Sep 23, 2024 City Commission Meeting

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GOOD EVENING.

UH, THANKS EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE.

UH, IT'S FUN TO SEE, UH, A PACKED HOUSE.

UH, NORMALLY NOBODY WANTS TO COME OUT AND, UH, AND HEAR THE MEETING, SO WE'RE GLAD YOU ALL ARE HERE.

UM, SO PLEASE LET THE RECORD, UM, REFLECT THAT FOR THE REGULAR BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2024, THAT ALL THE COMMISSIONERS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COMMISSIONER DUNN ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING.

THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY COMMISSIONER MCMILL MCMILLAN, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG BY COMMISSIONER SPEARS, UM, TO HELP WITH THE PLEDGE THIS EVENING TO CHIEF GOSS, UH, AND THE SIX BEING RECOGNIZED, UH, THIS EVENING.

UH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND, UM, YOU CAN GO RIGHT INTO THE PLEDGE.

UH, AFTER, UH, THE INVOCATION BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN, PLEASE STAND RIGHT FEEL BY YOUR HEADS.

LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR HEALTH, SAFETY, AND SECURITY BECAUSE WE ARE BLESSED TO LIVE IN THIS CITY AND COUNTRY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO SERVE THIS CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS.

WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE US TONIGHT AND EACH DAY IN THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD, AND THAT YOUR WILL WOULD BE DONE, WOULD BE DONE IN ALL THAT WE DO.

WE ASK THAT YOU PROTECT ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL.

PLEASE KEEP THEM SAFE AS THEY HELP AND PROTECT US.

IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

PLEDGE.

OKAY, I PLEDGE WITH 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 CHIEF, IF YOU GUYS JUST HANG OUT UP HERE, UM, WE'RE GOING TO, UH, CHIEF YOU GUYS JUST HANG OUT UP HERE 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA DO A, UH, UH, A PROCLAMATION.

UH, AND JEFF, COME ON UP TOO, RIGHT? I MEAN, SO TONIGHT'S LIKE, UH, EVERYTHING'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, PRETTY MUCH EXCEPT, UM, YOU ALL, UH, SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT FIRE.

UH, SO WE HAVE A, UH, UM, A PROCLAMATION, UH, THIS EVENING.

SO WHEREAS THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL THOSE LIVING IN AND VISITING BRENTWOOD.

AND WHEREAS FIRE IS A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY, AND HOMES ARE THE LOCATION WHERE PEOPLE ARE AT GREATEST RISK FROM FIRE.

AND WHEREAS RESIDENTIAL FIRES KILL THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES, ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION.

AND WHEREAS WHEN A SMOKE ALARM SOUNDS BRENTWOOD, RESIDENTS MAY HAVE LESS THAN TWO MINUTES TO ESCAPE TO SAFETY.

WHEREAS RESIDENTS SHOULD MAKE A HOME ESCAPE PLAN, DRAWING A MAP OF EACH LEVEL OF THE HOME, SHOWING ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS.

AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS SHOULD PRACTICE THE HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLAN WITH EVERYONE IN THE HOUSEHOLD, INCLUDING VISITORS AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR DURING DAY AND NIGHT.

AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS SHOULD TEACH CHILDREN TO ESCAPE ON THEIR OWN IN CASE ADULTS CAN'T HELP THEM AND SHOULD MAKE SURE EVERYONE IN THE HOME KNOWS HOW TO CALL 9 1 1 OR THE LOCAL EMERGENCY NUMBER FROM A CELL PHONE OR A NEIGHBOR'S PHONE.

AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS SHOULD PRACTICE USING DIFFERENT WAYS OUT AND IN A REAL EMERGENCY TO GET LOW AND GO UNDER THE SMOKE TO GET OUT QUICKLY.

WHEREAS BRENTWOOD BRENTWOODS RESIDENTS ARE RESPONSIVE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION MEASURES AND ARE ABLE TO TAKE ACTION TO INCREASE THEIR SAFETY FROM FIRE, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR HOMES.

WHEREAS THE 2024 FIRE PREVENTION WEAK THEME, SMOKE ALARMS, MAKE THE WORLD WORK FOR YOU EFFECTIVELY SERVES TO REMIND US THAT WE NEED TO TAKE PERSONAL STEPS TO INCREASE OUR SAFETY FROM FIRE.

NOW, THEREFORE, I MARK W GORMAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 6TH THROUGH 12TH 2024 AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

AND I URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO BE AWARE OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS AND LOOK FOR AVAILABLE WAYS OUT IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY, AND RESPOND WHEN THE SMOKE ALARM SOUNDS BY EXITING THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY AND SUPPORT MANY PUBLIC SAFETY ACTIVITIES AND EFFORTS OF BRENTWOODS FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

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THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO.

ALL RIGHT, WE WILL CONTINUE WITH, UH, WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

UM, SWEARING IN, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS, UH, IS ONE OF THE, UH, THE FAVORITE THINGS THAT, UM, WE GET TO DO HERE TONIGHT.

WE HAVE FOUR, UH, FIRE NEW FIRE DEPARTMENT, UM, PERSONNEL, UH, AS WELL AS WE HAVE BADGE PENDING, UH, CEREMONY.

CHIEF, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

THIS IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST ENJOYABLE THINGS I GET TO DO, UH, AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME NEW FOLKS THAT HAVE COME IN TO HELP FILL OUR RANKS.

UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE TAKE OUR HIRING PROCESS EXTREMELY SERIOUSLY.

UM, SOME OF THESE FOLKS, UH, WE'RE HIRED INTO VACANCIES THAT WE'VE CARRIED FOR A WHILE SIMPLY BECAUSE WE REFUSE TO, UM, JUST BRING ON WARM BODIES.

WE WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE GONNA, UH, CONTRIBUTE TO AND BE A PART OF THE CULTURE THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED HERE.

SO THIS EVENING I'LL BE CALLING THEM UP, UM, RATHER THAN ALPHABETICALLY LIKE NORMAL, UH, BY THEIR EMPLOYEE NUMBERS.

'CAUSE SENIORITY HAS ITS PERKS, EVEN IF IT'S ONLY BY MINUTES.

SO FIRST INDIVIDUAL TO MY LEFT IS ZACH BROOKS, AND I'D LIKE ZACH TO INTRODUCE, UH, HIS FAMILY THAT HE HAS WITH HIM.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, THESE ARE MY PARENTS, ANGELA AND DALE BROOKS.

SO ZACH BROOKS, UH, IS FROM RUSSELLVILLE, KENTUCKY, WHERE HE GREW UP PLAYING BASEBALL AND SPENDING TIME ON THE FAMILY FARM.

AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, HE ATTENDED UT MARTIN, WHERE HE PLAYED BASEBALL AND RECEIVED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE.

PRIOR TO JOINING THE FIRE SERVICE, HE WAS A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT TODD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR TWO YEARS, WHILE ALSO ASSISTING WITH THE BASEBALL PROGRAM, SEEKING NEW CHALLENGES AND A CHANGE OF SCENERY.

ZACH MOVED TO MASSACHUSETTS WHERE HE LISTED ENLISTED IN THE COAST GUARD RESERVE, BECOMING A BOAT SWAINS MATE, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY HIRING ON WITH THE SEA CON FIRE DEPARTMENT.

DURING HIS TENURE WITH SEA CONK, HE OBTAINED HIS EMT BASIC AND FIREFIGHTER ONE AND TWO CERTIFICATIONS AS A COAST GUARD MEMBER.

HE IS CURRENTLY STATIONED IN JOINT BASE CAPE COD, PORT SECURITY UNIT 3 0 1.

AS TIME PASSED, HIS DESIRE TO RETURN HOME GREW, AND UPON BEING HIRED INTO BRENTWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE, UH, HE SETTLED BACK NEAR HIS HOMETOWN OF RUSSELLVILLE, KENTUCKY WITH HIS 12-YEAR-OLD BEAGLE MIXED DAISY.

WHEN NOT ON DUTY, HE ENJOYS BACKPACKING FISHING AND FITNESS ACTIVITIES.

ZACH NAME ZACH, YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

REPEAT AFTER ME.

I BROOKS.

I BROOKS 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 DUTY 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 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, THAT I WILL 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 I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER, THE DUTY OF FIREFIGHTER.

WELCOME.

WE'RE GLAD SIR.

LUCK.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU'RE NEXT.

WE HAVE FIREFIGHTER JOHN PETERS, AND I'LL ALLOW HIM TO INTRODUCE WHO HE HAS WITH HIM UP HERE AND IN THE AUDIENCE.

GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS MY WIFE, SAMANTHA PETERS, AND MY COUSINS BRIE AND MATT NEY.

SO, JOHN, UH, WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SCOTT COUNTY, IOWA.

IN 2019, HE ATTENDED EMT SCHOOL AND BY THE END OF THAT YEAR, BEGAN WORKING IN A PRIVATE EMS SERVICE.

TO FURTHER HIS CAREER, HE WOULD GO ON TO ACCEPT A POSITION AT A SMALL FIRE DEPARTMENT IN MUSCATINE, MUSCATINE, MUSCATINE.

I KNEW I WAS GONNA MESS THAT UP.

JUST SOUTH OF HIS HOME COUNTY.

JOHN FINISHED THE FIRE ACADEMY AND BEGAN SHIFT WORK IN FEBRUARY OF 2022.

HE WORKED FULL-TIME

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JOHN WENT ON TO OBTAIN HIS PARAMEDIC CER CERTIFICATION IN EARLY 2023.

HE OBTAINED, ADDITIONALLY, OBTAINED SEVERAL SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATIONS BEFORE DECIDING TO MOVE TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE SO THAT HIS WIFE COULD PURSUE GREATER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.

HERE THEY RELOCATED TO SPRING HILL WITH THEIR TWO DOGS, A BLACK AND YELLOW LAB.

WHEN NOT WORKING, JOHN ENJOYS DISC GOLFING, BACKPACKING, MOTORCYCLE RIDING, AND HAS A PASSION FOR COOKING, WHICH NO DOUBT WILL COME IN HANDY AT THE, AT THE FIRE STATION.

JOHN, HEY JOHN, IF YOU'D RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

AYE.

JOHN PETERS.

HI, JOHN PETERS.

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.

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

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

WELCOME.

WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

THANK YOU.

SORRY, I'M HAVING ON SPEAKER.

NO, THAT'S FINE.

I HAVE UP HERE WITH ME NOW.

UH, FIREFIGHTER KYLE SPICER.

I'LL LET HIM INTRODUCE HIS FAMILY.

UH, MY WIFE TAYLOR HERE, HER 2-YEAR-OLD SON, STETSON, WE'RE ALMOST TWO.

AND MY PARENTS, RANDY AND MY MOM CHERYL OVER HERE AS WELL.

SO KYLE SPICER WAS BORN AND RAISED IN TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA.

YOU KNEW THAT WAS COMING AND IS A SECOND GENERATION FIREFIGHTER.

HE'S A GRADUATE OF SANTA ANA'S COLLEGES, 168TH BASIC FIRE ACADEMY AND SERVED FOR FIVE YEARS AS AN EMT BASIC IN ORANGE COUNTY.

KYLE AND HIS WIFE TAYLOR, MOVED TO TENNESSEE IN LATE 2019 AFTER HE ACCEPTED A POSITION WITH RUTHERFORD COUNTY FIRE, WHERE HE WAS ULTIMATELY PROMOTED TO ENGINEER IN 2022.

KYLE STATED THAT IT WAS OUR PROFESSIONAL REPUTATION AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT LED HIM TO APPLY TO BRENTWOOD.

HE COMES TO US AS A CERTIFIED FIREFIGHTER, TWO AN EMT, WITH TECHNICAL RESCUE CERTIFICATIONS IN SWIFT WATER AND LOW ANGLE ROPE RESCUE OPERATIONS.

KYLE AND HIS FAMILY LIVE IN CHRISTIANA, ALONG WITH TWO DOGS AND COUNTLESS CHICKENS.

KYLE, KYLE, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

AYE.

KYLE SPICER.

AYE.

KYLE SPICER, 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.

THAT I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS.

AND I'LL 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 AND 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 FIREFIGHTER, THE DUTIES OF FIREFIGHTER.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU, SIR.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

WISH YOU THE BEST.

THANK YOU.

GOOD LUCK.

THERE YOU GO.

AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, WE HAVE FIREFIGHTER CODY JENKINS.

CODY IS A NATIVE TENNESSEEAN, BORN AND RAISED IN PORTLAND, WHERE HE GRADUATED FROM PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

UPON GRADUATING, HE TOOK A SENIOR TRIP TO CALIFORNIA WHERE HE DID A RIDE ALONG WITH HIS UNCLE AT BIG BEAR FIRE.

THAT IS WHERE HE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE FIRE SERVICE.

CODY RETURNED AND COMPLETED AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN APPLIED SCIENCE WITH A FOCUS ON FIRE SCIENCE.

WHILE WORKING TOWARD HIS DEGREE, HE ALSO VOLUNTEERED

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UPON COMPLETING HIS DEGREE, HE FELT THE POLE TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY AND ENLISTED WITH THE AIR FORCE AS AN AEROSPACE MEDICAL TECHNICIAN.

AFTER FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE IN WICHITA, KANSAS, CODY RETURNED HOME AND WAS HIRED BY THE PORTLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT WHERE HE SERVED HIS HOMETOWN UNTIL THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AT BRENTWOOD, PRESENTED HIMSELF HIMSELF.

CODY HAS BEEN MARRIED TO HIS WIFE, AMBER FOR THREE YEARS, AND THEY HAVE TWO CHILDREN.

TRIP IS THEIR NEARLY 2-YEAR-OLD SON AND DAUGHTER.

MAGNOLIA IS EIGHT MONTHS OLD.

AND I'M SORRY, I INTRODUCED HIM FOR YOU INSTEAD OF GIVING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY.

HE ENJOYS SPORTS OF ALL KINDS AND IS VERY INVOLVED IN HIS LOCAL CHURCH.

DID YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? NO, SIR.

THREE OUTTA FOUR AIN'T BAD.

CODY, IF YOU'D RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, CODY JENKINS.

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

ALL 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 WOULD SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS 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 AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY, OF BRENTWOOD, 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.

GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

WELCOME.

YEAH, YOU IN MY RIGHT.

THEY GO TO MY LEFT.

THAT'LL WORK OUT PERFECT.

OKAY.

THAT'S REAL DEAL.

AND THE FIRE SHOW.

YEAH.

, THERE'S A LOT OF GINGER UP HERE TONIGHT.

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NOT THAT THAT'S A BAD THING.

WELL, ONE OTHER THING WE GET TO DO AND WHERE YOU APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS, UH, IN THIS SETTING IS TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HAVE ACHIEVED PROMOTION IN OUR ORGANIZATION.

I'M GONNA START, UH, TO MY LEFT.

JASON PIERCE.

HE JOINED BRENTWOOD FIRE IN 2006 AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PROMOTED TO ENGINEER IN 2011.

UPON THE RETIREMENT OF DAVID WRIGHT IN 2019, JASON TOOK OVER THE PRO AS PROGRAM MANAGER FOR RADIOS AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR BRENTWOOD FIRE.

SINCE THAT TIME, HE HAS ATTENDED NUMEROUS CLASSES AND CONFERENCES TO INCREASE HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN THAT REALM.

UPON MOVING TO OUR NEW RADIO SYSTEM, HE TOOK THE LEAD IN TRAINING OUR PERSONNEL IN THE PROPER USE AND OPERATION OF THE NEW RADIOS.

AND ALL OF THAT SOUNDS SIMPLE.

THESE THINGS ARE COMPUTERS WITH ANTENNAS, SO THEY'RE NOT QUITE AS SIMPLE AS IT MAY SOUND.

SINCE THE RETIREMENT OF JOHN ALMAN, JASON IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY COMMUNICATION UNIT LEADER, A DE A DESIGNATION THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WITHIN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AND SERVES IN THAT CAPACITY WITH A STATEWIDE ALL HAZARD, ALL HAZARDS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM.

HE ALSO SERVES AS OUR A ED LOGISTICAL COORDINATOR OVERSEEING OUR AEDS AND PARKS PROGRAM.

MORE RECENTLY, IN 2023, LIEUTENANT PIERCE GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FROM WALDORF UNIVERSITY.

AND HE NOW USES THOSE SKILLS IN ASSISTING RUSS PETERSON WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.

IN HIS FREE TIME, WHICH I'M NOT SURE WHERE IT COMES FROM, UH, JASON ENJOYS COACHING HIS DAUGHTER'S SOFTBALL TEAM, VOLUNTEERING AT HIS CHURCH AND SERVING ON THE HICKMAN COUNTY 9 1 1 BOARD.

HE IS ALSO A CAPTAIN WITH THE CENTERVILLE VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT, WHERE HE HAS SERVED FOR 23 YEARS.

TO MY RIGHT IS LIEUTENANT SCOTT BARNES.

HE RECENTLY PROMOTED TO THAT RANK, UH, THE RANK OF EMS PROGRAM MANAGER ADMINISTRATION.

AFTER THAT NEW POSITION WAS APPROVED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, EMERGENCY MEDICAL RELATED CALLS MAKE UP THE GREAT MAJORITY OF THE RESPONSES THAT WE, UH, ARE SENT TO.

AND WHILE MIKE MCCUTCHEN DID A REMARKABLE JOB WITH HIS PROGRAM, IN ADDITION TO HIS RESPONSIBILITIES AS ON SHIFT COMPANY OFFICER, THIS POSITION WAS VITAL IN PROVIDING IMPROVED OVERSIGHT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ONGOING TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, RESPONSE PROTOCOLS, LICENSURE, AND QUALITY CONTROL.

LIEUTENANT BARNES JOINED BRENTWOOD FIRE IN 2009 AND WAS PROMOTED TO ENGINEER IN 2015.

HE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS, HAVING BEGUN HIS CAREER IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

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ADDITIONALLY, HE OVERSEES OUR COMMUNITY CPR PROGRAM AND SERVES AS A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER.

SCOTT IS CERTIFIED AS A FIRE OFFICER, TWO INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER, FIRE INSPECTOR, AND IS ALSO A CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR FOR BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AND ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR LIFE SUPPORT.

IN HIS FREE TIME, HE ENJOYS BEING A GIRL DAD TO HIS DAUGHTER KENNER, WHO WILL BE P HIM THIS EVENING.

AND I WANT TO GIVE JASON AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE HIS FAMILY.

I GOT MY WIFE MEGAN, MY DAUGHTER, ELIZABETH RILEY, AND MY SON JACOB AND OLIVE VILLE WITH ME, SCOTT.

AND I'VE GOT MY DAUGHTER, KENNER AND THE LOVE OF MY LIFE HERE.

JENNY HARWOOD AND ALL, ALL, ALL THESE PEOPLE .

SO WHO'S PINNING YOU TONIGHT? THIS YOUNG LADY WILL BE PINNING ME AND WHO'S GONNA P YOU? I'LL HELP YOU.

THIS IS WHERE WE FIND OUT IF THE LAST NAME PIERCE IS LITERAL OR NOT .

GREAT JOB.

ALRIGHT.

AND I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU AND THE CROWD FOR ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES LIEUTENANT JASON PIERCE AND SCOTT BARNES.

YOU MAY NOT.

THANKS.

APPRECIATE.

HOW ARE YOU? GOOD JOB.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK ALL RIGHT.

YEAH.

WHAT A LOT OF FUN.

UH, THIS CROWD LOOKS PRETTY NORMAL NOW.

.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, NEXT, UH, NEXT ORDER OF, UH,

[2. Approval or Correction of Minutes]

DO I HEAR A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE PRIMARY I SECOND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY THIS EVENING.

WE'LL HAVE, UM,

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UH, INDIVIDUALS MAY COMMENT ON ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT OR REGULAR AGENDA OR ANY OTHER MATTER REGARDING THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE SIGNED UP NOT TO SPEAK.

UH, BUT WE'RE GONNA LET WHO SIGNED UP SPEAK GO FIRST, UH, THIS EVENING WE HAVE RYAN REED.

UM, IF YOU'D COME FORWARD, IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY, UH, NAME AND ADDRESS, UH, FOR THE RECORD, IT'D BE APPRECIATED.

UH, RYAN REED.

I LIVE AT 1607 ROBBIE COURT, BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE IN BRENT HAVEN.

THE, I'VE GIVEN MYSELF A MINUTE IN 30, 'CAUSE I WAS GONNA GIVE ALL THE TIME TO THEM.

AND, UH, AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS KINDA AS WATCHING, I WAS LIKE, I WONDER HOW MANY OF THOSE WIVES WERE ACTUALLY DOING THEIR SAME OATH TO THEIR HUSBAND WHEN THEY GOT MARRIED.

AND YOU COULD ALMOST SEE THAT IN THE PROUDNESS IN THEIR EYES TOWARDS THEIR HUSBANDS.

THE, UM, ALL RIGHT, SO JUST TO KEEP IT REALLY, UH, QUICK, UM, I'M GONNA TIE MYSELF THE, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT I GET AN INTERVIEW FOR THE CITY MANAGER POSITION.

UH, I PUT IN MY APPLICATION, UH, BEFORE SEPTEMBER 13TH THINKING THAT, YOU KNOW, HEY, IT CLOSES AT SEPTEMBER 13TH, THAT'S MY BIRTHDAY.

THEY'RE GONNA LOOK AT THAT AND SAY, WE SHOULD INTERVIEW THIS GUY.

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I THINK THEY SHOULD REPRESENT THE PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE, THAT THEY'RE IN ESSENCE MANAGING.

AND I REALLY THINK THAT THE TAXPAYER MONEY IS PROPERLY SPENT WHEN THE PERSON WHO'S MANAGING IT HAS THAT THOUGHT IN THEIR MIND.

AND SO, ULTIMATELY, THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING.

THAT'S IT.

AND I ACTUALLY FINISHED 30 SECONDS EARLY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, RYAN.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THIS EVENING, UM, THAT WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, UH, BEFORE THE COMMISSION? ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL CLOSE COMMENTS, UM, FROM, UH, CITIZENS AND WE WILL MOVE ON

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

UM, KRISTEN KORN.

I DON'T KNOW IF KIRK IS GONNA WATCH THIS, BUT I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND SAY, THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST CITY MANAGER REPORT YOU'LL EVER GET, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ONE FOR YOU TONIGHT.

SO.

AND MY CITY ATTORNEY REPORT DOES THE SAME.

NO REPORT.

REALLY? I'M SO, I KNOW.

IT'S SHOCKING.

THAT IS, UH, THAT IS, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR BREATH EVENING.

OH, YOU'RE WELCOME THIS EVENING.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL MOVE ON, UH, TO REPORTS AND COMMENTS BY OUR COMMISSIONERS.

UM, I WONDER IF, UH, IF THEY'LL BE AS BRIEF AS, UH, AS YOU WERE THIS EVENING, OR WE WILL TELL HIM.

YEAH, NO, HERE WE GO.

UH, AND SO THIS EVENING WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER LITTLE.

ALRIGHT.

I'M GONNA STAY WITH A FIRST RESPONDER THEME ON MY COMMENTS.

UM, THE BRENTWOOD ROTARY CLUB, THE BRENTWOOD MORNING ROTARY CLUB, HONORED BRENTWOOD FIRST RESPONDERS AT THE ROTARY PAVILION IN GRANNY WHITE PARK ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH.

OUR ANNUAL, UH, IT'S A PICNIC AND CELEBRATION AND AWARD CEREMONY FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

JUST A SMALL WAY THE ROTARIANS WHO BELIEVE IN SERVICE ABOVE SELF CAN SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION TO THOSE WHO REALLY DO SERVE AND PROTECT US.

SO, UM, A FEW HONORABLE MENTIONS.

THE DISPATCHER OF THE YEAR WAS AMINA BEARD.

THE POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR WAS FRANK MANCA, AND THE FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR WAS CHRIS REVELLE.

SO, UH, WE APPRECIATE THEIR SERVICE AND WE APPRECIATE THE, THE, THE, THE CHIEF STAFF OF THE, THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS IN, IN, IN SELECTING GREAT CANDIDATES YEAR AFTER YEAR.

AND THIS PAST FRIDAY, WE HAD THE, UM, HONOR OF BEING ABLE TO CELEBRATE WITH DAVID O'NEILL ON HIS RETIREMENT, UH, 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.

UM, IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE THERE, AND IT'S AN HONOR TO KNOW DAVID.

UM, HE SERVED OUR CITY AND CITIZENS, AS I SAID, FOR 30 YEARS, BUT HIS PROFESSIONALISM, HIS INNOVATION AND HIS DEDICATION TO, TO DUTY IS UNMATCHED.

UM, I WANTED TO, UH, THANK HIM FOR, FOR SERVING IN THE PAST, BUT ALSO SERVING AS ONE OF OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

UH, AS HE KNEW HE WAS RETIRING, HE DECIDED HE WANTED TO SERVE BRENTWOOD AS A, AS HE IS A BRENTWOOD RESIDENT, AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER, AND SO APPRECIATE THAT SERVICE.

AND ACTUALLY, DAVID'S TALENTS AND HIS ENERGY LEVEL IS SUCH THAT I GOT A FEELING HE WILL SERVICE IN MANY OTHER WAYS THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE YEARS, UH, BEING A RESIDENT OF BRENTWOOD.

SO IT, THAT WAS JUST A REAL SPECIAL CEREMONY AND, UH, UH, JUST VERY HONORED TO GET TO BE A VERY SMALL PART OF IT.

SO THAT'S ALL.

MAYOR.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

UH, COMMISSIONER SPEARS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU TO THE BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS FOR REACHING OUT, UH, FOR YOUR EMAILS, FOR YOUR PHONE CALLS, FOR ATTENDING OUR MEETINGS.

YOUR ENGAGEMENT WITH US TRULY IS THE BEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

SO WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE, AND THANK YOU, RYAN, FOR YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

UM, I WANNA CONGRATULATE LIEUTENANT JASON PIERCE AND LIEUTENANT SCOTT BARNES.

WELL, AND WE WANNA WELCOME OUR NEW, UH, FOUR FIREFIGHTERS, ZACH BROOKS, CODY JENKINS, JOHN PETERS, AND KYLE SPICER AND THEIR FAMILIES.

THANK YOU CHIEF GOSS FOR THE CULTURE YOU'VE CREATED AND, UM, BRINGING SUCH GREAT PUBLIC SERVANTS TO US.

THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING YOUR LEGACY.

ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, I TOO WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE RETIREMENT PARTY FOR DAVID O'NEILL.

WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF SERVICE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD, AND HE WILL DEFINITELY BE MISSED.

OUR NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 7TH.

IT WILL BE AT 5:30 PM AND IT'LL BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR IN THE ANNEX ROOM.

AND AS ALWAYS, THOSE MEETINGS ARE, ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

SINCE OUR CITY MANAGER, KIRK BEDNAR HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT, AND IT WILL BE EFFECTIVE IN FEBRUARY, OUR SEARCH FOR OUR NEW CITY MANAGER HAS BEGUN.

THE COMPANY GPS IS MANAGING THE SEARCH FOR US.

WE HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING THIS PAST THURSDAY AS WE START TO GO THROUGH THE APPLICANT POOL RIGHT NOW, OUT

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TONIGHT, I WANT TO THANK OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ALL OF THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE RECENTLY FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS IN REGARDS TO THE SAFETY OF GETTING OUR CHILDREN TO AND FROM SCHOOL.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRA EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.

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 RACKET FACILITY.

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT THE CITY COMMISSIONERS HAVE RECEIVED OVER 30 EMAILS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS IN SUPPORT OF THIS RACKET FACILITY.

THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE DOZENS UPON DOZENS OF EMAILS WE HAVE RECEIVED IN SUPPORT OF THE FACILITY OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.

SECOND, I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT CITY MAN, CITY MANAGER, BEDNAR, SHARED WITH US THAT AFTER GETTING DIRECTION FROM A MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSION, HE IS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH GETTING A FULL FEE PROPOSAL FROM BRIAN RICHTER FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE POTENTIAL FACILITY.

ASSUMING ALL OF THE DETAILS COME TOGETHER AS MR. BEDNAR PLANS, THE CITY COMMISSION WILL VOTE ON THESE DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE POSSIBLE NEW FACILITY.

AT THE LAST MEETING OF OCTOBER, MR. BEDNAR HAS ALSO SPOKEN WITH ONE FACILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN THIS AREA.

HE PLANS TO CONNECT CONT CONTACT, EXCUSE ME, AN ADDITIONAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY AS WELL.

FOR THIS VOTE IN OCTOBER, THE CITY COMMISSION WOULD BE APPROVING THE FUNDING FOR THE DESIGN CONTRACT OF THE FACILITY.

THE MONEY FOR THE DESIGN WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED FOR OUR FISCAL 2025 YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET THAT WAS PASSED BACK IN JUNE OF 2024.

APPROVING THE FUNDING FOR THE DESIGN CONTRACT FOR THIS FACILITY IS THE FIRST STEP FOR A PROCESS OF BUILDING A POTENTIAL NEW FACILITY.

FOR A FRAME OF REFERENCE, THE F THIS FIRST STEP WITH THE DESIGN PLANS FOR THE POSSIBLE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY IS SIMILAR TO WHEN THE CITY WILL HIRE AN ENGINEERING COMPANY TO DESIGN A POSSIBLE ROAD IMPROVEMENT FOR THE CITY.

ONCE THE ARCHITECT FINISHES THE DESIGN, THAT DESIGN WILL COME BACK TO US, THE CITY COMMISSION.

THEN WE AS A CITY COMMISSION WILL DECIDE IF WE VOTE TO BUILD THE PROJECT OR NOT.

MONEY FOR BUILDING THE INDOOR ROCKET FACILITY WILL NEED TO BE ALLOCATED IN OUR 2026 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, AND THAT WILL BE VOTED ON IN JUNE OF 2025.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS POTENTIAL PROJECT, YOU ARE WELL AWARE THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN ON A QUEST FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT A POSSIBLE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY COULD LOOK LIKE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD.

THE CITY HAS BEEN INTENSELY RESEARCHING THIS OPTION FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.

I WANTED TO SAY 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, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE FILLED THE ROOM AT PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HELD ON THIS PROJECT.

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 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 RESIDENTS TAX DOLLARS.

AND AS I ALWAYS SAY, BRENTWOOD IS A WONDERFUL CITY.

IT IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO CALL HOME FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS, BUT THE BEST THING ABOUT BRENTWOOD IS THE PEOPLE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, RYAN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO, UM, STAY ENGAGED WITH THE CITY AND BEING ON OUR VOLUNTEER BOARDS.

APPRECIATE IT.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY ALSO TO ATTEND DAVID O'NEILL'S RETIREMENT PARTY LAST FRIDAY, AND IT WAS A VERY PACKED ROOM.

IT WAS EVIDENT THAT HE HAS MADE SUCH AN IMPACT IN SO MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES IN BRENTWOOD AND BEYOND.

WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE HIM SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD IN HIS MANY DIFFERENT POSITIONS OVER THE YEARS WITH THE BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HE CONTINUES WITH HIS SERVANT'S HEART, AS HE NOW REPRESENTS THE BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS ON THE COUNTY COMMISSION.

THANK YOU DAVID O'NEILL, FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO BRENTWOOD.

UM, ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO OUR NEW FIREFIGHTERS, ZACH, CODY, JOHN AND KYLE.

THEY COME TO US WITH A WEALTH OF TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE, AND WE ARE SO THRILLED THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN BRENTWOOD TO CONTINUE YOUR CAREER.

ALSO, CONGRATS TO OUR PROMOTED FIREFIGHTERS, LIEUTENANT JOHN JASON PIERCE, AND LIEUTENANT SCOTT BARNES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION TO BRENTWOOD AND ITS RESIDENTS.

WE ARE SO VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU HERE.

AND THEN FINALLY, FOR LIBRARY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING OF THE LIBRARY BOARD IS ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH AT 4:30 PM IN THE LIBRARY.

A FEW EVENTS THAT YOU MAY WANNA ATTEND THIS WEEK.

THE TODDLER AND PRESCHOOL STORY TIMES ARE AT 10 AND 11:00 AM ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK.

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AND WE ALSO NOW HAVE A NEW LAPTOP PROGRAM AT THE LIBRARY.

PATRONS AGES 18 AND OLDER WITH A LIBRARY CARD CAN NOW CHECK OUT LAPTOPS TO USE WHILE IN THE LIBRARY.

YOUNG CHILDREN MUST BE SUPERVISED BY AN ADULT WHEN USING THE LAPTOP THAT THE ADULT CHECKS OUT.

LAPTOP POLICIES WILL BE REVIEWED WITH THE PATRON WHEN THEY ARE CHECKING OUT THE LAPTOP.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR.

THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER ANDREWS.

UH, THANK YOU MAYOR, UH, FOR THE TREE BOARD.

OUR NEXT TREE BOARD MEETING IS OCTOBER 15TH.

UH, A LOT OF THE THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW INCLUDE, OF COURSE, ARBOR DAY, WHICH IS COMING UP NEXT SPRING, AS WELL AS A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT TAKING THE LIBRARY ARBORETUM, ONE OF OUR TWO ARBORETUM, BOTH DEERWOOD AND THE LIBRARY UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

SO TALKING ABOUT WHICH TREES WOULD NEED TO GO, WHERE THEY COULD GO.

AND RYAN, THANK YOU, OF COURSE FOR YOUR WORK ON THE TREE BOARD.

UH, I KNOW YOU'RE OUR PARK BOARD REPRESENTATIVE ON THE TREE BOARD, SO KIND OF DOUBLE DUTY.

BUT, UH, THANKS FOR THAT PERSPECTIVE THAT YOU BRING.

UM, SO, UH, WANNA POINT OUT, UH, SOMETHING KIND OF COOL GOING ON THE WAY.

I KNOW WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS AND WHILE THEY ARE WILLIAMSON COUNTY SCHOOLS, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT SEVERAL IN BRENTWOOD.

AND, UH, RIGHT NOW, IF Y'ALL HADN'T HEARD, UH, CHITA OVER AT RAVENWOOD IS, UM, IS A SEMIFINALIST FOR THE GLOBAL BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE COMPETITION.

NOW, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT MEANS THAT, THAT HE HAS PUT TOGETHER A VIDEO ON A COMPLEX MEDICAL TOPIC AND IS ONE OF 30 IN THE WORLD THAT'S A FINALIST FOR OVER $400,000, UH, OF PRIZES.

SO, UM, SO IF HE IS TO WIN THIS, THAT IS, UH, NOT JUST GOOD FOR, UH, SAY A SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIM, IT ALSO BUILDS A NEW SCIENCE LAB AT HIS HIGH SCHOOL, UM, FOR THIS.

SO, UM, IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO SUPPORT CHITON BY GETTING ON YOUTUBE, HE, IF YOU FIND HIS VIDEO SONOGRAPHIC AND THE SOUND OF MEDICINE AND GIVE IT A LIKE, THAT HELPS HIS EFFORTS.

UM, BUT JUST MORE EVIDENCE OF THE FANTASTIC JOB THAT'S BEEN BEING DONE AT, UH, AT ALL OF OUR, OUR SCHOOLS HERE IN THE COUNTY AND IN BROADWOOD IN PARTICULAR.

AND ALONG THOSE LINES, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS PAST WEEKEND ATHLETICS, UH, RAVENWOOD HAD A GREAT GAME, UM, BEATING OVERTON BROADWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, PUT UP ANOTHER WIN AGAINST SUMMIT.

AND WHILE, UH, BA UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER THREE CONSECUTIVE WINS, DROPPED A GAME AGAINST A VERY GOOD MACAULAY TEAM, ALL THREE OF OUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS ARE, UH, CURRENTLY RANKED IN THE TOP 20 IN THE STATE FOR, UH, FOR FOOTBALL.

WHICH, YOU KNOW, I I SAY THAT, AND IN SOME WAYS IT'S NOT THAT SURPRISING 'CAUSE ALL THREE OF THEM TEND TO STAY AT THE TOP OF THE STATE.

BUT SEEING THAT CONSISTENCY YEAR IN YEAR OUT IS FANTASTIC.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT COACH FINCH AND, UH, AND, UM, AND COACH STER COMING TO THE, UH, THE BRENTWOOD ROTARY HERE IN A FEW WEEKS TO TALK ABOUT BATTLE OF THE WOODS.

BUT HAVING BOTH OF 'EM BEING FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS, UH, INTENSE COMPETITORS IS JUST REALLY INDICATIVE OF THE CULTURE HERE IN THE CITY.

AND LOVE THAT, UM, THAT THEY CAN BE FRIENDS, UH, OFF THE FIELD AND, AND, AND COMPETITORS ON.

AND, UH, JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THE COMMENTS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY, LOVE HAVING THE, THE, THE WHOLE EVENT TONIGHT, GETTING TO SEE THESE FOLKS THAT HAVE COMMITTED TO OUR, IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT REALLY, AS Y'ALL HAVE MENTIONED, SEEING, UM, DAVE O'NEILL.

YOU KNOW, IT'S, I MEAN, THAT IS JUST INCREDIBLE, THE PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT.

AND, UM, LES SAID, WITH SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, I'VE KNOWN FOR A WHILE ABOUT DAVE'S PASSION FOR YOUTH AND FOR BOXING, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET HIS BOXERS IN PERSON, UH, INCLUDING ONE THAT DROVE FROM LAS VEGAS, WHO'S CURRENTLY A PROFESSIONAL COMPETING BOXER IN LAS VEGAS THAT TOOK A FULL, I THINK HE SAID IT WAS A 26 HOUR DRIVE TO, UH, BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE FOR, UH, FOR DAVE'S EVENT, AND THEN DROVE BACK AFTERWARDS.

SO, UM, BUT JUST INCREDIBLE TO MEET THESE, UH, I WOULD SAY YOUNG MEN.

UH, SOME OF HIS BOXERS, I THINK WERE, UH, GETTING INTO THEIR FORTIES AT THIS POINT.

I THINK HE'S BEEN DOING IT FOR A WHILE.

BUT, UH, JUST INCREDIBLE GUYS AND, AND, AND JUST SEEING THE LOVE THAT DAVID'S BEEN POURING INTO THEM AND THE DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES SUCH A GREAT REFLECTION ON OUR COMMUNITY AND THE KIND OF FOLKS THAT WE ATTRACT AND KEEP HERE.

AND ALONG THOSE LINES, TALKING ABOUT ATTRACTING AND KEEPING 'EM, YOU KNOW, I, I KNEW DAVE HAD A LAW DEGREE.

I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE COMMON KNOWLEDGE IS THAT WHEN AN OFFICER GETS A LAW DEGREE, THEY LEAVE TO BE A LAWYER, AND THEN HE'S KIND OF THE UNICORN GETTING THAT LAW DEGREE AND STAYING.

UM, BUT I THINK THAT HAPPENS BECAUSE OF LEADERSHIP AND THE, AND THE TEAM WE HAVE HERE IN BRENTWOOD AND HIS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO REALLY, REALLY A GREAT THING TO BE A PART OF.

AND SO BLESSED TO BE, BE HERE FOR THAT.

SO, MAYOR, THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, WHAT A GREAT NIGHT.

BRENTWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE.

UM, WHEN YOU MEET THE INDIVIDUALS, IT'S SOMETHING, BUT WHEN YOU MEET THEIR FAMILIES AND, UM, YOU KNOW,

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OUR, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, WE HAVE DONE SUCH A GOOD JOB.

WE, Y'ALL HAVE DONE SUCH A GOOD JOB ON, ON THE LAST FEW CLASSES THAT WE'VE HAD.

IT'S JUST REMARKABLE.

SO ANOTHER EXCELLENT CLASS CHIEF, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

ALSO, THE RETIREMENT.

DAVID O'NEILL, EVERYBODY TOLD YOU THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE.

I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

CARS WERE EVERYWHERE.

WE COULD HAVE WRITTEN A LOT OF TRAFFIC TICKETS THAT DAY BECAUSE THEY WERE PARKED EVERYWHERE.

BUT IT WAS JOYOUS, IT WAS SO HAPPY.

AND ALL THE THINGS THAT HE HAS DONE IN HIS CAREER HAS BEEN ALLUDED TO.

IT'S JUST AMAZING.

AND, UH, I ACTUALLY TALKED TO HIM OVER THE WEEKEND.

I SAID, I JUST WANT TO TALK TO YOU NOW THAT YOU'RE RETIRED.

HE SAID, I'M STILL RECOVERING.

SO, UH, HE HAD A REALLY GREAT TIME.

SO GOOD, GOOD CELEBRATION THERE FOR DAVID.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETS ON INFO MEETING ON THURSDAY, UH, OCTOBER 3RD, 8:00 AM RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

UH, RYAN, THANK YOU FOR COMING.

UH, YOU DO HAVE A SERVANT'S HEART.

YOU'RE ON THE TREE BOARD, YOU'RE ON THE PARK BOARD.

YOU'VE BEEN HERE AS MUCH AS I'VE BEEN HERE RECENTLY, I THINK.

SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND I, THAT KIND OF TAKES ME BACK TO, UM, BECAUSE AT DAVID O O'NEILL'S RETIREMENT, I SAID, I REMEMBER THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT I MET DAVID O'NEILL.

WHEN SOMEONE MAKES AN IMPACT ON YOU AND YOU'RE REALLY IMPRESSED, YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU MEET THEM.

I REMEMBER WHEN I MET RYAN, I REMEMBER WHEN I MET DAVID O'NEILL.

I REMEMBER WHEN I MET MOST OF THE COMMISSIONERS UP HERE.

WE WERE SO BLESSED IN THIS COMMUNITY TO HAVE THOSE KIND OF PEOPLE INFLUENCING OUR LIVES.

I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET THE ACTING CITY MANAGER, AND I WAS IMPRESSED THEN.

AND SHE CONTINUES TO DO A GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, KRISTEN.

I GOT ONE MORE THING TO TELL YOU.

UM, I GOT AN EMAIL THIS WEEK.

WE GET A LOT OF EMAILS.

WE PROBABLY GET MORE EMAILS THAN YOU THINK WE GET, BUT THIS WAS ONE OF A, UH, ENTERTAINER, PRETTY WELL-KNOWN ENTERTAINER WROTE ME AND SAID, UH, I GOT STOPPED BY THE BRENTWOOD POLICE.

AND HE WENT ON TO PRAISE OUR OFFICER FOR BEING SO FRIENDLY, SO PROFESSIONAL.

HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THREATENING ABOUT THIS.

HE SAID, HE DIRECTED ME.

AND HE SAID I WAS IN THE WRONG.

HE SAID, I KNEW I WAS IN THE WRONG.

HE SAID, BUT THIS GUY TREATED ME LIKE A REAL PERSON.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE GET FROM OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OUR PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS OUT THERE DOING A HARD JOB THAT THEY'RE HAVE TO DO EVERY DAY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.

ALRIGHT, UH, RYAN, APPRECIATE YOU, UH, COMING OUT AND, UH, AND STAYING ENGAGED.

UM, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY FOR A MINUTE.

UH, HERE.

UH, PUBLIC SAFETY'S NOT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.

THE REST DOESN'T MATTER.

UH, YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY IT AND ALL OF US SAY IT.

UH, OUR PARKS CAN BE GREAT.

UH, OUR SCHOOLS CAN BE GREAT.

UM, E EVERYTHING PUBLIC WORKS, UH, THE ROADS, EVERYTHING.

BUT IF PEOPLE AREN'T SAFE AND THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE, THE REST DOESN'T MATTER.

UH, CHIEF, UH, UH, KUDOS, UH, FOR CONTINUING TO MAINTAIN, UH, THE CULTURE.

WELCOME, UH, ZACH BROOKS, UH, CODY JENKINS, JOHN PETERS, UH, KYLE SPICER.

AND THEN CONGRATULATIONS TO, UM, UH, JASON PIERCE, UH, FIRE LIEUTENANT AND, UH, AND SCOTT BARNES AS WELL.

UM, JUST GREAT, UH, YOU ALL HAVE IT GOING ON, UH, IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, UM, WITH A STRONG CULTURE AND A GREAT SUCCESSION PLAN.

UM, SWITCHING GEARS, UM, BECAUSE, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, AND WE DON'T WANT 'EM FEEL NEGLECTED, BUT, UM, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO, UH, MIKE, UH, MANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS, DAVID O'NEILL'S, UM, UM, UH, RETIREMENT ON, UH, ON FRIDAY.

AND THE, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, UH, THAT SHOWED UP, UH, WAS FANTASTIC.

UM, AND GOT TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, UH, MORE THAN, UH, USUAL WITH, UH, WITH DAVID, UH, IN THE, UH, IN THE WEEK, UH, PRIOR, AND JUST GOT TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HIM.

UH, AND I'M SO GLAD HE'S ON THIS SIDE OF THE LAW, UH, VERSUS, UM, THE OUTLAW THAT, UH, HE USED TO BE AS A, UH, AS A YOUNGSTER.

SO, UH, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO, UH, TO DAVID.

AND IT'S, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING, NOT ONLY WILL HE SERVE US, UH, AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER, BUT HE WILL ALSO SERVE TO KEEP THE BRENTWOOD POLICE, UH, UM, AND OTHER, UH, POLICE OFFICERS SAFE, UH, WITH HIS, UH, LAW DEGREE AND WILL HELP, UH, THEM, UH, STAY OUT OF, UH, HARM'S WAY.

UM, 'CAUSE NOT EVERYBODY'S A BIG FAN OF, UH, OF THE POLICE THE WAY THAT THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, UH, ARE FANS OF, UH, THE POLICE.

ALRIGHT, SO MOVING ON.

UM, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO ASSISTANT, UM, CHIEF JIM COLVIN.

UM, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO HIS GRADUATION FROM THE FBI TRAINING ACADEMY, UH, IN VIRGINIA ON, UM, SEPTEMBER 12TH.

UM, THAT IS, UH, CHRIS RAY, DIRECTOR OF, UH, THE FBI.

SO, UM, THE FBI TRAINING ACADEMY, I LEARNED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

IT WAS FORMED IN THE THIRTIES, UH, AND IT WAS BECAUSE THERE

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UH, BUT THAT'S WHERE, UM, THE FBI TRADING ACADEMY WAS, UH, WAS BORN AND THEN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, AS WELL, LIKE I MENTIONED, UH, TO SPEND, UH, TIME, UH, THERE, UM, WITH TWO OTHER, UM, GRADS.

SO BRENTWOOD HAS A HISTORY OF, UH, OF THREE FBI TRAINING, UH, ACADEMY GRADS.

UH, ON THE, UH, THE FAR RIGHT YOU HAVE, UH, CHIEF HICKEY, UH, AND THEN YOU HAVE ASSISTANT CHIEF, UH, COLVIN NOW, UH, AND THEN DAVID O'NEILL, UH, HE WAS A FBI TRAINING ACADEMY DIRECTOR.

UH, BUT WHAT A SPECIAL, UH, TIME, UH, IN, UH, IT'S BEEN SAID.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S TRUE.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WOULD EVER FIGURE IT OUT.

I GUESS THE STATISTICS KIND OF WORK, BUT SUPPOSEDLY IT'S HARDER, UH, TO GET INTO THE FBI TRAINING ACADEMY THAN IT IS TO HAR TO GET INTO HARVARD.

SO, UH, AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT SOMEBODY SAID.

AND SO I'M GONNA, UH, ROLL WITH, UH, WITH THAT AND TAKE IT FOR TRUTH.

UM, MOVING ON.

UM, SO WE ARE VERY MUCH ENGAGED IN OUR, UH, CITY MANAGER SEARCH.

UH, AND THIS PAST, UH, THURSDAY WE HAD, UM, OUR HEADHUNTER, UM, OUR, UH, RECRUITER, UH, COME AND SPEND, UM, A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME WITH US AND HELP US THROUGH, UM, THE DIFFERENT, UM, GRADINGS OF, UM, THE POTENTIAL CITY MANAGERS.

HE'S TAKING THIS VERY SERIOUS, THE COMMISSION IS, UH, IS TAKING IT, UH, VERY SERIOUS.

I KNOW THE EMPLOYEES ARE TAKING, UH, THIS, UH, CITY MANAGER SEARCH, UH, VERY SERIOUS.

UM, IT WAS VERY TELLING WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND, UH, AND THE NUMBER OF DEPARTMENT HEADS, UH, THAT ARE THERE NORMALLY, UM, WE'LL TALK ABOUT, UM, WHATEVER, UM, YOU KNOW, NEW FIRETRUCK OR POLICE CAR OR WHATEVER WE NEED, OR NEW CHIPPER TRUCK.

UH, AND THEY'RE OUT OF THERE.

UH, BUT THE CULTURE AT THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY SPECIAL.

UH, AND IT IS LED BY OUR CITY MANAGER.

AND SO WE ARE ALL COMMITTED, UH, TO THE PROCESS AND GOING THROUGH, UH, TO GET IT RIGHT.