Oct 23, 2023 City Commission Meeting

SO IT, IT IS INTENSE.

SO THE, THE TEAM RELAY IS RUN AS A BRACKET.

SO WE RUN A QUALIFYING TIME AND THEN WE GET SEEDED INTO A BRACKET.

SO THAT'S WHY WE WERE RUNNING THE THIRD PLACE RACE, I BELIEVE WAS OUR SIXTH RACE OF THE DAY.

OH.

SO AFTER THIS PERFORMANCE AND WHOEVER THE TEAM, UH, WENT ON TO REPRESENT THE CITY AND DEPARTMENT AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN STEWART, FLORIDA, THEY COMPETED AGAINST 350 OVERALL PARTICIPANTS, REPRESENTING 17 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES WITH THREE WEEKS TO PREPARE.

THE OUTCOME WASN'T WHAT THEY HAD HOPED FOR, BUT THE EXPERIENCE FOR THEM WAS PRICELESS.

THEY ENDED UP PLACING 14TH IN THE WORLD, A TANDEM OF ENGINEER HIRSCH AND ENGINEER BEKE PLACED 15TH AND ENGINEER BEKE AS AN INDIVIDUAL, PLACED 44TH OUT OF THE 350 PARTICIPANTS IN THE FINAL.

AND, UM, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THESE ELITE ATHLETES TONIGHT AND TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR DEDICATION.

UM, BUT MOST OF THESE TEAMS, THE ONE FROM MEMPHIS, I WENT AND I WAS AMAZED THEY'VE GOT ALL THIS, THE BEST OF THE BEST EQUIPMENT.

'CAUSE THEY HAVE SPONSORS AND COMPANIES SPONSOR THEM AND FIRE EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, UH, PAY SPONSORSHIP MONEY TO GET THEM THERE.

AND THESE GUYS WENT IN CHARLES'S VAN WITH 200 AND SOME THOUSAND MILES ON IT.

UM, AND THEY WENT TO, THESE GUYS ARE BEING TREATED AT THESE GREAT RESTAURANTS BY THEIR SPONSORS.

THEY WENT TO COSTCO AND GOT THEIR FOOD.

I MEAN, THESE GUYS ARE DOING IT WITH WEEKS PREPARATION, AND THEIR COMPETITION HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS.

SO WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD AND LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT THEY HAVE, UH, IN THE FUTURE AND WHAT THEIR PERFORMANCE IS GONNA BE IN THE COMING MONTHS AND YEARS.

THANK MAYOR.

THAT I ASK A QUESTION.

PLEASE GO AHEAD.

WELL, I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO JUST ASK ONE.

I WANT, WHO WAS THE MOTIVATOR BEHIND THIS, AND DID YOU HAVE A HARD TIME CONVINCING OTHERS? GO TO THE MICROPHONE ALSO GETS PICKED UP ON TV.

THE MOTIVATOR, THE DEPARTMENT HAS A HISTORY OF INCREDIBLE FIREFIGHTERS, INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP, AND WE JUST FOLLOWED THAT LEADERSHIP.

WE ARE FIT INDIVIDUALS.

THE DEPARTMENT SPONSORS WEIGHT ROOMS FOR ALL OF US.

YOU GUYS PROVIDE US WITH AMAZING EQUIPMENT, AND WE JUST WANTED TO GO OUT AND SHOW WHAT WE'RE CAPABLE OF.

SO I LIKE THAT ANSWER.

IT'S NOT I DID, IT'S WE DID.

THAT WAS GREAT.

WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT EACH OTHER OR WITHOUT, WITHOUT YOU.

AND THE SUPPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT, IT, MARVEL VOICE TRULY WAS A TEAM EFFORT BY EVERYONE INVOLVED.

ONE LAST QUESTION.

DID I HEAR THE CHIEF SAY THAT THIS WAS ON, ON TV? SO SEVERAL YEARS AGO, ESPN AIRED THE RACES.

UM, SO IT'S BEEN PURCHASED NOW BY FIRST RESPONDER NETWORK, UM, OR FIRST RESPONDER INSTITUTE, EXCUSE

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ME.

AND THEY ARE IN TALKS.

I DON'T KNOW, CAN WE SAY THAT THEY'RE, I KNOW, UM, THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IT, UH, GETTING TV COVERAGE IN THE UPCOMING SEASON.

UM, IT SHOULD, WHEN I LOOK AT THOSE JUNK, LAST PERSON ON THE ISLAND SHOWS , WHICH IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THIS.

YOU NEED TO BE ON TV SHOWING THOSE SKILLS.

FOR SURE.

THE CEO OF THE 5 0 1 C THREE SAID THAT IF, UH, CORNHOLE AND DRONE RACING CAN BE ON TV, WE SHOULD CERTAINLY BE ABLE TO CHECK THIS ON TV.

EXACTLY.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS.

WE'RE HOPEFUL FOR THE FUTURE OF THE SPORT, BUT THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

THANK WHAT A NEAT SURPRISE.

UM, MOST OF US JUST LEARNED ABOUT IT, UH, THIS, UH, THIS PAST THURSDAY.

UM, REALLY, UH, REALLY SOMETHING SPECIAL AND COOL.

APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF THE MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER 9TH, 2023 MEETING.

UH, AT THIS POINT, UH, DURING THE MEETING, WE'LL HAVE, UH, COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS.

INDIVIDUALS MAY COMMENT ON ANY ITEM IN THE CONSENT OR REGULAR, UH OH.

SO I AM, UH, I MISSED, UM,

[2. Approval or Correction of Minutes]

UM, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

UH, ONE ABSTENTION, UH, COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.

BACK TO, UH, COMMENTS FROM, UH, FROM CITIZENS, BUT AN INDIVIDUALS MAY COMMENT ON ANY ITEM, UH, IN THE CONSENT OR REGULAR AGENDA, OR MAY ON ANY OTHER MATTER REGARDING THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

UM,

[ Comments from Citizens – Individuals may comment on any item included in the Consent/Regular agenda or on any other matter regarding the City of Brentwood. All comments should be directed to the Board of Commissioners. Citizens who wish to request that an item be moved from the Consent Agenda to the Regular Agenda for discussion should make that known to the Board at this time. A sign-in sheet will be provided fifteen (15) minutes prior to the start of the meeting. Anyone wishing to speak may, but are not required to, sign in. ]

ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

NO ONE SIGNED UP THIS EVENING.

UH, BUT IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD, UH, WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? IF SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD, IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

PROBABLY NEED TO PULL.

REBECCA MARTINEZ.

9 5, 4 7 THOROUGHBRED WAY IN BRENTWOOD.

I DID THE MATH.

AND ON IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, I'LL HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR 20 YEARS.

THAT ADDRESS, IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

I'M A MEMBER OF THE RACKET, UM, FACILITY AD HOC COMMITTEE.

I'VE MET MANY OF YOU AT OUR MEETINGS, UM, WHICH HAS SIGNALED TO ME THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN OUR PROGRESS.

SO I'VE COME TO GIVE YOU MY, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, AN UPDATE BEFORE I SHARE WITH YOU MY PROGRESS, OUR PROGRESS, I WANTED TO LOOK AT EACH ONE OF YOU AND PERSONALLY EXPRESS MY, UM, APPRECIATION FOR YOUR EXCELLENT WORK.

UM, I'VE WATCHED MANY BOARD OF COMMISSIONER MEETINGS DURING MY RESEARCH, AND THIS GOVERNMENT IS RUNNING EFFICIENTLY.

YOU ARE MANAGING YOUR MONEY, AND THE FACT THAT OUR CITY IS ABLE TO CONSIDER A PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE IS A TESTAMENT OF YOUR EFFORTS AS A LONGTIME RESIDENT.

I THANK YOU.

NOW ONTO OUR PROGRESS.

I AM CONFIDENT THAT AFTER 11 MEETINGS DATE TOTALING 20 HOURS PLUS FIELD TRIPS, INTERVIEWS, FACT FINDING MISSIONS AND RESEARCH, WE HAVE FULFILLED OUR PURPOSE TO PROVIDE THIS BOARD WITH THE INFORMATION MANDATED WHEN THE COMMITTEE WAS SWAR.

AND I'M PLEASED TO TELL YOU THAT A FINAL WRITTEN REPORT WILL BE DELIVERED THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER, AND A FORMAL PRESENTATION WILL BE GIVEN ON NOVEMBER 9TH.

IT'S EXCITING.

MY PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH COMMISSIONER SPEARS AND GET TO KNOW MANY OF YOU.

WHILE I AM CONFIDENT THAT OUR COMMITTEE HAS ACCOMPLISHED ITS MISSION, YOU CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT THE INFORMATION DELIVERED TO YOU IS A, IN OUR REPORT, HAS COMPREHENSIVE DATA COLLECTED, ASSEMBLED BY HIGH QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF FIELDS, WITH THE INSIGHT OF THE PROFESSIONALS ON THE COMMITTEE, PLUS THOSE WITH SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE AND VAST EXPERIENCE, OUR REPORT IS THOROUGH AND COMPLETE.

AND FINALLY, OUR RESIDENTS CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO PERFORM THE DUE DILIGENCE, UM, REQUIRED TO MAKE ACCURATE, INFORMED AND CALCULATED DECISIONS REGARDING THE RACKET FACILITY TO BE BUILT AT CROCKETT PARK.

AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A VOICE AS A RESIDENT.

THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING ME THROUGH THE PARTICIPATION AS A COMMITTEE MEMBER.

IT HAS BEEN

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SO THANK YOU.

UH, TO A REPORT FROM OUR CITY MANAGER, KIRK.

ANYONE ELSE, UH, IN THE AUDIENCE THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD.

UH, WE'LL CLOSE COMMENTS FROM, UH, FROM CITIZENS, AND WE'LL MOVE,

[ Report from City Manager Report from the City Attorney Reports and comments by Commissioners and Mayor]

JUST TWO ITEMS, JUST A REMINDER, UH, FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT OUR FALL CLEANUP DAYS CONTINUE.

WE HAD OUR FIRST DAY THIS PAST SATURDAY AT GRANNY WHITE PARK.

THIS COMING SATURDAY WILL BE AT TOWER PARK ON HERITAGE WAY, UH, FROM EIGHT TO FOUR, AND THEN THE LAST DAY WILL BE SATURDAY, THE NOVEMBER 4TH AT BACK AT GRANNY WHITE PARK, AGAIN FROM EIGHT TO FOUR.

AND THERE'S MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE DAYS AND THE MATERIALS YOU CAN BRING AND STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE.

UH, AND SECONDLY, UH, JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMISSION, I DON'T THINK I NOTIFIED YOU TODAY, BUT EARLIER TODAY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID ISSUE A BURN BAN, GIVEN THE WEATHER.

IT'S BEEN VERY DRY, AS YOU KNOW, AND WITH, UH, WARM TEMPERATURES AND NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST.

SO WE HAVE ISSUED A BURN BAN, UH, EFFECTIVE TODAY.

UH, AND WE WILL STAY IN PLACE UNTIL THERE'S SOME, UH, APPRECIABLE PRECIPITATION TO NECESSITATE REMOVING THAT.

BUT WE JUST THINK THAT'S PRUDENT ACTION AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

WOULD Y'ALL PUT SOMETHING OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA? UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR, I'M SORRY, PLEASE.

SORRY.

RICHARD POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE HAPPY TO I'M SURE TO, BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID, AND THEN CHARLES, I THINK, HAS PICKED IT UP AND I'M SURE WE'LL CARRY IT FORWARD TOO.

I THINK BRIAN SAID IT GOT PICKED UP ON ONE OF THE NEWS STATIONS, UH, THIS EVENING ALREADY.

UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.

MR. A, UH, UH, A QUESTION.

CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE, UH, ON THE, UH, AID THAT WAS RENDERED, UH, FROM BRENTWOOD TO, UH, MURRAY COUNTY? UH, AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT FIRE.

IT KIND OF DOVETAILS IN, LEADS IN YEAH, EXACTLY.

YEAH, IF I'LL DEFER TO THE, UH, TO ONE OF THE CHIEFS THERE, IF, IF THEY DON'T MIND.

HONESTLY, OUR ROLE IN IT WAS PRETTY LIMITED, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

UM, THE REQUEST CAME IN THROUGH WILLIAMSON COUNTY EMA FOR AN ENGINE TO RESPOND TO MURRAY COUNTY.

THEY SAID THEY HAD A BRUSH FIRE THAT WAS OVER A HUNDRED ACRES AND INVOLVED A NUMBER OF STRUCTURES.

SO WE OBVIOUSLY SENT THEM AN ENGINE AND SOME PERSONNEL, WHICH ALSO INCLUDED A DRONE ASSET THAT THEY HAD REQUESTED.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY EVEN GOT TO WHERE THEY WERE GOING BEFORE THEY WERE TURNED AROUND AND SENT BACK.

SO THEY WERE ABLE TO RESOLVE THAT ISSUE WITH THE RESOURCES THAT THEY HAD LOCALLY BEFORE, UH, OUR GUYS GOT THERE.

SO THAT'S THE EXTENT OF IT.

UM, DOES ILLUSTRATE THE, UH, THE POINT OF THE REASON, UH, FOR THE, UH, THE BURN BAND? UH, I CAN'T IMAGINE A HUNDRED ACRES, UH, GOING UP IN, UH, IN BREVILLE.

YEAH, AND IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE, BUT SOME FOLKS IN TOWN WILL REMEMBER IT.

WE HAD A PRETTY SERIOUS GRASS FIRE 20, WELL, NEITHER ONE OF YOU WERE HERE, I DON'T THINK, BUT 20 SOME YEARS AGO, I THINK, OUT IN THE BACK OF CHEN WITH AREA AND ALL THAT, THAT, UM, AND THAT ALSO WAS AN ISSUE FOR OUR WATER SUPPLY AT THE TIME.

SO IT CAN HAPPEN HERE VERY EASILY GIVEN THE, THE TERRAIN AND THE OPEN SPACE THAT WE HAVE.

ANY, UH, FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR, UH, FOR KIRK? ALL RIGHT.

ABOUT A REPORT FROM OUR, UH, CITY ATTORNEY THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU, MAYOR GORMAN.

NO REPORT TONIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, THIS EVENING, UH, WE'LL START, UH, WITH OUR COMMISSIONERS WITH COMMISSIONER DUNN.

UM, WE WILL MEET IN NOVEMBER.

UH, THE HISTORIC BOARD MET LAST FRIDAY, AND WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM, UH, UH, MR. RAY WHO OPERATES A WEBSITE SERVICE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO, IF YOU APPLY A QR CODE STICKER TO YOUR HISTORIC SITES AND SIGNS, UM, PEOPLE CAN JUST RIDE BY AND ACCESS THAT.

NOW, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK IN GATHERING ALL THE INFORMATION ON EACH OF YOUR SITES THAT GOES ONTO THAT, UH, TO HIS WEBSITE.

AND, UM, SO, AND IT'S A 1299 A MONTH FEE, AND IT CAN DO UP TO A HUNDRED.

SO IT'S NOT A MATTER OF MONEY.

THE BOARD WOULD PAY IT OUT OF OUR, OUR FUNDING.

BUT, UM, WE ARE GONNA DO A PILOT PROGRAM OF DOING FIVE BECAUSE IT IS A LOT OF INFORMATION TO GATHER AND GET IN THE FORM THAT HE NEEDS.

UM, AND SO, UH, OUR MARKER CHAIRMAN, UH, IS JOE GROSS, IS GOING TO, UH, GET INFORMATION FOR FIVE SITES AND GET THEM TO MR. RAY.

AND WE'RE GONNA SEE HOW THIS WORKS BEFORE WE GO GO INTO IT ANYMORE, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A MASSIVE PROJECT.

AND WE HAD THE GUESTS FROM THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY HISTORIC, UH, ASSOCIATION, RICK WARWICK.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HAVE NOTICED RICK HAS WRITTEN A NEW BOOK ON THE BETHESDA COMMUNITY.

SO THAT WOULD, I'M SURE THAT WILL BE INTERESTING TO READ.

AND IF YOU'RE SHOPPING FOR CHRISTMAS, THERE'S OUR BOOK, THE BRENTWOOD I REMEMBER, AND RICK'S BOOK.

SO YOU CAN DO DOUBLE DUTY THERE.

UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FROM THAT MEETING.

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WE DO NOT MEET IN DECEMBER, THOUGH, 'CAUSE WE MEET THE THIRD FRIDAYS, AND THAT'S TOO CLOSE FOR CHRISTMAS, SO WE DON'T MEET THEN.

BUT THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

UH, COMMISSIONER LITTLE, YES.

I DON'T HAVE A COMMITTEE REPORT TONIGHT, BUT JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY OVER THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS TO SEE GOD'S GLORY REFLECTED ON A TENNESSEE HILLSIDE IN THE AUTUMN AS THE LEAVES CHANGE.

I FLEW IN FROM FAR SOUTH OF HERE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, AND LOOKING AT THE HILLSIDES AS WE FLEW IN WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.

SO REMEMBER TO GET OUT AND ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF WHERE YOU LIVE.

THAT'S ALL VERY GOOD.

COMMISSIONER SPEARS.

UM, I, I WANNA THANK THE BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS AS ALWAYS, FOR REACHING OUT OVER EMAIL AND ENGAGING WITH US AND OUR CITY STAFF.

IT REALLY DOES MAKE THE BEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

UM, THANK YOU REBECCA, FOR COMING TONIGHT TO SPEAK TO US.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE PERSONALLY PUT IN.

IT'S BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH YOU.

SO THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

UM, WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR FIREFIGHTER COMBAT CHALLENGE TEAM.

UH, GREAT TO BE WITH THEM TONIGHT.

I THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD SO WELL AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.

SO THANK YOU TO CHARLES BEKE, BRAD LAWSON, DEREK KIRSCHNER, AND RYAN REN.

UM, IMPRESSIVE YOUNG MEN.

SO MANY GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW.

I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY STAFF FOR YOUR WORK, FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD ON PROJECTS BIG AND SMALL, LIKE STREET SIGNS FOR SAFETY AND DECISIONS ABOUT TREES, PONDS, AND STAIRCASES.

I WANNA THANK TODD HOPIN, DERRICK BA, DEREK BASKIN, AND TODD PETROWSKI FOR YOUR WORK.

YOU HAVE EACH HELPED THE RESIDENTS WITH THEIR NEEDS, AND YOU MAKE US PROUD.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THE CITY AWARDS BREAKFAST WAS THIS PAST THURSDAY, I'M SORRY, TUESDAY MORNING, AND I WAS HONORED TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE FOR JUST A FEW MOMENTS.

I WANNA THANK ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL CITY STAFF, UM, FOR THOSE CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARY YEARS, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, AND 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.

THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD TODAY IS WHAT IT IS BECAUSE OF THE YEARS OF WORK THAT YOU HAVE PUT IN.

SO THANK YOU ALL, UM, FOR WHAT YOU INVESTED INTO THE CITY AS THE COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE TO THE AD HOC, I'M SORRY, I'M GONNA TRY THAT AGAIN.

AS COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE TO THE RACKET FACILITY AD HOC COMMITTEE, I'M EXCITED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR PROGRESS.

THE RACKET FACILITY AD HOC COMMITTEE MET LAST ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, TO WORK FOR TWO HOURS.

ON THE SUMMARY DOCUMENT THAT WE WILL BE PRESENTED SOON, AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK THIS ALL VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE FOR THE VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT THEY HAVE PUT INTO THIS VERY VALUABLE WORK.

THE AD HOC COMMITTEE'S FULL REPORT DOCUMENT WILL BE COMPLETED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC NOVEMBER 1ST.

FOLLOWING THAT, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE WILL REPRESENT, OR I'M SORRY, WILL PRESENT THE FULL DOCUMENT TO THE CITY COMMISSION ON THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 9TH AT 9:00 AM IN THE ANNEX ROOM NEXT DOOR.

THE COMMITTEE'S LAST MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS THURSDAY AT 7:00 PM AND AS A REMINDER, IT IS ALWAYS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WE MEET IN THE ANNEX ROOM.

UH, COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.

A YOUNG FAMILY IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT MOVING INTO THE RIVER OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE WELCOME THE NEWEST BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, REBECCA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TONIGHT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

UM, ALL THE TIME YOU'VE PUT ON THE COMMITTEE FOR THE RACKET FACILITY, UM, BOTH AS A TENNIS PLAYER AND WITH YOUR, UM, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERING THAT YOU DO AT THE SCHOOLS AND WORKING AT THE SCHOOLS, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PERSPECTIVE THAT YOU ADD TO THAT COMMITTEE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REPORT.

CHIEF GOSS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THEM IN, HIGHLIGHTING THAT I HAD SEEN IT A WHILE BACK WHEN YOU PUT IT ON FACEBOOK, AND, UM, IT WAS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THEM.

UM, WHAT STANDS OUT MOST IMPRESSIVELY TO ME IS NOT ONLY THE PHYSICAL ABILITY, BUT ALSO THEY'VE, NONE OF 'EM, IT SOUNDS LIKE, HAD EVER DONE ANY OF THIS BEFORE.

SO THE FACT THAT THEY WENT THAT FAR IN THAT CHALLENGE HAD NEVER DONE IT BEFORE, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO NEXT YEAR WHEN THEY NOW KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

SO I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

THAT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, I HAD THE HONOR TO ATTEND THE EMPLOYEE BREAKFAST, AND WHICH RECOGNIZED THE EMPLOYEES WITH THEIR ANNIVERSARIES ANYWHERE FROM FIVE ALL THE WAY UP TO 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.

AND IN TODAY'S WORLD, MOST PEOPLE DO NOT STAY IN THE SAME PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THAT LONG.

AND OUR CITY, UM, AND OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE WORKED HARD TO CREATE A CULTURE WHERE PEOPLE NOT ONLY WANT TO COME WORK HERE, BUT THEY ALSO WANT TO STAY.

WE'VE HAD SOME OF THE MOST DEDICATED EMPLOYEES, AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO WORK IN A SERVICE INDUSTRY, BUT ALL OF US HERE ARE BASICALLY, UM, IN THE BUSINESS OF CUS CUSTOMER SERVICE.

THE RESIDENTS ARE OUR CUSTOMERS, AND CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE SERVANTS HEARTS.

THEY WORK HARD, THEY WORK WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, AND THEY PROVIDE TOP QUALITY WORK.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO YOUR JOB AND TO OUR RESIDENTS.

UM, IN THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT A BRIDGE CONNECTING THE ARBORETUM TO 6 3 0 9 MILLBROOK IN RIVER OAKS.

AND I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE REALTOR FOR THAT PROPERTY.

AND LAST THURSDAY, THE SALE WAS OFFICIALLY FINALIZED AND HAS CLOSED.

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THE NEXT LIBRARY BOARD MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH AT 4:30 PM AT THE LIBRARY.

A FEW EVENTS GOING ON.

THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY BOOK SALE JUST OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEKEND, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO RAISE $17,878 AND 95 CENTS.

UM, COUPLE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

DON'T MISS ANOTHER FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY EVENT CALLED BOOK TACULAR.

THIS IS ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH.

FROM THREE TO FIVE, THERE WILL BE 18 STATIONS FOR FAMILIES TO ENJOY.

A SAFE WAY TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN.

ALSO, THERE WILL BE BOOKS GIVEN AWAY, UH, WITH THE CANDY.

SO NO TREAT TRICKS, JUST TREATS AT THIS EVENT.

AND THEN THE TEEN ADVISORY BOARD IS HOSTING, HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL TEEN SCREAM BASH.

THAT IS ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN FOR TEENS TO HANG OUT IN COSTUMES, EAT TREATS, AND ENJOY GAMES.

SO PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS.

AND THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER EVENT FUNDED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY.

AND THAT IS ALL MAYOR.

AS MUCH AT STAKE THIS WEEK AS EVER.

COMMISSIONER ANDREWS.

UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, Y'ALL HAVE MENTIONED THE DIFFERENT EMPLOYEE EVENTS THIS PAST WEEK.

AND, UH, ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER OR, UH, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS AND COMMISSIONER DUNN HAD THE CHANCE TO GO TO THE DINNER LAST FRIDAY, WHICH WAS, UH, OUTSTANDING.

UM, AND I WANTED TO COMPLIMENT THE STAFF IN TERMS OF PUTTING TOGETHER A FUN NIGHT WITH A MYSTERY DINNER, ALTHOUGH THE MYSTERY WAS, UH, QUITE A CHALLENGE TO DECIPHER.

BUT, UH, I BELIEVE, UH, IT MIGHT'VE BEEN OUR, UH, RAVENSWOOD STAFF THAT HAD THE WHEREWITHAL TO, TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT.

BUT A LOT OF FUN.

BUT ALSO AS PART OF, OF THAT, AND Y'ALL CAN SEE I'VE GOT A, A UNITED WAY SHIRT ON TODAY.

WE HAD OUR UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN AT, UH, ANDREWS CADILLAC, MOUNT JULIET TODAY.

BUT AS PART OF THE EMPLOYEE DINNER, THEY DID A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE UNITED WAY AND THE CAMPAIGN HERE AT THE CITY, AND SEEING OUR, OUR, OUR TEAM HERE AND THE PARTICIPATION, BUT ALSO HAVING THE AUCTION AT THE DINNER, UM, TO HELP, UH, RECOGNIZE FOLKS THAT THAT GAVE GENEROUSLY BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL.

AND, UH, AS I THINK YOU ALL KNOW, WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE UNITED WAY A LOT.

IT MAKES A BIG IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.

AND GENERALLY SPEAKING, YOU KNOW, IN THE BIG WORLD OF NONPROFITS, UH, THEY TALK A LOT ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY RAISED THAT GOES TO OVERHEAD.

AND WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT, THEY USUALLY TALK ABOUT A 30%, UH, OVERHEAD OR LESS BEING WORLD CLASS.

AND, UM, AND THE UNITED WAY ACTUALLY HITS ABOUT 11%, UM, THAT'S USED FOR OVERHEAD AND THE REST GOES TO THE MISSION.

SO I LOVE SEEING THE CITY INVOLVED IN THAT.

GREAT, UH, A GREAT THING GOING ON, AND IT'S FUN TO SEE AT THE EMPLOYEE DINNER.

UM, A TREE BOARD HAD A, A GOOD MEETING LAST TUESDAY.

UH, ONE OF THE THINGS ON THE RADAR, UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD US TALK A LOT ABOUT THE EMERALD ASH BO APPARENTLY, UH, THE LANTERN FLY IS COMING TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE, AND YOU MAY HAVE SEEN STUFF IN THE NEWS ABOUT THAT, BUT THE CONVERSATION REALLY CAME DOWN TO, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE LANTERN FLY IS CERTAINLY A, A PEST AND A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY THE CROPS.

IT IS NOT GONNA TAKE DOWN A BIG TREE AND CRASH ON YOUR HOUSE.

SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE ACTIONABILITY OF IT, AND WE'RE WITH THE EMERALD DASHBOARD.

IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE AN ASH TREE.

AND IF THEY DO HAVE AN ASH TREE, THEY HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY, UM, YOU KNOW, OBSERVE THE TREE TO SEE IF IT HAS A PROBLEM.

AND IF IT HAS A PROBLEM, EITHER SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO TREAT THE TREE OR TO QUICKLY REMOVE THE TREE BEFORE IT DECIDES, UH, TO REMOVE ITSELF.

WHERE WITH THE LANTERN FLY, THERE'S NOT REALLY A DECISION FOR THE, THE CITIZEN TO MAKE.

SO, SO I BELIEVE, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT CHARLES AND HIS TEAM TRYING TO PUBLICIZE THAT EXISTS.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO IN YOUR OWN PROPERTY TO TRY TO SPOT THE LANTERN FLY AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

BUT STILL, FROM A APPAREL TO CITIZENS AND PROPERTY, REALLY, THE ASH TREES ARE SOMETHING WE WANNA CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON AS A TREE BOARD.

AND OF COURSE, ARBOR DAY IS COMING UP OUR BIG FOCUS FOR THE YEAR.

UM, SO OUR NEXT MEETING IS COMING UP IN NOVEMBER ON THE 21ST.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, UM, IN TERMS OF NON COMMITTEE STUFF.

BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, REBECCA, I REALLY APPRECIATE BEING HERE TO, UM, I GUESS, UH, FILL IN FOR GARY.

UH, I KNOW HE A LOT OF TIMES SPEAKS FOR THE COMMITTEE, BUT, UH, THANKS FOR COMING AND, AND I KNOW THE COMMITTEE'S DONE A LOT OF HARD WORK AS, AS TASKED BY THE COMMISSION, SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, AND CHARLES, YOU KNOW, WE DID GET THAT BURN BAND THIS AFTERNOON, SO IT IS GETTING THROUGH ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SO HOPEFULLY PEOPLE ARE CAREFUL.

AND, UH, NOT TOO MANY STRAY FIREWORKS LEFT OUT THERE.

UH, THIS WEEK IS A HUGE WEEK IN BRENTWOOD.

IF, IF ANYONE DOESN'T KNOW, SOMEHOW IT IS BATTLE OF THE WOODS, UH, FOOTBALL VERSION THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.

SO TWO TEAMS UNDEFEATED IN THE REGION, FACING TOGETHER IN A LONG TIME, RIVALRY, AND, UH, PRETTY, PRETTY INCREDIBLE STUFF IF ANYBODY HASN'T SEEN THAT GETTING OUT THAT, UH, FOR IT.

UM, AND REALLY THESE TWO TEAMS, UH, IT, IT IS A HUGE GAME AND

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AND, UH, ON TOP OF THAT, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY THIS AFTERNOON TO MAKE IT OVER TO RAVENWOOD FOR THE DEDICATION OF THE NEW, UH, BAND TOWER.

SO, UH, NO LONGER DOES THE BAND DIRECTOR HAVE TO PERCH ON TOP OF A SCISSOR LIFT, UH, PRECARIOUSLY SWAYING IN THE WIND AS THEY TRY TO WORK ON THEIR, THEIR PROGRAM.

SO, UH, GLAD TO SEE THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THAT.

UM, CATCHING UP TO THE STATE OF THE ART FOR, UH, FOR THE RAVENWOOD BAND PROGRAM.

AND, UH, IT WAS A, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN TO GET OUT THERE.

SAW A LOT OF OLD FRIENDS AS WELL AS, UH, MET SOME NEW FOLKS.

SO, UH, AS I OBSERVED EARLIER, A LOT OF GOOD THINGS GOING ON IN BRENTWOOD.

UM, YOU KNOW, THE FIREFIGHTER COMBAT CHALLENGE IS PRETTY, PRETTY AMAZING.

I THINK THE TAC TEAM, UH, THEY, THEY MAY WANNA DISPUTE THE HARDEST, UH, TWO MINUTES IN SPORTS.

ACTUALLY.

I THINK THE TAC TEAM CHALLENGE IS MORE LIKE 16 MINUTES.

SO, UM, MAYBE THAT'S THE BASIS, BUT I'VE BEEN INCREDIBLE, THE DEDICATION OUR TEAMS HERE.

SO, UH, GLAD, VERY GLAD TO BE A PART OF IT, MAYOR.

VERY GOOD VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.

UH, MAY I ASK THE COMMISSIONER ANDREWS A QUESTION? YES, MA'AM.

WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE, THE, THE TREE, THE ASH TREE, YES.

IT REMINDED ME RECENTLY, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF INFORMATION.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S CORRECT, WHAT IS AND WHAT ISN'T.

AND YOUR, YOUR BOARD DID SUCH A, A GREAT JOB.

UH, KEN, I THINK YOU WROTE IT WHEN THEY DID, STARTED THE EMERALD ASH THING, OR, UM, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC.

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION LATELY ABOUT THE, THE BENEFIT OF TOTALLY MANICURED LAWNS VERSUS LEAVING A PORTION OF YOUR LAWN THAT MIGHT NOT BE MANICURED.

THE, THE VALUE TO OUR INSECT POPULATION, OUR BUTTERFLY POPULATION, AND, AND THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR ENVIRONMENT.

AND I WONDER IF YOU ALL HAVE EXPLORED THAT, AND IF YOU WOULD TAKE IT ON AS A TOPIC, I THINK IT'D MAKE A WONDERFUL, UH, MEETING ONE NIGHT TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO IT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAD SOME, SOME GOOD SPEAKERS OR SOMETHING.

YEAH, NO, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT.

AND I THINK THE LIBRARY HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THEIR POLLINATOR GARDEN.

AND, UH, I KNOW, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THAT EVENT, UH, TRISH AND I, WE, I BROUGHT HOME A COUPLE FLATS OF THE PURPLE CONE FLOWERS.

SO WE NOW HAVE A REALLY NICE CONE FLOWER GARDEN IN, UH, IN A NEW SPOT IN OUR YARD, WHICH APPARENTLY THE HUMMINGBIRDS AND OTHER, OTHER POLLINATORS REALLY, REALLY ENJOY.

BUT, UM, THAT, THAT'S GOING ON A LOT.

AND I SAID, I THINK THE LIBRARY AND THEIR STAFF HAS BEEN DOING A TERRIFIC JOB WITH THE POLLINATOR GARDEN.

BUT THAT'S A GOOD POINT, BECAUSE WITH THE TREE BOARD, WE'VE BEEN VERY FOCUSED ON, I MEAN, LITERALLY THE CANOPY, BUT THE WHOLE ECOSYSTEM AND THE WHOLE ENVIRONMENT, YOU KNOW, INCLUDING THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN WE HAD, UM, A GENTLEMAN WAS OUR GUEST SPEAKER AT THE TREE BOARD LAST WEEK TALKING ABOUT TREATING TREES, AND THERE'S A BIG DISCUSSION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, NATURAL TREATMENTS VERSUS, YOU KNOW, MORE SCIENTIFICALLY ADVANCED, BUT MAYBE NOT SO MUCH, YOU KNOW, CHEMICAL TREATMENTS AND THE IMPACT THEY CAN MAKE ON STREAMS AND WATER QUALITY.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT.

AND THE, THE POLLINATOR, THE POLLINATOR GARDENS YOU MENTIONED.

THERE'S ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE IDEA OF HAVING, YOU KNOW, THE, THE WATER FILTRATION ASPECT OF 'EM, WHERE PEOPLE WILL DO THE, UM, YOU KNOW, OTHER GARDENS WITH THE, THE IDEA OF TRYING TO FILTER OUT FERTILIZERS AND OTHER STUFF BEFORE THEY MAKE IT INTO THE WATERWAY.

SO THERE'S A LOT THERE TO BE EXPLORED.

AND, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER LITTLE BEING ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD, THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE TREE BOARD AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD TO WORK ON THIS.

IT WOULD BE VERY EDUCATIONAL TOO, I THINK, TO ALL OF US.

AND IT, FROM WHAT I READ, YOU DON'T, NOBODY'S ASKING YOU TO LET YOUR WHOLE YARD GO, YOU KNOW? RIGHT.

NOBODY WANTS THAT.

BUT THE, AN AREA WHERE WILD FLOWERS ARE ALLOWED TO GROW, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT OUT THERE SPRAYING 'EM AND GETTING RID OF THEM, OF THEM, UH, AT THE FIRST SIGHT OF THEM.

SO I'D JUST LIKE TO HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD, ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THERE.

THERE, THERE'S ACTUALLY KIND, YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD OF NO SHAVE NOVEMBER.

UM, THERE'S A NO MO MAY, UH, MOVEMENT OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE TO LIKE GO THE MONTH OF MAY WHEN A LOT OF THOSE, THOSE PLANS BLOOM TO GIVE THE POLLINATORS A START, YOU KNOW, BY LETTING YOUR LAWN GROW A LITTLE BIT WILD.

NOW, WHETHER OR NOT THE HOAS CAN LIVE WITH THAT, I DON'T KNOW, , BUT IT'S A, OR OUR CODE DEPARTMENT, .

JUST TREATED THEM AGAIN AND HE, HE FEELS SURE THAT THEY'RE GONNA COME THROUGH THIS NEXT TIME AND WE'LL SEE.

VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.

JUST TAG ON THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT.

UH, RIGHT BEFORE I WENT OFF THE TREE BOARD AND COMMISSIONER ANDREWS CAME ON, UH, I ASKED AN ARBITER, ARBORIST, YOU KNOW, WE THOUGHT THE ASH BOER WAS GONNA BE HERE, AND IT DIDN'T COME AS QUICKLY AS THEY THOUGHT.

AND I KNOW WILLOW WICK, HOA, JUST HAD TO HAVE THEIR TREES TREATED AGAIN.

WE ONLY HAVE TO TREAT 'EM EVERY OTHER YEAR.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TREAT 'EM EVERY YEAR.

IT WASN'T THAT BAD.

BUT WE HAVEN'T LOST A TREE.

WE'VE TREATED THEM BECAUSE, UH, AGAIN, THE ARBORIST SAID, YOU DON'T TREAT THE TREES, THEY'RE GONNA DIE.

BUT, UH, WE

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BUT, UH, THE ASHBURG WEREN'T QUITE AS FAST AS WE THOUGHT THEY WERE.

UH, UM, MAYOR, THE NEXT, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING INFO MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, NEXT DOOR.

AND THE NEXT, UH, REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL BE MONDAY, NOVEMBER THE SIXTH.

UM, ITEM NUMBER TWO, CAROLYN STEWART, CAROLYN STEWART, ANYBODY KNOW THAT NAME? ONE OF THE NEW HIRES IN OUR PLANNING AND CODES DEPARTMENT, WHO IS A GRADUATE OF BA ACADEMY.

SO WE ACTUALLY KIND OF HIRED ONE OF OUR OWN HERE.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE CAROLYN STEWART GOT TO MEET HER AT THE, UH, EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION FUNCTION.

UM, WE DID HAVE A BREAKFAST AND A DINNER FOR THE EMPLOYEES.

UM, IT'S, IT WAS VERY, VERY GOOD.

BOTH OF THE, BOTH OF THEM AT THE DINNER.

I WAS HONORED TO BE ABLE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THE GROUP AND TELL THEM, WE'VE PURCHASED FIVE FIRE ENGINES, I THINK SINCE I'VE BEEN A COMMISSIONER, WHICH THREE OF 'EM ARE STILL GONNA BE MADE AND SHIPPED, BUT WE'VE ACTUALLY PUT OUR ORDER IN FOR THERE.

WE'VE PURCHASED HUNDREDS OF CARS.

WE PURCHASED BULLETPROOF VEST, WE PURCHASED NEW PISTOLS, WE PURCHASED NEW PISTOL SITES, WE PURCHASED A LOT OF EQUIPMENT FOR PUBLIC WORKS.

AND I SAID, THE REASON WE DO THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE GREAT EMPLOYEES.

IT'S THE EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED, BUT YOU CAN BUY ALL THAT EQUIPMENT IN THE WORLD, AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE GREAT EMPLOYEES USING IT, IT'S REALLY NOT WORTH ANYTHING.

AND SO WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY, BUT THEY HAVE DESERVED THAT AND EARNED THAT.

AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY, I THINK, AS A CITY TO BE ABLE TO STILL GIVE AN EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION.

BREAKFAST, DINNER SALARY INCREASES AN EXTRA BUMP BECAUSE OUR EMPLOYEES ARE THAT GOOD.

GOSH, I DON'T KNOW EVERYBODY SITTING OUT THERE, BUT MAN, IF THERE WERE SOMEBODY FROM THE PRESS THAT WAS OUT THERE AND THEY COULD REALLY DO A STORY ABOUT THOSE FIREFIGHTERS, THAT WOULD BE SUCH GOOD PUBLICITY, SO POSITIVE.

AND IT WOULD REALLY HELP MAYBE RECRUIT FIRST RESPONDERS TO A JOB THAT'S SO NECESSARY.

SO AGAIN, NOT KNOWING EVERYBODY OUT THERE, IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE SOMEBODY FROM THE PRESS, YOU MIGHT MENTION THAT TO THEM, JUST THOUGHT THAT WOULD WORK.

YOU KNOW, UM, NUMBER, UH, JUST WANT TO ALSO THANK, UH, THE REBECCA FOR HER COMMENTS.

THAT COMMITTEE REALLY HAS WORKED HARD, AND AGAIN, WE, WE HAVE SEEN HOW MUCH SOME CONSULTANTS SOMETIMES COST US TO DO STUDIES, AND THIS IS BEING DONE FOR FREE BY BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS, AND WE HAD 42 PEOPLE APPLY FOR TO, TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE.

THAT, THAT'S QUITE AN HONOR.

UM, THE WILLOW WICK, HOA, ACTUALLY HAD THEIR ANNUAL MEETING AND PICNIC AT GRANNY WHITE PARK SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

MAN, WHAT A WONDERFUL FACILITY.

THE PLAYGROUND WAS PACKED.

THEY, I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY CHILDREN, AND THEY WERE ALL HAPPY.

IT WAS A PERFECT DAY FOR IT.

BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE, YOU KNOW, NOT COOL, NOT HOT, JUST PERFECT OUT THERE.

AND IT WAS REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

THE PAVILION WAS SPOTLESS.

I MEAN, OUR PUBLIC WORKS PARKS DEPARTMENT, THEY DO SUCH A GOOD JOB.

PARKS DEPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY THERE.

THEY DID A REALLY, REALLY GREAT JOB.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE HAD A WONDERFUL MEETING.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

GOOD.

THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.

UM, I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF, UH, OF THINGS.

REBECCA.

UH, THANKS FOR COMING OUT THIS EVENING.

UM, FROM, UH, WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE, UH, THE RACKET COMMITTEE HAS DONE JUST SOME FABULOUS WORK.

WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL, UH, AS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS COMING TOGETHER, UM, TO REALLY, UH, PROVIDE, UH, THAT FEEDBACK, UH, TO US AND REALLY GO THROUGH THE DILIGENCE.

UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT REPORT, BUT THANK YOU ALL, UM, CHIEF, UH, THAT'S GREAT.

THE, UH, THE COMBAT CHALLENGE, UM, JUST FANTASTIC.

UM, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, UM, UH, WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN NEED, UM, AND YOU WANT, UH, HELP QUICKLY, UM, YOU WANT, UH, THE BEST, THE BRIGHTEST, UH, AS WELL AS THE, UH, THE MOST FIT.

UH, AND SO, UH, I WANT TO GET DRUG OUT BY, UH, ONE OF THOSE GUYS.

IF I, UH, HAVE TO GET DRUG OUT FROM BUILD A BURNING BUILDING, UM, OR IF THERE'S A, UH, UH, UM, UH, A RESPONSE, UH, LET'S HAVE THEM, UH, THERE FOR SURE.

UH, AND YOUR WHOLE TEAM.

UM, THAT'S, UM, CULTURE LEADING, UM, UH, FITNESS FOR SURE.

UM, HALLOWEEN IS, UH, IS THIS NEXT, UH, TUESDAY.

SO, UH, WATCH OUT FOR THE LITTLE ONES THAT ARE, UH, UH, OUT AND ABOUT.

UH, AND HOPEFULLY WE GET MORE, UH, MORE TREATS THAN, UH, THAN TRICKS.

UH, THIS, UH, COMING, UM, WEEK, UM, CITY AWARDS WERE THIS, UH, THIS PAST WEEK.

UM, JUST WHAT A NEAT THING.

I'M NOT GONNA, UH, GO OVER, UH, WHAT ALL THE DIFFERENT COMMISSIONERS HAVE SAID, BUT, UM, WE'VE GOT, UH, EMPLOYEES THAT WERE RECOGNIZED AT THE, UH, THE CITY BREAKFAST THAT HAVE BEEN HERE AS LONG AS, UH, AS 30 YEARS.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN I TALK WITH, UH, DIFFERENT RESIDENTS, AND I KNOW WE ALL DO, WE MAKE OURSELVES, UH, ACCESSIBLE WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT, WHETHER

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WE'RE AT THE KROGER'S OR ON THE GOLF COURSE, OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

UM, PEOPLE HAVE A TENDENCY TO MAKE THEIR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS KNOWN, UH, FOR SURE.

UH, BUT THE ONE THING THAT, UM, I ALWAYS HEAR IS, UH, GOOD, UH, FEEDBACK ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES, UH, HERE, UH, AND HOW THEY HAVE A, UH, A SERVICE APPROACH.

AND IT'S NOT TYPICAL GOVERNMENT.

UM, YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY YOU THINK, HEY, UM, GOVERNMENT'S HERE TO HELP WATCH OUT.

UM, THAT'S NOT THE CASE IN, UH, IN BRENTWOOD.

SO CULTURE, UH, MATTERS.

AND, UM, WE APPRECIATE, UH, YOU LEADING THAT, UH, THAT CULTURE CHARGE.

UH, KIRK, UH, FINALLY, THE, UH, URBAN GROWTH, UM, COMMITTEE, UM, MET, UH, THIS, UH, PAST WEEK.

AND, UH, MAN, I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA HAVE THINGS KIND OF WRAPPED UP.

UM, BUT, UM, UH, NOT QUITE.

UH, SO STILL, UH, SOME WORK TO BE DONE, UH, BY, UH, THE MUNICIPALITIES OF, UH, SPRING HILL AND, UH, AND THOMPSON STATION.

THE MAIN HANGUP IS YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN, UH, UNINCORPORATED COUNTY, UH, THAT DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY OF EITHER SPRING HILL OR THOMPSON STATION.

I KNOW WE HAVE A LONGSTANDING TRADITION OF ONLY BRINGING PEOPLE INTO OUR URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY.

UM, THAT ONE WANT TO DO IT, UH, AND IT MAKES SENSE WHERE WE CAN PROVIDE THOSE, UH, THOSE SERVICES.

AND THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A, UH, A DISCONNECT.

UM, THERE WERE PROBABLY 350 ISH, UH, UH, RESIDENTS THERE, UH, THAT WANTED TO MAKE THEIR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS KNOWN.

UH, UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S ONLY AN HOUR, UH, FOR, UH, CITIZEN, UH, COMMENTS.

HOWEVER, UM, THIS, UH, NOVEMBER 7TH, UH, AND THEN NOVEMBER 15TH, UH, AT COUNTY COMMISSION CHAMBERS AT, UH, SIX O'CLOCK, UH, WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

UH, AND SO I HAVE, UH, KIND OF THE THOUGHT THAT WE'RE GONNA BE THERE LATE, UH, AS WE WILL NOT LIMIT, UM, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE'LL LET FOLKS SPEAK AS, UH, AS LONG AS THEY WANT.

SO, UH, IF YOU SEND ME THE, UH, THE MORNING OF, UH, NOVEMBER 8TH OR NOVEMBER 16TH, UH, I MAY BE DRAGGING A LITTLE BIT, UM, JUST 'CAUSE WE'VE BEEN THERE A LONG TIME LISTENING TO THE FOLKS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE THOUGHT IS, UM, HOW CAN, UM, WE, UH, IMPOSE, UH, OUR WILL, UH, ON SOMEONE'S, UH, PRIVATE PROPERTY? UH, AND SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE THE, UH, THE HANGUP IS, UH, THERE.

UH, BUT, UH, MORE TO COME.

I'LL GIVE YOU UPDATES AFTER THE, UH, THE NEXT MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE.

AND I ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

UM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, YOU CAN, UH, WE CAN TALK, UH, UH, AFTER, UH, WHY THIS IS THE PUBLIC QUESTION.

UH, WHY? ALRIGHT.

JUST FORGET IT.

UM, SO WITH THAT, I DON'T WANT TO FORGET IT.

WHY WON'T YOU ANSWER MY QUESTION? I JUST HAVE A SIMPLE QUESTION.

WELL, THIS IS, UM, THAT'S WHAT REPORTS ARE FOR, TO GET INFORMATION FROM EACH OTHER.

MM-HMM, , ALL I WANTED TO KNOW IS, ARE Y'ALL SAYING THAT IMMEDIATELY ANNEXATION WOULD HAPPEN? OR IS THIS PROJECTING OUT THE WAY THE ORIGINAL COMMITTEE DID YEARS AGO SAYING, IN X NUMBER OF YEARS, WE PROJECT THAT THIS WILL BE THE URBAN BOUNDARY OF THIS CITY? THAT'S ALL I WANT TO KNOW.

, YEAH.

I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU, UH, AFTER TODAY.

NO, DON'T BOTHER.

I'LL CALL SOMEONE ELSE.

WILL MOVE ON, UH, TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND, UH, NOTE THAT ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA OR CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL GENERALLY BE ENACTED BY ONE MO ONE MOTION, EXCEPT FOR ANY ITEMS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, ALRIGHT.

UM, SO WE

[ Consent Agenda]

THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS OF THESE ITEMS AT THIS TIME.

DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE OR ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WISH TO REMOVE ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALRIGHT.

HEARING NONE, UM, WE'LL START WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE'VE GOT ORDINANCE, UH, 2023 DASH 13, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE THREE REGARDING THE ADOPTED ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE AS A COMPONENT OF THE CITY'S BUILDING CODE FOR CONSIDERATION ON SECOND AND FINAL READING RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 1 0 9 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ALTERATION TO THE OSRD DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE ANA SUBDIVISION FOR ADOPTION.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION 2023 DASH ONE 11 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH METRO NASHVILLE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT AND WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS REGARDING SELECTION OF RATE.

CONSULTANT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION 2023 DASH ONE 12 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY FOR CITY LIFE AND ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES FOR ADOPTION.

NUMBER FIVE, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE FOUR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUSES AND

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ITEM NUMBER SIX, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE CORTEX ENDPOINT PROTECTION.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE TWO VEHICLES FOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT.

AND BEFORE I CALL FOR THE VOTE, UH, UH, FOR THE RECORD, I'M GONNA DISCLOSE THAT MY WIFE'S COMPANY, UH, HAS A CONTRACT WITH A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WHERE BRANDON JENKINS SERVES ON THE BOARD.

THIS DOES NOT AFFECT OR INFLUENCE HOW I WILL VOTE ON THIS MATTER THIS EVENING.

ALRIGHT, WE READY FOR THE VOTE? MOVE TO APPROVE.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER ONE, ORDINANCE 2023 DASH ZERO EIGHT AN ORDINANCE REZONING 160 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED AT 1647 AND 1655 RAGSDALE ROAD FROM OSRD, IP TO OSRD FOR CONSIDERATION ON SECOND AND FINAL READING, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

UH, OLD

[1. Ordinance 2023-08 - AN ORDINANCE REZONING 116 +/- ACRES LOCATED AT 1647 AND 1655 RAGSDALE ROAD FROM OSRD-IP to OSRD, for consideration on second and final reading]

ALRIGHT.

UM, YEAH, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, A BRIEF OVERVIEW, JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS THE FINAL READING.

THIS ORDINANCE, UH, AGAIN, MOVES THIS PROPERTY FROM O-S-R-D-I-P TO OSRD ALLOWS FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF ARRANGEMENT AND LAYOUT OF THE SUBDIVISION.

THE END RESULT OF THE PROPOSED, UH, DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT GOES WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE IS 46 LOTS.

UH, THE EXISTING PLAN UNDER O-S-R-O-S-R-D-I-P IS 66 LOTS.

SO IT'S A REDUCTION OF 20 LOTS.

UM, THIS HAS BEEN THROUGH FIRST READING PLANNING COMMISSION, COMMUNITY MEETING, AND PUBLIC HEARING, UH, WITH REALLY LITTLE OR NO, UM, QUESTIONS OR INPUT.

UH, THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OF HIM, QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT.

YEAH, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE A LOT FOR SURE.

LOOKS LIKE Y'ALL ARE MAKING SOME PROGRESS OUT THERE.

UM, WE'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 2023 DASH ZERO EIGHT PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT ITEM NUMBER TWO, RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 57.

[2. Resolution 2023-57 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STAFF TO PROCEED WITH FORMAL NEGOTIATION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDOOR RACQUET FACILITY ON CITY-OWNED LAND IN CROCKETT PARK]

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STAFF TO PROCEED WITH FORMAL NEGOTIATION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDOOR RACKET FACILITY ON A CITY OWNED, ON CITY OWNED LAND IN CROCKETT PARK.

MAYOR, HONOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE DISAPPROVE THIS.

I DON'T THINK THE TIMING'S RIGHT.

I THINK WE DON'T KILL IT FOREVER, BUT LET'S SEE WHAT THE COMMITTEE SAYS AND BRING IT UP AFTER THAT.

COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN, ONCE

PRIMARY MOTION.

I'LL SECOND THAT ALL, UH, A MOTION, UH, TO DISAPPROVE, DISAPPROVE, UH, BY VICE MAYOR TRAVIS AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SPEARS.

ALRIGHT, OPEN IT UP FOR, UH, DISCUSSION.

UM, I'M DISAPPOINTED TO SEE AS DISAPPROVING THIS, YOU KNOW, WHILE, YOU KNOW, MS. MARTINEZ AND THE AD HOC COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK AS ASKED BY THIS COMMISSION, UM, IF, IF YOU READ THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS ALLOWS THE STAFF TO GO THROUGH AND, AND, AND WORK WITH THE COUNTY STAFF TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE, UM, THE POSSIBILITY OF, OF A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO DO THIS AS A, AS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.

AND I MEAN, FRANKLY, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE HAS TAKEN A LOOK TO SEE IF DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WOULD WORK.

UM, FROM YOUR COMMENT EARLIER ABOUT DOING SOMETHING AT CROCKETT PARK, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE BACK AT THE SAME LOCATION.

UM, YOU KNOW, I, I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN SOME COMMENTS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE COUNTY CAN AFFORD IT.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW TALKING TO FOLKS ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, THE COUNTY HAS THE SAME CREDIT RATING AS THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

YOU KNOW, THEY CAN AFFORD IT AS WELL AS WE CAN.

UM, AND CERTAINLY THE COUNTY IS AN EXCELLENT PARTNER OF OURS, AND I ALSO KNOW THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS THAT I SEE THAT WOULD PREVENT, UM, THE INPUT FROM THAT HOC COMMITTEE AND NOT BEING TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

SO IF WE PASS THIS NOW, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT RELEVANT FOR THIS CURRENT BUDGET YEAR BECAUSE WE PROCRASTINATED PAST THE DEADLINE TO DO IT IN THIS BUDGET YEAR, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO PROCRASTINATE.

WE COULD PASS THIS NOW AND ALLOW THE STAFFS TO WORK ON THIS, INCLUDING THE INPUT FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEE.

AND IT DOESN'T BIND US TO DO SOMETHING WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY SHOULD IT NOT BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITIZENS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I I, I THINK CONTINUING TO SEND THE MESSAGE THAT WE'RE NOT INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH OUR BEST PARTNER, UH, WILLIAMSON COUNTY IS, IS NOT A GREAT MESSAGE.

RIGHT.

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THE COUNTY WITHDREW, THEN THESE NEGOTIATIONS ON THIS AGENDA BECAME VOID.

SO DISAPPROVING THIS AGENDA IS SIMPLY, UM, HOUSEKEEPING AT THIS POINT.

YEAH, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS AGAIN TOO, I THINK WHEN THE COUNTY PULLED OUT OF THE NEGOTIATIONS THAT SET A NEW TONE AND SENT A NEW DIRECTION.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT'S NEVER REVISITED, BUT I JUST THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION.

I'VE ATTENDED SEVERAL OF THE MEETINGS AND I THINK WE'VE GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION TO GO THROUGH.

IF WE WANNA REVISIT IT, WE CAN, BUT THERE'S NO SENSE IN RUSHING IT BECAUSE THE BUDGET YEAR HAS ALREADY PASSED AND I JUST DON'T THINK IT NEEDS TO BE LINGERING ON THE BOOKS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I, I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER ANDREWS.

I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THE COMMITTEE'S DONE.

UH, I, I'D BE INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT THEIR REPORT, THE FINAL REPORT IS SAYS ABOUT THE DIRECTION.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ABOUT THE DIRECTION OR JUST BRING US INFORMATION THAT WE CAN COMPARE, WHICH IS ONE REASON WHY I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, A ROUGH DRAFT OF ONE IN FRONT OF US SO WE CAN COMPARE THE TWO OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE.

AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE COUNTY PULLING OUT, I DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY HAD FELT THAT THEY HAD A CHOICE.

IT'S KINDA LIKE WHEN YOU ASK SOMEBODY ON A DATE AND THEY KEEP SAYING, WELL, I'LL LET YOU KNOW LATER.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE DOING WITH US.

THEY WERE OFFERING US A DEAL, AND WE KEPT SAYING, WELL, WE DON'T KNOW.

WE DON'T KNOW.

AFTER A WHILE, YOU GET THE FEELING THAT PERSON'S JUST NOT INTERESTED.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHY THEY PULLED OUT.

THERE WERE OTHERS WHO WERE HAPPY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT THEY MIGHT BE WILLING TO SPEND ON A PROJECT.

AND I THINK, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL EVER REALLY BE INTERESTED IN PARTNERING WITH US, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON PAPER WHAT THEY'RE WILLING, IF AN AGREEMENT COULD BE WORKED OUT, WHAT THE, UH, PARAMETERS OF THAT AGREEMENT WOULD BE.

SO WE'D HAVE SOMETHING TO COMPARE WITH WHAT THE COMMITTEE BRINGS.

AND IF YOU SAID, WE WANT RESEARCH AND WE WANT ALL THE FACTS, SEEMS THAT WAY TO ME, WE WOULD HAVE ALL THE FACTS AND THE RESIDENTS WOULD HAVE ALL THE FACTS.

SO THAT'S JUST MY FEELING ON IT.

ANYONE ELSE? YEAH, I HAVE STAYED, UM, IN THE SAME MODE THE, THIS WHOLE TIME THAT I THINK THE MOST PRUDENT FINANCIALLY, THE MOST FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE PATH WOULD BE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY.

I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL THOSE REASONS.

YOU CAN WATCH AND SEE THINGS I'VE WRITTEN IF, IF YOU DESIRE OR CALL ME OR EMAIL ME.

UH, AS FAR AS THE BUDGET PROCESS, THE BUDGET PROCESS IS ONGOING.

THEY'LL START IN EARNEST JUST LIKE WE DO IN JANUARY.

UM, THIS AGREEMENT TO NAF NEGOTIATIONS MIGHT SHOW THAT, HEY, WE, WE ARE STILL INTERESTED.

WE JUST, UH, PAUSE TO, TO GATHER FACTS.

BUT THE, UM, THE FEEDBACK I'VE GOTTEN FROM SEVERAL IN THE COUNTY HAS BEEN POSITIVE ABOUT POSSIBLY 24 BUDGET OR 25 BUDGET.

US BEING ABLE TO DO THIS AGAIN, THE COUNTY PULLED OUT PARTLY FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IS BECAUSE DURING THE BOND ISSUE, THEY HAVE TO DESIGNATE WHERE CERTAIN FUNDS ARE GOING.

UM, AND THIS WAS A VERY UNKNOWN THING, SO THEY, THEY, THEY WENT ON AND PROCEEDED.

BUT, UM, I, I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO, TO SEND THIS ALL AT BRANCH OUT, UH, TO THE COUNTY.

BRENTWOOD STILL INTERESTED IN PARTNERING WITH YOU.

BRENTWOOD STILL INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY.

UM, BRENTWOOD STILL INTERESTED IN, INTERESTED IN GETTING, UH, FIVE OR $6 MILLION OF BRENTWOODS TAXPAYERS DOLLARS THAT HAVE ALREADY GONE TO THE COUNTY AND PROPERTY TAXES BACK FOR A GREAT AMENITY FOR THE CI CITY.

SO, UH, I WILL VOTE NO TO DIS DISAPPROVE THIS, UH, I WOULD'VE VOTED YES ON THIS BECAUSE I, IT'S, IT'S NOT A BINDING AGREEMENT, IT JUST ALLOWS OUR EXCELLENT STAFF, WHICH SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE MENTIONED TONIGHT, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY'S EXCELLENT STAFF TO NEGOTIATE AND TO, TO SEE, YOU KNOW, HOW WE DO THERE.

THERE ALREADY WAS A GREAT LIST OF, OF THE THINGS THAT THE COUNTY WAS WILLING TO DO ON THIS BACK.

I GUESS IT WAS MARCH 9TH WHEN DIRECTOR HAMPTON GAVE HIS REPORT, UM, THAT HE CAME TO ONE OF YOUR MARCH YEAH.

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BRIEFINGS.

I DON'T REMEMBER WHICH ONE IT WAS.

AND SO, UM, BUT YEAH, I I, I DON'T REALLY, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND BACK THEN, EVEN IF WE DID THE COMMITTEE, WHY WE WOULDN'T WANT TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE COUNTY.

IT'S NOT A, IT'S NOT A FOREIGN ENTITY OR A SITUATION THAT'S, UH, UH, A NEGATIVE SITUATION.

UH, MY DEALINGS WITH THE COUNTY SINCE I'VE BEEN A COMMISSIONER HAVE ALWAYS BEEN POSITIVE AND I'VE ALWAYS STRIVED TO KEEP THAT COOPERATION AND DIPLOMACY IN ALL MY DEALINGS WITH THEM, BOTH AS A COMMISSIONER, VICE MAYOR, AND A MAYOR.

SO, UM, I, I, LIKE I STATED THAT BACK IN MAY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD NOT WANT TO NEGOTIATE WHETHER THE CENTER'S BUILT SIX MONTHS FROM NOW OR YEAR FROM NOW, OR TWO YEARS FROM NOW, OR THREE YEARS FROM NOW, PUT IN A BUDGET AND THEN, UH, I KNOW THAT THEY FIGURE THE PROJECT WILL BE 18 MONTHS TO TWO YEARS.

SO THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE LONGER OUT THAT TIMEFRAME IS.

SO, AND IT'S MIDDLE OF OCTOBER, SO ALMOST FIVE MONTHS HAVE ALREADY GONE BY SINCE WE COULD HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS.

SO VERY GOOD.

UH, COMMISSIONER SPEARS, UM, ON AUGUST 30TH, THE COUNTY PULLED OUT OF THE POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THIS RESOLUTION.

AND SINCE THAT'S ALMOST TWO MONTHS AGO, IT RENDERS THIS RESOLUTION NOT AS RELEVANT AS IT WAS.

AND IF ANYONE WAS TO APPROACH THE CITY OF ANY TYPE OF PARTNERSHIP IN THE FUTURE, WHETHER THAT BE A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE OR SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T CONCEIVED YET, THEN THE NEW TERMS WOULD NEED TO BE CONSIDERED TO BE NEGOTIATED.

AND SO, UM, I'M VOTING TO DISAPPROVE BECAUSE THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT AS, UM, USEFUL AS IT WAS WHEN IT ORIGINATED.

AND SO, UM, THAT'S WHY I'M VOTING TO DISAPPROVE.

COMMISSIONER ANDERS, UH, COMMISSIONER TRAVIS, YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU DIDN'T WANNA LEAVE THIS HANGING, WHICH IS WHY YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO DISAPPROVE IT, BUT WE COULD ALSO RESOLVE IT AND NOT LEAVE IT HANGING BY, BY BYPASSING IT AND ALLOWING THE CONVERS CONVERSATION WITH THE STAFFS AND, AND COMMISSIONER SPEARS IN TERMS OF YOU SAYING, YOU KNOW, YOU WANNA HAVE AN UPDATE TO THIS, BUT I MEAN, THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT WE WROTE TO ENABLE THE CONVERSATION.

AND WHILE THE COUNTY, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE AND THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, THEY'VE INDICATED THAT IT WAS NOT IN THEIR BEST INTEREST THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE MISSED THE DEADLINE FOR THEIR BOND ISSUE, BUT THEY SEEMED CHEERFULLY WILLING TO TALK ABOUT IT IN FUTURE YEARS, TO WHICH THIS WOULD LET THEM KNOW IF BY PASSING IT, THAT WE WOULD CHEERFULLY CONSIDER IT AS WELL IN A NON-BINDING WAY.

SO IN, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE WHAT I HEAR BOTH COMMISSIONER TRAVIS HUGH AND COMMISSIONER SPEAR SAYING IN TERMS OF WANTING TO HAVE SOMETHING UPDATED, THAT SEEMS TO ME TO BE THE WAY TO GO ABOUT THAT WOULD BE TO PASS THIS TONIGHT AND THEN ALLOW THE AD HOC COMMITTEE TO BRING IN THEIR INFORMATION AND TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT ALONG WITH THE STAFF REPORT FROM THIS TO REALLY PROPERLY EVALUATE THIS.

AND I UNDERSTAND WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS MONTHS AGO, BUT YOU KNOW, THE BEST TIME TO PLANT A TREE IS 20 YEARS AGO.

THE SECOND BEST TIME IS TODAY.

AND YOU KNOW, I, I THINK THE BEST TIME TO PASS THIS, FRANKLY, IS TODAY VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.

I, I GO BACK, THE COUNTY PULLED OUT IN AUGUST.

OKAY? WHEN SOMEBODY GETS UP AND WALKS AWAY FROM THE TABLE.

AND THE NIGHT BEFORE THEY SAID, WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH YOU.

THE NEXT MORNING THEY CALLED AND THEY SAID, WE'RE NOT GONNA WORK WITH YOU.

IS THAT THE KIND OF PARTNER YOU WANNA BE WITH? I ASKED YOU THAT.

QUESTION NUMBER TWO, I THINK WE NEED TO LET THE COMMITTEE'S DATA COME BACK TO US.

WE NEED TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK THE BUILDING DESIGN SHOULD BE.

WE NEED TO SEE HOW MANY COURTS WE NEED TO SEE, WHAT KIND OF RESERVATION SYSTEM, WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COURT FEES.

THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ACTUALLY THE COUNTY SAID THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

THERE WASN'T GONNA BE ANY NEGOTIATIONS IF THEY WOULD DO THAT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

I'M NOT SO SURE.

THAT'S WHO I WANT TO NEGOTIATE WITH.

AGAIN, I'M NOT SAYING WE WON'T GO BACK TO 'EM, BUT LET THE COMMITTEE SUBMIT THEIR DATA.

THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

THEN WE'LL DECIDE IF WE WANT TO GO BACK AND TALK TO SOMEBODY WHO IN AUGUST SAID, I DON'T WANNA PLAY BALL WITH YOU.

NO OTHER COMMENTS.

WELL, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS CONVERSATIONS WITH ANYBODY.

I ONLY HAD THE CONVERSATIONS WHERE THEY CAME AND SPOKE TO US AT MEETINGS.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

LOT OF QUESTIONS AND WE LEFT NEGOTIATION.

I THOUGHT THEY ANSWERED A

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THERE WAS SOME CONCERN.

AND NOW I CAN UNDERSTAND PEOPLE WANTING TO DO THINGS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WAY.

BUT I THINK TO SAY THE COUNTY WALKED AWAY, WE DROVE THEM AWAY.

LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.

WHEN WE SAID WE KNEW THEY HAD A NOVEMBER DEADLINE AND WE SAID, LET'S POSTPONE THIS INDEFINITELY, KNOWING THAT WE WERE GONNA HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT WE REPORT THAT WOULD NOT BE DUE UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER.

WE KNEW THAT WE WOULD BE PASSING THEIR DEADLINE.

WE BASICALLY DROVE THEM OUT THE DOOR.

I THINK THAT WE CAN AGREE ON THAT.

OH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WOULD READ IT ANY OTHER WAY.

WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS, YOU SAY, I WANNA DO THIS WITH YOU, BUT I HAVE TO KNOW BY NOVEMBER.

AND YOU SAY, WELL, WE CAN'T LET YOU KNOW BY THEN, YOU HAVE SAID IN EFFECT, I'M NOT INTERESTED.

THE ONLY THING, ANNE, IS THAT THEY TOLD US WE HAD UNTIL NOVEMBER.

THEY MET WITH THE COMMITTEE ON A THURSDAY NIGHT, I GUESS, AND THE NEXT DAY, TUESDAY NIGHT, THAT WAS WHEN THEY WERE STILL MAKING ON TUESDAY MET ON TUESDAY.

ON WEDNESDAY AND AUGUST WHEN THEY TOLD US THE DEADLINE WAS NOVEMBER, THEY PULLED OUT.

SO WE WERE STILL IN THAT WINDOW WHERE WE COULD, BUT WE HAD ALREADY VOTED.

I THINK THEY GOT THE MESSAGE.

WITH ENGINEERING PLANS FOR THE, FOR THE NEW FACILITY.

BUT THEY, THEY MET WITH THE COMMITTEE.

THEY MET WITH THE COMMITTEE.

THEY KNEW THAT THEY WERE STILL IN THE RUNNING WITH THIS.

WELL, AND THEY HAD A, A PRETTY GOOD MEETING THAT NIGHT.

WELL, I, I, REGARDLESS, WE, WE SENT A MESSAGE TO THEM THAT WE WERE NOT BE THROUGH BY THE TIME THAT THEY NEEDED TO MAKE A FINANCIAL DECISION.

AND IN MY OPINION, AND WE CAN ALL HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON THIS, VERY SINCERELY, IN MY OPINION, WE DROVE THEM AWAY.

AND WHEN WE SAY THEY PULLED OUT, I I, I WOULD'VE PULLED OUT TOO.

AND I'VE, AND I'VE ALWAYS TRUSTED THE COUNTY WHEN WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM.

WE WORK WITH THEM ON THE ANIMAL CONTROL.

WE WORK WITH 'EM WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

WE WORK WITH 'EM ON WASTE MANAGEMENT, WASTE MANAGEMENT.

AND THEY'VE BEEN GOOD PARTNERS, EXCELLENT PARTNERS.

I, I WOULD NOT WANT TO ANYBODY AT THE COUNTY TO THINK THAT I DID NOT TRUST THEM IN A PARTNERSHIP.

AND IT MAY BE ONE THAT I DIDN'T AGREE WITH ALL THE TERMS, BUT I CERTAINLY TRUST THEM.

I THINK THEY'VE, WE'VE GOT AN OUTSTANDING ADMINISTRATION DOWN THERE WHO HAS DONE A GOOD JOB, AND AT LEAST MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEALS THAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE COUNTY OVER THE YEARS IN BRENTWOOD, AND WE'VE DONE QUITE A FEW, HAVE BEEN VERY WELL RECEIVED AND FINANCIALLY, UM, BENEFICIAL TO THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD WITH OUR OWN TAX DOLLARS COMING BACK.

AND I KNOW PEOPLE SAY, WELL, THE COUNTY IS HEAVILY IN DEBT.

WELL, DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GET ANYTHING BACK? ARE WE SUPPOSED TO SAY, WELL THEN IN BRENTWOOD, DON'T SEND ANY OF OUR TAXES BACK BECAUSE WE WANT TO HELP 'EM PAY THEIR DEBT.

DON'T LET LET THE OTHER CITIES BENEFIT FROM IT, BUT KEEP OUR TAX DOLLARS BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU HAVE DEBT.

NO, WE DON'T OPERATE THAT WAY.

I DON'T, ANYWAY, I WANT, I WANT BRENTWOOD TAX DOLLARS COMING BACK TO BRENTWOOD.

SO, BUT AS I SAY, IT CAN BE A SINCERE DIFFERENCE OF OPINION HERE.

BUT I, I THINK WE ALL HAVE SOME STRONG FEELINGS ON IT.

BUT I'M SURE THE VOTE WILL BE CALLED FOR SOON.

SO I HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT THAT I'D LIKE TO SAY.

UM, FROM MARCH TO JUNE IS NOT A VERY LONG TIME TO STUDY ABOUT, UH, $6 MILLION DECISION AT MINIMUM.

AND I'VE HAD COUNTLESS RESIDENTS REACH OUT TO ME TO LET ME KNOW HOW THANKFUL THEY ARE THAT THE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COMMISSION WAS TO TAKE 90 MORE DAYS TO CONTEMPLATE HOW TO EFFECTIVELY SPEND $6 MILLION OR MORE FOR A FACILITY.

THAT IS A NEW TYPE OF WAY OF THINKING THAT A FACILITY THAT COULD GENERATE REVENUE, THAT COULD PAY ITSELF OFF, THAT WOULD BE SUBSIDIZED BY THE PEOPLE THAT USE IT.

AND SO THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD HAVE SAID TO ME OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR TECH PAUSING AND TAKING TIME TO STUDY ABOUT THIS.

AND I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD ABOUT THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE FOR THE RACKET COMMITTEE.

WE, UM, JOKINGLY TOTALED UP THE HOURS THAT WE'VE SPENT, THAT WE THINK WE'VE SPENT.

AND IF WE APPLIED A RATE THAT WE WOULD PAY AN ENGINEERING FIRM TO DO SIMILAR WORK.

THIS COMMITTEE HAS SAVED THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

AND WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

AND YOUR TIME.

SO, UM, THANK YOU.

OTHER COMMENTS? SO COMMITTEES KIND OF COME OUT

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I DON'T SEE THE, I APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME Y'ALL SPENT, BUT I DON'T SEE THE CORRELATION WHEN ENGINEERS CHARGE OR LAWYERS OR DOCTORS.

THEY'RE PROFESSIONAL FEES THAT ARE PROFESSIONAL EXPENSES, BUT THEY ALSO COME OUT WITH THINGS THAT THEY HAVE PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR.

SO I, THAT ONE I DON'T SEE, AND I DO SEE IT, IT WAS JUST A DELAY.

I FEEL LIKE THIS RACKET CENTER COULD HAVE BEEN FINISHED BY FALL OF 2024, ALL THE TENNIS PLAYERS, OR SPRING OF 2025.

AND I'VE HAD A LOT OF RESIDENTS TELL ME THE OTHER WAY THEY WISHED THEY HAD NEVER BEEN DELAYED AND THEY SO WISH WE HAD PARTNERED WITH THE COUNTY AND JUST NEGOTIATED WITH THEM AND, AND MOVED ON.

IF WE HAD PARTNERED WITH THE COUNTY ON THIS ORIGINAL VOTE.

IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECT, THAT DATE WOULD'VE BEEN AUGUST 21ST.

I WOULD THINK PROBABLY THE LATEST WE WOULD'VE SEEN IT AS A COMMISSION TO VOTE ON WHETHER WE WANTED TO PROCEED OR NOT.

WITH FURTHER STUFF, WHETHER IT'S AN ENGINEERING STUDY WITH THE CITY DOING THE COST OR WHATEVER, WOULD'VE PROBABLY BEEN SEPTEMBER 9TH AND MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE HAD SOME WORK DONE BEFORE WINTER SET IN AND THEY COULD DO OTHER TYPES OF WORK SITE PREPARATIONS AND STUFF LIKE THAT THROUGH THE WINTER.

SO, UM, I THINK IT'S BEEN A DELAY AND I THINK IT'S GONNA CONTINUE TO BE A DELAY.

UM, AND SO THAT'S WHY I WAS HOPING TO MAYBE GET NEGOTIATIONS STARTED SO THAT WE CAN PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY AND GET SOME OF OUR TAX DOLLARS BACK.

'CAUSE THEY'RE CONSIDERABLE.

AND PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE COUNTY'S BUDGET.

UM, I KNOW MS. MARTINEZ HAS BEEN HERE 20 YEARS.

UM, PROBABLY MOST OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE HAVE MOVED HERE IN THE LAST 40 YEARS.

MOST OF THE BUDGET ISSUES THAT THE COUNTY HAS FACED IS BOND ISSUES ON SCHOOLS.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD'VE DONE AS PEOPLE MOVED HERE.

I GUESS WE WOULDN'T HAVE BUILT SCHOOLS AND IT'D BEEN LIKE, WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, THERE WASN'T A BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.

THERE WASN'T A CENTENNIAL, THERE WASN'T A RAVENWOOD, THERE WASN'T A SUMMIT.

THERE WAS LEPERS FORK PAGE, WHICH WAS ALMOST BRAND NEW IN FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I WENT TO FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL.

I WENT TO NORTH SIDE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IF THERE'D BEEN A BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, I WOULD'VE GONE TO BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.

UM, THE BOND ISSUES ON MANY OF THOSE BUILDINGS ARE 20 YEARS.

I THINK SOME OF 'EM ARE 30 YEARS.

MOST OF THOSE BUILDINGS WILL SERVE OUR PUBLIC FOR 50, 7500 YEARS.

UM, NORTH SIDE THAT THEY JUST TOOK DOWN AND REBUILT 50 YEARS OLD.

MY SENSE IS, I DIDN'T GO CHECK THE NUMBERS BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE WE WERE GONNA BE HAVING THAT MUCH DISCUSSION ABOUT COUNTY BOND ISSUES.

BUT THAT SCHOOL WAS PROBABLY PAID OFF A LONG TIME AGO AND IT SAW A LOT OF STUDENTS THROUGH IT.

UM, SO I, I FEEL LIKE THIS DELAYS, UH, UM, IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT'S HURTING THE MOST.

AND I DON'T PLAY TENNIS, DON'T HAVE ANYBODY IN MY FAMILY THAT PLAYS TENNIS.

BUT I DO KNOW THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN BRENTWOOD THAT DO, AND I WOULD LOVE THEM TO HAVE THE AMENITY.

AND I'D LOVE FOR BRENTWOOD TO HAVE THE AMENITY BECAUSE I THINK EVEN PEOPLE DON'T PLAY TENNIS.

IT IN A WAY DOES HELP QUALITY OF LIFE, BUT IT'S CONTINUING TO BE DELAYED.

AND THE HIGHWOODS PROPERTY IS, IS SERVING AS A BANDAID RIGHT NOW, BUT ALL IT'S GONNA TAKE IS THE HVAC SYSTEM TO GO DOWN OR, OR, UH, SOME OTHER MASSIVE PLUMBING PROBLEM OR WHATEVER.

THE COUNTY'S NOT GONNA INVEST IN THAT, THAT BUILDING WILL BE DEMOLISHED AT SOME POINT IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS WHEN HIGHWOODS OR IF HIGHWOODS HOLDS ONTO IT FOR A WHILE AS SOME COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE COMPANIES ARE AND DECIDES TO SELL IT.

SO I JUST FEEL LIKE THE LONGER WE DELAY MANY OF THE THINGS THE COMMITTEE'S DONE, I APPRECIATE IT.

BUT WHEN I GO THROUGH IT, A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN ON THE BENNETTS, AND I DON'T WANNA GO THROUGH THOSE TONIGHT.

I DO NOT WANNA DISPARAGE WHAT THE COMMITTEE'S DONE.

IF YOU LOOK AT, AND I'VE GOT A COPY OF IT WITH ME TONIGHT.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE MARCH 9TH BRIEFING THAT GORDON HAMPTON GAVE A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION'S THERE, UM, THE COST OF THE FACILITY, THE FEES, MR. PHIL AT ONE OF THE MEETINGS SAID, YEAH, THE FEES ARE, ARE CORRECT ON THE TENNIS.

MR. PE AT ANOTHER MEETING SAID, YEAH, THE FEES ARE CORRECT ON THE PICKLEBALL FROM ALL THE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH.

AND I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THAT THE CITIZENS, I EVEN SAID BACK WHEN WE ORIGINALLY VOTED ON THIS, THEY CAN BE DONE IN CONJUNCTION AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, AS SHARP AS IRON SHARPENS IRON, THERE MAY BE SOME GOOD THINGS THAT COME OUT OF BOTH THAT MAKE IT A BETTER THING.

BUT I, I THINK ALL THE DELAY IS, IS JUST SIMPLY THAT.

AND THE LONGER WE DELAY AND THE LONGER WE DON'T TRY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO, TO MEET WITH THE COUNTY, BECAUSE I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF

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COMMUNITY OPPOSITION AMONG THOSE WHO DON'T PLAY TENNIS.

THOSE WHO ARE ON A FIXED INCOME, THOSE WHO SEE THE NEEDS OF OTHER PROJECTS LIKE OLD SMYRNA ROAD, I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF OPPOSITION IF WE DON'T DO A PARTNERSHIP.

SO I SAW IT AS A WAY TO, TO PLACATE AND SATISFY THOSE WHO EMAIL ME ABOUT PHYSICAL RESPONSIBILITY.

WHY ARE Y'ALL EVEN CONSIDERING A RACKET CENTER AND, AND TRYING TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER SO THAT IT IS AN AMENITY FOR THE TENNIS PLAYERS AND IN THE LONG RUN BRINGS A QUALITY OF LIFE.

BUT, UM, BUT I, I DON'T COMPARE, COMPARE THE WORK THAT I DO UP HERE TO AN ATTORNEY AND HIS EXPERTISE.

AND SO, UH, THAT ANALOGY I DIDN'T THINK WAS VERY APPROPRIATE.

I KNOW BACK MONTH AGO YOU MADE THE MENTION THAT THE PROPERTY IN CROCKETT PARK WAS WORTH $6 MILLION.

YES.

IF YOU WERE WANTING TO DEVELOP IT.

AND IT WAS PLOTTED REAL ESTATE FEES.

BUT PUBLIC PROPERTIES ARE NOT, ARE NOT VALUED THAT WAY.

UM, THEY'RE VALUED IN OTHER WAYS.

AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS A, A GOOD PARTNERSHIP THAT THE CITY WOULD, SINCE IT HAS A SPOT THAT IT WOULD BE PERFECT FOR THAT WE COULD PUT IT THERE.

AND SO WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT DOING THE INDOOR SOCCER COMPLEX OR WHATEVER, IT'S A HUGE POPULATION IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT PLAYS SOCCER OR DID PLAY SOCCER.

AND, UM, THAT REALLY DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME.

'CAUSE I WAS LIKE, WELL, THEY'VE ALREADY ESTABLISHED PRETTY MUCH WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE FOR PARKING AND PROXIMITY TO SEWER AND MANY OF THOSE OTHER THINGS.

SO I, I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S BEEN A DELAY AND, AND I I WOULD VOTE YES TO APPROVE IT.

AND I'M GOING TO CLARIFY THIS FOR THE AUDIENCE.

SO WHEN I VOTE NO TO DISAPPROVE, I'M VOTING YES FOR THE RESOLUTION THAT WE PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY.

THAT WOULD BE CORRECT.

YOU'RE, YOU'RE VOTING NO, I, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT YOU'RE, I AM VOTING NO TO DISAPPROVE IT.

TO TURN AWAY FIVE TO $6 MILLION OF, OF COUNTY MONEY.

, BECAUSE I AM FOR THE RESOLUTION.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS ON VIDEO FOR PEOPLE WHO WATCH THIS AND, AND, AND DON'T FOLLOW WHAT ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SO COMMISSIONER MCMILL.

THANKS MA'AM.

I JUST WANNA MAKE A COMMENT.

UM, I BELIEVE I'M THE ONLY COMMISSIONER THAT DOES PLAY TENNIS.

I'M AN AVID TENNIS PLAYER.

I PLAY MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK.

SO I SPEAK REGULARLY WITH THE TENNIS COMMUNITY AND THEY ARE THRILLED THAT WE ARE, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT DOING A FACILITY.

WHAT THEY CONTINUE TO ASK ME IS, CAN WE PLEASE MAKE SURE WE GET PROS THAT ARE IN THE BUILDING THAT CAN TEACH US, THAT CAN TEACH OUR KIDS, THAT CAN TEACH, THAT ARE QUALITY PROS THAT CAN GET OUR KIDS ON THE SCHOOL TEAMS SO WE CAN GET SCHOLARSHIPS.

UM, THEY WANT GUARANTEED COURT TIME.

IT IS A STRUGGLE TO GET COURT TIME.

I AM BLESSED THAT I GET TO PLAY AT WILDWOOD AND HAVE SOME COURT TIME EVEN THERE.

IT'S HARD.

BUT THE REQUEST IS CONSTANTLY, CAN WE PLEASE MAKE SURE WE GET COURT TIME? SO THEY'RE THRILLED THAT WE'RE DOING THIS.

THEY FRANKLY DON'T CARE HOW IT'S PAID FOR.

THEY, THEY JUST WOULD LIKE A FACILITY AND THEY APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO GET A FACILITY.

UM, THEY ARE CONFUSED BY THE FACILITY AT THE MARYLAND FARMS. UM, WHY THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE COUNTY INVESTED OVER A MILLION IN A FACILITY THAT THEY DON'T OWN.

SO THERE'S CONCERN THERE.

UM, BUT RIGHT NOW THEY'RE HAPPY TO PLAY THERE WHILE THEY HAVE IT.

BUT THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A LONGER TERM SOLUTION.

AND, UM, THEY'RE GLAD WE'RE, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS.

I, I DO CARE HOW IT'S PAID.

I KNOW THE TENNIS COMMUNITY MAY NOT, I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T CARE HOW I PAY MY EMPLOYEES EVERY FRIDAY TOO.

BUT I CARE 'CAUSE I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY THERE AND I HAVE A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO THE TAXPAYERS OF BRENTWOOD TO CARE HOW IT'S PAID FOR.

THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS THAT I'M SURE OUR COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE US TO DO, BUT YOU'VE GOTTA PICK AND CHOOSE.

I MEAN, THERE'S, THERE'S DAYS I WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE A MASERATI, BUT I DRIVE A HONDA ODYSSEY VAN THAT'S 13 YEARS OLD WITH 245,000 MILES ON IT.

'CAUSE WE CHOOSE TO EXPEND OUR MONEY IN OTHER WAYS.

NOTHING WRONG WITH ANYBODY THAT CAN AFFORD A GREAT CAR OR IF THEY CHOOSE TO SPEND THEIR MONEY ON A CAR, BUT I DO CARE HOW IT'S PAID FOR.

AND THERE ARE EVEN A LOT OF TENNIS PLAYERS THAT I HAVE TALKED WITH, SOME FRIENDS, SOME I NEVER KNEW UNTIL THIS ISSUE CAME UP THAT THEY ALSO CARE HOT'S PAID FOR.

AND THEY ALSO DON'T WANT IT TO BE A PRIVATE CLUB.

I KNOW WHEN MY DAUGHTER PLAYED LACROSSE, WE PAID MONEY FOR CLINICS AND A LOT OF THINGS, AND NONE OF THAT WAS SUBSIDIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

UM, WHEN THEY DID COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING, THAT WAS NOT A SCHOOL SPORT.

IT WAS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR.

AND ANY PARENT THAT'S HAD A COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADER OR COMPETITIVE DANCER, COMPETITIVE SOCCER PLAYER, COMPETITIVE FROM CROSS COMPETITIVE HOCKEY, COMPETITIVE FIGURE SKATING, KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

SO I DO CARE HOW IT'S PAID FOR AND I THINK IT'S FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE

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SO PEOPLE DON'T CARE HOW SOMETHING'S PAID FOR OR PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY'RE SPENDING OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY.

IT'S HARD.

EXCUSE ME, I DIDN'T SAY I DIDN'T CARE HOW IT'S PAID FOR.

THEY'RE JUST THRILLED WITH THE FACILITY.

TRY AND, UM, SORRY.

STAY IN, UH, ORDER.

UM, ARE YOU, UH, ARE YOU FINISHED, COMMISSIONER ANDREWS? UH, I BELIEVE SO.

ALRIGHT.

COMMISSIONER MCNELL.

I JUST WANNA SAY I DIDN'T SAY I DIDN'T CARE HOW IT WAS PAID FOR.

RESIDENTS ARE THRILLED.

WE'RE DOING THIS AND THEY KNOW, WE'LL FIGURE OUT A WAY AND THEY KNOW THAT MONEY CAN BE MADE WITHOUT IT BEING TREATED LIKE A PRIVATE CLUB AT ALL.

THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IT WILL STILL BE VERY MUCH AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

THEY KNOW WE'LL FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET IT DONE AND PAY OURSELVES BACK FOR THIS.

BUT LET'S BE CLEAR, I NEVER SAID I DIDN'T CARE HOW IT WAS PAID FOR.

THAT'S WHY I WANTED A COMMITTEE.

I NEVER SAID, YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T CARE.

I SAID THE TENNIS PLAYERS, THE TENNIS PLAYERS DIDN'T CARE, DIDN'T CARE.

AND I THINK THEY DO CARE.

WATCH, MAYOR TRAVIS.

WE CAN LECTURE ALL NIGHT LONG.

I'LL CALL THE QUESTION.

JUST AS A, AS A POINT OF ORDER TO CALL A QUESTION, YOU WILL NEED A SECOND AND A TWO THIRDS VOTE FOR THAT.

SO I'M GONNA MAKE A FEW COMMENTS.

UH, I'M GONNA TAKE, UH, UH, JUST A MOMENT.

UM, THE WAY THAT, UH, THAT I KIND OF LOOK AT THIS IN, UH, AT THE, UH, THURSDAY MORNING MEETING, UH, I HAD THE, UH, THE IDEA TO DEFER THIS, UH, TO FEBRUARY.

UH, BUT, UH, AFTER LOOKING AT IT AND KIND OF, UH, REALIZING AND KIND OF THINKING THROUGH, UM, COUNTY PULLED BACK AND, UH, AND SAID, HEY, NOT NOW.

UM, MAYBE LATER.

UM, AND SO, UM, IS THIS A FACILITY THAT WE EVEN BUILT? UH, I DON'T KNOW.

UM, BUT, UH, I APPRECIATE, UM, THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT'S, UH, GOING ON.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, UM, IT'S TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

UH, AND WHENEVER SOMEONE, UM, REALLY GETS IN A HURRY, UH, TO SPEND SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS, IT KIND OF GIVES ME, UH, PAUSE.

UM, UH, I'VE ALWAYS KIND OF ERRED ON THE SIDE OF DOING, UH, DUE DILIGENCE, UH, AND MOVING A LITTLE BIT SLOWLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S, UH, OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY.

SO, UH, ALL THAT'S TO SAY, UH, IS, UH, I WILL, UH, VOTE, UM, TO DISAPPROVE, UH, THIS MOTION.

AND WITH THAT, UH, I'M GONNA CALL, UH, FOR, UH, THE VOTE.

MR. MAYERS, SINCE WE HAVE ACTIVE, UM, MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION AND A SECOND FOR THAT, THAT'LL NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF UNLESS THE MOTION AND SECOND FOR THAT WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAW THAT, THOSE MOTION.

MOTION.

AND, UH, AND SECOND, UM, UH, TO, UH, UH, CALL THE QUESTION, UH, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

UM, ALL RIGHT.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE BY, UM, WEIGH OF HANDS.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

UM, FOUR, THREE.

UM, WE NEED TWO THIRDS FOR THAT.

OH, SO, SO YOU NO, IT WASN'T, I WAS, I WAS THINKING HE WAS GETTING READY TO CALL FOR THE, FOR THOSE WHO, OKAY.

ALL, I APOLOGIZE.

THIS, JUST RECALL THE QUESTION.

IT, YES.

WHICH MEANS, AND YOU NEED TWO THIRDS VOTE, WHICH IS FIVE MEMBERS, RIGHT? SO, SO THAT, SO THAT MEANS DISCUSSION.

IS THAT FAILED? CORRECT.

THAT MEANS DISCUSSION IS STILL OPEN FOR ANYONE.

COMMENTS.

UH, I'LL CALL FOR THE QUESTION, .

UM, YOU KNOW, THERE YOU GO.

UM, SO, UM, A MOTION, UH, HAS BEEN MADE, UH, TO DISAPPROVE RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 57, UH, BY VICE MAYOR TRAVIS, AND WAS SECONDED, UH, BY COMMISSIONER SPEARS.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO DISAPPROVE.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, UH, AND SIGNIFY, UH, BY SAYING AYE.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UH, TO NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTION.

OPPOSED? OPPOSED? NO.

LET THE, UH, THE RECORD SHOW.

ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THIS CITY, UH, THIS EVENING.

ALL RIGHT,

[1. Resolution 2023-113 - A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A PROCEDURE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CITY JUDGE]

2023 DASH 1 1 3 RESOLUTION, ADOPTING A PROCEDURE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CITY.

JUDGE KIRK, I THINK WE NEED A MOTION.

UH, SECOND.

FIRST, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

THOSE APPLICATIONS, SELECTING A, UH, A GROUP, SMALL GROUP TO INTERVIEW, UH, AND SCREEN THOSE INTERVIEWS, AND THEN PROVIDE YOU WITH A RECOMMENDED LIST OF THREE TO FOUR MEMBERS THAT YOU WOULD THEN CHOOSE FROM.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A VACANCY IN OUR CITY JUDGE POSITION.

WE CERTAINLY WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE JUDGE T'S, UM, SERVICE OVER THESE LAST 14 YEARS.

UH, THE RESOLUTION HERE WOULD ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR SELECTING A, A NEW JUDGE.

UH, WE ARE RECOMMENDING STAFF IS RECOMMENDING A PROCESS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS DONE IN 2009.

UH, THIS RESOLUTION WOULD CREATE A, UM, CITY JUDGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THREE MEMBERS.

UH, ALL THREE MEMBERS ARE BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS, UH, WHO ARE ATTORNEYS WHO HAVE DONE WORK IN SOME FORM OR FASHION IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY.

AND THOSE MEMBERS PROPOSED ARE CHRISTIAN BARA, TODD MOORE, AND JEFF OLDHAM.

UH, THIS COMMITTEE WOULD BE CHARGED WITH, UM, ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE JUDGE POSITION, REVIEWING

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SO THIS COMMITTEE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A SINGLE JUDGE FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

IT WOULD RECOMMEND A LIST, A SHORT LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR YOU THEN TO, UM, TO MAKE THE FINAL SELECTION ON FROM A TIMING STANDPOINT.

OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE THE HOLIDAYS HERE.

THAT KIND OF THROWS A LITTLE BIT OF A WRENCH IN IT.

UH, BUT WE'D LIKE TO, UH, TRY TO PUSH THE PROCESS SO THAT THE COMMITTEE CAN DO INTERVIEWS, UH, BEFORE CHRISTMAS, AND HOPEFULLY BY THE FIRST PART OF JANUARY, COME TO YOU WITH THEIR, UH, SHORT LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR YOU TO SELECT, UH, AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT YOUR JANUARY 22ND MEETING WOULD BE OUR GOAL.

I HAVE A QUESTION THERE.

YES, MA'AM.

UM, IF THE COMMITTEE SELECTS THREE TO FIVE APPLICANTS AND FOR WHATEVER REASON WE CAN'T ALL AGREE ON ONE, DO IS, DOES THIS STATE THAT THEY GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AGAIN? UH, WHAT IF, WHAT IF, WHO THEY REPRESENT? WELL, I THINK AT THAT POINT WE, WE PROBABLY WANT A DISCUSSION WITH YOU AS TO WHETHER YOU WOULD WANT THE COMMITTEE TO GO BACK AND TO THE APPLICANT POOL, ASSUMING IT'S A DEEP ENOUGH APPLICANT POOL, AND GIVE YOU SOME ADDITIONAL NAMES, OR WHETHER YOU TRULY WANTED TO START THE ENTIRE PROCESS BACK OVER AGAIN WITH A WHOLE NEW, UH, ADVERTISEMENT.

SO DOES THAT NEED TO BE STATED IN HERE AS PART OF IT? I MEAN, I THINK YOU CAN DEAL WITH THAT WHEN, IF AND WHEN IT COMES.

YEAH, I, I WOULD SAY SO TOO, BUT, OKAY.

OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, UM, CALL FOR THE, UH, VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 1 1 3 PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.