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          FEEDBACK. OKAY, I'M GONNA CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER THE DECEMBER 3RD MEETING FOR SHERWOOD ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS COMMISSION MEETING. D IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL. 
          CARISSA. HERE. JEFF HERE. MARINA HERE. JOSH HERE. KIM HERE. APRIL HERE. ITEM NUMBER 
          [2. Approval of November 5,2025, minutes]
TWO, APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER 5TH MINUTES. YOU SHOULD HAVE THOSE BEFORE YOU. IF YOU'VE GOT A MINUTE TO REVIEW THOSE. AND THEN I'LL WAIT FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE. OR IF YOU'VE GOT ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. SECOND. OKAY. MOTION BY APRIL 2ND BY JEFF. OKAY. CARISSA. CAN YOU APPROVE? JEFF. YES. MARINA I. MARINA. YES. KIM. 
          [3. 2026 Proposed Budget ]
YES. APRIL I. OKAY, MOVING RIGHT ALONG. ITEM NUMBER THREE, THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT WAS PRESENTED LAST MONTH IN NOVEMBER FOR US TO LOOK OVER. WE DISCUSSED A LITTLE BIT AT THAT TIME AND WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION THIS MONTH, OR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET. SO WE HAD A QUESTION OR WE HAD A REQUEST FOR FUNDS. WHERE WERE THOSE FUNDS GOING TO COME? WHAT WERE WE GOING TO ORDER THOSE FUNDS GOING TO COME OUT OF? THE REQUEST FOR THE BOXING MATCH? YES. THAT COME OUT OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, WOULDN'T IT? IT'S IN JANUARY. WOULD IT COME OUT? WHEN WERE WE, WHEN WAS THE PERSON WANTING TO BE PAID? I HAVE NOT SPOKE TO THE PERSON THAT WAS SENT TO YOU GUYS FOR Y'ALL'S REVIEW. WE HAVEN'T MADE A DECISION ON WHETHER TO APPROVE OR DISMISS IT THOUGH. WHAT'S THIS PERSON WANTING IT ASAP OR DO WE KNOW WE HAVE NOT HAD A CONVERSATION? THERE'S ONLY BEEN AN ASK AT THIS POINT THIS MONTH BECAUSE DECEMBER IS ALMOST DONE. I MEAN, WE'RE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY. 
          WELL, THAT'S WHY I'M WONDERING IF IF WE'RE GOING TO WE HAVEN'T EVEN TACKLED IT YET, OBVIOUSLY. 
          BUT IF WE'RE BUT IF WE WERE TO DO IT OR DO ANY MONEY, WHERE WOULD THAT COME OUT OF THIS? BUT COMING BUDGET, IF WE DID IT IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET OR I MEAN, I WOULD SAY THAT WE WOULD IF WE DECIDED TO APPROVE THESE ARE ALL A BUNCH OF WHAT IFS. BUT IF WE DECIDED TO APPROVE FUNDS FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL, WE COULD MAKE IT CONTINGENT UPON A JANUARY 1ST DISBURSEMENT. THAT WAY, WE'RE NOT SITTING HERE REDOING ANY OF THE BUDGET THAT WE'VE ALREADY LOOKED AT. AND COME UP ADVERTISING. OKAY, OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THE BUDGET UNLESS YOU GUYS DO. THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION. I THINK WE'RE GOOD. SO I WOULD MAKE A MOTION. 
          WAIT, ALEX IS COMING UP HERE. WELL, MY MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, THAT THE FUNDS WOULD COME FROM ADVERTISING. SO THE FUND NUMBER WOULD BE 702, THE ACCOUNT NUMBER 70200. ADVERTISING IS IS THAT ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION. YES. THANK YOU ALEX. ALL RIGHT. SO I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE BUDGET FOR 2026 AS PRESENTED. I'LL SECOND MOTION BY APRIL 2ND BY MARINA. CARISSA. YES. JEFF. YES. MARINA. I. JOSH. YES. KIM. YES. APRIL. YES. OKAY. 
          MOVING ALONG. ANNOUNCEMENTS. I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION TODAY WITH RANDY FROM MAMA'S GYROS, AND HE ACCEPTED THE INVITATION TO JOIN OUR COMMISSION. OKAY. HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND TODAY GIVEN THE SHORT NOTICE WITH THANKSGIVING LAST WEEK. WASN'T ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM, AND HE WAS PREPARING FOR A LARGE CATER ORDER. BUT HE WILL PLAN TO BE HERE IN JANUARY TO BE SWORN IN AND ACCEPT HIS POSITION ON THE BOARD. ON THE COMMISSION? YEAH, I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR 30 PLUS YEARS. SO HE'S A HE'S A GREAT GUY AND I THINK HE'LL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR COMMISSION. HE SEEMS EXCITED ABOUT IT. HE'S HAD SOME SCHEDULING CONFLICTS IN THE PAST THAT HADN'T ALLOWED HIM TO SERVE. SO HE'S HE'S REARRANGED 
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HIS SCHEDULE SOME AND HE SEEMS EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT. SO. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT TALKING POINTS THAT NEEDS TO COME UP AND SHARE WITH THE COMMISSION, OR DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH MARKETING WINTERFEST? ALEX, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THE CD? IS THAT ALL BEEN TAKEN CARE OF? YES. THANK YOU. ONE SECOND. LET ME LET ME GO AHEAD AND MENTION SOMETHING. WE HAD TO CHURN OUT AN AGENDA REALLY QUICK. GIVEN THE WAY THE HOLIDAY FELL. WE HAD TO GET IT OUT. SO IT'S THAT'S WHY IT'S A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW, PRETTY OVERSIMPLIFIED FOR THIS MEETING. OKAY. SO REGARDING THE CD, IT DID MATURE. THE ONE THAT WE HAD, IT WAS AT PREVIOUSLY AT 4.15. AND AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON INTEREST RATES. BUT WE SHOPPED IT AROUND AND WE ARE ABLE TO LOCK IT IN FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS AT 3.93. 
          SO IT IS A REDUCTION, BUT IT'S STILL A REALLY GOOD INTEREST RATES GIVEN WHERE THINGS ARE CURRENTLY. OVERALL FOR THE YEAR. DOING THE MATH, IT WORKS OUT TO $1,085 LOWER THAN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD THE RATE REMAINED WHERE THEY WERE. OKAY. LAST YEAR WE BUDGETED 25,000. IN INTEREST INCOME, IT'S LOOKING MORE LIKE 48,000 FOR THE YEAR. FOR NEXT YEAR. WE BUDGETED 40 CONSERVATIVELY AND I'M STILL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT NUMBER. SO OKAY. YEAH THAT'S MY UPDATE OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ALEX ANYONE OKAY. MAYOR I'M HERE TO REPORT HEATHER AND CHLOE HAVE BEEN WORKING MADLY TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING READY. I DID WANT TO TELL YOU GUYS HEATHER WILL BE ON TWO DIFFERENT MORNING SHOWS TOMORROW. AND SHE WANTED TO ESPECIALLY TELL YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS, THAT SHE IS GOING TO BE ON TV. THAT YOUR FAVORITE ONE? YES. WHICHEVER. YES. SO ANYWAY, ONE WILL BE TOMORROW AND THE OTHER ONE WILL AIR ON FRIDAY. SO THAT'S GREAT THAT WE GOT THOSE TWO FREE PROMO. AND I KNOW THAT SHE ALSO INCREASED THE FACEBOOK ADVERTISING FOR EVERYTHING. SO AND AS Y'ALL CAN SEE, EVERYTHING'S JUST LOOKING SUPER CUTE AND CHRISTMASSY. SO NOW IS THERE GOING TO BE A COMPETITION OR IS THAT NEXT YEAR WHEN I DROP BY TO SIGN SOME THINGS? THE OTHER DAY THERE WAS A COMPETITION OF MAKING BOWS. IS THAT ONLY AN INTERNAL? IS THAT AN THAT'S ONLY AN INTERNAL COMPETITION? SERIOUS? THERE I WAS LIKE I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT LIKE WHAT KIND OF COMPETITION? BUT I WON THE BOW MAKING. OH, OKAY. OKAY. SO MAYBE NEXT YEAR WE'LL OPEN IT TO THE PUBLIC AND GIVE YOU MORE COMPETITION. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? CAN I ASK SEAN HOW THE TRAIL IS GOING? WE. THAT'S RIGHT. WE KNEW WE'D FIND A WAY TO GET YOU UP HERE. GOOD. I GOT MY SEE, I HAVE MY TRAIL SHIRT ON FOR, LIKE, 30. WELL, 20 SOMETHING YEARS AGO. SO FAR, SO GOOD. I MEAN, THERE'S A LITTLE MAINTENANCE THINGS HERE AND THERE, BUT I KNOW I'VE TALKED TO A FEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH AND WENT BACK THROUGH AND WENT BACK THROUGH JUST BECAUSE IT'S CONVENIENT, BECAUSE THEY CAN. JUST BECAUSE THEY CAN. SO, RIGHT. ARE WE GETTING GOOD PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE? I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBERS OFFHAND. I MEAN, WE HAVEN'T WE HAVEN'T GOT INTO THAT YET. SO I DON'T WE DO HAVE A COUNTER OUT THERE. SO YEAH WE HAVEN'T. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING. NO MAN WITH YOU. NO. IT DID LOOK GOOD. WE WENT THROUGH THE FIRST NIGHT. THERE WAS A COUPLE OF LIGHTS OUT ON A COUPLE LITTLE THINGS, BUT I KNEW Y'ALL WOULD GET IT. YEAH, BUT IT WENT SMOOTHLY. YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS, TOO. YOU GET THEM ALL WORKING, AND THEN YOU DRIVE BACK THROUGH AND ONE'S OUT AGAIN. IT HAPPENS. MY MOM CALLED ME THE OTHER NIGHT AND THE TOY FACTORY WAS WORKING, AND THEN SHE WENT BACK THROUGH AND SOME OF IT WAS OUT. YEAH, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT. YEAH. COME ON NOW. SO YOUR MOM, IT IT'S, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T MEAN IT IS WHAT IT IS. STUFF HAPPENS. BUT WE REDID SOME THINGS THROUGH THE BREAKER AND EVERYTHING'S BACK ON. IT'S NICE TO HAVE THE PAVED DRIVEWAY UP THROUGH IT. YEAH, I FIGURED PEOPLE WOULD REALLY ENJOY THAT. I'M SERIOUS. 
          IN NO BUMPS? NO. YEAH. I HEARD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THAT RUINED THEIR TRIP BECAUSE THEY HAD TO DRIVE ACROSS THE GRAVEL. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT BAD, BUT HEY, LISTEN, IT'S SERIOUS, MAN. THE GRAVEL. DO WHAT I WONDERED THIS WEEKEND, 1200 THIS WEEKEND. THAT'S GREAT. 
          OKAY. THAT'S PRETTY. I MEAN, WE HAD 60,000 LAST YEAR, SO I DON'T KEEP GOING UP. SO ANYWAY, 
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GOING GOOD. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ITEMS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS. I THINK OUR LAST TOPIC WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE THE REQUEST FOR FUNDS. MARINA. JUST KIND OF WE HAD SOME EMAILS THAT WERE EXCHANGED BUT ALLOW Y'ALL TO KIND OF SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS. I THINK REST OF YOUR POINTS WERE MADE EXCELLENT IN THAT EMAIL. IF YOU WANT TO KIND OF RE READDRESS THAT AND GO OVER THAT, WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS WERE ON IT. AND SO WE STILL DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T KNOW WHO REQUESTED IT. RIGHT. BESIDES THE COMPANY. CORRECT. OKAY. I MEAN MY ONLY CONCERN IS IF IT'S IF IT'S 2% AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR 5000, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN REALISTICALLY? I MEAN, WE HAVE A WRESTLING TOURNAMENT THAT'S CAME FOR YEARS THAT USES SYLVAN HILLS. IT'S A PROMOTION COMPANY THAT USES THAT. AND OUT OF THE 490 PEOPLE THEY CAME THIS YEAR, EARLIER IN THE YEAR, EIGHT OF THEM WERE FROM OUT OF TOWN. 
          THEY DIDN'T SPEND MONEY AT HOTELS BECAUSE THEY USED THE HOTELS FOR SPONSORSHIP, ONE OF MY HOTELS BEING ONE OF THEM, THAT I GAVE THEM FOUR ROOMS, THEY DOUBLED UP AND NO HOTELS. 
          YOU KNOW, THERE WAS NO HOTEL FUNDING FOR IT. SO IF 490 PEOPLE WERE LOCAL, HOW MUCH REALLY IS GETTING ACQUIRED FOR RESTAURANT SALES LIKE REVENUE INCREASES? YEAH, THAT'S THE ONLY CONCERN. YEAH. TO ADD TO THAT SHEET. THAT'S WHAT IT IS. AND DO YOU KNOW MAYOR WHO THE PERSON IS. YES. WELL RIGHT. I MEAN WE DON'T HAVE A I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD REQUEST MONEY FOR HOTELS. RESTAURANTS. YEAH. I DON'T SEE A NAME ON THERE. AND THERE'S A LINE ON HERE IT SAYS HOW IS THE ALL STAR TEAMS. THEY. SO THEY DID COME AND AND I'M SORRY, I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAMES, BUT. I, I IT'S LIKE THE GUY HE DOES A LOT OF PROMOTIONAL STUFF WITHIN THIS FIELD. I'VE HAD MET HIM BEFORE THROUGH TARA LISA. BUT ANYWAY THEY THIS IS NOT LIKE JUST A, A LOCAL BOXING THING. THIS IS WHERE THEY. AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I HAVE NO BOXING BACKGROUND. I DON'T WATCH BOXING. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BOXING, BUT I GUESS THERE IS LIKE A LOT OF YOUTH BOXING. I DON'T KNOW, MY KIDS NEVER PARTICIPATED IN IT, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT'S NOT RELEVANT AND SO FORTH. BUT IT DID SOUND LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE MORE PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN THAN LIKE THE LOCAL WRESTLING. BUT I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. BUT WHAT Y'ALL COULD DO IS I THINK YOU MADE A VERY GOOD POINT, AND I THINK THAT THAT IS SOMETHING TO ADD TO THE FORM THAT COULD EASILY BE ADDED, YOU KNOW, IS THIS AN OUT OF TOWN? IS THIS A, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAVE YOU? BUT I DON'T KNOW. AND AND THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY GOING FORWARD, I THINK IF SOMEONE IS GOING TO ASK FOR MONEY, WE NEED TO ASK FOR THEM TO BE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S JUST MY OPINION, BUT WELL, MY OTHER THING THAT I'M LOOKING AT NOW THAT I DIDN'T LOOK AT IN THE EMAIL IS IT SAYS WHEN IT'S THE PROPOSED FUNDS ARE REQUESTING, LIKE YOU SAID, JEFF FROM HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, AWARDS, TROPHIES. SO MAYBE HE'S ASKING FOR FREE HOTEL NIGHTS, RESTAURANT GIFT CARDS, AWARDS, TROPHIES? I DON'T THINK SO. 
          OKAY. I LOOKED AT THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE PROMOTING. THEY HAD A LOT OF EVENTS IN LITTLE ROCK, SO IF THEY I DON'T KNOW IF THEY PRODUCED ANYTHING IN LITTLE ROCK, BUT THAT'S JUST THE QUESTION. AGAIN, THE LOCAL WRESTLING THAT WAS HERE, THE FIGHTERS CAME FROM OUT OF TOWN, BUT THE ATTENDEES WERE LOCAL AND THEY SPONSORED. THEY WENT TO HOTELS, THEY WENT TO CAR DEALERSHIPS, THE CAR DEALERSHIPS. THEY HAD ONE BIG ONE AND THEY LOST THE SPONSORSHIP FOR NEXT YEAR, HE TOLD ME. BUT IT'S I MEAN, THAT'S WHY A LOT OF THEM ARE GOING FOR LOOKING FOR SPONSORSHIPS JUST TO GET THE WORD OUT. SO PEOPLE BUY THE TICKETS. SO IT'S JUST FOR HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS WOULD BE THE QUESTION WE CAN REACH OUT AND ASK. IT WOULDN'T HURT. AND MAYBE WHEN IS THE EVENT IS COMING UP? YES, JANUARY 14TH AND WE DID WE DO MEET AGAIN BEFORE THEN. AND MAYBE THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL NEED TO DO IS AND THEN ALSO ASK THAT THEY COME BEFORE Y'ALL AND ANSWER, YOU KNOW, QUESTIONS. BECAUSE I CERTAINLY DON'T LIKE I'VE SLEPT A LOT SINCE THEN. NOT REALLY. BUT I MEAN A LOT TRANSPIRED. I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER ALL THIS STUFF. IT SOUNDED IMPRESSIVE. BUT YEAH, I DO THINK THAT ON THIS FORM, FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, WE PROBABLY NEED TO HAVE THE NAME AND PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL OF THE CONTACT PERSON, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT ANYWHERE ON THIS FORM. AND IF WE DID NEED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM, THERE'S NOTHING ON HERE. AND I COULDN'T I MEAN, I CAN'T READ THIS 
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SIGNATURE. I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHAT. THAT'S NOT REALLY A SIGNATURE. WELL, WE HAVE A WAY. 
          THEY THEY CONTACTED THE CITY AND THEY EMAILED D. SO WE HAVE A WAY TO GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH THEM. MY THOUGHT WAS TO BRING THIS TO YOU GUYS VIA EMAIL FIRST, TO LET Y'ALL KIND OF RUN IT UP THE FLAGPOLE AND GET A GUT ON IT. IS THIS SOMETHING WE WANT TO PURSUE FURTHER? IF IT'S SOME SOMEONE THAT WE WANT TO PURSUE FURTHER, WE CAN CERTAINLY INVITE THEM HERE KNOWING FULLY WELL YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE HARD SELL. AND SOMETIMES I'VE SEEN IN THE PAST OF THIS COMMISSION THAT IT CAN BE CHALLENGING TO TELL SOMEONE NO TO THEIR FACE. IT CAN, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW. SO MY THOUGHT IS WE WE LOOK AT IT FIRST, MAYBE DISCUSS IT VIA EMAIL OR, YOU KNOW, LIKE IN THIS MONTH'S MEETING. AND IF WE HAVE A MAJORITY THAT SAYS, HEY, WE INVITE THEM BACK FOR JANUARY OR WE THINK IT'S GOOD FOR THE CITY, THEN WE CAN PROCEED FORWARD. NO, YOU CAN'T DO THAT. YOU CAN SEND INFORMATION OUT. BUT THEN WHEN YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, IT'S GOT TO BE HERE. IT'S GOT TO BE ON THE RECORD IN THE COMMITTEE. IT'S OKAY TO SEND INFORMATION OUT FOR PERSONAL PURPOSES, BUT TO GET COMMENTS BACK AND FORTH THAT'S GOING TO VIOLATE FLY. 
          OKAY, OKAY. THE INFORMATION, THE INFORMATION THEY FILLED OUT OF WHO THEY ARE IS WHAT WAS SHARED VIA EMAIL. THIS IS FOR YOUR YES. THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN DONE SO FAR. THAT'S FINE OKAY. 
          THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL HE DID. HE SENT IT OUT TO US AND. YEAH OKAY. IF IF EVERYTHING'S ELIGIBLE FOR FOR FOI, THEN WHY ARE YOU NOT ALLOWED TO ENGAGE IN, IN CONVERSATION AND EMAIL IF IT'S POTENTIALLY CAN BE FORWARDED ANYWAYS. YEAH. THE THINKING IS THAT EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT POTENTIALLY COULD COME BEFORE THE BODY THAT CONSTITUTES A MEETING AND YOU CAN'T DO THAT. YOU CAN'T HAVE A MEETING. THAT'S NOT A MEETING WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN ATTEND AND HEAR DISCUSSION OR BE A WITNESS TO WHATEVER VOTING OR WHATEVER DECISIONS ARE MADE. IT HAS TO BE OUT IN THE OPEN. YOU CAN SHARE INFORMATION, YOU CAN SEND AN AGENDA OUT. BUT IN TERMS OF SAYING, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS BACK AND FORTH, THAT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM. AND SO A GROUP EMAIL WHICH WHICH HAD SEVEN MEMBERS ON IT WOULD CONSTITUTE A MEETING. YOU CAN WHAT WHAT THE COUNCIL DOES THAT I THINK IS IS APPROPRIATE IS THEY'LL SEND SOMETHING OUT AND SAY THIS. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS. IT'S INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY OKAY. SO THAT'S GOOD TO ADD TO THE SUBJECT LINE. OKAY. I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH YOU GUYS TRYING TO GET AHEAD IN TERMS OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE AND YOUR ABILITY TO THINK ABOUT THINGS BEFORE YOU COME TO BE, AND THAT'S A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE THE SPEED THINGS UP. IT'S JUST THE DISCUSSION ON THE INTERNET THAT THE PUBLIC DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO IT. 
          OKAY. AND I WILL TELL Y'ALL THAT IN MEETING WITH THEM, IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE AN IMPRESSIVE EVENT AND SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD WANT IN OUR CITY. WE WANTED TO SEE HOW THIS FIRST YEAR WENT, YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE WERE WILLING TO TALK ABOUT FUTURE ONES. SO I WOULD SAY, I THINK IT'S WORTH EXPLORING FURTHER TO GET MORE QUESTIONS ASKED AND AND FIND OUT MORE. I'M JUST NOT A GOOD SPOKESPERSON FOR THIS EVENT BECAUSE I JUST DON'T KNOW ENOUGH. YEAH, I'M NOT UP TO SPEED ON BOXING. IT'S BEEN OVER 20 SOMETHING YEARS SINCE I WAS INTO IT. MY ONLY QUESTION IS, AS FAR AS WHAT ARE WE ALLOW FOR FUNDING? DO WE HAVE AND WE ALLOW ANYTHING? OR IS THERE CERTAIN ITEMS THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN WE SPONSORED THE SHARKS, WE COULDN'T SPONSOR THE ACTUAL TEAM, BUT WE SPONSORED THE TOURNAMENT FOR THEM TO, I THINK, GO TO TOURNAMENTS. YOU KNOW, I SEE THIS AS HE'S REQUESTING MONEY FOR HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS AND FOR THE TROPHIES. I THINK HE WAS INDICATING WHAT THE MONEY. 
          AGAIN, WE HAVEN'T HAD A PHONE CONVERSATION, BUT MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT HE WAS INDICATING WHAT THE FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR AND PROBABLY PUT THAT ON THERE, THINKING THAT THAT MIGHT GET A YES TO THE ASK, BECAUSE HE WAS GOING TO TURN THOSE DOLLARS RIGHT BACK INTO HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS IS PROBABLY IS SPONSOR LIKE, EXCUSE ME, WE COULD PAY FOR WHATEVER IT COSTS FOR SHERWOOD FOREST RENTAL THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD DO. THAT'S WHAT WE DID WITH THE SHARKS IN THE PAST WHEN WE SPONSORED THEM, AS WE PAID FOR THE COST OF THE POOL RENTALS FOR THE MEETING, FOR THEIR MEETS. SO THAT WOULD BE ONE THING WE COULD DO IS WE COULD PAY FOR SHERWOOD FOREST, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE IN LINE WITH THE STATUTE OF. THAT'S CORRECT. PROMOTING USE OF SHERWOOD AND FACILITIES IN SHERWOOD. WE ARE PROMOTING THAT OUR FACILITY. RIGHT. I JUST DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE. OKAY. SO THAT WOULD BE ONE THING WE COULD DO. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WHAT IF THE CITY HAS GIVEN THEM A DISCOUNT ON THE FACILITY OR WHAT. SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DISCUSS WITH SEAN AND THE MAYOR. AND WITH STEVE TO SEE WHAT ELSE YOU KNOW, AND THAT IS THAT NOT TRUE? BECAUSE 
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I KNOW ONE TIME WE SPONSORED A STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT, AND YOU JUST HAD TO BE ABLE TO SHOW A NEXUS BETWEEN THE FUNDS AND THE PROMOTION OF THE CITY AND ITS INVOLVEMENT. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SAY THIS WILL BRING PEOPLE IN, BUT THIS WILL GENERATE INTEREST OR THIS WILL PROMOTE PARKS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES. JUST, JUST YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT IT TO THOSE. CRITERIA. OKAY. I WOULD I WOULD HAVE AN ISSUE. I IF I DIDN'T HEAR THIS RIGHT. CORRECT ME, BUT I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THEM ASKING US TO PAY FOR HOTEL ROOMS. THAT'S THAT'S I DON'T THINK THAT'LL EVER PASS MUSTER. I AGREE WITH YOU, MARINA. IF IT'S THE FACILITY FEE OR WHAT GENERATES THE ABILITY FOR THE EVENT TO TAKE PLACE, THAT'S PROBABLY OKAY. LIKE YOU SAID, LIKE SPONSORING OR PAYING FOR THE. WHAT DID YOU SAY SHERWOOD TOUR. RIGHT. THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE IT AT. PROBABLY BE AROUND. APRIL OR MARINA. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY CONNECTIONS TO ANYONE IN LITTLE ROCK THAT COULD SPEAK TO PRIOR PROMOTIONAL EVENTS THAT THIS PERSON HELD? IS THERE ANY YOU DID SOME FACEBOOK SEARCH AND YOU SAID, CHRIS, BUT WHAT DID YOU REALLY TURN UP ON THE FACEBOOK? IT WAS LIKE ON 80TH WEST STREET IN DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK, AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IT MAYBE SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT BOXERS IS WHAT IT WAS. AND THEY HAD PICTURES OF THE CROWD AROUND IT, WHICH LOOKED, IN COMPARISON TO ME, THE SAME WRESTLING TOURNAMENT THAT'S AT SYLVAN HILLS. YEAH, AND THE SYLVAN HILLS WRESTLING. IT'S AMATEUR WRESTLING. SO IT'S LITERALLY THE OUTSOURCED WRESTLERS THAT COME IN THAT AGAIN, STAYED AT THE HOTEL ON SPONSORSHIP. YEAH. MY ONLY THING WOULD BE, IS I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY BOOKED SHERWOOD FOREST YET. NOTHING'S BEEN ADVERTISED YET UNLESS THEY'RE WAITING ON THIS. THESE FUNDS, THEY DID BOOK. THEY DID BOOK IT. OKAY. I WAS JUST THINKING THE ONLY THING WOULD BE, IS THAT HAS SHERWOOD FOREST EVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS? IF THIS IS SUCCESSFUL, COULD IT BRING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE WRESTLING? IF WRESTLING CAN'T GET SYLVAN HILLS, WOULD THAT BRING IN MONEY TO SHERWOOD FOREST THAT MORE EVENTS LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN? DOES THE CITY HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO THAT POINT? WHY DON'T YOU JUST STAND UP THERE, GET A CHAIR, JUST MOVE UP TO THE FRONT ROW. IT DID SOUND LIKE THIS. THIS WAS LIKE A CHAMPIONSHIP. A LARGER THIS IS MORE YOUTH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT ONE SHOWED WITH IT, BUT I MEAN, HONESTLY AND I FEEL TERRIBLE. BLAKE KNOWS MORE ABOUT THIS THAN I DO. I DO KNOW THAT THEY DID BOOK SHERWOOD FOREST. I KNOW THAT THEY ARE PLANNING FOR A LARGE EVENT, WHICH IS WHY THEY WANTED THE THE BIG ROOM AT SHERWOOD FOREST AND SO FORTH. BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S UNREASONABLE TO HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THIS COMMISSION ASKED BEFORE YOU ALL MAKE A DECISION, BECAUSE I REALLY I YOU KNOW, YOU DESERVE TO KNOW EXACTLY EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU MAKE THAT DECISION. SO THAT WOULD JUST BE MY ADVICE IS BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, I WOULD FORMULATE MORE QUESTIONS TO BE SENT OUT AND THEN YOU CAN'T, YOU KNOW, REALLY DISCUSS IT, BUT PERHAPS INDIVIDUALLY, YOU COULD SEND SOMETHING TO THE CITY ATTORNEY SAYING, YES, I'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE OR NO, I WOULD NOT LIKE, LET'S SAY, A QUESTIONNAIRE. YOU HAD MORE QUESTIONS. YOU COULD SAY, THESE ARE THEIR ANSWERS. SO LONG AS EVERYBODY JUST HAD THAT INFORMATION TO BRING WITH THEM TO THE NEXT MEETING, THAT WOULD BE PERMISSIBLE, I THINK. AND THEN, I MEAN, AND I KNOW IT'S HARD TO TO SAY YAY OR NAY, BUT CERTAINLY IT'S ALL WITHIN. I MEAN, AND JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY ASKED FOR 5000 DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO GIVE 5000. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT IT CAN ALL VARY, BUT IT'S AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WHY YOU GUYS ARE PAID THE BIG BUCKS IS TO SIT UP HERE AND MAKE THESE DECISIONS. AND IT NEVER HURTS. NEVER HURTS TO ASK. YEAH. 
          WELL, THAT'S WHEN'S OUR NEXT MEETING. THAT'LL BE THE FIRST WEDNESDAY IN JANUARY. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. SO THEIR EVENT SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE 14TH. SO IT'LL BE TOO LATE BY THEN. BUT IF IT'S BIG I'M LIKE, HAS HE REACHED OUT? IF THEY'RE NEEDING THE FUNDS FOR PROMOTION. YEAH, IT'LL BE TOO LATE. YEAH I MEAN I, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE ALREADY KIND OF UP AGAINST THE WIRE, BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE THE SOLE VOICE AS WE ACT AS A BODY TO MAKE THIS DECISION. IT'D BE A WEEK BEFORE THEY HAVE THE EVENT. SEEMS A LITTLE RUSHED. YEAH, YEAH. AND UNLESS WE, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T. YOU GUYS MAY REMEMBER THIS IS ROUGHLY 10%. JUST A LITTLE MORE OF OUR ADVERTISING BUDGET. I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE'VE SPONSORED OTHER TEAMS OR EVENTS IN THE PAST. SOMETHING THIS LARGE. I KNOW WHEN WE I DO KNOW WE SPONSOR THE SHARKS. I THINK IT WAS LIKE 16. IT WAS LIKE 500, 
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600, DIANA SAID, BECAUSE SHE ALWAYS PAID THE BILLS. SO SHE KNOWS. YEAH, IT WAS 600. BUT HOW MANY CAME FROM OUT OF TOWN? WELL, LOTS BECAUSE IT WAS SWIM MEETS. BUT SEE, THAT'S TEAM. 
          THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. IF THIS IS BOXING, IS IT. THAT'S WHAT WE DON'T KNOW. IS IT KIDS TEAMS COMING. DO WE KNOW? OKAY. THIS IS FOR SHERWOOD FOREST FROM THE 14TH TO THE 18TH. SO IT'S GOING TO BE FOR SEAN. DO WE KNOW, DO YOU KNOW IT'S FOUR DAYS? LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET SOMEBODY ON THE PHONE. OKAY. I MEAN, WE GOT A WEEK BEFORE THEY HAVE IT ON OUR NEXT MEETING, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. IT'S GOING TO BE TOO LATE. ARE THEY ADVERTISING NOW? WELL, THEY COULD GO AHEAD AND DO THEIR ADVERTISING. THEY'RE NOT SHOWING MONEY FOR EVERYTHING. 
          THEY JUST WANT. THAT'S THAT'S ODD. HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS CONTACT NAME AND TROPHIES. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THOSE FUNDING SOMEWHERE ELSE, BROTHER REALLY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THAT. KATIE, CAN YOU TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT THE BOXING? I WANT TO PUT IT ON THE RECORD FOR THE MATH OF THE. YES, I WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD OF THE MATH, BUT LET'S JUST SAY AGAIN, LET'S JUST SAY ONE OF THE HOTELS IN SHERWOOD GETS 20 ROOMS FOR FOUR NIGHTS, AND LET'S JUST SAY WE HYPOTHETICALLY GIVE THEM A RATE OF $110. THE REVENUE WITH THE TAXES IS $9,988. 2% OF THAT IS ONLY $200. OKAY, KATIE KNOWS MORE ABOUT IT, SO SHE IS ON SPEAKER. OKAY, KATIE, GO AHEAD AND TELL YOU. OKAY. SO THE QUESTION IS IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE IS THAT IT'S A REGIONAL TOURNAMENT THAT'S GOING TO DRAW IN PEOPLE FROM I THINK YOU SAID SEVEN DIFFERENT STATES AND IT'S OVER THREE DAYS. YOU SAID THREE DAY EVENT. YES MA'AM. I BELIEVE IT'S FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA, LIKE HOW MANY THEY ARE EXPECTING OR NUMBER OF BOXES? I THINK HE SAID ALL IN ALL, THEY SHOULD HAVE ABOUT I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE FIGHT, BUT HE SAID NORMALLY THEY SEE ABOUT 7000 PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF THE DOORS OVER THE COURSE OF THREE. CORRECT. KATIE, HOW MUCH ARE YOU? HOW MUCH IS THE FEE FOR SHERWOOD FOREST FOR THIS EVENT? I'M SORRY. WHAT'S THAT? WHAT IS THAT? HOW MUCH IS THE CITY CHARGING TOTAL FOR THE EVENT? I THINK I THINK IT'S $2,400. $2,500. I'LL HAVE TO WORK WHEN I GO BACK IN TOMORROW, SO. BUT Y'ALL COULD DO IS JUST COVER HALF OF WHAT HE'S REQUESTING. 
          YEAH, I WOULD, I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH DOING THAT. SO WHATEVER THAT FEE IS A MAXIMUM OF. SO IN CASE IT'S 2600 OR WHATEVER Y'ALL WANT TO, I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE IN DOING A MAXIMUM OF 2500. YEAH I AGREE OKAY. YEAH I'M MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. ANYTHING ELSE FOR KATIE? DO WE KNOW WHERE OUR MONEY'S ACTUALLY GOING? SO. SO, MAUREEN, ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION? I AM, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION. I MEAN, YES, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE WOULD COVER A MAXIMUM OF $2,500 PAID DIRECTLY TO THE CITY OF SHERWOOD TO COVER THE COST OF THE RENTAL OF SHERWOOD FOREST FOR THIS TOURNAMENT. I SECOND THAT AGREED. AND IF YOU GIVE ME A MINUTE TO GET IT RECORDED AND JUST TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT IF THE RENTAL PRICE IS NOT $2,500, THAT WE WOULD NOT PAY THAT MUCH. I MEAN, WHATEVER THE THAT'S THE LIMIT. THAT'S THE LIMIT. IF IT'S LOWER THAN THAT, WE WOULD NOT PAY THAT MUCH. OKAY. WE WOULD PAY THE RENTAL AMOUNT UP TO UP TO 2500 TO 2500. YEAH. OKAY. SO JEFF AND CARISSA. THE LITTLE SAID MARINA NO MARINAS THE MOTION AND JEFF'S THE SECOND. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. YEAH. CARISSA I AGREE JEFF. YES. 
          MARINA I JOSH. YES. KIM. YES. APRIL I. WELL I THINK THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION. TO THAT END, WHAT WOULD BE OUR FOLLOW UP ON THIS? HOW WOULD WE SET SOMETHING IN PLACE AS A COMMISSION TO, TO NAVIGATE WHETHER WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN, IN SPENDING THESE FUNDS WE HAVE? Y'ALL GOT ANY THOUGHTS? I DON'T PLAN TO ATTEND THIS. I'M NOT A BIG BOXING FAN. AGENTS OF THE CITY COULD CAN SPEAK TO THAT. MAYBE IN THE MARCH MEETING. ARE YOU SAYING GOING FORWARD. WELL, I'M JUST SAYING WE NEED TO REPORT BACK IN TERMS OF LETTING YOU 
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GUYS KNOW THIS IS HOW MANY, APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT WE FELT THAT WERE AT THAT EVENT AND, YOU KNOW, THAT TYPE OF THING. SINCE IT'S AT OUR FACILITY, WE HAVE TO BE THERE ANYWAY BECAUSE IT'S THERE. MAYBE WE COULD PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF REPORT BACK TO YOU GUYS. 
          WOULD THAT BE AMENABLE? YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS. YOU KNOW, IF NO ONE ON THIS COMMISSION IS GOING TO ATTEND THE EVENT THAT WE KNOW OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE NO REALLY WAY OF KNOWING HOW WELL OR, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE JUST NEED SOME SORT OF FOLLOW UP ON THE FUNDS THAT WE'RE USING. AND I THINK THAT'S PERFECTLY REASONABLE TO FOR ANYTHING Y'ALL DO TO ASK FOR FOLLOW UP. SO WE'D BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT FOR YOU. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE'LL TRY AS A, AS A, AS A TEAM. WE'LL TRY TO REMEMBER IN THE MARCH MEETING TO BECAUSE WE SKIPPED FEBRUARY. WE MEET IN JANUARY SKIP FEBRUARY AND THEN WE'LL MEET MARCH. WE'LL TRY TO, YOU KNOW, GET A GET AN ACCOUNT ON HOW WELL IT WENT OR WHAT. WE THINK, YOU KNOW, IT IS LIVE STREAMED. IT SAYS THRILLER TV, WHICH IS ON YOUTUBE. I DID LOOK THAT UP. SO IF WE WANT TO WATCH IT FROM HOME, I THINK SHE'S INTO THIS. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO. LIKE I SAID, I PARTICIPATED AND HELPED SPONSOR WITH THE WRESTLING. SO IT'S IT'S BEEN FUN. SO OKAY. GOOD DEAL. IF NOTHING ELSE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.