1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:20,300 Yeah, there we go. Let me start over again. Good evening. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'm going to call this Jonesboro City Council meeting to orders. The mayor is out of town on official business tonight. So I'll be conducting the meeting. If you will, let's stand for the pledge allegiance led by the invocation by Dr. Charles Cummins. 2 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:42,210 I had a father we thank you for granting us this time to be stood in this community and we 3 00:00:42,210 --> 00:00:45,950 just pray Father that the business that we take care is in the court of your will. 4 00:00:46,170 --> 00:00:47,230 And Jesus name we pray. 5 00:00:48,990 --> 00:00:49,950 You got to come. 6 00:00:54,340 --> 00:00:54,920 All right. 7 00:00:55,220 --> 00:00:55,840 Madam Clerk. 8 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:58,620 Call the role or load it at force. 9 00:01:02,670 --> 00:01:04,750 You would make sure that you pressure button. 10 00:01:18,060 --> 00:01:23,740 We do have a quorum to conduct business, so we'll move on, out on four special presentations. 11 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:29,800 There are nine, out on five, the consent agenda, I'll entertain a motion to adopt, 12 00:01:29,940 --> 00:01:32,620 unless there's an item to be pulled. 13 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:33,880 So moved. 14 00:01:34,320 --> 00:01:37,800 Take a motion in a second to adopt the consent agenda. 15 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:39,580 All in favor, say aye. 16 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:41,560 All opposed. 17 00:01:43,320 --> 00:01:45,820 All right, resolutions removed from the consent agenda. 18 00:01:45,820 --> 00:01:48,660 Resolution 26103. 19 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:48,800 What? 20 00:01:49,340 --> 00:01:49,800 Oops, sorry. 21 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:50,380 Here we go. 22 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:54,940 Resolution requesting for utility services from city water and light for city and property. 23 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,480 Whereas the city of Jones rose requesting that city water and light provide for utilities at the following location. 24 00:02:01,100 --> 00:02:02,900 1709 East Island Drive. 25 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:06,060 Now therefore be it resolved by the city council for the city of Jones for Arkansas. 26 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:12,320 That section one that city water and light requested by this resolution to provide for utilities to the location listed above. 27 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:16,780 section two to permit such services to be provided without charge as Steve Jones for a 28 00:02:16,780 --> 00:02:22,220 hereby of firms to city water and light that the ultimate use of CWL utility is now 29 00:02:22,220 --> 00:02:25,740 in shower-men to use for purpose which the city is engaged in as part of its governmental 30 00:02:25,740 --> 00:02:28,700 or proprietary functions under authority given to it by state law. 31 00:02:31,180 --> 00:02:36,340 I have an option in a second to adopt any discussion by the city, by the council. 32 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,240 I am Clerk Cadass, we were accused because of my membership on board right to see one line. 33 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,920 Any one in the audience wish to speak on this item? 34 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:49,280 All right? 35 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:50,540 Here in that, madam clerk. 36 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:01,680 In the item passes. 37 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:08,440 Item six, new business ordinances to be introduced, ordinance 26034, an ordinance 38 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:09,700 117 in the city wide. 39 00:03:10,300 --> 00:03:15,420 Five, eights of 1% sales and new stacks and prescribing other matters pertaining 40 00:03:15,420 --> 00:03:16,240 there too. 41 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:21,300 We've just been rules and offer by title only a second, but let's go in. 42 00:03:21,580 --> 00:03:24,500 Okay, all in favour say aye, all opposed. 43 00:03:26,850 --> 00:03:29,010 No, we'll go with the order on the agenda. 44 00:03:29,830 --> 00:03:32,870 In order that it's calling a special election, the city of Jones were Arkansas on the 45 00:03:32,870 --> 00:03:37,710 question of living, the citywide, five-eighths of one percent, point six-two, five percent 46 00:03:37,710 --> 00:03:41,130 sales and use tax and prescribing other matters pertaining there to you. 47 00:03:42,730 --> 00:03:43,370 All right, 48 00:03:47,140 --> 00:03:50,960 I did it backwards, I'm sorry, let me read the other way. 49 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:58,000 I did it backwards and ordinance living a citywide five eights of one percent point six two five percent sales and use time 50 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:02,040 Simperscribing other matters pertaining their team. All right. What is will of the council? 51 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:10,080 Who to adopt? Well, we would need to suspend the rules and wait second and third rating first. So moved. 52 00:04:10,460 --> 00:04:13,640 Okay, I have a motion to suspend the rules and wait second and third rating. 53 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:18,940 Loot it up. Oh, you have a vote in the need of motion in a second. We need to vote on that. 54 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:20,760 Do I have a second? 55 00:04:21,100 --> 00:04:21,240 Second. 56 00:04:22,100 --> 00:04:25,760 We have a motion of second to spend the rules and wait second and third reading. 57 00:04:25,940 --> 00:04:27,240 You need discussion by the council. 58 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:29,780 All right. 59 00:04:29,940 --> 00:04:32,320 Here and then all in favor say aye. 60 00:04:33,540 --> 00:04:35,560 Move to don't. 61 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:37,300 I have a motion of second to adopt. 62 00:04:38,020 --> 00:04:39,400 You need discussion by the council. 63 00:04:41,420 --> 00:04:44,160 You need discussion by anyone in the audience on this subject. 64 00:04:47,740 --> 00:04:48,720 Here and then madam clerk. 65 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:13,040 And the motion passes. For the record, Madam Attorney, which one did you read last, did we vote? 66 00:05:13,140 --> 00:05:17,200 The correct one is what I read last, which was 0.6, 0.34. 67 00:05:18,060 --> 00:05:19,100 Make sure we had the numbers. 68 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:26,540 All right, ordinance, 0.26, 0.35, an ordinance calling, a special election in the city of Jonesboro. 69 00:05:26,540 --> 00:05:29,600 We should spend the rules not for about total only second. 70 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:36,240 Have a motion of second to suspend the rules and offer about total only all in favor say aye, aye, all opposed. 71 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:42,600 Inordinates calling a special election in the city of Jonesburg, Arkansas on the question of living a citywide five, eights of one percent, 72 00:05:42,940 --> 00:05:47,980 point sixty five percent sales and use tax and prescribing other matters pertaining their team. 73 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,900 We should spend the rules and wave second third reading second. 74 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:55,040 Have a motion in a second to suspend the rules and wave second and third reading? 75 00:05:57,260 --> 00:05:59,080 Any discussion about the council? 76 00:06:02,700 --> 00:06:05,120 You're in nine. All in favor say aye. 77 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:06,620 Aye. All opposed. 78 00:06:09,510 --> 00:06:10,810 We would need a motion to allow. 79 00:06:11,390 --> 00:06:11,570 Second. 80 00:06:12,370 --> 00:06:14,530 A motion in a second to adopt. 81 00:06:17,280 --> 00:06:18,600 Any discussion about the council? 82 00:06:19,500 --> 00:06:20,580 Anyone in the audience? 83 00:06:20,780 --> 00:06:22,320 We should speak on this item. 84 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:27,140 Go ahead, Mr. Hans. 85 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:28,920 Sorry, I didn't see you come. 86 00:06:33,340 --> 00:06:41,180 Just a point of clarification, because you know, the things say as special election, and it's 87 00:06:41,180 --> 00:06:44,860 my understanding this is one of those special elections that I'll occur the same time 88 00:06:44,860 --> 00:06:49,860 as the November election, I think it's good that everybody in here understands that. 89 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,660 And it doesn't take effect until that time, correct? 90 00:06:57,740 --> 00:07:00,260 Please state your name and address for the record, Patty. 91 00:07:02,580 --> 00:07:09,200 I don't know if Steve would like to answer this question, but I was going through the budget. 92 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:15,360 And we actually have nine million seven hundred and seventy seven thousand four hundred 93 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:19,860 or forty seven dollars extra in our reserve. 94 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:24,440 My question to see if I don't know if you would like to answer it here or whether 95 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:35,900 Okay, just as a point of order, the only thing that this would happen is whether or not to place this on the ballot, not to the higher it, thank you. 96 00:07:36,180 --> 00:07:37,120 Anyone else? 97 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:40,920 You're in that, Madam Clerk? 98 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:51,900 Motion does pass. 99 00:07:54,300 --> 00:07:54,420 All right. 100 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:58,080 Moving on, ordinances on 1st reading, ordinance 26031. 101 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:01,700 Who should spend the rules and offer by title only? 102 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:07,540 I have a motion in a second to suspend the rules and offer by title only all in favor say aye. 103 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:08,920 Aye. All opposed. 104 00:08:09,580 --> 00:08:14,900 In order to amend chapter 2-87 to clarify how a city council member my sponsor legislation. 105 00:08:16,180 --> 00:08:18,300 Anyone on the council with question or comment? 106 00:08:19,420 --> 00:08:20,320 I just have one question. 107 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:30,040 It doesn't hear that the Mayor City car show before to the Mayor City car can show 108 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,380 the assigned to the appropriate committee by the Mayor of their staff within five 109 00:08:33,380 --> 00:08:35,800 business days or the receipt of said resolution or ordinance. 110 00:08:36,260 --> 00:08:39,860 I guess my only question was that the five days long enough and I'd like to 111 00:08:39,860 --> 00:08:43,880 date if the Mayor is out of town or on vacation or something. 112 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:46,360 Well, I'll tell you what we'll do. 113 00:08:46,460 --> 00:08:48,720 We're going to read it over three separate meetings. 114 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:53,540 I'll have Brian check and make sure that that timeline seems to be fine with the administration. 115 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,020 That could be a concern with five days is pretty pretty short. 116 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:59,800 I do think that five days would be exclusive with my office, 117 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,640 having time to review it and make sure that it's legally okay. 118 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:04,100 So we would do that first. 119 00:09:04,100 --> 00:09:05,840 I think it's just after it gets to... 120 00:09:06,660 --> 00:09:07,500 Is office. 121 00:09:08,100 --> 00:09:09,680 So I mean, you take that out of the equation. 122 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:13,960 I'll mention that to the mayor. 123 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:14,680 Mr. afternoon. 124 00:09:15,700 --> 00:09:17,220 We'll run it by for sure. 125 00:09:17,820 --> 00:09:19,920 Anyone else with a question or comment? 126 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:23,480 Anyone in the audience with a question or comment on this? 127 00:09:26,190 --> 00:09:33,610 All right, here in nine, ordinance 26032, an ordinance to amend section 284 of the code of ordinances. 128 00:09:33,930 --> 00:09:36,050 The movie she's been the rules and offer by title only. 129 00:09:36,930 --> 00:09:40,290 A motion of seconds to spend the rules and offer by title only. 130 00:09:40,430 --> 00:09:43,190 All in favor say aye. All opposed. 131 00:09:43,190 --> 00:09:48,870 In order to amend section 2-84 of the Code of Ordnances to add procedure for opening 132 00:09:48,870 --> 00:09:50,610 invocation during Council meetings. 133 00:09:51,910 --> 00:09:57,210 If you want to on the quick counsel with the question or comment, anyone in the audience. 134 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:08,280 All right, here in nine. Ordnance 26033, an ordinance in men's section 284 and 287 of the Code of Ordnances. 135 00:10:08,620 --> 00:10:10,800 Movies has been rules and offered by Title II. 136 00:10:11,980 --> 00:10:18,800 A motion in a second to suspend the rules and offer by Title only. All in favor say aye, aye, all opposed. 137 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:25,040 In order to amend section 2-84 and 2-87 of the code of ordinances, to correct out-dated 138 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:28,980 language and update timelines for providing notice of a special called committee meeting 139 00:10:28,980 --> 00:10:30,760 to the City Clerk and for other purposes. 140 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:34,120 Any one on the council with the question or comment? 141 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:38,620 Any one in the audience wish to speak on this item? 142 00:10:40,540 --> 00:10:46,560 Here in Nane, we'll move on, item 7, and Fiddness Business ordinances on the second reading. 143 00:10:47,220 --> 00:10:58,480 Nordinates to amend chapter 1, 17, known as the zoning ordinance for running for changes in zoning boundaries from PDM, multi-family use to PDM commercial use for property located at 1411 Southern Regible of Ard. 144 00:10:58,680 --> 00:11:02,640 As requested by Jeremy Bevel on behalf of Southern Hill's Department Development LLC. 145 00:11:03,560 --> 00:11:06,000 Anyone on the Council with a question or a comment? 146 00:11:07,220 --> 00:11:10,280 Anyone in the audience who is to speak on this item? 147 00:11:13,220 --> 00:11:17,260 Here in nine, we'll move on, ordinances on the third reading. 148 00:11:19,830 --> 00:11:23,770 An ordinance regarding the abandonment of a 15-foot alley between 18-10 149 00:11:23,770 --> 00:11:28,170 Henry Street and 18-12 Henry Street as requested by David Clip. 150 00:11:28,490 --> 00:11:29,430 Move to the second. 151 00:11:30,170 --> 00:11:34,850 I have a motion in a second to adopt anyone on the council with a question or a comment. 152 00:11:35,910 --> 00:11:38,970 Anyone on the audience wish to speak on this item. 153 00:11:41,580 --> 00:11:42,600 Here in nine, Madam Clerk, 154 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:51,080 and the item passes. 155 00:11:55,710 --> 00:11:58,490 Ordinance 26-02-4. 156 00:11:58,810 --> 00:12:02,290 Nordinates to the City of Jonesboro to place various traffic sounds that designated locations 157 00:12:02,290 --> 00:12:04,410 is determined by the traffic control committee. 158 00:12:05,070 --> 00:12:06,330 No, no, no, no. 159 00:12:06,710 --> 00:12:11,190 I have a motion in a second to adopt anyone on the council with a question or a comment. 160 00:12:12,070 --> 00:12:13,470 Anyone in the audience? 161 00:12:15,410 --> 00:12:16,570 You're in none, Madam Clerk. 162 00:12:23,680 --> 00:12:24,680 And the item passes. 163 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:28,720 Ordinance 26-02-6. 164 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:32,760 The ordinance for a product club permit for encouraging events, meaning corporate 165 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:37,880 it, doing business is blazing Buffalo Sports Grill and corporate it to be located at 3310 166 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:40,280 Southwest Stravs Suite 7 Jones for Arkansas. 167 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:47,260 I have a motion in a second, anyone on the council with a question or a comment. 168 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:49,600 Anyone in the audience? 169 00:12:52,300 --> 00:12:55,000 Mr. Hans, please state your name and address for the record. 170 00:12:56,540 --> 00:12:59,720 James Owen Hans, 508 RidgeCrest, 171 00:13:03,050 --> 00:13:09,870 and if you do not know where RidgeCrest is, let me point out it's located one block off Southwest Drive. 172 00:13:10,990 --> 00:13:23,610 I live within walking distance of this place, and I consider this to be in what I consider my neighborhood, folks, we don't want this in my neighborhood. 173 00:13:25,390 --> 00:13:30,310 This is not a place, there are some places, and I know some of you think, well, those places 174 00:13:31,010 --> 00:13:35,190 are devoted, you know, they have liquor, and it's just one more place. 175 00:13:35,590 --> 00:13:37,090 Well, this is not that. 176 00:13:38,950 --> 00:13:41,210 We don't need to get liquor started down there. 177 00:13:41,670 --> 00:13:46,930 About the only reason I can think of that they would want one is so that there'd be a place 178 00:13:46,930 --> 00:13:50,770 where you could stop and get you exposed before you drove on home. 179 00:13:50,770 --> 00:13:53,750 if you attended mall game at Jonesboro last school. 180 00:13:54,830 --> 00:13:56,270 Please vote against this. 181 00:13:57,130 --> 00:13:58,050 Thank you, Mr. Hans. 182 00:13:58,070 --> 00:14:02,350 Anyone else in the audience wish to speak on this item? 183 00:14:03,490 --> 00:14:05,010 We're in Madam Clerk. 184 00:14:11,330 --> 00:14:12,470 Yadem passes. 185 00:14:13,930 --> 00:14:16,150 Ordnance 26-02-7. 186 00:14:16,950 --> 00:14:18,930 Ordnance for a private club permit for encouraging 187 00:14:18,930 --> 00:14:21,330 advancement incorporated doing businesses blazing 188 00:14:21,330 --> 00:14:29,230 of a sports girl incorporated to be located at 3310, sorry, I'll, I'm clearly sick tonight, 189 00:14:29,350 --> 00:14:31,590 and I'm like, you know, all right. 190 00:14:31,710 --> 00:14:35,730 In order for a private club permit for Montage, LLC, doing business is my place hotel 191 00:14:35,730 --> 00:14:40,170 Jones for Arkansas to be located at 29.05, go more drop, Jones for Arkansas. 192 00:14:40,170 --> 00:14:46,150 We need a motion to adopt. 193 00:14:47,210 --> 00:14:51,770 Have a motion in a second to adopt anyone on the council with a question or a comment. 194 00:14:52,930 --> 00:14:54,070 Anyone in the audience? 195 00:14:54,910 --> 00:14:58,290 I've had questions proposed to me about the hotel. 196 00:14:58,350 --> 00:14:59,670 Did you look into that, sir? 197 00:15:00,270 --> 00:15:09,330 If he could speak to that, I've had a couple of emails requesting whether, because on our application, it says it's a hotel, hotel application, and whether it qualifies under that for ABC. 198 00:15:10,870 --> 00:15:20,250 So Kishandos, we are not applying for the code that's 3924 that the gentleman was asking about. 199 00:15:20,850 --> 00:15:24,270 We're applying for a private club permit, so it doesn't really apply to us. 200 00:15:26,580 --> 00:15:31,460 be spoken to the ABC about it. I expressed to him that we don't typically look at that, 201 00:15:31,580 --> 00:15:36,580 that we approve location and owners and that the ABC is required to vet the application 202 00:15:36,580 --> 00:15:40,260 what's they received and that they would vet it to determine if it meets their qualifications 203 00:15:40,260 --> 00:15:45,220 for that. But I also expressed him today that I would ask the question. So I wanted to ask the question. 204 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:50,100 I did. I spoke with ABC as well and they said you are not applying for that in the 205 00:15:50,100 --> 00:15:52,240 me up application, which I have. 206 00:15:52,380 --> 00:15:53,060 All right. 207 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:56,160 Let's see the only question I'll proceed. 208 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:00,240 Any other questions or comments by council or members of the public? 209 00:16:01,980 --> 00:16:03,320 You're in an unmodum clerk 210 00:16:10,550 --> 00:16:12,170 and the item passes. 211 00:16:14,230 --> 00:16:14,370 All right. 212 00:16:14,650 --> 00:16:15,590 That concludes our business. 213 00:16:15,750 --> 00:16:16,310 Item eight. 214 00:16:16,450 --> 00:16:17,490 Mayor's report, Brian. 215 00:16:17,630 --> 00:16:21,250 You want to give us any updates or we're good. 216 00:16:21,630 --> 00:16:22,250 Say we're good. 217 00:16:24,030 --> 00:16:25,830 Hey, he didn't leave me. 218 00:16:25,830 --> 00:16:28,130 He didn't leave me a report to raise those. 219 00:16:28,130 --> 00:16:28,890 You're up, buddy. 220 00:16:29,490 --> 00:16:33,850 Now, I just don't have anything outside other than, you know, we've got barbecue fast coming 221 00:16:33,850 --> 00:16:39,570 up and where you are exploring possibly a public input meeting to occur in council chambers 222 00:16:39,570 --> 00:16:45,670 that that evening together some, some additional information back on the, about the, the 223 00:16:45,670 --> 00:16:51,890 master growth plan and a couple other public safety initiatives that engineering is working 224 00:16:51,890 --> 00:16:52,290 on. 225 00:16:52,810 --> 00:16:57,510 So, you know, we keep it high for that as it comes along and also as we're kind of running 226 00:16:57,510 --> 00:17:02,630 up on pedestrian safety month and October we're working on kind of some city-wide campaign 227 00:17:02,630 --> 00:17:09,990 education efforts to help rise awareness for both pedestrians and motorists and you know 228 00:17:09,990 --> 00:17:17,130 part of that I guess we'll be hopefully funding a some additional pedestrian infrastructure on 229 00:17:17,130 --> 00:17:22,410 Johnson as well that should come to fruition somewhere around that mating so you know that's 230 00:17:22,410 --> 00:17:24,590 really about all I've got to have? 231 00:17:24,830 --> 00:17:30,290 It mentioned some of the figures in the email you sent to the council, 232 00:17:30,510 --> 00:17:36,370 persons about the figures as far as the hall signal on Johnson and the success of it. 233 00:17:36,570 --> 00:17:40,490 Sure, actually I did it. In the early with Kayate, I think I had the engineering department 234 00:17:40,490 --> 00:17:46,510 pool some statistics and Cliff Nash with our traffic innovation and the engineering 235 00:17:46,510 --> 00:17:50,690 department keeps it pretty close down that hall and they just spot death 236 00:17:50,690 --> 00:17:52,610 about every two or three weeks, and I kind of sent out, 237 00:17:52,610 --> 00:17:54,850 just as daily spot checks during day a lot of hours. 238 00:17:55,550 --> 00:17:56,990 And, you know, if you pull the averages of that, 239 00:17:57,290 --> 00:18:00,650 since May of 2024, and that was put in, 240 00:18:00,850 --> 00:18:04,830 you're looking at about 115 to 125 people per day, 241 00:18:05,410 --> 00:18:07,150 you know, that's somewhere between, 242 00:18:07,150 --> 00:18:08,490 and that's just during day a lot of hours, 243 00:18:08,650 --> 00:18:10,730 that somewhere between 85 and 100,000 people 244 00:18:10,730 --> 00:18:14,610 that have used that crossing since it was put in. 245 00:18:15,190 --> 00:18:16,390 And as part of those spot checks, 246 00:18:16,470 --> 00:18:18,510 he actually used a camera footage, both wise, 247 00:18:18,670 --> 00:18:19,610 to check for compliance. 248 00:18:19,610 --> 00:18:21,990 And I know we hear a lot of, you know, 249 00:18:22,050 --> 00:18:24,970 I found a criticism here and there about people don't use it. 250 00:18:25,130 --> 00:18:26,050 This and that. 251 00:18:26,050 --> 00:18:27,210 They talk about, say, walking. 252 00:18:27,290 --> 00:18:34,370 74.67% of people that crossed within the outside of that camera use that crosswalk, 253 00:18:34,370 --> 00:18:37,290 you know, in a way that it's designed to be used. 254 00:18:37,830 --> 00:18:42,170 So, you know, I just think that that's an incredible testament to if you provide safe access, 255 00:18:42,490 --> 00:18:44,710 people at least have a chance to use it the right way. 256 00:18:44,710 --> 00:18:46,510 He's at 75%. 257 00:18:46,510 --> 00:18:48,910 74.67%. 258 00:18:50,700 --> 00:18:51,020 Right. 259 00:18:51,740 --> 00:18:52,300 The thing. 260 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:56,940 Do we have an estimate on when the bridge repair or all be finished? 261 00:18:57,880 --> 00:18:58,520 I don't. 262 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:01,220 I mean, they're moving along on it pretty good. 263 00:19:01,460 --> 00:19:06,800 For those that don't know, the the the south side of that bridge, once the bridge actually met the above. 264 00:19:06,940 --> 00:19:09,420 And there was there's some problems on both sides of the sidewalk. 265 00:19:09,900 --> 00:19:12,020 There had been some asphalt patching over the years. 266 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:16,480 And those actually pretty significant little drop off ledge right there that any kind of will 267 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:22,660 access or, you know, stroller or wheelchair could definitely have caused a safety issue. 268 00:19:23,500 --> 00:19:27,340 So, you know, we're applying some of the, I guess, subwalking, in lieu of funding to repair 269 00:19:27,340 --> 00:19:31,320 that and to make that a smoke transition from the breeze down to the subwalk. 270 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,160 So it looks to me like they're coming along with it pretty good. 271 00:19:36,140 --> 00:19:38,560 I'm not anticipating if that's a week's long project. 272 00:19:39,660 --> 00:19:43,860 It's kind of tough down there with one line closed when you come northbound on that. 273 00:19:43,860 --> 00:19:45,660 Anyone else with the question? 274 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:46,440 Thank you. 275 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:46,540 Thank you. 276 00:19:47,340 --> 00:19:50,120 Well, we've got Brian talking about pedestrian safety. 277 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:52,760 And I was like super, too, broad questions. 278 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:56,760 And like if we did a hawk on a street that was completely within our control, 279 00:19:56,900 --> 00:19:59,100 what's like the price range on something like that? 280 00:19:59,780 --> 00:19:59,960 Uh, we- 281 00:20:00,700 --> 00:20:15,080 Constructed the one on Johnson with a quick, with a lot of equipment that we already had, Mr. Locke and correct me from wrong, but I believe that was somewhere around a $200,000 project by the time that, you know, if we would have purchased a lot of that stuff, no. 282 00:20:16,260 --> 00:20:29,980 So if it's a straight, completely of our own, obviously, the cost doesn't change a whole lot, but the expediency in the permitting process is a lot more streamlined, just because, you know, it's an internal planning process. 283 00:20:30,460 --> 00:20:37,060 more so than then working with multiple agencies to ensure that everything meets two or three 284 00:20:37,060 --> 00:20:38,360 different sets of requirements. 285 00:20:39,360 --> 00:20:43,080 Then last question for you and correct me if I'm not saying this right, because you've 286 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:45,220 talked about this for a long time, so tell me if I'm right. 287 00:20:45,900 --> 00:20:50,680 That we can upgrade some traffic signals so that if a pedestrian has the little white button 288 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:55,880 that traffic signals it's smart enough to note and not allow a yielded green or so on and so forth. 289 00:20:55,880 --> 00:21:00,860 are a lot of stop-lots available for upgrades like that and how much of that cost upgrade. 290 00:21:02,180 --> 00:21:09,700 So, following the fight-all accident that we had downtown back in early summer, engineering 291 00:21:09,700 --> 00:21:15,340 department commissioned a study by Mark Nichols at traffic engineer on converting some 292 00:21:15,340 --> 00:21:19,280 of our downtown lots to what is coming all stop position. 293 00:21:19,540 --> 00:21:21,960 Those are several other industry wards for it. 294 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:30,160 a quick myth that comes along with that. I know that Mr. Lott had spoken with Mark, last 295 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:34,640 week, some time about when it caused estimate for that was going to be back in and we're 296 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:40,020 awaiting the 30% plans for that. And so what that will do is actually turn the, I guess, 297 00:21:40,120 --> 00:21:46,020 the three stop blots, or maybe it's more than three, the stop blots in the immediate downtown area 298 00:21:46,020 --> 00:21:53,920 into essentially an all-stop that doesn't allow a left turn action while there's a grain, while 299 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:57,620 there's a grain bulb. Actually, while there's a walking and a collective right at all, there will 300 00:21:57,620 --> 00:22:03,700 be no grain bulb. So it takes out that and, you know, and again, just because you have a 301 00:22:03,700 --> 00:22:08,660 grain bulb there, it does not mean that you do not have to yield pedestrians and crosswalks. 302 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:14,280 But, you know, this would just be one more tool to help ensure that does not happen. 303 00:22:15,360 --> 00:22:24,100 But, you know, the really the only rule that really is really going to save lives is people paying attention to where they're driving regardless of what the traffic regulations are. 304 00:22:24,100 --> 00:22:27,200 I'm hoping that we'll have a call estimate back on what that's going to be. 305 00:22:27,300 --> 00:22:30,280 There's going to be some concrete work that involves some additional equipment. 306 00:22:30,940 --> 00:22:40,400 And you're probably talking, you know, somewhere in the six-figure range to convert these downtown stop lights in order for that to, you know, to work. 307 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:48,860 So, one thing L.J., they would mention, in the 18 months prior to the halt being installed 308 00:22:48,860 --> 00:22:54,000 over there on Johnson, we had two fatalities, and as Quinston said, we're both sisters, 309 00:22:54,320 --> 00:23:00,240 18 months prior, but I don't believe since that was installed we've had a fatality on Johnson 310 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:08,860 with a pedestrian, and so it was $200,000, but it's definitely worked out, and Ms. Williams 311 00:23:08,860 --> 00:23:15,400 was lead advocate for that with the highway department, so it's been many wills men, so. 312 00:23:15,780 --> 00:23:19,700 Yeah, and we're actually working through the final plans on the incitating the construction 313 00:23:19,700 --> 00:23:24,180 for the safe streets for our grant that was awarded a few years ago, so we're going to 314 00:23:24,180 --> 00:23:30,700 go from five years ago, Johnson being a dimly red road with very little pedestrian support 315 00:23:30,700 --> 00:23:36,160 accommodations outside of signalized intersections to a street that could potentially have 316 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:41,720 two-hawks, one rapid flash and vacant intensity lighting from Red Wolf all the way to 317 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:48,460 to Main Street, a lowered speed limit, and I don't think it's a coincidence that I believe 318 00:23:48,460 --> 00:23:55,540 since 2015 we had either five or six pedestrian vitalities, and since the installation of that 319 00:23:55,540 --> 00:24:01,720 one lot alone we haven't seen any now. Again, that's, hopefully that's a testament to 320 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:04,100 of pedestrian and motorist education, 321 00:24:05,060 --> 00:24:06,380 a partnership with city water and lot, 322 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:08,020 lighting up some of the dimer intersections 323 00:24:08,020 --> 00:24:10,340 in the interim until we get the safe streets 324 00:24:10,340 --> 00:24:12,260 for our uniform lighting installed, 325 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:16,340 but it's just a community effort to help make sure 326 00:24:16,340 --> 00:24:18,700 that we watch out for not only those 327 00:24:18,700 --> 00:24:21,240 that are driving but for pedestrians as well. 328 00:24:22,340 --> 00:24:23,720 Thank you, thank you. 329 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:24,160 Thank you, Councillor. 330 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:28,140 All right, item nine city council reports, 331 00:24:28,340 --> 00:24:29,780 Madam Clerk, will you call the roll? 332 00:24:29,780 --> 00:24:31,500 It's just straight. 333 00:24:31,900 --> 00:24:34,000 And I was just glad to be speaking about those lights. 334 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:38,160 I saw where these have been activated around St. Bernard's in the downtown area. 335 00:24:38,260 --> 00:24:39,180 I'm glad to see. 336 00:24:39,700 --> 00:24:41,400 There's a district, but the district is safe. 337 00:24:41,860 --> 00:24:44,780 Being considered for these areas as well. So very good. 338 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:46,780 That's all, guys. 339 00:24:48,020 --> 00:24:48,460 Mr. Mueller. 340 00:24:49,540 --> 00:24:50,440 Just a quick comment. 341 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:53,020 I know the safety first initiative that's been going on. 342 00:24:53,100 --> 00:24:57,480 I know there's a lot of people here in the audience that have worked really hard to get it on the ballad. 343 00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,960 Good job. I appreciate all your hard work. 344 00:25:00,050 --> 00:25:05,970 I know this is just one step, but I appreciate personally, I appreciate everything you have done and all the work you have put into it. 345 00:25:08,470 --> 00:25:08,930 Is it right? 346 00:25:10,170 --> 00:25:13,990 Councillor McLain and I ask for a special call meeting on pedestrian safety. 347 00:25:14,250 --> 00:25:16,230 I appreciate Chairman Emerson and Chairman Gibson. 348 00:25:16,750 --> 00:25:19,370 I have an especially called joint meeting on that topic. 349 00:25:19,430 --> 00:25:23,030 I appreciate the administration's efforts for us to have a good conversation. 350 00:25:23,610 --> 00:25:25,310 Obviously, we've had issues downtown. 351 00:25:25,550 --> 00:25:27,110 I mean, a lot of issues downtown recently. 352 00:25:27,110 --> 00:25:30,890 I mean, the tality and somebody else that was recently hit and I know we had to 353 00:25:30,890 --> 00:25:33,910 set my arms and arms, I think, hit in the last two or three years in front of OBGYN 354 00:25:33,910 --> 00:25:34,270 associates. 355 00:25:35,050 --> 00:25:40,490 So, I know we've made improvements, but man, I think, as vehicles get heavier and people 356 00:25:40,490 --> 00:25:45,910 text more and they're more distracted to something we're going to seriously look up. 357 00:25:46,250 --> 00:25:46,710 Mr. Hathner? 358 00:25:47,790 --> 00:25:49,070 Dr. Anthony Coleman? 359 00:25:50,270 --> 00:25:50,790 Mr. Moore? 360 00:25:51,610 --> 00:25:52,150 No, man. 361 00:25:52,690 --> 00:25:53,190 Mr. Williams? 362 00:25:54,230 --> 00:25:55,190 Dr. Charles Coleman? 363 00:25:57,090 --> 00:26:11,950 I October the 6th is a national at out may be a little hit of time, but October the 6th is a national at out, and I'd like to make a motion of the possible that we move a concert from October the 6th to think October the 8th. 364 00:26:13,110 --> 00:26:16,210 I'd like to amend that meeting public works under that as well. 365 00:26:16,770 --> 00:26:25,930 All right, so we have, we have a motion in a second to move the public works and the city council meeting from October 6, October 8, all in favour? 366 00:26:26,170 --> 00:26:28,210 So yeah, I can make one comment. Sure. 367 00:26:29,010 --> 00:26:31,890 Just so we know there's also an issue home for log in that night. 368 00:26:33,170 --> 00:26:34,690 So all night on the eight, yeah. 369 00:26:35,090 --> 00:26:36,210 Were you saying we need a hurry? 370 00:26:38,170 --> 00:26:38,290 Yeah. 371 00:26:38,370 --> 00:26:40,450 I think Brian needs to do the marriage before it ends. 372 00:26:42,510 --> 00:26:47,910 All in favor say aye, all opposed, you won't get any fish. 373 00:26:50,390 --> 00:26:52,290 Anything else, Dr. Cummett? 374 00:26:52,870 --> 00:26:53,550 Dr. Ganeson? 375 00:26:53,810 --> 00:26:54,450 Thank you. 376 00:26:54,630 --> 00:26:54,990 This is Porter. 377 00:26:55,470 --> 00:26:56,610 No, thank you. 378 00:26:57,130 --> 00:27:02,090 All right, item 10 public comments, any one in the audience wish to speak on any item that was 379 00:27:02,090 --> 00:27:05,990 not on the agenda, please come to the podium and state your name and address. 380 00:27:08,260 --> 00:27:21,640 James L. and Hans, 508 Ridge Quest, and this does kind of touch on a couple of reports, but since they will not comment on film, and they will try for that meeting you have this something you might want to take a look at. 381 00:27:21,860 --> 00:27:34,100 First let me remind people there is one good restaurant still downtown. It's not on Main Street, but it is downtown, and I was eating their Thursday. I usually eat their a couple times a week. 382 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:41,300 And on Main Street, at first, let me state, I think what Main Street in the condition 383 00:27:41,300 --> 00:27:43,180 today is now, is a total nightmare. 384 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:46,260 I would not drive down it, so I have a solution for me. 385 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:53,220 But what we see happening at the, on Burke, people are doing one of two things, they're 386 00:27:53,220 --> 00:27:57,880 either parking, waiting for a lot of change, and they're parking across the crosswalk, 387 00:27:59,420 --> 00:28:05,620 which is, that crosswalk there though, and I saw two vehicles have this same problem, and 388 00:28:05,620 --> 00:28:10,240 somebody finally behind them, beat their horn from the go-on, and they were very confused 389 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:10,840 drivers. 390 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:19,500 First, it occurred to me that the problem is when they park back where they're supposed to, 391 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:24,820 they are so far away from Burt Street that they're really not sure when it's their time 392 00:28:24,820 --> 00:28:25,460 to go. 393 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:41,720 And I don't know, maybe, is there some, maybe some education or maybe we ought to, is there something we could do to let people know, but that is a problem that people are, you know, when they're waiting to cross there, 394 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:53,020 about two car, almost two car links, links away from the intersection and it's causing confusion. 395 00:28:53,020 --> 00:28:59,480 So I don't know what the solution is, but maybe some public safety needs to be looking at. 396 00:28:59,620 --> 00:29:00,580 Thank you, Mr. Hans. 397 00:29:01,540 --> 00:29:02,900 Anyone else in the audience? 398 00:29:08,050 --> 00:29:10,190 Amplestate your name and address for the record? 399 00:29:11,410 --> 00:29:16,850 My name is Debbie Haas, I live at 403 Bowling Lane by University High Elementary School. 400 00:29:17,410 --> 00:29:21,490 I'm really proud to hear that the city is doing more for pedestrians. 401 00:29:22,290 --> 00:29:25,990 My daughter Katie was hit two weeks ago by a car. 402 00:29:25,990 --> 00:29:33,170 when she had the white light giving her the right of way and she looked both ways but a car was 403 00:29:33,170 --> 00:29:40,170 not paying attention and hit her. Praise Jesus that she wasn't hurt any worse than she was or killed. 404 00:29:41,230 --> 00:29:47,150 And I'm not coming here just to complain but to awful, to offer some other solutions as well. 405 00:29:47,890 --> 00:29:55,710 Downtown is a pedestrian area. It's not pedestrian friendly. I see that you've made some upgrades 406 00:29:55,710 --> 00:29:57,050 in the last few days. 407 00:29:57,790 --> 00:29:59,750 I noticed coming in that 408 00:30:00,020 --> 00:30:09,580 Somebody pushed the button on the news, crosswalk right there. Somebody that worked in the gift shop at the hospital and they were able to cross, Washington safely. 409 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:21,820 But my daughter was in the crosswalk. She had the white pedestrian, giving her the right away. However, the other vehicles had a green light that were parallel to where she was walking. 410 00:30:21,820 --> 00:30:29,560 Carcy Green, they think they can go. I've been behind you know, I've been in the in the situation where somebody was crossing and I stopped 411 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:34,940 Cars honking behind me because they didn't know that there was somebody crossing. They just saw the green line 412 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:40,100 So even though a lot has been done. I agree that more needs to be done 413 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:49,460 Even Katie the other day walking back. She couldn't get anybody to stop for her and she's already got PTSD from being hit 414 00:30:49,460 --> 00:30:50,400 so 415 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:56,760 So, more things need to be done, like you said, we've had people hit, and while we were 416 00:30:56,760 --> 00:31:03,360 sitting here, somebody was hit, Flint Street, and Dogwood, if I have a clock, a teenager. 417 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:05,780 So, a lot of people are getting hit. 418 00:31:05,900 --> 00:31:11,820 I think that drivers are confused that they don't have the right way all the time. 419 00:31:12,020 --> 00:31:14,680 So I think we need more public service announcements. 420 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:20,580 I know that they were talking about the light situation where everything is red while the 421 00:31:20,580 --> 00:31:26,220 pedestrian's cross. I agree with that wholeheartedly. But since the city's already spent 422 00:31:26,220 --> 00:31:31,300 lots of money on the big beautiful sidewalks to entice people to walk downtown, shop, 423 00:31:31,940 --> 00:31:38,020 dine, attend events, let's put more safety precautions in place. All of downtown should 424 00:31:38,020 --> 00:31:44,020 be marked as pedestrian-friendly area. We may need to have signs before you come into the 425 00:31:44,020 --> 00:31:51,920 downtown areas, saying high pedestrian area, slow down, decrease the speed limit, add speed 426 00:31:51,920 --> 00:32:00,000 bumps, give higher fines, and that situation have more public police presence until the 427 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:04,240 new traffic situation is under controlling people know about it. 428 00:32:04,380 --> 00:32:08,740 But Motors Center Hurry, they need to avoid downtown, because this is supposed to be a place 429 00:32:08,740 --> 00:32:12,860 for people to get out and walk and enjoy the downtown area. 430 00:32:12,860 --> 00:32:18,580 So, I want to turn this tragedy into a positive reality and keep pedestrian safer. 431 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:22,480 If the city doesn't have the funds to put some ease in place, I'll do a fundraiser. 432 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:23,140 I don't care. 433 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:24,060 I want to help. 434 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:28,520 If you have a committee, I'll volunteer sign me up. 435 00:32:28,900 --> 00:32:30,620 I want more people to be safe. 436 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:34,080 I don't want to just talk about problems but offer solutions as well. 437 00:32:34,540 --> 00:32:38,160 So let's work together so that you don't have to receive a call that your child has 438 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:42,160 been injured, especially when it can be completely avoidable. 439 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:43,860 Thank you. 440 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:44,640 Thank you, madam. 441 00:32:48,310 --> 00:32:49,230 Anyone else? 442 00:32:51,740 --> 00:32:53,540 Please state your name and address for the record. 443 00:32:54,540 --> 00:32:56,460 Matt Garrett, Safety First Jonesboro. 444 00:32:56,900 --> 00:32:59,380 First off, I'd like to thank the council for 445 00:32:59,380 --> 00:33:03,140 Fording on the ballot initiative that we're pushing for 446 00:33:03,140 --> 00:33:07,680 580 cent public safety tax that we got over 4200 signatures 447 00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:09,880 from registered voters of Jonesboro. 448 00:33:10,580 --> 00:33:13,900 So I'd just like to say thanks and we look forward to 449 00:33:13,900 --> 00:33:16,240 informing people and the residents of Jonesboro more 450 00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:17,160 about this niche different. 451 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:19,200 Thank you, Matt. 452 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:21,020 Yes, ma'am. 453 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:31,720 Please state your name and address, ma'am. 454 00:33:32,060 --> 00:33:35,640 My name is Haley Not Brock, and I live at 2008 Spring Valley. 455 00:33:36,100 --> 00:33:37,360 Y'all will have to forgive me. 456 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:40,140 It's been a couple of years since I have been up here 457 00:33:40,140 --> 00:33:41,440 and talked about stuff like this. 458 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:43,320 It's so nice to see some of you too. 459 00:33:43,900 --> 00:33:46,940 I also want to reiterate kind of what Debbie said. 460 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:48,360 You guys do a great job. 461 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:52,260 Most people don't really understand what it's like to be in your position 462 00:33:52,260 --> 00:33:58,100 and have to manage a huge city, a growing city like Johnsboro has, especially other past 463 00:33:58,100 --> 00:34:04,580 couple years. So I think you guys are doing a great job and I appreciate that so much. Approximately 464 00:34:04,580 --> 00:34:08,980 two weeks ago, one of my best friends, Katie, was hit down here as she was struck by her vehicle 465 00:34:08,980 --> 00:34:14,280 while she had the right away. She was in the crosswalk and she was just leaving yoga and going back 466 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:20,520 to her house over here on Church Street. She publicly shared her experience on Facebook. I don't know 467 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:24,680 any of you saw to post the video is absolutely horrific. 468 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:27,360 If you haven't seen it, it's very, very scary to watch. 469 00:34:29,260 --> 00:34:31,720 And unfortunately, this was not an oscillate incident. 470 00:34:32,100 --> 00:34:33,800 Pedestrians have been hit downtown. 471 00:34:35,100 --> 00:34:37,380 Our community has experienced multiple accidents. 472 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:38,720 Pedestrian accidents this summer. 473 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:43,640 At some point, we have to stop looking at these accidents 474 00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:47,580 as important instances and start asking ourselves, 475 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:50,860 What are we going to do to prevent the next one? 476 00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:55,760 What happened to Katie is especially concerning because the driver who struck her, 477 00:34:56,860 --> 00:34:59,540 still allegedly has not received a single citation. 478 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:07,300 Not one. I want to read directly from the Police Report real quick. Vehicle one was not towed from the scene. 479 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:15,180 The signs of impairment were observed from the driver vehicle one at the time of the incident. Nothing further. Nothing further. 480 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:25,460 I struggle with those words because, in fact, I'm something very significant did happen. A person was hit while she was crossing the street. 481 00:35:25,460 --> 00:35:54,960 Um, I'm not an attorney. I'm not law enforcement. I'm not sitting in y'all seats at all. I'll lift this world long ago. Um, but, and I'm not here, pretending like I know every single stature. Um, because we're so many, but I do know this. We have to do better. We have to. Um, when a pedestrian is struck by a vehicle, especially in a designated crosswalk when they have the right away. There should be a clear and consistent process. Um, for determining exactly what happened. 482 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:57,400 what laws are violated, whether impairment or distraction 483 00:35:57,400 --> 00:36:01,500 play to role, and whether the driver should be held accountable. 484 00:36:01,940 --> 00:36:05,160 There needs to be some accountability I feel like, consistency, 485 00:36:06,060 --> 00:36:10,420 something that makes the pedestrian safety a priority rather than an 486 00:36:10,420 --> 00:36:13,900 afterthought. Thankfully, this community we have attorneys. 487 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:18,780 We have law enforcement professionals and we have city officials. 488 00:36:18,780 --> 00:36:26,760 you guys playing more. Let's get together and talk about what we can do, establish a stronger procedure 489 00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:32,280 for pedestrian collisions. Look at the current process, look, identify where it's failing, 490 00:36:33,580 --> 00:36:40,940 determine, most importantly, but legally, and realistically can be changed. Nothing we do now will 491 00:36:40,940 --> 00:36:46,500 change what happened to Katie. Absolutely nothing. It won't erase the fear, the pain, the physical, 492 00:36:46,500 --> 00:36:50,280 and emotional consequences. You guys can talk to her. I'm sure she loved talk to her after 493 00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:57,560 that she's had to live with since she was hit in the crosswalk. But perhaps we can make the next 494 00:36:57,560 --> 00:37:04,260 person who steps into a Jonesboro crosswalk. Make sure they don't have to experience the same thing. 495 00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:10,280 Our citizens deserve to feel safe walking through downtown and not only just downtown and not just 496 00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:15,660 here just for Main Street, St. Bernard's is right down here. I had an appointment today and 497 00:37:15,660 --> 00:37:21,740 I counted there was like six people that were crossing the street just at one little two-minute 498 00:37:21,740 --> 00:37:26,580 interval while I was turning into parking lot and you know we have to make sure that those people 499 00:37:26,580 --> 00:37:32,240 are safe to elderly residents should be able to use a crosswalk down here at the FOA without bearing 500 00:37:32,240 --> 00:37:38,680 that of vehicles going to just blow through them with someone on TikTok. We can't keep waiting for 501 00:37:38,680 --> 00:37:46,540 next pedestrian to be hit. We cannot keep trading these in since as oscillated incidences and 502 00:37:46,540 --> 00:37:53,300 most importantly we really can't keep accepting nothing further when there is clearly something 503 00:37:53,300 --> 00:38:00,180 further that needs to be done. Jonesboro can do better. Jonesboro can do better. I'm asking 504 00:38:00,180 --> 00:38:06,700 you guys to in law enforcement leaders to take this seriously review what is currently in place 505 00:38:06,700 --> 00:38:12,880 right now and work together to create a meaningful change that can protect the people 506 00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:18,420 this community maybe some I don't know that's up to you guys a harsher fund something like 507 00:38:18,420 --> 00:38:24,480 a traffic while anything anything for a matter of your people because the goal simply shouldn't 508 00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:32,260 be to respond after someone gets hurt and the goal should be to prevent them from getting hurt 509 00:38:32,260 --> 00:38:35,100 in the first place. Thank you. 510 00:38:35,140 --> 00:38:36,280 Thank you. 511 00:38:38,490 --> 00:38:39,610 Anyone else? 512 00:38:42,720 --> 00:38:43,360 Or at Miss Lark? 513 00:38:47,390 --> 00:38:48,710 Patty Lack, 4108. 514 00:38:49,090 --> 00:38:49,750 Forced Hill Road. 515 00:38:50,070 --> 00:39:03,870 Sorry, I came up here before, but what I was going to say is that looking at the overview of our budget and our reserve is that we actually have almost ten million dollars more in our reserve account. 516 00:39:03,870 --> 00:39:06,290 when you're looking at this account here. 517 00:39:06,630 --> 00:39:09,830 And I'm just asking one, I know that Steve can't answer 518 00:39:09,830 --> 00:39:13,030 the question, but I think here is that we've got the money. 519 00:39:13,430 --> 00:39:16,090 And I think like after talking to some of these guys, 520 00:39:16,750 --> 00:39:20,330 I'm working so hard to get the sales tax on 521 00:39:20,330 --> 00:39:23,830 because there's a laundry list of needs that our city needs 522 00:39:23,830 --> 00:39:27,830 to be safe and just talking about the downtown area. 523 00:39:28,290 --> 00:39:31,350 So we've got almost $10 million extra, 524 00:39:31,350 --> 00:39:40,110 And I'm just not understanding why our city's not spending some of that on some of the needs that are immediate that would help out in a lot of situations. 525 00:39:41,030 --> 00:39:43,870 So it was really kind of surprising to see that amount of money. 526 00:39:44,090 --> 00:39:49,130 And I do not understand why we have that much more that's not required on that. 527 00:39:49,670 --> 00:39:59,690 So I'll go ahead and FOIA Steve the question tomorrow of just that I think we need to start using that many instead of taxing the people. 528 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:04,440 And getting their laundry list taken care of. Thank you. 529 00:40:04,440 --> 00:40:08,500 Thank you, Ms. Lack. Anyone else? Yes, sir. Come on, Jeff. 530 00:40:15,470 --> 00:40:16,550 I just want to show. 531 00:40:16,930 --> 00:40:20,170 There are police stations. Come to the podium, Mr. Judge Spencer. 532 00:40:20,750 --> 00:40:22,570 701 South Floyd, Jonesboro. 533 00:40:25,350 --> 00:40:28,710 If you don't see the video, here's what happened. 534 00:40:29,570 --> 00:40:33,590 We've got a heavier, we've got to have you at the microphone for the recording. 535 00:40:34,390 --> 00:40:40,430 This young man is the driver. I'm going to speak louder because I have to do this from the year 536 00:40:40,430 --> 00:40:43,910 Okay, he walks right across the front of him 537 00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:50,520 Your your response will not be on this was washing him. 538 00:40:53,450 --> 00:41:02,990 I just want to say that anybody you couldn't see that driver should not be allowed to just get back in your father 539 00:41:06,370 --> 00:41:07,730 Thank you, Jim 540 00:41:09,450 --> 00:41:10,570 anyone else. 541 00:41:12,650 --> 00:41:18,390 All right here in nine out of eleven adjournment at motion a second all in 542 00:41:18,390 --> 00:41:20,990 favor say aye. We stand adjourned.