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The council was given a copy of the activities report for the sheriff's department. <br /> CITIZEN CONCERNS REGARDING MAIN STREET TRAFFIC <br /> Mr. Richard Black addressed the council representing several homeowners on Main Street <br /> and the downtown area. Mr. Black said they were concerned with the speeding on Main and <br /> College Streets. He said there were lots of kids that cross Main to walk to the schools in the area. <br /> He presented to the council signatures of citizens who were concerned with the speeding and also <br /> recommended several possible solutions including adding stop signs every 3 or 4 blocks and <br /> returning Main Street to two-way traffic. Mayor Biard appointed a committee to study the speeding <br /> problems. The committee members are Carpenter, Pectol and Cargill. Sheriff Bowers and Chief <br /> Deputy Jeffery said they would also help the committee. <br /> ARKANSAS MECHANICAL SERVICES - UPDATE ON WORK <br /> Mr. Arthur Delano and Mr. James Low with Arkansas Mechanical addressed the council. <br /> Mayor Biard told Mr. Delano of his concerns with the recent sell of Arkansas Mechanical to <br /> Carrier. The Mayor said he felt the City should have been notified of the sale. Mr. Delano said he <br /> was bound by confidentiality regarding the sale. Mayor Biard also expressed is concern regarding <br /> the fact that the new installment is not yet complete and the response that the City is getting has <br /> declined the last couple of months. Mr. Delano assured the Mayor that he would check on why the <br /> response time had dropped of recently and said they were in the process of replacing a controller <br /> that seems to be causing the problem with the system. He said they were also almost finished with <br /> the system plans for the entire heat and air units to give to the City. Mr. Delano said they should be <br /> through in a week to ten days. He also stated that the one year warranty would not begin until the <br /> project is complete. <br /> FIRE DEPARTMENT MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT <br /> Fire Chief James Boothby addressed the council and explained why the City Fire <br /> Department needed to enter into "Mutual Aid Agreements"with the 15 fire departments within <br />