City Council

MINUTES CITY OF CHEROKEE VILLAGE, ARKANSAS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Thursday, _ AUGUST, 17, 2023, 6: 00 P. M., CHEROKEE VILLAGE CITY HALL CALL TO ORDER— Mayor Rose call the City Council Meeting to order at 6 PM. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE— Mayor Rose lead the Pledge of Allegiance. MOMENT OF SILENCE— A moment of silence was observed ROLL CALL, ESTABLISH QUORUM - City Clerk Penny Trumpy called roll call: Present: Harrison, R Tatum, Thompson, Martin, Ishmael, Mayor Rose and City Attorney Jon Abele. Absent: Smith, J Tatum and Rowland. APPROVAL OF AGENDA— Council Member Martin motioned to approve the Agenda, Seconded by Council Member Thompson. Motion passed PUBLIC COMMENTS/ QUESTIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS( limit 3 minutes per person) - None APPROVAL OF MINUTES: # 1 July 20, 2023 # 2 July 31, 2023 Special Meeting— Council Member Martin motioned to approve the July 20, 2023 City Council Meeting Minutes, Seconded by Council Member Harrison. Motion passed ( 5 ya's 0 nay' s) Council Member Harrison motioned to approve the July 31, 2023 Special City Council Meeting, Seconded by Council Member R Tatum, motion passed( 4 ya' s 0 nay' s, Martin abstained) CORRESPONDENCE: - Mayor Rose addressed the correspondence as follows 1. Peggy Long— resigns as of 12/ 31/ 2- 23 2. James Brach— resigned from Air Port Committee 3. Bonnie L. Patrick— A letter of Appreciation of work well done by Police and Street Dept after the storm. FINANCIAL REPORT: Discussion * Sales Use Tax * Street dept Revenue MAYOR' S REPORT: The Police trucks have been picked up with one in service now and the other to follow soon. Truck can be view after the meeting in front of City Hall. Lights will be added to the back of the building. The Ford chassis for the Fire Dept Truck has moved to the next step in the process of assembling. The replacement of the lights in City Council Chambers is still on the agenda. The Outside lighting for City Hall has been replaced. Mayor Rose talked with Mel Colman. the CEO NAEC about Next internet expanding into Sharp Co. Meow Manor is coming along and they are working on the interior now. Tri County Recycling center is struggling due to low prices of cardboard and plastics. With Jim Branch stepping down from the airport commission, Mr. Tony Stallsmith has asked to be the replacement. Council Member Martin motioned to accept Tony Stallsmith as the airport commissioner, seconded by Mr. Thompson, Motion passed.( 5 ya' s 0 nay' s) DEPARTMENT REPORTS: See Cherokee Village Web site for reports on File. ANIMAL CONTROL: On File- Megan Mansfield Animal Control officer gave an update. COMMUNITY SERVICE: No Report DISTRICT COURT: On File FIRE DEPARTMENT: On File PLANNING& ZONING: On File CODE ENFORCEMENT: No Report POLICE DEPARTMENT: On File STREET DEPARTMENT Newsletter: No Report OTHER REPORTS: A& P Minutes: On File— ECLIPSE UPDATE— Mayor Rose attended a county wide meeting on the Eclipse. Council Member Martin asked for updates regarding appointments, filing of financials, and minutes from the A& P Commission to the City Council. AIRPORT Minutes: On File P& Z COMMISSION, Minutes. On File STREET COMMITTEE Minutes: No Report TRI- COUNTY SOLID WASTE: No Report WELCOME CENTER: No Report OLD BUSINESS: 1. Phone Systems: Needs repaired— Tabled from June— a. Mayor Rose asked City Clerk Penny Trumpy to present the 3 phone proposals. After much discussion and questions Mayor Rose called for a motion. Council Member Martin motioned to accept Telecomp' s proposal, seconded by Council Member Harrison. Roll Call Vote: Thompson yea, Martin yea, Ishmael yea. Harrison yea, R Tatum yea. Motion passed( 5 yea' s 0 nays) b. Council Thompson motioned to approve$ 3, 000 of ARPA funds to upgrade the City's phone systems. Seconded by Council Member Martin. Roll Call Vote: R Tatum yea, Thompson yea, Martin yea, Ishmael yea. Harrison yea,( 5 yea's 0 nays) c. Council Member Martin motioned the Mayor and City Clerk have the authority to enter into a 5 yr contract for the phone systems. Roll Call Vote: Thompson yea, Martin yea, Ishmael yea: Harrison yea, R Tatum yea. Motion passed( 5 yea' s 0 nays) d. Mayor Rose talked about the conversation at the working meeting on the need to update the cities website. Council Member Thompson motion to move forward in updating the web site and using ARPA Funds seconded by Council Member Martin. Roll Call Vote: Harrison yea, R Tatum yea, Thompson yea, Martin yea, Ishmael yea. Motion passed( 5 yea' s 0 nays) 2. Waste Management— Tabled from June— Attorney Jon Able reminded Council that this cannot be changed until the current contract expires. This will be revisited at that point. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Short Term Special Use Permit— Gateway CASA—Blue Ribbon Ceremony for Foster Children and Parents. 2. Short Term Special Use Permit CV Fire Dept— Fill the Boot/ Muscular Dystrophy Assoc.— 9/ 2- 9/ 4- 23 Council Member Martin motioned to approve the Special Use Permits requested, seconded by Council Member Ishmael. Motion passed. COMMENTS/ QUESTIONS ON CITY RELATED BUSINESS( limit 3 minutes per person) Tony Stallsmith introduced himself as a new member of the air port Committee. ADJOURNMENT— Council Member Ishmael motioned to adjourn at 6: 55 PM, seconded by Council Member Martin. CHECK OUT CHEROKEEVILLAGE. ORG & CITY OF CHEROKEE VILLAGE ON FACE BOOK) INEO" A TION B OARD OUTSIDE CITY HALL etokee G 1 O d•À CITY : 1 Date: u ry CLERK ei 49 Steven R. Rose, Mayor fc o f A rY4% Penny TruJCL ity Clerk