[25-I-66 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING MR. JOSE ROMERO TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR A PRIVATE CLUB PERMIT WITH THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL DIVISION, PURSUANT TO A.C.A. § 3-9-222. Sponsor: Justice Keith ]

THANK YOU. AMY, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE READ 25-I-66.

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING MR. JOSE ROMERO TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR A PRIVATE CLUB PERMIT WITH THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL DIVISION, PURSUANT TO A.C.A. 3-9-222. JUSTICE KEITH YOUR, WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE WITH THIS ITEM? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE SEND 25-I-66 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

SECOND. PROPERLY MOTION AND SECONDED. JUSTICE KEITH WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? I WOULD. SO BEAR WITH ME ONE SECOND. AMY. LET THE RECORD REFLECT.

JUSTICE BLACKWOOD JUSTICE YOUNG-BAKER JUSTICE LEWISON ARE HERE.

ANY AND JUSTICE MEDLOCK. WE'LL HAVE FULL HOUSE.

FULL HOUSE. WOW. JUST IN TIME FOR A GOOD VOTE.

ALL RIGHT. JUSTICE KEITH. GO AHEAD. SO. SO WHAT I WOULD I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IS ACTUALLY SUPPORT A NEW BUSINESS IN DISTRICT 8. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO OUT AND VISIT THIS PLACE.

I'M NOT. I'M NOT A BIG FOODIE PERSON. BUT IF YOU LIKE MEXICAN YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.

I'VE GOT A GOOD FRIEND THAT I RECOMMENDED, AND I THINK HE COMES OUT THERE MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S NO OPPOSITION, AND HE'S TRYING TO GET HIS BEVERAGE LICENSE, BECAUSE WHAT GOES BETTER WITH CHIPS THAN. A BEER.

OR SOMETHING? SO I'VE HOLD, I'VE HEARD, BUT THERE'S NO OPPOSITION.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT AREA. AND I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST COME UP TO THE MIC AND JUST SAY WHATEVER HE.

BECAUSE I DON'T GET TO GET A CHANCE TO DO THIS OFTEN. SO I'M GIVING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY WHATEVER YOU LIKE. THE OTHER 14 TO NO.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M A NERVOUS SPEAKER.

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SO SORRY IF I STRUGGLE A LITTLE BIT. BUT, YEAH, I OPENED MY RESTAURANT.

WE'RE COMING UP ON A YEAR ON HALLOWEEN, AND WE'RE IN LANDMARK DISTRICT A, LITTLE, VERY SMALL COMMUNITY.

AND I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO STAY THERE FOR A WHILE.

YOU KNOW, MOST RESTAURANT, BUSINESS, RESTAURANT BUSINESS IS HARD, AND DRINKS HELP BRING MORE PEOPLE IN.

I'M NOT TRYING TO OPEN A DIVE BAR OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, JUST OFFER A COUPLE BOTTLE BEERS AND GO WITH OUR GREAT MEXICAN AUTHENTIC STYLE MEXICAN FOOD. ANY QUESTIONS? I'M SORRY. AND I SUPPORT HIM.

DID I SAY THAT I SUPPORT YOU? ANY QUESTIONS? JUSTICE STOWERS. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU.

SIR. IN THESE INSTANCES THROUGH THE YEARS, I'VE ALWAYS DEFERRED WHEN IT'S A DISTRICT SPECIFIC ISSUE TO THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, MR. KEITH. IN THIS INSTANCE. AND SO THEREFORE I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS ITEM THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT SOME TECHNICAL QUESTIONS.

I'LL REFER TO ADAM, I GUESS. SO IN THE APPLICATION FOR A PRIVATE CLUB PERMIT, IT'S MORE THAN JUST GETTING AN ALCOHOL BEVERAGE PERMIT. SO WHAT'S THE NEED FOR THE PRIVATE CLUB PERMIT? IS THAT THE HOURS OR SOMETHING ELSE? SO THIS, THE AREA THAT THIS IS LOCATED IN IS AN OTHERWISE DRY HISTORIC TOWNSHIP DATING BACK, I THINK, TO THE 1960S. AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW AVENUES TO PROVIDE ON PREMISES ALCOHOL SALES AT A RESTAURANT IN SUCH A LOCATION. AND IF HE WERE TO WANT TO EXPAND.

I READ THROUGH THE APPLICATION A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, BUT REFRESH MY MEMORY IF HE WANTS TO EXPAND HIS HOURS OF OPERATION, TURN INTO A DIVE BAR, DOES HE HAVE TO COME BACK BEFORE THIS BODY OR NOT? SO THE APPLICATION THAT HE INTENDS TO SUBMIT TO THE ABC IS WHAT HAS BEEN PRODUCED AND PROVIDED TO YOU. ULTIMATELY, THE DECISION ON THE NATURE OF THE OPERATION AND WHETHER TO GRANT THE PERMIT RESTS WITH THE ABC, BUT THEY WON'T EVEN CONSIDER AN APPLICATION UNTIL YOU'VE GIVEN CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.

I DON'T KNOW IF I ANSWERED THAT DIRECTLY, BUT THAT'S THE BEST ANSWER. I THINK THAT'S CLEAR.

YEAH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MISS DAVIS? YES. MISS CAPPS? AYE. MISS LEWISON? YES. MISS BLACKWOOD? YES. MR. PEARSON? YES. MISS MASSEY? AYE. MISS CURRY? AYE. MR. KEITH? YES. MISS WARD? YES, MISS YOUNG-BAKER? YES. MR. ROBINSON? AYE. MR. MCCOY? YES. MR. STOWERS.

YES. MR. ELLIOTT. YES. YOU HAVE 15 AYES. I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO RELINQUISH THE CHAIR BACK TO JUSTICE KEITH.

THIS IS MY, I WILL RELINQUISH THE CHAIRMANSHIP BACK TO JUSTICE KEITH.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JOSE. YOU'VE HEARD YOU'VE GOT 15 AYES, SO WE ALL SUPPORT YOU.

AND IT'LL GO TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS.

RECOMMENDATIONS. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ? WAS IT 25-I-6? SOMETHING WAS PULLED. I'M SORRY. 25-I-67. YEAH.

THE SALARY STUDY WAS PULLED. OKAY, SO I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU. AMY. PLEASE READ 25-I-68. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE

[25-I-68 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 (2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO APPROPRIATE CONTINGENCY FUNDS (FUND 1807) FOR ONE-TIME EXPENSES FOR PHASE II CONSTRUCTION OF PROVIDENCE PARK AND FOR THE COUNTY’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROUP VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM. Sponsors: Justices Blackwood, Capps, Lewison ]

24-OR-41 (2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO APPROPRIATE CONTINGENCY FUNDS (FUND 1807) FOR ONE-TIME EXPENSES FOR PHASE 2 CONSTRUCTION OF PROVIDENCE PARK AND FOR THE COUNTY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROUP VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM.

JUSTICE BLACKWOOD. I'D LIKE TO SEND THIS TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS.

SECOND. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE SEND 25-I-68 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

JUSTICE BLACKWOOD WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE FROM PROVIDENCE PARK? OKAY. OKAY. YOU'RE. OH, YOU'RE FROM PROVIDENCE, RIGHT? OH. UH. HUTCH. YEAH, YOU WILL. GO FOR IT. IT'S ON.

OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE DO PROVIDENCE TO TALK ABOUT GVI REAL QUICK.

THE GROUP VIOLENCE INTERVENTION. THIS IS A TERRIBLE THING.

TO ALL THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THE JUDGE AND PROSECUTOR.

MAYOR OF LITTLE ROCK. MAYOR OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK STARTED LOOKING INTO THIS ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO.

IT'S A MENTORSHIP TYPE DEAL. BUT WHAT THEY DO IS GO INTO THE COMMUNITY.

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THEY HAVE A TEAM THAT GOES INTO THE COMMUNITY TO WORK WITH THESE GROUPS THAT ARE, SAY MAYBE THERE'S SOME INTEL, THEY KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A SHOOTING OR THEY'RE GOING TO BE SOMETHING GOING ON, AND THEY GO MEET THESE PEOPLE AND TRY TO GET THAT SEPARATED AND STOP. THIS WORK ACROSS THE COUNTRY. JEFFERSON COUNTY DID IT. THEY WENT 569 DAYS WITHOUT A JUVENILE HOMICIDE.

CURTIS. THE YEAR BEFORE, THEY HAD 24. OKAY, GOOD.

IT'S ALSO DRASTICALLY REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF HOMICIDES.

THIS $250,000 IS OUR SHARE. THAT WAS BETWEEN THE.

LITTLE ROCK AND NORTHERN ROCK. PUTTING IT IN THE QUARTER MILLION.

AND JACKSONVILLE IS GOING TO BE GETTING INVOLVED WITH IT TOO.

THIS DOES THE ASSESSMENT AND COVERS THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE PROGRAM.

THANK YOU. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD? OH, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I DO, OKAY. I THINK PHIL HAD A. PHIL.

OKAY, SO. SO, PHIL. AND THEN I'LL, NATALIE. OKAY.

GO AHEAD PHIL. THANK YOU SIR. AND THEN LUKE. SO JUST REAL QUICK QUESTION.

HUTCH. WE'RE DECREASING THE CONTINGENCY FUND.

EXCUSE ME. BY 2,350,000. WHAT WOULD THAT LEAVE US? AS A BALANCE IN OUR CONTINGENCY FUND? BECAUSE I THINK WE STARTED WITH.

THE WHOLE AMOUNT. 2 MILLION. 650. OKAY. WE STARTED WITH 10 MILLION IN THAT. CORRECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. NATALIE. OH.

JUSTICE CAPPS. HOW ABOUT THAT? YOU SAID THE 250 WILL COVER FOR TWO YEARS.

IS THAT CORRECT? THE ASSESSMENT IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS, OUR SHARE.

THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF PROGRAM. WHAT'S THE ANNUAL CARRYING COST? WELL OUR SHARE WOULD ROUGHLY BE AROUND 100,000.

OKAY. THERE'S GRANT MONEY THAT'S ALSO COMING IN WITH THIS.

YEAH. SO I DON'T KNOW THE COMPLETE BUDGET. THIS IS A VERY GOOD PROGRAM AND WELL WORTH THE MONEY.

I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT IT WILL BE OVER TIME. THANK YOU.

I YIELD. OKAY. JUSTICE MCCOY. JUST TO BE CLEAR, HUTCH ARE THESE TWO.

I KNOW THESE TWO ITEM, THESE TWO APPROPRIATIONS ARE IN ONE ITEM.

ARE THEY DIRECTLY RELATED OR NOT? THAT'S. OKAY.

OKAY. YEAH. COMING FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND.

OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE.

OKAY. I'LL YIELD FOR RIGHT NOW. OKAY. JUSTICE ROBINSON.

THANK YOU. SO, HUTCH, IF WE GOT 250 FOR THE GVI, WHAT'S THE 2.1 MILLION GOING TOWARDS? IT JUST SAYS. THAT'S PART TWO ON THE PROVIDENCE.

I WAS GOING TO GET TO THAT ONE. I'LL COVER GVI.

SO YOU WANT US TO I MEAN, YOU WANT US TO. NO, I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO SPLIT, I'M.

OKAY QUESTIONS. I DON'T WANT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT PROVIDENCE PARK AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT GVI AND THEN GET EVERYBODY DONE WITH.

THEN I CAN TALK ABOUT PROVIDENCE PARK. ALRIGHT.

I'M ALL TOGETHER, I DON'T CARE, BUT I'M. I MEAN, I'M FINE WITH THE GVI.

I'M KIND OF CURIOUS ABOUT THIS OTHER ONE MYSELF.

OKAY, SO IF YOU'LL GIVE US THAT EXPLANATION, I GUESS THAT'S A LESSON.

YEAH. GO AHEAD. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION REAL QUICK. JUST THIS. MR. PERSON. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. YOU SAID LITTLE ROCK IS PUTTING IN 250, NORTH LITTLE ROCK IS PUTTING IN 250. AND WHAT WAS THE OTHER CITY MENTIONED? JACKSONVILLE IS GOING TO BE INVOLVED, BUT I'M NOT ON A DOLLAR AMOUNT YET.

SO IT'S JUST THOSE THREE. YEAH, THOSE ARE THE THREE.

GOT IT. THANK YOU. LITTLE ROCK, NORTHERN ROCK, THE ONES THAT STARTED THE PROGRAM. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND JUSTICE CURRY, I KNOW CONSTRUCTION IS IN PROGRESS. DO WE? WE'RE TAKING.

OKAY. THAT'S SEPARATE. PROVIDENCE. YEAH. WE'RE TAKING. YEAH. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT. OH, YEAH. SEPARATE. OKAY. SO OKAY, I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN THAT WHEN WE GET TO PROVIDENCE PARK.

OKAY. ALRIGHT. THERE YOU GO. YOU GOT IT HUTCH.

WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON. YES, SIR. ALRIGHT. PROVIDENCE PARK, PHASE 2.

SO YOU WANT TO. YOU GOTTA COME. OKAY. WELL, THIS WILL DO IS PUT IN THE PHASE 1 IS SHOULD BE COMPLETE BY THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.

THEY'RE STARTING TO TAKE APPLICATIONS NEXT MONTH FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE IN THERE.

THE THIS PHASE 2 WOULD BE THE EXPANSION OF THE SEWER.

ALL THE UTILITIES, LIKE GAS, ELECTRICAL, EVERYTHING THAT'S UNDERGROUND I GUESS PHONE LINES,

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INTERNET LINES, ALL THAT KIND OF THING. THE MAIN LINES ARE THERE.

THINK OF THIS MORE AS VEINS COMING OFF OF THAT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? FOR PHASE 2. SO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO WORK INTO THAT IF THERE EVER IS A PHASE THREE.

IT WON'T COST THIS BECAUSE THOSE PHASES ARE SMALLER AND ALL THIS INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE THERE.

SO THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ON PHASE TWO.

OKAY. SO I THINK I'M GOING TO START BACK OVER HERE.

JUSTICE MCCOY. I THINK YOU. IT'S BEEN PROBABLY, WHAT, OVER A YEAR SINCE WE APPROVED ANY SORT OF FUNDS OR WHATEVER. WOULD YOU SAY? IT'S CORRECT. I WAS ABOUT, YEAH. YEAH, I WAS ABOUT TO GOOGLE IT.

BUT REMIND ME WHAT IS THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY? BECAUSE I'M ASSUMING THIS IS A. INFRASTRUCTURE RESPONSIBILITY.

OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND WHAT IS THAT TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY BUDGETED TO BE OR LOOK LIKE? WELL, SO FAR IF. YOU JUST, ROUGH FIGURES IS FINE, BUT.

WELL IT IS IT WILL BE TWO MORE MILLION. SO I THINK YOU IT'S GOING TO PUT YOU AROUND FIVE.

FIVE OKAY. THE INITIAL INVESTMENT WAS 5 MILLION.

YEAH. THAT'S IT OKAY. SO THAT'S SEVEN. NOW THE ADDITIONAL STUFF LIKE THIS PHASE TWO DOESN'T INCLUDE THE YOU DON'T HAVE COMMON BUILDINGS IN IT.

THE INITIAL INVESTMENT IS HIGHER BECAUSE YOU HAVE PROPERTY.

YOU HAVE THE COMMON BUILDINGS, THE KITCHENS, THE BATHROOMS AND SHOWERS, THE WORKSHOP, THAT KIND OF STUFF.

OKAY. SO ALL THAT. OKAY. AND WHERE'S THAT POSTER, BY THE JUDGE'S OFFICE? OKAY, LAST QUICK QUESTION. HOW MANY HOW MANY UNITS OR HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE THIS FACILITY? YOU MEAN UPON COMPLETION? UPON COMPLETION. UPON COMPLETION.

400. YEAH, 400 ROUGHLY. OKAY, OKAY, I YIELD. YOU GO THROUGH ALL THE PHASES.

I YIELD FOR NOW. OKAY. JUSTICE CURRY. I THINK IT'S.

MY THINGS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT THE PHASES.

OKAY. JUSTICE ROBINSON. THANK YOU. THE REFRESH MY MEMORY.

WHERE DID WE GET THE 5 MILLION FROM TO START OFF THE INITIAL INVESTMENT OR.

BECAUSE I DIDN'T COME OUT OF GENERAL. NO, NO.

PHASE ONE WILL HOUSE. HOW MANY PEOPLE? 100. DO WE HAVE? SO I GUESS TO GO TO PHASE TWO WILL ADD ANOTHER 100 OR 200.

I WOULDN'T BE 200. PHASE TWO ADDS. YEAH, I'M NOT EITHER.

I WANT TO SAY IT'S AROUND 75 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO HOW MANY APPLICATIONS OR. THEY START TAKING APPLICATIONS NEXT MONTH.

SO WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO HIT. SO WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET 100 FILLED IN THERE PRETTY QUICK WHERE WE NEED 75 MORE.

I WOULD THINK SO. PROBABLY BE MORE THAN THAT.

PROBABLY TURN IT AWAY. I KNOW THERE'S CERTAIN CRITERIA. IT'S JUST YOU CAN'T GO PICK UP A PANHANDLER AND GO, HERE'S YOUR KEY. NO, THEY HAVE TO PAY RENT. THERE'S, THEY, IT, IT'S A, THERE'S A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP IN IT.

RIGHT. IT'S THE SAME THING WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT LATER WITH THE SPAY NEUTER.

WHEN WE FIRST STARTED SPAY NEUTER. IT WAS FREE.

YOU REMEMBER NOBODY WOULD DO IT RIGHT. WE STARTED CHARGING $20, $25, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE ANIMAL, AND WE'RE GOING TO RUN OUT OF MONEY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T KEEP UP, BECAUSE THERE'S A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP, AND THAT'S HOW THIS THING WORKS. SO IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY RENT, WHICH I ASSUME IS PRETTY NOMINAL, WILL THE COUNTY SEE ANY REIMBURSEMENT AT ALL OR IS THAT JUST GO TO.

NO, WHAT THE COUNTY'S DOING IS YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THIS BILL IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE NONPROFIT TAKES IT OVER TO RUN IT WHERE IT'S HELPING YOU IS IT'S TAKING THOSE PEOPLE OFF THE STREET. QUALITY OF LIFE.

IMPROVEMENT. OKAY, I YIELD OKAY. JUSTICE MATLOCK AND THEN.

OKAY, SO REFRESH MY MEMORY. HOW MANY PHASES WERE IN THE INITIAL PLAN? FOUR. OBVIOUSLY, TO GET THE 400 RIGHT, THAT'S ABOUT.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S GOING TO BE 100 PER PHASE, BUT THERE WAS THERE WAS 400 INTO FOUR PHASES.

SO AFTER THIS PHASE, WE HAVE TWO MORE PHASES.

IF IT WORKS OUT. AND WE'RE ALREADY AT OUR 5 MILLION CAP.

WELL, YOU WERE AT YOUR 5 MILLION WAS THE INITIAL TO START.

OKAY. LAND ACQUISITION AND BUILDING THE INITIAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

ALL OF THAT AND THE FIRST HUNDRED HOUSES. ENTRY ROADS.

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ENTRY ROADS. OKAY. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW MUCH THE REST OF THE PHASES MIGHT COST.

RIGHT. I MEAN, THAT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON. WELL HOW MUCH BUILDING MATERIALS COST, GET SOMEWHAT CHEAPER BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO REBUILD THE COMMON BUILDINGS.

THERE'S ALREADY THERE. MAKE SENSE? OKAY. AND IF YOU HIT A POINT, IF THIS COURT HITS, A POINT GOES, HEY, TWO PHASES. ALL WE WANT TO DO ONE PHASE IS ALL WE WANT TO DO.

THAT'S ALL YOU'RE DOING. OKAY. WELL, IF MR. ROBINSON'S RIGHT AND NOBODY APPLIED, BUT DID I. I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

NO. YEAH. YOU PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH. OKAY. THANK YOU.

I YIELD. ALRIGHT. JUSTICE BLACKWOOD. YES. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT PROVIDENCE PARK IS A FABULOUS THING THAT WE'RE, I THINK THAT WE ARE DOING. AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT WHEN YOU GET THESE PEOPLE OFF THE STREET AND YOU GET THEM WORKING AND YOU GET THEM PAYING RENT, THEN THAN THEY'RE PAYING TAXES. AND SO IT'S A WIN WIN SITUATION.

YOU'RE GETTING MONEY BACK IN WITH TAX REVENUE THAT THEY HAVE TO PAY.

AND SO IF YOU CAN GET THESE PEOPLE OFF THE STREET TO WHERE THEY'RE NOT BEGGING AND THEY'RE NOT IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY'VE LOST THEIR HOMES BECAUSE THEY THEY DON'T HAVE A JOB, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE LOST THEIR JOBS.

I JUST THINK IT IS A WIN WIN WITH THEM GETTING IN, YOU KNOW, GETTING HOME, GETTING TO WORK, DOING SOMETHING POSITIVE. AND I HOPE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD VOTE FOR THIS.

THANK YOU. YES. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM HERE? I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. OKAY. JUSTICE ROBINSON.

HOW I ASSUME NOBODY HERE HAS BEEN OUT THERE. I HAVE, I THINK I DID.

I'VE BEEN OUT THERE. I'VE BEEN OUT THERE ONCE.

I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE, THOUGH. I'VE BEEN OUT THERE.

SO, I GUESS MY. LET'S DO A BUSY. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION.

YEAH, SINCE WE PULLED THE ANYWAY. SO I GUESS HOW HARD WOULD IT BE TO SET SOMETHING UP WHERE IF WE ALL WANTED TO GO OUT THERE? ON A CERTAIN DAY, HOW COULD WE? HOW COULD WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN? OR CAN WE JUST DRIVE OUT THERE? I THINK YOU CAN DO 1 OR 2 THINGS.

ONE, IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE GROUP YOU'D LIKE. POOR GUY TO JUDGE.

I'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT. AND YOU CAN PICK YOUR TIME AND EVERYBODY.

OUT THERE. OR YOU CAN JUST DRIVE OUT THERE AND LOOK AROUND. THAT'D BE A GOOD IDEA, MAN.

I THINK I THINK, I MEAN, I REALLY DO. I THINK IT WOULD BEHOOVE EVERYBODY TO KIND OF GO SEE IT AND SEE WHERE WE'RE PUTTING SEVEN AND A, ALMOST $7.5 MILLION. I THINK THAT LITTLE GIRL POSTED FREQUENTLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA THE PROGRESS AS WELL.

SORRY. I YIELD, THANK YOU. OKAY. ALRIGHT. JUSTICE STOWERS.

YES THANK YOU SIR. GIVEN THAT WE'RE MOVING INTO LATE FALL AND THE TIME IS GOING TO CHANGE, WHICH MEANS IT'S GOING TO GET DARK AROUND 5 OR 5:30.

AND MOST OF US DO HAVE JOBS AND WORK DURING THE DAYTIME.

SO IF WE WERE GOING TO DO A GROUP GATHERING OF GOING OUT THERE AND TOURING THE PROPERTY I WOULD JUST REQUEST THAT IT WOULD BE ON A SATURDAY WHEN WHENEVER THOSE OF US WHO DO STILL WORK AND AREN'T RETIRED COULD ATTEND.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM UP HERE? IF NOT CHRISTINA. KG WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, AND THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.

WHEN I INITIALLY LOOKED AT THIS, I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THIS WAS TWO ITEMS UNDER ONE.

I THOUGHT WE WERE ONLY VOTING ON THE GROUP VIOLENCE INTERVENTION, WHICH I SUPPORT.

I SUPPORT ANY PROGRAM WHERE IT'S GOING TO HELP REDUCE STREET VIOLENCE AND HOMICIDES.

SO I HOPE YOU GUYS WILL VOTE TO PASS THIS. I DO HAVE A FEW CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROVIDENCE PARK, AND I'M REALLY SURPRISED THAT YOU GUYS HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

I MEAN, I AM, BUT ANYWAY. BUT I HOPE YOU WILL PASS ITEM 25-I-68.

THERE WE GO. PARDON ME. I'M SORRY I MISSED THE LAST.

GOOD QUESTION. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I HOPE YOU WILL PASS IT.

OH, OKAY. I'M SORRY, I HAD A MOMENT THERE. OKAY.

THANK YOU. IF THERE, JUSTICE ELLIOT. YEAH. I'D LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION.

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IS THERE GOING TO BE. I HATE TO ASK THIS, BUT I NEED.

I NEED TO BELIEVE. IS IT GOING TO BE A WEAPON POLICY OUT THERE IN THAT AREA? THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. PROBABLY HAVE ONE.

NO, I MEAN, YOU KNOW. LIKE A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS HAVE SIGNS UP AND.

NO, NO WEAPONS. YOU KNOW. I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT ANY OF THE SIGNS, BUT I'M QUITE SURE IT'D BE FROWNED UPON.

I MEAN, I HADN'T LOOKED AT IT. THEY HAVE POLICIES ON ALL THAT STUFF.

I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT IT. I WONDERED ABOUT IT.

I'LL LEAVE MINE IN MY HOME. MINE TOO. WELL. ALL RIGHT.

IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-68.

MR. ELLIOTT? YES. MR. STOWERS? YES. MR. MCCOY? YES. MR. ROBINSON? AYE. MISS YOUNG-BAKER? YES.

MISS WARD? YES. MR. KEITH? YES. MISS CURRY? AYE.

MISS MASSEY? AYE. MR. PEARSON? YES. MISS BLACKWOOD? AYE. MISS LEWISON? YES. MISS CAPPS. AYE. AND MISS DAVIS? YES. 15 AYES, 0 NAYS. 15 AYES, ZERO NAYS. WE WILL SEND 25-I-68 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 25-I-69. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 15-OR-23 PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL METHOD FOR DETERMINING BASE FLOOD

[25-I-69 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 15-OR-23 PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL METHOD FOR DETERMINING BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS IN UN-NUMBERED A ZONES. Sponsors: Justices Young-Baker, Lewison, Person]

ELEVATIONS IN UNNUMBERED A ZONES. JUSTICE YOUNG-BAKER.

A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FULL QUORUM COURT FOR DO PASS.

SECOND. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH. A MOTION WAS MADE THAT WE SEND 25-I-69 TO THE FULL QUORUM, FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

YOU GOT ME ALL TALKING RIGHT NOW. I'M SORRY. YES.

JUSTICE YOUNG-BAKER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? I'M GOING TO ASK VAN TO COME UP AND EXPLAIN SO I DON'T MESS THIS UP.

HEY, KURT. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. WELL, FIRST THING I WANT TO SAY, IT'S FREE.

THAT OUGHT TO BE HELPFUL. HEY, IT'S FOR THE CITIZENS.

IT'S FREE. WHAT FEMA DID WAS THERE ARE CERTAIN OLD MAPS AND MAPS THAT HAVE UNNUMBERED A ZONES ON THEM.

WHICH MEANS THEY DON'T HAVE A BASE FLOOD ELEVATION.

THERE'S A BL VIEWER, EXCUSE ME? THAT'S ONLINE THAT YOU CAN USE TO ESTABLISH A BASE FLOOD ELEVATION.

SO SINCE FEMA HAS ALLOWED THIS TO BE USED, THEN THE COUNTY WANTED TO ADOPT OR AMEND THEIR REGULATIONS TO ALLOW IT TO BE USED, BECAUSE IT'S BENEFICIAL FOR THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE YOU CAN GO LOOK UP YOUR OWN PROPERTY AND FIND OUT WHERE YOUR WHERE THE, THE, THE BEST PLACE TO CONSTRUCT MIGHT BE BASED ON ELEVATION.

IF YOU PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN AN UNNUMBERED A ZONE, THERE'S NOT AN ESTABLISHED BASE FLOOD.

YOU HAVE TO BUILD TWO FEET ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD.

SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUILD. SO IF YOU, IN THE PAST WHAT YOU DO, YOU HAD TO DO, YOU HAD TO GET A STUDY DONE, WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE TO HELP ESTABLISH THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION.

SO THIS IS A WIN FOR THE PUBLIC, BASICALLY. OKAY.

JUSTICE ROBINSON. THANK YOU. YEAH. FOR SOMEONE THAT USES THIS ALMOST DAILY I WILL CONCUR WITH VAN THAT THIS IS A VERY HANDY TOOL I DON'T KNOW ABOUT FOR THE PUBLIC.

BUT FOR ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS, IT DOES HAVE ITS FLAWS.

LIKE ANYTHING ELSE. I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO GO THIS FAR TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE BECAUSE ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS HAVE TO ABIDE BY A CERTAIN CODE OF ETHICS, WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE TO ALWAYS FOLLOW THE BEST RECOMMENDED AVENUE. BUT I DO AGREE AND CONCUR THAT THIS IS A.

HANDY TOOL. I CAN OKAY DID YOU YIELD? I YIELD ALRIGHT.

JUSTICE MASSEY. THANK YOU. I GUESS MY MIC IS ON, SO.

OH, SO THIS WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO RESIDENTS OR.

WELL, FOR EXAMPLE, TO A BUILDER. I MEAN THEY MAY HAVE TO.

THEY MAY HAVE TO HIRE A AN ENGINEER OR SURVEYOR TO DO AN ELEVATION CERTIFICATE LATER ON.

BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROPERTY, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER IT'S BUILDABLE OR NOT AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FLOOD ELEVATION IS,

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IT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT TO DO SO IF THIS GIVES YOU A GOOD ENOUGH IDEA TO BE ABLE TO DO IT OR TO PROCEED WITH YOUR PROJECT, WELL, THAT'S CERTAINLY BENEFICIAL. THIS IS FEMA ALLOWING THE PUBLIC, WHETHER IT'S THE ENGINEER, SURVEYORS OR SOMEBODY THAT CAN USE IT FROM THE PUBLIC TO USE SOMETHING AND HAVE IT COUNT.

IN THE PAST, ALL IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WAS YOU HAD TO GET A STUDY AND THE STUDIES EXPENSIVE.

AND NOW YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO GET A STUDY, YOU JUST MAY HAVE TO GET AN ELEVATION CERTIFICATE TO ESTABLISH WHERE YOU'RE BUILDING BASED ON WHAT YOU DISCOVERED WITH THE VIEWER. SO THIS IS FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE BUILDING AND OR DEVELOPERS, SO TO SPEAK.

ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THE ELEVATION IS ON THEIR PROPERTY OR, OR AN APPROXIMATE ELEVATION, I KNOW IT'S NOT PERFECT, BUT FOR FEMA TO ALLOW THE COUNTY TO USE IT, THAT'S A BENEFIT TO THE COUNTY.

ONE LAST QUESTION WHICH REALLY MAY NOT MAKE ANY SENSE I DON'T KNOW.

BUT SO INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE IN LIKE A FLOOD AREA.

WILL THIS HELP THEM AT ALL? SURE. I MEAN, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE ALREADY THERE, I MEAN, AT LEAST YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT YOUR BASE FLOOD ELEVATION IS. MAYBE IT HASN'T FLOODED OR IT CAME CLOSE TO FLOODING IN THE PAST.

YOU COULD AT LEAST ESTABLISH WHAT THAT WOULD BE.

AND THE COUNTY'S REGULATIONS ARE THAT YOU HAVE TO BUILD TWO FEET ABOVE THAT FOR YOUR FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATION.

SO YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE BUILDING TO IN ORDER TO, YOU KNOW, TO BASE FLOOD ELEVATION IN ORDER TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD.

THANK YOU, I YIELD. YES, MA'AM. IS IS THIS METHOD USED IN THE CITY LIMITS, OR IS THIS JUST GOING TO BE FOR THE COUNTY? THIS IS FEMA ALLOWING. THIS IS YEAH. IT'S BEEN USED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, BUT THIS IS FEMA ALLOWING IT TO BE USED AND TO COUNT.

OKAY, OKAY. JUSTICE PERSON, QUICK QUESTION. WITH THIS INCREASED STANDARD, WILL IT HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON INSURANCE RATES FOR ANY REASON WITH THAT? OR IS THAT JUST. WELL, THAT'S GOING TO BE UP TO PROBABLY MORTGAGE COMPANIES AND THE INSURANCE COMPANIES.

WELL, TO ME IT WOULD BE POSITIVE. RIGHT. IF YOU COULD ESTABLISH A BASE FLOOD ELEVATION WHERE ONE DID NOT EXIST, AT LEAST THEY, WOULD GET IT DEPENDS ON THE INSURANCE COMPANY, HOW MUCH OF A RISK THEY'RE WILLING TO TAKE BASED ON THAT.

GOT IT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. JUSTICE MCCOY.

THANKS, MAN. YES. SO WHAT ABOUT A PERSON WHO'S ALREADY IN THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION? IF I UNDERSTOOD YOU CORRECTLY, THERE'S NO KNOWN THEY'RE IN A A SPOT OR WHATEVER THIS IS.

AND AGAIN BEAR WITH ME HERE. I'M NOT A CIVIL ENGINEER LIKE JUSTICE ROBINSON, BUT HOW DOES IT AFFECT THEM ONCE THEIR AREA IS IDENTIFIED? IS THAT THE RIGHT WORD IN THIS? IT'S ALREADY IDENTIFIED. IT'S ALREADY IDENTIFIED.

SO HOW DOES IT AFFECT A CURRENT PROPERTY? YEAH, SOMEONE WHO'S GOT A STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT I WAS SAYING A WHILE AGO. IF YOU HAVE A HOUSE ON A PLACE THAT'S IN A FLOOD HAZARD, YOU'RE PROBABLY ALREADY PAYING INSURANCE IF YOU HAD TO GET A MORTGAGE. ASIDE FROM INSURANCE, THOUGH. WELL, BUT I'M SAYING THAT YOU'RE ALREADY IN IT AND YOU KNOW IT.

AND PROBABLY THE PEOPLE THAT LENT YOU THE MONEY KNOW IT. BUT WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW IS WHAT THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION IS.

AND THE CHANCES ARE, IF THIS IS BUILT A LONG TIME AGO, IT'S BEFORE THE COUNTY HAD REGULATIONS OR THEY USED TO BE ONE FOOT ABOVE, SO NOW IT'S TWO FEET. SO THE BENEFIT IS TO FOR THEM, IF THEY WANT TO ADD ON OR IF THEY WANT TO PUT ANOTHER BUILDING ON THEIR PROPERTY, AT LEAST THEY MIGHT GET SOME UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION MIGHT BE.

THEY DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE. AND JUST CONNECTING THE DOTS.

THIS BASICALLY TELLS THEM THEY NEED TO BUILD IT UP THIS MUCH.

IT'S GOING TO TELL US BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE THEM TO BUILD IT. YEAH. AND THEN AT THAT POINT, SOMETHING NEW, MOST LIKELY THE NEXT MONSOON, MULTIPLE DAYS OF RAIN, THEIR STRUCTURE SHOULD BE IN THE DRYER. THAT'S THE THEORY.

IT'S POSSIBLE. I REALIZE. IT'S ALREADY IN A FLOOD ZONE.

SO IT'S GOING TO GIVE THEM BETTER INFORMATION OR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT MIGHT BE.

AND YOU SAID THIS IS GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. SO I GUESS OTHER COUNTIES ARE DOING THIS TOO IN ARKANSAS.

IT'S THE, THE, THE ISSUE IS THAT FEMA HAS ALLOWED IT TO BE USED.

IT'S THE, THE VIEWER HAS BEEN AROUND FOR SOME YEARS AND PEOPLE USE IT AND PROFESSIONALS MOSTLY, BUT THEY USE IT TO GET A GOOD IDEA WHERE THE WHERE THE FLOODPLAIN MIGHT BE VERSUS A PART OF THE PROPERTY WHERE IT DOESN'T HAVE FLOODPLAIN, THINGS LIKE THAT. NOW IT'LL BE IT'S GOING TO BE WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE IT FROM A REGULATORY POINT OF VIEW.

IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN USE AND IT WILL BENEFIT THE CITIZENS BECAUSE IT'S MORE KNOWLEDGE.

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AND RIGHT NOW, LIKE I SAID, THE THE VIEWER IS FREE TO USE AND THE COUNTY KNOWS HOW TO USE IT.

SO WE CAN WE CAN PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH THAT INFORMATION IF THEY COME AND ASK US.

AND SO KNOWING THIS, THEN THE COUNTY COULD STEP IN AGAIN.

I'M I'M BEING REAL ELEMENTARY HERE. SO I'M REAL CLEAR.

WHEN A BUILDING WHEN A BUILDER WANTS TO START TO BUILD SOMETHING, IF THEY COME IN UNDER THAT BFE, THEN THE COUNTY CAN COME IN AND DO. WE CAN USE, WE COULD USE THE VIEWER TO ESTABLISH WHAT THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION IS WITHOUT GOING AND DOING A FLOOD STUDY. AND THEN WE CAN REQUIRE THE REQUIREMENT ALREADY IS IN PLACE.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD A HOUSE IN A FLOODPLAIN, YOU HAVE TO BUILD IT TWO FEET ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION.

YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS BEFORE YOU CAN BUILD IT TWO FEET ABOVE IT.

OKAY, I YIELD. OKAY. JUSTICE CURRY. I THINK MOST OF THE THINGS JUST DISCUSSED WAS SOMEWHAT WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK.

HAVE WE HAD MANY REQUESTS OF THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN BECAUSE OF.

OF THIS ISSUE IN RECENT? WELL, IF THEY CAN ESTABLISH THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO HIRE AN ENGINEER COMPANY TO DO IT. SO, SO IT HAPPENS.

IT HAPPENED ALL OVER THE COUNTY IN DIFFERENT PLACES. THAT'S WHERE THE FLOOD STUDIES HAVE COME FROM. SOME OF THEM WERE DONE BY THE PUBLIC.

MANY OF THEM WERE DONE PRIVATELY. SOMEBODY HAD TO PAY FOR IT.

THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO ESTABLISH THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY FOR IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO IT'S FREE AND IT'S SAVING PEOPLE MONEY.

CORRECT. OKAY. JUSTICE MEDLOCK. SO I WAS JUST GOING TO, I GUESS, REITERATE THAT THE HOUSES THAT HAVE THE FLOODING ISSUES IN THE FLOOD ZONE, THIS PROBABLY WASN'T IN PLACE, OBVIOUSLY, OR EVEN THE GUIDELINES. AND SO THEREFORE WE HAVE ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT WITH ALL THE, THE FLOODING. RIGHT WHERE THIS HELPS A BUILDER OR WHOEVER BUILDING SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE TO BUILD ABOVE THAT BASELINE SO THAT THERE'S NOT THAT ISSUE IN THE FUTURE AND IT'S FREE FOR THEM.

INSTEAD OF HAVING TO DO THE WHOLE STUDY TO INDICATE WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO.

PRETTY MUCH. THAT'S RIGHT. YEP. YOU SAID IT BETTER MYSELF.

OKAY. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. VAN. THANK YOU.

AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-69? MISS DAVIS? YES. CAN YOU HOLD ONE MOMENT? I'M SEEING SOMETHING I NOW, YOU GAVE ME 70.

DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS ONE OR THE SPAY NEUTER? YEAH. MISS. OKAY, MISS. I'M SORRY. AMY. MISS GULLY.

YEAH. I WASN'T GOING TO BE IGNORED. RIGHT. YEAH.

NO. THAT'S OKAY. SO. I'VE LISTENED TO VAN. PERSONALLY, I THINK THIS ORDINANCE BENEFITS THE BUILDER, NOT THE RESIDENTS OF PULASKI COUNTY.

SOMEONE WHO'S A DEVELOPER. OKAY. I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT THE PLANNING DIRECTOR HERE, THIS IS YOUR ORDINANCE, AND THEY ASKED A DEVELOPER TO SPONSOR IT.

WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE, TWO, THREE INDIVIDUALS ON THIS QUORUM COURT THAT'S INVOLVED IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY, IN REAL ESTATE. I THINK BEFORE YOU GUYS VOTE ON THIS, YOU NEED TO TALK WITH ENGINEERS OUTSIDE THE COUNTY, WHAT CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES GET FEEDBACK FROM THEM ON THIS ORDINANCE.

SO.

WHEN IT COMES TO BUILDING, IT SHOULD BE THE BUILDER OR PROPERTY OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY TO HAVE THEIR LAND SURVEYED.

AND WHAT I'M GETTING FROM THIS AND FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS BENEFITS A BUILDER.

OKAY. HOLD ON. HAVE YOU YIELDED? ARE YOU CONTINUING BECAUSE SHE STILL HAS TIME, RIGHT? YEAH. THAT'S IT. OH, OKAY. AND I DON'T FEEL THAT ME COMING HERE MAKING MY COMMENT.

I SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO QUESTIONING. THAT'S NOT HOW WE NORMALLY DO, RIGHT? I MEAN, I'M NOT THE ONE PRESENTING THE ORDINANCE.

THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE IS THE ONE WHO DOES THE EXPLANATION, NOT THE THE CITIZEN.

I MADE MY STATEMENT AND I STAND BY IT. OKAY, THIS THIS.

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IN MY OPINION, THIS ONLY BENEFITS A BUILDER. OKAY, ALRIGHT.

FAIR ENOUGH. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. OH. WELL, AMY B, ARE YOU CALLING THE WRONG. I'LL CALL THE ROLL. BUT I THINK CLARIFICATION THAT THIS ORDINANCE WAS SENT OUT AND ANYBODY COULD HAVE JUMPED ON IT TO SPONSOR IT, RIGHT? YEAH. I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING. I NEVER SAW IT.

ARE WE GOING TO OPEN IT BACK UP FOR DISCUSSION? BECAUSE WE'VE CLOSED FOR VOTE.

OKAY. OH, WELL, I JUST AGREE TO BE ON THE ORDINANCE, AND I'M NOT A BUILDER, SO.

OH, OKAY. JUSTIN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? SO, MISS DAVIS? YES. MISS CAPPS? AYE. MISS BLACKWOOD? MISS LEWISON? YES. MISS BLACKWOOD. MR. PEARSON? AYE. MISS MASSEY? AYE. MISS CURRY? AYE. MISS KEITH? YES. MISS WARD? YES. MISS YOUNG-BAKER? YES. MR. ROBINSON? I'VE STAIN. MR. MCCOY? STAIN.

MR. STOWERS? YES. MR. ELLIOTT? YES. MISS MEDLOCK? AYE. KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. 13 AYES, TWO ABSTENTIONS.

13 AYES, TWO ABSTENTIONS. WE WILL SEND 25-I-69 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL? I MEAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ?

[25-I-70 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 (2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM THE SPAY/NEUTER FUND INTO THE SPAY/NEUTER DEPARTMENT. Sponsors: Justices Blackwood, Elliott, Lewison, Massey ]

25-I-70. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 (2025, ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM THE SPAY NEUTER FUND INTO SPAY NEUTER DEPARTMENT.

JUSTICE BLACKWOOD. I'D LIKE TO SEND THIS TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

SECOND. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE SEND 25-I-70 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

JUSTICE BLACKWOOD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? YES. WE'RE JUST SENDING THE FUNDS THAT WE COLLECTED OVER TO BE USED TO BE APPROPRIATED AND BE USED FOR THE ORDINANCE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS, ANY CONCERNS? HUTCH. I SEE THIS IS $30,000. WE'RE TRANSFERRING.

IS THAT THE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE OF THE MONEY THAT WE'VE COLLECTED? NO, I MEANT FOR THIS FOR THIS TRANSFER. IS THAT ALL OF THE MONEY OUT OF THIS PARTICULAR LINE ITEM? NO, IT'S $30,000 THAT WE'RE TRANSFERRING. NO, YOU'RE YOU'RE APPROPRIATE.

WELL, APPROPRIATING. YEAH. RIGHT. AND SO THAT'S THE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANY PUPPIES OR KITTENS LEFT, MAN.

WE'RE YOU KNOW, THAT'S A LOT. SOMETHING LIKE 25,000 DOGS AND CATS THAT WE'VE SPAYED AND NEUTERED.

YES. YEAH. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY CONCERNS? I MEAN, I'M SURE THERE'S STILL A DOG OR CAT HAVING KITTENS OUT THERE, BUT I DON'T KNOW AROUND HERE.

SO LET ME DO THAT. OKAY, SO WE DON'T NEED TO SPEAK ON THAT.

NO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-70? MISS MEDLOCK? AYE. MR. ELLIOT? YES. MR. STOWERS? YES. MR. MCCOY? YES. MR. ROBINSON. AYE. MISS YOUNG-BAKER? YES. MISS WARD? YES. MR. KEITH? YES. MISS CURRY? AYE. MISS MASSEY. AYE. MR. PERSON? YES. MISS BLACKWOOD? MISS LEWISON? YES. MISS CAPPS? AND MISS DAVIS? YES. 15 AYES, ZERO NAYS. 15 AYES. WE WILL SEND 25 I70 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE HAVE ENDED OUR MEETING.