[0:00] I don't have it.
>> Me neither.
[0:03] » I could get the same look and they'd
laugh at me. You know what I mean?
[0:06] » The same house.
>> When she speaks,
[0:10] » you do.
>> She's like,
[0:15] » I wonder where she went.
>> Okay.
[0:17] » I guess I guess I have met her. I just
>> I'm just telling
[0:21] » the
wedding.
[0:24] » Oh, yes.
[0:32] We got a meeting tonight at 6:30.
[0:39] » You know how many people were here last
time we did this town hall meeting for
[0:42] the tax renewal? If it's the same house.
>> Yeah.
[0:55] » Somebody
created the post
[1:01] » woman's house big
[1:08] » drag. I think you as you're in the curb,
you probably take a right.
[1:26] Google.
>> Let's clear this up before this meeting
[1:30] starts. We've got two minutes.
[1:50] That's what's really happening or
something like that which I haven't got
[1:53] on to
>> what's happening unedited. That's where
[1:57] it was.
>> Yeah, I'll do it just to see what they
[2:08] » There's
[2:13] personal.
[2:23] » Okay, you ready?
>> Hold on. Turn this on.
[2:37] This is the parks commission meeting.
Today is Tuesday, February the 17th,
[2:42] 2026. It is 4 p.m. Would you please call
the role?
[2:47] » Bobby Price
>> here.
[2:48] » Jennifer Travis
>> here. Gwen Martin
[2:51] » here. Send a bill is absent. Otis
Edwards
[2:54] » here.
>> There's a quorum. Do I have a motion to
[2:57] approve the amendments?
[3:02] » I'll make a motion.
[3:09] » I second the motion.
>> Mr. Price,
[3:12] » yes.
>> M. Travis?
[3:13] » Yes.
>> M. Martin?
[3:14] » Yes.
>> Mr. Edwards?
[3:15] » Yes.
>> All right. The first on agenda is
[3:20] Freedom Fest Committee.
[3:40] I'm also really proud
[3:56] Instead of meeting in the month of
February, I get things.
[4:13] The next question was whether we was
going to charge
[4:28] on the same page.
I also asked them about the band we
[4:32] wanted to play this year
[4:38] on their
northwest Arkansas.
[5:03] support
the second.
[5:08] They played last year
[5:12] last year
[5:27] for a while.
[5:40] So far on entertainment, we've come
[6:07] The trails committee have nothing to
report at this time.
[6:11] Uh plan and uh tree and plant board. Uh
Mrs. Bell's not here. Recreation
[6:17] committee.
Yes, Casey and I met um I guess a couple
[6:23] weeks ago now and talked through the
recreation camp and kind of got all the
[6:29] details flushed out. We have um
identified someone that will be the
[6:35] coordinator. Um she was one of our
I guess coaches last time around and um
[6:43] so she's going to be really great. She's
a college student from Greenwood. Um
[6:47] she's in her third year of college, so
she's maybe she's a little older, but so
[6:50] she's good. Um we talked about getting
and you can maybe speak to some of this.
[6:57] Um you talked about going ahead and
getting um the announcements out for the
[7:02] camps, getting that rolling here around
the first part of middle March. um but
[7:08] also going ahead and um getting the job
application open for our counselors and
[7:15] our coaches. So um we talked about
money, what's going to work as far as
[7:21] tuition that the students will pay as
well as the um the hourly rates that
[7:27] we'll pay the counselors and coaches. Um
so I think we have it we have it all
[7:32] worked out. Um we will
donations again. So, if anybody has
[7:40] any businesses that you think would be a
good fit, we're going to connect with
[7:44] the businesses that have donated last
year to see if they want to do that
[7:48] again. Um, but the way that we're
structuring this um if we don't have any
[7:53] donations, we should still um come out
above.
[7:57] We we did also talk about limiting the
number of kids per week. Um, we had such
[8:05] a great turnout last year and it was
just more and more kids every week.
[8:09] Literally, we were like, "Oh my gosh,
more kids, more kids." Um, people were
[8:13] signing up kind of last minute. Oh, my
kid did it last week. Can they come
[8:16] again Monday? You know, this was Friday.
So, um, with the new online system that
[8:22] Casey has in place,
uh, we're going to make sure that people
[8:26] sign up more in advance. We're going to
be a little bit more prepared. Um, and
[8:30] we're gonna we're going to have to cap
it. So, I mean, we only have so many
[8:34] counselors. We only have so much space
in the pavilion.
[8:37] » Um, but anyways, so we're in we're in a
good shape um for getting this going and
[8:43] and getting it rolled out and being on
time.
[8:48] » Any questions?
>> Uh, who did you decide to be the
[8:54] » she
[9:00] was?
Yeah. And it is the same four weeks in
[9:06] June that we did last year. So it'll be
um
[9:11] I think it in
the 26 whatever that
[9:23] are there any items to be added to the
agenda.
[9:28] Okay. Financial update.
[9:50] So since the last time we met the budget
was vetted and it was
[9:55] again
this is the first time you're a little
[10:01] bit of a summary of a highlight of what
happened. Um, at the time we did the
[10:05] budget presentation for the study
session.
[10:09] We had the conversation regarding our
contingency fund. That was kind of the
[10:14] hold up because the balance was
significantly unacceptable for what the
[10:20] reserve was at the wishes of the city
council. You guys stepped up to the
[10:26] plate early and you
[10:30] surplus
19,822
[10:35] that budget has not changed that was
your actual outside of what finance
[10:40] department control we made some tweaks
that number grew from your number as far
[10:46] as the amount of expenditures were
concerned by revenues
[10:52] because of some of the things that
finance department decided to take some
[10:57] more aggressive action. So you're
looking at 19,822
[11:02] off of your this is the operations side.
That's the money that's funded by the
[11:07] county sales tax as well as the um
general fund.
[11:14] So that was a good thing as far as your
restricted accounts are concerned.
[11:19] Nothing changed there. Those accounts
balances are the ones that you
[11:23] commission and city council
as well. Those are your
[11:30] The one number that's up here that
you're going to see that added your
[11:34] 45,000
is the pavilion deposit checking that
[11:38] won't be on your fun report because
that's not your money until such time as
[11:43] it is your money. In other words, if you
forfeit the depends
[11:49] assuming that everybody is going to play
by the rules and ultimately that money
[11:53] will be reimbured back to them. So even
though it is a restricted account,
[11:59] it's not in your fund
because it's held off.
[12:11] This was the contingency calculing
[12:24] and
Also the water sewer has their own
[12:27] contingency from their resources. This
was the general unrestricted number that
[12:33] they decided on instead of 20% which
would have generated or a little over a
[12:37] million. They council said 15% was
settle in that million. That helped in
[12:49] basing that off of what is the
expenditures that were budgeted. total
[12:54] budget expenses for each of those
departments. So your budget on the
[13:01] operations was 577,000.
So that went into the calcul
[13:09] and that was
the amount that
[13:16] just under 34 of a million. Going back
and doing some things to
[13:22] the budget itself and then bringing it
back and proposing it to the council.
[13:27] One of the things that we did was the
general insurance dropped from a premium
[13:31] inflation of 15% down to 5%. That's one
of the reasons why your property
[13:37] insurance, your insurance for your
vehicles and your insurance for your
[13:41] equipment all dropped as far as your
expenditures that increase the amount of
[13:46] your surplus. As far as another thing
that was suggested I went ahead and did
[13:52] was the red parks to street contris
[14:04] the operating department
for police and fire because generated
[14:10] over the years about $60,000 that was
held in reserve just in case there was
[14:16] an unexplained major increase based on
guidelines but we've now set that around
[14:25] 20,000 as our reserve balance and we
pulled back in 4000
[14:31] immensely.
So by doing all of that the budget
[14:35] reduction necessary is zero because what
we were able to accomplish was a
[14:42] projected general restricted fund
balance of 764,000
[14:48] or 17,700 more than what
[14:56] we generated basically enough that
there's nothing that had to be across
[15:04] impact.
Now, I'm going to shift from that and
[15:08] say that this was the city sales and use
tax that we received as far as our
[15:13] distribution in January came in at 4.4%
above
[15:19] zero. So, we budgeted last year's monies
and we're already just for the month of
[15:26] January 4 and a half%.
So that helped city sales tax
[15:36] and then sales tax cameove
[15:41] which helps your operating side that
goes into your
[15:49] pressure.
So as long as that number stays
[15:54] positive, it's beneficial to both your
side
[16:00] and as well as the
1.04.
[16:07] So the only in this is this
saw what it did to us in February and
[16:14] that's why
February numbers but if you look down at
[16:19] the bottom the percent rebate to
distribution last year we
[16:27] number
[16:31] this 11500
materializ
[16:35] submission.
As long as this number stays below 4.26%
[16:40] on tracking
this number falls somewhere in the 95 to
[16:47] maybe 100,000 range
[16:54] think
[17:00] this,000
represents the
[17:09] We know that some more steel purchased
[17:20] steel
[17:25] work.
[17:29] So hopefully that's a good thing. The
other thing that we saw was that the
[17:35] distribution when you go back and look
at how November was sell
[17:55] almost $700,000 in additional retail
sales
[18:01] November
November
[18:05] 26%
[18:14] that means the city of Greenwood,000
[18:25] that will help offset
[18:29] and then this is your fund balance
report. So we started and ended the year
[18:33] 2025
with a total restricted fund generated
[18:38] general funds at 524,000.
You're at 537 right now which is about
[18:44] 2.5%.
Remember January is not a good month to
[18:49] compare because there's a hold back
while the budget is being worked out in
[18:54] January as far as purchases are
concerned and the amount of flow of
[18:58] funds. So that pick up in January as a
however when you look at where we are
[19:05] against last year that does help you're
ups
[19:22] of that nature.
[19:26] One of the things that you see here in
75,000 that numbers
[19:45] I don't know
[19:51] that money
but it is budget
[20:03] So now we go to your actual
city
[20:14] but we do now have them in so I can
bring them to you at the next meeting
[20:20] but for January you're 1600 ahead of the
As far as revenue stream is concerned,
[20:26] when you look at
ahead of
[20:38] the parks department, you're right at
$500 over
[20:44] sales taxes
that come in and that's pretty
[20:51] far
So you're on track. Those are the only
[20:57] activity.
So next
[21:01] department
[21:05] it's not going to fail to report.
[21:23] Are there any questions?
Okay. The first item on the agenda is
[21:29] the floating bridge project
[21:46] last month.
[21:58] So like what's that entail? Is that a
pretty simple process or is that
[22:10] » materials made out of them?
[22:15] I'll also ask
[22:36] » Do you think they need to Are you going
to have to apply for a grant or
[22:39] anything? Do they need to make that part
of their motion?
[22:44] Just a a vote to proceed.
>> Do we have a vote to proceed?
[22:49] A motion. Sorry. Do we have a motion to
provote to We have a motion to proceed
[22:57] with the dock project.
I'll make a motion.
[23:02] » Second.
>> Mr. Price.
[23:05] » Yes.
>> Mr. Travis.
[23:06] » Yes.
>> Miss Martin?
[23:07] » Yes.
>> Mr. Edwards?
[23:09] » Yes.
[23:11] Foundation report
director's report
[23:33] that I made the past couple weeks
you guys see
[23:43] space manage
[24:26] Can I make sorry that next one is very
important to me. So but just um would it
[24:31] be possible? So when you have check
marks say under Could
[24:38] we put six or I can like instead of a
check maybe could we could we do that
[24:45] same for like volleyball
>> two you know
[24:48] » I mean just so that people understand
that there's lots of them you know I
[24:53] mean I think it's it's just you know
showing that
[24:58] » there's more
>> which technically at Greenwood City Lake
[25:01] isn't there picnic tables and grills
with
[25:04] » there is
[25:20] We need more walking trails.
[25:36] Yeah, I know.
>> Let's hope not.
[25:40] » Fancy. Unfortunately,
[25:52] reason
[26:21] I talked about last meeting.
[26:56] schedule.
[27:21] is the new uh reservation system in
place. Is that working good?
[27:32] » I think it's
not
[27:43] There's a newer version of that.
>> Yeah.
[28:09] cell phone.
[28:19] » How's it helped your workload? Did it
free it up much? About the same.
[28:24] » It's a lot easier than what you were
having to do before.
[28:26] » Good deal.
[28:36] It's also a water.
[28:53] Well, you're not getting phone calls and
having to like, okay, write it down
[28:57] somewhere, put in your
[29:18] » Didn't we change up the reservation
policy, too? like they have put the
[29:23] deposit down. Is that in place? Has
anyone
[29:27] pushed back on that?
[29:52] Oh yeah, very good.
[30:14] Who was the videographer?
[30:25] Here's
another department reach out to you
[30:30] about that. They uh
>> we're impressed by it. So,
[30:34] » they want to do it for their department.
>> Is he a green person?
[30:41] » Okay. So, there's a business called
Diamond.
[30:47] » Okay.
>> I know you've already started working
[30:51] with this guy and you like him, but just
in case Might be nice to stay home.
[31:01] » Was it pretty cost effective?
>> He used to work for Bedford.
[31:08] » He's really good.
[31:18] So
[31:21] » segments
[31:37] » there's only so much you can pick from.
That's not copyrighted.
[31:40] » Yes, I'm aware of that, too. But you
could pick better.
[31:46] » I didn't notice it being bad.
>> Well, the next time you listen to it,
[31:50] you'll
>> see.
[31:58] » Sometimes it's best to use like the
nature sounds or something in the
[32:01] background. That's why I started doing
like when I was doing videos like that.
[32:07] Tom could create an original score.
>> Oh yeah, Tom.
[32:11] » I didn't know he was doing that.
>> That's right. You wouldn't charge him
[32:17] anything.
[32:24] » Are there any other comments?
>> Well, um the foundation report Ascenda
[32:28] asked for that to be removed from future
agendas. So you won't unless there's an
[32:33] objection, you won't see that on future.
>> She thinks it's
[32:37] » Oh, it's up to you.
>> I mean, I'll just note that there's no
[32:43] objections to removing it at her
request.
[32:46] » Is there a reason?
>> Yeah. She said that they're not really
[32:50] providing grants. The foundation really
doesn't have a lot to do. whereas when
[32:54] the park was newer and needed more done
to it, but now it's pretty built out and
[32:58] they're finding that there's no one
coming for grants and so there's really
[33:02] not not a report. I mean, I don't even
know how long it's been since the report
[33:05] was given.
[33:21] This would be the
>> bell park foundation.
[33:40] She just didn't want to report every
time.
[33:51] » Any other questions or concerns?
[33:56] Do we have a motion to
[34:01] » second
[34:08] a new record?
>> I love it.