[ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Mayor Gorman Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Commissioner Andrews]
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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, 2024.
PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COMMISSIONER LITTLE.
THIS EVENING, I'LL GIVE THE INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY COMMISSIONER ANDREWS, GIVING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLEASE STAND AND BOW YOUR HEAD.
DEAR GOD, PLEASE GIVE US THE GUIDANCE, WISDOM, AND STRENGTH TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD IN THIS TRULY BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE CITY.
WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO CALL, CALL HOME.
PLEASE BLESS AND PROTECT OUR POLICE AND FIRE TEAMS THAT PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY TO KEEP US SAFE.
PLEASE HELP US REMEMBER YOUR SON, WHO IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON.
FLAG, I ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, FLAG, FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[2. Approval or Correction of Minutes]
UH, WE HAVE TWO, UM, APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF, UH, MINUTES, UH, ON THE AGENDA.THE FIRST ONE IS, UH, APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF THE MINUTES, UH, FROM NOVEMBER 21ST, 2024.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL SECOND.
ALRIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE, UH, THE MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 21ST, 2024.
NEXT IS APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF THE MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER 25TH, 2024.
ALL IN FAVOR, FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
DO WE NEED A MOTION? I, I'M SO SORRY.
UM, DO I HEAR A SECOND? HEAR A SECOND.
ALRIGHT, NOW ALL IN FAVOR, UH, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
UM, ONE ABSTENTION, UH, MOTION PASSES.
FIVE, UM, WITH, UH, ONE ABSTENTION.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE, UH, UH, COMMENTS, UH, FROM CITIZENS.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT, OH, I SEE THE CHIEF BACK THERE SHAKING HIS HEAD.
UM, SO, UM, WE HAVE, UH, A COUPLE OF FOLKS HERE THIS EVENING, BUT, UM, NOBODY WANTS TO SPEAK.
SO WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS AND WE'LL MOVE TO A REPORT
[ Report from City Manager Report from the City Attorney Reports and comments by Commissioners and Mayor]
FROM OUR CITY MANAGER.UH, JUST BRIEFLY, A COUPLE ITEMS. ONE, JUST A REMINDER THAT WORK ON RAGSDALE ROAD CONTINUES AND WILL CONTINUE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IN THAT AREA IS AWARE THAT BLASTING WORK, UH, WILL BE STARTING SOMETIME IN THE RELATIVELY NEAR FUTURE.
UH, AND PROBABLY CONTINUE FOR A WHILE.
WE ARE KEEPING UP WITH COMMUNICATION OUT TO THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS, BUT THAT IS PART OF THE ROAD PROJECT.
UM, SECONDLY, JUST, UH, THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING, OF COURSE, BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS.
SO CITY OFFICERS ARE CLOSED ON IN THE LIBRARY DECEMBER 24TH AND 25TH, AS WELL AS JANUARY 1ST.
AND I BELIEVE THE LIBRARY MAY BE CLOSING EARLY ON THE 31ST.
IS THAT RIGHT? 6:00 PM PROBABLY.
UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE OTHER THAN TO WISH, UH, FROM STAFF, THE COMMISSION AND THE COMMUNITY.
UH, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR CITY MANAGER? VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.
WE'LL MOVE TO A REPORT FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
UM, THIS EVENING WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER SPEARS.
I WANNA THANK THE BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS FOR REACHING OUT, UH, SENDING EMAILS, CALLS, TEXT MESSAGES.
YOUR ENGAGEMENT WITH US IS CERTAINLY THE, THE BEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT.
UM, THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT AS WELL.
THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AT THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 2ND WAS A PERFECT SNOWY EVENING.
THE HOT CHOCOLATE FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY BROUGHT MUCH NEEDED WARMTH.
THE RAVENWOOD CHOIR WAS PERFECT, AND PITCH AND TONE AND THE NEW CHRISTMAS TREE WAS GORGEOUS.
THANK YOU TO LEE BOWIE AND CHARLES BOOTH FOR MANAGING THIS WONDERFUL TRADITION FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
THANK YOU TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR GETTING EVERYTHING READY FOR THE CELEBRATION.
AND THANK YOU TO THE BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR KEEPING US ORGANIZED AND SAFE.
OUR DECEMBER PARK BOARD MEETING WAS CANCELED BECAUSE WE WERE, THERE WERE NO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
OUR NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 6TH AT 5:30 PM AND IT'LL BE HELD IN THE ANNEX ROOM RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
AND THOSE MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
TONIGHT, I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR IT DEPARTMENT.
OUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT KEEPS US UP AND RUNNING, KEEPS THE BAD ACTORS AWAY, AND SOLVES OUR PROBLEMS QUICKLY AND ALWAYS WITH A SMILE AND USUALLY WITH A LITTLE BIT OF HUMOR.
THANK YOU TO SARAH VAN WARMER AND
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YOUR TEAM ON DECEMBER 13TH.THIS YEAR, THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL GUARD WILL TURN 388 YEARS OLD.
SINCE WE'LL NOT BE MEETING AGAIN UNTIL JANUARY, I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO QUOTE A LINE FROM ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS HYMNS, A LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM, A MOURNING STARS TOGETHER PROCLAIM THE HOLY BIRTH AND PRAISE PRAISES, SING TO CHRIST THE KING, AND PEACE TO MEN ON EARTH.
MAY THE PEACE OF CHRISTMAS BE YOURS THIS YEAR, MAYOR.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.
UM, I WAS EXCITED TO ATTEND THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING, WHICH WAS AN AMAZING EVENT AND GOD'S PERFECT TIMING.
WE HAD SNOW FALLING AS THE RAVENWOOD CHOIR SANG SONGS, CHILDREN RAN AND SQUEALED IN THE OPEN FIELD BY THE NEW TREE UNTIL THE COUNTDOWN, WHEN THE LIGHTS ON THE TREE WERE ILLUMINATED.
IF YOU CANNOT BE THERE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND NEXT YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS A WONDERFUL START TO THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.
I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK OUR STAFF WHO MADE THIS EVENT HAPPEN, INCLUDING CHARLES BOOTH LEE, BOO LEE, TODD HTAT, AS WELL AS OUR MANY POLICE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES.
THIS EVENT COULD NOT OCCUR WITHOUT ALL OF Y'ALL.
ALSO, THANK YOU TO THE MANY LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED WITH THIS EVENT AND THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY FOR HANDING OUT MUCH NEEDED CUPS OF HOT CHOCOLATE.
UM, MOVING ON TO SOME LIBRARY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED LIBRARY BOARD MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11TH AT 4:30 PM AT THE LIBRARY.
ALSO, WE HAD OVER APPROXIMATELY OVER 1000 CHILDREN AND PARENTS ATTEND OUR MORNING WITH SANTA THIS PAST SATURDAY.
SO IT'S BEEN A BUSY PLACE AT THE LIBRARY.
THERE ARE LOTS OF GREAT PROGRAMS LISTED IN THE DECEMBER NEWSLETTER, SO MAKE SURE YOU ARE SIGNED UP FOR THE LIBRARY'S NEWSLETTER TO GET ALL THE LATEST PROGRAMS AT THE LIBRARY.
A VERY POPULAR ONE THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO HAVE IS THE EXAM WEEK STUDY BREAKS.
SO PLEASE JOIN US FOR SOME FUN WHEN YOU TAKE A BREAK FROM STUDYING ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15TH AT 3:00 PM JOIN US FOR COOKIE DECORATING ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 16TH AT 5:00 PM GAMES AND PIZZA.
AND, UM, EVERYONE'S FAVORITE ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17TH AT 5:00 PM DOGS AND PIZZA.
THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY, AND IT WILL ALSO CLOSE AT 6:00 PM ON DECEMBER 31ST, AND WE'LL REOPEN ON JANUARY 2ND.
LASTLY, I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
THANK YOU, UH, COMMISSIONER ANDREWS.
SO, WITH THE TREE BOARD, WE HAVE OUR LAST TREE BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR, COMING UP NEXT WEEK IN THE 17TH, RIGHT HERE AT, UH, THE ANNEX ROOM NEXT DOOR.
UH, WHILE IT IS WINTER TIME, UM, KEYBOARD IS BUSY PLANNING FOR ARBOR DAY LEE AND EVERYBODY WITH THE LIBRARY STAFF.
APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP WITH THIS, CHARLES.
I KNOW IT'S, UH, ARBOR DAY'S A BIG DEAL, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THAT COMING UP.
UM, YOU KNOW, ON BEHALF OF THE CHIEF AND THE CHIEF AND ALSO TODD IN PUBLIC WORKS AS, UH, UH, AS YOUR FRIENDLY LOCAL CAR DEALER, WANNA ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CHECK YOUR TIRES, MAKE SURE AS WE GET INTO THE WINTER WEATHER WITH SNOW AND ICE, TRY TO MAKE SURE YOU STAY ON THE ROAD AND OUT OF THE DITCH SO NEITHER OF THE CHIEFS NOR TODD HAVE TO COME TO VISIT AND, UH, HELP YOU BACK OUT.
UH, ALSO NOT A BAD IDEA TO CHECK YOUR BATTERY AND OTHER THINGS IS, UH, MAINTENANCE WISE AS THE, AS THE WEATHER CHANGES.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST WANNA WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS.
UM, HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS THE HOLIDAYS.
UH, LIKE WE'VE SAID BEFORE, YOU KNOW, THIS TIME OF YEAR IS, UH, IS REALLY ENVISIONED, IS A VERY HAPPY TIME FOR EVERYBODY.
BUT ALSO KNOWING THAT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT GO ON THAT CAN AFFECT PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY.
AND, UM, DEPENDING ON YOUR ASSOCIATION AND YOUR YOUR YOUR OWN CIRCUMSTANCES, IT CAN BE TIME THAT PEOPLE NEED A, A, A FRIENDLY FACE AND OUTREACH HAND AND A AND, AND SOME HELP UP.
SO PLEASE BE CONSCIOUS OF THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU AND HELP THE FOLKS THROUGH, UM, THROUGH THE SEASON IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE STRUGGLING AT ALL.
I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING, BUT SINCE I DID ATTEND 33 PREVIOUS ONES, I HOPE I'LL BE FORGIVEN FOR THE MISSING ONE.
CHARLES, YOU DID A MARVELOUS JOB.
THE LIBRARY DID A MARVELOUS JOB, THE FRIENDS DID.
IT'S ALWAYS THE, THE LOOK ON THOSE LITTLE CHILDREN'S FACES, IT WAS JUST CAPTURED IN THAT VIDEO.
IT'S JUST, IT, IT IS JUST ONE OF THOSE WONDERFUL MOMENTS THAT, THAT YOU, YOU SEE AND YOU SEE YOUR OWN CHILDREN AND REMEMBER THEIR, THEIR YOUNGER DAYS WHEN YOU SEE THESE LITTLE ONES.
UH, HISTORIC BOARD WILL NOT MEET THIS MONTH.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE WORK HAS STOPPED.
ONE OF OUR MEMBERS, JOE GROSS, IS HERE TONIGHT AND HE WAS SHOWING ME, UH, ANOTHER BOOKLET THAT WE WILL BE CREATING FOR THE BRENTWOOD ROOM AND FOR OUR WEBSITE.
THE HISTORY OF, IT'S VERY SHORT, BUT IT'S PHOTOS AND THE HISTORY OF THE BRENT VALE CABIN FROM ITS INCEPTION, FROM THE, ON BEING ON THE M**K PROPERTY, FORMERLY THE GATLIN PROPERTY, TO WHERE
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IT IS NOW IN ITS REPURPOSING.SO YOU CAN FOLLOW ALL THE, THE PHOTOS AND THE DETAILS OF HOW THAT HAPPENED, SO THAT WE NEED TO KEEP THESE RECORDS.
AND JOE, WE APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DID ON THAT.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, EXCEPT I DO WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS, A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY, AND HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SAFELY, BAD CARE.
AND, UH, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE VICE MAYOR TRAVIS FOR HIS WONDERFUL RECOVERY FROM HIS KNEE REPLACEMENT.
I, I REALLY DID NOT EXPECT TO SEE YOU HERE TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY WITHOUT A CANE OR ANYTHING.
SO AS AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR YOU, GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
UM, I GOT TO TEST THE OLD KNEE OUT AT THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING BEFORE THE SURGERY THE NEXT DAY.
AND LEMME TELL YOU, WE GOT ENOUGH MOLDS DOWN THERE ON THAT PROPERTY THAT WE, EVEN WITH GOOD KNEES, IT'S HARD TO WALK.
AND WE COULD CAPTURE THOSE CRITTERS AND SELL 'EM.
WE COULD MAKE A LITTLE MONEY, LEE, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU MIGHT WANNA THINK ABOUT.
BUT THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING WAS JUST UNBELIEVABLY FUN.
AND I DO THINK TOO, I THINK THE SNOW WAS MAGICAL.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
JUST THE SEVERAL MISCELLANEOUS THINGS HERE.
UM, THANK YOU TO THE BRENTWOOD POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
YOUR JOBS ARE GETTING READY TO GET TOUGHER AGAIN.
UM, MORE SHOPPERS, MORE TRAFFIC, MORE STUFF GOING ON, AND, UH, YOU'VE GOT A HARD 30 DAYS AHEAD OF YOU PROBABLY JUST KNOW THAT YOU'RE LOVED AND APPRECIATED BY ALL OF US IN BRENTWOOD.
UM, JUST ANOTHER NOTE, AND I, THIS IS ONE I JUST WORRY ABOUT.
WE WERE DOWN IN COOL SPRINGS TODAY, COOL SPRINGS.
TRAFFIC IS ALREADY PICKING UP WITH THE CHRISTMAS STUFF, AND A YELLOW LIGHT MEANS NOTHING TO ANYBODY ANYMORE.
THAT'S, THAT'S ALMOST LIKE, STOP ON YOUR ACCELERATOR AND GO.
AND I JUST WORRY WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME TERRIBLE CRASHES THAT WAY.
I HOPE PEOPLE JUST TAKE ANOTHER MINUTE, SLOW DOWN AND BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC, BUT IF WE ALL TAKE TIME, IT'LL, IT'LL REALLY WORK WELL.
UM, JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS TO THE FELLOW COMMISSIONERS.
UM, THE, WE, WE ARE BUSY UP HERE.
WE MIGHT, IT MIGHT NOT LOOK LIKE IT.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF TO READ.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF TO COME IN.
CHARLES SENDS A NOTE AND I SAID, HEY, NO PROBLEM.
I'LL JUST SIT BACK AND I'LL READ THAT WHILE I'M RECOVERING.
HE HAD TO SEND ME A NOTE TODAY AND SAID, I HADN'T HEARD FROM YOU
AND SO I GOT BUSY AND I DIDN'T SEND HIM THE NOTE, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
THERE'S JUST A LOT THAT GO IN.
AND I DO THINK WE HAVE DEDICATED PEOPLE THAT ARE SERVING US, UH, SERVING THE CITIZENS VERY WELL.
AND I MEAN THAT FROM THE CITY COMMISSIONERS TO THE VOLUNTEER BOARDS.
THEY ALL DO SUCH A GREAT JOB AND THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
UM, ALSO, MURRAY LANE LOOKS INCREDIBLE.
I I, I USED TO DREAD SOMETIMES YOU'D HAVE A EMAIL COME IN AND THE THE TAGLINE WOULD BE THE SAME AND YOU'RE LIKE, OH NO, ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE.
NOW WHEN IT COMES IN, IT SAYS MURRAY LANE, YOU THINK I WANNA OPEN THAT? I WANNA READ THAT.
PEOPLE ARE REALLY, REALLY COMPLIMENTING HOW GOOD AND CLEAN THAT LOOKS.
AND THAT TOOK A LOT OF WORK, BUT PEOPLE, SO I WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS.
WE WON'T BE TOGETHER AGAIN TILL NEXT YEAR.
BUT, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, FELLOW COMMISSIONERS.
UM, JUST A, UH, A QUICK UPDATE ON THE, UH, UH, CITY MANAGER RECRUIT.
UM, WE HEARD FROM, UH, OUR RECRUITER, UM, BRETT, UH, AND WE HAVE 20 APPLICANTS, UM, THUS FAR.
UH, SO, UM, IF WE WERE TO PRORATE, UH, THAT NUMBER, WE'RE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF WHERE WE WERE, UM, UH, WITH THE, UH, THE LAST RECRUIT, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT, UH, OVER THE HOLIDAYS.
UH, BUT, UH, WE WILL CONTINUE, UH, TO WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE RIGHT, UM, CITY MANAGER REPLACEMENT.
UH, KIRK SHOES WILL BE, UH, UH, BIG AND HARD TO FILL, BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE AND GET IT RIGHT.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO, UH, COMPROMISE, UH, THAT, UH, AS EVERYONE HAS SAID, THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY MAGICAL.
IT'S, UH, ONE OF MY FAVORITE TIMES, UM, IN THE, UH, IN THE CITY TO SEE ALL THE KIDS JUST GET SO EXCITED.
UM, AND THEN TO HAVE THE, UH, THE SNOW AND THE COLD, UH, IT WAS BEGINNING TO LOOK AND FEEL A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS FOR SURE.
SO WE WILL LOOK FORWARD, UH, TO SEEING YOU ALL, UH, NEXT YEAR, UH, IN 2025.
UH, BUT WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS, UH, AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
[ Consent Agenda]
TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.UH, PLEASE NOTE 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.
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ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO.ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 1 34 OR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF AN ENERGY EFFICIENT BLOCK.
GRANT EQUIPMENT REBATE VOUCHER FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESOLUTION, 2024 DASH 1 35 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR EXCESS LAND, UH, OFFICE FOR SIGNAL SYSTEM UPGRADE.
UH, PROJECT ITEM THREE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 1 36 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FOR EXERCISE STRESS TEST FOR ADOPTION.
ITEM FOUR, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 1 37 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY FOR FUNDING OF PROGRAMMING FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION.
2024 DASH 1 38 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ALTERCATION TO THE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE PERMANENT OPEN SPACE.
OPEN SPACE WITHIN THE CO SUBDIVISION FOR ADOPTION.
ITEM SIX, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 1 39 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER WITH MAJORS CONSTRUCTION LLC FOR GENERAL CONTRACTOR SERVICES FOR THE PAVILION CONSTRUCTION AT CROCKETT PARK FOR ADOPTION.
ITEM SEVEN, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH ONE 40 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH JOHN BOUCHARD AND SONS FOR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS GENERATOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR ADOPTION.
ITEM EIGHT, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 1 41 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER WITH CLEMENTS LAWN CARE FOR RIGHT OF WAY MAINTENANCE FOR ADOPTION.
ITEM NINE, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE AXIS PTZ TRAFFIC CAMERAS.
10 APPROVAL TO PURCHASE TRAFFIC SWITCHES AND 11 CANCELLATION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 16TH, 2024.
MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING? ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO
[1. Other new business]
NEW BUSINESS, OTHER NEW BUSINESS IN THIS, UH, ITEM NUMBER ONE, A NOTICE OF FUTURE APPOINTMENTS OF THREE MEMBERS TO THE HISTORIC COMMISSION FOR INFORMATION ONLY.ITEM, UM, ONE A AGAIN, NOTICE, UH, FUTURE APPOINTMENTS, UH, FOR MEMBERS, UH, TO THE TREE BOARD, UH, FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION? I HAVE ONE ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS INFORMATIONAL IN NATURE.
AND GIVEN THAT WE ALL SAY HOW MUCH WE ENJOY HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC AND VALUE THEIR OPINION, I I I THINK THIS IS VERY TIMELY AND I NEVER READ STATEMENTS, BUT I'M GONNA READ THIS ONE TONIGHT BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT.
AS YOU KNOW, IN 2025, WE WILL BE MAKING FUND BALANCE TRANSFERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,500,000, $2,950,000 AND $2 MILLION TOWARD THE RACKET FACILITY.
IN ADDITION, WE WILL BE ISSUING BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 5 MILLION FOR THE SAME PURPOSE WE HAVE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS FOR AND AGAINST THESE EXPENDITURES, AND I WOULD SAY THEY HAVE BEEN EQUALLY DIVIDED.
OUR ELECTORAL SYSTEM ALLOWS US TO MEASURE THE CONSENSUS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY BY PLACING THE ISSUANCE OF THOSE BONDS ON OUR MAY 6TH, 2025 CITY COMMISSION ELECTION AS A REFERENDUM ITEM.
TO THAT END, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT OUR, AT OUR JANUARY 9TH, 2025 INFORMATIONAL MEETING, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, BRIEF US ON THE LEGALITIES INVOLVED AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WE MAY HAVE AFTER THAT BRIEFING.
I WOULD REQUEST THAT A CONSENSUS BE AGREED UPON BY THE BRENTWOOD CITY COMMISSIONERS TO PLACE IT ON THE CITY AGENDA AS A RESOLUTION FOR A VOTE REQUESTING THAT A REFERENDUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR $5 MILLION BE INCLUDED ON THE MAY 6TH, 2025 BALLOT.
IN ADDITION, I REQUEST THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ON THE AGENDA FOR EITHER THE JANUARY 13TH, 2025 MEETING OR THE JANUARY 27TH MEETING, DEPENDING ON WHICH MEETS THE PUBLICATION DEADLINES FOR THE AGENDA.
ANYTHING FURTHER? I HAVE A QUESTION, KIRK, HAVE WE DECIDED WE HAVEN'T VOTED ON DOING BONDS FOR ANYTHING? HAVE WE?
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WELL, THE BOND, A BOND ISSUE IS IN THE CURRENT FUNDING PLAN FOR THE FACILITY.YOU HAVE NOT VOTED TO ISSUE THOSE BONDS YET, IF THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING, BUT THAT IS THE CURRENT PLAN AND THE CURRENT CIP.
WELL, I, I'VE BEEN THROUGH TWO OF THESE BOND ISSUES ON REFERENDUMS BEFORE AND I, I, I THINK IT'S VERY LEGAL, SO I THINK WE WILL BENEFIT FROM HAVING KRISTEN SHARE WHAT SHE KNOWS WITH US AT OUR JANUARY 9TH MEETING.
SO I DIDN'T WANNA SURPRISE YOU JANUARY 9TH.
I FELT LIKE THIS WAS ADEQUATE NOTICE, SO VERY GOOD.
UM, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND AGAIN.