[00:00:04] I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYONE IF THEY WOULD GO AHEAD AND TAKE THEIR SEAT. IT SEEMS TO BE 6:00. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET OUR MEETING STARTED. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP. JUSTICE WARD IS NOT HERE. IS THERE A VOLUNTEER FOR INVOCATION? WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO? SURE I WILL. OKAY. THANK YOU. JUSTICE. WE'LL WE'LL OPEN WITH AN INVOCATION BY JUSTICE PERSON, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY JUSTICE BLACKWOOD. IF YOU CAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER AGAIN TO DO THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY. DEAR LORD, DEAR GOD, LOOK OVER OUR COUNTY. LOOK OVER OUR CITY. LOOK OVER OUR STATE. LOOK OVER OUR COUNTRY TO GOD. PLEASE HEAL THE LAND. THESE BLESSINGS WE ASK YOUR NAME. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE 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. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR CALL TO ORDER. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE WELL? CALL THE ROLL AND YOUR MICROPHONES ARE ON. MISS LEWISON. HERE. MISS BLACKWOOD. HERE. MR. PERSON. HERE. MISS MASSEY IS ABSENT. MISS CURRY. PRESENT. MR. KEITH. HERE. MISS WARD IS ABSENT. MISS YOUNG-BAKER. HERE. MR. ROBINSON. HERE. MR. MCCOY. HERE. MR. STOWERS. PRESENT. MR. ELLIOTT. HERE. AND AND JUSTICE CAPPS HAS ARRIVED, SO PLEASE ADD HER. WHAT'S THAT? SO THAT'S 12, RIGHT? CORRECT. 12. 12 PRESENT. WE CAN DO THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY. IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM 5? MOVE APPROVAL? SECOND. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING. ARE THERE ANY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY ADDITIONS? DELETIONS? THERE BEING NONE. ALL SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. IF WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES. AYE OPPOSED. OUR MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED FROM OUR LAST MEETING. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS, SO WE'LL JUMP RIGHT INTO OUR NEW BUSINESS. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ ORDINANCE 25? NO. 26-I-09, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 25-OR-52 2026 ANNUAL BUDGET PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS TO RECOGNIZE AN APPROPRIATE GRANT. FUNDS FOR THE 11TH DIVISION. CIRCUIT COURTS ADH. PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST GRANT. JUSTICE CAPPS. I'VE MOVED TO SEND IT TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION. SECOND. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH. THE SECOND THAT WE SEND 26-I-09 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION. JUSTICE CAPPS WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN OR DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE ELSE TO EXPLAIN FOR YOU? YEAH, TRACY'S HERE AGAIN. THIS IS THE SAME ITEM THAT WAS BEFORE US LAST MONTH, AND WE NEEDED TO DO A SMALL EDIT ON THE BUDGET PIECE BECAUSE OF SOME INDIRECT COSTS THAT DO NOT COME THROUGH THE QUORUM COURT. SO THAT'S THE AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU? YES. I MADE SOME MISTAKES. I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE. SORRY. I'M TRACY DAVIDSON FROM 11TH DIVISION. SO I WILL HAVE TO JUST SAY THAT WAS THE FIRST GRANT I EVER WROTE BY MYSELF. SO I WAS LIKE, I WAS REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF. BUT SO THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE BUDGET. IF YOU'LL NOTICE, ON THE SALARY OR ON THE OTHER 4R. UNDER THE COUNTY'S 15%, IT IS LESS THAN WHAT WAS ON THE 11,000. THAT WAS LAST TIME. I FIGURED THE 15% AGAINST THE ENTIRE GRANT AND IT SHOULD HAVE ONLY BEEN AGAINST THE FRINGE AND THE SALARIES. SO THAT WAS MY FAULT. GOT THAT FIGURED OUT. THE EXTRA 2000 THAT THAT WAS PUT BACK INTO THE GRANT HAS BEEN NOW PUT INTO TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR THE PEER SUPPORT FOR THE ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND AS WELL AS LODGING AND MEALS. AND SO THE MONEY SO THAT WAS MY MISTAKE AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY COMMENTS? THANK YOU, TRACY, FOR FOR THAT EXPLANATION. WOULD YOU ALSO LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT JUSTICE MEDLOCK HAS ARRIVED. AND THEN WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 26-I-09? [00:05:01] OKAY. DID WE HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT? OH, I DIDN'T KNOW AN AMENDMENT. THAT MOTION. OKAY. WE MISSED THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED. SECOND. WHERE DID THE POINT OF ORDER HAVE WE AMENDED IT YET? WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. I DIDN'T SEE AN AMENDMENT. DID I MISS THE AMENDMENT ON THE IN THE PAPER? IT'S IN THE PAPER. OH, I GUESS I DID WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING ME GO THAT FAR THERE. OKAY. SO IF. YOU NEED TO HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND. RIGHT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S WHAT DID YOU JUST MAKE THAT MOTION? I THINK SO, YEAH. AND IT'S DID SOMEBODY MAKE A SECOND? YES, SIR. OKAY. SO MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE AMEND 26-I-09. ARE THERE ANY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AFTER. THERE BEING. NONE. SO. NOW, AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE AMENDMENT TO AMEND 26-I-09. YES. MISS DAVIS. YES. MISS CAPPS. AYE. MISS LEWISON. YES. MISS BLACKWOOD. AYE. MR. PERSON. YES. MISS CURRY. AYE. MR. KEITH. YES. MISS YOUNG-BAKER. YES. MR. ROBINSON. AYE. MR. MCCOY. YES. MR. STOWERS. YES. MR. ELLIOTT. YES. AND MISS MEDLOCK. AYE. SO YOU HAVE 13 AYE'S OKAY. 13AYE'S WE HAVE AMENDED. 26-I-09 NOW. I WILL MOVE TO SEND IT TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED, AS AMENDED. AS AMENDED. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE ON TRACK 26 IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDED ITEM NOW? THERE BEING NONE. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 26-I-09, AS AMENDED? MR. ELLIOTT. YES. MR. STOWERS. YES. MR. MCCOY. YES. MR. ROBINSON. AYE. MISS YOUNG-BAKER. YES. MR. KEITH. YES. MISS. CURRY. AYE. MR. PERSON. YES. MISS BLACKWOOD. AYE. MISS LEWISON. YES. MISS CAPPS. AYE. AND MISS DAVIS. YES. [INAUDIBLE] AYES. AYES. WE WILL SEND 26-I-09, AS AMENDED, TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT 26-I-11 HAS BEEN PULLED. CORRECT. SO WE'LL JUMP INTO. 26 AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 26-I-2. AN ORDINANCE 26-OR-02 TO APPROVE THE REZONING OF LOTS. 8 THROUGH 10 BLOCK E OF THE MEADE SUBDIVISION FROM R -2 RESIDENTIAL TO C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AS REFERENCED. JUSTICE YOUNG-BAKER WOULD YOU LIKE TO STEP IN FOR JUSTICE WARD? WELL, YES I CAN. JIM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS, PLEASE? OH, I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION. ALL RIGHT. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE SEND 26-I-12 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION. AND NOW YOU ARE SEEING WE HAVE SOMEONE. FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. OKAY, GREAT. GOOD EVENING. QUORUM COURT MEMBERS. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MR. DALE EVANS, WHO OWNS PROPERTY IN COLLEGE STATION, IS REQUESTING THIS. COULD YOU COULD YOU SAY YOUR NAME IN THE MICROPHONE SO EVERYBODY WILL KNOW? JIM GRANER PULASKI COUNTY PLANNING. OKAY. OKAY. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. SO MR. EVANS OWNS A OWNS 3 LOTS OF THE MEADE SUBDIVISION IN COLLEGE STATION ON FRASER PIKE, AND HE WOULD LIKE TO REZONE THESE LOTS INTO A C-1 USE TO ALLOW HIM TO MOVE A PORTION OF HIS BUSINESS FURTHER ON FRASER PIKE INTO THE NEW BUILDING HERE, 1200 SQUARE FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO PUT IN A FOOD STORE. PLANNING BOARD APPROVED THIS APPLICATION AT THEIR LAST MEETING ON FEBRUARY 24TH. OKAY. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY COMMENTS? JUSTICE DAVIS. IS THIS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, LIKE WITH RESIDENTS AROUND? YES, IT IS IN THE COLLEGE STATION NEIGHBORHOOD. AT THE PLANNING BOARD. WERE THERE ANY RESIDENTS WHO WERE NOT HAPPY WITH THIS? NONE AT ALL. SO THERE WAS NO NEGATIVE FEEDBACK WHATSOEVER. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, GREAT. ANY OTHER? OKAY. JUSTICE ROBINSON. SO THE THE THE ZONING OF C2 OR C1. DOES THE COUNTY I MEAN, WE HAD THE LAND USE PLAN. DOES THE COUNTY ACTUALLY HAVE A C.1DESIGNATED ZONE? NO. THIS IS THE ZONING THAT THE COUNTY ADOPTED THROUGH THE MORATORIUM ORDINANCE THAT THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK HAD IN PLACE AT THE TIME THEY LOST IT. [00:10:09] SO THIS C.1 IS DESIGNATED AS A A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, A SMALL LIMITED IN SCOPE. IS THAT IS THAT LITTLE ROCK'S DESIGNATION? IT'S LITTLE ROCK. OKAY. DESIGNATION AND I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE THE INFORMATION, BUT YOU CAN SEE ON THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK'S ZONING MAP FOR COLLEGE STATION, THAT ADJOINING AND AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN REZONED BY THE CITY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS TO C.1. THE. ALSO, THAT AREA IN THE LITTLE ROCK LAND USE PLAN, WHICH WAS ALSO ADOPTED THROUGH THE MORATORIUM ORDINANCE SHOWS A MIXED USE LAND USE DESIGNATION THERE. OKAY. RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL. THANK YOU, I YIELD. ALL RIGHT. JUSTICE CAPPS MR. GRANER IN THE FEBRUARY MEETING, DO YOU RECALL WHAT THE VOTES WERE? WAS IT UNANIMOUS FOR? IT WAS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. I YIELD. OKAY, JUSTICE PERSON. THIS MAY NOT BE FOR YOU, MR. KRAMER. I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE AND THE THE THE STORE THAT'S GOING IN THIS LOCATION WILL ADDRESS THE FOOD DESSERT THAT'S GOING ON IN COLLEGE STATION. SO IT IS A VERY IT IS A STORE THAT IS MUCH NEEDED FOR THAT PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S NO OPPOSITION, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS AREA ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION THAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE WITH THE LACK OF FOOD OPTIONS. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU, JUSTICE PARSON. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. THERE BEING NONE. AMY, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? CALL THE ROLL ON 26-I-12. MISS DAVIS. YES. MISS CAPPS. AYE. MISS LEWISON. YES. MISS BLACKWOOD. AYE. MR. PERSON. YES. MISS CURRY. AYE. MR.. KEITH. YES. MISS YOUNG-BAKER. YES. MR. ROBINSON. AYE. MR. MCCOY. YES. MR. STOWERS. YES. MR. ELLIOTT. YES. AND MISS MEDLOCK. AYE. YOU HAVE 13 AYES. 13 AYES. WE WILL SEND 26-I-12 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE TO CLAIM OUR ATTENTION. IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION? SO MOVED. SECOND, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING, THIS PART OF THE MEETING HAS BEEN ADJOURNED. ANNOUNCEMENTS. ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? YES, I DO HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO READ TO GET INTO THE INTO THE QUORUM COURT TONIGHT. AND THIS WAS, THIS PERTAINED TO I-11 OR 26-I-11 AND WHY IT WAS PULLED. AND SO I WAS ASKED TO READ THIS IN IN FULL. AND SO I AM GOING TO READ IT. SO IT WILL BE STIPULATED ON THE RECORD. OKAY. OKAY, GREAT. IF YOU'RE SPEAKING TO YOUR MIC SO WE CAN HEAR IT. AND THIS IS FROM WENDELL GRIFFIN. I WRITE TO RAISE A CONSTITUTIONAL OBJECTION TO THE QUORUM COURT COUNTY JUDGE AND COUNTY ATTORNEY CONCERNING 26-I-11 ON MARCH 10TH, 2026 MEETING AGENDA, WHICH COULD WHICH WOULD AMEND ORDINANCE 25-OR-52 ANNUAL BUDGET. PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS TO APPROPRIATE 2 MILLION FROM CONTINGENCY FUND 1807 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDREN'S PROTECTION CENTER AND WOMEN'S FIRST, THE CENTER AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCE THROUGH TO 2030. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, SPONSORED BY JUSTICE ROBINSON, CAPPS LEWIS AND MASSEY, APPEARS TO BE PLAINLY VIOLATE ARTICLE 12, SECTION FIVE OF THE ARKANSAS SAW CONSTITUTION, WHICH STATES IN RELEVANT PART THAT NO COUNTY SHALL. APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR ANY CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION, INSTITUTION OR INDIVIDUAL. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ARKANSAS HAS CONSISTENTLY INTERPRETED THIS PROVISION TO STAND FOR GENERAL PRINCIPLE AND. NO GOVERNMENT CAN USE PUBLIC RESOURCES FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES. OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF 2008 179. ARTICLE 12, SECTION FIVE HAS BEEN JUDICIALLY INTERPRETED TO FORECLOSE ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PRIVATE NONPROFIT CORPORATION. OPINION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL 2011 149. ARTICLE 12 SECTION FIVE OF THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION BARS ANY AND ALL DONATIONS TO ANY PRIVATE NONPROFIT CORPORATION, REGARDLESS OF HOW EXALTED ITS PURPOSE. OPINION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL 2005, CITING AN INTER ALIA, CITY OF JACKSONVILLE VERSUS PENTHOUSE 302. ARKANSAS 2047 88 1990. A CASE WHICH REVERSED THE CHANCELLOR'S DISTRIBUTION OF RESIDENT RESIDUAL COMMON FUND PROCEEDS TO CHARITIES, INCLUDING PRIVATE NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS. [00:15:01] SEE ALSO OPINION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL 1999 408. STATING THAT IT IS ESTABLISHED BEYOND ALL QUESTION THAT A MUNICIPALITY CANNOT CONTRIBUTE TO A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT CORPORATION, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CORPORATION SERVES A PUBLIC PURPOSE. THEREFORE, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, ITEM 26-1-11, WILL EXPOSE PULASKI COUNTY TO LEGAL ACTION LITIGATION UNDER ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION. ARTICLE 16, SECTION 13, WHICH SUPPLIES A REMEDY AGAINST THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY ILLEGAL EXTRACTIONS. WHATEVER. ARKANSAS LAW IS CLEAR AN ILLEGAL EXTRACTION IS DEFINED AS AN EXTRACTION THAT EITHER IS NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW OR IS CONTRARY TO LAW. TWO TYPES OF ILLEGAL EXACTIONS CASES CAN ARISE UNDER ARTICLE 16, SECTION 13 PUBLIC FUND CASES, WHERE THE PLAINTIFF CONTENDS THAT THE PUBLIC FUNDS GENERATE FROM THE TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING MISAPPLIED OR ILLEGALLY SPENT AND ILLEGALLY TAXED CASES WHERE THE PLAINTIFF ASSERTS THAT THE TAX ITSELF IS ILLEGAL. CARNEGIE PUBLICATION LIBRARY OF OF EUREKA SPRINGS, US. IT GOES ON WITH THE ITEMS WOULD BE PUBLIC FUNDS, TYPES OF ILLEGAL ACTIONS THAT TRIGGER A LITIGATION. LITIGATION CONTENDING THAT THE PAYMENTS OF THE PUBLIC FUNDS TO THE CHILDREN'S PROTECTION CENTER AND THE WOMEN'S FIRST. THE CENTER AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCE VIOLATE ARTICLE 12, SECTION 5 OF THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION. IN ADDITION TO THE FOREGOING CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IN ITEM 26-1-11 IS A CLEAR ATTEMPT TO BIND PULASKI COUNTY TO GIFT PUBLIC FUNDS TO THE CENTER AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCE BEYOND THE CURRENT BUDGET CYCLE. THUS, THE QUORUM COURT WILL BE OBLIGATED TO INCLUDE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS OF PUBLIC FUNDS TO THE CENTER AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCE IN 2027, 28, 29 AND 30 IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 12, SECTION FIVE OF THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION. EACH APPROPRIATION WOULD TRIGGER A SEPARATE LAWSUIT. I URGE THE SPONSORS TO WITHDRAW 26-I-11 FROM THE MARCH AGENDA. IF THEY ARE UNWILLING TO DO SO, I URGE THE QUORUM COURT TO DEFEAT. AND BECAUSE IT MANIFESTS, IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, AS YOU CAN SEE. AND HE NOTIFIED THE COUNTY JUDGE AND ATTORNEY FOGLEMAN AND JUSTIN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE. FROM THE BAR. OKAY. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT? IS IT JUST CLOSED DOWN OR. I DON'T KNOW. THE RIGHT PERSON IS HERE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIND A SERVICE PROVIDER. AND THAT'S TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, IS THAT WHEN WE LOST OUR SERVICE PROVIDER, THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE THAT WILL TAKE IT ON. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY THERE BEING NONE? WE ARE ADJOURNED. OH, I'M SORRY. AND LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT JUSTICE MASSEY IS PRESENT. I'M SORRY, BUT THERE'S AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. I DIDN'T EVEN THINK I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT. BUT YOU MADE IT. YOU MADE IT. MADE IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. 1 SECOND. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.