READY. I'M SO READY. LET'S GO. WAIT. WE ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF SECONDS, SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO
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GO AHEAD AND START. JUST EARLY. IT IS 6 P.M. THE DATE IS SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2025. IT IS TIME FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. PASTOR KENNY MECKFESSEL IS HERE. HE IS WITH THE RIDGE CHURCH. AND IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME UP AND DO OUR PRAYER. PLEASE. HOW Y'ALL DOING? GOOD. FATHER, WE THANK YOU TONIGHT FOR YOUR AMAZING LOVE. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING CITY, LORD, THAT YOU ARE OVER THIS CITY. YOU ARE IN THIS CITY, LORD, THAT YOU FLOW IN THIS CITY. AND SO WE THANK YOU TONIGHT THAT YOU WILL GIVE WISDOM TO OUR AMAZING CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR LORD, THAT YOU WILL BLESS THEM, THAT EVERYTHING THAT THIS CITY DOES WITH THIS LEADERSHIP, LORD, EVERYTHING THAT THEIR HANDS TOUCH ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD WILL BE BLESSED. EVERYTHING OUR MAYOR TOUCHES WILL BE BLESSED, LORD. IT WILL FLOW FROM THE CHURCHES INTO THE CITY, THE STREETS. LORD, THAT YOUR PRESENCE, EVEN AS PEOPLE DRIVE THROUGH SHERWOOD. LORD, IT IS OUR GOAL THAT THIS COMMUNITY, THIS CITY WILL BE RIGHTEOUS IN YOUR EYES, LORD, THAT WE WILL ALWAYS DO THE RIGHT THING. LORD, FROM THE TOP ALL THE WAY DOWN.AND WE THANK YOU, LORD, THAT YOU ARE GOD. WE LOVE YOU AND WE THANK YOU, LORD, THAT YOU ARE FOR US. AND TONIGHT THAT BECAUSE YOU WERE FOR US, NOTHING CAN BE AGAINST US. NO ONE CAN BE AGAINST US. WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR EVERY POLICEMAN, FIREMAN, EVERYONE WHO LABORS IN THIS CITY. LORD, YOU WILL BLESS THEM. AND WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR YOUR LOVE AND YOUR BLESSINGS UPON THIS AMAZING CITY OF SHERWOOD. IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. 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. 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 August 25, 2025, as transcribed.]
MINUTES OF THE REGULARLY CALLED MEETING ON AUGUST 25TH, 2025 AS TRANSCRIBED. MOVE FOR ADOPTION.WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION FOR A COUNCIL MEMBER. BROOKS. IS THERE A AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. BRODERICK MCCULLOUGH. I THOMAS WADE I WILLIAMS TREAT I BROOKS I TOWNSEND I YOU ALL RECEIVED A COPY OF THE AUGUST 2025
[5. August 2025 Financials ]
FINANCIALS. ANY QUESTIONS? THERE BEING NONE WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMITTEES AND COMMISSION.[6. Committees/Commissions]
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EXISTING ZONING CODE IN RESPECT TO 14.1 10.10 EXTERIOR WALL SURFACES AND ASSOCIATED TERMS IN SECTION 14.17 .02 DEFINITIONS REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THIS IS THE THIRD READING. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, SHELBY, NOT A CITY PLANNER. I WAS CURIOUS FIRST, WE WANTED TO DISCUSS ANY OF THIS, OR IF YOU HAD ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THIS EVENING AS IT PERTAINS TO THE BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS. CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY THAT THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE EASIER FOR BUSINESSES TO USE? CERTAINLY. SO WITH THIS, THE GOAL IS TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW. OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE, IT'S WELL, IT'S RIGHT AT TEN YEARS OLD AND IT DOES NOT CAPTURE MODERN MATERIALS. THERE IS NO ALLOWANCES FOR ANY TYPE OF METAL WALL COVERINGS. SO EVERYTHING DOES HAVE TO COME TO THE COUNCIL. IT DOESN'T FOCUS ON ANY LIKE STRUCTURAL ARTICULATIONS. WE'RE LOOKING AT INNOVATIVE DESIGN. AND WITH THIS PROPOSED CHANGE AS WELL, ENVISION 2040. AND I WANT TO NOTE THIS REAL QUICK. VISION 2040 IS THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH DETAILS FUTURE LAND USE GROWTH PROJECTS THAT FOR THE CITY, EVEN TRIES TO CAPTURE TOWN CENTERS TRANSPORTATION. BUT WITH THAT, ONE OF THE GOALS THAT IS IN THERE, IT FOCUSES ON REGULATORY TOOLS THAT IS FOCUSED WITH BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS, MAKING THAT SOMETHING TO SEEK INITIATIVE DESIGNED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO RATIONALE BEHIND IT. IT WILL STREAMLINE THE PROCESS. IT IS INITIATED A BUILDING PERMIT WHENEVER THAT[00:05:04]
IS APPLIED THROUGH FOR OUR OFFICE. IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED LIST, THERE IS A NONSTANDARD OPTION THAT THE APPLICANT CAN TAKE THAT WILL GO THROUGH STAFF PLANNING COMMISSION ULTIMATELY TO YOU GUYS. SHELBY, WILL YOU CLARIFY? SO IS IS THERE AN EXTRA $200 IF THEY'RE REQUESTING SOMETHING THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THIS BROADENED? YOU KNOW, FOR THE EXTERIOR WALLS. SO IT'S EXTRA FEES. SO THE FEE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NONSTANDARD BUILDING DESIGN APPLICATION. SO THAT WOULD GO THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS.THAT IS WHERE THAT FEE IS ASSOCIATED. SO IF IT'S SPEAKING TO AN EXTERIOR WALL COVERING THAT IS NOT WITHIN THIS TABLE, THAT TABLE IS SET. IT HAS DEFINITIONS. THAT WAY STAFF CAN LOOK AT THE DEFINITIONS BASED ON WHATEVER MATERIAL IS PROPOSED, AND TRY TO PLACE IT WHERE IT'S APPROPRIATE WITHIN THAT SCHEDULE OF CLASSES. OKAY. AND SO THERE'S AN INITIAL FEE THAT IF THEY'RE IN THE STANDARD, WHAT'S THE INITIAL FEE. IF THEY JUST SUBMIT. IT'S JUST PART OF THE BUILDING PLAN OKAY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS JUST TO ADD TO THAT, I KNOW THAT WHEN WE LOOKED INTO OUR FEES AND SO FORTH BEFORE WE ARE WE'RE WE ARE REALLY, REALLY BELOW WAY BELOW EVERYBODY ELSE'S. SO WE'RE NOT. AND WE HAVE FOR THE PAST COUPLE YEARS BEEN EVALUATING JUST OUR PERMITTING FEES AND TOTALITY PLANNING FEES AS WELL. AND WE ARE WELL BELOW OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES, EVEN THOSE SIZABLE IN COMPARISON. SO THAT'S SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE THAT WE WILL BE EVALUATING AS WELL. BUT I SAY ALL THAT TO SAY THERE'S NOTHING ONEROUS PROPOSED IN THIS. SO IT'S BEEN READ THREE TIMES. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS.
ROLL CALL, PLEASE. THANK YOU ALL. BRODERICK I. MCCULLOUGH I THOMAS WADE I WILLIAMS TREAT I BROOKS I TOWNSEND I THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN YES AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS ABSENT. A
[7. A resolution accepting the donation of a statue and approving the location of the placement of the donated statue (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF A STATUE AND APPROVING THE LOCATION OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE DONATED STATUE. YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE IN YOUR BOX RECEIVED A PICTURE OF IT. CAN WE KNOW WHO DONATED THIS OR IS IT ANONYMOUS DONATION? IT IS TAB AND I IN MEMORY OF TREY.OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. DONATION. YOU'RE WELCOME. HOPING TO DO MORE TO BRING ART TO SHERWOOD. AND I FIGURE WHAT BETTER EXAMPLE THAN TO BE THE FIRST ONE. AND PERHAPS THAT WILL INSPIRE OTHERS. SO. DID YOU HAVE A SPOT IN MIND? I MEAN, ARE WE APPROVING THE LOCATION TONIGHT? IT'S GOING TO IT'S GOING TO BE OVER BY THE BY THE POND. IT'S REAL MEMORIES. IT'S, YOU KNOW, FISHING AND TWO LITTLE BOYS. SO THAT'S WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRODERICK AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WADE FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE RESOLUTION. BRODERICK MCCULLOUGH, I THOMAS WADE WILLIAMS TREAT I BROOKS I TOWNSEND I THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS ABSENT MAYBE MORE PEOPLE WILL SEE THIS AND MAYBE START DONATING IN MEMORY OF OR IN HONOR OF OR. HOWEVER. SO IT'S A NEAT THANK YOU. THAT'S
[8. An ordinance amending ordinance 1317 regarding open burning in the city, declaring an emergency and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]
THE HOPE. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1317 REGARDING OPEN BURNING IN THE CITY, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. FIRST READING. SO JUST TO EXPLAIN TO YOU ALL THROUGH, WE ENDED UP FINDING OUT CHIEF CAME TO ME. AND WHAT WE ARE DOING IS BASICALLY CODIFYING THE EXACTLY THE PROCEDURES THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS. WE THOUGHT IT WAS ALREADY CODIFIED AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS NOT CODIFIED. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO CAN I ASK, DOES THIS IS THERE AN ALLOWANCE FOR THE LARGE LOTS IN SHERWOOD TO BURN? THEY'RE LIKE DEAD TREES. OR BECAUSE I JUST SAW THIS AS[00:10:05]
CONSTRUCTION OR DEVELOPMENT. RIGHT. CHIEF SAWYER, HE WOULD BE THE EXPERT ON THIS. HE CAN SPEAK TO IT. I'M GOING. GOOD EVENING. KNOW WHAT? WHAT? HOW WE DO IT RIGHT NOW IS HOW WE ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS. BUT HOW HOW WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL IT. IS WE. THE ONLY BURNING ALLOWED IS FOR CLEARING A LOT FOR CONSTRUCTION OR STORM DAMAGE. AND THEN THAT STORM DAMAGE HAS TO BE WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME. IT CAN'T BE THREE YEARS FROM NOW YOU DECIDE TO START BURNING OR THREE YEARS AGO. SO IT'S ONLY FOR STORM DAMAGE. AND IF THEY'RE CLEARING THE LOT TO BUILD THEIR. NO LEAF BURNING. NO IN THE BACKYARD. THERE YOU GO. NO. AND WE WERE ASKED FOR AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THIS HAS BEEN THE PROCEDURE. WE DO HAVE SOME DEVELOPMENTS THAT THIS WOULD HINDER IF WE PUT IT OFF FOR THREE MONTHS. BECAUSE NOW THAT WE KNOW THAT WE HADN'T CODIFIED THIS, WE CAN'T OR AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CANNOT ISSUE ANY PERMITS FOR DEVELOPMENT OR ANYTHING UNTIL THIS IS CODIFIED. SO WE'RE TRYING TO RECTIFY THAT. AND THAT'S WHY THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE RULES IN PLACE ON SECOND READING. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THE READING FORWARD BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS. ROLL CALL. BRODRICK MCCULLOUGH, I THOMAS WADE WILLIAMS. TREAT I BROOKS I TOWNSEND I AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1317 REGARDING OPEN BURNING IN THE CITY, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. SECOND READING. MAY WE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PLACE ON THIRD READING SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADVANCE THE READING BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCALL.BRODERICK, I, MCCULLOUGH, I THOMAS, WADE WILLIAMS. TREAT I BROOKS I TOWNSEND I AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1317 REGARDING OPEN BURNING IN THE CITY, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THIRD READING MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. IN A SECOND, BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRODERICK. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. BRODERICK MCCULLOUGH I THOMAS WADE WILLIAMS. TREAT. BROOKS I TOWNSEND. YES. AND THERE'S AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE. BRODERICK MCCULLOUGH I. THOMAS WADE WILLIAMS. TREAT BROOKS I TOWNSEND I OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS. WOW. ALL RIGHT
[11.Announcement(s)]
ANNOUNCEMENTS SEPTEMBER 24TH IS COFFEE WITH A COP. AND THAT WILL BE AT SUNNYSIDE CAFE FROM 7:30 A.M. TO 9:30 A.M. ON SEPTEMBER 25TH. WE'VE GOT THE SHERWOOD CHAMBER FISH FRY, FISH FRY FUNDRAISER. SORRY. SAY THAT THREE TIMES FROM 5 TO 7 P.M. AT SHERWOOD FOREST. TICKETS ARE $15. CHILDREN FOUR AND UNDER ARE FREE. THEY WILL BE VERY LIMITED AT THE DOOR, SO PLEASE DO THAT IN ADVANCE. THE SENIOR LUNCHEON WILL BE OCTOBER 7TH, 1130 AT THE JACK EVANS SENIOR CENTER. PLEASE RSVP FOR THAT OCTOBER 11TH. I SAW SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE ASKING ABOUT THIS.THAT IS THE SHRED A THON FROM 9 A.M. TO NOON AT THE SENIOR CENTER PARKING LOT. OCTOBER 13TH. WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR COLUMBUS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY, OCTOBER 16TH. THE SHERWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE ITS NIGHT TO UNITE. DID YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE CLOSED? OH, NO. I'M SO SORRY. YOU ARE CORRECT. OFFICES ARE OPEN AS WHAT IT SAYS HERE. THANK YOU.
MAYBE THAT WAS WISHFUL THINKING, I DON'T KNOW, AM I PROJECTING? OFFICE IS OPEN ON OCTOBER 16TH.
SHERWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT. 19 NIGHT. 5:30 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M. PLEASE ATTEND IF YOU CAN. WE HAVE A BLOOD DRIVE ON OCTOBER 16TH AT THE BILL HARMON RECREATION CENTER. AND ON OCTOBER 17TH, THE SHERWOOD CHAMBER GOLF SCRAMBLE. AND I'M SURE YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION FROM THE CHAMBER. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? MOVE TO ADJOURN. YES, SIR. OLD
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BUSINESS. ISSUE FROM AMP. NO. NO. WE'LL DISCUSS THAT LATER. YEP. ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY. MOVE TO ADJOURN. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS. AND A SECOND* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.