Dec 15, 2025 City Council

[Call To Order]

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PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEAT. IT IS 6:00. IT'S TIME FOR OUR DECEMBER 15TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND FIRST UP, WE WILL BE LED IN PRAYER BY JOSH VLAHOVIC. AND HE IS A PASTOR AT NEW LIFE CHURCH. YES. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I KNOW WE'RE NOT AT CHURCH, BUT CAN I PRAY FOR US FOR A SECOND OVER THE CITY? ALRIGHT, LET'S DO THIS. GOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LOVING US. YOU'RE WORTHY. YOU'RE WORTHY OF OUR SUBMISSION AND OUR DEVOTION AND ALL THE GLORY THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE. I PRAY FOR THE THE LEADERS OF THIS CITY. I PRAY FOR VISION IN THEIR HEARTS AS THEY CONTINUE TO LEAD. I PRAY FOR PASSION AND I PRAY FOR PROTECTION FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND I PRAY THAT THEY WOULD LEAD WITH INTEGRITY. THEY MAKE DECISIONS WITH WISDOM AND THAT YOU WOULD LEAD THEM BY YOUR SPIRIT, EVEN IF THEY DON'T KNOW THAT YOU'RE DOING IT. I JUST PRAY THAT YOU CREATE A CITY THAT EXISTS TO CHAMPION RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE AND SHINE THE LIGHT OF CHRIST IN EVERY STREET, AND I PRAY THIS IN JESUS NAME, AMEN, 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 I HERE WILLIAMS. PRESENT. BRODERICK. THOMAS. PRESENT. WADE MCCULLOUGH. PRESENT. TOWNSEND.

[4. Approval of the minutes of the regular called meeting on November 24, 2025, as transcribed]

BRODERICK I. WILLIAMS. BROOKS I TREAT I MCCULLOUGH I WADE TOWNSEND I THOMAS. HI. YOU ALL

[5. November 2025 Financials]

[6. Recognition of two Sylvan Hills High School art students whose hand painted Christmas ornaments were selected to be placed on the 2025 Arkansas State Capitol Christmas tree]

OH. WELL, WE DO NEED TO ORDER A FEW MORE BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY OUTSTANDING FOLKS. SO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS. KEEP. OKAY, SO SHE'LL BE A COLLECTOR. YES. NOT EVERYBODY HAS ONE OF THESE. OKAY. AND IT'S IT'S JUST A LITTLE TOKEN OF OUR LOVE AND APPRECIATION FOR YOU REPRESENTING OUR CITY SO BRILLIANTLY. SO GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, EVERYBODY.

OKAY? JEREMY. JEREMY HOPES TO GO INTO OUR GRAPHIC DESIGN, AND EMILY HOPES TO GO INTO. WHY DID

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HOW'D YOUR CHALLENGE COMING OUT, GUYS? THESE ARE THE FUN PARTS OF OUR JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CAMERON, FOR MAKING THE PICTURES AVAILABLE. CUTE KIDS. GRANNY JUST MADE IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. THE COLD WEATHER. YES. AT THIS TIME, I AM REQUESTING FOR

[7. Committees/Commissions]

I MISSED THE DEADLINE ON TUESDAY BY ABOUT AN HOUR, SO THANK YOU. SO THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS A REZONE REQUEST. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY USED IN ZONED FOR R-1.

THE PROPERTY OWNER DID REQUEST TO REZONE TO C3 STAFF, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THAT ITEM AND PLANNING COMMISSION CONCURRED FOR THAT RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL. WHEN I CALLED YOUR OFFICE. AND OF COURSE, SINCE THE PLANNING, THIS MEETING IS EARLY AND THERE WERE NO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ONE THERE TO OBJECT TO THIS REZONE. CORRECT. OKAY. AND IT DIRECTLY FACES ON TO 107 AND BY OUR OUR MASTER PLAN, THAT'S APPROPRIATE ZONING. YES. AND ALSO JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU CAN ONLY CHANGE THE ZONING IF THE PROPERTY OWNER REQUESTS IT. CORRECT. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE MOVE IT TO A SECOND READING. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADVANCE THE READINGS BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRODERICK ROLL CALL BRODERICK WILLIAMS I BROOKS I TREAT I MCCULLOUGH I WADE I TOWNSEND I THOMAS. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING DISTRICT MAP FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT TEN 403 HIGHWAY 107, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. SECOND READING. MAY WE SPEND THE RULES IN PLACE ON THIRD READING. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADVANCE THE READING TO THE THIRD ONE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRODERICK. ROLL CALL BRODERICK WILLIAMS I BROOKS I TREAT I MCCULLOUGH I WADE I TOWNSEND I THOMAS. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING DISTRICTS MAP FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1043 HIGHWAY 107, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THIRD READING. MOVE FOR ADOPTION. SECOND MOTION FOR ADOPTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS. ROLL CALL BRODERICK WILLIAMS. BROOKS I TREAT I MCCULLOUGH, I WADE I TOWNSEND I THOMAS. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM. ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION. DO EITHER COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS OR

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HI, TAMMY. TAMMY BROUGHT TO US A PROPOSAL THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO A IS IT PLACER AI? IT'S PLACER AI, AND I DON'T I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEAK OUT OF PLACE. SO IF I SPEAK ANY GIVE ANYTHING WRONG TAMMY CAN BACK ME UP. BUT BASICALLY THEY THIS IS A CONTRACT THAT WE ARE GOING TO ENTER INTO. IT'S $25,000 A YEAR, BUT IT'S ALREADY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET OUT OF AMP.

SO WE'RE NOT SPENDING ANY ADDITIONAL MONEY. WE'RE ALREADY HAD THAT AVAILABLE FOR 25. SO WE'RE NOT SPENDING ANY MONEY ADDITIONAL. IT'S ALREADY IN THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR IN AMP. SO NO ADDITIONAL MONIES ARE BEING SPENT. SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT WAS VERY ATTRACTIVE. NO ADDITIONAL MONIES BEING SPENT. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD. THE SECOND THING IS, IS THAT THIS APPLICATION CAN ACTUALLY PINPOINT WHERE PEOPLE ARE WHEN THEY ARE. AND SO THAT MIGHT HELP US SELL REAL ESTATE, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE WALMART, IS THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE PLACES ANYWHERE, ANYWHERE. BUT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO SELL SOME OF THOSE OUTLOTS THERE ESPECIALLY, BUT ANYWHERE. AND THAT WAS THE EXAMPLE THAT WAS GIVEN TO US AT THE MEETING WAS THEY WERE PINPOINTING, I'M LOOKING OVER AT YOU, TAMMY. THAT'S THE ONE I RAN FOR YOU.

THAT'S THE ONE. SHE RAN FOR US. BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE I WAS GIVEN THAT INFORMATION, SHE RAN THAT ONE FOR US. SO SHOWING US. WHICH, IF YOU'RE AT THE WALMART, THE BIG MART, AT A CERTAIN TIME OF DAY, HOW MANY CARS ARE THERE? WE CAN SEE AT THAT TIME WHAT THE AGE RANGE OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE, THE DEMOGRAPHICS FOR THOSE PEOPLE. SO THAT WAY IT CAN WE CAN TRY TO PINPOINT TO RETAIL OTHER RETAILERS OR RESTAURANTS THAT MIGHT WANT TO COME IN IN THAT AREA. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS THIS IS A ONE YEAR TO YEAR CONTRACT THAT WILL GIVE US RETAIL SALES NUMBERS AS WELL.

IS IS A PIECE. YEAH. THAT WE, WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE. SO ALL THE DEVELOPERS ARE BUSINESS. SO WE'VE REALLY THIS IS A VERY GOOD SPEND FOR AMP DOLLARS THAT WE'RE NOT SPENDING ACTUALLY BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY IN THE BUDGET. SO ALL RIGHT WELL THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD A

[8. A resolution appointing and reappointing certain persons to serve on various Sherwood Commissions and Committees (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

THERE WAS A TRANSITION, THAT'S WHAT. RIGHT. YES. SO COLLEEN DID UTILIZE THIS FROM FROM TIME TO TIME. BUT HONESTLY WE HAVE THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY ALEX WHO HAD HAD THIS UP HAS BEEN SO BUSY GETTING ALL THE BUDGET WRAPPING UP THE YEAR END. SO THIS REALLY THERE WOULD BE NO MEETINGS UNTIL NEXT YEAR UNTIL EVERYTHING CALMS DOWN. SO. OKAY.

I JUST HATED TO HAVE A MEETING. I MEAN A COMMITTEE THAT NEVER MET. IT'S KIND OF THING. I KNOW YOU LOVE MEETING, I KNOW I DON'T, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO BE. WE HAVE A RESOLUTION. FOR THE ADOPTION. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BRODERICK AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. ROLL CALL, PLEASE, BRODERICK WILLIAMS I BROOKS I TREAT I MCCULLOUGH I WADE I TOWNSEND I THOMAS. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY A RESOLUTION

[9. A resolution in support of reviving the state-run Federal Surplus Property Program administered by the State of Arkansas (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

BASICALLY, THERE HAVE BEEN REGULATORY CHANGES ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL WHICH ARE

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[10.An ordinance authorizing the acquisition of easements of a certain tract of land in connection to the Power Line Trail Project, and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

THIS IS THE LYNX APARTMENTS. THIS HAS TAKEN A LONG TIME TO NEGOTIATE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN VOLKERT AND THE OWNERS OF THE LYNX, BECAUSE IT IS A FULLY DEVELOPED PROPERTY AND IT JUST SOME OF THE THE CHANGES AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY WANTED AND SO FORTH. THE AMOUNT THAT YOU SEE THERE BASICALLY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR 20% OF THAT. BUT I AND MR. COBB FELT STRONGLY THAT BECAUSE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IT STILL GOES BEFORE THE COUNCIL, EVEN THOUGH THE ACTUAL AMOUNT WILL BE PAYING. WILL NOT WE NEVER YOU DO. AND THIS GRANT I INHERITED WHEN I CAME INTO OFFICE AND I FULLY SUPPORT IT. SO PLEASE DON'T TAKE THAT AS NOT. BUT YOU HAVE TO. WHEN YOU USE FEDERAL MONIES, YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES. ALL THE DIFFERENT GUIDELINES. AND AND SO EVERY TIME THERE. AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY IT'S TAKING SO LONG TO GET THROUGH THIS PROJECT. BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A COMPANY AND EVERY LITTLE MINOR CHANGE THEN HAS TO START THE PROCESS WITH ALL OVER AGAIN. SO SO OUR PORTION OF THIS AMOUNT WOULD BE THE SEVEN, THE 20% OF THAT 88. YES, MA'AM.

SO 17,600. YES. I HAVE AN ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU. IS THERE A MOTION? MAYBE PLACE IT ON SECOND READING. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS. SECOND, WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. BRODERICK WILLIAMS I BROOKS I TREAT I MCCULLOUGH, I WADE I TOWNSEND I THOMAS I CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION IS THIS GOING TO BE IN THE IS THIS AMOUNT IN OUR BUDGET FOR 2026. IS 17 SIX ALREADY. IT'S ALREADY IN IT.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY. YEAH I GOT A QUESTION. YEAH. IS THERE A WAY. BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF MOTIONS AND MOVEMENTS TONIGHT. IS THERE A WAY TO SUSPEND THE SECOND MOVE TO THE THIRD? I MEAN, I'M BEING SERIOUS AND THE NAME OF THE GOOD LORD. ISN'T THERE A WAY TO DO THAT, MAYOR? WELL, THE REST OF THESE ARE RESOLUTIONS, SO WE ONLY HAVE TO DO IT ONE TIME. OKAY? ONLY THE ORDINANCES HAVE TO THE ORDINANCE. YEAH, WE JUST HAVE ONE MORE. BUT IF EVERYBODY PIPES IN THERE QUICKLY, THEN LAST ONE, THE REST WILL BE RESOLUTIONS. WE CAN GO FAST.

ALL RIGHT. I MEAN, WE CAN WAIVE THE READING REQUIREMENT, BUT WE'RE ALREADY. SO I GUESS DID AT THE BEGINNING. YOU'VE ALREADY READ IT. WE HAD TO DO AT THE BEGINNING. ALL RIGHT.

MAYBE WE SUSPEND THE RULES IN PLACE. OH, YOU HAVEN'T READ IT THE SECOND TIME. WE. YES. OKAY.

YEAH. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF EASEMENTS OF A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND IN CONNECTION TO THE POWER LINE TRAIL PROJECT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THAT SECOND READING, MAY WE SUSPEND THE RULES IN PLACE ON THIRD READING? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WADE. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. BRODERICK WILLIAMS I BROOKS BROOKS I TREE I MCCULLOUGH I WADE I TOWNSEND I THOMAS I AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF EASEMENTS OF A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND IN CONNECTION TO THE POWER LINE TRAIL PROJECT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THIRD READING MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION. SECOND MOTION FOR ADOPTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TOWNSEND. AND COUNCILMEMBER, I LOVE THAT BRODERICK WILLIAMS I BROOKS I TREAT I MCCULLOUGH I WADE TOWNSEND I THOMAS MOTION PASSES

[11.An ordinance amending the Retirement Committee structure for the City of Sherwood; providing for oversight of the City's 457(b) deferred compensation plan; and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

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AND WE NEED DO WE NEED THIS IN PLACE FOR JANUARY? I GUESS I'M ASKING. NO, NOT NECESSARILY IF YOU WANT TO BE READ ONE TIME, I MEAN. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. JUST WHATEVER THE PLEASURE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS. IS THAT YOUR PLEASURE? OKAY. YOU GUYS HAVE AN ORDINANCE? ANY MOTIONS? OKAY, THEN WE'LL BE ON NEXT MONTH'S AGENDA. WE HAVE. I'M SORRY. YES. AND NOW WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION. INSERT A RESOLUTION APPROVING RETENTION OF ENGINEERING SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE FIVE MILE CREEK INTERCEPT REHABILITATION. THIS HAS BEEN, GOSH, TALKED ABOUT QUITE A BIT. IT WAS THIS IS THE PROGRAM IN WHICH COUNCIL PASSED IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THE, YOU KNOW, THE LOAN FOR IT. THIS IS THE ENGINEERING PART OF IT. SO THIS IS OUR FIRST STEP TO GETTING THIS ACCOMPLISHED. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS. AS A PERSON THAT'S ON THE SEWER COMMITTEE I WOULD JUST SAY THAT WASTEWATER WASTEWATER YOU'RE THE ONE THAT CHANGED IT I KNOW I DID, I DID I REMEMBER BROOKS. HAD A SENIOR MOMENT THERE, A CHRISTMAS GIFT WRAPPING MOMENT, I GUESS I DID SPEAK TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AS FAR AS ENGINEER GROUPS WERE CONCERNED. AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE ON OUR COMMITTEE AND THIS ENGINEERING COMPANY. CHRIST, I HOPE I SAID RIGHT.

YES, MA'AM. IT'S VERY WELL RESPECTED. THEY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED IT TO US HAVING, YOU KNOW, JUST SEEN IT THIS WEEKEND. SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, AND EVEN TALKING TO MR. COBB, HE, YOU KNOW, THE DUE DILIGENCE WAS DONE AND, AND OUR STAFF WAS, WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. SO, YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE NOT SAYING ANYTHING, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS TRYING TO GET DONE. AND WE DO HAVE A LOAN THAT WE'VE APPLIED FOR THAT THAT'S BEEN APPROVED FOR. RIGHT. WE JUST GOT TO GET WE NEED TO GET STARTED ON IT. SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP. NOW THAT WE HAVE OUR FINANCING. THIS 882,000 IS FOR THEIR ENGINEERING. THAT IS THEIR FEE FOR ENGINEERING. YES. AND IT'S NOT ONLY ENGINEERING. IT'S ALSO DOING THE FLOW METERING. AND QUITE A BIT GOES INTO THIS SCOTT SCOTT CAN EDUCATE YOU BECAUSE HE EDUCATED ME. SO EXPLAIN WHAT FLOW METERING IS. AT LEAST WE KNOW WE GOT WE GOT TO DO A REHAB. WE KNOW WE GOT IN. WE GOT INFILTRATION. THAT'S THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING. WE KNOW THAT.

BUT TALKING WITH THE ENGINEERS, WE WE MAY HAVE A CONCERN WITH, WITH A FLOW, A VOLUME ISSUE SINCE WE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, WE GOT NORTH LITTLE ROCK FLOWING INTO OUR SYSTEM AND FLOW INTO NORTH LITTLE ROCK. WE MAY DO THE FLOW MONITORING. AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE CAN SEE HOW MUCH OF A PIPE DO WE GOT AVAILABLE TO US. ONCE, ONCE, ONCE. ALL THAT FLOW HITS OUR SYSTEM. IN OTHER WORDS, IF WE HAVE 50% COMING ALREADY COMING IN, WE'RE ALREADY ALMOST AT CAPACITY. SO THAT'S THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT. AND THIS HAS NEVER BEEN DONE.

SO THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO IT. AND PLUS WE'RE GOING TO WE NEED THAT DATA. BECAUSE IF WE EVER WHEN WE WHEN WE NEGOTIATE WITH NORTH LITTLE ROCK WITH THE WITH THE AGREEMENT, WE CAN USE THAT DATA FOR, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW FOR TO TO BASICALLY SHOW NORTH

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THEY ALWAYS TRY TO SAY IT'S OUR FAULT THAT WE CAUSE THE SSO'S AND THAT'S NOT AND YOU KNOW, WE THAT'S NOT TRUE. WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN SUSPECTED IT, BUT WE NEED THE DATA TO BACK IT UP. SO SO THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT IS IN OUR 2026 WASTEWATER BUDGET ALREADY. OKAY. SO IT'S THIS I GET CONFUSED BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SEVERAL PARTS OF THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM. THIS IS FOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH WHAT WE RAISE THE RATES ON THE INTERCEPTORS BACK. THIS IS THE SATELLITE SYSTEM. YES. CORRECT. SO THIS THIS THAT WAS TAKING CONSIDERATION WHEN WE RAISED THE RATES FOR THIS PROJECT. YES. OKAY. SO THAT FIGURE ON PAGE TWO, NUMBER THREE THERE IS THE 7 MILLION FIGURE IS THAT'S WHAT THOSE RATES WERE RAISED FOR TO COVER THAT. AM I AM I THINKING WHAT NUMBER DID YOU SAY I'M SORRY. PAGE ONE. OH IT'S PAGE ONE BACK. BACK OF THE RESOLUTION PAGE I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. OKAY. NUMBER THREE IT THAT AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW WITH OTHER THINGS BECAUSE AT THE TIME IN WHICH THOSE RATES HAD BEEN RAISED, THEY HAD NOT BEEN RAISED FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME. NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT. I JUST WONDERED THIS IS NOT AN ADDITIONAL NOTHING WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT. NO, NO. AND WE'RE ACTUALLY WITH THE WE'RE REALLY GOOD STANDING IN TERMS OF THE RESERVES AND SO FORTH. AND THEN DEAL THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF THE FINANCING IS ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD ONE AND THAT WE DON'T. AND WE'VE GOT QUITE A WHILE BEFORE WE EVER HAVE TO MAKE ANY TYPE OF ACTUALLY WHEN WE CLOSE ON A LOAN, WHICH IT SHOULD BE AROUND MAY OR JUNE, FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD BY RNC, IS THAT FROM FROM THAT FROM THE TIME YOU FROM THE TIME WE CLOSE ON THE LOAN, WE START MAKING PAYMENTS IN THREE YEARS AFTER THAT. SO SO YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT, 2029. SO AND WE ARE ANTICIPATING HAVING PLENTY OF RESERVES TO TO COVER IT. SO WE'RE ALREADY A GOOD WAYS THERE.

THANK YOU. TWO QUESTIONS. SO THE THE FIGURE THAT THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WE'VE ALREADY WE ALREADY KNEW THAT WAS COMING. THAT'S NOT A SURPRISE. WE ALREADY KNEW ABOUT THAT. CORRECT. THE THE FIGURE ON THE FRONT WAS FIGURED INTO THE WHOLE SCOPE OF EVERYTHING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. AND IT'S GOING TO AND IT'S THIS IS GOING TO HELP US IN OUR NEGOTIATIONS WITH NORTH LITTLE ROCK, THE FLOW METER. YES. BECAUSE I ADOPTION RESOLUTION. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS RIGHT. SCOTT, WHEN YOU ANSWERED SO FOR THIS $7 MILLION, 882,000 FOR THE ENGINEERING IS INCLUDED IN THAT, IT'S NOT THE 7 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT, PLUS ANOTHER 880 THAT'S, THAT'S INCLUDED. OKAY. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR. YEAH. OKAY. WE HAVE A THAT'S ALL FIGURED IN. YES. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRAIT ROLL CALL, PLEASE BRODERICK I WILLIAMS I BROOKS I TREAT I MCCULLOUGH I WADE TOWNSEND I THOMAS I MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. CAN I ASK STEVE IF WE COULD WE MAKE A MOTION UNLESS COUNCIL WANTED THESE READ INDIVIDUALLY. CAN WE MAKE A MOTION TO TO ADOPT EACH BUDGET ITEM. OR DO WE HAVE TO READ EACH ONE SEPARATELY? UNLESS THE COUNCIL USED TO DO ORDINANCES, WE HAD TO READ THEM THREE TIMES. OKAY. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF WE COULD PASS SOMETHING AND ACCEPT ALL OF THEM AS A WHOLE, OR IF WE NEED TO READ THEM SEPARATELY. I THINK IF WE HAD MAYBE CONSTRUCTED THIS IN THE FORM OF A CONSENT AGENDA, MAYBE WE COULD HAVE DONE THAT. OKAY. NO PROBLEM. I HATE TO LENGTHEN THE MEETING. YOU KNOW I DO, BUT I REALLY THINK WE ALL REALLY WANT.

YEAH. NO PROBLEM. CHARLOTTE HAS BEEN PRACTICING SPEED READING. SO MENTAL NOTE FOR US FOR THEM.

SO EVERYBODY JUST BE READY. OKAY. HERE WE GO. OKAY. YOU'RE UP. YEAH. YOU KNOW THIS ONE HAS AN AMENDMENT GENERAL PLAN. YEAH. CONSENT AGENDA OKAY. BECAUSE REMEMBER ALEX AND ALPHA. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. AND JUST JUST READ THE. YEAH FIRST OKAY. SO JUST TO REMIND YOU GUYS THERE IS FOR THIS ONE THERE IS AN AMENDMENT. YES THAT ALEX SENT OUT. SO A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE

[12.A resolution providing for the adoption of a General Fund Budget for the City of Sherwood, Arkansas, for the twelve-month period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026; appropriating money for each and every item of expenditure therein provided for; and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

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OKAY, THIS IS Y'ALL. SO MOVED. MOVED FOR THE ADOPTION. THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO. THIS. Y'ALL SAY SECOND. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRODERICK AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER TERRY. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. BRODERICK WILLIAMS I BROOKS I TREAT I MCCULLOUGH. NO. WADE I TOWNSEND. NO. THOMAS I THE MOTION PASSES SIX. YES. TWO NO. A RESOLUTION

[13.A resolution providing for the adoption of a Street Fund Department Budget for the City of Sherwood, Arkansas, for the twelve-month period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026; appropriating money for each and every item of expenditure therein provided for; and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

[14.A resolution providing for the adoption of a Wastewater Utility Budget for the City of Sherwood, Arkansas, for the twelve-month period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026; appropriating money for each and every item of expenditure therein provided for; and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

[15.A resolution providing for the adoption of a DWI District Court Budget for the City of Sherwood, Arkansas, for the twelve-month period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026; appropriating money for each and every item of expenditure therein provided for; and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

[16.A resolution providing for the adoption of a Federal Drug Fund Budget for the City of Sherwood, Arkansas, for the twelve-month period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026; appropriating money for each and every item of expenditure (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

[17.A resolution providing for the adoption of a Franchise Fund Department Budget for the City of Sherwood, Arkansas, for the twelve-month period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026; appropriating money for each and every item of expenditure therein provided for; and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

MOVE FOR ADOPTION. SECOND MOTION FOR ADOPTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRODERICK. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. BRODERICK WILLIAMS I BROOKS I TREE I MCCULLOUGH I WADE TOWNSEND THOMAS. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY A RESOLUTION

[18.A resolution providing for the adoption of a Court Automation Budget for the City of Sherwood, Arkansas, for the twelve-month period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026; appropriating money for each and every item of expenditure therein provided for; and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

APPROPRIATING MONEY FOR EACH AND EVERY ITEM OF EXPENDITURE THEREIN PROVIDED FOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. MOVE FOR ADOPTION. SECOND MOTION FOR ADOPTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER TOWNSEND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. BRODERICK WILLIAMS I BROOKS I TREAT I MCCULLOUGH I WADE TOWNSEND I THOMAS. MOTION PASSES

[19.A resolution providing for the adoption of a Departmental Donation Fund Department Budget for the City of Sherwood, Arkansas, for the twelve-month period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026; appropriating money for each and every item of expenditure therein provided for; and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

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[20.A resolution providing for the adoption of a Drug Fund Department Budget for the City of Sherwood, Arkansas, for the twelve-month period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026; appropriating money for each and every item of expenditure therein provided for; and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION. SECOND MOTION FOR ADOPTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRODERICK AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCULLOUGH. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. BRODERICK WILLIAMS I BROOKS I TREAT I MCCULLOUGH I WADE I TOWNSEND I THOMAS I MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. YOU'RE ALMOST

[21.A resolution providing for the adoption of a City of Sherwood, Arkansas, Sales and Use Tax Parity Bonds, Series 2018 and Series 2023 Budget for the City of Sherwood, Arkansas, for the twelve-month period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026; appropriating money for each and every item of expenditure therein provided for; and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

APPROPRIATING MONEY FOR EACH AND EVERY ITEM OF EXPENDITURE THEREIN PROVIDED FOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ADOPTION. SECOND MOTION FOR ADOPTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER WADE AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCULLOUGH. ROLL CALL PLEASE. BRODERICK WILLIAMS. BROOKS I TREAT MCCULLOUGH, I WADE TOWNSEND I THOMAS. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY A RESOLUTION

[22.A resolution providing for the adoption of a City of Sherwood, Arkansas, Franchise Tax Parity Bonds, Series 2021 and Series 2025 Budget for the City of Sherwood, Arkansas, for the twelve-month period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026; appropriating money for each and every item of expenditure therein provided for; and for other purposes (Mayor Heye-Townsell)]

MOVE IT FOR THE ADOPTION. SECOND MOTION FOR ADOPTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. BRODERICK WILLIAMS BROOKS I TREAT I MCCULLOUGH I WADE I TOWNSEND I THOMAS. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY YAY UNDER OLD

[23. Old Business]

IT'S JUST REALLY, REALLY HEAVY. AND JUST TO REMIND THE VIEWING PUBLIC OUT THERE, PLEASE DO NOT PUT THEM IN THE STREET. THAT JUST MAKES THINGS A WHOLE LOT HARDER. AND IT ALSO CAN CLOG UP THE DRAINAGE WASTE. YES. ALL RIGHT THANKS, JOSH. THANKS, JOSH. AND THANK THE TEAM I KNOW THEY'RE WORKING HARD. NEW BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS DECEMBER 24TH AND 25TH FOR CHRISTMAS EVE

[25.Announcement(s)]