The Finance & Administration Council Committee of Jonesboro met on April 14, 2026, at 4:00 PM at the Municipal Center. The committee reviewed and forwarded several resolutions to the full council, discussed tournament finances and city programs, and requested future reports.
Everybody like it. All right, good afternoon, everybody. It's four o'clock. I'm gonna get today's um finance administration council meeting going. Um please record your attendance by pushing the appropriate button. We do have a quorum. Um we'll move to item number three approval of minutes from the finance committee meeting on Tuesday, March 31st, 2026. Move to approve unless there's a no to change. Second. Motion second to approve any comments or questions on the minutes as presented. If not, please um record your vote on whether or not to approve the minutes. All right, we'll move into new business. Um first items resolution 23040. It's a resolution expressing the willingness of the city of Jonesville, Arkansas to utilize federal aid transportation alternative programs and authorizing the city of Jonesboro grants and community development department to apply for the FY 2026 transportation alternatives program through the Arkansas Department of Transportation, whereas the City of Jonesboro understands the federal aid tap funds are available at 80 percent federal participation and 20 percent local match to continue the construction of the Cobra House multi-use trail connector to Craighead Forest Park, and whereas the City of Jones, Arkansas understands that federal aid funds are available for this program on a reimbursable basis requiring work to be accomplished and proof of payment prior to actual monetary reimbursement, and whereas the estimated project cost is two million one hundred forty-four thousand six hundred and thirty-nine dollars and seventy-three cents, and the city of Jonesville, Arkansas is requesting one million seven hundred and fifteen thousand seven hundred eleven dollars and seventy-three cents and TAP funding with a local match of four hundred twenty-eight thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight dollars and an additional one percent R Dot administration fee of seventeen thousand one hundred fifty-seven dollars calculated from the TAP federal share for a local funding total of four hundred forty-six thousand and eighty-five dollars. Whereas this project using federal funding will be open and available for use by the general public and maintained by the applicant for the life of the project. Now, therefore, be it resolved by city council for the city of Jonesville, Arkansas that section one, the Jonesville City Council supports the submission of the FY26 TAP application to continue the construction of the Cobra House multi-use trail connector to Craighead Forest Park and hereby authorizes the R DOT to initiate action to implement this project. Section two, the mayor and city clerk are hereby authorized by the city council for the city of Jonesville, Arkansas to execute all necessary documents to effectuate the application. Section three, the city of Jonesville, Arkansas will participate in accordance with its examinated responsibility, including maintenance of this project project. Section four, the mayor and city clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute all appropriate agreements and contracts necessary to expedite the construction of the above stated project. Section five, the Jonesville City Council pledges it full support and hereby authorizes the R Dot to initiate action to implement this project. Anything from staff or the public in attendance? If not, please record your vote on whether or not to forward resolution 26040 to full council. Next up, resolution 26041. This is just a municipal link, so I'll read it by title only. Um resolution by the city council of City of Johnsville, Arkansas to place the municipal lien on property located at 505 West Woodrow, parcel 01-144-073-17500, owned by Thomas and Linda Bobbitt in the amount of $5,826 and 87 cents. Moving forward to full council. Second. Any questions or comments regarding this item? Anything from staff to the public in attendance. If not, please record your vote on whether or not to forward resolution 26041 to full council. Last item under new business is resolution 26042. A resolution requesting free utility services from city water and light for city owned property, whereas the city of Jonesville is requesting that city water and light provide free utilities at the following location 6106 Southwest Drive. Now therefore be resolved by the city council for the city of Jonesville, Arkansas at the section one, the city water and light requested by this resolution that city water and light is requested by this resolution to provide free utilities to the location listed above. Section two to prevent to permit such services to be provided without charge. The City of Jonesboro hereby firms to city water and light that the ultimate use of city water and light utilities so provided is now and shall remain a use or purpose which the city is engaged and as part of its governmental or proprietary functions under authority to it by state law. That's it. Second. Motion saving forward full council. Any comments or questions from the committee? Due to your position on the and you'll have to vote, I guess. Yeah. Board of directors for city water. All right. Anything from staff or public in attendance? If not, please record your vote on whether or not to forward the full counsel. All right. That was the last item under new business. I'm not aware of any pending items. Does anybody on the committee have any other business? Mr.