05/22/2019 MINUTES
WEST MEMPHIS CALLED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
May 22, 2019
A regular meeting of the West Memphis City Council was held on Wednesday. May 22,
2019 at 12:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 205 S Redding, West
Memphis, Arkansas.
Invocation was given by Pastor John Rech, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by
Council Member James Pulliaum. Mayor Marco McClendon called the meeting to order
at 12:00 p.m. Sr. Deputy City Clerk Patricia Lane, called the roll. Those present were:
Mayor Marco McClendon, City Attorney Michael Stephenson, City T7-easurer Flank
Martin and Council Members Tracy Cart, Wayne Croom, James Holt, Willis Mandy.
James Pulliaum, Melome Hutchinson, Lorraine Robinson and Charles Wheeless. Absent
were Helen Harris. Quorum being present, Mayor McClendon proceeded with the
meeting.
BID OPENINGS: NONE
PRESENTATIONS: NONE
MINUTES NONE
OLD BUSINESS: NONE
NEW BUSINESS:
MPO SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 5 - MR. EDDIE BRAWLEY
Council Member Catt made a motion, seconded by Council Member Pulliaum to
approve the Agreement as submitted. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous to
approve.
FIRE DEPARTMENT EMS NEW AGREEMENT
Council Member Call asked that the EMS New Agreement be tabled until the next Pre-
Council meeting on June 6. 2019 when Chief Cater would be available to address
Council. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous to table.
PERMISSION TO SIGN A& P LAND AGREEMENT
Council Member Pulliaum made a motion, seconded by Council Member Croom to
table the A & P Land Agreement Indefinitely. Discussion followed: Upon voice vote, the
voting was unanimous to Table Indefinitely
COMMITTEE REPORTS: NONE
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Planning & Development Director, Paul Luker is requesting a Block Grant (Cl)BG)
meeting with the Council on Tuesdav May 28. 2019 at 4:00 pm to discuss the CDBG
block Grant money. The three items that he would like to address with Council is the
Public Service money, the Neighborhood Center and if they want to move forward. The
third item is the Rehab Project, they have identified 30 houses in need of rehab, and
they want to present the findings to the Council.
Mr. Luker also announced that they are coming to the end of Grow West Memphis
2040 Forward Plan. Thev are going to have one more meeting on June 13, 2014 at
11:30 at the Eugene Woods Civic Center, where they will present the implementation
chapter of the plan and a wrap up and hopefully move forward with the adoption of
the plan.
Mayor McClendon announced that the Crittenden County Veterans Memorial Program
held on May 21, 2019 at the Eugene Woods Civic Center was a great success.
Mayor McClendon also thanked everyone for their prayers and condolences in the
passing of his grandmother.
Council Member Catt said they have been trying to schedule a budget meeting.
Council Member Catt passed out a summary sheet to the Council. The budget meeting
will be a line item by line item review. It is the Administration budget that the Council
will be reviewing, and they will need to get with the Administration to see when they j
can schedule several hours to go over the budget. Council Member Catt said that he J
would download the information onto a lump drive if each Council Member provided
him with a lump drive so they could have time to review the information, or they could
put it in a spread sheet and display it on the screen. Council Member Catt would like
to try and schedule it for nest Thursdav at 4:00 pm, if the Mayor and Council are
available to meet.
Having no further business to come before the City Council, Council Member Pulliaum
made a motion, seconded by Council Member Mondy to adjourn. The meeting
adjourned at 12:50pm
PASSED and APPROVED this 6th day of June 2019.
MARCO MCCLEWDON, MAYOR
ATTEST:
GRAY, CITY CL
Minutes prepared by Patricia Lane, Sr. Deputy City Clerk