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CAN FIND THESE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS TO NUMBER EIGHT OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SORRY FOR THE DELAY.
[Call To Order]
IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE. TODAY IS NOVEMBER 24TH, 2025. IT IS 6 P.M. THIS IS OUR NOVEMBER CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE PASTOR TODD DORNAN PLEASE COME UP AND LEAD US WITH PRAYER. HE IS WITH FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH. LET'S PRAY. OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY BLESSINGS. AND AS WE ENTER THIS THANKSGIVING WEEK, LORD, WE JUST PRAY FOR HEARTS OF GRATITUDE, OF LIVING IN A GREAT CITY. AND FATHER, WE PRAY FOR THE LEADERS OF OUR CITY. WE ASK THAT YOU WILL GRANT OUR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMAN WISDOM AS THEY DELIBERATE TOGETHER. AND FATHER, WE PRAY THAT EVERYTHING THAT IS THAT IS DONE IS TO YOUR HONOR AND GLORY, FOR IT'S IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. 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.[4. Approval of the minutes of the regular called meeting on October 27, 2025, as transcribed.]
HERE. TOWNSEND. HERE. TREAT. HERE. YOU RECEIVED THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULARLY CALLED MEETING ON OCTOBER 27TH, 2025. ANY CHANGES MOVE FOR ADOPTION. MOTION FOR ADOPTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS. SECOND SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.THOMAS WADE I TREAT I WILLIAMS I TOWNSEND I MCCULLOUGH I BRODERICK BROOKS I YOU RECEIVED
[5. October 2025 Financials]
THE OCTOBER 2025 FINANCIALS. ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT THERE BEING NONE I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION I'M SORRY SHELBY. WE'RE GOING TO LET ROCK REGION METRO OKAY. POTENTIALLY I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA TO ALLOW FOR OUR GUESTS WITH ROCK REGION METRO TO GO AHEAD AND COME UP TO DO THE REPORT SO THAT THEY CAN GET ON HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES. SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRODERICK. ROLL CALL PLEASE. THOMAS WADE I TREAT I WILLIAMS I TOWNSEND I MCCULLOUGH I[10.New Business (Part 1 of 2)]
BRODERICK I BROOKS I. ALL RIGHT ROCK REGION METRO PLEASE COME FORWARD. THIS IS REGARDING AN UPDATE ON OUR MICRO TRANSIT SERVICES. THIS WAS A NEW SERVICE THAT HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL. AND WE ARE JUST A LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR INTO IT. APPRECIATE THAT. MAYOR. YEAH, I BELIEVE BECCA CAME AND PASSED OUT AN ARTICLE THAT WE HAD WRITTEN ABOUT THE SHERWOOD MICRO TRANSIT SERVICE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING HERE IN TOWN. AS EVERYONE KNOWS, WE STARTED THIS BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024 AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLES AND FINALLY GETTING THE INDIVIDUALS HIRED, WHICH WAS A LONG PROCESS, BUT OBVIOUSLY I THINK IT HAS REAP BENEFITS FOR NOT JUST THE RESIDENTS OF SHERWOOD, BUT THE CITY ITSELF AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HERE TOO. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE'RE COMING UP. I THINK CITY COUNCIL SHOULD KNOW THIS, BUT WE'VE EXTENDED THAT ONE YEAR CONTRACT THROUGH THE END OF THIS YEAR. SO IT'S ROUGHLY 14, 15 MONTHS THAT WE'VE BEEN RUNNING AT THE SAME CONTRACT PRICE. AND SO STARTING IN JANUARY, ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT, IS WHEN WE'LL JUMP UP TO THAT YEAR. TWO AMOUNT WHERE ROCK REGION METRO IS STILL SUBSIDIZING THIS THROUGH OUR CARES FUNDING. SO THE CITY IS NOT PAYING FOR THE FULL COST OF THE SERVICE. AND OF COURSE, WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT, TO SHOW AND TO PROVE THAT A SERVICE LIKE THIS IS VERY MUCH NEEDED WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY. SO SO JUST SOME METRICS, AND I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'RE STATED IN THAT IN THAT PRESS RELEASE THERE IN THAT ARTICLE. BUT TO DATE WE'VE PROVIDED OVER 10,000, ROUGHLY 10,500 TRIPS. WE STARTED SLOW.THAT WAS SEMI INTENTIONAL TO ENSURE THAT WE COULD KEEP UP WITH DEMAND BACK THIS PREVIOUS MONTH, IN OCTOBER. IN OCTOBER, WE'VE HAD OUR LARGEST ONLY PASSENGER TRIPS WITH OVER 1400, SO RIDERSHIP CONTINUES TO INCREASE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE LAST THREE MONTHS YOU'VE HAD OVER 1200 RIDES ON THAT SERVICE PER MONTH. I EXPECT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE A
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LITTLE WEIRD. WE'RE OF COURSE GOING TO BE SHUT DOWN FOR THANKSGIVING AND THEN CHRISTMAS, SO RIDERSHIP MAY FLUCTUATE THEN. BUT I ANTICIPATE THIS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY.AGAIN. I THINK IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY FRUITFUL FOR THE CITY, FOR ROCK REGION METRO AND ITS RESIDENTS TOO. SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP ON THAT. BECCA.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WANT TO SHARE ANYTHING ELSE HERE. BECCA, OF COURSE, IS OUR CHIEF PLANNING AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, AND I'M SAD TO SAY, BECCA IS LEAVING US AT THE END OF THE YEAR. BUT I'VE ASKED HER AND BEGGED HER TO STAY THROUGH DECEMBER, AND SHE WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO DO THAT. SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE HER FACE ONE MORE TIME, HOPEFULLY. AND I EXPECT SHE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT HERE IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS. SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. AND I DO WANT THE COUNCIL TO KNOW WE HAVE NOT HAD ONE SINGLE NEGATIVE PHONE CALL OR COMPLAINT COME TO CITY HALL. SO IT'S BEEN GREAT. WELL DONE. AND AGAIN, WE THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP ON THAT TOO. AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE THESE METRICS. YOU KNOW, GIVE THOSE TO THE MAYOR SO SHE CAN PASS THAT OUT TO THE CITY COUNCIL. IF YOU EVER HEAR OF ANYTHING OF COURSE. EVEN RECOMMENDATIONS. RIGHT. LOOKING AT FUTURE EXPANSION, WHAT THOSE POSSIBILITIES COULD LOOK LIKE, FEEL FREE TO PASS THOSE ALONG TO ME OR TO THE MAYOR. SHE CAN GIVE THOSE TO ME. AND YOU KNOW, WE'LL ADDRESS THOSE AS WE CAN.
ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. YEAH. Y'ALL HAVE A
[6. Committees/Commissions]
GREAT THANKSGIVING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SHELBY, NEXT UP, WE'VE GOT COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS. SO WE HAVE BEFORE YOU AN ORDINANCE IF MISS WATSON, IF YOU WILL READ THE ORDINANCE, PLEASE. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF SHERWOOD ZONING CODE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2214, AS AMENDED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. FIRST READING. ALL RIGHT. SO GOOD EVENING. THIS ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU IS FOR A CODE AMENDMENT. AND THAT IS NECESSITATED BY A RECENT ACT THAT WAS PASSED AT THIS MOST RECENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION. IT'S ACT 313. I DO BELIEVE Y'ALL WERE ALSO PROVIDED THAT IN YOUR PACKETS. SO BASICALLY WHAT THIS DID WAS ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS INLAWS QUARTERS, AND ATTACHED DWELLING ON A SOLE LOT OF RECORD. SO WHAT THIS IS, IS BASICALLY THE CITY'S OPPORTUNITY TO, WITHIN THAT ACT, BE ABLE TO PLACE ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS. SO I CAN GO OVER A QUICK SUMMARY OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. BASICALLY, IN REGARDS TO THIS, THE CITY HAS REFERRED TO THE YARD AND LOT COVERAGE STANDARDS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE AS AN ADDITIONAL WAY TO REGULATE THESE. BUT WITH THAT, THERE IS AN EXTREME LIST OF WHAT THE CITY CANNOT REGULATE. SO WE'VE WORKED WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF WHICH WE'VE BEEN PROVIDED. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THAT THE MUNICIPAL LEAGUE HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT, BECAUSE IT CAN REALLY CHANGE UP THE DYNAMIC OF A NEIGHBORHOOD BY SINGLE FAMILIES BECOMING MULTI FAMILIES. WITH THIS, I WOULD THE THE AREA. I WOULD THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE THE MOST CONCERN WOULD BE. YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMSON COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS'S WARDS BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT LARGER LOTS THAT ARE DEEPER THAT CAN, YOU KNOW, QUALIFY SOME OF THE CONCERNS. I CAN TELL YOU IN TERMS OF THE THE LEAGUE AND THE MAYOR'S AND THE OTHER COMMUNITIES, IS THE STRESS THAT IT PLACES ON, ON ALL OF YOUR SYSTEMS. SO YOUR MAIL, HOW HOW IS THAT SUPPOSED TO WORK IN TERMS OF YOUR ADDRESSES, YOUR WATER, YOUR WASTEWATER, YOUR ELECTRICITY? IT'S JUST WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU START ADDING ALL THESE ADDITIONAL DWELLINGS AND, YOU KNOW, ARE YOU NOW LOOKING AT MORE AIRBNB SITUATIONS WHERE NOW YOU HAVE MULTIPLE STRUCTURES IN TERMS OF THAT? SO THIS PROVISION THAT THEY'VE WORKED ON HAS COME THROUGH RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH BASICALLY THE THE DIFFERENT PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS THE LEAGUE. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THIS GET DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER BECAUSE THE NEW LAW GOES INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1ST. THAT'S CORRECT. AND SO IT CAN ALWAYS BE READDRESSED, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE PROTECTIONS IN PLACE SO THAT WE'RE NOT TRYING TO PUT THE GENIE BACK INTO THE BOTTLE, SO TO SPEAK, COME JANUARY 1ST.RIGHT. SHELBY, I TALKED TO YOU TODAY ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PIECE. JUST A QUESTION. HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PUT IT IN THE BACKYARD? I MEAN, HOW ARE THE NEW CONSTRUCTION? I
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MIGHT KNOW BECAUSE IT'S THEIR SITE PLAN, WHATEVER, RIGHT? IN AN EXISTING HOME, IF SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THEY'VE GOT TO GET A BUILDING PLAN OR SOMETHING FOR YOU GUYS. BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW? SO FIRST AND FOREMOST THERE IS AN APPLICATION PROCEDURE PROCESS THAT'S NOW DEFINED. AND IT'S CODIFIED WITH THIS REVISION. SO IN REGARDS TO THE PLACEMENT IT DOES HAVE TO ADHERE TO THE UNDERLYING ZONING. THOSE SETBACKS THAT ARE ALREADY ESTABLISHED. HOWEVER, THERE IS A CAVEAT IN HERE TO WHERE FOR CONVERSATION PURPOSES, IF A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING IN AN R1 IS BUILT ON THAT 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE, IT COULD NOT EXCEED PAST THAT BUILDING LINE LEGALLY AS THE CODE IS WRITTEN. HOWEVER, IF IT EXCEEDS IT IN THE CAPACITY THAT MAYBE THE HOUSE WAS BUILT 30 OR 35FT, SO IT EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. IT HAS THEN ESTABLISHED WHERE THAT FRONT BUILDING LINE IS. SO WHERE THAT ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT CANNOT BE BUILT IN FRONT OF THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. SO YOU'RE IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT WITH THEM DOING A PERMIT, YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW WHERE THESE ARE GOING UP. CERTAINLY. YES. YES MA'AM. AND SO IF THEY DON'T DO THE PERMIT THEN YOU THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER CAN OF WORMS. OKAY. THAT'S. YEAH THAT'S WHERE I YES I WORRY ABOUT THE PERSON WHO DOES THE WEEKEND. YOU KNOW THE WEEKEND BUILDER. RIGHT. YOU KNOW AND WE BUILDING BEING IN THE ENGINEERING PERMITS AND INSPECTION DEPARTMENT, WE DEAL WITH THINGS LIKE THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS. SO SO THIS IS JUST ONE MORE THING. BUT I WE CAN HANDLE IT IN THAT CAPACITY.AND THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW CALLS I WOULD SAY TEN SO FAR, AT LEAST FOR PEOPLE QUESTIONING WHEN THEY CAN START DEVELOPING. SO IT IS ON THE RADAR. SO SHELBY, THIS IS THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THEY'D HAVE TO PHYSICALLY BUILD, SOMETHING THEY COULDN'T COME PUT A PAD OUT THERE AND PUT A TRAVEL TRAILER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON IT. WELL, CORRECT. IT HAS TO PUT WATER INTO A TRAVEL TRAILER. WELL, IT HAS TO MEET THE FIRE AND BUILDING CODE HOW IT'S DEVELOPED. AND THAT IS A WHOLE OTHER REVIEW PROCESS. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL IS INVOLVED IN THAT, OF COURSE, BUT THIS DOES TAKE FORTH AN EXISTING ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, AS THEY CALL IT. SO IF YOU HAD A SHOP OUT BACK AND YOU WERE TO WANT TO CONVERT IT INTO AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, YOU COULD, BUT THEN IT WOULD STILL HAVE TO MEET ALL OF THOSE APPLICABLE CODE REQUIREMENTS. SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH HURDLES. IT WOULD HAVE TO HURDLES HURDLES. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE CODE COMPLIANT OKAY. AND IT WOULD HAVE INSPECTIONS. IT WOULD GO THROUGH THE NORMAL PROCESS THAT OUR DEPARTMENT DOES WITH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, WATER, SEWER AND ELECTRICITY REQUIRED. YES. AND THEN WITH THIS APPLICATION PROCESS WE WILL REQUIRE WILL SERVE LETTERS FOR THE UTILITY PROVIDER IN THE AREA. THAT WAY WE CAN ENSURE THERE'S CAPACITY FOR CONVERSATION PURPOSES, LIKE THE WASTEWATER FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO TIE ON. IF THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE, IT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO APPROVE THE ALTERNATIVE, LIKE A SEPTIC SYSTEM, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. OKAY, SO THERE ARE CHECKS AND BALANCES TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE DOING THE BEST WE CAN TO FOLLOW THE LAW, BUT ALSO PROTECT THE RESIDENTS. AND THIS DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HEADED THEIR WAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YOU HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT'S BEEN READ ONE TIME. MOVE. WE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PLACE IT ON SECOND READING. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADVANCE THE READING OF THIS ORDINANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. THOMAS. WADE, TREAT. WILLIAMS. TOWNSEND.
MCCULLOUGH. I BRODERICK I BROOKS I AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF SHERWOOD ZONING CODE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2214, AS AMENDED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. SECOND READING MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PLACED ON THIRD READING. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS TO ADVANCE THE READINGS, AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRODERICK. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
THOMAS WADE I TREAT WILLIAMS I TOWNSEND, MCCULLOUGH I BRODERICK BROOKS I AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF SHERWOOD ZONING CODE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2214, AS AMENDED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THIRD READING. MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCULLOUGH. OH, I'M SORRY, BRODERICK, I LOOK TO YOUR WAY AND I SAID THE WRONG NAME. I'M SO SORRY, THOMAS. TRUE. WADE I TREAT WILLIAMS, I TOWNSEND ABSTAIN MCCULLOUGH I BRODERICK I BROOKS I THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN YES. COUNCILMEMBER TOWNSEND ABSTAIN. THANK YOU. SO SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER BRODERICK.
[7. An ordinance evidencing the intent of the City of Sherwood Arkansas to elect city council members by ward; declaring an emergency; and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]
SHE'S BEEN CALLED WORSE. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. IT'S ALSO AN ORDINANCE.IF YOU COULD PLEASE READ THE ORDINANCE, AN ORDINANCE EVIDENCING THE INTENT OF THE
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CITY OF SHERWOOD, ARKANSAS, TO ELECT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BY WARD DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. FIRST READING. THIS IS SIMPLY TO KEEP US WITHIN THE NEW STATE LAW. IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING, JUST KEEPS EVERYTHING BUT YOU. YOU JUST HAVE TO OFFICIALLY DO THIS IN THE MUNICIPAL LEAGUE. SENT OUT A REMINDER ABOUT IT. MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND TAKE A SECOND READING. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADVANCE READING BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. THOMAS WADE I TREAT WILLIAMS. TOWNSEND MCCULLOUGH I BRODERICK BROOKS I AN ORDINANCE EVIDENCING THE INTENT OF THE CITY OF SHERWOOD, ARKANSAS, TO ELECT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BY WARD DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. SECOND READING. MAY WE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PLACE IT ON THIRD READING? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER WADE TO ADVANCE A READING AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRODERICK. ROLL CALL PLEASE. THOMAS WADE I TREAT WILLIAMS I TOWNSEND I MCCULLOUGH I BRODERICK I BROOKS I AN ORDINANCE EVIDENCING THE INTENT OF THE CITY OF SHERWOOD, ARKANSAS TO ELECT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BY WARD DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THIRD READING MOVE FOR ADOPTION. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WADE. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. THOMAS WADE I TREAT I WILLIAMS I TOWNSEND I MCCULLOUGH I BRODERICK I BROOKS I THE MOTION TO PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THERE IS AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE THOMAS WADE I TREAT WILLIAMS TOWNSEND I MCCULLOUGH I BRODERICK I BROOKS I. ALL RIGHT WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE COMING BEFORE YOU[8. An ordinance creating a new department and new department head for facilities maintenance, and for other purposes (Council Member Broderick)]
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. AND AFTER WE HAVE THIS READ, WE DO HAVE TWO PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ABOUT IT, AN ORDINANCE. IT'S NICE TO HAVE THIS ONE PASSED OR NOT PASSED BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET. SINCE IT'S A BUDGET ITEM. YEAH, IT DOESN'T REALLY AFFECT THE THE BUDGET, BUT OKAY.GO AHEAD. AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW DEPARTMENT AND NEW DEPARTMENT HEAD FOR FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. FIRST READING. YES, FIRST, BECAUSE IT MAY IMPACT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. SO I ASKED MR. COBB TO DRAW THIS ORDINANCE UP JUST JUST FOR THE I WOULD SAY STREAMLINE. YEAH, JUST TO BE CONSISTENT SINCE IT'S CREATING A NEW DEPARTMENT.
THIS MONEY WAS ALREADY IN THE BUDGET. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MR. SEAN PENNINGTON IS WHO THEY WANT TO APPOINT AS A DEPARTMENT HEAD. I DON'T THINK THEY COULD CHOOSE A BETTER CANDIDATE FOR THAT POSITION. SO IT'S REALLY JUST TO, TO FOR TRANSPARENCY IN SOME WAYS. AND THEN ALSO HE WAS ALREADY PERFORMING THESE DUTIES, BUT IT REALLY DIDN'T FALL UNDER PARKS AND REC BECAUSE WHEN THINGS WOULD BREAK OR THERE NEED TO BE MAINTENANCE DONE ON A FACILITY THAT'S NOT PARKS AND REC, HE WAS STILL TAKING CARE OF IT. SO I TOTALLY SUPPORT THE MAKING IT ITS OWN DEPARTMENT. I JUST WANTED THE COUNCIL TO BE A PART AND A FORMAL ORDINANCE TO CREATE THE DEPARTMENT AND TO, YOU KNOW, CREATE THIS DEPARTMENT HEAD POSITION. AND I THINK HE'S A GREAT I DON'T THINK THEY COULD CHOOSE A BETTER NO. I THINK WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT. AND TO CLARIFY, THIS DOES NOT CHANGE THE BUDGET FINANCIALLY IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. IT JUST PROVIDES CLARITY IN TERMS OF JOB DUTIES. MOVING MONEY FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT. CORRECT. AND SO WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS. MIKE MASUKO, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE. OR WE'VE GOT ONE FOR EXCUSE ME AND ONE AGAINST WHAT DO I GET THREE MINUTES? YES, SIR. THAT'S FINE.
I'LL USE MY TIMER. MY NAME IS MIKE MASUKO. I LIVE HERE IN SHERWOOD. AND I THINK THE RECENT ELECTION MOVES US TOWARDS A CHANGE. TO RENEW A FINANCIAL MANDATE, TO FOCUS ON MAINTAINING OUR ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND AMENITIES THAT FORM THE BACKBONE OF A LIVABLE CITY. FIRST IS PUBLIC SAFETY, POLICE AND FIRE, FOLLOWED BY A WELL-BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE, STREET AND DRAINAGE. AND TO AUGMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CITIZENS. THESE THREE SERVICES DIRECTLY IMPACT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS, COUPLED WITH AFFORDABILITY, WHICH WILL ATTRACT NEW RESIDENTS AND
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INCREASE OUR TAX REVENUES. I WOULD REFER YOU TO THE VIDEOS UTILIZED BY THE VOTE YES CAMPAIGN THAT DEMONSTRATED SOME OF THE CURRENT NEGLECTED CITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND AMENITIES THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR INVESTMENTS. WE MUST MOVE FROM THE ATTITUDE, BUILD IT AND RUN IT TO FAILURE TO WE BUILT IT. NOW WE MUST MAINTAIN AND OPERATE IT EFFICIENTLY. MY QUESTION AS A CITIZEN, HOW DID OUR CITY ASSETS, AMENITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE GET INTO SUCH DISREPAIR BY LACK OF MAINTENANCE THAT WE NOW MUST BUILD ANEW? ON A POSITIVE NOTE, I UTILIZE THE HARMON RECREATIONAL CENTER. YOU DID A GREAT JOB ON THE FLOORINGS AND STUFF. NEXT UP IS WE NEED TO FIX THAT ROOF LEAK. I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BUDGET INVESTMENT DOLLARS INTO REPAIRING AND BRINGING OUR EXISTING CITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES UP TO MEET CURRENT CODE AND NEEDS. AS WITH OUR OWN HOMES AND VEHICLES, IF YOU DON'T MAINTAIN THEM, THEY QUICKLY FALL INTO DISREPAIR.I'D LIKE TO MEET THE NEW MAINTENANCE GUY BECAUSE I WAS INVOLVED IN MAINTENANCE AND RELIABILITY FOR 34 YEARS, AND I TOURED SOME OF THE FACILITIES, AND I KNOW OF SOME SOLUTIONS THAT ARE EASY THAT CAN BE PERFORMED BY THE SHERWOOD MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER, THERE'S CODINGS THAT YOU CAN PUT ON THAT FLOOR WHICH WILL NOT. BE RUINED BY CHEMICALS THAT YOU USE ON THE FLOOR ALSO ON YOUR METAL SURFACES. SO AGAIN, I THINK WE JUST NEED TO REFOCUS AND WE GOT TO STOP THIS, BUILD IT AND JUST LET IT GO TO THE WAYSIDE. AND AGAIN THOSE VIDEOS SORRY, YOU HAVE 30S THOSE VIDEOS POINTED OUT EXACTLY THE DEFAULTS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR AMENITIES AND STUFF, AND IT'S OUR JOB TO KIND OF MAINTAIN THEM AND BRING THEM BACK UP TO SPEED. THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE SIR CAROLYN CHALMERS. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE DO HAVE A MAN ALREADY DOING THAT. AND HE IS PART OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION. RIGHT. OKAY. ARE WE THINKING THAT WHEN HE BECOMES THE NEW HEAD THAT HE WILL RECEIVE THE SAME SALARY? YES, MA'AM. YES. SO THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE IN HIS. THAT'S WHAT WAS STATED. OKAY. AND WHO WILL HE ANSWER TO? HE ANSWERS TO THE MAYOR SAME WAY AS THE OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS DO. BUT THIS IS NOT REALLY SUPPOSED TO BE A QUESTION AND ANSWER. SO IF YOU'VE GOT OKAY, WELL THAT WAS YOU KNOW, I READ THE I READ THE DESCRIPTION, BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING ON ON CONTROL. AND RIGHT NOW I SEE THAT PART OF THE ISSUE IS THAT HE BECOMES A MIDDLE MAN TO DEPARTMENT HEADS. AND SO WHO IS IN WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THE DEPARTMENTS. IS IT EACH INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT HEAD RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS PEOPLE AND HIS MAINTENANCE AND HIS ISSUES ARE NOW WILL IT GO TO HIM? AND I ALSO LOOKED AT ALL THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND THE CHEAPEST DEPARTMENT OUT THERE. THERE ARE THREE OF THEM AND THEY HAVE TO DO WITH HUMAN RESOURCES, SENIOR CENTER AND SHERWOOD FOREST. BUT THEY'RE ALL AT THE $200,000 RANGE. AND SO EVENTUALLY THE MONEY THAT YOU SAY IS ALREADY THERE WILL BE INCREASED AS HIS DUTIES BECOME MORE AND MORE RESPONSIBLE. SO THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION. AND I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA THAT WE'RE USING OUR RESERVE FUND TO FUND SALARIES AND OTHER ISSUES. WE NEED TO CUT BACK ON SOMETHING IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THE BUILDINGS THAT WE WANT TO BUILD IN SHERWOOD, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ISSUE IN OUR LAST ELECTION. WHAT KIND OF MONEY CAN WE SPEND MORE EFFICIENTLY FOR THE CITY OF SHERWOOD? THANK YOU. BETTER. ALL RIGHT. LYNN READ ONE TIME.
HUM. YES. AND AND JUST TO CLARIFY, OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN STREAMLINED TREMENDOUSLY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THIS IS NOT A NEW EMPLOYEE. THIS IS AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY IN THIS, DOING THESE DUTIES FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SO THIS IS THIS IS NOT A NEW PERSON. THIS IS A PERSON WHO CERTAINLY IS VERY QUALIFIED AND KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING. THIS HAS BEEN READ ONE TIME. MAY WE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PLACE IT ON SECOND READING. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADVANCE A READING BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS ROLL CALL. THOMAS WADE I TREAT WILLIAMS, I TOWNSEND I MCCULLOUGH I BRODERICK I BROOKS I AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW DEPARTMENT AND NEW DEPARTMENT HEAD FOR FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. SECOND READING SUSPEND THE RULES AND
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PLACED ON THIRD READING. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCULLOUGH. WAS THAT YOU? YOUR HEAD WAS DOWN. OKAY. ROLL CALL PLEASE. THOMAS WADE I TREAT I WILLIAMS, I TOWNSEND I MCCULLOUGH I BRODERICK BROOKS I AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW DEPARTMENT AND NEW DEPARTMENT HEAD FOR FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THIRD READING MOVE TO ADOPTION. SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WADE. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. THOMAS WADE I TREAT WILLIAMS TOWNSEND I MCCULLOUGH I BRODERICK I BROOKS I THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY ARE WE GOING BACK TO A AND P COMMISSION REPORT. I WAS GOING TO GO ON TO NEW BUSINESS WITH CURBSIDE PICKUP OKAY THAT'S FINE I DIDN'T WANT TO FORGET THAT ANP. IF THERE WAS A REPORT APRIL CAN GIVE A REPORT. SHE WANTS TO. YEAH. YOU WANT ME TO DO IT NOW OR YOU WANT TO WAIT? YOU WANT TO FINISH AND CATCH IT AT THE END? IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'D LIKE TO. YOU ALL DID RECEIVE THE MINUTES IN YOUR PACKET, CORRECT? WE DID. WE JUST TALKED LAST MONTH ABOUT IF THERE WAS A COMMITTEE OR COMMISSION TO HAVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW. SO AN AMP, WE GOT A DRAFT OF AMPS BUDGET THAT WE LOOKED AT, AND THE PLAN IS TO VOTE ON THAT IN DECEMBER. AND I AND PREVIOUSLY WE HAD A SPECIAL MEETING ABOUT BYLAWS. AND I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT COMING IN DECEMBER AS WELL FOR AMP TO VOTE ON ENACTING BYLAWS. SO CAN WE HAVE A NEW MEMBER? OH, WE DO.WE HAVE TWO NEW MEMBERS. WE HAVE ONE, ONE WHO WAS PRESENT. MARINA, CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THE NAME KRISTA FARMER FROM HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS? OH, SO SO THAT WAS OUR FIRST MEETING IN
[9. Old Business]
NOVEMBER. OKAY. UNDER OLD BUSINESS COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS BROUGHT UP SOMETHING I THOUGHT WAS REALLY VALUABLE TO MY ATTENTION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO. OKAY, I'M GOING TO PASS THESE AROUND. I'M ASKING EACH COUNCIL PERSON TO TAKE AT LEAST TWO. JUST MAKE SURE I GET SOME AND THEN WE'LL LEAVE SOME FOR ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY CAN HAVE SOME. I CALLED BELINDA AT PUBLIC WORKS THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE WE HAD HAD SOME QUESTIONS ON MY STREET. IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU HAVE SPRING CLEANING AND THEN YOU HAVE FALL CLEANING, GETTING READY TO DECORATE FOR THE HOLIDAYS. AND THERE WERE PEOPLE PUTTING THINGS ON THEIR CURBSIDE. AND I WAS GOING TO SAY, BEVERLY, THEY DIDN'T PICK THE STUFF UP TODAY. I SAID, DID YOU DID YOU SORT IT RIGHT? AND THIS CARD IS A PUBLIC SERVICE THING FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. IT'S VERY NICELY DONE. AND IT ACTUALLY SHOWS YOU THAT THE TRASH AND DEBRIS AND LIMBS ARE ONE THING. APPLIANCES IS SOMETHING ELSE. OTHER KIND OF THINGS THAT YOU ARE CURBSIDE PUTTING OUT TO THE CURB NEEDS TO BE IN SEPARATE PILES, AND EVEN ON THE BACK IT GIVES YOU DIRECTIONS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. SO I WAS WHEN I PICKED THESE UP, I, ANOTHER NEIGHBOR SAW ME SATURDAY AND SAID SOMETHING ABOUT AND I SAID, WAIT A MINUTE. SO I GOT SOME OUT OF THE CAR AND I SAID, I WOULD BET THAT. AND WHEN I TALKED TO PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC WORKS, THESE ARE MAILED TO ALL NEW RESIDENTS AS THEY GET THEIR ADDRESSES WITH REGARD TO, YOU KNOW, NOW, TAKE THE CANS TO THEM AND FOR THE TRASH AND THINGS. BUT SOME OF US HAVE BEEN AROUND HERE FOR A DAY OR TWO, MAY HAVE EITHER LOST THEIRS, DIDN'T KNOW IT EXISTED, OR THREW IT AWAY A LONG TIME AGO. SO I ENCOURAGE THAT. AND I SHOWED THESE TO THE MAYOR, AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND GET THESE OUT ON THE WEB AND DIFFERENT THINGS SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW THIS AND HELP OUR PEOPLE PICK UP THE TRASH AS THEY NEED TO. SO YEAH, IT'S JUST A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, FOLKS. WE'LL PUT IT IN THE NEWSLETTER. WE'LL ALSO DO SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. I'VE SEEN SOME NEGATIVE THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA SAYING THAT. OUR SANITATION DEPARTMENT IS DOING LESS. WE CAN ONLY PICK UP WHAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO DISPOSE OF THROUGH WASTE MANAGEMENT. SO WHEN THEY, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH FREON OR WHATEVER, IF THEY SAY WE, WE WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT THOSE AT THE DUMP, WE CAN'T JUST TAKE THEM FOR RESIDENTS AND, AND JUST, YOU KNOW, STORE THEM. SO WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SAME RULES. AND IT'S NOT JUST US. IT'S EVERY SINGLE CITY HAS TO FOLLOW THE EXACT SAME RULES. I KIND OF KEEP SOME OF THESE IN MY CAR AND HAVE GIVEN THESE OUT FOR YEARS. SO THESE ARE NOT BRAND NEW, BUT THEY STILL GIVE THE MESSAGE.ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE UNDER OLD BUSINESS? NO, I JUST NEED TO BEFORE EVERYBODY, ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS LEAVE, WHO'S GOING TO BE IN THE PARADE? WE ALL ARE. I THINK WE ARE 100% EVERYBODY. YEAH, I THINK WE ALL AND I AND I THINK WE'VE GOT A TRAILER AND. OKAY. SO YEAH.
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1015 SHOULD, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE CHLOE NEEDS TO KNOW. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. JUST CAN'T LEAVE UNTIL MONICA SPRINTS AND GETS ON THE TRAILER THAT DAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UNDER NEW BUSINESS.[10.New Business (Part 2 of 2)]
IS GRACE. HERE SHE IS, SHE IS. SHE'S SHE'S GOT. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE STARBUCKS AGAIN. NO, SHE SHE DOES HAVE SOME NEW NEWS FOR Y'ALL. OKAY. SO GOOD EVENING. I'VE JUST BEEN I JUST FOUND OUT BACK IN AUGUST THAT I DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER WITNESS THE DESTRUCTION.I JUST HAVE TO HAVE YOUR APPROVAL. SO. SO I'M ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO GO AHEAD AND SCHEDULE A DATE TO DO SOME RECORD DESTRUCTION. WE DON'T GET STARBUCKS THAT WAY.
UNFORTUNATELY NOT STARBUCKS FROM FROM THE JUDGE. SO WE NEED AN OFFICIAL MOTION. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. SO MOVE SECOND. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS TO ALLOW FOR THE COURT DESTRUCTION AT A DATE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE COURTS. ROLL CALL. THOMAS WADE I TREAT WILLIAMS I TOWNSEND I MCCULLOUGH I BRODERICK I BROOKS I. ALL RIGHT. UNDER ANNOUNCEMENTS JUST TO REMIND
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EVERYBODY CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE SIGNAGE. AND YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR GARBAGE PICKUP WILL BE. WE DO KNOW THAT THURSDAY'S GARBAGE PICKUP WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY'S WILL BE PICKED UP ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 1ST. SO TRAIL OF LIGHTS IS GETTING READY TO OPEN UP THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING.SO THAT'S NOVEMBER 28TH. IT RUNS THROUGH THE 30TH. IT'S OPENED UP EVERY SINGLE NIGHT FROM 5 P.M. UNTIL MIDNIGHT, AND UTILIZE THE QR CODE TO DONATE. PLEASE DONATE, DONATE, DONATE PLEASE. THE QR CODE IS GOING TO BE BETTER ILLUMINATED. WE ARE. WE ARE TRYING WITH THAT AND DOING DOING OUR VERY BEST. SOMETIMES LIGHTING WILL MESS UP THE QR CODE, BUT WE WILL HAVE MORE SIGNAGE AND WE'RE WORKING ON SOME OTHER WAYS OF PUTTING THAT OUT THERE. SO WHAT WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF IS JUST IT'S SECURITY IS IS THE MAIN THING THAT WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF IS BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE A SITUATION WHERE SOMEONE CAN GET INTO, POTENTIALLY HACK INTO THAT QR CODE. SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THAT. DECEMBER 6TH YOU GUYS.
WINTERFEST IS GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE THIS YEAR. WE'RE STARTING OFF WITH OUR CHRISTMAS PARADE. WE WE DID HEAR SOME PEOPLE SAY, HEY, COULD YOU MOVE IT BACK SOME. SO WE DID. AND AND THEN FOLLOWING THE PARADE, EVERYBODY WILL THEN BE AT CITY HALL. WE WILL HAVE MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WE ARE PACKED WITH VENDORS, WITH FOOD TRUCKS. WE HAVE A POLAR EXPRESS TRAIN THIS YEAR WHICH WILL BE DRIVING AROUND THAT'S FREE. WE HAVE A LITTLE CAROUSEL THAT'S FREE. WE HAVE A KIDS ZONE WHERE THERE'LL BE WE HAVE LIKE ONE OF OUR WOODWIND WOOD MAKING VENDORS WHO ACTUALLY WILL HAVE AN ACTIVITY FOR KIDS TO MAKE. LITTLE TRAIN. WE'VE GOT SANTA, THE GRINCH, AND WE HAVE SOME FROZEN CHARACTERS AS WELL. AND JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, YES, THE GRINCH IS HENRY PETIT, SO HE DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB WITH THAT AND IT'S SO MUCH FUN. BUT IF ALL THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH. AT 6 P.M. WE WILL HAVE THE OFFICIAL FINALE. THE LIGHTING OF THE TREE, FOLLOWED BY THE FIRST EVER DRONE SHOW. IT'S GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. IT WILL BE. THE SKY WILL BE LIT UP WITH THE DRONES DOING ALL SORTS OF NEAT CHRISTMAS PICTURES AND SO FORTH. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE AN INCREDIBLE FAMILY ACTIVITY.
PLEASE INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND COME ON OUT AND LET'S JUST HAVE A INCREDIBLE EVENING. SO ALSO I WILL BE REACHING OUT TO YOU GUYS FOR A DATE FOR WHICH SHOULD BE OUR LAST BUDGET WORKSHOP. WE'LL HAVE ONE MORE QUICK ONE SO THAT THAT WAY WE CAN GET EVERYTHING HAMMERED DOWN FOR DECEMBER. SO THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS DECEMBER 15TH. REMEMBER,
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BECAUSE OF THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT I HAVE MISSED? THERE BEING NONE, I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRODERICK. I GOT IT RIGHT THAT TIME.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.