Nov 25, 2024 City Commission Meeting

[ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Commissioner Dunn Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Mayor Gorman]

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ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH.

PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING.

THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY COMMISSIONER DUNN, UH, AND I WILL LEAD THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

PLEASE STAND OUR HEAVENLY FATHER.

WE COME TO YOU HUMBLY.

YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY AND GOOD IN THIS VERY SPECIAL SEASON.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE ABUNDANCE WHICH YOU HAVE SHOWN TO ALL OF US HERE TONIGHT.

OUR COMMUNITY IS BLESSED SO MUCH BY THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT, THE KINDNESS, THE GENEROSITY OF ITS RESIDENTS, THE FRIENDLINESS, AND THE WARMTH THAT WE FIND AS WE GO ABOUT OUR CITY FROM DAY TO DAY.

WE ASK YOU TO LOOK OVER OUR RESIDENTS, KEEP THEM SAFE AS THEY TRAVEL TO RELATIVES DURING THE HOLIDAYS, AND KEEP RELATIVES SAFE WHO ARE COMING TO VISIT THEM.

PLEASE TAKE A SPECIAL CARE OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

A LOT OF THEM WON'T HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES ON THE HOLIDAY.

GIVE THEM COMFORT.

KEEP THEM SAFE FOR OUR MILITARY ABROAD, WHO WILL NOT BE HOME FOR THIS HOLIDAY.

LET THEM ENJOY THEIR DAY, KEEP THEM SAFE.

LET THEM BE IN NO PLACE WHERE THERE IS ANY FIGHTING GOING ON THAT DAY.

LET THEIR LOVED ONES HERE KNOW THAT THEY'RE SAFE THAT DAY AND THAT THEY WILL BE COMING HOME BACK TO THEM.

WE ASK THAT YOU LOOK OUT FOR THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS.

LET THOSE OF US WHO ARE BLESSED WITH A HOME AND A HEARTY MEAL SHARE WHAT WE HAVE WITH THOSE WHO ARE SUCH SO LESS FORTUNATE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

LET US REACH INTO OUR HEARTS AND INTO OUR PANTRIES AND HELP THOSE FOLKS OUT.

WE WANT THEM TO HAVE A NICE THANKSGIVING THE WAY SO MANY OF US WILL BE.

LORD, PLEASE KEEP US SAFE.

I ASK THIS FOR MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, MY FELLOW BRENTWOOD FAMILY, ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS FOR MY FAMILY IN PARTICULAR.

THANK YOU DEAR JESUS, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US.

AMEN.

AMEN.

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

[2. Approval or Correction of Minutes]

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

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[ 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. ]

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

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK DURING CITIZENS' COMMENTS THIS EVENING? NO, NOBODY SIGNED UP.

OKAY.

UH, VERY GOOD.

UM, WE WILL CLOSE

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

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

JUST A, A COUPLE MINOR ITEMS. OBVIOUSLY WITH THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS, CITY OFFICERS ARE CLOSED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

UH, THE LIBRARY WILL CLOSE EARLY ON WEDNESDAY AT 6:00 PM AND THEN ALSO BE CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

PARKS ARE OPEN.

UM, RAGSDALE ROAD WORK CONTINUES, UH, WITH CLEARING WORK OUT THERE.

SO AGAIN, JUST TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE THAT THAT WORK, UH, IS PROGRESSING AND CONTINUING AND WILL BE FOR THE NEXT, UH, YEAR OR TWO, WELL, MORE THAN A YEAR, TWO OR SO.

UM, AND SO EV OBVIOUSLY, IF ANYONE CAN AVOID THAT, THEY SHOULD.

AND, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR CITY MANAGER? VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.

UM, OUR, UH, CITY ATTORNEY IS, UH, IS OUT WITH A, UH, A SICK LITTLE ONE THIS EVENING AND, UH, TAKEN CARE OF, UH, OF THAT.

SO, UM, THERE'S NO REPORT FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY THIS EVENING.

WE'LL MOVE TO REPORTS IN, UH, COMMENTS BY, UH, BY COMMISSIONERS.

AND THIS EVENING WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER LITTLE.

ALRIGHT.

I'D LIKE TO START BY SAYING, UH, UH, I HAD A GREAT LUNCH AT YOUTH LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD GOVERNMENT DAY AT THE SAFETY CENTER EAST, AND IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO BE WITH THE STUDENTS, UM, AND WANNA THANK HG HILL REALTY FOR THEIR SPONSORSHIP AND, UH, SOY BISTRO MICHAEL KAPLAN FOR, UM, PROVIDING LUNCH FOR EVERYONE.

UM, WANNA ALSO THANK KRISTEN

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IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND I WANNA WISH EVERYONE A GREAT THANKSGIVING.

UM, AND HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE A THANKFUL THANKSGIVING.

UH, I THINK YOUR HEART, WHEN IT'S FILLED WITH GRATITUDE, HAS A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF PEACE THAN, THAN WHEN YOU SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE YOU'RE NOT GETTING WHAT YOU SHOULD.

SO HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY WILL HAVE A VERY THANKFUL THANKSGIVING AND BE VERY CAREFUL IN THEIR TRAVELS.

THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER SPEARS.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

WANT TO START THIS EVENING BY THANKING THE BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS FOR REACHING OUT FOR YOUR EMAILS AND CALLS AND TEXT MESSAGES, AND YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH CITY OF BRENTWOOD DOES MAKE THE BEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

SO WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING INVOLVED.

UM, OUR NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 2ND AT 6:00 PM IT'LL BE HELD AT THE LIBRARY.

THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN NORMAL.

NORMALLY HAVE IT NEXT DOOR, BUT IT'LL BE HELD AT THE LIBRARY IF WE NEED TO HAVE ONE AFTER THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 2ND.

AND THESE MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR CITY RECORDER, HOLLY EARLS.

UH, SHE'S DETAIL ORIENTED, ORGANIZED, PREPARED, FLEXIBLE, AND HAS AMAZING FOLLOW THROUGH.

HOLLY IS A QUIET CONTRIBUTOR, YET RESIDENTS BENEFIT FROM HER AMAZING SKILLSET EVERY DAY.

THANK YOU, HOLLY.

ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 17TH, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE HISTORIC COMMISSION'S WONDERFUL PRESENTATION OF BRENTWOOD SPEAKS AT THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY.

THE HISTORIC COMMISSION HAD THREE MEMBERS WHO GAVE THE HISTORY OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF BRENT HAVEN, CROCKETT SPRINGS, EL DORADO ACRES, LAURA WOOD, WILDWOOD, LENNOX PARK, AND OAKHAM.

ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND OUR ANNUAL THANKSGIVING LUNCH AT THE SERVICE CENTER.

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO GET, EAT SOME TURKEY AND DRESSING AND SIT WITH NEW FRIENDS WHO WORK FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD IN THE PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS DEPARTMENT.

IMMEDIATE, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OVER TO SAFETY CENTER EAST TO MEET WITH AN AWESOME GROUP OF THIS YEAR'S CLASS OF LEADERSHIP, YOUTH LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD.

WE ENJOYED LUNCH TOGETHER WHILE WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER.

THE STUDENTS IN THIS YEAR'S YOUTH LEADERSHIP CLASS ARE FROM BRENTWOOD ACADEMY, BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, JOHN OVERTON HIGH SCHOOL AND RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY ARE STELLAR STUDENTS.

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION.

I'M THANKFUL FOR MANY THINGS THIS SEASON, FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND FAITH.

I'M ALSO THANKFUL FOR A GREAT CITY, THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HELP TO MAKE HER GREAT MAYOR.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ANDREWS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR GORMAN.

UM, AND COMMISSIONER SPEARS.

I THOUGHT THAT BRENTWOOD SPEAKS WAS OUTSTANDING AS WELL.

IT'S FUN TO SEE THE WORK.

YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER DUNN, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL OVER THE YEARS AND, AND GETTING THE HISTORIC COMMISSIONER INVOLVED IN DOING THESE SORT OF THINGS AND JUST HEARING THE DEEP HISTORY OF BRENT WOOD, YOU KNOW, HEARING ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, COMING FROM THE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE TOLL PIKES AND THE OTHER, THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, REALLY OLD THINGS, HOW THEY'VE EVOLVED INTO WHAT'S HERE NOW.

AND HEARING THE BACKS STORIES, THOUGH, IT WAS REALLY VERY COOL.

AS LONG AS I'VE, AS LONG AS I'VE LIVED HERE, IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO LEARN MORE STUFF AND NEW STUFF.

UM, AS Y'ALL HAVE MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF GREAT HOLIDAY STUFF COMING UP, YOU KNOW, JUST WANNA MENTION A FEW OF THE REALLY FUN THINGS.

JUST FOR THE RECORD, IF ANYONE DOESN'T KNOW, OUR CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING IS COMING UP DECEMBER 2ND.

SO, UH, NEXT WEEK WE'LL HAVE THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING OVER AT THE, UH, THE LIBRARY.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT MEMORIES THERE, INCLUDING THE, THE ONE YEAR WE HAD KIND OF THE, THE CHRISTMAS VACATION LIGHTING AND, AND HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TRY TO GET THAT? I THINK IT WAS THE, THE THIRD TIME WAS THE CHARM WHEN YOU WERE LEADING THE KIDS IN JINGLE BELLS .

WE WANTED TO GET THE, UH, THE TREE GOING.

BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THOSE ARE THE, THE BEST MEMORIES.

UH, MORNING WITH SANTA COMING UP ON DECEMBER 7TH AT THE LIBRARY, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OVER FOR THAT.

AND OF COURSE, WHILE THE, THE CITY DOESN'T REALLY RUN THEM, THE CITY DOES PUBLICIZE THE NEIGHBORHOOD LUMINARIES.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY DONE BY THE HOAS.

BUT ON DECEMBER 14TH, WE WANNA ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO OUT THERE AND SET UP LUMINARIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND DRIVE AROUND AND ENJOY THAT.

IT'S JUST A, JUST A FUN THING.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, OVERALL THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS TO GO ON DURING THE HOLIDAYS, BUT WHILE THESE ARE COMING UP, I, I DO WANNA HAVE THAT JUST KIND OF REMINDER THAT EVERYONE EXPERIENCES THE HOLIDAYS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.

YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON WHAT ASSOCIATIONS YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, AND THEY WERE TALKING IN CHURCH ON SUNDAY ABOUT HOW THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THREE ELEMENTS TO THANKSGIVING, REALLY.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE TWO OF 'EM ARE OBVIOUS.

YOU KNOW, THE MOST OBVIOUS MIGHT BE THE SUSTENANCE, YOU KNOW, THE FOOD.

AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, THE COMPANIONSHIP, YOU KNOW, THE FELLOWSHIP.

AND SOME PEOPLE THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE THREE F'S, YOU KNOW, FOOD FELLOWSHIP AND FOOTBALL.

BUT, YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS I

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YOU KNOW, THE, THE PASTOR MENTIONED THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE, WHEN WE COME AND, AND BLESS THE FOOD, WE, WE CALL IT SAYING GRACE.

AND IT'S BECAUSE WE NEED TO BRING THAT GRACE TO THE TABLE AND TO OUR LIVES, YOU KNOW, DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR.

'CAUSE THERE ARE SOME, SOME FOLKS THAT FEEL A LOT OF ANXIETY DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE A, A TOUGH ASSOCIATION OF A MEMORY.

IT COULD BE, UH, TROUBLED RELATIONSHIPS.

IT COULD BE SOMEONE ABSENT FROM THE TABLE.

UM, AND JUST REMEMBERING THAT SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, IF, IF YOU THINK THEY MAY BE GIVING YOU KIND OF A HARD TIME, JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT THEY MAY JUST BE HAVING A HARD TIME AND TRY TO GIVE 'EM THE GRACE TO, TO NAVIGATE 'EM.

AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN BRING SOME, SOME CHEER TO THEIR LIVES AS WE DO THIS.

SO I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT HOLIDAY.

KEEPS THAT IN MIND.

UM, OUR NEXT TREE BOARD MEETING IS COMING UP DECEMBER 17TH, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT, BUT THAT IS MY REPORT, MAYOR.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER DUNN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, THE HISTORIC BOARD WILL NOT MEET IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

WE TAKE THAT MONTH OFF, AND THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS FOR BRENTLY SPEAKS.

THEY WORK VERY HARD ON THAT.

IT'S A CONTINUING SERIES AND DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE STEPPED UP AS EACH, UH, LECTURE COMES, BECOMES AVAILABLE, UH, TIME SLOT FOR THAT.

AND THEY'VE JUST DONE A MAGNIFICENT JOB.

THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH THAT GOES INTO IT, A LOT OF EDITING, REWRITING, EDITS, THE MORE, AND THEN THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A REHEARSAL.

SO IT'S, IT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO DO, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE GREAT AT IT AND THEY'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB.

UM, THEY'RE, THE BOARD HAS ALSO STEPPED UP TO, UM, HELP PAY FOR SOMETHING OUT AT THE BOWLING SPRING ACADEMY.

YOU KNOW, THE LONG WALKWAY THAT GOES UP TO THE PARKING LOT.

IT MEETS A LITTLE FLAT SECTION IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING THAT HAD STONES IN A TYPE OF CONCRETE, UM, SQUARE RECTANGLE THERE.

WHILE THOSE STONES WERE GETTING LOOSE.

THEY'RE NOT REALLY SAFE.

AND WE'VE HAD MORE CHILDREN COME THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITH MOBILITY ISSUES.

WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD TO USE THE RAMP, UH, UM, PORTABLE RAMP SEVERAL TIMES.

SO WE'D LIKE TO GET IT REPAIRED, CHANGED ENTIRELY, UH, TO BE A FLAT SURFACE WITH STAMPED STONE THAT HAS A HISTORIC LOOK PRIOR TO OPENING IN THE SPRING.

AND THAT'S NOT IN THE CITY'S BUDGET.

SO THAT HISTORIC BOARD, IT'S $7,500, WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR IT.

AND THEN IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, THE CITY CAN REIMBURSE US FOR HALF OF IT.

SO WE'RE GONNA ABSORB HALF THE COST, BUT PAY IT NOW.

AND YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD WITH US.

SO WE FIGURED IT WAS A SAFE THING WE COULD DO.

WE RAISED A LOT OF MONEY AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SPEND IT THAT WAY.

UM, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS TREE.

THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THE INAUGURAL OF OUR NEW TREE.

WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

IT LOOKS GREAT FROM THE STREET.

SO, AND WE CAN ALL PAY A TRIBUTE TO THE OLD TREE WHO SERVED US SO WELL OVER THE YEARS.

AND IT'S JUST, I THINK OF CHARLIE BROWN'S CHRISTMAS, YOU KNOW, I THINK OF THAT TREE STANDING THERE THINKING, WHY AREN'T YOU HERE? YOU HAVE LEFT ME OVER HERE.

I LIKE, I DO CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR A HOBBY, AS YOU CAN TELL.

MY IMAGINATION GOES WILD.

BUT, UM, ANYHOW, I I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A FUN NIGHT AND I REALLY CAN'T SEE HOW, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW THE NEW TREE DOES.

AND, UH, MAYOR, I'M NOT GONNA MENTION OUR WONDERFUL MEETING WE HAVE THE OTHER DAY ON THE CITY MANAGER.

I'LL LET YOU UPDATE US ON ALL THAT.

BUT I DO HAVE ONE REQUEST THAT THE BOARD THINK OVER TONIGHT.

YOU KNOW HOW WE ALL WERE A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT MAYBE THE HOLIDAYS MIGHT AFFECT THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS.

DO YOU THINK THAT YOU, IF THE BOARD AGREES, COULD CONTACT MR. BAUER AND ASK THAT HE, UH, LET US KNOW EVERY WEEK HOW MANY APPLICANTS CAME IN THAT WEEK? I THINK I'D FEEL A REAL SENSE OF, OF RELIEF IF I KNEW THAT WE WERE GETTING THEM DURING THE HOLIDAYS, IF YOU ALL AGREE.

OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

THANK YOU.

UH, BLESS MAYOR TRAVIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, IT WAS, UH, AN EXCITING WEEK THIS WEEK FOR ME IN THAT, UH, I GOT TO ATTEND THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP, WHICH WAS REALLY GREAT.

WAS SPOKEN BY SEVERAL OF THE COMMISSIONERS HERE.

I WON'T GO INTO ANY MORE DETAIL ON THAT.

THE SAME DAY WE HAD A PUBLIC WORKS LUNCHEON TOO.

AND, UH, IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO GO TO THE PUBLIC WORKS LUNCH.

AND THOSE GUYS WORKED SO HARD, AND I'LL TIE THAT IN TO, IF YOU'VE NOTICED THE WORK ON MURRAY LANE, UH, THEY'VE CLEARED OUT THE MIDDLE OF MURRAY LANE ONE SECTION.

IT REALLY LOOKS GOOD.

AND THOSE GUYS REALLY WORKED HARD.

AND EVEN THOSE GUYS, BIG, HARD, HARDWORKING GUYS, THEY SAID HOW TOUGH IT WAS.

THEY GOT A LOT OF SCRATCHES ON THEIR ARMS FROM ALL THAT BRUSH AND BRAMBLE THAT THEY WERE HAULING.

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THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD DAY IN MY BOOK.

I WANT TO TELL YOU, UH, ALSO LET YOU GUYS KNOW ON A PERSONAL NOTE, UH, WE HAD OUR PICTURES, OUR FAMILY CHRISTMAS PICTURES TAKEN AT DEERWOOD THIS SUNDAY.

AND, UH, NELSON AND THE TREE BOARD LET YOU KNOW, GABRIEL CHECKED OUT ALL THE SIGNS ON THE TREES TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE OKAY.

WE KEPT HIM BUSY, UH, SENDING HIM AROUND TO TELL US WHAT THE DIFFERENT TREES WERE.

BUT IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE WALKING SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND THE PARK WAS JUST FULL.

AND IT WAS JUST SO NEAT TO SEE PEOPLE OUT THERE REALLY, REALLY NICE.

UM, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS AN INFO MEETING IN THE MORNING AT 8:00 AM AND WE WILL MEET MONDAY, DECEMBER 2ND AT 7:30 PM AFTER THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING.

UH, BIGGEST THING REALLY ON THE AGENDA, JUST TO LET Y'ALL KNOW, BECAUSE, UM, THERE'S A HOTEL HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BEHIND HOME DEPOT AND DOWN, DOWN OFF MOORE'S LANE.

UM, THEY'RE PROPOSING TO TEAR THE HOLIDAY INN DOWN AND REPLACE THE HOTEL.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING, UH, ON THE AGENDA.

AND, AND IT ALL, IT ALL FITS ALL THE CODES AND EVERYTHING.

WANNA SEND OUT A SPECIAL, UH, THANK YOU IN ADVANCE TO THE FIRE AND POLICE BECAUSE YOU GUYS KEEP WORKING WHILE WE ALL RELAX.

SO PLEASE LET YOUR TEAMS KNOW THEY'RE NOT TAKEN FOR GRANTED.

WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THIS DEFINED SERVICE THAT WE GET HERE IN BRENTWOOD.

UH, YOU ARE WHAT HELPS MAKE THIS COMMUNITY SPECIAL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I WISH ALL THE CITIZENS A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALONG WITH THE COMMISSIONERS.

ENJOY, TAKE CARE, TRAVEL SAFE.

THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS.

ALL RIGHT, UM, WE'LL START, UH, BY, UM, TALKING ABOUT OUR, UM, CITY MANAGER SEARCH.

SO, UM, UH, AS MANY ARE AWARE, UH, WE WERE UNABLE TO COME TO, UH, TERMS WITH AN ACCEPTABLE, UH, CANDIDATE.

AND SO WE ARE STARTING OVER.

UM, WE TALKED THROUGH, UH, THE LOGISTICS, UH, AND THE TIMING AND, UH, A FEW THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO, UM, DIFFERENT, UH, THIS PAST THURSDAY AT THE, UH, INFORMATIONAL MEETING.

UM, BUT WHAT I'LL TELL YOU IS, UH, AGAIN, WE WERE ABLE TO COME TO A VERY STRONG, UH, CONSENSUS IN AGREEMENT ON, ON WHAT TO DO, UH, GOING FORWARD.

UM, AS OF, UM, UH, THIS PAST THURSDAY, WE AGREED THAT WE WANTED TO START NOW, UH, AND START ADVERTISING, UH, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD, UM, A TARGET OF STATES, UH, THAT ARE IN THE AREA.

COMMISSIONER DUNN HAD COMMENTED ABOUT HOW WE DID NOT HAVE, UM, ANY CANDIDATES FROM NORTH CAROLINA OR FROM VIRGINIA.

UM, AND BRETT REASSURED US, THE RECRUITER, UH, THAT, UH, HE WAS IN FACT, UH, ADVERTISING IN, UH, IN THOSE STATES, UH, AND WOULD CONTINUE, UH, TO DO SO, MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD GOOD COVERAGE.

UM, BUT WE WILL START, UH, WE STARTED, UH, LAST WEEK.

WE WILL STOP ADVERTISING FOR THE POSITION ON JANUARY 10TH.

UH, I THINK THE, UH, RECRUITER WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO GIVING US A NUMBER, UM, OF HOW MANY HE RECEIVED IN A WEEK, AND THEN HOW MANY HE HAS, UH, TOTAL.

I KNOW, UM, THAT HE'S BEEN VERY EASY, UH, TO WORK WITH AND VERY ACCOMMODATING.

WE AGREED TO, UH, POST A SALARY RANGE, UH, AS WELL AS NO RESIDENTIAL, UH, REQUIREMENT.

UM, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALSO AGREED ON, UH, IS TO CONSOLIDATE THE, UH, THE TIMELINE.

UH, OUR CITY MANAGER IS LEAVING FIRST PART OF, UH, FEBRUARY.

UH, AND TO GET SOMEONE IN, UH, WILL BE, UM, VERY TOUGH AND TO HAVE AN OVERLAP, UM, IS NOT GOING TO OCCUR, UH, THIS TIME.

SO WE'LL TALK WITH, UM, UH, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ABOUT FILLING, UH, THAT GAP, UH, UNTIL A NEW CITY MANAGER, UH, COMES IN.

AND THEN ONCE WE DO HAVE A NEW CITY MANAGER, UH, COME IN, WE'LL, UH, WE'LL TALK WITH, UH, AMONGST THE COMMISSION, UH, AND THEN TALK WITH, UH, WITH KIRK ABOUT, UH, PERHAPS COMING IN FOR A FEW DAYS OR A WEEK OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

UM, BUT, UM, WE, UH, MADE THAT, UH, OUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS KNOWN ON THAT MATTER THURSDAY, UH, AND WE WERE GREETED BACK WITH A, UH, SMILE.

UM, UH, YEAH, WE CAN PROBABLY FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORK SOMETHING OUT, UH, FROM KIRK, WHICH WAS, UH, WAS NICE.

BUT, UM, UNFORTUNATELY, UM, WE ARE STARTING OVER.

UH, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, UH, IS WE WERE NOT GOING TO PUT SOMEONE, UH, IN THIS ROLE, UH, THAT WAS NOT THE RIGHT FIT.

AND SO, UM, WE, UH, WERE NOT ABLE TO COME TO TERMS WITH AN ACCEPTABLE CANDIDATE.

AND INSTEAD OF GOING BACK, UH, THROUGH, UH, THOSE CANDIDATES, IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE GONNA START OVER, UH, AND GO THROUGH THE, UH, THE PROCESS AGAIN.

UM, WE NEED TO GET THIS RIGHT NOW.

WE WON'T HAVE AN INTERIM FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

I BELIEVE WE'LL FIND THE, UH, THE RIGHT CANDIDATE.

UM, 'CAUSE, UM, MYSELF, THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS, I THINK EVERYBODY THAT LIVES HERE IN BRENTWOOD

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SO, UH, BRENTWOOD KIND OF SELLS ITSELF.

UM, AND SO, UH, I BELIEVE THAT WE'LL FIND THAT, UH, THAT RIGHT ONE.

BUT, SO THAT'S IT ON, UH, ON THE CITY MANAGER SEARCH.

UM, HOPE YOU JOIN US, UH, FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING ON DECEMBER 2ND, UH, AT FIVE 30.

AND, UH, WE WILL HAVE THE, UH, THE NEW TREE, UH, WE'LL PAY, UH, OUR RESPECTS TO, UH, THE OLD, UH, TREE.

UH, IT'S LARGE, BUT, UH, IS, UH, LOOKING, UH, RATHER BARREN, UM, BUT HAS SERVED US, UH, WELL THROUGH THE YEARS.

AND THEN FINALLY, HAPPY THANKSGIVING, UH, TO EVERYONE AND THEIR FAMILIES.

UH, IF YOU TRAVEL, UH, SAFE TRAVELS.

IF YOU'RE JUST HOME, WE HOPE YOU'RE ABLE TO ENJOY, UM, UH, YOUR TIME WITH FAMILY, UH, FRIENDS.

AND, UM, JUST HAVE A, UH, A WONDERFUL AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

YES, SIR.

JUST, UM, YOUR COMMENTS MADE ME THINK, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, UH, AS MAYOR.

UH, THIS RECRUITMENT FALLS MORE ON YOUR SHOULDERS AND THE REST OF US.

I THINK THE COMMISSION HAS WORK VERY EFFECTIVELY TOGETHER, BUT THE BULK OF IT FALLS ON YOUR SHOULDERS TO LEAD THIS, AND YOU'RE LEADING THE CHARGE, AND IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

AND I APPRECIATE THE GOOD JOB YOU'RE DOING.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER DUNN.

YEAH, I, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO HAVE ONLY FOLLOWED OUR CITY MANAGER SEARCH SPORADICALLY, DIDN'T SEE OUR MEETING LAST WEEK, I WANTED TO ADD ONE THING.

WE DID HAVE A, A CANDIDATE AND IT WAS A UNANIMOUS PICK BY THE COMMISSION.

WE, THERE WAS NO, UH, DIVISION AMONG US ABOUT WHO WE WANTED.

AND WE HAVE WORKED REALLY WELL, I THINK, AS A GROUP ON THIS, BECAUSE WHILE WE DO HAVE SOME DIFFERENCES, THIS IS KEY TO THE CITY AND WE WANT TO DO THIS RIGHT.

SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THAT.

MM-HMM, .

VERY GOOD.

ALRIGHT,

[ Consent Agenda]

WE'LL, UH, MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

PLEASE NOTE, UH, ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION, EXCEPT FOR ANY ITEMS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS AT THIS TIME.

DOES ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE, UH, ITEM NUMBER ONE, ORDINANCE 2024 DASH 10 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 56 TO 64 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT NEW FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS FOR CONSIDERATION ON FIRST READING RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 1 28 RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH FRANKLIN TREE SERVICE LLC FOR TREE TRIM TREE TRIMMING AND REMOVAL SERVICES FOR ADOPTION.

ITEM THREE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 1 29 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH MONSTER TREE SERVICE FOR TREE TRIMMING AND REMOVAL SERVICES FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION 2024 DASH ONE 30 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A RENEWAL PROPOSAL FROM BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF TENNESSEE FOR VISION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025 FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION.

2024 DASH 1 31 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH NOLANSVILLE COLLEGE GROVE UTILITY DISTRICT FOR THE RELOCATION OF WATER LINES ALONG RAGSDALE ROAD FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 1 32 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH SPRY POINT SERVICES, INC.

FOR UTILITY BILLING SYSTEM AND CUSTOMER PORTAL FOR ADOPTION.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 1 33 RESOLUTION ENDORSING AN APPLICATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, STATE AND LOCAL CYBERSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE 13 VEHICLES FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

ITEM NUMBER NINE, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE VEHICLES FOR THE WATER AND PARKS DEPARTMENT.

DO I HEAR A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[1. Ordinance 2024-05 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 56, ARTICLE I, DIVISION 1 AND ARTICLE II, DIVISION 5 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, EROSION CONTROL AND FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION, for consideration on second and final reading]

DO I MOVE TO MOVE TO APPROVE? DO I HEAR SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

KIRK.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

UH, THIS IS SECOND READING OF AN, OF AN ORDINANCE THAT YOU DID FIRST READING ON, UH, JANUARY 22ND, 2024.

AND IT IS RELATED TO OUR FLOOD, UH, MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY FOR HOMES THAT ARE ELEVATED IN THE FLOODWAY, WHICH WE HAVE A FEW OF THOSE.

UM, ONCE THEY'RE ELEVATED, THERE'S A, USUALLY THEY HAVE A

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UH, UNDER OUR PRIOR ORDINANCE, UH, YOU COULD NOT ENCLOSE THAT STAIRWELL FOR SECURITY PURPOSES.

UH, SO THIS, WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES IS AMEND OUR, UH, FLOOD MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS TO ALLOW FOR AN ENCLOSURE OF THOSE, UH, STAIRWELLS UNDER THOSE ELEVATED HOMES, AND HAS CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE SIZE OF THE, UH, ENCLOSURE.

THE FACT THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE ENCLOSED STORAGE IN IT, UH, MUST BE FLOOD, UH, RESISTANT MATERIALS, CERTAIN NUMBER OF FLOOD VENTS, ALL OF THOSE KIND OF REQUIREMENTS.

UM, BUT WHEN YOU APPROVED IT ON FIRST READING IN JANUARY OF 2024, UH, AS YOU KNOW, ANY AMENDMENT TO OUR FLOOD MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE REQUIRES REVIEW AND APPROVAL FROM TEMA AND FEMA.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN HOLDING SECOND READING OF THIS UNTIL WE HAD CONFIRMATION THAT THOSE CHANGES AS PROPOSED WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO THOSE AGENCIES.

AND WE JUST RECEIVED THAT, UH, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WITH A PHONE CALL TO TODD.

SO THAT'S WHY IT'S BACK ON YOUR AGENDA NOW FOR SECOND READING, UM, WITH YOUR APPROVAL.

THEN WE WILL WORK WITH THE HANDFUL OF HOMEOWNERS WHO HAVE STARTED DOWN THIS ROAD ON THE ELEVATION AND, AND, UH, STAIRWELL ENCLOSURES TO GET THEM, UH, COMPLIANT WITH THIS CODE AND HOPEFULLY FINALIZE THEIR ELEVATION, UH, CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCIES.

SO I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

AS YOU KNOW, TODD IS OUR, OUR FLOOD MANAGEMENT EXPERT, SO HE'S HERE ALSO.

I JUST LIKE TO THANK TODD HARD WORK ON THIS, THIS, THIS IS HOURS AND HOURS OF, OF A PROJECT THAT DOESN'T AFFECT MANY PEOPLE, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THE PEOPLE THAT IT DOES IMPACT.

AND I KNOW YOU DEDICATED A LOT OF TIME TO IT, TODD, GREATLY APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. SPEARS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THAT, UM, TODD AND KIRK AS WELL HAS SPENT A LOT OF HOURS ON THIS, AND YOU'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF AGENCIES WHO ARE NOT ALWAYS THE EASIEST TO DEAL WITH.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TENACITY AND YOUR CONSISTENCY WITH THAT.

UM, FROM THE PICTURE THAT WAS SHOWN EARLIER, UH, IT, IT MAY NOT BE OBVIOUS TO EVERYONE, BUT THE, THE ENTIRE DOWNSTAIRS OR UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE IS OPEN.

AND SO THIS PROVIDES SECURITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS BECAUSE THE DOOR, THE STAIRWELL GOING UP WILL NOW BE SAFE FOR THEM.

THERE WON'T BE ANY DANGER LURKING AT THE TOP ON A DARK NIGHT.

SO THANK YOU FOR WORKING HARD TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND BRING SAFETY TO OUR RESIDENTS.

AND ALL THOSE IN PRO FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL BENEFIT FROM YOUR WORK.

SO, THANK YOU.

OTHER COMMENTS? UM, KIRK, TODD, EVERYBODY.

UM, IT WOULD'VE BEEN VERY EASY TO JUST SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, UM, UM, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THIS.

UH, AND IT IS WHAT IT IS.

UH, AND JUST KIND OF MOVE ON.

UH, BUT, UH, GOING THIS EXTRA MILE FOR THESE PEOPLE THAT, UM, HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY, UH, IMPACTED, UM, UH, IT'S THEIR HOME, UH, IT'S THEIR, UH, TYPICALLY THEIR LARGEST INVESTMENT, UM, THEY'LL EVER MAKE IN THEIR LIFE.

AND SO GOING THAT EXTRA MILE, UH, MEANS A LOT.

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

ALRIGHT, WE'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 2024 DASH ZERO FIVE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

IS THERE ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING? ALRIGHT,

[1. Other new business]

DO WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT ABOUT NOTIFYING BRAD, OR CAN YOU JUST, DO WE HAVE TO DO THAT? THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE VOTE THAT I, I MADE A, UH, A COMMENT.

I JUST DIDN'T WANNA VIOLATE ANY RULES, SO NO, NO, NO.

UH, I MADE A, UH, A COMMENT, UH, DURING, UH, THE, UH, CITY MANAGER DISCUSSION.

I THINK HE'LL BE MORE THAN, UH, WILLING TO, UH, UPDATE US ON THAT.

COPY US ON THAT EMAIL THAT YOU'VE SENT IN PLACE.

YES, MA'AM.

OKAY.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

VERY GOOD.

ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING? HEARING NONE MOVE OR ADJOURNED? THANK YOU ALL.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.