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[ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Vice Mayor Travis Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Commissioner Andrews]
TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING.
OUR INVOCATION WILL BE BY VICE MAYOR TRAVIS AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COMMISSIONER ANDREWS.
PLEASE STAND DEAR LORD TONIGHT, MAY WE SEND A SPECIAL PRAYER FOR DR.
CATHERINE KUNTZ, WHO WAS TRAGICALLY LOST IN THE COVENANT SCHOOL SHOOTING ALMOST ONE YEAR AGO.
WE DID HONOR HER THIS WEEKEND, LORD, IN SO MANY SMILING FACES, SHE WOULD BE SO HAPPY.
LORD, WE ASK YOU TO SEND SPECIAL GRACES TO HER HUSBAND, DICK KUNTZ, AND HER TWO ADULT CHILDREN, ANNA AND DAVID.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[2. Approval or Correction of Minutes]
BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF CORRECTION OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 11TH MEETING.DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE AND I'LL SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
NEXT, WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS.
UM, NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP, UH, THIS EVENING.
HOWEVER, UM, IF YOU'RE HERE, UH, AND YOU'VE BRAVE THIS, UH, THIS WEATHER, AND I PROMISE YOU WE WILL TRY AND BE FAST AND GET YOU OUTTA HERE BEFORE THE STORM HITS.
UH, BUT, UH, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO, UH, COME FORWARD AND SPEAK, NOW'S THE TIME.
HEARING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS AND WE'LL MOVE TO
[ Report from City Manager Report from the City Attorney Reports and comments by Commissioners and Mayor]
A REPORT FROM OUR CITY MANAGER.UM, JUST ONE ITEM, A REMINDER THAT NEXT THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH AT 10:00 AM WE WILL HAVE OUR REVIEW WORK SESSION FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN.
YOU HAVE A DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF YOU THAT, UH, WAS PROVIDED FOR YOU.
UH, YOU'LL NOTE THAT THAT'S A NEW FORMAT.
IF YOU LOOK, JUST LOOK AT THE LAYOUT OF IT.
THAT'S OUR NEW SOFTWARE SYSTEM.
WE HAD ONE, ONE PRINTING GLITCH WHERE ONE PROJECT DID NOT GET IN THERE.
THE NUMBERS ARE TOTALED, BUT THE ONE PROJECT, UH, THE MURRAY LANE MEDIAN PROJECT, SO THERE'S AN INSERT IN YOUR SECTION THERE FOR TRANSPORTATION.
AND IT EITHER IS OR WILL BE UP ON OUR WEBSITE SHORTLY.
UH, AGAIN, THAT'S 10:00 AM IN THE ANNEX ROOM RIGHT NEXT DOOR, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING OUR REGULAR, UM, SCHEDULED BRIEFING.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
REPORT FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY, KRISTEN CORN.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE, UH, RIGHT ON TO, UH, REPORTS FROM, UH, COMMISSIONERS.
AND THIS EVENING WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER ANDREWS.
UH, AS, UH, COMMISSIONER TRAVIS MENTIONED, UH, BRIEFLY, UH, HAD ARBOR DAY ON SATURDAY.
AND, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE C***S FAMILY, WE HAD JUST A, A FANTASTIC EVENT.
AND WE STARTED AN HOUR EARLIER THAN TRADITIONAL, AND I THINK THAT WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED.
WE ALSO, UH, BOOKENDED THE, UM, THE EVENT WITH, UM, WE'VE, WE'VE HAD THE, UH, NATIONAL ANTHEM FOR YEARS, SUNG BY SAM FROM BROADWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, BUT ALSO BOOKENDED IT WITH A CLOSING NUMBER.
UH, IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD WHERE SAM WAS JOINED BY SEVERAL, INCLUDING COMMISSIONER SPEAR'S DAUGHTERS, AND, UH, JUST DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF OPENING AND CLOSING THE PROGRAM.
RECOGNIZED THE KOONS FAMILY IN A VERY POIGNANT MOMENT, UM, FOR THE, THE WELL, WHAT THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS PAST YEAR WITH THE DEDICATION OF A TREE IN ONE OF OUR PARKS.
UH, GAVE AWAY OVER 1500 TREES AS PART OF THIS EVENT, YOU KNOW, TO BENEFIT OUR CANOPY AROUND BRENTWOOD, UH, AND A LOT OF REALLY INTERESTING VARIETIES.
WE HAD THREE DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF OAK, INCLUDING THE OVER CUP OAK, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THE OFFICIAL VANDERBILT TREE PERSIMMON PECAN AND OTHERS.
AND, UH, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PARTNERS THAT CAME DOING CREPE MYRTLE AND OTHER VARIOUS THINGS.
YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, UH, MIDDLE TENNESSEE ELECTRIC, UH, COOKING FOOD FOR EVERYBODY, ICE CREAM AND THE REST.
SO, UM, REALLY, I'M JUST, UM, SO IMPRESSED BY OUR TREE BOARD AND THE WORK THEY CONTINUE TO DO IN THE COMMUNITY TO DO, YOU KNOW, TO WORK ON OUR CANOPY, WORK ON OUR VIEW SCAPE AND, UH, AND CONTINUING PROVING, UH, THE ENVIRONMENT HERE IN BRENTWOOD.
UM, I'M ALSO REALLY EXCITED AND WANNA NOTICE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE'VE, WE'VE HAD A, A CONTINUED, UH, REEMPHASIS ON THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN OUR MEETINGS AND OUR BOARD MEETINGS.
AND, UM, THERE THINK IT'S REALLY A POSITIVE DIRECTION, UM, THAT, LETS SEE THE COMMISSION DOING THIS AND WANTED TO BRING UP, UH, THIS PAST SATURDAY, THE BRENTWOOD ROTARY HAD A KIND OF A MOCK CASINO PARTY, UH, WHERE THEY HAD AROUND A HUNDRED PEOPLE CAME OUT.
UH, OF COURSE, THERE'S NO ACTUAL GAMBLING.
IT WAS MOCK GAMBLING WHERE THE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE
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CURRENCY OF CHOICE WERE, UH, TICKETS FOR A RAFFLE.AND AT THE END OF THE NIGHT, THE, THE MORE RAFFLE TICKETS YOU WON, THE MORE WE COULD THROW IN THE FISHBOWL FOR A PRIZE DRAWING AT THE END.
BUT, UH, JUST A GREAT THING OF FELLOWSHIP AND FUN FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
A LOT OF FOLKS GOT TOGETHER AND IT WAS REALLY NICE TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER IN A CASUAL SETTING.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS VERY, VERY COOL.
UH, WANNA MENTION, THE APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR NEXT YEAR'S LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD CLASS.
SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN APPLYING OUR FIRST SPOT, IF YOU JUST GO INTO A SEARCH ENGINE, UM, AND PUT IN LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD APPLICATION AND FOLLOW THE LINK TO THE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS PAGE ON THE WILLIAMSON INC WEBSITE, YOU CAN PULL IT UP.
UH, WE'VE STILL GOT SEVERAL WEEKS FOR THE APPLICATIONS TO GO IN, UM, ACTUALLY BY A MONTH AND A HALF.
BUT, UH, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO GET YOUR APPLICATION IN, IF THAT'S YOUR, WHAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN.
AND, UH, OTHER BUSINESS EVENTS WE HAVE COMING UP INCLUDE THE, UH, THE WOMAN, UH, WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEON, UH, APRIL 2ND, STARTING AT 11:00 AM AT BRENTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH.
UH, THE CHAMBER IS HAVING A MEMBERSHIP LEADS, UH, EXCHANGE, UH, NETWORKING EVENT ON APRIL 3RD.
UM, APRIL 10TH, THE LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD, UM, GRADUATION IS THE MARTIN CENTER, UH, SPONSORED BY TRACTOR SUPPLY.
SO THAT'S, UM, FIVE 30 IN THE EVENING ON APRIL 10TH.
AND OF COURSE, UH, THE GODDARD SCHOOL, UH, RIBBON CUTTING IS ON WINNER'S CIRCLE IN BRENTWOOD HERE ON APRIL 29TH.
AND KIND, I THINK YOU WERE THERE FOR THE, UH, THE GROUNDBREAKING WHEN THEY DID THAT.
SO IT'LL BE FUN TO SEE HOW IT ALL TURNED OUT.
UM, I IMAGINE COMMISSIONER MCMILL, HE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS NEW REPORT FROM THE PARK OR FROM THE LIBRARY, BUT IT WAS REALLY FUN TODAY TO GET THE, UH, FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, UM, NEWSLETTER WHERE THEY, THEY SENT OUT THE INFORMATION ON RECYCLING AMAZON PACKAGING.
AND I KNOW AT THE, AT THE ANDREWS HOUSEHOLD, WE SEE A TON OF THAT STUFF AT TIMES, AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT JUST PILES UP AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S RECYCLED, MAYBE DOESN'T, BUT BEING ABLE TO TAKE THE, YOUR AMAZON PACKAGING AND TAKE THE LIBRARY AND JUST PUT IT OVER THERE BY THE BOOK RETURN, UM, AND HAVING IT REUSED FOR THE ONLINE SALES AND EBAY SALES.
SO, YOU KNOW, SUSAN, I LOVE TO SEE YOUR TEAM DOING THAT AND THINKING OF WAYS THAT EVEN THE LIBRARY CAN, UH, CAN HELP FURTHER THE WORK OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD AND TREE BOARD, AND ALL THE THINGS RUN TO BEAUTIFY BRENTWOOD ON A, ON A, A, A, A VERY SERIOUS NOTE.
UM, REALLY APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION ON THURSDAY ABOUT THE CITY MANAGER SEARCH.
YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH AND PROCEEDING WITH THIS PROCESS, YOU KNOW, THIS MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE DO AS A COMMISSION, UM, YOU KNOW, MAYBE EVER DURING OUR TERMS ON THIS COMMISSION.
AND, UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE COMING TOGETHER AND MAKE IT A PROFESSIONAL, UM, COLLEGIAL PROCESS.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AS, AS, AS I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH DOING MY RESEARCH ON THIS AND JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT MORE OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S EASY TO PUT MY COMMISSIONER HAT ON AND THINK ABOUT HOW I'VE INTERACTED WITH OUR, YOU KNOW, KIRK, VERY GOOD CITY MANAGER, BUT ALSO JUST, UH, TALKING TO FOLKS AND TRYING TO THINK THROUGH IT, REALIZING HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO PUT ON OTHER HATS.
YOU KNOW, THINK OF IT AS A, AS A TEAM MEMBER HERE AT THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, UM, AS A CITIZEN OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AND, YOU KNOW, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH ALSO LOOK AT IT AS A POTENTIAL APPLICANT.
YOU KNOW, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UM, WE'RE APPEALING TO SOMEBODY WHO'S, WHO'S SERIOUS ABOUT THE WORK OF THE CITY.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AS COMMISSIONER DUNN POINTED OUT THE OTHER DAY, UH, BRENTWOOD HAS, HAS BENEFITED TREMENDOUSLY FROM INCREDIBLE CONSISTENCY AT THE CITY MANAGER POSITION, YOU KNOW, WITH TWO CITY MANAGERS OVER WHAT, THE PAST 20 OR 25 YEARS.
BUT THAT ISN'T NECESSARILY THE CASE IN OTHER COMMUNITIES.
AND SOMETHING, AS I WAS DOING THE RESEARCH, FINDING OUT HAVING COMMUNITIES HAVE A, A, A CITY MANAGER TENURE OF THREE OR FOUR YEARS, WHICH I GUESS IS MORE COMMON.
AND, UM, AND EVEN FINDING OUT, I THINK, UH, I THINK THE NUMBER WAS WHAT, AND I THINK HE SAID WE HAD HAD 11 CITY MANAGERS IN OUR FIRST 20 YEARS AS A CITY, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHERE, I MEAN, EVEN HERE IN BRENTWOOD, WE HAVEN'T ALWAYS ENJOYED THE STABILITY.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO JOIN.
YOU KNOW, A WINNING TEAM IS, IS A, A LEADER ON OUR, OUR STAFF.
AND, UH, I DON'T THINK AS A COMMISSION WE COULD BE SET UP FOR SUCCESS ANY BETTER, BUT IT REALLY IS UP TO US TO FOLLOW THE BEST PRACTICES AND COMMIT THE TIME AND RESOURCES TO CARRY THIS THROUGH AS, AS PROFESSIONALLY AND EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE.
SO, UM, JUST REALLY, UH, APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS ABOUT THAT AND HOW COMMITTED I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE IS TO THAT PROCESS.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I ENJOYED ARBOR DAY, AND I WANT TO PARTICULARLY COMPLIMENT VICE MAYOR TRAVIS, YOUR REMARKS WERE S SPOT ON.
IT WAS SOLEMN WHEN IT NEEDED TO BE, AND IT WAS JOYOUS WHEN IT NEEDED TO BE.
AND, UH, I REALLY APPRECIATED WHAT YOU SAID, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
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A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO THAT AHEAD OF TIME, AND IT SHOWED SO THAT THAT WAS VERY NICE.HISTORIC BOARD MET A WEEK AGO FRIDAY, AND, UM, WE HAD A GUEST, SCOTT SUMMERS FROM IT.
IT'S BEEN A LONG, ARDUOUS PROGRESS PROCESS, BUT IT HAS TO BE BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO PUT EVERY HISTORIC SITE AND CEMETERY ON IT WITH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION SO THAT THERE'S SOME SYMMETRY IN HOW IT APPEARS, BUT THERE'S TONS OF INFORMATION.
SO SCOTT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH US, AND THANKFULLY THANK SARAH VAN WARNER FOR LETTING HIM DO THIS, UH, TO CREATE THE WEBSITE WITH THE LINK TO EACH ONE THAT YOU CAN THEN GO INTO THE ARCHIVES.
AND LOIS H****R MANAGES OUR ARCHIVES.
DON'T EVER TAKE HER OFF THE HISTORIC BOARD, AND AT LEAST UNTIL THIS PROJECT'S DONE, OR WE'D HAVE TO HIRE HER AS AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT, I THINK, BUT SHE'S JUST WORKED HER FINGERS TO THE BONE WITH THIS.
AND WE APPRECIATE SO MUCH WHAT SCOTT HAS DONE.
AND OUR BOARD HAPPENED TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE INTERACTED WITH US, AND, AND EVERYBODY HAD A LITTLE STORY.
WE'VE HAD IT PLANNING, OF COURSE, ALWAYS KEEPS US INFORMED OF ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS THAT COMES ACROSS THEIR DESKS THAT MIGHT AFFECT HISTORIC PROPERTIES.
UM, PARKS IS SO ATTENTIVE TO THE BOWL SPRING ACADEMY.
THERE IS A WAY THAT THAT MOUND NEEDS TO BE CUT.
WE'VE BEEN INSTRUCTED, AND THEY'RE VERY CAREFUL TO DO THAT, TO PRESERVE IT AND KEEP IT FROM ERODING.
UM, THEY OPENED THE GATES FOR THE OPEN HOUSES, SO THEY, THEY'RE JUST INVALUABLE PUBLIC WORKS WITHOUT HELPING.
WHEN WE'VE BEEN OUT THERE LOOKING AT THE BRENT VALE CABIN.
AND OF COURSE THE LIBRARY OPENS ITS DOORS AND PUBLISHES EVENTS WE DO AND PARTNERS WITH US.
SO IT'S REALLY A, A GROUP EFFORT.
AND PLEASE, I WANT ALL THE DEPARTMENTS TO KNOW THAT THESE PEOPLE NOTICED AND THEY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.
UM, SOMETHING ELSE I WANTED TO MENTION, I WAS READING THE TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL LEAGUE WEEKLY BULLETIN, AND, UH, IT'S SOME INTERESTING READING.
IT'S LONG, BUT I CAME ACROSS FOUR ITEMS THAT I JUST THOUGHT WERE REALLY INTERESTING, AND I'M NOT GOING INTO GREAT LENGTHS ON THEM, BUT, UM, WE MIGHT JUST WANNA BE AWARE OF THESE AND KIND OF FOLLOW THEIR PROGRESS.
THEY'RE IN DIFFERENT EITHER HOUSE COMMITTEES, SENATE COMMITTEES, OR A COMBINED COMMITTEE AT THIS POINT.
FIRST ONE I CIRCLED WAS, UM, PROHIBITS COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES FROM ADOPTING AND ENFORCING REGULATIONS TO PROHIBIT GARDENING AND RAISING LIMITED NUMBER OF CHICKENS AND RABBITS AT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES.
NOW, I'M WONDERING IF THE WAY WE HAVE IT, WE ALLOW IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THREE ACRES IF THEY'LL ALLOW FOR THAT VARIANCE OR NOT.
OKAY, WELL THAT'S INTERESTING.
WE NEED TO BE, IF WE GET CALLS, WE JUST TALKING ABOUT, HANG ON, IT'S, IT WILL BE OUT OF OUR HANDS.
JUST SO FREQUENTLY THE CASE WITH OUR STATE, IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY COMMITTEES THEY HAVE TO, TO BE CLEAR THAT BILL HAS NOT PASSED, AND WE'RE STILL, I KNOW WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION ARGUING AGAINST IT, BUT YEAH, WHEN YOU READ THIS BULLETIN, HOW MANY HOUSE, HOW MANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES THEY HAVE, UH, THEY DON'T HAVE THAT MANY STATE COMMITTEES.
THEY'RE MORE INTERESTED IN RUNNING LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAN STATE GOVERNMENTS.
SO ANYHOW, HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
NOW, THIS I REALLY HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, GIVEN THE HISTORY OF THIS, AN AMENDMENT TO BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, TO AUTHORIZE MUNICIPAL COURTS TO IMPOSE CIVIL PENALTIES UP TO $3,000 FOR VIOLATIONS OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES, IT'S $50 RIGHT NOW, I DON'T KNOW, SOME OF YOU WHO MAY NOT REMEMBER THAT AT ONE TIME THE STATE CHANGED IT TO 500 AND THEN THAT THEY GOT, THERE WAS SUCH A HUE AND CRY, IT WENT BACK TO $50.
AND NOW I'M WONDERING, IS THIS A, LIKE A SERIOUS VIOLATION OR JUST CITING AN OR, YOU KNOW, VIOLATION OF, UH, UM, LIKE HAVING A CAR PARKED IN YOUR YARD WITH, YOU KNOW, THE THINGS WE TYPICALLY CITE THEM TO CAR TO COURT FOR.
I THINK THE REALITY IS, IS WE DON'T EXPECT THAT BILL TO PASS.
SO I, I JUST THOUGHT, WELL, THEY'RE, THEY'RE REALLY GOING BACK ON WHAT DIDN'T WORK BEFORE AND THEY'RE TRIPLING IT NOW.
NOW I REALLY DON'T LIKE THIS ONE.
UM, AUTHORIZES THE USE OF THIRD PARTY EXAMINERS, INSPECTORS, ENGINEERS, AND PROFESSIONALS IN LIEU OF A LOCAL OR STATE
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EXAMINER.NOW YOU'VE MENTIONED THIS ONE TO US BEFORE.
INSPECTOR ENGINEER ARE PROFESSIONAL FOR CERTAIN PERMITTED PROCESSES AND REQUIREMENTS.
THEY CAN HIRE, THE BUILDER CAN HIRE SOMEBODY TO COME IN AND INSPECT IT AND GET AN OKAY INSTEAD OF A CITY INSPECTOR GOING OUT.
I HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THAT.
ALRIGHT, AND THE LAST ONE, THIS, OKAY, YOU READY? INTRODUCES A RECALL PROCESS FOR ELECTED MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS AND SCHOOL BOARDS.
SO THAT'S ALL VERY INTERESTING.
THEY'VE REALLY GOT THEIR FINGERS IN THE LOCAL POTS, DON'T THEY? YEAH, THEY, THEY OFTEN DO.
SOME OF THOSE ARE KIND OF UNIQUE LOCAL SINGLE ISSUES FROM SOMEWHERE THAT GET BROUGHT TO THE STATE AND ARE USUALLY ABLE TO GET PUSHED BACK.
THE THIRD PARTY INSPECTOR ONE WILL PASS.
OH, I KNOW THAT'S REALLY SCARY ABOUT THAT ONE.
UM, THAT'S, THAT'S A GOVERNOR'S BILL.
UH, THE RECALL ONE, WE'RE STILL PUSHING BACK ON THAT ONE.
THE, THE OTHER ONES, I'M NOT SURE WILL, WILL MAKE LIGHT OF DAY, BUT SOME OF THEM WILL.
I WILL SAY THAT THE, UM, PROPERTY TAX CAP ONE SEEMS TO BE PUT TO BED FOR THIS SESSION, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW AT THE END WHEN THEY ALL GET FRANTIC THE LAST FEW DAYS.
UH, AND A FEW OF THE OTHERS THAT WE WERE MORE WORRIED ABOUT HAVE, HAVE KIND OF GONE BY THE WAYSIDE, BUT THERE ARE CERTAINLY A FEW STILL OUT THERE.
WELL, THEN OUR STATE GOVERNMENT IS SCHIZOPHRENIC.
ON ONE HAND THEY PUSH BACK AGAINST BIG GOVERNMENT CONTROL.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THEY'RE PUSHING THEIR GOVERNMENT ON LOCAL LEADERS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS.
SO THAT'S JUST, YOU ALL KNOW I FEEL THAT WAY AND I, I'M NOT SHY ABOUT SAYING IT, AND I THINK THERE ARE PROBABLY A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT AGREE WITH THAT.
SO, ANYHOW, THAT'S MY REPORT, EXCEPT WANNA WISH YOU ALL A JOYOUS EASTER AND MAY MANY BLESSINGS BE ON YOUR FAMILIES.
COMMISSIONER LITTLE YES, ID LIKE TO START THIS EVENING.
UH, UM, WENT TO THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
LOOKS LIKE GOT A LOT OF GOOD CADETS IN THE PROGRAM, UH, CITIZEN CADETS AND, UH, APPRECIATE THAT PROGRAM AS A DO AS WELL, THE FIRE ACADEMY THAT OUR CITY DOES.
BUT IT, UH, IT, I ALWAYS THINK IT OPENS THE EYES TO OUR CITIZENS OF BOTH THE DANGERS OUR FIRST RESPONDERS FACE, BUT ALSO HOW EXCELLENT THEY ARE IN CARRYING OUT THEIR, THEIR DUTIES.
SO THAT'S ALWAYS A NEAT EVENING.
ARBOR DAY WAS GREAT AND THANK NELSON ANDREWS, OUR, OUR REPRESENTATIVE ON THE TREE BOARD, OF COURSE, LYNN TUCKER, WHO ALWAYS DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB.
AND I AS WELL WANT TO THANK VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.
I THOUGHT YOU DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN LEADING THE CEREMONY, UH, BOTH, UH, IN HONORING, UH, DR.
KONS AND IN AND IN THE, THE JOYOUS THINGS OF THE, THE DIFFERENT, UH, YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE FOR AWARDS AND, AND ALL.
AND I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK TO JAY EVANS, WHO SOME, THE STAFF REPRESENTATIVE ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD BECAUSE HE WATCHED THE BOOTH FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS THERE FOR PART OF THE TIME, BUT HAD HAD ANOTHER DUTY I HAD TO GO TO.
AND HE ALSO CAME UP WITH A GREAT PRIZE FOR ANYBODY THAT ENTERED THE, THE RAFFLE.
IT WAS, UH, UH, FOUR CLUB SEATS AT THE SOUNDS GAME, INCLUDING FOOD AND, AND, AND ALL.
SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A REALLY, REALLY NEAT TOUCH TO THE, TO THE, TO THE ACTIVITIES.
UM, AND I AS WELL, WANNA WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY EASTER AND, AND MAY THIS WEEK BE ONE OF REFLECTION AND, AND JOY AND PEACE.
THANK YOU BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS FOR CONTINUING TO REACH OUT OVER EMAIL, UM, AND PHONE CALLS.
I APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE CITY, AND IT REALLY DOES MAKE THE BEST PROCESS FOR OUR CITY GOVERNMENT.
UM, IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND BOTH THE CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY AND POLICE ACADEMY.
WE HAVE TWO OUTSTANDING GROUPS OF CITIZENS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN EACH ACADEMY THIS YEAR.
SO THANK YOU TO FIRE AND POLICE FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY AND YOUR INSTRUCTION FOR THESE BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU CHIEFS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO PUT INTO THAT AND INVEST BACK INTO OUR RESIDENCE THIS PAST SATURDAY.
AS MENTIONED, ARBOR DAY WAS A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION.
THANK YOU TO OUR MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE IT A MEANINGFUL AND FUN EVENT.
AT THE SPEARS HOUSE, WE HAVE ALREADY POTTED OUR THREE SAPLINGS, TWO DOGWOODS, AND ONE OAK TREE, AND THAT WILL ADD TO OUR OVER 70 TREES ON OUR PROPERTY.
SO WE'RE TICKLED TO HAVE THESE AS IN REMEMBRANCE OF THIS SPECIAL ARBOR DAY.
WE HAD A GREAT PARK BOARD MEETING ON MONDAY, MARCH 4TH, EXCUSE ME.
WE APPROVED THE MOUNTAIN BIKE RULES AND THOSE WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON MARCH 11TH.
WE ALSO VOTED TO APPROVES, APPROVE THE USE OF GRANNY WHITE PARK
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FOR EDMONDSON ELEMENTARY FOR THEM, EXCUSE ME, FOR THEM TO HOLD A FUNDRAISING EVENT LATER IN APRIL.OUR NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, APRIL 1ST AT 5:30 PM IT'LL BE IN RIGHT NEXT DOOR IN THE ANNEX ROOM.
AND THOSE MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND I TOO WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD A VERY HAPPY EASTER, UH, TIME OF REFLECTION, UM, AND CELEBRATION.
SO I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT EASTER.
I, TOO WAS HONORED TO ATTEND THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY OPENING NIGHT THIS PAST THURSDAY.
IT WAS GREAT TO MEET THIS CLASS, SUCH A DIVERSE GROUP OF BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS, UM, ALL LEARNING ABOUT THE BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT EVERY SPRING, THE BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE BRENTWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS THEIR CITIZENS ACADEMIES AND THE APPLICATIONS OPEN EVERY SPRING.
SO THEY'RE BOTH GREAT WAYS TO LEARN ABOUT THE DEPARTMENTS, LEARN ABOUT EVERYTHING THESE MEN AND WOMEN DO TO PROTECT OUR CITY AND KEEP US SAFE.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPLY NEXT SPRING SINCE THIS CLASS HAS ALREADY STARTED REGARDING LIBRARY BOARD.
UM, THE NEXT LIBRARY BOARD MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10TH AT 4:30 PM AT THE LIBRARY.
AND IT IS EASTER EGG HUNT TIME.
SO THAT WILL BE SATURDAY, MARCH 30TH.
THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN AT 1:00 PM YOU CAN TAKE PHOTOS WITH THE EASTER BUNNY, AND YOU CAN GUESS HOW MANY BEANS ARE IN THE JAR.
THE FIELD WILL BE DIVIDED INTO DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS, SO YOU CAN CHECK ON THAT.
LITTLE ONES WON'T GET TRAMPLED BY THE BIG ONES.
BE THERE BY ONE BECAUSE THE EGG HUNT WILL START PROMPTLY AT ONE 30.
BRING YOUR OWN BASKET OR BAG AND FILL THEM FOR THE HUNT.
THE FESTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE FIELD BETWEEN LIPSCOMB ELEMENTARY AND THE LIBRARY.
PARKING IS AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY OR BRIT, WE SEVENTH HAND PARKING LOT, OR RIVER PARK.
AND WE GOT A FEW ACTIVITIES AT THE LIBRARY THIS WEEK.
IF YOU KNOW ANY TEENS WHO COULD USE PRACTICE INTERVIEWING FOR COLLEGE, FOR JOBS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND MORE, THEY CAN REGISTER FOR A MOCK INTERVIEW WITH OUR LIBRARY STAFF.
THE SESSIONS WILL BE ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES EACH IN THEIR TIME SLOTS FOR THE INTERVIEW, AND THEN TIME AFTERWARDS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS HOW THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR INTERVIEW.
TEENS, AGES 12 THROUGH 18 ARE WELCOME.
THIS WILL BE THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH FROM THREE 30 TO FOUR 30 IN THE FALL CONFERENCE ROOM.
THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON SUNDAY, MARCH 31ST FOR EASTER EASTER.
GO AHEAD AND PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR THAT THE NEXT FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE WILL BE THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 26TH THROUGH 28TH.
AND I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY EASTER.
I HOPE YOU GET TO ENJOY TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, UM, AND ENJOY THE WEEKEND AND THE, THE, THE REASON FOR THE SEASON OF, OF EASTER.
YOU'RE GOOD VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.
UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL MEET THURSDAY FOR INFO MEETING NEXT DOOR WITH THE REGULAR MEETING MONDAY NIGHT, APRIL THE FIRST.
WE HAVE NOTHING BUT CONSENT ON THERE RIGHT NOW, SO MIGHT BE A REAL FUN MEETING TO ATTEND IF I WAS YOU.
UM, I DID ATTEND A RIBBON CUTTING AT SERENDIPITY LABS AND, UH, SERENDIPITY LABS IS OVER IN MARYLAND FARMS. IT'S AN OFFICE CO-WORKING SPACE.
THEY OFFER A VARIETY OF SMALL OFFICES, MEDIUM SIZED OFFICES, BIG CONFERENCE ROOM, TELECOMMUNICATION, ET CETERA.
THEY'VE TAKEN A WHOLE FLOOR AND REDONE IT.
AND, UH, TALKING WITH THE REGIONAL MANAGER FOR SERENDIPITY, SHE COVERS SEVERAL OF THEIR SPACES HERE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE, AND IT'S QUITE UP AND COMING.
AND I THINK IT'S KIND OF UNIQUE AND INTERESTING TO SEE A BUILDING, SOME OLD BUILDINGS AT MARYLAND FARMS THAT ARE KIND OF BEING REWORKED.
AND THAT MIGHT BE SOME OF WHAT WE SEE IN THE FUTURE, WHICH I THINK IS VERY HOPEFUL FOR US.
SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
UH, ALSO TOO, UH, ATTENDED, UH, CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE OPENING NIGHT AND WENT TO POLICE ACADEMY, UH, THIS LAST WEEK.
AND JUST TO EMPHASIZE TOO, CITIZENS, YOU SHOULD SIGN UP FOR THIS, NOT TO BECOME A FIREMAN, NOT TO BECOME A POLICEMAN.
THIS IS JUST TRYING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE INNER WORKINGS TO SHOW YOU, TO LET YOU BECOME A, A VOCALS, UH, PROPONENT OF WHAT GOES ON AND EDUCATE YOU, AND YOU'LL SEE HOW GOOD THESE PEOPLE ARE.
UM, ALSO, UM, JUST BACK TO ARBOR DAY.
UH, COMMISSIONER RICHARDS IS HERE.
HE ALSO, HE AND HIS FAMILY HAD A, UH, A DISPLAY DIRT THAT HE'S HAD FOR SEVERAL YEARS THERE.
I JUST WANNA PUT UP A PICTURE OF THE KOONTZ FAMILY.
I TALKED TO THEM QUITE A BIT WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS, MR. KUN, WHO'S ON THE RIGHT IN THAT PICTURE.
UM, OF COURSE IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL TIME AND IT WAS, DO I REALLY WANT TO DO THIS OR NOT? AND THE MORE WE TALKED, HE SAID, THIS WOULD BE GOOD.
AND IN TALKING WITH HIM AND SHARING WITH HIM, AND YOU COULD SEE COMMISSIONER SPEARS IS THERE SHARING TOO.
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THIS, WHICH I THINK IS JUST SO WONDERFUL BECAUSE IT WAS FILLED WITH HAPPINESS AND JOY TO MYSELF.I THOUGHT WE HAD THE HISTORY BOWL, HAD A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE, HAPPINESS AND JOY.
WE HAVE ARBOR DAY HAPPINESS AND JOY.
WE HAVE THE EASTER EGG HUNT, HAPPINESS AND JOY FOR YOUTH.
WE DO SO MUCH IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR YOUTH WHEN I THINK IT SHOWS IN THE FINE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE SITTING IN OUR AUDIENCE AND WATCHING ON TV.
SO I WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY EASTER.
UM, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS, SPECIAL THANKS TO YOU FOR, UH, JUMPING IN, UH, AND LEADING ARBOR DAY.
APPRECIATE YOU, UH, COVERING THAT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU DID A, UH, GREAT JOB, UH, KIRK, UH, HIGHEST ACCOLADES, UH, TO YOU, UM, ANNOUNCING YOUR, UH, RETIREMENT, UM, IN, UH, FEBRUARY OF 2025.
UH, VERY GRACIOUS, UH, TO ALLOW, UH, THIS COMMISSION TO GET THE, UH, THE HEAD START, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, WE FILL THOSE, UH, LARGE SHOES THAT, THAT YOU'LL LEAVE BEHIND.
UM, BUT, UM, TO THE, UH, CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD AND, UH, AND THE STAFF KNOW THAT WE'LL BE VERY PURPOSEFUL, UH, ABOUT HOW WE GO ABOUT FILLING THIS, UH, VERY IMPORTANT ROLE.
AND FINALLY, HAPPY EASTER, UH, TO ALL HOPE YOU, UH, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY, UH, AND ENJOY THE, UH, SEASON.
[ Consent Agenda]
MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION, EXCEPT FOR ANY ITEMS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME.
ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 32 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH KANE CONNECTIONS LLC FOR FIBER REMUNERATION SERVICES FOR ADOPTION.
ITEM NUMBER TWO, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 33 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER WITH KANE CONNECTIONS LLC FOR LONG STREET DRIVE, FIBER OPTIC EXTENSION PROJECT FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 34 RESOLUTION AUTHOR AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CONRADO GROUP FOR ON-CALL CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING INSPECTION SERVICES FOR ADOPTION.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 35 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH NEIL SCHAFER, INC.
FOR ON-CALL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING INSPECTION SERVICES FOR ADOPTION.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 36 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH BARGE DESIGN SERVICES, INC.
FOR ON-CALL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR ADOPTION.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE.
SECOND PRIMARY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SPEARS.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
OPPOSED ABSTENTIONS MOTION PASSAGES UNANIMOUSLY.
[1. Ordinance 2024-03 - AN ORDINANCE REZONING APPROXIMATELY 7.57 ACRES LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF WALLER ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET NORTH OF CONCORD ROAD FROM SI-1 (SERVICE INSTITUTION-RELIGIOUS) TO R-2 (SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL), for consideration on second and final reading]
ORDINANCE 2024 DASH ZERO THREE AN ORDINANCE REZONING APPROXIMATELY 7.57 ACRES LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF WALLER ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET NORTH OF CONCORD ROAD FROM SI SERVICE INSTITUTION RELIGIOUS TO R TWO SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL FOR CONSIDERATION CONSIDERATION ON SECOND AND FINAL READING.DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE PRIMARY MOTION BY VICE MAYOR TRAVIS AND ALL SECOND, UH, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS SECOND READING OF THE PROPOSED REZONING.
UH, YOU SAW IT ON FIRST READING BACK IN FEBRUARY.
UH, THE AREA IN RED THERE, UH, IS THE AREA IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED SI 'CAUSE IT HAS BEEN CONNECTED TO THE CHURCH, TO THE, I ASSUME THAT'S SOUTH BOTTOM OF THAT PICTURE THERE.
UH, ORIGINALLY WAS PART OF THEIR MASTER PLAN FOR EXTRA PARKING IF NEEDED, BUT THAT'S BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE NEEDED.
SO THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE TO R TWO.
UM, PRELIMINARY, UH, PLOT PLAN.
UH, NON-BINDING SHOWS THREE LOTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THAT ONE, HOLLY.
UH, AGAIN, UNDER AN R TWO REZONING, IT'S NON-BINDING.
THERE'S LIMITED CAPACITY TO DO MUCH DIFFERENT GIVEN THE SHAPE OF THE LAND AND SOME OF THE TBA LINES AND SUCH.
BUT ULTIMATELY THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL, WILL SEE THIS AND APPROVE A, A PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT, BUT IT'S BEEN THROUGH THE NORMAL PROCESS.
UH, COMMUNITY MEETING ONLY A COUPLE ATTENDEES WHO WERE CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, UH, USE OF THE PROPERTY.
THEY WERE SATISFIED ONCE THEY UNDERSTOOD OUR ZONING, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, HAD A UNANIMOUS VOTE TO RECOMMEND TO YOU FOR APPROVAL.
THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE HERE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
ANYONE HAVE ANY, UM, QUESTIONS FOR, UH, REPRESENTATIVE? WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS, UH, THERE'S QUITE A BIT.
UH, IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
UH, ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS BEFORE WE CALL FOR THE VOTE?
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ALRIGHT.ALL IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 2024 DASH ZERO THREE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[2. Resolution 2024-25 - A RESOLUTION ADOPTING REVISIONS TO THE JOHN P. HOLT BRENTWOOD LIBRARY POLICY MANUAL, for adoption]
RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 25 RESOLUTION ADOPTING REVISIONS TO THE JOHN P. HOLT BRENTWOOD LIBRARY POLICY MANUAL FOR ADOPTION.DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED.
PRIMARY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ANDREWS SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DUNN.
THIS ITEM COMES TO YOU, UH, AT REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD TO CONSIDER GRANTING, UH, THE RIGHT FOR FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO GET A FREE LIBRARY CARD.
UM, AS PRESENTED TO YOU IN THE IN IN THE POLICY HERE TODAY.
IT REFERENCES 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT.
I KNOW THERE'S AN INTENT TO MAKE THAT 10 YEARS, SO THERE WOULD NEED TO BE A MOTION TO AMEND, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, AND MAKE THAT 10 YEARS A SECOND VOTE ON THAT AMENDMENT AND THEN COME BACK AND VOTE ON THE, UH, THE ORIGINAL MOTION AS AMENDED.
ARE YOU WANTED, I'D LIKE TO SAY ONE THING.
I'D LIKE TO THANK DIRECTOR EARL AND COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN, UH, BEING FLEXIBLE ON THIS AND WORKING WITH THE LIBRARY BOARD TO HELP GET THIS THROUGH.
DO YOU WANNA MAKE IT OR WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO? YES.
YES, I MOVE THAT WE AMEND IT TO, TO 10 YEARS.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT? ALL RIGHT.
ALL IN FAVOR OF AMENDING, UH, FROM AS STATED, UH, IN RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 25 TO 10 YEARS.
UH, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THE AMENDMENT PASSES, UH, UNANIMOUSLY.
NOW BACK TO THE RESOLUTION, RIGHT? YEP.
UM, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, UH, OR DISCUSSION, UH, ON THIS? ALL RIGHT.
ALL IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 25 PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THIS BOARD THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE MOVE TO NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTION 2024
[1. Resolution 2024-37 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT WITH DMURPHCO, LLC, FOR RAGSDALE ROAD OFF-SITE IMPROVEMENTS, for adoption]
DASH 37 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT WITH DFO LLC FOR RAGSDALE ROAD OFFSIDE.DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE PRIMARY MOTION BY VICE MAYOR TRAVIS SECOND.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SPEARS, KURT, UH, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
UM, APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO, WE, UH, YOU ALL APPROVED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER OF THE RAGSDALE SUBDIVISION WHEREBY THEY HAVE SOME OBLIGATIONS RELATIVE TO OFFSITE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS IN FRONT OF THEIR SUBDIVISION.
AND AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LARGER PROJECT FOR THE WIDENING OF RAGSDALE ROAD, UM, COMING DOWN THE PIKE HERE, PROBABLY STARTING LATE 2024.
UH, THE AGREEMENT FROM A YEAR AGO WAS RELATED TO THEM DOING THE FULL PROJECT IN FRONT OF THEIR SUBDIVISION OVER AND ABOVE WHAT IS THEIR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
AND, AND IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT, THERE'LL BE A GRANT OF, UM, PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT FEE CREDITS, AND THEN TO THE EXTENT THAT THAT'S NOT SUFFICIENT, A REIMBURSEMENT TO THAT, UH, DEVELOPER AND WE'LL TALK IN A MINUTE ABOUT THAT PROJECT GETTING READY TO GET GOING AND THE TRAFFIC IMPACTS OF THAT.
BUT AS WE'VE MOVED FORWARD IN ON OUR PART OF THE DESIGN FOR OUR, THE BIGGER RAGSDALE ROAD PROJECT, THERE'S A WATERLINE COMPONENT OF THIS PROJECT THAT WE NOW BELIEVE IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO ALSO INCLUDE INTO THAT DEVELOPMENT SO THAT THE DEVELOPER CAN DO THAT AS PART OF THE OVERALL ROAD PROJECT AND THAT WILL END UP, UH, BEING MUCH, UH, MORE EFFICIENT FOR US AND PROBABLY SAVE US MUCH MORE MONEY THAN WAITING TO DO IT ON OUR OWN.
SO ON THE SCREEN THERE, YOU SEE THE RAGSDALE SUBDIVISION UNDER CONSTRUCTION HERE.
THE BLUE LINE IS THE WATER LINE THAT THEY'RE OBLIGATED TO DO AS PART OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT TO GET WATER SERVICE TO THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
UH, BUT BEYOND THAT BLUE LINE, YOU'LL SEE A RED DASH LINE THAT'S THE WATER LINE WE'RE PROPOSING TO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS ROAD WORK PROJECT THAT THEY WILL BE DOING, UM, IN FRONT OF THEIR SUBDIVISION.
IT'S APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET OF A 12 INCH WATER LINE.
AND THE REASON WE BELIEVE IT'S NECESSARY TO DO THAT NOW IS THAT BLACK LINE.
AND I REALIZE IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE, BUT THAT'S A RETAINING WALL TO TRY TO LIMIT THE INTRUSIONS ON THESE PROPERTIES HERE.
UH, THAT WALL WILL BE BUILT AS PART OF THE ROAD PROJECT THAT THEY'RE GETTING READY TO BEGIN.
UH, AND THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO DO THIS WATER LINE AT THE SAME TIME, GET IT BEYOND THE LIMITS OF THAT WALL SO THAT WHEN WE COME BACK WITH OUR PROJECT, THE WATER LINE CAN BE PICKED UP FROM THERE AND EXTENDED.
SO IT JUST MAKES PERFECT SENSE THAT IT ALL BE DONE THEN VERY TIGHT CONFINES
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OF DOING THE WORK THERE AND OTHERWISE WE'D BE TEARING DOWN PART OF A WALL TO PUT THE WATER LINE IN.WE APPRECIATE THE DEVELOPER WORKING WITH US AND COMING TO AN AGREEMENT ON THAT.
UH, AS I SAID, IT'S ABOUT 300 FEET OF A 12 INCH WATER LINE, UH, THAT WOULD BE PUT IN.
UH, WATER SERVICES STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER AND THEIR DESIGNERS AND THEIR CONTRACTORS.
THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST TO DO THAT IS $77,254, AND THAT DOES INCLUDE A 15% CONTINGENCY ALLOWANCE.
THERE'LL ALSO BE SOME ENGINEERING FEES INCLUDED ON TOP OF THAT, ROUGHLY ANOTHER 15,000.
SO THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST IS $92,255 THAT WE WOULD REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER ON, UH, UPON COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, UM, WE WILL, WATER SERVICES STAFF WILL BE THERE TO INSPECT THE WORK AS IT'S BEING DONE.
UH, AND THE REIMBURSEMENT, UH, ACTUAL REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE ACTUAL COST UP TO THAT LIMIT AS BEING PROPOSED.
UM, YOU ALL HAD A CONVERSATION ON THURSDAY ABOUT THE, THIS PROJECT GETTING STARTED AND THE FACT THAT, UH, IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT AREA TO WORK VERY NARROW.
YOU GOT A BLUE LINE STREAM RIGHT HERE.
YOU'VE GOT THIS WALL AND THE, AND THE PROPERTIES HERE.
SO WE ARE PLANNING, UH, A CLOSURE OF RAGSDALE ROAD IN THIS AREA.
UH, I SENT YOU AN EMAIL EARLIER TODAY, THURSDAY.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT APRIL 1ST.
IT NOW LOOKS LIKE IT MAY BE APRIL 8TH.
THAT'S STILL KIND OF TO BE FINALIZED.
I THINK SOME SIGNS WENT UP TODAY.
UH, PUBLIC WORKS HAD MESSAGE BOARDS OUT TODAY.
THEY'VE MADE CONTACT WITH THE SCHOOLS.
UM, BUT THE REALITY IS, IS IT WOULD, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO THIS WORK IN A SAFE MANNER.
UH, GIVEN THE CON UH, THE, THE CONFINES OF THE ROAD WORK IN THE AREA, WE'VE GOT TO GO THERE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A CLOSURE AGAIN APPROXIMATELY APRIL 8TH, UM, POTENTIALLY UP TO FIVE OR SIX WEEKS.
UH, A LITTLE BIT DISRUPTIVE, NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
WE DO HAVE A PRETTY GOOD ALTERNATE ROUTE WITH SPLIT LOG ROAD.
UM, I THINK PEOPLE WILL GENERALLY FIND THEIR WAY AROUND THERE.
UM, BUT IT'S REALLY THE ONLY WAY TO EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY WE BELIEVE, UH, GET THIS WORK DONE IN A TIMELY FASHION.
SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SIDE TO THIS AGENDA ITEM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE PUBLICLY THE, THE DATE FOR BEING, UH, RIGHT NOW WE THINK IN APRIL 8TH.
AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AND OBVIOUSLY OUR ENGINEERING STAFF IS HERE WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
ALSO, I HAVE QUESTIONS FOR, UH, FOR STAFF.
UH, WE'LL CALL, UH, FOR THE VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 37 PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS BEFORE THIS BOARD THIS EVENING? VERY GOOD.
HEARING NONE, I MOVE FOR ADJOURN.
AND, UH, HOPE YOU BEAT THE WEATHER.