[h. Receive, consider and act upon an amendment to the existing Interlocal Agreement with Montgomery County related to law enforcement services (C-2020-0307A2);]

THOSE APPROVE SAY AYE? >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. CALL ON KAREN DEMPSEY FOR ITEM H. WE DON'T NEED TO DO A DEEP DIVE. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING ON PUBLIC SAFETY.

>> AS A REMINDER, THE TOWNSHIP BUDGETS OVER $21 MILLION FOR SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. THE ENABLING LEGISLATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO DIRECTLY EMPLOY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THE FIRST ITEM YOU PULLED IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT WE FUND 101 POSITIONS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY ASSIGNED TO THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP. PER THE AGREEMENT, THOSE POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED TO OPERATE OUT OF OUR BOUNDARIES UNLESS THERE IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. WITH THAT THE COUNTY ALSO ASSIGNS 19 POSITIONS SPECIFIC TO OUR AREA. THE POSITIONS THAT THEY FUND ARE PRIMARILY YOUR HIGHER LEVEL POSITIONS, THE CAPTAINS, LUTEINANTS, SERGEANTS, DETECTIVES, AND THREE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO OUR AREA AND THE TOWNSHIP FUNDED 79 DEPUTIES, 5 DEPUTY SPECIALISTS, 8 CRIME PREVENTION SPECIALISTS, AND WE HAVE A SEPARATE AGREEMENT FOR ONE SAFE HARBOR DETECTIVE. IN TOTAL, THAT IS $17.9 MILLION FOR THIS CONTRACT. WHAT WE HAD PROPOSED IS A CONTINUATION OF THE EXISTING SERVICES THAT WE HAVE BEEN CONTRACTING WITH THEM SINCE 2020. EACH YEAR THE BOARD THROUGH ITS BUDGET PROCESS MAY CHOOSE TO ADPOSITIONS, MAY CHOOSE TO FUND ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES BUT THE AGREEMENT HAS ESSENTIALLY BEEN THE SAME SINCE 2020. BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH THE SERVICES ASIDE FROM THE ADDITIONS WE HAVE ADDED OVERTIME. WE WERE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH KEEPING THE CONDITIONS OR THE TERMS THE SAME. SO A SECOND AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD EXTEND FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS IS WHAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED. IT IS TECHNICALLY ONE YEAR AUTO RENEWALS THAT ARE BASICALLY SUBJECT TO BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS. WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WE ALSO FUND VEHICLES. THE BODY CAMERAS AND IN CAR VEHICLE CAMERAS FUEL AND OTHER RELATED COSTS.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> WE HAVE -- THIS CONTRACT, WE HAVE INCREASED OVER THE LAST

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THREE YEARS 30% WOULD YOU SAY? MORE?

>> 21%. >> YEAH, YEAH, FOR 26, 21% INCREASE IN FUNDING. I THINK A LOT OF THAT WAS AN UPGRADE IN PAY. WE HAVE ADDED A LOT OF OFFICERS AS WELL TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. ALSO TECHNOLOGY IS COMING ON ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM. I APPLAUD THE BOARD ON DOING THAT. IT IS IMPORTANT.

WE ARE PARTNERS HERE, THE CHIEF HERE, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

TELL THE SHERIFF WE APPRECIATE HIS JOB. I CAN TELL YOU, THE SIZE OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS MASSIVE, MASSIVE. AND AND LAST YEAR STOPPED AT DECEMBER 31 AT MIDNIGHT AND THE NEW SHERIFF TOOK OVER AT 12:01 AND GOT ALL OF THE INMATES, DEPUTIES, EVERYTHING THROWN AT THEIR LAP AT ONE TIME. I HAVE BEEN REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE TIME YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE JOB, THE REPORTS WE GET, THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GET, I SEE, AND I'M ONE OF THESE PEOPLE THAT LOOKS, I SEE A LOT MORE COVERAGE. I SEE OFFICERS ALL OVER THE WOODLANDS. I APPLAUD YOU ON THAT AND MAKING SURE WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

IT'S THE NUMBER ONE JOB WE HAVE. IT'S THE NUMBER ONE JOB.

ESCOOTERS, PUBLIC SAFETY ON THAT TOO BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO IT. IT'S IMPORTANT AND I APPLAUD Y'ALL.

>> ANYONE ELSE? >> ALL RIGHT.

>> THE VISIBILITY IS TRULY THERE, NO MATTER WHERE WE ARE. I JUST GOT PULLED OVER THE OTHER DAY SO I KNOW YOU ARE THERE.

>> DON'T FORGET, WE CAN STILL USE A MOUNTED PATROL THAT ARE REAL SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES COMING FORWARD, SOMEONE WHO CAN REALLY ARREST PEOPLE AND USE WEAPONS IF NECESSARY.

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL

AGREEMENT. >> MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE

[i. Receive, consider and act upon an Interlocal Agreement with Montgomery County for Interim Funding of Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (Law Enforcement Investigative Services - Crimes Against Children/Safe Harbor Program)(C-2026-0214);]

IN FAVOR RESPOND WITH AYE? >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. AGENDA ITEM I, RECEIVE AND CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN INTERLOGUAL AGREEMENT WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOR INTERIM FUNDING, ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATE SERVICES CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN, SAFE HARBOR PROGRAM.

>> AS I MENTIONED WITH THE POSITIONS WE FUND THROUGH THE MAIN AGREEMENT, WE HAVE A SUPPLEMENTAL ADDITIONAL AGREEMENT THAT IS SPECIFIC TO THE CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN. WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS WITH THIS. WE HAVE ONE DETECTIVE THROUGH MCSO WHICH IS WHAT THIS ITEM IS. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE WILL BE FOR SERVICES THROUGH THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE.

>> ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION?

>> SO MOVED? >> SECOND.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE?

[j. Receive, consider and act upon an Interlocal Agreement with Montgomery County for Funding of Precinct 3 Constables (Law Enforcement Investigative Services - Internet Crimes Against Children/Safe Harbor Program) (C-2026-0213);]

>> AYE. >> OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM J, RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN AGREEMENT WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOR FUNDING OF PRECINCT 3 CONSTABLES.

>> THROUGH THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY CONSTABLE'S OFFICE WHICH IS GABLES OFFICE, WE DO FUND THE COST OF THREE FULL-TIME DETECTIVES ASSIGNED TO ASSIST WITH SAFE HARBOR CASES. AND THREE FULL-TIME DETECTIVES WHO DEAL WITH INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN. THEIR PRIORITY AREAS ARE THOSE EVENTS THAT INVOLVE VICTIMS OR PERPETRATORS LOCATED IN THE WOODLANDS.

>> AWESOME. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

RESPOND BY SAYING AYE? >> AYE.

[l. Receive, consider and act upon a request from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office for Flock Safety License Plate Readers approved in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget to be purchased in Fiscal Year 2025;]

>> MOTION CARRIES. APPROVE THE AGENDA ITEM J. MOVING ON TO ITEM L, RECEIVE AND CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A REQUEST FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR FLOCK SAFETY LICENSE PLATE READERS IN THE 2026 BUDGET TO BE PURCHASED IN 2025, LOCATED PAGE

160-164 OF THE PACKET. >> SO DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, THE BOARD -- THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE REQUESTED AND THE BOARD APPROVED THE CAMERAS TO BE LOCATED IN AREAS AROUND THE WOODLANDS. AND THEY MADE A REQUEST TO PURCHASE THOSE EARLY.

THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO PURCHASE THEM UNTIL THEY HAVE THE SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION FROM THE TOWNSHIP BOARD. WHILE THE FUNDING MAY NOT BE REQUIRED UNTIL JANUARY, THIS ALLOWED THEM TO GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE THOSE, GET THOSE INSTALLED. THERE IS ABOUT A 60 DAY WINDOW TIME TO DO THAT. THEY WILL HAVE THEM UP AND

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RUNNING BEFORE THE BUSY SPRING AND SUMMER SEASONS.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FLOCK CAMERAS, THE TECHNOLOGY THAT BRINGS AND GIVES YOU WITH AN ADVANTAGE ON

THE STREET? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, BOARD, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND THANK YOU FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE CONTRACT.

WE ARE FORTUNATE AND THANKFUL FOR THIS RELATIONSHIP. THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP, OUR LONG RELATIONSHIP REALLY SETS THE EXAMPLE OF HOW THIS PARTNERSHIP SHOULD EXIST AND BEHALF OF SHERIFF DOOLITTLE WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE THAT. REALLY DO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP. FLOCK CAMERAS ARE AN INCREDIBLE FORCE MULTIPLIER THAT PROVIDES LAW ENFORCEMENT INCREDIBLE LEADS TO SOLVE CRIME WHEN THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT KNOWS THE CAMERAS ARE OUT THERE, THEY ACT AS A DETERRENT AS WELL. HAVING THE ABILITY TO HAVE A LITTLE LEE TIME TO GET THE CAMERAS INSTALLED BEFORE THE SUMMER MONTHS HIT, WE WOULD LIKE TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF THAT TO GET THAT ADDRESSED. YOUR ASSISTANCE IS A HUGE BENEFIT.

THE MORE TECHNOLOGY WE CAN INCORPORATE TO ADD THE ADDITIONAL VISIBILITY WE HAVE GOT TO SUPPLEMENT THAT, THE BETTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THAT. ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.

>> YOU MENTIONED VISIBILITY AS A DETERRENT. THEY WILL BE QUITE

VISIBLE, I TAKE IT? >> THEY ARE NOT ALWAYS VISIBLE BUT PUBLIC MEETINGS WE ATTEND, WE LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THEY ARE OUT THERE. WE DON'T ALWAYS PUBLIC WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED AT. WE DON'T ALWAYS WANT THAT TO BE IN THE HOPEN BUT WE WANT THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT TO KNOW IT IS NOT JUST THE DEPUTY DRIVING UP AND DOWN THE STREET. WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY AIDING US AS WELL.

>> GREAT. >> IT MIGHT BE NICE IN THE FUTURE IF WE COULD WORK WITH TRAFFIC FLOW. I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE CAMERAS AND THEY CAN BE USED TO AID IN TRAFFIC FLOW AS WELL.

>> WITHOUT A DOUBT. THEY ARE VERY FUNCTIONAL. THEY PROVIDE A VARIETY OF FUNCTIONAL USES AND ANY KIND OF TECHNOLOGY WE CAN

INCORPORATE, THE BETTER. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. >> THANK YOU.

>> CALL FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF FLOCK SAFETY LICENSE PLATE READERS?

>> MOVED. >> SECONDED.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE?

[10. Receive, consider and act upon an annual report from The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership; ]

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ONTO AGENDA ITEM -- RELLER AGENDA, ITEM 10, RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE WOODLANDS AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP. LOOK AT 181-185 OF THE PACKET. I CALL ON THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP TO DO HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS TO THE BOARD. THIS IS HIS FIRST TIME.

HE CAME TO US RECENTLY, HOW MANY MONTHS?

>> 11. >> HE HAS BEEN ON THE JOB AND MANY OF US HAVE WORKED WITH HIM. YOU HAVE THE TEAM HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. WE WILL SEE THIS IN YOUR REPORT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GOOD EVENING. IT'S ALMOST BEEN A YEAR, AND A WILD YEAR IT HAS BEEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP TO ALL OF YOU. TONIGHT I WILL GO QUICKLY THROUGH THIS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE A PACKED AGENDA. YOU CAN REFERENCE IT OR TALK WITH ME AFTER IT. HAPPY TO TALK WITH OTHER FOLKS AS WELL. WE WILL GO THROUGH THE 1-3 AND THEN SKIP TO 6. WHERE I WANT TO START WITH IS GRATITUDE. ABOUT A YEAR AGO AT THIS TIME, I FLEW IN BEFORE I STARTED AND WENT TO A MEETING AND PULLED ASIDE BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THIS GROUP AND YOU MADE IS CLEAR WHAT YOU WANTED ME TO DELIVER ON. THE TRANSPARENCY AND THE SUPPORT HAS BEEN AWESOME THROUGHOUT THIS.

SINCE THEN, YOU HAVE GIVEN TIME, ADVICE, MENTORSHIP AND I THINK THAT HAS HELPED ME TO GET TO AN EVEN BETTER PLACE AND SET US UP

FOR THE WORK THAT IS AHEAD. >> THANK YOU.

>> WITH THAT, I WILL GO INTO WE FOCUSED ON RESETTING THE MISSION AND VALUES OF THE ORGANIZATION AS I CAME IN. WE THINK OF THE WOODLANDS AREA THRIVING WHILE KEEPING TAXES LOW AND QUALITY OF LIFE HIGH. CHAIR BAILEY, YOU AND I HAVE TALKED AND A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE THINK OF CORPORATE WELFARE. IT IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. WOODLANDS IS ONE OF THE LOWEST PROPERTY TAX RATES IN THE STATE AND COUNTRY. IT IS HOW WE KEEP OUR KIDS NEARBY BECAUSE THEY CAN WORK NEAR YOU INSTEAD OF GOING TO DOWNTOWN HOUSTON OR DALLAS. WE DO THAT WITH THE MISSION TO SOURCE, LEAD, AND SUPPORT DEALS THAT CATALYZE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL TALK ABOUT IS THE WINS WE CAN TALK

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ABOUT THIS YEAR THAT THE E.D.P. IS RESPONSIBLE FOR AND CAN CLAIM BUT THE WINS THAT HAPPEN REGARDLESS BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF PRODUCT THAT THE TOWNSHIP THAT HOWARD HUGHES AND OTHERS HAVE WORKED TO CREATE. AS WE TALK ABOUT GOALS, ONE OF THE THINGS I BRING IS A FOCUS ON METRICS. LET'S RUN THIS LIKE A BUSINESS , THE SAME WAY THAT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WOULD TALK ABOUT HOW DO WE DEFINE SUCCESS. WE ARE DEDICATED TO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS. WE WERE AT ONE. NOW WE ARE AT 12 ACTIVE PROJECTS. WE WILL GET THAT TO 20. IT TAKES A WHILE TO EXPAND YOUR SALE FUNNEL AS ANY BUSINESS KNOWS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPANDING WHAT WE DO SO WE CAN DO THREE LARGE WINS PER YEAR. FOR THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE ONE.

THAT IS NOT UP TO MY STANDARDS. WE WILL DO BETTER. FOR NEXT YEAR, I THINK WE HAVE SOME OF THE WINS IN THE PIPELINE THAT WILL HIT. I WILL CHEAT AND HOPEFULLY TELL YOU WE GOT TO FIVE OR SIX. WE HAVE A STRONG FUNNEL COMING. THAT BEING SAID, A LOT OF PEOPLE ASSUME WE WORK WITH ONLY LARGE BUSINESSES.

WE'LL HIT AT LEAST 11 BUSINESSES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, 10 EMPLOYEES OR LESS. THESE ARE GOOD PAYING JOBS. A LOT OF THESE ARE MACHINERY. WE HAVE A LOT OF COMPANIES COMING FROM NEW ZEALAND OR AUSTRALIA THAT GET PAID BETWEEN 100 AND 70,000.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES THE REGION SPECIAL, THIS IS A COMMUNITY THAT MAKES STUFF. AT A TIME WHEN WE ARE FOCUSING ON MORE MANUFACTURING AND BRINGING THAT MAKING STUFF BACK TO THE U.S., THIS REGION IS GOING STRONG. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE 12 MAJOR EVENTS WE HOST FOR A BUDGET OF ABOUT $1.1 MILLION. ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE TRIED TO FOCUS ON WITH FOLKS, TRANSITION AS A GOOD THING. IT IS EVIDENCE THAT WHAT YOU BUILT IS READY TO EVOLVE. I HAVE NOTHING BUT GRATITUDE FOR THE STRONG FOUNDATION THAT I INHERITED AND THAT WE WILL BUILD UPON. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING, IT IS THE MOR PROACTIVE BUSINESS RECRUITMENT SO WE CAN COMPETE WITH THE BEST OF THE BEST, GO HEAD TO HEAD WITH FRISCO, ALFRETA, GEORGIA, AND THE RESEARCH TRIANGLE ON BIOMANUFACTURING. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WANTING TO DO ANOTHER TOWER DOWNTOWN, YOU BETTER COMPETE WITH EVERYBODY. EVERY OTHER REGION WOULD WANT THAT. IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE ARE COMMITTED TO RUNNING THE E.D.P. AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. I APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP OVER THE LAST YEAR. SINCE I STARTED, WE'VE GOT A LOT THAT'S NEW. I WILL GO QUICKLY THROUGH THIS. WE HAVE A NEW TEAM. I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THE TEAM WE HAVE ON HAND.

AMANDA POOL, MY V.P. FOR INVESTOR RELATIONS, REALLY BRINGING THE COMMUNITY INTO OUR WORK. IOLINDA LOPEZ. THE JOB IS TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF DEALS WE DO. MADISON BECKER WHO AT TWO YEARS IS AN OLD PRO. SHE KEPT THE TRAIN ON THE TRACKS AND HAS DONE AMAZING WORK. WE ALSO BROUGHT IN NEW TOOLS, MODERNIZING WHAT WE DO SO THAT YOU CAN MEASURE RETURN ON INVESTMENT. HAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL FINISH WITH TODAY.

YOU NEED TO KNOW WITH YOUR ANIMAL CONTRIBUTION WHAT THE SALES TAX IS, WHAT THE PROPERTY TAX IS. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO WIN A DEAL. I DON'T KNOW THAT. BUT NOW WE HAVE THE TOOLS IN PLACE. WHEN I TALK IN FUTURE YEARS, WE CAN SAY PREVIOUSLY IT COST US X TO CREATE A NEW JOB OR TO CREATE X,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING THAT BETTER. WE GOT TO MEASURE IT FIRST. WE ALSO GOT NEW MARKETING. ONE OF THE THINGS WE FOCUSED ON IS LETTING OUR LEADERS CHAMPION THIS COMMUNITY.

I'M EXCITED TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE NEW MARKETING MATERIALS THAT WE ARE DOING BECAUSE HAVING OUR CEOS TALK TO OTHER CEOS IS HOW WE SELL THIS COMMUNITY. WITH THAT.

>> MY NAME IS RON MILL STAT I'M THE CEO OF WASTE CONNECTONS. WE ARE A RECYCLING SERVICES COMPANY. THE END OF 2011, WE MADE A DECISION TO RELOCATE THE COMPANY AND WE CHOSE THE WOODLANDS. WE BECAME A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY. WE BECAME THE LARGEST E AND P COMPANY FOR WASTE TREATMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. WE NEVER WOULD HAVE PURSUED THAT HAD WE NOT BEEN BASED HERE. WE WANTED TO BE IN A HUB AIRPORT CITY MARKET WITH TRANSPORT OPPORTUNITIES, TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES TO ANYWHERE IN THE

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WORLD, ONLY BEING 20 MINUTES AWAY, NOT HAVING TO BATTLE TRAFFIC TO GET THERE AS YOU WOULD IN MANY LARGE CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. WE HAVE SEEN A BIG IMPACT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

YOU GO FROM THE HIGHEST INCOME TAX STATE IN THE NATION, CALIFORNIA, TO A STATE WITH NO STATE INCOME TAXES IN TEXAS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE GOES UP. THEIR DISCRETIONARY INCOME, WHAT THEY CAN DO, THE TYPE OF HOME THEY CAN BUY, WHERE THEY CAN SEND THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL, WHAT KIND OF MEDICAL SERVICES THEY CAN HAVE THE OPTION TO. THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT ARE ATTRACTIVE. RECRUITING PEOPLE TO TEXAS FROM WHEREVER THAT HAS BEEN HAS BEEN EASIER BECAUSE OF THE NO INCOME TAX STATE RELATIVE TO A CALIFORNIA. MOVING TO THE WOODLANDS HAS BEEN AN EASY MOVE FOR THE EMPLOYEES BECAUSE CULTURALY, WE TRY TO BE A VERY FAMILIAL, COLLEGIATE TYPE COMPANY. WE FIND TEXAS AND SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY IS VERY EMBRACING TO THAT. SO IT WAS CONSISTENT WITH OUR CULTURE WHICH AS WE EXPANDED ALLOWED US TO EMBED THAT MORE IN THE COMPANY. MY ADVICE WOULD BE THAT THE WOODLANDS REALLY HAS SOMETHING TO OFFER FOR EVERYONE.

IF IT DOESN'T AND YOU WANT LARGE CITY, YOU ARE 20 MINUTES AWAY. IF YOU WANT RURAL, YOU'RE 10 MINUTES AWAY. THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING NEXT TO A WORLD CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, QUALITY EDUCATION IS A LITTLE EPICENTER FOR EVERYTHING THAT A CEO WOULD

WANT FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES. >> THAT'S REALLY GOOD.

>> AS PART OF OUR NEW WEBSITES, NEW MARKETING MATERIALS, WE WILL HAVE TESTIMONIALS FROM RAN, STEVE PRODUCIC FROM DARREN HEAD MIKE FROM ARENA ENERGY. OUR LEADERS TALKING TO OTHER LEADERS ABOUT WHY THEY NEED TO BE HERE AND WHY IT WILL BE THE BEST DECISION THEY HAVE EVER MADE. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT NEW STRATEGY. A LOT OF MY BACKGROUND IS WORKING WITH SITE SELECTORS.

WHEN I TALK WITH THOSE PEOPLE THEY SAID WE KIND OF HEARD OF THE WOODLANDS BUT WE HAVEN'T DONE A LOT. THE FIRST THING WE DID WAS BRING IN THE SITE SELECTORS THAT WORKED IN. THEY BROUGHT PROJECTS TO A SENSE THEN. WE NEED TO CLOSE SOME OF THE PROJECTS, HASSLING THEM BUT WE WILL CONTINUE BRINGING MORE OF THOSE FOLKS HERE. I JUST HAD A TEXT MESSAGE FROM ALEX HANCOCK AT HOWARD HUGHES. WE WILL HOST SITE SELECTORS FOR THE WORLD CUP. IT WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THEM HERE.

THIS COMMUNITY KNOWS OTHER CEOS. BRING THEM HERE AND WE WILL GIVE THEM THE BEST EXPERIENCE THEY CAN HAVE AND WE WILL SHOW THEM WHY THEIR BUSINESSES SHOULD FOLLOW. IN ADDITION TO THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE COMMITTED TO IS WE NEED TO DO MORE. DOING MORE WILL COST MORE. IN THIS LAST YEAR, I WOULD SAY THANK YOU TO THE TOWNSHIP FOR THE ONE TIME CONTRIBUTION THAT HELPED FUND THE MARKETING REBOOT. IN THE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE CONTINUED RAISING REVENUES SUCH THAT WE CAN HIT THE IS $00,000 REVENUE INCREASE ON THE WAY TO GETTING TO $1.3 MILLION BY 2026. WHAT I WILL ALSO SAY IS THAT WE ARE PUSHING MORE MONEY TOWARDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. HISTORICALLY, 25% OF THE BUDGET HAS GONE TO RECRUITMENT. WE ARE HITTING 35% THIS YEAR. I WANT TO PUSH IT EVEN FIRTH TER. BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF OUR ORGANIZATION, WE RAISE A LOT THROUGH MEMBERSHIPS. YOU MUST SERVICE THOSE MEMBERSHIPS TO CREATE VALUE FOR THOSE PEOPLE.

BUT WE CANNOT PUT 80% OF OUR REVENUE TOWARDS REVENUE SERVICES. THAT'S NOT OUR MISSION. OUR MISSION IS TO RECRUIT AND PROVIDE ADVICE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

ACKNOWLEDGING THAT I PROMISED YOU 10 MINUTES, WHAT I WILL FINISH ON IS WHAT'S NEXT FOR THIS NEXT YEAR. INCREASED BUSINESS RECRUITMENT AS WE TALKED ABOUT SO WE CAN EXPAND OUR FUNNEL. BRING IN AT LEAST THREE BIG DEALS FOR THE NEXT YEAR. THOSE ARE AT LEAST 100 NEW EMPLOYEES, AT LEAST $100 MILLION INVESTMENT. WE WILL DO THOSE SHOWCASES AND REALLY KIND OF FOCUS ON HOW TO EXPAND THE FUNNEL. BUT WE WILL DO THIS MEASURING RETURN ON INVESTMENT. IT IS NOT JUST HOPING BUSINESSES COME, IT IS FIGURING OUT HOW MUCH IT COSTS AND JUSTIFYING TO YOU WHAT YOU ARE GETTING FOR YOUR MONEY. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO DO A MORE ROBUST ANNUAL BUSINESS SURVEY WHICH I THINK WILL BE HELPFUL TO YOU. IN THE PAST WE REPORTED ON EMPLOYMENT GROWTH,

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WHAT COMPANIES HAVE WHAT NUMBER OF JOBS. WE ARE ASKING A MORE ROBUST SURVEY. WHAT ARE THE ISSUES YOU ARE FACING? HOW IS YOUR PERFORMANCE DOING COMPARED TO YOUR INDUSTRY? ARE YOU OUTPERFORMING, UNDERPERFORMING AND HOW CAN WE HELP? WHEN WE CAN BRING THAT TO YOU AND COMPARE YEAR OVER YEAR SO YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH HAS INFRASTRUCTURE AND HIRING A PRIORITY AND HOW DOES THAT CHANGE OVER TIME, THAT WILL BE VALUABLE AS YOU THINK OF OTHER INVESTMENTS THAT YOU MAKE. WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK AHEAD. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU AND FOLKS LIKE VISIT THE WOODLANDS. WE HAVE DONE SOME AMAZING THINGS THIS YEAR. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT COMES NEXT AND HOW WE CONTINUE

WORK TOGETHER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> YES, I HAVE A QUESTION. YOU ARE A GREAT SALESMAN AND I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL. WE NEED A GREAT SALESMAN FOR THE WOODLANDS. YOU HAVE BIG SHOES YOU ARE FILLING AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB. MY QUESTION IS RELATED TO THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY. YOU MENTIONED HOW COMPETITIVE IT IS OUT HERE IN THE REAL WORLD THAT YOU ARE FACING EVERY DAY. TELL US, MAYBE NOT TODAY BUT AT ANOTHER TIME, WHY DO PEOPLE CHOOSE TO GO ELSEWHERE? WHAT ARE WE MISSING, WHAT CAN WE DO TO FILL THE GAP? CAN YOU DO THAT?

>> YES. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS AS WE BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH SITE SELECTORS, WHEN NEW MARK CAME THIS YEAR, THEY WERE PRETTY TRANSPARENT. THEY DID A RACK AND STACK AND SCORED US AGAINST OUR PRIMARY COMPETITORS. THE BIGGEST THINGS WHERE WE SOMETIMES UNDERCOMPETE WOULD BE INCENTIVES. WE DON'T GIVE A BUNCH OF MONEY AAY. I WILL SAY SOMETIMES THAT IS A GOOD THING. SOMETIMES INCENTIVES YOU WILL SPEND YOURSELF INTO A WORSE POSITION THAN IF YOU NEVER GOT THE COMPANY IN THE FIRST PLACE. THERE ARE OTHER TIMES WHERE I WILL ALWAYS SAY POSITIVE THINGS ABOUT HOUSTON BUT BEING LUMPED IN WITH HOUSTON SOMETIMES CREATES A STIGMA THAT IS HARD TO OVERCOME. THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO BUILD PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE TEASE DECISIONS SO THAT WHEN A LARGE COMPANY COMES TO THEM AND THEY SAY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TEXAS, BECAUSE EVERYONE IS INTERESTED IN TEXAS. THEY SAY DALLAS, AUSTIN, HOUSTON, MAYBE SAN ANTONIO. AND THEY SAY I'VE HEARD THINGS ABOUT HOUSTON. WELL LET'S MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THE WOODLANDS IS REALLY SPECIAL AND HOW WE LEVERAGE THE AMAZING STRENGTH OF HOUSTON BUT PROVIDE SOMETHING MORE. HAPPY TO GO FURTHER IN DEPTH WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE. THESE ARE THE THINGS WE

NEED TO CONTINUE DOING. >> THANK YOU.

>> I WILL SAY AND I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES, I THINK THE BIGGEST THREAT WE HAVE AGAINST US IS NOT THE WOODLANDS AND NOT THE QUALITY OF LIFE, LOW TAXES, IT'S MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS.

A COMPANY GETS BOUGHT BY ANOTHER COMPANY, THEY LEAVE. WE SAW THAT WITH AN DARKO, TWO TOWERS, FULL OF PEOPLE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, POOF, THEY'RE GONE. IT WAS A HUGE HIT TO TOWNSHIP, NONPROFITS AND EVERYTHING. MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE DEALS COMING IN WHERE WE START FILLING THE PIPELINE UP BECAUSE ANOTHER COMPANY THAT OCCUPIES AS MANY FLOORS AS ONE OF THOSE TOWERS COULD GET GOBBLED UP TOMORROW AND WE ARE PLAYING DEFENSE. I THINK IT IS A HUGE PART OF THE ECONOMY, THE TOWN CENTER AREA, HOW WE LOOK AT THAT IN A NEW WAY. YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE DOING A GREAT JOB IN A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE IS ONE THING THAT WE CAN DO. GO TO OUR FRIENDS, GO TO OUR CENTERS OF INFLUENCE AND GET THEM TOGYNE THE E.D.P. IT IS WORTH INVESTING. I WENT TO MY EMPLOYER, THEY WERE NOT AN EMPLOYER. DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. I BROUGHT THEM IN. AND IN TWO SHORT MONTHS, YOU GET A LOT OF INFORMATION WE WEREN'T GETTING OTHER PLACES. THAT'S WHAT WE NEED MORE OF. GETTING THEM ENGAGED HELPS SELL THE WOODLANDS. IT IS MULTIPLYING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADVERTISING FOR THE COMMUNITY. THINKING ABOUT THE FRIENDS, YOUR ACQUAINTANCES, HOW CAN WE GET THEM TO JOIN THE E.D.P. AND BECOME AN ACTIVE MEMBER INSTEAD OF NOT DOING

ANYTHING. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. MOVE TO ACCEPT THE REPORT.

>> MOVED, SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND WITH AYE?

[11. Receive, consider and act upon the 2026 Service Agreement with The Woodlands Economic Development Partnership (C-2026-0167); ]

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 11, THE 2026 SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE WOODLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, LOCATED 196-203 IN THE PACKET. I CALL ON

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NICK WALDA TO PRESENT THE AGREEMENT.

>> GLAD I WAS HERE. JUST PLAYING. I WAS WAITING. THIS IS THE ANNUAL SERVICE AGREEMENT THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET THAT WAS SENT OUT ON FRIDAY. IT IS THE CONTRIBUTION OF WHAT MR. GIB JUST TALKED ABOUT. I THINK MOST OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH IT. IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.

>> ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? IF NOT I CALL A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH THE WOODLANDS AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP. MOVED BY DIRECTOR FRANKS, SECONDED.

[12. Receive, consider and act upon an update from the Development Standards Committee;]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND WITH AYE?

>> AYE. >> ITEM 12, RESPOND AND ACT ON THE UPDATE FROM THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE, LOCATED ON 212 OF YOUR PACKET. ARTHUR BREN, CHAIRMAN OF THE STANDARDS

COMMITTEE WILL PRESENT, WELCOME. >> ONE OF THE HARDEST JOBS IF

YOU ASK ME. >> YOU JUST GOT A NOTICE FROM A

LADY HERE. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS, SENIOR STAFF, THE DSE ATTORNEY AND THE DIRECTOR OF COVENANT ADMINISTRATION HERE TONIGHT. IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE TO PROVIDE THE RECAP FOR YEAR 2025.

THE UPDATE TO THE TOWNSHIP BOARD AND OUR RESIDENTS WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT IS THE PERMITS AND VIOLATIONS DATA. WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE YEAR END ACTIONS. THIS TONIGHT IS A REPORT THAT REPRESENTS THE DSE, RDRC, STAFF, AND TOWNSHIP BOARD.

THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT THAT HAS TO BE INTEGRATED TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE NEED TO DO ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS AND MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE WILL TALK ABOUT SOME RULES TAKEN IN 2025 TO ASSIST THE STAFF TO SPEED UP THE TURN AROUND OF APPLICATIONS AND TO GET RESIDENTS MOVING ON IN A QUICKER FASHION IN THEIR PROJECTS AND BE CLEARER IN WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE WHEN YOU SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE STAFF. WE ARE CREATED THE CHAIRMAN'S CAN YOU MEAN. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK DIRECTOR FRANKS FOR HIS INITIATIVE BY BUILDING THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT KFS COUNCIL. WE WATCHED THAT AND LEARNED FROM THAT. WE WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL BUT WE BUILT A COUNCIL FOR ALL OF THE CHAIRS SO WE COULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE AS WE MOVE INTO '26. WE COMPLETED THE REVIEW OF THE COMMERCIAL STANDARDS. ON OUR MEETING ON DECEMBER 17 WHICH IS OUR LAST MEETING OF '25, WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE DSC WILL APPROVE THE COMMERCIAL STANDARDS. THIS IS THE FIRST COMPLETE UPDATE OF THE COMMERCIAL STANDARD SINCE 2011. THEN WE WILL ALSO LOOK FORWARD INTO '26. WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT STANDARD ADOPTIONS. WE ARE GOING TO REVISE OUR STANDARDS AS THE SITUATION HAS CHANGED. WE ARE LOOKING AT EVENTS, MEETINGS AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT T SHORT-TERM RENTALS. SO WE HAVE TAKEN OUT PROBABLY ABOUT 7,000 PERMITS SO FAR. THIS IS A PROJECTION TO THE END OF 2025.

ABOUT 1,000 OF THOSE PERMITS ARE HEARD BY THE DSC. VIOLATIONS, THERE HAS BEEN APPROXIMATELY 5,000 VIOLATIONS IN 2025 AND VIOLATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED APPROXIMATELY 4,000 OF THE 5,000 VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN CLOSED YEAR TO DATE. ABOUT 250 OF THOSE VIOLATIONS RESULT IN LEGAL ACTION. LAST NIGHT AT OUR MEETING, WE HAD AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF LEGAL VIOLATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE DSC TO PASS ONTO THE FIRM TO EXECUTE AND TRY TO GET THOSE RESOLVED. WE HAD 50 RESIDENTIAL APPLICATIONS LAST NIGHT. A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF THOSE WERE LEGAL APPLICATIONS. WE CAN GET THOSE APPROVED AND GET THEM INTO THE SYSTEM. PROMULGATOR RULES THAT WE INSTITUTED. WE WORKED ON BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL. WE WORKED ON RULES ABOUT ROOFS TO PROVIDE MORE OPTIONS WITHOUT VARIANCE REQUESTS. THAT'S IMPORTANT SO THAT WHEN SOMEONE SUBMITS AN APPLICATION, IT COULD BE APPROVED AT THE STAFF LEVEL OR AT THE RDRC LEVEL AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO GO FURTHER TO THE DSC. AN EXAMPLE OF THAT, IN

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SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CRITERIA IS A LITTLE MORE RESTRICTIVE ABOUT A ROOF. IF YOU ARE NOT IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND DIDN'T HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD CRITERIA AND YOU USED GENERAL STANDARDS, YOU COULD GET THE ROOF APPROVED. SO WHAT WE DID IS ON THE RESTRICTED CRITERIAS, WE CHANGED THOSE AND LET THE OVERALL STANDARDS APPLY. WE WORKED ON MODIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERATORS AND LOOKED AT OPENING UP MORE AREAS WHERE THE GENERATOR CAN BE INSTALLED. THIS HELPS THE PROCESS, MOVES THE APPLICATION ALONG AND PUTS THIS MORE AT A STAFF LEVEL AND RDRC LEVEL TO MAKE THE DECISIONS. ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE, WE PRUMMELLIGATED RULES THAT DEALT WITH DOOR VINYL GRAPHICS. I KNOW IT IS NOT AN EXCITING SUBJECT BUT IT REALLY HELPS EXISTING BUSINESSES AND NEW BUSINESSES COMING TO THE WOODLANDS THAT THEY COULD WHEN YOU HAVE TINTED GLASS, THEY CAN ADD THE DOOR GRAPHICS IN THAT AREA AND ALSO ALLOW FOR THEIR WEBSITE TO BE ADDED SO WHEN POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS COME BY THEY KNOW WHERE TO LOOK FOR THE BUSINESS. THESE THINGS HELP IN A BIG WAY FOR OUR BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS. SIGNAGE, WE MODIFIED RESTRICTION ABOUT BUSINESSNAMES AND LOGOS. PREVIOUSLY, YOU HAD TO COME FORWARD AND GET BUSINESS LOGO MAKE SURE IT WAS APPROVED BY PATENT OFFICE. IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT THAT WOULD HOLD UP THE APPLICATION YEAR END ACTION. WE TALKED ABOUT THE CREATION OF THE CHAIR COUNCIL WITH THE RDCR CHAIRS. THE FIRST MEETING IN 2025, WE WERE ABLE TO AGREE WITH TR RDRC CHAIRS TO STREAM LINE ALL OF THE BYLAWS. SO ALL OF THE BYLAWS WILL BE STANDARDIZED. IT WILL BE MORE EFFECTIVE. THE RDRC CHAIR LIKES THE COUNCIL BECAUSE THEY FEEL MORE EMPOWERED. THEY CAN BRING ALL OF THE CHAIRS TOGETHER AND ARE ON THE SAME PAGE TO MAKE DECISIONS AND MOVE THE PROCESS ALONG. THEY ARE ALSO FORCED TO CROSS VILLAGE COLLABORATION. YOU NEED THAT TO GO TO THE NEXT STEP IN WHATEVER YOU DO IN LIFE, WHETHER YOU ARE DOING STANDARDS OR DOING A PARKS, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. WE ARE GOING TO ESTABLISH IN '26 TO MAKE SURE THE ORIENTATION AND NEW MEMBERS IS MORE INCLUSIVE BY HAVING CURRENT MEMBERS JOIN THE ORIENTATION SO THAT THEY CAN SHARE SOME OF THEIR EXPERIENCES AND REALLY HELP BRING NEW MEMBERS IN A LOT QUICKER. PREVIOUSLY, THE ORIENTATION WAS DONE ONE ON ONE. WE WILL DO IT AS A GROUP SESSION, AS A TEAM EFFORT. WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT THIS ONE WILL ENHANCE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE DSC, RDRC AND STAFF. NOW, SOMEONE SAID WELL, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MEMBERS THEREAT ARE NOT CHAIRS.

WE ARE GOING TO HOLD A TOWN HALL FOR ALL MEMBERS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR TO BRIEF THEM ON DEVELOPMENTS AND GATHER THEIR INPUT. SO WE WANT TO LOOK FORWARD IN '26. WE WILL LOOK TO REVIEW ALL OF THE STANDARDS, ALL OF THE RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS. WE WILL BRING TOGETHER RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADJUST THE STANDARDS TO MEET THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT, TO MAKE THINGS EASIER, TO LOOK AT WHAT NEW DEVELOPMENTS ARE. WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT EVENTS. WE WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH EVENTS THAT IMPROVE AWARENESS. THE TOWNSHIP IS RUN AT LEAST ON LINKEDIN, THEY RUN A LOT OF GOOD POSTINGS THAT HAS RAISED THE AWARENESS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BUSINESS COMMUNITY ABOUT STANDARDS AND WHAT ARE REQUIRED. THE RDRC MEETINGS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED AS WE MOVE IN '26 TO SUPPORT THE TOWNSHIP'S REORGANIZATION WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO FOCUS MORE RESOURCES AND ATTENTION ON ENFORCEMENT AS WE KNOW IN THE LATEST SURVEY, A LOT OF RESIDENTS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT ENFORCEMENT. SOMETIMES THEY WANT MORE ENFORCEMENT BUT TO DO THAT WE HAD TO ADJUST THE RD RSHS C'S MEETING TIME TO MEET THOSE EXPECTATIONS. AND SHORT-TERM RENTALS. I KNOW FOLKS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SHORT-TERM

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RENTALS. TODAY WE HAVE 173 PERMITS ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS.

IT IS ABOUT 33,000 HOMES IN THE WOODLANDS. SO IT'S A LOW AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS. I KNOW PEOPLE THINK THERE ARE A LOT GOING ON BUT FROM A NUMBERS STANDPOINT, IT IS A LOW AMOUNT OF ACTUAL SHORT-TERM RENTALS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED. WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BRING ON IN '26 AND STAFF HAS VETTED THIS PRETTY DETAILED AND WE GOT SUPPORT FROM THE BOARD BY PUTTING RESOURCE MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR 26, WE ARE GOING TO BRING ON A SHORT-TERM RENTAL SOFTWARE TOOL THAT WILL GO OUT AND FIND ALL OF THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS THAT ARE ADVERTISED, TAKE THE LISTING, COMPARE IT AGAINST WHAT'S SIGNED UP, IF THEY FIND HOMES THAT ARE NOT SIGNED UP, THEY WILL SEND OUT CORRESPONDS TO SAY WE SEE YOU ARE NOT SIGNED UP. YOU HAVE TO APPLY. WE WILL BE MORE ACTIVE ON FINDING OUT WHAT'S IN THE COMMUNITY. ALSO THE SOFTWARE WILL BE A 24/7 HOT LINE. SO IF THERE IS A VIOLATION OR A CONCERN, THEY CAN REACH SOMEONE AND LOG IN THAT CONCERN.

IT'S ALSO DESIGNED TO IMPROVE TAX COLLECTION. IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY YOUR TAXES WHEN YOU OPERATE A

SHORT-TERM RENTAL. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT.

>> YES, SIR. >> CAN WE LIMIT THE NUMBER OF

PERMITS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS? >> BRET?

>> LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY. ALL SORTS OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, THERE IS A SPECTRUM. SOME HAVE TRIED TO OUTLAW THEM. UNDER CURRENT TEXAS LAW, THAT IS NOT PERMISSIBLE. ANY ACTION YOU TAKE HAS TO BE REASONABLY SITUATED TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH SHORT-TERM RENTALS. YOU CAN'T JUST ARBITRARILY SAY I'M ONLY ISSUING 100. BECAUSE THE 101ST PERSON COULD SAY YOU ARE HARMING ME. I HAVE THE RIGHT TO RENT MY HOUSE AND YOU ARE NOT LETTING ME. BUT THERE ARE REASONABLE STANDARDS YOU COULD PUT IN PLACE. THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS RELATED TO MAINTAINING THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. THE COMMITTEE LOOKS AT THAT ALL THE TIME ON A ONE BY ONE BASES AS DOES THIS FIT, ARE THEY DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, CAMERAS, NOISE DETECTORS, ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

HAVING AN ARBITRARY NUMBER OF PERMITS IS RISKY. I'M TELLING YOU THAT FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE.

>> I THINK TOO IS WOODLANDS HAS BEEN AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES. WHEN YOU SEE SOME OF THE CONDITIONS COME OUT FROM THE OTHER COMMUNITIES, THEY RESEMBLE WHAT T WE HAVE DONE. WE HAVE BEEN AT THIS SINCE SEPTEMBER 2019 WITH A BALANCED STRUCTURE. BALANCED TO ABIDE BY THE LAW AND BALANCE THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY THEIR PROPERTIES. WE CONSTANTLY EVOLVE THE RULES FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS. IN THE PERIOD FROM 19 TO 25, WE HAVE TURNED DOWN OR REVOKED APPROXIMATELY 5 APPLICATIONS THAT WERE PRIOR APPROVED BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. WE HAVE ALSO HAD A LOT OF INPUT FROM RESIDENTS ON IDEAS AND ALSO RESIDENTS' CONCERNS AS IT RELATES TO SHORT-TERM RENTALS. LAST NIGHT AT OUR MEETING, WE HAD A SHORT-TERM RENTAL APPLICATION WHERE AN APPLICANT CAME IN AND SAID THEY WANTED, IT WAS A FIVE BEDROOM HOUSE. THEY WANTED IT FOR TEN PEOPLE. WELL, THE LISTING WAS FOR FOUR BEDROOM BECAUSE THEY TURNED AN OFFICE THAT WAS LISTED AS A FOUR BEDROOM HOUSE AND AN OFFICE FOR FIVE BEDROOMS. THEY WERE NOT APPROVED FOR FIVE. THEY WERE APPROVED FOR FOUR. WE TAKE THIS SERIOUS TO MAKE SURE WHEN YOU APPROVE THE APPLICATION, IT MEETS THE STANDARD AND PROTECTS THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ALSO, ONE OF THE OTHER SHORT-TERM RENTALS HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE '24. WE ONLY ISSUED A SIX MONTH PERMIT BECAUSE THERE WERE PRIOR ISSUES OF OPERATING WITHOUT A SHORT-TERM RENTAL AGREEMENT. SO WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY AND WE TRY TO KEEP IT AS RESTRICTIVE AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE IT IS A GOOD OUTCOME. THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD OPERATORS OUT THERE TOO. WE ALWAYS HEAR OF THE ONES THAT ARE NOT GOOD OPERATORS BUT THERE ARE A LOT THAT RESPECT THE RULES,

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SIGN THE AGREEMENT, MAKE SURE THERE IS INSURANCE, KEEP THE PARKING ON THE PROPERTY AND ARE VIGILANT ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY AND KEEP IT IN GOOD ORDER.

>> MAY I ASK A QUESTION? >> PLEASE.

>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO, I APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GEARING UP FOR THE WORLD CUP AND WHAT YOU ANTICIPATE? WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM RENTAL APPLICATIONS INCREASE. SO AS FAR AS GEARING UP FOR IT, THE GEARING UP FOR IT IS MAKING SURE WE PROCESS THE APPLICATION QUICKLY, MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION, APPROVE A PROPER APPLICATION, GET IT SIGNED, MAKE SURE INSURANCE IS IN PLACE, ALL OF THE DETAILS TO MAKE SURE IT A GOOD OUTCOME. THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS IS DEFINITELY RISING. WILL THAT STAY CONSISTENT AFTER THE WORLD CUP, WE'RE NOT SURE. SOMETIMES PEOPLE ENTER THAT AND SAY LOOK, IN THE SHORT-TERM, I CAN MAKE ADDITIONAL MONEY AND THEY MAY NOT CONTINUE TO BE SHORT-TERM RENTALS AFTER WORLD CUP. SOMETIMES SHORT-TERM RENTAL FOLKS START AS SHORT-TERM AND THEY TURN INTO A LONGTERM RENTAL. SO YOU HAVE THAT DYNAMIC TAKING PLACE AT THE SAME TIME.

>> ARE YOU WORKING WITH THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AT ALL TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN TERMS OF PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NEED TO GET INTO HOUSTON TO SOME OF THE

VENUES? >> WE HAVEN'T REALLY BUT WE ARE

OPEN TO IF WE NEED TO. >> SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> I THINK WHAT TI APPRECIATE, WHEN I TEXT YOU, I DON'T THINK I PRESS SEND BEFORE YOU ARE ANSWERING AND IT IS REALLY NICE WE CAN GET BACK TO THE HOME OWNER SO QUICKLY WITH YOUR

RESPONSES. >> WE APPRECIATE WHEN WE RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM THE DIRECTORS BECAUSE WE WANT YOU TO KEEP OUT OF THE CONTACT WITH THE RESIDENTS. WE APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. WE TAKE IT FROM THERE WHEN YOU GIVE IT TO US AND WE PASS IT TO THE STAFF AND COORDINATE WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE APPROACH. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE APPROACH IS FAIR, EQUITABLE AND PEOPLE ARE HEARD WHEN THEY COME TO THE MEETING. I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT THAT SOMEONE IS HEARD, WE LISTEN TO THEM. THEY MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION AND THEN THE COMMITTEE DELIBERATES AND TAKES THAT INTO THE DELIBERATION.

>> GREAT JOB. >> I THINK THAT PRESENTATION SHOWS SIGNS OF GREAT LEADERSHIP, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, IT'S AN HONOR TO REPRESENT THE WOODLANDS AND OUR

RESIDENTS. >> THANK YOU. I'M ENCOURAGED LOOKING AHEAD IN 2026, STREAM LINING THINGS, MAKING THINGS MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR THE RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. I CALL A MOTION AND SECOND TO RECEIVE THE REPORT. MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL

IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE.

[13. Receive, consider and act upon appointments to the Development Standards Committee;]

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU. ITEM 13, RECEIVE, CONSIDER, ACT UPON THE APPOINTMENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS COMMITTEE. 213-233. I CALL UPON THE DIRECTOR OF COVENANT ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENTS AND CANDIDATES. ONCE AGAIN -- NEVER MIND. I JUMPED AHEAD.

>> THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING. THIS IS THUPOINTMENT PROCESS FROM THE INTERVIEW CANDIDATES YOU REVIEWED AT THE NOVEMBER MEETING. YOU HAD FIVE CANDIDATES WHO HAD APPLIED FOR RESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT. YOU RECEIVED THREE OF THOSE INTERVIEWS AT THAT MEETING THAT WAS FROM ARTHUR BRAIDER, JOHN BROWN ROBERT RUDER. YOU HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS ON THE DESIGN COMMUNITY, MILDRED PALO AND ROGER GIRTS. ROGER IS PRESENT AS WELL AS ARTHUR. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PACKET WAS THE LETTER FROM HOWARD HUGHES FOR THE SELECTED APPOINTMENTS FROM THE WOODLANDS LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE DAN COAL, JOHN ANDERSON AND ROBERT ADAMS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OTHERWISE, I BELIEVE IT IS FOR THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR YOUR SELECTION OF

TWO INDIVIDUALS. >> I CALL ON KAREN DEMSY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATED TO THE VOTING PROCESS FOR THE APPOINTMENTS OF THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE.

>> THANK YOU. TO MAKE IT EASIER, THE WAY THE APPOINTMENTS ARE HANDLED IS THROUGH A WRITTEN BALLOT. THIS IS SIMILAR TO HOW YOU ELECTED OFFICERS AT LAST WEEK'S MEETING. THERE IS A BALLOT THAT LISTS ALL FIVE OF THE CANDIDATE NAMES. I'M GOING

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TO HAVE RENEE PASS THOSE OUT. IF YOU COULD PUT A CHECK MARK OR X, WHATEVER THE TWO YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPOINTING AND SIGN YOUR NAME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BALLOT. THIS IS A WRITTEN BALLOT. IT IS NOT A SECRET BALLOT. ONCE YOUR VOTES ARE IN, I WILL TALLY THOSE. IF WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED FOUR OF THE DIRECTOR'S VOTES, THOSE TWO WILL BE APPOINTED TO SERVE FOR THIS NEXT TWO YEAR TERM. IF WE DON'T HAVE TWO, THEY WILL GET FOUR VOTES, WE WILL REPEAT UNTIL WE HAVE AT LEAST TWO THAT RECEIVED FOUR VOTES.

>> TWO VOTES, CORRECT? >> YES, PLEASE.

>> HAVING RECEIVED THE MUJRT OF THE VOTES, THE TWO CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED ARE ARTHUR BRENT AND JOHN ANTHONY

BROWN. >> OKAY. I CALL A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPOINT FOR THE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR A TWO YEAR TERM FOR THE MEETING SCHEDULED AFTER JANUARY 1, 2026 OR UNTIL SUCCESSORS ARE ASSIGNED TO APPOINT THE THREE T.W.L.D.C., ROBERT ADAMS, JOHN ADAMS FOR ONE YEAR TERM.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE?

[14. Receive, consider and act upon update related to the Township Board's 2025 Strategic Planning Session requests;]

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ON TO ITEM 14, RECEIVE, CONSIDER, ACT UPON RELATED TO THE TOWNSHIP BOARD'S 2025 STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION REQUEST LOCATED ON PAGE 224 OF YOUR PACKET T. I CALL ON MONIQUE SHARP TO PRESENT.

>> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING. I'M AT THE BOARD'S REQUEST GOING TO PROVIDE A BRIEF UPDATE ON YOUR STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVES THAT WERE DISCUSSED BACK IN MAY OF THIS YEAR IF YOU WILL RECALL, MAY 12, AND 13. I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON THE SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVES BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE ONES WE HAVE MADE PROGRESS ON AND KEEP IT PRETTY SHORT BECAUSE WE HAVE ALONG AGENDA. AS I DO EVERY YEAR IN FEBRUARY, I WILL BRING FORWARD A SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE 2025 YEAR. WE WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON SOME OF THE LARGER PROJECTS. HAPPY TONIGHT TO PROVIDE THIS UPDATE. IF YOU WILL RECALL THE BOARD PRIORITIES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION ARE IDENTIFIED HERE. I'M NOT GOING TO READ THROUGH ALL OF THEM. BT THESE WERE THE ONES THAT YOU PRIORITIZED AND THEN FROM THERE, YOU DIVIDED SOME OF THESE PROJECTS OR INITIATIVES INTO SHORT-TERM AND LONGTERM PRIORITIES OR GOALS I SHOULD SAY. SO AS I MENTIONED , WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SHORT-TERM GOALS THIS EVENING. SO STARTING OFF WITH ONE OF THE GOALS WAS

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THE BOARD ESTABLISHED SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMMITTEES, AD HOC COMMITTEES IN ORDER TO GET INTO COMMITTEE FORMAT AND ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS. THE FIRST OF THOSE WAS THE AD HOC SOUTH GOSLING TRACT. THE STATUS IS THE STAFF DID PRESENT THE CHARTER FOLLOWING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION. ON MAY 22, THE BOARD APPROVED THE CHARTER AND ESTABLISHED THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE HAS MET SEVERAL TIMES TO TALK ABOUT THE SOUTH GOSLING TRACT AND PUBLIC GOLF. THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A NEED AND DESIRE BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO A BUNCH OF DETAIL RIGHT HERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE IN ORDER TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GOLF AMENITY

LOCATED AT THIS LOCATION. >> IT'S PROGRESS.

>> IT'S PROGRESS ON A BIG PROJECT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ANOTHER COMMITTEE THAT WAS FORMED WAS THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. AGAIN, STAFF PRESENTED THAT COMMITTEE CHARTER AT THE MAY 22 BOARD MEETING. THE BOARD APPROVED THE CHARTER AND ESTABLISHED THE COMMITTEE. YOU SAW THE RESULT OF ONE OF THE PRIMARY RESULTS OF THE COMMITTEE A LITTLE WHILE AGO IN THE APPROVAL OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS. SO THE COMMITTEE SPENT TIME LOOKING THROUGH THOSE AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE BOARD DID WHEN YOU WENT THROUGH YOUR BUDGET WORK SHOPS AND LOOKED AT THE INITIATIVES THERE. ANOTHER SUCCESS STORY WITH THAT. THEN THE AD HOC TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, THE CHARTER WAS PRESENTED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE HAS MET, HAD THEIR FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER. THERE IS A LOT OF BIG PROJECTS ON THIS ONE. A LOT OF THEM HAVE TO -- THERE'S A CONNECTION WITH THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL IN TERMS OF FUNDING. THE PROJECTS THAT ARE WITHIN THIS COMMITTEE ARE LONGERTERM IN NATURE AND ARE ONGOING. THE AD HOC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, ONE OF YOUR GOALS WAS TO ADD TO THAT, THE PEDESTRIANBILITY. THE MEMBERS HAVE NOT DISCUSSED IN DETAIL BUT THEY HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON THE OTHER LARGER PROJECTS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF WHICH WE WILL SEE LATER TONIGHT. AGAIN, THIS WAS A GOAL. THE COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS PEDESTRIAN IN A LINE WITH THE OTHER COMMITTEE OBJECTIVES. THE TOURISM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ZONE, THERE WAS A GOAL TO SEND A LETTER TO THE HOTELIERS TO ENCOURAGE SUBMISSION OF PETITIONS REQUIRED FOR THE TOURISM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ZONE. THIS HAS GONE BACK OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS. THE BOARD DID APPROVE THE RELEASE OF THE LETTERS. TO DATE, THE HOTELS HAVE NOT SUBMITTED THE PETITIONS. THERE IS A BUNCH OF REASONS AND ONE OF THE REASONS IS THE THREE OF THE LARGER HOTELS AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO ENTER INTO THESE TYPES OF NEW INITIATIVE IF YOU WILL WHILE THOSE PROPERTIES WERE UNDER SALE. HOPEFULLY MORE TO COME IN A SHORT TIME. THE BOARD ALSO LOOKED AT THE BUDGET PROCESS.

PRIMARILY THE BOARD WANTED WORK SHOPS IN JUNE AND JULY TO REVIEW SERVICE LEVELS AND PROGRAM LEVEL INFORMATION. WE DID HOLD A PREBUDGET WORK SHOP IN ADVANCE OF ONE OF THE JUNE MEETINGS TO REVIEW SERVICE LEVELS BY DEPARTMENT, ALSO HELD A BUDGET WORK SHOP IN JULY TO PROVE PROGRAMS. THAT WAS EXTRA OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW BUDGET ITEMS PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO THE AUGUST WORK SHOPS. I THINK THAT WAS A SUCCESS TO A CERTAIN DEGREE. HAVING LEARNED THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET WORK SHOPS, I WILL BE PROPOSING A NEW PROCESS IN 2026. IN TERMS OFTURALLY CHARTER SERVICES, THAT WAS ONE OF THE PRIORITIES OF THE BOARD WAS TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO THESE TO PROVDING CHARLIE CHARTER SERVICE AND TO LOOK AT FUTURE OPTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. STAFF DID PRESENT THIS AS BUDGET INITIATIVE 5 AT THE AUGUST 20 WORK SHOP. THE BOARD DID DISCUSS THIS IN DETAIL BUT ULTIMATELY TOOK NO ACTION. IF YOU WILL RECALL, THE NET REVENUE FROM IMPLEMENTING SOMETHING LIKE THAT DID NOT REALLY SUPPORT THE OVERALL PROGRAM AT THAT TIME.

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SOMETHING WE CAN REVISIT IN THE FUTURE BUT AGAIN AT THAT TIME, THE REVENUE JUST DIDN'T SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROGRAM. THE TRANSPORTATION EXPANSION WAS ANOTHER GOAL OF COMING OUT OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT. THE TROLLEY EXPANSION AT THE VILLAGE CENTER WAS BUDGET NUMBER 4. AND THE MICROTRANSIT SYSTEM WAS PRESENTED AS INITIATIVE NUMBER 6. THE BOARD DID CONSIDER THESE INITIATIVES BUT DID NOT TAKE ACTION. ONE OF THE PRIMARY REASONS WAS FUNDING WAS JUST NOT AVAILABLE. THESE ARE EXPENSIVE PROGRAMS AND THE FUNDING WAS NOT AVAILABLE. AS WE LEARNED, THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THIS PAST YEAR'S BUDGET WAS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT. THAT WAS THE TOP PRIORITY AND WE ARE A COUPLE OF LARGE EXPENDITURES THERE. RUTH AND HER TEAM ARE ALSO M AS YOU KNOW AND CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS, AND THE TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT CREDITS TO HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO BRING SOMETHING BACK ALONG THE LINES IN THE FUTURE. THE WOODLANDS WATERWAY ACTIVATION, CHRIS NOONS HAD PREPARED AND WE PRESENTED THE BUDGET INITIATIVE NUMBER 9, A GROUP OF ABOUT 15 DIFFERENT TYPES OF INITIATIVES, ANYTHING FROM LOW COST, MEDIUM COST, HIGH COST, AGAIN BECAUSE THE PRIORITY WAS ON PUBLIC SAFETY IN THIS PAST BUDGET. NONE OF THESE WERE FUNDED. HOWEVER, IN 2026, AS WE IDENTIFY OTHER SOURCES OR FAVORABLE VARIANCES, WE INTEND TO BRING THESE BACK FOR THE BOARDS. THE TEAM CAME UP WITH SOME GREAT IDEAS AND SOME OF THEM FAIRLY LOW COST THAT WE COULD IMPLEMENT.

>> BEFORE WE GO ON, SINCE WE DID ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR EXPANSION OF THE WOODLANDS WATERWAY CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY LIGHTS, THAT'S NOT INCLUDED HERE? SHOULDN'T IT BE INCLUDED? BECAUSE WE DID FUND

IT. >> YOU DID FUND IT. YOU HAD FUNDED IT IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S BUDGET. SO IT REALLY WASN'T SOMETHING THAT CAME OUT OF STRATEGIC PLANNING BUT TO YOUR POINT, THAT IS A HUGE ACTIVATION OF THE WOODLANDS WATERWAY HAS BEEN DONE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO BRING

HOLIDAY ON THE WATER TO US. >> HOW MUCH WAS THAT? THAT WAS

NOT SMALL. >> IT WAS NOT. IN TOTAL, THE ANNUAL LEASE PAYMENT IS AROUND $500,000 THAT'S VERY BIG. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR A REPORT ON THAT ONCE IT'S OVER, HOW IT

WAS. >> WE HAVE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS THAT HAVE SHOWN A LARGE INCREASE IN THE FOOT TRAFFIC IN

THOSEAREAS. >> WONDERFUL.

>> ANOTHER GOAL OF THAT CAME OUT OF THE INITIATIVE OR THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND BEFORE THAT WAS TO EXPAND CELLULAR COVERAGE IN THE WOODLANDS. WE KNOW THAT IS A CHALLENGE IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WOODLANDS. WE WERE ASKED FOR STAFF TO WORK WITH HOWARD HUGHES WHICH WE DID IN THE JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER TIME FRAME TO IDENTIFY AREAS, SPECIFIC AREAS WITH THE INEFFICIENT COVERAGE. IN OCTOBER, HOWARD HUGHES PROVIDED A REPORT OF THE ANALYSIS TODAY. THEY HAD DONE A HEAT MAP SHOWING WHERE WE WERE LACKING IN COVERAGE. IT WAS THEN TURNED BACK OVER TO THE TOWNSHIP STAFF IN ORDER TO DEVELOP AN RFP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE CELL TOWERS. AND WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION COMING UP IN A COUPLE OF AGENDA ITEMS TO ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO ISSUE AN RFP.

>> PROGRESS. >> PROGRESS.

>> MAKING CELL SERVICE GREAT AGAIN.

>> STAR LINK SERVICES, THERE WAS A GOAL TO ENHANCE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. STAFF DID BRING A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN JUNE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF STAR LINK. THAT HAS ENHANCED OUR INTERNET AVAILABILITY DURING CRITICAL EVENTS. WE INSTALLED THOSE AT TOWN HALL, PARK CAMPUS, ALL FIRE DEPARTMENT LOCATIONS. AGAIN,

PROGRESS. >> THAT'S WONDERFUL.

>> AGAIN IN COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS WAS IDENTIFIED AS CONTINUING TO BUILD UPON THE ALREADY SUCCESSFUL THINGS THAT LEEANN AND HER TEAM HAD BEEN DOING. WE TALKED ABOUT SPECIFIC THINGS. THE TOWNSHIP'S NEW WEBSITE WAS LAUNCHED IN MAY OF THIS YEAR WITH IMPROVED NAVIGATION AND RESIDENT SERVICE ACCESS. WE HAVE LAUNCHED THE TOWNSHIP'S NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

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FOR EMERGENCY EVENTS. WE EXPANDED COVENANT ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATIONS AND INCREASED OVERALL VIDEO PRODUCTION ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION TO SUPPORT KEY INITIATIVES INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY AND RESPECT THE PATH. LOT OF GOOD WORK COMING OUT OF THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT YOUR INITIATIVES. AGAIN, THAT WAS A HIGH LEVEL, QUICK SOME OF THE SHORT-TERM PRIORITIES. AND BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> PERFECT PRESENTATION, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU MONIQUE. >> THANK YOU. PROGRESS.

>> IT IS, A LOT OF PROGRESS IN A SHORT PERIOD. LOTS TO CONTINUE

TO BUILD ON. >> AWESOME THANK YOU, MONIQUE.

I CALL A MOTION AND SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORT. MOVED AND SECONDED, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE?

[15. Receive, consider and act upon items related to the Alden Bridge Sports Park Phase 1 (C-2025-0453);]

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. MOVING I TO ITEM 15, CONSIDER ALDEN BRIDGE SPORTS PARK PHASE ONE, 225-266 OF YOUR PACKET. CALL ON THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION

TO PRESENT. JOHN? >> CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, GOOD EVENING. I'M EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THE ALDEN BRIDGE RENOVATION. STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING FOUR YEARS ON THIS, VERY EXCITED. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE NEEDS, THE PARK HISTORY, WHAT THE PHASE IS, BUDGET TIMELINE AND RECOMMENDATIONS. THE NEEDS IDENTIFICATION IN 2022, IT WAS ACCEPTED THE PARK NEEDS ASSESSMENT, DEFICIENCIES IN THE SYSTEM. 2,000 SURVEYS WERE BROUGHT IN, PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD, TALKED TO THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATIONS, ALSO TALKED TO FIELD USER GROUPS ABOUT WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE, WHAT THEIR FUTURE NEEDS WOULD BE. WITH THAT, YOU CAN SEE WHICH WAS ACCEPTED AND THEN MONEY WAS ALLOCATED TO THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE BIGGEST PORTION OF THAT WAS FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE ALDEN BRIDGE SPORTS PARK.

THE REST ROOMS WHICH WE HAVE FINISHED THREE. WE ARE WORKING THROUGH RENOVATING OUR RESTROOMS. THE SPORTS FIELD LIGHTING, ALL OF THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN CONVRLTED TO L.E.D. TWO ADDITIONAL TURF FIELDS AT GOSLING, PICKELBALL COURTS, WE ADDED 11 MORE COURTS AT CREEK WOOD AND WIN VEIL. FUTURE PROJECTS WERE A COMMUNITY GARDEN AND ANOTHER DOG PARK. A LITTLE HISTORY, THE SPORTS PARK WAS BUILT IN 1999. YOU CAN SEE 2004, THE SITE PLAN, THE FOUR DIAMOND FIELDS THERE, SOFTBALL, BASEBALL, AND TWO GRASS FIELDS. IN 2011, ADDED GRASS FIELDS, PARKING, GARDEN. YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE WITH THE FIELDS, SPACE IS GREAT BUT IT WAS MORE PRACTICE AREAS. YOU WILL NOTICE WHEN WE GO TO THE PLAN NOW, THERE WILL BE REGULATION FIELDS THERE. THIS WILL BE LIMITED TO PRACTICE OR SMALLER CHILDREN FIELDS. 2013, FIELDS ONE AND TWO WERE CONVERTED TO ARTIFICIAL TURF. I DID FORGET PARKING WAS IN THAT LAST ONE TOO. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE FIVE LIGHTED MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS, TWO OF THEM ARTIFICIAL TURF FOR THE BALL FIELDS, THE RESTROOMS MENTIONED EARLIER, PARKING, 282 SPACES, RUGBY, LACROSSE, SOFTBALL, BASEBALL, THERE IS ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE. REALLY, THE PLAN IS TO ADD 203 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES, SECOND INGRESS EGRESS. WE TRIED TO GET TXDOT TO PUT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE OPENING BUT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COUNTS SO WE COULDN'T DO THAT. YOU CAN SEE THE NEW DRIVEWAY, WE GOT A PERMIT FROM TXDOT, THAT'S THEIR LAND. WE GOT THE PERMIT TO PUT THE

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DRIVEWAY. EARLIER THIS EVENING YOU APPROVED THE AFA TO ADD THE FOURTH CONTROL ARM BECAUSE THEY ARE PUTTING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE NORTH OF IT. SO IT IS JUST ADDING THE FOURTH SIGNAL THERE. RESTROOMS ON THE EAST SIDE BY ALL OF THE PAVILIONS, THAT WAS COMMENTED ON EARLIER BY THE FIELDS. PAVILION, PLAYGROUND, TWO ADDITIONAL TURF FIELDS, TWO GRASS FIELDS, L.E.D.

LIGHTS, AND VARIOUS AMENITIES, BLEACHERS, BENCHES, AWNINGS. IT IS MIMICKING BEAR BRANCH AND GOSLING SPORTS FIELD. THE BUDGET IS $12.2 MILLION. YOU CAN SEE THERE, THE BASE BUDGET. I DO WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION, YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE A LOT OF LINE ITEMS UNDERNEATH. WHAT WE HAVE DONE, WE TRIED TO HELP REDUCE COST WITH THE PROJECT. THESE ARE THINGS THAT OUR STAFF CAN DO.

ADDING L.E.D. LIGHTS TO PAVILION, EVEN THE BATHROOM WE ADDED AT BEAR BRANCH SOCCER FIELDS, THESE ARE THINGS, SHADES, BLEACHERS, WE ARE NOT PAYING FEES FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO DO THAT. WE ARE BRINGING THOSE IN HOUSE. WITH ALL THAT, THE PROJECT TOTALS $11.2 MILLION, $1 MILLION UNDERBUDGET. THE TIMELINE, HOPEFULLY APPROVED TODAY AND THEN YOU WILL BE WORKING ON THE CONTRACTS. THE LATEST WOULD BE THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY, 2026. IT TAKES ABOUT A YEAR TO DO THAT, FOR CONSTRUCTION, COMPLETION, MARCH 2027. WE TALKED TO THE USER GROUPS. IT'S GOING TO HURT HAVING THIS COMPLEX COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN FOR A YEAR. BUT WE HAVE OTHER FIELDS. WE WILL WORK WITH THEM AND DO WHAT WE CAN WITH THAT. AND WE WILL BE ALL

HAPPY WITH THE END RESULT. >> WE ARE SHUTTING DOWN THE

ENTIRE PARK? >> SORRY, NOT THE BASEBALL FIELD SIDE AND NOT THE COMMUNITY GARDEN. BUT ALL OF THE TURF FIELDS THERE HAVE TO BE SHUT DOWN WHILE THIS CONSTRUCTION IS

GOING ON. >> AND THAT'S A YEAR?

>> ONE YEAR , YES. I APOLOGIZE, IT IS A LONG RECOMMENDATION HERE. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE WE CAME UNDER BUDGET BY $1 MILLION. WHERE DOES

THE MILLION GO? >> IT STAYS IN THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING ON THE RESTROOMS. WE DIDN'T DO ALL OF THE RESTROOMS IN THE SYSTEM. WE DID ABOUT THE $800,000 WORTH. THAT GETS US TO A CERTAIN NUMBER. THAT MONEY WILL BE USED FOR LIKE WE SHOWED ON THE OTHER COMMUNITY GARDEN, THE DOG PARK AND THEN THE RESTROOMS AND OTHER PARK NEEDS

PROJECTS. >> THERE IS A PHASE TWO, ALSO?

>> THERE IS A PHASE TWO, YES. >> I WAS AT NORTH HOUSTON, CHRISTMAS WITH THE COMMISSIONERS, THEY HAD TWO COMMISSIONERS FROM HARRIS COUNTY, AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT SOCCER FIELDS AND WORLD CUP. THEY STARTED BRAGGING ABOUT THE GREATEST SOCCER FIELD COMPLEX IN THE WHOLE REGION IS IN BAY TOWN. I'M LIKE WHAT? THEY BUILT A BRAND NEW COMPLEX IN BAY TOWN FOR WORLD CUP. WE DIDN'T GET A SNIFF AT IT. HOW MANY SOCCER FIELDS DO WE HAVE AND TURF?

>> 14. >> IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING THE WORLD CUP GAVE NO LOOK AT THE WOODLANDS AT ALL. I JUST FIND

THAT PROBLEMATIC. >> CAN YOU HANDLE THAT, JOHN?

>> YES. >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A

POINT. >> MAYBE THEY WILL PRACTICE

HERE. >> THIS WILL TAKE US TO 14 TURF

FIELDS? >> 16 TURF FIELDS.

>> I KNOW VICE CHAIRMAN EISSLER HAS TALKED ABOUT THIS AND WE HAVE A NEW SUPERINTENDENT BUT GOING FORWARD, I WOULD REALLY LIKE OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT IS VERY INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN PARTNER WITH CONNOR I.S.D. IN SEEING HOW WE CAN BUILD THESE INSTEAD OF TEARING DOWN MORE TREES AND BUILD MORE AND MORE, HOW CAN WE KEEP THOSE ALREADY DONE AND BEING ABLE TO

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OR SCHOOL IS NOT IN PROCESS. >> SURE. IRONICALLY I HAD A MEETING THIS MORNING WITH ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT CHRIS MCCORD WITH THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR WITH ANOTHER ISSUE.

THAT ISSUE CAME UP. WE ARE PLANNING TO HUDDLE UP AFTER OR TRY TO SET A MEETING UP POTENTIALLY SOME BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL AS SOME OF THE CSD BOARD AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.

>> I THINK THAT IS A GOOD USE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS. WHY DO WE BOTH BUILD FACILITIES WHEN WE CAN COUPLE TOGETHER AND PARTNER. HE IS WILLING TO TALK ABOUT IT. OUR PREVIOUS SUPERINTENDENT WASN'T.

SO I THINK THAT'S PROGRESS. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT I'M GOING TO READ THIS EXTENSIVE RECOMMENDATION. I CALL A MOTION TO SECOND TO AWARD THE CONTRACT OF DL MICK L.P. SPORTS PARK PHASE 1, APPROVE PROPOSAL FOR UNLIMITED SPORTS SOLUTION FOR BENCHES, BLEACHERS FOR 170035. FOR SHADE AWNING FOR 4 # 1, 496. BJ PARKS AND REC FOR 174, 956. GAME TIME FOR THE PLAYGROUND FOR 337, 385.75.

PUBLIC RESTROOM COMPANY TO DESIGN AND BUILD A RESTROOM FOR 634, 912. THAT BETTER BE A BATH ROOM. L.E.D. SPORTS LIGHTING FOR 572, 900. AND TEXAS LLC FOR PARKING LOT LIGHT POLES FOR 6121.96 AND ALLOW THE CONTINGENCY FUNDS FOR CHANGE ORDERS NOT INCLUDE CHANGES WITHIN THE AUTHORIZED SPENDING LIMITS AND AUTHORIZE THE OFFICER TO EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTATION AS APPROVED TO FINAL FORM BY TOWNSHIP LEGAL.

>> SO MOVED. >> CAN YOU READ THAT AGAIN?

>> PAY BACK FOR THE PROCLAMATION I MADE YOU READ.

>> SECOND. >> MOVED BY DIRECTOR FRANKS, SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE?

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S GOING TO BE TIGHT FOR A LITTLE BIT SO SIMON, YOU CAN WORK WITH HIM ON GETTING FIELDS.

[16. Receive, consider and act upon issuing a Request for Proposal to form a public-private partnership to design, finance, construct, and operate a short course golf complex and associated amenities on the South Gosling Tract (C-2025-0503);]

>> ITEM 16, ISSUING REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO FORM A PRIVATE -- A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP DESIGN FINANCE TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A SHORT GOLF COMPLEX, ASSOCIATED AMENITIES ON THE SOUTH GOSLING TRACK. I CALL ON DR. CHRIS NOONS TO PRESENT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TO TAKE THE LEAD FROM OUR PRESIDENT CEO MONIQUE, THIS IS ONE OF YOUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVE, REALLY TRYING TO BRING FORTH A MOVE FORWARD TRACT FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE COMMUNITY. JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND FROM AN OVERVIEW OF THE LAND ACKWIGZ, HOW WE ACQUIRED THIS LAND, 208 ACRES. THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES DONE, REALLY SOME CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES, AND THEN DISCUSS YOUR INITIATIVE, AND THEN WE WILL GO INTO THE RFP FOR THE PPP THERE . FINALLY TALK ABOUT BUDGET, TIMELINE, AND ALSO MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION. SO A COUPLE YEARS AGO, THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP ACQUIRED THIS TRACK OF LAND THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE AGREEMENT. THIS PARCEL OF LAND FOR RECREATION AMENITIES, PASSIVE, ACTIVE, ANYTHING WE CAN PUT IN THERE . ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS IS THE CONNECTION AND THE PROJECT WITH HARRIS COUNTY. THERE ARE NAMING RIGHTS THAT ARE RETAINED AND HELD BY HOWARD HUGHES, THE WOODLANDS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE ISSUES. OVERALL THE BOARD AUTHORIZED SPENDING DOLLARS AND HAS SEEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES BUT WE LOOKED AT CULTURAL ASPECTS, WILDLIFE REPORTS AS WELL AS THE INUNDATION STUDIES BECAUSE IT IS NEXT TO THE CREEK AND IDENTIFYING THOSE CHALLENGES. T WHAT WE FOUND IN THE REPORTS IS

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ABOUT 42 ACRES IS ABOVE THE 100 YEAR FLOOD PLAIN AND A SMALL PORTION ABOVE THE 500 YEAR FLOOD PLAINS. WE CAN BUILD RESTROOMS, PARKS, BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE, AS OPPOSED TO THE FLOODWAY WHICH IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR ACTUALLY GOLF AND THE SPRING CREEK GREENWAY. THERE IS COMPATIBLE USE OF WHAT THIS CONCEPT IS. THE STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVE CAME OUT IN MAY, 2025. FROM THAT DEVELOPED THE AD HOC TASK FORCE ALSO IDENTIFIED THAT GOLF WAS AN UNMET NEED IN THE COMMUNITY.

MANY GOLF COURSES ARE PRIVATE ORIENTED, VERSUS SOMEONE WANTING TO JUMP ONTO A COURSE AFTER WORK PER SE. STLOU THIS, WE TLING THERE IS LAND LAND ENOUGH, ABOUT 150 ACRES OF AVAILABLE SPACE IN THE FLOODWAY AS WELL AS ABOVE THE 100 YEAR FLOOD PLAIN AS WELL. KEY COMPONENTS OF THE RFP, THIS IS THE VISION GOAL, TO DEVELOP HIGH QUALITY, INCLUSIVE GOLF EXPERIENCE. WHAT WE MEAN SHORT COURSE IS NINE HOLES. IT BECOMES ACCESSIBLE FOR A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THOSE LIKE ME MAYBE GOLF ONCE A YEAR.

TRYING TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A BROAD STROKE. THIS IS COMPLIMENTED WITH HIGH QUALITY FOOD AND BEVERAGE AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. WE ALSO SEE THIS AS BEING COMPLIMENTARY TO OUR RESIDENT AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE. MUCH LIKE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DONE WITH TEXAS TREE ADVENTURES, WE SEE THIS AS A COMP ELEMENTARY ASPECT THAT CANKRIEFB DRIVE THE VISITORS AS WELL. WE WANT TO RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS BUT WHATEVER IS DESIGNED NEEDS TO REFLECT WOODLANDS AESTHETIC , WHAT WILL BE THE COST OF THE OPERATIONS, THAT THEY HAVE A CLEAR POSITIVE, 10 YEAR PERFORMER THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT LONG. WHAT IS THE REVENUE THAT COULD COME BACK TO THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP IF THERE IS POSITIVE REVENUE ON THIS THIS IS AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS A REFLECTION OF A COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FINALLY, WHILE LOOKING AT THE END, WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS IS NOT A SUCCESS. WE WANT A LARGE PROJECT THAT THE SOLUTION STRATEGIES. THOSE ARE BEING ASKED FOR IN THE RP PROPOSAL. THERE IS NO RELIEF FOR THE IMPACT IF THE BOARD CHOOSES. WE WILL BRING BACK WHAT I ENVISION JUST LIKE WE BRING BACK ANY RFP AND THERE IS A SCORE CARD THAT WILL TELL YOU ABOUT VENDOR X, Y, Z AND THE PROS AND CONS AND WHAT MAY BE THE ASK OF THE TOWNSHIP IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL DOLLARS.

WE DON'T KNOW BUT THERE MAY BE AN ASK. THIS IS WHAT WE CAN COME BACK TO YOU IN FEBRUARY IN PROPOSALS. IT TAKES ALONG TIME A VENDOR MAY HAVE APICAL, MAY HAVE ACCESS TO CAPITAL. THERE MAY BE REVIEWS FOR HARRIS COUNTY. WE DON'T HAVE TO NUMBERS TO GIVE YOU AN ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE

QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I THINK IT IS A GREAT REQUEST. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING

WHAT T YOU COME UP WITH. >> I REALLY LIKE THE P3 ASPECT.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN ASPECT TO HELP FINANCE THIS AND WE ARE PROVIDING LAND, AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY IN THAT NATURE.

DO WE HAVE ANYTHING THERE ABOUT NIGHT GOLF?

>> I BELIEVE IT DOES HAVE NIGHT GOLF IN THERE. I CAN TELL YOU PERSONALLY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN EXAMINING SOLAR POWERED LIGHTS TO REDUCE COST. IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GOING THE FURTHEST OUT GREEN IN T BOX, THAT'S A LONG RUN FOR

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ELECTRICITY. I THINK THERE ARE SOME INTERESTING IDEAS THAT CAN BE FLUSHED. BUT YES, I THINK THE EXPECTATION IS T THAT THIS IS A FACILITY THAT IS OPERATING MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY AND NIGHT.

>> ALSO, THE LIT UP DRIVING RANGE, I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THIS IS A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OF A NEED I THINK WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING OTHER THANNAST TROTURF FIELDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I THINK THAT WILL BE NICE. I THINK

A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL ENJOY. >> EXCITING OPPORTUNITY.

>> WAS PICKELBALL INCLUDED? >> I THINK IT SAYS OTHER RECREATIONAL AMENITIES. WHAT WE ENVISIONED, THIS IS NOT A PICKLE BAL L COURT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS NOT RESERVABLE THROUGH PARKS AND RECREATION BUT IT IS PART OF WHATEVER EXPERIENCE THAT IS AT THIS FACILITY. WHAT WE SEE IS PEOPLE COMING THERE THAT THE KIDS MIGHT WANT TO DO THIS, PARENTS MIGHT WANT TO DO THIS OR VICE VERSA THAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO KEEP THEM THERE FOR TWO AND A HALF HOURS, KIND OF A MAGIC NUMBER WE ARE SEEING AS GETTING AND TURNING PEOPLE OVER MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE DAY

AND GETTING THEM TO COME BACK. >> WE WILL STILL HAVE HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS THAT RUN ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THIS.

>> WHAT T WE HAVE KIND OF PEGGED IN THE DESIGN NOW IS 150 FEET OFF OF THE CREEK. IT'S A CORRIDOR FOR THE SPRING CREEK GREENWAY WHICH IS THE HARRIS COUNTY TOWNSHIP PROJECT.

>> AWESOME. >> EXCITING PROPOSAL.

>> DOES THE RFP INCLUDE ONGOING MAINTENANCE?

>> IT INCLUDES OPERATIONAL. IT IS NOT JUST FOOD AND BEVERAGE, IT IS WHO IS CUTTING THE GRASS, WHO IS MAINTAINING THE HOLES. I HAVE RUN A GOLF COURSE BEFORE. IT IS A MAINTENANCE INTENSIVE

ASPECT TO DO IT RIGHT. >> I WONDER IF THERE IS AN OPTION, NOT THAT WE WANT TO GET INTO GOLF MAINTENANCE IN THE TOWNSHIP BUT AS WE LOOK AT THE COST TO MAINTAIN, IF THERE IS SOMETHING WITHIN THE TEAM TO TAKE CARE OF AN OUTER PART OF

IT. >> OUR BASE MAINTENANCE IS LARGELY CONTRACTED OUT. NOT WITH STAFF. OUR STAFF DO WHAT I LIKE TO CALL NONROUTINE MAINTENANCE. SOMETHING HAPPENED IN A PARK, SOMETHING IS BREAKING, STAFF IS THERE TO MIX IT AS OPPOSED TO GETTING OFF A MOWER AND THEN DELAYING THE MOWING CYCLING. WE ARE GOOD WITH THE OPERATIONS. THIS PARK GETS MOWED ON MONDAY.

CLASSIC EXAMPLE IS THIS FACILITY. 6:00 A.M., THEY ARE COMING HERE. THEY ARE NOT BEING PULLED OFF. YOU HAVE TO HAVE EXACT MAINTENANCE STANDARDS WHEN YOU DEAL WITH GOLF COURSE AND THE LEVEL OF SERVICE YOU WANT TO PROVIDE IN THIS.

>> THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. I MAY HAVE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, I WANT TO BE VERY SURE THAT ANY KIND OF PARTNERSHIP THAT WE ENTER INTO IS WELL BRIEFED WITH THE COMMUNITY, THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO AND WHAT WE FINALLY END UP DOING. I'M ASKING YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT PUBLICITY, THAT COMMUNICATION GOES OUT BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG PROJECT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I WANT TO BE VERY SURE THAT NO ONE FEELS LIKE THEY WERE NOT GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO KNOW ABOUT IT AND HAVE INPUT ON IT. THAT CAN GIVE US HEARTBURN LATER. THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. THE OTHER PART IS THIS LAND WAS GIVEN TO US BY HOWARD HUGHES AND WE KNOW THEY HAVE NAMING RIGHTS ON IT AND THAT'S FINE. I WOULD LIKE TO STAY ABREAST ON WHAT THAT MEANS LEGALLY GOING FORWARD. DO THEY WISH TO EXERCISE THOSE KINDS OF THINGS OR JUST TO KEEP ABREAST ON IT.

THE FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF ANY PARTNER THAT COMES TO US IS VERY IMPORTANT. I THINK THIS IS NEW AND WE HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS.

ALTHOUGH MIGHT MEAN EXCITED ABOUT IT. I'M NOT A GOLFER BUT I THINK IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SPORT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GROWING IN THAT AREA BUT I THINK THE FINANCES ARE SUCH THAT WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE GREAT

COMPANIES THAT COME TO US. >> AND A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION

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WILL BE PRESENTED IN FEBRUARY BECAUSE THE PERFORMERS WILL BE PART OF THE PROPOSAL. THEIR FINANCIAL STABILITY WILL BE A

PART OF THE PROPOSAL. >> I WILL JUST REITERATE AND ECHO WHAT DR. SHELLY SAYS ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE RESIDENTS. THE COMMITTEE TALKED A LOT ABOUT BRINGING AMENITY BUT ALSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. THIS IS SOMETHING FOR RESIDENTS TO ENJOY BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE FINANCIAL ASPECT, THIS COULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY ENJOYS FROM A TAX STANDPOINT, YOU KNOW, SALES TAX, FOOD AND BEVERAGE.

>> CHAIRMAN BAILEY'S FAVORITE LIQUOR TAX.

>> I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE RFP GETTING OUT THERE AND SEEING WHAT KIND OF PROPOSALS WE HAVE TO REVIEW.

>> I LIKE THE TIGHT TIMELINE. FEBRUARY 19, WE MAY KNOW MORE.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND YOU CAN EXAMINE THIS, NOT REALLY PART OF THE RFP PROCESS. IF WE HAVE A PRIVATE-PUBLIC PROCESS, THE PROFITS THAT WE GET OFF SOMETHING LIKE THIS, GOING INTO A PARK CONSERVANCY FUND OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT THAT GOES INTO FUTURE PARKS SO WE DON'T SPEND $12 MILLION ON ASTROTURF FIELDS LIKE WE DID. WE CAN USE MONEY TO RETURF AN EXISTING FIELD OR PUT IN NEW LIGHTS AT AN EXISTING FIELD. THAT WAY THE TAXPAYER IS NOT ON THE DOLLAR FOR IT. WE CONTINUE THE LEGACY OF THE PARKS. YOU DON'T LIKE THE IDEA? WHY DON'T YOU LIKE THE

IDEA? >> I HAVE SEEN SILOS GO VERY

SHALLOW IN GOVERNMEN. >> WE DON'T HAVE TO DISCUSS

THAT TONIGHT. >> IT IS JUST BEWARE.

>> I THINK IT IS SOMETHING WE CAN PROPERLY CONSIDER.

>> I MOVE TO ACCEPT OR RELEASE THE RFP -- HOW ARE WE WORDING IT

IS THAT CORRECT? >> VICE CHAIR EISSLER MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY NELSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY AYE?

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. I'M EXCITED

ABOUT THIS. >> I THINK WE NEED TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF THE RFP IF WE COULD MODIFY.

>> I WAS LOOKING FOR GUIDANCE. I WASN'T GETTING ANY.

>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE, CONSIDER, AND ACT ON RECEIVING A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO DESIGN, FINANCE AND CONSTRUCT A SHORT COURSE GOLF COMPLEX AND ASSOCIATE AMENITIES OF THE SOUTH GOSLING TRACT. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY VICE CHAIRMAN EISSLER, SECOND WAS MADE BE DIRECTOR NELSON. ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE.

[17. Receive, consider and act upon an Interlocal Agreement with Montgomery County for contracting and construction management services for bike lane improvements to Lake Woodlands Drive (C-2025-0500);]

>> OPPOSED? THANK YOU. SORRY I MESSED THAT ONE UP.

>> ITEM 17, RECEIVE, CONSIDER ACT UPON AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR CONTRACTING AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SUVS FOR BIKE LANE IMPROVEMENTS ON LAKEWOODLANDS DRIVE. I CALL ON DR. CHRIS NOONS

TO PREP. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS AN ITEM WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY TO MAKE VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS ON LAKEWOODLANDS. SOME OF THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION, SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MENTIONED 2016 BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COMMENTS IN THAT PLAN, SPECIFICALLY STATED THE CONCERNS ALONG LAKEWOODLANDS WITH WHAT WE CALL THE BULB OUTS. THE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SAID HE IS RIDING ON LAKEWOODLANDS ON THE SHOULDER AREA AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IN A NEIGHBORHOOD HAS TO POP OUT INTO THE LANE OF TRAFFIC WHEN WE OVERALL WANT TO ENHANCE THE LEVEL OF SAFETY WHICH IS THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FROM LAKE FRONT TO ALONG LAKEWOODLANDS ON BOTH SIDES, THE EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND LANES THAT WE WILL BE HAVING. WE ARE REMOVING THE BULB OUTS. WE WILL HAVE THE CONTINUOUS LANE THERE. MONTGOMERY COUNTY WILL COORDINATE THIS WORK AT THE SAME TIME THEY ARE DOING SHOULDER REPLACEMENTS. I SPOKE TO ANDY DUBOIS, HE SAID WE WILL BE LOOKING AT IT AT THE START OF THE YEAR, MAYBE LATE, LATE DECEMBER BUT HOLIDAYS ARE A CHALLENGING TIME PERIOD FROM THAT STANDPOINT. THERE MAY BE ONE LIGHT POLE OR UTILITY BOX WE NEED MOVED. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A CONTINGENCY FUND

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FOR THE PROJECT. THE BUDGET THAT THE BOARD APPROVED WAS $308,000.

WE HAVE A THE ENGINEERING WORK. WE HAVE NOT SPENT ALL THAT WHICH IS GOOD. THE WORK FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS IS $191,000 WHICH INCLUDES 12% CONTINGENCY. WE HAVE SOME NUMBERS IN CASE SOMETHING GOES AWRY. THIS PROJECT IS GOOD BECAUSE JOHN MCGOWIN WILL NOT BE DOING THE PROJECT T. IT WILL BE COORDINATED BY MONTGOMERY COUNTY THROUGH THE I.L.A. IT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2026. THERE IS THE RECOMMENDATION. A LOT SHORTER.

>> I WANT TO SAY THIS WAS SOMETHING WE APPROACHED MONTGOMERY COUNTY PRECINCT 3 ABOUT. WHILE THEY WERE DOING SHOULDER REPLACEMENT WITH THE ASFALT ALL AROUND THE COMMUNITY, THIS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR HOW MANY YEARS?

>> WE TALKED ABOUT IT TWO YEARS AGO.

>> WE LOOKED AT THE OPPORTUNITY, WE BEING THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF APPROACHING COMMISSIONER WHEELER AND HIS TEAM ABOUT T THIS OPPORTUNITY. I SAY THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THESE FUNDS ARE FROM THE BOND. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO. IT'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE THAT WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR COUNTY PARTNER. WE GET ONE SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THAT GETS JACKED UP, PARDON THE PUN FOR THE BIKE

AREA. >> I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> BUT THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE ALL TALKED ABOUT, A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN OFTEN TALKED ABOUT FROM THE HEAD DIS IS THE BIKES AND SCOOTERS, HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEM TO AN AREA WHERE THEY CAN RIDE ON SAFE AND THIS IS STEP ONE. I KNOW A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE THINGS. YOU GOT TO -- YOU GOT TO USE TRAINING WHEELS BEFORE YOU RIDE YOUR REAL BIKE? GIVE US A LITTLE TIME TO RETURN HOW TO WORK ON THE TRAINING WHEELS. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT WE HAVE SOME TYPE OF THING TO SEE HOW MUCH THIS IS BEING USED WE CAN SAY EVERYONE NEEDS IT, WANTS IT.

BUT IF NO ONE IS USING IT, WE NEED TO KNOW THAT TOO. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A WAY FOR US TO DO A COUNTER BUT I JUST THINK, YOU GOT TO QUANTIFY WITH DATA TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY IF WE NEED TO EXPAND THIS. I KNOW THAT'S HARD.

>> YOU NEED TO ADVERTISE IT'S THERE AND FROM WHERE TO WHERE AND WHAT THE PURPOSES ARE AND HOW SAFE IS IT AND MAKE IT CLEAR TO PARENTS AND USERS WHAT THE GOAL IS.

>> CHRIS, CAN YOU GO BACK TWO SLIDES? I THINK THE ONE THAT IS CONCERNING ME IS IS THE WORDS BIKE LANE IN QUOTES. WHO ARE WE EXPECTING TO BE ON THIS? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ESCOOTER AND I THINK OF SOMEONE YOUNGER. ARE WE EXPECTING THEM TO KNOW ON THERE? IT JUST CONCERNS ME ABOUT LIABILITY. NOT A TRUE BIKE LANE

IN QUOTES. >> LET ME CLARIFY ON THE TRUE LIKE LANE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MASTER PLAN, A TRUE BIKE LANE HAS A SEPARATION, A SIGNIFICANT SEPARATION, ONE, TWO, THREE FEET. THEN A LANE SIX, EIGHT FEET WIDE. WE ARE DEALING WITH SIX FEET. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TO WORK WITH. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO OVERALL IS TO NOT HAVE PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE WHETHER THEY RUN, E-BIKE OR E-SCOOTER, GO INTO A LANE OF TRAFFIC TO GET AROUND AN INTERSECTION. THAT IS THE BIGGEST LEVEL OF SAFETY WHICH HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED SINCE 2016.

>> TO CLARIFY, THIS IS NOT ENHANCING THE SHOULDERS OR PAVING THEM IN ANY WAY. THIS IS JUST THE INTERSECTION.

>> WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, THE COUNTY AS PART OF SHOULDER IMPROVEMENTS IS DOING THE WORK

WHICH WE ARE FUNDING. >> OKAY.

>> WORKING THROUGH, THE COUNTY IS GOING TO BE THE CONTRACTOR

WHILE THEY ARE DOING IT. >> YES.

>> THAT'S WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR.

>> THE COUNTY IS SUBCONTRACTING WITH A COMPANY.

>> IT'S A GOOD FIRST STEP THOUGH.

>> I THINK. >> I AGREE.

>> I APPLAUD THE COMMISSIONER FOR WORKING WITH US ON THIS.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WERE ALWAYS WILLING TO ENTERTAIN

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BUT LET'S QUANTIFY HOW MANY PEOPLE RIDE ON THIS. I HOPE IT IS USED EVERY DAY ALL DAY. I HOPE IT IS SOMETHING THAT DOES REALLY WELL. BUT IF IT'S NOT, WE NEED TO KNOW THAT.

>> AND DO THE CYCLISTS LIKE IT? >> C.T.?

>> DO YOU FIND YOURSELVES USING IT?

>> I THINK IT IS WHETHER A RUNNER, A WALKER, YOU ARE ELIMINATING SOMEONE HAVING TO GO OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR IF IT WAS AN E-SCOOTER ZIP TO THE RIGHT TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING ELSE. WE ARE GETTING AN OBSTRUCTION OUT OF THE WAY.

>> THE BIKE GROUP DID RECOMMEND WE APPROVE ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM SHARING.

>> I DON'T THINK THEY WILL. >> CHAIRMAN BAILEY TO YOUR POINT, TO QUANTIFY HOW MUCH IT IS GETTING USED AND THEREFORE LOOK AT MAYBE DOING A CORRIDOR STUDY.

>> YOU SENT JOHN MCGOWIN OUT THERE WITH A CLICKER.

>> WE HAVE CLICKERS ALL OVER THE PLACE. WE JUST NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IS THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGY. WE DON'T WANT TO BE PICKING UP CARS. WE NEED TO PUT UP MORE THOUGHT.

>> I LIVE AT NORTH SHORE PARK WHERE THERE ARE LOTS OF EVENTS AND THEY ARE USING THAT TO PARK. WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT POPS OUT, IT STOPS CARS. IF THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS, PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS PARK REAL WELL. WE DON'T WANT SOMEONE PARKING IN A PLACE WHERE HALF THE BUMPER IS IN THE INTERSECTION. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

>> YOU STILL ARE, YOU ARE STILL BASICALLY THE WIDTH OF THE CAR WOULD BE ON THE SHOULDER. NOW THE NORTH SHORE IS STILL A CHALLENGE ALL THE TIME. THAT'S GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE THAT IS A HISTORICAL ISSUE. WE WILL NEVER GET AWAY WITH THAT WITHOUT REMOVING THE MARK. I THINK THE ISSUE WHEN YOU GO FURTHER WEST, YOU ARE PROBABLY CONCERNED.

>> I THINK THERE ARE PARKING ISSUES.

>> ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I CALL A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOR CONTRACTING THE CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR LAKEWOODLANDS DRIVE, AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION AS APPROVED BY TOWNSHIP LEGAL COUNSEL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

[18. Receive, consider and act upon a cell tower update and release of a Request for Proposal (C-2025-0243);]

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

>> AGENDA ITEM 18, RECEIVE, CONSIDER, AND ACT UPON THE CELL TOWER UPDATE AND RELEASE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, PAGE 305 OF YOUR PACKETS. I CALL WILLIAM FAN TO PRESENT.

>> GOOD EVENING, IN MARCH OF 25 YOU ASKED US TO LOOK AT CELLULAR PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE CELLULAR COVERAGE AND ALSO THE APPROVAL OF OPENING UP TOWNSHIP PROPERTIES, THE PARKS THEMSELVES. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WE HAVE WORKED WITH HOWARD HUGHES AND A FEW COMPANIES TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO THERE. YOU SAID YOU ARE WILLING TO WAIVE THOSE THINGS.

SHOW YOU WHAT WE HAVE HERE. >> IF YOU SEE THE GREEN AND YELLOW, THAT SIGNIFIES RELIABLE COVERAGE. THE RED AND YELLOW IS UNRELIABLE COVERAGE. IT'S WHERE THE PEOPLE LIVE.

>> IT'S LIKE RAINBOW SHER BET. WE HAVE RECEIVED FAVORABLE LOCATIONS OF COMPANIES WHERE THEY WOULD CONSIDER PLACING TOWERS. SO JUST TO OUTLINE, WE HAVE ROB FLEMING RECREATION CENTER. THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE EXACT. THIS IS JUST A FEW THAT WOULD CONSIDER. WE HAVE ROB FLEMING RECREATIONAL CENTER, BEAR BRANCH SPORTS FIELDS, CAMERRATIC PARK, LAKE SIDE PARK, SHADOW BEND, WIND VEIL, ALDEN BRIDGE SPORTS FIELDS, WOODLAND

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FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING CENTER. IF WE WENT WITH THOSE LOCATIONS, THIS IS THE PREDICTED COVERAGE AND IMPROVEMENTS.

>> WOW, MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I THINK YOU WILL GET A COMPLAINT FROM THE PEOPLE UP FRONT. BECAUSE EAST SHORE TOWN CENTER DOWN WOODLANDS PARKWAY, MAYBE I'M NOT READING THIS MAP CORRECTLY. AND YOU CAN TELL ME IF I'M NOT BUT.

>> THOSE ARE ISSUES. HOWEVER, THOSE ARE NOT NECESSARILY COVERAGE ISSUES AS MUCH AS A CAPACITY ISSUE. DURING A CONCERT WHEN YOU HAVE A FEW THOUSAND PEOPLE, IT WILL BE SATURATED.

THERE ARE MACRO SITES WITH BIGGER DISHES ON TOP OF THE HOTEL , PAVILION. BUT THERE IS NO, THERE'S NO PLACE IN TOWN CENTER THAT WE COULD PUT A CELL TOWER WITHOUT CAUSING ISSUES.

>> WHAT ABOUT THE FIRE STATION? >> CENTRAL FIRE STATION WE HAVE A TOWER THERE ALREADY. WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT RAISING THAT SIGNIFICANTLY BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF EQUIPMENT.

ONCE YOU RAISE IT, YOU ALSO HAVE TO EXPAND THE BASE AND GO DEEPER. THAT'S PROBABLY NOT VIABLE. THERE WERE A FEW OTHER LOCATIONS THAT THEY LOOKED AT BUT IT WAS NOT GOING TO BE PRACTICAL, NORTH SHORE, EAST SHORE.

>> I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY CAN'T WE BUILD A NEW TOWER AT CENTRAL FIRE STATION AND ADDRESS THE EAST SHORE PROBLEM?

>> THE FOOT PRINT ALONE WOULD PROBABLY CAKE OUT PART OF THE

FIRE STATION. >> REALLY?

>> YEAH. PLUS WE WOULD HAVE TO DISRUPT EXISTING OPERATIONS TO

DO THAT. >> CAN YOU PUT A CELL TOWER ON

THE NEW ART PIECE? >> MAYBE.

>> GENERALLY ABOUT 150 FEET. >> I'M JOKING.

>> I KNOW THE HOWARD HUGHES HAS AREAS THEY ARE CONSIDEING ON THEIR OWN. THAT WILL BE UP TO THEM TO DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO

PURSUE THAT. >> YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT. WITH ALL OF THE TRAFFIC AND IT'S A BLESSING TO HAVE THE PAVILION THERE AND THAT IS A GREAT THING FOR US. DURING THE BUSY TIMES,

HOW ARE WE HANDLING THAT? >> DANCING AROUND WHAT I CAN SAY AND CAN'T SAY. I KNOW THERE ARE CAMPAIGNS TO UPGRADE THE FOOTPRINTS ON THE EXISTING BUT I DON'T KNOW. EVERY SINGLE CARRIER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. I KNOW THEY ARE WORKING ON IT. I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT TIME. I KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING GOING

ON. >> IN YOUR CONVERSATIONS, ARE THOSE PLANS BY THOSE PARTICULAR CARRIERS PART OF WHAT THEY ARE

WILLING TO DO HERE? >> NOT NECESSARILY.

>> THAT'S IN ADDITION? HERE IS SEPARATE FROM WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT DOING IN TOWN CENTER. WE ARE NOT PRIVY TO

THAT. >> IS THERE A WAY, YOU MENTIONED HOWARD HUGHES, THEN THE OTHER CARRIERS AND YOU HAVE YOUR OWN PLAN GOING. I FEEL LIKE YOU NEED A STRATEGY OF ALL THREE BEFORE WE ARE PUTTING UP A TOWER HERE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HOWARD HUGHES IS PLANNING TO PUT ONE UP AND WE DIDN'T KNOW IT. IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY OR REALLY CLOSE TO THE HEART?

>> PRETTY MUCH EVERY CELL TOWER COMPANY OUT THERE HAS A CONVERSATION WITH ALL OF THE CARRIERS. THEY WILL NOT BUILD SOMETHING NOBODY NEEDS. EVERY LOCATION THEY ARE LOOKING AT, THEY HAVE FAVORABLE INTEREST FROM THE CARRIERS. THEY LOOK AT HOW IT IS GOING TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL STUFF. IF THEY KNOW THAT ONE CARRIER WILL DO XYZ HERE, THEY WILL NOT BUILD SOMETHING

NEXT TO IT. >> THERE ARE CONSULTANTS THAT CAN HELP WITH THE ISSUES, BRINGING ALL OF THE ENTITIES

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TOGETHER FOR THE COMMUNITY. I SPOKE TO ONE A FEW WEEKS AGO.

>> THAT'S WHO WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO.

>> I KNOW WE ARE ABOUT TO GET REDUNDANT AND YOU HAVE HEARD ME SAY THIS A LOT. BUT NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE A LAND LINE AT HOME ANYMORE. WHEN HURRICANES HIT, ICE STORMS HIT, AND POWER GOES OUT, THOSE CELL TOWERS IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, WHEN THEY GO DOWN, THEY LAST ABOUT 10 HOURS OR SO AND THEN THEY GO DEAD BECAUSE THERE IS NO POWER, BATTERY BACKUP.

>> THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE CELL TOWERS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MACRO CELL TOWERS ALL HAVE GENERATORS ON THEM. THERE ARE A FEW THAT DON'T BECAUSE THEY MAY BE ON TOP OF -- YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET A GENERATOR UP THERE. THERE MAY BE RESTRICTIONS. THE SMALL CELLS, THE LIGHT POLES ARE ALL BATTERY POWERED. AFTER 12 HOURS OR WHATEVER THE TIMELINE IS, YOU WILL LOSE THAT. THE TOWERS AND THE CELL, LIKE WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING HAVE GENERATORS ON THEM. MOST ARE DIESEL. BACK DURING THE FREEZE, THE REASON THEY WENT DOWN WAS BECAUSE THE MAIN GENERATOR WENT DOWN.

>> LOOKING AT HAVING NATURAL GAS GENERATORS AND TRUCKS THAT DON'T HAVE TO COME OUT, I THINK THAT IS A GOOD THING TO LOOK AT.

>> THE RFP WILL HAVE REQUIREMENTS.

>> WILL YOU BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A MAP THAT IS MORE CLEAR THAN

THIS? >> WE CAN GET INTO MORE DETAIL.

>> OR WAS THAT INTENTIONAL? IF THERE ARE NO GOES, WE STRIKE THOSE. IN THE RFP WE ALLOW FOR EVERY COMPANY THAT WILL PROPOSE SOMETHING. THEY WILL LOOK AT THE ENTIRE CELLULAR NETWORK . THEN YOU WILL DECIDE WHETHER IT IS A NO GO. IF THE LOCATION IS APPROVED THEY WILL GIVE SPECIFIC ELEVATIONS, WHETHER IT WILL BE IN THE NORTH CORNER, THEY WILL TELL YOU WHERE THEY WANT TO PUT IT. ROUGHLY 150 FEET TALL, AT EVERY LOCATION.

>> WILL YOU BE ABLE TO PREDICT THE PERCENT IMPROVEMENT WE

ACHIEVE? >> THAT'S A MOVING TARGET.

>> THE PROJECT MAY COME BACK AND SAY VIABLY, THEY WILL ONLY SAY SIX. THEY MAY ONLY SAY 12 OR 15. THERE IS A LOT OF VARIABLES.

THEY WILL HAVE THE STANDARD PENETRATION AND RANGE BUT ALSO SEASONABLY DEPENDENT LIKE DURING THE WINTER SEASON, YOU WILL HAVE LESS FOILIAGE DURING THE SUMMER SEASON. THEY WILL GIVE YOU A BETTER

>> WHAT ABOUT THE TOWERS THAT ARE KIND OF DESIGNED IN

THAT THEY LOOK LIKE TREES? >> YEAH. IN THE RFP, WE ARE GOING TO REQUIRE STEALTH TOWERS AND THEN WE SAY STUFF IT BASICALLY DOESN'T LOOK LIKE AN UGLY CELL TOWER. IT COULD BE A PINE TREE. IT COULD BE A CLOCK TOWER. IT COULD BE A TOWER LIKE AN OLD-SCHOOL WESTERN. AND TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS HIDDEN

AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. >> WHAT'S THE FINANCIAL IMPACT? THERE IS MONEY TO BE MADE HERE. THESE GUYS MAKE A LOT OF MONEY OFF THESE CELL TOWERS AND THERE'S A LEASE BECAUSE THEY ARE RELEASING -- WE CAN PUT MONEY AND REVENUE INTO COVERS AND NOT HAVE TO RELY ON TAXPAYERS. ANY GUESSTIMATE?

>> WITHOUT LAYING OUR CARDS DOWN, WE ARE GOING TO SAY BASICALLY THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LEASE REQUIREMENT FOR THE LAND ITSELF AND THEN A REVENUE SHARE FROM THE CARRIERS SO IF THEY HAVE THREE CARRIERS AND THEY CHARGE THEM X, WE ARE GOING

TO CHARGE THEM, AS WELL. >> WHAT ARE THE COSTS IF WE DECIDE TO GO THAT ROUTE? I DON'T THINK THAT'S NECESSARY

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BECAUSE -- EVERY CARRIER DOES THIS. EVERY CELL TOWER COMPANY DOES THIS. THEY'RE GOING TO COME OUT AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO AND THIS IS OUR EXPECTED PENETRATION. THEY MAY SAY, WE CAN DO 10 TOWERS BUT IT MAY BE TO MAKE THIS YEAR, THREE THIS YEAR. WHATEVER. THIS COULD BE A VERY LONG DRAWN OUT

PROCESS. >> I HAVE TO BELIEVE MANY CITIES , TOWNSHIPS, LOCATIONS ARE DEALING WITH THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. EVERYONE IS USING DATA STREAMING AND TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING DAILY SO IT WOULD BE GREAT TO PLAN FURTHER INTO THE FUTURE RATHER THAN FIX IMMEDIATE NEEDS.

>> AND I AGREE. >> WHEN YOU BUILD ANYTHING IN THE WOODLANDS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PRETTY STRICT REQUIREMENTS.

YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE -- ARTHUR AND HIS TEAM ARE GOING TO RUN YOU THROUGH THE RINGER. YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TREE SETBACKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AS A BOARD, WE DIAL INTO THIS AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE A PARTNER WE WANT TO WORK WITH FOR THE LONG TERM AND IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS VIABLE AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING. TO SYDNEY'S POINT, TECHNOLOGY IS RAPIDLY CHANGING.

HOW CAN WE REALLY ADDRESS SOME OF THE NEEDS WE ARE SEEING

COMING INTO THE FUTURE? >> SO TO OUTLINE THE PROCESS, AS YOU WILL SEE, WE WILL RELEASE THE RFP. EXPECTATION IS BASICALLY DURING DECEMBER, WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET MUCH TRAFFIC, SO I WOULD SAY RELEASE IT IN JANUARY. IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE SIX WEEKS FOR AVENA COME BACK. WE BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD PROBABLY END OF FEBRUARY AND INTO MARCH IS PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE REALISTIC. AND FROM THERE, YOU GUYS WOULD APPROVE, YES OR NO WITH THE VENDOR ITSELF. ONCE THAT IS APPROVED, THEY WILL COME DOWN WITH CELL TOWER ENGINEERING, LOCATIONS, THE WAY IT'S GOING TO LOOK. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY TO BUILD THESE THINGS THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE ACCESS TO A PLACE AROUND THE PARK ITSELF. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE PATHWAYS. TO SURROUND THE CELL TOWERS. ONCE YOU APPROVE THAT THEN WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING BECAUSE WE ARE BUILDING A CELL TOWER ON A PARK AND BY STATE LAW, WE HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. ONCE THAT IS APPROVED, WE ALSO HAVE TO GO THROUGH FEDERAL APPLICATIONS, WHETHER IT IS THE FAA OR THE FCC. AND

>> WE ARE NOT DOING ALL THAT. PEOPLE ARE DOING THAT. WE ARE

JUST DOING THE LEASE. >> EXACTLY. WE'RE JUST DOING

THE LEASE. >> WHY CAN'T WE HAVE IT ON THE SAME RFP AS THE SAME SHORT COURSE GOLF COURSE WHERE IT'S STARTING TOMORROW AND WE GET IT BACK IN FEBRUARY?

>> MOSTLY BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TIME TO

DO ANYTHING OVER CHRISTMAS. >> WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS AS AN AGENDA ITEM, I HAD 12 EMAIL, SO THIS IS -- I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO JUMP ON THIS

LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS. >> ONCE WE TAUGHT ABOUT THIS IN MARCH, I HAD EVERYBODY FROM THE REGULAR CELL TOWER COMPANIES INAUDIBLE ] THAT WANTED TO COME INTO THIS. WE WON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS DOING THAT BUT THERE'S A LOT OF ENGINEERING STUDIES

THAT HAVE TO BE DONE. >> AND THEY ALSO TALKED TO THE CARRIERS TO SAY, ARE YOU INTERESTED AND CAN

DEAL WITH YOU? >> WE LEAVE IT OPEN IN JANUARY BUT WE STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IT. I JUST THINK WAITING UNTIL JANUARY TO RELEASE THIS --

>> I CAN RELEASE IT NEXT WEEK. WE SELECTED A PUBLIC NOTICE WHICH IS BASICALLY PUTTING IN THE PRESS, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WE CAN RELEASE IT NEXT WEEK AND THEN WE CAN CLOSE THE BID AT THE

END OF FEBRUARY. >> HOW MUCH OF THE RFP PROCESS HAS TO DO WITH THE DEAL, LIKE THE LEASING, THE SPLIT?

>> SO THAT PART IS MORE OF THE CONTRACT SIDE.

>> WHERE DOES THAT COME IN THIS LIST OF NEXT STEPS?

>> THAT WILL BE ONCE WE AWARD THE BID ITSELF, THEN WE HAVE THE

CONTRACT IN THERE. >> OKAY. SO THERE IS NONE OF THAT NEGOTIATION BASED ON WHO BUILDS AND WHO DOES THIS STUFF?

THAT'S MORE WITH THE CARRIER? >> NO. THAT WOULD BE THE CONSTRUCTION SITE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO BUILD DIRECTLY WITH THE CARRIER. THAT IS THE CELL TOWER COMPANY THEMSELVES. THEY HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CARRIERS. OTHERWISE, IT IS GOING TO BE TOO MUCH HUGGING AND CHOOSING.

>> SO RFP IS IN THE BUILD. NOT THE ONGOING FINANCIAL IMPACT.

>> I'M NOT SURE. >> YOU'RE SAYING LIKE, THERE'S

A SHARED REVENUE. >> RIGHT. SO WE ARE BASICALLY LEASING OUR LAND TO A CELL TOWER COMPANY TO COME IN AND BUILD SOMETHING. THEY'RE GOING TO LEASE THE TOWER SPACE TO THREE CARRIERS. FROM THAT, WE ARE ASKING FOR A LEASE FOR THE LAND ITSELF AND WE ARE GOING TO ASK FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE CARRIER

REVENUE. >> AND THAT'S ACROSS THE BOARD.

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THESE GUYS WILL BUILD IT FOR 12%. HE'LL GIVE US 14%.

>> THAT'S PART OF THE EVALUATION IN THE RFP IS WHAT

BENEFITS US THE MOST? >> OKAY.

>> SO, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A REALLY LONG TIME. SO IS THERE A WAY WE CAN SEND THIS RFP OUT NEXT WEEK AND THEN GIVE THAT EARLY JANUARY LATE FEBRUARY DEADLINE? IF PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY ENOUGH, THEY ARE GOING TO GET IT DONE.

>> YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I SAID. WE CAN DO THAT.

>> SO WE WILL LOOK AT SENDING THAT OUT?

>> I CAN DO MONDAY. IT'S ALREADY TEED UP.

>> I HAVE IT IN AT THE END OF JANUARY. Y'ALL CAN TALK ABOUT IT AND HAVE IT THE FIRST FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING.

>> YES. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO. WE HAVE REQUIRED NOTICES WE HAVE TO GET BEFORE WE CAN RELEASE IT. WE'LL GET ON IT RIGHT AWAY AND IT WILL BE RELEASED BY NEXT WEEK. WE CAN LET YOU KNOW WHEN THAT HAPPENS.

>> DARE I SAY, GOOD CALL. >> STOPPED. MAKE SELF-SERVICE GREAT AGAIN IN THE WOODLANDS. THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

INAUDIBLE ] IF PEOPLE ONLY HAVE A CELL PHONE, IT CAN BE PROBLEMATIC. I THINK US BEING ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF THIS AND AS THE DIRECTOR SAID, LOOKING AT CAN DO, I THINK THAT'S THE TYPE

OF COMMUNITY WE NEED TO BE. >> THIS IS A NICE COMPREHENSIVE

STRATEGY FOR THE FUTURE. >> AND REGARDING THE COMPETENCE OF STRATEGY, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE FOR THE PAST FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH HOWARD HUGHES AND THEIR CELL PHONE TOWER DEVELOPER THAT THEY USE FOR ALL OF THEIR MASTER-PLANNED COMMUNITIES SO THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF COORDINATION WITH THE PLACE WE ARE LOOKING AT. WE HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THIS ON OUR OWN AND WE ARE RELYING ON A VERY RELIABLE COMPANY TO HELP US WITH THIS COMPANY -- PROCESS.

>> MASSIVE, MASSIVE COMPANY, AND THEY ARE ALL WANTING TO HAVE COVERAGE HERE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF SELF-SERVICE THAT IS NEEDED HERE. SO YOU DON'T SEE MAPS LIKE WE SAW VERY OFTEN.

YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY ORANGE.

>> AND WILLIAM HE HAS DONE A GOOD JOB. I JUST WANT TO ASSURE YOU WILLIAM HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF LEADING THIS PROJECT FOR

THE TOWNSHIP. >> I AGREE.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT, SO WE DO APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

>> SO THE ACTION IS TO APPROVE THE RFP RELEASE BUT I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY OR VERIFY THAT THE CURRENT LIST OF LOCATIONS YOU ARE OKAY WITH. YOU DON'T WANT TO STRIKE ANY OF THOSE?

>> DEFINITELY NOT STRIKE. >> WE WANT TO GET MORE SPECIFIC, I THINK. THAT'S FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

>> LEGALLY, I THINK MONIQUE MENTIONED THIS AND WE DID, AS WELL. BECAUSE YOU ARE LEASING PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR PARKS, THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC HEARING FOR THESE LOCATIONS WHICH IS WHERE YOU WILL GET INPUT BECAUSE YOU'LL GET INPUT FROM RESIDENTS, BY THE WAY. KEEP IN MIND THAT PROCESS IS COMING SO THE FACT THAT YOU'RE SAYING THESE A LOOK AT DOESN'T MEAN THERE'S GOING TO BE ONE ON EVERY SIDE. I WANT THE

PUBLIC TO HEAR THAT. >>

POLITE WORD. >> WOULD A PUBLIC HEARING BE REQUIRED FOR EACH PARK OR COLLECTIVELY?

>> YOU COULD DO ONE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT YOU HAVE TO REVIEW

EACH LOCATION. >> OKAY.

>> YEAH. LOOK. THERE'S GOING TO BE PEOPLE WITH -- FOR AND AGAINST THIS BUT I CAN TELL YOU I WAS BEHIND CATTAIL PARK IN MY KIDS GO THERE ALL THE TIME. IF WE HAD SELF-SERVICE THAT WAS RELIABLE, HE WILL DEAL WITH AN AREA CARVED OUT FOR A CELL TOWER. IT'S A PROBLEM. A MASSIVE PROBLEM. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING GOOD. WE PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER VERY -- WHETHER YOU

LIKE THE IDEA OR NOT. >> WE LIKE FEEDBACK.

>> I CALL A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACT ON THE RELEASE FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, C-2025-0243. FOR REQUEST FOR

PROPOSAL FOR A CELL TOWER . >> SO MIFFED.

>> SECOND. >> CELL TOWER, WHAT IS IT?

>> RFP. >> RFP.

>> MOVED BY DIRECTOR EISSLER. >> THANK YOU, WILLIAM.

[19. Receive, consider and act upon the appointment by election of Directors of The Woodlands Township Board of Directors as members of The Woodlands Convention and Visitors Bureau (doing business as Visit The Woodlands) in accordance with its Bylaws;]

APPRECIATE IT. >> AGENDA ITEM 19. RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE APPOINTMENT BY ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS MEMBERS OF THE WOODLANDS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU (DOING BUSINESS AS VISIT THE WOODLANDS) IN ACCORDANCE WITH

ITS BYLAWS; >> THIS IS BECAUSE IT'S AN APPOINTMENT PROCESS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BYLAWS FOR THE CVB, WHICH IS DOING BUSINESS WITH VISIT THE WOODLANDS, THE

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BOARD DOES APPOINT THREE DIRECTORS TO SERVE. THOSE OPINIONS ARE TYPICALLY MADE BY ELECTION TO A WRITTEN BALLOT, WHICH I HAVE PREPARED FOR YOU TODAY. ANY DIRECTOR IS ELIGIBLE TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE. THE CHAIRMAN HAS IN SOME YEARS MADE RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHO TO VOTE FOR. AT THIS POINT, THE BALLOT INCLUDES ALL THE NAMES YOU ARE ABLE TO VOTE FOR THREE DIRECTORS. AND WHOEVER RECEIVES AT LEAST FOUR VOTES IS WHO WOULD BE APPOINTED TO THOSE POSITIONS.

>> I CAN MAKE MY THREE RECOMMENDATIONS, CORRECT? I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND DIRECTOR LINDA NELSON, DIRECTOR CINDY HEISER AND DIRECTOR ADAM LAMB TO BE APPOINTED TO THE VISIT THE

WOODLANDS -- ITSELF. >> AND THIS IS WRITTEN BUT NOT SECRET BALLOT. PLEASE SIGN YOUR NAME AFTER YOU PLACE YOUR VOTES.

>> DEEPER FOR THE TRIFOLD OR THE BIFOLD?

>> I'M SORRY.

>> OKAY. AND HAVING RECEIVED AT LEAST FOUR VOTES, THE THREE DIRECTORS WHO WILL BE APPOINTED ARE CINDY HEISER, ADAM LAMB, AND

LINDA NELSON. >> LINDA NELSON, AS CLASS EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE VISIT THE WOODLANDS BUREAU AND RECOMMEND

[20. Receive, consider and act upon an appointment by The Woodlands Township Board of Directors to serve as a Director on The Woodlands Road Utility District No. 1 Board of Directors;]

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> ITEM 20. RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN APPOINTMENT BY THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO SERVE AS A DIRECTOR ON THE WOODLANDS ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 BOARD OF

DIRECTORS; >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER ONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MENTAL -- SPECIAL-PURPOSE DISTRICT. TAXING JURISDICTION WITH BONDING AUTHORITY. THEY RAISE THE REVENUES FROM COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARIES. IN 2014, INAUDIBLE ] TO THEM AND ONE MEMBER FROM THE COUNTY DEPOSITION HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN SERVED BY MARIANNE SNYDER WHO RESIGNED FROM THE BOARD. THERE IS A POSITION AVAILABLE FOR ONE OF OUR DIRECTORS AT THE BOARDS DISCRETION SO THAT WOULD BE UP TO THE BOARD TO NOMINATE OR MAKE AN EVENT FOR THAT POSITION.

>> AUDIT. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND RICHARD FRANKS TO SERVE ON THE ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER ONE FOR DIRECTORS. SO I LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TWO POINT

DIRECTOR FRANKS >> SECOND.

>> LET ME FINISH. ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER ONE AND KAREN IS GOING TO GET MAD AT ME IF I MESS THIS UP.

[21. Receive, consider and act upon the Township’s appointment to the Conroe-The Woodlands Urbanized Area (UZA) Transit Advisory Committee;]

VICE CHAIRMAN EISSLER. AGENDA ITEM 21. RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE TOWNSHIP'S APPOINTMENT TO THE CONROE-THE WOODLANDS URBANIZED AREA (UZA) TRANSIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE; PAGE 312 THROUGH 316. I CALL UP RUTH AND HOB.

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE WOODLANDS AREA, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE UZA, TRANSIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE; --

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THE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO OVERSEE THE FEDERAL FUNDS TO THE CITY OF CONROE FOR TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS WITHIN THE UZA. IT CONSISTS OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP, THE CITY OF CONROE AND OTHER MONTGOMERY COUNTY OR THE SMALL CITIES THAT ARE FOUND WITHIN THE UZA. THE TOWNSHIP 'S CURRENT APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE IS DIRECTOR DR. SHELLEY SCHOOL GIBBS. SHE CHAIRS THE COMMITTEE CURRENTLY AND HAS COMPLETED ONE YEAR OF A TWO-YEAR TERM AS CHAIRMAN, AND I CURRENTLY SERVE AS ALTERNATE, SO THE APPOINTMENT IS TO YOUR PLEASURE.

>> SO DO I APPOINT A MEMBER HERE AND YOURSELF AS THE ALTERNATE?

>> I BELIEVE SO, YES. >> OKAY. I CALL A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPOINT DIRECTOR AND -- AS SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND?

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY DIRECTOR HEISER. ON FAVOR, SAY AYE. AGENDA ITEM 22.

[22. Receive, consider and act upon appointments to the Houston-Galveston Area Council Transportation Policy Council and nominations to related committees and subcommittees;]

RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPOINTMENTS TO THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL TRANSPORTATION POLICY COUNCIL AND NOMINATIONS TO RELATED COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES; PAGE 317 TO 320. I CALL AND TALK STEVENS TO GO IS A REPORT.

TAUGHT. >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. AS I KNOW, THE HGC SERVES AS THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR OUR EIGHT COUNTY REGIONS THAT WE HAVE A PRIMARY VOTING MEMBER AND AN ALTERNATE VOTING MEMBER ON THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY COUNCIL. THOSE POSITIONS NEED TO BE DIRECTORS FROM THE BOARD. THE PRIMARY MEMBER WAS DR. ANN SNYDER WHO RESIGNED OR RETIRED FROM OUR BOARD AND VICE CHAIR EISSLER SERVES AS THE ALTERNATE. IN ADDITION TO THE HGC NOMINATIONS, THERE ARE COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS MADE BY TCP MEMBERS.

THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE IN YOUR PACKET, AS WELL. LAST MONTH, THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL ADOPTED NEW BYLAWS WHICH PROVIDES THE TOWNSHIP TWO DEDICATED POSITIONS ON THE ATTACK. ONE DEDICATED TO THE WOODLANDS TRANSIT AND ONE TO GET TO THE TOWNSHIP RADIO SEE TYPICALLY, RUTH ANNE HAS SERVED AS OUR PRIMARY, AND I HAVE SERVED AS OUR ALTERNATE. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT RUTH ANNE BE THE PRIMARY. I WOULD BE THE PRIMARY FOR THE TRANSIT WITH DR. CHRIS NOONS BEING THE ALTERNATE.

AND THE TCP RECOGNITION WOULD BE UP TO THE BOARD FOR THE MAIN

REPRESENTATION OF THE TCP. >> I DON'T HAVE TO DO -- I'M JUST DOING THE BOARD. YOU JUST MAKE YOUR NOMINATIONS FOR THE

TOP LEVEL. >> OKAY. I WILL HAVE DR.

SEKULA-GIBBS AS THE PRIMARY MEMBER AND -- IS THE ALTERNATE MEMBER FOR THE 2010 SIX TERM AUTHORIZED THE TCP TOWNSHIP RECOMMEND A SLATE OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 26 COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEE COMMISSIONS. I HAVE THE MISSION?

[23. Receive, consider and act upon adopting the Board of Directors meeting schedule for 2026;]

>> SUMMIT. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AGENDA ITEM 23. RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON

MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2026; >> YOU GET YOUR PHONE SET AND BOOK YOUR DATES. LAST YEAR WHEN WE CHANGED THIS AT THE LAST MINUTE, IT MESSED UP. THAT WAS THE THURSDAY MOVE WAS

PROBLEMATIC. >> THE DRAFT BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE IS ON PAGE 323 OF YOUR PACKET. EACH YEAR, THE BOARD ADOPTS A REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE. THE BUDGET MEETING SCHEDULE WILL BE ADOPTED SEPARATELY AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR BUT IS ANTICIPATED TO INCLUDE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS IN EARLY AUGUST AND STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS IN ADVANCE OF THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS. THE BOARD SETS POLICY VALIDITY MEETING TIME AND FORMAT AND ANNUALLY ADOPTS ITS MEETING SCHEDULE. THE PROPOSED CALENDAR IN YOUR BOARD MATERIALS IS NOT A STAFF RECOMMENDATION BUT MERELY A CONTINUATION OF EXISTING MEETING SCHEDULE. ALL MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT THE TOWNSHIP BUILDING LOCATED AT 2801 TECHNOLOGY FORCE BOULEVARD.

AT THE JULY 23RD, 2025 REGULAR BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED TO AMEND THE BOARD OPERATIONS POLICY AND ADJUST MEETING DATES FOR MEETINGS HELD ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 1ST, 2025. THE CHANGE WAS TO ALIGN THE MEETINGS WITH AN UPDATE TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT UNDER HOUSE BILL 1522. AS A RESULT OF THE CHANGES, BOARD MEETINGS ARE LISTED TO BE HELD ON THE THIRD AND FOURTH THURSDAYS OF EACH MONTH TO FACILITATE AGENDA POSTINGS ON FRIDAY. THE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS

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SCHEDULE ARE THE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER MEETINGS WHICH ARE ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD POLICY AND A MUCH MEETINGS DUE TO CONROE ISD'S SPRING BREAK SCHEDULE. THE ELECTION CANVASSING MEETING BASED ON CURRENT ELECTION LAW, THE BOARD MUST CANVAS BETWEEN THE THIRD AND 14TH DAYS FOLLOWING THE ELECTION. MAKING THE CANVAS PERIOD NOVEMBER 6TH THROUGH THE 17TH, 2026. A SPECIAL MEETING FOR CANVASSING IS SCHEDULED FOR 4:00 P.M. BUT THIS MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED PENDING FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNTIES FOLLOWING THE ELECTION. THE THURSDAY FOLLOWING THE CANVASSING MEETING IS THE THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH.

WHEN THIS MEETING FALLS DURING THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING, THE MEETING IS TYPICALLY MOVED BUT IN 2026, THERE IS NO CONFLICT.

THEREFORE, THE NOVEMBER MEETING FOR BOARD OFFICERS IS PROPOSED FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH. RELATED TO THE APRIL BOARD MEETINGS SHOWN ON YOUR DRAFT CALENDAR, THEIR SCHEDULE CURRENTLY LISTED ON THERE FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH AND THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD. THE MONTH OF APRIL IS BUSY WITH SEVERAL TOWNSHIP EVENTS, SO IN 2023, 2024, AND 2025, THE BOARD HELD ONE MEETING IN APRIL. THE BOARD MAY ELECT TO MOVE APRIL 23RD MEETING TO A DIFFERENT DATE OR TO ONLY HOLD ONE MEETING ON APRIL 16TH OR ANOTHER DATE OF THE BOARD'S CHOOSING. IF THE BOARD CHOOSES TO DECIDE ON THE NUMBER AND THE DATES OF THE APRIL MEETINGS TONIGHT, THE BOARD'S SCHEDULE CAN BE FINALIZED RELATED TO THE MEETING NOW WHICH IS HELPFUL AND AGENDA LANDING FOR PROVIDING THE PUBLIC ADVANCE NOTICE OF IN TOWNSHIP

OBLIGATIONS. >> THANK YOU, LORI. WE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE APPROVING TODAY IS THERE'S THERE'S TIMES THINGS WILL COME UP LIKE YOU SAID IN APRIL WHERE WE SEE MAJOR EVENTS BUT WE CAN MAKE THOSE CHANGES IN REAL TIME.

>> WE KNOW IT IS A WELCOME BANQUET FOR IRON MAN.

>> 17TH OR 16TH. >> 16TH.

>> SO AS HE STATED, WE CAN MOVE THOSE AT ANY TIME. THE REASON WE ASK TO HAVE AS MANY AS PETE -- POSSIBLE OF THE CHANGES IS WHEN WE ARE PUTTING THE DATES IN THE MAGAZINE ARE ANOTHER PUBLICATIONS,

NOT IN THE WOODLANDS. >> I'M SAYING IRON MAN.

>> THAT'S A SORE SUBJECT. SOURCE OBJECT.

>> THE APRIL 16TH, YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE 16TH.

>> IRON MAN -- WELCOME BACK. >> WHEN DOES IT START?

>> WHAT TIME? >> WHAT TIME DOES THAT IRON MAN

-- >> IT MIGHT BE 5:30.

>> WHAT IF WE START THIS MEETING LATER?

>> IT IS ALMOST 8:00. IT'S PRETTY LONG. EVENT. I KNOW LAST YEAR WE SWITCHED IT BECAUSE OF THAT. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. WE ALREADY KNOW THAT'S A MAJOR CONFLICT. I HEAR WHAT

YOU'RE SAYING. >> THEY CAN RETAIN THE 23RD.

>> WE ARE HAVING ONE MEETING IN DECEMBER. WE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT.

BUT IF WE ARE ABLE TO GO INTO ONE ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL BECAUSE THAT IS A BUSY, BUSY MONTH.

>> IT'S NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL. WE HAVE SOME NIGHTS WHERE WE

HAVE TWO MEETINGS. >> Y'ALL HEAR THAT?

>> I'M FINE. >> IT'S NOT AN ISSUE.

>> LET'S GO TO THE LATER ONE. >> APRIL 23RD?

>> RIGHT. THE MEETING IN THE MONTH OF APRIL.

>> OKAY. SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADOPT THE SCHEDULED MEETING AT 8:00 FOR THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2026 CALENDAR YEAR, AND THAT WOULD JUST BE AMENDED AND NOT HOLDING APRIL THE 16TH MEETING.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RESPOND BY SAYING AYE.

>> AYE.. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE EXECUTIVE DISSENSION ? --

[24. 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;]

SESSION? >> WE ARE GOING TO RECESS TO

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EXECUTIVE SESSION. NEGOTIATIONS 55107.

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

[25. Reconvene in public session;]

>> IT IS 9:21 P.M. WE ARE RECONVENING IN THE PUBLIC

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

SESSION. WE WILL NOT BE TAKING ACTION AT THIS TIME. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 26. CONSIDER ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MONTH'S MEETING. THE FIRST MEETING OF NEXT YEAR. ANY

MEETING? >> CAN WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE WILL BE HAVING OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION FOR '26?

>> CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT? >>

>> OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 27. ANY BOARD

[27. Board announcements; and]