City Board to Discuss Industrial Development

The Texarkana Arkansas City Board of Directors will meet today at 4pm via Zoom in a virtual meeting.

They will be discussing among other items, having the city involved in financing an industrial site.

Here is the agenda released by the City:

Call to Order
Roll Call

PROCLAMATION
1. Proclamation for Black Restaurants Week, October 11-17, 2020. (BOD) (This item was added
to the agenda at the request of Director Laney Harris)

CONSENT
2. Approval of the minutes of the regular rescheduled meeting September 21, 2020. (CCD)
3. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract for the Sanderson
Lane 8-inch Sewer Main Extension Project. (TWU)
4. Adopt a Resolution approving an easement for a water line across a small track of land located
on the Texarkana Regional Airport. (Airport)

REGULAR
5. Adopt a Resolution expressing the intent of the City to participate in the financing of an
industrial site (the “Project”) for the purpose of securing and developing industry; authorizing
the Mayor and City Manager to cooperate with the Public Facilities Board relating to the
acquisition of the Project and the issuance of revenue bonds for the purpose of financing the
acquisition of the Project; authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to negotiate interlocal
cooperation agreements with other public agencies relating to cooperative financing of the
Project; and setting forth other matters pertaining thereto. (Admin) Jim Fowler, Rose Law Firm

6. Adopt an Ordinance authorizing the purchase of Public Facilities Board bond anticipation
notes for the purpose of an industrial site for developing industry. (Admin) Jim Fowler Rose
Law Firm

An emergency clause is requested. An emergency clause requires a separate and distinct
vote of the board and is valid only if there is a two-thirds vote of approval by the board.

7. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the purchase of a 2021 Ford Explorer for the Texarkana
Arkansas Police Department K9 Unit. (TAPD) Captain James Atchley

CITIZEN COMMUNICATION – TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS READ DURING THE
MEETING, PLEASE SUBMIT THEM BY 10:00 AM, MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2020, TO
HEATHER SOYARS, CITY CLERK AT heather.soyars@txkusa.org.

A limit of five (5) minutes per person is allotted for citizens to express their concerns to the
Board of Directors, with a maximum of fifty (50) minutes reserved for Citizens
Communication. The Board of Directors cannot respond to citizens’ concerns during this time.