[ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Commissioner Macmillan Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Commissioner Spears Police Department Badge Pinning - Captain Steve Pepin, Lieutenant Seth Young, and Sergeant Frank Moncayo Friends of the Library Check Presentation]
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ALL RIGHT. WELCOME. WE'RE GLAD EVERYONE IS HERE.
TONIGHT IS THE REGULAR MEETING FOR THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 2 7TH 2025.
PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT. ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING.
PLEASE RISE. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR HEALTH, SAFETY AND SECURITY BECAUSE WE ARE BLESSED TO LIVE IN THIS CITY AND THIS COUNTRY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO SERVE THIS CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS.
WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE US TONIGHT AND EACH DAY IN THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD, AND THAT YOUR WILL WOULD BE DONE IN ALL THAT WE DO.
WE ASK THAT YOU PROTECT ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL.
PLEASE KEEP THEM SAFE AS THEY HELP AND PROTECT US.
IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. TONIGHT, OUR PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY TWO BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
AND WE HAVE JOHN MEYEROWITZ, WHO IS A BOY SCOUT IN THE HONORS PROGRAM AT BRENTWOOD HIGH.
IF YOU WOULD LEAD US, PLEASE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT. IT'S GOOD TO SEE SO MANY FOLKS HERE TONIGHT.
CHIEF. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US TIME TO RECOGNIZE SOME SOME PROMOTIONS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I THINK THE FIRST PROMOTION WE PROBABLY OUGHT TO RECOGNIZE IS KURT BEDNAR'S PROMOTION TO RETIREMENT.
IT'S BY FAR THE BEST PROMOTION TONIGHT, AND IT'S WELL DESERVED.
KIRK, I'LL TELL YOU PERSONALLY THAT SOMEBODY TOLD ME WHEN I TOOK THIS CHIEF'S JOB THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BE THE BEST BOSS I'VE EVER HAD, AND THEY WERE EXACTLY CORRECT. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.
I'LL REMIND YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CAPTAIN PEPIN.
HE'S AN IMPRESSIVE MAN. HE'S BEEN WITH US ABOUT TEN YEARS, BUT PRIOR TO US, HE SPENT A LITTLE OVER 22 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY DOING NUMEROUS JOBS, PART OF A SWIFT BOAT TEAM, WHICH IS, IF YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS, THAT'S HIGH SPEED, LOW DRAG KIND OF STUFF.
AND HAS HAD A DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN THE NAVY, CAME AWAY WITH NUMEROUS AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
HE'S ALSO BEEN DEPLOYED FIVE TIMES DURING HIS CAREER IN THE NAVY.
STEVE HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FROM THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE, AND HE AND HIS WIFE, KRISTA, ARE HERE WITH THEIR CHILDREN, ALEX AND ANNABELLE, WHO ARE APPARENTLY BEING SHOT TONIGHT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE SETH YOUNG.
SETH AND THE WHOLE FAMILY I HOPE WILL COME UP.
I'VE GOT A FEW. COWBOYS. COME ON, BOYS. OH.
BOY. TONIGHT, SETH YOUNG IS. WE'RE ANNOUNCING THAT HE'S BEING PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT.
HE'S TAKING OVER OUR DIRECTED ENFORCEMENT TEAM, WHICH IS BASICALLY OUR TRAFFIC DIVISION, WHICH WAS STEVE PEPIN'S ROLE BEFORE WE PROMOTED HIM TO CAPTAIN. BUT ON TOP OF LEADING THE DIRECT ENFORCEMENT TEAM, HE HAS A LOT OF OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES THAT SETH IS GOING TO TAKE ON.
HE'S GOING TO BE IN CHARGE OF OUR EXTRA DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. HE'S GOING TO BE IN CHARGE OF OUR VEHICLE FLEET. SO IT IS A IS A JOB THAT COMES WITH A LOT OF TASKS, BUT KNOWING SETH, WE KNOW THAT HE IS UP TO THE TASK.
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GRADUATED NUMBER ONE IN HIS CLASS WAS THE OUTSTANDING OFFICER IN HIS CLASS.HE HAS SHINED AT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY THAT HE'S BEEN WITH US.
SETH HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY.
HE IS A FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR. HE IS PART OF OUR TAC TEAM.
HE JUST WEARS MANY HATS AND WE'RE SO PROUD OF HIM.
BUT THE THING THAT WE'RE MOST PROUD OF IS THAT HE AND HIS WIFE, ASHLEY, THEY HAVE A RETIREMENT PLAN.
THEY'VE STARTED A BOY BAND. AND WITH THEIR SONS MALACHI, EZEKIEL, MICAH AND LEVI, WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THEM TONIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.
THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. CAN'T HEAR YOU.
DID YOU JUST CALL ME THAT? THAT'S. WHAT YOU SAY, BUDDY? THIS. IS FRANK MONCAYO. WHAT'S THE PLAN? HEY, THE LAST PROMOTION THAT WE WANT TO ANNOUNCE TONIGHT IS FRANCISCO MONCAYO.
FRANK MONCAYO, WHO'S BEING PROMOTED TO SERGEANT? HE WILL BE A SERGEANT ON THE DAY SHIFT. FRANK HAS BEEN WITH US FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS NOW.
BUT FRANK CAME TO US AFTER 20 YEARS AT NYPD AND HE WAS A SERGEANT IN AN INVESTIGATIVE UNIT AT NYPD.
SO HE BRINGS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH HIM.
THAT'S TRULY WHERE HE SHINES EVERY DAY IS HELPING OUR YOUNG PATROL STAFF.
BUT FRANK HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM JOHN JAY COLLEGE IN NEW YORK.
BUT WE'RE SO PROUD OF FRANK AND ALL THAT HE HAS DONE.
I THINK THAT THE THREE PEOPLE THAT I'M INTRODUCING TO YOU TONIGHT ARE REMINDING YOU ABOUT TONIGHT.
THANK YOU. THE. WHOLE FAMILY. THE WHOLE FAMILY. THE WHOLE FAMILY. THE WHOLE FAMILY.
THANK YOU. GENTLEMEN. WELL, HERE WE GO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I SURE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS A LOT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THERE'S THE REST OF FRANK'S FAMILY THAT WAS BEING SHOT, RIGHT? THERE. THAT'S A LOT OF FUN STUFF AND GOOD STUFF GOING ON THIS EVENING.
ALL THE FRIENDS COME FORWARD. THANK YOU. HELLO. MY NAME IS TRISHA ALLISON, PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY.
I AM SO HAPPY THAT SO MANY FRIENDS COULD ATTEND TONIGHT.
WE HAVE OVER 500 MEMBERS WITH VOLUNTEERS WHO SOUGHT MORE THAN 150,000 DONATIONS EACH YEAR TO SELL IN OUR QUARTERLY BOOK SALES, AMAZON AND EBAY STORES IN ORDER TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE LIBRARY.
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FRIENDS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SUPPORTIVE PARTNER, AND IN THAT CONTINUING EFFORT, WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE CITY AND THE LIBRARY STAFF TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS OF FUNDING PROGRAMING.WE WILL CONTINUE TO FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE LIBRARY AS WELL.
WE HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS CURRENTLY IN PROCESS, INCLUDING 15,000 FOR THE CHARLIE CARTE COOKING STATION FOR PROGRAMING, 2500 FOR LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD'S PROJECT TO ENHANCE THE LIBRARY'S AMPHITHEATER, AND NEARLY 12,000 FOR NEW CHAIRS THAT WILL GO AROUND THE VANCE LITTLE TABLE, AS WELL AS OTHER ENHANCEMENTS THAT ARE COMING TO THE FRIENDS GATHERING ROOM SOON.
ADDITIONALLY, TONIGHT WE ARE PROVIDING A ONE TIME $7,000 CHECK FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT.
FOR MANY YEARS, FOLWELL HAS FUNDED ALL CONFERENCES AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT FOR LIBRARY STAFF.
SO WE HAVE THIS GIANT CHECK TO PRESENT TO YOU.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO MOVE THINGS AROUND REALLY QUICKLY.
SO THIS IS A BIG GROUP AND WE WANT YOU ALL IN THE PICTURE.
THE COMMISSIONERS WILL STAY UP HERE AND IF YOU ALL WOULD BE IN FRONT YOU CAN TURN AROUND NOW.
THANK YOU. YEAH. IT'S GOING TO BE UP HERE FOR PICTURES.
OH, COME ON, YOU WANT TO GO WITH ME? I'M GOOD.
WHAT'S THE WHAT? WHAT? YEAH. WE MIGHT NEED THAT PLUG LATER.
THIS LATER THIS MONTH. IF I CAN HELP, Y'ALL ARE GOING TO NEED TO SQUEEZE IN OVER THERE.
PLEASE, PLEASE. SORRY. COME ON. COME ON IN. SORRY.
GOTTA SUCK IT IN, OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA DO A COUPLE, SO EVERYBODY STAY THERE.
DON'T MOVE. ONCE I'M DONE, DON'T MOVE. OH MY GOD.
OKAY. ONE. TWO. THREE. AWESOME. I THINK WE GOT EVERYBODY.
OKAY. ONE MORE. SORRY. ALL RIGHT. ONE, TWO. THREE.
SMILE. OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. WAIT. NOW IT'S DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT? DIFFERENT. IT'S A DRY ERASE CHECK.
SAVING MONEY. SAVING MONEY. YOU'LL SAVE AGAIN.
WE'RE HAVING FUN NOW. SO? WE ARE DOING. I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW. YEAH. HEY, I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT. YEAH.
OH. THAT'S SOMETHING. NOTHING LIKE A QUICK CHANGE.
GREAT. ALL RIGHT. SAME THING. DON'T LEAVE IT FOR A BIT.
ALL RIGHT. ONE. TWO. THREE. OKAY. I'M GOOD. ALL RIGHT, ONE MORE.
ALL RIGHT. ONE, TWO. THREE. SMILE. GOT IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT WAS QUICK. THANK. YOU, SIR. OH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU JAY.
NEXT WE'RE GOING TO DEVIATE FROM THE AGENDA JUST A LITTLE BIT.
YOU FOLKS UP THERE. UTILIZE THE FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE TAXPAYERS TO TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE CITY.
AND KURT'S THE ONE THAT KEEPS US DEPARTMENT HEADS BETWEEN THE BUMPERS.
REMINDS US OF OUR MISSION AND KEEPS US ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW.
SO I'LL ECHO WHAT CHIEF HICKEY SAID. WE COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER BOSS.
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AND WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE SERVED WITH AND FOR HIM.WELL, SYMBOLICALLY, THE MORE BUGLES THAT YOU HAVE, THE MORE AUTHORITY THAT YOU HAVE.
BUT AS WE KNOW, EVERYBODY HAS A BOSS. SO IN THE FIRE SERVICE.
IT'S JOKINGLY REFERRED TO AS THE CITY MANAGER IS THE SIXTH BUGLE.
SO IN HONOR OF HURRICANE IN HIS CAREER WITH US AND HIS SUPPORT, WE GOT HIM THE FIRE HELMET, THE WHITE CHIEF'S HELMET WITH THE SIX BUGLES ON THE SHIELD.
DON'T LET IT OUT. HEY, KIRK, DON'T GO TOO FAR.
YEAH. SO WE'RE STILL OFF AGENDA. SO, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSIONERS WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE KIRK, OUR CITY MANAGER, WHO'S BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 25 YEARS.
HE'S JUST DONE A GREAT JOB AND HAS BEEN A GREAT LEADER, HAS HELPED US GET SUCCESSION PLANNING RIGHT IN SO MANY AREAS AND INSTILLED SUCH A FANTASTIC CULTURE. SO THOSE ARE MY BRIEF COMMENTS.
I PROMISE YOU I'D KEEP IT SHORT. I KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT THIS PLAQUE HERE FOR YOU AND THEN WE'LL COME DOWN, BUT I THINK EACH COMMISSIONER MIGHT LIKE TO MAKE A BRIEF COMMENT AND VERY BRIEF.
WE ALL KNOW HOW ACCOMPLISHED YOU ARE. I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WHAT A GOOD MAN YOU ARE.
SO HONEST AND SO KIND. AND I HAVE WORKED WITH YOU FOR EVERY MINUTE OF YOUR 25 YEARS, AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE, KIRK. I GUESS WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THE BEST OF TIMES AND THE WORST OF TIMES IN MY YEARS WITH ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND CITY MANAGER, AND I THINK OF NO ONE ELSE I'D PREFER TO BE IN A FOXHOLE WITH OR CELEBRATING ON A MOUNTAINTOP, AND WE'VE DONE BOTH. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.
I KNOW THE PUBLIC IS GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THE SERVICE THAT WILL COME, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A SERVANT'S HEART, AND I KNOW YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN OTHER CIRCLES AND VERY PROUD TO HAVE WORKED WITH YOU AND THANK YOU.
AND I HOPE RETIREMENT IS WONDERFUL AND FUN. THANK YOU.
KIRK, YOU'VE BEEN GREAT, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS FOR ME AS I'VE COME IN AND ONBOARDED, YOU'VE BEEN VERY GENEROUS WITH YOUR TIME TO ANSWER ALL MY MANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO KEEP ORGANIZED.
YOU'RE A VERY EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR. I THINK THAT GOES A REALLY LONG WAY.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. KIRK. THERE ARE MANY, MANY TIMES THAT I HAVE SENT YOU A TEXT OR AN EMAIL AT NIGHT OR ON THE WEEKEND, THINKING YOU WEREN'T GOING TO GET BACK TO IT UNTIL MONDAY OR WHATEVER, AND YOU WOULD REPLY WITHIN MINUTES.
AND SO WHAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IS THE AMOUNT OF DEDICATION AND TIME THAT YOU'VE PUT IN.
I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER GONE ON A VACATION AND NOT BEEN REACHABLE WITHIN MORE THAN A FEW HOURS.
YOU'VE LEFT REALLY BIG SHOES THAT WE GOT TO FILL.
AND SO OUR NEXT JOB IS TO MAKE SURE WE FILL THOSE SHOES.
BUT YOU'VE SAID A VERY HIGH BAR. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE, MR. ANDREWS. SO KIRK, I MENTIONED EARLIER, SAY IT AGAIN.
WHETHER IT'S AT ROTARY, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD SEE IT AT THE CITY AND WORK WITH YOU IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS AND SEEING THAT SERVANT LEADERSHIP THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED ALREADY TONIGHT. IT'S JUST A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU ON ANYTHING.
AND JUST SO APPRECIATE YOUR INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COMMUNITY OVER THE YEARS, AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING IT SERIOUSLY, BRINGING FUN TO IT, BEING A GOOD LEADER AND BEING A GOOD FRIEND TO ALL THESE FOLKS.
VICE MAYOR TRAVIS. THANK YOU KIRK. I'VE SAID MANY TIMES AND ESPECIALLY EVIDENT DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, YOUR DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE IS UNBELIEVABLE. YOU'VE GOT NUMBERS ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE.
YOU KNOW THEM AND THEY'RE CORRECT. THEY'RE NOT MADE UP.
AND REALLY, REALLY GOOD. AND THAT'S VERY, VERY APPRECIATED BY SO MANY.
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I ALSO LOOK OUT AND I THINK OF YOUR LEGACY BECAUSE I LOOK AT THE CITY STAFF THAT SITS BEHIND YOU.WHAT A GREAT LEGACY. YOU SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF WHAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED, NOT ONLY HERE, BUT THERE TOO, RIGHT? DON'T GO FAR. WE'RE COMING AROUND. WE'LL GET A PICTURE MADE HERE WITH WITH THIS.
ONE. WE'RE GOING DOWN. YEAH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.
MOVE IT ALL AGAIN. MOVE IT ALL AGAIN. ALL RIGHT.
PUSH THE BUTTON TURNS. HE'S STILL TEACHING. YEAH.
HE DOESN'T WANT TO LEARN HOW TO DO THAT. HE'S AFRAID THAT'S GOING TO BE HIS NEXT JOB, YOU KNOW.
THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. LET'S DO THIS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
SURE. ALL RIGHT. ONE. TWO. THREE. LET ME DO ONE MORE.
ONE. TWO. THREE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ONE. TWO.
THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. AND ONE MORE. ONE. TWO.
THREE. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. ART. IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF GET INTO SOME BORING PART OF THE THE MEETING HERE. HOW ABOUT APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF THE MINUTES FOR THE JANUARY 13TH,
[2. Approval or Correction of Minutes]
2025 MEETING? DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? PRIMARY MOTION AND A SECOND.ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.
ABSTENTIONS. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF IN MINUTES FROM THE JANUARY 16TH, 2025 MEETING. DO I HEAR A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.
SECOND. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED. ABSTENTIONS. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[ Comments from Citizens – Individuals may comment on any item included in the Consent/Regular agenda or on any other matter regarding the City of Brentwood. All comments should be directed to the Board of Commissioners. Citizens who wish to request that an item be moved from the Consent Agenda to the Regular Agenda for discussion should make that known to the Board at this time. A sign-in sheet will be provided fifteen (15) minutes prior to the start of the meeting. Anyone wishing to speak may, but are not required to, sign in. ]
OR ANY OTHER MATTER REGARDING THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.WE HAVE LET'S SEE. ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE SIGNED UP IN ORDER TO SPEAK THIS EVENING.
BUT WE WILL START WITH THE THE PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP FIRST.
AND SO I'M GOING TO TRY AND GET THE NAMES RIGHT.
IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY NAME AND ADDRESS.
FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. MY NAME IS BURGESS OLIVER.
I LIVE AT 1193 12 CROCKETT ROAD, AND I'VE BEEN IN RESIDENCE SINCE 87.
I'VE LIVED IN INDIAN POINT SINCE 87, AND THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC OUT THERE, AND I'M HERE SUPPORTING THE REFERENDUM FOR THE NEW PARK, THE PICKLE PARK OR WHATEVER. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO CALL IT? AND TRAFFIC. WE'VE WE'VE GOT OUR SHARE. WE'VE PUT WITHERSPOON IN OUT THERE.
EVERYBODY'S GOING TO HAVE TWO CARS. EVERYBODY'S GOT SIX CARS IN WITHERSPOON.
AND THEN WE GOT THE PARK. AND THEN WE'VE GOT ON MONDAYS.
EVERY MONDAY WE'VE GOT THAT LATE START WITH A DOUBLE UP TWO SCHOOLS.
AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
AND I SUPPORT A REFERENDUM. LET'S SEE WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS.
OKAY. THANKS. THANK YOU, MR. OLIVER. NEXT WE HAVE, DAVEY ATKINS.
HELLO, MY NAME IS DAVID HACKETT. 844 BEAMAN DRIVE.
AT FIRST GLANCE, I UNDERSTAND THE HESITANCY AND THE REASONING OF THE POSSIBLE OUTCOME OF ACCEPTING OF NOT ACCEPTING THIS REQUEST, BUT ASK YOU FOR AN EXCEPTION. AND PLEASE CONSIDER THE UNIQUE AND URGENT CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING OUR FAMILY AND SITUATION.
IN 24, MY WIFE AND I WERE HAPPY WHERE WE WERE AT WITH OUR TWO BOYS.
HOWEVER, IN SEPTEMBER OF THAT YEAR MY FATHER IN LAW WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ALS.
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AND AS YOU KNOW, ALS IS A DEVASTATING, INCURABLE DISEASE.AFTER PURCHASING, I FOUND THE WELL THAT NO ONE KNEW ABOUT AND WENT TO THE COUNTY TO SHARE WITH THEM, AND THEY WERE STUNNED TO FIND OUT THAT THIS WAS NEVER APPROVED OR PROVIDED TO THEM UNTIL NOW.
MY FATHER IN LAW IS ALS. DIAGNOSIS IS TERMINAL, WITH A TYPICAL LIFE EXPECTANCY OF 1 TO 3 YEARS.
GIVEN THIS, MY GOAL IS TO COMPLETE THE BUILDING PROCESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THE TIME THAT MY WIFE HAS, THE TIME WITH HER FATHER, AS WELL AS MY CHILDREN, GET TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME WITH THEIR GRANDFATHER.
IF I'M DENIED SEWER TO EXPLORE MORE SEPTIC SOIL, WHICH I WAS SHOWN TO BE A VERY LOW PERCENTAGE.
THIS WOULD PUSH MY BUILDING TIME PAST THAT TIME FRAME.
OR EVEN ASK FOR Y'ALL'S EXCEPTION. IF WE WEREN'T ON A SERIOUS TIMELINE.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
AND I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. DAVID. NEXT WE HAVE JANET DONAHUE.
I JUST WANT TO THANK KIRK FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR WISDOM, YOUR VERY CALM DEMEANOR, EVEN IN THE MIDST OF SOME FIERY PROCESSES, CHAOS, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, AT SOME OF OUR MEETINGS. AND FOR THE WAY THAT YOU'VE GENTLY GUIDED US WHEN WE'VE NEEDED MORE INFORMATION, WHEN WE'RE FIRST STARTING OUT, YOU MADE US ALL FEEL VERY WELCOME. AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO SHARE WITH US, BOTH IN THE PROCESS OF HOW A PLANNING COMMISSION SHOULD RUN AND HOW MEETINGS SHOULD RUN, AND HOW TO INTERACT WITH PLANS, AS WELL AS JUST ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, HOW TO BE MORE LIKE YOU.
YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT INDIRECT MAYBE, BUT YOU'VE BEEN YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT MENTOR TO ALL OF US ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
LAST ON THE THE SIGN UP LIST, SHERRY JONES. HELLO.
MY NAME IS SHERRY JONES. I LIVE AT 2215 BROOKHAVEN COURT.
AND NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT SEVERAL PEOPLE AND NEIGHBORS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. SHERRY.
ALL RIGHT. LIKE I SAID, THAT'S THE THE LAST OF THE FOLKS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? IF YOU WOULD JUST KIND OF MAKE YOUR WAY UP AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY NAME AND ADDRESS, FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DEVIN MCCLENDON 60, 209 MILLBROOK ROAD IN RIVER OAKS.
THOSE OF YOU YOU MAY REMEMBER, I WAS HERE TWO WEEKS AGO AND SPOKE WITH YOU ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR A BOND REFERENDUM ON A BIG ISSUE ON YOUR AGENDAS, AND THAT IS WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY IS GOING TO SPEND SOMEWHERE NORTH OF 13 TO $15 MILLION ON AN INDOOR TENNIS ARENA.
AT THE TIME, I MENTIONED THAT I HAD BEGUN SOLICITING A NON-BINDING PETITION TO CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND JUST HOW MANY FOLKS WERE IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT CONCEPT. IN TWO WEEKS, WE'VE HAD MORE THAN 1500 PEOPLE SIGN THIS PETITION,
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AND IT AND IT CLEARLY STATES THAT THESE CITIZENS SIGNING ARE IN FAVOR OF YOU TAKING.ACTION TO APPROVE A REFERENDUM FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE CREATION OF THIS FACILITY.
SINCE I STARTED THAT, I'VE HEARD INTERESTING FEEDBACK FROM SOME OF YOU THAT'S INCLUDED.
WE SHOULDN'T DO THIS NOW. IT'S NOT PROPER. WE CAN'T DO IT.
BRING IT BEFORE THE COMMISSION SO THAT YOU CAN OPENLY DEBATE IT AT YOUR NEXT MEETING.
THAT'S IT. FOUR OF YOU 1500 PEOPLE ARE ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER THAT.
THESE ARE THE VOTERS, THE ONES YOU'VE SWORN TO LISTEN TO, SWORN TO REPRESENT.
WE'RE ASKING YOU. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ADDING TO THIS PETITION.
AND I AND I WOULD TAKE A VERY QUICK MOMENT JUST SO THAT YOU HAVE AN IDEA THIS EVENING, IF PEOPLE ARE HERE AND THEY DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE SPEAKING, IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR HAND, IF YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF A A BOND REFERENDUM FOR THE MONEY SPENT ON THIS ARENA.
I'M HERE AT A LOT OF MEETINGS. THERE'S USUALLY 3 TO 5 PEOPLE HERE.
YOU'VE GOT A GROUP AND I WILL SEND TO EACH OF YOU.
ONCE WE'VE GOTTEN A LITTLE FURTHER ALONG A COPY OF THIS PETITION AND THE NAMES, THEY ARE REAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE REAL CONCERNS ABOUT MAKING ANY PROGRESS ON THIS PROJECT WITHOUT HAVING THE PEOPLE'S VOICE HEARD.
HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M STACY CASE, 9530 FAYETTE DRIVE.
THERE ARE SOME FACTS. ONE FACT IS, YES, WE HAVE A SHORTAGE OF COURT SPACE IN BRENTWOOD.
ANOTHER FACT IS THIS IS A NONESSENTIAL PROJECT.
ANOTHER FACT IS I LOVE TENNIS. MY DAUGHTER PLAYS COLLEGE TENNIS.
SHE GOT INSTRUCTION FROM ALL THE AMAZING PROS IN THIS CITY.
I TRY TO PLAY TENNIS. I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT.
IF THERE WERE A REFERENDUM, I WOULD LIKELY VOTE FOR THIS PROJECT.
IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT. THAT IS A FACT. THANK YOU.
WE THE PEOPLE PROVIDE THE MONEY. MONEY TALKS.
AND THEREFORE YOU CANNOT GAG US. YOU HAVE TO HEAR FROM US.
YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO US. WE HAVE A MOUTH AND WE HAVE A SAY.
SO FOR PEOPLE FOR SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK FOR 45,000 PEOPLE.
THANK YOU. WE NEED A REFERENDUM. YES.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SANDY SHIVELY. I'VE LIVED IN BRENTWOOD FOR 46 YEARS.
44 OF THOSE IN BRANT HAVEN. MY ADDRESS IS 8111 HILLDALE DRIVE.
I KNOW THIS WOULDN'T HAVE APPLIED TO THE WHOLE CITY, BUT A LOT OF US WHO LIVE IN BRENTHAVEN LIVED RIGHT ADJACENT TO PROPERTY THAT GOES FROM HILLDALE DRIVE OVER TO THE HAT, WENT FROM HILLDALE DRIVE OVER TO THE FREEWAY THAT WENT FROM SHADY PLACE OVER TO THE FREEWAY, AND SO FORTH. I REMEMBER ALL OF US SITTING AT A MEETING WITH REGINA SMITHSON, JOE SWEENEY, AND DUNN. I DON'T REMEMBER THE OTHERS. AND IT MAY HAVE BEEN 30 YEARS AGO, BUT WE WERE PROUD THAT THE CITY WORKED WITH HOMEOWNERS AND AND SOMEBODY THAT LIVED BEHIND ME ON SHADY PLACE IS NOW DECEASED.
HIS NAME WAS LEONARD WURZEL. TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO SEE THAT I SEE SMILES ON YOUR FACES.
DO YOU REMEMBER TO SEE THAT THAT, THAT THAT PROPERTY THERE WHICH WAS ZONED RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL WOULD HAVE INPUT FROM HOMEOWNERS SO THAT WHAT WE DID NOT WANT WAS A THROUGH STREET ON LIPSCOMB DRIVE, A THROUGH STREET ON GENERAL MACARTHUR,
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AND THE CITY WORKED WITH US. I WILL TO DEED I BELIEVE IT WAS TO DEED 15FT BOTH SIDES OF THE POWER LINES.AND THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THOSE POWER LINES WOULD AFFECT YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU WERE SELLING IT.
AND I LIVED NOT NEAR TO ONE. BUT IF I GO BACK IN MY YARD AND THEN UP A LITTLE HILL THERE, THERE, RIGHT THERE WITH DEER AND ALL OF IT, IT'S WONDERFUL.
BUT I WILL NEVER FORGET THE TIME WHEN ANNE DUNN, I THINK, SHOOK HANDS WITH LEONARD WURZEL AND SAID, WHEN THE DEVELOPER AND THE HOMEOWNERS WORK TOGETHER, THAT'S PERFECT.
NO. THROUGH STREETS, THEY PUT A WHATEVER YOU SEE IF THE LAND IS SHAKING UNDER MY HOUSE, PROBABLY TO COVER THEIR TO COVER THEIR WORK WHEN THEY STARTED BLASTING TO GO THROUGH MY HILLSIDE WAS THE LAST STREET ON HILLDALE.
ANYWAY, THAT'S HOW WE WORK WITH COMMISSIONERS. AND THAT ONLY INVOLVES.
WOULD ONLY INVOLVE THE SITUATION THERE. BUT I DO WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I HAD NO IDEA UNTIL YESTERDAY, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY I'VE BEEN LIVING UNDER A ROCK OR SOMETHING SINCE I RETIRED SIX YEARS AGO FROM TEACHING 37 YEARS IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY SCHOOLS, THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A 33,000 SQUARE FOOT PICKLEBALL FACILITY IN THE OLD KROGER BUILDING.
AND I THOUGHT, WHAT? AND I ASKED SOMEONE AT KROGER TODAY, I RAN INTO, DO YOU DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT THE CITY IS PLANNING? AND SHE SAID, OH, THAT ONE THAT'S GOING IN KROGER.
AND I SAID, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, THAT'S A DIFFERENT ONE.
AND THAT IS CALLED WHAT IS IT CALLED. IT'S CALLED CRUSH YARD IS COMING WITH PICKLEBALL SEATS.
NOW I DON'T OPPOSE ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO VOTE FOR IT.
LET THE CITIZENS DECIDE. PLEASE LET THE CITIZENS SAY AND THEN HAVE AT IT.
I MAY JOIN IT IF THEY DO, BUT I AGREE WITH THE LAST SPEAKER.
IF THEY IF YOU WOULD KNOW, SPEAK FOR THE CITIZENS HERE.
LET US DECIDE, PLEASE. AND WHY WOULDN'T YOU WANT A REFERENDUM ON THIS FACILITY? THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME.
YES, MA'AM. I SEE ONE MORE COMING UP.
GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I HAD NO INTENTION OF SPEAKING TONIGHT.
I JUST CAME TO OBSERVE. BUT MY NAME IS RANDY SMITH.
I'M AT 5112. ALBERT, DRIVE OVER IN STONEHENGE.
ONE OF THE FIRST NEIGHBORHOODS TO EVER HAVE AN HOA. BELIEVE IT OR NOT. SO WE THANK YOU.
IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE, LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK.
OVER AT BRENTWOOD SWIM AND TENNIS CLUB OR WHATEVER IT'S WHATEVER IT'S CALLED.
I USED TO BE A MEMBER THERE. AND PLEASE PUT YOUR PERSONAL DESIRES ASIDE.
IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE, LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK.
IF THE PEOPLE WANT A COURT, LET'S DO IT. BUT IF THEY DON'T WANT A COURT, LET'S DON'T.
RIGHT? I SUPPORT THE REFERENDUM. PLEASE LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK.
ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? IF SO, COME ON UP.
GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. RICHARD HUNTER, 5215 WILLIAMSBURG ROAD.
AND BEFORE THAT WAS THE AD HOC COMMITTEE. AND I REALLY USED TO HATE KIRK.
AND THEN I LEARNED HE WAS TRYING TO GIVE ME REAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE STRAIGHT FACTS OF HOW THINGS WORK, YOU KNOW? AND ONCE I FIGURED THAT OUT, MY WHOLE ATTITUDE ABOUT WORKING WITH HIM CHANGED.
AND THEN I REALIZED HE'S ACTUALLY TRYING TO HELP ME.
SO, KIRK, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS CITY.
I APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP YOU HAD BACK THEN, THE GUIDANCE YOU GAVE.
YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL ALONG TODAY. SO THANK YOU AND BEST OF LUCK.
SORRY I MISSED YOUR RETIREMENT PARTY. YOU'VE ALL RECEIVED EMAILS FROM ME.
YOU KNOW HOW I STAND ON THIS. I'M A PICKLEBALL PLAYER.
I'M A BAD TENNIS PLAYER. I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULDN'T VOTE FOR A PICKLEBALL FACILITY.
I'M NOT SURE, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE IT VOTED FOR BY THE PUBLIC.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ANYBODY ELSE BEFORE WE CLOSE COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS? GOING ONCE. TWICE. THAT'S IT.
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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. SO NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON.[ Report from City Manager Report from the City Attorney Reports and comments by Commissioners and Mayor]
THIS IS. AND YOU CAN'T FIRE ME NOW, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT I'LL SAY.ACTUALLY, YOU STILL CAN. YES. I'M SORRY. YES.
NO. JUST A COUPLE OF OF TRUE BUSINESS ITEMS FIRST.
FOR CONSIDERATION THERE AND THEN JUST FOR THE PUBLIC NOTICE, WE PUT SOME STUFF OUT ON AL.
BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE RAGSDALE ROAD WIDENING PROJECT UNDERWAY, AND THE CONTRACTOR THERE WILL START BLASTING WORK THIS WEEK FOR UTILITIES AND RETAINING WALLS AND ALL THAT. SO ANYBODY WHO LIVES OUT EAST SIDE OF TOWN NEAR RAGSDALE ROAD, SPLITLOG ROAD AREA, REALIZE THAT THAT WILL START THIS WEEK AND WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, IF NOT MONTHS. THAT'S A LARGE PROJECT AND A LOT OF WORK TO DO OUT THERE.
SO JUST THAT IT IS MY LAST MEETING, MY LAST CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.
AS YOU KNOW, I GENERALLY SPEAK EXTEMPORANEOUSLY AND NOT A LOT OF PREPARED COMMENTS.
I MADE SOME NOTES. I JUST WANT TO SAY, FIRST AND FOREMOST, JUST I WANT TO THANK THIS COMMUNITY, THIS COMMISSION AND ALL THE COMMISSIONS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE YOU IN THE LAST 24.5 YEARS THAT HAVE ALLOWED ME TO, TO WORK HERE. BRENTWOOD IS A VERY UNIQUE AND UNIQUE AND WONDERFUL COMMUNITY.
WE'RE NOT PERFECT. WE HAVE OUR DIFFERENCES. WE HAVE OUR SQUABBLES.
YOU'VE HAD TWO CITY MANAGERS IN THE LAST 35 YEARS, WHICH IS UNHEARD OF IN THAT INDUSTRY.
AND THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY AND ABOUT THE ELECTED OFFICIALS OVER THAT TIME.
I OBVIOUSLY WANT TO THANK ALL THE CITY STAFF MEMBERS THAT I'VE SERVED WITH OVER THE LAST 24.5 YEARS.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT REALLY MAKE THIS CITY WHAT IT IS AND MAKE IT GO.
WE JUST KIND OF TRIED TO TO STEER AND GUIDE AND LET THEM DO WHAT THEY'RE GOOD AT.
I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK ALL MY DEPARTMENT HEADS OVER THE YEARS, SEVERAL THAT ARE UP HERE WITH ME AND THOSE THEY'RE THE ONES WHO REALLY PROVIDE THE DAY TO DAY LEADERSHIP THAT MAKE MAKE THIS CITY GO. I WANT TO WANT TO THANK YOU.
AND YOU ALL KNOW THAT YOU YOU SET THE VISION, YOU SET THE GOAL.
YOU TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, AND THEN YOU TRUST AND RESPECT YOUR STAFF TO GO DO THAT.
AND WE'RE BLESSED IN THIS COMMUNITY TO HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO THAT AND TO DO SOME REALLY NEAT THINGS AND TO HAVE A DEBATE ABOUT RACKET FACILITY, TO BE QUITE HONEST WITH YOU. SO THANK YOU. AND THOSE THAT CAME BEFORE YOU FOR, FOR MAKING THIS A PLACE THAT PEOPLE WANT TO STAY.
MY FAMILY IS LEFT THERE. PROBABLY BETTER THAT THEY DID. BUT I DO WANT TO THANK MY WIFE JULIE, AND MY SONS, RYAN AND KYLE WERE HERE. MY DAUGHTER EMILY, SHE WANTS TO MAKE SURE SHE GETS MENTIONED.
SHE'S AT COLLEGE, SO SHE COULDN'T BE HERE. BUT AS WAS NOTED, THIS JOB IS REALLY A 24 OVER SEVEN JOB.
SO OBVIOUSLY THERE YOU PLAN YOUR LIFE AROUND MONDAY NIGHTS AND ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
AND SO THEY'VE BEEN VERY UNDERSTANDING AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER STAGE IN LIFE AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON THAT.
THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT TONIGHT AND WAS INVOLVED IN THAT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AS WE KNOW, THAT'S NOT REALLY MY COMFORT ZONE, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT.
YOU KNOW, MY ONE, IN LOOKING BACK RIGHT NOW, MY ONLY REGRET AT THIS POINT IN TIME IS THE FACT THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO HAVE A TRANSITION BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE NEW CITY MANAGER. AND I KNOW THAT'S AT NO FAULT OF ANYBODY HERE IN THIS ROOM.
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS AGAIN, AND I WISH YOU THE LUCK. AND I KNOW BETWEEN YOU ALL AND WITH STAFF, YOU'LL FIND THAT RIGHT CANDIDATE. I'M NOT LEAVING TOWN.
SO YOU YOU KNOW, I HAVE AN OFFER TO COME AND HELP IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
BUT REALLY, IT'S JUST BEEN WONDERFUL FOR ME. I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO HAVE SPENT MY CAREER.
AND SO I'M JUST THANKFUL AND, AND JUST APPRECIATE IT AND LOOK FORWARD TO STILL BEING A RESIDENT.
AND I WILL COMMIT THAT. I WON'T BE UP HERE FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS.
BUT I DO HAVE YOUR EMAIL, SO WE'LL LEAVE IT THERE.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU.
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ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE WILL MOVE TO A REPORT FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY, KRISTEN.NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR ME CRY. AND I PROMISED HIM I'D KEEP MY STREAK GOING.
SO I HAVE NO REPORT FOR YOU TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THIS EVENING WE'LL START COMMISSIONER COMMENTS WITH COMMISSIONER DUNN.
I'M JUST THINKING A MINUTE HERE. WHERE WHICH TOPIC TO START ON? I'LL START WITH MY BOARD REPORT. THE HISTORIC BOARD MET LAST FRIDAY, AND OF COURSE WE COVERED A LOT OF TOPICS THAT ARE PROJECTS.
WE HAVE ONE EVENING THAT WE DESIGNATE JUST FOR PLANNING FOR THE YEAR, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING LATER THAT MONTH AND WE WILL SEE. KIRK. FEBRUARY 27TH IS OUR HISTORY BOWL.
WE HAVE EIGHT COUNTY SCHOOLS AND SEVERAL OF THE SCORERS ARE SITTING HERE TONIGHT.
KIRK, WANDA, BRUCE, KEN, TRAVIS. THEY'RE ALL HELPING US AND WE APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THAT AND JAY IS GOING TO BE OPERATING THE BUZZER AGAIN AS USUAL. SO WE'LL SEE YOU KIRK ON THE 27TH.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU COMING OUT.
IT'S AMAZING HOW I SEE SO MANY FACES I'VE KNOWN FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
AND I SEE NEW FACES. PEOPLE NEVER CHANGE. THEY STILL GET ENGAGED INTO THE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND AND THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. AND THAT'S THAT'S WHAT'S KEPT BRENTON WITH SUCH A HEALTHY COMMUNITY.
THAT'S ALWAYS NICE, BECAUSE THE WORLD IS AN UGLY PLACE TODAY, I THINK SOMETIMES, AND IT HELPS DIALOG WHEN PEOPLE CAN COMMUNICATE IN AN OPEN WAY THAT THAT IS CIVIL AND CAN AT LEAST SORT OF KIND TO EACH OTHER.
SO THANK YOU FOR COMING. I, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW WHERE I STAND ON THE REFERENDUM.
I JUST HONESTLY CANNOT SEE THE HARM IN LETTING THE PUBLIC SPEAK.
I'VE JUST ALWAYS FELT THAT WAY SINCE THE FIRST DAY I SERVED.
I STILL FEEL THAT WAY. AND ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC.
THANK YOU FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY FOR THE DONATION.
I WAS THINKING HOW APT THE NAME IS. THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.
YOU ALWAYS SUPPORT THE LIBRARY, WHICH HAS COME UNDER SOME THREATS.
I THINK FREEDOM OF THE LIBRARIES RECENTLY, AND IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU THERE, SUPPORTING US AND WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC SO THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO AND YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE.
SO JUST KEEP BEING OUR FRIEND AND WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT, MAYOR.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER LITTLE. I'LL START THIS EVENING WITH A SHOUT OUT TO CARRINGTON ROW, A NEW RESTAURANT THERE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO FIVE GUYS.
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT LIKE HAMBURGERS AND PEANUTS. SO AND SO I THINK WE'RE BLESSED IN BRENTWOOD THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL DINING ESTABLISHMENTS, AND THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE WELL RUN BY EXPERIENCED STAFF.
SO THANK YOU. BUT SHOUT OUT TO THEM. MOST OF Y'ALL IN THE AUDIENCE KNOW WHERE I STAND.
I DO BELIEVE IN REFERENDUM, ESPECIALLY ON A NONESSENTIAL PROJECT.
WE SOMETIMES HAVE TO MAKE HARD CHOICES, AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S SOMETIMES OUR JOB.
AND SO I APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN STILL SEE A REFERENDUM.
THE TIME IS GETTING VERY SHORT FOR US TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT IT ON THE FEBRUARY 10TH AGENDA.
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JUST A VERY TINY BIT OF THINGS THAT KIRK'S BEEN INVOLVED IN, THAT AS YOU GO AROUND BRENTWOOD, BE THOUGHTFUL THAT THESE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN BY CHANCE.AND I JUST WANTED TO NOT LET THE EVENING GO BY WITHOUT MENTIONING SMITH PARK, BUILDING IT AND USING IT AND THE GREAT BRIDGE OVER THE RAILROAD TRACKS, WHICH WAS NOT AN EASY ENDEAVOR.
NO PROPERTY TAX INCREASE SINCE HE'S BEEN AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND A CITY MANAGER.
AND I THINK THAT'S 24.5 YEARS. OH. AND GREAT.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS, FIRE STATION FIVE. I WASN'T ON THE COMMISSION ON THE OTHER FIRE STATION, SO I DIDN'T INCLUDE THEM. BUT FIRE STATION FIVE WAS, I THINK, WONDERFUL FOR MANY NEWER RESIDENTS AND NEWER HOUSES IN THE CITY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TOWN. IMPROVEMENTS TO CONCORD ROAD, FRANKLIN ROAD, CROCKETT ROAD, MURRAY LANE, TO NAME A FEW.
SUNSET TO NAME ANOTHER. PARKS. FLAGPOLE PARK, WEICHEL PARK, WINDY HILL, THE MARYLAND FARMS GREENWAY AND I COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK WHEN YOU WERE MAKING YOUR COMMENT THAT MICHAEL PARKIN AND FLAGPOLE PARK ENDED EVER GENERAL MACARTHUR BEING CONNECTED TO TO MALLORY AND GOING THROUGH. AND I KNOW THOSE RESIDENTS ON GENERAL MACARTHUR BREATHED A SIGH OF RELIEF WHEN WHEN THOSE TWO PARKS WERE PLACED IN.
EVEN I, AS A COMMISSIONER, WILL NEVER KNOW OF THAT HE DID FOR OTHERS, BUT I JUST COULDN'T LET THE EVENING GO BY WITHOUT AT LEAST REMEMBERING A FEW OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT THAT YOU'VE HAD. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE.
SO THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. MAYOR. VERY GOOD, COMMISSIONER SPEARS.
THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU, BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS, FOR COMING TONIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR REACHING OUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EMAILS.
AND SO MANY OF YOUR IDEAS AND THOUGHTS HAVE MADE WHAT WE DO BETTER.
SO WE'RE REALLY WE WELCOME THAT. AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT.
AND IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE ALWAYS ARE GOING TO AGREE.
BUT WE DO HAVE A VERY CIVIL DECORUM HERE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T FIND EVERYWHERE.
SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE WAY WE OPERATE HERE.
AND THANK YOU FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THAT. THOSE OF YOU WHO SPOKE TONIGHT.
YOU ALL WORK HARD WITH YOUR TIME TO MAKE THE LIBRARY AN EVEN BETTER PLACE, SO YOU ALL SPREAD OUT.
SORRY. I'M USED TO SEEING YOU OVER HERE. IT'S A BETTER PLACE FOR LEARNING.
AND IT'S A BETTER PLACE FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. CHIEF HICKEY, CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU BROUGHT THREE VERY IMPRESSIVE MEN TO US TONIGHT.
STEVE PEPIN. SETH YOUNG AND FRANK MONCAYO. I GOT IT RIGHT.
THESE GENTLEMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES RISK A LOT MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE EVERY DAY WHEN THEY GO TO WORK.
AND IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.
BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE SAFE, WE CAN HAVE ALL KINDS OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OTHER THINGS.
SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT THAT WAY. OUR NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 3RD.
IT WILL BE AT 530, AND IT WILL BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR IN THE ANNEX ROOM.
AND IT IS ALWAYS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. SO YOU YOU ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
WE'VE ALREADY SAID OUR THANK YOUS TO KIRK. SO I DO HAVE SOME PREPARED COMMENTS ABOUT THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE WORKING ON WITH THE INDOOR POTENTIAL INDOOR RACKET FACILITY. AND IF THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME, I'LL BE HAPPY TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT.
I SPOKE ON THIS TOPIC AT OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE HERE, I APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING AGAIN.
AND THEN WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT IT ON OUR THURSDAY MORNING BRIEFINGS.
WE'VE RECEIVED EMAILS, SO WE'VE COMMUNICATED THAT WAY TOO.
BUT THE WHEELS OF GOVERNMENT CAN MOVE SLOWLY, AND THIS CAN BE REALLY FRUSTRATING FOR RESIDENTS, CITY STAFF AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. BUT THE ADVANTAGE OF THE WHEELS OF GOVERNMENT MOVING SLOWLY IS THE ABILITY TO MAKE SURE WE GET IT
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RIGHT, WHATEVER IT IS, WE NEED TO GET IT RIGHT.WE NEED TO GET ALL THINGS RIGHT TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY, AND WE WOULD NOT WANT TO MOVE HASTILY ON ANY PROJECT AND RISK MAKING DECISIONS BASED ON INCOMPLETE INFORMATION. IN BRENTWOOD, WE DON'T RUSH PROJECTS.
CITY STAFF STARTED WORKING ON THIS POSSIBLE PROJECT FOUR YEARS AGO.
I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD THAT. AND THIS POSSIBLE PROJECT IS SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT FOR BRENTWOOD.
WE HAVE MOVED SLOWLY ON THIS POSSIBLE PROJECT SO THAT WE CAN GET THE THE VERY BEST INFORMATION.
WE'VE MOVED SLOWLY ON THIS POSSIBLE PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THAT INTERESTED RESIDENTS HAVE HAD TIME TO ENGAGE AND LEARN ABOUT THIS PROJECT, BECAUSE THIS POSSIBLE PROJECT IS NEW AND DIFFERENT FOR BRENTWOOD.
THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN FULL OF PUBLIC MEETINGS, DATA GATHERING, REPORT REPORTING, INFORMATION, ASKING QUESTIONS, HAVING CONVERSATIONS, HEARING RESIDENT INPUT, RESEARCHING LAWS, AND HAVING PROFESSIONAL INPUT.
WE HAD A SPORTS FACILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY VISIT WITH US DURING OUR BRIEFING.
THEY MANAGE OVER 65 VARIOUS SPORTS FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
AND IF YOU HAVE THE TIME, I WOULD RECOMMEND WATCHING THE MEETING.
THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT STARTS AT MINUTE 55.
I BELIEVE THE INFORMATION THAT A COMPANY LIKE THIS CAN BRING TO US WOULD BE VERY, VERY HELPFUL TO ANSWER MANY OF THE QUESTIONS THE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. FOR AN ADDITIONAL FRAME OF REFERENCE, I ASKED OUR CITY STAFF TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE BROADER PERSPECTIVE OF OUR BOND ISSUANCES AS A CITY OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS.
I ASKED STAFF TO LOOK AT HOW MANY BONDS WE HAVE ISSUED AND WHAT THESE BONDS WERE PLANNED TO FUND.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR DOING THAT.
IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE BUDGET SEASON. WE'VE HAD OTHER THINGS GOING ON AS WELL. I LEARNED THAT SINCE THE YEAR 2000, THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD HAS HAD 14 BOND ISSUANCES FOR A TOTAL OF $92 MILLION.
SOME OF THESE BONDS ISSUED WERE FOR OUR WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM.
THESE PROJECTS EQUATED TO AT LEAST $29 MILLION.
ADDITIONAL BONDS WERE ISSUED AND USED FOR MULTIPLE DIFFERENT PROJECTS IN THE CITY.
PORTIONS OF SOME OF THE OTHER BONDS ISSUED WERE USED FOR SMALLER ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
PORTIONS OF THE OTHER BONDS ISSUED WERE FOR MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS, INCLUDING OUR LIBRARY.
THE LAST CATEGORY OF BOND FUNDING WAS FOR PARKS.
PORTIONS OF FIVE DIFFERENT BONDS WERE USED TO HELP THE IMPROVEMENT OF OUR PARKS FOR THE BUILDING OF SOME AND FOR THE I'M SORRY, PORTIONS OF FIVE BONDS WERE USED TO HELP FUND THE IMPROVEMENT OF OUR PARKS, OR FOR THE BUILDING OF SOME OF OUR NEW PARKS.
PARKS THAT WERE HELPED BY THESE BONDS WERE PRIMM PARKS, BOILING SPRING ACADEMY BUILDING, TOWER PARK, OWL CREEK PARK, AND SMITH PARK. SMITH PARK IS THE LARGEST DOLLAR AMOUNT OF A BOND FOR OUR PARKS.
EVEN THOUGH THE CITY ISSUED $8 MILLION OF BONDS FOR SMITH PARK.
IN TOTAL, THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD SPENT $23 MILLION ON THE BUYING AND BUILDING OF SMITH PARK FROM 2011 TO 2013, THEREABOUTS. IN TODAY'S DOLLARS, THAT WOULD BE AROUND $30 MILLION.
QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS AROUND THESE POSSIBLE PROJECTS.
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IN LIGHT OF THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO QUICKLY MENTION SOME FACTS ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE PROJECT.ONE WE HAVE NOT VOTED TO FUND THIS POSSIBLE PROJECT WITH A BOND.
TWO THE FACILITY IS PREDICTED TO BE SELF-FUNDING.
THREE WE ARE WAITING ON THE FINAL DESIGN PLANS TO COME BACK TO THE CITY IN MAY OR JUNE OF THIS YEAR.
WE CANNOT KNOW HOW TO MOVE FORWARD OR IF WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT THIS DATA.
AS WITH EVERYTHING WE DO IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, WE RESEARCH, COLLECT DATA, ASK QUESTIONS, BRING IN EXPERTS, GET ESTIMATES, GET DESIGN PLANS, AND THEN WE VOTE TO MOVE FORWARD OR NOT.
WE DON'T RUSH PROJECTS IN BRENTWOOD. WE WOULD NOT WANT TO START DOING THAT NOW.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE OUR LONG STANDING PROCESS OF GETTING FULL INFORMATION BEFORE WE MAKE DECISIONS.
TO REITERATE, THERE'S NOT A DECISION BEING MADE TONIGHT TO BUILD OR NOT BUILD THE FACILITY.
ONCE WE HAVE OUR NEXT SET OF DATA BACK FROM THE INDEPENDENT EXPERTS, WE CAN KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT OUR OPTIONS MIGHT BE FOR MOVING FORWARD OR NOT MOVING FORWARD ON THIS POSSIBLE FACILITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.
MAYOR. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN. THANK YOU.
CONGRATS TO BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT ON OUR OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN PROMOTED.
AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO CHIEF HICKEY FOR CONTINUING TO HIRE THE BEST, RETAIN THE BEST, AND CREATE A STRONG SUCCESSION PLAN WHERE WE CAN PROMOTE FROM WITHIN OUR OWN DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU, FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY, FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATION THAT YOU MADE TONIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY, MANY HOURS OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO OUR LIBRARY.
AND FOR MANY OF YOU, THIS IS BASICALLY A FULL TIME JOB WITHOUT THE PAY.
AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT, BELIEVE ME. WHAT Y'ALL DIDN'T SAY TONIGHT WAS THE NEXT FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY BOOK SALE IS JANUARY 31ST THROUGH FEBRUARY 2ND, SO GOT YOU COVERED. WHEN RESIDENTS DONATE BOOKS OR PURCHASE BOOKS FROM THESE BOOK SALES, ALONG WITH A LOT OF SWEAT EQUITY FROM OUR FRIENDS, THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS GO RIGHT BACK INTO OUR LIBRARY.
THOSE FUNDS ARE EARMARKED TO BE SPENT SPECIFICALLY ON IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR LIBRARY.
ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL BE PAINTING THE WALLS AND UPDATING THE FURNITURE. ALSO, OUR ART LENDING LIBRARY WILL BE MOVED INTO THIS ROOM, SO IT IS GOING TO LOOK AND FEEL LIKE AN ART GALLERY COMBINED WITH A COMFORTABLE AND INVITING COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE ON TOP OF THERE, MEANING THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY. DONATION TONIGHT. THE FRIENDS HAVE ALREADY DONATED AND THEY MENTIONED THIS. ALL NEW CHAIRS TO GO AROUND.
THE LARGE VANCE LITTLE TABLE THAT IS IN THE GATHERING ROOM.
ON TOP OF THAT DONATION, THEY WILL BE CONTRIBUTING ANOTHER $30,000 TOWARDS NEW.
FURNITURE IN THE FRIENDS GATHERING ROOM AT OUR LIBRARY BOARD MEETINGS.
WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT THAT WORK WITH LIBRARIES ALL OVER OUR REGION, WITH OUR AND OUR FRIENDS GROUP STRAIGHT FROM THEM HAVE SAID THAT WE WE HAVE THE FRIENDS GROUP THAT SETS THE GOLD STANDARD. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR FRIENDS AT BRENTWOOD LIBRARY FOR ALL YOU DO FOR YOUR SWEAT EQUITY AND YOUR DONATION AND PUTTING IT RIGHT BACK INTO THE LIBRARY. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND WITH THAT, THE NEXT SCHEDULED LIBRARY BOARD MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH AT 4:30 P.M. AT THE LIBRARY. SINCE IT'S ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED, I'LL GO IN AND ADDRESS COMMENTS NOW ABOUT THE REFERENDUM.
THERE YOU WILL FIND LINKS TO THE PRELIMINARY PROJECT, BUDGET SITE PLAN, TRAFFIC STUDY, AD HOC COMMITTEE, FINAL REPORT, ETC. WE HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM ALL SORTS OF RESIDENTS DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS FACILITY.
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.
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FACILITY. THIS PAST THURSDAY, ONE OF THE TOP SPORTS MANAGEMENT COMPANIES IN THE COUNTRY CAME TO OUR COMMISSION MEETING TO PRESENT TO US WHAT THEIR INVOLVEMENT WOULD ENTAIL OR COULD ENTAIL. YOU MAY WATCH THIS PRESENTATION ON THE CITY WEBSITE UNDER THE GOVERNMENT TAB.THEN COMMISSION MEETINGS AND AGENDAS FOR JANUARY 23RD.
OF MOST INTEREST TO ME WAS THIS COMPANY CAN DO A COMPREHENSIVE MARKET FEASIBILITY STUDY TO HELP DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF DEMAND IN OUR AREA FOR SUCH A FACILITY. ADDITIONALLY, THEY COULD DO A COMPLETE PROFORMA FOR THIS FACILITY.
CITY STAFF WILL BE WORKING WITH THEM ON NEXT STEPS SHOULD WE CHOOSE TO GO THAT ROUTE.
AS A REMINDER, THE COMMISSION CANNOT EVEN VOTE WHETHER OR NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS POSSIBLE PROJECT TO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE UNTIL AFTER WE HAVE THE FULL DESIGN PLAN DELIVERED TO US IN MAY OR JUNE. ADDITIONALLY, THE SPORTS MANAGEMENT COMPANIES MARKET FEASIBILITY STUDY AND THEIR PRO FORMA WOULD BE VERY VALUABLE INFORMATION TO HAVE DURING THAT DISCUSSION IF WE MOVE FORWARD.
TO ASK BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS TO MAKE A DECISION VIA REFERENDUM PRIOR TO HAVING DESIGN AND COST DETAILS, OR A VERIFIED PROFORMA OF THIS PROJECT, WOULD BE PREMATURE AND INAPPROPRIATE.
IF WE HELD A MAY 6TH REFERENDUM, THE CITY WOULD BE ASKING FOR RESIDENTS TO VOTE ON THE IDEA OF A PROJECT, WITH MANY OF THE CRUCIAL DETAILS NOT YET IN PLACE.
BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION, SO I DO NOT SUPPORT ASKING THEM TO VOTE ON SOMETHING WHEN THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE ALL THE DETAILS. 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.
EVERYONE, PLEASE SAVE YOUR YOUR COMMENTS AND DON'T INTERRUPT.
THANK YOU. THIS IMPLIES A BOND IS NECESSARY FOR THE PROJECT WHICH BASED ON CURRENT CONCEPTUAL PROJECT PROJECTED COSTS, IT IS NOT NECESSARY. AS I STATED AT OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING IN OUR SIX YEAR CIP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 THROUGH 2029, IT HAD IT HAD A POSSIBLE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF 5 MILLION ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDING A NEW PARKS AND REC BUILDING AND RELOCATING THE ENTIRE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.
THEN, IN OUR MOST RECENT CIP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 THROUGH 2029, THE POSSIBLE $5 MILLION BOND WAS MOVED EARLIER TO FISCAL YEAR 2026, AND INSTEAD OF BEING ASSOCIATED WITH JUST A NEW PARKS BUILDING, IT WAS GENERALIZED TO COVER ALL ASPECTS OF THIS PARKS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
JUST TO CLARIFY THIS, CIP IS A FLUID WORKING DOCUMENT AND OTHER THAN THE FIRST YEAR IT REPRESENTS, NOTHING HAS BEEN FINALIZED OR VOTED ON. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A LOT OF MOVING NUMBERS, MOVING PARTS AND INFORMATION YET TO GATHER BEFORE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH ANYTHING.
THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER ANDREWS.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. THE TREE BOARD IS MEETING FEBRUARY 18TH.
AND AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED, THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, I MEAN, YOU ALL ALWAYS COME BEARING GIFTS, AND I THINK THAT IS JUST A GREAT THING. AND I THINK IT'S INDICATIVE OF ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS CHARACTERIZED OUR COMMUNITY WHERE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, YOU ALL GO OUT AND YOU ALL RAISE SPONSORSHIPS AND PRIVATE MONEY AND DONATIONS TO DO THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE PAID FOR BY TAXES. AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GROUPS.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, RICHARD MAY HAVE BEEN, I THINK, 2012 OR 2014 WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THAT.
AND CHRISTIAN SMITH PUT SOME OF THAT ON THE ON THE MASTER PLAN.
BALL CLUB DOES THE SAME THING. THE CITIZENS FOR GREEN SPACE, WE MENTIONED SMITH PARK AND THE CITIZENS FOR BRENTWOOD GREEN SPACE RAISED SIGNIFICANT MONEY FOR A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
AND THAT HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD TRADITION IN BRENTWOOD.
YOU KNOW, WE WE COULD LET CITIZENS VOTE IN A REFERENDUM.
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FOR SURE. YOU KNOW, ALL IT WOULD TAKE IS A CONSENSUS OF FOUR COMMISSIONERS TO SAY LET'S PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA AND THEN GET AN ELECTION RESOLUTION SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A VOTE.SO IT'S A TWO STEP PROCESS. SO LAST WEEK AT OUR JANUARY JANUARY 23RD BRIEFING, A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF FOUR COMMISSIONERS, ALL THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO DO IS REQUEST AN ELECTION RESOLUTION DESCRIBING THE BOND ISSUE, WHICH IS ALREADY, AS COMMISSIONER MCMILLAN POINTED OUT IN THE BUDGET, IT IS THERE WHETHER OR NOT SHE LIKES IT AND IT WOULD BE PLACED IN THE AGENDA FOR THE FEBRUARY 10TH MEETING OF THE COMMISSION. NOW WE CAN SAY THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WE DON'T HAVE, BUT WE DO KNOW THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS EXPENSE.
WE KNOW THE CONCEPT. WE WE KNOW THERE'S SOME STUFF THAT HAS TO BE SORTED OUT.
BUT AS COMMISSIONER SPEIRS MENTIONED, THERE'S SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN ON THE CITY WEBSITE FOR OVER A YEAR, AND SOME OF IT'S OUT OF DATE BECAUSE PRICES HAVE GONE UP OVER A YEAR.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO SAY THERE'S PLENTY OF INFORMATION TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.
SO REALLY, YOU KNOW, ALL WE'D HAVE TO DO IS HAVE A CONSENSUS OF THE COMMISSION UP HERE RIGHT NOW TO SAY THIS WOULD BE ON THE AGENDA, IT WOULD BE ON THE AGENDA. THAT DOESN'T OBLIGATE ANYONE TO VOTE FOR IT ON FEBRUARY 10TH.
THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE US TO TAKE OUT A BOND ISSUE.
SO SAY IT DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY PARTICULAR TIME.
IT DOESN'T REQUIRE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE DO IT AT ALL.
AND THAT HAS BEEN VERIFIED, YOU KNOW, TO THE ENTIRE COMMISSION.
MOST RECENTLY IN OUR BRIEFING LAST THURSDAY WHEN WE SPOKE ABOUT IT SPECIFICALLY.
SO THAT CAN HAPPEN WHETHER OR NOT ALL THE COMMISSIONERS LIKE IT OR NOT.
IT WOULD TAKE ONE MORE COMMISSIONER TO LOOK TOWARDS THE CITY STAFF AND SAY, YES, WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS, TO DO IT. SO THEN PART OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING, YOU KNOW, NOW THAT THIS IS LOOKING LIKE IT'S GOING ON, WE'VE SWITCHED TACTICS, AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS COMMISSIONERS THAT HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR THIS FOR QUITE A WHILE, SUDDENLY BACKING OFF AND DOWNPLAYING THIS, SAYING THAT WE NEED TO PUSH THIS BACK CONVENIENTLY UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION TO DO ANY OF THIS. SO SO WE'RE SEEING, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'VE HAD YEARS AND THEY'LL SAY, WE'VE GATHERED ALL THIS INFORMATION.
WE HAD THIS INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTY. WE FORMED AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO DOUBLE CHECK IT.
IT'S ALL ON THE WEBSITE. BUT NO, BECAUSE WE HAVE AN ELECTION COMING UP.
WE NEED TO GATHER MORE. WE NEED TO DELAY THIS.
NOW WE GET SOME CITIZENS COMMENTS LIKE WE GET SOME PEOPLE SAYING THINGS.
WE'VE HAD PEOPLE SAY, I'VE GOT ONE COMMENT, I THINK INTENDED TO BE TO BE HUMOROUS, BUT MADE THE POINT THAT ONE OF THE EMAILS THAT I THINK THE MONEY COULD BE BETTER SPENT ON A GO KART TRACK. ALSO, AS LONG AS WE'RE SPENDING MY NEIGHBOR'S MONEY, HOW ABOUT AN EQUESTRIAN CENTER OR A HORSE TRACK? AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW THEY'RE BEING HUMOROUS INTENTION.
WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SHOOTING RANGES AND A LOT OF OTHER THINGS, BUT BUT IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY COST FOR ALL THE TIME AND EFFORT WE'VE SPENT ON THIS? FOR EXAMPLE, THIS PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF BANDWIDTH ON THIS.
WE'VE NOT TALKED AS MUCH ABOUT CONGESTION OR WAYS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC AROUND PEAK TIMES.
THERE ARE THINGS WE COULD BE ENCOURAGING, SUCH AS IMPROVEMENT TO THE MOORE'S LANE INTERCHANGE, WHERE WE WE COULD HAVE TAKEN, YOU KNOW, WE SPENT ALMOST $1 MILLION ON DESIGN FOR THIS FACILITY.
BUT WE KNOW THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE WANT TO IMPROVE MOORE'S LANE, THE WAY A LOT OF COMMUNITIES ARE GETTING THESE PROJECTS DONE IS THEY PUT CITY MONEY TOWARDS THE PROJECT TO BRING DOWN THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT, OR BRING DOWN THE COST OF THE INVESTMENT IN A WAY THAT MOVES THE PROJECT UP THE T DOT BUDGET. AND RIGHT NOW WE'VE DECLINED TO DO THAT.
AND WHICH DOES NOT MOVE. OUR PROJECT AT MOORE'S LANE, WHICH I GET IS A T DOT PRODUCT.
PROJECT IS NOT A CITY PROJECT, BUT IT IS IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
AND IT MAKES A BIG IMPACT ON THE EAST WEST TRAFFIC.
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AND WE COULD BE FOCUSING ON THAT. IF YOU NOTICE, YOU KNOW, THIS PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAVEN'T WE'VE ALMOST DROPPED COMPLETELY TALKING ABOUT STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. NOW WE ARE BUILDING A STORMWATER RETENTION TANK IN TOWER PARK.BUT I THINK SOME OF THE BANDWIDTH THAT COULD BE FOCUSED ON STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IS BEING TAKEN UP BY REQUESTS LIKE COMMISSIONER SPEIRS MENTIONED CONCERNING THIS, THIS INDOOR RACKET SPORTS PROJECT. WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT CELLULAR VOICE AND DATA ACCESS IN PARTS OF THE CITY WHERE IT'S VERY HARD TO GET COVERAGE. AND, YOU KNOW, GOING INTO THAT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT BRENTWOOD HAS DIFFERENT REGULATIONS ON CELL TOWERS AND SOME DIFFERENT STUFF, BUT WE COULD, AS A COMMISSION, BE SPENDING SOME TIME AND USING THESE RESOURCES TO FIND OUT IF THERE'S A WAY TO ENGAGE WITH AT&T OR VERIZON OR OTHER CARRIERS TO IMPROVE DATA ACCESS AND OR VOICE ACCESS IN PARTS OF THE CITY.
I ALSO KNOW THAT A LOT OF OUR CANOPY IS AROUND THE SAME AGE AND THAT WE COULD PROBABLY BE DOING SOME EFFORTS AND SPENDING SOME TIME AND STAFF TIME, COMMISSION TIME AND RESOURCES THAT REALLY LOOKING AT TREES IN OUR PUBLIC SPACES, OUR EASEMENTS AND OTHER AREAS TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE HEALTH OF THE CANOPY MAKES A BIG IMPACT ON THE PRESTIGE AND THE VALUE OF THE CITY AND THE PROPERTY IN THE CITY.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK OUR CITIZENS LOVE.
SO, SO PEOPLE SAY, WHAT IS WHAT IS THE COST OF THIS? AND THERE'S THE DOLLAR COST. THERE'S ALSO THE RESOURCES THAT WE'RE NOT SPENDING MORE ON MISSION WITH THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE LONG TERM MISSION OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AND SAY THE 2030 PLAN, INDOOR TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL DOESN'T APPEAR ANYWHERE, AND THIS IS A DEVIATION FROM THAT.
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IT'S NOT TOO LATE. SO WE. I MENTIONED WE HAD COMMISSIONER DUNN.
WHAT I FOUND OUT IS THAT WE COULD STILL ASK FOR A CONSENSUS, FOR EXAMPLE, TONIGHT.
AND I'M GOING TO ASK MAYOR GORMAN, WHO HAS NOT TAKEN A POSITION ON THIS BUT HAS REMAINED KIND OF SILENT, NOT ASKING FOR A REFERENDUM, BUT NOT SPEAKING ABOUT IT.
MAYOR. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR TRAVIS, THANK YOU.
MAYOR. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETS INFO. MEETING AT 8:00, RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
ON THURSDAY, WE MEET AT 7 P.M.. ON MONDAY NIGHT.
NEXT DOOR. THURSDAY NIGHT IS GOING TO BE A BUSY DAY FOR CITY COMMISSIONERS.
I START WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AT EIGHT.
WE THEN HAVE THE SEARCH FOR THE NEW CITY MANAGER AND THEN WE HAVE BUDGET MEETINGS.
SO THIS PART TIME JOB TAKES UP A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF TIME.
AND THURSDAY IS ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE JAM PACKED.
I WAS AT THE CARRINGTON ROAD RIBBON CUTTING, TWO GREAT RESTAURANT.
IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO STOP BY THERE. A LOT OF FUN.
FUN PLACE. THEY'RE REALLY TRYING HARD. THEY ALSO TOLD US THAT NIGHT LET US IN ON SECRETS.
SO STAY TUNED. I DON'T WORK FOR THEM, BUT I JUST ATTENDED A WONDERFUL RIBBON CUTTING.
THANK YOU TO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THOSE FINE PROMOTIONS THAT YOU HAD, RICHARD.
REALLY GOOD, REALLY GOOD TEAM AND THE LIBRARY.
AND SO ARE THE CITIZENS. SO GRATEFUL. SO I'LL MAKE A FEW COMMENTS ON THE RACKET FACILITY.
I'M NOT GOING TO CHANGE YOUR MIND. OKAY. NOTHING I SAY HERE TONIGHT.
IF I CHANGE SOMEBODY'S MIND, JUMP UP AND YELL.
BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD BE A UNIQUE THING.
AND I THINK WE ALL HAVE POSITIONS, AND THAT'S GREAT.
AND MY THING IS HAVE YOUR POSITION AND I GOT.
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AND WE MAY SIT WITH A GROUP THAT HAS PASSIONATE PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU SITTING.AND THEY WANT THE RACKET FACILITY. SO IT'S NOT THAT EVERYBODY DOESN'T WANT IT.
IT'S NOT THAT EVERYBODY WANTS IT. IT'S A REAL MIXED BAG.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I FIND MOST UPSETTING ABOUT IT IS THAT I RECEIVED THE EMAIL AND IT SAID, I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, SO I WANT A REFERENDUM.
QUOTE, I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, SO I WANT A REFERENDUM THAT SCARES ME.
THAT SCARES ME. I SAID LAST TIME, WE HAVE LOST OUR ABILITY TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER THINGS, AND WE'VE GOT TO TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT AS A CITY, AND WE'VE GOT TO HELP DO THAT.
AND I THINK WE NEED TO GET SOME INFORMATION OUT ON THIS.
OKAY. I ALSO RECEIVED AN EMAIL AND IT SAID TODAY THAT THIS PERSON SENT THEIR AN EMAIL TO 100 PEOPLE, AND 95% OF THEM HADN'T HEARD ABOUT THE RACKET FACILITY.
AND I THINK THAT'S TRUE. AND AGAIN, THAT GOES BACK TO LACK OF INFORMATION.
AND I'M NOT SAYING ANYBODY'S FAULT. I'M JUST SAYING WE GOT TO EDUCATE SOME PEOPLE.
WE ALSO HAVE HAD TWO PRO FORMAS DONE FOR THE RACKET FACILITY.
AND BOTH OF THOSE WERE SHOT DOWN AND SAID WE HAD OTHER COMMISSIONERS SAY, NO, NO, THAT'S BIASED.
THAT'S NOT THERE. SO WE HAVE THIS MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT WE TALK TO.
AND I'M TELLING YOU, IF YOU LOOK AT THAT VIDEO OR IF YOU WERE IN THAT ROOM, THEY'RE VERY IMPRESSIVE.
BUT HINDSIGHT'S ALWAYS 2020. THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOME WORK FOR US, BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME.
GOVERNMENT JUST MOVES SLOW. CONSULTING COMPANIES MOVE SLOW.
BUT I WOULD REALLY WANT THEM TO US TO HAVE THOSE THAT INFORMATION BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING.
WE NEED TO SHARE THIS WITH THE PUBLIC AND WE NEED TO SEEK THEIR INPUT.
LIVE HAVE INPUT VIA MEETINGS OR SPECIAL CALL MEETINGS.
I THINK IF WE'RE DIVIDED, THAT'LL BE A CLEAR INDICATION OF WHAT THE TEMPERATURE TRULY IS.
IF YOU SIT IN A ROOM AND YOU CAN TALK LOGICALLY, CALMLY, PLAINLY WITH SOMEONE, THEN WE GET AGAIN.
WE GET A FEEL IF WE DO THAT, IF WE DO THAT AND WE SHARE THAT INFORMATION AND WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT SAY THEY WANT A REFERENDUM, THEN I'LL TELL YOU, I'LL CONSIDER A REFERENDUM THEN, BUT I WON'T UNTIL WE SHARE THAT INFORMATION.
SOMETHING THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE VOTING ON.
WE DON'T NEED TO RUSH THIS. WE CAN JUST SLOW THIS DOWN.
WE CAN DO IT. WE CAN GET THE INFORMATION, HAVE THE MEETINGS, THEN DECIDE IF WE NEED A REFERENDUM.
WE CAN HAVE A REFERENDUM. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I, I THINK ABOUT, JUST THE OTHER THING, JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING. BUT WE'RE GETTING READY TO READY TO START OLD SMYRNA ROAD.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME DESIGN MODULE MODELS COME FOR IT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE BIKE LANES, MAYBE SHIFT IT FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER.
IT'S GOING TO BE $10 MILLION FOR THE FIRST PHASE.
IT'S GOING TO BE $10 MILLION FOR THE SECOND PHASE.
FOR 20 YEARS WE HAVEN'T HAD A REFERENDUM. WE'VE BEEN MAKING THESE KIND OF DECISIONS.
AS COMMISSIONER SPEARS SAID, WE BOUGHT WINDY HILL PARK FOR $10 MILLION.
IT WAS A WE KNEW IT WAS A GOOD DEAL AND WE DID IT.
I THINK YOUR COMMISSIONERS HAVE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO REACT TO SOME THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THE PRECEDENT THAT I WORRY ABOUT IS IF WE SAY, OH, WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT THIS RACKET CENTER, ARE WE ALSO GOING TO WORRY ABOUT OLD SMYRNA ROAD AND OTHER THINGS DOWN THE ROAD? SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT'S IN MY MIND.
AGAIN, NOT TRYING TO JUST LET YOU KNOW WHAT GOES THROUGH THIS UP HERE AS WE SIT.
IT'S HARD. IT'S VERY, VERY HARD. I'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.
YES, MA'AM. I DO LIKE TO WIND THIS SESSION UP.
IF I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT, WOULD IT BE ALL RIGHT TO MAKE IT NOW BEFORE YOU WIND IT ALL UP? YEP. GO AHEAD. OKAY. I WANTED TO RESPOND TO A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT COMMISSIONER SPEARS SAID.
FORTUNATELY, I WAS HERE FOR ALL OF THOSE BOND ISSUES THAT YOU REFERENCED OVER ALL OF THOSE YEARS.
MOST OF THEM WE HAD NO REFERENDUM ON BECAUSE THE COMMISSION WAS UNANIMOUS ON SPENDING THAT MONEY.
IT WAS NOT A CONTENTIOUS ISSUE IN THE COMMUNITY.
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SECONDLY, WE DO NEED A LOT OF INFORMATION. UNFORTUNATELY, THE WAY WE'RE GETTING IT, WE HAD TO SPEND SIGN ON TO A CONTRACT FOR $970,000 ALREADY TO SEE WHAT THE WHAT THE DESIGN IS LIKE, AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN DECIDED IF WE WANT TO BUILD IT YET.BUT THAT'S ALMOST A MILLION. THIS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, THEY'RE DEFINITELY SHARP PEOPLE.
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. BUT THEY'RE NOT WORKING FOR FREE TO GET THEIR INPUT.
THERE WILL BE A MONTHLY FEE FOR HOWEVER LONG WE HIRE THEM.
THIS IS GOING LIKE A SNOWBALL DOWN A HILL. AND IT'S COSTING US MONEY AS IT GOES ALONG.
AND WANTING TO GET MORE INFORMATION IS GOOD, BUT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL STALL TACTIC BECAUSE YOU ALL KNOW PERFECTLY WELL THAT FOR THIS TO BE ON THE MAY 6TH BALLOT, WE HAVE TO HAVE IT TO THE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION BY FEBRUARY 10TH.
SO YOU CAN OFFER ALL THE EXCUSES YOU WANT. IT'S FEBRUARY 10TH OR THERE IS NO REFERENDUM.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE. SO IF YOU'RE FOR IT, RIGHT.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO VOICE YOUR OPINION. AND THERE CAN STILL BE A REFERENDUM OF A SORT.
MAY 6TH. IT MAY NOT BE ON THE TENNIS FACILITY, BUT IT WILL BE AN ELECTION.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S START HERE. JUST GOING LAST.
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SAID MOSTLY, BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE A FEW BRIEF COMMENTS.
TO BRIDGET AND THE THE REST OF THE FRIENDS. THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE THE CHERRY ON TOP OR THE ICING AT THE LIBRARY.
IT'S THAT EXTRA EFFORT AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AND IT'S FELT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. CHIEF HICKEY. WOW.
GREAT SUCCESSION PLANNING THERE, FOR SURE. VERY INTERESTING TO SEE.
SOME OF THE THE FOLKS COME UP. I REMEMBER WHEN THEY WERE HIRED YEARS AGO, BUT IT GIVES ME AN AWFUL LOT OF FAITH IN THE CULTURE AND THE QUALITY OF THE OFFICERS YOU HAVE. YOU'VE HEARD US SAY IT MANY TIMES IF PEOPLE AREN'T SAFE AND THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE, THE REST DOESN'T MATTER. BUT YOU FOUND THIS ORGANIZATION AND YOU'RE LEAVING IT BETTER.
QUICK SHOUT OUT. SO ONE OF THE THE FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE SAID TO ME SAID, HEY, ARE YOU ALL GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE TUNNELS TO TOWER GOLF TOURNAMENT COMING UP? SO ON JUNE 2ND HERE IN TOWN AND IT'S TUNNELS TO TOWERS.
WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS COMING TO TO BRENTWOOD IT MADE ME SMILE BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE THAT HAVE PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY AND PAID SUCH MAJOR PRICES TO BE ABLE TO GIVE US THE FREEDOM FOR US TO COME TOGETHER AND BE ABLE TO TALK. BUT THERE'S A NICE LADY RIGHT HERE IN THE.
IN THE BLUE. THERESA. WEBBY. BUT TUNNEL TO TOWERS GOLF TOURNAMENT IS JUNE 2ND.
IF YOU ALL KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT TUNNELS TO TOWER OR T TO T, THE AMOUNT OF OVERHEAD AND ADMINISTRATIVE COST IN THERE IS VERY, VERY SMALL. BUT I FEEL VERY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT HERE.
SO THE RACKET FACILITY. AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR FOR COMING OUT.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING RESPECTFUL OF PEOPLE.
WE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON THIS. WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO BOTH SIDES.
AND WHAT I KNOW IS THERE IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE HAD.
I'VE HEARD THAT THE INDOOR FACILITY IS GOING TO COST AS LITTLE AS $12 MILLION.
I'VE HEARD IT'S GOING TO COST AS MUCH AS $22 MILLION.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO BEGIN TO PROCESS AND SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE DIRT WORK OR WHATEVER, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO COST THAT MUCH, OR IT WILL, BUT WE'RE NOT IN A BIG HURRY AND CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT.
BUT I WOULD TELL YOU THAT I VALUE SPENDING BRENTWOOD TAX DOLLARS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
WHEN WE HAD OUR HOSPITALS, IF WE WANTED TO MAKE AN INVESTMENT, IF WE WANTED TO BUY A NEW FACILITY, IF WE WANTED TO BUY A NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, WE COULD USUALLY MAKE THOSE DECISIONS VERY QUICKLY.
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PERSPECTIVE. SO WE'RE GOING TO GOING TO GO SLOW AND WE'RE GOING TO GET THE INFORMATION AND THAT'S OKAY.AND, YOU KNOW, I WOULD TELL YOU THAT THAT'S GOOD RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT.
AND YES, SOMETIMES GOVERNMENT DOES MOVE SLOW.
SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS RELATED TO THE FACILITY.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
SO YOUR ANSWER IS NO. THE ANSWER IS NO. SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR A REFERENDUM? PLEASE. WE HAD WE HAD CITIZENS COMMENTS AND I'VE MADE MY COMMENTS.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO CATCH ME AFTER THE MEETING, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TO CHAT WITH YOU, ANY OF YOU.
BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[ Consent Agenda]
PLEASE NOTE ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL GENERALLY BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.EXCEPT FOR ANY ITEMS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS AT THIS TIME.
SO WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER ONE RESOLUTION 2020 509.
MOVED TO FIRST ORDER OF NEW BUSINESS. SO WE WILL MOVE ON.
AND ITEM NUMBER TWO WHICH IS NOW ONE IS RESOLUTION 2025 DASH TEN, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER WITH AUDION BUILDING CORPORATION, INC. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF WINDY HILL PARK FOR ADOPTION.
ITEM NUMBER THREE. NOW TO APPROVAL TO PAY HVAC CONSULTANT FOR POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. IS THERE ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT. NEW BUSINESS. NOW, FIRST ITEM. CALL IT SMALL.
[1. Resolution 2025-09 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FROM HOLT TRUST ACCOUNT FOR INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS AT JOHN P. HOLT BRENTWOOD LIBRARY]
A 2020 509 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FROM HOLT TRUST ACCOUNT FOR INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS AT JOHN P HOLT BRENTWOOD LIBRARY.DO I HEAR A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MOTION.
KURT. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER EVANS WILL DISCUSS THIS ITEM BRIEFLY.
I WON'T BE REDUNDANT. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL TO AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF $80,000 OF HOLT FUNDS TOWARD IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FRIENDS GATHERING ROOM, WHICH INCLUDES PARTICIPATION BY OUR FRIENDS AND IN A MANNER THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CHECKS THAT WERE PRESENTED TONIGHT, BUT IN THEIR ACQUISITION OF NEW CHAIRS FOR THE VANCE LITTLE TABLE. THAT IS WHAT THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR NOW? ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER EVANS.
ALL RIGHT NOW. ALL IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 2020 509, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED. ABSTENTIONS. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[1. Resolution 2025-11 - A RESOLUTION APPOINTING JAY EVANS AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER]
MANAGER. DO I HEAR A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.SECOND. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
THE COMMISSION MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT JAY EVANS AS THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER, AS PROVIDED BY THE CHARTER. SO THE RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF YOU DOES JUST THAT.
AND SAYS THAT MR. EVANS WILL ASSUME THE ROLE ON FEBRUARY 1ST.
HE WILL RECEIVE A RECEIVE A STIPEND IN THE AMOUNT OF 15% OVER HIS BASE SALARY.
HE MAY INFORM YOU ALL WITH WITH NO LESS THAN 15 DAYS NOTICE.
IF HE HAS CHOSEN TO STEP BACK FROM THE POSITION, AND ASSUMING HE IS NOT TERMINATED FOR ANY HORRIBLE OFFENSE UNDER THE PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS, HE WILL RETURN TO HIS ROLE AS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AT SUCH TIME THAT THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APPOINTS A PERMANENT SUCCESSOR FOR MR. BEDNAR. SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU STILL WANT TO DO? IT ABSOLUTELY IS, SIR.
AND I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE SHOWN AND THE HONOR THAT I WOULD BE BESTOWED WITH, OF TAKING THE REINS AND HOLDING THEM FOR A WHILE TO STEER THE GREAT SHIP OF THE CITY OF BROWNWOOD.
SO HAPPY TO DO IT. VERY GOOD. COMMENTS. QUESTIONS.
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COMMISSIONER ANDREWS. JUST A HEARTFELT THANK YOU.I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU PICKING UP THE REINS AND STEPPING INTO SOME VERY BIG SHOES.
AND NO ONE I'D RATHER WORK WITH DURING THIS TRANSITION.
OR ANY OTHER. ALL RIGHT. THANKS AGAIN. THANK YOU.
AYE. OPPOSED. ABSTENTIONS. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[2. Resolution 2025-12 - A RESOLUTION APPROVING EXTENSION OF SEWER SERVICE TO 1202 BEECH HILL ROAD]
SERVICE TO 1202 BEECH HILL ROAD. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? DO I HEAR ANY MOTION? THANK YOU. DO YOU FEEL LIKE THERE NEEDS TO BE A MOTION TO PUT THE ITEM TO REST.IF THERE'S NOT A MOTION TO APPROVE, THEN IT WOULD BE A MOTION TO DISAPPROVE. ALL RIGHT.
SO, KRISTEN, CAN YOU ELABORATE JUST A LITTLE BIT? WE HEARD KIRK. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I THINK WHAT MR. BEDNAR WAS SAYING WAS, IDEALLY, WE WOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF MOTION FROM THE COMMISSION MOTION SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS IT.
SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS. OKAY.
YOUR MOTION IS TO APPROVE. AND YOU'RE SECONDING THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. KIRK. MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS.
THIS IS THE MAP YOU SEE HERE. THIS IS MAINLY LANE BEACH HILL ROAD, THE ROAD.
THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS HERE AT THE CORNER.
MR. HACKETT LAID OUT THE ISSUES WITH HIS RECENT PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY AND THAT THE PLATTED SEPTIC FIELD ON THAT LOT HAS NOW BEEN INFRINGED UPON BY THE THE. WELL. THERE'S UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S ANOTHER POTENTIAL AREA THAT COULD BE IDENTIFIED AND PLATTED FOR A SEPTIC SYSTEM. IT WILL TAKE ENGINEERING TIME AND EFFORT TO DO THAT.
HE'S ELABORATED THE VERY PERSONAL REASONS WHY THEY WOULD LIKE TO EXPEDITE THAT.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, THAT POLICY IS INTENDED TO APPLY TO PROPERTIES THAT ARE WITHIN OUR URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY AND THEREFORE LIKELY TO BECOME PART OF THE CITY AT SOME POINT IN TIME IN THE FUTURE. THERE ARE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THAT POLICY RELATED TO NOT EXTENDING SEWER FOR SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES.
AGAIN, WITHIN OUR UGB, IT'S BEEN FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
THE UNIQUE PART OF THIS REQUEST IS THAT THIS PROPERTY IS NOT WITHIN OUR URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY.
THEREFORE, WOULD NOT BE EVER PART OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
FURTHERMORE, IT IS NOT WITHIN OUR SEWER DRAINAGE BASINS AND THEREFORE HAS NEVER BEEN THIS AREA HAS NEVER BEEN CONSIDERED IN OUR MODELING AND CAPACITY PLANNING FOR SEWER SERVICE. STAFF HAS CONCERNS THAT IF WE EXTEND SEWER TO THIS PROPERTY, ONE, YOU WOULD BE MAKING SEWER AVAILABLE TO THESE TWO PROPERTIES AT THE SAME TIME. AND YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE OTHER PROPERTIES ALONG BEACH HILL ROAD TO EVENTUALLY COME TO YOU AND SEEK SEWER.
SO IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION. RECOMMENDATION TO DENY THE REQUEST PRIMARILY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MEET OUR POLICY IN TERMS OF BEING WITHIN OUR UGB OR WITHIN OUR SEWER PLANNING AREA. NOW, AGAIN, THE COMMISSION HAS THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE TO GRANT THE REQUEST OR NOT PER THE POLICY, BUT THE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DENY THE REQUEST.
AND CHRIS IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY DETAILED QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO SEWER.
I DID HAVE I DID HAVE A QUESTION. THERE'S A HOUSE ABOVE THAT 1202 BEACH HILL ROAD, AND THERE'S A HOUSE DOWN BELOW, OR BOTH OF THOSE SEPTIC TANK HOMES TODAY. OKAY.
OKAY. JUST I WAS JUST CLARIFYING. CAN YOU DO YOU HAVE AN IMAGE OF.
OKAY, HOW MANY HOMES IT COULD OPEN US UP TO? IT'S ALL THESE ON BEECH HILL ROAD.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY ARE ALONG BEECH HILL ROAD.
HOW MANY? NO MORE THAN TEN. YEAH. COME AND TALK TO US ABOUT CHRIS.
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YEAH. HE CAN GO TO THE MICROPHONE THERE. I THINK IN OUR MEETING, YOU SAID THERE WERE 12 HOMES ON BEECH.I WAS COUNTING THE BEECH HILL ROAD AREA AND THEN ALSO THOSE FRONTING MANLY LANE DOWN, WHICH ARE ALL PART OF THE BEECH TREE PLANTED SUBDIVISION, AND I COUNTED ABOUT 14.
I THINK IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, COUNTING ALL THOSE THOSE HOMES AS WELL.
ANY. FURTHER COMMENTS? YEAH, I'VE GOT JUST A COMMENT, DAVID.
I UNDERSTAND THE THE JAM THAT YOU GUYS ARE IN.
I REALLY HATE THAT FOR YOU. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I PERSONALLY CAN SUPPORT.
I'M VERY EMPATHETIC TO WHAT YOU ALL ARE GOING THROUGH AND THE THE REPS AND WARRANTIES THAT WERE MADE TO YOU WHEN YOU PURCHASED THIS PIECE OF GROUND. BUT WE LOOK AT OUR CITIZENS AND OUR RESIDENTS AND WHAT WE HAVE HAD TO DO WITH THEM WITH SEWER AND HAVING TO BUILD A LARGE SEWER HOLDING TANK AND THEN HAVE ANOTHER ONE JUST TO KEEP UP WITH, WITH CAPACITY. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ONE NOT BEING IN OUR UGB OR THE CITY LIMITS. PERSONALLY, NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAN SUPPORT.
MAKE A COMMENT. I DO FEEL FOR YOUR POSITION. MY GRANDFATHER DIED OF LATERAL SCLEROSIS.
BUT AS A COMMISSIONER, I ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR RULES AND REGULATIONS AND HOW WE'VE DONE.
I DON'T THINK STAFF MENTIONED IT, BUT THEY DID AT THE BRIEFING THAT WE MIGHT EVEN BE INTRUDING ON ANOTHER SEWER DISTRICT'S SECTION, EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE NOT OFFERED SEWER UP THERE.
WE HAD A SITUATION LIKE THAT OFF OF BASICALLY WILSON PIKE AND SPLITLOG AND ALL WHERE WE THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT US AND MILLCROFT AND AND WHATEVER, AND IT ENDED UP IN A PRETTY EXPENSIVE LAWSUIT AND SO FOR ALL THOSE REASONS, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SUPPORT IT, BECAUSE THEN IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO DENY IT TO ANYBODY ELSE.
I DO UNDERSTAND YOUR SITUATION, AND I DO FEEL FOR YOU, AND I DO UNDERSTAND THE THE BREVITY OF TIME AND THAT OFTEN OUR LIVES ARE JUST LIKE A VAPOR. BUT IN THIS SITUATION, I ALSO FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO GO BY WHAT OUR CITY HAS ESTABLISHED AND THE STATE'S ESTABLISHED, EVEN IN HOW THEY DO THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARIES IN OUR COUNTY.
AND ALSO WHAT OUR STAFF RECOMMENDS. I CAN'T I CAN'T SUPPORT IT EITHER.
COMMISSIONER SPEARS. MR., THANK YOU FOR COMING.
YOU WE HAVE SPOKEN ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS AND YOU HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY POLISHED, PROFESSIONAL, KIND AND THOROUGH, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR APPROACH COMING TO OUR MEETINGS, ATTENDING, DIGGING IN, LEARNING ALL YOU CAN. CHRIS MIDDLETON AND I SPOKE ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
HE SPOKE OF YOUR CHARACTER AS WELL AND WHAT A GREAT HUMAN BEING YOU ARE AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
SO BUT PURSUANT TO WHAT THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE SAID AND HOW WE HAVE A, A POLICY IN PLACE THAT DATES BACK FIVE YEARS, AND BECAUSE WE ARE AT A FULL CAPACITY WITH OUR SEWER AND WE HAD TO BUILD A HOLDING TANK AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING ANOTHER I2 CANNOT SUPPORT IT.
VICE MAYOR TRAVIS. THIS IS A HORRIBLE ONE. YOU KNOW, WE THINK THE RACKET FACILITY IS HARD, BUT WHEN A MAN SITTING IN FRONT OF YOU LIKE THIS AND TALKS ABOUT HIS FAMILY, BUT WE ARE WE ARE OBLIGED TO FOLLOW RULES AND REGS.
AND I THINK COMMISSIONER LITTLE SUMMED IT UP VERY WELL.
AND I FEEL SO TERRIBLE THAT THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY WAS SOLD TO YOU WITH SUCH LIES ATTACHED TO IT.
AND I WISH YOU THE BEST. I HOPE YOU CAN RECOVER A LOT OF LOT OF MONEY FROM WHOEVER IT IS.
COMMISSIONER, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A TOUGH ONE. I'VE ALSO TAKEN CARE OF A PARENT, AND I FEEL FOR YOU.
CHRIS, YOU HAD SAID IN THURSDAY'S BRIEFING, I THINK THAT I MEAN, TIME IS NOT ON HIS SIDE,
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BUT HE CAN GO BACK AND SEE IF THE COUNTY CAN REDRAW AND IF A SEPTIC TANK COULD BE PUT THERE.THEY ALL HAVE SEPTIC TANKS IF THIS LAND IS COMPLETELY INCAPABLE OF HAVING A SEPTIC TANK.
I CAN SPEAK TO HIS ABILITY TO GO BACK TO THE COUNTY, HAVING SPOKEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE COUNTY, THAT HE CERTAINLY CAN GO BACK AND TRY AND RECONFIGURE THAT SEPTIC TANK AREA TO GET IT REPLANTED.
SO IT DOES ACCOMMODATE A SEPTIC SYSTEM. WHETHER I MEAN, HE I KNOW HE REFERENCED HE'S WORKING WITH AN ENGINEER WHO KIND OF HAS THE OPINION OPINION THAT IT CAN'T BE. AT THIS POINT, THERE'S A LOT OF FIELD WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE, AND OBVIOUSLY A SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT TO COME TO THAT DETERMINATION ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHETHER HE CAN COME BACK ON A SECOND REQUEST.
I ASSUME HE CAN. BUT YEAH, I MEAN, IF THAT'S CONSIDERATION AT THE BOARD.
YEAH. THERE'S NOTHING THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT SAYS SOMEONE CAN'T ASK AGAIN.
AGAIN, I WOULD SAY IT WOULD NEED TO HAVE SOME NEW CONDITIONS.
AND IF YOU ALL DEEM THAT TO BE SOMETHING, THEN YOU CAN CONSIDER IT AT THAT TIME.
MR. ANDREWS. SO NOT TO BELABOR THE POINT, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M I MEAN, THIS IS A TOUGH ONE, AS THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE OBSERVED, AND I AM TERRIBLY SORRY ABOUT THE FAMILY SITUATION, BUT THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE MADE SOME, SOME EXCELLENT OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE DIFFICULTY OF THE SITUATION, BUT OF THE REALITY OF IT AS WELL.
SO I'M SORRY FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.
IN THE MOTION. CAN YOU REPEAT THE MOTION AGAIN? SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DUNN WITH A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR TRAVIS TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 12. ALL RIGHT, CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 12. SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ALL OPPOSED.
SIGNIFY BY SAYING NAY. NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY DENIED.
VERY SORRY, SIR. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS BEFORE THIS COMMISSION THIS
EVENING? HEARING NONE, I MOVE. WE'RE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING THIS EVENING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.