Aug 25, 2025 City Council

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT IS 6 P.M. AUGUST 25TH, 2025. WE HAVE A PRAYER FROM MARION BUTLER, CHAPLAIN MARION BUTLER, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. LET US PRAY. ETERNAL GOD, OUR FATHER, LORD, WE COME ONCE AGAIN WITH A HEART FULL OF GRATITUDE, THANKING YOU, FATHER, FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE CITIZEN OF SHERWOOD.

LORD, WE ASK YOUR BLESSING UPON OUR MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER, ALL THE CITY LEADERS. GRANT THEM WISDOM AND GUIDANCE. MAY EVERY DECISION THEY MAKE TONIGHT, LORD, RESULTS IN PEACE, UNITY AND PROSPERITY AND BRING GLORY TO YOUR NAME. MASTER, WE PRAY, FATHER, FOR CONTINUOUS BLESSING UPON OUR CITY, OUR FAMILIES, OUR SCHOOL. ALL THAT CALLS SHERWOOD HOME MASTER. AND THEN, LORD, WE ASKING YOU TO WATCH OVER THOSE PEOPLE, THAT WOMEN'S AND MEN'S THAT SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. WITH COURAGE. FATHER, WE PRAY YOUR BLESSING ON THE POLICE OFFICER FAMILIES. THE FIRST RESPONDENT, WE ASKING YOU, LORD, TO GRANT THEM SAFETY IN THEIR DUTY, PEACE IN THEIR HOME.

WE ASK ALL OF THIS IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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. HERE. 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 July 28, 2025, as transcribed.]

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WADE.

ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MCCULLOUGH I TOWNSEND, I WADE I BRODERICK BROOKS I TREAT I THOMAS

[5. July 2025 Financials]

HE RECEIVED AN MBA FROM UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, WHERE HE WAS ONLY ONE OF TWO THAT RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE FELLOW AWARD. SO VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIM. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WELCOME, WELCOME WELCOME. WELCOME, ALEX. PLANNING

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EXTERIOR WALL SURFACES AND ASSOCIATED TERMS IN STATE STATUTE 14.17 .02. DEFINITIONS.

REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. SECOND READING. GOOD EVENING, SHELBY, NOT A CITY PLANNER. SO WE BRIEFLY WENT OVER A VERY BROAD OVERVIEW LAST MONTH, ALLOWING MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FROM DEVELOPERS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO WITH THAT, WE CAN WALK THROUGH IT, OR I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS,

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I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION ABOUT ON THE REAR. I'M ON PAGE THREE. OKAY. AND THEN THREE C. YES, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE REAR. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT GAVE YOU GUYS HEARTBURN TO WANT TO HAVE THAT REAR WALL WITH 20% IN A CLASS ONE OR CLASS TWO MATERIAL BECAUSE NOBODY'S GOING TO SEE IT. SO IT DOES FEEL A LITTLE BIT LIKE IT'LL BE AN EXPENSE TO BUSINESSES, RIGHT? PAY FOR THAT. TYPICALLY WITH THAT, IT'S JUST TO CREATE A COHESIVE LOOK TO KEEP THOSE MATERIALS THROUGHOUT, BECAUSE THERE ARE ALLOWANCES WITHIN THAT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FACADE. IF THEY DO THE INCREASED LIMIT TO PROVIDE, LIKE THE HIGHER QUALITY MATERIAL, IT DOES REDUCE THEIR OVERALL LOWER QUALITY MATERIALS. AND I WOULD ADD TO SOMETIMES WHEN THERE'S LAND THAT'S UNDEVELOPED BEHIND IT, IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE RESIDENTIAL OR SOMETHING ELSE. AND SO YOU YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE FRONT FACADE, BUT THAT IT STILL WILL HAVE A GOOD APPEARANCE FROM BEHIND AS WELL. AND ONE OF THE GOOD EXAMPLES IS WALGREENS. YOU CAN VIEW ALL FOUR SIDES OF THAT STRUCTURE. SO THERE WOULD BE ONE DESIGNATED REAR, BUT IT WOULD STILL TIE IN THE OVERALL LOOK. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. LET'S JUST HAVE THIS READ FOR THE SECOND TIME. DO YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY THAT YOU NEED TO GO THAT NEEDS TO BE FINISHED TODAY? NOT NECESSARILY. IF THAT'S WHAT THE COUNCIL WISHES. YES, MA'AM.

THAT WAY, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY COMMENTS, WE CAN STILL HAVE THOSE COME FORWARD. YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON. WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. IF YOU COULD PLEASE READ THE

[7. An ordinance creating an exception to the prohibition of the discharging of firearms within the city of Sherwood, Arkansas and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

NOW, IN THEIR TYPICAL LINE OF DUTY, IN THEIR SOPS AND HOW. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S DIFFERENT.

THIS IS FOR TRAINING PURPOSES. OKAY. YEAH. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE'VE WE'VE HAD INCIDENCES WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN FIREARMS. RIGHT. THAT'S THAT'S RIGHT. OF COURSE THIS IS GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS. BUT I'M TRYING TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE PERPETRATOR WAS BEING ILLEGAL, BUT THE POLICE OFFICER BEING LEGAL. HE. IS THAT RIGHT. IT'S IT'S ABOUT THE TRAINING. BUT

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[8. A resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into a contract with AT&T for the installation of Vesta 911 ESINET equipment and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

AND THIS IS JUST TO ALLOW THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT. AND THEN WE WILL IT'LL BE IN THE BUDGET. IT'LL BE A BUDGETED ITEM FOR 2026. BUT THEY AT&T HAS AGREED TO GO AHEAD AND START THE INSTALLATION PROCESS SO WE CAN BE ONLINE BY THE FIRST OF THE YEAR AND THEN, BUT WE WON'T PAY ANYTHING UNTIL THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, IS THE VEST THE 911? IS THAT THE 911 SYSTEM THAT THE STATE IS REQUIRING US TO HAVE NOW? YES. OKAY. SO THAT IS LIKE IT'S ALREADY WE DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT FOR BIDS OR THAT SORT OF THING FOR THAT SYSTEM.

CORRECT? OKAY. AND ONLY AT&T IS THE PROVIDER THAT DOES THE. YES. NETWORKING FOR IT. YES. SO IT'S SO SOURCE THEN. AM I ANSWERING THAT CORRECTLY? BETH. YES, YES. YEAH. THIS WAY EVERYBODY CAN INTERACT WITH EVERYBODY ELSE. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE GOING TO PARTNER WITH NORTH LITTLE ROCK AND ORIGINALLY. AND YEAH. SO AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUDGET THIS NEXT YEAR. AND AND IT'LL BE IN THE BUDGET. YOU'LL SEE IT WHEN WE, WHEN WE DO THE BUDGET. BUT THIS IS GOING TO SAVE US MONEY OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

IT'LL IT'LL SAVE US WHAT WE'RE NOW. WE'RE HAVING TO PAY A MONTHLY FEE. NO LONGER. THE STATE WILL PAY THAT NOW BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO IT. SO IT WILL SAVE US MONEY OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE JUST HAVE TO PAY THE INITIAL INSTALLATION. SO HAVE HAS ANYTHING CHANGED WITH THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK AGREEMENT THAT WE IS THIS REALLY I MEAN OVERALL RELATED. BUT YEAH. SO BASICALLY WE WERE EXPECTING NORTH LITTLE ROCK. MAUMELLE AND SHERWOOD TO RECEIVE A A GRANT.

THAT SENATOR BOZEMAN WAS PUSHING THROUGH. IT ALL LOOKED GREAT. IT DIDN'T MAKE IT THROUGH THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL. SO NO ONE HAS THE LARGE SUM OF MONEY THAT IT WOULD TAKE AT THIS TIME IN ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE THE THREE DEPARTMENTS, BECAUSE THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY ASK TO HAVE THREE FIRST CLASS CITIES DOING THIS. THIS IS UNUSUAL FOR THIS WHOLE SYSTEM. SO NO ONE HAS A BIG ENOUGH FACILITY IN WHICH TO HOUSE IT AND SO FORTH. SO BASICALLY THEY ARE GIVING US MORE TIME AND IT WILL BE REVISITED NEXT YEAR. WE EXPECTING OR THE YEAR AFTER. BASICALLY WE'VE RECEIVED A CONTINUATION TO KEEP THINGS AS IS UNTIL PERHAPS WE CAN GET THAT GRANT OR THEY ALLOW US TO HAVE OUR OWN 911 GRANT OR 911 CENTER IN SHERWOOD, BECAUSE YOU CAN FIND COUNTIES, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT DON'T HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE IN THEM AS SHERWOOD DOES, AND THEY HAVE THEIR OWN 911 CENTER. SO PULASKI COUNTY IS JUST KIND OF IN A WEIRD SITUATION. SO FOR THE TIME BEING, THEY ARE OKAY WITH US CONTINUING THE WAY WE ARE UNTIL SOMETHING GETS RESOLVED, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. DISPATCHERS DON'T GO TO NORTH.

NO, MA'AM. THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK RETIREMENT, ALL OF THAT IS NOTHING IS NOTHING WILL CHANGE, FOR EVERYTHING WILL STAY THE SAME FOR NOW UNTIL EVENTUALLY THE PLAN IS. I MEAN, EVENTUALLY WE WILL CONSOLIDATE. THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS BECAUSE NOBODY HAS A FACILITY LARGE ENOUGH THAT THEY'RE JUST GIVING US, AND THE BOARD REALLY DOESN'T WANT TO DO PERMANENT EXTENSIONS LONG TERM. SO IT'S JUST A YEAR TO YEAR EXTENSION. BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE WORKING

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SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HOPING IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WE'RE ABLE TO DO IT. BUT BUT THERE'S JUST A LOT THAT, THAT THAT HINGES ON. SO GETTING THE PLAN TOGETHER I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M SAYING THIS CORRECTLY. WE'RE APPROVED. IF WE APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION, WE'RE APPROVING THE $107,000, $107,000 FOR THE EQUIPMENT LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD. YES, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT IN ORDER FOR AT&T TO START THE LEGWORK OF THE INSTALLATION LINES, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NO MONEY INVOLVED RIGHT NOW. WE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING FORWARD UNLESS BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO BE A BUDGETARY ITEM IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT THE COUNCIL AGREEING TO IT AND BEING COMFORTABLE WITH IT. SO THAT'S WHY, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NO MONETARY AMOUNT RIGHT NOW, IT DOES HELP OUR CITY AND THAT WILL BE UP AND RUNNING. AND YES, THIS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT, RIGHT? BUT THE THING IS, WHAT THIS DOES IS ALLOW AT&T TO COME ON AND DO THE DO THE WORK THAT THEY'VE GOT TO DO. THEY'RE THEY'RE DOING THE INSTALLATION NEEDED. AND WE'RE CORRECT. WE'RE ACTUALLY AUTHORIZING YOU TO ENTER INTO THIS CONTRACT WITH US SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE MAIN THINGS WE'RE AUTHORIZING YOU TO ENTER IN THIS CONTRACT. AND WE'RE OBLIGATING OURSELVES FOR THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR NEXT YEAR. BUT THE CONTRACT SHE'S ENTERING TO IS WITH AT&T AND NOT THE VISTA PEOPLE. THAT'S CORRECT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE VISTA IS THE IS THE PROGRAM.

IT'S AN AT&T PROGRAM OKAY. BUT I FEEL LIKE OUR I MEAN, HONESTLY, I FEEL LIKE OUR HANDS ARE TIED. IF THE STATE'S REQUIRING FOR US TO USE THIS. YEAH. I MEAN AND IF WE'RE UNDERNEATH A DEADLINE TO GET IT IMPLEMENTED I MEAN YEAH. AND THEY'RE GOING TO REIMBURSE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN BUDGET COMES AROUND THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SEEING WE WILL. SO JUST JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE WE WILL BUDGET THE 107,000 NEXT YEAR. BUT THEN AT THE END OF THE YEAR, NEXT YEAR, THEY'RE GOING TO REIMBURSE US $35,000 OF THAT.

SO AND THEY'RE GOING TO PICK UP THE MONTHLY THAT WE'RE PAYING NOW. SO THAT'S WHY I SAY OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS WE WILL SAVE MONEY. WE JUST HAVE TO RECOUP IT FRONT. A LOT OF IT ON THE FRONT END. CORRECT. YEAH. WE JUST HAVE TO FRONT FRONT LOAD IT AND THEY'LL REIMBURSE IT. AND THEY BEING THE STATE IS GOING TO REIMBURSE THE STATE 911 OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION I FEEL A LOT BETTER ABOUT THAT OKAY. MOVE FOR ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MCCULLOUGH. I TOWNSEND I WADE I BRODERICK I BROOKS I TREAT I THOMAS WILLIAMS I THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY NEXT UP UNDER OLD

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SO WE'VE GOT 94% OF THAT TIME USED. BUT MAIN DRAWBACK FOR THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN THE CONCRETE WORK. IT'S BEEN GOING TOO SLOW, BUT THAT IS A WE GOT THE SECOND HALF OF THE ROUNDABOUT POURED THE OTHER DAY, SO ASPHALT WILL BE COMING SOON. WHEN THEY GET THE ASPHALT LAID DOWN THEY'LL FINISH UP THE ROUNDABOUTS. THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO SIDEWALKS AND FINISH THE INLET BOXES. PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT IS GOING BETTER THAN THE PHASE ONE. MOST OF THE UTILITIES HAVE BEEN MOVED OR ARE BEING MOVED AT THE CURRENT TIME. ALL THE ACQUISITIONS ARE DONE. WE'VE GOT A $4 MILLION GRANT THAT WE ACHIEVED FROM METRO PLAN. METRO PLAN. SO THAT'S GOING GOOD. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYBODY HAS. AND THE REASON WHY HE SAID THAT ABOUT PHASE ONE, AND YOU CAN READ ABOUT IT IN HERE. BUT THERE WAS

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SO THAT WAS BEYOND MY CONTROL. I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY OUT THERE SAYING, OH, THAT WE DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB WITH PHASE ONE. WE ACTUALLY GOT PHASE ONE UP AND GOING WHEN IT WAS AT AN ABSOLUTE STANDSTILL. CORRECT? CORRECT. WHEN I CAME INTO OFFICE AND THEN WITH PHASE TWO, WE WERE ACTIVELY WORKING ON GETTING ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION ACQUISITIONS, GETTING UTILITIES MOVED AND SO FORTH, SO THAT THERE WOULD BE MORE OF A SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM PHASE ONE TO PHASE TWO. SO DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATED TIME PHASE ONE WILL BE FINISHED OR A GOAL? WE'RE WE'RE MOVING IT TO THE FIRST PART OF OCTOBER. OKAY.

BECAUSE 2025 2025, BECAUSE I HAD REMEMBERED WE WERE TRYING TO AT LEAST GET THAT DONE BEFORE THIS SCHOOL YEAR STARTED. SO WE MISSED THAT TARGET DATE. YES. AND THAT'S THE REASON I POSED THE QUESTION. I WANT TO SEE AN UPDATE ON THIS, TO SEE HOW FAR WE'RE GOING TO BE STILL WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL BUSSES GOING UP AND DOWN THAT ROAD, BECAUSE, YEAH, IF YOU ACTUALLY GO DOWN THE ROAD AND I'VE BEEN DOWN IT SEVERAL TIMES, IT'S IT'S NOT LIKE IT WAS BEING DEPICTED ONLINE AS BEING IN TERRIBLE SHAPE. I DID NOT FIND THAT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED.

WHEN I WENT DOWN THE ROAD AT ALL. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS IN THE COUNTY. WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. SCHOOL TRAFFIC IS UNFORTUNATELY, SCHOOL TRAFFIC.

WE HAVE COMPLAINTS EVERYWHERE ABOUT SCHOOL TRAFFIC. SO WELL, IT WASN'T THAT. IT WAS JUST THAT WE WE HAD KIND OF TOLD HIM WE THOUGHT WE'D THAT HAVE THAT FINISH BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED THIS YEAR AND JUST MISSED THE BOAT ON IT. BUT WE DID GET THE DRIVEWAYS AND THE SIDEWALK DONE FOR THE SCHOOL. GOOD THE DAY BEFORE. FOR QUITE SOME TIME, I DON'T THINK I THOUGHT IT WAS SEPTEMBER WHEN IT WAS GOING TO BE DONE SEPTEMBER, BUT IT'S BEING PUSHED A LITTLE BIT, RIGHT? BUT I DON'T, I DON'T RECALL US TELLING THE SCHOOL IT WOULD BE DONE BEFORE, BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED. SO I MEAN, WE HOPED, BUT YEAH. WILL YOU GIVE US A BRIEF OVERVIEW? WHAT WHAT IS PHASE TWO? I MEAN, HOW LONG IS THAT DURATION. WHAT'S THE MONEY AMOUNT? OKAY. YOU'VE GOT THE LARGE S CURVE WITH THE HORSE FARM OKAY OKAY. IT STARTS AT THE VANEK PROPERTY AND GOES ALL THE WAY TO 107. THAT IS A PHASE TWO COMING THIS DIRECTION. YES. GOING GOING NORTH. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY THE MOST CRITICAL PART OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THAT WAS THE S CURVE.

AND THAT WAS THE PART THAT FLOODED THE FLOODING S CURVE. ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY CHOSE TO DO IT. YOU JUST YOU GET WHAT YOU'RE HANDED.

AND SO BUT ANYWAY, ONCE IT'S ALL DONE, IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. THEY WILL NO LONGER HAVE A ROAD THAT'S UNDERWATER AND IS PASSABLE, AND PARTS OF IT ARE GOING TO GET ELEVATED FIVE FEET.

SO OKAY, SO WHAT IS THAT TIMELINE ON THAT ONE THAT IS PROJECTED TO BE 450 DAYS OF CONSTRUCTION, AND THAT'S THE DECEMBER 25TH OF 2026 DATE. YEAH, 2026. I BET YOU I THOUGHT IT WAS. I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. THAT SOUNDS RIGHT. MEREDITH. DECEMBER 26TH. I'M LOOKING ON.

I THOUGHT IT WAS 27 WHEN IT WOULD BE. WHEN THEY GET DECEMBER 25TH, 2026. I PROBABLY TYPED THAT WRONG. 2627. I THINK IT'S 27. YEAH, BUT THAT'S NOT 15 MONTHS. YEAH, THAT'S MORE.

YEAH. OKAY. SO THAT THAT'S THE THAT'S THE 11.4 MILLION IS WHAT OUR PROJECTION IS FOR PHASE TWO.

YES. AND KEEP IN MIND IT HASN'T GONE OUT TO BID. SO WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. BUT AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO OVERTALK THAT SINCE IT'S GOING OUT TO BID. SO. BUT BUT I GUESS THAT'S AN ESTIMATE. WE STILL HAVE MONEY LEFT IN THE STREET BOND FOR THIS. YES, MA'AM. YES.

AND THAT IS DUE TO THE $4 MILLION GRANT WE RECEIVED. WE ALL KNOW CONSTRUCTION STREET CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE PAINFUL. AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE ALL DONE, IT'S IT'S GLORIOUS.

BUT THE PROCESS GETTING THERE IS JUST NOT A WHOLE LOT OF FUN, I CAN ATTEST IT. YEAH. YES. ARE YOU WHAT IS YOUR ROLE WITH THE CITY NOW? BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'VE. SINCE I'VE KNOWN YOU, IT'S CHANGED A COUPLE OF TIMES. SO YOU OVERSTREET'S OR IS THAT UNDER JOSH OR. WHAT'S THIS

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I HAVE ALL THE CONFIDENCE IN THE WORLD IN HIM. HE, OF COURSE, HAS BIG SHOES TO FILL. BUT I DO THINK THAT HE IS VERY CAPABLE OF DOING THE JOB. SO THANK YOU. WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL GOT TO PUT A FACE WITH THE NAME, AND IF YOU ALL DID NOT SEE THE VIDEO THAT WENT OUT, YOU CAN SEE LOTS OF OUR NEW EMPLOYEES. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A REALLY CUTE THING THAT COMMUNICATION STANDS FOR. SENDING THE THE LETTER OUT TO ALL OF US. I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY APPROPRIATE AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND THANK YOU HAVING YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION. I WILL SHARE WITH YOU THAT OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER THAT JOSH HAS BEEN, SOMEONE THAT I'VE CALLED ON PERSONALLY WHEN RESIDENTS HAVE CALLED ME WHEN HE WAS IN HIS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ROLE, AND MANY PEOPLE, RESIDENTS IN THE CITY LOVE THIS MAN BECAUSE HE SAID, MISS, MISS BEVERLY, I CAN GO OUT THERE NOW AND SEE THAT GUY NOW. AND HE WOULD GO OUT THERE, SEE IT, AND IT WOULD BE FIXED IN 20 MINUTES, AN HOUR. SO PUT HIS NUMBER IN YOUR PHONE, FOLKS. WHEN PEOPLE CALL YOU.

THAT'S RIGHT. I DON'T WANT Y'ALL TO THINK THAT ALL PROBLEMS CAN BE FIXED IN 20 MINUTES OR AN HOUR. SO WE ONLY HAVE EASY PROBLEMS IN WARD THREE. THAT'S RIGHT. YES, BUT HE ALWAYS GOES UP AND BEYOND AND DOES HIS BEST, SO I'LL PUT IT THAT WAY. THANK YOU JOSH.

THANK YOU ALL. NEXT UP, IF WE COULD HAVE BLAKE WITH PARKS, WE WERE ASKED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CLOSURE OF THE SHERWOOD AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. AND SO BLAKE. SHELBY'S COMING UP TO HELP YOU. HELP ME? THANK YOU. YOUR IT DEPARTMENT SERVICE, I DID CALL CAMERON. TRY TO GET SOME HELP. OKAY. HANDLE THIS. ALL RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. AND I FOUND OUT THIS WAS ON THE AGENDA. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS, BUT I WANTED. I PUT A COUPLE OF SLIDES TO GO TOGETHER SO WE CAN KIND OF DISCUSS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS. THE THE DISCONTINUANCE OF THE SHERWOOD AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. I WANT TO LEAD OFF BY SAYING, WHEN I WAS 15 YEARS OLD, I STARTED WITH THE CITY AS A CAMP COUNSELOR. AT THE PROGRAM. I WAS FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS AS A CAMP COUNSELOR. THEN SUNNY ASKED ME TO TAKE A FULL TIME JOB AND I SAID, NO, I'M GOING TO GO TO SCHOOL TO BE A TEACHER AND A COACH. HE WAS PERSISTENT. HE RAN INTO ME AGAIN AND SAID, HEY, I GOT ANOTHER JOB OPENING, WOULD YOU WANT TO DO IT? AND I SAID, TOMMY'S RIGHT. THEY'RE CHANGING MY PROGRAM AT SCHOOL. AND I SAID, YES, I'LL ACCEPT THE POSITION. I RAN THE PROGRAM FOR 20, 25 YEARS. IT'S BEEN UNDER MY VIEW FOR ABOUT 30. SO I NEED EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THAT I AM VERY, VERY, VERY TIED TO THE PROGRAM. I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

IT WAS NOT AN EASY DECISION TO SAY THAT IT'S IT'S GOING AWAY AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO UTILIZE IT. BUT THE REASONS FOR DISCONTINUING THE PROGRAM HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE THAT I'VE HEARD ABOUT. I'VE TALKED TO TWO PARENTS FROM THE PROGRAM AND THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF EXPLAIN, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THE REASON FOR SHUTTING IT DOWN. AND I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS IN THIS, THIS BRIEF LITTLE PRESENTATION. I'VE HEARD ABOUT THE PRICING AND THAT WE WE WERE THEY WERE GOING TO BE SPENDING.

PARENTS WILL BE SPENDING A LOT MORE MONEY BY GOING TO THE SCHOOLS IS WHICH YOU KNOW WHAT WE KIND OF PUSH TO ALL THE SCHOOLS NOW CURRENTLY HAVE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THEY CAN TO CAN PAY AT THE SCHOOLS, SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT DAILY RATES.

THEY CAN DO ALSO PUNCH CARDS FOR X AMOUNT OF DAYS. BUT HERE'S A, YOU KNOW, HIGHLIGHTING THE FACT THAT WE ARE IN FACT A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THEY WERE. WE WERE OUR COMPETITOR FOR FOR MANY YEARS WAS NOT THE SCHOOLS. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THIS PROGRAM.

WE WE HAD A NEED THAT WE NEEDED TO FULFILL OR FILL FOR THE CITY, WHICH WAS HAVING A PROGRAM JUST LIKE THIS, PRICING WISE REGISTRATION, WE ALSO CHARGE PER CHILD BECAUSE WE DID FIELD TRIPS AND DO DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES OVER THERE, SUCH AS PIZZA PARTIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE WOULD PAY OUT OF THE POCKET FOR, AND THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THEIR REGISTRATION FEES, AND THAT'S PER CHILD FOR THOSE REGISTRATION FEES AS WELL. AND THEN THEY WOULD ALSO DOUBLE DIP THAT IN THE SUMMERTIME. BUT YOU KNOW WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT AFTER SCHOOL. SO

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MY BIGGEST THING THAT WHAT I'VE TOLD EVERYBODY, INCLUDING THE PARENTS, IS THE SAFETY AND THE SECURITY AND THE RISKS THAT WE TAKE ON AS THE CITY, AS MYSELF, AS THE STAFF AT THE REC CENTER.

AND I'VE HIGHLIGHTED SEVERAL THINGS. BUT I'M TELLING YOU, THE BIGGEST CONCERN THAT I HAVE IS THE FACT THAT WE DO NOT SCREEN THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN THE FACILITY. MOST FACILITIES THAT THEY GO TO ARE LOCKED DOWN. THERE'S ACCESS, PARENTS HAVE ACCESS TO IT. THEY CAN ONLY GET IN AND OUT THROUGH CERTAIN DOORS. WE HAVE WE SHARE THE GYM WITH WHOEVER'S IN THERE. WE SHARE THE RESTROOMS WITH WHO'S WHOEVER'S IN THERE. AND I THINK THERE'S, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE IN OUR STAFF HAS DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF TRYING TO KEEP AN EYE ON EVERYTHING. AND WE HAVE FRONT DESK STAFF THAT ALSO MONITORS THE SITUATION. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE SWIM TEAM IN THERE, YOU HAVE BASKETBALL, YOU HAVE VOLLEYBALL, YOU HAVE AFTER SCHOOL BASKETBALL CAMPS THAT GO ON. IT'S HARD FOR OUR STAFF TO KNOW WHO IS WHO. I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC THAT COMES IN. NOT NOT ONLY THAT, THERE'S THE PEOPLE THAT GO UPSTAIRS FOR FOR THE, YOU KNOW, FOR WORKING OUT. THERE'S PEOPLE THAT COME IN AND DO DIFFERENT CLASSES THAT ARE ADULTS. IT'S JUST NOT A VERY SECURE FACILITY AS FAR AS AFTERSCHOOL GOES. THE RESTROOMS IS A BIG DEAL TO ME, BECAUSE IF YOU IF WE TRY TO UTILIZE THE TWO IN THE FRONT, THAT RIGHT WHEN YOU WALK IN THE FACILITY THAT'S OFF TO THE LEFT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN KIND OF KEEP EYE ON. HOWEVER, IF A KID NEEDS TO GO BATHROOM, THEY'VE GOT TO GO. SO THEY GO INTO THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER ONES THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER, THE PUBLIC ONES WHICH ARE RIGHT THERE THAT LEAD ALSO TO ANOTHER DOOR THAT GO TO THE SHOWER ROOMS WHERE ADULTS COULD BE IN, OR THEY CAN GO TO THE LEFT AND THEY CAN GO THROUGH THE POOLS. IT'S NOT A VERY SECURE ENVIRONMENT WHEN YOU ALSO DON'T WANT TO GO INTO RESTROOMS WITH THE KIDS AND TRY TO MONITOR WHAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT OUR STAFF TO DO THAT AS WELL. LIKE I SAID, MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTS FOR THE POOL, OUR OUR OUR STAFF IS BACKGROUND CHECK. THEY DO CHILD MALTREATMENT CHECKS. THE STAFF THAT IS WITH THE CITY DOES BACKGROUND CHECKS. SO I'M VERY CONFIDENT IN WHO WE HAVE WITH US AS FAR AS OUR STUFF GOES.

COACHES, IF THEY'RE WITHIN OUR PROGRAM, THEY DO A BACKGROUND CHECK AND THEY DO A, YOU KNOW, A CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS COURSE AS WELL. SO I'M NOT OVERLY CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE, YOU KNOW, THOSE STAFF MEMBERS BECAUSE WE, YOU KNOW, WE VET THEM OUT. BUT EVERYBODY ELSE WE DON'T WE DON'T REALLY KNOW. I MEAN, THERE'S JUST SO MUCH POTENTIAL FOR BAD STUFF TO HAPPEN. WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT IT HASN'T. TRANSPORTING THE KIDS. YOU'RE ASKING TYPICALLY AN 18 YEAR OLD KID THAT'S JUST GETTING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL TO COME IN THERE AND THEY'RE WANTING TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE THEIR JOB. BUT THEN THAT'S WHO WE'RE THAT'S WHO WE'RE ASKING TO DRIVE THE SCHOOLS AT HOT TIMES IN THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC AND GETTING THEM TO AND FROM. WE'VE BEEN, LIKE I SAID, FORTUNATE HAVEN'T HAD INCIDENTS AS FAR AS THAT GOES. BUT IT'S YET ANOTHER RISK THAT WE TAKE ON STAFFING CONCERNS. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF TURNOVER BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE HOURS TO OFFER OFFER. MANY PEOPLE IN THE AFTER SCHOOL TIME BECAUSE IT'S 2 TO 6, SO THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF HOURS. SO YOU'RE KIND OF YOU HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING STAFF FOR THOSE HOURS.

SOMEBODY WANTS TO WORK 20 HOURS A WEEK. IT WAS PERFECT FOR ME, LIKE I SAID, WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, BECAUSE I WORK, I'M DONE AT SIX, I DON'T HAVE TO WORK WEEKENDS. AND IT WAS IT WAS IDEAL. BUT IT'S HARD TO FIND. I HATE TO SAY IT THIS WAY. MATURE ADULT HELP TO WATCH THOSE KIDS AND THAT YOU CAN REALLY, REALLY ENTRUST TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE KIDS. AND ANOTHER THING IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SPEAK ABOUT, BUT THERE'S A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN. AND A LOT OF INSTANCES, YOU KNOW, THE MENTAL SIDE OF THINGS, THEIR PHYSICAL NEEDS. WE ARE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. WE DON'T WANT TO TURN KIDS AWAY. WE ALLOW PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, TO COME INTO OUR PROGRAM. AND AS LONG AS THEY ACT RIGHT, AND THEY THEY DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, REGARDLESS OF SITUATION AND CONDITION, WE ALLOW THEM IN THE PROGRAM. BUT ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE NOT TRAINED PROFESSIONALS IN SOME OF THESE THINGS. AND THE WAY THAT WE FIND OUT SOME OF THE CHILDREN ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO BE IN OUR PROGRAM IS THROUGH

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AS A PARKS DIRECTOR, IT'S BEEN VERY HARD TO RUN A PROGRAM, NOT COMFORTABLE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO THAT IS A LOT OF THAT FOR ME. THAT'S THE DRIVING FORCE OF OF DISCONTINUING THE PROGRAM. BUT YOU GO INTO THE SECURITY RISKS, THE RISK MANAGEMENT AND ALL THESE THINGS.

YOU HAVE THE PHYSICAL SECURITY OF THE FACILITY. YOU CAN'T WE CAN'T PROVIDE IT STAFF TRAINING.

WE DO THE BEST WE CAN. WE HAVE CPR CERTIFIED. WE HAVE THEM, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS THAT DHS HAS US DO, LIKE WE HAVE TO DO. LET'S SEE WHAT IS IT? TORNADO DRILLS FIRE DRILLS ON A MONTHLY BASIS. SO THEY GO THROUGH SOME OF THOSE. BUT YOU CAN'T REALLY HIGHLIGHT EVERYTHING BECAUSE THEY'RE WANTING TO GO IN. SO WHAT WE STARTED DOING I STARTED YEARS AGO WAS SOUNDS RIGHT, SOUNDS PRETTY NEAT OR NOT. I WOULD STASH A KID IN A DIFFERENT ROOM, RIGHT? BECAUSE THE STAFF NOT ONLY HAS TO GET THE KIDS OUT, BUT THEY GOTTA SECURE THE FACILITY, MAKE SURE THEY'VE GOT ALL THE KIDS OUT BEFORE YOU'RE OUT THERE TAKING THE ROLLS. SO WE PUT A KID OVER THERE BY THE VENDING MACHINE. THEY WOULD JUST SIT THEM IN A CHAIR, AND A LOT OF TIMES THEY FAILED THOSE TESTS. WE'D DO THEM OVER AND AGAIN. BUT IT'S JUST A DRILL THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GO. AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY GO LOOK THROUGH ALL THE ROOMS. THEY DON'T CHECK A BATHROOM, THEY DON'T CHECK THE THERE'S JUST, LIKE I SAID, SECURITY RISKS AND STUFF. THAT IS JUST I'M NOT VERY COMFORTABLE WITH. BUT IF YOU DO A RISK ASSESSMENT OF OUR PROGRAM, I'M PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY NOT VERY GOOD.

BUT I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION. ANY VENDOR, SOMEBODY COMES ACES. ANOTHER POINT. SOMEBODY COMES ON WORKS AT AC, THEY WORK PLUMBING. THEY DO WHATEVER IT IS. THEY'RE JUST COMING IN THE FACILITY. THEY'RE GOING TO GO DO THEIR JOB. KIDS COULD EVENTUALLY GET AROUND WHATEVER IT IS. I'M NOT SAYING STUFF'S HAPPENED. UNFORTUNATELY IT HASN'T. BUT THERE'S JUST THE RISKS, ARE THERE? SO I SAY ALL THAT TO SAY THAT IS MY STANCE ON WHY WE DISCONTINUED IT. I HAD OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO SOME, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I TALKED TO A GRAND TOTAL OF TWO PARENTS SINCE THIS WENT DOWN THAT WE WE ANNOUNCED THIS IN MAY 27TH. WE SENT SOMETHING OUT TO THE THE THE PARENTS. YEAH. I WANTED YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU TOUCHED ON HOW ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH WE COMMUNICATED. WE SENT IT OUT TO THE PARENTS. WE DID REMINDERS. WE'VE TWICE NOW HAVE GONE TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE TO CLEAR UP MISCOMMUNICATION OR, YOU KNOW, MISINFORMATION. IT WAS IN THE NEWSLETTER. IT WAS IN THE IT WAS IN THE NEWSLETTER.

AND ANOTHER SIDE OF THAT IS TOMMY'S A VERY PRESENT PRO. IF YOU KNOW TOMMY SMITH WHO'S OUR PROGRAM COORDINATOR, HE'S OUT THERE. HE'S THERE. HE'S THERE. EVERY DAY. THE TWO FACEBOOK POSTS THAT CAME TO ME THAT STIRRED UP A LOT OF STUFF WERE PEOPLE IN OUR PROGRAM THAT NEITHER ONE OF THEM TALKED TO TOMMY OR ASKED MYSELF, SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE FIRES GO, AND IT'S THE WRONG INFORMATION WHERE THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASK US. THEY'RE SENDING THEIR KIDS TO THE PROGRAM, BUT THEY DIDN'T ASK AND THEY DIDN'T. THEY DIDN'T COMMUNICATE WITH US, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IT'S FINE. IT'S THEIR CHOICE. I WOULD LOVE TO BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP PRIOR TO THAT, BUT THAT'S NOT FOR ME TO CONTROL. AND WITH THAT, I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. SO AND I WILL SAY TOO, I DID REACH OUT TO ALL THE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS KNEW, TO FIND OUT, YOU KNOW, ANYBODY STRONGLY OBJECT OR OR ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE MADE THIS, YOU KNOW, POLICY DECISION. AND I WANT TO REITERATE IT WAS NOT TAKEN LIGHTLY. TIMES HAVE CHANGED TREMENDOUSLY, AS WE ALL KNOW, WITH EVEN WHAT HAPPENED TODAY, I'M SURE SOME OF YOU HAVE STUDENTS AT U OF A GOT A PHONE CALL. AND YES, I KNOW I DID. APRIL, CHARLOTTE DID, AND SO FORTH. TIMES HAVE CHANGED. WHICH IS WHY SECURITY MEASURES IN SCHOOLS HAVE CHANGED SO SUBSTANTIALLY, AS I'M SURE KELLY CAN RELATE TO. SO BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE WE DON'T HAVE A FACILITY THAT WAS BUILT TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. AND CERTAINLY WE DON'T WANT TO GET UP HERE AND, AND RELAY EVERY LITTLE STORY OF, OF THINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. BUT WE WERE ABLE TO STOP, YOU KNOW, BUT THAT THAT'S WHY. SO DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR FOR BLAKE? WELL, I APPRECIATE IT, BLAKE. I DO AS AS A CITY COUNCIL PERSON, I DID HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE REACH OUT THAT I GUESS THEY REALLY VALUED THE

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IT WAS NOT AN EASY DECISION. AND IT'S IT'S ONE I'M COMFORTABLE WITH, WITH LIVING WITH EVEN THOUGH IT'S IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS OF MY LIFE. SO AND I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU KNOW, MY SISTER IN LAW IS THE ONE THAT STARTED THE PROGRAM. SO I'VE BEEN AROUND IT MY WHOLE LIFE TO BASICALLY, I MEAN, MY WHOLE ADULT LIFE BECAUSE SHE'S THE ONE THAT STARTED THE PROGRAM.

AND MAYOR HARMON ASKED HER TO START IT, AND AND YOU WERE ONE OF THE FIRST COUNCILORS. SO I'VE SEEN IT GROW, AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. I JUST, I GUESS THAT THERE'S FOUR EMPLOYEES THAT WERE UTILIZING THE PROGRAM. DO THOSE FOUR EMPLOYEES HAVE PLACES FOR THEIR KIDDOS TO GO? AND NO, MINE'S TAKEN CARE OF. WELL, HOPE ALL THE OTHERS HAVE.

YES, ALL ALL THE SCHOOLS IN WHICH THEY WERE COMING FROM, THEY ALL HAVE. AND THAT'S THE THING IS, AND THAT'S THE ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR EMPLOYEES ARE TAKEN CARE OF TOO. AND SURE, ALL AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER FAMILIES THAT WERE AFFECTED. SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S THE THING WITH THE SCHOOLS THAT DO IT NOW. AND THEY'RE RIGHT THERE. THEY GOT I MEAN, I WENT THROUGH THE STUFF THEY HAD THIS WEEK AND LAST WEEK, AND PRIOR TO IT, THEY GOT SO MANY PROGRAMS THEY OFFER OUT THERE WITH THE SCHOOLS THEY GOT, YOU KNOW, THE STAFF IS TRAINED.

IT'S IT COULD BE A VERY, YOU KNOW, VERY, VERY GOOD THING FOR THE KIDS AS WELL. SO STILL IT'S TOUGH. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU APPRECIATE IT BLAKE. ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS BEFORE WE

[11. Announcement(s)]

STANDS UP WITH LOTS OF BLUE OUT THERE AND LOVE TO SEE EVERYBODY ON AUGUST. OH, AND I MUST SAY, I ALSO KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING IN MEMORY TO A CLOSE FRIEND OF THE TREATS THAT WILL BE RECOGNIZED TOO. AT THAT, ON AUGUST 30TH, WE HAVE OUR LAST MOVIE NIGHT AT THORNHILL POOL.

NO, IT'S NOT RUDY, IT IS SHREK 7:30 P.M. FREE ADMISSION. SO, YOU KNOW, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT WHILE YOU CAN, BECAUSE SEPTEMBER 1ST IS CLOSING DAY AT THE THORNHILL POOL. ALSO, CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY. GARBAGE ROUTES FOR MONDAY WILL BE PICKED UP ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND IS THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL KICKOFF MEETING AT THE BILL HARMON RECREATION CENTER AT 430. WE WILL HAVE AN INCREASE OF NUMBERS THIS YEAR. SO AS THAT PROGRAM IS GROWING, WE ARE REALLY EXCITED. SEPTEMBER 8TH IS OUR YOUTH BASKETBALL REGISTRATION PROGRAM. PLEASE EVERYONE. THIS FILLS UP VERY QUICKLY AND EVERY YEAR WE END UP WITH A WAITING LIST. SO PLEASE SPREAD THAT WORD. WE'LL OF COURSE DO OUR PART ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND SO FORTH. BUT IF THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, AS SOMEONE YOU KNOW, TELL THEM TO SIGN UP QUICKLY ON THE 8TH SEPTEMBER NINTH, WE'VE GOT OUR NEXT SENIOR LUNCHEON, 11:30 A.M. AT THE JACK EVANS SENIOR CENTER. YOU PLEASE RSVP FOR THAT. AND I ALSO WANTED TO PUT A PLUG IN. THE ROTARY IS LOOKING FOR SPONSORS FOR THEIR NEW BIG FUNDRAISER CALLED SHADOWS OVER SHERWOOD. AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO'VE ALREADY PLEDGED TO BE SPONSORS FOR IT. I KNOW THEY'LL BE REACHING OUT TO EVERYONE, BUT THIS IS. IN CASE A COUNCIL MEMBER NEEDS ONE. I IMAGINE THAT. SO DOCTOR POWELL, I BELIEVE, HAS ALREADY PUT THEM IN OUR INBOX. YES, THIS THIS IS GOING TO BE THEIR BIG FUNDRAISER FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT THEY GIVE OUT EVERY YEAR. THE THE BOOKS THEY GIVE OUT TO KIDS IN SCHOOL, THEY DO LOTS OF GREAT THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND I WAS TOLD THAT THINK ADULT HALLOWEEN PARTY COSTUMES MASQUERADE TO BE THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN SHERWOOD.

SO THINK ABOUT SPONSORING AND ATTENDING. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? WELL, YES.

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IT'LL BE AT 7 P.M. AT CITY HALL PARK. PLEASE ATTEND. SEPTEMBER 25TH IS THE SHERWOOD CHAMBER FISH FRY, FISH FRY FUNDRAISER I FROM 5 TO 7 P.M. AT SHERWOOD FOREST $15 TICKETS. CHILDREN FOUR AND UNDER ARE FREE. PLEASE BUY TICKETS IN ADVANCE. THERE WILL BE ONLY A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. LAST YEAR THEY WERE INUNDATED BY PEOPLE COMING IN AT THE THE LAST MOMENT. THIS WILL BE A BIG YEAR FOR THEM AND PLEASE CONSIDER ATTENDING THAT AND SUPPORTING IT. YES MA'AM. THERE'S A COMMITTEE THAT WAS FORMED LAST YEAR OR SO WE'VE NEVER MET YET, AND I'VE HAD ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN THAT WAS APPOINTED. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS NEVER MET. THEY THEY HAVE MET. THEY HAVE THEY HAVE NOT MET IN A WHILE BECAUSE OF COLLEEN NOT BEING HERE. BUT THAT WILL WELL, THIS IS ONE OF THE NEW MEMBERS ON IT, AND IT'S PROBABLY SINCE HE'S BEEN ON IT, THEY HAVEN'T MET. BUT BUT I WAS APPOINTED TO AND I HAVEN'T MET, I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE RIGHT BECAUSE YOU WERE NOT APPOINTED IN THE ORIGINAL BUNCH. SO THAT THAT WOULD BE WHY. BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT FALLS UNDER OUR NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR. AND SO HE'LL BE MEETING WITH YOU ALL, I'M SURE, AS WE START MOVING TOWARD YES, AGAIN, ANOTHER BUDGET SEASON. SO ALWAYS SO MUCH FUN. ANY ANYTHING ELSE? TAKE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.

SO MOVED SECOND. WELL, I'VE GOT YOU AS THE MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.