[1. Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance;]
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MARCUS HAIZ, THE LEAD PASTOR. HE IS PURSUING HIS LEADERSHIP, AND MAKING SDIEBLS AND MOBILIZATION.
THEY HAVE THREE DAUGHTERS, SARAI, AMARE AND NAOMI.
>> GOOD EVENING. TO THE VICE CHAIR AND THE CHAIR IS NOT HERE, BUT TO THE REST OF THE TEAM, THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO, I KNOW SEEN AND UNSEEN, THERE ARE MANY MEETINGS AND EXTRA THINGS YOU DO BEHIND THE SCENES.
THERE IS GREAT JOY AND RESPONSIBILITY AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.
>> FATHER, WE DO THANK YOU FOR THIS EVENING.
WE GATHER ONLY BECAUSE YOU ALLOW US TO GATHER, AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SOVEREIGN HAND ON THIS MEETING, YOUR SOVEREIGN HAND ON TODAY ALLOWING US TO MAKE IT HERE TODAY TO ACCOMPLISH THINGS THAT YOU DESIRE TO ACCOMPLISH FOR THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOODNESS. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND WE THANK YOU FOR MERCY AND WE THANK YOU FOR FORGIVENESS THAT'S ONLY FOUND IN JESUS CHRIST.
I THANK YOU FOR THE FAMILIES REPRESENTED HERE AND FOR THE BOARD, THEIR LIFE, THEIR ROLES AND WE PRAY FOR WISDOM THIS EVENING.
AS WE CONDUCT THROUGH THE BUSINESS MEETING AND WALK THROUGH AGENDAS AS I PRAY FOR WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT AND FOR OUR MINDS TO BE ALIGNED AND WISDOM BEYOND THE COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE TEAM, AND SO WE PRAY FOR UNITY.
MY, WE NEED UNITY. SO I PRAY THAT THEY WILL BE ONE.
I PRAY THAT THEY WILL AGREE ON KEY MATTER, PRIORITY MATTERS, AND TOP TIER MATTERS AND OTHER THINGS, LORD, THEY DISAGREE ON, THAT THEY WILL DO THEIR BEST FOR THE TEAM FOR THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE BEST ADVANCEMENT, IF YOU WILL, FOR THE WOODLANDS AT LARGE.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS EVENING.
LORD, WE LOVE YOU, WE PRAISE YOU AND WE PRAY ALL OF THIS IN THE PERFECT NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.
>> THANK YOU, PASTOR. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IF YOU ALL STAND.
> 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.
>> I HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[2. Proclamations;]
>> ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO PROCLAMATIONS. WE HAVE ONE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON DIRECTOR RICHARD FRANKS TO READ THE
PROCLAMATION. >> WHEREAS DYSLEXIA IS A LEARNING DISABILITY NEUROLOGICAL IN ORIGIN, WITH FLUID WORD RECOGNITION AND BY POOR SPELLING AND DECODING ABILITIES AND WHEREAS ACCORDING TO RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH, DYSLEXIA IS A LANGUAGE- BASED LEARNING DISABILITY THAT AFFECTS APPROXIMATELY ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF RACE, GENDER, AGE OR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, WHEREAS DYSLEXIA CAUSES DIFFICULTIES WITH READING, SPELLING, WRITING AND WORD PRONUNCIATION AND WHEREAS EARLY IDENTIFICATION SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION AND EXTRA SUPPORT FROM FRIENDS, FAMILY AND TEACHERS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS DYSLEXIC STUDENTS ENJOY IN THE CLASSROOM IN LIFE AND LATER IN EMPLOYMENT, AND WHEREAS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS LIKE GREINER CENTER FOR DYSLEXIA AND A PARENT- LED SUPPORT GROUP WHOSE MISSION IS TO INSTILL HOPE FOR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY DYSLEXIA AND THE INTER -- AND OTHER RELATED READING DIFFICULTIES SO THAT THEY MAY HAVE RICHER, MORE ROBUST LIVES AND ACCESS TO THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED AND ARE ON THE FOREFRONT OF HELPING THOSE WITH THOSE WITH DYSLEXIA REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE AFFECTED BY DYSLEXIA IN BOTH ACADEMIC SETTINGS AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP SUPPORT THOSE AFFECTEDAFFECTED DYSLEXIA IN BOTH ACADEMIC SETTINGS AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS AND SUPPORT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY EFFORT TO RAISE
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AWARENESS AND TO HEREBY DECLARE OCTOBER AS NATIONAL DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH.VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, WOODLANDS
TOWNSHIP. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR FRANKS.
WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE AND WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM A BRIGHTER EDUCATION FOR DYSLEXIA, STACY EVAN, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER. KENT EVANS, BOARD MEMBER. RYAN KLUINGSKI, BLANCA CUESTAS AND CHAIR.
AIZ. HAZE. HAY PS UPON HAYES. ALL
[3. Call meeting to order;]
RIGHT. TIME IS 6:07.OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. I DECLARE THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW THE BUSINESS MEETING WAS POSTED WITHIN THREE DAYS. STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT AT LEAST FOUR OF OUR BOARD MEMBERSHIP BE IN ATTENDANCE TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS, EMPHASIS ON AT LEAST FOUR.
I ASK EACH BOARD MEMBER TO INDICATE YOUR PRESENCE BY RESPONDING WITH SOME AUDIBLE SOUND OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AS I CALL ROLL. RICHARD FRANKS.
SHELLY GIBBS. >> CRAIG EISLER.
>> AND BY THE ROLL CALL IT IS DETERMINED THAT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF MEMBERS ARE PRESENT TO DECLARE THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM, AND I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE. YOU HAVE ME TONIGHT, SO THERE
[4. Receive, consider and act upon adoption of the meeting agenda;]
WILL BE SOME ERRORS MADE. ITEM NUMBER 4, RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF THE MEETING AGENDA. PLEASE REVIEW THE AGENDA ON PAGES 1 THROUGH 3 FOR ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA. I CALL FOR A MOTION AND SECOND.>> MOVED BY DIRECTOR FRANKS, SECOND, I THINK, BY DIRECTOR HISER.
[5. Recognize public officials;]
>> THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS HERE THIS EVENING. PAUL SHU DIRECTOR OF MUD NUMBER 60 AND RHONDA TROVE REPRESENTING COMMISSIONER WHEELER'S OFFICE.
[6. Public comment;]
GOOD TO SEE YOU, RHONDA. THANKS FOR COMING OUT. ALL RIGHT.WE HAVE A FEW PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT, SO I GET TO READ THE SCRIPT.
PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN OPEN MEETINGS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS WELCOMED AND ENCOURAGED.
A PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA ITEM IS INCLUDED IN THE BEGINNING OF ALL REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDAS TO PRODUCE THE MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESS FOR ALLOWING CONSTITUENTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACCEPTS PUBLIC COMMENTS WITH THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC MEETINGS. EACH PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MUST FIRST SIGN THE SPEAKER'S ROSTER PROVIDED BY THE BOARD OF SECRETARY.
INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO MAKE GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADDRESS A TOPIC NOT INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA MUST DO SO UNDER THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AGENDA ITEM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
BLESS YOU. INDIVIDUALS WILL BE LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF TOPICS. IF THERE ARE MORE THAN 15 SPEAKERS EACH WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF TOPICS. SPEAKERS WILL BE TAKEN IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY SIGN UP. SPEAKERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO YIELD THEIR TIME TO ANOTHER SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE BOARD FROM FORMALLY ACTING ON AN ITEM OR SPECIFIC COMMENT UNLESS POSTED ON THE AGENDA.
ANY DISCUSSION OF ITEMS IS LIMITED TO QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION AND WHETHER OR NOT THE ITEM SHOULD BE PLACED ON
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A FUTURE BOARD AGENDA. SPEAKERS MAY EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS AND VIEWPOINTS AND ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN DEBATE. THEY MAY NOT USE PROFANITY AS A WHOLE OR TO AN INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR.PLEASE PLACE YOUR CELL PHONES ON SILENT MODE.
I WILL CALL THE NAMES ON THE SPEAKER ROSTER. SO SARAH, YOU SIGNED HERE, BUT YOU'RE TALKING LATER. SO, ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. WE'LL SKIP.
SARAH IS IT HAVERIN? ALL RIGHT. COME ON UP.
ALL RIGHT. STEP UP TO THE MIKE. DID I PRONOUNCE THAT RIGHT? HAVERIN.
>> GOOD EVENING. THANKS FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT, I CAME TO BRING SOME AWARENESS AROUND A BRIDGE ON A BIKE PATH THAT HAS BEEN IN A STATE OF DISREPAIR AND UNUSABLE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW. IT WAS PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED BY HURRICANE BERYL LAST YEAR, AND I WANTED TO SHARE THE IMPACT OF THAT TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS BEING CUT OFF TO ALL OF THE BIKE PATHS NOW. I'M A RESIDENT OF GROGAN'S POINT THAT'S BEEN CUT OFF TO ALL OF THE BIKE PATHS IN WOODLANDS AND MILL POINT THAT'S JUST ACROSS THE ROAD FROM US. A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO MENTION ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A BIKE PATH USED A LOT BY YOUNG CHILDREN, FAMILIES SUCH AS MINE.
IT'S PARTICULARLY GOOD BECAUSE IT KEEPS US OFF THE ROAD, AND I HAVE A 6-YEAR-OLD BOY AND HE'S NOT READY TO RIDE ON A BUSY ROAD SO THESE BIKE PATHS ARE IMPORTANT FOR US.
IT STARTED IN THE LIBRARY. THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO THE LIBRARY, FOR EXAMPLE, IS TO DRIVE NOW, WHICH IS AN OPTION, BUT I THINK WE CAN AGREE THAT HAVING THE KIDS OUTSIDE AND GETTING EXERCISE THE BETTER FOR EVERYBODY. THERE ARE OTHER IMPACT, AS WELL.
I'VE PERSONALLY WITNESSED PEOPLE TAKING AN ALTERNATE PATH THROUGH THE GOLF COURSE BECAUSE THE BRIDGE IS UNSAFE WHICH, OF COURSE, IMPACTS THE GOLFERS AND HONESTLY, IT SEEMS NOBODY IS HAPPY ABOUT THAT, BUT THERE IS NO OTHER REAL OPTION OTHER THAN TO ACTUALLY RIDE ALONG SAWDUST ROAD. THERE IS A SHOULDER ON SAWDUST ROAD, BUT IT IS NOT OPTIMAL. IT'S QUITE DANGEROUS.
THERE IS A SWEEPING CURVE. EVEN FOR AN ADULT RIDER, AND I'M A CYCLIST MYSELF, I LOOK AT THAT STREP OF ROAD AND NOT SAFE FOR A CYCLIST OF ANY ABILITY AND THERE'S ALSO QUITE A BIT OF DEBRIS ON THAT SHOULDER. AS WE UNDERSTAND IT, THERE IS NO CURRENT PLAN OR DEADLINE FOR FIXING THAT BRIDGE.
SO I'M HOPING THAT BY COMING AND SHARING SOME PERSONAL STORIES TONIGHT THAT WE CAN EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE US CONNECTED TO ALL OF THE PATHS OF THE
WOODLANDS. >> QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION.
>> SARAH, CAN YOU TELL US EXACTLY WHERE THAT BRIDGE IS LOCATED?
>> YES. THE BIKE PATH IS BETWEEN SAWDUST ROAD AND NORTH MILL BEND.
IT'S DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE GOLF COURSE. THERE ARE TWO BRIDGES AND IT'S JUST ONE THAT'S DAMAGED.
>> MY KID USED TO RIDE THAT WAY ALL OF THE TIME.
>> IF I MAY SAY SOMETHING BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS, ACTUALLY DR.
NOONS HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS VERY THING, REPAIRS ON THE BRIDGE FOR THE LAST SIX OR EIGHT MONTHS.
IT'S BEEN COMPLICATED. WE MET THIS WEEK AND WE HAVE SEVERAL OPTIONS AND THE COSTS INVOLVED WITH THAT AND ARE PREPARED TO BRING THAT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN OCTOBER.
>> ALL RIGHT. VLADIMIR STANISIC.
>> DON'T GET COCKY NOW. SO THIS COMMENTS IS IN REGARDS TO THE HOUSTON, GALVESTON AREA PLAN TO WIDEN GROGAN'S MILLER ROAD AND THE WOODLANDS DRIVEWAY. I AM IN RESPONSE TO THE ARTICLE ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, ISSUE 1, PAGE 35. IN THIS ARTICLE IT STATED THAT HOUSTON AREA IS DRAFTING A LONG-TERM BLUEPRINT FOR TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS TO ÷÷2015. IN THIS BLUEPRINT IT IS STATED THAT THE PROJECTS IN THE WOODLANDS AREA INCLUDES WIDENING BETWEEN WOODLANDS DRIVE FROM FOUR TO SIX LANES.
IT IS FOR THE FALL 2025 PUBLIC FACE 2, SPRING 2023 AND
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PUBLIC PHASE THREE AND FALL 2026 APPROVAL OF THE FINAL DRAFT OF THIS PLAN. THE AGGRESSIVE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT IN WIDENING AND DOUBLING OF MOST OF MAJOR STREETS IN THE WOODLANDS. THE CHARACTER OF THE WOODLANDS IS BEING IRREVERSIBLE AND DESTROYED. IT ONLY DRAWS MORE TRAFFIC FROM SURROUNDING AREAS TO USE THE WOODLANDS AS A THOROUGH FARE. FOR THE NECESSARY AND DESTRUCTIVE PROJECT I KINDLY AND RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER PUTTING ON THE FUTURE MEETING'S AGENDA TIME TO DISCUSS MEASURES THAT COULD OPPOSE THIS DEVELOPMENT AND HOW THE NEWS ABOUT THIS CAN BE CONVEYED TO THE PUBLIC HERE AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE WOODLANDS" BECAUSE WE SIMPLY DON'T KNOW, BUT THIS IS IN THE WORKS UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE, AND THERE IS A LOT THAT WE CAN DO, WE CAN HAVE THE COMMENTS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOUR HELP TO SPECIFICALLY STATE HOW THIS CAN BE SPREAD OUT TO PEOPLE AND WHERE CAN THEY SEND THEIR COMMENTS? ONCE THE TREES ARE CUT AND ONCE THE CONCRETE IS POURED OUT THERE'S NO GOING BACK. IT'S IRREVERSIBLE.IT'S GONE, AND THIS WILL BE OUR LEGACY.
>> I WILL ASK TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA PERHAPS I'LL GET A SECOND AND PERHAPS WE CAN HAVE A FULL DISCUSSION OF THIS?
>> YES. >> I SAID I WILL. YES.
>> WE CAN ASK FOR IT NOW, CAN'T WE? WHY NOT?
>> ALL RIGHT. CESAR REYES? SORRY? THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. THIS IS MY FIRST TOWNHALL MEETING. SO I'M MORE OF A DIGITAL VIEWER. I SAW YOU GUYS ON LINKEDIN.
FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO SAY THROUGH YOUR PLANNING, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR UPDATING OUR AGENDAS AND KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE, TRANSPARENT AND PROACTIVE. IT MAY NOT BE COVEREDCOVERED THIS AGENDA. I'M NOT UP-TO-DATE WITH IT, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT MAY NOT BE AWARE, THE EVENTS OF OCTOBER 5TH, I'D LIKE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPLANATION. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A NIGHT OUT. WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS? WHAT ARE THE REALITY EXPECTATIONS AND HOW DO YOU PROPOSE TO EXPAND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THIS EVENT ON OCTOBER 5TH? THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.
>> CESAR. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T ADDRESS RIGHT NOW, RIGHT? OKAY.
OKAY. SIMON BOTISAN. BACK AGAIN TO TALK FOOTBALL.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
THE TOWNSHIP STAFF, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, THANK YOU YET AGAIN FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS SIMON BOTISON, DIRECTOR OF SOCCER OPERATIONS AND HOMETOWN PROVIDER OF YOUTH SOCCER. I DID STOP IN AND CHATTED A BIT ABOUT THE REC STARTED UP LAST SATURDAY, AND I WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK REPORT ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF OUR STARTING DAY OF LAST SATURDAY WHEN WE BROUGHT ABOUT 1200 PLUS YOUNG SOCCER PLAYERS BACK INTO THE PROGRAM. WE HAD OVER 150 VOLUNTEER COACHES GIVING UP THEIR TIME ON A SATURDAY TO COACH THESE YOUNGSTERS TOWARD A GAME. IT'S BRILLIANT WEATHER.
IT WAS A VERY, VERY BUSY FACILITY OVER AT BRANCH OF THE SEASON. I DO RECOGNIZE THREE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF WHO HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK ON THIS.
DR. PHIL WAGNER HAS 3,500 PLAYER ACROSS HOUSTON.
ALY IS OUR REC ADMINISTRATION WHO WHO DOES A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK TO GET THE SEASON UP AND RUNNING AND MR. DAVID HUBBARD IS THE DIRECTOR OF COACHING WHO HANDLES ALL OF THE REFEREE ASSIGNMENTS AND THE SCHEDULING, AND
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THE DAY-TO- DAY LOGISTICS OF PUTTING 1200 KIDS AND 150 COACHES OUT ON THE RIGHT FIELD AT THE RIGHT TIME. SO THEY'RE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB.WEEK TWO STATS ON SATURDAY. SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR THAT.
I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION LAST WEEK WE HAD GROUPS COMING IN FROM DALLAS TO PLAY OUR ELITE TEAMS. THEY STAYED AT THE HYATT PLACE IN THE HILTON GARDENING, THE TWO HOTELS WE MARK TO THE CLUB AND THAT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE -- WES LAKE. SAN ANTONIO FC AND THE PREMIER FOOTBALL ACADEMY. SOME WILL PLAY ONE, AND THEY ARE A DOUBLEHEADER AND WE ARE ENCOURAGING THEM TO STAY IN OUR HOTELS. WE HAVE IT ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
THIS WEEKEND WE'LL BE VERY BUSY.
WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE OF YOUTH SOCCER SO IF YOU ARE AROUND AND YOU'D LIKE TO COME OUT AND WATCH A FEW GAME, PLEASE DO. AS USUAL, THANKS VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. IT'S TRULY APPRECIATED.
>> THANK YOU, SIMON. WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER WEEKEND OF GOOD WEATHER, TOO.
>> THANK YOU. LISTENING TO ME. I'M ALSO HERE TO ADDRESS THE BRIDGE THAT'S OUT OF SERVICE JUST BY THE GOLF COURSE, AND MY HUSBAND AND I WOULD USEDUSED CYCLE ALMOST EVERY DAY AND WE TAKE THE BRIDGE, AND IT WAS A NICE, SAFE AREA AND YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO AVOID THE SAWDUST STREET COMPLETELY AND NOW WE HAVE TO CYCLE ON TO SAWDUST, AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS NOW FOR ALMOST A YEAR, AND I'M SURPRISED WE'RE STILL HERE. IT IS SO DANGEROUS, AND WITH THE PEOPLE SPEEDING ON SAWDUST, PEOPLE ENTERING AND EXITING THE BIG APARTMENT BUILDINGS, IT'S JUST A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. SO I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT THERE ARE SOME OPTIONS, BUT I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS. I'M WONDERING WHAT THE GOLF COURSE HAS IF WE CAN USE ANY OF THAT TO MAKE A DETOUR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT CYCLES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND USES SAWDUST, AND I THINK SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET WORK. IT'S REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE, AND BEING SHUT OFF, AND WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THE STATUS, EITHER.
SO THAT'S FRUSTRATING. ANYWAY.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME.
>> CAROLYN EDWARD IS HERE? EDWARD FELDMAN? ALL RIGHT.
>> HI THERE. >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD THAT HASN'T ALREADY BEEN SAID ABOUT THAT ISSUE WITH THE BRIDGE AND SHTHD THAN OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT MY WIFE CAROL JUST SAID. WE DO RIDE OUR BIKES ALMOST EVERY DAY. NOW WE'RE RIDING OUR BIKE WITHIN GROGAN'S POINT BECAUSE IT'S NOT SAFE TO BE ON SAWDUST. I AM VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT SOMETHING MAY BE DONE SOON, BUT I ASK THAT IT BE GIVEN A PRIORITY. THE OPTIONS OF EITHER TAKING SAWDUST OR GOING THROUGH THE GOLF COURSE EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO IS A SAFETY HAZARD.
BASICALLY, WE CAN'T GET TO OUR BIKES ON ANYWHERE IN THE WOOD WOODLANDS AND ONE OF THE JOYS OF LIVING IN THE WOODLANDS IS USING THE BIKE PATH. THAT BRIDGE HAS A MAJOR STRUCTURAL ISSUE. IT'S OBVIOUSLY, NOT A TRIVIAL PROJECT, BUT IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, AND I ASK THAT IT BE GIVEN A PRIORITY.
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>> GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU ALL? I'VE MET EVERYBODY HERE. MY NAME IS PETER PEREZ. I MOVED TO THE WOODLANDS AND I BROUGHT TEN OTHER FAMILIES TO THE WOODLANDS IN 1998.
I'M A BUSINESS OWNER HERE. I LIVE IN GROGAN'S MILL.
I'M A DIRECTOR IN THE MUD 3636 GROGAN'S MILL, AND I AM HERE AS A CITIZEN.
MY REASON FOR BEING HERE IS TOTO CLARIFY SOME POINTS.
I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND I'LL REFER TO MY NOTES BECAUSE I WANT TO GET SOME STUFF EXACT. THE PRESIDENT OF ROGAN'S MILL, AND HE TALKED TO YOU ON AUGUST 27TH.
>> MR. PEREZ, COULD YOU SPEAK UP A LITTLE BIT PLEASE, SIR?
>> ANYWAY, AT THAT POINT IN TIME HE SAID HE WAS A RESIDENT OF ROGAN'S MILL AND MUD 36 WHICH IS A FACT. THERE ARE THREE ISSUES THAT HE BROUGHT UP AT THAT TIME THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH.
FIRST ISSUE IS HE SAID I AM THE PRESIDENT OF MUD 36 AND WE DID NOT ELECT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROPOSAL FROM THE RIVER AUTHORITY, AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THE BEAR BRANCH DAM PROJECT, AND I THINK YOU WOULD BE AWARE OF THAT ONE, AND HE -- SO HE TALKED ABOUT THAT AS PRESIDENT, AND HE DID SAY THAT HE WAS HERE AS AN INDIVIDUAL.
WHEN YOU'RE HERE AS AN INDIVIDUAL LIKE I AM HERE AS A CITIZEN OF THE WOODLANDS RIGHT NOW. IF YOU'RE HERE AS AN INDIVIDUAL, IT'S HARD TO DISTINGUISH BEING A MUD DIRECTOR AND AN INDIVIDUAL.
THAT'S A PROBLEM THAT I HAVE. IN HIS NOTE, HE SAID I AM THE PRESIDENT OF -- HE ALSO SAID, I'M SPEAKING HERE PERSONALLY, EVEN THOUGH I'M PRESIDENT OF THE MUD, I THINK MOST OTHER DIRECTORS AGREE WITH ME, AND IF THEY DISAGREE THEY CAN COME AND SPEAK TO YOU. I DISAGREE WITH A NUMBER OF THE THINGS HE SAID.
SECOND THING IS MR. MAGGERT SAID WE WERE PROPOSED BY THE SGRA TO GIVE $200,000 TO THE PROJECT.
THERE ARE FIVE MUDS THAT HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROSECT BY THE LAW, ALL RIGHT? WE ARE NOT ONE OF THOSE MUDS. WE ARE ASKED TO HELP BECAUSE WE'RE ALL MEMBERS OF THE WOODLANDS. PERIOD. ANYWAY, HE SAID -- THEY ASKED FOR $200,000, AND OUR BUDGET IS $1 MILLION. BOTH OF THOSE THINGS ARE INACCURATE. OUR BUDGET IS $2.3 MILLION, AND THEY ASKED FOR $211,000. SO THEY ASKED -- HE SAID THEY ASKED FOR 20%. ACTUALLY, IT'S 9.3% OR 9. 2% AND THAT'S OVER TWO YEARS AND THAT GOES DOWN TO 2. 3% IF MY MATH IS RIGHT.
I'M NOT IN FAVOR AS PARTICIPATING, AND IT'S THE WORST MUD IN THE WOODLANDS AND IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR STATE YEAR AND THE SENATE LAW NUMBER 2 IN 1999 WAS PASSED YOU CAN'T GO UP ON YOUR TAXES MORE THAN 3.5%. I HEAR THAT THAT'S GOING TO GO DOWN TO 2%.
>> IS THAT RIGHT. >> TIME IS UP.
>> ONE QUICK THING AND THAT IS HE DID SAY HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE MUD THAT DID NOT PARTICIPATE, AND WE VOTED NOT TO PARTICIPATE. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. THERE WAS NO VOTE.
NO ACTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> MR. PEREZ, IF YOU HAVE SOME WRITTEN COMMENTS YOU CAN GIVE THOSE TO KAREN, AND SHE DID MAKE COPIES AND HAND OUT TO
>> THANK YOU. EMILY HOPPEL. LAST ONE.
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>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS EMILY HOPPEL.
I AM HERE TONIGHT AS A RESIDENT, AND I WILL SAY THAT EXPLICITLY.
I'M NOT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT I'M INVOLVED WITH TONIGHT. I WILL COMMENT ON ALL WATER-RELATED ITEMS GENERALLY. FIRST, I WANT TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO THE TOWNSHIP AND THE WOODLANDS WATER FOR YOUR FANTASTIC RAIN BARREL REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.
I LOVE HOW THIS INITIATIVE ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO CONSERVE OUR WATER.
IT MAKES IT VERY PRACTICAL AND ACCESSIBLE. FOR US AT OUR HOUSE WE NOW HAVE 100 GALLONS OF FREE WATER, AND EXCELLENT TO USE IN OUR YARD AND GARDEN WHEN YOU NEED IT, AND WE ALSO GET TO SEE THAT COME OUT OF THE WATER BILL SO WE TAKE IT AS A CREDIT AND OUT OF MY WATER BILL FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS FOR HALF OF THE COST THAT WE PUT INTO THAT SO, THANK YOU. IT'S A VERY FORWARD- THINKING PROGRAM AND A BIG PART OF WHAT MAKES OUR COMMUNITY SPECIAL. IN THAT SPIRIT, I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT THERE ARE MUD FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR ANOTHER PROACTIVE STEP THAT'S -- AND IT'S PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, AND I ALSO HIV IN GROGAN'S MILL, AND WE KNOW THAT PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE IS BY WORKING TOGETHER BEFORE THEY BECOME EMERGENCIES. WE CAN PREVENT IMPACTS AND WE CAN AVOID COSTLY, UNSCHEDULED REPAIRS FROM THE LOSS OF TREATED WATER. WE WANT TO PROTECT THAT AND ENSURE LONG- TERM SUSTAINBILITY OF OUR SYSTEMS. PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ISN'T JUST ABOUT SAVING MONEY. IT'S ABOUT PRESERVING PUBLIC HEALTH AND BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF SHARED RESOURCES.
LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND TO DRAW ATTENTION TO PROPOSITION 4 ON OUR BALLOTS THIS NOVEMBER.
IT WOULD DEDICATE A PORTIONPORTION TO THE TEXAS WATER FUND, HELPING TO SECURE LONG- TERM INVESTMENTS ACROSS THE STATE.
IT'S A SMART, FUTURE- FOCUSED MEASURE THAT I BELIEVE ALIGNS WITH OUR VALUES AND HELPS US SECURE OUR POSITION AMONG THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE, PLAY, WORK AND PRAY. I WANT TO DO A QUICK CHUTE OUT TO OUR TWO FAVORITE DISEXIA INTERVENTIONISTS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROCLAMATION TONIGHT AND THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING SOME OF OUR WOODLAND'S FINANCE. THANK YOU.
[a. The Woodlands Fire Department Deployment related to the July 4th Hill Country Flooding;]
>> ALL RIGHT. THAT WRAPS UP THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE EVENING. MOVING ON TO ITEM 7.
THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S REPORT. MISS MONIQUE SHARP.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIRMAN. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE THE WOODLANDS FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES WHO A SIFRTSED WITH THE FLOODING EVENT. THEY PARTICIPATED IN SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS. A TOTAL OF 15 MEMBERS HAD BEEN DEPLOYED FOR MULTIPLE WEEK ASSIGNMENTS -- THANK YOU.
AS EITHER PART OFEX IT TEX TASK FORCE 1, TEXAS INTERAGENCY FIRE AID SYSTEM OR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TASK FORCE. SO, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THANKING THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY, AND I'M GOING TO SEE IF I CAN MATCH YOUR RECORD AND NOT BUTCHER TOO MANY NAMES.
DRIVER AND OPERATOR BRIAN CAVELLI AND K- 9 FARRELL.
. MIKE CASINO. FIREFIGHTER JUSTIN BUMPUS.
PAUL TAYLOR, LIEUTENANT ADMIRAL, AND D.O. MICHAEL SCHWARZKOPF, AND FIREFIGHTER ROGER WRISTLY.
FIREFIGHTER FIREFIGHTER NATHAN PEREZ, JOSH THOMAS AND LIEUTENANT JACOB AUSTIN.
>> CAN WE GET A PICTURE UP FRONT?
>> IF K- 9 FARRELL WILL ALLOW IT?
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IS THAT COOL?>> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO.
[8. Receive, consider and act upon reports from Village Association representatives;]
ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 8.ACTING UPON THE REPORTS FROM VILLAGE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES, WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE A COUPLE REPRESENTATIVES. WE'LL KICK OFF WITH THE BEST VILLAGE ALDENRIDGE, MARYANNE BRAVE. WELCOME, MARYANNE.
>> GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN EISLER ANOTHER ALDENBRIDGE RESIDENT. MY NAME IS MARIAN AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.
THE FIRE CHIEF PROVIDED US WITH A FIRE SAFETY FLYER ABOUT THE SAFE USE OF LITHIUM- ION BATTERIES AND WE POSTED THIS FLYER ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA. WE DISCUSSED THE TWO E- BICYCLE AND CAR ACCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED AT RESEARCH FOREST AND GREENBRIDGE AND RESEARCH FOREST AND BRANT CROSSING.
HE SAID THERE HAD BEEN 18 ACCIDENTS INVOLVING E-VEHICLES. AT THE LAST MEETING THE TOWNSHIP ESTABLISHED THE E- VEHICLE EDUCATION TANK FORCE AND DIRECTOR HISER WAS SELECTED TO SERVE ON THAT TASK FORCE. THANK YOU FOR SERVING ON THERE FOR US. THANK YOU -- IT ALSO MENTIONED -- IT WAS ALSO MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING THAT THIS TOPIC SHOULD BE ON THE AGENDA EACH MONTH AND IS ITEM NUMBER 12 ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE COMMUNICATION PLAN. I RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED INFORMATION INCLUDING THE DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENTS AND THE INJURIES CAUSED BY THESE ACCIDENTS IS PROVIDED BY THE RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU TO YOU AND THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEGIN TO TRY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
WE ARE BUSY GETTING READY FOR OUR FALL FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST.
IT WILL BE FROM 1:00 TO 4:00 P.M. AT LAKESIDE PARK.
WE WILL HAVE ENTERTAINERS AND SNACKS AND CHICKEN NUGGETS FROM CHICK-FIL-A. THE EVENT IS FREE, AND WE INVITE YOU AND ALL OF THE RESIDENTS TO ATTEND. PLEASE ALSO COME TO THE BICYCLE RODEO BEFORE THE FESTIVAL. THE POLICE, TEXAS WOODLANDS HOSPITAL AND THE TRACK BICYCLE SHOP HAVE BEEN INVITED TO PARTICIPATE. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH. ALL OF OUR MEETINGS ARE ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AND ALL RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND AND THAT CONCLUDES MY
REPORT. >> THANK YOU, MARIANNE.
>> BEING TOLD DR. NOONS IS GUARANTEEING PERFECT WEATHER FOR THE FALL FESTIVAL.
PAUL SHU, REPRESENTING COLLEGE PARK.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS PAUL SHU, I'M VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BEST VILLAGE, COLLEGE PARK.
I'M HERE REPRESENTING TED STANLEY.
HE COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT. I'M HIS FILL-IN, MUCH LIKE YOU, CRAIG.
>> THANK YOU. SO I'M GOING TO MAKE SOME MISTAKES, TOO.
>> I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT COLLEGE PARK MET ON SEPTEMBER 16TH AT WHICH TIME WE RECEIVED A REPORT, AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THE -- WHAT WAS SHARED WITH US BECAUSE YOU JUST HEARD IT FROM CHIEF BUCK AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND ALSO DR.
SNYDER SHOWED UP AND TALKED TO US AND THAT WAS APPRECIATED.
WE ALSO APPROVED AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF OUR
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TEACHER GRANTS FROM 20 TO 30 THIS YEAR.WE WILL BE AWARDING ANY TEACHERS WHO LIVE IN THE VILLAGE A $50 GRANT TO USE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. LAST YEAR WHEN WE ANNOUNCED THAT WE HAD ALL 20 MET IN 45 MINUTES, SO THERE ARE QUITE A FEW TEACHERS THAT LIVE IN THE VILLAGE AND WE DECIDED TO UP THAT TO 30.
THAT'S IN THE PROCESSPROCESS HAPPENING.
WE DISCUSSED OUR FALL FESTIVAL, THE SPOOKTACULAR, WE CALL IT. IT WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 25TH AT HARPER'S LANDING AT THE PAVILION. FROM 1:00 TO 4:00 WE WILL HAVE FOOD, DRINKS AND FUN EVENTS THAT INCLUDES COSTUME CONTESTS FOR THE KIDS AND A TRICK-OR-TREAT TRAIL THROUGH THE WOODS.
YOU'RE ALL WELCOME AND WE ESPECIALLY WELCOME FAMILIES WITH YOUNGER CHILDREN. I GOT TO ATTEND THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME MYSELF LAST YEAR, AND IT WAS A PHENOMENAL EVENT.
A LOT OF ATTENDANCE AND A LOT OFOF HAD BY ALL.
SO THE SECOND THING WE DISCUSSED WAS OUR HOLIDAY LIGHTING PROGRAM. SOME OF YOU MIGHT KNOW ABOUT HARPER'S LANDING AND THERE'S ONE COMMUNITY WHERE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATES. THERE'S ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT'S WON THE AWARD LIKE EIGHT TIMES AND HE FINALLY CAME FORWARD THIS YEAR AND SAID I'M NOT TAKING THE AWARD, BUT I'M STILL GOING TO GO DO MY THING, BUT IT'S GOING THROUGHOUT. I PARTICIPATED AND HELPED IN THE VOTING PROCESS LAST YEAR, AND IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT THING. SO THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND IT TO FIVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF CATEGORIES BECAUSE WHEN YOU DRIVE AROUND THESE COMMUNITIES, THERE'S DIFFERENT LIGHTING THINGS AND THERE ARE WHITE LIGHTS AND CARTOON CHARACTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT AND THEY ALL DESERVE AN AWARD, AND WE WERE ONLY GIVEN ONE AWARD, AND WE'LL EXPAND THAT PROGRAM THIS YEAR.
>> ONE OF THEM THE CLARK GRISWALD AWARD?
>> EXACTLY. THERE'S BEEN ABOUT 11 SUGGESTIONS OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL GO TO 11, BUT WE ARE GOING TO EXPAND THAT. STEPPING BACK TO PRESENTATION BY THE POLICE AT OUR LAST MEETING WE ARE SEEING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE, AND I THINK YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT IT ALSO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT, BUT THAT 242 CORRIDOR, WE HAD 26 ACCIDENTS IN THE LAST MONTH, AND THAT'S JUST THE WEST SIDE OF 45 BECAUSE THE EAST SIDE OF 242 IS DISTRICT 2 WHICH ISN'T PART OF THE WOOD LANDS, AND THAT HAS ANOTHER EIGHT TO TEN. WE ALL GET IT.
A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION, A LOT OF TRAFFIC PROBLEMS, BACK UP AND PEOPLE ARE FRUSTRATED AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO, BUT -- AND IN FACT, FOR OUR VILLAGE WHERE LIVE IN GROGAN'S FOREST ISN'T PART OF THE POLICE REPORT THAT WE GET AND THE INTERSECTION AT THE FOREST HAS A LOT OF ACCIDENTS. I THINK WE WOULD PROBABLY WIN THE AWARD, WHICH IS NOT THE AWARD YOU WANT TO WIN IS THE MOST NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS ON A ROUTINE BASIS AND IT'S GETTING WORSE AND CERTAINLY DRIVEN BY WHAT'S HAPPENING ON 242. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO. TALK TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION? BUT WE NEED TO PUT SOME FOCUS ON THAT SOMEHOW BECAUSE IT'S JUST GETTING WORSE. WE DO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS ON YOUR E-VEHICLES. THAT WAS POINTED OUT JUSTJUST NOW. I THINK IT'S A GREAT INITIATIVE AND THE VIDEOS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT OUT ARE FANTASTIC. WE JUST NEED TO KEEP THE PRESS ON, AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.
THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANT ED TO ASK YOU.
I WENT DOWN 242 AND THERE WAS NOT AS MUCH TRAFFIC AS THERE USUALLY IS AND THERE WAS NOT CONSTRUCTION.
THERE WAS ONE LANE THAT WAS CLOSED OFF, THE LEFT SIDE TURNING LANE GOING EAST, SO I WONDER IF THAT'S STARTING TO GET BETTER AT ALL, AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW, TO FOLLOW THE REPORTS TO SEE AND JUST LOOK AT THE DATA BECAUSE I WAS
SURPRISED. >> THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.
YEAH. >> MAYBE IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH CONSTRUCTION OR SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW.
>> BUT WE CERTAINLY ARE SEEING AN UPTICK CONTINUALLY. EVERY MONTH IS WORSE THAN THE LAST, AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S AN END IN SIGHT YET FOR THAT CONSTRUCTION. IT NEEDS TO BE DONE, BUT IF
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WE CAN RAISE SOME AWARENESS TO THAT, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE ACCIDENTS WERE ACTUALLY WOODLANDS RESIDENTS BECAUSE THAT IS A CORRIDOR USED BY MANY PEOPLE, BUT MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT THAT.WE CAN ASK THE POLICE WHEN THEY DO THE REPORTING TO SHOW HOW MANY OF THESE RESIDENTS ARE WOODLANDS RESIDENT, BUT FOR THE GREATER GOOD, NO DOUBT WE NEED TO KEEP THE FOCUS ON IT.
THANK YOU, PAUL. >> ALL RIGHT.
BELLA CRUZ FROM GROGAN'S MILL. FUN NAME TO SAY, BELLA CRUZ.
>> GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN, DIRECTORS AND STAFF.
MY NAME IS BELLA CRUZ, AND AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE GROGAN'S VILLAGE ASSOCIATION I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR ACTIVITIES. SINCE OUR LAST UPDATE THE GROGAN'S MILL, THE MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE THIRD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:00 P.M. HERE AT THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP AND ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DEPUTIES MCCARTHY AND AGUILAR FOR PROVIDING US WITH MONTHLY UPDATES. AT OUR AUGUST MEETING THE GNVA RECEIVED A SPECIAL PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION FROM THE WOODLANDS, AND AN AMAZING YMCA FOR ADULTS WITH INTELLECTALLY AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND PROVIDES LIFE SKILLS AND ENCOURAGES INDEPENDENCE AND PERSONAL GROWTHS. THE GMVA WAS HOPPERED TO DONATE $1,000 TO AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM. IN OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING THE PRINCIPALS OF THE GROGAN'SVILLE SCHOOLS.
THE ASSOCIATION ALSO DONATED A TOTAL OF $12,000 TO THOSE FOUR SCHOOLS AGAIN THIS YEAR. THE SCHOOLS HAVE DES DISCRETION ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS AND THEY OFTEN SUPPORT STUDENT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER INITIATIVES. THANK YOU TO CHIEF BUCK FOR ADDRESSING THE GMV ABOARD IN THE SEPTEMBER MEETING, AND UNFORTUNATELY, DR. ANNA IS NOT HERE, BUT WE WANT TO GIVE THANKS TO HER FOR ATTENDING OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING AND SPEAKING TO GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE WOODLANDS AND HOW SHE HAS PRESENTED HER HOME OF THE VILLAGE OF ROGAN'S MILL.
I HAVE THE YARD OF THE MONTH PROGRAM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE THE RECENT WINNERS FOR JULY WE HAVE CINDY, MCLEANS AT COLONY WOOD. AUGUST WINNER WAS PENN AND KENNY HAMMER, RAIN FOREST COURT AND SEPTEMBER WINNERS WERE ROBERT AND PAMELA EBBES ON DREAM WEAVER. IT'S REALLY NICE.
IT'S REALLY SPECIAL WHEN YOU AWARD THESE HOMEOWNERS FOR A YARD OF THE MONTH BECAUSE EITHER THE HUSBAND OR THE WIFE IS JUST SO ECSTATIC AT WINNING WITH THEIR PROUD YARD.
IT'S AMAZING. I LOVE IT. WINNERS ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE NEWS LATER AND RECEIVE A $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO THE FARMER'S MARKET. ALL OF THE GMVA'S PHILANTHROPIC WORK IS FUNDED BY THE PROCEEDS FROM THE WOODLANDS FARMER'S MARKET.
THE ASSOCIATION CONTINUES TO HOLD WEEKLY COMMUNITY, VENTS AT THE FARMER'S MARKET.
IT IS LOCATED AT THE VILLAGE CENTER AND OPEN EVERY SATURDAY FROM 9:00 TO 1:00.
WE APPRECIATE ALL WHO VISIT THE MARKET EACH WEEK.
IN CLOSING, THERE IS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT OVER THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE GROGANSVILLE CENTER.
WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THE TOWNSHIP, HOWARD HUGHES, COMMISSIONER WHEELER'S OFFICE HAS DONE TO BRING IT BACK TO LIFE. WE ARE EXCITED ARE ABOUT WHAT IT HOLDS FOR THE VILLAGE AND GROGANSVILLE IS REALLY THE HEART OF THE VILLAGE.
>> LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, ANDREW FREEMAN FROM PANTHER CREEK. WELCOME, ANDREW.
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ON PANTHER CREEK. WE HELD THE PICNIC AND IT WAS A SUCCESS AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO THE FLAG DEMONSTRATION FROM THE DFW THANKS TO THE PREVIOUS PRESIDENT EVERETT AUSTIN WHO COORDINATED THAT. WE DEBUTED T- SHIRT SALES FOR A PANTHER CREEK BRANDED SHIRT AND WE GOT $800. IT WAS QUITE A SUCCESS FOR US.ALSO, LAST TIME I CAME WE HADN'T AWARDED OUR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS. OUR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS FOR THIS YEAR TO RESIDENTS OF THE PANTHER CREEK GOT $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP. ONE ONER WAS CONNOR BLACKMAN ATTENDING U.T. OFF THEIN AND MEGAN WINN WHO IS NOW ATTENDING NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL. WE APPRECIATE ANY DIRECTORS COMING TO THE MEETINGS.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU COME MORE OFTEN THAN OTHERS, BUT WE APPRECIATE THAT. OUR AUGUST MEETING WE RECEIVED AN UPDATE FROM RHONDA TROW REGARDING ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
WE DISCUSSED A TRAFFIC STUDY TO BE DONE AT THE CORNER OF -- AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEST PANTHER CREEK NEAR CLOVER PARK TO SEE IF WE CAN CONVERT THAT TO A THREE- WAY STOP, MORE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE KIDS. THEY DID COMMENCE A TRAFFIC STUD NEY AUGUST WHEN SCHOOL STARTED, BUT THEY NEEDED A FOLLOW UP AND RHONDA IS HERE TONIGHT WITH WHERE THEY ARE ON THAT. SO -- ALSO OUR NEXT MAJOR, EVENT IS THE MOVIE NIGHT AT MEADOW LAKE PARK. WE'LL BE SHOWING MONSTERS INC.
AND WE'LL HAVE PIZZA TONIGHT AND POPCORN, AND WE'LL BE PROMOTING T-SHIRTS AGAIN TO SEE IF WE CAN FURTHER SELL AND INCREASE OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND. LET'S SEE HERE.
OUR MEETINGS ARE THE SECOND THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 6:00 P.M. OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE OCTOBER 9TH AT 6:00 P.M. I APPRECIATE ANYONE THAT HELPS US OUT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, ANDREW.
>> WHAT WAS THAT INTERSECTION IN THE PANTHER CREEK AND WHAT?
>> THE CLOVER PARK, PANTHER CREEK.
THE INTERSECTION RIGHT THERE IS A TWO WAY RIGHT NOW.
>> OKAY. >> IT'S ACTUALLY -- IT'S A LINDA NELSON THING, TOO.
IT'S GOT A CROSSWALK, BUT FOR THE KIDS GOING TO KNOX -- TO COLLINS, SORRY.
IT'S AN ISSUE IN THE MORNING. SO, I MEAN, AND THE NEXT STOP SIGN IS PRETTY FURTHER DOWN SO IT TURNS INTO A SPEED TRAP, TOO.
>> YOU'VE GOT THE RIGHT PERSON.
>> THEY ALSO TOOK CARE BECAUSE WE PROMOTED THAT FLASHING WALK ON GOSLING, BUT THAT WAS POSSIBLE TO DO, BUT THE FLASHING WALK IS THERE AND THEY DID DO THAT.
>> CONGRATS ON THE T- SHIRT SALES.
>> YEAH, NO. WE'RE NOT GROGAN'S MILL, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE.
>> INTERVILLAGE COMPETITION NEVER HURT ANYONE.
THAT IS IT FOR THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES. I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE
>> MOVED BY DIRECTOR FRANKS AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR GIBBS.
[ CONSENT AGENDA]
>> MOTION PASSES. ITEM 9, CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE NOT CONTROVERSIAL AND HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW ARE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL AS A GROUP WITH ONE MOTION. NO DISCUSSION WILL TAKE PLACE ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS THE ITEM IS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA BY ANY BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO TAKING A VOTE ON THE MOTION. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? I HEAR KNOW NONE.
I CALL TO MOVE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> SECOND. >> MOVED BY DIRECTOR FRANKS.
[10. Receive, consider and act upon an update from Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District;]
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.ITEM 10. KEEP THIS MEETING FLOWING.
I WOULD REFER YOU TO PAGE 82, MISS SARAH CUBA WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE FOR US. THANK YOU, I WILL ALSO POINT OUT THAT MR. JOHN WARTS ARE HERE, AS WELL.
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. >> THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
I'LL TRY TO GET THIS UP, AND MAKE SURE.
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ALL RIGHTY. LOOK AT THAT.THAT NEVER HAPPENS. I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY.
MY NAME IS SARAH CUBA AND THANK YOU TO THE TOWNSHIP FOR OPENING UP THE DOOR TO TALK ABOUT GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AND OPENING UP THE CONVERSATION SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE IT AND CONCERNS ABOUT GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT IN THE COUNTY. I'VE BEEN TOLD TO KEEP THIS BETWEEN TEN AND 15 MINUTES. I CUT MY SLIDES DOWN TO 18 TO HONOR THAT. THIS SHOULD BE PRETTY EASY TO GET THROUGH THAT QUICKLY, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY TO TOUCH ON SOME HIGH- LEVEL -- BE AWARE OF THE AUDIENCE THAT MAYBE HAVE NO IDEA THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT AND SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT AND MOVE INTO HOW WE MANAGE OUR REGULATION AND THEN TOUCH ON SOME OF THE HOT TOPICS IN THE COUNTY. SO, THAT SAID, I'LL GET STARTED AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO RING THAT BELL OR THAT ALARM CLOCK AT ME IF I GET CHATTY. I'LL IMPRESS YOU WITH HOW QUICKLY I CAN WRAP IT UP. SO -- ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DO WE DO? WE ARE A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
WE WERE VOTED IN IN 2001 AND IT IS WITH THE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING, CONSERVING, PROTECTING YOUR GROUND WATER RESOURCES IN THE COUNTY WHILE BALANCING YOUR ABILITY TO USE IT, YOUR PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THE HIGHEST PRACTICAL AMOUNT OF GROUNDWATER AND THE MANDATE FROM THE STATE. A VERY EASY BALANCE, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR NATURAL RESOURCE WHILE ALSO PROTECTING IT FOR THE FUTURE. THESE ARE -- IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN A CONVERSATION WITH ANYONE ABOUT GROUNDWATER OR SURFACE WATER AND GOT VERY LOST. I LIKE THIS ICE BREAKER OF THE ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ALONE AND NOBODY KNOWS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IF YOU'RE NOT FLUENT IN SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT.
I DID DO THIS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, AND THERE ARE MANY, MANY
MORE ACRONYMS. >> IS THERE A QUIZ ON THAT LATER?
>> SURE. IT TOOK ME A LITTLE WHILE COMING INTO THIS INDUSTRY NOT WITH A BACKGROUND IN HYDROGEOLOGY IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHEN PEOPLE SPEAK IN ONLY ACRONYMS. I LIKE A ISUAL AND WANTED TO BRING ONE TO THE PUBLIC TO SEE THE LAYERS OF THE AQUIFER, SO WHEN YOU HEAR US SAY EVANGELINE AND CHICO, AND THE CONFINEMENT UNIT, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE GULF COAST AQUIFER, WHO IS PRIMARILY THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF TEXAS. THEN YOU HEAR ABOUT JOINT PLANNING AND GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT 14, AND THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF HOW WE MANAGE AT PLANNING AND THEN LOCALLY. SO GROUNDWATER IS MANAGED ON A REGIONAL LEVEL FOR PLANNING.
>> WE HAVE 20 COUNTIES THAT WORK TOGETHER COME TOGETHER AND WE HAVE FIVE GENERAL MANAGERS AND GCDS, GROUNDWATER CONSERVATIN DISTRICTS THAT REPRESENT 12 OF THOSE COUNTIES WHICH WE ANSWER TO THE TEXAS WATER CODE AND CHAPTER 36, AND THEN YOU HAVE COUNTIES THAT YOU SEE IN THE WHITE HERE. HOLD ON.
THE COUNTIES THAT ARE IN THE WHITE DO NOT ANSWER FOR THE WATER CODE. IT MAKES IT COMPLICATED TO BALANCE TOGETHER BECAUSE THE AK KWI AQUIFER DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE LINES.
WHAT YOU SEE IN THE GREEN IS UNDER FOUR COUNTIES AND THAT'S UNDER GCD. THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS UNDER 1 GCD AND THAT'S OUR ONLY COUNTY AND WE ARE FACING POPULATION CHALLENGES THAT MAKE US ONE OF THE MORE COMPLICATED DISTRICTS TO MANAGE THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND WE ARE FACED WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION RIGHT UP AGAINST HARRIS COUNTY WHICH IS THE ECONOMIC SPIRIT OF THE STATE POPULATION WISE AND WITH THEM NOT BEING GOVERNED THE SAME WAY, THE TRADITIONAL GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT IS MANAGED IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR US TO COMPLIMENT ONE ANOTHER IN THE GROUND WATER REGULATION. WHAT WE DO IN THIS JOINT PLANNING WHEN WE COME TOGETHER AS GROUNDWATER MANAGERS IS WE HAVE TO DISCUSS NINE FACTORS IN DEVELOPING WHAT'S CALLED THE DESIRED FUTURE CONDITION, AND EVERY FIVE YEARS WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER AND REEVALUATE THE DESIRED FUTURE CONDITION, AND WE HAVE TO BALANCE ALL NINE OF THESE FACTORS EQUALLY. SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT PROPERTY RIGHT, THAT'S ONE OF THE NINE FACTORS AND IF WE'RE LOOK AT
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HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE ABILITY TO ACHIEVE THE CONDITION. THESE ARE ALL TO BE BALANCED EQUALLY. AGAIN, NO EASY FEAT, GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AND YOU'RE ALSO LOOKING AT COUNTIES THAT HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS AND DIFFERENT DEMAND AND DIFFERENT BOARDS. SOME COUNTIES MIGHT BE MORE RURAL OR THEY'RE MORE IRRIGATION BASED AND AGRICULTURAL AND SOMEWHERE LIKE MONTGOMERY COUNTY THAT'S MUNICIPAL.WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO BALANCE THAT RESOURCE TOGETHER IN PLANNING PURPOSES, BUT NOT IN REGULATION. OUR REGULATION IS VERY DIFFERENT ACCORDING TO OUR COUNTY LINES.
SO THIS IS JUST A -- I DON'T KNOW WHERE -- THERE IT IS. THERE WE ARE.
I'M GOING TO THROW SOME ACRONYMS AT YOU AND NOT SPEND TOO MUCH ON THIS SLIDE AND WE HAVE THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND MAXIMUM AVAILABLE GROUNDWATER AND THE GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION ACTIVITY DISTRICTS AND THE WATER CONDITION. THIS IS THE FLOW OF HOW GROUNDWATER PLANNING WORKS AND THAT FEEDS INTO REGIONAL WATER PLANNING, AS WELL, AND I DIDN'T ADD ANYTHING IN THE STATE, BUT WE ALSO WORKED TOGETHER WITH THE STATE AND THE STATE WATER PLAN. SO WE ALL KIND OF ARE FEEDING INTO ONE ANOTHER IN STRATEGIES FOR THE NEXT 15 TO 20 YEARS AND DESIRE FOR FUTURE CONDITIONS OR 50 YEARS.
OKAY. THEN I WANTED TO GIVE A SCREENSHOT OF GROWTH. AGAIN, I LOVE IMAGES.
I THINK IT REALLY TELLS THE STORY BETTER THAN DATA, FACTS AND NUMBERS WHEN WE THROW THOSE AT YOU. WE HAVE DEVELOPMENT FROM 2010 TO 2024, AND YOU SEE THAT DARK RED IS REALLY THE MORE DENSELY POPULATED AREA AND THAT TYPE OF GROWTH AND THAT GIVES YOU A GAUGE ON WHAT THIS COUNTY HAS BEEN FACING AND CHALLENGED WITH WITH GROWTH, AND THAT WE'RE STILL FACING AND CHALLENGED WITH. NOW WITH THAT SAID, I REALLY LIKE THIS IMAGE WHICH WE'VE ADDED TO OUR AN NAIL NUAL REPORT AND IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO YOU, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THAT DOTTED LINE RIGHT THERE IS OUR MAXIMUM AVAILABLE GROUNDWATER.
SO THAT IS NOT A HARD LINE -- IT'S FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, WE LOOK AT THAT EVERY FIVE YEARS, AND WE HOSTED AT THE DISTRICT LAST WEEK IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THE RECORDING, WE BROUGHT SOME TENURED LAWYERS IN TO HELP THE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA UNDERSTAND PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS A LITTLE BIT BETTER, AND THEY TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE MAG IS WHAT WE CALL IT, AND WHETHER OR NOT WE HOLD THAT AS A GOALPOST EVERY FIVE YEARS OR IF WE HAVE TO RELOOK AT THESE METRICS WHEN WE GET NEW SCIENCE, NEW DATA, NEW, VENTS OR DROUGHTS OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE, WE HAVE TO BE REALLY OPEN AND FLEXIBLE TO LEARN AND GROW TOGETHER EVERY FIVE YEARS WHICH UNDERSTANDING THE DESIRED FUTURE CONDITIONIS NOT JUST AN EVERY FIVE- IARY THING. IT'S AN EVERYDAY THING FOR GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION AND THAT'S WHEN WE GET TO LAY THE FACTS ON THE TABLE AND DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT WE'VE MADE THE RIGHT DECISIONS IN THE PAST OR IF WE NEED TO ADJUST AND PIVOT
FOR THE FUTURE. >> ARE YOU SAYING THE MAG LINE CAN BE FLUID?
ALSO, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THIS CHART OF OUR PUMPING IS THE RED IS THE -- THE PUMPING WHICH ISN'T ACTUALLY CONSIDERED PART OF THE DESIRED FUTURE CONDITION OF OUR AQUIFER PER THE STATE, PER THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
AT LONE STAR, WE STILL INCLUDE THAT BECAUSE WE THINK IT'S PERTINENT NUMBERS EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T GO INTO THE DESIRED FUTURE CONDITION.
>> TO CLARIFY, THE TWO AQUIFERS, ARE THERE ONLY TWO AQUIFERS FOR THE DESIRED CONDITIONS AND THE EVANGELINE, AND THE --
>> NO, MA'AM. THE GULF COAST AQUIFER IS A WHOLE. SO WE HAVE THE CHICO AND THE EVANGELINE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE FLUIDITY AQUIFER, AND THE DESIRED CONDITION WITH THE STATE IS ONLY WHAT THEY CALL THE GULF COAST AQUIFER AND THEY'VE EXCLUDED THE CATAHULA, AND WE ARE USING IT IN THIS COUNTY AND TO BE DETERMINED WHETHER THE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT IN THIS CYCLE WANTS TO REEVALUATE THAT IN THIS CYCLE, BUT AS OF NOW, ESPECIALLY -- LET ME BACK UP AS THERE IS A LOT OF LEGISLATION MOVING TOWARDS USING BREAKISH WATER AND WE'RE ALSO IN A SITUATION WHERE A LOT OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE RIGHT NOW IS HAPPENING TO EITHER LOWER PUMPS OR GO DEEPER.
I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO KEEP THE CATAHULA AS PART OF THAT CONVERSATION. I THINK I ANSWERED THAT.
>> IT DID. IS THIS THE TREND? IS IT INFLUENCED NOT JUST BY POPULATION, BUT ALSO BY DROUGHT?
>> OH, ABSOLUTELY. AS YOU SEE THE HIGHEST AMOUNT
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OF GROUNDWATER EVER USED IN THE COUNTY WAS IN 2011. DROUGHT IS GOING TO HIGHLY INFLUENCE THE PUMPING NUMBER IN THE GROUNDWATER DEMAND. THAT'S AN UNFORTUNATE BIT.I LOVE HEARING CONVERSATION ABOUT THE TOWNSHIP AND HAVING PROGRESS WITH RAIN WATER BARRELS AND THERE IS A CULTURE OF NOT HAVING TO CONSERVE BECAUSE WE ARE BLESSED WITH THE PROLIFIC AQUIFER AND WE HELPED TO CHANGE THE CULTURE THROUGH OUR COUNTY AND WE HAVE GREAT NEW LEADERS HERE FROM THE SJRA WHO CAME FROM LUBBOCK AND IS WELL AWARE OF CONSERVATION TACTICS AND THE NEED FOR IT. WE'LL DEFINITELY BE STANDING UP WITH NEW PROGRAMS AND ALL KINDS OF CONVERSATION. WE'D LOVE TO PARTNER WITH YOU ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE RAINWATER HARVESTING BARRELS, AS WELL. TO ANSWER THAT ONE MORE TIME, YES, BACK-TO- BACK YEARS AND DROUGHT IN '22 AND '23. YOU'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO SEE A RISE IN GROUND WATER PUMPING AT LEAST AS OF NOW.
IF WE CAN GET STRONGER IN THE DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS, WE CAN IMPROVE OUR CONSERVATION METHODS AND ALL OF THAT HELPS EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOWER PUMPS AND HAVE THE LOWER LEVEL TO THAT DEGREE.
>> I DON'T KNOW, IF THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO SAY IT, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS CONCERNED ME ABOUT PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE IS IT SEEMS TO BE SILOED TOTO LARGE DEGREE IN TEXAS AND NOT JUST SILOED COUNTY BY COUNTY OR EVEN GROUNDWATER DISTRICT BY DISTRICT, BUT THE FLOOD MITIGATION IS DIFFERENT THAN GROUNDWATER, RIGHT? WE HAVE THE SAN JACINTO REGIONAL FLOOD PLANNING GROUP THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN THE GROUND WATER GROUP, THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE FRESH WATER GROUP, AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A COLLABORATION BETWEEN ALL THOSE GROUPS THAT WOULD ACTUALLY WORK TOGETHER SO WHEN THEY PUT IN FLOOD MITT GAGSZ THERE MITIGATION TO USE THAT WATER AND WANT JUST LET IT GO INTO THE GULF OF AMERICA. SO I THINK IF YOU CAN DO THAT, IF YOUR MEMBERS CAN PUSH THAT, WE HAVE TO BE MORE COLLABORATIVE BETWEEN FLOOD, FRESH WATER AND GROUND WATER.
>> THE RUNOFF CAPTURE IS DEFINITELY A CONVERSATION AT THE STATE LEVEL. THIS PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION THERE'S MORE CONVERSATION THAN THERE EVER HAS BEEN IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE AND WE EXPECT THAT TO SEE THAT AGAIN IN TWO YEARS, NO DOUBT, BUT IF IT GIVES YOU ANY CONFIDENCE OR ENCOURAGEMENT AND THE TEXAS WATER ASSOCIATION THAT WAS ORIGINALLY TWCA.
THEY REBRANDED TWA, THEY'RE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB BRINGING BASICALLY, WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY, RIVER AUTHORITIES OR UNDERGROUND CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, I THINK THE CONVERSATION'S GETTING A LOT MORE -- I MEAN, WE -- THE STATE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SOME SERIOUS CHANGES SHOULD WE WANT TO GOVERN TOGETHER BECAUSE RIGHT NOW YOU'VE GOT SURFACE WATER IS MANAGED BY THE STATE. IT'S WHOLESALE AND THAT'S VERY DIFFERENT THAN GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AND THAT'S A WAY BIGGER AND DEEPER CONVERSATION, BUT I CAN SAY THAT I FEEL CONFIDENT, A LOT OF US ARE -- THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING A LOT MORE AND WE'REWE'RE VERY SOLUTION ORIENTED IN THIS PARTICULAR COUNTY AND I CAN'T SPEAK TO STATEWIDE, BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR COUNTY, YOU HAVE FRESH FACES IN LEADERSHIP WITH WATER HERE AND WE DON'T COME WITH A LOT OF THE BIASES OR BACKGROUND THAT THIS COUNTY MAY HAVE. IN SOME CASES IT'S GOOD TO HAVE FRESH FACES BECAUSE WE'RE SOLUTION ORIENTEDAND NOT AS FOCUSED ON SOME OF THE DECISIONS OF THE PAST, BUT RATHER THE PATH FORWARD FOR THE FUTURE AND WE'RE RECEPTIVE IN THAT, TOO, AND MAKE SURE WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WITH THAT.
>> JUMP ON THIS. THIS ISN'T A FEARMONGERING SLIDE, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHOW IT.
COMING BACK, THIS IS US AND THIS IS THE MAXIMUM AVAILABLE BY THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD. I'M NOT SHOOTING ARROWSARROWS HARRIS COUNTY FOR THIS.
WHAT I AM SHOWING YOU IS THIS IS DIRECTLY BELOW YOU AS FAR AS YOUR POPULATION -- THEIR POPULATION IS ROUGHLY MORE THAN 25 STATES. HARRIS COUNTY IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULATED COUNTIES IN THE NATION, AND SEE THEY ARE UP AGAINST SOME REAL CHALLENGES WITH POPULATION AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING WHAT THEY CAN DO AND THEY'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THE MITIGATION EFFORTS.
AT THE END OF THE DAY THE AQUIFER IS NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT AND NEITHER ARE YOU. THIS IS THE COUNTY LINE DIRECTLY BELOW US, HOW WE MANDATE
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THROUGH THE STATE LIKE WHAT YOU WERE MENTIONING, IT MAKES IT VERY COMPLICATED FOR US. THESE NUMBERS ARE VERY HIGH AND SOME OF THE IMPACTS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE, SPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN PART. BEING HERE IN THE WOODLANDS, THAT EVEN YOUR CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND YOU'RE ANYTHING TO TO FEELIMPACT. >> THEY'VE DONE SUCCESS TOWARDS THE COAST, BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET SURFACE WATER THERE. THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT.
WE'LL FEEL THE IMPACTS OF THAT PUMPING JUST ALONG OUR BORDER. ALL RIGHT. I LIKE THIS IMAGE AND I GOT THIS BUILDOUT FROM SJRA DIRECTLY AND WE PUT IT THE IN A COUNTY MAP SO YOU CAN SEE IT HELPED ME TO UNDERSTAND THIS MISCONCEPTION THAT IF WE CAN JUST GET ALL OF THE -- IF WE CAN RUB A GENIE LAMP AND GET THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE YIELD THAT IT WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUES IN THE COUNTY. THIS PAINTS THE PICTURE.
THE RED AND BLUE IS THE GENIE LAMP BEING BUILT AND THE BLUE IS YOUR CURRENT LINES WHERE THEY HAVE AT THIS TIME SIX ENTITIES THAT ARE ACTUALLY RECEIVING SURFACE WATER, BUT ASSUMING WE CRACK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE SOLUTIONS WHICH THE ESTUARY IS WORKING AT PRESENTLY TO ALLOW FOR MORE CONJUNCTIVE USE WHICH IS CONJUNCTIVE USE, IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, IS USING AN ALTERNATIVE WATER USE, YOU'RE NOT JUST USING GROUND WATER FOR YOUR DEMAND. I WANT YOU TO SEE THE REST OF THE COUNTY THAT WE'RE GROWING FAST AND, AND THERE ARE NO LINES EVERY GOING TO REACH AND THIS IS FROM SJRA, THEY WILL NOT REACHREACH EAST PART OF THE COUNTY. SO WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WATER IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR A SLAPSTICK SOLUTION LET'S GET THE TRANSMISSION LINES BUILT OUT AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW ON GROUNDWATER, AND WE WILL NO LONGER DEAL WITH ISSUES WITH INFRASTRUCTURE AND HAVING TO LOWER PUMPS AND WATER LEVEL DECLINE. YOU WILL HAVE TO ART IMPLEMENTING METHODS AND BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION. I WOULD LOVE TO DRIVE AROUND THE COUNTY DURING DROUGHT AND SEE BEAUTIFUL GREEN LAWNS UNLESS, OF COURSE, WE HAVE RAIN HARVESTING BARRELS HELPING YOU CAPTURE THAT FROM THE SKY AND NOT FROM THE GROUND. AND THEN ALSO -- YOU'RE PROBABLY ABOUT TO DING THAT BELL ON ME, BUT WE'VE GOT SUBSIDANCE, AND WE HAVE TO TOUCH ON THAT BEING HERE IN THE WOODLANDS. I CAPTURED A COUPLE OF CONTOUR PHOTOS FOR YOU AND THIS IS THE EARLY 1900S INTO 1978. THAT'S RIGHT ABOUT THE TIME THE SUBSIDANCE DISTRICTS WERE INSTITUTED, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO JUMP TO 1995. THIS IS -- NOW YOU CAN SEE THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF GROWTH FROM THE '70S, ALL OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND ALL OF THAT BUILDOUT AND THESE CONTOUR LINES HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND HOW YOU'RE REALLY LOOKING AT -- I MEAN, IF YOU SEE THIS IN LAYMAN'S TERMS IT'S LIKE A DART IN THE MIDDLE SUCKING EVERYTHING DOWN. YOU'RE DEALING WITH SUBSIDENCE, YOU'LL HAVE WATER LEVEL DECLINE AND THE MORE POPULATION THAT YOU HAVE AND THE MORE GROWTH THAT YOU HAVE.
>> THAT IS JUST A KNOWN. SO THEN THE LINES ARE WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE SUBSIDANCE. WHEN DOES THE LINE GET DRAWN? I'LL SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE AFTER I GET THROUGH THIS, BUT THIS IS TO 2021, YOU CAN SEE THE GROWTH, AND ALL OF THOSE RED DOTS ARE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIER WELLS. SO THAT'S KIND OF A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF ABOUT WHERE WE ARE TODAY ON SUBSIDENCE IN THE BLUE SIX FROM SIX FEET TO TWO FEET THAT'S LIKE JERSEY VILLAGE GETTING BUILT OUT IN THAT TIME AND THE AMOUNT OF SUBSIDANCE THAT HARRIS COUNTY HAD TO ALLOW IN ORDER FOR JERSEY VILLAGE HAD TO BE BUILT. THAT PAINTS A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF GROWTH.
AND THEN, THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCES ON HOW YOU MANAGE SUBSIDENCE, AND SEA LEVEL SEEMS TO BE LEFT OUT OF THAT CONVERSATION A LOT. SOME OF THE STRONGER CONVERSATION THAT YOU HEAR FROM HARRIS GALVESTON AND
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THEIR PRESENTATIONS ARE THE AREAS CLOSE TO THE COAST.THERE'S ONE SHOTGUN PICTURE THAT YOU SEE RIDICULOUS REGULARLY, AND IT'S NOW A NATURE PRESERVE AND THAT PARTICULAR SUBDIVISION WAS BUILT TEN FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL AND THEY HAD NINE FEET OF SUBSIDENCE AND THAT'S CATASTROPHIC.
THEY HAVE TO MANAGE A DIFFERENT WAY.
YOU LOOK AT THE CITY OF HOUSTON, DOWNTOWN CITY OF HOUSTON IS ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
YOU LOOK AT WILLIS AND CON ROY, YOU WILL NOT HAVE IT, AND THERE ARE FACTORS THAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT AND TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHEN YOU CONSIDER SUBSIDANCE AND IT'S ONE OF OUR NINE FACTORS AND I'M HOPING THAT THIS SLIDE IS HELPFUL AS TO WHY THERE'S NOT A BLANKET DECISION ON HOW TO MANAGE SUBSIDANCE.
OKAY. MAYBE JUST A QUESTION HERE.
THERE YOU ARE. WHAT DO YOU DO? I GAVE YOU A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AND WALL TO WALL SPACING AND BASED ON YOUR MAXIMUM INSTANTANEOUS RATE AND HOW MUCH YOU CAN PUMP, AND WE DO THAT HORIZONTALLY, AND VERTICALLY, AND SPACING RULES. WHAT DO THEY DO? WILL THEY LESSEN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN WELLS AND THEY MINIMIZE PRESSURE. IT WILL CAUSE A WATER LEVEL DECLINE AND THEY HELP CONTROL SUBSIDENCE, AND THAT'S IMPACT ANALYSIS ON ANY WELLS THAT ARE REGISTERED WITHIN DISTANCE SO THAT IF THERE IS A LARGE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIER COMING IN OR YOU'VE GOT LENNAR AND THEY'LL BUILD 2500 HOUSES NEAR YOU, THEY HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AND THEY HAVE TO PRODUCE HYDROGEOLOGIC SUPPORT TO THE DISTRICT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO UNREASONABLY IMPACT THE NEIGHBORING WELLS THAT ARE ALREADY REGISTERED. SO THAT MAY SEEM -- THAT KIND OF GETS LEFT OUT WELL, YOU'RE DOING SPACING RULES AND HYDRO RULES THERE ARE COUNTIES THAT HAVE NOT INSTITUTED YET THAT IS A STRONG, PROTECTIVE MEASURE AND WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY, AND IT IS NOT EASY TO GET THROUGH THESE APPLICANTS TO GET THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH US. WE HAVE HIGHLY QUALIFIED TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS THAT REVIEW THAT, AND IN SOME CASES THEY HAVE TO MOVE THOSE WELLS OR THEY HAVE TO GO DEEPER AND THERE'S A LOT TO DO TO PROTECT THE ABILITY TO USE THE GROUNDWATER THAT YOU HAVE WITHIN THE WELL AND THAT WILL HELP US, TOO, AS WE CONTINUE TO POPULATE AND GROW IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
>> THAT JUST ABOUT WRAPS IT UP FOR ME.
THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS WATER PLANNING IS CRITICAL FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIERS. YOU NEED TO BE LOOKING FORWARD.
YOU NEED TO BE DOING IT WELL, THE INFRASTRUCTURE WORK, AND HIRING HYDROGEOLOGISTS TO HELP YOU PLAN.
AS SOMEONE SAID EARLIER THIS EVENING AND NOT WAITING UNTIL THERE'S AN, AND TO WHERE WE'RE DEALING WITH WATER LOSS, AND WE HAVE TO GET IN FRONT OF THAT. THE DISTRICT IS ALWAYS OPEN TO TALK TO YOU AND TAKE YOUR CALLS AND THAT GOES TO THE BOARD, AS WELL.
MUCH. >> DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I DO. I WANT TO ASK YOU IF THERE'S ANYTHING, WE OFTEN HEAR FROM GROUPS WHEN THEY WANT OUR HELP, AND I THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE.
IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO ASSIST YOU TO ACHIEVE YOUR
GOALS. >> THE START THAT YOU'RE ON PROMOTING CONSERVATION IS REALLY NICE TO HEAR. I'M NOT SEEING THAT IN DIFFERENT CHAMBERS AND THINGS AROUND THE COUNTY. SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT START AND PROMOTING THAT CONVERSATION AND MAKING SURE THAT HOAS ARE BEHIND THAT AND UNDERSTAND THEIR LIMITATIONS ON RULE SETS WHEN WE DO HAVE DROUGHTS OR STRESS AREAS OF THE SUMMER. ALSO, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO CONTINUE BRINGING US OUT AND LETTING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, NOT JUST US, BUT THE RIVER AUTHORITY AND THE MORE THAT WE CAN JOIN ROOMS TOGETHER AND HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE ALL ULTIMATELY HAVE THE SAME GOAL. WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR RESOURCES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE IT. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO LIMIT THAT PREMATURELY. WE ARE IN AN AREA THAT HAS A PROLIFIC AQUIFER. THAT IS A BLESSING.
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC AQUIFERS IN THE NATION AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE ARE TO ABUSE IT OR TO WASTE IT AND THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE EXPENSES GO UP AS WATER LEVEL DECLINE AND POPULATION GROWS AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRES THESE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES TO HAVE TO GO DEEPER AND TO MAINTAIN THAT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIERS DO BETTER ON THE DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS AND HOLD THEM TO A HIGHER
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STANDARD. WE DON'T DO THAT AS A WATER AUTHORITY. WHAT THEY HAVE TO TURN INTO THE STATE IS VERY MINIMAL, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT AS CITIZENS WE CAN'T HOLD OUR DISTRICTS TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF SUPPORT DURING HIGH PUMPING AREAS OF THE SEASONS.>> THANK YOU, SARAH. I WAS GOING TO MAKE THE COMMENT, TOO, RECENTLY, I SEE A LOT MORE COLLABORATION AND WILLINGNESS TO TALK TO EACH OTHER IN THE WATER COMMUNITY THAT I DID NOT SEE YEARS AGO. KUDOS TO YOU. MUD DIRECTORS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. I SEE SEVERAL OF YOU HERE AND YOU GUYS, OF COURSE, THOU FOR DOING THAT FOR THE
COMMUNITY. >> I ONBOARDED TWO YEARS AGO IN AUGUST, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.
JUST KIDDING. THANK YOU ALL SO
MUCH. >> I APPRECIATE THE MESSAGE THAT WE CAN'T GET COMPLACENT. YOUR FEAR MONGERING IS WORKING. IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION WITHOUT USING TOO MANY ACRONYMS, SO THANK YOU. CALL FOR A MOTION AND SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORT.
[11. Receive, consider and act upon the financial report;]
SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
>> THE REPORT IS ACCEPTED. MOVING ON, ITEM 11.
I REFER YOU TO PAGES 83 TO 100 IN YOUR PACKET TO REVIEW THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FINANCIAL REPORT KALEN SHAW.
>> IT'S GOOD TO HAVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT. YOU DO, TOO.
THANK YOU. THIS EVENING I'LL BE PRESENTING THE AUGUST 2025 FINANCIALS. THE YEAR TO DATE BUDGETED REVENUES IS 112.
3 MILLION. YEAR TO DATE COLLECTED REVENUE, 116.6 MILLION FOR A VARIANCE OF 4. 2 MILLION. THE MAIN COMPONENT IFIF VARIANCE WILL BE THE 2.6 MILLION FAVORABLE VARIANCE IN SALES TAX. PHIL REYNOLDS AND PROGRAM REVENUES MAINLY IN THE TENNIS PROGRAMS. WE HAVE UNBUDGETED GRANSS AND CONTRIBUTIONS AS WELL AS SOME UNBUDGETED PROCEEDS AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENTS.
NEXT SLIDE IS EXPENDITURES, THE YEAR TO DATE IS 91 MILLION. YEAR TO DATE IS 83.5 MILLION FOR A YEAR TO DATE FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF 7. 4 MILLION. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS ARE RUNNING A FAVORABLE VARIANCE AND STILL DUE TO TIMING OF THE EXPENDITURES AND SINCE SALARIES AND BENEFITS THAT WILL BE FOR OPEN POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE LARGEST IS GOING TO BE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE TIMING OF THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY THAT WAS EXPENDED IN SEPTEMBER AND NEXT MONTH THAT AMOUNT WILL COME WAY DOWN.
NEXT SLIDE IS SEPTEMBER SALES TAX REVENUE. THE YEAR TO DATE ACTUAL IS 60.5 MILLION FOR A YEAR TO DATE FAVORABLE VARIANT OF 2,066,000. WE COLLECTED MORE IN 2025 THAN WE DID IN 2024. FOR SEPTEMBER WE HAD A LARGE 13% OVER THE PRIOR YEAR OF THE SAME TIME PERIOD, AND RETAIL IS STILL STRONG, BUT WE HAD OTHER CATEGORIES THAT CAME IN STRONG IN SEPTEMBER, AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE IS HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. YEAR TO DATE BUDGET SIDE 6.9 MILLION AND YEAR TO DATE 6.9 MILLION FOR A YEAR TO DATE AND FAVORABLE VARIANCE OF 18,000, YEAR TO DATE COMPARED TO 2024, WE'VE COLLECTED 156,000 ADDITIONAL DOLLARS.
>> IT TRACKS WITH WHAT NICK PREPARED US
I KNOW OCTOBER BROKE DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT I BELIEVE THIS MONTH THEY'RE UP. SO BY OCTOBER WE SHOULD SEE AN
INCREASE IN THAT. >> THANKS TO THOSE CONCERTS.
>> YES. EVEN THE CANCELED ONES.
>> WE NEED LANE TOE INEY TO COME BACK.
>> NEXT IS THE TAX REVENUE. YEAR TO DATE BUDGETED 1,065,000.
YEAR TO DATE 1,096,000 FOR A YEAR TO DATE 3,041 AND JUST ABOUT THE SAME COLLECTED IN 2025 AS
>> THE RETREAT SHOULD ADD TO THAT NUMBER.
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>> CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT REPORT?
>> MOVED BY DIRECTOR HISER, SECOND BY DIRECTOR GIBBS.
[12. Receive, consider and act upon a Communications Department update on the Respect the Path Educational Initiative;]
>> ITEM 12, COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT UPDATE ON THE RESPECT THE PATH EDUCATION INITIATIVE REFER TO PAGES 101 TO 109 AND LEANNE PETERSON, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS IS ALREADY READY TO GO.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO AS MENTIONED LAST WEEK WHAT WE'LL BE GOING OVER TONIGHT IS FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT DATA AS WELL AS OUR STRATEGY AND CURRENT TIME LINE, CONTENT AND METRICS. A LOOK AHEAD AND GETTING SOME FEEDBACK AND DISCUSSION FROM YOU ALL. SO AS MENTIONED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN MONITORING THE INCIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE JULY AND THESE ARE THE INCIDENTS REPORTED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BY CALLING 911. THESE ARE THE INCIDENTS THAT THEY ARE RESPONDING TO, AND IT MAY NOT BE ALL OF THE INCIDENTS THAT ARE OCCURRING AS SOME PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE AN INJURY AND THEY HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS TAKE THEM TO THE HOSPITAL OR THEY DON'T CALL 911. SO IT'S NOT ALL OF THAT DATA. WE ARE TRYING TO GOT MORE DATA FROM THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT.
WITH THAT SAID, LET'S DIVE INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE. WITH THIS DATA, HERE IS THE AGES THAT IT IS RANGING AT. WE ARE WITH THE 13 TO 19 GROUP AND THIS IS THE TARGETING SAFETY MESSAGING FOR THEIR AGE GROUP AND THEIR PARENT, BUT ONE OF THE MORE SHOCKING IS THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT WEARING HELMETS. OUT OF THE 16, ONLY TWO INCIDENTS WERE WEARING A HELMET AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THAT IT OCCURRED.
SO IT'S PRETTY STAGGERING, THAT NUMBER.
SO THIS JUST REENFORCES THAT WE REALLY NEED TO PUSH THAT HELMET
MESSAGE. >> AS FOR AS THE TYPE OF VEHICLE THAT WE'RE SEEING INVOLVED IN THIS, AND WHEN I SAY VEHICLE I MEAN DEVICE WHETHER IT'S A REAL BICYCLE OR AN ELECTRIC DEVICE.
IT'S ABOUT HALF AND HALF RIGHT NOW. IN THE MONTH OF JULY THE MAJORITY OF THE INCIDENTS WERE FOR A REGULAR BICYCLE AND IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST, THE MAJORITY WERE ON ELECTRIC
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S EVENLY DIVIDED, BUT MY QUESTION IS REALLY DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA THE RATIO OF THE USERS OF THE E- BIKES VERSUS THE USERS OF PUSH PEDAL BIKES.
>> THESE ARE BASED ON INCIDENTS
ONLY. >> WHICH COULD BE MUCH HIGHER PER USE RATE OF ACCIDENTS THAT WE'RE SEEING WITH E-BIKES.
>> WE JUST DON'T KNOW. YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
>> WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE HOSPITAL DATA, AS I MENTIONED, IF PEOPLE ARE REPORTING IT AND IF SOMEONE GETS HURT AND WE JUST DON'T KNOW THAT IT EVER HAPPENED IT'S HARD TO TRACK.
>> QUICK FOLLOW UP. BUT WHAT I'M REALLY ASKING IS IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO TALLY THE NUMBER OF USERS OF TRADITIONAL BICYCLES VERSUS THE NUMBER OF E-BIKES OR E-VEHICLES.
>> JUST THE ONES THAT ARE OUT THERE IN GENERAL AND WE DON'T HAVE AN IDEA ON THAT.
>> NOTHING. CAN'T DO A DRONE OVER THE TOP AND JUST COUNT?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF THE CHIEF WOULD WANT TO TAKE THAT ON.
>> I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THE USAGE IS SHIFTING.
>> THERE'S DEFINITELY A PERCEPTION THAT IT IS.
>> YES. IT WOULD BE GOOD TO UNDERSTAND THAT A LITTLE MORE.
>> WE CAN GO TO THE SCHOOLS AND COUNT WHAT'S PARKED AT THE BIKE RACKS. THAT'S ONE WAY. MY QUESTION WAS ALONG THE LINES OF DIRECTOR SEKULA GIBBS. THE TWO MAJOR INCIDENTS DO WE KNOW IF THOSE ARE RELATED TO
BIKES. >> I DON'T HAVE THAT HERE, BUT I CAN PULL UP THAT FOR YOU AND GET THAT INFORMATION TO
YOU. >> THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTING
DATA. >> I KNOW THE CHIEF HAS THAT IF HE WANTS TO LOOK THAT UP FOR ME.
THE INJURY TYPE, THE MAJORITY HAVE BEEN MINOR SO THAT IS GOOD.
THE TWO MAJOR THAT WE JUST MENTIONED AS THE CHIEF SAID THAT THAT WAS ON BICYCLES. SO A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE STRATEGY THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS PRIMARILY AWARENESS AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY
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THAT THEY NEED TO BE SAFE AND THEY'RE USING OUR PATHWAYS AND WE'RE TRYING TO VIEW THE PARENTS AND THE 9 TO 14-YEAR-OLDS.WE ARE TRYING TO REACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE KIDS, THE DRIVERS AND COMMUNITY PART OFFERS IN, AS WELL.
AS MENTIONED, WE ARE RAISING AWARENESS, BUT WE ARE ALSO BEING ABLE TO ENGAGE OUR PARTNERS TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR OTHERS TO USE, AS WELL OUR APPROACH IS USING CONSISTENT MULTI- CHANNEL COMMUNICATION, ENGAGING THOSE PARENTS AND OTHER AUDIENCE GROUPS WITH RELATABLE SAFETY FOCUS CONTENT WHILE LEVERAGING OUR PARTNERSHIPS. SO THIS IS A ROUGH TIME LINE OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AND WE MET WITH PARTNER COMMUNITY AGENCIES FOR THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING AND THE VERY NEXT DAY WE RELEASED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP AND ON AUGUST 8 TH, FOLLOWING THAT WEDNESDAY MEETING, WE BEGAN POSTING TO SOCIAL MEDIA, EVERY SINGLE MONDAY AND FRIDAY WE ARE PUSHING AWARENESS AND SAFETY MESSAGING. ON AUGUST 15TH, ANOTHER FRIDAY WE BEGAN INCLUSION AND TALK OF THE TOWNSHIP AND THAT'S THE NEWSLETTER THAT GOES OUT EVERY FRIDAY AND WE'RE PLANNING TO INCLUDE THAT THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.
ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH, WE PUBLISHED OUR PARTNER VIDEO AND I'LL GO INTO MORE STATISTICS ON THAT IN A SECOND. THE WOODLANDS CAME OUT WITH A MESSAGE ABOUT THIS AND ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, CONROE ISD HAD A LINK TO THE PARTNER VIDEO ALONG WITH SAFETY TIPS IN THE EMAIL AND THAT WAS REALLY GOOD.
>> DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE OPENED IT AND ACTUALLY WATCHED?
>> I DON'T KNOW, BUT I WILL SHARE AN INTERESTING METRIC
YEAH. >> ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT, ARE YOU MONITORING COMMENTS AND MESSAGES?
>> WHAT'S BEEN THE OVERALL REPONS?
>> AS FAR AS COMMENTS GOES, AND I DO HAVE A SLIDE ON OUR SOCIAL
MEDIA. >> I'LL LET YOU. FIRST, LET ME TALK ABOUT THE PARTNER VIDEO. AGAIN, WE DID PUBLISH THAT ON THE 29TH. THIS PARTNER VIDEO WE FEATURED MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND PRECINCT 4 AND THE MONTGOMERY FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE TOWNSHIP PARK RANGERS. ON THIS VIDEO PERFORMED HIGHER THAN THE MAJORITY OF OUR VIDEOS AND ON FACEBOOK ALONE, IT WAS 5. 3 MORE VIEWS AND 4. 8 MORE SHARES AND 3.4 MORE REACTIONS.
A TOTAL COMBINED OFF OF FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE AND LINKEDIN WE HAD 27,000 VIEWS AND ALMOST 600 INTERACTIONS AND THE LIKES AND THE LOVES AND THE SHARES.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY NEGATIVE INTERACTIONS WITH THE VIDEO WHICH ARE THE FROWNY FACES OR MAD FACES LIKE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE DID HAVE SOME INTERESTING COMMENTS AND THEY DO RANGE FROM A VARIETY OF PEOPLE JUST NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT A TOWNSHIP ORDER IS, NOT UNDERSTANDING THE TOWNSHIP'S ROLE, CAN WE ENFORCE? CAN WE NOT ENFORCE AND SO WE'RE ANSWERING A LOT OF THOSE QUESTIONS. WE DO HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE HAPPY WITH IT, AND THEY JUST DON'T COMMENT AT ALL. THEY HIT THE LIKE OR THE LOVE AND THEY MOVE ON. IT'S PEOPLE THAT DON'T AGREE WITH IT THAT ARE DOING THE COMMENTS AND WE'RE NOT SEEING AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF COMMENTS THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH. BACK TO YOUR POINT, DR. SHELLY, THE KAY THAT WE PUT OUT THE VIDEO TO CCISD, SO THAT'S IN MY BRAIN A LOT. WE SAW A 156 INCREASE IN VIEWS. IN THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY WE HAD 300 VIEWS AND BY THE END OF THE DAY IT WAS RELEASED WE HAD OVER 900 VIEWS ON THE VIDEO. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT METRICS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS FAR AS HOW MANY PEOPLE OPENED THE EMAIL, BUT WE DID SEE A SIGNIFICANT SPIKE AND VIEWS ON THE VIDEO THAT DAY.
>> IS IT SAFE TO NOW CONSIDER CHIEF CAMPBELL
AN INFLUENCER? >> WE HAVE A LOT OF VIDEOS WITH CHIEF CAMPBELL. A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON THE TALK OF THE TOWNSHIP, AGAIN, I MENTIONED THAT THS IS RELEASED EVERY SINGLE FRIDAY WITH THE SIX NEWS LATERS IN ADDITION TO THE BOARDROOM BRIEFING AND WE HAD 59,000 EMAILS OPENED.
WE HAD 475 LINKED, IN THE PATHWAY CONTENT AND A LOT OF PEOPLE CLICK IN THE NEWSLETTERS.
THEY MIGHT CLICK A PARK, BUT WE SPECIFICALLY TARGETED JUST THE ONES THAT ARE OPENING OUR VIDEOS OR OUR INFORMATION ABOUT THE PATHWAY SAFETY.
AND THEN THE CONTENT THAT WE HAVE, AND OUR PARTNER VIDEO AND
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THE IMPORTANCE OF WEARING A HELMET.DRIVER AWARENESS AT CROSSINGS. WE RELEASED THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY WHENEVER WE DID SEE TWO INCIDENTS THAT MARYANNE HAD TALKED ABOUT EARLIER TODAY. WE RELACED THAT INFORMATION TRYING TO TARGET THE DRIVERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE MORE AWARE. WE PUT OUT SPECIFICALLY MOTORIZED DEVICE PROHIBITION AND SLOWING DOWN ON OUR PATHWAYS. THE COMMUNITY MAGAZINE, THE BOARD- FOCUSED MESSAGE WAS ALL ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIPS AND WHAT WE'RE DOING.
IT ALSO HAD A LINK TO THE PARTNER VIDEO WITH A QR CODE AND WE SAW 30 QR CODE SCANS FROM THAT. ALL RIGHT.
MORE ON SOCIAL MEAD WHY. MEDIA AND WE ARE GETTING A LOT OF COMMENTS. SO FAR WE POSTED 14 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AND THAT'S CLOSE TO 140,000 TOTAL REACH OR IMPRESSION. THOSE ARE PEOPLE THAT IT'S BEING SERVED UP TO.
OF THAT 200,000 MORE VIEWS AND MORE PEOPLE ARE VIEWING IT THAN THEY MIGHT BE RECEIVING IT IN THEIR FEED. WE'VE DONE SIX VIDEOS SHORT, ONE LONG FORM VIDEO WHICH IS THE PARTNER VIDEO AND AS MENTIONED, OUR PRIMARY CHANNELS AND THE STUFF THAT I HAVE OVER TO THE SIDE, THIS IS THE SPECIFIC REEL ABOUT THE PROHIBITION SPECIFICALLY, AND IT DID BETTER THAN THE LONG FORM PARTNER VIDEO DID ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE LONG FORM PARTNER VIDEO HAD 7,000 VIEWS AND THIS HAS OVER 51,000 VIEWS.
>> WOW. >> AND MORE INTERACTIONS.
>> I CAN PLAY IT FOR YOU REAL FAST BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY 30
SECONDS. >> WOULD EVERYBODY LIKE TO SEE IT.
>> DID YOU KNOW THAT MOTORIZED VEHICLES ARE NOT ALLOWED ON OUR PATHWAYS? THIS INCLUDES ELECTRIC SCOOTERS AND E-BIKES.
MOTORIZED VEHICLES POSE A SAFETY ISSUE AND MAY LEAD TO COLLISION, PATHWAY CONGESTION AND NOISE DISTURBANCES. HELP US HAVE A FRIENDLY PATHWAY IN THE WOODLANDS. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRIC SCOOTERS AND E-BIKES ON OUR PATHWAYS.
>> AWESOME. >> AND LOTS OF SHARES. OUR VILLAGES ARE SHARING OUR MESSAGING AND WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> SOMETHING LIKE THAT POSTED AND SHARED, BUT THAT'S NOT -- IT'S JUST NOT ONE AND DONE.
YOU'RE GOING TO REPOST IT AND RESHARE IT.
>> THIS 51,000 IS GOING TO INCREASE AND WILL LIKELY JUST CONTINUE TO SEE IT INCREASE OVER
>> THAT'S PRETTY GREAT. WE HAVE 123,000, MAYBE PLUS RESIDENTS AND YOU ARE HITTING A LARGE MAJORITY OF THEM AND FAMILY MEMBERS THAT MIGHT NOT SEE IT, AND GRANDMA IS CALLING HER DAUGHTER THAT HAS A 9-YEAR- OLD THAT SAYS, HEY, DON'T DO THIS.
>> SO. OR GETTING THIS OUT BEFORE PEOPLE START CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.
>> GOOD THOUGHT. EVERYONE HAS A RAT CARD.
WE JUST GOT THESE IN ACTUALLY TODAY AND THESE ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED BY NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AT POP- UP EVENTS AT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY GO TO AND WE'LL KEEP ADJUSTING THAT AS
A SUGGESTION? >> I DID NOT KNOW THIS, BUT -- AND AS A PHYSICIAN MYSELF I'M HAPPY TO SEE IT, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT AND MAYBE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T. IT'S THE 16+ SECTION.
IT SAYS THAT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS ADVISES THAT CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16 SHOULD NOT OPERATE ELECTRIC DEVICES.
>> THAT IS CORRECT AND THAT IS INCLUDED IN OUR PARTNER VIDEO BY CHIEF CAMPBELL AND WE WILL DO A SHORT THAT HAS
THAT, AS WELL. >> EMPHASIZING THAT.
ESPECIALLY AT CHRISTMAS TIME. >> ESPECIALLY THEN.
YES. >> AND SO SPEAKING OF THE SERVICES, THEY ARE DOING A GRAND REOPENING AND THEY HAD A SAFETY BOOTH SHOWING HOW TO PROPERLY WEAR A HELMET.
THEY KICK OFF ROCK 'N' ROLL NEXT MONTH AND IT'S A HUGE UNDERTAKING 13 SCHOOLS AND I WILL GET INTO THE COLLATERAL CREATED FOR THAT. OCTOBER 16TH, THEY HAVE A BIKE SAFETY DAY AT THE DEVELOPMENT CENTER WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. ON NOVEMBER 1ST, IT WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST BIKE RODEOS AND THIS IS WHERE OFFICERS COME OUT AND THEY SHOW EXACTLY HOW TO RIDE BIKES SAFELY AND HOW TO WEAR SAFETY EQUIPMENT, AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND EVEN SOME POP-UP EVENTS AND ONE COMING IN CREEKSIDE SOON.
>> GO BACK TO THAT PICTURE, PLEASE.
I WOULD SAY IF PEOPLE LOOKED THAT CHIC WITH THE
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HELMET WE WOULD GET A LOT MORE USE.>> MAYBE SO. >> IS THAT WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE? SO. AS MENTIONED, ROCK 'N' ROLL TO SCHOOL IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING AND WE'VE CREATED A LOT OF COLLATERAL FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES TO SHARE WITH ALL OF THE SCHOOLS. THEY CREATE A PLEDGE EACH YEAR FOR THE STUDENTS TO SHARE WITH THEIR PARENTS AND THIS YEAR'S PLEDGE WE PICKED THE QR CODE ENCOURAGING THEM TO WATCH THE VIDEO WITH THEIR CHILDREN IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE RESPECT THE PATH BRANDING.
THERE'S GOING TO BE TEMPORARY SIGNAGE THAT THEY WILL SEE, AND THERE'S ALSO THE FUN PSA THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER THAT THE SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO SHOW TO THE KIDS PRIOR TO THEIR WALK TO SCHOOL DAY.
>> WHEN WALKING AND ROLLING, LET'S
STAY SAFE. >> NEVER FORGET ME!
>> WEAR A HELMET FOR EVERY RIDE. SLOW DOWN WHEN YOU ARE NEAR OTHERS. ONLY CROSS STREETS ON CROSSWALKS AND INTERSECTIONS. BEFORE CROSSING, ALWAYS LOOK BOTH WAYS AND KEEP SCANNING AS YOU CROSS.
WALK AND ROLL WITH A BUDDY. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO BE KIND.
SLOWING DOWN WHEN YOU GET CLOSER TO OTHERS SHOWS THAT YOU CARE ABOUT THEIR SAFETY. RINGING YOUR BELL AND YELLING "ON YOUR LEFT" WHEN YOU PASS LETS OTHERS KNOW THAT YOU ARE COMING UP BEHIND THEM. E-BIKES AND E- SCOOTERS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP PATHWAYS AND DON'T FORGET, KEEP MOVING. WALKING AND ROLLING TO SCHOOL IS A SUPER WAY TO STAY STRONG AND HEALTHY. THANKS FOR BEING A ROCK AND ROLL MODEL.
>> VERY COOL. DID YOU COME UP WITH
THAT? >> THAT IS ONE OF MY NEW HIRES AND MY DIGITAL MEDIA LEAD DID
THAT FOR US. >> WHAT IS THE NAME?
>> SHE MIGHT BE WATCHING AT HOME.
YES. >> AND STEVEN, OUR VIDEO PRODUCER IS THE ONE THAT HAS BEEN DOING THE LONGER FORM VIDEOS.
>> KOUD OWES UDOS TO STEPHEN, AS WELL.
>> PATHWAY SIGNAGE, THIS IS THE WORK OF THE GRAPHIC DESIGNER WHO CREATED THE ENTIRE BRAND.
THIS HAS BEEN SHARED WITH PARKS AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE SEEING THESE POP UP ON THE PATHWAYS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. VERY SIMPLE MESSAGING ON THIS. AND THEN JUST KIND OF A LOOK AHEAD. AS WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS, WE'VE REALLY CREATED A RESPONSE TOOL KIT BECAUSE WE DO GET SOME OF THE SAME QUESTIONS OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND WE'RE SHARING THAT WITH OTHER AREAS THAT MIGHT GET QUESTIONS IF THEY'RE CALLED. WORKING WITH THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT, AS YOU MENTIONED CHIEF CAMPBELL IS AN
INFLUENCER. >> DID YOU KNOW THAT ONE IN THREE INCIDENTS INVOLVES IN A FRAKTUR FRACTURE AND MOST OFTEN IT'S A WRIST OR COLLARBONE.
NOTHING TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE PAVEMENT.
>> THESE ARE VERY SHORT, FACTUAL TIDBITS THAT GO OUT THERE, AND CREATING HOLIDAY- SPECIFIC MESSAGING, WE HAVE HALLOWEEN COMING UP AND TRICK OR TREATING AND THE TIME CHANGE WILL CHANGE THE FIRST WEEKEND IN NOVEMBER AND, AND SO IT WILL GET DARKER EARLIER. WE HAVE MESSAGING GOING OUT ABOUT THAT AND THE HOLIDAY SEASON ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO NOT BUY THESE DEVICES.
IT WILL BE A BIG MESSAGE THAT WE'RE PUSHING OUT AND THAT WILL BE THE PRIMARY MESSAGE IN THE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER MAGAZINE.
>> SO WITH THAT SAID, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST 50 DAYS, AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP PUSHING INFORMATION OUT, AND KEEP WORKING WITH OUR DEPARTMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO WORK TO TRY TO GET MORE METRICS FOR YOU ON INCIDENTS THAT ARE OCCURRING, BUT WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE US TO SEE AND WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE US
TO DO? >> I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
ONE THING I MIGHT SUGGEST IS TO DROP SOME IN THE SCHOOL OFFICES.
>> OKAY. >> JUST A STACK EVER THEM WHEN THE PARENT COMES IN, AND THE CHILD HAS A LIFE ACCIDENT THEY WOULD HAVE THEIR CAR BECAUSE IT MAKES FOR A NICE PRESENTATION.
>> LEAH, WHAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE DONE IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME IS PHENOMENAL. SO KUDOS TO YOUR TEAM.
I KNOW THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING AND WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH, YOU KNOW, NO PUN INTENDED.
>> IT'S ALWAYS INTENDED. >> SORRY.
>> THANK YOU, GREAT JOB. I'M NOT SURE WHICH AWARD YOU WILL RECEIVE, BUT IT IS AWESOME. THAT WAS ONE THING THAT SEVERAL OF US WERE CONCERNED IS THAT IT WAS NOT CLEAR, AND THIS IS CLEAR EVEN FOR THE OLDER SET LIKE MYSELF IT'S CLEAR, IT'S TO THE POINT AND IT'S POSITIVE. I LOVE
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PUSH WITH A MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT?>> WE ACTUALLY DID A REEL LAST WEEK THAT WAS ABOUT KEEPING IT UNDER TEN MILES TO SLOW DOWN, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS IN LAST WEEK'S TALK OF THE TOWNSHIP, AS WELL. WE HAVE DONE THAT AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT BECAUSE THAT IS A BIG ONE. I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN YOU WOULD LIKE US TO REPORT, BUT I FEEL LIKE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THIS TWO-MONTH PERIOD WAS KIND OF GOOD FOR US, AND IT ALLOWED US TO CREATE GOOD METRICS. WE WOULD RECOMMEND COMING BACK TO YOU IN NOVEMBER AND THEN AGAIN IN JANUARY.
>> I MOVE FOR THAT. IF YOU'RE TAKING A MOTION, CHAIRMAN.
>> I WAS THE ONE THAT SUGGESTED WE DO IT MONTHLY AND I ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT FROM STAFF.
>> DOES THAT REQUIRE A MOTION? >> IT MIGHT.
PERFECT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> GREAT JOB. PLEASE LET YOUR TEAM KNOW.
>> IT IS DEFINITELY A TEAM EFFORT AND THEY DESERVE THE KUDOS FOR IT.
>> DO I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO ACCEPT
>> MOVED BY DIRECTOR FRANKS AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR SEKULA
[13. Receive, consider and act upon an update regarding the Village Presidents' Council;]
GIBBS. ALL IN FAVOR AND THE REPORT IS ACCEPTED. MOVING ON TO NUMBER 13, AN UPDATE REGARDING THE VILLAGE PRESIDENTS COUNCIL.>> WE HAD JORDAN WATSON FROM HOWARD HUGHES FROM THE COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND SHE WENT THROUGH SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT HUGHES IS WORKING ON, AND ONE I THINK THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE CERTAINLY INTERESTED IN. THEY NOW HAVE NEW RESTAURANTS WITH THE STREET AND LOCAL, AND THOSE WILL SOON BE FILLED UP AND THEY'RE WORKING ON SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT THEY'VE HAD AND SOME OF THE PUBLIC AREAS. THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS FROM THE VILLAGE PRESIDENTS ABOUT THINGS THAT MIGHT BE GOING ON IN THE VILLAGES, AND I THINK THE WHOLE MEETING WENT VERY WELL.
SO JORDAN DID A GREAT JOB EVEN THOUGH WE COULDN'T GET THE VIDEO TO WORK.
SHE TALKED US THROUGH THE VIDEO.
>> GOOD JOB, JORDAN. I KNOW YOU'RE WATCHING. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR FRANKS? CAN I GET A MOTION AND AA SECOND?
[16. Consideration of items to be placed on the agenda for next month's meeting;]
NO NO EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT?>> SO MOVING ON TO ITEM 16 THEN. THE CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MONTH'S MEETING.
>> YES, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT
THE REPORT THAT WAS IN THE COMMUNITY IMPACT.
I THINK IT WAS UNSETTLING. I RECEIVED LOTS OF COMMENTS ABOUT IT AND MAYBE THE STAFF HERE DID, TOO, AND SO WE NEED TO BRING THAT BACK, I THINK, DISCUSS IT, BRING IT UP AND FIND OUT, AND I THINK, RHONDA, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO COME BACK AND BE PART OF THAT AND COMMISSIONER WHEELER AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT SOMETHING THAT I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ONE INDIVIDUAL SAYING GREAT IDEA.
I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT. I'VE ONLY HEARD PLEASE DON'T DO THIS, AND I THINK THAT MESSAGE NEEDS TO BE HEARD BY THE COMMISSIONER.
SECOND THERE. >> I HAVE ONE TO ADD.
IF WE CAN ADD AN UPDATE SINCE WE'RE TALKING A LOT ABOUT WATER. THE WOODLANDS WATER UPDATE, AND I'LL JUST GIVE IT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ERIC PETERSON COME, BUT WE'VE HAD COMMUNITY WATER GROUP MEETINGS WITH SOME UPDATES THAT ARE REALLY GREAT.
>> AND THEN ALSO, MR. REYES HAD ASKED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND THAT WILL OCCUR BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING, BUT MAYBE WE COULD DO AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT HAPPENED AT ONE OF THE NEXT MEETINGS.
>> CAN YOU REFER HIMHIM SOME INFORMATION AND FOLLOW UP ON
I, KEEPING ON THE WATER TOPIC, JUST MAYBE GETTING AN UPDATE ON THE RAIN WATER HARVESTING PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE GOING ON?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REFUND AMOUNT IS THAT YOU GET FOR HAVING THAT, SO MAYBE YOU CAN COVER THAT. I SECOND.
>> SECOND. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE?
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ALL RIGHT. ANY BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS?>> WELL. I SECOND THAT MOTION -- MOTION AND SECOND TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.