Board of Directors - Regular Meeting

Calling the meeting time to order time now. Roll call, please. Director Juel here. Director Smith here. Director Roberts here. Director Harris here. Director Collins is absent. Assistant Mayor Brewer here. Mayor Brown.

All right. The next um item we have on the agenda will be doing the invocation and the pledge of allegiance. Please stand. Let us pray. Our heavenly father, we come to you tonight and ask for your wisdom and welcome your presence among us. Guide us in our discussions and decisions and help us come to the right resolutions for all the citizens and that you will always be glorified. In Christ's name we pray. Amen. Amen.

I pledge algiance 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. Testing, testing. Can everyone hear me?

Yes, sir. want to say good evening to everyone, friends, neighbors, colleagues. My name is Ulyses Brewer. I've been on the city council nearly seven years and I'm currently serving uh on five boards. And what I want to talk to you tonight is about the AMP commission. And what's happened here is right now we have a discrepancy. We have one part of a broken process that I see where we can fix this in our bylaws. When there's not a policy in place, then culture uh culture practice steps uh steps in. This is this is the way we've always done it. Culture steps in when there's not a policy in place for our bylaws. Right now, we have a great opportunity to fix this error in real time. I don't see it as a problem. I see it as an opportunity opportunity to fix what's broken uh in our bylaws so the leadership that's coming behind us they won't have to go through what we're going through right now because at the end of the day is all about uh transparency and accountability. accountability. We're not Accountability is let me put it to you this way. What we're not going to do is put the problem off on someone else. We're not going to push it to the right. We're not going to push it to the left. We're gonna tackle the problem head on. And as leaders, yes, there's a discrepancy and we're gonna fix that discrepancy. We're not

going to say, "Oh, we're going to point the finger at that person, point the finger at that person." We're going to fix this discrepancy because the leaders that come in behind us, they deserve to uh the uh to do the right thing. We got SGA, we got student government looking at us. We got um all of Miller County looking at us. And so we accept as leaders you we're responsible all that happened and all that fails to happen. I'm a part of the team and I see uh something that we can improve on and and that's what I want to convey to you. So let's start with like in 2025 we found a couple of dist discrepancies in our bylaws and so what we did for the AM we paused we had workshops and we fixed those bylaws we re amend it brought it back to the commission voted in and start back moving. So here we are 2026. So we find we find two more discrepancies two more discrepancies that have led to miscommunication uh misinformation and some integrity questions and those two those two um discrepancies that we found. One, no bylaws in place on who controls the agenda and the requirements to be placed on the agenda and to remove items off the agenda. I had a slide but I didn't tell tell about

like I said the two discrepancies the first one is um no bylaws in place on who controls the agenda and who and what the requirement ments to be placed on the agenda and to remove items off the agenda. As you can see right here, these items these items were requested to be off the agenda in and wait until October. But however, right now, the way we're set up, we cannot take those we couldn't take those off the agenda. And so this is a part of the process that we're looking to change and fix. So moving forward, we have a clear uh clear transparency about how we're doing and what's in the bylaws. Second, finding funding applicants outside of the funding month of October without publishing the availability for early funding approval. This process also has caused misinformation and miscommunication because the miscommunication is has moved forward to say I personally denied Junth scholars from getting funding and I personally allowed the water park to get funding instead of Junth scholars. And just to be clear, we had two we had two um two agencies uh that asked for funding early. We had the bass tournament and we had the water park. And um and this is the way the scenario goes on in October. That's when we do our funding. In October, that's when we do our funding. And now what happens is uh the

end of April is when we um we do the um they bring in their receipts and they get uh they get they get the monies from what they already cash uh paid in. And let me give you this scenario what has happened. All of us has worked right. I've worked at U Coupetire uh AMAX Tyson McDonald's what have you. And let's say for example you're waiting on a Christmas bonus. you're waiting on the Christmas boner. Everybody know they're going to get that Christmas bonus in December. So, you get two employees that goes um it's it's March and April and they're like, "Okay, well, I got problems right now. I'm going to go to the board of directors and see if I can get my my Christmas boner early." And so those two go and make the call and say, "I want to be put on agenda so I can receive my Christmas bon early." But then hold up, the other three says, "We didn't know about it. Why wasn't this published?" And I got problems that I can use my bonus early as well. And so what you see here that is what this is what has happened. Um we have some to come forward and ask for early uh funding and they was allotted but the team what didn't happen was uh a a published notice did not go out to let everyone know that this happened at our next meeting which is in July I'm going to make a proposal Now, the proposal, um, I I have two options. And I've been in the military nearly 25

25 years. And when I go into the colonel's office, I started out as a E1. I finish up as a captain, a company commander. And when you're going in to make a proposal, uh, you got to bring something to the table. And this is these are the two options that that uh that we have. Not inclusive. There can be more options. The first option revise the current bylaws to state that funding is only in October. But what that does, the groups have early events in March, April, May, June, July, August, September. Those those same groups, they'll be calling and wanting to um have um special meetings. um they'll be and they'll asked to to get early funding. That's fine. If the if the bylaws is going to be remended that um on if they receive early funding that publish a publish notice must go out to all the potential u applicants. Now, the second option, the second opt is is not a final option, but it's an option that I'm going to I'm going to u communicate to the AMP board uh that I want to see if we can put it in place uh and moving the funding to March instead of October because most calendar events are at or around the the se uh second, third, and fourth quarter, March, April, May, June. July, a August, September. All of those a lot of the events happens during the summertime. Right now, we're currently operating a year behind to make this transition. We will need to uh we will need to make an have an offset year. for example,

um, council, the bill, uh, board of directors, if everyone will take out a sheet of paper and pen. If you're watching, I would like for everyone that's watching to take out a paper and pen. If everyone anyone out here, if you will take out a paper and pen, we need to offset one year, for example, at the top. If you pull it out the paper, write at the top of your header, 2026, 2027, 2028. If you're good, say, I'm ready. If you need more time, say, hold up, wait a minute. Okay. All right. In under uh the column of 2026, write from uh write down January to December. You don't have to write it all the way out, but just January to December up on the column 2026, write October and circle it. October is our current funding month because this is the bulk of the time when we receive the most uh taxes that come in in 2027 right in April. And correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe April is the last of April is the last day to recoup the funds after you spent the months the money is allowed. All right. Under 2027, write October and above it put tax revenues and no funding. All right, let's go to 2028. Let's write March up under 2028

and the proposal is start March 2028 for the uh for the funding and u hearing the proposals and up on the 2028 right in there October and then receipts as you can see here this is my proposal that we do it incrementally. So by 2028 we can have where we hear all the proposals in March and then by October and that's when um they're due to turn in the receipts. uh this way. What happens if we do it um that way? This give this gives a lot of the this give the this this give a lot of the companies the the opportunity because their events their events happening in March, April, May, June, July. Um you know their events are happening through the summers anyway. Look, I'm not a change agent. Yes, I did 25 years in the military. But when a process is broken and it shows that it's an operational liability instead of an operational asset, when systems are stressed, people suffer. I've seen that. I have over 35 years of just work experience at different facilities. And I I would choose I'm choosing people over politics any day. Local government, we're here not to carry every person, but to make life a little better for when people uh people that's in need and is trying to improve themselves. Again, the first proposal shows the

potential of impartiality. We want to get away from that. The second proposal that we just sketched out, the applicants, they have pertinent timing with that their events all through the year and and then the reimbursement date in October. Most applicants uh physical year is from January to December. And so they give them the time to really forecast their events and also they give them the foresight foresight to better tax uh foresight to um for their business tax strategies for that upcoming year. Look uh neighbors, friends, Miller County, I want to hear your suggestions. I want to hear your proposals because democracy works best with people at the table. Now, I'm not going to make any promises because I'm not a politician. I'm your neighbor. I'm the guy you see at the gas pump. I'm the guy you see at Walmart. But I will tell you this right here. If I'm at the table, you're at the table. So, if you all are willing to be at the table, um follow me on my Facebook page, um Ulyses Brewer for, um um Ulys Brewer for Mil County Judge. I mean, just follow me um on my Facebook Facebook page and give me your feedback. give me your feedback and we'll do this as a team, as a county, because this will clear up miscommunication and misinformation. Uh, I want to thank all the citizens for

coming out, staff, board of directors, um, uh,

assistant mayor. Yeah. I just want to say thank y'all for that. Go ahead. I'd like to address some stuff. Jeannie, can you help me for a second? Yeah.

Could you pass these two? One, keep one here and up here, please. Now, I'm going to tell you, I have been in many states, but I am in a true state of confusion right now, and I'm trying to figure out how we got to this point. What I'm passing out right here is this was a deed that was filed Friday and this was changing ownership of the water park. And my question is somebody needs to explain to me how we have a what is the value of that property? Two or $3 million and this deed is for 10 bucks.

$10. And so the company that bought this, it was a bank in Hugh Springs, Texas, if you follow where I'm going. And the owner of the property is located uh s uh Strata Recreation Holdings in Canton, Texas. So we don't have a local owner of this property anymore. And my question on all of this is if the funding was given prior to this, why are we funding something? I don't care if it's a dollar. If you've got $2 million worth of property sitting out there off the interstate and you getting it for $10, I believe I could take care of that property myself. They shouldn't receive a dime of money. I mean, this is what you call thorough research. And I I mean, I'm telling you, we can do anything we want to, but once the cow's out of the barn, you can't close the door. It does no good. And I mean, we're going to have to do something. And I think we need a workshop. uh either abolish the tax and let's move forward and let the citizens have input, let the restaurant owners have input and let's see where we need to go with this because right now what we have done is not working and changing the bylaws is not the answer. Getting to the bottom of this right here, this sale that happened Friday and y'all funded this when what day?

Not sure. I think it was about Tuesday. But as far as sales, did you give the money to because did it did it transfer to this new company? No, I just explained the way the money works. Well, I know how the money works, but who got the money? The money is still in general fund. Okay. But you gave it to the water park. Um council will have those uh those answers. I don't have I need to know where the money went because if the money changed hands, we need our money back. Certainly. So that's plat and simple and that's easy right there. the the AM applicant was P23 Consulting. Well, they're nowhere in here.

They are nowhere in here. So, whoever P23 is needs to come up here and tell us what's going on or just write us a check. I understand. My my understanding is that P23 is the one that is managing the the property. And I would assume that which this is the first I'm hearing about this. I'm going to tell you this is the first a lot of folks has heard about it and it looks and just to just to be upfront about it. This right here is why citizens don't trust government because this stuff right here is as non-transparent as non-transparent can be.

And I don't I am a hawk on taxes. I hate taxes. They are a necessary evil. But when you are taking money adding to our sales tax that water park you was planning on doing this Memorial weekend. How is A&P How can they advertise and promote less than two weeks to get anybody out there when it's going to be local citizens out there and you give them $181,000? I got potholes that need to be fixed for that. I'm telling you. But this stuff stinks. There is nothing right about this. And I'm I'm not worried about going forward. I'm worried about this right now. Well, they're giving the money per per event. But yeah, we need a check.

Yeah. I want to know who these people are. I hadn't heard not one of these names. They ain't on my Christmas card list. I can kick you. But the $20 that's that's usually not reflective of the real sales price. But yes, we certainly definitely need to check in and we can always stop the funding on on those events. Well, I mean, you've got I know this I looked this up. It was an attorney that prepared it. I I I fully understand that. I understand the the the land description, but then when you get over to the real property affidavit and compliance report, uh I mean it's got amount of full consideration for the transaction is 10 bucks.

I mean that's right there. No taxes due. It was a family gift or consideration of less than $100. And then it's got Strata Recreation Holdings in Canton, Texas. And that came from the First National Bank of Hugh Springs. So, this was in bankruptcy two years ago. So, did they sell it to Strata for 10 bucks? Did who sold what to who? Let me let me clear up what I what I claim terms, please, Josh. Break it down easy. The $10 deal in a deed. Um, I understand that is is probably done in 99% of deeds. And it's typically to to

uh shield the public from knowing how much money you gave for your house, right? for your property. Um, that's what that is. Um, my understanding is the First National Bank of Hugh Springs, Texas has been in somewhat involved since the bankruptcy. Now, I don't know. Lord knows I don't know, but this transaction to Strata to whatever, um, I don't know. This is the first time seeing this. Um, now&P taxes are um reimbursed. Understand?

And so they spend the money on a drone show and they provide their invoice and the&mp fund or the finance department issues them a check at that time.

Well, I want to I want to say something about that. We had a lady who works for free, by the way, who has done uh catfish and crawads down here, several doesn't make a dime. She ain't got a dime of of this money. And she was asking about putting on a drone show and was denied. But we're going to give somebody $181,000 to put on a drone show when when you've got somebody who is doing this for free and bringing stuff downtown that we have been trying to rebuild, but yet we're pushing stuff north of the interstate and giving them money to do it. That ain't right. Hey, I got a question. Um, let me follow up on that. Nothing. You just um you say that this lady was denied. Yes, sir.

When was she denied? Right. I don't know if Tama's here. Uh uh I mean she has worked tirelessly for this city. Oh, I agree. And and uh it's cost her money out of her pocket. We didn't give her no money. And we're going to give a company that we don't even know who owns what, where, and why money to do something that that has no record of producing anything for the city when we have somebody that has a proven track record. Well, I won't go uh back and forth with you because this right here was after the fact when it was approved that they didn't plan on what they that they knew what was that they was doing to start with.

Well, a lot of people have motives that they're not going to reveal those motives. And just like um just just like our attorney saying here, uh yes, they was approved, but no monies has transpired. No money has crossed from hand to hand. I know this board because because just like uh the process the monies are still in the general fund. Well, I know this board does not have control to stop that payment that comes straight from A&P. I understand. Right. Right.

But this board does have the authority to abolish that tax with four votes. And if that doesn't happen, we can take it to the to the voters and let the voters abolish the tax because it is not being spent properly. It has not being spent properly. And to put it mildly, it is a slush fund for certain pet projects. Well, let me tell you this right here because I'm not taking up for that company. I'm not in support or I'm agnostic because this right here is just brought before us. Yes, it does require some research because you know it's it's on the

then then y'all need to have an A&P meeting before they get a dime and discuss and find out what is going on with this because I want to know who is actually getting the money because who was named is nowhere in none of this paper. Sir, we we do we do already have um some meetings coming up that we'll be able to discuss this. Well, this Attorney Potter, do you you have anything? Well, I'm not finished yet. I still have the floor. Okay, go ahead. And I and I'm not relinquishing the floor until I get an answer on it. Go ahead because I was talking as well, but go ahead.

This right here needs an answer before we start giving away money that was collected from&mp tax and find out where this money is going, who applied for this money, and why it has exchanged hands two or three times. And this can't wait till July if they turn in some reimbursement and they get paid. We need to know where our money is going beforehand. Well, hey, I concur. I'm not fighting this. Are you chairman? Because listen, as chairman, you call special meeting.

No. Hey, chairman, I can't call a special meeting. Understand? Understand the chairman have limited powers. I'm a volunteer just like we are on this board. We have a staff. We have to go through the staff. The staff if we can put in a recommendation and and at this point, yes. Well, how we do special me? Hey, let let me Hey, I got the floor. Let me finish. Well, you said the staff. I said I said let me finish. Well, let's go. I want some answers. Well, hey, it's like this, right? This is money. Listen,

like I said, this is new document and yes, by all means, we need to do some research to make sure that you know uh what's happening with the water park. I I got Well, the the W sorry the water park is a is a private business. Absolutely. And it has been a private business. Correct. And so you can you can fund a um you you can award money to a private entity. Correct. Um but who would who did we award it to? Well, the applicant. And I don't know who's written on the application if Strata or P2P or whatever

P2P. Okay. But I don't know who that is. But and and that's you the board or the commission I believe um can consider the change if it changes hands, but it it's it doesn't really matter. It's a private business, but it's public money. That's correct. That's why and the and the application is out there and um I believe considered at an open meeting.

Well, I'm going to tell you, I mean, this just gets me and I'm going to shut up about it because I could talk on this till tomorrow and I know some of these people won't go home and I know y'all going to have special meetings and everything else and change all kind of rules. Gotcha. But when you have organizations that have been involved with this city for decades, decades, I've lived here my whole 53 years and they have a proven track record and they get denied nothing. They're not even told that there is a going to be a special meeting for consideration and we ship money out here to something we don't that I don't know nothing about. I think that that is wrong. That is that may be my personal opinion and I may be in the minority, but to me that is wrong. You dance with the one who brought you.

Hey, uh just for clarification, just for clarification, uh the applicant he's talking about did not get denied. The application was not complete. But you know, because we take care of our own. We do. We take care of our own. Our own gear.

Oh yeah. My my question uh is uh three three mayors ago because of some action with the water park and the convention center got a legislative audit because based on possible misuse of money so and and I was here during that process and I said three mayors ago so I don't think none of y'all was up here no during that process and you senior member

and look like I don't So, and I kind of know how it ended up there. It has something to do with the water park, too. It has to do with the convention center. And I hope we is not headed toward another legislative audit because based on the way tax pay money was spent or maybe possibly misuse and I don't know what the conclusion of the legislative order but they had the city manager at the time if I'm not mistaken they had to go up there to the and testify uh before the legislator about uh money in regards to the water park and and look what make a long story short is we like to meet if you forget what happened in the past, you coming back and may and may be doing the same thing or headed towards the same thing again. But but the question I would ask the AMP commission, are y'all going to make who was denied whole? Because if if you didn't give uh and I'm going to say I looked at the the video meeting most of it I could and somebody brought up by doing they brought up by doing the Junth out there. To me, Junth is well established. Like it's about Miss Bur and Miss uh Dorberry and then it's it's well established. I think I'd have been through they last since they've been having it. No, they had time they had.

So why would you even consider getting somebody's money just because they hauled up June? May I speak? Okay, go ahead.

Go ahead. Well, as you all know, I'm I'm the new guy on the I guess I stepped in the middle of my feet. My feet my feet I think I've warmed up. Uh it's my understanding that because there was no funds initially available because the board the commission initially decided to go obligate all the funds for a a bond that took so bond money was going to utilize all the A&P funds for this this year 2026. those funds last year were obligated for 2026. So none no funds were available for 2026.

Thus all these locals were not everybody was going to be denied. That was the news that went out to everybody. So I guess nobody applied. So now I'm on the commission. Well, the board, the commission has decided to no longer go the the bond route. Mhm.

So, that frees up some additional money to spend now, right now, as of today. So, there needs to be a process where we can go back and fund some of these people that are left out in the woods. Absolutely right. Right. We haven't addressed that. Right.

And uh how we address that, I don't know, but it can't be that complicated. Right. There there's there's just a few people on that board that are common sense. We can have some special meetings and go back. I don't know exactly how much money we have left to fund, but it's a substantial amount. But it it's it's my understanding that we fund those activities that generate tourism and stuff. So not to generate funds that just hey I need $5,000 because I've been given $5,000 every year. We don't do that as amp commission. So, we're in a position to uh look at those applications that need funding as of today and and we on the commission can put in process an application process to look at those people as of tomorrow or they have to but real soon.

Okay. Not having to wait till October, November, December, whatever. So that should be forthcoming. We've been kind of talking about that. So now this water park deal that that is one he he he was there and made the presentation to me. It looked pretty good. It's a P23. That was consultant. Nothing about the owner, the actual owner. He he goes out and does it all over the country. This guy, this P23. So and it doesn't matter who owns it. It could be Danny Juwel owning that deal, but this P23 would contract with Danny Jules. So, let his contract could be different with whomever owns that. So, I don't know what, but we will be checking, right? Because

Okay. And then I also saw at the meeting that y'all paying money for someone with having a Clint Black concert. No, that that's that's fine and dandy, but you still, you know, left out people who came who was was could be before all that. Then I I did looked online and I don't see nothing with Texas camera is coming with is going to where he's coming to Texas camera right now. So how how is that done for you to give money to somebody that I didn't see it when he was coming here? No. I went on his tour guide, his tier list, Clint Black, you know. Huh? He's not.

So how do you how did he uh did y'all get him money? Y'all promise to get him money or what? Tyler, you have a question. thought I got it. The uh contract hadn't been signed yet is from my understanding. Um I mean he had to get the the AM funding before he could actually go and sign contracts. So they're not going to advertise that date. Um I would But that's downtown, correct? Yes, sir. Okay. So that's not at north side of the interstate.

No, sir. No, that is okay. But but my but my my point is like I said I I probably go to that concert when Clint Black come to town because I go to most all the things that's downtown maybe because that's my war. But what I'm saying at the end of the day, you not doing something that is fair to the other people in the community. Cuz I brought this, this was brought up at the last board meeting. Then for you all to turn around and have another meeting by not not the AMP commission not being fair, then you turn around within a week later and still do the same thing. Uh just what I say, what we should have some more meetings.

But let me let me answer that because I just made that statement that the process is broken. is the system is broken and when uh precedence was set when the bass tournament presented uh this is when um we should have sent out uh publish notification to all the applicants to let them know that um AM are listened are hearing early u early applicants just stay with me here because this is what I'm not I'm not as a leader when this process is broken, we got to fix it. And it was broke.

But what was the bass per term held at? I'm hearing it was either Milwood. I'm hearing that it was at Bobby Ferguson. Uh Tyler, for I understand that was Milwood. What? Somebody my husband's a superintendent. It was at Lake. Okay. Well, you kind of get into the issue that you're using money outside of the city limits. Now, I thought based on the bylaw, y'all could not put something outside of the city limit. So, how can y'all give money but to entry that's outside of Texas County? The money we're spending right now. No, I'm talking about Milwood that for the lake. Yes.

How was y'all able to do that? And that's not within the city limit. Now, you kind of getting back to another legislative order because you you going to be they're going to be stay the tourism draws here. Money is spent at the restaurants here. Yeah. But you you you you funing event that's out of the city limits and y'all not supposed to do that. We previously funds have previously been utilized to fund events in texture county Texas symphony other events and so it's not outside of the question that it has to be done here but the draw has to be to texture town.

Okay. Man, and then my last question is I'm going to move on cuz we only supposed to be in a 55 minutes issue. Yeah. And I got one question and I'm going to say you got five. You got what? How many? Got six. Six for people to speak on. So something. But then again, you the chair, you can kind of bypass if you want to. I just got one quick question if All right. Go ahead and finish up then we'll go to your on your question. No, you finish up. Go ahead and finish up. But okay. But about the Mirwood that's what do y'all bylaws say as to where the money could be spent and where the ordinary attorney said but you know how that happens some

all right well that's why we have cancel this we have cancel attorney going to say something to keep him out of hot water he said what we want him to say I know he going he going to say to keep him out of hot water I know what say hot But what does the bylaw say? We can spend it on tourism and it got some it got some tourist in Texas. Somebody was trying to spend something down know uh what's that? Uh red was what? Red water. No. What's that? Lord know baby. No red water. Uh what was that? I think it was Red Waters. Oh no.

One time uh back in uh 17 of 2018 19 she had an event down in Redwater. But now I do. All right, we got one uh question on the end. Mayor Brewer, I did not know you were even going to bring this up tonight. I That's why I brought this because I wanted to discuss it, but it all worked out just fine. I'm glad you brought it because council wasn't tracking it. Staff was not a shot at anybody. This is I am extreme. The people that's out here that's in my ward know I have no filter and I do not apologize for not having a filter. I was not elected to get up here and make friends. I was elected to do my job, right?

And I will continue to do my job that I was elected to do until the folks kick me out. And that being said, we need to to work together, but take care of our own first. Yes. First and foremost. Yes. And I totally agree.

And I think that we need to hold up, which I I can't I don't have a vote in that, but y'all said the money's in the general fund. Let's get clarification on all of this stuff here before we move with paying them a dime because uh to me that's not generating money for tourism. And I am about using somebody that has a proven record who is dedicated to this city who puts their heart and soul into this city and not somebody that is just coming by and saying, "Hey, I need let's have a fireworks show." Well, I mean that's great and wonderful, but I mean I'd rather come down and eat with these folks on Junth. I mean, I've done that the past several years and

but I'm g I'm gonna leave it with this and I'll be quiet the rest of the meeting. Can't promise, but I'm gonna try because I mean, when we talking biblical here, me and me and Director Harris don't agree on much, but I agree with him wholeheartedly on this. And I likewise, Director Jules, you have a very eyeball to eyeball a total agreement on taxes. You want the tax dollar spent, right? And so, you know, the Bible says in Ephesians 4:25, "Having put away falsehoods, let each one of you speak the truth with your neighbor." And we are neighbors.

For we are we are members of one another. We all in this pot together. So, we going to sink or swim together. So, we need to get this figured out as a group. And that's all I'm going to say. As we move forward, the next item we have is citizen communication. We have run the Dalberry.

Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Evening. My name is Rhonda Dolber. I'm one of the co-founders and vice president of the scholars. Shakita Burks is the other co-founder and the president of the scholars. The reason we came to this meeting was because of the uh because of the recording and everything that you're discussing now with the AMP commission. Our we mentor students ages 9 through 18. We have been here since uh 2014. We started out with 10 little girls. Now we have boys and girls. Our main goal is to spread knowledge.

Our main goal is to treat everybody fairly. Our main goal is to support our community. That's what we've always done. We just wanted clarification because we were told when we filled out the application according to whatever the guidelines were for the AMP commission and to turn it in on time. There were lots of things that we had to do. We did our part. We turned it in. We were told that there would be no funding for 2026. Lo and behold, nobody contacted us. As well as I know there were other people who had applied as well. We're just here to be fair, equal, just. We love Texas. That's what we're teaching our students. That's what we're teaching the people that we work with. You know, you got a problem. You need to fix it.

Amen. Speak truth to power. Do what you say you were going to do. Otherwise, don't move the playing field. How can we h how h how can we do anything? Is that what you want want us to teach the students and the kids? Is that what y'all want them to see? What's going on here in Texana? I'm a lifelong resident of Tex County, Arkansas and Texas. I have been here. I'm on all kinds of committees. I love my city. But I tell you what, you have to band together. You have to speak up. And you got to do what you say you going to do. If you don't do it, the Lord Jesus ain't going to get you.

Amen. That's, you know, like I said, that that's why we were here was to get some clarification. Totally. And so, I hope you do what you say you're going to do. Number one, you need to fix this problem. Yes. It's been identified and now we just got to go ahead and fix it. Okay. I'm looking at you. Absolutely. Yes. All right. Thank you. Hey, good Lord is looking at the heart more. All right. Next item we have. I'm just giving it we have Jesse. It's Darby. You still always got that smile.

Of course. Of course. It's always a blessing day. My name is Jesse Darillis II. Uh I throw on a local comic in town. and talking on board of the AP commission. And what I want to say, I guess I'll just be the bad guy in this and just defend the people. There's nothing wrong with the bylaws. Right when you got on board was when things had to change. And that was the year before. You could have just simply sent out an email to the former applicant or released it openly. That has nothing to do with the bylaws. Also, when you're saying we want to change the bylaws, there's multiple AP commissions in the state of Arkansas and in other states like North Carolina. Is this based off of any information of it's working for them, that's why it's not working for us? And when I see things like the fishing tournament in Ashtown, but I was there in person when the city AP commission didn't want Junth to be downtown because half of the event was on the state line of Texas. That seems unfair. I've seen before first beforehand right in front of me you not give the symphony money all the time because it's on Texas. So now we're picking and choosing that's not bylaws. You guys are picking and choosing to follow certain rules and these are times where I've seen you on the board personally. You're very intelligent but to say something's wrong with the bylaws doesn't seem like that's the actual issue. You're picking and choosing these certain events. Now when you have something like Junth that is proven and you choose the water park to throw on a Junth event who was came out their first year last year with a terrible track record like they didn't already have a life loss already at the water park.

If any of our events like my event, Tama's event, the Junth event had anything that bad, you would not let us get anything. And then when I talk when you talked about Tama Yes. I think it was 2018 she had the big downtown catfish uh event and the AP at the time was forced to give her money because it made the TV it made on TV and radio saying AP helped her out and she did get denied. I do remember that.

Okay. Well, I wasn't on the board then so I didn't. And so I understand that's why, you know, I'm trying to be a historian that I've keep up with things because I try and build a good track record. And seeing things like Tama who has a contract with the city, not receive anything. It's like Miss Doberry said, you're setting a glass ceiling on our youth for people to come next to be the next leaders to say at the end of the day, this small city, this local government will always choose big corporations than local people. You will never make it that far. Now when does the her the reason for hotels beds the heads I don't think our water park brings people to come stay and I can say that because I have certain contracts and sponsorships and deals with the local hotels only on Arkansas side and didn't get approved or get notified of certain things and the certain questions you ask for that and I've seen it with Junth and with Tama and things like that of being denied and being earned ask certain scrutiny questions not get approved nowhere near for what the cost of one event divided five times of what the water park given. So I've just seen just the unfairness and the unfairness comes from how you guys feel not the unfairness from the bylaws. I have not seen no issues of bylaws. We go through the same rules because you guys have been doing it because the year I want to say the year you came in or year before you changed it from just giving checks to now we have to give receipts and you guys have already improved it but right now this is a pick and choosing issue and I just wanted to say my

well hey just to um just to let you know this is the miscommunication and the misinformation that's out there that I'm the one picking these events. Yes, I'm the chairperson. I I uh I run the meeting, but we have a staff. I'm a volunteer that's on the board. Staff decides what's on the agenda. Well, let me and then just just make sure because uh this is the misinformation and miscommunication that's being put out there. And that's a fair point. So, let me uh communicated that

I see the system is broken. uh public a notice should have gone out, but this is something that staff will work on to get it right.

This is very true. And I want to say I'm not misunderstanding that, but any one of y'all at the meeting could say, "Hey, we should send this email out." That is not a bylaw issue. Anybody could have said that. Anybody could have did that. Now the three people for whatever reason if you picked it or didn't pick it to allow them to submit isn't a bylaw issue because you we were all under the understanding that there was no funds being released. So all the local businesses and local events f for themselves and we've seen from Jason Butler's taco festival to the uh catfish and mudbug festival to the Marty Gro festival coming up for my event coming up for the Junth event that is a monthlong of five diff four to five different events each weekend of June by the way. Well sir I'm not defending that I've already communicated that the process was broke when that funding happened. it should have went out to everybody after that. And so that's something uh we'll be working with staff to make sure we get that corrected. I'm not upholding what happened. I'm just telling you I recognize what's broke and we got we need to put it in black and white to make sure it's not u it say put in bylaws, but I'm saying socially we all knew we could.

Well, socially that's when you get into a culture that say this is the way we always done it, but it need to be in black and white so you can enforce the standards. Okay. I'd like I'd like to speak on the the the water park. Yes, sir. He he supplied us some datas indicating that I have I've had to supply a lot of data and proven things indicated that he would increase tourism overstay at the at the uh the hotel by like 20% during those two nights. Did he provide data or did he provide you numbers with nothing backing it for previous? He provid He provided me numbers because I've had to provide background numbers of my previous events to prove I'm not just a guy getting money to prove that I'm doing things for the community to increase terrorism.

Wouldn't let me

Oh, sorry. Okay. Uh again, I'm the new guy on I just assume once that that the money wasn't being tied up for for that fund. I I assume that be word of mouth like a wildfire. It would have been spread amongst all of y'all and y'all would be so bombarding uh city hall with hey what can we do now? Now uh the&P meetings are open to everybody to attend. So when when when anybody the water park is there asking for money this guy for the entertainment the downtown for Clint black concert when he's asking for money you can fill those chairs up

so and and question them help us out stand up and say hey this ask the questions that we ought to be asking and all that you know it's open come help us we need to help. So I have two questions because I understand what you're saying. So the because you were uh awarded them is because first question is because they asked and they asked when you said there was no funds and they just kept asking till funds appeared. Correct. Yes. And the second one I ask is No. No. That's that's not that's not correct. That's not that's not I'm just trying to get sir. But he did so it was

sir. He he did he did he he he realized that the the monies were available which I assume so would other people being he voted down the the bond money he realized that the monies were available so he came back and and made a he made a request because he was the first one that's how he got awarded and the second question is for Tama Grady who's had the contract for about a year and a half why is she not awarded when she has a contract to do events with the city well that's a good question I mean ask Miss Grady, Tyler, I Let me let me clear up some confusion, please. Can I do you mind some? Yes. Yes, ma'am.

Um I'd like to explain exactly how the the process works because staff does not control the AM agenda. The commission itself controls what goes on the agenda, what comes off of the agenda. Staff has no say in that. So staff makes no determination whatsoever what information gets to AMP and what does not. If staff receives a request for the AMP commission, whether it be funding or or anything else, that request is forwarded to every single one of the commissioners. And if we either hear from the the chairman or at least two other commissioners that they would like to entertain that it's placed on the agenda. Um for anything to be removed from the agenda, it has to be agreed upon and we have to hear from the the same process. It one person can't just remove anything from the agenda they want. Um, in last week's case, some wanted uh some some things removed from the agenda, others didn't. So, those remained on the agenda. If staff staff does not have a say what goes on the agenda, it's the commission themselves that decide what goes on the agenda or not.

What we that's just total opposite. No, it's not opposite. Hey, it's not opposite. Hey, if you will put the uh um Jenny, will you put that back up there on the board? Well, I guess I need hearing aids. No, because Tyler Hey, listen listen listen just for a second. Listen just for a second. Y'all do y'all when y'all do y not y'all send a notice to all the boards? Well, we can just have this we can have the staff to do that. Won't you send a board me notice of y'all a meeting? That way we can send it out to the public on my Facebook page.

This This is right here is what Tyler is talking about. You see right here where I requested where I requested for this item to wait through October. This item be taken off. This item no emergency to wait through October. and and just like he stated, one person can't take items off the agenda

even though it has to take uh two people. Is that is that correct? Because just like he stated here, one person can't do that. And he's totally correct. So, it's uh it's it's it's it's a the staff and the commission the commission has to decide. And I'm only one person, but if you don't have um two people or more, is that right, council? Yes. To be able to take it off the commission cuz that's what I cuz that's what I was It's two people on the commission. It's not the staff or it's it's not the staff's decision. They just comply with two or more or two or less.

Correct. So, So to get to full to make understand because I think everybody's kind of confused hypothetically

if I'll use the scholars if tomorrow first thing in the morning they apply and let me ask you to answer that question because the precedence is how already been broken uh and I feel like if they ask to apply tomorrow uh they should be uh we should be able to call a special meeting and a water because the precedence once you set precedence, it's hard to go back. So, the precedence has already be set and and the protocol is I think uh take two um two board members, commissioners to get it on the agenda. And I say um I say the president's already been set. Why not apply?

Okay. which uh in fact I've already spoken with uh them last week to I encourage them to make that happen because the precedence has already been set cuz at the end of the day it's one standard no compromise and we got an opportunity to make it right. Okay.

So moving forward the leaders coming behind us won't have to deal with the same issues. I agree fully for that and I'm glad that that is on record to be stated because I know people watching this and the people here that are previous recipants would definitely will apply and just now know it's fair for everybody and not just certain corporations that come from wherever can apply. I I'm thinking that was the way it was. I think it's it's the I think it was the confusion of saying there was no funds and then a bunch of money popped up. Yes. Right. Right. Um the reason that and just like uh Mr. Juul, Director Jules stated when there was uh those funds was earmarked.

Mhm. And we was going through d uh uh data searching uh the projects that we were going to fund and the board and commission as a whole said, "Okay, we don't think we want to fund this project at this time." And so what happens? 90 money goes back to the general fund. And so then you have a um groups that u have events March, April, May, June, July, August. They're like, "Hey, can we do a early proposal?" And they uh communicated with two two the commissioners, got on the agenda,

and that that's what happened. Before you came in, I gave the analogy that you know Yeah. Um about if you're expecting a Christmas bon, one person go and ask for the bonus early and the others don't ask for the bonus and then they got the same issues

and because the information didn't go out. Look, we know as a team, we just have to put these processes in place and reinforce. This is true and I'm glad to have an understanding because for me I have events in like Fal Arkansas that hasn't have no hotels anything else. So everybody stays on Arkansas. I've never applied for it but now seeing things like Ashtown well then I should probably apply for it since it's a successful event that brings tourism and people to hotels and restaurants to the TER Arkansas side. But now I'm glad to know and I know the clarification is being brought up because I know people like Tama and the scholars and myself and people like probably Monica Beaman and Jason Butler other people who have successful events wanted to know these things the local ones that champion the city.

All right. Thank you, Mr. Well, since Mr. Since there's two AM members here, can y'all make a commitment to Mr. Derby that nobody's going to get paid out at the uh 188,000. Oh, I love that. Until we look at these local folks first. Um Mr. Director Roberts, what we're telling you right now is that there's a process in place. No. Um I'm not going to tell him that uh we have to we have to go through the process to even get on the agenda. Well, that you had told me earlier that the money is in the general fund and that you can resend the money, right?

So, are you going to see about paying getting local folks first before you start sending the money out since you can resend the money? Well, the money, hey, the money's going to be there. We got the uh Yeah, I know the money's there, but the question is who going to get the money? You're putting us on. Hey, hey, uh Roberts, what's got to happen? The funding process got to happen first before they can even um ask for the monies. And so they got to ask to get on the agenda so they can ask for the money. The monies are there. The money's already been requested. The money's already there. I understand. Is that correct? If I may speak. I think we can. All right. Let's hold one second.

You got something, Tyler? Can I speak? Yeah. I think we can make a commitment for the AMP. Yes. If the applicants will apply, we will convene a special meeting at some point. Do whatever we can't the time frame I hope will be short, but if y'all will apply, we will we will convene a special meeting. There you go. And handle those requests. Now, I can't guarantee everybody's going to be approved, but because we changed a few things, it's got to meet I appreciate that. So, so but but apply and we will consider. I'll do that. And one more thing, I think everybody's confused. How did you know funds appeared?

Um sir, we have a staff. I'll just explain to you that um the monies the monies that we we was going to use for the bond. Correction. The bond, the bond that we did not approve. The bond that we did not approve. Those moniesh stayed in the general fund. They didn't just magically appear. They never left. Okay. They was just earmarked just in case for if the bond passed. And we have staff even though we're not we have staff to keep us updated. the gentleman we had the the because he showed up to the consistent meetings

my very first meeting we we voted or we since on whether we was going to by resolution going to fund the bond proposal it got shot down so thus freed up that money and he was watching the am the meeting outside so he next few week he was calling All right. Next we have for the data center Natalie Romanic. We technically be

Mr. Assistant Mayor. Um, I know we've blown by the agenda, but um, it only allows 50 minutes for citizens communication. All right. Um, now the board has uh the ability to extend people beyond five minutes, but I just wanted to let you know that. Thank you. Been that uh, Director Roberts and Assistant Mayor Brewer uh, took up the vast majority of that time. I suggest we extend that time. I totally agree. I second. I just been second move and everyone. All right. Go ahead, ma'am.

Hello. My name is Natalie Romanik. I just found out about this probably a day and a half ago. So, the next meeting will be a little bit more detailed as far as my input. So, I just have basically a few questions that I'm just going to present to you and it won't take five minutes. Do you have an This is regarding the data centers. Do you know where the Ciso Willox aquifer is? What? The Ciso Wilcox aquifer. It originates our feet.

Well, let me help you with that. It originates in the Rio Grand, goes up from South Texas all the way to where we are. It also T goes into Louisiana and Arkansas. Every bit of water that is drilled, whether it's residential, commercial, all of our water, fresh water, comes from this aquifer. So, uh where um where's the groundwater conservation districts? Do you have the permits that limit ex water extraction uh limit extraction volumes that regulate the well spacing to prevent long-term depletion severe long-term depletion? What is the current water extraction rate be before the data centers? There is already an impact. So where's the impact studies? What will be the water extraction volume from these data centers hourly and daily? Forget weekly, monthly, it's an impact every minute of every day. The permits, what specific permits have been filed for in each state? Because this aquifer is not just here, it's not just in Texas, it's in three states. So, a data center being built just a few miles from here in Texas and and just down the road here in Arkansas, it's going to be the all the water from these that's going to be used from these two places will be affecting the aquafer.

Do you have a water export plan? Uh the specific uh uh permits have been that have been filed for each. production wells and transport of water. Have has anyone contacted Texas A&M and College Station their ag their agriculture department. They have many scientists that study this the forestry anything that affects animals forestry anywhere and it's not just in Texas but they are the people to go to. Has anyone even bothered to contact them and get their input? Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana fish and wildlife departments. The uh has anyone contacted them for the wildlife and fish impact? Uh the water boards in all states? Um the endangered and protected species impact study, they will all be impacted. And why is the public having to become private investigators to even find out about these so-called public meetings? Um, and I like what you had to say regarding the funds, sir. Perhaps the SEC regional office for this part of the re the region of the United States is in Fort Worth. Perhaps they should be contacted regarding the volume of cash being exchanged to purchase the land and buy people's silence. Where is the money originating? Is it domestic deep deep state or is it foreign bad actors? And how many NDAs have been signed? Wow.

How many NDAs have been signed?

How many How many elderly people have been that perhaps maybe there's this 80 or 90 year old widow or widowerower on any ranch or farm that sits a top of this aquifer, whether it be in any one of these three states, has not a clue. They do not use social media. They perhaps even live alone. They have no idea that their land's getting ready to be taken by imminent domain. Where are they supposed to go? What about the ranchers? The above ground water is going to be affected. That the emissions from these plants are going to greatly affect the surface water and the groundwater that has been there for millennia is definitely going to be affected because it's going to be depleted.

Thank you. Ma'am, before you go, Yes. Could you somewhat uh get a a transcript of what you just stated? I will. I'll have to write. The reason why I'm saying that is what you just stated is not going to go in our record from the city council standpoint. They just going to put a little tip bit that you said this and that's the end of that. You said some valuable important things about data center and I think what your whole statement really need to go into our our minutes and based on our way they currently do our minutes it's not going to get in there. So they currently do the minutes. What do you mean by that? You could um email me

and I'll put it attach it to you. Okay. Well, it's I'll have to type it because I've just written it. So that's what uh the comment I was going to um tell you just get with the staff because you have some brilliant questions and we don't have those answers but uh staff can help you research those. It's going to take at minimum one year at minimum one year minimum minimum one year to do these impact studies and that's just for the depletion of the water. That's not including wildlife and fish impact. That's not including I mean livelihoods. You know what trucking companies are being are being hired for this? You know the permits and the cities are all big on permits. So where are the permits? All right. Thank you.

All right. We're going to move to the next. Thank you, ma'am. Uh next we have uh Carol Lindy. Hi everyone. How are we doing this evening? Hello. Hi. I am here as a mother and a teacher to have a seat at the table. All right.

Okay. So, um I am also here about the data centers and maybe possibly a moratorum or possibly banning the data centers that are in our region. So, I prepared a little speech because, you know, I like to have something to go off of. So, here we go. As a constituent whose family has resided in this area for generations, I'm deeply concerned about the direction in which we're headed. I agree that our area would benefit from industry and improvement, but not at the cost at the health and well-being of our people. Across the nation, countries are creating moratoriums or outright banning the construction of data centers. Seven out of 10 Americans are against this project. And as there are many unknowns, that's exactly why I'm here tonight to fight for my children's future. Clayton Tucker, the Texas AD Commissioner, warns us that we are seeing adverse neurological and developmental effects in our children, the elderly, and the livestock that we eat within a 5m radius of these centers. Quality of life declines as noise and light pollution sicken those who are unlucky enough to live near these developments. Very few of us believe the promises that these companies and billionaires are making. It has been proven in various places that data centers promise one thing to the community and then blatantly abuse their power once construction is complete. In Fagetville County, Georgia, a data center quietly pulled 30 million gallons of unmetered water. This is beyond what they promised causing severe water pressure drops and drought rest or uh yes, drought restrictions in the area. Georgia is now suffering from loss of house and home to imminent domain as well. The Georgia power company is taking residential homes from families to expand power lines to supply a nearby data center in Memphis and Tennessee and and Mississippi. I'm sorry. Elon Musk is Elon Musk's Times AI is facing major

backlash and lawsuits over toxic air pollution, unpermitted power plant generation, and environmental law violations. 50,000 residents in Lake Tahoe are enduring an unprecedented energy crisis. They're being told that their primary supplier will no longer serve them after 2027 so that it can provide power to Kevin Liry's data center. Utah is losing 63 square miles of land to a data center despite massive push back from the community. Their primary concern being the strain on their water supply in an already drought riddled area. These billionaires do not care about our concerns, but I am hoping that this council does. How will you protect us if and when problems like this begin to occur? Who will reinforce penalties against this company? Who will monitor for wear water, air, and ground pollution? The people deserve answers prior to allowing a blight such as this in our area. It will also be a financial burden for our community. Many in our area already struggle to make ends meet across the board. Areas that have built data centers have been plagued with doubling energy and water bills. This is not feasible for many families and it certainly doesn't help the community. These few jobs that are promised will not go to residents in our areas. The centers will bring in their own employees and they will take them away once the center goes bankrupt. This is a bubble that is sure to pop. And it is likely that small areas such as this will be the first to go when companies are making cuts. What does that leave us with? What will we do with the empty shell that they leave in their wake? Will you always choose big companies over local people? This is reckless. People, it seems, are an afterthought. Is this what you're willing to allow in our county? I'm curious by show of hands, have any of you entered into NDAs regarding data

centers or solar projects? No. Have any of you been approached by a company intending to develop a data center in this area? I implore you to do what is right by the people and create a moratorum against or outright ban the 30,000 acre Benitus data center in I think Miller County. Not one inch of Arkansas is worth giving up for a data center. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you,

ma'am. Ma'am, I'm add to the clerk right there. What you just read? Yeah, I'm

over. All right. Next, uh we have uh Miss Paige. Uh Oh, Buck Helner.

Hey, will you leave one up here? Will you make sure we get one? Yes. Thank you.

You want? Yeah. Yeah. Go ahead and get the staff. I I get a copy from this thing. All right. Okay. Good deal. Thank you. Okay.

Um hello. So um I'm coming forward today um just to present numbers um and then hand you the data that I have um regarding the objection of the data centers um and then the promotion of moratorum or a ban against them. Um so currently we have 2526 signatures and counting on a petition. Um total financial contributions are 684 uh plus dollars um just to promote the petition um on change.org. Um it's just pushing it further in front of others that are more likely to sign the petition um and things of that nature. It's being shared primarily on Facebook. That's where I'm seeing most of the activity. Um and then total comments provided I have 40 which are all um shown here in this packet that I've printed. Um I already presented that to um Miss Russell. So um if you guys would like to have a copy, I have 10 total copies. So

thank you. Thank you. Yes, I would like one. All right, that's all of our um citizens for the citizen citizen uh communication. We'll now go into the consent agenda. Item one, approve the minutes of the regular meeting May 4th. City Clerk Heels. Item two, adopt resolution approving the interim airport director to enter into agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration to reimburse the airport for relocated federally owned navigational aids in an amount not to exceed 895,000. Item number three, adopt a resolution approving the interimm airport director to enter into an agreement with MC Cleveland Consulting Engineering Incorporated to administer the construction of runway 4-22 extension in amount not to exceed 79,743 to be paid for the grant for the Federal Aviation Administration. Item number four, adopt a resolution approving the interim airport director to enter into agreement with MC Cleveland Consulting Engineering to administer the construction of runaway 4-22 overlay and taxiway extension in an amount not to exceed 625,000 to be paid from a grant from the state of Arkansas. Item number five, adopt a resolution approving the interim airport director to enter into agreement with

KSA PA Dawson Camp and to conduct a comprehensive market study appraisal studies for aeronautical land and fixed base operator in a proposed amount of 29,495. Item number six, adopt a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into a contract for a Millwood water treatment plant cleaning of the sludge puns project for for an amount not to exceed 412,300 with the Arkansas portion not to exceed 161,497 with funds available in the utilities of 2025 2026 budget. in the Milwood WP depreciation form. You've heard the the consent agenda. Is there a motion? Motion to adopt.

Second. Second. All right. It's been u attorney read the call roll. Okay. Roll call, please. Director Juel, yes. Director Smith, yes. Director Roberts, yes. Director Harris, yes. Assistant Mayor Prover.

Yes. All right. Motion carries. Next item we go into the regular agenda. The regular agenda agenda is adopt a resolution approving the interim airport director to enter into an agreement with the Tatum Excavating Company Incorporated to administer the construction of a runway 4-22 extension overlay and taxiway delta extension construction project in in the amount of 15,786 15,7 786 and 713. Little bit of difference there. Yes. The 15 million, not 15,000.

Yeah. I think I think interim airport director Russell Henderson. Gentlemen, how you doing? Um, come on. As Mayor Brewer, uh, board of directors, Mr. City Manager, thank you for letting us be here tonight. Uh, I'm Russ Henderson, the interim director. And, um, and there's Miss Shannon Elliot right behind us here at She's the airport finance director in case we have questions.

Okay. And uh this is Miss Ba Yanick and she's from MLEN engineers, one of our uh one of our awesome uh um engineers out of Little Rock from Mlen and uh she's here to help us hopefully answer any questions we have to get these very important resolutions through so we can get some construction started on the airport. So uh hopefully we can answer questions you have. All right. Do we have any questions or concerns from the council? Just when y'all going to get started? Well, very soon. As soon as we can get these resolutions through, we'll get some uh uh project contracts started and uh we'll get going. All right. There's no

This is for the whole shebang, right? This is construction. This is our memo or whatever was to administer, but this is for the whole construction and everything, right? That's correct. Completion is projected to be wind up sometime in February. Uh next summer. Yeah, next summer. Next summer. April, May. Okay. When's the start date? Uh Jul, it'll be July 6th tentatively. We need to send notice of awards after the air show. After Yeah, the air show is going to be big. Yeah, it's going to be but a lot of work needs to be done and uh we're just waiting to get started and get going on it. So,

all right. Are there any more questions or concern? If there's no more question or concerns, attorney, will you read the agreement, please? Whereas the texture regional airport authority operates and maintains the texture regional airport for the benefit of the citizens of the surrounding region. And whereas the runway 422 extension overlay and taxiway delta extension construction project are necessary to improve airport infrastructure and allow for more widebody aircraft at the texurean regional airport to support economic development. And whereas Tatum Excavating Company Incorporated submitted the low bid in the project on the project in the amount of 15,786,713. And whereas the Texture Can Regional Airport Authority desires to enter into an agreement with Tatum Excavating Company Incorporated for the construction of the runway 422 Extension Overlay and Taxiway Delta Extension Construction Project. And whereas the total amount of set agreement shall not exceed $15,786,713 to be paid from grants from the Federal Aviation Administration, the state of Arkansas, and the city's budgeted matching funds of 1,458,137. Now therefore, be it resolved by the board of directors of the city of Teturekan, Arkansas, that the interim airport director of the Tetrican Regional Airport is hereby authorized to execute and enter enter into the an agreement with Tatum Excavating Company Incorporated for construction of the runway 422 extension overlay and taxiway delta extension construction project in an amount not to exceed 15,786,713 from the sources so indicated as approved this 18th day of May 2026.

The attorney has read the resolution. Is there a motion on the floor? Move for adoption. Second. Roll call, please. Director Juel, yes. Director Smith, yes. Director Robert, yes. Director Harris, yes. Assistant Mayor Brewer, yes. Nice. Next item um we have is board of directors commentary. Does any board director have a comment? We got comment here. asks what happened to uh Tama them doing during the presentation. What happened to that? We had to be scheduled. Huh? Oh, okay.

I just thought maybe and and my last question is uh you know they uh doing four events for the city. So they is y'all going to have a a special call meeting next week so they can get their money cuz they had two which they haven't seen no C and they going to have another one wings and blue festival and then they going to have another one sometime in October. Miss Grady u director Harris just asked a question. Do you want to check with uh staff on that? Yeah. All right. All right. That's all I had. Are there any more?

One thing, and it's going to be short, so everybody can go home. Um, I truly do not like bringing politics into this boardroom, and I know we're going to have u a mayor's race. Well, the mayor's position is up in November, three board members, and um if anybody runs or anything, reelection, we don't need to be bringing any of that up in these meetings. I think that that's outside the board. You know, that's fine. Director Brewer, I consider you a a friend, a a coworker on the board, but when you gave your website, it had Brewer for the position you were running for. And to me, that's just inappropriate in the board name.

And let me address that. He's totally correct. Uh that was inappropriate and I apologize for that. Uh she gave my city email and so u thanks for addressing that. Again, when there's something broken, the way we fix it is u accept it and fix it and move forward. Don't try to hide it. Okay. Are there any more commentary?

So, I understand what you said, but the clerk or somebody can't say what position is open this year for the city council. Uh I know in the past uh somebody have stated that uh maybe she was just talking to me but war two was open for election. Uh and I know uh she didn't call my name or nothing but I just remember in the past they have stated as ward two has been I I'm not saying I'm up for reelection. I just not pay they didn't give the person name to the position that was open for I'm not I'm not sure exactly what's been done in the past but I'll I'll clarify that now they have stated that the

I don't doubt it. Yeah been open but they haven't stated or any person name that in that position or that person was running for a position. So, so for the public's knowledge, the mayor's position is up for election and wards three, four, and five are up for election. Yeah. Now, you you can say that, but you can't say uh you know, his his name or his name or his name, cuz I'm not going to call out the name, but you can say they position is open up. So, all right. If there's nothing. Okay, we got Franklin Street Bridge. What's the status of it? I meant to call. I'm sorry. Say that again.

Franklin Street Bridge. What's the status of it? Oh, yes. Um, as far as I'm aware, Roger, is he still it? It's open. So, the the state has Thanks a lot. How your bre the state approved our um our fixes and it's opened back up. Well, I got out there and helped them with the show. Now I'm going to ask how that bridge get opened up and somebody said that uh cuz I helped him with the show that uh over there on Sever Street that's probably ain't going to get open up for a year or two funded it watch yourself watch yourself street get opened up in SE

I had to I have I have absolutely no control over that whatsoever the Sbert Street bridge is still closed as I I gave you a timeline in an email. Um, so we just had a meeting last week with the with ARDOT's engineering consultants and um, they did inform us that they are recommending it be tore down and completely reconstructed. Now, the timeline that that I gave you that they give gave me, they're talking about months and months and months of engineering. And then they're talking about um not even uh letting the project until what was it? December 2027 something like that.

So, what's stop? So, it's Hold on. So, I I've requested that they allow us to go in and tear out the bridge ourselves and put in at least something temporary for us to be able to open it back up to the to the neighborhood. Um, they said they would have to get back with me on that request. I did ask them to uh that we be reimbursed for that demolition because all this is coming out of a grant that we were approved for and they said that we are welcome to move forward with demolition and placing um a temporary crossing but they would not reimburse us for that. And who did you ask our dot?

Should I have asked someone else? No, I was going to say what what person name did you ask? Who's the ask Sunny or

the No, I I did not directly ask Sunny um the uh the engineer over this uh or at least the individual with ARDOT over this local um bridges program is uh Randy Harper. He is the um our contact for this grant. He's the one I've been dealing with. Now, he said that he would have to pass that request on to his superiors. who his superiors are, I'm not sure. But um I received an email back from him after the meeting stating we could go ahead and demolish it ourselves. However, we would not be reimbursed for that.

Are there any more questions or concern from the from the board or from the citizens? All right. Can't talk. Yeah, that's right. Thanks. If there's no other questions or concerns, is there a motion for adjournment? Motion to adjurnn. Second. There's been a motion and second. Roll call, please. Director Juel, yes. Director Smith, yes. Director Roberts, yes. Director Harris, yes. Assistant Mayor Brewer, yes.