[8. Receive, consider and act upon approval of Task Order 19C for the renovation of the Waterway Square Fountains and Interactive Water Feature (C-2022-0189);]

SAYING AYE? MOTION CARRIED.

MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM EIGHT. ON A REGULAR AGENDA, RECEIVED, CONSIDER AN ACT UPON APPROVAL OF TASK FROM THE WATERWAY SQUARE FOUNTAINS AND INTERACTIVE FEATURE LOCATED ON PAGES 143 OF 161. THE DIRECTOR PARTS AND REPRESENT -- PARTNER CREATION TO PRESENT. JOHN? WHO JUST FINISHED A MARATHON, JOHN.

YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW WELL YOU DID?

>> HALF MARATHON, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THAT.

I GOT A PR, SO THANK YOU. YOU ARE EMBARRASSING ME A LITTLE

BIT WITH THAT. >> PERSONAL RECORD!

>> WHEN I SAY AFTER YOU DIDN'T LOOK TIRED.

[LAUGHTER] >> WHAT WAS THE PERSONAL RECORD? JOHN? WHAT WAS -- WHAT WAS YOUR TIME?

>> AN HOUR AND 56 -- 1:50. >> ARE YOU DOING THE MEMORIAL

IRON MAN? >> NOT THIS YEAR, NO.

CHAIRMAN BAILEY, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A GOOD EVENING.

LIKE YOU SAID, TALK ABOUT THE TASK ORDER FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE WATERWAYS, SQUARE FOUNTAIN AND INTERACTIVE WATER FEATURE, JUST A REVIEW WITH A LITTLE BIT OF THE TIMELINE HERE, IT OPENED IN 2008. OBVIOUSLY A FOCAL POINT OF THE WOODLANDS WATERWAY. IN FEBRUARY OF 2018, THERE WAS FREEZE DAMAGE THAT WE HAD IN THE FOUNTAIN.

JULY 2020, A NEW STRUCTURAL SLAB, NEW CONTROL SYSTEM, REPAIRS WERE MADE. LATE 2023, MUSIC AND PROGRAMMING

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CEASED, WATER MOVEMENT LIMITED LIGHTS, I WILL KIND OF TALK ABOUT THAT. EARLY 2024, ENGAGED HALF FOR EVALUATION AND THEN 2025, BUDGET INCLUDED $3.5 MILLION FOR RENOVATION. TALKING ABOUT THE CURRENT FOUNTAIN OPERATIONS, WHAT IS GOING ON NOW.

LIMITED TO NO OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS.

NO MUSIC WHATSOEVER, NO PROGRAMMING WHATSOEVER WITH THAT. LIMITED INTERIOR LIGHTS AT THE TIME, RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO INTERIOR LIGHTS.

AND THEN PROGRAMMING WITH THAT. STRUCTURAL ISSUES, LEAKS, WATERPROOFING HAS FAILED, BASICALLY WITH SOME OF THAT.

GRANDMA'S PURSE, WHICH IS THE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND NEXT TO IT HAS SOME LIMITED FUNCTIONALITY. CERTAIN PUMPS AREN'T RUNNING.

OVERALL, THE PROGRAMMING SIDE IS -- IT IS EITHER ON OR IT IS OFF, THERE IS NO SHUTTING IT. IN THE PAST AT MIDNIGHT WHEN THE PARK IS CLOSE, EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN AND JUST FILTERS THE WATER.

AND THEN 8:00 THE NEXT MORNING IT WOULD CUT BACK ON.

SO NOW IT IS JUST ON ALL THE TIME.

SO CURRENT FUNCTIONALITY, NO LIPS FILTER, PUMPS AND WATER MOVEMENT. SO REALLY, YOU CAN SEE IN THAT MIDDLE PICTURE THERE THAT THE BASIN AT THE TOP, NOTHING IS REALLY GOING ON IN THAT. AND I KNOW IT MAKES IT SOUND LIKE IT IS A GREAT SERIOUS ISSUE BUT YOU CAN SEE THOSE PICTURES AND THOSE ARE REALTIME PICTURS. IF YOU GO DURING THE DAYTIME, WATER IS COMING DOWN THE STAIRS, IT IS OVERFLOWING THE BASIN, ALL OF THE CANONS THERE ARE GOING. SO IT IS RUNNING.

AND THEN AT NIGHT, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY NO LIGHTS WHATSOEVER ON THAT. AND THERE IS NO PROGRAMMING.

IF IF YOU COMPARE IT TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE WAS HITTING HIGH NOTES AND SHOOTING UP AND DOING ALL OF THAT CRAZY STUFF, NO.

IT DOES NOT DO THAT. PROJECT GOALS THAT WE LOOKED AT, MODIFY THE EXISTING INSTALLATION AND SIMPLIFY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. REDESIGNED WATER EFFECTS IN THE POOL, THAT TOP PART. LIGHTING SYSTEMS, BACKGROUND MUSIC TO LOOK INTO THAT AND NOT CHOREOGRAPH IT LIKE IT WAS BEFORE. BUT JUST TO OFFER BACKGROUND MUSIC, BASICALLY. RENOVATE THE SPRAY GROUND, NEW CHATS LIGHTING THERE. REDESIGNED THE CONTROLS FOR BOTH THE FOUNTAIN AND THE MOTOR. SO OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF THINGS ARE OUT OF DATE. IT IS JUST UPDATING THE MOTOR SYSTEMS THAT ARE THERE, THE CHEMICAL SYSTEMS. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY -- AND THEN CLEAN THE WHOLE FACADE OF THE FOUNTAIN. SO I AM HAPPY TO INTRODUCE KRISTIN LEBLANC TO DESCRIBE THE TASK ORDER FORCE.

>> GOOD EVENING. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WITH A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND A HALF, ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW TO TRY TO GET IT BACK TO SOMETHING THAT IS FUNCTIONAL. SO WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH A FOUNTAIN CONSULTANT THAT HAS VISITED THE SITE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE TEAM HAS BEEN UP TO THE SITE, INCLUDE STRUCTURAL EVALUATION AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS A PROPOSAL TO PREPARE DESIGN DRAWINGS THAT WE CAN PUT OUT TO THE MARKET IN BID WITH QUALIFIED FOUNTAIN CONTRACTORS. AND WE WOULD GUIDE THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IN THE PROCUREMENT OF BIDS IN CONSTRUCTION ON THIS.

SO THE DESIGN PORTION OF THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS, WATERPROOFING COORDINATION, MATERIALS TESTING TO REPLACE ANY DAMAGED MATERIALS, COORDINATING CLEANUP AS WELL AS ADDRESSING ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL AND PROGRAMMING STUFF. AND THEN WE WILL AID IN THE BID PHASE, PUTTING IT OUT ON THE MARKET, COLLECTING BIDS, REVIEWING THOSE BIDS, INTERVIEWING THOSE CONTRACTORS, REVIEWING THOSE ET CETERA. THOSE BIDS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AND ALLOW THE BOARD TO REVIEW THEM AS WELL.

AND THEN WE WILL GO TO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE WHERE WE WILL PROVIDE SOME OVERSIGHT WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.

SO THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO GET THIS FOUNTAIN UP AND RUNNING TO BE A FOCAL POINT AGAIN BUT TO BE MAINTAINABLE FOR THE LONG-TERM FUTURE OF THE FOUNTAIN.

SOMETHING THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT CAN EASILY MAINTAIN.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS CAUSING ISSUES OR THAT SPECIAL STAFF HAS TO BE BROUGHT IN OR SPECIAL CONSULTANTS HAVE TO BE

BROUGHT INTO PROGRAM. >> SO THE WAY I AM LOOKING AT IT, WE WILL NOT EVEN GIVE BIDS BACK TILL ALMOST A YEAR FROM NOW. IS THAT HOW I'M LOOKING AT THAT?

2027? >> IT WILL BE LATE THIS YEAR WE WILL GET BIDS BACK. THERE IS A PROCESS OF PREPARING THE EARLY CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, REVIEWING THOSE WITH THE PARKS

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DEPARTMENT AND THEN GOING THROUGH ANY NECESSARY PERMITING BEFORE HE PUT THEM OUT TO COLLECT BIDS.

>> WOW. SO MANY YEARS HAVE GONE BY.

>> QUICK QUESTION. WHERE WAS THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING -- I AM NEW, SO IT WENT ALONG WITH THE SOUND?

>> FOR THE FIRST ABOUT TEN YEARS AND THAT WAS 2008-2018, BASICALLY. WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THOSE PROGRAMS AND THE COST OF THE PROGRAMS. JOHN'S TEAM AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT CAN TURN A MOTOR WITH THE BEST OF THEM. IT'S WHEN YOU GET THAT INTEGRATION WITH THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING WHICH THE PARKS BOARD IS NOT COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS.

>> DID WE BITE OFF MORE THAN WE CAN CHEW?

>> IT WAS THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. AND WITH THE TEAM HAS DONE TODAY IS TRY TO DEVELOP A OPTION FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF OPERATIONAL MAINTENANCE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO PROGRAMMING OF WHAT THINGS ARE WITHIN THE SKILL SET. GOING BACK TO LINDA'S QUESTION OF THE TIMELINE, WE TOOK THE MORE TRUNCATED APPROACH TO A DESIGN BID AND WE ARE BACK AT THE SAME ISSUE ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER. SO WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS AND WE UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT TIME, WHAT WE DID WAS WE HAD AN RFP OUT THERE AND BE GOT SOME PROBLEMS, WHO'S GOT THE BEST DESIGN? WHAT WE ARE NOW SAYING TO YOU IS THAT THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FIRM WHO WAS WORKING WITH THE CONSULTANT THERE AND PUTTING PLANS OUT ON THE STREET SO THAT EVERYBODY IS BIDDING THE SAME THING.

THAT WILL HELP US WITH THE CONSISTENCY AND THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND ALSO A DEFINED STANDARD OF WHAT THEY ARE

BUILDING TWO. >> CHRIS, IN RELATION TO DIRECTOR LAMB'S QUESTION, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW IT WAS

CONVEYED? >> SOME OF THESE TOWN CENTER AMENITIES OR ALL OF THE TOWN CENTER AMENITIES I SHOULD SAY, BASICALLY THE WOODLANDS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND THE PREDECESSOR NOW HOWARD HUGHES, THEY WOULD BUILD SOMETHING AND THEY WOULD CONVEY IT OVER TO US. AND THAT IS PART OF THE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE HAD OVER THE HISTORY OF IT.

MUCH LIKE NOT ONLY THE TOWN CENTER PARKS BUT ALL PARKS.

>> SO THE TOWNSHIP DIDN'T REALLY MAKE THE DECISION TO HAVE THIS

COMPLEX PROGRAMMING PUT IN? >> NO.

>> I THINK FOR ME -- MY QUESTION IS LIKE, LET'S MAKE SURE WE

DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE. >> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS PROCESS. WE'RE TRYING TO SIMPLE FIGHTING

ENTIRE OPERATION. >> THANK YOU.

>> BIDS WE'VE GOT. WE'VE GOT TO FIX THIS WAS OVER MILLION DOLLARS. AND THEY WERE LIKE WEIGHT, TV TIMEOUT. IT SEEMS A LITTLE HIGH.

SO THIS IS TO DO ALL OF THE DRAWINGS AND THE BIDDING, CONSTRUCTION MEETINGS, IS $384,942.50?

>> YES, 50 CENTS. >> THE EXPERTS ARE USING TO HELP DESIGN THIS, THEY HAVE GOT A GOOD REPORT OF DOING BIG

PROJECTS LIKE THIS? >> YES.

WE ACTUALLY MET WITH SEVERAL, TALK TO THEM, DR. REFERENCES THAT EACH OF THEM HAD. WE LET THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TALK TO THEM, WE ACTUALLY HAD TWO OR THREE OF THEM COME OUT AND VISIT THE SITE. KIND OF PROPOSED TO US WHAT THEY THINK NEEDED TO BE DONE. AND WE WEIGHED ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT THEY GAVE US TO SELECT WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS THE

BEST FIT FOR THIS PROJECT. >> SO WE ARE GOING INTO BUDGETING IN AUGUST. IS THERE AN ESTIMATE OR WE STILL LOOKING AT OVER $3 MILLION FOR THIS?

>> WE KNOW THAT THREE TO HAVE MILLION DOLLARS WAS IN THE 2025 BUDGET IN DISCUSSIONS. WE'RE GOING FOR SOMETHING LESS THAN THAT. WHAT THAT FINAL NUMBER ENDS UP BEING, WE ALL BEASTLY DON'T KNOW RIGHT NOW.

BUT WE ARE TRYING TO COME IN AFTER THAT.

>> CLARIFICATION, ARE WE ONLY LOOKING AT THE RESTORATION OF THE WATER FEATURE AND NOT TURNING THE AREA INTO SOMETHING DIFFERENT? IS THAT WHERE WE ARE WITH THE

ENGINEERING PROPOSALS? >> IT IS THE AS WELL AS THE INTERACTIVE WATER FEATURE AS WELL THAT IS PART OF THIS PROJECT. THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT MAKING THAT A LANDSCAPE BID. I WOULD ADVISE AGAINST MAKING IT A LANDSCAPE BID. RESPECTFULLY, IT WOULD ACTUALLY COST A LITTLE BIT LESS. OVER WHAT HAPPEN IS YOU CREATE IT AS A LANDSCAPE BID AND THEN WE NEED TO PUT A FENCE AROUND ON TOP OF IT. SO I'M NOT SURE THAT IS A DESIGN

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ESTHETIC THEY WANT IN THIS SHOWPIECE.

SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT PEACE AS WELL.

SO TO LAMENT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ON THE BUDGET, IT IS ALSO JOHN, MY RESPONSIBILITY TO WORK WITH THE ENGINEER TO LOOK AT HOW WE PACKAGE THIS BID UP TOGETHER AND GIVE OPTIONS ON WHAT WE REALLY NEED, WHAT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE TO DO, TO BRING INTO A PRICE THAT YOU AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE

COMFORTABLE WITH. >> OKAY.

I WALKED AROUND IT TODAY TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT IT.

JUST THE EXTERIOR OF THAT REALLY -- YOU SAY CLEAN IT AS PART OF THIS. THAT WAS CONCERNING.

STARTED BRAINSTORMING ABOUT THINGS WE COULD DO AS WELL.

BUT IF IT IS A WATER FEATURE THAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT KIND OF OPTION. YOU COULD NOT PUT A MOSAIC THERE

MOST LIKELY. >> YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT.

[LAUGHTER] >> IT WOULD BE A BIT MORE

COMPLEX. >> MAYBE WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT EXTERIOR SINCE IT WILL BE THERE --

>> THAT IS PART OF THE SCOPE. WE HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DO THAT

FOR MANY YEARS. >> MAYBE WE CAN DO SOME POWER

WASHING RIGHT NOW? >> THIS IS A PART WATER THING.

>> YOU'VE GOT TO TREAT IT WITH SOME VARIOUS CHEMICALS OR BLAST IT AND SO YOU'VE GOT TO GET THE RIGHT TEAM IN THERE AS PART OF

THIS OVERALL RENOVATION. >> I WILL TELL YOU THE WATERSCAPE WITH THE JETS AND ALL, IT IS WELL USED BY KIDS ALL THE TIME. SO I DO AGREE THAT WE DON'T WANT

TO GET RID OF THAT FEATURE. >> I AGREE.

AND I THINK THAT IT IS SO HOT MOST OF THE TIME, WE ARE ASKING RESIDENTS TO BRING THEIR FAMILIES ON A CONCRETE SURFACE THAT WATER PROVIDES A GREAT ATTRACTION FOR THE LITTLE ONES AND RELIEF FOR THE FAMILIES. IT IS JUST A NICE WAY TO CUT SOME OF THAT REFLECTED HEAT. SO WE HAVE TO DO OUR BEST TO MAINTAIN IT. BUT TO SEVERAL PERSONS AT THE BOARD'S POINT OVER THE MANY YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS. THERE HAS TO BE, IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND AUGMENTED REALITY AND ALL OF THIS, A BETTER WAY TO MAKE THIS MOUSETRAP WORK, RIGHT? I'M SURE THAT YOU WERE GOING TO COME BACK WITH SOMETHING THAT IS

BETTER THAN YOU HAVE HAD. >> IS THAT THE GOAL TO GET MORE SIMPLE? AS WE THINK OF BACKGROUND MUSIC, ABILITY TO PUT MUSIC ON SOMETHING IN 2008 UNTIL TODAY, IFFERENT -- AND PROBABLY MORE AFFORDABLE. Select to skip to this part of the video">IFFERENT -- AND PROBABLY MORE AFFORDABLE.

THAT'S WHY I'M CURIOUS IF HE PUT THE STUFF TOGETHER, IT SHOULD BE A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE IF WE ARE NOT TRYING TO DO SOMETHING BIG.

ROUTE TRAIN TO THAT WAY BECAUSE WE CAN'T MANAGE IT SO THAT

SHOULD COST LESS. >> I LOVE THE IDEA THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER HALF HOUR RIVETING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE WE HAVE TO WAIT HALF AN HOUR NOW UNTIL THE MUSIC WILL COME ON WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. WHEN WE DO GET THE BIDS AND SELECT, IS THIS A YEARLONG PROJECT, IS THIS A SIX MONTH

PROJECT? >> ABOUT 8-10 MONTHS IS WHAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.

TO YOUR POINT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE CONSULTANT WE SELECTED TOLD US IS WHAT YOU'VE GOT IN THERE IS SUPER COMPLICATED AND IT REALLY DOESN'T NEED TO BE ALL THAT COMPLICATED.

SO WE ARE AWARE OF THAT AND WE HAVE HAD SO MANY CALLS WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO TRY TO WORK THROUGH WHAT IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL HERE? AND THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS A FUNCTIONING FOUNTAIN THAT DRAWS PEOPLE OUT INTO THE PUBLIC SPACES THAT THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP CAN MAINTAIN LONG-TERM.

>> SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD SOLUTION. >> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE,

APPRECIATE IT. >> QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? SECOND APPROVED TASK ORDER FOR THE RENOVATION WATERWAY SQUARE FOUNDS AN INTERACTIVE WATER FEATURES? TOOK TO GET THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION IS APPROVED BY THE TOWNSHIP LEGAL COUNSEL? MOOD BY THE DIRECTOR, SECONDED.

[9. Receive, consider and act upon adoption of the 2027 Budget Calendar and a related amendment to the Board of Directors 2026 Meeting Schedule;]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND US IN AYE.

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NINE.

RECEIVED CONSIDER AN ACT UPON ADOPTION OF THE 2027 BUDGET CALENDAR AND ARE RELATED AMENDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 26 MEETING SCHEDULE. ON PAGE 162-166 OF YOUR PACKETS.

I CALL UPON THE NEXT SPEAKER FOR THE DATES.

>> THANK YOU. THIS AGENDA ITEM WILL ADOPT A CALENDAR FOR THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS FOR THE 2027 BUDGET, THE 2026TH TAX RATE. I WILL START OFF WITH THE NEXT OPTION SINCE THAT APPEARS TO BE THE CALENDAR THAT IS SELECTED BY THE BOARD. AND IT WOULD BE AUGUST 17TH THROUGH THE 21ST. THE BOARD COULD ADOPT THIS CALENDAR AS LONG AS YOU WERE AWARE THAT IN SETTING A TAX RATE ABOVE THE APPROVAL RATE WOULD NOT BE AN OPTION.

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AND ALONG WITH THIS, THESE DATES WILL ALSO HAVE A CERTIFIED PROPERTY VALUE, THE REVENUE AND THE VOTER APPROVAL RATES AVAILABLE WILL MAKING THE BUDGET DECISIONS.

THE SECOND OPTION IS OPTION A AND THAT WOULD BE AUGUST THE 3RD THROUGH THE SEVENTH. AND THAT DATE WOULD BE GOOD IF GOING IN YOU BELIEVE YOU WERE GOING TO SET A TAX RATE THAT WOULD REQUIRE ABOVE THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE ON THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.

IT WOULD HAVE TO BE VOTED ON. BY THE PUBLIC.

SO THAT IS NOT AN OPTION THAT THE BOARD HAS TAKEN IN THE PAST AND IT IS CERTAINLY AN OPTION. IF YOU DO THAT CALENDAR WE WILL NOT HAVE THE CERTIFIED TAX VALUES FOR ANY OF THE TAX RATES

YET FROM THE COUNTY. >> AND TO BE CLEAR, IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY, WE CAN REDO THIS, RIGHT?

THIS IS NOT SET IN STONE. >> THE MAIN THING IS IF YOU WANT TO GO -- IF YOU THINK YOU MAY POSSIBLY GO ABOVE THE VOTER APPROVAL, THIS IS THE DATE THAT YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE THE AUGUST THIRD THROUGH THE SEVENTH.

BECAUSE IT HAS TO HAVE TIME TO BE PUT ON THE BALLOT FOR

NOVEMBER. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT LET'S SAY SOMETHING HORRIFIC HAPPENED AND WE NEEDED TO ADJUST. WE WOULD HAVE SOME LATITUDE LIKE NEXT WEEK, NEXT MONTH. WE COULD STILL CHANGE OUR

SCHEDULE, RIGHT? >> UP UNTIL THE FIRST WEEK IN

AUGUST. >> THE WAY I WAS HEARING YOU STATED TODAY IS THAT THIS IS A DROP-DEAD TIME.

BUT IT IS NOT YET. >> IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW OF WHICH DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO BECAUSE THERE IS A DEADLINE IF

YOU THINK YOU MAY GO ABOUT THAT. >> THAT IS TO RAISE THE TAX WAIT

-- TAX RATE. >> THAT IS NOT UNTIL LATER.

>> WE CAN CHANGE OUR MIND ON THE DATE, YEAH?

>> THERE'S SOME FLUX ABILITY, YES.

>> WHAT DID YOU SAY? >> SEVENTEEN TO THE 21ST.

>> THIS IS A COURTESY TO THE WARDEN AND THE STAFF SO THAT THEY CAN PLAN. BUT IF THERE WAS AN EXTREME

CIRCUMSTANCE, WE COULD ADJUST. >> THE DEADLINE AT THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS AUGUST 17TH.

SO THE BOARD HAS NEVER GONE THAT ROUTE BUT IT IS CERTAINLY AN

OPTION. >> THAT'S OPTION WHAT?

>> OPTION B WOULD BE THE AUGUST 17TH THROUGH THE 21ST.

>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WHAT TO CALL THE MOTION TO ADOPT MOTION BE AS THE 2026 BUDGET CALENDAR.

AS WELL AS REVISED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING SCHEDULE.

>> MOVED TO ACCEPT. AND SECONDED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE.

[10. Receive, consider and act upon an update regarding the Village Presidents' Council;]

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

ONTO ITEM TEMPERAMENT RECEIPT, INCIDENT ACT UPON UPDATE REGARDING THE VIGIL -- VILLAGE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL.

WILL ANYBODY GIVE THE REPORT FOR HIM?

> HE DID NOT SHARE THE REPORT. >> WE WILL MOVE THIS TO NEXT WEEK'S WHEN HE COMES BACK. I CAN DO IT FOR HIM.

WELL WE MET... [LAUGHTER] JUST JOKING. SO WE WILL MOVE THAT TO THE NEXT

[11. 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;]

MEETING. WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE WILL NEED TO HAVE IT SO THE CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCES THE MORTAL RECESS TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND MOVED TO MATTERS OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO 551.07 TO PERMIT TEXAN GOVERNMENT CODE CACKLE RATE OF CANNOT DEVELOP A NEGOTIATION PURSUANT TO 551.087, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS PURSUANT TO 551.074, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, DISCUSS I.T. NETWORK ARE CRITICAL INTERCEPTORS OR COULD HE PURSUANT TO 551.0989, TEXT GOVERNMENT CODE AND TO CONSULT WITH THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP'S ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO 551.071, AND WE WILL RECONVENE IN BULK SESSION AFTER IT IS OVER.

DO I HAVE A MOTION AT A SECOND TO GO TO EXEC IF SESSION?

>> MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND BY SAYING AYE.

[12. Reconvene in public session;]

>> 7:44 RECONVENING BACK FROM EXEC IF SESSION.

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

THERE'S NO REASON TO ACT ON ANY AGENDA ITEMS. OR ITEMS PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MONTH'S MEETING.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING? >> WE SHOULD, AND RESPECT FOR PUBLIC SPEAKER, THAT WE BRING BACK ANOTHER REPORT ON E-BIKES AND EAST SCOOTERS. I KNOW WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES THAT ARE RUNNING ON TOWNSHIP PROPERTY.

>> THEY ARE EVERYWHERE. >> THIS WEEK? FOR NEXT WEEK? OKAY.

THANK YOU. HE WILL BE RELIEVED TO HEAR

[14. Board announcements; and]