Jan 22, 2024 City Commission Meeting

OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

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

ALL RIGHT.

UM, THIS EVENING WE HAVE, UM, NEXT COMMENTS, UH, FROM CITIZENS.

INDIVIDUALS MAY COMMENT ON ANY ITEM INCLUDED IN THE CONSENT OR REGULAR AGENDA OR ANY OTHER MATTERS REGARDING THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

ALL COMMENT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CITIZENS WHO WISH TO REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE MOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.

SHOULD MAKE THAT KNOWN TO THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.

UM, BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE SIGNED UP, UH, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, UH, BUT WE'LL GO WITH THE FOLKS THAT SIGNED UP FIRST.

UM, SO WITH THAT, UM, I WOULD, UH, I WOULD ASK THAT, UM, YOU, UM, MAKE YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS KNOWN AND, UM, UM, BREVITY IS, UH, IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED.

UH, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA CUT, UH, ANYONE OFF.

UM, IF YOU'RE STILL MAKING YOUR, UH, YOUR POINT.

SO FIRST ONE, UH, IS KYLE MC, WHEN YOU COME UP, IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO DESIGN, UH, CONCEPTUAL SCHEMATIC DESIGN STAGES IS A COST ESTIMATE FROM A GENERAL CONTRACTOR WHO HAS DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PRODUCT TYPE.

HEY, GOOD EVENING.

UM, KYLE MCG, GAVIN, UH, 9 0 4 6 FALLS WOOD LANE.

UM, AND I'M HERE TO DISCUSS, UH, VERY BRIEFLY, UH, THE BRENTWOOD RACKET FACILITY, UH, THE PROPOSED BRENTWOOD RACKET FACILITY.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE, UH, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND THE AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE.

UM, I READ THROUGH THE AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORT, AND OBVIOUSLY TONS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS WENT INTO THAT EFFORT.

SO, UM, THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR THEIR SERVICE THUS FAR ON THIS TOPIC.

A COUPLE OF QUICK CAVEATS ABOUT MYSELF.

I DO NOT PLAY TENNIS OR PICKLEBALL, NOR DO I DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANYBODY WHO DOES PLAY TENNIS OR PICKLEBALL, BUT I'M COMPLETELY NEUTRAL ON TENNIS FOR PICKLEBALL.

UH, AND I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE AN OPINION ON WHETHER THIS POTENTIAL FACILITY IS A, UM, WISE USE OF TAX DOLLARS.

UM, I'M ONLY HERE TO MAKE ONE, UH, QUICK PROCESS POINT RELATED TO, UM, MY LINE OF WORK, MY PROFESSION.

UM, FOR THE PAST 19 YEARS, I'VE WORKED IN THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY, BOTH IN, UH, CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT.

UH, AND I'M CURRENTLY, UM, THE DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION FOR A LOCAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT FIRM, A COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT FIRM.

UM, SO WITH THAT LENS, I READ THROUGH THE REPORT CREATED BY THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, I BELIEVE DATED NOVEMBER ONE.

AND I'VE BEEN WATCHING SOME OF THE RECENT, UM, MEETINGS, PARTICULAR THE, UH, JANUARY 18TH, UH, UH, WORK SESSION MEETING, OR I'M NOT SURE THE TERMINOLOGY Y'ALL USE, BUT, UM, THE, MY GENERAL PERCEPTION IS THIS PROJECT IN THE, UM, TERMINOLOGY IN OUR INDUSTRY IS IN THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PHASE.

AND, UM, THIS BOARD IS GOING THROUGH AN EVALUATION TO DECIDE IF THE FUNDING SHOULD BE BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PROCEED TO WHAT'S CALLED THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE, WHICH IS SPEND MORE MONEY, GET BETTER, DESIGN, NEW INFORMATION.

UM, SO WE'RE IN BETWEEN TWO POINTS RIGHT NOW.

CONCEPT DESIGN, SCHEMATIC DESIGN, UM, IN MY INDUSTRY, UM, ONE DUE DILIGENCE PIECE THAT HAS TO BE DONE

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UM, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE COST ESTIMATING THUS FAR HAS COME FROM AN ARCHITECT, WHICH IS GOOD INFORMATION.

THIS IS NOT DISRESPECT OR DISPARAGING ARCHITECTS.

UM, BUT THERE IS A, A FIRM, A GROUP OF FIRMS, GENERAL CONTRACTORS WHO PROVIDE FREE OR LOW COST ESTIMATING SERVICES AND SIMPLY HAVE MORE RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE ON THESE TOPICS AND HAVE RESOURCES AND SUBCONTRACTORS AND MATERIAL VENDORS THAT ARCHITECTS SIMPLY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO.

UM, WE WOULD NEVER ADVANCE FROM CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TO SCHEMATIC DESIGN WITHOUT GETTING A FREE OR LOW COST ESTIMATE FROM A GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

AND I'M HERE TO MAKE THAT ONE SIMPLE RECOMMENDATION THAT IF ANYTHING IS DONE AS A NEXT STEP BEFORE EXPENDING ANY MORE DESIGN DOLLARS ON SCHEMATIC DESIGN, THAT GENERAL CONTRACTOR BE BROUGHT IN AND GIVE MORE CLARITY TO THE OVERALL, UM, POTENTIAL COST OF THIS PROJECT.

SO THAT'S IT FOR ME TONIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, KYLE.

NEXT IS JENNY CAPROS.

KAROS KARO CLOSE.

UM, SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO READ THE WRITING ALSO.

AND, HI, I'M JENNY KAROS, AND I LIVE AT 1417 NEW HAVEN DRIVE, WHICH IS IN THE WITHERSPOON SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS RIGHT OFF OF CROCKETT.

UM, I BRIEFLY READ THE REPORT ABOUT THE ROCKET FACILITY, AND, UM, I ALSO SAW THE RENDERINGS OF SAID FACILITY, AND I MAY BE WRONG, BUT IN THE REPORT I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING ABOUT HOW, WHAT THE PLAN IS TO HELP WITH TRAFFIC OF THIS FACILITY, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS GOING TO BE BROUGHT IN AND OUT OF THAT AREA.

IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA, YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THERE, YOU KNOW, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLY FAMILY CHURCH.

AND IF YOU'VE EVER DRIVEN ON CROCKETT DURING MORNING DROP OFF OR AFTERNOON PICKUP, OR ON THE WEEKENDS WHEN THERE MIGHT BE A BASEBALL TOURNAMENT OR WHEN THERE'S SUNDAY MASS OR WHEN THERE'S ANY ACTIVITY AT CHURCH, YOU KNOW THAT IT GETS VERY CONGESTED.

AND YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THAT SOMETIMES, UM, PEDESTRIANS ARE FEARING FOR THEIR LIFE, YOU KNOW, AS THEY'RE TRYING TO CROSS CROCKETT BECAUSE OF THIS CONGESTION.

SO, AS SOMEBODY WHO WOULD BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS FACILITY BEING THERE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THOSE THINGS ARE BEING DEALT WITH AND IF IT ADDS TO THE CONGESTION THAT'S ALREADY THERE.

UM, AND IF IT IS GOING TO IN ANY WAY, UM, BE UNSAFE OR MORE UNSAFE THAN IT ALREADY IS, I AM NOT FOR PUTTING THIS SOMEWHERE WHERE MY FAMILY AND I LIVE AND I GO EVERY DAY.

WE LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW FACES TONIGHT.

CAN WE JUST LET LET YOU KNOW WE WILL NOT BE COMING BACK, COMING MEANING BACK TO YOU.

WE ARE TAKING THIS ALL IN THE STAFF'S, TAKING IT IN, BUT I FEEL LIKE SOME, SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE RIGHT THEN.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET IT RIGHT NOW.

AND THAT'S NOT POINTED AT YOU.

IT'S JUST HOW THE PROCEDURE WORKS.

YEAH, GOOD POINT.

THANKS, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.

UM, VERY GOOD.

UM, I'M GONNA HAVE A HARD TIME WITH THIS ONE.

UH, MOON, HE BISHOFF ALMOST.

PERFECT.

WELCOME.

THURSDAY, UM, MEETING, UM, AS WELL AS GOING OVER THE REPORT FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ABOUT THE RAC OF FACILITY.

SO I DID WRITE THIS DOWN SO THAT I COULD STAY CONCISE.

UM, MY NAME IS MOONEE BISHOP.

I LIVE AT 1 8 1 6 BARN STAPLE LANE.

UM, I JUST WANNA FIRST STEP, THANK YOU ALL FOR SERVING.

I KNOW THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT IT MUST TAKE FOR YOU TO DO ALL THE RESEARCH, ALL OF THE MEETINGS, ALL OF ALL OF THAT.

UM, FOR A CITIZEN JUST TO GET CAUGHT UP ON JUST ONE THING, IT TAKES SO MUCH TIME.

SO I CAN'T IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT YOU GUYS SPEND TO SERVE.

SO THANK YOU FOR SERVING, UH, MY FAMILY AND I MOVED TO BRENTWOOD ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, UH, FROM THE SEATTLE AREA.

AND WHAT I WAS HOPING I COULD DO WAS JUST VOTE FOR THE PERSON I WANTED IN OFFICE AND THEN GO ABOUT THE REST OF MY LIFE.

UM, BUT WHAT I'VE LEARNED IN THE LAST, UH, COUPLE OF YEARS IS, IS THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN DOING MY CIVIC DUTY.

AND I FEEL LIKE SORT OF WE'VE, WE'VE GOTTEN TO THIS POINT BECAUSE A LOT OF CITIZENS HAVE SORT OF CHECKED OUT FROM THAT PROCESS.

AND SO I'M HERE TO JUST SHARE A LITTLE WITH YOU, UM, ABOUT MY THOUGHTS.

UM, SO I DID SPEND THE ONE HOUR AND 40 MINUTES LISTENING TO THE

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UM, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WHAT MY EXPERIENCE WAS, WAS WHEN I WAS REACHING OUT TO A FEW OF MY NEIGHBORS ABOUT THIS FACILITY, UM, WHAT I FOUND OUT WAS, IS THAT ONLY ONE PERSON KNEW THAT THERE WAS EVEN A REC FACILITY BEING PROPOSED.

UH, AND I TALKED TO NOT JUST NON TENNIS PLAYERS, BUT TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL PLAYERS AS WELL.

UM, SO MY QUESTION TO Y'ALL IS REALLY, I'M WONDERING IF YOU JUST HAVE THE FULL PICTURE OF WHAT THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD ACTUALLY WANT.

UM, IF A GROUP OF PEOPLE, ALBEIT A VERY SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE, IF A GROUP OF PEOPLE I TALK TO, AGAIN, SOME TENNIS PLAYERS AND SOME NOT TENNIS PLAYERS, AND ONLY ONE PERSON KNEW, I I, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THE FULL PICTURE OF HOW MANY PEOPLE REALLY WANT THIS FACILITY TO GO UP.

UH, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE ALMOST $15 MILLION, 15 MILLION TAX DOLLARS, UM, THAT'S GOING IN FOR A FACILITY THAT APPROXIMATELY 7,000 PEOPLE IN THE BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY WOULD USE.

AND THAT'S EXPECTING THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT PLACED PICKLEBALL OR TENNIS IN BRENTWOOD WOULD ACTUALLY USE THE FACILITY.

UM, MY ESTIMATE WAS, OR NOT MY ESTIMATE, I ACTUALLY LOOKED ONLINE, THERE ARE ABOUT 45.

AND IN THE 2020 CENSUS, I THINK THERE'S 45,000 OR SO BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS.

SO THAT WOULD BE ABOUT 15% OF THE RESIDENTS.

UM, I AM NOT A TENNIS PLAYER, UM, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST ANYONE THAT PLAYS TENNIS OR, OR PICKLEBALL.

UM, I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT MY TAX DOLLARS SHOULD GO TO SUCH A NARROW SEGMENT OF THE BRENTWOOD POPULATION.

UM, I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE THAT TAKEN CARE OF BY THE FREE MARKET.

UH, AND IF WE BUILT THIS FACILITY WITH TACT TAX DOLLARS FOR SUCH A SMALL SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION TO USE.

UM, WHAT ABOUT THOSE OF US, UM, WHO WANT SAND VOLLEYBALL COURTS? YES.

I WAS HERE AT THE LAST MEETING.

UM, OR WHAT ABOUT, OR WHAT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BUILDING STABLES FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO OWN HORSES? UM, I, BY THE WAY, I DON'T OWN HORSES, NOR DO I PLAY SAND VOLLEYBALL, BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING DOWN AND SETTING A BAD PRECEDENCE.

AND SO, UM, I THINK WE CAN ALWAYS THINK OF WAYS, EVEN AS A WHOLE HOUSEHOLD, WE CAN ALWAYS THINK OF WAYS TO SPEND MORE MONEY.

UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE MONEY, THE TAX MONEY THAT IS BEING SPENT IS BEING SPENT WISELY.

SO, UM, I THINK I, YOU KNOW, LISTENING TO THE MEETING ON THURSDAY, I, THE COMMENT THAT I APPRECIATED, I THINK THE MOST, AND I'M GLAD IT CAME AT THE END, UM, WAS THAT, UM, YOU WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GOT THIS DECISION RIGHT.

UM, AND TO TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE GETS TO HAVE AN INPUT.

SO AGAIN, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.

I REALLY HOPE, UM, TO SEE A WAY FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT A FACILITY IS EVEN BEING CONSIDERED.

UM, AND FOR THEM TO NOT ONLY LEARN, BUT HAVE SOME INPUT AS TO WHETHER IT SHOULD GO IN OR NOT.

THERE ARE SO MANY PRIVATE, UH, WAYS TO GOLF, THAT THAT WOULD BE A YOU AND CRY THAT WOULD COME OUT.

SANDY WELLS? OH, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.

OH, OKAY.

UM, YOU WERE, UM, SIGNED UP HERE.

UM, JERRY WALLACE COMMISSIONERS, UH, MY NAME IS JERRY WALLACE.

I LIVE AT 1409 ROBERT E. LEE LANE, BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE, UH, UP AT STONEHENGE UP ON THE RIDGE, WHICH I FIRST OF ALL WANNA COMMEND EVERYBODY.

MY STREET HAS BEEN CLEAN SINCE TUESDAY, , AND, UM, JUST MARVELOUS.

I KNOW IT USED TO BE 'CAUSE WE HAD A DOCTOR UP THERE, BUT EXCELLENT JOB BY EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THAT.

SO I'M NOT HUNGRY.

I GOT PLENTY OF FOOD.

UM, I'LL MAKE IT BRIEF JUST TO, TO REITERATE WHAT THE YOUNG LADY JUST SAID, AND, AND I AGREE WITH IT.

UM, I THINK THAT BRENTWOOD IS ONE OF THE PREMIER CITIES IN THE COUNTRY, IF NOT THE WORLD.

AND ONE OF THE REASONS IS IT'S FISCAL, UH, CONSERVATISM.

UM, WE HAVE EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY NEED THAT A GOVERNMENT CAN PROVIDE THE PUBLIC OR THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAS PROVIDED EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED.

I MAKE THE COMMENT, UH, IN AN EMAIL TO EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT I SEE MANY, MANY TENNIS COURTS AND ALL THE SUBDIVISIONS THAT WE HAVE AROUND HERE, AND ALMOST ANY DAY YOU EVER DRIVE BY IN THE SUMMER, THEY'RE NOT BEING USED.

AND THEY CAN EASILY BE CONVERTED TO PICKLEBALL IF THAT'S WHAT THAT COMMUNITY WOULD WANT TO DO.

UH, I'M NOT A RACKET PLAYER, WHICH IS FINE.

UM, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT, AND I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD EXERCISE.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

BUT, UH, I JUST SIT HERE AND THINK THAT IF I, AS THE MANY GOLFERS THAT MIGHT BE IN THIS CITY, WERE TO ASK BRENTWOOD TO BUILD US A GOLF COURSE, WHEN

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AND, UH, SO I JUST THINK BRENTWOOD SHOULD STAY BRENTWOOD, STAY FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU JERRY MACE, LINDY.

WELL, GOOD EVENING.

I, UH, APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OPENLY AND, UH, AND JOIN WITH YOU IN THIS.

UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE DID A LOT OF VOLUNTEER WORK, WHICH I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF READING AND FOLLOWING.

UM, JUST TO BE CLEAR, IN CASE SOMEBODY ONLINE OR ELSEWISE IST ATTUNED, I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE TENNIS SITUATION, WHICH IS THE RESULT OF A PREDICAMENT THAT'S A RESULT OF MARYLAND WAY INDOOR FACILITIES CLOSING.

UH, PUT IT ON THE RECORD, AGAIN, I'M FOR TENNIS.

I PERSONALLY LIKE THE LOCATION IF THERE'S GONNA BE A TENNIS FACILITY BUILT BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

AND, UH, I'M FOR THE, UH, THE, IN THE AD HOC REPORT FOR, UH, THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE CITY TO THE LAND FOR THE TENNIS, UH, WHICH WOULD BE A MAJOR OBSTACLE, WHICH CAME OUT IN THE MEETING, UM, MEETING LEADER.

AND, UH, I AGREE IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO BUILD HERE, UH, AND BE A, A PROFITABLE ORGANIZATION IN MY OPINION.

UH, YOU KNOW, UH, ONE MIGHT SAY THAT THIS, UH, COVERED, UH, UH, TENNIS FACILITY THAT'S PROJECTED, UH, WOULD ADD TO THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND OF COURSE, THAT'S THE DAD JOKE TO MAKE MY KIDS' EYEBALLS ROLL.

UH, FOR ANYBODY WHO KNOWS THAT THE FACILITY'S PLANNED TO BE, YOU KNOW, WHO KNOWS, ONE DAY MY GRANDCHILDREN COULD BE PART OF THIS PREMIER TENNIS FACILITY.

BUT TRANSPARENTLY, I'M NOT FOR THE CURRENT PROPOSAL AS IT'S STRUCTURED.

UH, THERE HAVE BEEN PAST TIMES IN THE CITY WHERE COMMISSION UNDERSTOOD THE DESIRE FOR SOME OF THE SMALLER GROUPS THAT HAD THEIR SPECIAL PROJECTS, UH, THAT THEY NEEDED TO SHOW, UH, SOME, A DI UH, DESIRE FOR THEIR AMENITIES.

AND THE BRENTWOOD CITY COMMISSION MIGHT ASK THE CITIZENS TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR, MAYBE THROUGH CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS, OTHERWISE, OR MAYBE WHERE THE CITY, YOU KNOW, WITH RESPECT TO A PARK WAS ALREADY GONNA SUPPORT SOMETHING.

BUT THEY ASKED THE CITIZENS, UH, IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP MAKE THAT AMENITY BETTER.

SO THOSE ARE BOTH GOOD, UH, TRANSACTIONS IN THE PAST.

UM, WHETHER IT BE THROUGH FUNDRAISING OR THROUGH, UH, YOU KNOW, PHYSICAL WORK, UH, THERE'S BEEN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, UH, JUST THE SAME DONE BY THE CITY.

UM, SO TO BRING SOME PEOPLE UP TO DATE, THESE ARE SOME OF THE FAVORITE ONES I COULD FIND.

HERE'S AN AMENITY, UH, THE LIBRARY, IF YOU ALL HOPEFULLY CAN READ THAT AT MY AGE, I'M NOT SURE IF I WERE OVER THERE, I COULD READ IT.

BUT THE AMENITY IS, UH, THE LIBRARY, YOU KNOW, GREAT, UH, GROUP OF PEOPLE, FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, UH, GREAT CAMPAIGN.

I'M GONNA HAVE GRANDCHILDREN USING THE LIBRARY BAKES THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY.

GOOD.

HOW ABOUT THE BIKE TRAIL? I WAS OUT THERE WORKING ON THE BIKE TRAIL.

UH, THAT WAS THE BIKE WALK, BRENTWOOD.

THEY CONTRIBUTED ROUGHLY A MATCHING GRANT OR HALF THE MONEY TOWARDS THAT PORTION.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE LIKE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

IT MAKES IT BETTER AND EASIER FOR YOU, I'M SURE AS WELL.

UH, HOW ABOUT, UH, THE TURF FIELDS? I RUN IN CROCKETT PARK ALL THE TIME.

TWO BRAND NEW TURF FIELDS.

IF I'M A BASEBALL PLAYER NOW, I CAN PRACTICE, YOU KNOW, 50% MORE DAYS WHILE IT'S RAINY AND MUDDY.

UH, THAT WAS THE, WELL, I WOULD'VE CALLED IT CTAN, BUT MAYBE IT'S CALLED THE BRENTWOOD BALL CLUB.

NOW, WHEN I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AGAIN, THEY PAID FOR HALF OF THEIR CONTRIBUTION.

UH, SMITH PARK, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER MAJOR CONTRIBUTION OVER THERE.

CITIZENS FOR BRENTWOODS, UH, GREEN SPACE, UH, INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND, ROTARY, UH, IS IT GRANNY WHITE PARK? IS THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED? UH, FABULOUS.

RIGHT? WHAT WE WANT IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR EVERYBODY.

AND THEN, UH, DEER, DEERWOOD, ARBORETUM, THERE'S A PARK IN THERE AGAIN, ROTARY SUPPORTED THAT.

SO, UM, SO ANYWAY, HERE'S THE LIST THAT JUST A QUICK SUMMARY OF THOSE THAT I LISTED.

OKAY? AND, UH, SO, UH, NOW FOR THE FUN PART OF WHEN I WAS A DAD RAISING YOUNGER KIDS, YOU KNOW, WHICH ONE OF THESE IS, UH, NOT LIKE THE OTHERS.

HERE'S A LIST OF AMENITIES IN OUR, IN OUR SOCIETY.

AND HERE'S ANOTHER ONE THAT SAYS AMENITY TENNIS MATCHING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.

NONE.

OKAY? SO THAT'S PART OF WHY I TRANSPARENTLY SAY IT'S THE STRUCTURE

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FOR WHICH I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.

YOU CAN SEE ALL THESE GROUPS HAD THEIR SPECIAL INTERESTS, SOME BIGGER, SOME SMALLER, AND I FRANKLY AM THE BENEFICIARY OF, EVEN THOUGH I DID NONE OF THE WORK AND MADE NONE OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS, AND I'D LIKE TO SAY THE SAME POTENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, FOR TENNIS, RIGHT? HOW CAN I BE EXCITED ABOUT TENNIS? I MADE A PRESENTATION LAST TIME ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD WIN ME OVER, NOT I'M AGAINST IT, RIGHT? DUNNO IF YOU CAN REMEMBER THAT YOU HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'VE GIVEN, HAVING LOOKED AT AND READ THE ENTIRE AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN THE TENNIS OPPORTUNITIES, TENNIS PLAYERS HAVE NOT HAD THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO DO THEIR PART.

LIKE ALL THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WINNING WANTED AMENITY.

SO I'M CHALLENGING YOU TO COME UP WITH RATHER THAN NONE.

HOW ABOUT WE COME UP WITH A SHEET THAT SAYS THEY RAISED $6 MILLION, WHICH WOULD BE THE MATCHING CONTRIBUTION OR HALF OF IT THAT WOULD MAKE A LOT OF CITIZENS FEEL BETTER ABOUT TENNIS PLAYERS NOT GETTING SOME SPECIAL TREATMENT THAT NONE OF THEIR ORGANIZATIONS DID WHEN THEY DID ALL THEIR WORK.

SO, UM, SO AS, UH, AS, UH, IN CLOSING HERE, I'D LIKE TO SAY TOGETHER, UH, LET'S PRESERVE BRENTWOOD FISCAL CONSERVATISM.

AND LET'S START BY RAISING $6 MILLION FROM THOSE PEOPLE WHO MOST WANT IT.

I HAVE A BELIEF THAT THEY CAN AFFORD IT.

I DON'T THINK THE CHALLENGE IS ABSURDLY HIGH.

UH, IT'S A BIGGER ASK.

IT'S THE BIGGEST PROJECT CITY OF BRENTWOOD HAS TAKEN ON FOR, UH, UH, AN AMENITY LIKE THIS.

SO I'M FOR IT.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU REMEMBER LAST TIME I SAID A GUY I REALLY ADMIRE, DALE CARNEGIE OFTEN SUGGESTED, YOU KNOW, WE'RE FRIENDS, WE'RE FELLOW CITIZENS.

BUT I DO HAVE A DISAGREEMENT.

SO WHAT'S WRONG WITH A HARDY CHALLENGE AMONGST FRIENDS? I DO IT TO THE FRIENDS I WORK OUT WITH.

I DO IT TO OTHER PEOPLE, AND I LIKE THEM.

BUT WE CHALLENGE EACH OTHER.

SO HOPEFULLY I, UH, CAN SALUTE YOU IN THE FUTURE FOR STEPPING UP TO THIS HARDY CHALLENGE AND ASKING FOR, UH, BRENTWOOD CITIZENS AND STARTING YOUR OWN ORGANIZATION INSTEAD OF FRIENDS OF ANYTHING ELSE.

HOW ABOUT THE FRIENDS OF TENNIS? WHERE'S THAT ORGANIZATION? WHY NOT INVITE AND WHY NOT, UH, UH, MAKE A STEP IN A BIG DIRECTION FOR THE EXCEPTION OF THIS PROPOSAL THAT I KNOW THE BOARD IS FAVORABLE TO? SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING.

'CAUSE PEOPLE WILL AVOID TRYING TO GET OUT IN AND OUT OF THERE DURING THOSE PEAK SCHOOL HOURS.

UH, BILL PREVO, UH, THANK YOU.

MY NAME'S BILL PRIVOS.

I LIVE AT FOR WILD WING COURT HERE IN BRENTWOOD.

I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF BRENTWOOD FOR OVER 19 YEARS NOW.

I'M HERE TO JUST OFFER SOME COMMENTS TO THIS COMMISSION THAT'S DONE GREAT WORK FOR ITS CITIZENS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

AND THAT IS BE VERY CAREFUL.

EVERY YEAR, THE BEACON CENTER OF TENNESSEE PUBLISHES A PUBLICATION CALLED THE PORK REPORT, AND THAT IS A REPORT OF ALL THE CITIES AND THEIR COMMISSIONS ACTIVITIES DONE IN WELL-INTENTIONED THAT BLOW UP IN THEIR FACE AND LEAD TO PROPERTY TAX INCREASES.

UH, THIS IS SO MUCH SO THAT 75% OF THE CITIZENS OF TENNESSEE RIGHT NOW FAVOR LIMITING TE PROPERTY TAXES STATEWIDE TO 1%.

AND I KNOW FOR SOME OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN LONG TERMING MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE, THAT'S A SLAP IN THE FACE WHERE YOU'VE DONE BEEN GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR MONEY TO GET PUNISHED LIKE THAT.

BUT FRIENDS, THAT'S THE REALITY.

AND, UH, READING THE MATERIAL AND HEARING ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL, I JUST WANNA CAUTION YOU TO BEWARE.

IF I WERE IN YOUR SHOES, I WOULD NOT WEIGH HEAVILY A SELECT COMMITTEE.

I THINK WHEN YOU PROVIDE AN AMENITY TO THE COMMUNITY, THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY YES OR NO IF THEY WANT THAT AMENITY.

AND THEN, UH, AS I WAS THERE ON, UH, LAST THURSDAY, I WILL HAVE TO, UH, DITTO THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE LEARNED IN BUSINESS IS WE WERE NEVER TAUGHT THE THEORY OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.

AND AS SOMEBODY THAT'S DEVELOPED REAL ESTATE, I'LL, I'LL AGREE WITH KYLE, UNTIL YOU HAVE A SYSTEMATIC DESIGN, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE COST IS.

YOU REALLY DON'T.

AND YOU NEED TO COVER YOURSELVES WITH THAT.

UH, I KNOW THE LOCATION, I'M FINE WITH THE LOCATION.

UH, MS. VACCARO SPOKE OF THE CONCERNS OF TRAFFIC.

THE, THE CONCERNS OF TRAFFIC I HAVE IS HOW MA HOW MUCH IS THAT GONNA IMPACT THE PROJECTED REVENUE?

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AND IF YOUR REVENUE PROJECTIONS ARE WRONG, THEN YOU'VE GOT A REAL PROBLEM.

UH, AND THEN, UH, YOU'VE HEARD BENNY SAY, WHY NOT A MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE? WHY NOT A HOCKEY RINK? ALL THAT, UH, THAT, THAT'S JUST THINGS THAT YOU'RE GONNA HEAR FROM THE CITIZENS IF THIS GOES THROUGH AND THEY DON'T HAVE A VOICE.

AND I, I KNOW IT'S A WELL-INTENTIONED AMENITY, I THINK IT WOULD PROBABLY PASS IT PUT TO THE PUBLIC.

I I REALLY DO.

'CAUSE THE LOCATION'S FINE AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT IF IT DOESN'T, YOU'RE GONNA LOSE THE TRUST OF THE CITIZENS.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A BIG DISTRUST OF EVERY FORM OF LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR GOVERNMENT NOW THAT YOU GUYS DON'T NEED, YOU'VE DONE TOO GOOD OF WORK FOR TOO MANY YEARS TO EXPOSE YOURSELF TO THAT.

SO, UH, I WOULD TAKE A STEP BACK.

WHAT I SAW THURSDAY, UH, SHOWED NOTHING BUT STRAIGHT LINE REVENUE PROJECTIONS.

I THINK THE COMMITTEE SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU HOW MUCH THEY'RE GONNA RAISE THE DUES EVERY YEAR.

UH, WHAT INFLATION DOES IN 20 YEARS.

I CAN TELL YOU, IN 20 YEARS COST OF A TRACTOR WENT FROM 40,000 TO 142,000 AND MAINTENANCE COSTS HAVE GONE UP ON EVERY BUILDING I'VE OWNED AND PARTICIPATED IN.

AND, YOU KNOW, ROLL YOUR DICE WHEN YOU HAVE TO RE ASPHALT THE LOTS.

SO I, I THINK THERE'S A PITFALL OF RISK HERE THAT YOU GUYS REALLY NEED TO DELVE IN AND, AND BETTER UNDERSTAND BEFORE YOU CAST YOUR GOODWILL TO A VOTE.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IF THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD WANT IT, THEY CAN'T YELL AT YOU FOR THEM PROVIDING IT.

BUT IF THEY DON'T WANT IT, YOU, YOU JUST BUILD A LOT OF STUFF.

SO AS SOMEBODY THAT'S ENTERED THESE THINGS BEFORE, I, I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE GOOD REVENUE PROJECTION.

I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE GOOD COST PROJECTION.

UH, ONE FINAL COMMENT IS WHAT I SAW, THE SCHEMATIC, UH, IT VERY FAVORED PICKLEBALL OVER TENNIS, AND YET THE REVENUE AND FREE CASH FLOW WAS COMING MOSTLY FROM TENNIS.

SO I THINK IF YOU GO FORWARD WITH THIS, YOU OUGHT TO THINK ABOUT REBALANCING THAT BECAUSE THE TENNIS, UH, MIGHT BE CARRYING THE ITS FAIR SHARE OR MORE, AND YOU MAY NEED THAT REVENUE.

SO WE DON'T GET INTO ANY TROUBLE.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU.

GARY LATIMER, UH, GARY LATIMER, 92 0 8 HERITAGE DRIVE, BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE.

IT'S ENCOURAGING TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE RACKET FACILITY.

THAT'S GREAT NEWS.

UM, I WANT TO, THERE'S A LOT I'D LIKE TO SHARE, BUT I'M NOT GONNA HAVE TIME TONIGHT.

SO I'M PLANNING ON SHARING AT THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION.

BUT I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS REAL QUICKLY FIRST THE PEOPLE THAT COMMENTED, UM, THE, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS.

SO LET'S, BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH MISINFORMATION THAT'S BEING, I I THINK SOMETIMES INTENTIONALLY, UH, GIVEN OUT.

THE, UH, RACKET FACILITY IS A, UH, SELF-FUNDED FACILITY FROM THE, WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THE PEOPLE THAT PLAY GENERATE ENOUGH FEES TO PAY FOR ALL THE EXPENSES, MONEY LEFT OVER TO THEN APPLY TO THE DEBT THAT WAS USED TO BUILD THE FACILITY.

SO, UM, I DON'T, I MEAN, I, I I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON CITY, UH, THINGS, BUT, UH, WHEN WE LOOKED AT OTHER THINGS THAT THE CITY PROVIDES, WE'VE NOT SEEN REVENUE GENERATION LIKE THAT, THAT PAYS FOR THE FACILITY, PAYS FOR THE ACTIVITY, AND PAYS FOR THE BUILDING, AND PAYS FOR THE NEXT BUILDING THAT NEEDS TO BE BUILT.

ALL OF THAT'S BUILT INTO THIS.

I UNDERSTAND THE, UM, CONCERN ABOUT THE PROJECTIONS.

UM, WE'VE VALIDATED THE NUMBERS FROM THREE FACILITIES THAT HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE FOR A LONG TIME.

AND OUR NUMBERS WERE MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN THEIR OPERATING NUMBERS FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THIS.

BUT THERE'S REAL PLACES THAT DO THIS, THAT GENERATE THIS REVENUE, COVER THESE EXPENSES, COVER THESE COSTS, AND PAY FOR THE FACILITY.

IT HAPPENS.

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.

THIS IS A PROPOSAL FOR THAT.

IT'S NOT LIKE BUILDING OLD SMYRNA ROAD WHERE YOU SPEND THE MONEY AND IT'S GONE.

IT'S NOT THE SAME THING.

IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, OKAY? AND IT NEEDS TO BE TREATED THAT WAY.

AND SO THAT'S PART OF THE MISINFORMATION.

I REALLY APPRECIATE PEOPLE SAYING THAT THEY'VE READ THE REPORT.

I TALKED TO FIVE PEOPLE LAST WEEK THAT WE'RE AGAINST THE RACKET

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FACILITY.

AND UM, SO I ASKED THEM IF THEY READ THE REPORT.

FOUR OF 'EM HAD NOT READ THE REPORT.

AND I SAID, WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION? AND THEY SAID THEY GOT IT FROM ONE OF THEIR COMMISSIONERS.

OKAY? AND I SAID, AND THAT COMMISSIONER DID NOT ASK YOU TO READ THE REPORT.

AND THEY SAID, NO.

AND I SAID, WELL, LET ME TELL YOU THIS.

AND I TOLD 'EM WHAT I JUST TOLD YOU.

IT, IT COVERS ITS COST.

IT GENERATES SOME MONEY TO PAY FOR THE, UH, UH, MONEY THAT'S SPENT TO BUILD IT.

AND THEN IT PAYS IT BACK.

AND THEN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, THERE'S MONEY LEFT OVER FOR THE CITY.

THE FIVE PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW THAT.

THEY SAID, REALLY? AND I SAID, YES.

AND I SAID, YOU'VE NOT BEEN TOLD THAT BY THE COMMISSIONERS YOU'VE BEEN TALKING TO? NO.

I SAID, OKAY, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT NOW THAT YOU KNOW THAT? AND THEY SAID, WELL, WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT IT.

WE'RE NOT SURE WE'RE AGAINST IT OR NOT.

OKAY? SO I AGREE WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT SAYS THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE INFORMATION GIVEN OUT AND IT NEEDS TO BE ACCURATE INFORMATION AND WHY, UM, SOME PEOPLE WON'T EVEN PUT THE RACKET REPORT AVAILABLE TO THE PEOPLE TO READ, BUT, BUT MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A SELF-PAYING FACILITY.

UM, THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS, UM, AND THIS IS ANOTHER MISINFORMATION THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

UM, AND LAST THURSDAY'S MEETING, UH, COMMISSIONER ANDREWS SAID THAT THE COUNTY AND THAT HE WANTS TO GO BACK TO THE COUNTY, THE COUNTY, UM, DIDN'T WITHDRAW THEIR PROPOSAL.

THEY JUST RAN OUT OF TIME.

AND I'M LIKE, I, I COULDN'T BELIEVE I WAS LISTENING TO THIS.

SO LET ME, LET ME CORRECT A COUPLE OF THINGS.

AND YOU WERE AT THE MEETING.

UM, THE FIRST QUESTION THAT THE COUNTY WAS ASKED AT BY THE COMMITTEE WAS, IS THERE ANYTHING THIS COMMITTEE'S DOING? OR THE TIMETABLE OR THE REPORT WE'RE GETTING READY TO PREPARE FOR THE COMMISSIONER THAT INTERFERES WITH ANYTHING BETWEEN YOU AND THE CITY HAVING A PARTNERSHIP.

ANYTHING WE'RE DOING, TIMETABLE, ANYTHING? AND THE ANSWER WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT.

WE'VE GOTTEN UNTIL THE END OF NOVEMBER TO MAKE OUR DECISION.

SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REVEALING CORRECT INFORMATION, MISINFORMATION IS NOT HELPFUL TO THE CITIZENS.

OKAY? UM, AND THEN I WANTED TO JUST REEMPHASIZE THE FACT THAT IT PAYS FOR ITSELF, THE EXPENSES ARE COVERED.

THE LAST THING I'LL SAY, I REALLY HAVE SOME MORE TO SAY, BUT THE LAST THING I'LL SAY, UM, AS FAR AS THE USAGE FOR THE FACILITY, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT DID NOT GET TO PLAYING TIME WHEN MARYLAND FARMS WAS AT FULL FORCE INDOOR SPORTS COMPLEX, AND THESE ARE INDOOR COURTS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOT OUTDOOR.

OKAY? THE SUMMER'S NOT THE PROBLEM.

IT'S THE WINTER.

SO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT DID NOT GET PLAYING TIME WAS 83%.

SO ONCE THE 23 COURTS ARE ELIMINATED, EVEN IF BRENTWOOD BUILT THE SIX OR SEVEN COURTS, THE PLAYING TIME, THE NUMBER OF THE PLAYING TIME, PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT WILL NOT GET PLAYING TIME IS OVER 90%.

SO THERE'S A HUGE DEMAND.

THIS IS NOT , THIS IS, UM, I MEAN, IT'S JUST SO EASY TO SEE.

LAST THING, UM, AND, AND I WON'T TAKE ANY MORE TIME FOR THE COMMISSIONERS THAT WANT TO GO BACK TO THE COUNTY.

I WOULD LIKE TO, I WAS, UH, ASKED TO GET INVOLVED BY A COUPLE COMMISSIONERS IN SOME OF THE FINANCIAL DISCUSSIONS AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.

WENT TO TWO BUDGET WORKSHOPS.

IT'S, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

SO HERE'S WHAT I, THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED, I THINK, UH, THREE WEEKS AGO AT A COMMITTEE MEETING THAT, UH, BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF DEBT THAT THERE'S GONNA BE A TAX INCREASE.

SO THAT'S BRENTWOOD TOO.

TAX INCREASE, OKAY? AND BECAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE MORE DEBT, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH MORE DEBT WE'RE GONNA INCUR.

THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS ASKED FOR ANOTHER $900 MILLION FOR 10 MORE SCHOOLS.

AND, UH, OUR SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW ARE AT 74% CAPACITY.

OKAY? SO THE COUNTY HAS A DEBT PROBLEM.

THE TAXPAYERS ARE GETTING READY TO HAVE A TAX INCREASE.

SO THOSE OF YOU THAT WANT TO GO BACK TO THE COUNTY AND INSERT US INTO THE COUNTY FISCAL SITUATION, PLEASE TELL US HOW MUCH DEBT THE COUNTY SHOULD INCUR AND HOW MUCH OF AN INCREASE YOU WANT US TO PAY.

UH, THERE ARE DETAILS TO COME.

UM, TIM MARTIN, HOW'S IT GOING? I'M TIM MARTIN.

I'M A MEDIOCRE TENNIS PLAYER AND A BURGEONING PICKLEBALL PLAYER.

AND I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT OLD SMYRNA ROAD , UM, 93 0 5 OLD SMYRNA ROAD IS WHERE I LIVE.

UM, AND I WANT MOSTLY TO SAY THANK YOU.

'CAUSE I'VE ACTUALLY SPOKEN WITH ALMOST ALL OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY ABOUT IT.

UH, IT'S STILL SCARY TO DRIVE ON.

NOT FOR THE LAST WEEK THOUGH.

IT'S BEEN GREAT.

NOBODY'S ON IT, SO HAVEN'T FELT AS SCARED, BUT, BUT MOSTLY I, I FEEL INFORMED ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN IMAGINING.

I FEEL LIKE YOU'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT AND, AND HEARING FROM US.

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I UNDERSTAND THAT'S WHAT THIS YEAR IS ABOUT, BUT MOSTLY I JUST WANTED TO COME IN THIS VENUE AND SAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND IT STILL MATTERS, AND IT'S STILL SCARY TO DRIVE VERY CLOSE TO AN ONCOMING TRUCK.

AND THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TIM.

THANK YOU, TIM.

MIKE MULLANEY.

WELL, I'LL BE BRIEF TOO.

I'M GONNA ECHO A LOT OF WHAT, UH, OUR INFORMED CITIZENS HAVE, UH, SAID TONIGHT.

UH, IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO, OH, I'M SORRY, MIKE, 81 0 4 OF GAN DRIVE.

WE KNOW EACH OTHER.

BASEBALL.

YES, WE DO.

RIGHT FROM WAY BACK, UH, MY WIFE AND I, WE'VE RAISED OUR KIDS HERE.

WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS.

IT DOESN'T SEEM POSSIBLE, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S NICE TO SEE A FUNCTION LIKE THIS, UH, OLD AND NEW BECAUSE BRENTWOOD HAS CLEARLY CHANGED FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE EVEN FOR JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS.

UH, TO ME, UH, AND I'LL BE VERY BRIEF 'CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME WITH VERY SPECIFIC STUFF AND VERY, VERY DETAILED.

BUT, UH, THE IDEA OF, OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING THINGS FOR A SPECIFIC GROUP OF PEOPLE IS GENERALLY RAISES MY, UH, MY, MY INTEREST IN TERMS OF, UH, MAYBE, UH, UH, A CONFLICT FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD, UM, SERVICES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

FIRE, UH, THE PARK SYSTEM, UH, THE THINGS THAT GOVERNMENT'S GENERALLY INVOLVED IN.

BUT, UH, THIS IS A VERY SPECIFIC WANT, NOT NECESSARILY A NEED.

BUT I WILL SAY THIS, AND THIS IS WHERE I WANTED TO TIE THIS TOGETHER, AND MY KIDS REALLY ENCOURAGED ME TO SAY THIS BECAUSE I'M KIND OF PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS.

UH, THE PARK SYSTEM IN BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE.

EVERYBODY THAT COMES HERE TO LIVE HERE OR VISIT HERE, THEY SEE IT, THEY PARTICIPATE IN IT.

AND IT IS THE RAVE REVIEWS OF EVERYBODY NEAR AND FAR.

AND ANYBODY THAT COMES HERE UNDERSTANDS WHAT A TERRIFIC PARK SYSTEM IT IS.

AND IT CANNOT BE RECREATED.

IT, IT'S THERE.

IT WAS PLANNED.

UH, IT TOOK A LOT OF PLANNING FOR A LOT OF YEARS, AND WE'RE, WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE THESE OLD FARMS THAT HAVE BEEN BOUGHT AND PLANNED AND TURNED INTO GREEN SPACES FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

THAT DOES SERVE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, WHETHER YOU UTILIZE 'EM OR NOT FOR WALKING, WALKING YOUR DOG, THERE ARE TENNIS PLACES TO PLAY AND OTHER THINGS.

BUT, UH, WITH $15 MILLION, UH, REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE OF THE BUDGET, UH, SURPLUSES OR NOT THAT ARE AVAILABLE, MY, MY WISH WOULD BE AS A LONG TIMER THAT HAS SEEN THIS AND THE BENEFITS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS AS THESE GREEN SPACES DISAPPEAR THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS COUNTY, I WOULD, UH, I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO SEE ALL EFFORTS TO CONTINUE DOING THAT AT WHATEVER LEVEL COULD BE DONE.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE OF GREAT UNIVERSAL BENEFIT TO THIS COMMUNITY, AND IT WOULD BE A LASTING BENEFIT.

AND THAT WAS REALLY WHAT I CAME UP HERE TO SAY.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME.

THANKS, MIKE.

YOU BET.

NEXT WE HAVE JOHN HOFFBERGER.

HELLO COMMISSIONERS.

UH, JOHN HOFFBERGER, 1205 CONCORD HUNT DRIVE.

AND, UH, I AM A AMATEUR PICKLEBALL PLAYER, ALBEIT NOT GOOD, BUT, UH, I'M A FAN OF IT.

BUT I, I'M A DEVELOPER.

I OWN CMK PROPERTIES, UH, BEEN DEVELOPING COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES FOR 30 PLUS YEARS.

SO, UM, I'M REALLY, I ECHO THE SENTIMENT OF KYLE AND, UH, SOME OF THE OTHER FOLKS THAT REALLY SPOKE ABOUT THE PROCESS.

I THINK THIS IS A BIG PROJECT.

UH, IT'S A COMPLEX PROJECT, A LOT OF ENGINEERING FROM STRUCTURAL, CIVIL GEOTECH, EVERYTHING INVOLVED WITH IT.

AND THERE'S, THERE'S REALLY TWO BIG FACTORS TO CONSIDER.

IT'S THE ONE-TIME COST OF BUILDING SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND TRYING TO HANDLE IT AND NOT HAVE A BUDGET BUST.

BUT THEN THERE'S THE RECURRING OR ONGOING COST, OR OPERATIONAL COST.

AND, UM, WE'RE HEARING, I READ THE REPORTS, I LOOKED AT THE REPORTS, THE ASSUMPTIONS, THE MAR, UH, AND UM, UH, OF BEING A POTENTIALLY A, A PAY FOR ITSELF.

AND I THINK AS FIDUCIARIES OF OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS, Y'ALL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR DECISIONS IS A VERY WELL INFORMED DECISION.

AND KYLE WAS SPOT ON WHEN HE SAID THE INFORMATION AT THIS LEVEL IS MAYBE CONCEPTUAL, RIGHT? AS

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A DEVELOPER, YOU GUYS RIGHT NOW ARE IN THE DEVELOPER'S SEAT.

SO, UM, IF YOU TOOK THIS TO THE BANK, THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE, I GUESS YOU'D HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF, WOULD A BANK APPROVE IT? BECAUSE IF IT TRULY IS A PAY FOR ITSELF, THEN I THINK YOU'D GET BANK FUNDING OR PRIVATE SECTOR WOULD JUMP ON BOARD AND FUND IT.

SO, UH, MY, I EXPERIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE, UM, THE, YOU'LL NEED TO, SOMEONE WILL NEED TO SPEND SOME MONEY ON GEOTECH CIVIL TRAFFIC STUDY, GET SOME REAL COSTS ON, UM, SOMETHING YOU CAN BANK ON.

I THINK OPERATIONALLY THERE'S MARKET, PLENTY OF MARKET STUDIES OUT THERE, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS RUNS IN THE BLACK, IT WOULD BE FABULOUS.

BUT IMAGINE IF YOU MISSED AND THEN YOU HAVE TO RAISE TAXES EVERY YEAR 'CAUSE YOU'RE FEEDING IT.

I'D HATE TO SEE IT AND THERE'S A LOT OF HARD WORK PUT INTO IT, BUT, BUT IT'S REALLY JUST, UM, FIRST LEVEL DUE DILIGENCE AT THIS POINT.

ALSO, WE WERE APPROACHED BY, UM, UH, PICKLEBALL KINGDOM, RIGHT? THEY'RE LOOKING AT DOING 20 FACILITIES AROUND THE AREA.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S IN THE MARKET STUDY, BUT IT'S, IT'S FOR REAL.

UM, AS A DEVELOPER, WE WERE APPROACHED.

SO I JUST THINK IS THE NEED THERE, WILL THE NEED BE THERE? SO AGAIN, MY MY POINT WOULD BE DON'T RUSH IT.

GET THE PROPER INFORMATION.

Y'ALL ARE FIDUCIARIES.

YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB.

I LOVE BRENTWOOD.

I LOVE WHAT'S, UH, BEING DONE HERE.

AND MAYBE THIS DOES MAKE GREAT SENSE, BUT, UM, I WOULD SAY JUST GATHER UP THE PROPER INFORMATION FOR A PROJECT OF THIS COMPLEXITY.

DON'T RUSH IT BEFORE MAKING YOUR DECISION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

THANKS JOHN.

ALRIGHT, UH, THAT'S THE END OF, UH, THE LIST OF FOLKS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE, UH, THAT WOULD, UH, WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? YES, MA'AM.

HELLO, I'M ANGIE MCGILL.

UH, 95 55 NORMANDY WAY.

UM, I, I THINK WE DO HAVE A PREMIER PARK SYSTEM.

I THINK THIS FACILITY MIGHT BE A NICE ADDITION TO THAT.

UM, I AGREE WITH SOME OF THE OTHER STATEMENTS MADE.

I JUST WANT TO ADD MY VOICE TO THE, UM, PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY.

PLEASE DO NOT GET BACK INTO THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY, UH, PROBLEM.

ALRIGHT, ANYBODY ELSE? ALRIGHT, UM, HEARING NONE, UH, WE WILL CLOSE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ALL

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

RIGHT.

AND, UH, WE WILL MOVE ON TO A REPORT FROM OUR CITY MANAGER, KIRK.

UH, THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, JUST A COUPLE BRIEF ITEMS. ONE, A REMINDER THAT WE WILL HAVE OUR BUDGET KICKOFF MEETING NEXT THURSDAY, FEBRUARY THE FIRST AT 2:00 PM AT THE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY ROOM.

AND, UH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, AND I'M SURE SEVERAL OF YOU WERE MENTIONED TOO, BUT JUST ACKNOWLEDGE CITY STAFF OVER THE LAST WEEK.

CERTAINLY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, UH, MR. WALLACE'S ROAD, LONG STREET IS ONE THAT HAS TO BE DONE BECAUSE OF THE STEEPNESS OF IT, NOT BECAUSE OF WHO LIVES THERE, BUT, UH, .

UM, BUT A NUMBER OF STREETS AND, AND I THINK MOST FOLKS KNOW WE HAVE A LIMITED RESOURCES, SO WE CAN'T GET TO EVERY STREET.

AND YOU ALL HAVE HAD CALLS, WE'VE HAD CALLS, AND YOU KNOW, THIS WEEK HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF ANOMALY WHERE IT SNOWS AND THEN STAYS BELOW FREEZING FOR ALMOST A FULL WEEK, WHICH OBVIOUSLY ADDS TO THE CHALLENGE.

BUT BEGINNING ON THAT SUNDAY NIGHT BETWEEN POLICE AND FIRE AND ALL THE ISSUES, UH, THEY'RE RESPONDING TO CALLS, PUBLIC WORKS, WATER SERVICES, AND EVERYBODY.

I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE PUBLICLY, UH, THE HARD WORK OF CITY STAFF, AS YOU ALL KNOW.

AND, UM, AND JUST THANK THEM FOR THAT.

UM, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE UNLESS THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS, OBS MANAGER.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UH, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, CHRISTIAN.

THANK YOU MAYOR GORMAN.

NEW REPORT TONIGHT.

ALRIGHT, SO THIS EVENING WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER DUNN.

THE SIDE VIEW CAMERAS AND THE REAR VIEW CAMERAS THAT THE SAW FROM THE ROAD AND SLUSH AND ALL CAN DO A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE SENSORS.

UM, THE HISTORIC BOARD MEETING WAS DELAYED FROM LAST FRIDAY.

IT WILL BE THIS COMING FRIDAY AT NINE 30, BUT THE, THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE BEEN BUSY AS USUAL.

THEY HAVEN'T TAKEN ANY TIME OFF.

THEY'RE WORKING ON A LOT OF PROJECTS.

UH, WE HAVE A PROGRAM COMING UP ON FEBRUARY 5TH AND FEBRUARY 29TH.

WE HAVE THE HISTORY BOWL WITH CHANNEL FOUR'S METEOROLOGIST, WHICH YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN A LOT OF THE LAST WEEK.

DAN THOMAS WILL BE OUR HOST.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND BEFORE I GIVE A RESPONSE TO THE COMMENTS, I GOT A LITTLE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE I CAME OVER.

I WAS WATCHING THE WEATHER, OF COURSE, AS USUAL, AND THEY MADE A COMMENT ABOUT, UM, THOSE WHO HAVE, AND I DO NOT HAVE A CAR THAT'S NICE, BUT THE ONES THAT HAVE

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AND I ASKED OUR CAR GUY AND I COULD GET NELSON, BUT RAY DOES THE, THE DAY TO DAY, UM, IT IS TRUE WORK ON IT.

AND I SAID, WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL THEM ABOUT HOW THEY SHOULD PERSONALLY DO THIS AND NOT RELY ON A CAR WASH? YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE CAR WASH, WHICH I IMAGINE THE CAR WASHES ARE GONNA BE REAL BUSY FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, EVEN WITH THE RAIN.

BUT, UM, SOMETIMES THE SENSORS GET COVERED AND IT'LL SETTLE 'EM OFF BECAUSE THEY, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S LIKE A LANE CHANGING SENSOR OR WHATEVER, PROBABLY THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE BACKUP CAMERAS BECAUSE AS THE STUFF MELTS AND THE SLUSH BLOWS UP ON THE BACK OF YOUR CAR, IT TENDS TO GET ON THOSE.

SO IT BLURS YOUR VISION AS YOU'RE BACKING, WHICH IN ICE AND SNOW BACKING WITH A CAMERA IS VERY, VERY, VERY GOOD.

SO, UH, GENERALLY YOU JUST HAVE TO TAKE AND WIPE 'EM OFF.

OF COURSE, AS COLD AS IT WAS THIS LAST WEEK, YOU SOMETIMES HAVE TO BE SURE TO GET 'EM IN THE GARAGE AND LET 'EM FALL FIRST , THEN YOU'RE GONNA WIPE 'EM OFF.

I KNOW WHEN I LEFT FOR WORK, UH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, I THINK IT WAS NEGATIVE SIX AT MY HOUSE, SO I LEFT UP ON A BIG OLD HILL.

BUT, UM, BUT YEAH, THAT IS TRUE AND YOU JUST SOMETIMES HAVE TO PHYSICALLY WIPE THE SENSORS OFF AND YOU CAN USUALLY FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE ALL ABOUT THAT BIG.

AND SOME OF 'EM HAVE LITTLE LENSES IN 'EM AND SOME ARE JUST ALMOST LIKE RADARS AND THEY HAVE 'EM ON THE BUMPERS AND BACK ENDS AND SOMETIMES ON THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR.

I DON'T WANT ANYBODY WALKING OUT OF HERE NOT UNDERSTANDING WHERE I STAND.

I FELT LIKE THOSE ARE SUCH NICE FEATURES ON CARS AND SENSORS ARE PROBABLY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE.

SO JUST THOUGHT I'D TOSS THAT OUT TONIGHT.

UH, HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT KIND OF THING ANYMORE THIS YEAR.

I DON'T WANT ANY MORE SNOW TO COME.

UH, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY COMING TONIGHT.

THERE'S A MYRIAD OF OPINIONS ON THIS TENNIS PICKLEBALL FACILITY.

NOW I DO REALIZE THAT IT IS A SPECIALIZED GROUP, BUT THE CITY COMMISSION FELT, UM, WHEN MARYLAND FARMS CLOSED DOWN THAT THERE WAS A VACUUM CREATED.

AND WE, I I THINK WE ALL SORT OF SAW THAT, OKAY, THE CITY NEEDS TO STEP UP AND HELP THIS SITUATION OUT MANY MONTHS AGO.

AND I, I'M TELLING ALL THIS FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AND I'M TRYING TO KEEP IT VERY SIMPLE.

MANY MONTHS AGO THE COUNTY APPROACHED US AND SAID THEY WERE WILLING TO DO A PARTNERSHIP.

NOW WE'VE DONE PARTNERSHIPS AT THE SPLASH PAD, WE'VE DONE THEM AT THE SOCCER CENTER OVER AT CROCKETT PARK.

THEY WOULD PAY FOR HALF AND WE WOULD PAY FOR HALF OF THE CONSTRUCTION.

AND THEN WE ARE THROUGH, THEY'D DO THE STAFFING, THEY DO THE MAINTENANCE, THEY DO THE REPAIR.

THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD DEAL TO ME.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WALK AWAY FROM A DEAL LIKE THAT IF YOU'VE DECIDED YOU WANT TO COMMIT TO THAT PROJECT.

WE KNEW THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PUT IN SOME ADDITIONAL MONEY TO IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC SITUATION.

AS YOU MENTIONED, JENNY, I'M SORRY I DIDN'T GET YOUR LAST NAME.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND MY CALLING YOU JENNY.

BUT, UM, IT, I I, I DID A LITTLE CLASS AT HOLY FAMILY ONCE A WEEK, AND THE TRAFFIC, WHEN SCHOOL'S COMING OUT, YOU'RE JUST LOG JAMMED IN THERE.

THERE HAD TO BE SOME IMPROVEMENT.

SO THERE WAS SOME ADDITIONAL MONEY THAT WOULD BE PUT IN FOR THAT FROM THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

AND I KNOW THAT THE, THAT WOULD ADD TO THE COUNTY'S DEBT BURDEN.

BUT I PERSONALLY LIKE SOME OF THE TAX MONEY THAT WE SEND TO THE COUNTY COMING BACK TO BRENTWOOD, YOU KNOW, ARE WE NOT SUPPOSED TO GET ANYTHING FROM THEM FOR FEAR THAT WE'RE ADDING TO THEIR DEBT, BUT WE KEEP PAYING TAXES? WELL LET'S SOME OF IT COME BACK IN OUR DIRECTION.

I, I DON'T THINK THERE'S BEEN MISINFORMATION FROM THE CITY, CERTAINLY NOT INTENTIONALLY THAT I'M AWARE OF.

UM, AND AS FAR AS THE PROJECTIONS THAT THE AD HOC COMMITTEE HAS PUT OUT, I'M SURE THEY RESEARCHED 'EM VERY WELL.

BUT I'M SURE THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE GONE INTO BUSINESS WITH PROJECTIONS THAT SHOWED HOW VERY SUCCESSFUL THEY WERE GONNA BE.

AND IT LOOKED LIKE A SURE THING AND BEFORE YOU KNEW IT, THOSE PROJECTIONS FELL APART.

I I WOULD SAY WHY SHOULD THE CITY TAKE ON THE BURDEN OF WORRYING ABOUT, OH, AND THE COUNTY WAS GONNA GIVE US HALF OF ANY PROFITS.

ALSO, HOW YOU CAN WALK AWAY FROM THAT DEAL AND GO FOR THIS OTHER PROPOSED DEAL IS BEYOND ME AND MY POSITION.

I WANNA MAKE IT VERY CLEAR TONIGHT BECAUSE

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I DO THINK THERE'S A NEED FOR A PICKLEBALL TENNIS FACILITY, BUT I WILL NOT, I WILL VOTE NO TO ANY FACILITY THAT IS NOT A POSSIBLE DEAL WITH THE COUNTY.

AND IF THE COUNTY SAYS, NO, WE CAN'T REVIVE IT, THEN I'LL VOTE NO ON ANY PROJECT.

UH, THE COUNTY DID NOT RUN AWAY FROM US.

WE RAN AWAY FROM THE COUNTY AND BECAUSE WE TALKED TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TOO BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

SO I, I DON'T THINK I'M SPEAKING FROM LACK OF KNOWLEDGE THERE.

SO I JUST APPRECIATE YOU COMING.

I'VE ALWAYS, IN ALL THE YEARS I'VE SERVED, TRIED TO MAKE MY POSITION CLEAR.

AND IF YOU DON'T AGREE, I ACCEPT THAT, UH, I RESPECT YOUR OPINION AND I HOPE YOU'LL RESPECT MINE.

AND, UM, I JUST APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT AND FEELING LIKE YOU CAN SPEAK AND THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY RETRIBUTION.

UH, I DON'T THINK WE'RE THAT KIND OF GOVERNMENT.

BUT, UM, THANK YOU.

AND YOU KNOW WHERE I STAND.

COMMISSIONER LITTLE, UH, FIRST THANK YOU FOR ALL SPEAKING THIS EVENING AND, UH, AS WE DO TRY TO GET THIS CORRECT, IT'S A LOT OF MONEY IF, IF WE DECIDE TO GO DOWN THAT PATH.

UM, I'M GONNA START THIS EVENING WITH A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS POLICE AND FIRE PARKS DEPARTMENT, WATER AND SEWER, AND ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, BUT ESPECIALLY THOSE FIVE DEPARTMENTS WHO KIND OF TAKE A BRUISER WHEN IT SNOWS LIKE THIS.

AND THEN THE SEVERE COLD AND BEING ONE THAT WORKS IN THE COLD AT TIMES'S.

NOT AS MUCH NOW AS I ONCE DID, BUT, UH, UH, ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF AGING, UM, THE, UM, UH, IT, IT, IT MAKES IT REALLY TOUGH.

IT'S, IT'S NOT AN EASY THING WHEN IT'S FOUR OR FIVE DEGREES OUTSIDE AND YOU'RE WORKING WITH WATER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

AND I JUST ADMIRE 'EM.

EVEN THAT FIRST SUNDAY NIGHT, UH, ABOUT THREE HOURS INTO THE SNOW I HAD TO, TO TO, TO GO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN ONE POINT AND ANOTHER.

AND, UH, I WAS RIGHT IN BEHIND THE SNOWPLOW, THANK GOODNESS ON CONCORD ROAD, BUT AT THAT TIME IT WAS ACTUALLY COMING DOWN HARD ENOUGH THAT THE PLOW WAS MOVING SNOW, BUT THERE WAS STILL PLENTY DOWN ON THE ROADS.

BUT, UH, I JUST ADMIRE THEM 'CAUSE I'M SURE THEIR SHIFT BEING 12 HOURS.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT TIME THEY GO ON, BUT MY GUESS IS PROBABLY WAS 6:00 PM TO 6:00 AM AND THEY PROBABLY NEVER STOPPED PLOWING ALL NIGHT LONG.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM.

AND OF COURSE, THE FIRE AND POLICE 'CAUSE THERE'S A CERTAIN TYPE OF RISK INVOLVED WHEN YOU'RE ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD HELPING SOMEONE OR EVEN AT A HOUSE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND IT'S SLICK BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN SLIDE INTO YOU OR SOME PEOPLE DO THINGS THAT THEY SHOULDN'T DO, UH, BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY PANIC AT THE TIME.

SO, UH, JUST APPRECIATE IT.

AND OF COURSE, WATER AND SEWER, THAT'S VERY, VERY TOUGH TOO WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH ALL THAT.

AND OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, THEY GET OUT IN THE WEATHER TOO TO, TO OPEN OUR PARKS BACK UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

'CAUSE WE DO HAVE RESIDENTS THAT WILL USE 'EM EVEN IN THE SNOW.

UM, I WAS OVER AT CROCKETT PARK CHECKING TODAY.

I DIDN'T GET OUT AND WALK AROUND.

THE TRAILS ARE STILL PRETTY ICY, BUT, UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE OUT WALKING THEIR DOGS AND, AND, AND ENJOYING OUR, OUR BEAUTIFUL, OUR BEAUTIFUL PARKS.

UH, I WANNA THANK SCOTT ELLIS FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE.

UH, CHIEF ELLIS RETIRED AND WONDERFUL CEREMONY AND CHIEF GOSS, Y'ALL DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE CEREMONY AND DIDN'T ROAST HIM TOO BAD.

SO, UM, IN OUR CITY WHEN, WHEN SOMEONE RETIRES, IT'S UH, IT'S PRETTY GOOD.

IT'S, IT'S LIKE FAMILY.

IT'S, IT'S MORE RIBBING THAN IT IS, UH, HONORS AND ACCOLADES, BUT IT'S A LOT OF FUN.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT HE SERVED THE CITY WELL FOR MANY YEARS, UM, THIS EVENING BECAUSE I THINK INFORMATION DOES NEED TO GET OUT ON THE PROPOSAL OF A TENNIS RACKET CENTER.

AND I ALWAYS LISTENED TO THE CITIZENS AND I HAVE THE UNIQUE, UM, POSITION IN MY WORK AND REALLY FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS, EVEN WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL AND WORKED IN THE FAMILY BUSINESS.

I INTERACT WITH CITIZENS EVERY DAY.

AND SO OVER TIME I DO.

AND THEN THROUGH EMAILS AND WHATNOT, I'M GONNA SHARE THREE EMAILS FROM CITIZENS.

TWO MODERATELY, UH, NOT LONG, BUT BUT MODERATE NATURE AND ONE, A SHORT ONE.

I HAVE RECEIVED MANY EMAILS IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, BUT ESPECIALLY THE LAST THREE MONTHS SINCE NOVEMBER.

UM, THESE THREE JUST KIND OF STOOD OUT TO ME FOR CERTAIN REASONS.

SOME BECAUSE OF PROPOSALS THAT ARE MADE THAT WE MIGHT THINK ABOUT, UH, AS WE TRY TO, YOU KNOW,

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GO DOWN THIS PATH OF, OF FIGURING OUT WHETHER THIS IS A GOOD THING FOR, FOR BRENTWOOD OR NOT.

SO IF YOU WILL HUMOR ME, I'M GOING TO READ THESE.

I TYPICALLY DON'T READ ANYTHING UP HERE, BUT JUST SO THAT I AM TRUE TO THE EMAILS.

TWO OF THE PEOPLE SAID IT WAS FINE TO SHARE THEIR NAME.

ONE KIND OF HESITATED.

AND SO IN OUR MODERN CLIMATE AT TIMES I'VE DECIDED TO JUST LEAVE 'EM ALL ANONYMOUS.

SO, UH, DEAR BRENTWOOD COMMISSIONERS AND KIRK, I DON'T WANNA WRITE THIS EMAIL, BUT I DON'T FEEL THAT I HAVE A CHOICE.

MY ONLY MOTIVATION IS THAT I KNOW THAT THE PROPOSED CROCKETT TENNIS FACILITY IS A VERY BAD IDEA FOR THE REASONS TO DISCUSS BELOW.

I LIKE LIVING IN BRENTWOOD.

IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND HAS BEEN WELL MANAGED AND I'D LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.

I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS A LOT AND HAVE CONCLUDED THAT IF I WAS ON THE COMMISSION, I WOULDN'T USE MY POSITION TO PUSH THROUGH FUNDING FOR THE CITY TO BUILD A FACILITY FOR MY SPORT.

THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND IT WOULD BE A TERRIBLE PRECEDENT.

AND I AM SKIPPING SOME SECTIONS, BUT I HAD THEIR PERMISSION TO DO THAT.

PROVING THE CROCKETT TENNIS PROJECT WILL SET A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT, AN OPEN PANDORA'S BOX.

MONEY BRENTWOOD HAS IN SAVINGS IS REAL MONEY.

IT SHOULDN'T BE GIVEN AWAY FREE TO BUILD RISKY SPECIAL INTEREST PROJECTS.

JUST BECAUSE BRENTWOOD HAS MONEY IN SAVINGS DOES NOT, DOESN'T MEAN IT SHOULD BE SPENT ON AN UNNECESSARY SPECIAL INTEREST PROJECT.

AND ANY PROJECTS USING CITY MONEY SHOULD HAVE INTEREST INCLUDED AS AN EXPENSE TO MAKE THE POINT THAT THERE, THERE IS NOT FREE MONEY.

THIS ISN'T THE TIME TO START RISKY PROJECTS THAT COULD LOSE A LOT OF MONEY.

'CAUSE THEN BRENTWOOD MIGHT HAVE TO BORROW MONEY AT HIGH INTEREST RATES.

I THINK THIS TENNIS PROJECT WILL LOSE A LOT OF MONEY AND THE CITY SHOULD NOT TAKE THAT RISK.

I THINK THAT WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED, JUST LIKE SOMETHING CALIFORNIA WOULD DO AND IS IRRESPONSIBLE, IT'S SHOCKING THAT THE BRENTWOOD COMMISSION WOULD EVEN GIVE ITS SERIOUS CONSIDERATION, LET ALONE BE THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND IT.

ANYONE WITH STRONG TIES TO THE TENNIS COMMUNITY SHOULD RECUSE THEMSELVES 'CAUSE IT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

WHAT IF IN THE FUTURE A GOLFER RUNS FOR THE BRENTWOOD COMMISSION SO HE OR SHE CAN GET BRENTWOOD TO PAY FOR A TOP GOLF FACILITY? HERE'S THE DEFINITION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

A SITUATION IN WHICH A PUBLIC OFFICIAL OFFICIALS DECISIONS ARE INFLUENCED BY THE OFFICIAL'S PERSONAL INTEREST.

I WANT TO ISSUE A CHALLENGE TO SUPPORTERS OF THE CROCKETT TENNIS PROJECT IS IF THE PROJECT HAS THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT WE'VE BEEN TOLD, THE CHALLENGE BELOW SHOULD BE EASY.

THE CHALLENGE TO THE SUPPORTERS IS SIMPLE.

CAN YOU GET 500 BRENTWOOD TAXPAYERS TO EACH PREPAY AT LEAST $500 FOR TENNIS COURT TIME? THEY WOULD PAY WHATEVER HOURLY RATE YOU PUT IN THE PRO FORMA.

THEY CAN PREPAY FOR CONTRACT TIME, THE JUNIOR PROGRAM LEAGUES, OR ANYTHING LISTED AS A REVENUE SOURCE IN THE PRO FORMA.

IF THERE'S REALLY ALL THE SUPPORT WE'VE BEEN TOLD, IT SHOULD BE EASY AND IT WOULD PRO PROVE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PUSHING IT AREN'T FREELOADERS WHO WANT TAXPAYERS TO PAY FOR IT.

I'LL BE HONEST, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN DO IT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THERE'S THAT MUCH DEMAND.

WE'VE BEEN TOLD EVERYONE THAT THERE'S A TREMENDOUS DEMAND AND THAT IT WILL MAKE A LOT OF MONEY.

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO PROVE THAT THE TENNIS SUPPORTERS ARE WILLING TO PAY TO USE THE FACILITY.

IF I WAS DOING IT, I WOULD GIVE PRIORITY TO THE PEOPLE WHO PREPAY THE MOST MONEY.

SO IF THE LARGEST AMOUNT PREPAID IS $10,000, THEN THEY WOULD GET FIRST CHOICE OF THE TIME THEY WANT.

THE SECOND HIGHEST AMOUNT WOULD GET SECOND CHOICE.

THAT'S A FAIR WAY.

IT MAKES MORE SENSE THAN JUST LETTING SOMEONE'S FRIEND CHOOSE FIRST.

BUT YOU DO IT AS YOU WANT TO.

IF YOU REFUSE TO DO THIS, I CAN ONLY ASSUME IT'S BECAUSE YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT'S FEASIBLE.

THE IDEA OF REQUIRING SPECIAL ENTRANCE GROUPS TO DONATE MONEY OR WORK IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT BRENTWOOD HAS REQUIRED IN THE PAST BEFORE FUNDING OTHER SPECIAL INTEREST PROJECTS.

IT'S A WAY TO PROVE THAT THE PROJECT ISN'T A BOONDOGGLE.

THE OLD SAYING IS, TALK IS CHEAP AND SO FAR IT'S ALL TALK EMAIL NUMBER TWO.

HELLO COMMISSIONERS.

ALL VOTERS FROM OUR FAMILY DO NOT WANT BRENTWOOD TAXPAYERS SUBSIDIZING AN INDOOR TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL FACILITY.

THIS COMES FROM MY HUSBAND, WHO IS A TENNIS PLAYER, MY SONS WHO PLAY TENNIS RECREATIONALLY AND ME WHO BELIEVE WE HAVE MUCH MORE IMPORTANT AREAS TO BE SPENDING OUR MONEY.

THIRD EMAIL.

AND BY THE WAY, TWO OF THESE PEOPLE I, I DON'T KNOW AT ALL AND ONE PERSON I DID KNOW.

HELLO.

I'VE NEVER REACHED OUT TO CITY COMMISSIONERS BEFORE, BUT I FEEL THE NEED TO DO SO RE THE PROPOSED TENNIS PICKLEBALL THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED.

I'M TOTALLY AGAINST BRENTWOOD PAYING A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FREIGHT TO BUILD AND MANAGE A TENNIS PICKLEBALL CENTER FOR BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS.

FRANKLY, I'M NOT EVEN ON BOARD WITH SPLITTING THE BILL WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY, BUT THAT WOULD BE AN

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EXPONENTIALLY BETTER OPTION THAN HAVING BRENTWOOD PAY THE ENTIRE BILL AND TRY TO LEARN HOW TO RUN SUCH A FACILITY.

THE COUNTY ALREADY HAS THAT EXPERTISE AND IS WILLING TO PARTNER IN FUNDING CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS.

SO THAT IS AN ABSOLUTE NO BRAINER.

IF ON ONLY CONSIDERING THESE TWO PATHS, I'M CONCERNED THAT A RELATIVELY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS WILL ULTIMATELY BENEFIT FROM THIS TAXPAYER FUNDED FACILITY.

I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THE CITY AND COUNTY WERE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INSTEAD OF LETTING PRIVATE CAPITAL FUND THE PROJECT.

WE LIVE IN THE SEVENTH AND HE'S GOT A QUESTION MARK, WEALTHIEST COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES.

IF I AM UNDERESTIMATING THE DEMAND FOR A DEDICATED INDOOR TENNIS PICKLEBALL FACILITY THAT I'M QUITE CERTAIN, FIVE TO $10 MILLION IN EQUITY COULD BE RAISED IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEBT TO DEVELOP THE PROJECT WITHOUT USING CITY COUNTY MONEY.

FOR YEARS, THERE'S BEEN A SHORTAGE OF HARDWOOD IN THE AREA FOR THE THOUSANDS OF LOCAL YOUTH AND ADULTS WHO PLAY BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL.

GORDON HAMPTON'S, CROCKETT PARK RACKET CENTER PRESENTATION INDICATES 2,383 PLAYERS PAID FOR TENNIS COURT ACCESS IN 2022.

THOUGH IT'S UNCLEAR HOW MUCH OVERLAP THERE IS BETWEEN HIS THREE CATEGORIES.

YOUTH VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL PLAYERS IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY FAR EXCEED THAT NUMBER.

WHEN A GAME WAS ABOUT TO BE CONVERTED INTO MARS PET CARE NEW HEADQUARTERS.

WE HAD NUMEROUS MEETINGS WITH MAYOR ANDERSON AND MAYOR MOORE ABOUT THE NEED FOR HARDWOOD IN THE AREA.

THE FRANKLIN CONVENTION AND VISITOR BUREAU HAS TOLD US, AND THE MAYORS THAT OVER 80% OF THE REQUESTS THEY RECEIVE FROM EVENT TOURNAMENT SPONSORS WANTING TO HOST AN EVENT IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY REQUIRE A HARDWOOD SURFACE.

SO WE MADE A PROPOSAL TO THE CITY AND COUNTY THAT REQUIRED ZERO UPFRONT OUT-OF-POCKET COST FROM THE TAXPAYERS TO KEEP THE HARDWOOD IN PLACE.

WE TOLD THE CITY AND COUNTY THAT WE WOULD USE PRIVATE FINANCING TO ACQUIRE THE A GAME PROPERTY IF THE CITY COUNTY WOULD SIGN ON AS THE LONG-TERM MASTER TENANT OF THE PROPERTY PAYING RENT DOLLARS TO THE PRIVATE OWNERS.

THE CITY COUNTY, IN TURN COULD USE THE PROPERTY AS ANOTHER REC CENTER SERVING COUNTY RESIDENTS, WHILE ALSO COLLECTING SUBLEASE RENT DOLLARS FROM TENANTS LIKE THOSE THAT CURRENTLY CALL THE TOA CENTER, FORMERLY A GAME HOME.

THE FINANCIAL PRODUCTIONS INDICATED THE CITY COUNTY WOULD ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO GENERATE POSITIVE CASH FLOW FROM THE, FROM THE FACILITY.

THE PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD BENEFIT FROM HAVING AAA CREDIT MASTER TENANT ALLOWING FOR LOWER COST DEBT FINANCING AND FACILITATING THE RAISING OF CAPITAL FROM PRIVATE INVESTORS.

THE CITY COUNTY WOULD HAVE A REC CENTER FOR THEIR RESIDENCE HAVE, WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY ANY UPFRONT COSTS FOR THE ACQUISITION CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITY, A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WIN-WIN.

THERE ARE AND WILL BE OTHER OPTIONS FOR TENNIS PICKLEBALL PLAYERS IF THEY'RE WILLING TO DRIVE MORE THAN 10 MINUTES.

A SPRAWLING USTA TENNIS CENTER THAT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED BY SOUTH STAR 25 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD IN SPRING HILL, COMPRISED OF 12 INDOOR COURTS, 24 OUTDOOR COURTS, AND NUMEROUS PICKLEBALL COURTS.

THE TOA CENTER IN COOL SPRINGS IS CURRENTLY HOME TO MUSIC CITY PICKLEBALL WITH HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS PLAYING ON THOSE COURTS.

EACH DAY.

THERE'S A PICKLEBALL BAR RESTAURANT SET TO OPEN ON FRANKLIN ROAD, AND I KNOW THERE IS DISCUSSION ABOUT BUILDING A SIMILAR CHICKEN AND PICKLE RESTAURANT NEAR THE MACK HATCHER HILLSBOROUGH ROAD INTERSECTION.

YEAH, I KINDA LIKE THAT NAME TOO.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING TO ME THAT WE WOULD EVEN CONSIDER SPENDING 16 MILLION OF BRENTWOOD TAXPAYER MONEY TO CONSTRUCT A TENNIS PICKLEBALL FACILITY, ESPECIALLY IF IT WILL TAKE 23 YEARS TO RECOUP THOSE COSTS BASED ON GORDON'S FINANCIAL PROTECTIONS.

IF YOU ASSUME AN UNREALISTIC 0% COST OF CAPITAL, IF THE DECISION IS MADE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTING THE FACILITY, I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO ADVOCATE FOR A STRUCTURE WHEREBY PRIVATE CAPITAL PAYS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND THE COUNTY AS THE MASTER TENANT AGREES TO PAY THE PRIVATE OWNERS AN ANNUAL RENT NUMBER THAT IS SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE AN ACCEPTABLE RETURN BACK OF THE ENVELOPE.

IF IT COSTS 16 MILLION TO BUILD THE FACILITY USING 50% LESS LEVERAGE, YOU WOULD HAVE 8 MILLION OF EQUITY AND 8 MILLION OF DEBT NEEDED FOR CONSTRUCTION.

ASSUMING A 5% INTEREST RATE DUE TO AAA CREDIT TENDENCIES FOR A 30 YEAR LOAN MIGHT BE A LITTLE LOWER.

IF THE COUNTY PAID 915,000 IN RENT PER YEAR, THAT WOULD COVER DEBT SERVICE AND PRO PROVIDE A 5% CASH ON CASH RETURN TO THE EQUITY PROVIDERS.

PRESUMABLY WEALTHY TENNIS ENTHUSIASTS WILL WILLING TO TAKE LESS THAN A MARKET RATE OF RETURN FOR SUCH A PROJECT.

GORDON PROJECTS, THE NEW CENTER WOULD GENERATE 698,500 PER YEAR OF NET CASH FLOW.

SO THE COUNTY WOULD INCUR A NET $215,000 ANNUAL LOSS TO OPERATE THE FACILITY AFTER PAYING RENT TO THE PRIVATE OWNERS.

ASSUMING A 5% COST OF CAPITAL, THE NET PRESENT VALUE FOR PAYING 16 MILLION UPFRONT AND

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GENERATING 698,500 OF ANNUAL CASH FLOW FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS WOULD BE A NEGATIVE 5 MILLION IN TODAY'S DOLLARS.

THE NET PRESENT VALUE FOR THE TAXPAYER PAYING NOTHING UPFRONT AND HAVING A $215,000 LOSS ANNUALLY FOR 30 YEARS WOULD BE AT A NEGATIVE 3.33 MILLION IN TODAY'S DOLLARS.

AND AFTER 30 YEARS, THE INVESTORS WOULD HAVE RECEIVED 11.2 MILLION AFTER INVESTING 8 MILLION, AND THE MORTGAGE WOULD BE PAID OFF ENTIRELY.

THE COUNTY COULD RECEIVE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY FREE AND CLEAR AT THAT TIME, AND WOULD BE $1.7 MILLION BETTER OFF IN TERMS OF TODAY'S DOLLARS, A MUCH BETTER OUTCOME PHYSICALLY WITHOUT HAVING TO EXPEND $16 MILLION UPFRONT.

MY POINT BEHIND THAT IS, ONE, WE HAVE VERY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE IN BRENTWOOD WHO HANDLE FINANCES ON A VERY REGULAR BASIS AND BREAK DOWN NUMBERS REALLY, REALLY QUICK.

UM, THEY ALSO COME UP WITH MANY ALTERNATIVES.

SO I I, I HOPE WE DON'T RUSH INTO THIS.

I, UH, FIVE OR $6 MILLION IF WE HAD PARTNERED WITH THE COUNTY WAS A BIG HORSE PILL TO SWALLOW, BUT I WAS WANTING US TO DO DUE DILIGENCE WITH THE COUNTY AND, AND INVESTIGATE THAT.

BUT NOW THE LATEST IS 16 MILLION AND THAT IS, I AGREE, UH, AN ARCHITECTURE ESTIMATE, WHICH IS GOOD, BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME AS THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GONNA ACTUALLY DO THE HANDS-ON WORK.

AND I DO KNOW SOME ABOUT COST OF BUSINESS.

I'VE MET PAYROLL FOR DECADES EVERY FRIDAY, AND I KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT HANDS-ON WORK.

AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMEBODY THAT DOES IT EVERY DAY, ALL DAY LONG, ESTIMATING SOMETHING AND SOMEONE WHO DESIGNS THINGS.

THEY BOTH HAVE THEIR FUNCTION AND THEY BOTH ARE VERY VALUABLE TO OUR ECONOMY, BUT THERE'S JUST A DIFFERENCE IN THE ACCURACY.

I WANNA THANK YOU BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS FOR REACHING OUT, FOR SENDING EMAILS, FOR COMING TO OUR MEETINGS.

UH, YOUR COLLABORATION WITH US REALLY IS THE BEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TONIGHT.

TAKING TIME OUTTA YOUR SCHEDULE AND TAKING TIME TO LEARN, ESPECIALLY ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.

I WANNA ECHO WHAT'S ALREADY SAID ABOUT PUBLIC WORKS.

THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB THIS WEEK.

UM, OUR CHAIR, OUR, OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS IS, IS PO , EXCUSE ME, TODD STEAD.

AND HE SHARED WITH US ON THURSDAY MORNING AT OUR NINE O'CLOCK MEETING THAT, UM, WE ONLY TREAT OR, UH, PLOW 15% OF OUR ROADS.

AND WE DO THAT BECAUSE WE ONLY GET THESE SNOW EVENTS ONE EVERY ONCE EVERY 10 YEARS.

SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT FISCALLY, UH, CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO SNOW IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

AND, UM, FOR THOSE OF US WHO STILL HAVE ICE ON THEIR ROAD, I'M, I'M GREAT WITH THAT 'CAUSE I GET TO STAY HOME A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN NORMAL.

UM, OUR NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 5TH AT FIVE 30.

IT'LL BE NEXT DOOR, AND THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS ALWAYS.

UM, I'VE PREPARED A LOT OF COMMENTS TONIGHT, BUT WITH THE DISCUSSION I'VE ADDED A LITTLE BIT MORE.

SO I'M SORRY IF I GO A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN I HAD PLANNED ON, BUT I THINK IT'S WORTH IT.

UM, RESIDENTS ARE CONTINUING TO ASK ME ABOUT THE RACKET FACILITY.

I KNOW THAT'S WHY MOST OF YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT.

UH, THE WORK MEETING THIS PAST THURSDAY ON JANUARY 18TH, LAST ONE HOUR AND 45 MINUTES AS REFERENCED, IF YOU MISS THIS MEETING, I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO WATCH IT IN YOUR IT ITS ENTIRETY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU STILL HAVE QUESTIONS AT THIS MEETING.

THE CITY COMMISSION AND CITY STAFF DISCUSS DETAILS ABOUT FUNDING THIS PROJECT AND HOW TO BRING THE IDEA TOWARDS REALITY.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN READING OR REVIEWING THE DOCUMENT THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE CITIZEN LED ALL VOLUNTEER AD HOC RACKET COMMITTEE, WHICH WAS PRESENTED ON THE 31ST OF OCTOBER, YOU CAN ALSO FIND THAT AND THE MEETING, UH, ON THE CITY WEBSITE.

IT'S SUPER EASY TO FIND, JUST PUT IN RACKET IN THE SEARCH BAR.

UM, ALSO TONIGHT THERE ARE TWO MEMBERS OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE HERE, AND I'M SURE THEY WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS.

UM, SO YOU CAN FIND THEM.

JOHN PEASY IS SITTING OVER HERE AND GARY LATIMER SPOKE EARLIER.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW TO THIS DISCUSSION, PLEASE KNOW THAT THE CITY STAFF AND THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS POSSIBILITY FOR WELL OVER A YEAR.

UH, BACK IN 2020.

THAT DISCUSSIONS BEGAN.

AS COMMISSIONER DUNN REFERENCED EARLIER, THE AMOUNT INFOR OF INFORMATION GATHERED WAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED WHEN THE CITY COMMISSION VOTED IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR.

TO PAUSE AND TO CREATE THE RACKET FACILITY AD HOC COMMITTEE.

I WANT TO, AGAIN, PUBLICLY THANK OUR CITY STAFF AND OUR CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE HELPED ENSURE THAT THIS POSSIBLE RACKET FACILITY WAS DEEPLY RESEARCHED, VETTED, AND ANALYZED.

I ALSO AT THIS POINT WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THE COUNTY DID WITHDRAW THEIR PROPOSAL FROM THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD IN AN EMAIL.

WE WERE ALERTED OF THAT ON AUGUST 30TH, AND THEY HAVE NOT COME BACK TO US.

SO JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION IS CLEAR, THE COUNTY WITHDREW THEIR PROPOSAL FROM THE CITY.

I'M ALSO HEARING FROM CITIZENS AND TONIGHT YOU ECHOED SOME OF THE CONCERNS.

SO AT HIGH LEVEL, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE.

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FIRST OF ALL, THE RACKET FACILITY ITSELF AS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $12 MILLION, NOT $16 MILLION.

PART OF THIS, UM, INCREASE FROM 12 TO 16 INCLUDES A POTENTIAL OF ADDING OFFICES FOR A PARK FACILITY.

WE DON'T HAVE PARK OFFICES FOR OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, SO THAT WOULD BE POTENTIALLY ADDED FOR THAT.

AND THEN SOME FLEET PARKING FOR OUR VEHICLES IN THE BACK OF THE FACILITY.

ALSO, UM, THE ENTRANCE TO CROCKETT PARK THAT'S BEEN ADDRESSED TONIGHT, UH, IT SEEMS TO ME, UM, THAT MAYBE CROCKETT PARK NEEDS A SECOND ENTRANCE ANYWAY, AND THIS CONVERSATION JUST PUSHES THAT PIECE OF THE CONVERSATION CLOSER TO THE FOREFRONT THAT FOR TRAFFIC FLOW, UM, IN COMPARISON.

SO THERE'S A LARGE CROCKETT PARK AND A MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE.

AND SO I'M JUST GONNA TAKE THOSE TWO THINGS THAT ARE THERE.

NOT TO MENTION THE OTHER THINGS, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT BRENTWOOD MIDDLE AND, AND GRANNY WHITE PARK, WHICH SERVICE THE SAME TYPE OF SITUATION, ALTHOUGH GRANNY WHITE PARK IS A LOT SMALLER, THERE ARE THREE ENTRANCES AND EXITS TO THAT SPACE.

AND AT CROCKETT PARK THERE'S ONE AND THERE IS A RED LIGHT THERE, WHICH IS HELPFUL, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE MIGHT ACTUALLY NEED THAT ENTRANCE WHETHER OR NOT WE DO AN INDOOR ROCKET FACILITY.

OKAY.

ANOTHER THING IS IF WE BUILD THIS FACILITY, THE HIGHLY RESEARCHED REVENUE NUMBERS SHOW THAT IT CAN BE PAID OFF IN ABOUT 15 YEARS DEPENDING ON HOW THAT FACILITY IS MANAGED AND RUN.

SO HOW IT WORKS IS THAT THE TAX DOLLARS THAT WERE USED TO BUILD THE FACILITY WOULD BE PAID BACK BY THE PLAYERS WHO PAY TO PLAY THERE.

THEN WE WOULD ALSO HAVE CONTINUING REVENUE COMING FROM THE CONTINUED USE OF THOSE PLAYERS.

PEOPLE HAVE ASKED IF IS PICKLEBALL A FAD? WELL, IF PICKLE AND TENNIS, IF PICKLEBALL AND TENNIS ARE FADS, THE CITY CAN BE NIMBLE AND THEY CAN CONVERT THIS FULLY PAID OFF ASSET INTO A FACILITY THAT SERVICES OTHER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BASKETBALL COURTS PUT IN TURF FIELDS, VOLLEYBALL, OR SOMETHING ELSE WE HAVEN'T EVEN THOUGHT OF.

SOME PEOPLE ARE WORRIED THAT TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL PLAYERS ARE A NICHE GROUP.

THERE ARE ABOUT 7,000 ACTIVE TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL PLAYERS IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

ALSO CURRENTLY, THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, VERY HAPPILY DOES SERVE MANY NICHE SPORTS LIKE MOUNTAIN BIKE YOUTH, BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, AND BRENTWOOD BLAZE THAT, AND THAT'S FOOTBALL.

BRENTWOOD BLAZE.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW, TENNIS AND PICKLE PICKLEBALL ARE PLAYED BY BOTH GENDERS FROM AGES FIVE TO 95.

PICKLEBALL ESPECIALLY IS A SPORT THAT'S EASY TO START PLAYING BECAUSE THE LEARNING CURVE IS NOT DIFFICULT AT ALL.

AND LIKE IT WAS STATED EARLIER TONIGHT, WHETHER YOU USE THE FACILITIES AND THE PARKS OR NOT, IT'S STILL DOES BENEFIT BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS IN, UM, WITH A TAX OR WITH THE DESIRABILITY OF PEOPLE TO LIVE HERE.

I HAVE THREE GIRLS.

WE'VE NEVER PLAYED A SPORT ON A FIELD AT ANYWHERE IN, IN BRENTWOOD, BUT I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE BASEBALL FIELDS AND FOOTBALL FIELDS BECAUSE I THINK IT ADDS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I WANT THAT FOR THE OTHER CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT.

A FEW PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ABOUT THE PRIVATE GROUPS BUILDING A SIMILAR FACILITY IN TOWN.

THE BARRIER TO ENTRY FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS THE VERY HIGH COST OF LAND IN BRENTWOOD.

AS I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE RIGHT NOW, THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS FLOURISHING IN PRIVATE TENNIS CLUBS AROUND THE AREA.

BUT AS YOU, I'M SURE KNOW, THEIR LAND WAS PURCHASED DECADES AGO.

THE AD HOC COMMITTEE MEMBERS HEAVILY RESEARCHED THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS THAT OFFER TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL ALL THROUGHOUT MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

THE PRIVATE SECTOR REPORTS TO THE COMMITTEE THAT THE CURRENT DEMAND FOR TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL CANNOT BE MET BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

IT IS TOO HIGH .

THIS IS EVIDENCED BY THE EXTENSIVE WAIT LIST THAT PRIVATE CLUBS, IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, THE WAIT LIST AT THE PRIVATE CLUBS FOR TENNIS ARE ANYWHERE FROM THREE TO FIVE YEARS.

AND THE, UM, ENTRY FEE TO GET INTO PRIVATE CLUBS IS EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH, ESPECIALLY SOME AREAS.

UH, THESE, THESE PEOPLE ALSO SHARED THAT IF BRENT WAS BRENTWOOD WAS TO ENTER INTO THIS PROJECT, THE DEMAND WOULD CONTINUE TO BE HIGH FOR THEIR PRIVATE CLUBS AS WELL AS THIS POTENTIAL FACILITY.

SO IN SHORT, THIS PROJECT WOULD NOT CANNIBALIZE THE DEMAND FOR TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL IN THE AREA.

UM, MR. LIN, MR. LINDY, UM, MENTIONED ABOUT MATCHING CAPITAL.

AND SO ONE THING I LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THAT IS THAT ALL THE INSTANCES THAT HE MENTIONED, THE FACILITY WAS ALREADY BUILT, AND THEN THE GROUPS WERE ABLE TO BUILD THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEIR SPORT OR THEIR ACTIVITY ON TOP OF THAT, AND THEN THEY WERE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE BACK TO THE CITY.

UM, IF THIS FACILITY IS BUILT, THE ONLY WAY THAT IT'LL BE UTILIZED IS BY PEOPLE STARTING TO PAY FOR THE FIRST TIME THEY WALK IN THE DOOR.

AND EVERY, WELL, YOU CAN WALK IN THE DOOR WITHOUT PAYING, BUT YOU CAN'T PARTICIPATE WITHOUT PAYING TO PLAY.

SO WHAT IS NEXT? SEVERAL COMMISSIONERS HAVE ASKED OUR CITY MANAGER TO BUILD THIS POTENTIAL FACILITY INTO WHAT I'LL USE TONIGHT,

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THE WORD WORKING PLAN FOR OUR BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

JUST BECAUSE THIS PROJECT IS INCLUDED IN THE WORKING PLAN FOR THE CITY'S BUDGET DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE MONEY WILL BE CONSUMED FOR THIS PROJECT.

THERE HAS NOT BEEN A VOTE ON THIS PROJECT JUST TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.

AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE CITY FOR EVEN A POSSIBLE VOTE.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN FOLLOWING THE PROJECT, PLEASE KEEP ATTENDING OUR MEETINGS, WATCHING MEETINGS ONLINE, REACH OUT OVER EMAIL, AND IF YOU HAVE NOT YET, AS BEEN HAS BEEN MENTIONED, PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT THAT THE AD HOC COMMITTEE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION IN OCTOBER.

YOU CAN, YOU WILL ALSO WANT TO WATCH THAT JANUARY, UM, 18TH MEETING FROM THURSDAY.

YOU CAN FIND THOSE ON THE WEBSITE AGAIN BY SEARCHING THE WORD RACKET AND IT'S WITH A CQU YOU.

UM, ONCE AGAIN, I WANNA SAY THAT I VERY MUCH VALUE AND APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN YOU COMING IN FOR YOU COMING TONIGHT.

YOU HAVE GREAT QUESTIONS.

I'VE ASKED A LOT OF THESE SAME QUESTIONS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR, AND I'VE GOTTEN REALLY FIRM ANSWERS TO THEM.

UM, WE LIKE YOUR IDEAS, KEEP THOSE COMING.

AND MOST OF ALL, WE LIKE YOUR DESIRE TO KEEP BRENTWOOD THE CITY THAT IT IS.

LIKE I ALWAYS SAY, THE BEST THING ABOUT BRENTWOOD IS THE PEOPLE.

AND THAT'S BEEN EVIDENCED HERE TONIGHT.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, MAYOR.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, SO THANK Y'ALL ALL FOR COMING OUT.

THIS IS BIG TURNOUT.

UM, WE DON'T NORMALLY HAVE THIS MANY, I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY HAD CABIN FEVER OR WHAT.

I APPRECIATE Y'ALL COMING OUT.

I COUNT THAT WE HAD, UM, 11 OF Y'ALL SPEAK TONIGHT, AND OBVIOUSLY OTHERS HERE JUST TO SUPPORT WHATEVER CAUSE YOU FELT LIKE YOU, YOU WERE ON THE, ON THE ISSUE.

UM, AND I THINK MOST OF US TOOK NOTES.

AND SO WE DO VERY MUCH VALUE YOUR INPUT AND WHAT YOU GIVE US.

SOME GREAT IDEAS HAVE, UM, BEEN BORN OUT OF RESIDENT SUGGESTIONS.

FOR EXAMPLE, UH, WE HAVE A NEW ZONING OUT SMYRNA ROAD.

IT'S CALLED AR IP AND THAT WAS THE RESULT OF WHAT A RESIDENT BROUGHT TO US AS A SOLUTION FOR SOME ISSUES OUT THERE.

SO, UM, WE VERY MUCH TAKE WHAT Y'ALL SAY AND, AND PROCESS IT, TAKE NOTES AND SO FORTH.

SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

SEVERAL OF YOU SPOKE ABOUT, UM, US TAKING OUR TIME AND DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE.

SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE DID HAVE THE AD HOC COMMITTEE TO DO THE RESEARCH AND DO THIS DI DUE DILIGENCE BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A START.

AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAD HANDED OVER 6 MILLION OR COMMITTED 6 MILLION TO THE COUNTY PRETTY QUICKLY, THEN, UM, THEY MAY HAVE HAD TO COME BACK TO US, UH, ONCE WE DID SOME MORE RESEARCH OR ONCE THEY DID SOME MORE GEOTECHNICAL STUDIES AND GOT SOME CONTRACTOR ESTIMATES AS Y'ALL SUGGESTED AND ASKED FOR MORE, AND WE WOULD'VE ALREADY BEEN COMMITTED.

SO I'M GLAD WE TOOK A PAUSE AND WE'RE DOING MORE RESEARCH, AND I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THE NEXT STEP IS WE GO GET THE GEOTECHNICAL AND WE GO GET THE CONTRACTOR ESTIMATES AND SO FORTH, SO WE REALLY HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON WHAT THE MONEY, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA COST.

UM, SO WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE ON TO MY OTHER COMMENTS, BUT I JUST WANTED Y'ALL, WE REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL COMING OUT.

IT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT Y'ALL MAKE YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS KNOWN, AND WE REALLY DO TAKE IT TO HEART AND TRY AND APPLY IT BECAUSE IT IS, IT'S YOUR CITY.

WE'RE JUST HERE TO FACILITATE WHAT Y'ALL WANT.

THE STORM, AND I WAS EXHAUSTED WHEN I CAME HOME AFTER THAT STRESSFUL DRIVE.

UM, I WANT TO THANK PUBLIC WORKS FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK ON PLOWING AND SALTING OUR STREETS.

THIS HAS BEEN QUITE AN UNUSUAL SNOWSTORM FOR OUR AREA.

WE DON'T NORMALLY GET THE QUANTITY OF SNOW THAT WE HAD, AND WE, UM, ALSO DON'T NORMALLY HAVE THAT MANY DAYS IN A ROW OF SUBFREEZING TEMPS.

SO TYPICALLY WHEN WE GET SNOW, BY THE TIME PUBLIC WORKS CLEARS THE MAIN STATE ROADS AND THE ARTERIAL ROADS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE SNOW MELTS BEFORE THEY REALLY NEED TO GET INTO ANY OF THE TERTIARY ROOTS.

BUT THEIR FOCUS IS ALWAYS ON THOSE MAIN ROUTES.

THE HILLS, THE CURVES, THE SCHOOL ZONES, AND GETTING ROADS CLEAR FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

UM, TO PUT IT INTO PERSPECTIVE, 'CAUSE I KNOW NOT EVERYBODY'S ROADS WERE CLEARED.

OUR PUBLIX WORK DEPARTMENT PUT IN 632 MAN HOURS DURING THE STORM FROM JANUARY 14TH TO JANUARY 19TH.

THEY PLOWED 5,220 MILES WHEN YOU COUNT FOR MULTIPLE PASSES OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

THAT WAS REQUIRED ON SOME OF THE SAME ROADS.

AND O OVER ACROSS THE COURSE OF THE WEEK, THEY USE 610 TONS OF SODIUM CHLORIDE.

SO MANY OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES LIVE QUITE A DISTANCE FROM BRENTWOOD.

SO THEY EVEN LEFT THEIR FAMILIES AND CAME IN AND WE PUT 'EM UP IN LOCAL HOTELS SO THAT THEY COULD BE HERE TO CLEAR THE STREETS.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF COMMENTS, BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS DESERVES IT.

I WANT TO GIVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND THANKS TO OUR PUBLIC WORK STAFF WHO WORKED DURING THE STORM, DALE BIGGERSTAFF, ERNIE MARTIN, ALEX WHITE, JACOB BUTY, SETH BLAIR, ROCKY HOOD, NICK VALDEZ, NICOLE HILES, CHRIS T BEN BUTCHER, SHANNON PARSLEY, BRYCE BUTLER, SAMUEL FRALEY, TROY POLLARD, EVAN NOLAN, JOHN BER, BRIAN WINDROW, JOSH SWALLOWS, AND LES SMITH.

SO IF Y'ALL SEE ANY PUBLIC WORKS PEOPLE OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, IN THE COMING DAYS OR WHATEVER, CLEARING OUT YOUR TRASH, YOUR DEBRIS OR WHATEVER, PLEASE THANK THEM BECAUSE THEY GAVE, THEY PUT OUT A LOT OF EFFORT.

UM, I HAD TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR SUNDAY NIGHT IN

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SO I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW THEY FEEL HOUR AFTER HOUR AFTER HOUR TRYING TO CLEAR THOSE ROADS.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

UM, ALSO, I WANNA THANK THE POLICE AND FIRE FOR ALL YOU DID DURING THE STORM.

Y'ALL TOO HAD TO TRAVEL TREACHEROUS ROADS TO EVEN GET TO WORK, AND THEN YOU DROVE THE ROADS THROUGHOUT JUST TO DO YOUR JOB.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S HELP AS WELL.

UM, IN THAT VEIN, THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY AND THE CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY ARE BOTH ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.

FOR THOSE OF Y'ALL NOT FAMILIAR, THIS DOESN'T MEAN YOU'LL BE TRAINED TO LIKE, GO OUT AND DO THE JOB AND START HELPING THE FIRST RESPONDERS.

OKAY, THIS IS, YEAH, .

UM, THESE ARE BOTH GREAT PROGRAMS FOR BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS OR THOSE WORKING IN BRENTWOOD TO LEARN ABOUT BOTH OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS AND EVERYTHING THEY DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY, THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE, AND, UM, THE WAYS YOU AS CITIZENS CAN BE SAFER WHILE ALSO ADVOCATING FOR THOSE DEPARTMENTS, TELLING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY THINGS THAT YOU'VE LEARNED.

SO THEY CAN BE SAFER AS WELL.

SO THEY'RE GREAT.

I'VE, I'VE PARTICIPATED IN BOTH OF 'EM.

THEY'RE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS. SO, UM, I ENCOURAGE YOU, IF YOU'VE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT LEARNING MORE ABOUT IT, JUST APPLY.

AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN'T GET IN THIS, THIS YEAR, THEY USUALLY HAVE A WAITING LIST.

JUST KEEP TRYING 'CAUSE IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM.

UM, FOR LIBRARY BOARD, OUR NEXT LIBRARY BOARD MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH AT 4:30 PM AT THE LIBRARY.

COUPLE ACTIVITIES GOING ON SO Y'ALL CAN GET OUTTA THE HOUSE.

UM, BRING YOUR TODDLERS FOR IMAGINATION STATIONS FOR A FUN, SENSORY AND ART ACTIVITIES.

THAT IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 25TH FROM NOON TO 1230 IN THE STORY TIME ROOM.

THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY WILL HOLD THEIR QUARTERLY BOOK SALE.

THAT IS JANUARY 26TH THROUGH THE 28TH, UM, DURING THE NORMAL OPERATING HOURS.

THIS IS ONE WAY TO HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR THE LIBRARY PROGRAMS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER SPECIAL PROJECTS FOR THE LIBRARY.

AND THEY ALSO TAKE DONATIONS.

SO IF YOU'RE TRYING TO CLEAN OUT, THEY'LL TAKE BOOKS, GAMES, AND PUZZLES, UM, AS YOUR DONATIONS WOULD BE GREAT HELP FOR THAT.

CAUSE.

ALSO, DON'T MISS OUR FIRST PICKLE AUTOPSY OF FORENSIC SCIENCE ACTIVITY FOR TEENS.

THIS IS FRIDAY, JANUARY 26TH FROM FOUR TO FIVE IN THE CRAFT ROOM.

JOIN OTHERS FOR A MOCK CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION OF THE DEATHS OF SEVERAL DUELING GROUPS OF PICKLES, .

UM, AND THEN FINALLY, ESTATE PLANNING BASICS ON MONDAY, JANUARY 29TH FROM FIVE TO 6:00 PM IN THE FALL CONFERENCE ROOM.

COME LEARN ABOUT THE WHO AND WHY OF ESTATE PLANNING, AND THAT'S ALL.

THANKS MAYOR.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ANDREWS.

UH, THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, SO STARTING OUT, I THINK THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE, UH, COVERED PUBLIC WORKS PRETTY THOROUGHLY.

UM, CAN'T POSSIBLY THANK THEM ENOUGH, BUT THE BETWEEN THE, THE HOURS LOGGED, THE, THE TIME SPENT ON THOSE ROADS, UH, FAIRLY TREACHEROUS DRIVING EVEN IN THE LARGE EQUIPMENT THAT WE USE WITH PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS, BUT STILL, YOU KNOW, VERY MUCH OF A A WHITE KNUCKLED RIDE, I'M SURE.

SO, UH, SO THANK YOU TO THAT WHOLE CREW.

BUT ALONG THOSE LINES, JUST AS THEY MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, POLICE, FIRE, PUBLIC SAFETY, EMS, ALL THOSE FOLKS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK THAT REALLY DIMINISHED THE NEED FOR THEIR SERVICES, YOU KNOW, SO THANK YOU FOR THE COMMITMENT AND, AND BEING HERE TO DO ALL THAT.

ALSO, I SEE JOHN MAJOR KIND OF HIDING BACK THERE.

UM, JOHN'S BEEN A LONG TIME VOLUNTEER IN OUR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, AND HE IS ROLLING OFF APPARENTLY HERE, UNLESS I'M MISTAKEN.

SO, UH, WHILE WE WILL HAVE A SUCCESSOR, I I DON'T THINK WE'LL EVER HAVE A REPLACEMENT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UH, YOUR WORK ON THAT COMMITTEE AND ALL YOUR TIME LOGGED.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, TREE BOARD HAD A SNOW DAY LAST TUESDAY.

UH, WE HAVE RESCHEDULED FOR, UH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30TH, BECAUSE WE CAN'T JUST TAKE A MONTH OFF WITH ARBOR DAY PENDING.

AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IN THIS WINTER WONDERLAND, UH, ARBOR DAY IS COMING.

SO, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SPRINGTIME WEATHER.

UM, SO, UH, A LOT OF TALK ABOUT TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL.

I WANT TO THANK, I MEAN, AND I'LL JUST USE HIS FIRST NAMES FOR BREVITY.

I MEAN, KYLE, JEANIE, MOON, JERRY, UH, MACE, UH, BILL, GARY, TIM, UH, UH, MARK, JOHN AND ANGIE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING.

I KNOW IT'S A LOT TO GET OUT HERE, ESPECIALLY TONIGHT, LIKE TONIGHT, AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS.

AND AS, UH, COMMISSIONER SPEARS MENTIONED, UM, WE'VE GOTTEN, UH, FRANKLY, A TRUCKLOAD OF OF THOUGHTFUL EMAILS ABOUT THIS AND REALLY APPRECIATE PEOPLE'S ENGAGEMENT ON THAT.

UM, AS WE TALK ABOUT IT, UM, I KNOW ONE OF THE CITIZENS EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT WAS HARD TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THIS.

YOU KNOW, I, I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET INFORMATION OUT THERE, BUT FRANKLY, AS I THINK COMMISSIONER SPEARS MENTIONED, IF YOU JUST GO INTO A GOOGLE SEARCH BAR AND PUT BRENTWOOD TN RACKET OR BRENTWOOD TN AD HOC, IT'LL BRING YOU RIGHT TO THE CITY PAGE.

IT'S GOT LINKS TO THE DOCUMENTS, IT'S GOT LINKS TO THE, THE COMMISSION VIDEOS.

SO IF, UM, IF ANYONE SOMEHOW FEELS LIKE YOU'VE MISSED OUT ON THAT, IT'S, UH, IT'S EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN, CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION.

UM, AND PREFACING MY COMMENTS, I JUST WANNA PUT IN CONTEXT, YOU KNOW, STARTING OUT, I'M A CONSERVATIVE AND BELIEVE THE CITY SHOULD STICK TO WHAT IT DOES BEST, PROVIDING BASIC, ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

AND AS I TAKE A LOOK AT THINGS, I TRY TO START FROM THAT, THAT PERSPECTIVE.

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UM, AND THAT SAID, I MEAN, I HAVE REAL CONCERNS ABOUT THE CITY EXPANDING ITS SERVICES BEYOND THE BASICS BY TAKING ON AN INDOOR TENNIS FACILITY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, AND THERE'S ALSO RISKS WITH ANY KIND OF, UH, THING LIKE THAT.

AND, UM, BUT DE DESPITE THAT AND HAVING THAT MINDSET FOR THE REASONS THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED HERE TONIGHT, AND AS I THINK IT WAS COMMISSIONER SPEARS MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THE 10TH COMMUNITY STARTED REACHING OUT KIND OF THE, AT THE PEAK OF CID, WHICH IS WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT, UH, OUR BELOVED YMCA HERE IN MARYLAND FARMS WAS, WAS CLOSING.

AND, UM, HAVING GROWN UP SWIMMING IN THAT POOL AND HAVING BEEN OFF THE, THE, THE DIVING PLATFORM BACK WHEN THAT WAS LEGAL, UM, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THE PAIN OF LOSING THAT FACILITY.

SO DESPITE MY, MY LEANINGS, I REALLY, KNOWING THE SIZE AND THE NEED IN THE TENNIS COMMUNITY, UH, TRIED TO APPROACH WITH AN OPEN MIND, THE IDEA OF A, A JOINT VENTURE WHERE WE LIMIT OUR, OUR LONG-TERM FINANCIAL EXPOSURE AND HAVE A GOOD COMPROMISE OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE.

YOU KNOW, BUT WITHOUT HAVING THE, THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD TAXPAYERS, UH, CARRY A FULL FARE ON THAT.

SO, I MEAN, AS, AS WE'RE MOVING ALONG, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK IF WE, IF WE DO THIS AT ALL, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO TRY TO DO IT RESPONSIBLY.

'CAUSE I DO UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A, A COMMUNITY OUT THERE DOING THIS.

UH, SO WHAT, WHAT I'M GONNA FOCUS ON IN MY, MY COMMENTS HERE, AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, WHICH DID SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THIS AT THE REQUEST OF THESE COMMISSIONERS, UM, THIS COMMISSION.

UM, BUT TO BE CLEAR, WE HAD A LOT OF INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, A YEAR AGO, FRANKLY, ON THIS, ON THIS PROPOSAL, IN THIS COMPROMISE.

SO, TO, TO TALK ABOUT WHAT, WHAT WE'VE LEARNED IN THE PAST YEAR, YOU KNOW, THROUGH RESEARCH.

UM, YOU KNOW, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE VERIFIED THAT THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY PARKS AND REC REVENUE FORECAST WAS CORRECT.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE, UH, THE PRESENTATION FROM WILLIAMSON COUNTY PARKS AND REC A YEAR AGO, AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORT, THEY KIND OF PROJECTED 1,000,770 3000 ANNUAL REVENUE.

THE AD HOC COMMITTEE TWEAKED IT SLIGHTLY TO 1,000,785, UH, THOUSAND DOLLARS, UH, 561, SO SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, UM, UH, AS, AS CLOSE TO APPLES AND APPLES AS YOU CAN GET.

UM, THE FACILITY COST PROJECTION DEVELOPED BY WILLIAMSON COUNTY PARKS AND REC, UH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BRENTWOOD CITY STAFF, THEY'RE PROJECTING 12 MILLION.

IF YOU JUST TOOK A LOOK AT THE FACILITY ITSELF, NOT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS OR SOME OTHER THINGS, YOU KNOW, ADDING IN PARK FACILITIES, IT'S 12 MILLION VERSUS, UH, $12,954,000.

AND MOST OF THAT, UH, APPEARS TO BE IN PART, UH, THE, A HOC COMMITTEE, UH, REQUEST FOR ATTENTION FABRIC CONSTRUCTION RATHER THAN A BUBBLE, WHICH, UH, WAS A PART OF THE ORIGINAL, WHICH CHANGES IT UP BY ABOUT $750,000.

AND THEN OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, THERE'S A, A FEW, UM, INFLATIONARY INCREASES IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

I THINK THEY TRIED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A FEW OTHER THINGS, BUT I MEAN, IN TERMS OF THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAD THE RIGHT MAGNITUDE AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL A YEAR AGO, OR AT LEAST WE'RE WORKING OFF AS A PRELIMINARY COST.

I UNDERSTAND WE DON'T HAVE A, A GENERAL CONTRACTOR INVOLVED, AND SEVERAL PEOPLE MENTIONED, AND I'VE SEEN THAT IN PERSON IN MY OWN BUILDING EXPERIENCE, THAT SOMETIMES THOSE THINGS CHANGE WHEN YOU'RE ACTUALLY CONTRACTING IT.

BUT, UM, BUT AT THIS SIMILAR STAGE A YEAR AGO, WE HAD THE RIGHT MAGNITUDE.

UM, THE NET REVENUE FROM THE JOINT VENTURE WAS PROJECTED AT $349,250, WHICH IS ONE HALF OF THE ACCOUNT IS PROJECTED 689, 1,500 ANNUAL, UM, NET REVENUE, UH, WHERE THE, THE, UM, THE PRESENTATION LAST THURSDAY.

THEY'RE, UH, PROJECTING, UH, NET REVENUE, UM, SO REVENUE LESS COSTS OF $383,000, 4 66 ANNUALLY, WHICH IS ABOUT $34,000 MORE.

UM, SO PRETTY, PRETTY CLOSE NOW.

THAT NEW RE NET REVENUE ESTIMATE DOES INCLUDE GREATER RISK, UM, SINCE WE'RE COMMITTED TO, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPING NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST PITCHING FOR THE BUILDING AND HAVING WHAT'S RECOGNIZED BY THE USTA AS A PREMIER PROVIDER OF STUFF AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.

BUT WE WOULD BE TAKING ON THE RISK OF STARTING A NEW TEAM UP FROM SCRATCH, STARTING NEW PROCESSES UP FROM SCRATCH, UH, CREATING NEW MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, AND ALSO TAKING ON ANY MAINTENANCE OR OTHER EXPENSES KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, UH, SO THAT THOSE NUMBERS DO HAVE MORE RISK IN 'EM.

UH, THERE'S ALSO BEEN A RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE MADE OF A PRIVATE GROUP COMING IN, UM, ON FRANKLIN ROAD, NEAR CHICK-FIL-A INTO AN EXISTING FACILITY TO HAVE A PICKLEBALL, YOU KNOW, A PICKLEBALL OPERATION RIGHT HERE IN TOWN.

NOW, IS THAT THE SAME AS A, AS A FACILITY TAX SUBSIDIZED? NO, NO, IT'S NOT.

BUT

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SO, UH, ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE THIS COMMISSION, INSTEAD OF RECOGNIZING AND DOING DUE DILIGENCE IN THE PROPOSAL WE HAD A YEAR AGO, UM, TO EFFECTIVELY VERIFY THE INFORMATION WE HAD, AT BEST CITY TAXPAYERS WOULD HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $8 MILLION MORE FOR RISKY POSSIBILITY TO HANG ON ABOUT MAYBE $34,000 A YEAR, UM, WHILE ADDING STAFF AND RISK TO THE CITY.

SO COMMISSIONERS CAN SAY THAT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY WAS WITHDRAWN, BUT I BELIEVE IT COULD POSSIBLY BE RESCUED WITH POSITIVE INPUT AND FEEDBACK AND WORK BY THIS COMMISSION AT THE COUNTY LEVEL IF IT IS DESIRABLE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, AND WHILE THEY'LL SAY THAT THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY WAS THE ONE TO WITHDRAW FROM THE PARTNERSHIP, WILLIAMSON COUNTY HAD $6 MILLION PROGRAMMED INTO THE BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT.

AND IT WAS AFTER THIS COMMISSION PROCRASTINATED, IT SAID THEY, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY MADE IT FEEL UNWELCOME.

AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY BASICALLY SAID THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS IN THEIR BEST INTEREST TO MOVE FORWARD AT THAT TIME.

BUT REGARDLESS, I DO BELIEVE THAT THE COUNTY SUPPORT COULD BE REVIVED WITH PO WITH POSITIVE COMMUNICATION, AND THE BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY WOULD RECEIVE A FAIR ALLOCATION OF REVENUE, OUR CITIZENS PAY IN PROPERTY TAXES WHILE REDUCING THE TAX BURDEN AND RISK TO OUR CITY TAXPAYERS.

SO WE CAN SAY, OKAY, THE, THE COUNTY'S IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE, AND THEY MAY OR MAY NOT BE, THEY HAVE THE SAME AAA CREDIT RATING WE HAVE, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, BY US NOT DOING THIS DOES NOT LOWER OUR TAXES HERE IN BRENTWOOD OR REDUCE OUR TAX RISK IN BRENTWOOD BECAUSE WE ARE PART OF THE COUNTY.

SO AT THIS POINT, I WOULD JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT QUITE A BIT, BUT, UM, AT THIS POINT, IF WE WANTED TO DO THIS AT ALL AS A COMMUNITY, THE ONLY WAY I COULD POSSIBLY SUPPORT IT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE IS BY REBUILDING A HEALTHY COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY PARKS AND REC MAYOR.

THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, START OFF, AND THIS IS THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING TONIGHT.

OKAY.

UM, ONE OF THE COMMENTS, I'LL GET TO RACKET LATER, BUT ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT STRUCK ME MOST IS SAYING PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.

OKAY? THE DEMISE OF THE NEWSPAPER HAS HURT EVERYBODY.

WE HAVE SOME ELECTRONIC NEWSPAPERS THAT GIVE SOME UPDATES.

THEY'RE ELECTRONIC NEWSPAPERS THAT ARE LOCAL, AND WE DON'T GET EVERYTHING.

OKAY? THIS ELECTRONIC AGENDA, YOU CAN CONTACT THE CITY OFFICES HERE, THE AGENDA FOR BOTH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COMMISSION CAN BE SENT TO YOU.

IF YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, YOU GET A ONE TWO PAGE AGENDA.

IT'S GOT THE LINE ITEMS ON IT, YOU CAN CLICK ON IT.

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, SIGN UP FOR IT.

THAT'S A WAY YOU CAN DO IT.

OKAY? I THINK SEVERAL OF THE COMMISSIONERS SEND THINGS OUT, BUT UNDERSTAND, WE , WE SEND 'EM TO PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW AND WE DON'T KNOW OTHER PEOPLE.

AND SO YOU GET THIS, THIS HODGEPODGE HERE.

THIS IS BY THE CITY NON-BIASED.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO.

ALSO, I WANT TO COMMENT ON NUMBER ITEM NUMBER FOUR, UNDER NEW BUSINESS TONIGHT.

WE HAVE A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A NEW CITY.

JUDGE, THIS, THIS PROCESS WAS REALLY HANDLED BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

SHE'S DONE A VERY, VERY GOOD JOB ON THAT.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME CITY ATTORNEY CANDIDATES SITTING OUT THERE, AND YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA GET IN THE MIDDLE OF A MEETING THAT WENT AN HOUR AND A HALF BEFORE WE EVEN MENTIONED YOUR NAMES.

UM, BUT LET ME TELL YOU, JUST FROM A CITY COMMISSIONER STANDPOINT, THE APPLICATIONS WERE ALL SENT OUT THAT WE COULD REVIEW THE VIDEO.

UH, INTERVIEWS WERE SENT OUT.

WE PROBABLY, I PROBABLY, I CAN'T COME IN, BUT I PROBABLY SPENT SIX, SEVEN HOURS LISTENING TO ALL THAT, BECAUSE IT'S THAT IMPORTANT.

IT'S THAT IMPORTANT.

AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S HAPPENING IN BRENTWOOD.

SO, TO THE CANDIDATES TONIGHT, THEY'RE REALLY GOOD CANDIDATES, BUT EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM OUGHT TO SHAKE EVERY ONE OF YOUR HANDS AND SAY, THANK YOU FOR APPLYING AND BEING INTERESTED IN THE GREAT CITY OF BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE.

OKAY? UM, I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE GONNA DEBATE AS MUCH ABOUT THE RACKET COMMITTEE AS WE WERE.

I THOUGHT WE'D SUPPOSEDLY WE'RE GONNA DO THAT ON THURSDAY.

BUT ANYWAY, UH, ACCOLADES TWO TO TOM HOPIN, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, EVERYBODY SAID IT, BUT I COULDN'T BE THE ONE THAT SKIPPED OVER HIM AS WELL AS, UH, CHIEF HICKEY.

CHIEF

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GOSS, YOUR TEAM DID A GREAT JOB OUT THERE.

UM, AND I THINK FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTAND, THEY WERE REALLY HELPING SOME PEOPLE.

I HAD A LADY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS TRAPPED.

SHE COULDN'T GET TO HER HOUSE.

AND, UH, THANK GOODNESS SHE CALLED 9 1 1.

AND THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF.

WE HAD ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL THAT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THEY HAD A MEDICAL SITUATION.

FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE.

THEY CAN'T SAY THE HILL'S TOO BIG.

THEY HAVE TO COME.

AND SO, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, ALSO, BEFORE Y'ALL GOT HERE TONIGHT, WE HAD, UH, ECD EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION MEETING.

WE HAD TWO NEW 9 1 1 OPERATORS.

YOU TALK ABOUT SOMEBODY WHO IS IMPORTANT TO THIS CITY.

9 1 1.

DO YOU KNOW THERE WERE 9 1 1 OPERATORS THAT SAVED PEOPLE'S LIFE BY DOING TELEPHONE CPR ON, ON PATIENTS LAST YEAR? THEY'RE THAT GOOD.

WE GOT TWO NEW ONES THAT ARE JUST BEAUTIFUL AND OUTSTANDING.

THEY'RE NOT HERE.

I WISH THEY COULD HAVE SEEN THIS, AND I WISH Y'ALL COULD HAVE SHOOK THEIR HANDS AS WELL.

KELLY GAGAN, UH, AND GIANNA GONZALEZ.

MAN, UH, IN THOSE TWO, UH, AREAS.

UH, THANK THOSE WHO, UH, ATTENDED THE RETIREMENT FOR CHIEF SCOTT ELLIS.

UM, SCOTT SERVED OVER WELL OVER 30 YEARS FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AND THE, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

GREAT GUY.

JUST A REALLY, REALLY GREAT GUY.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION INFO MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST, RIGHT NEXT DOOR AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.

AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WILL BE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH, NEXT DOOR AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.

I ALSO WANNA THANK EVERYONE WHO MADE COMMENTS TONIGHT.

I DID TAKE TWO PAGES OF NOTES, AND, UM, I DON'T THINK THIS WAS A GOOD NIGHT TO GET INTO GETTING TOO MUCH INTO NUMBERS, ET CETERA.

AND YOUR COMMENTS THAT PEOPLE MADE WERE VERY POINTED AND GAVE ME BULLET POINTS THAT I COULD WRITE, WRITE DOWN.

I THINK THAT, I THINK WE'VE GOTTEN INTO THE NUMBERS QUITE ENOUGH OTHER TIMES, BUT, UM, IN ONE OF THE COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER READ A LETTER THAT WE ALL RECEIVED, AND IT TALKED ABOUT, UM, SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS.

THEY MIGHT, SOMEBODY PLAY GOLF, I'LL PLAY GOLF.

THEY MIGHT INVITE TOPGOLF TO COME HERE.

I WANT THAT PERSON TO SHOW ME WHERE YOU'RE GONNA PUT A TOPGOLF IN BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE.

WE PROBABLY COULD CLOSE DOWN FRANKLIN ROAD, PUT IT ON FRANKLIN ROAD OUT THERE.

BUT SOMETIMES I FOUND IN BUSINESS, SOMETIMES PEOPLE THROW LUDICROUS ARGUMENTS OUT THERE JUST TO DISTRACT YOU.

AND THEY WERE, THE DISTRACTION WAS, IF YOU'RE A GOLFER, YOU JUST MIGHT INVITE TOP GOLF IN.

NAH, WE CAN'T.

UM, WE CAN'T EVEN BUILD A GOLF COURSE.

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR TOP GOLF OR A GOLF COURSE.

SO I DON'T THINK THERE'S SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS IN, IN THE WORKS THERE.

I DO THINK THERE WERE SEVERAL COMMENTS MADE ABOUT, UM, WE NEED, UH, SOME MORE DETAILS ON THE PLANS AS I SEE IT.

WE'RE GONNA, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS BUILT INTO OUR, UM, WORKING PLAN THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

UH, BUILDING IT INTO THE WORKING PLAN DOESN'T MEAN, IN MY ESTIMATION THAT IT'S A DONE DEAL.

IT'S BUILT INTO THE WORKING PLANS, AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT IT, THEN WE'LL GET TO FINAL PLANS, THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE SITUATIONS THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO, AND WE CAN LOOK AT ALL THESE NUMBERS AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.

BUT THAT'S WHEN WE DO IT.

AND I DO THINK THE FIRST STEP IS TO WORK THIS INTO THE WORKING PLANS TO SEE HOW WE CAN BUDGET IT AND HOW WE COULD PAY FOR IT.

I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD OPTIONS ON THAT OUT THERE.

SO, UH, MAYOR, I COULD GO ON, BUT, UH, WE'RE GONNA BE BREAKING UP HERE PRETTY SOON, I HOPE SO.

I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND BE QUIET AND LET YOU HANDLE THE REST.

WELL, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, I, I WILL BE BRIEF, UH, IN MY COMMENTS, UM, AS I HAD ASKED YOU, YOU ALL TO BE, UH, AS WELL.

UM, SO, UM, FIRST SPECIAL THANKS TO, UH, PUBLIC WORKS WATER DEPARTMENT AND POLICE AND FIRE.

UH, I MEAN, THIS WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENT WE HAD TO DEAL WITH, UH, AND YOU COULD TELL, UH, VERY EASILY, UH, WHERE THE CITY LIMITS OF BRENTWOOD, UH, WERE.

UM, WE HAD TO TRAVEL, UH, QUITE A BIT, UH, DURING THIS, UH, THIS WINTER STORM.

UH, AND YOU COULD TELL EXACTLY WHERE THE, UH, CITY LIMITS STOPPED.

UM, AND, UH, I WOULD HOLD BRENT WOOD'S RESPONSE, UH, IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE, UH, UP TO ANYONE'S.

IT WAS HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE FROM POLICE, FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS.

UM, EVEN THE WATER.

UM, IT JUST BECAUSE IT'S COLD, UM, DOESN'T MEAN YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET IN THE, UH, IN THE TRENCH AND, UH, AND FIX THAT WATER, MAINE.

AND, UM, UH, OUR FOLKS, UH, PUT THEMSELVES OUT THERE, UH, TO TAKE CARE OF THE RESIDENTS.

WHAT A GREAT CULTURE.

UM, AND THANKS, UH, TO EVERYONE, ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT HEADS, UH, AND FOLKS THAT ATTENDED THE, UH, THE MEETING, UM, TWO WEEKS AGO.

UM, WE HAD MAYOR FOR A DAY, UH, WITH A, UM, UH, A YOUNG MAN FROM, UM, LIPSCOMB ELEMENTARY, GRAYSON CRUMP, UM, THE POSITIVE, UH, FEEDBACK, UM, THAT I'VE HEARD ABOUT THAT, UH, AND ALSO NOW ALL THE OTHER, UM, SCHOOLS, UH, THAT WANT TO DO IT.

UM, SO, UH, I PROMISE YOU ALL, UH, THAT WE WILL, UM, NOT, UH, TAKE UP, UH, EIGHT HOURS, UM, LIKE WE DID, UH, WITH MAYOR FOR A DAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

UM, IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO ENTERTAIN A, UH, A YOUNG

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IT CAN, UH, TAKE UP SOME TIME AND THEY GET EXCITED NOW.

HE WANTS TO BE A POLICE OFFICER.

UM, BUT, UM, ALL THAT'S TO SAY IT WAS, UH, IT WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED.

SO, UM, THANK YOU.

UM, COMING UP ON, UH, JANUARY 31ST, UM, UH, I WAS ASKED BY THE, UH, THE BRENTWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, UH, TO, UH, HOST COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR.

UM, AND, UH, THEY ASKED, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND, UM, UH, THEY, UM, GRACIOUSLY OPENED THEIR DOORS.

SO JANUARY 31ST, UH, THAT WEDNESDAY AT, UH, SEVEN 30, UM, I'LL BE THE ONLY, UH, COMMISSIONER THERE, UM, THAT'LL BE, UH, COMMENTING AND TALKING, UH, BECAUSE OF, UH, OF SUNSHINE LAWS.

UH, SO THAT'S NOT A, UM, A MEETING THAT WE, UH, PUT OUT, UH, AND SAY, HEY, WE'RE HAVING A, UH, MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS.

UM, IT'S JUST GONNA BE A, UH, KIND OF A FIRESIDE CHAT.

SO, UH, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, UH, COME AND, UH, LOVE TO, UH, TO TALK WITH YOU.

UM, WHAT A, UH, A GREAT DAY, UM, WHEN, UH, SCOTT ELLIS WAS, UM, UM, SALUTED, UH, BUT THEN ALSO KIND OF ROASTED, UH, BY HIS, UH, UH, HIS PEERS, UH, OUT THERE.

AND HIS, UH, HIS COLLEAGUES, UH, I'VE KNOWN SCOTT FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS.

AND, UH, HE WILL BE MISSED.

UH, IT'S A BIG, UH, VOID, UH, IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BOTH IN TERMS OF PERSONALITY AND, UH, AND DEDICATION.

UM, NOBODY, UM, HARDER WORKING, UH, OUT THERE, UH, THAN, UH, THAN SCOTT.

AND, UH, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS IS, UH, IS RIGHT.

UM, THE, UH, THE CITY JUDGE SELECTION IS TONIGHT.

UM, SUPER QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.

UM, IT WILL BE A, UH, A VERY, UH, VERY TOUGH DECISION, UH, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL, UM, VERY WELL QUALIFIED.

BUT, UM, WHAT A, UM, UH, A NEAT PROCESS.

AND THE STAFF DID AN, AN EXCELLENT JOB, UH, GOING THROUGH THAT.

THE RACKET FACILITY, UM, UH, I'M A FIDUCIARY OF, UH, OF YOUR DOLLARS.

UH, WE ALL ARE.

UM, WHEN I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL BUSINESS, IF WE WANTED TO BUY AN MRI OR A NEW CT, UM, WE WOULD DO THAT, UH, AFTER ABOUT TWO BOARD MEETINGS, UM, WE'D PUT THE PROFORMAS TOGETHER.

UM, BUT IT WAS OUR MONEY.

UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UM, I HOLD VERY SACRED, UM, WHICH IS YOUR TAX DOLLARS.

SO PLEASE KNOW, UM, THAT WHATEVER THE, UH, THE OUTCOME, UH, I'M GOING TO STUDY, UH, MAKE SURE THE PROFORMAS, UM, ARE RIGHT, MAKES SENSE TO ME, UM, AND MAKE A DECISION, UH, BASED ON THAT.

UH, BUT IT'S HARDER FOR ME TO SPEND YOUR DOLLARS, UH, THAN IT WAS, UH, FOR ME TO SPEND MY DOLLARS IN, UH, IN PRIVATE SECTOR.

SO, UM, BUT MORE TO COME ON, UH, ON THAT RACKET FACILITY.

UM, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS ENOUGH, UM, ENOUGH COMMISSIONER, UH, SEDIMENT, UH, TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE, UH, AND GATHER, UH, MORE INFORMATION, UH, ON THIS.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, WE WILL MOVE TO, UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA.

MAYOR? YES, MA'AM.

I REQUEST A FIVE MINUTE RECESS, PLEASE.

FIVE MINUTE RECESS.

UM, IF YOU LEAVE, UH, IT WON'T HURT OUR FEELINGS, UH, BUT WE HOPE YOU STAY.

UM, SO, UM, WE WILL RECONVENE IN, UH, IN FIVE MINUTES.

SO WE'RE GONNA START, UM, WITH THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA.

ALRIGHT, MAN, IT GETS QUIET PRETTY QUICKLY.

UM, UM, ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S STILL QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HERE.

UM, I THOUGHT IT WOULD THIN OUT, UM, MAYBE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE GLAD Y'ALL STAYED.

UM,

[ Consent Agenda]

UH, PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL MATTERS UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE, AND WE'LL 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.

ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT HEARING, NONE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH ZERO EIGHT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED AND AGREEMENT WITH SOUTH PRO SOLUTIONS, INC.

FOR ELECTRICAL STREETLIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIR FOR ADOPTION.

ITEM NUMBER TWO, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE FIREFIGHTER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR THE FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT.

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

SECOND.

UM, SO PRIMARY MOTION BY, UH, COMMISSIONER SPEARS.

SECOND, UM, BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER SPEARS.

NEXT IS, UH, IS NEW BUSINESS, UM, ITEM NUMBER ONE, I'M SORRY.

OH, OLD BUSINESS.

UM, IS THERE ANY OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THE, UH, COMMISSION? UH, I SKIPPED RIGHT OVER THAT 'CAUSE THERE WASN'T ANY.

UM, BUT, UH, WE'LL MOVE TO NEW

[1. Ordinance 2024-04 - AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY FROM JOHN D. MORAN, JR, KENT C. CRAMER AND ED A. BEASLEY JR. SAID PROPERTY TO BE HELD AS OPEN SPACE, for consideration on first reading]

BUSINESS.

UM, ITEM NUMBER ONE, ORDINANCE 2024 DASH ZERO FOUR, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY FROM JOHN D. MORAN JR.

KENT C KRAMER.

AND ED A BEASLEY JR.

SAID, PROPERTY TO BE HELD AS OPEN SPACE FOR CONSIDERATION ON FIRST READING, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND PRIMARY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, LITTLE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ANDREWS, UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS

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A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE STAFF WAS, UH, APPROACHED BY THE OWNERS OF THIS PRO PROPERTY, HOPEFULLY HOLLY, DO WE HAVE A, YEAH, A, A MAP THERE? IT'S A KIND OF AN ODD SHAPED PIECE OF PROPERTY JUST OFF OF, UH, ON SOUTH SIDE OF MOORES LANE, ACROSS FROM MORELAND.

THERE, UH, A LITTLE OVER AN ACRE, UH, DOUBTFUL.

IT COULD EVER BE A BUILDABLE LOT JUST 'CAUSE OF THE CONFIGURATION OF IT.

UH, THE ASSUMPTION IS, IS THAT IT MAYBE IS A BIT OF A REMNANT FROM SOME OF THE WIDENING OF MOORE'S LANE THAT CREATES THE, THE LOT AS IT IS ANYWAY.

WE WERE APPROACHED WITH THE OFFER TO, UH, TO JUST DONATE IT TO THE CITY TO BE KEPT AS GREEN SPACE.

UH, THERE'S NO FUNCTIONAL USE PROPOSED, UH, BY THE CITY.

IT WOULD JUST, UH, WITH NO ACTIVE MAINTENANCE OF IT.

UH, IT COULD BE IF THERE'S EVER CHANGES TO MOORE'S LANE, WHERE, YOU KNOW, ANY WIDENING, ALTHOUGH I DON'T THINK THAT'S PROJECTED AT ANY POINT IN TIME.

BUT IT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT ADVANTAGEOUS FOR IT TO, TO BE IN THE CITY'S PROPERTY.

BUT IT REALLY, AT THIS POINT, IT WOULD BE ACCEPTED, UM, UM, AS, AND AGAIN, AS PUBLIC PROPERTY WITH NO, UH, INTENDED USE OTHER THAN FOR IT TO REMAIN IN GREEN SPACE AND PROTECT IT FROM ANY OTHER POTENTIAL USE.

UH, AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW THAT A BUYER COULD MAKE A CASE THAT THERE'S A, A VALID BUILDING LOT ON THERE, BUT AT LEAST IF WE HAVE IT, WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE THAT RISK OF SOMEONE TRYING TO MAKE THAT ARGUMENT OF SOME TYPE OF A VARIANCE LEGAL, NON-CONFORMING STATUS.

UM, SO ANYWAY, UH, IT REQUIRES YOUR APPROVAL VIA ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT PROPERTY.

AND AGAIN, THERE WOULD BE NO ANTICIPATED EXPENSE TO THE CITY FOR MAINTENANCE ON IT.

UH, AS IT'S, UH, WOODED LOT, WE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING WITH IT.

UH, THERE ARE A COUPLE CURB CUTS TO IT THAT WE WOULD EVENTUALLY TRY TO WORK WITH TDOT TO REMOVE IF WE DO ACCEPT THE PROPERTY.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, UH, EVEN REALLY GOOD GOLFERS, UM, UH, FOR TOPGOLF THAT WOULDN'T, WOULDN'T, WOULDN'T FIT THERE.

ALRIGHT.

UM, UM, SO I'LL CALL FOR THE, UH, THE VOTE ON ORDINANCE 20 DASH 24 DASH OR 2024 DASH ZERO FOUR.

A AYE.

NUMBER TWO, ORDINANCE 2024 DASH ZERO FIVE.

ITEM

[2. Ordinance 2024-05 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 56, ARTICLE I, DIVISION 1 AND ARTICLE II, DIVISION 5 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, EROSION CONTROL AND FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION, for consideration on first reading]

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 56, ARTICLE ONE, DIVISION ONE, AND ARTICLE TWO, DIVISION FIVE OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, EROSION CONTROL, AND FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION FOR CONSIDERATION ON FIRST READING TO HEAR, MOTION TO APPROVE, MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND PRIMARY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SPEARS.

KURT.

UH, YES, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT A COUPLE DIFFERENT BRIEFINGS.

AND SO WE HAVE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF THOSE HOMES THAT ARE NEARING COMPLETION OF THAT.

AND AS PART OF THAT, THEY'VE RAISED THEIR HOMES ENOUGH WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A STAIRWELL FROM THE, THE GROUND UP TO THE INTERIOR OF THEIR HOME.

CODE TO DATE DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THAT.

THIS ORDINANCE WOULD AMEND THE CODE TO, UM, ALLOW FOR THAT SITUATION.

UM, AND REAL QUICK, IT WOULD JUST BE, UM, THE STAIR WOULD HAVE, THE STAIRWAY WOULD OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO BE UNDER THE FOOTPRINT OF THE EXISTING HOME.

IT WOULD BE ENCLOSED FROM THE TREADS OF THE STAIR UP, BUT YOU COULD NOT HAVE IT ENCLOSED UNDERNEATH.

THERE'S A LITTLE RENDERING THERE THAT TRIES TO, UH, SHOW VISUALLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THERE.

AND, AND AGAIN, PART OF THE REASON FOR THIS IS JUST A SECURITY ISSUE.

UM, AND WE WILL NEED AN AMENDMENT, UH, UH, OF THE MOTION WHEN WE, WHEN WE GET DONE THERE.

UM, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE BUILT OF, UH, FEMA, UM, ALLOWED OF FLOOD RESISTANT MATERIALS AS ALLOWED BY FEMA, FEMA TWO FLOOD VENTS, UH, NO RISE CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

SO A VARIETY OF THINGS.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, ANYTIME WE AMEND OUR FLOOD MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE, UM, WE HAVE TO GET IT APPROVED THROUGH TEMA AND FEMA, THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

THAT CAN TAKE A WHILE.

UH, THESE TWO HOMEOWNERS ARE WAITING AND WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD.

SO WE'RE PROPOSING, UH, APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING TONIGHT, AND I THINK WE NEEDED AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION TO ACTUALLY SAY THAT SECOND READING WOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL JUNE 24TH, 2024, OR UNTIL THE FIRST AVAILABLE MEETING, FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION OF APPROVAL FROM TEMA AND FEMA, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.

BUT BY APPROVING THIS ON FIRST READING TONIGHT, UH, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ENTERTAIN, UH, COMPLIANT BUILDING PLANS FROM THOSE TWO HOMEOWNERS TO, TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THOSE MODIFICATIONS TO THEIR STAIRWELL SO THEY CAN PROCEED, UH, GET A FINAL CO AND HOPEFULLY CLOSE OUT THEIR, UH, INSURANCE CLAIM FROM A FLOOD EVENT THAT HAPPENED ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO.

SO, UM, WE'RE

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ASKING YOU TO, TO DO THAT.

WE CAN FACILITATE WORKING WITH THEM, BUT WE CAN'T HAVE FINAL READING UNTIL WE GET THE OKAY FROM FEMA AND TEMA.

SO WE JUST NEED TO DELAY THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS, UH, FOR STAFF? IF NOT, I'LL MAKE, UH, AN AMENDMENT.

I HAVE A COMMENT.

YES, MA'AM.

I JUST WANNA SAY THANK Y'ALL, ESPECIALLY TO TODD PETROWSKI FOR WORKING ON THIS WITH THE HOMEOWNERS.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG, ARDUOUS, CHALLENGING THREE YEARS FOR THEM, AND THIS WAS A LITTLE HICCUP, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DID TO, TO GET US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

SO, THANKS.

YEAH, IT WOULD'VE BEEN EASY TO JUST SAY NO, RIGHT? IT WOULD'VE BEEN, UM, BECAUSE IT IMPACTS SUCH A SMALL NUMBER OF, UH, OF OUR CUSTOMERS, UM, UH, IN THE CITY.

BUT, UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP THROUGH A DIFFERENT DIFFICULT SITUATION FOR SURE.

I JUST WANNA REITERATE THAT.

UM, UH, COMMISSIONER SPEARS AND I COULD SAY WE'VE BOTH BEEN IN THOSE HOMES WHEN THEY FLOODED AND HELPED 'EM CLEAN IT OUT.

SO, UM, WHILE IT'S A SMALL NUMBER, IT'S A, IT MEANS A LOT TO THEM.

SO THANK YOU, TODD.

I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME YOU PUT INTO THIS IS HUGE FOR THESE PEOPLE TO FEEL SAFE AND SECURE IN THEIR HOMES.

SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.

OTHER COMMENTS? I MAKE A, UH, AN AMENDMENT.

UM, I MOVE THAT THE SECOND AND FINAL READING WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 24TH, 2024 MEETING, OR UNTIL THE FIRST AVAILABLE MEETING FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION OF APPROVAL FROM TEMA AND FEMA, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST, HEAR.

SECOND.

ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT? MM-HMM.

ALRIGHT, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.

UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT AS STATED, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

ALRIGHT, UH, BACK TO, UH, ORDINANCE 2024 DASH ZERO FIVE.

DASH ZERO SEVEN A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ALTERATION TO THE OSRD DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE PARKSIDE AT BRENT HAVEN SUBDIVISION FOR ADOPTION.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION 2024

[3. Resolution 2024-07 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ALTERATION TO THE OSRD DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE PARKSIDE AT BRENTHAVEN SUBDIVISION, for adoption]

DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE AND I'LL SECOND IT.

KIRK BOB BOB'S GONNA HANDLE IT.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, THIS, THIS REQUEST IS TO APPROVE CHANGES TO THE OSRD DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PARKSIDE AT BRENTHAVEN SUBDIVISION, UH, INCLUDING THE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF LOTS, THE ELIMINATION OF AN INTERNAL STREET CONNECTION, UH, DUE TO WATER QUALITY REQUIREMENTS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO THE, THE LOT AND OPEN SPACE CONFIGURATION.

UM, ON THE SCREEN SCREEN YOU CAN SEE THE AREA THAT'S SORT OF CLOUDED IN YELLOW HERE.

THAT'S THE, THE AREA OF THE FUTURE FUTURE, UH, TWO SECTIONS OF PHASE TWO, SECTIONS TWO AND THREE OF PHASE TWO OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

UM, IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

THIS IS KIND OF HARD TO SEE, BUT IT OVERLAYS THE ORIGINAL PLAN WITH WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED.

AND BASICALLY, UM, BECAUSE OF A STREAM THAT KIND OF RUNS ALONG THE, THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE SITE, THE LOTS HAD TO BE, UH, PULLED BACK FROM THAT STREAM AND THIS ROAD THAT WAS GOING TO CROSS WILL NO LONGER CROSS THE STREAM.

UM, SO THE LOTS RANGE, THE NEW LOTS RANGE IN SIZE FROM, FROM ABOUT A HALF AN ACRE TO AN ACRE, MORE OR LESS.

THERE'S, I THINK A COUPLE THAT ARE AN ACRE AND A CO AND MAYBE ONE THAT'S OVER LIKE 1.3 ACRES.

UM, BUT OVERALL, UM, DUE TO THAT, THE, THE STREAM BEING IDENTIFIED THERE, THE, THE CHANGES HAD TO BE MADE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LOT, THE OVERALL NUMBER OF LOT LOTS IN THESE TWO SECTIONS BY FIVE LOTS.

SO IT REDUCES FROM 44 TO 39 LOTS IN THIS PORTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

UM, AS YOU'RE AWARE, THIS IS AN OLDER DEVELOPMENT WHERE IT'S, IT'S MOST MOSTLY BUILT OUT AROUND IT.

AND THIS IS THE LAST REMAINING PORTION OF THE OSRD.

AND, UH, WITH THAT, THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THIS ON JANUARY 2ND AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, APPLICANT COME FORWARD PLEASE AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF.

ERIC OLSON WITH ANDERSON DEL CAPS.

UM, AND BASICALLY KINDA WHAT WE DID IS, YOU KNOW, THE LOTS KIND OF SHRUNK A LITTLE BIT ON SOME, BUT MOSTLY JUST WENT INTO OPEN SPACE AREA AND THEN THAT STREAM ALSO HAVE LIKE A WATERWAY NATURAL AREA, WHICH WILL THEN HAVE PRESERVED TREES.

SO ACTUALLY I THINK IT ENDS UP BEING A BETTER PLAN.

SO, IS ANY QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD.

ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ERIC? I PRESUME THE PLANNING COMMISSION GOT INTO THE REAL TECHNICAL WEEDS OF THIS THING, SO, OKAY.

I AM FINE WITH IT.

EVERYBODY READY FOR THE, UH, FOR THE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR, UH, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH ZERO SEVEN PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

UH, IS RESOLUTION 2024 DASH ZERO NINE A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A CITY JUDGE? AND WE WILL USE A BALLOT, UH, SYSTEM.

ALRIGHT,

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NEXT IS,

[4. Resolution 2024-09 - A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A CITY JUDGE]

UH, FOR THIS, I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND PRIMARY MOTION BY VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.

CAN I MAKE A COMMENT THAT THIS WAS A HARD DECISION? 'CAUSE EVERY SINGLE APPLICANT I THOUGHT WAS WELL QUALIFIED AND WHOEVER WE END UP WITH, UH, I DON'T THINK WE COULD GO WRONG.

SO I THINK THE CITIZENS CAN BE COMFORTABLE WITH WHOEVER IS SELECTED, AND I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THEM PERSONALLY.

I DON'T THINK ANY OF US, WELL, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.

I CAN'T SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY, BUT IT WAS GENUINELY LOOKING AT THE INTERVIEWS AND THE RESUMES THAT I THINK MOST OF US USE TO MAKE A SELECTION.

SO THE EASY BUT A DIFFICULT DECISION.

PARDON ME.

PARDON? A VERY EASY BUT DIFFICULT DECISION.

UH, ALL VERY QUALIFIED, GOOD CANDIDATES.

UM, BUT HAVING TO PICK, UH, AMONGST THOSE, IT'S TOUGH.

UM, BUT WHOEVER'S, UH, I THINK WILL DO A NICE JOB.

YES.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR OWN KRISTEN KORN AND TODD MOORE AND KRISTEN BARA AND JEFF OLDHAM, WHO WERE ON THE COMMITTEE, WHO WENT THROUGH ALL THE APPLICANTS AND DID ALL THE INTERVIEWS AND MADE GREAT CHOICES.

I AGREE.

I I DON'T THINK WE WOULD GO WRONG.

WHOEVER SELECTED IT, IT WAS, UH, BOTH HARD AND, AND, AND, AND GOOD THAT WE'VE GOT THAT MANY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR CITY OF BRENTWOOD, KRISTEN.

ALRIGHT, SO, UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE, I'LL READ EACH COMMISSIONER AND VICE MAYOR AND MAYOR'S VOTE AND WE'LL THEN GO FROM THERE.

SO, COMMISSIONER ANDREWS VOTES FOR KATIE ZIPPER COMMISSIONER LITTLE VOTES FOR DEREK SMITH, VICE MAYOR.

TRAVIS VOTES FOR NICOLE UCHAY.

COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN VOTES FOR NICOLE UCHAY.

MAYOR GORMAN VOTES FOR NICOLE DEE.

COMMISSIONER SPEARS VOTES FOR NICOLE DEE AND COMMISSIONER DUNN VOTES FOR DEREK SMITH.

SO YOU HAVE NICOLE DEE WITH FOUR VOTES.

SO THAT'S THE MAJORITY.

SO NOW WE JUST NEED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION TO FILL IN THE BLANK WITH HER NAME.

YEP.

SO I WOULD MAKE A, UH, UM, AN AMENDMENT, UH, TO THE RESOLUTION, UH, TO APPOINT, UM, NICOLE, UH, DOUCHER, UH, AS CITY JUDGE.

I SECOND THAT DISCUSSION.

UM, WE'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.