[10. Receive, consider and act upon Resolution No. 014-25, nominating a candidate to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors of the Harris Central Appraisal District;]

>> MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> MOVED BY RICHARD. SECONDED. MOTION CARRIES.

>>> NOMINATING TO FILL VACANCY FOR THE HARRIS COUNTY CENTRAL

APPRAISAL DISTRICT. >> THIS IS THE ITEM THAT NEVER

ENDS. IT'S NEVER OVER. >> DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT

WE'RE DOING NOW? >> THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON

GIVING. >> TODD YOU LOVE THIS.

>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN, GOOD EVENING BOARDS AND DIRECTORS. WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THERE IS A POSITION NOW AVAILABLE ON -- WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A RESIGNATION. THE CHIEF APPRAISER WILL PILE THAT LIST OF NOMINEES -- AND THEY WILL VOTE BY MAJORITY VOTE. WHICH NOMINEE FILLS THE POSITION WHICH EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 2027. SO, THE BOARD HAS BEFORE YOU A RESOLUTION. YOU HAVE OPTIONS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE A CANDIDATE. WE HAVE A RESOLUTION PROPOSED AND DRAFTED FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO DO SO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO NOMINATE A CANDIDATE. THE BOARD HAS CHOSEN ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS TO NOT ADOPT A CANDIDATE. IF YOU NEED TIME. WE ALSO HAVE THIS AGENDA ITEM READY FOR THE FIRST MEETING IN SEPTEMBER. WE CAN BRING IT BACK THEN YOU CAN MAKE A DECISION ULTIMATELY THERE ON YOUR NOMINEE AND WE CAN ADOPT A

NOMINATION IF THERE. >> I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE DELAY THIS AND FIND OUT WHO IS ACTUALLY ON THIS BOARD.

AND WHO THAT WE HAVE NOMINATED IN THE PAST HAS MADE IT TO THE BOARD. OR ARE WE JUST, KIND OF SPITTING IN THE OCEAN? DOING ALL THESE EXERCISES? SO I WILL SAY THE BOARD NOMINATION FROM THIS PAST ELECTION CYCLE YOU NOMINATED MR. MIKE SULLIVAN HE DID MAKE IT TO THE BOARD AND CURRENTLY SERVES.

>> WELL THAT'S GOOD. >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A REPRESENT REPRESENTATIVE ON THIS BOARD. ESPECIALLY SINCE PART OF

THE WOODLANDS IS IN THE COUNTY. >> THIS IS A NOMINATION COMING FROM ALL TAX AND JURISDICTIONS THAT QUALIFY. NORMALLY WHEN WE WERE PROVIDING A NOMINEE IT'S ONLY FOR THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT. ALL TAXING JURISDICTIONS WITHIN HOUSTON THAT QUALIFY. OR EXCUSE ME HARRIS COUNTY THAT QUALIFY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PROVIDING A NOMINEE.

>> OH, GOOD. >> THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT THIS IS MR. MIKE SULLIVAN DOESN'T LIVE IN THE WOODLANDS.

RIGHT. AND HE, HE DOESN'T. BUT HE LIVES IN HARRIS COUNTY. AND HE'S WELL KNOWN AND A GREAT PUBLIC SERVANT AND HE REQUESTED THE POSITION. HE MADE A LOT OF EFFORT, PUT FORTH A LOT OF EFFORT. JUST LIKE HAS. HAS ANYBODY RECEIVED A REQUEST ON

THEIR BEHALF TO SUPPORT THEM. >> WE'VE ALSO NOMINATED BOB

MILNER SEVERAL TIMES. >> THAT'S RIGHT, THE PREVIOUS

BOARD SEVERAL TIMES. >> HE WAS NEVER ELECTED.

>> YOU CAN CHOOSE NOT TO NOMINATE AND DECIDE YOU DO NOT WANT TO NOMINATE A CANDIDATE AND IT'S CLOSED AT THAT POINT. YOU CAN NOMINATE A CANDIDATE THIS EVENING YOU WOULD ADOPT A. YOU COULD DEFER THE ITEM TO THE NEXT MEETING NEXT MONTH. HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT A NOMINEE AND BRING IT BACK THAT TIME AND DECIDE EITHER TO OR NOT TO NOMINATE AT THAT TIME.

>> I MOVE TO DEFER. >> I DO TOO.

>> MOVE TO DEFER BY RICHARD, SECOND BY VICE CHAIRMAN EISSLER.

IF I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. EVERYBODY RESPOND BY SAYING AYE.

[11. Receive, consider and act upon a briefing regarding Township staff positions approved in the budget for fiscal years 2023-2025; ]

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> WE'LL BRING IT BACK NEXT MONTH.

>> SEE YOU NEXT MONTH. >> RECEIVE AND CONSIDER THE STAFF POSITION TO PROVED IN THE BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2023 THROUGH

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2025. CALL MONIQUE. >> GOOD EVENING, AS YOU ALL WILL RECALL LAST WEEK DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS THERE WERE QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION ON STAFF POSITIONS OVER THE YEARS AND FOCUSED ON THE 26 BUDGET OF COURSE. AT THE CONCLUSION OF LAST WEEK'S BOARD MEETING, DIRECTOR SNYDER DID ASK AND THE BOARD AGREED TO PUT ON THE AGENDA NEED TO MAKE A PRESENTATION TODAY ON WHAT THOSE INCREASES WERE. PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON YEARS 2023 AND 2025 LEADING UP TO THE 2026 BUDGET.

SO THAT IS WHAT I AM HERE TO PRESENT THIS EVENING. WANT TO START OFF BY THE FOCUS OF ALL OF OUR RESOURCES HERE AT THE TOWNSHIP INCLUDING STAFF RESOURCES. IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SERVICES AND AMENITIES. THIS IS THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO. OUR COMMUNITY SURVEYS. OUR NICHE.COM RANKINGS WHICH IS WHERE THIS QUOTE COMES FROM. SO THE TOWNSHIP BOASTS A WIDE ARRAY OF HIGH QUALITY SERVICES AND AMENITIES, CATERING TO THE DIVERSE NEEDS AND PURPOSES OF ITS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE AND THAT WE OFFER AN UNPARALLELED LIVING EXPERIENCE ENRICHED BY A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. AGAIN THAT IS HOW WE TRY TO ALLOCATE OUR RESOURCES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THIS LEVEL OF SERVICES AND AMENITIES. PER PROUD TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS. WE ARE A STAFF OF 630 DEDICATED EMPLOYEES THAT PROVIDE A MULTITUDE OF SERVICES AND AMENITIES AND I'VE LISTED ALL OF OUR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS HERE. THIS IS HARD TO SEE. BUT IT'S THE BEST I COULD COME UP WITH FOR CONSOLIDATED CHART BECAUSE WE DO HAVE ALL OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS BUT AGAIN THIS IS SORT OF JUST A BREAK OUT OF THE 637 FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS WE HAVE BY DEPARTMENT. AS APPROVED IN THE 2025 BUDGET.

>> WHO'S THE .7 EMPLOYEE? >> IT'S A MIX. I KNOW. NICK

WALDEN. >> BRAD.

>> THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES. I NOR ANY MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT STAFF DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO USE STAFF POSITIONS WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL. THE BOARD APPROVAL PROCESS DOES INCLUDE, WE GO THROUGH A MULTISTEP PROCESS.

BEGINNING WITH DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING EACH REQUEST FOR NEW POSITION THAT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PRELIMINARY BUDGET BINDERS. AND THOSE LIST THE PRIMARILY DUTIES OF THE POSITION. OFTEN A JOB POSITION IS. AND SERVICE LEVELED THAT ARE AFFECTED BY CREATING THE POSITION AND WE ALSO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SAYING IF OTHER OPTIONS WERE IDENTIFIED OR CONSIDERED INSTEAD OF ADDING A NEW POSITION AND WE LIST WHAT THOSE ARE ALONG WITH PROS AND CONS. WE ALSO THOSE ARE PRESENTED IN YOUR BASE BUDGET AND THEN WE SEPARATE OUT ANY STAFF THAT IS NEEDED TO ENHANCE SERVICE LEVELS AND PRESENT THAT AS A BUDGET INITIATIVEMENT -- INITIATIVE. THEN OF COURSE THE BOARD ADOPTS THE INCLUDING THE STAFF POSITIONS. HERE IS JUST A LOOK. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A REQUEST FOR NEW POSITION IN ALL OF THE WORK THAT GOES INTO IT. ALL OF THE ANALYSIS BY STAFF THAT IS THEN PRESENTED IN YOUR BUDGET BINDERS. AGAIN WE DO THIS FOR EACH NEW STAFF POSITION REQUEST. SO AGAIN YOU CAN SEE THERE THE LIST OF PRIMARY DUTIES WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS ARE IMPACTED. AND THEN WHAT OTHER OPTIONS WERE CONSIDERED ALONG WITH THEIR PROS AND CONS. THEN FINALLY, WE DO PRESENT THAT. THAT'S IN YOUR BUDGET F1 BINDERS AND THEN WE DO A MUCH MORE, SUMMARY SLIDE IN EACH OF THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS TO DISCUSS THAT AND REFER BACK TO THE PAGES IN YOUR BUDGET BINDERS WE NEEDED FOR THE DETAIL. AGAIN THAT'S JUST TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS. LEADING UP TO THE 2023 BUDGET. I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY WE WERE IN COVID DURING THAT TIME. AND SO, THE

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BOARDS THAT WERE, AT THAT TIME DID NOT, WE DID VERY LITTLE IN TERMS OF ADDING NEW POSITIONS. OBVIOUSLY. SALES TAX REVENUES WERE DOWN. THERE WAS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY. CERTAINLY WE DID NOT BUDGET POSITIONS AT THAT TIME. THE REASON I MENTION THAT BECAUSE SOME OF THE INCREASES YOU SEE WERE COMING OUT OF COVID. THE BOAT HOUSE WERE VERY POPULAR DURING COVID. BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE WANTING TO GET OUTSIDE AND DO SOMETHING. THE BOAT HOUSE WAS ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR AMENITIES DURING THAT TIME. OKAY I'M GOING TO START OUT WITH THE WOODLAND'S FIRE DEPARTMENT . JUST A REMINDER WE TALKED ABOUT THIS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES HOLD AN ISO RATING OF 1 WHICH IS THE HIGHEST RATING AVAILABLE. LESS THAN 1% OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTRY ACHIEVE THAT RATING. DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES YOU'RE GOING TO SEE, THE TENTH COMPANY WAS PLACED IN SERVICE IN FEBRUARY OF 2023, THAT ADDED 15 ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. AND IMPROVED RESPONSE TIMES IN THE WESTERN AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO SEE THROUGH THE NEXT SLIDES THAT WE ADDED FOUR ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATORS.

ALSO KNOWN AS DISPATCHERS. AND THAT ACCOMMODATED INCREASING CALL VOLUMES FOR EMERGENCY DISPATCHING ACROSS MONTGOMERY COUNTY. AS WE DISCUSSED LAST WEEK. THE TOWNSHIP HAS A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TAXING AGENCIES IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOR WHICH WE PROVIDE THAT SERVICE AND WE DO RECOVER REVENUE FOR THEM TO OFFSET THE COST OF ADDING THOSE POSITIONS.

THAT CONTRACT REVENUE IS $8.2 MILLION AS COLLECTED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. STARTING WITH 2023, THESE WERE THE STAFF ADDITIONS FOR THE 2023 BUDGET. THE FIRST ONES YOU SEE THERE TOTALING, THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN. 15 POSITIONS, THAT WAS TO STAFF THE TENTH COMPANY. AGAIN OUT IN FIRST STATION 5, STERLING RIDGE, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE RESPONSE TIMES. THERE WAS ALSO A FIREFIGHTER ADDED. ONE FTE TO BALANCE THE SHIFTS AND REDUCE OVERTIME DEMANDS. AND SEVERAL YEARS BACK, I BELIEVE IT WAS 2019 THERE WERE TWO FIREFIGHTERS ADDED TO STAFF A PARTICULAR SQUAD IS A TEST. WE DID NOT END UP GOING FORWARD WITH THAT TEST.

BUT WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE TWO FIREFIGHTERS AND YOU HAVE THREE SHIFTS YOU END UP HAVING TO FILL THAT SHIFT WITH OVERTIME. IT WAS MORE COST EFFECTIVE TO ADD A FIREFIGHTER THAN IT WAS TO CONTINUE TO STAFF THAT SHIFT THROUGH OVER TIME. WE HIRED A FLIGHT FLEET SUPERVISOR IN THE 2023 BUDGET. ANY QUESTIONS

THERE? >> IS THAT FIREFIGHTER, PRESIDENT SHARP FLOATING. THE ONE YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD GET AWAY WITH NOT HIRING OR IS IT GOING DIRECTLY TO A PARTICULAR FIRE COMPANY.

>> THIS WAS BACK IN 2023 SO IT WAS WELL ESTABLISHED NOW. BUT IT'S PART OF THE UNIT THAT COVERS DIFFERENT SHIFTS. SO AGAIN WE TRY TO DO EVERYTHING IN THREES.

>> SO WHICH STATION DID IT GO TO? OR DO YOU KNOW?

>> I DON'T KNOW. >> ALL RIGHT. OKAY THERE WERE NO STAFF ADDITIONS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN 2024, AND IN 2025.

THE BOARD APPROVED A LIEUTENANT OF LOGISTICS. AND AGAIN TWO PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WHICH THE DEPARTMENT OFFSET. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT? OKAY. WE DON'T EMPLOY DIRECTLY ANY OFFICERS. WE CONTRACT THEM THROUGH COUNTY. IN 2023 WE ADDED ONE DEPUTY FOR HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE. IN 2025 THERE WERE NO NEW POSITIONS ADDED TO THE CONTRACTS. AND THAT WAS, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE IN 2024, THE BOARD DID AUTHORIZE A LOT OF POSITIONS HERE. NEEDED POSITIONS, WENT THROUGH THE ANALYSIS AND DETERMINED THAT THESE WERE NECESSARY. SO, IN THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S COUNTY, TWO CRISIS INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT. HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE. TWO DEPUTIES FOR COMMUNITY POLICING WERE ADDED TO THE CONTRACT. AND THEN MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE PRECINCT THREE. THOSE PROGRAMS THAT WERE FOCUSED ON THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN. THE BOARD ADDED THREE NEW POSITIONS.

ONE FOR THE SAFE HARBOR PROGRAM AND TWO IN THE INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN. SO THE TOTAL POSITIONS ADDED THERE WERE 13.

>> BUT THESE ARE NOT PART OF THE 36.7.

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>> THEY WERE NOT. THESE ARE CONTRACT PERSONNEL BUT JUST

WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. >> I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO PARKS AND RECREATION. HERE IS A LIST. IT'S NOT EVEN A COMPREHENSIVE LIST. BUT IT GIVES YOU A VAGUE IDEA OF ALL OF THE DIFFERENT AMENITIES THAT OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING AND PROVIDING SERVICES. BOTH IN TERMS OF OPERATING EXPENSES AND AMENITIES AS WE LIKE TO BRAG ABOUT. WE HAVE A PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT LIKE NONE OTHER. IT IS THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT IS ALWAYS REFERENCED IN OUR COMMUNITY SURVEYS IS REASONS THAT OUR RESIDENTS ENJOY LIVING HERE. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT.

REMEMBER THAT WE HAD THE CONVEYANCE OF THE WOODLAND'S WATERWAYS IN JULY OF 2023. THE BOARD MADE IT A PRIORITY THAT REFORESTATION A PRIORITY AND THERE WAS A $1 MILLION INVESTMENT IN REFORESTATION. AND THEN I DIDN'T LIST IT ON THE FIRST PAGE SO I'M LISTING IT HERE. THE TOWNSHIP ALSO PROVIDES SPECIAL EVENTS ABOUT 60 PLUS EVENTS ANNUALLY AND WHAT THE COMMENTS THAT WE ALWAYS HERE IS THESE ARE KEY TO PROVIDING THAT COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND THE COMMUNITY CONNECTION THAT WE ALL ENJOY. SO WITH THAT I WILL GO INTO THE STAFF ADDICTIONS IN 2023, THESE WERE THE POSITIONS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

THERE WERE TWO IN PARKS PLANNING RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES THAT WE DO OURSELVES. SO A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE CONTRACT OUT BUT SOME OF THE SMALLER PROJECTINGS. -- PROJECTS. WE HAVE A STAFF THAT EITHER PLANS THOSE ARE DOES THE CONSTRUCTION. THERE WAS A DESIRE BY THE BOARD TO BE MORE TIMELY ON SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS. AND SO, THIS IS WHERE THOSE CAME IN.

WE DID ADD A .5FTE LEAD PARK RANGER. WE RECLASSED A PART TIME RANGER TO FULL TIME SO THAT WE COULD ASSURE THAT A LEAN RANGER WAS ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. THIS WAS HIGHLIGHTED DOWN AT THE BOTTOM. THIS PARK CONTRACT MAINTENANCE REVIEW SPECIALIST.

THIS IS WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THE, WAS THE START OF A REALLY FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY MAINTENANCE. THIS WAS THE TIME WHEN WE WERE STARTING TO HEAR THE PREVIOUS BOARD AND I KNOW THIS BOARD WILL REMEMBER, THE SOME OF THE FEED BACK THAT WE WERE GETTING FROM OUR RESIDENTS AND NOTICING OURSELVES ON THE BOARD AND OF COURSE ON STAFF IS THAT THE MAINTENANCE OF THE COMMUNITY WAS NOT IN PARKING AND OUR STREETS SCAPES WAS NOT ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE CURRENT PARKING LEVELS. THIS IS THE FIRST STEP THAT'S STARTING TO ADD RESOURCES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE MAINTENANCE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

>> ALSO IN 2023, I MENTIONED A LITTLE WHILE AGO THAT THE CONVEYANCE OF THE WOODLAND'S WATERWAY HAPPENED IN 2023 SO THE BOARD APPROVED A WATER MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR TO GO ALONG WITH THOSE ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES. ALSO IN 2023, THE BOARD DECIDED TO PROVIDE SMALL CUL-DE-SAC, MAINTENANCE OF OUR SMALL CUL-DE-SACS AND OUR LARGE ONES. YOU SEE THESE FOUR POSITIONS WERE ADDED. THE SMALL CUL-DE-SACS MANY OF YOU WHO LIVE AROUND ONE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS, UP UNTIL EACH STREET OR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THEIRS. SOME DID A GREAT JOB AND SOME DIDN'T. BUT WE STARTED GETTING, SOME COMMENTS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO, FROM RESIDENTS THAT THE TOWN THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE TOWNSHIP AT LEAST PROVIDE SOME BASIC MAINTENANCE EVERY YEAR. SO THE BOARD LISTENED TO THOSE CONCERNS AND THESE FOUR POSITIONS CAME ABOUT BECAUSE OF THAT. THE 2023 BUDGET. THIS IS WHERE WE RIGHT SIZED RECREATION I WOULD SAY. EVERY ONE OF THESE POSITIONS THE 9.75 LISTED HERE, 100% OF THEIR COST ARE OFFSET BY RECREATION PROGRAM REVENUES. SO THERE'S NO HIT TO THE BOTTOM LINE. BUT THERE WAS A DEFINITE DEMAND COMING OUT OF COVID FOR ADDITIONAL RECREATION PROGRAMS. AND SO THE BOARD, LOOKED AT ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT ONES AND RESPONDED IN THIS WAY.

>> CHAIRMAN, MAY I ASK A QUESTION HERE.

>> SURE. >> PRESIDENT SHARP, YOU MENTIONED 70, NOT 70, 60 EVENTS, SPECIAL EVENTS ANNUALLY. DO THOSE EVENTS APPEAL SPECIFICALLY OR SERVE THE WOODLANDS RESIDENTS, OR ARE THEY THE EVENTS LIKE FIREWORKS AND SO FORTH. DO THEY REACH OUT TO THE GREATER AREA AND DO THEY BRING IN, ANY KIND OF REVENUE SALES TAX, HOTEL TAX THAT SORT OF THING THAT WOULD BE SELF-FUNDING IN ANY WAY?

>> THEY DO. THAT'S A GREAT, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE DO

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NOT RECOVER 100% OF OUR EXPENSES ON SPECIAL EVENTS. S AO*EUP -- I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU THAT. WHEN WE DO SAY 60 EVENTS THEY'RE MAINLY MARKETED LOCALLY BUT THEY ALSO INCLUDE OUR RED, HOT AND BLUE FESTIVAL. THE LIGHTING OF THE DOVE. CERTAINLY THEY CONTRIBUTE TO SALES TAX BY SHOPPING AND EATING IN OUR RESTAURANTS. SOMETIMES WE EVEN HAVE HOTEL STAYS, NOT MANY BUT SOMETIMES. AND WE ALSO SEEK SPONSORSHIPS FOR SOME OF THOSE EVENTS. AND A LOT OF THEM ALSO HAVE SALES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.

JUST T-SHIRTS, PRODUCTS. THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. IT'S NOT A HUGE AMOUNT, EITHER OF THE SALES OR SPONSORSHIPS FRANKLY. BUT WE DO

TRY TO OFFSET SOME OF THE COSTS. >> SO OVER TIME THE NUMBERS HAVE

GROWN. I WOULD IMAGINE. >> THE EVENTS?

>> UH-HUH. >> SOME. A LOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN

HERE FOR A LONG LONG TIME. >> SO, QUESTION ABOUT THE BUDGET THEN. IF WE WERE NEEDING TO MOVE SOME, BELT TIGHTENING, WOULD THIS BE AN AREA TO DO WITH THE FINE TOOTH COMB LOOK AT THIS AREA. BECAUSE I KNOW, EVEN THE CHAIRMAN MENTIONED HOW MANY FUN RUNS DO WE NEED? IS THAT WHERE FUN RUNS ARE LOCATED? IN THE

SPECIAL EVENTS. >> THEY ARE. WE HAVE FOUR. AND ONE THIS YEAR WE'RE TALKING ABOUT -- THE TRIATHALON, THE WOODLAND'S TRIATHALON BECAUSE THE PARTICIPATION HAS BEEN DECLINING WE REMOVED THAT ONE FROM THE 26 BUDGET. BUT YES, THE BOARD IS WELCOMED TO LOOK AT ANY TYPE OF EXPENDITURES BUT MAINLY SPECIAL EVENTS. WE DO MONITOR THE PARTICIPATIONS ON THOSE. WE CHANGE YEAR TO YEAR AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM YEAR TO YEAR BASED ON THE POPULARITY AND ATTENDANCE.

>> FOR INSTANCE THE TRIATHALON THAT HAS BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME. STAFF RECOMMENDED THAT WE DO NOT CONTINUE DUE TO THE INTEREST IS NOT AS STRONG AS IT HAS BEEN IN PAST.

>> THAT'S RIGHT. >> AND THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF OTHER EVENTS THAT STAFF HAS BROUGHT FORWARD THAT NO LONGER OCCUR. YES, MUDDY TRAILS FOR INSTANCE. TWO YEARS AGO WE ROLLED THAT INTO ANOTHER PROGRAM. SO IT'S SMALLER.

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THAT BUT IT'S NOT WHAT IT USED TO

BE. >> IF YOU ARE ASKED TO CUT SOMETHING BY 10%. WOULD THAT BE AN AREA THAT YOU COULD LOOK AT?

>> I CAN BUT I ALSO WANT TO GET BACK ON TOPIC FOR THIS WHICH IS NOT. THIS IS REALLY NOT A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE 2026 BUDGET. SO WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT HOW WE TALK ABOUT THAT.

>> QUESTION MONIQUE. IN THE PREVIOUS JOB, IS THAT INCLUDED IN THE 9.75 IN THE NEXT SLIDE. OR ARE THOSE TWO SEPARATE.

>> THEY'RE TWO SEPARATE ONES. AGAIN ALL THE EXPENSES LISTED HAOERD ARE ALL THE COST OF -- HERE ARE ALL THE COSTS COVERED

BY RECREATION. >> AND THE 2022 BUDGET WAS

APPROVED AUGUST OF 2022 CORRECT. >> CORRECT.

>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> SO MOST OF THE MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD WERE NOT HERE THEN. THAT'S CORRECT.

>> OKAY. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON 23? YES THE 23 BUDGET IF NOT I WILL MOVE ON TO 24. OKAY. FOR THE 2024 BUDGET, WE DID HIRE A SPECIAL EVENTS SUPERVISOR TO HANDLE THE GROWTH IN THE EVENTS AND TO ASSIST WITH THOSE SPONSORSHIPS. WE ALSO HIRED THREE POSITIONS IN STREET SCAPE FOR RIGHT AWAY AND FORESTRY.

AGAIN THIS WAS THE CONTINUATION OF WHAT I MENTIONED BACK IN 23 WHERE WE JUST HIRED THE ONE POSITION TO START FOCUSING ON COMMUNITY MAINTENANCE AND THE BOARD APPROVED THESE. AGAIN TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE MAINTENANCE AROUND THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HIRED A CAMP SUPERVISOR IN RECREATION FOR SUMMER CAMPS.

AGAIN THAT'S OFFSET 100% BY PROGRAM REVENUE. AND THEN IN PARKS AND RECREATION MOVE INTO THE 2025 BUDGET, WE HAD TWO, THE TWO AT THE TOP, THE SENIOR TECH AND THE TECH AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE STREET SCAPE POSITION FOR CONTRACT MAINTENANCE. AGAIN FOCUSING, THIS WAS AGAIN A CONTINUATION INTO NEXT YEAR OF CONTINUING TO BUILD RESOURCES TO ADDRESS WHAT WE WERE GETTING SOME RESIDENT CONCERNS ABOUT COMMUNITY MAINTENANCE NOT KEEPING UP WITH STANDARDS.

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>> THE SECOND ONE DOWN. THERE WAS A PARK OPERATIONS. IT'S SENIOR TECH FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND THAT WAS TO BRING THE ARTIFICIAL TARIFF MAINTENANCE IN HOUSE. SO PREVIOUSLY THAT HAD BEEN CONTRACTED OUT. WE BROUGHT THAT SERVICE IN HOUSE WHICH REDUCED THE COST AND INCREASED THE LEVELS OF SERVICE AND WE PRESENTED THAT ANALYSIS TO THE BOARD LAST YEAR WHEN THE BUDGET WAS BEING ANALYZED AND APPROVED.

WE ALSO HIRED A .5 PARK RANGER TO PROVIDE WEEKEND SERVICE.

AGAIN THERE WAS ANOTHER RECREATION SPECIALIST. REALLY FOCUSED ON PICKLE BALL, GROWTH IN ALL PROGRAMS BUT WE SAW PICKLE BALL EXPLODING DURING THIS TIME. AND AGAIN 100% OF

THAT COST WAS OFFSET BY REVENUE. >> AND ADDE A NUMBER OF PICKLE

BALL COURTS. >> WE DID. UP TO 19 NOW. THAT'S CORRECT. THIS WAS A BUDGET INITIATIVE. SO THE POSITIONS THAT I PRESENTED JUST NOW WERE MAINLY, THEY WERE ALL CONSIDERED WHAT WE NEEDED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN SERVICE LEVELS SO THEY WERE INCLUDED IN THE BASE BUDGET. THE BOARD DID REQUEST THIS BUDGET INITIATIVE WHICH WAS TO ENHANCE MAINTENANCE TO PROVIDE AN ENHANCED MAINTENANCE CREW. SO THAT TOTALS SIX POSITIONS AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST WEEK. I CAN GO INTO MORE DETAIL. THIS WAS A BUDGET INITIATIVE APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND THAT STAF HAS BEEN HIRED AND IS DOING A GREAT JOB.

>> AND I VOTED AGAINST THAT AS FORWARD?

>> I DON'T RECALL. IT WAS THE BOARD IN GENERAL. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE VOTE WAS OR NOT.

>> THIS IS THE ONE YOU REFER TO AS PAINTING BRIDGES. THEY DO A LOT MORE THAN PAINT BRIDGES. CORRECT.

>> THEY DO, YES THEY DO. >> CAN YOU GO OVER WHAT THEY DO.

>> THEY HAVE BEEN, THEY'RE STARTING DOWN SOUTH. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE GROGEN MILL AREA. THEY JUST FINISHED KIND OF A MINI RENOVATION OF TAMRACK PARK WHICH IS OFF OF NORTH MILBEND. THEY'RE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC PLANS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE BRIDGES IN THAT AREA. IN THAT MEANTIME WAITING FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS TO GET APPROVED. THEY'RE STARTING TO PAINT THE SIGNS. STOP SIGNS AND OTHER TRAFFIC SIGNS BROWN BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL PART OF THAT PACKAGE. OTHER DUTIES INCLUDE ENHANCE PRESSURE WASHING IN THE WATER -- EXCUSE ME IN THE WATERWAY AREA AS WELL AS THE BRIDGES. IF YOU SEE SOME OF THE WORK ACTUALLY AT THE ALDEN BRIDGE POND, THEY TOTALLY CLEANED THE FACE OF THE BRIDGES THAT YOU DON'T SEE KIND OF DRIVING OVER BUT YOU SEE IN THE PARK. THAT WAS NEVER KIND OF OUR STANDARD. IT WAS JUST AN AS NEEDED. WE'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE ON SCHEDULES ON WHETHER THEY BE EVERY TWO YEARS, THREE YEAR, FOUR YEARS, FIVE YEARS SO WE'RE NOT LETTING THINGS GO TOO FAR AND THEN HAVE CHALLENGES BY OUR RESIDENTS SAYING WHY IS THIS NOT GETTING DONE. THERE'S SOME ITEMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ON

ROUTINE SCHEDULE. >> IF I RECALL CORRECTLY. IT WAS A PRIORITY OF MOST OF THE BOARD. I THOUGHT IT WAS ALL BUT I WILL SAY MOST THAT, THE MAINTENANCE THAT HAD PERHAPS NOT BEEN DONE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS BE ADDRESSED. AND UPDATED AND CORRECTED. BE IT MOLD, BE IT MILDEW. BE IT RUST. BE IT ANYTHING THAT NEEDED TO BE POWER WASHED, PAINTED THROUGHOUT THE

ENTIRE WOODLANDS. >> YES AS I LIKE TO SAY, WE HAD AN AS NEEDED STANDARD AND NOW WE WANT GET THEM ON A ROUTINE.

BECAUSE BRIDGES PER SE DON'T HAVE TO BE PAINTED EVERY YEAR.

>> THE IDEA WAS WE'RE GOING TO BE PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF

REACTIVE. >> BUT THE BRIDGE IS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. AND WE TOOK THAT OVER, THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO. WE ALWAYS DID IT AS AN AS NEEDED BECAUSE IF THERE WAS WRECK OR DAMAGE WE WOULD DO IT. BUT THE COUNTY DID THE REGULAR. THEY BUILT THEM AND THEN THEY TOOK CARE OF THEM. SO

THIS IS SOMETHING NEW FOR US. >> SIMILAR TO THE CUL-DE-SACS.

>> VERY MUCH SO. BUT MY POINT IS, THAT WE GET TO THE END OF THE BUDGET AND WE'RE SEEING MY GOSH HOW DO WE HAVE SO MANY EMPLOYEES AND WHERE DID THEY ALL COME FROM. IF YOU DON'T REDUCE AT THE SAME TIME YOU'RE GROWING THEN THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO GROW, GROW, GROW. AND YOU'RE CAUGHT AT THE END WITH HAVING TO GROW TAXES. AND THE POINT IS, WE HAVE TO BE WISE TO THAT AND

AWARE THAT THAT HAPPENS. >> JUST, I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF RICH BECAUSE WE'RE GOING THEREUPON A PRESENTATION HERE WHEN MANY OF US WEREN'T ON THE BOARD AND YOU ADDED THE MOST POSITIONS THAT, SINGLE YEAR. OKAY. I'M JUST TELLING YOU.

>> IT'S SO EASY TO POINT FINGERS WHEN YOU WEREN'T HERE.

BUT YOU WERE HERE FOR THIS. THE BOARD, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE

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SLIDE THAT YOU SHOULD, YOU OWN THAT SLIDE.

>> I OWN THAT VOTE. TRUST ME. I WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY IS CLEAN OF DEBRIS. CLEAN OF RUST AND CLEAN OF MOLD. AND WE'RE NOT JUST GOING AROUND CLEANING UP. AND CHRIS JUST SAID IT. WE'RE NOT GOING AROUND CLEANING COUNTY ASSETS. WE'RE

NOT. >> ONLY, ONLY.

>> BUT WE'RE ALSO CLEANING A LOT OF THE AREAS THAT MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE GOING AROUND AND MAKING SURE THE COMMUNITY LOOKS GOOD. IS BETTER THAN BEING A REACTIVE. WOULD YOU AGREE.

>> I WOULD AGREE THAT IT'S EASY TO GROW GOVERNMENT AND IT'S

HARD TO REIGN IT IN. >> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GO THROUGH THE BUDGET WITH YOU AND LOOK AT HOW MANY EMPLOYEES YOU ADDED ON YOUR TENURE ON THE BOARD AND HOW MANY WE'VE ADDED.

>> COMPARATIVE SUFFERING IS NOT THE ANSWER. IT'S LOOKING AT WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR AND SEE IF IT'S REALLY NECESSARY.

>> I DON'T WANT FAKE NEWS POINTED OUT THAT YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE GROWING GOVERNMENT AT A RAPID RATE WHEN WE WEREN'T EVEN ON THE BOARD AS THE LARGEST GROWTH EVER.

>> ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD. >> THE ONE THING I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VERY, VERY CLEAR. IS ARE WE PAINTING QUOTE UNQUOTE PAINTING BRIDGES OR POWER WASHING COUNTY BRIDGES, YES. HOWEVER WHAT WE ARE DOING IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE BRIDGE. NOT THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF THE BRIDGE. WHICH HAS BEEN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WCATWA LONG BEFORE THE WOODLAND'S TOWNSHIP ACTUALLY WAS IN THERE. SO WE'RE CONTINUING THAT. SO THE COUNTY HAS A STANDARD. AND MOST OF THE

BRIDGES ARE NOT COUNTY STANDARD. >> WE'RE ALSO CLEANING UP AREAS

-- >> LET ME ADD TO THAT IF YOU DON'T MIND MR. CHAIRMAN. I'M GLAD YOU POINTED THAT OUT CHRIS.

THERE ARE AGREEMENTS IN PLACE WITH THE COUNTY RELATED TO

ENHANCEMENTS. >> BOTH COUNTIES BY THE WAY.

>> YEAH BOTH COUNTIES. FOR EXAMPLE, AS YOU'RE GOING DOWN GROVELAND'S MILLS. THE ENHANCEMENTS ALONG THAT BRIDGE AS YOU GO OVER THE WATER WAY, ÚTHAT INCLUDE LIGHTS. ENHANCED COLOR, ENHANCED WALK WAYS. THOSE ARE NOT COUNTY STANDARD. THOSE HAVE BACK FROM THE WCA TIME TILL NOW BEEN AGREED THAT WE, THOSE WERE PUT IN, THE TOWNSHIP, WHOEVER THE ASSOCIATION AT TIME TO. THE FACT THAT THEY'VE BEEN PAINTED HAS BEEN OUR RESPONSIBILITY SINCE BEFORE THE TOWNSHIP. THAT'S PER CONTRACT.

THAT'S NOT AN ENHANCEMENT THAT WAS CREATED.

>> YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO HIRE MORE STAFF TO DO WHAT WE'RE DOING.

YOU CLEARLY WANT TO TAKE IT TO A LEVEL. I REMEMBER YOUR WORDS THAT YOU HAD HEARD FROM SOME DEVELOPER THAT WE WEREN'T KEEPING UP WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND I THOUGHT, WELL, YOU KNOW THE GOAL OF THE WOODLANDS IS TO BE A NATURAL, A COMMUNITY, A TOWNSHIP IN A NATURAL FOREST. IT'S NOT %-Ú CLUB EVERYWHERE. SO, I THINK THAT'S, WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT HAS TO LOOK MANICURED IN EVERY AREA.

SAFETY IS THE IMPORTANT. WHENEVER WE LOOK TRACK OF THAT I

THINK IT'S BAD FOR US. >> I THINK WE'RE LOSING TRACK OF THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM WHICH IS TO, GO OVER THE

REASONING BEHIND THE STAFF. >> OKAY, GO AHEAD MONIQUE. THANK

YOU CHRIS. >> THANK YOU, I DID JUST WANT TO CONCLUDE BY SAYING THAT ON STAFF WE HAVE RECEIVED MANY POSITIVE COMMENTS FOR THIS FOCUS ON COMMUNITY MAINTENANCE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. SO I THINK THESE RESOURCES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD ARE REALLY PAYING OFF. I HOPE Y'ALL ARE GETTING SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS TOO.

>> WE NEED TO GET SOME BEFORE AND AFTER PICS GOING FORWARD.

>> HOW ARE YOU GUYS MEASURING FOR RESULTS OF THE SUCCESS OF

THESE INITIATIVES. >> WELL, WE ULTIMATELY WILL SEE IT ON THE COMMUNITY SURVEYS AND WE DID SEE SOME OF IT ON THE COMMUNITY SURVEYS WE GOT VERY HIGH MARKS. AND ANTIDOCTAL. AND WE HAVE THESE ON A SCHEDULE. THINGS THAT WERE ON A NEED BASIS ARE NOW ON A SCHEDULE.. IN 2024 THERE WERE 2.5 POSITIONS ADDED.

ALL OF THESE POSITIONS ARE PAID FOR THROUGH HOTEL TAX NOT THROUGH GENERAL TAX REVENUE. SO NOT THROUGH PROPERTY TAX OR SALES TAX. AND THESE POSITIONS HAVE, I WOULD SAY HAVE HELPED PROPEL THE TOWN, THE VISIT THE WOODLANDS TO NEW HEIGHTS IN

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TERMS OF SETTING RECORDS ON THEIR HOTEL TAX COLLECTIONS. AND THERE WERE NO STAFF ADDICTIONS IN 2025.

>> MOVE -- MOVING ON TO THE TOWNSHIP. THE GENERAL EMPLOYEES WE HAVE NOT DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY. EVERYBODY ELSE ARE LUMPED TO THESE CATEGORIES. FOR 2023, THERE WAS A TRANSIT OPERATIONS MANAGER ADDED FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE TOWNSHIP'S TRANSIT PROGRAMS. SOME OF THESE DUTIES HAD BEEN PERFORMED BY A TRANSIT CONSULTANT. BUT WE DID DETERMINE WITH ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS RELATED THAT WE DID NEED TO BRING THAT IN HOUSE. 50% OF THE COST OF THAT POSITION IS FUNDED THROUGH GRANT REVENUE. IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WE ADDED A SENIOR ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATOR TO REDUCE AGAIN THE USE OF CONSULTANTS AND ACCELERATE CONSULTANT PLANS. I WANT YOU TO KNOW WE DO THE ANALYSIS. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO BRING STUFF IN HOUSE. IT MAKES SENSE TO CONTRACT IT OUT. DURING LAST WEEK, WE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT THAT. SOME THINGS THAT HAD BEEN DONE BY STAFF, WE DECIDED TO CONTRACT OUT. BECAUSE IT MADE MORE SENSE. IT WAS MORE COST EFFECTIVE. BUT, OTHER TIMES IT DOES MAKE SENSE TO BRING IT IN HOUSE AND THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE CASES. IN THE TOWNSHIP SECRETARIES OFFICE. WE ADDED A CONTRACT MANAGEMENT ANALYST TO PROVIDE CONTRACT OVERSIGHT, TO ÚMAKE SURE WE HAD QUALITY CONTRL OVER ALL OF THE DOCUMENTATION.

THE TERMINATION CLAUSES. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS ALL THAT TYPE OF STUFF. THEORETICALLY. THIS POSITION PAYS FOR ITSELF BY CATCHING ALL OF THAT STUFF. AND WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT PERSON, ON STAFF THAT DOES MANAGE THIS FOR US AND HAS GOT US BACK TO WHERE WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE. IN 2023, WE DECIDED TO CONSOLIDATE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE. SOFA -- SO, FACILITY MAINTENANCE INCLUDES OUR PARK AND REC, TRANSPORTATION FACILITY, OUR REC CENTERS AND OF COURSE THIS FACILITY. A LOT OF THAT HAD BEEN DONE BY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES AND JUST SPREAD GENERALLY THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE AS MANY ASSETS IN THE DOLLAR VALUE OF ASSETS THAT YOU HAVE.

WE WANTED TO HAVE MORE OF A CONCENTRATION OF THAT. THAT WAS THE FIRST PRIORITY. AND SECONDLY WE WANTED PARKS AND RECREATION TO BE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON PARKS AND RECREATION. AND NOT BE SPREAD THIN BY ALSO HAVING BASICALLY FACILITIES RESPONSIBILITIES MIXED IN WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. SO WE HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE VERY PRODUCTIVE FOR US AND HAVE MADE LOTS OF PROGRESS ON MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE MAINTAINING ALL OF OUR FACILITIES TIMELY. AND COST E EFFECTIVELY WHICH ALL THAT DOES IS EXTEND THE LIFE OF THOSE FACILITIES. IN COMMUNICATION, WE HIRED A MEDIA PRODUCTION SPECIALIST TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT WITH VIDEO, PHOTOGRAPHS AND GRAPHICS. THIS WAS THE START AGAIN, WE'LL SEE ANOTHER POSITION ADDED LATER ON.

BUT THE START OF REALLY BEEFING UP OUR COMMUNICATION EFFORTS. IN 2024, THERE WERE TWO POSITIONS ADDED TO HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST TO SHORTEN THE TURN AROUND FOR RECRUITMENTS. AND THEN ALSO A BENEFITS ADMINISTRATOR. YOU MAY RECALL LAST WEEK, ANGELA SHOWED SOME SLIDES WHERE WE HAD A 19% TURNOVER RATE. AND WHICH IS REALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND COSTLY TO THE ORGANIZATION IN TERMS OF BRINGING PEOPLE IN. SPENDING THE MONEY TO TRAIN THEM. AND GET THEM UP TO SPEED AND THEN LOSING THEM ONLY TO HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN. WITH THE ADDITION OF THIS POSITIONS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOWER THAT RATE TO 14% AND HOPE TO DECLINE IT EVEN FURTHER. WE BROUGHT IN AN INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER TO PROVIDE A MORE SECURE IT DEPARTMENT. I THINK ANY OF YOU WHO WORK AND USE IT AT ALL KNOW THAT SECURITY IS A HUGE ISSUE. AND NEEDS A DEDICATED PERSON JUST FOR THAT. AND WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THAT. AND THEN WE ALSO BROUGHT IN A SENIOR ENTERPRISE ANALYST FOR THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. IN FINANCE WE BROUGHT IN A PURCHASING ANALYST.

THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD ADDED A POSITION IN PURCHASING TO SINCE THE 2012. SO WE HAD GONE 13 YEARS BEFORE ADDING ONE.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE POSITIONS THAT PAYS FOR ITSELF.

MORE RESOURCES YOU HAVE BEING ABLE TO GET COMPETITIVE PRICING ON EVERYTHING SMALL AND BIG. THE BETTER OFF YOU ARE AND THIS

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POSITION HAS CERTAINLY PROVED THAT FOR US. AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, THE BOARD APPROVED A SENIOR HELP DESK ANALYST TO KEEP PACE WITH THE GROWTH OF STAFF AND DECREASE OUR DOWN TIME IN COMMUNICATIONS WE ADDED A SENIOR COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST. THAT PROVIDES GRAPHIC DESIGN AND SKILLS. AND TO LESSEN THE PROCESSING TIME FOR OUR RESIDENTS. ANY QUESTIONS THERE?

>> THANK YOU, MONIQUE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO JUST END WITH A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS ON THIS IF YOU DON'T MIND. I SORT OF STARTED OFF THE PRESENTATION THIS WAY TOO. WE STRIVE TO DO THE VERY BEST WORK AND TO PROVIDE THE VERY BEST SERVICES AND AMENITIES AS YOU ALL KNOW. NICHE.COM MOST RECENTLY RATED US AN A+ COMMUNITY. SECOND BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN AMERICA. SECOND BEST PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY IN AMERICA. I THINK THESE ARE VERY ADMIRAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT THE BOARD HAS. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS THAT CERTAINLY THE TOWNSHIP STAFF, THE BOARD FOR SURE AND THE STAFF HELP DO THAT IT TAKES RESOURCES TO DO THAT. AND I JUST WANT TO ASSURE ALL OF YOU AND THE PUBLIC THAT WE TAKE THIS JOB VERY SERIOUSLY. I HAVE A LOT OF OUR MANAGERS THAT ARE HERE. AND BASICALLY THE GROUP THAT'S HERE, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME NOT JUST DURING THE BUDGET, BUT ALL YEARLONG MAKING SURE THAT WE THREAD THAT NEEDLE BETWEEN BEING EXTREMELY COST EFFECTIVE, OUR MIND IS, OUR EYES ARE ALWAYS ON THE BUDGET. BUT THEN ALSO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF SERVICES CUSTOMER SERVICES, OPERATIONS, THE AMENITIES THAT HELP US ACHIEVE THINGS LIKE

THIS. >> I KNOW MONIQUE. YOU HAVE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE MONEY HANDY. IF YOU DON'T I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD YOU UP TO IT. YOU HAD MANY REQUESTS FOR JOBS THAT DID NOT END UP ON OUR BUDGET THAT YOU HAD TO SAY NO

TO. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> I KNOW THAT YOU DO DO THAT. IT'S NOT LIKE, I DIDN'T WANT IT TO COME ACROSS LIKE YOU WERE JUST HIRING.

>> NO I JUST WAS GIVING THE SHOUT OUT TO OUR GREAT STAFF.

>> YOU DID A GREAT JOB. THE BOARD WE LOOK AT THIS. WE WANT TO BE A PREMIER COMMUNITY. IT'S IN OUR WEBSITE, WE HAD A PRESENTATION TO ONE OF OUR AD HOC COMMUNITIES. THEY SAID IN REVIEWING YOUR WEBSITE THE ONE WORD, THE WORD CLOUD THAT JUMPED OUT WAS PREMIER. PREMIER. SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT WHEN WE HAVE VISITORS HERE, WHEN WE HAVE RESIDENTS HERE. WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO ATTRACT BUSINESSES HERE. MAKING WE'RE A PREMIER COMMUNITY. I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT NEW COMMUNITIES BEING COMPARED TO. I'M TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING. AND, HAVING LIVED SOME WHERE ELSE I CAN TELL YOU THERE'S A DRASTIC DIFFERENCE IN WHAT WE LOOK AT. BUT WE DO ALSO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE A STEP BACK SOMETIMES AND LOOK AT WHEN WE ADD, FIVE TURF FIELDS AND A NEW PARK. WHAT DOES THAT ADD TO THE STAFF? SO AS WE'RE AGING, APPROACHING BUILD OUT, MAKING SURE THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE THAT ABILITY TO LOOK AND SAY HEY THESE ARE ALL NICE AMENITIES TO HAVE AND LOOK AT. BUT WHAT'S THE OVER ALL COST AS STAFF COMPONENT TO THAT. AS WE LOOK AT SOME OF THESE IN THE FUTURE, I PERSONALLY WOULD WOULD LIKE TO SEE, IN YEAR, ONE, TWO, FIVE, 10. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED IN STAFF TO ADD TO THAT AND START LOOK ING AT THAT AS WE

LOOK. >> IF I MAY MONIQUE ONE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DETAILED PRESENTATION AND APPRECIATE ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT WAS JUST ADDED TO THE AGENDA, I BELIEVE LAST THURSDAY NIGHT. I KNOW YOU'VE ALL WORKED VERY CHALLENGING. HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT APPROPRIATE STAFFING IS CRUCIAL. FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. AND IMPACTING EVERYTHING FROM PRODUCTIVITY TO COST MANAGEMENT. A WIDE RANGE.

AND YOU'VE ALL DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB. BUT I ALSO THINK APPROPRIATE STAFF IS CRITICAL BECAUSE IT CREATES A STRONG CULTURE. WHICH IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE STAFF TO MEET THE HIGH DEMANDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. BUT IT DRIVES THE WOODLAND TOWNSHIPS SUCCESS. AND MOST APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. GREAT WORK.

>> I CALL ON A MOTION AND SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORT.

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

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SAYING AYE. >> AYE.

>> QUARTERLY UPDATE FOR VISIT THE WOODLAND CONVENTION. NICK

YOU ARE NOT .7. YOU ARE .10. >> I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT. WE ON BEHALF OF VISIT THE WOODLAND'S DO APPRECIATE THE TWO POSITIONS THAT WERE CREATED. IT HELPED US GET TO THE FIRST TIME EVER 10.3 MILLION TAX. THEY WERE FULL ON AND HELPED THAT

HAPPEN. >> FIRST EVER.

>> YES. LET ME GET TO THIS IN JUST A SECOND. YEAH. RIGHT THERE. OKAY. SO RIGHT HERE. OKAY SO, FOUR TIMES A YEAR I COME TO THE TOWNSHIP BOARD TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN QUARTER

TWO. >> IS THAT ARTHUR BACK THERE.

>> YOU HAVE TO ANSWER IT NOW. >> I MEAN IS THAT TOM CRUISE. NO

THAT'S ARTHUR. I'M SORRY. >> THAT'S MY NEIGHBOR SAYING I'M GOING INTO THE DANGER ZONE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME ARTHUR.

>> GEEZ. >> HE NEEDS TO WORK ON HIS MUSIC

SELECTION THERE. >> WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT SOME THINGS IN THE SECOND QUARTER. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME THINGS CURRENTLY HAPPENING TODAY AND THEN LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE AS WELL. AND I'LL KEEP IT VERY BRIEF. IT'S 7:30 AND I PROMISE, I THINK WE'LL GET OUT OF HERE UNLESS YOU HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES AT LEAST ON MY PART.

WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WHAT I CALL BLOCKING AND TACKLING.

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

BUT IT IS THE COMMITMENT BY VISIT THE WOODLAND'S BOARD, TOWNSHIP BOARD, AND THE STAFF AS WELL. IN OUR MARKETING EFFORTS VERY, VERY STRONG. THANKFULLY WITH THE ADDITION OF SOME FOLKS IN THE MARKETING TEAM. WE DO HAVE AN AGENCY BUT WE DO A LOT OF THINGS IN HOUSE. AND WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE REAL QUICKLY ON SOME THINGS IN HOUSE. LIKE THIS SUMMER, WE SAW THINGS STARTING TO SLOW DOWN. I WANT TO ADDRESS THAT HERE VERY BRIEFLY. BUT WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE QUICKER BECAUSE WE HAD PEOPLE ON STAFF AND DO DIFFERENT CAMPAIGNS THAT ARE SUCCESS. SO WE'RE DOING LOTS OF IMPRESSIONS. WE'LL GO THROUGH THESE NUMBERS BUT THEY'RE HUGE. THEY'RE VERY, VERY LARGE. ADVERTISING IMPRESSIONS 32.2 MILLION PEOPLE IN QUARTER TWO OF THIS YEAR.

WEBSITE IS VERY POPULAR. WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH OUR WEBSITE DESIGN. MAYBE YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF OUR ADVERTISING. I DO LIKE TO SAY THAT A LOT OF OUR ADVERTISING YOU WILL NOT SEE UNLESS I SHOW IT TO YOU. BECAUSE IT'S IN OTHER MARKETS. BUT SOMETIMES YOU'LL BE WATCHING A YANKEES GAME OR WHITE SOX GAME OR A RANGERS GAME AND THIS AD WILL COME ON. YOU WILL SEE BEHIND HOME PLATE OF WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE. WE'RE CURRENTLY PROMOTING THE HECK OUT OF RESTAURANT WEEKS. THAT GOES THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK AND A LITTLE BIT INTO SEPTEMBER.

WE'VE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER AND APPRECIATE OUR RESTAURANTS PARTICIPATING IN THAT. WE DID BACK TO SCHOOL PROMOTIONS TO GET PEOPLE TO TAKE THEIR SAVINGS ON SCHOOL GOODS AND IT BROUGHT US

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BACK INTO GENERATING SOME MIXED USE BEVERAGE TAX AND RESTAURANT

TAX. >> AND WE HAVE TWO NEW RESTAURANTS ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK CHEF AUSTIN SIMMONS IS COMING BACK AND HE'S LANDING AND IN TOWN CENTER BLUE DORN. WHICH IS

TWO REALLY HIGH VOLUME >> THAT TRULY RAISES THE RESTAURANT ENTICEMENT THAT WE HAVE HERE WITH THE OTHER RESTAURANTS THAT WE HAVE AS WELL. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO

SEE THAT NEWS THIS WEEK. >> AGAIN I MENTIONED A WEBSITE WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT. WE DO A LOT OF E-MAIL MARKETING, THEN ALSO WORK OUR MEETING PLANNERS. DO A LOT OF DESIGN. I MENTIONED THAT ON STAFF. SO I KNOW THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT CONTRACTING OUT VARIOUS THINGS BUT WE HAVE STAFF THAT DOES A LOT OF THINGS INTERNALLY AS WELL. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THAT IS KIND OAF A LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IS THE NUMBERS THAT SHAW GAVE TO US. THOSE WENT THROUGH JUNE. JUNE 30TH. SO WE'RE AHEAD OF LAST YEAR'S COLLECTIONS. WE'RE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF BUDGET.

BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU JULY COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING IS NOT GOING TO BE THAT GOOD. I USUALLY LIKE TO THINK OF, WELL I'M ACTUALLY HALF FULL RIGHT HERE. BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE JULY IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT HALF EMPTY. LAST YEAR WE HAD A STORM NAMED BARREL. UNFORTUNATELY, I MEAN STORMS ARE NOT GOOD FOR MOST OF THE COMMUNITY BUT FOR HOTELIERS, THEY'RE GOOD. KEVIN MENTIONED THE PAVILION SEASON. THIS HAPPENED WHEN WE HAD 100 STRAIGHT DAYS OF OVER 100 DEGREES. LIVE NATION SAID WE NEED TO MOVE MORE OF OUR SHOWS INTO THE FALL TIME PERIOD. WE'RE SEEING SOME OF THAT EFFECT THAT HAD DECISIONS MADE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. SO AUGUST WE HAD FIVE SHOWS WITH THE PAVILION. AND THAT'S A DRIVER OF HOTEL NIGHTS AND SAME WITH JULY. BUT, WE'RE OPTIMISTIC, WE'RE REDOING OUR MARKETING AND EFFORTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING AND SO, WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, WE'LL SEE A BOUNCE BACK FROM JULY. KIND OF DEPENDS ON WHAT HOTEL PROPERTY YOU TALK TO. THE GOOD NEWS WHERE WE ARE, HALF FULL IS AT 2026. SO IT LOOKS VERY STRONG. TO MOST. AND SO IF WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BLIP THIS YEAR. KNOW THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT DILIGENTLY. THE LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION, IS LAST WEEK, VISIT THE WOODLAND'S BOARD. I DO WANT TO THANK THE REPRESENTATIVES ON THAT CHAIRMAN BAILEY, DIRECTOR FRANKS SERVES AS VICE CHAIRMAN ON THAT BOARD. AND APPRECIATE THEIR TIME AND INPUT INTO THIS.

BUT WE HAD ISSUED OUT AN RFP TO LOOK AT WHERE IS THE WOODLANDS RIGHT NOW. WHERE CAN WE BE IN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW. WHERE CAN WE BE IN 20 YEARS FROM NOW. WHAT KINDS OF HOTELS, WHAT KIND OF MEETING SPACE. AND HOW DO WE GROW. WE HAVE TO STAY RELEVANT.

THERE ARE SOME PROJECTS TO BE DONE WITHIN THE TOWN CENTER.

PARTICULARLY WITH MEETING SPACE. HOTEL OFFERINGS AND OTHER ENTERTAINMENT TYPE FACILITIES. AND SO, WE'RE TAKING A LOOK.

THAT'S THE CRYSTAL BALL IF YOU WILL. FOUND A GREAT CONSULTANT THAT HAD JUST A GREAT TRACK RECORD THAT IS HELPING US ON THAT PROJECT. LOOKING TO MEET WITH THEM TODAY AND LOOKING TO HAVE SOME RESULTS ON THAT IN THE NOVEMBER -DECEMBER TIME FRAME.

SO THAT'S MY REPORT FROM VISIT THE WOODLAND'S UNLESS YOU HAVE

SOME QUESTIONS >> I WOULD RECOMMEND. OUR COMPANY IS DOING A MANAGERS MEETING HERE. 1,000 MANAGERS ARE COMING INTO TOWN. STAYING IN DIFFERENT HOTELS. THEY'RE RENTING A PAVILION ONE NIGHT. BUT HOW WE CAN START WORKING OUR EXISTING COMPANIES THAT ARE HERE. WHEN THEY'RE BRINGING PEOPLE IN, HOW WE CAN PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE, CONCIERGE TYPE SERVICE FOR THEM IN PLANNING THOSE MEETINGS BUT KEEPING THOSE MEETINGS HERE AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. I UNDERSTAND GOING OUT AND PITCHING IS IMPORTANT. BUT I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A HOMETOWN SALES CLUB A LITTLE BIT AS WELL. BECAUSE THIS IS A MASSIVE CONFERENCE, KELLEN LIQUOR TAX WILL BE UP THAT MONTH IN SEPTEMBER I PROMISE YOU. BUT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AND TRY TO START CULTIVATING OUR HOMETOWN.

HUNTSMAN, THE LIST GOES ON. CBNI IS BACK NOW. HOW CAN WE REALLY PROVIDE CONCIERGE SERVICE TO VISIT THE WOODLANDS TO KEEP THEIR MEETING HERE AND REALLY KIND OF PROMOTE THAT.

>> NO, AGREED. THAT'S A GREAT POINT. WHAT I WILL SAY ALONG THE

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LINE. WE CALL IT OUR BACKYARD SALES CAMPAIGN. WE FORMALLY TALK ABOUT. BUT WE ARE IN A BIG PUSH ON THAT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TALKED TO US ABOUT IN THE PAST. JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IS A TOP FOCUS OF OURS. WE'VE ALSO HAD REGULAR MEETINGS WITH GIBB SO WE CAN CROSS TOGETHER AS HE HAS ACCESS TO THOSE CORPORATIONS AND POTENTIAL CORPORATIONS. WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND AND HITTING THAT HARD.

>> GREAT REPORT NICK AND GREAT TO WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF.

YOU'VE DONE SOME GREAT STUFF. >> ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.

>> NICK, YOU MENTIONED THE SLOW DOWN IN RESPONSE TO THAT YOU ALL HAVE ARE DOING SOME, MARKETING INITIATIVES THAT HAVE WORKED IN

THE PAST. WHAT ARE THOSE. >> SOME OF THOSE, MOST OF THAT IS IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS THAT WE'RE DOING. BUT TO LOOK AT THE WOODLANDS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AND TARGET MORE THE HOUSTON MARKET WHERE IT'S A QUICKER DRIVE AND YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THE DRIVE HOME. IT'S ONLY 45 MINUTES OR AN HOUR IN MARKETING THAT WAY. MARKETING OUR SUNDAY NIGHTS, COME TO THE WOODLANDS AT A LESS THAN TRAVEL TIME. MAYBE NOT A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT BUT COME ON A SUNDAY NIGHT. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS. DON'T HAVE ALL THE RESULTS IN BUT CHANGED THE FOCUS ON WHAT WE WERE DOING THERE.

>> GREAT. >> ALL RIGHT.

>> THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A QUESTION, CHAIRMAN.

I THINK THIS WAS YOUR IDEA AND IT WAS A GOOD ONE. AND THAT WAS THE PROMOTIONS THAT YOU'RE PITTING ON THE WOODLANDS EXPRESS

BUSES. >> YEAH.

>> HAVE YOU NOTICED ANY BENEFIT FROM THOSE.

>> GREAT QUESTION DR. SHELLEY. THE, IT'S THE OLD MARKETING ADAGE. EXPOSURE EQUALS AWARENESS EQUALS SALES. RIGHT, SO HOW DOES THAT TRANSLATE INTO SALES. SO IT'S NOT A DIRECT CALL OF ACTION, SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD EVER MEASURE THAT FROM A STANDPOINT OF SAYING, OKAY. WE GOT THIS MANY HOTEL ROOM NIGHTS BECAUSE OF OR THESE MANY VISITORS. BUT DEFINITELY. RAISES THE AWARENESS WHICH IS GOING TO TRANSLATE, WHICH TRANSLATES INTO SALES OF THE WOODLANDS. WE SAY ALL THE TIME. WE KNOW THE WOODLANDS IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. WE JUST SAW THAT ON PRESIDENT SHARPS PRESENTATION. IT'S OUR JOB TO SAY IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT AND TO HOLD MEETINGS.

>> AND YOU ALL ARE NOW COMPLETELY WRAPPING BUSES, CORRECT. TO THE ENERGY CORRIDOR. DID I SEE THAT SOME WHERE.

>> NO. >> PROPOSED?

>> JUST ON THE BACK OF THE BUSES.

>> JUST ON THE BACK OF THE BUS. >> WELL I'VE HEARD GOOD THINGS ABOUT IT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE IN HOUSTON AND THEY THINK IT LOOKS

VERY ATTRACTIVE. >> THAT'S RIGHT, YEAH.

>> OKAY I STAND CORRECTER, CORRECTED. CORRECTER. DR.

HEISER. >> I LIKE BEING CALLED A DOCTOR.

>> CHRIS YOU HAVE A CLARIFICATION OF THIS THAT I

DON'T KNOW ABOUT. I'M SORRY. >> THERE ARE TWO ENERGY CORRIDOR BUSES THAT ARE WRAPPED. THE REST ARE ACTUALLY WRAPPED ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE BUS WITH THE VISIT THE WOODLAND'S MESSAGE.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT. WHOEVER DID IT.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH NICK.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> I CALL A MOTION AND SECOND

WOODLAND'S CONVENTION. >> SECOND.

>> KNOWN AS THE VISIT THE WOODLAND'S. MOVED BY DIRECTOR

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SNYDER, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR EISSLER. ALL THOSE IN APPROVAL

SAY AYE. >> AYE,.

>> THE MOTION PASSES. >> MADE A GREAT PRESENTATION, WE HAD ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL PRESENT OR THEIR DESIGNEE. WE ONLY HAD ONE OF THE DESIGNEE OUT OF THE EIGHT. SO IT WORKED VERY WELL I FELT WAS A GREAT MEETING. SHE DID SOME GREAT VISUALS. I THINK IT WAS VERY, VERY EDUCATIONAL FOR ALL OF US QUITE FRANKLY IN TERMS OF THE DEPTH AND THE VARIETY OF THINGS, CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT. SHE ALSO PUT TOGETHER A TAKE AWAY BAG.

>> TRICK OR TREAT. WE CALL A MOTION AND SECOND TO ACCEPT THE

[14. Recess to Executive Session to discuss matters relating to real property pursuant to §551.072, Texas Government Code; deliberation of economic development negotiations pursuant to §551.087, Texas Government Code; discuss personnel matters pursuant to §551.074, Texas Government Code; discuss IT network or critical infrastructure security pursuant to §551.089, Texas Government Code; and to consult with The Woodlands Township’s attorney pursuant to §551.071, Texas Government Code;]

VILLAGERS COUNSELOR REPORT. MOTION CARRIES. AGENDA 14, WE WILL BE HAVING EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO I WILL BE ANNOUNCES THAT WE HAVE OVER EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO 55.172 OF THE CODE. DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. MATTERS PURSUANT TO 1.07 FOR THE TEXAS

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GOVERNMENT CODE. CRITICAL OF INFRASTRUCTURE 55.01. AND TO CONSULT WITH THE WOODLAND'S ATTORNEY. NO ACTION WILL

[15. Reconvene in public session;]

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

>>> IT'S 8:15, WE RECONVENE FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 16, AND ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION, DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO BRING THIS UP. IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU AS THE CHAIRMAN TO AUTHORIZE A MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IS THIS.

>> YEAH. >> OKAY, BEFORE THE YEAR IS

OVER. >> OH YEAH, IT'S AUGUST. WOULD BE HAPPY TO. I WILL TELL MONIQUE TO GET THAT ON THE BOOKS. SET THE MEETING FOR AD HOC TRANSPORTATION MEETING. AND OVER

THE NEXT TWO OR THREE WEEKS. >> THANK YOU.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION TOO, SO I KNOW WE'RE DOING THE EDUCATION PIECE FOR E-BIKES. ALONG WITH THE SCHOOLS THAT'S ALL GREAT.