[ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Commissioner Little Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Commissioner Macmillan Oath of Office for Police Officers - Arshed Aljaff, Joshua Love, Lauren Marshall, and Andrew Peterson]
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THANKS FOR BEING HERE WITH US THIS EVENING.
UH, TONIGHT IS A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 2025.
PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING.
THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY COMMISSIONER LITTLE FOLLOWED BY COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLEASE STAND IF YOU WILL, PLEASE BOW YOUR HEAD.
DEAR, MOST GRACIOUS AND LOVING, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST PRAISE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS NEW YEAR AND THE OPPORTUNITIES IT GIVES US TO SERVE OTHERS FOLLOW.
WE PRAISE YOU FOR THIS COMMUNITY WE LIVE IN.
WE JUST SO BLESSED OUR FEET HAVE TRULY BEEN PLACED IN HIGH PLACES.
FATHER, WE PRAISE YOU FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS AND ALL THOSE WHO BRAVE THE OUTDOOR WEATHER, AND ESPECIALLY OVER THIS LAST WEEKEND.
AND WE PRAISE YOU FOR KEEPING THEM SAFE.
AND WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM PROTECTION AS THEY CARRY OUT THEIR DUTIES.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UH, ALLOWING US TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE WE CAN VOICE OUR OPINIONS.
AND FATHER, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US WISDOM AS WE CARRY OUT THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AND ALL THESE THINGS WE ASK IN CHRIST'S NAME.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, 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.
NEXT, ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING, WE HAVE THE OATH OF OFFICE, UH, FOR FOUR POLICE OFFICERS, CHIEF HICKEY.
THANK YOU MAYOR, AND VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
UH, THANKS FOR GIVING ME THE TIME TO INTRODUCE YOU TO FOUR OF YOUR NEWEST POLICE OFFICERS.
AND TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA START WITH ARSED, ALOFF OR AJ.
HE LIKES TO BE CALLED AND WE'RE GLAD THAT HE DOES.
AJ WAS BORN IN BAGHDAD, UH, AND UNFORTUNATELY LOST BOTH OF HIS PARENTS AT A VERY EARLY AGE.
SO MUCH OF HIS SURVIVAL AND EDUCATION WAS ON HIM.
HE WAS ABLE TO TEACH HIMSELF ENGLISH BY WATCHING AMERICAN MOVIES AND LISTENING TO AMERICAN MUSIC.
AND BY THE TIME HE WAS A TEENAGER, HE WAS HIRED AS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST INTERPRETERS FOR THE US MILITARY.
BECAUSE OF HIS WORK WITH THE US MILITARY, HE WAS GRANTED A SPECIAL IMMIGRATION VISA TO COME TO THE UNITED STATES.
ONCE HE GOT HERE, HE WANTED TO CONTINUE SERVING.
SO HE ENLISTED IN THE US ARMY, AS IN THE INFANTRY AT THE HUNDRED FIRST AIRBORNE.
SO THAT'S HOW HE CAME TO TENNESSEE.
AND WHILE HE WAS THERE, BEING THE SMART YOUNG MAN, HE IS, HE DECIDED TO CONTINUE HIS EDUCATION.
HE GOT A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND A MASTER'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM AUSTIN P ONCE HE SERVED HIS COMMITMENT TO THE US ARMY, HE WAS HIRED AGAIN BY THE US GOVERNMENT TO BE AT THE US EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD AS A HIGH THREAT PROTECTION SPECIALIST, WHICH IS WHERE HE HAS BEEN SERVING.
BUT HE MET A YOUNG LADY HERE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE WHO WANTED HIM HOME.
UH, GOSHA COULDN'T BE WITH US TONIGHT.
UH, AND WE ARE TICKLED TO DEATH THAT AJ HAS FOUND US AND WANTS TO BE PART OF THE BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WANTS TO CONTINUE SERVING IN SOME CAPACITY.
MAY I SWEAR YOU IN? IF YOU'LL REPEAT AFTER ME, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT I POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER, FOR THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT, THAT.
I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION.
THE CONSTITUTION, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.
THAT I WILL, THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS.
IN ALL RESPECTS, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS.
OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER, OF THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY, OF BRENTWOOD, OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE AND ALL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER DUTIES, POLICE OFFICER.
APPRECIATE WELCOME TO THE FAMILY HERE.
WE APPRECIATE, WE'RE REALLY GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
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SO, NEXT STEP, I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO JOSHUA LOVE.HE GREW UP IN TIPTON COUNTY AND GRADUATED FROM BRIGHTON HIGH SCHOOL.
HE EARNED HIS COLLEGE CREDITS FROM MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY.
SINCE 2011, HE HAS BEEN SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVES IN THE KILO COMPANY, THIRD BATTALION AS A GUNNER.
JOSH HAS WITH HIM TONIGHT, HIS WIFE OLIVIA.
AND THEY HAVE RECENTLY MOVED TO FRANKLIN.
AND WE ARE PROUD TO WELCOME JOSH TO OUR FAMILY.
JOSHUA, IF YOU'D RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I POSSESS, THAT I POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS.
ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER, FOR THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
BRENTWOOD, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
THAT I WILL, THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION, SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION, AND WILL OBEY AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.
THAT I WILL, THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS.
IN ALL RESPECTS, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS, OBSERVE THE P PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER, OF THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY, OF BRENTWOOD, OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER, THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER.
YOU'RE PART OF THE FAMILY TOO.
SO, NEXT I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO LAUREN MARSHALL.
LAUREN IS ORIGINALLY FROM HERNANDO, MISSISSIPPI, AND THAT'S WHERE SHE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE GOT A DEGREE IN FORENSIC BIOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI IN HATTIESBURG.
AND AFTER GRADUATION, SHE RETURNED TO HER HOMETOWN IN HERNANDO TO BECOME A POLICE OFFICER.
AND JUST LIKE US, THEY SEND THEIR, ALL THEIR OFFICERS TO A STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACADEMY.
AND IN MISSISSIPPI, LAUREN WAS THE TOP COP IN HER CLASS.
SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR HER TO BE HERE.
UH, SHE AND HER FIANCE, HAYDEN, WHO'S WITH US, BUT IS SHY, DID NOT WANNA COME UP.
UM, HE'S WORKING FOR THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, BY THE WAY.
AND THEY HAVE RELOCATED TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE, AND WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THEM.
LAUREN, IF YOU'D RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I POSSESS, THAT I POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS.
ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER, FOR THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT, AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION.
THE CONSTITUTION, AND OBEY THE LAWS.
AND OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
AND THAT, AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.
THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER, OF THE CHARTER, AND ORDINANCES AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES AND THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER.
SO PROUD TO HAVE YOU ON THE ABSOLUTELY.
LAST TONIGHT, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, IS ANDREW PETERSON.
ANDREW'S ORIGINALLY FROM MOR ROCKLIN, CALIFORNIA.
HE GRADUATED FROM DEL ORO HIGH SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA AND GOT HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX.
ANDREWS SERVED IN MANY WAYS TO OUR COUNTRY.
HE SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AS A SPECIAL BOAT OPERATOR, STILL CURRENTLY SERVES IN THE US NAVY RESERVES AS A CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER.
HE'S BEEN A POLICE OFFICER IN TEXAS FOR FIVE YEARS, AND MOST RECENTLY WAS A GLOBAL RESPONSE STAFF OPERATOR FOR THE US GOVERNMENT.
ANDY LIVES IN MURFREESBORO WITH HIS WIFE, KYLIE, THEIR DAUGHTER SAVANNAH, AND SON WYATT.
AND ANDY, YOU MAY HAVE TO TELL WHO ELSE WE HAVE WITH US TONIGHT.
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YES, SIR.SO MY MOM CAME IN FROM CALIFORNIA.
MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, MY FATHER-IN-LAW, MY SON OBVIOUSLY SAID WHAT? WELL, GREAT.
WELL, WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE ANDY.
AND, UH, WE KNOW THAT HE IS GOING TO BE A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR STAFF.
JUST LIKE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT I'VE INTRODUCED TO TONIGHT.
THEY BRING A WIDE ARRAY OF SKILLS.
ANDY'S GOT A LOT OF SKILLS THAT HE HAS LEARNED THROUGH THE NAVY THAT I'M SURE WE'RE GONNA PUT TO USE ANDY.
MAYOR, IF YOU REPEAT AFTER ME.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I POSSESS, THAT I POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS.
ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER, FOR THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION.
THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.
THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER, OF THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES.
A POLICE OFFICER, POLICE OFFICER, WELCOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH IN TENNESSEE, YOUR FAMILY.
THANKS FOR COMING FROM OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.
UH, FOUR POLICE OFFICERS IN, UH, IN ONE NIGHT.
UM, MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLE BIT SAFER.
UM, CHIEF, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
[2. Approval or Correction of Minutes]
THE AGENDA, UH, THIS EVENING IS THE APPROVAL OR THE CORRECTION OF MINUTES FROM LAST YEAR, UH, DECEMBER 20 OR DECEMBER 9TH.DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MOTION, UH, ON THE FLOOR.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF, UH, UH, THE MINUTES AS, UH, WRITTEN.
UM, SO SIX IN FAVOR, UH, ONE ABSTENTION COMMISSIONER, LITTLE ABSTAINING.
[ 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. ]
HAVE, UH, COMMENTS, UH, FROM CITIZENS.UH, INDIVIDUALS MAY COMMENT, UH, ON ANY ITEM, UH, INCLUDED IN THE REGULAR CONSENT, UH, AGENDA OR 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.
SHOULD MAKE THAT KNOWN TO THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.
THE SIGN IN SHEET WAS PROVIDED IN THE BACK.
UH, YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE SIGNED UP, UH, IN ORDER TO SPEAK.
UH, BUT WE'LL START WITH, UH, WHO'S SIGNED UP, UH, ON THE, UH, ON THE SHEET HERE.
AND FIRST, UH, ON HERE IS IT'S HARD TO SEE, UM, UM, KEVIN, UH, SAN TASO.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TONIGHT.
CAN YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF, UH, BY ADDRESS AS WELL IN YOUR RESIDENCE? SURE.
UM, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE RACKET FACILITY.
I THINK MAYBE 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA GET BROUGHT UP AS NEW BUSINESS, I'M NOT SURE.
UM, BUT I LISTENED TO, UM, I'M LOOKING AT MY PHONE BECAUSE I HAVE SOME NOTES ON THERE.
SO IF YOU, I WON'T BE THAT LONG.
I, I LISTENED TO THE LAST MEETING THAT YOU HAD AND I SAW A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT A REFERENDUM, AND IT LOOKED LIKE YOU ALL HAD VOTED FOUR TO SEVEN, NO REFERENDUM.
IT'S, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF THE PROJECT ISN'T USING A BOND, YOU ACTUALLY DON'T NEED TO DO A REFERENDUM.
UM, I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE ALL BEEN VOTED IN.
IT'S MY VIEW THAT IF YOU WANNA MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD, YOU SHOULD MOVE IT FORWARD.
I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS ANOTHER ACTUAL VOTE.
UM, I DON'T THINK YOU ACTUALLY NEED A BOND FOR THIS PROJECT.
IT'S PRICEY IN, IN WHAT IT'S BEEN COSTED OUT AT.
BUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF CASH RESERVES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ON HAND, THE INTEREST THAT YOU'VE EARNED FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WHILE YOU'VE ANALYZED THIS, THE INTEREST THAT YOU'LL EARN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE IT'S ACTUALLY COMPLETED WILL PROBABLY PAY FOR ALMOST 50% OF THE COST OF THE ACTUAL PROJECT.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THERE'S, IT'S A FAST GROWING SPORT.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A NEED FOR, FOR PICKLEBALL THAT IS.
UM, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF NEED FOR TENNIS COURTS AS WELL.
UM, SO I GUESS WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY IS, IT SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF CONVERSATION AROUND, DO WE DO A REFERENDUM? I'D RATHER SEE LIKE THE TIME AND EFFORT PUT TOWARDS HOW DO WE DO THIS FACILITY?
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HOW DO WE MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL? IT SHOULD BE REVENUE GENERATING IF IT'S DONE WELL.UM, AND I THINK THAT'S ALL THE COMMENTS THAT I HAD.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAD ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.
UM, WE, UH, WE WILL NOT RESPOND TO, UH, OKAY.
UH, COMMISSIONERS MAY, UM, UH, MAKE, UH, UM, RESPONSE, UH, DURING THEIR, UM, UH, COMMENTS.
UH, HOWEVER, THERE'S NOT A BACK AND FORTH, UH, BETWEEN.
UM, NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS RICHARD KIMER.
UM, MY NAME IS RICHARD KENO, 1 5 0 4 ABERDEEN DRIVE IN BRENTWOOD.
UM, I'M A 22 YEAR RESIDENT OF THE CITY AND LIVING IN THE SUB SET SUBDIVISION.
UM, I SERVE AS HOA PRESIDENT OVER THERE.
THE POSITION I HOLD REGARDING THE PROPOSED RACKET CLUB FACILITIES, MY OWN, BUT THE IMPACTS OF THE DEVELOPMENTS ARE SHARED BY OUR RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, FIRST LET'S CALL THIS PROJECT FOR WHAT IT IS.
IT'S AN $18 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR A SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP, UM, AT AN EXPENSE TO THE GREATER TAX PAYING POPULATION.
THE PROJECT USES FUNDS NEEDED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND TAKES UP VALUABLE PARK SPACE.
UM, FROM THE GENERAL POPULATION, ONLY ABOUT 5% OF THE POPULATION PLAYS TENNIS, BUT EVERYONE ENJOYS OUR BEAUTIFUL PARK.
UM, MY BIGGEST CONCERN THOUGH IS THE SAFETY AND THE CONGESTION.
WE FACE ONGOING ISSUES IN AND AROUND THE PARK AND IN OUR SUBDIVISION FROM, UM, WITH TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
THE CITY'S APPROVED SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS BRINGING IN TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION.
YET THERE'S BEEN NO INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THIS.
OUR ORIGINAL NEIGHBORHOODS ARE NOW SERVE AS THROUGH FARES.
AND IN THE ABSENCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE, THERE ARE NEAR MISSES ON NEARLY A DAILY BASIS OVER THERE.
ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IN MAY, IN 2024, A CHILD WAS STRUCK BY A CAR ON THEIR WAY BACK FROM SCHOOL, WE ENGAGED WITH CITY MANAGEMENT AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS.
NOTHING TANGIBLE HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS THIS INCIDENT AND IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN.
ANY UPGRADES, INCLUDING SPEED, HUMPS AND SIDEWALKS ARE AT OUR EXPENSE OR EXPECTED TO PAY INTO THAT.
AS A RESIDENT, THAT LEAVES A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH WHEN SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS RECEIVE SOMETHING LIKE AN $18 MILLION INVESTMENT.
AND YET WE'RE NOT INVESTING IN SIDEWALKS AND WE ARE NOT INVESTING IN THE ROADS.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF OUR SUBDIVISION IN CROCKETT ON CROCKETT ROAD, UM, TO GET DOWN TO THE MAIN ROAD DOWN ON WILSON PARK WHEN THERE'S, WHEN THERE'S, UM, ONGOING ACTIVITIES IN THE PARK.
AND NOW WE ARE ADDING MORE ONTO THE TOP OF THAT, OUR TAX DOLLARS SHOULD BE SPENT ON THE GREATER COMMUNITY INTERESTS, THE WELLBEING AND SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN.
US COMM CITY COMMISSIONS HAVE BEEN VOTED INTO YOUR ROLES AND TO BE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS FOR OUR TAX DOLLARS.
IF THE TENNIS COMMUNITY REQUIRES FACILITIES AND BELIEVES THAT IT'S A PROFITABLE VENTURE, THEY SHOULD FIND A PRIVATE INVESTOR AND CARRY OUT THEIR PROJECT ON PRIVATE LAND.
OUR TAX DOLLARS NEED TO BE USED WISELY AND SPENT WITH THE GREATER COMMUNITY AND THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN, NOT COMPOUNDING THE PROBLEMS ALREADY BOUGHT BY THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN US IN THIS AREA.
UM, WELL TONIGHT'S THE TOUGH ONE HERE IN TERMS OF, UH, GETTING THE NAMES RIGHT, DAVID ZO.
UM, UM, MY APOLOGIES IF YOU'D IDENTIFY YOURSELF, UH, BY, UH, NAME AND, UH, YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE.
MY NAME IS DAVID ZOFF AND I'M AT 1354 BECKETT DRIVE IN THE BROOKFIELD SUBDIVISION.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO.
I WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THAT HOA, WE HAD ABOUT FOUR 50 HOUSES.
AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF IDEAS, A LOT OF OPINIONS, A LOT OF PEOPLE.
WE HAD MONEY, NOT QUITE AS MUCH AS YOU GUYS DO, BUT NEVERTHELESS, UM, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE TENNIS AND I'M NOT GONNA TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.
I JUST THINK THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A REFERENDUM OR AT LEAST A VOTE BECAUSE IT IS A LOT OF MONEY.
AND IF THERE'S THREE TO 5% OF US USING IT, I THINK IT WOULD BE FAIR JUST TO, TO GET THE OPINION OF EVERYBODY.
I'M NOT FOR OR AGAINST TENNIS.
I DON'T PLAY IT, BUT I'M NOT AGAINST IT.
AND IF THE VAST MAJORITY OR THE SLIMMEST MAJORITY OF BRENTWOOD SAYS THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD INVEST IN, I'M ALL FOR IT.
I JUST THINK THAT THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR IS JUST TO VOTE.
BECAUSE THERE MAY BE, FOR ME, I WOULD SPEND IT DIFFERENTLY.
I WOULD SPEND IT ON EXTENDING THE SIDEWALK OR THE, THE WALKING PATH DOWN, SUNSET, UM, THE WAY YOU'RE DOING IT, UP ROCK OR, UM, RAGSDALE.
I LOVE ALL THE, THE, THE WALKING PATH.
THAT'S WHAT MY PET PROJECT WOULD BE.
BUT THAT'S NOT TO SAY IT'S THE RIGHT THING.
SO ANYWAYS, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UM, NEXT WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT'S, UH, UM, SIGNED UP,
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I THINK.UM, UM, WE'RE GONNA SAVE THAT, UM, BECAUSE IT'S FOR AN AGENDA ITEM.
UH, THAT'S ON THE, ON THE, UH, UH, AGENDA.
SO WE'RE GONNA HOLD YOU BACK, UH, CLAY.
NEXT ON THE, UH, THE LIST IS, UH, DOUG ANDERSON.
YOU FIGURED HOW TO SAY MY NAME, MAN.
UH, YOU DON'T WRITE LIKE A DOCTOR EITHER, SO, OKAY.
UH, HELLO, MY NAME'S DOUG ANDERSON.
I LIVE AT NINE THREE FIVE TWO AINSLEY LANE.
IS THE MICROPHONE WORKING? 'CAUSE I KIND OF FEEL LIKE THE, SO, UM, I'M HERE TO KIND OF TAKE A DIFFERENT TACTIC AND I'M, UH, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE RIGHT WORD.
IT'S EITHER ASK IMPLO OR DEMAND THAT THE CITY GO DOWN THE PATH OF HAVING A PUBLIC MEETING OR PUBLIC HEARING ABOUT THE RACKET FACILITY.
AND THE CHALLENGE I GIVE TO ALL OF YOU IS I THINK THAT THE COMMISSIONERS TO TREAT THEMSELVES LIKE WE TREAT ANY THIRD PARTY DEVELOPER, THAT THE THIRD PARTY DEVELOPER HAS TO COME AND MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THE ENTIRE BOARD, HAVE ALL THEIR INFORMATION PUT OUT AT THE SAME TIME, AND THEN WE CAN HAVE A MEETING WHERE PEOPLE WHO ARE FOR OR AGAINST IT CAN TALK FOR KIND OF AS LONG AS THEY WANT WITH WITHIN REASON.
AND I THINK WE NEED TO DO THAT FOR A COUPLE REASONS.
NUMBER ONE IS IT'S WORKED FOR US.
AND SO I THINK ABOUT TIMES, OR AT LEAST ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE IS GIVEN THAT THIS IS A CITY PROJECT ON CITY PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I'M NOT SURE THERE NEEDS TO BE ANY KIND OF PUBLIC HEARING.
IT COULD JUST BE WE'RE GONNA HAVE A VOTE AND WE'RE GONNA GO FORWARD WITH IT BECAUSE IT'S CITY PROPERTY WITH A CITY PROJECT.
AND THAT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.
AND I THINK IT PRESENTS A WHOLE BUNCH OF PROBLEMS IF WE DO IT THAT WAY.
SO I HAVE A CONCERN, AND I THINK ABOUT PROJECTS IN THE PAST, UH, ONE IN PARTICULAR WHERE, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, UH, IF WE DON'T HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING, IT JUST CREATES PROBLEMS WHERE EVERYBODY GETS UPSET ABOUT IT OR THEY'RE CAUGHT OFF GUARD.
AND I THINK YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO SAY, THIS IS THE INFORMATION THAT'S THERE AND WE NEED TO PRESENT IT.
AND SO HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING WHERE YOU PUT A SIGN OUTSIDE WHERE THE PROPOSED BUILDING'S GONNA BE, YOU GIVE NOTICE IN A THOUSAND FEET JUST LIKE YOU WOULD ANY KIND OF PUBLIC NOTICE.
AND IN THAT WAY, I THINK IT INSULATES YOU GUYS FROM, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT.
IT'S LIKE, WELL, IF YOU MISS THE SIGN AND YOU MISS THE NOTICE, AND ALL THE INFORMATION WAS ALL IN THE SAME SPOT, THAT AT LEAST GIVES YOU GUYS SOME COVER FOR WHATEVER YOU PLAN TO DO.
I THINK THE SECOND THING IS, AS YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO YOU GUYS ABOUT THIS FOR A YEAR, AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH TALKING ABOUT BRENTWOOD FOR THE 16 YEARS THAT I'VE LIVED HERE.
BUT WHAT IF YOU JUST MOVED HERE? WHAT IF YOU MOVED HERE IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS? AND SO HOW DO YOU GET INFORMATION? HOW DO YOU FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON? AND, AND YOU CAN GO TO NEXT DOOR THAT GETS KIND OF COMICAL TIMES AND IT'S KIND OF, YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE AND, AND THE AD HOC REPORT.
SO IF YOU WERE TO READ THE AD HOC REPORT, THE DESIGN AT THE END OF THAT REPORT IS NOT THE DESIGN THAT'S CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED.
IT CAME OUT BEFORE THE TRAFFIC STUDY THAT TALKED ABOUT THIS INTERSECTION THAT'S BEING PROPOSED, BEING UNSAFE.
AND SO IF YOU'RE NEW TO BRENTWOOD AND YOU WANT TO TRY TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT IT, YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE A SITUATION WHERE YOU CAN GO TO THE AD HOC REPORT, BUT THEN YOU GOTTA KNOW THAT, WELL, OKAY, THAT DESIGN ISN'T ACCURATE.
AND SO YOU GOTTA KNOW, YOU GOTTA, LIKE, WE JUST NEED ALL THE INFORMATION IN ONE SPOT THAT EVERYBODY CAN AT LEAST LOOK AT THE SAME INFORMATION.
AND WE CAN'T RELY ON, OH, WELL YOU HAD TO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A YEAR, OR YOU'VE HAD TO GO TO EVERY SINGLE MEETING.
WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH THIS KIND OF PROCESS WHERE WE PUT EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE AND WE HAVE A MEETING.
SO I THINK THE OTHER THING IS A PUBLIC MEETING HAS ALLOWED US TO FILL IN THE GAPS AND THE INFORMATION GAPS THAT AREN'T THERE BECAUSE IT KIND OF FORCES ALL THE INFORMATION TO BE PRESENTED.
AND THE ONE THAT'S KIND OF IN, IN MY PARTICULAR CASE IS THERE HASN'T REALLY BEEN ANY DISCUSSION OF WHY WE PICKED THIS LOCATION.
AND SO AS SOMEONE WHO'S WILLING TO ASK QUESTIONS, SO THE AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORT HAS A HALF A PAGE OF WHY WE PICKED THIS LOCATION, AND IT SOUNDS REALLY GOOD.
YOU KNOW, WE HIRED A FACILITY DESIGN PERSON, WE HAVE THE STAFF, AND HERE'S THE CRITERIA, AND THIS IS WHY WE PICKED IT.
WELL, OKAY, SO I WANTED TO KNOW MORE.
I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.
AND IN FAIRNESS TO COMMISSIONER SPEARS, THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A QUESTION THAT WAS FAIR FOR ME TO EXPECT YOU TO HAVE THE ANSWER TO.
SO YOU SAID, WE'LL, GO TALK TO THE CITY STAFF.
AND SO I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH HIS CITY STAFF, AND KIRK SENT ME AN EMAIL WITH HIS KIND OF POINT OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS THE POINT OF VIEW.
BUT I'M WONDERING, DO YOU, DO YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION? IS IT SOMETHING THAT, DO I KNOW MORE ABOUT WHY WE CHOSE THIS LOCATION? BECAUSE I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH KIRK VIA EMAIL.
WHY DO I HAVE THAT INFORMATION? WHY IS THAT INFORMATION NOT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE? AND WHY DO WE NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO KIND OF HAVE A CONVERSATION? BECAUSE WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A PROJECT
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OR A BUILDING DESIGN, WHAT'S THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT? IT'S LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.AND I THINK THERE'S SOME GOOD POINTS OF WHY SOME OF THESE OTHER BUILDINGS, BUT OTHER LOCATIONS WEREN'T PICKED.
BUT I VEHEMENTLY OPPOSE THE LOGIC BEHIND PICKING THE ACTUAL LOCATION WITHIN CROCKETT PARK THAT WE HAVE.
AND SO WHERE, WHERE'S, DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHY THIS IS NOT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION? AND KIRK'S LEAVING, SO DOES THAT INFORMATION GO WITH HIM? SO WE NEED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING WHERE WE HAVE THIS PRESENTATION WHERE THIS INFORMATION IS DOCUMENTED.
AND WE'VE DONE THIS IN THE PAST.
WE HAD A SPECIAL MEETING TO GO OVER SENIOR HOUSING WHERE WE SAT DOWN AND THERE WAS A WHOLE PRESENTATION OF ALL THE SENIOR HOUSING OPTIONS.
I KNOW ALL ABOUT OUR LUPA, WHICH YOU MAY ALL ABOUT OUR LUPA BECAUSE THERE WAS A MEETING ABOUT THE WILMINGTON COUNTY ISLAMIC CENTER AND HOW THE, OUR LUPA LAW STANDS.
SO WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AND A DOCUMENTED THING OF WHY WE PICKED THIS LOCATION.
AND IT CAN'T BE BECAUSE KIRK SAID SO.
AND THEN WHEN, YOU KNOW, THE CONVERSATION THAT KIRK HAD IS, WELL, WE AGREE TO DISAGREE, WHICH I KIND OF HAD A PROBLEM WITH BECAUSE IT'S NOT KIRK'S JOB TO AGREE TO DISAGREE WITH ME.
YOU GUYS AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH IT, THE CITY DISAGREES AND DISAGREE WITH IT.
AND SO MY FINAL POINT IS, UNLESS WE WANT AN ABSOLUTE EXPLOSION OVER THIS ELECTION COMING UP, WE NEED TO HAVE A WAY THAT WE ALL SIT AND WE ALL TALK ABOUT THIS ALL AT THE SAME TIME, CIVILIZED, OR WE'RE ALL SETTING OURSELVES UP FOR A REALLY, REALLY NASTY ELECTION WHERE EVERYONE'S GONNA BE FIRING OFF MISINFORMATION.
YOU'RE LYING THESE PEOPLE, YOU'RE IN THE BACKSEAT OF THIS PERSON.
IF WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING THAT ALLOWS US TO ALL COME TOGETHER, LOOK AT ALL THE SAME INFORMATION, AND LET EVERYBODY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THEIR PART AND FILL IN THE GAPS WHERE WE HAVE INFORMATION, WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE OURSELVES A REALLY MESSY ELECTION.
SO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND DEMAND.
WE TREAT OURSELVES LIKE WE WOULD ANY OTHER DEVELOPER WHERE WE'VE GOTTA PRESENT YOUR CASE AND YOUR BUILDING PLAN TO US AND TALK ABOUT IT BEFORE WE PUT ANY SHOVELS IN THE GROUND.
UM, I LIVE AT 92 0 8 HERITAGE DRIVE.
I'M, UH, ASKING TO SPEAK ON THE RECORD TONIGHT TO YOU AND THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD AS THE, UH, CHAIR OF THE RACKET COMMITTEE, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT YOU AUTHORIZED TO DO DUE DILIGENCE FOR IT.
THE, UM, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE, UH, PROPOSED RACKET FACILITY FACILITY NEEDS ANY REFERENDUM AT ALL.
THE RACKET FACILITY IS A $13 MILLION PROPOSED FACILITY, NOT 18 LIKE NELSON HAS TOLD EVERYBODY.
AND SO, UM, IT INCLUDES, UH, COVERING ALL OF THE COST OF THE OPERATIONS.
IT IS GOING TO MAKE ADDITIONAL REVENUE AND MONEY JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER FACILITIES IN DAVIDON COUNTY, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, AND RUTHFORD COUNTY THAT WE COMPARED OUR P AND L TO.
IT'S GOING TO, UH, INCLUDE RESERVES FOR REPLACING THE STRUCTURE 20 YEARS OUT AS IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND IT'S GONNA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO THE CITY TO PAY BACK THE CITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION COST, AS WELL AS GIVE THE CITY A REVENUE SOURCE, AN ASSET WITH THE REVENUE SOURCE.
SO THE, UM, UM, FACILITY IS BEING MISREPRESENTED, UH, BY SOME PEOPLE RIGHT NOW AS DIFFERENT NUMBERS.
NONE OF THAT INFORMATION IS COMING FORWARD.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CITIZENS TO KNOW THAT IT'S A SELF-FUNDED FACILITY THAT WILL PAY THE CITY BACK FOR IT.
THE OTHER THING THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP, UM, AGAIN, BY COMMISSIONER ANDREWS, IS THE CITY'S FINANCIAL HEALTH IF THEY DO THIS.
AND I THINK SOME COMMENTS ABOUT EVEN MAYBE NOT BEING ABLE TO BUY FIRE TRUCKS OR HAVING A BOND RATING.
I MEAN, THAT'S JUST AMAZINGLY WRONG.
UM, THE CITY, UH, I'VE, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU AND TO THE, AND WITH, UH, THE CITY STAFF FOR THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
OUR CITY'S A GREAT CITY, WONDERFUL CITY WITH GREAT RESIDENTS, VERY SMART CITIZENS THAT NEED TO BE WELL INFORMED AND, UM, THE CITY'S FINANCIALLY UNBELIEVABLY HEALTHY, VERY HEALTHY.
AND TO DO THIS FACILITY IS ADDING AN ASSET FOR THE CITY THAT'S GONNA BE PRODUCING
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INCOME.THE BIGGEST CONCERN I HAVE FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AFTER LIVING HERE FOR 32 YEARS, AND ESPECIALLY BEING INVOLVED, AND IT RELATES TO A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT YOU SAID IS MISINFORMATION.
RIGHT NOW, THE, THE, THE BIG, I BELIEVE A LOT OF OUR CITIZENS ARE MISINFORMED, SPECIFICALLY FROM COMMISSIONER ANDREWS.
AND, UM, I THINK I'D LIKE TO ASK CERTAINLY THE FOUR OF YOU TO SERIOUSLY THINK ABOUT HOW THAT CAN BE RESOLVED.
BECAUSE OUR CITIZENS ARE VERY GOOD, THEY'RE VERY SMART, THEY'RE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF OUR CITY, BUT THEY NEED THE RIGHT INFORMATION.
IT'S AMAZING TO ME THE CONVERSATIONS I'VE BEEN IN IN THE LAST THREE DAYS OF HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE MISINFORMED.
AND I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO SEE IF WE CAN SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.
UH, NEXT ON THE AGENDA, MARTY TANK AND GOOD EVENING.
I LIVE IN 1702 KNIGHT BRIDGE PARK CLOSE.
I'M THE, UH, PRESIDENT OF BIKE WALK BRENTWOOD, AND I WANTED TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS TONIGHT ABOUT OUR 20 BRENTWOOD 2030 PLAN AS IT RELATES TO, UM, THE, THE FUTURE OF, OF MULTIMODAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN BRENTWOOD.
UM, AND HOW IT, IT, IT INFORM HELPS TO INFORM OUR, UH, 24, OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN PROJECT AS FAR AS I COULD SEE.
UM, AND OUR LATEST CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS THAT ARE, HAVE THE DATES 24 TO 29.
THERE WERE TWO PROJECTS, UM, CURRENTLY ON THERE.
ONE WAS A SIDEWALK ALONG WEST PARK CADILLAC DRIVE WITH THE INTERSECTION WORK, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS, UH, THE FRANKLIN ROAD MULTI-USE PATH THAT WOULD RUN NORTH OF CONCORD ROAD.
SO IN LATE, UH, 2024 ABOUT THE THE FRANKLIN ROAD MULTI-USE PATH, WE'D LEARNED THAT SOMEONE IN SOME MEETING DECIDED THAT WE NO LONGER NEED THIS PATH ALONG FRANKLIN ROAD.
AND IN OUR ESTIMATION, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS SECTION OF THE PATH IS GONNA BE A CRUCIAL PIECE TO HAVE IN PLACE SO THAT WHEN WE DO CONNECT OUR CITY, EAST AND WEST, IT HAS SOMETHING TO CONNECT TO.
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE REASONING BEHIND THIS WAS THAT THERE WAS A BELIEF THAT THERE'S A VIABLE ALTERNATE ROUTE THAT EXISTED, UM, THAT MADE THE MULTI-USE PATH ALONG FRANKLIN ROAD, UM, NO LONGER NECESSARY.
AND I, I'VE RIDDEN THIS ROAD A NUMBER OF TIMES, SO I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS.
UM, BUT I WANNA KINDA GET MY THOUGHTS TOGETHER AND PRESENT TO YOU, LIKE, 'CAUSE AS SOON AS I HEARD ABOUT IT, I'M LIKE, I DON'T THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA,
UM, SO I KINDA LAID OUT, LAID OUT MY REASONINGS FOR WHY I THINK IT'S NOT A, A VIABLE, UM, ALTERNATE ROUTE.
AND NUMBER ONE IS THAT IT, IT CONTAINS A VERY STEEP HILL, UH, WITH A 19% GRADE.
UH, AND I'M A PRETTY FIT CYCLIST, AND I FIND THAT HILL VERY TOUGH TO RIDE MY BIKE UP.
AND I DON'T THINK IT'S REASONABLE TO EXPECT A CASUAL CYCLIST TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
AND EVEN PUSHING YOUR BIKE UP A 19% GRADE IS, IS IS A PRETTY TALL ASK.
IT'S NOT A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD ROUTE.
I GOT LOST IN THERE SO MANY TIMES TRYING TO FIND THE ROUTE THROUGH THERE, AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, I WOUND UP GETTING DUMPED BACK ONTO FRANKLIN ROAD ANYWAY,
SO, UM, BUT THERE, THERE, THERE IS, THERE IS THAT ROUTE THERE IF YOU CAN FIND IT.
UM, BUT IF YOU'RE RIDING A BIKE, THERE'S A, YOU'RE GONNA FIND YOURSELF EVENTUALLY IF YOU'RE, IF YOU DO IT RIGHT ON A NARROW SECTION OF SIDEWALK WHERE THERE'S NOT ROOM TO GET AROUND SOMEBODY ELSE WHO'S ON A BIKE OR WALKING.
SO THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT THERE.
'CAUSE THAT ROUTE DOES REQUIRE THAT YOU USE IT.
UH, THERE'S ALSO NO SAFE WAY TO GET ACROSS FRANKLIN ROAD TO ACCESS WEST CONCORD, WHICH IS PART OF THAT ROUTE.
IT'S KIND OF MAYBE A COUPLE HUNDRED METERS OFF OF THE CONCORD ROAD IN FRANKLIN ROAD INTERSECTION.
SO, AND THERE'S NO, UM, CROSSWALK OR ANYTHING TO GET ACROSS.
AND EVEN IF YOU WERE, YOU'RE OFFSET BY A COUPLE HUNDRED METERS.
SO YOU KIND OF HAVE TO PLAY FROGGER TO GET ACROSS THAT SECTION.
UH, AND LASTLY, IT ADDS, UH, 1.1 MILES TO THE TRIP, WHICH WOULD NORMALLY BE, IF YOU WENT STRAIGHT DOWN FRANKLIN, IT'D BE 0.6 MILES GOING THAT, THAT DIRECTION.
AND FOR ALL THOSE REASONS, I DON'T THINK IT'S, IT'S A REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR FRANKLIN ROAD.
THE PATH ALONG FRANKLIN ROAD WOULD BE SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY.
IT'S, IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY STEEP SUSTAINED CLIMBS.
IT'S A MUCH MORE DIRECT ROUTE THAT'S EASIER TO NAVIGATE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'D BE A LOT SAFER.
SO I THINK THE QUESTION IS, WHY WOULDN'T WE HAVE A MULTI-USE PATH ALONG FRANKLIN ROAD? 'CAUSE AGAIN, I THINK IT'S GONNA BE, IT'S, IT'S KEY TO CONNECTING THE SIDES OF OUR CITY.
AND I THINK IN NOT BUILDING IT, IT, IT PROVIDES AN EXCUSE TO CONTINUE TO KICK THAT CONNECTOR DOWN THE ROAD.
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DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO CONNECT IT TO.WHY WOULD WE BUILD IT? WHY WOULD WE BUILD IT? WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO CONNECT IT TO.
UH, AND AS YOU, I MEAN, YOU GUYS, I DON'T NEED TO LECTURE YOU ON IT WHAT THE 2030 PLAN IS, BUT YOU KNOW, IT, IT WAS LAST UPDATED IN 2016 AND IT SHOWS, IT, IT, IT, UH, PROVIDES DETAILS FOR THE, THE VISION FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
AND WHAT'S NOT ON THIS PLAN IS, IS A RACKETBALL FACILITY.
AND, AND, AND I DON'T WANT TO APPEAR, APPEAR TO BE UNSYMPATHETIC TO THE RACKETBALL FOLKS BECAUSE I, I'VE, I'VE BEEN HERE AND I'VE SEEN THEM COME UP AND I THINK THEY'VE MADE A REALLY GOOD CASE FOR WHY THIS FACILITY IS NEEDED.
I'M NOT, I'M NOT AGAINST IT, BUT THE OPTICS TO ME SEEM TO BE THAT MONEY'S BEING SIPHONED OFF FROM MULTIMODAL, UM, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INTO SOMETHING ELSE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE THAT MIGHT NOT BE STRICTLY HOW IT WORKS, BUT THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.
AND SO, AS, AS A, AS AN ADVOCATE FOR THINGS LIKE THAT, IT'S, UH, IT'S REALLY DISHEARTENING, UH, TO SEE THESE THINGS HAPPEN.
SO I KNOW WHEN WE CAME AND WE, WE ASKED FOR, FOR MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS AS AN ADVOCACY GROUP, WE, WE BROUGHT STUFF TO THE TABLE.
WE, WE OFFERED TO DO A LOT OF THE WORK TO PAY FOR THE DESIGN WORK TO, UH, TO, TO BUILD OUT THE FRONT PART, THE FIRST HALF OF THE TRAILS.
I KNOW THE BASEBALL FOLKS, WHEN THEY WANTED A NEW SURFACE IN CROCKETT PARK, THEY HAD STEPPED UP AND HELPED OUT.
AND SO WHEN I, WHEN I HEAR ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF, OF, UH, RESOURCES BEING ASKED TO BE PUT INTO RACQUETBALL FACILITY, I FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A LEVEL OF, OF PARTNERSHIP THAT IS KIND OF TRADITIONAL THAT BRENTWOOD HAS DONE WITH, WITH US AND OTHER GROUPS.
AND I DON'T, I DON'T SEE THAT AS MUCH HERE, AND IT MAKES ME NOT FEEL AS GOOD ABOUT IT, EVEN THOUGH I, I FEEL THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR THIS, THIS PROJECT.
AND SO, UH, I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW HOW, HOW IT LOOKS TO US AS, AS, AS BIKING AND WALKING ADVOCATES IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
UH, NEXT ON THE, UH, THE LIST IS DARREL HILLIS.
IF YOU'D IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE, WE'D APPRECIATE IT.
I LIVE AT 1208 TWIN SPRINGS DRIVE, AND MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD FOR A LITTLE BIT OVER 30 YEARS NOW.
I'M ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE THAT I ENJOY PLAYING TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL.
SO THE FACILITY WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.
AND, UH, I GUESS I'M CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT THIS GENTLEMAN SAYS BECAUSE I'VE GONE TO AT LEAST FOUR OR FIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT HAD BEEN HELD ON THIS.
AND, UH, UH, I THINK I FOUND OUT ABOUT 'EM OVER THE INTERNET.
AND, UH, AND SO I FEEL LIKE Y'ALL HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF, UH, BRINGING THIS UP AND DISCUSSING IT IN THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF IT.
AND, UH, SO I WANNA COMMEND YOU ON THAT.
UH, THERE'S REALLY ONE IMPORTANT FACT ABOUT THE FACILITY THAT I THINK IS NOT BEING EMPHASIZED ENOUGH THAT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE.
AND THE, AND THE, UH, POINT IS THIS FACILITY IS AN INVESTMENT, NOT AN EXPENSE.
NOW, SIDEWALKS ARE AN EXPENSE.
WE BUILD IT, CITY PAYS FOR IT.
NOBODY IS CHARGED A FEE FOR WALKING ON THAT SIDEWALK.
A TENNIS FACILITY, ON THE OTHER HAND, WILL START GENERATING REVENUES FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY.
PEOPLE WILL PAY TO USE THE PICKLEBALL IN THE TENNIS FACILITIES.
I HAD PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY REC CENTER OVER THE YEARS TO PLAY TENNIS, AND I WAS HAPPY TO DO IT.
AND SO THIS FACILITY IS AN INVESTMENT, IT'S NOT AN EXPENSE.
AND TO PROVE THAT TO MYSELF, I LOOKED AT WHAT THE COMMITTEE DID AND THEIR PRO FORMA STATEMENT ON THE REVENUES AND EXPENSES THAT THIS WOULD GENERATE.
I'M A CPA, I HAVE OVER 45 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC ACCOUNTING.
AND WHEN I SEE PROJECTIONS, I'M IMMEDIATELY SKEPTICAL BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN WAY TOO MANY FORECAST AND PROJECTIONS IN MY CAREER THAT WERE OVERSTATED AND THAT WERE PIEING THE SKY AND ONLY COULD COME TRUE IN THE VERY BEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
SO I NOT ONLY LOOKED AT THE REPORT, I ASKED FOR THE, UH, THE WORKSHEETS THAT MADE
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UP THE NUMBERS, BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE, IS IT, ARE THESE ACHIEVABLE? IS IT LIKELY TO HAPPEN? AND AFTER STUDYING THE NUMBERS, MY CONCLUSION IS YES.AND TO BE REALLY HONEST, I THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE UNDERSTATED THEIR CASE A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST IN THIS COMMUNITY IN T AND PICKLEBALL.
I SEE LOTS OF PEOPLE PLAYING IT.
AND I KNOW THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF FACILITIES AND COURTS TO BE ABLE TO PLAY.
YOU OFFER MORE, THERE'S GONNA BE MORE PEOPLE TO COME IN AND PLAY.
AND SO I WENT THROUGH THE NUMBERS VERY CAREFULLY, AND I THOUGHT, I THINK THEY GOT IT RIGHT.
IT IS AN ABS IT, IT IS, YOU CAN'T SAY IT'S AN ABSOLUTE FACT, BUT IT IS HIGH PROBABILITY THAT THOSE NUMBERS COULD BE FAIRLY ACCURATE, ESPECIALLY IN THE VERY BEGINNING.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, ANY MONEY THAT THE CITY PUTS INTO THIS FACILITY, YOU'RE GOING TO GET BACK.
AND NOT ONLY ARE YOU GONNA GET IT BACK, YOU'RE GONNA GET IT BACK WITH INTEREST.
AND SO I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
ALSO, I THINK IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE, BECAUSE I PLAY BOTH SPORTS.
I SEE LOTS OF PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THESE ACTIVITIES.
IT IS A GOOD HEALTHY ACTIVITY TO BE PARTICIPATING IN.
AND IT NOT, IT NOT ONLY INVOLVES A FEW PEOPLE IN BRENTWOOD, AND THIS GUY CALLED US THE ELITIST, WHICH HE'S TOTALLY WRONG.
WE'RE NOT ELITIST IN ANY WAYS.
BUT THERE'S THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT IN A GIVEN YEAR WE'LL BE PLAYING THESE TWO SPORTS.
AND THE AGE RANGE IN THESE SPORTS IS WHITE.
I HAVE PLAYED PICKLEBALL WITH KIDS AS YOUNG AS 12 YEARS OLD, AND THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD PLAYERS.
AND, UH, AND I, UH, I PLAYED TENNIS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WITH THE GENTLEMAN WHO'S 81 YEARS OLD AND STILL PLAYS A PRETTY GOOD GAME OF TENNIS.
SO THESE ARE ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE USED BY THE YOUNG AND THE OLD AND EVERYBODY IN BETWEEN.
AND IF YOU EVER WANT TO GO TO, UM, THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY REC CENTER ON A TUESDAY NIGHT, THIS SUMMERTIME, BECAUSE MY GROUP HAS CONTRACT TIME AND WE PLAY AFTER THAT, THAT FACILITY IS LOADED WITH KIDS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY THERE IS.
THEY, THEY HAVE THESE KIDS CLINICS ALL SUMMER LONG AND THEY'RE FULL.
AND YOU GOT KIDS WALKING AROUND AND RUNNING AROUND HAVING A GOOD TIME AND LEARNING THE GAME OF TENNIS.
AND SO IT, IT, IT ENCOMPASSES A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE IN THE THOUSANDS.
SO THIS IS A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT IN THE PEOPLE OF BRENTWOOD.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME.
UH, NEXT ON THE LIST IS, UH, DEVIN MCCLENDON.
I LIVE AT 6 2 0 9 MILLBROOK ROAD HERE IN BRENTWOOD.
SO, UH, IT DOESN'T QUALIFY ME ANY MORE THAN ANY OF YOU, BUT IT GIVES ME A LITTLE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.
WHAT I'M NOT GONNA DO IS COME UP AND TELL YOU, YOU SHOULD OR YOU SHOULD NOT BUILD A RACKET FACILITY, TENNIS FACILITY, TENNIS CLUB, TENNIS ARENA, TENNIS DOME, WHATEVER IT MAY BE.
WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO THINK ABOUT NOT MAKING A DECISION TO FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THE DIRECTION AND HISTORICAL PRECEDENT, PRECEDENT OF THIS COMMUNITY WITHOUT ADEQUATE COMMUNITY INPUT.
WHETHER YOU PAY FOR A TENNIS ARENA OR CLUB OR FACILITY WITH TAX DOLLARS THAT HAVE COME FROM REVENUE THAT YOU'VE SAVED ASIDE, MEANING YOUR SURPLUS, YOUR SAVINGS, OR WHETHER YOU PAY FOR IT WITH DEBT, TO ME, DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CITIZENS DEMAND IT, YOUR JOB IS THEN TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY FOR IT, RIGHT? BUT WHAT YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING IS GOING FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT THAT IS LIKELY THE SINGLE MOST EXPENSIVE NON-ESSENTIAL PROJECT IN THE HISTORY OF OUR CITY WITHOUT A PUBLIC REFERENDUM.
I LOVE WHAT ONE SPEAKER PUT EARLIER THIS EVENING, AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE IT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
GO OUT THERE WITH THE PUBLIC MEETING IN PREPARATION FOR A REFERENDUM.
THE REFERENDUM WON'T COST YOU MONEY, BUT IT WILL GIVE YOU KEEN INSIGHT INTO THE TRUE BELIEFS AND WISHES OF YOUR VOTERS.
THAT'S THE PEOPLE THAT PUT YOU HERE.
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THEY NEED TO EXPRESS YOU'RE GETTING THEIR EMAILS.I WOULD GUESS YOU'RE PROBABLY GETTING MORE NAY EMAILS AND PRO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT SOMETHING OUT THERE THAT'S BIG.
SO WHAT I'VE DONE IS I'VE DONE SOMETHING TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE FEELINGS OF THE VOTERS ARE.
I'VE PUT OUT A PETITION NOW IT'S ON THE INTERNET, SO IT'S PROBABLY NOT LEGALLY BINDING, BUT IT'S GONNA GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT A REFERENDUM.
I'M NOT ASKING FOR THEIR OPINIONS ON WHETHER THEY SUPPORT THE TENNIS FACILITY OR NOT.
I'M SIMPLY SAYING, DO YOU SUPPORT THE IDEA OF A REFERENDUM? IT COULD BE HELD EASILY.
ALL THE SEVEN OF YOU HAVE TO DO IS BE WILLING TO SAY YES.
WHEN YOU SAY NO, YOU DENY THE OPPORTUNITY OF THOSE VERY PEOPLE TO CHIME IN ON WHAT I SAID, QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST EXPENSIVE NON-ESSENTIAL PROJECT THE CITY HAS EVER UNDERTAKEN WITHIN THREE DAYS.
I HAVE MORE THAN 700 PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED ON.
I'LL KEEP GOING AND I'LL DELIVER IT TO YOU ONCE I FEEL LIKE IT'S KIND OF RUN OUTTA STEAM.
AND I HOPE YOU'LL LISTEN TO THE CALLS.
NOT SO MUCH FOR OR AGAINST, BUT THE CALLS THAT SAY, PLEASE LET US VOTE ON THIS.
UM, THAT'S THE, UH, THAT'S THE END OF EVERYONE.
UM, AND, UH, OTHERS, UM, ARE WELCOME, UH, AS WELL.
UH, WHILE THE, UH, UM, COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS IS OPEN, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY NAME.
I JUST WANNA TAKE THE SECOND, SINCE I WAS HERE TONIGHT FOR SOMETHING LATER THAT'S COMING UP TO SAY HOW MUCH I LOVE, UM, MURRAY LANE AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO CLEAN IT UP.
THE OTHER THING THAT YOU DID THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL, NOT WHETHER OR NOT I LIKE THE, THE ROUNDABOUT I, I'M ACTUALLY ENJOYING, BUT THE WAY THAT YOU CLOSE DOWN THE ROAD AND IT WAS NOT OPEN.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE GO OUT THAT WAY EVERY SINGLE DAY COMING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY.
AND SO IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT IT WAS PHENOMENAL THE WAY IT CLOSED.
YOU DID IT AND YOU OPENED IT BACK UP.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DECIDED OR CAME TO IT WITH THAT, UM, BUT THE ROUNDABOUT, THE WAY YOU DID IT WAS FANTASTIC.
I RAN UP AND DOWN THE, THE, THAT WALL AND THOSE TREE LINES MY ENTIRE LIFE GROWING UP.
SO JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND, UM, TELL STORIES TO MY KIDS AS WE'RE GOING.
ALRIGHT, UH, ANYONE ELSE, UM, WANNA COME UP AND, UH, SPEAK THIS EVENING WHILE, UH, WE HAVE, UH, COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS, UH, OPEN.
GOING ONCE, TWICE, UM, CLOSED AND, ALL RIGHT.
[ Report from City Manager Report from the City Attorney Reports and comments by Commissioners and Mayor]
TO A REPORT FROM OUR CITY MANAGER, KIRK.I, I KNOW YOU HAD ONE CITIZEN SIGN UP THAT INDICATED ROSEBROOK.
UH, WE WOULD NOT HAVE CITIZEN COMMENTS AT THE TIME THAT AGENDA COMES UP, SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT PERSON.
UM, JUST A COUPLE QUICK ITEMS. JUST A REMINDER THAT A WEEK FROM TODAY IS MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY, SO CITY OFFICES, INCLUDING THE LIBRARY, WILL BE CLOSED.
UM, I'M SURE A FEW OF YOU WILL COMMENT ON THIS TOO, BUT, UM, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, PUBLIC WORKS CREWS AND CITY STAFF, EMERGENCY FOLKS IN GENERAL FOR THEIR WORK ON FRIDAY, MAINLY A LITTLE BIT ON SATURDAY.
UM, THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB, AS THEY ALWAYS DO, AND AS WE WOULD EXPECT THEM TO DO.
SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, UM, THAT IS ALL I HAVE UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR ASK COMMENTS, UH, ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS FOR CITY MANAGER BEDNAR.
AND, UH, WE'LL, UH, GET READY FOR A REPORT FROM OUR, UH, CITY ATTORNEY, CHRISTOPHER.
I HAVE NO REPORT TONIGHT, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL.
ANY, UH, QUESTIONS FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY? VERY GOOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON, UH, TO REPORTS AND, UH, COMMENTS, UH, BY COMMISSIONER.
UH, AND THIS EVENING WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER ANDREWS.
AND, UH, FIRST I JUST WANNA START OUT BY THANKING WELL, KEVIN AND RICHARD AND DAVID AND DOUG AND GARY AND MARTY AND DARRELL, DEVIN AND ALAN FOR COMING TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND YOUR COMMENTS.
AND, UM, AS OFTEN SAID, I THINK BEING INVOLVED IN GOVERNMENT IS A, IS A BIG DEAL BECAUSE WHETHER YOU GET INVOLVED OR NOT, IT'S GONNA GET YOU THE
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GOVERNMENT YOU DESERVE.UM, AS KIRK SAID, WITH THE SNOW AND INCLEMENT WEATHER THIS PAST WEEKEND, UM, IT TURNED OUT GREAT.
I MEAN, IN TERMS OF, I GUESS IT, IT DIDN'T HURT BEING A LITTLE BIT COLD BEFORE THE SNOW FELL INSTEAD OF IT, UH, BEING RAINY AND FREEZING.
BUT, UM, TODD AND THE CREW, AND, YOU KNOW, CHIEF HICKEY, CHIEF COLLINS, AND YOUR CREWS, I MEAN, THAT IS A LOT OF WORK WHEN THAT STUFF GOES ON.
AND, UH, AND THE, THE CITY STAFF IS SO DEDICATED AND, AND GREAT AT, AT TAKING CARE OF THOSE THINGS.
UM, TREE BOARD AND ARBOR DAY ARE COMING UP.
UH, TREE BOARD IS MEETING ON JANUARY 21ST FOR OUR FIRST MEETING OF 2025.
WE'LL BE HERE NEXT DOOR AT SEVEN 30 IN THE ANNEX ROOM, PUT IN THE FINAL DETAILS ON ARBOR DAY 2025, WHICH WILL BE, UH, MARCH 9TH, 10:00 AM START PROBABLY RUN 10 UNTIL ONE THAT DAY.
SO THAT'LL BE, UH, THAT'LL BE A GOOD, A GOOD FUNCTION.
UM, JUST ON A SOMBER NOTE, JUST WANNA, UM, MENTION, YOU KNOW, OUR HEART, OUR HEARTS CERTAINLY GO OUT, NOT JUST TO THE FOLKS OF THE FIRES IN LOS ANGELES.
I KNOW THAT MAKES A LOT OF NEWS RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S HARD TO TURN ON THE TV WITHOUT SEEING THAT, BUT ALSO KNOWING ABOUT THE DEVASTATING FLOODS WE HAD HERE IN TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA.
IN FACT, I WAS TALKING EARLIER, UM, SOME FOLKS AFFECTED, YOU KNOW, AND WHETHER YOU'RE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY IT OR THE EVEN THE ROUTES TRYING TO GET OVER TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY NORTH CAROLINA, IT IS A BIG DEAL AND KEEPING ALL THOSE PEOPLE IN OUR HEARTS AND OUR MINDS, AND THEN CLOSER TO HOME, WE HAVE A COUPLE FRIENDS HERE TONIGHT WHO'VE LOST LOVED ONES HERE IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
AND KAREN AND PATTY, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING ME IN THE REMEMBRANCE OF YOUR, YOUR SPOUSES AND, UM, JUST VERY, VERY HEARTFELT.
SO, MOVING ON, UH, OUR, OUR TOPIC FOR TONIGHT, UM, SEEMS TO BE A LOT ABOUT, UH, THIS, THIS REFERENDUM, THIS PROJECT AT HAND.
UM, JUST WANNA CLEAR A FEW THINGS UP.
I KNOW I'VE HAD, UM, WELL CALLED OUT IN CITIZEN COMMENTS TODAY AGAIN, UM, BY THE CITIZEN WHO SAYS WE'RE SPREADING MISINFORMATION.
OCCASIONALLY I'VE SEEN SOME EMAILS FROM COMMISSIONERS CALLING OUT MISINFORMATION.
SO JUST, JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN A FEW THINGS AND PERSPECTIVE.
UM, ONE THING, UH, AS, UH, AS ONE OF OUR COMMENTS TONIGHT MENTIONED, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS THAT AREN'T EVEN SURE WHAT TO CALL IT.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW SUPPORTERS OF THIS PROJECT BRISTLE WANNA CALL IT A CLUB, AND, UH, AND THEY'VE SAID THEY'D PREFER I CALL IT A FACILITY.
UM, BUT I, I, I HAVE TO SAY, I REALLY THINK THAT THE WORD CLUB IS APPROPRIATE.
AND AS, AS WE'VE SAID EARLIER, YOU KNOW, UM, DOUG MENTIONED THAT THERE'S SOME FOLKS THAT DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SOME ISSUES, UM, IN PART BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S CONFUSION.
BUT THIS IS, THIS IS A, UH, A CLUB THAT REQUIRES EITHER A MEMBERSHIP OR SOME SORT OF PAYMENT TO USE IT.
WHEN SUPPORTERS CAME TO TALK ABOUT IT IS TONIGHT THEY TALK ABOUT IT MAKING A PROFIT.
THEY TALK ABOUT IT TURNING OUT AS AN INVESTMENT, NOT AN EXPENSE.
THEY TALK ABOUT RUNNING TOURNAMENTS, HAVING CLINICS.
I'VE HEARD COMMENTS PREVIOUSLY ABOUT WORLD CLASS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS.
UM, I, I JUST DON'T FEEL THE FACILITY QUITE CAPTURES IT.
AND SO HOW DO YOU CAPTURE IT? I MEAN, YOU CAN RUN ON WITH A LONG LIST OF ADJECTIVES, OR FRANKLY, I THINK THE WORD THAT BEST DESCRIBES IT IS A CLUB IN TERMS OF ENVISIONING THE SCOPE OF FACILITIES.
UM, AND I REALLY THINK, YOU KNOW, IT, IT GETS DOWN TO SOME PEOPLE AND SOME SUPPORTERS RATHER MINCE WORDS AND TALK ABOUT THAT RATHER THAN JUST REALLY TALK ABOUT THE REAL QUESTION, SHOULD WE SPEND THIS MUCH MONEY ON A NON-ESSENTIAL PROJECT WITHOUT ASSISTANT REFERENDUM? WHETHER YOU SUPPORT IT OR ARE CRITICAL OF IT, I THINK IT'D BE RIGHT TO ASK FOR REFERENDUM.
SO YOU CAN VOTE AND WE CAN FIND OUT.
UH, ANOTHER QUESTION THAT COMES UP RATHER A LOT IS, WHAT IS THE MAGNITUDE OF THE INVESTMENT? I KNOW I'VE GONE OUT, UH, WITH A RANGE OF 16 TO $20 MILLION.
I KNOW, UH, THE CHAIR OF THE, THE COMMITTEE, UH, TAKES ISSUE WITH THAT AS WELL AS COMMISSIONER SPEARS AND COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.
AND, UH, I UNDERSTAND, I MEAN, THERE'S, THERE'S SOME CONFUSION THAT THEY LIKE TO SAY 13 MILLION AND, YOU KNOW, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A GOOD IDEA, 13 MILLION I GUESS IS A QUESTION TO BE ANSWERED.
BUT, UM, IN TERMS OF WHERE MY RANGE COMES FROM, IF YOU GO BACK, UH, TO THE PRESENTATION THAT WE HAD AS A COMMISSION IN OCTOBER, THE CITY STAFF CAME IN AND SAID, HEY, WE'VE LOOKED AT THIS AGAIN.
WE'VE REVISITED THE NUMBERS BASED ON INFLATION AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN CONSTRUCTION.
UH, WE THINK THAT FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT THAT 18 MILLION IS ABOUT THE RIGHT NUMBER.
WE'VE TALKED TO SOME GENERAL CONTRACTORS THAT THINK IT MIGHT BE NORTH OF 20 MILLION, BUT YOU KNOW, 18 FEEL FEELS ABOUT RIGHT.
UM, IF YOU TAKE THAT, UH, THAT 18 MILLION AND BACK OUT A COUPLE MILLION BUCKS SAYING, HEY,
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WE ARE INCLUDING SOME FACILITIES FOR PARTS AND REC, YOU KNOW, THAT GETS TO 16, WHICH IS THE LOW END OF MY RANGE.UM, BUT IF YOU GO THROUGH AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS, SOME OF THEM THINK IT COULD BE A LOT MORE.
AND I'VE HAD PRIVATE CALLS FROM SOME FOLKS IN THE BUSINESS THAT THINK IT COULD BE A WHOLE LOT MORE.
SO IF WE'RE TRYING TO GET A RANGE AND TRYING TO SHARE ACCURATE INFORMATION, THAT IS WHY I USE A RANGE OF 16 TO 20, GENERALLY SPEAKING.
OR IF I'M GONNA LAND ON A NUMBER, I'M GOING TO DEFAULT TO THE NUMBER SHARED BY STAFF, WHICH IS 18 MILLION BUCKS.
UM, NOW I MENTIONED THAT THE COMMISSIONERS, UH, A LOT OF TIMES WILL DEDUCT THE, THE PARTS AND REC FACILITY.
A LOT OF TIMES THEY'LL ALSO WANNA DEDUCT SAYING, UM, THE, THE COST OF THE SITE WORK TO THE ROAD AND SAYING, THERE'S A MILLION DOLLARS OF WORK IN THERE THAT WE NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE FACILITY, THE CLUB, THE TENNIS CENTER, THE ARENA, THE DOME, WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL IT FROM CROCKETT ROAD.
SO THIS IS A, A GRAPHIC FROM OUR MEETING LAST JANUARY.
UM, AND IF YOU LOOK AT IT, THE, THE SHADED PORTION OF THE TOP IS, IS THE CLUB.
THIS IS CROCKETT ROAD TO YOUR RIGHT.
NOW, WHAT, WHAT SOME FOLKS WOULD BE SAYING IS TO, TO BUILD SOMETHING LIKE THIS ONTO CROCKETT ROAD, AND I'M, I'M USING THIS GRAPHIC 'CAUSE IT'S THE, THE MOST RECENT ONE THAT I COULD FIND.
MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING MARGINALLY NEWER, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THEY'RE SAYING, AND I'VE HEARD IT SEVERAL TIMES FROM SOME COM COMMISSIONERS TO SAY, WE SHOULD BUILD A SECOND ENTRANCE TO CROCKETT ROAD ANYWAY.
AND SO WE SHOULDN'T INCLUDE THAT IN MILLION DOLLARS IN THE FACILITY ESTIMATE OR THE SITE WORK ESTIMATE, OR THE ROAD OR THE WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL IT.
BECAUSE THIS IS GONNA BE A ROUTE.
AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK, I MEAN, I, I SEE THAT, AND WHILE I DO KNOW, UH, OR I SHOULD SAY, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CITIZENS MIGHT CUT THROUGH THAT PARKING LOT TO GET TO CROCKETT PARK OR TO GET TO SOMETHING ELSE, BUT, UH, BUT I FEEL CERTAIN THAT THAT PARKING LOT AND THAT CURB CUT IS PART OF THIS PROJECT, AND THAT IS WHY I DON'T DEDUCT THE MILLION DOLLARS FOR ACCESS TO CROCKETT ROAD THERE.
AND IF PEOPLE SAY, WELL, THIS IS GONNA MAKE CONGESTION, CONGESTION ON CROCKETT ROAD CONSIDERABLY BETTER, I, I'M JUST NOT SURE.
I MEAN, I'VE HAD FOUR KIDS GO TO CROCKETT ELEMENTARY INTO WOODLAND MIDDLE, AND THE BOTTLENECK ISN'T, YOU KNOW, JUST RIGHT THERE WHERE HAVING ANOTHER ENTRANCE WHERE YOU CAN CUT THROUGH A PARKING LOT THROUGH THE SOCCER CENTER BACK IN THE CROCKETT PARK, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT MAKES THE BOTTLENECK TIMES ANY BETTER, BUT REGARDLESS, THAT'S WHY I INCLUDE THAT MONEY IN, IN MY RANGE OF 16 TO 20 MILLION.
UM, AND ALONG THOSE LINES, WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT, AND, YOU KNOW, HAD ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS SAY IT'S, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT SPENDING MONEY, WE'RE MAKING MONEY.
UM, SAY IF YOU DO, SAY, SAY, IF THIS PROJECT IS WILDLY LESS EXPENSIVE THAN WE THINK, SAY, SAY IT'S A $10 MILLION PROJECT, AND WE GO THROUGH AND, AND SAY THE, THE COMMITTEE, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE'S NUMBERS ARE WILDLY LOW, AND THIS THING RETURNS A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR BACK TO THE CITY COFFERS, THAT'S A MINIMUM OF 10 YEARS, A DECADE BEFORE THAT'S BRINGING ANY MONEY BACK.
AND I DON'T THINK ANYONE THINKS IT'S $10 MILLION TO BUILD THIS THING.
AND I DON'T THINK ANYONE THINKS IT'S GONNA BRING BACK A MILLION BUCKS A YEAR.
I THINK MOST OF THE ESTIMATES FROM PEOPLE SAY THAT IF IT'S REALLY RUN WELL, YOU KNOW, IT, IT MAY BE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
BUT ALSO IF YOU READ THE PROFORMAS, AND, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE WITH CPAS HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND ARE WILDLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
BUT AS A BUSINESS PERSON, I'M LOOKING AT IT WITH TWO FULL-TIME PERSONNEL AND REALIZING THAT IF I TRY TO RUN ANY BUSINESS WITH TWO FULL-TIME PEOPLE ONLY, AND THE REST OF PART-TIME STAFF, THAT'S HARD.
AND NO ONE GETS VACATIONS, NO ONE GETS DAYS OFF.
THERE'S ALL KINDS OF TROUBLE WITH THAT.
SO, YOU KNOW, I I, I JUST FIND THE THING PROBLEMATIC, BUT STILL, WHEN IT COMES RIGHT DOWN TO IT, UM, I THINK IT'S WORTH A, A, A, A VERY MUCH MORE SCRUTINY AND PUBLIC DISCUSSION IF WE'RE HEADING THIS WAY.
AND UM, AND THE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO MENTION, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL FOLKS HAVE HAVE SAID, WE, WE DON'T NEED A REFERENDUM BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED THE MONEY.
WE DON'T NEED TO ISSUE A BOND.
NOW, IT'S FUNNY 'CAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THE PEOPLE SAYING THAT ARE THE SAME ONES THAT ARE VERY QUICK TO COMPLIMENT OUR CITY STAFF AND THE FINANCE STAFF IN PARTICULAR.
AND IT IS THE CITY STAFF WHO HAS GOTTEN US AS, AS WELL AS LEADERS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THIS COMMISSION FOR A LONG TIME, THAT HAVE GOTTEN US IN THE FINANCIAL, THE FINANCIALLY HEALTHY STATE WE'RE IN.
AND THEY'VE DONE IT BY BEING SMART AND FOOL WITH THE MONEY AND HAVING A GOOD CAPITAL STRUCTURE.
AND THOSE ARE THE FOLKS THAT CAME IN AND
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HAVE A $5 MILLION BOND ISSUE PROGRAMMED INTO THIS.NOW WE CONNECT WITH SOME COMMISSIONERS SAY, NO, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE OUT THAT, THAT BOND ISSUE.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS WHETHER OR NOT THEY LIKE IT, THAT MEANS WE EITHER TAKE IT OUT OF RESERVES AND WE RESERVE AGAINST OUR PENSION FUNDS AND WE RESERVE AGAINST THE UNKNOWN.
BUT IF WE DON'T DO THE BOND ISSUE HERE, WE CAN TAKE IT OUTTA RESERVES.
WE COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE TAKE IT OUT OF ANOTHER PROJECT, SAY WE COULD TAKE RAGSDALE ROAD AND DO ANOTHER $5 MILLION BOND ISSUE AGAINST RAGSDALE ROAD, AND THEN USE MONEY THAT WE ALREADY HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS TO KEEP THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE WHERE IT IS.
SO KIND OF MOVING MONEY FROM OUR LEFT POCKET TO OUR RIGHT POCKET.
OR WE COULD TAKE OTHER PROJECTS AND MOVE THEM DOWN THE ROAD, UH, WHATEVER PROJECTS THOSE MAY BE.
BUT I DON'T THINK SAYING, OH, WE'RE GONNA PAY FOR IT FOR SAVINGS INSTEAD OF TAKING A BOND ISSUE, SO WE WON'T DO A REFERENDUM.
I THINK THAT'S A POLITICAL MANEUVER.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
I THINK IT'S A POLITICAL MANEUVER TO AVOID GIVING CITIZENS THE CHANCE TO VOTE ON THIS.
AND, UH, I DON'T THINK IT MAKES THE PROJECT ANY MORE AFFORDABLE.
I DON'T THINK IT MAKES THE PROJECT ANY MORE DESIRABLE.
I REALLY THINK, AND EVEN TONIGHT WITH THE COMMENTS, WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF CONTENTION, EVEN MORE SO IN THE MEETING THIS PAST, UH, FALL ABOUT THIS.
A LOT OF DISAGREEMENT, A LOT OF CONTENTION, I THINK GIVEN THE CONTENTION LIKE WE NEED HAD IN THE PAST WITH THE MALLORY LAYING EXTENSION, WE DESERVE A REFERENDUM AND THIS COMMISSION CAN DO A REFERENDUM WITH A DECISION.
UH, I'LL START OUT WITH MY HISTORIC REPORT.
UM, OUR MEETING WAS SCHEDULED FOR THIS COMING FRIDAY, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO SOME SCHEDULING CONFLICTS, IT WILL BE THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY, UH, JANUARY 27TH, VCU IN ANNEX ROOM AT NINE 30.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ONE PROJECT WE'RE WORKING ON.
MAY 18TH, WE'LL BE CELEBRATING THE 225TH BIRTHDAY OF RAVENSWOOD MANSION.
NOW, IT WAS FIRST OWNED BY JAMES HAZARD WILSON, AND OUR THEME WILL BE THE FIRST, WILL BE HONORING THE FIRST AND THE LAST FAMILIES TO OCCUPY THOSE THAT HOME JIMMY WILSON AND HIS FAMILY AND TONS OF DESCENDANTS WILL BE THERE.
HE LIVES DOWN THE STREET NOW IN OAK HALL AND THE HISTORIC HOME IN OAK HALL AND REECE SMITH AND STEVE SMITH AND THEIR FAMILY WILL BE HONORED ALSO.
AND STEVE LIVES NEXT DOOR TO RAVENSWOOD.
SO BOTH FAMILIES HAVE HAD A LONG CONNECTION WITH THE HOUSE AND WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED.
IT'LL BE A, A WHOLE DAY OF FUN AND A PARADE AND, UH, CHILDREN'S GAMES AND ALL SORTS OF GOOD STUFF GOING ON.
SO SORT OF STAY TUNED FOR THAT.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR MAY 18TH.
UM, UH, IT'S REALLY GONNA COME TOGETHER WELL.
AND, UH, CHARLES BOOTH, OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS DIRECTOR'S VERY INVOLVED.
SO HE, HE'S UP TO HIS NECK RIGHT NOW IN PLANNING FOR THIS.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GOOD THINGS FROM YOU, CHARLES.
AND ON SORT OF, I GUESS IT'S NOT A SAD NOTE, BUT, UM, TOM FREEMAN, WHO ALONG WITH MR. BELTON, HAS PULLED TOGETHER OUR VETERANS DAY PROGRAMS AND OUR MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM HAS DONE WONDERFUL JOBS.
SENT US ALL AN EMAIL TODAY, AND I FOUND IT VERY SAD.
HE SAID THERE WAS A VIETNAM ERA VETERAN WHO HAD PASSED AWAY AND HAS NO FAMILY, NO FRIENDS, AND HE WAS HOPING THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME VETERANS OR IF YOU KNOW OF SOME, THAT WOULD WILLING TO ATTEND HIS SERVICE.
WEDNESDAY, THIS COMING WEDNESDAY AT 10:00 AM AT THE, UH, MIDDLE TENNESSEE VETERANS CEMETERY.
AND I JUST THINK THAT IS SO SAD FOR ANYBODY TO DEPART THIS LIFE ALONE, BUT ESPECIALLY SOMEBODY WHO, WHO SPENT THEIR TIME IN THE SERVICE.
AND I KNOW IN THOSE DAYS PEOPLE WERE DRAFTED, BUT THEY WENT AND A LOT OF THEM DIED.
AND, UH, A LOT OF 'EM CAME BACK DAMAGED.
AND A LOT NONE CAME BACK WITH FANFARE.
MY BROTHER WAS IN, WENT TO VIETNAM, HE GOT ON A PLANE IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA BY HIMSELF, WAS FLOWN TO VIETNAM.
THEY WERE NOT WITH A PLATOON OR A COMPANY.
IT WAS A VERY LONELY WAR FOR PEOPLE.
SO IF YOU OR YOU HAVE A FRIEND OR YOU KNOW, A VETERAN WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO GO OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, EVEN FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE IS BETTER THAN NOBODY.
UH, LET'S SEE, WHAT ELSE? OH, I CONTINUE TO BE JUST AMAZED AT THE QUALITY OF OUR WONDERFUL FIRE,
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UH, POLICEMEN THAT WE'RE SWEARING IN.THEY'RE JUST SO DIVERSIFIED AND SO WELL EDUCATED AND THEY LOOK SO HEALTHY.
AND, UH, I HOPE THEY STAY THAT WAY.
BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS.
AND ALSO, UH, WATCHING THESE FIRES ON TV OUT IN CALIFORNIA, IT MAKES ME APPRECIATE EVEN MORE THE RISKS THAT OUR FIREMEN GO THROUGH.
I DON'T KNOW HOW PEOPLE EVER GET OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING WHEN YOU'VE BEEN HIT WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU PUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER? I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DO.
I SAW A LADY THIS MORNING AND I, SHE SAID SHE WAS OVERWHELMED WITH JOY BECAUSE A LONGTIME FAMILY FRIEND HAD PROVIDED A HOUSE FOR THEM TO BELIEVE IN.
AND SHE SAID, I HAVE AN ADDRESS NOW.
AND SHE SAID TO PROCESS CLAIMS AND MEDICAL THINGS AND PRESCRIPTIONS AND ALL YOU NEED ADDRESS.
AND THIS WAS A LADY OF MEANS WHO WAS VERY, I MEAN, HER HAPPIEST MOMENT WAS SHE HAS AN ADDRESS.
AND SO JUST KEEP THOSE PEOPLE IN OUR PRAYERS BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE GONNA NEED IT FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
NOW, ON ONTO THE REFERENDUM TENNIS PICKLEBALL FACILITY.
I'VE HEARD A LOT OF GOOD COMMENTS TONIGHT.
I COME FROM THE SCHOOL, UH, THINKING THAT TRADITION IS NOT A BAD THING AND THAT SOMETIMES YOU GET TO A GOOD PLACE BECAUSE YOU FOLLOWED GOOD PRACTICES, GETTING THERE.
I THINK WE HAVE A HEALTHY BUDGET.
WE HAVE A VERY HEALTHY RESERVE.
IT'S BECAUSE OF THE PRACTICES WE'VE FOLLOWED OVER THE YEARS ON AMENITIES OF THIS COST.
WE'VE ALWAYS LOOKED FOR PARTNERSHIPS AND WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
AND LOOK AT THE SPLASH PAD ON CONCORD ROAD.
LOOK AT THE INDOOR SOCCER ARENA DOWN THERE, THE REC CENTER ON CON OFF CONCORD ROAD.
AND I DON'T KNOW, I STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE OF WHY THE COUNTY, WHY WE EVEN MOVED ON FROM THE COUNTY.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN WE WERE ASKED FOR $6 MILLION AND WE COULD WALK OUT THE DOOR AND THAT WAS OUR ONLY COMMITMENT, THEY WOULD PAY THE REST.
THEY WOULD OPERATE IT, THEY WOULD STAFF IT, AND THEY WOULD MAINTAIN IT.
I, I, I JUST CAN'T GET PAST THAT.
I, I HAVE A HAD A FRIEND, MR. WHITMORE, WHO RAN THE NASHVILLE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB AND DEVELOPED THAT PROPERTY DOWN THERE.
AND HE USED TO STAND AT THAT PODIUM AND TALK ABOUT WHAT HE CALLED WALKING AROUND SINCE.
AND I LEARNED A LOT FROM MR. WHITMORE.
I THINK WE ALL NEED A LOT MORE WALKING AROUND SINCE SOMETIMES.
NOW I'M NOT ANTI TENNIS, I'M NOT ANTI PICKLEBALL.
MY KIDS PLAY TENNIS AT, UM, RICHLAND AND MARYLAND FARMS. MY FATHER-IN-LAW PLAYED WELL INTO HIS SEVENTIES.
HE EVEN HAD A COURT IN HIS BACKYARD.
I WAS ALL ON BOARD BECAUSE WE REALIZED THERE IS SOMETHING MISSING WHEN MARYLAND FARMS CLOSED.
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE PEOPLE ARE SAYING, WELL, WHERE AM I GONNA GO? WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? AND NOBODY DID NOT, NOBODY DISMISSED THAT AS, OH, THAT'S SILLY.
I WAS SO ON BOARD WITH THIS JOINT PARTNERSHIP.
AND THEN ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY AROSE WITH A VERY SOUND, UH, BUSINESSMAN BEHIND IT.
AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY HE PULLED OUT EVERYBODY TO ALL OUR CREDIT.
I THINK WERE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC AND VERY CONGENIAL WITH HIM AND WELCOMED IT.
UH, I DID TO, WE DID NOT ASK HIM WHY HE PULLED OUT BECAUSE HE DIDN'T CARE TO SHARE IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE THOUGHT THE NUMBERS WEREN'T GOOD.
I CANNOT GET ON BOARD WITH THIS.
BUT THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT I WOULD CONTINUE TO OPPOSE IT IF I FELT THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE CITIZENS IN BRENTWOOD WERE FOR IT.
IF THEY SAID, OKAY, LET'S GET RID OF THIS TRADITION OF, OF PARTNERSHIP.
WE DON'T HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING THE OLD WAY.
IF THE RESIDENTS VOTE FOR THAT, HEY, I I'M WITH YOU.
I'LL SHUT UP, AND I'LL BE OUT THERE AT THE RIBBON CUTTING, UH, BLOWING WHISTLES AND
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SAYING, COME ON IN AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.BUT I THINK THE PEOPLE SHOULD MAKE THAT DECISION, NOT JUST, UH, AN AD HOC COMMITTEE OF SIX PEOPLE AND FOUR COMMISSIONERS.
UH, I I WISH I COULD ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT THIS 'CAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE WANT IT, BUT I CANNOT, UH, AS IT STANDS NOW.
SO I WILL CONTINUE TO VOTE AGAINST IT UNLESS THE PEOPLE SAY, HEY, LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS THING.
LITTLE I'LL START THIS EVENING WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD REPORT.
UM, OF COURSE, WE'RE ONGOING WITH OUR, OUR BUTTERFLY HABITAT PROJECT, UH, PLANTED THE MILKWEED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
WE FOUND WILD FLOWERS IN THE SPRING, UH, OF COURSE, CURB MARKER TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM THROWING POLLUTION RIGHT THERE IN THEIR DRAIN CUTS IN, IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSES.
UM, WE ELECTED TWO NEW OFFICERS.
UM, OUR CHAIRMAN THIS YEAR WILL BE NATASHA GREEN AND OUR SECRETARY WILL BE TRACY STEAD.
UH, ZARA JUNIOR AT RAVENWOOD HAS BEEN KIND OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPION.
SHE'S HELPED US WITH SEVERAL PROJECTS, BUT SHE RECEIVED A GRANT FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION AND TURNED THAT $250 INTO $15,000 IN ADVERTISING ON OUTDOOR ADVERTISING.
AND WE WON'T GO THERE ANY FURTHER THAN THAT.
BUT, UH, ALL OF THE, ALL OF THE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING IS IN DAVIDSON COUNTY.
BUT IT, IT, UH, UH, IT, IT CHAMPIONS OUR REDUCED, UH, OR AND REFILL, UH, UM, UH, OR REFILL AND REDUCE, UH, CAMPAIGN THAT WE HAD TRYING TO CUT OUT PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES.
AND, UH, IT'S ON THE BILLBOARDS THAT DO SEVERAL ADVERTISEMENTS, BUT IT'S JUST AMAZING TO ME HER PERSISTENCE AND THAT SHE TURNED A $250 GRANT AND SHE DID PAY IT TO THE COMPANY, BUT BECAUSE SHE TOLD 'EM WHAT IT WAS FOR AND DID, AND THEY EVEN DID ALL OF THE MOCKUPS.
AND I CAN TELL YOU, AS A BUSINESSMAN, YOU DO ADVERTISING EVEN OF A SMALL THING.
YOU USUALLY PAY FOR MOCKUPS AND ANY ADVERTISING YOU DO, WHICH IS ONLY FAIR.
SO, UH, UH, REALLY PROUD OF, UH, OF HER AND HER EFFORTS ON THAT.
UH, SHE'S A JUNIOR AT RAVENWOOD, SO, UM, GREAT SERVANTS.
WE HAVE, UH, SEEMS LIKE WONDERFUL SHEPHERD WARRIORS THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS HIRED TO SERVE AND PROTECT.
I WAS IMPRESSED WITH ALL OF OUR OFFICERS THIS EVENING.
UM, YOU CAN JUST TELL THEY, THEY WILL MAKE GREAT, UM, UH, SERVANTS TO OUR, TO OUR CITY.
SO, UM, VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT.
UM, I COULDN'T BE HERE ON THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE BRIEFING, BUT OF COURSE, WATCHED IT AND WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT, UM, COMMISSIONERS DECIDED NOT TO AT LEAST ALLOW A REFERENDUM.
UH, I'VE RECEIVED MORE EMAILS ON THIS SUBJECT THAN ANY SUBJECT I'VE HANDLED IN ALMOST 16 YEARS UP HERE.
UH, WHEN COMMISSIONER DUNN SPEAKS OF TRADITION, I, I'VE BEEN UP HERE 16 YEARS, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF TRADITION IN THIS CITY AS WELL.
AND I DO THINK THOSE TRADITIONAL WAYS AND TRADITIONAL VALUES, UH, DO WELL.
I WON'T GO INTO A LOT OF DETAIL.
I'VE DONE THAT IN OTHER MEETINGS AS WE'VE, AS WE'VE GONE OVER THIS.
AS MAYOR ORIGINALLY STARTED WORKING WITH THE TENNIS COMMUNITY WHEN COVID WAS STILL RAGING, BUT THEY FOUND OUT THAT MARYLAND FARMS WAS CLOSING.
AND AT THE TIME, EVEN MR. LAMMER SPOKE WAS VERY HAPPY IF WE COULD EVEN FIGURE A WAY TO PUT A BUBBLE OVER THE CROCKETT PARK COURTS AFTER A LOT OF RESEARCH AND EVERYTHING.
AND THAT WAS ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH IS NOT CHEAP.
UM, IN FACT, WHEN I HEAR THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN 13 MILLION AND 18 MILLION, AND I THINK IT'LL BE WELL NORTH OF 20 MILLION, AND I'VE HAD A LOT OF PROJECTS, I KIND OF HAVE A FEEL FOR THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, BOTH GOVERNMENTALLY AND BUSINESS.
BUT EVEN IF IT'S 13 MILLION, 13 MILLION'S, A LOT OF DOLLARS, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
UH, I DO FEEL LIKE IT'S FOR A NICHE GROUP, JUST MY OWN FAMILY, AND I COULD SPEAK TO MANY OTHERS, BUT LACROSSE, DANCE, GYMNASTICS, UM, CHEERLEADING, COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING, UM, ALL OF THOSE COMMUNITIES HAVE MANY, MANY PEOPLE IN THIS CITY THAT PARTICIPATE.
UM, OFTEN GET ASKED ABOUT A SHOOTING GALLERY SHOOTING RANGE.
WE HAVE MANY GUN OWNERS IN BRENTWOOD.
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THAT BEFORE THIS TENNIS THING EVER CAME UP.BUT THERE AGAIN, I FELT LIKE THERE'S SEVERAL PRIVATE ENTERPRISE ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO A GOOD JOB OF HANDLING THAT.
THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT OUR COUNTRY'S BUILT ON, IS FREE ENTERPRISE.
GOVERNMENT SHOULD STICK WITH NECESSITIES.
UM, I'M NOT GONNA GO INTO A LOT MORE DETAIL, DEFINITELY AM FOR A REFERENDUM ON THIS BECAUSE IT IS A NON-ESSENTIAL PROJECT.
IT'S THE SECOND MOST EXPENSIVE PROJECT IN THE HISTORY OF BRENTWOOD.
AND I HAVE A REAL GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE 'CAUSE I WAS VERY, VERY INVOLVED.
AND THAT WAS OUR POLICE HEADQUARTERS, WHICH I WOULD CONSIDER A VERY ESSENTIAL PROJECT.
AND I WOULD SAY THAT ANY COMMISSIONER UP HERE WHO DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS AN ESSENTIAL PROJECT, WOULD NOT MAKE IT THROUGH THEIR NEXT ELECTION ON THAT PROJECT BECAUSE OUR FINANCE PEOPLE AND OUR CITY MANAGER AND OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND OUR STAFF ARE VERY GOOD AT GOING, WE CAN USE THIS MUCH RESERVE BALANCE WHILE STILL KEEPING A VERY GOOD RESERVE BALANCE.
WE CAN DO THIS MUCH LONG-TERM DEBT ONLY IF WE GET IT AT A GOOD INTEREST RATE.
AND SOMEBODY SPOKE TONIGHT AND SAID THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE AN EFFECT ON BOND RATING.
I'VE BEEN TOLD DIFFERENT THAT IF YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS TYPE OF PROJECT AND IT TANKS, IT DEFINITELY CAN AFFECT YOUR BOND RATING.
SO I DISAGREED WITH THAT COMMENT.
AS AN ASIDE, WE ISSUED $20 MILLION IN BONDS FOR A $30 MILLION PROJECT, AND IT WAS AN ESSENTIAL PROJECT AND WE HAD DISCUSSED IT FOR SEVEN YEARS IN THE BEGINNING, DISCUSSIONS, PLANNING, ALL THE THINGS THAT WENT INTO IT.
AND THAT'S AN ESSENTIAL PROJECT.
SO YES, IT IS CUSTOMARY AND THERE ARE REASONS WHY LONG-TERM DEBT IS ISSUED ON PROJECTS LIKE THAT.
UM, THIS PROJECT, IN MY EYES, WILL BE TWO THIRDS THE EXPENSE OF A POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
I LIKE COMMISSIONER DUNN, PROBABLY FOR THE FIRST TWO AND A HALF YEARS WITH THE TENNIS PICKLEBALL COMMUNITY, WAS SUPPORTIVE IN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ALTERNATIVES.
AND I REALLY THOUGHT WE HAD A GOOD ALTERNATIVE WITH THE COUNTY.
NOW, MY PERSONAL OPINION, AND THIS MAY BE FROM BEING A BUSINESSMAN EVEN THEN, $6 MILLION WAS A LOT OF MONEY.
BUT I DID FEEL LIKE IN A PARTNERSHIP, AND ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS IS WE ALL PAY A LOT OF MONEY IN COUNTY TAXES, WHICH WE SHOULD.
THEY PROVIDE GREAT SERVICES, SCHOOLS, UH, A LOT OF OUR JUDICIAL SERVICES, OUR JAIL, YOU GO ON AND ON.
I FELT LIKE IF WE GOT $6 MILLION OF THAT BACK FOR SOMETHING THAT'S MAYBE A NON-ESSENTIAL, BUT I FELT WOULD BE GREATLY USED, THAT WOULD BE USED IN WISDOM.
THAT WOULD BE THE TRADITIONAL WAY WE DO IT IN BRENTWOOD.
WHETHER WE DO IT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY, PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE, OR PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIVATE GROUPS LIKE BIKE PEDESTRIAN, MOUNTAIN BIKING COMMUNITY, BRENTWOOD BALL CLUB IN THE TURF FIELDS.
MANY OF Y'ALL KNOW MANY EXAMPLES BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.
BRENTWOODS ALWAYS BEEN A COMMUNITY THAT PEOPLE WANTED TO PAY THEIR PART TO DO THEIR SHARE, WHETHER IT WAS IN THE OLDEN TIMES AND GOING OUT AND HELPING ANOTHER FAMILY HARVEST THEIR CROPS, AND THEN THEM TURNING AROUND AND HELPING YOU HARVEST JURORS OR BARN RAISING OR IN MODERN TIMES OUR, OUR GREAT SCHOOL FACILITIES AND ATHLETIC PROGRAMS WHERE THE PARENTS GET IN THERE AND PAY FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO HAVE THE ELITE TRAINING IF THEY'RE GONNA BE A FOOTBALL PLAYER OR A BASKETBALL PLAYER OR A BASEBALL PLAYER.
BUT ON THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A PROJECT THAT BENEFITS A MAJORITY OF THE CITIZENS, IN FACT, IT'S A SMALL MINORITY OF THE CITIZENS AND THE WAY IT WILL BE SET UP ACCORDING TO THE RACK COMMITTEE, A VERY CASUAL PLAYER I DON'T THINK WILL EVER SEE COURT TIME AT THAT FACILITY.
'CAUSE IT WON'T BE DESIGNED THAT WAY.
IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE USED THAT WAY.
SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I'VE BEEN OPPOSED TO IT ONCE THE PRICE TAG GOT ABOVE $6 MILLION AND IT WAS NO LONGER A A, A PARTNERSHIP.
BUT I WILL SAY THIS, IF WE GO FORWARD, I DO THINK THE CITIZENS HAVE A RIGHT TO VOTE ON THIS AND A REFERENDUM AND I WITH COMMISSIONER DUNN, IF THE MAJORITY OF OUR CITIZENS, EVEN IF IT'S 50.1% TO 49.9%, SAY
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THEY WANT THIS DONE, I WILL SUPPORT IT AND DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT A GREAT PROJECT.I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE CASE.
AT LEAST THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M GETTING BOTH IN PERSONAL FEEDBACK, PHONE CALLS, TEXT MESSAGES, EMAILS.
SO, UM, I THINK IT'S A, A, A, A BIG ERROR ON THIS COMMISSION'S PART NOT TO ALLOW THE CITIZENS TO VOTE ON THIS.
UM, I WANNA THANK THE BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS LIKE I DO EVERY WEEK FOR REACHING OUT AND ENGAGING WITH US.
UH, WE'VE GOTTEN LOTS OF EMAILS THIS WEEK AND, UH, COMMISSIONER COM OR PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT, WERE GREAT.
SO WHEN YOU ENGAGE WITH US, IT REALLY DOES MAKE THE BEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
UM, CHIEF PICKY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING FOUR HIGHLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ALONGSIDE US AND FOR US.
UM, I WAS ABLE TO MEET EACH OF THEM.
UM, THEY'RE VERY IMPRESSIVE UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL AS WELL AS THE RESUME AND FROM A DISTANCE, SO THANK YOU.
IT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME TO KEEP MY EYES DRY.
OUR JANUARY PARK BOARD MEETING, UH, WAS HELD ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6TH.
WE APPROVED THREE ITEMS. WE APPROVED THE SHELLY HETHER VETERANS DAY HONOR RUN BECAUSE IT WILL BE RETURNING TO GRANNY WHITE PARK ON NOVEMBER 8TH, 2025.
THEY WERE THERE TO GET THEIR SPOT.
THEY HAD SUCH A GREAT YEAR LAST YEAR, THIS PAST FALL, WE ALSO APPROVED A FOR-PROFIT REQUEST FOR SYNERGY PILATES.
AND WE APPROVED A CO-ED FLAG FOOTBALL USE OF THE FIELDS IN CROCKETT PARK FOR BLAZE FOOTBALL.
I HAVE A FEW GENERAL UPDATES FROM THE PARK, PARK DEPARTMENT AND THE PARK BOARD.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, THE SHELTER RESERVATIONS GO ONLINE FOR BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS ON FEBRUARY 1ST.
UH, THE NEW RESERVATION SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION WENT VERY SMOOTHLY THIS PAST YEAR.
THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW MINOR IMPROVEMENTS MADE AND, UH, THE PROCESS IS GOING GREAT.
SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING A SHELTER AT SOME POINT DURING THE SEASON, THEN YOU'LL WANT TO JUMP ONLINE FEBRUARY 1ST AND RESERVE THAT SPACE.
UM, THE RATE INCREASES FROM LAST YEAR HAVE ALL BEEN RECEIVED VERY WELL BY THE RESIDENTS.
THE RESIDENTS UNDERSTOOD THE NEED FOR THE INCREASES AND WERE APPRECIATIVE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL PARKS AND AMENITIES, AND THEY CONTINUED TO REACH OUT TO THE PARK BOARD AND TELL THEM THAT THE CAP IN THE NUMBER OF RESERVATIONS FOR THE SHELTERS THAT RESIDENTS COULD MAKE WAS ALSO VERY HELPFUL FOR THE PARK STAFF.
ALSO, THE PARK BOARD WANTED ME TO SPECIFICALLY SEND A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO THE OTHER CITY COMMISSIONERS AND THE CITY STAFF FOR THE VOLUNTEER GIFTS THAT THE BOARD RECEIVED THIS YEAR.
EACH MEMBER OF THE PARK BOARD SENDS THEIR APPRECIATION.
OUR NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD AT 5:30 PM AND IT'LL BE HELD IN THE ANNEX DOOR, UH, ROOM RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
AND THOSE MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SO YOU CAN COME IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO.
UM, I TOO WANNA THANK THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR ALL YOU DID TO HELP OUT DURING THE SNOWSTORM THAT STARTED THIS FRIDAY MORNING.
I ALSO WANNA THANK POLICE AND FIRE FOR THE EXTRA WORK THAT YOUR TEAM'S HAD TO DO BECAUSE OF THE SITUATIONS IN THE WEATHER.
UM, I WANNA THANK OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, UH, FOR KEEPING US POSTED ON ALL THE THINGS THAT WERE HAPPENING.
UM, I APPRECIATE ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM TODAY AND I PREPARED A STATEMENT, UM, EXPECTING SOME THINGS LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN AFTER OUR MEETING ON THURSDAY.
SO I'D LIKE TO GET STARTED ON TALKING ABOUT THAT.
I AM EXCITED TO GET TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT ABOUT THIS ISSUE, UM, FOR THE POTENTIAL ROCKET FACILITY THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
WE HAVE RECEIVED MANY EMAILS AND IT IS GREAT THAT WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK PUBLICLY TONIGHT ON THIS ISSUE AT HAND.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW TO THE PROCESS, THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD HAS BEEN STUDYING THIS POSSIBLE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY FOR OVER FOUR YEARS.
RESIDENTS BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO THE CITY BACK IN 2020 AS A CITY COMMISSION.
FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN STUDYING THIS POSSIBLE FACILITY IN OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS.
IF YOU ARE NEW TO THIS PROJECT, THE BEST PLACE TO START YOUR RESEARCH IS ON OUR CITY WEBSITE.
YOU CAN GO TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT PAGE AND ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS THE RACKET FACILITY PROJECT.
YOU WILL FIND A WEALTH OF INFORMATION HERE.
THIS IS ALSO WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE REPORT FROM THE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY AD HOC COMMITTEE, WHICH WAS FORMED FROM VOLUNTEER RESIDENTS BY REVIEWING, I'M SORRY, IN BRENTWOOD VOLUNTEER RESIDENCE OF BRENTWOOD.
YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT BY REVIEWING CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS FROM THE FOLLOWING DATES.
JANUARY 18TH, 2024, AND OCTOBER 28TH, 2024.
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BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING FACT.AT SOME POINT, ALL SEVEN COMMISSIONERS STATED IN A PUBLIC MEETING THAT THERE WAS A DEMAND AND NEED FOR THIS FACILITY IN BRENTWOOD.
WE HAVE SEEN UNITY ON THIS PROJECT.
ADDITIONALLY, I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS FACILITY IS NOT A CLUB.
IT WILL BE OPEN TO EVERY INTERESTED RESIDENT OF BRENTWOOD.
THOSE RESIDENTS WILL PAY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A RESERVATION AND PLAY IN THE FACILITY.
JUST LIKE TODAY, A RESIDENT PAYS TO HAVE A RESERVED TIME ON A CITY OWNED OUTSIDE TENNIS COURT.
THE SAME WILL BE TRUE OF THESE POTENTIAL INSIDE COURTS.
YOU CAN FIND THE CURRENT FEES FOR OUTSIDE COURTS LISTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE UNDER OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT PAGE.
THIS PROPOSED FACILITY IS A SELF-FUNDED FACILITY.
THIS MEANS THAT THE FEES PAID BY THE PLAYERS COVER ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FACILITY.
AND ACCORDING TO RESEARCH AND MARKET DATA, THIS NEW FACILITY WILL MAKE A PROFIT.
EVERY INDOOR RACKET FACILITY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE MAKES A PROFIT.
IF MANY YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL FALL OUT OF VOGUE AND NO LONGER MONETARILY SUPPORT THE BUILDING AND ITS COSTS.
THE CITY CAN CHOOSE TO USE THE FACILITY FOR WHATEVER THE CITY SEES BEST.
THE CITY WILL OWN THIS ASSET FOR THE INDOOR ROCKET FACILITY.
THE CURRENT ESTIMATED COST OF THE PROJECT IS $13 MILLION.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD A DIFFERENT DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT I WILL REPEAT WHAT I JUST STATED.
THE INDOOR ROCKET FACILITY ALONE IS ESTIMATED TO COST $13 MILLION OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.
THIS PROJECT HAS EVOLVED AND WE HAVE ADDED TWO ELEMENTS TO IT.
ONE, OUR CITY HAS BEEN PLANNING TO RELOCATE THE PARKS DEPARTMENT OFFICES FOR MANY YEARS.
THIS POSSIBLE PROJECT PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIES OF SCALE.
WE CAN BUILD THESE MUCH NEEDED OFFICES FOR OUR STAFF AND ALSO PARKING FOR THEIR FLEET VEHICLES.
THE COST OF THIS PARK'S OFFICE RELOCATION IS AROUND $2 MILLION.
NUMBER TWO, ADDITIONALLY, WHILE LOOKING AT CROCKETT PARK ITSELF AND HEARING FROM RESIDENTS AND THEIR THOUGHTS ON THIS PROJECT, THE CITY'S STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS DECIDED THAT A LONG OVERDUE SECOND ENTRANCE TO THE PARK COULD BE BUILT AT THIS SAME TIME.
TO BUILD THIS SECOND ENTRANCE IS ESTIMATED TO COST AROUND $1 MILLION.
SO TOGETHER, WHEN WE ADD IT ALL UP, THESE PROJECTS HAVE A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF $16 MILLION.
SADLY, INCORRECT INFORMATION IS BEING ACTIVELY DISSEMINATED AND RESIDENTS ARE MISLED AND CONFUSED.
RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO GO TO THE CITY WEBSITE TO FIND ACCURATE INFORMATION.
AS YOU KNOW, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF RESIDENT INPUT.
I WORK VERY HARD TO GET RESIDENT INPUT ON MANY MA MATTERS IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
AND CERTAINLY ON THIS PROJECT.
IN JUNE OF 2023, I VOTED FOR THE FORMATION OF THE INDOOR RACKET FACILITY AD HOC COMMITTEE.
THIS COMMITTEE WAS MADE UP OF RESIDENTS WHO VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME AND TO GIVE THEIR INPUT AND EXPERTISE INTO THIS PROJECT.
I WANTED TO HEAR FROM THE RESIDENTS ON THIS PROJECT, AND I WAS WILLING TO BE THE COMMISSION LIAISON FOR THIS COMMITTEE.
GETTING RESIDENT INPUT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.
RESIDENTS HAVE ATTENDED OUR MEETINGS.
RESIDENTS HAVE SPOKEN DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS.
RESIDENTS HAVE EMAILED CITY COMMISSIONERS.
RESIDENTS HAVE CALLED ME ON THE PHONE TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER.
RESIDENTS HAVE EVEN STOPPED ME IN THE AISLES OF KROGER, AND WE HAVE HAD GREAT DISCUSSIONS ON THIS PROJECT.
THOSE DISCUSSIONS IN THE PRODUCE SECTION OF KROGER MAY HAVE BEEN THE BEST ONES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, RESIDENT INPUT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO DATE, THE CITY HAS TAKEN OVER FOUR YEARS TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT.
THIS PROJECT HAS NOT BEEN RUSHED THROUGH ON THE MATTER OF BONDS.
AND HAVING A REFERENDUM ON THIS PAST THURSDAY MORNING, YOUR SEVEN CITY COMMISSIONERS WERE BRIEFED.
UM, MAYOR RAY LITTLE WAS NOT THERE.
COMMISSIONER LITTLE WAS NOT THERE.
UH, YOUR SEVEN COMMISSIONER, SIX COMMISSIONERS WERE BRIEFED ABOUT A BOND REFERENDUM.
AFTER THE MEETING, I HAD A FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATION WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY, KRISTEN KORN.
I HAVE ASKED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO EXPLAIN THE INSTANCES WHERE A REFERENDUM IS POSSIBLE FOR CITY GOVERNMENT, AND I'VE ASKED HER TO DO THAT TONIGHT.
SO MS. KORN, COULD YOU EXPLAIN FOR US AND AFTER YOU'RE FINISHED, I WILL CONTINUE, UM, SOME OF MY COMMENTS, UM, SURE, AND I CAN PULL UP THE LIST.
THERE ARE, UM, UH, ONLY CERTAIN ITEMS THAT ARE SET FORTH BY STATE LAW ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE PUBLIC REFERENDUM FOR THEM.
UM, AS WE DISCUSSED ON THURSDAY, UH, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS CLEARLY ON THE LIST.
THAT'S WHAT WE DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING ON THURSDAY.
UM, LIQUOR RETAIL, SALES PACKAGE STORES ANNEXATION, LOCAL SALES TAX.
AND I WILL SAY, I'M JUST READING FROM A LIST FROM MTAS, WHICH IS MUNICIPAL TECHNICAL ADVISORY SERVICE, UM, WHICH IS A UT EXTENSION, UM, ADOPTING CERTAIN CHARTERS, CREATING AN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT,
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UM, AND SEVERAL THINGS THAT ARE IN OTHER CHARTERS THAT DON'T APPLY TO OUR FORMER CITY GOVERNMENT.UM, POP POPULAR ELECTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITIES INCORPORATED UNDER UNIFORM CITY MANAGER COMMISSION CHARTER, CONSOLIDATING CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS FROM FIVE TO SEVEN, WHICH WAS DONE HERE.
UM, AND THEN APPROVAL OF ISSUANCE OF RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE LICENSES TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE MANUFACTURERS.
SO THOSE ARE THE, THE THINGS THAT ARE SET FORTH BY STATE LAW FOR WHICH OR REFERENDUM CAN REFERENDUM CAN BE HELD.
AND THERE IS A SHEET, UM, THAT YOU CAN FIND ONLINE WHERE YOU CAN FIND THOSE THINGS THAT ARE LISTED.
SO AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE MEETING, UM, ON THURSDAY, AND AS CITY ATTORNEY KORN HAS EXPLAINED, THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE A REFERENDUM ON THIS PROJECT FOR WHAT FALLS UNDER CONSIDERATION ON THIS LIST IS TO ISSUE BONDS FOR THIS PROJECT, WE HAVE NOT ISSUED BONDS FOR THIS PROJECT.
ISSUING BONDS MEANS THAT WE TAKE OUT DEBT FOR THIS PROJECT.
BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY INFORMATION WE HAVE RECEIVED ON THIS POTENTIAL PROJECT, WE DO HAVE THE CASH ON HAND TO PAY FOR IT.
SO AT THIS TIME, WITH THE INFORMATION WE HAVE, I DON'T SEE THE NEED TO ISSUE BONDS OR DEBT FOR THIS PROJECT.
THE CITY HIRED AN ARCHITECT ON OCTOBER 28TH, 2024 TO PROVIDE A FINAL DESIGN PLAN FOR THE PROJECT.
THAT ARCHITECT BRIAN RICHTER IS GOING TO GET US THE FINAL DESIGN PLANS IN MAY OR JUNE OF THIS YEAR.
WHEN WE RECEIVE THOSE FINAL DESIGN PLANS, WE WILL BE EVEN MORE INFORMED AT THAT TIME.
WE CAN DECIDE HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.
TODAY WE DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS POSSIBLE FACILITY.
WE NEED TO WAIT ON THE FINAL DESIGN PLANS TO COME BACK TO US FROM ARCHITECT BRIAN RICHTER.
ONCE THE CITY GETS THE INFORMATION BACK FROM THE FULL DESIGN STUDY, IT WILL BE SHARED WITH THE COMMISSIONERS IN A PUBLIC MEETING.
THE PUBLIC IS ALWAYS INVITED TO ATTEND OUR MEETINGS.
WHETHER YOU ATTEND IN PERSON OR YOU WATCH ONLINE, I HOPE THAT INTERESTED RESIDENTS CAN COME AND LISTEN TO THE FACTS AND INFORMATION BEING PRESENTED BY CITY STAFF AND OTHERS WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THIS SUBJECT MATTER.
TO HELP INFORM RESIDENTS OF WHEN WE WILL BE MEETING, WE CAN HAVE OUR CITY STAFF INCLUDE THAT DATE AND TIME OF THAT MEETING AND THEIR OFFICIAL MONTHLY NEWSLETTER.
AS ALWAYS, OUR MEETING DATES AND AGENDAS ARE LISTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE FOR RESIDENTS TO FIND EASILY.
SPEAKING OF PUBLIC MEETINGS, ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 23RD, WE WILL BE HAVING OUR NEXT CITY COMMISSION BRIEFING AT 9:00 AM IN THE ANNEX ROOM NEXT DOOR.
IN THAT MEETING, A SPORTS FACILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY WILL BE COMING TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH US.
THAT COMPANY HAS RESPONDED TO OUR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND WILL EXPLAIN TO US WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FOR THEM TO MANAGE SUCH A FACILITY.
THIS COMPANY MANAGE MANAGES SPORTS FACILITIES ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.
THE CITY STAFF AND CITY COMMISSIONERS WILL SEE THEIR PRESENTATION AND WILL GET A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR EXPERTISE IN THIS AREA.
THIS MEETING WILL HELP US KNOW WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE FOR AN OUTSIDE MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO RUN THIS POSSIBLE FACILITY.
IN CLOSING, I WANT TO REITERATE THAT ONCE WE HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION BACK FROM THE ARCHITECT, WE'LL BE BETTER INFORMED SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE OUR NEXT DECISIONS.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN.
I WANNA THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING TONIGHT.
I KNOW, UM, IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO COME ON ON A MONDAY EVENING AFTER YOU'VE GOT KIDS WORK, WHATEVER.
SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL BEING HERE, MAKING YOUR COMMENTS.
THAT'S ALWAYS VERY HELPFUL TO HEAR FROM YOU.
UM, I WANNA SAY CONGRATS CHIEF HICKEY TO YOUR NEWEST OFFICERS, AND AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, YOU CONTINUE TO HIRE THE BEST TO JOIN THE BEST.
I WANNA THANK TODD HTAT AND HIS VERY HARDWORKING PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES FOR THE MANY, MANY HOURS THEY HAVE PUT IN CLEARING OUR ROADS DURING THIS MOST RECENT SO SNOWSTORM AND EARLIER IN THE WEEK WHEN WE HAD THAT KIND OF SURPRISE BLACK ICE ON MONDAY NIGHT.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE WILLIAMSON HERALD ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTING JACOB BUTCHER AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, I RECOMMEND YOU READ IT BECAUSE IT CAN GIVE YOU A GREATER APPRECIATION FOR THE EXHAUSTING WORKS OUR PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES DO TO GET OUR STREETS CLEAR.
AND, UM, IF YOU'RE SO INCLINED AND YOU SEE ANY OF THEM, PLEASE GO OUT AND TALK TO 'EM AND THANK 'EM.
WHETHER THEY'RE CLEARING DEBRIS OR YOU'RE SEEING THEM OUT, YOU KNOW, SPREADING SALT OR WHATEVER, THEY HEAR A LOT OF COMPLAINTS, SO I THINK THEY WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE A KIND WORD AND APPRECIATION.
AS THE COMMISSIONER REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LIBRARY BOARD, I WILL MOVE ON TO LIBRARY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED LIBRARY BOARD MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15TH AT FOUR THIRD TO GET THE LIBRARY.
UH, FEW ITEMS DURING THESE WINTER MONTHS, WHICH CAN BE LONELY AND ISOLATING.
PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE LIBRARY'S JANUARY NEWSLETTER FOR SOME GREAT ACTIVITIES AND WAYS TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
A FEW INTERESTING UPCOMING PROGRAMS
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ARE MAHJONG ON MONDAY, JANUARY 27TH AT 1230.WE ALSO HAVE A THURSDAY BOOK CLUB AT 10:00 AM ON JANUARY 16TH.
ANOTHER OPTION IS BEGIN BEGINNER GUITAR ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH AT 2:00 PM AND JUST AS ANOTHER REMINDER, THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, JANUARY 20TH FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY.
SO, UM, I HAVE OTHER COUPLE SINCE THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP.
UM, I'LL GO ON AND ADDRESS IT NOW SINCE OTHERS ARE ADDRESSING IT NOW.
COUPLE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP WITH THE MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB AND THE BRENTWOOD BALL CLUB AND SO FORTH, HAVING, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME SWEAT EQUITY AND SO FORTH IN IT.
BUT I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO REMEMBER THAT, UM, THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD HAS PRO PROVIDED THE FACILITY OR THE LAND FIRST FOR THEM TO HAVE THAT ACTIVITY BEFORE THEY COULD DO THAT.
SO MOUNT BIKE AND BRENTWOOD BALL CLUB COULD NOT EXIST IF THE LAND WAS NOT THERE AND WE DIDN'T MAINTAIN THOSE FIELDS AND SO FORTH.
UM, I'LL MOVE ON TO THE RACKET FACILITY.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THE DETAILS OF THE LAST TWO YEARS REGARDING THIS RACKET FACILITY DISCUSSION, I URGE YOU TO GO TO THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD WEBSITE AND KNOW PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.
YOU'LL FIND A TAB FOR THE RACKET FACILITY.
THERE YOU WILL FIND LINKS TO THE PRELIMINARY PROJECT BUDGET, SITE PLAN, TRAFFIC STUDY, AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORT, AND, AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION.
WE HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM ALL SORTS OF RESIDENT RESIDENTS DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS FACILITY.
MANY RESIDENTS THINK WE HAVE ALREADY MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AND BUILD THE FACILITY BASED ON THE STEPS WE'VE TAKEN THIS FAR.
I SPOKE WITH SEVERAL JUST THIS MORNING AND THEY WERE SURPRISED WE WERE HAVING MORE DISCUSSIONS.
THEY THOUGHT IT WAS ALREADY MOVING FORWARD TO REMIND EVERYONE WHERE WE ARE AT THIS POINT.
REGARDING THE RACKET FACILITY BACK IN OCTOBER, WE HIRED BRIAN RICHTER OF CNI DESIGN TO TURN CONCEPTUAL PLANS INTO ACTUAL BUILDABLE DESIGN PLANS WITH ALL ASSOCIATED COSTS.
HE WILL SPEND THE NEXT FEW MONTHS MEETING WITH CIVIL ENGINEERS, CONTRACTORS, AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUBCONTRACTORS TO PROVIDE THE CITY WITH PRECISE INFORMATION REGARDING ALL DETAILS AND COSTS OF THIS PROJECT.
ACCORDING TO CITY MANAGER KURT BEDNAR, THE FULL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN PLAN WILL BE COMPLETED THIS MAY OR JUNE.
THE COMMISSION CANNOT EVEN VOTE ON THIS PROJECT BEING MOVE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE UNTIL WE HAVE THIS FULL DESIGN PLAN DELIVERED TO US TO ASK BRIT WOOD RESIDENTS TO MAKE A DECISION VIA REFERENDUM.
PRIOR TO HAVING DESIGN AND COST DETAILS OF THIS PROJECT WOULD BE PREMATURE AND INAPPROPRIATE.
TO REITERATE AND CLARIFY WHAT CITY ATTORNEY KRISTEN CORN HAD SAID, THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE A REFERENDUM ON THIS PROJECT IS TO HAVE A BOND ATTACHED TO THIS PROJECT.
I DO NOT THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO COMMIT TO TAKING OUT A BOND AND BORROWING MONEY TO BUILD THIS ASSET FOR OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT.
IN CLOSING, WITH A MAY 6TH REFERENDUM, THE CITY WOULD BE ASKING FOR RESIDENTS TO VOTE ON THE IDEA OF A PROJECT WITHOUT CRUCIAL DETAILS IN PLACE.
WE WOULD NOT DO THAT AS A COMMISSION.
SO I DO NOT SUPPORT ASKING RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD TO DO SO EITHER.
ADDITIONALLY, IN ORDER TO EVEN CONSIDER HAVING A REFERENDUM, A BOND MUST BE ISSUED AND THAT REFERENDUM MUST BE ATTACHED TO THAT BOND.
THIS IMPLIES A BOND IS NECESSARY FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH BASED ON CURRENT CONCEPTUAL PROJECTED COSTS, IT MAY NOT BE NECESSARY.
I WANTED TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS IN OUR CIP, WHICH IS OUR FIVE YEAR DOCUMENT, SIX YEAR PREVIOUSLY, NOW IT'S FIVE YEAR.
SO OUR CIP FROM 20 24, 20 29, UM, WE WERE GOING TO, IT WAS ESTIMATED PROJECTING OUT THAT WE WERE GOING TO TAKE OUT $5 MILLION IN BONDS TO RELOCATE THE PARKS FACILITY WHEN WE BUILT A STANDALONE FACILITY.
SO THERE, THERE WAS THE PLAN TO TAKE OUT BONDS FOR THAT.
AS WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ECONOMIES OF SCALE, WE ARE SAYING INSTEAD OF 5 MILLION, IT MAY COST 2 MILLION TO PUT THE PARK FAC THE, UM, PARKS DEPARTMENT INTO THIS RACKET FACILITY.
SO, UM, THE US OTHER ISSUE TO TAKE NOTE IN THE CURRENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT 2025 THROUGH 2029, IF YOU'LL LOOK AT PAGE ONE 16, IF YOU NEED TO REFERENCE IT LATER, IT SHOWS THAT WE, IF WE TAKE OUT BONDS, AND I SHOULD NOTE FIRST ACTUALLY, THAT THIS PLAN IS QUOTE, A LIVING DOCUMENT WITH ONLY THE FIRST YEAR FULLY COMMITTED AS PART OF THE FISCAL 2025 BUDGET.
SO COUPLE YEARS OUT IS WHERE WE ARE SAYING WE MAY TAKE A BOND ISSUE OF $5 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 2026.
THAT IS NOT IN THIS CURRENT YEAR.
SO AGAIN, I REITERATE, WE WERE GONNA TAKE OUT 5.4 MILLION FOR A BOND TO BUILD THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IN A NEW LOCATION.
WE'RE NOW ECONOMIES OF SCALE, TALKING ABOUT SPENDING 2 MILLION FOR A PARKS RELOCATION.
AND IF WE TAKE OUT A BOND, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TAKING ONE OUT IN 2026 IN THE TOTAL OF $5 MILLION.
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STILL OUT OUT THERE AND A LOT OF MOVING PARTS.UH, COUPLE OF THINGS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
UM, FIRST WE APPROVED, UM, A NEW RESTAURANT COMING TO BRENTWOOD UP WHERE THE OLD LO LOCAL TACO WAS.
UH, THE OWNER HAS SOME, UH, RESTAURANTS, I BELIEVE IN NASHVILLE, URBAN GRUB, AND THIS IS GONNA BE COASTAL GRUB.
THE DISAPPOINTING PART OF IT IS WE WERE ALL EXCITED AND WE SAID, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA OPEN? HE SAID, WE HOPE IN THE FALL.
THEY'RE REMODELING THE BUILDINGS AND GETTING PARKING AND EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
BUT COASTAL GRUB IS COMING TO THE OLD LOCAL, UH, TACO LOCATION.
I WENT UP TODAY FOR A SOFT OPENING AT JERSEY MIKE'S, WHICH IS UP IN THE, UH, HILL CENTER ACROSS FROM AMOZ.
UH, THEY'D PREVIOUSLY BEEN OVER BY JEFFERSONS AND, UH, THEY CLOSED THAT LOCATION.
WONDERFUL LOCATION, UH, WONDERFUL FOOD.
REALLY, REALLY HAD A GOOD TIME.
UH, NUMBER ONE, CONGRATULATIONS CHIEF.
IT'S SO MUCH FUN TO SEE THOSE PEOPLE COME THROUGH.
UH, THANK YOU TO THE PUBLIC WORKS, BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT DURING THE SNOW.
WASN'T BAD, I DON'T THINK OUT THERE.
SO I THINK PEOPLE WERE REALLY ABLE TO ENJOY IT.
UH, AT THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING, UH, INFO MEETING, WE ALSO HAD A PRESENTATION ON WASTE AND WASTEWATER RATE STUDY.
THE WASTEWATER AND OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER, UH, RATES HAVE TO BE, UH, SELF-FUNDED.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE CONTRIBUTE MONEY TO.
IN OTHER WORDS, YOUR BILLS HAVE TO PAY FOR OUR WASTE, OUR WATER, AND OUR WASTEWATER.
SO UNFORTUNATELY, THAT MEANS THEY'RE GONNA GO UP PROBABLY EVERY YEAR.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A 5% INCREASE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, BUT WE NEED THAT FOR OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO KEEP IT GOING.
THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'VE DONE A LOT OF PIPELINING AND THINGS ARE IN REALLY, REALLY GOOD SHAPE WHEN HE COMPARED.
IF YOU, IF YOU WANNA SPEND SOME TIME GOING THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION WHEN HE COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES, WE JUST, LIKE MANY OF OUR OTHER THINGS ARE IN REALLY, REALLY GOOD SHAPE.
SO, UH, THANKS TO CHRIS MILTON AND HIS TEAM FOR THAT.
UM, NUMBER FOUR, CITY MANAGER SEARCH.
WE HAVE 55 PEOPLE THAT APPLIED TO BE CITY MANAGER AND, UM, KIRK'S GONNA BE VERY HARD TO REPLACE.
WE'VE ALREADY PROVEN THAT ONCE.
WE'RE GONNA START THE, UH, INTERVIEW, UH, PROCESS, UH, THIS NEXT WEEK.
AND, UH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU STEPPING UP AND HELPING US OUT HERE DURING THE INTERIM SESSION.
UM, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR COMMISSIONER SUSANNA MCMILLAN.
DIDN'T KNOW Y'ALL, DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
UH, JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS ON THE, UM, RACKET CENTER.
UM, I PERSONALLY CALLED GORDON HAMPTON, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AT WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
AND I JUST ASKED HIM IF THERE WAS ANY WAY TO PARTNER, TO COME BACK PARTNER, AND WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT AND WE'VE HAD COMMISSIONERS SAY, WE SHOULD HAVE PARTNERED WITH HIM.
WELL, I CALLED AND SAID, CAN WE DO IT? AND HE SAID IT WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAPPEN RIGHT NOW.
HE SAID IT WOULD HAVE TO BE DRIVEN THROUGH THE, UH, COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
SO I CALLED THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND I SAID, HEY, IS THERE ANY CHANCE OF RESURRECTING THIS? AND HE SAID, NO, DIDN'T THINK SO AT THIS TIME.
AND AS TAXPAYERS, YOU GUYS SHOULD KNOW, BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET YOUR, UH, AN YOUR ANNUAL, UH, PROPERTY TAXES, IT INCLUDES BRENTWOOD TAXES, IT INCLUDES WILLIAMS COUNTY TAXES.
ABOUT A THIRD OF IT I THINK IS BRENTWOOD.
AND ABOUT TWO THIRDS IS WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
KINSON COUNTY HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE INCREASES WHILE WE'VE HELD OURS NICE AND FLAT.
UM, THIS YEAR, THE COUNTY HAS ALREADY PASSED A AMENDMENT ASKING FOR $284 MILLION IN BONDS TO FINANCE THE 300 PLUS MILLION DOLLAR JAIL THAT THEY'RE GONNA BUILD.
SO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER SAID, WE DON'T HAVE, WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.
WE PUT ALL OF OUR MONEY TOWARD THIS JAIL.
SO NO CHANCE OF PARTNERING THERE.
UM, I ALSO WONDER, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT $5 MILLION BOND HERE, AND WE WANT A REFERENDUM.
THEY HAD A $284 MILLION BOND ISSUE THAT JUST PASSED AND NOBODY ASKED FOR A REFERENDUM.
UM, I REALLY, REALLY BELIEVE OUR FIRST TWO SPEAKERS, KEVIN AND DOUG, REALLY HIT ON SOME GREAT POINTS.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT.
I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND WE THINK ABOUT PRECEDENT.
IF WE TAKE EVERY CONTROVERSIAL ITEM LIKE THIS AND SEND IT TO A REFERENDUM, WE'RE NEVER GONNA GET THINGS DONE.
THIS ISN'T THE BIGGEST PROJECT IN THE WORLD.
I THINK THAT IT IS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT.
I ALSO THINK THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE EDUCATION ON THE PROJECT.
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RECEIVING THE EMAILS THAT WE RECEIVED THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THEY'RE GETTING MISINFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES.AND THEY WRITE US AND THEY SAY, WE ONLY HAVE 800 TENNIS PLAYERS IN BRENTWOOD.
IF YOU GO BACK TO THE FIRST PAGE OF THE RACKET FACILITY REPORT, WE ARE ONE OF THE TOP 10 ZIP CODES IN THE UNITED STATES FOR TENNIS PLAYERS.
ONE OF THE TOP TENS IN THE UNITED STATES.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE.
THERE'S 700 PEOPLE ON YOUTH ON A WAITING LIST TO TRY TO GET IN TO PLAY AND LEARN THE GAME AND GET BETTER.
SO THERE'S A LOT, THERE'S 2000 THAT PLAY AT THE WILLIAMSON REC CENTER, I BELIEVE.
I THINK PART OF THAT IS, AND I APOLOGIZE TO THE REPORTERS HERE UP FRONT, BUT IT'S HARDER TO GET INFORMATION NOW.
THE DEMISE OF THE NEWSPAPERS AND NEWS AS WE KNOW IT.
WE DON'T GET AS MUCH INFORMATION.
YOU HAVE TO DIG FOR IT OR YOU HOPE THAT WHAT'S SENT TO YOU IS CORRECT.
I VERY MUCH WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A, UM, AN OPEN MEETING, UH, MUCH LIKE DOUG SUGGESTED.
LET'S GET THE WHITEBOARD OUT AND LET'S WRITE THINGS DOWN AND WALK AWAY WITH A GOOD PLAN.
THAT BEING SAID, WE'RE WAITING FOR THE FINAL NUMBERS ON THE, UM, FACILITY ITSELF.
I JUST THINK THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE AND CAN BE DONE AND SHOULD BE DONE.
UM, APPRECIATE YOU ALL, UH, COMING OUT.
UM, SO CHIEF, UM, UH, FANTASTIC.
UM, UH, POLICE HIRES, UM, HEARD US, UH, SAY IT BEFORE.
UH, IF PEOPLE AREN'T SAFE AND, UH, AND THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE, THE REST DOESN'T MATTER.
UH, EXCELLENT, UH, POLICE OFFICERS.
AND, UH, TO HAVE A THIRD, UM, SWIC, UH, OPERATOR, UM, IS JUST, UH, PRETTY UNBELIEVABLE.
UM, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A SWIC OPERATOR IS, UM, IT'S THE, UH, THE SISTER, UH, TO, UH, THE NAVAL SEALS, UM, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT.
HOW ABOUT A BROTHER TO THE NAVAL SEALS.
BUT, UM, UH, THEY ARE, UM, SMALL BOAT, UM, UH, OPERATORS, UH, AND VERY, VERY SKILLED.
UM, HIGHLY, UH, HIGHLY, UH, TRAINED, UH, INDIVIDUALS IN THE NAVY.
UH, BUT FANTASTIC TO HAVE, UH, THREE OF THOSE, UH, ON, UH, ON STAFF.
UM, FANTASTIC JOB BY, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, UH, AND, UH, POLICE AND FIRE, UH, KEEPING US, UH, SAFE THROUGH THIS, UH, UH, SNOW EVENT.
UM, VICE MAYOR TRAVIS, UH, MENTIONED IT.
YES, UH, WE'VE GOT A, UH, CITY MANAGER SEARCH, UH, GOING ON.
UH, WE HAVE, UM, ABOUT, I GUESS A, A DOZEN OR SO MORE, UH, CITY MANAGER CANDIDATES, UH, THAN WE HAD THE, UH, THE FIRST GO ROUND.
UM, THE COMMISSION WAS, UH, UNANIMOUS AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WHEN WE WERE PLACED, UM, CITY MANAGER, UM, AND WE'RE NOT REPLACING KIRK, UM, KIRK'S, UM, UH, AN ORIGINAL, UH, NEVER GONNA REPLACE HIM.
UH, BUT WE WANTED TO GET IT RIGHT, UH, CULTURE MATTERS, UH, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THE, UH, THE RIGHT, UH, CITY MANAGER, UH, AND, AND WE WERE UNABLE, UH, TO, UH, COME TO TERMS, UM, WITH A CITY MANAGER THAT WAS ACCEPTABLE.
UH, MOVING ON, UM, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, DISCUSSION ABOUT, UM, SIDEWALKS AND, UH, AND PATHS, UH, SPECIFICALLY ON, UH, FRANKLIN ROAD.
UM, I'M GONNA SPEAK FOR MYSELF, NOT OTHER COMMISSIONERS.
UM, UM, THAT IS PERHAPS A CONNECTION THAT WILL MAKE, UH, SOMEDAY, UM, UH, I'M NOT ONE THAT'S IN FAVOR OF, UH, EMINENT DOMAIN, UH, TO PUT A, UH, A BIKE PATH IN, UH, OR A SIDEWALK, UM, TO FORCIBLY TAKE SOMEONE'S PRIVATE PROPERTY, UH, FOR THAT.
UM, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT, UM, UH, I'VE EVER VOTED IN, UH, IN FAVOR OF.
UH, BUT WE'LL KEEP LOOKING FOR, UH, WAYS, UH, TO CONNECT, BUT TO USE EMINENT DOMAIN, UH, IS TOUGH.
UM, THE RACKET FACILITY, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, I THINK IS PRETTY UNIQUE ABOUT, UM, UH, BRENTWOOD, UH, IS WE SPEND THE TIME, UH, AND WE SEE, UH, ISSUES AND PROBLEMS, UM, UH, OUT IN ADVANCE.
UH, AND WE DON'T GET CAUGHT, UH, TO WHERE WE HAVE TO MAKE, UH, FAST RASH, UH, DECISIONS, UH, OUT THERE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS RELATED, UH, UH, TO THAT, UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE, UM, GET IT RIGHT.
ARE WE GONNA BUILD A, UH, A RACKET, AN INDOOR RACKET FACILITY? I DON'T KNOW.
UH, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, UH, TO DO THAT.
UH, IS THERE DEMAND, UH, FOR THAT? YES.
UM, UH, THE SEVEN US, THAT'S, UM, SOMETHING THAT WE AGREE ON.
UM, BUT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE COST, UH, IS.
UM, AND SO, UH, WE HAVE TO FIGURE THAT OUT AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE GONE DOWN THE ROAD, UH, WITH, UH, THE DESIGN.
SO, UM, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE, UH, RELATED TO THAT.
UM, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMISSION OR, UM, COMMENTS, I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR A RECESS IN CASE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE.
AND, UM, WE'LL, UH, WE'LL DO A FIVE MINUTE, UH, RECESS.
WE'LL START BACK, UH, PROMPTLY AT, UM, UH, FIVE TILL NINE.
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ALL RIGHT.WE TOOK, UH, SIX MINUTES INSTEAD OF FIVE.
UM, AND, UM, UH, WE'VE, UH, I SAID HAPPY NEW YEAR.
HOPEFULLY I WON'T SAY HAPPY TUESDAY, UH, TO YOU.
WE'LL TRY AND GET OUTTA HERE, UH, BEFORE IT GETS MUCH LATER.
[ Consent Agenda]
MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.PLEASE NOTE ALL, UM, MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA OR 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.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH ZERO THREE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE AND DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY HELD BY THE CITY FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION 2025 DASH ZERO FOUR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER WITH CANE CONNECTIONS LLC FOR FIBER REPLACEMENT AND INSTALLATION SERVICES FOR ADOPTION.
ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION 20 25 0 5 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TASK ORDER WITH BARGE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, INC.
FOR ON-CALL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION 2025 DASH ZERO SIX RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH BRIGHTVIEW LLC FOR LANDSCAPING SERVICES AT RAVENSWOOD MANSION AND THE COOL SPRINGS HOUSE FOR ADOPTION.
NUMBER FIVE, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH ZERO SEVEN RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER WITH MID-SOUTH RESTORATIONS LLC FOR WINDOW REPLACEMENT AT THE BOILING SPRING ACADEMY IN PRIM PARK FOR ADOPTION.
AND ITEM SIX, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH ZERO EIGHT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER WITH SPATCO ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR UNDERGROUND FUEL TANK REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION AT THE BRENTWOOD SERVICE CENTER.
DO I HEAR MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE? SECOND IT PRIMARY AND SECOND MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY UNDER OLD BUSINESS ITEM
[1. Resolution 2024-68- A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH SULLIVAN ENGINEERING, INC. FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR OLD SMYRNA ROAD PHASE I, for adoption]
NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 68 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH SULLIVAN ENGINEERING INC.FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR OLD SMYRNA ROAD, PHASE ONE.
DO I HEAR A MOTION, UH, MOVE TO DENY BASED ON STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS? VERY GOOD.
KIRK, UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
THIS ITEM, UH, WAS ORIGINALLY CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD ON JUNE 10TH, 2024.
AND AT THAT TIME IT WAS THE VOTE WAS TO DEFER THIS ITEM UNTIL THIS MEETING, SO THAT'S WHY THIS ITEM IS BACK BEFORE YOU.
UH, THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL, UH, WAS FOR A DESIGN SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SULLIVAN ENGINEERING TO PROCEED WITH DESIGN WORK FOR PHASE ONE IMPROVEMENTS TO, TO OLD SMYRNA ROAD BASED UPON THE RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE FROM THE STUDY THAT WAS COMPLETED IN, I GUESS, 2023.
UM, AT THAT TIME, A MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSION EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO LOOK AT FURTHER ALTERNATIVES AND PERHAPS GET ADDITIONAL PUBLIC INPUT.
UH, SINCE THE DEFERRAL OF THIS ITEM IN JUNE, UH, THERE WAS A WORK SESSION WITH THE COMMISSION.
I THINK WE DECIDED THAT WAS BACK IN AUGUST, UH, TO DISCUSS A LITTLE MORE EXACTLY WHAT THE, UH, THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSION IS LOOKING FOR THERE.
WE HAVE WORKED WITH SULLIVAN ENGINEERING A LITTLE BIT OF BACK AND FORTH ON THAT TO TRY TO GET A REVISED SCOPE OF WORK THAT ADDRESS, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVES, ANALYSIS, AND A COUPLE MORE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
UH, THAT AGENDA OR THAT SCOPE OF WORK WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH YOU AT YOUR NEXT WORK SESSION ON, UH, JANUARY 23RD.
IF THAT MEETS THE DESIRE OF, UM, THE COMMISSION AT THAT POINT IN TIME, YOU'LL HAVE THAT TO VOTE ON AT YOUR FEBRUARY 10TH MEETING, I BELIEVE THAT IS.
BUT THIS ITEM HAS TO COME BACK AND BE, BE CONSIDERED BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE DEFERRAL.
GOOD QUESTIONS FOR STAFF COMMISSIONER ANDREWS NOT REALLY A QUESTION FOR STAFF AS MUCH AS, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK THROUGH THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY DICKIE SULLIVAN AND, YOU KNOW, AND THE, THE CITY STAFF AND OTHERS.
YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE THEY DID A, A, A VERY THOROUGH JOB AND I WANT TO COMPLIMENT BOTH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE ENGINEERS AND THE STAFF FOR LOOKING AT OLD SMYRNA ROAD.
YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME.
UM, I WANT TO COMPLIMENT, YOU KNOW, THE STAFF AND THE COMMISSIONERS THAT CAME BEFORE ME FOR ACQUIRING THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THIS.
YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE I BELIEVE LOOKING AT IT, WE'VE REQUIRED ALMOST ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY REQUIRED TO MAKE THIS A, A SAFE ROAD.
UM, I THOUGHT SULLIVAN ENGINEERING DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF BRINGING AN ALTERNATIVE THAT PRESERVED THE HISTORIC NATURE OF OLD HILL OR OLD SMYRNA ROAD WHILE WE DID THIS.
AND, UM, AND TYING, YOU KNOW, OLD SMYRNA ROAD TO WINDY HILL PARK WITH, YOU KNOW, BIKE AND WALKING LANES BOTH THROUGH, YOU KNOW, CYCLING ENTHUSIASTS OUT ON THE ROAD, BUT ALSO TAKING THE HISTORIC PART OF OLD SMYRNA ROAD
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AND, AND PRESERVING IT ESSENTIALLY AS IS, UM, AS ESSENTIALLY ALMOST LIKE A SIDEWALK.UM, SO WHILE I WILL, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT THIS DEFERRAL AND FOLLOW THE, THE PROCESS THAT THE, THE STAFF RECOMMENDED, I DO WANNA COMPLIMENT BOTH THE STAFF AND SULLIVAN ENGINEERING FOR DOING A GOOD JOB AND REALLY I THINK ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS THAT THEY COULD ANSWER WITHOUT HAVING THE ENGINEERING STUDY THAT THEY REQUESTED LAST SUMMER.
NOW, I STILL, YOU KNOW, I WASN'T AGAINST DEFERRING THIS FROM LAST JUNE UNTIL NOW.
UM, LAST SUMMER WHEN WE DID IT, I VOTED AGAINST THAT DEFERRAL BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DELAYED IT WHEN WE HAD A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION AND, AND HAD A A, A, A COMMUNITY MEETING.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IF PEOPLE WANNA HAVE MORE COMMUNITY MEETING AND, AND DELAY THIS PROJECT, I JUST HOPE WE DON'T HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, A SAFETY PROBLEM OR SOME OTHER PROBLEM ON THE ROAD IN THE MEANTIME AS OLD SMYRNA ROAD CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE.
UM, AND I DO HOPE WE DON'T END UP WITH, UH, UH, AN OUTCOME WHERE OLD SMYRNA ROAD JUST BECOMES LIKE ANOTHER VERSION OF CONCORD ROAD.
UM, AND I THINK IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL, UM, WE COULD END UP WITH ESSENTIALLY ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, EAST WEST CORRIDOR WITHOUT CHARACTER.
AND I THINK, LIKE I SAID, SULLIVAN ENGINEERING DID AN EXCELLENT JOB THE FIRST TIME.
AND IF YOU LISTEN TO MEETINGS AND READ THE DOCUMENTATIONS THEY PROVIDED, UM, I THINK IT WAS REALLY STRONG.
SO MAYBE WE CAN FIND SOMETHING BETTER.
BUT I FEEL STRONGLY THAT WE NEED TO FOLLOW STANDARDS, WE NEED TO FOLLOW CODES, AND WE NEED TO BRING THIS ROAD UP TO A, A, A SAFE STANDARD AND APPEARANCE STANDARD, BUT FITTING THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD TRAVIS? YES, SIR.
YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY, I DO THINK SULLIVAN ENGINEERING DID A GOOD JOB WITH WHAT THEY WERE ASKED TO DO.
I THINK IT CAME UP DURING OUR DISCUSSIONS, FOR ME ANYWAY, NOT SAYING THIS FOR ALL THE COMMISSIONERS, BUT FOR ME, UH, HOPEFUL THAT WE COULD DO SOMETHING WITH THE OLD PART OF OLD SMYRNA ROAD, THE OLD, OLD SMYRNA ROAD.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, IT CAME OUT THE MEETING, UH, DEREK BASKIN SAID THAT ROAD IS JUST SO BAD THAT WE CAN'T USE IT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM UNLESS WE REDO IT.
WE ALSO SAID WE MIGHT KILL MOST OF THE TREES THAT ARE THERE.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT WE'D ASK SULLIVAN TO GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THIS TOO, JUST TO MAKE SURE WHAT CAN WE DO, HOW, WHAT KIND OF EFFECT IS IT GONNA BE IF WE TRY TO DO SOMETHING TO THAT OLD ROAD? YOU DON'T WANT TO, YOU DON'T WANNA DO SOMETHING TO THE OLD ROAD THAT, THAT NEGATES ALL THOSE TREES THROUGH THERE.
SO I THINK THE SIMPLE DELAY WAS TO FIND OUT SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN MY MIND, I THINK WE HAVE TO IMPROVE IT SOMEHOW, AND I THINK THEY'LL COME BACK WITH A WORKABLE PLAN.
I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN SULLIVAN.
COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN, THANK YOU.
UM, TONIGHT WITH THIS VOTE, WE ARE NEEDING TO CLEAN UP AN AGENDA ITEM FROM SIX MONTHS AGO THAT WAS DEFERRED UNTIL TODAY.
DENYING OR REMOVING THIS AGENDA ITEM DOES NOT MEAN WORK AND IMPROVEMENTS ON OLD SMYRNA ROAD ARE COMPLETELY OFF THE TABLE.
WE ARE REMOVING THIS ITEM SO THAT A FEW WEEKS WE CAN HAVE A NEW AGENDA ITEM THAT INCLUDES AN EXPANDED SCOPE OF DESIGN AND OUTLINES THE ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES.
WE HAVE ASKED SULLIVAN ENGINEERING TO DO FOR OLD SMYRNA ROAD CITY STAFF HAS SPENT THE LAST FEW MONTHS GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH SULLIVAN ENGINEERING TO OUTLINE THE NEW SCOPE OF WORK WE WOULD LIKE DONE.
I WANNA CLARIFY THAT I ORIGINALLY ASKED FOR THE DEFERRAL OF THIS CURRENT DESIGN PLAN FOR SEVERAL REASONS.
WE ONLY HAD ONE COMMUNITY MEETING LAST DECEMBER OF 2023.
DURING THE BUSY HOLIDAY TIME BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS.
RESIDENTS ALONG THIS OLD SMYRNA ROAD CORRIDOR WERE INVITED TO THE COMMUNITY MEETING, BUT SURROUNDING RESIDENTS WHO WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY THIS CHANGE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.
WE'RE NOT AWARE OF THE MEETING OR EVEN THAT WE ARE POTENTIALLY BUILDING A NEW SMYRNA ROAD.
SINCE THAT DECEMBER, 2023 MEETING, WE HAVE HEARD FROM MANY RESIDENTS WHO HAVE PROVIDED MORE INPUT.
HERE ARE A COUPLE OF KEY POINTS THAT WERE MADE THAT WERE IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONSIDER.
THE CURRENT DESIGN PLAN CALLS FOR US TO TAKE 100 FEET OF RIGHT AWAY FOR THE NEW ROAD AND MULTI-USE TRAIL.
TO PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE, MOST OF OUR HOMES IN BRENTWOOD ON TRADITIONAL ONE ACRE LOTS, HAVING A 75 TO 100 FOOT SETBACK FROM THE ROAD TO THE FRONT DOOR OF YOUR HOME.
SO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TAKING THE EQUIVALENT OF AN ENTIRE FRONT YARD FROM EACH OF THESE PROPERTY OWNERS.
WE HAVE ACQUIRED A LOT OF RIGHT OF WAY THAT 100 FEET OF RIGHT OF WAY ALONG, MUCH OF OLD SMYRNA ROAD, BUT WE HAVE TWO PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF OLD SMYRNA THAT DO NOT WANT TO SELL AT THIS POINT.
IT LOOKS AS IF WE WOULD HAVE TO CONDEMN THEIR PROPERTY.
IF WE GO WITH THE CURRENT DESIGN PLAN.
PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OLD SMYRNA HAVE EVERYTHING TO GAIN FROM THIS NEW DESIGN PLAN BECAUSE THEIR PROPERTY VALUES WILL INCREASE IF THE ORIGINAL ROAD BECOMES A MULTI-USE TRAIL.
BUT ON THE NORTH SIDE, THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS WILL NOW HAVE A ROAD SIMILAR TO MURRAY LANE OR GRANNY WHITE, 100 FEET CLOSER TO THEIR FRONT DOOR.
IT WILL BE A ROAD THAT WILL HAVE MANY MORE CARS DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED THAN THEY CURRENTLY DO.
I FEEL IT IS IMPERATIVE WE EXHAUST ALL OPTIONS OF ROAD IMPROVEMENTS TO MINIMIZE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS WHOSE LAND WILL BE ACQUIRED.
ADDITIONALLY, THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS ON OLD SMYRNA ROAD SAID THEY BOUGHT THEIR
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PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY LOVE THE HISTORIC NATURE AND PASTORAL FEEL OF DRIVING DOWN THE SCENIC CORRIDOR.THE CURRENT DESIGN PLAN CALLS FOR US TO COMPLETELY RELOCATE AND ABAN THE, THE ROAD TO THE NORTH AND ABANDONED THE CURRENT OLD SMYRNA ROAD AS A ROADWAY AS IT STANDS.
NOW, IF WE GO WITH THE CURRENT DESIGN PLAN, NO ONE WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THIS CURRENT HISTORIC ROAD.
IT'LL BECOME A TRAIL FOR THOSE ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
ADDITIONALLY, THE CURRENT PLAN CALLS FOR US TO KNOCK DOWN THE HISTORIC STONE WALL AND THE SURROUNDING TREES IN AP APPROXIMATELY 11 LOCATIONS.
SO THE DRIVEWAYS ON THE SOUTH SIDE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE NEW ROAD.
IF THE GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN THE HISTORIC FEEL OF ROAD AND THE ROCK WALL, WE NEED TO LOOK AT WAYS TO MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF PLACES WE COMPLETELY REMOVE THE ROCK WALL.
FINALLY, ANOTHER REASON WE HAVE THIS CURRENT DESIGN PLAN IS TO SAVE THE TREES ALONG THE CURRENT OLD SMYRNA ROAD.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING A $10 MILLION ROAD TO SAVE TREES THAT NO ONE HAS EXAMINED TO SEE IF THEY'RE EVEN WORTH SAVING.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF THOSE TREES ARE HAT BERRIES VERSUS A HUNDRED YEAR OLD OAK TREES.
WE ARE BUILDING A NEW ROAD THAT WILL BE HERE FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS, IN PART TO SAVE TREES THAT MAY ALREADY BE ROTTEN OR MAY HAVE MAYBE 10 YEARS IN THEIR LIFESPAN.
SO BASED ON RESIDENT FEEDBACK, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO SEE IF THERE IS A WAY TO KNOCK DOWN LESS TREES AND LESS OF THE HISTORIC ROCK WALL.
WE ALSO NEED TO EXPLORE IF WE CAN FIND A WAY TO CONTINUE USING SOME PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL ROAD IN SOME CAPACITY, WHETHER IT BECOME A PARALLEL ACCESS ROAD OR AN EASTBOUND LANE TO POSSIBLY MAINTAIN THAT HISTORIC DRIVE WHILE IMPROVING THE SAFETY ON THE ROAD.
UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT.
YEAH, I'VE GOT, YEAH, I, I'LL VOTE TO DENY THIS AND MOVE FORWARD.
I DO WANT TO REGISTER SOME FRUSTRATION.
UM, DURING THE PAST 18 MONTHS, WE DEFERRED THE TENNIS ACTION ON THIS TENNIS CENTER.
WE DE DEFERRED ACTION ON THIS.
WE DEFERRED ACT ACTION ON NOT A FORMAL DEFERRAL, BUT DELAYED ACTION ON THE BIKE PATH PROJECT DOWN FRANKLIN ROAD.
WE'VE DELAYED AND DELAYED AND DELAYED ANY ACTION ON THE CROSSWALK SITUATION.
IT SEEMS LIKE THE, IT'S ALWAYS LET'S GET SOME MORE INFORMATION.
AND THIS, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST READY TO MOVE ON WITH THIS.
HOW LONG, HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS? WELL, THE ORIGINAL STUDY FROM, UM, SULLIVAN ENGINEERING, I I BELIEVE BEGAN IN EARLY 2023.
AND THESE THINGS AREN'T FREE WHEN YOU KEEP ENGAGING ENGINEERING COMPANIES BECAUSE YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION AND MORE INFORMATION.
THEY'RE NOT DOING IT OUTTA THE GOODNESS OF THEIR HEART.
THEY, IT'S NOT A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION.
THEY ARE GOING TO CHARGE YOU AND THEY SHOULD.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL SOMETIMES.
LET'S DON'T, IT IS JUST FRUSTRATING TO SEE SO MANY SNAFUS IN, IN OUR ABILITY TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS.
AND SO I WILL DO WHATEVER I, HOWEVER I NEED TO VOTE TONIGHT TO MOVE THIS THING FORWARD.
MAYOR, COMMISSIONER LITTLE, UM, FOR YEARS I WAS AGAINST DOING ANYTHING OLD SMYRNA ROAD.
I MEAN, REALLY ALL MY LIFE, BUT AS A COMMISSIONER WAS AGAINST IT.
BUT ONCE HARLAN WAS APPROVED, WHICH I DIDN'T VOTE FOR, BUT ONCE IT WAS APPROVED, I KNEW WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING THERE THAT WAS GONNA BE 20 HOMES COMING IN.
AND WE'VE HAD SUBSEQUENT NEIGHBORHOODS TO FOLLOW WITH MORE HOMES.
UM, I FELT LIKE THE SULLIVAN PLAN WAS GOOD.
WE SPENT $618,000 ON THAT PLAN.
UM, ENGINEERING STUDIES ARE EXPENSIVE.
UH, $618,000 IS A LOT OF MONEY.
HOW MUCH IS THE EXPECTED COST ON THE ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING WORK WE'RE GONNA HAVE DONE? WELL, JUST TO CLARIFY, THE ORIGINAL STUDY, I BELIEVE WAS 180,000.
THIS AGREEMENT HAD, HAVE BEEN APPROVED, WAS 618 TO FULLY DESIGN FINE.
AND I THINK THE ADDITIONAL SCOPE IS SOMEWHERE AROUND A HUNDRED THOUSAND, 80, 85,000 OR SO, BE $85,000 SOMEWHERE IN THAT BALLPARK.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL BE DISCUSSING AT YOUR NEXT BRIEFING.
SO IT'LL TAKE IT UP ABOVE 700,000.
WELL, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE ADDITIONAL 85 IS ADDITIONAL STUDY.
THEN ONCE SOMETHING'S SELECTED, HOW TO MOVE FORWARD, THEN YOU'LL HAVE A CONTRACT SOMEWHERE IN THIS SCALE.
SO WE'VE SPENT 180,000 AND NOW 85,000 MORE ESTIMATED ON THE EXTRA WORK UN STUDY.
AND WE'RE ALMOST A HALF A YEAR FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AT LEAST OF GETTING
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THE PROJECT HEADED TOWARDS BEING DONE.I I BELIEVE THE, THE TIMELINE WITH THE NEW SCOPE OF WORK LIKELY WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE UNTIL SUMMER OF 25.
AND THEN IF THERE'S A AGAIN, UH, ALTERNATIVE THAT'S SELECTED, THEN THERE'LL BE A SCOPE OF WORK SIMILAR IN SCALE TO THIS THAT WOULD COME BEFORE YOU IN SUMMER, EARLY FALL OF 25 AND GO FROM THERE.
AND UNTIL THAT'S DONE, THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE TO ACTUALLY DO THE PROJECT.
'CAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROJECT IS UNTIL THEN.
WELL, UM, I VOTED AGAINST THE DEFERRAL BECAUSE AS SAID, I THOUGHT AS FAR AS KEEPING THE HISTORICAL NATURE THAT SULLIVAN HAD DONE A GOOD JOB WITH THAT.
UM, SINCE OUR STAFF DOES RECOMMEND GOING ON AND DENYING THIS, I WILL GO WITH THAT.
'CAUSE I, WITH COMMISSIONER DUNN, UH, AND I, FROM HIS COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER ANDREWS FEELS LIKE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE THERE.
I I GO ON THAT ROAD FAIRLY REGULARLY AND I'VE GONE ON THAT ROAD FAIRLY REGULARLY ALL MY LIFE, UH, BY MARRIAGE HAD AN UNCLE AND AUNT THAT LIVED ON THAT ROAD.
SO, UM, I'LL, I'LL VOTE FOR THE DENIAL OF THIS AND HOPE THAT WHAT COMES IN FEBRUARY IS, IS, YOU KNOW, DOES PRODUCE A BETTER PROJECT.
I HOPE IT'S NOT JUST A, BASICALLY A LEVELING PROJECT WHERE YOU DON'T GET ANY IMPROVEMENT.
SO, UH, BUT I WANTED TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE SINCE I DID VOTE AGAINST THIS DEFERRAL ORIGINALLY.
UM, TO BE CLEAR, THE VOTE, UM, ON TONIGHT FOR ULMAN ROAD, WE'RE FOLLOWING PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE AND VOTING ON THE DEFERRED ITEM FROM JUNE.
AS YOU'VE HEARD, UH, THE RESOLUTION WAS DEFERRED TILL TONIGHT.
AND FOLLOWING THAT, THE CITY STAFF AND THE CITY COMMISSION MET ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 22ND, 2024 TO DISCUSS IN DETAIL MORE OPTIONS ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE OLD SMYRNA ROAD AND TO MAKE SURE WE WERE COMPREHENSIVE IN OUR APPROACH.
AND WE DIDN'T LEAVE ANYTHING, ANY STONES UNTURNED.
AND THEN, UM, TONIGHT, UM, JUST TO BE CLEAR, I'M GOING TO VOTE AGAINST THE MOTION FROM JUNE.
UM, IN DOING SO, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET A NEW RESOLUTION NEXT MONTH SO THAT WE CAN GET MORE INPUT FROM THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD AND WE CAN GET MORE INFORMATION, ROBUST INFORMATION FROM SULLIVAN ENGINEERING.
I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, UH, TO SEE WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE FOR OLD SMYRNA ROAD.
JUST A POINT OF ORDER WHEN WE VOTE TONIGHT.
SO THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS A MOTION TO DENY OR DISAPPROVE.
SO IF YOU WANT TO DENY OR DISAPPROVE THIS RESOLUTION, WHICH MEANS YOU WANT TO NOT PASS THIS RESOLUTION, THEN YOU WILL VOTE.
UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT, CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF, UH, DISAPPROVING RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 68.
PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE A.
IS THERE ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT.
[1. Ordinance 2025-03 - AN ORDINANCE REZONING A PORTION OF PROPERTY CONSISTING OF 0.41 ACRES LOCATED WEST OF SPLIT LOG ROAD AND SOUTH OF THE EXISTING ROSEBROOKE SUBDIVISION FROM OSRD (OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT) TO R-2 (SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL), for consideration on first reading]
UM, ITEM NUMBER ONE, ORDINANCE 2025 DASH ZERO THREE.AN ORDINANCE REZONING A PORTION OF PROPERTY CONSISTING OF 0.41 ACRES LOCATED WEST OF SPLIT LOG ROAD AND SOUTH OF THE EXISTING ROSEBROOK SUBDIVISION FROM OSRD OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO R TWO SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL FOR CONSIDERATION ON FIRST READING, DO I HEAR MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE AND I'LL SECOND KURT.
UH, THIS ITEM PROPOSES TO REZONE, REZONE 0.41 ACRES OF LAND THAT IS CURRENTLY ZONED OSRD AND TO HAVE IT BE REZONED TO THE R TWO ZONING DISTRICT.
THE LAND IN QUESTION IS PART OF THE ROSEBROOK SOUTH SUBDIVISION.
UH, YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY, UM, OR THE APPROVED OSRD PLAN FROM WHEN THAT PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
UH, THE LAND IN QUESTION IS, AND, UM, SO THIS IS THE OSRD AREA OF THE SUBDIVISION.
THERE ARE SEVERAL LOTS THAT FRONT ALONG SPLIT LOG ROAD HERE THAT REMAINED R TWO AT THAT TIME, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE ZONED.
THE LAND IN QUESTION IS AT THE REAR OF THESE LOTS.
AND AT THE, UH, TIME OF THE REZONING, THIS 0.41 ACRES WAS ZONED, UH, OSRD AS PART OF A, A WATERWAY BUFFER AREA FOR A CREEK THAT RUNS ALONG HERE.
AND THAT WAS BASED UPON THE PRELIMINARY ASSUMPTION THAT THAT, UH, AREA WAS, UH, POTENTIALLY WETLAND FOR THAT AREA.
SINCE THAT TIME, AN ADDITIONAL, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES HAVE DETERMINED THIS 0.41 ACRES IS NOT WETLAND AND THE DEVELOPER IS PROPOSING
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TO, I THINK WE'VE GOT ANOTHER SLIDE THAT MAYBE DOES A LITTLE BETTER.YEAH, SO THIS IS THE 0.41 ACRES, THIS SHADED AREA HERE, AND THE REQUEST IS TO TAKE IT FROM BEING OSRD TO R TWO SO THAT IT CAN BE ADDED INTO THE REAR OF, I THINK, THREE LOTS ALONG HERE.
NOW THE END RESULT OF ALL THIS, UM, WOULD ALSO AS FUTURE PLANS COME BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION ALLOW THAT R TWO TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL DEDICATION OF RIGHT OF WAY FOR OUR FUTURE WIDENING OF SPLIT LOG ROAD.
SO THE END RESULT OF THAT IS THEY, UH, THEIR LOTS WILL REMAIN COMPLIANT.
R TWO, THERE'S NO INCREASE IN LOTS IN EITHER SIDE OF THIS, EITHER R TWO LOTS OR OSRD LOTS.
IT'S JUST ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL LAND TO THE REAR OF THESE LOTS AND EVENTUALLY THEY'LL, THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION ALONG SPLIT LOG ROAD, UH, TO THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY.
UM, YOU'VE GOT INFORMATION IN THE AGENDA ITEM ON EXACT, EXACT SIZES OF LOTS, BUT AGAIN, THERE ARE TWO LOTS.
THERE WILL REMAIN, UH, TWO ACRES MINIMUM.
ALONG THAT FRONTAGE, UH, THERE ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE, UH, DEVELOPER AND AND ENGINEERS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR, UM, DEVELOPER, ANY OF THE ENGINEERS? YEAH, I SHOULD HAVE CLARIFIED JUST THE SCHEDULE GOING FORWARD.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IF APPROVED TONIGHT ON FIRST READING, THERE WILL HAVE TO BE A COMMUNITY MEETING THAT'S TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 29TH.
JUST LIKE ANY REZONING, REGARDLESS OF HOW, UH, UH, MINOR IT MAY SEEM.
AND THEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER, UH, THE REZONING AT THE SAME TIME.
THEY'LL CONSIDER A REVISED OSRD PLAN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE ROSEBURG SOUTH DEVELOPMENT.
YOU DON'T HAVE THAT ATTACHED HERE 'CAUSE THIS IS TECHNICALLY AN R TWO REZONING.
UH, YOU WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON FEBRUARY 10TH.
AND THEN ON FEBRUARY 24TH, YOU WILL CONSIDER A SECOND AND FINAL READING OF THIS ORDINANCE AS WELL AS A REVISED OSRD PLAN FOR ROSE BROOKS SOUTH.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE, UH, 2025 DASH ZERO THREE SIGNIFIED BY SAYING AYE.
[2. Ordinance 2025-04 - AN ORDINANCE REZONING A PORTION OF PROPERTY CONSISTING OF 0.09 ACRES FROM OSRD (OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT) TO R-2 (SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL) AND A PORTION OF PROPERTY CONSISTING OF 0.12 ACRES FROM R-2 (SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL) TO OSRD (OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT) ZONING DISTRICTS, BOTH PROPERTIES LOCATED NORTH OF MURRAY LANE AND SOUTH OF TURTLE CREEK DRIVE, for consideration on first reading]
TWO, ORDINANCE 2025 DASH ZERO FOUR.AN ORDINANCE REZONING A PORTION OF PROPERTY CONSISTING OF 0.09 ACRES FROM OSRD, OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO R TWO SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL AND A PORTION OF PROPERTY CONSISTING OF 0.12 ACRES FROM R TWO SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL TO OSRD OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, BOTH PROPERTIES LOCATED NORTH OF MURRAY LANE AND SOUTH OF TURTLE CREEK.
DRIVE FOR CONSIDERATION ON FIRST READING, DO I HEAR A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
SO IF, IF WE COULDN'T GET SMALLER, WE WENT FROM 0.41 IN THE FIRST REZONING ORDINANCE TO A GRAND TOTAL OF COLLECTIVELY 0.21 ACRES INVOLVED IN THIS REZONING.
AND THIS IS A, UH, A CLEANUP OF SOME PROPERTY LINE ISSUES UP, UH, IN THE BACK PART OF BELL RIE TWO, UH, IT INVOLVES, UM, LAND OWNED BY, UH, MURRAY LANE TRUST.
DR. WEST WAS HERE AND SPOKE EARLIER, AND THE BELL RIE TWO HLA, UH, AND TO CLEAR UP, UH, SOME, UH, BOUNDARY ISSUES HERE.
ESSENTIALLY WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED, MR. UH, DR.
WEST'S PROPERTY IS ZONED R TWO TODAY, THE BELLREVE, HOA PROPERTY IS ZONED OSRD.
THIS IS A, A LAND SWAP TO CLEAR UP THESE, UH, BOUNDARY LINE ISSUES.
UH, AND SO WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED IS MURRAY LANE TRUST WILL TRANSFER TO BELL RIE TWO HOA 0.12 ACRES, AND BELL RIE TWO HOA WILL TRANSFER TO MURRAY LANE TRUST 0.09 ACRES.
SO THE HOA GETS A LITTLE EXTRA BEYOND WHAT, UH, THEY'RE GIVING TO DR. WEST.
AND IN DOING SO, WHAT THAT MEANS THOUGH IS WHAT THE PRO THE LAND DR. WEST MURRAY LANE TRUST, SORRY,
SO IT NEEDS TO BE REZONED TO OSRD AND VICE VERSA.
THE LAND DHOA IS GIVING TO MURRAY LANE TRUST IS CURRENTLY OSRD.
IT NEEDS TO BE REZONED TO R TWO.
THAT'S WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES.
IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANY CONFIGURATION OF OR ANY, UM, DEVELOPMENT PLANS IN OSRD.
IT DOESN'T ADD ANY LOTS, DOESN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE.
IT CLEANS UP, UH, A LITTLE BORDER, UH, PROPERTY LINE PROBLEM.
UH, BUT BECAUSE THE TWO PROPERTIES ARE DIFFERENTLY ZONED, WE JUST NEED TO SWAP 'EM THAT WAY.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
UM, UH, THE DR. WEST HAS BEEN MEETING WITH THE HOA AND AND,
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AND, UH, FOR A WHILE AND GETTING THAT ALL CLEARED OUT ACTUALLY HELPED THEM, UH, DEAL WITH SOME OWNERSHIP OR HISTORICAL OWNERSHIP ISSUES WITH THE HOA.UM, SO, UH, AGAIN, THINK THIS IS JUST A, A MINOR THING THAT NEEDS TO GET DONE FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOTH PARTIES.
OTHER, UM, COMMENTS, UM, QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? I THINK PROBABLY, UM, UM, IF THE COMMISSION HAS ITS WAY, BOTH OF THESE, IF, UH, IF THEY, UH, COME BACK TO US, UH, UH, FROM PLANNING COMMISSION, AFFIRMATIVE, UM, THEY'LL BOTH, UH, BE ON CONSENT AGENDA NEXT TIME.
AND AGAIN, THIS FOLLOWS THE SAME, I SHOULD SAY FOLLOW THE SAME SCHEDULE AS WHAT MM-HMM
IT'LL COMMUNITY MEETING LATER THIS MONTH.
PLANNING COMMISSION, PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN YOUR FEBRUARY 24TH MEETING.
UH, AND AS THE MAYOR'S DIRECTED, UH, CONSENT AGENDA.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF, UH, NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCE 2025 DASH ZERO FOUR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[3. Other new business]
BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING.A NOTICE OF FUTURE APPOINTMENT OF TWO BOARD MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
THEN ITEM THREE B, NOTICE OF FUTURE APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO THE HISTORIC COMMISSION FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS, I MOVE FOR ADJOURN.