[0:00] Dear heavenly father, we thank you again
for being the God that you are. We thank
[0:04] you for your mercy. We thank you for
your grace. We thank you for your love.
[0:09] Dear heavenly father, continue dear
heavenly father to bless us so that we
[0:13] can continue to make decision that's
going to be beneficial for our people,
[0:18] our state and our nation. Dear heavenly
father continue to bless our souls. Look
[0:24] over them dear heavenly father and for
our life. Dear heavenly father, continue
[0:28] to comfort those who are sick. Comfort
those who have lost loved ones in our
[0:34] community and in the world. Dear
heavenly father, we just thank you for
[0:38] all the things you continue to do for
us. Thank you, dear heavenly father. We
[0:42] continue to bless our community. Dear
heavenly father, storms have been all
[0:46] around us, but you blessing us. We thank
you in the name of your son Jesus
[0:51] Christ. Amen.
>> Amen.
[0:53] » Amen.
[0:57] I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
[1:03] republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[1:10] justice for all.
[1:18] » Okay.
[1:25] We approve that min.
[1:34] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[1:36] » Yes.
>> Robert,
[1:40] » yes.
>> Yes.
[1:46] » Okay. Then you should have a copy of
[1:51] should have a copy of the June also. and
we got the June late. So, let's do the
[1:57] May 1st.
>> I move the approval of the May 2026.
[2:04] » Second
[2:08] Austin.
>> Yes.
[2:10] » Yes.
[2:13] » Robert,
>> yes.
[2:17] » Okay. And Rhonda's staying up really
late working on the June financial. So
[2:22] we got them to you this evening. So
y'all can either approve them tonight or
[2:28] study next month choice. I think there's
a way
[2:47] and then under tonight's report
[2:52] is out. Uh, Chamber of Commerce is out.
And does police have anything?
[2:58] » Um, other than we had our um
our first pastor appreciation lunch and
[3:06] um we haven't had one in the last couple
years behind, you know, situations that
[3:11] was our, you know, our control. But we
had a great turnout. And the next thing
[3:17] that we will be doing is widows and
widowers lunches. and I'll get back with
[3:22] you guys on a day and time on end. Okay.
>> Thank you.
[3:26] » Thank you.
>> All right. Thank you.
[3:32] » Okay. In tonight's business, we have
resolution number three. Everybody
[3:38] resolution.
[3:45] Is everybody ready?
[3:52] Be it resolved by the city council of
Trescuit, state of Arkansas, a
[3:57] resolution entitled former private
studies, a resolution authorizing the
[4:02] mayor or their design of Prescuit to
apply for a grant on behalf of the city
[4:08] of Prescuit. Whereas Preser City Council
has determined that the Presto community
[4:14] meets eligibility requirements necessary
for a grant under the Arkansas site
[4:20] development program. And
whereas the press community has
[4:26] presented plans to perform due diligent
studies at the former pot site.
[4:33] And whereas city council prescript
recognizes the need for the project and
[4:39] its importance and supports the preset
community in its efforts to proceed with
[4:45] the same. And whereas the preset
community has furnished proof that they
[4:51] have raised $2750
through community cash andor in kind
[4:57] donations to be applied to the project
as a local match.
[5:02] Be it further resolved that the city
president is hereby authorized to submit
[5:07] an application a formal request to the
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
[5:14] for purpose of securing state grant
funds in the amount of $52,250
[5:21] to aid the Presby community in executing
the proposed project described here and
[5:28] that Prescuit is further authorized to
administer the grant for the same
[5:32] project.
[5:41] Any discussion?
[5:51] No discussion.
Mayor,
[5:54] » I move we accept this resolution.
Second.
[6:04] » All right. Austin,
>> yes.
[6:07] » Yes.
>> Amy,
[6:09] » yes.
>> Roberts,
[6:11] » yes.
>> Yes.
[6:12] » William,
>> yes.
[6:17] » Okay. Under citizens communications, we
have no devil cards.
[6:23] So, let's go to discussion or
announcements from the council.
[6:32] I have on August 8th, the Presist
Education Association will be doing
[6:38] their back to school bash at the
National Guard Armory beginning at 8:00
[6:42] a.m.
[6:46] Saturday.
[6:53] We have these are we have the back to
school bed but it's so different. I mean
[6:57] you doing great.
We did that at home playing games. We
[7:03] have camp
[7:09] 20 or 23 of them can play one day. So
we're having that down at Greenland
[7:14] Street
Green
[7:18] and
bring kids out. We have this stuff for
[7:22] kids come out
for both.
[7:32] So we're on to on Tuesdays and bring the
kids out that type of fun.
[7:37] Then
I mean I just going to tell got one
[7:42] concern I guess it's time for time to
bring it up and that is do we have a
[7:48] date on
cleaning up of the property at
[7:54] Greenland and Maine? Do we have Can you
just give us an update on where that? I
[8:01] haven't been involved in that one.
[8:11] » Which Who owns that property?
>> Who owns that property?
[8:16] » That's a lot of question. Not really
sure.
[8:25] » Oh, is that the Maxine? Yeah, we are
working on that. We've uh been in touch
[8:30] with the state's lawyer. Uh they say now
that they're going to sign the release
[8:35] to um
allow the city to tear it all down.
[8:40] We're waiting on the guy who's all has
all the junk. He started cleaning it up.
[8:45] We're trying to get him to get the rest
of it and then uh hopefully they're a
[8:49] good sign and everything so the city can
tear it down.
[8:52] » Okay. Next door in burn down. There's
three three structures to tear down.
[8:59] » I know where the structures are. It's
the burnup house and
[9:02] » Yeah, the burnup house, the restaurant,
and
[9:04] » used to be restaurant and in and
[9:10] » the old
log cabin that's
[9:14] » Yeah.
>> deteriorated is no longer
[9:16] » Oh, there we
were working on that today. Good. Thank
[9:21] you. Appreciate
>> it. Yeah.
[9:26] Okay, one more thing and I wanted to
thank those who uh the mayor city police
[9:33] all those that helped in making Fred
Thomas day what it was on. Thank y'all
[9:38] so much.
>> That was a good day.
[9:40] » It was
[9:43] » It was hot.
[9:47] » Really hot.
>> One more thing, Mayor. Um the date for
[9:52] the uh widow and widow's lunchon is
August 19th, 12:00 at the police
[9:57] department. And we've had a lot of
people here in our community that have
[10:02] lost, you know, their spouses and we
want to want them to come out and and
[10:08] let us show them some love. Okay? You
don't even want to bring them.
[10:14] » That's on Wednesday, August 19th.
[10:18] » Thank you. Could
[10:26] you kind of give a explanation about the
grant that we received last Monday? I
[10:34] » Oh, yeah. We went to Little Rock
[10:39] with the governor brought home right at
$500,000.
[10:44] uh the committee that did the calling to
the 64 homes that are involved. They
[10:51] went with us and got in the picture. U
64 homes on the Wildcat Road in the new
[10:59] town area. A lot of them have sewer
backups and this is going to stop all
[11:06] that.
So they've [clears throat] been waiting
[11:09] several years as we prioritize the
grants and now it's their turn. So
[11:15] that's going to be big.
Glad this one is really going to take
[11:20] place.
>> That's why money going to go to the
[11:23] grand.
>> Yes.
[11:26] 499,000
[11:31] brother.
[11:36] I don't know. I think we probably need
to be prepared as a city. Uh they there
[11:43] I've never known a project to come in on
the budget or on budget. So I think we
[11:49] need to think about
we probably going to have to put
[11:53] something to make sure the project is
completed.
[11:56] » That happens a lot.
>> Yeah. So we need to think about that.
[12:01] But $500,000 is a rock toward that. One
of the worst needs in the town. People
[12:08] sew back up in the shower.
We get that fixed. We'll be good.
[12:19] » Anybody get anything else?
>> I I have one other thing to mention.
[12:26] You know, we had process with the
drainage. So on that third,
[12:32] fourth, you know, we had that big rain
and you know, sometime I I think we we
[12:40] we don't realize that you can have a
flash flood and and you you can have a
[12:45] nice drainage situation, but a flash
flood going to eliminate your your your
[12:51] ditch problems. So I I want to make sure
people understand that the ditch is
[12:57] normal rain, it takes care of the
problem, but we have so much water if
[13:03] the ditches was overflowing.
And I ain't never seen them do that
[13:07] before. I mean from the far down water
cross the road. I mean Yeah. But that
[13:15] was a classic. I mean you can't I mean
you can't get around cuz you don't know
[13:20] when it's going to be. You can't. So I I
just think our citizens need to realize
[13:26] that the drainage is working, but if you
have a flash flood,
[13:31] you're not going to be able to hold all
that water.
[13:35] I just want to make sure that that's
understood. Well, that not that's not
[13:40] just a pressing problem, but just
obvious
[13:54] really really [clears throat]
[13:58] » Yeah, that's a good point because you
can turn on the TV and there's cities
[14:02] with lots and lots of money and lots and
lots of good drainage. When that flash
[14:06] flood comes, the flooding they just
can't handle
[14:10] » too much at one time.
[14:15] » Okay. Anybody anything else?
>> Are we under?
[14:20] » Not that I've heard. the county judge
has said, but I haven't heard.
[14:26] » It's been so hot,
you know, and I've been noticing the
[14:30] fire having
[14:35] the fire.
[14:47] Anything else? I would just like to uh
thank uh
[14:53] the city for allowing us to attend the
Arkansas Municipal League last month. I
[15:00] think it was one of I've heard some
people say it's one of the best ones
[15:04] they attended. We learned a lot. We were
on time on point and everything that was
[15:10] going on and up to date and the
networking that we did. We want to thank
[15:14] uh the city for allowing us to attend.
It was a well organized
[15:27] » and thanks for getting all
[15:33] this [laughter] time.
>> Right on in there.
[15:39] I'll get it. Y
>> keeps me on the fifth and sixth floor
[15:44] since I don't like heights and I don't
want to be on
[15:49] me where I need to be.
>> Yeah.
[15:51] » All right. Anybody anything else?
[16:02] You guys were