Mar 05, 2025 Advertising & Promotions Commission

[I. Call Meeting]

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GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M GOING TO CALL THE SHERWOOD ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION COMMISSION.

COMMOTION. COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER. MARCH 5TH, 2025, 4 P.M..

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO ROLL CALL. JOSH HERE, JEFF HERE, FAITH HERE, KIM HERE.

AND WE'RE MISSING DANNY, MARINA AND APRIL. OKAY, LET'S GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO.

[II. Approval of minutes for the February 5, 2025 meeting ]

THOSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN EMAILED OUT. IS THAT RIGHT? THEY WERE. IF YOU GUYS HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES.

AND IF SO, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION WHEN YOU GUYS ARE READY.

I MAKE A MOTION. WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. MOTION BY KIM. SECOND BY JEFF. CALL THE ROLL.

JOSH. HERE. JEFF. YES. YES, YES. KIM. YES. CAN YOU TELL I'M NERVOUS? IT'S MY ONLY SECOND MEETING TO BE CHAIRPERSON.

OVER. OKAY LET'S GET ON TO FINANCIALS. AND I BELIEVE FIRST UP IS MR.

[III. Financials]

THANK YOU.

SIR. I THINK, IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, WE HAVE.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR RESTAURANTS THAT ARE THREE MONTHS.

YES, THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE MY SUGGESTION THAT WE SEND A LINK REPLICATION AS WELL AS THE LETTERS THE ONE MONTH, TWO MONTHS AND THREE MONTHS THAT WE DO CUSTOMARILY FOR THE OTHER.

OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE ACTIONS? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT ACTION ON THOSE BUSINESSES.

SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. JEFF. YES. SORRY.

JOSH. YES. FAITH. YES. KIM. YES. OKAY, I'M GONNA NEED TO COLLECT THOSE BACK UP NOW.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I'LL HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT. OKAY. AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF THAT POINT, STEVE, WE WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT BUILDING OFF OF LAST MEETING THAT WE HAD. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EFFICIENCIES FOR THIS COMMISSION AND PARTNERING WITH THE CITY TO GET THINGS DONE IN A QUICKER FASHION WITH RESPECT TO EVERYONE'S TIME. AND I BELIEVE YOU LOOKED AT AN OPTION WHERE WE COULD INSTITUTE A POLICY TO CARRY OUT THESE NORMAL ACTIONS MONTH TO MONTH, IS THAT CORRECT? SHOULD JUST DELEGATE IT TO STAFF SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THIS REPORT EACH TIME YOU MEET, AND LEAVE IT TO STAFF'S DISCRETION AS TO WHAT INFORMATION WE FEEL NEEDS TO COME TO THE COMMISSION.

RIGHT. BECAUSE THE CITY'S OPERATING WITHIN THE STATUTES.

I'VE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE STATUTES. READ THROUGH THE BOOK THAT MARINA GAVE ME. AND IT'S IT'S LAID OUT PERFECTLY.

WHAT? YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING MONTH TO MONTH.

WE HAVE A WE HAVE A SYSTEM OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO MONTH DELINQUENT SECOND MONTH, THIRD MONTH.

AND I BELIEVE YOU'VE GOT THAT PRESENTED HERE.

THE COMMISSIONER SHOULD HAVE THAT IN THEIR PACKET.

AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS A PART OF THE EMAIL AS WELL.

YES, YES. HAVE YOU GUYS HAD TIME TO REVIEW OR DO YOU NEED ANOTHER MINUTE OR SO TO REVIEW THIS FROM STEVE? ONCE YOU'VE HAD TIME, TAKE YOUR TIME.

I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION FROM SOMEONE. SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE SO WE WILL WE WON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THIS PROCESS.

I MAY ACTUALLY BE DONE BY THE STAFF. CORRECT.

WHICH TAKES IT KIND OF RELIEVES US. I MEAN, IT'S ALREADY SET UP.

YES, I THINK IT KEEPS HER FROM BEING ANY KIND OF DISCUSSION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FAVORITISM.

IT'S IT'S ALL WRITTEN DOWN. IT'S IN WRITING. IT'S ALL THE POLICIES THAT ARE EXECUTED UPON THE BUSINESSES BASED OFF WHAT'S IN WRITING.

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WE'LL WANT THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION FOR THOSE.

BUT THESE NOTICES, I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE DELEGATED TO STAFF.

YES. YEAH I AGREE. IS THERE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ALLOW THE.

WOULD IT BE THE STAFF OF SHERWOOD TO TAKE UPON THEMSELVES OF THE POLICIES THAT ARE IN PLACE TO SEND OUT LETTERS OR NOTIFICATIONS FOR DELINQUENCIES? SECOND. OKAY. WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY JEFF AND A SECOND BY KIM.

CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. JOSH. YES. JEFF. YES. FAITH.

YES. KIM. YES. OKAY. UP NEXT, MISS COLLEEN. THE BUDGET REVIEW AND DISCUSSION.

CARRYING OVER FROM LAST MONTH'S MEETING. YES.

AND I THINK YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT.

AND REALLY, THIS IS NOT A LARGE OVERALL IMPACT, YOU KNOW, TO THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE BUDGET, IT'S REALLY JUST MOSTLY ADJUSTING SOME OF THE REVENUE.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT DOESN'T HAVE A COPY? I'M LOOKING FOR MY.

WHERE'S IT? IT SHOULD BE RIGHT BEHIND THE PROPOSED POLICIES.

JUST A ONE PIECE, ONE PAGE THERE. NO, NO, KEEP THAT ONE.

THANK. YEAH.

YEAH. SO THE HIGHLIGHTED PARTS ARE WHAT WOULD BE PROPOSED TO CHANGE.

THE MAIN THING REALLY IS THAT IN THE INITIAL 25 BUDGET, THERE WAS $25,000 ALLOCATED AS REVENUE FOR TRAIL OF LIGHTS. AND AS WE SAW IN 24, WE HAD REALLY RECEIVED ABOUT $3,500 FOR REVENUE.

DURING THE YEAR FOR TRAIL OF LIGHTS. AND SO BECAUSE THE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE PLAN REMAINING THE SAME FOR 25 THAT REVENUE LINE SHOULD BE DECREASED. AT THE SAME TIME, THE INTEREST, BECAUSE THE, YOU KNOW, COMMISSION HAS DECIDED TO HAVE LIKE A CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AND WE'RE RECEIVING INTEREST FROM THAT.

ALSO INTEREST ON OUR DEPOSITS. IT. THAT NUMBER IS INCREASING.

AND SO PROPOSING TO, YOU KNOW, CHANGE THAT LINE ITEM AS WELL.

ALSO JUST ADJUSTING SOME OF THE, THE LINE ITEM FOR THE HAMBURGER TAX OR THE 2% A&P TAX.

THAT BUDGET LINE DID NOT CHANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 25.

AND THIS NUMBER PROPOSED, YOU KNOW, WHILE THIS NUMBER CAN FLUCTUATE AND THERE ARE CHANGES THIS YEAR, THIS IS BASICALLY LOOKING HISTORICALLY AT SINCE 2019, HOW WHAT IS THE GROWTH LOOKED LIKE ON RECEIPTS OF THIS A&P TAX REVENUE. AND SO THOSE ARE THE MAIN CHANGES THERE.

THIS ALLOWS US TO NOT HAVE TO BUDGET ANY RESERVES AS WELL, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, WE WOULD PREFER NOT TO BE BUDGETING RESERVES WHEN THERE'S OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, RIGHT? SO THIS PROPOSED BUDGET JUST GETS US MORE IN LINE WITH WITH ACTUAL NUMBERS.

AND IN A IN THE EVENT OF AN AUDIT, THIS MAKES EVERYTHING LOOK MUCH CLEANER AND JUST KIND OF BRINGS US UP TO DATE.

I THINK THERE WAS A GOOD JOB DONE ON THE BUDGET THAT WAS DONE IN THE FALL OF 2024, BUT I THINK WE WERE STILL WAITING TO GET SOME OF THOSE RECEIPTS IN.

AND SO WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS. WOULD THERE WOULD THERE BE A MOTION TO RECEIVE THIS AMENDED BUDGET? ONE SECOND. OKAY.

WE'RE GOING TO YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO DO A PAUSE TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL RECORDING.

OKAY. OKAY. SO WOULD THERE BE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS AMENDED BUDGET? I MAKE A MOTION. WE ACCEPT THE AMENDED BUDGET AS PROPOSED MOTION FROM KIM.

SECOND. SECOND FROM JEFF. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS?

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I DON'T THINK IT'S REALLY GOING TO AFFECT THAT. WE LOST A BUSINESS THAT WAS.

HAVE YOU TAKEN THAT INTO CONSIDERATION ON THIS? YES I DON'T. THERE WERE MONTHS LAST YEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT BUSINESS ALSO HASN'T PAID.

SO YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT ALL OF LAST YEAR AND YOU KNOW OVERALL I THINK WE'LL BE OKAY.

YES. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE. JOSH. YES. JEFF. YES. FAITH. YES.

KIM? YES. OKAY, MOVING ON TO TRAILER LIGHTS.

[IV. Trail of lights ]

I KNOW WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING SOME OF THESE ITEMS FOR THE LAST FEW MEETINGS.

YES WE HAVE. YOU HAVE THE PICTURES IN YOUR PACKET.

THOSE ARE PERSONAL DISPLAYS THAT THEY WANT TO PURCHASE, BUT I JUST NEED THE APPROVAL TO LET TO GIVE THEM THE GO AHEAD. OKAY. AND THEN THERE IS A QUOTE ON THE LIGHTS OR THE WIRE THAT WE USE TO DO THE OUTLINE, THE TRAIL WITH THE 2000 BULBS.

OKAY. AND THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN A PREVIOUS MEETING I THINK BLAKE BROUGHT THAT UP.

AND THERE WAS A NEED FOR THIS. THEY THOUGHT TO TO MAKE IT FLOW BETTER FOR THE INDIVIDUALS GOING THROUGH THE TRAIL TO SEE SEE THE PATHWAY BETTER.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES. OKAY. AND THEN WE WERE I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET A I WAS LOOKING FOR A DIRECTIONAL ELSE TO ADD FOR THE TRAFFIC AND SHE FORGOT TO PUT IT ON THERE. AND SHE HASN'T TEXT ME BACK.

SO I'LL BRING THAT TO THE NEXT MEETING. OKAY.

SO WE NEED A MOTION APPROVING THE TWO. SIGNS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DISPLAYS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PURCHASED BY PRIVATE CITIZENS.

MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE APPROPRIATE. SO WE'LL NEED A MOTION APPROVING THOSE AND A MOTION ALSO APPROVING THE WIRING TO LIGHT UP THE PATHWAY. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TWO DISPLAYS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO US, AND ALSO A MOTION TO ADD MORE LIGHTING FOR THE DRIVE THROUGH THE TRAIL OF LIGHTS.

OKAY. MOTION BY JEFF. SECOND. SECOND BY KIM. ANY DISCUSSION? CALL THE ROLL. JOSH. YES. JEFF. YES. FAITH. YES.

KIM. YES. AND THEN THE LAST POINT IS FUTURE DISPLAY REQUEST.

AGAIN, THIS SOME OF THESE ITEMS WE TALKED ABOUT LAST MONTH.

WHEN I CAME ON AS CHAIRPERSON, LOOKING AT WAYS TO TRY TO MAKE THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFICIENT.

AND D HANDLES ALMOST ALL FRONT END CALLS ON THE TRAIL LIGHTS.

I DO THINK THIS COMMISSION HAS AN OBLIGATION TO TO REVIEW THOSE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE MIGHT NOT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE OFFENSIVE TO A CITIZEN OR NOT IN GOOD TASTE AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

BUT I THINK THAT THERE'S A PATHWAY FORWARD TO THIS WHERE YOU CAN HANDLE THIS DAY TO DAY.

AND WE MAY BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS IN BETWEEN MEETINGS, IF YOU MAY SPEAK TO THIS D I KNOW IN TIMES PAST, WE MAY NOT MEET IN A TIMELINE WHERE THERE'S A DISCOUNT AND WE'RE COSTING CITIZENS OF SHERWOOD MONEY BY THEM HAVING TO WAIT FOR THIS COMMISSION TO MEET ON. LET'S I MEAN, LET'S LOOK AT TODAY THIS THIS IS THE DISPLAY OF AN INFANT MEMORIAL.

I DON'T I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER HAD A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DISPLAY.

THAT'S A PROBLEM. BUT I THINK WE COULD GIVE D AUTHORIZATION THROUGH A MOTION TO HANDLE THESE ITEMS. AND IF NEED BE, WE COULD CALL A SPECIAL MEETING IF WE NEEDED TO ADDRESS A PARTICULAR DISPLAY.

BUT WITH THE ATTITUDE OF WHAT I SHARED IN MY FIRST MEETING, I MEAN, WE WE HAVE TO BE CITIZEN OF SHERWOOD FOCUSED FIRST AND ALL THAT WE'RE DOING WITH WITH OUR EFFICIENCY, WITH OUR LEADERSHIP AND TRYING TO RESPECT EVERYONE'S TIME.

SO THAT'S MY OPINION ON THIS. IF THERE WOULD BE A COMMISSIONER THAT WOULD HAVE A MOTION THAT WOULD GIVE THE AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE THESE DISPLAYS IN BETWEEN MEETINGS, IF SHE FOUND SOMETHING WAS OUT OF LINE THAT SHE WOULD CONTACT US VIA EMAIL, WE WOULD HANDLE THAT MOTION. WE WOULD HANDLE THAT ITEM IN A THIS MEETING, IF NEED

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NO, WE WOULD ONLY BE ASKED IF IF THERE WAS A DISPLAY THAT WAS IN CONCERN.

YEAH, THE EMAIL WILL BE SET UP JUST TO ASK US IF WE COULD MAKE A SPECIAL MEETING.

RIGHT? YEAH. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THAT'S FINE.

BUT YOU CAN'T DO THE APPROVAL VIA EMAIL. NO, I CAN'T DO THAT, STEVE.

I THINK IT WAS JUST TO VOICE A CONCERN. YES, I THINK THE EMAIL WAS NOT TO CALL FOR AN OPINION, BUT TO VOICE A CONCERN ON A DISPLAY REQUEST. AND IF NEED BE, WE WOULD HANDLE THAT DISPLAY REQUEST AT AT THE AT THE FUTURE MEETING.

YES. BECAUSE OUR DEADLINE IS WHAT, FEBRUARY OR MARCH? IT'S ALREADY PAST. WELL YEAH. BUT TYPICALLY YEAH BUT THEY GIVE LOWER DISCOUNTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

BUT OUR BIGGEST DISCOUNT IS WHAT BY BEFORE THE END OF FEBRUARY.

AND SHE'S LETTING US HAVE IT RIGHT. YEAH. SO THE SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO GIVE THE AUTHORIZATION TO HANDLE THE DISPLAYS. IF SHE HAD A CONCERN, SHE WOULD BRING THAT TO THE COMMISSION'S ATTENTION, AND WE WOULD ALWAYS WITHHOLD THE AUTHORIZATION TO DECLINE A DISPLAY AT A LATER DATE. WOULD THERE BE SOMEONE WITH A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE WOULD ALLOW THE STAFF TO MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THESE DISPLAYS, UNLESS THERE IS ONE THAT MIGHT NOT BE OF IN GOOD TASTE OR QUESTIONABLE, AND THEN IT WOULD BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COMMISSION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. MOTION BY JEFF AND SECOND BY KIM.

JOSH. YES. JEFF. YES. FAITH. YES. KIM. YES. OKAY.

[V. Commission meeting times and dates discussion ]

TIMES AND DATES. DISCUSSION. THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AS AN AGENDA ITEM AT THE LAST MEETING.

IT WAS TABLED AT THAT TIME. WOULD THERE BE ANYONE ON THE COMMISSION THAT WOULD LIKE TO PICK THAT AGENDA ITEM UP OFF THE TABLE? I THINK IT'S A PROBABLY A NOT A BAD IDEA THAT I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO MEET EVERY MONTH.

WE COULD PICK THE MONTHS THAT I THINK IS THE BEST TO MEET BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL I KNOW, WE'RE ALL BUSY. I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE CITY HERE, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S JUST A REPEAT MEETING AND WE'RE DISCUSSING THE SAME THINGS.

I HAVE AN IDEA IN MIND AND WE CAN DISCUSS IT.

I WAS LOOKING AT POSSIBLY. WE NEED TO MEET IN JANUARY.

WE COULD SKIP FEBRUARY, MEET IN MARCH AND SKIP APRIL, MEET IN MAY.

TAKE JUNE AND JULY OFF BECAUSE THOSE ARE BIG VACATION MONTHS FOR FAMILIES.

COME BACK IN AUGUST AND THEN SKIP SEPTEMBER. I THINK WE SHOULD MEET AND WE HAVE TO MEET IN OCTOBER BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN WE DISCUSS OUR BUDGETS.

NOVEMBER SEEMS TO HAVE SOME TABLE IDEAS THAT WE NEED TO COME BACK AND LOOK AT.

DECEMBER IS UP IN THE AIR, BUT SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THIS COMMISSION, IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY YEAR WE SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY MET IN DECEMBER, BUT WE ALWAYS TOOK DECEMBER OFF. THEY SAID FOR CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS DON'T HAPPEN TILL THE END OF THE MONTH.

THAT'S A ONE WE COULD TOSS UP. AND THEN I SEE IF, YOU KNOW, WE NEEDED TO MEET.

AS WE WERE DISCUSSING WITH THESE SPECIAL MEETINGS, WE COULD ALWAYS SEND OUT EMAILS AND SAY, HEY, WE NEED TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL.

YOU KNOW, JUST I DON'T KNOW, GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT IDEA.

UNLESS Y'ALL THINK WE SHOULD STICK TO EVERY MONTH AND JUST TAKE OFF.

MAYBE JUNE AND JULY. THAT'S I DON'T KNOW.

WE'RE BACK ON THE RECORD. SO YOU WOULD BE LOOKING AT YOUR SCHEDULE THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING?

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AND THAT WOULD GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO FINALIZE THE BUDGET, BECAUSE WE USUALLY START WORKING ON THAT IN OCTOBER. RIGHT? YES. WE LOOK AT IT IN OCTOBER AND THEN WE FINALIZE THAT IN NOVEMBER.

BUT WE'VE ALWAYS SEEMED TO HAVE TO WE'VE ALWAYS, IT SEEMS LIKE, HAVE HAS SOMETHING LINGERING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE MET IN DECEMBER, AND WE JUST WAIT TILL JANUARY. WELL, BENEFIT OF MEETING IN DECEMBER.

IT GIVES US ANOTHER MONTH OF INCOME FROM TAX REVENUE TO LOOK AT AS WELL.

WHEN PREPARING THE BUDGET AND IN NOVEMBER, IF WE SAY WE DON'T NEED TO MEET IN DECEMBER, WE COULD MAKE A MOTION NOT TO MEET IN DECEMBER.

YEAH. HAVE IT ON THE BOOKS AS A MEETING MONTH.

I MEAN, IT'S WHATEVER Y'ALL THINK. OKAY. FAITH OR KIM? HAVE Y'ALL GOT ANY IS THERE ANY BIG EVENTS AT A CERTAIN POINT THAT WE WOULD NEED TO MEET, OTHER THAN THE DATES THAT HE THE MONTHS HE DISCUSSED? JUST BECAUSE I'M FAIRLY NEW, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NOT.

NO, WE WE'VE ADDED, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ADDED A COUPLE NEW ITEMS FOR THE CITY, BUT WE'VE GOT AWESOME STAFF THAT'S HANDLING MOST OF THAT.

AND I THINK DISCUSSION THAT I HAD BACK AT BACK IN THE FEBRUARY MEETING WAS TO ASK THE CITY TO PREPARE REPORTS IN BETWEEN SO WE COULD STAY UP TO DATE AND JUST KEEP US APPRIZED OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE PAST FROM THIS COMMISSION IS IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF CATCH UP ON EVERYTHING.

BUT I THINK A LOT OF THAT COULD BE ADDRESSED IN OTHER WAYS TO SAVE ALL THE CITY PERSONNEL OUT HERE SOME TIME AND OR, YOU KNOW, OURSELVES SOME TIME. SO AND SO JUST TO CONFIRM YOUR YOUR SUGGESTION WAS JANUARY.

MARCH. MAY. AUGUST. OCTOBER. NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

YES. OKAY. OKAY. AND LIKE I SAID, WE COULD, YOU KNOW, DECEMBER COULD BE UP IN THE AIR, BUT AT LEAST HAVE IT ON THE BOOKS IF NEEDED.

OKAY. WOULD EITHER OF YOU HAVE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT? YES. DO YOU AGREE THAT YOU'RE PULLING IT, TAKING IT BACK OFF THE TABLE FOR CONSIDERATION AND THEN YOUR MOTION AS WELL? RIGHT. I'M MAKING A MOTION FOR THAT. CAN I? I'M SORRY.

SHE STOOD UP THERE. LET ME JUST GET OVER HERE.

LET'S JUST DO THIS. THIS WAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO TO ADD THAT BACK TO THE AGENDA FROM BEING TABLED LAST MONTH? YES. OKAY. SECOND. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND.

VOTE ON THAT, PLEASE. ROLL. JOSH. YES. JEFF. YES.

FAITH. YES. KIM. YES. AND THEN A MOTION FOR THE SCHEDULING OF THE MEETINGS.

AND THEN A MOTION TO RESCHEDULE FOR THE SCHEDULING OF MEETINGS.

AND WOULD YOU SHARE THOSE MONTHS WITH US IN THAT MOTION? YES, FOR THE MOTION WOULD BE TO MEET IN JANUARY.

MARCH. MAY. AUGUST. OCTOBER. NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

OKAY. WOULD WE HAVE A SECOND ON THAT? SECOND BY KIM.

AND ARE THE MINUTES CLEAN D SO FAR ON ALL THAT DISCUSSION? YOU GOT THE MINUTES. OKAY. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? JOSH? YES. JEFF. YES. YES, KIM. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT.

MOVING ON TO REQUESTS FOR A&P FUNDS. YOU GUYS GOT AN EMAIL DOCUMENT OUT.

[VI. Requests for A & P Funds]

MR. DRAKE, WOULD YOU COME UP AND BEGIN DISCUSSION ON THAT? YEAH. YES, PLEASE. WELL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME HERE.

MY NAME IS KYLE DRAKE. I AM A FINANCIAL ADVISOR AT EDWARD JONES, A SHERWOOD CHAMBER AMBASSADOR AND BOARD OF DIRECTOR. BUT I'M NOT HERE IN ANY OF THOSE ROLES TODAY.

I'M HERE AS THE LEADER AND FOUNDER OF THE CENTRAL ARKANSAS LEADS GROUP.

WE ARE A LEAD GENERATING BUSINESS NETWORKING GROUP THAT I FOUNDED BACK IN OCTOBER OF 23.

WE STARTED WITH ABOUT MYSELF AND EIGHT CORE MEMBERS.

WE HAVE GROWN TO NOW 30 MEMBERS. ALL A DIFFERENT AREA OF BUSINESS.

AND WE ARE COMING. I AM COMING TO YOU TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP.

WE ARE HAVING A COMMUNITY FAIR ON APRIL 11TH FROM 5 TO 7 AT THE WILDWOOD MEDICAL CENTER. THE PROPERTY MANAGER IS ONE OF MY GROUP MEMBERS, AND WE HAD AN EVENT LIKE THIS BACK IN THE FALL.

WE CALLED IT A BUSINESS EXPO. WE HELD IT AT THE GREENS.

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WE LEARNED SOME. WE LEARNED FROM OUR FIRST EXPO AND OUR LEANING TO A MORE KID CENTRIC EVENT THIS YEAR OR IN THE SPRING.

WE WILL HAVE FACE PAINTING. WE'VE GOT SOME INFLATABLE OPTIONS.

WE HAVE AN ICE CREAM TRUCK ALREADY LINED UP. WE'VE GOT A.

A SHERWOOD FIRE TRUCK LINED UP TO COME. AND ONCE AGAIN, JUST TO MAKE IT MORE KID CENTRIC, FAMILY FRIENDLY. AND THEN, AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR GROUP MEMBERS WILL HAVE VENDOR BOOTH STYLE TABLES SET UP TO MEET MORE PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY. SO I'M COMING TODAY TO REQUEST FOR MONETARY SUPPORT FROM THE CITY OF SHERWOOD AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE A&P COMMISSION.

THOSE FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE USED FOR THE INFLATABLES OR WOULD BE USED FOR THE RENTING OF THOSE INFLATABLES, AS WELL AS OUR INSURANCE GUY BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT AT OUR LAST MEETING.

LIABILITY. AND SO I HAVE SINCE CREATED TURNED OUR GROUP INTO AN LLC.

HE HAS SINCE QUOTED $1 MILLION LIABILITY POLICY FOR OUR GROUP.

AND SO THE $1,000 THAT I REQUESTED VIA THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU SENT WOULD ACTUALLY COVER THAT THE RENTAL FIRM FOR THE INFLATABLES AND OUR ANNUAL INSURANCE LIABILITY POLICY FOR THE GROUP.

OKAY. YES, SIR. THIS EVENT WILL BE OPEN TO. IT IS A FREE EVENT TO THE PUBLIC.

OKAY. FOR THE CITIZENS OF SHERWOOD AND FOR ALL OF.

I MEAN, CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND AND BEYOND. WE ARE UTILIZING ALL OF OUR PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS.

ALL OF OUR PERSONAL BUSINESS CONTACTS. CLIENTS.

WE'VE GOT FLIERS, SO I'M HAPPY TO PASS A FLIER AROUND, IF YOU'D LIKE.

PLEASE. WE HAVE BEEN ADVERTISING SOCIAL MEDIA VIA THE FLIER.

I'VE GOT FLIERS. THAT WERE PRINTED. WE GOT, WHAT, 2000 OF THOSE FLIERS THAT WE PRINTED, AND WE'RE HANDING THEM OUT THROUGHOUT THE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE'RE THROUGHOUT. ONCE WE ONCE AGAIN THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR OFFICES AND JUST WHOEVER WE CAN GET OVER, YOU KNOW, TO SEE US. I BELIEVE FIRST SECURITY WILL BE.

THEY HAVE AGREED TO PROVIDE TO BRING THEIR GRILL AND DO HOT DOGS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME HOT DOGS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE ICE CREAM TRUCK.

WE DO HAVE. I BROUGHT A I BROUGHT A MEMBER ROSTER AS WELL.

IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO PASS THIS AROUND. THIS IS THIS IS A ROSTER.

OUR CURRENT MEMBERS, MOST, IF NOT ALL OF US, ARE IN SOME WAY OR FORM CONNECTED INTO THE CITY OF SHERWOOD.

WHETHER IT BE. THAT'S WHERE OUR PLACE OF BUSINESS IS.

THAT'S WHERE WE LIVE. ACTIVE IN THE SHERWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

AND SO BUT IT IS CENTRAL ARKANSAS. SO WE'VE GOT A FEW PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, A FEW OUTLIERS.

BUT WE'RE WE WEREN'T GOING TO LIMIT OURSELVES TO NETWORK.

WORK. IN THE VENDORS THAT WILL BE AT THIS COMMUNITY FAIR.

THEIR INTENTION FOR HAVING A BOOTH IS FOR LIKE JOB RECRUITMENT OR NO ECONOMIC FOR BUSINESS RECRUITMENT TO TO GARNER NEW BUSINESS FROM THE COMMUNITY. OKAY. YES, SIR. WITH POTENTIAL LIKE NEW BUSINESS STARTUPS FOR THE CITY.

WELL, I'LL TAKE, YOU KNOW, SEATING, HEATING, AIR.

OKAY. ESSENTIALLY, IF SOMEONE NEEDS AN HVAC REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE BY THEM MEETING MICAH FROM SETON HEATING AIR, THEY NOW KNOW. HEY, I KNOW A GUY.

RIGHT. OKAY. SO THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE DO INTERNALLY AS A GROUP.

OKAY. WE REFER EACH OTHER. NOW WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TO MEET US.

OKAY. AND THEN KNOW. HEY, I GOT A GUY. OKAY. YEAH.

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SO IT'S NETWORKING NOW OUT TO THE PUBLIC. OKAY.

IS THE POINT OF THE VENDOR BOOTHS. SO THIS WOULD SO THIS WOULD INTEREST THE CITIES OF THE CITIZENS OF SHERWOOD IN IF, IF THEY DON'T HAVE AN HVAC GUY, IF THEY DON'T HAVE A PLUMBER OR MAYBE THEY NEED AN IT SPECIALIST, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MEET SOMEONE THERE FACE TO FACE, MAKE A BUSINESS CONNECTION, MAKE A KID FRIENDLY, MAKE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT TURN INTO BUSINESS.

HOPEFULLY SOMEDAY. RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY. AND. YES, SIR.

THAT. SO LIKE I SAID, WE'VE GOT 30 DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES REPRESENTED.

AND WE'RE EACH, WE'RE, WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR OUR, YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE OUR CERTAIN LEADS OR CERTAIN CLIENTELE THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, AND YOU JUST NEVER KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO MEET THEM.

SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MEET POTENTIAL NEW CLIENTS.

OKAY. SO WHAT KIND OF TURNOUT DID YOU HAVE WHEN YOU DID IT BEFORE INSIDE THE GREEN.

SO AT THE GREENS, OUR TURNOUT WAS ABOUT 50 TO 60 PEOPLE.

WHAT WE ONE OF THE LESSONS THAT WE LEARNED WAS THE SPACE AVAILABLE.

NOT INSIDE THE GREENS. OUTSIDE THE GREENS. AS FAR AS SPACE AVAILABLE FOR PARKING.

WE WERE NOT AWARE THAT JOEY'S OFFERED TACO TUESDAY.

THAT DIDN'T HELP OUR PARKING AVAILABILITY. WE WERE NOT AWARE THAT THERE WAS A JUNIOR HIGH GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT DAY.

SO AS FAR AS THE WAY WE LOOKED, WHEN, I MEAN, LIKE, IT WAS JUST A CRAZY MOMENT TO WATCH ALL OF MY GROUP WALK IN WITH THEIR TABLE OR WITH THEIR TABLECLOTHS AND THEIR DISPLAYS AND EVERYTHING.

WE LOOKED AMAZING. IT WAS JUST AN UNFORTUNATE, I THINK TURNOUT THAT WAS ONE OF THE LESSONS LEARNED IS, WAS THE DAY AND THE LOCATION. AND ONCE WE WENT THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE, JANET AT WILDWOOD OFFERED HER FACILITY TO US. AND IT'S A WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY TO USE HER FACILITY.

SHE'S NOT CHARGING US FOR THAT USE. SO IT JUST KIND OF MADE SENSE TO MOVE THE LOCATION.

THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF PARKING. WE CHANGED THE DAY.

WE DID IT ON TUESDAY LAST TIME. WE'RE NOW ON A FRIDAY IN HOPES THAT WE'RE AFTER SCHOOL HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

COME GET A HOT DOG AND SOME ICE CREAM. RIGHT.

SO, SO ONCE AGAIN, THE WE WE WENT TO A MORE KID FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT WITH THIS PARTICULAR EVENT.

SO IT'S OUTSIDE. EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW WILL BE LOCATED OUTSIDE.

WE DO HAVE A BACKUP PLAN FOR BAD WEATHER. YES, WE, YES WE.

AND BEFORE. BEFORE WE AGREED TO ANYTHING, I KIND OF WALKED AND MAPPED EVERYTHING OUT WITH JANET BEFORE WE EVEN CAME TO THE GROUP AND SAID, ALL RIGHT, HEY GUYS, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

WHAT DO YOU YOU KNOW. AND SO WE DO HAVE A BACKUP PLAN.

YEAH. OKAY. WHAT ARE YOU COMMISSIONERS THINKING? I THINK I APPRECIATE THE ASPECT THAT YOU'RE BRINGING UP ABOUT THE KIDS AND THE INFLATABLES AND INVOLVING THEM.

I DON'T THINK THAT THIS COMMISSION CAN CAN ISSUE FUNDS TO YOU TO TO HELP WITH AN INSURANCE POLICY.

I THINK WE WOULD MAYBE ONLY BE ABLE TO HELP WITH THE INFLATABLE.

OKAY. SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU GUYS STAND ON THE AMOUNT.

HE'S REQUESTING A DIFFERENT AMOUNT. SAME AMOUNT.

I'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO Y'ALL TO TO MAKE A MOTION OR A SUGGESTION, BUT I DO SEE SOME BENEFIT IN THIS EVENT TO SUPPORT OUR CITIZENS AND OUR LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS, AND FOR SURE, FOR THE KIDS, IF THERE'S GOING TO BE INFLATABLES AND FREE HOT DOGS OR NOT, I THINK WE CAN HELP IN SOME CAPACITY. BUT SO I'M GOING TO ASK JUST BECAUSE I'M NEW, IS IT JUST THIS IS A CUSTOMARY PROCESS.

AND DO VERY MANY PEOPLE REQUEST AND FROM TIME TO TIME, FROM TIME TO TIME, I'VE BEEN ON TWO YEARS AND I THINK WE'VE HAD ABOUT FOUR REQUESTS.

YEAH. AND THE AMOUNTS OF I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF HISTORY ON THAT.

MAYOR, COULD YOU SPEAK TO WHAT THE AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED FROM LEAST TO MOST? THE THE AIR SHOW, THE SPECIAL FRIDAY NIGHT THING.

I THINK THAT WAS AN ADDITIONAL 20,000. AND THEN, LIKE, I KNOW THE SHARKS USED TO ASK FOR, LIKE, 500. SO. AND THEN YOU HAD THE GUY, LIKE THE LAST REQUEST, LIKE, Y'ALL GAVE, LIKE 2000.

SO IT REALLY VARIES FROM, LIKE, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE NEED IS, LIKE 500.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA ON WHAT THE COST OF THE INFLATABLES ARE LIKE.

DO YOU HAVE A BREAKDOWN BETWEEN THE TWO? YES.

THE. AND I GOT CONNECTED FROM ONE OF MY MEMBERS.

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OKAY.

IF YOU NEED OTHER EXPENSES I MEAN AS A WE WERE WE'VE WE'VE USED TK PRINT TO PRINT OUR FLIERS.

THEY'RE GOING TO PRINT SOME BANNERS AND SOME YARD SIGNS AS WELL.

SO TOTAL THERE WAS ABOUT 300. NOW ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE THE WE WE PLAN AS A GROUP TO. HERE'S WHAT THE TOTAL COST IS. DIVIDE THAT BY THE NUMBER OF VENDORS.

RIGHT. THAT'S HOW WE WERE GOING TO PAY FOR ALL OF THIS ALREADY.

ALL THE EXTRAS. OKAY. OKAY. I'M JUST WAITING.

SO YEAH. THE INSURANCE FROM SOMEONE. GO AHEAD.

OH, I GET TO SEE THEM NOW. WOW. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DONATE $650. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.

OKAY. MOTION BY KIM, SECOND BY JEFF. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT PROPOSED MOTION.

MOTION? NO. OKAY. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL D? JOSH.

YES. JEFF. YES. APRIL. I MEAN, FAITH I'M SORRY.

YES. AND. KIM. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR COMING.

MR.. WE WISH YOU THE BEST WITH THE EVENT. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU. AND YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO COME. YES, DEFINITELY.

DEFINITELY. OKAY. NEXT POINT. I-57 SIGNAGE. MAYOR.

AND THAT'S BUNDLED INTO YOUR ECONOMIC REPORT.

YES. SO ON THE ECONOMIC REPORT, YOU GUYS ALL HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF YOU? BASICALLY, WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD THINGS COMING TO SHARE WITH THAT EFFECT.

A&P, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD. WE'VE GOT I KNOW ANNOUNCEMENTS I CAN MAKE YET, BUT THERE ARE THERE ARE TWO SIGNIFICANT BUSINESSES THAT HAVE ACCEPTED OFFERS ON PROPERTY THAT SHOULD BE CLOSING.

I'M HOPING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT ONCE THOSE CLOTHES AND THOSE PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD.

SO WE ARE GETTING A LOT MORE MOVEMENT. A LOT OF THIS HAS YOU KNOW, HAD A DEVELOPER COME INTO TOWN SHOWED THEM AROUND. THEY ARE PITCHING SHERWOOD NOW TO DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS AND RETAILERS ON OUR BEHALF, WHICH IS GOOD. THEY, THEY BASICALLY THEY REPRESENT BUSINESSES AND THEY ALSO DO DEVELOPMENT AND SO FORTH.

SO THAT RELATIONSHIP CAME ABOUT THROUGH ICSE.

SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF SENDING ME TO THAT CONFERENCE.

IT REALLY HAS MORE TO DO ABOUT KIND OF LEARNING HOW TO MARKET SHERWOOD AND ALSO ABOUT RELATIONSHIP BUILDING.

SO I WASN'T REAL SURE WHAT WAS ALL GOING TO COME OUT OF IT, BUT WE'RE ALREADY STARTING TO SEE SOME FRUITS OF ALL THAT THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF REALLY LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING OUR MARKETPLACE AND THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US.

FOR TWO YEARS NOW, I'VE BEEN ASKING THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ABOUT SIGNAGE FOR 67.

167, NOW REFERRED TO AS I-57. WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING NORTH TO SOUTH, THERE IS THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO SIGNAGE. OVERHEAD SIGNAGE SHOWING YOU WHERE THE BROCKINGTON EXIT IS.

THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM BECAUSE THAT IS OUR MAJOR FUTURE CORRIDOR.

AND AND YET IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO FIND IF YOU'RE TRAVELING THAT DIRECTION.

AND LET'S FACE IT, THAT'S A HUGE MARKET FOR US.

YOU DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE FROM LITTLE ROCK TRAVELING THIS WAY.

YOU KNOW, TRAVELING NORTH. BUT YOU DO HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT COMMUTE INTO LITTLE ROCK THAT ARE NORTH OF US.

AND YET YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHERE BROCKINGTON ROAD IS OR ELSE YOU'RE GOING TO MISS IT.

AND SO I'VE REACHED OUT TO ARDOT. I'VE BEEN BEGGING AND PLEADING AND I FINALLY GOT THE FINAL ON THAT WHICH IS THE,

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ONE IS A CAVALIER. CAVALIER. SAYING THAT WRONG SYSTEM.

AND THAT'S BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, WITH THE, WITH THE ONE STRUCTURE WITH THE ARM, THE OTHER ARE THE, THE TWO TOWERS WITH THE BRACE THAT GOES ACROSS.

THOSE ARE WHAT ARE SO VERY EXPENSIVE RIGHT NOW.

THOSE TWO EXISTING ONES, THEY STILL HAVE TEN YEARS LEFT ON THEM.

AND SO OUR DOT'S POSITION IS WE'RE NOT GOING TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT STILL HAS THAT MUCH LIFE ON IT.

AND THEY CANNOT ADD ANY ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE BECAUSE IT'S AT ITS MAXIMUM IN TERMS OF WHEN AND WEIGHT.

SO IT WOULD BE UP TO THE CITY TO PAY FOR IT. SO WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS TO COVER THE COST OF THOSE SIGNAGE.

YOU'VE GOT THE DOCUMENTATION FROM DOT. YOU'VE GOT THE INFORMATION ON THE TWO SIGNAGE REQUESTS.

THEY WILL DO ROADSIDE SIGNAGE. BUT THE PROBLEM WITH ROADSIDE SIGNAGE ONLY IS THAT IF YOU ARE IN THE FAR TWO LEFT HAND LANES, YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO SEE IT. THAT'S WHY THE OVERHEAD SIGNAGE IS SO CRITICAL.

AND SO IT WILL GO FROM JUST SAYING KIEL AVENUE, EXIT FIVE TO KIEL AND BROCKINGTON ROAD EXIT FIVE, YOU KNOW, WITH YOUR DIRECTIONAL ARROWS. ONCE YOU TAKE THE EXIT THERE, SIGNAGE THAT SHOWS YOU GO STRAIGHT TO GO TO BROCKINGTON OR YOU TURN RIGHT TO GO TO KIEL AVENUE. THIS WILL HELP IN MARKETING THESE PROPERTIES ALONG BROCKINGTON ROAD ALL THE WAY FROM COLES ON DOWN.

AND IT'S NOT JUST BROCKINGTON, IT'S EVERYTHING NORTH.

SO ALL THE AREA THAT THAT IS OUR BIG GROWTH AREA.

THE AREA THAT YOU KNOW USED TO BE CALLED IS NOW CALLED SHERWOOD NORTH BUT WAS CALLED GRAVEL RIDGE.

THAT'S, THAT'S SO MUCH OF OUR GROWTH AREA. AND BROCKINGTON ROAD IS A WAY IN WHICH TO GET THERE.

SO HAVING CLEARER SIGNAGE IS A VERY APPROPRIATE USE OF AMP REVENUE.

IT CERTAINLY WILL HELP US IN GENERATING BUSINESS.

IT HELPS GIVE TREMENDOUS VISIBILITY TO THAT BROCKINGTON EXIT WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO GENERATE AND SELL TO GET BUSINESSES HERE.

ANY QUESTIONS? SO WE'RE LOOKING I SAW THE NUMBERS FROM OUR DOT.

SO THAT WOULD BE FOR TWO SIGNS. THAT'S THE WHOLE SYSTEM TWO WHOLE SIGN SYSTEMS RIGHT.

YES. FOR BOTH FOR THE HALF A MILE EXIT AND FOR THE ACTUAL EXIT, YOU ACTUALLY GO A LITTLE BIT.

YES. SO THERE'S TWO SIGNS ALONG THE WAY. YOU'VE GOT THE ONE THAT'S CLOSEST TO THE EXIT, BUT YOU'VE GOT THE ONE THAT'S FURTHER DOWN.

YEAH. SO MILE ONE YOU'VE GOT THAT ONE. YES. AND THEN WE GET TWO FOR THAT PRICE.

YES. YOU GET TWO OF THE FULL OVERHEAD SIGNAGE PLUS THESE SIGNS AS WELL.

CORRECT. WE WILL GET THE ROADSIDE SIGNS AS WELL.

WHERE'S THAT AT. BROCKINGTON ROAD ON THE BRIDGE.

IS THAT IT? WELL NO THEY CAN'T DO THE ON THE BRIDGE.

I'M SORRY. DID YOU GET THE TWO OVERHEAD SIGNS.

AND THEN THEY WILL WORK WITH US ON SOME MORE ROADWAY SIGNAGE AS WELL.

DO I HAVE THAT? IT'S ON THE LAST PAGE WHERE IT SAYS A&P ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORT.

YEAH. I HAD ASKED FOR, YOU KNOW, TO TO DO THE.

THE ONE FOR THE OVERPASS. BUT THEY IT'S NOT EQUIPPED TO HANG SIGNS OFF IT.

THEY SAID SO IT'S THE IT'S THE TWO ONES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND IT'S THE WHOLE SIGN SYSTEM.

SO I KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE TRAVELING THAT WOULD BE TRAVELING SOUTH ON WHAT WILL BE CALLED 57.

NOW BROCKINGTON FROM I STILL CALL IT GRAVEL RIDGE BECAUSE I GREW UP OUT THAT WAY.

BUT IT'S TERRIBLE BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S IN THAT LEFT LANE TO THEY KNOW TO GO STRAIGHT.

BUT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT DON'T IT JUST THEY'RE CONFUSED.

YEAH. IT'S SO THAT WOULD BE AN IMPROVEMENT THERE FOR THERE TO BE SOME SIGNAGE.

I MEAN, YEAH, YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE CHALLENGING INDIVIDUALS AT TIMES THAT WANT TO CUT IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.

BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW BROCKINGTON IS A HALF EXIT.

YEAH THIS YOU KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET A FULL EXIT A SOLE EXIT FOR JUST BROCKINGTON ITSELF COMING SOUTH. BUT BY HAVING THE SIGNAGE YOU'RE ESSENTIALLY DOING THE SAME THING.

YOU ARE DIRECTING THEM TO THAT EXIT SO THEY KNOW OKAY.

EXIT FIVE IS ALSO THE BROCKINGTON EXIT. WHEN WOULD IT BE REDESIGNATED AS.

AS I-57? IT ALREADY HAS BEEN. OKAY. THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING OUT THE SIGNAGE.

OKAY. SO WOULD THE APPROVAL OF THIS PROJECT. THIS SIGN WOULD MAY EVEN SAY I-57 ON IT.

THE THE NEW 1ST MAY EVEN IF IF THE TIMELINES CORRECT LINE UP.

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IT'S LIKE THIS FOR PERPETUITY. OKAY. ANY CHANGES THAT THAT WOULD BE ON THEM.

YOU KNOW, MAINLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS DOING THE.

THE I-57 SIGNS. THERE'S ONE OUTSIDE MY OFFICE.

THEY WERE DISTRIBUTING THEM THAT THEY'RE STARTING TO KIND OF PUT UP.

THEY'RE STILL COMPLETING THE PROJECT. SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A REAL BIG PUSH FOR ALL I-57 SIGNAGE UNTIL IT'S COMPLETED ALL THE WAY TO MISSOURI. SO IS IT NORMAL FOR THEM NOT TO PAY BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING REALLY ADDITIONAL THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR? CORRECT. SO THE REASON WHY THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO PAY IS AND BASICALLY, AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE EMAIL, THEY HAVE TEN YEARS LEFT ON THAT CAVALIER THAT ON.

I CAN'T SAY THAT WORD. I'M SO SORRY ON THAT ACTUAL SYSTEM.

SO THEY'RE LIKE, WE DON'T NEED IT. WE DON'T NEED IT FOR US.

THIS IS FOR YOU. THIS IS ON YOU. AND SO I DID MEET WITH FINDLAY VINCENT, WHO IS OUR CONTRACT ENGINEER.

AND ACTUALLY HE'S A TRAFFIC ENGINEER BY SPECIALTY.

DOES A LOT OF WORK WITH ARDOT. HE WAS THE CHIEF ENGINEER FOR CONWAY BEFORE HE WENT OUT ON HIS OWN AND HE LOOKED OVER EVERYTHING AND HE'S LIKE, I HATE TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE FOR THE LONG HAUL THAT THE COST OF THAT IS GOING TO EQUAL A GREAT RETURN FOR US TO RECOVER THAT BY WHAT'S, I THINK, ANYTHING? YOU KNOW, I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE X AMOUNT AND TAX REVENUE.

BUT CERTAINLY WE YOU LOOK AT SHERWOOD AND YOU LOOK AT WHERE IS ALL THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

AND IT'S ALL IN THESE AREAS. AND SO IT IT HELPS TO DRIVE THOSE TRAFFIC COUNTS.

IT HELPS TO MARKET THE PROPERTIES. ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO I FEEL LIKE AS A CITY TO PUT US IN THE BEST POSSIBLE POSITION TO RECRUIT IS WORTH EVERY POSSIBLE PENNY THAT THAT WE CAN.

AND I, I DON'T FEEL LIKE THIS IS A A A FRIVOLOUS EXPENSE IN TERMS OF LIKE I SAID THIS, THESE ARE ONE TIME FUNDS AND YET THERE'S A BIG BENEFIT TO IT. SO WHAT LINE ITEM DOES THAT COME OUT OF ON THE BUDGET ITSELF? YES. SO THE REQUEST WOULD BE THIS WOULD NEED TO YOU ALL WOULD NEED TO IF YOU SO WOULD LIKE THIS PROJECT, THE MOTION WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE $200,000 FOR THE HIGHWAY SIGNAGE.

THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD COME OUT OF RESERVES.

OKAY. I DID MEET WITH COLLEEN TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WOULD NOT THAT HURT OPERATIONS IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. SHE DID VERIFY THERE'S AMPLE MONEY IN RESERVES, DOESN'T TOUCH YOUR CD, DOESN'T TOUCH OPERATIONS, AND YOU ALL STILL HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY. OKAY, KIM.

WE'VE BEEN WITH LAST YEAR'S GROUP AND COMING INTO THIS YEAR, I THINK WE'VE BEEN PRETTY AGGRESSIVE AND IN TRYING TO USE SOME OF THE RESERVES FROM A&P TO TO MOVE SHERWOOD FORWARD ON SOME, YOU KNOW, ON SOME DIFFERENT ITEMS. WE APPROVED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT FOR THE PLAYGROUND.

I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT THEY MEANT WAS, YEAH, 300, OVER 300,000 OUT OF RESERVES.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE INTENT IS JUST TO, TO KIND OF GET OUT IN FRONT OF IT.

SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE MAYOR IS SAYING. I, I KIND OF LIKE FOR IT TO JUST STAY KEEL AVENUE BECAUSE I'M RIGHT THERE ON KEEL.

BUT WITH EXPERIENCE TRAVELING AND USING GOOGLE MAPS EVERYWHERE, GOOGLE MAPS IS GOING TO GET SOMEBODY OFF AND THEY'RE GOING TO SEND THEM DOWN TO BROCKTON.

EVEN IF YOU COULD TAKE HILL AND ZIGZAG DOWN, THAT'S JUST KIND OF HOW THE ALGORITHM WORKS.

SO I UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS INVESTORS PROBABLY MENTIONING THAT TO THE MAYOR, BECAUSE THAT'S JUST HOW IT WORKS.

IT'S GOING TO IT'S GOING TO TAKE YOU DOWN THE MAIN THOROUGHFARES, NOT EVEN IF IT'S SHORTER TO GO KILL.

SO EVEN BEING A KIND OF A LARGE AMOUNT, I DO SEE THE BENEFIT.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME YEARS IN RETURN. BUT THAT'S WHERE OUR CITY'S GROWING, YOU KNOW, AS NORTH SHERWOOD AND AND THAT'S HOW IT'S GOING TO KIND OF TAKE PEOPLE.

AND AT SHOTGUN DANS WILL JUST CONTINUE TO DO OUR BEST TO ADVERTISE KILL.

WELL AND AND AND ONE OF THE THINGS TO ONE OF THE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT LET'S SAY YOU YOU ARE SOMEBODY WHO CAME HERE FOR CABOT FOR WHATEVER REASON. LET'S SAY YOU WERE GOING TO KOHL'S.

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SO YOU'RE STILL GOING TO BE GOING BY SHOTGUN STANDS TO PERHAPS PICK UP A PIZZA ON YOUR WAY HOME.

RIGHT. SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE FLYOVER CAME IN, I WAS WE WERE SUPER CONCERNED.

WE WERE WORRIED, BUT WE JUST PEOPLE GO, IF THEY'RE COMING NORTH, THEY JUST TAKE KILL TO GET OFF.

THEY GET US AND THEY GO BACK IN THE NORTH PART OF SHERWOOD. SO, I MEAN, THERE THERE ARE TWO MAIN THOROUGHFARES AND WE HAVE TO MAKE A, YOU KNOW, AN INVESTMENT IN THEM. SO, OKAY, JUST SO I MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND IT'S THE SIGNS ABOVE.

IS IT THIS SIGN TO. THIS IS I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ONE SIGN RIGHT NOW THAT SAYS BROCKINGTON, BUT THE MAIN THINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS JUST THAT THIS AND THAT SMALLER ONE, THIS ONE, IT WOULD BE THESE TWO SIGNS WHERE IT SAYS KEELE AND KEELE.

SO IT WILL SAY KILL AVENUE AND BROCKINGTON ROAD OKAY OKAY.

SO THOSE ARE YOUR MAIN THOSE ARE YOUR OVERHEAD SIGNS.

RIGHT. AND THEN RIGHT NOW THERE IS ONE SIGN DOWN HERE WHEN YOU EXIT AND THERE'S ONE SIGN UP HERE.

THAT'S A ROADWAY SIGN THERE. BUT BY THE TIME YOU SEE THIS SIGN, YOU'VE ALREADY MISSED IT.

TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. SO THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK TO SEE IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO ADD MORE ROADWAY SIGNAGE.

WHEN I WAS SENDING THIS TO ARDOT, IT WAS TO KIND OF GIVE EXAMPLES OF HEY, HERE'S SOME IDEAS OF WHAT I WANT.

SO DID. SO DOES THE. THESE ARE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

DOES IT INCLUDE THOSE OTHER ADDITIONAL ROADWAY SIGNAGE? IF THOSE THEY DON'T CHARGE FOR. OKAY. THESE ARE WHAT THEY CHARGE FOR BECAUSE THEY ARE SO EXPENSIVE.

THEY'RE HAVING TO REPLACE THAT CANTILEVER. I JUST TOOK THAT EXIT COMING FROM CABOT WHILE AGO.

AND I MEAN, I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING, BUT I JUST HAPPEN TO KNOW.

I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT WAS THERE BECAUSE I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE ACTUAL EXIT DOWN THERE BY THE U-HAUL, THERE'S A SIGN THAT SAYS BROCKINGTON SOMETHING.

AND IF YOU DON'T LOOK, IT'S YOU'RE YOU'RE PAST IT.

AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM. THAT WAS ONLY BECAUSE I HAPPENED TO LOOK UP AND SEE IT.

AND THE ONE THAT IS THERE RIGHT NOW, IT'S A ROADWAY SIGN, BUT TRAVELING NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR BROCKINGTON AND IF YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE LANE OR THE FAR LANE, AND IF YOU'RE NOT HAVING TO LOOK IN THE RIGHT PLACE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET OVER IN TIME IN ORDER TO EVEN GET THE EXIT IN ORDER TO GET TO BROCKINGTON.

THAT'S WHY THOSE OVERHEAD SIGNAGE FURTHER BACK ARE SO CRITICAL.

OKAY. Y'ALL'S THOUGHTS OR A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE WILL GIVE 200,000 OUT OF RESERVES TO HAVE THESE SIGNS MADE THROUGH OUR DIET, AND. YEAH. SECOND. MOTION BY JEFF AND SECOND BY KIM.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL THE ROLL. JOSH. YES.

JEFF. YES. FAITH. YES. KIM. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT.

NEXT UP, WE'VE GOT ANNOUNCEMENTS. YOU SHOULD HAVE IN YOUR PACKET THAT WE'VE GOT SOME PARK UPDATES.

[VII. Announcements]

THEY'RE ACTIVELY WORKING TO GET THE SITE CLEARED AND READY FOR INSTALL.

AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR A DEFINITIVE DATE FOR INSTALL TO BEGIN.

THE BALLPARK ROAD PAVING. SOMEONE INQUIRED ABOUT THAT WITH ME THE OTHER DAY.

THEY'RE ACTIVELY GETTING QUOTES AND HOPE TO START SOON WHEN THE WEATHER COOPERATES.

I'M SURE THE THE ICE A WEEK OR TWO BACK KIND OF SLOWED THAT DOWN.

AND THEN THE SIGN IS THIS IN THE NORTH PART OF SHERWOOD MAYOR.

THIS SIGN AT THE POLICE OFFICE, THIS LAST ANNOUNCEMENT SAY GRAVEL ROADS.

BUT THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT. YEAH. THE COPS OFFICE.

YES, SIR. IT IT IS. IT'S I'M SURE JEFF IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH WHERE THAT SIGN WILL BE.

AND IT WILL BE A DIGITAL SIGN, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SEE OUT IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.

AND THAT'LL BE GREAT. IT'LL BE ANNOUNCING EVENTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE FOR THE CITY.

REALLY KEEPING THEM A LOT MORE CONNECTED TO THE REST OF SHERWOOD.

AND IT SHOULD BE GOING UP PRETTY SOON. I JUST APPROVED THE ARTWORK TODAY FOR THE REPORT SAYS, TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MID TO END OF MARCH.

YES, SIR. I JUST YEAH, I JUST APPROVED THE ARTWORK TODAY FOR THE SHERWOOD.

YES. AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER REPORT HERE, I THINK, FROM THE MARKETING TEAM ANNOUNCING

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WE WE'RE DOING ADVERTISING EFFORTS AT NO COST REGARDING THE CITY NEWSLETTER.

WHAT WE'RE UTILIZING THE CITY WEBSITE AND THE FACEBOOK PAGE AND THE EIGHT DIGITAL BILLBOARDS.

I THINK THAT WAS A DEAL THAT WAS WORKED ON SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THAT GOT US THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN VALUE.

OTHER FUTURE EFFORTS. WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT $200 PER CONCERT FOR FACEBOOK ADVERTISING.

THEY'RE WORKING ON SOMETHING WITH THE VINE TO MAKE SOME APPEARANCES.

AND THESE OTHER ITEMS ARE NOT PRUDENT NOW BECAUSE THEY'RE FROM JANUARY OR FEBRUARY.

I GUESS THAT'S A RETURN ON OUR MONEY. THEY SPENT $114 ON FACEBOOK ADVERTISING.

AGAIN, NO COST FOR THE DIGITAL BILLBOARDS AND THEN FACEBOOK ADVERTISING RESULTS.

WE HAD 37,000, OVER 37,000 VIEWS REACHED 16, ALMOST 17,000, AND WE HAD 474 CLICKS.

REGARDING THE DIFFERENT EVENTS. AND THERE WAS SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL REGISTRATIONS IN THOSE JANUARY AND FEBRUARY MONTHS.

SO. OKAY. AND THEN ONE LAST THING. I FORGOT TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.

BUT I WANT TO MAKE A HABIT OF THIS IN FUTURE MEETINGS, AND THAT'S FOR THE CITIZENS TO KNOW WHO IT IS THAT'S UP HERE ON THIS COMMISSION.

AND JUST TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR BUSINESS AND MAYBE THINK, YOU KNOW, THANK THE CITIZENS FOR SUPPORTING THEIR BUSINESS FOR ME.

I WOULDN'T BE HERE IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE CITIZENS AND THE CUSTOMERS. SO I ASKED JEFF IF HE WOULDN'T MIND SHARING HIS BUSINESS AND WHO HE REPRESENTS.

AND JUST HAVING A COUPLE MINUTES. NAME? I'M JEFF HARRELL.

I OWN SUNNYSIDE UP CAFE, TECHNICALLY WHAT IS KNOWN AS GRAVEL RIDGE.

WHAT IS BECOMING NORTH SHERWOOD? CURRENTLY, I'M ONLY A BREAKFAST RESTAURANT DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

I WAS DOING LUNCH AND WE HAD TO CUT THAT OUT.

WE ARE TRYING TO BRING THAT BACK AT A LATER DATE.

BUT YEAH, I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE OUT THERE SINCE 2000 AND I GUESS 18 AND BEEN THERE ABOUT SIX YEARS.

AND THEN NEXT MONTH THAT WE MEET, I MAY ASK FAITH TO SHARE ABOUT TWO SISTERS CATERING.

SHE'S ON OUR COMMISSION AS WELL. DANNY, JILLIAN'S NOT HERE TODAY.

HE REPRESENTS POPEYE'S. AND KIM, YOU ARE. WHAT'S YOUR TITLE AGAIN? I'M THE CITIZEN AT LARGE. CITIZEN AT LARGE? YEAH, BUT MY EMPLOYER IS FIRST ARKANSAS BANK AND TRUST.

YEAH, YEAH. SO THAT IS YOUR CURRENT COMMISSION.

WE THANK YOU ALL FOR VIEWING IN. WOULD THERE BE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE ADJOURN. SECOND. SECOND.

A ROLL CALL ON THAT? YEAH. OKAY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.