[ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Commissioner Andrews Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Commissioner Dunn]
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WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, 2023.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COMMISSIONER DUNN ARE HERE THIS EVENING.
WE'LL HAVE THE INVOCATION BY COMMISSIONER ANDREWS AND I'LL LEAD THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLEASE STAND, UH, BY YOUR HEADS.
DEAR LORD, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER TONIGHT TO DO THE WORK OF THE CITY.
PLEASE HELP US KEEP IN OUR HEARTS AND OUR MINDS, THE VICTIMS OF THE TORNADOES AND THE OTHER STORMS THIS WEEKEND, AS WELL AS ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE VARIOUS OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY GAVE THEIR TIME, THEIR EFFORTS TO TRY TO HELP THOSE IN NEED.
UH, PLEASE HELP US REFLECT, UH, AS WE GATHER JUST THE BEAU, THE BEAUTY OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON, JUST THE, THE FEELINGS THAT WE GET THIS TIME OF YEAR, AND BE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THESE BLESSINGS AND HELP US KEEP THAT FEELING IN OUR HEARTS ALL YEAR ROUND.
UM, WE HAVE THESE HOLIDAY TRADITIONS, BOTH CHRISTMAS, HANUKKAH, UH, AND MANY OTHERS THAT BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND HELP US REMEMBER THAT SPIRIT OR FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE THAT UNITED US ALL, REGARDLESS OF OUR PERSONAL BELIEFS, IN OUR, IN OUR PREFERENCES OF HOW TO WORSHIP.
UH, PLEASE BLESS THIS GROUP WITH WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT AS WE CONDUCT THE AFFAIRS ON BEHALF OF OUR CITIZENS.
AND PLEASE GRANT THIS VISION AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEW YEAR WITH HOPE, FAITH, AND OPTIMISM.
PLEASE FACE FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE, THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LITTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ALL RIGHT, UH, THIS EVENING WE'LL
[2. Approval or Correction of Minutes]
START WITH APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR NOVEMBER 27TH, 2023 MEETING.DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? WE TO APPROVE SECOND PRIMARY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SPEARS.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, UH, COMMENTS FROM, UH, FROM CITIZENS.
UH, WE HAVE FOLKS, UH, IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT.
UM, UH, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT, UH, WANTS TO COME UP AND SPEAK.
CHARLES, WE WON'T PUT YOU ON THE SPOT,
UM, SO WE WILL MOVE ON, UM, UH,
[ Report from City Manager Report from the City Attorney Reports and comments by Commissioners and Mayor]
TO A REPORT FROM OUR CITY MANAGER.UH, JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS.
SO JUST, UH, AS FAR AS CLOSURES OF CITY OPERATIONS, UH, CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 25TH, TUESDAY THE 26TH, AND, UH, MONDAY, JANUARY 1ST.
THE LIBRARY'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT SITUATION, AND I HOPE I'M NOT TAKING COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN STUFF, BUT THE LIBRARY WILL ACTUALLY BE CLOSED STARTING ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 18TH FOR SOME FLOOR RENOVATION WORK.
AND WE HOPE THAT'LL BE DONE, UH, BY THE 26TH FOR THEM TO REOPEN.
AND THEN THEY WILL CLOSE EARLY ON SUNDAY, THE 31ST NEW YEAR'S EVE, AND BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, JANUARY 1ST FOR NEW YEAR'S DAY.
AND THEN I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE SEAN FERS.
THIS IS HIS LAST MEETING WITH US.
SEAN IS OUR MTAS FELLOW WHO'S BEEN WITH US SINCE JULY.
HIS SIX MONTHS ARE UP HERE IN ANOTHER COUPLE WEEKS, AND THEN HE'LL START THE ALONG COMMUTE, UH, FOR SIX MONTHS TO THE TOWN OF WHITE HOUSE.
UM, BUT SEAN'S BEEN MANY, YOU WORKED WITH HIM OR, OR OBVIOUSLY SAW HIM IN A VARIETY OF CAPACITIES.
HE'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND WISH HE WERE STAYING, BUT, UH, HE NEEDS TO MOVE ON PER HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT.
UH, BUT JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK HIM AND ACKNOWLEDGE HIS TIME WITH US AND APPRECIATE IT.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, UNLESS THERE'S ANY.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO A, UH, A BRIEF REPORT, UH, FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
AND THIS EVENING, UM, GIVEN THAT, UH, THERE'S A, UH, MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME THAT KICKS OFF IN, UH, IN 12 MINUTES, I BET YOU WE GET, UH, BRIEF COMMENTS, UH, IN REPORTS BY COMMISSIONERS AND MYSELF.
WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.
UM, I WANTED TO THANK BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT AND BRENTWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE FOR YOUR HELP WITH A SPECIAL EVENT AT BHS.
ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH, DECA STUDENTS ORGANIZED A MOCK DEMONSTRATION WITH SIMULATED DRUNK DRIVING ACCIDENT WITH TEEN DRIVERS, BURWOOD POLICE, BRENTWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE, WILLIAMSON HEALTH AND LIFE FLIGHT ALL CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT BHS THEATER STUDENTS WERE THE ACTORS FOR THE EVENT.
THERE'S MY DAUGHTER ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR, UPSIDE DOWN.
SHE WAS THE ONE THAT WAS DECEASED.
UM, SO THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY, GA BODY GATHERED IN THE FOOTBALL STADIUM AND WATCHED AS LIFE FLIGHT LANDED, POLICE, FIRE AND AMBULANCES ALL ARRIVED.
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THE DRUNK DRIVER WAS TESTED AND DONE A SOBRIETY CHECK AND THEN WAS TAKEN AWAY IN HANDCUFFS.STUDENTS ALSO HEARD FROM A WILLIAMSON COUNTY NATIVE, WHO AS A TEEN MADE THE BAD DECISION TO DRINK AND DRIVE, UM, WHICH THEN TOOK THE LIFE OF ANOTHER PERSON.
SO YOU CAN SEE, UM, THE WHOLE THING WAS ACTUALLY PROJECTED ON THEIR BIG NEW SCOREBOARD SO THE AUDIENCE COULD SEE CLEARLY EVERYTHING HAPPENING, UM, THAT WAS OCCURRING ON THE FIELD.
SO I WANNA THANK, UM, HAROLD RYDER, SARAH WHITE FOR THESE PHOTOS.
THOSE ARE HER PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS, SO I WANNA THANK HER FOR THAT.
IT WAS A GREAT, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT FOR THE KIDS.
AND, UM, SO I WANNA THANK Y'ALL FOR MAKING IT, UM, SEEN AS, AS REAL AS POSSIBLE.
AND HOPEFULLY Y'ALL GOT SOMETHING OUT OF IT TOO.
SO, AND THAT'S SOMEBODY WE KNEW IN THE PREVIOUS PHOTO.
DAUGHTER, DAUGHTER LINLEY IS ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR.
THEY DID FAKE BLOOD, ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
SO IT WAS FUN, UM, AS FUN AS THAT CAN BE.
SO ANYWAY, UM, AND THEN LIBRARY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
SO THERE IS NO LIBRARY BOARD MEETING ON IN DECEMBER.
SO THE NEXT LIBRARY BOARD MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10TH AT FOUR 30 THE MORNING WITH SANTA ON DECEMBER 2ND HAD OVER 1,500 ATTENDEES.
THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING HAD AROUND 350 ATTENDEES, AND THE POLAR EXPRESS READINGS HAD AROUND 150 ATTENDEES.
AND LIBRARY STAFF IS ALREADY THINKING OF WAYS TO OFFER PROGRAMS SO THAT MORE FAMILIES CAN ATTEND NEXT YEAR.
AS KIRK SAID, THE LIBRARY WILL CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, 18TH, EXCUSE ME.
UM, WHILE THEY REPLACE THE FLOORING DURING THAT TIME, THE BOOK DROP WILL REMAIN OPEN, AND LIBRARY LOANS WILL BE EXTENDED AND HOLDS WILL BE SUSPENDED.
SO IT'LL BE CLOSED FOR ABOUT ONE TO TWO WEEKS.
THE ANNUAL EXAM WEEK AT THE LIBRARY IS GOING ON.
NOW, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS STUDYING FOR THEIR FINAL EXAMS ARE INVITED TO COME STUDY AT THE LIBRARY.
IT IS FROM TODAY TO WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH.
AND THEN ON TUESDAY, THE DOGS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PET FOR STRESS BREAKS AND SO FORTH.
AND PIZZA WILL BE SERVED ON MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY.
FOR THOSE STUDYING FOR EXAMS, THE PIZZA'S PROVIDED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY.
JUST A REMINDER THAT THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY IS ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF BOOKS, PUZZLES, AND GAMES, AND YOU CAN DROP THOSE OFF AT ANY TIME ON THE CART THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE, UM, DOORS WHERE YOU GO IN TO VOTE.
AND THEN LASTLY, I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A SAFE HOLIDAYS AND THAT YOU CAN ENJOY MAKING MEMORIES WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
UH, THE TREE BOARD'S NEXT MEETING IS JANUARY 16TH, UH, HERE AT SEVEN 30 IN THE MORNING, IN THE ANNEX ROOM NEXT DOOR HERE AT CITY HALL.
UM, AND COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN, YOU MENTIONED THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING.
AND, UH, I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGER CROWDS WE'VE SEEN.
A LOT OF FOLKS BEAUTIFUL NIGHT, UH, DIDN'T EVEN NEED OVERCOATS IF HE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT.
UM, BHS ACQUIRED AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND A COMMISSIONER SPEARS, YOU'VE GOT A, I I GUESS A PARTICIPANT IN THAT GROUP.
I THINK THAT IS SUCH A, SUCH A GREAT TRADITION.
COMMISSIONER DUNN DIDN'T GET TO LEAD A JINGLE BELLS, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DO WHAT WE CAN.
UM, UH, I'M SURE COMMISSIONER SPEARS WILL TALK ABOUT IT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY OVER AT SMITH PARK THIS WEEKEND, THEY HAD ANOTHER, UH, MOUNTAIN BIKE BUILD WHERE THEY HAD, UH, UH, DOZENS OF FOLKS OUT THERE, UH, WHICH WAS KIND OF SURPRISING.
IN ONE HAND, I THINK WE HAD 75 THE TIME BEFORE, BUT EVEN THIS WEEKEND INTO DECEMBER, DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH THE FORECAST OF MONSOON RAIN, UM, THEY STILL HAD A LOT OF FOLKS TURN OUT, INCLUDING SEAN, WHO'S, UH, HIDING BACK INTO THE BACK ROW, BROUGHT A, BROUGHT A HELPER, AND I THINK WAS OUT THERE THE FULL TIME WITH ALL THEM, BUT HAD A GOOD TURNOUT.
THE TRAILS ARE TURNING OUT JUST, JUST GREAT.
IT'S AMAZING TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE A FEW MONTHS CAN MAKE.
AND I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE, UH, SEE THE PARKS, UM, AND THE SHAPE THEY'RE IN AND THE STUFF GOING ON.
SO, UM, UH, JUST, JUST A GREAT TIME OF YEAR.
I'D LIKE TO START THIS EVENING TO TELL YOU TO REMEMBER IN PRAYERS THOSE AFFECTED BY THE TERRIBLE TORNADOES THAT OCCURRED ON SATURDAY AND COMMUNITIES VERY NEAR TO US, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE FAMILIES WHO HAD THAT SUDDEN HEARTBREAK OF A SUDDEN LOSS OF LIFE THAT WAS SO UNEXPECTED EVEN MOMENTS BEFORE.
SO PLEASE KEEP THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS AND ANY SERVICE YOU CAN DO, OR DONATIONS YOU CAN DO, UH, PLEASE, PLEASE KEEP THOSE FRONT OF MIND AS WELL.
APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR WORK HERE AND WE'LL MISS YOU.
UH, SO APPRECIATE IT AND, UH, HAD AN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING THIS EVENING.
UH, ACTUALLY JUST PRIOR TO THIS, AND A COUPLE PROJECTS I'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IS, UM, THERE WE'RE GETTING MARKERS FOR THE DRAINS WHERE YOU HAVE CURBING IN A SUBDIVISION, YOU HAVE DRAINS JUST EXPLAINING THAT ANYTHING THAT GOES IN
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THAT, UH, DRAIN GOES DIRECTLY TO THE RIVER.SO, UH, UH, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT NOT TO PUT PLASTICS IN THERE, ANIMAL WASTE, UH, MOTOR OILS, UH, ANY KIND OF CHEMICALS.
UH, AND, UH, THE EAB IS GONNA PUT SEVERAL OF THOSE MARKERS UP.
BUT WE ALSO ARE HOPING SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WILL PARTICIPATE THIS IN THE, THE COMING YEAR OF 2024.
AND THE SECOND THING WE'RE WORKING ON IS THE MILKWEED PLANNING, UM, UH, SPECIFICALLY TO ATTRACT MONARCH, MONARCH, MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, BUT IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR ANY POLLINATORS.
SO WE PLAN ON DOING OUR FIRST PLANNING IN SMITH PARK, UH, IN, IN MAY, PROBABLY MAYBE THE FIRST PART OF MAY, END OF APRIL, TRYING TO GET PAST THE FROST, AND THEN OUR SECOND AT WALLING SPRINGS ACADEMY IN, IN THE FALL, UH, BEFORE WE GET INTO THE HEART OF WINTER.
BUT JUST TO ENCOURAGE, UH, GOOD FLOWERING FOR, FOR OUR POLLINATORS, WHICH ARE SO VITAL TO, TO OUR LIFE, ACTUALLY.
UM, I WANNA WISH MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD AND HAPPY HANUKKAH, WHICH THAT CELEBRATION IS GOING ON AT, AT PRESENT.
AND OF COURSE, A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A SAFE AND GREAT ONE AND A WONDERFUL TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
UH, JUST WANNA THANK OUR BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS AS ALWAYS, FOR REACHING OUT AND SENDING EMAILS AND REACHING OUT TO US TO COLLABORATE.
UM, REALLY YOUR INVOLVEMENT CREATES THE BEST FORM OF CITY GOVERNMENT, SO WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
UM, SEAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE WHILE YOU'VE BEEN HERE.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU, UM, SPECIFICALLY YOUR WORK ON THE PARK BOARD WITH DAVE BUNT OR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, I'M SORRY.
AND I GOT TO VIEW THAT WITH MY PARK BOARD, UM, LIAISON SHIP AND THEN ALSO FOR THE RACKET FACILITY.
YOU ATTENDED ALL OF OUR MEETINGS AND YOU WERE THERE, AND I'M CERTAIN DOING RESEARCH.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE OTHER THINGS THAT, UM, WERE MORE BEHIND THE SCENES AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK.
UM, AGAIN, AS WAS MENTIONED, THE TORNADOES AFFECTED MY HOMETOWN AND DOZENS OF PEOPLE I KNOW WERE AFFECTED, UM, FROM LOSS OF PROPERTY.
AND I JUST WANNA THANK THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD FOR BEING WILLING TO ENGAGE IF NEEDED, UM, INTO THOSE AREAS, UM, IN SUMNER AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS.
OUR NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 2ND, DIFFERENT FROM OUR NORMAL MONDAY MEETING BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY, IT'LL BE AT FIVE 30 AND THE ANNEX ROOM NEXT DOOR, UH, IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME.
AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU TO OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE WITH THE RESIDENTS RECENTLY.
WE JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR ASSISTING THEM IN ALL THE WAYS THAT, THAT YOU CAN.
A BRENTWOOD RESIDENT, TOM FREEMAN IS THE CO-FOUNDER OF A GROUP CALLED HONOR OUR VETERANS.
AND HE REMINDED US THAT DECEMBER 13TH COMING UP IN TWO DAYS IS THE BIRTHDAY FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD.
THE NATIONAL GUARD WILL BE TURNING 387 YEARS OLD.
UH, SOMETIMES IT'S HARD FOR US TO THINK THAT LONG IN AMERICA, BUT IT IS TRUE THAT IT IS THAT OLD.
AND WE JUST WANNA THANK ALL THOSE WHO SERVE IN THE NATIONAL GUARD RESIDENTS.
CONTINUE TO ASK ME, WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP FOR THE POTENTIAL INDOOR RACKET FACILITY.
AND THE NEXT STEP IS THAT THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC MEETING, A WORK MEETING ON JANUARY 18TH.
IT WILL BE AT 10:00 AM IN THE ANNEX ROOM NEXT DOOR.
AT THIS MEETING, THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE CITY STAFF WILL DISCUSS MANY DETAILS ABOUT THE PROJECTS AND HOW TO BRING THE IDEA OF THE RACKET FACILITY TOWARDS REALITY.
LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND TO QUOTE A LINE FROM ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS HYMNS.
THE WEARY WORLD REJOICES FOR YONDER BREAKS A NEW AND GLORIOUS MOURN.
MAY THE PEACE OF CHRISTMAS BE YOURS THIS YEAR? THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UH, FIRST OFF, SEAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UH, YOU'VE REALLY BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH WHILE YOU'RE HERE.
UH, GREAT ATTITUDE AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS VERY, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
WISH YOU ALL THE SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE AND WE'LL SEE YOU BACK DOWN HERE.
UM, SECONDLY, WILSON PIKE IS GONNA BE CLOSED DECEMBER THE 19TH.
UM, THERE WAS A LITTLE CONFUSION ON THAT THIS WEEKEND.
SOMEBODY READ THE SIGN WRONG, BUT IT'S GONNA BE FROM 11 TILL, YEAH, 11 TO THREE OR SO.
AND ACTUALLY, DON'T ASK ME WHY, BUT YOU ASKED ME ABOUT IT EARLIER AND THE SIGN WAS RIGHT THIS MORNING.
SO THE PERSON WHO ASKED YOU ABOUT DECEMBER 11TH WAS NOT CRAZY AS, AS I THOUGHT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN LAST WEEKEND WHEN I SAW IT.
SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH
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THE TDOT SIGN PROGRAMMING, BUT IT IS THE 19TH, UH, KIND OF LATE MORNING TO TO MID AFTERNOON.AND IT'S SOME DRAINAGE WORK ALONG, UH, ALONG THE ROAD TO KIND OF RESHAPE THE DITCHES AND HELP WITH SOME DRAINAGE.
THE KEY WORD IS TDOT TDOT, NOT OUR PROJECT.
UH, NUMBER THREE, TWO THINGS THAT CAME UP AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP QUICKLY BECAUSE EVERYBODY THINKS WE KNOW EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY.
AND THESE ARE TWO THINGS THAT YOU MAY GET SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT.
BUT THERE'S A NEW, UM, BUSINESS THAT'S TAKEN OVER NEXT TO PUBLIX.
UH, IT WAS A, UM, FURNITURE RESELLER OR SOMETHING, UH, USED FURNITURE.
UM, IT'S GONNA BE IMAGE STUDIO, WHICH IS A HERE SALON.
UH, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE PEOPLE SEE THAT NAME, THEY'RE GONNA CALL AND ASK YOU WHAT IT IS.
AND THEN ALSO WE APPROVE THE, UH, BASEBALL INFIELD TO BE AT BA TO BE CHANGED TO ARTIFICIAL TURF.
THAT ALSO WILL GENERATE PROBABLY SOME COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS.
NUMBER FOUR, JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, TO ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AS WE GET READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
THEY'RE GONNA BE AT THE FIRE HOME, FIRE HALLS.
THEY'RE GONNA BE RIDING THE STREETS.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR CITY STAFF.
THE CITY STAFF HAS WORKED SO HARD, AND FOR THEM TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF HOLIDAYS HERE AT CHRISTMAS TIME IS JUST WELL DESERVED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, STAFF AND ALSO CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD.
WE WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON.
UM, SO THIS PAST MONDAY WE HAD THE, UH, THE TREE LIGHTING, UH, AT THE LIBRARY.
UH, EVERY YEAR, UH, I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE, UH, MY NIECES, UH, MCKINLEY AND ELLIE, UH, HELP LEAD IN THE, UH, IN THE COUNTDOWN.
UH, THEY WERE SO EXCITED AS WERE ALL OF THE KIDS.
UH, I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MANY KIDS THERE WERE, UH, UNTIL I SAID, KIDS COME ON UP AND HELP.
UH, AND, UM, WE WERE KIND OF MOBBED, UH, BY THE, UH, THE KIDS, UH, IN A FUN WAY.
UH, THEY'RE STILL ON THE NICE LIST 'CAUSE THEY DID IT, UH, VERY RESPECTFULLY.
UM, SUNDAY, UH, WAS A SHOP WITH A COP, UH, AT WALMART, UH, IN, UH, COOL SPRINGS.
I WOULD GUESS THAT THERE WERE PROBABLY, I DON'T KNOW, 75 OR UH, 80, UH, POLICE OFFICERS AND, UH, RETIRED, UM, DIFFERENT LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, OFFICERS THERE, UH, TO GO AND SHOP WITH, UH, WITH UNDERPRIVILEGED, UH, UH, FOLKS FROM THE AREA.
UH, VERY MEANINGFUL, UH, EXPERIENCE, UH, TO HELP THEM, UM, YOU KNOW, HAVE A BETTER CHRISTMAS AS WELL AS DEVELOP, UH, THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH, UH, POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH, UH, WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.
UM, WHEN I WAS THERE, UH, I SAW A, UH, A FORMER, UH, BRENTWOOD, UH, UH, POLICE OFFICER, FORMER BRENTWOOD POLICE CHIEF, UH, WHO ANNOUNCED, UH, AND, UH, THAT HE'S GONNA RUN FOR SHERIFF.
UH, SO PRETTY EXCITED THAT, UH, THAT JEFF HUGHES HAS, UH, THROWN HIS NAME IN, UH, TO RUN FOR SHERIFF.
AND THEN MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR, UH, TO ALL.
UM, WHAT A, UH, A GREAT TIME OF, UH, THE YEAR.
UH, AND ALWAYS REMEMBER THE REASON, UH, FOR THE SEASON.
UH, AND LIKE VICE MAYOR TRAVIS SAID, UM, PLEASE KEEP, UH, OUR POLICE AND FIRE TEAMS, UH, IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AND IF YOU SEE 'EM, UM, WAVE OR SAY SOMETHING NICE, UH, 'CAUSE THEY'LL BE STANDING GUARD, UH, WHILE WE'RE AT HOME, UH, BY THE FIRE OR WATCHING A FOOTBALL GAME, SPENDING TIME WITH, UH, WITH FAMILY.
THEY PUT THEIR SELF IN, UH, HARM'S WAY, UH, TO KEEP US SAFE AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE.
[ Consent Agenda]
ON TO THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA.UH, PLEASE NOTE ALL MATTERS UNDER THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION, EXCEPT FOR ANY ITEMS THAT ARE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE SOMETHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? VERY GOOD.
UH, ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 1 23 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPES, LLC FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS FOR ADOPTION.
ITEM TWO, RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 1 24 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH HOMESTEAD TIMBER FRAMES FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PAVILION AT CROCKETT PARK FOR ADOPTION.
ITEM NUMBER 3 20 23 DASH 1 25 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER WITH CUNNINGHAM CONSTRUCTION FOR WATER TANK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR ADOPTION.
AND ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CANCELLATION OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 18TH, 2023.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE.
I'LL SECOND PRIMARY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
IS THERE ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THIS COMMISSION THIS EVENING?
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HEARING NONE MOVE TO[1. Resolution 2023-126 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH BRENTWOOD BASEBALL, INC., FOR TURF FIELD II INSTALLATION AT CROCKETT PARK, for adoption]
NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 1 26.A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH BRENTWOOD BASEBALL INC.
FOR TURF FIELD TWO INSTALLATION AT CROCKETT PARK FOR ADOPTION.
DO I HEAR A MOTION I'LL MAKE, I'LL SECOND THAT PRIMARY MOTION BY VICE MAYOR TRAVIS AND THE SECOND BY ME KIRK, UH, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
YOU'VE GOT TWO ITEMS IN NEW BUSINESS.
THEY'RE BOTH RELATED TO THIS AND I'LL JUST KIND OF COVER 'EM BOTH HERE AND THEN WE CAN MOVE ALONG.
BUT THIS FIRST ITEM IS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE BRENTWOOD BALL CLUB, UH, FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF A PROJECT TO, UH, INSTALL ARTIFICIAL TURF ON BASEBALL FIELDS AT CROCKETT PARK PARK.
YOU SEE THE PICTURE THERE, YOU CAN TELL TO THE RIGHT ARE THE TWO FIELDS THAT WERE COMPLETED EARLY IN 2023 AND HAVE GONE THROUGH ONE SEASON.
VERY SUCCESSFUL FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE AND THE BALL CLUBS.
THEY APPROACHED US, UH, ABOUT WANTING TO PARTNER WITH THE OTHER TWO FIELDS.
UH, THAT'S WHAT THIS AGREEMENT DOES.
AND UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ALMOST THE SAME AGREEMENT AS WHAT WE HAD WITH THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT.
UH, THEY WILL, UH, PROVIDE FUNDING FOR 50% OF THE COST OF THE ARTIFICIAL TURF INSTALLATION, UH, WHICH AMOUNTS TO, UM, $511,479 AS THEIR HALF CITY WOULD FUND THE OTHER HALF.
THEY WILL ALSO COMMIT TO AN ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE FUTURE REPLACEMENT OF THAT, OF THAT TURF, UH, WHEN NEEDED IN THE FUTURE.
AND AGAIN, SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT.
SO, UM, THAT'S WHAT THIS AGREEMENT DOES, IS ESSENTIALLY PUT IN PLACE THEIR SHARE OF THE PARTNERSHIP ON THE FUNDING AGREEMENT.
THE SECOND ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA THEN IS THE AGREEMENT WITH GEO SURFACES.
UH, GLOBAL SYNTHETICS ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC, UH, WHICH IS THE COMPANY WE USED ON THE FIRST TWO FIELDS, UH, TO INSTALL THE TURF.
UH, THE COST OF THAT CONTRACT IS 1,022,958, AGAIN, HALF FROM US, HALF FROM THE BALL CLUB CONTRIBUTION.
UH, THAT PURCHASE IS BEING MADE THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING, UM, PROGRAM THAT WE ARE A MEND, UH, MEMBER OF THE ARE A LOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM OR TIPS, UH, WHICH ALLOWS US TO PURCHASE UNDER THAT COOPERATIVE.
UH, WE ARE REQUESTING FUNDING AUTHORIZATION, NOT NECESSARILY MONEY IN THE CONTRACT, BUT STAFF FUNDING AUTHORIZATION FOR A $25,000 CONTINGENCY, UH, FOR ANYTHING THAT MAY COME UP DURING THE COURSE OF THE INSTALLATION PROJECT.
AS WE DISCUSSED BRIEFLY ON THURSDAY, WE HAVE DONE SOME PRELIMINARY SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION TO HOPEFULLY IDENTIFY IF WE, UH, HAD ANY PROBLEMS OUT THERE LIKE WE HAD IN THE FIRST GO AROUND, UH, THAT, UH, INVESTIGATION DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEMS IN TERMS OF SINKHOLE.
OF COURSE, WE WILL CAUTION YOU THEN UNTIL WE START THE PROCESS AND NEVER GUARANTEE WE WON'T FIND SOMETHING.
UM, BUT WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AS YOUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM THAT'S CURRENTLY ON THE TABLE.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING THE, UH, NEXT ITEM, THE CONTRACT WITH GL SURFACES FOR 1,022,958 PLUS A $25,000 STAFF AUTHORIZED CONTINGENCY FUNDING.
I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION.
DAVE BUN IS HERE ALSO, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, WE HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION ON THURSDAY, BUT ONE QUESTION THAT I'VE FAILED TO ASK WAS, IF YOU DO SPEND THE $25,000, WILL YOU LET US KNOW ABOUT WHERE THAT GOES TO? I'M ASSUMING YOU WILL.
AND WITH THIS AUTHORITY, WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO YOU, BUT ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH, WE'LL BE GLAD TO REPORT IF WE HAVE TO USE, USE ANY OF IT.
UH, BEING AFFILIATED WITH THE, UM, UH, CTAN PROGRAM FOR SO MANY YEARS, UH, TO SEE HOW FAR THAT PROGRAM HAS COME AND WHAT BRENTWOOD BASEBALL, UM, HAS BECOME AND HOW THEY ARE GIVING BACK AND PARTNERING WITH CITIES, JUST, UH, UNBELIEVABLE.
UH, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO PUT BACK INTO INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, IS JUST FANTASTIC.
UH, AND TO HAVE THAT KIND OF PARTNERSHIP IS, UH, IS GREAT.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL CALL FOR THE, UH, UH, THE VOTE.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 1 26.
OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[2. Approval to purchase synthetic turf fields for Crockett Park]
UNDER NEW BUSINESS IS APPROVAL TO PURCHASE SYNTHETIC TURF FIELDS FOR CROCKETT PARK.DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED.
PRIMARY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ANDREW.
SO UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, THANK YOU FOR COVERING OF BOTH.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR, UH, FOR KURT? VERY GOOD WITH THAT, UM, WE WILL, UH, WE'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE, UH, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE, UH, SYNTHETIC TURF FIELDS, UH, FOR THE TWO REMAINING, UH, CROCKETT,
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UH, PARK, UH, UH, FIELDS SIGNIFIED BY SAYING AYE.OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY OTHER NEW
[3. Other new business]
BUSINESS, UH, THIS EVENING.UM, ITEM NUMBER THREE, UM, NOTICE OF FUTURE APPOINTMENT OF THREE MEMBERS TO THE HISTORIC COMMISSION FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
AND THEN NOTICE OF FUTURE APPOINTMENTS FOR MEMBERS TO THE TREE BOARD FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS, UH, BEFORE THIS COMMISSION THIS EVENING? VERY GOOD.
HEARING NONE, I MOVE FOR ADJOURN.