1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,760 I'm Pickram, I'm glad to be here to give 2 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:07,800 the quarterly update. Um 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:09,440 we'll start on Yandell West. Uh 4 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:11,760 had a lot of progress from the 5 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:13,960 right-of-way acquisition standpoint. 6 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:16,280 Title work, appraisals, all that's been 7 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,880 has been completed. There's been 8 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:21,320 interviews with landowners, that kind of 9 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:22,720 stuff. So, hopefully in the near future 10 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,360 we'll have 11 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:26,200 uh 12 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:29,040 right-of-way offers establishment of 13 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:30,720 just compensation to the board on about 14 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,920 half the parcels. 15 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,640 Um 16 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,520 then we'll just follow up with the rest 17 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:37,760 of them, but uh 18 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,000 coordinating with utilities, I'm just 19 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:40,240 I'm going to repeat what all the other 20 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,400 firms have said. Most of these 21 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:44,160 utilities, other than Entergy, are 22 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:46,000 waiting on us to buy the right-of-way 23 00:00:44,160 --> 00:00:48,600 cuz they want to relocate their 24 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:50,080 facilities inside our right-of-way. Um 25 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,960 so, there'll be an extensive permitting 26 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:54,680 process. Make sure 27 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:57,320 there's room for everybody. Um 28 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:58,880 Entergy, once we're done, they'll start 29 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,880 approaching the same landowners that we 30 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:02,960 approached to get their easements for 31 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:05,960 their for their poles. 32 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:08,480 Um on Yandell East, uh we're working 33 00:01:05,960 --> 00:01:11,200 with toward our office review. This uh 34 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:13,880 milestone is September the 25th. 35 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:16,160 We are starting our utility coordination 36 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:19,040 on that. On both projects, we've reached 37 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:21,040 out to all the affected utility um 38 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:23,120 owners and we have provided them copies 39 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:25,360 of plans. They've got uh 40 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:27,000 PDFs, they've got if they've requested 41 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:30,160 CAD files, we've given them all the 42 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:31,720 information they requested. So, um 43 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:33,680 they're they're queued up, ready to go 44 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,120 once once they 45 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:38,000 uh the right-of-way is acquired and they 46 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:41,240 can get started. Um acquisition plats 47 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:43,000 and deeds on the E segment is uh 48 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:45,000 substantially complete. If you remember 49 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:46,520 at the last meeting, I kind of let you 50 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:49,040 know that what we discovered on the E 51 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,880 segment is that there's large portions 52 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:52,520 of Yandell East where 53 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,840 there was no dedicated right-of-way to 54 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,440 the county. The 55 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:57,080 uh the descriptions, the legal 56 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:58,200 descriptions, went to the center of the 57 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,800 road. 58 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:02,680 I met with Tim and Mr. Ashby. 59 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,840 Uh mapped out a plan how to address that 60 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:07,560 on all the property owners. Uh going 61 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:10,200 through our title work now. Once Once we 62 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:12,920 get all of that finalized at Mr. Ashby's 63 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:15,520 recommendation, we'll have a uh I guess 64 00:02:12,920 --> 00:02:17,160 a minor public meeting with all the just 65 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,760 the landowners to kind of explain to 66 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:22,000 everybody at one time how we're going to 67 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,480 address the situation with 68 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:26,760 with it not being a dedicated 69 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:28,840 right-of-way on on that segment. 70 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,400 So, work plan for the next period, well, 71 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:33,800 I said we're going we have office review 72 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:35,800 submittal on uh September 25th. Uh both 73 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,880 pro- both projects are moving forward. 74 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,760 Um 75 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,520 uh pretty soon it's going to stop being 76 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:43,200 a design project and be a right-of-way 77 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:44,120 and a utility relocation project on both 78 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,040 of them. 79 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,680 » Do you understand me? 80 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:47,240 » Um 81 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,640 » Great. 82 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,000 » You say you have met or have talked with 83 00:02:49,640 --> 00:02:52,560 the utility companies? 84 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,240 » We have talked with them. 85 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:56,040 And we have we have not had anything out 86 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,840 in the field just yet, but uh we have 87 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,640 talked with extensively with each one of 88 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:01,560 them, asked them what they needed, 89 00:02:59,640 --> 00:03:03,800 shared our plans with them. 90 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:05,959 All of them have our plans. So, they 91 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:09,120 know they would know what they have. 92 00:03:05,959 --> 00:03:13,320 » Yeah, and and again, I'll find out later 93 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:15,360 on, but I know when Neil Shafer was here 94 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:17,800 Now, it might have been Wagner. 95 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,920 Might have been uh one of them said with 96 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:21,200 uh Energy, they want to 97 00:03:19,920 --> 00:03:21,959 purchase their own property. 98 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,560 » Mhm. 99 00:03:21,959 --> 00:03:23,920 » And that's that's a little different. 100 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,840 » Yeah. 101 00:03:23,920 --> 00:03:28,400 » I'm not totally sure what that's about. 102 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:30,400 » They put their poles on private 103 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:32,040 easements cuz they have to get clearing 104 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:34,239 easements anyway. 105 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:35,440 So, they they want 10-ft 20-ft on each 106 00:03:34,239 --> 00:03:37,480 side of their lines so they have 107 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:39,440 permission to get in there and to clear. 108 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,840 So, by the time you put it on the public 109 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:43,360 right-of-way, you're still having to get 110 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:45,480 an easement to clear on private 111 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:47,239 property. So, we just decided to just go 112 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,360 ahead and get an easement. They're not 113 00:03:47,239 --> 00:03:51,120 buying the property, they're just 114 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:52,120 getting a a easement to put the pole and 115 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:52,360 » Permission to clear. 116 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,520 » Yeah, 117 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,840 » Need to follow up cuz if we already have 118 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:57,400 these, but 119 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:59,240 uh of course I'll I'll talk with Neil 120 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:00,160 Shafer with this. I think it was Neil 121 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:03,360 Shafer. 122 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:05,320 Um with Keith uh just to see, you know, 123 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:07,520 what else is going on there because if 124 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,880 we've already bought the right-of-way 125 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:09,520 » Right. 126 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:11,000 » Or the easement, 127 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,000 you know, we'd like they just locate on 128 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,600 that. 129 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:16,840 On that easement right-of-way, but I'm 130 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:18,000 sure there's something special there. 131 00:04:16,840 --> 00:04:20,640 » Um 132 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,480 rarely do they put on put their poles on 133 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:22,120 public right-of-way. 134 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,440 » Right. 135 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,480 » Yeah, so I can see that. So. 136 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:27,480 Okay. 137 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:30,800 Any questions? 138 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,800 All right, thank you, Rick. Thank you.