Board of Directors - Regular Meeting

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Jack. [music] Hey. Hey. Uh, good evening. I would like to welcome everyone to our March 17, 2026 Little Rock Board of Directors meeting. We would like to welcome those that are in attendance as well as those that are watching and streaming online. Madam clerk, if you would please call the role.

Director Miller. Director Web. Director Peg here. Director Hans present. Director Lewis here. Director Capier. Director Phillips present. Director Ed present. Vice Mayor [snorts] Wrick present. Mayor Scott present. Let me now recognize Vice Mayor Wer. We give our invocation.

Heavenly Father, thank you for this day and for allowing us to meet in this public forum. We're here to discuss the topics that will benefit the people in our community and our country. Give us the wisdom to make the right decisions. Let us not make bias decisions, but decisions based on solving the problems that will be beneficial to all. Be our leader during this meeting. Show us the way because you've chosen us to be here. You've selected us to be the shepherds of the city flock. Give us direction, open our eyes to solutions, and help us make our city great. We thank you for our city employees. They wake they work hard for our citizens. Protect our first responders as they are constantly being challenged in their daily work. Please watch over us, our loved ones, our neighbors, and every other American. Be with each of us as we travel home. These things we ask in your name.

Amen. Will stand for Pledge of Allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. members of city board. First off, happy St. Patrick's Day to everybody in the room. [sighs]

Have my green on. You got to pay attention now. [laughter] We'll now ask that the folks and the members of the city certified government financial managers association please join the podium that are here today as we present a proclamation for them. Whereas responsible stewardship of public funds is fundamental to maintaining the trust and confidence of residents and sound financial management ensures that public resources are used effectively to serve the community. And whereas certified government financial managers are highly trained professionals who demonstrate commitment to excellence in governmental accounting, auditing, financial reporting and internal controls within public institutions. And whereas the certified government financial man manager designation administered by the association of government accountants signifies advanced knowledge and dedication to the principles of integrity, transparency and accountability in government finance. And whereas CGFMs serve an essential role in strengthening government operations by promoting accurate financial reporting, sound budgeting practices, and the responsible management of taxpayer resources. And whereas financial management professionals within the city of Little Rock and across the nation work diligently to uphold high standards of ethical conduct and fiscal responsibility, contributing to efficient government services and informed decision making and recognizing certified government financial managers month provides an opportunity to acknowledge the valuable contributions of these professionals to encourage continued leadership and professional

development in the field of government financial management. Now therefore, I, Frank Scott Jr., mayor of the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, do hereby proclaim March 2026 as certified government financial managers month. Let's give them a round of applause. [applause and cheering] Mayor Scott and members of the city council, thank you for this proclamation recognizing March as C as certified government financial management month on behalf of the AGA Central Arkansas chapter and all of the CGFMs as where we are honored by this acknowledgement. The CGFM designation represent represents a a commitment to integrity, accountability, and excellence in public finance management. Your recognition underscores the importance of strong financial stewardship and supporting the city of Little Rock and the community communities we serve. We appreciate your partnership and your continued support of the professions who who work every day to ensure transparency, reliability and trust in the government operations. We we your recognition affirms the importance of strong financial stewardship in public service. Thank you for this meaning meaningful honor. We appreciate it. [applause] Come on in.

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Thank you.

Thank you very much. Let's give another round of applause. [applause] All right, Director Hines, Mayor on uh on resolution 8, uh I recognize Riverdale Auto Wash, but who's this Rinse, Inc. And was this an RFP or RFQ?

I believe it was a RFP, but if Let me see if Willy's here. Okay. Willy's here. Eight RFP, but you may on the city's wash vehicle washing contract. So,

board mayor. Uh, it was bid. Okay. Right. So, are we splitting the serve? We used to use just one. So, yeah. So, um, one of the things that we're trying to do, we got a lot of newer cars in the, uh, fleet now, and I'd like for those to go through brushless car washes. You know what happens to them when you go through the ones with brushes, right? So, as for as many as we can, we'd like to get through the brushless car wash. That's the determination. Okay. The distinction. Thank you. Appreciate it. All right. All right. Director Acock, did you have a question? Yes, I do. Mayor,

I'd like to have item 13 read separately. I also would like for you to ask Kevin Howard and Brad Jordan to bring us a report next week about the housing shortages in our city and what we're doing about it. uh last week at the uh congressional delegation that came from Washington and we was talking about metropolitan housing. We found that we have a waiting list of 6,500 people waiting for subsidized housing. And I think that we need to be aware of the numbers of how many housing stocks we have in this city, how many vacant houses we have. Not long ago, we had 274 boarded up houses. And I would like to know what that number is today. And I think that we need just to know on our housing. We can say that we're having a housing crisis, but I'd like to see the numbers and what we're doing about it.

Yes. Uh if uh in the resolution, it shares uh what it's geared towards in regards to evictions and landlord tenant laws from that standpoint and the detail. We can get you that information that you requested, but this is more so regarding towards evictions. And secondly, it's on the consent agenda, so it's going to take a vote to take it off. uh to take it off. So, is that a motion to take it off consent? Yes, it is. Is there a second? Seeing none, it'll remain on consent. All right, Madame Clerk, if you would please read the modifications, but we will get you that report. Director AOT. Thank you.

Is there a motion to add the M1 through M5? Move agenda and defer item defer item 17. Second. There's a motion and second. All those in favor, please say I. Those oppos say nay. Eyes have. Madam clerk, you will please read.

A resolution to ratify the appointment of Kevin Newton as North Little Rock Commissioner to Central Arkansas Water or Authority. And for other purposes, a resolution to authorize the the increase to professional engineering services contract with Olsson, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $16,000 for additional engineering for Yorkwood draining improvement project and other and for other purposes a resolution to or to authorize the city manager to enter into a software as a service contract with team Dynamix Solutions LLC in the amount not to exceed 44 $499,287.99 plus applicable taxes and fees to purchase the team Dynamics IT help desk service management platform for a period of 5 years for use by the city's information technology department to replace the case the city's current IT service system and for the other purposes a resolution to authorize the city manager to enter into a contract with turnkey mobile incount not to exceed $128,17.98 for per for the purchase of 36 mobile Panasonic FZ-55J Z00 KBM tough book laptops with three-year warranties to outfit patrol units to support the needs of Little Rock Police Department and for the other purposes a resolution to authorize the city manager to enter into one a one-year per year purchase contract with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and Looney Tire Center, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $900,000 plus applicable taxes and fees for the purchase of commercial tires for vehicles in the city's fleet and for the other purposes. A resolution to

authorize the city manager to enter into a contract with JNR Environmental Truck Sales in an amount not to exceed 289,984 plus applicable taxes and fees for the purchase of one PB loader BC-4 asphalt truck for the use by the street operations divisions of city public works department and for other purposes a resolution to amend Larok Rock Arkansas resolution olution number 16,854 to authorize the city manager to enter into a contract with Sam Sarah, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $530,57120 plus a 10% contingency to outfit city vehicles in the city's fleet department with the car GPS and cameras, hardware, and licenses for remaining term of the contract and for the other purposes. A resolution to authorize the city manager to enter into an annual advanced purchase order contract with Rents, Inc. and Riverdale Auto Wash LLC in the amount not to exceed $250,000 plus applicable taxes and fees for vehicle washing services for the vehicles in the city of Little Rock fleet and for other purposes. A resolution to authorize the city manager to enter into a contract with JDT Golf, Inc. doing business as Arkansas Golf Empower Sports in the amount not to exceed $75,555.79 cent plus applicable taxes and fees for the purchase of four new Kushman Haulers XL utility vehicles for the use by Little Rock Zoo staff and for the purposes a resolution to authorize the mayor to execute an amended amendment to extend the term of the contract between city of

Little Rock, Arkansas and the First T Central Arkansas to maintain and operate a youth golf program for the city of Little Rock, Arkansas and for other purposes a resolution to authorize the city manager to execute the application for seven for $7,500,000 in FEMA grant funds to cover the cost of constructing an inclement weather safe room shelter. at resment tennis center and for other purposes a resolution to authorize the city manager to execute a landlord and nondisturbance agreement by and between the city of Little Rock as landlord bank Ozark as lender and women and women and children's first the center against family violence center as a tenant and for the purposes a resolution to declare a housing crisis in in The city of Little Rock, Arkansas, affirming the city's commitment to expand access to safe, quality, and attainable housing to support the implementation of the Little Rock Housing Assistant Program Fund and for other purposes, a resolution to amend Little Rock, Arkansas resolution number 16,954 to authorize the city manager to enter into certain cooperative contracts and for the other purposes, a resolution to authorize the city manager to enter an agreement with Evolutionary Systems Corp. doing business as Masttec, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $3,600,000 plus plus travel expenses for a term not to exceed three years for implementation and hyperare to lunch and support Oracle Fusion software applications and for other purposes. a resolution to change the name of Peckerwood Road located west of Sam Peek

Peek Road to Athletic Club Drive. and for other purposes. A resolution to authorize the city manager to enter into agreement and to agree and comply to grant terms to accept $10,000 in grant funds from Arkansas tennis patrons foundations for city's use to resurface resume tennis center. 17 tennis courts in compliance with USA grant um require requirement that eight of the courts will be completed with 60in blended tennis playing lines and for other purposes um a resolution to authorize the city manager to agree and comply to grant terms to accept $17,500 in grant funds from United States Tennis Association sa s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s southern build it for program for the city's use to resurface resume tennis centers 17 tennis courts in compliance with the USA grant requirement that eight of the courts will be completed with 60inch blended tennis playing lines and for other purposes a resolution to authorize the city manager to agree and comply to grant terms to accept $42,000 in grant funds from United States Tennis Association in for the city use to resurface resume centers 17 tennis courts in compliance with USA grant requirements that eight of the courts will be completed with 60inch blend blended tennis playing lines for other purposes. A resolution to authorize the city manager to enter into a contract with Cell Cellular Data Solutions LLC and

Ericson in the amount not to exceed $133,77418 plus applicable taxes and fees for the purchase of 36 Cradle Point R1900 mobile router modems with Panorama Reef Shi external antennas. supporting equipment and three and three-year net cloud subscription service to outfit Little Rock uh LRPD patrol units and for the other purposes a resolution to authorize the city manager to enter into a contract with Exxon Enterprise Inc. doing business as Inviticus Apps Inc. in the amount not to exceed $181,960 plus applicable taxes and fees for the purchase of AI driven assistive call taking service subscriptions for a period of three years and for the other purposes. That concludes the consent agenda.

There's a motion. Is there a second? Second. All those favor please say I. I.

All post say nay. Eyes have it. Madam clerk, if you would please read the grouped items. An ordinance to repeal Little Rock, Arkansas, ordinance number 19,358, revoking a planned commercial development title Rush Engine doing business as Triumph of Arkansas short form PCD reclassifying property located immediately south of 411 South University Avenue in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas. and for other purposes. an ordinance to approve a plan planned zoning development and to establish a planned commercial development titled Teeter Property Group ST-2-PDC located at 30 at 301-B West Markhamm Street, City of Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the official zoning map of City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and for the other purposes, an ordinance to approve Approve plan planned zoning development to establish a planned development commercial title grade STR-2-PD- C located at 1421 Cumberland Street, City of Little Rock, Arkansas. Amen. Amending the official zoning map of the city of Little Rock, Arkansas. and for other purposes. An ordinance to approve a planned zoning development and to establish a planned commercial development title quote number one STR-2-PDC located at 320 South Valentine Street, City of Little Rock, Arkansas. Amen. A amending the official zoning maps of city of Little Rock, Arkansas, and for the other purposes, an ordinance to approve a planned zoning

development and to establish a planned commercial development title quote 2 STR-2-PDC located at 5614H Street, City of Ludok, Arkansas, amending the official zoning map of City of Little Rock and for the other purposes is an ordinance to approve a planned zoning development and to establish a planned residential development titled Southdale Estates Mobile Home Park PD-R located at 91 05 Guy Springs Road, City of Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the official zoning map of City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and for the other purposes, an ordinance to approve a planned zoning development to establish lish a planned residential development title Victoria Estates mobile home park PD-R located at 5820 West 65th Street city of Lud Rock Arkansas amending the official zoning map of the city of Ludarok Arkansas and for other purposes an ordinance to accept the Fmanville annexation to add certain lands to the city of Little Rock Arkansas to zone land to I-3 heavy industrial district and for other purposes a or an ordinance to declare it impractical and unfeasible to bid it to authorize the city manager to enter into a an annual advanced purchase order contract with Banner Fire Equipment Inc. and the amount not to exceed 300,000 plus applicable taxes and fees for E1 parts and services for E1 firet truck equipment in the city's fleet service department and for other purposes. First reading

please say I [laughter] folks say nay eyes have a second reading. Thank you, director. Thank you. Just pick somebody old enough to know [laughter]

an ordinance to repeal Little Rock, Arkansas, ordinance number 19,358, revoking a planned commercial development title rush engine doing business as Triumph of Arkansas Short Form PCD, reclassifying property immediately south of 411 South University. An ordinance to approve a planned zoning development to establish a planned commercial development title Teter Property Group ST-2-PDC located at 311-B West Markham Street. An ordinance to approve the plan zoning development to establish a plan development commercial title gray STR-2-PDC located [snorts] at 1421 Cumberland Street. an ordinance to approve the planning zoning development to establish a planned commercial de development title quo number one STR-2-PDC located at 320 South Valentine Street an ordinance to approve plann and zoning development to establish a plan commercial development title code number two STR-2-PDC located at 5614 H Street, an ordinance to approve a planning a planned zoned zoning development and to establish a planned residential development title Southdale Estates Mobile Home Park PD-R located at 9105 G Springs Road. uh an ordinance to approve a planned zoning development to establish a planned residential development title Victoria States Mobile Home Park PD-R located at 5820

West 65th Street an ordinance to accept the Famonville annexation to add certain lands to the city of Little Rock to zone land I-3 heavy industrial district. An ordinance to declare it impractical and unfeasible to bid to authorize the city manager to enter into an annual advanced purchase order contract with Banner Fire Equipment, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $300,000 plus applicable taxes and fees for E1 parts and service for E1 fire truck equipment in the city's fleet service department and for other purposes. Members of board, we've had three readings. Are there any questions? Are there any questions?

It was two. Two readings. Oh, just a lot. It's just a lot. I thought it was a third reading. I'm sorry. I I would have went with it. [laughter] No. [snorts] Somebody would have ran the tape back and said it wasn't official. Yes. Thank you, Director Acock. Is there a second from Director Hines or Director Peek? There's a second. All those favor please say I.

All say nay. Eyes have a third and final reading. An ordinance to re to repeal Little Rock, Arkansas, Ordinance number 19,358, revoking a planned commercial development title Rush Engine doing business as Triumph of Arkansas Short Form PCD, reclassifying property located immediately south of 411 South University Avenue. [snorts] an ordinance to approve a planned zoning development and to establish plan commercial development title TER property group STR-2-PDC located at 311-B West Markham Street and ordinance to approve a plan zoning development to establish a planned development commercial title gray STR-2-PDC located at 1421 Cumberland Street. An ordinance to approve a planned zoning development to establish a planned commercial development title quote number one uh STR-2-PDC located at 320 South Valentine Street. an ordinance to approve a planned zoning development and to establish a planned commercial development quote number two STR-2-PDC located at 5614 H Street an ordinance to approve a planned zoning development and to establish a planned res residential development titled Southdale Estates Mobile Home Park PD-R located at 9105 Gar Springs an ordinance to approve a planned zoning development and to establish the planned residential development title Victoria States Mobile Home Park PD-R located at 5820 West 65th

Street an ordinance to accept the Famonville annexation to add certain lands to city of Little Rock, Arkansas to zone land to I3 heavy industrial district and ordinance to declare it practical and unfeasible to bid to authorize the city manager to enter into an annual advanced purchase order contract with Banner Fire Equipment, Inc. in an amount not to exceed 300,000 plus applicable taxes and fees for E1 parts and for E1 fire truck equipment in the city's fleet service departments and for other purposes.

Members of the board, we've now had three official readings. Um, are there any questions? Are there any questions? All those in favor, please say I. I. All those oppos say nay. Eyes have it. I will now go to citizens communications Tony Mr. Tony or Pastor Tony or

you didn't have to call out my full title. It is who you are. [laughter]

Good evening, Mr. Mayor. board members. Um, most of the time I come here to speak, I really don't know what I'm going to say until I I stand up. And I was inspired by Vice Mayor Warick's uh invocation. Part of that prayer was the making sure [snorts] that the board makes decisions that are beneficial to the citizens of the city of Little Rock. She also alluded to the prayer for the city employees. I have a passion for the city employees. I represent them. I stand with them and I work to ensure that the city shows their gratitude and that um compensation is beneficial to them. A couple of months ago, I came and we and I presented the board with uh um information about what the city workers, what these employees wanted and just want to ensure just want to reiterate to the mayor and the city board that these are very important employees. They do a job that is very vital to the city of Luter Rock. They are also citizens of the city of Little Rock. I just want to remind the board and the mayor that compensation is due. I know there has been effort taken, but that effort should include all these employees who will benefit from this compensation. So, I just want the board and the mayor to consider uh this fact and that we just ask that the board and this mayor makes these city employees whole. Thank you. Thank

you, pastor. Mr. Carlos Perry, I just want to thank you for um thank you, mayor, for listening to us. And um you guys come up a little bit. I know your your voice elevates a little higher than that.

All right. Thank y'all for everything. Um, we just want to try to look at the compensation stat is I know I understand we struggling struggle to balance the budget and all that stuff, but what about the people that's out here doing the work? That's what we standing for. Just look at it. It's a lot of inequality in in the pays. Some some are paid. I happen to be one of them. I make way more than employees that's been there for 10 years longer than me. So, I just want y'all to look at that because it it hurt the morale, you know, in my workplace and stuff. So, it's just we would just like for y'all to take a real good look at that before I make the decision. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Perry. Mr. ahead. Buffington.

Buffington with two L's. Bullington. A I was just reading. I apologize. [laughter] I know better. I apologize.

My writing is terrible. Uh good evening. Uh first thank the city attorney to have something in writing about our improvement district in Vcon Lake. I like to have something in writing that we can concretely look at with notes uh referencing code. So glad for that to happen and looking forward to getting this resolved favorably. He proposed multiple solutions. The two I would support that you know and I might explain it is just to resolve the district and refund the money. That would be completely happy with me and I know a number of other people. Now others would not agree with that but that would be the solution for me. The second one would be to simply amend the ordinance that was passed in uh 2021 to comply with act 1043 of 2015 on the five terms for five commissioners one term and one year two years and three years. So I would I would prefer that and I don't particularly support the amendment process that Mr. Carpenter recommended. I think it could be a more simple solution which I had outlined earlier in the memo to him about four years ago. But the idea was good. Other ideas I don't like going to county judge and that stuff. Uh next, um I don't know who typed this for it, but there's a lot of miss a lot of errors in the typing and reference district left out municipal one time referred to as a TV RMD. So I think you want to get those spelling right so that if it whatever you pass legally applies to us. I don't mean to be chastising you in public, but I just want to mention that to you. Just um Oh, so we go to heaven. We don't have to spend 268 years in purgatory.

Thank you. Just a note, I appreciate Tom and I got back communicating again like we used to. So, I appreciate that, too. So, thank you.

Thank you, Tom, city attorney Carpenter for communication. Uh members of the board, um I'm going to take a bit of a privilege. I know we're at the end of the agenda before we go to questions. I over overlooked or missed uh some folks who did want to speak and had speak. So I know they're going to probably if they don't get recognized, they're going to bring it up because I already received a note about it. Uh but I'm just going to ask that uh Neil, Miss Norma, if just you two will speak on behalf of whatever you you want to speak about on behalf of item 13. leave you sign just either one or two but because it's already passed so just one or two please in the essence of time.

Okay. Uh well I just want to say this is a great first step. we have a lot more things to do and I think what has moved us is looking at the eviction filings over the years and they have more than doubled from 2018. So last year we had 4,345 evictions in Palaski County and being the biggest city most of them are here. Uh and already this year in the first two months there have been 812 evictions filed. Going through the data it's uh we are in an affordability crisis. Many people can't pay the rent. I took an Uber this morning to run an errand and I would always talk with a driver and she actually what inspired my talk she I live grew up in Durham, North Carolina so we she went there and lived there for a while. But uh I then talked to her about the work we do and about the over 4,000 evictions last year and she said I was one of them and uh it was in wart 7 and uh in one of the Eagle apartments and she her rent was $1,400. That's like uh and this woman works all night doing Uber and goes to school during the day. So, she's a good citizen, works hard, wants to move ahead, but yet she's got an eviction on her record. So, we've got to do

something about this. Uh my last point is there are serious uh habitability issues in lots of com uh complexes and that's in every ward not just one two six and seven but three four and five and I know uh Kathy knows about a high-rise where the elevators wouldn't work and so I appreciate your intervention in them. So, thank you for passing the resolution. We look forward to working with you. Thank you, Director Phillips. Then, Director Hines.

Uh, thank you, Mayor. Um, a couple things. Wanted to get some clarity uh from our city attorney about the Pakan Lake uh improvement district uh that Mr. Bullington uh just spoke on. So Tom, if I understand this correctly, there are three options. One of which is the current commissioners resign and essentially we as a board will select a new board of commissioners for the improvement district. Could that be the same people or does it have to be different people? The the recommendation is is that the current board members set a date, hold a hearing for anybody that's interested and then choose five and bring those names to this board so that the community is recommending it and then the board go forward and pass it. Uh it could be the same people. The one thing that's noted is is that uh we did the expansion in 2021 and you can only serve three three-year terms there. There's a term limit to it. So, uh the people anybody that was on the board as of 2021 is going to have five years of service u out of the nine that they could have and we have to be aware of that.

Okay. And then that's that's one option, but that also includes us repealing ordinance.

There's an appointment that was made uh in uh I think it was in December or maybe in November of 2025 of Miss Kyer. Uh and there was a problem with that and that's as we got into this. This is why this has been difficult. Um there was a mistake in the original uh ordinance to expand to five that set the terms at five years. The terms are only three years. So and once you do the expansion the three members who were sitting who otherwise do not have term limits had to draw lots one for one year, one for two years and one for three years. So the first election should have occurred the year after 2022. The second election for two people should have occurred in 2023 and another one for 2024. Miss Cer came up for an election in 2025 for an expired term, but the retirement had already been expired. So, she could be considered again. There's nothing right problematic about that. The problem is is that the whole process has been messed with and so there's only two things they could do. If everybody resigned and then did an appointment and then came to the board and the board done it made appointed new commissioners and had within that appointment the cure of the problems that existed before then we just go on our way. If it goes to a petition to the county court which is appealable to the circuit court which would be appealable to the court of appeals and then potentially the Arkansas Supreme Court. It could take forever. Uh if they abolish it, it wouldn't take long.

Okay. So, just for the the group, three options. One, essentially the board would replace the commission. Option two, the current commission would do a petition to any 10 property owners or any any 10 property owners could and it could be those commissioners. It could be, but it could be any 10 with position to county court, which is our Plask County judge, not the circuit court. Correct. Right. And then three is that they could just do away with it, take the money, divide it equally among the property owners, and be done with the improvement district.

Yes. I I think it's equally because I think all the parcels are assessed the same, but it'll be according to how the parcels are assessed. The ordinance that Mr. Mr. Bulletin mentioned he I think he suggested amending the ordinance and you're suggesting repealing it. Can you explain the difference in that?

I I've got two things I think you should change. I think it could all be done at one time if the first options was accepted. Then there would be a resolution of the board that would appoint the five people and hopefully they will have already drawn lots and we could direct whose term would be one year, whose terms would be two years and whose terms would be three years. It would repeal the resolution that appointed Miss CER. Uh that doesn't mean she can't serve. It just means that we've repealed the one we did before so that there's no question that we're starting a new uh and it would uh expressly amend the ordinance that erroneously stated a five-year term and that it's a three-year term.

Okay. And I think also in your memo you said of those three options that's not our call. That's what the the neighborhood needs to decide and tell us.

Right. I think the neighborhood needs to look at this. This was uh sent out to everybody whose email [clears throat] address I had. Uh and and yet Mr. Bullington, who I really made efforts to make sure I had his email today, somehow it didn't get to him. So I call that fat fingers u because I'm just must have hit a period when I shouldn't have. There are extra copies over here and and I want to encourage the news media each to get one. And if they will call my office at 371-4527 or me directly at 371-6875, we will email one to you immediately. If you don't have an email, we'll send it by mail.

And last question on this, what happens in the interim? Are are they allowed to operate or no? Well, if they go with the first option to the extent that if they said we're going to have an election in two weeks, a reasonable time, and they did that, that's the type of action that is really not going to be subject to any kind of challenge. So, that's just a practical aspect of it. If 10 property owners file the petition, then it's in the court before the county judge and we start that process. Um, so I that's why I think the the community really needs to decide what they want to do and then let us know what they want to do because I don't have any indication that anybody on the board and certainly not me care who serves. We just want everybody to serve correctly.

Okay. So again, but in the interim, are they supposed to go forth and continue to do what they're doing or or are they stopping until a decision is made? I think the answer is we're really not doing anything right now. Okay. And and this would kind of say if you go with the first option, do the action of setting the meeting and getting the names. Um and and don't spend all the money in tuna, whatever you do.

Okay. All right. I I just want to clarity on that. And then mayor, one other thing I know um you were keeping a a list of policy discussions. I think one I made was related to the police cars and I think wanted to also put it on the radar. I think I made one about the the status of the compensation work study or whatever it is. I just wanted to make sure that was still on your radar and the city managers. It is. Okay. [snorts] Thank you. Thank you,

Director. Uh, mayor, thank you. Uh, city manager Hubard and I guess Tom and Brad. Uh, I continue to see and have started getting complaints from some downtown residents I know about the continual fisticuffs in Main Street outside of Brucey's Pub. Uh, I'd like to find out one, is it starting inside the establishment and filtering out? Does it have anything to do with their franchise? we've given them to have an outdoor patio. Uh I think we need to nip it in the proverbial bud before it gets any I think the last two weekends I know for sure I've seen videos come from that and it's uh the downtown residents I know you know it's not a good look for the city and if it's that if it's the the pub themselves if it's their patrons spilling out they've got a responsibility for that. So, we need to look at what their security is, the whole nine yards. It, you know, seems to me it might be getting into a criminal abatement issue if they don't do something. Thank you, Director. [clears throat] Director Hinds, that that has been a discussion among staff this week. Uh there is a plan of action uh to address that. Uh we I have no problem with discussing with you that plan.

Director Web. Thank you, Mayor. Uh just a reminder Thursday at 11 o'clock the mobile market kickoff at Stevens. I'm going to bring the microphone down at Stevens Community Center. 11 o'clock Thursday. Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor W.

Thank you, Mayor. Um I didn't expect a lot of discussion or questions on this um Pon Lake improvement district tonight because we got this at the 9inth hour and the community just got it late this afternoon as well. But um I did have a discussion with Tom last night uh in regards to what his thoughts were and he has put it into a memo which is very helpful because we didn't know what rules were we're trying to follow or whatever. But typically in this improvement district and the community has done nothing wrong. The issues that we have have been from ordinances that were not applied correctly uh based on state law. So nobody is at fault here. Um the but the question that I had is typically we follow the state laws um the Arkansas code that's 14-88- 300 to whatever wherever the whatever the length is and that's for the kind of improvement districts that we have at Pon Lake and Tall timber and I guess other districts within the city. Um you've jumped over to this uh code of 14 um 8642. So, how does 1486 I think 86 is the question there. How does it um have any sort of precedence over the 1488 codes for our improvement district?

The the whole section the statutes go on and on about improvement districts. They deal with the different types of improvement districts. There are most improvement districts are financing mechanisms. fire districts aren't, sewer districts aren't, uh, and and then recreational districts have been used to deal with situations. Sometimes a property owners association has built a swimming pool, kids have moved away, they need to maintain it, they don't have any money, so they do it as an improvement district, and then there is a levy on each property. Uh, sometimes that works very, very well, and sometimes it has problems. 148642 is a statutory remedy to deal with problems in the organization or operation of improvement districts and it exclusively gives that authority to the county judge even if an improvement district may have been created by a municipality

regardless of what type of improvement district it was formed for.

Okay, we've not looked at that statute. Um okay, so I'll look at that. Um that was the only thing that was foreign to me. I'm familiar with all the other resolutions uh or all the other state all the other state codes. So, I appreciate you giving this to us. Um the community has to react on this. This is a citizen-led um improvement district. They have to decide what they want to do, whether it's close it, whether it's to change based on these types of recommendations. And so, they've not had a chance to review this. And so when Tom and I talked last night, he was wanting to vote on it tonight. And I said, "No, we don't need to do that. We need to give the committee an opportunity to make a decision about what they want to do and then we'll uh bring it to the next agenda and then the next board meeting." So that's why you have this information in front of you tonight. It's just for your review. Thank you.

All right. Seeing no other questions, is there a motion to adjurnn? A second. All those f please say any directors had any questions in regards to the professional service under 50,000. All those in favor please say I post nay. Eyes have it. Meeting journal.