Votes at a glance: The Woodlands Township Board (March 20, 2025)

This is a concise list of formal motions and final outcomes recorded during The Woodlands Township Board of Directors regular meeting on March 20, 2025. It lists the motion text as presented in the meeting record, the immediate outcome and any key clarifying notes from the board packet or staff presentation.

Votes at a glance

1) Adoption of the meeting agenda (with items 7a and 7b pulled) - Motion: Adopt the agenda with removal of agenda items 7a and 7b. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote (motion carries). Notes: Directors Franks and Heisler were recorded as mover/second when the agenda was adopted.

2) Consent agenda approval (with 7a and 7b previously pulled) - Motion: Approve consent agenda items (remaining items as listed on pages 1–2 of packet). - Outcome: Approved by voice vote (motion carries). Moved by Director Franks and seconded by Director Snyder per meeting record.

3) Communications metrics report (item 7a; later considered) - Motion: Receive and accept the communications metrics report (presentation and discussion on pages 3–8). - Outcome: Approved by voice vote (motion carries). Packet and staff indicated communications team will continue resident outreach and video education work.

4) Playground equipment awards (item 7b) - Motion: Approve awards for playground equipment replacement improvements through BuyBoard for Artist Grove, High Oaks, Alden Trace, Alden Woods and Alden Place and authorize the president and CEO to execute necessary agreements in final legal form. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote (motion carries). See separate article for vendor names and amounts as presented in the packet.

5) Acceptance of post‑Hurricane Barrel recovery/reforestation update (item 8) - Motion: Receive report on post‑storm recovery and reforestation; discuss county‑owned median initiative and direct staff as appropriate. - Outcome: Report received and accepted by voice vote; direction given for staff to return with five pilot locations and cost/permit estimates.

6) Initiative to reforest county‑owned medians (discussion and direction) - Motion/Direction requested: Board discussion of potential initiative to reforest medians within county and state rights of way; staff asked for direction and pilot locations. - Outcome: Board requested staff to identify pilot locations and return with cost estimates and permitting steps; no binding appropriation approved at this meeting.

7) Adoption of 2025 budget calendar and meeting schedule (item 10) - Motion: Adopt option B (later August meeting dates that allow final property valuations to be included in deliberations). - Outcome: Motion for Option B carried on voice vote (moved by Director Heisler; seconded by Director Anne Snyder per the record).

8) Montgomery County Central Appraisal/Conservation and Reclamation District ballot (item 11) - Motion: Cast The Woodlands Township’s votes (130 votes based on taxable value) for a candidate on the MCAD/conservation and reclamation district general ballot and approve resolution R‑007‑25 to record that action and authorize the board chair to sign the official ballot. - Outcome: The board passed a motion to cast all 130 votes for Arthur Bredehoft; the subsequent resolution (Resolution No. 007‑25) approving the ballot and authorizing the chair was incorporated and approved. A roll‑call-style tally in the meeting record showed the motion passed 6–1.

9) Recess to and reconvene from executive session; adjournment - Motion: Recess to executive session under cited Texas Government Code sections (551.071, 551.072, 551.074, 551.089) and reconvene in public session. - Outcome: Motion carried; the board reconvened in public session and adjourned at 9:56 p.m.

Ending: Staff and the board indicated multiple follow-ups will return to the board in coming weeks, including pilot location cost estimates for reforestation/median work, final contract documents for playground awards, and planned agenda items arising from committee requests.