1 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:08,600 We're going to get started here. Sorry. 2 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:19,720 That's the wrong one. >> Yeah. I'm just trying to blow it up. 3 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:32,039 » Genie, do you know how I do this? Oh no. I got 4 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:32,039 » I hate new Microsoft. Oh my god. 5 00:00:44,480 --> 00:00:53,239 Okay. Oh, awesome. All right. Meeting to order. Let's uh please stand for the 6 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:53,239 pledge of allegiance. 7 00:00:54,480 --> 00:01:02,719 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the 8 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:08,000 republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and 9 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:12,880 justice for all. >> All right. Good evening everybody. 10 00:01:10,479 --> 00:01:18,880 I appreciate everybody who showed up for the working group. Really productive 11 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:23,040 time just like that. I I always like to publicly thank the council members 12 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:28,240 because they do a fantastic job. Uh but I really want to appreciate and thank 13 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:36,880 Amanda for all the stuff she does every single day when she's not at home. Um 14 00:01:34,159 --> 00:01:41,439 you do you do awesome. As you can tell if you just listen to 15 00:01:38,479 --> 00:01:45,680 Amanda uh she was this little puppy when we hired her and she didn't know 16 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:49,759 anything and now she's getting so strong every single day. you know, it's like 17 00:01:48,159 --> 00:01:55,439 the stuff she's learned in, the training and stuff. She's just done phenomenal. 18 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:58,960 Um, as the city manager, I appreciate it. You know, I mess with you a lot. I 19 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:03,119 know that you do. Awesome. >> Thank you. 20 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:09,520 » Um, so I had a very productive working group. I love how the um how the town is 21 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:14,400 moving forward with a lot of activities um and uh as again how the town is is 22 00:02:12,959 --> 00:02:18,480 growing. and we'll talk about a couple of those things, but we're looking at 23 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:23,520 short-term rental and how we set that up in our charter. We've got a few 24 00:02:20,959 --> 00:02:29,680 businesses or a few citizens who want to set that up for businesses. Um and um 25 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:35,120 also the maturity of our business that we have. We're going into the spring 26 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:42,480 season into the summer. Uh we had a um presentation of event of an event that 27 00:02:38,879 --> 00:02:46,959 would um that we'd like to take place on the 2nd of May. We're still uh in the 28 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:53,120 works of that. There's a couple things that we need to to um solilify first. Uh 29 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:59,760 but if everything works out, we'll continue with another celebration for 30 00:02:56,640 --> 00:03:04,560 our spring. As we go into uh next month, we're going to be doing our Easter 31 00:03:01,519 --> 00:03:07,920 celebration. And it's this month, I'm sorry. And what date is that again? 32 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:11,360 » March 28th. >> March 28th. And it's from 11 33 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:17,040 » 10 a.m. >> 10 a.m. to 1, I'm sorry. To 1, right? 34 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:22,640 Yes. 10 to 1. And we're going to put that in the paper. We're going to have 35 00:03:19,519 --> 00:03:26,000 signs for it throughout the county. So, just like it was last year, if you 36 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:29,840 remember that, uh it was a great celebration. We just like to get some 37 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:35,440 more folks down here. All our businesses will be open during that uh time as 38 00:03:32,319 --> 00:03:40,159 well. So, uh if you've not noticed it and if you've not drove through Taken 39 00:03:37,519 --> 00:03:44,959 Rock at any given time, it's happening all the time. Uh and appreciate it. 40 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:51,360 That's what we always ask for. Uh tourism is a huge thing. Uh our 41 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:54,480 businesses um are fantastic and they need to make money. So, come down here 42 00:03:52,799 --> 00:03:58,799 and spend it. Spend your money in the town of Talking Rock. you want to look 43 00:03:56,000 --> 00:04:03,840 good at it. Okay. Uh All right. I think that's it on 44 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:09,040 announcements. Okay. All right. So, uh next on it, uh the agenda is the 45 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:12,040 approval of February 2026 meeting minutes. 46 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:27,440 Do I have a motion to accept February's 2026 meeting minutes? 47 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:31,040 » I'll make a motion that we accept February's meeting minutes. Do 48 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:33,280 » I have a second? Do I have a second? >> Second. 49 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:39,840 » All in favor? >> Okay. One of our council members is out 50 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:45,840 for tonight. So for Okay. 51 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:51,120 Next is the the approval review and approval for the February 2026 financial 52 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:56,280 report. Bear with me just one second. 53 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:03,240 Thank I'm going to get better at this. I 54 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,240 apologize. 55 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:25,960 Okay, if you look uh at the screen, I apologize. 56 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:44,240 There it is. Okay. So again, um still in the process of moving over our accounts. 57 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:48,800 So this is our previous uh bank that we uh had. So we still have general op uh 58 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:51,840 money in there. We have to keep it in there till we clear everything. It gets 59 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:57,759 transferred and then we have some money from Splash. So in that account for 60 00:05:54,160 --> 00:06:03,000 general op, we've got 47.6K. And then the Splash, we have uh $1,900. 61 00:06:17,280 --> 00:06:27,360 in our new uh bank account. >> Renaissance. Yes. And Renaissance here 62 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:32,479 is our um our accounts. FEMA, we've got $6 in that account. Our general off is 63 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:38,080 273,000. So that total from what I told you 64 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:44,759 previous the total was 46 in the other other bank and then 273 in this our 65 00:06:41,039 --> 00:06:44,759 general office 320,743. 66 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:54,360 The schoolhouse 86k 86.8 eight special projects 82,000 67 00:06:55,199 --> 00:07:04,880 and splash is 62k. I'm sorry for the for that combined it's 68 00:07:02,639 --> 00:07:10,000 going to be 84,000 splash and uh I apologize for the 69 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:13,280 council um or I'm apologizing to the council. One of the things we didn't 70 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:18,319 work to talk about the working group was our special projects. So, just real 71 00:07:15,919 --> 00:07:21,919 quick, we'll talk about it next month in our working group, but start thinking 72 00:07:20,639 --> 00:07:26,400 about how we're going to prioritize because that one of the things that 73 00:07:23,199 --> 00:07:29,120 Amanda and I will bring up is um we're going to start moving on our special 74 00:07:27,599 --> 00:07:34,319 projects. So, we need to prioritize. I know that Amanda's talking working with 75 00:07:31,919 --> 00:07:38,080 Tony on the crosswalks and stuff like that and some other things, but we're 76 00:07:36,319 --> 00:07:42,639 ready to move forward. nothing for the council need to be aware of the splash 77 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:46,800 is growing quickly and so we have got to decide and move forward on what we can 78 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:52,240 do that on improving the roads and things like that sidewalks and stuff. 79 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:57,599 Okay. Um so be prepared to talk about that cuz we did fantastic last year on 80 00:07:55,840 --> 00:08:01,680 deciding our special projects and then moving forward and getting those knocked 81 00:07:59,039 --> 00:08:09,680 out. So we need to continue. I do remember uh one of the priorities was um 82 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:12,879 fixing up the um the train cars. Uh and I know Tony, you've been working with 83 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:15,759 Amanda on >> I think we got somebody coming up next 84 00:08:14,319 --> 00:08:21,599 week. >> Yep. Okay. So, that'll be that first 85 00:08:17,919 --> 00:08:24,599 one. So, okay. Any questions on those monies? 86 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,399 She's dead. 87 00:09:08,560 --> 00:09:16,560 Okay. Um, do I have a motion to accept February's 2026 financial reports? 88 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:19,680 » Make a motion that we accept February 2026 financial reports. 89 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:23,519 » Do I have a second? >> Second. 90 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:28,880 » All in favor? All right. Okay. Awesome. Thank you. Okay. Uh 91 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:32,000 summary of maintenance. Jim, good afternoon, sir. 92 00:09:29,839 --> 00:09:36,480 » Good afternoon. Evening, mayor. Been working on trimming hedges in the park 93 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:40,959 and playground. I hung the signs on the front of the building. I wasn't here at 94 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:47,279 the last meeting to tell you that. And went pick up stuff for the Easter. Got 95 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:51,839 that out of storage the other day. And Friday, the septic tank overflowed at 96 00:09:49,519 --> 00:09:57,600 the pavilion. and uh she called the septic company and 97 00:09:55,120 --> 00:10:02,399 it's been all taken care of. Okay. >> So, that was a exciting lesson. That's 98 00:09:59,920 --> 00:10:04,480 all I have. Spring's coming so I'll be busy. 99 00:10:02,959 --> 00:10:07,440 » Yeah, we had forgot to do that, >> right? 100 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:11,279 » What's that? >> We didn't do it at the same time when we 101 00:10:08,959 --> 00:10:15,760 did town halls because we wanted to see we really needed to or not. So, it was 102 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:21,120 doing fine. But now the toilets were backing up. I guess all that rain, 103 00:10:17,839 --> 00:10:23,120 everything they ended up having to off the park. 104 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:28,279 » Yeah, this the park, not here. >> That's you just change that out. 105 00:10:25,279 --> 00:10:28,279 » Yeah. 106 00:10:31,279 --> 00:10:37,680 » They'll put a new paint over there long ago. 107 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:41,760 » Well, we didn't we didn't we didn't do line. We did the runoffs. 108 00:10:39,680 --> 00:10:46,959 » Yeah, the runoffs in the park. That's not That's not the 109 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:49,760 field. We didn't replace the septic tank. 110 00:10:47,680 --> 00:10:54,480 » No, we replaced the >> still should be draining lines draining 111 00:10:52,079 --> 00:10:59,600 field. >> No, that Yeah, we just Yeah, that ain't 112 00:10:56,959 --> 00:11:03,760 that was backing up the toilets from the septic like not the drains coming off 113 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:05,760 the side. >> Talking about just the gutters and the 114 00:11:04,959 --> 00:11:09,279 stuff off the side. >> No, we're talking about the drain field 115 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:14,240 for the septic tank. You can't see it. >> He said that was working and it's in 116 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:17,760 good working order right now. before it wasn't working right. 117 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:19,040 » So, he lifted the lid up and >> pump it 118 00:11:18,560 --> 00:11:21,360 » up. >> What did we have to pump it if it was 119 00:11:20,560 --> 00:11:25,440 empty? >> Oh, it was full. It was all the way to 120 00:11:23,279 --> 00:11:28,399 the top and it was backing up into the bathrooms. 121 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:34,079 » Okay. I I I understand that they're saying All right. So, we need to reach 122 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:38,079 out to um the individual that installed it and I know who that is and I need him 123 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:41,920 to come out and take a look at it cuz that that is right. That was two summers 124 00:11:40,399 --> 00:11:45,440 ago that we >> call the health department first just to 125 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:48,600 tell them what's happening and see if that's something 126 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:54,839 » we did have a big flood not too long ago. 127 00:11:51,680 --> 00:11:54,839 » Just remind 128 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:06,079 uh any hell damage that >> not that I could see. 129 00:12:03,519 --> 00:12:11,760 » Okay. I came in the next morning, still had hail and some of some of the 130 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:15,040 sidewalks going. Everything look pretty good. 131 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:17,839 » And we should be moving into next month uh starting to do the mulch and stuff 132 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:20,320 like that. >> Yep. 133 00:12:19,279 --> 00:12:23,360 » And you're probably going to have to trim those bushes that you planted last 134 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:27,760 year in the front. They're getting massive. 135 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:30,480 » Yeah, that was me being an essay. >> I've been picking the weeds out. 136 00:12:29,279 --> 00:12:34,079 » Yeah. When my grandkids come down here and 137 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:36,560 visit the park, they'll be just big enough to 138 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:40,240 » at least they're still alive. >> Yeah. Yeah. 139 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:43,680 » Oh, and I have a bunch of flower seeds I'm going to plant in front of the 140 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:47,279 pavilion. I got merry golds and some other stuff. 141 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:50,000 » And I have a Anybody wants any irises? I got bundles of them in the back my 142 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:53,519 truck. I'm going to plant some down along the creek. Okay. 143 00:12:52,079 --> 00:12:58,399 » If you guys want any for your house, I got like 144 00:12:54,959 --> 00:13:04,880 » Awesome. A lot. >> Okay. Um 145 00:13:00,959 --> 00:13:09,200 we'll move on to um new business. Um we talked about a couple things uh in 146 00:13:07,519 --> 00:13:15,680 our working group, but the first thing on it was uh regarding a potential noise 147 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:21,519 ordinance development. Um we talked about it as a council. Um we're going to 148 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:26,000 » continue with it. We're going to look at uh some of the towns that are similar to 149 00:13:23,680 --> 00:13:29,839 ours and see what they use an example. Anything else I'm missing to say about 150 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:37,440 that? Okay. And the and the reason for that is 151 00:13:33,279 --> 00:13:44,560 because we're we're going to update our charter for short-term rentals and uh 152 00:13:41,519 --> 00:13:47,920 with our businesses and um potential businesses. We just need to make sure 153 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:54,480 that we have the right verbiage and the right understandings on our um noise 154 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:59,680 ordinance in our charter. Yep. All right. Next on the agenda is 155 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:05,279 discussion regarding the development of the special events ordinance. 156 00:14:03,279 --> 00:14:08,560 » So just discuss like we discussed earlier the different things that are 157 00:14:06,639 --> 00:14:13,040 going to go into that. If people want to have larger events in town, we need to 158 00:14:11,199 --> 00:14:18,639 set up rules and guidelines for them to have to follow and go by. So we're just 159 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:22,320 starting to talk about it. I know, but I just need y'all everybody's input on 160 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:26,000 kind of how y'all feel definite things we need to have if we're going to do 161 00:14:24,399 --> 00:14:29,199 special events in the town and allow people to have special events in the 162 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:34,320 town. >> Okay. Again, as we mature as a a town in 163 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:38,800 our businesses, because again, as I've stated in the past, we have more 164 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:43,600 businesses than we've ever had in the history of this town today. Uh, and so 165 00:14:41,839 --> 00:14:48,720 we have the potential of having a couple more businesses. So, we really need to 166 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:55,839 sit down and update our charter on several um different subjects. This one 167 00:14:52,399 --> 00:15:01,839 again, the special events tied into uh our ordinary ordinance or our ordinary 168 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:07,040 uh the way we do business versus special events and things like that because of 169 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:11,440 our uh festivals and other things that we have. So, just wanted the town to be 170 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:16,880 aware of that that the council is working on that. Uh, and you'll start 171 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:22,079 seeing that here. Uh, we should have a lot of this solidified by the first of 172 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:28,959 the summer. Okay. Uh, another thing that I forgot to talk about was that we have 173 00:15:24,399 --> 00:15:34,959 um an annexation request. um we talked about in the the working group and uh we 174 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:43,040 have a resident that is requesting to have approximately 2 acres uh reszone 175 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:47,760 back into the town. So um Amanda is going to uh post that in the paper 176 00:15:45,279 --> 00:15:52,079 starting next week for the next 30 days and we will have a public hearing on 177 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:58,880 April 2nd. Is that right? Our next April 2nd uh that'll be our next council 178 00:15:54,320 --> 00:16:02,720 meeting. Uh and so uh please be looking at that in the paper and if you have any 179 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:08,480 questions, comments, please uh attend our next council meeting. Our working 180 00:16:04,959 --> 00:16:17,320 group, our our public hearing will be before our council meeting uh at 7:00. 181 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:17,320 Okay. Any other questions? 182 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:26,560 Huh? Shortterm. What about short term? >> Oh. Oh, yeah. I'm sorry. Yeah. Yeah. 183 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:32,000 Okay. Uh we uh we also reviewed and discussed our uh short-term rental 184 00:16:28,399 --> 00:16:38,880 ordinance. Again, um we are going to update um our charter uh with the 185 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:43,920 short-term rental or for the shortterm ordinance and uh what we discuss. Is 186 00:16:42,399 --> 00:16:48,160 there anything? >> I think we've got it pretty much 187 00:16:45,839 --> 00:16:51,680 finalized. Um looking at everything that defines how we're going to do things, 188 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:55,360 control things. I think it's more now that we need to get out there what we 189 00:16:53,759 --> 00:16:59,759 have put together, what we're going to charge for the license, and then also 190 00:16:57,839 --> 00:17:03,920 have a public hearing for it so that it can actually be voted into the town as 191 00:17:02,639 --> 00:17:08,720 an ordinance for the town. >> Yeah, I was sleeping there. 192 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:12,959 » So, we had a great example that was put together. The council agreed that we'll 193 00:17:10,799 --> 00:17:18,079 stick with that example. So, that's going to be posted in the paper tomorrow 194 00:17:14,319 --> 00:17:24,400 as well. Oh, yes. 30 days for the um and we'll also have that posted here in the 195 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:30,000 town hall and on our website. Uh so take a look at that. We will have the public 196 00:17:26,319 --> 00:17:35,120 hearing again at 7:00 on April 2nd right after the public hearing that we have 197 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:39,760 for the annexation. And if you have any questions, concerns, uh please bring at 198 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:46,080 that time. Anything else? Okay. Awesome. Okay. Uh, 199 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:50,160 as always, down and dirty, fast and quick. Any questions from the gallery? 200 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:56,720 So many people out there today. Got any questions, ma'am? You good? 201 00:17:53,280 --> 00:18:01,760 Uh, okay. Our next, uh, again, uh, for everybody, um, we have our Easter 202 00:17:59,679 --> 00:18:07,520 celebration, so please come out, support that. Uh, we've got our all our 203 00:18:05,679 --> 00:18:14,400 businesses are still rocking and rolling, so we're good on that. Uh 204 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:20,000 our next council meeting again is April 2nd. Working group starts at 5:30. Um 205 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:23,679 and then we'll have two B public hearings starting at 7:00 back to back 206 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:31,160 and then we'll run right into our council meeting. Okay. 207 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:31,160 All right. Anything else? 208 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:37,840 Okay. All right. Uh do I have a motion to end tonight's meeting? I make a 209 00:18:35,679 --> 00:18:41,360 motion we end tonight's meeting. Do >> I have a second? 210 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:47,520 You sure? >> All in favor? 211 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:47,520 Okay. Thank you.