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          [ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Vice Mayor Travis Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Commissioner Andrews]
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          ALL RIGHT. 
          GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 2024. 
          PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING. 
          THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY VICE MAYOR TRAVIS AND THE PLEDGE BY COMMISSIONER ANDREWS. 
          PLEASE RISE, LORD, AS WE BEGIN THIS MEETING TONIGHT, LET US FIRST GIVE THANKS FOR THE GREAT COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE LIVE. 
          SECONDLY, WE ASK YOUR GUIDANCE DURING THE MEETING. 
          HELP US LISTEN CAREFULLY AND SPEAK WISELY. 
          HELP US TO CONTINUE TO VALUE AND APPRECIATE OUR BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS, FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, AND CITY EMPLOYEES. 
          MAY YOUR SPIRIT GUIDE US AND YOUR GRACE ABOUND IN US. 
          IN GOD'S NAME WE PRAY. 
          AMEN. 
          UH, PLEASE FACE THE FLAG. 
          I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          [2. Approval or Correction of Minutes]
ALL RIGHT, FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF THE MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER 24 OR THE OCTOBER 14TH, 2024 MEETING. 
          DO I HEAR A MO MOTION? MOTION APPROVE. 
          SECOND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MOTION ON THE FLOOR. 
          ALRIGHT, CALL FOR THE VOTE. 
          ALL IN FAVOR OF THE, UH, MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 14TH, 2024. 
          PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          A. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED ABSTENTIONS. 
          MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 
          NOW WE 
          [ 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.  ]
WILL OPEN UP, UH, COMMENTS FROM, UH, CITIZENS. 
          UM, INDIVIDUALS MAY COMMENT ON ANY ITEM INCLUDED IN THE CONSENT OR REGULAR AGENDA OR ANY OTHER MATTER, UH, REGARDING THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD. 
          ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CITIZENS WHO WISH TO MAKE A REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. 
          PLEASE LET THAT BE KNOWN TO THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. 
          A SIGN IN SHEET WAS PROVIDED, UH, IN THE BACK. 
          YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE SIGNED UP, UH, IN ORDER TO SPEAK. 
          WHAT WE'D ASK, UH, IS THAT, UM, Y'ALL BE BRIEF, UH, WITH YOUR COMMENTS. 
          UM, WE WANT YOU ALL, UH, TO BE HEARD, UH, THIS EVENING, WHOEVER WANTS TO SPEAK, WHETHER YOU SIGNED UP, UH, OR NOT. 
          UM, BUT, UM, PLEASE, UM, PLEASE BE BRIEF WITH YOUR COMMENTS, UH, AS YOU CAN. 
          UM, SO WE'RE GONNA START WITH, UH, WITH PAUL SANDERSON, AND WE'RE GONNA DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. 
          UH, IF YOU CAN, UH, COME FORWARD, IDENTIFY YOURSELF, UH, AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. 
          PLEASE BE APPRECIATED. 
          THANKS FOR HAVING ME HERE. 
          I'M PAUL SANDERSON. 
          I LIVE AT 1 0 7 TIMBER CREST COURT IN RIVER OAKS. 
          MY WIFE WAS STRUCK BY A MOTORIST ON BEL REVE ROAD IN AUGUST. 
          THEN RIGHT AROUND THE SECTION WHERE THE ROAD MOVES FROM THREE FEET TO ABOUT A FE A FOOT FOR THE BERM. 
          I UNDERSTAND THAT THE COMMISSION IS CONSIDERING SPENDING $20 MILLION OF TAXPAYER MONEY FOR A TENNIS COURT FACILITY. 
          I LOVE TENNIS. 
          I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD START, IF WE'RE GONNA SPEND MONEY, TAXPAYER MONEY, WE SHOULD START BY LOOKING AT BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WALKING AND BIKING, ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF 65. 
          WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT EARLIER IN THE YEAR, BUT WE, WE DID NOT DO THAT. 
          THE EAST SIDE OF 65 HAS GREAT BIKING. 
          WE DON'T HAVE THAT ON THE, ON THE WEST SIDE OF 65. 
          WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE A SIDEWALK STOPS AT PRINCETON HILLS AND DOESN'T CONTINUE ALL THE WAY ON, ON FRANKLIN ROAD. 
          IT DOESN'T CONTINUE ALL THE WAY TO CONCORD ROAD. 
          IT'S JUST BEWILDERING TO ME THAT WE LIVE IN THIS KIND OF A COMMUNITY, ONE OF THE RICHEST COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY, AND WE CAN'T FINISH A SIDEWALK. 
          WE DON'T HAVE A SIDEWALK THAT GOES FROM CONCORD ROAD IN, IN FRANKLIN ROAD TOWARDS THE, UM, LIBRARY. 
          IT GET, IT STARTS SOMEWHERE AROUND WHERE THE BRIDGE IS. 
          UM, HERE'S MY ASK. 
          I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A LOT OF TENNIS PLAYERS HERE TONIGHT, AND I, I UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU TO DO THIS, BUT I THINK IF YOU REALLY ARE THINKING ABOUT THE ENTIRE BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY, YOU NEED TO AGGRESSIVELY SOLICIT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT SPENDING $20 MILLION ON A TENNIS FACILITY. 
          THAT'S ALL I HAVE. 
          THANK YOU, PAUL. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          UM, THERE WERE TWO SIGN UP SHEETS. 
          SO I'M GONNA GO THROUGH THE, UH, UH, THE SHORTER SIGN UP SHEET, UH, FIRST THAT PAUL WAS ACTUALLY, UH, SIGNED UP ON. 
          UH, SO TROY LER, IF YOU WOULD IDENTIFY YOURSELF, UH, AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE, TROY. 
          ABSOLUTELY WELCOME. 
          UM, TROY BEELER. 
          I LIVE AT 9 4 1 1 DOVE FIELD COURT, UH, HERE IN BRENTWOOD. 
          AND, UH, FIRST I WANNA SAY THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO WITH THE CITY. 
          I WANTED TO ATTEND, UH, TONIGHT AND SPEAK FOR TWO REASONS. 
          ONE, UM, LIKE THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER, I WANTED 
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TO ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO BACK IN, UM, ADD BACK IN FUNDING FOR BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS. 
          I THINK THE PATH THAT WE HAVE IN THE SIDEWALKS THAT WE HAVE MAKE BRENTWOOD A VERY UNIQUE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY. 
          AND, UH, THEY'RE REALLY NEEDED FOR SAFE EXERCISING AND SAFE, UH, NON VEHICLE TRAVEL. 
          UH, YOU KNOW, SORT OF RELATED TO THAT, I WANTED TO ENCOURAGE THE BOARD NOT TO FUND THE ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE RACKET CLUB. 
          UH, INSTEAD, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE BOARD, UH, REENGAGE THE COUNTY, UH, AND SEE IF WE COULD PARTNER ON A FACILITY. 
          AND THE REASON IS, I DON'T THINK IT'S FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. 
          THE NUMBERS I'VE SEEN DON'T SEEM LIKE THEY'LL, UH, REALLY ADD TO A SURPLUS POTENTIALLY CAUSE, UH, THE CITY A LOT OF MONEY AND, UH, COMPETE WITH, UH, FOR-PROFIT VENTURES. 
          SO THOSE WERE MY TWO POINTS. 
          THANKS. 
          NEXT ON THE LIST. 
          UM, DAVID BURGESS. 
          WELCOME. 
          THANK YOU, MARK. 
          I'M DAVID BOURGEOIS, AND I LIVE AT SIX 15 CLARKTON COURT IN BRENTWOOD. 
          UM, I TOO WANT TO REITERATE WHAT TROY JUST SAID. 
          UH, THANKING Y'ALL FOR THE HARD WORK THAT Y'ALL ALL DO TO KEEP, UH, THIS CITY, UH, IN THE CONDITION THAT IT'S IN A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. 
          I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE IT'S A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE, AND THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. 
          WE ALL REALIZE BY HAPPENSTANCE IT HAPPENS BECAUSE OF A LOT OF TIRELESS WORK, AND Y'ALL DO A LOT OF IT. 
          AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR THAT. 
          UM, VERY BRIEFLY, UH, AND I MAY BE LATE IN THIS GAME, I'M HERE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RACKET CLUB PROPOSAL. 
          UM, I THINK I WROTE EACH OF Y'ALL EARLIER THIS WEEK, UH, AND VOICED MY OPPOSITION TO THE FACILITY AS PROPOSED. 
          UM, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO RACKET, UH, RACKET CLUB AT ALL. 
          UM, I'M AN EX TENNIS PLAYER, TWO FAT AND SLOW NOW TO DO THAT. 
          BUT I DO PLAY RECREATIONAL PICKLEBALL AND I LOVE IT, AND I CAN UNDERSTAND THE GROWTH AND THAT A MAN FOR COURTS AND ALL THOSE THINGS. 
          BUT HERE'S WHAT I'D SAY, I THINK, UM, IF YOU ALL IN THE COURSE OF ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE LEADING UP TO THIS PLACE, HAVE NOT ENGAGED SERIOUSLY WITH DEVELOPERS, OPERATORS WHO, UH, WHERE WE COULD PARTNER, UH, THE CITY COULD PARTNER WITH A PRIVATE DEVELOPER OPERATOR, UM, LENDING, UH, A LOW COST LAND, A GROUND LEASE, UH, TO AN OP, TO A DEVELOPER, TO, TO MAKE, TO, UH, PROVIDING, UH, WHATEVER INCENTIVES WE CAN, I WOULD STRONGLY URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THAT. 
          I THINK, UM, OPERATING, UH, THAT KIND OF FACILITY IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY PROBABLY SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM. 
          I PREFER A PRIVATE DEVELOPER BE ENGAGED. 
          AND, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, THE THING THAT CAME TO MY MIND FIRST WHEN I STARTED KIND OF HONING IN ON THIS WAS A VERY LOW COST GROUND LEASE THAT WOULD LEND ITSELF WELL, UH, TO A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IF YOU HAVE ENGAGED IN CONVERSATIONS WITH A DEVELOPER. 
          UM, AND, UH, TALKED A BIT ABOUT WAYS THAT THE CITY COULD INCENTIVIZE A DEVELOPER TO DO THIS PROJECT. 
          IF THE GROUND LEASE WAS PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS AND WHAT YOU HEARD FROM A DEVELOPER WAS, THIS THING IS NOT FEASIBLE, I WOULD URGE THE CITY TO THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE I THINK WHAT THEY'RE WITHOUT, WITH INCENTIVES ON THE TABLE, IF A PROJECT WON'T GO FOR A PRIVATE DEVELOPER, IT MORE LIKELY WON'T GO FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD. 
          SO I JUST URGE YOU TO GIVE SERIOUS THOUGHT TO THAT, AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. 
          THANK YOU, DAVID. 
          ALRIGHT, NEXT ON THE, UH, ON THE SECOND LIST, TAD WOOD. 
          UH, HI, MY NAME'S TAD WOOD. 
          I LIVE AT 6 3 0 5 MILLBROOK ROAD HERE IN BRENTWOOD. 
          UH, I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK, UM, LIKE THE PREVIOUS TALKERS SPEAKERS. 
          I AM ALSO OPPOSED, UH, TO THIS, THE WAY THAT WE'RE GOING ABOUT IT WITH, UH, THE PROPOSED RACQUETBALL FACILITY. 
          I'M A BIG TENNIS FAN. 
          MY WIFE IS A BIG TENNIS FAN. 
          SHE PROBABLY DOESN'T KNOW I'M HERE AND I'M IN DANGER WHEN I GET HOME. 
           SON'S A TENNIS FAN, BUT, UH, AS AN EXTREMELY, AS A CITIZEN, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FISCAL CONSERVATIVE NATURE THAT THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD BRINGS. 
          UM, AND, AND IT, IT, IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE, THAT'S WHY IT'S A LITTLE BIT PUZZLING WHY WE ARE GOING TO MORE OF A SPECIAL INTEREST TYPE GROUP. 
          UM, FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENTS TYPICALLY FOCUS ON SECURITY, WHICH WE DO. 
          UH, INFRASTRUCTURE TAKING CARE OF MORE OF THE ELDERLY PEOPLE AND THE YOUNG, I THINK BRACKET BALL, WHILE IT'S A GREAT SPORT AND TENNIS IS, IS A FABULOUS SPORT FOR PEOPLE. 
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IT, IT BASICALLY TAKES THE HEALTHIEST ADULTS THAT WILL, WILL DOMINATE THE POPULATION. 
          I'D LIKE TO SEE US PROPOSE MORE OF PARKS, SIDEWALKS. 
          AS PAUL MENTIONED, WEST OF 65. 
          WE DON'T HAVE THAT. 
          UH, YOU ARE IN, IN RIVER OAKS, THE COMMUNITY I LIVE IN, YOU REALLY CAN'T GET OUT ONTO OLD HICKORY ON A BIKE. 
          YOU JUST CAN'T. 
          I MEAN, THE CARS COME FLYING AROUND THERE. 
          I KNOW THAT'S SPLIT IN THE COUNTY LINE AND THERE'S, THERE'S CAMERAS THAT ARE PUT UP ON IT, BUT YOU CAN'T MOVE THAT THAT ROUND. 
          YOU CAN GO OUT ONTO GRANNY WHITE, BUT IT'S STILL JUST A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION. 
          I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE WALKING PAST BIG WALKING COMMUNITY. 
          UM, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I'M SAYING FOR THE BOARD. 
          I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. 
          GOOD LUCK AT HOME TONIGHT, TED. 
          THANK YOU . 
          UH, NEXT ON THE, UH, LIST WE HAVE MARLA PENA. 
          HELLO EVERYBODY. 
          I'M MARLA PENA AND MY HUSBAND AND I LIVE AT 5 0 8 GRANNY WHITE. 
          UM, FIRST OFF, I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING EVERYONE HAS SAID. 
          UM, BUT NEARLY 25 YEARS AGO WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR HOME, THERE WERE TWO REASONS WHY WE PURCHASED THE HOME. 
          NUMBER ONE, MY HUSBAND LIKED THE BIG GRUDGE. 
          OKAY, IT'S A FIVE BAY GRUDGE. 
          I LIKED THE FACT THAT WE WERE BLESSED TO HAVE SIDEWALKS, SO I TOTALLY GET WHAT EVERYONE'S SAYING, BUT YOU CAN LEAVE OUR DRIVE AND GO ALL THE WAY TO MURRAY LANE, TO FRANKLIN ROAD AND DOWN MARYLAND WAY AND BACK, GRANNY WHITE. 
          SO I APPRECIATE SIDEWALKS AND THAT'S WHY WE PURCHASED IT. 
          BUT GETTING FURTHER BEYOND THAT, I SUPPORT EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY SAID. 
          AND I ALSO THANK EVERYBODY FOR YOUR RESPONSES TO MY EMAIL. 
          I SENT TWO EMAILS. 
          THE FIRST EMAIL WAS AN ERROR, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE WRONG QUOTE. 
          THE SECOND EMAIL IS WHAT I AM FOLLOWING UP ON. 
          UM, FIRST OFF, THE RESPONSE WAS WHEN I TALKED ABOUT THE USAGE, ONE PERSON RESPONDED, HUNDREDS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE RACKET FACILITY. 
          I AGREE, MAYBE HUNDREDS WILL BENEFIT. 
          THE OTHER RESPONSE WAS FOUR TO 800 PLAYERS. 
          IF YOU TAKE THE 800, WHICH IS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER I WAS QUOTED, AND YOU DIVIDE THAT BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD POPULATION, WHICH IS 45,000, YOU END UP WITH 1.7% OF PEOPLE PHYSICALLY BENEFITING FROM THIS. 
          SOME PEOPLE HAD SAID, OH, WELL, YOU'VE GOT GRANDPARENTS, YOU GOT OTHER PEOPLE. 
          PEOPLE GET SCHOLARSHIPS. 
          PEOPLE GET SCHOLARSHIPS FOR A LOT OF THINGS. 
          SO ANYWAY, THAT 1.7% IS NOT ENOUGH OF PEOPLE MAKING I MEDIAN INCOME OF $146,000 TO GARNER A BIG GOVERNMENT, WHICH WE'VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE IN 25 YEARS TO SUPPORT THIS INSTITUTE, THIS FACILITY, WE THINK TOTALLY LIKE OTHER PEOPLE, THAT PRIVATE IS GOOD, HAVE RACKETBALL, HAVE TENNIS. 
          I'M ALL FOR IT, BUT IT MUST BE PRIVATE AND NOT SUPPORTED BY MY TAXPAYER MONEY. 
          THE SECOND THING IS, IS THE COST TO BUILD. 
          UM, NO ONE AGREES. 
          UM, I TOOK EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL SENT ME, OKAY? AND I WENT THROUGH IT. 
          I DO THE TAXES IN OUR HOME, OKAY? I WENT THROUGH FIGURE BY FIGURE OF WHAT I COULD DO. 
          SOME OF IT WAS JUST SO MUCH OVER THE BOARD, LIKE, WHY DO I NEED THIS? BUT IT'S TE BUT WHAT I PULLED FROM IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 14 MILLION, I BELIEVE. 
          NOT SURE THEY'VE GONE TO 20 MILLION. 
          THE SECOND PART WAS PROJECTED TO COST 13 MILLION. 
          THEY HAVE BUDGETED 17,900 OR 17,000,900. 
          WELL, I THEN LISTENED TO THE OCTOBER 24TH MEETING, WHICH I WAS TOLD I COULD LISTEN TO. 
          I LISTENED TO IT AND I LISTENED TO, THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE AT THE END OF THE TABLE. 
          I THINK ONE WAS A CITY MANAGER, AND I'M NOT SURE WHO THE OTHER PERSON WAS. 
          UM, BUT THE COMMENT WAS, AND I'M GONNA QUOTE, DON'T BE MARRIED TO THAT NUMBER. 
          UNFORTUNATELY, NOT MANY ARE UNDER, COULD BE HIGHER. 
          CHANCES ARE IT WILL BE MORE THAN 10% LIKELY UNDER 20%. 
          SO, OKAY, SO HERE I AM, PERSON WHO DOES OUR TAXES, UM, I TOOK THE 17,950 17 MILLION. 
          SEE, I'M NOT USED TO TALKING MILLIONS, 17,950,000 THAT IS BUDGETED, OKAY? AND I TOOK THAT AND MULTIPLIED IT BY 1.15. 
          THAT COMES TO TWENTY MILLION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY MILLION SIX HUNDRED FORTY TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED. 
          THAT'S ALREADY, IF YOU ROUND IT $1 MILLION MORE THAN WHAT IT WAS A WEEK AGO. 
          SO THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. 
          OKAY? THE THIRD THING, UM, A TWO BY TWO ANALOGY. 
          MY BACKGROUND'S NURSING. 
          I DID SALES, I DID HEALTHCARE. 
          I'M A MOM OF TEENAGERS AND I'M 70 YEARS OLD. 
          OKAY? BUT YOU CANNOT TAKE A TWO BY TWO GAUZE BANDAGE, 
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OKAY? AND STOP THE BLEEDING TO WHAT'S HAPPENING TWO BY TWO. 
          NUMBER ONE, YOU MISS THE OPPORTUNITY WITH A PRIVATE INVESTOR. 
          YOU MISS THE OPPORTUNITY WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY TO PARTNER WITH US. 
          THAT'S ONE PART THAT TWO BY TWO IS FALLING APART. 
          THE SECOND OPPORTUNITY THAT REALLY CONCERNS ME FROM THE MEETING THAT I LISTENED TO THAT HAPPENED ON THURSDAY, OH, THERE'S TWO COMPANIES FROM WHICH WE CAN CHOOSE TO MANAGE THIS FACILITY. 
          GREAT. 
          TWO COMPANIES TO ME AS A TAXPAYER AND SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T HAVE THE BUSINESS SENSE, A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE TWO COMPANIES. 
          IS THAT NOT A MONOPOLY? WHO CHOOSES IT? AND WHO AROUND HERE ISN'T ON SOMEBODY'S BOARD OR INVOLVED IN THAT? SO THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS. 
          I'M ALMOST FINISHED. 
          OKAY? THE THIRD THING IS, SINCE WHEN DO WE NEED TO BECOME BIG GOVERNMENT? I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE YOUR DECISION, OKAY? AND I HUMBLY I REALLY AM ASKING YOU TO BE HUMBLE BECAUSE YOU NEED TO REPRESENT 97.3% OF BRENTWOOD, NOT THE 1.7. 
          GIVE THEM THE TENNIS COURTS, BUT DON'T PAY FOR IT. 
          LET SOMEBODY ELSE PAY FOR IT. 
          THINK AGAIN ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND STEWARDSHIP. 
          THAT'S WHAT ALBERTO AND I LIKE ABOUT THIS FACILITY. 
          WE, THIS IS ONLY MY THIRD TIME HERE, AND BOTH THE OTHER TWO REASONS WERE A BIG REASON, OKAY? AND AT THE MINIMUM, CHOOSE TO VOTE EITHER TO ABSTAIN AND VOTE PRESENT ARE TO VOTE AGAINST TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR THIS. 
          SO I GOT A DRY MOUTH. 
          THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. 
          YOU'VE NOT BEAT ME UP. 
          AND I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          GOD BLESS YOU ALL. 
          AND PLEASE REMEMBER, YOU'RE, I EVEN CALLED THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD TO GET THE OATH THAT YOU ALL SAY, OKAY, WHEN YOU SIGN, OKAY. 
          TO BECOME COMMISSIONER. 
          AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT OATH JUST SAYS TO ABIDE BY THE, UM, GUIDELINES OR SOMETHING. 
          IT DOESN'T SAY, TO BE HONEST, IT DOESN'T SAY TO BE TRANSPARENT. 
          IT DOESN'T SAY ANY OF THAT, WHICH IS KIND OF CONCERNING. 
          BUT I ASK YOU AS REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR CITY, TO BE HONEST AND TO BE TRANSPARENT, THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MARLA. 
          NEXT ON THE LIST WE HAVE JAY GALBRATH. 
          THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. 
          UM, GOOD EVENING, AND, UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR, UM, FOR YOUR SERVICE. 
          UH, I THINK NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I DO THIS, IT'S UH, IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT BEING ON THIS SIDE OF THE, UH, MICROPHONE. 
          SO DON'T, DON'T EVER FORGET THAT. 
          I'M SORRY. 
          CAN YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF? OH, SORRY. 
          WELL, YOU JUST DID. 
          I'M JAKE GALBRATH, BUT, UH, MY, UH, MY ADDRESS IS 1791 NORTH ARMLIN DRIVE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'M ABSOLUTELY FOR, UM, COMMUNITY ATHLETIC FACILITIES, UM, AND VERY, VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE PARKS AND REC FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE IN OUR CITY, IN OUR COUNTY. 
          UM, WHICH MAKE IT, WHICH ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES US UNIQUE AND A AND A GREAT PLACE TO, UH, TO LIVE. 
          UM, I'VE, I'VE GOT SOME CONCERNS WITH, UM, WITH THIS PROCESS AND HOW IT'S GONE ON. 
          UM, THE, UH, THE DECISION TO FOREGO, UM, EVEN A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO TALK WITH THE, UH, WITH THE COUNTY, UM, I BELIEVE WAS A HUGE MISTAKE. 
          UM, AND IT SET US ON A PATH. 
          UM, I FEEL LIKE NO RETURN. 
          UM, I, WHAT, WHAT SEEMS LIKE NO RETURN, I DON'T THINK IT IS. 
          UM, I THINK THERE'S, I THINK THERE'S PLENTY OF WAYS TO, UH, TO GO BACK AND, UM, AND PARTNER. 
          UM, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY GONNA, WHAT I'M GONNA AT THE END, WHAT I'M GONNA ASK YOU GUYS TO DO. 
          UM, THE, UM, THE SECOND IS THE CREATION OF, OF AN, I KNOW WE DO HAVE PARKS. 
          WE HAVE A BRENTWOOD PARKS DEPARTMENT. 
          MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S LARGELY MAINTENANCE DRIVEN. 
          SO WE DON'T HAVE PROGRAMMING LIKE ALL OF THAT TODAY IS DONE, UM, IS DONE BY THE COUNTY, UM, BY FRANKLIN, I DON'T BELIEVE HAS ONE. 
          UM, AND SO LIKE IT'S, RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT, WE'VE HAD SUCH A GREAT PARTNERSHIP, UM, WITH OUR MUNICIPALITIES AND OUR COUNTY. 
          UM, I MEAN, NOT, I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR THE SCHOOLS BY, BY ANY CHANCE. 
          MY HISTORY HAS BEEN, WE'VE DONE SOME GREAT WORK WITH THE SCHOOLS AND THE, AND THE CITY. 
          UM, WE'VE, WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE COUNTY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. 
          UM, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE NEED TO STOP NOW. 
          UM, THIRD, THE, UM, THIS IS GOING TO RESULT IN ADDITIONAL BORROWING OVER AND WHAT OVER AND ABOVE WHAT WE WOULD'VE OTHERWISE. 
          I KNOW THE TENANCY AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HEAR, YOU KNOW, EXACTLY WHAT OUR CASH IS ON HAND. 
          THE, THE, OBVIOUSLY THE INITIAL ESTIMATES OF COST HAVE GONE FROM, YOU KNOW, 11 TO 14 TO NOW I'VE HEARD 18 TO 20. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, AND IT, ORIGINALLY IT WAS GONNA BE HALF OF THAT. 
          'CAUSE WE WERE GONNA, WE WERE GONNA PARTNER. 
          UM, BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, WHATEVER WE USE IN CASH, UM, WILL CAUSE US TO HAVE BORROWING IN OTHER PLACES. 
          AND I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYBODY SAY, WELL, WE PAID FOR THE, WE WERE ABLE TO PAY FOR THIS IN CASH. 
          IF YOU'RE GONNA GO OVER HERE AND BORROW MORE MONEY OVER HERE IN THE OTHER HAND. 
          'CAUSE IT'S JUST NOT INTELLECTUALLY HONEST. 
          UM, LASTLY, UM, 
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YOU GUYS, THERE'S A, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A SPLIT ON THE, ON THE COMMISSION. 
          UM, I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, ABOUT THIS AND HOW, AND HOW THAT WORKS. 
          UM, AND THE TENDENCY IS TO TAKE THAT FOUR THREE MAJORITY, UM, AND JUST APPLY IT EVERYWHERE. 
          UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T, I'M NOT, I'M NOT HERE AT EVERY MEETING. 
          I DON'T WATCH EVERY TIME I DO. 
          I DO READ A LOT AND TRY TO FOLLOW AS MUCH AS I CAN. 
          UM, BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE SAME 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, AND IT'S THE SAME VOTES EVERY TIME, UM, IT MEANS THAT WE'RE NOT BUILDING CONSENSUS. 
          UM, AND SO IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, IF WE CAN TRY TO REACH ACROSS THE AISLE, UM, HOWEVER YOU DEFINE THAT AISLE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THE DIVIDE IS BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A LOT OF IT, A LOT OF THIS I THOUGHT WAS FISCAL CONSERVATISM. 
          UM, WHICH THIS HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH FISCAL CONSERVATISM. 
          AND I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE SAME FOR OUR VOTING OR SEEM TO BE PUSHING THIS WHEN THEY'RE PUSHING OTHER THINGS ON, ON SOMETHING THAT MEANS, UM, THAT'S COMPLETELY COMING FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE. 
          BUT, UM, AT THE END OF THE DAY, UH, I WOULD, I WOULD JUST URGE YOU TO TABLE THIS BEFORE WE SPEND A COUPLE, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, UM, JUST WAIT, SEE IF WE CAN REENGAGE THE COUNTY, UM, OR AT LEAST A, A THIRD PARTY. 
          AND, UM, SO THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING THIS ON ALL BY OURSELF. 
          I APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          NEXT IS, UH, SUE AND JOHN GEARING. 
          I BELIEVE I HAVE THAT, UM, CORRECT SUE GEHRING. 
          AND WE LIVE AT 92 21 HUNTER BOROUGH DRIVE FOR ALMOST 35 YEARS. 
          SO WE'VE LONG TIME RESIDENTS. 
          THANK YOU ALL. 
          AND I'M KNOWN FOR SEVERAL OF YOU FOR JUST ABOUT EVERY BIT OF THAT, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME MORE THAN YOU KNOW, MY DAD ALWAYS SAID, JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD. 
          AND THAT RESONATES WITH ME WITH THE KIND OF EXPENDITURES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. 
          ALSO, BIG GOVERNMENT RESONATES WITH ALL OF US. 
          I THINK RIGHT NOW WHEN WE SPEND WHAT WE DON'T HAVE AND THEN WHEN WE SPEND, JUST BECAUSE WE CAN, VERY OFTENTIMES WHAT WE SEE HAPPENING IN GOVERNMENT IS THEY DON'T DO IT AS WELL AS THE PRIVATE SECTOR. 
          I BET EVERY ONE OF YOU CAN THINK OF INSTANCES WHERE THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T RUN THINGS QUITE THE WAY THE PRIVATE SECTOR WOULD. 
          I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU WITH ALL THE SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SPOKEN BEFORE ME. 
          I'M NOT GONNA GO BACK OVER EVERY, THE, ALL THE POINTS, BUT TO SAY THE SMALL PERCENTAGE THAT THIS WOULD IMPACT, AND I LOVE TENNIS DOLPHIN CLUB WAS MY HANGOUT. 
          UM, I, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE. 
          VISIT YOUR HEART, REACH ACROSS THE AISLE AND TRY TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT OUR CITIZENS CAN SUPPORT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, SUE. 
          NEXT IS BRANDON BINKLEY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MY NAME IS BRANDON BINKLEY. 
          I LIVE AT, UH, 81 17 SHADY PLACE, UH, HERE IN BRENTWOOD. 
          AND, UM, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO WELCOMED ME BACK TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY. 
          AND, AND, UM, WHEN I EMAILED YOU GUYS ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO, WE, WE LEFT, UH, I'LL, I'LL BE THE FIRST ONE TO SPEAK UP IN, IN FAVOR OF THE TENNIS COURTS. 
          YOU KNOW, WE, WE LEFT HERE FIVE YEARS AGO BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER WAS SEVEN AT THE TIME, AND WE WERE DOWN IN FLORIDA AND, UH, WE HAD A HOME THERE AND, AND SHE WANTED TO PLAY TENNIS, AND SHE'S PRETTY TALENTED. 
          AND THEY SAID, LISTEN, WHEN YOU GO BACK TO BRENTWOOD, TAKE HER TO MARYLAND FARMS, AND HERE'S WHO SHE NEEDS TO BE PLAYING WITH. 
          SO I CALLED AND, UM, THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, SHE HAD, WE HAVE A SIX TO NINE MONTH WAIT LIST TO GET IN. 
          SO I'M LIKE, WELL, I, I, SHE WANTS TO PLAY. 
          AND, AND THERE REALLY WASN'T ANYWHERE ELSE TO TAKE HER. 
          SO WE MOVED TO FLORIDA AND THEN SHE WAS INVITED BY THE USTA NATIONAL CAMPUS THERE IN ORLANDO TO TRAIN THERE. 
          SO WE MOVED OUR FAMILY TO ORLANDO SO SHE COULD PLAY. 
          AND, UM, UST A'S GREAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT, OH, SPRING HILL USTA IS GONNA BE GREAT. 
          I, I CAN TELL YOU IT'S GREAT FOR BEGINNERS, BUT IT'S NOT A HIGH LEVEL OR, YOU KNOW, A GREAT RACKET SPORTS FACILITY THAT, THAT MAY OR MAY NOT COME TO SPRING HILL. 
          UM, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE DOWNSIDES TO MOVING BACK TO TENNESSEE WAS THAT THERE'S A LACK OF RACKET SPORTS. 
          THERE'S A LACK OF RACKET SPORTS TO BE ABLE TO PLAY AND ESPECIALLY PLAY INDOOR. 
          YOU KNOW, YOU'RE VERY LIMITED TO, TO PLAY SPORTS 
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IN TENNESSEE RACKET SPORTS UNLESS YOU PLAY INDOOR. 
          AND SO THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY TRAIN AT, YOU KNOW, UH, DOWN IN SA DOWN IN FLORIDA FOR THE MOST PART BECAUSE THE FACILITIES AND THE, THE TEMPERATURE AND YEAR-ROUND PLAY. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE PRIVATE SECTOR. 
          WELL, I, I CAN TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, WE, WE'VE TRAVELED THE COUNTRY PLAYING TOURNAMENTS ALL THE WAY FROM NEW YORK TO CALIFORNIA. 
          I MEAN, YOU KNOW, ARIZONA, YOU NAME IT, WE'VE BEEN THERE. 
          AND, AND I, I CAN TELL YOU THAT, THAT THERE, THERE'S BEEN A, A HANDFUL OF PRIVATE SECTOR PLACES AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE DUMPS AND THEY ARE NOT WELL RUN AT ALL. 
          AND, AND I WOULD SAY THAT SOME OF THE BEST FACILITIES THAT WE'VE EVER BEEN TO ARE ALL PUBLIC CITY RUN FACILITIES. 
          LIKE YOU CAN LOOK AT DOTHAN, ALABAMA, THEY'VE GOT A, AN INCREDIBLE FACILITY. 
          GRANTED IT'S OUTDOOR, BUT THERE'S SEVERAL GREAT FACILITIES THAT ARE INDOOR ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY. 
          AND, AND I THINK THAT FOR ME, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S A GREAT BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY, JUST LIKE SIDEWALKS AND, AND WALKWAYS ARE A GREAT BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          I, I MEAN, I'M BLOWN AWAY AT HOW MANY SIDEWALKS, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT YOU CAN GET FROM THE TOWER PARK ALL THE WAY OVER TO ALL THE WAY DOWN WILSON PIKE. 
          I MEAN, I'M JUST MIND BLOWN AT HOW MANY CONNECTING TRAILS THERE ARE. 
          I'M THANKFUL FOR 'EM. 
          UM, BUT I FULLY SUPPORT THIS AND, AND I THINK OUR YOUTH, AND NOT ONLY OUR YOUTH, BUT TENNIS IS A LIFELONG SPORT. 
          AND, UM, PICKLEBALL IS HUGE RIGHT NOW. 
          I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY, YOU KNOW, PICKLEBALL FACILITIES ARE POPPING UP ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. 
          UM, BUT I FULLY SUPPORT THIS AND WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          NEXT ON THE LIST IS LYNETTE, I'M GONNA GET THIS LAST NAME WRONG. 
          UH, YA JAR, I'M LYNETTE JAR. 
          I'M AT 1764 TUSCANY WAY IN TUSCANY HILLS, AND I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THOSE IN OPPOSITION OF THE INDOOR TENNIS COURT. 
          UM, JAY SUMMED IT UP REALLY WELL. 
          I THINK THAT THE INITIAL PROPOSAL TO GO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY WAS MUCH MORE FEASIBLE. 
          BUT WHERE YOU'RE AT NOW, IT'S NOT, UM, IN PROPORTION TO WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE OUTLAY. 
          AND I JUST THINK THAT IT'S TOO NARROW OF A FOCUS. 
          I THINK THAT TRAILS AND THE SIDEWALKS ARE FAR BIGGER BENEFIT TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND THEY ADD VALUE TO THE REAL ESTATE. 
          THEY ADD THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO WALK, BIKE, GET TO SCHOOL, GET TO OTHER PLACES SAFELY. 
          AND I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY THINK ABOUT INITIALLY GOING FROM 6 MILLION ASK TO A 20 MILLION ASK. 
          THAT IS A BIG DIFFERENCE IN WHAT WE WOULD BE PUTTING OUT. 
          AND I JUST DUNNO HOW YOU CAN JUSTIFY THAT EXPENSE FOR SUCH A SMALL POPULATION. 
          AND, UM, I'VE HAD KIDS THAT USED BRENTWOOD BALL CLUB FACILITIES, TENNESSEE SOCCER CLUB FACILITIES. 
          THEY'VE BEEN GREAT. 
          THEY WERE WELL RUN. 
          UM, THERE'S ALWAYS SHORTAGES FOR INDOOR, ANYBODY WHO'S PLAYED SPORTS, THERE'S ALWAYS SHORTAGES FOR INDOOR SPORTS. 
          SO I COULD EVEN GET BEHIND A MULTI-SPORT FACILITY EASIER THAN I CAN JUST UN NARROWLY FOCUSED TENNIS COURT FOR $20 MILLION. 
          THANKS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          NEXT ON THE LIST IS JULIA DAWSON. 
          HI EVERYONE. 
          THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER TODAY. 
          I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE COUNTY FOR, OR THE CITY FOR A LONG TIME. 
          AND, UM, THOSE OF US THAT PLAY RACKET SPORTS. 
          I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO DISCUSS OTHER RACKET SPORTS, AND THAT IS PICKLEBALL. 
          UM, I COME FROM A BACKGROUND HAVING HAVE, HAVING HAD TENNIS IN MY LIFE AND LOVING PLAYING TENNIS, BUT I NOW LOVE PICKLEBALL AND, UM, HAVE A, A LARGE CONSENSUS OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS THAT PLAY PICKLEBALL. 
          IN FACT, MY HUSBAND AND MY CHILDREN ALSO PLAY PICKLEBALL. 
          AND I POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A MULTI-GENERATIONAL SPORT. 
          AND IT ALSO BRINGS IN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT AGES. 
          UM, WHEN WE THINK OF TENNIS, WE OFTEN THINK OF AN AGE GROUP. 
          A LOT OF FOLKS STOP PLAYING AROUND AGE 35 OR 40, AND TENNIS IS A WONDERFUL SPORT, BUT PICKLEBALL IS THE KIND OF SPORT WHERE WE HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND WE HAVE OUR OLDER SENIOR CITIZENS PLAYING AS WELL. 
          UM, I WANNA POINT OUT JUST A FEW SMALL FACTS ABOUT PICKLEBALL TO SHARE WITH THOSE IN THE GROUP THAT MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT PICKLEBALL PROVIDES INTEREST IN PICKLEBALL HAS INCREASED BY 550% OVER 
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THE PAST FIVE YEARS AS MEASURED BY GOOGLE TRENDS. 
          I MEAN, THAT'S 550%. 
          THERE ARE OVER 483 MILLION PLAYERS PLAYING PICKLEBALL IN THE UNITED STATES ACCORDING TO THE A PP, WHICH IS THE ASSOCIATION OF PICKLEBALL PROFESSIONALS. 
          AND PICKLEBALL HAS GROWN ON AVERAGE 223.5% OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. 
          AND THAT'S ACCORDING TO SFIA. 
          PICKLEBALL IS ALSO THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN AMERICA. 
          FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, UM, THERE WERE AROUND THREE 38,000 PICKLEBALL COURTS IN THE US AND THERE ARE 90 MORE VENUES BEING BUILT EVERY MONTH ACCORDING TO THE USA PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION. 
          AND I, I DON'T NEED TO SHARE THIS, BUT I KNOW IT'S KIND OF A HOT WORD. 
          WE SEE A LOT OF FOLKS TALKING ABOUT PICKLEBALL. 
          I'VE SEEN GEORGE CLOONEY, STEPHEN COLBERT, THE TODAY SHOW. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS ARE, ARE PLAYING PICKLEBALL AND THEY'RE PLAYING PICKLEBALL IN THEIR COMMUNITY. 
          THEY'RE PLAYING PICKLEBALL IN THEIR BACKYARDS. 
          THEY'RE PLAYING PICKLEBALL AT THEIR SCHOOL. 
          UM, IF YOU ASKED A PE COACH TODAY, THEY WOULD TELL YOU THE NUMBER ONE SPORT THAT THEIR KIDS WANNA PLAY IS PICKLEBALL. 
          AND MANY OF YOUR CITIZENS, MANY OF THE FOLKS THAT LIVE HERE, THE RESIDENTS, THEY'RE HAVING TO TRAVEL. 
          THEY CAN GO TO BETHESDA, THEY CAN GO TO FRANKLIN, THEY CAN GO TO SPRING HILL. 
          UM, WE DON'T HAVE THAT ABILITY HERE IN BRENTWOOD. 
          UM, WE HAVE FOUR OUTDOOR COURTS. 
          WE DON'T HAVE ANY DEDICATED INDOOR COURTS OTHER THAN MARYLAND FARMS, AND WE KNOW THAT IS CLOSING. 
          UM, I WANTED TO ALSO JUST POINT OUT A FEW ADDITIONAL KEY TAKEAWAYS. 
          UM, COMPARED TO TENNIS. 
          PICKLEBALL IS A LOWER COST TO SERVE THAN TENNIS. 
          IT PROVIDES A MORE BROADER GENERATIONAL REACH. 
          IT BUILDS STRONG SOCIAL, MULTI-GENERATIONAL CONNECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. 
          AND AGAIN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF FACILITIES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR TENNIS VERSUS PICKLEBALL. 
          I THINK IT COULD ALSO INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES BY OFFERING GREATER SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT. 
          UM, AND I THINK IF YOU WANTED TO BRING MORE PEOPLE IN TO THE EQUATION, SUCH AS ASKING, YOU KNOW, FOR FUNDRAISERS OR SELLING OF BRICKS, UM, YOU KNOW, PLAYERS PUTTING THEIR NAMES ON THESE BRICKS, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE FOLKS WHO WOULD LOVE TO HELP IN THE FUNDRAISING ASPECT OF GETTING THIS FACILITY OFF THE GROUND. 
          UM, THERE'S NO DENYING HOW QUICKLY PICKLEBALL IS GROWING IN POPULARITY WHEN IT COMES TO THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS GIVING AT THEIR TIME. 
          I'M ALSO A BIKER AND I LOVE WHAT THE BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY PROVIDES ON BEHALF OF BIKE ACCESS. 
          HOWEVER, I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT VIRTUALLY EVERY CITY SURROUNDING BRENTWOOD HAS MORE INDOOR COURTS AND OUTDOOR ACCORDS DE DEDICATED TO OUR CITY BASED ON POPULATION SIZE METRICS. 
          HOPEFULLY THE FACTS AND FIGURES I'VE SHARED TODAY SPEAK TO THE GROWTH OF PICKLEBALL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT THAT GROWTH IS GOING TO BE HERE IN OUR BACKYARD IN OUR NECK OF THE WOODS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALRIGHT, UH, THAT CONCLUDES EVERYONE THAT'S, UH, SIGNED UP ON THE LIST. 
          UH, IF THERE ARE OTHERS, UH, THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, UH, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY NAME AND ADDRESS. 
          UH, FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. 
          HI, MY NAME IS PETE WHALEN. 
          I LIVE AT 96 55 BOSWELL COURT. 
          I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT 19 YEARS. 
          UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTICED WHEN I MOVED HERE TO BRENTWOOD IS, UH, AS OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED, IS THE, UH, WIDE NUMBER OF, UH, HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS ALL AROUND THE CITY. 
          I MEAN, IT'S, I'VE LIVED ALL OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND, UH, BRENTWOOD IS KIND OF UNIQUE. 
          I MEAN, THEY, THEY'VE, YOU'VE REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB THERE. 
          UH, SO I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GREAT SELLING POINT FOR THE CITY. 
          UH, WE'D LIKE TO SEE THAT TO CONTINUE. 
          I DO LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE, BUT I CERTAINLY SUPPORT, UH, DOING MORE ON THE WEST SIDE FOR THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE THAT. 
          UM, I, AS FAR AS THIS FACILITY'S CONCERNED, UH, I, UH, I PRETTY MUCH AGREE WITH ALL OF THOSE WHO'VE ALREADY SPOKEN. 
          UH, I'M, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF IT AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS. 
          UH, I DO BELIEVE, UH, WE NEED TO GO BACK, AS OTHERS HAVE SAID AND TALK WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY. 
          UH, I THINK, YOU KNOW, I'VE USED, UH, A NUMBER OF THEIR FACILITIES AND, UH, I THINK THEY'RE, THEY'RE WELL RUN. 
          UH, THEY KNOW HOW TO DO IT. 
          UH, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A, A MUCH BETTER COST BENEFIT IF WE GO, WE'D GO BACK AND WORK WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY TO SEE IF WE COULD PUT A FACILITY TOGETHER. 
          UM, CERTAINLY NOT OPPOSED TO A PRIVATELY RUN FACILITY, THAT'D BE GREAT TOO. 
          BUT IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE, UH, THAT, UH, THE NUMBERS HAVE WORKED OUT, AT LEAST FOR THE, THE TWO THAT HAVE WERE INVOLVED, UH, SO FAR. 
          UM, SO ANY RATE WITH THAT? UM, I NOTICED THAT ALONG WITH THIS, THERE'S AN INTEREST IN PROVIDING A NEW ENTRANCE TO, UH, CROCKETT PARK AS WELL AS PROVIDING A NEW, UH, BUILDING FOR THE, UH, PARKS AND REC GROUP. 
          I MEAN, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY REALLY FEELS LIKE THEY NEED TO GO AHEAD AND DO, BY ALL MEANS, WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. 
          BUT, UH, WE'D LIKE TO SEE THE, UH, UH, THIS, THIS, UH, RACKET, UH, FACILITY, UH, AT LEAST, UH, PUT ASIDE FOR RIGHT NOW. 
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'CAUSE I THINK WE'VE JUST GOT, UH, OTHER, UH, UH, ITEMS THAT, UH, I THINK HAVE HIGHER PRIORITY FOR THE COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          B HELLO. 
          GOOD EVENING. 
          UH, MY NAME IS BRIAN FINKLE MEYER. 
          I LIVE AT 9 4 4 9 SMITHSON LANE, UH, IN CHEN WITH, AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT HERE SINCE 2009. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND INVESTIGATION ON THIS PROJECT. 
          AND I WANNA SAY I RESPECTFULLY UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS THAT MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE SHARED. 
          IT IS CERTAINLY A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. 
          REGARDLESS OF THAT NUMBER IS 13 MILLION OR 17 MILLION, WHATEVER THAT NUMBER SHAKES OUT, I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY. 
          I DO WANNA MAKE A COUPLE OF KEY POINTS, THOUGH, THE FIRST OF WHICH, AND THE WOMAN JUST SPOKE ABOUT PICKLEBALL IS THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN AMERICA. 
          AND SHE'S RIGHT. 
          MY KIDS LOVE IT AS WELL AS MY PARENTS. 
          IT IS A CROSS GENERATIONAL SPORT. 
          AND WE CAN SEE EVEN AT THE DEMAND OF THE, UH, MARYLAND FARMS PICKLEBALL FACILITY, IT'S PACKED. 
          EVEN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WE SEE, UH, HUGE CROWDS OF PEOPLE CROWDING FOR A VERY FEW, UH, UM, NUMBER OF, OF PICKLEBALL COURTS IN THE AREA. 
          SO I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST POINT I'D MAKE. 
          THE SECOND POINT THAT I'D MAKE IS THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS UNLIKE MOST OTHER, UH, CITY PROJECTS, IN THAT I'M NOT AWARE OF ANYBODY PAYING AN HOURLY RATE TO WALK ON A SIDEWALK OR TO WALK DOWN A TRAIL THAT'S PAVED IN BRENTWOOD. 
          HOWEVER, WHAT I DO KNOW TO BE TRUE IS THAT THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE HAD OVER 800 WILLIAMSON COUNTY RESIDENTS AGREE TO PAY $900 FOR ONE HOUR COURT TIME DURING THE WINTER SEASON. 
          AND, AND MANY OF THESE PEOPLE ARE TURNED AWAY. 
          AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE, THE MARYLAND FARMS THAT'S HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE IS GONNA CEASE TO OPERATE. 
          AND I'M SURE THAT THAT DEVELOPER HAS OTHER PLANS FOR THAT FACILITY. 
          AND WE'VE GOT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER. 
          WE HAD OVER 300 KIDS THROUGH OUR JUNIOR PROGRAMS. UH, I, I KNOW, OH, I THINK AT ONE TIME WE HAD OVER CLOSE TO 700 ADULT MEMBERS PLUS CHILDREN. 
          SO I THINK THAT, UM, I I, I UNDERSTAND THAT ON A PERCENTAGE BASIS, THIS IS A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE COMMUNITY. 
          I GET THAT. 
          BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT WE DO PROVIDE, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, FACILITIES AND OTHER THINGS FOR, UH, ACROSS ALL DIFFERENT, UH, ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY. 
          AND I DO THINK THAT THIS TENNIS THING IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT DRAWS IN PEOPLE THAT, QUITE FRANKLY, MAKE HIGHER INCOME, ARE WILLING TO PAY MONEY. 
          AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS FACILITY CAN PAY FOR ITSELF OVER TIME, IF PROPERLY RUN. 
          THE LAST POINT THAT I JUST WANNA MAKE TO THE CROWD IS THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK, AND I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY. 
          I UNDERSTOOD THAT THE ECONOMICS OF THIS WOULD'VE BEEN THAT THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD WOULD'VE DONATED THE LAND AND THEN WE WOULD'VE SPLIT THE COST OF THE BUILDING. 
          BUT THAT WILLIAMSON COUNTY WANTED TO SPLIT THE COST OF THE REVENUE. 
          SO EFFECTIVELY IT WOULD BE THAT BRENTWOOD PUT UP TWO THIRDS OF THE COST, THE COUNTY CAPTURED A THIRD OF THE COST, YET WE SPLIT THE REVENUE 50 50. 
          AND IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT DID NOT MAKE ECONOMIC SENSE. 
          AND I WOULD SAY THAT AS A BUSINESS PERSON, THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME, THAT WHY WOULD I PAY TWO THIRDS OF THE EXPENSE, BUT ONLY GET HALF OF THE REVENUE. 
          SO I UNDERSTAND, UH, THAT THIS IS A DIFFICULT SITUATION, BUT I CERTAINLY WANNA EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION AND MY SUPPORT THAT I HOPE THAT WE CAN MOVE BRENTWOOD FORWARD. 
          AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A THRIVING TENNIS COMMUNITY IN THE CITY THAT WOULD, UH, STAND TO BENEFIT IMMENSELY FROM THE, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU, BRIAN. 
          HI, EVENING EVERYONE. 
          UH, ANNIE KOVICH. 
          I LIVE AT 8 2 2 WOODBURN DRIVE. 
          UH, I'M HERE ALSO IN SUPPORT OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THE RACKET FACILITY PROPOSAL. 
          UM, AS JUST SPOKEN TO, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF KIDS WHO ARE IN A PHENOMENAL PROGRAM AT THE FORMER MARYLAND YMCA. 
          AND WHEN THAT BUILDING SHUTS DOWN, THERE WILL BE NO PLACE FOR THESE KIDS TO GO. 
          THE BRENTWOOD INDOOR COMPLEX CANNOT ABSORB THESE KIDS. 
          THEY ARE SOLD OUT THE MOMENT THEY GO LIVE ON REGISTRATION. 
          THEY NO LONGER HAVE SPOTS AVAILABLE. 
          SO ALL OF THESE CHILDREN, ADULTS ALIKE, ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY TENNIS AVAILABLE TO THEM IN THIS COMMUNITY. 
          AND THEN THE PRIVATE CLUBS, WHICH WOULD BE THE ALTERNATIVE OPTION, AS YOU GUYS MAY KNOW, ARE ON MULTI-YEAR WAIT LISTS, ALL OF THE TENNIS CLUBS IN THIS AREA. 
          SO TO ME, I THINK THAT ACTUALLY SPEAKS VERY HIGHLY OF THE DEMAND THAT IS REALLY WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY THAT I THINK IS BEING UNDERESTIMATED AT PRESENT. 
          UM, AS FAR AS PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT, SHORT OF YOU GUYS GIVING A DEVELOPER LAND FOR FREE, THEY CANNOT COMPETE WITH GROVE PARK CONSTRUCTION. 
          THEY DO NOT HAVE BUDGETS TO PAY FOR THE LAND AND BUILD THESE FACILITIES AS WELL. 
          I DON'T THINK IT'S FEASIBLE. 
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I THINK THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD IS A REALLY WONDERFUL SOLUTION TO WHAT IS NOW A DILEMMA. 
          I THINK THAT THE THOUSAND OR SO THAT EVERYBODY KEEPS SPEAKING TO BEING IN THE TENNIS COMMUNITY, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ACCURATE. 
          I THINK THAT'S AN ASSUMPTION. 
          MY FAMILY HAD NEVER PLAYED AS PART OF THE MARYLAND YMCA. 
          OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE PEOPLE I PLAYED TENNIS WITH HAD NEVER SET FOOT IN THERE UNTIL IT ACTUALLY WAS TURNED OVER TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY. 
          UM, ALSO WILLIAMSON COUNTY. 
          SO THEY'VE BEEN OPERATING THE Y FOR A YEAR NOW. 
          IT'S LIKE 400,000, I BELIEVE, OF, OF NET REVENUE THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY BRINGING IN. 
          SO I THINK THAT IF ANYBODY'S EVER BEEN THERE IN THE LAST YEAR, THIS IS, IT'S LIKE A, IT'S LIKE OUT OF A HORROR FILM. 
          IT'S, IT'S LIKE A GHOST TOWN. 
          I MEAN, IT'S A BARICA, IT'S NEXT DOOR, IT'S A BARRICADED PARKING LOT. 
          YOU HAVE A DILAPIDATED POOL. 
          THERE'S LIKE WEEDS FLYING AROUND, THE TENNIS IS CLOSED IN THE BACK. 
          I MEAN, IT LOOKS, IT LOOKS UNINVITING. 
          SO IF THAT UNINVITING FACILITY, WHICH MIND YOU WAS CLOSED FOR A MONTH LAST YEAR FOR A FLOOD, CURRENTLY DOESN'T EVEN HAVE WATER HALF THE TIME, IF THEY CAN MAKE $400,000 A YEAR PROFIT, I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT UNINVITING BUILDING IS NOT GOING TO DO AS WELL AS THIS SHINY, BEAUTIFUL NEW FACILITY THAT YOU GUYS WOULD PUT OFF CROCKETT ROAD WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE A DAY DRIVING BY TO GO TO SCHOOL, TO GO TO THE SOCCER FIELDS, TO GO TO BASEBALL, TO GO TO CHURCH, NOT SEEING THIS BUILDING AND WANTING TO BE PART OF IT TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY OR REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. 
          SO TO THOSE IN SUPPORT, I SAY THANK YOU TO THOSE OPPOSED, I DO THINK THESE PROJECTS ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. 
          I DO THINK THIS COULD BE A REALLY GREAT INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD. 
          UM, I HOPE YOU GUYS DO RECONSIDER. 
          AND IF NOT, I WILL SAY IF IT GETS BUILT, ANYBODY'S WHOSE NAME ON THIS BUILDING, HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH. 
          IT IS GONNA BE A GREAT THING FOR THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY. 
          AND I REALLY HOPE IT MAKES BRENTWOOD ON THE MAP THAT YOU GUYS SUPPORT THIS FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR RESIDENTS. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MY NAME IS GARY LATIMER. 
          I LIVE AT, UH, MY WIFE AND I, WENDY LIVE AT 9 92 0 8 HERITAGE DRIVE IN THE BRENT MEAD SUBDIVISION. 
          I KNOW ALL OF YOU BY NOW. 
          UH, TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, I CAME TO YOU BECAUSE I HEARD ABOUT THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY, UH, I MEAN THE MARYLAND FARMS COURTS BEING CLOSED. 
          AND I WAS TALKING TO SOME TENANTS, FRIENDS OF MINE AND EVERYBODY'S COMPLAINING AND I SAID, LET'S JUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. 
          SO I CAME TO YOU WITH INFORMATION THAT, TO GET YOUR ATTENTION AND SHOW YOU WHAT WAS GETTING READY TO HAPPEN, WE'RE GONNA LOSE 23 COURTS, THE IMPACT IT HAD ON THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD. 
          AND, UM, IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. 
          I HAVE LEARNED A LOT. 
          I HAVE IF EITHER BEEN TO OR WATCHED EVERY ONE OF YOUR MEETINGS, INCLUDING YOUR THURSDAY MEETINGS, INCLUDING YOUR LAST TWO YEAR BUDGET MEETINGS, THE ONES THAT WERE ON VIDEO, I HAVE DO DOVE INTO ALL OF THE NUMBERS, ALL OF THE SITUATIONS. 
          EVERYTHING YOU SAY, EVERYTHING YOU DO. 
          AND THIS IS A WONDERFUL CITY. 
          THIS IS A WELL-RUN CITY. 
          IT'S A FINANCIALLY HEALTHY CITY. 
          IT'S A FANTASTIC CITY TO LIVE IN. 
          AND WINNIE AND I ARE HAPPY THAT WE'VE BEEN HERE ALMOST 33 YEARS. 
          OKAY? THE BIGGEST THREAT I SEE TO THIS CITY RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT WHETHER WE BUILD A RACKET CENTER, NOT WHETHER WE DO OSBORN ROAD IN 10 MONTHS OR 18 MONTHS OR TWO MONTHS OR NEVER. 
          IT'S THE MISINFORMATION THAT'S BEING GIVEN BY ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS. 
          EVERYONE THAT SPOKE HERE TONIGHT HAS GOT MISINFORMATION ON NUMBERS. 
          BY THE WAY, MY CELL PHONE NUMBER SIX ONE FIVE NINE SIX NINE FIVE FIVE TWO. 
          I'LL BE GLAD TO TALK TO ANYONE AND GO OVER ALL THE NUMBERS. 
          BUT LET ME JUST POINT OUT A FEW OF THE COMMENTS THAT I THINK ARE IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW. 
          THE $20 MILLION, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE 20, THE $20 MILLION YOU FIGURE CAME FROM. 
          IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING A COMPANY FROM OUTSIDE THAT CAME IN AND SAID, WELL, WE CAN DO IT FOR $21 MILLION. 
          AND THERE'S A GENTLEMAN IN THE AUDIENCE, HIS NAME'S BRIAN RICHTER, HE'S AN ARCHITECT. 
          HE WORKS WITH US. 
          I GOT TO KNOW HIM. 
          HE'S DONE MULTIPLE COUNTY, CITY, AND UM, US PROJECTS, AND HE'S BEEN RIGHT BESIDE US EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. 
          HE VOLUNTEERED JUST LIKE I VOLUNTEERED TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE TO GET ALL THE INFORMATION. 
          AND SO THE $20 MILLION IS FROM A COMPANY THAT WANTS TO GIVE YOU A HIGH BID SO THAT THEY CAN COME IN AND CREATE INCENTIVES SO THEY CAN MAKE MORE MONEY IN THE SAVINGS THAT THAT BID HAS BEEN. 
          I I ASKED ABOUT IT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND I WAS TOLD IT'S BEEN DISMISSED. 
          IT'S NOT 
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AN ACCURATE BID. 
          IT'S NOT EVEN VALID. 
          OKAY? AND YET NELSON RUNS WITH THAT NUMBER ON HIS EMAIL LAST WEEK. 
          AND SO HE'S GOT EVERYBODY THINKING $20 MILLION. 
          SO THE REAL NUMBER IS 13 MILLION. 
          OKAY? THE COUNTY CAME IN, I THINK 12 2, 12 3, I WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. 
          AFTER WE GOT TOGETHER WITH THE COMMITTEE, WE UPGRADED THE FACILITY WITH A DIFFERENT ROOF. 
          OKAY? AND SO THE FIGURES $13 MILLION. 
          YOU KNOW THAT. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE MISREPRESENTING THE NUMBER, BUT YOU ARE. 
          AND EVERYBODY HERE THINKS IT'S $20 MILLION. 
          IT'S NOT $20 MILLION. 
          OKAY? SO, UM, IT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE BUDGET MEETING, YOUR BUDGET MEETING. 
          THERE WAS NO $20 MILLION FIGURE. 
          IT WASN'T MENTIONED LAST THURSDAY'S MEETING. 
          KIRK AND BRIAN MADE IT VERY CLEAR YOU DIDN'T ASK ANY QUESTIONS. 
          YOU DIDN'T RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY, NO, NO, IT'S NOT. 
          THEY SAID IT WAS 13 MILLION. 
          NOW THEY, THE, THE, THE, UH, ADMINIST CITY, UH, STAFF WANTS TO ADD, UH, PARKS OFFICES, WHICH IS FINE. 
          AND THEY WANNA DO A NEW ENTRANCE. 
          THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS. 
          THEY MAY ADD UP TO WHAT I HEARD THURSDAY FROM OUR CITY MANAGER, 18 MILLION, STILL NOT 20 MILLION. 
          WHERE THE HELL DID 20 MILLION COME FROM? BUT EVERYBODY'S GOT THAT NUMBER ANYWAY. 
          UM, NUMBER TWO, UM, THE, UM, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER ANDREWS SAID THAT IN THE PAST, INDOOR TENNIS HAS NOT BEEN TAX SUBSIDIZED, AND THERE'S NO REASON TAXPAYERS SHOULD TAKE THIS BIG EXPENSE. 
          NOW, THE INDOOR SPORTS COMPLEX IS TOTALLY TAX SUBSIDIZED. 
          TOTALLY HALF OF IT WAS PAID FOR BY BRENTWOOD. 
          HOW COULD YOU MAKE A STATEMENT LIKE THAT? IT'S TOTALLY FALSE, TOTALLY INACCURATE. 
          NUMBER THREE, THE 800 NUMBER, THIS IS FASCINATING TO ME. 
          SO THERE'S A, UH, NELSON TOOK OUT A NUMBER OUT OUR, OUR REPORT, AND IT WAS A NUMBER FROM MARYLAND FARMS AND IT SHOWED THEIR MEMBERSHIP OF $1,200. 
          AND HE CALCULATED THE 800, THE PARAGRAPH ABOVE, IT SAYS THE INDOOR SPORTS COMPLEX HAS 4,600 MEMBERS. 
          4680% OF THOSE ARE BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS. 
          WHY WOULD YOU IGNORE THAT NUMBER AT THE SAME PAGE OF THE REPORT YOU TOOK THIS NUMBER OFF OF TO MISLEAD? WOULD YOU DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE? OKAY, PLEASE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          WELL, OKAY. 
          AND, AND THE, UM, THE SAME, THE PARAGRAPH BELOW IT THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT IN THE MEETING THAT WE HAD WITH THE COMMISSION WAS THERE'S 700 YOUTH ON OUR WAITING LIST, 700 YOUTH. 
          SO YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S 800 PLAYERS IN BRENTWOOD AND THERE'S 700 YOUTH IN A WAITING LIST. 
          THIS DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, THE OTHER THING, FACT THAT'S IN OUR REPORT THAT'S, UH, BEEN MISREPRESENTED IS, IS THE U UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION INFORMED US THAT THIS 3 7 0 2 7 ZIP CODE IS IN THE TOP 10% OF NUMBER, LARGEST NUMBER OF TENNIS MEMBERSHIP IN THE COUNTRY IN THE UNITED STATES LEFT OUT OF MISINFORMATION. 
          THE OTHER THING THAT PUZZLES ME IS WHEN YOU SAY THERE'S ONLY 800 TENNIS MEMBERS, YOU COMPLETELY IGNORE THE PICKLEBALL MEMBERS. 
          THERE'S EIGHT PICKLEBALL COURTS IN THIS FACILITY. 
          OUR, OUR EXPERT, UH, ON THE PICKLEBALL SIDE THAT SAYS THAT THERE'S AT LEAST 4,000 AND GROWING PICKLEBALL PLAYERS IN THE COUNTY. 
          BUT THE MISINFORMATION FROM THE REPORT THAT WAS SENT OUT, THAT'S MISINFORMED. 
          EVERYONE, UM, IS THAT, UM, IGNORES ALL THE PICKLE BOMBERS. 
          SO, SO THAT'S ABOUT FIVE OR 6,000 PEOPLE COMPARED TO YOUR 800, INCLUDING THE KIDS. 
          THE OTHER THING THAT WAS MENTIONED, UH, WAS THE, AND THAT'S BEEN MENTIONED BY A COUPLE PEOPLE HERE, IS MARYLAND FARMS IS BEING RUN RIGHT NOW. 
          THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE EMAIL THAT COMMISSIONER ANDREWS SENT OUT. 
          AND, UM, AND, AND THAT'S RIGHT, THEY MADE $386,429,000. 
          UH, HE REPORTED IT WAS SEPTEMBER. 
          SEPTEMBER. 
          IT WASN'T SEPTEMBER THROUGH SEPTEMBER. 
          IT WAS ACTUALLY SEPTEMBER HALF OF SEP UH, SEPTEMBER THROUGH JULY. 
          DURING THAT TIME, THEY HAD A FLOOD. 
          THEY CLOSED IT FOR THREE WEEKS. 
          THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO REIMBURSE MEMBERSHIPS FROM OTHER PEOPLE. 
          BUT I GUESS THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE CITIZENS TO KNOW. 
          START TO WRAP UP, PLEASE. 
          I THINK IT IS. 
          I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. 
          SO, UM, WHAT I'LL SAY IN MY CLOSING IS THAT, UM, I'M SO GLAD TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE INTERESTED IN WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. 
          UH, I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO SOME OF THEM. 
          I HAVE TALKED TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE, ONE-ON-ONE ABOUT THIS PROJECT. 
          EVERY 
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ONE OF 'EM THAT I STARTED THE CONVERSATION WITH HAD MISINFORMATION. 
          MISINFORMATION. 
          AND THE MINUTE I EXPLAINED TO THEM AND SHOWED THEM THE NUMBERS, THAT WE'VE ALREADY VERIFIED THIS WITH FOUR OTHER FACILITIES IN THIS AREA AND WITH OTHER FACILITIES OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE, THAT, THAT ALL, THAT THE, UH, FACILITY WILL HAVE EXCESS PROFITS. 
          IT'LL PAY ALL OF ITS OPERATING COSTS, IT WILL PAY BACK ALL THE BUILDING COSTS TO THE CITY, PLUS COVER ALL THE FUTURE BUILDING COSTS FOR THE FUTURE REPLACEMENT FACILITY 15 YEARS FROM NOW, PLUS GIVE THE CITY EXCESS PROFITS AFTER THAT. 
          THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE ANY REVENUE SOURCE BESIDES TAX DOLLARS. 
          THE THE UNFORTUNATE THING TO ME RIGHT NOW ABOUT THIS PROJECT IS THAT THERE'S MISREPRESENTATION, THE FACTS ARE NOT BEING GIVEN TO THE CITIZENS CORRECTLY. 
          AND I THINK THEY'RE INTENTIONALLY BEING MISLED. 
          AND I THINK IT'S WRONG. 
          AND I WOULD SUGGEST ANYONE THAT READS SOMETHING THAT COMES OUT LIKE IT DID LAST WEEK TO QUESTION IT, ASK OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT IT. 
          AND I'LL BE GLAD TO TRY, TRY TO VALIDATE YOUR NUMBERS BECAUSE THE AUTHOR IS NOT DOING THAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, GARY. 
          YES, SIR. 
          COME ON UP. 
          IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY NAME AND, UH, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. 
          MY NAME'S JOHN PEASY. 
          I LIVE AT 5 2 1 4 HARPETH RIDGE DRIVE. 
          UM, I WAS, I WAS ALSO PART OF THE, UH, CITIZEN RACKET COMMITTEE, UM, AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. 
          UM, FIRST I WANT TO THANK ALL THE COMMISSIONERS. 
          I THINK, UH, THE DIFFERING VOICES THAT WE'RE HEARING IS GOOD, RIGHT? IT'S, IT'S, IT'S GOOD THAT WE GET THIS OUT, THAT WE AIR IT OUT. 
          IT'S GOOD THAT WE GET REAL INFORMATION AND PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IT SO THEY CAN MAKE GOOD DECISIONS. 
          UM, I WANNA JUST BRING TOGETHER A FEW, A FEW COMMENTS FROM, FROM TONIGHT'S CONVERSATION. 
          UM, THE, THE FIRST IS THE, THE TOPIC OF THIS FACILITY IN THE COUNTY. 
          UM, I THINK IF, IF FOR, FOR ALL THE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE, AND I HOPE MANY OF YOU HA HAVE HAD A, OH, I CAN'T HEAR YOU WHEN YOU'RE FACING THE AUDIENCE. 
          SURE. 
          I, I WEAR HEARING AIDS. 
          IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S ME. 
          OKAY. 
          SO IF, IF ANYONE STEPPED INTO OUR COUNTY FACILITIES, AND I THINK IT'S BEEN ILLUSTRATED BEFORE, THEY'RE VERY WELL RUN FOR COUNTY FACILITIES WHEN WE'VE, WHEN WE'VE SEEN AT MARYLAND FARMS IS NO SHORT OF A DISASTER, RIGHT? AND IT'S A MIRACLE ACTUALLY THAT IT'S BEEN AS PROFITABLE AS IT HAS, AS IT HAS. 
          AND I THINK AS OTHERS HAVE SAID IT, THAT'S INDICATIVE OF THE VALUE OF WHAT'S BEING CREATED HERE. 
          400,000, MAYBE IT, MAYBE IT SHOULD BE 600,000, YOU KNOW, IF, IF YOU SORT OF ACTUALLY ANNUALIZED IT WITH, WITH THE OUTAGES AND FLOODS AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WERE THERE, THEY DON'T EVEN ALLOW YOU TO RECURRINGLY BILL YOUR MEMBERSHIP. 
          SO YOU PAY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY, I THINK IT'S 40 OR $50 A MONTH TO PLAY PICKLEBALL THERE, FOR EXAMPLE. 
          I DUNNO IF THE TENNIS FEES ARE SIMILAR, WHEN YOUR 30 DAYS ARE UP, YOU PHYSICALLY MUST RENEW. 
          THIS IS ASININE, RIGHT? THIS IS, THIS IS NOT WHAT ANY BUSINESS OWNER WOULD DO. 
          WE, WE LIVE IN A RECURRING REVENUE, YOU KNOW, SOCIETY. 
          IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S INSANE. 
          YET THE NUMBERS ARE POSITIVE. 
          PICKLEBALL, COURTS ARE SPACED SO CLOSE TOGETHER THAT I THINK SOME OF THE SENIORS THAT ARE PLAYING THERE ARE GOING TO DIE BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO COLLIDE WITH EACH OTHER AND BREAK A HIP. 
          IT'S ALMOST UNSAFE. 
          THAT'S BEEN EXPRESSED TO GORDON AND, AND THE MEMBERS OF, OF, OF, OF THE COUNTY THAT CHOOSE TO IGNORE IT. 
          LOWEST COST DENOMINATOR, RIGHT? TO, TO DO THIS STUFF. 
          AWFUL. 
          YET THERE ARE PEOPLE LINED UP TO PLAY THERE. 
          PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, RIGHT? UM, TENNIS, I PLAYED TENNIS IN MY TWENTIES AND PLAYED IT FOR, FOR STILL PLAY. 
          UM, I PLAYED IT ORIGINALLY, YOU KNOW, FOR MYSELF AND THEN FOR MY CHILDREN. 
          AND THEY ALL PLAYED. 
          AND IT WAS WONDERFUL. 
          IT WAS ABOUT COMMUNITY. 
          AND I STILL HAVE THOSE FRIENDSHIPS TODAY. 
          UM, AND, AND IT'S WONDERFUL. 
          PICKLEBALL IS MORE DYNAMIC THAN TENNIS. 
          THE, THE COMMUNITY AND THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT, THAT YOU CREATE THROUGH THAT ARE UNBELIEVABLE. 
          THE SIZE OF A PICKLEBALL COURT SEEMS TO BADMINTON COURT. 
          SO IRONICALLY, YOU COULD PLAY BADMINTON ON THOSE SAME COURTS, RIGHT? WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A 70,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY. 
          ALL TOLD YOU COULD PUT SOCCER, SOCCER FIELDS IN THERE, RIGHT? THIS IS, THIS IS AN ASSET, RIGHT? YOU'RE, WE'RE NOT TAKING $13 MILLION AND THROWING IT OUT THE WINDOW, RIGHT? WE'RE TAKING $13 MILLION IN TAKING AN UNDERUTILIZED PIECE OF LAND AND WE'RE PUTTING SOMETHING SPECIAL ON IT. 
          SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T EXIST IN THE GREATER NASHVILLE AREA FOR A COMMUNITY. 
          THAT'S THE KIND OF BRAVERY THAT BRENTWOOD NEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DOING SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, I'LL SAY THIS TO ALL THE FOLKS THAT, THAT, THAT AREN'T IN FAVOR OF THIS. 
          ARE YOU GONNA COME WHEN IT'S BUILT? ARE YOU GONNA BRING YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR GRANDCHILDREN? 
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I MEAN, IT'S A LITTLE, IT'S A LITTLE STRANGE TO HEAR THE SAME DIALOGUE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. 
          IT DOES FEEL A LITTLE CONTRIVED. 
          UM, BUT ARE YOU COMING BACK? ARE YOU GONNA, WHEN IT'S BUILT, ARE YOU GONNA SHOW UP OR ARE YOU GONNA TELL YOUR GRANDKIDS THAT YOU VOTED AGAINST IT? 'CAUSE IT'S YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR GRANDCHILDREN, YOUR FAMILY THAT ARE GONNA COME AND PLAY. 
          AND GUESS WHAT? IF IT'S PICKLEBALL, YOU'RE GONNA PLAY WITH THEM. 
          AND THAT'S THE MOST POWERFUL THING ABOUT IT, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF YOU COULD PLAY WITH CHILDREN. 
          YOU CAN PLAY WITH PEOPLE YOUR OWN AGE. 
          THERE'S, THERE'S A LOW DENOMINATOR TO PLAY. 
          AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK I I, I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO PLAY PADDLE, WHICH IS THE FASTEST SCORING SPORT IN EUROPE RIGHT NOW. 
          FITS IN THESE, FITS IN THIS GEOMETRY AS WELL. 
          UM, SO THESE ARE ALL WONDERFUL THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING. 
          I, I HOPE, AND I, I THINK THE COMMENTS EARLIER ABOUT DIVISION AMONGST, UH, THE COMMISSIONERS, I ACTUALLY, I HOPE THAT THOSE IN THE MINORITY WOULD LAY DOWN THEIR SWORDS A LITTLE BIT, SOFTEN THE DIALOGUE AND COME TO THE TABLE WITH IDEAS. 
          IT'S THE SAME SORT OF POUNDING OF, WE DIDN'T DO IT WITH THE COUNTY, WE DIDN'T DO IT WITH THE COUNTY. 
          WE DIDN'T DO IT WITH THE COUNTY. 
          PERSONALLY. 
          I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD DO IT WITH THE COUNTY. 
          GO HIRE A PRIVATE COMPANY, PUT IN A WONDERFUL FACILITY AND HAVE 'EM RUN IT LIKE A BUSINESS. 
          MAKE MONEY ON IT. 
          HECK, LEASE IT OUT IF YOU WANT. 
          PUT A TRIPLE NET LEASE OUT, 70,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY AT $10 A SQUARE FOOT, $700,000 A YEAR. 
          PLUS THEY'RE PAYING YOUR TAXES AND UTILITIES. 
          AND WE CREATED AN ASSET AND THE BUILDING'S PAID FOR OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. 
          WHAT OTHER ASSET DOES THE TOWN HAVE THAT WOULD DO THAT? NOTHING. 
          NOTHING. 
          YET. 
          WE SIT HERE AND WE TALK ABOUT $13 MILLION BEING THROWN AWAY. 
          YOU'RE CREATING AN ASSET, AN ASSET THAT WILL HAVE VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE CITY AND ASSET. 
          SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR BRAVERY. 
          I KNOW IT'S HARD TO SIT AND LISTEN TO PEOPLE, UM, OBJECTING TO SOMETHING. 
          UM, BUT I THINK YOU'RE DOING IT FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. 
          APPRECIATE, UH, ALL THE EFFORTS AND ALL THE VOICES. 
          UM, BUT THANK YOU FOR, FOR CONSIDERING THIS PROJECT TONIGHT. 
          THANK YOU, JOHN. 
          HELLO COMMISSIONERS. 
          I HAD NO INTENTION OF SPEAKING TONIGHT. 
          UH, TOM IFF 3 0 2 FOXBOROUGH SQUARE WEST BRENTWOOD. 
          UM, I'M NOT DOING A SAY WHETHER I'M IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS PROJECT. 
          I CAME UP TO KIND OF DEFEND THE COUNTY A LITTLE BIT HERE. 
          UH, , IT'S BEEN THROWN UNDER THE BUS A COUPLE TIMES. 
          THE REASON THE BUILDING IS THE WAY IT IS, WE KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A LONG-TERM LEASE. 
          I WOULD THINK WE'D BE DOING A HORRIBLE SERVICE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS COUNTYWIDE IF WE CAME IN AND SPENT THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE PARKING LOT, REPLACE THE LANDSCAPING, DO ALL THOSE THINGS. 
          WHEN WE KNOW IT'S A SHORT TERM LEASE, THAT'S NOT GONNA LAST ANYTHING MORE THAN THE SIX MONTHS THAT WE HAVE AS A GUARANTEE FROM NOTIFICATION. 
          SO I THINK WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING IN THAT ASPECT AS A COUNTY. 
          I'LL ALSO TELL YOU THAT, THAT YES, WE HAVE DONE VERY WELL. 
          WE'VE DONE WELL THERE FOR THE COUNTY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY COST. 
          WE PAY UTILITIES. 
          WE HAVE VERY LITTLE STAFF COST. 
          WE DON'T PAY FOR THE BUILDING FOLKS. 
          Y'ALL ARE GONNA HAVE TO PAY FOR A TENNIS FACILITY. 
          WE DON'T DO THAT RIGHT NOW. 
          OUR PURPOSE AS A COUNTY WAS JUST TO ALLOW MORE TENNIS COURTS UNTIL SOMETHING ELSE COULD BE WORKED OUT. 
          WHETHER IT WAS COUNTY, CITY PARTNERSHIP, THE CITY, PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. 
          BUT PLEASE REALIZE THE COUNTY HAS BEEN OVER BACKWARDS TO KEEP THIS FACILITY OPEN. 
          WE HAVE SPENT MONEY TO FIX FLOODS THAT WE HAD TO BECAUSE IT WAS PART OF THE LEASE. 
          UM, AND THANK GOD HIGHLAND PROPERTIES IS LETTING US DO THIS AND WELL, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH HIGHLAND HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING AND I APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT ON THIS. 
          SO JUST A LITTLE CLARIFICATION ON THE COUNTY SITUATION ON THE FACILITY. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU, TOM. 
          UH, ANYONE ELSE, UM, THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? HELLO? LAURA MCCLENDON 62 0 9 MILLBROOK ROAD. 
          UM, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IS OPPOSED TO MORE TENNIS COURTS, PICKLEBALL COURTS. 
          WE DEFINITELY KNOW THE POPULARITY OF IT. 
          WE KNOW IT'S GROWING. 
          WE'VE ALL HEARD THE RUMORS ABOUT A PRIVATE PICKLEBALL FACILITY POSSIBLY COMING TO BRENTWOOD. 
          IT'S VERY EXCITING. 
          MY, YOU KNOW, 13 MILLION, 50 MILLION, 20 MILLION, 30 MILLION. 
          MY QUESTION IS, HAVE YOU EXPLORED EVERY OPTION OTHER THAN TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR THIS? HAVE YOU, UM, CONSIDERED THE, THE GROUP THAT WAS ON THE ROCKET COMMITTEE? THAT WOULD BE A GREAT START TO A CITIZENS FOR BRENTWOOD ROCKET SPORTS. 
          START A NONPROFIT, DO SOME FUNDRAISING. 
          THIS TOWN CAN MOBILIZE AND FUNDRAISE LIKE NOBODY ELSE. 
          HAVE THAT GROUP START FUNDRAISING AND BRING TO THE CITY COMMITTED DOLLARS FOR, TO HELP FUND THIS, UH, JUST LIKE THEY DID WITH SMITH BART, WITH CITIZENS FOR ROAD WITH GREEN SPACE. 
          SECOND OPTION, BUILD MORE COURTS, BUBBLE THEM 
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IN THE WINTER. 
          LET'S BUBBLE 'EM. 
          I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH BUBBLING COSTS. 
          I'M SURE IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE. 
          WHY NOT BUBBLE SOME OF THE COURTS THAT WE HAVE? AT LEAST START WITH THAT. 
          THERE'S DEFINITELY, THIS IS A VERY DIVIDED TOPIC. 
          UM, THE OTHER OPTION IS PUT IT TO THE CITIZENS AND LET THEM MAKE A DECISION THAT WAY. 
          YOU HEAR FROM EVERYBODY, MOST PEOPLE IN BRENTWOOD, I GUARANTEE YOU, DUNNO THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TONIGHT. 
          I'M FOUR MORE TENNIS COURTS. 
          I'M FOUR MORE PICKLEBALL COURTS, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT A 2013, $15 MILLION INDOOR FACILITY WHEN THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS IS THE WAY TO GO EXPLORE YOUR OTHER OPTIONS FIRST. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ANYONE ELSE? GOING ONCE, TWICE. 
          UM, CITIZENS' COMMENTS, UH, ARE NOW CLOSED. 
          [ Report from City Manager Report from the City Attorney Reports and comments by Commissioners and Mayor]
ALL RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE ON, UH, FROM, UH, FROM THIS TO A REPORT FROM OUR CITY MANAGER, KIRK. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          UM, JUST ONE MINOR ITEM, JUST A REMINDER FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT OUR LAST, UH, CLEANUP DAY FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS THIS SATURDAY FROM EIGHT TO FOUR AT GRANNY WHITE PARK. 
          UM, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS. 
          ALL THE PAINT AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, THAT KIND OF STUFF. 
          NO. 
          WELL, NON-HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. 
          WHAT ABOUT THE MATTRESSES? CAN'T BRING THOSE RIGHT MATTRESSES. 
          SO WHAT CAN BRING ALL THE INFORMATION IS ON THE WEBSITE,  ALL THE INFORMATION OF WHAT THEY CAN BRING, CAN AND CANNOT BRING NO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          NO MATTRESSES. 
          UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN'T DISPOSE OF THEM WITH THE COUNTY, BUT, UH, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, LARGE ITEMS, ELECTRONICS, UH, WE DO HAVE AN ARRANGEMENT TO TAKE ELECTRONICS THAT, UH, YOU WOULD USUALLY HAVE TO TAKE DOWN TO FRANKLIN. 
          SO THAT IS AN OPTION. 
          UH, I DID NOT ASK TODD WHAT OUR RESPONSE WAS THIS SATURDAY. 
          I WENT MYSELF MIDDAY. 
          THERE WASN'T THAT MUCH THERE. 
          SO HOPEFULLY, UM, PEOPLE ARE SHAVING UP FOR SATURDAY, UM, AT OUR LAST DAY. 
          VERY GOOD. 
          KENNY, CAN I JUST COMMENT TOO? I HAD A FRIEND WHO TOOK PAINT UP THERE AND HE SAID HE ARRIVES WITH 14 GALLONS OF PAINT. 
          I THINK IT WAS, HE SAID THIS, THE CITY EMPLOYEES COULDN'T HAVE BEEN NICER EXPLAINING TO HIM THAT THEY COULDN'T TAKE PAINT. 
          THEY DIRECTED HIM TO GO TO HOME DEPOT. 
          THERE'S SOMETHING YOU CAN PUT IN A PAINT, CAN SHAKE IT UP, IT HARDENS, THEN YOU CAN BRING IT BACK AND YOU DISPOSE OF IT. 
          HE WAS THRILLED JUST TO KNOW IT WAS SOMEHOW THAT HE COULD GET RID OF THE PAINT. 
          OUR GUYS JUST DIDN'T TELL 'EM. 
          NO, THEY DID OVER AND ABOVE AND TOLD HIM HOW TO GET IT DONE. 
          SO ACCOLADES TO THE PUBLIC WORKS ON THAT ONE. 
          GOOD. 
          VERY GOOD. 
          ANY OTHER, UH, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FOR, UH, CITY MANAGER? ALRIGHT, MOVING ON. 
          THAT REPORT FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY. 
          I CAN'T FOLLOW PAINT CLEANUP. 
          I'M SORRY. 
          I HAVE NO REPORT TONIGHT. 
          THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          UM, WE WON'T ASK ANY HARD QUESTIONS OF YOU THEN TONIGHT. 
          UM, ALL RIGHT. 
          UM, WE'LL MOVE ON TO REPORTS AND COMMENTS, UM, BY COMMISSIONERS. 
          AND THIS EVENING WE WILL START WITH COMMISSIONER ANDREWS. 
          UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          SO, WITH THE TREE BOARD, WE'VE HAD A LOT GOING ON. 
          UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE TREE BOARD IS PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT IS THEY'RE, UM, PUBLISHING A MISSION STATEMENT WHERE IT'S BEEN REVISED. 
          SO GOT TOGETHER AND THEY ASKED ME TO COME AND SHARE IT TONIGHT. 
          SO, UH, THE MISSION STATEMENT AS, UH, IS GOING ON AT THE CITY WEBSITE IS THE MISSION OF THE BRENTWOOD TREE BOARD IS TO ENHANCE AND SUSTAIN THE CITY'S TREE CANOPY THROUGH STRATEGIC PLANNING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, FOSTERING A HEALTHY AND BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL RESIDENTS. 
          WE'RE COMMITTED TO THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES AS TREE BOARD MEMBERS, INCLUDING MAINTAINING OUR STATUS AS A TREE CITY USA COMMUNITY, HOSTING ARBOR DAY CELEBRATIONS, CONDUCTING ANNUAL INSPECTIONS OF OUR CITY'S ARBORETUM, UH, REGULARLY REVIEWING AND UPDATING A RECOMMENDED TREE LIST, ENGAGING AND EDUCATING BROADWOOD CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONS AND DEVELOPERS TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY, DIVERSE, AND SUSTAINABLE TREE MANAGEMENT. 
          PREPARE AND IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE TREE PLAN FOR A COMMUNITY, AND RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS TO CONTRIBUTE TO A TREE RELATED PROJECT. 
          AND IT'S, UH, INTERESTING. 
          WE HAVE, UH, SEVERAL MEMBERS ON THE TREE BOARD, AS YOU WOULD GUESS, THAT ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. 
          UH, ONE OF THE THINGS LAST FREE BOARD MEETING, WE DID JUST A QUICK THUMBNAIL ESTIMATE, AND THEY FEEL, THEY FEEL LIKE WE'VE PROBABLY GOT AROUND A HALF MILLION TREES IN THE BRENTWOOD CITY LIMITS. 
          BUT I KNOW WITH, UH, BILL, HE WENT THROUGH AND, AND ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE HEALTH OF A CANOPY IN THE CITY AND THE WELLBEING OF THE CITY AS A WHOLE AND ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT ATTRIBUTES. 
          SO, UH, REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATED THAT. 
          WANTED TO SHARE THAT MISSION. 
          UM, RYAN, ONE OF OUR, UH, TREE BOARD MEMBERS ASKED THAT WE CHALLENGE ALL THE OTHER CITY BOARDS TO WRITE A SIMILAR MISSION STATEMENT. 
          , I'M NOT, I'M NOT SURE THAT'S REALLY NECESSARY, BUT IT'S, UH, IT'S AN INTERESTING IDEA. 
          SO ARBOR DAY IS COMING UP. 
          WE HAVE TREE BAGGING ON MARCH 22ND, UM, AND ARBOR DAY ON MARCH 29TH, I MENTIONED THE TREE BAGGING BECAUSE IT IS JUST AN OUTSTANDING KIND OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY. 
          WE GET TOGETHER OVER THE SERVICE CENTER, GET ALL THE SAPLINGS AND GET 'EM READY TO 
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DISTRIBUTE TO THE KIDS AND THE OTHER FOLKS THAT COME TO ARBOR DAY. 
          BUT, UH, IT INVOLVES COFFEE AND DONUTS AND, UH, A LOT OF FUN. 
          SO, UH, YOU SHOULD JOIN US THERE IF YOU'RE INTO THAT SORT OF THING. 
          ANOTHER THING GOING ON RIGHT NOW, IF I ALL HAVE HEARD ON THE NEWS, APPARENTLY, UH, TENNESSEE, WHICH IS KNOWN FOR A BIG POPULATION OF WHITE OAK TREES TRADITIONALLY, UH, THE, THE WHITE OAK, UH, SPECIES IS ACTUALLY UNDER THREAT RIGHT NOW, UM, BECAUSE OF LOGGING AND OTHER PROBLEMS. SO THE, UM, SO THE TENNESSEE FORESTRY ASSOCIATION IS CURRENTLY DOING AN ACORN COLLECTION, UH, THROUGH NOVEMBER 15TH. 
          SO IF YOU HAVE ANY WHITE OAK TREES IN YOUR YARD, OR IF YOU ARE A, A WHITE OAK AFICIONADO, OR JUST FEEL LIKE HAVING A FUN TIME WITH THE KIDS, YOU CAN GET OUT TO THE FOREST. 
          UH, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WHITE OAK HERE IN BRENTWOOD. 
          IF YOU GATHER UP, UM, THE ACORNS, IF YOU GET ON THE, UM, THE TENNESSEE FOREST ASSOCIATION WEBSITE, AND LOOK AT THE WHITE OAK ACORN COLLECTION PAGE ON WWW.TN FORESTRY.COM, YOU CAN GET INVOLVED AND, AND HELP US SAVE THESE TREES. 
          A LITTLE UPDATE, UH, I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A MEET AND GREET COMING UP LATER ON THIS WEEK FOR, UH, OUR CITY MANAGER CANDIDATES. 
          UH, LAST WEEK WE HAD FOUR CANDIDATES. 
          ONE OF 'EM, UH, DECIDED TO, UH, UH, STAY WHERE HE IS. 
          SO WE'VE GOT THREE OUTSTANDING CANDIDATES, AND I'M, I'M GLAD TO SAY THAT I WOULD, I WOULD, I WOULD MAKE THE COMMENT THAT BASED ON EVERYTHING I'VE KNOWN SO FAR, ANY ONE OF THE THREE I THINK COULD POSSIBLY MAKE A GREAT CITY MANAGER FOR BRENTWOOD. 
          SO, UH, I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE PROCESS. 
          I THINK IT'S GONE VERY WELL. 
          UH, THERE'S A RECEPTION COMING UP WHERE YOU CAN COME MEET THE CANDIDATES, OF COURSE, THE COMMISSIONERS PLAN TO SEE THE CANDIDATES AND HOW THEY INTERACT WITH THE, UH, THE FOLKS HERE IN THE CITY AND GET AN IDEA OF, UH, HOW WELL THEY GEL AND, AND HOW THE CHEMISTRY IS. 
          SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT HOW WELL THAT THAT PROCESS IS GOING. 
          UM, LITTLE DETAILS. 
          UH, RAVENWOOD BEAT OAKLAND LAST WEEK. 
          UH, GOT THE RED AND BLACK TIE ON FOR, UH, RAVENWOOD STATE UNDEFEATED, WHICH MAKES THIS FRIDAY WE'RE, UH, ALMOST UNDEFEATED. 
          BHS AND RAVENWOOD PLAY EACH OTHER AT, AT RAVENWOOD. 
          SO IT SHOULD BE A VERY FUN FOOTBALL. 
          UM, REALLY TWO VERY GOOD TEAMS. AND ALONG THOSE LINES, YOU KNOW, BRENTWOOD VOLLEYBALL, UH, WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS PAST WEEKEND, DIDN'T BRING BACK THE BIG PRIZE. 
          YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU MAKE THE POSTSEASON, ONLY ONE TEAM ENDS WITH A WIN. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, ENDING WITH A DEFEAT ISN'T THE WORST THING WHEN YOU GET ALL THE WAY TO THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON. 
          SO CONGRATULATIONS TO BHS VOLLEYBALL AND, UM, AND REALLY, I, I WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT AND MAKING COMMENTS. 
          YOU KNOW, SUE, BRANDON, LYNETTE, JULIA, PETE, BRIAN, JAY, MA, HARLET, TAD, DAVID, TROY, PAUL, AMY, JOHN, AND EVEN GARY. 
          UM, I APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING OUT AND SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS. 
          YOU KNOW, I, I DO WANNA MAKE THE COMMENT, I KNOW, YOU KNOW, GARY HAS COME HERE AND HE CALLED ME OUT BY NAME, BUT JUST WANNA SAY, I REALLY APPRECIATE HIM HAVING THE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SAY HIS PIECE. 
          I'LL MAKE THE OBSERVATION. 
          I, I DON'T AGREE AT ALL WITH HIS CHARACTERIZATION OF THINGS. 
          UM, I KNOW HE IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT RACKET SPORTS. 
          UM, BUT WHEN I DO COMMUNICATIONS, I ALWAYS FOOTNOTE 'EM VERY CAREFULLY. 
          I TRY TO INCLUDE LINKS TO VIDEOS AND SOURCE MATERIAL. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, OCCASIONALLY WHEN SOMEONE DOESN'T AGREE WITH ME, THEY LIKE TO THROW STONES, UH, THEY'RE WELCOME TO, THAT'S PART OF THE FREEDOM OF OUR SYSTEM. 
          BUT I WOULD ASK ANYBODY TO ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, CLICK THE LINKS, DIG INTO THE STUFF, WATCH SOME OF THE MEETINGS. 
          'CAUSE I, YOU KNOW, AND IF YOU DO FIND SOMETHING AFTER EXAMINATION THAT IS, UM, MISINFORMATION, SOMEHOW I CAN PROMISE IT'S NOT INTENTIONAL MISINFORMATION. 
          BUT ALSO, OTHER THAN GARY, I HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING THAT I FOUND TO BE FACTUALLY INCORRECT. 
          UM, HE MAY LIKE TO CHARACTERIZE THINGS DIFFERENTLY, ACTUALLY FIND HIS CHARACTERIZATION, UH, SOMEWHAT IN INACCURATE. 
          BUT, YOU KNOW, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE HIS, HIS OPINION. 
          SO THANKS TO ALL OF Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND, AND TAKING PART OF THE PROCESS. 
          I THINK WHETHER PEOPLE GET INVOLVED OR IF THEY DON'T GET INVOLVED, THEY GET THE KIND OF GOVERNMENT THEY DESERVE. 
          MAYOR COMMISSIONER DUNN. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UH, THE HISTORIC BOARD, EXCUSE ME, MET, AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE OUR NEW LIBRARIAN, LEE, UH, COME SPEND SOME TIME WITH US. 
          SHE'S BEEN AN ARCHIVIST IN HER PREVIOUS WORK HISTORY, SO SHE WAS VERY INTERESTED IN WHAT WE WERE DOING, AND WE WERE CERTAINLY INTERESTED IN HEARING HER PERSPECTIVE ON HOW WE COULD WORK TOGETHER ON HISTORIC RECORDS. 
          UH, ON THE HISTORY BOWL, SEVEN OF THE 10 PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE RESPONDED THAT THEY WILL PARTICIPATE. 
          THE DEADLINE IS THIS THURSDAY TO LET US KNOW. 
          NOW, I WAS GOING TO SAVE MY COMMENTS UNTIL WE DISCUSS THE ITEM, BUT I THINK I'M GONNA DO IT NOW, BECAUSE I, I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO BE HERE. 
          I'M ONE OF THOSE THAT HAVE PULLED MY SWORD, I GUESS, AS IT WAS DESCRIBED, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT TONIGHT. 
          AND I WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY. 
          SO YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE I'M COMING FROM. 
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I WILL LET OTHERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. 
          UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WANT THIS. 
          I I REALLY DO. 
          YOU HAVE CHILDREN WHO PLAY, YOU PLAY, YOU HAVE RELATIVES THAT PLAY. 
          WE ALL, I THINK, UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR IT. 
          AND WHEN WE HEARD MARYLAND FARMS WAS CLOSING, THAT WAS A REAL BLOW TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          WE WERE ALL OPEN TO LOOKING AT SOME TYPE OF PROJECT THAT COULD FILL THAT NEED. 
          AND OUR COUNTY STEPPED FORWARD. 
          AND I KNOW YOU SAY YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT AGAIN, BUT THAT'S A BIG PART OF MY DECISION MAKING HERE. 
          THE COUNTY STEPPED FORWARD BACK IN JANUARY, LIKE OF 23, BROUGHT US A, A PROPOSAL WE PUT UP, THEY'LL PUT UP HALF, WE'LL PUT UP HALF THE NUMBERS, WERE ROUGHLY 6 MILLION EACH. 
          THEN THE COUNTY WOULD MAINTAIN THE BUILDING, HOW THE STAFF DO ANY REPAIRS AND ANY PROFITS THEY MADE, WE'D GET HALF OF THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD DEAL. 
          NOW, I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 1990. 
          WE'VE DONE LOTS OF PROJECTS WITH THE COUNTY, THE INDOOR, UH, SOCCER CENTER. 
          WE'VE DONE THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY REC CENTER ON CONCORD ROAD, THE SPLASH PAD. 
          UH, LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE HAVE, OH, UM, I SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN THIS DOWN, UH OH, BOWLING SPRING ACADEMY. 
          THE COUNTY SEEDED TO US AT NO COST, THEIR LEGAL INTEREST IN THAT BUILDING, SO THAT WE GOT THAT WHOLE THING THROUGH WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER WHO BUILT MONTCLAIR AND THE COUNTY BEING WILLING TO SEED THEIR INTEREST IN IT, AND THE PRIM FAMILY TOTALLY FREE. 
          WE SPENT NO MONEY ON HAVING TO PURCHASE THAT LAND. 
          SO WE HAVE A HISTORY OF GOOD PROJECTS WITH THE COUNTY. 
          THEY'VE ALWAYS HELD UP THEIR END. 
          THEY'VE BEEN HONEST WITH US, AND WE'VE HAD FOR YEARS. 
          WE MET QUARTERLY WITH OUR COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES, OUR SCHOOL BOARDS. 
          I TRUST THEM. 
          I, WE WERE MAKING PROGRESS. 
          UH, THIS WENT ON FOR MANY MONTHS. 
          THEY CAME TO OUR INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS. 
          WE TALKED WITH GORDON HAMPTON, THEIR, UH, PARKS DIRECTOR, MAY 22ND. 
          THIS WAS ON OUR AGENDA OF 2023. 
          2023. 
          IT WAS ON OUR AGENDA TO APPROVE THAT BUILDING COULD HAVE BEEN HALFWAY OUT OF THE GROUND BY NOW. 
          OUT OF THE BLUE, A MOTION IS MADE TO POSTPONE IT INDEFINITELY. 
          ANY ACTION ON IT. 
          TO SAY THE COUNTY WAS SURPRISED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. 
          TO SAY THAT SOME OF US WERE SURPRISED IS AN, WAS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. 
          NOW, I HAVE BEEN TOLD, AND IT'S BEEN SET UP HERE, THAT THE COUNTY THEN WITHDREW THEIR OFFER. 
          WE ALL KNEW FULL WELL THAT BY NOVEMBER, THE COUNTY HAD TO COMMIT THOSE FUNDS TO EITHER OUR PROJECT OR SOME OTHER PROJECT. 
          WE KEPT STRINGING THEM ALONG, STRINGING THEM ALONG. 
          THEY WOULD STILL ATTEND OUR MEETINGS. 
          WE WOULD GO DOWN THERE AND MEET WITH THEM. 
          WE COULD WALK INTO THEIR OFFICES ANY DAY, BUT WE WOULD GIVE THEM NO ANSWER. 
          SO THEY DID PULL OUT. 
          I LIKEN IT TO A FRIEND COMES TO YOU AND SAYS, I'VE GOT TWO TICKETS TO THE SUPER BOWL. 
          IF WE CAN DRIVE YOUR CAR AND YOU'LL PAY FOR YOUR TICKET, I'LL PAY FOR MY, I'LL COVER ALL THE OTHER EXPENSES. 
          YOU SAY, OH, I NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT. 
          OKAY, BUT YOU GOTTA LET ME KNOW BEFORE THE SUPER BOWL. 
          SURE, YOU DIE. 
          YOU DANGLE 'EM ALONG, YOU DANGLE 'EM ALONG, AND FINALLY YOU SAY, I, I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO INDEFINITELY NOT LET YOU KNOW. 
          WOULD YOU BE SURPRISED IF THEY WENT AND SAID, HEY, THIS DEAL IS OFF. 
          THEY WITHDREW BECAUSE I THINK WE LITERALLY RAN THEM OFF. 
          NOW FROM THERE, IT, AGAIN, IT STARTED PROCEEDING TOWARDS BRENTWOOD DOING IT. 
          THEN OUT OF THE BLUE, A GENTLEMAN OFFERS TO PARTNER WITH US, OR REALLY, THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM TOO. 
          BUT THE STATE TELLS US THAT TYPE OF ARRANGEMENT IS NOT APPROVED BY THE STATE CONTROLLER'S OFFICE. 
          SO HE WAS NOT ABLE TO DO IT. 
          WELL, IT TURNS OUT THAT THERE COULD BE ANOTHER WAY THAT WE MIGHT COULD DO A PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP WITH AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD THAT POSSIBLY COULD BE LEGAL. 
          IF WE EXPLORED THAT WELL, THAT GENTLEMAN THEN SAID, I, I DON'T WANT ANY PART OF THAT DEAL. 
          SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED THERE. 
          SO THEN WE'RE BACK ONTO THE SINGLE TRACK OF BRENTWOOD DOING IT. 
          NOW, SOME OF YOU EMAILED COMMISSIONERS AND OCCASIONALLY WOULD RESPOND TO ALL OF US WITH WHAT THE COMMISSIONER HAD SAID 
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TO YOU. 
          ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS, AND I'M NOT GOING TO NAME NAMES, MADE THE COMMENT THAT WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE HAD ENOUGH FUNDS TO COVER NOT ONLY OUR NEEDS, BUT OUR WANTS. 
          WELL, I CAN TELL YOU, WE ONLY HAVE THAT MUCH MONEY BECAUSE WE PAID ATTENTION OVER THE YEARS TO FUND THE NEEDS AND TO WEIGH THE WANTS VERY, VERY CAREFULLY. 
          OVER THE YEARS, IF WE HAD ANSWERED ALL THE WANTS, WE WOULD HAVE AN EQUESTRIAN CENTER, A GOLF COURSE, A CIVIC CENTER, PERFORMING ARTS THEATER, AND A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL. 
          AND EVERYBODY THAT WANTED THOSE, WANTED THEM VERY, VERY SINCERELY, JUST AS MUCH AS YOU DO. 
          AND WE UNDERSTOOD THAT. 
          WE ALL LIKE THOSE THINGS. 
          IF I, I'M NOT SPENDING MY MONEY THOUGH. 
          I'M SPENDING THE TAXPAYER'S MONEY OF BRENTWOOD. 
          IT HAS BEEN MY PHILOSOPHY ALL THESE YEARS THAT I HAVE A STEWARDSHIP OVER THAT MONEY, AND IT HAS TO BE HANDLED VERY CAREFULLY. 
          I WAS WILLING TO DO THAT INITIAL PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE EXCELLENT HISTORY WE HAVE WITH THE COUNTY, AND THE FACT THAT WE WOULD THEN WALK OUT THE DOOR AND WE'RE THROUGH WITH IT. 
          WE ARE THROUGH. 
          BUT I CANNOT VOTE FOR THIS. 
          IT GOES AGAINST EVERYTHING I'VE STOOD FOR ALL THESE YEARS. 
          I JUST, I CANNOT DO IT NOT IN MY HEART OF HEARTS, AND FEEL THAT I AM DOING WHAT I SHOULD DO AS THIS, AS A CITY COMMISSIONER WITH A FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. 
          THIS IS THE MOST IRRESPONSIBLE, I THINK, FISCAL DECISION THAT HAS BEEN MADE IN THIS CITY'S HISTORY TO PASS UP A DEAL. 
          JUST BECAUSE YOU MADE A MISTAKE PASSING UP ONE DEAL, DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO COMPOUND IT BY TAKING ANOTHER ONE. 
          AND, AND I, I FEEL SURE THIS IS WILL PASS. 
          YOU WILL GET YOUR TENNIS CENTER, BUT I CANNOT VOTE FOR IT. 
          I I JUST CAN'T. 
          SO I, I WANT TO GO ON RECORD WITH THAT STATEMENT TONIGHT AND, AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          COMMISSIONER LITTLE. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO START THIS EVENING BY SAYING THANK YOU TO ALL TO GIVE COMMENTS. 
          UH, THEY ARE EMAILS AND COMMENTS ARE ALWAYS TAKEN PART, UM, AND I WILL RESERVE MY COMMENTS FOR WHEN THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. 
          I HAD OTHER THINGS IN MY REPORT AND MY COMMISSION COMMENTS, BUT I HAD TWO PEOPLE EMAIL ME THAT REALLY WANTED TO BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT COULDN'T AND ASK IF I WOULD READ THEIR EMAIL. 
          AND I WILL, BECAUSE THIS IS THE CLOSEST TO CITIZEN COMMENTS IS I'M ALLOWED TO SPEAK. 
          SO, UH, HUMOR ME WHILE I READ THESE, BUT FIRST ONE IS FROM MR. JIM JONES, 1203 BOOK, BROOKVIEW DRIVE. 
          I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE HELPFUL RESPONSES TO MY EMAIL FROM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND. 
          UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T ATTEND THIS EVENINGS MEETING. 
          WHILE I DON'T KNOW MR. LITTLE PERSONALLY, HIS RESPONSE WAS MOST REFLECTIVE OF MY POINT OF VIEW. 
          AND SINCE I CAN'T ATTEND THIS EVENING, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO READ OR INCLUDE MY THOUGHTS INTO THE RECORD? MY NAME IS JIM JONES, AND ALONG WITH MY WIFE BARB, WE'VE BEEN BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS SINCE 1998. 
          OUR CHILDREN GREW UP HERE AND ATTENDED KEN ROSE ELEMENTARY, WOODLAND MIDDLE, AND RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. 
          I'M AGAINST THE PROPOSAL TO CONTINUE PURSUING A RACKET FACILITY AT THIS TIME FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. 
          ONE, I DON'T THINK A SHORTAGE OF INDOOR TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL COURTS IS A PROBLEM FOR OUR CITY LEADERS TO SOLVE WITH PUBLIC FUNDING. 
          ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM IS A MORE APPROPRIATE APPROACH. 
          CITIZENS FREQUENTLY ASK GOVERNMENT TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, BUT I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT GOVERNMENT MUST AVOID THE TEMPTATION TO SOLVE PROBLEMS THAT ARE BEYOND THEIR MANDATE. 
          UNLIKE OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS HERE TO FOR SUCCESSFULLY AVOIDED THIS TEMPTATION. 
          LET'S STAY THE COURSE AND AVOID ENTANGLING OUR AFFAIRS CITY AND THE BUSINESS OF OWNING, RUNNING FACILITIES THAT ARE OPTIONAL AND SERVE A SMALL SEGMENT OF OUR POPULATION. 
          CLEARLY, THIS IS JUST MY POINT OF VIEW AND MY SINGLE VOICE. 
          WHEN CONSIDERING A SIGNIFICANT DEPARTURE FROM EXISTING APPROACHES TO SERVING OUR POPULATION, WE SHOULD LISTEN TO ALL VOICES AS WAS EXPRESSED IN THE BRENTWOOD 2030 PLAN. 
          NUMBER TWO, THE BRENTWOOD 2030 PLAN PROVIDES MEANINGFUL INPUT FROM OVER 4,000 CITIZENS VIA A 2014 SURVEY OFFERED TO ALL RESIDENTS ON THE PRIORITIES THAT WE WANT OUR CITY GOVERNMENT TO PURSUE. 
          ACCORDING TO THIS DOCUMENT, OUR CITIZENS DO NOT SEE, SEE A NEED FOR THE CITY TO INVEST IN THIS KIND OF RECREATIONAL FACILITY IN THE CHART BELOW. 
          AND HE GIVES A CHART. 
          AMENITIES IN PARKS IS AT THE BOTTOM OF IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING THE CITIES GARNERING ONLY 2% THAT SAY THEY WANT 
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MORE AMENITIES. 
          A CHART WAS COPIED FROM PAGE 50 OF THE BRENTWOOD 2030 PLAN AVAILABLE FROM THE CITY WEBSITE. 
          IT'S TROUBLING THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER IGNORING THE 4,000 CITIZENS THAT PROVIDED INPUT TO THE ISSUES THEY CONSIDERED IMPORTANT FOR OUR FUTURE. 
          WHY SURVEY THE POPULACE AND THEN IGNORE THE RESULT? I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT NONE OF MY COMMENTS ARE BASED ON HOW MUCH WE ARE PROPOSING TO SPEND OR IF WE CAN AFFORD IT. 
          THAT'S THE QUESTION YOU ANSWER AFTER YOU'VE DECIDED THAT A, SOMETHING IS NEEDED. 
          AND B, IT'S THE ROLE OF CITY GOVERNMENT TO MEET THAT NEED. 
          IT'S MY SIMPLE ASSERTION THAT MOST OF OUR CITIZENRY DOESN'T NEED INDOOR TENNIS COURTS AS EVIDENCED BY THE BRENTWOOD 2030 PLAN, AND THAT IT'S NOT THE ROLE OF CITY GOVERNMENT TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. 
          HAVING SAID THIS, WE HAVE A MECHANISM TO KNOW THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. 
          LET'S UPDATE THE 2030 PLAN. 
          BY SURVEYING THE CITIZENRY, WE CAN EVEN INCLUDE A SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT A RACKET FACILITY. 
          I CAN UNDERSTAND AND SUPPORT A RACKET FACILITY OF AN UPDATED BRENTWOOD PLAN YIELDS THAT RESULT. 
          ABSENT THAT, THIS PROPOSAL SEEMS MISGUIDED AND AGAINST THE FORMAL WILL OF THE PEOPLE AS EXPRESSED IN THE BRENTWOOD 2030 PLAN, I, I'D ALSO LIKE TO TRY THE COMMISSION FOR FAILING TO UPDATE THE BRENTWOOD PLAN WITH FIVE YEAR UPDATES, AS WAS THE ORIGINAL DESIGN IN THE BRENTWOOD 2020 PLAN, WE WE'D HAVE STRONGER FOR AGAINST GUIDANCE HAD WE KEPT THE BRENTWOOD PLAN MORE CURRENT RESPECTFULLY, JIM JONES. 
          AND THE SECOND ONE IS FROM TODD CRAVER, 91 22 MEADOW LAWN DRIVE. 
          GOOD MORNING CITY COMMISSIONERS. 
          HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT WEEKEND. 
          WANTED TO FIRST THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AND MY AND MY FAMILY, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME AND DEDICATION YOU EACH GIVE ON OUR BEHALF AS WELL AS TO ALL THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT, PLEASE, ON THE PROPOSED DESIGN FOR AND FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF A RACKET CLUB AND FACILITY THAT WOULD BE FUNDED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD. 
          I AM NOT IN FAVOR AND WOULD ASK THAT YOU PLEASE CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD SHOULD NOT GET INTO THE RACKET CLUB FACILITY BUSINESS. 
          I AM NOT NEW TO BRENTWOOD. 
          I WAS RAISED AND HAVE RAISED MY FAMILY IN BRENTWOOD AND LIVED HERE FOR ALMOST 60 YEARS. 
          I SERVED ON THE BOARD OF BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION APPEALS FOR SEVERAL TERMS AND HAVE ALWAYS CONSIDERED BRENTWOOD A VERY BLESSED PLACE WITH VERY SMART LEADERSHIP. 
          OUR LEADERSHIP FOR MANY DECADES HAD MANAGED AND KEPT OUR CITY IN A GREAT FINANCIAL POSITION, BUT ALSO FAVORABLE TO MOST ALL WHO LIVE HERE. 
          UH, OBVIOUSLY THESE LEADERS WERE RESPONSIBLE AND MADE WISE DECISIONS AND GAVE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION WITH KEY PLANNING AND LONG-TERM PLANNING OF OUR CITY. 
          THIS IS WHAT MADE, HAS MADE OUR CITY WHAT IT IS TODAY. 
          SEVERAL YEARS AGO, MY COMPANY WORKED WITH A PRIVATE RACKET CLUB THAT WAS WANTING TO BUILD A NEW RACKET CLUB FACILITY IN BRENTWOOD. 
          WE SPENT TWO TO THREE YEARS INVOLVED WITH THE DESIGN AND PRICING OF THE FACILITY, WHICH WOULD'VE LOOKED REALLY NICE AND PROBABLY BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY THE COMMUNITY. 
          THE PRIVATE OWN OWNERSHIP GROUP HAD VISITED WITH ADJOINING PROPERTY NEIGHBORS. 
          THE SITE WAS THE OLD DOLPHIN CLUB PROPERTY, AND AT THE TIME, ALL WE HEARD WAS POSITIVE FEEDBACK. 
          THE PROBLEM CAME IN THAT THERE WAS NOT A BANK ANYWHERE THAT COULD BE FOUND THAT WANTED TO FINANCE THE DEAL, WHICH WAS LIKE $6.7 MILLION AT THE TIME, AND WAY LESS THAN WHAT IS BEING CONSIDERED NOW THAT WOULD RISK FUNDING OF THIS PROJECT BY ANY BANK. 
          NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THERE WAS NOT EVEN ENOUGH PROMINENT PRIVATE INVESTORS WHO A LOT PLAY RACKET SPORT THAT WOULD PUT UP PRIVATE FUNDING FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT, EITHER TO MAKE IT WORK. 
          EVENTUALLY, AFTER YEARS OF A LOT OF FOLKS WANTING AND THINKING THIS WAS A GREAT THING, THE FOLKS WHO BROUGHT THE LAND AND PAID FOR THE DESIGN DECIDED TO SCRAP THE PROJECT. 
          IT WAS TOO RISKY AND VERY CLEAR THAT IF NO BANK OR PRIVATE FUNDS WOULD BACK THIS, THAT IT WAS NOT SMART TO PROCEED ON. 
          NOW, WHAT HAS CHANGED TODAY, I THINK NOTHING. 
          WELL LIKELY WE COULD FIND LOTS OF FOLKS IN BRENTWOOD AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO WANT TO HAVE A FACILITY TO PLAY AT. 
          WE EVEN HAVE FRIENDS THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THOSE GROUPS AS WELL. 
          IT'S A BAD DEAL AND RISKY. 
          AND IN THE LONG RUN WITH SPORTS FADS THAT COME AND GO, LIKELY THIS WILL NOT PAY OFF. 
          THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF SMART THINKING BRENTWOOD LEADERSHIP HAS ENJOYED IN THE PAST TO CONSIDER THIS, IT WOULD SEEM SO, HERE'S WHAT I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER. 
          PLEASE, IF THIS TYPE OF FACILITY IS TOO RISKY FOR BANKS OR PRIVATE INVESTORS TO CONSIDER, THEN WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD CONSIDER IT? PLEASE SCRAP THE VOTE ON CONSIDERATION OF THIS AND FOCUS AND PUT EFFORTS BACK INTO THE LONG RANGE PLANS, JUST LIKE THE WISE CITY 
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LEADERSHIP OF THE PAST WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN SO DILIGENT IN DOING LOOK WHERE THAT GOT US. 
          IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL ME FOR, FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE FIELD RECORD CLUB. 
          THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. 
          AND THIS DID GO TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS. 
          HE SAYS, FEEL FREE TO DO SO. 
          PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING. 
          PLEASE DO NOT DO WHAT HAS BEEN PROVED BEFORE, IS NOT A GOOD INVESTMENT WITH BRENTWOOD FINANCES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER SPEARS. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UM, EACH WEEK I OPEN MY PUBLIC COMMENTS BY THANKING THE RESIDENTS FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENT. 
          THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EMAILS, YOUR CALLS, YOUR TEXTS AND REACHING OUT, CATCHING ME IN KROGER. 
          REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN THE CITY, UM, AND IT REALLY DOES MAKE THE BEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT. 
          SO THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE WILLING TO COME TO THE MIC, UM, AND GO ON PUBLIC RECORD TONIGHT. 
          IT'S, UM, IT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO DO, AND I KNOW YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT YOU BELIEVE AND WHAT YOU KNOW, SO THANK YOU FOR COMING TO DO THAT. 
          UM, I WILL RESERVE MY COMMENTS ABOUT THE FACILITY TILL LATER ON. 
          UM, IN THE EVENING, UM, OUR NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING, I'M THE PARK BOARD REPRESENTATIVE. 
          SO OUR NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH AT 5:30 PM IT'LL BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR IN THE ANNEX ROOM, AND THOSE MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. 
          SINCE OUR CITY MANAGER, KIRK BEDNAR HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT AND IT WILL BE EFFECTIVE, UM, IN FEBRUARY, OUR SEARCH FOR OUR NEW CITY MANAGER IS WELL UNDERWAY. 
          THE COMPANY GPS IS MANAGING THE SEARCH FOR US. 
          WE WILL HOST A MEET AND GREET STYLE, OPEN HOUSE GATHERING AT THE LIBRARY FOR THE THREE CANDIDATES. 
          THIS WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, AT THE LIBRARY FROM FOUR 30 TO 6:30 PM AND ALL RESIDENTS ARE WELCOME TO INTEND TONIGHT. 
          I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT. 
          THEY HAVE CONTINUED THEIR EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD. 
          THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THAT OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS TO CHRIS MILTON AND HIS CAPABLE TEAM. 
          I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD WILL HOST ITS VERY FIRST EVER VETERAN'S DAY CEREMONY ON MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11TH, WHICH IS VETERAN'S DAY. 
          WE WILL HAVE THIS CEREMONY RIGHT HERE IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS AS PART OF OUR MEETING THAT EVENING. 
          IF YOU ARE HERE FOR, HERE WITH US FOR OUR FIRST EVER MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY THIS PAST SPRING, THE VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT EVENT. 
          WE WILL HAVE STUDENTS FROM RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTING THE COLORS FOR OUR CEREMONY, AND WE WILL HAVE STUDENTS FROM BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND ALL OF THE SERVICE HYM, THE SERVICE HYMNS FOR EACH BRANCH OF SERVICE I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE TO THANK TOM FREEMAN AND CHARLES BOOTH FOR THEIR HELP IN PLANNING WHAT IS CERTAIN TO BE A GREAT EVENT HONORING OUR VETERANS. 
          THIS PAST, UH, UH, I'M SORRY, ON OCTOBER 18TH, I WAS ABLE TO VISIT OUR VETERANS THAT MEET WEEKLY AT THE BRENTWOOD COSTCO. 
          I INVITED THEM TO ATTEND OUR CEREMONY ON NOVEMBER 11TH. 
          THEY WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE THAT OUR CITY IS DOING THIS FIRST ANNUAL EVENT AND HONOR OF OUR VETERANS, AND IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR FOR ME TO GET TO HELP IN PLANNING THIS EVENT. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UM, HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO MEMBERS OF OUR BRENTWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE, RYAN HELLGREN, BRAD LAWSON, DEREK NER, AND CH CHARLES BIM, WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE FIREFIGHTER CHALLENGE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. 
          THE BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE THIS EVENT IS IT IS THE OLYMPICS FOR FIREFIGHTERS. 
          BRENTWOOD CONTINUES TO BE THE BEST OF THE BEST. 
          WE HAD FIREFIGHTERS OBTAIN NEW PERSONAL RECORDS WITH SCORES THAT QUALIFIED THEM TO JOIN AN ELITE, ELITE GROUP CALLED THE LIONS DENT. 
          AND ONE OF OUR VERY OWN CHARLES BIM WAS THE LAST AMERICAN REMAINING IN THE TOP FIVE. 
          TODAY, OCTOBER 28TH IS ALSO NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS DAY. 
          THANK YOU TO OUR BRENTWOOD POLICE, OUR BRI DISPATCH DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS BRENTWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE. 
          WE WANT TO THANK OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO ARE FIRST ON THE SCENE IN STRESSFUL SITUATIONS. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD. 
          THANKS GUYS. 
          UM, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. 
          THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT SPOKE, AND TO THOSE OF YOU WHO CAME THIS PAST THURSDAY FOR OUR BRIEFING. 
          I APPRECIATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE PROCESS. 
          I'VE HAD SOME GREAT CONSTRUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS AND POSITIVE EXCHANGES WITH MANY RESIDENTS. 
          I WILL HOLD MY COMMENTS ON THAT AGENDA ITEM UNTIL LATER. 
          IF Y'ALL WILL HANG WITH US AFTER COMMENTS, WE HAVE ONE THING WE GOTTA VOTE ON REAL QUICK, AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK TO THE TENNIS FACILITY. 
          AS A RESULT OF EMAILS I HAVE RECEIVED IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND WEEKS. 
          CITY STAFF IS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH TWO OF THE HOAS IN BELL RIE TO LOOK AT PUTTING SPEED TABLES ON BELL RIE DRIVE. 
          PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS NOT A DONE DEAL. 
          WE ARE ONLY IN STEP ONE OF A MULTI-STEP PROCESS THAT MAY TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS. 
          THERE ARE MANY STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED THAT 
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WOULD HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON THIS, INCLUDING RESIDENTS AND ENGINEERS. 
          IT IS ALSO NOT AS EASY AS ONE MIGHT THINK TO INSTALL SPEED TABLES, INCLUDING REROUTING AND BLOCKING TRAFFIC FOR DAYS AT A TIME. 
          BUT THE CITY IS LOOKING AT THE FEASIBILITY AND OPTIONS FOR IMPROVING SAFETY ON BELL RIE DRIVE. 
          FURTHERMORE, THANKS TO RESIDENT EMAILS AND EXCHANGES, CITY STAFF IS GOING TO LOOK INTO OPTIONS FOR EXTENDING THE SCHOOL ZONE FOR SCALES ELEMENTARY ON MURRAY LANE TO REDUCE THE SPEEDS DURING SCHOOL TIME. 
          AGAIN, THE THERE ARE MULTIPLE STEPS AND IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME IF IT IS DETERMINED TO BE SAFE AND FEASIBLE. 
          ADDITIONALLY, THANKS TO RESIDENT INPUT, I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CITY STAFF TO IMPLEMENT AN ONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEM FOR OUR PARK AMENITIES. 
          THE ONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEM HAS BEEN UP AND RUNNING TO RESERVE OUR PARK PAVILIONS. 
          WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON THE ONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEM FOR RESERVING OUR OUTDOOR TENNIS COURTS. 
          THERE ARE SOME MORE KINKS TO WORK OUT, BUT IT IS OUR GOAL TO HAVE IT UP AND RUNNING BEFORE THE BUSY SPRING OUTDOOR TENNIS SEASON. 
          WE MAY NEED SOME OF YOU TENNIS PLAYERS TO HELP US TEST THE SYSTEM. 
          SO IF YOU WANNA BE IN TOUCH, PLEASE DO. 
          AND SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PARKS AND REX DEPARTMENT FOR WORKING ON THIS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. 
          THANKS, DAVE. 
          UM, AS THE COMMISSIONER REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LIBRARY BOARD, I'LL MOVE ON QUICKLY TO LIBRARY ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
          THE NEXT SCHEDULED LIBRARY BOARD MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH AT 4:30 PM AT THE LIBRARY. 
          THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY TACULAR EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. 
          THEY GAVE OUT OVER 2,900 BOOKS TO OVER 980 CHILDREN AND PARENTS THAT ATTENDED THE EVENT ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH AND WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH. 
          WE WILL HAVE HALLOWEEN STORY TIME AT 10 AND 11:00 AM THE STORIES WILL BE HALLOWEEN THEMED AND THE LITTLE ONES CAN GO TRICK OR TREATING THROUGHOUT THE LIBRARY AFTERWARDS. 
          THE NEXT FRIENDS, THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY BOOK SALE WILL BE NOVEMBER 8TH THROUGH 10TH. 
          YOU CAN MAKE DONATIONS 24 7 BY DROPPING OFF YOUR BOOKS, YOUR PUZZLES, AND YOUR GAMES TO THE LARGE SHELVING CART LOCATED IN THE COVERED PORTICO PORTICO AREA, WHICH IS TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE. 
          IT'S JUST TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE YOU ENTER TO VOTE. 
          SO IF YOU HAVEN'T VOTED YET, LOAD UP YOUR CAR WITH DONATIONS AND DROP THEM OFF WHEN YOU GO VOTE. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          VICE MAYOR TRAVIS. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UM, LAST WEEK I WAS AT ATTEND. 
          I WAS INVITED TO ATTEND A MEETING OF THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY REALTOR ASSOCIATION. 
          I WAS JOINED BY CITY PLANNERS, KEYWORD CITY PLANNERS FROM NOLANSVILLE FRANKLIN, SPRING HILL, THOMPSON STATION IN FAIRVIEW. 
          I WAS THE FIRST ONE TO SPEAK WHEN THEY ASKED ME TO STATE KEY FACTS ABOUT BRENTWOOD. 
          I SAID, WE'RE LOYAL TO ONE ACRE ZONING. 
          WE HAVE COMMERCIAL PRIMARILY IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH, AND WE'RE CLOSER TO BUILD OUT WITH LIMITED LAND REMAINING. 
          AND WHAT IS REMAINING IS INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE. 
          AND THEY ALL SHOOK THEIR HEAD. 
          YES, THE OTHER CITY PLANNERS GOT UP AND THEY ALL TALKED ABOUT THE GROWTH THAT THEY WANT. 
          THEY'RE ENCOURAGING GROWTH. 
          THEY WANT TO SEE GROWTH LIKE CRAZY. 
          AND, AND I DON'T BLAME 'EM. 
          THAT'S WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR CITY, UH, LIFE. 
          THERE'S A NEW DEVELOPMENT GOING IN IN SPRING HILL CALLED LEGACY POINT THAT'S GONNA HAVE THE U-S-T-A-U-S TENNIS ASSOCIATION REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS. 
          IT'S GONNA HAVE 600,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. 
          IT'S GONNA HAVE A THOUSAND HOTEL ROOMS. IT'S GONNA HAVE 2,130 DWELLING UNITS, SOME HOMES, SOME APARTMENTS, SOME TOWNHOUSES, AND THEY HAVE PLANS TO PUT AN AIRPORT IN NEXT TO IT IN SPRING HILL. 
          AND THEY'RE FIRED UP ABOUT THAT . 
          AND I'M SITTING THERE GOING, OH MY GOODNESS. 
          I KINDA LIKE OUR QUIET LITTLE BRENTWOOD. 
          AND I TALKED ABOUT OUR BRENTWOOD BUBBLE, AND THEY ALL AGREED. 
          SO IT WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING TO SHARE THE STAGE AND PODIUM AND HEAR, HEAR THOSE. 
          AND I HOPE I PRESENTED OUR CITY IN A GREAT LIGHT. 
          UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL MEET NEXT THURSDAY AT 8:00 AM AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS. 
          THIS IS THE INFO MEETING BECAUSE WE HAVE INTERVIEWS FOR THE CITY MANAGER BEING HELD IN THIS FACILITY. 
          SO IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND, IT'S NEXT THURSDAY, 8:00 AM POLICE HEADQUARTERS. 
          I'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE ASK ME ABOUT THE NEW LIGHT THAT'S BEING INSTALLED AT THE YMCA ON CONCORD ROAD. 
          IT'S GOING IN, THEY'RE GRADING THE ROAD. 
          IT IS GONNA, IT'S GONNA MAKE A HUGE, UH, IMPACT THERE. 
          THERE WAS SOME MIXED DISCUSSION ON THAT TOO, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME LIGHTS PRETTY CLOSE TOGETHER THERE, BUT IT'S SAFETY. 
          JUST TRY THOSE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET OUTTA THE YMCA WAS JUST SO DANGEROUS. 
          SO THANK GOODNESS WE WORKED WITH YMCA AND WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. 
          I HEARD FROM A SOURCE, MY WIFE, WHO GOES TO Y EVERY DAY, THAT THEY'VE RUN INTO A COUPLE OF LITTLE DELAYS, BUT IT'S COMING, SO IT'S COMING SOON. 
          SO, UM, I ALSO WANT TO SAVE MY, COMMIT MY COMMENTS FOR THE, UH, RACKET CENTER TILL LATER. 
          BUT I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE. 
          UM, VERY GOOD TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY. 
          I'D LIKE TO THANK THOSE WHO WROTE NOTES TOO. 
          IN GENERAL, THE PEOPLE THAT WROTE US 
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WERE EXPRESSING THEIR OPINION. 
          THEY WEREN'T NECESSARILY, UH, POINTED MEAN OR CRUEL. 
          THEY JUST, UH, EXPRESSING THEIR OPINION. 
          I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS, THIS PAST WEEK, A SITTING COMMISSIONER DECIDED TO SEND OUT A CITY EMAIL USING A MEMO THAT HAD DISPARAGING AND PERSONAL ATTACKS FROM SOME OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS. 
          THERE'S NO PLACE FOR THAT. 
          THE FACTS WERE WRONG IN THERE. 
          HE CALLED THE PRI, THE, THE NEW RACKET FACILITY, A PRIVATE CLUB. 
          IT'S NOT A PRIVATE CLUB. 
          HE ASKED HIM TO COME TO THE BRIEFING ON THURSDAY. 
          THERE'S NO BRIEFING ON THURSDAY. 
          HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT HOW MOST GOVERNMENTS OPERATE AN ANNUAL DEFICIT THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BRENTWOOD. 
          AND HE REPEATEDLY CALLED ABOUT THE STRUCTURE COSTING MORE THAN $20 MILLION. 
          THE DATA HAS BEEN ALREADY SHARED. 
          TONIGHT IS IS MUCH LESS THAN 20. 
          I JUST DON'T THINK THAT'S A PLACE THERE WAS NAME CALLING IN THE MEMO AS WELL. 
          I WON'T GO ANY FURTHER THAN THAT AND LET YOU KNOW THAT I WAS DISAPPOINTED, AND I WILL NEVER PERFORM THAT WAY. 
          THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS. 
          UM, I'M GONNA TRY AND KEEP MY, UH, MY COMMENTS BRIEF AS THAT WE CLOSE IN ON THE NINE O'CLOCK HOUR. 
          UH, THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR, UH, FOR COMING OUT, RIGHT, UH, NINE O'CLOCK. 
          WELL, USUALLY WE'RE OUTTA HERE, BUT WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE, UH, TONIGHT. 
          THANKS EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT. 
          WHETHER YOU'RE IN FAVOR OR AGAINST, UM, THIS IS, UH, YOUR CITY AND, UH, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. 
          WE BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT, UH, MAKES IT BETTER. 
          WE HOPE YOU ALL COME OUT, UH, FOR THE VETERANS DAY, UH, CELEBRATION BECAUSE IT'S THOSE PEOPLE THAT FOUGHT FOR YOUR FREEDOM, UH, THAT ALLOWED YOU TO COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE OR EVEN JUST SIT HERE AND, UH, AND, UH, BE FREE AND LISTEN, UH, THIS EVENING, UH, WE SHOULD BE VERY THANKFUL, UH, TO THEM. 
          UM, NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS DAY, UM, CHIEFS IN THE BACK. 
          UH, AND, UH, DISPATCH. 
          UM, THANK YOU ALL, UH, FOR PUTTING YOURSELF IN HARM'S WAY, UH, TO KEEP US SAFE. 
          WE'VE GOT GREAT PARKS. 
          WE'VE GOT A GREAT LIBRARY. 
          UM, WE HAVE A, UH, A GREAT SCHOOL SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION, UH, WITH THE COUNTY. 
          UH, WE'VE GOT, UH, GREAT ROADS. 
          WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GREAT THINGS, A GREAT WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT. 
          BUT IF PEOPLE AREN'T SAFE AND THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE, THE REST OF IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER. 
          SO NEXT TIME YOU SEE A FIREFIGHTER, UH, OR A POLICE OFFICER OUT, UM, GO AHEAD, PICK THEIR, UH, THEIR TICKET UP, UH, AND DON'T MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT. 
          UM, THEY DON'T MAKE A LOT OF MONEY, UM, BUT THEY ARE THERE TO KEEP US SAFE EVERY DAY. 
          UH, AND, UH, HATS OFF, UH, TO THOSE THAT, UH, THAT DO THAT. 
          UM, ALRIGHT, UH, JUST A COUPLE OF, UH, OF QUICK NOTES. 
          UM, THE, UH, THE, THE TRAGIC BIKE ACCIDENT, UM, UM, VERY, UM, DISHEARTENING, UH, THAT THAT HAPPENED. 
          UM, I KNOW THE DRIVER OF THE CAR, UM, THAT DRIVER OF THE CAR HAD AN UNDIAGNOSED, UH, MEDICAL CONDITION, UM, THAT ULTIMATELY WAS THE, UH, THE CAUSE OF THAT. 
          DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH, UH, WITH BIKE LANES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 
          UM, IT'S JUST, IT'S VERY, UH, UNFORTUNATE. 
          BUT, UH, I WANTED, UM, THAT TO BE KNOWN. 
          UM, OUT THERE. 
          WE LOOK FOR, UH, SOLUTIONS FOR BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY ON THE WEST SIDE ALL THE TIME. 
          UNFORTUNATELY, THE WEST SIDE WAS BUILT OUT, UM, YEARS AND YEARS AGO. 
          UM, MY WIFE KEEPS TELLING ME, WE'VE GOTTA FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET OVER TO THE WEST SIDE. 
          IT'S SO MUCH MORE DESIRABLE. 
          UM, WE'RE OUT ON THE, UH, THE EAST SIDE, UH, PAST GOVERNORS. 
          BUT THE EAST SIDE WAS DEVELOPED MUCH LATER WHEN, UH, TRAILS AND SIDEWALKS AND ALL THAT BIKE PAD, UH, STARTED TO KIND OF BE AN IMPORTANT THING. 
          BACK IN THE DAY. 
          IT WASN'T IMPORTANT WHEN, UH, WHEN CITIES WERE BEING PLANNED. 
          UH, AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, UM, YOU'VE GOTTA TAKE ALL OF THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. 
          UH, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT, UH, ZONING. 
          YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT PRIVATE PROPERTY, UH, AS WELL, UH, AND TO CONDEMN SOMEONE'S PROPERTY, UH, AND FORCIBLY, UH, TAKE THAT, THAT'S A BIG DEAL. 
          NONE OF US, I THINK WE ALL, UH, AGREE. 
          UH, WE, WE DISAGREE ON THINGS RIGHT. 
          UM, FROM TIME TO TIME, WE ALL AGREE, UH, THAT THAT'S A BIG DEAL. 
          UH, AND WE DON'T LIKE TO DO THAT. 
          SO, UH, PLEASE KNOW THAT WE LOOK FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES. 
          UM, BUT, UH, THEY'RE TOUGH. 
          I MEAN, CITY IS, UH, IS PRETTY MUCH BUILT OUT, UH, ON THE, UH, ON THE WEST SIDE. 
          UM, SO I WAS SAVED, UH, FROM THE, UH, THE TITANS GAME, UH, ON SUNDAY. 
          I WAS WATCHING THAT. 
          AND, UH, WOULD YOU PUT THE, UH, UM, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, AT TWO O'CLOCK TO GO TO, UH, THE FIRE STATION AND THE NEXT ONE, UH, PLEASE, UM, UH, TO A, UH, A YOUNG GIRL SCOUT TROOP. 
          THEY WERE ALL, UM, THIRD, FOURTH GRADERS. 
          UM, BUT THE AMOUNT OF ENTHUSIASM, UH, I TRIED TO GET OUTTA THERE 'CAUSE I THOUGHT, WELL, MAYBE THE TITANS ARE GONNA TURN IT AROUND A LITTLE BIT. 
          UH, AND, UH, BUT IT, I WAS THERE FOR 55 MINUTES ANSWERING QUESTIONS, UH, FROM THESE, UH, THESE YOUNG LADIES. 
          UM, BUT THE LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT, UH, FROM THIS, UH, LIPSCOMB, 
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UH, TROOP WAS, UH, WAS FANTASTIC. 
          UM, BUT, UH, I SHOULD HAVE STAYED LONGER AT THE, AT THE GIRL SCOUT MEETING 'CAUSE IT DIDN'T TURN OUT SO GOOD. 
          RIGHT. 
          UM, AND THEN, UM, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AS WELL. 
          UM, TRACTOR SUPPLY, UM, ASKED IF THEY COULD, UH, AUCTION OFF, UM, A LUNCH WITH THE, UH, THE MAYOR AND UM, UH, AND THEN A TOUR OF, UH, THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS. 
          SO CHIEF, THANK YOU, UH, FOR HELPING FILL THE TIME. 
          UM, BUT, UM, THEY DO A, UH, A BIG SILENT AUCTION, UH, EVERY YEAR. 
          UH, AND THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS GOT AHOLD OF ME AND SAID, HEY, WOULD YOU DO THIS? AND, UH, I SAID, WELL, YEAH, OF COURSE. 
          UM, BUT, UH, THEY GIVE TO, UH, MULTIPLE CHARITIES, UH, OUT THERE. 
          BUT I WAS VERY FORTUNATE, UH, TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. 
          SO, UH, I LIKE SOME OF THE, UH, OTHERS ARE GONNA SAVE MY, UH, MY COMMENTS, UH, FOR, UM, WHEN WE GET TO, UH, THE, UH, THE RACKET FACILITY. 
          UM, BUT WHAT WE ARE GONNA DO IS WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON NOW, UH, TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          PLEASE NOTE ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          RECESS. 
          UM, WOULD YOU, YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS CLOSING IN ON THE, IS THAT ON THE NINE O'CLOCK HOUR? I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN AUTOMATIC, I THOUGHT, NEVERMIND. 
          I THOUGHT THE ROBERT RULES OF ORDER. 
          MM. 
          IT'S NOT AUTOMATIC, BUT, UM, IF, UH, IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE FIVE MINUTE BREAK, THAT'S FINE. 
          IF YOU WANT, UM, WOULD YOU LIKE A BREAK? NO, I WOULDN'T HAVE ASKED, BUT WE DON'T REALLY NEED IT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UM, 
          [ Consent Agenda]
SO PLEASE NOTE ALL UM, 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 ANYBODY FROM THE COMMISSION WANNA REMOVE ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT. 
          HEARING NONE. 
          UM, ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH ONE 20 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH MID-SOUTH RESTORATIONS LLC FOR RAVENSWOOD MANSION, FRONT PORCH FOUNDATIONS REPAIR FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION. 
          2024 DASH 1 21 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR GROUP LIFE AND ACCIDENTAL DEATH, DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS AND GROUP LONG-TERM DISABILITY, UH, BENEFITS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES, UH, FOR ADOPTION. 
          DO I HEAR A MOTION, MR. GROUP SECOND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MOTION ON THE FLOOR. 
          ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS. 
          MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING? ALRIGHT, 
          [1.  Resolution 2024-118 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH C&I DESIGN, INC. FOR DESIGN SERVICES RELATED TO INDOOR RACQUET FACILITY IN CROCKETT PARK, for adoption]
HEARING NONE RESOLUTION ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH ONE 18. 
          RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH CNI DESIGN INC. 
          FOR DESIGN SERVICES RELATED TO INDOOR RACKET FACILITY AND CROCKETT PARK FOR ADOPTION. 
          SECOND, UM, I HEARD PRIMARY AND, UH, AND SECONDARY MOTION, UM, HERE. 
          UM, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. 
          UM, I DON'T THINK THERE'S A NEED TO KIND OF GO OVER THE HISTORY OF, OF, OF WHERE WE'RE AT HERE TODAY. 
          SO THE AGREEMENT YOU HAD BEFORE YOU IS REALLY THE FIRST FORMAL STEP TOWARDS MOVING THIS PROJECT, UM, FORWARD. 
          UH, AGAIN, BEEN A LOT OF TALK, A LOT OF STUDY DISCUSSION. 
          BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE WON'T REALLY GO INTO THAT, BUT, UH, MAJORITY OF YOU HAVE CERTAINLY INDICATED YOU'RE INTERESTED IN MOVING THIS PROJECT ALONG. 
          SO THE FIRST STEP IN THAT WOULD BE AN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES AGREEMENT. 
          THIS PROPOSED AGREEMENT IS WITH CNI DESIGN. 
          UH, MR. BRIAN RICHTER IS IN THE, THE BACK OF THE ROOM IF YOU DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF HIM AS WE GO THROUGH HERE. 
          BUT, UH, CNI DESIGN, UH, HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY RECREATION WORK. 
          UH, BUT THEY DO RECREATION WORK ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 
          UH, THEY HAVE DONE WORK FOR THE CITY IN THE PAST, UH, INCLUDING AN EXPANSION OF OUR SERVICE CENTER BACK ROUGHLY 20, 22 YEARS AGO OR SO. 
          UH, THEY WERE ALSO THE ARCHITECT ON THE RECENT EXPANSION OF THE, UH, INDOOR SPORTS COMPLEX THAT INCLUDED THE SPLASH PAD THAT WE WERE A PARTICIPANT IN THAT PROJECT ALSO, UH, THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT COVERS THE FULL DESIGN OF THE PROJECT, INCLUSIVE OF THE PARKS OFFICE SPACE AND ENGINEERING FOR THE, UH, TURN LANE, PROPOSED TURN LANE IMPROVEMENTS ON CROCKETT ROAD. 
          UH, C AND I DESIGN HAS, UH, SUB CONSULTANTS TO HANDLE SOME OF THAT WORK. 
          THAT WOULD INCLUDE T SQUARED ENGINEERING FOR THE CIVIL ENGINEERING. 
          THAT WOULD INCLUDE CROCKETT ROAD PLUS THE PROJECT SITE WORK, UH, GAMBLE DESIGN FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, LOGAN PATRI ENGINEERING, HOPEFULLY I SAID THAT RIGHT, FOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND, UH, N TECH ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL. 
          THOSE ARE ALL SUB CONSULTANTS UNDER CNI DESIGN FOR THE PROJECT. 
          SO THAT WOULD TAKE IT THROUGH, UH, DESIGN, UH, THROUGH BID CONSTRUCTION BIDDING THROUGH A GENERAL CONTRACTOR ARRANGEMENT. 
          UH, THE CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR, UH, THE, UH, THE OPTION THAT TECHNICALLY 
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I GUESS I WON'T BE INVOLVED IN, BUT WOULD RECOMMEND, UH, QUALIFYING PRE-QUALIFYING CONTRACTORS, UH, WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF A FACILITY AT THE TIME YOU GO TO BID FOR THE PROJECT. 
          UH, AND ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSAL ARE THE SERVICES TO CARRY IT THROUGH CONSTRUCTION IN TERMS OF INSPECTIONS AND SITE VISITS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF DURING THE COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
          UM, IF APPROVED TONIGHT, THE EXPECTATION IS, IS THE WORK WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY SOMEWHERE IN A SIX TO NINE MONTH TIME PERIOD, UH, BEFORE YOU'RE READY TO ACTUALLY BID CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. 
          THE, UH, FEE FOR THOSE, UH, FULL DESIGN SERVICES, UH, BIDDING ASSISTANCE AND INSPECTION DURING CONSTRUCTION IS $997,500. 
          UM, AND I GUESS I'LL STOP THERE AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS OF, UH, KIRK? QUESTIONS? OKAY, NO QUESTIONS. 
          GOOD. 
          I'M DONE. 
          . 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UM, WELL, UM, UH, COMMISSIONERS HAVE, UH, HAVE COMMENTS. 
          UM, DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE? OKAY. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY SOME CONCERNS THAT RESIDENTS HAVE EXPRESSED IN THEIR RECENT COMMUNICATION WITH US. 
          WE HAVE ASKED, BEEN ASKED BY SOME TO FOCUS OUR FUNDING ON OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. 
          FOR THOSE OF YOU MAKING THIS REQUEST, PLEASE HEAR ME. 
          THIS COMMISSION MAY DIFFER IN OPINION ON SOME THINGS, BUT I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE IN SAYING THAT THE SEVEN OF US ARE LOCKSTEP IN AGREEMENT THAT OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO THIS COMMUNITY. 
          WHEN OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS MAKE FUNDING REQUESTS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT, THEY EXPLAIN WHAT THEY NEED, WE MAY ASK A FEW CLARIFYING QUESTIONS, AND THEN THAT REQUEST IS FUNDED. 
          IF THEY NEED NEW BULLETPROOF VESTS OR RIFLES, IT'S APPROVED. 
          WHEN THEY NEED TO MOVE TO A 10 HOUR A DAY, FOUR DAY A WEEK WORK SCHEDULE TO RETAIN AND ATTRACT THE BEST CANDIDATES, IT'S APPROVED. 
          IF THEY NEED NEW OXYGEN TANKS TO WEAR DURING A FIRE, IT'S APPROVED. 
          I CANNOT THINK OF A SINGLE TIME THE SEVEN OF US HAVE TURNED DOWN ANY REQUESTS BY OUR POLICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENTS. 
          THE CITY IS FULLY FUNDING OUR NEEDS AND TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION IS ABOUT FUNDING WANTS. 
          I'LL MOVE ON TO SCHOOLS. 
          SOME RESIDENTS HAVE ASKED THAT WE PUT MORE MONEY INTO OUR SCHOOLS. 
          I BELIEVE THE RESIDENTS THAT MAKE THAT, THAT ARE REQUESTING, THAT ARE NOT AWARE THAT THE SCHOOLS IN THE CITY LIMITS OF BRENTWOOD ARE ACTUALLY COUNTY RUN SCHOOLS. 
          AND I AGREE. 
          IT IS A CONFUSING STRUCTURE. 
          HOWEVER, IT IS UP TO YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND YOUR SCHOOL BOARD TO DECIDE WHAT AND HOW TO USE YOUR COUNTY TAX DOLLARS FOR OUR COUNTY SCHOOLS. 
          IF YOU WANT A BUILDING OR PERSONNEL MATTER BETTER FUNDED AT YOUR COUNTY SCHOOLS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMITS OF BRENTWOOD, PLEASE REACH OUT TO YOUR SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVES AND YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WITH YOUR CONCERNS. 
          ADDITIONALLY, BRENTWOOD IS THE O ONLY MUNICIPALITY IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY THAT GIVES MONEY TO YOUR COUNTY SCHOOLS. 
          YEARS AGO, A PREVIOUS COMMISSION MADE THE DECISION TO TAKE YOUR TAX DOLLARS AND GIVE SOME BACK TO THE COUNTY SCHOOLS FOR THE SCHOOLS TO USE. 
          I AGREE WITH THIS DECISION BECAUSE OUR SCHOOLS ARE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          IN FACT, EACH YEAR THIS COMMISSION WHOLEHEARTEDLY AND UNANIMOUSLY VOTES TO GIVE MONEY TO OUR COUNTY SCHOOLS. 
          NOW FOR THE TOPIC AT HAND, THERE ARE SEVERAL PROJECTS WRAPPED UP IN WHAT IS BEING CALLED THE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY IN CROCKETT PARK. 
          IN REALITY, WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED TO VOTE ON TONIGHT IS MOVING FORWARD WITH DESIGN PLANS TO THAT INCLUDE AN INDOOR RACKET FACILITY AS WELL AS A PARKS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. 
          AT THIS INDOOR RACKET FACILITY, WE WILL RELOCATE THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND ITS ENTIRE FLEET OF VEHICLES TO CROCKETT PARK. 
          THE CITY NEEDS TO RELOCATE THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO FREE UP MUCH NEEDED SPACE AT OTHER BRENTWOOD FACILITIES FOR OUR DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE, HAVE OUTGROWN THEIR SPACE THERE. 
          ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY WILL BUILD A NEW TURN LANE AND ACCESS ROAD INTO CROCKETT PARK NEAR THE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY, A NEW ENTRANCE TO THE PARK HAS BEEN NEEDED FOR YEARS. 
          TRAFFIC IS A PROBLEM ON VOLUNTEER BOULEVARD AND CROCKETT ROAD WHEN VEHICLES FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS, HOL HOLY FAMILY CHURCH AND PARK TRAFFIC ALL HAVE TO FUNNEL THROUGH ONE ENTRANCE AND EXIT REGARDLESS OF THE FUTURE OF THE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY. 
          THIS ADDITIONAL ENTRANCE TO THE PARK IS AN IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT WE NEED FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS TRAVELING ON CROCKETT ROAD AND VOLUNTEER BOULEVARD. 
          BRENTWOOD RECOGNIZES THAT RUNNING SUCH A FACILITY AS THIS WOULD BE A NEW ENDEAVOR. 
          THEREFORE, WE ARE EXPLORING THE OPTION OF HAVING A PRIVATE COMPANY THAT HAS EXPERTISE IN SPORTS FACILITY MANAGEMENT TO RUN THE OPERATIONS, THE MANAGEMENT AND PERSONNEL OF THE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY. 
          OUR VOTE TONIGHT FOR THE COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSAL PROCESS WILL SIMPLY BE TO BEGIN ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FROM MANAGEMENT COMPANIES THAT ARE EXPERTS IN SPORT FACILITIES. 
          THERE IS NO COST IN THIS PART OF THE PROCESS. 
          THERE IS NO COMMITMENT AT THIS TIME. 
          I'M IN FAVOR OF EXPLORING USING A PRIVATE COMPANY TO RUN THE OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS RACKET FACILITY. 
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AS IT WILL MEAN WE HAVE EXPERIENCED EXPERTS AND WE DO NOT HAVE TO HIRE ADDITIONAL CITY STAFF FOR THIS FACILITY. 
          A HUGE ADVANTAGE TO BRENTWOOD OWNING THIS FACILITY IS IF WE DETERMINE IN THE FUTURE THAT WE NEED TO PIVOT FROM PICKLEBALL OR TENNIS, THE CITY CAN CONVERT THE SPACE FOR OTHER USES. 
          THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE IF WE BUILT THIS FACILITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY OR OTHER PRIVATE ENTITIES. 
          I'LL GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A PARTNERSHIP RESTRICTION. 
          MANY YEARS AGO, A PREVIOUS COMMISSIONER, COMMISSION, EXCUSE ME, CHOSE TO PARTNER WITH PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY TO BUILD AN INDOOR SOCCER COMPLEX ON CITY PROPERTY IN CROCKETT PARK. 
          THAT COMMISSION GAVE THE COUNTY A 99 YEAR LEASE ON THAT BUILDING AND TURN OVER ALL MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAMMING DECISIONS TO THE COUNTY FOR THE 99 YEAR PERIOD. 
          FOR THOSE NOT AWARE, THE COUNTY'S INDOOR SOCCER COMPLEX IS LOCATED RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE LOCATION WE HAVE IDENTIFIED FOR A RACKET FACILITY. 
          I LOOKED INTO OUR OPTIONS OF CONVERTING THE INDOOR SOCCER COMPLEX TO AN INDOOR PICKLEBALL FACILITY, BUT SINCE THE COUNTY WAS GIVEN THE 99 YEAR LEASE, THE CITY CANNOT CONVERT THE BUILDING TO USE FOR INDOOR TENNIS OR PICKLEBALL. 
          TONIGHT. 
          THIS ARRANGEMENT BEING CONSIDERED WHERE THE CITY OF BRENTWOODS OWNERSHIP OF THE RACKET FACILITY COMBINED WITH PRIVATE MANAGEMENT OF THE FACILITY REPRESENTS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. 
          ONE WHERE BRENTWOOD WILL BENEFIT FROM PRIVATE EXPERTISE, YET RETAIN CONTROL OVER THE ULTIMATE USE OF THE FACILITY AND THE LAND IN ORDER TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS FOR YEARS TO COME. 
          IT SEEMS EVERY TIME A PARTICULAR COMMISSIONER SENDS OUT AN EMAIL ABOUT THIS FACILITY, HE ADDS A MILLION DOLLARS TO THE PRICE TAG WITH NO NEW FACTS OR DATA FROM PROFESSIONAL BIDS OR EXPERTS. 
          AFTER THIS DESIGN PLAN IS FUNDED, THE RACKET FACILITY IS ESTIMATED TO BE 12 MILLION. 
          THE PARKS DE DEPARTMENT 2 MILLION AND THE NEW ENTRANCE TO THE ROAD AROUND 1 MILLION TONIGHT IS ABOUT GETTING A DESIGN PLAN AND MOVING THE CONCEPT DRAWINGS INTO ACTUAL BUILDABLE PLANS WITH QUANTIFIABLE DATA AND VALUES. 
          THAT PARTICULAR EMAIL LAST WEEK, HE REPORTED THE REVENUE NUMBERS THAT WILLIAMSON COUNTY PARKS AND REC MADE IN THEIR RUNNING OF THE TEMPORARY RACKET FACILITY AT THE BUILDING FORMALLY OWNED BY THE YMCA AT MARYLAND FARMS. BUT THAT COMMISSIONER LEFT OUT SOME CRITICAL INFORMATION THAT EVEN WILLIAMSON COUNTY PARKS AND REC HAS INCLUDED IN THEIR OWN FINANCIAL REPORTING THAT COMMISSIONER CHOSE TO EMIT THAT WILLIAMSON COUNTY PARKS AND REC SPENT OVER A MILLION OF DOLLARS OF YOUR COUNTY TAX DOLLARS TO GET AN EXISTING RACKET FACILITY BACK UP AND RUNNING. 
          THAT COMMISSIONER ALSO OMITTED A CRITICAL PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT WHEN THE PIPES ROSE DURING THE PEAK INDOOR PLAYING TIME LAST WINTER, THE COUNTY SPENT OVER 150,000 OF YOUR COUNTY TAX DOLLARS ON REPAIRS IN A BUILDING THAT THE COUNTY DOES NOT OWN, NOR WILL IT LIKELY EVER L OWN FOR CLARIFICATION, ACCOMPANIED BY THE NAME OF HIGHWOODS THAT BUILDS OFFICE BUILDINGS AND RETAIL SPACE, CURRENTLY OWNS THE FORMER Y AT MARYLAND FARMS. FURTHERMORE, THAT COMMISSIONER FAILED TO INCLUDE IN HIS EMAIL THAT WILLIAMSON COUNTY PARKS AND REC LOST ALL REVENUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THREE WEEKS DURING THE PEAK INDOOR PLAYING TIME FOR ALL RACKET SPORTS, MAKING IT SEEM AS THOUGH THE COUNTY'S FACILITY WAS GENERATING LESS REVENUE THAN IT ACTUALLY WAS. 
          WHEN REPORTING THE FACTS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE ALL THE FACTS. 
          ADDITIONALLY, IN THAT COMMISSIONER'S RECENT EMAIL, SOME RECIPIENTS WERE CONFUSED BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT HE WAS STATING THAT FUNDING THE RACKET FACILITY MEANT WE COULD NOT FUND IMPROVEMENTS TO OLD SMYRNA ROAD. 
          THIS IS NOT THE CASE. 
          OLD SMYRNA ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND THIS RACKET FACILITY AND PARKS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ARE TWO COMPLETELY SEPARATE, NOT FINANCIALLY CONNECTED ENTITIES. 
          THIS IS NOT AN EITHER OR SITUATION. 
          WE HAVE HEARD COMPLAINTS FROM SOME ABOUT USING TAX DOLLARS FOR A PET PROJECT FOR A SUBGROUP OF USERS. 
          THE CITY USES YOUR TAX DOLLARS FOR OUR BASEBALL FIELDS, YET MANY RESIDENTS NEVER STEP FOOT ANYWHERE ON A BASEBALL DIAMOND. 
          THE CITY USES YOUR TAX DOLLARS FOR MULTIPURPOSE BALL FIELDS, YET MANY RESIDENTS NEVER PLAY SOCCER OR FOOTBALL ON THOSE FIELDS. 
          THE CITY USES YOUR TAX DOLLARS FOR THE LIBRARY. 
          THIS YEAR, THE LIBRARY'S OPERATING BUDGET IS ALMOST $4 MILLION. 
          ON TOP OF THAT, WE ARE SPENDING ABOUT 660,000 FOR REPAIRS TO THE BUILDING, A NEW ROOF AND TEMPERATURE SENSORS AND DAMPERS SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH FROZEN PIPES. 
          AGAIN, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE ARE ACTUALLY RESIDENTS THAT NEVER STEP FOOT IN OUR LIBRARY, OR THEY MAY HAVE FOR A FEW YEARS WHEN THEIR CHILDREN WERE VERY YOUNG, BUT DO NOT ANYMORE. 
          I LOVE OUR LIBRARY. 
          I'M ON THE LIBRARY BOARD AND I SUPPORT OUR LIBRARY, BUT NOT EVERYBODY USES IT. 
          WE HAVE RESIDENTS WHO WILL NEVER WALK THE TRAILS AT SMITH PARK OR THE ARBORETUM. 
          WE HAVE RESIDENTS WHO WILL NEVER USE OUR MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS. 
          WE HAVE RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE KIDS AND DO NOT GO TO OUR MINI PLAYGROUNDS OR PAVILIONS OR PARKS. 
          WE HAVE RESIDENTS WHO WILL NEVER ENTER OUR NEW WENDY HILL PARK BECAUSE THEY HAVE OTHER PARKS CLOSER TO THEM. 
          WE HAVE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE NEVER ONCE VISITED BOILING SPRING ACADEMY, RAVENSWOOD MANSION, OR COOL SPRINGS HOUSE. 
          THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO DESIRE TO PRESERVE THOSE PIECES OF HISTORY AND WOULD PREFER WE SPEND OUR MONEY ELSEWHERE TO USE THE LAND DIFFERENTLY. 
          BUT TONIGHT ON CONSENT AGENDA, YOU SAW THAT WE APPROVED $86,000 TO FIX THE PORCH THAT IS PULLING AWAY FROM THE RAVENSWOOD MANSION BECAUSE THE SUPPORTS UNDERNEATH IT ARE ROT. 
          WITH EACH OF THESE 
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ENTITIES, THE CITY HAS NOT, NOT ONLY INITIALLY PROVIDED THE AMENITY ITSELF, BUT THE CITY ALSO CONTINUES TO ANNUALLY MAINTAIN AND INVEST IN THOSE AMENITIES SO THAT EACH OF THESE SUBGROUPS IN OUR POPULATION CAN CONTINUE TO USE THEM. 
          IN BRENTWOOD. 
          WE FUND OUR NEEDS AND OUR WANTS WITH A BALANCED BUDGET, NEVER SPENDING MORE THAN WE BRING IN HAVING ANNUAL EXCESS REVENUE AND NOT RAISING THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE FOR OVER 30 YEARS. 
          EVERY ONE OF THESE AMENITIES IN BRENTWOOD ALL CONTRIBUTE TO WHAT MAKES BRENTWOOD BRENTWOOD. 
          I HAVE SUPPORTED AND VOTED IN FAVOR OF FUNDING ITEMS AT EVERY ONE OF THESE AMENITIES BECAUSE I KNOW THE VALUE THAT THE DIFFERENT SUBGROUPS WITHIN OUR POPULATION PLACED ON THESE AMENITIES. 
          I KNOW ALL OUR AMENITIES CONTRIBUTE TO OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. 
          THEY ARE THE REASON PEOPLE MOVE HERE AND THEY INCREASE OUR PROPERTY VALUES. 
          I RECOGNIZE THAT EVERY MINUTE AMENITY WE HAVE IN BRENTWOOD ARE ALL PIECES OF THE PUZZLE THAT WHEN FIT TOGETHER, IT MAKES THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF BRENTWOOD. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES. 
          UM, COMMISSIONER SPEARS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          IF YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS POTENTIAL PROJECT, YOU'RE 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 PAST TWO YEARS. 
          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 THE RESIDENTS TAX DOLLARS FOR THIS VOTE TONIGHT, THE CITY COMMISSION WOULD BE APPROVING THE FUNDING FOR THE DESIGN CONTRACT FOR THE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY. 
          THE MONEY FOR THE DESIGN WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED IN OUR FISCAL YEAR 2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET THAT WAS PASSED THIS PAST YEAR IN JUNE OF 2024. 
          APPROVING THE FUNDING FOR THE DESIGN CONTRACT FOR THE FACILITY IS THE FIRST STEP FOR, UH, FOR THIS PROCESS OF BUILDING A NEW FACILITY. 
          TO BE CLEAR, WE HAVE ALREADY PASSED A BUDGET THAT INCLUDES MONEY FOR THIS DESIGN WORK. 
          THE VOTE TONIGHT IS TO ACTUALLY PAY FOR THE SERVICES THAT WILL BE RENDERED. 
          ONCE THE ARCHITECT FINISHES THE DESIGN, THAT DESIGN WILL COME BACK TO US. 
          THEN WE AS A CITY COMMISSION WILL DECIDE IF WE VOTE TO BUILD THE PROJECT OR NOT. 
          MONEY FOR ACTUALLY BUILDING THE INDOOR RACK FACILITY WILL, WILL NEED TO BE ALLOCATED IN OUR 2026 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET THAT WILL BE VOTED ON IN JUNE OF 2025. 
          I WANT TO SAY A THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT TO THE CITY COMMISSIONERS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE PROJECT, ESPECIALLY THOSE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE FILLED THE ROOM AT PUBLIC MEETINGS. 
          UM, AND, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. 
          WE HAVE RECEIVED SO MUCH RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH THIS PROJECT. 
          I REALLY LOVE HOW RESIDENTS ARE GETTING INVOLVED AND UNDERSTANDING HOW THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS. 
          I REALLY APPRECIATE RESIDENTS READING, WATCHING, AND LEARNING AS MUCH AS THEY CAN ABOUT THIS PROJECT. 
          THE CITY HAS SPENT TWO YEARS HEAVILY RESEARCHING AND LEARNING ABOUT HOW WE COULD MOVE FORWARD. 
          FOR CONTEXT, EVERY MEETING THE CITY HAS HOSTED ON THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. 
          EVERY THURSDAY MORNING WORK SESSION IS VIDEO RECORDED AND CAN BE REVIEWED AT ANY TIME AFTER THE MEETING. 
          THE AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT WAS REFERENCED EARLIER HOSTED 12 MEETINGS, ONE PER WEEK, OVER 90 DAYS THAT WE'RE ALL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EVERY WEEK. 
          IN MY COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE LAST YEAR, I BROUGHT UPDATES TO THE PUBLIC, AND THESE MONDAY EVENING MEETINGS ARE ALSO LIVE STREAMED AND RECORDED. 
          AS I'VE TALKED ABOUT IN MANY PUBLIC MEETINGS. 
          THE RESEARCH FOR THIS POTENTIAL REC OF FACILITY STARTED BACK IN 2020. 
          IN THE SPRING OF 2023, FORMAL PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS STARTED WITH THE BRENTWOOD CITY COMMISSION DURING OUR THURSDAY MORNING WORK SESSIONS. 
          DURING THOSE PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS, ALL SEVEN CITY COMMISSIONERS AGREED THAT THE NEED WAS APPARENT FOR A NEW INDOOR RACKET COURT AND FACILITY IN BRENTWOOD TO FILL THE EXTREMELY HIGH DEMAND THAT WOULD BE LEFT WHEN MARYLAND FARMS YMCA WOULD BE SHUT DOWN. 
          THE, THE DEMAND AND THE NEED HAVE NOT DECREASED. 
          IT IS ONLY INCREASED AS EVIDENCED BY THE EXISTING WAIT LISTS AT INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FACILITIES ALL OVER THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE AREA. 
          DEBATE ABOUT A DECISION IS WHAT WE WANT. 
          DISAGREEMENT CAN ENHANCE THE DEBATE BECAUSE DISAGREEMENT HELPS FLESH OUT IDEAS AND OPINIONS THAT ARE BASED ON FACTS AND RESEARCH. 
          WE HAVE RESEARCHED, WE HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO FIND THE FACTS. 
          THE DEBATE HAS BEEN HEALTHY AND HEARTY FOR TWO YEARS. 
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IN OPPOSITION TO HEALTHY DEBATE IS WHEN PEOPLE PURPOSELY SPREAD MISLEADING INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC. 
          IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED SOME FACTUALLY INCOMPLETE AND MISLEADING INFORMATION. 
          THE INCORRECT INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN SHARED PAINTS A PICTURE OF RECKLESS SPENDING AND THOUGHTLESS ACTIONS. 
          ON THE CONTRARY, THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD OPERATES ITS PLANNING AND BUDGETING WITH RIGOR AND DILIGENCE. 
          FOR MORE PERSPECTIVE, THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD HAS NOT INCREASED THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE IN 30 PLUS YEARS. 
          THERE IS NO NEED OR PLAN TO INCREASE CITY TAXES TO FUND THE POTENTIAL INDOOR ROCKET FACILITY OR ANY OTHER PLANNED PROJECT. 
          THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD DOES NOT SPEND MORE THAN WE BRING IN, AND THAT IS A CONSISTENT THEME IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD. 
          IN FACT, WE SET ASIDE FUNDS EVERY YEAR IN OUR SAVING ACCOUNTS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL INDOOR RACKET FACILITY. 
          THE PROJECTED COST OF THE ACTUAL FACILITY IS NOT $20 MILLION. 
          THE PROJECTED COST IS 13 MILLION. 
          LET ME BREAK THAT OUT FOR YOU TONIGHT. 
          ONE, THE INDOOR RACKET PORTION OF THE BUILDING IS PROJECTED TO COST $13 MILLION. 
          THIS IS BASED ON TWO YEARS OF RESEARCH AND WORK WITH A VERY REPUTABLE LOCAL ARCHITECT WHO IS HERE TONIGHT. 
          THE $997,000 DESIGN FEE THAT IS BEING VOTED ON TONIGHT IS INCLUDED AND THE TOTAL PROJECT PROJECTED COST OF 13 MILLION. 
          ALSO, THERE IS AN APPROPRIATELY BUILT-IN CONTINGENCY INCLUDED IN THIS $13 MILLION. 
          NUMBER NUMBER TWO, THE POSSIBLE NEW PARKS DEPARTMENT OFFICES MEETING SPACE AND VEHICLE FLEET PARKING IS THE SECOND PART OF THIS PROJECT, AND IT IS ESTIMATED TO COST $2 MILLION. 
          THAT $2 MILLION COMES WITH A STRONG ECONOMIES OF SCALE. 
          IF WE WERE TO BUILD AN INDEPENDENT PARKS DEPARTMENT BUILDING OUTSIDE OF THE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY, THE COST WOULD THEN INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. 
          OUR CITY MANAGER AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN PLANNING FOR A NEW PARKS OFFICE FOR OVER FIVE YEARS. 
          CURRENTLY, OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT SHARES SPACE WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCATION ON GENERAL GEORGE PATTON, WHICH IS NOT CLOSE IN PROXIMITY TO ANY OF OUR PARKS. 
          IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE EFFICIENT FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO BE HOUSED INSIDE OF ONE OF OUR PARKS. 
          THIS WOULD ALSO GIVE MUCH MORE NEEDED SPACE TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THE FLEET PARKING ON GENERAL GEORGE PATTON. 
          THIRD. 
          THE THIRD PART OF THIS PROJECT IS THE MUCH NEEDED SECOND NEW ENTRANCE INTO CROCKETT PARK. 
          THE PROPOSED NEW INTEREST AND ACCESS ROAD IS PROJECTED TO COST AROUND $1 MILLION. 
          EVEN IF WE DO NOT BUILD THE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY, IT IS MY OPINION THAT WE MUST BUILD THIS SECOND ENTRANCE INTO CROCKETT PARK TO BETTER AND MORE SAFELY SERVE. 
          CROCKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, HOLY FAMILY, CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND ALL OF THE CROCKETT PARK FACILITIES. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SUM OF THE PARTS, THE SUM OF THE PARTS IS ONLY PROJECTED TO BE $16 MILLION, NOT THE 20 MILLION NUMBER AS SOME HAVE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE. 
          WHEREAS IT IS NOT THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ANY CITY PROJECT TO TURN A PROFIT. 
          IF A CITY AMENITY CAN INDEED TURN A PROFIT, I WOULD ARGUE THAT PROFITABILITY IS A SIGNIFICANT ADDED BENEFIT FOR THAT AMENITY IF WE ADD AN INDOOR RACKET FACILITY TO OUR CITY. 
          THE EXPERTLY RESEARCHED BUSINESS MODEL OF THIS FACILITY SHOWS THAT IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THERE WILL BE ANNUAL PROFIT. 
          THE PROFIT FROM THIS FACILITY WILL COME BACK INTO THE CITY BUDGET AND THEREFORE THAT PROFIT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE ON OTHER PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD. 
          THIS IS A NEW CONCEPT FOR US AS WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE AN AMENITY IN OUR CITY THAT BRINGS IN A PROFIT OR EVEN PAYS FOR ITSELF FOR THE POSSIBLE PROJECT OF THE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY. 
          I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT POSITION IN WHICH TO FIND OURSELVES. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT OUR FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN. 
          THIS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROJECTS AND PLANS FOR THE CITY'S MAJOR UPCOMING PROJECTS. 
          IT PLANS FOR FUNDING AND TIMING. 
          IT'S VOTED ON EACH YEAR AS PART OF OUR BUDGET PROCESS EACH JUNE AND OUR FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN, WE HAVE ALREADY ALLOCATED THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS ON THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS. 
          ONE, AN INDOOR ROCKET FACILITY. 
          YOU CAN FIND IT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED ON PAGE ONE 16 $17,950,000 OF THIS, ALMOST $18 MILLION. 
          $2 MILLION IS CONTINGENCY OF THE $6 MILLION PROJECTED COST OF THE TOTAL PROJECT. 
          WE HAVE ALLOCATED $6.5 MILLION ALREADY IN OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. 
          WE HAVE MONEY THAT WILL BE ALLOCATED AT THE END OF JUNE OF 2025 AND MORE MONEY ALLOCATED FOR THE END OF JUNE, 2026. 
          THAT WILL TOTAL 13 MILLION OF THE $16 MILLION PROJECT. 
          AT THAT POINT. 
          WE ONLY HAVE TO DECIDE ON 3 MILLION MORE DOLLARS, 
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AND WE HAVE MUCH MORE THAN $3 MILLION IN SAVINGS IF WE SHOULD CHOOSE TO USE IT. 
          TWO OLD SMYRNA ROAD, YOU CAN FIND THAT ON PAGE 67. 
          IT'S UNDER THE TRANSPORTATION SECTION OF THE CIP. 
          THERE IS $10 MILLION ALLOCATED FOR PHASE ONE OF A TWO PHAGE PROJECT. 
          NUMBER THREE, THERE ARE MANY OTHER LARGE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. 
          WE CALL THAT TRANSPORTATION, AND THEY, THEY INCLUDE WALKING AND BIKING PATHS THAT TOTALS $54 MILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. 
          SO WE'RE BUILDING ROADS AND WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT, WE'RE ADDING BIKING PATHS AND WALKING PATHS. 
          AND LASTLY, WE HAVE A LINE ITEM IN OUR CIP FOR A DA, WHICH IS AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT, RETROFITS, BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PLANS. 
          WE HAVE 3.375 IN THAT UM, ACCOUNT. 
          AGAIN, THIS THREE POINT, ALMOST 3.4 MILLION IS ON TOP OF ANY BIKING AND WALKING PATH THAT ARE ALREADY SCHEDULED TO BE BUILT WITH OUR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. 
          I HOPE THIS EXPLANATION ABOUT OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN HAS BEEN HELPFUL TO YOU TO UNDERSTAND OUR COMMITMENT TO EFFECTIVE PLANNING. 
          AGAIN, YOU CAN FIND THAT DOCUMENT ON OUR CITY WEBSITE AND REVIEW IT AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. 
          LET'S, IN THE EMAILS WE'VE RECEIVED AND OVER THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, RESIDENTS HAVE HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS, SO I'M GOING TO ADDRESS A FEW OF THEM NOW. 
          RESIDENTS HAVE ASKED, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT WE WILL HAVE A FACILITY THAT WILL MAKE A PROFIT? WE KNOW IT WILL MAKE A PROFIT BECAUSE FACILITIES ALL OVER TENNESSEE ARE MAKING A PROFIT. 
          WILLIAMSON COUNTY RECREATION RUNS INDOOR RACKET SPORTS AND MAKES A PROFIT. 
          PRIVATE CLUBS IN THE AREA RUN INDOOR RACKET SPORTS AND MAKE A PROFIT. 
          PUBLIC ENTITIES AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES RUN INDOOR RACKET SPORTS AND MAKE A PROFIT. 
          THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ANALYZED ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT ENTITIES AND THEIR BUSINESS MODELS TO DETERMINE THE BEST PATH FORWARD FOR OUR OWN POTENTIAL FACILITY. 
          RESIDENTS HAVE ALSO ASKED, HOW DO WE KNOW IF THERE WILL BE A DEMAND FOR THE FACILITY? THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD HAS A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF RACKET SPORTS PLAYERS. 
          THE ZIP CODE 3 7 0 2 7 IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST NUMBERS OF USTA UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION. 
          MEMBERS PER CAPITA OF ANY ZIP CODE IN THE COUNTRY COUNTS RANGE FROM 5,000 TO 8,000 ACTIVE PLAYERS AS RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD. 
          DEPENDING ON HOW YOU ANALYZE THE DATA, THIS FACILITY WOULD BE OPEN TO ALL BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS IF THEY CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE. 
          JUST LIKE OUR OTHER AMENITIES LIKE BALL FIELDS, HISTORIC HOMES, AND OUR LIBRARIES, NOT ALL RESIDENTS WILL CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE. 
          ADDITIONALLY, BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS WILL HAVE PRIORITY SCHEDULING FOR THE COURT TIMES. 
          THERE SHOULD BE, SHOULD THERE BE ANY OPEN SPOTS REMAINING. 
          AFTER BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS HAVE HAD THEIR WINDOW TO SCHEDULE THEIR TIMES TO PLAY ON THE COURTS, THE CITY CAN CHOOSE TO OPEN UP THE REGISTRATION TO ANYONE LIVING OUTSIDE OF BRENTWOOD SO THAT THEY CAN ALSO PAY TO PLAY. 
          AT THIS POINT IN MY COMMENTS, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT A TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS REGARDING THE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY, AND I APPRECIATE YOU HANGING ON TIGHT. 
          IN MARCH OF 2023, THE HEAD OF THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CAME TO THE BRENTWOOD CITY COMMISSION THURSDAY MORNING WORK SESSION TO PRESENT THE POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIP FOR AN INDOOR RACKET FACILITY. 
          AT THAT TIME IN THEIR PUBLIC COMMENTS, ALL SEVEN COMMISSIONERS AGREED THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR A FACILITY AND WANTED TO MAKE IT A REALITY. 
          IN MAY OF 20 23, 3 COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AN AGREEMENT WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY TO PURSUE A $12 MILLION FACILITY THAT COMBINED BOTH TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL ALL UNDER ONE ROOF. 
          FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO PLAY EITHER SPORT, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THAT THIS DESIGN OF BOTH SPORTS UNDER ONE ROOF WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED WELL AT ALL. 
          BACK TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS NEXT SECTION I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN IS A LITTLE COMPLEX, SO PLEASE STICK WITH ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE WHILE I SHARE THE NUMBERS IN THE AGREEMENT. 
          THERE WAS AN EXTENDED LEASE FOR WILLIAMSON COUNTY OF 25 YEARS. 
          DURING THE 25 YEAR LEASE, THE COUNTY WOULD COMPLETELY RUN AND OPERATE THE FACILITY WITH NO INPUT FROM THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD. 
          ALSO, IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD WOULD HAVE GIVEN $6 MILLION IN CASH AND THE VALUABLE LAND IN CROCKETT PARK FOR THE PROJECT TO BE BUILT. 
          WE ALL KNOW THE COST OF LAND IN BRENTWOOD IS EXPENSIVE, WHETHER IT'S RESIDENTIAL LAND OR COMMERCIAL LAND. 
          IF WE VALUE THE ACREAGE AND CROCKETT PARK AT A CONSERVATIVE $6 MILLION, THIS MEANS THAT THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD WOULD HAVE INVESTED $12 MILLION OR 66% OF THE TOTAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS 66% OF INVESTMENT. 
          BASED ON THE AGREEMENT, THE CITY WOULD'VE ONLY RECEIVED A 50% RETURN FROM THE COUNTY IN TWO AREAS. 
          ONE, BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS WOULD ONLY BE GUARANTEED 50% OF RESERVATION AVAILABILITY, AND TWO, THE CITY WOULD'VE ONLY SEEN A 50% RETURN ON THE PROFIT AFTER PUTTING 66% OF THE INVESTMENT ONTO THE PROJECT AND RECEIVING 50% OF THE RETURN DURING THE SAME VOTE. 
          IN MAY OF 20 23, 4 COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO PAUSE THE CONVERSATIONS WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY ABOUT THE POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP. 
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THESE FOUR COMMISSIONERS WANTED TO PAUSE TO PROCESS TO DO MORE RESEARCH AND OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION BEFORE CONTINUING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE COUNTY. 
          WHEN FACED WITH BIG OR SMALL DECISIONS, YOUR CITY COMMISSIONER SHOULD PAUSE AND MAKE SURE ALL QUESTIONS ARE ASKED AND ALL QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. 
          THIS IS WHAT WE DO IN OUR HOUSEHOLDS AS WELL, AND WE SHOULD APPLY THE SAME PROCESS TO TO THE DECISIONS WE MAKE AT THE CITY, AND WE DO THE FOLLOWING. 
          MONTH FOUR COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO ESTABLISH A GROUP OF BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS GATHER INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL FACILITY. 
          THIS GROUP WAS CALLED THE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY AD HOC COMMITTEE. 
          YOU'VE HEARD IT SPOKEN ABOUT THIS EVENING. 
          THIS COMMITTEE MET ONCE PER WEEK IN MEETINGS FOR 90 DAYS, AND THE MEETINGS WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. 
          ON AUGUST 30TH, 2023, THE CITY COMMISSION LEARNED THAT THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAD WITHDRAWN THEMSELVES FROM A POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIP IN AN EMAIL WE RECEIVED FROM CITY MANAGER BEDNAR, THE COUNTY STATED, AND I QUOTE, A POTENTIAL CITY COUNTY PARTNERSHIP ON A RACKET FACILITY IN CROCKETT PARK IS NOT IN THE COUNTY'S BEST INTEREST. 
          THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE STATED FROM THE COUNTY AS TO WHY THIS WAS NO LONGER IN THEIR BEST INTEREST. 
          ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 2023, THE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY AD HOC COMMITTEE DELIVERED A 49 PAGE DOCUMENT TO THE CITY COMMISSION DETAILING THEIR WORK AND RESEARCH. 
          IT IS POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE FOR YOUR REVIEW, AND I RECOMMEND THAT YOU READ IT IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE. 
          LATER, IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, THE INDOOR ROCKET FACILITY AD HOC COMMITTEE GAVE THEIR REPORT TO THE CITY COMMISSION IN A THURSDAY MORNING BRIEFING. 
          NOW 2024. 
          IN JANUARY THE 18TH OF 2024, THE CITY COMMISSION MET FOR A WORK MEETING ON THE POTENTIAL PROJECT. 
          IN MAY OF 2024, THE CITY COMMISSION MET WITH A PRI, A POTENTIAL PRIVATE PARTNER. 
          DURING OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED THURSDAY MORNING MEETING IN JULY OF 2024, THE CITY COMMISSION LEARNED THAT THAT POTENTIAL PRIVATE PARTNER WITHDREW FROM NEGOTIATIONS DUE TO THE LEGAL COMPLEXITIES OF REVENUE SHARING BETWEEN PRIVATE INVESTORS AND A PUBLIC ENTITY DURING MANY, MANY OTHER PUBLIC MEETINGS. 
          WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PROJECT AND SHARED UPDATES FOR THE RESIDENTS TO STAY INFORMED. 
          AGAIN, ALL THESE MEETINGS WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND RECORDED FOR RESIDENTS TO REVIEW AT THEIR CONVENIENCE. 
          THE CITY COMMISSION HAS NOT TAKEN A VOTE ON THIS PROJECT SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2023. 
          THIS PAST THURSDAY, WE HAD OUR USUAL BRIEFING MEETING ABOUT OUR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT, INCLUDING THIS AGENDA ITEM. 
          THE ARCHITECT WHO'S BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY FOR OVER TWO YEARS WAS PRESENT AT THE MEETING AND WAS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE PROJECT. 
          IF YOU'VE NOT ALREADY, YOU CAN WATCH THAT MEETING ON ONLINE THROUGH THE CITY WEBSITE. 
          DURING THE MEETING, ALL SEVEN CITY COMMISSIONERS WERE PRESENT. 
          DURING THE MEETING, FOUR OF THE COMMISSIONERS, GORMAN, MCMILLAN SPEARS, AND TRAVIS ASKED MULTIPLE QUESTIONS AND FURTHERED THE INFORMATION GATHERING AND SHARING AT THE MEETING ON BEHALF OF YOU, THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD. 
          ALSO, AT THIS MEETING THIS PAST THURSDAY, ANOTHER QUESTION WAS ASKED ABOUT THE COST OF THE FACILITY. 
          AGAIN, THE COST OF 13 MILLION WAS CONFIRMED BY, FOR THIS PROJECT BY CITY MANAGER BEDNAR AND THE A ARCHITECT WHO WAS PRESENT. 
          BOTH MEN FELT COMPETENT, CONFIDENT IN THE NUMBERS THAT WERE PRESENTED. 
          THEY CONFIRMED THAT 13 MILLION WAS THE CORRECT NUMBER FOR THIS PROJECT. 
          THE ARCHITECT THAT WE ARE UTILIZING HAS 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND 25 YEARS OF PROJECTS. 
          HE HAS ONLY HAD ONE PROJECT TO GO OVER BUDGET. 
          DURING OUR BRIEFING THIS PAST THURSDAY, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WAS ASKED WAS ABOUT WHAT A POTENTIAL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FACILITY. 
          THE CITY ALREADY HAS A SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM THAT DATES BACK TO 2012. 
          THIS MEANS THAT PRIVATE ENTITIES COULD ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY, PAY A FEE, AND HAVE THEIR NAME ADVERTISED SOMEWHERE ON CITY PROPERTY FOR SOME LENGTH OF TIME. 
          THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR BRINGING IN EXTRA INCOME INTO THE FACILITY FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR BY ALLOWING A PLAN FOR SPONSORSHIPS. 
          THIS COULD ALSO DEFRAY THE TAXPAYERS OUTLAY. 
          THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE CAN PURSUE IF IT SEEMS TO BE A GOOD FIT FOR BRENTWOOD. 
          AND NOW THE TIMELINE OF MY EVENTS HAS BROUGHT US TO THIS EVENING. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT TO SHOW YOUR INTEREST IN OUR DECISION ON THIS PROJECT. 
          I KNOW MY COMMENTS TONIGHT HAVE BEEN LENGTHY AND FULL OF NUMBERS, DATES, AND INFORMATION, BUT I FELT IT IMPERATIVE TO TAKE THE TIME TO BRING PEOPLE UP TO SPEED ON THE EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION, AND I DIDN'T MENTION EVEN EVERYTHING. 
          I FELT COMPELLED TO GO OVER THIS INFORMATION FOR ANYONE WHO HAVE NOT, WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE ENTIRE PROCESS. 
          SO I WANT TO SAY TO YOU, THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THIS INFORMATION. 
          I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO HELP EDUCATE MYSELF AND THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD ON THIS TWO YEAR JOURNEY. 
          I KNOW THAT I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH, AND I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE TOO. 
          THERE ARE MANY DETAILS REGARDING A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE. 
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MY GOAL TONIGHT WAS TO SHARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROCESS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH ONE LAST TIME. 
          I WANNA THANK THE RESIDENTS FOR BEING GAY ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS. 
          WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE TONIGHT, YOU'LL EITHER BE PLEASED OR YOU'LL BE DISAPPOINTED, AND WE KNOW THAT ALL OF US KNOW THAT. 
          IF YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED, I HOPE THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT YOUR CITY GOVERNMENT IS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL RUN FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND FROM THE TOP DOWN. 
          WE ARE PURPOSEFUL. 
          WE STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE, AND WE VALUE YOUR FEEDBACK ON THIS AND ALL ISSUES. 
          AS I ALWAYS SAY, BRENTWOOD IS A WONDERFUL CITY FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. 
          BRENTWOOD IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO CALL HOME, BUT THE BEST THING ABOUT BRENTWOOD, IT'S THE PEOPLE. 
          THANK YOU FOR COMING. 
          MAYOR, COULD I RESPOND? YES. 
          COMMISSIONER DUNN. 
          I DO TAKE, UH, EXCEPTION TO THE CAVALIER ATTITUDE THAT WE CAN PAY FOR THIS, WE CAN PAY FOR THAT. 
          WE CAN AFFORD EVERYTHING. 
          I MEAN, YOU KEPT GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET. 
          WE DO DO FIVE YEARS AHEAD, BUT OUR JOB IS TO LOOK OUT BEYOND THAT. 
          ALL IT TAKES IS ONE GOOD RECESSION AND THE THE STATEMENT THAT WE KNOW THIS WILL MAKE MONEY. 
          HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE OPENED BUSINESSES SAYING THAT WE KNOW IT'S GONNA MAKE MONEY AND IT DOESN'T? AND AS FAR AS THIS BEING A PARTNERSHIP IN DECISION MAKING, IT WAS CRYSTAL CLEAR, CRYSTAL CLEAR WHEN THAT MOTION TO DEFER AND POSTPONING DEFINITELY THAT THERE WAS A RUNAWAY TRAIN AND IT WAS GOING FORWARD AND NOTHING WAS GOING TO STOP IT. 
          AT THAT POINT, I THINK SEVERAL OF US FELT LIKE, WELL, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE PART OF THIS BECAUSE OUR INPUT IS NOT WELCOME. 
          IT WAS, AND, AND I'M JUST BEING HONEST ABOUT HOW I HAVE FELT THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS. 
          I, I FELT LIKE SOME OF US WHO HAVE HAD A, A LOT OF EXPERIENCE MAKING DEALS AND DOING THINGS, WE WERE TRYING TO BE CAUTIOUS. 
          BUT BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR FACILITY WASN'T QUITE AS, UM, MAYBE AMENABLE TO BRENTWOOD, PEOPLE GETTING ENOUGH COURT TIME WHEN THEY WANTED IT, THAT THE REST OF US, THE WHOLE COMMUNITY IS EXPECTED TO FUND SOMETHING OF A MUCH HIGHER CALIBER. 
          I THOUGHT WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD OFFER. 
          AND I DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO THE PHILOSOPHY THAT, OH, WELL, WE ARE PAYING FOR THIS. 
          WE'RE PAYING FOR THIS, YOU KNOW, OUR FIRE STATION, OUR NEWEST ONE COST $8.6 MILLION. 
          THE LATTER TRUCK COSTS ONE AND A HALF MILLION. 
          THE, UM, JUST A REGULAR FIRE TRUCK IS ALMOST A MILLION. 
          THAT'S $10 MILLION RIGHT THERE AT TODAY'S PRICES. 
          IF WE NEED A NEW FIRE STATION, WE HAVE TO THINK, YOU HAVE TO THINK BEYOND FIVE YEARS AND WHAT CAN HAPPEN AND THE ROAD, WE KNOW WHAT ROADS COST AND YOU CAN PUT ON PAPER ALL THE NUMBERS YOU WANT AND PRETTY 'EM UP, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S SOUND. 
          BUSINESS DECISION COMMISSIONER, LITTLE. 
          UM, I'VE DEALT WITH THIS, UH, ISSUE SINCE AUGUST OF 2020 WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CLOSING OF THE YMCA. 
          I WAS MAYOR AT THE TIME, SEVERAL TENNIS ENTHUSIASTS, SOME IN THE AUDIENCE, UH, SOME FOR SOME AGAINST. 
          THIS PROJECT APPROACHED ME ABOUT LOOKING INTO ALTERNATIVES OR WAYS WE COULD GET INDOOR COURTS. 
          I'VE TRIED TO WRITE THIS AND BE AS CONCISE. 
          I ALSO COULD PROBABLY SPEND TWO OR THREE HOURS ON THIS AND GO DOWN MANY SIDE ROWS. 
          SO I WILL DO SOMETHING I RARELY DO. 
          I WILL READ SOME OF THIS SO THAT I STAY ON COURT  NOT LONG AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CLOSURE AND WORKING WITH THE TENNIS ENTHUSIAST. 
          I HELP FACILITATE DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF AND THE AND, AND THE TENNIS ENTHUSIASTS. 
          AND OVER TIME, THEY CAME UP WITH BUBBLES OVER THE COURTS AT CROCKETT PARK FOR THE WINTER MONTHS. 
          AT THAT TIME, MR. LATIMER WAS EVEN EXCITED IN RESEARCH COSTS, ET CETERA, ALONG WITH THE STAFF. 
          IT PROVED NOT FEASIBLE, AND IT WAS ABOUT A MILLION DOLLAR ALTERNATIVE. 
          IMPORTANT POINT, A MILLION DOLLARS IS A LOT OF MONEY. 
          SINGLE DOLLAR BILLS PLACED END TO END A A MILLION TIMES IS 96.9 MILES. 
          20 MILLION TIMES IS 1,940 MILES. 
          KEEP THAT IN MIND BECAUSE I FEEL THAT IT 
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IS EASY TO LOSE SIGHT OF HOW MUCH A MILLION DOLLARS IS FOR REFERENCE. 
          THE ARCTIC CIRCLE IS 2,103 MILES FROM WHERE WE ARE. 
          LOS ANGELES IS 2007 MILES FROM WHERE WE ARE. 
          PHOENIX IS 1,635 MILES FROM WHERE WE ARE, AND DENVER IS 1,156 MILES. 
          IF THAT GIVES SOME PERSPECTIVE. 
          AFTER MORE RESEARCH IN TIME, IT BECAME KNOWN TO THE STAFF THAT THE COUNTY MIGHT WANNA PARTNER WITH THE CITY ON A RECREATIONAL PROJECT SINCE THE SPLASH PAD HAD BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD SHARED COST WITH, WITH THE COUNTY AT THE, UH, ENDORSE OR AT THE, THE REC CENTER. 
          MONTHS OF RESEARCH LED TO VERY SERIOUS DISCUSSIONS. 
          IN THE WINTER SPRING OF 2023 OF A COUNTY CITY PARTNERSHIP, HE CAME TO A VOTE TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS FOR 90 DAYS WITH THE COUNTY LATE SPRING OF 2023 TO SEE IF THIS WAS THE CORRECT COURSE OF ACTION. 
          AND MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS, OUT OF THE BLUE, MADE A MOTION TO DEFER INDEFINITELY ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE COUNTY. 
          INSTEAD, WANTED TO ESTABLISH A RACKET COMMITTEE TO STUDY THIS PROJECT. 
          AND THREE COMMISSIONERS AGREED WITH THEM. 
          SO WE STOPPED DISCUSSING WITH THE COUNTY. 
          AN IMPORTANT POINT, THIS COMMITTEE WAS MADE UP OF AVID TENNIS PLAYERS AND A TENNIS PRO, AND OUR MOST INEXPERIENCED COMMISSIONER. 
          I APPRECIATE THEIR TIME AND EFFORT, BUT FELT SINCE WE WERE DISCUSSING A PUBLIC FACILITY AT BRENTWOOD. 
          TAXPAYER'S EXPENSE, AT LEAST HALF OF THE COMMITTEE SHOULD BE CITIZENS WHO NEITHER THEY NOR THEIR FAMILY PLAY OR HAVE INTEREST IN TENNIS, THIS WOULD'VE LED TO A MORE OBJECTIVE REPORT. 
          THE COMMITTEE MET MANY OF THEIR FINDINGS, LOCATIONS, RATES, ET CETERA, WERE SOMEWHAT OF A REHASH OF WHAT WE ALREADY KNEW FROM STAFF'S WORK WITH GORDON HAMPTON AND THE COUNTY. 
          ONE OTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS REPORT, THE FULL COMMITTEE DID NOT CONVENE TO VOTE ON A FINAL DRAFT. 
          THIS REALLY TAINTED THE OBJECTIVITY OF THE REPORT TO ME. 
          WITH MY 15 OR SO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A COMMISSIONER. 
          THERE WERE PLUSES WITH JOINING WITH THE COUNTY, SPREADING THE COST AND RISKS. 
          THE COUNTY'S EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH RUNNING RACKET SPORTS. 
          THEY DO ALL OVER THE COUNTY AND HAVE BEEN NATIONALLY AWARDED. 
          THEY RUN A FACILITY IN ALLEN, MARYLAND FARMS UNTIL HIGHWOOD PROPERTIES DECIDES TO DEVELOP SOMETHING THERE. 
          ALSO, THEY WOULD RUN THE FACILITY IN A WAY THAT GIVES GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE OCCASIONAL CASUAL PLAYER AND FOR THE ELITE PLAYER, THE FACILITY WOULD'VE BEEN RUN IN THE PUBLIC'S BEST INTEREST AND IT ALSO WOULD'VE RECOUPED FIVE TO $6 MILLION THAT BRENTWOOD CITIES, BRENTWOOD CITIZENS ALREADY PAY INTO THE COUNTY. 
          NEGATIVES, FIVE TO $6 MILLION OF TAXPAYERS MONEY FOR A LIMITED SPECIAL INTEREST IN RECREATION ACTIVITY. 
          GO BACK TO HOW MUCH A MILLION DOLLARS ACTUALLY IS. 
          THE LOCATION AT CROCKETT PARK IS NOT THE BEST LOCATION FOR A RACKET CLUB IN BRENTWOOD. 
          IT IS THE ONLY FEASIBLE LOCATION AVAILABLE IN BRENTWOOD IN A BRENTWOOD PARK. 
          LET ME REPEAT THAT. 
          THE LOCATION AT CROCKETT PARK IS NOT THE BEST LOCATION FOR A RACKET CLUB IN BRENTWOOD. 
          IT IS THE ONLY FEASIBLE LOCATION AVAILABLE IN A BRENTWOOD PARK. 
          THE BEST LOCATION WOULD BE IN A COMMERCIAL AREA SUCH AS MARYLAND FARMS OR CLOSE TO FLAGPOLE PARK IN THE SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL AREA. 
          CROCKETT PARK IS A VERY BUSY PARK WITH NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES. 
          THERE'S AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND A VERY LARGE, VERY ACTIVE CHURCH. 
          ALL RIGHT, NEXT TO EACH OTHER. 
          CROCKETT ROAD IS A TWO-LANE ROAD AND ALREADY HAS FOUR LARGE SUBDIVISIONS, VERY CLOSE TO CROCKETT PARK, SOMERSET WITHERSPOON, INDIAN POINT, AND RAINTREE. 
          SEVERAL OF THOSE SUBDIVISIONS RESIDENTS HAVE REACHED OUT TO US FOR QUITE A WHILE, SINCE CROCKETT PARK WAS EVEN MENTIONED AS A LOCATION OF A RACKET CLUB EXPRESSING CONCERNS AND OPPOSITIONS TO THAT LOCATION. 
          TWO VERY IMPORTANT POINTS. 
          AT THIS JUNCTURE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY FRUITFUL TO GO THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE COUNTY TO SEE WHETHER IT WAS WISE TO SUPPORT SPENDING FIVE TO $6 MILLION OF BRENTWOOD TAXPAYERS MONEY TO PROVIDE A RACKET FACILITY. 
          EVERY TENNIS PLAYER IN HERE TONIGHT NEEDS TO KNOW IF THOSE DISCUSSIONS HAD PROVED POSITIVE AND WE HAD VOTED FOR A RACKET FACILITY LATE SUMMER OR EARLY FALL, 2023. 
          THE RACKET FACILITY WOULD BE OPENING SPRING OR SUMMER OF 2025. 
          THAT WAS THEIR TIMELINE AS STATED. 
          AND MY ROLE AS A COMMISSIONER, I HAD SEVERAL HURDLES TO GET THROUGH TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT, BUT PARTNERING WITH THE COUNTY WAS THE ONLY POSSIBLE PRUDENT PATH FORWARD THAT I SAW AS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. 
          THIS FACILITY SHOULD BE A PUBLIC FACILITY AND RUN AS A PUBLIC FACILITY TO BE FAIR TO ALL. 
          IF ALL CITIZENS ARE GOING TO PAY, THEN THE FACILITY NEEDS TO BE OPERATED. 
          SO IT IS FAIR TO ALL LEVELS OF PLAYERS, NOT AN ELITE TENNIS CLUB TRYING TO MAXIMIZE PROFITS. 
          THE PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP INVESTIGATION, I WILL NOT SAY A LOT, MR. NOBLE. 
          MR. PATTON 
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WAS NOBLE IN ALL HIS INTERACTIONS WITH ME. 
          BUT THIS MAN, THIS PLAN HAD MANY THEORETICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, FINANCIAL AND LEGAL PROBLEMS FROM THE ONSET. 
          SO NOW WE HAVE GONE FROM $1 MILLION TO $18 MILLION FOR SPECULATIVE INVESTMENT, NOT USING PRIVATE INVESTORS MONEY, BUT YOUR TAX DOLLARS. 
          AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS, WHEN ASKED BY STAFF SAID IT WOULD BE $20 MILLION IN JANUARY, 2024. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE OR NOT. 
          I'M NOT IN THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS, BUT I KNOW THAT MANY PROJECTS THAT I'VE SEEN OF SUCH NATURE, I CAN SEE THAT BEING A GREAT POSSIBILITY AND ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE'S A BIG STADIUM JUST A FEW MILES NORTH OF HERE THAT'S SUCKING UP ALL THE CONSTRUCTION ASSETS IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND PROBABLY WILL THROUGH THROUGH 2027. 
          10 THINGS. 
          ONE, THIS PROJECT IS, IF CONTINUED IS HIGHLY IRRESPONSIBLE FISCALLY. 
          TWO, WE HAVE REMAINED FINANCIALLY STRONG BECAUSE WE KNOW OUR GOVERNMENT CAN'T BE ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE. 
          THREE, THIS GOES AGAINST MANY OF OUR BUDGETING PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE KEPT US SAFE AND SOUND. 
          IN MY 15 AND A HALF YEARS AS A COMMISSIONER, I HAVE BEEN THROUGH TWO MAJOR FINANCIAL CRISIS, THE ECONOMIC MELTDOWN OF 2008 THROUGH 2013, AND THE COVID EPIDEMIC. 
          VERY, VERY THANKFUL. 
          WE HAVE ALWAYS BUDGETED PROPERLY AS GOOD STEWARDS SHOULD. 
          FOUR. 
          THE LAST FIRE STATION WE BUILT WAS EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION, AND OUR POLICE HEADQUARTERS WAS 30 MILLION. 
          TWO VITAL SERVICES THAT GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO PROVIDE. 
          NUMBER FIVE, THIS RACKET CLUB WOULD BE THE SECOND MOST EXPENSIVE BUILDING EVER UNDERTAKEN BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD GOVERNMENT. 
          AND IT'S NOT A NECESSITY. 
          THERE ARE DEFINING MOMENTS WHERE TRUE BELIEFS THROW SHOW, SHOW THROUGH. 
          EVERY COMMISSIONER UP HERE HAS PROMISED THE TAXPAYER TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WHEN THEY RAN FOR OFFICE. 
          AND MANY TIMES IN OUR MEETING TONIGHT, THIS DEFINING MOMENT WILL TELL BRENTWOOD THEIR TRUE BELIEFS. 
          NUMBER SEVEN, WE ARE STEWARDS OF YOUR TAX DOLLARS AND IT IS OUR SACRED DUTY TO USE IT IN A WAY THAT TAKES CARE OF CORE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. 
          AND ANYTHING BEYOND THAT NEEDS TO BE TO BENEFIT A LARGE MAJORITY OF BRENTWOOD CITIZENS. 
          EIGHT. 
          ONCE THE GATE IS OPENED ON A PROJECT LIKE THIS, IT IS HARD TO SAY NO TO A SHOOTING RANGE, AN AQUATIC CENTER, AND ON AND ON AND ON. 
          THIS IS HOW GOVERNING ENTITIES QUICKLY GET IN DEBT AND STAY IN DEBT. 
          UNDERSTAND BRENTWOOD IS STRONG BECAUSE IT IS FINANCIALLY STRONG. 
          WE ARE NOT DICTATED TO BY OTHER GOVERNING ENTITIES BECAUSE WE ARE FINANCIALLY STRONG. 
          WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL OF GROUP THINK. 
          GROUP THINK IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING AND OFTEN LEADS TO VERY DETRIMENTAL OUTCOMES. 
          I FEEL LIKE A VOTE AGAINST RESOLUTION 2024 DASH ONE 18 IS A VOTE FOR BRENTWOOD AND BRENTWOODS TAXPAYERS. 
          LET'S RETURN TO THE CORE CONSERVATIVE VALUES THAT MADE BRENTWOOD GREAT AND WE'LL KEEP BRENTWOOD GREAT. 
          I WILL PLEDGE TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO KEEP BRENTWOOD. 
          GREAT, THANK YOU. 
          VERY GOOD MR. ANDREWS. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, JUST STARTING OUT IF I'VE GOT SOME COMMENTS, BUT I JUST WANNA CLEAR UP A A FEW THINGS. 
          I KNOW THERE'S SOME FOLKS THAT LIKE TO, TO CLAIM THERE'S MISINFORMATION OR, OR CALL THAT OUT. 
          LIKE I SAID BEFORE, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE INFORMATION I SHARE, UH, IT'S ALL VERY WELL DOCUMENTED. 
          IT'S FOOTNOTED AND FRANKLY, IT'S, IT'S ACCURATE. 
          UM, BUT JUST SOME EXAMPLES. 
          I, I THINK THE MAIN THING, YOU KNOW, SOME FOLKS UP HERE IN THE LA YOU KNOW, WITH A, A LACK OF A GOOD ARGUMENT IS WANTING TO SAY, WELL, THAT'S JUST MISINFORMATION. 
          BUT, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY SAY $20 MILLION, IF YOU READ THE, THE NEWSLETTER I PUT OUT, I ESTIMATED THE, THE POTENTIAL COST IS 16 TO $20 MILLION. 
          AND, AND REALLY TO, TO TRY TO BE FAIR AND TO BE ACCURATE AND, YOU KNOW, WHERE IS THAT BASED? YOU KNOW, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, I THINK AS THEY SAID, CAME IN SOMEWHERE AROUND $13 MILLION ON, ON THEIR PROJECT, UH, THAT THERE WAS AN ESTIMATE MORE OR LESS, YOU KNOW, PICKED UP. 
          UM, OVER A YEAR AGO. 
          THERE'S BEEN SOME INFLATION AS PEOPLE KNOW VERY WELL AS, UH, I THINK, UH, MAYOR LITTLE OR UH, COMMISSIONER LITTLE POINTED OUT, UM, THE, THE CITY STAFF REPORTED TO US THAT THEY'D GOTTEN, UH, SOME ESTIMATES FROM ACTUAL CONTRACTORS. 
          AND WHILE I THINK BRIAN IS AN OUTSTANDING ARCHITECT, YOU KNOW, ARCHITECTURAL ESTIMATES IS, ANY OF YOU ALL HAVE DONE A PROJECT NO, ARE BASED ON, YOU KNOW, PAST PROJECTS AND SQUARE FOOTAGE AND ESTIMATES AND THAT'S GREAT. 
          THEY CAN KIND OF GET YOU IN THE HUNT, BUT AN ACTUAL CONTRACTOR MIGHT GET YOU A FOR REAL NUMBER. 
          SO THEY HAD SAID SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, $20 MILLION, YOU KNOW, THE STAFF CAME BACK AND SAID, OKAY, YOU KNOW, IT MAY, THAT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT HIGH. 
          YOU KNOW, SO TRYING TO USE 
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A RANGE, YOU KNOW, 16 TO $20 MILLION IS THE NUMBER I WENT OUT THERE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A FOR REAL COMMITTED TO CONTRACTUAL NUMBER, BUT IT'S THE RIGHT MAGNITUDE. 
          AND I THINK IF YOU WATCH THE MEETINGS, YOU'LL SEE THAT'S AN ACCURATE RANGE. 
          THERE'S AN ACCURATE MAGNITUDE OF THIS AS YOU'RE GONNA GET. 
          AND WE CAN TAG OTHER PROJECTS ONTO THIS, WHETHER IT'S ACCESS TO CROCKETT PARK OR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND OTHER STUFF. 
          BUT THOSE ARE PROJECTS THAT CAME UP AS WE'VE TRIED TO MAKE THIS, THIS TENNIS CENTER OR THIS BRACKET CENTER WORK. 
          SO THOSE AREN'T THE FUNDAMENTAL MISSION. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, COMING BACK TO WHAT, WHAT ARE WE REALLY TRYING TO DO HERE, AS A COUPLE OF PEOPLE SAID, AND IS IT, IS IT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY AND THE TAXPAYER TO PURSUE IT? I ALSO WANNA POINT OUT, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, MISINFORMATION OR, OR, OR STRANGE WAYS OF LOOKING AT THINGS. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER SPEARS WENT THROUGH, UH, HER CASE AND EVEN ONE OF THE CITIZEN COMMENTS MENTIONED, WHY SHOULD WE PICK UP TWO THIRDS OF THE BILL? BUT THE WAY IT WOULD BE LOOKED AT, AT LEAST AS A BUSINESS PERSON I'M LOOKING AT OR, OR FRANKLY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE LOOKING AT IT, IS YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE DIFFERENT BIG BUCKETS OF COMMITMENT. 
          YOU'VE GOT ONE FOR THE LAND, WHICH AS THEY POINTED OUT IS IT IS WORTHWHILE LAND AND IT IS LAND THAT WE OWN. 
          AND AS A CITY FOR FUTURE USE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S A A A A FACILITY OR AN INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND OR WHATEVER IT IS, LAND THAT WE HAVE THAT WE CAN PUT TOWARDS THE PROJECT, YOU CAN HAVE THE COUNTY THAT'S COMING IN WITH PERSONNEL EXPERTISE. 
          THEY'RE STAFFING IT, THEY'RE PAYING ALL THE PERSONNEL COSTS IN, IN THE OFFER THAT THEY EXTEND, THAT THEY PUT OUT THERE, ALL THE MAINTENANCE, ALL THE EVERYTHING. 
          IT'S TURNKEY. 
          SO WE'RE PUTTING IN THE LAND, THEY'RE PUTTING IN EVERYTHING ELSE EXCEPT THE BUILDING AND WE'RE SPLITTING THE BUILDING 50 50. 
          SO THREE BUCKETS REALLY. 
          I WOULD SAY THAT'S KIND OF A 50 50 THING. 
          BUT AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS AND ALLOCATING MONEY TO SPEND IN A SPECIFIC PART OF THE COUNTY, IF YOU GO THROUGH AND YOU'RE SAYING, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA APPROVE AND WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO OUR CONSTITUENTS, NOT ALL OF WHOM LIVE IN BRENTWOOD, THAT WE'VE GOT THIS INVESTMENT WE'RE MAKING AND WE'RE GONNA PUT IN HALF THE MONEY AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM TWO THIRDS OF THE ACCESS, WHETHER IT WAS INTENTIONAL OR NOT, THAT'S KIND OF A POISON PILL. 
          AND ANYONE LOOKING AT IT COULD TELL YOU THAT'S KIND OF A POISON PILL. 
          IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE MEETINGS, THE COMMIT OR THE GORDON HAMDEN FROM, FROM THE COUNTY THAT CAME BACK AND SAID, OKAY, ANOTHER FACILITY THAT WE RUN IN THAT AREA, THE NATURAL RATE OF BRENTWOOD RESIDENT USAGE IS NORTH OF 70%. 
          YOU KNOW, JUST BY LOCATION. 
          THAT'LL PROBABLY BE TRUE HERE, WHICH IS ALREADY MORE THAN TWO THIRDS. 
          BUT WE CAN'T PUT IT IN THE CONTRACT 'CAUSE WE PUT IT IN THE CONTRACT, IT'LL KILL IT WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSION AND IT WON'T PASS. 
          SO, SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS, THIS WAS ACTUALLY A PRETTY GOOD DEAL AND THE VOTE LAST SUMMER WASN'T A VOTE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT, LIKE APPROVING IT. 
          IT WAS A VOTE ON LETTING THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF GO THROUGH BOTH THE WELL AT THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD TO NEGOTIATE ALL THESE DETAILS THAT WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT WITH AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY. 
          IT WAS A NON-BINDING EXPLORATION OF HOW WE COULD LET A, A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR BEST PARTNER, WILLIAMSTON COUNTY WORK. 
          SO, I MEAN, WE CAN CALL THIS MISINFORMATION, WE CAN CALL IT WHAT WE WANT, BUT I THINK IT IS REALLY, IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING PROCESS. 
          NOW, THE COMMENTS I WANNA SHARE, AND IT'S, SOME OF Y'ALL MAY HAVE HEARD THE, THE PODCAST, UH, YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT. 
          IT'S A PODCAST DONE BY A COUPLE FORMER GOVERNORS OF TENNESSEE AND THEY TALK ABOUT HOW TO TRY TO WORK THROUGH DISAGREEMENTS. 
          AND PART OF WHAT THEY SAID WAS TO TRY TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL AS YOUR OWN. 
          SO GOING THROUGH AND AS THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE OBSERVED, WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF EMAIL THIS PAST, WELL, REALLY THIS PAST MONTH, YOU KNOW, IT STARTED OUT THE, THE TENNIS COMMUNITY GOT VERY ORGANIZED AND STARTED REACHING OUT WITH INFORMATION. 
          YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO A BROADER AUDIENCE, UH, THIS PAST COUPLE WEEKS AND WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT MORE EMAILS AND, UM, IN AN EFFORT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT LIKE, THE SUPPORTER FEEDBACK WE'VE BEEN GETTING, OH, JUST LIKE WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE OBSERVE PICKLEBALL RIGHT NOW IS WILDLY POPULAR AND PEOPLE LIKE TO PLAY IT, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THEY'LL OBSERVE THAT, YOU KNOW, TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL ARE, ARE HEALTHY ACTIVITIES AND SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED. 
          UH, WE'VE ALSO GOT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE OBSERVATION QUITE A BIT, INCLUDING TONIGHT, THAT IT'S CURRENTLY HARD TO SCHEDULE COURT TIME FOR TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL AND SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. 
          UM, UH, A NUMBER OF TIMES PEOPLE INCLUDING TONIGHT, UH, ALLEGED THAT WE'RE GONNA MAKE A PROFIT ON THIS. 
          WE'RE GONNA SPEND THE MONEY AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE MONEY. 
          IT'S NOT COSTING US, IT'S BRINGING US MONEY. 
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AND UH, ALSO AS A COMMISSIONER OBSERVED, YOU KNOW, NO ONE GOES TO A BANK AND GETS A LOAN WITHOUT THE IDEA THEY'RE GONNA PAY IT BACK. 
          AND THERE'S NOT A BANK IN TOWN THAT DOESN'T HAVE A WORKOUT DEPARTMENT FOR COLLECTING ON BAD DEBT AND, AND LIQUIDATING, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAD ONE COMMENT, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THIS, YOU KNOW, IN A PRE-ENGINEERED BUILDING WITH FOUR COURTS FOR ABOUT A MILLION BUCKS. 
          YOU KNOW, SO I MEAN, THERE'S SOME WILDLY UNDER UNDERESTIMATED COSTS OUT THERE. 
          UM, WE HAVE THE MONEY, WHY NOT SPEND IT ON, THIS IS A COMMENT I GET SOMETIMES, UM, KIDS GET SCHOLARSHIPS, I THINK WAS SAID TONIGHT, UM, THIS ISN'T ANY DIFFERENT THAN LIBRARIES, PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS OR TRAILS. 
          WHY SHOULDN'T WE DO THIS TOO? I THINK WE EVEN HAD A COMMISSIONER SAY THAT TONIGHT, UM, WE NEED ANOTHER ENTRANCE INTO CROCKETT PARK AND THIS IS THE WAY TO GET IT DONE. 
          ALTHOUGH I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT DONE IF THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. 
          UM, ALTHOUGH I'M NOT SURE IF THIS DESIGN WOULD HELP AT ALL WITH THE PEAK TIME AND WE, WE'VE HAD KIDS AT WOODLAND AND CROCKETT AND DROP OFF IS TOUGH, BUT I'M NOT SURE THIS, THIS MAKES AN IMPACT ON THAT. 
          AND UH, WE'VE ALSO HAD QUITE A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT ALL THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT IT'LL BRING. 
          YOU KNOW, THE SPORT BRINGS COMPETITORS FROM SURROUNDING AREAS TO OUR CITY. 
          INCREASING COMMERCE AND THE PROCESS. 
          GAS STATIONS, SMALL LOCAL BUSINESS, RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS, RESTAURANTS THAT'LL BENEFIT FROM THE INFLUX OF PLAYERS. 
          SO I GET IT. 
          I MEAN IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD ACTIVITY. 
          IT'S A, A HEALTHY YOUTH PROGRAM. 
          UM, AND I FRANKLY DON'T NECESSARILY DISAGREE WITH THOSE POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES. 
          BUT, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER SIDE, IF YOU'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THE CRITICS, AND THESE ARE COMMENTS I'VE GOTTEN FROM OTHER PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA PARAPHRASE 'EM A LITTLE BIT IN THE, IN THE SENSE OF BREVITY, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SAY THINGS LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE GROWING IN POPULARITY. 
          THEY DON'T SERVE THE SAME BROAD PUBLIC INTEREST AS LIBRARIES, PARKS, OR HISTORICAL LANDMARKS. 
          ADDITIONALLY, UM, THE FACILITY WOULD RELY ON USERS PAYING TO PARTICIPATE, WHICH FURTHER LIMITS ACCESS. 
          THE COMBINATION OF NEURO AUDIENCE AND THE PAY TO USE MODEL RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT EXPANDING THIS PROJECT AND WHETHER OR NOT IT'S THE BEST USE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS. 
          UM, ALSO THE COMMENT THAT'S BEEN VOICED A COUPLE TIMES TONIGHT, UH, EXPANDING GOVERNMENT IN THIS WAY, SUCH A PRECEDENT THAT MAY NOT ALLOW OR ALIGN WITH THE VALUES OF BRENTWOODS ELECTORATE WHO HAVE CONSISTENTLY FAVORED LIMITED GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT. 
          UM, OR BRIEFLY, UH, ONE RESIDENT WROTE, AND THIS IS A VERBATIM AND A TENNIS CLUB IS NOT THE SAME THING AS THE LIBRARY. 
          UM, WE'VE HAD PEOPLE SAY THAT IF IT'S SUCH A PROFITABLE CONCEPT, PRIVATE SECTOR SHOULD DO IT NOT CITY GOVERNMENT. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, QUICK MATH, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THIS DOES TURN A A $700,000 A YEAR PROFIT, AND I'M USING QUOTES BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT REALLY A PROFIT, IT'S A, IT'S A, IT, IT IT'S EXCESS MARGINAL REVENUE. 
          UM, BUT IF YOU JUST, YOU HAVE SOME EXCESS MARGINAL REVENUE AFTER DOING IT. 
          AND IF YOU CLEAR $700,000 A YEAR AND IF YOU SPEND 16 MILLION BUCKS TO BUILD THIS THING AND YOU GET THAT 700 BUCKS EVERY YEAR FOREVER, THAT COMES OUT TO ABOUT A 4.3% RETURN ON INVESTMENT. 
          WHICH IS NOT EVEN, IT'S LIKE WHAT HALF PRIME RATE RIGHT NOW? A LITTLE BIT, A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN HALF THE PRIME RATE OF INTEREST RIGHT NOW. 
          SO I MEAN CALLING IT PROFITABLE I THINK IS A LITTLE DISINGENUOUS. 
          UM, PRIVATE COMPANIES HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT OPENING PICKLEBALL FACILITIES IN BRENTWOOD SHOULD THEY COMPETE WITH A TAX SUBSIDIZED RIVAL, WHICH I THINK IS A VERY GOOD POINT. 
          UM, AND FRANKLY, I MEAN ANOTHER COMMENT I GOT THAT I THINK IS TRUE, THE SPECTER OF A TAX SUBSIDIZED RACKET CLUB FREEZES OUT PRIVATE INVESTMENT. 
          NO ONE WANTS TO COMPETE WITH A GOVERNMENT FUNDED COMPETITOR. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S JUST OB OBJECTIVELY CORRECT. 
          AND I CAN TELL YOU I HAVE HAD PRIVATE COMPANIES ONE TIME OR ANOTHER CALL ME, I DON'T KNOW IF OTHER CUS OR COMMISSIONERS I'M SURE HAVE GOTTEN THE SAME CALLS. 
          I'VE GOTTEN THE CALL FROM SOMEBODY SAYING, WE MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN THIS, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO COMPETE WITH THE CITY. 
          ARE YOU GONNA DO IT OR NOT? TO WHICH ALL I CAN SAY IS, I DON'T KNOW THIS, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT KEEPS TRUCKING ALONG. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, THE OBSERVATION THAT EVEN IF IT MAKES A PROFIT, YOU KNOW, SAY $700,000 A YEAR, IF WE SPEND $16 MILLION ON IT, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE US TO RECOUP THAT? I MEAN OBVIOUSLY MORE THAN 16 YEARS, YOU KNOW, AND THE MATH'S IN THERE. 
          UM, AND IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE OUTDOOR COURTS AVAILABLE IN PARKS. 
          IT'S ANOTHER THING ENTIRELY TO PROVIDE A TAX SUPPORT ROCKET CLUB. 
          WE SHOULDN'T CHANGE DIRECTION. 
          I MEAN THESE, THESE ARE THE KIND OF COMMENTS WE GOT BACK QUITE A BIT. 
          AND, AND FRANKLY THEY, IT IS THE QUESTION OF SHOULD WE BE REALLY PURSUING THIS CONVERSATION AT ALL? MUCH LESS QUIBBLING ABOUT JUST SOME OF THE DETAILS. 
          UM, SOME OTHER COMMENTS JUST FROM THE MEETINGS, 
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UM, YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE VOTING ON HERE IN A FEW MINUTES, THE CITY STAFF HAS TALKED TO A COUPLE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES ABOUT THIS. 
          IT, IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT TOOK THEM LONG TO COME BACK TO LIKE THE FACILITY, THE FACILITY DESIGN AND TO SAY, IF YOU'RE DOING THIS, IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PROFIT SHARE, YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO BEEF UP THE STRUCTURE SO IT'S BETTER INSULATED. 
          YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO REALLY BUMP OUT THE CONCESSIONS BIG TIME AND PUT SOME PROPER RESTAURANT STUFF IN THERE. 
          'CAUSE CONCESSIONS ARE A HUGE REVENUE STREAM AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A WHOLE NOTHER AREA OF BUSINESS. 
          UM, UH, AND I'D ALSO OBSERVE, YOU KNOW, THE SUPPORTERS OF THIS AT TIMES SEEM TO HOLD TWO CONTRADICTORY BELIEFS. 
          ONE SET OF BELIEFS IS RIGHT NOW IT'S TOO HARD TO BOOK COURT TIME. 
          SO WE NEED TO HAVE A BRENTWOOD EXCLUSIVE FACILITY THAT MAKES IT EASIER TO GET ON AND PLAY WHEN WE WANT TO. 
          AND THEN ON THE OTHER HAND, THEY'RE SAYING, WE'RE GONNA PUMP THIS THING OUT AND MAKE ALL THE REVENUE IN THE WORLD AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE MONEY ON THIS THING BY STACKING THE DEEP AND PILOT HIGH. 
          AND I'M NOT SURE THOSE TWO THINGS CAN LIVE TOGETHER. 
          AND I'M NOT SURE. 
          I MEAN, IF YOU TALK TO THE FOLKS AT WILLIAMS CAR PARKS AND REC OR THE YMCA PREVIOUSLY, THEY HAD A FAIR AMOUNT OF THE PEOPLE THAT PLAYED HERE COME IN FROM OUTTA THE CITY AND FRANKLY OUTTA THE COUNTY. 
          YOU KNOW? SO I MEAN, THE MORE YOU CONSTRICT IT TO MAKE IT CONVENIENT TO BOOK COURT TIME, THE MORE YOU LIMIT THE MARKET, THE MORE YOU LIMIT THE UTILIZATION AND THE HARDER IT IS TO MAKE BACK A BIG FIXED EXPENSE. 
          AND THAT'S PRETTY SIMPLE BUSINESS, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S COMING UP. 
          UM, AND THEN TO GET ANOTHER STUFF JUST SORT OF GENERAL, I MEAN, I, I AGREE THAT THAT TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL ARE ARE WONDERFUL ACTIVITIES, YOU KNOW, UM, BUT YOU KNOW, LAST WEEK I WAS AT A FUNDRAISER OVER HERE AT BRENTWOOD BAPTIST FOR, UM, FOR THE, THE UPWARD STARS BASKETBALL LEAGUE THAT HAS WAY OVER A THOUSAND PLAYERS AND THEY'RE TRYING TO RAISE NORTH OF 10 MILLION BUCKS TO BUILD A FACILITY FOR BASKETBALL BECAUSE IT'S SO HARD TO BOOK BASKETBALL COURT TIME IN THIS AREA. 
          AND THEY'RE FIGURING OUT HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING THIS. 
          I MEAN ALSO A, A GOOD ACTIVITY, UM, SCHOLARSHIPS, ALL THAT STUFF. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF EXPOSURE TO THE VOLLEYBALL COMMUNITY AND WE KNOW FROM EXPERIENCES HAVING, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS INVOLVED IN THE VOLLEYBALL COMMUNITY, IT'S HARD TO BOOK COURT TIME. 
          YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT MORE INTEREST AND WE'VE GOT SPACE AND IT'S GOING ON. 
          AND RIGHT NOW THE FACILITY ON GENERAL GEORGE PATTON MAY COME OFFLINE, WHICH I THINK IS ANOTHER HALF DOZEN VOLLEYBALL COURTS. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF YOU GO BACK A WHILE, I MEAN MY SISTER GREW UP RIDING HORSES RIGHT HERE, BRASS LANTERN. 
          AND IF ANYONE REMEMBERS THAT, THAT'S NOW A NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM BRENTWOOD MIDDLE. 
          BUT I MEAN, THAT WAS A BIG HORSE STABLE, BIG ACTIVE EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, AND MR. TURNER OVER AT GREEN PASTURE HAD A BIG, UM, HORSE BARN THAT HE USED TO LET PEOPLE RIDE AT. 
          AND I MEAN, WE'VE HAD TWO BIG EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES COME OFFLINE HERE IN TOWN. 
          UM, I'VE HAD PEOPLE MENTION, HEY, YOU KNOW, WHAT ABOUT, I MEAN A GOLF COURSE? WHAT ABOUT A A AN AQUATIC CENTER? YOU KNOW, WHAT ABOUT A GUN RANGE? WHY DON'T WE DO THAT? YOU KNOW, PEOPLE OF ALL AGES SHOOT GUNS. 
          BIG, BIG SHOOTING POPULATION HERE IN TOWN. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, SO I GET IT. 
          I MEAN, TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL ARE GOOD ACTIVITIES. 
          I THINK THAT FRANKLY, THIS JUST ISN'T THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT. 
          AND UM, YOU KNOW, I, I'VE GOTTEN A NUMBER OF COMMENTS, YOU KNOW, WHILE PEOPLE HERE WOULD LIKE YOU TO THINK THIS IS 13 MILLION BUCKS AND THAT'S IT. 
          YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER FOLKS SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, MY RANGE, WHICH I TOLD BEFORE I PUT THE RANGE OUT THERE, 16 TO 20 HAD A LOT OF COMMENTS SAYING, YOU'RE SHOOTING LOW. 
          YOU KNOW, WELL, DO WE KNOW YET? I DON'T THINK WE KNOW TILL WE ACTUALLY GET BINDING CONTRACTS TO DO THIS. 
          BUT I DON'T KNOW THE VALUE OF GETTING BINDING CONTRACTS IF IT'S NOT EVEN DESIRABLE IN TERMS OF PUTTING THIS KIND OF CAPITAL TOWARDS IT. 
          UM, SO, YOU KNOW, I WAS HAVING A BIT OF A STRUGGLE WITH THIS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 6 MILLION BUCKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY. 
          BUT YOU KNOW, MY MOM AND DAD WERE ALWAYS PLAYING TENNIS WHEN I WAS GROWING UP. 
          AND I COULD SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, AND, AND GOING THROUGH THERE AREN'T THAT MANY OPPORTUNITIES LEFT FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD TO GET WILLIAMSON KIND OF TAX DOLLARS REINVESTED IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          YOU KNOW, OUR SCHOOLS ARE MORE OR LESS BUILT OUT, YOU KNOW, REALLY IF WE'RE GONNA, BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA PAY MONEY TO THE COUNTY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT, WE DON'T HAVE THIS, WE'RE NOT A PART OF THE COUNTY OPTION. 
          THIS MONEY IS PAID TO THE COUNTY AND IF THE COUNTY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THE MONEY BACK IN BRENTWOOD, THIS IS ONE OF THE BIG WAYS TO DO IT IS A FACILITY LIKE THE ONE THAT WAS PROPOSED. 
          SO I TRY TO GET MYSELF COMFORTABLE WITH $6 MILLION AND SOME, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONERS APPARENTLY WOULD LIKE TO HANG THAT AROUND MY NECK RIGHT NOW SAYING WHAT CHANGED? WELL, A LOT CHANGED. 
          BUT UM, YOU KNOW, AS THE PRICE TAG HAS CONTINUED TO SKYROCKET 
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AS WE'VE CONTINUED TO PULL CONTROL IN REALLY TIGHT AND TRY TO RUN IT IN THINGS LIKE THIS, I'VE GOTTEN MORE AND MORE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH IT AND I JUST CAN'T SEE THIS BEING A GOOD USE OF TAXPAYER MONEY IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD. 
          VERY GOOD VICE MAYOR TRAVIS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UMM, I WON'T GO THROUGH AS MUCH 'CAUSE IT'S ALREADY BEEN COVERED, BUT I'M NOT SURE I'M GONNA CHANGE ANYBODY'S MIND. 
          ANYWAY, YOU CAME HERE WITH AN IDEA, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S DOING THIS ANY GOOD TO KEEP BEATING THINGS OVER THE HEAD, BUT I GOT A FEW LITTLE POINTS JUST TO MAKE, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY, WHEN WE STARTED THE PROCESS, I WAS ALL FOR PARTNERING WITH THE COUNTY. 
          I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA. 
          I THOUGHT IT WAS, COULD REALLY WORK OUT, BUT IT'S LIKE, IT'S LIKE WHEN TWO BUSINESSES TRY TO MERGE AND I COME FROM A PHARMACEUTICAL BACKGROUND HEALTHCARE AND WHEN TWO COMPANIES MERGE SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY'S GOTTA BE ON TOP. 
          AND A LOT OF TIMES THE BIG GUY THINGS, THEY SHOULD BE ON TOP. 
          THE LITTLE GUY SAID THEY SHOULD BE ON TOP AND THERE'S DISAGREEMENT THERE. 
          AND THAT'S A LITTLE BIT WHAT WE HAD GOING ON. 
          BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I STUDIED AND THOUGHT ABOUT IS THAT IS THIS ISN'T AN ALL OR NOTHING SITUATION. 
          REALIZE THAT PEOPLE SIT IN THIS ROOM ARE PROBABLY PAYING A THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS IN TAXES PER YEAR. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S BEEN FOR THE LAST 32 YEARS. 
          WE HADN'T RAISED TAXES, SO WE'RE PRETTY GOOD STEWARDS OF MONEY. 
          I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WITH THE COMMISSIONERS, I THINK THAT'S REALLY MORE CITY STAFF AND WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY BUDGET AND HOW THEY SQUEEZE AND HOW THEY GET, UM, MAXIMUM USE OUTTA VEHICLES AND FIRE TRUCKS AND UM, CITY FIRE STATIONS, ET CETERA. 
          SO REALLY YOU GOT A PRETTY GOOD GOING DEAL GOING FOR A THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR. 
          UM, THAT'S THAT IT WON'T BE AN AVERAGE LOAN BECAUSE WE'RE BUILDING SUBDIVISIONS LIKE HARLAN AND AND ANNA. 
          BUT, UH, WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. 
          UM, WE'RE SPENDING OVER $4 MILLION TO REMODEL THIS BUILDING RIGHT HERE. 
          WE'RE DOING IT BECAUSE OF THE MORALE AND THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE. 
          AND IT HADN'T BEEN DONE IN 1987, $4 MILLION A LOT OF MONEY, BUT IF IT MAKES PEOPLE MORE PRODUCTIVE, KEEPS OUR EMPLOYEES, WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD DEAL. 
          IT WAS BUDGETED. 
          WE'RE SPENDING OVER $15 MILLION TO IMPROVE RAGSDALE ROAD THAT INCLUDES BIKE PATHS AND SIDEWALKS. 
          'CAUSE WE'VE HAD HEARD A LOT FROM THE BIKING COMM COMMUNITY WHEN WE NEED MORE BIKE PATHS AND SIDEWALKS. 
          WE'RE PROPOSING TO SPEND $10 MILLION ON OLD SMYRNA ROAD. 
          THIS INCLUDES BIKE PATH AND SIDEWALKS IN THE BUDGET. 
          WE PURCHASED WINDY HILL PARK FOR $5.2 MILLION, WHICH WAS A STEAL. 
          WE'RE SPENDING ADDITIONAL $4.1 MILLION FINISHING THE PARK THAT'S BUILDING OUT THE PARK. 
          BUT WE CAN STILL AFFORD TO DO ALL THIS AND DO OTHER THINGS. 
          THIS ISN'T AN ALL OR NOTHING. 
          THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO STRESS. 
          THE CRISIS CAME WHEN THE Y CLOSED AND WE THOUGHT WE WE'RE GOING TO IMMEDIATELY LOSE 23 OUT OF 43 COURTS. 
          TENNIS COURTS WE'RE LUCKY THAT WE DIDN'T THANK HIGHLANDS FOR WORKING WITH THE COUNTY. 
          THAT WAS REALLY A GIFT THAT, UH, WE, WE THOUGHT, UM, THE RACKET FACILITY IS NOT MEANT TO MAKE A PROFIT. 
          THE RACKET FACILITY IS NOT, IS REALLY MEANT NOT TO COST US MONEY. 
          IF WE'RE MAKING MONEY PER YEAR, WE'VE HAD ESTIMATES OF 600,000. 
          WE'VE HAD AN ESTIMATE OF 1.2 MILLION FROM A PRIVATE INVESTOR. 
          IT'S MEANT TO PAY FOR THE FACILITY, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE SO THAT IT'S ONGOING AND CAN BE UPKEPT. 
          IT'S REALLY DESIGNED TO BE ZERO COST. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. 
          GORDON HAMPTON RUNS THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY. 
          HE GETS BACK, I THINK HE SAID ABOUT 54 CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR THAT HE SPENDS. 
          AND HE'S ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY. 
          OKAY? AND HE SAID HE, HE SAID IT TAKES A LOT TO MAKE MONEY IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. 
          AND WE KNOW THAT ONE OF THE WAYS HE DOES IT IS AT THE RACKET CENTERS THAT HE HE RUNS. 
          UM, THE CITY SHOULDN'T BE INVOLVED IN THESE TYPE OF CLUBS. 
          WELL, THE COUNTY'S INVOLVED. 
          WHY CAN'T THE CITY BE INVOLVED? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT ONE. 
          COUNTIES HAVE CITIES AND COUNTIES HAVE GOLF COURSES, SWIMMING POOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, ET CETERA. 
          YOU MIGHT SAY IT'S NOT ONE FOR US TO BE INVOLVED, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU CAN JUST MAKE A GENERAL STATEMENT, SAY THE COUNTY CAN'T BE INVOLVED. 
          UM, WE DID, WE DID PUT UP THE, UH, WE, THE PROPOSAL WAS PUT UP $6 MILLION EACH AS WE'VE ALL BEEN THROUGH, WON'T GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN. 
          AND IT CAME DOWN TO CONTROL. 
          WE THEN FORMED A RACKET COMMITTEE. 
          AND THE REASON WE FORMED A RACKET COMMITTEE, BECAUSE WE ALSO LOOKED AND SAID, HOW ARE WE GONNA MANAGE THIS THING? AND WHEN THERE WAS THE RUB OF WHO IS GONNA CONTROL AND HOW HOURLY RATES, WE DID SOME VERY PRELIMINARY RESEARCH AND WE THOUGHT THE RATES THAT THEY WERE GONNA CHARGE WERE LOW. 
          AND WE ASKED THE COUNTY, WE SAID, CAN WE RAISE THE RATES A LITTLE BIT? NOT TO A DISADVANTAGE OF OUR, UH, CUSTOMERS, OUR CITIZENS, SO TO SPEAK, BUT JUST THAT THEY'RE ARTIFICIALLY LOW AND WE CAN GET A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY OUT THERE. 
          AND THE COUNTY SAYS 
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YOU CAN'T TOUCH THE RATES. 
          WE'RE GONNA CHARGE THE SAME RATES IN BRENTWOOD THAT WE CHARGE IN FAIRVIEW, THAT WE CHARGE IN THOMPSON STATION. 
          SO THAT'S WHERE THE FIRST RUB CAME IN. 
          AND THEN WE FORMED THE RACKET COMMITTEE. 
          THE RACKET COMMITTEE WENT ABOUT, DID A GREAT REPORT ON WHAT THE RATES ARE AROUND IN THE DIFFERENT AREAS. 
          AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY RAISED THEIR RATES. 
          'CAUSE THEY READ, THEY READ OUR REPORT. 
          SO I THINK THERE'S GOOD INFORMATION THAT CAME FROM THE RACKET FACILITY COMMITTEE. 
          GARY LATIMER, REBECCA MARTINEZ, JOHN PEASY, SHY ROSE, ANDY V ALISON SPEARS, NATASHA GREEN WORKED TIRELESSLY ON THIS COMMITTEE AND BROUGHT BACK REALLY, REALLY GOOD INFORMATION. 
          UM, LAURA SUGGESTED INVOLVING THEM IN SOME KIND OF FUNDRAISING. 
          AND I, I HAVE MENTIONED THAT. 
          AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, UH, OUTSIDE THE MEETING AS WE WERE LEAVING THAT, UM, THERE'S CHANCE TO NAME COURTS, TO NAME BRICKS, ET CETERA. 
          THAT'S A VERY GOOD THING. 
          AND I THINK THAT ALL COMES ABOUT AS WE TALKED WITH OUR ARCHITECT AND, UM, WE CAN, WE CAN PLAN THOSE KIND OF THINGS. 
          UM, RACKET FACILITY IS A $13 MILLION PLAN. 
          LET THE PRIVATE BUSINESS, LET A PRIVATE BUSINESS BUILD A FACILITY IN RACKET, IN AND RACKET FACILITY IN BRENTWOOD. 
          THERE'S NO LAND, THERE'S NOWHERE FOR THEM TO BUILD THIS. 
          WE TRIED TO PARTNER WITH A PRIVATE ENTITY AND THERE'S TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT RED TAPE. 
          THEY, THEY'RE BUILDING A PICKLEBALL FACILITY, SO YOU DON'T NEED TO BUILD PICKLEBALL COURTS. 
          THE PICKLEBALL FACILITY'S GONNA BE IN THE OLD KROGER SPACE. 
          IT'S GONNA BE HALF OF WHAT, UH, THAT'S LEFT FROM STOCK AND TRADE, I THINK IS THE NAME OF IT. 
          THIS IS A RESTAURANT BAR FACILITY. 
          AND IT WILL OPERATE MORE LIKE TOP GOLF, NOT KNOCKING TOP GOLF. 
          I LIKE TOP GOLF. 
          IT'S A LOT OF FUN, BUT IT DOESN'T REPLACE A GOLF COURSE. 
          A GOLF COURSE IS DIFFERENT THAN TOP GOLF. 
          A PICKLEBALL FACILITY'S GONNA BE DIFFERENT THAN A, THAN A A RACKET COURT. 
          UM, I CALLED GORDON HAMPTON, EVERYBODY SAYS, WHY DON'T YOU CALL, WHY DON'T YOU PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY? WHY DON'T WE PARTNER WITH THE, THE COUNTY? AS FAR AS I KNOW, I'M THE ONLY GUY I CALLED HIM. 
          UM, I HA ACTUALLY HAD A SUGGESTION FROM JAY GALPER BACK THERE. 
          I SAID, WHY DON'T YOU CALL HIM? AND I CALLED HIM AND I SAID, HOW YOU DOING GORDON? HE SAID, GREAT. 
          HE, I SAID, HOW'S IT, HOW'S IT HOLDING TOGETHER? HE SAID, IT'S TOUGH. 
          HE SAID THAT THE, THE HIGHLANDS PROPERTY WE'RE HOLDING IT TOGETHER WITH BAND-AIDS, BUT WE'RE GETTING EVERYTHING OUT OF IT. 
          I SAID, GOOD. 
          AND I STARTED TALKING TO HIM AND I SAID, WOULD YOU WANNA PARTNER WITH US? HE SAID, I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR THAT. 
          HE SAID, I JUST DON'T HAVE MONEY IN THE BUDGET. 
          HE SAID, BUT I'LL SHARE INFORMATION WITH YOU. 
          I'LL TELL YOU HOW IT'S GOING IN MY FACILITIES. 
          HE IS VERY OPEN, HE'S FRIENDLY. 
          HE DOESN'T, HE'S NOT LIKE A MAN SCORNED. 
          HE UNDERSTANDS HOW THE BUSINESS DEAL WENT. 
          AND THAT'S JUST HOW IT IS. 
          SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT FIRSTHAND, 'CAUSE I TOOK TIME TO CALL HIM AND MAKE IT, MAKE SURE WHERE WE STOOD ON THAT. 
          SO WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR THAT WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THIS, AND MY VOTE IS VERY POSITIVE. 
          ANYBODY ELSE? SO, GOING LAST, EVERYBODY HAS SAID JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. 
          UM, UM, SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA LISTEN TO ME TALK FOR VERY LONG. 
          UM, BUT DISCUSSION, UH, FOR THESE TWO PLUS THREE YEARS HAS BEEN, UH, VERY HEALTHY. 
          ONE THING THAT WE DO, WE, WE DISAGREE ON, UH, SOME THINGS, UH, BUT ONE THING WE AGREE ON, UH, IS THE DEMAND, UH, OUT THERE. 
          UH, IF THERE WAS THE ABILITY FOR SOMEONE TO COME FORWARD AND WE HAD, UM, A PRIVATE, UH, SECTOR INDIVIDUAL COME FORWARD, UM, UH, TO DO IT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. 
          UH, HOWEVER, UH, THE DEMAND IS, UH, IS THERE, AND, YOU KNOW, THE, THERE'S THIS BEEN, THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT BEING FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE. 
          I CAN TELL YOU FROM MY DAYS IN PRIVATE SECTOR, UH, THERE IS NO WAY IT TOOK US THIS LONG, UH, TO MAKE A DECISION. 
          UM, IF WE NEEDED A NEW MRI MACHINE OR A NEW CT, HECK, IF WE WERE EVEN BUYING A NEW HOSPITAL, WE COULD TYPICALLY GET THAT, UM, A LETTER OF INTENT DONE IN 30 TO 60 DAYS, UH, AND HAVE THE TRANSACTION FUNDED AND CLOSED, UH, IN 180 DAYS. 
          THIS HAS BEEN, UM, A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION, UH, A LOT OF EXCHANGE, UH, AMONGST, UH, ALL OF US. 
          UM, BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GONNA COME OUT WITH A GOOD ASSET, UH, FOR THE CITY. 
          UH, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE RACKET FACILITY AND BUNDLED IN THAT, UH, WILL BE, UH, THE NEW PARKS DEPARTMENT. 
          NOBODY MENTIONED IT, BUT THE PARKS, UM, EMPLOYEES, NOT ONLY DO THEY NOT PARK ANYWHERE CLOSE, UH, TO, UM, ONE OF OUR PARKS, THEY'RE IN FRANKLIN. 
          IT'S NOT EVEN CITY LIMITS OF BRENTWOOD. 
          SO WE'LL GET, UM, SIGNIFICANT EFFICIENCIES, UH, FROM BRINGING THOSE, UH, THOSE FOLKS, UH, MORE, UH, TO THE CENTER OF THE CITY. 
          VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID WITH THE, UH, POLICE HEADQUARTERS. 
          POLICE HEADQUARTERS USED TO BE HERE. 
          TOOK A WHOLE LOT LONGER, UH, TO RESPOND, UH, AND DO THINGS, UH, ON THE, UH, THE EAST SIDE. 
          UM, AND THEN INGRESS EGRESS. 
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UM, MY KIDS ARE ALL, UM, OLD AND OUTTA SCHOOL. 
          NOT REALLY OLD. 
          I'M OLD. 
          UM, BUT, UH, I'VE GOT FOUR GRANDKIDS NOW. 
          UH, BUT THEY WENT TO, UH, CROCKETT, UH, AND WOODLAND AND, UH, RAVENWOOD. 
          BUT I CAN TELL YOU, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW INGRESS EGRESS, UH, ON CROCKETT, UH, INTO CROCKETT PARK, UH, IS SIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF THE STACKING THAT WILL OCCUR FOR BOTH THE CHURCH, UH, AND THE, UH, THE SCHOOLS FOR DROP OFF AND, UH, AND PICKUP. 
          YOU WON'T HAVE, UH, ALL OF THE BACKUP OF TRAFFIC THAT OCCURS COMING FROM, UH, EAST, HEADING TO THE WEST, UH, DOWN, UH, CROCKETT ROAD. 
          UH, AND SO, UM, LOOKING AT THIS, UM, THESE ARE BRENTWOOD CITIZENS TAXPAYER DOLLARS. 
          UH, I PUT THOSE AT A HIGHER, UM, THRESHOLD, UH, THAN I WOULD SPENDING MY OWN MONEY. 
          BUT I'M GONNA VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS. 
          I'VE LOOKED AT THIS. 
          IT MAKES SENSE, UH, TO DO THIS FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. 
          WE DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY AGREE, UH, ON EVERYTHING. 
          I THINK WHAT WE KNOW IS WE LIVE IN A GREAT CITY. 
          UH, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE WILL BE A, UH, A GOOD ASSET, UH, FOR THE CITY, MY OPINION. 
          UM, AND BASED ON THE FEEDBACK I'VE GOT, UH, FROM ALL OF MY CONSTITUENTS. 
          SO, UM, WITH THAT, UM, WE'VE HAD PLENTY OF DISCUSSION. 
          UM, I'M GONNA CALL FOR THE VOTE. 
          ALL IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 2024 DASH ONE 18. 
          PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          ALL OPPOSED, PLEASE, UH, INDICATE NAY, NAY. 
          AYE HO. 
          ALRIGHT, SO PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT, UM, UH, COMMISSIONER SPEARS, MAYOR GORMAN, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS, UH, COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN, UH, IN FAVOR, UH, COMMISSIONER ANDREWS COMMISSIONER LITTLE AND COMMISSIONER DUNN OPPOSED. 
          ALRIGHT, 
          [2.  Resolution 2024-119 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF A COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS PROCESS FOR RACQUET FACILITY OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-209 OF THE BRENTWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE, for adoption]
MOVING ON. 
          UM, NEXT ORDER OF, UH, BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER TWO, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH ONE 19 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF A COMPETITIVE SEAL PROPOSAL PROCESS FOR RACKET FACILITY OPERATIONS AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO DASH 2 0 9 OF THE BRENTWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE FOR ADOPTION. 
          DO I HEAR A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE? SECOND PRIMARY MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. 
          KIRK. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS WITH YOUR PREVIOUS VOTE AND THE BEGINNING OF THE DESIGN PROCESS FOR THIS FACILITY. 
          UM, ONE OPTION FOR THE OPERATION OF IT. 
          UH, REALLY TWO OPTIONS. 
          ONE WOULD BE THE CITY, UH, PARKS DEPARTMENT OPERATED, OR WE CAN CONSIDER A PRIVATE MANAGEMENT FIRM TO OPERATE IT FOR US. 
          AND SO THIS AGENDA ITEM PER OUR PURCHASING, UH, POLICIES REQUIRES YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE CITY TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PRIVATE MANAGEMENT FIRMS. IT DOESN'T COMMIT YOU TO USING A PRIVATE MANAGEMENT FIRM. 
          IT JUST STARTS THE PROCESS TO LOOK AT THAT OPTION. 
          AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE, OF THE PUBLIC HERE, 'CAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT PRIVATE AND WHAT THAT REALLY, THIS IS NOT A PRIVATE INVESTOR. 
          THIS IS NOT A CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION FROM A PRIVATE INVESTOR. 
          IT IS SIMPLY A MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT WHERE WE WOULD PAY A MONTHLY FEE TO A COMPANY TO MANAGE THE FACILITY. 
          THEY WOULD HIRE THE EMPLOYEES, THEY WOULD PAY ALL THE EXPENSES OUT OF THE REVENUE OF THE FACILITY. 
          THE CITY WOULD STILL BE FINANCIALLY OBLIGATED IF THERE WERE SHORTFALL OR SO. 
          AGAIN, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE FOR THE BENEFIT HERE, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS AN OPTION, A FEE FOR SERVICE FOR A COMPANY THAT DOES THIS AS A, AS A BUSINESS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. 
          THERE'S SEVERAL OF THEM. 
          THERE'S NOT A HUGE MARKET FOR IT, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THEM. 
          UH, BUT AGAIN, IT IS NOT A PRIVATE PUBLIC, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN TERMS OF FUNDING OR REVENUE SHARING OR ANYTHING ELSE. 
          IT IS A FIXED FEE TYPE OF SERVICE. 
          IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION THE COMMISSION EVENTUALLY WISHES TO GO. 
          THIS IS SIMPLY AUTHORIZING US TO DO A PROCUREMENT PROCESS THAT PROVIDES YOU, HOPEFULLY WILL THEN PROVIDES YOU SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO MAKE A DECISION LATER IN THE PROCESS. 
          IF THIS IS THE ROUTE YOU WISH TO GO, I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          START DOWN HERE. 
          QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. 
          QUESTIONS TO COMMENT. 
          I MEAN, IF WE'RE GOING DOWN THIS UNWISE PATH, I THINK LEARNING SOMETHING FROM A PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY HAS SOME VALUE, BUT I WOULDN'T WANT ANYONE TO MISTAKE SUPPORTING, FINDING SOME INFORMATION OUT FROM MANAGEMENT COMPANIES TO BE SUPPORTING BUILDING A RACKET CLUB WITH CITY TAXPAYER MONEY. 
          ALRIGHT, WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, ALL OF THIS A LOT. 
          SO, ALL IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 1 1 9. 
          UH, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? NO, NO. 
          SO, UH, IN FAVOR, COMMISSIONER ANDREWS. 
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COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS, MAYOR GORMAN, COMMISSIONER SPEARS OPPOSED? COMMISSIONER, LITTLE COMMISSIONER DUNN. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          FIVE TWO. 
          IS THERE ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS BEFORE THIS COMMISSION THIS EVENING? HEARING NONE. 
          UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR, UH, FOR BEARING WITH US TONIGHT. 
          I'M SORRY YOU MISSED THE, UH, THE NEWS TONIGHT. 
          UM, MAYBE YOU CAN, UH, CATCH UP LATER. 
          BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR STICKING WITH US. 
          HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
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