[Call To Order] [00:00:05] THIS. IT IS JULY 28TH, 2025 AND 6 P.M. IT'S TIME FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IF I COULD PLEASE HAVE LANITA DANIELS COME UP AND LEAD US IN PRAYER. AND SHE IS WITH THE METHODIST CHURCH. PULASKI. NORTH. NORTH. PULASKI. YES, MA'AM. NORTH PULASKI METHODIST CHURCH. LET US PRAY. ALMIGHTY GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY. THANK YOU FOR OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE INSTITUTIONS, THE FAMILIES, AND THE INDIVIDUALS THAT MAKE OUR CITY THE GREAT PLACE THAT IT IS. GRANT THAT OUR CITY WOULD BE KNOWN AS A GOOD CITY, A CITY OF PEACE AND HOPE. A CITY WITH HAPPY HOMES. A CITY THAT WELCOMES THE STRANGER. A CITY THAT CARES FOR THE NEEDY. A CITY THAT DEFENDS THE INNOCENT FROM EVILDOERS. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. GIVE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS THEY DELIBERATE ON THE ITEMS BEFORE THEM. MAY EVERY DECISION BE HONORABLE IN YOUR SIGHT, FOR OUR BENEFIT AND FOR YOUR GLORY. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE. 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. ROLL CALL PLEASE. BROOKS. HERE. WILLIAMS. HERE. BRODERICK, THOMAS. PRESENT. WADE. HERE. MCCULLOUGH. HERE. TOWNSEND. HERE. TREAT. HERE. YOU ALL RECEIVED THE [4. Approval of the minutes of the regular called meeting on June 23, 2025, as transcribed.] MINUTES FROM THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ON JUNE 23RD, 2025. ASKING FOR A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. ROLL CALL. PLEASE TREAT HERE. I. SORRY. MCCULLOUGH. I WILLIAMS I WADE I TOWNSEND I BROOKS I THOMAS I BRODERICK I YOU ALL RECEIVE THE JUNE 25TH FINANCIALS. ANY [6. Committees/Commissions] QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT MOVING ON PLANNING COMMISSION. IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE SHELBY. IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE ORDINANCE BEFORE SHE BEGINS. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 816 EAST KILL AVENUE. UNIT EIGHT, REPEALING ORDINANCE 2188 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. FIRST READING. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, SHELBY NOTEA, CITY PLANNER. SO THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS A REQUEST TO AMEND AN EXISTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THAT WAS ENACTED BY ORDINANCE 2188 FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP. THAT SAID, BUSINESS IS OPERATING CURRENTLY IN AND AROUND 816 EAST KILL UNIT EIGHT AND HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE 2018 AND HAS A BUSINESS LICENSE IN GOOD STANDING. SO WITH THAT, STAFF WORKED WITH THE APPLICANT AND TOOK THE REQUEST BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT ULTIMATELY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WITH A NEW SET OF CONDITIONS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO READ THOSE, I CAN, OR IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. YES, PART IN THE IN THE MAP THAT'S COLORED IN THE RED. YES, THAT IS ALSO OWNED BY THE SAME PEOPLE BECAUSE THAT'S THE BUFFER, I UNDERSTAND FOR THE RESIDENTS BEHIND. SO THAT AREA IS TO BASICALLY THAT IS THE STAGING AREA THAT STAFF HAS DETERMINED WOULD NOT BE VISIBLE FROM THE KILL RIGHT AWAY. THAT WOULD ALSO NOT CAUSE ANY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON ADJACENT PROPERTY. SO THAT'S WHERE THEY MAY STAGE THE VEHICLES. IT ALSO IS CLEAR THAT BUFFER AREA. OKAY. YES. AND IT'S THE SAME OWNER. WE DON'T HAVE DIFFERENT OWNERS IN THE FRONT PART AND THE BACK PART. IT'S ONE OWNER. THEY ARE LEASED OFFICE SPACES AND COMMERCIAL USES. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. I WILL SAY, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU SAW THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT THERE WAS AN QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT CAME AND SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THIS BUSINESS OWNER. AND HOW LONG HE'S BEEN IN SHERWOOD AND HOW REPUTABLE HE IS. AND I WILL SAY, SINCE I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY, I'VE HAD NO COMPLAINTS OF THAT BUSINESS OPERATING AT THAT LOCATION. YEAH. SO THAT'S THE FIRST READING MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PLACE IT ON SECOND READING. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADVANCE THE READING BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A [00:05:03] SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER TOWNSEND. ROLL CALL. PLEASE TREAT I MCCULLOUGH, I WILLIAMS I WADE I TOWNSEND I BROOKS I THOMAS I BRODERICK I AN ORDINANCE AMENDING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 816 EAST KILL AVENUE. UNIT EIGHT REPEALING ORDINANCE ORDINANCE 2188 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, SECOND READING. MAY WE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PLACE IT ON THIRD READING SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADVANCE THE READINGS BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCULLOUGH. ROLL CALL. PLEASE TREAT I MCCULLOUGH, I WILLIAMS, I WADE I TOWNSEND I BROOKS I THOMAS I BRODERICK I AN ORDINANCE AMENDING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 816 EAST KILL AVENUE. UNIT EIGHT REPEALING ORDINANCE 2188 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THIRD READING. MOVE FOR ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE. SECOND, A MOTION TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WADE TREAT I, MCCULLOUGH I, WILLIAMS I WADE I TOWNSEND I BROOKS I THOMAS BRODERICK I THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EXISTING ZONING CODE IN RESPECT TO SECTION 14 .10.10. EXTERIOR WALL SURFACES AND ASSOCIATED TERMS IN SECTION 14 DOT 17 .02. DEFINITIONS. REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. FIRST READING. OKAY, SO THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA, THIS THESE PROVISIONS, THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IT HAS COME AT THE REQUEST OF DEVELOPERS, AS WELL AS THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY, TO BECOME MORE BUSINESS FRIENDLY AND WELCOMING, AND ALSO JUST FOR AN ESTHETIC VIEW OF HOW OUR CITY LOOKS, BOTH FROM I-57 AS WELL AS INTERIOR. SO WHAT I CAN DO THIS EVENING, I CAN ADDRESS ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, BUT I CAN PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW FIRST AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. DOES THAT WORK? OKAY. HERE WE GO. SO TYPICALLY WITH THIS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THROUGHOUT THIS IS A FOCUS FOR COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONAL AS WELL AS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL DESIGN. SO NONRESIDENTIAL IS NOT CAPTURED WITH THIS AMENDMENT. AND IT'S FOR HIGHLY VISIBLE FACADES. SO IT APPLIES TO NEW CONSTRUCTION PRIMARY BUILDINGS EXPANSIONS REMODELS AND RENOVATIONS. AND NOW WHAT THE PRIOR ORDINANCE DOES NOT CAPTURE IS C4 AND I1. AND THIS DOES CAPTURE C4 AND I ONE WITH FRONTAGES ALONG I-57. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS REVISION TWO IS TO STREAMLINE THE APPROVAL PROCESS IN HOPES TO REDUCE BURDEN ON DEVELOPERS. TYPICALLY WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, PER ORDINANCE 2074, IS IF IT IS NOT WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED LIST OF EXTERIOR EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS, WE HAVE TO BRING THAT BEFORE YOU. SO THAT COULD HOLD UP THE PROJECT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A MONTH TO TWO MONTHS, SOMETIMES EVEN GREATER. SO WITH THIS, IT PROVIDES GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN DEVELOPMENT BY ALLOWING A GREATER VARIETY OF MATERIALS. OUR REGULATIONS ARE OUTDATED, OUTDATED. THERE'S MANY NEW AND IMPROVED MATERIALS NOW ON THE MARKET, AND I THINK WE'VE ALL CAN AGREE WE HAVE SEEN THOSE AS PRESENTED IN THE PAST. SO THE DEVELOPER OR BUILDER CAN PROPOSE MATERIALS ALSO TO THAT ARE NOT LISTED WITHIN THE TABLE THAT IS IN YOUR HANDOUT. AND IT ALLOWS STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPARE THOSE DEFINITIONS WITH THOSE NEW MATERIALS. SO WITH THIS REVISION THERE ARE TWO PROCESSES. SO THERE IS A STANDARD REVIEW PROCESS. AND THAT MEETS ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THIS RECOMMENDED REVISION. AND WITH THAT THAT CAN BE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY. SO THAT IS INITIATED WHENEVER A CONTRACTOR PULLS OR MAY I SAY PULL. IT'S MAKING APPLICATION FOR A BUILDING PERMIT. WE CALL IT DIFFERENT. SO IF IT DOES MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS WE CAN STREAMLINE THE PROCESS AND ISSUE THAT WITH THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMIT. AND THEN ON THE OTHER HAND THERE IS A NON STANDARD REVIEW WHICH IS IN PARTICULAR I WOULD CLASSIFY SOMETIMES PLANNING COMMISSION HAD A DISCUSSION LIKE A HOME DEPOT OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS THEY CAN BRING FORWARD WITH A NONSTANDARD APPLICATION THAT IS REVIEWED BY STAFF, THAT GOES TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND ULTIMATELY BACK TO CITY COUNCIL. SO NOW THERE ARE CLASSIFICATIONS AS IT PERTAINS TO THE FACADES. YOU HAVE A PRIMARY WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE DETERMINED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT SECONDARY AND REAR. AND THOSE ARE CLASSIFIED BY ACCESS AND VISIBILITY FROM THE STREET OF HIGHEST CLASSIFICATION. SO WITH THAT, THE MATERIALS THAT ARE LISTED IN YOUR TABLE, THERE'S FOUR DIFFERENT CLASSES, ONE BEING THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND DURABILITY, WITH FOUR BEING THE LOWEST AND INTENDED TO BE FOR LIKE LIMITED USE FOR TRIM THINGS OF THAT [00:10:06] NATURE. SO WITH THAT, THAT'S KIND OF IT IN A NUTSHELL. THAT'S SIX PAGES CONDENSED. SO IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS WE CAN GO THROUGH THAT AT THIS TIME. JUST JUST TO ADD TO THAT, OUR PROCESS IN THE PAST IS LIKE EVERY TIME WE'RE TURNING AROUND, THERE WERE AND MISS STREET PROBABLY KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THIS NEW MATERIALS THAT WERE COMING ONTO THE MARKET THAT WERE GREAT, BUT THEY WEREN'T IN THE ORDINANCE. SO THEN THEY'D HAVE TO WAIT AND COME ALL THE WAY, YOU KNOW, A WHOLE MONTH TO COME TO CITY COUNCIL AND ORDER FOR EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT IT AND FOR IT TO BE APPROVED. AND SO THIS IS TO STREAMLINE THOSE PROCESSES SO THAT IT'S A LOT EASIER FOR THE BUSINESSES AND SO FORTH. AND KNOWING THAT THESE ARE NICE MATERIALS, IT THE CONCERN AND COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS WAS HERE AT THE TIME AND SO FORTH WAS THAT WE DIDN'T WANT THINGS THAT CHEAPENED OR DIDN'T LAST VERY LONG. AND SO THAT IS NOT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE. IT'S JUST THE AMOUNT OF MATERIALS IS EVER EVOLVING. SO YOU'RE HAPPY HAVING THIS READ JUST ONE TIME TONIGHT IS THAT IF THAT'S WHAT THE COUNCIL WISHES, ARE THERE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OKAY. DOES THIS PUT US ON PAR WITH OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES? YES. SO THIS IS AN IDEA OF LIKE COMMUNITY. CONWAY UTILIZES THE SAME TYPE OF STRUCTURE. AND THEY DID A THOROUGH STUDY TO COME TO THESE CONCLUSIONS. THIS IS WHAT I WAS THINKING. THIS GIVES PATRONS OUT THERE, BOTH THE BUILDERS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO BUILD AN OPPORTUNITY, A CHANCE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THIS, RIGHT. CERTAINLY GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. UNDER PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE, THERE IS A RESOLUTION COMING BEFORE THE COUNCIL. IF YOU'LL PLEASE READ THAT A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE WILLINGNESS OF THE CITY OF SHERWOOD TO APPLY FOR ARKANSAS COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. THIS IS FOR THE SPILLWAY AT LAKE CHERRYWOOD. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU ALL HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE IT, BUT IT'S IN COMPLETE DISREPAIR. IT'S IN A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENT PIECES, SO IT'S NOT HOLDING ANY WATER AT ALL. AT THIS TIME. WE HAD THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM THE WARD ATTEND THE PUBLIC HEARING ON IT. THIS IS NOTHING BUT A POSITIVE, CERTAINLY FOR THE PROPERTY THAT WE NOW OWN. AND IT IS. THIS IS AN A 2080 GRANT. WE PAY 20%. THE STATE WOULD PAY 8,080%. AND IT'S APPROXIMATELY $100,000 REPAIR. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OVER THAT. SO BASICALLY OUR PART WOULD BE 20,000 YOU KNOW, 20,000. SO BASICALLY YOU'RE GETTING AT $0.20 ON THE DOLLAR. I MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, MA'AM. BEFORE YOU DO THAT, DON'T ARGUE THIS AT ALL. BUT JUST ON THAT BACK ROAD, WE DID PURCHASE THAT. FINALLY, ALL THAT BACK AREA OVER THERE. SO BACK ROAD, POTHOLED ROAD. THE GRAVEL POTHOLE ROAD GOES TO WHERE THE SPILLWAY IS. SO WHEN WE DID THE SURVEY THAT IS NOT PART OF THE LAKE PROPERTY. HOWEVER, WHEN BRIAN DID LOOK AT IT, THAT SHOULD BE PART OF WE BELIEVE THE CITY'S PROPERTY. SO WE WILL BE FILLING THOSE POTHOLES AND MAKING THOSE REPAIRS. NOW THAT THAT'S NO LONGER IN QUESTION, I UNDERSTAND NOT TO REPAIR ANY OF THAT UNTIL AFTER THIS. IF THE SPILLWAY WORK, THE GRANT GETS AWARDED TO DO THAT. WELL, THIS IS NOT PART OF THE GRANT, THE POTHOLE STREET. I WOULDN'T FILL THE POTHOLES UNTIL THE, THE MACHINES HAVE TO GO FIX THE SPILLWAY OR OUT THERE TO TEAR IT UP. NO, THEY ACTUALLY DON'T. THEY'LL GO DOWN HOLLYWOOD WHICH IS A PAVED STREET. SO THE TWO ARE FORTUNATELY NOT RELATED. SO BUT JUST WHAT'S THE TIMELINE ON THE GRANT AS FAR AS. SO IT'S GOING TO BE AWARDED THIS FALL. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE EVER DONE A GRANT LIKE THIS. SO IT'S BRAND NEW. WE WERE GIVEN NOTHING BUT VERY POSITIVE INPUT FROM THE STATE. REPRESENTATIVES FROM PARKS AND TOURISM THAT CAME AND VIEWED IT. AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT. TURNS OUT SHORELINE FISHING IS EXTREMELY POPULAR IN ARKANSAS. SO YES, AND IT'S JUST WHILE I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THAT, THAT ROAD, BECAUSE LEAVING THAT MEETING, WE DROVE DOWN THAT ROAD AND THERE WAS PEOPLE FISHING AND THERE WAS A LOT OF TRASH AND EVERYTHING THERE. AND IT'S JUST, IT'S LIKE A, I DON'T KNOW, POND OUT IN THE WOODS. WELL, NO, IT'S JUST. YEAH, IT'S [00:15:01] JUST A LIKE A WAGON TRAIL. WELL, YEAH. WITH THE WE HAVE STARTED, WE'VE PUT A TRASH CAN OUT THERE. WE HAVE STARTED EMPTYING THE TRASH OUT THERE. AND YES, WE, WE ACTUALLY TOOK THE STATE PEOPLE DOWN OUR BUMPY ROAD AND ONE WAS VERY PREGNANT. SO IT WAS A LITTLE NERVE WRACKING. OKAY. THAT'S JUST A QUESTION OKAY. GO AHEAD. I JUST HAD A QUESTION I SECOND THE MOTION OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. ROLL CALL. PLEASE TREAT I MCCULLOUGH I WILLIAMS I WEIGHED TOWNSEND I BROOKS I THOMAS BRODERICK I THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2212 [7. An ordinance amending ordinance No. 2212 regarding rules for solicitation and peddling in Sherwood, Arkansas, declaring an emergency and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell and Council Member Townsend)] REGARDING RULES FOR SOLICITATION AND PEDDLING IN SHERWOOD, ARKANSAS, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. FIRST READING. SO THIS IS BEING BROUGHT TO YOU ALL FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT REASONS. NUMBER ONE IS BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT OUR OUR RULES AND OUR FINES AND SO FORTH ARE SO LAX. THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT ENFORCING THEM OR GOING BY THEM. YOU KNOW, IT'S A IT'S A $50 PENALTY. THE OTHER THING TOO, SOME OF THE CHANGES YOU WILL SEE IN THEM, AND DONNA ACTUALLY DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS FOR US. AND A LOT OF THIS IS BASED UPON WHAT NORTH LITTLE ROCK DOES. PLUS WE'VE EVEN TIGHTENED IT UP A LITTLE SINCE THEN. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYBODY WHO REALLY ENJOYS THESE DAYS. YOU KNOW, TIMES HAVE CHANGED IN TERMS OF DOOR TO DOOR SOLICITATION. IT'S SO EASY TO LOOK THINGS UP ON THE INTERNET. SO LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT NOW A COMPANY CAN BRING IN 50 SOLICITORS. WELL, NOT ANYMORE. I BELIEVE IT'S FIVE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ALL OF THEM. THE PERMITS WERE GOOD FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. NOW THEY'RE ONLY GOOD FOR 90 DAYS. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO REAPPLY. SO WE'VE REALLY KIND OF CRACKED DOWN ON IT. YOU HAVE TO WEAR THE PERMIT AT ALL TIMES. AND IF YOU DON'T, THEN THE COMPANY LOSES ITS PERMIT. SO. YES, MA'AM, I WAS GOING TO JUST ASK THE SPONSORS OF IT. THE THING I THINK WOULD BE NICE TO SAY IS THAT BECAUSE I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE ORIGINAL ONE, IT'S IMPORTANT, I THINK, BECAUSE IF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS LISTENING TO THIS, THEY TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS WE DEFINE THREE DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE CANVASSERS, PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS, NOT THE CANVASSERS. SO IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOUR GIRL SCOUTS OR BOY SCOUTS COOKIE THINGS. IT DOESN'T AFFECT THOSE KINDS OF YOUR CHURCHES. IT DOESN'T. SO IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOUR CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR OFFICE. SO IT'S VERY SPECIFIC AS TO WHICH GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO BRING YOUR DOORBELL THIS IS TALKING TO THAT NEED A LICENSE. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO SELL YOU AN ACTUAL PRODUCT. WE WON'T GO INTO, OR A SERVICE PERHAPS. SO. ALL RIGHT. SO GIRL SCOUTS KEEP COMING, BROWNIES OR WHATEVER. I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, SIR. I MAY HAVE OVERLOOKED IT. AND YOU MENTIONED IT A WHILE AGO. LIKE, IF I'M READING THIS RIGHT, A LICENSE IS GREEN. IT'S GOOD FOR 90 DAYS OR 90 DAYS ARE UP. IT'S NINE MONTHS BEFORE THEY CAN REAPPLY AGAIN. CORRECT. WHAT IF THEY ARE CAUGHT NOT OBEYING THE RULES OR WHATEVER? THEY GET FINED. YOU SAID THEY LOSE THEIR RIGHT TO CONTINUE AT THAT POINT. CORRECT. AND NOW IS THERE A TIME LIMIT ON THAT BEFORE THAT COMPANY CAN REAPPLY AGAIN? IT WOULD BE THE SAME. IT WOULD BE THE NINE MONTHS. OKAY. I MEAN, I'M FOR THAT. I WAS I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE NEEDED TO WORD THAT OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICALLY IN THERE. IF THAT'S COVERED THAT WAY. NO, I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY IN THERE. OKAY. WHICH SECTION IS IT IN? AND THE ONLY THING I CAN ADD IS THE SPONSOR IS AND I SPOKE TO THE MAYOR ABOUT THIS WAS THE CONSEQUENCES THAT WE HAD CURRENTLY ARE A BRUSH ON A SHOULDER. AND I'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'VE BEEN HIT A LOT LATELY. I'M SURE YOU HAVE TOO. YEAH, ONE THEY'RE ON THESE LITTLE SKATEBOARD THINGS RIDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THAT'S PROBLEM NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO IS THEY DON'T JUST RING THE DOORBELL ONCE THEY RING IT 100 TIMES. FOUR OF THEM ACTUALLY ANSWER THE DOOR. AND I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD THEIR DO NOT KNOCK LIST. AND THEY SAID, YEAH, WELL, IT'S JUST IT'S A LONG LIST. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TOLD WE REALLY DON'T HAVE TO ABIDE BY IT. THAT WAS BY ALL FOUR. THESE WERE FOUR DIFFERENT COMPANIES. IT IS THEY'RE LIKE, WELL YOU CAN GO AND PUT UP A NO SOLICITING SIGN. THAT'S NOT IN OUR ORDINANCE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T. YES, WE PROVIDE THOSE, BUT IT IS NOT REQUIRED IN OUR [00:20:03] CURRENT ORDINANCE. I DON'T THINK THAT SOMEBODY NEEDS TO BE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT PAPERWORK TO GET PUT ON A DO NOT KNOCK LIST AND PUT UP A SIGN AS WELL. WE HAVE THOSE THINGS IN PLACE AND THESE INDIVIDUALS NEED TO HONOR THAT. RIGHT. AND IF THAT WAS THE REASON WHY I WAS LIKE, HOW DO WE FIX THIS? RIGHT. YEAH, SHE SHE HAD REACHED OUT AND IT WAS PERFECT TIMING BECAUSE WE WERE ALREADY IN THE MIDST OF WORKING. I'M LIKE, WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY WHEN YOU HEAR WHAT'S COMING BEFORE YOU. SOME OF THE THINGS LIKE THE TIME IN WHICH THEY CAN SOLICIT THAT WAS TIGHTENED UP. THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BACKGROUND CHECK FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR SOLICITORS. WE'VE NEVER HAD THAT BEFORE EITHER. SO YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOING AROUND KNOCKING ON THE DOOR. SO NOW WE WILL. SO ANYWAY, WE HAVE REALLY TIGHTENED THIS DOWN TREMENDOUSLY. SO I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING WHERE DID IT SAY THAT THEY HAD TO WEAR THEIR NAME THING. OH IT IS. HOW ABOUT IN SECTION FIVE WARN OKAY I THOUGHT I DID LOTS OF THINGS, BUT NOT THAT ONE MUST BE WORN, I BELIEVE. WAIT, NO, IT'S NOT THERE. IT'S. I'M SORRY. YES. THREE. YEP. THREE. TOWARDS UP LIKE THE NEXT TO THE BOTTOM LINE. IT SAYS FAILURE TO WEAR THE REQUIRED CARD. AND WE ACTUALLY GOT THAT FROM NORTH LITTLE ROCK. AND WE REALLY UPPED THE AMOUNT OF FEES AS WELL. NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO NOW PAY PER SOLICITOR, BUT ALSO IN ORDER TO JUST GET A PERMIT. SO THAT WILL MORE THAN COVER THE COST OF GIVING A, YOU KNOW, CREATING A LICENSE FOR THEM TO AND THAT'S LAMINATED FOR THEM TO WEAR. YEAH. I HOPE WE CAN EDUCATE THE HOMEOWNERS OR THE RENTERS IN THESE PLACES, BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DON'T ANSWER THE DOOR BECAUSE THEY, THEY SEE A STRANGER THERE AND THEN SOME THAT DO. THEY THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THEY NEED TO ASK TO SEE THIS PIECE. THOSE THAT PUT THEMSELVES ON THE NO KNOCK LIST, THEY KIND OF KNOW, BUT NOT AND JUST SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS, THAT IS UPDATED DAILY AND IT'S ALSO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. WE HAVE BEEN GIVING THEM LISTS, BUT IT IT COULD CHANGE THAT DAY AS MORE PEOPLE BECAUSE AS SOON AS SOMEBODY CALLS IN WE ADD THEM TO THAT LIST. SO THAT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THE THINGS IS IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE CHECKING IT BEFORE THEY GO UP TO A HOUSE. I PURPOSELY AM NOT ON THE DO NOT KNOCK LIST, SO I WANT SOMEONE TO COME TO MY DOOR BECAUSE I WANT TO FIND OUT IF THEY'RE LEGAL, IF THEY HAVE THEIR BADGE. AND SO I WANT TO FIND OUT BECAUSE I WILL ASK ANYBODY. I HAVE CAUGHT PEOPLE BEFORE AND I'VE TOLD THEM THEY BETTER. THEY HAVE ABOUT THREE SECONDS TO LEAVE BECAUSE I'M GETTING READY TO CALL THE POLICE. AND I HAVE CALLED THE POLICE BEFORE ON PEOPLE. SO. YEAH. SO IT'S BEEN READ ONCE. THIS IS THE BUSY TIME OF YEAR FOR SOLICITORS, AS WE ALL KNOW, AND I KNOW, WE USUALLY LIKE TO TAKE OUR TIME IN WHICH TO READ THINGS. BUT THE SOONER THIS IS DONE, THE SOONER THAT WE CAN GET THIS IMPLEMENTED. YEAH, I'M ALWAYS BEEN A RULE IN PLACE ON SECOND READING. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADVANCE READING BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS AND A SECOND BY. WHO WAS THAT? PICKETT. TOWNSEND. THERE WE GO. TREAT. PICK ONE. TREAT. SCISSORS I MCCULLOUGH I WILLIAMS I WADE TOWNSEND I BROOKS I THOMAS I BRODERICK I. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2212 REGARDING RULES FOR SOLICITATION AND PEDDLING IN SHERWOOD, ARKANSAS, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. SECOND READING. MAY WE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PLACED ON THIRD READING. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADVANCE A READING BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCULLOUGH. ROLL CALL. PLEASE TREAT MCCULLOUGH, I WILLIAMS, I WADE TOWNSEND I BROOKS I THOMAS BRODERICK I AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2212 REGARDING RULES FOR SOLICITATION AND PEDDLING IN SHERWOOD, ARKANSAS, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THIRD READING MOVE ADOPTION. SECOND MOVE FOR ADOPTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS. TREAT I MCCULLOUGH I WILLIAMS I, WADE TOWNSEND I BROOKS I THOMAS I BRODERICK. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THERE IS AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE TREAT I MCCULLOUGH I WILLIAMS I WADE I TOWNSEND I BROOKS I THOMAS I BRODERICK I ALL RIGHT ANY OLD [9. New Business] BUSINESS. UNDER NEW BUSINESS. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE ITEMS TO TELL YOU ABOUT REAL QUICK. IF YOU [00:25:09] HAVE NOT BEEN BY LAKE CHERRYWOOD PARK, I SUGGEST YOU GO DRIVE BY THERE. IT IT IS A THAT PLAYGROUND IS GOING TO BE AMAZING AS YOU SEE IT COMING TO LIFE. VERONA PARK IS BEING UPDATED. IT'S NOT GOING AS QUICKLY AS WE LIKE BECAUSE WE KEEP HAVING THINGS LIKE THE SPLASH PAD GETTING ANOTHER LEAK IN IT, WHICH HAPPENED AGAIN. YES. AND SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF FIXING THAT. BUT I WILL SAY THAT WHAT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT AS THINGS AGE, THEY BECOME BRITTLE. THE PIPES. AND IT HAPPENS. IF YOU TALK TO ANYBODY AT CABOT, THEY'LL TELL YOU THEY HAVE EXTENSIVE REPAIRS IN THEIR WATER PARK EVERY YEAR. SO WE'RE NOT UNUSUAL WITH THAT. BUT I ALSO NEED TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT THE HARMON CENTER. SO THIS WEEKEND, THE IF YOU ALL WENT TO THE GYM, THE HARMON CENTER, AC, THERE ARE TWO. IT'S A IN THE GYM AREA, ONE FOR ABOVE AND ONE FOR BELOW. AND THE UNITS ARE ORIGINAL, BUT THE ONE THAT HAS GONE OUT IS ORIGINAL TO THE BUILDING. SO THAT'S 20 PLUS YEARS. AND SO WE TRY TO GET A NEW COMPRESSOR BECAUSE IT'S THE COMPRESSOR THAT WENT OUT. AND IT'S SO OLD THAT THEY NO LONGER MAKE ANY OF THE PARTS, NOR CAN YOU GET THEM IN THE AFTERMARKET MARKET. SO NOW WE'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE IF WE'VE GOT ONE UNIT THAT'S REALLY BEING OVERWORKED, WHICH IS CONCERNING, AND IF IT GOES OUT, THEN WE'RE REALLY IN TROUBLE BECAUSE IT TAKES A WHILE. THESE ARE VERY LARGE UNITS. IN ORDER TO GET IN. SEAN CALLED AROUND TODAY AND IT WAS 103,000 WAS THE FIRST BID THAT CAME IN. SO WE KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO END UP BEING SOMEWHERE IN THAT BALLPARK, WHICH IS NOTHING THAT WE WERE EXPECTING WHEN WE PASSED THE BUDGET, THAT WE WOULD HAVE SO MANY HEATING AND AIR UNITS GO DOWN ALL AT ONCE IN THE CITY. SO I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT IT. I MEAN, IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TRY TO LIMP ALONG UNTIL WE HIT NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. WE COULD HAVE A SPECIAL CALLED CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I HAVE GO AHEAD. NO, NO, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR SEAN. SORRY. REAL QUICK, JUST SO Y'ALL KNOW, WE DO GET THEM SERVICED EVERY YEAR. SO IT'S NOT FOR THAT. WE'RE NOT TAKING CARE OF THESE THINGS. MAINTAINING IS THE QUOTE THAT YOU GOT FOR 103 IS THAT FOR THE UNIT ONLY IT'S A UNIT INSTALLED. IT'S TOTAL TOTAL PACKAGE OKAY. BUT THAT'S NOT LOOKING AT WHAT YOU MAY FIND ONCE WE WELL IT'S A PACKAGE UNIT. SO IT'S OUTSIDE. SO BUT ONCE WE REMOVE THE OLD UNIT IT'S SIMILAR TO YOUTH CENTER WE DID AT THE END OR I GUESS THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR TOTAL PACKAGE UNIT. SO IT'S HEATING AIR. THEY TAKE IT LOOSE. TAKE IT OUT, SET THE NEW ONE, HOOK IT ALL UP. WE'RE FINE. BECAUSE ALL THE DUCTWORK INSIDE, ALL THE MECHANICALS OUTSIDE. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEAH, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT IN THAT SOMETIMES YOU DON'T KNOW. BUT I'M JUST WANT I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I MEAN WE CAN THEY HAVE WORKED. THEY DID COME OUT AND WORK ON IT. THEY SAID THEY COULD TRY TO US ALONG UNTIL WINTER. BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE MAY BE LOOKING AT 12 WEEKS ISH TO GET ONE OR MAYBE LONGER. YEAH. IT'S DANGEROUS. I MEAN, JUST GOING UP THERE IN THE GYM, WORKING OUT. I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE DRENCHED. MY DAUGHTER AND I LEFT BEFORE WE COULD FINISH. IT'S NOT. I'M JUST THINKING 103 MAY NOT BE ENOUGH. IT'S. AND I'M THINKING, WELL, YES, WE PROBABLY NEED TO PUT MORE IN THERE BUT WE'LL OF COURSE BID IT. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE LIKE A 30 DAY. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE'LL GO WITH WHATEVER THE BIDS COME IN. SO HOWEVER THAT WORKS ON Y'ALL'S END, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH TO FUND IT WHEN WE AND WE'LL TRY TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO EXPEDITE EVERYTHING ON OUR END, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THIS IS NOT A NORMAL SITUATION. SO WE'LL CHECK AND SEE WHAT THE RULES ARE. WHEN YOU HAVE MORE OF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION VERSUS. BUT YES, I DEFINITELY PUT A LITTLE EXTRA WELL, I DEFINITELY LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER MCCULLOUGH SAID. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE, IT COULD BE DANGEROUS, I'M THINKING, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S FOR THE ELDERLY UP THERE AND WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANY MEMBERS, WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THEM AS FAR AS INJURY OR DEATH. BUT WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO LOSE MEMBERSHIP BECAUSE THEY GET UPSET AND GO TO [00:30:03] ANOTHER FACILITY. SO I DEFINITELY THINK IT'S NOT A QUESTION. AIR CONDITIONING IN ARKANSAS HAS TO HAPPEN. SO IT'S NOT DEFINITELY NOT A QUESTION THERE. SO I DEFINITELY THINK THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO IT. AND SO WHATEVER IT TAKES, CAN I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DRAFT A RESOLUTION OR FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE TO AMEND THE BUDGET AND ALLOCATE 120,000? WELL, THAT WAS ADEQUATE TO DO THAT. WELL, YOU ALL COULD ACTUALLY IF YOU WANT TO DO WHAT SHE IS SAYING, YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND DO THAT NOW SO THAT THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO THEN CALL ANOTHER MEETING TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING. WAS IT DID HE NOT SAY THE BID WAS GOING TO BE A 30 DAY PROCESS? YEAH, WELL, WE GOT 30 DAYS. NOT IF WE CAN'T. WE'VE GOT TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE RULES ARE WITH THAT ON. WHAT WHAT CAN BE DONE. BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME TIMES IN WHICH YOU CAN, GIVEN THE EMERGENCY NATURE OF THE MATTER, I THINK YOU COULD MAKE A MOTION TONIGHT TO MAKE THAT ALLOCATION OF FUNDS IN THE BUDGET. VOTE ON THAT, AND THEN I WILL DO A RESOLUTION AFTER THE FACT THAT WILL INDICATE THAT THE VOTE WAS ALREADY TAKEN, AND THAT YOU GAVE THE MAYOR THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN OFF ON THE RESOLUTION, THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING. THIS IS JUST GOING TO BE IN VERY RARE OCCURRENCES. AND I DON'T KNOW IF CAN WE WAIVE THE COUNCIL CAN WAIVE THE BID PROCESS I BELIEVE IN CASES OF AN EMERGENCY. I DON'T WANT TO BE I DON'T I WOULD NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. WELL, WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN IS THAT YOU HAVE TO HE WOULD CALL UP MULTIPLE COMPANIES IN WHICH TO COME OUT. SO IT EXPEDITES IT IN SITUATIONS WHERE THERE'S LIKE ONE PROVIDER. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE CASE HERE. OKAY. NOT THE CASE HERE. SO I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THAT. OKAY. YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR MOTION. YES. SO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE TO AMEND THE BUDGET AND ALLOCATE $120,000 OUT OF RESERVES TO GO INTO BUILDING MAINTENANCE TO REPLACE THE BILL. HARMON. H, A C UNIT, HVAC FOR SHORT. SORRY, THREE SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCLELLAN, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER TREAT. ROLL CALL. TREAT MCCULLOUGH I WILLIAMS I WADE I TOWNSEND I BROOKS I THOMAS BRODERICK I. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS IF NOT ANNOUNCEMENTS JUNE 30TH SHERWOOD PARKS AND [10.Announcement(s)] RECREATION HAS A BLOOD DRIVE. AND JUNE 30TH. THIS IS JULY 30TH. THANK YOU. AT THE BILL HARMON RECREATION CENTER FROM 830 TO 12:30 P.M. THERE'S A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE ON BLOOD RIGHT NOW. AUGUST 1ST COPS SCHOOL SUPPLY GIVEAWAY WILL BE AT 10 A.M. AT THE AMY SANDERS LIBRARY. IT'S A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST AUGUST 2ND AND THIRD. DON'T FORGET THAT'S THE ARKANSAS TAX FREE HOLIDAY. SO A GREAT TIME TO GET YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES. AND AUGUST 5TH IS THE SENIOR LUNCHEON 1130 AT JACK EVANS CENTER. PLEASE RSVP BY AUGUST 1ST. AUGUST 7TH. THE CHAMBER REIMAGINED REIMAGINED SHERWOOD SERIES WILL BE 1130 AT THE GREENS AT NORTH HILLS, AUGUST 9TH, SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE AT THE THORNHILL POOL. AUGUST 11TH IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE 14TH AUGUST 14TH IS FALL BALL. SOFTBALL REGISTRATION CLOSES. AND DON'T FORGET, YOU CAN GET RID OF THE HEAT BY GOING TO THE MOVIE AT THE POOL, WHICH IS ANOTHER FREE EVENT. IT'LL BE SHREK, NOT SHREK. THIS SATURDAY. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCIL * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.