Dec 09, 2025 Agenda Committee

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NO. WE'RE FINE. WE'RE GOING TO CALL OUR MEETING.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

OH MY GOD. CALL HIM. FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY JUSTICE ROBINSON.

IF YOU CAN. OH, JUSTICE ROBINSON IS. JUSTICE ROBINSON IS NOT HERE.

SO I'LL ASK SOMEONE IF THEY'LL FILL IN FOR ME.

THOSE WHO CAN. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS.

FATHER GOD, FIRST, BEFORE WE ASK YOU FOR ANYTHING.

GOD, WE WANT TO ASK YOU FOR FORGIVENESS. WE WANT TO ASK YOU TO FORGIVE US FOR SINS UNKNOWN AND KNOWN.

GOD, WE THANK YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR US COMING TOGETHER.

WE THANK YOU FOR OUR SERVANT HEARTS TO JUST GET OUT AND SERVE PEOPLE WITHOUT A HIDDEN AGENDA.

GOD, WE THANK YOU TONIGHT. WE ASK YOU TO KEEP US COVERED, KEEP WATCH OVER US.

WATCH OVER OUR FAMILIES AND GOD, PLEASE, PLEASE BLESS THIS NATION.

GOD, PLEASE GOD, WE NEED YOU TO COME AND BLESS THIS NATION AND TO CHANGE THE MINDS OF PEOPLE THAT OH GOD, THANK YOU. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN.

ALLEGIANCE]. I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT I WAS IN MY PRAYER CLOSET.

ALRIGHT. OH. AMEN. ALRIGHT. AMY, WOULD YOU.

I'M GOING TO TURN YOUR MICROPHONES ON SO EVERYBODY'S MICROPHONE IS ON.

SO BE BE AWARE. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

HERE. CAPPS IS ABSENT. MS. LEWISON. HERE. BLACKWOOD.

HERE. [INAUDIBLE] HERE. MASSEY. HERE. MS. CURRY.

PRESENT. HERE.

HERE. MR. ROBINSON. HERE. MR. MCCOY. HERE. MR. STOWERS. PRESENT. AND MS. MEDLOCK IS ABSENT. SO YOU HAVE 13 PRESENT.

13 PRESENT. AND THERE'S SOME CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE GETTING.

SO CAN Y'ALL PUSH YOUR MICROPHONES AWAY SO WE DON'T GET.

GET YOUR CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. SO, 13 PRESENT.

WE CAN DO THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY. IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM 5?

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED. OUR MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED FROM OUR LAST MEETING.

I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS, SO WE'LL JUMP RIGHT INTO OUR NEW BUSINESS.

[25-I-88 A RESOLUTION TO ENCOURAGE AND REQUEST THAT ALL PULASKI COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS BE HELD ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 5:30 PM.]

A RESOLUTION TO ENCOURAGE AND REQUEST THAT ALL PULASKI COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS BE HELD ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 5:30 P.M.

JUSTICE DAVIS AND MOVE THAT IT BE. SEND IT TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT.

SECOND. SECOND. SECOND. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE SEND RESOLUTION 25 I-88 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION. I DID SAY IT. SHE SAID THAT? YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S FINE. YEAH. JUSTICE DAVIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? YES. THEY ARE CURRENTLY ON THE I THINK. IS IT THE 4TH TUESDAY AT 2:00? AND MY COMMUNITY HAS EXPRESSED THE DESIRE TO WANT TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS.

IT'S VERY HARD FOR THEM TO GET THERE AT 2:00.

AND EVEN I KNOW VAN SAID THEY CAN ZOOM IN. IT'S NOT THE SAME AS BEING ABLE TO SHOW UP IN PERSON WITH YOUR VOICE.

I GOT WITH JUSTIN. I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE VERY EASY TO MAKE AN ORDINANCE TO COMMAND THEM TO, BUT IF WE CAN VERY ROUGHLY ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO THAT.

SO THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. OKAY.

ARE THERE. JUSTICE CURRY. I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED.

OKAY.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON RESOLUTION 25-I-88.

MS. DAVIS. YES. MS. LEWISON. YES, BLACKWOOD. AYE.

MR. PERSON. AYE. MS. MASSEY. AYE. MS. CURRY. AYE.

MR. KEITH. YES. MS. WARD. YES. MS. YOUNG-BAKER.

YES. MR. ROBINSON. AYE. MR. MCCOY. YES. MR. STOWERS.

YES. AND MR. ELLIOTT. YES. 13 AYES. 13 AYES. WE WILL SEND 25-I-88.

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SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE DOUBLY AWARE. A POINT OF ORDER.

CAN WE JUST REMEMBER THAT JUST FOR THE SAKE OF, I GUESS, KEEPING CONFUSION DOWN? I DO SIT AS THE CHAIR SO I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. RECOGNIZE YOU.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LET ME KNOW YOU WANT TO SPEAK SO WE CAN KEEP THINGS FLOWING, IF THAT'S FAIR.

FAIR ENOUGH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DID YOU FINISH, JUSTIN? I THINK YOU FINISHED. YEAH. IS THAT. THEY ARE AWARE.

AND OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT JUSTICE MEDLOCK HAS ARRIVED.

ALL RIGHT. HOUSEKEEPING. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ ORDINANCE 25-I-82.

[25-I-82 AN ORDNANCE AMENDNG ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 (2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE ASP ECRASH GRANT FUNDS FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.]

WE MOVE THIS SEND THIS TO FULL COURT WITH THE DO PASS.

SECOND, A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE SENT 2582 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

JUSTICE MCCOY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? THANK YOU.

I WILL PASS THE BATON TO SOMEONE IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

I SEE A FEW SHERIFF'S OFFICE FACES OUT THERE.

THANK YOU. HANG ON. MA'AM. CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR ME, PLEASE? CAN YOU PULL THE MICROPHONE UP JUST A LITTLE BIT SO WE CAN HEAR YOU? THANK YOU. SIR, I DON'T THINK IT'S ON. I GUESS WE GOOD.

HOW'S THAT? IS IT BETTER? YES. YES, YES. THANK YOU.

YES. LIEUTENANT RICK TIDWELL, PULASKI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

OH, YOU'RE GOING TO EXPLAIN THE ORDINANCE OR.

THE WHOLE PURPOSE FOR THE GRANT. IT'S A 90/10 REIMBURSEMENT GRANT WHERE WE MAKE THE INITIAL PURCHASE OF THE EQUIPMENT, AND AFTER WE SHOW PROOF OF PURCHASE TO THE STATE, THEY REIMBURSE US 90% OF THOSE FUNDS SPENT FOR THE EQUIPMENT.

THANK YOU. LIEUTENANT. WOULD ANY OF THIS REQUIRE OTHER UPGRADES WITH THESE UPGRADES TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE CURRENT VEHICLES? UPGRADES? AS FAR AS WHAT, FOR EXAMPLE, WOULD WOULD WE HAVE TO PURCHASE ANY NEW VEHICLES? WOULD WOULD WE HAVE TO DO OTHER STUFF IN ORDER FOR THESE TECHNOLOGIES TO BE APPLICABLE? WELL, THIS AND THIS IS GRANT GOES EVERY YEAR.

IT'S RENEWABLE EVERY YEAR. AND THAT'S WHAT MY PLAN HOPE AND IS TO BRING US INTO THE 21ST CENTURY WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY.

THIS INITIAL THIS YEAR'S GRANT WOULD BE TO RETROFIT 35 OF OUR EXISTING CARS SO FAR.

OKAY, I YIELD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT TIDWELL.

THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE NO MORE QUESTIONS. OH, I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED.

OKAY. JUSTICE BLACKWOOD WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR.

JUSTICE LEWISON. JUSTICE CURRY. PLEASE ADD THEM AS A SPONSOR.

THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT TIDWELL. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-82, MS. MEDLOCK. AYE. MR. ELLIOTT. YES. MR. STOWERS. YES.

MR. MCCOY. YES. MR. ROBINSON. AYE. MS. YOUNG-BAKER.

YES. MS. WARD. YES. MR. KEITH. YES. MS. CURRY.

AYE. MS. MASSEY. AYE. MR. PERSON. AYE. MS. BLACKWOOD.

AYE. MS. LEWISON. YES. AND MS. DAVIS. YES. 14 AYES.

14 AYES. WE WILL SEND 25-I-82 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 25-I-83 AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41.

[25-I-83 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 (2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE DONATION FUNDS FOR THE PROVIDENCE PARK PROJECT.]

TO RECOGNIZE AN APPROPRIATE DONATION, FUNDS FOR THE PROVIDENCE PARK PROJECT.

JUSTICE PERSON. MOVE TO THE SENATE TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS.

SECOND. MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE SEND 25 I-83 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

JUSTICE PERSON. WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? GRATEFUL FOR THE DONATION THAT WAS SENT TO THE COUNTY.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE FURTHER EXPLANATION? IF NOT, THEN I YIELD.

JUSTICE MCCOY, IS THE DONATION ANONYMOUS? OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL. OKAY. NO OTHER. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I JUST WANT TO BE ADDED.

OKAY. JUSTICE MEDLOCK WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR.

JUSTICE BLACKWOOD. JUSTICE LEWISON IS ALREADY ON THERE.

YAY! OKAY, IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

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YES. MS. LEWISON. YES. MS. BLACKWOOD. MR. PERSON.

YES. MS. MASSEY. AYE. MS. CURRY AYE. MR. KEITH.

YES. MS. WARD. YES. MS. YOUNG-BAKER. YES. MR. ROBINSON. MR. MCCOY. YES. MR. STOWERS. YES. MR. ELLIOTT. YES. AND MS. MEDLOCK. I HAVE 14 AYES.

14 AYES. WE WILL SEND 25-I-83 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 25-I-86. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 2025 ANNUAL BUDGET.

[25-I-86 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 (2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FROM THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT'S EMPG (EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANT).]

JUSTICE MCCOY. MAKE A MOTION. WE SEND THIS TO THE FULL COURT TO PASS.

A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE SEND 25 I-86 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

JUSTICE MCCOY WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? I'M NOT SEEING ANYBODY OUT THERE WITH OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, BUT THESE ARE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS. BUT IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO APPROACH THE MICROPHONE AND EXPLAIN FURTHER IF NEEDED.

JUSTIN, I THINK IT'S JUST THE STATE ISSUES THE MONEY TO THE COUNTY.

THE COUNTY TAKES ITS PORTION AND DISTRIBUTES THE REST OF IT TO THE CITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED.

SO SORT OF A PASS THROUGH. I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR.

OKAY. JUSTICE PERSON WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR.

IS THAT ACCEPTABLE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ACCEPTABLE.

IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, NO OTHER ADDITIONAL SPONSORS, AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-86.

MS. MEDLOCK. AYE. MR. ELLIOTT. YES. MR. STOWERS.

YES. MR.. MCCOY. YES. MR. ROBINSON. AYE. MS. YOUNG-BAKER.

YES. MISS WARD. YES. MR. KEITH. YES. MS. CURRY.

AYE. MS. MASSEY AYE. MR. PERSON. YES. MS. BLACKWOOD.

AYE. MS. LEWISON. YES. AND MS. DAVIS. YES. YOU HAVE 14 AYES.

14 AYES. WE WILL SEND 25-I-86 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 25-I-87. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41.

[25-I-87 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 (2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT (RSAT) FOR STATE PRISONERS GRANT FUNDS FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.]

TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.

RSAT FOR STATE PRISONERS GRANT FUNDS FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

JUSTICE BLACKWOOD. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO? CERTAINLY.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS SENT TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

SECOND. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE SEND 25 I-87 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

JUSTICE BLACKWOOD IS NOT ON AS A SPONSOR, SO I THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

THAT'S OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO BE PUT ON AS A SPONSOR.

OKAY. I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS WELL. SO. ME TOO.

ANYBODY THAT WOULD NOT LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR.

SO. OKAY. IS THERE SOMEONE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN JUSTICE BLACKWOOD.

OR IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT CAN EXPLAIN THIS ORDINANCE TODAY? THANK YOU. YES. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING.

SO THIS THIS GRANT IS GOING TO HELP US WITH OUR REENTRY PROGRAM AND WILL ACTUALLY ADD SOME ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO OUR PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE THERE NOW.

AND IT WILL, IN ADDITION, ADD SOME PROGRAMING FOR OUR JUVENILES THAT ARE IN OUR FACILITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

SHERIFF. JUSTICE STOWERS. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU, SHERIFF, FOR BEING WITH US THIS EVENING.

THIS IS A GREAT GRANT. WE NORMALLY DON'T GET THEM IN THE VALUE OF CLOSE TO A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

SO WOULD YOU MIND JUST EXPOUNDING JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ON I SEE THAT WE'VE GOT ABOUT A 150,000 IN SALARIES AND THEN THE, THE REST OF THE PERSONNEL LINE ITEMS THERE FOR RETIREMENT, ETC..

CAN YOU JUST GIVE US A LITTLE BIT BIGGER PICTURE AS FAR AS WHAT THESE FUNDS WILL BE ABLE TO DO TO ASSIST WITH YOUR REENTRY PROGRAM? SO WHAT THESE FUNDS WILL ALLOW US TO DO, WE HAVE A MECHANICAL TRAINING CLASS THAT WE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY WORKING WITH, PULASKI TECH TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES. THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO ENHANCE THAT CLASS AND TEACH IT INTERNALLY.

ALSO PROVIDING A WELDING CLASS FOR THE DETAINEES IN THE FACILITY THAT FINISH OUR REENTRY PROGRAM, OUR 12 WEEK ACADEMY. ONCE THEY FINISH THAT, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE CLASSES TO HELP THEM TO HAVE SKILL SETS.

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ALSO, IT'S PROVIDING SOME CLASSES WITHIN OUR JUVENILE FACILITY, IN THE JUVENILE UNIT, WITHIN THE DETENTION CENTER CO-LOCATED FACILITY. SO WE WILL ACTUALLY HAVE A PERSON COMING IN WORKING WITH THE JUVENILES IN THAT IN THAT FACILITY.

IN THAT UNIT. I'M REALLY THANKFUL TO HEAR THAT THERE'S A FOCUS ON THE TRADES BECAUSE WE'VE ALL HEARD OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF WHITE COLLAR JOBS, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A WHILE BEFORE THEY TRAIN A ROBOT TO WELD OR TO DO HVAC WORK OR TO DO ELECTRICAL WORK. SO APPRECIATE THAT THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO PREPARE PEOPLE FOR FOR THESE TECH JOBS, WHICH ACTUALLY PAY QUITE WELL.

AND THERE'S A BIGGER DEMAND THAN THERE IS A SUPPLY.

SO I AM SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR ORDINANCE THIS EVENING, SIR.

WITH THIS MONEY. WELL, THE PROGRAM I LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE, AGAIN, THE THE TECHNICAL POSITIONS AS WHEN IT PERTAINS TO THE THE YOUTH OR THE JUVENILE. DO THEY RECEIVE THOSE SIMILAR TRAININGS AS WELL, AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

SO THEY WON'T RECEIVE THOSE TRAININGS, BUT IT WILL BE COGNITIVE TRAINING, JUST WORKING WITH THEM AND HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND DEALING WITH THEIR SITUATION AND THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE YOU KNOW, CRIMINAL THINKING, THOSE KIND OF THINGS WE HAVE AND WE'RE PURCHASING SOME PRODUCTS THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING IN. ONE THING THIS WILL ALLOW US TO DO IS, IS BRING IN A MONITOR IN THERE, A SMART BOARD, AND ENGAGE WITH THE JUVENILES WITHIN THE UNIT AND PRESENT THESE CLASSES AND HELPING THEM TO IMPROVE THEMSELVES, FOCUS ON THEMSELVES. YOU KNOW, REALITY IS THE JUVENILES IN OUR FACILITY ARE CHARGED AS ADULTS, AND SO THEY'RE FACING SERIOUS CRIMES AND THAT CAN IMPACT THEM MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY.

AND SO WE WANT TO TRY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES WITH THEM WHILE THEY'RE WITH US.

THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU. JUSTICE MEDLOCK. DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR DID YOU? I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M A HUGE FAN OF THIS. I LOVE I LOVE THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS.

AND THAT WAS A GREAT QUESTION. JUSTICE PERSON ABOUT THE JUVENILES.

AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE JUVENILES AS WELL TO IT JUST GOES ON DOWN THE LINE AND CONTINUES ON.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. I YIELD.

THERE APPEARS TO BE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SHERIFF.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-87.

MS. DAVIS. YES. MS. LEWISON. YES. MS. BLACKWOOD.

AYE. MR. PERSON. YES. MS. MASSEY. AYE. MS. CURRY.

AYE. MR. KEITH. YES. MS. WARD. YES. MS. YOUNG-BAKER.

YES. MR. ROBINSON. AYE. MR. MCCOY. YES. MR. STOWERS.

YES. YES. AND MS. MEDLOCK. AYE. AYES. 14 AYES.

WE WILL SEND 25-I-87 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

THAT SEEMS TO BE EVERYTHING ON OUR OFFICIAL AGENDA.

IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION? SO MOVE. MOVE TO ADJOURN.

WITHOUT OBJECTION, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE BENCH?

[Announcements]

OKAY. JUST A REMINDER. THE TOUR OF PROVIDENCE PARK WILL BE THIS SATURDAY, 3 P.M.

SO I WILL ALSO SEND OUT AN EMAIL REMINDER AS WELL.

BUT ARE WE JUST MEETING OUT THERE? YES, SIR. OKAY.

THAT'S FINE. SO I'LL SEND OUT THE ADDRESS. AND JUST A REMINDER AT SOME POINT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT PROVIDENCE PARK, 3 P.M.. WHAT ABOUT. I HEARD IT WAS A CHRISTMAS PARTY.

IS THAT. DID WE GET THAT? OH, YEAH. I'LL SAY SOMETHING.

OKAY. GO AHEAD. JUSTICE LEWISON. THIS YEAR I'M NOT PUTTING ON A CHRISTMAS PARTY.

SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO LET THE NEWSPAPER KNOW, AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO MEET AT VINO'S.

IF YOU WANT TO COME OVER AND AND HAVE A GLASS OF WATER AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO BRING COOKIES, THEY CAN. AND WHATEVER YOU WANT TO GET IS FINE WITH ME.

THIS RIGHT AFTER THE MEETING. NEXT, NEXT. NEXT TUESDAY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? CHRISTMAS. THERE BEING NONE. WE DO HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS.

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SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. JUSTICES. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS KRISTY EANES FROM LITTLE ITALY AND FORMER COMMISSIONER ON THE PULASKI COUNTY PLANNING BOARD.

WITH THIS NEW COUNTYWIDE ZONING CODE BEING AGGRESSIVELY PUSHED BY COUNTY JUDGE BARRY HYDE, YOUR CONSTITUENTS GREATEST FEARS HAVE BEEN REALIZED.

JUST 2 DAYS BEFORE THANKSGIVING, JUDGE BARRY HYDE DROPPED A PROPOSED COUNTYWIDE ZONING CODE, GIVING COMMISSIONERS AND CONSTITUENTS MERELY 3 WORKING DAYS TO REVIEW.

CONTRAST THIS WITH THE NON-REGULATORY GARVER LAND USE PLAN, WHICH TOOK APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS OF STUDY AND INPUT.

LAST WEEK, HYDE, THREW PLANNING STAFF UNDER THE BUS FOR HIS LACK OF ADVANCE NOTICE, AS STAFF DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE MEETING UNTIL THE FRIDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING. WHO AUTHORED THIS LAND USE CODE FROM THE SHADOWS? IT'S GOING TO COME UP AGAIN ON DECEMBER THE 16TH AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING.

THEN IT'S EXPECTED TO PASS TO YOU. HYDE'S CODE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE OFFICIAL LAND USE PLAN AND MAP THAT YOU PASSED IN MAY, BUT HE IS HOPING THAT YOU WON'T NOTICE THAT, ACCORDING TO RURAL PLANNING PROFESSIONAL OF GREENER PROSPECTS RANDALL ARANT.

HE HAS 55 0 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND HE'S KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

HE WAS ALSO ONE OF YOUR OWN CONSULTANTS ON THE LAKE MAUMELLE WATERSHED CODE.

HE SAID IN HIS PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT, THE PROPOSED COUNTY LAND USE CODE SHOULD BE EITHER REJECTED OR TABLED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.

HE TRULY BELIEVES THAT THE PROPOSED LAND USE CODE EMBODIES THE ANTITHESIS OF SOUND LAND USE PLANNING, AND THAT IT VIOLATES ONE OF THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF LAND USE PLANNING THAT ORDINANCE MUST IMPLEMENT, NOT UNDERMINE, OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED LAND USE POLICIES, AS ARTICULATED IN MAPPED IN THE COUNTY'S LAND USE PLAN THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY ACCEPTED. AND YOU ALL PASSED IT IN MAY.

TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF ITEMS, THE RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES ARE 10 TIMES HIGHER THAN THOSE LISTED IN THE LAND USE PLAN.

AND THE I'M SORRY, THE 1AGRICULTURAL DENSITIES AND THE RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES WOULD BE 9 TO 12 TIMES HIGHER THAN IN THE LAND USE PLAN. THERE'S MUCH MORE WRONG THAT MUST BE FIXED BEFORE YOU PASS ANYTHING AND NOT AFTER.

IF HE WANTS IT PASSED, HE WANTS IT PASSED SO HE CAN FIX IT LATER.

BUT THAT'S NO WAY. NOT A DEAL. SINCE THE COUNTY WIDE LAND USE PLAN HORSE LEFT THE BARN.

I'M NOW ASKING YOU TO FINISH THE JOB AND PASS ITEM 25-I-76, WHICH IS THE GARVER LED STUDY WITH THE ETJ AMENDMENT.

PUT IT BACK ON YOUR AGENDA FOR THIS MONTH, THEN PASS ONLY ORDINANCES THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE PLAN FOR AREAS THAT WANT IT, LIKE THE ETJ. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND JUDGE GRIFFIN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND MEMBERS OF THE QUORUM COURT.

MY NAME IS WENDELL GRIFFIN, AND I THIS AFTERNOON GAVE YOU AN EMAIL MESSAGE.

IT'S AN FOI REQUEST. IT'S ON YOUR EMAILS AND SENT TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND JUDGE HYDE ASKING FOR CERTAIN DOCUMENTS.

IT'S ON YOUR EMAILS. IT'S ALL WRITTEN ELECTRONIC OR OTHER RECORDS TRANSMITTED AND RECEIVED ABOUT THE ORDINANCE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY HEARINGS ABOUT IT.

IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD ANY HEARINGS ABOUT THE PLANNING BOARD HEARINGS, WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE DOCUMENTS ARE. ALL STUDIES, RECORDS, CONSULTANT REPORTS, TECHNICAL OPINIONS, RELATED MATERIALS RELATED, RECEIVED, PRODUCED, TRANSMITTED, OTHERWISE OBTAINED CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL WATER TREATMENT, SEWAGE TREATMENT, HOW WE IMPACT OF IT. MS. EANES REFERRED TO A 2YEAR STUDY WITH THE GARVER PLAN.

WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS BEHIND THIS ALL TELEPHONE, TEXT, EMAIL OR OTHER MESSAGING RECORDS.

WE'RE GOING TO PROPOSE ORDINANCE WHO SAID WHAT TO WHOM WHEN ALL MEETING NOTES.

AGENDA. OTHER RECORDS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE.

ALL INVOICES FOR SERVICES. WHO'S GETTING PAID, WHAT TO DO, WHAT ALL DOCUMENTS, REPORTS AND OTHER MATERIAL THAT COMPARE OR CONTRAST THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WITH THE GARVER PLAN AND THAT SHOW ANY ENTITY OR BODY THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH IT.

ALL DOCUMENT STUDIES, REPORTS AND OTHER THINGS THAT MENTIONED THE PROPOSED LAND USE STUDY AND REFERRED TO ANY DISCOVERY,

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AND FINALLY, ALL EXPERT OPINIONS. I ASK THIS BECAUSE, QUITE FRANKLY, YOU'RE ASKED TO MAKE A POLICY DECISION THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTY, AND YOU DESERVE TO KNOW WHAT THIS POLICY RECOMMENDATION IS BASED UPON.

BUT THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO MAKE THE DECISION ON AND WHO IS PROVIDING THE INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. PLEASE. THIS IS JUST BASICALLY GOOD GOVERNMENT.

YES. THANK YOU. GOOD. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO CLAIM OUR ATTENTION, WE ARE OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. I HAVEN'T LOOKED, SO I COULDN'T TELL YOU IF I GOT 1.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.