Sep 17, 2026 Board of Directors Regular Meeting Agenda

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GOOD EVENING. THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2026 AT 6 P.M..

[1. Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance;]

THANK YOU. LET'S BOW OUR HEADS. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER.

WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT TOPICS AND WITH A HEART TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.

WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE FOLKS THAT COME IN HERE TODAY.

EVERYONE THAT SERVES THE TOWNSHIP STAFF. WE ASK YOU TO BLESS OUR DECISIONS, OUR COMMUNICATION, GIVE US WISDOM AND HUMILITY THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, AND WE GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN THE GREATEST PLACE ON EARTH HERE IN THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY.

IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. AND NOW THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THE TEXAS FLAG. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER TWO. WE'RE GOING TO DEFER ONE PROCLAMATION.

[2. Proclamations;]

ALL RIGHT. WALK AND ROLL. OKAY. BE IT PROCLAIMED IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS, WALK AND ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY AND THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIPS 220 PLUS NETWORK OF PATHWAYS THAT CONNECT SCHOOLS TO HOMES AND PLACES OF RECREATION, THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP PROCLAIM PROCLAIMS THE FOLLOWING.

WHEREAS, A LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PLAYS A LEADING ROLE IN RISING RATES OF OBESITY, DIABETES AND OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG CHILDREN, AND BEING ABLE TO WALK OR BICYCLE TO SCHOOL OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD ACTIVITY INTO DAILY ROUTINE.

WHEREAS THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN ACROSS THE NATION COULD BE SAVED EACH YEAR IF COMMUNITIES MAKE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY A PRIORITY.

AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO TEACH AND MODEL PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEADERS SHOULD CONTINUALLY STRESS OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY AND EASE OF PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE TRAVEL.

AND WHEREAS CHILDREN, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD ARE JOINING TOGETHER TO WALK TO SCHOOL AND EVALUATE WALKING AND BICYCLING CONDITIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP IS NUMBER THREE IN REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS SCHOOLS IN TEXAS.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP HAS PROCLAIMED OCTOBER AS WALK AND ROLL TO SCHOOL MONTH AND ENCOURAGES ALL CITIZENS OF THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP TO CONSIDER THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF CHILDREN THIS MONTH AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

NOW THEREFORE, IN I, BRAD BAILEY, WHO'S WHO'S HERE, NOT HERE, AND THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER WALK AND ROLL TO SCHOOL MONTH IN THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO. WE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE AFTER THE NEXT PROCLAMATION.

OKAY. AFTER THE PROCLAMATION OF A STAFF THERE FOR THAT.

SO THE NEXT PROCLAMATION SUPPORTING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, I WILL HAVE DIRECTOR ADAM LAMB READ THAT.

ALL RIGHT. BE IT PROCLAIMED, WHEREAS THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, THROUGH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWN WATCH, IS SPONSORING A UNIQUE NATIONWIDE CRIME, DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 2026 TITLED NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. WHEREAS, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS OF THE WOODLANDS TO JOIN FORCES WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PROMOTE COOPERATIVE POLICE COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS.

AND WHEREAS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN ASSISTING THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH THROUGH COMBINED CRIME, DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS IN THE WOODLANDS AND SUPPORT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2026.

AND WHEREAS, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL RESIDENTS OF THE WOODLANDS ARE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND THAT THE IMPACT THEIR PARTICIPATION HAS UPON REDUCING CRIME, DRUGS AND VIOLENCE IN THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP.

AND WHEREAS, POLICE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY, AWARENESS AND COOPERATION ARE IMPORTANT THEMES OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT PROGRAM.

AND. WHEREAS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP DO HEREBY CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS OF THE WOODLANDS TO JOIN THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWN WATCH IN SUPPORTING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 2026.

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR LAMB. AND WE ARE STILL TAKING RESERVATIONS, BUT SIGN UPS FOR ANYONE.

THOSE LISTENING AT HOME WANT TO REGISTER TO HOST A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT PARTY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD TOMORROW.

I THINK IS THE DEADLINE, SO PLEASE SIGN UP. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS AND EVEN THE BAD ONES THAT YOU DON'T LIKE, AND THEY LEARN TO LOVE THEM FIRST. SO WE HAVE A FEW STAFF PRESENT.

MEGAN. I'M SORRY. IS IT MO MIO? MO GOT THE WE GOT THE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

OKAY. CINDY STRACHAN, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PROGRAM COORDINATOR.

SUE MARTIN, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PROGRAM COORDINATOR.

IF YOU ALL COULD COME UP, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH THE LAST TWO PROCLAMATIONS.

SO. IT WILL GO ON THREE.

VERY MUCH AS ALWAYS. THANK YOU.

STAFF WORKS REALLY HARD PUTTING THOSE EVENTS TOGETHER. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT.

[3. Call meeting to order;]

THIS POSTING OCCURRED INSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWNSHIP AT THIS OFFICE BUILDING.

STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT AT LEAST FOUR OF YOUR BOARD MEMBERS BE IN ATTENDANCE TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS.

I ASK EACH BOARD MEMBER TO INDICATE YOUR PRESENCE BY RESPONDING WITH SOME AUDIBLE SOUND.

I NEVER KNEW WHAT THAT MEANT, BUT ACKNOWLEDGMENT, AS I CALL ROLL.

RICHARD FRANKS PRESIDENT. CINDY HEISER HERE. ADAM LAMB HERE.

LINDA NELSON HERE. DOCTOR. SHELLEY SEKULA-GIBBS HERE.

BY THE ROLL CALL. IT IS DETERMINED THAT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF MEMBERS ARE PRESENT TO DECLARE THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM.

[4. Receive, consider and act upon adoption of the meeting agenda;]

PLEASE REVIEW THE AGENDA ON PAGES ONE THROUGH THREE FOR ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.

I CALL FOR A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.

SO MOVE. MOTION BY RICHARD FRANKS, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR.

HEISER. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RESPOND BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL OPPOSED? PLEASE RESPOND WITH THE SAME SIGN.

MOTION PASSES. NUMBER FIVE. RECOGNIZE PUBLIC OFFICIALS.

[5. Recognize public officials;]

THANK YOU. SIR. NEIL GAINER FROM MUD SIX. THANK YOU.

NEIL SCOTT PRESTON RT STERLING RIDGE. WHERE'S WHERE'S SCOTT? THE WHITE JACKET. THERE WE GO. AND WALT LASZEWSKI FROM MUD.

MUD ONE. THAT'S ALL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

ANYONE ELSE THAT WE MISSED? SHERIFF DOOLITTLE.

OH, SHERIFF DOOLITTLE. APOLOGIZE. SHERIFF DOOLITTLE.

THANK YOU. HE'S INCOGNITO TONIGHT. YEAH, HE DIDN'T HAVE HIS HAT ON.

ANY PRATER. THANK YOU. MUD 386. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, PENNY.

ALL RIGHT, ITEM NUMBER SIX. PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE A FEW.

[6. Public comment;]

A PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA ITEM IS INCLUDED AT THE BEGINNING OF ALL REGULAR BOARD AGENDAS, AND ACCORDING WITH THE BOARD, ADOPTED POLICY TO PRODUCE THE MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESS FOR ALLOWING CONSTITUENTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACCEPTS PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC MEETINGS.

EACH PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MUST FIRST SIGN THE SPEAKER'S ROSTER PROVIDED BY THE BOARD SECRETARY.

INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO MAKE GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ADDRESS A TOPIC THAT IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA, OR WHO WISH TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS, MUST DO SO UNDER THE PUBLIC

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SPEAKERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO YIELD THEIR TIME TO ANOTHER SPEAKER ON THE LIST.

STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE BOARD FROM FORMALLY ACTING ON A SPECIFIC ITEM OR PUBLIC COMMENT, UNLESS IT APPEARS ON THE POSTED AGENDA.

THEREFORE, ANY BOARD DISCUSSION OF ITEMS NOT INCLUDED ON THE POSTED AGENDA IS LIMITED TO QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE ITEM SHOULD BE PLACED ON A FUTURE BOARD AGENDA. SPEAKERS MAY EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS OR VIEWPOINTS ON AN ISSUE, BUT ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEBATE ON AN ISSUE.

SPEAKERS WILL NOT USE PROFANITY. COMMENTS FROM SPEAKERS CAN BE MADE TO THE BOARD AS A WHOLE OR TO AN INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR.

ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU TO PLEASE PLACE YOUR CELL PHONES ON SILENT MODE.

I WILL NOW CALL ON NAMES FROM SPEAKER ROSTER AND SPEAKER HAS HANDOUTS.

ASKS THAT THEY BE GIVEN TO STAFF FOR DISTRIBUTION.

ALL RIGHT. FIRST ONE JOHN MAKER. FROM THE WOODLANDS.

WELCOME, JOHN. OKAY. MY NAME IS JOHN MAKER. MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED IN THE WOODLANDS FOR 43 YEARS IN GROGAN'S MILL.

I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT WE'VE HAD A SLOW DETERIORATION IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS IS A HOUSE THAT IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM US.

WE'VE HAD SQUATTERS IN THERE. WE'VE HAD METH.

THERE WAS A METH HOUSE. THE FELLA THAT OWNED IT PASSED AWAY, AND IT'S BEEN EMPTY EVER SINCE.

AND IT'S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS. NOTHING'S BEING DONE THAT WE CAN SEE.

I MEAN, NONE OF THE EVEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS TRYING TO GET TOGETHER.

AT LEAST MOW THE LAWN TO MAKE IT LOOK SOMEWHAT PRESENTABLE.

THIS HOUSE IS TWO DOORS DOWN IN THIS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

SEVERAL YEARS AGO MY MY MY, ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS AND I ACCUMULATED 100 DIFFERENT LICENSE PLATES IN ONE MONTH, PICKING UP THEIR DRUGS WITH THE KIDS IN THE HOUSE.

AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

NOW, THIS WAS A FEW YEARS AGO, AND I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING DONE.

AND SIX MONTHS AFTER I BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION, ONE OF THE KIDS DIED OF AN OVERDOSE.

WHEN WE WALK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH THE WOODS.

THESE ARE. THIS IS ONE OF THE HOUSES WE SEE. IT'S BOARDED UP IN THE BACK.

PEOPLE LIVE IN THERE, AND IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR YEARS.

SO WHAT I'M ASKING IS A COVENANT TO HAVE SOME TEETH SO THAT THIS CAN BE CONTROLLED.

AND I'M ASKING FOR THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU JOHN. AND I KNOW YOU SPOKE WITH ARTHUR BREDEHOFT ALREADY, SO HOPEFULLY HE CAN HELP YOU OUT AS WELL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. ALL RIGHT.

SHEILA DRURY FROM THE WOODLANDS. WELCOME. SHEILA.

GOOD EVENING. DIRECTORS. FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, EVERY TIME I PARTICIPATED IN A SUMMER THEATER CAMP.

MY MOM WOULD ALWAYS SURPRISE ME WITH FLOWERS AND A CARD BEFORE THE SHOW.

THIS YEAR SHE DIDN'T. WHENEVER I SHOWED HER THE CARD THAT SHE GAVE ME LAST YEAR, SHE BECAME VERY EMOTIONAL BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T REMEMBER GIVING IT TO ME.

IN FEBRUARY, MY MOM SUFFERED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY FROM A CAR ACCIDENT.

SHE'S LOST MEMORIES FROM THE PAST, INCLUDING HOLIDAYS AND FAMILY TRADITIONS.

SHE'S GONE FROM BEING A HUMAN CALENDAR TO SOMEONE WHO HAS TO WRITE REMINDERS FOR EVERYTHING.

MY DAD AND I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH WE RELIED ON HER TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FAMILY WAS NEVER LATE FOR ANYTHING, AND ALWAYS REMEMBERED UPCOMING PLANS. ONE OF THE MOST COMMON INJURIES IN BIKE ACCIDENTS ARE BRAIN INJURIES.

THIS IS WHY I CARE ABOUT BIKE SAFETY. I WANT TO PREVENT OTHERS FROM EXPERIENCING THE HEARTACHE OF HAVING A BRAIN INJURY.

HI, I'M SILIGURI. I'M 14 YEARS OLD AND I'M HOMESCHOOLED THROUGH BOB JONES UNIVERSITY.

MANY DO NOT REALIZE WHAT AN ISSUE THIS IS BECOMING.

I'VE SPOKEN TO RENEE ROGERS, A PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY HERE IN THE WOODLANDS, WHO WROTE AN ARTICLE ABOUT HOW PARENTS CAN BE HELD LIABLE IF THEIR CHILD IS IN AN E-BIKE ACCIDENT. IN THE PAPER, SHE STATED THAT CHILDREN UNDER 14 YEARS OLD MADE UP A LARGE PART OF THE 360,000 ER E-BIKE RELATED VISITS. THESE INJURIES AREN'T ONLY MINOR HEAD AND INTERNAL INJURIES ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE STUDY.

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GUIDELINES NEED TO BE SET TO PREVENT FURTHER INJURY.

E-BIKES SHOULD NOT BE BANNED, HOWEVER, THEY SHOULD BE USED RESPONSIBLY.

I BELIEVE THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY IS SHARED BETWEEN PARENTS, THE COMMUNITY AND THE WRITERS THEMSELVES.

HERE ARE SOME SOLUTIONS I WOULD USE TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE.

FIRST, EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT IN E-BIKE AWARENESS.

SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES COULD HAVE A DAY OF E-BIKE SAFETY THAT WOULD COVER THE LOCAL LAWS.

SECONDLY, SAFETY THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP COULD PROVIDE WOULD BE SIGNAGE ALERTING DRIVERS OF NEARBY E-BIKES AROUND THE VILLAGE CENTERS.

FINALLY, PARENTS NEED TO EVALUATE THEIR CHILDREN TO SEE IF THEY ARE READY TO OWN AN E-BIKE.

WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT WHEN SOMEONE RIDES AN E-BIKE SAFELY, THE CIVIC VIRTUE OF INTEGRITY IS SHOWN.

THE PRINCIPLE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY ENABLES ALL TO HAVE THE FREEDOM TO ENJOY THEIR PROPERTY, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF OTHERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

BY WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN PREVENT OTHERS FROM GOING THROUGH BRAIN INJURIES BY PROTECTING EVERYONE'S ABILITY TO RIDE AN E-BIKE WHILE KEEPING THE PEOPLE WE CARE ABOUT SAFE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY IDEAS. THANK YOU.

SALEM. SALEM. SALEM. SALEM. YOU MIND STAYING THERE FOR A SECOND? FIRST OF ALL, YOU PRESENT EXTREMELY WELL, LET ALONE YOU WANT A JOB, RIGHT? AND I WANT TO JUST, YOU KNOW, LET EVERYONE KNOW.

SO HER EFFORTS TO PROMOTE E-BIKE SAFETY BEGAN AS A CONTESTANT IN THE REGIONAL COMPETITION FOR THE NATIONAL CIVICS, BE HOSTED IN APRIL BY THE KATY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

SHE THEN ADVANCED TO THE STATE COMPETITION HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP, AND WON FIRST PLACE IN JUNE. SHE IS NOW REPRESENTING TEXAS AT THE NATIONAL COMPETITION IN WASHINGTON, DC IN MID-OCTOBER. SEE YOU IN A LITTLE MORE. SHE WAS OUR NICU BABY FOR A VERY LONG TIME AT MEMORIAL HERMANN, SO I KNEW HER WHEN SHE WAS LIKE TWO DAYS OLD.

LITERALLY, SHE'S GROWN UP. SHE'S GROWN UP A TREMENDOUS JOB.

WE WERE PROUD OF YOU AND COMMEND TO ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AND WISH YOU THE BEST IN WASHINGTON, DC. MORE YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE YOU. WE DO. GOOD LUCK.

ALL RIGHT. JENNIFER CLIFTON FROM SPLENDORA. WELCOME, JENNIFER.

GOOD. I GOTTA FOLLOW THAT. I KNOW. TRY TO FOLLOW THAT.

THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPOSSIBLE. WELL, MY NAME IS JENNIFER CLIFTON.

I AM FROM ALPHA AND OMEGA MOUNTAIN PATROL HERE IN THE WOODLANDS.

I'VE BEEN A SERVANT, I GUESS, OF THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY FOR ABOUT THE LAST 14 YEARS.

I STARTED OUT AS A TROOPER, GRADUATED ON TO MANAGEMENT.

SO NOW I'M THE MANAGER FOR THE HOUSTON DISTRICT HERE AT A&M.

AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE I KNOW THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS HAS JUST KIND OF COME ON PRETTY STRONG PRETTY FAST.

AND SO I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND JUST TO SLOW THINGS DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

AND THERE WAS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS.

ONE OF THEM WAS THE QUESTION ABOUT COMMUNICATION AND HOW WE NEED TO ACTUALLY PULL OUT OUR PHONE AND CALL 911 WHEN WE NEED ASSISTANCE.

BUT THERE'S A REALLY SIMPLE SOLUTION TO THAT THAT NO ONE HAS TALKED ABOUT.

SO ON THE RADIOS THAT WE CARRY, WE HAVE CHANNELS ON THE RADIOS THAT WE CAN HAVE DIRECT CONTACT TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DISPATCH.

IT'S JUST A BUTTON, JUST LIKE THEY USE, ALTHOUGH WE CAN'T HEAR THEM.

BUT WE CAN CALL IN DIRECTLY TO THEIR DISPATCH, WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE CELL PHONE CALLS, AND IT WOULD MAKE EVERYTHING A LOT FASTER. THE DOWNSIDE OF THAT WOULD BE THERE MAY BE AN ADDITIONAL FEE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO GIVE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR EXTRA DISPATCH TIME, BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO US.

SO I'M NOT SURE HOW IT WOULD WORK ON THAT SIDE, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY EASY SOLUTION FOR THAT, THAT PROBLEM. AND I KNOW THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOT OF APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISONS YET BETWEEN THE TWO.

AND IT'S VERY OBVIOUS WE DO TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE THE MORE OF A DAY TO DAY EVERYDAY LIFE SAFETY.

YOU CAN SEE THE EYES AND THE EARS. WE OBSERVE.

WE REPORT EVERYTHING AND WE JUST. WE'RE HAND IN HAND WITH ALL OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HERE.

WE LOVE THEM. WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP, NOT ONLY AT THE MALL, THE TOWN CENTER, AT THE PAVILION. WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO THE PAVILION WATERWAY.

I KNOW THAT WE'VE ASSISTED EACH OTHER FOR YEARS, BACK WHEN WE PATROLLED THE WATERWAY IN THE EVENING.

AND I'M SURE WE ALL HAVE STORIES, FUN STORIES ABOUT THAT, BUT JUST TO SLOW THINGS DOWN, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S BEEN ANY TALK ABOUT LIKE A, MAYBE A COMMITTEE TO BE FORMED. I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE REALLY, REALLY GOOD AT COLLECTING ALL OF THE INFORMATION BEFORE A DECISION IS MADE.

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WHEN THEY'RE ON WATERWAY, THAT'S WHERE THE SHOOTINGS AND THE BAR FIGHTS. AND, YOU KNOW, ALL THE INTOXICATION THAT HAPPENS OVER THERE, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE DON'T HAVE SO MUCH OF THAT ON OUR SIDE. WE HAVE MOSTLY, YOU KNOW, SINNERS, DETERRENTS, YOU KNOW, THEFTS, CRIMES, THAT KIND OF THING ON OUR SIDE. SO I WAS WONDERING IF THAT WOULD BE SOME KIND OF A JUST A FACT GATHERING, A COMPARISON. YOU COULD BRING IN, YOU KNOW, PROFESSIONALS FROM THE HORSE INDUSTRY INTO ADVISE SOMEONE INDEPENDENT AND JUST KIND OF GIVE US A CHANCE TO, TO COMPARE A LITTLE BIT MORE BEFORE BEING REPLACED.

BUT THAT'S, I GUESS MY TIME IS UP. BUT THAT WAS KIND OF ALL I WANTED TO SAY.

I WOULD JUST HATE TO, I HATE TO END OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WOODLANDS, AND I REALLY HATE TO TELL MY TROOPERS THAT ALL OF THE DEDICATED YEARS THAT THEY HAVE SPENT PROTECTING THE WOODLANDS, IT'S BEEN MORE THAN 30 YEARS, HAS NOW COME TO AN END IN THE WOODLANDS.

SO IT'S JUST KIND OF HEARTBREAKING. SO I JUST WANTED TO TO SAY IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU JENNIFER. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, LASZEWSKI FROM THE WOODLANDS.

YOU HAVE TO BEAR WITH ME. I LEFT MY TALK ON THE KITCHEN TABLE SO IT NEVER FAILS.

ANYWAY MY NAME IS WALT LASZEWSKI. I'M A TEN YEAR MEMBER OF THE WOODLANDS.

MUD MUD ONE PREVIOUS PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE MEMBER.

AND I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT MUD AND PROPOSED CONSOLIDATION OF MUDS.

YOU KNOW, WHEN GEORGE MITCHELL STARTED THE THE WOODLANDS, HE HE PARTNERED WITH SARA TO SUPPLY WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES.

HE ALSO THEN IMPLEMENTED A FAIRLY NEW PROGRAM THAT THE STATE PUT OUT, THAT YOU COULD HAVE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS IN THE AREA TO ISSUE BONDS, TO COLLECT TAXES AND SO FORTH FOR THE USE OF WATER, SEWER AND DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO THEY STARTED WITH BASICALLY MONTH SIX, MONTH 36.

AND AS THE WOODLANDS GREW, MORE AND MORE MONTHS WERE ADDED.

SO NOW WE HAVE A TOTAL OF TEN MONTHS AND THERE IS A MONTH IN CREEKSIDE PARK, OF COURSE.

MONTH 386 BUT THEY'RE NOT THERE IN HARRIS COUNTY AND THEY GET THEIR WATER SOURCE FROM MUD.

387 SO THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS. BUT OVER THE YEARS, THE MUD DID A GREAT JOB.

FOR 50 YEARS, WE WERE NEVER OUT OF WATER. WE NEVER HAD A BOIL WATER.

WE HAD SOME OF THE LOWEST TAX RATES AND SOME OF THE LOWEST WATER RATES OF ANY PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY DID A GREAT JOB.

BUT AS WE STAND RIGHT NOW, WE'RE BUILT OUT AND WE REALLY NEED 50 MUD DIRECTORS, AND WE REALLY NEED TEN MUDS.

AND LET ME GIVE YOU SOME, SOME QUICK NUMBERS.

EACH MUD HAS FIVE DIRECTORS. THEY HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS.

MEETING CONSISTS OF THE DIRECTORS, THE SIX PEOPLE FROM WOODLANDS WATER, FIVE PEOPLE FROM TWO OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL.

THEY GET FED AND THEN THEY GET LIKE YOU GUYS DO $221 A MEETING.

SO NO, WE DO NOT NOT LIKE US. WE DO NOT. YOU ARE YOU ARE BLESSED.

I HAVEN'T RECEIVED MINE. SO TOTALLY VOLUNTEER.

ALL RIGHT. SO IF WE CAN CONSOLIDATE THE MUDS, WE CAN SAVE AN AWFUL, AWFUL LOT OF MONEY.

WE CAN DO AWAY WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

WE CAN DO WITH THE LEGAL COSTS. WE CAN DO WITH ALL THE AUDITS WE HAVE TO DO THE INSURANCE COSTS, BANKING CHARGES AND SO FORTH. ELECTIONS, AN ELECTION.

THIS PAST ELECTION IS ABOUT $250,000 FOR THE ELECTION.

THERE'S AN ESTIMATE THAT IF WE WERE ABLE TO COMBINE ALL THE MUDS, BUT WHICH WE CAN'T BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT TAX STRUCTURES IT WOULD BE A SAVINGS OF LIKE MAYBE 1.8 MILLION. BUT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS TOO, JUST LIKE HAVING SEVEN MEMBERS ON THE BOARD, YOU HAVE A HARD TIME SOMETIMES COMING TO CONSENSUS.

JUST THINK WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR 50. YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S SO MANY ISSUES OUT THERE.

SOMETIMES WE IN THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, WE HAVE SPENT IN EXCESS OF $5 MILLION STUDYING THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, THE BEAR BRANCH DAM, THE AC, WATER LINES, THE LINES THROUGH METRO.

AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST YOU CAN'T PLEASE EVERYBODY.

WE'RE TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE NOW. MUD ONE AND MUD MUD SIX.

AND CAN I HAVE TWO MORE SECONDS? MUD MUD MUD ONE AND MUD.

MUD SIX. THIS IS NOTHING ABOUT INCORPORATION EITHER, BECAUSE WE HAVE IN THE PAST COMBINED MUD 40 WITH MUD TWO.

SO IT CAN BE DONE. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT TO DO IT.

NOT ALL THE MUD DIRECTORS ARE INTERESTED IN THE CONSOLIDATION.

SO WHAT I'M REALLY DOING HERE TONIGHT, THOUGH, IS I KNOW YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

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I'VE BEEN TO ALL THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATIONS EXPLAINING THE SAME THING.

I ADDRESSED THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THE RESIDENTS TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE WAY WE'RE STRUCTURED NOW.

IS THAT THE WAY WE NEED TO GO IN THE FUTURE? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANKS. THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. WITH NO NOTES. WITHOUT NOTES. PRETTY GOOD WITH NO NOTES. YEAH. I JUST THINK IF I'M TAKING NOTES.

THANK YOU. SO ANYWAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR.

JUST GET PEOPLE TO START TALKING ABOUT IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEIL GAINOR FROM MUD SIX.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. I'M NEIL GAINOR, PRESIDENT OF THE WOODLANDS FOR 27 YEARS.

MUD SIX DIRECTOR AND WOODLANDS WATER TRUSTEE.

I'M SPEAKING ON MY OWN BEHALF THIS EVENING AND I'M NOT REPRESENTING THE MUD SIX BOARD.

MY PUBLIC COMMENTS CONCERN CONSOLIDATION OF MUDS ONE AND SIX, AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH WOLF'S COMMENTS.

I HADN'T SEEN BEFORE WHAT HE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT.

OH, BY THE WAY, MUD SIX DOES NOT RECEIVE MEALS, AND MY.

$221 GOES TO CHARITY. SO MUD ONE AND MUD SIX HAVE STRIKING SIMILARITIES IN FINANCIAL METRICS FOR BUDGETS, BALANCE SHEETS, PROPERTY TAX, WATER AND SEWER RATES, REVENUES AND EXPENSES.

BOTH DISTRICTS ARE. PARTIES TO SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH SARA, THE WHOLESALE WATER AND WASTEWATER PROVIDER, AND INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THEMSELVES FOR AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

WOODLAND'S WATER AGENCY TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS ON BEHALF OF ALL THE MUDS IN THE WOODLANDS.

MUD ONE ITSELF, AS MENTIONED, IS THE RESULT OF A CONSOLIDATION OF TWO FORMER WOODLANDS MUDS, TWO FORMER WOODLANDS, UTILITY DISTRICTS. MUDS TWO AND 40.

SIMILARLY, THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP AROSE FROM THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE TOWN CENTER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND WOODLANDS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS. SO THERE'S AMPLE PRECEDENT FOR SPECIAL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION HERE IN THE WOODLANDS.

ALSO WAS MENTIONED BY WALT. THERE ARE TEN MUDS IN THE WOODLANDS NORTH OF SPRING CREEK, 50.

MUD DIRECTORS OVERSEEING WOODLANDS, WATER AGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STAFF.

WOULD YOU BE SURPRISED THAT WOODLANDS WATER AGENCY HAS FEWER PERSONNEL THAN THERE ARE MUD DIRECTORS? JUST LET THAT SINK IN. MUD CONSOLIDATION IS A STEP FORWARD TO ENSURE GREATER EFFICIENCY AND STREAMLINED GOVERNANCE.

NOW, THE WOODLANDS BOARD HAS AN IMPORTANT INTEREST IN PROMOTING THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF RESIDENTS.

AS A BOARD, YOU CAN HAVE A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON OUTCOMES FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS HERE IN THE WOODLANDS.

THE ONLY QUESTIONS ARE WHO AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO INFLUENCE? AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN THE MUD. ONE BOARD COMMITS TO DISCUSSING AN EQUITABLE BASIS FOR CONSOLIDATION.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I'LL ASK A CLARIFICATION QUESTION. YES. IS THAT ALLOWED? YOU MADE THE COMMENT THAT THERE WERE MORE BOARD DIRECTORS THAN EMPLOYEES.

COULD YOU CLARIFY THE NUMBERS GREATER? THERE'S ABOUT 4040 SOMETHING EMPLOYEES.

28. OH, SORRY. MY BAD. 28. THEN HOW MANY MEN DIRECTORS.

SO THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S WHAT ABOUT TWO DIRECTORS FOR ONE EMPLOYEE? THAT'S A GOOD THING. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YEAH. SO THERE'S A LOT OF OVERSIGHT. TWO FOR ONE.

ALMOST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEAL. GOOD LUCK GETTING YOURSELF SOME MEALS.

THE NUMBER OF MUD DIRECTORS IS SET BY STATE LAW.

RIGHT. YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF MUDS.

RIGHT. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF MUDS. YEAH. YEAH.

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THE NUMBER. SO ALL RIGHT.

ALBERTO RUIZ.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MY NAME IS ALBERTO RUIZ.

I'M ON BEHALF OF THE WILLIAMS 50 YEARS AND BEYOND YOUTH INITIATIVE.

AND I'M HERE JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH YOU GUYS, TO HAVE A MEETING, MAYBE TO PROMOTE AND TO SEE HOW YOU GUYS CAN HELP US IN A WAY.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO READ OUT WHAT THE EMAIL SAYS.

IT SAYS WE BEGIN BY EXPRESSING OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK THAT THE WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP HAS DONE,

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WE DO NOT WANT TO FIND A WAY TO SAY THAT YOU GUYS DON'T HELP US, SO WE KINDLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WHATEVER YOU GUYS CAN HELP.

WE BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOUNG RESIDENTS CHOOSE ENGAGEMENT OVER APATHY, SERVICE OVER INDIFFERENCE, WE CAN REALLY MAKE A CHANGE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

BUT BECAUSE SEVERAL YOUTH LED INITIATIVES CURRENTLY ARE UNDER DEVELOPED AT THE TIME BECAUSE OF TIME SENSITIVE SITUATIONS, WE INTEND TO SERVE TO THE BROADER OUR COMMUNITY.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING WOULD JUST BE TO PROVIDE TOWNSHIP LEADERS WITH DIRECT INSIGHT TO OUR PROJECT TO DISCUSS OPPORTUNITIES FOR STRONG COLLABORATION BETWEEN YOUTH LED INITIATIVES AND TOWNSHIP PROGRAMS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW EMERGING COMMUNITY LEADERS CAN EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE WITH EXISTING TOWNSHIP PROCESSES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND TO STRENGTHENING TRUST, COMMUNICATION AND PARTNERSHIP.

SO WITH THIS BEING SAID, I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING A RESPONSE FROM YOU GUYS AND SEE WHAT WE CAN, IN A WAY, COLLABORATE AND WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS PROJECT SUCCESSFUL AND THIS COMMUNITY SUCCESSFUL AS WELL THAT WE ALL LIVE AND CALL HOME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL DONE. THANK YOU. ALBERTA, WE HAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. SOMEBODY WILL BE IN TOUCH. ALL RIGHT. PENNY PRATER.

WELCOME, PENNY. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS PENNY PRATER.

I AM A DIRECTOR FROM 386, BUT THAT'S KIND OF KIND OF INCIDENTAL HERE.

I'M ALSO A RETIRED PATENT LAWYER, AND I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THE WOODLANDS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 11 AND 12 YEARS.

AND I'M HERE TO, TO DISCUSS PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES.

I KNOW THAT THAT'S BEEN A RECENT TOPIC AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU SHOULD CONTINUE SOME OF THE PATROLS YOU'VE HAD HERE, OR MAYBE INCREASE THEM. AND I'M ALWAYS I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THAT YOU INCREASE THEM OR MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU HAVE AS MUCH COVERAGE AS YOU CAN POSSIBLY AFFORD.

DUE TO MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, SOME OF YOU ARE AWARE OF THEM.

SOME OF YOU ARE NOT. WHAT HAPPENED TO ME, SOME ARE NOT.

ON MAY 11TH, 2019, I WAS ASSAULTED AT THE WOODLANDS MALL AS I WAS LEAVING DILLARD'S AND GETTING INTO MY AUTOMOBILE, AND I WAS BASICALLY LEFT FOR DEAD. I HAD TO STUMBLE BACK INTO DILLARD'S AND BEGGED FOR HELP, WHICH THEY RATHER RELUCTANTLY GAVE. I DON'T SHOP AT THE WOODLANDS MALL MUCH ANYMORE.

IF I CAN AVOID IT BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME THAT DAY AND NO ONE CAME TO MY AID.

NO MOUNTED PATROLS, NO POLICE, NO MALL, MORE, NO MOBILE PATROLS, NOBODY.

THERE WAS NOBODY THERE. AND IT WAS A DAYTIME EVENT.

IT WAS ALSO THE DAY BEFORE MOTHER'S DAY, THE SATURDAY BEFORE MOTHER'S DAY, WHEN YOU OUGHT TO HAVE EXPECTED PLENTY OF PATROLS BECAUSE OF PEOPLE THAT WERE OUT, MAYBE MAKING LAST MINUTE GIFTS, OR MAYBE THIEVES THAT WANTED TO GET THEIR THEIR OWN LAST MINUTE GIFTS.

SO I JUST WANTED, AND I HAVE MY I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

MY SHOULDER WAS BROKEN IN MANY PLACES. I HAVE A REVERSE SHOULDER REPLACEMENT THAT I'VE HAD TO HAVE TWO SURGERIES ON, AND THIS WAS A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. I HAD HAD NO PREVIOUS SHOULDER PROBLEMS, NOR HAD I EXPECTED TROUBLE IN THE WOODLANDS.

FOR ONE THING, THE WOODLANDS IS PROMOTED HEAVILY AS BEING A SAFE AREA, PARTICULARLY FOR FOR PEOPLE AS THEY RETIRE.

I FOUND THIS CERTAINLY NOT TO BE THE CASE. I WAS A SINGLE WOMAN WALKING OUT TO MY CAR IN THE DAYTIME.

I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXPECT BETTER PROTECTION THAN THIS.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO SUGGEST ONCE AGAIN THAT YOU ALL GET SOME.

YOU DO YOUR BEST TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE AREA IS AS SAFE AS YOU PROMOTE IT AND SAY IT OUGHT TO BE.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'M SORRY THAT HAPPENED TO YOU.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY. SO MAKE SURE YOU ALL REMEMBER ANY SHOWED UP ON CHANNEL 13 WITH ALL MY BRUISES AND INJURIES.

YES, MA'AM. STEPHANIE SHAW.

STEPHANIE, YOU'RE IN THE WOODLANDS AS WELL. I'M ACTUALLY I LIVE IN THIS REALLY LOVELY COMMUNITY OF NORTHLAND OAKS.

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BUT AND YOU GUYS HAVE CONTRACTS WITH THEM AND YOU MAKE MONEY FROM THOSE CONTRACTS.

AND I'VE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE, THE TOURNAMENTS ARE GOING ON, THE CARS ARE SPEEDING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD TO CUT THROUGH TO 45 BECAUSE LET'S ADMIT IT.

242 AIN'T PRETTY. SO ANYWAY, THEY CUT THROUGH AND MY HUSBAND WAS ALMOST HIT TWICE WHILE HE WAS MOWING, I WENT OUT TO GET THE MAIL AND I SAW A WOMAN I KNOW I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A WOMAN AT THE TIME, BUT I SAW HER BARRELING DOWN THE ROAD AND I KIND OF WENT 25, 25.

AND THEN SHE KIND OF CAME TOWARDS ME AND THEN WENT AROUND ME AND I WAS LIKE, OH, OKAY, DON'T DO THAT AGAIN.

STEPHANIE SPEAKING TO THE MICROPHONE. SO THE PEOPLE AT HOME CAN HEAR YOU.

OH, I APOLOGIZE, SORRY. I, I MOVE A LOT EDUCATORS.

ANYWAY, SO I GOT TO THINKING ABOUT IT AND I WAS THINKING, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT BEHAVIOR.

THERE'S OTHER MODELS OUT THERE WITH OTHER LEAGUES WHERE THEY EDUCATE THEIR THEIR PARTICIPANTS ON HOW TO BEHAVE WHEN THEY'RE AT AWAY GAMES OR AT THEIR OWN GAMES. AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT I'M LOSING MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT HERE.

WHAT I'M, HERE'S WHAT I'M WANTING. I'M WANTING TO GET TOGETHER WITH EVERYBODY THAT HAS A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.

I'M TALKING THE COUNTY BECAUSE IT'S A COUNTY ROAD.

I'M TALKING THE TOWNSHIP BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE CONTRACTS WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE VIOLATING TRAFFIC LAWS ON THE DAILY WHEN THEY DRIVE THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

I WANT TO GET WITH MAYBE A SHERIFF DOOLITTLE AND SEE WHAT HE MIGHT HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE MATTER.

WE WE HAVE HAD THOSE SIGNS WHERE THEY TELL YOU HOW FAST YOU'RE GOING.

I MEAN, IT MIGHT AS WELL SAY HAVE A NICE DAY.

THEY DON'T EVEN LOOK AT THEM. THEY'RE NOT EFFECTIVE ON MY STREET.

MAYBE A TRAFFIC STUDY, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE KNOW THESE TOURNAMENTS ARE COMING UP.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T I MEAN I'M I'M PICKING MY BATTLES.

THEY ALSO JUST LEAVE THE PLACE A COMPLETE MESS, AS I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN.

IT'S IT'S A LOT. AND I JUST WANT SOMEBODY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BEHAVIOR COMING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE I'VE GOT KIDS ON BIKES.

I'VE GOT KIDS, NOT PERSONAL KIDS. I THE KIDS.

IF I KNOW A KID THAT'S LIKE MINE BECAUSE EDUCATORS ANYWAY, SO SOMEBODY RESPONSIBLE TO PROTECT THOSE GUYS, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A STRIPE ON OUR ROAD. IT'S BASICALLY ONE LANE.

SO I DON'T I'M AT A LOSS. I'M LEARNING WITH THIS PROCESS.

CAN I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION? WHAT SOCCER FIELD SPECIFICALLY? I'M SORRY I MISSED THAT. SOCCER FIELDS AT GOSLING AT THE GOSLING COMPLEX.

YEAH. AND THEN ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE ROAD THEY CUT THROUGH ON HIDDEN TRAIL, AND THEN THEY GO EAST ON SOUTH LINE ABOUT AS FAST AS THEY CAN, AND THEN THEY GET EITHER TO CENTER LINE AND MAKE A RIGHT.

I MEAN, A LEFT TO MAKE A RIGHT TO CUT THROUGH THAT FIELD.

THE YOU KNOW WHERE THE BASEBALL FIELD IS OVER THERE.

YEAH. THEY SPEED THROUGH THERE. AND THEN ON MY STREET, THEY'LL GO STRAIGHT DOWN TO MAIL ROUTE.

AND THEN THAT WAY ALL THE TIME. DIRECTORS. WE JUST GOT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT DIALOG.

OKAY. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT. WE HAD A LOT OF PARKS. I DIDN'T CATCH THAT. I UNDERSTAND. YEAH. OKAY.

WHAT DID I SAY? THANK YOU. STEPHANIE. IT'S. NO.

WE'RE NOT. OH, YOU MUST BE THE ATTORNEY. I SEE YOU NOW.

HAVE A DIALOG THAT THAT WOULD BE ME. YES. NO, GUYS, IT'S JUST SILLY.

AND SOMEBODY'S GOING TO GET HURT. AND I DID COMMUNICATE WITH NUNEZ, AND I TOLD HIM.

HE TOLD ME THERE WAS A TRAFFIC STUDY. THERE WASN'T ONE WHEN I DID THE RR.

YEAH. AND SO HERE WE ARE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

STEPHANIE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL DO IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN CONSENT AGENDA.

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PAGES TEN THROUGH 180 OF YOUR PACKET. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY DOCTOR SEKULA-GIBBS.

SECOND AND SECONDED BY RICHARD FRANKS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RESPOND BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM EIGHT RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON MOUNTED PATROL SERVICES.

[8. Receive, consider and act upon Mounted Patrol services;]

THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING. IT'S THE FIRST TIME TO USE THE CLICKER.

SO I WAS LOOKING AT IT I SHOULD HAVE. SO I THINK I'M GOOD.

OKAY. TONIGHT I WANT TO.

TALK ABOUT THE MOUNTED PATROL SERVICES AND REALLY FOCUS IN ON THE PROCESS THE ANALYSIS.

FIRST, IN TERMS OF MY RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT MODEL AND THEN TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE PROPOSAL. SO IN WAY OF HISTORY, THE CURRENT CONTRACT BECAME EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 6TH OF 2021.

SO IT WAS A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT. THERE WAS AN EXTENSION AND AN AMENDMENT THAT WAS DONE IN MAY OF 2023.

THE CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.

AND IN TERMS OF OUR PROCESS, NOT JUST WITH THIS CONTRACT, BUT ANYTIME WE HAVE A CONTRACT EXPIRING, WE FOLLOW WHAT WE CALL BEST PRACTICES, AND WE REVIEW THAT CONTRACT AS THEY APPROACH THE END OF THEIR OF THEIR EXPIRATION DATES TO ANALYZE SERVICES AND OPTIONS. SO THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DID IN THIS CASE.

SO WE WENT BACK AND REVIEWED THE CONTRACT. AND THE FIRST THING WE ALWAYS LOOK AT IS WHAT IS THE SCOPE OF WORK? AND IS THAT THE SCOPE THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH, OR ARE THERE OPTIONS TO CONSIDER A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF SERVICE? SO IN THIS CASE, THE SCOPE OF WORK FROM THE CONTRACT THAT WAS ASSIGNED THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT IN 2021.

AND I'M JUST GOING TO READ PART OF THIS. IT SAYS THAT THE RCMP AND THAT'S AT THE TIME THEY WERE THE ROYAL COURTESY MOUNTED PATROL HAVE ARE PROVIDED ONLY AS A COURTESY AND INFORMATION SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS, PATRONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITHIN THE PATROL AREAS, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE. IF A TROOPER WITNESSES A CRIME OR ANY INCIDENT REQUIRING SECURITY OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTION OR RESPONSE, HE OR SHE WILL PROMPTLY NOTIFY SECURITY PERSONNEL OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITHIN THE PATROL AREAS.

THE TROOPERS WILL FUNCTION ONLY AS MOUNTED CIVILIAN COURTESY AND INFORMATION PERSONNEL, WITH NO LAW ENFORCEMENT OR SECURITY AUTHORITY OR RESPONSIBILITY, EXCEPT AT THE LAWFUL DIRECTION OF A SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.

TROOPERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM CUSTOMERS, PATRONS AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, GIVING INFORMATION, ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE LOST VEHICLES, AND PROVIDING SIMILAR COURTESY AND INFORMATIONAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE.

SO AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THAT'S WHAT WE WENT BACK WHEN WE STARTED REVIEWING THIS CONTRACT AS AS WE APPROACHED THE END AND LOOKED AT THAT SCOPE OF SERVICE TO DETERMINE IF THAT WAS THE SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE WE WANTED TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE.

ADDITIONALLY, IN LOOKING AT THE CONTRACT, WE WE LOOKED AT THE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.

SO IN THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT, THERE ARE CERTAIN INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.

I AM NOT GOING TO READ THROUGH ALL OF THIS AND WANT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER WITH THE LEVEL OF INSURANCE COVERAGE THAT IS REQUIRED. AND ALPHA AND OMEGA HAS BEEN PROVIDING THIS LEVEL OF INSURANCE HERE.

BUT WHAT WE ALSO IN THIS CONTRACT WANTED TO, WE WANTED TO REVIEW IS WHEN WE DID THE AMENDMENT IN 2023, THE AMENDMENT WAS BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZED THAT THE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS BY THEMSELVES WERE NOT ENOUGH TO FULLY PROTECT THE TOWNSHIP, AND THAT WAS BECAUSE THERE IS A THIS IS A PRIVATE COMPANY THAT IS WITH THE TOWNSHIP'S AUTHORIZATION, PATROLLING PRIVATE LAND. SO PRIVATE LAND, MEANING PROPERTY OWNED BY THE MALL OR MARKET STREET OR THE

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WE LOOKED AT IMPLEMENTING A LICENSE AGREEMENT.

AND THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT WAS TO BE SIGNED BY ALPHA AND OMEGA AND THE TOWNSHIP AND THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER.

AND I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PIECES, BUT THE IDEA WAS IT WAS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP IN CASE THERE WAS AN INCIDENT. WE DID TRY THE TOWNSHIP, AND ALPHA AND OMEGA DID TRY TO SECURE THESE LICENSE AGREEMENTS, BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS CHOSE NOT TO EXECUTE THOSE AGREEMENTS.

WHAT THIS WHAT THE AGREEMENT SAID IS THAT IF THE IF THOSE LICENSE AGREEMENTS WERE NOT EXECUTED, THAT WE COULD TERMINATE BY ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023, ANY OF THE PATROL AREAS THAT WERE NOT COVERED BY THE LICENSE AGREEMENT.

WE CHOSE NOT TO DO THAT AT THAT TIME. BUT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN HAVE RECOGNIZED AND SOMETHING THAT WE DEFINITELY WANTED TO, TO CONSIDER AND GET CORRECTED AS WE MOVED FORWARD INTO A NEW AGREEMENT, A NEW LONG TERM AGREEMENT WITH, FOR MOUNTED PATROL SERVICE.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL THIS. IT'S A TEN PAGER.

IT'S A BIG LEGAL DOCUMENT, HAS ALL THE DIFFERENT ALL KINDS OF ELEMENTS IN IT.

BUT THIS IS THE EXHIBIT AND THE LICENSE AGREEMENT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EXECUTED.

AND AGAIN, THAT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO. SO WHAT IT SAYS IS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS MAP EIGHT I THE THE WATERWAY THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED, NUMBER EIGHT THAT IS THE ONLY PROPERTY WITHIN THE PATROL AREAS IN THIS CONTRACT THAT THE TOWNSHIP ACTUALLY OWNS.

SO EVERY OTHER AREA THERE WOULD BE IS OWNED BY ANOTHER PRIVATE PROPERTY.

AND AGAIN, WE DO NOT HAVE A LICENSE AGREEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

AND THAT IS WHY WE THINK THERE'S AN EXPOSURE TO RISK AND LIABILITY UNDER THE CURRENT CONTRACT.

AND SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO ADDRESS GOING FORWARD.

HERE'S THE OTHER. THIS IS HUGHES LANDING. SAME THING.

ALSO DO NOT HAVE A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THAT.

SO HERE IS EXHIBIT A WHICH ALSO REFERS TO IT.

AND YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT THE DIFFERENT HOURS THAT ARE ASSIGNED FOR EACH OF THESE AREAS.

SO IN TOTAL, I THINK YOU'VE HEARD THAT WE WORK.

THE CONTRACT IS 387 HOURS A WEEK. AND THIS IS HOW IT IS DISTRIBUTED AMONGST THESE DIFFERENT AREAS.

BUT WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AGAIN, WHEN WE WERE REVIEWING THE CONTRACT, PREPARING FOR TO TO ANALYZE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WE WANTED TO DO DIFFERENT.

THE OTHER THING, JUST LIKE THE, THE LICENSE AGREEMENT IS YOU'LL RECALL THIS BOARD EARLIER THIS YEAR.

ACTUALLY AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, PINECROFT ASKED US TO ASK ALPHA AND OMEGA TO NO LONGER PATROL THEIR PROPERTY.

SO ALPHA AND OMEGA DID DISCONTINUE AS OF AS OF THE REQUIRED DATE TO QUIT DOING THAT.

BUT WHAT THE TOWNSHIP BOARD DID, INSTEAD OF REMOVE THOSE 56 HOURS OF PATROL AS THEY WERE ELIGIBLE TO DO UNDER THE CONTRACT, THEY REDISTRIBUTED THEM TO THE OTHER PATROL AREAS.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR IN A NEW CONTRACT IS THAT WE WOULD TAKE THOSE, THE 387 HOURS, AND WE'RE EXPECTING AN ADJUSTMENT OR WANTING TO DISCUSS AN ADJUSTMENT FOR THE 56 HOURS, BECAUSE THAT WAS A TEMPORARY THING TO BE ALLOCATED TO THOSE OTHER PATROL AREAS.

AND SO IF WE DIDN'T, THE QUESTION, I GUESS, IN THE ANALYSIS IS, DID WE REALLY NEED TO CONTINUE WITH THOSE ADDITIONAL 56 HOURS? SO WE WERE LOOKING AT SOMETHING MAYBE REVISING DOWN TO 331 HOURS.

WE THEN RECEIVED AS ALPHA AND OMEGA IS ALLOWED TO DO EACH YEAR TO SUBMIT THEIR PROPOSAL FOR THE UPCOMING BUDGET YEAR.

SO EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR THE 2027 BUDGET, THEY DID SUBMIT A PROPOSAL AND INCREASED THEIR HOURS.

SO WHILE WE WERE SORT OF LOOKING FOR MAYBE A REDUCTION IN HOURS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE PINECROFT OR AT LEAST SOMETHING THAT REMAINED THE SAME, THEY DID REQUEST AN ADDITIONAL HOURS TO 425, AND ADDITIONALLY, THEY REQUESTED A 4% RATE INCREASE.

AND THAT IS WHAT IS REFLECTED HERE. SO WHEN WE LOOKED, WHEN WE DID THE ANALYSIS TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF IMPACT THAT WOULD HAVE ON THE BUDGET, IF WE INCREASED IT TO 425 HOURS A WEEK AND WE DID THE 4% INCREASE, IT WOULD RESULT IN A 2027 BUDGET INCREASE OF ABOUT 176,000, OR 12.2%. OKAY. SO ALL OF THAT TO SAY, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT,

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AND THEN WE WERE TRYING TO, TO MATCH THAT WITH WHAT WE HAD HEARD WERE BOARD PRIORITIES AND STAFF PRIORITIES, BUT CERTAINLY BOARD PRIORITIES ON HOW CAN WE ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY.

HOW CAN WE REDUCE OUR RISK EXPOSURE, AND HOW CAN WE LEVERAGE OUR EXISTING RESOURCES TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY? AND THESE THESE PRIORITIES DON'T APPLY JUST TO ALPHA AND OMEGA.

THESE APPLY ACROSS THE BOARD TO EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IN THE TOWNSHIP.

THESE ARE JUST THREE STANDARD PRIORITIES AND THINGS THAT STAFF ALWAYS LOOKS AT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE RUNNING THIS PLACE AS EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY AS POSSIBLE.

SO WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THAT, OUR ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT WHAT IT DID WAS IT IDENTIFIED THREE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS OF TRANSITIONING FROM A PRIVATE SECURITY MODEL TO A COMMISSIONED LAW ENFORCEMENT MODEL FOR MOUNTED PATROL SERVICES.

ONE LAW ENFORCEMENT MODEL WOULD GIVE US BROADER AUTHORITY AND DIRECT ACCESS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER AGENCY RESOURCES. SO THAT SORT OF ADDRESSED THE FIRST QUESTION OVER THERE.

HOW CAN WE ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY? WELL, NUMBER ONE ALLOWED US TO DO THAT.

SECOND BENEFIT WOULD BE A REDUCTION IN TOWNSHIPS, POTENTIAL RISK RESULTING FROM A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY PATROLLING NON TOWNSHIP OWNED PROPERTY WITHOUT AN EXECUTED LICENSE AGREEMENT.

AND THEN THE THIRD BENEFIT THAT WE RECOGNIZED WAS THE ABILITY TO LEVERAGE THE TOWNSHIP'S EXISTING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE SERVICE DELIVERY EXAMPLE EFFICIENCIES. AND ONE EXAMPLE OF THAT WOULD BE RIGHT NOW IN THE CONTRACT, WE PAY ALMOST $200,000 A YEAR FOR A MANAGER AND A CLERK POSITION. THOSE TWO POSITIONS COMBINED.

ABOUT $200,000 A YEAR. AND WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE THAT THAT LEVEL OF SUPPORT COULD BE PROVIDED IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT MODEL BY MCSO WITH THEIR EXISTING STAFF, SO THAT THERE WOULD BE NO COST TO THE TOWNSHIP UNDER A LAW ENFORCEMENT MODEL, AS OPPOSED TO PAYING $200,000 UNDER A UNDER THE A AND O MODEL.

RIGHT. SORRY THAT THAT 200 000 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT PREVIOUS COST THAT YOU PUT ON A COUPLE SLIDES AGO.

IT IS. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE MANAGER FOR 2027, THE 122, 970 AND THE 66 THOSE THAT EQUALS 190. THANK YOU. SO WITH ALL OF THAT, WITH OUR ANALYSIS THAT SHOWED THE BENEFITS OF MOVING TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT MODEL I DID REQUEST A FROM MONTGOMERY, MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE A PROPOSAL FOR A MOUNTED UNIT. WE ASKED FOR A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD COMBINE THE TRADITIONAL COURTESY MOUNTED PATROL SERVICES WITH IN LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITIES. WE ALSO ASKED MCSO TO DEVELOP A PROPOSAL THAT LEVERAGED COUNTY RESOURCES, WHERE POSSIBLE, TO ACHIEVE COST AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES IN A NEW PROGRAM.

THE TOWNSHIP DID NOT REQUEST A PROPOSAL FROM MCSO BASED ON A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF PATROL HOURS PER WEEK.

AND I KNOW THAT'S BEEN A BIG TOPIC OF CONVERSATION, IS DOING THIS APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON BETWEEN AN MCSO PROGRAM AND A A COURTESY PATROL OR A PROGRAM CONTINUED TO BE RUN BY ALPHA AND OMEGA.

THE REASON THAT WE DON'T DO THAT IS IF YOU THINK ABOUT OUR OTHER CONTRACTS WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WITH THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE WITH, FOR BOTH HARRIS COUNTY AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY, THAT IS NOT DETERMINED BASED ON A NUMBER OF HOURS.

IT IS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF MODEL WHERE WE WE FUND, WE AGREE TO FUND CERTAIN POSITIONS AND CERTAIN EQUIPMENT AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES. AND THEN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, IN THIS CASE, USES THEIR EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THEIR EXPERTISE TO DETERMINE HOW TO BEST DEPLOY THOSE RESOURCES SO WE DON'T HOLD THEM TO A, YOU KNOW, IN THEIR PATROL, THEIR THEIR ENHANCED LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT.

YOU MUST WORK THIS NUMBER OF HOURS. THIS IS YOUR MINIMUM.

THIS IS YOUR MAXIMUM. WE PROVIDE THE RESOURCES.

THEY USE THEIR EXPERTISE TO ALLOCATE THOSE RESOURCES IN A WAY THAT DELIVERS THE SERVICE THAT THAT THE TOWNSHIP EXPECTS.

AND THAT'S HOW THIS THAT'S HOW THIS PROPOSAL IS MODELED.

THE TOWNSHIP DID NOT ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO ALPHA AND OMEGA OR ANY OTHER PRIVATE SECURITY FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS REQUEST TO MCSO,

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SO THAT'S. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT WHY WE DIDN'T ISSUE A PROPOSAL, AND THAT'S WHY IT WAS TO US.

IT WAS TO ME, IT WAS APPLES AND ORANGES. THERE'S ONE THAT CAN PROVIDE A PRIVATE SECURITY MODEL, AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE THAT CAN PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AND THEN FINALLY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS ANALYSIS, DURING THE BUDGET TOWN BUDGET PROCESS, YOU'LL RECALL THAT THE BOARD VOTED TO FUND A LAW ENFORCEMENT MODEL AND TO NO LONGER FUND A CIVILIAN COURTESY MOUNTED PATROL.

THEREFORE, OPTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH BIDDING AND CONTRACTING FOR SUCH A MODEL BEYOND THE END OF THIS CURRENT CONTRACT ARE NOT FUNDED AND WERE NOT AUTHORIZED UNDER THE APPROVED BUDGET. SO AGAIN, JUST WALKING US THROUGH THE STEPS OF HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT.

SO WITH ALL OF THAT, MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DID SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR A MOUNTED PATROL UNIT.

AND I'M JUST GOING TO READ SOME OF THIS BECAUSE AGAIN, I WANT TO JUST LIKE I READ THE SCOPE OF WHAT THE PREVIOUS WHAT THE CURRENT CONTRACT IS, I WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS TO, TO SHOW THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS VERY TUNED IN TO THE FACT THAT THEY, THAT WE STILL WANTED ELEMENTS OF A COURTESY PATROL.

SO THIS WASN'T JUST PURE LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT THIS STILL WAS OFFERING SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT A AND O PROVIDES, BUT THEN COMBINING IT WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITIES.

SO MOUNTED PATROL DEPUTIES WOULD PROVIDE AN UNMISTAKABLE AND COMMANDING PRESENCE THAT DETERS CRIME WHILE REMAINING APPROACHABLE AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ THROUGH ALL OF THIS, BUT JUST WANTING TO POINT OUT THAT IN THEIR PROPOSAL, WHICH WAS PRESENTED, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR BOARD PACKAGES AND HAS BEEN POSTED PUBLICLY FOR EVERYONE TO SEE THAT THESE ARE THE THESE ARE THE TYPES OF SERVICES THAT THEY'RE DESCRIBING. THEY WOULD PROVIDE.

ALSO, BEYOND CRIME PREVENTION, MOUNTED PATROL DEPUTIES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN ENHANCING THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.

THEY'RE GOING TO SUPPORT LARGE SCALE EVENTS, ASSIST WITH TRAFFIC AND CROWD MANAGEMENT, PROVIDE IMMEDIATE COORDINATION WITH ADDITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES WITHOUT A DELAY IN SERVICE.

AND THAT'S KEY TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AS AS YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, THERE IS WITH, WITH A AND O, THERE IS A TIME GAP BETWEEN IF THEY WERE, IF THEY DID SEE SOMETHING, A SERIOUS CRIME WHERE THEY WOULD THEN HAVE TO CONTACT THEY DON'T HAVE DIRECT CONTACT TO THE, TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN OF COURSE, OBVIOUSLY IN THIS CASE, THAT WOULD BE DIFFERENT.

AND THEN FINALLY THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART. MOUNTED PATROL DEPUTIES DO NOT REPLACE TRADITIONAL PATROL.

THEY ELEVATE IT BY ADDING A DISTINCTIVE, HIGHLY VISIBLE AND VERSATILE LAYER OF PROTECTION.

THE MOUNTED PATROL UNIT ENHANCES THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ABILITY TO SERVE, PROTECT AND CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY IN A WAY THAT ALIGNS PERFECTLY WITH THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP'S REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE. SO THIS PART REALLY SPOKE TO ME.

TO ME, THIS TELLS ME THAT THEY'RE THEY REALLY UNDERSTOOD WHEN WE ASKED FOR A PROPOSAL, WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO ACHIEVE.

SO LET'S LOOK AT THE PROPOSAL ITSELF. ON THE RIGHT HAND.

WELL LET ME START IT THIS WAY. EVERYTHING THAT'S IN GREEN WOULD BE 100% THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TOWNSHIP TO FUND.

SO AGAIN, VERY SIMILAR TO HOW OUR EXISTING CONTRACTS WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WORK.

WE FUND A CERTAIN LEVEL OF PERSONNEL AND, AND RELATED OPERATING EXPENSES AND EQUIPMENT THAT GO WITH THAT.

SO IN TOTAL, THE PROPOSAL IS 2 MILLION. $2.3 MILLION.

IT IS COMPRISED OF RECURRING. SO YEAR AFTER YEAR COST OPERATING COST OF 1.371 MILLION.

AND THAT IS COMPRISED, AS YOU CAN SEE, OF SALARY AND BENEFITS.

SPECIALTY SPECIAL UNIFORMS AND SUPPLIES, THEIR AXON EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS THEIR THE CAMERAS, THE, THE BODY CAMERAS, THE FUEL VETERINARIAN CARE FEED AND SUPPLIES.

THERE'S ALSO A SUPPLEMENTAL OVERTIME BUDGET FOR MOUNTAIN CONTROL THAT WOULD PROVIDE ABOUT ADDITIONAL 2000 HOURS.

IN ADDITION TO THE TO THE TO THE REGULAR STAFF TIME, THE REGULAR SERGEANT AND DEPUTIES.

YOU CAN SEE OVER IN THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR ONE MOUNTED PATROL SERGEANT AND SIX MOUNTED PATROL DEPUTIES.

THEN I JUST TALKED ABOUT THE OVERTIME. IT IS FOR SEVEN HORSES, TWO ONE TON TRUCKS AND TWO FOUR HORSE TRAILERS.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE CAPITAL COST DOWN ON THE BOTTOM PART OF THE CHART.

THAT TOTALS $954,000. IT INCLUDES THE HORSES THAT I JUST MENTIONED.

BUILDING AND STALLS AND GROOMING AND FEED SUPPLIES, SADDLE TACK AND SO ON THERE.

IN ADDITION TO THIS, IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU SEE IN THE GREEN, THAT WOULD BE THE TOWNSHIP'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FUND THE COUNTY ALSO INTENDS TO BRING

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I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT WE DO HAVE, THE EXPERTS HERE, AND AFTER I FINISHED MY PRESENTATION, THEY ARE CERTAINLY HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THE RESOURCES THAT THE COUNTY WOULD BRING.

SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE WITH AN MCSO MOUNTED PATROL UNIT IS IT WOULD HAVE THE SAME STRUCTURE AS THE TOWNSHIP'S EXISTING AGREEMENTS WITH MCSO AND ALSO WITH THE HARRIS COUNTY AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY CONSTABLE'S OFFICE.

SO AGAIN, THE SERVICE IS NOT DEFINED BY MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM HOURS PER WEEK.

THE PERSONNEL AND THE RELATED OPERATING COSTS ARE FUNDED BY THE TOWNSHIP THAT ARE FUNDED BY THE TOWNSHIP ARE 100% DEDICATED TO THE TOWNSHIP.

SO THOSE EXPENSES THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR WILL BE FOR SERVICES PROVIDED ONLY IN THE TOWNSHIP.

DEDICATED SERVICES THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY DO HAVE THE OPTION OF OF BEING PROVIDED IN THE TOWNSHIP, BUT ALSO OUTSIDE OF THE TOWNSHIP. SO I KNOW THEY ARE PLANNING TO DEDICATE SOME RESOURCES HERE AND THEY CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THAT.

BUT I REALLY WANTED TO POINT OUT, BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN QUESTIONS ON THAT, ANYTHING THAT THE TOWNSHIP FUNDS WILL BE DEDICATED TO BE OPERATIONAL WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP.

I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, JUST LIKE OUR OTHER CONTRACTS, THE TOWNSHIP FUNDS CAPITAL, BUT THEN THE COUNTY OWNS AND INSURES THE ASSETS.

SO THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN HOW WE ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING LIKE LIKE POLICE CARS, POLICE VEHICLES, THE EQUIPMENT, MOTORCYCLE, MOTORCYCLE THAT WE PURCHASED ALL OF THAT AGAIN.

AND WE AND WE WANT THEM TO THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE MAINTAINING THOSE ASSETS, INSURING THOSE ASSETS, USING THOSE ASSETS. AND SO REALLY FROM THE TOWNSHIP'S PERSPECTIVE, WE, WE WANT THEM TO OWN IT, WE FUND IT. THEY OWN IT. OKAY, SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE CAPITAL COST AND WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW THOSE COSTS WILL BE FUNDED. SO THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE $954,000 IN CAPITAL COSTS ARE GOING TO BE FROM TWO TWO DIFFERENT SOURCES.

WE MAINTAINED IN THE BUDGET THE FULL PARITY, THE PARITY INCREASE FOR A FULL YEAR.

AND THE REASON WE DID THAT IS BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THE COUNTY HAS DECIDED TO DEFER PARITY PAY PARITY UNTIL JUNE OF NEXT YEAR, THE FOLLOWING YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PICK UP THE WHOLE AMOUNT.

SO IT IS A RECURRING COST FOR US ON AN ONGOING BASIS.

AND SO WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE BUDGET PROCESS IS WE WOULD JUST GO AHEAD AND LEAVE THAT AMOUNT IN THE BUDGET, AND A PART OF THAT COULD BE USED TO HELP PAY FOR THESE CAPITAL COSTS.

SO TO THAT POINT, $600,000, BECAUSE WE ARE PICKING ABOUT $600,000 FROM THE DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION OF PARITY AND USING THAT TO FUND THE CAPITAL COSTS. AND THEN WE ARE ALSO USING 354,000 OF UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE FROM 26.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE AYE AND OH 2026 CONTRACT CURRENTLY IS ABOUT 1.5 MILLION BASED ON AND I USE THESE NUMBERS ASSUMING THAT WE WOULD STAY AT 387 HOURS.

SO I DID NOT FACTOR IN THE 425, BUT I DID FACTOR IN THE 4% INCREASE.

THEIR CONTRACT WOULD INCREASE IN 27 TO 1.5. IF YOU COMPARE THAT TO MC ESO'S PROPOSAL FOR 27, IT'S 1 MILLION 371. SO THE SAVINGS THAT WE WOULD REALIZE IS ABOUT $133,000.

SO IF YOU TAKE THAT 354,000 THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE OUT OF OUR UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE, AND YOU APPLY THE ANNUAL SAVINGS OF 132,000. WE WILL BE ABLE TO REFINISH.

WE REPLENISH OUR FUND IN 2.6 YEARS. SO ON A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS ABOUT THE FIRST HALF OF THAT CONTRACT, THE SAVINGS BEING USED TO REPLENISH OUR CAPITAL, OUR UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE.

AND THEN THE OTHER HALF IS JUST PURE SAVINGS TO THE TOWNSHIP.

SO AND I'M GOING TO SKIP THROUGH THESE BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED TO GET TO THOSE.

SO WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW AGAIN HERE IS THE PROPOSAL JUST AS A REMINDER.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

BUT AS I MENTIONED MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPRESENTATIVES ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

THANK YOU MONIQUE. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THIS VERY MUCH.

AND THIS HAS BEEN A CAUSE THAT I HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN.

VICE CHAIRMAN, AS YOU KNOW, FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY AND I'VE HEARD TREMENDOUS SUPPORT FOR THIS.

START THIS GREAT START OF HAVING LAW ENFORCEMENT AS MOUNTED PATROL FROM THE COMMUNITY.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU ARE WELCOME TO BRING MORE RESOURCES TO THE WOODLANDS ANYTIME YOU HAVE THEM.

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AND WE'RE PROUD TO BE THE FIRST MOUNTED PATROL THAT MONTGOMERY COUNTY WILL HAVE, I BELIEVE, OFFICIALLY IN IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY BE IN THE WOODLANDS.

SO THIS IS AN HONOR FOR US AS WELL. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE TRYING TO BE FRUGAL AND INSTEAD OF HAVING INCREASED DEMANDS ON, ON OUR FUNDING HERE, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SAVINGS OF, OF $130,000 A YEAR AND HAVE LEVEL A SUPERIOR COVERAGE OF THOSE AREAS THAT ARE MORE PRONE TO CRIME.

AND AS WE HEARD TONIGHT, ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS EXPERIENCED THAT AND IS AND IS REALLY HURT NOW FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE.

AND WHO KNOWS, IF WE'D HAD REAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AVAILABLE TO WATCH OUT AT THE MALL.

THAT MIGHT HAVE NOT HAPPENED. SO I THINK THAT THAT THESE ARE REAL LIVES THAT ARE IN OUR HANDS.

AND WHENEVER WE CAN DO ANYTHING TO REDUCE CRIME IN THE WOODLANDS, WE SHOULD TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

AND FOR ME, AS SOMEONE WHO IS LIKES TO SHOP AT THE MALL, I THINK, AND MARKET STREET, THAT I THINK THAT SEEING MOUNTED PATROL THAT IS ACTUALLY CARRYING A GUN AND THAT CAN ARREST AND INTERDICT CRIMINALS MAKES ME FEEL A LOT SAFER.

AND I THINK THAT IT WILL FOR THE REST OF THE WOODLANDS.

SO I HOPE THAT WE CAN UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE TONIGHT AND SHOW OUR CONTINUED PLACEMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY AT THE TOP OF OUR PRIORITIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DOCTOR.

THANK YOU. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU MONIQUE, FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND GETTING KIND OF FACTS IN FRONT OF FEELINGS AND LAYING THIS OUT SO WELL. AND I HOPE THE RESIDENTS AND EVERYONE ELSE, THE MILLIONS WATCHING, GOT A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH BECAUSE THIS IS PRESENTED VERY WELL BECAUSE AGAIN, THERE CAN BE A LOT OF NOISE AROUND A TOPIC LIKE THIS. AND I APPRECIATE YOU QUIETING THE NOISE AND PUTTING FACTS IN FRONT OF US.

I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I HAVE A COMMENT BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE.

I JUST WANT TO THANK THE MOUNTED PATROL BACK THERE.

I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MANY PICTURES I HAVE WITH ALL MY KIDS, WITH ALL OF YOU.

AND WE'VE BEEN PARTNERS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

AND WE DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

SECOND TO THAT, I WAS GOING TO ADD THAT TO, AND THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WITH THE TROOPERS AT ALL.

IT JUST HAS TO DO WITH WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND I DID WANT TO ADD THAT JUST IN TALKING TO SOME OF OUR PARTNERS LAST YEAR ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, THEY, I HAD ASKED IF THEY WANTED TO POSSIBLY SPLIT THE COST OF THE MOUNTED PATROL.

AND WHAT THEY TOLD ME WAS THAT THEY WEREN'T WILLING TO DO THAT BECAUSE WHENEVER THEY HAVE AN ISSUE, THEY CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SO THEY APPRECIATED THE SERVICE THAT WE WERE PROVIDING.

HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO FUND IT THEMSELVES.

SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT AS THAT WE'VE DONE OUR HOMEWORK.

YES. THANK YOU. THAT'S GOOD COLOR. DIRECTOR HEIZER.

AND LOOK, MADAM PATROL, I'VE BEEN A LONG. LONG STANDING, DEFINING, UNIQUE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE WOODLANDS.

IT'S PART OF OUR IMAGE. WE LOVE THE HORSES. THE RESIDENTS LOVE THE HORSES.

THE VISITORS LOVE THE HORSES. I BELIEVE IT'S THEY'RE EVEN PART OF OUR MAHJONG TILES IS WHAT I'VE HEARD.

YOU KNOW, THE. APPARENTLY, THE WOODLANDS HAS MAHJONG TILES WITH WITH HORSES ON IT.

SO THEY'RE THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT. AND YOU KNOW, JUST, YOU KNOW.

IT SEPARATES US. AND WE, WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND YOU KNOW, ALPHA AND OMEGA FOR 30 YEARS.

I MEAN, IT'S A LONG TIME THAT IS NOT TAKEN FOR GRANTED.

AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT, YOU KNOW, BUT WE DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE THOSE SERVICES WITH TRUE LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND AS WE SEE THE NUMBERS FOR, FOR FOR LESS COST, YOU KNOW, ALBEIT NOT NOT THE FIRST YEAR, BUT YOU KNOW, AS, AS WE ALL SAID, AS DOCTOR SHELLEY MENTIONED, I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW AND TO ENHANCE OUR SERVICES FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR HIGHLY TRAFFIC AREAS FOR OUR VISITORS AND OUR RESIDENTS THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT VALUE ADD. I DON'T THINK WE CAN PASS UP. SO WITH THAT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WELL, I'LL CALL FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE PROPOSAL FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIALIZED MOUNTED PATROL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES, AND AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A FINAL AGREEMENT WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY TO IMPLEMENT THE SERVICE AS APPROVED TO FINAL FORM BY TOWNSHIP LEGAL COUNSEL. SO MOVED. SECOND MOTION BY DOCTOR SHELLEY SEKULA-GIBBS, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR FRANKS.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RESPOND BY SAYING I. I ALL OPPOSED.

PLEASE RESPOND WITH THE SAME SIGN. MOTION PASS.

THANK YOU. ITEM NINE. WE WERE RECESS. THE REGULAR

[9. Recess the regular meeting of the Board of Directors;]

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I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I NEED TO BANG THE GAVEL. IT'S NOW NECESSARY TO RECESS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING RELATED TO CELL TOWER

[10. PUBLIC HEARING: Convene and conduct a Public Hearing related to cell tower installation on Township-owned property (C-2025-0243);]

AND I'LL CALL UPON WILLIAM PHAM, CHIEF TECHNICAL CHIEF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION OFFICER TO PRESENT.

AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM DIAMOND COMMUNICATIONS ARE ALSO PRESENT TO PRESENT AS WELL.

I CAN'T SEE MY TITLE EITHER, SO I ALWAYS JUST SAY HEAD GEEK.

I'LL REMEMBER THAT. WILLIAM. THANK YOU. ALRIGHTY.

SO THIS IS TO DISCUSS THE CELL TOWERS. WE'VE GOT THREE CELL TOWERS IN QUESTION.

TORMENT PARK, CATTLE PARK AND ROB FLEMING RECREATION CENTER.

UNDER THE TEXAS SECTION OF 26.001 PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE, WE ARE REQUIRED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ANYTIME.

WE'RE GOING TO DO ANYTHING ELSE ON A PARKLAND BESIDES ACTUAL JUST PARKS AND RECREATION.

SO SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO ADDRESS ARE ESSENTIALLY THAT THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE SITES AVAILABLE FOR CELL TOWERS.

AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE LAND AND THE WOODLANDS HAS SOME SORT OF LAND USE RESTRICTION OR COVENANTS THAT PROHIBIT CELL TOWERS.

SO THE ONLY THING LEFT IS ESSENTIALLY TOWNSHIP PROPERTY.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS OUTSIDE OF THE AREA THAT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE.

WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO DISCUSS THE MINIMIZATION OF HARM.

SO WE'RE CHOOSING A MONOPOLE, A MONOPOLE DESIGN, AND THEN ALSO AT ALL OF THE PARKS IN QUESTION.

WE SCOPED IT OUT WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT DOCTOR CHRIS NUNES AND ALSO JOHN MCGOWAN TO FIND THE LEAST INTRUSIVE SPOTS ON THAT PARKLAND.

WE'LL HAVE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TO MINIMIZE ANY DISRUPTION AND THEN ANY POST-CONSTRUCTION RESTORATION OF EFFECTIVE AREAS.

SO WITH ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I'LL BRING OVER MISS KATIE HARM FOR THE ACTUAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PARKS AND LOOK AND FEEL WELCOME KATIE. THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS KATIE HARMS. I'M THE SITE ACQUISITION MANAGER AT DIAMOND COMMUNICATIONS.

AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT. WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS PRESENTATION AND, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO KIND OF GET THIS PROGRAM STARTED WITH YOU GUYS.

SO I THREW THIS PRESENTATION TOGETHER, GOT IT VERY LAID OFF TO WILLIAM THIS AFTERNOON.

SO HOPEFULLY THERE'S NO ERRORS OR ANYTHING. SO I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DIAMOND COMMUNICATIONS. SO WE JUST HIT OUR 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 20 YEARS. LIKE I SAID, WE'RE MAIN OFFICES ARE IN NEW JERSEY.

I HAPPEN TO BE A TEXAS RESIDENT. I LIVE IN NEW BRAUNFELS.

I WORK A LOT OF THE TEXAS. WE HAVE PROGRAMS WITH TASB, THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS, WHERE WE DO PROGRAMS WITH THE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BRING REVENUE DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL BECAUSE IT'S MUCH NEEDED RIGHT NOW IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND THEN WE ALSO WORK WITH LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES LIKE THE WOODLANDS LIKE CITY OF FRISCO.

WE'RE WORKING WITH MCKINNEY KIND OF ALL OVER THE PLACE.

SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE MAJOR CITIES WE HAVE THERE'S A COUPLE OF NUMBERS UP THERE.

BASICALLY, WE HAVE 4000 TENANTED SITES. THAT'S BASICALLY ANTENNAS.

ANYTIME WE HAVE A TOWER, A ROOFTOP, TRANSMISSION LINES, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WE GOT 4000 ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND THEN THAT REALLY LARGE NUMBER, 500 000 SITES.

THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT WE MARKET OUT. SO THAT INCLUDES WOODLAND SITES.

THAT INCLUDES AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITH LIKE GEORGIA POWER WHERE IT'S TRANSMISSION LINES.

SO THAT'S WHY THAT NUMBER IS SO BIG IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MANY PIECES.

AND THEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ANY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT SIGN UP, WE WERE ABLE TO MARKET THEIR PROPERTIES DIRECTLY TO THE CARRIERS AS WELL.

DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT DIAMOND IN IN GENERAL? OKAY, GREAT. SO EARLY THIS YEAR WE HAD REACHED OUT TO THE WOODLANDS TO START TALKING ABOUT A PROGRAM AND QUICKLY REALIZED THAT IT PROBABLY NEEDED TO GO THROUGH AN RFP PROGRAM.

SO WE PREPARED FOR THAT AND ANSWERED TO THAT RFP AND WERE AWARDED IT IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR.

AND WITH THAT RFP, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO HELP BRING COVERAGE ON TEN OF YOUR PARKS.

WE HAD SENT, AFTER WE WON THAT RFP, WE HAD SENT ALL TEN OF THOSE LOCATIONS OUT TO THE CARRIERS AT THIS CURRENT TIME.

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THERE'S A COUPLE MORE THAT ARE COMING DOWN THE PIPE. THIS IS JUST THE PHASE ONE. WE HAVE A FEELING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE WANTING ON ALL OF THEM.

FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN IN THIS INDUSTRY FOR 15 PLUS YEARS, I CAN TELL YOU THE WOODLANDS HAS BEEN ON THE RADAR THE ENTIRE TIME.

SO THIS IS A VERY EXCITING PROJECT FOR ME. I JUST WANT TO KIND OF REITERATE THE IMPORTANCE OF CELL PHONE USAGE. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF RUMORS OUT THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, 5G CAUSES COVID OR, YOU KNOW, SILLY THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT WE ALL HAVE CELL PHONES, WE ALL HAVE WI-FI.

WE ALL HAVE THE NEED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH OUR LOVED ONES.

SO I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THE FACT THAT 80% OF 911 CALLS ARE DONE BY CELLULAR PHONES, AND THAT'S GROWING EVERY YEAR BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GETTING RID OF THEIR LANDLINES. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY STILL HAS A LANDLINE, BUT I.

THERE YOU GO. WE GOT ONE. I WILL HAVE A LANDLINE FOR THAT.

AND A LOT OF BIBLES. AND TO BE HONEST, IT'S IT'S NOT A BAD THING EITHER BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN.

YOU'VE GOT AN EMERGENCY AND SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN, YOU KNOW, AND YOU PROBABLY CAN GET AHOLD OF SOMEBODY FASTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

SO I JUST WANT TO KIND OF REITERATE THAT THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP AND THE COUNTY, WHICH IS WHICH IS ALWAYS A POSITIVE WHENEVER YOU GET, YOU KNOW, HIT BY A MASSIVE HURRICANE OR TORNADOES HIT.

SO THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF CELL SITES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN THE WOODLANDS.

ONE THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT WE DO HAVE A PRETTY STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH HOWARD HUGHES.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, MOSTLY IN LAS VEGAS, AND THEN THAT KIND OF TRANSFERRED INTO THE WOODLANDS.

SO WE HAVE WORKED WITH THEM FOR A LONG TIME. WE HAVE IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE WATERWAY, SQUARE GARAGE, THOSE LITTLE BOXES AT THE VERY TOP, THOSE ARE CELL TOWERS, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL.

RIGHT? SO THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF OUR LOCATIONS.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE SPECIALIZE IN IS THESE DECORATIVE DESIGNS.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT THOSE, THOSE TREES. NOW WHEN I SAY WE'RE REALLY GOOD AT TREES, WE ALSO WORK WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.

SO WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR TREES LOOK REALLY GOOD TO BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE NATIONAL PARK.

SO THESE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN THE WOODLANDS. AND I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO SHOW YOU GUYS SO THAT WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE, WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS. THIS IS WHAT THE ONES YOU'RE PROPOSING WILL LOOK LIKE AS WELL.

YES. SO THE THREE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TONIGHT ARE ALL THESE.

THEY CALL THEM MONO PINES. A SINGULAR PINE TREE.

BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING IN PARKS WE WORKED WITH WITH WILLIAM AND CHRIS AND, AND DECIDED THAT THE TREES ARE GOING TO KIND OF BLEND IN BETTER ESTHETICALLY.

OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS LIVE IN THE WOODLANDS. IT KIND OF MAKES SENSE. ME BEING IN NEW BRAUNFELS, THEY BUILT TWO AND THEY LOOK LIKE GLORIFIED CHRISTMAS TREES.

SO IT JUST YOU GOT TO MATCH THE ESTHETICS. AND THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE HERE.

THERE'S A COUPLE IN MAYBE LIKE PHASE 2 OR 3 THAT MAY BE WHAT WE CALL LIGHT POLE REPLACEMENTS.

SO YOU GUYS HAVE SOME STADIUM LIGHTS AND IT BASICALLY IS A SWAP OUT OF THOSE.

SO YOU DON'T DO A TREE, YOU JUST PUT THE LIGHTS BACK ON AND THEN YOU THROW ANTENNA ON THE TOP.

SO YOU GUYS WILL SEE THOSE KIND OF DOWN THE LINE AT THE NEXT NEXT PRESENTATION.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I WANTED TO REITERATE KIND OF THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

SO DIAMOND, AS A TOWER COMPANY, WE GO THROUGH MASSIVE REGULATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO EVERYTHING ABOVE BOARD.

WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH FULL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

THAT INCLUDES NEPA SHPO PHASE ONE. IF A PHASE TWO IS REQUIRED, WHICH IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T BECAUSE THE WOODLANDS IS PRETTY CLEAN, YOU DON'T HAVE A BUNCH OF OIL SPILLS. WE DO THAT.

WE DO FULL FCC, FAA REQUIREMENTS, AND WE DO RF EMISSION STUDIES.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING ANY CONCERNS AND HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ANY TIME WE'RE GOING THROUGH CONSTRUCTION AND WE'VE GOT THE, THE, THE SITE SECURED, EVERYTHING IS ABOVE BOARD.

AND ANYTHING THAT YOU GUYS REQUIRE OF US, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE WE FOLLOW THOSE STANDARDS BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE A GOOD PARTNER WITH YOU GUYS FOR THE LONG TERM.

SITE PREPARATION AND CONSTRUCTION, PRETTY STANDARD.

WE GO THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS AS ANYBODY WOULD, THAT IS DOING CONSTRUCTION IN THE TOWNSHIP.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MINIMIZING ANY SORT OF EFFECT ON THE PARKS.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU GUYS ARE KNOWN FOR YOUR PARKS.

WE DON'T WANT TO DISTURB ANYBODY USING THE PARKS, WHICH IS WHY WE WORK SO HARD TO KIND OF PUT THEM OFF TO THE SIDE, BLEND THEM IN WITH THE TREES, MAKE SURE THEY'RE NOT SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF THEM WHERE IT'S GOING TO CAUSE AN UPROAR.

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YOU KNOW, I, FOR ONE, WALK A PARK EVERY DAY. I CAN UNDERSTAND IF IF I WAS DISTURBED AND I WOULD NOT LIKE IT VERY MUCH.

AND THEN WE WANT TO MAKE SURE, LIKE I SAID, THAT WE HAVE A LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU GUYS.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE BUILDING A TOWER AND THEN DISAPPEAR.

WE ARE A COMPANY. LIKE I SAID, WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 20 YEARS.

NOT ONCE IN THOSE 20 YEARS HAVE WE SOLD OUR TOWERS.

WE ARE ONES TO ACQUIRE TOWERS. AND SO WE FORESEE THIS BEING A VERY, VERY LONG TERM INVESTMENT WITH YOU GUYS.

WE DON'T PLAN ON GOING ANYWHERE. OBVIOUSLY STUFF HAPPENS, BUT FOR THE TIME BEING, WE WE WANT TO BE HERE.

WE WANT TO BE LONG TERM PARTNERS WITH YOU. I KNOW A LOT OF QUESTIONS COME UP ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.

LIKE I SAID, WE DO FULL ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, SO WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT NEPA PROCESS BASICALLY.

WE DO TRIBAL REVIEWS, ARC REVIEWS, ANYTHING THAT'S REQUIRED THROUGH THE FEDERAL REVIEW PROCESS.

AND WE MAKE SURE WE COMPLY WITH THAT. SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE SOME SORT OF, YOU KNOW, OWL THAT'S ENDANGERED, WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY ALL OF THOSE REGULATIONS.

DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? I DON'T REALLY NEED TO GO INTO THE NITTY GRITTY. YEAH. DOES THAT INCLUDE ALSO LIKE THE HEALTH IMPACT OF, YOU KNOW, TOWERS BEING, YOU KNOW, IN A PARK, BUT ARE A FREQUENCY? SURE, SURE. YEAH. AND I CAN GET INTO RF FREQUENCIES IN A KIND OF.

I HAVE IT IN MY APPENDIX. BASICALLY, THE. WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS THAT THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IONIZING AND NON-IONIZING RADIO FREQUENCIES. WITH A CELL TOWER, IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD AFFECT YOUR DNA.

RIGHT. SO IT'S SOMETHING LIKE YOUR, YOU KNOW, YOUR CELL PHONE, YOUR BABY MONITORS, YOUR WI-FI IN YOUR HOUSE.

NOW, IF YOU GET UP PAST EVEN THE SUN, WHICH A CELL TOWER DOESN'T DO NEARLY AS MUCH DAMAGE AS A SUN DOES.

AND YOU GET INTO DOING X-RAYS, THAT'S WHERE IT'S AFFECTING YOUR DNA.

THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THE MRI MACHINE.

AND YOU HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, THE NURSE WALKS OUT AND MAKE SURE SHE'S NOT EXPOSED TO IT ALL THE TIME, OR YOU'RE AT THE DENTIST AND YOU PUT ON YOUR, YOUR LITTLE VEST.

THAT'S SUPPOSED TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE TO THE DNA CELL TOWERS DO NOT DO THAT.

AND I CAN KIND OF GO INTO IT. I HAVE THIS REALLY COOL DIAGRAM THAT KIND OF SHOWS THE, THE WHAT AM I? THE SPECTRUM. GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO I KIND OF WANTED TO SHOW COVERAGE.

AS YOU GUYS KNOW, COVERAGE IN THE WOODLANDS IS NOT IDEAL, RIGHT? YOU HIT THE POCKETS AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S GONE.

SO FOR THE FIRST PART, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FREMONT PARK.

WE HAVE A COMPANY CALLED OOKLA. HAVE YOU GUYS EVER USED ANYTHING CALLED SPEEDTEST.NET? YES. YES. OKAY. SO OOKLA SPEEDTEST.NET. THAT'S YOUR FREE VERSION.

I, WE PAY A STUPID AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE REALLY, REALLY ADVANCED STUFF, WHICH ALLOWS US TO KIND OF DO A COVERAGE ANALYSIS AND A PREDICTED COVERAGE ANALYSIS FOR CERTAIN LOCATIONS. THIS PROGRAM ALSO ALLOWS US TO DO INDOOR COVERAGE.

SO ANYTIME YOU'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT LEVELS, WE CAN SEE THAT, OKAY, THE TOP OF YOUR TOWER IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD, BUT MAYBE NOT THE BASEMENT. AND WE CAN, WE CAN SEE ALL THAT FROM, FROM THIS ANALYSIS.

AND THE REASON THEY FIGURE THIS OUT IS IT'S A TRIANGULATION, RIGHT? SO EVERY TIME YOU'RE ON YOUR PHONE AND YOU'RE PLAYING CANDY CRUSH, RIGHT? YOU'RE SENDING OFF A SIGNAL SAYING, HI, I'M HERE.

DOCTOR SHELLY. YEAH. I EAT CANDY, BUT IT TELLS IT TELLS SOMEBODY THAT YOU'RE HERE.

YOUR PHONE IS PINGING OFF THE TOWER. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WHEN I EAT CANDY.

NO YOU DON'T. AND SO THAT'S WHAT IT TELLS US.

SO ANYTHING THAT'S RED AND ORANGE IS UNRELIABLE COVERAGE.

SO OBVIOUSLY IN THE PARK THERE YOU'RE NOT GETTING MUCH ANYTHING AROUND PARK.

YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANY COVERAGE. ANYTHING. THAT'S A KIND OF A GREEN AND YELLOW. YOU CAN DETERMINE THAT THERE'S PROBABLY A TOWER AROUND THERE.

SO YOU SEE THOSE LITTLE PINK THINGS. THAT'S PROBABLY A T-MOBILE TOWER RIGHT THERE.

SO THAT WOULD BE THE PREDICTIVE COVERAGE MAP AFTER THE FACT.

AFTER WE BUILD THIS THIS TOWER AT VERMONT PARK.

DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? BASICALLY ANYTHING THAT'S LIKE A -98DB OR HIGHER, MEANING THE HIGHER THE NEGATIVE NUMBER, THE WORSE THE COVERAGE. SO WE WANT TO BE LIKE -90 FOR YOU GUYS OR BETTER.

OKAY, SO WE DID DO SOME PHOTO SIMULATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT THESE ARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE FROM THE ROADS.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST, YOU KNOW, CONCERN. SO WE PICKED OUT THE SITE.

YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A TOWER HERE EXISTING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNEW THAT, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE A TOWER HERE THAT'S OWNED BY THE THE MUD DISTRICT, THE WOODLANDS WATER. AND I DON'T THINK IT'S IN USE.

IS IT, IS IT IN USE. BUT WE WERE GOING TO PUT A A MONO PINE EITHER NEXT TO IT OR WE WERE GOING TO REPLACE IT.

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TBD. SO THIS ARE PHOTO SIM. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IT COMING IN THROUGH THAT MAINTENANCE ROAD RIGHT THERE.

KIND OF BLENDS IN A LITTLE BIT. NOW THIS IS A PHOTO SIMULATION.

IT COULD, IT DEFINITELY LOOKS BETTER IN REAL LIFE, BUT IT GIVES YOU THE GENERAL IDEA AND THIS IS KIND OF ANOTHER ANOTHER LOOK.

KATIE, WHAT IS THE THE FOOTPRINT AROUND THE BASE OF THESE TOWERS? THE LEAF SPACE IS 2500FT². SO USUALLY IT'S ABOUT A 50 BY 50 FOOT PAD.

AND THE REASON THEY NEED THAT IS FOR THE GROUND EQUIPMENT FOR THE CARRIERS AS WELL AS OUR LIKE H FRAMES FOR THE UTILITIES.

SO THE CARRIERS EACH TYPICALLY HAVE LIKE A 12 BY 20 EQUIPMENT SPACE.

AND SO IF YOU WANT THREE CARRIERS, YOU KIND OF HAVE TO HAVE THE 2500FT².

THIS IS ROB FLEMING, SIMILAR SITUATION, PRODUCTIVE PREDICTED COVERAGE.

AND THIS IS KIND OF THE AREA WE DISCUSSED. NOW.

IT'S DEFINITELY TALLER THAN THE TREES HERE. SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S OF A CONCERN YOU GUYS LET ME KNOW.

BUT IT'S IT IT DEFINITELY WILL DO THE JOB. WHAT WOULD BE THE ALTERNATIVE THEN? I MEAN, WE COULD GET CREATIVE WITH IT, BUT YOU NEED THE HEIGHT.

YEAH. BASICALLY IT'S IT'S IT'S THIS OR, YOU KNOW, YOU PUT A MONUMENT THERE AND IT TAKES UP A LITTLE BIT MORE SPACE.

IN MY OPINION, THE TREE KIND OF BLENDS IN BETTER.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE REALLY TALL TREES IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. AND IT WOULD DEFINITELY HELP YOUR, YOU KNOW, YOUR COVERAGE AT THE THE LITTLE, WHAT DO THEY CALL THE CLIMBING PARK DOWN THERE, THE TREE VENTURES. SO YOU'LL, YOU'LL HAVE COVERAGE THERE AND.

YEAH. OH, AND THE PRESERVE. AND LASTLY CATTAIL.

JUST WAIT A FEW YEARS. CATTAIL IS PROBABLY GOT THE WORST COVERAGE.

IT'S, IT'S REALLY BAD. AND THEN YOU'VE GOT YOUR PREDICTED COVERAGE HERE.

AND THEN THIS IS THE PHOTO SIMULATION OF THE MONOPLANE.

SO THIS IS KIND OF THE SPECTRUM I WANTED TO SHOW YOU.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE NON-IONIZING RIGHT THERE. I'M SORRY.

ON THE THE LEFT SIDE BASICALLY YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, YOUR COMPUTER MONITORS, YOUR FM RADIO IN YOUR CAR, YOUR TV, CELL PHONES AND YOUR SATELLITE DISHES.

THOSE ARE ALL NON-IONIZING. SO HAVE YOU EVER HAD YOUR PHONE GET REALLY, REALLY HOT? OKAY. IT'S IT'S A NON-IONIZING THING. IT'S JUST, IT'S, IT'S A HEAT ELEMENT.

SO IT'S TRYING TO IT'S WORKING SO HARD. IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S TRYING TO RELEASE THE HEAT.

IT'S A HEAT ELEMENT. WHEN YOU GET INTO THAT NON I OR IN THE IONIZING PORTION WHERE YOU'RE DOING X-RAYS AND MRIS, THAT'S WHERE IT AFFECTS YOUR DNA. AND THAT'S.

I LIKE THE SPECTRUM BECAUSE IT VISUALLY SHOWS, YOU KNOW, THE, IN MY OPINION, THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE THAT'S OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE UNDERSTANDING WHAT CELL TOWERS ACTUALLY DO, I FIND THIS PRETTY HELPFUL? VERY INTERESTING. IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A COPY OF THIS? YEAH. WILLIAM HAS IT. AND THEN I THROW A COUPLE OF JUST QUOTES IN HERE SAYING, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO RISK OF CANCER FROM FROM DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE WORLD. SO ESSENTIALLY THERE'S JUST CURRENTLY NO, AS THIS ONE SAYS, NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE.

THERE'S NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE. BUT IF SO, CELL TOWERS HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 80S, LATE 80S. AT THIS TIME, THERE'S THERE'S BEEN NO EVIDENCE THAT SUGGESTS THAT ANY CELL TOWERS CAUSE CANCER.

IS THERE ANY CORRELATION TO THE HEIGHT OF. I MEAN, I GUESS THE FACT THAT IT'S SO HIGH THAT THE.

WHERE THE SIGNALS ARE PROJECTING IN THE IN THE WAVES ARE PROJECTING OUT VERSUS.

YEAH. I MEAN, YOU WOULDN'T WANT LONG TERM EXPOSURE, RIGHT? IT WOULD BE THE SAME AS LIKE STICKING YOUR HEAD IN THE MICROWAVE. YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT EITHER. IT'S THE SAME AS THEM SAYING, DON'T PUT YOUR CELL PHONE RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR BED WHEN YOU SLEEP.

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT THAT LONG TERM EXPOSURE BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT COULD OR COULD NOT DO.

BUT WITH CELL TOWERS, WHAT'S PRETTY COOL IS THEY SHOOT IT OUT DIRECTLY.

IT'S NOT SHOOTING DOWN DIRECTLY AT PEOPLE. IT'S SHOOTING OUT.

SO YOU'RE LESS EXPOSED BASED ON THE HEIGHT. NOW IF YOU, YOU GUYS HAVE SOME SMALL CELLS, THOSE ARE OBVIOUSLY A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.

THEY'RE NOT, THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING. BUT THIS IS IT.

THIS IS MY PRESENTATION. WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS DO YOU GUYS HAVE? I HAVE THANK YOU FOR COMING. FIRST OF ALL, YES, IT'S HIGH TIME THAT WE HAVE BETTER COVERAGE IN THE WOODLANDS.

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YOU CAN DEFINITELY SAY THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO GET IN TROUBLE.

THEY NEED TO CALL 911 AND THEY CAN'T GET A SIGNAL.

YES, MA'AM. THAT IS A REAL LIFE HEALTH RISK THAT THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MITIGATE.

BUT FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT, I HAVE SEEN AND I DON'T KNOW WHO OWNS THESE PARTICULAR SQUARES OF LAND WHERE WHERE THE CELL TOWERS WILL BE SURROUNDED BY WHAT I WOULD CALL DEBRIS.

AND THEY DON'T CLEAN IT UP AND THEY JUST SIT THERE FOR YEARS.

AND I HAVE ACTUALLY INQUIRED OF DOCTOR NUNES IN IN ONE CASE, AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW.

IT'S CLOSE TO IT'S RIGHT ON SPRING CREEK ON PANTHER, PANTHER CREEK RATHER.

AND IT'S JUST A MESS DOWN THERE IN TRASH OR LIKE PINE NEEDLES.

NO, NOT ORGANIC DEBRIS. ORGANIC DEBRIS, LIKE, OKAY, LIKE CHUNKS OF EQUIPMENT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY A LONG TIME AGO.

I'M NOT SAYING IT BELONGS TO YOU, BUT IT MIGHT.

SO I GUESS WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME HOUSEKEEPING.

SURE. BECAUSE IT'S EASY TO FORGET ONCE YOU FINISH THE JOB, MOVE ON.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S NOT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN OUR OUR BEAUTIFUL PARKS, THAT WE LEAVE SOME IMPLEMENTATION BACK AND FORGET THAT IT'S THERE.

IT NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED BEAUTIFULLY AND, AND IN A THAT'S APPROPRIATE TO THE SURROUNDINGS.

SO THE BENEFIT OF DOING IT ON TOWNSHIP OWNED PROPERTY IS THAT'S A STIPULATION IN THE LEASE.

LIKE YOU GUYS CAN BASICALLY GET PRETTY, YOU KNOW, MR. STRONG CAN CAN CALL ME AND YELL AT ME ABOUT, YOU KNOW, GOING AGAINST OUR LEASE AGREEMENT.

SO EVERY CONFIDENCE OUR STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP UP ON.

YEAH, I DON'T THINK THERE'S A QUESTION. THE OTHER THING, IT'S NOT ON THE PRESENTATION, BUT I WANT TO ADD IS ALL OF THESE PARKS, LIKE ALL OF OUR PARKS, ARE SUBJECT TO IOS RIGHT? INITIAL LAND USE DESIGNATIONS. THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSIONS WITH HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION.

THEY DO WORK WITH HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION FOR CELLS ON HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION LAND.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THERE'LL BE A DESIGNATION AND ACTUALLY SURVEYED AREA WHERE WE WILL HAVE A LEASE WITH THEM.

THAT AREA WILL THEN HAVE TO BE RELEASED FROM THE IOUD TO ALLOW FOR THE CELL TOWER USAGE AS WELL.

HOWARD HUGHES WILL HAVE REQUIREMENTS WITH REGARD TO THAT AS WELL AND SAYING WE'LL RELEASE IT, BUT THERE'LL PROBABLY BE TERMS IN THAT IOUD AMENDMENT WHICH SAYS YOU CAN'T HAVE TRASH, YOU CAN'T HAVE OTHER THINGS.

WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE LAYERS OF PROTECTION BECAUSE THIS IS ON TOWNSHIP LAND THAT WAS GRANTED SUBJECT TO USE DESIGNATIONS BY HOWARD HUGHES. SO IT'S GREAT POINT, DOCTOR SHELLEY. AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE, WE HAVE SOME BENEFIT BECAUSE IT IS TOWNSHIP LAND.

SO WE HAVE THREE NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT TEN. WHAT'S THE PROCESS TO GET THE OTHER ONES UP AND RUNNING.

I WAS IN MY STREET FOR AN HOUR TODAY BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET ANY CELL TOWER ON A VERY IMPORTANT CALL.

AND THEN THE GARBAGEMAN CAME. SO ARE YOU NEAR? ARE YOU NEAR ANY OF THOSE PARKS? YES. WHICH ONE? THE SHADOW BEND ONE. OKAY. SO HIGHLIGHTED. SO RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, AS EVERYTHING IS, IS DETERMINED BY BUDGETS, WE DON'T BUILD TOWERS UNLESS THE CARRIERS ARE READY TO GO AND INSTALL ON THEM BECAUSE IT DOESN'T DO US ANY GOOD.

YOU DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT A NAKED TREE. AND THEN PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WELL, THERE'S A TOWER, WHY DON'T I HAVE COVERAGE? SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BUILD ANYTHING UNLESS WE HAVE A CARRIER READY TO GO. SO ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN SENT OUT.

THESE ARE ALL SITES THAT THE CARRIERS HAVE SHOWN INTEREST IN AT ONE POINT OR TIME.

THE THREE THAT I HAVE NOW ARE ONES THAT THEY'RE READY TO GO.

A COUPLE OF THE PARKS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER MUD.

YEAH. AND SO THEY'RE BEING TRANSFERRED INTO TOWNSHIP NAME.

AND SO I KNOW THAT LIKE ALDEN BRIDGE WILL KIND OF BE THAT NEXT ONE IF WE CAN GET IT MOVING, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S CARRIER INTEREST THERE. IT MAY BE A FIVE YEAR ROUND.

IT MAY TAKE THAT LONG FOR ALL TEN. YOU MAY NOT GET ALL TEN, BUT YOU MAY.

YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO GET MOST OF THEM BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TERM THING THAT THE CARRIERS HAVE BEEN VERY EAGER TO GET INTO. WELL, THE THREE THAT HAVE BEEN CHOSEN, WHEN WILL THEY BE UP AND RUNNING? SO THE, THE LEASE EXECUTION WAS SUBJECT TO PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT.

SO DEPENDING ON HOW THIS GOES TONIGHT, OBVIOUSLY YOU VOTE ON IT.

TO COUNTERSIGN THAT ONCE WE GET THOSE COUNTERSIGNED THOSE WANT THEY WANT THOSE BUILT.

USUALLY IT'S ABOUT A 9 TO 10 MONTH PROCESS FROM SIGNING OF THE LEASE, ME ORDERING THE DOCUMENTS, GOING THROUGH ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS. SO I WOULD SAY THIRD QUARTER NEXT YEAR.

OKAY. YEAH. AND, AND BY THEN YOU MAY HAVE MORE.

WE HAVE MORE. YEP. AND YOU MENTIONED IT'S BECAUSE OF BUDGETS AND THE CARRIERS BUDGETS.

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SOMETIMES IT'S IN MARCH IF THEY'RE REALLY SLOW AND IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE CARRIER TOO.

SO LIKE FOR EACH ONE OF THESE LOCATIONS, I CURRENTLY HAVE ONE CARRIER INTERESTED.

OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE AS MANY CARRIERS ON THERE AS POSSIBLE.

SO WE CO-LOCATE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE. HOW MANY CARRIERS ARE THERE? THERE'S ONLY THREE MAJOR CARRIERS RIGHT NOW. YEAH.

SO IT'S T-MOBILE, VERIZON AND AT&T. THERE WAS ONE CALLED BOOST MOBILE SLASH DISH.

IT IS NO LONGER WITH US. OH IT WAS. YEAH. NOW THE THE FCC MAY PUSH TO HAVE A FOURTH BECAUSE THEY LIKE TO HAVE THAT BALANCE.

BUT CURRENTLY THERE'S ONLY THREE. SO ONE THE RYAN REYNOLDS IS.

YEAH. SO THAT. SO ALL OF THOSE LITTLE TINY, TINY ONES THEY USE THE SAME SPECTRUM, BUT THEY'RE LIKE SECOND TIER. SO IF THERE'S A COVERAGE SURGE LIKE THE AT&T, CUSTOMERS GET THAT COVERAGE FIRST BEFORE THOSE MINT MOBILE GUYS YEAH. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE YOU PAY LESS, BUT YOU DON'T GET AS YOUR SECOND CHOICE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

YES, MA'AM. SORRY, ADAM. SO I'M LOOKING AT THE CIRCLES, WHICH I'M ASSUMING THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE NEW CELL TOWERS WHICH CIRCLES ON. THIS SHEET, WHICH YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE.

OH, OKAY. SO ALL OF OUR PROPOSED SITES, PROPOSED SITES.

AND MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE COVERAGE RANGE OF EACH OF THE CELL TOWERS.

I BELIEVE WE SAID A MILE. USUALLY IT'S ABOUT A MILE.

JUST DEPENDS ON THE HEIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. AND I'M ASSUMING THAT ADDING THESE NEW CELL TOWERS WILL RELIEVE THE SYSTEM SO THAT MAYBE THE AREAS THAT AREN'T COVERED WILL HAVE BETTER SERVICE THAN THEY HAVE TODAY. YES, THAT'S THE EXPECTATION.

YES. SO YOU'VE WE'RE PROPOSING 120 FOOT MONOPLANES RATE.

SO WITHIN THOSE 125 MONOPLANES YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ABOUT A MILE RADIUS.

NOW IT'S KIND OF I LIKE TO USE A FLASHLIGHT ANALOGY.

WHEN YOU'VE GOT A FLASHLIGHT POINTED AT THE GROUND, THE CLOSER YOU ARE TO THE GROUND, THE DENSER THE LIGHT IS.

BUT IT'S CLOSER TOGETHER. THE HIGHER UP YOU GO, THE MORE DISPERSE IT GETS.

SO IT'S KIND OF A SIMILAR SITUATION. THE HIGHER YOU GO, THE FURTHER OUT.

THEN IT STARTS KIND OF TRICKLING OUT A LITTLE BIT. THAT'S WHY WE KIND OF STRATEGICALLY PLACE THEM.

NOW, LIKE I SAID, WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE SITES THAT WE HAVE SIGNED LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH WITH HOWARD HUGHES AS WELL.

I'VE GOT A SITE ON KIRKENDALL, I'VE GOT A SITE COMING DOWN THE PIPE ON GOSLING.

SO WE'RE HOPING THE COMBINATION BETWEEN THE TOWNSHIP PROPERTIES AND THE HOWARD HUGHES PROPERTIES WILL COVER YOU GUYS COMPLETELY WELL.

AND WE TALKED TO THEM TODAY, YOU KNOW, AND THIS ISN'T EVEN WOODLANDS, BUT WE TALKED TO THEM TODAY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WORK IN WOODLANDS HILLS. WE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT BRIDGELAND. SO IT'S ALL A MATTER OF, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FILL IN THOSE GAPS. YEAH.

KATIE, THIS HAS BEEN RECORDED. SO WE HEARD YOU SAY THAT.

OH, I'M AWARE. I GET RECORDED LIKE EVERY WEEK.

THAT'S HELPFUL. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, KATIE? WHAT ABOUT. WELL, I'VE GOT ONE MORE QUESTION.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE LACK OF LANDLINES THESE DAYS.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN A STORM POWER OUTAGE.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THESE TOWERS AND THEIR BACKUP POWER GENERATION CAPABILITIES? SO ALL OF THEM WILL HAVE GENERATORS. NOW THE GENERATORS DO NOT TURN ON UNLESS THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE THE NOISE OF A GENERATOR.

EVERYBODY IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE NOISE. BUT I MEAN HALF THE PEOPLE IN HOUSTON NOW HAVE GENERAC GENERATORS.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE GENERATORS POPPING ON. AND IN MY OPINION IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY WHEN YOU'VE GOT A HURRICANE COMING THROUGH. ABSOLUTELY. SO YES THEY WILL ALL HAVE GENERATORS BASED ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, THEY'LL DETERMINE WHAT KIND OF FUEL THEY'LL USE, WHETHER IT'S A DIESEL OR, YOU KNOW, A PROPANE.

THEY'LL TELL ME WHICH ONES, LIKE IF IT'S A WETLAND SENSITIVE AREA, THEY'LL TELL ME WHICH ONES I NEED TO USE.

AND THEY'LL THEY'LL BASE IT OFF OF THAT. AND THEN WITH AT&T, YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD OF FIRSTNET.

YES, YES. OKAY. SO FIRSTNET BASICALLY WORKS WHERE IF YOU GUYS HAVE A MASSIVE STORM COME THROUGH.

COVERAGE IS DEPLETED. YOU NEED TO GET, YOU KNOW, FIRST RESPONDERS OUT.

FIRSTNET ALLOWS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS TO HAVE COVERAGE FIRST AND FOREMOST BEFORE THE CITIZENS.

THAT'S KIND OF HOW THAT WORKS, RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH.

GREAT. TERRIFIC. GREAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.

KATIE. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

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DO YOU HAVE ANY HANDOUTS? I DO, AND I DID PASS THEM OUT.

DO YOU HAVE THEM? WE ARE GETTING THEM NOW. MISS MONIQUE, CAN I GET THE LAST SLIDE FROM MISS KATIE'S PRESENTATION? NO. THE LAST SLIDE IN HER PRESENTATION. I THINK YOU'RE GOING BACKWARDS.

THE NEXT ONE. I'M TOM SCHWARZKOPF. I REPRESENT THE VILLAGE OF STERLING RIDGE.

AND I'M ALSO HERE TONIGHT TO REPRESENT THE CHILDREN OF THE TOWNSHIP.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CELL PHONE TOWERS. AND BEFORE I EVEN BEGIN, I DO WANT TO THANK MR. PHAM FOR ALL HIS WORK IN TRYING TO GET THIS RFP TOGETHER.

AND I WANT TO ARTICULATE TO YOU AND MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I WANT CELL TOWERS JUST AS MUCH AS YOU GUYS DO.

BUT I ALSO KNOW THE HEALTH DANGERS THAT THESE CELL TOWERS PRESENT.

AND I WANT YOU TO READ THESE STATEMENTS THAT ARE UP HERE ON THE SLIDE HERE, BECAUSE EACH ONE OF THEM SAYS THERE'S SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF THERE'S NO EVIDENCE THAT LOW LEVEL RADIATION EXPOSURE CAUSES HEALTH EFFECTS.

THERE'S NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE. AND I WANT TO TAKE EXCEPTION TO MISS KATIE'S STATEMENTS ON ON HERE.

I HAVE AT MY ACCESS OVER 10,000 STUDIES THAT PROVE OTHERWISE.

AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THOSE SAFETY STANDARDS THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS STANDARD, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. THOSE STANDARDS WERE ESTABLISHED 30 YEARS AGO, IN 1996, AND SOON AFTER THOSE STANDARDS CAME OUT, THE FCC WAS ASKED, WELL, HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THESE STANDARDS? AND THEY WERE SILENT ON IT. ALL YOU HEARD WERE CRICKETS.

AND AFTER ABOUT TEN YEARS OF ASKING, THEY FINALLY WERE SUED AND THEY WERE TAKEN TO COURT AND THEY LOST.

AND IN THE COURT ORDER, THEY WERE THEY WERE ORDERED TO SUPPLY THE EVIDENCE TO COME UP WITH THOSE STANDARDS.

AND THEY REFUSED. AND THIS WAS IN 2021. THAT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO.

AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T ACTED. SO THEY HAD TO BE DRAGGED INTO COURT AGAIN TO PRODUCE EVIDENCE FOR HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THOSE STANDARDS, AND THEY WERE GIVEN 30 DAYS TO COME UP WITH A RESPONSE.

AND THEY THEY IGNORED THAT ONE AS WELL. AND IN THAT HANDOUT THAT I HAVE BEFORE YOU, YOU'LL SEE THE STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE U.S.

THOSE STANDARDS ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN OTHER COUNTRIES, MUCH, MUCH HIGHER.

AND THEN COMBINE THAT WITH ALL THE STUDIES THAT I HAVE THAT RADIATION DOES CAUSE HEALTH EFFECTS.

NOW, ONE THING THAT MISS KATIE MENTIONED WAS THE NON-IONIZING RADIATION.

WHAT THEY DIDN'T MENTION WAS THE AMOUNT OF TIME WHEN YOU PUT A CELL TOWER CLOSE TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THEY'RE EXPOSED TO NON-IONIZING RADIATION 24 HOURS A DAY.

AND ONE OTHER THING I WANT TO KIND OF ARTICULATE TO YOU IS THE TIME, EFFORT, OR THE TIME EXPOSURE THAT YOU HAVE TO THIS RADIATION.

WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE, WE WORKED WITH MOSQUITOES.

HOW DO YOU MAKE A MALE MOSQUITO STERILE? WELL, YOU EXPOSE THEM TO RADIATION, THE IONIZING RADIATION.

AND THAT'S HOW WE DO IT. AND SO WHAT I'M ASKING AND WHAT I'M PROPOSING IS IN THE RFP, YOU WERE GIVEN TEN DIFFERENT SITES.

FOUR OF THOSE SITES ARE NEXT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

AND I'M ASKING THAT YOU WIPE THOSE FOUR LOCATIONS OFF THE LIST AND THEN CONSIDER THE OTHER SIX.

I'M WILLING TO COMPROMISE ON THIS. I KNOW YOU GUYS WANT A CELL TOWER.

I DO TOO, BUT I'M NOT WILLING TO COMPROMISE THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CHILDREN HERE IN THE WOODLANDS.

AND I DO HAVE A LIST OF THOSE FOUR LOCATIONS IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THEM.

YES, PLEASE. OKAY. THE ONE AT CATTAIL PARK IS RIGHT NEXT TO GALATIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE ONE AT TAMARAC PARK IS NEXT TO LAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

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THAT'S FIVE. NO. THAT WAS. OH, SORRY. YEAH, I CAN COUNT.

SO. TAMARACK BEND. I'M SORRY I MISSED THE FOURTH LAKESIDE.

LAKESIDE PARK IS NEXT TO BUCKELEW. I'M SORRY I WENT OVER TIME, BUT I'LL SIT DOWN NOW.

OKAY. I DIDN'T I DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD TIME LIMITS IN PUBLIC COMMENT.

SORRY. THANKS, TOM, I APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU TOM. THAT IS IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RECONVENE THE PUBLIC OR THE REGULAR MEETING

[11. Reconvene the regular meeting of the Board of Directors;]

[12. Receive, consider and act upon approval of cell tower installations, as presented;]

ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? WELL, CONSIDERING WHAT WE JUST HEARD, HAVE YOU TAKEN THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS FAR AS LOCATIONS GO? YES, BUT BASED OFF OF THE INFORMATION FROM MRS. HARM WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT.

THOSE SITES ARE CURRENTLY NOT UNDER CONSIDERATION TONIGHT, SO I WOULD SUGGEST IF YOU WANT TO CONSIDER THAT IF THEY COME INTO PLAY THEN WE WOULD DISCUSS IT THEN. THAT'S FAIR. YEAH. THAT TALE IS TONIGHT.

YEAH. YEAH. I'D SAY CAT TALE IS ON THE LIST. YEAH.

BECAUSE IT WAS ONE OF THE WORST. YEAH. PLEASE DO.

IS SHE ABLE TO? YEAH. IT'S AN ONGOING AGENDA ITEM.

SHE CAN SPEAK. SO HE HAD MENTIONED THAT BY PUTTING A CELL TOWER NEXT TO RESIDENTIAL, YOU'RE GOING TO BE EXPOSED 100% OF THE TIME. HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE WI-FI IN YOUR HOUSE? YOU'RE EXPOSED TO RADIO FREQUENCIES ALL OF THE TIME ANYWAY.

WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING IN YOUR CAR, YOU'RE EXPOSED TO RADIO FREQUENCIES ALL THE TIME.

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAS A WI-FI IN IT.

THEY'RE EXPOSED TO RADIO FREQUENCIES ALL THE TIME.

ONCE AGAIN. THOSE ARE NON-IONIZING FREQUENCIES.

HE MENTIONED THE MOSQUITO THAT HE STERILIZES.

BUT THEN HE MENTIONED SPECIFICALLY THAT IT WAS IONIZING RADIATION THAT CAUSED THE STERILIZATION.

THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. IT'S THE NON-IONIZING VERSUS THE IONIZING.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES. COOL. THANK YOU. KATIE.

YEAH. GO AHEAD. YEAH. I MEAN, TOM, I'M WITH YOU.

I HEAR YOU ON THIS STUFF. BUT HOW I LOOK AT IT GENERALLY IS YOU CAN'T ESCAPE IT.

I DON'T EVEN DRINK TAP WATER. AND SO THERE'S A PART OF ALL THIS STUFF THAT IS IT'S LIKE A.

THERE'S AN ACCEPTANCE OF, AGAIN, WE CARRY THIS IN OUR BACK POCKET.

WE SLEEP WITH IT ON OUR NIGHTSTAND. WE HAVE WI-FI IN EVERY SINGLE AREA THAT WE GO INTO.

AND I THINK WHEN I, WHEN I LOOK THROUGH THE LENS OF THIS KIND OF THE DOCTOR SHELLEY'S POINT TO OF LIKE THE EMERGENCY ASPECT OF IT, I THINK AS RESIDENTS AND AMERICANS AND JUST PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

WE NEED TO PAY BETTER ATTENTION TO HOW WE CAN HELP OUR PERSONAL HEALTH.

BUT IT'S, IT'S NECESSARY FOR LIFE AND HOW WE DO THINGS.

BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HEAR YOU, I, I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS IN AND AND I'M ALIGNED WITH ALL THE STUFF, BUT IT'S, WE'RE SURROUNDED WITH IT AND BUT THANK YOU.

I VALUE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT IT.

ANYONE ELSE? WELL, I THINK THAT I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT UP TOO, BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED.

BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, IF YOU LOOK AT THE HOSPITALS, THEIR HOSPITALS ARE FULLY CONNECTED AND THEY HAVE CONNECT CONNECTIVITY BEYOND WHAT A RESIDENCE OR A SCHOOL WOULD HAVE. AND THERE'S RADIATION EVERYWHERE.

THEY'RE MONITORING IT CONSTANTLY, BUT THEY'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THIS TYPE OF WHAT I WOULD CALL WIDE FREQUENCY RADIATION.

THEY'RE JUST NOT. SO I'M NOT CONCERNED EITHER AT THE MOMENT.

I WILL SAY THIS, THAT WHEN TECHNOLOGY GETS BETTER, WE'RE GOING TO FIND BETTER WAYS TO COMMUNICATE THAT DON'T EVEN DON'T EXIST NOW, AND PROBABLY EVEN TAKE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF RISK WITH IT.

SO I THINK THAT WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. BUT AT THE MOMENT, I AGREE WITH ADAM.

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IT'S EVERYWHERE AND WE RELY ON IT. AND I WOULD RATHER BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT 911 CALL THAN HAVE A DEAD SPOT RIGHT NEXT TO RIGHT NEXT TO A CRISIS. LIKE THERE'S A WRECK AND YOU CAN'T COMMUNICATE.

SO I THINK WE MAKE THOSE SACRIFICES. WE MAKE THOSE CHOICES ALL THE TIME.

AND, AND THIS IS A CHOICE THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE TONIGHT TO GIVE BETTER COVERAGE TO OUR CITIZENS.

NO, AND I AGREE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE CAN'T ESCAPE IT.

AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE THE COVERAGE FOR OUR RESIDENTS, FOR THEIR EVERYDAY CONNECTIVITY AND ALSO SAFETY ISSUE, RIGHT. IN AN EMERGENCY. WELL, WHEN YOU LOOK AT CATTAIL PARK, IT IS RIGHT NEAR A SCHOOL.

BUT THE SCHOOL MAY NEED HELP REALLY QUICKLY. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON WITH SCHOOLS, SO I'D HATE TO HAVE THAT SCHOOL NOT BE ABLE TO CALL SOMEBODY BECAUSE OF THE CELL CELL TOWERS. PLUS, THAT WAS THE HARDEST, THE MOST NEEDED ONE OF ALL THE THREE THAT ARE GOING FORWARD.

SURE. AND WE'RE A PREMIER COMMUNITY THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE PHONE CALLS AND HAVE OUR RESIDENTS BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO EACH OTHER.

SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR A MOTION AND SECOND, TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT CEO TO EXECUTE THE LEASE AGREEMENTS AS APPROVED TO FINAL FORM BY TOWNSHIP LEGAL COUNCIL. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOVED BY DOCTOR SHELLEY, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR NELSON.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RESPOND BY SAYING I I I.

ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. CLOSED SESSION. ARE WE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO. WE'LL SKIP THAT. WOW. THANK YOU. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE CHAIRMAN'S NOT IN PUBLIC SESSION? YOU CAN HAVE YOUR OWN CLOSED SESSION. ITEM 15.

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

DO I HAVE ANY. ANY OTHER MATTERS TO BE PLACED.

SO I'M NOT TALKING NEXT MONTH, BUT ONCE WE GET OUR UPDATED BOARD, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE MUD SITUATION.

MAYBE HAVE SOME KIND OF PRESENTATION IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY OF NEXT YEAR SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. IS THAT A SECOND, ADAM? WAS THAT SECOND? YEAH. OH YEAH. GREAT IDEA. SECOND.

IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE MUD DISCUSSION, BUT I WOULD WE HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH LATELY ABOUT THE BEAR BRANCH DAM.

CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON THAT? I'M SORRY. OKAY.

SO IS THAT THE WOODLANDS WATER DEBRIEF? OKAY.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS? WE'LL MOVE ON TO BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[16. Board announcements; and]

I DO, I'M NOT A BOARD MEMBER, BUT I THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY.

AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, KAREN DEMPSEY HAS ACCEPTED A JOB AS CITY MANAGER FOR PORTAGE, MICHIGAN.

HER LAST DAY HERE IS GOING TO BE OCTOBER 2ND.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THIS IS HER LAST BOARD MEETING.

SO I DID A QUICK CALCULATION AND THIS IS SOMEWHERE AROUND HER 853RD BOARD MEETING IN HER CAREER HERE AT THE TOWNSHIP.

I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO DO ALL THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, BUT IT WOULD BE AT LEAST DOUBLE, IF NOT TRIPLE THAT NUMBER.

SO I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU, KAREN. PORTAGE IS GETTING A SUPERSTAR CITY MANAGER.

WE KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK.

BUT WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE HERE. WE, WE CALL KAREN OUR WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA BECAUSE SHE IS IT'S A IT'S AMAZING HER KNOWLEDGE.

I HAVE HER CELL PHONE NUMBER. SO SHE'S PROMISED ME ALREADY THAT I CAN CALL HER.

BUT SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SERVICE.

WE ARE GOING TO MISS YOU TERRIBLY, BUT WE ARE SO, SO VERY HAPPY AND PROUD OF YOU. YOU'RE HERE.

KAREN. THAT WAS QUITE AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH I'VE NEVER SEEN.

EVERYTHING WAS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT WAS COMING DOWN TO THREE PEOPLE, THEN TWO PEOPLE, THEN YOU.

AND I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN SOMETHING SO VISIBLE IN IN AN INTERVIEW PROCESS BEFORE.

YOU DESERVE IT. IT'S A BIG JOB, AND THEY'RE VERY LUCKY TO GET YOU.

THAT WAS THE BEST DECISION THAT THEY HAVE EVER MADE AND THAT THEY WILL MAKE.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING THAT TOWN FLOURISH BECAUSE OF YOU.

WE SHOULD GET HER A SNOW SHOVEL BEFORE SHE GOES.

AND I MIGHT HAVE SOME FROM MICHIGAN. AND I'M SORRY WE DIDN'T GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO CALL A POINT OF ORDER OR SOMETHING ON US FOR YOUR LAST MEETING.

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I'D LIKE TO SAY JUST AS LEGAL COUNSEL, BECAUSE KAREN AND I WORK VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER, SHE'S TOP NOTCH AND HAS DONE A GREAT JOB.

AND THE OTHER THING I'LL SAY IS THE REASON WESTERN MICHIGAN BEAT MICHIGAN WAS BECAUSE YOU'RE HEADED TO KALAMAZOO.

THAT'S IT. SO THEY DID. THEY DID BEAT MICHIGAN.

SO THEY HEARD KAREN'S COMING. WE GOT TO PERFORM.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO CHIME IN AND SAY THAT I WILL MISS YOU.

AND I KNOW THIS ENTIRE BOARD WILL MISS YOU, AND ALL OF THE STAFF WILL MISS YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN A GUIDING STAR TO WHAT IS RIGHT, WHAT IS PROPER AND WHAT IS LEGAL. AND THAT'S VERY VITAL TO HOW WE CONDUCT BUSINESS.

YOU ELEVATE US. AND THAT SAID, I WILL ALSO EXTEND, AND I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR EVERYONE, THAT IF YOU DON'T JUST LOVE THE NEW OPPORTUNITY THAT'S IN MICHIGAN, PLEASE COME BACK.

WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE HERE AGAIN.

AND I'M SURE THAT MONIQUE CAN CERTAINLY FIND SOMETHING FOR YOU.

OF COURSE, IF YOU'RE IN THAT TOP POSITION, THEN THAT EVEN OPENS UP EVEN MORE POSSIBILITIES.

SO KEEP US IN MIND AND YOU CAN CALL DOCTOR SHELLY ON HER LANDLINE.

YES, I'LL GIVE YOU MY NUMBER. I WANTED TO MENTION, YOU KNOW, SPROUTS OPENED UP IN THE PANTHER CREEK VILLAGE CENTER.

HAS ANYONE. HAS ANYONE BEEN THERE YET? DRIVEN BY.

YES. I WENT IN THERE. IT'S REALLY NICE. THEY DID A GREAT JOB WITH THAT.

A LOT OF GREAT PRODUCT AND PRODUCE AND WHATNOT.

I THINK THAT'S A BIG WIN FOR THE PANTHER CREEK VILLAGE.

SO THAT AND HAPPY CONSTITUTION DAY TO EVERYONE.

THIS IS THE 239 YEARS AGO WAS THE SIGNING OF THE US CONSTITUTION.

SO THERE YOU GO. IT STILL STANDS AND IT STILL STANDS.

AND WE ALL HAVE TAKEN AN OATH TO DEFEND IT. AND THAT'S RIGHT.

AMEN. SO AND NATIONAL NIGHT OUT I'LL AGAIN I'LL PLUG NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAIN.

SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL WATCHING REGISTER YOUR, YOUR PARTY, YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO. ALL RIGHT. THEN I WILL CALL FOR A MOTION, A SECOND TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

SO MOVED. SECOND SHOCKER. DIRECTOR FRANKS MOVED.

SECOND. IT IS 7:57 P.M.. MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.