROCESS OF ACTUALLY RESTORING POWER, WHERE WE FAILED WAS BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE. WE ARE SO FOCUSED ON RESTORATION, UH-OH.

>> WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN GOOD. >> TIMELY.

>> WE HAVE AN OUTAGE TRACKER. SOMEBODY CHECK THAT. WE ARE

GOOD. >> SO, WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE WE ARE COMMUNICATING WE ARE DOING DURING THE STORM, BUT WHAT ARE WE DOING BEFORE THE STORM? WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WE ARE READY FOR WHATEVER COMES, HOW WE ARE PREPARING, WE WANT TO PREPARE YOU, WHAT ARE WE DOING DURING THE STORM? HOW DO WE MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE TO ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THOSE THAT HELP RUN THE COMMUNITY? WE REMOVED A CENTRALIZED LOCATION THAT RAN ALL RESTORATION RESPONSES DURING WHAT WE USED TO CALL AN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. WHAT WE CALL IT NOW IS A-HOP, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH I-HOP . WE DON'T REALLY LIKE IT BUT THAT IS WHAT WE ARE STUCK WITH. AN ALL-HAZARDS PLAN. IT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM WILDFIRES, IT COULD BE SUPER BOWL, FIFA, ANY OF THOSE, WE ARE PLANNING FOR THAT AND USING THE SAME FORM OF COMMUNICATION, SAME FORM OF OPERATIONS TO PREPARE OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS PUBLIC TO LET THEM KNOW WE KNOW THIS IS COMING, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE PREPARING FOR, THIS IS HOW YOU SHOULD PREPARE AS WELL. ALONG WITH THAT, WHEN WE WERE CENTRALIZED UNIT, SOME OF THE

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>>> THIS KIND OF GOES ALONG THE LINES OF A FINANCIAL COMMITMENT WE ARE MAKING. IT IS A LARGE NUMBER, WE HAVE COMMUNICATED ALL THIS PUBLICLY. THE WHOLE GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN OUR GRID BY 30%.

BUT WE ALSO TRACK OUR OUTAGE METRICS BY A POC METRIC. THE GOAL IS REDUCE THOSE NUMBERS OVERALL BY 2029, BY 1.3 BILLION MINUTES. I REALIZE ON THE SURFACE THAT DOESN'T CORRELATE BUT THERE IS A METRIC WHEN WE HAVE A CIRCUIT INTERRUPTION, WE KNOW HOW MANY CUSTOMERS ARE ON THAT AND DO THE MATH, SO TO SPEAK, TO SEE HOW MANY MINUTES THOSE CUSTOMERS SEE THE OUTAGE.

WE ARE LOOKING TO REDUCE THAT PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY.

>>> THIS IS JUST KIND OF AN ANIMATION TO EXPLAIN BEGINNING TO END, IT IS VERY SIMPLISTIC IN NATURE TO EXPLAIN WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT FROM THE SUB-STATION, ALL THE WAY UP TO THE METER, YOU KNOW, ON YOUR HOME. SOME OF THINGS THAT WERE NOT IN THERE IS WHERE WE ARE RAISING THE LEVEL OF SOME SUB STATIONS TO GET ABOVE FLOOD PLAINS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BE INUNDATED AT THE SOURCE. WE ARE CLEARING VEGETATION. THE RESIDENT MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THE VEGETATION. IT IS LIKE THE BATTLE AGAINST GOOD AND EVIL. IT DOESN'T END ON THIS SIDE OF TOWN. ESPECIALLY NORTH SIDE OF HOUSTON.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE VEGETATION, UNDERGROUNDING, 50% OF THE SYSTEM, HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHICH PLACES GO UNDERGROUND? THAT IS SUCH A COVETED THING TO HAVE UNDERGROUND WIRES LIKE

THAT. >> IN TERMS OF RESIDENTIAL ASPECT, OR IN TERMS OF LARGER COMMERCIAL? OR BOTH?

>> I AM JUST READING THIS. >> WHEN WE SAY 50% OF THE SYSTEM IS ANYTHING NEW THAT GOES IN OBVIOUSLY UNDERGROUND. IF IT MEET S THE STANDARDS, NUMBER OF HOMES WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE VERY, WHAT WE CALL LARGE DENSITY HOMES WHERE IT IS MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS, TRYING TO UNDERGROUND THAT AS WELL WHERE WE CAN. WE ARE LIMITED BY THE DEVELOPER SOMETIMES BUT WE ALSO REALIZE THAT WE WANT TO DO SOME STRATEGIC UNDERGROUNDING WITH OUR FREEWAY CROSSINGS, WITH THE GETAWAYS FROM THE SUB STATION, REDUCE WHERE WE CAN, THE OVERHEAD EXPOSURE, BUT WE HAVE TO BE PRUDENT WITH THAT BECAUSE WE REALIZE WHATEVER IT IS WE DO, THAT GETS PASSED ALONG AT SOME POINT. WE WANT TO BE STRATEGIC, MAKE SURE WHAT WE ARE DOING IS EFFICIENT, CAN WE ACCOMPLISH IT WITHOUT DOING UNDERGROUNDING? WHICH IS WHY WE CHOSE 50%, I THINK IT IS CONSERVATIVE. I HOPE I ANSWERED THE QUESTION, THE GOAL IS REDUCE OVERHEAD EXPOSURE BUT BE PRUDENT WITH THE COST.

>> CREEKSIDE HAS OVERHEAD AND SO MUCH FOLIAGE. WONDERING, WOULD

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>> SO, THAT IS WHERE THE COMPLICATION COMES IN, WHEN YOU HAVE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE WAY WE ARE FORCED TO BUILD AND STAY WITHIN EASEMENT, THE EASEMENTS ARE DIFFERENT FOR OVERHEAD CONSTRUCTION VERSES UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION.

INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS TO DO THAT. WHEN WE CAME THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT, THE DEVELOPER OWNED ALL THAT AND WE BUILT WITHIN THAT. IN ORDER FOR US TO PUT INFRASTRUCTURE UNDERGROUND, THAT HAS TO CHANGE. I SAY THIS, NOT TO MAKE EXCUSES, BUT IT IS IMPEDIMENT WE HAVE TO CROSS. WHEN WE PUT THINGS UNDERGROUND THERE IS TRANSITION THAT HAS TO HAPPEN WITH THE HOME OWNER BECAUSE ALL THE UTILITIES ARE NOW UNDERGROUND. YOUR WEATHER HEAD ABOVE HAS TO MAKE A TRANSITION. HOW DO WE DO THAT IN A COST-EFFECTIVE WAY WHERE WE ARE NOT PUTTING HOME OWNERS IN A SPOT WHERE THEY HAVE TO COME UP WITH FUNDS TO MAKE THE TRANSITION WHEN THEY ARE NOT PLANNING FOR IT? THERE ARE THINGS WE ARE LOOKING AT. WE ARE TRYING TO LOOK INTO CHANGING THE STANDARD WHERE WE DON'T PUT THINGS IN THE REAR OF HOUSS ANYMORE. WE WANT TO DO THAT IN THE FRONT AS WELL. THAT IS ALL GREAT FOR NEW INFRASTRUCTURE BUT WE TRYING TO FOCUS ON THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL. THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE HAVE, LOOKING, WHERE WE CAN TRY TO REDUCE THE COST OF THE UNDERGROUNDING AND BE STRATEGC. IT IS NOT GOING TO BE A QUICK

FIX. WE ARE LOOKING AT IT. >> THANK YOU.

>>> THERE ARE PLENTY MEDIA REPORTS WHERE IT LOOKED ON THE SURFACE THAT MAYBE WE WERE NOT BEING UPFRONT WITH CONTRACTORS, WE WERE WAITING ON BIDS TO TRY TO GET RESOURCES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, AND THAT IS JUST NOT TRUE, NOT HOW WE RUN OUR BUSINESS. WE HAVE MUTUAL AGREEMENTS AND THROUGH OTHER ASSOCIATIONS, TEXAS MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, SOUTHEAST ELECTRIC EXCHANGE, AND MANY MORE, WHERE THESE UTILITIES COORDINATE WITH EACH OTHER. WHEN THERE IS AN EVENT, THERE IS MULTIPLE LINES OF COMMUNICATION THAT IS GOING ON, DAYS BEFORE THE WEATHER IS SUPPOSED TO IMPACT OUR AREA. BECAUSE THOSE RESOURCES ARE GOING TO BE UTILIZED IN OUR AREA IF FOCUS IS ON US, BUT IF THE STORM SHIFTS, WE ARE SENDING RESOURCES TO THEM. THERE IS CONSTANT COMMUNICATION, ALL THE STUFF IS TAKEN CARE OF, ALL WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS GET THEM STATIONED IN A SPOT WHERE THEY CAN REACT EFFICIENTLY BUT NOT BE POSTED IN THE PATH OF THE STORM.

WE ARE PRE-STAGING CREWS AND MONITORING THE WEATHER, WHAT YOU WILL SEE FROM US IS WE WILL BE COMMUNICATING THAT TO YOU, WE DIDN'T DO THAT IN THE PAST. WE WILL BE GIVING EXPECTATIONS ALONG THE WAY. STAGE TWO IS AFTER THE IMPACT, WE WILL INSPECT OUR FACILITIES, LOOKING FOR WEATHER-RELATED DAMAGE, BUT THEN PRIORITIZING, NOT BY AREA, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT IS ANOTHER MISNOMER, WE LOOK AT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, WE WANT TO GET SOCIETY BACK UP AND RUNNING, MEDICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, GROCERY STORES, GAS, PUMP STATIONS, ALL THE THINGS YOU NEED FOR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE TO GET AROUND. THOSE ARE WHAT ARE PRIORITIZED. CIRCUIT LEVEL, FUSE LEVEL, TRANSFORMER LEVEL. STEP THREE, I KIND OF TOUCHED ON AS WELL, KEY SERVICES, CRITICAL FACILITIES. HOW ARE WE GOING TO COMMUNICATE? WE CAUGHT A LOT OF GRIEF AFTER THE FACT WITH OUTAGE TRACKER AND JUSTIFIABLY SO, I THINK WE WHERE ARE NOT READY TO RELEASE IT. WE HAD TO DO MANUEL UPDATES, NOW EVERYTHING IS ON THE CLOUD. IT IS SCALABLE, WE ARE ABLE TO UPLOAD AND MANAGE IT FROM AFAR, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT AN EVENT IMPACTING THE INFORMATION WE ARE TRYING TO BROADCAST. WE ALSO HAVE A DEDICATED EMERGENCY WEBSITE. WE HAVE OUR DAILY CALLS AND TAKES, WHICH IS GOING THROUGH POWER ALERT SERVICE. WE WILL HAVE DAILY OPERATIONAL BRIEFINGS. YOU WILL SEE THAT IN MEDIA, WE WILL BE POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY RADIO AND LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> I DID TOUCH ON THE OUTAGE TRACKER ALREADY, ABOUT IT BEING CLOUD BASED. EASY TO USE FROM A TABLET OR PHONE, IT WILL HAVE

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>>> THE POWER ALERT SERVICE IS SOMETHING I CAN'T REALLY STRESS ENOUGH THAT YOU NEED TO APPLY FOR. WE DO NOT HAVE EVERYBODY'S PERSONAL INFORMATION. SO IF YOU WANT THESE TIMELY ALERTS ABOUT POTENTIAL INTERRUPTIONS IN YOUR AREA FOR PLANNED WORK, UNPLANNED INTERRUPTIONS IN YOUR AREA, WHEN WE THINK YOU WILL BE BACK ON, ALL OF THOSE UPDATES, YOU NEED TO APPLY, OR YOU NEED TO ENROLL IN THE SERVICE TO GET IT. IT IS INCREDIBLY SIMPLE. I WOULD SAY IN OTHER AREAS I HAVE SPOKE TO FOLKS, THEY HARP ON THE FACT WE ARE POSTING THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT WE ARE USING THE INTERNET, COMMON SENSE WILL TELL YOU IF THE EVENT IS LARGE ENOUGH, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE INTERNET. YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO WATCH TV. MOST EVERYBODY HAS THEIR PHONE. MOST EVERYBODY HAS CELL SIGNAL OR GET TO A SPOT WHERE THEY ARE LEAVING THE CITY AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN YOUR POWER WILL BE BACK ON, THE POWER ALERT SERVICE WILL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU.

>> MAYBE WE CAN ADD THESE QR CODES IN OUR MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND LET PEOPLE JUST PUT THEM RIGHT ON.

>> ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO STREAMLINE WITH OUR TEAM AND

Y'ALLS, WOULD BE GREAT. >> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THIS, I TRIED TO DO SO. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS YOUR SERVER OR LARGE BUT IT WAS SO LARGE WE COULDN'T SEND IT VIA E MAIL. I CAN CONNECT WITH CHRIS VIA TEAMS WHERE WE CAN SHARE IT.

>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

>> OUR CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAMS, THESE ARE NOT JUST OUR PROGRAMS, WE COMPILED A LIST AVAILABLE FOR THOSE THAT NEED CRITICAL CARE, THEY NEED TO REGISTER FOR ANY OF THAT, IF THEY NEED ANY ASSISTANCE, WE COMPILED THE DATA WIN OUR WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN ACCESS IT AND GET YOUR LOVED ONES ORSELF THE HELP THAT YOU NEED. THIS IS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO PREPARE FOR A STORM. YOU WANT A KIT, HAVE A MOBILE CHARGE DEVICE FOR PHONES, MAKE SURE DEVICES ARE CHARGED NIGHTLY, COVER YOUR WINDOWS AND DOORS, ANY OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT MAY FLY AWAY, YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW MANY END UP IN THE POWER LINES. WE CATCH BALLOONS IN THEM ALL THE TIME. MAKE SURE GENERATORS ARE WORKING PROPERLY. YEARLY ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, CHECK YOUR OIL, MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU DO NEED IT IT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU.

OBVIOUSLY TAKE CARE OF YOUR PETS, I THINK THAT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. SOMETIMES THE PETS GET FORGOTTEN ABOUT. SIGN UP FOR POWER ALERT SERVICES SO WE CAN UPDATE YOU, IF YOU ARE NOT NEXT TO A COMPUTER, RADIO, OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE GOT A

WHOLE LOT OF AVENUES THERE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> YEAH, NO PROBLEM. >> THAT IS A LOT OF INFORMATION.

>> I WANT TO COMMEND YOU. I WAS MAJORLY PISSED OFF.

>> I HEARD. >> I CAN TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW. JEFF BONHAM AND GERARD TORRES AND YOUR STATE GOVERNMENT TEAM, LONG-TIME FRIENDS, WOULDN'T TALK TO ME FOR A FEW MONTHS. WE WERE, IT WAS A COMMUNICATION ISSUE. I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST. THE FACT THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO COME AND ADMIT THAT YOU STUBBED YOUR TOE AND YOU MESSED UP, THAT IS HALF THE BATTLE. I CAN TELL YOU, I HAVE SEEN A MAJOR DIFFERENCE, I WAS TEXTING A FRIEND OF MINE IN THE COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY YOU GUYS HAVE HAD. CHRIS, CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, BUT FOR YEARS AND YEARS WE COULD NOT GET ANYONE FROM CENTERPOINT TO MEET WITH STAFF. IT TOOK US FOR A LONG TIME TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THIS IS PRE-STORM. PRE-STORM. CHRIS, AM I RIGHT IN THAT? IT WAS, WE DIDN'T HAVE A CONDUIT. HAVING SOMEBODY LIKE YOURSELF IS A BIG THING. PLEASE MAKE SURE WE GET YOUR CARDS AND GIVE YOU OUR CARDS. BUT HAVING THAT DIALOGUE BACK AND FORTH, BECAUSE WE ARE HERE, LIKE I SAID, WITH COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, THEY HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF LOCAL CONTACTS THEY CAN HELP GET YOUR MESSAGE OUT, AND BEING ABLE TO STREAMLINE THAT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR TOWNSHIP STAFF AND CENTERPOINT STAFF, ESPECIALLY BEFORE A STORM, AND AFTER A STORM, I THINK WILL BE REALLY CRITICAL. I COMMEND YOU FOR ADMITTING THE ISSUES. ONE THING I SAW, THIS WAS, MAYBE YOU CAN ADDRESS, I THINK YOU ADDRESSED A LITTLE HERE, BUT I FELT THAT BECAUSE WE WERE ON THE BASICALLY END OF THE LINE OF CENTERPOINT'S SERVICE AREA, THINGS JUST, WE DIDN'T GET THE ATTENTION NEEDED. BECAUSE OF NOT BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING. HAD WE LOOKED AT THAF DIFFERENTLY, IS THERE THINGS WE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY?

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HOW CAN WE HELP? >> ABSOLUTELY. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE OPTICS OF IT, I CAN TELL YOU ALL DAY, I KNOW THAT WASN'T THE CASE. THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE AND CUSTOMERS LIKE YOURS THAT EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT LEAD TIMES ON RESTORATION. THAT WAS THE BIGGEST EMPITOUS FOR US BEING ABLE TO SHIFT FROM CENTRAL LOCATION AND HAVING SIX BRANCHES. THE SIX BRANCHES ENCOMPASS TWO SERVICE CENTERS ON EACH SIDE. I HAVE UMBEL AND GREENS POINT, WHERE YOUR AREA FALLS. I LIVE IN THE AREA. NOT ONLY DO I KNOW THE AREA, BUT I WORK AND PLAY IN THE AREA. I AM MAKING THESE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS, THE BOARD, LIKE YOURSELF, BUT ALSO ELECTED OFFICIALS AS WELL. THEY HAVE MY INFORMATION AND WE WANT TO STEAMLINE THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS. AGAIN, WE ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT IF THERE ARE THINGS WE ARE NOT AWARE OF YET, IF YOU ARE GETTING CONSTITUENTS AND TELLING YOU OUR ROAD IS IMPASSABLE OR WE HAVE THIS, OR KNOW OF THIS, IT WILL FREE UP THOSE LINES OF COMMUNICATION WHERE YOU CAN COMMUNICATE WITH ME DIRECTLY OR MY TEAM DURING THE PROCESS SO WE CAN REACT AND RESPOND MUCH FASTER. WE ARE INCREDIBLY IMPROVING IT.

>> GREAT. I WOULD LIKE TO TREAT YOU TO LUNCH AT MY FRIEND CARRY HIGHTOWER'S FIELDING GRILL IN VILLAGE OF CREEKSIDE PARK WITH NANCY BECKER, WHO IS, YOU NEED TO GET TO KNOW NANCY. TRUST ME.

SHE IS VERY CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY AND CAN HELP GET INFORMATION VERY QUICKLY. THIS RESTAURANT, IN PARTICULAR, HAS A WOOD-BURNING GRILL. WHEN POWER GOES DOWN, HE LITERALLY HAS 90 SECONDS TO GET THE FIRE OUT AND IN BOXES AND PUSHED OUT THE BACK DOOR BEFORE THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM STARTS GOING OFF BECAUSE HIS HOODS DON'T WORK. HE WAS IN A HIGH TARGET AREA IT COST HIM HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN BUSINESS AND REMEDIATION. I THINK GOING TO LUNCH AND BEING SHOWING A FACE AND I THINK WOULD GO A LONG WAY. I THINK NANCY CAN HELP

STREAMLINE SOME OF YOUR ISSUES. >> I APPRECIATE IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE TOO FAR FROM THE AGENDA. I APPRECIATE THE POSITIVE FEEDBAC, WE ARE NOT GOING TO IGNORE THE NEGATIVE AS WELL. I AM INCREDIBLY INTERESTED IN KNOWING ABOUT ALL OF THOSE FAIL POINTS. I TRANSITIONED TO THIS GROUP IN FEBRUARY, MY EXPERTISE IS OPERATIONAL BACKGROUND. I CAN SPEAK ON SOME OF THOSE THINGS PROBABLY MORE ELOQUENTLY THAN SOME OF MY PREDECESSORS IN THE PAST. I AM VERY INTERESTED IN BEING ABLE TO GAIN THE TRUST BACK IN THE COMMUNITY, THERE WAS A COUPLE COMMENTS ABOUT PRO-ACTIVE MEASURES. WE ARE AWARE OF THAT, ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO SKINGAL PHASE RESIDENTIAL DESIGN. SOME THINGS THAT HAPPENED THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE IS EV. ONE ELECTRIC CAR IS ALMOST HALF THE LOAD OF A

NORMAL HOME-- >> THE DAMN E-SCOOTERS TOO.

>> I WASN'T GOING TO TOUCH THE SCOOTERS.

>> I HAD TO DO IT. >> MY POINT IS, WHEN WE HAVE ADDITIONS LIKE THAT TO THE HOME, AND THEY ARE BEING UTILIZED BUT NOT REPORTED TO THE UTILITY, THAT CAUSES STRESS ON THE TRANSFORMER, COMPILE THAT CAN HOT SUMMERS AND WITH THE VEGETATION. WE DO HAVE A THREE-YEAR CYCLE FOR ALL OF THE CIRCUITS. THERE ARE FIVE CIRCUITS THAT FEED THE AREA. ONE WAS CHANGED THIS YEAR, OTHER FOUR COMING UP THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND WE WILL FINISH IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR. WHAT WE CANNOT CONTROL IS WHAT IS OUTSIDE OF OUR EASEMENT. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE WEATHER PATTERNS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED, WE HAD THE FREEZE, WE HAD THE DROUGHT, HIGH WINDS, REALLY SATURATED RIGHT NOW. TREES ARE UPROOTING, THAT INCLUDES PINES, WHICH IS UNUSUAL. WHEN THOSE 80-FOOT TREES FALL, AND 20-FOOT OUTSIDE OF OUR EASEMENT, THEY TEND TO FIND OUR LINE FREQUENTLY. THAT IS NOT ANYTHING WE CAN CONTROL. IT DOES AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE, WHICH IS WHY YOU SEE THE BLIPS AND ALL THE INTERRUPTION.

IT IS A FEATURE, NOT A FLAW, BASICALLY. WE ARE LOOKING FOR UTILIZATION OF THE OUTAGE TRACKER AND THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WE CANNOT BE EVERYWHERE, EVERY TIME. OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET IS OUR CUSTOMERS, THAT IS NOT JUST FROM A REVENUE STANDPOINT, BUT COMMUNICATIONS STANDPOINT AS

WELL. >> I ECHO CHAIRMAN BAILEY'S COMMENTS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. MS. BECKER BROUGHT UP EXISTING ISSUES GOING ON RIGHT NOW, CREEKSIDE PARK. REFER DOES

THAT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH-- >> NO, SIR, ONE OF THE THINGS WE MONITOR REGULARLY AND COUPLE INSTRUMENTS WE DEPLORE, REGULATORS AND CAPACITY BANKS. YOU SEE THEM, THEY LOOK LIKE A STAR WARS CONTRAPTION ON A POLE, THOSE ARE BASICALLY, THEY ARE NOT BATTERIES, IF YOU WILL, BUT HANG ON TO CAPACITY AND THEY ARE CONSTANTLY TAKING MEASUREMENTS SO IT DIPS BELOW A SPECIFIC THRESHOLD WE ARE ROOK LOOKING FOR, THEY WILL KICK IN AND IT MAINTAINS MINIMAL THRESHOLD ON THE LINE. ESSENTIALLY THERE IS A LAW, RIGHT, IF YOU ADD CURRENT TO A CIRCUIT, VOLTAGE DROPS. WE

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REGULARLY. >> OKAY. SO, ADDING THOSE CAPACITORS DOWN THE LINE, IS THAT--

>> YEAH, WE ARE ON A CONSTANT MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE WITH THOSE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE WHAT WE CALL DDP PLANS, A DISTRIBUTION DEVELOPMENTAL PLAN. THIS AREA IS GROWING, WE ARE AWARE OF THAT.

WE ARE DOING THINGS BEHIND THE SCENES TO HELP ADD CAPACITY AND RELIEF, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS. SO, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 12 DIFFERENT PLANS IN PLACE, THEY ARE JUST A PLAN, DON'T REALLY ANNOUNCE WHENIO RUN THEM. THERE IS ENGINEERING IMPEDIMENTS. WE RUN THE COST, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT OTHER AREAS OF THE FOOTPRINT. AS A GOAL FOR UTILITY WE ARE MEASURED AT WHAT WE CALL SEMI FOUR. CUSTOMER INTERRUPTION, WE WANT CUSTOMES TO HAVE LESS THAN 24 HOURS. ACTUALLY DOING PRETTY WELL SINCE BERYL, ONE CIRCUIT, WE EXPECT TO HAVE THE VEGETATION SHORTLY. BY 2029 WE ARE EXPECTING TO HAVE LESS THAN FOUR, IF NOT LESS THAN TWO IN 12-MONTH SPAN. IT WILL BE BECAUSE OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL

PLANS. >> COME IN AND, I WILL TELL YOU

ALL ABOUT IT. >> RELATIVE TO THE PREDICTIVE MEASURES, THERE IS SOFTWARE OUT THERE THAT WE WANT TO PUT ON. WE ARE GOING TO PILOT IT, WE ARE PILOTING FOR RESIDENTIAL HOMES WHERE WE CAN SEE PREDICTIVE MEASURES FOR FAILURE ON TRANSFORMERS AS WELL AS CABLE. WHAT DOES NOT HELP THE HEALTH OF THE TRANSFORMER IS, AGAIN, ADDITIONAL LOAD. WHEN WE DO HAVE TREES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT THAT HITS THE LINE, THE FAULT CURRENT GOES BACK TO ITS SOURCE. WHEN THE TRANSFORMER EXPERIENCES FREQUENT LEVEL OF FAULT CURRENT DEG RUGADING THE LIFE OF THE TRANSFORMER, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SEE THAT UNTIL IT FAILS. WE CAN'T PREEMPTIVELY REPLACE IT. WHEN IT FAILS IS WHEN WE CAN REPLACE IT. WE ARE LOOKING FOR PREDICTIVE MEASURES TO BE ABLE TO GIVE PRUDENCE TO SAY TRANSFORMER'S LIFE EXPECTANCY REACHED ITS END. WE ARE GOING TO REPLACE IT, BUT THAT IS ALL IN

PILOT RIGHT NOW. >> QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, AND THIS WONDERFUL PRESENTATION ON THE IMPROVEMENTS WE APPRECIATE IT, REALLY DO. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT YOU DID AT THE GEARS ROAD FACILITY, WHICH WAS A NICE LUNCH AND YOU MENTIONED A-HOP. I THINK THAT IS WHAT IT IS WAS ALL

ABOUT. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> CAN YOU REPEAT? >> ALL HAZARDS OPERATIONAL PLAN.

>> THAT WAS A NICE PRESENTATION, YOU REPEATED IT AND EXPANDED ON IT TONIGHT. THAT IS WHAT WE NEED. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO DO IS BRING THE A-HOP PRESENTATION HERE INTO THE WOODLANDS BECAUSE YOU HAD FIREFIGHTERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, HOSPITAL DISTRICT PERSONNEL, ALL IN ONE ROOM, TALKING ABOUT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND WHAT YOU-- AND I THOUGHT IT WAS BRILLIANT, I WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION OF CREEKSIDE PARK THAT WAS THERE AS WELL. BOB LIZNUSEKY, HE WAS THERE. A LOT OF US COULDN'T BE THERE. I WAS THERE. CAN YOU BRING THAT UP HERE?

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> I WOULD LOVE THAT.

>> I THINK Y'ALL WOULD ENJOY IT.

>> YEAH. >> WE WILL REACH OUT.

>> OPERATIONAL BACKGROUND IS VERY APPRECIATED.

>> I HAVE BEEN WITH THE COMPANY 26 YEARS, MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS.

LABOR OF LOVE. >> GREAT JOB.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU. >> AARON, APPRECIATE IT. CALL A

MOTION TO ACCEPT. >> SECOND.

[9. Receive, consider and act upon the financial report;]

>> MOTIONED. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY

SAYING AYE. >>> ITEM SIX, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE FINANCIAL REPORT PAGES 37-54. I CALL ON CFO, KELLEN SHAH. WELCOME BACK. TWO TIMES IN ONE NIGHT.

>> I AM EARLY. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THE MAY 2025 FINANCIALS. THE YEAR TO DATE

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IN OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT. >> EXCUSE ME. WHY IS LAW ENFORCEMENT UNDER CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT? IS THAT WHERE IT

ALWAYS IS? >> YES.

>> I KNOW ALPHA AND OMEGA IS IN CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT, BUT NOT LAW

ENFORCEMENT. >> I WILL CHANGE THAT.

>> IT SAYS LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT BUT IT IS DIVISION OF THAT.

>> WE HAVEN'T BEEN THERE FOR THE VEHICLES. NEXT SLIDE IS SALES TAX REVENUE, YEAR TO DATE BUDGETED $39.2 MILLION, COLLECTED, $41.4 MILLION FOR YEAR TO DATE VARIANCE OF $2.1 MILLION. YEAR TO DATE WAS CLECKED $3.7 MILLION IN 2024.

>> THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU WHERE THE CHANGE IS COMPARING 2024 TO 2025. IT IS MAINLY IN MANUFACTURING RELATE TO OIL AND

GAS. >> HEADQUARTERS--

>> DRILL, BABY, DRILL. >> THIS LAB SHOWS TOP FOUR COLLECTION BY CODE, AND THIS HARDLY CHANGES. RETAIL, TRADE, ACCOMMODATION,FOOD SERVICES, AND INFORMATION.

>>> HOTEL OCCUPANCY, YEAR TO DATE BUDGETED $4.2 MILLION YEAR TO DATE, $4.2 MILLION, UNFAVORABLE VARIANCE OF ALMOST $6,000. WHEN COMPARING 24 TO 25 WE COLLECTED $135,000 ADDITIONAL. NEXT SLIDE IS MIXED BEVERAGE TAX REVENUE. YEAR TO DATE BUDGETED $709,000, YEAR TO DATE COLLECTED $727,000. FOR YEAR TO DATE FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF $17,719. SLIGHTLY UNDER WHAT WE COLLECTED FOR 2024.

>> QUESTIONS? >> MIXED BEVERAGE, LETS GO.

>> DRINK MORE. >> ALL THAT MONEY WAS IN AUSTIN, COLLECTED BUT STRAIGHT TO AUSTIN.

>> FOR YEARS AND YEARS. >> NOT ANYMORE.

>> WAY TO GO. >> I MIGHT HAVE A DRINK AFTER

THIS. >> CELEBRATE.

>> SUPPORT MY ECONOMY. MOVED BY DIRECTOR EISSLER.

[10. Receive, consider and act upon correspondence with community partners regarding E-vehicle safety awareness; ]

>> THANK YOU. >>> ITEM 10, RECEIVE AND CONSIDER ACT UPON THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS REGARDING E VEHICLE SAFETY WEARNESS. CALL ON

STEVEANCE. >> GOOD EVENING. LAST MEETING YOU TOOK PARTANE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE E-VEHICLES AND ONE REQUEST OF THE BOARD WAS THAT STAFF PREPARE SOME LETTERS TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER PARTNERS ON EDUCATION INITIATIVE REGARDING THE E-SCOOTERS, VARIOUS E-VEHICLES, PATHWAYS THOSE THINGS. YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL MATERIAL DRAFT LANGUAGE USED TO GO TO EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE TYPES OF PARTIES OR GROUPS, THE SCHOOLS, ELECTED OFFICIALS,

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THOSE OUT. >> I LIKE IT. I WILL SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST OFF, THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM FOR GETTING THE CORRESPONDENCE ON E-SCOOTER, E-BIKE SAFETY OUT, REALLY, REALLY QUICK. I TLAUT IT WAS WELL RECEIVED AND SURE YOU GET A LOT OF FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS. I THINK BEING PROACTIVE ABOUT THAT IS IMPORTANT. BUT I AGREE WITH MY FRIEND, TOM HERE, INFRASTRUCTURE ALSO HAS TO BE A PART OF THAT. THE WAY WE LOOK AT THAT, WE WILL DO THAT IN TANDEM SHIFTS. I AM GREAT WITH THE LETTERS, I THINK DIRECTOR SEKULA-GIBBS HAD AN EDIT BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, I THINK SPEAKS MORE VOLUMES WHEN ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS SIGN ON, I THINK WE ARE UNITED IN THIS WHEN THEY SEE EVERYBODY'S NAME AND SIGNATURE, NOT LIKE A PET PROJECT OF THE CHAIRMAN. IF WE CAN ADD ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND I THINK WE HAVE EVERYBODY'S E-SIGNATURE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE MORE POWERFUL.

>> CHAIRMAN? >> ONE MORE COMMENT ABOUT WHO RECEIVES THEM, I THINK IT IS GOOD TO CAST A BIG NET WHEN DOING SOMETHIG LIKE THIS AND LEARN FROM OTHERS WHO MIGHT HAVE ALREADY BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT, OR DOING THINGS ABOUT IT. SO, I WOULD LIKE IT TO GO OUT TO AT LEAST COMMISSIONER MATT GRAY AND COMMISSIONER CHARLIE RILEY. I DON'T EXPECT THEM TO OR PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY BUT THEY COULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE.

>> TO BE CLEAR, SORRY, THANK YOU. I DIDN'T SPECIFY. THOSE ARE EXAMPLE LETTERS FOR EACH OF THOSE TYPES, ALL COMMISSIONERS THAT BORDER OR INVOLVE THE TOWNSHIP WILL BE INVOLVED

INCLUDING HARRIS COUNTY. >> GOOD.

>> AS WELL AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ADJACENT COMMUNITIES. THAT WOULD INCORPORATE MONTGOMERY AND HARRIS COUNTY. THE ADDRESSE YOU SAW ON THERE WERE AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPES OF GROUPS WE WOULD BE

SENDING LETTERS TO. >> OKAY.

>> PRIVATE SCHOOLS WILL BE INCLUDED.

>> YES, PRIVATE SCHOOLS INCLUDED AS WELL WITH THE SCHOOL

DISTRICT. >> ULTIMATELY SEE A LIST OF WHO RECEIVES OUR SIGNATURE? THAT WOULD BE GOOD.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> I WANT TO KNOW WHERE MY

SIGNATURE IS GOING. >> WELL DONE, I AGREE WE WILL BE CERTAINLY GLAD TO SIGN IT. NO PROBLEM.

>> PLEASE MAKE SURE, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A NEW SPECIAL SESSION ON MONDAY BY THE GOVERNOR, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE TRANSPORTATION BILLS IN THERE MIGHT SLIDE E-SCOOTER LANGUAGE IN ON, BUT GOD WILLING, IF THERE IS, PLEASE TRY TO FIND A WAY TO

DO IT. >> AS OF NOW THERE IS NOT, BUT

WE WILL LOOK. >> I THINK THIS IS, HIT WHILE

THE IRON IS HOT. >> WHEN WE WERE UP IN AUSTIN, CHAIRMAN, TO RECEIVE THE HONORING OF 50TH ANNIVERSARY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DID BUT I TALKED TO REPRESENTATIVE TOETH ABOUT E-SCOOTERS AT THAT TIME, AND THEY WERE RECEPTIVE, BUT THEY JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME. IT WAS BEYOND TIME TO FILE THE BILLS BUT NOW WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, MAYBE.

>> JULY 21ST STARTS. WE HAVE A LITTLE TIME. MAYBE WE WILL GET LUCKY AND FIND TRANSPORTATION BILL THAT COVERS THE SCOOTERS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? THANK YOU FOR JUMPING ON SO

QUICK. >>> CALL MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE REGARDING E-VEHICLE SAFETY AWARENESS

>> MOVED. >> SECONDED.

>> MOVED BY DIRECTOR FRANK, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR

[11. Receive, consider and act upon an update on the Montgomery Central Appraisal District 2026 Board of Directors election;]

SEKULA-GIBBS. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>>> ITEM 11, RECEIVE AND CONSIDER ACT UPON UPDATE TO THE MONTGOMERY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION. TODD? INFORM US ABOUT THE MOST COMPLICATED ELECTIONS IN AMERICA.

>> I TRIED BASIC LANGUAGE SO WE ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON.

>> YES, SIR. >> I THINK THE EASIEST THING WOULD BE TO SAY, THEN, THE TOWNSHIP WAS NOTIFIED ON JUNE 20TH BY LETTER FROM APPRAISAL DISTRICT CONSERVATION RECLAMATION DISTRICT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION. BACKGROUND IS I REPORTED LAST TIME, WAS THE PROCESS BEGINS BY AT LEAST ONE CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICT SUBMITTING LETTER TO THE DISTRICT CALLING FOR THE ELECTION. THERE WAS A DISTRICT THAT APPLIED, OR EXCUSE ME, SUBMITTED A LETTER, UPON FURTHER EVALUATION IT TURNED OUT THE DISTRICT THAT APPLIED DOES NOT QUALIFY UNDER THE PROPERTY TAX CODE AS QUALIFYING JURISDICTION SO THERE WAS NO OTHER LETTER SO THERE WAS NO OTHER TAXING UNIT ASKING FOR THE ELECTION, THEREFORE THERE WAS NOT A QUALIFYING BODY. THE DISTRICT HAD ONLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THEY DO NOT GET TO VOTE, EXCUSE ME, NOMINATE IN THIS PARTICULAR AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS PARTICULAR ELECTION. SO, IN FUTURE YEARS, ONE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT MADE PARTLY OUR REQUEST, IS MAKE SURE THAT THEY TAKE THE STEP OF NOTIFYING

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STATE LAW CURRENTLY DOES NOT REQUIRE THEM TO SEND NOTICE, ONLY PUTS THE BURDEN OF A DATE WHICH A DISTRICT HAS TO SUBMIT A LETTER. THEY WILL TAKE THE ADDED STEP OF MAKING SURE THEY HAVE DISTRICTS IN ADVANCE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE PROCESS IF WE DO THE STEP. FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY PURPS THERE WILL BE NOMINATE BECAUSE WE DO NOT QUALIFY TO VOTE.

>> ANY IMPACT ON ARTHUR'S NOMINATION?

>> DID THEY DECIDE ON HIS TERMS? >> SORRY, THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME. THAT WAS A SEPARATE ISSUE. THERE WAS RESOLUTION IN THAT CASE AS WELL. I THINK IF I UNDERSTOOD CORRECTLY FROM HIS CONVERSATION WITH ME MADE THE MOTION. THE QUESTION FOR THE ELECTION WAS WHOSE POSITION WAS FOR EACH QUALIFYING TERM YEAR? AGAIN, IT INVOLVED TWO DISTRICTS THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, WERE COUNT UNDER TO THE ELECTION THAT DID NOT QUALIFY TO HAVE VOTES COUNTED. IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, THEY RECOUNTED THE VOTES, SET THE TERMS APPROPRIATELY AND AS A RESULT, HE WAS THE LOWEST VOTE GETTER. SO HIS TERM WILL EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, HE MADE THE MOTION TO THE DISTRICT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, AGAIN, FOLLOWING PROCESS AND PROCEDURE, AS HE EXPLAINED TO ME, HE FELT THAT WAS THE APPROPRIATE WAY TO HANDLE IT. HIS TERM IS THROUGH DECEMBER. AS I UNDERSTAND, HAS THE OPPORTUNITY AND MAY SEEK NOMINATION THROUGH ANOTHER ENTITY, FOR EXAMPLE, HIS POSITION NOW CURRENTLY WAS ACTUALLY NEW CANE ISD THAT SECURED THE POSITION FOR HIM.

ALTHOUGH OUR VOTES WENT TOWARDS HIS POSITION AS WELL. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO CONTINUE TO BE IN THE BOARD OR FOLLOW THROUGH THAT PROCESS, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW HE WILL BE ONE OF THE TWO CANDIDATES SEEKING TO BE ELECTED AT THE END OF THIS

YEAR. >> IF HE IS IT, WOULD HE BE ABLE, IF ELECTED AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WHEN WOULD HIS TERM

BEGIN? >> JANUARY 1, A FOUR-YEAR TERM.

>> OKAY. >> TWO POSITIONS CURRENTLY UP WILL BE PR FOUR YEARS STARTING JANUARY FIRST, 2026. ALL FUTURE APPOINTMENTS, NOW THAT THE LAW HAS BEEN CHANGED AND EVERYBODY IS GETTING THEIR SYSTEM IN ORDER, YOU WILL SEE THE SAME THING. EACH TIME THERE IS A NEW SET OF CANDIDATES UP, SEATED JANUARY 1 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND SERVE FOUR YEARS.

>> IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO PUT HIS NAME AHEAD OF THE

OTHER CANDIDATE? F1 >> CAN WE WRITE A LETTER IN

SUPPORT? >> SOMEBODY?

>> IT IS-- IT IS A VOTING PROCESS. IT IS A NOMINATION APPOINTMENT VOTING PROCESS PRESCRIBED BY LAW, AND TO MY RECOLLECTION WITHIN THE CODE THERE IS NOT ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO, I MEAN, CLEARLY A BOARD MEMBER AT YOUR DISCRETON WOULD BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE YOUR POSITIN TO SOMEONE ELSE, BUT AS A BODY, THE TOWNSHIP DOES NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO

PARTICIPATE. >> QUITE A SYSTEM. I SURE HOPE

SO. >> ARTHUR BOUGHT THE NAME MAKEAPPRAISALSGREAT- AGAIN.ORG. IT WILL GO FOR NOT.

>> GIVES YOU A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THEIR SYSTEM.

>> HE WAS HELPFUL IN MAKING SURE THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT LOOKS FROM A CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSPECTIVE TO MAKE SURE DISTRICS LIKE OURS ARE FULLY NOTED IN THE FUTURE AND AWARE OF

THE PROCESS. >> THANK YOU, ARTHUR, FOR THAT.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CALL A MOTION AND SECOND.

>> MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> MOVED BY DIRECTOR SEKULA-GIBBS. SECONDED BY

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

DIRECTOR >>> THE HARRIS COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF ELECTION CONNECTION WITH TODD.

>> YES, SIR. >> THAT CAN THANK YOU.

>> THIS IS FOR HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT BOARD, CONSERVATION RECLAMATIONS GET TO PARTICIPATE. THERE WAS LETTERS PROVIDED THAT QUALIFIED THE DISTRICTS TO CALL ON ELECTION, THERE ARE TWO CANDIDATES UP AGAIN, ALSO IN THE HARRIS COUNTY SIDE OF THE ELECTION FOR TERMS ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF THIS YEAR, CONSERVATION RECLAMATION DISTRICTS ARE ABLE TO NOMINATE ONE INDIVIDUAL, THOSE NOMINATIONS AMONG CONSERVATION RECLAMATION DISTRICS WILL BE GATHERED TOGETHER AND A BALLOT WILL BE SENT BACK TO US AT A FUTURE DATE TO VOTE ON ONE OF THOSE CANDIDATES THAT WILL THEN GO TO THE FINAL BALLOT WITH ALL TAXING JURISDICKS NOMINEES. AT THIS POINT SHOULD THE BOARD CHOOSE TO DO SO, YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN SUGGEST A NOMINATION OR AGREE ON NOMINEE FOR HARRIS COUNTY. AND THEN WE WOULD SUPPORT THE, EXCUSE ME, SUBMIT THE APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION WITH THE NOMINEE. SOME OF THE BASIC QUALIFICATIONS IF INTERESTED IN NOMINATING SOMEONE IS THEY HAVE TO HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF HARRIS COUNTY AT LEAST TWO YEARS, THEY CAN NUT BE DELINQUENT IN PROPERTY TAXES,

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>> MIKE SULLIVAN. >> HE SERVES THROUGH 2027.

>> HE REPRESENTS OUR INTEREST AND DO WE HAVE TO NOMINATE

SOMEONE? >> YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED AT ALL.

>> YEAH. >> BUT SHOULD WE?

>> IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE YOU FEEL IS QUALIFIED TO REPRESENT, TO DO THAT, THAT IS FINE. AGAIN, THE BOARD IN THE PAST HAS IN SOME CASES HAS, SOME OCCASIONS HAS NOT. DEPENDS ON THE FEELING OF THE BOARD. AND PRIOR INSTANCES THEY HAVE NOMINATED BOARD MEMBER WHO LIVED IN THE CREEKSIDE AREA. THEY WERE ABLE TO QUALIFY TO BE ON THE BOARD BUT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL TIMES THE BOARD HAS CHOSEN NOT TO NOMINATE ANYONE IN THIS STAGE AND PARTICIPATES

LATER IN THE VOTING. >> RECRUITING CANDIDATES WILL BE

TOUGH. WE HAVE MIKE SULLIVAN. >> I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW, I THINK WE SHOULD TALK TO CREEKSIDE.

>> SORRY. THIS IS MY FAULT. I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED, TONIGHT IS THE DECISION POINT, BECAUSE OF THE TIMING.

>> ANYONE? >> BECAUSE OF THE TIMELINE INVOLVED BETWEEN TIME THEY NOTIFY US AND OUR BOARD--

>> CAN'T MAKE THIS UP. >> CAN I NOMINATE NANCY BECKER?

>> TO MEET DEADLINES, IT WOULD BE UP TO THE BOARD.

>> PASS ON THIS. >> SECOND.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> I CALL TO MOTION TO SECOND TO IMPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 012-25 NOMINATING A CANDIDATE TO BE LISTED ON THE BALLOT FOR POSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR HARRIS COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND AUTHORIZE THE BOARD CHAIRMAN TO SIGN RESOLUTION WE ARE GOING

NOMINATE NO ONE? >> HOLD ON.

>> THE RESOLUTION. >> JUST NEED TO ACCEPT THE

REPORT. >> I MOVE TO ACCEPT.

>> MOVE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> KAREN, WE WERE RUNNING CRAZY

[13. Receive, consider and act upon a quarterly update from Visit The Woodlands (Convention & Visitors Bureau);]

THE UPDATE FOR VISIT WOODLANDS VISITOR'S BUREAU, WE DON'T HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT. FOUR OF US HAVE NOT EATEN

DINNER. LETS GO, BABY. >> YEAH.

>> WHAT HE IS SUGGESTING, I WOULD JUST GOING TO ASK THAT. I MEAN, BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET TO HAVE ANY TIME EARLIER. I DO HAVE A FEW LITTLE SLIDES. YOU HAVE A FULL PACKET IN ADVANCED MATERIALS. I WILL NOT GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT. THANK YOU, LORRY.

SO, I DO WANT TO ADDRESS SOMETHING THAT KELLEN GOOD-NEWSED SHAH HAD EARLIER, A GREAT RECORD SHE DID HAVE. BY THE WAY, THIS IS OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE MEET SIX TIME AS YEAR, SOMETIMES MORE DEPENDING ON WHAT THE TOPICS ARE. FOR GENERAL PUBLIC THESE ARE VOLUNTEERS, UNPAID POSITIONS SERVING IN THESE ROLES. I DO WANT TO ADDRESS AN AREA. IF YOU LOOKED AT THE CHART ON THE HOTEL TAX COLLECTION, WE WERE OFF IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, IT HAS SENT UP A LITTLE BIT OF A CAUTION FLAG FOR US AS WE ARE LOOKING AT, THERE IS A LOT OF VARIABLES IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS HOW THEY ARE TRAVELING, WHERE THEY ARE TRAVELING, WE ARE SEEING A BIT OF A SLOW DOWN. WE SAW CHANGES IN APRIL, YEAR OVER YEAR. WE WERE DOWN ABOUT 3.6% IN OUR HOTEL DEMAND BUT COUPLETHIS THAT HAPPENED THIS PAST APRIL THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN LAST APRIL IN 2024. THAT WAS HAVING THE LPGA CHEVRON CHAMPIONSHIP AND MEMORIAL IRON MAN TEXAS SAME WEEKEND. TWO DIFFERENT WEEKENDS, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THOSE ON DIFFERENT WEEKENDS NEXT YEAR WILL BE DIFFERENT WEEKENDS THOSE WORK BETTER FOR US IN HOTEL PROPERTIES, RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS. EASTER REALLY HAS A BIG IMPACT ON THAT AS WELL. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO WANT TO LOOK AT IS HOW NEXT YEAR WE CAN PROMOTE THIS AS A PLACE TO COME FOR EASTER AND STAY OVERNIGHT IN HOTELS. THAT IS WHAT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS HOW WE ARE ADDRESSING WHERE WE ARE RIGHT

[01:20:04]

ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS NOT AS MANY PAVILION SHOWS ON THE SCHEDULE AT THIS TIME THIS YEAR, AS THERE WERE LAST YEAR. YOU ALSO HAVE BIGGER TOURS, THE BIG CONCERT LAST WEEKEND AT NRG PLAYED AT THE PAVILION LAST YEAR, NOW AT NRG. YOU HAVE CHANGES, THAT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR US. WE ARE WORKING A LOT OF LEADS RIGHT NOW WITH OUR SALES TEAM. THEY ARE VERY ACTIVE. THE SUMMER TIME IS REAL BIG SALES TIME FOR TRADE SHOWS, SO THEY ARE OUT THERE ON THE ROAD PROMOTING THE WOODLANDS IN VARIETY OF STATES AND PLACES AROUND THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE OUR SUMMER OF FUN CAMPAIGN GOING RIGHT NOW, SO THIS IS MULTIMEDIA CAMPAIGN, THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER CHANNELS AS WELL. YOU ARE GOING TO SEE US ON ASTRO GAMES, HOPEFULLY SOON TALK SHOWS AND THAT NATURE, HOPE THAT YOU ARE FOLLOWING US AND SPREAD THE WORD ON THINGS WE HAVE GOING THIS SUMMER. SUMMER TRAVEL CAMPAIGN IS OFF TO A GREAT START. WE ARE GOING TO HIT THIS HARD THROUGH THE MID PART OF AUGUST, THAT IS THE SUMMER TRAVEL SCHEDULE TIME UP UNTIL WHEN SCHOOL STARTS. THEN WE SEE BUSINESS RETURN WITH CONVENTIONS AND OTHER GROUPS. WE DO HAVE, BACK TO THAT REAL QUICK, THE STATE FIRE CONVENTION IS COMING UP MID JULY. I THINK CHIEF BUCK IS BACK THERE. A LOT, 400 OF HIS COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE STATE ARE COMING TO THE WOODLANDS MID JULY. WE WILL GET MORE INFORMATION. THERE IS SEVERAL ACTIVITIES HAPPENING THERE. LOT AT WATERWAY SQUARE. VERY

EXCITED. >> ERIC SEACREST PLAY ADBIG

ROLE. >> HE DID. THAT IS RIGHT. WE ACCOMPANIED HIM ON THE PITCH IN EL PASO, BIG SHOUTOUT TO ERIC

FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN. >> GREAT.

>> WATCHING. >> HE IS LISTENING.

>> ERIC IS? >> HE IS ALWAYS LISTENING.

>> THANK YOU, ERIC. >> THANK YOU.

>> WHICH WAY DO I LOOK >> ONE OF THE MILLIONS LISTENING

NOW. >> HE IS THE ONE LISTENING.

>> SUMMER CAMPAIGN IS OFF TO A GREAT START, THIS HAS A LOT OF SPECIAL PROJECTS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, ELEVATORS, THOSE WILL BE COMING SOON AT WATERWAY SQUARE AND GARAGES WE HAVE. WE ARE FURTHERING OUT THE MESSAGE, PATHWAYS WILL BE COMING OUT IN THE ISSUEP COMING OUT WITH THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY MAGAZINE THAT WILL HIT MAIL BALKS THE FIRST OF JULY.

>> A UPROGRAM, YIFTY, A GIFT CARD PROGRAM, SOMETHING YOU CAN PURCHASE ONLINE AND GET REBATES BACK ON VARIOUS LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS. WE WILL BE HITTING THIS HARD, JUST LAUNCHED THAT. I THINK LAST WEEK CHAIRMAN ADDRESSED THE VON LANE LAUNCH, VERY SUCCESSFUL. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. JUST A KUDOS OUT TO THE TEAM . ELIZABETH EDENS FOR HELPING MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SHE HAD BEEN AFTER IT FOR A WHILE.

>> WHILE TALKING VON LANE, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ANOTHER BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IT IS, TO KEEP IT IN THE CENTER OF

PEOPLE'S MINDS? >> YEAH, YEAH. SO, BASICALLY

VERY EXECUTIVE-- >> GO BACK.

>> GO BACK ONE? OKAY. EXECUTIVE BUS SERVICE, WHICH IS VERY REASONABLE PRICE COST, I KNOW DIRECTOR EISSLER, HAD AN EXPERIENCE THERE, YOU WIFE HAD AN EXPERIENCE.

>> SHE DID. SHE LOVED IT. SHE SAT DOWN, HANDED A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE, RELAXED. DIDN'T HAVE TO FIGHT THE TRAFFIC TO THE

AIRPORT. >> YOU CAN ARRIVE 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE BUS TAKES OFF AT THE MARRIOTT HOTEL, FOUR TRIPS A DAY THAT GO TO DALLAS, UP TO THE LOVE FOOLD AREA. THEN THE SAME TRIPS THEN WILL COME BACK AS WELL.

>> DO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY GO AT LOVE FIELD

>> DOUBLE TREE. >> DOUBLE TREE.

>> OKAY. >> I WASN'T SURE.

>> 125 EACH WAY VERY REASONABLE PRICE, ACTUALLY. NO SECURITY LINES. JUST GO RIGHT IN, PARK YOUR CAR AT THE MARRIOTT.

>> YOU GET THE SNACKS. >> HAVE A GLASS OF WINE.

>> TO GET THE SNACKS, YOU GET THE FOOD, LUNCH, BUT YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THE COCKTAILS, IS THAT RIGHT?

>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> YES.

>> IT IS A NICE BOX LUNCH FROM THE MARRIOTT, ACTUALLY.

>> IT IS CLEAN, BEAUTIFUL, . >> DID YOU TRY IT

>> >> GOOD FOR YOU.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL FOR THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LISTENING, BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL. IF IT IS, THE NEXT ROUTE WILL BE TO AUSTIN, THEN. THERE IS NO REASON WHY WITH THE TRAFFIC THAT GOES TO

[01:25:03]

>> YES. GREAT. THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT, MR. CHAIRMAN.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHEN YOU TOUCH BASE ON THE REPORT--

EXPANDED-- >> YES, I WILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME. I DID HAVE THAT ON MY LIST BUT I KNEW Y'ALL

WERE WANTING ME TO HURRY UP. >> WE ARE NOT IN ANY HURRY.

>> IF I COULD UPDATE YOU QUICKLY, WE HAVE ISSUED RFP TO DETERMINE WHAT IS IT THAT WE NEED HERE FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, TEN YEARS FROM NOW 20 YEARS FROM NOW, REGARDING CONVENTION SPACE, AND REGARDING HOTELS? WHAT MORE HOTELS? WHAT KIND? THAT IS WHAT WE WANT TO FIND OUT, BECAUSE WE DO, AGAIN, WORK WITH MEETING PLANNERS EVERY DAY. WE HEAR WHAT THEY ARE TELLING US, BUT WE WANT TO NOW QUANTIFY IT. WHAT ARE WE MISSING OUT ON THAT WE DO NOT HAVE RIGHT NOW? WE HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING THE BALL FORWARD, AND REMAIN COMPETITIVE. RIGHT? IN THE MARKETPLACE. WE SEE ALL AROUND US, DALLAS, HOUSTON, AUSTIN ARE RENOVATING AND BUILDING BIGGER CONVENTION CENTERS. THAT IS OUR COMPETITION IN THE NEXT 5, 10, 20 YEARS. WE ARE GOING TO ISSUE, WE ISSUED RFP AND AUGUST WILL MAKE A DETERMINATION ON WHICH COMPANY OO USE. I HOPE TO HAVE RESULTS AND HOPE WE HAVE THE RESULTS IN THE FALL, SOMETIME ABOUT WHAT THE WOODLANDS LOOKS LIKE FROM A CONVENTION AND VISITOR DESTINATION FIVE YEARS FROM NOW LOOKING INTO THE KRYSTLE BALL. UPDATE ON TOURISM. THE BOARD FULLY SUPPORTED THE LETTER TO CREATE THAT ZONE, WE HAVE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR HOTEL PROPERTIES AND HOPE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION SOON. WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS ON THIS.

THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE MORE DOLLARS TO SPEND TO BRING IN MORE CONVENTIONS AND MORE TOURISM DOLLARS HERE.

>> GREAT. BIG DEAL. >> GOOD REPORT.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TEAM .

KUDOS TO ELIZABETH. SHE REALLY PUSHED THE VON LANE THING. LIKE, GOT TOLD NO A BUNCH, PUSHED FOR IT, IT IS A GREAT ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY. I AM TELLING MY OFFICE, WE HAVE OUR HEADQUARTERS HERE IN WOODLANDS. A LOT OF BUSINESS AND DALLAS. I AM SPREADING THE WORD TO THEM. THEY CAN LITERALLY WALK FROM THE OFFICE TO MARRIOTT AND BE UP THERE. IT IS A WIN-WIN. THANKS.

>> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF VISIT THE WOODLANDS.

>> THANK YOU, BUD. >> ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I CALL MOTION TO SECOND TO ACCEPT THE WOODLANDS VISITOR'S BUREAU, VISIT THE WOODLANDS QUARTERLY REPORT.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECONDED.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE.

>> THERE IS NO CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT. NO RECONVENING BECAUSE

[17. Board announcements; and]

>> I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. >> DISCUSS FUTURE ITEMS.

>> ANNOUNCEMENT, YOU DIDN'T ANNOUNCE OUR GUESTS, REGULAR

GUESTS. >> FRICK AND FRAC?

>> YES. >> SCOTT JOINED US.

>> I KNOW. THEY WOULD-- THEY DON'T WANT THEIR FEELINGS HURT.

>> I DON'T WANT YOUR FEELINGS HURT.

>> JOHN? BOB? >> ANYTHING ELSE? ANY ADDITION?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY MONIQUE, IF YOU COULD HELP ME ON SOMETHING, CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICALS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS ARE HERE IN THE WOODLANDS AND THEY ARE HAVING A GRAND OPENING EVENT OF NEW OFFICES ON JULY 16TH. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THEM RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THEM. I THINK THEY ARE PROBABLY ONE OF OUR LARGEST CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS. DO TREMENDOUS AMOUNT. IF YOU CAN GET A CHANCE, DRIVE BY THEIR NEW CORPORATE OFFICES OVER OFF LAKE WOODLANDS. IT IS INCREDIBLE. STHA GOT PICKLEBALL COURTS OUTSIDE, REALLY NICE. IF WE COULD HAVE

SOMETHING TO PRESENT. >> GREAT IDEA.

>> YOU HAD MENTIONED THIS, WE ARE WORKING ON IT.

>> SORRY, FORGOT. >> ONE MORE THING.

>> SURE. >> WE HAVE OUR BIG CELEBRATION RED HOT AND BLUE, IT DOVE TAILS WITH THE PARADE. VISIT THE WOODLANDS AND SEE THE MOST WONDERFUL FIREWORKS YOU WILL SEE IN OUR REGION, STAY IN OUR HOTELS AND ENJOY THE PARADE. IT IS A WONDERFUL FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT.

>> THE NIGHT BEFORE, THE THIRD, IS STAR-SPANGLED SALUTE AT THE PAVILION. THAT IS TRULY ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL EVENINGS IN THE WOODLANDS. MAKE SURE YOU CAN GO. YOU CAN BRING FAMILY, YOU CAN GO UP ON THE HILL IF YOU WANT. IT IS FREE. BUT IT IS A REALLY COOL

NIGHT. >> THEN SPEND THE NIGHT AND WATCH THE PARADE THE NEXT MORNING AND STAY ANOTHER NORTH AND WATCH THE FIREWORKS. YOU WILL LOVE IT.

>> RIGHT. >> WIN-WIN.

>> ALL RIGHT. I CALL IN A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADJOURN.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> MOVED, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR

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