Sep 22, 2026 Quorum Court

WE GOT INTO SOME DISCUSSIONS. DID YOU REALLY?

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[1. CALL TO ORDER]

AND THANK YOU TO OUR GUESTS. MY EYES AREN'T GOOD ENOUGH TO READ YOUR MESSAGE, MA'AM.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL PUT IT DOWN. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

JUSTICE PERSON IS GOING TO GIVE US AN INVOCATION TONIGHT.

AND JUSTICE CAPPS IS GOING TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

SO WILL THOSE WHO THOSE WHO CAN PLEASE STAND.

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS GLORIOUS DAY YOU HAVE PROVIDED FOR US TODAY DEAR GOD.

AND DEAR LORD, DEAR GOD, LOOK OVER EACH AND EVERY LAST ONE OF US IN THIS ROOM, AND THE ONES WHO ARE LOOKING ONLINE AND EVERYONE IN THE COUNTY AND THE CITIZENS OF ARKANSAS IN THIS UNITED STATES DEAR GOD. DEAR LORD, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK OF THE PEOPLE AND TO HANDLE THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY. LET US PLEASE GRANT US AND BLESS US WITH DISCERNMENT, PATIENCE, AND WHEREWITHAL.

THE BLESSINGS WE ASK YOUR NAME. 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. APPRECIATE IT. MY DAD'S MOM. GET IT MOVED TO THE BOTTOM.

GOOD. HERE'S TO. CLARK, WHEN YOU'RE READY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

OKAY, MISS DAVIS? PRESENT. MISS CAPPS? HERE. MISS LEWIS? PRESENT. MISS BLACKWOOD? HERE. MR. PERSON? PRESENT.

MISS MASSEY? HERE. MR. KEITH? HERE. MISS WARD? MISS YOUNG-BAKER? HERE. MR. ROBINSON? HERE. MR. MCCOY? HERE. MR. HOUSE? PRESENT. MR. ELLIOTT? HERE. MISS MEDLOCK. THREE ABSENT, 12 PRESENT.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. LET ME ASK THAT BE PUT ON THE LAST ONE.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ FOR US THE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES FOR COMMITTEE.

[6. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Agenda Committee]

TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE PULASKI COUNTY QUORUM COURT.

WE YOUR COMMITTEE OF THE AGENDA, TO WHOM WAS REFERRED ITEMS 26-I-65 BEG LEAVE TO REPORT WE'VE HAD THE SAME UNDER CONSIDERATION AND HEREWITH RETURNED THE SAME WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF DO PASS.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED. CURTIS A. KEITH, CHAIR.

SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2026, TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE PULASKI COUNTY QUORUM COURT.

WE YOUR COMMITTEE OF THE AGENDA, TO WHOM WAS REFERRED ITEMS 26-I-66 BEG LEAVE TO REPORT WE'VE HAD THE SAME UNDER CONSIDERATION, AND HEREWITH RETURNED THE SAME WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF DO PASS, AS AMENDED.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED. CURTIS A. KEITH, CHAIR.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. MEMBERS, IN YOUR PACKET FOR THIS MEETING, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH'S MEETING.

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

SO MOVED. SECOND. MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION.

YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTION INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED NO. LAST MONTH'S MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

WE HAVE NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS THAT MOVES US ON.

MEMBERS, WITHOUT OBJECTION, I'M GOING TO MOVE 26-I-56A TO THE BOTTOM OF THE AGENDA SO THAT WE MAY HEAR THE OTHER ITEMS FIRST AND GET STAFF WHO ARE HERE ON THEIR WAY IF THEY CHOOSE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ FOR US ITEM ORDINANCE

[26-I-65 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 25-0R-52 (2026 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE GRANT FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.]

JUSTICE MCCOY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION.

MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION. SECOND. MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION.

YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENT REGARDING ORDINANCE 26-I-65?

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MR. ELLIOTT? YES. MR. HOUSE? YES. MR. MCCOY? YES.

MR. ROBINSON? YES. MISS BAKER? YES. MR. KEITH? YES. MR. CURRY? AYE. MISS MASSEY? AYE. MR. PERSON? YES. MISS BLACKWOOD? AYE. MISS LEWISON? YES. MISS CAPPS? AYE. MISS DAVIS? YES. 13 AYES, TWO ABSENT. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

JUSTICE MCCOY YOU PASSED PASTOR ORDINANCE. MADAM CLERK NOW READ FOR US, PLEASE ORDINANCE 26-I-66,

[26-I-66A AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 25-OR-52 (2026 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO APPROPRIATE CONTINGENCY FUNDS (FUND 1807) AND CAPITAL MAINTENANCE & TECH FUNDS (FUND 1806) FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.]

MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION. SECOND. MEMBERS YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION.

YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING ORDINANCE 26-I-66, AS AMENDED? THERE BEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 26-I-66 AS AMENDED.

MISS DAVIS? YES. MISS CAPPS? AYE. MISS LEWISON? YES. MISS BLACKWOOD? AYE. MR. PERSON? AYE. MISS MASSEY? AYE. MISS CURRY? AYE. MR. KEITH? YES. MISS YOUNG-BAKER? YES. MR. ROBINSON? YES. MR. MCCOY? YES. MR. HOUSE? YES. MR. ELLIOTT? YES. OH, MISS MEDLOCK, AYE.

14 EYES, ONE ABSENT. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. JUSTICE PERSON, YOU'VE PASSED YOUR ORDINANCE.

26-I-66A. MADAM CLERK, WHEN YOU'RE READY, READ FOR US, PLEASE ORDINANCE 26.

[26-I-56A*** AN ORDINANCE REGULATING HIGH-IMENSITY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE USES IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF PULASKI COUNTY; CLASSIFYING SUCH USES AS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL; ESTABLISHING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCESS; PROVIDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, COST RECOVERY, INSP ECTION, MONITORING, ENFORCEMENT, DECOMMISSIONING, AND OTHER SAFEGUARDS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING HIGH INTENSITY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE USES IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF PULASKI COUNTY, CLASSIFYING SUCH USES AS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL. ESTABLISHING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCESS.

PROVIDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, COST FOR, COST RECOVERY, INSPECTION, MONITORING, ENFORCEMENT, DECOMMISSIONING AND OTHER SAFEGUARDS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. I'M SORRY. JUSTICE BLACKWOOD TRYING TO GET YOUR ATTENTION.

JUSTICE BLACKWOOD YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. YES, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO PUT I-26-I-56, AS AMENDED, TO BE PLACED BACK ON FIRST READING FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADDING ARTICLE 20, EMERGENCY CLAUSE TO THE ORDINANCE.

MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. SECOND. AND THE SECOND.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK THAT MOTION IS NON-DEBATABLE.

IS THAT CORRECT? AND IT WILL REQUIRE EIGHT VOTES TO PASS THAT AMENDMENT.

I'M SORRY.

FAVOR OF PLACING ITEM 26-I-56 AS AMENDED BACK ON FIRST READING INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED NO. THE AYES HAVE IT.

OKAY. MR.. AND NOW, MADAM CLERK, I THINK YOU ALREADY HAVE THIS AMENDMENT, DON'T YOU? YES. WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE AMENDMENT TITLE AND SPONSOR ONLY.

TITLE AND SPONSOR. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING HIGH INTENSITY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE USES IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF PULASKI COUNTY, CLASSIFYING SUCH USES AS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL.

ESTABLISHING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCESS.

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THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. JUSTICE BLACKWOOD, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THE MOTION.

I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE AMEND ORDINANCE 26-I-56 BY ADDING ARTICLE 20, EMERGENCY CLAUSE AS DISTRIBUTED TO THE QUORUM COURT.

SECOND. SECOND. SECOND. MEMBERS YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION.

YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT TWO FOR 26-I-56, AS AMENDED.

MISS MEDLOCK? AYE. MR. ELLIOTT? YES. MR. HOUSE? YES. MR. MCCOY? YES. MR. ROBINSON? YES. MISS YOUNG-BAKER? YES. MISS WARD? YES. MR. KEITH? YES. MISS CURRY? ABSTAIN. MISS MASSEY? AYE.

MR. PERSON. AYE. MISS BLACKWOOD? AYE. MISS LEWISON? YES. MISS CAPPS? AYE. MISS DAVIS? AYE. 14 AYES, ONE ABSTENTION, ZERO NAYS. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. JUSTICE BLACKWOOD, YOU'VE YOU PASSED YOUR AMENDMENT. OKAY, AND SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO MOVE FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 26-I-56.

AND THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT BECAUSE IT'S YOU JUST PUT THE EMERGENCY BACK ON.

IT PUTS IT RIGHT ON ON THE SCHEDULE. IT'S NO LONGER ON A SECOND READING OR THIRD READING.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ. OKAY. 26-I-56A AS AMENDED.

OKAY. OKAY. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING HIGH INTENSITY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE USES IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF PULASKI COUNTY, CLASSIFYING SUCH USES AS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL.

ESTABLISHING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCESS.

PROVIDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, COST RECOVERY, INSPECTION, MONITORING, ENFORCEMENT, DECOMMISSIONING AND OTHER SAFEGUARDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

JUSTICE BLACKWOOD, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THE MOTION. I MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF 26-I-56, AS AMENDED.

SECOND. MEMBERS YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION CONCERNING 26-I-56, AS AMENDED? MADAM CLERK. I HAVE A QUESTION. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.

THANK YOU, JUDGE. SO CAN SOMEONE, I GUESS, JUST EXPLAIN BY PUTTING THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE BACK INTO THIS IF THIS PASSES TONIGHT. EXCUSE ME FOR MY VOICE. DOES THAT MEAN THAT IN 30 DAYS.

SO GIVE ME THE LAYMAN'S TERMS OF WHAT'S GOING ON, IF YOU DON'T MIND, JUSTIN.

SO BY AMENDING THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE BACK INTO IT, YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE.

SO IT WILL BE TREATED AS IF YOU ADOPT WITH THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE IT GOES INTO EFFECT UPON SIGNATURE.

SO WITHIN A DAY OR TWO IT WOULD BE SIGNED AND IT WOULD GO INTO EFFECT AFTER IT'S AFFIRMED BY THE COUNTY CLERK.

SO WE, I GUESS, HAVE JUST DECIDED BY DOING THIS TO CIRCUMVENT THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY HAD TO THE ORDINANCE, OR IS THAT AMENDABLE IN THE FUTURE OR WHAT'S.

WELL, YEAH, I MEAN, IF THE ATTORNEY LIKE TO ANSWER THAT, THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY DIRECTED TO YOU, JUSTIN.

I'M SORRY. I MEAN. THE SIMPLE ANSWER IS IT BECOMES A LAW.

IT'S AN ORDINANCE. CORRECT, BUT I MEAN, SO THE PLANNING YOU KNOW, WE HAVE RULES THAT WE.

ONE REASON WE DID THE THREE READINGS WAS SO THAT WE WOULD GIVE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT 60 DAYS TO COME BACK TO US WITH SOME

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AND SO I'M JUST WANTING TO KNOW IF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT COMES IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER AND SAYS, HEY, WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO AMEND THIS ORDINANCE.

WHAT CAN WE DO? YES, I MEAN, AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WITH ANY ORDINANCE, YOU COULD PASS AN AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING ORDINANCE.

SO YES, JUST AS WITH ANY YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL ORDINANCE OR WHATEVER, YOU CAN MAKE AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES AND ADOPTIONS AS YOU GO THROUGH.

AND I WILL ADD THAT YOU DID GIVE THEM INSTRUCTIONS AND TOLD THEM THEY WOULD HAVE 90 DAYS TO WORK ON AN ORDINANCE FOR YOU.

SO YOU'RE CORRECT, YOU HAVE CIRCUMVENTED THEM AND I WOULDN'T IMAGINE WHY THEY WOULD TAKE IT UP AGAIN.

YOU JUST TOOK IT UP. YOU JUST SOLVED THE QUESTION.

YOU SOLVED THE ASSIGNMENT YOU GAVE THEM TO DO THIS IN 90 DAYS.

YOU'VE TAKEN IT. THE QUORUM COURT HAS TAKEN THAT ON THEIR OWN AND OVER OVERRIDDEN THE AUTHORITY OF THE PLANNING BOARD THAT ALSO WAS GIVEN BY ORDINANCE. AND YOU'RE MOVING ON, SO.

THAT WAS MY ONLY CONCERN WAS THAT WE WERE CIRCUMVENTING THAT.

AND I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. THANK YOU, JUDGE.

OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? DONNA. MISS MASSEY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR A QUESTION.

YES, I, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT MONTH WE DID THIS, BUT DIDN'T WE DO THIS BACK IN APRIL OR MAY AND GAVE THEM 90 DAYS? SO HASN'T IT BEEN 90 DAYS SINCE? I MEAN, SO WE'VE DONE THAT.

HAVE WE NOT DONE THAT? I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT MONTH IT WAS, BUT IT WAS IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN 90 DAYS.

SO WE'VE GIVEN THEM THAT TIME AND THEY HAVE YET TO DO WHAT WE ASK THEM TO DO IN 90 DAYS.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING ITEM 26-I-56 AS AMENDED? YES, SIR. MR. HOUSE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. I HAVE SOME CONFUSION AS I WAS LOOKING THROUGH THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE.

IN ARTICLE 16, IT SAYS THAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO REGULATE UTILITY WORK IN ANY WAY.

BUT YET THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE SAYS THAT WE'RE DECLARING AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO REGULATE UTILITY RATES.

THIRD PARAGRAPH. BOTTOM PARAGRAPH. MAY CREATE SITE SPECIFICS EVALUATED THROUGH UTILITY RATES, UTILITY SERVICE, OTHER MATTERS OUTSIDE THE COUNTY'S LAND USE.

BUT IT ALSO IN THE ORDINANCE THAT ACKNOWLEDGES PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REGULATES THE UTILITIES.

SO THERE'S AN INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE LANGUAGE IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE AND THE ORDINANCE ITSELF.

THAT'S GOING TO CREATE A PROBLEM, I SEE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING 26-I-56 AS AMENDED? JUSTICE CURRY. JUSTICE CURRY YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR QUESTION OR MOTION.

I HAD SOME OF THE SAME CONCERNS AND THE FACT THAT WE DID NOT ALLOW OUR PLANNING GROUP TO COME FORTH BECAUSE EVERY TIME IT WAS AN AMENDMENT BROUGHT THAT CIRCUMVENTED THE WHOLE PROCESS.

AND AS STATED PREVIOUSLY, WE ARE REGULATING, WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO REGULATE OR WILL REGULATE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT UNDER OUR JURISDICTION. SO JUST KNOW THAT'S WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED.

IT'S SIMPLE. JUSTICE BLACKWOOD, YOU RECOGNIZE FOR A QUESTION OR COMMENT? WELL, FROM WHAT I'M READING ON THIS, AND IT SAYS THE QUORUM COURT FURTHER FINDS THAT THE LOCATION, SCALE CONFIGURATION CONSTRUCTION, EXPANSION AND OPERATION OF SUCH FACILITIES MAY CREATE SITE SPECIFIC IMPACTS THAT CANNOT BE ADEQUATELY EVALUATED. SO THERE'S THE WORD EVALUATED.

SLOW, SOLELY THROUGH REGULATION OF UTILITY RATES.

SO IT'S SAYING IT CANNOT BE EVALUATED SOLELY THROUGH THE UTILITY RATES.

UTILITY SERVICES OR OTHER MATTERS OUTSIDE THE COUNTY'S LAND USE AND INFRASTRUCTURE RESPONSIBILITY, AND THAT THE COUNTY PRESENTLY LACKS THE COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS, SPECIFICALLY REQUIRING THE DISCLOSURES AND THE SITE-SPECIFIC REVIEW FINDINGS.

SO TO ME, THAT IS NOT SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING TO REGULATE UTILITY RATES.

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THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ECHO JP MASSEY, WE'VE TRIED FOR MONTHS FOR THE PLANNING BOARD TO DO SOMETHING AND THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN US ANYTHING.

SO THIS IS OUR ATTEMPT AT HELPING OUR COUNTY.

AND AS JUSTIN SAID, AT ANY POINT, IF IT NEEDS TO BE AMENDED OR FIXED, WE WILL COME RIGHT BACK HERE AND DO IT.

BUT SOMEONE HAS TO TAKE CHARGE AND THE PLANNING BOARD HAS NOT BEEN IT.

[APPLAUSE]. I'LL ASK YOU TO PLEASE BE QUIET IN THE ROOM.

WE'RE HERE FOR A PURPOSE. AND I UNDERSTAND THE EMOTIONS THAT WE HAVE, BUT WE'LL TRY TO KEEP THIS STRICTLY TO BUSINESS.

I'M GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT TO, TO BOTH OF YOUR STATEMENTS ABOUT THE PLANNING BOARD.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PLANNING BOARD IS YOU DELIVERED A NEW ORDINANCE TO THEM OR NEW ORDINANCE WAS SUBMITTED FOR THEM TO BEGIN THE DEBATE. AND THEY HAVE COOPERATED WITH YOU. THEY'VE MET IT AT IN THE EVENINGS TWICE TILL LATE HOURS OF THE EVENING.

THEY'VE RESPONDED TO WHAT THEY THOUGHT OR LED TO BELIEVE AND I THOUGHT CERTAINLY WAS 90 DAYS IN.

FROM WHERE I'M STANDING YOU NO LONGER HAVE A PLANNING BOARD.

I WOULD IF I WAS A MEMBER OF PLANNING BOARD THAT YOU JUST OVERRODE, I WOULD RESIGN.

SO THAT'S REMAINS TO BE SEEN. WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT.

ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING 26-I-56 AS AMENDED? MISS WARD, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THE WORD RESIGN.

WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF RESIGNATIONS. THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO ENGAGE YOU IN A DEBATE ON THIS, ALTHOUGH WE CAN TALK AFTER THIS.

I'M GLAD TO DEBATE. I'M DONE. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE QUORUM COURT? MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 26-I-56, AS AMENDED.

CERTAINLY. MISS MEDLOCK? I'M SORRY, SAY IT AGAIN.

AYE. MR. ELLIOTT? NO. MR. HOUSE? NAY. MR. MCCOY? YES. MR. ROBINSON? NO. MISS YOUNG-BAKER? YES.

MISS WARD? YES. MR. KEITH? YES. MISS CURRY? NO.

MISS MASSEY? AYE. MR. PERSON? YES. MISS BLACKWOOD? AYE. MISS LEWISON? YES. MISS CAPPS? AYE. MISS DAVIS? YES. 11 YES, 4 NAYS. [APPLAUSE].

PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME CLEAR THE ROOM. I'M ASKING YOU, MA'AM.

PLEASE RESPECT THE QUORUM, THE ETIQUETTE OF THE QUORUM COURT SO WE CAN GET THROUGH OUR BUSINESS.

MISS BLACKWOOD, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PASSING OF YOUR ORDINANCE.

MEMBERS, THAT COMPLETES OUR BUSINESS FOR THE NIGHT.

AND NOW WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS. MISS BLACKWOOD, DO YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT? WELL, I WAS ENDING UP THIS PHASE OF WHAT WE WERE DOING, AND I WAS RESPECTFULLY WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT YOU, THE COUNTY JUDGE REVIEW ORDINANCE 26-I-56B AS AMENDED PROMPTLY.

AND IF APPROVED, AND IF YOU APPROVE THE ORDINANCE, SIGN IT AS SOON AS IT'S PRACTICAL SO THAT THE EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CAN BECOME EFFECTIVE.

SO THAT BRINGS US TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE COURT?

[Announcements]

ONE, ONE. AN ANNOUNCEMENT. THANK YOU. FEEL FREE, THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IS OCTOBER 4TH.

I MEAN, OCTOBER 5TH. [APPLAUSE]. MEMBERS, THAT WILL MOVE YOU TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

[Public Comment]

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WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND WITH PUBLIC COMMENT WE'LL START OFF WITH JUSTICE BLACKWOOD.

I WOULD LIKE TO STATE MY APPRECIATION FOR ALL OF THE COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE THIS EVENING AND HAVE BEEN TO EVERY ONE OF OUR MEETINGS AND WHO HAVE PERSEVERED AND HAVE STAYED BEHIND US AND HAVE WORKED SO HARD.

AND IT TAKES IT TAKES A VILLAGE. IT TAKES ALL OF US TO GET SOMETHING DONE.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE, AND I GUESS THIS MIGHT GO TO DOMINIQUE LANE.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE GARVER AND GARVER IS HOW THEY'RE NOW FUNCTIONING IN AN ADVISORY OR CONSULTING CAPACITY AT THIS POINT. I GUESS I'M GONNA TURN IT ON. MISS MY EXIT, DIDN'T I? TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, GARVER IS CURRENTLY ASSISTING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WITH APPLICATIONS.

I PUT THIS NAME IN AN EMAIL, I BELIEVE, TO JUSTICE DAVIS.

I FORGET. IT'S SCOLTY OR I FORGET THE NAME I GAVE YOU.

I PROBABLY CAN LOOK IT UP, ACTUALLY. BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD A RECENT RESIGNATION.

AND THAT HAS LEFT A, TO MY UNDERSTANDING A GAP IN SERVICE BECAUSE WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAD SOMEONE HANDLING THAT. AND SO IN ORDER TO OFFSET THE WORK, BECAUSE APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING ARE STILL COMING IN AND COUNTY STILL HAS TO FUNCTION.

AS I UNDERSTAND IT GARVER IS ASSISTING WITH THAT THROUGH IN A SPECIFIC PERSON IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME A MOMENT TO CHECK. OKAY.

I DON'T KNOW. SPECIFICALLY WITH GARVER IT IS BETH SKITO.

OKAY, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW FOR WHAT COMPENSATION, IF YOU KNOW THAT.

I DO NOT KNOW THAT. OKAY. DO YOU KNOW WHEN THE ARRANGEMENT BEGAN? I DO NOT KNOW THAT. NOW I SIGN A LOT OF CONTRACTS ON A DAILY BASIS.

AND SO I'M NOT SAYING THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN THE CONTRACT AND REVIEWED THE CONTRACT, BUT AS TO WHEN IT WAS GIVEN TO ME AND WHEN I SIGNED IT, WHEN I REVIEWED IT, I DO NOT KNOW THE SPECIFIC DATE.

OKAY. HAS IT BEEN DOCUMENTED? CAN WE DO THIS? I APOLOGIZE FOR INTERRUPTING Y'ALL BECAUSE WE REALLY SHOULD BE DOWN AT OUR COMMENTS, AND I APOLOGIZE.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT. IF IT'S SOMETHING CAN THE TWO OF YOU.

I CERTAINLY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EMAIL ME ANY QUESTIONS.

SEVERAL OF THE JUSTICES EMAILED ME ON THE REGULAR.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT. YEAH, THE GARVER AND GARVER A THING, SO I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT A LOT.

NOT AT ALL. AND JUSTICE YOUNG-BAKER CAN YOU EMAIL HER? WILL YOU EMAIL JUSTICE YOUNG-BAKER AS WELL? I CAN.

WELL, CAN I INCLUDE EVERYONE ON THE EMAIL AND IT NOT MEET THE.

YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AS LONG AS I'M NOT BREAKING THE LAW. YEAH. I WILL INCLUDE EVERYONE ON THE EMAIL CONCERNING QUESTIONS OF GARVER.

IF I IF ONE OF THE JUSTICES CAN SUBMIT THEIR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AND I WILL ANSWER THEM AND THEN INCLUDE EVERYONE.

OKAY, THAT'D BE GREAT. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I'M GOING TO MAKE MY TIMELY EXIT NOW.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE DOWN TO COMMENTS NOW.

WE'VE GOT DEMETER RILEY. AND JUST A REMINDER WE ARE GOING TO THREE MINUTES. WE'RE GOING TO ENFORCE THREE MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DEMETER RILEY, AND I'M FROM THE CITY OF WRIGHTSVILLE.

I JUST WANTED TO HAD TO CHANGE MY COMMENTS BECAUSE YOU ALL VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT.

[APPLAUSE]. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT THE END.

THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. BECAUSE OF ALL THE UNKNOWNS ABOUT THESE DATA CENTERS.

ALSO THAT FROM HERE ON OUT, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO STRESS THAT THE CITIZENS WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL AND WE NEED TO BE DILIGENT IN WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE UNKNOWNS ABOUT THE DATA CENTERS.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WANT TO JUST SAY FIRE PROTECTION, NOISE LEVELS, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, ELECTRICAL COSTS, WATER RESOURCES, PROPERTY VALUE.

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EVERYONE ELSE IS IN PULASKI COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

WE ALL KNOW THAT TEXAS, PENNSYLVANIA ALL OF THESE SURROUNDING STATES ARE IN AN UPROAR OF DATA CENTERS AND THAT AS OF SUNDAY, 60 MINUTES DID A SEGMENT ON DATA CENTERS IN TEXAS.

SO I JUST I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE QUESTIONS COME ABOUT FROM THE JPS AFTER YOU DO A VOTE.

I WOULD THINK THAT YOU WOULD STUDY WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE FOR AND WHY.

AND THE QUESTIONS BE PRIOR TO INSTEAD OF AFTER.

SO THIS CAUSES A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH THINGS THAT WE DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND.

BUT FROM NOW ON, I DON'T THINK I'M SAYING IS WE'RE WATCHING, AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING BECAUSE OF THE UNKNOWNS THAT'S GOING TO COME OUT. BUT AT LEAST WE GOT SOMETHING HERE, AND I SINCERELY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. IS THIS KATIE CORNER? CORNER RIDGE? CORNER-WRIGHT. OKAY. I'M SORRY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I JOIN THE CROWD. I HEARD THE PAUSE.

I WAS LIKE THAT'S ME. NO, I JUST WANTED TO COME UP HERE AND I HAD SOMETHING ELSE PREPARED.

BUT I'M REALLY GLAD I DON'T HAVE TO SAY THAT TONIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS WORKED SO, SO HARD TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE SEE YOU. AND WE ALSO SEE THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT PROTECTED YOUR COMMUNITIES.

AND I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE HAD THE REMINDER TO REGISTER FOR VOTE TO VOTE.

WE DO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT. AND LIKE THE WONDERFUL LADY IN FRONT OF ME WE WILL BE PAYING ATTENTION AS THESE THINGS CONTINUE TO UNFOLD. WE WILL STILL SHOW UP AND WE WILL STILL HAVE OUR CARDS AND WE WILL STILL HAVE OUR SIGNS AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE HERE.

BECAUSE WE FIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, WE SHOW UP.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS SHOWED UP. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE]. NICE LITTLE COMPLIMENT. EIGHTY DIAZ OR? EDDIE. EDDIE. YOU GOT IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

EIGHTY. OKAY. THANK YOU. HI, Y'ALL. IT'S EIGHTY.

EIGHTY, ALL RIGHT. I WILL BE HONEST. WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE TONIGHT.

I WAS UNSURE IF I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE I WAS FAIRLY EMOTIONAL.

I WASN'T SURE I WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT WORDS. I WASN'T SURE AND I AM PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TONIGHT AND I HONESTLY FEEL BAD FOR DOUBTING Y'ALL.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.

SORRY. I'M SO HAPPY. YOU ALL HAVE MADE HISTORY TONIGHT.

YOU ALL HAVE MADE A HUMONGOUS STEP FORWARD FOR FIGHTING FOR THE FUTURE, FOR MY FUTURE, FOR THE FUTURE OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM AND ALL OF THEIR CHILDREN, ALL OF THEIR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN, AND EVERYONE WILL LOOK BACK ON THIS DAY AND SEE WHAT YOU GUYS DID.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TRULY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. MIKE POE.

I THINK WHAT I COULD DO TO BEST THANK YOU IS TO BE AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE AND JUST SAY THANK YOU.

YOU ALL DID THE RIGHT THING. AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY. I REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL. IT'S A HARD THING THAT YOU DO. YOU VOLUNTEER IN MANY WAYS TO DO A LOT OF THIS, AND YOU'RE NOT PAID ENOUGH FOR THE OTHER TIME EITHER. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. JESSICA CAVILLE. KIVEL.

I WAS SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA. OKAY, ALL RIGHT.

ELIZABETH FLETCHER. I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS A VERY, VERY QUICK THANK YOU. YOU DID THE RIGHT THING. I'M AN ATTORNEY.

I READ A LOT OF REGULATIONS. THIS IS A VERY NICELY WRITTEN REGULATION.

I'M GOING TO ALSO GO TO THE ARKANSAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND RECOMMEND THAT THEY ALL FOLLOW YOUR LEAD.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]. MELISSA GARNER.

HI. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MELISSA GARNER. THANK YOU ALL, FIRST OF ALL, FOR STAYING TO LISTEN TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE HERE. AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR PASSING THIS ORDINANCE.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT FIRST STEP IN CURBING THE EFFECTS THAT THESE DATA CENTERS IN THIS UNAVOIDABLE AI HAS ON OUR LIVES.

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I HAVEN'T DONE THIS BEFORE. BUT A WEEK AGO, I DID SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I ATTENDED THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE ENERGY COMMITTEE MEETING.

I DON'T RECALL SEEING ANY OF YOU THERE, BUT IT WAS A PRETTY BIG ROOM. I'M HOPING YOU WERE AT LEAST WATCHING ONLINE. I TOOK A FEW IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS FROM THAT THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU. JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW.

SO THE FIRST THING IS THAT GOOGLE'S REP, IT WAS BASICALLY LIKE A MEET AND GREET WITH GOOGLE.

I MEAN, GOOGLE WAS THERE, ENERGY WAS THERE. IT SEEMED VERY ONE SIDED ANYWAY.

AND IT WAS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON REPORTING WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN WEST MEMPHIS AND EVERYONE'S EXPERIENCE ON IT.

GOOGLE'S REP OFFERED UP IN HER OPENING STATEMENTS THAT GOOGLE PAID AND CONTINUES TO PAY FOR THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH THAT MUST BE DONE TO ALLOW THEIR DATA CENTER TO FUNCTION IN WEST MEMPHIS. SO I KNOW THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS COME UP BEFORE IN SOME MEETING ALONG THE WAY ABOUT LIKE, WELL, WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR ALL THESE STUDIES AND WHO'S GOING TO DO THIS? WELL, THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BUILD THEIR DATA CENTERS WILL. IF YOU WANT TO BUILD A HOME IN AN AREA THAT DOESN'T HAVE SEWER SERVICE, YOU GOT TO PAY FOR THE PERC TEST.

SO IF YOU WANT TO BUILD A DATA CENTER IN OUR COUNTY.

YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO PAY FOR THAT RESEARCH. IF YOU'VE GOT THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE DATA CENTER, YOU'VE GOT THE MONEY TO SHELL IT FOR THE RESEARCH. SHE, YOU KNOW, WAS REFERRED TO IT AS VERY EXPENSIVE, WHICH WHATEVER.

SHE ALSO WAS QUICK TO BRAG ON THE FUND THAT THEY HAVE SET UP TO BENEFIT HOMEOWNERS IN THE AREA WITH ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ON THEIR HOMES. ALLEGEDLY THEY'VE BEEN, THEY'VE BEGUN THIS PROCESS OF DOLING THESE BENEFITS OUT.

I SAY ALLEGEDLY BECAUSE I'VE NOT PERSONALLY WITNESSED IT. AND NO ONE BUT GOOGLE GOT UP THERE AND TALKED ABOUT IT.

SO I, YOU KNOW, THEY SHOWED A PICTURE, BUT, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T LIKE SCREENSHOT IT AND LIKE STOCK IMAGE SEARCH OR ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, GOOGLE DOES HAVE ACCESS TO A LOT OF STOCK IMAGES, BUT SURELY THOSE PEOPLE WERE REAL.

I DON'T KNOW, BUT SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT I DIDN'T LIKE HEARING IS THAT THE RESIDENTS OF WEST MEMPHIS ARE THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS ARE BEING PRIORITIZED OVER THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUT IN THE RURAL AREAS OF THE COUNTY THAT ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THIS, EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE CLOSE TO THE DATA CENTER. IT'S FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE GOVERNING BODY THAT'S OVER OR NOT NECESSARILY GOVERNING BODY, BUT THE WHOEVER DECIDES WHO GETS THE BENEFITS IS PUTTING THE CITY RESIDENTS OVER THE COUNTY RESIDENTS.

AND AS A COUNTY RESIDENT OF RURAL PULASKI COUNTY, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS DOES COME TO PASS, I HOPE NOT PERSONALLY. BUT IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS DOES COME TO PASS AND, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY THROWS A BUNCH OF MONEY OUT THERE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT'S BEING SPREAD TO THE CORRECT PLACES, TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST AFFECTED.

WE CAN'T LET IT FALL LIKE OTHER BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ARE RUNNING IN THIS STATE, THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BENEFITING THE PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP OVER PEOPLE WHO WANT THE HELP. FINALLY OH, SORRY, I'M GOING TO GO SUPER FAST.

OKAY. FINALLY I'M SURE YOU ALL HAVE HEARD THE RECENT BUZZ, WHICH IS QUITE EXCITING TO SOME OF US WHO HAVE BEEN ON THIS TRAIN FOR A LONG TIME ABOUT AI AND ABOUT THE DANGERS THAT AI POSES.

YOU CAN DIVE INTO THAT IF YOU WANT. I'M HAPPY TO POINT YOU IN SOME DIRECTIONS FOR SOME BOOKS AND PODCASTS AND THINGS THAT CAN EDUCATE YOU ON THE SUBJECT.

I'VE SEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DISCUSSION OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IN THE MEDIA FROM EXPERTS SAYING WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO, WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO CONTROL THESE AI. WE BARELY KNOW HOW THEY FUNCTION. I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER LIVING CREATURE ON EARTH, THEY NEED A HABITAT.

AND YOU KNOW WHERE AI'S FUNCTION? IT'S IN HYPERSCALE DATA CENTERS.

THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE THEY CAN FUNCTION. SO ONE THING THAT WE CAN DO THAT WE CAN DO, EVEN THOUGH NONE OF US IN THIS ROOM UNDERSTAND HOW TO BUILD AN AI OR HOW THEY FUNCTION. ONE THING WE CAN DO TO CURB THEIR PROLIFERATION IS TO NOT BUILD THEIR HABITATS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. KRISTINA GULLEY.

KG IT'S NOT HERE. VALERIE HART.

THIS IS JUST A QUICK THANK YOU TO FIRST. THANK YOU.

JUDGE WENDELL GRIFFIN AND YOUR STAFF. [APPLAUSE].

JUSTICE BLACKWOOD AND THE JUSTICES THAT WORKED ALONG WITH HER FOR DEVELOPING THE ORDINANCE.

YOU HAVE TRULY SET A STANDARD FOR ARKANSAS COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO FOLLOW, TO FOLLOW.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU. AND WENDELL GRIFFIN.

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AND SO LET ME SAY THANK YOU. BACK IN APRIL, WE BEGAN TALKING ABOUT HIGH INTENSITY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE. AND BEYOND THAT TIME, WE LEARNED THE NOMENCLATURE AND WE TALKED ABOUT WATER AND ELECTRICAL GRID.

AND ALL OF US HAVE GROWN. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND THE ATTENTION AND THE DILIGENCE YOU HAVE PAID TO THIS SUBJECT. TWO YEARS AGO, MOST OF US IN THIS ROOM WERE FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE ABOUT THIS SUBJECT, AND THAT'S NOT SAYING UNKIND THINGS ABOUT US.

QUITE FRANKLY, THAT'S THE REALITY. BUT THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE REALITY WE HAVE TO REGULATE.

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOUR MINDS AROUND IT. THANK YOU FOR ASKING HARD QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR PUSHING. GREAT CHALLENGES REQUIRE SERIOUS EFFORT.

THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. YOU HAVE DONE THE GOOD WORK.

AND QUITE FRANKLY, WE SHOULD ALL SAY THANK YOU AND BE PROUD OF YOU.

I WANT TO SAY THAT TO YOU PERSONALLY. THANK YOU.

AS MY FATHER USED TO SAY. THANK YOU UNTIL YOU'RE BETTER PAID.

[APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, JUSTICE PERSON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS HAS BEEN QUITE AN ADVENTURE. THIS HAS BEEN A ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHERE VERY EYE OPENING FROM THE VERY JUMP.

I'VE HAD FRIENDS OR PEOPLE I WAS CLOSE WITH TO, YOU KNOW, GET UPSET BECAUSE I DIDN'T AGREE WITH THEM ON EVERY SINGLE THING ALL THE TIME. AND, BUT THAT'S COOL THOUGH, BECAUSE I THINK THAT MADE US CLOSER.

I EVEN HAD A WHITE PERSON TELL ME HOW I SHOULD ACT AS A BLACK MAN, WHICH IS BY FAR ONE OF THE MOST EMBARRASSING THINGS I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE.

NEVERTHELESS I WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS NOTHING PERSONAL WITH ANYBODY UP HERE, YOU KNOW? AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE STAY LIKE THAT. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S OKAY TO WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING, BUT IT'S ALSO GOOD TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY. SO JUST REMEMBER THAT IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE THERE MAY BE THINGS THAT YOU MAY NOT NECESSARILY AGREE WITH AND THAT YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THE RULES AND POLICIES AND REGULATIONS AND THE PROCESSES, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE FERVENT AND WANT TO STAND FIRM ON THAT.

SO JUST UNDERSTAND AND REMEMBER THAT IN THE FUTURE. NEVERTHELESS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH, ESPECIALLY FROM MY SEATMATE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE LOVE YOU, STEVEN.

IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO CLAIM OUR ATTENTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED. YES.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.