[23-1-57 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 22-OR-45 (2023 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FOR THE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT. Sponsors: Justices Stowers, Lewison, Massey, McCoy, McMullen]

AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ ITEM 23-I-57 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 22-OR-45 2023 ANNUAL BUDGET PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS TO RECOGNIZE AN APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FOR THE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT.

JUSTICE STOWERS.

MAKE A MOTION WE SEND THIS ITEM TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.

SECOND. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH A SECOND THAT WE SEND 23-I-57 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.

JUSTICE STOWERS WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? YEAH, THIS IS A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM THAT WE TAKE CARE OF MONTHLY.

SO IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT, THE STATE REIMBURSES US SOME OF OUR COSTS FOR RUNNING THE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT AND THAT'S WHAT THIS ITEM IS.

THANK YOU, JUSTICE STOWERS.

ONE REMINDER YOUR YOUR LIGHTS, YOUR MICROPHONE IS ALREADY ON.

SO IF YOU'VE GOT A QUESTION OR A COMMENT, PLEASE LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS.

I WANT TO BE ADDED. OKAY.

I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED ALSO.

I WOULD TOO. OKAY.

DIANE CURRY.

ANYBODY ELSE? OH, PLEASE LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT JUSTICE MASSEY HAS ARRIVED.

AND, AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 23-I-57.

YOU HAVE 13 AYES AND 1 ABSTENTION.

13 AYES 1 ABSTENTION.

WE WILL SEND 23-I-57 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.

AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 23-I-58 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING PULASKI COUNTY BROWNFIELDS TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT SURVEY ABATEMENT AND

[23-1-58 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING PULASKI COUNTY BROWNFIELDS TO PROVIDE ENVHIONMENTAL CONTAMINANT SURVEY, ABATEMENT, AND MITIGATION SERVICES FOR COMMON GROUND PROPERTIES LLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARY AND THE DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (DLRCDC), AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ONE MEMBER OF COMMON GROUND PROPERTIES LLC IS A CURRENT EMPLOYEE OF PULASKI COUNTY, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE DLRCDC IS A CURRENT EMPLOYEE OF PULASKI COUNTY. Sponsor: Justice Massey]

MITIGATION SERVICES FOR COMMON GROUND PROPERTIES LLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARY AND THE DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,

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DLRCDC. AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ONE MEMBER OF COMMON GROUND PROPERTIES LLC IS A CURRENT EMPLOYEE OF PULASKI COUNTY AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE DLRCDC IS A CURRENT EMPLOYEE OF PULASKI COUNTY.

JUSTICE MASSEY.

YES, I MOVE THAT WE SEND THIS TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A RECOMMENDED DO PASS, SECOND.

A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE SEND 23-I-58 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A RECOMMENDED DO PASS.

JUSTICE MASSEY WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN OR DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE ELSE THAT CAN EXPLAIN FOR YOU? I'M GOING TO GIVE THIS TO OUR ATTORNEY ALLOW HIM TO EXPLAIN.

GOOD EVENING. I'M ADAM FOGLEMAN AND I'M NOT STANDING BEFORE YOU I'M STANDING BEFORE YOU AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN RIGHT NOW.

I'M THE EMPLOYEE THAT'S REFERENCED IN THAT ORDINANCE.

AND WOULD YOU REPEAT THAT? YOU'RE WHAT? I'M THE EMPLOYEE THAT THAT IS REFERENCED IN THAT.

AND MY WIFE AND I ARE THE MEMBERS OF COMMON GROUND PROPERTIES LLC FOR THE BETTER PART OF THE LAST DECADE, WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO BUILD HOUSES AND DO PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I LIVE IN.

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE PURCHASED A PROPERTY AND AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS PURCHASED, IT HAD BATS.

IT'S A 125 YEAR OLD STOREFRONT THAT NEEDS QUITE LITERALLY EVERYTHING.

IT'S BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.

BUT IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS THAT POTENTIALLY EXIST FROM BOTH THE BATS AND FROM POTENTIAL LEAD IN THE PAINT, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH BROWNFIELDS.

BUT BEFORE ANY WORK IS DONE, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS FULL DISCLOSURE THAT THAT YOU ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY, BECAUSE WE DON'T.

IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT THE COUNTY HAS AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS IN RECEIVING THE SERVICES OF THE BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM, PARTICULARLY BY CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER PROGRAM BY CONTRACT.

THIS IS A UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCE, BUT IT'S AVAILABLE.

THE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO ANY PROPERTY OWNER IN PULASKI COUNTY.

THE DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS THE NONPROFIT THAT DOES SIMILAR WORK IN SIMILAR AREA.

AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THAT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.

IT ALSO HAS RECENTLY BEEN DONATED A PROPERTY THAT IT'S OF SIMILAR AGE AND NEEDS SIMILAR WORK.

OKAY. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY, I'VE GOT A FEW QUESTIONS.

YOUR MICROPHONE IS ALREADY ON JUSTICE MCMULLEN.

I'LL GET TO YOU. JUSTICE STOWERS.

OH AM I UP FIRST? OKAY.

UM, SO I'VE HEARD IT SAID THAT BROWNFIELDS OR GREENFIELDS AND THAT THEY'RE A WIN WIN, GREEN, GREEN SITUATION WHERE WE TAKE SOMETHING THAT'S OLD AND WE MAKE IT NEW AGAIN AND AT THE SAME TIME THAT ENERGY AND SYNERGY PRODUCES ECONOMIC GROWTH.

AND SO I WANT TO COMMEND YOU, MR. FOGLEMAN FOR YOUR PASSION FOR THIS, OBVIOUSLY, AND WANT TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, WE DO PASS THESE BROWNFIELD ORDINANCES PERIODICALLY. AND IT'S ALL ABOUT, AS MR. FOGLEMAN ALLUDED TO, WHETHER IT BE ASBESTOS ABATEMENT, WHETHER IT BE LEAD PAINT, WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S ABOUT TAKING STRUCTURES THAT AREN'T ABLE TO SERVE A FUNCTION RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THESE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND TO MAKE THEM NEW AGAIN AND TO REMEDIATE THEM TO THE EXTENT THAT THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ARE MITIGATED.

SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE, AND I WILL BE A YES VOTE.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

YES, SIR. JUSTICE MCMULLEN.

YES. YES.

MR. FOGLEMAN.

THANK YOU. I'M WANTING TO KNOW SOMETHING ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL, SUCH AS COMMON GROUND PROPERTIES LLC. YES, MA'AM.

THAT'S YOUR PRIVATE COMPANY.

YOU AND YOUR WIFE OR WHOMEVER ELSE GOES WITH THAT LLC.

HOW MANY PROPERTIES ARE YOU RIGHT NOW IN OWNERSHIP OF?

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THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF THERE'S THE OLD STOREFRONT, WE'VE RECENTLY BUILT A KIND OF A TOWNHOUSE STYLE BUILDING RIGHT NEXT TO THE STOREFRONT, AND WE HAVE A HOUSE AROUND THE CORNER.

THE REMAINDER OF THE PROPERTIES ARE ALL VACANT LOTS WITH THE GOAL TO BUILD ON THOSE AND BRING LIFE BACK TO VACANT SPACES.

OKAY, SO YOU'VE ALREADY PURCHASED THOSE VACANT LOTS.

SO THAT MEANS THAT I CAN'T PURCHASE THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY PURCHASED.

OKAY. SO I WANT TO COMMEND YOU.

ARE THOSE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, THE PETTAWAY NEIGHBORHOOD? EVERY ONE OF THEM.

ALL RIGHT. NOW THAT'S BEAUTIFUL THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON THAT AND IF YOU GUYS HAVE NOT VISITED THAT AREA YET, YOU ARE IN FOR A BIG SURPRISE.

AND I THINK YOU'LL BE VERY PLEASED.

LET'S SEE NOW.

SO YOU DO OWN SEVERAL OF THEM.

NOW WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS THE ONE THAT YOU ARE DEVELOPING NOW, JUST WHAT STREET? WHERE IS THAT LOCATED? THE WILLIAM LAPORTE BUILDING IS AT THE CORNER OF CHARLES BUSSEY EAST.

CHARLES BUSSEY AND COMMERCE.

OKAY. AND COMMERCE.

YOU TAKE MAIN STREET SOUTH, HEAD SOUTH OF 630, GET TO EAST CHARLES BUSSEY AND TAKE A LEFT.

OKAY. AND IS NOT RESIDENTIAL.

THE OTHERS RESIDENTIAL ARE INTENDED TO BE RESIDENTIAL.

OKAY, THEN.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THERE APPEARS TO BE NO MORE QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, ADAM. THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE THAT.

AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? 14 AYES AND JUSTICE GREEN WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS WELL.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

14 AYES.

14 AYES. WE WILL SEND 23-I-58 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.

AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 23-I-59.

[23-1-59 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 22-OR-45 (2023 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS FROM AUCTIONED VEHICLES FOR THE PURCHASE OF PATROL VEHICLES. Sponsors: Justices Massey, Blackwood, Stowers]

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 22-OR-45 2023 ANNUAL BUDGET PULASKI COUNTY ARKANSAS TO RECOGNIZE AN APPROPRIATE INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS FROM AUCTION VEHICLES FOR THE PURCHASE OF PATROL VEHICLES.

JUSTICE MASSEY.

YES, I MOVE THAT WE SEND THIS TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE RECOMMENDED DO PASS, SECOND.

A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE SEND 23-I-59 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A RECOMMENDED DO PASS JUSTICE MASSEY WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? YES. THERE MAY BE SOMEONE HERE FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN THIS, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS IS TO ALLOW THEM TO PURCHASE NEW VEHICLES FROM REIMBURSEMENT OF, I GUESS, INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENTS AS WELL AS LET'S SEE, WHAT WAS THE OTHER THING? AUCTIONS. AUCTIONS.

SO THE MONEY'S IN THE BANK, BUT THEY'VE ALREADY THE COUNTY HAS IT IN THE GENERAL FUND.

IT'S JUST RECOGNIZING IT, PUTTING IT INTO THE FUND SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE THE PURCHASE OF NEW VEHICLES.

SO MONEY AND MONEY OUT.

NO IMPACT ON GENERAL FUND.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION, THOUGH.

THE COMMUNICATION FACILITY FUND.

I'M JUST CAN YOU TELL ME I KNOW WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS.

SO THEY DO THIS EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS AND THIS IS GENERALLY WHERE THEY PARK THAT MONEY FOR VEHICLES.