* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. NO. ALL [00:00:01] RIGHT. WE'LL GET, UM, RIGHT INTO, UH, THE NEXT AGENDA. LOOK OVER HERE. ALRIGHT. [ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Mayor Gorman Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Commissioner Little Memorial Day Ceremony] UH, SO WE WILL CALL THE ORDER, UH, THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR MONDAY, MAY 13TH. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT AT THIS TIME. I'LL TURN THE AGENDA OVER TO COMMISSIONER SPEARS WHO'S GONNA LEAD THIS GREAT EVENT THIS EVENING. THANK YOU JOHNSON. HERE. IT'S GREAT TO SEE A FULL HOUSE. THANK YOU FOR COMING. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND BEHALF OF THE MAYOR, THE VICE MAYOR, THE COMMISSION, AND THE STAFF. WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE FIRST ANNUAL CITY OF BRENTWOOD MEMORIAL CEREMONY. AS WE GATHER THIS EVENING, WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL SET IN EACH OF OUR HEARTS THINKING TOWARDS THE DAY OF MEMORIAL DAY THAT WILL BE HERE IN TWO WEEKS. OUR COUNTRY SET ASIDE MEMORIAL DAY APPROPRIATELY TO HONOR THE 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY. AND IN DOING SO, THEY GRANTED US THE FREEDOM TO GATHER TONIGHT AND TO ENACT A GOVERNMENT THAT IS OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE, AND BY THE PEOPLE. TONIGHT, WE HAVE A FEW THANK YOUS, SPECIFICALLY FOR A FEW DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE HONOR OUR VETS, CO-FOUNDERS, DON BELTON AND TOM FREEMAN FOR ASKING THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD TO HAVE THIS EVENT AND FOR HELPING US MAKE IT HAPPEN IN YOUR PROGRAM. I HOPE YOU HAVE ONE. YOU WILL FIND ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE CONTRIBUTING TONIGHT, AND THEIR NAMES ARE LISTED FOR YOU TO SEE ABOUT THEM AND LEARN ABOUT THEM. UM, THEY ARE VETERANS, DEPENDENTS OF VETERANS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL AND RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL HERE IN BRENTWOOD. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE HILLSBOROUGH EXCHANGE CLUB, WHICH IS A VOLUNTEER GROUP THAT HANGS 110 AMERICAN FLAGS DOWN FRANKLIN ROAD ON THE LIGHT POSTS TONIGHT. TOM DAVIS COULD NOT BE HERE, BUT MARTY FLANAGAN IS HERE, AND I KNOW HE IS, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE'S SITTING. THANK YOU, MARTY. ALSO, WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, MAJOR GENERAL TOMMY BAKER. IT WILL BE OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER THIS EVENING. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND AND AS I CALL YOUR NAMES, WOULD YOU ALSO PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING? THANK YOU. UM, WE, WE THOUGHT JACK JOHNSON MIGHT BE HERE. IS SENATOR JOHNSON HERE? I, I DID NOT SEE HIM. OKAY. IS ANYONE FROM HIS REPRESENTATIVE FROM HIS TEAM HERE? OKAY, THANK YOU. YOU'RE BRENTWOOD MAYOR MARK GORMAN. STAND, VICE MAYOR KEN TRAVIS, COMMISSIONER NELSON ANDREWS. COMMISSIONER ANN DUNN. COMMISSIONER RAY LITTLE COMMISSIONER SUSANNA MCMILLAN. WE ALSO HAVE A DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR US CONGRESSMAN MARK GREEN HERE. AND HIS NAME IS SAM NINO. THANK YOU SAM. AND LASTLY, WE HAVE A STAFFER FROM US SENATOR MARSHALL BLACKBURN'S OFFICE. GRAY KIDWELL HERE. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS EVENT TONIGHT, AND WE VIEW THIS AS THE BEGINNING STEP FOR INCREASING PURPOSEFUL RECOGNITION FOR OUR MILITARY COMMUNITY HERE IN BRENTWOOD. NOW WE WILL BEGIN OUR CEREMONY AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION TONIGHT. OUR INVOCATION IS LED BY ARMY NATIONAL GUARD VETERAN RON HUDSON. PLEASE STAND, PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. HOLY FATHER, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND TO HONOR OUR VETERANS AND TO CELEBRATE OUR GREAT COUNTRY. IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU DID FOR THIS COUNTRY AND YOU CONTINUE TO DO DAILY. YOU TOOK A GROUP OF INEXPERIENCED FARMERS AND WORKERS, AND YOU DEFEATED THE MI MIGHTIEST EMPIRE IN THE WORLD AT THE TIME TO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN THE HOME OF THE BRAVE AND THE LAND OF THE FREE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE EXTREME HARDSHIPS THAT OUR [00:05:01] VETERAN MEN AND WOMEN HAVE ENDURED, AND FOR THOSE WE HONOR TONIGHT, THAT PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE OF THEIR LIFE THAT WE MIGHT BE FREE. IN CHRIST'S NAME I PRAY, AMEN. AMEN. YOU MAY BE SEATED. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'D LIKE YOU TO PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS BY RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, ROTC COLOR GUARD, THEN FOLLOWED BY OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM BY BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ CHOIR AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY UNITED STATES AIR FORCE VETERAN RICH CRESCA, WHO IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE HIGHEST VALOR AWARD IN AVIATION. THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS COLOR GUARD HOLD BRIGHT FACE ORDER COLORS, RE, COLORS, ARMS, OH SAY, CAN YOU SEE BY THE DOGS WHAT WE HAVE GOT THE TWILIGHT LAST CREAM WHO BROUGHT STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARTS THROUGH THE BAD FOR THE, AND THE, THE, THAT OUR FLAG THERE OR SAY AND NOW WILL BE LED IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL ORDER ARMS, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE RETIRING OF THE COLORS. COURT ARMS, RIGHT FACE COLUMN LEFT MARCH. WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN A WARM WELCOME FOR OUR COLOR GUARD FROM RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL AND OUR CHOIR FROM BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. NOW [00:10:01] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE BE SEATED. IF YOU WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A PROGRAM IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO READ FOR YOURSELF THE BIOGRAPHY OF OUR GUEST SPEAKER THIS EVENING. WE WERE VERY, VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE FORMER COMMANDER OF THE TENNESSEE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, MAJOR GENERAL TOMMY BAKKER JOIN US THIS EVENING. BUT AS THAT IS A HUGE ROLE, AS TENNESSEE'S GUARD IS 13,000 MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE TYPICAL VOLUNTEERS AND PATRIOTS, HE LED THE ARMY FORCE. HE LED THAT FORCE OVERSEAS COMBAT TOURS. AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S MOST IMPRESSIVE AND SOMETHING THE GUARD IS ALWAYS PROUD OF IS THAT IT PROMOTES ITS ENLISTED SOLDIERS TO THE OFFICER RANKS. BUT IT'S VERY RARE THAT AN ENLISTED SOLDIER CAN REACH THE RANK OF GENERAL OFFICER, LET ALONE MAJOR GENERAL AND COMMAND OF FORCE. TOMMY HAS ALSO BEEN OUTSTANDING IN HELPING VETERANS. HE TURNED AROUND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AFTER BEING APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR LEE AND HAS WORKED WITH HONOR OUR VETERANS TODAY. HE SHOWED ME A PHOTOGRAPH OF SOMETHING THAT HE WORKED WITH WITH SENATOR JACK JOHNSON AND THAT WAS IMPROVING THE WAY WE LAY OUR HONORED DEBT TO REST IN OUR STATE CEMETERIES. AND HE HAD TO TAKE $350,000 OUT OF HIS BUDGET TO DO THAT, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DIGNITY OF BURIAL WAS PRESERVED FOR ALL THE FAMILIES. PLEASE WELCOME MAJOR GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER TOMMY BAKER. THANK YOU TOM. NICE REMARKS TOO KIND, BUT I APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH AND I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR MAYOR, FOR HAVING US. I, I FEEL KIND OF AWKWARD WITH MY BACK TO YOU, BUT SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT'S MY BEST VIEW . UM, BUT IT'S GOOD TO BE IN BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE THIS EVENING. AND, UH, I THINK I HEARD THIS WAS AN INAUGURAL EVENT, A MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE, UH, HEARD SOME IN THE CROWD SAY THAT IT'S GONNA GET SO LARGE, IT'LL BE OUTSIDE BEFORE LONG AND THAT'LL BE A GREAT THING AS WELL. BUT THANKS FOR HAVING ME HERE THIS EVENING TO SPEAK. IT'S A REAL HONOR, UH, TO GET TO COME SPEAK ABOUT MEMORIAL DAY, UH, AND ESPECIALLY BEING AN INAUGURAL SERVICE. IF THERE'S ANY GOLD STAR FAMILIES HERE THIS EVENING, I JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BOTH THE SACRIFICE OF YOUR LOVED ONE AND THE CONTINUED SACRIFICE THAT YOU MAKE EACH DAY. AND ALSO THANKS TO ALL OF OUR VETERANS HERE THAT HAVE SERVED, UH, REGARDLESS OF WHAT ERA, UH, COMBAT PEACETIME. UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT SERVICE AND THANKS TO YOUR FAMILIES FOR SUPPORTING YOU IN THAT SERVICE. AND THEN THANK YOU TO ALL THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD. UH, WHETHER YOU SERVED OR JUST, UH, ARE A PATRIOT AND WANT TO COME HONOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. YOU KNOW, WE GATHER TO REMEMBER AND HONOR THE MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE LOST AS PART OF OUR COUNTRY'S RELATING COMMITMENT TO REMAIN FREE. AND TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY, OUR NATION WILL HONOR THOSE WHO'VE GIVEN ALL. IN ADDITION TO HONORING THEIR DEVOTION, WE ALSO MOURN THEIR LOSS WITH THEIR FAMILIES WHO REMAIN. YOU KNOW, MEMORIAL DAY IS NOT SO MUCH FOR GOLD STAR FAMILIES, BUT MORE FOR THE NATION AND ITS CITIZENS TO REMEMBER THE FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN THEY NEED. NO REMINDER, THEY REMEMBER EVERY DAY IT NEVER REALLY GOES AWAY. AMERICANS IN THE PAST HAVE KEPT MEMORIAL DAY RATHER QUIETLY PAUSING TO REMEMBER AT LEAST FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THE KIND OF MEN AND WOMEN THAT SO WILLINGLY GAVE THE LAST FULL MEASURE. THIS TIME OF NATIONAL REFLECTION, THIS GENTLE PAUSE TO CONSIDER WHY WE'RE HERE CAN NEVER BECOME JUST ANOTHER LONG WEEKEND OR AN ADDITIONAL TRIP TO THE LAKE. MOST OF THE HEROES MEMORIALIZED DID NOT COME FROM WEALTH. THEY WERE NOT IN SEARCH OF FAME. THEY SIMPLY ANSWERED THE NATION'S CALL, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, ETHNICITY, CREED, OR RELIGION, THEY EACH CHOSE TO SERVE A CAUSE THAT WAS GREATER THAN THEMSELVES. IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THE FILM TAKEN CHANCE, I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE IT, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS TIME OF REMEMBRANCE. IT RELAYS THE TRAGIC STORY OF A FALLEN MARINE FROM THE IRAQ WAR AND HOW HE WAS TRAN HONORABLY TRANSPORTED FROM THE BATTLEFIELD WHERE HE GAVE ALL [00:15:01] TO HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE IN HIS HOME STATE. I'VE WATCHED THIS FILM SEVERAL TIMES AND I THINK IT REALLY IS A DISTINCTIVE, ACCURATE ILLUSTRATION OF WHAT MEMORIAL DAY IS REALLY ALL ABOUT. YOU KNOW, CURRENTLY THERE'S JUST OVER 18 AND A HALF MILLION LIVING AMERICAN VETERANS SINCE GENERAL WASHINGTON COMMANDED THE CONTINENTAL ARMY. OVER 42 MILLION HAVE SERVED OUR NATION. APPROXIMATELY ONE OVER 1 MILLION OF THAT 42 MILLION HAVE PERISHED IN THE DEFENSE OF OUR FREEDOM. OUR DUTY IS NOT ONLY TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONOR SUCH SACRIFICE, BUT TO ENSURE AN ENDURING FRAMEWORK OF SINCERE GRATITUDE IS PASSED TO OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS. I THINK THAT TOOK PLACE HERE THIS EVENING WHEN I SEEN THAT YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THE COLOR GUARD AND THE CHOIR THAT WAS UP HERE. THAT'S GREAT. THEY'LL NEVER FORGET THAT MOMENT. OUR HEROES HAVE NOT ONLY FOUGHT TO KEEP AMERICANS FREE, BUT HAVE PRESERVED FREEDOM AROUND THE GLOBE. MANY OF OUR FALLEN REST HERE ON US SOIL, BUT NEARLY 130,000 ARE LAID TO REST IN 26 CEMETERIES SITUATED IN 17 FOREIGN CON COUNTRIES REACHING FIVE CONTINENTS. THESE ARE STARK REMINDERS OF SOME OF OUR MOST HISTORIC BATTLES, SUCH AS MUSE, ARGON OFFENSIVE IN WORLD WAR I, WHERE OVER 26,000 AMERICANS LOST THEIR LIVES. THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE WERE OVER 16,000. 19,000 PERISHED NORMANDY, 16,000 OKINAWA, 13,000 OR UZON WERE NEARLY 11,000 GAVE THEIR ALL THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND ON. ANOTHER 81,000 NEVER MADE IT HOME AND REMAIN MISSING TO THIS DAY OF THAT 41,000 WERE LOST AT SEA. WHAT OTHER NATION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD POSSESSES SUCH AN EXCEPTIONAL LINEAGE AND TRADITION? DANIEL WEBSTER SAID OVER 150 YEARS AGO, THAT GOD GRANTS LIBERTY TO ONLY THOSE WHO LOVE IT AND ARE ALWAYS READY TO GUARD AND DEFEND IT. THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE FREELY SWEAR AN OATH TO PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. AND THROUGH THAT OATH, THEY FULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THEY'RE WILLING TO PAY THE ULTIMATE PRICE IF REQUIRED. SO AS WE REVERENTLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAITHFUL DUTY PERFORMED BY THOSE WE HONOR, LET'S ENSURE TO CONTINUE TO DO WHAT IS REQUIRED OF US. AND THAT'S NEVER FORGET WHAT THEY DID AND WHAT IT MEANS TO US. AS A FREE PEOPLE, MAY GOD BLESS THE FAMILIES OF OUR FALLEN. MAY GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GENERAL. OUR BENEDICTION WILL BE LED BY ONE MEMBER OF A GOLD STAR FAMILY. KAREN MORVA HUSBAND WAS THE FIRST LIEUTENANT IN VIETNAM. HE'S ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES. HE CAME HOME, BUT AS HE CAME HOME, HE RETURNED TO A VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION THAT DIDN'T WANT TO HELP HIM EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE AS AN INFANTRY OFFICER. HE LEFT US HERE AND, UH, WE BELIEVE HE'S IN HEAVEN. AND KAREN CARRIES ON WITH THAT MISSION OF KEEPING THE MEMORY OF THE ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL SERVE ALIVE. AND SO WE'D LIKE TO ASK HER TO LEAD US THIS EVENING IN OUR BENEDICTION. AND AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE STAND YOU. PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS FOR THE BENEDICTION. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, TONIGHT, WE REMEMBER THOSE COURAGEOUS MEN AND WOMEN WHO PUT ON A MILITARY UNIFORM, PICKED UP A WEAPON AND STEPPED ONTO THE BATTLEFIELD NEVER TO RETURN HOME. WE HONOR THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND ALSO PRAY FOR THOSE THEY LEFT BEHIND. PLEASE PROTECT AND GUIDE THESE FAMILIES THROUGH EACH DAY. PLEASE BLESS THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING OUR COUNTRY AND PROTECT THEM AS THEY WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH AND BRING THEM BACK HOME SAFELY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE SACRIFICE OF YOUR SON ON THE CROSS FOR OUR SINS, AND ASK THAT YOU BLESS THE SOULS OF THOSE WHO SACRIFICE THEIR LIVES ON THE BATTLEFIELD FOR OUR FREEDOM. MAY WE REST UPON AND ABIDE IN YOU OUR GREAT COMFORTER, BOTH NOW AND FOREVERMORE. AMEN. [00:20:02] PLEASE BE SEATED. UH, THE NEXT ITEM IN OUR PROGRAM OFTEN GENERATES SOME INTERSERVICE RIVALRIES AND SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SERVED IN MULTIPLE BRANCHES HERE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STAND WHEN YOU HEAR THAT HYMN. I WANT TO THANK MY DAUGHTER REAGAN IN THE BACK THERE FOR TELLING ME TO SPEED UP DAD . SO WE'RE GONNA BEGIN, AND WHAT I'M GONNA REMIND YOU ALL IS THESE HYMNS ARE PLAYED IN THE ORDER OF PRECEDENCE. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT REMEMBER THE ORDER OF PRECEDENCE, I WON'T HAVE TO REMIND YOU TO STAND, BUT FOR THOSE WHO DON'T, I'LL TELL YOU WHEN TO STAND UP . SO MAESTRO, IF YOU'LL PLAY THE ARMED FORCES MID LEAGUE. THANK YOU. THE UNITED STATES ARMY, THE NATIONAL GUARD, THE ARMY RESERVE, AND THE STATE GUARD. PLEASE BE SEATED. AND MAY THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS MEMBERS PLEASE STAND WITH THE UNITED STATES NAVY STAND, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, THE INTERNATIONAL GUARD, AND THE AIR FORCE RESERVE. PLEASE STAND THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD. WELL, THAT CONCLUDES OUR ARMED FORCES MEDLEY. WOULD YOU GIVE ONE MORE HAND TO ALL THOSE THAT SERVE? GONNA ASK YOU TO STAND AGAIN IF YOU'RE ABLE. THIS WAS YOUR PHYSICAL FITNESS CERTIFICATION. SEE GENERAL BAKER TO GET THAT SIGNED OFF. WE'RE NOW GOING TO HAVE THE PERFORMANCE OF TAPS. TAPS HISTORICALLY BEGAN IN THE CIVIL WAR. IT WAS, UH, DEVELOPED BY A UNION GENERAL OFFICER WHO WANTED A WAY STANDARDIZED THAT HE COULD RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF [00:25:01] DUTY DURING THAT TIME. EVER SINCE THAT TIME, IT HAS BEEN PLAYED AT MILITARY FUNERALS THROUGHOUT OUR NATION AND AROUND THE WORLD. FOR US ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND IT'S ALSO PLAYED AT OUR CEMETERIES, FIVE OF THEM HERE IN TENNESSEE THAT ARE RUN BY THE STATE AND ANOTHER FIVE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. EACH TIME A SOLDIER, SAILOR AIRMAN MARINE OR COAST GUARD MEMBER IS LAID TO REST. AND WE ARE FORTUNATE TONIGHT TO HAVE TODD GLENN OF THE BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL TO PLAY TAPS FOR US. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. THANK YOU TODD. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE BE SEATED. TODD, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB AT THE AGE OF 18, SEE THE ARMY RECRUITER OUTSIDE . WE NEED SOMEONE THAT CAN STILL PLAY TAPS ON A REGULAR BUGLE. UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE WE'RE COMING TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR PROGRAM AND, UH, MY COLLEAGUE DON BELDEN, WHO IS MY CO-FOUNDER, WHO ALSO SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY FOR 20 YEARS, IS GOING TO, UH, MAKE SOME REMARKS AND EXTEND AN INVITATION. BUT WE NEED YOU TO STAY SEATED UNTIL HE SAYS MOVE OUT . I KNOW EVERYONE'S BEEN WAITING ON ME TO SPEAK BECAUSE AFTERWARDS WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME REFRESHMENTS, UH, BACK IN THE UH, ANNEX. BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE, UH, CITY OF BRENTWOOD, THE MAYOR, AND THE VICE MAYOR AND THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HOSTING THIS. IF YOU'D GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THIS IS OUR FIRST ONE, BUT I'M SURE IT WON'T BE OUR LAST ONE. AND, UH, I THINK IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. IF I COULD GET THE COMMISSIONERS TO COME DOWN OFF THE DAAS AND SURROUND THE GENERAL, HE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION THAT'S COMMEMORATES YOU HOLDING THIS EVENT TO HONOR OUR BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO'VE PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE. GENERAL. THANK YOU, TOM. SO, UM, I THINK EVERYONE CAN HEAR ME. CAN YOU HEAR ME BACK THERE? OKAY. UH, WE JUST WANT TO MAYOR TO YOU AND YOUR, UH, THE MAYOR. THERE HE IS, . ALRIGHT, UH, TO YOU AND YOUR COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF, AND TO THE CITY OF BRENT BRENTWOOD WITH GRATITUDE. AND THANKS FOR HOSTING THIS SALUTE TO OUR FALLEN MAY 13TH, 2024. BY HONOR OUR VETERANS, WE WANT TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS MEMORIAL DAY 2024 PLAQUE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S ONLY FITTING THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER SPEARS, UH, HAVE, UH, HAVE THE PLAQUE. UM, SHE ALONG WITH, UH, TOM, PUT IN THE, UH, UH, THE HARD WORK, UH, TO ORGANIZE THIS. SO, UH, THANK YOU BOTH. UH, YES, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. AND THIS CONCLUDES THIS PORTION OF THE PROGRAM, BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME FUN. NOW. FUN IS CUTTING CAKE, AND WE'RE GONNA CUT IT. THE ARMED FORCES STYLE. THERE'S A YOUNG MAN WEARING A YELLOW SHIRT. YOU SEE THAT MAN IN THAT YELLOW SHIRT? HE'S WALKING BEHIND YOU RIGHT NOW. HE'S A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL AVIATION. WE'RE GONNA PROMOTE HIM TO HALL OF FAME. THAT'S 'CAUSE HE'S GOT A SWORD, [00:30:01] SABER OR CUTLASS, WHICHEVER YOUR BRANCH CALLS IT. AND YOU'RE GONNA WITNESS THE CUTTING OF THE CAKE. WE'RE GONNA INVITE THE COMMISSION TO COME DOWN THERE AND HELP HIM. AND THEY'RE GONNA CUT A THIRD OF THE CAKE. AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE A SECOND ROUND WITH VETERANS ALSO CUTTING THE CAKE. AND THEN IT WILL BE SERVED. AND THEY'RE GONNA TAKE ABOUT A 10 MINUTE BREAK, AND WE'RE ALL GONNA GET A CHANCE TO THANK OUR VETERANS AND OUR COMMISSIONERS FOR ALL THE WORK. AND ALSO SHOUT OUT TO THE STAFF HERE, WHICH WAS INCREDIBLE. THIS TAKES A LOT OF WORK. YOU WANNA THANK THEM? SO HOW ABOUT A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE CITY STAFF? MAYOR, YOU WANT TO GAVEL US OUT FOR A RECESS? UM, EVERYONE, UH, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE BACK. UM, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A QUICK FIVE MINUTE RECESS, UM, SO WE CAN GET THE, UH, CEREMONY BACK HERE KICKED OFF. UM, WE'LL SHUT THE, UH, THE DOOR, WE'LL FINISH BUSINESS, AND THEN WE WILL JOIN YOU, UH, VERY SHORTLY. I PROMISE YOU TONIGHT WE'LL BE THE BRIEFEST OF ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. , WELCOME BACK. UH, WE WILL RESUME THE, UH, THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. UM, WHAT A GREAT MEMORIAL DAY, UH, CEREMONY. UM, FIRST ITEM [2. Approval or Correction of Minutes] OF BUSINESS, UH, IS THE APPROVAL OR THE CORRECTION OF THE MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 22ND, 2024 MEETING? DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND PRIMARY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SPEARS. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AT THIS POINT [ 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. ] WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS. WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN THAT HAS SIGNED UP, UH, NATALIE WELLING. UM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE SIGNED UP TO MAKE COMMENTS, UH, BUT NATALIE, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD, UH, AND STATE YOUR, UH, YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. SURE. MY NAME IS NATALIE WELLING. UM, I LIVE AT 9 0 1 6 GRAY POINT COURT IN BRENTWOOD. UM, I HAVE COME BEFORE YOU ALL TODAY TO DISCUSS A CITY OR ORDINANCE THAT I BELIEVE IS OVERLY RESTRICTIVE AND SLIGHTLY OUTDATED. IT HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2005, WHICH DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THAT LONG AGO, BUT IT'S BEEN 19 YEARS. THE, THE CHILDREN THAT WERE BORN WHEN THIS WAS LAST UPDATED ARE NOW ADULTS AND SOME OF THEM, UH, MAY HAVE BEEN SINGING TONIGHT. . UM, MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES HAVE UPDATED THEIR ORDINANCES ON THE TOPIC THAT I'M GONNA DISCUSS AND TO BETTER REFLECT, I THINK, WHAT THEIR CITIZENS, UM, CURRENTLY WANT. THE ORDINANCE I'M TALKING ABOUT IS SECTION 10 DASH FOUR B IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD. THIS ORDINANCE BARS BACKYARD CHICKENS ON ANY PROPERTY UNDER THREE ACRES IN, UM, IN BRENTWOOD. UM, I DID SOME RESEARCH FOR, UM, ABOUT OUR SURROUNDING CITIES AND NASHVILLE. FRANKLIN AND FOREST HILLS ALL ALLOW FOR CHICKENS IN SOME CAPACITY, UM, IN WAYS THAT ARE LESS RESTRICTIVE THAN BRENTWOOD. EACH OF THESE CITIES HAVE DIFFERENT RULES, BUT THEY ALLOW FOR BACKYARD CHICKENS FOR MOST OF THEIR RESIDENTS. NASHVILLE HAS A GRADUATED ALLOWANCE BASED ON HOW MUCH PROPERTY IS OWNED. THEY START THEIR ALLOWANCE AT 0.11 ACRES. FRANKLIN DOESN'T HAVE A SET LIMIT, BUT THEY DO REQUIRE HEALTH INSPECTIONS AND A PERMIT AND A BUILDING PERMIT FOR COOPS OVER CERTAIN SIZES. FOREST HILLS ALLOWS FOR TWO CHICKENS PER LOT, AND THEY ALSO HAVE VERY SPECIFIC RULES REGARDING, UM, COOPS AND RUNS DOWN TO THE PARTICULAR PREDATOR PROOFING THAT MUST BE USED. AS I SAID, BRENTWOODS REGULATIONS ARE MUCH MORE RESTRICTIVE AND THEY PRECLUDE CHICKEN OWNERSHIP FOR MOST RESIDENTS. WHEN I FIRST LOOKED INTO CHICKEN OWNERSHIP, I REALIZED THAT IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE FOR ME TO OWN ANY, UNLESS THERE WERE SOME LAWS THAT WERE CHANGED. I WAS ACTUALLY SHOCKED BECAUSE I KNEW THAT TRACTOR SUPPLIES HEADQUARTERS WAS HERE, AND RIGHT NOW THEY'RE ADVERTISING CHICK DAYS, WHICH IS WHERE THEY SELL BABY CHICKS. AND I THOUGHT THEY CAN'T EVEN SELL THEIR MOST ADVERTISED PRODUCT RIGHT NOW TO THEIR, UH, FELLOW RESIDENTS. UM, AND I THINK IT'S TIME FOR BRENTWOOD TO WARM UP TO BACKYARD CHICKENS, AND I THINK IT CAN BE DONE IN A WAY THAT CAN BE SATISFACTORY TO EVERYONE, BOTH CHICKEN OWNERS AND NON CHICKEN OWNERS. FOR ONE CHICKEN KEEPING ISN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE, JUST ONE PINTEREST SEARCH AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT SOME PEOPLE WALLPAPER INSIDE OF THEIR CHICKEN COOPS AND EVEN HANG CHANDELIERS. NO, I'M NOT KIDDING, . UM, IT HAS BECOME A HOBBY THAT IS ENJOYED BY MANY SUBURBAN FAMILIES. CHICKENS ARE NOW LOOKED AT MUCH MORE AS PETS THAN THEY ARE FARM ANIMALS. UM, I WAS ESPECIALLY SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT CHICKENS EVEN LIKE TO PLAY AND BE SNUGGLED. , ONE OF THE MOST GRATIFYING THINGS CHICKENS CAN PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES ARE FRESH EGGS. THEIR EGGS ARE MUCH HIGHER QUALITY THAN ANY EGGS FOUND IN THE GROCERY STORES BECAUSE BACKYARD CHICKENS EAT MUCH MORE PROTEIN THAN COMMERCIALLY RAISED [00:35:01] CHICKENS. THEY GET THIS PROTEIN IN THE FORM OF NUISANCE BUGS USUALLY, AND CHICKEN AND, UH, KITCHEN SCRAP SCRAPS. THE BUGS INCLUDE TICKS, ROSE, EATING, BEETLES, TERMITES, AND MANY OTHERS. UM, SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS GOOD ABOUT CHICKENS IS THEIR WASTE, WHICH IS A CONCERN FOR MANY NON CHICKEN OWNERS, BUT IT HAPPENS TO BE EXTREMELY, UM, COMPOSTABLE AND NITROGEN RICH AND CAN BE USED IN GARDENS. THIS DECREASES THE NEED FOR SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS AND IS MUCH BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER RUNOFF. THE BEST PART ABOUT CHICKEN OWNERSHIP IS BEING ABLE TO INCREASE SELF-RELIANCE AND TO TEACH THIS TO CHILDREN. IT ALSO TEACHES THEM ABOUT WHERE OUR FOOD COMES FROM BESIDES WASTE. ANOTHER CONCERN IS UNSIGHTLY COOPS, BUT AS I SAID BEFORE, CHICKEN KEEPING ISN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE. BOTH SMALL AND DISCREET COOPS ARE AVAILABLE TO BUILD OR BUY. AND ONE SEARCH OF AMISH CHICKEN COOPS CAN SHOW YOU HOW BEAUTIFUL THEY CAN REALLY BE. AND I WOULD ARGUE THAT THEY ARE NO MORE INSIGHTLY THAN A PLACE SET OR A TRAMPOLINE. ANOTHER CONCERN NON CHICKEN OWNERS HAVE IS NOISE, BUT THE REALLY O THAT IS, IS REALLY ONLY A CONCERN WITH ROOSTERS. MOST PLACES DON'T EVEN ALLOW ROOSTERS. UM, AND THEIR LAWS HENS ARE MUCH LESS NOISY THAN DOGS, CHILDREN, AND DARE I SAY, SPORTS CARS. THEY'RE ALSO, UH, MUCH SMALLER THAN OTHER PETS, WEIGHING ONLY BETWEEN TWO AND EIGHT POUNDS DEPENDING ON THE BREED. ON A SIDE NOTE, SOMETHING I'VE LEARNED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS IS THAT, SO THINGS THAT SEEMS CERTAIN ARE NOT ALWAYS CERTAIN, SOMETIMES PANDEMICS CLOSE DOWN THE ECONOMY. ONE CONCERN CURRENTLY MAKING ITS ROUNDS IN THE MEDICAL AND AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES IS BIRD FLU. MANY LARGE POULTRY EGG PRODUCERS HAVE HAD TO STOP PRODUCING BECAUSE OF OUTBREAKS. THE GREAT THING ABOUT SMALL PRIVATE BACKYARD FLOCKS IS THAT THEY ARE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO SUCCUMB TO THESE DISEASES BECAUSE THEY ARE SEPARATED SOCIALLY DISTANCED, IF YOU WILL, FROM THE COMMERCIAL HOTSPOTS. THIS DOESN'T JUST ALLOW FOR SELF-RELIANCE, BUT WOULD ALSO EASE ANY STRESS ON THE FOOD SUPPLY IF THERE WERE ACTUALLY A TRUE SHORTAGE. BACKYARD CHICKENS SERVE MANY PURPOSES. THEY'RE NOT ONLY PRACTICAL IN THAT THEY ARE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF PROTEIN AND FERTILIZER. THEY'RE ALSO FUN, WHOLESOME, AND ENTERTAINING FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY. I REALLY HOPE WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND COME TO SOME SORT OF COMPROMISE ON BACKYARD CHICKEN OWNERSHIP IN OUR WONDERFUL CITY OF BRENTWOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU NATALIE. UM, NATALIE WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE, UM, THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING? HEARING NONE, UH, WE'LL CLOSE COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS AND WE'LL [ Report from City Manager Report from the City Attorney Reports and comments by Commissioners and Mayor] MOVE TO A REPORT FROM OUR CITY MANAGER. KURT. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. JUST A COUPLE QUICK ITEMS. I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO BE QUICK. JUST A REMINDER, THIS THURSDAY IS OUR BUDGET REVIEW MEETING WITH THE CITY COMMISSION THAT BEGINS AT 8:30 AM AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING. UH, WORK CONTINUES ON RAGSDALE ROAD WITH THE CLOSURE, UM, A LITTLE BIT BEHIND WITH SOME WEATHER. STILL HOPE TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE LANE OPEN BY SOMETIME NEXT WEEK. UM, BUT WORK IS PROGRESSING THERE. AND JUST A REMINDER, WE ARE STILL TARGETING THE END OF THE MONTH FOR THE CLOSURE OF THE MURRAY LANE, HOLLY TREE GAP INTERSECTION. OBVIOUSLY MORE INFORMATION AS WE GET CLOSER TO THAT CLOSURE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD. A REPORT FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY, KRISTEN, NO REPORT TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO REPORT FROM COMMISSION AND THIS EVENING WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN. THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, THANK YOU TO THE STUDENTS FROM RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL AND BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL FOR BEING A PART OF WHAT THE PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE SPEAKERS AND THE VOLUNTEERS ON THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU CHARLES BOOTH AND ALLISON SPEARS FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK FOR THE CEREMONY. UM, COMMISSIONER SPEARS AND I WERE HONORED TO RECENTLY ATTEND THE 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF ANNIE FRANCIS RUST DEAN, WHO HAS BEEN A BRENTWOOD RESIDENT AND A WILDWOOD RESIDENT FOR OVER 50 YEARS. THE MAYOR SIGNED A PROCLAMATION, WHICH WE PRESENTED TO HER, AND WE HAD, UM, MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT ALL STOP BY AND THEY WERE SO GRACIOUS WITH THEIR TIME TO COME BY AND WISH HER HAPPY BIRTHDAY. SHE JOKINGLY, JOKINGLY SAID SHE WAS GLAD THAT THIS TIME THEY WERE COMING BY JUST TO WISH HER HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND NOT ON AN EMERGENCY CALL, WHICH THEY HAD DONE IN THE PAST . UH, BUT SHE WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE THEM. SO THANK YOU BOTH, UM, TO BOTH OF YOUR DEPARTMENTS FOR THAT. UM, I WAS EXCITED TO ATTEND THE MOUNTAIN BIKE RIBBON, TRAIL RIBBON CUTTING. IT'S WAS VERY WINDY, BUT A GREAT TURNOUT WE HAD. THERE WAS LOTS OF RIDERS THERE READY AND EAGER TO GET ON THE TRAILS. I'VE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS THAT THEY CONSIDER IT A TOP-NOTCH TRAIL AND THEY WERE VERY IMPRESSED BY THE TRAILS, BUT ALSO, UM, THE EAGLE SCOUT PROJECTS THAT THE EAGLE SCOUTS DID AT THE, THE ARCH AT THE BEGINNING AND THE, THE COVERING FOR THE MAP AREA. SO WE'VE ALSO ALREADY BEEN GIVEN SOME SUGGESTIONS OF THINGS TO TWEAK REGARDING SIGNAGE AND EMERGENCY ACCESS. SO THE FEEDBACK IS GREAT AND OBVIOUSLY SOMETIMES YOU TRY AND PREPARE FOR EVERYTHING YOU CAN, BUT YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW IT UNTIL YOU PUT IT INTO ACTION. LIBRARY ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE NEXT LIBRARY BOARD MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12TH AT FOUR 30 AT THE LIBRARY. THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL SALE. THEY RAISED $20,503 [00:40:01] AND 50 CENTS. THANK YOU TO THE MANY VOLUNTEERS FOR PUTTING IN COUNTLESS HOURS FOR THAT SUCCESSFUL EVENT. AND THEN SOME EVENTS, UM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, THEY HAVE A, UM, SOMETHING CALLED THE STEEPED IN HISTORY TEA PRESENTATION AND TASTING ON TUESDAY, MAY 14TH FROM TWO TO 3:00 PM THIS IS AN INTERACTIVE TEA PRESENTATION LED BY THREE SISTERS TEA ROOM. YOU WILL LOOK AT THE TEA'S INFLUENCE ON CULTURE, HEALTH, THE FINE ARTS, AND OF COURSE ITS IMPACT ON HISTORY. REGISTER IN ADVANCE ONLINE AND PLEASE PAY THE $10 FEE IN ADVANCE BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE WEBSITE. OR YOU CAN LEARN A NEW CARD GAME WITH THE BRENTWOOD EUCHRE CLUB ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH, FROM ONE TO THREE, THE LIBRARY WILL HAVE DECKS OF CARDS OR YOU CAN BRING YOUR OWN. FINALLY, IF THOSE EVENTS ARE NOT ACTIVE ENOUGH FOR YOU, COME ENJOY A FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY DANCE PERFORMANCE BY MS. DANCE ACADEMY. THAT WILL BE SATURDAY, MAY 18TH FROM ONE 30 TO TWO 30. THEY'RE PERFORMING THE WIZARD OF OZ. AND THEN DON'T FORGET THAT THE LIBRARY AND OTHER CITY FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, MAY 28TH FROM MEMORIAL DAY. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER ANDREWS. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST TREE BOARD. OUR NEXT MEETING IS MAY 21ST, SEVEN 30 HERE IN THE ANNEX ROOM. NEXT DOOR. I'LL ENCOURAGE ANYBODY INTERESTED IN THE TREES, THE CANOPY OR ENVIRONMENT IN GENERAL TO COME OUT OUT. UM, A COUPLE THINGS REAL QUICK. UH, RAVENWOOD BRAGS, UH, UH, RAVENWOOD WAS ONE OF ONLY TWO, UH, HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES TO HAVE, EXCUSE ME, ONE OF FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES TO HAVE TWO PLAYERS IN THE NFL DRAFT WERE BOTH, UH, JUNIOR COLSON AND GRAHAM BARTON, UH, WENT PRETTY HIGH AND ARE NOW CONTINUING ON THEIR FOOTBALL CAREER. SO, UH, GLAD TO SEE THAT. AND THEY'RE IN VERY GOOD COMPANY. WE THINK. UH, ANOTHER ONE THAT HAD TWO IS IMG ACADEMY DOWN IN FLORIDA. UH, ALSO, UH, THE RYN WILL GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL, UH, WON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, UH, FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW. SO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS GOING ON. UM, MENTIONED, UH, ALREADY TODD PLAYING TAPS OVER HERE FROM THE BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL BAND. OUTSTANDING. UM, I KNOW FROM HEARING LOTS OF MY TRUMPET PLAYING FRIENDS, THE TAPS IS NO JOKE, , AND IT'S, UH, IS A VERY CHALLENGING PIECE OF MUSIC, UH, FOR A LOT OF FOLKS. SO, UM, REALLY APPRECIATED TOM AND TOMMY AND, AND EVERYBODY FOR PUTTING ON THIS EVENT TONIGHT. I THINK IT REALLY WORKED WELL. UH, UH, HOPE IT'S TRADITIONALLY WE SEE CONTINUING FOR A LONG TIME. UM, NATALIE, I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS ON CHICKENS. UH, I KNOW I'VE HAD, UH, MY, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW AND HIS WIFE KEPT CHICKENS UP IN FARMINGTON, MICHIGAN FOR A, A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND, UH, I KNOW THEY ENJOYED IT A LOT UNTIL THEY DIDN'T , BUT IT WAS, UH, BUT IT WAS FUN FOR THE KIDS. AND, AND, AND, AND I CAN, I CAN SEE WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM, UM, ON THE MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS. UH, I HAVE HEARD GOOD THINGS AND REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE FOLKS THAT CAME OUT AND MADE THAT POSSIBLE. I KNOW WHEN THAT PARK FIRST OPENED, YOU KNOW, 12 YEARS AGO, THERE WERE A LOT OF TALK ABOUT IT AND IT'S REALLY FUN TO SEE IT ALL COME ONLINE AND TO SEE PEOPLE ENJOYING THOSE SO MUCH. UM, AND APRIL, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR STEPPING IN AS OUR INTERIM LIBRARY DIRECTOR. YOU KNOW, I KNOW, UH, YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF GOING ON WITH HR, BUT THANK YOU FOR, UH, TAKING ON THIS IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY ON AN INTERIM BASIS AND, AND HELPING WITH THE CONTINUITY IN THE STAFF OVER THERE. AND, UH, ALSO WANTED TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE RIGHT QUICK, UH, THE FOLKS AT PATENT LOGISTICS FOR COMING TO OUR BUDGET MEETING LAST WEEK AND, UH, PRESENTED THE CON UH, THE CONCEPT OF A PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP ON TENNIS AND RACKET SPORTS, UH, TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL. UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT IS HARD TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS, UH, THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION, BUT I, I CERTAINLY THINK IT'S WORTH LOOKING INTO AND I APPRECIATE THEIR, UH, THEIR FRESH EYES AND THEIR FRESH LOOK AT IT. MAYOR. VERY GOOD. COMMISSIONER DUNN. WELL THEN THE INTEREST OF TRYING TO GET TO OUR GUESTS BEFORE THEY ALL LEAVE, I HAVE NO REPORT. UM, COMMISSIONER LITTLE, JUST REAL QUICK, UH, MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL, UH, CEREMONY WAS, WAS REALLY GOOD ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. AND, AND MOUNT BIKE COMMUNITY, VERY ENTHUSED. I WANNA THANK OUR VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE AND THOSE WHO PRESENTLY SERVE. AND OF COURSE, THOSE WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. AND I DID HAVE A ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING RIGHT BEFORE THIS, SO I'LL MAKE REPORT ON THREE THINGS REAL QUICK. UH, WE'RE DOING STORM DRAIN MARKERS TO HELP REMIND PEOPLE THAT OUR STORM DRAINS RUN RIGHT INTO THE RIVER. SO DON'T, DON'T TRASH IN THEM. UH, WE'VE GOT A MILKWEED PROJECT COMING UP THIS FALL TO ATTRACT BUTTERFLIES. UH, THAT WILL BE IN SMITH PARK, JUST ACTUALLY TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL. AND THEN, UH, BRENT FEST OUTREACH JUNE 22ND. SO MARK ON YOUR CALENDAR, BRENT FEST AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD WILL BE THERE. THANK YOU MAYOR. VERY GOOD. COMMISSIONER SPEARS. THANK YOU MAYOR. WHAT A GREAT NIGHT. WHAT A WONDERFUL CEREMONY. UM, SO THANKFUL FOR TOM FREEMAN AND DON BELTON AND THE WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO THIS FROM HONOR OUR VETS, UM, CHARLES BOOTH. [00:45:01] WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU, SO THANK YOU FOR THE HOURS THAT YOU PUT IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN. UM, THANK YOU BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS FOR REACHING OUT FOR YOUR EMAILS AND ATTENDING OUR MEETINGS. NATALIE, THANK YOU FOR COMING. UM, I THINK YOU'VE ALSO SENT US AN EMAIL, UH, GREAT DETAILS, LOTS OF RESEARCH, GREAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. UM, OUR MAY PARK BOARD MEETING WAS CANCELED DUE TO NO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, BUT WE WILL HAVE A PARK BOARD MEETING IN JUNE AND THAT WILL BE JUNE 3RD AT FIVE 30 NEXT DOOR ON THE MOUNTAIN BIKE. RIBBON CUTTING, AS WAS MENTIONED, WAS FANTASTIC. UH, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO ASK ME WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP FOR THE POTENTIAL INDOOR RACKET FACILITY. THE CITY COMMISSION HOSTED A POTENTIAL PRIVATE PARTNER AT OUR CITY BRIEFING ON THURSDAY MORNING, AND COMMISSIONERS WERE ABLE TO ASK HIM QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS PROPOSAL. A PRIVATE INVESTOR COMING FORWARD DOES CONFIRM THE VIABILITY OF BUILDING THIS INDOOR ROCKET FACILITY IN CROCKETT PARK. AND IF THE CITY DECIDES TO PARTNER, WE DO NEED TO ENSURE THAT OUR TAXPAYER INVESTMENT IS ALSO RECUPERATED BY THE END OF THE POSSIBLE AGREEMENT. AND IT IS EXCITING TO THIS DEVELOPMENT. BUT ONE MORE STEP I HAVE ASKED STAFF TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION IS TO GET A TERM SHEET FROM A MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT ALREADY HAS EXPERIENCE WITH RUNNING AN INDOOR RACKET FACILITY AS OUR CURRENT INTERESTED PRIVATE INVESTOR DOES NOT HAVE THAT SAME EXPERIENCE. THAT WAY WE WILL HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES AND THE MARKETPLACE HANDLE THIS TYPE OF MANAGEMENT AND MANAGE THIS TYPE OF RACKET FACILITY. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR TRAVIS. THANK YOU. I FOLLOW UP ON THAT. WHAT IS, WHAT IS THE STAFF GOING TO BE DOING? OH, I'VE JUST HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A MANAGEMENT COMPANY JUST TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT TYPE OF AN AGREEMENT LOOKS LIKE. IT'S NOT A CONTRACT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. JUST UNDERSTANDING THE FEES AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED. OKAY. THANK YOU VICE MAYOR TRAVIS. ALRIGHT, MOUNTAIN BIKE RIBBON CUTTING. UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION THIS LAST WEEK APPROVED, UH, WHATABURGER TAKING OVER THE OLD BACKYARD BURGER LOCATION. I BRING THAT UP JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW THAT, THAT, UH, WHATABURGER HAS MADE A COMMITMENT TO BE LIKE CHICK-FIL-A AND HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE OUT THERE AND MANAGE THE TRAFFIC. IT, IT COULD BE A PROBLEM. THEY THINK THEY'VE GOT IT HANDLED, THEIR PRESENTATION LOOKED LIKE THEY DID. SO I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THAT. AND FINALLY, THANK YOU ALLISON AND CHARLES. WHAT A GREAT NIGHT. SUPER. FANTASTIC. THAT'S ALL I GOT, SO WE CAN GO VISIT OVER THERE. VERY GOOD. UM, UH, COMMISSIONER SPEARS, UH, CHARLES AND UH, TOM FREEMAN. UH, THANK YOU ALL. UH, MY COMMENTS ARE VERY BRIEF. UH, ALL GAVE, UH, SOME, SOME GAVE ALL BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO FOUGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM WE'RE ABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. SO WITH [ Consent Agenda] THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL MOVE ON, UH, TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS, UH, UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL GENERALLY BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. DOES ANYONE WISH TO HAVE ANYTHING REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING? VERY GOOD CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 54 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO, TO THE GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF TENNESSEE FOR VIOLENT CRIME INTERVENTION FUNDS TO PURCHASE LICENSE PLATE READERS FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION. 2024 DASH 55 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH INS GUARD CONSTRUCTION GROUP FOR THE ARDENT WOODS SCALES PUMP STATION PROJECT FOR ADOPTION. ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 56. THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH CLAIMANTS LAWN CARE FOR RIGHT OF WAY MAINTENANCE FOR ADOPTION. ITEM FOUR, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 57 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT WITH PREMISE HEALTH EMPLOYER SOLUTIONS LLC FOR NEAR SITE CLINIC SERVICES FOR ADOPTION. ITEM FIVE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 58 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT WITH PREMISE HEALTH EMPLOYER SOLUTIONS LLC FOR THE PROVISION OF PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL APPROVAL TO RENEW OFFICE 365 LICENSE AND AZURE CLOUD SERVICES. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT, GRAPHICS AND INSTALLATION FOR NINE POLICE VEHICLES. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, APPROVAL TO DONATE OUT OF SERVICE POLICE DEPARTMENT RADAR UNITS. FINALLY, ITEM NUMBER NINE, APPROVAL TO DONATE ONE FORD EXPEDITION AND ONE TOYOTA TACOMA, UH, FOR THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. DO I HEAR MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AS READ. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. IS THERE ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THIS EVENING? BEFORE THIS COMMISSION THIS EVENING? ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS? HEARING NONE. I MOVE. WERE ADJOURN. PLEASE JOIN US NEXT DOOR FOR THE CELEBRATION. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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