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GO. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE
[1. Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance;]
WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP. IT IS 6:00 P.M. , AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON DIRECTOR HOUSERFOR THE INVOCATION. >> IF YOU WOULD BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME, PLEASE. DEAR LORD, IN THE DAYS AHEAD OF US AND THE DAYS OF UNCERTAINTY WE LIFT OUR NATION AND COMMUNITY. PLEASE GRANT CALM TO OUR LEADERS WRESTLING WITH THE DECISIONS AND THE SHUTDOWNS AND STRIVE. BRING ADVERSITY -- GOOD EVENING, AND PRIDE, GUIDE OUR HEARTS TOWARD UNDERSTANDING, AND OUR WORDS TOWARD HEALING AND OUR HANDS TOWARD SERVICE. MAY LIGHT BREAK THROUGH TODAY'S CHAOS AND MAY HOPE REMAIN STEADY IN EVERY DARKNESS AND LORD, BLESS EVERY MEMBER HERE AT THIS DEUS TODAY AS THEY GIVE OF THEIR TIME, TALENTS AND TREASURE TO THE COMMUNITY. WE LOVE YOU, IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
>> AMEN. NOW STAND FOR OUR PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[2. Proclamations;]
>> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATIONS THIS EVENING. FIRST ONE IS A PROCLAMATION SUPPORTING VETERANS DAY. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON DIRECTOR FRANKS TO READ THE PROCLAMATION, ANY AND ALL VETERANS IN THE ROOM MIND MAKING YOUR WAY UP TO THE DEUS, WE'LL DO A PICTURE AFTER THE PROCLAMATION.
>> AS A VETERAN MYSELF I AM HONORED TO BE ABLE TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION FOR MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN UNIFORM. THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT WE HAVE A SACRED TRUST FOR THOSE WHO WEAR THE UNIFORM OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND WHEREAS OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN ARE THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST ENLISTING IN TIMES OF PEACE AND WAR, SERVING IN HONOR UNDER THE MOST DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES AND MAKING SACRIFICES THAT MANY OF US CANNOT BE GINN CANNOT BE CANNOT BEGIN TO IMAGINE AND THOSE PROTECTING THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD AND STANDING UP FOR THE TIMELESS AMERICAN IDEALS OF LIBERTY, SELF-DETERMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND WHEREAS ON VETERANS DAY WE HONOR THE HEROES WE HAVE LOST AND WE LOOK TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF VETERANS BY SUPPORTING OUR SOLDIER, SAILORS, COAST GUARD, MARINE AS THEY RETURN FROM DUTY.
ON BEHALF OF VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WOODLANDS TP TOWNSHIP IN RECOGNITION TO THE CONTRIBUTION OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN HAVE MADE TO THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AROUND THE WORLD, ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN WOODLANDS TO RECOGNIZE THE VALOR AND SACRIFICE THROUGH APPROPRIATE CEREMONY, PRAYERS AND AFFIRMATION AND PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 11, 2025, AS VETERANS DAY IN WOODLANDS, TEXAS, SIGNED CRAIG EISSLER, VICE CHAIRMAN, WOODLANDS,
TEXAS. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR FRANKS.
CAN YOU MAKE YOUR WAY UP. RICHARD, WE'LL TAKE OUR PICTURE WITH YOU UP HERE.
>> LET ME GET THE PROCLAMATION HERE, RICHARD.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, VETERANS AND TO ALL THE VETERANS WATCHING WE VALUE AND APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. ALL RIGHT.
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THE NEXT PROCLAMATION IS IN SUPPORT OF THE WOODLANDS RECYCLES DAY, AND I WILL CALL ON DIRECTOR NELSON TO READ THE PROCLAMATION AND CARL OWE AND COORDINATOR HERE.>> AND ANYONE ELSE THAT'S INVOLVED WITH IT, COME ON UP.
ANYBODY ELSE INVOLVED WITH THAT? OKAY.
>> BE IT PROCLAIMED WHEREAS THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP WITH URBAN NEEDS AND GEORGE MITCHELL'S VISION AN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND POLICY. WHERE IS SHE? ARE YOU NOT COMING
UP? >> SHE'S UP HERE, BUT NOT QUITE ALL OF THE WAY UP HERE.
SHE'S WAITING FOR YOU TO GET TO THE GOOD PART.
NO, JUST TURN AROUND AND FACE EVERYBODY, WHEREAS WASTE MINIMIZATION AND RECYCLING ARE AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF AN EFFICIENT, COST EFFECTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND WHEREAS, WITH OVER 90% PARTICIPATION IN THE CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS OF THE WOODLANDS DIVERT 28% OF THE LANDFILL MONTHLY BY COMPOSTING YARD TRIMMINGS AND WHEREAS THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP HAS RECEIVED AWARD FOR THE RECYCLING EDUCATION PROGRAM WHERE IT SUPPORTS A STRONG CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM WITH A MONTHLY CONTAMINATION RATE OF 12% AND THAT IS WELL BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 25%, AND WHEREAS REDUCING, REUSING AND RECYCLING SAVES ENERGY, CONSERVES NATURAL RESOURCES AND PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT, REDUCES AIR POLLUTION AND LANDFILL NEEDS, CREATES JOBS AND HAS A POSITIVE, ECONOMIC IMPACT AND WHEREAS WASTE REDUCTION ON THE PURCHASE OF RECYCLED CONTENT PRODUCTS ARE CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF AN ENVIRONMENTALLY PROGRAM AND WHEREAS, AMERICA RECYCLES DAY IS A NATIONAL PROMOTION IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF RECYCLING AND BUYING RECYCLED PRODUCTS.
NOW, THEREFORE, CRAIG EISSLER, AS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SATURDAY, 2025 RECYCLES DAY.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE RECYCLES YOUR BATTERIES PROGRAM GOING ON, IT'S INTERESTING.
BATTERIES HAVE TO WEIGH UNDER 11 POUNDS, ALKALINE, LITHIUM, LITHIUM ION, NICKEL, ACID, NICKEL, METAL HYDRY AND CELL PHONES OF ANY MAKE AND MODEL. WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THOSE ARE
HOLD ON TO THAT PROCLAMATION. WE'LL REUSE THAT NEXT YEAR.
[3. Call meeting to order;]
I WILL OFFICIALLY CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND NOTICE OF THE MEETING WAS POSTED THREE BUSINESS DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING.
THIS POSTING OCCURRED INSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWNSHIP AT THIS OFFICE BUILDING. STATE LAW REQUIRES FOUR OF THE BOARD MEMBERSHIP BE PRESENT TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM. I ASK EACH BOARD MEMBER TO INDICATE YOUR PRESENCE BY RESPONDING WITH AN AUDIBLE SIGN AS I CALL ROLL. RICHARD FRANKS?
>> HERE. >> SHELLY SKULA GIBBS.
>> BAILEY IS NOT HERE, BUT HE DID SEND ME A NOTE HE'D LIKE ME TO READ. THIS IS A PRETTY INTERESTING
OPPORTUNITY HE HAS. >> GREETINGS FROM WASHINGTON, D.C., I COULD NOT ATTEND THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP MEETING BECAUSE I WAS IN THE NEW NATIONAL INITIATIVE THAT WILL
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WORK WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP TO STRENGTHEN THE CONNECTION WITH FEDERAL POLICY AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER AS WELL AS TO ELEVATE OUR VOICES ATAT FEDERAL LEVEL. AS THE ONLY TOWNSHIP CHAIRMAN ON THIS MAYOR'S COUNCIL AND THE ONLY LOCAL LEADER FROM TEXAS, I CAN UNIQUELY ADVOCATE ON OUR BEHALF WHILE AT THE SAME TIME BECOME BETTER, QUIPPED WITH TOOLS TO STRENGTHEN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND KEEP FROM OVERREACH AND DEMOCRATIC INTERFERENCE. I AM WORKING HARD HERE FOR YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING MY WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP MEMBERS SOON. GIVE 'EM HELL, CHAIRMAN BAILEY.[4. Receive, consider and act upon adoption of the meeting agenda;]
THERE ARE SUFFICIENT MEMBERS TO HAVE A QUORUM. 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 A SECOND.
>> SO MOVED. >> MOTION BY DIRECTOR FRANKS. SECOND BY DIRECTOR HEISER.
>> ALL OPPOSED? AGENDA PASSES.
[6. Public comment;]
OFFICIALS. THERE ARE NONE IN THE SIGN- IN SHEET. ANY THAT I DIDN'T SEE? NONE? MOVING ON.ITEM 6, PUBLIC COMMENT. WE DO HAVE A FEW, SO I GET TO READ THE SCRIPT HERE.
PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT OPEN MEETINGS IS WELCOMED AND ENCOURAGED. A PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA ITEM IS INCLUDED AT ALL REGULAR BOARD AGENDS TO PRODUCE THE MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESS FOR ALLOWING CONSTITUENTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACCEPTS PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC MEETINGS. EACH PERSON MUST FIRST SIGN THE SPEAKER'S ROSTER PROVIDED BY THE BOARD'S SECRETARY. TWO, INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO MAKE GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS OR WHO WISH TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS MUST DO SO UNDER THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AGENDA ITEM IN THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. THREE, INDIVIDUALS WILL BE LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF TOPICS.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES.
SPEAKERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO YIELD THEIR TIME TO ANOTHER SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE BOARD FROM FORMALLY ACTING ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT UNLESS POSTED ON THE AGENDA. ANY ITEMS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA IS LIMB ITED TO QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION AND WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL BE ON A FUTURE AGENDA. THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEBATE ON AN ISSUE. SPEAKERS WILL WANT USE PROFANITY. COMMENTS CAN BE MADE AS A WHOLE OR TO AN INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR, AND ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU TO PLACE YOUR CELL PHONES ON SILENT MODE.
ARTHUR IS NOT HERE, SO WE'RE GOOD. VICE CHAIRMAN WILL CALL ON NAMES FROM -- I DON'T THINK I'M SUPPOSED TO READ THAT. RON BURGUNDY.
NUMBER ONE, SIMON OTISON TO KICK OFF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. WELCOME.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, TOWNSHIP STAFF. MY NAME IS SIMON BOTISON, DIRECTOR OF SOCCER OPERATIONS FOR YOUR HOMETOWN YOUTH SOCCER, HDS SOCCER.
I WANTED TO CHAT A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT ABOUT OUR COLLEGE CENTER THAT WE HAVE HAD MOVING VOTES SINCE 2006. IT'S A PROGRAM THAT WE RUN OUT ON A YEARLY BASIS TO POWER TEENS THROUGH UA TEENS WHO HAVE A DESIRE, A GOAL, TO MOVE OFF FROM YOUTH SOCCER AND HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER AND THE HIGH SCHOOL EDGE DOESN'T GO ON TO COLLEGE TO OBTAIN A DEGREE WITH THE HELP AND THE USE OF SOCCER AS A VEHICLE IN TERMS OF A SCHOLARSHIP. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR KIDS FOR A HUGE AMOUNT OF TIME. WE'VE HAD FANTASTIC RESULTS AND THE PROGRAM ITSELF IS SPONSORED BY A LOCAL ORAL SURGEON, NORTHWEST ORAL AND MAXAL FACIAL SURGERY WHICH IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT GROUP FOR SUPPORTING THESE KIDS AND THE PROGRAM SINCE 20 -- SINCE 2006.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT A HUNDRED TEAMS WORKING IN THE PLATFORM.
1300 PLAYERS HAVE ACCESS ON A DAILY BASIS, AND IT'S A SYSTEM WHERE SPORTS RECRUITS IS THE TOOL THAT WE USE. THEY CAN REACH OUT TO THE
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COLLEGE COACHES, GET ON THE MARKETING RADAR, AND HELP TO GET THEM FROM A TO B. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOKING TO PLAY COLLEGIATE SOCCER AND IT IS PART OF OUR DNA TO ACTUALLY HELP THESE PLAYERS AND THE FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THE RECRUITING PROCESS. SO OVER THE YEARS WE'VE PUT 760+ PLAYERS ON TO A COLLEGIATE ROSTER SINCE 2006.SOME HAVE PLAYED AT MULTIPLE LEVELS, BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE STARTED A LONG TIME AGO. WE NEEDED TO PUT THE TIME AND THE RESOURCES INTO THAT. ALL OUR COACHING STAFF ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO HELP THESE KIDS MOVE FORWARD, AND WE TAKE THESE PLAYERS TO A SHOWCASE, AN EVENT. WE MARKET OUR LEAGUE SCHEDULE AND WE HAVE A HUGE AMOUNT OF COLLEGIATE CULTURES SIDING ON THE SIDELINE COME SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. SO I WANTED TO MENTION THAT.
IT IS FREE FOR OUR PLAYERS BECAUSE WE THINK IT IS WORTH OUR INVESTMENT TO THOSE PLAYERS AND IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF. SO WE'LL CONTINUE PUSHING THIS THROUGH AND LOOKING FOR FINAL RESULTS AGAIN WHEN IT COMES TO MAY 2026 WHEN THE NEXT YEAR GETS THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND WE CAN CELEBRATE. I WANTED TO MENTION THAT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE TOWNSHIP BOARD, THE STAFF AND THE SUPPORT OF YOUTH SOCCER IN THE LOCAL
THAT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. >> SIMON, DO YOU WANT TO SHARE ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH EDUCATION?
>> WHAT WE JUST SPOKE ABOUT. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
>> THERE WAS A BRIEF MESSAGE THAT WENT OUT TO OUR MEMBERS CONCERNING WHAT THE TOWNSHIP PROMOTING IN TERMS OF SAFETY ON THE TRAILS IN TERMS OF THE BIKES AND WHAT THE RULES ARE FOR OUR YOUNGSTERS TO RIDE AROUND AND BE SAFE.
SO I SUGGESTED THAT WE MARKET THE SAME MESSAGE TO OUR HDX MEMBERS WHO LIVE IN THE LOCAL AREA AND WE DID THAT LAST WEEK, AND IT WAS VERY POSITIVE.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE MESSAGING COMING FROM THE TOWNSHIP. LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP SO THANKS AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU, SIMON. THANKS FOR PARTNERING WITH US IN THAT. ALL RIGHT.
NEXT AND FINAL, MARY IS IT SIKHS SIXTA?
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MARY.
>> THE PUBLIC THAT IS HERE. OKAY.
MY NAME IS MARY SIXTA. I'VE LIVED IN THE WOODLANDS FOR A LITTLE OVER 25 YEARS NOW, AND MY FAMILY AND I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS OR VOICE A CONCERN ABOUT THE HOLIDAY SIGNS THAT ARE BEING PUT OVER THE ENTRANCES TO THE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ACTUALLY -- IT'S WANT JUST A SMALL SIGN. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT IN ALDEN BRIDGE THERE ARE SO MANY THAT ALMOST ALL OF THE STREETS ARE COVERED WITH THEM AND THEY'RE LARGE BANNERS, YOU KNOW, 6' BY 3'. THEY COVER THE WHOLE NAME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND SO THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY RENAMING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THESE DIFFERENT NAMES ESPECIALLY FOR THE HALLOWEEN SEASON. AND ALTHOUGH, I DON'T REALLY APPRECIATE THE HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS, MY CONCERN AND GRIEVANCE ABOUT IT IS MORE IMPORTANTLY THAT WITH THIS PRACTICE OF COVERING THE WHOLE SIGN, IT'S KIND OF A SAFETY ISSUE. I -- YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS ESPECIALLY FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WHERE IT COULD BE CONFUSING TO EMERGENCY PERSONNEL COMING IN. GRANTED, THEY ALWAYS USE GPS OR WHATEVER TO LOCATE WHERE THEY NEED TO GO, BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANOTHER REASSURANCE OF JUST LOOKING AT THE SIGN TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE BECAUSE THE -- YOU KNOW, THE OFFICIAL LITTLE STREET SIGNS SO MANY OF THOSE ARE GETTING AGED AND FADED AND WORN, AND SOME ARE SHT EVEN VISIBLE TO VALIDATE WHERE YOU'RE AT, AND I'VE SAID WHAT STREET ARE YOU ON, YOU KNOW? BUT THE WHEEL NEIGHBORHOOD SIGN IS COVERED BY THESE REALLY WICKED NAMES AND THINGS THAT I DON'T APPRECIATE, BUT I GUESS SOMETIMES THEY DO IT AT CHRISTMAS AND OTHER HOLIDAYS, TOO.
IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME FOR THAT TO BE HAPPENING, AND SO THAT'S THE MAIN THING I
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WANTED TO VOICE.>> OKAY. THANK YOU, MARY. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT.
>> THANK YOU. HAVE YOU REPORTED THAT THROUGH THE 311 APP?
>> NO, I HAVEN'T. I HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF THAT AS BEING A --
>> TAKE A PICTURE OF ONE THAT'S PRETTY -- THATIO HAVE YOU HAVE PARTICULAR CONCERNS AND SEND IT THROUGH THE 311 APP AND THEN EVERYONE CAN SEE THE PICTURE.
>> I COUNTED AT LEAST JUST ON MY ROUTE HOME AT LEAST A DOZEN SIGNS THAT WERE COVERED THAT WAY IN ALDEN BRIDGE, AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST ONE LITTLE ROUTE THROUGH THERE. IN COMPARISON, I LOOKED LIKE CALK RAN'S CROSSING AND SOME AREAS THERE ARE HARDLY ANYTHING AND IN OUR AREA IT'S THE
[7. President/CEO's Report;]
ADDITION.>> THANK YOU, MARY. AND THAT IS IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING. I'LL MOVE ON IT ITEM.
PRESIDENT AND CEO'S REPORT. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MONIQUE SHARP.
I THINK THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP STAFF IS KNOWN FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THE RESIDENTS AND TONIGHT IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO TELL YOU ABOUT AN ACTS OF TRUE HEROISM INVOLVING TWO OF THE TOWNSHIP EMPLOYEES.
ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH AT 2:25 P.M. MARTIN GANT WHO IS WITH THE COVENANT ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT AND DAVID HERNANDEZ WHO IS A FACILITIES FOREMAN WITNESSED AN ACCIDENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF WOODLANDS AND LAKESIDE BOULEVARD IN NORTH SHORE PARK.
IT WAS A COINCIDENCE THEY WERE AT THAT INTERSECTION AT THE SAME TIME. ONE OF THE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT WAS HEAVILY ÚDAMAGED, IMMEDIATELY S SMOKING AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE WITH THE DRIVER STILL INSIDE.
WITHOUT HESITATION, BOTH EMPLOYEES RAN TO THE VEHICLE AND WORKING TOGETHER THEY PULLED THE DRIVER OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND MOVED HER TO A SAFE DISTANCE AS THE FIRE CONSUMED THE CAR. SO I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY DEEP GRATITUDE TO MARTIN AND DAVID AND COMMEND THEIR BRAVERY AND THEIR QUICK ACTION.
THEY EXEMPLIFY THE VERY BEST OF PUBLIC SERVICE, AND I AM PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THEM TODAY. SO MARTIN AND DAVID, I BELIEVE YOU'RE BOTH HERE?
IF BOTH OF YOU -- >> COULD WE --
>> THANK YOU AGAIN MARTIN AND DAVID AND YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE HERE, I BELIEVE, AS WELL. THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THEM WITH US AND JUST THE CALIBER OF STAFF THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE WOODLANDS÷÷ TOWNSHIP.
NO DOUBT YOU DIDN'T DO THAT FOR GLORY AND RECOGNITION AND JUST DID WHAT YOU THOUGHT WAS RIGHT AND WE APPRECIATE IT AND OUR RESIDENTS ARE SAFER WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU OUT THERE. SO THANK YOU.
[ CONSENT AGENDA]
ALL RIGHT. CONSENT AGENDA.ITEM 8, RECEIVE UPON CONSENT AGENDA.
CONSENT AGENDA ARE NON-CONTROVERSIAL. NO DISCUSSION -- PRIOR TO TAKING A VOTE ON THE MOTION. THERE ARE 11 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANY ITEMS NEEDING TO BE REMOVED?
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TAKE THAT AS A NO. I CALL FOR A MOTION, A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.>> MOTION BY DIRECTOR FRANKS. SECONDED BY DIRECTOR SCHNEIDER.
[9. Receive, consider and act upon replacement concepts and budget amendment for the Grogan’s Point Nature Trail Pathway Bridge(s);]
>> ANY OPPOSED? CONSENT AGENDA PASSES.
>> CONSIDER AN ACT UPON THE REPLACEMENT CONCEPTS FOR THE GROGAN'S POINT NATURE TRAILTRAIL PATHWAY. I CALL TO MR. NOONS TO REPORT.
>> THIS IS IN PARTIAL RESPONSE TO A COUPLE OF THE RESIDENTS WHO I BELIEVE LIVE IN THE GROGAN'S POINT AREA BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO LIGHT LAST MONTH AND WE HAD ALREADY BEEN WORKING ON THIS FAIRLY DILIGENTLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR AND TRYING TO FIND SOME SORT OF RESOLUTION IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT THAT WE HAVE FOUND OURSELVES IN. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THE WORK OF HALF ENGINEERING AND THEY ARE PROVIDING THREE OF THE FOUR OPTIONS FOR REVIEW. THEIR PROJECT MANAGER IS AN ENGINEER IN ATTENDANCE IF THERE ARE MORE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE THAT I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER, BUT I WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS AND GIVE YOU AN EXPOSURE TO THE AREA MAPS AND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE AND SHOW YOU IMPACTS OF REPEATED STORMS ON THE BRIDGES AND WE'VE HAD GREAT DISCUSSION WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THAT IS NOT A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, THAT IS A ROAD BRIDGE THAT GOES OVER THE CREEK AND PROVIDE YOU SOME OPTIONS, AS WELL.
WHAT YOU SEE IN THIS SLIDE IS A FEMA MAP WHERE YOU SEE THIS BLUECROSS-HATCHED AREA, THAT IS WHERE THE BRIDGE IS AND WE ARE SMACK-DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOODWAY WHERE THE BRIDGES ARE LOCATED. I'LL GIVE YOU MORE ORIENTATION WHERE THE BRIDGES ARE. JUST BELOW THE RED STAR THERE IS -- WHERE SAWDUST IS, AND YOU CAN SEE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GROGAN'S POINT COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE GROGAN'S MILL SHOPPING CENTER WHERE THE NEW LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTER AND THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THE RESIDENCES WERE MAKING MENTION OF. HERE IS A MORE DETAILED AREA OF OF GOOGLE MAPS, AND THIS IS AN ISLAND AND YOU WILL SEE CONTINUAL MOVEMENT OF THE ISLAND. I'LL GET INTO MORE SPECIFICS OF THAT. THAT IS JUST A SAND- BASED AREA AND SO EMOTION AND MOVEMENT AND WHEN YOU START SHACKEENING WATER AROUND BENDS IT SPITS OUT AND THE WATER EROSION IS CONSIDERABLE IN THAT AREA.
ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT THE RESIDENTS MADE IS WHAT ARE SOME SHORT- TERM SOLUTIONS? CAN WE GET OUT THERE TOMORROW AND OPEN SOMETHING UP? HERE ATE ISSUE.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE NO LAND IN THIS AREA THAT IS ACTUALLY OURS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE GOLF COURSE TO THE LEFT OF WHAT I'M LOOKING AT THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ASKED THEM REPEATEDLY OVER THE YEARS IF WE CAN USE THE GOLF COURSE AS A SAFE PASSAGE. THEY SAY NO BECAUSE OF A LIABILITY ISSUE. OF COURSE, IT MAKES SOMEWHAT SENSE. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CIRCLE, THE LARGEST TRACK OF LAND THERE IS ACTUALLY OWNED BY A FIRM OUT OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA. WE'VE NEVER SPOKEN TO THEM, BUT WE HAVE THE PATHWAY ALREADY ON THERE. IF YOU GO INTO THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE CIRCLE, THE LARGER TRACK IS OWNED BY ENERGY AND THE TWO OTHER TRACKS ARE OWNED BY ESTHER ARRAY AND WE HAVE GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE ENTITIES AND IF WE NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING IN THAT AREA WE PROBABLY HAVE SOME ABILITY FOR THE LONG- TERM FUTURE. HERE ARE THE IMPACTS FROM THE STORMS AND WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THESE BRIDGES ARE GETTING HIT FOUR AND FIVE TIMES A YEAR. AND IN SHORT, THEY ARE EIGHT FEET BELOW THE 100- YEAR FLOOD PLAIN.
SO THINK ABOUT THAT. A FLOOD PLAIN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT -- WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE HUNDRED-YEAR FLOOD PAIN IT HAS A 1% CHANCE OF BEING FLOODED ANDAND ARE BELOW THAT AND BY GETTING HIT MULTIPLE TIMES, THOSE ARE TREES AND BRANCHES THAT ARE COMING DOWN IN THIS AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT FORCE AND YOU SEE THAT THEY GET BEING KNOCKED OFF AND THE PIERS ARE GETTING KNOCKED OFF AND THIS IS AFTER THE BRIDGES WERE HARDENED 12 YEARS AGO WITH WHAT'S CALLED HELIX PIERS WITH LARGE SCREWDRIVERS AND HELD THEM BETTER THROUGH THE GROUND AND THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I'M PRESENTING THIS INSTEAD OF JOHN MCGOWAN.
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I'VE BEEN VISITING THIS SITE OFF AND ON SINCE THAT TIME.YOU CAN SEE NICE AREAS AND WHAT I WOULD CALL CLEAN LINES IN THE RIVER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU START SEEING AND GETTING WIDER AND WIDER IN THAT AREA.
SO WE KNOW INSTINCTIVELY THAT THERE ARE CHALLENGES IN THAT AREA. SO THIS HAS BEEN THE REAL CHALLENGE FOR US AND WHY ITS TAKEN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME TO THINK THROUGH ALL OF THE VARIOUS OPTIONS THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO PRESENT TO YOU AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PART OF THAT DISCUSSION WAS WORKING WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND SEEING WHERE THEY WERE. WE HEARD SOME RUMORS THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT RAISING THE BRIDGE.
WE REACHED OUT TO TODD AS THE DIRECTOR OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS AND WE FOUND OUT THAT YESTERDAY WE WERE WORKING ON THIS, AND WE ASKED THEM TO SAY IN YOUR DESIGN IN WHICH THEY ARE UNDER RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A DESIGN, CAN WE ADD A PATHWAY WING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BRIDGE SO ONE DAY, IF THE BOARD DECIDES TO PUT A PATHWAY TO CONNECT TO THAT BRIDGE, THAT WOULD BE WHAT WE WOULD CALL THE PENULTIMATE MODEL, THE PENULTIMATE SOLUTION BECAUSE IF THAT BRIDGE GETS, RODED AWAY, WE'RE ALL IN TROUBLE AS OPPOSED TO A SMALLER PATHWAY BRIDGE FROM THAT STANDPOINT. WHAT HALF DID WAS LOOK AT THREE MAIN OPTIONS AND THE FOURTH OPTION IS THE GOING ACROSS THE BRIDGE. SO OPTION ONE IS THE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING BRIDGE. OPTION TWO IS PUTTING A METAL BRIDGE ON BOTH OF THE BRIDGES IN THOSE AREAS.
REMEMBER, IT'S AN ISLAND AND THERE ARE TWO CROSSINGS.
OPTION THREE LOOKS AT IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY AND SAYS OKAY, CAN WE FIND A BETTER SOLUTION? YES, IT IS STILL UNDER THE 100-YEAR FLOOD PLAIN, BUT CAN WE FIND A BETTER SOLUTION WHERE THE WATER IS NOT BOUNCING AROUND A LOT AND THERE'S ACTUALLY JUST A STRAIGHT CHANNEL AND THROUGH THE WORK THEY FOUND THAT CHANNEL AND ARE PROVIDING AN ESTIMATE AT NUMBER THREE FOR A STEEL BRIDGE CROSSING IN THAT AREA. IF YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THE STEEL BRIDGES, WE HAVE ABOUT 20 OF THEM IN THE SYSTEM.
ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING BRIDGES IS THE CROSSING AT GEORGE MITCHELL NATURE.
PRESERVE AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT AS OPPOSED TO A WOODBRIDGE.
STEEL IS STRONGER THAN WOOD FROM THAT STANDPOINT.
ALL OF THESE OPTIONS HAVE POSITIVES AND CHALLENGE E AS WELL. OPTION 1 IS $407,000 AND THAT IS JUST THE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A TIMELINE TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND VET THIS OUT AND GET VARIOUS APPROVALS FROM THE COUNTY AND VARIOUS PERMITTING AUTHORITIES AND WILL TAKE IN THAT RANGE OF NINE TO 12 MONTHS AND WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU WITH BIDS BECAUSE OF THE PRICE TAG. OPTION 2 IS A BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH IN THE CURRENT LOCATIONS WITH THE STEEL BRIDGE. THAT IS 958,000 AND THAT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE OPTION. OPTION 3 IS A LITTLE BIT LESS.
THE BRIDGE LOCATION AND MOVING IT DOWNSTREAM.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL TIMELINE ON THAT, 16 TO 20 MONTHS, BUT THAT IS ALSO $850,000. OPTION FOUR IS, AS I MENTIONED, QUOTE, UNQUOTE, THE PENULTIMATE OPTION, BUT IT WILL TAKE THE LONGEST TIME. MINUTE BOMBRY COUNTY IS IN THE DESIGN PHASE. THEY BELIEVE DEPENDING ON THE FUNDING MECHANISM THAT THEY USE WHETHER IT BE ROAD BOND FUNDING OR IF THEY'RE USING CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATIONS, IF THEY DECIDE TO GET A CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION IT WILL TAKE LONGER JUST BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION, BUT THAT MAY TAKE UP TO FIVE YEARS, AND SO WHAT WE ARE -- SO YOU'VE GOT THE FOUR OPTIONS. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A VISUALVISUAL WHAT THE CHALLENGES ARE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, AND I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVE FROM HALF LONG, WHO IS IN THE AUDIENCE IS THE BASE OF THE CURRENT BRIDGES ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT GRAY WHERE THE 100- YEAR FLOOD PLAIN IS IS NOT EVEN ON THIS GRAPH. THAT IS WHERE THEY HAVE THE EIGHT- FOOT DELTA AND THESE BRIDGES IN THE CURRENT STATE WILL GET HIT, WILL GET FLOODED MULTIPLE TIMES PER YEAR JUST BY VIRTUE OF WHERE THE LOCATION IS. SO THIS IS A RISK TOLERANCE EXERCISE THAT WE KNOW THAT IF YOU WERE TO GO THROUGH ALTERNATIVE ONE, TWO OR THREE THAT THAT BRIDGE MAY BE THERE FOR ANOTHER TEN, 12, 15 YEARS.
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THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT, OR IT MAY BE IN A SHORTER TIME PERIOD FROM THAT STANDPOINT, AND SO I WISH I WAS BRINGING YOU BETTER NEWS FROM THAT STANDPOINT, AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.>> I HAVE A QUESTION, CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY.
I LIVE -- BEFORE MY KNEE REPLACEMENT I LOVED QUITE A LOT PF PEOPLE LOVED GOING DOWN THERE, WILL THE BRIDGES BE AESTHETICALLY ATTRACTIVE?
>> WE HAVE 20 OF THEM IN THE SYSTEM ALREADY.
I'M TRYING TO COME UP WITH SOME EXAMPLE, I'M TRYING TO GET A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE CALL A CONTINENTAL BRIDGE.
IF YOU GO ALONG FLINTRIDGE, THERE ARE TWO OF THOSE BRIDGES THAT ARE PRETTY EASY TO BE SEEN, RIGHT? AROUND -- OH, THANK YOU, JOHN.
IF YOU GO ON EAST PANTHER CREEK TOWARDS ON THE LAKESIDE THERE ARE TWO OF THEM AND YOU CAN SEE SIMILAR THINGS THAT WE DEVELOPED. I THINK YOU HAVE AN APPRECIATION FOR THIS WORD,
>> TO THE COMMUNITY'S AESTHETIC.
>> IF WE DID THE LONG- TERM PROJECT, THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT THAT DOESN'T EXCLUDE US FROM DOING MORE QUICK PROJECT, AS WELL, RIGHT? AN 18- MONTH PROJECT.
>> NO. THAT'S THE PENULTIMATE OPTION.
YOU HAVE THE SHORT- TERM OPTION OR LONG-TERM OPTION, WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT TO DO IF ANYTHING? THEY ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. THE COMMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE IS AT SOME POINT WHETHER IT BE IN ONE YEAR OR 20 YEARS YOU WILL BE REPLACING ANOTHER BRIDGE.
>> SO HAS THE BRIDGE OVER SAWDUST PANTHER CREEK ON SAWDUST ROAD CREEK HAS THAT EVER BEEN WASHED OUT?
>> NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. HOWEVER, THE APPROACHES HAVE BEEN FLOODED WHICH IS IN THISTHIS IF YOU LOOK VERY CLOSELY.
YOU CAN SEE THE APPROACH IS BEING FLOODED.
THAT GRAYED AREA ON THE ROADWAY. SO THE CONCEPT WAS TO BUILD UP THE APPROACHES BY THE COUNTY, AND I'M GETTING INFORMATION FROM COUNTY, SO THIS IS SECONDHAND INFORMATION HERE, BUILD UP THE APPROACHES AS WELL AS BUILD UP THE BRIDGES TO HAVE -- TO GO UP AND I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT'S TWO, THREE, FOUR FEET HIGHER, BUT THAT'S SIGNIFICANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BRIDGE DOES NOT -- HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO MAKE NOTE OF THIS IS, WHEN YOU CURL DOWN INTO -- YOU HAVE TO GET UP THERE. YOU HAVE TO CURL DOWN, BUT THAT PATHWAY WOULD END UP BEING UNDER, BUT IT WOULD BE ON HIGHER GROUND.
>> HOW MUCH COST WOULD THE TOWNSHIP HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SAWDUST ROAD BRIDGE.
>> RIGHT NOW WE WOULD HAVE CONSIDERATION AS COMMISSIONER WHEELER SAID ONE TIME ON ANOTHER PROEKT PROJECT.
>> FOR THE WING, HOWEVER, WE HAVE TO MAKE THE PATHWAY UP THERE WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT
>> AND WITH THAT REQUIRES US TO GET EASEMENTS FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER IN GEORGIA AND ALSO THROUGH AT LEAST ONE, IF NOT TWO PIPELINE COMPANIES AND YOU KNOW, TRUST ME. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE ALDEN BRIDGE SPORTS PARK PROJECT IS BECAUSE YOU'VE SEEN THEM FOR MANY MONTHS TO TRY TO IRON OUT ISSUES ON THEIR CONCERNS.
>> SO FINAL COMMENT AND THEN I'M
DIE IT TIME, NOT TOO MANY QUESTIONS. FINAL COMMENT OR QUESTION IS CAN WE BRING IN RESIDENT PARTICIPATION ON THIS ISSUE? THERE SEEMS TO BE SO MUCH INTEREST ANY SO MANY PEOPLE WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE -- BY OUR DECISION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE RESIDENTS THINK ABOUT THESE OPTIONS BEFORE I MAKE A DECISION. I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYBODY ELSEELSE FEELS.
>> I CONCUR WITH THAT. AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US MOVE FORWARD AND TAKE ACTION THIS EVENING, I'M NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE ENOUGH TO SAY I'LLI'LL TURN ONE, TWO, THREE OR FOUR. I DO KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION OF THE FOUR -- NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT I GUESS I AM, DR. NOONS, I
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APOLOGIZE. >> WHICH IS FINE AND CONCERNABLE. ALL I WILL SAY IS IT'S A CHALLENGING ISSUE.
IN MY MIND I GO BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN JUST REPAIR IT AND ALSO IN 2027'S BUDGET OR PUT IT AS AN INITIATIVE IN 2027 TO LOOK AT 550,000, IT'S IN TODAY'S DOLLARS OR 20 YEARS' THERE ARES WHEN YOU MIGHT NED IT, OR GIVE ON GET THE EASEMENTS IN ADVANCE, IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN NEXT TIME THAT WE'RE READY AND IT'S TIME TO CONNECT IT TO THE BRIDGE AND BACK THERE, BUT I DO FEEL LIKE WHAT THE BOARD HAS FROM $250,000 THAT COULD BE CHALLENGED DUE TO THE HYDRAULICS IN THE AREA.
>> WHAT WAS OUR PORTION FOR THE EASEMENTS AND TO PREPARE FOR
THE COUNTY'S BRIDGE? >> PEGGED IT OUT AT $550,000, AND REALLY WHAT THAT DOES IS WE HAVE TO SEE THE GREEN LINE.
WE HAVE TO MOVE THE EXISTING PATHWAY AND DO THE GREEN LINE AND HOOK IT ALL OF THE WAY TO NUMBER 3 AND THEN DOWN AND AROUND TO NUMBER 4 WHICH IS OFF THE PICTURE OR ANOTHER OPTION THAT I'VE LOOKED AT IS GOING OFF THE GOLF COURSE AND COMING STRAIGHT DOWN THE PIPELINE WHICH WOULD BE A STRAIGHT SHOT.
HE WOULD CROSS THE ROAD, GOLDEN ROAD AND IT HAS HALF A DOZEN HOMES AND NOT IN THE WOODLANDS PROPER AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO CROSS A ROAD AND GO BACK TO THE NUMBER THREE/FOUR AND THE NUMBERS AND NOT THE OPTIONS.
IT MIGHT ABE GREAT, LONG- TERM SOLUTION.
THAT'S THE BALANCE, WHAT DO YOU DO FOR THE SHORT TERM AND THE LONG TERM.
WHAT I'M HEARING HERE IS YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO GO TO NUMBER FOUR. WHAT DO YOU DO BETWEEN NOW AND THEN? THE MOST IMMEDIATE, QUICK AND DIRTY OPTION IS NUMBER ONE AT THE 400,000 AND CHANGE.
YOU MIGHT GET A FEW YEARS OUT OF NUMBER 3, BUT THAT'S A DOUBLE COST. SO, CHRIS, WE'RE OVER A YEAR WHERE THEY HAVEN'T HAD THIS. CAN YOU GO BACK TO ONE, PLEASE? OPTION 1. HOW OLD WAS THAT BRIDGE? WAS IT 40 YEARS OLD?
>> I DON'T THINK IT WAS 40 -- 40 YEARS OLD.
DIRECTOR NELSON, I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE AN ACCURATE NUMBER.
>> THE TWO BRIDGES THAT ARE IN THAT AREA NOW ARE 11, 12 YEARS OLD, OKAY? SO WE REPLACED BOTH BRIDGES DUE TO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL FLOWS THAT WERE COMING DOWN IN THAT AREA. AS WE KNOW OVER TIME WE'VE SEEN HARDER RAINS, FASTER RAINS AND THAT JUST ADDS TO THE FLOWS AND FLOW VELOCITY THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THAT AREA.
>> SO IN SOME SENSE, ALTERNATIVE ONE IS REALLY PUTTING A BAND- AID --
>> I WOULD ARGUE ONE, TWO AND THREE ARE ALL BAND- AID OPTIONS, RIGHT? BECAUSE AS YOU MENTIONED THERE IS CONCERN THAT ONE PIECE OF THE ISLAND IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO ERODE AND NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, ONE, TWO OR THREE, THOSE BRIDGES ARE GOING TO BE EIGHT FEET BELOW THE FLOOD PLAIN. THEY'RE GOING TO FLOOD OFTEN AND MULTIPLE TIMES AND WITH THE POTENTIAL OF DEBRIS, TREES AND RUNNING INTO IT AND SLAMMING INTO IT, THE ULTIMATE, IDEAL, LONG- TERM SOLUTION IS YES.
ITEM FOUR AND AS DIRECTOR NELSON SAID. TO GROGAN'S POINT, THE CITIZENS HAVE BEEN WITHOUT ACCESS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, SO THERE IS SOME URGENCY AND SOME NEED TO ACT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
SO I'M IN FAVOR OF DOING THE QUICKER OPTION TO GET THINGS UP AND RUNNING KNOWING THAT, YES IN 2027, LET'S MAKE A BUDGETS INITIATIVE TO MAKE IT A POINT TO CONNECT TO THAT -- TO THAT NEW BRIDGE THAT THE COUNTY.
>> I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT. I THINK IF WE WAIT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER TO BRING IN EXPERTS, WE ARE JUST PUSHING IT DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN.
IT'S OVER A YEAR. YOU ALREADY HAVE DONE A LOT OF HOMEWORK WITH THESE FOUR OPTIONS. ALL OF THEM ARE GOING TO NEED SOMETHING LATER ON.
I'M ALL FOR, LET'S DO THAT BRIDGE REPAIR FOR 400,000
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ANDGET IT GOING. >> THE FUNDING FOR THIS, WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?
>> IT WILL COME OUT OF THE UNDESIGNATED FUND
>> WITH THE AMENDMENT THAT YOU MADE TODAY WITH THE TREE REMOVAL THIS WILL CLOSE TO PLETE THAT FUND BALANCE.
>> CHRIS, DO I RECALL THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE GOLF COURSE WITH THE BRIDGE SOMEHOW OR THE USE OR ITS LOCATION?
>> DIRECTOR FRANKS, THE GOLF COURSE OVER THE YEARS HAS NOT WANTED US TO, DURING BRIDGE OUTAGES, MOVE PEOPLE WHO ARE WALKERS, RIDERS, WHATEVER ON TO THE GOLF COURSE DUE TO LIABILITY
ISSUES. >> SO IS THIS -- ANY OF THESE, YOU KNOW, ALLEVIATE THAT ISSUE OR IS IT JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO PUT UP
WITH? >> SO THE ALIGNMENT THAT IS PROPOSED IN ALTERNATE ONE, TWO, THREE AND EVEN FOUR DOES NOT GO
>> WHAT I WAS TRYING TO RESPOND TO WAS THE TEMPORARY --
>> SO WE KEEP CALLING IT SHORT TERM, BUT SAY IT'S CLOSE TO 30 OR 40 YEARS AND WAS IT ONLY REPAIRED TWICE IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME?
>> OVER MY 19 YEARS IT'S BEEN REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES EVEN BEFORE WE HAD TO DO THE COMPLETE RENOVATION OF THE BRIDGE. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT BEFORE, BUT I DO KNOW WE ARE HEARING OVER AND OVER THAT THE VELOCITIES OF THE RAIN ARE GETTING FASTER AND FASTER THAN THEY WERE 20, 30, 40 YEARS AGO.
>> CAN YOU CLARIFY THIS WOULD COME OUT OF THE 2025 BUDGET OR THE 2026 BUDGET?
>> 2025 UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE.
YES, MA'AM. >> I'M ASSUMING THERE'S NO DOLLARS AVAILABLE, FEDERAL,
TRANSPORTATION. >> YOU WANT TO TAKE ANOTHER THREE YEARS?
>> YOU WOULD HAVE PRESENTED IT IF YOU HAD IT, BUT
I HAD TO ASK. >> I UNDERSTAND.
>> THERE'S NO RESERVES THAT COULD BE USED FOR
THIS PROJECT? >> THAT IS THE RESERVE THAT WE HAVE FOR UNBUDGETED, UNPLANNED PROJECTS.
>> CHRIS, FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE, LET ME ASK YOU. ON OPTION 4 BECAUSE I'M FAIRLY FAMILIAR WITH THIS BRIDGE.
ON OPTION 4 THAT GOES ACROSS THE CREEK ALONG THE ROAD, YOU'RE THINKING THAT IT WOULD TACK A QUICK LEFT AND CONNECT WITH OPTION 3 AND CONNECT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CREEK BECAUSE THE PATHWAY DOESN'T CONNECT IF YOU GO STRAIGHT OVER THE BRIDGE AND DOWN THE ROADWAY.
>> YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE THE PATHWAY ALL OF THE WAY TO WHERE IT SPITS OUT ON THE -- SEE WHERE THE TOWNSHIP LOGO IS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO THE RIGHT.
YOU CAN SEE THE ALIGNMENT AND IT MEETS AT
SAWDUST THERE. >> ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE, IF YOU'RE GOING EAST. GO TO OPTION 4, YOUR BIGGER PICTURE OF OPTION 4.
>> GO BACK MAYBE THREE. SO IF WE'RE GOING ACROSS THE BRIDGE ON SAWDUST IT CONNECTS TO THE WATER PLANT.
HOW ARE YOU CONNECTING BACK TO THE PATHWAY SYSTEM ON THAT SIDE? ARE YOU CUTTING BACK ALONG THE CREEK AND COLLECTING UP?
>> I'M NOT GOING EAST. I'M ONLY GOING WEST ON GROGAN'S POINT. WE MIGHT BE JUST OFF.
THE GOAL IS TO GET TO COME AROUND SAY IT'S AN EASY NARRATIVE THERE, ACROSS ON THE NORTH SIDE AND CONTINUE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF IT IS ROAD AND GET TO THE OVERPASS BRIDGE AREA.
>> GOTCHA. IS THAT FACTORED INTO THE COST OF OPTION 4?
>> AS YOU KNOW, THE PATHWAY DOES NOT EXTEND DOWN SAWDUST
>> EITHER ONE. I'M ON THIS PATHWAY EVERY DAY.
>> SO IT WILL EXTEND NOW WHERE IT DOES NOT?
>> NO. IT IS ONLY GOING WEST TO GROGAN'S POINT, NOT EAST TO MILLBEND.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF AREAS IN THERE.
IF YOU LOOK AT TRYING TO PUT A PATHWAY IN THOSE AREAS THERE IS NO ROOM. THERE IS ALMOST A VERTICAL CEMENT WALL? THAT'S RIGHT.
>> IT'S A DRAINAGE BECAUSE WE EXAMINED THAT AREA TO SEE IF
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WE COULD COME DOWN MILLBEND AND GET WITH SAWDUST AND COME AROUND AND THERE WAS NO LUCK IN THAT AREA.>> CHRIS, MY SUGGESTION IS HAVEHAVE LOOK AT, ONCE YOU GET OVER BY -- BEFORE YOU GET TO THE TREATMENT PLANT BEFORE THE LANDING OF THE BRIDGE AND CUTTING BACK LIKE THE OPTION YOU HAVE IN 3 SO IT WOULD GO BACK AROUND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CREEK AND THEN CONNECT UP, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SO YOU TAKE A HARD LEFT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CREEK IF YOU PUT UP OPTION 3.
CONNECT ON THE OTHER SIDE RIGHT WHERE THAT GREEN IS, YOU JUST EXTEND THAT DOWN TO THE ROAD.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? THEN YOU WOULD BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CREEK AND CONNECT TO AN EXISTING PATHWAY. I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE THAT BRIDGE CONNECTION AND ONCE THEY LAND ON THE ROAD ON THE OTHER SIDE, THEY'LL HAVE NOWHERE TO GO EXCEPT THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD.
>> WE JUST NEED TO SIT DOWN WITH THE MAP.
I THINK WE BOTH HAVE IDEAS OF HOW WE NEED TO
GET THERE. >> CONNECT TO THE PATHWAY ONCE YOU GET OVER THE NEW ROAD BRIDGE WHEN YOU LAND THERE, WHERE DO THEY GO?
>> WE DIVE DOWN WITH A PATHWAY THAT'S PART OF THE ALTERNATE 4 PACKAGE AND GET TO WHERE THE EXISTING PATHWAY IS AND THEN CROSSES.
>> THAT WOULD ALL BE PART OF THE DESIGN FOR OPTION 4 IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
>> BECAUSE WE LOOKED AT THAT AREA, AND I KIND OF STAYED UP THERE, BECAUSE IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE, AND WHAT I SAY IS A LOW LYING AREA TO GET THAT GRADE TO WORK AND GET TO WHERE THE PATH COMES OUT ON THE ORIGINAL ALIGNMENT.
>> SURE. THAT IS SOMETHING -- I DON'T THINK IT'S NEEDED AT THAT POINT.
I THINK I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING, AND HOW DO WE DO THE SHORT-TERM SOLUTION, OPTION, 1, 2 AND 3 AND VISIT THAT FOR THE LONG-TERM FOR THE 2027 BUDGET TO GIVE US THERE ARES OR THE ABILITY TO SAY WE NEED TO GO AND START ACQUIRING THE EASEMENTS AND THE RIGHT OF WAYS FOR THE PIPELINE AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO START MOVING TOWARDS OPTION 4 AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.
QUESTIONS? >> ALL THE QUESTION I ASKED AT THE END WAS CAN WE GIVE ENOUGH TIME FOR THE RESIDENTS TO GIVE US INPUT, AND THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THEM COMING.
IT COULD BE SOME SORT OF OUTREACH THAT'S THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA OR SOMETHING ELSE.
>> I MEAN, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS ALREADY COME TO US DURING PUBLIC COMMENT AND EXPRESSED THEIR URGENCY AND NEED FOR THIS. ?
>> BUT TO ASK THEM, IN TIMELINESS THEY'RE NOT THAT DIFFERENT BETWEEN ONE, TWO AND THREE.
THEY'RE ALL ABOUT THE SAME, AM I RIGHT, DR. NOONS?
>> THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL 12 TO 16 MONTHS IF YOU START LOOKING AT OPTION 3, I BELIEVE.
>> I THINK I HAVE A TIME LINE.
>> ONE AND TWO ARE NINE TO 12 MONTHS.
THEY'RE THE SAME. THEY'RE ABOUT THE SAME.
>> IT'S ALMOST $500,000 FOR THE SECOND ONE.
SO MY MOTION, IF IT'S OKAY. LET'S GO WITH AA MOTION, OPTION 1 AND PLAN THE 20 TWEFSH BUDGET 27 BUDGET TO DO NUMBER 4.
WHAT? >> WHAT WAS THE VOTE AGAIN? WE DON'T KNOW YET, RIGHT? WE HAVE TWO
AGAINST. >> TWO AGAINST AND FOUR FOR.
THEY'RE GOING TO GET A BRIDGE.
[10. Receive, consider and act upon an update related to the Houston-Galveston Area Council 2050 Regional Transportation Plan and the potential future widening of Grogan's Mill Road;]
RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN UPDATE RELATED TO THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL 2050 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND THE POTENTIAL WIDENIN OF GROGAN'S MILL ROAD. REFER TO PAGES 158 AND 159 OFOF YOUR PACKET AND I WILL CALL UPON TODD STEPHENS DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF DIRECTORSES.
THIS ITEM WAS BROUGHT AFTER THE REQUEST BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM ONE OF OUR PRIOR BOARD MEETINGS, IN PARTICULAR, COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWS HAS RECENTLY RAN A STORY HIGHLIGHTING THE PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT REESE NOT OWE BEING YOU ARED BY THE 2050 PROGRAM AND ONE OF THE CONCERNS OR
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QUESTION WAS THAT THE ARTICLE STATED THAT THE POTENTIAL OF WIDEN OF GROGAN'S MILL WAS FOR THE YEAR 2045. AS A REMINDER THIS ENTERED THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR THE 2035 PLAN BY 2007. IT'S BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RTP PLAN SINCE THAT TIME.WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER THE 2045 RTP, AND AS REMINDER AN RTP IS A 20-YEAR DOCUMENT LOOKING FOR POTENTIAL FOR THINGS THAT MIGHT OR MAY NOT BE NECESSARY, BUT YOU NEED TO PLAN FOR FOR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER THE 2045 RTP. THAT'S THE CURRENT DOCUMENT AND IN THAT DOCUMENT THIS PROJECT IS SLATED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. HOWEVER, WE JUST BEGAN THE 2050 RTP PROCESS. THE RTPS ARE UPDATED EVERY FOUR YEARS AND WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE 2050 PROCESS AND THE FIRST PUBLIC MEETING OCCURRED JULY AND AUGUST.
THEY'LL CONTINUE IN THE SPRING AND IN THE SPRING HGAC'S TRANSPORTATION POLICY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER NEW PROJECTS. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THIS PROJECT IS MOVED OUT TO THE YEAR 2045 SO THEY'RE BASICALLY MOVING IT TO THE END OF THE PLANNING PERIOD AND SO THAT'S JUST AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE STAND ON THE 2050.
THOSE PROJECTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE ACTED UPON BY THE TPC SOME TIME IN THE SPRING OF 2026, AND THEN GO FORWARD FROM THERE, BUT FOR RIGHT NOW THE ANTICIPATION IS THAT THE PROJECT WILL MOVE OUT TO AT LEAST 2045.
>> WHAT IS THE ACTION ON THIS?
>> CAN I GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT?
>> SECOND. >> MOTION BY DR. SCHNEIDER.
[11. Receive, consider and act upon an update from Water Renewal The Woodlands Committee Working Group;]
>> MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, TODD.
>> ITEM LERCHE. RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN UPDATE FROM WATER RENEWAL THETHE COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP. REFER TO PAGE 160.
I'LL CALL UPON TODD STEPHENS AGAIN TO
PRESENT. >> THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. VICE CHAIRMAN. THIS EVENING I'LL GIVE A QUICK RENEWAL AS A REMINDER FOR THE RESIDENTS AND THOSE WATCHING AND TO DIRECTOR HISER WANTS TO SAY A FEW THINGS ON WHAT THE GROUP HAS BEEN DOING RECENTLY AND I'LL START AS A REMINDER.
AS WE CELEBRATED THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOODLANDS. THE WOODLANDS WATER AND LOCAL RIVER AUTHORITY STARTED PREPARING FOR THE NEED TO MODERNIZE AND BE READY TO REHABILITATE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. MUCH OF THE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN FACT, 30, 40, 50 YEARS OLD, AS WELL AND SO THEY WANT TO BE SURE THAT THEY'RE AWARE AND READY TO ACT UPON AND PUTTING IN EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE WHERE NECESSARY. SO THEY CREATED A CAMPAIGN WALLED WATER RENEWAL OF THE WOODLANDS IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS FACING AND WHAT IS NEEDED AND WHAT IS GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO THREE THINGS THAT THE WATER RENEWAL PLAN IS TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SO THE PUBLIC IS FULLY AWARE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.
THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE EFFICIENT, RELIABLE INFRAPRODUCT YOU ARE AND THEY'RE READY FOR THE DECADES TO COME AND BE READY FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR ANOTHER 50 OR SO YEARS.
THEY STARTED A COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP AND THE COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP IS COMPRISED OF LOCAL PARTNERS AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES AND IT'S MUD REPRESENTATIVES AND PUBLIC AND IT'S ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES AND THE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT WOODLANDS WATER ARE PROPOSING AND JUST TO HEAR OF THE SITUATION AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE AND MAKE SURE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
THEY WOULD MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS AND A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WOULD HIGHLIGHT AND OVER TO DIRECTOR HEISER SO OUR RESIDENTS CAN CHECK OUT INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE AND IN PARTICULAR ON THE BOTTOM LEFT YOU'LL SEE AN EXAMPLE AND ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WOODLANDS WATER HAS VERY DETAILED PROJECT INFORMATION SHEETS ON THE WEBSITE, SO YOU CAN SEE THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT, THE AREA AND HOW LONG IT MIGHT TAKE AND THE ANTICIPATED COST AND WHERE THE FUNDING IS COMING FROM, SO ON AND SO FORTH, SO IT'S A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW THAT THEY MUST HAVE IN THE FUTURE AND FOR CONVENIENCE, THERE IS A QR CODE THAT THEY CAN SCAN TO GET DIRECTLY TO THAT WEBSITE. I'LL LEAVE IT TO DIRECTOR HEISER TO TALK ABOUT THE WORKING GROUP.
>> YOU COVERED IT. WHAT I WANTED TO DO IS MAKEMAKE AWARE OF IT AND THE KEY TO THIS IS LISS EDGE TO LISTENING TO THE RESIDENTS AND JUST AS WE HEARD WITH THE BRIDGE, SAME THING WITH THE
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WATER RENEWAL. IT'S COMMUNITY LEADERS.I AM REPRESENTING THE TOWNSHIP. THERE ARE SOME ELECTED OFFICIALS THERE, BUT PRIMARILY, THE PEOPLE REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY. IT'S A GREAT GROUP, A GREAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, AND I WOULD JUST TELL YOU TO GO TO THE SITES FOR ANY KIND OF INFORMATION. IF YOU'RE A HYDROLOGIST YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERY DETAIL OF IT, BUT IF NOT, THAT'S OKAY.
THEY PUT IT THE IN SIMPLE LAYMAN'S TERMS SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND JUST HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS AND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT CHANGING.
I WILL SAY THIS. I DO WANT TO PRAISE OUR MEDS FOR WORKINGTOGETHER SO COLLABORATIVELY BECAUSE TWO YEARS AGO THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT NEEDED -- WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED AND LOOKED AT VERSUS WHAT DIDN'T, AND THEY HAVE REALLY COME TOGETHER AND EVERYTHING IS VERY FACT BASED. SO I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR MUDS. SO THAT'S IT. IF YOU GO TO THESE SITES YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING AND I AM PUBLICLY ON MY FACEBOOK PUSHING OUT MESSAGES, AS WELL, SO.
>> I JUST SIGNED UP SO THAT'S REALLY NICE AND I JUST GOT MY MUD BILL YESTERDAY.
>> OH, AND YOUR WATER BILL WENT DOWN WHICH IS
>> YEAH. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
>> ALL RIGHT. I CAN GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT?
>> ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MOTION
[12. 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;]
PASSES. THANK YOU TODD AND DIRECTOR HEISER. ALL RIGHT. CLOSED SESSION, WE WILL BE HAVING EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO, LET'S SEE GAVEL OUT 7:02.THE BOARD WILL RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO 551. 072 AND THE DELIBERATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE PURSUANT TO DISCUSS I.T. NETWORK OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY PURSUANT TO THAT CODE AND CONSULT WITH THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE THE PUBLIC SESSION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS OVER.
[13. Reconvene in public session;]
>> ALL RIGHT. NEW RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE
[14. Consideration of items to be placed on the agenda for next month's meeting;]
SESSION.IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TO TAKE ACTION AT THIS TIME.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 14. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MONTH'S MEETING.
THERE ARE THERE ANY AM WHYS THAT NEED TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR
NEXT MONTH'S MEETING. >> I HAVE TWO. THE UPDATE ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND THE 208 ACRES.
>> I SECOND THAT. SINCE YOU ARE THE TPC REPRESENTATIVE, WILL YOU BE PRESENTING, TOO?
>> SORRY? WILL YOU BE PRESENTING THE TPC? IT'S APPROPRIATE, I THINK.
>> IF I MAY JUST CLARIFY ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, EVERYTHING BEING DISCUSSED IN THERE WOULD QUALIFY FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO WE'LL PROVIDE PROVIDE UPDATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> OKAY. >> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE GOLF COMMITTEE OR THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT? >> THE GOLF. I'M SORRY. THAT ONE, AS WELL.
I'M SORRY. YES, THAT WOULD BE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
COMMITTEE? >> WE DO HAVE A TPC MEETING FRIDAY THE 24TH.
>> IT'S THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OKAY.
>> ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS? NO? ALL RIGHT.
[15. Board announcements; and]
ANNOUNCE THEM. GO AHEAD.>> YES. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO OUT AND VOTE ON MONDAY. EARLY VOTING STARTS MONDAY AND ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER THE 4TH.
SO PLEASE VOTE AND EXERCISE YOUR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR
COMMUNITY. >> AND GO VISIT THAT BEAUTIFUL NEW COMMUNITY CENTER.
>> A REMINDER, THE COMMUNITY CENTER HAS MOVED.
>> YES. IF YOU GO TO THE OLD COMMUNITY CENTER THE LINE WILL BE VERY SHORT TO VOTE.
>> GET HOUNDED IN THE PARKING LOT, THOUGH.
>> HEY, ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW NIGHT, BATTLE OF THE WOODS. THE HIGHLANDERS, NICK WALDO WILL BE THERE. THE PIPES.
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>> AND HERMAN IS A SPONSOR DISTRIBUTING SUNGLASSES TO
EVERYONE THAT COMES. >> VERY NICE.
GO ON OUT. I HEAR TICKETS SOLD OUT, I HEARD?
>> SOLD OUT. GET THEM ON THE SECONDARY MARKET, I GUESS.
>> WELCOME TO TEXAS FOOTBALL. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? GOING ONCE. ALL RIGHT.
CALL FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
>> MOVEDMOVED FRANKS AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR NELSON.
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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.