JBC-PEER Review

All right we're gonna get get started here welcome the peer review subcommittee of the Joint Budget Committee I'm senator Justin Boyd looking forward to chairing this committee with the representative Lynch you have anything you want to say. Well good morning everyone I notice some audience guy this morning when I left home and I finally figured out it was daybreak ahead speak so I don't know what it was so good morning. With that said we're gonna get rolling we've got a long agenda today and we're gonna get through this is just as quickly and efficiently as we can so we're gonna start with the item be various temporary appropriation request. Thank you Mr this is this section has requesting agencies to increase their spending authority on activities that are supported by generating new special revenue trust funds or miscellaneous revenue request for additional preparation that is to increase there's being level above what was authorized in their operations act for the current fiscal year they have sufficient funny but do not have enough authority to spend those funds request a first and approved by the FDA and then come to a lessee or GBC for legislative approval the first item is a letter from the department of agriculture that is B. one it's for three hundred fourteen thousand appropriation this is to replace the Clarksville district office in the forestry division letter no to this project is down to speed to be completed sooner than was planned next item B. two is a letter from the department of public safety is for the division of Arkansas State Police this is for a hundred thousand appropriation it's a purchase equipment for the use motor vehicles division and cover unanticipated operating costs. Next item is B. three it's a letter from the Department of Parks heritage and tourism it's for the Division of heritage it's for four hundred thousand appropriation is to pay for the increase operational costs of multiple here just Division sections. The next item is B. for it's a letter for issue system it's on behalf of Henderson state is for five million appropriation is to use our savings for operating expenses. I understand there might be a question on that one do you want to have someone come to the table. So someone from a issue hinder since state we come to the table for questions. Good morning Mr chairman members shame Broadway they issue system. Good morning thank you Mr chair good morning Mr Broadway morning representative how are you here and. I am too. It was early morning trip this morning no one ever has to be on this committee when I was a member yes would you of give a little bit more explanation as to what's taking place here as alumni I'm I'm I'm you know I'm has some phone calls please thank you as you may recall the issue system we've been involved with Henderson for the last three years during their financial difficulties this past may board of trustees approved a financial exigency plan to try to get Henderson state's financial house back in order in doing so we eliminated around. Looking at it here's to remember around eighty eight positions. So that is obviously salaries that we will no longer be paying there are still some faculty members who have this academic year before they will vote for their positions will and because of the way tenure works but it will be eighty eight position so we no longer have those salaries that we are paying in order to try to get our financial house back in order which I would say and in the time that I've been involved our financial position is is not been better a difficult tough hard gut wrenching. Are just a few adjectives to describe the last few years for the people on that campus but also those of us who deal with that are each and every day because we know so many people I work with them for years. But so what we reduce the amount of salaries that are being paid and so this is we no longer need this appropriation of the salary line because we're not paying at this is more of an accounting the if in a procedure for drawing down Henderson's funds so we need to move this to the operational at all you can do that is to come here and ask for additional corporation those telling chairman Jean a little bit ago we will then come with an amendment during the budget process this is for this fiscal year we will then come with an amendment to fix this going forward and dropped the appropriation for the salary line for Henderson's budget going forward and move it to the operations lines more for cash and being able to draw down of state funds when the information as those standards in a remote for operations. Mr chairman fought one follow up question. Yes ma'am one thank you ugh can you of state whether or not that means the elimination of any certain colleges within the system these eighty eight positions what college to see if any there are more I don't I would say colleges I can get you back that information it's been obviously Mason's a bill a lot of it but mainly the. Eating out of certain degree programs that were look no longer financially sailed so it's it's mainly more of degrees not necessarily colleges there has been a restructuring of colleges where you combine certain things into to one college instead of having separate ones but I'll get you that information. I thank you Mr. A representative representative gene you have a question. Sam over here this sort of. Several questions on the on the five day and when you get it operations do you do you have any idea. they could be. Capital improvement they can be a lot of things what do you know what what the goal is what they're gonna spend it on is not only capital improvement okay it will be just on the actual operations the cash in terms of operating the campus paying bills all those things we did not have enough on that side of the house and that's where the request is for the operation side follow up. Yes follow up of the loan the six million what's what's outstanding balance on that the the C. six means we pay two hundred fifty thousand dollars to do the math okay five five million seven hundred fifty thousand that is correct of would any of this money help pay that loan down the others notice is just appropriation only okay no but if you have got a re re re routed that could do that could you but it would be a route that it could yes yeah could be used to do that yes Sir and do you know if they have any plans on. Fingers are always crossed every year forget to tune thirtieth Mister chairman of the to first off the the fingers across that we balances zero and if there's anything left over there's a celebration bear in a thank you but our goal are planned this is to pay off that loan In time as far as as the financial condition. Gets better we have several things in the pipeline that will hopefully help with that are appreciated thank you Richard. Senator Hickey. Yes course represent gene that literally asked what I was going to ask but. A person I'd like to have some more specifics on that because of. But what what we're actually going to use the money for because if we had to cut the salaries. Are we are we sitting here saying that we're gonna be operating at a deficit no okay so I guess we just need the appropriation so we can draw down the funds from different a. In the there's no it doesn't need to go on the salary line anymore well that's what I'm we don't have enough appropriation in the operations line to be able to accept the money I'm as I understand okay well here's the respectfully showing the but here's the way I'm seeing it if everything would have been left the same. He could have been paid to salaries correct the way that we had the appropriate set up so all you're doing is you're actually taking the five million dollars now since you don't have it there and you're going to put it in the other line items and increase those. The operator actually going to draw the money right okay so that's what I'm asking. If we had not done anything. You're going to be able to operate or or they were going to be able to operate without going into the red well I think. And I'm no expert on this but if we had drawn it down into the salary line it would have to go on the salaries. That we no longer pain understand us while we're moving the the appropriation to the operations of the campus right so we now we now have five million five million more dollars. To spend on operations. An appropriation bill you know transfer into the actual dollar. But that's the intention. You. Yes but I need to find out how much actual dollar actually talk about not get that for you okay I. Is there any Russian the can we do that like the next meeting so we should have a little more specific summing it that is if the rest the committee Poinsett also I'm just one member here thank you. Are going to move on to any other questions and part I item five office the governor. Thank you Mr the five is a letter from the office of the governor for four hundred forty seven thousand appropriation is to purchase a cake is to purchase computer equipment and maintenance services for staff. Mister chair there to more items on the agenda there in the health section that's and separate packet marked B. hello items B. six for DHS and B. seven for game and fish they were originally held by ale C. bearing the separate packet and at the last LZ meetings I was referred to JBC peer review at this time if a request we passed over the items sure those are all the various debris corporation requests. Thank you with without objection from anyone then we're going to just approve them as a one. Items one through five. okay sorry Sir Senator Tucker Senator Dismang Senator Dismang. Thank you and I think on items you know we may when asked if they to be sure but items B. six and seven I actually think those I think there may be requested withdrawal those from the FAA can you confirm that or do you want to continue to pass over. I just like to try to clean up the agenda the best we can the center is going to stay on there definitely. or maybe just takes a new letter from the new administration. Robert rectified if these items and I believe they may be if these items are tied to our per request then they would be withdrawn I thank the game and fish commission if that's tied to a restricted reserve request needs of state I think for the held items for for today I would leave those on the held the agenda we have asked that the I the Arkansas held items be withdrawn but to the extent that the various temper preparation may be needed for something else. If you don't mind on I mean so they're dated August thirty first and then the other one stated October thirteenth and said minute maybe cleanest I mean we can we can leave on for now but I think it may be clean is that if if you want to stay on may we could request a new governor Aminu a new letter that's under the current administration Sir I believe those items can be withdrawn withdrawn and that we we can withdraw them today will we can put him back on the that's what I was thinking too that we would just clean things up and not. Always hanging out there with that I'd like to make a motion withdrawal Adams be six and seven. Okay so we have a motion and a second to withdraw items B. six and seven all in favor say aye. Any opposed hearing none a motion passes up all right so back to be one through five without objection we're going to vote on all of those is a batch so is it any further questions on B. one through five. Hearing none is anyone willing to make a motion to approve B. one through five. Okay so moved we have a second. Seconded all in favor say aye. Any opposed. Hearing none of motion passes. So moving on to see to see one the arpa appropriation request the direct federal awards. Hang in. Senator Hickey. Okay so did we did we do the Arkansas State University also. Okay. Is there any way for me to back up I'd like for us to get other information on that and I apologize you as for that of if so I'd like to explain to vote make a motion to expunge the vote on that because I'd like to get more more information on what that money's going to be used in operations okay especially since we've use state money to provide a loan for them I will I think that that needs a little bit more a due diligence I do understand it's just the appropriation at the time but. We're looking to get other phones okay so I've got a motion to expunge the vote on for approval of items B. one through five I have a second on that somewhere. That okay so I've got a second all in favor of expanding that vote say aye all right any opposed our motion expunged so now make a motion to approve the other items that are remaining okay so we have a motion to approve items be one two three and five I have a motion from Senator Hickey do I have a second. I've got a second of all in favor say aye. Any opposed. Hearing none motion passes so we have approved I the items be one two three and five and we're moving on to see now thank you. Thank you Mr were efficient or any American rescue plan request this is section seeing the American rescue plan act is a federal spending package to contain COVID and provide economic support so may appeal awards come to a state agency or institution directly from a federal department or office those writing C. one through C. seven on the agenda is being planned also provided one point five seven billion in state fiscal recovery funds and that's for the state to have discretion awarding within a framework of certain eligible uses those right M. C. eight three C. twenty two special language requires ails the or GB C. approval of any authority for any award from funds that originated in the American rescue plan first item C. one is for so the Arkansas university tech for two hundred fifty one thousand this provide financial aid grants to students for the spring two thousand twenty three semester next item is C. two on page five. Page five C. two is department of health maternal infant early childhood home visiting grant program is for one point nine million appropriations been those A. R. P. funds this is to support home visiting activities that address the needs of families and staff during the pandemic those needs have been identified as new technology and data collection to improve service delivery next item is on page seven. On page seven C. three this for the department of health is for one point seven million is to develop a disease intervention specialist training curriculum to expand efforts regarding STDs tuberculosis and hepatitis C. and for program implementation with partners across the state to establish community embedded disease intervention specialists next item is on page nine. Page nine C. for this is for the department of health this is been pulled down by agency request. Next item is on page fifteen. Page fifteen sea five is department of health this is for five hundred forty three thousand it's to meet the department's core public health needs and support the redirection of resources to confront rapidly emergency situations next item is Page seventeen. Okay seventeen is C. six and this is for the university of Arkansas community college at hope Texarkana it's request this is request a reality previously awarded appropriation the like to move a hundred twenty thousand from grants and aid to capital improvements and operating expenses according to the letter the transfer will accommodate the rising costs of H. FAQ upgrades this item is on page nineteen. Page nineteen is university of Arkansas Fort Smith this is also request a reality previously ordered appropriation in like to move thirty two thousand four hundred from operating expenses to extra help to match the transfer will either cause a higher students to assist in imaging computer workstations and laptops as part of the campus of creating computer labs the next item is on the next page page twenty this begins this discretionary awards C. aids for the department of commerce is Arkansas Economic Development Commission is for fifty five million this comes from a separate part of money then the other state discretionary awards Arkansas is allocated a hundred and fifty million for the capital from the capital projects fund program and that is dedicated to broadband projects and related administrative expenses today's requests for fifty five million and is to address the a proposed projects in round three of the Arkansas rule connect program those projects are detailed in a report beginning on page twenty two and will take place in Ashley Baxter Clark Columbia Hot Spring Logan and little counties the next fourteen items C. nineteen C. twenty two were originally held bail C. per the testimony from Mr rectus warning the governor has issued an executive order that is going to make these items be pulled down so they they are pulled down by the fair request. Mr those role they are pure class. Okay looks like I've got a question and by somebody but I don't see a life. I'll Senator Dismang. Thank you Mr just a question on these items understand the direct federal wards and it looks like we backed off of one of them I'm talking about C. one through seven at this point I just want to confirm that the FAA or the agency or whoever is you know with it with the current administration comfortable with moving forward with those as had a chance to review these and that sort of thing or do we need to hit a pause we can meet any time to come and take these up I just want to just wanna make sure. We know what we're doing. Mr Brecher you're recognized. All of those items are direct funded to those agencies so they were in a different category of the they would not have gone to the office during committee of executive order deals with those items were there was state funding that was went through the steering committee so I don't see any conflict with those going for I understand but at the same time I'm assuming that not all direct federal awards will be accepted and I just want confirmation then that those have been reviewed or comparable to the strict federal wards we're gonna move forward those of those have been review by my office yes okay all right thank you and then on C. eight. Minutes so that is roundabout arpa it is far as a capital projects fund is that something also that demonstrations review. Or is it going to be part of the executive order. No I believe that you. I think that's. Hello. Senator that's that's broadband if that helps any yes Sir where. Yeah. Yes the difference so that that was capital of projects and so that is a that is okay to go forward with that one it it was not in the same pot as the or both of steering committee dollars the those capital projects it was made for that so then it would be just accept this point in the money that was coming out of capital projects which will be for broadband with the the administration's not gonna be justice for those moving forward or aft how do we plan on. Actually address those we don't anticipate any changes to that and and this this item was approved to go forward okay. All right. Thank you. Okay any further questions on item C. one through C. seven. Okay representative rose. Rather simple question I just was Mr the announcmenet on C. six and C. seven. Yes Sir C. six is for the universe are thank you because it holds extra cana design amount totaled they've been pre so this was an award that previously came to L. C. peer and from that amount that was previously awarded they would like to make a budget change so they're reallocating appropriation from a grants and aid line item to capital improvements that total budget moves a hundred twenty thousand and again this this budget changes to accommodate the rising costs of H. FAQ upgrades. And then the same for C. seven this is also a budget change they're just reallocation previously awarded appropriation is about thirty two thousand four hundred from mark operate expenses to extra help in match and that's because they would like to use their students on campus to do imaging for computer workstations. Representative okay you don't have okay Senator Dismang yes I'd like to be recognized for motion. What would your motion be make a motion that we approve items C. one three three five six and seven that we pass over items C. eight and we withdraw items C. nine through twenty two. Okay so we have a a motion For accepting item C. one two three five six seven passing over or C. eight and withdrawing I don't held items nine through twenty two and I've got a second I have a question. Senator Dismang what was the reason for passing owner Adam C. eight. I think at this point just. To make sure that we are having the discussion we need to have about those funds this committee can come in and meet at any time to approve those were here all the time it's not like we've got to wait a month for peer to me to approve something come for budget so again just kind of hit the pause button make sure we're doing we're supposed to do and I fully anticipate they'll be funded but I I think we just wanna make this up dialogue between the ministration and the Legislative leadership. Okay okay we have a motion and a second any further questions sing none all in favor of the motion say aye. Any opposed. Hearing none motion has approved. Moving on to items the one three three infrastructure investment and jobs act appropriation request. Thank you Mr chair seizing the infrastructure investment jobs act is another federal spending package this will focus on infrastructure similar to a a RP Fund special language requires ale C. or J. B. C. approval of spinning authority for any award from funds that originated in this spending package there only three on today's agenda and all from the are from the Department agriculture the first one the one is for volunteer fire assistance eighty thousand hundred fifteen is to support fire departments rural fire departments with modern handheld and mobile radios next item D. two is for natural resources it's one point seven million is to advance a goal of hypoxia plan through a nutrient reduction strategy next item the three is regarding dam safety is forty six thousand appropriation is to provide staff and technical service for the national dam safety program the program does outreach on them risking actions that need to be taken risk prioritization and rehabilitation and removal projects of high hazard dams inspections and technical workshops for dam owners to secure those are all the infrastructure questions agent. Thank you any questions on these. saying no questions would anyone like to make a motion to X.. The okay so we have a motion to accept the group of the one two and three do I have a second question okay Senator Hickey you're recognized for a question of just maybe for different eight was. Wasn't the infrastructure was that was that part of the executive order just like the other one that we just discussed are we missing some. Just trying to trying to get a grasp of all this. Yes it was part of the executive order so the the steering committee and also the I packed the steering committee for the I J. funds of those will those are no longer exist on these items no Senator consent you may meet a more often the monthly we can put these items off as well but the the idea of these items is not the whole these up let these get through peer but we were not disbursed funds until the governor approved those projects. I would rather. Yeah I would I think that's the most prudent thing is you know again while work we can literally made at any time down here with we just be consistent we'll just hold these Mister chair that would be. Senator are you making the motion center she's making the motion I'll second. Since the. Okay I have a substitute motion to hold items the one two and three drive a second. I have a second by Senator Hickey are all in favor say aye. Any opposed. All right a motion to hold items the one two and three of approved. All right so we're moving on to the restricted reserve fund transfer requests. Thank you Mr chair of resection the as the one is a letter from the Department of Education Division of elementary and secondary education it's request to receive a transfer of fifty million from the school safety set aside within the restrict Reserve Fund funds will be used to make school safety grants this was what was determined an act three of the third extraordinary session of twenty twenty two there are two more items in this section they are held you too for DHS need trees for game and fish they are reaching help A. L. C. they're in a separate packet marks restrict reserve items held at last is the meeting these lines were referred to GMC to review and at this time the very quest that we pass over the items. Okay any discussion on. Items and E.. Senator Dismang. I apologize Mister this kind of all knew based on the executive order yesterday but we do have a couple of you know request for increased preparation we've gone out and done away with most of everything that was tied to those I don't see anything that prevents the. Current administration from issuing new letters and moving through the process my goal just so you all understand to is to to clean this list up we've got a large number of these items on our appear report for a long time and I would like to know in. It would seem easy is to me that if there's a produce and administration the current ministration that they issue letter we move forward we don't hang on to old letters and let them stay on the agenda but I I would like some confirmation that's what Joe would like to do to. Or not or they can stay there. All. I think it's entirely appropriate to just issued letters if they thought that the bush administration we just pull those items and okay. It is it is it is the note since the first two items in the very separate appropriation withdrawn those are tied to these fund transfers so they don't have the preparation since those withdrawn to spend this money so it does make sense to have these I've drawn. Great thank you. So do we have a motion out or were we on things now yes so do we have a motion withdraw these items I saw a motion are we going to a motion to approve item the one and withdraw items itune three so we're looking for yes that's what I'm looking for the man to make the motion I make a motion okay that motion to approve item anyone and withdraw items two and three has been made Senate Arvin has second it all in favor say aye. Any opposed hearing none motion is approved. All right so now we're moving on to items that don't require approval they require review and we're gonna start with item F. one. Thank you Mr this is the appropriation and refund transfer request section the agenda if one is a letter from the department of education division of higher education a special language in the divisions appropriation bill allows appropriation transfers among financially programs after review by ailes here JBC. In the requested shows a transfer of three point one million in spending authority from the higher education opportunities teacher opportunity and teacher education light items in that preparation be transferred to National Guard tuition waiver POW MIA K. I. a dependence Scholarship and law enforcement dependence cross of line items. Without objection we will consider item F. one reviewed. Hearing none review. Moving on to items G. one through seven cash appropriation requests. Thank you Mr chairman this section G. these are cash corporation quest this section has requests from agencies to increase their spending forty on activities that are supported by cash revenue fund examples of cash revenue your tuition for colleges license and find revenue from regulatory from regulatory boards grants in sales and products or services by agencies these activities are not funded through general anywhere special revenue taxes request for additional preparation that is is to increase our spending level above what is currently authorized in their operations act for this year they have sufficient funding but do not have the authority to spend the funds requests are first approved by the FNA and then come to a lessee or GBC for legislative review the first one is a letter from the department of Veterans Affairs this is G. one for two hundred fifty thousand appropriation is to spend the grant from the attorney general's office on a cover sort Systems reads flags and to perform various upkeep. The next item is G. two four department public safety division of Arkansas State Police it's four nine nine thousand an appropriation it's a purchase body cameras with funding provided by the public safety equipment grant program. G. three is a letter from the department of parks heritage tourism it's for Old State House Museum for seventy six thousand it's been in forty this is to pay for events exhibits educational programming operations and to attend conferences. The next items G. four to letter from the department of corrections division of correction is for two point three million in the US been importing it's a purchase that this do roof repairs warehouse replacement and costs for studies on your horse barn a study one expansion northeast Arkansas and a Tucker school study. Nicks items G. five it's a letter from department of commerce division were for services is for one point eight billion as to promote training and certification programs across the state for adults with less than a high school education. Next item is G. six it's a letter from the office of the prosecutor coordinator for fifty thousand insert to aid in prosecution of the bay Walker case with funds provided by the attorney general's office. Nicks items G. seven it's a letter from the department of commerce Economic Development Commission is for a hundred thousand appropriation and this is replace vehicles in the manufacturing extension network of ADC sure those broadcast requests thank you any questions on it It is cast appropriation requests. Hearing none without objection we're going to consider items G. one through seven review. Okay reviewed. Next we're gonna cover a budget classification transfer request items H. one through four. Thank you Mr chair Arkansas Code allows agencies to transfer appropriation among the five sub classifications of maintenance operations after review by L. sier J. B. C. H. one is from the Department of Education see I read this item was pulled by agency request. We learned that late yesterday and also item H. two was also pulled by agency request. Will move to H. three this is for the department of public safety commission on law enforcement standards and training it's twelve thousand it's a transfer from conferences travel to operate senses is to pay for increased utility costs operational expenses. H. four is for department of commerce insurance department it's a transfer from professional fees are pretty expenses of seventy thousand an appropriation is to align their in budget with a with a no cost extension those submitted to the department of health and Human Services on the federal level. And Mr those are all the PCTs on today's agenda one two. Thank you since items one two or held were reviewing any any discussion or questions on H. three or four. Hearing none without objection we're going to consider items H. three and four reviewed so reviewed moving on were on I miscellaneous federal grant appropriation requests. Thank you Mr chair this section has requesting agencies to increase your senatorial activities are supported by federal grant they have secured a federal grant require the authority to spend the funds request a first approved by the F. in a and then come to a lessee or GBC for legislative review first I am the only item is for department public safety this is the victims of crime act is a little over one million it's a grant from the US department of justice to enhance victim compensation payments to eligible crime victims. Any questions on I. Seeing none without objection we're going to consider I one reviewed reviewed. Moving on to J. methods of finance. Thank you Mr these are capital expenditures over two hundred fifty thousand that have not already been approved by the General Assembly there are three items on the agenda the first one is for a issue Mountain Home it's a revised MLF for expansion renovation of that of their technical center the amount is one point seven million the reason for the amendments to increase their MOF this increases because the construction cost using their regional workforce grant for all season private funds in a grant for the Arkansas office of schools development the second item is for issue in itself it's an original method of finance for chilled water system replacement the males one point five billion they're using millage and rental center endowment funds the third item is four as the tech it's revised method of finance for H. thank you replacement for twenty units and their engineer building this will be for three hundred twenty thousand and they're using a regional workforce grant the increase is due to increased construction costs. Any questions on Adam J. methods of finance. Seeing none without objection we're going to consider items J. one through three reviewed. Adams J. one two three reviewed moving on to K. discretionary grants. Thank you Mr chair rang K. these are grants for ten thousand or more that need review from the the the review subcommittee these are all one hundred percent federally funded K. one are from the department health there's only one grant in this section it's an amendment to a grant for direct housing subsidy and support services for clients for HIV services will move on the key to this on the next page this is for all for DHS the R. ten grants and one through six are amendments to triple a is to improve quality of life for adults with disabilities seven is a grand Amendment to continue infant toddler foster care training in Pulaski County for safety bees court team projects number eight nine numbers eight nine our regional grants for increasing the availability of quality early care and education communities within identified shortage of services for infants toddlers and school age children and number ten is amended to a grant for providing statewide training for the Arkansas community action network. Okay any questions on item K. saying no questions we're gonna consider items K. one into reviewed without objection hearing no objection items K. wanted to reviewed moving on to L. general contractors construction projects exceeding five million dollars. Thank you Mr chair this is an alternative delivery construction project these are construction projects of five anymore that are not awarded the traditional design bid build method the first one is for community correction a one but this is been hold from the gym there per agency requests were neck and review that item L. two is on page three it's for the Arkansas tech it's a student union recreation center this is a new project in their central location is to be a hub for student life we received six proposals in interviewed three before selecting can go contractors the total estimated project if the cost is forty nine point three million with twenty nine point eight million coming from bonds in nineteen point five million coming from unrestricted reserves. Any questions on item L. two hearing none we're gonna consider L. two reviewed without objection hearing no objections item L. two is been reviewed moving on to item M.. M. as in merry service contracts. Thank you Mr these are contracts over fifty thousand the must be presented to ailes your GMC before execution. In one are the construction related contracts the first item number one is because a correction this is an amendment to the contract for design services for recreational yards number two is if the tech it's an amendment to the contract for architecture services for administration for the administration building number three state police it's an amendment for act act architectural design services for projects at State Police locations throughout the state number four is you a faithful it's an original contract for design services for razorback field house at the new soccer facilities number five is also feed bills an amendment for one call services number six Fairfield inn original contract for design services from local park renovation expansion on I'm sorry that's or softball team building number seven is for you A. M. as is an amendment for engineering on call services. So that any questions on item M. one. Hearing none without objection we're going to consider M. one reviewed hearing no objections and everyone is reviewed let's go to into thank you Mr into or inter governmental contracts of the first ones for education with a issue it's an original contract free evaluating Arkansas where program number to the agency the unix is on the agenda but the agency has asked to have this item pool to this will not be review today number three is the H. as with you where is the member for and for continuing substance abuse block grant prevention services across the state. One. All right items to. Items one and three in and to any questions on those here saying no questions without objection we're going to consider those items reviewed here know of her no objection so items are considered reviewed let's move the M. three. Thank you Mr M. three or out of state contracts using the first ones for Arkansas tech it's an original contract for executive search services to support identification and selection of higher ed administration faculty member to use for education it's an amendment for IT in computer services to perform maintenance and support number three is for education it's an original contract for computerized maintenance management system number four as part of health it's an original contract for education training and support for nurse home visitors program. Number five is also held its original contract for clearinghouse services done as a special procurement to avoid any billing Clerk and billing and claims processing delays and the downtown number six is the chess is an amendment to continue information technologies infrastructure support number seven is the chess is an amendment for qualified residential treatment program services and eighty nine or both for the chest they are both for continuation of comprehensive residential treatment services under the age of twenty one number ten is the chess is amended for statewide electronic benefit transfer services system for cash instead of benefits number eleven again the chest Amendment for independent verification and validation services for the integrated eligibility and benefit management solution and child welfare information system number twelve the chess is amended for decision support management administrative reporting system services number thirteen public service commission this is amended for legal services for the commission in number fourteen for you or it's an original contract for staff for the work they support team. So would I have any questions on item in three saying nine without objection we're going to consider item in three reviewed hearing no objections in three will stand reviewed living on the M. four. Thank you Mr ran in state contracts now this is in for numbers one and two are both for community correction this is amendment for comprehensive community based services number three is for correction it's an amendment that adds time to the contract for energy savings performance and add solar service agreement number four as for parks heritage and tourism this amendment for mailing services number five is disability termination it's an original for medical consultant for making disability determinations number six is for environmental quality it's an or is an original contract for janitorial services number sevens for department of health is an amendment to the contract for armed security guard services numbers eight through twenty three those are all for DHS for qualified workers comprehensive treatment services at eight through twenty three will move to page twenty four and on page twenty four item number twenty four is for also for DHS it's the amendment for dental treatment services number twenty five is information systems it's an original contract for providing services for providing service hours for building a data one week solution number twenty six is for insurance is an original for digital marketing and advertising strategies number twenty sevens for natural resources commission it's amendment for CPA auditing services members twenty eight and twenty nine or both for the nursing board is an amendment for private investigation services number thirty is for public defender commission is amended for indigent parent council represents a representation services number thirty one is public service commission it's an amendment for consulting services to address energy policy issues number thirty two is you a community college Morrilton it's an original contract for grounds and landscape maintenance services number thirty three is for you it's an original contract for professional prevention services and number thirty four as for you later it's an original contract for entrepreneurial and small business services consulting training and outreach. Okay any questions on item M. for saying nine without objection we're going to consider in for reviewed hearing no objections enforce stands reviewed we're moving on to in semi annual report thank you Mr chair all of the items in in in reports those were filed for informational purposes for the committee if any members have any questions they can come to me and I'll get those questions to the agencies Frances we're gonna move now to section P. there was a late submission for a method of finance for you EPB so section P. is a very last packet last stable packaging in your peer review so subcommittee packet. Okay so I don't the other business method of finance you it you A. B. B. thank you Mr chairman this is a method of finance for you can be for has region repairs it's revised for two point nine million to complete the project with additional costs and funding comes from the natural cultural resources council and university reserves. Any questions on this method of finance review. Seeing no questions without objection I don't P. method of finance you of a fine bluff will stand reviewed. I'm so reviewed So without any further business Mr co chair do you have anything you'd like to add before we adjourn. Okay. We will be you know with the governor's executive order and how things are we might have a meeting more frequently than what otherwise appear would do so just be watching for that this meeting stands adjourned thank you.