Jun 24, 2024 City Commission Meeting

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ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING AND,

[ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Commissioner Spears Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Vice Mayor Travis Oath of Office for Police Officers Ethan Dolan and Maggie LaPolla]

PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE HERE IN PRESENT THIS EVENING.

THE INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY COMMISSIONER SPEARS AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.

PLEASE RISE, WOULD YOU PRAY WITH ME, PLEASE? GOOD EVENING.

LORD, OUR FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US TO LIVE AND EXPERIENCE THE WORLD YOU HAVE CREATED FOR US.

THANK YOU FOR LOVING US IN SO MANY WAYS.

THANK YOU FOR, FOR PROVIDING SO MANY GIFTS FOR US.

WE AIM TO FOLLOW YOUR WILL, AND WE ASK FOR YOUR HELP IN DOING JUST THAT.

WE ASK FOR YOUR KINGDOM TO BE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.

HELP US TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS.

HELP US TO FORGIVE OTHERS AS WE ARE FORGIVEN.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN THIS GREAT CITY OF BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO WORK FOR OUR CITY, WHO HAVE GIVEN THEMSELVES INTO A LIFE OF SERVICE.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO RISK THEIR LIVES EACH DAY FOR OUR SAFETY AND TO HELP US SOLVE OUR MOST ACUTE PROBLEMS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO GUIDE OUR THOUGHTS AND DECISIONS AND ALL WE DO AND SAY, IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

PLEASE JOIN ME.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ALRIGHT, NEXT ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR POLICE OFFICERS, ETHAN DOLAN AND MAGGIE OLA.

CHIEF, THIS IS ONE OF THE FAVORITE THINGS WE GET TO DO HERE AT THE CITY.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.

UH, TONIGHT I GET TO INTRODUCE YOU TO TWO BRAND NEW POLICE OFFICERS.

JUST GRADUATED FROM THE POLICE ACADEMY THIS PAST THURSDAY.

UH, AND TODAY'S ACTUALLY THEIR FIRST DAY OF FIELD TRAINING.

SO, UH, THEIR EYES ARE WIDE OPEN AND, UM, HOPEFULLY THEY'RE ALREADY HAVING A LOT OF FUN.

THE FIRST ONE I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO IS ETHAN DOLAN.

ETHAN WAS BORN IN KNOXVILLE, VALS .

HIS FAMILY MOVED TO MURFREESBORO AND HE GRADUATED FROM BLACKMAN HIGH SCHOOL.

HE'S ALSO A GRADUATE OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE HAS A BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

PRIOR TO WORKING FOR US, ETHAN WORKED IN HIS FAMILY'S RESTAURANT BUSINESS, AND HE'S ALSO WORKED IN THE STUDENT MINISTRY AT HIS CHURCH IN MURFREESBORO.

ETHAN MAYOR, COME RIGHT OVER HERE BY THE, UH, BY THE PODIUM.

YES, SIR.

ETHAN, IF YOU'LL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, ETHAN DOLAN.

I ETHAN DOLAN, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I POSSESS ALL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT I POSSESS, ALL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER, FOR THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT, AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION.

THE CONSTITUTION, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.

THAT I WILL, THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS.

IN ALL RESPECTS, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER, OF THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER, THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER.

WELCOME.

GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YES, SIR.

THANK, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY TO EVERYBODY.

YES, SIR.

THANK ETHAN.

HE'S GONNA PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.

YOU GOTTA TALK A LITTLE BIT.

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THANK YOU, SIR.

YES, MA'AM.

ETHAN, WHY DON'T YOU COME BACK.

TELL ME WHICH FAMILY MEMBERS YOU HAVE WITH US HERE TONIGHT.

UM, SO I HAVE MY SISTER CHELSEA.

SHE GOES TO MTSU TOO.

SHE'S STUDYING PSYCHOLOGY.

UM, MY MOM, KIMBERLY, MY DAD JOHNNY, AND THEN MY UNCLE WOODY.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

SO, COMMISSIONERS, I, I, I BELIEVE YOU REMEMBER A COUPLE MONTHS AGO I INTRODUCED YOU TO ONE OF OUR NEW POLICE OFFICERS, MO AND I TOLD YOU THAT, UH, N

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WELL, I THINK I MAY HAVE TO EAT MY WORDS TONIGHT BECAUSE WE HAVE A, AN ANOTHER INCREDIBLE STORY ABOUT MAGGIE LIP POLA AND HOW SHE BECAME TO BE A POLICE OFFICER.

MAGGIE WAS BORN IN CHINA, UH, AS AN INFANT.

SHE WAS DISCARDED, BUT SHE WAS RESCUED BY A POLICE OFFICER AND CERTAINLY APROPOS ABOUT WHY SHE'S HERE TODAY.

UM, MAGGIE WAS ACTUALLY ADOPTED BY A FAMILY IN NEW JERSEY.

HER MOTHER IS A MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AND HER FATHER IS A PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OR WAS AT ONE TIME.

UH, SO SHE CERTAINLY HAS A CRIMINAL JUSTICE BACKGROUND IN HER FAMILY.

UH, MAGGIE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL IN SCOTCH PLAINS, NEW JERSEY.

SHE ALSO ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AND ROWAN UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE GOT A DEGREE IN LAW AND JUSTICE STUDIES.

SHE ALSO WAS CAPTAIN OF HER LACROSSE TEAM.

SO SHE'S A, SHE'S A TOUGH ONE AND WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE HER.

PRIOR TO ACCEPTING A JOB WITH US, SHE DID AN INTERNSHIP WITH THE UNION COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN NEW JERSEY.

IT REALLY, UH, SPARKED HER INTEREST IN DOING THIS JOB.

SHE, UH, MOVED TO NASHVILLE.

SHE DECIDED THAT'S WHERE SHE WANTED TO BE, AND SHE FOUND US AND WE'RE GLAD THAT SHE DID.

MAYOR MAGGIE, IF YOU'D RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

I'M MAGGIE LIP.

I MAGGIE LIP DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I POSSESS, THAT I POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS.

ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER WITH THE DUTY OF POLICE OFFICER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT, AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION, THE CONSTITUTION, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.

THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, AND THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS, OBSERVE THE PRO PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES, AND THE CHARTER OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE AND THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER, THE DUTY OF POLICE OFFICER.

WELCOME.

THANKS, SIR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

HAVE SOME THOUGHT.

I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THE REST OF IT'S GONNA BE.

.

THANK YOU.

THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH.

WOW.

UM, ALRIGHT, UH, MOVING ON.

UH, WE'LL HAVE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE

[1. Public hearing on Ordinance 2024-01 - AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2024 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2025 INCLUDING BUDGET FOR BRENTWOOD EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT]

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING? VERY GOOD.

HEARING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THAT PUBLIC, PUBLIC HEARING.

NEXT, PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE

[2. Public hearing on Ordinance 2024-02 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE TO ESTABLISH THE PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2024 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2025]

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THAT PUBLIC HEARING? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL CLOSE THAT PUBLIC HEARING.

AND FINALLY, PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER

[3. Public hearing for proposed five-year Capital Improvements program for Fiscal Years 2025-2029]

PUBLIC HEARINGS.

UM, IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON, UH, ON THAT PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE, I MOVE, UM, THAT PUBLIC HEARING, UH, BE CLOSED.

NEXT ON THE

[4. Approval or Correction of Minutes]

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT, WE HAVE COMMENTS

[ 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. ]

UM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE SIGNED UP THIS EVENING, UM, BUT, UM, WE'LL GO WITH THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP, UH, FIRST AND THEN IF YOU DECIDE YOU WANNA SPEAK, UH, AFTER THESE FOLKS, UH, HAVE SPOKE, UM, PLEASE MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN.

SO IF YOU WOULD, UH, COME TO THE PODIUM, IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY NAME AND ADDRESS.

UH, FIRST IS JEFF HINKEL.

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GOOD EVENING.

I MADE SOME NOTES, SO I TRY AND REMEMBER WHAT I'M GONNA SAY.

UM, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, BY THE WAY.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL THING THAT YOU GUYS DO.

UH, MY NAME IS JEFF SCHENKEL.

UM, I STRUGGLE TO PRONOUNCE IT TOO.

UM, I RESIDE AT 94 34 TIMBER RIDGE COURT.

BEEN THERE SINCE 1995.

I'M ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR BIKE WALK TENNESSEE, WHICH IS A, THAT BIKE WALK BRENTWOOD IS CO AFFILIATED WITH.

WE'VE GOT COMMITTEES AROUND THE STATE, INCLUDING KNOXVILLE, CLEVELAND, AND FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE.

I'M HERE TO FOLLOW UP ON THE CONVERSATIONS FROM THE LAST MEETING ON JUNE 10TH REGARDING DEFUNDING OF THE BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALKS ALONG FRANKLIN ROAD.

I BELIEVE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE REVISITED WHEN LOOKING AT THE WALKING AND BIKING TRAILS IN BRENTWOOD.

THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE EAST SIDE OF I 65 AND THE WEST SIDE.

THIS HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION AT LEAST SINCE 2016, WHEN THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN OPPORTUNITIES WAS PUT TOGETHER ON THE BRENTWOOD TEN.GOV WEBSITE.

IT ACTUALLY HIGHLIGHTS A STUDY DONE DURING THE FALL OF 2017 BY KIMLEY HORN AND TOOLING, I'M PROBABLY MISPRONOUNCING IT GROUP, UM, WHICH WAS PRESENTED TO THE RESIDENTS IN JANUARY OF 2018, WHICH IDENTIFIED SIX SPECIFIC OPTIONS TO SAFELY CROSS, EXCUSE ME, IN INTERSTATE 65.

ALL THESE OPTIONS COST MONEY, NO DOUBT, BUT THE REWARDS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE TENFOLD.

IN MY HUMBLE OPINION AT THE TIME.

THE TOTAL COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $5 MILLION, OBVIOUSLY A FEW YEARS AGO.

IF WE LOOK AT THE BRENTWOOD 2030 PLAN FOR THE FUTURE, WHICH WAS ALSO DONE AROUND 2016, IT DISCUSSES THE GOAL OF CREATING A PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY DOWNTOWN AREA.

EXTENDING SIDEWALKS ALONG FRANKLIN ROAD IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP FULFILL THAT GOAL AND ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO WALK A RIDE FROM THEIR HOME STORE.

OUR SHOPPING DISTRICT, WE'VE LEARNED THAT PEOPLE LIKE TO BE OUTDOORS AND IT'S A HEALTHY CHOICE, LIFE HEALTHIER CHOICE, LIFE CHOICE, EASY FOR ME TO SAY.

UH, HAVE WE RUN THE NUMBERS ON HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THIS COULD BENEFIT? I THINK NUMBERS ARE IMPORTANT WHEN WE CONSIDER SPENDING OUR TAX DOLLARS.

AND LAST YEAR'S FIVE YEAR CAPITAL BUDGET, THE BIKING AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS WAS BUDGETED FOR ALMOST $6 MILLION, 58 70, I THINK TO BE EXACT.

AND THE CURRENT FIVE YEAR CAPITAL BUDGET, IT'S BEEN REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1,000,006, UH, WHICH IS REDUCTION OF OVER 73%.

I'M CURIOUS HOW THAT REDUCTION IS JUSTIFIED.

IF ANYTHING, WE SHOULD BE INCREASING IT, MAKING IT FRIENDLY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO GET OUTDOORS, ENJOY A BEAUTIFUL COUNTY, AND SPEND TIME WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS EXERCISING AND SOCIALIZING AND COMPARING NUMBERS.

WE'RE PLANNING TO REALLOCATE CAPITAL DOLLARS TO A RACKET FACILITY IN CROCKETT PARK, ALTHOUGH I ENJOY PICKLEBALL AND THINK THIS ACTUALLY COULD BE REALLY INTERESTING.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, IT DOES RAISE SOME QUESTIONS.

MY IMPRESSION IS, AND I COULD BE WRONG, THAT THE TENNIS FACILITY IN MARYLAND FARMS SERVED ABOUT 750 MEMBERS.

IF I DOUBLED THAT TO INCLUDE POTENTIAL FOR PICKLEBALL PLAYERS, WE COULD BE BUILDING A FACILITY FOR APPROXIMATELY, MAYBE 1500 OR 2000 PEOPLE.

LAST I CHECKED, BRENTWOOD HAS A POPULATION OF ABOUT 45,000 PEOPLE.

SO WE'RE POTENTIALLY INVESTING LONG TERM, 12 TO 15 MILLION OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS TO SUPPORT ABOUT 4% OF THE RESIDENTS.

WE LIVE IN A VERY HEALTHY COMMUNITY THAT RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS OF EXERCISE AND BEING OUTDOORS.

JUST LOOK OUTSIDE IN THE MORNINGS AND SEEING ALL THE WALKERS OF RUNNERS AND THE BIKERS AND ALL THE VARIOUS SIDEWALKS AND PATHWAYS THAT WE DO HAVE.

IT'S REALLY FANTASTIC.

I BELIEVE THE FRANKLIN ROAD SIDEWALKS ARE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO HELP SUPPORT THAT LIFESTYLE.

MAKING IT EASY FOR MORE PEOPLE TO ACCESS THOSE AMAZING PARKS SHOULD BE A PRIORITY FOR THIS ORGANIZATION.

DAVIDSON COUNTY IS PROPOSING TO BUILD 86 MILES OF SIDEWALKS.

I'M HOPING WE CAN CERTAINLY START WITH TWO, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, JEFF.

NEXT ON THE LIST WE HAVE CHAD GROUT.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

CHAD GROUT.

I LIVE AT 5 42 TURTLE CREEK DRIVE IN BELL REEF TWO.

BEEN THERE FOR SEVEN YEARS.

UH, I GREW UP HERE, WENT TO BROAD HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF NINE FOUR.

YES, THAT WAS 30 YEARS AGO.

UH, WITH YOUR DAUGHTER.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WITH HER PLAN .

UM, SO I'M HERE TO ECHO, UH, JEFF SHINGLE'S COMMENTS ON, UH, IN SUPPORT OF THE SIDEWALKS ON FRANKLIN ROAD, IN ADDITION TO KIND OF THE BROADER WHITE, UH, WALK, BIKE, UH, TOPICS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, I WON'T GO INTO AS MUCH DETAIL AS MR. HINKEL DID, UM, BUT MY, UH, FOUR CHILDREN WHO ARE AT BRENTWOOD MIDDLE AND SCALES ARE GETTING TO THAT SCOOTERING AGE AND ARE WANTING TO HAVE MORE MOBILITY.

THEY WANNA HAVE A BROADER RADIUS TO TRAVEL AROUND.

THEY'RE VERY CURIOUS, VERY ACTIVE, AND, UH, SO THIS TOPIC IS VERY FRONT

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UH, I, UH, WHEN I LIVED IN NASHVILLE, UH, WE WERE IN EAST NASHVILLE IN GREEN HILLS FOR A LONG TIME.

UH, I WAS A BIG SUPPORTER OF WALK BIKE NASHVILLE, AND WAS VERY INVOLVED IN IN PEDESTRIAN AND, AND BICYCLING ACTIVITIES, UH, IN THAT COMMUNITY.

SO IT'S A PASSION OF MINE.

UH, AND SO I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR US TO PAY ATTENTION TO, UH, EXPANDING WAYS FOR US TO CIRCULATE THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, UH, WITHOUT HAVING TO GET INTO OUR CAR.

UH, ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IS TO BIKE INTO BRENTWOOD AND, UH, GO TO CHILI BURRITO, GET A SHOUT OUT TO CHILI BURRITO, ONE OF OUR HOMEGROWN BUSINESSES.

UH, WE NOW HAVE A CREMA, UH, WHICH IS ALSO A NASHVILLE HOMEGROWN BUSINESS.

UH, I LIKE TO WALK TO, I LOVE JUICE BAR, UH, IN THE, UH, BOILED DEVELOPMENT.

UH, AND SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A PRETTY WALKABLE AND BIKEABLE COMMUNITY.

UH, WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SAFE AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO ADD SIDEWALKS, UH, ADD PROTECTED BIKE LANES.

UH, I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE, THE WEST PARK CADILLAC DRIVE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS THAT I THINK DID MAKE IT INTO THE BUDGET THIS TIME.

UM, AND SO THERE'S, THERE'S EXCITING THINGS ON THE, ON THE HORIZON, AND I JUST WOULD ENCOURAGE Y'ALL TO, TO DON'T LOSE DON'T LOSE FOCUS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK BEFORE, UM, CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE UP.

UM, SURE.

COME ON UP.

IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY NAME AND, UH, AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

HI, ED STAN WORTH, I, UH, RESIDE AT 6 5 4 LIFE SAND COURT.

UM, FIRST OFF, I WANT TO JUST THANK THE COMMISSION.

I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS AND I'VE KIND OF GOTTEN A FIRSTHAND VIEW, A CIVICS LESSON IN WHAT IS REQUIRED OF YOU.

AND IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE, THE EXTRA TIME AND THINGS THAT YOU DO TO RESEARCH AND KEEP US ON TRACK AS A COMMUNITY.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, LIKE CHAD AND, AND JEFF, I WANT TO JUST RAISE MY VOICE AND SUPPORT OF THE CONTINUED FOCUS OR THE NEED FOR CONTINUED FOCUS ON THE CONNECTIVITY THERE FOR FRANKLIN ROAD.

UM, I THINK, UM, JEFF LAID OUT A LOT OF GREAT POINTS.

I WON'T TRY AND REVISIT THOSE HERE, BUT I JUST WANT TO LEND MY VOICE THAT CONNECTIVITY IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THE FOLKS THAT LIVE, AND I'M ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN, WE HAVE FEW TRAILS AND GETTING THOSE TRAILS TO CONNECT, ESPECIALLY AFTER WHAT'S BEEN DONE SOUTH ON FRANKLIN ROAD, TO GET THAT ALL THE WAY UP INTO THE CITY WOULD BE A, JUST A BOON.

I HAVE THREE CHILDREN THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE SCHOOLS, AND WE HOPE THAT THEY LIVE HERE AND LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.

IT WOULD BE JUST A PHENOMENAL THING IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME FOCUS.

I KNOW IT'S IN THE BUDGET, BUT IT'S BEEN REDUCED.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE IS JUST TO JUST EXPRESS A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN AND HOPE IT REMAINS SOMETHING THAT'LL STAY FRONT AND CENTER FOR, FOR YOUR GROUP.

AND, UM, AND JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, UH, WE'LL CLOSE COMMENTS, UH, FROM CITIZENS AND WE'LL MOVE TO A REPORT FROM

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

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, JUST A FEW ITEMS HERE.

ONE, JUST, UM, REMINDER WORK CONTINUES OUT AT, UH, MURRAY LANG AND HOLLY TREE GAP.

THAT INTERSECTION REMAINS CLOSED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ROUNDABOUT.

UM, I'M HEARING THAT MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.

OBVIOUSLY THE WEATHER IS CONDUCIVE TO CONSTRUCTION, SO, UM, WE'LL WE WON'T PROMISE ANYTHING AT THIS POINT, BUT WE ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS AND, AND STAYING ON SCHEDULE WITH THAT PROJECT.

UH, A REMINDER THAT NEXT THURSDAY, NOT THIS COMING THURSDAY, BUT THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY IS THE 4TH OF JULY, ALL CITY OFFICES AND THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED THAT DAY.

UH, WE'LL HAVE SOME OTHER FESTIVITIES IN TOWN THAT I'M SURE SOME OF OUR COMMISSIONERS MAY MAKE REFERENCE TO.

AND THEN FINALLY, I JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE TONIGHT, LAST MEETING IN JUNE IS ALWAYS THE, THE MEETING WHEN WE ADOPT THE BUDGET.

AND WE HAVE SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE, UH, FINANCE DEPARTMENT HERE.

SO JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE A LOT OF WORK AND EFFORT FROM THAT DEPARTMENT TO GET US TO WHERE WE ARE, UH, TONIGHT AND THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET.

UM, AND THEN OTHER THAN THAT, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS, UH, JUST BRIEFLY, I, I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INPUT OR COMMENTS ON THE, THE, UM, DETOUR ROUTES AROUND THE ROUNDABOUT IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

HAS THAT BEEN FLOWING PRETTY WELL? I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S MORE OF A QUESTION FOR YOU OR CHIEF HICKEY OR JUST IN GENERAL.

YEAH, THINK AS WE KIND OF EXPECTED THE FIRST WEEK OR SO WAS KIND OF A FLURRY OF PEOPLE KIND OF FINDING THEIR WAY, IT'S KIND OF QUIETED DOWN.

I'M, I'M SURE THERE ARE STILL FOLKS, UH, COMING THROUGH THE HIGHLAND VIEW IN THAT AREA, BUT I THINK IT'S, UH, CALMED A LITTLE BIT.

PEOPLE MAYBE ARE A LITTLE MORE ACCEPTING AND JUST RECOGNIZING THAT IT'S THERE, BUT, UM, WE CAN CON CONTINUE TO MONITOR IT AND OBVIOUSLY RESPOND IF WE CAN.

WE GOT SOME EXTRA SIGNAGE UP.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MADE A MATERIAL DIFFERENCE, BUT SOME FOLKS FELT LIKE MAYBE IT WASN'T QUITE CLEAR WHERE THE OFFICIAL DETOUR ROUTE WAS.

AND I KNOW WE GOT SOME ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE UP, SO I

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VERY GOOD.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR, UH, STEVE MANOR? QUESTION, QUESTION, KIRK, THIS IS JUST, UM, I WASN'T THERE THURSDAY, I APOLOGIZE.

BUT, UH, THE AMENDMENTS THAT WILL BE OFFERED LATER ON FOR THE, UH, OTHER FUNDS THAT WE'RE GONNA AMEND THAT, THAT'S NOT TO THE CONSENT ITEM THAT'S ON THE ITEM DOWN BELOW, CORRECT.

THAT'S FOR THE, UH, THE ITEM NUMBER ONE UNDER OLD BUSINESS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL FISCAL YEAR.

JUST MAKING SURE.

YES.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

UH, VERY GOOD.

AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO A REPORT FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY, KRISTEN.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

NO REPORT.

GO BALLS.

OKAY.

, WELCOME BACK.

VERY GOOD.

UH, AND WE'LL MOVE TO REPORTS, UH, BY OUR CITY COMMISSIONERS THIS EVENING.

WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER DUNN.

THANK YOU.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, MY SON TEXTED ME, IT'S THREE TO ONE FALLS , SO WE, SO FAR SO GOOD.

FOURTH INNING.

SO, UH, BUT I AM PAYING ATTENTION TO THE MEETING, SO, UH, ANYHOW, I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU COMING TONIGHT.

I, I, THAT PROJECT IS DEAR TO MY HEART, SO IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT CITIZENS ARE STILL VERY INTERESTED IN IT.

AND, UH, MR. BEDNAR, IF YOU COULD SHARE WITH THEM WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT OUR INFORMATIONAL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY ABOUT APPLYING FOR A GRANT, JUST SO THEY'RE UP TO DATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE IN CASE THEY, THE MEETING.

YEAH, AND THE COMMENTS WERE CORRECT.

THE, THE OVERALL CAPITAL BUDGET HAS BEEN REDUCED FOR THAT, BUT THERE IS A, A TDOT GRANT, UH, THAT THIS PROJECT WOULD QUALIFY FOR.

SO ON YOUR JULY 8TH AGENDA WILL BE YOUR, UH, REQUEST FOR YOU TO ENDORSE THAT GRANT APPLICATION.

IT WOULD BE FOR A LITTLE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS AND IT WOULD BE FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THAT GAP, CONCORD ROAD UP TO, UH, FOUNTAIN HEAD DRIVE.

SO, UM, MAKE THAT EFFORT AND, UM, AND IF WE'RE SUCCESSFUL, THEN OBVIOUSLY THAT HELPS MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD.

IF NOT, Y'ALL WILL DISCUSS IT AGAIN AT, AT YOUR CAPITAL BUDGETING EFFORT NEXT YEAR AND, AND SEE HOW THAT PROJECT PRIORITIZES OUT.

YEAH, I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD SAY, YOU POINTED OUT THAT WE HAVE APPLIED FOR THIS BEFORE AND BEEN REJECTED, SO, BUT WE'RE HOPEFUL YOU NEVER KNOW.

SO WE WILL TRY AND IT, IT WOULD BE A STEP FORWARD IF WE COULD DO THAT.

UM, BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING.

IT'S, UH, NICE TO SEE THE CITIZENS ARE STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

UH, THE HISTORIC BOARD DID NOT MEET THIS MONTH, BUT WE DID PARTICIPATE AND I THINK COMMISSIONER SPEARS FOR COMING, UH, AS A FORMER HISTORIC BOARD MEMBER TO THE HARD SCUFFLE PARADE.

IT WAS A DELIGHTFUL EVENT.

AND THE CAR I WAS RIDING IN, UH, HOWARD OWENS WHO HAD LIVED THERE FOREVER AND WAS, HAD ORGANIZED THESE, UM, REUNIONS FOR THE LAST 40 SOME YEARS.

HE, AS WE RODE DOWN THE STREET, HE, AND IT'S ALL BUSINESSES NOW, BUT HE TOLD US WHO HAD LIVED IN EACH SMALL HOME AND POINTED OUT A LOT, AN EMPTY LOT WHERE THE KIDS USED TO PLAY BASEBALL.

AND ANN HUFF, UH, WHOSE GRANDDAD WAS, UM, MR. HUFF, WHO, GLEN HUFF, WHO RAN THE LITTLE GROCERY STORE THERE, AND HER FATHER MIKE, WERE BOTH REPRESENTED BY ANN WHO CAME AND DROVE ONE OF THESE, UM, UH, LIKE GOLF CART, THE ONE THAT HAS MANY SEATS LIKE YOU SEE AT OPRY OPRYLAND AND THAT SORT OF THING.

AND TOOK A LOT OF THE, UH, PARTICIPANTS IN THE PARADE ON THAT.

SO IT WAS A REALLY FUN DAY AND, AND THANK YOU TO KIRK AND CHIEF HICKEY AND THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THEIR HELP IN MAKING IT WORK.

IT WAS REAL.

THEY WERE ALL THRILLED WITH IT.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

LITTLE.

ALRIGHT.

I'D LIKE TO START THIS EVENING WITH SOMETHING THAT'S SAT AND SOMETHING THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.

DESTIN'S NOT WITH US ANY LONGER.

HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION FOUR YEARS AGO ON JUNE 18TH, BUT HE'S HERE IN SPIRIT FOR ALL THOSE WHO SERVE AND PROTECT AND THAT'S HIS CALL AND BADGE NUMBER TWO, EIGHT TWO.

UM, DUSTIN WAS KILLED IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF JUNE 18TH, UH, WHEN HE WAS ABOUT FINISHED WITH THIS SHIFT.

AND I JUST DON'T WANT HIM TO BE FORGOTTEN AND ALSO WANT US TO ALL BE INSPIRED TO CARRY ON THAT SAME SPIRIT OF SERVICE AND PROTECTION TO OTHERS AND USE THAT TO, TO BE FULL OF GRATITUDE TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AS THEY PROTECT US 24 7 365.

AND THIS EVENING AS WE, UM, HAD OATH OF OFFICE FOR TWO OFFICERS.

UH, IT IS BOTH A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION, BUT IT IS ALSO SOBERING AS ONE WHO FEELS RESPONSIBILITY FOR A CITY BECAUSE I'M A COMMISSIONER OF KNOWING THE DANGERS THAT THEY CAN

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AND, UH, I APPRECIATE OUR FINE STAFF AND ALL THE TRAINING THEY DO THAT LESSENS THOSE DANGERS.

UH, BUT I DO WANT US TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT.

SO I WILL LEAVE DUSTIN'S CAP UP AND HE WILL BE WITH US THIS EVENING DURING THIS MEETING.

SECONDLY, I WANNA WISH YOU ALL A WONDERFUL INDEPENDENCE DAY THAT WE'LL CELEBRATE NEXT THURSDAY AND HOPE YOU APPRECIATE THE, THE FREEDOMS WE SHARE.

UM, AND WE DON'T LIVE IN A PERFECT COUNTRY, BUT I WOULD SAY BY FAR IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL COUNTRY IN THE HISTORY OF MAN AND ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE'S FREEDOM TO CHOOSE AND BE AS THEY WILL AND TO ACHIEVE WHAT THEY CAN.

UM, AND, UH, IT'S A GREAT BLESSING TO TO, TO LIVE IN THIS NATION.

AND LASTLY, GO BIG ORANGE .

THAT'S ALL.

MAYOR.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER SPEARS.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, WANNA THANK THE BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS FOR REACHING OUT.

I'VE HAD A LOT OF GOOD COMMUNICATION THIS WEEK OVER EMAIL, TEXT, PHONE IN PERSON.

UM, SO THANK YOU AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR COMING.

UM, LOOKS LIKE ED HAS LEFT, BUT JEFF AND CHAD AND ED, THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS AND, UM, SOME IDEALS WITH US.

I APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH FOR ENGAGING IN THAT WAY.

UH, WANNA WELCOME, UH, MAGGIE AND ETHAN TO OUR FORCE CHIEF, UH, YET AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR TAKING SUCH GOOD CARE AND SELECTING AND SETTING THE CULTURE SO THAT IT WOULD BE, UM, A LEGACY THAT YOU WOULD BE PROUD TO LEAVE.

AND WE KNOW THAT YOUR RETIREMENT WAS ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK, SO WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU FOR SEVERAL MORE MONTHS.

BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND FOR OUR FORCE.

UM, SATURDAY MORNING WE GOT TO GO TO THE HARD SCUFFLE, UM, PARADE.

IT WAS A HALF A MILE, A VERY HOT WALK, A HALF A MILE UP AND DOWN, UM, CHURCH STREET, WHICH IS FORMERLY KNOWN AS HARD SCUFFLE.

AND I WAS INVITED BY THIS WORK COMMISSION.

IT WAS AN HONOR FOR ME TO WALK BEHIND THEIR BANNER AND BEHIND THE ROLLS ROYCE THAT ANN WAS ABLE TO RIDE.

COMMISSIONER DUNN WAS ABLE TO RIDE IN IT'S VERY FANCY, UM, APP APPROPRIATE FOR THE EVENT.

UM, OUR NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, JULY 1ST AT 5:30 PM AND IT'LL BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR IN THE ANNEX ROOM.

THOSE MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

BRENT FEST WAS AT CROCKETT PARK THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT, AND AGAIN, IT WAS HOT, UH, SUNNY AND FUN.

UM, CONSIDERING THE WEATHER, WE REALLY HAD A GREAT TURNOUT.

AND I WANNA THANK KEISHA AND CHARLES BOOTH FOR ALL THEIR PLANNING.

I WANT TO THANK THE PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK.

WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM, OBVIOUSLY.

AND FOR FIRE AND POLICE, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO, UM, FOR YOUR PRESENCE AND PROTECTION FOR THOSE EVENTS.

AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS, I'M SURE YOU DO, ABOUT OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION.

THAT WILL HAPPEN ON JULY 4TH, OUR ANNUAL RED, WHITE, AND BOOM AT CROCKETT PARK.

HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE TOO HOT, BUT IF IT IS, JUST BRING YOUR WATER AND WE WILL CELEBRATE TOGETHER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

VERY GOOD.

COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, JEFF, CHAD AND ED, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.

WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE HEARING FROM Y'ALL.

REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU ENGAGING AND LETTING US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS.

UM, CHIEF HICKEY, GREAT HIRE AS USUAL.

I LOVE TO HEAR THE BACKGROUND ON THE, YOUR HIRES, AND SO YOU AGAIN, HAVE GOTTEN SOME GREAT NEW PEOPLE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT THAT YOU PUT INTO THAT.

AND AGAIN, GETTING QUALITY OVER QUANTITY.

UM, I THINK THESE ARE SOME GREAT ONES.

UM, AND WE'VE HAD A LOT RECENTLY, A LOT OF NEW HIRES.

I FEEL LIKE WE'RE SWEARING IN A LOT OF PEOPLE.

AND SO FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW IN THE PUBLIC, UH, IN SOME CASES WHEN AN OFFICER COMES ON BOARD, IT MAY TAKE UP TO A YEAR BEFORE THEY'RE IN THE CAR, IN THE PATROL CAR BY THEMSELVES.

SO THEY GET A LOT OF TRAINING.

SO WE DO HAVE A LOT OF NEW ONES, BUT THEY'RE, UM, GONNA GO THROUGH A LOT MORE TRAINING BEFORE THEY'RE OUT ON THEIR OWN.

SO, UM, WITH THAT POLICE CHIEF RICHARD HICKEY HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT CHIEF.

WE ALL KNEW IT WAS COMING, BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY LESS DIFFICULT.

THANK YOU FOR THE VITAL ROLE THAT YOU HAVE PLAYED IN DEVELOPING A CULTURE AT THE BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT FOCUSES ON OFFICERS WHO HAVE A HEART TO SERVE.

THANK YOU FOR SETTING THE EXAMPLE FOR ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN IN YOUR DEPARTMENT.

THE DIFFICULTY IN LOSING YOU IS LESSENED BY KNOWING YOU HAVE CREATED A SUCCESSION PLAN THAT WILL ENSURE THE CULTURE OF A SERVANT'S HEART REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND WITH THAT, WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT CHIEF JIM COLEMAN WILL BE OUR NEXT CHIEF OF POLICE.

WE KNOW CHIEF COLVIN WILL BE AN EXCELLENT LEADER AND THAT YOU ARE LEAVING BPD IN MORE THAN JUST CAPABLE HANDS, BUT WITH SOMEONE WHO EMBODIES A SERVANT HEART IN EVERYTHING HE DOES.

SO THANK YOU.

UM, IT'S BEEN SAID BEFORE, BUT ON THE 4TH OF JULY, WE WILL HAVE OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION.

AND WITH THAT, I ASK THAT, UM, EVERYONE BRING THEIR PATIENCE AND THEIR THANK YOUS FOR OUR POLICE AND FIRE AND PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT THAT WILL BE OUT THERE BECAUSE ON THE 4TH OF JULY IT IS FOR THAT CELEBRATION.

IT IS AN ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR EVERYBODY.

SO A LOT OF CITY STAFF GIVE UP THEIR DAY OFF, UM, THEIR HOLIDAY TO MAKE IT A, A MEMORABLE ONE FOR YOU.

SO PLEASE THANK THEM AND, UM, TELL THEM THAT YOU APPRECIATE THEM BEING THERE.

UH, LIBRARY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THERE WILL NOT BE A LIBRARY BOARD MEETING IN JULY.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS AUGUST 14TH

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IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, THE LIBRARY HAS CHECKED OUT 23,500 BOOKS, ADMINISTERED 25 VOTING EXAMS, AND HAD MORE THAN 220 PARTICIPANTS AT THE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS WE OFFERED FOR SUMMER READING.

UM, THERE'S ALSO A NEW, UM, SOMETHING NEW AND INTERESTING THAT YOU'D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT.

GENEALOGY CAN FEEL OVERWHELMING WHEN YOU GET STARTED, ALMOST LIKE A PUZZLE AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE ALL THE PIECES ARE BACKED BY POPULAR DEMAND, THE LIBRARY WILL BEGIN OFFERING A SLEW OF NEW GENEALOGY PROGRAMMING TOMORROW, JUNE 25TH AT 6:00 PM THE LIBRARY WILL HOST GENEALOGIST NAT TAYLOR ON AN EXCITING CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ABUNDANT HISTORICAL RECORDS AVAILABLE TO GENEALOGY RESEARCHERS SPACES LIMITED.

SO PLEASE SIGN UP AT THE LIBRARY.

ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY ARE MULTIPLE DATABASES THAT YOU CAN ACCESS WITH A LIBRARY CARD, ANCESTRY LIBRARY EDITION LETS YOU SEARCH THEIR RECORDS FOR FREE INSIDE THE LIBRARY FOLD THREE IS AVAILABLE TO USE AT YOUR HOME FOR ANY MILITARY RECORDS YOU WISH TO FIND.

STAFF ARE READY TO HELP WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR ASSISTANCE YOU MAY NEED TO ACCESS THE DATABASES.

THE LIBRARY ALSO OFFERS A HOST OF GENEALOGY RESOURCES THROUGH THE TENNESSEE ELECTRONIC LIBRARY, WHICH INCLUDES NEWSPAPERS.COM, SOUTHEAST EDITION, AND THE ENTIRE DIGITIZED VERSION OF THE TENNESSEAN TENNESSEAN SPANNING BACK TO 1812.

YOU CAN LITERALLY READ ARTICLES ABOUT THE WAR OF 1812 AS IT OCCURRED, OR WHAT WAS CALLED AT THE TIME, AMERICA'S SECOND WAR OF INDEPENDENCE.

AND IT'S FASCINATING.

YOU CAN GET ALL KINDS OF GREAT INFORMATION.

SO THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THAT'S IT.

VERY GOOD.

COMMISSIONER ANDREWS, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, THE TREE BOARD HAD A GREAT UPDATE FOR THE, UH, LIBRARY ARBORETUM LAST WEEK.

THE, THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD WAS OUT THERE DOING IT AND APPRECIATE, UH, A NUMBER OF THE LIBRARY STAFF COMING OUT AND GREETING US AND HELPING OUT AND HAVING EVERYTHING OPENED AS WE GOT THERE, UM, REALLY WENT WELL.

AND, UH, JUST INCREDIBLE ASSET AND, UH, JUST THE LIBRARY GROUNDS IN, IN GENERAL ARE JUST BEAUTIFUL.

SO OUR NEXT TREE BOARD MEETING IS COMING UP IN JULY ON THE 16TH.

UM, SO WE'LL DO THAT.

AND THEN HERE AS WE GET INTO THE FALL WHEN IT COOLS DOWN A LITTLE BIT, WE'LL BE HEADING OUT DEERWOOD TO DO THE ARBORETUM.

AND, UH, JEFF, CHAD GROUT, UH, CHAD, EXCUSE ME.

JEFF.

CHAD AND ED, APPRECIATE Y'ALL COMING OUT.

IT'S, UH, IT'S REALLY PRETTY AMAZING.

I MEAN, THE ADVOCACY THAT Y'ALL GIVE TO THIS AND THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE BY, BY WALK BRENTWOOD AND MANY OTHERS OVER THE YEARS HAS MADE A HUGE IMPACT.

AND ESPECIALLY GROWING UP HERE.

YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED BHS, UH, CLASS IN THE NINETIES, SO I WAS BHS CLASS OF 85 AND, UH, IN 85, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMED HOPELESS.

YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER ED'S FRIENDS OVER IN STONEHENGE AND JUST TRYING TO GET FROM FOUNTAIN HEAD TO STONEHENGE.

UH, YOU KNOW, YOU HAD TO RIDE ON THE, THE NON-EXISTENT SHOULDER OF A TWO-LANE FRANKLIN ROAD.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I WISH WE'D HAD THE STANDARDS THEN THAT WE HAD NOW, UH, WHEN IT WENT TO FOUR LANES, UH, ORIGINALLY, UM, WAY BACK IN THE EIGHTIES AND COULD HAVE HAD SIDEWALKS PUT IN.

THEN UNFORTUNATELY, AS IS OFTEN THE CASE, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT LAST LEG IS, IS THE HARDEST BECAUSE THE LOW HANGING FRUIT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE TOPOGRAPHY AND THE, THE, THE LAY OF THE LAND RIGHT THERE BETWEEN CONCORD ROAD AND PRINCETON HILLS IS, UH, IS CHALLENGING, BUT LIKE YOU OBSERVE IT IS, UH, IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT LINK AND I APPRECIATE THE ADVOCACY AND I HOPE WE DO SEE THE PATH THROUGH TO HELPING CONNECT THAT LAST LINK, UM, FROM NORTH SOUTH.

AND THEN AS WE GET INTO THE EVEN TOUGHER CHALLENGE OF EAST WEST, WE'LL HAVE THAT, UH, THAT ALL SET TOGETHER AS THAT, AS THAT COMES TOGETHER, UM, I WON'T REPEAT ALL THE COMMENTS BY THE PREVIOUS COMMISSIONERS ABOUT THE HOLIDAY PUBLIC SAFETY CHIEF.

I DO WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND, UH, ONE OF A, A VERY SMALL GROUP OF BRENTWOOD POLICE CHIEFS.

AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE YEARS THAT YOU'RE HERE.

AND, UH, I KNOW WELL, YOU MAY STEP DOWN, YOU'LL NOT STEP FAR.

SO, UH, GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE AS PART OF OUR FAMILY MAYOR.

VERY GOOD VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.

THANK YOU.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL HAVE AN INFO MEETING THIS THURSDAY AT 8:00 AM RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

UM, THE REGULAR MEETING WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT, 7:00 PM UH, BIG THING ON THE AGENDA IS THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE YMCA ON CONCORD ROAD, SO THAT'LL BE CONSIDERED AND TALKED ABOUT.

JUST YOU MIGHT WANT TO TUNE IN.

UM, UH, JUST LIKE TO ALSO WELCOME OUR TWO NEW POLICE OFFICERS, ANOTHER, ANOTHER CREAM OF THE CROP CHIEF.

REALLY GOOD JOB.

AND ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU CHIEF JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

AND INSTEAD OF SAYING THE SAME THINGS THEY'VE SAID, I'M GONNA TELL THE STORY THAT I TOLD YOU WHEN I FIRST RAN FOR ELECTION AND WAS ELECTED, I, I HEARD A KNOCK ON THE DOOR AT THE CLUBHOUSE WHERE WE WERE HAVING THE VICTORY PARTY.

I OPENED THE DOOR AND THERE WAS ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF TOMMY WAL AND DETECTIVE RICHARD HICKEY.

I THOUGHT WE WERE IN TROUBLE.

I THOUGHT WE WERE MAKING TOO MUCH NOISE.

I THOUGHT, I HAVE JUST BEEN ELECTED AND I'M GONNA BE ARRESTED FOR A NOISE VIOLATION,

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BUT, UH, I SHOOK YOUR HAND THAT NIGHT AND WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS EVER SINCE, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.

JIM COLVIN IS A GREAT SELECTION AND HE'LL DO, HE'LL DO FINE TOO.

OUR BEST TO HIM AS WELL.

AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

GREAT JOB.

SHE'S IN, SHE'S IN, SHE'S GOT A LOT TO DO.

CINDY'S GOT A LOT TO DO OVER THERE, BUT WE REALLY NEED THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AS IN DONE HAS SAID BEFORE, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS WE DO.

IS OUR BUDGET PROCESS REALLY REALLY A GOOD THING? UH, JUST MY OPINION ON THE BIKE TRAIL, SIDEWALKS, ET CETERA.

I DON'T SEE THAT AS PROJECT AS BEING KILLED.

I THINK WE'VE JUST HAD TO TEMPORARILY SLOW IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

UM, ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE GOOD IN OUR BUDGET PROCESS IS THAT WE PAY FOR THINGS AS WE GO ALONG.

AND I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE, UM, DO KEEP IT THERE AND WE FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THIS.

WE JUST GOTTA FIGURE OUT THE FINANCES.

IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.

I DON'T SEE IT AS BEING ELIMINATED.

I SEE IT JUST MOVED DOWN ON THE LIST, AND WE'LL KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT AND PLAN FOR SUCCESS ON THAT ONE.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

VERY GOOD.

UM, THANK YOU.

UM, JEFF, CHAD AND NED.

THANKS FOR, UH, FOR COMING OUT.

UM, UM, MOBILITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY IS IMPORTANT AND, AND THERE IS A, UH, A A HUGE BALANCE THAT HAS TO OCCUR, UH, AMONGST THAT, UM, CHIEF, GREAT HIRES, UM, YOU HAVE CONTINUED TO BUILD, UH, ON THE, UH, ON THE CULTURE, UH, AT BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WHAT WAS, UH, HERE BEFORE YOU, UM, WAS VERY GOOD.

UH, IT HAS CONTINUED TO IMPROVE, UH, AND, UH, I HOPE THAT, UH, CHIEF COLVIN IS ABLE TO, UM, SURPASS WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO, WHICH IS, UH, IS EXCELLENT.

UM, BUT BECAUSE THE PUBLIC SAFETY'S NOT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE, THE REST DOESN'T MATTER.

BUT A COUPLE OF GREAT HIRES FOR SURE IN, UH, IN ETHAN AND MAGGIE, UM, WE HOPE EVERYONE IN BRENTWOOD, UH, IS ABLE TO COME OUT, UH, ON INDEPENDENCE DAY.

UM, IT'LL, IT'LL SURE FEEL LIKE, UM, CROCKETT PARK IS FULL AND EVERYBODY IS THERE REGARDLESS.

BUT, UH, INDEPENDENCE DAY IS, UH, IS SOMETHING, UH, IT'S NOT THE 4TH OF JULY.

UM, OUR CELEBRATION'S CALLED RED, WHITE, AND BOOM.

BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO CEREMONIAL LIVES AND RECOGNIZE, UM, THAT IF THINGS HADN'T GONE THE WAY THAT THEY DID, UM, AND WE WERE NOT AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY, UM, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BE HERE, UH, THIS EVENING.

UH, AND HAVE, UH, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, VERY MANY, UH, TAKE FOR GRANTED.

UH, HERE IN OUR COUNTRY.

UH, THERE WERE COUNTLESS MILLIONS, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE GIVEN EVERYTHING.

UH, SO WE CAN BE HERE, UH, FREE, UH, THIS EVENING.

SO WE HOPE YOU COME OUT ON, UH, ON INDEPENDENCE DAY.

WITH THAT, UM, WE'LL

[ Consent Agenda]

PLEASE NOTE, UH, THAT ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL GENERALLY 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.

DOES ANY, ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS OR ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING NONE, WE'LL START ITEM NUMBER ONE, ORDINANCE 2024 DASH ZERO SIX AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2023 DASH ZERO TWO, THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING JULY 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2024 FOR CONSIDERATION ON SECOND AND FINAL READING RESOLUTION 2024 DASH ZERO ONE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION, ADOPTING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM FOR FISCALS YEAR, FISCAL YEARS 2025 TO 2029 FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION.

2024 DASH 23 RESOLUTION, ADOPTING THE CLASSIFICATION AND PAY PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 2025 FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION.

2024 DASH 64 RESOLUTION, ADOPTING THE NON-ROUTINE WORK PROGRAM FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.

THAT'LL BE JULY 1ST, 2024 TO JUNE 30TH, 2025 FOR ADOPTION.

ITEM FIVE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 70 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ALTERATION TO THE OSRD DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE ROSEBROOK SUBDIVISION FOR ADOPTION.

ITEM NUMBER SIX, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 71 RESOLUTION, ADOPTING REVISIONS TO THE JOHN P. HOLT BRENTWOOD LIBRARY POLICY MANUAL FOR ADOPTION.

ITEM SEVEN, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 72.

RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 ANNUAL PROCUREMENT OF MATERIALS AND SERVICES IN THE AMOUNTS EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDING $25,000 FROM DESIGNATED VENDORS FOR ADOPTION.

ITEM EIGHT, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE FOR THE SERVICE CENTER.

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

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SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE'LL MOVE ON

[1. Ordinance 2024-01 - AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2024 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2025 INCLUDING BUDGET FOR BRENTWOOD EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT, for consideration on second and final reading]

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

SECOND PRIMARY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SPEARS.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN KURT, UH, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE FINAL ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET.

UH, WE'VE OBVIOUSLY SPENT, UH, QUITE A BIT OF TIME DISCUSSING THIS, SO I WON'T GO INTO THE DETAILS OTHER THAN TO SAY IT IS A BALANCED BUDGET AND DOES NOT REQUIRE A TAX INCREASE TO FUND.

UM, BUT ON SECOND AND FINAL READING, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS THE COMMISSION NEEDS TO MAKE RELATIVE TO ALLOCATION OF FUNDING TO DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND GROUPS.

SO WE WILL, UM, ENTERTAIN THOSE AMENDMENTS AS, AS YOU SEE FIT.

I MOVE TO AMEND THE APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE TO ALLOW THE EDUCATIONAL FUNDING AS FOLLOWS, $62,400 EACH FOR BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL AND RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.

$15,600 EACH FOR BRENTWOOD MIDDLE, SUNSET MIDDLE AND WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND $10,400 EACH FOR CROCKETT, EDMONDSON JORDAN, KEN ROSE, LIPSCOMB SCALES AND SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

ANY DISCUSSION? NO.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? EXTENSIONS MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY I MOVE TO AMEND THE APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE TO ALLOCATE THE RECREATION PROGRAM FUNDING AS FOLLOWS, 21,000 FOR BRENTWOOD BALL CLUB AND 18,000 FOR BRENTWOOD BLAZE.

I'LL SECOND THAT DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

ABSTENTIONS, ANYONE? UM, VOTING AGAINST MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALRIGHT.

FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, WE HAVE TWO MOTIONS.

UH, THE FIRST IS I MOVE TO AMEND THE APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE TO ALLOCATE $50,000 FOR THE 50 FORWARD MARTIN CENTER.

SECOND.

THAT ALL IN FAVOR? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

I ALSO MOVE TO AMEND THE APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE TO ALLOCATE $13,000 FOR THE YMCA.

I'LL SECOND THAT DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.