Jul 22, 2024 City Commission Meeting

[ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Commissioner Little Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Commissioner Dunn Oath of Office for new Firefighters - Alexander Ackles and Bryan Williams]

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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR MONDAY, JULY 22ND, 2024.

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COMMISSIONER ANDREWS, WHO, WHO IS ABSENT, ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING.

WITH THAT, WE'LL START WITH THE INVOCATION BY COMMISSIONER LITTLE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG BY COMMISSIONER DUNN.

PLEASE RISE IF YOU WILL JOIN ME IN PRAYER.

DEAR, MOST GRACIOUS AND LOVING, FATHER, WE JUST PRAISE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.

WE PRAISE YOU FOR YOUR MERCY AND YOUR LOVE.

YOUR MIGHT YOUR BEAUTIFUL CREATION.

FATHER, WE PRAISE YOU FOR EACH LIFE IN HERE.

AND LORD, HELP US NOT TO FORGET THAT ALL OF OUR FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS ARE CREATED AN IMAGE OF GOD.

FOLLOW.

WE PRAY FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, BOTH HERE AND IN THE FIELD THIS EVENING AND AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES THAT YOU WOULD GIVE A SPECIAL MEASURE OF PEACE AND CARE AND SAFETY.

AND FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THEIR SERVICE.

FATHER, WE PRAY THAT YOU BE WITH OUR CITY AS WE GO THROUGH THE IMPORTANT PROCEDURE OF SELECTING A, A NEW CITY MANAGER OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

AND JAMES, IT SAYS TO ASK FOR WISDOM.

AND I PRAY FOR THE WISDOM THAT COMES FROM GOD AND NOT FROM MAN AND FATHER, WE PRAY THAT YOU FORGIVE US OUR SINS AND WATCH OVERS KEEP US AND GUIDE US.

AND ALL THIS WE ASK IN THE BLESSED NAME OF CHRIST OUR LORD.

AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

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 ALL.

ALRIGHT, UM, CHIEF GOSS, IF YOU'D COME FORWARD, UM, AT THIS POINT IN THE MEETING WE HAVE THE OATH OF OFFICE, UH, OF TWO NEW FIREFIGHTERS, UH, ALEXANDER ACKLES AND BRIAN WILLIAMS, CHI MAYOR.

COMMISSIONERS, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S OUR PLEASURE TO BRING TWO FINE YOUNG MEN BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO BE SWORN IN AS MEMBERS OF OUR FAMILY.

UH, TO MY LEFT IS, UH, ALEX ACKLES AND I'LL LET HIM INTRODUCE HIS GUEST.

UH, THIS IS MY, UH, WIFE, MELISSA GORDON.

HI, UH, ALEX WAS BORN IN CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS, AND AFTER GRADUATING SCHOOL HE ATTENDED ECKERD COLLEGE IN ST.

PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, WHERE HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE MEN'S SOCCER TEAM AND GRADUATED WITH A BA IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES.

AFTER GRADUATION, ALEX RELOCATED TO CALIFORNIA, JUST, JUST CAN'T SKIP CALIFORNIA, AND BEGAN A CAREER WORKING IN COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS.

DURING THIS TIME, HE OBTAINED HIS MASTER'S DEGREE IN HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION, LOOKING TO MAKE A CAREER CHANGE.

ALEX RELOCATED AND ACCEPTED A FULL-TIME POSITION WITH THE COOKVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN APRIL OF 2019.

UH, DURING THAT TIME, HE ATTENDED THE FIRE RECRUIT ACADEMY AT THE TENNESSEE FIRE AND CODES ACADEMY IN BELL BUCKLE GRADUATING THE FOLLOWING OCTOBER.

AFTER BECOMING A FULL-TIME FIREFIGHTER, ALEX WORKED TO OBTAIN MULTIPLE CERTIFICATIONS, INCLUDING A LIFE SAVER AWARD, PUMPER, DRIVER OPERATOR, FIRE INSTRUCTOR, FIRE OFFICER, AND AERIAL APPARATUS OPERATOR.

UH, ALEX'S REASONING FOR JOINING BRENTWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE THIS PAST JUNE IS TO, AND THIS IS A QUOTE, CONTINUE LEARNING AND DEVELOPING IN HIS FIRE CAREER, AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO A HIGHLY RESPECTED AND INDUSTRY LEADING FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT.

ALEX AND HIS WIFE MELISSA, HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR FOUR YEARS AND THEY RESIDE IN SPARTA WITH, UH, HIS STEPDAUGHTER, LELA, LILA, AND, UH, THEIR TWO DOGS.

ALEX ACKLES.

ALEX, IF YOU'D, UH, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND, UM, RIGHT HERE.

I ALEXANDER ACKLES.

I ALEXANDER ACKLES.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT I POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER, FOR THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER.

AS PRESCRIBED.

AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT 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 OF THE CHARTER, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS 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 FIREFIGHTER, THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER.

WELCOME.

WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

THANK CONGRATULATIONS.

ONE THING I DIDN'T MENTION THAT ALEX DID HAVE A SHORT STINT WITH THE NOLANSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE CHIEF KEPT BRAGGING ABOUT WHAT A GREAT ORGANIZATION WE WERE.

SO HE

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AND COME OVER HERE.

UH, TO MY LEFT IS BRIAN WILLIAMS. BRIAN WAS ALSO RAISED IN A SMALL TOWN IN MASSACHUSETTS, SO WE'RE ACTUALLY DRAWING FROM THE EAST COAST THIS TIME.

UH, AND WAS FORTUNATE TO START HIS FIREFIGHTING CAREER IN HIS HOMETOWN WHERE HE WORKED FOR THREE YEARS.

LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, HOWEVER, HE AND HIS FAMILY DECIDED TO RELOCATE TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE TO RAISE THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS.

HE WENT TO WORK WITH WILLIAMSON EMS AND WHILE HE ENJOYED THE PROGRESSIVE SERVICE DELIVERY AND SIGNIFICANT TRAINING THEY OFFER, HE MISSED THE FIRE SERVICE.

AFTER SEEKING OUT INFORMATION FROM COLLEAGUES AND TALKING TO SURROUNDING FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL ABOUT LOCAL DEPARTMENTS, HE HAD ONLY HEARD GREAT THINGS ABOUT BRENTWOOD AND DECIDED TO PUT IN HIS APPLICATION HERE.

HE TESTED WITH US AND AFTER A SERIES OF INTERVIEWS, ACCEPTED A POSITION WITH US AS FIREFIGHTER ON HIS DAYS OFF FROM WORK.

HE ENJOYS BEING WITH FAMILY, DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, AND HAS ALSO VOLUNTEERED, UH, AS A COACH AT LOCAL YOUTH WRESTLING AT A LOCAL YOUTH WRESTLING GYM.

BRIAN AND HIS WIFE EMILY SID IN COLUMBIA WITH THEIR DAUGHTERS EVELYN AND CHARLOTTE.

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

I, BRIAN WILLIAMS. I BRIAN WILLIAMS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I POSSESS ALL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT I POSSESS, ALL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER, FOR THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION, AND THAT I WILL OBEY THE LAWS, AND THAT I 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 OF THE CHARTER, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS 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 FAITH FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER, THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU, SIR.

GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK ALWAYS GREAT TO SWEAR IN, UH, NEW FIREFIGHTERS.

UM, WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE

[2. Approval or Correction of Minutes]

DO I HEAR A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND PRIMARY AND A SECONDARY MOTION? UM, ANY, UH, ANY COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

A AYE.

OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AT THIS POINT IN THE MEETING, WE'LL

[ 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, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP, UH, THIS EVENING, UH, BUT IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO, UM, SPEAK, NOW'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND IDENTI, IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

COME FORWARD PLEASE.

HELLO, MY NAME IS ADELINE SPEARS.

I LIVE AT 6/4/08 EAST BORN DRIVE, BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE.

GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS ADELINE SPEARS AND I'M THE DAUGHTER OF ALLISON SPEARS.

I WANTED TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT FROM A PLACE OF GRATITUDE AND MY MOM HAS NO IDEA WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY.

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UM, BEFORE MY MOM WAS ELECTED, I KNEW VERY LITTLE ABOUT THE BRENTWOOD CITY COMMISSION.

I KNEW THAT THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD HAD A GOVERNING BODY, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT ENTAILED.

MY EYES WERE OPENED TO THE LIFE OF A COMMISSIONER A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WHEN MY MOM GOT ELECTED.

THROUGHOUT THE PAST 18 MONTHS, I HAVE GOTTEN A FIRSTHAND VIEW AT HOW A BRENTWOOD CITY COMMISSIONER LIVES THEIR LIFE.

AS I SEE HOW MY MOM FULFILLS HER ROLE AS COMMISSIONER, I KNOW EACH OF YOU ALL DO THE SAME, WHETHER IT'S GOING TO RIBBON CUTTINGS, HOSTING AN ARBOR DAY AND MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION, PARTICIPATING IN CITY ACTIVITIES, ANSWERING NUMEROUS EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS FROM CITIZENS, OR MAKING DECISIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

ALL OF YOU SACRIFICE COUNTLESS HOURS TO COMPLETE EVERYTHING FOR THIS CITY WHOLEHEARTEDLY.

WHENEVER I COME TO THESE MONDAY NIGHT MEETINGS, I AM AMAZED BY HOW MUCH YOU ARE ALL INFORMED AND PREPARED.

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TIME AND EFFORT INTO MAKING THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

BECOMING THE DAUGHTER OF A COMMISSIONER HAS TAUGHT ME A LOT OF VALUABLE LIFE LESSONS, AND I WILL SHARE A COUPLE OF THOSE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

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I HAVE WATCHED FIRSTHAND HOW MY MOM LISTENS AND RESPONDS TO THE OPINIONS OF CITIZENS.

I KNOW IT IS CHALLENGING WHEN YOU HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS COMING YOUR WAY AT ONCE, BUT I ALSO KNOW HOW PEOPLE LONG TO FEEL VALUED AND HEARD.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD.

SECOND, AS MY MOM HAS BEEN IN THIS ROLE, I HAVE WITNESSED A STRENGTH TAKE ROOT IN HER LIFE THAT I WANT TO EMBODY IN MY OWN.

SHE HAS POURED HER HEART AND SOUL INTO THIS ROLE OF COMMISSIONER AND HAS BEEN INSPIRING TO WATCH HER SUCCEED.

AS I PREPARE TO LEAVE FOR COLLEGE.

IN THE COMING WEEKS, I'M GOING TO TAKE THE STRENGTH THAT SHE HAS EXEMPLIFIED IN THIS POSITION WITH ME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI.

THANK YOU MAMA FOR BEING MY ROLE MODEL.

I WANTED TO END WITH A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO ALL OF YOU.

KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING, CITIZENS VALUE, BEING LISTENED TO AND SUPPORTED.

YOU HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO INFLUENCE THE LIVES OF YOUNG, THE YOUNGER GENERATION.

AND WE LOOK UP TO YOU WITH THE LIFE LESSONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE TAUGHT ME.

I KNOW THAT I'LL BE PREPARED TO EMBARK ON THIS NEXT CHAPTER OF MY LIFE.

COMMISSIONER ANDREWS, COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN, COMMISSIONER TRAVIS, COMMISSIONER GORMAN, MAMA, COMMISSIONER LITTLE AND COMMISSIONER DUNN.

THANK YOU ALL FOR TEACHING ME WAYS IN WHICH I CAN BETTER LIVE MY LIFE.

THANK YOU.

ANYBODY WANNA FOLLOW THAT ? YEAH, I'LL PUSH THAT.

THAT WAS VERY SPECIAL.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

UH, ANYONE ELSE, UH, HAVE SOMETHING THEY'D LIKE TO SAY DURING, UH, CITIZEN'S COMMENTS? UH, IF NOT, WE'LL CLOSE THE, UH, THE FLOOR AND MOVE ON.

UH, AND NEXT IS 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 COUPLE QUICK ITEMS. JUST AN UPDATE FOR THE PUBLIC RELATIVE TO OUR ROUNDABOUT PROJECT AT MARY LANE.

AND HOLLY TREE GAP THAT IS PROGRESSING, UH, CONCRETE.

FIRST BIG CONCRETE POUR WAS OVERNIGHT THIS MORNING, AND SO WE'RE STILL ON SCHEDULE.

KNOCK ON WHATEVER WE HAVE HERE.

WOOD TO, UM, TO BE OPEN.

UH, BY THE TIME THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL STARTS ON AUGUST 5TH, I BELIEVE THAT IS, UH, SO WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT.

AND THE PUBLIC OF COURSE.

AND THEN, UM, CHIEFS OF FIRE.

WE'RE STILL DOING TRAINING BURN ON SUNDAY NOW WITH THE, UM, THAT'S THE PLAN AS OF TODAY.

THE, UH, DEVELOPER CONTACTED US.

THERE MAY BE A GLITCH WE'RE WAITING FOR.

OKAY, WELL I WAS GONNA ANNOUNCE THAT WE'RE PLANNING TO HAVE A TRAINING BURN AT 92 0 5 CONCORD ROAD ON SUNDAY MORNING AT 8:00 AM BUT APPARENTLY THAT'S STILL A UP IN THE AIR, SO IF YOU SEE A LOT OF SMOKE, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

IF YOU DON'T SEE IT, THEN WE DIDN'T DO IT.

SO, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE, ANY QUESTIONS FOR CITY MANAGER? VERY GOOD.

MOVING ON.

UM, AND WITH THAT, WE'LL UH, MOVE TO A REPORT FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

KRISTEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR GORM.

NO REPORT TONIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO THE REPORT FROM COMMISSIONERS AND THIS EVENING WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER SPEARS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, AS ALWAYS, I WANNA START THE NIGHT OUT WITH THANKING THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD FOR YOUR REACHING OUT FOR YOUR EMAILS, FOR YOUR CALLS, FOR YOUR TEXTS.

UM, YOUR ENGAGING WITH US REALLY DOES MAKE THE BEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT, AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT.

UM, ADELINE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UM, AS YOU SAW, I NEEDED A KLEENEX OR TWO, UM, BUT I, UM, KNOW THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI IS GOING TO BE BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE THERE.

UM, CHIEF GOSS AND CHIEF COLLINS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LATEST HIRES.

UM, WE LOVE HEARING THEIR STORIES.

THAT'S TO ME THE MOST VALUABLE PART BECAUSE THEY BRING THEIR STORY TO OUR FAMILY AND WE ARE BETTER BECAUSE THEY ARE HERE.

WE ARE HUMBLED THAT THEY'VE CHOSEN BRENTWOOD.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT PROCESS.

EXCUSE ME.

OUR NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH AT 5:30 PM WE'LL BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR IN THE ANNEX ROOM AS ALWAYS, AND THOSE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

SO COME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, UM, SINCE OUR CITY MANAGER, KIRK BEDNAR HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT AND IT WILL BE EFFECTIVE THIS COMING FEBRUARY, OUR SEARCH FOR OUR NEW CITY MANAGER HAS BEGUN.

AT OUR LAST MEETING, UM, LAST COMMISSION MEETING, WE VOTED TO HIRE THE COMPANY GPS TO MANAGE THE SEARCH FOR US.

AND THIS PAST THURSDAY DURING OUR REGULAR BRIEFING MEETING, WE HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION WITH LOTS MORE DETAILS.

YOU CAN TUNE INTO THAT AND WATCH THAT IF YOU'D LIKE TO.

UM, AND IT SEEMS AS IF WE ARE OFF TO A GREAT START IN OUR SEARCH FOR A NEW CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU AGAIN, KIRK, FOR GIVING US LOTS OF TIME TO PREPARE TO FULFILL THAT ROLE.

ALSO AT OUR THURSDAY BRIEFING, WE DISCUSSED OUR FIRST ANNUAL VETERANS DAY CEREMONY IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR NOVEMBER 11TH COMMISSION MEETING THIS COMING NOVEMBER.

UH, I WAS HONORED TO BE CHOSEN AS THE COMMISSIONER TO REPRESENT, UM, THE COMMISSION.

AND WE WILL, I WILL WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT AND PLAN WHAT IS CERTAIN TO BE A WONDERFUL EVENT.

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AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE SUMMER OF 2026, I WOULD REALLY HOPE THAT OUR CITY IS ABLE TO PLAN SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL FOR OUR COUNTRY'S 250TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

SO WE CAN BE THINKING ABOUT THAT THIS EVENING.

I WANTED TO THANK THE IT DEPARTMENT OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.

THE IT DEPARTMENT HAS DONE GREAT WORK TO KEEP OUR CITY IT INFRASTRUCTURE FAST, EFFECTIVE AND SAFE.

ONE OF THEIR PROJECTS FOR THIS YEAR IS TO REBUILD OUR CITY WEBSITE, AND THIS WILL BE A WELCOME AND POSITIVE IMPROVEMENT.

AND I JUST WANNA THANK THAT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK RESIDENTS.

CONTINUE TO ASK ME WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP FOR A POTENTIAL INDOOR RACKET FACILITY.

THIS PAST THURSDAY MORNING AT OUR BRIEFING, WE DISCUSSED THE POTENTIAL PRIVATE PARTNER FOR OUR POSSIBLE RACKET FACILITY.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SINCE THE WINTER OF THIS YEAR.

AFTER DELVING DEEPLY INTO THE DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, OUR CITY STAFF DISCOVERED THAT WE ARE RESTRICTED BY STATE LAW AND WE CANNOT CONTINUE DOWN OUR CURRENT PATH.

THIS WAS DEFINITELY DISAPPOINTING NEWS.

THE CITY COMMISSION HAS GUIDED STAFF TO DIG DEEPER INTO THIS SITUATION.

BY ENGAGING A SPECIALIZED ATTORNEY, THIS ATTORNEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO OFFER MORE ANSWERS TO OUR QUESTIONS AS TO THE POSSIBLE PARAMETERS OF A POSSIBLE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.

I'M THANKFUL FOR A CITY COMMISSION AND A CITY STAFF WHO ARE WILLING TO DO THE HARD WORK OF RESEARCHING AND LEARNING BEFORE ENTERING INTO A NEW AREA.

AND I'M THANKFUL FOR A CITY COMMISSION AND CITY STAFF WHO TAKE THE TIME TO DO THE RESEARCH, TO ANALYZE THE DATA, AND TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON INFORMATION BEFORE UTILIZING THE RESIDENTS TAX DOLLARS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.

THANK YOU.

UM, ADELINE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING.

UH, YOU SAID IT SO WELL AND I SO APPRECIATE YOUR INSIGHT AND FOR REPRESENTING YOUR GENERATION.

IT GIVES US ALL HOPE AND, UM, WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA DO GREAT THINGS IN OLE MISS, SO THANK YOU.

UM, CHIEF, THANKS FOR TWO MORE GREAT HIRES.

UM, OBVIOUSLY VERY WELL QUALIFIED AND WE ARE SO FORTUNATE THAT, UM, REALLY YOU'VE CREATED SUCH A POSITIVE REPUTATION FOR THE BRENTWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT THAT PEOPLE WANT TO COME HERE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, THAT YOU'VE INSTILLED AND, UM, FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO BE A PART OF YOUR, YOUR ORGANIZATION.

SO THANK YOU.

UM, SO FOR LIBRARY ANNOUNCEMENTS, THE NEXT SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING WILL BE AUGUST 14TH AT 4:30 PM AT THE LIBRARY.

A FEW OTHER INSIGHTS.

THERE HAVE BEEN 783 PEOPLE HAVE REGISTERED, REGISTERED SO FAR, AND 99 PEOPLE HAVE COMPLETED THE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE.

THE LIBRARY READING HOURS SURPASSED 200,000 MINUTES READ.

THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS LEFT, BUT IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER.

THE LIBRARY'S SEVENTH ANNUAL ACE CON OCCURRED LAST TUESDAY.

THE CONFERENCE, WHICH IS DEVELOPED BY THE STAFF TRAINS, SCHOOL LIBRARIANS ABOUT LIBRARY RESOURCES AND HOW TO BETTER BUILD PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES.

THIS YEAR, THE LIBRARY WAS ABLE TO INCLUDE BESTSELLING AUTHOR SHARON CAMERON, WHO WROTE SOME OF HER BOOKS RIGHT IN OUR STUDY ROOMS. OVER 70 PEOPLE REGISTERED FOR THE CONFERENCE AND FIVE STAFF CREATED SESSIONS FOR THE EVENT AND LED THOSE ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS.

ALSO, MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE UPCOMING FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY QUARTERLY BOOK SALE, WHICH WILL BE AUGUST 9TH THROUGH 11TH.

AND FINALLY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, BY THE TIME WE HAVE OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING ON MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH, WILLIAMSON COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL HAVE STARTED WITH A HALF DAY OF SCHOOL ON MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH.

SO PLEASE WATCH YOUR SPEED IN THE SCHOOL ZONES AS KIDS ARE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL AND WALKING AND, AND RIDING BIKES TO SCHOOL.

SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL.

THAT'S IT, MR. DONE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

OH, OUR HISTORIC BOARD MET LAST FRIDAY AND, UM, WE HAD A REALLY BUSY MEETING.

LOTS OF PROJECTS, UH, COMING UP.

ONE THAT WE STARTED THIS YEAR, NICOLE SMITH TOOK ON THE TASK OF, WE CALL IT BRENTWOOD SPEAKS.

AND IT'S RESEARCHING AND PREPARING A, A PRESENTATION ON HOW THE VARIOUS SUBDIVISIONS DEVELOPED FROM LAND GRANTS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY, YOU KNOW, ISSUED AFTER, UH, THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.

AND, UM, IT WAS VERY, VERY WELL RECEIVED AT THE LIBRARY.

SO WELL THAT THEY HAVE BEEN INVITED TO DO SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS.

SO WE TEASE THEM, THEY'VE GOT A ROAD SHOW NOW, AND I WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE PARTICULARLY WORKED HARD ON IT.

NICOLE SMITH, WHO CHAIRS IT? ASHLEY TY, KATHY GREAVES, UH, VALERIE MANGRAM AND JOE GROSS.

AND THEY'VE JUST DONE A SUPERB JOB AND THEY'RE STARTING ON

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SO THIS WILL BE ONGOING FOR A WHILE.

ALSO, UH, THE BOARD IS WORKING ON A COMMITTEE, IS WORKING ON A PAMPHLET ON TOLL ROADS IN BRENTWOOD.

I ALL THIS TIME AFTER BEING ON THE HISTORIC COMMISSION ALL THESE YEARS, MOST OF US REALLY THOUGHT THERE WERE BASICALLY TWO TOLL ROADS, BUT THERE WERE A LOT MORE.

AND WE HAVE A MAP FROM 1878, AND YOU WILL APPRECIATE THIS COMMISSIONER.

LITTLE, UM, YOU CAN, IT'S, I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN GET EACH OF YOU A COPY, 'CAUSE I THINK YOU'D LIKE TO OWN ONE OF THOSE TO HAVE IN YOUR HOME.

IT'S GOT MR. PRIMS HOUSE, NOT THE CHARLIE WE KNOW, BUT THE PRIMS. THEN IT'S GOT MR. LITTLE'S HOUSE OUT THERE WHERE YOUR FAMILY'S LAND GRANT WAS.

IT'S GOT MRS. HAMER'S HOUSE.

THERE'S A STREET IN BUN BROOK NAMED HAMER DRIVE AFTER THIS LADY JANE W HAMER.

SO IT'S JUST REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE THE HISTORY OF THE CITY THAT'S EVOLVED FROM THOSE FAMILIES THAT SETTLED HERE.

SO I, I WILL SEE IF I CAN GET YOU ALL A COPY.

I THINK YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT.

UM, THE LAST THING I WANNA MENTION IS WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE OPEN HOUSES AT THE BOWLING SPRING ACADEMY BECAUSE THE WINDOWS HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

THEY CANNOT SAFELY BE OPENED RIGHT NOW.

AND, UH, THERE WAS SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE DELIVERY OF THEM AND, AND THE CONTRACT, BUT THEY ARE READY TO START.

AND IF THE, UH, REPAIRS GO AS SCHEDULED, WE HOPE TO FINALLY GET AROUND TO DOING IT IN AUGUST.

BUT AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO ELECTRICITY IN THERE, SO WHEN THE WINDOWS CAN'T BE OPENED IN THIS KIND OF WEATHER, IT WAS JUST IMPOSSIBLE.

NO ONE WOULD COME, EVEN IF THE VOLUNTEERS WERE THERE.

SO WE'RE JUST KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT WE CAN OPEN THEM THE THIRD SUNDAY IN AUGUST.

BUT I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED AND THAT'S ALL.

AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

LITTLE, UH, NO COMMITTEE REPORT.

UH, JUST A REMINDER, EARLY VOTING IS GOING ON THROUGH NEXT SAT THIS COMING SATURDAY, I GUESS JULY 27TH, AND ELECTION DAY IS AUGUST 1ST.

SO, UH, DO YOUR PATRIOTIC DUTY AND VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATES OF YOUR CHOICE.

THAT'S ALL.

MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.

UH, THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, ADELINE GREAT.

IT, IT WAS REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL.

REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, I'M GONNA DEVIATE A LITTLE BIT FROM WHAT I NORMALLY DO BECAUSE I AGREE WITH WHAT EVERYBODY HAS SAID AND THERE'S NO NEED TO REPEAT SOME OF THAT.

SO JUST TWO QUICK THINGS THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP.

NUMBER ONE, I LOOK OUT FROM SITTING IN THIS CHAIR AT EVERY MEETING AND SEE KAREN HARPER SITTING THERE.

SHE WORKS TIRELESSLY DURING THE DAY AND SHE'S STILL HERE AT NIGHT.

AND IT'S JUST NOT ONLY, IT'S NOT EXPECTED, KAREN, IT'S SO APPRECIATED.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT.

AND THEN I'D LIKE TO READ AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD.

DEAR CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD, I'M WRITING TO YOU TO EMPHASIZE HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO HAVE SUCH DEDICATED PEOPLE WORKING FOR OUR CITY.

OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, RICHARD HICKEY, HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT IN EARLY 2025.

WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR HIS OUTSTANDING JOB CHIEF HICKEY HAS DONE WHILE HE HAS THE BEEN THE POLICE CHIEF IN BRENTWOOD.

ADDITIONALLY, IT'S BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT ON MARCH 1ST, 2025, BRENTWOOD ASSISTANT CHIEF JIM COLVIN WILL BECOME THE CITY'S FIFTH, FIFTH CHIEF OF POLICE.

LET ME SHARE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION WITH YOU REGARDING OUR FUTURE POLICE.

CHIEF JIM COLVIN HAS BEEN AT THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS.

HIS TRAINING WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER EIGHT WEEKS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 12TH AT THE MARINE CORPS BASE AT QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, CHIEF COLVIN WILL BE ONE OF ONLY THREE PEOPLE FROM THE BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE ATTENDED THE ACADEMY.

THE ACADEMY IS DESIGNED FOR THOSE LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SENIOR LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES AND POTENTIAL.

THIS IS A GREAT HONOR AND OPPORTUNITY FOR JIM.

HERE'S A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY.

THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY IS A PROFESSIONAL COURSE OF STUDY FOR US AND INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGERS NOMINATED BY THEIR AGENCY HEADS BECAUSE OF THE DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP QUALITY.

THIS 10 WEEK PROGRAM SERVES TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES AT HOME AND ABROAD.

AND TO RAISE LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS, KNOWLEDGE AND COOPERATION.

WORLDWIDE PARTICIPATION IS BY INVITATION ONLY THROUGH A NOMINATION PROCESS.

EACH SESSION INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 265

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FITNESS IS A POINT OF EMPHASIS FOR THOSE SELECTED TO ATTEND THE FINAL TEST OF THE FITNESS CHALLENGE.

THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD IS A GRUELING 6.1 MILE RUN THROUGH A HILLY WOODED TRAIL BUILT BY US MARINES.

ALONG THE WAY, THE PARTICIPANTS MUST CLIMB OVER WALLS, RUN THROUGH CREEKS, JUMP THROUGH SIMULATED WINDOWSILL, SCALE ROCK FACES WITH ROPES, CRAWL UNDER BARB WIRE AND MUDDY WATER, AND MANEUVER ACROSS A CARGO NET AND MUCH MORE.

WE ARE SO INCREDIBLY LUCKY TO HAVE JIM COLVIN AS PART OF OUR BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HE HAS COMMITTED TO THIS 10 WEEK PROGRAM.

SO TO CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD, MIKE BENEFIT, HE'S DOING THIS TO MAKE HIS DEPARTMENT BETTER.

HE'S DOING THIS FOR THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD.

THANK YOU CHIEF COLVIN.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU VICE MAYOR.

UM, WELCOME, UH, HEATHER, UH, TO, UH, TO DISPATCH.

UM, UH, KATHLEEN'S NOT HERE ANYMORE, BUT, UH, CHIEF, UH, UH, GREAT HIRE AND, UH, BRIAN, UM, BRINGING, UH, ALEX AND, UH, AND BRIAN ON.

UM, WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL CONTINUING TO PROTECT THE CULTURE AND ONLY HIRE THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST.

UH, IT ALLOWS US, UH, TO HAVE SUCH A TERRIFIC, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

UM, YES.

UH, ON THURSDAY WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, UH, VISIT WITH THE RECRUITER ON THE, UH, THE CITY MANAGER SEARCH.

UM, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, I'M EXCITED, UH, ABOUT BECAUSE I THINK THAT, UM, THAT IS PROBABLY, UH, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE'LL DO, UH, IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO.

MAKE SURE THAT, UM, WE GET THIS SUCCESSION, UH, PLAN.

RIGHT.

UM, FORTUNATELY WE HAVE, UH, TIME.

SO, UH, THANK YOU, UH, KIRK FOR, UH, FOR THAT.

BUT PLEASE KNOW WE'LL BE VERY DILIGENT AND, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE SELECT, UM, TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY, UH, THE RIGHT ONE.

AND WE'RE SOLICITING, UH, FEEDBACK, UH, FROM STAFF AS WELL.

AND ALLISON, UH, THANK YOU FOR, UH, HEADING UP A, A VETERAN'S DAY.

UH, FOR SURE.

UM, WE APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, VERY, VERY NICE.

UM, SO WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE

[ Consent Agenda]

UM, PLEASE NOTE 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 ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING NONE.

ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 82 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT WITH THE STATE OF TENNESSEE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, HIRING, TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT PROGRAM FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 83 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH OCLC INC FOR CATALOGING ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FOR THE JOHN P. HOLT BRENTWOOD LIBRARY FOR ADOPTION.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 84 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ALTERCATION, UH, EXCUSE ME, AN ALTERATION TO THE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF OPEN SPACE WITHIN THE CO UH, SUBDIVISION FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION.

2024 DASH 85 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER WITH NICKEL COMPANY LLC FOR THE MURRAY LANE.

HOLLY TREE GAP ROUNDABOUT FOR ADOPTION.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE AMICUS BATTERY OPERATED RESCUE TOOL SET FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT.

ITEM NUMBER SIX, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENT DUTY RIFLES FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE TTMS UPGRADE FOR THE CAD SYSTEM.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE A TOYOTA TACOMA FOR THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.

AND ITEM NUMBER NINE, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FROM DELL.

I HEAR A MOTION.

MOTION APPROVE SECOND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AND SECOND MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

IS THERE ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THIS BOARD THIS EVENING? HEARING NONE WILL MOVE ON NEW BUSINESS.

[1. Ordinance 2024-07 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 78 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND EROSION CONTROL, for consideration on first reading]

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

I'LL SECOND.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

SIR.

UH, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS DURING, UH, NON-ROUTINE PLANS FOR SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO.

BUT THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION HAS ISSUED FOR CITIES SUCH AS BRENTWOOD, A NEW STORMWATER PERMIT THAT WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH.

AND, UH, TO DO SO, THERE ARE SEVERAL CODE

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THIS ORDINANCE IS THE FIRST OF TWO ORDINANCES YOU'LL SEE RELATED TO THIS TOPIC.

THIS IS CHAPTER 78 OF OUR CODE, WHICH IS THE ZONING ORDINANCE, UM, RELATED TO ALL THE ZONING RELATED ISSUES IN THE CITY.

AND THE ONLY CHANGE IN, IN THIS ORDINANCE IS JUST A CHANGE IN TERMINOLOGY IN SEVERAL PLACES.

IN THAT IN THE CHAPTER 78, THE CURRENT CODE REFERENCES THE BUFFER AREAS AROUND STREAMS AS BEING WATERWAY NATURAL AREAS WITH THE NEW PERMIT, THOSE SAME BUFFERS NEED TO BE CLASSIFIED OR TERMED WATER QUALITY, QUALITY REPAIR AND BUFFERS.

SO THAT CHANGE IN WORDING IS SEVERAL PLACES WITHIN THE ORDINANCE AND THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE IN THIS ORDINANCE.

UM, BECAUSE THIS IS THE ZONING ORDINANCE, THOUGH IT'S SEVERAL STEPS BEFORE IT CAN BE FINALLY ADOPTED.

THAT'S WHY THIS ONE IS COMING TO YOU FIRST.

UM, WITH YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT, IT WILL GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THEIR MEETING, UH, ON MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH.

UH, AT THAT MEETING, THEY WILL ALSO, THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL ALSO CONSIDER THE REQUIRED CHANGES TO THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, WHICH AGAIN, ARE JUST PLANNING COMMISSION RELATED, NOT CITY COMMISSION.

THIS ORDINANCE WILL COME BACK TO YOU FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH.

ON THAT SAME AUGUST 12TH MEETING, YOU'LL HAVE FIRST READING OF ANOTHER ORDINANCE THAT AMENDS CHAPTER 56, WHICH IS WHERE ALL THE DETAILS OF THE STORMWATER ORDINANCES AND REQUIREMENTS ARE.

AND THEN ON MONDAY THE 26TH OF AUGUST, YOU'LL HAVE SECOND READING AND FINAL READING OF BOTH THIS ORDINANCE AND THE ORDINANCE RELATED TO CHAPTER 56.

SO WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS ALL DONE BY SEPTEMBER 1ST.

AND SO THAT'S THE SCHEDULE TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.

UH, AND IF YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL BE GLAD TO TRY TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS FOR A CITY MANAGER.

ALRIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 2024 DASH ZERO SEVEN.

PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE A AYE OPPOSED EXTENSIONS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT, ORDINANCE

[2. Ordinance 2024-08 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-209 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS AND PURCHASE ORDERS, for consideration on first reading]

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

AS WE DISCUSSED ON THURSDAY, THIS ORDINANCE PROPOSES TWO MINOR CHANGES TO SECTION 2 2 0 9, WHICH IS OUR PURCHASING CODE.

THE FIRST ONE IS, UM, TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR PURCHASE ORDERS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR ITEMS, UM, OR PURCHASES OVER $25,000.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS OBVIOUSLY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APPROVES THOSE, SO IT BECAME KIND OF REDUNDANT FOR STAFF ON BOTH, UM, DEPARTMENT HEADS AND FOR THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE TO HAVE, UM, PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THAT.

SO WE ARE NOW PROPOSING TO HAVE FINANCE, OR EXCUSE ME, PURCHASE ORDERS BE REQUIRED FOR THOSE PURCHASES BETWEEN 10,020 $4,999 AND 99 CENTS.

THE SECOND PROPOSED CHANGE IS, UM, I YOU'RE WELCOME FOR THAT ONE, THE LAUGH, BUT YES, SOME THAT ARE 24 9.

NINE NINE.

SO YES.

UM, , THE SECOND PROPOSED CHANGE IS TO JUST ADOPT SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT HAS BEEN ADDED TO STATE LAW OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS.

IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WHILE WE HAD THIS CODE OPEN, SO TO SPEAK, WE DECIDED TO PUT THIS IN THERE AND IT JUST ADDS, UM, TWO OR THREE MORE WORDS TO WHAT WE CAN DO WITH COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS, WHICH AS YOU ALL KNOW, IS, UM, WHEN, UH, QUALIFICATIONS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN PRICE.

SO THE STATE LAW HAS ADDED AND WE ARE PROPOSING TO ADD THAT INTERVIEWS, PRESENTATIONS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS MAY OCCUR WITH THOSE, BUT PREVIOUSLY IT ONLY SAID DISCUSSION.

SO WE'RE, UM, REQUESTING TO ADD THOSE THREE WORDS THAT, AGAIN, ARE JUST FROM STATE LAW.

SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

NO QUESTIONS.

ALRIGHT.

UM, ALL IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 2024 DASH ZERO EIGHT PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

IS THERE ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING? HEARING NONE, I MOVE OR ADJOURN.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.