[1:46] Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. Oh, that's a little bit loud. Okay. All

[1:49] right. Everybody uh everybody's awake now. Uh I will call this uh Thursday

[1:54] August 20th 2026 full city council meeting to order. At this point in time

[2:01] uh Mr. Alan George is on deck and he's going to come and uh pray for us. If you

[2:06] would please remain standing uh after the prayer for a 30 second moment of

[2:11] silence and then join me with the pledge of allegiance.

[2:15] » All right, let us pray. Father God, we thank you for the opportunity to come

[2:19] before you this evening in his community service. We ask that you watch over

[2:25] these folks, council members that represent the citizens of our our fine

[2:29] community. Ask that you be present in their minds, their actions, their words

[2:32] as we move forward through the items we plan to discuss tonight. Father, we ask

[2:37] you also watch over the citizens of this wonderful town, state, and country. Uh

[2:41] bless us, guide us, lead us that we may be a light to you in everything we do,

[2:44] everything we say. These things we pray in your name. Amen.

[3:13] All

[3:26] right. Please join me for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the

[3:31] flag of America and to the republic for it

[3:35] stands one nation under God indivisibley and justice for all.

[3:48] All right, Miss Skelton, can you give us a roll call, please? And thank you.

[3:53] » Sure. >> Mr. George

[3:55] » here. >> Miss Wetszel

[3:58] » here. >> Miss Young

[3:59] » here. >> Mr. Olsen

[4:02] » Mr. Bradley >> here.

[4:03] » Mr. Pearson >> here.

[4:05] » Mr. Gray >> here.

[4:06] » Mr. Keller >> here.

[4:09] » Mayor Fred Teague >> here.

[4:11] » Mr. Smith and myself. Do you have a quorum?

[4:14] » Got a full house. That's awesome. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. All right. Uh

[4:20] if anyone has had the opportunity to look over the minutes from July 16,

[4:24] 2026. I will entertain a motion. >> Motion to approve.

[4:27] » Second. >> I have a motion and a second to approve

[4:29] the minutes of July 16, 2026. All in favor?

[4:32] » I. >> Any opposed?

[4:35] All right. At this time, we'll turn our attention to either the screen or the

[4:39] podium for Miss Britney Baker, our financial director for our finance

[4:43] report. >> Okay.

[4:46] General fund revenues for the month of July total 2,357,432

[4:52] of which 1,24 1,200,400

[4:58] that's hard to say was sales tax and state turnback 531,045

[5:03] was franchise fees and permits 625,987 was all other revenue.

[5:10] This is a tax revenue comparison. It's a year-to-ate analysis. The city's half

[5:14] cent year to date total is 3,445,844

[5:20] and10 cents. The city's portion of the county tax is 4,163,86738.

[5:27] Both of which are up from last year and up above budget projections.

[5:32] General fund expenditures for July totaled 1,66,704.

[5:37] Of that 1,119,375 were personnel related expenses. 487,329

[5:43] were utilities and other street fund revenue total 910,117

[5:50] of that 592,618 was street sales tax 230,488

[5:55] was state turnback and aorum tax 85,511 was interest and 1500 was street cutting

[6:00] permits tree fund expenditures for July

[6:04] operational expenses total $195,50 of that $147,328

[6:11] were personnel related. 47,722 were utilities and other. There were no

[6:16] capital expenses in street fund. Sales tax spending total 1,61,315

[6:21] that was towards sidewalk connectivity, drainage maintenance, pavement

[6:25] preservation, drainage projects, downtown improvements, and the raise

[6:28] grant project. State turnback street projects total $2,273.

[6:32] All of which was towards the AR Highway 7 project.

[6:36] Economic development funds for July revenue total 472,275.

[6:41] Of that 152,655 was sales tax and rent. 300,000 was

[6:46] state grant revenue. That was for the airport equipment shop. 19,620 was

[6:51] interest. July expenditures in the economic development funds was 244,472.

[6:56] Of that 49,425 was for quarterly expenses for the Arkansas Valley

[7:00] Alliance. 50,000 was infrastructure development which was the Woodmont that

[7:04] was previously appropriated. 24,7 was airport mower. 17,432 were for utilities

[7:10] that was the TCW fiber. 103,608 was towards the recycling station.

[7:17] Below are the various balances of the economic development funds. In totality,

[7:21] those three funds equal 5,783,90.71.

[7:27] capital asset fund July revenue total $435 all of which was interest July

[7:32] expenditures total 13,854 these were capital miscellaneous there

[7:38] was public works HVAC unit in that aquatic center HVAC repair aquatic

[7:42] center parking lot timer and wiring repair also 3280 went towards iPad

[7:47] equipment replacement below is a breakdown of the one cent

[7:52] sales tax and this is the one that originally went to place in 2021 renewed

[7:56] this what's been received, what's been spent,

[7:59] and the balances of all four. Those total 20,866,6003

[8:05] at the end of July. If there are no questions, that

[8:09] concludes the finance report.

[8:14] » Thank you so much, Miss Baker. All right. Uh on the mayor's report, it

[8:20] does not show anything, but I do want to take this opportunity to uh just say a

[8:24] genuine thank you to uh this week, we got hit with a pretty rough storm. It

[8:30] was not very big, but man, we took a took a little hit. Uh and as the

[8:34] Arkansas River Valley, uh we we took a hit. So, I want to thank say thank you

[8:38] to all of our Russellville workers that our parks and reccks, our public works,

[8:43] uh just uh our our PD, fire, EMS, Poke County, all of their crews, and uh the

[8:51] utility locators uh for all of the utilities, Energy did an incredible job.

[8:56] Shout out to Omar Clemens. I know he does not want to be shouted out to, but

[9:00] that man is is amazing. is a great partner to the city of Russellville and

[9:04] just he he was out late with me several nights doing some things, but I

[9:08] appreciate all everybody that made it work. Uh we uh we're blessed to live in

[9:12] such an amazing community. I know some of you had to do without power a little

[9:17] bit longer than others. Uh and there may be some pockets that are still without

[9:20] power. I know they're working on it. I know. Uh thank you to Cards. I can't

[9:24] thank everybody. Cards who allowed us to put some dumpsters over there for food

[9:29] food waste. And there's so many things that go into that. Thank you to animal

[9:33] control that is waving the fees and allowing dumping. It's going to make a

[9:36] lot more work on them, but appreciate them doing all of that. So, it takes a

[9:39] community to do this, but uh thank you to everybody that made it happen. And

[9:43] thank you to the citizens for your patience and your grace for everyone

[9:47] that was uh helping us in making those things happen. So, thank you.

[9:52] All right. We don't have a departmental report this week. And we have a uh Mr.

[9:58] Gray, do you have anything personnel? >> No report, mayor.

[10:01] » Thank you, sir. Mr. Keller, you got anything?

[10:04] » Yes, sir. We've got a couple items from our 5:30 meeting today. Uh, item

[10:11] one was an appropriation from the economic development capital fund number

[10:15] 27 and the sum of $14,499

[10:19] is to fund the installation of a train HVAC unit and new restroom duck work at

[10:24] the aquatic center. We present item one as a motion to adopt.

[10:28] » Have a motion to adopt on item one. All in favor?

[10:33] » Any opposed? All right.

[10:38] Moving now to our 5:30 meeting last Tuesday.

[10:43] Item one is consideration of a resolution to accept the lowest bid

[10:47] responsible uh lowest responsible bid to authorize

[10:50] the mayor and the city clerk treasur to award the bid to Blackstone Construction

[10:55] LLC for the construction of the Russell Municipal Airport apron. We present item

[10:59] one is a motion to adopt. >> I've got a motion to adopt on the apron

[11:03] project Russville airport. All in favor? >> I.

[11:06] » Any opposed? Sir.

[11:09] Item two is an appropriation from the parks and recck 1 cent sales tax fund

[11:14] number eight in the sum of $85,28863

[11:19] cents to be used to fund the replacement of the Illinois Bay Park boat dock. We

[11:25] present item two as a motion to adopt. >> Have a motion to adopt for the boat dock

[11:30] at Illinois bio. All in favor? >> Any opposed?

[11:37] » Items three and 3. Item three is consideration of res consideration of a

[11:41] resolution authorized the city of Russellville to accept the lowest

[11:44] responsible bid from Western Milight Services and to authorize the mayor and

[11:48] city clerk treasure to execute a construction agreement and associated

[11:52] paperwork with Western Mil right Services for the construction of the

[11:55] Shiloh Park ADA restrooms a new score booth and concession stand renovations.

[12:02] Item 3A is an appropriation from the parks and recck 1 cent sales tax fund 08

[12:08] in the amount of $652,000 to fund that construction. We present

[12:14] items three and 3A is a motion to adopt. >> Have a motion for to adopt on item three

[12:19] and 3A for the Shiloh uh improvements. All in favor?

[12:23] » Any opposed?

[12:27] Item four is an appropriation from the economic development capital fund number

[12:30] 27 in the sum of $10,812.98 to purchase fence screening for the

[12:36] public works building. We present item four is a motion to adopt.

[12:40] » All right. I got a motion to adopt on item four for screening at public works.

[12:44] All in favor? >> Any opposed?

[12:48] Item five is consideration of a resolution appropriate approving an

[12:52] engineering services agreement and authorizing the mayor and the city clerk

[12:55] treasur to enter into set agreement with I and S group for engineering services.

[13:01] We present item five is a motion to adopt.

[13:04] » Got a motion to adopt item five for engineering services. All in favor?

[13:08] » Any opposed?

[13:12] Item six is consideration of a resolution accepting a bid from Western

[13:16] Milright Commercial Construction Incorporated on the 2026 sidewalk

[13:20] maintenance for the city of Russellville authorizing the mayor and the city clerk

[13:24] treasurer to enter into an agreement with Western Milight Commercial

[13:28] Construction on the 2026 sidewalk maintenance for the city of

[13:33] Russellville. We present item six is a motion to adopt. have a motion to adopt

[13:37] for the 2026 uh sidewalk maintenance. All in favor?

[13:41] » I. >> Any opposed?

[13:47] » Item seven is a resolution authorizing the mayor and the city clerk, treasure,

[13:50] finance director, parks and recreation director and grants administrator to

[13:54] sign a grant application and associated paperwork with the Arkansas Department

[13:58] of Parks, heritage and tourism for an outdoor recreation matching grant to be

[14:03] used for renovations of Shiloh Park. And uh to add more recreational

[14:09] amenities, we present item seven is a motion to adopt.

[14:13] » Hey uh chairman, we need to amend that motion uh the wording on that uh

[14:19] resolution or yeah on the resolution. Um so I don't know how that process works.

[14:26] » Do was this have to to to amend that? because we we are looking at

[14:34] potentially adding some more to that. This is just for us to apply for the

[14:38] grant. This is not appropriating anything. So,

[14:44] uh >> what would you be adding?

[14:47] » Well, we're looking at some Go ahead, Mr. Mr. Olsson. So it it says matching

[14:51] grant to be used for would remove renovations of Shallow Park to add more

[14:57] recreational amenities at said park. Replace that with matching grant to be

[15:02] used for recreational amenities and connectivity along our citywide trail

[15:08] system and for other purposes.

[15:16] » So is that a motion for the amendment? >> That is a motion. I second.

[15:20] » Have a motion and a second for amending item seven.

[15:25] » Any discussion? All in favor?

[15:29] » I. >> Any opposed? Okay. So

[15:31] » So that was the amendment. >> That was for the amendment. Now we have

[15:35] a motion. We would need a motion and a second for the amended

[15:39] » motion to >> Okay. So So we have a motion in a sec.

[15:42] Okay. >> But Oh, we can amend it. Okay. Yeah.

[15:46] Okay. So we already Okay. Okay, I do have a motion. Um, it's a as as amended.

[15:52] Okay. So, uh, all in favor? >> I.

[15:55] » Any opposed? >> Thank you, Mr. Parliamentary.

[15:58] » Thank Thank you, chairman. >> Go team.

[16:03] Item n item eight is a line item transfer in accordance with ordinance

[16:08] number 1783. And this is to

[16:12] uh move $682 from the aviation gas fuel purchase line to the overtime line for

[16:20] the airport in the sum of $682. Uh

[16:26] we present item eight is a motion to adopt.

[16:28] » Have a motion to adopt on the line item transfer. All in favor? I.

[16:32] » Any opposed?

[16:36] » Items nine and 9A. Item nine is consideration of a resolution to

[16:40] authorize the mayor and the city clerk treasure to execute an agreement with

[16:44] Tenko Street Lighting Incorporated to conduct a feasibility study related to

[16:48] street lighting infrastructure in the city of Russellville. And item 9A is

[16:53] appropriation from the economic development capital fund in the sum of

[16:56] $12,500 to fund that feasibility study. We

[17:00] present items 9 and 9A as a with a motion to adopt.

[17:04] » I have a motion to adopt items 9 and 9A for feasibility study. All in favor?

[17:09] » I. >> Any opposed?

[17:14] Item 10 is consideration of an ordinance approving the private club permit for

[17:19] Blackwood Sports Bar and Grill as required by the state private club

[17:23] permit application for the Al Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division per

[17:29] Arkansas code annotated 3-9-22.

[17:34] Move we suspend the rules dispense with the

[17:37] reading requirement. read the first of two readings by title

[17:43] only with short explanation. >> Have a motion in a second uh to read by

[17:49] title only with a short explanation. We'll suspend the rules. Read by title

[17:53] only with short explanation one of two times.

[17:58] All right. All in favor?

[18:02] » Any opposed? Boards approving the city private club

[18:06] permit for backwoods sports bar and grills required by state private club

[18:11] permit application Arkansas patrol board division per ACA section 3-9-222

[18:18] as amended for other purposes. This orders, if passed, would grant the

[18:22] required city permit for a private club Backwoods

[18:28] Sports Bar and Grill at 115 East Herald Drive as required before they can get a

[18:33] state license from ABCD.

[18:39] » Thanks, sir. >> And item 11 is consideration of

[18:44] reimbursement request for Main Street Russellville for the second quarter of

[18:48] 2026. in the amount of $15,000. We present item 11 as a motion to adopt.

[18:54] » About item 11 for the motion to adopt. All in favor?

[18:58] » Any opposed? >> Mayor, that's the last item on our

[19:02] agenda. Give the floor back to you. >> Thank you, chairman. We will now move on

[19:05] to unfinished old business. Item one is going to be a consideration of an

[19:08] ordinance reasoning certain realy in the city of Russville, Arkansas for other

[19:12] purposes submitted by Josh Spence. This is unanimously recommended denial by

[19:17] planning commission. This is the third of three readings.

[19:20] » Mayor, I move that the city council deny this zoning re application based on

[19:26] findings and reasons that the planning commission brought forward to deny. We

[19:31] need to read first. >> We'll need a reading first I believe

[19:34] before we can deny either if I think don't we have to read it and then you

[19:40] would either not make a motion or you could let it die or you could make a

[19:44] motion to deny it. Am I correct, Mr. Parliamentary? So,

[19:49] would you make a motion? Would you make a motion for reading, Mr. uh Gray?

[19:54] » Because we have to read it before we deny short read by title only with

[19:58] suspending rules. >> I move that we suspend the rules and

[20:01] read uh this read this item by title only with a short explanation.

[20:07] » Okay. For the last time, >> for the third of three times.

[20:11] » Yes. Okay. All right. I have a motion and did Mr. George, did you second that?

[20:15] I have a motion in a second to suspend the rules read by the title only with a

[20:20] short explanation for the third third of third three three ratings third

[20:26] [laughter] three reason I'm sorry all in favor

[20:29] » any opposed sir ordained certain really in the city of Russell Arkansas for the

[20:34] purpose of the past would reszone property at 120 east main street from C1

[20:39] central business district to C2 highway commercial

[20:44] mayor I move that the city council deny this reszoning

[20:50] item based on the findings and reasons of the planning commission and their

[20:53] unanimous denial of said item. >> Have a motion in a second to deny this

[21:00] motion. >> So would it be?

[21:03] » So any discussion have Okay. I >> so I if uh I remember correctly from one

[21:12] of the trainings at a municipal conference when uh we're talking about

[21:16] zoning and denying something that the preference is instead of a yes vote

[21:23] being essentially denial. So, a yes being a no and a no being a yes to

[21:29] actually phrase a motion either to just vote on it or to or to phrase it for

[21:36] approval and then everyone vote no. So, there's no confusion as to whether a yes

[21:40] is a no and a no is a yes.

[21:50] » Yeah. >> And then

[21:51] » I'm clear either way, but if y'all want to make a different motion, fine. We can

[21:56] do either way. I just would that that was the that was

[22:02] » I think I think >> Yeah.

[22:05] » Yeah. Or you if you do resend your mo if you do resend your motion can Mr. Gray

[22:11] resend his motion and it die. >> Well, I've got a motion and a second.

[22:19] » I made a motion to deny. >> Okay. So if you're voting to deny if we

[22:24] if we state it >> deny

[22:26] » you you vote. >> Yeah. So because we've already got the

[22:29] motion out there. So and it's clearly we'll state that voting yes is denial of

[22:35] this motion. Are you comfortable with that Mr. If we if we make it clear

[22:39] » I'm perfectly fine. I'm just saying that was the guidance from the municipal.

[22:42] » So next time we will we will try to remember in future. Yeah. Okay. Due the

[22:47] fact that it's an ordinance I am going to ask for a roll call. Miss uh

[22:50] » course >> once again voting yes is to deny this.

[22:55] » Yes ma'am. >> Mr. Gray

[22:57] » yes to deny

[23:01] » Mr. George. >> Yes.

[23:03] » Miss Wetszel. >> Yes.

[23:06] » Miss Young. >> Yes.

[23:07] » Mr. Olsen? >> Yes.

[23:09] » Mr. Bradley? >> Yes.

[23:10] » Mr. Pearson? >> Yes.

[23:11] » Mr. Keller? >> Yes.

[23:13] » Got eight yeses to deny it. >> [clears throat]

[23:17] » this uh consideration uh will fail. All right, moving on. Item two,

[23:21] consideration ordinance approving the private club permit for Mel's Mexican

[23:24] Grill Club Incorporated [clears throat] required for the state

[23:28] private club permit application to the to the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage

[23:33] Control Division per Arkansas code annotated 3-9-222.

[23:39] Okay, this will be the second of third reading. Mayor, I move we suspend the

[23:45] rules. Dispense with the reading requirement, read by title only with

[23:48] short explanation for the second and final reading.

[23:53] » Okay. I have a motion and a second to suspend the rules. Read by title only

[23:59] with a short explanation for this second and final time.

[24:03] All in favor? >> Any opposed?

[24:07] All right. Thank you. >> Norris approving the private club

[24:11] permit. Club permit for Morales Mexico Grill

[24:14] Club Incorporated required by state private club permit application to the

[24:18] Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division per ACA

[24:23] section 3-9-222 as amended. This ordinance pass would approve the state

[24:28] permit for onremise alcohol consumption at Morales Mexican Grill Club

[24:33] Incorporated located at 1310 East Main Street, Russellville, Arkansas as

[24:38] required by the state law.

[24:44] Motion to adopt. >> Second.

[24:47] » Have a motion and a second to approve. >> All right, we'll have a roll call if you

[24:54] would, Miss Gman.

[25:01] » Mr. Keller, >> yes.

[25:04] » Mr. George, >> yes.

[25:06] » Miss Wetzel, >> yes.

[25:08] » Miss Young, >> yes.

[25:10] » Mr. Mlson. >> Yes.

[25:11] » Mr. Bradley. >> Yes.

[25:12] » Mr. Pearson. >> Yes.

[25:14] » Mr. Gray. >> Yes.

[25:15] » 8 Z. It passes. >> All right. Thank you, Miss Gone.

[25:19] » Moving on to item three is consideration ordinance approving the private co

[25:23] permit. >> Nope. We did. Did we not? We did a

[25:26] motion in a second to adopt. That's what you did the roll call.

[25:29] » Yeah. Correct. >> Yes, we did a motion. Okay. So, where

[25:33] were you? You were sitting next to me. Item three is a consideration of an

[25:38] ordinance approving the private club permit for Heartland Pizza, also known

[25:41] as Pizza Hunt, uh required for the state private club club permit application to

[25:46] the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division per Arkansas Code annotated

[25:49] 3-9-20202,

[25:54] sorry. And this be the second of three readings. [clears throat]

[25:57] » I move we suspend the rules, dispense with the reading requirement, read by

[26:01] title only with short explanation for the second and final reading.

[26:06] Second. >> Have a motion and a second to suspend

[26:10] the rules read by title only with a short explanation for the second and

[26:14] final time. >> All in favor?

[26:19] » Any opposed? Sir

[26:22] North's approving the private city private club permit for Hartland Pizza

[26:28] LLC is required by the state private club permit application Arkansas alcohol

[26:32] alcoholic beverage control division for ACA section 3-9-22 is amended for other

[26:38] purposes or if passed would approve a city private club permit for Hartland

[26:44] Pizza LLC located at 502 North Arkansas

[26:49] Russ, Arkansas is required by the state law.

[26:54] » Motion to adopt. >> Second.

[26:56] » I have a motion in a second to adopt. Miss Skelton, if you'll give me a roll

[27:00] call.

[27:04] » Mr. Keller, >> yes.

[27:06] » Mr. Gray, >> yes.

[27:08] » Mr. George, >> yes.

[27:10] » Miss Wetszel, >> yes.

[27:11] » Miss Young, >> yes.

[27:13] » Mr. Olsen, >> yes.

[27:14] » Mr. Bradley, >> yes.

[27:16] » Mr. Pearson, >> yes.

[27:17] passes. >> All right. Thank you. Miss Baker, if you

[27:22] would remind me to uh inform both of those that we read those for the second

[27:26] and final reading instead of three readings uh tomorrow when we get in the

[27:30] office. Thank you. Yeah, she's back there.

[27:36] Consideration of an ordinance amending the current Russville Historic District

[27:40] Commission Code for the city of Russville, Arkansas, adopted by

[27:42] ordinance 2460. Uh this submitted by the historic

[27:46] district commission. This second of three readings.

[27:51] » May I move we suspend the rules dispense with the reading requirement and read by

[27:55] title only with short explanation for the second of three readings.

[28:02] » Have a motion and a second to suspend the rules read by title only with a

[28:07] short explanation for the second of three readings. All in favor?

[28:11] » Any opposed? Sir amending the current Russville historic

[28:17] district commission code for the city of Russell, Arkansas adopt number 2460 and

[28:23] for other purposes the sorts of pass would make the amendments to the current

[28:28] code for the historic district in Russville by adding a couple of sub

[28:34] subchapters or subsections that would increase the fee to $100 and shift the

[28:41] burden of providing public notice to the R to the Rustville Historic District

[28:46] Commission from the petitioner.

[28:51] » All right. Thank you, sir. All right. [clears throat] Moving on. Uh

[28:54] item one in new business consideration resolution to authorize mayor and city

[28:58] clerk treasury to execute an amendment to the 99-year lease agreement with the

[29:03] Darnell Russellville Railroad Incorporated to use certain land

[29:07] identifi certain identified lands owned by the Darnell Russville Railroad

[29:11] Incorporated for trail construction and trail use to complete and park the

[29:15] Rustville connected trail system as approved by resolution 2320.

[29:23] Motion to adopt. >> Second.

[29:26] » Have a motion and a second to adopt. Any discussion?

[29:30] All in favor? >> Any opposed? All right. Moving on to

[29:35] item two. This is consideration of resolution setting a public hearing on

[29:40] the vacation of South Udica Avenue right ofway between 2008

[29:46] East 2nd and 2,120 East 2nd Street. This is city of

[29:53] Russville. For other purposes, this is submitted by Henderson Specialties on

[29:56] behalf of CNC Machinery.

[30:00] » Second. >> Have a motion and second to adopt. All

[30:04] in favor? I >> any opposed? All right. So, we have a

[30:07] public hearing next uh next month. Item three will be a consideration ordinance

[30:13] reason earning certain realy in the city of Russville, Arkansas for other

[30:17] purposes. This is submitted by Susan Heinden.

[30:22] U if you gentlemen would you just tell us the location of this and the location

[30:27] is not there so we have a an idea. Don't have to tell us a lot but

[30:31] just the location. >> Absolutely. Yes. This is at 150 South

[30:34] Tulsa Avenue. It's immediately east of the uh existing Walmart neighborhood

[30:39] market. >> Okay. So, oh, this is where Bartlett

[30:43] Dental Dental is. Yes, there is. We're reszoning that. He has a he has a

[30:47] dentist office has a little bit of a small parcel there that's R1 and he's

[30:51] just shoring up and cleaning up the the zoning in that to make his his his piece

[30:56] of property all C4 if I'm No, C2. C4. C4. C2. C4. Yes.

[31:01] » Yeah. It was a um a vacated alley. Yes. >> Okay. And so he's just kind of shoring

[31:04] up and piecing squaring up that piece so that it's all the same zoning. Correct.

[31:08] Cleaning. Doing some clean up. Okay. Yeah.

[31:16] » Yeah. >> Yes.

[31:17] » They're going to be here for the next all of them because the rest of them

[31:22] » I was about to camp out up here. So [laughter]

[31:26] » u So we can we get So that's good. We get a motion on that if you guys are

[31:32] » do you do both? Okay. So, okay. Item four. So, we do item four

[31:36] » is consideration ordinance reszoning certain realy in the city of Russville

[31:39] other purposes. That's Carol Collins who also has she has practiced there for 20

[31:44] years thinking she had a uh a C2 property and she found out when she was

[31:50] doing something it's an R1 >> and so it's it's R2 and so she uh

[31:55] » so it's currently R2 I guess um right before she had purchased a property some

[31:59] 20 plus years ago um they had reszoned it uh from C4 to R2. We can't really

[32:06] discern as to why that happened. Um, but she was under the impression that it was

[32:10] a C4 property until about a month ago when she discovered and we've been

[32:14] moving her through the process since then.

[32:16] » And so that fits in line with everything we've got going on. There's no issue.

[32:20] » Yep. >> Fits the prescription. It works for for

[32:22] us. >> Okay.

[32:28] » May I move we suspend the rules dispense with the reading requirement on item

[32:32] three. read the first of three readings by title only with short explanation.

[32:37] » You have a motion uh and a second from Mr. Mr. Keller and Mr. Bradley to

[32:44] suspend the rules read by title only with a short explanation

[32:48] uh for the first of three readings. Is that what you said Mr. Keller? Okay. On

[32:52] item three. Yes, sir. All in favor? >> Any opposed? All right. Thank you, sir.

[32:58] Nor is certain really in the city of Russell Arkansas and for other purposes

[33:02] of pastries on a property located at 150 South Tulsa Avenue, Russell, Arkansas

[33:06] from R12C4.

[33:12] Mayor for item four, I move we suspend the rule dispense with the reading

[33:15] requirement read for the first of three readings by title only with short

[33:19] explanation. >> Have a motion in a second for item four

[33:24] to suspend the rules. by title only with a short explanation for the one f first

[33:30] of three readings.

[33:34] All right. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Sir,

[33:40] an ordinance resing certain real city of Russell Arkansas and for other purposes

[33:44] is ordinance if pass resone property located at 2802 West Main Street,

[33:49] Russellville, Arkansas, currently from R12C

[33:53] to highway commercial.

[33:57] All right, moving on to item five, which is consideration for an ordinance

[34:00] resoning certain realy in the city of Russville, Arkansas for other purposes

[34:04] submitted by Barrett Associates on behalf of Janie and Laura Lee Morris

[34:08] Walker. I believe this is on Highway six or it's on 16th Street right across from

[34:13] uh Hickey Park. There's a been a couple buildings that have not been in use. Uh

[34:18] and we're grateful that these people are wanting to buy that piece of property

[34:21] and put some mixeduse, possibly some residential in there for us, which is

[34:25] much needed. Is that 16th Street?

[34:29] » Yes. Right across from Hickey Park there. I believe it's where I don't know

[34:33] if you're old enough to remember, but I'm thinking that's where the

[34:37] » Well, no. I think it's the No, it's the old uh Red Cross back in the day. It

[34:41] used to be the Red Cross right across there, I believe. So,

[34:44] » do you remember that? I didn't know. I >> I didn't I didn't know if you were old

[34:48] that old enough, Laura. I'm giving you credit for being young. So, or

[34:51] Councilwoman Wessel. So, so that Yeah, that's where this property is. and there

[34:55] wanted to do some uh mixeduse residential there. So,

[35:01] » may I move we suspend the rules dispense with the reading requirement read the

[35:04] first of three readings by title element with short explanation.

[35:08] » I got a motion in a sec. Was the second for Mr. Bradley? Yes, sir. I got a

[35:12] motion and a second uh reading uh suspending the rules read by title only

[35:17] with a short explanation for the first of three readings.

[35:24] All in favor? >> Any opposed?

[35:27] Thank you, sir. >> Reserve in certain rel Arkansas and for

[35:31] other purposes this past resort on property located at 20 at 1311

[35:38] 1315 East 16th Street, Russellville, Arkansas from the current zoning of C2

[35:44] High commercial to R2. >> All right. Thanks, Sharon. Item six is

[35:50] cons consideration ordinance reszoning certain realy in the city of Russville

[35:54] Arkansas for other purposes. This is submitted by Barrett associates on

[35:56] behalf of real practices. This is the property located at Parkway in Phoenix

[36:01] on the southwest corner. Uh there will be a walk there real practices want to

[36:06] put in a walkable neighborhood there which will definitely be good.

[36:10] » This is off of um Chesty Polar Drive um right behind the um the St. Mary's

[36:15] Medical Complex. >> Did you

[36:19] get any resolution on the the issue I brought up like future facing 30 40 50

[36:25] years from now. >> We did explore kind of what potential if

[36:29] there were potential improvements that needed to be made to the overpass that

[36:33] is either if it had to had to shift left or east or west. Um there would be move

[36:41] uh room likely to add another lane without having to substantially shift

[36:46] the um shift the in a way that it would damage the or or prevent the entry to

[36:52] chest polar that access. There's also potentially future forward where the

[36:57] parking lot is at the um you have to forgive me adjacent to the um both this

[37:03] property in question as well as the St. Mary's Medical Complex for a potential

[37:07] future access. But again, if we're talking in scale of moving the overpass,

[37:11] » I just brought up the fact that 50 years from now, 40 years from now,

[37:15] » rebuild an overpass like this one. We it to the east

[37:19] » probably going back to the west if you're going to have to rebuild one. I

[37:22] just wanted to see just thinking that because I didn't I'm sure plenty of

[37:25] people be cussing me 40 years from now but

[37:28] » we will remember you fondly because I I [laughter] don't I don't well actually

[37:31] none of us will probably be here 50 years from now.

[37:33] » I know if you sat [clears throat] in this seat very long you some past

[37:36] counselors are like why did they do that? So why didn't they think of that?

[37:39] So anyway I just wanted to bring it up. It was a good concern.

[37:42] » Appreciate it. >> I'll entertain a motion.

[37:44] Mayor, move we suspend the rules dispense with the reading requirement.

[37:47] Read for the first of three readings by title only with short explanation.

[37:52] » Got a motion in a second, Mr. Bradley. There uh was uh suspend the rules. Read

[37:57] by title only with a short explanation for one of three readings.

[38:03] All in favor? >> Any opposed?

[38:07] North certain really the city of Russell

[38:10] Arkansas and further purposes this north pass would reszone property located at

[38:15] the 400 block of chester drive Russville Arkansas from M2 to walkable

[38:21] neighborhood WM

[38:26] thank you for we probably need to speak into our

[38:31] microphones uh for people at home if you can

[38:35] people are Um item seven's consideration ordinance amending the current zoning

[38:39] code for the city of Russville adopted by ordinance 2443 for other purposes. Uh

[38:44] this submitted by the city of Russville. This just um some things that have come

[38:50] through from long range planning and planning commission.

[38:53] » You have that you should have those in your packet.

[38:57] » May I move we suspend the rules dispense with the reading requirement. Read the

[39:00] first of three readings by title only with short explanation.

[39:05] Second. >> All right. Thank you, sir. All right.

[39:08] I've got a um motion and a second uh to suspend the rules. Read by title only

[39:14] with a short explanation for one of three readings.

[39:18] All in favor? >> Any opposed?

[39:21] » All right. An ordinance submitting the current zoning code for the city of

[39:25] Russellville, Arkansas, adopted by ordinance number 2443. And for other

[39:29] purposes, the sort and sift pass would make amendments to the current Russell

[39:32] zoning code, which is adopted by 2443 by amending articles on vehicle on

[39:38] premises, the standards of sidewalks, off streetet parking requirements,

[39:42] minimum standards, and also in administration enforcement and area

[39:48] requirements. Have been asked to read the final

[39:53] hearing. to let everyone know that um the finance committee meeting is coming

[39:58] up on Tuesday, September 8th in this very room at 5:30. And then the full

[40:03] council meeting and uh other finance meeting will be coming up on September

[40:08] 17th at 5:30 in this room. And we would love to see any and all of you here.

[40:12] Thank you for joining us on YouTube, Facebook, wherever. But we would

[40:16] definitely love to see you here. We love it when people show up. I will entertain

[40:20] a motion. A motion to adjurnn. We will adjourn.

[40:23] Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

August 20, 2026 City Council Meeting

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