Nov 27, 2023 City Commission Meeting

ALRIGHT, UH, GOOD EVENING

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UH, WE'LL CALL TO ORDER

[ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Vice Mayor Travis Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Commissioner Andrews Oath of Office for Firefighters - Tim Pomierski and Pierce Vaughn Recognition of Firefighter - Lt. Jeremy Giroux]

COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING.

THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY VICE MAYOR TRAVIS, AND THEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COMMISSIONER ANDREWS.

PLEASE RISE.

DEAR LORD, IN THIS TIME OF THANKSGIVING, AS I LOOK OUT AT THE AUDIENCE AND I SEE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, I THINK TO MYSELF, BE JOYFUL.

BE JOYFUL OF THE NEW RECRUITS THAT ARE JOINING THE FIRE TEAM.

BE JOYFUL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IN GENERAL, WHO TAKE SUCH GOOD CARE OF OUR CITIZENS IN BRENTWOOD.

I LOOK OUT AND I SEE OUR LIBRARY STAFF AND I SAY, OH, BE JOYFUL FOR THAT WONDERFUL LIBRARY THAT WE HAVE IN BRENTWOOD.

AND THANK YOU LORD FOR SEVEN COMMISSIONERS WHO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THE CITY BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE.

IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.

AMEN IS THE FLAG PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ALL RIGHT, UM, NEXT WE'LL HAVE THE, UH, OATH OF, UH, THE OFFICE FOR TWO NEW FIREFIGHTERS.

CHIEF GOS, PLEASE COME FORWARD EVENING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, UM, APPROPRIATE THIS WEEK.

I'M THANKFUL FOR THE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT WE, UH, BRING BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

UH, UNLIKE CHIEF HICKEY, I'M NOT GOING TO JUST GO OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

HE SAYS HE MAKES STUFF UP, SO MAYBE THAT'S EASIER IF HE DOES THAT, BUT I'LL HAVE THE WRONG FIREFIGHTER WITH THE WRONG WIFE OR SOMETHING IF I TRY TO DO THAT.

SO, UM, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, THIS IS TIM PKI.

I'M GONNA ASK HIM TO INTRODUCE HIS GUEST, MY WIFE CRYSTAL.

AND THIS IS OUR, UH, DAUGHTER KIM.

AND IN THE AUDIENCE WE HAVE SISTER-IN-LAW, ABBY BROTHER-IN-LAW.

PAUL AND NIECE AND NEPHEW, UH, MILO AND NORA.

TIM PKI GREW UP IN, UH, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE A BASEBALL WAS A BIG PART OF HIS LIFE.

IN 2009, HE PLAYED DIVISION ONE SCHOLARSHIP IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND AND TRANSFERRED TO COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PUEBLO, WHERE HE PLAYED BALL IN DIVISION TWO.

AFTER RECEIVING HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN SCIENCE, IN EXERCISE SCIENCE IN 2013, TIM STARTED HIS PATH TOWARD THE FIRE SERVICE.

HE ATTENDED, UH, CRAFTON HILLS COLLEGE FIRE ACADEMY AND BECAME A CERTIFIED EMT AND GAINED EXPERIENCE BY WORKING ON AN ENGINE CREW WITH THE US FOREST SERVICE.

HE THEN, HE THEN WORKED PRIVATE EMS FOR THREE YEARS AND WAS A RESERVE FIREFIGHTER WITH THE ALHAMBRA FIRE DEPARTMENT DURING COVID.

IN 2020, HE BECAME A CARPENTER, AND SHORTLY AFTER WAS OFFERED A JOB WITH THE AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, AND COMPLETED THEIR 28 WEEK ACADEMY AS A FIREFIGHTER ON AN ENGINE.

HE WAS ALSO IN THE WILDFIRE BATTALION WHERE HE OBTAINED NUMEROUS CERTIFICATIONS.

TIM AND HIS WIFE CRYSTAL, DECIDED TO MOVE TO TENNESSEE TO BE CLOSER TO FAMILY, ESPECIALLY AFTER WELCOMING THEIR NEWBORN DAUGHTER KIMBER.

IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR.

TIM ENJOYED SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY, HIKING, SNOWBOARDING, AND PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING SPORTS RELATED.

YOU CAN STEP IN FRONT OF THE PODIUM RIGHT HERE SO THEY CAN HEAR YOU.

TIM, IF YOU'D RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, TIM ROSKI AYE.

TIM MKI, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT I DO POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER, FOR THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE, UH, CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION, AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.

THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE AND THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER, THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER.

WELCOME, SIR.

WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

YEAH.

THERE'S EVERYWHERE

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THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COMMISSIONERS.

THIS IS, UH, PIERCE VAUGHN.

I'M GONNA LET PIERCE INTRODUCE HIS GUEST TONIGHT.

THIS IS MY WIFE ANNIE, AND OUR TWO KIDS, OWEN.

HE'S SIX MONTHS OLD.

AND BREE'S TWO.

WE ALSO BROUGHT SOME FAMILY FRIENDS, MY SISTER, MY SISTER, MY WIFE'S SISTER, JULIA, UM, BROTHER MATTHEW AND BROTHER ELISHA AND OH GOODNESS, ALL THAT .

YEAH, PIERCE IS KIND OF A UNICORN.

HE GREW UP IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AND CURRENTLY RESIDES IN HICKMAN COUNTY WITH HIS WIFE ANNIE AND THEIR TWO YOUNG CHILDREN.

HE BEGAN HIS CAREER WORKING FOR THE FAMILY INTERNET SERVICE COMPANY, SPECIALIZING AS A TOWER CLIMBER AND RADIO INSTALLER.

SOMETHING I HAVE NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN DOING, I ASSURE YOU.

UH, IN 2017, HE TOOK ON A NEW ENDEAVOR, BECOMING AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER, JOINING THE COBOL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

FOLLOWING HIS FIRE TRAINING, HE PURSUED HIS EMT AND ADVANCED EMT CERTIFICATES AT COLUMBIA STATE IN 2017 AND 18 RESPECTIVELY.

FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, HE HAS SERVED AS A FULL-TIME, ADVANCED EMT FOR HICKMAN COUNTY EMS, DELIVERING MEDICAL CARE IN HIS RURAL COMMUNITY.

BEYOND HIS EMERGENCY SERVICES TRAINING, HE HOLDS CERTIFICATIONS, INCLUDING BEING AN OSHA CERTIFIED COMPETENT TOWER CLIMBER, TOWER RESCUE, AND ROPE RESCUE TECHNICIAN.

HE IS ALSO CERTIFIED IN SWIFT WATER RESCUE AND IS AN AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CPR INSTRUCTOR INSPIRED BY THE CULTURE AND PROFESSIONALISM OF BRENTWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE.

AND THE MEMBERS ARE MEMBERS THAT HE HAS BUILT A RELATIONSHIP WITH, UH, IN HICKMAN COUNTY OVER THE YEARS.

HE APPLIED, UM, DID VERY WELL AND WAS HIRED EARLIER THIS MONTH.

SO OUTSIDE OF WORK, HE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY, WHICH, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, TAKES, TAKES SOME TIME, UH, RUNNING ROCK CLIMBING AND STILL WORKS AS A PART-TIME TREE CLIMBER.

IF YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME, I PIERCE SPAWN.

I PIERCE SPAWN.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS, I POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER, FOR THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION, AND THAT I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.

THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER, OF THE ORDINANCES, OF THE CITY, OF BRENTWOOD, OF THE ORDINANCES, OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER, THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER.

WELCOME.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

THANK YOU.

HEY, WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME.

GOOD LUCK.

PRETTY GOOD.

AS LIEUTENANT DREW COMES FORWARD, UM, I JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THESE YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT.

UH, AS YOU CAN TELL, THEY'VE GOT THEIR HANDS FULL AND, UH, THESE GUYS WORK 48 HOUR SHIFTS.

SO FOR 48 STRAIGHT HOURS, THEY'RE KEEPING, UH, THINGS TIED DOWN AT THE HOME FRONT, AND THAT IS NO EASY TASK.

SO I WANTED TO CERTAINLY RECOGNIZE THEM AS WELL.

IN ADDITION TO OUR SWEARING IN THIS EVENING, WE'RE ALSO RECOGNIZING LIEUTENANT JEREMY UE FOR HAVING RECEIVED THIS FIRE OFFICER DESIGNATION THROUGH THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EXCELLENCE'S COMMISSION ON PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALING.

AS DISCUSSED HERE BEFORE, UH, THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL CREDENTIAL THAT ALL OF OUR PROMOTED OFFICERS WORK TO ACHIEVE.

IT DEMONSTRATES THE HIGHEST COMMITMENT TO, TO ETHICS, EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP, AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

WHILE THIS IS AN IMPRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENT FOR AN OFFICER IN ANY ORGANIZATION,

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LIEUTENANT GURU JOINS 15 OF HIS FELLOW OFFICERS WITHIN THE BRENTWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT.

AND HAVING ACHIEVED THIS HIGHLY PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION, NOT ONLY DOES IT VALIDATE THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION EXHIBITED BY LIEUTENANT DREW HIMSELF, BUT IT CONTINUES TO DEFINE BRENTWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE AS THE STANDARD BEARER POSSESSING THE LARGEST NUMBER OF INTERNATIONALLY CREDENTIALED OFFICERS IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.

WITH THAT, I WANT TO PREVENT, PRESENT JEREMY WITH HIS PIN AND CONGRATULATE HIM ON THIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS, JEREMY.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

GOOD NIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, WE'LL MOVE ON, UH, WITH THE MEETING AFTER, UH, DOING THE, UH, UH, THE FUN STUFF, UM, BRINGING, UH, THE NEW FIREFIGHTERS IN AND, UH, AND RECOGNIZING.

UM, SO WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE

[2. Approval or Correction of Minutes]

DO I HEAR A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND PRIMARY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SPEARS.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS PASSAGE UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT, WE'LL HAVE, UH, COMMENTS FROM, UH, CITIZENS.

UH, NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP.

UM, BUT, UM, NOW'S THE, UH, THE TIME IF, UH, ANYONE WANTS TO SIGN UP.

I THINK IT'S, UH, PRETTY QUIET OUT THERE, UH, THIS EVENING.

UH, NOW THAT, UH, ALL THE FAMILIES ARE GONE, UM, ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK? VERY GOOD.

WE'LL CLOSE COMMENTS, UH, BY, UM, FROM CITIZENS AND REMOVE, AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO REPORT, UH,

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

ACTUALLY, MAYOR, I HAVE NO REPORT UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, UH, FROM ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS.

VERY GOOD.

YEAH.

SOUND A LITTLE BIT LIKE OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

I COULDN'T, I COULDN'T PASS THAT.

SHE'S BEEN TRAINING, I KNOW, BEEN PRACTICING, UH, AND A REPORT FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

IT'S TAKEN ME FIVE YEARS TO RUB OFF ON 'EM.

I HAVE NO REPORT TONIGHT EITHER.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, ALL RIGHT, UH, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO, UH, REPORTS, UM, BY OUR, UH, COMMISSIONERS.

AND THIS EVENING WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER SPEARS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, I JUST WANNA THANK ALL THE BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS FOR CONTINUING TO REACH OUT OVER EMAIL, UM, AND OTHER MEANS.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU ENGAGED IN GOVERNMENT, AND REALLY, IT IS OUR BEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT WHEN YOU'RE INVOLVED, SO PLEASE KEEP THE CORRESPONDENCE COMING.

WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, THANK YOU CHIEF GOSS FOR, AND COLLINS FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE, UM, TO GET SUCH GREAT NEW HIRES, REALLY IMPRESSIVE YOUNG MEN WITH TIM PIERCE, AND OF COURSE, JEREMY WITH HIS ACCOLADES.

SO, UM, IT'S BEEN A GREAT NIGHT SO FAR, SO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT FOR US.

UM, AS A REMINDER, OUR NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING WILL BE MONDAY, DECEMBER 4TH.

IT WILL BE AFTER THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AT THE LIBRARY.

SO THAT'S A CHANGE OF VENUE FOR US.

UM, THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE LIBRARY AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

UH, WE HAD A GREAT TIME MEETING WITH THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD FOR LUNCH ON NOVEMBER 15TH AT THE SAFETY CENTER.

WHAT A GREAT GROUP OF IMPRESSIVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

AND THANK YOU KRISTEN CORN, FOR YOUR WORK WITH THIS GROUP.

AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR CITY STAFF FOR TAKING TIME AWAY FROM YOUR DAILY JOBS TO INVEST INTO THIS GROUP EVERY YEAR.

THANK YOU TO THE, UH, HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOR YOUR WORK ON ANNUAL ENROLLMENT.

I KNOW THAT'S NO SMALL TASK.

UM, AND LASTLY, RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO ASK ME WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP FOR THE POTENTIAL INDOOR RACKET FACILITY.

UM, THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC WORK MEETING IN JANUARY WHERE THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE CITY STAFF WILL DISCUSS HOW TO FUND THIS PROJECT AND THEN BRING THAT IDEA OF THE RACKET FACILITY TOWARDS REALITY.

AND THAT MEETING DATE WILL BE PUBLICIZED SOON.

SO KEEP YOUR EARS OPEN FOR THAT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER SPEARS.

COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, CHIEF GOSSMAN COLLINS.

THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED EXCELLENT HIRING AND FINDING THESE GREAT CANDIDATES, AND ALSO FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, UM, ENCOURAGING THOSE OTHERS TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE EXCELLENCE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, THE, THE TONE AND THE ENVIRONMENT YOU OFFSET OF EXCELLENCE.

SO, THANK YOU.

UM, COUPLE LIBRARY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THE NEXT LIBRARY BOARD MEETING IS THIS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH AT FOUR 30 AT THE LIBRARY.

THIS MEETING WILL BE IN PLACE OF OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED DECEMBER MEETING.

COUPLE EVENTS GOING ON AT THE LIBRARY ON DECEMBER 2ND, WE WILL HAVE MORNING WITH

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THAT IS FROM 9:00 AM TO 1230.

SO FOR THE MAGIC SHOW, YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE TICKETS FOR THE MAGIC SHOW PORTION OF THAT, AND THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN CLAIMED.

BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE A TICKET TO THE MAGIC SHOW, YOU CAN STILL COME BE A PART OF M MORNING WITH SANTA AND DO THE CRAFTS AND EAT SNACKS, AND ENJOY A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH SANTA.

AND ON DECEMBER 4TH AT 5:30 PM WE WILL HAVE THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING.

THERE'LL BE HOT CHOCOLATE AVAILABLE, AND THE BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR WILL BE PERFORMING BEFORE AND AFTER THE TREE LIGHTING.

SO AT FIVE AND 6:00 PM THERE WILL BE READINGS OF THE POLAR EXPRESS IN THE FRIENDS GATHERING ROOM.

AND AGAIN, FOR KIND OF CROWD CONTROL, YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE A TICKET FOR THAT.

AND THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN HANDED OUT.

BUT PLEASE COME JOIN US FOR THE TREE LIGHTING.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A TICKET TO THE POLAR EXPRESS, THE LIBRARY WILL CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 18TH.

SO WE, UM, ARE REPLACING THE LOBBY AND BEFORE YOUR FLOORING, DURING THAT TIME, THE BOOK DROP WILL REMAIN OPEN.

ALSO, LIBRARY LOANS WILL BE EXTENDED AND YOUR HOLDS WILL BE SUSPENDED.

AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED FOR ABOUT ONE TO TWO WEEKS.

AND THEN WHEN IT OPENS AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE A BRAND NEW FOYER, AND IT'LL LOOK GREAT.

A REMINDER THAT THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY IS ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF BOOKS, PUZZLES, AND GAMES.

SO BEFORE ALL THE CHRISTMAS STUFF COMES IN, WHY DON'T YOU GO ON AND TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAN OUT SOME STUFF.

THOSE DONATIONS CAN BE DROPPED OFF ON THE CART, BUT IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO THE FAR RIGHT OF THE FRONT DOORS UNDER THE PORTICO, KIND OF NEAR WHERE YOU GO TO VOTE.

SO THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

GOOD, THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER ANDREWS.

UH, THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, FROM THE TREE BOARD, WE'RE FINALIZING ARRANGEMENTS FOR OUR MARCH 23RD, 2024 ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION.

UH, SOMETHING TO ANNOUNCE IS THAT, UH, BAGGING OF THE SEEDLINGS WILL TAKE PLACE AT 8:00 AM AT THE SERVICE CENTER ON THE WEEK BEFORE, SO THE SATURDAY BEFORE ARBOR DAY.

UH, EVERYONE WANTS TO COME DO THAT.

IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME PEOPLE GET TO VISIT AND WORK TOGETHER.

UM, WE'RE ALSO HAVING GOOD CONVERSATIONS AMONG THE TREE BOARD ABOUT THE FLOW OF THE DAY SET UP AT THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY, AND HOW TO MAKE THIS YEAR'S ARBOR DAY BETTER THAN EVER.

UM, THE TREE BOARD WILL BE TAKING A RECESS IN DECEMBER, UH, BUT WE'LL MEET AGAIN ON JANUARY 16TH HERE IN THE ANNEX ROOM.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, CHIEF GOSS, UH, REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, ALL THE, THE OFFICERS COMING THROUGH WANNA REALLY RECOGNIZE TOO, UH, CHIEF HICKEY, UH, BRENTWOOD POLICE, UH, I KNOW AS Y'ALL SAY, THE OFFICERS GO OUT EVERY DAY WITH THE GOAL OF KEEPING, UH, BRENTWOOD THE CITIZENS SAFE THROUGH, UH, THROUGH PROACTIVE PATROLS.

AND Y'ALL SHARED A COUPLE STORIES, UH, THIS RECENTLY ABOUT SOME OUTSTANDING PROACTIVE POLICE WORK.

UM, THE STORY, YOU KNOW, KUDOS TO OFFICER HULA DISPATCHERS, JACKSON AND BURTON OFFICERS, JOAN, UH, OFFICER JONES, OFFICER SHOAT, SERGEANT BILLY TOWNSEND, AND THE WHOLE TEAM FOR THEIR DILIGENCE.

YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT THE, UM, THE INCIDENT OVER AT LINDELL JEWELERS WHERE THEY FOLLOWED UP ON THE LEAD, YOU KNOW, STAYED IN THE AREA AND WERE ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF, UH, A SUSPECT WITH A RECORD, UH, BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPENED IN THE CITY OF LIMITS IS FANTASTIC.

AND ALSO, THE, THE STORY OF THE, UM, THE STOP, UH, ON THE ROAD THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A FAIRLY, UM, FRUITFUL IN TERMS OF GETTING SOME DRUGS OFF THE STREET, BUT THAT WENT DOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT IN A VERY PROFESSIONAL WAY.

I MEAN, I THINK BOTH OF THOSE STORIES ARE JUST EXEMPLARY OF THE, JUST THE PROFESSIONALISM AND THE LEVEL OF PEOPLE THAT, THAT COME AND WORK IN OUR CITY IN PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO, YOU KNOW, HERE TONIGHT, WE SEE GREAT EXAMPLES OF THAT AND POLICE FIRE, AND IT'S REALLY, I THINK, INDICATIVE OF, OF THE WHOLE STAFF, YOU KNOW, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT THE SERVICE CENTER, UM, FOR THE THANKSGIVING, UM, LUNCH, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT BEFORE THANKSGIVING.

BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST THE TEAM WE HAVE HERE IS, IS TRULY OUTSTANDING.

SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE STORIES AND JUST LOVE, LOVE SEEING THAT.

UHM MOUNTAIN BIKE GROUP IS HAVING, UH, THEIR THIRD WORK DAY ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9TH FROM NINE TO 11.

UH, THEY'RE MEETING OVER AT SMITH PARK OVER ON THE, UM, THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RAVENSWOOD MANSION.

UH, SO THAT'S 1825 WILSON PIKE, UH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, NINE TO 11.

IF, UH, YOU'RE COMING OUT TO DO THAT.

THERE IS A SIGNUP SHEET ON THE, UM, THE BIKE WALK BRENTWOOD WEBSITE, AS WELL AS THE, UM, THE BRENTWOOD GREEN SPACE WEBSITE.

UH, ALL YOU HAVE TO BRING IS WORK, GLOVES, WATER, AND IF YOU HAVE THEM, SOME LOPPERS.

AND, UH, THE RAKES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT ARE PROVIDED THERE.

THEY'VE MADE A HUGE PROGRESS ON THOSE TRAILS.

AND, UM, IT IS REALLY LOOKING BETTER AND BETTER EVERY, EVERY TIME.

AND IT'S, FRANKLY, IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SEE PEOPLE.

I KNOW LAST TIME WE HAD ABOUT 75 PEOPLE OUT THERE WORKING ON THIS, JUST A GREAT COMMUNITY ACTIVITY.

UM, AND LASTLY, I'D HATE TO GO THROUGH THIS WITHOUT RECOGNIZING OUR BRENTWOOD BRUINS FOOTBALL TEAM FOR JUST A FANTASTIC SEASON.

YOU KNOW, THEY FINISHED A PERFECT REGULAR SEASON, WHICH THAT THAT HAPPENS ONCE IN A BLUE MOON, ESPECIALLY IN A, IN A REGION AS COMPETITIVE AS THIS ONE.

UM, AND UNFORTUNATELY,

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I KNOW THE BRUINS WOULD'VE LOVED TO HAVE HAD ONE MORE GAME, BUT, UM, BUT WHAT AN INCREDIBLE SEASON AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT.

AND TELL YOU, IT'S, IT'S BEEN FUN WATCHING, YOU KNOW, BRENTWOOD, UH, AS A CITY HAD PLAYERS ON TV THIS WEEKEND, AND THE, THE MICHIGAN GAME, THE CLEMSON GAME, THE DUKE GAME, THE OKLAHOMA GAME, MISSISSIPPI STATE GAME.

I MEAN, IT WAS HARD TO WATCH A FOOTBALL GAME LAST WEEKEND WITHOUT SEEING SOMEONE FROM BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE, YOU KNOW, ON THE FIELD OR, OR IN THERE SOMEWHERE.

UM, AND THEN LAST, I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION.

UH, ANN, ARE WE GONNA GET TO SEE YOU LEADING, UH, THE CHOIR FOR CHRISTMAS CAROLS AT THE, UH, AT THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AGAIN THIS YEAR? IT'S MONDAY NIGHT.

UH, , IT WAS A REAL HIGHLIGHT TWO YEARS AGO, GETTING OUT THERE WITH THE KIDS.

IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

BELIEVE ME, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER.

I REALLY CAN'T SING.

I'VE ALWAYS WISHED TWO THINGS THAT I COULD BE TALLER AND THAT I COULD SING .

I CAN'T EVEN CARRY A TOMB.

SO THAT WON'T HAPPEN.

GOOD.

THANK YOU.

WELL, REAL HIGHLIGHT FOR ME.

SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

VERY GOOD.

COMMISSIONER DUNN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, THE HISTORIC BOARD, UH, I GAVE A REPORT ON OUR LAST MEETING, BUT I DID WANT TO ADD ONE THING.

UH, WE HAVE HAD BOXES AND BOXES AND BOXES AND BOXES OF MATERIALS THAT WE NOW HAVE DIGITIZED.

IT TOOK A LONG TIME.

THAT'S JUST STEP ONE NOW.

GETTING IT ON THE WEBSITE IS STEP TWO.

AND CHARLES AND LOIS H****R HAVE STEPPED FORWARD.

THEY'VE WORKED WITH SARAH VAN WARNER AND SCOTT SUMMERS FROM TECH WHO HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY HELPFUL.

BUT IT IS A LONG, ARDUOUS PROCESS, AND CHARLES IS REALLY TAKING A LEAD ON THIS.

SO WE APPRECIATE WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING.

I ALSO ENJOYED THE SERVICE CENTER LUNCH WE EAT IN THE FIRE BAY.

SO THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY.

WE'VE ALL REMEMBERED COLD, RAINY DAYS.

IT WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL WEATHER, AND IT WAS LOVELY.

AND AT THE LEADERSHIP YOUTH BRENTWOOD LUNCHEON, I DID NOT REALIZE IT TILL IT WAS OVER, THAT COMMISSIONER ANDREW'S DAUGHTER AND COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN'S DAUGHTERS WAS WERE THERE.

AND I SAT AT YOUR DAUGHTER'S TABLE, AND SHE'S DELIGHTFUL.

JUST A DELIGHTFUL YOUNG WOMAN.

I WISH I'D KNOWN IT WHEN I WAS SITTING WITH HER.

UH, BUT THAT, THAT'S REALLY ALL OF MY REPORT TONIGHT, BUT THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

LITTLE.

YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP, UH, AT THE GOVERNMENT DAY AT THE SERVICE CENTER.

IT WAS EXCELLENT.

IT WAS EXCELLENT LUNCH.

UM, THE HIGH INTELLIGENCE, THE GREAT COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND THE ENTHUSIASM THE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE, KIND OF INSPIRE ME THAT OUR FUTURE'S IN GOOD HANDS.

SO IT WAS VERY ENJOYABLE, VERY GOOD CONVERSATIONS.

UM, ALSO WANTED TO MENTION A FABULOUS CEREMONY AT THE BRENTWOOD YMCA WITH THE GRAND OPENING OF THE SAM MCGUIN, UH, FULL CIRCLE CENTER.

THANK YOU TO THE MCGAHN FAMILY FOR THEIR GIFT.

UH, THE FULL CIRCLE PROGRAM IS, IS A UNIQUE AND WONDERFUL PROGRAM THAT'S NOW IMITATED IN OTHER PLACES, BUT, UH, IS AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM, UH, THAT WAS STARTED AT THE BRENTWOOD YMCA YEARS AGO, AND, UH, REALLY HELPS A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS, UH, UH, FULFILL THEIR PURPOSE IN LIFE.

UM, AND AS I MENTIONED, THEY'RE ALL FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE, UH, BY A GRACIOUS CREATOR.

AND THE FULL CIRCLE PROGRAM HELPS THEM ACHIEVE, UH, THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

AND SO, UM, IT WAS A GREAT CELEBRATION.

UM, LOT OF FUNNY STORIES AND, AND ALL AND, UH, WANNA THANK THE FULL CIRCLE PROGRAM FOR, FOR SERVING BRENTWOOD.

SO WELL, UM, HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING AND, UH, OUGHT TOO IMPRESSED WITH OUR, UH, FIREFIGHTERS THIS EVENING.

AND, AND, UH, UM, BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH OUR POLICE RECRUITS THE LAST FEW TIMES IN THE CEREMONY.

AND WE'RE VERY BLESSED IN BRENTWOOD TO HAVE EXCELLENT FIRST RESPONDERS THAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ACTUALLY LOOK TO AND IMITATE.

SO THAT'S ALL MAYOR.

VERY GOOD, THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL HAVE AN INFO MEETING THIS THURSDAY, 8:00 AM RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

UM, MIGHT NOT BE THE MOST EXCITING ONE TO COME TO US ALL CONSENT AGENDA, BUT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING IS MONDAY NIGHT AFTER THE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY AT 7:00 PM HERE AT CITY HALL.

UH, TREE LIGHTING FIVE 30.

IT'S BEEN COVERED ALREADY.

I WON'T GO INTO ANYMORE.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE NEW FIREFIGHTERS.

WOW.

UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPRESSIVE.

AND CHIEF, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SENDING US THOSE BIOS SO WE CAN READ AND KNOW ABOUT 'EM.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE, WE CONVERS WITH THEM BEFORE THE MEETING, MOST OF US, AND THEY'RE JUST WONDERFUL PEOPLE.

AND, UH, I TOLD THEM, I SAID, CITIZENS IN BRENTWOOD, THEY APPRECIATE OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS.

AND YOU DON'T FIND THAT EVERYWHERE.

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I SAID, WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE WINDOW GETS ROLLED DOWN, THE HAND COMES OUT, IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD SIGN, , IT'S NOT A BAD SIGN.

THEY'RE USUALLY, YOU KNOW, WAVING.

AND I THINK THAT'S JUST TREMENDOUS.

SO GLAD ABOUT THAT.

THE SERVICE CENTER LUNCHEON WAS FABULOUS.

THAT'S BEEN COVERED.

I WON'T GO ANY MORE DETAIL ON THAT.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP AGAIN, FANTASTIC.

THOSE KIDS ARE REALLY SOMETHING ELSE.

UM, JUST QUICK COMMENT ON THAT, THAT AT THE TABLE I WAS SITTING AT, WE SAID, WHERE ARE YOU? WHERE ARE YOU LOOKING AT SCHOOL? HOLY COW.

THIS ONE GIRL SAID, WELL, I WANT TO GET IN VANDERBILT.

THAT'S MY FIRST CHOICE.

SECOND WAS LIKE MIT, THIRD WAS, UH, NORTH EAST, NORTHWESTERN IN CHICAGO.

AND I THOUGHT, OH MY GOSH, THEY'RE JUST, IT'S INCREDIBLE.

AND I SAID, DREAM, DREAM BIG.

AND GO FOR THOSE, THIS IS SUCH A GREAT TIME IN THEIR LIVES.

REALLY A GOOD PROGRAM.

AND I KNOW KRISTEN HAD A LOT TO DO WITH THAT.

YOU AND JEFF PENDER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THAT WAS TREMENDOUS.

MOUNTAIN BIKE COMMISSIONER ANDREWS, UH, COVERED THAT.

WHAT A TURNOUT THAT'S BEEN.

AND SO NICE TO SEE CITIZENS GIVING BACK AND PARTICIPATING TO HELP US ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS.

ALSO, I WAS INVITED, UH, TO GO TO THE EXCHANGE CLUB MEETING IN THE MORNING, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE, MAKE IT.

BUT THE EXCHANGE CLUB WILL HONOR THE BRENTWOOD POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR.

CODY WOODS.

UH, CODY W HAS A, A, A GREAT RESUME.

HE'S DONE A WONDERFUL JOB FOR US.

I THINK EVERYBODY WILL KNOW HIM WHEN THEY SEE HIM.

HE'S VERY ACTIVE.

GOOD GUY, UM, CHIEF, YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD.

VERY, VERY PROUD OF THAT.

UM, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I'D LIKE TO ASK CHARLES TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM.

YOU WANNA SEE HIM? YOU WANNA SEE HIM GO THE SAME COLOR AS HIS SHIRT RIGHT THERE? , COME ON UP.

COME ON UP.

I THINK BEHIND THE SCENES, I'VE DONE THIS ONE OTHER TIME, AND I MAY DO IT AGAIN.

SO BE BE BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.

CITY LEADERS.

UH, CHARLES, YOU'VE BEEN HERE A A LITTLE WHILE, BUT YOU'RE BEHIND THE SCENES KIND OF GUY.

I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED IT.

YOU'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB.

THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH.

JUST EASILY TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR EXPERIENCE SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE.

, JUST, JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES HERE.

YOU KNOW, WELL, I, I THINK YOU WERE CORRECT WITH THE LIKING THE BEHIND THE SCENES PART.

.

I FIGURED THAT YOU WANTED HIM TO KEEP HIS COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES OR LESS, RIGHT? YEAH, MINUTES OR LESS, UH, UH, YESTERDAY.

IT'S JUST, UH, I'VE REALLY ENJOYED MY TIME HERE AND, UM, JUST, UH, TRYING TO BUILD OFF WHAT EVERYBODY'S DONE.

UH, SARAH VAN WARMER, AND, UH, SCOTT WHO'VE DONE THE BULK OF THE WORK, I LIKE TO TAKE CREDIT FOR IT, BUT THEY'VE DONE ALL THE GOOD, UH, WORK.

SO, UH, SORRY, A LITTLE CUT OFF GUARD TONIGHT, BUT , I KNOW YOU WERE LOOKING FOR A RESCUE LIFE RING.

I WAS, I WAS, UH, PLEADING AND THEY JUST SMILED, SAYS, GO AHEAD AND GO.

BUT I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT I JUST, I THINK EVERYBODY SITTING UP HERE THINKS THAT YOU'RE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

AND I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

VICE MAYOR TRAVIS, UM, HERE IN BRENTWOOD.

WE HAVE, UH, HAVE MUCH, UH, TO BE THANKFUL FOR.

WE HOPE EVERYONE HAD JUST A, UH, A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING.

UM, YOUTH LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD, UH, WAS FANTASTIC.

THE CALIBER OF, UM, YOUNG FOLKS THAT WE HAVE, UH, IN THAT PROGRAM, UH, IS, IT'S REALLY PRETTY AMAZING.

UM, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO GO TO THE FULL CIRCLE, UH, GRAND OPENING, UH, WHAT A, UH, A SPECIAL PLACE AND A SPECIAL, UH, EVENT FOR SURE.

UM, WE KNOW SO MANY FAMILIES, UH, THAT HAVE BENEFITED IMMENSELY, UH, FROM, UH, FULL CIRCLE.

AND IT'S JUST, UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE GIVING, UH, FROM THE HEART, UM, AND DOING, UH, A LOT OF GOOD, UH, THERE IN, UH, UH, THE Y IN BRENTWOOD AND TO THE POINT IT'S BEEN REPLICATED, UH, OTHER PLACES AS WELL.

UM, BUT THEY JUST DO A FANTASTIC JOB.

UH, TRACY JERNIGAN, WHO'S A LONG-TERM, UH, FAMILY FRIEND, UM, SHE HAS A HEART FOR IT AND, UH, JUST DOES JUST A FANTASTIC JOB AS A LEADER.

UM, TREE LIGHTING IS, UH, IS DECEMBER, UH, FOURTH AT, UH, FIVE 30 AT THE LIBRARY.

UM, BE THERE, UH, OR THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON, UH, WITHOUT YOU.

UM, SO, UH, FINALLY, UM, JUST A QUICK WRAP UP ON THE, UH, THE GROWTH COMMITTEE.

UH, I THOUGHT THIS WAS GONNA BE ONE OF THOSE, UM, UH, COMMITTEES WHERE I'D JUST KIND OF GO AND, UH, AND CHECK THE BOX.

UM, BUT HAD THE, UH, OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO BE PART OF THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY GROWTH COMMITTEE.

UM, AND WHAT WE FOUND WAS THERE WERE, UM, MOST OF THE MUNICIPALITIES, UH, VERY MUCH IN AGREEMENT, UM, WITH THEIR URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY.

UM, THERE WERE SOME THAT WERE NOT, UM, SPECIFICALLY, UH, THOMPSON STATION, UH, AND SPRING HILL WERE NOT.

UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF CONSTERNATION, IF YOU WILL, WITH THEIR URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARIES.

UH, AND YOU HAD PEOPLE THAT WERE IN THE COUNTY THAT WERE BEING INCLUDED, UH, IN THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY.

UM, HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT WANT TO BE A PART OF THE, UH, URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY.

AND IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE, UM, KIND OF LESSONS OF, UH, CIVICS 1 0 1.

SO THE GOVERNMENT WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING, UH, TO THESE PEOPLE,

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UH, AND SO, UM, THERE WAS JUST AN AWFUL LOT OF, UH, FRUSTRATION.

UH, BUT I'M HAPPY TO REPORT, UM, THAT EVERYONE IN THOMPSON STATION THAT DID NOT WANT TO BE, UH, IN THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY OF THOMPSON STATION WAS EXCLUDED.

UH, THE MAYOR FROM, UH, THOMPSON STATION, UH, MADE THAT MOTION, UH, AND THEN SPRING HILL, UM, AND THAT MOTION PASSED, UM, UNANIMOUSLY MINUS ONE.

UH, THERE WAS ONE MEMBER OF THE GROWTH COMMITTEE THAT WANTED TO TAKE PEOPLE OUT OF THE PRIOR, UH, URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY, UH, THAT WERE INCLUDED SOME 20 SOME YEARS AGO, UH, WHEN IT WAS DONE, UH, PRIOR.

UM, BUT, UM, THOSE FOLKS FROM, UH, UH, IN THAT THOMPSON STATION AREA GOT, UM, OPTED OUT, UH, TO THEIR, UH, WISHES.

AND THEN SPRING HILL, UM, IT WAS TAKEN EVEN ONE STEP FURTHER.

ONE OF THE, UH, THE MEMBERS OF THE, UH, UH, COMMITTEE, UH, MADE THE MOTION TO, UH, DISMISS, UM, THE ENTIRE, UH, URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY, UH, FOR SPRING HILL, UH, AND SO SPRING HILL, UH, TO DATE, BUT I ANTICIPATE THEY'LL COME BACK, UM, WITH, UM, SOMETHING, UM, THAT MAKES MORE SENSE FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BE OPTED IN.

UH, SPRING HILL DOES NOT HAVE, UH, ANY EXPANSION IN THEIR URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY, UH, AS OF NOW.

UM, BUT IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE, UM, FOLKS, UM, DID NOT HAVE REPRESENTATION.

UH, AND THEY WERE VERY FRUSTRATED, UH, AT PUBLIC HEARINGS.

WE HAD STANDING ROOM ONLY, UH, AT THE, UH, ENRICHMENT CENTER IN WILLIAMSON, UM, WILLIAMSON COUNTY DOWN IN FRANKLIN.

UM, THERE WOULD BE THREE, 400 PEOPLE THERE.

UM, AND, YOU KNOW, NOT ALL OF 'EM COULD SPEAK, UH, BUT THEY ALL HAD, UM, T-SHIRTS ON, UH, THAT WERE MATCHING, UH, SYMBOLIZING, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY STOOD FOR.

BUT, UH, IT WAS A GREAT, UH, GREAT VICTORY FOR, UH, FOR CIVICS, UH, FOR SURE.

BUT, UM, THAT BEING SAID, UM, THAT IS, UH, THAT'S MY REPORT, UH, FOR THIS EVENING.

SO WITH THAT, UM, WE WILL MOVE TO

[ Consent Agenda]

NOTE.

ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL GENERALLY 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.

DOES ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? I MIGHT REMOVE ITEMS NUMBER THREE.

VERY GOOD.

COMMISSIONER DUNN, UM, WISHES TO REMOVE, UH, ITEM NUMBER THREE.

SO WE WILL, UM, MOVE THAT, UH, TO, UH, NEW BUSINESS, UH, AND WE WILL PUT THAT, UH, UNDER ITEM NUMBER, UH, THREE, UH, IN, UH, IN NEW BUSINESS.

SO, I'LL READ THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, INTO THE RECORD.

RESOLUTION 2023 DASH ONE 19 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FOR EXERCISE, STRESS TESTS FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION 2023 DASH ONE 20 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH KANE CONNECTIONS LLC FOR THE LONG STREET DRIVE, FIBER OPTIC EXTENSION PROJECT FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 1 22, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE AND DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY HELD BY THE CITY FOR ADOPTION.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE AUTO MOCKS RENEWAL.

DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND MOTION BY, UH, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

IS THERE ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THIS COMMISSION THIS EVENING? HEARING NONE.

WE'LL MOVE TO NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTION 2023

[1. Resolution 2023-118 - A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FEE STRUCTURE FOR USE OF CITY PARK FACILITIES, for adoption]

A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FEE STRUCTURE FOR USE OF CITY PARK FACILITIES FOR ADOPTION.

DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DUNN.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.

KIRK.

UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, AS YOU KNOW, UH, AS PART OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT NON-ROUTINE WORK PLAN THIS YEAR WAS A REVIEW OF THE FEE STRUCTURE FOR OUR PARK FACILITIES, UH, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, DAVE, WITH, UH, IN CONJUN.

REALLY, SEAN, IN CONJUNCTION WITH DAVE, UH, HAS DONE A PRETTY EXHAUSTIVE REVIEW OF, UH, COMPARE, COMPARING OUR FEES FOR DIFFERENT FACILITIES THAT WE PROVIDE, UH, WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES HERE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

AND, UH, IT'S REALLY BEEN ABOUT 10 YEARS SINCE THE LAST TIME WE'VE COM COMPREHENSIVELY UPDATED THESE FEES.

UH, SO YOU HAVE A RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF YOU THAT SPECIFIES THE FEE INCREASES.

IT'S ON THE SCREEN THERE.

ALSO, UH, STAFF WENT THROUGH THIS WITH YOU

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I THINK IT MAY HAVE BEEN, UM, IN PRETTY, IN, IN GREAT DETAIL.

SO I WON'T GO THROUGH THIS LINE BY LINE, BUT FOR MOST OF OUR FACILITIES THAT ARE, ARE USED ON A ROUTINE BASIS, WE ARE PROPOSING, UH, FEE INCREASES.

UM, I WILL, AND THAT INCLUDES, UH, PAVILIONS AND PICNIC SHELTERS, TENNIS COURTS, MULTI-PURPOSE FIELDS, BASEBALL DIAMONDS, UH, AND THEN OUR OUT OF RES, OUT OF, UH, NON-RESIDENT PLAYER FEES FOR SOME OF OUR GROUPS.

UM, I WILL MAKE NOTE, I THINK JUST FOR THE RECORD, THAT ONE OF THE FEE INCREASES IS TO, UH, BEGIN CHARGING RESIDENTS FOR SHELTER RENTALS, UH, IN, IN AN ATTEMPT TO REALLY COVER OUR DIRECT COSTS RELATED TO PREPARING AND CLEANING THOSE SHELTERS.

UH, SO THAT'S MAYBE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT, UH, INCREASE IN TERMS OF RESIDENTS.

UM, AS I MENTIONED, UH, WE ARE PROPOSING SOME INCREASES IN OUR OUT OF CITY, UH, FEES RELATED TO PLAYERS.

UH, WE PROVIDED YOU, UH, AN EMAIL FROM THE BRENTWOOD BALL CLUB WHEN WE NOTIFIED THEM OF THIS, UH, UM, FEE INCREASE.

UH, UNBEKNOWNST TO US, THEY HAD ACTUALLY ALREADY STARTED THEIR SPRING SEASON REGISTRATIONS, UH, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO ORDER UNIFORMS, AND THERE'S A LEAD TIME ON THAT, SO IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.

ANYWAY, THEY HAVE, UM, THEY CHARGED THEIR OT COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT FEE AND HAD NOT FACTORED THAT INTO THEIR REGISTRATION FEES.

SO THEY ASKED, UH, FOR CONSIDERATION, UH, REGARDING, UH, DELAYING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT, JUST THAT ONE FEE INCREASE.

UH, SO IF THERE IS A DESIRE FOR THE COMMISSION TO DO THAT, WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION.

NOW THAT WOULD, UM, DELAY IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT, JUST THAT ONE FEE.

ALL THE OTHER FEES ARE PROPOSED TO BE INCREASED EFFECTIVE JANUARY ONE OF 24.

AND THEN, UH, SEAN AND DAVE ARE HERE.

IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY THAT'S THE ORGANIZATION THAT IT WOULD AFFECT, WELL, NO, IT WOULD AFFECT, UH, OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE IS THAT YOU NOT DO IT FOR ONE ORGANIZATION.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

BUT THE WAY YOU PHRASED IT, IT SOUNDED LIKE WE WERE BACK TO, WELL, THEY WERE THE ONES THAT, THAT ARE IN THE PROCESS.

BUT I RECOMMEND, IF YOU'RE SO INCLINED, WOULD BE TO, UM, MAKE THAT DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT ONE FEE, UM, BE FOR OUR CATEGORY ONE SERVICE PROVIDERS, WHICH IS THE BRENTWOOD BALL CLUB, THE BRENTWOOD BLAZE, AND THE YMCA SOCCER, AS WELL AS OUR, UH, SCHOOL CLUB SPORTS THAT, THAT INCREASE IN FEE, NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL, UH, FOR ANY SEASON THAT BEGINS AFTER APRIL 15TH.

SO THAT'LL ESSENTIALLY EXEMPT THE SPRING SEASONS FOR THOSE GROUPS.

I DON'T THINK THE BLAZE WOULD BE AFFECTED 'CAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A SPRING SEASON ANYWAY, BUT IT WOULD PROTECT THE BALL CLUB AND THE Y TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY'VE ALREADY PUBLISHED OR BEGIN REGISTRATION.

AND THEN OUR CLUB SPORTS, WHICH I THINK WOULD BE LACROSSE AND, AND RUGBY FOR THE SCHOOLS.

THEY DON'T HAVE MANY OUTTA COUNTY OR OUTTA CITY RESIDENTS, BUT THEY HAVE A FEW.

SO THEY WOULD BE EXEMPTED FOR THEIR SPRING SEASONS, AND THAT FEE INCREASE WOULD GO INTO EFFECT FOR ANY SEASONS, SUMMER THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE OR FALL.

SO, BUT WE WOULD NEED, UH, SINCE THE BASIC MOTION WAS TO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS PRESENTED, WE WOULD NEED AN AMENDMENT TO MAKE THAT CHANGE.

VICE MAYOR TRAVIS, I I, I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE EXCEPTION THAT CATEGORY ONE SERVICE PROVIDERS AND SCHOOL CLUB SPORTS YOUTH PLAYER FEE INCREASES FOR NON-CITY RESIDENTS WILL GO INTO EFFECT FOR ANY ATHLETIC SEASON THAT BEGINS AFTER APRIL 15TH, 2024.

I'LL SECOND I'LL SET FOR THAT PRIMARY MOTION BY VICE MAYOR TRAVIS IS SECOND BY, UM, COMMISSIONER SPEARS.

SO THAT'S AN AMENDMENT.

SO YOU NEED TO VOTE ON THAT FIRST, AND THEN YOU CAN VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION.

YEP.

UM, DISCUSSION.

ANY, UH, ANY DISCUSSION? VERY GOOD.

UM, SO WE WILL VOTE ON, UH, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS'S, UM, UH, AMENDMENT, UH, TO THE MOTION.

UH, FIRST, UM, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT.

AND THEN BACK TO, UM, THE PRIMARY MOTION, UH, RESOLUTION 2023 DASH ONE 18.

UH, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

VERY GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, NEXT

[2. Consideration of action related to PFAS Class Action Claims]

SECOND.

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JUST A, A BRIEFLY PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF, OF THE ISSUE.

SURE.

UM, AS IS IN THE AGENDA MEMO, UM, RECENTLY THE CITY WAS MADE AWARE OF SOME CLASS ACTIONS REGARDING PFAS, WHICH ARE COMMONLY KNOWN AS FOREVER CHEMICALS THAT HAVE BEEN, UM, PUT INTO GROUNDWATER AND, AND WATER, UM, BY SOME MANUFACTURERS.

UH, THERE HAVE BEEN CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS.

THE CITY IS CURRENTLY LISTED AS A CLASS MEMBER.

UM, AND THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS FROM OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER, UM, STATES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THAT THESE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENTS MAY NOT BE, UM, SUFFICIENT TO COVER ANY POTENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY NOT CURRENTLY BE FORESEEABLE.

SO, WITH THAT SAID, UM, THE DECISION WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE COMMISSION TONIGHT AS TO WHETHER TO REMAIN INTO THE REMAIN AS A CLASS MEMBER OR TO OPT OUT OF THE CLASS SETTLEMENT.

VERY GOOD COMMENTS AND OPTING OUT DOESN'T MEAN WE WOULDN'T DO SOMETHING IF WE FELT LIKE WE NEEDED TO IN THE FUTURE.

THAT'S CORRECT.

AND THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT BECAUSE OPTING OUT ACTUALLY RESERVES OUR RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO DO SO AND NOT BE, UM, I HATE TO SAY STUCK WITH, BUT IT KIND OF WOULD BE STUCK WITH THE SETTLEMENT THAT MM-HMM.

WOULD BE PART OF THE CLASS ACTION ITSELF, WHICH COULD BE VERY NOMINAL COMPARED TO ANY POTENTIAL DAMAGES THAT, AGAIN, WE DON'T KNOW OF ANY.

UM, BUT THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER DUNN.

I, I THINK THAT, UM, SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US IN THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT BRIEFING ABOUT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO RELAY IT.

AND I MAYBE CHRIS, IF I DON'T DO A GOOD JOB, WOULD FILL IN AT THIS POINT.

THERE IS NONE IN OUR WATER.

NONE HAS BEEN DETECTED, BUT THE EPA IS NOT MEASURING FOR THIS CURRENTLY.

SO THIS IS ALL POTENTIAL DOWN THE ROAD THREATS.

SURE.

SO PEOPLE IN BRENT BRENTWOOD DON'T NEED TO PANIC NOW THAT THERE'S ANY OF THIS PFAS IN OUR WATER.

SO, UH, DON'T CALL ME TOMORROW BECAUSE AS FAR AS I KNOW, OUR WATER DIRECTOR AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE SAYS THERE'S NONE IN OUR WATER.

SO, UH, BUT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BE PREPARED IN THE EVENT THERE IS A LAWSUIT, AND I THINK THAT THIS IS THE WISE ACTION THAT WE'RE TAKING.

SO, MM-HMM.

DO I, DO YOU NEED TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE TO THAT OCCUR? NO, I THINK THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER VERY GOOD POINT.

AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE AGENDA MEMO.

SO THAT PART IS COMPLETELY PUBLIC.

AND I WILL SAY, AS COMMISSIONER DUNN MENTIONED, BECAUSE THIS IS PENDING LITIGATION, WE DID HAVE AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH MEANS THAT WE JUST TALKED TO, I PRESENTED TO THE, UM, COMMISSION THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE LAWSUIT.

SO, UM, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS, BUT THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT.

THERE HAVE BEEN NO PFAS FOUND IN OUR WATER.

UM, BUT THE EPA HAS OR IS BEGINNING TO MANDATE DIFFERENT TREATMENT AND DIFFERENT TESTING, WHICH COULD BE COSTLY TO WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS.

VERY GOOD POINT.

THANK YOU.

I THINK ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION, JUST TO BE CLEAR, AND CHRIS CORRECT IF I'M WRONG, WE HAVE NOT ACTUALLY TESTED, BUT WE BUY OUR WATER FROM TWO SOURCES.

THE, THE SOURCES THAT WE BUY OUR WATER FROM HAVE BEEN TESTING AND HAVE NOT FOUND IT IN THEIR SUPPLIES.

YEAH.

CORRECT.

TO THE POINT.

UM, THERE ARE NO DAMAGES, UH, FROM, UH, THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE AT, UH, AT THIS POINT.

SO TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, UM, UH, PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, UH, WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE AT THIS TIME.

UH, THIS PRESERVES, UH, OUR RIGHT, UH, TO DO SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE IF NEED BE VERSUS SETTLING EVERYTHING, UH, AWAY.

ALL RIGHT.

FURTHER COMMENTS? YEAH.

REAL QUICK, CHRIS, DO WE FORESEE THE NEED TO TEST IN THE FUTURE, UH, THAT WAS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S TESTED BY THE PROVIDERS, OR DO WE NEED TO DO THAT? IT'S CURRENTLY BEING TESTED BY OUR, OUR PROVIDERS, HARPER VALLEY, WHO SUPPLIES MOST OF THE WATER ACROSS WILLIAMSON COUNTY HAS BEEN DOING TESTING ALL THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

BRENTWOOD A LITTLE UNIQUE IN THAT WE BUY SOME WATER FROM METRO NASHVILLE.

THEY AS WELL HAVE BEEN DOING TESTING THIS WHOLE CALENDAR YEAR.

UH, BOTH AGENCIES HAVE FOUND ZERO PAS AND THEIR WATER.

UM, THEY'RE UNDER SCHEDULES BECAUSE THEY ARE PRIMARY PROVIDERS TO BE TESTING THIS YEAR.

BRENTWOOD WILL BEGIN TESTING NEXT YEAR, UM, FOR PFAS IN OUR SYSTEM.

SO THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

ALRIGHT.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, UH, FOR THE CITY TO OPT OUT OF THE NATIONWIDE CLASS SETTLEMENT, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS.

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NEXT ON THE AGENDA,

[3. Resolution 2023-121 - A RESOLUTION ADOPTING REVISIONS TO THE JOHN P. HOLT BRENTWOOD LIBRARY POLICY MANUAL, for adoption]