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[ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Commissioner Andrews Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Mayor Gorman]
GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR MONDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2024.LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COMMISSIONER DUNN THIS EVENING.
THE INVOCATION WILL BE READ BY, LED BY COMMISSIONER ANDREWS AND I WILL LEAD THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLEASE STAND, PLEASE BOW OUR HEADS.
LORD, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND PRIVILEGE TO COME TOGETHER AND WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AS WE DISCUSS THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN BRENTWOOD, HELP US BE CONTINUALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE BLESSING OF THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT THEIR HOME.
PLEASE WATCH OVER OUR FIRST RESPONDERS EVERYWHERE.
THEY WORK TO HELP OTHERS AND HELP US TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO JUST HELP, UH, SUPPORT THEM.
PLEASE BLESS THIS COMMISSION FOR THE WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT AS WE MAKE GOOD DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
THANK ALL THE BLESSED BLESSINGS OF OUR LIVES.
FACE THE FLAG PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE PER.
[2. Approval or Correction of Minutes]
UH, THIS EVENING WE'LL START WITH, UM, AS NORMAL WITH THE APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF THE MINUTES FROM, UH, MARCH 25TH, 2024.DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE PRIMARY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN, I, SECOND AND SECOND BY VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THIS IS A PART OF THE MEETING THAT WILL HAVE, UH, COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS.
INDIVIDUALS MAY COMMENT ON ANY ITEM INCLUDED ON THE CONSENT OR REGULAR, UH, AGENDA, UH, OR ANY OTHER MATTER REGARDING THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS COMMISSION, OR CITIZENS WHO WISH TO REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION SHOULD MAKE THAT KNOWN TO THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.
THERE WAS A SIGN UP SHEET IN THE BACK, UH, BUT NOBODY SIGNED UP.
UM, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, UM, COME FORWARD NOW AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY NAME AND ADDRESS.
IF NOT, WE'LL, UH, WE'LL CLOSE COMMENTS, UH, FROM CITIZENS, AND WE'LL MOVE
[ Report from City Manager Report from the City Attorney Reports and comments by Commissioners and Mayor]
TO A REPORT FROM OUR CITY MANAGER THAT'LL BE, UH, DELIVERED BY, UH, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, JAY EVANS.JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS. UH, WE ARE MOVING INTO OUR SPRING CLEANUPS, AND SO ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC WORKS, I WANNA MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP AT GRANNY WHITE PARK ON APRIL 20TH, AS WELL AS MAY 4TH, AND THEN ON TOWER PARK AT TOWER PARK ON APRIL 27TH, OUR CLEANUP EVENTS, WHICH WILL BE FROM 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE TO FIND A LIST OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE ACCEPTED AT THOSE EVENTS.
WE ALSO HAVE, UH, SOME RAIN COMING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND PUBLIC WORKS WOULD ASK THAT FOLKS, PLEASE NOT PILE, UH, DEBRIS OR ANYTHING IN THE DRAINAGE SWALES OR DITCHES TO HELP OUR, UH, OUR DRAINAGE IN THE CITY FLOW FLOW FREELY.
SO, UM, JUST HELP US OUT IN THAT RESPECT, PLEASE, AS WE GET THIS WEATHER.
AND THEN LASTLY, I WANNA MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT ON APRIL 27TH, WE HAVE TENTATIVELY SET A DATE FOR THE OPENING OF OUR MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS AT SMITH PARK.
SO THE TIME HAS NOT BEEN PINNED DOWN JUST YET.
PLEASE, UH, KEEP YOUR EYE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, AND WE'LL LET THAT BE KNOWN HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
OUR CITY ATTORNEY, KRISTEN CORN.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO REPORTS, UH, BY COMMISSIONERS END THIS EVENING.
WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER.
UM, I JUST WANT TO SEND A THANK YOU.
WE TAKE OUR BUDGET PROCESS VERY SERIOUS, AND THIS PAST, UH, WEEK ON THURSDAY, ALL THE COMMISSIONERS MET FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, LOOKING AT OUR, UH, CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
AND AS ALWAYS, I JUST WANT TO THANK, UH, OUR CITY MANAGER, KURT BEDNAR, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, JAY EVANS, AND OF COURSE, KAREN HARPER AND CHARGE OF, UH, OUR FINANCIAL DIRECTOR, BUT ALSO ALL OF OUR STAFF, ESPECIALLY OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS AND OUR ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT HEADS.
UM, WE TAKE THE BUDGETING SERIOUS IN BRENTWOOD, AND THAT'S WHY WE STAY IN SUCH GOOD FISCAL SHAPE AND THAT IT'S A, I'M ALWAYS AMAZED AT HOW GOOD AND ACCURATE, UH, THE INFORMATION IS.
AND I JUST WANNA SEND A THANK YOU OUT.
UH, THANK YOU BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS FOR ALWAYS REACHING OUT AND FOR YOUR TEXTS, EMAILS, AND CALLS.
YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR GOVERNMENT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT AND COLLABORATING WITH US.
UM, TONIGHT, I WANNA WELCOME TWO GENTLEMEN FROM MTSU, WHO ARE HERE TO JOIN US TO LEARN, UM, FOR THEIR CLASSES.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, AND I HOPE YOU TAKE SOMETHING BACK WITH
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YOU.WE HAD A GREAT PARK BOARD MEETING ON MONDAY, APRIL 1ST.
WE APPROVED THE, UH, SOCCER END OF THE SEASON JAMBOREE ON MOTHER'S DAY AFTERNOON FOR NOOSA, NUSA SOCCER, UH, GROUP.
AND THEY ALSO, WE APPROVED FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, A WALK AT RIVER PARK TO BENEFIT THE POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE FOUNDATION.
OUR NEXT BOARD PARK BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, UH, MAY 6TH AT FIVE 30.
AND WE MEET RIGHT NEXT DOOR IN THE ANNEX ROOM.
AND AS ALWAYS, THESE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME.
OUR MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON MAY 13TH.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THE VERY FIRST OFFICIAL MEMORIAL DAY EVENT IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD ON THAT MONDAY.
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR TO BE HERE, AND WE WILL START IN THIS ROOM.
UM, AT 7:00 PM RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO ASK ME WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP FOR A POTENTIAL INDOOR RACKET FACILITY.
I AM PLEASED TO SHARE, AGAIN THAT OUR STAFF HAS STARTED TO WORK TOWARDS A GEOTECHNICAL STUDY TO COMPLETE THAT, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LAND UPON WHICH THE FACILITY WILL BE BUILT WILL HAVE NO UNSEEN ISSUES.
UM, AND WE ALSO EXPECT THAT INFORMATION TO BE WITH US IN THE NEXT 40 TO 45 DAYS.
ALSO, WORK IS BEING DONE TO COLLECT MORE DATA FOR THE POSSIBLE NEW ENTRANCE INTO THE PARK, TO ALLEVIATE THE CURRENT NEEDS IN THE PARK, AND TO ALSO ADDRESS THIS POTENTIAL FACILITY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE STAFF WORKING SO HARD ON THIS PROJECT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING FROM THIS RESEARCH.
UM, TODAY I HAVE TO SAY THAT I REALLY ENJOYED THE ECLIPSE WATCHING.
I GOT TO SEE SOME THINGS THROUGH THE CLOUDS, SO THAT WAS SUPER FUN TO BE A PART OF.
AND LIKE COMMISSIONER LITTLE MENTIONED, THE BUDGET PROCESS WAS GREAT THIS WEEK.
SO THANKS TO STAFF FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THAT.
AND THE NEW FORMAT LOOKS EXCELLENT.
I WANT TO THANK CHARLES BOOTH AND YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTHLY DIGITAL NEWSLETTER THAT YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT PUT TOGETHER.
IF YOU DO NOT CURRENTLY RECEIVE THE MONTHLY BRENTWOOD BULLETIN, YOU CAN SCAN THIS QR CODE SEEN HERE ON THE SCREEN, OR YOU CAN SIGN UP ON THE CITY WEBSITE BY GOING TO THE DEPARTMENT'S TAB, AND THEN YOU'LL GO TO COMMUNITY RELATIONS.
AND UNDER COMMUNITY RELATIONS IN THE VERTICAL BOX ON THE LEFT OF THE BLUE BOX, YOU WILL SEE BRENTWOOD BULLETIN TAB, AND THAT WAY YOU CAN SIGN YOURSELF UP FOR THE EMAIL LIST.
UM, THIS WAY YOU CAN GET UPDATES ON CITY NEWS, ROAD CLOSURES, EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND TOWN, AND EVEN A SECTION HIGHLIGHTING UNIQUE STORIES OR HOBBIES OF CITY EMPLOYEES.
SO, CHARLES, THANK YOU FOR, IT'S, IT'S BEEN A GREAT ADDITION AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
UM, THE LIBRARY ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE NEXT LIBRARY BOARD MEETING WILL BE THIS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10TH AT 4:30 PM AT THE LIBRARY, AND IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THE EASTER EGG HUNT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS WITH SUNSHINE, A BUNNY, THOUSANDS OF EGGS, AND AN ESTIMATED 500 PLUS ATTENDEES.
YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD SOCIAL MEDIA POST, WHERE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD A DRONE THAT CAPTURED THE WHOLE EVENT FROM ABOVE.
AND IT'S, IT'S PRETTY WILD TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE OUT THERE.
SO YOU NEED TO CHECK THAT OUT.
UM, IF YOU HAVE FOUND A LOST DOG OR CAT, BRING HIM OR HER BY THE LIBRARY BECAUSE WE HAVE A NEW SERVICE THAT HAS BEEN DONATED BY THE BRENTWOOD GIRL SCOUT TROOP 1255.
IT IS CALLED WHOSE PAWS, WHERE YOU CAN SCAN FOR MICROCHIPS THAT WILL HELP IDENTIFY THE DOG OR CAT AND HELP THEM FIND THEIR LOST FAMILY INSTRUCTIONS ARE THERE FOR FINDING ANIMAL CENTERS TO HOUSE THE PET UNTIL THEY CAN BE REUNITED WITH THEIR LOVED ONES.
AND THE NEXT FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE IS WEDNESDAY, UH, EXCUSE ME, IS THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 26TH THROUGH 28TH.
AND I TOO WANNA REITERATE, REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF STAFF'S WORK ON THE BUDGET PROCESS WITH THE CIP.
IT WAS SMOOTH, EASY, AND I LOVE THE NEW FORMAT.
Y'ALL MAKE OUR JOBS SO MUCH EASIER, SO THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONER ANDREWS, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR.
UH, TREE BOARDS, UH, HAS NOT MET SINCE, UH, OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING, BUT OUR NEXT MEETING IS, UH, NEXT, UH, NEXT TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH, SEVEN 30 AT, UH, THE ANNEX ROOM NEXT DOOR.
UH, THAT'LL MOSTLY PROBABLY BE A, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF A VICTORY LAP AROUND ARBOR DAY AS A BOARD AS WE, UH, GO OVER THAT, BUT ALSO, UH, OF COURSE LOOK FOR ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AND TAKE NOTES AS WELL AS SOME OTHER AGENDA ITEMS, UH, FOR THE BOARD.
UM, AND SUZANNE, WE TOLD THE LIBRARY IT'S DOING WELL.
I WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE, I GUESS SUSAN EARL ANNOUNCED HER PLANNED RETIREMENT, SO, UH, I GUESS CONGRATULATIONS TO HER, KIND OF REACHED THE FINISH LINE OR THE, THE VICTORY LAP.
BUT I WANT TO THANK HER FOR ALL OF HER YEARS OF SERVICE.
AND, UM, SO WANNA MENTION, YOU MENTIONED THE WHO'S PAUSE PROGRAM.
UH, APPARENTLY THEY'VE GOT A PRETTY AWESOME SPOKES DOG FOR THAT, UH, THAT PROGRAM.
I SAW A YOUNG PUPPY ON THE WEBPAGE.
IT LOOKED LIKE IT HAS A, A BRIGHT FUTURE IN, UH, REPRESENTING, UH, THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
UM, AS MENTIONED, THE BUDGET PROCESS, I THINK IS, UH, IS REALLY GOOD.
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE DO.
AND I THINK AS A CITY IT'S, UH, CRITICALLY
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IMPORTANT.WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE MONEY COMES FROM AND GOES TO, UM, BECAUSE I THINK BEING CONSISTENT AND BEING FISCAL, UH, FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE DO.
UM, I DID WANNA TIE BACK, UM, WE HAD A QUESTION DURING THE MEETING ABOUT, UH, THE STATEMENT THAT AN ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO HAVE A CITYWIDE BIKEWAY SYSTEM CONSISTING BOTH OFF-ROAD TRAILS AND ON ROAD BIKE LANES.
AND THE QUESTION, UH, THERE WAS SOME QUESTION ABOUT THAT, AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THAT'S BEEN PART OF OUR PLAN FOR SOME TIME, IS ACTUALLY, UM, PASSED IN RESOLUTION 2015 DASH 49, ADOPTED BACK IN 2015 AS PART OF OUR, UH, 2020 PROCESS.
UM, BEEN REVISED A FEW TIMES, BUT YOU KNOW, THE, THE STATEMENT WAS, THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD DESIRES TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND CONVENIENT SYSTEM OF BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT WITHIN THE CITY.
OPPORTUNITIES MAY EXIST THAT HAVE YET TO BE IDENTIFIED FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE CITY'S BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS. GREATER CONNECTIVITY FOR BRENTWOODS TRAIL SYSTEM IS A STATED GOAL, UM, UH, SECTION FOUR DASH D ONE OF THE BRENTWOOD 2020 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND, UH, AND THEY'VE HAD A COMMITTEE OF RESIDENTS THAT HAS BEEN, UH, AT THE TIME WAS LOOKING AT POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND IN GENERAL, WHILE THAT, UH, THAT GROUP IS NOT A PERMANENT BOARD, UM, FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, IT HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS OVER THE YEARS.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE BIKING PEDESTRIAN ACCESS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN A, A, A PRETTY VIBRANT PART OF THE, THE CITY, YOU KNOW, COMING THROUGH OUR LONG TERM PLANNING PROCESS.
SO I UNDERSTAND HOW, IF IT, IF IT WAS OVERLOOKED, UM, IT'D BE GOOD TO, TO TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THAT.
UM, ALSO WANTED TO, TO THANK, UM, HAN ROGERS FOR COMING AND ATTENDING OUR MEETING LAST WEEK, UM, FROM MTAS.
UH, VERY IMPRESSIVE TALKING ABOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS FOR THE, UM, THE, THE CITY MANAGER SEARCH PROCESS.
AND, UM, IT WAS INTERESTING BOTH WHAT THEY CAN DO IN TERMS OF THE SUPPORT THEY CAN PROVIDE.
THE CITIES, IT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY, VERY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION.
IT IS ALSO INTERESTING TO KEEP IN MIND WHAT THEY DON'T DO.
UM, I KNOW THEY SAID SPECIFICALLY, THEY DON'T MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON CANDIDATES.
THEY DON'T PLACE ANY PAID ADVERTISEMENTS.
THEY DON'T DO THE BACKGROUND CHECKS OR, UM, ANY OF THAT.
AND ALSO, UM, ANYONE WHO DOES CONTACT 'EM, UH, ABOUT THE JOB GOES ON THE PUBLIC RECORD.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S THE KIND OF THING THAT I THINK THAT COULD MAKE A GREAT PARTNER.
BUT I WANNA ASSURE EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS, UH, SELECTING, UH, A NEW CITY MANAGER WHO IS THE BEST FIT, YOU KNOW, FOR OUR CITY AND OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF IS A, A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THING.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT'S REACHED OUT TO ME TO EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE CAST A WIDE NET AND WE FIND THE BEST LONG-TERM FIT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, AND WE TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY.
AND I, I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S COMMITMENT TO THAT PROCESS.
AND I WAS ALSO GONNA MENTION THAT, UM, IF ANYBODY HAS A HELPING HEART AND IS LOOKING FOR A FUN EVENT THIS WEEKEND, UH, THE, UM, THE WILLIAM WILLIAMSON COUNTY TRACK AND FIELD, UH, ASSOCIATION IS HOSTING A RACE TO, UH, FIGHT A LS.
THE, UM, RACE IS STARTING AND ENDING OVER AT THE ANDREWS TRANSPORTATION GROUP HERE IN MARYLAND FARMS. BUT IT IS, UH, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH THE REGISTRATION, OF COURSE, UM, LIKE ANYTHING, IT IS A FUNDRAISER, BUT, UM, BUT IT SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN.
I KNOW THEY SAID THEY'VE GOT OVER 200 PEOPLE SIGNED UP SO FAR, BUT A GREAT, UH, A GREAT CHANCE TO GET TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.
SO I WANT TO THANK, UH, STACY AND ALL THE, THE FOLKS OVER AT WILLIAMSON COUNTY TRACK AND FIELD FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.
I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF 'CAUSE WE WANT TO GET HOME AND SEE THE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
UH, I JUST RETURNED FROM CLEVELAND WHERE I SAW THE, A GREAT WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR WEEKEND, UNBELIEVABLE.
AND ALSO A TAKE AWAY FROM CLEVELAND, AS WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO BE HERE IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
THEY HAVE POTHOLES THE SIZE OF VOLKSWAGENS.
AND, UM, JUST HOW EVERYTHING RUNS.
BUT, UH, WE SAW SOME GREAT GAMES.
OUR AIRPORT IS BETTER THAN THEIR AIRPORT, AND I COULD GO ON AND ON, BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
UH, HOPE EVERYBODY ENJOYS THE MEN'S FINAL FOUR TONIGHT.
UM, I TOO WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THE BUDGET FORMATTING WAS GREAT THIS YEAR.
THE DOCUMENTS THAT WERE PREPARED AND ALL THE ANALYSIS THAT WENT INTO IT IS VERY, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE SUCH A LUCKY CITY HERE IN BRENTWOOD, BECAUSE WE DO THIS BUDGET PROCESS.
UM, UH, HONA ROGERS, LIKE COMMISSIONER ANDREW SAID FROM MTAS, SHE GAVE US A VERY, VERY GOOD PRESENTATION.
IT WAS WONDERFUL FOR THEM TO COME AND SEE WHAT, WHAT WE CAN DO.
AND I, I THINK WE FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE THAT WE'RE GONNA STUDY THIS AND COME UP WITH THE RIGHT PLANS, AND WE'LL HAVE A SEARCH FOR THE CITY MANAGER THAT COVERS MANY, MANY BASES.
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SO THANK YOU HONA FOR COMING.UM, MATTHEW ROBINSON HAS BEEN CONTACTING ME RELIGIOUSLY, REGULARLY ABOUT THE BIKE TRAIL.
HE HAS WORKED SO HARD OUT THERE AND HE SENDS ME PICTURES AND IT'S JUST, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A RIBBON CUTTY SUIT, AND THEY'VE REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB OUT THERE.
SO THANK YOU MATTHEW, AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE.
AS REALLY AN EXAMPLE OF AN ORGANIZATION GIVING BACK TO THE CITY.
THEY, THEY, THEY PUT THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH WAS, AND THEY'VE WORKED VERY HARD THERE.
FINALLY, UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION MET LAST WEEK.
THERE WERE ONLY NINE ITEMS ALL ON CONSENT.
THE BIGGEST ONE THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW, THIS IS NOT WHAT THE PUB, WHAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION ASKED THEM TO DO, BUT STARBUCKS AT THE HILL CENTER IS GOING TO, UM, TAKE SOME OUTSIDE DINING OUT, MAKE ANOTHER PARKING SPOT.
THEY SEEM TO WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO PULL UP AND RUN IN AND GET TO GO ORDERS.
THEY'RE REDOING THE INSIDE TOO.
THERE'S GONNA BE LESS SITTING.
THEY SEEM TO THINK IT'S GONNA, I THINK THEY THINK IT'S GONNA BE MORE TO GO STUFF, PEOPLE RUNNING IN AND OUT.
BUT THAT WAS APPROVED, UH, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER CONSENT ITEMS. MAYOR, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
UH, HOPE EVERYBODY, UM, HAD A, UH, GREAT, UH, AND, UH, HAPPY EASTER, UH, WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
UM, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, UM, UH, IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IN, UH, IN BRENTWOOD.
AND WE'RE VERY THOUGHTFUL AND APPRECIATIVE OF A STAFF AS WE SPEND YOUR TAX DOLLARS.
AND SO AS WE GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, WHERE, WHERE DO WE SPEND, UH, THESE DOLLARS, WE JUST DON'T MAKE DECISIONS, UM, ON MOST THINGS YEAR TO YEAR.
UH, WE DID HAVE A SIX YEAR, UH, CIP PROGRAM.
WE'VE DIALED IT BACK, UH, TO FIVE.
UH, BUT WHEN YOU START TO LOOK AT, UH, THE FISCAL DISCIPLINE AROUND THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, IS PUT IN PLACE, MAKING SURE THAT, UM, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED, MAKING SURE THAT, UH, PUBLIC WORKS DOES, UH, IT'S VERY INTENTIONAL.
UH, AND THE HARD WORK THAT THE STAFF PUTS FORTH, UH, TO THAT, UH, IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
AND I KNOW OUR RESIDENTS APPRECIATE IT AS WELL, UH, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD A TAX INCREASE IN WHAT, 30 SOME YEARS IN, UH, IN BRENTWOOD, AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP IT THAT WAY.
AND, UM, UH, MS. ROGERS WAS, UH, WAS HERE FROM, UH, FROM M MT A S AND TALKED ABOUT, UH, OUR OPTIONS, UH, IN A WAY THAT, UM, THEY WOULD BE ABLE, UH, TO HELP US.
UH, AND ALSO TALKED ABOUT, UM, HOW THEY HAVE HELPED OTHERS, UH, IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE RECRUITING A NEW CITY MANAGER.
SO WE AS A BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, UH, DO NOT, UH, DIRECT, UM, STAFF, UH, DAY TO DAY.
WE'VE GOT, UH, A GENERAL MANAGER, UM, WHO IS, UH, IN THE FORM OF A CITY MANAGER.
SO THIS IS MOST ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT, UH, WE DO.
SO WE WANNA FIND SOMEONE THAT HAS THE, THE FISCAL DISCIPLINE, UH, THE CULTURE, UH, THAT IS SO IMPORTANT HERE, UH, AS WELL AS BUYS INTO THE COMMUNITY AND UNDERSTANDS THAT BRENTWOOD IS VERY UNIQUE, UH, AND DIFFERENT.
THIS JUST DIDN'T HAPPEN, UH, BY STANCE, UH, OUT THERE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, WAS VERY INTENTIONAL, UH, AND IT'S ALLOWED BRENTWOOD TO SHINE, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT RIGHT PERSON THERE.
SO WE'LL BE VERY THOUGHTFUL, UH, AS IT RELATES TO HOW WE CONDUCT THAT NEW CITY MANAGER, UH, SEARCH.
UM, BUT HAVING, UH, HAVING MTS, UM, WHICH IS UT UH, OUT THERE IS, UH, IS SOMETHING THAT'S, UH, UH, PRETTY NICE.
[ Consent Agenda]
I'M GONNA TAKE A BIG DEEP BREATH HERE, UH, BECAUSE CONSENT AGENDA, YOU ALL HAD A LOT, UH, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.UH, BUT WE HAVE 11 ON THE CONSENT TONIGHT, SO I'M GONNA TRY AND, UH, UH, MOVE THROUGH THESE REAL QUICKLY.
UH, ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE, 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 OF THESE ITEMS AT THIS TIME.
ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 29 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDERS WITH FOUR STAR PAVING LLC FOR ANNUAL ROADWAY REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 30 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER WITH PRO SHOCK CONCRETE IN FOR PIPE REPAIR AND LINING FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION.
ESTABLISHING A SPEED LIMIT OF 25 MILES PER HOUR FOR JOHNSON CHAPEL ROAD WEST BETWEEN DEERWOOD LANE AND MURRAY LANE.
RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 38 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DONATION OR SALE AND DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY HELD BY THE CITY FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION.
2024 DASH 39 RESOLUTION LIMITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION PARTICIPATING IN THE TENNESSEE CONSOLIDATED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
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RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 41 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH BARGE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, INC.FOR SEWER REHABILITATION PROGRAM, ASSISTANCE FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 44 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND AN AMENDMENT WITH MEDICAL BENEFITS ADMINISTRATORS INC.
MED BEND FOR PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 FOR ADOPTION APPROVAL TO PURCHASE NILE NETWORK SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER NINE, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENT COMPUTERS.
ITEM NUMBER 10, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE FOUR PORT PORTABLE RADIOS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND ITEM NUMBER 11, APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDED STREET RESURFACING LIST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE.
SECOND PRIMARY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SPEAR.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THIS BOARD THIS EVENING? HEARING NONE
[1. Resolution 2024-40 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH ORION BUILDING CORPORATION, INC. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF WINDY HILL PARK, for adoption]
WILL MOVE TO NEW BUSINESS.ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 40 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH ORIENT BUILDING CORPORATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF WENDY HILL PARK FOR ADOPTION.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE.
SECOND PRIMARY MOTION BY VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.
JAY MAYOR CITY STAFF'S VERY PLEASED TO BE BRINGING THIS ITEM TO YOU TONIGHT.
IT IS THE CULMINATION OF SEVERAL YEARS WORTH OF WORK BY BOTH THE COMMISSION AND STAFF TO ATTAIN ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES THAT WAS IN OUR 2030 PLAN.
AND MAYOR, YOU MENTIONED WE SPEND OUR MONEY WITH GREAT INTENTION AND WE PLAN THINGS OUT.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON SINCE 2016.
WHEN THAT DOCUMENT WAS PASSED, IT TARGETED THAT AREA WHERE WINDY HILL PARK IS EAST OF I 65, NORTH OF CONCORD ROAD AND WEST OF EDMONDSON, UP TO THE CITY LIMITS, THAT IN THAT AREA WE NEEDED TO FIND LAND THAT WAS GREATER THAN 20 ACRES IN SIZE IN ORDER TO MAKE A PASSIVE PARK.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO.
52 ACRES IS WINDY HILL PARK, AND AS YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN MASTER PLANNED.
WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU TONIGHT A CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION WITH ORION BUILDING CORPORATION.
WE PUT THE DESIGN OUT TO BID AND WE ONLY HAD ONE RESPONDENT.
OF COURSE, WE DO LIKE TO HAVE MORE, BUT ORION IS A RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, AND HAPPY TO SAY THAT THEY ARE BRENTWOOD BASED.
THEY ARE IN THE OVERLOOK AT BRENTWOOD, AND THEY HAVE PROPOSED A PRICE OF $4,100,093.
RECALL IT BACK IN JANUARY, THE CITY MANAGER TALKED ABOUT HOW MUCH HE THOUGHT WE WOULD NEED TO COMPLETE WENDY HILL PARK.
AND AT THAT TIME HE SAID ABOUT $4.5 MILLION WITH 4.3 OF THAT BEING FOR CONSTRUCTION.
THANKFULLY, THIS CAME IN AT 4.1 MILLION AND THAT ALLOWS US $200,000.
WE'RE GONNA ASK YOU TONIGHT TO AUTHORIZE THAT AS A CONTINGENCY IN THE EVENT THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT COME UP, SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS OR SIMILAR, UM, WHERE WE WON'T HAVE TO DELAY THE PROJECT WHEN THOSE THINGS ARISE.
AND SO THE TOTAL, INCLUDING THAT $200,000, WOULD BE 4.3 MILLION AND $93 IF AWARDED TONIGHT, ORION WOULD BEGIN CONSTRUCTION THIS SPRING.
HOPEFULLY BE CONCLUDED BY LATE NEXT SPRING, EARLY SUMMER, AND HAVE IT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UM, WE'VE, UH, WE'VE WORKED AWFUL HARD ON AND TALKED A LOT ABOUT.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, UM, IT GOES BACK TO CAPITAL PLANNING.
UH, AND WHEN THE LAND CAME AVAILABLE, UH, WE HAD THE, UH, THE CASH, UH, TO MAKE THAT TRANSACTION.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO ACQUIRE THAT, UH, THOSE 50 SOME ACRES THERE, UH, ON UH, OLD ROAD.
AND UM, THAT'S YOUR TAX DOLLARS.
SO, ALL IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 40 SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[2. Appointment of two (2) members to the Park Board]
BALLOTS FOR APPOINTMENT OF TWO MEMBERS, UH, TO THE PARK BOARD.THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT A LOT, UH, WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD APPLICANTS AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT, UH, TO MAKE THAT DECISION BECAUSE SO MANY OF THE FOLKS ARE, UH, SO HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND WOULD BE GOOD.
BUT WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE, UH, MAKING APPLICATION.
YOU READY? MM-HMM,
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FOR ANY NAME BUTCHERING.SO COMMISSIONER LITTLE VOTES FOR SIMON KASOWITZ.
COMMISSIONER ANDREWS, OH, I'M SORRY.
COMMISSIONER ANDREWS VOTES FOR SIMON KASOWITZ AND SATARA SAMALA.
COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN VOTES FOR SIMON KASOWITZ AND CINDY SIMONS.
COMMISSIONER SPEARS VOTES FOR SIMON KASOWITZ AND CINDY SIMONS.
MAYOR GORMAN VOTES FOR SIMON KASOWITZ.
AND CINDY CINDY SIMONS VICE MAYOR.
TRAVIS VOTES FOR SIMON KASOWITZ AND CINDY SIMONS.
YOU HAVE SIMON KASOWITZ WITH SIX, AND CINDY SIMONS WITH FOUR.
AND AGAIN, THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT MADE APPLICATION.
[3. Appointment of one (1) member to the Williamson County Board of Equalization]
WE'RE GONNA DO A, UH, A BALLOT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE JUST ONE, UH, FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION GOVERNMENT FORMALITIES DOING A BALLOT FOR ONECHRISTIAN, WILL YOU READ THOSE INTO THE RECORD FOR US PLEASE? THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONER LITTLE VOTES FOR JANE CAMPBELL.
COMMISSIONER SPEARS VOTES FOR JANE CAMPBELL.
MAYOR GORMAN VOTES FOR JANE CAMPBELL.
VICE MAYOR TRAVIS JANE CAMPBELL.
COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN, JANE CAMPBELL AND COMMISSIONER ANDREWS VOTES FOR JANE CAMPBELL.
CONGRATULATIONS TO JANE CAMPBELL.
[a. Notice of future appointments of three (3) members to the Library Board (for information only)]
NEXT UNDER, UH, OTHER NEW BUSINESS.THIS IS JUST A NOTICE OF FUTURE APPOINTMENT OF THREE MEMBERS TO THE LIBRARY BOARD.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE ON THE LIBRARY BOARD, GO TO THE CITY WEBSITE AND, UH, FILL OUT AN APPLICATION.
WITH THAT, UH, WE WILL CLOSE, UH, THE MEETING.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING THIS EVENING.