Jul 17, 2025 Board of Directors Regular Meeting Agenda

[1. Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance;]

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>>> IT IS 6:00. WE WILL CALL THE WOODLANDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ORDER. WE WILL START WITH THE INVOCATION. PLEASE WELCOME SHANNON CALDWELL, CHRISTCHURCH OF THE WOODLANDS DELIVERING THE INVOCATION. HE AND HIS WIFE OF 30 YEARS ARE THE PROUD PARENTS OF THREE ADULT CHILDREN AND IS A PROFESSIONAL HYDROCARBON PROCESSING INDUSTRY AND THE WIFE -- HIS WIFE MANAGES THEIR SMALL BUSINESS AS A CRAFTERS RETREAT. WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME BACK . THESE READINGS FROM THE BIBLE, THE KINGS -- KING JAMES VERSION I THOUGHT MIGHT BE NICE AND HOW WE ARE ALL THINKING AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS OVER IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY AND OF COURSE FOR THEM, FIRSTHAND AND FOR US, JUST TRYING TO BE SUPPORTIVE. SO SOME WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND STRENGTH. WE WILL START WITH, FIRST SAMUEL. AS HE TALKED WITH THEM, BEHOLD THERE CAME UP THE CHAMPION. THE PHILISTINE OF GATH, GOLIATH BY NAME AND THE ARMIES OF THE PHILISTINES AND ACCORDING TO THE SAME WORDS AND DAVID HEARD THEM.

DAVID SAID MOREOVER, "THE LORD THAT DELIVERED ME OUT OF THE P AW OF THE LION AND THE BEAR, WILL DELIVER ME OUT OF THE HAND OF THIS PHILISTINE AND SOUL SAID TO DAVID, GO AND THE LORD BE WITH THE. AND HE TOOK HIS STAFF IN HIS HAND AND SHOWS HIM FIVE SMOOTH STONES OUT OF THE BROKE AND PUT THEM IN HIS SHEPHERD'S BAG WHICH HE HAD, EVEN IN A SCRIPT.

AND HIS SLING WAS IN HIS HAND AND HE DREW NEAR TO THE PHILISTINES. AND WHEN THE PHILISTINES LOOKED ABOUT AND SAW DAVID, HE DISDAINED HIM.

FOR HE WAS BUT A YOUTH AND OF FAIR COUNTENANCE.

AND THEN SAID DAVID TO THE PHILISTINE, THOU COME TO ME WITH A SWORD AND WITH THE SPEAR AND WITH THE SHIELD.

BUT I COME TO THE WITH THE NAME OF THE LORD OF HOSTS.

THE GOD OF THE ARMIES OF ISRAEL WHOM THOU HAS DEFIED.

THIS DAY, WILL THE LORD DELIVER THE INTO MY HAND? AND I WILL SMITE THE. AND ALL THE ASSEMBLY SHALL KNOW THAT THE LORD SAVE NOT WITH SWORD AND SPEAR FOR THE BATTLE IS THE LORD'S AND HE WILL GIVE YOU INTO OUR HANDS.

AND DAVID PUT HIS HAND INTO THE BAG, IN HIS BAG, AND TOOK THE STONE AND SUNK THE STONE INTO THE PHILISTINE'S FOR HEAD AND HE FELL UPON HIS FACE TO THE EARTH.

. >> MATTHEW, IF YOU HAVE FAITH AS A GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED, YOU SHALL SAY ON TO THIS MOUNTAIN, REMOVE HENCE TO YONDER PLACE AND IT SHALL REMOVE AND NOTHING SHALL BE IMPOSSIBLE UNTO YOU. ROMANS. NAY, AND ALL THESE THINGS, WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM THAT LOVED US. FOR I AM PERSUADED THAT NEITHER DEATH NOR LIFE NOR ANGELS NOR PRINCIPALITIES, NOR POWERS, NOR THINGS PRESENT OR THINGS TO COME , NOR HEIGHT OR DEPTH OR ANY OTHER CREATURE, SHALL BE ABLE TO SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD, WHICH IS IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD.

AND BACK TO MATTHEW. AND HE OPENED HIS MOUTH AND SAID SAID, "BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT. FOR THEIRS IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. BLESSED ARE THEY WHO MOURN, FOR THEY SHALL BE COMFORTED. BLESSED ARE THE MEEK, FOR THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH. BLESSED ARE THEY WHICH DO HUNGER AND THIRST AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS, FOR THEY SHALL BE FILLED. BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL, FOR THEY SHALL OBTAIN MERCY. BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART, FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD.

BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS, FOR THEY SHALL BE CALLED THE CHILDREN OF GOD. BLESSED ARE THEY WHICH ARE PERSECUTED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS SAKE. FOR THEIRS IS THE

KINGDOM OF HEAVEN" ." >> AMEN. ALL RIGHT.

CALLING ON THE CHAIRMAN HEISER TO SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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 THY TEXAS FLAG.

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[2. Call meeting to order;]

>> IT IS 6:05 P.M. I DECLARE ACCORDANCE TO THE STATE LAW THAT THIS MEETING WAS POSTED 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. THE POST OCCURRED INSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP AT THIS OFFICE BUILDING . STATE LAW REQUIRES US TO HAVE AT LEAST FOUR BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT IN ATTENDANCE TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM TO CONDUCT BUSINESS. I ASK EACH BOARD NUMBER TO INDICATE YOUR PRESENCE BY RESPONDING TO AN AUDIBLE SOUND AS I CALL ROLL. VICE CHAIRMAN HEISER.

>> EISSLER. >> NELSON.

>> SEKULA-GIBBS, SNYDER. BAILEY.

>> HERE. >> WE ARE MISSING FRANKS.

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

AGENDA ITEM THREE RECEIVING AND CONSIDERING AND ACTING UPON THE MEETING AGENDA. PLEASE REVIEW THE AGENDA ON YOUR PACKETS PAGES ONE THROUGH THREE AND ADOPT THE AGENDA.

CALLING A MOTION IN THE SECOND. >> SO MOVED.

[4. Recognize public officials;]

>> MOVED BY DIRECTOR HEISER AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR EISSLER. THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.

>> OF THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR. RECOGNIZE PUBLIC OFFICIALS.

WE HAVE ONE HERE TONIGHT. THE LEGENDARY ARTHUR BRETT OFF, THE GREAT VOLUNTEER. HE IS ON MCAT AND THE DMC.

[5. Public comment;]

THAT IS ALL OF THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS.

WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE.

PUBLIC COMMENT OR PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN OPEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS WELCOMED AND ENCOURAGED. THE PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA ITEM IS INCLUDED IN THE BEGINNING OF ALL REGULAR BOARD AMEND -- AGENDAS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY THERESE THE MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESS FOR ALLOWING CONSTITUENTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

THE WITHIN TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO -- ACCEPTS PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATING IN A PUBLIC MEETING.

EACH PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MUST FIRST SIGN THE ROSTER PROVIDED BY THE BOARD SECRETARY FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT WISH TO MAKE GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT ADDRESS A TOPIC THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA OR WISH TO ADDRESS A SPECIFIC AGENDA -- AGENDA ITEM MUST DO SO UNDER THE PUBLIC COMMENTS OF THE AGENDA ITEM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEANING. INDIVIDUALS WILL BE LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF THREE METS WERE GIRLS OF THE NUMBER OF TOPICS.

IF THERE ARE MORE THAN 15 SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR A PUBLIC EACH SPEAKER WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF COMMENTS. ORDERS -- SPEAKERS CANNOT YIELD TIME TO ANOTHER SPEAKER ON THE LIST.

STATE LAW RIBS AWARD FROM ACTING ON A SPECIFIC ITEM OR PUBLIC, THE LESS IT APPEARS ON THE POSTED AGENDA. THEREFORE ANY BOARD DISCUSSION OF ITEMS NOT INCLUDED IN THE POST AGENDAS LIMITED TO QUESTIONS. LOCATION OR WHETHER OR NOT AN ITEM SHOULD BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA.

SPEAKERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PRODUCE BIT IN THE DEBATE OF THE ISSUE. SPEAKERS WILL NOT USE PROFANITY. COMMENTS WILL BE MADE AS A WHOLE OR TO AN INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR.

ALSO, REMIND YOU TO PUT YOUR CELL PHONES ON SILENT MODE.

I CALL ON THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT ROSTER. MR. HEATH.

WELCOME. >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN.

THERE IS A HAND OUT. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, WILL YOU INDICATE WHEN I BEGIN MY THREE MINUTES.

>> GO AHEAD. YOU ARE FINE.

STARTING NOW. >> LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE I'M HERE TO REQUEST ACTION OF THE BOARD AND I'M HERE TO ASK FOR THE SUBJECT TO BE ADDED TO THE NEXT AGENDA SO THAT WE DISCUSS IT MORE FULLY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY READING A LETTER. THIS DOCUMENT HAS TWO SIDES.

WE WILL START WITH THE LETTER. IT IS A LETTER FROM THE HOWARD YOUTH CORPORATION. AND IT IS ADDRESSED TO PEOPLE DEALING WITH THE ANNEXATION OF A PROPERTY AND THEY ARE DISCUSSING THE ANNEXATION AND A HICCUP AND A GLITCH.

THEY GET TO UP PERTINENT PARAGRAPH, WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO READ. IT SAYS THE GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO GENESIS DEALING WITH THE WOODLANDS ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER ONE. AND THE DEVELOPER.

THE GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO BURDEN THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WITH THIS TAX. THIS WAS IN PART BECAUSE OF MONETARY REASONS AND IN PART BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO RELY ON THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUAL VOTERS TO GET THE PROJECT APPROVED.

SO WHEN THIS WAS SOLD FOR RESIDENTIAL USE, WE WOULD DNI SIT IF IT WAS EVER ANNEXED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

SO THEY ARE DISCUSSING A PROPERTY ON 89006 PINES FOR AN

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FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PAGE, YOU WILL SEE IT IS A TRANSCRIPT OF MY FRIEND SYBIL DOYLE.

HER TRIAL. AMONG THE TRIALS WHICH YOU MIGHT RECALL AND I WAS ONE OF THE DEFENDANTS. AND IT SAYS HERE, THIS IS SWORN TESTIMONY OF PHILIP GRANT APRIL 1ST OF 2014.

HE IS ASKED -- SENT A LETTER TO US.

IN YOUR LETTER, YOU INDICATE THAT YOUR OFFICE RECEIVED OFFICIAL COMPLAINTS ALLEGING FRAUDULENT VOTER LEGISLATION.

DO YOU RECALL THAT? HE SAYS, I BELIEVE IT WAS RECEIVED FROM THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BY JAMES STILLWELL.

WHEN I READ THAT, I SUDDENLY REALIZED THAT THE TOWNSHIP WAS THE ONE THAT INSTIGATED THE INVESTIGATION TO GET ME CONVICTED AND THROWN IN PRISON WHICH I GOT A THREE YEAR SENTENCE, FOR ILLEGAL VOTING, EVEN WHEN YOUR ATTORNEY HAD, IN HIS POSSESSION, A LETTER FROM ELECTION CENTRAL CERTIFYING THAT I WAS REGISTERED AND ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE UTILITY DISTRICT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

ANYWAY, MY REQUEST TO THE BOARD IS, BECAUSE THIS BODY -- AND DOCTOR SNYDER WILL REMEMBER. SHE WAS HERE AT THE TIME.

THIS BODY DID THEN MAKE THIS COMPLAINT TO THE AUTHORITIES, TO THE DA AND USED THE STATE SENATOR TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. PLEASE TAKE THIS UP AND FILE A COMPLAINT AND GET THIS INVESTIGATED LEGALLY WHETHER IT IS RIGHT, PROPER, LEGAL, FOR THE SPECIAL DISTRICT LIKE THE SPECIAL DISTRICT, TO DE-ANNEX VOTERS AT THEIR WILL IN COLLUSION WITH THE SPECIAL DISTRICT AND THE DEVELOPER.

THAT IS MY REQUEST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT, MR. WILLIAM MOSTLY.

WELCOME. >> I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO KEEP MOTORIZED VEHICLES OFF OF THE PATHWAYS IN THE WOODLANDS. I HAVE LIVED IN THE WOODLANDS FOR 32 YEARS. MY WIFE AND I WALKED THE PATHWAYS JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY, USUALLY 4-5 MILES. I CONSIDER THE PATHWAYS ONE OF THE REAL GEMS OF THE WOODLANDS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES LIVING HERE REALLY A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. LET ME TELL YOU WHO I SEE ON THE PATHWAYS. I SEE MY NEIGHBORS.

SOME OF THEM ELDERLY. I SEE YOUNG MOTHERS PUSHING THEIR BABIES AND CARRIAGES. I SEE YOUNG KIDS ON THEIR WAY TO GLADYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD RIDING THEIR BICYCLES OR WALKING. I SEE PEOPLE WALKING THEIR DOGS . I SEE PEOPLE AFTER WORK IN THE EVENING OUT WITH THEIR FAMILIES WALKING ON THE TRAILS. I ALSO SEE MOTORIZED VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY SCOOTERS.

AS YOU KNOW, THE TRAILS IN THE WOODLANDS, PATHWAYS IN THE WOODLANDS WERE DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR WALKING, BICYCLING AND JOGGING. THEY ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR MOTORIZED VEHICLES. THERE ARE SIGNS ON THE PATHWAYS THAT SAY, NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES.

THE TRAILS ARE NOT WIDE ENOUGH. IF TWO PEOPLE WALK AND SOMEONE IS COMING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, YOU CAN PASS.

IF THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE, YOU HAVE TO MOVE OVER.

WITH THE CURVES IN THE TRAILS TO MAKE WAY FOR TREES, YOU DON'T HAVE ALONGSIDE DISTANCE IN MANY CASES.

WHEN YOU ARE WALKING OR BICYCLING, THERE IS USUALLY TIME IF SOMEONE IS COMING, TO STEP ASIDE.

OR SOMEONE IS COMING BEHIND YOU, THERE IS PONY OF TIME FOR THEM TO SEE YOU AND GIVE YOU WARNING SO THERE IS NO DANGER OF YOU BEING RUN OVER FROM BEHIND BEHIND. WITH THE MOTORIZED SCOOTERS, MOVING AS QUICKLY AS THEY DO AND AS SILENTLY AS THEY DO, THERE IS REAL DANGER OF BEING OVERRUN.

MANY TIMES, WALKING THE TRAILS, I HAVE BEEN SURPRISED BY HIS SCOOTER COMING BY WITHIN INCHES.

AND I NEVER HEARD IT UNTIL IT WAS THERE.

YOU PROBABLY ARE AWARE THAT HOUSTON, DALLAS, AUSTIN, SAN ANTONIO AND OTHER CITIES IN TEXAS HAVE RESTARTED THE USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES ON THEIR PATHWAYS FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS. AND I URGE YOU TO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN IN YOUR POWER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP MOTORIZED VEHICLES OFF THE TRAILS IN THE WOODLANDS.

I UNDERSTAND AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS BEING PUT TOGETHER BUT I THINK THAT IS ONLY PART OF THE PICTURE.

I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT MOTORIZED VEHICLES ARE NOT PERMITTED AND MAYBE REINFORCE THAT WITH NEWS

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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MR. MOSLEY, I SEE YOU WALKING EVERY DAY. WE APPRECIATE IT.

WE ARE ON THE SAME PATH. NEXT, MR. WELLS. WELCOME.

>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

MY NAME IS KENNETH WELLS. THE COMMANDER OF THE 1202 FOR THE BMW LOCAL FOR THE WOODLANDS.

A RESIDENT OF THE WILL THENCEFORTH 35 YEARS.

MY KIDS ALL WENT TO MACKALL HIGH SCHOOL.

IMP MUCH INGRAINED HERE. I WAS AT THE LAKE FESTIVAL.

I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU THE PORTENTS -- THE IMPORTANCE OF THE VFW AND WHAT WE DO. WE VISIT VETERANS IN ARE HOMES.

THE TEXAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF THE VFW SENT 50 TONS OF MATERIAL TO KERRVILLE FOR FRAUD -- FLOOD RELIEF.

WE TAKE CARE OF VETERANS THAT ARE ISOLATED AT HOME.

WE HAVE A FEW FUNDRAISERS.

WE -- IT IS ABOUT 90% OF OUR INCOME.

WHATEVER WE CAN RAISE OURSELVES.

WE GET NO HELP FROM THE STATE OR THE DISTRICT.

WE PROVIDE A SERVICE, ESPECIALLY TO THE VETERANS.

WE GO TO SCHOOLS SOMETIMES. WE TALKED TO THE KIDS.

THEY ARE CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE.

MYSELF, I'M A FORMER MARINE AND COMBAT VETERAN FROM VIETNAM.

AND THEY HAVE QUESTIONS. SO WE GO IN THERE AND BE AS NICE ABOUT IT IS WE CAN AND TALK TO THE KIDS AND THEY ARE ALWAYS CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW DID THAT HAPPEN. WE DO THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY. LATELY, WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING INTO SOME PROBLEMS IT SEEMS. A LACK OF PATRIOTISM FOR A BETTER WORD. SOME OF THE STORES AND BUSINESSES AROUND HERE. WE CAN'T GO TO THE MARKETPLACE.

WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO THERE.

WE TRIED TO SET UP A FUNDRAISER AT KROGER. THEY HAD PAPERWORK THEY WANTED US TO FILL OUT. MANY PEOPLE ARE IN YOUR POST AND HOW MANY TRANS PEOPLE ARE IN YOUR POST? I CAN GUARANTEE YOU, THERE AIN'T NONE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF SOLDIERS, SAILORS, MARINES AND AIRMEN.

THAT IS ALL WE'VE GOT. AND THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE AND DO THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND TRY TOO. PATRIOTISM BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF CASES, THE MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS ARE THE LAST BATCH OF THE PATRIOTISM. THAT WE HAVE IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO. WE JUST LOST OUR HOME BECAUSE OF THE NEW FACILITY BEING BUILT.

WE NEEDED ROOMS. WE NEEDED TWO ROOMS. WE NEEDED AN AUXILIARY. THE LADIES, WIVES, GRANDDAUGHTERS, NIECES AND NEPHEWS OF FORMER VETERANS.

THEY ARE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE EXHILARATE.

THE LADIES DO A GREAT JOB. THEY GO ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THEY ADAPT FIRE STATIONS. WE HAVE A BIG EASTER EGG HUNT THAT THEY SPONSOR. WE JUST NEED SOMEBODY TO GIVE US A LITTLE PUSH AND MAYBE HELP US GET A PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER. WE NEED TWO ROOMS. THEY HAVE GIVEN US ONE.

WE NEED TWO. ONE FOR US AND ONE FOR THE LADIES. THANK YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOUR

TIME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU MR. WELLS. >> IS IT EVERETT ISEN.

WELCOME. >> IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I ADDRESSED THE BOARD AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US. AND SAY HELLO TO MY FRIENDS THERE. ANYWAY, I WILL MAKE IT SHORT.

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE EXHILARATE ALSO INCLUDES MEN.

WE MADE THAT CHANGE. WE MODIFIED AND WE HAVE COMBINED BOTH OF THE MEN'S AUXILIARY AND THE LADIES AUXILIARY TO JUST, AUXILIARY. ANYWAY, I HAD MEETINGS WITH JAMES. JAMES HAD THREE MEETINGS WITH NONPROFITS AND WHAT HAVE YOU AND JUST LET US KNOW THAT HE WOULD TRY TO ACCOMMODATE US AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THIS MORNING, CONTRARY TO I GUESS WHAT WAS SAID AT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT THIS MORNING, WE ONLY HAVE ONE.

THAT IS ALL THE ROOM THEY HAVE GOT.

EVEN THOUGH JAMES PRETTY MUCH REITERATED THAT, YEAH, HE WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE US. REBECCA IS A FANTASTIC PERSN ÚO

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BUT IT WAS PISS POUR PLANNING AS FAR AS THEY DON'T HAVE THE ROOM FOR ALL THE NONPROFITS. AS A MATTER FACT, WHEN WE CAME OUT OF THE MEETING, THE ONE, THEY MADE WAS TO MAKE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR EXXON MOBIL, SHELL AND OTHER CORPORATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALL LEFT THEY ARE BASICALLY SAYING, THIS IS NOT A COMMUNITY CENTER.

IT IS A CORPORATE COMMUNITY CENTER.

BECAUSE THE SET UP IS BOARDROOMS. WELL, I GAVE JAMES A LITTLE BIT.

WE SAT AND TALKED FOR QUITE A WHILE.

AND I LET HIM KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE MET ORIGINALLY AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER WHICH IS NOW BURGER KING.

WE LOST THREE ROOMS FOR ALL NONPROFITS.

I SAID I WOULD SPEAK UP FOR THE NONPROFITS AND THE COMMUNITY.

OUR NONPROFITS ARE A ROCK AND THE COMMUNITIES.

WELL, ROBINSON ROAD WAS ALSO A PLACE WHERE WE COULD DO FUNDRAISERS. GARAGE SALES.

YOU COULDN'T GO PAST THERE WITHOUT SOME KIND OF A SALE ON SATURDAY. THAT IS GONE.

NOW YOU HAVE A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER.

GUESS WHAT, TWO LESS ROOMS. WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU? NONPROFITS ARE ON THE BACK BURNER.

I DON'T CARE WHAT COMMISSIONERS COURT SAID.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO UPHOLD AND HONOR THAT, MAYBE YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND FIGURE OUT SOMETHING ELSE.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE RETAIL SPACE OVER HERE.

WE CAN'T EVEN GO INTO A RETAIL BECAUSE HUGHES CORPORATION HAS IT AS RETAIL ONLY. YOU CAN'T USE IT AS MEETING ROOMS. THAT MEANS THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE CORPORATIONS AND INVESTORS WILLING, THEIR HANDS ARE TIED BECAUSE IT TAKES -- THE HUGHES CORPORATION TO REDESIGNATE THAT PLACE.

SO ANYWAY, ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP US OUT, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT. IT IS GOING TO TAKE A LOT UNFORTUNATELY, TO GET THOSE TWO ROOMS. BUT THAT MEANS THAT FOR US, IF WE FOLD, YOU HAVE 600 KIDS THAT WILL GO WITHOUT ON THE PROGRAM. THE BIGGEST THING THAT GOT US REALLY FIRED UP WAS A KID, THEN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THAT WANTED TOILET PAPER AS A PRESENT FOR CHRISTMAS.

TELL ME WE DON'T HAVE ISSUES ISSUES.

WE HAVE ALL THE WESTFIELD LIONS CLUB AND THEY WILL BE WITHOUT ANY KIND OF FUNDRAISER BECAUSE THE BINGO IS RESTRICTED FUNDS OF WHAT YOU CAN DO. AND THAT MEANS THAT 300 KIDS ARE NOT GOING TO GET GLASSES. BECAUSE THAT IS THE REQUESTS THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN. WE ARE HELPING WITH THAT.

AND A LOT OF THINGS WILL HAPPEN THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL SUFFER.

IT IS HARD ENOUGH AS IT IS MEETING AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER WHEN THEY SAY, I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A VFW.

WE HAVE TO MEAT HERE. RICHARD FRANKS.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, HE HAS NEVER BEEN TO A MEETING.

IT IS PRETTY SAD. AT THE SAME TIME, IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I APPRECIATE IT.

ANYTHING YOU CAN DO. I KNOW PEOPLE SAY THAT, WHILE IT IS CONTRARY TO WHAT WAS SAID AT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

I GOT THE PHONE CALL THIS MORNING THAT SAID IT IS ONLY ONE ROOM AND THAT IS FOR BOTH OF US.

>> A LITTLE OVER THREE MINUTES BUT WE CAN MAKE PHONE CALLS.

WE HAVE NO OWNERSHIP. NO TIES TO THAT WHATSOEVER.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS.

>> WE ARE ASKING FOR YOU GUYS TO LOOK AFTER US.

YOU REPRESENT US. >> CAN I ASK CLARIFICATION?

>> YES. >> WHAT IS YOUR POST?

>> 12124. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR

[ CONSENT AGENDA]

SERVICE. >> THAT WRAPS IT UP FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT. MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM SIX, ACTING UPON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THESE ITEMS ARE NONCONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW AND THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL AS A GROUP WITH ONE MOTION. NO DISCUSSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE OF ANY KIND UNLESS THE ITEMS ARE MOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PLACE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA BY ANY BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO MAKING A MOTION. THERE ARE 12 ITEMS ON THE

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PACKETS. >> REQUEST TO REMOVE.

>> I ALSO HAVE ONE. >> SEKULA-GIBBS.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM G, H AND K.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> DIRECTOR SNYDER.

>> MINE WAS H WHICH WAS ALREADY REMOVED.

>> REMOVING ITEMS G, H AND K. IS THAT CORRECT?

>> YES. >> FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

MOVING TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY AYE.

>> OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

MOVING ON TO -- I NEED TO JUGGLE SOME THINGS

[g. Receive, consider, and act upon the Second Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with Montgomery County regarding enhanced maintenance and improvements located in the County road rights-of-way (C-2023-0359A2);]

MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.

MOVING TO ITEM G. RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGARDING ENHANCED MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

CALLING ON OFFICER CHRIS NOONS.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF YOUR MEMBER TWO YEARS AGO, THE TOWNSHIP ENTERED A FORMAL AGREEMENT TO HAVE STREETSCAPE SERVICES. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DOING THEM BUT IT WAS ALWAYS A HANDSHAKE DEAL. TWO YEARS AGO, WE FORMALIZE THE AGREEMENT WITH VERY PRESCRIPTIVE DETAILS. THE AGREEMENT IS SET TO EXPIRE.

WE MET WITH THE COUNTY A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND TALKED ABOUT SOME CHANGES THAT WE WOULD LIKE.

THOSE CHANGES ARE VERY, VERY SMALL AND THOSE ARE SECTION 29 WHICH GIVES A LITTLE MORE DEFINITION

>> EXCUSE ME. WILL YOU ASK SOMEONE TO ADVANCE THE SCREEN

POLICE? >> ADVANCE THE SCREEN TO ITEM

G. >> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD.

>> THANK YOU. THE ITEM WAS SECTION 29.

WE GAVE A LITTLE MORE CLARITY ON TREATIES THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OR NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR. THIS TALKS ABOUT TREES THAT FALL FROM TOWNSHIP PROPERTY INTO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR AS OPPOSED TO THE TOWNSHIP WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW.

WILDFIRE -- WILDFLOWER, THERE IS A CHANGE FROM, WE SHALL PLANT, TO WE MAY PLANT. SO THE FUTURE MAY BE THAT THEY DECIDE THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT PROGRAM. AND SOME THINGS ABOUT CROSSWALKS AND ALSO THE TERM OF. WE SUGGESTED IN TWO-YEAR TERM WITH AN AUTO RENEWAL. THOSE ARE THE FOUR MAJOR CHANGES IN THAT AGREEMENT.

FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, TUESDAY MORNING, THE COUNTY APPROVED

HIS AGREEMENT. >> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, CHRIS.

HOW OFTEN ARE THE CROSSWALKS REPAINTED?

>> DEPENDING ON CONDITION ASSESSMENT, BASICALLY WE TRY TO GET TO EVERY ONE OF THOSE EVERY THREE YEARS.

SOME ARE DONE MORE OFTEN. REMEMBER THERE ARE TWO GROUPS DOING CROSSWALK PAINTINGS. THERE IS THE COUNTY.

THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAJOR INTERSECTIONS AND AT SCHOOLS AND WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MID- BLOCK CROSSINGS. I'M TRYING TO THINK OF THE MID-BLOCK CROSSING.

MILLED AND IS ALWAYS A -- ALWAYS THE AREA WHERE THERE IS NOT A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION OR SCHOOL ZONE.

WE HAVE THOSE AND WE GO THROUGH OBVIOUSLY THREE VILLAGES A YEAR AND DO A ROTATION. UNLESS WE SEE SOMETHING REALLY BAD. WE ALSO WORK WITH THE COUNTY.

THE COUNTY WILL SAY, WE ARE DOING SOMETHING IN THIS AREA.

CAN YOU HIT THIS AS WELL AND WE WORK WITH THEM.

>> DO WE KNOW THEIR SCHEDULE? >> WE DO NOT.

THAT IS PROBABLY SOMETHING WE NEED TO IMPROVE.

>> CHAIRMAN, THE REASON I ASKED FOR THIS TO BE BROUGHT OUT IS BECAUSE OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY. WE HAVE SEVERAL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH THEM. I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO BREACH ANY LAWS. BUT WE ARE DEALING WITH AN ISSUE LATER IN THE AGENDA THAT HAS TO DO WITH MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND PATHWAYS. AND SENSES OVERLAPS WITH THE PATHWAYS, MY THOUGHT WAS, IS THERE ANY WAY TO EXPAND THIS AGREEMENT IN SOME WAY OR MAYBE HAVE ANOTHER AGREEMENT SO THAT THE CROSSING GUARDS OR THAT WE COULD ENHANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE CROSSING GUARDS, WHERE THEY COULD REINFORCE THAT IF YOU ARE CROSSING, YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON A MOTORIZED VEHICLE. Ú

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>> I THINK THE IDEA ABOUT ENLISTING THE CROSSING GUARD IS PROBABLY PART OF THE EDUCATION PLAN THE CROSSING GUARDS ARE NOT EMPLOYED BY THE COUNTY. THEY ARE EMPLOYED BY THE CONROE

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. >> BUT WE SENT A LETTER TO

THEM TOO. >> WE DID.

>> THEY ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

>> I THINK WE TALK ABOUT THAT IN ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM.

>> I DO LIKE THE CREATIVITY THOUGH. I DO LIKE IT.

THERE IS MORE TO BE TALKED ABOUT ON THAT.

I AGREE. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND

TO APPROVE? >> SO MOVED.

[h. Receive, consider, and act upon an Advanced Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for traffic signal and striping improvements related to the Alden Bridge Sports Park Renovation Project (C-2025-0381);]

>> MOVED BY DIRECTOR HEISER. SECOND BY DIRECTOR SNYDER.

THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE. OPPOSED. >> H. RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND STRIPPING IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO THE ALDEN BRIDGE SPORTS PARK

RENOVATION PROJECT. >> WE WILL START SEEING SOME THINGS COME THROUGH FOR ALL OF THE -- FOR THE SPORTS PARK.

WE HAVE THE AGREEMENT WITH TEXT THOUGHT. AND WITH THAT -- TX D.O.T. AND THAT STARTS THE LIGHTING AT THE TWIN VAIL AND 242 INTERCHANGE.

IF YOU HAVE DRIVEN BY THERE, THERE ARE THREE ARMS UP.

THIS WOULD PUT -- THIS WOULD PUT A FOURTH ARM UP WE PAID FOR. THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT, TO COME OUT OF THE AREA WHERE THERE IS THE DETENTION POND. LONG TERM, THAT WILL BE A DRIVEWAY THAT CAN EXTRA PARKING LOT, THAT CONNECTS TO THE ENTIRE PARKING IN EXISTENCE RIGHT NOW.

IN THE COMING MONTHS, WE WILL SEE ANOTHER PROJECT COME HERE AND WE ARE HOPING TO BRING THIS -- HOPING TO GET THIS ENTIRE PROJECT OUT TO BID, NOT THE TRAFFIC ARM, BUT THE ENTIRE PROJECT OUT TO BID IN OCTOBER AND RETURNED TO YOU LATE DECEMBER BUT LIKELY JANUARY WITH THE BID TABULATIONS AND GET THAT PROJECT UNDERWAY BECAUSE IT IS DESPERATELY NEEDED OUT THERE.

>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> I BROUGHT IT OUT.

I HAVE QUESTIONS. I'M SURE EVERYBODY DOES ON WHAT IS GOING ON ON HIGHWAY 242. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE

WORTHWHILE TO MAKE IT CLEAR. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT

ELUCIDATE MEANS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION AND IT MAY NOT PERTAIN TO THIS. I WANT TO PUT IT ON EVERYONE'S RADAR. THE OVERPASSES GOING OVER 45 COMING INTO THE WOODLANDS. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? OAK RIDGE NORTH AND THE FLYOVER. ARE ALL OF THOSE OWNED BY

TXDOT? >> YES.

>> A FEW OF US WERE IN FRISCO THIS WEEKEND. AND IT LOOKS DIFFERENT THAN HOURS. I THINK WE NEED TO PUT THAT ON AN AGENDA ITEM. KAREN IS FREAKING OUT.

SHE WILL BLOW DART ME IN A MINUTE.

I WANT TO MENTION THAT WHEN WE GET INTO THE OTHER.

SO SORRY ABOUT THAT, KAREN. >> I HAVE A GENERAL QUESTION.

YOU MENTIONED THE ARM WE ARE PAYING FOR IS FOR

THE A BUNCH WILL DRIVEWAY? >> YES.

>> EVENTUALLY THAT IT WILL BE THERE.

PARDON MY IGNORANCE ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.

WHY ARE WE PUTTING THAT ARM IN NOW VERSUS --

>> BECAUSE THE WAY IT TAKES ARMS TO GET AGREEMENTS WITH TXDOT, WE WILL WAIT ANOTHER THREE YEARS.

>> UNDERSTOOD. >> IT TOOK US TWO YEARS TO GET

THE AGREEMENT FOR THE GRANT. >> I BELIEVE IT.

>> WE WILL BRING YOU SOME HELP AND FIXES. THAT WAS A JOKE.

>> THANK YOU. I HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE REACH OUT TO ME ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT COMMOTION AND SECOND TO ACCEPT?

>> GO AHEAD. SORRY.

>> WE ARE PROVING THIS. I HAVE TO GO TO K NEXT.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE THE FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE TRANSPORTATION FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS STRIPINGIMPROVEMENTS

[k. Receive, consider and act upon the Anticipated Debt Service Collection Rate for 2025-2026 and the 2024 Excess Debt Service Tax Collection Report, as certified by the Montgomery County Tax Assessor-Collector;]

MOVED BY DIRECTOR EISSLER. SECOND BY DIRECTOR SNYDER.

MOTION CARRIES. NOW AGENDA ITEM K. STEVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE ANTICIPATED DEBT SERVICE COLLECTION RATE FOR THE 2025-2026 AND THE 2024 ACCESS DEBT SERVICE TAX COLLECTION REPORT, AS CERTIFIED BY THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR.

THIS IS NOT AN ELECTION, IS IT? >> NO.

>> GOOD. >> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OCCURS EVERY YEAR. WE

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>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO THE TAXPAYERS EXACTLY WHAT THAT

MEANS? >> EACH YEAR, THE BOARD ADOPTS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION RATES AND THE DEBT SERVICE RATES THAT REPAYS THE BONDS BASED ON THE PROPERTY TAX. SHE IS LETTING YOU KNOW THAT SHE ANTICIPATES WE SHOULD COLLECT 100% OF THAT RATE OR PROPERTY REVENUE FROM THE DEBT SERVICE RATE.

BASICALLY, IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT MEANS WE WILL NOT DEFAULT

ON DEBT. >> CORRECT.

IF WE ANTICIPATE -- BECAUSE IT IS BASED ON PAYMENTS OF BONDS. IF IT SAYS WE SHOULD COLLECT 3.2 MILLION, SHE IS ANTICIPATING WE WILL INDEED

COLLECT 3.2 MILLION. >> SOME COMMUNITIES DON'T HAVE THAT 100% COLLECTION COLLECTION.

THAT IS WHY THE STATE LAW SAYS WE HAVE TO DO THIS AND REPORT IT

. >> YES.

ACCORDING TO THE PROPERTY TAX CODE.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE CITIES. >> CELEBRATORY MOMENT.

>> SOMETHING TO BE CELEBRATED. >> THIS IS JUST HOUSEKEEPING AND SOMETHING THAT OCCURS EVERY YEAR.

>> THAT IS AVI HALAK GOOD NEWS .

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CONSIDER THE ANTICIPATED DEBT SERVICE COLLECTION RATE FOR 2025-2026 ACCESS DEBT SERVICE COLLECTION RATE FOR THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR.

>> MOVED BY DIRECTOR NELSON. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

[7. Receive, consider and act upon an educational campaign to encourage the safe and proper use of pathways throughout The Woodlands; ]

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEMS SEVEN. RECEIVED, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE THE SAFE AND PROPER USE OF PATHWAYS THROUGHOUT THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP.

LOCATED IN PAGE 40.

DIRECTOR OF CAN MEDICATIONS TO PRESENT.

I DO WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT TO EVERYONE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE ARE INTERESTED IN THIS.

MILLIONS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE WATCHING RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS STEP ONE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THIS IS STEP ONE. IT IS A MULTIFACETED SITUATION WE ARE DEALING WITH WITH E- BIKES AND E-SCOOTERS.

ALL OF US ARE GETTING UP TO DATE ON IT.

I LIVE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM YOU.

I UNDERSTAND. I WALK THE SAME TRAILS.

THEY HAVE SNUCK UP ON ME AND SCARED ME SEVERAL TIMES.

I TALKED ABOUT ALMOST HITTING MY NEIGHBOR'S SON ONE DAY AT LAKE WOODLANDS AT COPPER RIDGE CROSSING AND TURNING RIGHT, RIGHT THERE. IT IS AN ISSUE WE HAVE TO LOOK AT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE AND PEOPLE WATCHING UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS JUST STEP ONE AND WE HAVE TO LOOK AT A MULTIFACETED APPROACH AND I THINK WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT.

I HOPE WE CAN COME WHERE WE WORK WITH THE COUNTY. WE WORK WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE WORK WITH ALL THE PEOPLE WE SENT THE LETTER TO. WE GO TO THE STATE.

IT IS NOT SOMETHING JUST HAPPENING HERE.

I WOULD LIKE TO GO AND MAKE SURE THAT WE SET THE BAR STRAIGHT ON THAT. BUT LEON, I KNOW THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS.

SO PROCEED. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

EVERYTHING WE WILL COVER TONIGHT TAKES THE EXISTING PROHIBITION IN PLACE. WE ARE NOT LOOKING -- THIS IS NOT TALK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT TO LET THE -- LIFT THE PROHIBITION. IT IS STRICTLY CAN INDICATION AND HOW WE WILL EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY.

WITH THAT SAID, WHAT LEAD AS HERE IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM RESIDENTS AT THEIR IS AN INCREASE ON ACCIDENTS AND CLOSE CALLS ON THE PATHWAYS. THE MAJORITY OF THESE ARE COMING FROM THE YOUNGER USERS. THESE 9-14 AGE GROUP. AND WITH THAT, IT IS A GENERAL LACK OF AWARENESS WE ARE SEEING.

AND SO IN ADDITION TO THE PATHWAYS BEING USED MORE THAN THEY EVER HAVE. THAT KIND OF IS WHAT BROUGHT US HERE AND WE DEFINITELY WANT TO PREVENT ANY TYPE OF SERIOUS INJURY. WITH THAT SAID, THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CAMPAIGN, AND YOU DO HAVE THIS DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF YOU TOO THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG WITH AS WELL.

THE DOCUMENT IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH ON THE PRESENTATION IS. WITH THAT SAID, SOME OF THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT PATHWAY SAFETY AND ETIQUETTE AMONG ALL PATHWAY USERS, TOO.

A CULTURE OF RESPECT ON THE PATHWAYS. IT IS A SHARED

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NOT ONLY WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, COUNTIES AND JURISDICTIONS NEXT TO US BUT ALSO THE INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, PARKS AND RECREATION.

WE WILL ALL WORK TOGETHER ON THIS.

WE WANTED TO BE A LASTING AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE THAT CAN BE REUSED AND SHARED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE IT AS WE ARE RECEIVING FEEDBACK ON WHAT IS WORKING AND WHAT IS NOT.

>> AS MENTIONED, IT IS THAT PRETEEN GROUP WE ARE LOOKING AT SPECIFICALLY. THE 9-14 -YEAR-OLDS.

THIS IS A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FREEDOM, THAT THEIR PARENTS ARE GIVING THEM.

THEY ARE LETTING THEM OUT ON THE PATHWAYS WITHOUT SUPERVISION. HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT AT THE AGE WHERE THEY HAD TAKEN DRIVER'S ED.

THEY DON'T KNOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY COME UP TO AN INTERSECTION OR THINGS LIKE THAT. WE ALSO HAVE TO TEACH THE PARENTS AND THE GUARDIANS OF THAT AGE GROUP. WITH THE HELP OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, WE COULD GET THE YOUNGER GROUP TO TRY TO GET THESE SAFE PRACTICES AND BEFORE THEY GET TO THAT 9- 14 GROUP WHERE THEY DO HAVE THAT FREEDOM. AND THEN THE GENERAL PATHWAY USERS. BECAUSE IT IS NOT ONLY, -- AS MENTIONED, WE HAVE MOMS PUSHING STROLLERS.

WE HAVE MIDDLE-AGE. WE HAVE SENIORS.

WE WANT TO REACH EVERYBODY ON THE PATHWAYS.

IN ADDITION TO THE DRIVERS THAT ARE INTERACTING WITH THESE PATHWAY USERS, PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT THAT MIGHT INTERSECT WITH THE PATHWAY.

COMING UP TO AN INTERSECTION THAT MIGHT INTERSECT WITH THE PATHWAY MAKING THEM MORE AWARE THAT THERE ARE PATHWAY USERS AS WELL. AND THEN, AS CHAIRMAN BAILEY MENTIONED, THE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND THE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. THE STRATEGY IS REALLY A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. BUT THE MAIN ONE BEING THE INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS. MAKING SURE WE HAVE CONSISTENT MESSAGING ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS. OUR MAGAZINE. OUR WEBSITE.

OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE. MAKING SURE WE ARE GETTING INTO THE SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS LIKE THE SUNNY DAYS CAMP. CREATING STUFF THAT CAN BE SHARED EASILY. WORKING ON SIGNAGE AND EVEN PATHWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN EVALUATING IT AND REFINING THAT MESSAGE AS WE GO. LET'S DIG DOWN INTO THE TACTICS. BEFORE, WE REALLY CREATED THESE TACTICS YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU, WE REALLY WANTED TO TALK TO A GROUP OF THOSE 9-14 -YEAR-OLDS TO SEE WHAT WOULD RESONATE WITH THEM. HONESTLY, WE WERE KIND OF BRAINSTORMING ABOUT IT.

DO WE SCARE THEM HALF TO DEATH? WHAT IS GOING TO RESONATE WITH THEM? MYSELF, ALONG WITH SOME OF MY TEAM MEMBERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, WE WENT TO THE SUNNY DAYS CAMP AND THEY HAVE A PROGRAM FOR COUNSELORS IN TRAINING. IT IS A GROUP OF 13-15 -YEAR-OLDS. WE ASKED ALL KINDS OF QUESTIONS. WE ASKED, DO YOU WEAR HELMETS? IF YOU DON'T WEAR A HELMET, WHY AREN'T YOU WEARING A HELMET? WHO ARE YOU LISTENING TO? YOUR PARENTS OR PEERS? ON THE PATHWAYS, ARE YOU GOING SLOW, FAST OR MODERATE? NOBODY IS GOING SLOW. WE LEARNED THAT FROM THE GROUP.

WE ASK THEM ABOUT THE TYPE OF MESSAGING THAT WOULD RESONATE.

WE WANT -- THEY WANT TO SEE THEIR PEERS AND FRIENDS. THEY WANT IT TO BE HUMOROUS.

THEY DON'T WANT SOMETHING NECESSARILY SCARY OR GORY.

THEY WANT IT FUNNY. FINALLY, THEY SAID -- AND PLEASE DON'T TRY TO TALK LIKE US.

PLEASE DON'T USE OUR SLANG. IT DOESN'T WORK.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO STOP. WE ARE NOT GOING TO SHARE.

SO DON'T DO THAT. WE FIND IT FUNNY BUT THIS AGE GROUP DOES NOT FIND IT FUNNY.

SO WITH THAT SAID, WE REALLY DELVE INTO THESE TACTICS THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU. THE FIRST THING IS REALLY CREATING THAT COHESIVE VISUAL IDENTITY. AND I WILL GO INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN A MINUTE. CREATING THAT. DRIVEN RELATABLE CONTENTS AND MAKING IT HUMOROUS.

USING SHORT VIDEOS AND REELS. THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE WATCHING.

WE ASKED A LOT OF THESE QUESTIONS AS WELL.

WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING? THEY ARE WATCHING YOUTUBE.

THAT IS THE MOST POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM THEY ARE ON.

WATCHING YOUTUBE SHORTS. SO GETTING THE SUBSCRIBERS.

THEY WANT TO KNOW REAL FACT AS FAST.

WE ASKED THEM, WHAT WILL MAKE YOU WEAR A HELMET? THEY CAME BACK AND SAID, WE WANT TO KNOW THE REAL FACTS ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I FALL OFF AND HURT MY HEAD.

THEY WON IN A WAY THAT IS TRUE AND FACTUAL BUT NOT NECESSARILY SCARY AT THE SAME TIME. THAT LET US INTO, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE GETTING THAT MESSAGE OUT TO THE PARENTS AS WELL. SO THAT GOES INTO MAKING SURE WE HAVE THAT SAFETY MESSAGE GOING TO THE PARENTS TO PREVENT INJURY.

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AS MENTIONED, AND A GRADING -- THE CHANNELS IN THE MAGAZINE, THE TOWNSHIP EVERY WEEK. WE ARE WORKING WITH PARKS AND RECREATION TO CREATE SIGNAGE. ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE TO GO ALONG THE PATHWAYS. THE SHORT MESSAGES THEY WILL REMEMBER AND I WILL SHARE SOME OF THOSE EXAMPLES.

NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF CREATING TEMPORARY YARD SIGNS THAT THEY CAN TAKE WITH THEM TO THE EVENTS THEY ARE ACTIVATING AT. THAT AGAIN, HAVE THIS MESSAGING . STAY RIGHT. PASS LEFT.

TURN DOWN THE VOLUME. MAKE SURE YOU CAN HEAR YOUR SURROUNDINGS. MESSAGES LIKE THAT.

AND THEN WHEN WE ARE AT EVENTS, MAKING SURE WE ARE INCORPORATING THIS INTO OUR EVENTS.

SO MAYBE HAVE A STATION ADD NEW EVENT.

LIKE LIGHTING OF THE DOVES. HAVE A STATION WHERE YOU ARE DECORATING HELMETS. SOMETHING TO ENGAGE AND KEEP THE MESSAGE GOING. FINALLY, A DIGITAL CAMPAIGN TOOLKIT THAT WE CAN GIVE TO ANYBODY ANYBODY. I HAVE SEEN THIS VERY SUCCESSFULLY ACROSS OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT ARE TRYING TO GET CERTAIN MESSAGES OUT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE PROHIBITION OF FIREWORKS. I HAVE SEEN WHERE CITIES HAVE WORKED TOGETHER. WHERE THEY CREATE ONE MESSAGE THAT GOES OUT INTO THE ENTIRE AREA.

SO WE CAN WORK WITH THE CITY OF SHENANDOAH OR OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. WE DID DO A LOT OF RESEARCH BEFORE DOING THIS AS WELL AND WE REACHED OUT TO OTHER CITIES.

WE SAID, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? DO YOU HAVE THIS ISSUE? THE MAJORITY OF THEM CAME BACK AND SAID YES, WE HAVE THIS ISSUE.

>> SHOW US WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED WITH IT.

SO YEAH, THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING.

AND THEN THE WEBSITE LANDING PAGE SO THAT WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION IN ONE PLACE FOR EVERYONE.

>> IT WILL BE ABOUT A SIX MONTH PROJECT.

ALTHOUGH IT WON'T -- IT WILL KEEP GOING. IT IS NOT SOMETHING WE EVER SEE STOPPING. IT WILL KEEP GOING.

JULY AND AUGUST IS REALLY WHERE WE ARE GETTING THAT CONTENT.

WE ARE GETTING THE PHOTOGRAPHS. WE ARE GETTING THE VIDEO.

WE CREATED THE BRAND. WE ARE GOING AHEAD AND PUTTING INFORMATION OUT THERE. WE WANT TO DO IT ON A WEEKLY BASIS WITH THE TALK OF THE TOWNSHIP WE WANT TO DO IT ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, WE ARE GETTING IT OUT THERE. SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER EDITION OF THE MAGAZINE WILL HAVE THE COVER PHOTO.

IT WILL HAVE A STORY RELATING TO THAT BIG MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD WILL BE RELATED TO THIS. BY THE TIME IT IS SAID AND DONE, PEOPLE WILL KNOW THE MESSAGE.

THEY WILL SEE IT EVERYWHERE. IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, WE WILL CONTINUE TO GET CONTENT SO THAT WE HAVE SEASONAL CONTENT AS WELL. THAT IS WHEN WE START COOLING DOWN OUTSIDE. WE GET PEOPLE IN SWEATERS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT ATTIRE SO WE CAN USE IT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR AND THIS IS ALSO WHEN WE WILL PROBABLY START TO TWEAK SOME OF THE MESSAGING AND CHANGE IT BASED OFF OF WHAT HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AND THEN WHAT HAS NOT REALLY WORKED.

FINALLY, IT IS THE EVALUATION. THAT IS AND WE COME BACK WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT INFORMATION. THE BIGGEST THINGS WE WILL PULL IS THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WHAT WE ARE SEEING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE POSTS PEOPLE ARE REACTING WITH, HOW MUCH OR HOW MANY IMPRESSIONS WE ARE GETTING. ÚWE WANT TO HAVE MORE GROUPS TO SEE IF PEOPLE ARE HEARING IT AND IF IT IS WORKING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL WORK WITH US AND GIVE US SOME OF THE INCIDENT MONITORING. NOT JUST OF INCIDENTS ARE HAPPENING BUT ARE PEOPLE WEARING HELMETS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHEN THEY DO ENCOUNTER INCIDENTS.

AND OF COURSE SOME ANECDOTAL AND OBSERVATIONAL INPUT AS WELL.

THIS IS A VISUAL IDENTITY WE CAME UP WITH FOR THE CAMPAIGN.

RESPECT TO THE PATH. WE THINK THAT IT GOES ACROSS PLATFORMS. EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT RESPECT MEANS. AND SO REALLY JUST GETTING THIS MESSAGE OUT THERE. THIS WAS DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE SCOOTER CAN BE CHANGED OUT WITH A BICYCLE OR IT CAN BE CHANGED OUT WITH A WALKER OR RUNNER OR STROLLER. WE HAVE THE PATHWAY ON THE BOTTOM THAT SAYS WOODLAND TOWNSHIP HERE BUT WE CAN CHANGE THAT WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT TAGS. STAY RIGHT. PASS LEFT.

TURN DOWN THE VOLUME VOLUME.

WEAR A HELMET EVERY RIDE, EVERY TIME.

THINGS LIKE THAT, DEPENDING ON WHAT MESSAGE WE ARE PUTTING OUT THERE. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE MAGAZINE WOULD LOOK LIKE. AGAIN, THIS IS A STOCK IMAGE.

THIS ISN'T WHAT THE SEPTEMBER ADDITION WILL LOOK LIKE.

WE HAVE A PHOTO SHOOT NEXT WEEK, TO SHOOT FOR THAT THE IDEA IS THAT YOU DO SEE SOMEONE WEARING THEIR HELMET AND WHO IT

HAS PROTECTIVE GEAR ON. >> REALLY QUICK. THIS IS NOT AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE. DO YOU THINK THE COVER SHOULD BE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITH A HELMET? THIS IS REALITY.

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>> I GET THAT BUT CURRENTLY, YOU HAVE A PROHIBITION IN PLACE. SO IF YOU SHOW AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITH THE PROHIBITION AND PLACE, YOU ARE BASICALLY SAYING THAT YOU ARE NOT LISTENING TO THE PROHIBITION.

KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE GO THROUGH THIS. AND I WILL LET EACH OF YOU DEBATE THAT TOPIC I SEE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING BUT I FEEL LIKE WE ARE MISSING THE ENTIRE

BECAUSE. >> I FEEL THE OPPOSITE.

I FEEL LIKE IF YOU ARE PROHIBITING SOMETHING AND YOU SHOW A NICE PERSON IN THE ACT OF DOING IT, IT'S LIKE TELLING SOMEBODY WHO WILL BURST FIREWORKS, IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO FIREWORKS, LET ME SHOW YOU HOW TO DO IT SAFELY.

>> BUT THAT IS WHAT THIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN IS.

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS TO STOP THE UTILIZATION OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES ON PATHWAYS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PURPOSE?

>> WHAT I'M THINKING IT IS AND MAYBE WE ARE ALL THINKING DIFFERENTLY, IS THAT WE HAVE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT, THEY ARE ON THE PATHWAYS RIGHT NOW.

FLYING AROUND, IT IS DANGEROUS. I THINK PUTTING A KID ON A LITTLE SCOOTER IS MISSING THE WHOLE POINT.

IT IS NOT TALKING ABOUT AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER.

>> SO THIS GETS BACK TO ACTUALLY WHAT YOUR FIRST COMMENT WAS ABOUT AND WHAT YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER THIS WEEK. WE WILL GO WHATEVER DIRECTION THE BOARD ONCE. BUT THIS WAS A GENERAL PATHWAY SAFETY AND ETIQUETTE CAMPAIGN TO GET STARTED. FIRST STEP, UNTIL THE BOARD DECIDES IF THE PROHIBITION WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OR BE LIFTED AND THEN WE WOULD ADJUST THE CAMPAIGN TO DEAL WITH THAT. SO THAT WAS THE THOUGHT PROCESS. BUT AGAIN, WE WILL DO WHATEVER

THE BOARD WANTS TO DO. >> TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE THOUGHT PROCESS FOR SURE. I'M JUST FEELING THAT WHEN YOU PUT THIS KIND OF ENERGY AND MONEY INTO A COVER AND THE WHOLE INSIDE IS HOW TO HANDLE THE PATHWAYS, IT JUST -- I LOVE IT. I WISH THIS IS WHAT THERE WAS ON THE PATHWAYS. THIS IS WHAT MY GOAL WOULD BE BUT IT'S NOT. AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE NOT DOING IT. BUT IT

IS FRUSTRATING. >> I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT, BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS IS A TOPIC THAT MIGHT CHANGE, JUST DEPENDING ON WHAT THE BOARD CONTENT, WE WILL BE GETTING THE ADDITIONAL CONTENT THAT DOES HAVE THE MOTORIZED ON IT.

IF ANYTHING CHANGES, WE WILL BE ABLE TO PUT THAT IN, IN THAT

TIME. >> IF I MAY, FOR ONE, THANK YOU. IT IS VERY STRATEGIC AND INTENTIONAL -- AND I APPLAUD WHAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE DONE. BUT I THINK WHAT THIS SAYS IS, WHAT WE WANT IT TO BE. TO ME, TO PUT A KID ON AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER, IT IS SHOWING THAT THIS IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THAT IS THE MESSAGE TO ME.

I'M JUST SAYING WHAT IS IN MY OPINION. MAY BE WE LOOK AT DOING SOMETHING OTHER THAN OR PATHWAYS. I DON'T KNOW. TO ME, WE NEED TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL. VERY STRATEGIC AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND IF WE ARE GOING TO COVER THIS IN THE NEXT ONE, -- IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE SHARED WITH YOU, IF THERE IS A PICTURE WITH AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER, SOMEONE ON AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER THAT SAYS,

THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO -- >> IT DOES.

IT GIVES PERMISSION. >> I UNDERSTAND EXEC THE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING BUT IT IS NOT REALITY.

>> YOU ARE TRYING TO INFLUENCE REALITY.

>> BOTTOM LINE IS, THEY ARE USING THEM RIGHT NOW.

SO YOU CAN PUT YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND AND SAY, THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE PATHWAY. THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE PATHWAY. THEY ARE ON THE PATHWAY.

>> I HAVE OTHER IDEAS ABOUT THAT.

>> WE NEED TO LOOK AT -- IT'S LIKE TALKING ABOUT DROWNING AND WEARING A LIFE PRESERVER.

AND YOU ARE NOT GOING TO DROWN WITH A LIFE PRESERVER.

I FEEL LIKE YOU STILL HAVE TO Ú WAS TAKE THE PATHWAY OFF OF IT.

JUST STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE OF SAFETY. I GAVE YOU GUYS THE VIDEO OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT THEY DID. VICE CHAIRMAN EISSLER AND I MET WITH THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT YESTERDAY.

THEY ARE ALL ON BOARD TO HELP US PUSH THIS OUT. BUT THIS IS NOT JUST A KID PROBLEM. I APPRECIATE THE FOCUS GROUP AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE HUMOR AND MAKE IT COOL.

THIS IS A PARENT PROBLEM AS WELL.

>> IT IS. >> THEY ARE FLYING AROUND.

>> THESE PARENTS NEED TO BE EDUCATED AND PROBABLY DOESN'T NEED TO BE FUNNY. THEY HAVE TO BE EDUCATED.

SO BEING ABLE TO SEND THIS OUT BY TEXT.

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THIS IS A MULTIFACETED THING. WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM AND IT IS THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

> PARENTS AS WELL. >> AND YOU ARE RIGHT.

IF WE ARE USING THIS PICTURE, WE CAN'T SHOW SOMETHING ILLEGAL HAPPENING ON THE COVER WHICH IT IS PROHIBITED.

WE CAN'T DO THAT WITH THIS PICTURE.

SO MAYBE THERE IS ANOTHER COVER.

>> SHOW THEM RIDING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

>> SIDE OF THE ROAD OR A DRIVEWAY.

>> OR STREETS. THEY COULD BE RIDING ON THE STREET OR INSIDE HAYDEN'S RUN.

>> THE WHOLE CAMPAIGN IS, WHICH I LOVE "RESPECT THE PATH." I THINK THE VISUALS ON THE WHOLE THING IS GREAT. IT IS JUST, PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE? WHAT ARE WE DOING?

>> TRYING TO GET THE HORSE BACK IN THE BARN.

>> I THINK SO. >> AND IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE OF IDEAS THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO PUBLICITY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS. BUT RELATED TO ACTUAL, HOW DO WE ENFORCE THE RULE THAT WE DON'T HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF PUNISHMENT FOR?

>> JERMAINE, IS THIS OKAY? >> I THINK IT IS YOUR MAIN'S TOPIC. THANK YOU.

I THOUGHT I HAD AN I WOULD LIKE YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT AS WELL IS, COULD WE HAVE AN INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH EITHER THE COUNTY OR SHENANDOAH BECAUSE THEY HAVE A POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHERE SOMEBODY COULD ACTUALLY WRITE A TRAFFIC CITATION THAT WOULD GO TO AN ADULT WHO WOULD THEN HAVE THE CITATION? OR IT COULD GO TO A CHILD. IF YOU ARE DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE, YOU WOULD GET A CITATION.

IF YOU WERE PARKED, EVEN IF YOUR CHILD AND YOUR PARKED IN A SPOT THAT IS ILLEGAL, YOU COULD GET A TICKET.

70 DO THAT THROUGH AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THAT TO THEIR PARENT AND SAY, I GOT A TICKET. I GOT A TICKET FOR RIDING MY BICYCLE ON THE PATHWAY. I DID NOT KNOW THAT WAS ILLEGAL.

ARE YOU GOING TO PAY THIS, DAD? GETTING A WARNING.

STARTING WITH A WARNING SO PARENTS WOULD PAY HEED TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A RULE AND THEY ARE ENCOURAGING THEIR CHILD TO VIOLATE THE RULES OF THE TOWNSHIP AND IT CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD. THAT IS ONE THING.

AND THE LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OR SUMMING AS A POLITY OR THE COUNTY THAT WOULD HELP US ENFORCE IT. AND THEN I THOUGHT, MAYBE THAT PARTICULAR ENTITY COULD DEPUTIZE SOME OF OUR PARK RANGERS, IF THEY WERE IMMUTABLE TO THAT, TO BE LIKE A METER MAID. NOT LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE SENSE OF CARRYING A WEAPON OR A PEACE OFFICER BUT TO ISSUE A CITATION ON BEHALF OF THAT ENTITY AND AS AS A TOWNSHIP TO ISSUE A TICKET. SO I WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT

TO THE ATTORNEY. >> I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS THE SECOND ONE. I STOPPED ARRANGER. I DODGED THE SKATERS ALL DAY LONG WHEN I'M WALKING. I'M NOT A FAN. HOWEVER, I DID TALK TO ONE OF THE RANGERS, BOB.

HE SAID THERE IS NO WAY THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO EVEN CHASE DOWN THE SCOOTERS THERE -- THAT THEY ARE SO MUCH FASTER THAN THE GOLF CART THEY ARE IN. JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT INFORMATION. HE HAD SAID THAT.

I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO MEET WITH THE RANGERS

AND SEE WHAT THEIR SOLUTION IS. >> THEY HAVE A CELL PHONE AND THEY CAN TAKE A PICTURE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO WITH ALL OF THAT. BUT I THINK THAT THERE -- IF THERE IS ENOUGH PUBLICITY, YOU WILL BE GIVEN A TICKET, OR A CITATION IF YOU ARE VIOLATING THIS.

THE FIRST WILL BE A WARNING. SOMEHOW, IT COULD BE DONE.

IF THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY.

THAT WOULD GET THE PARENT'S ATTENTION.

JUST EDUCATING THE CHILDREN IS NOT GOING TO GET THEIR

ATTENTION. >> WHO IS UP NEXT?

>> IN LOVE THE BRAINSTORMING AND THE IDEAS.

I THINK THAT IS WHAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE.

THAT KIND OF THINKING.

I DON'T KNOW -- THINKING OF MYSELF AS A 12-YEAR-OLD, IF I

GOT A TICKET. >> LET'S JUST BE HONEST.

>> BACK TO THIS, I THING WE ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH.

>> NO PUN INTENDED. >> LET'S KEEP IN MIND, WHY DID THIS COME UP FOR THE NEED TO CREATE THIS CAMPAIGN? FOR THE SAFETY ISSUE WE ARE IDENTIFYING ON THE PATHWAYS.

I GET THE ISSUE WITH MOTORIZED -- CURRENT PROHIBITION AND HAVING THAT ON THERE.

OR ANY OF THE REELS IN THE PIPELINE GOING TO INVOLVE ANY

MOTORIZED -- >> AGAIN, WE WOULD BE SENDING

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OTHERWISE. >> ONE THING WE CAN DO IS ON NEXT WEEK'S AGENDA, WE CAN PUT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ORDER AND THE BOARD CAN DECIDE AT THAT TIME IF THE PROHIBITION WILL STAY OR IF WE WILL DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT SO WE CAN THEN HAVE CLEAR DIRECTION ON HOW TO DIRECT THE CAMPAIGN.

AND IN TERMS OF THE MULTIFACETED APPROACH APPROACH, WE AGREE THAT LEANNE HAS NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FINISH THE CAMPAIGN. SHE HAS TALKED ABOUT FOR CHILDREN THAT IF YOU LOOK TO THESE PAGES AND HEAR THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION, THERE IS A WHOLE CAMPAIGN GOING TOWARD THE

PARENTS. >> WE UNDERSTAND THAT IS A KEY

COMPONENT. >> WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO?

>> BECAUSE IT WASN'T GOOD. >> THAT WAS A JOKE.

>> THE PARENTS WERE IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF OUR AUDIENCE. WE WILL BE TAKING OUT SPECIFIC -- ESPECIALLY ON FACEBOOK. THAT IS WHERE THE PARENTS ARE. MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE DOING BOOSTED POSTS TO GET THEIR ATTENTION AND WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF THEY AREN'T WEARING HELMETS. WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THEY ARE GOING TOO FAST AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> I DID WANT TO SHOW THE SIGNAGE REALLY FAST.

MAKING SURE IT IS SOMETHING QUICK.

WHETHER YOU ARE WALKING OR RUNNING OR RIDING, YOU NEE SOMETHING QUICK. PASSING ON THE LEFT.

STAYING ON THE RIGHT. TURNING DOWN THE VOLUME.

STOPPING BECAUSE THERE IS TRAFFIC AHEAD.

AND THEN, SLOW YOUR ROLL. SLOW DOWN AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> DO THESE CHILDREN HAVE HELMETS ON?

IT IS NOT CLEAR TO ME. >> THE PICTURES HERE, YES.

THEY DO. >> HOW ABOUT ONE WRITER AND

NOT MULTIPLE RIDERS? >> I SEE THAT A LOT.

WITH NO HELMETS. >> SO DO I.

>> YOU PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS.

WE ARE NOT DISCOUNTING WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.

SERIOUSLY. I APPLAUD YOU.

I REALLY DO AND YOUR TEAM. I JUST THINK -- AND MAYBE WE ARE JUST GIVING CONFLICTING INFORMATION.

I DON'T KNOW. BUT I THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE A BOARD FOCUS GROUP AND TALK TO EACH OF US ABOUT OUR IDEAS AND THAT AND WE CAN GO TO THE KIDS LATER.

AND FOCUS GROUP -- WE HAVE GOT -- I GUESS MAYBE THE FRUSTRATION I HAVE IS WE TALK ABOUT IT.

WE HAVE WAITED A MONTH. IT COMES IN FRONT OF US AND WE MISS THE TARGET AND WE WILL STEP BACK AND WAIT ANOTHER MONTH AND GO BACK AND REGROUP AND THEN WE GET ANOTHER MONTH AND IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE WE CAN GET STARTED.

AND THAT IT IS SIX MONTHS. IT IS JUST FRUSTRATING.

WE ARE IN TROUBLE. WE -- SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED AND WE WILL BE STUDYING THE PROBLEM AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. THE SQUEAKY WHEEL ALWAYS GETS THE GREASE. LET'S REMIND ABOUT CAPSTONE PARK. WE ALL REMEMBER THAT. THE FIRST DEAL. WE HAVE THIS WHOLE PLACE FILLED UP WITH PLUNGERS SCREAMING AT US ABOUT A BATHROOM GOING IN THERE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT, IT WAS TOUGH. BUT GUESS WHAT, THE BATHROOM DIDN'T GET DONE. YOU KNOW WE NEED TO DO? WE NEED TO GO TOGETHER AS A UNIT AND ENCOURAGE OUR FRIENDS IN THE AUDIENCE AND GO TO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISSIONER BOARD AND START TELLING THEM THAT WE NEED THIS.

WE NEED THIS AND I PROMISE YOU THEY WILL START TO LISTEN.

AND THEN THEY CAN HELP US. OUR HANDS ARE CUFFED ON THIS.

YOU CAN GET A CUP ON A LITTLE SCOOTER SEGUE ROLLING UP AND DOWN THERE BUT WE HAVE 220 MILES OF PATHWAYS.

THERE IS NO WAY TO COVER IT. THERE WAS NO WAY TO COVER IT.

IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN AND EDUCATE THE PARENTS -- I MEAN, THIS IS -- TELL THEM

WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOU GUYS. >> ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, JAMES CAMPBELL, WHO IS WITH THE EMS, HE SPOKE TODAY.

AFTER HE SPOKE, I RAISED MY HAND AND SAID, CAN WE TALK ABOUT PATHWAYS AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES? THE RIGHT AWAY. BUT I THOUGHT ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS HE SAID WAS, THEY HAVE CHANGED IT. WHEN THE REPORT COMES IN A BICYCLE ACCIDENT, IT IS NOW CALLED -- IT IS REPORTED AS A HIGH VELOCITY ACCIDENT VERSUS A BIKE ACCIDENT.

IT HAS RAISED THE LEVEL OF AN ACCIDENT RIGHT OFF THE BAT. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS A 5- YEAR-OLD ON ELECTRIC SCOOTER.

THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE CALLING THE HIGH VELOCITY ACCIDENT WHEN IT IS CALLED IN. SO AUSTIN IS CALLING IT NOW, AND EPIDEMIC. BECAUSE THEY HAVE BETWEEN 2-4

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IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING. AND I DON'T THINK WE ENFORCED THE HELMETS -- AT LEAST WE DON'T EMPHASIZE THE HELMETS AS MUCH AS WE SHOULD. SO THEY WERE SAYING 2% OF E-SCOOTERS AND TAMPA DID NOT HAVE HELMETS ON. AND THEY DO NOT REQUIRE HELMETS. 25% OF THE ACCIDENTS IN NEW YORK CITY HAVE HELMETS ON.

I'M SURE THIS IS PART OF IT. HELMETS HAVE TO BE A MAJOR PART OF WHAT IS GOING ON. THE REAL PROBLEM IS THE ENFORCEMENT. YOU CAN HAVE THE RULES. IF THERE IS NOBODY ENFORCING THEM, WHY DO WE HAVE THE RULES? I HAVE TAKEN THIS LIKE THE BATHROOM THING AND I HAVE SHARED WITH MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

THIS WIL SEPARATE THE COMMUNITY ENOUGH.

I TOTALLY LOVE THE PATHWAYS THE WAY THEY ARE.

AND WHEN I HAVE ONE OF THOSE QUITE ELECTRIC SCOOTERS RIGHT BY YOU AND IT SHAKES YOU UP, IT'S LIKE THIS IS MY PATH.

THIS IS NOT ALLOWED. I DO NOT WANT TO SEE AN 8-YEAR- OLD RIDING ALONGSIDE ON THE STREET BECAUSE THERE IS NOWHERE FOR THEM TO GO ON GOSLING OR, WHEN YOU GO, AS WE TALKED LAST TIME, TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THERE ARE 70 ELECTRIC SCOOTERS IN THE PARKING LOT, HOW ARE THEY ALL GETTING THERE? WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT REALITY REALLY IS VERSUS THE GENTLEMAN. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU.

THIS IS MY PATHWAY. BUT WHERE DO WE PUT THEM?

>> I THINK IT IS A MATTER OF LIABILITY TOO.

MANY NEW INVENTIONS COME OUT. AND WHETHER IT IS THE AUTOMOBILE FRIGHTENING THE HORSES AND THE BUGGIES.

>> OR THE CELL PHONE. ALL THESE THINGS ARE CHANGING THE WAY WE DO OUR TRANSPORTATION.

THE WAY WE LEARN. THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE. BUT THE LIABILITY PART IS REAL IN THIS.

BECAUSE WHO IS GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO HAVE PERMANENT BRAIN INJURIES OR SPINAL CORD INJURIES THAT ARE RUNNING 15, 20 MILES AN HOUR WITH NO HELMET? THEY WILL BE LOOKING AROUND.

INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL BE LOOKING AROUND FOR WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? ARE THEY RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THEY BOUGHT THE DEVICE AND GAVE IT TO A CHILD WITH NO TRAINING AND PUT THEM OUT IN THE WORLD AND SAID, JUST ENJOY YOURSELF? OR IS THE TOWNSHIP RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THEY WERE ON OUR PATHWAY? IS THE SCHOOL RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THEY ALLOWED THEM TO COME ON SCHOOL PROPERTY AND NOBODY TOLD THEM THAT IT IS UNSAFE? WILL THEY ALLOW A CHILD TO BRING A GUN TO SCHOOL PROPERTY? NO.

BUT THEY ALLOW THEM TO BRING ELECTRIC VEHICLE TO THE SCHOOL PROPERTY. AND WHERE THE INJURIES COMING FROM? THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES. SO AS A PEOPLE, WE HAVE TO REASSESS. IS THIS SAFE FOR OUR CHILDREN? ARE THEY GROWN UP ENOUGH TO HANDLE IT? THEY ARE REALLY NOT. THEY ARE CHILDREN.

IT IS A BIGGER ISSUE. BACK TO YOU, THE LIABILITY PART IS NOT ADDRESSED IN THE EDUCATIONAL PIECE. AND I THINK TALKING TO OUR LAWYERS, WE NEED TO HAVE A LEGITIMATE MENTION AT LEAST THAT PARENTS SHARE LIABILITY FOR INJURIES THAT HAPPEN TO THEIR BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN AND IF THERE IS SOME PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS, EVEN ON TOWNSHIP PROPERTY.

I THINK SCHOOLS NEED TO PICK THIS UP AS WELL.

>> SHELLEY, YOU BRING UP GOOD POINTS WITH LIABILITY.

WHEN I WAS TALKING TO THE CHIEF OF THE EMS TODAY, THEY PUT A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON THE PARENTS TOTALLY NOT UNDERSTANDING HOW DANGEROUS THESE THINGS ARE. THEY SAID, ONE STICK IN THE ROAD IN THE PATHWAY, IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LONG-TERM BRAIN DAMAGE AND SAID, I JUST DON'T THINK THEY UNDERSTAND HOW DANGEROUS THAT IS. I KNOW A BIG PART OF THE EDUCATION WILL BE THE PARENTS. WE ARE TALKING ALL OVER THE PLACE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A BIG ISSUE.

>> AND WHAT ABOUT THE CHIEF OF THE EMS? TWO MINUTE VIDEO.

TALKING ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON. AND IT IS NOT TARGETED AT KIDS.

>> THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE EMS DOES HAVE A PODCAST OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. AND THEY ARE WILLING TO COME AND TALK IF THAT IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO. BUT IT IS A LOT OF CONVERSATION

AHEAD. >> YEARS AGO, WE HAD CHALLENGES WITH BIKES ON THE PATHWAY.

YEARS AGO. WITH THAT SAID, WHAT WE DID COME WITH CHILDREN NOT WEARING HELMETS, AND IT WAS UNSAFE.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID WAS REACH OUT TO THE PARENTS, THE PTO BOARDS. WE WENT TO THE PTO BOARDS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT

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THESE ARE GREAT SUGGESTIONS. BUT I THINK WE HAVE THE NUMBER OF ELEMENTARY INTERMEDIATE -- I DON'T THINK AS MANY SCOOTERS GO TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS. BUT PERHAPS, WORKED WITH THE PTOS.

WE HAVE SENT OUT LETTERS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IF YOU MET WITH THEM, IT IS SOMETHING WHERE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND MEET WITH THEM. IT IS A THOUGHT.

>> AND ACTUALLY, WE DID HAVE THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT SITTING NEXT TO ME AT THE MEETING TODAY PICK THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR WILLIS HIGH SCHOOL WAS THERE TODAY.

THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HEARD THESE CONVERSATIONS GOING

ON TODAY. >> THAT MIGHT BE THE FIRST STEP. HAVING THE SCHOOLS PROHIBIT ANY KIND OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE ON THE CAMPUS.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAN DO THAT.

BUT IT IS A STEP. AND WE MADE MY SON WEAR A HELMET WHEN HE WAS RIDING A BIKE.

AND THE TEASING HE GOT -- ALTHOUGH HE DOESN'T MIND IT.

IS A KID, BUT IT IS TRUE. THEY DON'T WANT TO WEAR IT

BECAUSE IT IS KIND OF NOT COOL. >> IT IS INTERESTING YOUR ONE THING CHANGES AND ANOTHER THING CHANGES.

THERE ARE SO MANY KIDS RIDING ELECTRIC SCOOTERS AND THEIR PARENTS ARE PICKING THEM UP ON THEIR ELECTRIC SCOOTERS, THAT IT IS TAKING A LOT OF THE PARENTS THAT WERE PICKING KIDS UP IN THE SCHOOL LINES, CAR LINES.

THE CAR LINES ARE LESS WHICH MAKES IT THAT MUCH LESS DANGEROUS. THEY ARE SITTING ON THE STREETS.

BECAUSE THEY ARE NO LONGER IN LINE.

YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL SIDES OF EVERYTHING.

>> SO WITH WHAT LEANNE AND THE TEAM AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND SERVICES HAVE DONE WITH THE CAMPAIGN IS REALLY FOCUSED ON WHAT I WOULD SAY ARE THE UNIVERSAL TRUTHS OF PATHWAY SAFETY. A LOT OF IT, THEY ARE THE SAME THINGS LEASED TO CONSIDER TO JUST BE COMMON SENSE, WHICH ARE NOT NECESSARILY COMMON SENSE ANYMORE.

SO WHILE THE MESSAGING IS PERHAPS -- NEEDS TO BE STRONGER FOR E-BIKES AND E- SCOOTERS, BECAUSE OF THE DANGERS THAT CAN OCCUR, WE FOCUSED ON WITH THIS BASED ON WHERE THE PARK ORDER CURRENTLY STANDS WITH NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES, WHAT WE FOCUS ON ARE THE UNIVERSAL TRUTHS.

STAY TO THE SIDE. PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND ALL OF THOSE MESSAGES. WEAR YOUR HELMET.

AND SO I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT WHAT WE WERE WORKING WITH ARE THE RULES YOU WILL HAVE IN PLACE.

AND SO WE CAN CHANGE. WE CAN HOLD OFF UNTIL THERE IS A DECISION AND THEN JUST CONTINUE ITH THE LOW-KEY EDUCATION WE PROVIDE THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES OR WE CAN START THE CONVERSATION ON THESE BASIC PREMISES.

>> THE CONVERSATION WILL BE HAD SO LET'S JUST STARTED.

>> I AGREE. >> YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

THE UNIVERSAL TRUTHS. LIKE YOU SAID, IT USED TO BE COMMON SENSE. A LOT OF WHAT WE HERE FROM THE RESIDENTS, YOU CAN HEAR THEM WHIZZING RIGHT PAST.

WHEN COMMON SENSE WOULD SAY, YOU ARE COMING UP.

I THINK THAT MESSAGING NEEDS TO GO OUT. AS CHAIRMAN BAILEY MENTIONED AS A PREFACE, THIS IS STEP ONE.

>> AND WHAT WE WERE REALLY GOING FOR WITH THIS, IS IF SOMETHING WERE TO CHANGE OR THERE WAS A DIFFERENT EDUCATION COMPONENT, WE CAN LAYER THAT ON.

MAYBE THE MAGAZINE STARTS OUT WITH THE KID ON THE MANUAL SCOOTER BUT AT SOME POINT DOWN THE ROAD, IF THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN WHAT WE ARE ALLOWING IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE ARE PROVIDING, THEN WE CAN AMP UP THE MESSAGING TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND GET INVOLVED IN MORE OF THE SCOOTER DISCUSSION.

UNTIL THE ISSUE IS LAID TO REST, WE ARE OPERATING OFF OF

THAT. >> THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS, MR. MOSLEY, IF SOMEONE IS RIDING A BIKE -- ARE THOUGH THE -- ARE THOSE THE PROBLEMS YOU ARE HAVING? IT'S JUST THE E-SCOOTERS. IT'S NOT THE BIKE RIDERS OR JOGGERS OR YOUR NEIGHBOR DOING POWER WALKING.

IT IS NOT EVEN THE ROLLERBLADER.

IT IS THE SCOOTERS. WE ARE MESSAGING TO PEOPLE THAT

THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. >> I MIGHT DISAGREE WITH THAT.

WE CERTAINLY HEAR -- IF SUNDAY IS WALKING AND THEY HAVE THREE DOGS AND THE DOGS ARE SPREAD OUT TAKING UP THE PATHWAY. SOMETIMES IT MIGHT BE ONE OF OUR OLDER RESIDENTS WHO DOESN'T HEAR AS WELL HE WAS WALKING IN THE MIDDLE AND IS NEARLY KNOCKED OVER BY SOMEBODY WHO ISN'T NECESSARILY ON THE E-SCOOTER.

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IT MIGHT BE 70 JUST PEDDLING THEIR BIKE.

>> THERE ARE PROBLEMS THAT EXIST.

BUT THE OVERWHELMING PROBLEM EXISTING RIGHT NOW IS THE E- SCOOTERS AND THE E-BIKES. THAT IS IT.

I DON'T SEE IT REALLY BEING ADDRESSED IN ANYTHING HERE.

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL, RESPECT THE PATHWAY IS BEAUTIFUL.

TRUST ME. YOU EVEN HAVE THE COLORS PICKED OUT. BEAUTIFUL.

BUT WE HAVE GOT TO ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.

>> THEN I WOULD SUGGEST THE BOARD MAKE A SOLID DECISION ON

THAT AND WE WILL HOLD OFF -- >> I TOTALLY AGREE WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION.

WE ARE JUST KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. THE AMOUNT OF COMMUNICATIONS WE ARE HEARING FROM EVERYONE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION.

IT IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY. BUT I DO FEEL SOMEWHERE IN THERE, WE NEED AN ELECTRIC BIKE , ELECTRIC SCOOTER OR EVEN MINI BIKES THAT I'M SEEING RIGHT NOW.

ALL THREE OF THOSE SHOULD BE -- IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION. WE ARE IN NEVER NEVER LAND.

THESE CUTE LITTLE SCOOTERS WITH A 5-YEAR-OLD THAT MOVES THEIR LITTLE FOOT AND THAT IS NOT WHY WE ARE DISCUSSING THIS AT ALL.

>> IF I MAY ADD SOMETHING, PART OF THE PROCESS THE BOARD SET UP AT THE LAST MEETING WAS AUTHORIZING LETTERS BEING SENT TO A BUNCH OF STAKEHOLDERS.

AS YOU WELL KNOW, THAT HAS BEEN DONE. IN THE LETTER, IT SAID WE ARE SETTING UP THE MEETING IN JULY TO BRING THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TOGETHER AND THE COUNTY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE TOWNSHIP. SO THAT WAS THE NEXT STEP AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE PLANNING TO DO. AND STAFF IS UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT WILL HELP US TO DETERMINE THE NEXT STEPS IN TERMS OF, AS AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY. NOT JUST THE TOWNSHIP.

BUT ALL THE PARTNERS WORKING TOGETHER AND WHAT TYPE OF CAMPAIGN AND WHAT TYPE OF EDUCATION CAMPAIGN AND SAFETY CAMPAIGN THAT WE ARE GOING TO GO FORWARD

WITH. >> WE ARE SETTING UP THE

MEETING? >> WE ARE WORKING ON IT.

>> THE LETTER WENT OUT FRIDAY. >> MAYBE IT'S JUST THE VISUAL.

>> BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE THE FINAL SIGNATURE.

IT WAS A DELAY. WE ARE TRYING TO GET ALL THE

SIGNATURES. >> I DON'T THINK THERE IS A DELAY AT ALL. I THINK IT IS REALLY FAST.

MAYBE IT IS JUST THAT VISUAL OF THAT CUTE LITTLE TYKE ON THAT BIKE THAT IS MAKING US FEEL LIKE WE ARE NOT ADDRESSING THE

PROBLEM. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT AND WE

CAN WORK ON THAT. >> CHAIRMAN BAILEY, ONE OF THE FEARS YOU MENTIONED WAS LETTING THIS FESTER AND GO AND GO AND NOT TAKING ACTION. I SEE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.

THIS IS A NEATLY ADDRESSING THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES BUT I THINK THIS KIND OF MESSAGING NEEDS TO BE OUT THERE IN GENERAL.

EVEN RUNNERS AND BICYCLISTS HAVE FORGOTTEN THESE ON THE MIDDLE TRUTHS. THAT ALONE I THINK WILL BE A START. IT IS A START.

IT IS NOT GOING TO SOLVE EVERYTHING. SOLVE THE MAIN ISSUE. FOR THE SAKE OF LETTING THIS FESTER AND GET WORSE AND WORSE, WHILE WE ARE TRYING TO TAKE DECISIVE ACTION, I THINK IT IS A GOOD START.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF EFFORT THAT WENT INTO THIS. SO WE WILL BE MESSAGING.

TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS CLEAR. WE WILL BE MESSAGING TO THE CYCLISTS, DOG WALKERS, ROLLERBLADER'S AND ANYONE ELSE ALLOWED ON THE PATHWAY. WE WILL NOT TALK ABOUT THE

ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. >> I THINK THAT IS WRONG.

>> STAFF WILL BE SPENDING ALL OF THEIR TIME ON THIS, DOING THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. AND MR. MOSLEY HERE IS GETTING RUN DOWN BY E-SCOOTERS. AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM.

WE ARE NOT ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM.

WE ARE PUTTING OUR HEAD IN THE SAND.

>> I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO SAY, NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES ON

THE PATHWAY. >> THAT IS NOT WHAT THE AGENDA ITEM WAS. IT IS EDUCATION ABOUT SAFETY E-

SCOOTERS AND E-BIKES. >> BUT IF YOU DON'T ENFORCE THE CURRENT RULE, YOU ARE UNDERMINING THE CURRENT RULE.

>> SO WE NEED TO DECIDE AS A BOARD, NUMBER ONE, WHAT IS THE RULE? AND THEN --

>> WE KNOW WHAT THE RULE IS RIGHT NOW.

IT IS JUST NOT BEING FOLLOWED. >> OKAY.

SO YOU CHANGE THE RULE. LET'S SAY WE CHANGE THE RULE.

NO E-BIKES. NO E-SCOOTERS ON THE PATHWAY.

BUT YOU CAN'T ENFORCE IT. SO IMAGINE THE POLICE OFFICERS.

YOU CAN ONLY GO 40 MILES AN HOUR ON THE TRAIL.

YOU FLY AT 150 MILES AN HOUR IN THERE LIKE, WE CAN'T WRITE A TICKET. THESE KIDS WILL CONTINUE ON.

THEY WILL NOT HAVE HELMETS AND THEY ARE WITH TWO PEOPLE.

DANGEROUS. RUNNING ACROSS.

THEY DON'T KNOW THE STANDARD RULES.

WE ARE NOT ADDRESSING IT. WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT.

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>> I THINK THERE ARE OTHER PHASES TO THIS.

I AGREE WITH YOU AND DISAGREE WITH YOU AT THE SAME TIME THERE ARE OTHER PHASES AND OTHER WAYS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I MENTIONED EARLIER, THROUGH THE SCHOOLS.

IF THEY PROHIBIT THE SCOOTERS, THAN THERE YOU GO.

THAT SOLVES A LOT OF THE PROBLEM.

>> I DON'T THINK THEY ARE GOING TO DO THAT.

THAT IS PUTTING A LOT ON THEM. >> THERE IS NO WAY.

THESE THINGS ARE HERE TO STAY. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO LEAVE.

>> WELL THEN, PERHAPS WE NEED A PUBLIC HEARING NEXT WEEK TO DECIDE IF THEY ARE OR NOT ALLOWED.

>> CRAIG, DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE MEETING WITH DR.

LANDRY? THE CISD BOARD IS VERY ACTIVE IN WANTING TO WORK WITH US ON THIS.

>> GOOD. >> THEY WANT TO.

I MEAN, THERE IS A REAL ENGAGEMENT WINNING TO HAPPEN TO PARTNER, TO TALK ABOUT E- SCOOTERS SAFETY.

NOT PATHWAY SAFETY. JUST STANDARD OPERATING SAFETY. CRAIG TALKED ABOUT TWO OR THREE OF THE PEOPLE ON THESE. WE HAVE TO ADDRESS STANDARD OPERATING PRACTICES. THESE KIDS DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. IT IS PARENT EDUCATION AND

STUDENT EDUCATION. >> PERHAPS AS IT WAS STATED, LET'S GATHER THE GROUP TOGETHER, ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS AND SET UP A MEETING FOR NEXT WEEK.

>> I AGREE WITH YOU. LET'S GET THE COMMISSIONER.

LET'S GET THE CISD BOARD. LET'S GET THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND GET THEM ALL IN A ROOM SO EVERYBODY CAN HEAR AT THE EXACT SAME TIME INSTEAD OF US THINKING, WE WILL JUST TELL THE SUPERINTENDENT WE DON'T WANT ELECTRIC BIKES ANYMORE AND IT'S

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. >> WE HAVE TO BE REALISTIC.

I AGREE WITH YOU. I DON'T WANT TO KEEP PUSHING IT DOWN THE ROAD. WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. LET'S

JUST DO IT. >> LET'S DO IT.

>> 100%. >> TOTALLY AGREE.

>> OKAY. I'M STILL CONFUSED ON WHAT WE

ARE GOING TO DO. >> SO IS THE MOTION TO DO THIS

? >> THIS IS A LOT OF WORK.

MY QUESTION IS, WE ARE DOING BUDGET TIME.

ARE WE GOING TO COME BACK AND SAY, I NEED FOUR MORE PEOPLE TO

IMPLEMENT PLANS LIKE THIS. >> SO TASKING A STAFF TO COME UP WITH A PLAN IT CAN BE IMPLEMENT IT WITHOUT A BUDGET IMPACT. THAT IS WHAT LEANNE AND THE

TEAM PUT TOGETHER. >> IF WE TO JUDGE IF WE ARE TO CHOOSE TO GO TO THIS ROUTE, WILL WE ADD MORE STAFF?

>> I DON'T THINK IT IS A FAIR ASSERTION.

WE ARE NOT ADDING NEW STAFF. WERE NOT ASKING FOR NEW STAFF

TO DO A CAMPAIGN LIKE THIS. >> I THINK IF WE DO LOOK AT THIS, WE NEED TO LOOK AT DOING SOME CREATIVE OUTSOURCING FOR COMPANIES TO COME IN AND BE HELPFUL.

YOU CAN EDIT IT AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

OUTSOURCING IS A MUCH BETTER DEAL THAN ADDING MORE AND MORE STAFF. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE REALLY UNDERSTAND DOING IN THE BUDGET SEASON, THAT THAT IS IMPORTANT.

>> ORIGINAL ACTION WAS JUST TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AND STAFF WAS PLANNING TO PROCEED.

THE MESSAGING RIGHT NOW DOES NOT INCLUDE ANYTHING SPECIFIC ON THE PROHIBITION WHICH IS YOUR CURRENT RELATION.

THAT THERE ARE NONE OF THESE PERMITTED. IF YOU ARE GOING TO SAY THEY ARE PERMITTED AND YOU WANT MESSAGING THAT ADDRESSES THE PROPER USE OF SOMETHING WHEN IT IS PERMITTED, THEN WE NEED TO HAVE THAT CHANGE IN THE ORDER.

RIGHT NOW, WE CANNOT SAY, GO AHEAD AND DO THIS.

WE WOULD BE SAYING, -- WE WOULD BE EDUCATING YOU ON SOMETHING THAT YOUR OWN PARK ORDER DOES NOT ALLOW.

>> WHAT IS THE PROCESS TO HAVE THE VOTE?

>> THAT IS THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> AND WHEN IS THE SOONEST WE

CAN POST A PUBLIC HEARING? >> WE HAVE A BOARD MEETING NEXT WEEK. I WILL ADD IT TO THE AGENDA.

>> YOU ARE TELLING ME WE CANNOT DO A SAFETY VIDEO, TALKING TO CHILDREN COMING -- ON A WALKWAY, RIDING SCOOTERS, TO COCHRAN'S CROSSING, BEFORE THEY EVEN GET ON THE TRAIL.

THERE IS NO TRAIL OR SIDEWALK OR PATHWAYS.

WE CANNOT EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ON BEING SAFE AND SAY THINGS TO DO ON THE E-SCOOTER OR BIKE IS YOUR COMING.

>> THE CHALLENGE FOR US DOING THAT IS THAT AS SOON AS WE ARE SAYING COME HERE IS A VIDEO ON HOW TO RIDE IT SAFELY, THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT YOU RIDE IT SAFELY IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND TAKE IT RIGHT TO YOUR PATHWAY OR YOUR SCHOOL OR YOUR SHOPPING CENTER OR YOUR CAR OR TO ANY OF THE PLACES YOU GO.

IT IS THE MIXED MESSAGING WE CAN'T BREAK BY SAYING, THIS IS FINE ON YOUR STREET BUT YOU CAN'T DO IT ON OUR PATHWAY.

THAT IS THE CHALLENGE. >> HAVING SAID THAT, THE BOARD

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YOU CAN TELL US -- WHAT I HEARD TONIGHT IS THREE OF YOU DO NOT WANT -- WHAT WE ARE REFERRING TO AS MIXED MESSAGING. AT LEAST THREE OF YOU. AND OTHERS MAY BE WANTING TO DO THAT.

REGARDLESS OF THAT, TELL US WHAT YOU WANT US TO DO AND THAT

IS WHAT WE WILL DO. >> YOU CAN VOTE RIGHT NOW.

>> MY MOTION IS TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND GET CREATIVE ON E-BIKE, E- SCOOTER SAFETY PROTOCOLS. JUST LIKE WHEN YOU ARE IN A CAR. BUCKLE UP.

WITH THE CAMPAIGN, ALL THE SUDDEN PEOPLE BUCKLE UP.

WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM ABOUT STANDARD OPERATING. WE ARE GOING ACROSS THE STREET, LOOK BOTH WAYS. BASIC BLOCKING.

BUT ALSO EDUCATING PARENTS ON THE DANGERS OF THESE.

LENDED JUST CITED ALL THE DANGERS.

WE HAVE TO ADDRESS IT. I LOVE OUR PATHWAYS.

MR. MOSLEY AND I, I LOVE IT. I THINK IT IS GREAT BUT IT IS SCARY AND WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT BECAUSE SOMEBODY WILL GET HURT OR KILLED AND WE WILL BE RESEARCHING SOMETHING

TOTALLY DIFFERENT. >> I UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE IS SAYING. SHE IS SAYING, WE CAN'T DO THAT UNTIL WE DECIDE WE ARE TAKING THAT LAW OR WHATEVER A WAY.

WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE -- AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE PROPER WAY, IS TO HAVE THE COMMISSIONER HERE AND HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENTS HERE AND HAVE THE COMMUNITY HERE AND ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS. AND THEN WHEN THERE IS A VOTE, PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THE VOTE WAS DONE VERSUS JUST SEVEN OF US UP HERE RAISING OUR HAND AND MAKING A HUGE DECISION.

I THINK THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHY EVERYONE ELSE IS THINKING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY ALL

FEEL. >> COMMISSIONERS COURT.

WE SIT IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING YESTERDAY, THE COMMITTEE MEETING, WE HAD THE SHERIFF AND THE CONSTABLE THERE AND THEY SAID IF COMMISSIONERS COURT PASSES AN ORDINANCE, WE CAN ENFORCE IT. HOWEVER, THEY ALSO SAID, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DEPUTIES IN THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT TO GO

MANAGE 220 MILES OF PATHWAYS. >> THAT'S WHAT GETS BACK TO MY IDEA OF LOOKING AT THE LAW AND LOOKING AT WHO WE CAN DEPUTIZE AND HOW CAN WE ENFORCE? WHAT MECHANISM OF ENFORCEMENT CAN WE IMPLEMENT TO JUST DO CITATIONS OR FINES OR WARNINGS COME TO SAY, IF YOU DO THIS AGAIN THEN THERE WILL BE A FINE? YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE WAYS TO ENFORCE AND NOT JUST THE WAYS

TO EDUCATE. >> WE CAN WORK -- WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO A JOINT COMMITTEE WITH THE COUNTY THAT WILL DELAY IT EVEN FURTHER. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE AT LEAST ADDRESS E-BIKE AND E-SCOOTER STANDARD SAFETY PROTOCOLS. SHORT VIDEO SERIES.

5-6 OF THEM, AND WHICH WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HELMETS AND WRITING WITH ONE PERSON. TALKING ABOUT KEEPING IT IN A CERTAIN TIMEFRAME OR SPEED LIMIT AND SO ON.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> WE TALKED BUT WITH THE SID -- S -- SECOND.

IN FAVOR BY SAYING AYE. >> NO.

>> I AM A NO TOO. >> MOTION FAILS.

>> WHO HAD ANOTHER MOTION? >> ANOTHER ONE.

>> WE SHOULD PROCEED -- GO AHEAD, DR. SNYDER.

>> TO GET THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE ROOM AND LET'S TALK. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO IT BEFORE WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY. YOU CAN ALSO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING IN TWO WEEKS. HAVE THE STAKEHOLDERS.

MAYBE WE CAN MEET WITH THEM OR WHOEVER YOU WILL HAVE MEET WITH THEM BEFORE WEDNESDAY. WE COULD MEET WITH THEM AND YOU CAN CALL A SPECIAL MEETING TO LET ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS KNOW ABOUT THAT. IT IS NOT SCHEDULED BEFORE THE BUDGET.

IT IS A THOUGHT. BUT I THINK YOU NEED TO, BEFORE WE GO THROUGH AND DO ANYTHING, THE WHOLE PURPOSE -- AND I APOLOGIZE. I WAS NOT AT THE LAST MEETING IN JUNE, BUT THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THOSE LETTERS TO ME WAS THAT WE ALL HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN KIDS AND SAFETY. LET'S CALL

THEM AND HAVE A MEETING. >> WE JUST MADE A MOTION TO DO A SERIES OF SAFETY VIDEOS TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN AND YOU VOTED IT DOWN.

>> NO. ÚWE DID A MOTION TO AD E-BIKES.

>> TO DO A SAFETY VIDEO TO PROTECT THE KIDS AND YOU SAID

NO. >> I THINK AS LONG AS THE VIDEO

IS AFTER THE DECISION IS MADE. >> I AGREE.

>> WE COULD START ON THE VIDEO IF WE FEEL LIKE IT WILL PASS THAT. I DO FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO TAKE THE PROPER STEPS THAT GO WITH IT AND WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IF

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IT IS CRAZY TO HAVE A VIDEO. VIDEOS TAKE A WHILE. IF WE ARE TRYING TO GET THIS THING EITHER PASSED OR NOT PASSED, LET'S DO IT FAST AND WE CAN START THE VIDEO NOW PROBABLY FIGURING OUT

WHICH WAIT IS GOING TO GO. >> YOU ARE SAYING YOU WANT TO DO A PUBLIC HEARING TO DECIDE TO BAN E-BOOKS AND E-SCOOTERS.

>> NOT TO BAN BUT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION.

>> IF THEY DON'T, WHAT HAPPENS ?

>> WHAT I'M COMING FROM IS I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO HEAR FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS AND NOT JUST FROM THE SEVEN OF US. I WANT THEM TO HEAR FROM CISD AND JULIE AMBLER AND JOHN COOPER AND --

>> THE PUBLIC HEARING IS THE WHOLE PUBLIC COMES IN AND

TESTIFIES, RIGHT? >> A PUBLIC HEARING I BELIEVE THE WAY CHRIS HAD MENTIONED IT EARLIER, AND IS THAT IN ORDER TO CHANGE YOUR PARK ORER, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING WHERE ANYONE CAN BE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF A REGULAR MEETING. ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME AND INVITED TO SPEAK JUST TO THE TOPIC AND TO WEIGH AND ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY THINK THAT YOU SHOULD MAKE THE CHANGE PROPOSED TO THE ORDER. AND SO RIGHT NOW, IT SAYS NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES, WHICH ENCOMPASSES E- SCOOTERS. AND SO IF YOU WERE WANTING TO CONSIDER MAKING A CHANGE, THEN THERE WOULD BE PROPOSED LANGUAGE ON REMOVING THE RESTRICTION.

>> I THINK WHAT I HEARD THE BOARD SAY IS THAT WE WANT TO CONVENE. THE MEETING YOU ASKED FOR, IN

YOUR LETTER THAT GOT SENT OUT. >> THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT

SHE IS TALKING ABOUT. >> RIGHT.

IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS A COMMITTEE MEETING.

>> OKAY. >> I THOUGHT THEY WERE ASKING

-- >> WHAT KAREN WAS ASKING FOR IS ACHING A DECISION. I'M LIKE, LET'S SLOW THE HORSES. BECAUSE THE LETTER WENT OUT FRIDAY. WE MET WITH DR. LANTER YESTERDAY. HE HAD NEVER SEEN IT.

HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

KEEP IN MIND THAT NOBODY HAS EVER SEEN THE LETTER. WE HAVE TO LET THE PEOPLE GET THE LETTER AND DIGESTED BEFORE WE CAN GO AND SIT DOWN AND TALK WITH THEM.

>> COULD E-MAIL IT. >> I GUESS WE COULD E-MAIL IT.

YES. WE CAN.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHY HE HASN'T SEEN IT.

BUT WE HAVE DONE THAT. SO AGAIN, STAFF IS ACTIVELY WORKING ON CONVENING THIS MEETING AND WE WILL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS WE HAVE SOME DATES. BUT YOU ALL CAN CHOOSE THE DATES. WITH THE BOARD SAID IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE DONE THROUGH THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE COMMITTEE.

IF YOU WOULD PREFER, WE CAN CERTAINLY POST AS DR. SNYDER SAID, A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING WHERE ALL OF YOU CAN ATTEND AND WE WOULD INVITE THE STAKEHOLDERS.

>> THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE MY VOTE.

>> THIS IS A FULL WORD DEAL. >> I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE G8 -- THE EMS THERE AND JAMES CAMPBELL COME REPRESENT.

AND SOMEONE FROM THE SHERIFF AND THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE.

>> SOMEBODY FROM THE HOSPITAL TALKING ABOUT INJURIES.

>> I'M ALL FOR WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS.

WE WERE TALKING TWO DIFFERENT LANGUAGES HERE.

I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING AS KAREN DESCRIBED. I AM 100% ON DOING THAT.

I ALSO THINK WE NEED TO GO TO COMMISSIONERS COURT I THINK WE NEED TO START TALKING AND COMMISSIONERS COURT ABOUT THIS.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS THERE AND THE CONSTABLE

DEPARTMENT IS THERE. >> I THINK WE NEED A MESSAGE OF WHAT WE WILL REQUEST FROM THE COMMISSIONERS

COURT. >> IT IS IN THE LETTER.

THE LETTER WE SENT THEM IS THE MESSAGE.

>> JUST PRESENT THE LETTER AGAIN?

>> WE CAN READ IT IN PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE CAN ASK FOR THE AGENDA ITEM. WE NEED TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT WE NEED HELP AND SUPPORT TO DO THIS.

>> SO YOU DON'T WANT TO ASK THEM TO PASS AN ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD HELP US. THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU ARE ASKING.

IN THE LETTER, YOU DIDN'T SAY PASS AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD

HELP US. >> I'M NOT GOING TO TELL THEM WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT AND GET MESSAGING AND THAT. I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE YOU DO THIS OR ELSE. BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT JUST HERE. IT IS ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

IT IS ALL OVER THE STATE. IT IS ALL OVER THE NATION. AND IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING, SOMEBODY WILL GET HURT OR SOMEBODY WILL GET KILLED. AND I'M NOT GOING TO SIT BACK HERE AND SAY, WE ARE STUDYING THE PROBLEM.

WE WERE STUDYING THE PROBLEM. WE COULD HAVE DONE A VIDEO.

BUT WE WERE STUDYING IT. I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

>> THE COMMISSIONERS COURT JUST MET NOW IT IS ANOTHER

MONTH UNTIL THEY MEET AGAIN. >> WHEN DID THEY MEET NEXT?

>> TWO WEEKS. >> WE COULD SELL IT MORE AS A

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ARE THEY GOING TO LEGISLATE UP THERE THEN?

>> I'M JUST TRYING TO BE REALISTIC.

>> IF WE HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING AND BECOME TO SOME KIND OF CONCLUSION AND WE ARE UNANIMOUS ON THE THOUGHT AND PRESENT IT. IF WE DO PROHIBIT AND WE STAY WITH THE RULES AS THEY STAND, THEN WE CAN ASK FOR AN ORDINANCE TO HELP US ENFORCE THAT LAW.

BUT IF WE DECIDE WE ARE GOING TO ALLOW THEM, THEN YOUR EDUCATIONAL VIDEO ON HOW TO ÚALLOW THEM SAFELY MAKES TOTAL

SENSE. >> UNDERAGE DRINKING IS NOT ALLOWED BUT IT STILL GOES ON. THERE IS A LOT OF MESSAGING ABOUT THAT TOO. I'M JUST TELLING YOU THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT GOING AWAY. NO MATTER WHAT THE DECISION IS.

THE PROBLEM IS NOT GOING AWAY. PEOPLE ARE STILL GOES THEY ARE CALLING IT -- WHAT DO THEY CALL IT?

>>

>> IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.

AND I JUST FEEL LIKE WE ARE GOING TO STUDY THE PROBLEM.

WE WILL GET THE STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER.

I'M FOR THAT. LET'S HAVE DIALOGUE.

I'M TOTALLY FOR THAT. AS ANYTHING IN THE WOODLANDS, THE TOWNSHIP CANNOT DO THIS BY THEMSELVES.

YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

I JUST GET FRUSTRATED AT, WE ARE GOING TO STUDY IT AND WE WILL GET BACK TO NEXT MONTH. AND IT IS JUST ANOTHER MONTH AND ANOTHER MONTH AND ANOTHER MONTH.

>> I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, HOW QUICKLY CAN WE PULL THAT

TOGETHER? >> WE CAN DO IT --

>> LEANNE AND HER TEAM AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PARKS AND RECREATION HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK.

THE PART WE WOULD NEED TO DO IS BRING IN THE E-SAFETY PIECE.

WE HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND LEANNE SAID WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO OTHER CITIES IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

WE JUST NEED THE DECISION AND WE ARE READY TO GO.

IT WILL NOT TAKE LONG. >> WHEN YOU SAY DECISION, DECISION ON WHETHER WE ARE ALLOWING E-BIKES ON THE PATHS?

>> THAT'S RIGHT. BECAUSE WE CAN DO A CAMPAIGN ON E-BIKES ARE PROHIBITED ON THE PATHWAYS.

THAT COULD BE PART OF IT TOO. OR WE CAN DO ONE, IF YOU ARE GOING TO RIDE THE E-BIKE, DO IT SAFELY.

THAT IS WHERE WE NEED TO DEFINE THIS.

>> WE COULD TAKE THE VOTE TONIGHT IF WE WISH.

>> NO. >> THAT WOULD REQUIRE -- THAT WOULD REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING.

>> I THINK A PUBLIC HEARING IS A GREAT IDEA.

>> IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE --

>> YOU ARE MAKING A DECISION -- EVEN IF YOU SAY -- THESE ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE PATHWAY, THEY ARE STILL

GOING TO BE THERE. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> I THINK WE NEED A STAKEHOLDER MEETING FIRST TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME PAGE.

IT'S NOT JUST AS. WE NEED HELP TO SOLVE THIS

PROBLEM. >> I THINK ALL OF US ARE -- WITH THE SAFETY OF YOUNG KIDS ON E-BIKES ARE E-SCOOTERS AS WELL AS SENIORS OR JOGGERS, WE ALL WANT SAFETY.

IT IS PARAMOUNT. SO WE COULD DO IT THE WEEK

AFTER NEXT WEEK'S MEETING. >> ASSUMING THEY ARE AVAILABLE

. >> THERE IS A GREAT VIDEO THAT I SHARED WITH STAFF THAT TALKS ABOUT E-SCOOTERS SAFETY BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE SAY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IT GOES THROUGH JUST STANDARD SAFETY THINGS YOU SHOULD LOOK AT. AND THAT IS WHY I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT.

IT NEVER WENT INTO WHERE THEY ARE RIDING.

ON SCHOOL PROPERTY ARE OFF SCHOOL PROPERTY.

TRAILS ARE PATHWAYS OR STREETS STREETS.

IT IS JUST RIDING IT IS DANGEROUS AND THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO BE LOOKING OUT FOR. IT IS FOR PARENTS AND KIDS.

>> DID YOU SHOW THAT TO DR. LANDRY?

>> I SHARED IT WITH THREE BOARD MEMBERS ON THE CISD BOARD

THIS MORNING. >> WONDERFUL.

>> IT WAS DONE FOR ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT.

MY GOAL IS THAT WE WOULD PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TRY TO WORK TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY AND BRING IN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND BRING IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND BRING IN OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO REALLY START WORKING ON DEVELOPING THIS SAFETY VIDEO SERIES TO EDUCATE PARENTS AND CHILDREN. WE ALL, WHO HAVE KIDS, GET TEXTS EVERY TIME A THUNDER ROPE -- EVERY TIME A THUNDERSTORM ROLLS

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ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. >> SO LET'S HAVE A STAKEHOLDER

MEETING. >> WHAT IS THE ACTION FOR

TONIGHT? >> IS IT A STAKEHOLDER

MEETING? >> THAT WOULD BE --

>> ACCEPTING THE REPORT THAT IS SAYING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH

THE CAMPAIGN, RIGHT? >> YOU CAN ACCEPT THE REPORT AND HAVE US NOT IMPLEMENT IT. OUR ASSUMPTION COMING INTO IT WAS ACCEPTING THE REPORT AND WE WOULD IMPLEMENT IT.

WE DON'T HAVE TO. WE CAN SHELF IT UNTIL THE BOARD IS READY TO MOVE FORWARD AND THEN TWEAK THE MESSAGING AS MENTIONED OR WHATEVER DIRECTION THE BOARD IS GOING. SO THE AGENDA ITEM ITSELF IS RELATED TO THIS EDUCATION PROGRAM.

PART OF WHAT THE BOARD SEEMS TO BE SAYING IN ITS DISCUSSION IS YOU ARE NOT READY FOR THE DISCUSSION BECAUSE YOU STILL HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK AND DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS YOU WAN TO MAKE. AND SO, AT THIS TIME, YOU CAN CERTAINLY DIRECT US TO SET UP THE MEETING OR FOLLOW THROUGH -- FOLLOW-UP I WILL SAY. WITH SOME OF THE PARTNERS WE SENT LETTERS TO. IT ISN'T REALLY THIS AGENDA ITEM UNLESS THEY ARE TYING IT BACK TO EDUCATION. THAT IS ALL SOMETHING WE CAN CERTAINLY DO. STAFF ALSO CAN HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE STAFF OF PARTNER AGENCIES.

SO WHEN YOU COME TOGETHER TO MEET, THERE IS SOME UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE EACH OF THE AGENCIES IS AND WHAT RESOURCES THEY MAY BRING TO THE TABLE AND WITH THE PERSPECTIVE MAY BE SO WHEN THEY ALL COME TOGETHER, THE CONVERSATION WILL BE MORE PRODUCTIVE. AND SAY THE COUNTY IS NOT ABLE TO PASS AN ORDINANCE AND WE DON'T SPEND ON TIME FOR ACTIONS

THAT CAN BE TAKEN. >> IN READING THIS AGENDA ITEM , OBVIOUSLY WE ARE NOT UNIFIED IN TALKING ABOUT IT.

THIS AGENDA ITEM IS ON EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE THE SAFETY AND PROPER USE OF THE PATHWAYS.

LET ME ASK THE BOARD. ALL THE CONVERSATION WE HAVE HAD OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND ALL THE PEOPLE WE HAD COME TALK, WAS IT ANYTHING JUST ABOUT THE PATHWAYS AND NOT ABOUT E-SCOOTERS OR E- BIKES THAT ARE A PROBLEM ON THE PATHWAY OR DANGER OF THEM? THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED ON THE AGENDA ITEM HERE.

>> NEITHER IS THE PROHIBITION. THE FACTS OF THE LAW THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE ARE PROHIBITED. THAT IS THE DICHOTOMY OF WHAT YOUR ARGUMENT IS. IF YOU CONTINUE TO SAY, WE HAVE A PROBLEM BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, WE ARE ONLY GOING TO ADDRESS -- IF YOU ARE ROBBING A HOUSE, YOU KNOW IT IS ILLEGAL BUT YET WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO BE SAFE WHEN YOU ROB THE HOUSE. NO.

YOU MAKE IT LEGAL TO ROB THE HOUSE AND THEN YOU TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO DO IT OR YOU STOP IT AND YOU SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO. WE ARE GOING TO EDUCATE YOU ON WHY YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO IT.

IT'S LIKE RUNNING ALONG THE SWIMMING POOL.

WE HAVE 14 SWIMMING POOLS. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RUN ALONG THE SIDE OF THE SWING POOL.

OR YOU WILL BE ESCORTED OUT OF THE SWIMMING AREA, RIGHT. IT IS THE SAME PRINCIPLE. IT IS A DANGER TO THE CHILD OR WHOEVER THEY RUN INTO OR FALL INTO.

SO WE SAY, YOU DON'T RUN ALONG THE SWIMMING POOL.

YOU DON'T EDUCATE THEM HOW TO RUN SAFELY ALONG THE SUMMING POOL. THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO ASK US TO DO. AND I DON'T THINK THAT IS

PRACTICAL OR REASONABLE. >> AS A DERMATOLOGIST, IT'S NOT SAFE TO BE OUT IN THE SUN BUT YOU EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT

PUTTING ON SUNSCREEN. >> CORRECT.

>> I LOOK AT IT AS THE SAME PRINCIPLE. YOU ARE TRYING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE TO WEAR A HELMET.

DON'T RIDE WITH THREE PEOPLE ON THE SCOOTER. LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE YOU CROSS THE STREET. THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE STANDARD.

THE PROBLEM IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.

AND WE HAVE TO HAVE -- THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PURCHASE A PAID. OR WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET THE

MESSAGE OUT. >> THE PROBLEM IS SOMETHING ON THE BOOK SAYING YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DECIDE IF WE REMOVE THAT SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. YOU JUST SAID A FEW MINUTES AGO,

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I WANT THE WHOLE BOARD TO HEAR IT.

MY FEELING IS, I DON'T WANT IT TO BE JUST THE BOARD.

I WANT THE COMMUNITY HERE. I WANT TO HEAR.

IF THEY ARE NOT ON THE PATHWAY, WHERE ARE THEY? I WANT THE SHERIFF TO SAY, IF YOU TAKE THEM OFF THE PATHWAY, WHERE ARE THOSE NINE -YEAR-OLDS THAT ARE RIDING TO SCHOOL ON THE E-BIKER E-SCOOTER, WHERE ARE THEY? WE HAVE TO BE VERY REALISTIC WITH WHAT IS GOING ON . I THING WE ALL NEED TO HEAR THAT. GET EMS, GET THE SHERIFF.

AT THE COMMISSIONER OR WHOEVER ELSE IS INVOLVED AND THAT EVERYONE HEARING IT AT THE SAME TIME.

>> WE ARE THE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY SO WE WILL SET THE COURSE FOR WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE DOES.

IT IS A BIG DECISION FOR US TO MAKE.

HOADLEY THE SCHOOLS WILL FALL IN LINE.

>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT MORE OF A TOWN HALL?

>> MAYBE THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

>> WHAT IS A DIFFERENT BUT IN A PUBLIC HEARING IN A TOWN

HALL? >> A TOWNHALL IS MORE LIKE AN OPEN MICROPHONE NIGHT. YOU ARE SHARING INFORMATION ON A SITUATION AND YOU ARE INVITING THE FEEDBACK. YOU ARE NOT LOOKING TO MAKE A DECISION AT THAT POINT. YOU ARE JUST WELCOMING FEEDBACK. YOU CAN COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS AS PART OF YOUR PIECE OF IT. BUT A LOT OF THAT IS REALLY JUST ALLOWING THE PUBLIC TO COME AND WEIGH IN.

>> WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN YOU JUST HAVE THE MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS SPEAKING ABOUT THEIR SIDE OF IT?

WHAT IS THAT CALLED THEN? >> LIKE IF WE HAVE JAMES CAMPBELL OR SHERIFF DOOLITTLE OR RICH WHEELER.

>> KAREN, WE CAN HAVE A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING AND THAT WILL ALLOW THAT AND THEN WE COULD HAVE THOSE RULES FOR THOSE TYPES OF SPEAKERS TO SPEAK .

>> THAT IS WHY I SUGGESTED THAT.

>> SO TOWNHALL VERSUS A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING.

>> SPECIAL BOARD MEETING. >> MOTION IS TO HAVE A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE TO GET THE STAKEHOLDERS IN SO PROBABLY IN AUGUST I HOPE.

>> END OF JULY MAY BE. >> IF WE CAN GET EVERYBODY HERE WE NEED AND GET A REPRESENTATIVE, THE SOONER THE BETTER. WAITING AND WAITING FOR THE NEXT MONTH AND THE NEXT MONTH IN THE NEXT MONTH IS INSANITY.

WE DON'T NEED TO DO THAT. >> YOUR POINT IS VALID.

FOR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. BUT THEY ARE NOT GOING AWAY.

LET'S JUST BE HONEST. CURRENTLY PROHIBITED, WE CAN ENFORCE IT. THAT IS THE UNDERLYING ISSUE.

NO MATTER WHAT WAY BE GO. AND ULTIMATELY WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE SAFE. SO HOW DO WE GO ABOUT DOING THAT . AND THAT IS WHAT WE ALL WANT TO GET TO.

>> I THINK EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING.

SO A SPECIAL MEETING MOTION. >> SECOND.

>> COMING UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> SECOND FROM SHELLEY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> OPPOSED.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> I'M GOING TO GO RIDE MY

SCOOTER HOME. >> RECEIVING AND ACTING UPON A

[8. Receive, consider and act upon a facility improvements update;]

>> GOOD EVENING. FIRST OF ALL, VERY EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS UPDATES.

MYSELF AND THE CHIEF AND JOSH WILL BE TALKING ABOUTOTHERS.

I WILL TALK ABOUT PARKS AND RECREATION FIRST.

I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT TO THE FACILITY AT THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

YOU CAN SEE WE ARE DOWN THE ROAD, DOWN NEXT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL. JUST TO TALK ABOUT THE CURRENT CAMPUS AND RENOVATION PLANS AND RENDERING SCHEDULE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TOWNHALL. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THOSE.

CURRENT, JUST THROUGH SO -- THREW PICTURES IN HERE FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE NOT SEEN THE BUILDING.

THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE FACILITY.

THE BACK PART IS WHERE THE EXPANSION POTENTIALLY WILL BE.

THAT IS BUILDING NUMBER TWO ON THE LEFT AND THE WAREHOUSE ON THE RATE. THIS IS THE EXAMPLE.

THE BUILDING WENT IN AND 1998 AND NEVER UPDATES TO IT.

YOU CAN SEE HOW IT IS PIECEMEAL TOGETHER.

KIND OF CURRENT IS THE AQUATICS OFFICE. YOU CAN SEE NO WALLS.

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AND I APOLOGIZE. THIS IS DIFFICULT TO SEE.

ON THE RIGHT CORNER, YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE LIMITED. WE ARE SURROUNDED BY DRAINAGE DITCHES THERE.

OBVIOUSLY IT IS LIMITED TO THE FOREST BUFFERS AND SUCH.

YOU CAN SEE IT IS BASICALLY ADDING ON TO BUILDING NUMBER ONE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT. IT IS LIKE A WING RIGHT THERE.

AND THEN BUILDING NUMBER TWO TO BE MORE EFFICIENT.

AND TOWARD THE TOP THERE IS THE MOVE INTO WHAT WE CALL THE BONEYARD OF THE LAYDOWN YARD WHERE WE CAN DO PERMANENT PARKING THERE. THERE, A KIND OF SHOWS WITH THE CURRENT PLAN IS. YOU CAN SEE THERE WAS ONE PART OF THE BUILDING AND THEN ANOTHER ONE WAS ADDED. IT IS KIND OF A ZIGZAG. NOT THE BEST EFFICIENCY THERE.

THIS WOULD BE THE NEW ONE WHERE LIKE WE SAID, BASICALLY GOING OUT THE BACK SIDE OF IT AND ADDING A WING THERE AND STRAIGHTENING UP THE BUILDING. THE SECOND BUILDING, YOU CAN SEE REALLY ONLY HALF OF THE BUILDING. THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM IS FINE AND THE CLOSET SOME STUFF.

ON THE RIGHT SIDE THERE IS WHAT IT CURRENTLY IS.

AND THIS IS WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE TO PUT WALLS UP AND BIGGER SECTIONS THERE. THE PLANS, YOU CAN SEE WITH THIS, IT ADDS ABOUT 4500 ADDITIONAL SQUARE FEET. ADDS 42 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES, WHICH RIGHT NOW, WE ARE PARKING AND THE ROADS ON THE VISITOR SPOTS.

RIGHT NOW, IT IS NICE BECAUSE SCHOOL IS OUT AND WE ARE PARKING IN THE SCHOOL LOT. 12 CUBICLE SPACES.

COMPLETE RENOVATIONS OF BOTH CAMPUS BUILDINGS, DIVISIONS CAN NOW BE OFFICE TOGETHER INSTEAD OF ALL OVER THE PLACE.

MOTHER'S ROOM, LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM AND A LARGER BREAK ROOM.

FIVE ADDITIONAL STORAGE AREAS AND WHAT WAS LEFT HERE ARE ADDITIONAL RESTROOMS. RENDERINGS, THIS IS KIND OF WHAT IT SHOWS. THIS WOULD BE THE NEW ENTRANCE TOWARD THE BACK OF THE BUILDING THERE.

THAT WOULD BE THE FRONT SIDE WHEN YOU DRIVE IN.

THIS WOULD BE THE WING THAT IS COMING OUT FROM THE BACK. THAT KIND OF SHOWS WHERE THERE IS MORE OFFICE SPACE AND THE LARGER BREAK ROOM. JUST ANOTHER PICTURE THERE.

AND JUST THE SCHEDULE, WE HOPE TO, -- RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 90% CONSTRUCTION PLANS. WE ALREADY MADE COMMENTS.

THEY ARE WORKING ON 100% WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN THE FIRE MARSHAL TO GET THE PERMITTING DONE. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THIS OUT TO BID IN OCTOBER, TO BRING TO THE BOARD IN NOVEMBER AND THE TO START

JANUARY 1ST IS THE GOAL. >> IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ON THAT, WE WILL GO TO THE CHIEF.

>> GREAT PRESENTATION. TWO QUICK PICTURES.

EMERGENCY TRAINING CENTER IS DONE.

IT WAS FINISHED JUNE 1ST. AS YOU CAN TELL, IF YOUR MEMBER, WE ADDED RESTROOMS, SHOWERS AND A LOCKER ROOM.

A FULL DINING ROOM. THAT WAS FOR FIRST USE THERE, THAT PICTURE. WE HAD A BIG CLASS.

JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. AND THEN THAT IS A REALLY BAD PICTURE OF ALL THE SHOWERS WE ADDED TO IT.

SO WE EXPANDED WORKOUT ROOM AND AGAIN, ADDED A FULL DINING ROOM

AND KITCHEN. >> WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE ANYBODY COME OUT THERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT

. >> I WENT OUT, CHIEF AND TOOK THE BASIC LIFE SUPPORT RECERTIFICATION.

AND I SAW IT. IT WAS VERY NICE.

I CAN'T SPEAK ABOUT THE GENTLEMAN'S SIDE BUT THE LADIES

SIDE WAS NICE. >> FANTASTIC.

>> THEY DID A GOOD JOB. BROOKSTONE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB

. >> FIRE STATION FIVE.

THAT PROJECT EXPECTED COMPLETION IS JANUARY 26TH.

A TWO-STORY STATION WITH FOUR FULL BAYS AND A HALF BEASS.

THAT IS THE MOST RECENT PICTURE OF THE CONSTRUCTION.

>> IT HAS REALLY COME ALONG WELL. I WAS EXCITED TO SEE

THAT. >> THEY ARE WORKING QUICKLY.

>> AND THE CURRENT FIRE STATION FIVE WILL BE LIKE A

WAREHOUSE? >> IT IS THE LOGISTICS FACILITY TO STORE A LOT OF THINGS.

SO, YES. >> THANK YOU.

>> YOU ARE ON TRACK FOR JANUARY 26TH?

>> WE DECIDED WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TWO BIG PROJECTS GOING AT THE SAME TIME. WE WILL FINISH AND JOHN CAN START WITH THE PARKS. WE ARE HOPEFUL.

WE FEEL LIKE WE FINALLY RESOLVED THE POWER ISSUES. AND

SOME LEGAL. >> VERY GOOD.

>> WHAT A WONDERFUL TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS.

500-600 OF THEM. A GREAT CONFERENCE.

WELL DONE. GIVING ERROR -- . SECREST A

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EVENT HERE. >> THEY LOBBIED HARD. THE ASSOCIATION DID A GREAT JOB IN GREAT HOSTS.

AND I TOLD THEM, WOODLANDS 2029 FOR THE NEXT ONE.

AND IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TOO SOON .

>> IT WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME. >> AND THE WEATHER WAS

FAVORABLE WHICH WAS GREAT. >> THANK YOU, CHIEF.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> JOSH HAS A QUICK UPDATE,

CHAIRMAN, ON THE FACILITY. >> WE ARE GOING TO DO A REFRESH FOR THE CARPET IN THE PAINT.

WE ARE GOING TO START PROBABLY MID-AUGUST.

IT IS GOING TO BE -- HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW AREA WITH THE NEW COLORS FOR THE CARPET IN THE WALLS? WE WILL MOVE THAT INTO THE SIDE OF THE TOWN HALL.

ALL NEW CARPET AND REFRESHING THE PAINT.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> NEW LIGHTS TOO?

>> WE ARE PUSHING FOR LIGHTS FOR NEXT YEAR.

>> GOING OVER THERE, IT IS BRIGHT LIGHT AND OVER THERE,

YELLOW. >> THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL SCOPE. WE WILL HAVE A BUDGET REQUEST TO

UPDATE THE LIGHTING. >> WE WILL BE LAST.

NO BIG DEAL. >> ONE THING AT A TIME.

>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND?

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> MOVED BY DIRECTOR SNYDER. AND SECONDED BY HEISER.

MOTION CARRIES. >> CAN I GO BACK TO AN AGENDA

ITEM? >> WHICH ONE?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO AGENDA ITEMS SEVEN.

JUST TO SAY, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO READ THE LETTER.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS READ THE LETTER BUT THE LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS CLEARLY TALKS ABOUT E-BIKES, E-SCOOTERS AND SAFETY. IT CLEARLY TALKS ABOUT THAT.

MY CONFUSION IS -- THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO COME ON AND GET ON THE SAFETY THING BECAUSE THAT IS

WHAT THE LETTER WAS ABOUT. >> IT DIDN'T TALK ABOUT US

RESENDING THE ORDINANCE. >> IT DIDN'T.

>> SO WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO DO THAT AND WITHOUT FURTHER INPUT FROM THEM ON HOW WE COULD ACTUALLY ENFORCE IT?

>> WE APPROVED THE LETTER TO GO OUT. SECOND PARAGRAPH, EXPERIENCE A LOT -- A RAPID INCREASE IN VEHICLES SUCH AS E- SCOOTERS ARE E-BIKES. SAFETY CONCERNS ARISE. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS THE ONE HE HAVE THE SPECIAL MEETING.

>> IT IS ALL HANDS ON DECK. >> JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON

THE RECORD. >> MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM

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

AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS? >> GO AHEAD.

>> I HAVE ONE, IF I MAY. I WOULD LIKE AN UPDATE REGARDING THE FOUNTAIN AT THE WATERWAY. THAT WAS SOMETHING APPROVED AND I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE REACH OUT AND ASK ME FOR AN UPDATE ON THAT. AND THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF RULING. 72 HOURS BUSINESS THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT HAD TO MOVE FROM TUESDAY, TO THURSDAY.

IS THEIR CLARIFICATION? WILL THAT AFFECT US?

>> IT WILL. BOTH OF THE ITEMS YOU MENTIONED AROUND THE AGENDAS FOR NEXT WEEK.

>> OKAY. >> I HAVE AN ITEM TO REQUEST.

A SECOND TO YOUR REQUEST. >> SECONDED BY DR. SEKULA-

GIBBS. >> MINE -- I WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION.

AND I BROUGHT IT TO PRESIDENT SHARP'S ATTENTION THIS AFTERNOON. RECOGNIZING THE TRAGEDIES THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN KERRVILLE AND AT CAMP MYSTIC IN VARIOUS PLACES. IT MADE ME THINK THAT IT WOULD BE WORTH DISCUSSING, PERHAPS PUTTING ON THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEM THAT INCLUDED SIRENS TO WAKE PEOPLE UP FROM THEIR SLUMBER BECAUSE I REVIEWED THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN THAT THE CHIEF GAVE US AND THERE IS SO MUCH RELIANCE ON CELL PHONES , ON PEOPLE LOOKING AT THEIR CELL PHONES AND GETTING THE INFORMATION THEY NEED BUT WHEN YOU ARE ASLEEP, SOME PEOPLE PUT THEM ON NO NOTIFICATIONS ALLOWED

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>> DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE PERTINENT TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE SPECIAL SESSION. THERE ARE SEVEN EMERGENCY AGENDA ITEMS ON THEIR RELATED TO THIS.

>> IDEA. >> AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW WE ADOPT WITH THE LEGISLATURE CAME UP WITH.

>> I DO. AND I'M OKAY WITH WAITING.

WE ALSO NEED TO ADDRESS THIS IS A BUDGETARY ITEM.

MAYBE SOME PLACEHOLDERS OR SOMETHING WHERE WE WOULD HAVE MONEY PUT ASIDE FOR AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM THAT WOULD BE OUTSIDE OF OUR CELL PHONE RELIANCE.

>> WOULD IT NOT BE PART OF THE BUDGET INITIATIVE?

>> YES. AND BRINGING IT UP NOW THOUGH THAT YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IT. AND MAYBE WE GET INPUT BEFORE THE BUDGET SO WE CAN KNOW WHAT THE CHIEF MIGHT HAVE UP HIS SLEEVE FOR US TO ADDRESS. AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF THAT WOULD BE A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, MAYBE DURING BUDGET OR BEFORE SO THAT THERE COULD BE AN OUTLINE OF EVACUATION ROUTES THAT ARE ON OUR STREETS.

WE DON'T OWN THE STREETS. I RECOGNIZE THAT. MAYBE IF WE CAN IDENTIFY SOME EVACUATION ROUTES FOR THE TOWNSHIP, THAT WOULD BE OUTSIDE THE CELL PHONE SO PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE TO RELY ON THAT. IF THERE WAS A FLOOD OR INUNDATION OR FIRE OR SOMETHING THAT WIPED OUT COMMUNICATION, HOW DO YOU EVACUATE THE COMMUNITY?

>> I WILL SAY, PART OF THE CHARGES OF THE LEGISLATURE BY THE GOVERNOR, I THINK IT IS SEVEN OR EIGHT.

IT IS A LOT ON THE CURRENT SITUATION.

THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF TALKS ABOUT STATE GRANTS TO COMMUNITIES TO GET THE EMERGENCY SYSTEMS. THEY WILL NOT JUST PUT IT ON THE BACKSIDE.

THEY WILL DEDICATE STATE FUNDS TO IT.

I HEAR YOU DOING SPECIAL BUDGET ITEMS. BUT LET'S NOT PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE.

>> WE ARE GOING INTO HURRICANE SEASON.

>> IT STARTED IN JUNE. >> TO YOUR POINT, THERE MIGHT BE FUNDING COMING OUR WAY IN THE NEAR FUTURE IT SOUNDS LIKE.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> I PUT IT OUT THERE FOR DISCUSSION. WE ARE IN HURRICANE SEASON.

AND IF WE ARE WAITING FOR FUNDING, I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE TO WAIT. FOR BICYCLE STUFF.

BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COMES AROUND EVERY YEAR.

AND DIFFLEY GOT 12 INCHES OF RAIN AND 45 MINUTES, WE WOULD BE FLOODED. JUST LIKE THEY WERE.

SO TO HEAR, WHAT CAN WE DO? MAYBE IT DOESN'T EVEN REQUIRE A BUDGET ITEM. BUT WHAT CAN WE DO IN TERMS OF WARNINGS THAT ARE NOT DISPENSED -- THAT ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON

CELL PHONES. >> IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THE COST OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE.

WHETHER WE HAVE TO BUDGET OR WHATEVER.

>> WE DID GET THAT WITH ALLISON IN THE EARLY 2000'S.

>> ANYONE ELSE? I WOULD LIKE TO DO -- AS I SAID EARLIER.

I'M OUT OF ORDER. I WENT TO FRISCO.

THE OVERPASSES LOOK A LOT NICER THAN HOURS.

IF YOU START GOING DOWN 45 AND LOOKING AT THE OVERPASSES COMING IN, IT IS PRETTY DILAPIDATED AND NOT LOOKING GOOD. IT IS STRUCTURED CONCRETE.

I'M SURE THAT TXDOT HAS SOME ENHANCEMENT THAT WE CAN PAY FOR TO DO THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO START LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES. ESPECIALLY THE FLYOVERS.

DRIVING INTO THE WOODLANDS ON 45, WE GET THE MOST TRAFFIC COMING BOTH WAYS. YOU ARE SEEING BRIDGES THAT HAVE ALMOST LIKE A FAGADE ON THEM THAT LOOK AND FEEL DIFFERENT.

AND I THINK WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME UP KEEPING THE COMMUNITY.

I WOULD LIKE TO WORK THROUGH HOW COMMUNITIES DO THAT WITH TXDOT OR OTHER GRANTS OR OTHER THINGS WE CAN DO.

WE WOULD HAVE TO PARTNER WITH SHENANDOAH AND POSSIBLY THE COUNTY. AS YOU ARE DRIVING TO THE WOODLANDS, IT IS -- IT LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS AN UPDATE.

>> I THINK THAT TXDOT TREATS US A LITTLE BIT LIKE THE STEPSISTER. THEY DON'T GIVE US FIRST RATE ASCETICS WHEN IT COMES TO BUILDOUT.

>> I CAN SHOW YOU A PICTURE OF FRISCO AND IT IS DIFFERENT.

>> DALLAS IS DIFFERENT. >> I WAS THERE.

AND REMARKED WITH INDIVIDUALS I WAS RIDING WITH.

I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW GORGEOUS THE SITES WERE.

THE GRASS ON THE FOLIAGE. IT WAS IMPRESSIVE.

>> BUT THEY HAVE POWERLINES ALL OVER THE PLACE.

>> WHERE MEMBER TOO THAT WE REQUESTED TO HAVE THE BARRIERS ON THE FLYOVERS AS WELL. BUILT INTO THE BARRIERS.

THAT IS ANOTHER THING. WHAT I WAS HEARING IT WOULD LOOK LIKE WOULD NOT BE VERY ATTRACTIVE.

SO WE MIGHT WANT TO DISCUSS. >> SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> OKAY.

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>> ANYONE ELSE? >> ALL RIGHT.

ANY BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS? GOING ONCE.

GOING TWICE. NO ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ALL RIGHT. IT IS 8:05 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.