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I know he can't dance, so I can see enough.

We got a quorum.

It's not showing up on here, but uh we do have a quorum, so we'll proceed.

Is this working?

Um April.

I can see this.

Um let me check with the background.

She switched it.

It's coming up now.

Okay.

First item be approval of minutes, minutes 26-022, the minutes for the public committee meeting on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026.

They were in the packet.

Give you a minute to look at those, and I'll be ready to uh take motion.

I make a motion if there's not any more changes.

I'll second.

Motion second uh to approve.

Anybody have any questions or comments about the minutes as presented?

Okay, if not, please um cast your vote on the minutes.

Okay, and those approved.

Um next item is new business resolutions to be introduced.

Resolution 26037, a resolution requesting free utility service from City Water and Light for a lighting pedestal along Huntington Avenue.

Whereas the City of Jonesboro is requesting that City Water and Light provide free utilities at the following location, 423U, West Huntington Avenue.

Now, therefore be it resolved by the city council for the city of Jonesboro that section one that city water light requested by this resolution to provide free utilities to the location listed above.

Section two to permit such service to be provided without charge.

So provided is now and shall remain a use or purpose, which the city is engaged in as part of its governmental proprietary functions under authority to it by state law.

Make a motion we forward to the city council.

All second.

Motion second for resolution 26037 to full council.

Any comments or questions by anyone on the committee?

Anyone in the public or staff?

Okay, if not, we have a motion and second, please uh cast your ballot for resolution 26037.

Okay, and that resolution passes will be sent to full council.

Next item resolution 26038.

Resolution by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas to accept the low bid and enter into a contract with Atlas Asphalt Incorporated for the 2026 asphalt milling and overlays selected streets city street project job number 202603.

Whereas the City of Jones has desires to accept the low bid and enter into a contract for the 2026 asphalt milling and overlay six selected city street project, whereas low bidder and the firm selected for the 2026 asphalt milling and overlays selected city streets project.

Is Atlas Asphalt Incorporated?

Whereas Atlas Asphalt Incorporated has bid 2,166, 183.20 cents for the 2026 asphalt milling and overlay selected city streets project, whereas the funding for the execution of the contract shall come from the 2026 budget and compensation shall be paid in accordance with the contract documents.

Now therefore be it resolved by the city council for the city of Jonesboro, Arkansas.

That section one, that's the city of Jonesboro shall accept the low bid and enter into a contract with Atlas Asphalt Incorporated in the amount of two million one hundred and sixty-six thousand one hundred and eighty-three dollars and twenty cents for the twenty twenty-six asphalt milling and overlay selected city streets project.

Section two, the funding for the execution of the contract shall come from the 2026 budget, and compensation shall be paid in accordance with the contract documents.

Section three, the mayor and city clerk are hereby authorized by the city council for the city of Jonesboro text Udall documents necessary to effectuate this agreement.

I have a question.

Yes.

I don't know if I heard you lead it right that on that that first number.

Did you say thousand a million?

Million.

Okay.

I make a motion we forward to full council.

Second.

Motion second forward full council.

Um the next bid was from Richard Bond Construction, and it was 2,996, 329.50.

That was the only two bids we had.

Any questions or comments by anyone on the committee?

Anyone in general public in attendance or staff?

Okay, if not, we have a motion and second.

Resolution 26038, please cast your ballot.

And that passes will be forwarded to full council.

Next item is resolution 26039.

A resolution by the City of Jones, Arkansas, to accept the low bid and enter into a contract with Crab Tree and Sun Construction Incorporated for the Highway 91 Sidewalk and Lane Reconfiguration Project.

Job number 2026- or 10.

Whereas the City of Jonesboro has desires to accept the low bid and enter into a contract for the Highway 91 sidewalk and lane reconfiguration project.

Whereas the low bidder and the firm selected for the Highway 91 sidewalk and lane configuration project is Crab Tree and Sun Construction Incorporated.

Whereas the funding for the execution of the contract shall come from the capital improvement revenue bond budget and compensation shall be paid in accordance with the contract documents.

Now therefore be it resolved by the city council for the city of Jonesborough and so that section one that the city of Jones Bush shall accept the low bid and enter into a contract with Crab Tree and Sun Construction Incorporated for the Highway 91 Sidewalk and Lane Reconfiguration Project.

Section two, the funding for the execution of the contract shall come from the Capital Improvements Revenue Bond Budget and compensation shall be paid in accordance with the contract documents.

Section three, the mayor and city clerk are hereby authorized by the city council for the city of Jonesboro to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this contract.

Motion second forward full council.

And this this particular project did have three bids.

Meadows construction, their bid was one million eight hundred and fourteen thousand forty-two dollars and sixty cents.

White River Materials Incorporated, and their bid was one million three hundred and ninety-two thousand eight hundred and thirty-four dollars and fifty-eight cents, and then the low bid, Crab Tree and Sun.

As we noted one million three hundred thirty-seven and one sixty-three twenty-five.

I have a question, just repress our memory or my memory about what exact what area does this cover.

Would you come forward, please, sir?

The turn lane portion of the project will start at University Loop East and go a few hundred feet to the east, just past uh the J town uh grill driveway.

Um there's a problem uh with not having turn lane there and some blind spots coming over the hill.

Chris Gibson has brought this up in the past as far as being particularly hazardous area.

The uh side path will start in North Caraway and it'll it'll extend east all the way to the uh Newman Center, the Catholic Newman Center.

So it'll be along the entire uh north side from North Caraway to the East uh A State's property.

And I just want to mention that the side finishing the sidewalk there on Johnson, it's been a great thing, and it looks really good.

And I know that was a challenging project.

Yeah, and and I think everybody recognizes that that wasn't easy to do being on a slope like that.

But that made a big difference as far as traversing that stretch to the light at uh intersection of uh Mary and Barry and Johnson there.

So that's that was greatly needed and appreciated now that's done.

Anyone else have any questions or comments?

Anyone in uh general general public in attendance or staff?

Okay, if not, we have a motion second for resolution 26039.

Please cast your ballot.

That will be forwarded to full council.

Next item is other business.

Anyone on the committee have any other business?

If not, uh next items public comments.

Anyone in general public have any comments uh that were not on today's agenda?

Okay, if not, the last item's adjournment.

I moved.

Motion second to adjourn.

All in favor, please signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Okay, meetings adjourned.

Thank you.