City Council - Regular Meeting

um i've seen you report last week uh if you've got any questions i'm you know all ears on what input you might have we've looked at a lot of different options um and what we're presenting you today is a continuation of a existing sales tax that was going to fall off the books next year um these guys can talk the finances a whole lot more than me but given the options that i see it's the least impact on our community um and doing nothing isn't an option I think at this point. That's really the biggest takeaway I was trying to get through with report I sent all you is, you know, there's a good 30 months of work. Like if we started September 1st on the engineering design, this overhaul won't be done until January 1st, I think, 2029. So there's quite a bit of work to do. Some of that we're still coming up with contingencies. The pump station, number one, where everything in the sewer of the city flows into and the pump house are my two main concerns. The pump house is kind of like the heart of it that's able to push and pull everything through the system or the point that we've got. So it may be kind of engineering a little bit of construction to make sure we address the big things and then Those are the two that worry me. But that's really the big thing. This thing was in 1983 is when it went into service. So we definitely got our money out of it, but it's time for a new one. And the reason I'm asking for the whole amount instead of just some patchwork is utilities got to look long-term. you know, if this is going to be here another 30 or 40 years, we can't build back to the capacity we have, we need to expand it. So with that, I'll leave this open to questions or other things we want to talk about anything.

And I think it's important to mention that in your report, didn't you put some information about if we do fail, what kind of fines we would incur?

Yeah. So, I mean, it's no different than what Fort Smith went through 10 years ago. What they're going through now. Yeah. Well, what started that long ago, I guess being under a, you know, if, If we fail our mission on just the environmental impact of it, the EPA and the state will be telling us what we do rather than us fixing the problem now. So that's kind of why I'm saying there's really not... doing nothing's not an option, but I mean, I think Fort Smith has paid something like 900,000 in fines so far, and they were told to do $800 million in upgrades to their system. Now we're smaller than them, but it's still be significant and it'd be much more facing the emergency and being told how to do it rather than us doing what needs to be done.

Where's Morgan at? Morgan, I know you and I have had some conversations. Can you share what a consent order, what that actually means and how it plays out on the ground?

and why you know when i said my state the city that there's no greater threat in the city than our sewer sewer system right now you're about to hear what potentially can happen if we don't address it yeah so um like we're saying whenever you are doing your reporting they're required to do mandatory reporting to the epa health department on performance of their system whether it's overflows and also plant performance There are certain thresholds that get triggered as, okay, you need to start taking care of this, taking care of this. If it's not addressed, then you will start getting fined. At some point, you either make the corrections and enter into what's called a consent administrative order, where you are agreeing to make certain improvements within a certain time frame. I'm speaking from being in Hot Springs. We had to deal with a pretty extensive CAO down there with the sewer system. They'll lay out what the improvements are and you're going to say, yes, we'll do them. And then you have to come up with funding and it's either going to be the rate payer or taxpayer, depending on your funding sources. And just basic math will tell you the rate payer. It's going to be really expensive is if that's who you're collecting the revenues from to make those improvements. But you know what, what they're trying to do is head off that CAO. And you're on a timeframe. You have performance measures that you have to meet. we would meet with the health department regularly on our progress on even the design aspect. And on top of that, we had internally to create some new divisions for ini to track down on our collection system any kind of infiltration and inflow to limit storm activity and storm infiltration into the storm sewer system it was it wasn't quite doubling the the department but we had to buy extra equipment vehicles hire extra people just to keep up with the I&I portion and then the collection system improvements in addition to the plant, which I'm sure they'd probably need collection system improvements on top of the plant because if that's ignored and not addressed, that's why you get so much inflow during storm events. But it's something you want to avoid at all costs. And if they're at that point with their reporting, it needs to be corrected prior to having to deal with any state and federal agencies.

I know that some of us started trying to address this back in 2020 from COVID. They've done a good job so far, particularly showing interest in it and moving forward with it. I've got to ask the elephant in the room question that everybody's asked me.

I'll let you finish. One more thing. This was back in the late 90s. timeframe and we were part of our agreement was to perform a $60 million plant improvement. So that was back in the nineties. And then I can't remember the exact number on the collection system, but it was pushing 30 to 40 million. So we had to agree to perform. It was, if I remember right, it was a little over a hundred million dollars in improvements at that time.

Well, council, I'm going to ask, I don't know, you've probably been asked this question. I'm going to ask him point blank publicly. Yeah, we've been talking and we've been hearing all this good stuff about the data center and how they're going to invest in our infrastructure. Why are we not waiting for that?

The state of the plant, I mean, the pumps that I'm talking about, the equipment we've got here, the first time we had a pump go down since I've been here, we went back to the manufacturer and they told us, we don't have records of ever manufacturing that motor. We can't help you. That's how old it is. Yeah. And that was just one part. I mean, we've got a gearbox leaking oil that there's no replacement for it. We're just going to keep putting oil into it until we get a new one. And that's where this project comes up. I could say all of our systems could use some help, but this is the one that worries me. Like, yes, the sewer system needs some improvement. Electric's kind of tapped out. We can't really grab any new customers. five words, fiber is its own thing. I'll leave that one alone. Um, but they're all, I mean, none of them are going to fail tomorrow. I don't want people to be afraid that like, Oh, CCU is doomed and this and that it's not that, um, Portia, All of her folks, they're doing a really great job of just keeping this thing going so that we've got time, you know, to address this issue. And I think it's soon enough that we're not going to run into consent decrees. It's just a matter of timing. You know, I'm not seeing any new revenue from the data center for another two years. That's more than halfway into the project if I start right now. So it's something we got to do now. Now on the back end, Revenues, maybe that helps pay down the bonds sooner. That'll be something we'll look at when we get to that point. I'm just trying to address the emergency on my lap. And then however best to take care of the community and the funding of it. That's kind of why I'm here in front of you guys. addressing this to you officially first because, you know, whether it's any of the options open to me, I need you and the public's input because, you know, without that, I really don't have anything to bring back to the commission. All of this falls under city council's authority. So that's why we're here today.

Is this what the commission recommended?

um i've been keeping them informed with the different options but really it's uh um you know the three that i've seen this is the one that uh i feel like is the best fit and what i would be recommending them to approve but I haven't officially brought it in front of them. They're just as informed as you all are. But it's kind of a timing thing. If the sales tax is to be put on the public ballot for November, the cutoff's August 25th. And your meeting falls before our meeting this month. So it's kind of just a timing thing, too. Mr. Mayor, may I ask a question? Absolutely.

Kind of like the mayor asked, the other, I guess, elephant in the room that I would like to ask, is any of this improvement required or being forced upon us by the upcoming data center?

No. No.

This system that we started using in 1983 is basically just wore out, tapped out, and it just so happens to fall at the same time we're getting a data center. There's nothing corresponding the two together.

No. Just for the record, 1983 is not that old.

I was born in 86.

I want to talk to Gordon and Paul a little bit about the numbers and see. Thank you. This council is this close to retiring a tax and being the first council in modern memory to retire a tax. That's no easy thing to give up. That's how important this is. But I publicly want to see the commitment that when those revenues do come in, to the utility that they can be used to pay this debt off and retire this tax because that was we're this close to getting it done and we're getting all this money from the data center that needs to go to pay this bond off and get rid of this tax or at least 75 percent of it right because a quarter stays on forever paul yeah yeah

Well, thank you, Mayor, members of the council, and just maybe a quick reintroduction. It's been a couple of years since I've been in front of you, but I've spent roughly the last 30 years over at Cruz working with all types of different municipal financing vehicles and what have you in this county alone over a couple of decades' worth, including working with the city and the college and the hospital and the county. We've had a lot of good success and transactions here. And it's always been a pleasure working with this group to address kind of where we're at with the sales and use tax bond issue. Maybe a little bit of history makes sense here. So and I was involved in the, in the original tax here. So this, this dates back to 2011. And at that particular point in time, the voters approved a three quarter percent sales and use tax. What I call in my world, kind of the temporary tax or the bond tax. And then at the same time, there was a quarter cent permanent tax approved for certain lawful purposes, public safety and some other things. so as far as the three-quarter percent it's never been allowed to escape for any other purpose than to make those debt service payments and to prepay the debt so as tax revenues have grown the prepayment of the debt has accelerated right so it's been a nice a nice thing so taking advantage of that if you will in 2021 There was a transaction that took, there was no new taxes or anything. It was those same three quarter and one quarter. Went out and did a $12,715,000 not to exceed along with the refinancing and using those same funds. Now you could have borrowed more at that time. There just wasn't a need. So maybe that's a good thing today.

What was the interest rate on that?

um i'm proud to say i believe that was less little less than 190 i remember that's right so 21 was a good year for the rates in terms of that but um yeah that was a great transaction for the city um but so is this conversation and the need that eric's expressed there um it led to a further uh conversation and consideration of could we do something similar to what we've done in 21 and the answer is yes uh no new tax Um, that quarter percent that's always been there has never been used for any other purpose other than what the voters lawfully approved to use this for. Now it is approved to pay debt service. If the three quarter percent is not enough, that's never happened because we begin the transaction with a little bit of margin and three quarter. Cause I don't want to hear somebody saying we had to use part of our quarter this month. Awesome. So we make, we, you know, we are, we're conservative and we're safe and putting all that together. So it's always worked exactly like we said. Um, so in this particular case, as the mayor alluded to, you, you could, uh, you could sit here and do nothing and you're right. Experience that tax roll off, right? The quarter's still going to be there, but that could roll off or you could, um, re-ante up if you will and use the purchasing power that's available to you now through the existing revenue streams and do this project and there's a separate one in the ordinance for some additional improvements and there also is a refinancing question in there With the growth that y'all are seeing in the recent monthly collections, it's possible that refinance question won't be anywhere close to the, I believe it's $3,250,000. I don't remember what that number is. $1,450,000. Yeah. So, you know, it probably won't even be that much if y'all keep doing what you've done the last couple of months. But that doesn't matter. It's still a question. We can't do the $35 million project, if you will, until... the refinance pass. So if the refinance doesn't pass, then it's still pledged to the bonds that were done in 21, right? So it kind of eliminates, if that one doesn't pass, it eliminates anything else. So that's why you would be looking at, and he drafted it, so if y'all got to have him read it, that's fine with me. So it'd be those three questions, the refinance, which again will be a nominal amount, it'll be for the wastewater improvements and then for the parks so just to explain how we're designing it and setting up maybe go to the other point you were raising there is that you know we're going to generate this amount of dollars we're going to end up out with a stated final maturity, probably real close to 30 years. I put it at 30 years. Now, again, we're going to have some margin. It's going to prepay. So just to tax collections now, um, we would expect it to prepay with no growth or no decline four years faster. And then if revenues come in, I think what you were referring to revenues that the utility would have separate and apart from the tax, um, would be of course at their discretion we wouldn't necessarily force it into the bond documents because i don't know what those revenues are supposed to be but once we reached a particular anniversary date of the bond issue if it passed and we reached we you know let's just call a date four or five years into the future that seems like that might work for the timeline and to that particular point we could have them you know the call provision in there could be from revenues from any source right so if somehow there was revenues from a source that are not these taxes it would be available for that purpose so but it would be optional right right so not mandatory or anything so um Happy to answer any specific questions about numbers or anything.

Like I said, I go back. See what he needs from most of them. Can I ask a question?

Yeah, absolutely.

I noticed that there's question one, question two, question three. Question three is about the parks and rec improvement. Do we have to have that part in there?

Yes. include these these three questions and it's up to the community they can vote it down they can say no it's an inclusive playground splash pad built there beside the inclusive playground in clinton park the veterans memorial park there at the old bus barn this is a snapshot of it and then carcel rodeo arena and the reason i ask is because we've talked about we need to

think about the fire department in trying to help them get a little bit more help and we have I think not enough staff to staff all of this so that's a question of my capital outlay funds versus budgetary funds when the data center revenues come in and we have budget we can do staffing with that would be great

We have money to spend on things we don't have money to spend on staff. That's a forever commitment. Until the data center funds come in, the utility revenues go up and we collect that 5% from them, then we can look at staff for sure.

I just don't understand why we would add some more projects without having the staff to take care of them.

We do have the staff to take care of them.

I hate to see it. We're throwing a splash pad and something else in here at Rodeo Arena when we've got three Rodeo Arenas in the area. I objected to this last time that we brought it up. I think we need to just have the sewer project on the election. I agree.

So why don't we let the folks decide what they want to really go around or let the real boss decide their own. But they'll make the decision.

That's going to be my thing is, oh, oh, is that they want it? What is the reason? What do we really need? And the need that I see is that if there's. Yeah, that's the real need that that other stuff can come. later because if you get it now it's adding to the sewer problem but and that's just my personal opinion and i i worked with this company 35 years and i knew how bad it was and that's just how i feel about it i think we ought to take care of ccu on this sewer deal and let me and let the other stuff come later on it ain't like it can't and much as i love kids to have this better thing but i think that's the most important thing right now

Well, I don't want us to get confused in that we're making the decision to do all this. We're just making the decision to put it in front of the voters to let them decide to give us direction.

Yep. I mean, we already have the maintenance fund for the baseball field, so that's taken care of. Splash pad, we run it from June, May to like August, five, six months, about 30,000 a year. That's in the budget. There's not much maintenance staff-wise for that. The veterans memorial? one-time purchase and then some recycling water, very little cost. But when we start adding the veterans' names and those bricks on the wall on Cherry Street, then next thing is to put horseshoe pits there. You brought life to a whole dead part of the city right there.

Let me add one thing because I think it was clear, but just go ahead and say it again. I connected earlier the refinance to the other questions because that's the pledge that now secures the bondholders and the bondholders are going to keep that pledge until those bonds are refinanced.

but i'll let gordon address this with regard to the other questions but they they are standalone what's to say that we're going to have a water problem in two or three years that we're going to have to spend 20 or 30 million dollars that's what i'm trying to get at you know uh let's do this let's do this project here and then Later on, we may have to do a water project or something else.

Later on, they'll have the funds come in. That's what you were saying earlier.

I just wouldn't want the voters to be confused and vote down our wastewater treatment part just because they don't want these other things. You see what I'm saying?

I think voters are pretty smart. They can figure out four things to vote on. They can vote yes on one or no on the other. It's not one or all.

pretty smart let's look i say you let the voters decide that's my opinion it was gordon well as paul said question one has to pass or it doesn't matter whether anything else passes but you know at that point it's if it passes then whatever else passes that's what you're directed to do i think paul ran the numbers you have about 40 million dollars of new money borrowing capacity that's about what you can do you know under the current tax you know without raising anything

But what's to say in two to three years, we don't have a water problem that we're going to have to have water.

You do a pledge. You do a revenue bond through their revenues.

We're going to have to vote on it again. No, that would be a utility revenue bond.

Yeah.

If it wasn't a sales tax, you wouldn't have a vote. You guys would just approve a revenue bond issue. you know you usually i think as paul alluded these things have about you know four or five years of call protection you know where you can't pay them off except from excess tax collections until that point but that sounds like that timing might work pretty well for you when you would really have significant funds to start paying these down what do you need from the council tonight well this just like any other ordinance you know you've got to approve this election ordinance to send it to the county election commission got to be done last possible date is august 25th to be on the november ballot so really just you know to do the three readings and and pass the ordinance. There is an emergency clause on this because the action that has to be taken immediately is to send it to the election commission.

OK. Ms. Lisa, we kind of did that backwards. Do you want to go ahead and read this ordinance for us?

ordinance calling and setting a date for a special election on the questions of the issues of sales and use tax refunding refinancing bonds and sales and use tax capital improvement bonds for the purpose of financing various wastewater treatment plant and parks and recreation facilities and improvements living replacement temporary local sales and use tax with the rate of three quarters of one percent will pay debt service on such bonds which tax they'll cease upon retirement of the bonds prescribing other matters pertaining thereto and declaring emergency Whereas Title 26, Chapter 75, Subchapter 2 of the Arkansas Code of 1987 annotated the Municipal Sales and Use Tax Act in Title 14, Chapter 164, Subchapter 3 of the Arkansas Code of 1987 annotated the Local Government Bond Act, each authorized the levy of general citywide sales and use taxes of up to 1%. in increments of one eighth of 1%. And whereas Amendment 62 of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, Amendment 62 in the Local Government Bond Act authorized the issuance of bonds by cities to finance capital improvements for the public nature, which bonds may be secured by the pledge of I or all a portion of the receipts of the general citywide sales tax and use tax prescribed by the Municipal Sales and Use Tax Act and to of all the receipts of special citywide sales and use tax prescribed by the local government bond act and was pursuant to amendment 62 the municipal sales and use tax act and the local government bond act the city of clarksville arkansas the city is previously issued and their present presently outstanding its sales and use tax capital improvement and refunding bonds series 2021 in the aggregate principal amount of three million two hundred fifty thousand dollars the prior bonds And whereas the prior bonds are secured and payable from A, all the receipts of a temporary three quarters of 1% citywide sales tax and use tax, the prior tax levy pursuant to the Local Government Bond Act. And B, all the receipts of a permanent one quarter of 1% citywide sales tax and use tax of 0.25% permanent sales and use tax levy pursuant to the Municipal Sales and Use Tax Act. And whereas the City Council has determined that there is a critical need for a source of revenue to finance design, repair, rehabilitation, modernization, and upgrading of the city's wastewater treatment plant, together with related wastewater system improvements, the wastewater treatment plant improvements. And whereas the City Council has determined that there is a critical need for a source of revenue to finance the acquisition, design, construction, equipping, and furnishing of various park and recreation facilities, and improvements related thereto or in support thereof, including but not limited to a Veterans Memorial to be located at Cherry Street Park, a splash pad complex to be located at Klein Park, and the conversion of the existing baseball field at 1619 West Klein Street into an event center, Rodeo Grounds Campus, in which may include concession facilities, restrooms, playgrounds, and other ancillary improvements such as street and utility extensions and improvements, fencing, lighting, shade structures, landscaping, and parking for each of the foregoing projects, the parks and recreation improvements, and where the city council finds a temporary source of revenue will be needed in order to provide for the financing of the wastewater treatment plant improvements and the parks and recreation improvements. And whereas if approved by the electors of the city, The city is determined to issue one, it's refunding bonds in principle amount not to exceed $1,480,000 for the purpose of refunding in redeeming the prior bonds, the refunding bonds. Two, it's capital improvement bonds in principle amount not to exceed $37,500,000 for the purpose of financing the wastewater treatment plant improvements, the wastewater treatment plant improvement bonds. And three, it's capital improvement bonds in principle amount not to exceed $5,450,000 for the purpose of financing the parks and recreation improvements, the parks and recreation improvement bonds. which refunding bonds, wastewater treatment plant improvement bonds, and parks and recreation improvement bonds are to be equally and ratably secured by pledge of and lien upon A, all of the receipts of a temporary three-quarter of 1% citywide sales and use tax, which 0.75% temporary sales and use tax shall replace the existing prior tax securing the prior bonds, and B, all of the receipts of an existing permanent one-quarter of 1% citywide sales and use tax, the 0.25% permanent sales and use tax, all as authorized by Amendment 62, the Local Government Bond Act, Municipal Sales and Use Tax Act. And whereas the net receipts of the 0.25% permanent sales and use tax will be utilized by the city for the payment of scheduled debt service on the refunding bonds, the wastewater treatment plant, improvement bonds, and parks and recreation improvement bonds, if their issuance is approved by the electors to the extent needed after application of the net receipts of the .75% temporary sales and use tax for such purpose. And whereas the purpose of this ordinance is to call a special election on the issuance of the refunding bonds, the wastewater treatment plant improvement bonds, and the parks and recreation improvement bonds, collectively the bonds by the city and for related purposes. Now therefore be it ordained by the city council of the city of Clarksville, Arkansas, section one that under the authority of the amendment 62 and local government bond act and subject to approval by the electors of the city of question one, in either question two or question three all has set forth in section four below they're hereby levied one a sales tax at the rate of three quarters of one percent on the gross receipts from the sale at retail within the city of all items and services which are subject to taxation under the arkansas gross receipts act of 1941 as amended arkansas code of 1987 annotated 26-52-101 at sec and two and excise or use tax at the rate at three-quarters of one percent on the storage use, distribution, or other consumption within the city of tangible personal property or taxable services. Subject to taxation under the Arkansas Compensating Tax Act of 1949 is amended Arkansas Code of 1987, annotated 25-53-101 on the sale price of the property or in the case of leases or rentals on the lease or rental price collectively the .75% temporary sales and use tax. The .75% temporary sales and use tax shall be levied and all the net collections received after deduction of the administrative charges of the State of Arkansas and acquired rebates shall be utilized only for the payment of debt service on the bonds approved by the voters. The .75% temporary sales and use tax shall be levied and collected only on the gross proceeds or sales price in the maximum amount allowed from time to time under Arkansas law. Subject to rebates and limitations as required for certain single transactions as from time to time required by Arkansas law. A levying collection of the .75% temporary sales and use tax shall commence on and a such date is provided in the local government bond act and shall cease upon retirement in full of all the bond approved by the voters. Any collections of the prior tax received after the issuance of the refunding bonds described in question one or any other excess collections of the prior tax shall be used to provide for the payment of debt service on those bonds approved by the voters. Section two, that under the authority of Amendment 62 in the Local Government Bond Act and subject to approval by the electors of the city of question one and either question two or question three in section four below, there is hereby authorized One, the issuance of the city's refunding bonds in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,480,000. The refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding and redeeming the outstanding prior bonds as described in question one under section four below. Two, the issuance of the city's capital improvement bond in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed 37,500,000, the wastewater treatment plant improvement bonds for the purpose of financing all or a portion of the cost of the design, repair, rehabilitation, modernization, and equipping of the wastewater treatment plant improvements as described in question two under section four below. And three, the issuance of the city's capital improvement bonds in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,450,000, the parks and recreation improvement bonds for the purpose of financing all or a portion of the cost of the acquisition, design, construction, equipping, and furnishing of the parks and recreation improvements is described in question three under section four below, if approved by the electors. of the city and issued the aforementioned refunding bonds, wastewater treatment plant improvement bonds, and parks and recreation improvement bonds. Collectively, the bonds may be issued in one or more series from time to time and aggregate principal amount not to exceed the respective principal amounts approved by the city's electors. Any bonds so issued shall be secured by a pledge of and a lien upon all the receipts of the .75% temporary sales and use tax and all the receipts of the .25% Permanent sales and use tax is authorized by the Local Government Bond Act. Section 3, that there be, and there is hereby called a special election to be held on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026, at which election there shall be submitted to the electors of the city the question of the issuance of the bonds. Section 4, that the question shall be placed on the ballot for the special election and substantially the following forms.

You want Gordon to take over?

for a little bit, and if you get tired, I'll take it back over. That's a lot.

Special election on bond issuance. Upon the approval and issuance of the refunding bonds defined in question one below, and either the wastewater treatment plan improvement bonds defined in question two below, or the parks and recreation improvement bonds defined in question three below, collectively the bonds, the city's existing levy of a three-quarter of one percent citywide sales and use tax the prior tax securing the prior bonds defined in question one shall cease and such tax will be replaced by a temporary three quarters of one percent citywide sales and use tax the three quarters percent temporary sales and use tax the net collections of which remaining after the state of arkansas deducts its administrative charges and after required rebates will be utilized solely for the payment of debt service on the bonds approved and issued The levy and collection of the three quarter percent temporary sales and use tax will commence on and as of such date as provided by Arkansas law and will cease upon retirement and full of all of the bonds approved and issued. The net collections of an existing one quarter of one percent citywide sales and use tax, the one quarter percent permanent sales and use tax remaining after the state of Arkansas deducts its administrative charges and after required rebates will be utilized for the payment of debt service on any bonds approved by the electors in questions one two and three to the extent needed after application of the net collections of the three-quarter percent temporary sales and use tax unless question one and either question two or question three described below are approved none of the bonds will be issued the three-quarter percent temporary sales and use tax will not be levied and the prior tax will remain in place until payment in full of the prior bonds Question one, refunding bonds. They're submitted to the qualified electors of the city of Clarksville, Arkansas. The question of the issuance of refunding, refinancing bonds in principal amount not to exceed $1,480,000. The refunding bonds pursuant to Title 14, Chapter 164, Subchapter 3 of the Arkansas Code of 1987, annotated the Local Government Bond Act. for the purpose of refunding the city's outstanding sales and use tax capital improvement and refunding bonds series 2021 the prior bonds if the issuance of the refunding bonds is approved the refunding bonds will be secured by pledge of and lien upon all of the receipts of the three-quarter percent temporary sales and use tax and all of the receipts of the quarter percent permanent sales and use tax described above Vote on the question by placing an X in one of the squares following the question, either for or against. For the issuance of refunding bonds in principal amount not to exceed $1,480,000. Against the issuance of refunding bonds in principal amount not to exceed $1,480,000. Question two, wastewater treatment plan improvement bonds. There is submitted to the qualified electors of the city of Clarksville, Arkansas, the question of the issuance of capital improvement bonds in principal amount not to exceed $37,500,000, the wastewater treatment plant improvement bonds. Pursuant to Title 14, Chapter 164, Subchapter 3 of the Arkansas Code of 1987, annotated the Local Government Bond Act, the purpose of financing all or a portion of the cost of the design repair rehabilitation modernization and equipping of the city's wastewater treatment plant together with related wastewater system improvements If the issuance of the wastewater treatment plant improvement bonds is approved, the wastewater treatment plant improvement bonds will be secured by a pledge of and lien upon all of the receipts of the three quarter percent temporary sales and use tax and all of the receipts of the quarter percent permanent sales and use tax described above. Vote on the question by placing an X in one of the squares following the question, either for or against. For the issuance of wastewater treatment plant improvement bonds, in principal amount not to exceed $37,500,000 against the issuance of wastewater treatment plant improvement bonds in principal amount not to exceed $37,500,000. QUESTION 3, PARKS AND RECREATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS. THEY ARE SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS. THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 5,450,000. THE PARKS AND RECREATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS PURSUANT TO TITLE 14, CHAPTER 164, SUBCHAPTER 3 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE OF 1987 ANNOTATED THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOND ACT. for the purpose of financing all or a portion of the cost of the acquisition, design, construction, equipping, and furnishing of various parks and recreation facilities and improvements, including but not limited to a veterans memorial to be located at Cherry Street Park, a splash pad complex, to be located adjacent to the existing inclusive playground at Kline Park and the conversion of the existing baseball field at 1619 West Kline Street into an event center rodeo grounds campus in which may include concession facilities, restrooms, playgrounds, and other ancillary improvements such as street utility extensions and improvements, fencing, lighting, shade structures, landscaping, and parking for each of the foregoing projects. If the issuance of the Parks and Recreation Improvement Bonds is approved, the Parks and Recreation Improvement Bonds shall be secured by pledge of and leaned upon all of the receipts of the three-quarter percent temporary sales and use tax and all of the receipts of the quarter percent permanent sales and use tax described above. Vote on the question by placing an X in one of the squares following the question, either for or against. For the issuance of Parks and Recreation Improvement Bonds in principal amount not to exceed $5,450,000, against the issuance of parks and recreation improvement bonds and principal amount not to exceed five million four hundred and fifty thousand question five that the election shall be held and conducted in the vote canvassed and the results declared under the law and in the manner now provided for arkansas municipal elections unless otherwise provided in the local government bond act and only qualified voters the city shall have the right to vote at the election The city clerk is hereby directed to give notice of the special election by one notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the city, the publication to be not less than 10 days prior to the date of the election. Section 6, that a copy of this ordinance shall be given to the Johnson County Clerk and the Johnson County Board of Election Commissioners at least 70 days prior to the date of the special election so that the necessary election officials and supplies may be provided. A certified copy of this ordinance shall also be provided to the Director of the Department of Finance and Administration and the Treasurer of the State of Arkansas as soon as practical. section 7 that the results of the special election shall be proclaimed by the mayor and his proclamation shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation within the city the proclamation shall advise that the results as proclaimed shall be conclusive unless attacked in the circuit court of johnson county within 30 days after the date of publication of the proclamation section 8 that the mayor and city clerk foreign on behalf of the city be and they hear by are authorized and directed to do any and all things necessary to call and hold the special election as hearing provided and at the issuance of the refund funding bonds and either the wastewater treatment plan improvement bonds or the parks and recreation improvement bonds described herein is approved by the electors to cause the three-quarter percent temporary sales and years tax to be collected in accordance with the local government bond act and to perform all acts of whatever nature necessary to carry out the authority conferred by this ordinance. section 9 that the city considers this ordinance to be its declaration of official intent to issue the wastewater treatment plant improvement bonds and the parks and recreation improvement bonds and to make reimbursement with a portion of the proceeds thereof for all original expenditures incurred in the design repair rehabilitation modernization and equipping of the wastewater treatment plant improvements and the acquisition design construction equipping and furnishing the parks and recreation improvements between the date that is 60 days prior to the date of this ordinance and the data series of bonds issued for such purposes plus the de minimis amount and preliminary expenditures as such terms are defined in section 1.150-2f of the federal income tax regulations Further, in the event that the issuance of the wastewater treatment plan improvement bonds is not approved by the voters, the City considers this ordinance to be its declaration of official intent to make reimbursement with a portion of the proceeds of a series of revenue bonds for all original expenditures incurred in the design, repair, rehabilitation, modernization, and equipping of the wastewater treatment plan improvements between the date that is 60 days prior to the date of this ordinance and the date that a series of bonds is issued for such purpose plus a de minimis amount in preliminary expenditures as such terms are defined in section 1.150-2F of the federal income tax regulations. Section 10, the QTAC ROC LLP is hereby engaged as bond council and crews and associates Inc is hereby engaged as underwriter with respect to the issuance of the bonds. The fees and expenses of bond counsel on the underwriter shall be a cost of issuance of the bonds to be paid with bond proceeds. Section 11, that the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be separable, and if any provision shall for any reason be held illegal or invalid, Such holding shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance. Section 12, that all ordinances and parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. Section 13, that it is hereby ascertained and declared that there is a critical need for a continuing source of revenue to finance the wastewater treatment plant improvements and the parks and recreation improvements, all in order to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants of the city. It is therefore declared that an emergency exists and this ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety shall be enforced and effect immediately from and after its passions.

Council Marvin Vincent once said, don't build it unless you can pay for it. I can assure you that my staff and I have looked at this, looked at the cost of it. Those three projects are no stress on the city. I think we should let the voters decide. What is the motion? You can. Absolutely.

It's going to cost 2.7. When we talked about the rodeo in the before,

They had actually pulled the grant back. We couldn't have filed for it because the grant had went away. The Rodeo Arena, you can call it an event arena or whatever, would be in the place of what we're already maintaining there. So, you know, to your point of Coal Hill, the other surrounding, I'm for Clarksville. I mean, I want to see them succeed too, but I'd hope they would partner with us and have events here and bring taxpayers to Clarksville. Clarksville is my concern. That's who I work for. If I work for Coe Hill, I would be saying the same thing as you are. But I work for Clarksville. I talked to somebody in this room about Coe Hill's arena, and it's actually dangerous. But they've had some accidents there. Does he live in the city limits of Clarksville? He doesn't live in the city limits of Clarksville.

Cody is a private arena. What about theirs?

They do. They do some roping and stuff out there.

Someone else that's here tonight came because there's an interest in the fair buildings growing. They've grown so much they need more holding pens. So this rodeo would support the fair and this rodeo operation too. And again, it's up to the people.

Exactly. That's my feelings. We put it out there and let the people decide. I've talked to several people that would love it. Love to see it.

Because we can sit here all night and go back and forth. One person says it is. I say just let the boss decide.

I mean, if they don't want it, they'll vote it down.

We need wastewater. Yes, sir. Yeah, 100%. That's the bottom line.

100%.

And the other two, one of the other two has to be passed also. So, again, the citizens need to decide which of the other two.

It's their choice.

The wastewater treatment has got to be approved in my opinion.

100%.

No, 100%. Voters can determine which of the other two or if they want to do them both. Let me finish. Let me finish. The other people then can then decide which of the other two or if they want to approve both.

Yes, sir.

All three. It's up to the people. We've got to have the wastewater first and foremost.

Yes, sir. 100%. Agreed. That's the situation we're in. I agree. So is there a motion?

Anybody else? I did. Then we're told an ordinance in front of us, and this stuff's added to it.

Again, Mr. King, it's not your decision. It's the voters' decision. Let them decide.

Well, it is my decision.

No, it's not.

The people voted for me to vote.

Then let them vote. So let them vote. Let them vote on it. What's wrong with letting the people decide?

We want to get this ordinance for the CCU.

They can decide on that too. It's their money. It's their tax.

Do you have anything else for me?

No.

Is there a motion from the council?

Is there a motion to suspend the rules and place it on a second reading?

So moved.

Second? Second. Ms. Lisa, would you call the roll?

Brassinger? Yes. Crystal Thompson?

Yes.

Robert Thompson?

Yes.

Baker?

Yes.

Bradley? Yes. King?

No.

Could you read my title, please?

An ordinance calling and setting a date for special election of the questions of the issuance of sales and use. tax refunding, refinancing bonds and sales and use tax capital improvement bonds for the purpose of financing various wastewater treatment plant and parks and recreation facilities and improvements, living or placement, temporary local sales and use tax at the rate of three quarters of 1%, 0.75% to pay debt service on such bonds which tax will cease upon retirement of the bonds prescribing other matters pertaining to and declare any an emergency.

Thank you. Council, is there a motion to suspend the rules and place it on its third reading? I'll move. Second. Second. Ms. Lisa, will you call the roll?

Crystal Thompson. Yes. Robert Thompson. Yes. Baker. Yes. Bradley. Yes. King.

No.

Reisinger.

Yes.

Could you read my title, please?

An ordinance calling and setting a date for a special election on the questions of the issuance of sales and use tax refunding, refinancing bonds and sales and use tax capital improvement bonds for the purpose of financing various wastewater treatment plant and parks and recreation facilities and improvements, leaving a replacement temporary local sales and use tax at the rate of three quarters of 1.75% to pay debt service on such bonds, which tax will cease upon retirement of the bonds prescribing other matters pertaining thereto and declaring an emergency.

Is there a motion to adopt the ordinance? Second? Second. Ms. Lisa, will you call the roll?

Robert Thompson?

Yes.

Baker? Yes. Bradley? Yes. King? No. Brassinger? Yes. Crystal Thompson? Yes.

Thank you, council.

Gordon?

Mayor, there's an emergency clause.

It's already on there, right? Oh, yeah. Is there a motion to approve the emergency clause?

So moved.

Second? Second. Ms. Lisa?

Is there one on there?

Yes. Yep. Yep. I heard him read it.

Baker? Yes. Bradley? Yes. King?

No.

Reisinger? Yes. Crystal Thompson? Yes. Robert Thompson?

Yes.

Thank you, council. Gordon, Paul, thank you. Now it's up to you to go sell it. Yes. The bosses here have asked the higher bosses to approve it. It's up to you to go sell it now. All right.

And what was Paul's last name?

Paul Phillips. Yeah. Paul, you got to announce yourself when you come up here. You said your name was Paul Cruz. I'm sorry.

Yeah, Eric.

Now it's, it's, it's, it's up to the voters now. And for those that have been screaming about the splash pad at me on Facebook for the last four years, here's your chance.

so we appreciate your support.

Have you secured engineering already? Started your design work?

In the process of getting that going.

I'm hoping to start in September. I just wanted to say thank you for bringing this to us because this has been a long time coming.

It's a good thing you did. It's a good thing. I appreciate you. The thing I'm going to tell you that I appreciate the most about you, everything about you is signaled and washed down to every employee that you're a service organization. You're not a for-profit business. You never have been. That hasn't always been the case over there. And I appreciate that so very much, that you exist to keep our rates down and keep us protected. You're a breath of fresh air, so I appreciate you. 6B is going to be the resolution. Ms. Lisa, could you read that one?

A resolution to set a public hearing on the abandonment Harris Road within the city limits of Clarksville, Arkansas. Whereas the city of Clarksville wishes to abandon a Harris Road as indicated on the attached exhibit A and located within the corporate limits of the city of Clarksville. And whereas the city is required by law to conduct a public hearing to take all public comments regarding this request. Now therefore be it resolved by the city council of the city of Clarksville, Arkansas. A public hearing will be held September 14th, 2026 at 6 p.m. in the conference room of Clarksville City Hall. to take public comments on the abandonment of the above-described lands.

Cody, do you all want to speak on this, the Harris Road, and so we know which road we're talking about?

This is not all Harris Road. This is if you travel off Poplar Street, it turns out that Harris, when they gave it from there back to Portland. circles background Apollo Road Stanley maintainer that was always just grappled with you if you go abandon this why not abandon all of it the property owner has not petitioned to address that as far as this is part of the data center yeah there's about four of them

The piece is so grilled up. It's like a tunnel through there.

Council, is there a motion to approve this resolution? Second. Ms. Lisa?

Bradley?

Yes.

King?

Yes.

Brassinger? Yes. Crystal Thompson? Yes. Robert Thompson? Yes. Baker? Yes.

Thank you, council. 60 is the ordinance for the library in the vacant lot. Ms. Lisa, could you read that one?

An ordinance adjusting and amending the zoning map for the city of Clarksville, Arkansas, rezoning property at Taylor Circle, where the city of Clarksville has heretofore adopted a zoning ordinance and official zoning map to guide and influence allocation and arrangement of land uses, the development of land, and the future building within the corporate limits of the city of Clarksville. And whereas the petition was filed in accordance with the provisions of said ordinance to rezone certain lands within the corporate limits of the City of Clarksville, and whereas a public hearing was held on said petition on July 23, 2026, the Planning Commission approved the boundary change on July 23, 2026, and recommended that the City Council adopt the change, and whereas said change was reviewed in its entirety and found to be wholly acceptable, now therefore be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Clarksville, Arkansas. that the following described land is hereby rezoned from zoning classification to R1 to C1. With the following legal description, all of said property being located at Taylor Circle in Clarksville, Arkansas. Section 2, all ordinances or parts of ordinance in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 3, this ordinance shall take effect 30 days after publication.

You read that faster than I could find it in the file.

As long as it's got the address, I don't have to read the legal.

All right, we'll open it for discussion. Miss Kathy, where's she at? You may have to adjust that mic a little bit.

Kathy Jones, consultant for the Chelsea County Catholic Library. definitely needs it it turns into a parking lot doesn't it sometimes council do we have a motion to suspend the rules and put it on second reading Ms. Lisa should be back

Yeah. Rysinger? Yes. Crystal Thompson? Yes. Robert Thompson?

Yes.

Baker? Yes. Bradley? Yes.

Could you read by title, please?

An ordinance adjusting and amending the zoning map for the State of Clarksville, Arkansas rezoning property at Taylor Circle.

Is there a motion to suspend rules and put on its third reading? Second. Ms. Lisa?

Rysinger? Yes. Crystal Thompson? Yes. Robert Thompson?

Yes.

Baker? Yes. Bradley? Yes. King?

Yes. Could you read by title?

An ordinance suggesting and amending the zoning map for the city of Clarksville, Arkansas rezoning property at Tyler Circle.

Is there a motion to adopt the ordinance?

So moved.

Second. Ms. Lisa? I'll slow down. I apologize.

Crystal Thompson? Yes. Robert Thompson? Yes. Baker? Yes. Bradley? Yes. King? Yes. Ressinger?

Yes.

It doesn't have an emergency clause. No. Ms. Cathy, thank you. Council, thank you. all right 6c is going to be the ordinance rezone r1c1 uh johnson county library council i was talking to some of the members beforehand one of the maybe the rules like other cities do when you have we've got one two three four five six no five we got five identical ordinances that we have to read in their entirety and all we're doing is just changing the address and what they're currently classified the council at some point needs to entertain a rule that says we can read these once each by title then approve them from there. Russellville does it. I think Fayetteville does it. So I may bring that to your rules maybe next meeting, see if we can get that done. This is going to continue. But could you read that ordinance, please?

An ordinance adjusting and amending the zoning map for the City of Clarksville, Arkansas rezoning property at Taylor Road, where the City of Clarksville has heretofore adopted a zoning ordinance and official zoning map to guide and influence the allocation and arrangement of land uses, the development of land, and the future building within the corporate limits of the City of Clarksville. And whereas a petition was filed in accordance with the provisions of said ordinance to rezone certain lands within the corporate limits of the City of Clarksville, and whereas a public hearing was held on said petition on July 23rd, 2026, the Planning Commission approved the boundary change on July 23rd, 2026, and recommended that the City Council adopt the change. And whereas the said change was reviewed in its entirety and found to be wholly acceptable, Now, therefore, we had ordained by the City Council of the City of Clarksville, Arkansas, that Section 1, the following described land is hereby rezoned from zoning classification I-1 to I-T, description Exhibit A, all of said property being located at Tyler Road in Clarksville, Arkansas. Section 2, all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 3, this ordinance shall take effect 30 days after publication.

I'm going to call Miss Katie up. I was like, where'd she go? Perfect timing. So planning and zoning has already looked. So what we're talking about, council, is planning and zoning has already looked. You guys created that new IT zone. These are the parcels that were in that footprint that now had to be classified as IT. So we're moving them from like a C3 or an I2 into the more restrictive IP, which those standards that you intended to impose upon the data center are now actually going to be applicable. So that's what the planning zone did here. So I'll let you, sorry, I didn't mean to take it over.

I'm actually going to call on one of our other members because I was actually Before you do that, Matt, let's do this. I'm going to open this up to Ms. Sue Johnston. Let's go that route first. You signed up to speak on rezoning?

You've got to come up here, ma'am. Sorry. If you will state your name, and then I'll start the clock here. Whatever you wanted. You signed up to speak on this reason? Go right ahead.

Well, I wanted to discuss one of the other ones on the...

okay we'll come okay we'll come back to you then okay okay now matt you want to come up so yeah this um moving this from the the id1 to the iq zone like you said it would just help with some of the particular light buffering there's a light buffering and different things like that you get some questions about i mean the i1 zone currently doesn't have the issues that's why we put that forward from you guys good counseling so do we have a motion to spin the rules and place it on a second reading miss lisa thank you matt

Robert Thompson? Yes. Baker? Yes. Bradley? Yes. King? Yes. Rossinger?

Yes.

Crystal Thompson? Yes.

Could you read by title when you're ready?

An ordinance adjusting and amending the zoning map for the city of Clarksville, Arkansas rezoning property in Taylor Road.

Is there a motion to suspend the rules in place on its third reading? So moved. Second? Second. Ms. Lisa?

Baker, Bradley, King, Rossinger, Crystal Thompson, Robert Thompson.

When you're ready, could you read my title, please?

An ordinance adjusting and amending the zoning map for the city of Clarksville, Arkansas rezoning property at Taylor Road.

Is there a motion to adopt the ordinance? Second. Second. When you're ready, Ms. Lisa. I know it's in that data center footprint. It needs to be in that IT. Let's know that. They need to be subjected to those tighter restrictions you guys put on them. Cody, do you have a map of this by chance?

Can you email them to me?

Well, let's see if I can get a visual here from Katie. Or Wynette, do you have them? Let's see if I can get them. Can you talk us through where they're at?

You go up South Palmer, first house on your left, there's a little driveway beside it. It's a very, very small piece of partial right behind that house.

Yeah. Did you send it to me?

Yes, sir. So this is the site of this group. Thanks.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Trying to get it pulled up here. Because if it comes in, I'll pull it up. Yeah, it's up on top of the heel there. Yeah. Yeah, if anybody knows where Dee Patton and them live, it's Tower Road there in that area. All right. Do we have a motion to spin rules and put it on the second reading?

No move.

Second. Ms. Lisa?

King. King.

Yeah.

Reisinger.

Yeah.

Crystal Thompson. Yes. Robert Thompson. Yes. Baker. Yes. I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you. Bradley?

Yes.

Hold on a second, Lisa. Let me pull this over. You said third one down, Katie?

You'll see in the top right corner, it'll be a number three.

That was a big meeting, wasn't it? Let's see here. Let me go down. Is this one here? Okay. All right. So it's got all of them on here, right? So this is all up and around the tower, back behind the hospital up on the hill. Is that right? Cody? Is that right? Behind the hospital up on the hill? With the exception of one of them?

Okay.

It's coming up this month, right? All right. Could you read by title, Ms. Lisa?

An ordinance suggesting and amending, zoning map for the city of clarksville arkansas rezoning property at tower road high point trail and palmer road is there a motion to spin rules in place on this third reading second second miss lisa risinger yeah crystal thompson yes robert thompson baker yes bradley yes king yeah when you're ready could you read my title please an ordinance adjusting and amending the zoning map for the city of clarksville arkansas Resigning property at Tower Road, High Point, Trail, and Palmer Road.

Is there a motion to adopt the ordinance?

So moved.

Second? Second. Ms. Lisa, when you're ready.

Crystal Thompson? Yes. Robert Thompson? Yes. Baker? Yes. Bradley? Yes. King? Yes. Ressinger? Yes.

Thank you, council. Next item is going to be the rezone I-1 to C-3 to IT Big Danger and I-40. Could you read that ordinance, please?

An ordinance adjusting and amending the zoning map for the State of Clarksville, Arkansas rezoning property at Big Danger and I-40, where the State of Clarksville has heretofore adopted a zoning ordinance and official zoning map to guide and influence the allocation and arrangement of land uses, development of land, and the future building within the corporate limits of the city of Clarksville. And whereas the petition was filed in accordance with the provisions of said ordinance to rezone certain lands within the corporate limits of the city of Clarksville, and whereas the public hearing was held on said petition on July 23rd, 2026, the Planning Commission approved the boundary change on July 23rd, 2026, and recommended that the city council adopt the change. And whereas said change was reviewed in its entirety and found to be wholly acceptable, now therefore be it ordained by the city council of the city of Clarksville, Arkansas that section one the following described land is hereby rezone from zoning classification i1-c3 to it description exhibit aim all said property being located at big danger in i-40 in clarkshire arkansas section 2 all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed section 3 this ordinance shall take effect 30 days after publication thank you lisa this is the property council east of the water tower and west of big danger correct

Is there a motion to suspend the rules and place it on its second reading?

So moved.

Second?

Second.

Ms. Lisa?

Robert Thompson? Yes. Baker? Yes. Bradley? Yes. King? Yes. Risinger? Yes. Crystal Thompson?

Yes.

When you're ready, could you read my title?

An ordinance adjusting and amending the zoning map for the City of Clarksville, Arkansas rezoning property at Big Danger and I-40.

Is there a motion to spin rules and place it on its third reading?

I'll move.

Second?

Second.

Ms. Lisa?

Baker? Yes. Bradley? Yes. King? Yes. Ressinger? Yes. Crystal Thompson? Yes. Robert Thompson?

Yes.

Is there a motion to adopt the ordinance? Oh, sorry. Did you?

And the ordinance suggesting and amending the zoning map for the City of Clarksville, Arkansas rezoning property at Big Danger and I-40.

Now, is there a motion to adopt the ordinance? Second?

Second.

Ms. Lisa?

Bradley? Yes. King? Yeah. Reisinger? Yeah. Crystal Thompson? Yes. Robert Thompson? Yes. Baker?

Yes.

Thank you, council.

6G is going to be ordinance rezoning I-1 to IT properties on South Palmer and Harris Road. Could you read that ordinance, please?

An ordinance adjusting and amending the zoning map for the City of Clarksville, Arkansas rezoning property on Harris Road and Palmer Road, where the City of Clarksville has heretofore adopted a zoning ordinance and official zoning map to guide and influence the allocation and arrangement of land uses development of land and the future building within the corporate limits of the City of Clarksville, and whereas the petition was filed in accordance with the provisions of said ordinance to rezone certain lands within the corporate limits of the City of Clarksville, and whereas the public hearing was held on said petition on July 23, 2026, the Planning Commission approved the boundary change on July 23, 2026, and recommended the City Council adopt the change, and whereas said change was reviewed in its entirety and found to be wholly acceptable, now therefore be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Clarksville, Arkansas, that Section 1, the following described land, is hereby rezoned from zoning classification I-1 to I-T, description Exhibit A, all said property being located at Harris Road and Palmer Road, Clarksville, Arkansas. Section 2, all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 3, this ordinance shall take effect 30 days after publication.

Thank you, Lisa.

Is there a motion to suspend the rules and place it on its second read?

So moved. Second.

Ms. Lisa?

King?

Yes.

Risinger? Yes. Crystal Thompson? Yes. Robert Thompson? Yes. Baker? Yes. Bradley?

Yes.

Could you read my title?

An ordinance adjusting and amending the zoning map for the city of Clarksville, Arkansas rezoning property on Harris Road and Palmer Road.

We have a motion to suspend the rules in place on this third reading. So moved. Second?

Second.

Ms. Lisa?

Reisinger? Yes. Crystal Thompson? Yes. Robert Thompson? Yes. Baker? Yes. Bradley? Yes. King?

Yes.

Could you read my title, please?

An ordinance suggesting and amending the zoning map for the City of Clarksville, Arkansas rezoning property on Harris Road and Palmer Road.

Is there a motion to adopt the ordinance?

So moved.

Second?

Second.

Ms. Lisa?

Crystal Thompson? Yes. Robert Thompson? Yes. Baker? Yes. Bradley? Yes. King? Yes. Reisinger?

Yes.

Thank you, Lisa. Thank you, Council. Next item is going to be the ordinance to rezone I-1 and C-3 to IT properties on Poplar and South Palmer. Could you read that ordinance, please?

An ordinance adjusting and amending the zoning map for the City of Clarksville, Arkansas, rezoning property on Poplar Street and South Palmer Road, whereas the City of Clarksville has heretofore adopted a zoning ordinance, an official zoning map to guide and influence the allocation and arrangement of land uses, the development of land, and the future building within the corporate limits of the City of Clarksville. And whereas the petition was filed in accordance with the provisions of said ordinance to rezone certain lands within the corporate limits of the City of Clarksville, and whereas the public hearing was held on said petition on July 23rd, 2026, the Planning Commission approved the boundary change on July 23rd, 2026, and recommended the City Council adopt the change, and whereas said change was reviewed in its entirety and found to be highly acceptable, now therefore be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Clarksville, Arkansas, that Section 1, the following described land, is hereby rezone from zoning classification I want to IT. Description is good at A. All said property being located at Poplar Street and South Palmer Road, Clarksville, Arkansas. Section 2, all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 3, this ordinance shall take effect 30 days after publication.

Thank you. Is there a motion to spin the rules and place it on its second reading?

So moved.

Second? Second. Ms. Lisa? Second.

Robert Thompson? Yes. Baker? Yes. Bradley? Yes. King? Yes. Brassinger? Yes. Crystal Thompson? Yes.

Could you read my title, please?

An ordinance suggesting and amending the zoning map for the City of Clarksville, Arkansas rezoning property on Poplar Street and South Farmer Road.

Is there a motion to suspend rules and place it on its third reading? Second. Second. Ms. Lisa?

Baker? Yes. Bradley? Yes. King? Yes. Brassinger? Yes. Crystal Thompson? Yes. Robert Thompson? Yes.

Could you read by title, please?

An ordinance adjusting and amending the zoning map for the City of Clarksville, Arkansas rezoning property on Poplar Street and South Plummer Road.

Is there a motion to adopt the ordinance?

So moved.

Second?

Second.

Ms. Lisa?

Bradley? Yes. King? Yeah. Rassinger? Yeah. Crystal Thompson?

Robert Thompson. I'm with you. Let's get it over with. We knew what you meant. Baker? That's funny. Thank you. Thank you, Lisa. Holy moly. Let's see. 6I is going to be ordinance to rezone R1 to C3 at 1543 South Rogers. Ms. Lisa, could you read that? I'll bring the mic to you, okay? You don't have to get up. You said your back was hurting? Hold on. I don't want you standing there and hurt. That's okay. Sorry, go ahead, Lisa.

An ordinance suggesting and amending the zoning map for the City of Clarksville, Arkansas rezoning property on 1543 South Rogers, where the City of Clarksville has heretofore adopted a zoning ordinance and official zoning map to guide and influence the allocation and arrangement of land uses, the development of land, and the future building within the corporate limits of the City of Clarksville. and whereas the petition was filed in accordance with the provisions of said ordinance to rezone certain lands within the corporate limits of the City of Clarksville, and whereas a public hearing was held on said petition on July 23, 2026, the Planning Commission approved the boundary change on July 23, 2026, and recommended that the City Council adopt the change, and whereas said change was reviewed in its entirety and found to be wholly acceptable, now therefore be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Clarksville, Arkansas, that Section 1, the following described land is hereby Rezoned from zoning classification R1 to C3. Description. Exhibit A. All said property being located at 1543 South Rogers, Clarkshire, Arkansas. Section 2. All ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after publication.

Ms. Johnson, do you want to? You sure? We can bring this to you. It's fine. I know you, okay. Yeah. Yeah.

Is this the one, is it actually going to be in Jamestown?

I don't really know. Cody, is this the one that's on South Rogers by the RV park? With Kraft and Toll?

Yeah.

It's Eileen Steele's property, right?

Right across from the church. Yeah.

Well, we've got Spadra. We've got the one going in behind South Park. We've got U of O. Palmer.

Palmer. Behind Motion Fuel. The U of O on South Rogers. The one at South Park. Where else is there?

Well, we have Spadra down there.

Spadra, yeah.

And then we're going to have James Town. Now, is that the same one that they were going to connect to the U of O properties?

no no there's no way for anybody to do that well i didn't think so yeah what did we vote on last time what did you all pass last time did we do the one cody come up here i don't remember we did we did the university of ozarks we did south parks and we did the one on palmer didn't get approved

So this is not the South Park? No. This is the James County? Yes. And that one we've already talked about in previous meetings?

Just in planning and zoning, we gave our approval to send it before.

So planning and zoning has approved this one too?

Okay, which I see that they did apply to that, which is the next section. this ordinance here is just to change it to c3 exactly i know i'm an old woman okay i'm proud to know that but no it just seems like it's quite excessive in that area i mean you know because i live in that area i see our views going down to the park all the time yeah river and now we're going to have to do a bow one we're going to have the one behind south park with the workout I mean, there are some real benefits, but we're certainly pouring that area with a bunch of RVs. And do we have any kind of a count as to how many RV slots we might be entertaining in a total combination of that?

We don't have any rules that limits it. We don't have a rule instituting a moratorium on a day-to-day basis. We have no legislative actions. Sorry. So, yeah, it's, it's basically, it's the interstate commerce rules that applies, our laws apply and you can apply to it equally. So until, until such a day comes where there's a rule, a moratorium on them, we really, we just, we're bound by the law. Let me pause you real quick. Council, do you want to extend more time? Ms. Johnson? Yeah. Okay.

Sorry.

I was trying to follow the rules here.

Thank you. So I understand that even if we didn't know what they were going to do, we're not, I mean, basically we are writing them a blank check, but seeing as how they've already applied for that special permit, which is very nice that they got that done too. But we really, if I say all these parks, they can change their minds. and then repeat the cost of the permit for i i guess i'm just asking what

well i would say i would say this mitch johnson that his engine we're going to call his engineer up here in a minute because they've had they if they can they're spending that kind of money to get an engine well we're going to address it because he's here tonight and i appreciate him being here because of all those those that have been developed he's the first engineer i've seen come in with a site plan so i feel more confident what they're doing it is very nice thing okay well i would love to hear from him it is not necessarily a blank check

Well, it actually kind of is. When you think about it, you take it from a residential one to a C3. You do not have to prove it. You can get it approved for a C3. Okay.

It changes the use of it drastically. It does. It does.

But I mean, you're restricted to what in a C3.

Exactly. Yeah. Exactly. Well, our, you know, businesses and things like that. Yeah. But what I'm saying is you can't say we do not want you putting in another X mark. We don't want you putting this in. We don't want you putting in.

Now, we have those laws in place. We have those laws in place. So those type of business are restricted. And you can do that. Like a city, a government don't have the right to pick and choose what businesses come to town. They don't. they they can they they can restrict where they go and how they go and things like that but as far as how many or whatever there's not really governments are really tied their hands are tied and as far as that is concerned now where they go and yeah that type of thing decide they want to develop it they could and they just might say hey i want to make it they could as long as they meet the threshold yes absolutely and in this case like there's two two two steps they got to go to planning zoning yeah playing zoning applies all their rules for beautification standoffs fire protection things like that site plan development then They have to come put up with the political aspect of it up here. So it's not just a blank check. I don't mean to – there are checks and balances to it, yeah. Well, let's put his engineer in the hot seat. How about that?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. That does tie them down.

sue can i yeah can a gas well be put on a residential property if they have the middle if they have the mineral rights yeah okay yeah absolutely all right and what about are they going to move that you said it was shut down are they going to move it's a it's a it's a we're going to

Ms. Johnson, let me tell you one of the concerns I have, and I'm not anti-anything, right? I just believe it's America and you should be allowed to do things reasonably. However, my concern is in about seven to nine years from now, when all these workers have left, We're going to have these RV parks all over the city, and they're going to look like used mobile home parks. That is my chief concern, and my direction to the planning and zoning is to make sure that our standards, make sure when there's nobody there, it upholds the neighboring beautification. We don't... No, the corner down there past where this is going is not where we want to be. We've hired Linda George. We've worked hard for seven years to clean up the blight in this city. We're not going back to it. And my biggest concern is that in seven to nine years, they leave us with these eyesores all over town, and we don't want that. So, yes, sir, will you introduce yourself?

This property, it's 100 RV spots that we're planning on putting in a clubhouse and also another bathhouse with a pond. The client's not wanting it just for the bath center. It's down the road. They wanted to have that there's more RV spaces for people that's going to do in the park also. And so they're putting this in for long term. It's not a short term. We do it for a while. Once the data center's completed, it's over. We're going to shut it down. Just speaking to your questions, you cannot put a residential building or anything that's being occupied barcodes and everything that we don't have anything within a hundred feet of that gas wheel where it's going to be somebody's real estate and so I did the design on this and went and thoroughly reviewed all ADH regulations other regulations pertaining to the gas wheels and other stuff to try to make this nice The landscaping requirements for the city, adding landscaping trees to the perimeter, making sure that we're going to be far enough off of people's property lines. It's not going to be at the blight that you're concerned about.

Okay. And is that a dead whale or is it still active?

No, that is an active whale.

It is an active whale, okay.

It's a Don Norton Holmes LLC.

Any other questions? Thank you, Council. Is there a motion to suspend the rules and place it on its second reading?

So moved.

Second? Ms. Lisa?

King? Yeah. Reisinger? Yeah. Crystal Thompson? Yes. Robert Thompson? Yes. Baker?

Yes.

Bradley? Yes. An ordinance suggesting and amending the zoning map for the City of Clarksville, Arkansas rezoning property at 1543 South Rogers.

Is there a motion to suspend the rules and place it on its third reading? Second. Ms. Lisa?

Rysinger? Yes. Crystal Thompson? Yes. Robert Thompson? Yes. Baker? Yes. Bradley? Yes. King?

Yes. Could you read by title?

An ordinance suggesting and amending the zoning map for the City of Clarksville, Arkansas rezoning property on 1543 South Rogers.

Is there a motion to adopt the ordinance?

So moved.

Second. Ms. Lisa?

Who was that second? Robert Thompson, Baker, Bradley, King, Brassinger.

Thank you, council. 6K is the bid tabulations for janitorial. Lynette, do you want to come up and talk that through?

What?

J?

J. Oh. Special permit. Yeah, 6J, the ordinance for special, what is it? Special permit in C3 for RV park at 1543 South Rogers.

What's the one we just did? What's the one we just resound?

We resound it. Now we're doing the permit for it.

Oh, my Lord. You're right. Yeah, could you read that ordinance? Don't ever put this menu on this agenda again. It's crazy.

Been enacted by the City Council of Clarksville State of Arkansas an ordinance to be entitled to a special permit in a C3 zone. The City of Clarksville has heretofore adopted a zoning ordinance and official zoning map to guide and influence the allocation and arrangement of land uses, the development of land, and the future building within the corporate limits of the City of Clarksville. The petition was filed in accordance with the provisions of said ordinance requesting a special permit for Norton Homes LLC in a C3 zone for RV Park. The public hearing was held on said petition on July 23, 2026. The Planning Commission approved the special permit request on July 23, 2026 and recommended its approval to the Clarksville City Council on August 10, 2026, now therefore be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Clarksville, Arkansas. Section 1 approval. A special use permit is hereby granted allowing an RV park or recreational vehicle or travel trailer park within the C3 General Commercial District on the property described Exhibit A, subject to the conditions contained in this ordinance. All said property being located at 1543 South Rogers Street, Clarksville, Arkansas. Section 2, conditions of approval. The special use permit is subject to the property owner or its agent assigns employees or representatives collectively known as the property owner remaining in compliance with the following conditions of the property location. A, the RV park shall comply with the applicable proportions that the city of Clarksville zoning code is amended from time to time, including such code portions applicable to the operation and use of recreational vehicle or travel trailer park. B, in addition to the zoning code requirements, the RV park shall meet the additional requirements. One, all recreational vehicles or travel trailers, RVs herein located at the property must be and remain registered license in good and operable condition and capable of immediate transportation. Two, the RV park and incident use at any time as a manufactured home park or mobile home subdivision. Three, there should be no permanent structures, additions, decks, porches, fences, storage buildings, or skirting attached to any RVs except specifically approved by the City of Parksville building inspector. 4. The property owner shall maintain a minimum 20-foot landscape buffer adjacent to residentially zoned property in compliance with the submitted development plan and is approved by the Clarksville Building Inspector. C. There shall be no material changes to the site plan as proved unless such changes are submitted to the Clarksville Planning and Zoning Commission and approved by the City Council. Any failure of the property owner to comply with condition contained herein shall constitute grounds for suspension or revocation of the special use permit and set forth in Section 3 below. The special permit shall be reviewed no later than the five-year anniversary of special permit authorization date to ensure compliance. Section 3, Replication A. Upon any event set forth in Section 3B1 through 4 below, the city may issue written notification to the property owner that an event has occurred, which may result in a special use permit being revoked. Such notification shall briefly stay at the alleged event and provide a date in which a hearing shall be held in front of the city council, which may be at a regular or special called meeting. B, at such hearing, the city council may have a majority of a quorum of the council. rebut this special use permit upon finding that, one, one or more of the conditions set forth herein have been violated. Two, the use of the property as permitted under this special use permit creates a nuisance or hazard to the public. Three, the property owner has failed to maintain compliance with applicable laws and regulations, or four, for any reason as allowed by law. Section four, this ordinance shall take effect 30 days after publication.

All right, council, any questions or comments on this? Is there a motion to spin the rules and place it on its second reading? So moved. Second? Second. Ms. Lisa?

Robert Thompson? Yes. Baker? Yes. Bradley? Yes. King? Yes. Ratzinger? Yes. Crystal Thompson?

Yes.

Could you read my title, please?

Being enacted by the City Council of Clarksville State of Arkansas, an ordinance to be entitled an ordinance adopting recommended special permit in a C3 zone.

Is there a motion to spin the rules and place it on its third reading? Second. Ms. Lisa?

Baker? Yes. Bradley? Yes. King? Yes. Brassinger? Yes. Crystal Thompson? Yes. Robert Thompson?

Yes.

Could you read my title, please?

Being enacted by the City Council of Clarksville State of Arkansas an ordinance to be entitled to an ordinance adopting recommended special permit in a C3 zone.

Is there a motion to adopt the ordinance? Second. Second. Who seconded it?

I did.

Patrick, sorry.

Bradley. Yes. King. Yes. Reisinger. Yes. Crystal Thompson. Yes. Robert Thompson. Yes. Baker.

Yes. Did we do the motion to adopt the ordinance?

Mm-hmm. That was Reisinger and Baker. That was it. Okay. All right.

All right.

Thank you, council. Wasn't it?

i forgot where we left off was the motion to adopt the ordinance let's run through it again just to be sure do we have a motion to adopt the ordinance yeah you did it okay all right all right uh 6k is the bid tabulations for pd janitorial services chief you want to

council need a you know good motion patrick what are you saying what's the first drug what is demo and re-sheeting existing just ignore that just pass it out and put sharper

so it's sharper image that's 900 per month so you need a you needed a budget for the year correct so what is the total amount from police maintenance that is with taxes 900 plus tax including tax 10-8 from police maintenance for the year. Do we have a motion?

So moved.

We have a second. Ms. Lisa, you made that way more difficult than you did.

King. King.

Yeah.

Rassinger. Yeah. Crystal Thompson. Robert Thompson. Yes. Baker. Yes. Bradley. Yes.

Thank you, council.

Thank you.

6L is Grizzly Economic Development Studies. We never budgeted that.

Hey, man. Yes, sir. I'm going to have to excuse myself for medical. Okay. I'm at home. Okay. I know why I'm leaving, so.

Be praying for you.

Oh, I appreciate that.

6L is the Grizzly economic development study. We contracted with the University of Arkansas to do a study for that Grizzly company that never came to fruition. Still an option, but the university did that cost benefit analysis and it's attached in your file. We just need to pay them for it. We need to appropriate the funds from economic development to get them paid.

I don't see the study.

Is it not in there?

It should be attached with the bill.

You're right, it is just a deficit. It went out to you guys way before this when you were working on this.

The CBA? Yeah.

Yeah, I didn't see you with it.

I didn't see it.

Well, we can get it sent to you.

Well, it's the memorandum of agreement. I love it. It's the whole study. Okay. I just have the agreement. Okay.

Okay.

We can get it sent to you.

There's normally a budget for. Well, there's normally a budget for impact studies and economic development studies and economic development. It looked like in the past several years, but we didn't put anything in there this year because we didn't have an economic director. So there just wasn't a budget for it.

Yeah, we just didn't budget anything in economic development. I think this is it right here.

We're going to have to pay it. I'll make the motion. I'm trying to find this thing.

Is there a second? At Economic Development, right?

Second.

Ms. Lisa? Brassinger? Yes. Crystal Thompson?

Yes.

Robert Thompson? Yes. Bradley? Yes. King?

Yes.

Thank you, Council. I will get that to you. I've got it somewhere. Grizzly just didn't pan out. We couldn't get him to get his answers to Reagan Pugh down at AEDC as much as we tried to get it done. Still hope for it to get done, but slim to none. The last thing is the resolution for the property lease with Solaris. You want to read that?

A resolution approving and authorizing a real property lease with Solaris Resolute LLC, whereas the City of Clarksville, Arkansas owns certain real property located at 6 Graves Lane, which is unapproved and not currently utilized. and whereas the City Council finds that there has been little or no expression of any interest by other business to purchase or lease the property, but for the recent request by Solaris Resolute LLC to lease the property, whereas the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to utilize the property in a productive manner and finds this is the best and most productive use of the property which has been expressed to the City, now therefore be it resolved by the City Council of Clarksville, Arkansas, Section 1, that a certain land lease agreement between the City of Clarksville and Solaris Resolute LLC is hereby approved and authorized. Section 2 that the mayor as ex officio is hereby authorized to execute for and on behalf of the city, the land lease agreement, all other documents required.

Are they paying us to lease it?

Cody, that was a month plus they're going to buy nightlight. It's actually nightlight.

Okay.

Drew, are you with us? Let me see if I can get you. Okay. Once you all come up, introduce yourselves so they know who you are and what we're talking about here and what the purpose of that whole area around that light is and what you're going to be doing there.

I'm Mike. I'm the construction manager for the site for Calaris.

And so that area around, that's all growed up right now. The idea is y'all going to take that, pave it, fence it, light it, make a lay down yard basically. Clean it. Clean it.

We'll clean it, rock it for a lay down yard. We'll put a fence around it. We'll have it secured in the lay down yard.

And you're not going to touch that cemetery. You're going to make sure there's a good way in and out around it, that cemetery.

We have a 100-foot buffer all the way around the cemetery.

And then when y'all leave the improvements on that property stay with the city. Did y'all bother not my buildings?

Yeah, sure. We're in process. As y'all might be aware, that property was in bankruptcy at one point. So the court signed off on it. last week. And so we'll be closing in about two weeks on the property.

Yeah, Drew, you guys got kind of squirrely here when I asked that question. So I didn't mean to potentially upset a land land deal. So I apologize for that. If that's what we just did.

No, no, it's it's under contract. So like I said, it was just waiting on bankruptcy court approval. And so it'll be closed this month. clay do you have any any questions comments concerns for the council about this this agreement i mean it's it's pretty simple the terms uh that are laid out i mean they are paying us and then the improvements go back to the city we've looked at it i don't see any issues with it as long as the council is good with it well just so you know we're not paying you extra to do this on vacation so you need to get out of here

Crystal Thompson. Robert Thompson. Baker. It's not here. Bradley. King. Brassinger.

Go back to vacation and get out of here. Thank you all for coming.

All right. CCU. You've done enough damage for that.

Do you have any further questions for us? If not, I'll take the leave here. Appreciate it.

Chamber.

Chief, please.

I have the July numbers for the Police Department. The offense violations are 549. Detective violations are 180. Warning citations were 436. There were 132 incident reports taken. There were 60 arrests made. 26 accident reports were taken. There were 11 CID cases assigned. 20 CID cases proposed. There were 11 agency assists. There were five arrests for possession of controlled substance.

There was one K-9 deployment.

There were 30 warrants served. There are 2,030 active warrants. There were 1,238 dispatch calls. There were 21 special events and eight DWI arrests. There were 150 code enforcement tasks, 137% were completed. There were three total drum flights, zero training flights, and one silver alert subject. Any questions?

Thank you.

Cody?

I'm looking at Wyatt. If y'all haven't noticed, bronze is hammer busy if you want to choose murder. Other than that, townhouses that the project six they kicked off Jason's got a little more of you and Morgan other than that he's rock and roll thank you go ahead Steve Fisher chairman Airport Commission we're just nearing the end of the taxiway project

We're we're thinking by the time the leaves falling off the trees that the very last part of this will be done. And I think you know that this project didn't cost us anything, but we we. We will have had $51,000 out of our pocket temporarily until it's paid by the Arkansas division or not, so but. We do have money out right now. They've got to do a flyover and a flyover survey, which incidentally costs like $77,000, if you believe that, which it does. And then we have an on-the-ground survey that Garber's involved in. So anyhow, I'll be done before November. We're on schedule. The AWAS, we're changing the grant. I want to preface this by saying the mayor really had, to his credit, lobbied for a more sensible solution to the in-kind part of this project. And there were more sensible solutions, as you well know. some good ideas but as it turns out the federal government and we need we need to keep on going so anyhow um we we changed the whole project and we don't even have an income anymore anyhow the bottom line is is that we had to get extra funding to do that in the arts law department of aeronautics which you may, I've told you in the past, but I'll just remind you that that's an organization, it's a state organization that is supported by tax money from fuel. It's not tax money from the general public, but it's aircraft fuel and aircraft parts and supplies and aircraft sales. And that money comes directly back to the Air Force. So, you know, there's a lot of people that complain thinking airport money the money the sport airports comes out of the taxpayers aviation taxes so anyhow that that extra money I'm going to a meeting the end of excuse me the 19th of this month and I'm going to present this, but it's already been okay that they're going to okay that the money that we were going to save with income, but as it turns out, we're going to be able to have that money. From the aeronautics? You're kidding. That's amazing right there, yeah. We got that taken care of. So it's still not going to cost us anything. trees also. We've had a want to remind you for years we've had, we've gotten away without having to have hangar ground lease. You know, people own hangers, but they can't own the ground underneath them. That's airport property. So we leased that property. The hangar owners leased that property. And we have not had a contract, which is ridiculous. But we've been getting that can down the road for many years and we've been working on getting that done and clayton is working with us on that we're trying to make it a much more simple contract and i'm talking with him about that in the next few days because we've got some buyers for those three hangers you know we got some buyers for them but we need to keep this going for them to not lose interest in it but they need to have they need to have a contract by clayton union clay mccall

That's okay. You can't say Clayton claim a call or city or you work with her.

And, you know, today, and I'm just gonna keep bringing this item over and over again at every meeting until I get this up to a point where we can have time to make a presentation but at some point we need we can't we can't just keep uh old terminal building forever it's outdated and and um i think that we need to um we need to keep things moving on that and i think that maybe having a task force and i'll i'll keep reminding us until uh some possibilities for a terminal building that shouldn't cost us a whole lot it shouldn't be an unreasonable amount of money everything possible have you estimated it yet we we hit a few years ago we did a 90 uh construction ready plans that we paid for uh from the um And they came up with some plans, so we're ready.

Just remember, if they tell you 150 square foot, you better budget 300. Hey, will you do me a favor? Yeah. Will you let folks know, you mentioned a flyover, and they're looking for instructions in the RPZ on those kind of studies, and then they do a ground study, right? Would you confirm? that those trees that are cut down by the Forestry Commission has nothing to do with data center. Those were to remove obstructions in the RPC, right?

That's been going on a long time before we even knew about that. I love you, Steve. Thank you so very, very much for confirming that.

A&P.

We just had a meeting, and we're through.

Any other meetings planned up that you know of? Ms. Lisa?

You have my reports. I'm good.

Ms. Becky Craft? I am eternally sorry. I owe you three minutes and then some. I saw your name on this list. You're welcome to come up. The planning zoning commissioners are here. If you want to address this, we'll give you some time right now because I missed your name on this list. That's all right. Okay.

I wanted to be called up before you voted. Is it not on anymore?

It's probably done. The good thing is there's still another level to playing zonings here. They get to hear what you say.

I did try to say they were very gracious to me because this is a first for me. Everything is a first for me here. I moved to Arkansas and I've never seen a firefly. I never heard of cicada. I never got bit by a tick. I've never all these things have happened to me since I've been here. So it's an interesting thing. I I wanted to speak because. What I feel is happening, being new, is that this is brand new and I'm in the last quarter of the game. And my concern still is that our bargaining chip of zoning or bonds is is being pushed aside and we're not having the opportunity to say, can we have third-party testing to address the concerns of pollution or contamination? Because these are- We're talking data centers? We're talking, because the zoning is for the data centers, IT. So that's the tie-in. Yeah, okay. I'm so sorry. But I just wanted to hopefully appeal for just a little bit of slowdown. You know, and I know it doesn't feel like to you guys because you've been dealing with this for a while. But I haven't heard... I haven't heard things that would protect the citizens. I haven't heard about what is going to happen with these closed loop systems that require, you know, biocides and scale inhibitors and synthetic coolants. And they have to be. You know, they have to be like your water heater. I've said this before. It has to be cleaned periodically. And where does that go? And is it going into our systems for cleanup? I mean, is it just like, here you go. Clarksville have, have at it. I don't, I haven't heard any of these things. I haven't heard like, let's have a vote on this. You know, I haven't heard the things that concern me and the concern others that I've talked to. Yeah. So the water use priority, is the data center in a drought going to have priority over the citizens? I mean, is that written down somewhere? Do we even know?

What? I don't think we do that. I think in industry around here, it's curtailed. It's the citizens come first. Okay. They will curtail energy to the industry before they will curtail our power. Okay. I'm sure it's the same with the water. Okay.

So thank you for hearing me. And I know I'm not quite on, um, I wasn't quite prepared for what I was going to say and I apologize. Um, the, um, I guess I think more of your citizens would feel more comfortable if we were hearing more, how many times can you say more, about how we're protected. Because there's obviously something to be said for the council meetings we're seeing in other towns and cities and people playing recordings and people showing jars of dirty water and et cetera. And so it's just- Let me ask you this. Yeah.

Have you seen the flyers that have been coming to people's mailboxes. Yes, I have seen and read. Well, that's the story. We asked for that six months ago. They're just now doing it. Okay. So just so you know that Aberdeen built the same type of thing in Israel. There is no place on the planet that appreciates water more than that country. And he is just as respectful here as he is there with the water. He appreciates it very much. He's not a crypto... Bitcoin guy that just comes to those thoughts by night. He actually cares about the community because he, in order to function in Israel, he has to meet those even stricter thresholds there. Okay. So know that first off. So it gives you a little piece. All those questions, although we can't answer them tonight, we can answer them. If you give me until the next meeting, I will make sure that they're here to address them line by line. Okay. So the dredging, all of that, the closed loop system.

Okay.

And we will be basically at the town hall right after this is over, and we'll let you answer directly any questions you want.

So we're talking September? September meeting, I'll have you in.

And I think you're going to feel as comfortable as I do because here's the thing. Data centers, they're going to be your FICO score, your credit score, your banking record, your driving record, your health record. Everything about us is in a data center. It's not a magical place. They're going to build these things here. Paris, Oklahoma, they're gonna build them. This is the world we've created. The question is, have we done it responsibly? And I'm gonna tell you, there's industry in this town that poses more of a risk than the data center does, as I see here today. That's the fact.

Do you currently test our water on a regular basis that we know? Yes, we do, all the time. Okay, that's good to know. I mean, I just didn't have a basis.

The point is that Hain Green, just go back down to Hain Green, needed a higher filtration than what we did because the dye machines required more.

So I've had to learn over the last four years more than I want to know about this whole thing and how it works. And I promise you, I have no concerns about my kids growing up in here with that data. Not one. I have far more concerns with other industry that's here as opposed to that one.

Okay.

Well, I will have them here at the next meeting.

Okay. I would like to hear more and I would like to see printed material that says it like from, from this body of governing people, you know, that we have things that actually say they have to stand up to that standard. Okay. Thank you.

Is there a motion?

Before we leave.