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WELCOME AND GOOD EVENING.UM, TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE, UH, THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2023.
LET THE RECORD SHOW ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT.
THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY COMMISSIONER SPEARS.
THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE ALL OF THE SCOUTS, UH, COME FORWARD, UH, FOR THE, UH, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLEASE STAND, WOULD YOU PRAY WITH ME, PLEASE? GOOD EVENING.
LORD, OUR FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US TO LIVE AND EXPERIENCE THE WORLD THAT YOU HAVE CREATED FOR US.
THANK YOU FOR LOVING US IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING SO MANY GIFTS FOR US.
WE AIM TO FOLLOW YOUR WILL, AND WE ASK FOR YOUR HELP IN DOING JUST THAT.
WE ASK FOR YOUR KINGDOM TO BE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.
HELP US TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
HELP US TO FORGIVE OTHERS AS WE ARE FORGIVEN.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN THIS GREAT CITY OF BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO WORK FOR OUR CITY AND WHO HAVE GIVEN THEMSELVES INTO A LIFE OF SERVICE.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO RISK THEIR LIVES EACH DAY FOR OUR SAFETY AND TO HELP US SOLVE OUR MOST ACUTE PROBLEMS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO GUIDE OUR THOUGHTS AND DECISIONS, AND ALL WE DO AND SAY, IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
AND ALL THE SCOUTS, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND, UH, WE'LL HAVE YOU LINE ACROSS THE, UH, THE FRONT HERE MIGHT BE TOO DEEP.
UH, MIGHT BE, UH, MIGHT BE THREE DEEP, BUT PLEASE COME FORWARD.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE SCOUT LEADERS.
START ANOTHER RUB, BECAUSE YOU WON'T BE ON CAMERA UNLESS YOU ARE.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC.
FOR WHICH, FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE ALL.
UM, I HEARD WE HAD SOME SCOUTS, UM, UH, THAT WERE GONNA ATTEND TONIGHT.
WE HAD FOUR TROOPS HERE, UH, THIS EVENING.
UM, IF SOMEONE WOULD GRAB THE MICROPHONE, UH, AND PASS IT, UH, DOWN TO THE END.
UM, AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO DO IS, UM, TELL US YOUR NAME, TELL US WHAT SCHOOL AND TROOP YOU'RE WITH OR DEN, UH, AND THEN TELL US WHAT BADGE YOU'RE WORKING ON, PLEASE.
I GO TO FATHER RYAN HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M A SOPHOMORE, AND, UM, I'M WITH TROOP 86, AND I AM WORKING ON THE COMMUNITY AND OR CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND, UH, COMMUNICATIONS, MERIT BADGE.
UH, HELLO, MY NAME IS GABRIEL WIMSATT.
I AM A SOPHOMORE AT FATHER RYAN.
I AM WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATIONS MERIT BADGE WITH TROOP 93.
I AM A FRESHMAN AT LIPSCOMB ACADEMY.
I AM IN TROOP ONE, AND I'M WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATIONS AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY OF MERRI BADGE.
I'M IN EIGHTH GRADE AT WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I'M WORKING ON CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY AND COMMUNICATIONS.
I'M A JUNIOR AND I'M WITH TROOP ONE.
I'M WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATION MERIT BADGE.
I GO TO BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATIONS MERIT BADGE.
I AM, I GO TO BRENTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I'M IN SEVENTH GRADE, AND I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATIONS MERIT BADGE.
I'M IN EIGHTH GRADE BMS, AND I'M FROM TROOP 86, AND I'M WORKING ON COMMUNICATIONS.
I GO TO SUNSET MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I'M WORKING ON THE, I'M FROM TROOP 86.
I GO TO, AND I WORK ON THE CITIZENSHIP IN THE NATION MAYOR BADGE.
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I GO TO, UM,HELLO, MY NAME IS BEN DANIELS, AND I AM, UH, I GO TO BRENTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I'M A SIXTH GRADER, AND, UH, I'M WITH TROOP 80.
AND, UM, I'M WORKING ON THE CITIZENSHIP IN THE NATION.
THEN WE MISSED TWO PEOPLE BACK THERE.
I GO TO BRENTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I'M WITH J PD SIX, AND I'M DOING THE COMMUNICATION MERIT BADGE.
AH, MY NAME IS GAVIN DICAPRIO.
I'M A FRESHMAN AT BHS, AND I'M WORKING ON WORKING TOWARDS THE COMMUNICATION MERIT BADGE.
I'M A FRESHMAN AT RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M WITH TROOP 86, AND I'M WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATIONS MERIT BADGE AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, I'M AT SIXTH GRADE IN BMS, UM, AND I AM WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY MERIT BADGE.
I GO TO BRENTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SIXTH GRADE.
I AM WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATION MERIT BADGE.
I'M A SOPHOMORE AND I'M WORKING ON CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY.
I GO TO BHS, UH, AND I'M WORKING ON COMMUNICATIONS.
I'M EMILY RE, I AM IN SEVENTH GRADE AT SUNSET MIDDLE.
I AM PART OF TROOP 22, AND I'M WORKING ON THE CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY AND COMMUNICATIONS MIRROR BADGES.
UM, I'M ELIANA STERLING AND I'M A SEVENTH GRADER AT BMS, AND I'M WORKING ON THE COMMUNITY AND CITIZENSHIP OF THE NATION.
I MEAN A COMMUNITY MAYOR, BADGE
MY NAME'S ANNA ANGELA DIETRICH.
I GO TO WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
UM, I'M IN, I'M WITH TROOP 22, AND I'M WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATIONS AND CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY.
I'M A FRESHMAN AND I'M WORKING ON COMMUNICATIONS.
I GO TO BRENTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I'M WITH TROOP 93, AND I'M WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATIONS MERIT BADGE.
I'M IN SEVENTH GRADE AND I'M WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATION MERIT BADGE.
I GO TO WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I'M IN EIGHTH GRADE AND I'M WITH TROOP 22, AND I'M WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATIONS MERIT BADGE.
I'M A SOPHOMORE AT RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M PART OF TROOP 22, AND I'M WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATION AND CITIZENSHIP AND THE COMMUNITY MERIT BADGE.
MY NAME IS AVA ROI AND I'M A SEVENTH GRADER AT WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I AM WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATIONS MERIT BADGE IN TROOP 22.
UM, I AM CHARLIE GLENDALE AND, UM, I AM A SOPHOMORE AT NOLANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND, UM, I'M IN TROOP 22, AND I'M WORKING ON THE CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY AND COMMUNICATIONS MERIT BADGE.
I'M A SOPHOMORE AT NOLANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M IN TROOP 22, AND I'M WORKING ON THE CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY MERIT BADGE.
I GO TO JAMES LAWSON HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M WORKING ON CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY AND COMMUNICATION MERIT PATCH.
I GO TO CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, I AM FROM TROOP 22, AND I'M WORKING ON COMMUNICATION AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, I THINK THIS IS THE LARGEST, UM, UH, SCOUT GROUP, UH, I, I RECALL.
UM, BUT, UM, THANK YOU ALL, UH, FOR COMING TONIGHT.
UH, I'M SURE COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE, UH, UH, COMMENTS ABOUT, UH, SCOUTS AND SCOUTING, UH, DURING THEIR, UH, THEIR COMMENTS.
UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE.
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ALL[2. Approval or Correction of Minutes]
RIGHT.UM, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF THE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 23RD, 2023.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE WHO TO APPROVE? SECOND PRIMARY MOTION BY VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
AT THIS POINT WE'LL HAVE COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS IN INDIVIDUALS MAY COMMENT ON ANY ITEM IN THE CONSENT OR REGULAR AGENDA, OR 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 REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION SHOULD MAKE THAT KNOWN TO TO THE BOARD AT THIS TIME, A SIGN IN SHEET HAS BEEN PROVIDED, UH, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GO GREEN WITH THAT AND RECYCLE IT FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
UH, NO ONE SIGNED UP, BUT ANYBODY, UH, WISHING TO SPEAK, UM, THAT DID NOT SIGN, UH, UP, UH, MAY DO SO AT THIS TIME.
UM, WE WILL CLOSE COMMENTS, UH, FROM CITIZENS AND, UH, WE'LL
[ Report from City Manager Report from the City Attorney Reports and comments by Commissioners and Mayor]
MOVE RIGHT, UH, TO THE REPORT FROM OUR CITY MANAGER, KIRK.UH, MAYOR, ALL I HAVE IS JUST A REMINDER FOR THE PUBLIC THAT WITH THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY NEXT WEEKEND OR NEXT WEEK, CITY OFFICES AND THE LIBRARY WILL BOTH BE CLOSED ON THURSDAY THE 23RD AND FRIDAY THE 24TH.
AND THERE WILL BE NO CITY COMMISSION BRIEFING NEXT WEEK.
THAT WOULD'VE BEEN ON WEDNESDAY THE 22ND, BUT THAT WILL BE CANCELED ALSO.
UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE.
DO ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR, UH, FOR KIRK? ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD.
WE'LL MOVE TO A REPORT FROM OUR CITY MANAGER, CHRIS.
JUST WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ALL ON THE CITY JUDGE ADVISOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THEY HAD THEIR FIRST MEETING ON NOVEMBER 2ND, UM, AND THEY APPOINTED TODD MOORE AS THE CHAIRPERSON.
UM, AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION ARE DUE ON AT NOON ON NOVEMBER THE 27TH, AND INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD DECEMBER 13TH AND 15TH.
UM, AND THEY'LL MEET THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY TO CHOOSE THREE TO FIVE CANDIDATES TO RECOMMEND TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR DECISION LATER IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY.
SO THE PROCESS IS GOING VERY SMOOTHLY SO FAR.
ANYONE HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY? ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE TO, UH, UH, REPORTS, UH, AND COMMENTS, UM, BY COMMISSIONER THIS EVENING.
WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER LITTLE.
UM, I'D LIKE TO START THIS EVENING WITH THANKS TO ALL THE VETERANS.
SATURDAY WAS VETERANS DAY, AND, UM, THANKFUL TO ALL THAT HAVE SERVED AND ARE SERVING AND PROBABLY SOME IN THIS AUDIENCE THAT MAY BE IN THE FUTURE SERVANTS OF OUR COUNTRY AND THE MILITARY.
UM, I'M ALSO THANKFUL FOR MY SON-IN-LAW BRAD, WHO SERVED AS A MARINE, AND, UH, HE'S TEACHING MY GRANDSON AT A YOUNG AGE THERE AT THE VETERAN'S DAY PARADE THERE IN FRANKLIN.
UM, WHAT FREEDOM MEANS AND THE PRICE OF FREEDOM AND WHAT SERVICE MEANS.
SO, BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL THE VETERANS.
UM, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO HAD A GREAT CELEBRATION, 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF BRENTWOOD, AND, UM, VERY PLEASED TO BE A MEMBER OF, OF THAT ORGANIZATION.
AND JUST THOUGHT I WOULD REFLECT ON A FEW OF THE THINGS THEY'VE DONE IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
UM, SEVERAL, SEVERAL THINGS AT DEERWOOD ARBORETUM, THE ROTARY PAVILION, WHICH OUR VICE MAYOR MENTIONED.
I THINK THEIR HOMEOWNERS HAD A MEETING AND, UH, THEY USED BOTH THE PAVILION, WHICH THE ROTARIANS PAID FOR SEVERAL YEARS BACK, AND MORE RECENTLY RAISED $750,000 TO HELP PAY FOR THE INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND THAT I THINK OUR VICE MAYOR ALSO MENTIONED, THAT HIS, HIS NEIGHBORS USED.
UM, UH, THEY CLEAN UP THE HARPETH RIVER EVERY, EVERY WINTER, UH, IN JANUARY, UH, GIVING OUT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIP AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO, TO THE, UH, BRENTWOOD AREA, TO CHARITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP, UH, BRENTWOOD AND PROVIDE CHRISTMAS AT THE TENNESSEE BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME EVERY YEAR.
BUT BEING THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY, I THOUGHT I WOULD, WOULD MENTION THAT, AND IT WAS A GREAT CELEBRATION.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER, LITTLE COMMISSIONER SPEARS.
UM, AS ALWAYS, I WANNA THANK THE BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS FOR REACHING OUT AND SENDING EMAILS AND CALLING AND BEING ENGAGED IN OUR PROCESS.
IT REALLY DOES PERFORM, PROVIDE THE BEST FORM OF CITY GOVERNMENT, AND WE'RE SO APPRECIATIVE OF YOU FOR DOING THAT.
UM, AS COMMISSIONER LITTLE SAID, HAPPY VETERANS DAY TO ALL OF THOSE WHO'VE SERVED.
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WE HAVE A LOT IN MY FAMILY.UM, I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THEIR SACRIFICE, UM, AND THEIR SERVICE.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE VETERANS AND TO OUR SCOUTS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT.
UM, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING SOME OF YOU BEFORE TONIGHT, BUT I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE AND DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND INVESTING, UM, YOUR TIME AND EFFORT.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
AND LEADERS, THANK YOU FOR LEADING THEM.
AND PARENTS, THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE PROCESS AS THEY GO THROUGH IT.
I, I KNOW IT'S A LOT TO, TO GET TO ALL THE MEETINGS AND DO ALL THE THINGS.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTMENT IN YOUR, IN YOUR STUDENTS AND YOUR CHILDREN.
UM, ON MONDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 6TH, WE HAD OUR MONTHLY PARK BOARD MEETING.
OUR ONLY AGENDA ITEM, UM, THAT EVENING WAS THE PROPOSAL FROM THE CITY FOR THE PARKS AND REC TO CHANGE THEIR FEE STRUCTURE FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD PARK SYSTEM.
MOST OF THE FEES HAD NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE THE YEAR 2013.
THE PROPOSAL WAS WELL RESEARCHED AND THOROUGH, SO I WANT TO THANK SEAN FOWLER AND DAVE BUNT AND HIS TEAM FOR THEIR VERY GOOD WORK.
THE PARK BOARD, UH, PASSED THE RECOMMENDATION UNANIMOUSLY.
OUR NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING WILL BE MONDAY, DECEMBER 4TH AFTER THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AT THE LIBRARY.
AND THE MEETING WILL ACTUALLY BE HELD AT THE LIBRARY THAT EVENING.
ON THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 9TH, WE RECEIVED THE CITY COMMISSION, RECEIVED THE PRESENTATION FROM THE BRENTWOOD RACKET FACILITY AD HOC COMMITTEE.
THE REPORT WAS, THE REPORT WAS THOROUGH, PROFESSIONAL, AND IMPRESSIVE.
WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE TO THIS ALL VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY WHO BROUGHT THEIR TIME, PROFESSIONALISM, EXPERTISE, AND TALENTS TO SHARE WITH ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD.
THE BEST THING ABOUT BRENTWOOD IS CERTAINLY THE PEOPLE.
MANY RESIDENTS HAVE REACHED OUT TO ASK ME, WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP FOR THIS POTENTIAL INDOOR RACKET FACILITY.
THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC MEETING IN JANUARY WHERE THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE CITY STAFF WILL DISCUSS HOW TO FUND THIS PROJECT AND BRING THE IDEA OF THE RACKET FACILITY TOWARDS REALITY.
THAT MEETING DATE WILL BE PUBLICIZED SOON.
UM, I ALSO WANNA THANK THE VETERANS FOR THEIR, UM, SERVICE, AND I ASK THAT ALL OF Y'ALL.
UM, ALSO REMEMBER TO THANK THEM THE OTHER 364 DAYS A YEAR BECAUSE THEY HAVE GIVEN THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, MANY OF THEM.
AND I ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO THANK THEIR FAMILIES BECAUSE THE SPOUSES AND THE FAMILIES AND THE CHILDREN MAKE SACRIFICES AS WELL.
SO I JUST WANNA RE REMEMBER THEM EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR.
UH, SCOUTS, CONGRATS ON HOW FAR Y'ALL HAVE COME.
UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL BEING HERE.
MAKES IT A LOT MORE FUN FOR US TO GET TO TALK TO A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE THAN JUST TO AN EMPTY ROOM.
UM, AND NOW THAT YOU KIND OF KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PROCESS AND YOU'VE SEEN OUR FACES AND SO FORTH, I ALWAYS LIKE TO TELL, UM, OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CITY THAT YOU TOO HAVE A VOICE.
EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO VO TO VOTE, YOU CAN EMAIL US OR CONTACT US ABOUT CITY BUSINESS.
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING AND YOU KNOW, THINK YOU CAN IMPROVE UPON IT OR HAVE SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US BECAUSE YOUR OPINION AND YOUR VOICE MATTERS TO US TOO.
I WANNA THANK THE BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR ARREST OF THE TWO 17 YEAR OLDS FROM ANTIOCH.
THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE ARRESTED FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE OCTOBER 3RD INCIDENT IN THE CONCORD HUNT NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, WHERE A STOLEN VEHICLE CRASHED AND A MANHUNT ENSUED INVOLVING MULTIPLE AGENCIES USING A HELICOPTER AND DRONE CAMERAS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU CHIEF AND YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR Y'ALL'S DILIGENT INVESTIGATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF THESE INDIVIDUALS.
UM, THIS PAST THURSDAY AT OUR BRIEFING, WE HAD A NICE TURNOUT OF RESIDENTS SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT FOR AN INDOOR TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL FACILITY IN BRENTWOOD.
AT THIS MEETING, WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE AD HOC TENNIS COMMITTEE GIVE A PRESENTATION OF THEIR FINDINGS REGARDING AN INDOOR TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL FACILITY IN BRENTWOOD.
I WANT TO THANK ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THEIR HARD WORK, THEIR TIME, AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO THIS PROJECT.
AFTER HEARING THE PRESENTATION AND READING THE ENTIRE 49 PAGE DOCUMENT, ONE RESIDENT WHO EMAILED THE COMMISSIONERS WROTE THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, DID NOT JUST CHANGE THE BUILDING DESIGN, AND THEY DID NOT JUST CHANGE FROM A BUBBLE TO A FABRIC BUILDING.
THEY MADE SUBSTANTIVE, THOUGHTFUL CHANGES, RECOGNIZING THE KNOWN DYNAMICS AND CULTURE OF TWO DIFFERENT SPORTS, PLUS A FULL REVIEW OF THE MARKETPLACE.
SO I THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE RESIDENTS FOR BEING ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS AND TO THE VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE FOR YOUR EXTREMELY, UM, COMPREHENSIVE REPORT THAT WILL HELP KEEP THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD.
UM, THE NEXT LIBRARY BOARD MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH AT 4:30 PM AT THE LIBRARY.
THIS MEETING WILL BE IN PLACE OF OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED DECEMBER MEETING.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT LAST MONTH THE LIBRARY HAD VOLUNTEERS DONATING 929 HOURS OF THEIR TIME.
OUR RESIDENTS ARE INCREDIBLE AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY IS, IS JUST AMAZING.
SO THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY HAD YET ANOTHER VERY SUCCESSFUL QUARTERLY BOOK SALE, BRINGING IN $16,916.
THE NEXT SALE IS JANUARY 26TH THROUGH THE 28TH,
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AND THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR DONATIONS.SO AS Y'ALL ARE PREPARING FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND MORE GIFTS MIGHT BE COMING IN, THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO START CLEANING OUT BOOKS AND PUZZLES AND GAMES.
AND YOU CAN DONATE THOSE TO THE LIBRARY AT ANY TIME.
THEY HAVE A BIG CART ON THE BREEZEWAY TO THE RIGHT KIND OF NEAR WHERE YOU GO VOTE, AND THAT'S OUT THERE ALL THE TIME.
THEY WOULD LOVE YOUR DONATIONS.
THEY THEN TURN AROUND AND PROCESS THOSE AND SELL 'EM AND MAKE MONEY BACK FOR THE LIBRARY AND FOR THE EVENTS.
UM, ON DECEMBER 2ND, WE WILL HAVE MORNING WITH SANTA AT THE LIBRARY FROM NINE TO 11.
TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU GET TICKETS IN ADVANCE.
AND THAT'S JUST TO KIND OF CONTROL THE CROWD.
ON DECEMBER 4TH AT 5:30 PM WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING.
THERE WILL BE HOT CHOCOLATE AVAILABLE.
THE BH S CHOIR WILL BE PERFORMING AND BEFORE AND AFTER THE TREE LIGHTING AT, SO AT FIVE AND 6:00 PM THERE WILL ALSO BE READINGS OF THE POLAR EXPRESS IN THE FRIENDS GATHERING, GATHERING ROOM.
AND AGAIN, YOU NEED TICKETS FOR THOSE EVENTS FOR THE READING, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE TOO BIG OF A CROWD, BUT ANYBODY CAN COME TO THE TREE LIGHTING IF YOU DON'T GET A TICKET FOR THE READINGS.
AND THEN FINALLY, IT'S, UM, THE LIBRARY WILL CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 18TH.
AND THIS IS SO THAT WE MAY REPLACE THE LOBBY AND THE FOR YOUR FLOORING.
SO DURING THAT TIME, THE BOOK DROP WHERE YOU RETURN BOOKS WILL STILL BE OPEN, LIBRARY LOANS WILL BE EXTENDED AND THE HOLDS WILL BE SUSPENDED.
AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT WE WILL, UM, HAVE THAT LIBRARY CLOSED FOR ABOUT ONE TO TWO WEEKS.
BUT I THINK YOU'LL LOVE THE RESULTS.
WE'LL HAVE A BRAND NEW FLOOR AND ENTRYWAY.
SO THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE, TIM.
UH, THANK YOU MAYOR, UH, WITH THE TREE BOARD.
UM, AS Y'ALL KNOW, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THE TREE BOARD HELPS WITH IS THE TWO ARBORETUMS HERE IN BRENTWOOD.
AND, UH, JUST RECENTLY, KEVIN, UH, BULGER, WHO'S THE STATEWIDE COORDINATOR FOR THE TENNESSEE URBAN FORESTRY COUNCIL, CAME OUT AND COMPLETED INSPECTIONS ON BOTH ARBORETUMS. UH, BOTH HAD SOME SUGGESTIONS WHICH WE'RE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT.
AND AT THIS POINT, UM, ALL WE NEED TO DO IS PAY THE, UH, INVOICE FOR RECERTIFICATION FEES AND THEY'LL SEND US NEW SIGNS.
SO, UH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THAT DONE.
AND, UH, THE NEXT TREE BOARD MEETING IS THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 21ST HERE AT THE CITY.
AND, UM, LET THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A GOOD MEETING ON LAST THURSDAY.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE, THE FOLKS ON THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON RACKET SPORTS.
THEY CERTAINLY TOOK THEIR JOB SERIOUSLY AND, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, LET THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS GOING THROUGH AND READING THE PRESENTATION.
UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK, UH, THERE'S JUST A COUPLE THINGS I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP IN PARTICULAR.
I KNOW THERE'S, THERE'S SOME CONVERSATION BOTH, UH, THROUGH EMAIL AND ON NEXT DOOR ABOUT IT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE SET AN EXPECTATION IN THE REPORT OF WHAT THEY REFER TO AS A CONSERVATIVE ANNUAL PROFIT OF $737,000 A YEAR.
AND ONE OF OUR FELLOW COMMISSIONERS HAS, HAS ACTUALLY RAISED THAT EXPECTATION TO $750,000 A YEAR, BOTH IN EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND, UH, IT'S INTERESTING 'CAUSE BOTH OF THOSE ARE, ARE IN EXCESS OF THE NET REVENUE PROJECTION FROM WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
AND I MENTIONED THAT REVENUE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE REVENUE IS SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT THAN PROFIT.
UM, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE SENSE OF THE FIXED COST OF DOING SOMETHING.
UM, IN PARTICULAR, YOU KNOW, THE COMMITTEE WENT THROUGH AND TALKED A LOT ABOUT DOING IT ONLY AS BRENTWOOD AND NOT IN CONJUNCTION WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN ORDER TO OFFER A BETTER SERVICE LEVEL THAN WILLIAMSON COUNTY WITH A SEVEN DAY A WEEK OPERATION.
AND A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING, UM, LEAGUES A JUNIOR PROGRAMS SUMMER CAMPS, PRIVATE LESSONS TOURNAMENTS, CHARITY SOCIALS, AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS.
AND, UH, YOU CAN FIND THOSE IN THE REPORT ON PAGES 19 AND 20.
I KNOW COMMISSIONER SPEARS, YOU'VE ASKED ABOUT WHAT PAGES THINGS ARE REFERENCED ON, AND THE REVENUE PROJECTIONS WERE ON PAGE 13.
UM, BUT THE GO THROUGH ON PAGE 18 AND PROPOSE DELIVERING ON THOSE EXPECTATIONS WITH JUST TWO FULL-TIME TEAM MEMBERS.
UH, ONE DEDICATED FOR TENNIS AND ONE DEC DEDICATED TO PICKLEBALL WHO WILL BE AT THE FACILITY MOST OF THE TIME AND SUPPLEMENTED WITH, UH, ONE PART-TIME SUPERVISOR AND, UH, SOME PART-TIME DESK WORKERS.
UM, I MENTIONED THIS BECAUSE GIVEN THAT WILLIAMSON COUNTY PARKS AND REC WHO HAD, YOU KNOW, INITIALLY HAD BEEN PROPOSING A PARTNERSHIP WITH US, THEY'RE RECENTLY RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION AS ONE OF THE 10 TOP PERFORMING TENNIS OPERATORS IN THE UNITED STATES.
AND IT SEEMS VERY OPTIMISTIC TO BELIEVE THAT AS A CITY WE CAN GET UP AND RUNNING IN A NEW FACILITY WITH JUST TWO FULL-TIME PEOPLE.
UM, NO BENCH TO PULL FROM IF EITHER OF THOSE PEOPLE WANT A DAY OFF OR A VACATION AND
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OUTPERFORM AN EXPERIENCED TEAM FROM, FROM WILLIAMSTON COUNTY PARKS AND REC.AND I THINK IT'S PARTICULARLY TRUE WITH SOME OF WHAT I FEEL ARE KIND OF SKY HIGH EXPECTATIONS SET BY THE SKY HIGH COMMITTEE AND THEN ALSO IN SOME OTHER COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT THIS FACILITY.
SO I'M JUST, I'M, I'M CONCERNED THAT GIVING A VERY, WHAT SEEMS LIKE A VERY OPTIMISTIC FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL MODEL IS PRESENTED, NOT TO MENTION A MORE EXPENSIVE FACILITY THAN, UH, PRESENTED AND STILL QUITE A FEW UNKNOWNS IN TERMS OF SITE WORK, TRAFFIC AND OTHER STUFF.
I'M AFRAID THAT WE'RE GETTING TO THE POINT THAT WE'RE SETTING VERY HIGH EXPECTATIONS THAT THIS FACILITY IS UNLIKELY TO EVER LIVE UP TO, UM, GIVEN WHERE WE ARE.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, I ALSO WANTED TO JUST QUICKLY ADDRESS, WE HAD SOME DEGREE OF A DISCUSSION LAST THURSDAY ABOUT THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY, AND I KNOW ONE OF OUR NEW COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CHRISTOPHER RICHARDS, HAS MADE THE POINT THAT WILLIAMSON COUNTY IS TOO FAR IN DEBT TO BE A GOOD PARTNER.
AND HOLLY, I THINK WE HAVE A SLIDE.
UM, I WANTED TO JUST GO AHEAD AND RATHER THAN MAKE IT A SUBJECT OF OPINION, I WENT AHEAD AND GOT ON THE, THE TENNESSEE STATE COMPTROLLER'S PAGE.
AND PART OF WHAT TENNESSEE DOES IS THEY ASSESS THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES ACROSS TENNESSEE.
AND IN THE CASE, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER RICHARDS AND I UNDERSTAND HE'S NEW TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION, AND IT CAN BE, IT CAN BE A LOT AT DIGESTING THE BUDGET IS, IS PROBABLY A VERY INTIMIDATING PROCESS.
BUT LOOKING AT THE, THE STATE CONTROLLER, WHICH I'D HAVE TO THINK, GIVEN THE FACT THAT TENNESSEE IS RECOGNIZED AS A VERY WELL-RUN STATE FINANCIALLY, AND THE RATING IS NO CONCERN, YOU KNOW, THE, THE ANNUAL EXPENDITURES, UH, TO THAT CAN BE PAID FOR FROM AVAILABLE CASH ARE CONSIDERABLY ABOVE THE, THE TARGET YOU, OUR CASH EXPENDITURE, UH, TREND IS VERY GOOD.
UM, YOU KNOW, SO WHILE THEY LIKE TO THROW AROUND DEBT NUMBERS THAT ARE VERY SCARY PUT IN CONTEXT, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT WE DO LIVE IN A VERY, VERY FINANCIALLY WELL-RUN COUNTY.
AND I, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THIS COMMISSION TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON ACCURATE INFORMATION.
SO I, I WOULD HATE TO NOT USE RESOURCES WE HAVE AVAILABLE SUCH AS THE STATE CONTROLLER'S OFFICE AS WE'RE, UH, ASSESSING, UM, THINGS LIKE, UH, THE, THE POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIPS.
SO, UH, I SINCERELY HOPE THIS COMMISSION AND THE BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY AS WE TALK ABOUT THIS, TAKE A A RATIONAL CLEAR-EYED LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING HERE AND JUST TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT AS A COMMUNITY WE DON'T GET SOMEPLACE THAT WE DON'T MEAN TO BE, UH, MOVING ON.
SOMETHING ELSE THAT, THAT'S COME UP A LITTLE BIT BRIEFLY.
UM, I MENTIONED IN THE BRIEFING LAST THURSDAY THAT I'VE GOTTEN QUITE A FEW EMAILS ONE TIME OR ANOTHER ABOUT CRICKET BEING PLAYED ON TENNIS COURTS AND TENNIS PLAYERS BE CON BEING CONCERNED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ABOUT THAT.
AND, UM, AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE'S A THRIVING CRICKET COMMUNITY THAT PLAYS OVER AT RAVENWOOD ON FRIDAY NIGHTS.
A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE'RE THERE FOR FOOTBALL GAMES, YOU'LL SEE 'EM OVER ON THE TENNIS COURTS AND, UH, COMMISSIONER SPEARS WITH THE PARK BOARD, I WAS GONNA SEE IF Y'ALL WOULD CONSIDER EVALUATING FACILITIES FOR CRICKET IN OUR PARKS TO SEE IF THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD ADD IN A WAY THAT WOULD HELP CRICKET PLAYERS AND TENNIS PLAYERS COEXIST MORE EASILY.
AND ALSO, IF THERE'S THIS COMMUNITY GOING ON HERE IN TOWN, IT SEEMS LIKE IT COULD REALLY BE ANOTHER GOOD COMMUNITY BUILDER.
IT SEEMS LIKE, UH, OUTSIDE CRICKET MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE COULD COST EFFECTIVELY, ADD AND SERVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE.
SO I WAS WONDERING IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU MIGHT CONSIDER BRINGING UP AT THE PARK BOARD? IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'D CONSIDER BRINGING UP AT THE PARK BOARD? ARE YOU ASKING ME A QUESTION DURING COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? YES, MA'AM.
WELL, I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU'D CONSIDER THAT.
I THINK WE CONSIDER MOST THINGS THAT COME BEFORE THE PARK BOARD.
AND WITH VETERANS DAY, AS THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS MENTIONED, UM, YOU KNOW, IT WAS GREAT TO BE A PART OF ALL THAT I REALLY ENJOYED GETTING OUT AS PART OF THE VETERANS DAY PARADES.
AND SO AN AMAZING POST, YOU KNOW, I'VE KNOWN, UH, PICK, YOU KNOW, JOHN LOPICCOLO FOR, FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.
UM, CERTAINLY ONE OF THE BIGGER PERSONALITIES MAYBE IN OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
BUT, UH, HE HAD NEVER MENTIONED HIS SERVICE IN THE GULF WAR.
AND THERE'S A POST THERE, YOU KNOW, ABOUT HIS, UH, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE THERE, UM, WITH THE, THE VETERANS AND HIM STARTING UP A CANE FISHING GEAR, UH, BOTH AS, UM, KIND OF AS A, A SEPARATE COMPANY, BUT ALSO AS A WAY WHERE HE DONATES 20% OF THE PROCEEDS FROM IT TO WOUNDED VETERANS.
BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST AMAZING THESE PEOPLE WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ON OUR TEAMS HERE AND THEIR, THEIR DEDICATION TO IT AND THE STUFF EVEN AS WELL AS YOU THINK, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY, THERE'S STILL SO MUCH DEPTH TO TO MANY OF THEM.
SO JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE, UH, JOHN PICCOLO AND, AND THAT JUST, JUST GREAT THING HE'S DOING.
AND THE LAST THING I WAS GONNA MENTION IS, ONCE AGAIN, WE'VE GOT BATTLE OF THE WOODS, UH, PLAYOFF EDITION COMING UP ON FRIDAY.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE RAVENWOOD AND BRENTWOOD ARE GONNA PLAY.
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FOR RAVENWOOD LAST TIME AROUND.I'M WEARING MY RED AND BLACK TONIGHT, BUT I WILL POINT OUT, I'M A I'M, I'M A RAVENWOOD DAD, BUT I'M A BRENTWOOD GRAD, SO, UH, IT'LL BE FUN TO GO SEE THAT GAME AGAIN.
AND YEAH, IT'S A, IT'S A GAME I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T LOSE.
IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO SEE BOTH THE COMPETITION AND THE CAMARADERIE.
I'LL START OUT COMMISSIONER ANDREWS BY SAYING MY KIDS WENT TO BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.
SO GO BRUINS,
UM, I DO WANT TO THANK YOU SCOUTS FOR COMING.
I COUNTED SEVEN SCHOOLS REPRESENTED HERE.
THAT'S A PRETTY BROAD SPECTRUM OF THIS CITY, AND IT SPEAKS WELL FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT SCOUTING IS ALIVE AND WELL IN BRENTWOOD.
I'D JUST LIKE TO HAVE A SHOW OF HANDS.
IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THAT WAS HERE TONIGHT THAT IS NOT IN YOUR SCHOOL, RAISE 'EM SO WE CAN SEE 'EM GOOD.
SO THERE IS A LOT OF INTERACTION.
WELL LOOK AROUND AND SEE SOME NEW FACES AND MAYBE YOU CAN MEET SOME NEW SCOUTS TONIGHT.
BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE LEADERS PARTICULARLY.
I KNOW THAT THAT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK, UH, BUT YOU DO IT FOR LOVE OF THE, OF THE, UH, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FOR WHAT IT TEACHES THEM.
I, I I THINK THERE'S SO MANY INVALUABLE LESSONS THAT, THAT YOU CAN GET FROM SCOUTING.
AND I HOPE YOU'LL ALL CONTINUE TO, TO BE IN SCOUTS AS LONG AS YOU CAN.
ONE OF OUR FORMER COMMISSIONERS ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT HER GRANDSON WHO GOT HIS EAGLE BADGE AND IT SERVED HIM WELL.
AND, AND I THINK SEVERAL OF US UP HERE HAVE SAID IT WILL SERVE YOU ALL YOUR LIFE.
UH, IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD ON RESUMES, BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY REASON YOU GET IT.
BUT PEOPLE ARE IMPRESSED WITH EAGLE SCOUTS BECAUSE IT SAYS SO MUCH ABOUT YOU AND YOUR CHARACTER.
AND SO I DON'T FORGET, I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY THANKSGIVING 'CAUSE WE WON'T HAVE ANOTHER MEETING UNTIL AFTER THANKSGIVING.
I HOPE IF YOU TRAVEL, YOU RETURN HOME.
ENJOYED YOUR FAMILY, ENJOYED THE FOOD, AND HAD A GOOD TIME.
UH, WE WILL MEET THIS COMING FRIDAY AND IT SHOULD BE AN INTERESTING MEETING.
IT'S HERE AT NINE 30 IN THE MORNING.
UH, BILL OWEN FROM SNE ACRES WILL BE COMING.
THAT'S ONE OF THE OLDEST HOUSES IN BRENTWOOD AND IT'S STILL IN PRETTY MUCH THE SAME SHAPE, BUT THEY'RE GONNA DO SOME RESTORATIONS TO IT.
SO OF COURSE THEY LIKE TO JUST TOUCH BASE WITH US.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE OUR APPROVAL, BUT THEY LIKE TO SHARE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
A MEMBER OF THE PARK BOARD IS COMING, HAS REQUESTED AN APPEARANCE BEFORE US.
UH, LAST WEEK OUR CEMETERY COMMITTEE AND SOME STUDENTS AND FACULTY FROM RAVENWOOD HIGH WENT OUT AND CLEANED THE HOIT BOYD CEMETERY, WHICH IS OFF OF, UH, RAINTREE PARKWAY.
SO WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE TO THEM FOR DOING THAT.
THOSE STONES ARE VERY, VERY OLD AND THEY TRY TO RESTORE THEM, REFRESH THEM, AND REPAIR THEM WHERE THEY CAN.
UH, LET'S SEE IF ANYTHING ELSE HERE.
OH, I WANTED TO TOUCH BASE, UM, A MEMBER OF THE LIBRARY, LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE LIBRARY BOARD THAT WE LOST LAST WEEK.
CHUCK SCOTT, CHUCK, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW HIM.
A LOT OF YOU KIDS MAY KNOW HIM.
HOW MANY OF YOU EVER WENT TO OUR MORNING WITH SANTA PROGRAM? ANY OF YOU BOYS AND GIRLS WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG? GO OVER THERE.
YOU REMEMBER SANTA IN THE RED SUIT? THAT WAS CHUCK SCOTT.
HE DID IT YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR AND WAS PLANNING TO DO IT THIS YEAR.
AND HE IS JUST A FIXTURE IN BRENTWOOD AND JUST THE BEST CITIZEN ALL AROUND.
UH, NEVER WANTED ANY RECOGNITION, BUT JUST WAS A REALLY GOOD PERSON AND A GOOD VOLUNTEER.
AND, UH, SUSANNA, YOU MENTIONED THE TREE LIGHTING AND THE POLAR EXPRESS.
I READ RIGHT BEFORE I CAME OVER HERE.
THE TICKETS HAVE ALL BEEN GONE.
THEY SOLD, THEY DIDN'T SELL, BUT THEY WERE SIGNED UP FOR IN THE FIRST 50 MINUTES, AND THAT'S A RECORD, SO THAT SHOULD BE A VERY FUN NIGHT.
UM, I THINK THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT WRITTEN DOWN HERE.
UM, AGAIN, HAVE A NICE THANKSGIVING AND COME BACK IN ONE PIECE.
SAFE AND SAM, THAT'S ALL MADE.
I DO WANT TO COMMENT ON SOME OF COMMISSIONER ANDREW'S, UH, REMARKS ABOUT THE TENNIS FACILITY.
I, I AGREE THAT THE, THE COMMITTEE PUT IN THREE MONTHS OF WORK, UH, AND THAT IS A LOT OF HARD WORK.
THEY WERE DEDICATED, THEY ALL ARE VERY INVOLVED IN THE TENNIS COMMUNITY AND THEY UNDERSTAND, UH, WHAT THEY WANT IN A TENNIS
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FACILITY.AND IT IS A LOVELY, A LOVELY BUILDING THEY'VE PRESENTED AND A LOVELY PROGRAM.
IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE AND I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT OUR MEETING PRODUCES IN TERMS OF WHAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO CUT OR POSTPONE IN OUR CIP TO AFFORD THIS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE, TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, MOUNTAIN BIKE PROJECTS, WINDY HILL PARK, ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
UH, THERE'S GONNA HAVE TO BE SOME GIFTS SOMEWHERE.
AND FOR ME, IN MY MIND, TO WALK AWAY FROM THE KIND OF DEAL THE COUNTY OFFERED US, WHICH I STILL THINK COULD BE THERE IF WE SHOWED INTEREST, UH, TO TAKE A GO IT ALONE APPROACH HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S THOUGHT ABOUT LONG AND HARD AND WITH HARD NUMBERS IN FRONT OF US, BECAUSE PIE IN THE SKY LOOKS REALLY GOOD FROM A DISTANCE.
BUT YOU HAVE TO GET UP CLOSE AND LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS AND LOOK AT THE COST AND LOOK AT WHAT ARE THE OTHER NEEDS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND WHAT OTHER GROUPS HAVE EXPECTATIONS THAT THEY'VE BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY OVER THE YEARS.
LIKE THE GREEN SPACE PEOPLE, THE MOUNTAIN BIKE PEOPLE, THEY'VE ALL CONTRIBUTED MONEY OVER THE YEARS AND WORK TOWARDS MAKING THEIR DREAM A REALITY.
SO I'M JUST SAYING, I THINK THIS MEETING AND IT WILL TAKE MORE THAN ONE.
I THINK OUR CIP BUDGET WILL BE VERY REVEALING.
UH, AND I THINK WE HAVE TO MAKE SOME HARD DECISIONS.
WE ALL WANT A TENNIS CENTER AND THERE'S TWO WAYS WE CAN GET IT, AND I JUST HOPE THAT WE'LL CHOOSE THE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WAY.
UM, AND I WROTE, UH, CHUCK SCOTT'S GRANDDAUGHTER A NOTE I DID TOO.
AND I TOLD HER, HER NAME'S RACHEL, I BELIEVE I TOLD HER, WENT ON A TOUR OF THE LIBRARY WHEN I BECAME A COMMISSIONER.
WE GET THROUGH AND THEY SAID, YOU WANNA BECOME A FRIEND OF THE LIBRARY? I SAID, SURE.
CHUCK SAID, WAIT A MINUTE, WE'VE GOT A BETTER DEAL FOR YOU.
YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR THIS, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
HE SAID, WAIT A MINUTE, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP, WHICH WAS MORE MONEY.
I SAID, GOLLY, CHUCK, YOU JUST GOT ME.
AND HIS GRANDDAUGHTER SAID THAT WAS HIM.
HE LOVED TO SELL THE LIBRARY AND HE MADE SURE HE CAPITALIZED AND GOT EVERYTHING FINANCIALLY COULD FROM PEOPLE THAT ENJOYED THE LIBRARY.
SO CHUCK WILL BE GREATLY MISSED.
I'M GONNA TELL YOU A SECRET TODAY.
I'VE BEEN VERY, VERY ACTIVE IN YOUTH, UH, ACTIVITIES EVER SINCE WE MOVED TO NASHVILLE.
WE WERE VERY ACTIVE IN A CHURCH.
YOUR PARENTS THAT ARE SITTING OUT THERE THOUGHT WHEN YOU WERE BORN AND YOU WERE THIS BIG, THAT IT WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT TIME IN THEIR LIVES.
THEY SAID, OH MY GOSH, HANDLING A CHILD.
WELL, HOW AM I GONNA TAKE CARE OF THIS LITTLE BABY? I CAN DROP 'EM, I CAN DO EVERYTHING.
THAT WAS A CAKEWALK COMPARED TO YOUR AGE RIGHT NOW.
OKAY, THAT WAS AN ABSOLUTE CAKEWALK.
IT'S HARD BEING A TEENAGER IN TODAY'S WORLD.
I KNOW THAT I HAVE TEENAGE ONE TEENAGE GRANDSON.
THANK YOU LEADERS FOR HELPING OUT.
THANK YOU SCOUTS FOR PARTICIPATING.
YOU'RE INTERACTING WITH A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE.
YOU'RE INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE THAT CAN, CAN SOMEDAY BE ROLE MODELS TO YOU AND TO OTHERS.
ON THE, UH, INFO MEETING WE HAD IN EARLY 2023, THE BRENTWOOD CITY COMMISSION BEGAN DISCUSSIONS ON BUILDING A RACKET FACILITY.
I FELT THERE WAS A NEED FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CLARIFICATION ON THE SUBJECT.
SO I MADE THE MOTION THAT THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD FOREMAN, AD HOC RACKET COMMITTEE TO FULLY EXPLORE THE TOPIC.
THIS PAST THURSDAY, THE COMMITTEE CHAIR GARY LATIMER, ALONG WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS, ANDY VEAL AND REBECCA MARTINEZ, REVIEWED THE KEY DETAILS OF THE RACKET COMMITTEE REPORT AT A CITY COMMISSION INFO MEETING ALL CITY COMMISSIONERS ALONG WITH CITY STAFF AND APPROXIMATELY 30 PLUS RESIDENTS WERE IN ATTENDANCE AS WELL.
I WOULD AGAIN, LIKE TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, GARY LATIMER, REBECCA MARTINEZ, CHI ROSE, JOHN PEASY, ANDY VIAL, NATASHA GREEN.
THEY GAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT, UH, TO THIS PROJECT.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS FACILITY BE TOTALLY BUILT, OWNED, AND OPERATED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
THIS WOULD INCLUDE INDOOR TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL.
I THINK WE DO HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE STOP AND SAY, JUST BECAUSE THEY RECOMMENDED IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S GONNA BE DONE IMMEDIATELY.
THE CITY COMMISSION HAS TO DO DUE DILIGENCE.
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THERE'S THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT AND HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED, BUT A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION IS, IS IN THE REPORT THAT THEY SUPPLIED.IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
AFTER REVIEWING THE OPERATIONS OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY FACILITIES AND MURPHYSBORO FACILITIES, THE COMMITTEE BELIEVES THAT MANAGEMENT GIVES MORE OPPORTUNITY.
SELF-MANAGEMENT GIVES MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR CREATIVE MANAGEMENT AND THE USE.
IF THIS IS A BRENTWOOD PARKS FACILITY, ANDY VILLE, A TENNIS PROFESSIONAL, STATES THAT FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY WILL BE THE KEY TO MAXIMIZING COURT TIME.
YES, THE BUILDING WILL COST SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF $12 MILLION.
WE MUST REVIEW THAT AND DEFINE IT.
THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE DETAILED FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, FEES FOR COURT TIME, FEES FOR THE COURT TIME WOULD BE REASONABLE WHILE STILL GENERATING OVER $750,000 IN PROFIT.
AT THE SAME TIME, SETTING ASIDE MONEY FOR REGULAR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, I AM THE ONE WHO QUOTED $750,000.
I THINK THAT'S A ROUND NUMBER.
I THINK BY MY CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THAT MIGHT EVEN BE A LOW NUMBER.
AND THAT'S 750,000 WHILE SETTING ASIDE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE MONEY.
I HATE THAT SOME OTHER COMMISSIONER PICKS ON A NUMBER LIKE THAT.
I'VE NEVER ATTACKED ANOTHER COMMISSIONER'S WRITINGS AND I WANT TONIGHT THERE'S A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR NOT ONLY THE ADULT USAGE, BUT YOUTH USAGE THAT WAS STRESSED THROUGHOUT.
COMMITTEE ME MEETINGS, YOUTH LIKE YOU GUYS SITTING OUT THERE, THE ABILITY FOR YOU TO GO PLAY IN TENNIS TOURNAMENTS FOR YOU TO LEARN THE SPORT, FOR YOU TO ENJOY THAT FACILITY.
THERE'S MORE OPPORTUNITY OUT THERE IN A WELL-MANAGED PROGRAM.
THE DESIGN INCLUDES 350 PARKING SPACES.
I ASK THAT THE PLANNING AND CODES DEPARTMENT REVIEW, THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PARKING SPACES AND THERE IS GONNA BE A LOT OF, UH, EXCAVATION THAT'LL HAVE TO BE DONE.
SO THAT COULD BE A MAJOR IMPACT ON, ON, UM, FUTURE COSTS.
THE PARTS DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO REVIEW THE TRAFFIC IMPACT, AND IT WILL INCLUDE ENTRANCE AND EXIT OPTIONS FOR THIS FACILITY.
SO YOU CAN SEE WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO.
THE COMMITTEE FURTHER RECOMMENDS THAT THE RACKET COMMITTEE REMAIN ACTIVE AND IN PLACE DURING AND AFTER THE BUILDING, BUILDING OF THE FACILITY.
I PERSONALLY AGREE THAT THEY SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE.
THESE PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE, A LOT OF EXPERTISE, AND THEY'RE WILLING TO SHARE IT WITH THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD FOR NO CHARGE.
I AM MOST APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK OF THE RACKET COMMITTEE.
OUR BRENTWOOD NEIGHBORS TOOK THE TIME TO SERVE, RESEARCH, DISCUSS, COLLABORATE, WRITE, AND PRESENT THEIR INFORMATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION.
AD HOC ROCK, UH, AD HOC RACKET COMMITTEE.
UM, SO WE CELEBRATED, UH, VETERANS DAY THIS, UH, THIS PAST SATURDAY.
UM, AS, AS ONE OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS SAID, UM, THEY PUT THEMSELVES, UH, IN HARM'S WAY.
MANY GAVE, UM, THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE SO WE COULD BE HERE TONIGHT.
DON'T JUST CELEBRATE VETERANS DAY ON VETERANS DAY.
IF YOU SEE VETERANS, UH, THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE.
UH, EVERY FRIDAY AT NOON, UH, THERE'S A, UH, A LARGE GROUP OF 'EM AT, UH, COSTCO.
THEY ALL GET TOGETHER AND THEY HAVE THEIR A DOLLAR 50 HOT DOGS.
AND, UM, THEY GET A BIG KICK OUT OF IT WHEN PEOPLE COME UP AND THANK 'EM FOR THEIR SERVICE.
MOST OF YOU ARE IN, UH, IN SCHOOL, SO YOU CAN'T SKIP SCHOOL, UH, TO GO.
UH, BUT, UM, UM, THANK A VETERAN.
WHEN YOU SEE A VETERAN, UH, SCOUTS, UH, I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL, UH, TO SEE IT, UH, THROUGH, UM, TAKE THE TIME, UH, TAKE THE ENERGY, UH, GET YOUR EAGLE SCOUT AWARD.
IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE ON A RESUME.
UH, BUT THEN JUST IN LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND STICKING TO ITNESS, JUST SHOWING UP AND FINISHING THINGS PUTS YOU SO FAR AHEAD, UH, OF OTHERS.
BUT GETTING THROUGH, UH, IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE EACH OF YOU, UH, TO GIVE THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION, UH, TO GET YOUR, UH, UH, EAGLE SCOUT, UH, GROWTH COMMITTEE.
UH, WE HAD PUBLIC HEARING, UH, THIS PAST NOVEMBER 7TH, UH, DOWN AT THE, UH, COUNTY COMMISSION CHAMBERS.
WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN, UH, UH, NOVEMBER, UH, 15TH OF THE, UH, THIS WEDNESDAY, UH, AT 6:00 PM UM, LAST TUESDAY IT WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY, UH, AT THE, UH, THE GROWTH COMMITTEE.
THAT ALL HAS TO DO WITH THE, UH, URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY.
UH, IT'S A STEP, UH, PRIOR, UH, TO, UH, ANNEXATION INTO A MUNICIPALITY.
UH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET THIS, UH, WRAPPED UP, UH, IN THE, UH, NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE.
UH, GREAT WORK BY THE RACKET, UH, COMMITTEE.
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I'VE NEVER, UH, BEEN IN TOO MUCH OF A HURRY, UH, TO SPEND SOMEONE ELSE'S MONEY.UH, AND TO HAVE PEOPLE COME FORWARD WITH THAT THOUGHTFUL, UH, AND PROFESSIONAL ANALYSIS AND DUE DILIGENCE, UH, HELPS A LOT.
UM, I DON'T HAVE THE, THE SKILL AND EXPERTISE.
UM, MY WIFE AND I PLAY TENNIS A LITTLE BIT.
UM, BUT WE'RE NOT, UH, PROFESSIONAL TENNIS PLAYERS.
UM, ONE OF THE OTHER PEOPLE ON THE, UM, UH, AD HOC COMMITTEE, UH, HE'LL TELL YOU, UH, I OWN A BUBBLE.
UH, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ELSE WE KNOW OWNS A BUBBLE.
UH, WE NOW KNOW, UH, SOMEBODY THAT OWNS A BUBBLE AND THAT'S, UH, ANDY BEAL, ONE OF THE, UH, UH, TENNIS BROS.
AND TO GET THAT FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE, UH, FROM SOMEBODY LIKE THAT, UH, AND GET THE PRIVATE SECTOR VERSUS A PUBLIC SECTOR, UM, LOOK, UH, I THINK IS, UH, IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
SO, KUDOS, UH, TO THE, UH, TO THE RACKET COMMITTEE.
UM, WE HOPE YOU ALL ARE ABLE TO COME, UH, TO THE TREE LIGHTING ON DECEMBER 4TH.
UH, WHETHER YOU'VE BEEN NAUGHTY OR NICE, UH, SHOW UP AT FIVE 30 AND IF YOU'RE LATE, UM, YOU'RE GONNA MISS IT.
BUT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT FROM A DISTANCE 'CAUSE IT'S A BIG BEAUTIFUL TREE.
AND THEN FINALLY, HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
UH, WE ALL HAVE MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR.
WE LIVE IN ONE OF THE GREATEST CITIES, UH, IN THE WORLD.
UH, ONE OF THE GREATEST STATES, UH, IN THIS COUNTRY, UH, FOR SURE.
BUT WE ALL HAVE MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR HAPPY THANKSGIVING, UH, TO EVERYONE.
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MOVE, UH, TO THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA.SO YOU ALL PICKED A GOOD, UH, MEETING WE'RE WE SPENT MORE TIME ON COMMISSIONER COMMENTS THAN WE'LL SPEND ON THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA.
SO, UM, PLEASE NOTE, UH, THAT ALL MATTERS LENDER LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION EXCEPT FOR ANY ITEMS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS AT THIS TIME.
SO WE'LL START WITH ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2023 DASH ONE 10 RESOLUTION, ADOPTING A REVISED SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC WORKS FEES.
ITEM NUMBER TWO, RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 114.
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A PROPOSED GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN FOR CITY EMPLOYEES FOR CAL CALENDAR YEAR 2024.
ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION 2023 DASH ONE 15.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL WITH NORTH RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY FOR STOP LOSS INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024.
RESOLUTION 2023 DASH ONE 16 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH MEDICAL BENEFITS ADMINISTRATORS INC.
MEDDIN FOR PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 FOR ADOPTION.
ITEM FIVE, RESOLUTION 2023 DASH ONE 17 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A RENEWAL PROPOSAL FROM BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF TENNESSEE FOR VISION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 FOR ADOPTION.
ITEM NUMBER SIX, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE BULK ROCK SALT FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE TWO VEHICLES FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE TWO SERVICE BODY TRUCKS FOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
ITEM NUMBER NINE, APPROVAL TO SCHEDULE FOR APPROVAL OF SCHEDULE FOR BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024.
AND FINALLY, ITEM NUMBER 10, APPROVAL TO SCHEDULE FOR REVIEW FOR REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2025 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND FISCAL YEARS 2025 THROUGH 2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM.
I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY OLD BUSINESS.
IS THERE ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THE MEETING THIS EVENING? HEARING NONE.
ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING? HEARING NONE I MOVE OR ADJOURN.