HANDHELD MICS. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. WE'LL CALL THE ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS COMMISSION MEETING
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FOR NOVEMBER 5TH, 2025 TO ORDER. D WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? YES. MARINA? YES. HERE.[3. Vote on New Commissioners]
YES. APRIL. HERE. JOSH, HERE. AND WE'RE GOING TO SKIP ON POINT NUMBER TWO. WE HAD THE JUDGE COME OVER SO WE COULD SWEAR IN A NEW COMMISSIONER. TODAY WE HAVE A NEW COMMISSIONER TO VOTE IN. CARISSA, COULD YOU COME UP AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF? YEAH. AND THEN AFTER A BRIEF SUMMARY FROM HER, I'LL TAKE A MOTION FROM THE COMMISSION. HI, MY NAME IS KRISTA FARMER. I AM THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, SHERWOOD. OUR PROPERTY HAS BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW, AND I'VE BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF. I HAVE A FOUR YEAR OLD AND I HAVE A NEW SIX MONTH OLD. SO I DON'T LIVE IN SHERWOOD. I LIVE RIGHT ON THE CORNER OF JACKSONVILLE AND SHERWOOD BORDER. BUT AGAIN, WITH THE HOTEL BEING IN SHERWOOD, WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR COMING AND CONSIDERING BEING A PART OF THE COMMISSION. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OR WOULD THERE BE A MOTION? I MOVE WE HAVE CARISSA ON OUR COMMISSION SECOND OKAY. MOTION BY MARINA. SECOND BY JEFF. JEFF. YES. MARINA. YES. YES. APRIL I. JOSH. YES. AND JUDGE, WOULD YOU, SIR, PLEASE, IF I COULD GET YOU TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME, I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT. THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, AND I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES. OFFICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION.NOPE. NOPE NOPE. OH. ADVERTISING PROMOTION COMMITTEE UPON WHICH I LAY, UPON WHICH I'M ENTERING. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. MR. DO YOU HAVE A SEAT ON EITHER SIDE HERE, UP HERE WITH US? OH, YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. AND WE'LL CIRCLE BACK TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO ABOUT
[2. Approval of September 17, 2025, minutes]
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. AND YOU'LL JUST ABSTAIN FROM THAT VOTE WHEN THE VOTE'S CALLED FOR.CARISSA. YES. I'LL HAVE TO ABSTAIN TOO. I WASN'T HERE, OKAY. THE APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER MINUTES. OKAY. Y'ALL HAVE THE MINUTES BEFORE YOU IF YOU'LL IF YOU HAVEN'T REVIEWED THOSE ALREADY FROM YOUR EMAIL, IF YOU'LL TAKE A MINUTE TO LOOK THROUGH IT. AND GET THE VOTE.
SINCE YOU WERE HERE. YEAH, I WAS THINKING OVER I WAS IN FLORIDA. MOTION. WE APPROVE THE MINUTES. SECOND. WHO IS THAT? APRIL. APRIL. APRIL 2ND. YEP. OKAY. GREAT CALL. YES. CHEF.
YES MARINA I. KEN. YES. APRIL I JOSH. YES. OKAY. MOVING ON TO POINT NUMBER FOUR, THE 2026
[4. 2026 Proposed Budget]
PROPOSED BUDGET. YOU'VE GOT A BUDGET BEFORE YOU. THAT'S SOMETHING FOR US TO LOOK OVER AS A COMMISSION, HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT. WE DON'T DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION OR TO HAVE THIS BUDGET APPROVED TODAY IF YOU NEED TO TAKE IT HOME AND REVIEW OVER IT, WE CERTAINLY CAN DO THAT IN DECEMBER IF NEED BE. I THINK THAT'S BEEN OUR COMMON PRACTICE IN THE PAST, IS TO LOOK OVER IT FOR A WHILE AND THEN FINALIZE IT AT THE DECEMBER MEETING. SO I KNOW YOU AND ALEX KIND OF SAT DOWN WITH BLAKE AND THE MAYOR AND WENT OVER THIS. SO I KNOW IT'S AND I SEE UP HERE IT SAYS CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE. SO I KNOW Y'ALL TRYING TO BE CONSERVATIVE. AND I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH BECAUSE I KNOW WE WEREN'T WE'VE BEEN KIND OF DOWN A LITTLE BIT IN OUR REVENUES THIS YEAR. SO. IT'S A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE DISBURSEMENT SIDE. DOES ANYONE FROM PARKS WANT TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THAT DISBURSEMENTS.BECAUSE THOSE DISBURSEMENTS ARE USUALLY OUT OF YOUR SIDE. WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION. WELL, THERE'S
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FOUR DISBURSEMENTS DOWN THERE UNDER CAPITAL DISBURSEMENTS. SO IF YOU WANT I'D LIKE AN EXPLANATION OF THOSE DISBURSEMENTS PLEASE. I BROUGHT MY GLASSES. I'M SORRY OKAY. SO IN. THE THE BRADENTON SIGNAGE OBVIOUSLY THAT'S GOING TO CARRY OVER TO THIS YEAR THE 34,000 THERE. OF COURSE THAT CAME WAY DOWN FROM WHAT WAS IT 200. RIGHT. SO WE DIDN'T NOT WAY DOWN. THE REASON I'M ASKING ABOUT THAT. SO WE DID NOT PAY FOR THAT THIS PAST YEAR. NO, IT HASN'T BEEN COMPLETED. OKAY. THE SPILLWAY WE ALLOCATED THE 80,000 FOR. I THINK I DID 80%, WHICH WOULD BE WHAT, 80,000? WHAT DO YOU COME UP WITH JEFF THAT DAY? LIKE 82 SOMETHING ANYWAY? YEAH. 8080, 80, 80. THAT'S STILL THE SAME THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO PAY THE, THE 20% AND GO IN THE CITY, PAY THE. YES. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO PUT IN THE, THE 20 I MEAN THE OPPOSITE. YEAH. YEAH. YOU'RE GOING TO PAY THE 80. WE'RE GOING TO PAY THE, WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT IN THE 26 BUDGET. BUT THIS IS A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN WE THOUGHT. RIGHT.THE 80. YEAH. IT'LL BE ACTUALLY WE NEED TO WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT. IT'LL BE LIKE 80 8283 OKAY. IF Y'ALL ARE DOING THE 80% OF THE HUNDRED AND WHATEVER IT IS. SO WE PROBABLY NEED TO CHANGE THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT. DURAN PARK 416. THE THE ESTIMATE IS LIKE SIX 3640.
DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WE'RE GOING TO GET THE GRANT. SO FOR THE BIG PROJECT, IF Y'ALL WANT TO DO THE 416, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE 210 AS IF WE GOT THE GRANT SO WE CAN GET THAT COMPLETED.
AND THEN MISCELLANEOUS 10,000 FOR ANY AND EVERY OTHER THING THAT COMES UP. SO THAT DO WHAT THAT 10,000 CAN HELP WITH. YEAH. YEAH. THAT WOULD ACTUALLY COVER THE EXTRA 2 OR 3000 FOR THE SPILLWAY. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE DURAN PARK PROJECT FOR THE 416. LIKE WHAT WHAT WOULD THAT ENTAIL. SO WELL OKAY, SO I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT A DRAWING. SO BASICALLY REMOVING EVERYTHING OUTSIDE EXCEPT THE PLAYGROUND AND THE SWING SET, BOTH TENNIS COURTS WILL COME OUT. THE CURRENT SMALL BASKETBALL COURT THAT'S THERE ON THAT TOP LEVEL YOU WOULD HAVE PARKING, WHICH WILL BENEFIT NOT ONLY THE ART SCHOOL, BUT WHEN WE DO WITH THE TENNIS COURT IS IT'LL BE A FULL COURT BASKETBALL WITH LIGHTING, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID DOWN AT CHERRYWOOD. AND THEN AND IN THE TOP TENNIS COURT, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE MORE PARKING. SO BASICALLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PARKING AND A TENNIS COURT. YEAH. AND IT ALSO DOES HAVE A ADA BATHROOM LIKE WE'VE BEEN PUTTING IN ALL THE OTHER PARTS. SORRY, I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT. YEAH OKAY. SO SIDEWALK. YEAH. AND IT DOES. MAYOR'S RIGHT. IT'LL HAVE SIDEWALK CONNECTING RIGHT NOW. THERE'S NO GOOD WAY TO GET FROM RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE FIRE STATION ON SHERWOOD TO LIKE, THE PLAYGROUND AND STUFF. SO IT'LL CONNECT ALL THAT AND IT'LL ALL BE GRADED OFF WHERE IT'S ALL, YOU KNOW, UP TO ADA STANDARDS. SO YOU CAN GET FROM HERE TO THE BATHROOM OR HERE TO THE PLAYGROUND. IT'LL ALL BE CONNECTED. SO YOU CAN MANEUVER AROUND THE PARK UP TO ADA STANDARDS. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? OKAY. WHAT IS. I DON'T HAVE ANY.
THAT'S. I JUST WANTED THOSE DISBURSEMENTS SINCE THEY'RE DOWN THERE EXPLAINED. SO Y'ALL, THE SCHEMATIC OF IT. YEAH I'VE GOT I MEAN I REMEMBER BASICALLY A LONG TIME AGO WHEN WE WERE GOING AFTER THE GRANT, I JUST HAD FORGOTTEN. IT'S NO PROBLEM. WE CAN RESEND IT. YEAH, WE CAN SEND THAT TO YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO. YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT TO SEND AN EMAIL TO SEE THE AMP COMMISSION. ONLY APRIL AND I SAW IT, BUT THE AMP COMMISSION DID NOT SEE IT BECAUSE WE'RE ON THE COUNCIL WHEN WE WERE GOING AFTER THE GRANT. I GUESS THIS IS A ALEX AND JOSH QUESTION MAYBE. OKAY. UNDER EVENTS CATEGORY FOR 51,000 BECAUSE RONNIE IS HERE. DID THAT INCLUDE THE CHAMBER. WAS THAT LAST YEAR WHEN WE DID WHAT WHAT WAS WHAT DID WE INCLUDE THE CHAMBER UNDER LAST YEAR. ADVERTISING UNDER ADVERTISING. DOES THAT 45,000 INCLUDE THE CHAMBER THAT WE. SO IT'S THE SAME AS IT WAS LAST YEAR, SAME AS IT WAS LAST YEAR. OKAY. SO FOR THIS YEAR IT'S THE SAME AS LAST YEAR OKAY. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING THE SAME FOR
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THE CHAMBER THIS YEAR AS WE DID LAST YEAR. OKAY. SO THE SAME AMOUNT THAT WE SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING BECAUSE ONE THING I WANTED TO AND I MENTIONED THIS TO JOSH I THINK WHEN WE TALKED I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO GET A BANNER THAT SAID SPONSORED BY AMP COMMISSION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO WHEN WE DO THESE EVENTS, LIKE THE CONCERTS, THE 4TH OF JULY, WE SPONSOR THE FIREWORKS, THE CONCERTS WE SPONSORED, THE THE BANDS. I LIKE FOR US TO HAVE A BANNER UP SAYING THAT WE'RE SPONSOR OF THESE EVENTS. SO WINTERFEST, WE'RE A SPONSOR OF THAT. SOME OF THESE EVENTS I LIKE FOR US TO HAVE A BANNER UP. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH ONE OF THESE BIG BANNERS WOULD COST, BUT I DON'T KNOW. THAT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO COME OUT OF THE ADVERTISING ALSO. SO I USED TO HAVE THE THEATER. WE USED TO HAVE WE USED TO HAVE ONE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO IT. YOU IT MAY BE AROUND. I DON'T KNOW, I'LL LOOK. I CERTAINLY THINK WE COULD WE CAN COVER THAT OUT OF OUR ADVERTISING. OKAY. WHY WAS THIS OTHER INCOME FROM LAST YEAR, 2500? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT. THAT WAS FROM THE BOOKS. THE THE, YOU KNOW, THE BOOKS.GOT IT. AND OF COURSE, WE'RE NOT SELLING ANY OF THOSE BOOKS, ARE WE? DO YOU THINK WE COULD, LIKE, HAVE A FIRE SALE ON THOSE LIKE US? LIKE BRING THEM TO THE SENIOR CENTER AND, LIKE, ASK THEM IF THEY WANT TO BUY THEM FOR 5 OR $10 OR WE'VE NEVER REQUIRED A CERTAIN AMOUNT AND THEY'VE BEEN AT THE SENIOR CENTER BECAUSE, WELL, SOMEONE SAID THEY WENT AND ASKED ABOUT THEM AND THEY WERE SELLING, TELLING THEM THEY HAD TO PAY $20 FOR THEM. I DON'T I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT. OKAY. WE IT WAS NOT MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS LIKE A SET PRICE OR OKAY, BUT WE THOUGHT, I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE WE'VE GOT OTHER FORMS IN TERMS OF INCOME, IT MAY BE EVEN GOOD JUST TO GET THEM TO ANYBODY TO I MEAN, I TOTALLY AGREE. I MEAN, ABSOLUTELY, IF IT WANTS TO TAKE THEM. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT IF YOU WANT. HERE'S THIS GUY'S AT THE SCHEMATIC. JUST IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT RIGHT NOW FOR THE SHOWS, THE PARKING, THE BASKETBALL. WE'LL STILL SEND THAT OUT TO YOU ALL SO YOU CAN BLOW IT UP AND LOOK AT IT AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. JEFF, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET OR ANY CONCERNS? KARISSA, THIS IS THIS IS NEW FOR YOU. I REMEMBER FOR YEARS BEING A PART OF THIS AND JUST BEING LIKE BLOWN AWAY AT ALL THE. YEAH. SO BUILDING MAINTENANCE WHAT WHICH BUILDING ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? I GUESS WE WENT FROM 50,000 TO 10,000.
YEAH. EVERYBODY. OKAY. SO I'M BUILDING MAINTENANCE. WE DID THE ROAD BEHIND FIELD ONE WITH THAT LAST YEAR. INSTEAD OF JUST LEAVING IT BLANK IT WE WENT WITH 10,000 JUST TO COVER ANY EXPENSES THAT COME UP. I THINK MOST OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE ASSISTED IN ARE MORE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAN THEY ARE, LIKE MAINTENANCE RELATED, YOU KNOW, LIKE FIXING A SIDEWALK OR ROOFING A BUILDING OR WHATEVER. WE CERTAINLY COULD PIVOT IF THAT NEED ARISES IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, BUT WE BASICALLY SPENT NOTHING OUT OF THAT BUDGET LAST YEAR OUT OF THE BUILDING. YEAH, YEAH, WE BUDGETED 50. WE SPENT 43. OKAY. SO WE STAYED, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE STAYED UNDER BUT. THERE'S LITTLE THERE IF WE NEED IT, WE USE IT. IF WE DON'T YEAH WE DON'T. DID WE USE HARDLY ANY OF IT THE PREVIOUS YEAR? I KNOW AT ONE POINT WE IT'S I MEAN IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER, BUT I KNOW IT'S, IT'S KIND OF FLUCTUATED UP AND DOWN. BUT YOU DON'T SEE ANY NEEDS FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR. CORRECT. ANY BIG ITEMS TO HAVE IT AT 50,000. THAT'S WHY WE WERE ABLE TO CUT THAT BUDGET. I MEAN, NO OKAY, OKAY. I THINK THAT'D BE FINE. YOU KNOW, THE BIG TICKET ITEM WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE DORAN PARK AND THE SPILLWAY. YEAH. LIKE GET THOSE KNOCKED OUT. AND YEAH, OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK WE'LL BE FINE. YEAH. TRYING TO ENCOURAGE THE STAY AND PLAY. I DON'T KNOW IF I COINED THAT PHRASE OR STOLE IT, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. AND SURE, WE WANT EVERYBODY TO STAY AND PLAY AND THEN SPEND MONEY. I TELL YOU WHAT MAN. THAT AGAIN, THANK Y'ALL FOR THE PLAYGROUND AT CHERRYWOOD. IT HAS BEEN. AND THE OTHER ONES OBVIOUSLY, BUT THAT ONE HAS BEEN RECEIVED VERY WELL. YEAH. HE WAS HE SHARED WITH ME AT ANOTHER TIME. I MET
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UP WITH SEAN THAT YOU HAD TO GO INSTALL, I THINK 3 OR 4 ADDITIONAL TRASH CANS, BECAUSE IT'S JUST GETTING USED SO MUCH THAT WE ENDED UP WITH SIX DOWN THERE, BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE OVER THE WEEKENDS WAS JUST JUST CRAZY. SO WE WERE EVEN CONSIDERING SENDING PEOPLE ON A, YOU KNOW, LIKE EITHER SATURDAY OR SUNDAY TO, TO KEEP UP WITH THE TRAFFIC THAT'S DOWN THERE BETWEEN THE BASKETBALL AND THE PLAYGROUND. IT'S ALL DAY DOWN THERE. AND ON THE WEEKENDS IT'S REALLY, REALLY ALL DAY. SO I KNOW I CALLED HIM UP BECAUSE THERE WAS A DOG DOWN THERE AND I SAID, DID YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT PUTTING DOGGY BAGS DOWN THERE? AND THEY SAID, THEY SAID, WE'RE ON IT. IT IS, IT IS THERE. THEY SAID, WE ARE ON IT. YEP. SO THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA.WE GOT THAT ORDERED AND IT'S INSTALLED. SO SO THEY THESE GUYS ARE ON STUFF LIKE THAT. SO I APPRECIATE THEM. I KNOW I ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS UP HERE, BUT THEY ARE WHEN WE CALL AND ASK THEM SOMETHING LIKE THAT THEY'RE ON IT. YEAH. SO YEAH ANYTHING LIKE I SAID I THINK WE ALL AGREE ANYTHING TO MAKE IT BETTER. YEAH. SO YOU KNOW JUST WHAT WE AND ALL THE TRASH WAS THAT TAKEOUT FOOD. SO WE'RE GETTING REVENUE FROM IT. THEY WERE SHOTGUN DAN BOXES. YEAH.
YEAH. YOU KNOW, BUT IT REALLY IT LOOKS LIKE AND I'VE, I'VE SEEN IT MYSELF, YOU KNOW, THE LITTLE PAVILION OR THE GAZEBO. PEOPLE COME DOWN THERE, HAVE PICNICS, THEY SIT OUT THERE IN THE GRASS. I MEAN, IT'S YEAH, IT'S JUST BEEN WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO TAKE SOME MORE PICNIC TABLES DOWN THERE THIS WEEK SO PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY SET OUT IN THE GRASS AND HAVE SOMETHING TO SIT ON. LIKE I SAID, IT'S IT'S IT'S CRAZY, BUT GOOD, GOOD. CRAZY. ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL I'M STILL LOOKING THOUGH, SO I WAS JUST LOOKING TO SEE I WAS LOOKING AT OUR SO I KNOW IT VARIES MONTH TO MONTH, BUT OUR PROJECTED WAS 116,000 A MONTH. I WAS JUST LOOKING TO SEE WHERE WE WERE AT. WELL, OUR DEFICITS IT TO DATE IS 61,000, BUT AS ALEX IS POINTED OUT, WE HAVE MADE UP IN OUR. INTEREST REVENUE. SO WE'RE DOING WELL. BUT OUR OUR BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY HAD LOOKED AT IT EARLIER TODAY, OUR DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR 61,000 IN HAMBURGER TAX. IS THERE ANY NEW. AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT NAMES, BUT IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESSES THAT ARE PROJECTED TO OPEN. DOES THE CITY HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT OR 1 OR 2 OR. THERE ARE SOME I CANNOT DISCUSS AT THIS TIME. ONE WOULD BE HUGE, BUT THERE ARE TWO THAT HAVE ALREADY MADE THEIR ANNOUNCEMENTS GRANDPAS AND THEY'RE EXPECTED TO BE OPEN SHORTLY AFTER THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, AS WELL AS THE JAPANESE RESTAURANT THAT TOOK OVER THE ON THE BORDER. SO THOSE ARE TWO THAT ARE DEFINITE. THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING.
THEY'VE ALREADY PULLED THE PERMITS, REMODELED. THEY'VE ALREADY GOT THEIR THE JAPANESE RESTAURANT THERE. THE LIQUOR LIQUOR PERMIT IS IN PLAY. ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. AND THEN THERE ARE. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE THAT I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE MENTIONING, BUT THEY HAVE APPLIED FOR THEIR LIQUOR PERMIT, WHICH WOULD BE A NEW RESTAURANT. WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE THAT IS IN THEIR SITE PLAN STAGE WORKING WITH. THEY HAVE PURCHASED THE LAND, THEY'RE IN THE SITE PLAN ANOTHER ONE. THEY'VE NOT CLOSED ON THE PROPERTY YET, BUT THAT I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY THAT THE PARTY THAT NEEDED TO SELL THE LAND DID AGREE, DID AGREE TO SELL THE LAND, AND THAT THERE'S ONE OTHER ONE THAT IS IN WORKING WITH OUR STAFF RIGHT NOW, ON WITH THEIR ENGINEER ON SITE PLAN. SO THE GOOD NEWS IS THINGS ARE FINALLY MOVING FORWARD AND WE WILL BE HAVING MULTIPLE RESTAURANTS. SO THAT SHOULD HELP WITH SALES. THANK YOU. JUST JUST THOSE TWO COMMISSION. I CAN TELL YOU IF THEY DO A JUST AN AVERAGE MONTHLY SALES WOULD MAKE UP FOR THAT DEFICIT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE 2% REVENUE. SO THAT'S LOOKING GOOD FOR OUR 2026. SO CERTAINLY LOOK OVER IT. IF YOU'VE GOT MORE QUESTIONS YOU CAN EMAIL ME. WE CAN OR WE CAN EMAIL THE CITY IF WE'VE GOT QUESTIONS. AND THEN COME PREPARED FOR DECEMBER TO TRY TO APPROVE THIS BUDGET. ANY QUESTIONS YOU CAN REACH OUT TO
[5. Announcements]
ME VIA EMAIL. YOU KNOW, WHENEVER. SO LET'S MOVE ON TO NUMBER FIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS. THIS IS JUST A SECTION OF THE AGENDA WHERE WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY TO COME UP FROM EACH DEPARTMENT AND KIND OF BRING US UP TO DATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT TOWARDS THE END OF THE[00:20:04]
YEAR. WE'VE GOT COMING UP AND THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER AND THEN IN DECEMBER. I KNOW RONNIE FROM THE CHAMBER HAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT. OKAY. ANNOUNCEMENT YOUR. OH, YES. ANNOUNCEMENT. THANK YOU A THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE THESE HATS PAID FOR OUR GOLF TOURNAMENT. THEY CAME OUT REALLY WELL. THE GOLFERS WERE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THESE. THEY SAID THIS WAS THE BEST ONE THAT THEY'VE EVER GOTTEN. SO I BROUGHT SOME HATS FOR YOU GUYS TO HAVE. WE HAVE VISORS AND WE HAVE BASEBALL CAPS THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM. AND IF THERE'S ANY EXTRA, FEEL FREE TO HAVE THEM.BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SPONSORING. YEAH. COOL. THANK YOU. OKAY, A LITTLE ADVERTISING UPDATE. THERE'S SOME STUFF IN YOUR PACKET THAT JUST TALKS ABOUT FACEBOOK ADVERTISING AND, AND HOW WELL THAT'S GONE FOR US THIS YEAR. AND AND AS YOU KNOW, IT'S A ECONOMICAL AND VERY QUANTIFIABLE WAY FOR US TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EVENTS AND EVERYTHING. AND SO THAT IS YOU CAN SEE THE EVENTS THAT WE'VE WE'VE DONE ADVERTISING ON AND KIND OF THE RESULTS CURRENTLY, WE'RE RUNNING WINTERFEST ADS. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THEM POP UP WHEN YOU'RE ON FACEBOOK, AND WE WILL SEGUE THAT RIGHT INTO TRAIL OF LIGHTS, PUSHING THAT SOME. AND OTHER THAN THAT, WE HAD THE ONE PRINT AD, THERE'S A, THERE'S A, A PDF OF IT PRINTED OUT THERE OF THE ARKANSAS LOVE WHERE WE LIVE. THAT'S AN ARKANSAS BUSINESS PUBLISHING GROUP PUBLICATION THAT COMES OUT EVERY TWO YEARS. AND SO SO THAT'S IN THERE. OTHER THAN THAT, WE TRY TO EXPLORE EVERY FREE OPTION WE CAN BILLBOARDS, ETCETERA, TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT EVERYTHING AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT OUR EVENTS. AND I KNOW THAT CHLOE AND KATIE HAVE BEEN POUNDING THE PAVEMENT GETTING DONATIONS, AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A MUCH BETTER YEAR THIS YEAR, REVENUE WISE, ON EVENTS THAN PROBABLY IN A WHILE. SO PROUD OF THOSE TWO AND THE CALENDAR IS COMING TOGETHER. I HOPE TO HAVE THAT FINISHED RIGHT AFTER WINTERFEST.
HAVE SOME PLACEHOLDERS FOR FOR DECEMBER PICTURES. PRICINGS COME IN RIGHT ABOUT THE SAME.
WE ORDERED 2500 FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. UNLESS Y'ALL HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON A LARGER QUANTITY, PEOPLE LOVE THEM. I THINK THAT EVERYBODY WILL BE PLEASED WITH THE MIX OF PICTURES THAT ARE FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS AND THE THINGS THAT THEY AMP COMMISSION HAS CONTRIBUTED TO, AS WELL AS PICTURES OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF CITY COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF CITY STAFF. BUT AGAIN, I'LL HAVE THAT HOPEFULLY. WELL, I WON'T HAVE IT COMPLETELY FINISHED IN DECEMBER BECAUSE WINTERFEST WILL BE RIGHT AFTER THAT. SO ANYWAY, GOT GOT A COUPLE CUTE LITTLE GUYS IN THERE. SO ANYWAY, BUT BUT OTHER THAN THAT, RIGHT NOW PRINT ADVERTISING, WE'RE KIND OF WAITING TO KIND OF WAITING TO SEE WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN ON SOME THINGS. SO IF YOU, IF YOU GET MY, MY CATCH, MY DRIFT ON THAT. SO BECAUSE WE MIGHT HAVE THE NEED FOR SOME MORE PRINT, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE EVENT PLANNERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IF WE HAVE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVERTISE THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST HOLDING STEADY ON WHAT WE'VE WHAT WE'VE GOT AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THAT STUFF? NO. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. YEAH OKAY. SO TAG TEAM. YEAH. DREAM TEAM. THAT'S RIGHT. DREAM TEAM. DREAM TEAM. ON THIS THURSDAY TOMORROW WE HAVE NIGHT OF REMEMBRANCE, WHICH I'M SURE YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT IT, BUT IT IS AN EVENT WHERE IT'LL BE OUT AT CITY HALL PARK 6 P.M. WE WILL HAVE BAGS WITH SAND AND THE TEALIGHT CANDLES, THE BATTERY OPERATED ONES WHERE YOU CAN WRITE NAMES OF LOVED ONES ON THERE AND JUST HONOR THEM. BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS BEGIN, WE'LL HAVE SOME MUSIC GROUPS OUT THERE, SO IT'LL BE JUST A REALLY NICE EVENT. THURSDAY AT 6 P.M. WINTERFEST, THE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC REGISTRATION FORMS CLOSED ON THE FIRST, SO WE'RE SITTING AT 50 PARTICIPANTS IN THE PARADE. WE STILL HAVE SOME FROM THE SCHOOLS, LIKE THE DIFFERENT BANDS AND STUFF TRICKLING IN. THEY HAD TO GET APPROVAL AND, YOU KNOW, GO THROUGH THEIR PROCESS. BUT 50 AND COUNTING. BUT IT WON'T GET TOO MUCH LARGER THAN THAT. AND THEN 60 PARTICIPANTS FOR WINTERFEST AS VENDORS, WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE NOT ONLY WILL THEY BE SELLING AWESOME THINGS, BUT THEY EACH PAY $50 AS A VENDOR FEE. SO THAT WAS ADDITIONAL REVENUE. THAT NUMBER OF VENDORS HAS GONE UP THIS YEAR FROM LAST YEAR. SO INCREASED REVENUE. COOL. LOOKING BACK ON 2025, WE DID SEE AN INCREASE IN REVENUE FROM
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EVENTS. SPECIFICALLY, EVERY FOOD TRUCK VENDOR, THEY ALL PAY THAT FEE. AND THEN OF COURSE THE 2% THAT THEY PAY WHEN THEY DO BUSINESS AT THESE EVENTS. AND THEN WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN AN INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE ONES THAT WE CAN TRACK. SO WE DON'T I, WE CAN TRACK THE CONCERT NUMBERS FROM 20 TO 24 AND FOOD, FIREWORKS AND FOOD TRUCKS AND A WINTERFEST. AND THEN OF COURSE, WINTERFEST HASN'T HAPPENED YET THIS YEAR. SO FROM WHAT WE CAN TRACK, SAW AN 11.8% INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE CONCERTS AND A 39.5% INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE FOR FIREWORKS AND FOOD TRUCKS. WOW. YEAH. SO THAT'S AWESOME. AND THEN LOOKING AHEAD, WE HAVE STARTED RECEIVING SOME SPONSORSHIPS FROM BUSINESSES, WHICH IS AWESOME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT JUST SHOWS THAT THESE ARE GROWING AND THEY'RE BECOMING BIGGER. AND BECAUSE OF THE INVESTMENT THAT Y'ALL MADE ON THE FRONT END, BUSINESSES ARE LOOKING TO GET INVOLVED. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP GROWING AND MAKING THEM BETTER AND BETTER. AND WE HAVE STARTED SECURING THE LINEUP FOR THE CONCERT SERIES FOR NEXT YEAR. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT ON EVENTS. COOL. THANK YOU. ALEX, WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP? I JUST REMEMBERED SOMETHING THAT WE NEEDED TO DISCUSS IN THIS IN THIS MEETING, THE CD RENEWAL, BECAUSE I THINK IT RENEWS. DOES IT RENEW THE END OF THIS MONTH? THAT'S CORRECT. IT EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE MONTH, AND WE WILL SEND OUT REQUEST FOR BIDS THE WEEK OF THE 17TH. OKAY. NORMALLY COME IN IN THAT WEEK, AND IT TAKES ABOUT A DAY OR TWO TO TRANSFER IT. IF SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO WIN THAT BID.OKAY. YEAH. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE IT STANDS FOR NOW. IT'S YOU DON'T NEED ANY ACTION ITEMS. I'M SORRY. YOU DON'T NEED ANY ACTION ITEMS FROM THE COMMISSION. NOT AT THIS POINT.
YEAH. WE'RE WE'RE GOOD FOR NOW. AND THE COMMISSION STILL, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A VOTE ON THIS, BUT WE'RE STILL IN FAVOR OF RENEWING THE CD AND HAVING THAT INTEREST INCOME.
YOU'LL YOU'LL SEEK THE BEST RATES AND THEN GO. ABSOLUTELY. I'LL SEND YOU AN EMAIL. OKAY.
LETTING YOU KNOW WHERE THINGS STAND. AND PRIOR TO MAKING ANY MOVE OF COURSE. AND LOOK FOR THAT THE WEEK OF THE 17TH TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. OKAY? OKAY, GOOD. YOU REMIND US HOW MUCH IS IN THE CD. I CAN'T 353 50. YEAH, YEAH. AND THEN ON THE INTEREST FOR PROJECTED FOR 2026, DID YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ON THE RATES CHANGING? I DID, WHICH IS I KNOW THAT'S A CONSERVATIVE. OKAY. THE BUDGET LAST YEAR WAS IT 25. IT'S GOING TO COME IN MORE LIKE 50 THIS YEAR. AND I BELIEVE THE ESTIMATE IS SLIGHTLY CONSERVATIVE. OKAY I HAVE TO LOOK BACK. BUT I THINK IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE 40 TO 50 RANGE IS WHAT I THINK WE PUT IN FOR THE BUDGET. BUT OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST IT'S AN ESTIMATE, RIGHT. BECAUSE THAT WILL CHANGE OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR AS WELL. SO YEAH. SO WE HAVE 40 IN THERE RIGHT NOW.
SO I THINK THAT'S ABOUT WHERE I'D LIKE TO LEAVE IT FOR NOW UNTIL WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION.
OKAY. STEVE, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY IF YOU WANTED TO ALEX THE TIGHTEN THINGS UP BY MAKING A MOTION. YEAH. OKAY. GO AHEAD AND DO THAT NOW AND LET HIM SHOP FOR THE BEST. RIGHT. AND TELL HIM TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. SO IF SOMEONE WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION WITH ENOUGH DETAIL THAT AUTHORIZES, MAKE THAT MOTION THAT WE AUTHORIZE ALEX TO SHOP AROUND FOR THE BEST RATE FOR A CD FOR THE A&P COMMISSION'S MONEY THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE INVESTED IN THE CD. DO YOU WANT HIM TO EXECUTE IT AND TO GO AHEAD AND EXECUTE THAT CD AS WELL? SECOND, SECOND, ROLL. JEFF. YES, MARINA I HIM. YES. APRIL. YES. JOSH. YES, CHRISTA AND MARISSA. YES. YES.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ALEX, GUYS? OKAY. ALEX.
OKAY. STEVE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE? JUST THAT WE'RE THE ENFORCEMENT ASPECT OF COLLECTIONS. REMEMBER WE DISCUSSED JUST LETTING THAT GO IN-HOUSE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND DEBBIE'S KEEPING ME ABREAST. I THINK SHE SHOWED YOU THE LIST WE'VE GOT. SHE AND SHE SHARED HANDOUTS. SO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE HANDOUTS ON THAT IN FRONT OF YOU SENDING THE LETTERS ON THE THE ONE MONTH, THE TWO MONTH, AND THEN THE THREE MONTH. SHE'S SHE'S ALREADY SENT THE NOTICES, BUT THE LETTERS ARE EITHER COMING BACK OR WE'RE GETTING A
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RESPONSE. SO THE NEXT LETTER TO GO OUT IS GOING TO BE THE REVOCATION NOTICE. OKAY, STEVE, WHILE YOU'RE UP THERE, WHAT ABOUT THE ONE BUSINESS THAT WE'VE BEEN AFTER THAT CLOSED SHOP AND LEFT TOWN. NORTH SHERWOOD NORTH OUT IN NORTH SHERWOOD? WELL, WE REVOKED THAT BUSINESS. THEY THEY WERE REVOKED. AND WE'VE GOT IT TAGGED IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE.IF THEY COME BACK IN AND ASK IF THEY CANNOT GET ANOTHER. PERMIT BUSINESS LICENSE. OKAY. THEY'RE BLOCKED FROM DOING THAT. NOW IN TERMS OF THERE WAS SOME QUESTION ABOUT WHO IS ACTUALLY THE OWNER AND WHETHER OR NOT A LIEN WILL WORK. WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT THAT. OKAY. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE INFORMATION I'VE RECEIVED ANECDOTALLY IS THE COLLECTIONS ON THAT ONE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE DIFFICULT AT BEST. I'VE GOT OTHER CITIES HAVE HAD PROBLEMS TOO. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION OF SEAN. IF SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I JUST WANT TO ASK SEAN HOW THE TRAIL OF LIGHTS, HOW THAT UPDATE ON HOW THE TRAIL'S GOING AND EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING'S GOOD. EVERYTHING IS PLUGGED UP. THE GUYS ACTUALLY STARTED WORKING LAST NIGHT ON, YOU KNOW, CHECKING ALL THE BULBS AND STUFF BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T SEE THEM DURING THE DAY, SO. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD. WORKING GOOD. WE GOT ALL THE SIGNS OUT. WE'RE GETTING SPOTLIGHTS OUT DURING THE DAY. IT'S ALL GOING WELL. THE NEW ONES THAT WE ORDERED ARE IN AND OUT. I THINK DEE'S GOING TO THEY'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO GET WITH THE PEOPLE THAT PURCHASED THEM AND HAVE THEM COME OUT NEXT WEEK TO LOOK AT THOSE. IT'S JUST MOVING RIGHT ALONG. CAN YOU COMMENT TO THE EFFECTS ON THE LIGHTS FROM BEING UP VERSUS TAKING THEM DOWN AND UP? AND COULD YOU SPEAK TO THAT BETTER? OKAY. I MEAN, WE COULD YOU EXPOUND ON THAT A LITTLE BIT. LIKE IT WAS INSANE HOW MANY BULBS WOULD JUST FALL OUT AND HOW BENT THE FRAMES WOULD GET, EVEN WHEN WE WOULD TAKE A PIECE OFF AND PALLET THEM AND THEN PICK UP THE PALLET AND MOVE THEM, TRYING TO GET THEM ALL BACK TOGETHER. AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS USE THE TRUMPET AS AN EXAMPLE. IT'S GOT LIKE 70 SOMETHING PIECES. AND SO THERE'S HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF BOLTS YOU HAVE TO PUT IN IT. THE BULBS THEY HOLD UP FINE. I MEAN, A LOT OF THOSE BULBS YOU CAN RUN OVER WITH THE TRUCK AND THEY'LL SHOOT OUT LIKE A BULLET BEFORE THEY'LL BREAK. I MEAN, THEY'RE THEY'RE TOUGH. SO I MEAN, WITH WEATHER WEATHERING, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHETHER THEY'RE IN OR OUT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO BUT NOW THEY'RE HOLDING UP FINE. OKAY. AND IT IS MAKING IT A THOUSAND TIMES EASIER. WE HAD EVERYTHING PLUGGED UP IN A DAY, IF THAT. IF THAT TELLS YOU OKAY. NOW LIKE I SAID, WE GOT TO GET THEM ALL WORKING AND THEN WE'LL ANIMATE THEM AND THEN PUT THE LIGHTS UP. SO WHAT WAS TAKING US FOR SURE TWO MONTHS WILL TAKE US A MONTH OR LESS. AND WE'VE GOT HOW MANY DISPLAYS? WE'VE GOT 2 OR 3 DISPLAYS THIS YEAR THAT ARE GOING TO REPLACE OR RENEW FROM SOME PRIVATE DONORS. WELL, THE PRIVATE DONORS, THEY'RE THEY'RE NEW. THEY'RE NEW. OKAY. THREE OF THEM BRING NEW ONES. AND THEN WHAT DATE DOES IT. COULD YOU JUST ANNOUNCE THAT FOR EVERYBODY FOR THE VIEWING AUDIENCE, WHAT DATE ARE WE OPENING? NOVEMBER THE 28TH.
THERE'S A THERE'S AN ARTICLE IN THE TALK OF THE TOWN, THE NEWSLETTER RIGHT THERE THAT WENT OUT AT THE ON THE FIRST OF THE MONTH. AND SO IT WILL RUN THROUGH DECEMBER THE 30TH. AND SO THAT'S SO NOVEMBER 28TH THROUGH DECEMBER 30TH. SO DAY AFTER DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING.
RIGHT. YES, YES. DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING. ALL RIGHT. YES. OKAY. FROM FIVE TO MIDNIGHT.
FIVE TO MIDNIGHT. SO EVERYBODY'S WATCHING. IT'LL BE ON THE TV CHANNEL. CAN IT'LL BE LIKE IT WAS LAST YEAR. OKAY. GATES ARE OPEN. SO AS SOON AS PEOPLE SHOW UP AND IT'S DARK ENOUGH, THEY CAN START GOING THROUGH, THE LIGHTS WILL ACTUALLY KICK ON AT 430 ISH TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL ON AND HAVE AT IT. AND WE'RE ENCOURAGING THE PEOPLE WHO WALK AROUND HERE TO GO THERE AND FOR THERE TO GO HERE, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME MORE THINGS AROUND HERE AS WELL. SO. KEEP THEM IN THE CITY LONGER. NOT TO BRING YOUR RESTAURANTS, NOT TO BRING UP A SORE SUBJECT. MY QUESTION IS, HAS BEEN, I KNOW WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY WANTING DONATIONS, BUT IT'S NICE TO GET DONATIONS. DO WE HAVE A BETTER WAY OF. IT WAS A LITTLE TOUGH ON A LOT OF PEOPLE. YEAH. CAN YOU. YEAH. YES, I CAN SPEAK TO THAT. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO ALEX ABOUT HOW WE CAN ADVERTISE THE LINK, THE INFORMATION TO MAKE DONATIONS, BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE THE SIGNS ON THE TRAIL. WE REALIZE THAT IS AN OBSTACLE.
AND SO IF WE CAN PUBLICIZE THAT AND I'VE, I'VE TALKED TO MARINA ABOUT ALSO NEXT MONTH IN THE TALK OF THE TOWN DOING AN ARTICLE THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DONATIONS AND THE HISTORY OF THE TRAIL, BECAUSE IT IS SO BELOVED AND IT IS A RICH TRADITION IN SHERWOOD.
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AND WE WOULD LIKE TO FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE DONATIONS, WHILE NOT NOT NECESSARY AND WE WANT EVERYBODY TO COME OUT, ENJOY IT, YOU KNOW, GRATIS. BUT IT IS NICE TO HAVE THOSE AND TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND TO GROW THE TRAIL. AND SO, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE WE'RE TALKING TO ALEX ABOUT A FINANCIAL WAY BECAUSE THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A HICCUP WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF PEOPLE TRYING TO SCAM THE QR CODES AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN THE PAST, WHICH CAUSED CAUSED SOME ISSUE FOR OUR FINANCE TEAM. AND SO WE WANT TO AVOID THAT AT ALL COST. SO SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT. BUT WE'RE WORKING ON IT.AND I'M ASSUMING THE TECHNOLOGY TEAMS INVOLVED IN THAT SAME. YES SIR. ABSOLUTELY. 100%. SO COOL. YEAH. VERY GOOD. CHIEF, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE OR ANY NEEDS OR CONCERNS? OKAY, GOOD QUESTION OKAY, OKAY. DO YOU ALSO KNOW HOW A MIRACLE. YEAH, I LIKE IT. HEY, I'M ON VACATION. IN MY MIND, I LIKE IT. IT'S GOT A DEER. HE'S READY TO GO TO THE DEER WOODS. YES.
THAT'LL BE HAPPENING VERY SOON. OKAY, WELL, IF THERE'S GOING TO BE COLD. SO HE'S HE'S MAKING IT COLD. HE'S GOING TO BE FULLY COVERED BY FUNDING. THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S GOOD. WOULD THERE BE A MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM ANYONE SO MOVED SECOND.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.