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AS THEIR LOVED ONES SOMETIMES FACE
[ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Commissioner Little Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Commissioner Macmillan Proclamation - Constitution Week]
UNTOLD DANGER, CARRYING OUT THEIR DUTIES.FATHER, WE PRAISE YOU FOR THE ABSOLUTE BEAUTY OF A LATE SUMMER IN TENNESSEE.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE COOL WEATHER THIS WEEKEND, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE PROMISED RAIN TO COME.
LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU BE WITH US THIS EVENING.
YOU TELL US IF WE ASK FOR WISDOM, YOU WILL GIVE IT TO US.
AND FATHER, WE DO PRAY THAT THAT WISDOM WILL BE GRANTED AND ALL THESE THINGS WE ASK THE BLESSED NAME OF CHRIST OUR LORD.
YOU SAY THE PLEDGE WITH ME, A PANCE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, THE FLAG OF THE UNITED, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
WE'LL START THE MEETING THIS EVENING, UH, WITH A PROCLAMATION FOR CONSTITUTION WEEK.
WHEREAS SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2024 MARKS THE 236TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DRAFTING OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE CONSTITU CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
AND WHEREAS IT IS FITTING AND PROPER TO ACCORD OFFICIAL RECOGNITION TO THIS MAGNIFICENT DOCUMENT AND ITS MEMORABLE ANNIVERSARY AND TO THE PATRIOTIC CELEBRATIONS WHICH WILL COMMIS COMMEMORATE THE OCCASION.
AND WHEREAS PUBLIC LAW NINE 15 GUARANTEES THE ISSUING OF A PROCLAMATION EACH YEAR BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD AS CONSTITUTION WEEK.
NOW, THEREFORE, AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, I DO JOIN WITH THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IN PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD OF 2024, TO BE CONSTITUTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AND ASK OUR CITIZENS TO REAFFIRM THE IDEALS OF THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE, OF THE CONSTITUTION.
HAD IN 1787 BY VIGILANTLY PROTECTING THE FREEDOMS GUARANTEED TO US THROUGH THIS GUARDIAN OF OUR LIBERTIES, REMEMBERING THAT LOST RIGHTS MAY NEVER BE REGAINED.
[1. Public hearing on progress report for the plan of services of the annexation of properties pursuant to Resolutions 2020-113, 2022-33, 2022-34 (Gaw Property aka Rosebrooke Main, Rosebrook South and Rosebrook East), Resolution 2021-29 (McAdams Property), Resolution 2021-56 (Taube Property), Resolutions 2022-43 and 2022-91 (Scales and Scales-Hunnicutt), and Resolution 2023-79 (Errico Property at 9809 Sam Donald Road)]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO A PUBLIC HEARING.WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE PLAN OF SERVICES OF THE ANNEXATION OF THE PROPERTIES PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 20 20 13, 20 22 DASH 33 20 22 DASH 34, THE GOFF PROPERTY, AKA ROSEBROOK, MAINE, ROSEBROOK SOUTH, AND ROSEBROOK EAST.
RESOLUTION 2021 DASH 29, AND THE MCADAMS PROPERTY RESOLUTION 2021 DASH 56, THE TAUB PROPERTY RESOLUTION 2022 DASH 43 AND 2022 DASH 91, THE SCALES AND SCALES, HONEYCUTT PROPERTY AND RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 79 AND RICOH PROPERTY AT 98 0 9 SAM DONALD ROAD.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING? KIRK, CAN YOU SAY A FEW WORDS? SURE, MAYOR, I'D BE GLAD TO.
UH, THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS A REQUIREMENT UNDER STATE LAW ONCE WE ANNEX PROPERTY TO, UH, PERIODICALLY PROVIDE A, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY RESIDENTS TO, UH, HAVE AN UPDATE ON OUR EXTENSION OF SERVICES, UH, IN THE, IN THE AREAS ANNEXED, THERE'S NO ACTION FOR YOU TO TAKE TONIGHT OTHER THAN HOLDING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES WERE ACTUALLY UNDEVELOPED TRACKS OF LAND WHEN WE ANNEXED THEM.
SO THERE WERE NO EXISTING RESIDE.
I'D TAKE THE BACK, THERE'S ONE OR TWO EXCEPTIONS TO THAT, BUT FOR THE MOST PART WERE, UH, UNDEVELOPED PROPERTIES.
UM, SO AS THOSE PROPERTIES HAVE GONE THROUGH VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY, UH, EXTENDED OUR SERVICES TO THEM.
UTILITY SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY OTHER ENTITIES FOR ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES EXCEPT THE MCCADDONS PROPERTY WAS A, A, A CITY, UM, WATER SEWER PROJECT.
UM, SO WE HAVE FULFILLED OUR OBLIGATIONS TO DATE.
UH, ONLY THE ROSEBROOK SECTION HAS ACTUAL RESIDENCE LIVING IN IT AT THAT TIME.
AND OBVIOUSLY AS THEY, THOSE HOMES WERE BUILT, PEOPLE HAVE MOVED IN.
THEN ALL OF THE CITY SERVICES RELATED TO PLANNING AND ZONING, BUILDING CODES, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC WORKS, ALL THOSE, UH, SERVICES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED.
THERE'S EXTENDED BUILD OUT FOR SEVERAL OF THESE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
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SO OBVIOUSLY AS THAT HAPPENS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES AND EXTEND THEM AS, UH, RESIDENTS, UH, BUILD HOMES AND MOVE INTO THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS.SO, GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT.
AND JUST ONE COMMENT IF I COULD, BEING A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE PLANNING COMMISSION STUDIES THIS AND CHECKS UP ON IT AS, AS DO THE CODES AND EVERYONE ELSE.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF EYES THAT MAKE SURE THIS HAPPENS, WHICH WE'RE GLAD THAT OPERATES THAT WAY IN BRENTWOOD.
UM, ANYONE TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE WE CLOSE? UH, PUBLIC HEARING, HEARING NONE MOVE THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
[4. Approval or Correction of Minutes]
ITEM APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 26TH, 2024 MEETING.DO I HEAR A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[ 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. ]
IN THE MEETING, WE'LL HAVE, UH, COMMENTS FROM, UH, CITIZENS.INDIVIDUALS MAY COMMENT ON ANY ITEM INCLUDED IN THE CONSENT OR REGULAR AGENDA OR ANY OTHER MATTER REGARDING THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
UH, THIS EVENING WE HAVE ONE PERSON, UH, SIGNED UP, UM, SUSAN RICHARDS.
UH, IF ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP OR, UM, SPEAK, YOU'RE WELCOME, UH, TOO, UM, YOU CAN COME AFTER SUSAN, IF YOU WOULD IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY NAME AND ADDRESS.
YES, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS SUSAN RICHARDS.
I'M AT 7 0 2 0 ELLENDALE DRIVE HERE IN BRENTWOOD.
UM, I'M A MEMBER OF THE TREE BOARD AND, UM, I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW TREE BOARD AS ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY MORE THAN THAT.
WE, UH, TWICE A YEAR WE GO TO OUR TWO ARBORETUMS. WE INSPECT THEM, WE WALK THROUGH, MAKE SURE THAT THE TREES ARE HEALTHY AND THE, THE, UM, BADGES AND THE, THE, THE PLAQUES THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF THEM ARE NOT INTRUDING.
UM, THEY'RE NOT CRACKED, THEY'RE NOT DESTROYED.
UM, AND WE HAVE AN OPENING ON THAT TREE BOARD.
UM, AND I WOULD LOVE TO INTRODUCE MY FRIEND PENNY LOFF.
UM, PENNY IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT APPLIED FOR THE TREE BOARD.
SHE KNOWS AN AWFUL LOT MORE ABOUT THE ALD ASH B THAN I DO WITH ALL OF THE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN ON THE TREE BOARD AS NELSON
HE'S OUR, HE'S OUR TREE BOARD COMMISSIONER RIGHT NOW.
UM, BUT PENNY IS, UM, VERY ACTIVE IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT, YOU KNOW, CARING FOR THE TREES AND, AND GETTING OUT AND BEING ACTIVE WITH HER NEIGHBORS FOR THAT WAY MORE THAN I AM.
UM, SO I KNOW SHE WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION.
SO I'D LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER HAVING PENNY ON THE TREE BOARD.
ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING DURING COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, CITIZENS' COMMENTS ARE CLOSED.
[ Report from City Manager Report from the City Attorney Reports and comments by Commissioners and Mayor]
TO A REPORT FROM OUR CITY MANAGER, KIRK.JUST A COUPLE PROJECT UPDATES.
UM, I HAVE NOT BEEN OUT THERE TODAY, BUT MIDDLE TENNESSEE ELECTRIC WAS SUPPOSED TO BEGIN WORK OUT ALONG RAGSDALE ROAD CLEARING, UNFORTUNATELY TREES FOR, UH, FOR THE RE UH, RELOCATION OF UTILITY LINES IN ANTICIPATION OF OUR RAGSDALE ROAD PROJECT, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN LATER THIS FALL.
UM, THAT WORK SHOULD BE HAPPENING OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS, MEANING AFTER NINE AND BEFORE THREE.
UM, THEY AGREED TO DO THAT WITH A LITTLE EXTRA COMPENSATION ON OUR PART, BUT WE FELT THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO DO THAT, AND THAT WORK WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS OUT THERE.
SO THERE WILL BE SOME TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS, ONE LANES AND FLAGGING AND SUCH DURING THE MIDDLE PART OF THE DAY.
UM, AT THE BOWLING SPRING ACADEMY, JAY TELLS ME THAT OUR WINDOW REPLACEMENT PROJECT WHILE DELAYED, UH, THROUGH NO FAULT OF OUR OWN, UH, IS EITHER NEARING COMPLETION OR ALMOST COMPLETE.
AND I'VE, I'VE SEEN SOME PICTURES AND HAVE GOOD RE UM, FEEDBACK ON, ON WHAT THAT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE IN TERMS OF TRYING TO MAINTAIN THE HISTORIC INTEGRITY OF THAT BUILDING WHILE ALSO KEEPING IT, UH, SAFE AND DRY.
AND FINALLY NEXT WEEK WE'LL BEGIN WORK ON THE ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT THE LIBRARY.
UH, LIBRARY WILL REMAIN OPEN DURING THAT TIME, BUT I CAN'T SAY THAT THERE WON'T BE A LITTLE BIT OF DISRUPTION, BE IT NOISE, BE IT, UM, MATERIAL STORED OUT FRONT AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
UH, BUT THAT PROJECT STARTS NEXT WEEK FOR A MONTH.
IF IT GOES THAT LONG, THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO BREAK OFF BECAUSE OF EARLY VOTING.
AND SO THEN THEY'D HAVE TO RESUME AFTER EARLY VOTING.
SO THEY'RE GONNA TRY AND KNOCK IT OUT IN A MONTH.
WE'LL SEE HOW WELL LEE MANAGES THE, UH, CONTRACTORS OVER THERE.
SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OF ANY COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
THANK YOU MAYOR COR, NO REPORT TONIGHT.
NOW THIS EVENING, WE'LL START, UM, COMMENTS, UH, FROM OUR CITY COMMISSIONERS, UH, AND WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER DUNN.
UM, HAPPILY, WE WERE PLANNING TO HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE THE FIRST ONE OF THE YEAR AT BOILING SPRING ACADEMY ON THE 15TH BECAUSE OF THE WINDOW SITUATION.
WE COULDN'T HAVE 'EM ALL SUMMER.
CAN WE STILL PLAN ON THAT? GOOD.
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I THOUGHT.THAT'LL BE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH FROM TWO TO FOUR THIS SUNDAY WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE TORRENTIAL TOWNS BEFORE.
SO I HOPE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
BUT, UH, THEY'LL BE THERE REGARDLESS FOR THOSE BRAVE SOULS WHO, WHO WANT TO GO AND VISIT OUR ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE.
UH, OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 20TH AT NINE 30 IN THE ANNEX ROOM.
AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE TO, EXCEPT IT WAS A GLORIOUS WEEKEND AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL, ALMOST FOOTBALL WEEKEND.
SATURDAY WAS FANTASTIC FOR VANDY AND OUR BALLS.
SO WE'LL HOPE FOR BETTER THINGS FOR THE TITANS NEXT WEEK.
UH, I'D LIKE TO START WITH A REPORT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD WE MET BEFORE THIS MEETING AND, UH, START WITH, WE'VE GOT THREE NEW MEMBERS SINCE OUR LAST MEETING AND JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEIR NAMES.
AND THEY WERE ALL VERY GOOD AND ATTENTIVE AND, AND ACTIVE IN OUR MEETING.
UH, MISS OAK JACOBSON, THERESA JONES, WEBY, AND STEPHEN KING.
AND SO WELCOME TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD AND APPRECIATE YOUR ENTHUSIASM.
UM, A FEW PROJECTS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, ONE IS, UH, BEEN PUTTING MARKERS IN THE CITY.
KIND OF BOUGHT THE FIRST ROUND OF THESE, UH, THROUGH MONEY THAT THE EAB HAD.
UH, BUT THESE ARE DESIGNED TO, YOU JUST PUT ADHESIVE ON THE BACK AND THEY JUST GO ON TOP OF THE DRAIN TO REMIND PEOPLE NOT TO PUT THEIR DOG WASTE OR THEIR GRILL OR THEIR MOTOR OIL OR ANYTHING IN THAT DRAIN BECAUSE IT GOES STRAIGHT TO BODIES OF WATER.
UM, OUR IDEA, THESE ARE ABOUT $4 A PIECE AND WE'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD TEMPLATE HERE IS FOR CIVIC GROUPS, UM, SCOUT GROUPS, HOMESCHOOLERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE GROUPS, HIGH SCHOOLS TO DO AS BRENTWOOD CITIZENS GENERALLY DO, AND ARE ACTIVE IN HELPING TO DO CERTAIN PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT ALL THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY.
UM, THIS IS A GREAT SERVICE COMMUNITY.
AND SO, UM, YOU CAN PURCHASE THESE AND WE CAN ORDER 'EM FOR YOUR GROUP.
AND THEN OUR CITY STAFF OR SOMEONE, 'EM, WILL INSTRUCT YOU ON HOW TO DO 'EM WHERE THEY NEED TO BE PLACED.
BUT THIS WOULD BE A GREAT PROJECT THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND WOULD HELP CUT DOWN.
'CAUSE OFTEN PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT DRAIN GOES DIRECTLY TO THE LITTLE HARPETH AL CREEK, UH, POSSIBLE POND THAT MIGHT BE NEARBY.
SO, UM, IT'S ONE OF THE PROJECTS WE'RE WORKING ON ON OCTOBER 1ST.
IS THAT, YOU MEAN LIKE THE DR GREAT DRAINS ON THE UHHUH
WHERE SOME PEOPLE WILL JUST THINK, OH, I CAN JUST THROW THIS RIGHT DOWN HERE.
IT JUST, IT GOES STRAIGHT INTO OUR ENVIRONMENT AND IT'S NOT A GOOD THING.
SO, UH, YOU NEED TO DISPOSE OF THE PRODUCTS PROPERLY.
SECOND THING IS, UH, OCTOBER 1ST WE'LL BE AT SMITH PARK, THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD, AND WE'RE GONNA SPREAD MILKWEED.
WE ARE TRYING TO HELP INCREASE POLLINATION GARDENS FOR OUR POLLINATORS.
UH, THE MONARCH BUTTERFLIES HAVE BEEN REALLY, REALLY REDUCED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS BY LIKE 25%.
AND, UH, NOT ONLY ARE THERE BEAUTIFUL SPECIES, THEY ALSO HELP MAKE US HAVE THE BEAUTIFUL FRUITS AND NUTS AND FLOWERS AND, AND ALL THE MANY THINGS.
BUT ALSO HONEYBEES AND MANY OTHER POLLINATORS, UH, IN THE SPRING WILL FOLLOW UP AND WE'RE GONNA PUT A WILDFLOWER MIX IN WITH IT.
'CAUSE THE MILKWEEDS NOT NECESSARILY A BEAUTIFUL PLANT.
SO WE'RE GONNA PLANT SOME BEAUTIFUL POLLINATION TYPE, UH, FLOWERS AND, AND WILD FLOWERS IN THERE.
UH, BOTH TO BE ATTRACTIVE VISUALLY, BUT ALSO TO HELP OUR POLLINATORS.
UH, WE'RE STILL CONTINUING THE REFILL AND REDUCE CAMPAIGN, AND SO TO CUT DOWN ON BOTTLED WATER.
BUT IT WAS A VERY GOOD MEETING AND, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE PROJECT HERE IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS.
AND ONE OTHER THING I I WANTED TO TOUCH ON, UH, AT OUR LAST MEETING, UM, WE HAD SOMEONE GET UP AND, AND, AND TALK ABOUT THE NEW CHAMBER BRENTWOOD UP.
AND I WAS OPPOSED TO GIVING IT, UH, FUNDS, UH, 'CAUSE ONE, I DON'T THINK IT'S ESTABLISHED, AND TWO, IT'S NOT AN ACCREDITED CHAMBER.
AND SO I WANTED TO PAUSE AND, AND GIVE SOME REFLECTION.
I'VE BEEN ACTIVE IN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, UH, THROUGH OUR BUSINESSES.
AND, UM, WAS ON THE BRENTWOOD, THE ORIGINAL BRENTWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A FEW YEARS, WAS BOARD MEMBER OF THE YEAR IN 2003.
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STILL THINK IS, IS, WAS A VERY NICE HONOR.UM, WHEN THAT BECAME PART OF WILLIAMSON INC.
PART OF THAT WAS AS OUR CITY GREW COMMERCIALLY, BUT ALSO RESIDENTIALLY.
AND AS THE COUNTY HAS GROWN AS A BUSINESS PERSON, THE SYNERGY OF HAVING A LARGER CHAMBER, UM, HAS MANY BENEFITS.
THEY HAVE 275 MEMBERS IN BRENTWOOD.
UM, THE CITY DOES GIVE THEM $10,000, BUT I WANTED TO EXPLAIN WHAT THAT'S FOR.
IT'S FOR LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD, UH, AND THEY USE IT FOR YOUTH LEADERSHIP.
BRENTWOOD COMBINED, THEY SPEND AN ANNUAL BUDGET.
SO BASICALLY, WILLIAMSON INC SPENDS $40,000 IN BRENTWOOD EDUCATING BOTH YOUTH IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND HOW TO, HOW TO SERVE.
AND ONE THING THAT THERE'S BEEN A, UM, A LACK OF WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU READ A LOT ABOUT MODERN EDUCATION IS CIVIC MINDEDNESS AMONG OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
SO ANYTHING THAT PROMOTES CIVIC MINDEDNESS AND CIVIC DUTY IS A, IS A PLUS.
AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD DEFINITELY DOES.
BUT MOREOVER, UM, THE LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD DOES A LOT TO, UH, TO, TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY.
IN FACT, MANY PROJECTS AND MANY THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WERE LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD PROJECTS IN OUR PARKS, UH, AND THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.
UM, BUT I THINK THE BEST THING IT DOES IS IT EDUCATES PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, WHO HAVE INFLUENCE AND WHO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
AND, AND IT'S DONE IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT REALLY IS A GREAT BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND IT'S ONE OF THE IMPORTANT REASONS I THINK WE SEE THE VOLUNTEERISM AND WE ARE THE VOLUNTEER STATE, UH, THAT WE SEE IN BRENTWOOD.
UM, AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT MAKES OUR QUALITY OF LIFE GOOD.
UM, IT'S GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE.
AND ONE THING I'VE ALWAYS NOTICED IN BRENTWOOD, WHETHER IT'S THE BRENTWOOD BALL CLUB OR ROTARIES OR THE CHURCHES, THEY OFTEN PUT SWEAT EQUITY AND THEIR OWN FUNDS INTO PROJECTS, UM, TO, TO SEE 'EM DONE.
BUT AS I SAT THERE, UM, BEING A BUSINESSMAN, I, I OFTEN WILL REFLECT FISCALLY ON THINGS WHEN I HEAR NUMBERS.
AND WE GAVE THEM $10,000 TO BRENTWOOD UP THIS YEAR.
AND IT, AND, AND MS. SOLTIS SAID THAT THEY HAD HAD FIVE RIBBON CUTTINGS AND 14 EVENTS.
WELL, MATHEMATICALLY, FIVE RIBBON CUTTINGS, THAT'S $2,000 A RIBBON CUTTING.
AND THAT'S GIVEN 'EM THE BENEFIT OF THE BALLOT.
THAT'S GOING BACK TO SEPTEMBER OF 2022.
UM, IF YOU INCLUDE THE EVENTS, 14 EVENTS, THAT'S $714 EVENT AN EVENT.
AND IF YOU PUT BOTH OF THOSE TOGETHER, WHICH I ASSUME THE RIBBON CUTTINGS WERE SEPARATE FROM THE EVENTS, THAT'S 19 EVENTS, THAT'S $526.
I HAD CHECKED THIS OUT BEFORE, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE MY NUMBERS WERE RIGHT.
SO I WENT IN, THEY SAID THEY WERE A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION, WHICH I'M SURE THEY ARE.
BUT, UH, AND I'LL TOUCH ON THAT IN A MOMENT, BUT I, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE FINANCIAL PART OF IT'S CLEAR, UM, TO ME, THAT INVESTMENT OF BRENTWOOD TAXPAYER DOLLARS DOES NOT MEET WHAT IT SHOULD BE.
IT MAY ONE DAY, IT MAY ONE DAY, FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, BUT IT'S NOT AN ACCREDITED CHAMBER, WHICH THAT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
UM, IT JUST GAVE ME GREAT PAUSE.
UM, AS I, AS I SAT THERE AND I LISTENED ALONE SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2022, LEADERSHIP, BRENTWOOD YOUTH LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD, HAS HAD OVER 26 OR 27 EVENTS ALONE JUST FOR THAT PART OF THE CHAMBER, PLUS MANY RIBBON CUTTINGS AND OTHER EVENTS THAT, UH, WILLIAMSON INC DOES.
AND WHEN IT WAS SAID THAT IT WAS A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION, THAT'S GOOD.
BUT WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE, THE DUES FOR AN INDIVIDUAL, WHICH I ASSUME THAT WOULD BE FOR LIKE AN ACCOUNTANT OR A LAWYER WHO WHO PRACTICES SOLELY BY THEMSELVES AND HAS NO, UM, UM, STAFF STARTED $150 A YEAR, BUT THE DUKES WENT ALL THE WAY UP TO $10,000 A YEAR, UM, WHICH IS MUCH IN LINE WITH OTHER CHAMBERS.
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OTHER CHAMBERS HAVE PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY DO ALL DAY LONG.AND VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS ARE, ARE GOOD.
BUT IN A BUSINESS REALM, I FEEL LIKE IF YOU'RE GONNA BE A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, YOU NEED TO BE A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION.
AND EXCEPT IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE WORLD, AND THEY GENERALLY FIND IT DOESN'T WORK UNDER SOCIALISM OR COMMUNISM, IT'S GENERALLY WISE TO CHARGE FOR YOUR SERVICES.
AND THE CHAMBER DOES CHARGE FOR RIBBON CUTTINGS AS MANY CHAMBERS DO.
AND WHEN I SAY THE CHAMBER, I'M SPEAKING OF WILLIAMSON INC.
'CAUSE THEY ARE ACCREDITED JUST LIKE A, AN ATTORNEY OR A DOCTOR OR A AUTO MECHANIC OR A PLUMBER OR A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER SHOULD CHARGE FOR THEIR SERVICES.
AND IF THEY'RE GONNA COLLECT DUES, IT PROBABLY DOESN'T NEED TO BE A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION.
IT NEEDS TO BE A MORE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION.
AND SO I JUST, I MAINLY WANTED TO SAY THESE THINGS FOR THE RECORD.
SOME OF THESE THINGS I HAVE SAID BEFORE IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS.
UM, BUT WHEN I DID THE DOLLAR AMOUNT WITH WHAT WAS ACTUALLY DONE, IT JUST, IT JUST STRUCK ME AND GAVE ME PAUSE.
I DID NOT COMMENT THAT NIGHT BECAUSE I WANTED TO, AS I GENERALLY DO, WANTED TO MAKE SURE MY FACTS WERE CORRECT, MAKE SURE MY NUMBERS WERE CORRECT.
SO, UM, IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT, LIKE I SAID, THAT THAT JUST GIVES ME, GIVES ME PAUSE AS A, AS A CITIZEN, AS A BUSINESSMAN, BUT MORE AS A COMMISSIONER BECAUSE I'LL SPEND RAY LITTLE'S DOLLARS MUCH FASTER THAN I'LL SPEND YOUR DOLLARS BECAUSE YOUR DOLLARS I'M A STEWARD OF AND I WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT.
MAYOR, COMMISSIONER SPEARS, I WANNA START MY COMMENTS BY THANKING THE RESIDENTS FOR REACHING OUT, FOR SENDING EMAILS, TEXT MESSAGES, CALLS.
IT TRULY IS THE BEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT WHEN YOU ARE INVOLVED AND SAID, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
UH, SUSAN, THANK YOU FOR COMING AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THE REST OF YOU, UM, WE HAD OUR SEPTEMBER PARK BOARD MEETING ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD.
WE HAD A VERY LIGHT AGENDA WITH ONLY ONE REQUEST FOR THE USAGE OF SMITH PARK.
AND THIS WAS THE PART OF SMITH PARK THAT IT'S THE PARKING LOT OVER BY THE RESTROOM.
SO THE RIDE OF THE MANSION ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 24TH FOR BRENTWOOD UP, BRENTWOOD UP THE NEW BRENTWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL BE HOSTING A FREE HOLIDAY EVENT FOR A FA FOR FAMILIES.
FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO COME TO SMITH PARK TO HIKE ON THE TRAIL, HAVE HOT CHOCOLATE, AND CELEBRATE THE UPCOMING DECEMBER HOLIDAYS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO HAVE THEIR PHOTOS TAKEN ON THE LANDSCAPE, AND A MEMBER OF BRENTWOOD UP WILL DO THAT ON THE FAMILY'S OWN DEVICE.
OUR NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 7TH AT 5:30 PM IT'LL BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR IN THE ANNEX ROOM.
AND THOSE MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SO WE WELCOME YOU TO COME.
SINCE OUR CITY MANAGER, KIRK BENDER HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT AND IT WILL BE EFFECTIVE IN FEBRUARY, OUR SEARCH FOR OUR NEW CITY MANAGER HAS IS WELL UNDERWAY.
THE COMPANY GPS IS MANAGING THE SEARCH FOR US.
WE HAVE HAD JUST OVER 30 APPLICANTS SU SUBMITTED THUS FAR.
AND THE LAST DAY FOR SUBMITTAL IS THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH.
I WANTED TO THANK THE PLANNING AND CODES DEPARTMENT TONIGHT FOR THEIR ONGOING WORK AND ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY DO FOR THE RESIDENTS.
I WANTED TO THANK BOB LEHMAN, TODD PETROWSKI, AND ALL THE TEAM.
ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH, I WAS INVITED TO BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL TO SPEAK WITH EIGHT SECTIONS OF MR. NORRIS'S GOVERNMENT CLASS.
OUR TOPIC OF DISCUSSION WAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
WE DISCUSSED THE GOVERNMENT AT THE STATE, COUNTY, CITY, AND DISTRICT LEVELS.
WE DISCUSSED HOW THOSE GOVERNMENTS WORK AND HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER.
I HAD A GREAT TIME GETTING TO BE THE TEACHER FOR THE DAY.
THESE BRENTWOOD STUDENTS ARE INTELLIGENT.
THEY'RE EAGER TO LEARN AND THEY ARE FUN TO BE WITH.
THE FUTURE IS CERTAINLY BRIGHT FOR THEM, AND THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR US BECAUSE OF THEM.
RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO ASK ME, WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP FOR A POTENTIAL INDOOR RACKET FACILITY.
THIS PAST THURSDAY AT OUR BRIEFING, WE DISCUSSED THE UPDATE ON OUR POSSIBLE FACILITY.
THE BIGGEST UPDATE IS THAT THE POTENTIAL PRIVATE INVESTOR HAS DECIDED IT IS NOT IN HIS BEST INTEREST TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CITY UNDER THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT OF STATE LAW.
THEREFORE, OUR DISCUSSION ON THURSDAY TURNED TO THE MERITS OF THE FACTS THAT THIS, THAT OFFER THE CITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WATCH THE DISCUSSION, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, YOU CAN FIND IT ON THE CITY WEBSITE FROM THE VIDEO FROM SEPTEMBER 5TH, AND THAT DISCUSSION STARTS AROUND THE ONE HOUR AND THREE MINUTE MARK.
IF YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS POTENTIAL PROJECT, YOU'RE AWARE THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN ON A QUEST FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS
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TO FIND OUT INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT A POSSIBLE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY COULD LOOK LIKE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD.THE CITY HAS BEEN INTENSELY SEARCHING THIS OPTION FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.
AS OF THIS PAST THURSDAY, WE HAVE TWO DISTINCT STEPS.
ONE, OUR CITY MANAGER IS ASKING THE ARCHITECT WHO HAS BEEN CONSULTING WITH THE CITY FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS, BRIAN RICHTER, FOR FINAL DESIGN PLAN OPTIONS.
AND TWO, OUR CITY MANAGER BEDNAR, IS GATHERING MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT POSSIBLE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES WHO HAVE EXPERTISE IN RUNNING A SIMILAR TYPE OF INDOOR RACKET FACILITY.
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, CITY STAFF HEARD BACK FROM ONE MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND THEY CHARGE ABOUT EIGHT TO 10% OF THE GROSS REVENUE OF THEIR FACILITIES.
I WANTED TO SAY A THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT TO THE CITY COMMISSION OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE PROJECT.
I AM THANKFUL FOR A CITY COMMISSION AND A CITY STAFF WHO ARE WILLING TO DO THE HARD WORK, RESEARCHING AND LEARNING BEFORE ENTERING INTO A NEW ARENA.
I'M THANKFUL FOR A CITY COMMISSION AND A CITY STAFF WHO TAKE THE TIME TO RESEARCH, ANALYZE DATA, AND MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON INFORMATION BEFORE UTILIZING THE RESIDENT'S TAX DOLLARS.
HAPPY 77TH BIRTHDAY TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.
ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947 ESTABLISHED A SEPARATE AIR FORCE PRIOR TO THAT IT WAS PART OF THE US ARMY.
THANK YOU TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE IN THE AIR FORCE, AIR GUARD AND AIR FORCE RESERVE.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SACRIFICE FOR OUR COUNTRY.
ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, RICHARD HICKEY.
HE WAS SELECTED FOR THE FINAL LEG TORCH RUN AT THE SPECIAL OLYMPIC WORLD GAMES.
HE WILL REPRESENT THE US IN ITALY AT THE SPECIAL OLYMPIC WORLD WINTER GAMES IN MARCH, 2025.
THE TORCH RUN FINAL LEG IS A SALUTE TO THE ATHLETES FROM AROUND THE WORLD AS WELL AS AN HONOR FOR THE PARTICIPATING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO ARE PART OF THE TORCH RUN FINAL LEG.
I CANNOT THINK OF A BETTER PERSON TO REPRESENT BRENTWOOD, THE STATE OF TENNESSEE AND THE UNITED STATES ON THE WORLD STAGE OF THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS.
HI HICKEY FOR SERVING NOT ONLY BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS, BUT SPECIAL OLYMPIC ATHLETES ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WE ARE BEYOND BLESSED TO HAVE YOU WORKING FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
SO THE NEXT SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH AT FOUR 30 AT THE LIBRARY.
AND AS KIRK SAID, WE WILL BEGIN REPLACING THE FLAT SECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY ROOF IN THE COMING WEEK.
THE PROJECT SHOULD BE FINISHED WITHIN SIX WEEKS.
WE ASK FOR PATIENTS AS WE TAKE THIS IMPORTANT STEP TO ENSURE A WELL-MAINTAINED LIBRARY STAFF WILL WORK TO MINIMIZE DISRUPTIONS.
AT 6:00 PM ON TUESDAY, WE WILL HAVE A PROGRAM MEDICARE MADE SIMPLE PRESENTED BY CRAIG LONG.
THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES VITAL INFORMATION FOR THOSE TURNING 65 AND OLDER WHO NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT MEDICARE.
CRAIG WILL SHARE WHAT MEDICARE DOES AND DOES NOT COVER MEDIGAP OPTIONS AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG CHOICES TO CONSIDER.
EACH INDIVIDUAL SHOULD HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT PLAN IS BEST FOR THEM.
CHILDREN'S STORY TIME IS 10 30 ON SATURDAY.
THIS IS A GREAT ACTIVITY FOR FAMILY FUN.
AND WE HAVE A PROGRAM FOR GRADES K THROUGH SEVEN AT 5:00 PM ON WEDNESDAY THE 18TH.
IT'S CALLED OUTDOOR EXPLORERS.
THE SESSION WILL EXPLORE A DIFFERENT ASPECT OF THE ECOSYSTEM IN WHICH WE LIVE.
KIDS AND GROWNUPS ALL GET TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FAMILY NATURE WALK TOGETHER.
SINCE THE PROGRAM TAKES PLACE OUTSIDE, PLEASE DRESS ACCORDINGLY TO GET WET AND MESSY.
FINALLY, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK OUT THE LIBRARY CALENDAR ON OUR WEBSITE TO SEE WHEN YOGA CRAFTING AND STORY TIME PROGRAMS WILL BE OCCURRING.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER ANDREWS.
UH, THANK YOU MAYOR AND, UH, COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.
THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THE, UH, THE AIR FORCE AND, UH, THE FORMER ARMY AIR CORPS.
YOU KNOW, NELSON ANDREWS SENIOR.
MY GRANDFATHER WAS ACTUALLY IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN THE NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN BACK IN THE DAY.
AND I REMEMBER GRANDPA ANDREWS TELLING STORIES ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HE, HE WAS A FLIGHT SURGEON ACTUALLY WITH THE AIR AIR CORPS AND THE PILOTS DIDN'T LIKE FLYING WHEN THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO.
SO THEY ACTUALLY TAUGHT THE DOCTOR DOCTORS HOW TO, HOW TO FLY, AND THEY NEEDED TO MAKE, UH, NON-COMBAT MISSIONS OR, UH, OR SUPPLY RUNS AT TIMES.
SO HE'D ACTUALLY LEARNED HOW TO FLY IN ONE OF THE, UH, ONE OF THE ARMY PLANES BACK IN THE DAY.
BUT I KNOW, UH, GOING FROM THE ARMY AIR CORPS OF THE AIR FORCE WAS A, WAS A BIG DEAL.
ALSO, UH, JUST WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, UH, THE FUN SIDE OF BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, I, I HEARD FROM CHIEF HICKEY THAT I GUESS, UH, CHIEF COLVIN IS GETTING BACK TO TOWN LATER THIS WEEK.
SO, UH, BACK TO THE REAL WORLD AFTER, UH, AFTER TRAINING.
SO, UM, I WAS GLAD TO HEAR YOU GET TO GO UP AND, UH, HELP RECOGNIZE THIS GRADUATION FROM THE ACADEMY AND, AND ALL THAT.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THE, THE ASSISTANT CHIEF BACK, UM, THE TREE BOARD, OUR NEXT TREE BOARD MEETING IS, UH, COMING UP SEPTEMBER 17TH.
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AS SUSAN AND ANGELA CAN TELL YOU, TALKING ABOUT GOING TO THE DEERWOOD ARBORETUM, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE OUT THERE, UH, CHECKING THE TAGS AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING'S UP TO DATE AND ALL THAT.THAT RYAN'S BACK HERE AS WELL.
I THINK WE'VE GOT, UH, ALMOST AS MANY TREE BOARD MEETINGS, UH, OR MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT AS WE DO FOR SOME OF OUR MEETINGS.
UH, LEE AS WELL, CHARLES, SHOOT, I THINK WE'VE GOT MORE TREE BOARD MEMBERS THAN COMMISSIONERS
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST THAT GENERAL REMINDER TO BRING RUBBER BANDS FOR YOUR, UH, FOR THE BOTTOM OF YOUR PANTS.
I KNOW WE HAD A, A FEW, UH, A FEW TICK INCURSIONS LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE OUT THERE, SO IT'S A BETTER, BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY.
JUST THAT REMINDER AS, UM, AS SUSAN MENTIONED IN HER COMMENTS, YOU KNOW, WITH THE, THE TREE BOARD, WE DO HAVE A, A LOT THAT GOES ON ALL YEAR ROUND.
SO WHILE ARBOR DAY IS OUR BIG PREMIER EVENT, WE DO HAVE THINGS INCLUDING THE, UH, THE EMERALD ASH BORE THAT'S A PEST.
AND OF COURSE, THE ASH TREES ARE SOME OF OUR BIGGEST TREES HERE IN TOWN, SO YOU HAVE TO BE CONSCIENTIOUS OF THAT.
WE'VE GOT THE LANTERN FLIES THAT HAVE MADE THE TENNESSEEAN SEVERAL TIMES THIS YEAR, YOU KNOW, KIND OF AN INVASIVE PEST THAT CAN BE A PROBLEM.
UM, WE'VE HAD VARIOUS THINGS AND YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GO THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT PESTS THAT CAN INVADE OUR CITY, YOU REALIZE THAT HAVING A A, A GOOD VARIETY IN OUR CANOPY AND HAVING A LOT OF HEALTHY TREES, UH, IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT IS REALLY VALUABLE.
SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT WAYS TO DEVELOP THAT CANOPY, BOTH THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF TREES, BUT ALSO TRYING TO EDUCATE FOLKS.
SO WE HAD A BIG, UH, EFFORT THIS SUMMER, UM, UPDATING OUR APPROVED TREE LIST, AND WE HAD A NUMBER OF TREE BOARD MEMBERS THAT WENT THROUGH, DID A LOT OF RESEARCH, UH, UH, RESEARCH WITH RESOURCES AROUND THE CITY, INCLUDING UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AND OTHERS, TO TAKE A LOOK AND VET OUR TREE LIST, TRYING TO MAKE IT SO IT'S SEARCHABLE AND KNOW WHO'S HAD A ROLE IN TRYING TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT, BOTH BY COMMON NAME AND, UH, OFFICIAL NAME AND TRYING TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT, BOTH FROM A HOMEOWNER, UH, PERSPECTIVE, BUT ALSO FROM A, A CONTRACTOR OR A PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE AND MAKING SURE, UH, IT RELATES GOOD INFORMATION.
SO A LOT GOING ON WITH THE TREE BOARD.
UM, COMMISSIONER, LITTLE THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE CHAMBER.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES THAT GO ON.
I THINK THE SOCIAL EVENTS ARE, ARE, CERTAINLY HAVE SOME VALUE, BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE TO IT.
AND A COUPLE COMING UP, UH, IN THE NEAR FUTURE THIS WEDNESDAY, UM, NINE 11, UH, THERE IS THE STATE OF THE SCHOOL'S BUSINESS LUNCHEON AND EXPO.
SO, UM, AS WE KNOW, THE SCHOOLS ARE A CROWN JEWEL OF OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, THEY'RE VERY MUCH OF A DRIVING FORCE AND, UH, AND, UH, SUPERINTENDENT GOLDEN WILL BE ONE OF THE, UH, FEATURED SPEAKERS.
BUT, UH, TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE DOWN AT THE FACTORY IN FRANKLIN.
SO IF BIDEN WANTS TO COME TO SEE THE STATE OF THE SCHOOLS, UH, VERY GOOD STUFF.
THEY ALSO DO OTHER THINGS IN TERMS OF, UM, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF, UH, TRAINING SESSIONS.
BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER SPEARS MENTIONED GOVERNANCE AND BEING INVOLVED IN GOVERNANCE IS A BIG DEAL.
UH, THE CHAMBER RUNS, UH, A REGULAR POLICY TALKS, UH, SESSION ON, ON FRIDAYS WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET TOGETHER AND MEET THEIR, THEIR STATE AND LOCAL LEGISLATURES.
THEY HAVE VERY D YOU KNOW, VARIOUS DIFFERENT, UM, TOPICS.
THIS PAST MONTH THEY HAD, UH, THE, THE HEAD OF THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY THERE FOR THE POLICY TALKS, AND IT GAVE PEOPLE THE CHANCE TO COME IN AND HERE WHAT'S GOING WITH THE AIRPORT, UH, FLY PATHS OVER, UH, OVER THE AREA AND THE GROWTH.
UH, THIS WEEK THEY ACTUALLY HAVE, UH, A FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS AS WE'VE TRIED TO MANAGE THE GROWTH IN THE AREA.
AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT THE CHAMBER CREATES GROWTH AND THEY KIND OF MISUNDERSTAND THE ROLE THAT IT HAS BECAUSE REALLY THE CHAMBER DOESN'T CREATE GROWTH AS MUCH AS OFFERS THE COMMUNITY A SEAT AT THE TABLE TO HELP DIRECT GROWTH.
YOU KNOW, SOME OF US WHO'VE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME, REMEMBER WHEN COOL SPRINGS AND EVEN, YOU KNOW, THE SOUTH, THE SOUTHERN BUSINESS DISTRICT FOR BRENTWOOD WAS VERY MUCH HEADED TOWARDS BEING A WAREHOUSE DISTRICT, UH, BECAUSE OF THE LOGISTICS AND OUR LOCATION HERE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THREE MAJOR INTER, UH, STATES AND THE CHAMBER.
AND AT THE TIME, BOBBY INCON WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US REPOSITION THE AREAS LESS OF A WAREHOUSE DISTRICT AND MORE AS A, UH, AREA FOR HEADQUARTERS THAT OFFERS GREAT EDUCATION ASSETS, A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, AND MAKING IT MORE OF A HIGH-END COMMUNITY THAN, UH, THAN AN INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY.
SO WHILE SOME PEOPLE THINK THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS ABOUT MORE OR LESS GROWTH, I THINK IT'S A LOT HEALTHIER TO THINK OF IT AS DIRECTED GROWTH AND TRYING TO HEAD THE KNOW, STEER THE GROWTH TOWARDS THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SO VERY, UH, VERY GLAD TO SEE THAT.
ALSO, IT'S KIND OF, UH, BITTERSWEET.
UM, BUT WE HAVE DAVE O'NEILL'S RETIREMENT COMING UP.
I BELIEVE IT'S A WEEK FROM FRIDAY.
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YOU KNOW, MOST FOLKS KNOW HIM AS A LEADING OR INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION.HIS GOLDEN RETRIEVER WAS OUR ORIGINAL CANINE OFFICER HERE AT BRENTWOOD POLICE.
YOU KNOW, UH, OFFICER O'NEILL HAS A DEEP AND STORIED HISTORY HERE WITH THE CITY AND, UM, WE'RE GONNA BE VERY MISSED.
BUT, UH, HE IS NOT GOING TOO FAR.
AND AS HE, AS HE MOVES INTO HIS NEW ROLE AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER ALONG OTHER THINGS, SO AS, AS INVOLVED AS EVER, BUT WE ARE, WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT'S INVOLVED IN THESE THINGS, UH, AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT, UH, WHAT'S GOING ON.
UM, AND ONCE AGAIN, AS COMMISSIONER SPEARS MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOTTEN, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY A COUPLE DOZEN EMAILS THIS PAST WEEK, MOSTLY FROM PICKLEBALL FOLKS, UH, EXCITED ABOUT THE ASPECT OF, UH, PICKLEBALL FACILITIES, YOU KNOW, UM, AS SHE OBSERVED.
IT'S A, IT'S A LONG PROCESS, BUT THE, THE VERY GOOD NEWS IS THAT I, I'VE CONTINUED TO HEAR A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT PRIVATE SECTOR, INDOOR PICKLEBALL COMING TO THE AREA.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE HEARD FROM PICKLEBALL, KINGDOM CRUSH YARDS, A NUMBER OF OTHERS, TALK ABOUT FACILITIES THAT CAN HELP MEET THAT NEED.
AND, UM, ACTUALLY HAD A, A, JUST A, A, A FUN OPPORTUNITY WAS AT AN EVENT, UH, LAST SATURDAY WAS SITTING WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT WERE HELPING TO DEVELOP THE FACILITIES FOR RACKET SPORTS IN SPRING HILL.
AND THEY WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A, A, A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING MARKET FOR THESE SPORTS AND THESE ACTIVITIES.
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS WELL.
SO WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY IS, UH, TAKING A LOOK AT CAPACITY, I'M, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT IT ISN'T JUST SOMETHING WHERE WE HAVE TO PUT IT ALL IN THE TAXPAYER TAB, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER ASSETS THAT ARE COMING TO HELP DEVELOP THIS ACTIVITY.
MAYOR, THANK YOU, UH, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.
ALL THE GOOD STUFF'S BEEN SAID.
UH, THANK YOU CHIEF HICKEY FOR, I RECOGNIZE YOU FOR THE HONOR THAT COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN TALKED ABOUT AND ALSO, UH, JIM COLVIN COMING BACK TO US, BUT COMMISSIONER ANDREWS SAID GREAT, GREAT NEWS FOR BOTH OF Y'ALL.
UM, UH, I DO WANT TO COMMENT ALSO ABOUT THE APPLICANTS FOR, UH, THE TREE BOARD, UH, TONIGHT.
THEY'RE GREAT APPLICANTS AND WE'VE GOT EIGHT VOLUNTEER BOARDS AND IT'S AMAZING WHEN YOU HAVE TO SELECT JUST ONE AND YOU'VE GOT FOUR OR FIVE, SIX, SOMETIMES EIGHT REALLY GOOD APPLICATIONS.
WE'RE BLESSED IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT CONTINUES TO WANT TO GIVE BACK AND, AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATE EVERYBODY.
AND THE TREE BOARD IS ALMOST HERE.
I I WAS NOTICING THAT AS IT AS YOU WERE TALKING.
THEY'RE ALL OUT THERE AND YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WHEN I DON'T HAVE A LOT TO SAY, I JUST LOOK BACK THERE 'CAUSE I CAN CALL 'EM AN EMPLOYEE, BUT LEE, NOT CHARLES, I KNOW I GOT YOU, DIDN'T I? CHARLES
YOU'RE DOING GREAT THINGS OVER THERE AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU.
UM, SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE, UH, AIR FORCE ON, UH, SEPTEMBER, UH, 18TH.
AND, UH, WE'LL BE, UH, HAPPY TO HAVE, UH, CHIEF COLVIN, UH, BACK.
UH, WHAT A, UH, A GREAT HONOR AND CHIEF HICKEY, UM, YOU BEING ABLE TO CARRY THE TORCH.
UM, I KNOW HOW CLOSE YOU ARE TO, UH, SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND HOW MUCH YOU'VE GIVEN.
[ Consent Agenda]
TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.NOTE ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL GENERALLY BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 96 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT DRUG TASK FORCE FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 97 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE 2024 PUBLIC ENTITY PARTNERS SAFETY PARTNERS MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 99 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE PUBLIC ENTITY PARTNERS PROPERTY CONSERVATION MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 100 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH BLINK NETWORK LLC FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS FOR ADOPTION.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 1 0 1 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH WAS CON INCORPORATED FOR GRINDER SYSTEM PURCHASES FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 1 0 2 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT WITH STATE THE AMERICA AMERICAN RESCUE, UH OH, EXCUSE ME, I WAS OFF A, UH, LINE WITH, UM, STATE OF TENNESSEE AND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION FOR THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.
FISCAL RECOVERY, UH, FUND DOLLARS
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TOWARDS WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FOR ADOPTION.AND FINALLY, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 1 0 3 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER WITH NEUTRON EDGE INC.
FOR PREEMPTIVE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SOLUTION FOR ADOPTION.
DO I HEAR A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[ Old Business]
ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THIS BOARD THIS EVENING? YES, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE BOARD APPLICATIONS.I ENJOYED READING WHAT PEOPLE HAD TO SAY.
IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY HAS GOOD EXPERIENCE, BUT I DO TRY TO PICK PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY AND I NOTICED THAT IN THE LAST THREE, FOUR MONTHS WE'VE PICKED TWO PEOPLE FROM THE SAME STREET.
AND, UH, SO I WILL HAVE TO ELIMINATE SOMEONE TONIGHT THAT'S ON THAT SAME STREET BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO BRANCH OUT A LITTLE BIT AND GET SOMEONE FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF TOWN.
SO I WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT IT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PERSON 'CAUSE THE PERSON LOOKS VERY QUALIFIED, BUT I THINK THREE BOARD MEMBERS FROM THE SAME STREET IN ABOUT THREE TO FOUR MONTHS, IT'S A LITTLE BIT HEAVY WEIGHTED FOR OUR, YOU KNOW, AS MANY BOARD SPOTS AS WE HAVE.
THEY ARE LIMITED, SO I DO LIKE TO DISTRIBUTE THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
UM, SO IS THERE ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS? UM, OR IS THERE ANY OLD BUSINESS? NO.
NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS AND, UH, UNDER
[1. Appointment of one (1) member to the Tree Board]
NEW BUSINESS WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER, UH, TO THE TREE BOARD.WE HAVE BALLOTS, UH, IN FRONT OF US HERE.
AND, UM, UH, AS A COUPLE OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE SAID, UM, UH, A LOT OF GOOD, UH, APPLICANTS THAT, UM, WE'RE, UH, VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE, UH, THAT STEP UP TO VOLUNTEER ON THESE BOARDS, BUT TAKES GOOD PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO STEP UP AND LEAD, UH, TO HAVE GOOD GOVERNMENT.
COMMISSIONER ANDREWS VOTES FOR JENNIFER MORAN.
COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN VOTES FOR PENNY LUEN HOFF VICE MAYOR.
TRAVIS VOTES FOR PENNY LUEN HOFF MAYOR GORMAN VOTES FOR PENNY LUEN HOFF.
COMMISSIONER SPEARS VOTES FOR PENNY LUEN HOFF COMMISSIONER, EXCUSE ME, COMMISSIONER.
LITTLE VOTES FOR JENNIFER MORAN AND COMMISSIONER DUNN VOTES FOR ANTONIO GIORNO.
PENNY LUKEN HOFF WITH FOUR VOTES.
[2. Other new business]
BUSINESS BEFORE THIS BOARD THIS EVENING? HAVE ONE THING, CHIEF ICKY MALTA BEAM NOW