City Council

MINUTES CITY OF CHEROKEE VILLAGE, ARKANSAS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 6: 00 P. M., CHEROKEE VILLAGE CITY HALL meeting is recorded, videoed and posted on Cherokeevillage.gov) CALL TO ORDER—Mayor Rose called the City Council Meeting to order at 6: 02 P.M. 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: Harrison yes, Martin yes, Lowe yes, Mayor, Clerk and Attorneys in attendance. Absent— R Tatum, Thompson, J Tatum, Ishmael, and Rowland. NO QUORUM ESTABLISHED. MAYOR ROSE STATES THAT SINCE THER IS NOT A QUORUM THIS IS NOT AN OFFICAL COUNCIL MEETING AND NO DECISSIONS CAN BE MADE. THIS WILL BE AN OPEN INFORMAL DESCUSSION TIME. MR. DAVID LADD AND Mr. Wayne Bennett are here to answer any questions about the Waste Connections Contract. Mayor Rose asked Council Member Lowe if he had any updates on things he has been working on. Council Member Lowe has been working on an Ordinance dealing with ADU' s and giving to the attorney for review. Then the ordinance will go to P& Z for the next step. Waste Connections Contract has answered all the questions that were presented concerning the contract. Council Member Harrison relayed concern of the big totes. There are different sizes of totes available. Leon Rumohe signed to speak on ordinance 99- 11 & 2004- 14 concerning trash removal, and abandoned properties. Photos were given to Council Members to view. There are 3 properties that are of concern. Concerns on why these properties are not being deal with. This information will be forwarded to Charlie Akers of Code Enforcement. Hannah Eisenberg updated Council on her property at 7 Caclan Trace, CV. Hannah gave a handout as to her view of comments that were made. Tim S stated that the last time he was here they talked about someone living in a shed in San a fe. He had several questions about the permits issued, time frame of building and description of a shed vs small home. This was a lengthy discussion. Council Member Harrison made the comment that being on the Economic Exploration Committee and having open meetings where very few show up. Heather suggests to start a sign up for the ones who want to serve/ help with committees. That paper would be on the desk by the City Clerk. Heather took that list. The community needs to get involved. It was asked when these meetings are posted. Any public meeting is posted on the information board in front of City Hall, posted on Cherokeevillage.gov and City of Cherokee Village face book page. The same it has been for 2+ years. They are also sent to the media( about 7) to be shared, announced or posted on their calendars. This is the fasted and cost affective way to get the message out. Everyone in the room found out about the meeting with or without a computer. ADJOURNMENT—Motion by Council Member Martin to adjourn, seconded by Harrison. Meeting adjourned at 7: 10 PM. DATE: o2 / q x26 CoUteitlsel APPROVED:. Steven R. Rose, Mayor ATT : J , y/ Penny umpy, City CI CHECK OUT CHEROKEEVILLAGE. k WEBSITE AND EMAIL ADDRESS. . GOV & CITY OF CHEROKEE GOV VILLAGE ON FACE BOOK) INFORMATION BOARD OUTSIDE CITY HALL MINIM Cherokee Village City Council Meeting, January 15, 2026 Page 1