Sep 08, 2025 City Commission Meeting

AND, UM, THIS WILL GO INTO DISPLAY AT THE LIBRARY TOMORROW.

WE'RE PUTTING OH, EXCELLENT.

I'M PUTTING UP A DISPLAY SO EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE.

OH, WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE FROM THE LIBRARY HERE RIGHT NOW.

YES.

IF YOU NEED TO SKIP US OUT.

ROSEBROOK, MAINE, ROSEBROOK SOUTH AND ROSEBROOK EAST.

THANKS AGAIN, Y'ALL.

ALRIGHT, SO THE FIRST ITEM

[1. Public hearing on progress report for the plan of services of the annexation of properties pursuant to Resolutions 2020-113, 2022-33, 2022-34 (Gaw Property aka Rosebrooke Main, Rosebrook South and Rosebrook East), Resolution 2021-29 (McAdams Property), Resolution 2021-56 (Taube Property), Resolutions 2022-43 and 2022-91 (Scales and Scales-Hunnicutt), and Resolution 2023-79 (Errico Property at 9809 Sam Donald Road)]

ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT.

OH MAN, WE'RE LOSING OUR CROWD.

, UH, I GUESS THAT WAS THE HIGH POINT.

SO, UH, WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE PLAN OF SERVICES FOR THE ANNEXATION OF PROPERTIES PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION.

2020 DASH 1 13 20 22 DASH 33 20 22 DASH 34, THE GO PROPERTY, AKA

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RESOLUTION 2021 DASH 29, THE MCADAMS PROPERTY RESOLUTION 2021 DASH 56, THE TOWEL PROPERTY RESOLUTIONS 2022 DASH 43 AND 2022 DASH 91 SCALES AND SCALES, HONEYCUTT AND RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 79 ERICO PROPERTY AT 89 0 9 SAM DONALD ROAD.

SO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND REZONING ORDINANCES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS TO VOICE THEIR VIEWS AND SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO A REZONING THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED BY OTHER PARTIES.

PEOPLE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER OR THE APPLICANT FOR THE REZONING ARE ALLOWED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WHEN THE ORDINANCE IS CONSIDERED FOR PASSAGE IN FIRST OR SECOND READING AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONFINE THE REMARKS, THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

SO, IS THERE ANYONE HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING? SEEMS UNLIKELY GIVEN WHO I SEE OUT THERE.

ANYBODY UP HERE? ALRIGHT, SO NOT SEEING ANYONE.

I THINK WE'LL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON.

[4. Approval or Correction of Minutes]

UH, WE HAVE APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF THE MINUTES.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.

MOTION APPROVE BY, UH, COMMISSIONER TRAVIS.

SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PIPPEN.

ANY COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? PROPOSED.

ALRIGHT, PASSES.

ALRIGHT, SO COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS.

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

WHILE COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, CITIZENS WHO WISH TO REQUEST AN ITEM BE MOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION SHOULD MAKE IT KNOWN TO THE BOARD.

AT THIS TIME, I DO NOT SEE A SIGNUP SHEET.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL THE SAME? ANYBODY? ALRIGHT.

SO WE CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS TO REPORT

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

FROM OUR CITY MANAGER TO MANAGER GAGE.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

COMMISSIONERS.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS. UH, FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN IN OUR BUILDING IN A WHILE, THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO REMIND THEM THAT OUR CITY HALL RENOVATION WORK DOES CONTINUE, UH, WITH, UH, CONSTRUCTION NOW FOCUSED ON THE MAIN LOBBY.

SO IF THEY HAVEN'T FIGURED THAT OUT, THEY WILL WHEN THEY HIT THE PARKING LOT AND TRY TO WALK IN.

SO WE JUST WANT RESIDENTS TO KNOW THEY CAN STILL ACCESS THE BUILDING'S LOBBY THROUGH A BACK ENTRANCE.

UH, SO FROM THERE THEY CAN PAY THEIR WATER BILLS, THEY CAN COME AND PAY THEIR WATER BILLS.

UH, THEY CAN ALSO USE THE DROP OFF BOX, UH, IN THE, AT THE END OF THE PARKING LOT.

THE BOY SCOUT FLAG DISPOSAL BOX IS ALSO STILL IN THE LOBBY, SO IT'S STILL ACCESSIBLE FOR THOSE WHO NEED THAT.

AND, UH, VISITORS CAN REACH OUR BACK ENTRANCE TO WESTWOOD PLACE.

SO IF THEY, UH, NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO TURN, THAT'S WHERE THEY TURN.

UH, SECONDLY, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY DAY IS WILL BE SOON HERE.

UH, WE'RE LESS THAN A MONTH OUT FROM OUR ANNUAL PUBLIC SAFETY DAY AND THAT'S HOSTED BY OUR FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT.

THIS YEAR'S EVENT IS OCTOBER 4TH FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM IT'S AT THE BRENTWOOD, UH, PLACE SHOPPING CENTER, THREE 30 FRANKLIN ROAD.

UH, THIS IS ALWAYS A FUN POPULAR EVENT WITH LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS, KIDS ACTIVITIES, EMERGENCY VEHICLE DISPLAYS, AND CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECKS.

OUR POLICE OFFICERS ALSO HELP OUT WITH ACTIVITIES, SO WE NEED TO, EVERYONE SHOULD MAKE SURE AND MARK THEIR CALENDARS FOR OCTOBER 4TH AND BRING THEIR KIDS.

THIS IS WHEN THEIR KIDS LEAVE AND THEY WALK AWAY SAYING, I'M, I WANT TO BE A YOU FILL IN THE BLANK.

RIGHT.

POLICE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER.

THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY.

SO IT'S ALWAYS A LOT OF FUN.

THAT'S MY REPORT.

BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THAT GIVES US MORE TIME FOR A REPORT FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY.

THANK YOU MARY ANDREW.

I DON'T HAVE ANY REPORT TONIGHT.

SO REPORTS AND COMMENTS BY THE, CAN I SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT PLEASE? I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY SAY, WELL, SHE NEVER HAS A REPORT.

WHAT DOES SHE DO? THAT IS WONDERFUL NEWS BECAUSE IT MEANS SHE'S KEPT US OUT OF COURT DOING A LOT OF WORK.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNEW YOU ARE WORKING HARD.

SO, AND I DO WANNA MAKE THE OBSERVATION THAT CITY ATTORNEY CORN IS A VERY SERIOUS PROFESSIONAL WHO REPRESENTS US.

WELL, THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE IT.

I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING US HAVE FUN WITH THIS.

WHO WANTS TO GO SEE THAT TO GO SEE IT WITH US.

AND I KNOW NOT TO MESS WITH YOU, .

ALRIGHT, SO REPORTS BY COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR.

SO I LEFT MY HANDY DANDY NOTEBOOK BACK AT MY DESK.

I THINK, ANNE, DID YOU START LAST TIME? I DON'T RECALL.

I DON'T THINK, I DON'T RECALL EITHER.

WELL, I KNOW IT WASN'T STEVEN.

SO WE'LL JUST START WITH STEVEN AND WE'LL COME BACK THIS OTHER WAY AND, UH, WELL, YEAH, I'M, I'M THE TREE BOARD GUY AND, UH, I HAVEN'T HAD OUR MEETING YET FOR THIS, UH, PARTICULAR MONTH AND THAT'S COMING UP THIS WEEK.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE VISITING THE ARBORETUM AT DEERWOOD AND I'M EXCITED TO, TO MAKE THAT TRIP.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SITE OVER THERE AND SO ENCOURAGE ANYBODY

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ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER TRAVIS.

AND WHEN'S NEXT MEETING? THAT'S COMING UP? NEXT TUESDAY.

NEXT TUESDAY.

VERY GOOD AT 7:30 AM .

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, JUST QUICKLY, THREE THINGS.

UH, I'VE GOT A SLIDE.

UH, THIS IS OUR NEW, UH, CHAIR OF THE, UH, OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, MICHAEL KAPLAN AND OUR CO-CHAIR, PRESTON BAIN, JUST WANTED YOU TO SEE PICTURES OF THEM.

UH, NEXT UP IS, UM, AN ITEM THAT WAS ACTUALLY COVERED AT THE COMMISSION MEETING.

AND THIS HAS TO DO WITH REPLACING SPRINT EQUIPMENT OUT OFF RAGSDALE ROAD TO, UH, THE REPLACING THE SPRINT WITH VERIZON EQUIPMENT.

NEW EQUIPMENT, IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARD, BUT YOU HAVE TO SEE.

BUT THE MORE GREEN YOU'VE GOT, THE BETTER COVERAGE YOU HAVE.

SO YOU SEE HOW MUCH YELLOW WE HAVE RIGHT THROUGH THERE.

AND THE VERIZON REP WAS VERY GOOD AND GOT UP AND TALKED TO US AND SAID, SEE HOW MUCH MORE WE PICK UP THROUGH HERE AND THERE'S MORE GREEN BY JUST, UH, BEING ABLE TO HAVE THIS REPLACEMENT.

SHE SAID THAT'S WHAT SHE'S HOPING AS THESE CELL TOWERS GET OLDER AND THEY GET REPLACED, THEY BRING IN NEWER, MORE UP TO DATE.

I KNOW THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS ON, ON THE RADAR.

SO THIS, THIS IS ONE THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED.

IS THIS THE ONLY SLIDE WE HAVE? THAT'S, WE GOT ANOTHER ONE TOO.

SAME THING AGAIN.

DOESN'T LOOK, YOU KNOW, OVER HERE LOOKS PITIFUL AND WE, WE PROBABLY COULD DO BETTER HERE, BUT AGAIN, PEAKS AND VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS, ET CETERA.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE IS THIS ON THE LEFT? IT'S ON RAGSDALE ROAD.

RAGSDALE.

COMMISSIONER DONAHUE? YES, SIR.

OUT THAT WAY, OVER ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE CITY.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY, VERY GOOD.

SO JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THAT.

AND THEN, UH, IN CONCLUSION, THERE I AM.

UM, IT WAS BRENTWOOD NIGHT AT THE SOUNDS AND I WAS INVITED TO COME OUT AND THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH.

AND, UH, IT WAS A GREAT EVENING.

UM, IT WAS BRENTWOOD NIGHT.

THERE WERE DISCOUNT TICKETS, BUT THEY DIDN'T ANNOUNCE IT WAS BRENTWOOD NIGHT WHEN WE GOT THERE.

SO, UH, UH, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF FANFARE, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS IT WAS ALSO DOG NIGHT AND THEY HAD DOGS ALL OUT IN THE OUTFIELD OUT THERE, BUT IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

AND I DID GET TO TALK TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ABOUT BRENTWOOD AND OF COURSE PEOPLE WHEN YOU, WHEN THEY SAY, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? AND YOU SAY BRENTWOOD, THEY GET THAT.

OH, YOU'RE SO LUCKY.

I SAID, WE ARE LUCKY.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR COMMISSIONER PIPPIN FIRST, IS THERE A DATE, DO YOU REMEMBER THE DATE FOR THE NEXT TREE TALK AT THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY ARBORETUM? UM, I REPORTED ON THAT LAST WEEK AND I BELIEVE IT'S, THERE WAS ONE LAST WEEK AND THEN THERE'S ONE COMING UP.

I DON'T WANNA SAY THAT WITHOUT OKAY.

I HAD, DON'T HAVE THOSE NOTES WITH ME, SO.

UH, RECOGNIZING CONSTITUTIONAL WEEK.

WELL, THANK YOU.

UM, I WANNA THANK OUR TWO TREE BOARD CANDIDATES, MS. ODOM AND MS. THOMPSON FOR APPLYING, AND WE'LL HAVE THAT VOTE, UH, TOWARDS THE END OF THE MEETING.

I'M GLAD THAT AS A CITY WE MADE THE EFFORT TO DO THAT AND THAT THE DAR BROUGHT IT TO OUR ATTENTION BECAUSE I THINK NOT ONLY IS THE REASON WHY WE DRAFTED IT, BUT IT'S CONTINUED NEED AND HOW WE NEED TO RESPECT IT, UH, IN OUR COUNTRY.

UH, PEOPLE SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR, UH, ONTO MY FAVORITE SPACE, THE LIBRARY.

AND TODAY THE LIBRARY SPACE PLANNING COMMITTEE.

I THINK WE HAVE A MORE FORMAL NAME TOO, BUT THE LIBRARY SPACE PLANNING COMMITTEE MET.

AND, UM, HOLLY, CAN I SHOW THE SLIDES? SO THESE CEILINGS ARE, UM, OR THESE PICTURES ARE, ARE OF CEILINGS.

AND IN TWO OF THE THREE DESIGNS I THINK WE HAVE, UH, THIS AS A CONCEPT FOUR CEILING.

UH, THE TILES, THE PICTURE WOULD BE POSSIBLY THREE OF THE RECTANGULAR ONES THAT YOU SEE IN THE UPPER RIGHT, UH, THAT ARE EACH 15 BY 15, LIKE TAKING UP A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE CEILING, UM, IN THE OTHER, UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO OR A PLAN NUMBER TWO, IT'S ACTUALLY A STAINED GLASS CEILING, UH, THAT'S NOT FROM THIS SAME KIND OF TILE, BUT WOULD ALSO BE BACKLIT AND GIVE US, UH, KIND OF A ROOF TYPE FEELING INSIDE THE LIBRARY.

UM, THIS IS THE MATERIAL FOR THE, IF I THINK EVERYBODY GOT A CHANCE TO SEE IT, UM, IT IS A, AN ACRYLIC TILE WOULD BE IN THE CEILING, BUT IT HAS ITS OWN WHOLE FRAME WITH SUPPORTS AND THE LIGHT AND EVERYTHING THAT SHINES ON IT.

THERE ARE OPTIONS, UM, OF COURSE FROM THE BASE MODEL TO GO UP TO ONE WHERE YOU HAVE DIMMER SWITCHES ON THE WALL, SO YOU CAN MAKE IT A LITTLE DARKER OR MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE TOWARDS THE EVENING OR EVEN DIM IT TO PUT, UH, IF YOU'RE HAVING SOME SORT OF PRESENTATION, UH, IN THAT ROOM AND YOU NEED A DARKER ROOM, THERE IS A VERY EXPENSIVE OPTION.

SO UNLESS SOMEBODY IN BRENTWOOD HIT THAT LOTTO, UH, THE OTHER NIGHT, WE PROBABLY WON'T CHOOSE THAT OPTION.

BUT IT'S STILL ON THE TABLE WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY HAVE THIS RUN A 24 HOUR CYCLE.

SO IT'S ON A, IT HELPS PEOPLE WITH THEIR CIRCADIAN RHYTHM,

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BUT IT DOUBLES THE PRICE OF THE, OF THE CEILING.

ALSO, THE THOUGHT WAS IN THE WINTER, DO WE REALLY WANT THE CEILING TO BE DARK? IF WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THIS A BRIGHT, HAPPY SPACE, YOU KNOW, DO WE REALLY WANT IT AT FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON TO BE DARK IN THE TEEN CENTER? SO, IS A CIRCADIAN CYCLE, DOES IT ACTUALLY A TRANSITION LIKE STARS AND MOON? UM, IT KEEPS THAT SAME PICTURE, BUT IT CHANGES WHAT PART IS LIT SO THAT YOU DO SEE STARS UP THERE.

YEAH, THE CLOUDS ARE STILL THERE, BUT THEY'RE MORE TOWARDS THE BACKGROUND AND YOU SEE THAT.

UM, AND IT KEEPS UP ACTUALLY WITH THE SEASONS TOO.

I MEAN, IT DOESN'T CHANGE YOUR PICTURE AT ALL.

WHAT'S ON THE TILES, ALL THAT YOU SEE, BUT MM-HMM .

UM, IT, IN TERMS OF TIMING, IT CHANGES WITH THE SEASON.

SO WHERE IS THIS GOING? THIS NOW? THIS WOULD BE IN THE NEW TEEN CENTER.

OH, WHICH IS THE CENTER.

OH, OKAY.

CURRENT QUIET ROOM, WHICH IS THE PREVIOUS, UH, AV ROOM, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT WAS BEFORE THAT.

UM, BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING, UM, AND THE OTHER, UH, THING AND, AND I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL SAW THIS PICTURE, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE THESE SAME KIND OF, UH, IN ADDITION TO FALSE SKIES, THEY HAVE FALSE WINDOWS.

AND THERE'S A THOUGHT THAT WE MAYBE COULD PUT IT ON WHERE SOME OF THE GLASS IS NOW, SO THE TEENS DON'T FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY'S LOOKING IN, BUT IT WOULD, THEY WOULD BE LOOKING OUT AT NOT NECESSARILY THIS PICTURE, BUT ONE OF, I THINK THERE'S HUNDREDS OF OPTIONS IN THEIR CATALOG.

UM, AND SO, UH, THAT IS PART OF THE, PART OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE, FOR THE MEETING ROOM OR FOR THE TEEN ROOM.

UM, THE NEXT KIND OF DISCUSSION ON THAT WOULD BE WITH THE WHOLE BOARD ON OUR MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, UH, AT 4:30 PM IN THE LIBRARY.

UM, ALSO GOING ON AT THE LIBRARY IS THAT, UH, THERE'S, THEY'RE TRYING TO PURCHASE NEW CARPET FOR THE CHILDREN'S ROOM.

THEY HAVE THE MONEY, THEY HAVE THE INTENT, THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE CORRECT SAMPLES.

THEY'RE HAVING A HARD TIME GOING BACK TO COMMISSIONER'S DUNN STATEMENT THE OTHER DAY.

EVERYBODY WANTS GRAY AND BEIGE AND THE LIBRARY DOESN'T.

AND SO THEY'RE APPARENTLY HAVING, UM, HAVING SOME TROUBLE FINDING CARBON DOES NOT GRAY OR BEIGE.

UM, AND ALSO THE, UH, BUFFALO RIVER REGIONAL LIBRARY OF WHICH BRENTWOOD LIBRARY PARTICIPATES IN THAT, THAT CONSORTIUM ALONG WITH THE TENNESSEE STATE LIBRARY, IS HOLDING AN ALL DAY TRAINING FOR TRUSTEES OF LIBRARY BOARDS.

UM, AND THAT IS AT OUR LIBRARY AND CHECK YOUR EVENT CALENDARS BECAUSE ON FRIDAYS AT 10:00 AM THERE IS NOW COFFEE AND COLORING FOR ADULTS.

AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO KIND OF RELAX AND GET READY FOR THE WEEKEND.

AND IT'S VERY POPULAR.

AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, AS WE WERE WALKING OUT OF THE LIBRARY TODAY ON OUR FIELD TRIP TO THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS TO LOOK AT THESE CEILINGS, UH, SOMEBODY MENTIONED THAT THEY COME ON FRIDAYS AND THEY LOVE COLORING.

IT'S THE BEST PART OF THEIR WEEK.

SO THERE WE GO.

UH, AND THEN JUST TO RECOGNIZE THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, IT'S AMAZING.

I, THAT'S THE MOST ORGANIZED VOLUNTEER KIND OF GROUP I'VE EVER SEEN AND THE MOST, UM, FISCALLY AND FINANCIALLY SOUNDS.

UH, AND THEY MAKE GREAT PLANS FROM 2020 TO 2024, THEY DONATED $274,835 TO THE CITY LIBRARY IN 2025.

THEY HAVE ALREADY DONATED 257,330 WOW DOLLARS TO THE LIBRARY.

AND PREVIOUSLY, UM, A LOT OF THEIR EXPENSES, OR A LOT OF THEIR DONATIONS WENT FOR LINE ITEM THINGS IN THE BUDGET FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMMING AND EVERYTHING.

AND NOW THEY'VE CHANGED THEIR, UH, PATTERN ALONG WITH THE CITY.

SO THEY HAVE A STRICT LIMIT OF $50,000 THAT THEY DONATE A YEAR FOR PROGRAMMING, BUT THEN THAT ALLOWS THEM TO, UM, HAVE BIGGER MONEY FOR A LOT OF THE RENOVATIONS THAT ARE OCCURRING RIGHT NOW IN THE LIBRARY.

VERY COOL.

YEP.

AND THAT IS MY REPORT.

UM, SO WE DO HAVE, UH, A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A FIRM SCHEDULE FOR THE PARK.

UM, WE HAVE THE RESTROOMS THAT HAVE BEEN DELIVERED.

THIS IS WENDY HILL PARK THAT, UM, IS ON THE CUSP OF OPENING SOON.

UM, THE PLAYGROUND SHOULD BE INSTALLED AROUND OCTOBER 1ST.

AND, UM, WE ARE, LET'S SEE.

UM, THE, THE GOAL IS BETWEEN OCTOBER 15TH AND 30TH TO HAVE IT COMPLETE.

AND WHEN IT GETS A LITTLE CLOSER, WE'RE GONNA FIGURE OUT TO HAVE A GRAND OPENING AND A BIG, BIG PARTY TO CELEBRATE THE GRAND OPENING.

UM, ONE THING THEY ARE, NO, UM, THEY DECIDED, UM, THEY'RE WE'RE NO LONGER DOING A TRAIL CONNECTION INTO THE SHENANDOAH, UM, AREA, I GUESS, ROAD.

UM, INSTEAD IT'S GONNA BE A NATURAL TRAIL WITH MULCH, SO IT WON'T BE PAVED.

UM, IN CASE, UM, SOMEBODY WAS COUNTING ON THAT, I THINK IT'LL BE REALLY PRETTY THE WAY THEY'RE DOING IT.

UM, AND ALSO, UM, AS THIS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER IS UPON US, WE ARE OUT AND ABOUT AND EVERYBODY'S SO EXCITED TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO WALK AND RIDE THEIR BIKES.

AND WE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT MOTORIZED VEHICLES, GOLF CARTS, E-BIKES, THOSE SCOOTERS THAT GO REALLY FAST.

UM, A YOU SHOULD BE WEARING A HELMET, AND B, THEY SHOULD NOT BE ON THE TRAILS.

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UM, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE, UH, EDUCATE YOUR KIDS AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT HOW TO PASS PEOPLE ON THE TRAILS.

, WE ARE HAVING MAJOR ISSUES, UM, AND ALSO AS WALKERS AND RUNNERS, WE NEED TO BE AWARE THAT YOU SHOULDN'T TAKE UP THE WHOLE TRAIL SPACE, THAT YOU SHOULD MOVE OVER WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING AND GOING.

AND, UM, ALSO PLEASE DON'T USE AIR HORNS TO SCARE OFF BIKERS.

APPARENTLY THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM, WHICH IS TERRIFYING.

UM, YEAH.

SO, UM, JUST IF, IF WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO HELP EACH OTHER HAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL PLACES, UM, TO RUN AND WALK AND BIKE AND NOT TERRIFY EACH OTHER, UM, IN THAT, UM, ENDEAVOR.

SO, UM, WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AND EDUCATE EACH OTHER, I GUESS.

UM, AND THEN ALSO A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE BIKE WALK GROUP, THEY ACTUALLY WORKED TO, UM, NOTIFY THEIR MEMBERS ABOUT OUR STREET SWEEPER THAT IS STILL BROKEN AND TO BE AWARE OF AS THEY'RE RIDING AND BIKING TO, TO PICK UP AS THEY WENT ALONG AND TO ALSO JUST FOR SAFETY.

UM, SO I APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS TO HELP SPREAD THAT WORD.

AND THE LAST THING, I WENT TO THE BOILING SPRINGS, UM, HOUSE, UH, OPEN HOUSE, AND THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB.

IT WAS REALLY GREAT.

AND THEY SAID THEY HAD ABOUT 30 FOLKS WHO CAME BY SUNDAY, WHICH THEY SAID IS JUST A, THE NUMBERS ARE GROWING STEADILY.

SO IT WAS, IT WAS REALLY, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO BE OUT AND ABOUT.

SO ANYWAY, UM, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF JASON, OR IF YOU OR JAY WOULD KNOW, I, I BELIEVE THE SHENANDOAH CONNECTION THAT, THAT, THAT WAS MENTIONED, ISN'T THAT WHERE WE, IF WE PUT IN THE, THE HARD TRAIL, WE WOULD'VE HAD TO TAKE OUT SOME SIGNIFICANT TREES MM-HMM .

SO I THINK THE DECISION WAS MADE OR YES, SIR.

THAT'S CORRECT.

THE, UM, THE ROOT DISTURBANCE WAS ALMOST GUARANTEED THAT WE WOULD LOSE SOME LARGE TREES ALONG THAT PATH.

AND SO IT JUST MADE MORE SENSE TO MAINTAIN THAT CANOPY AND MAKE IT A, A MORE NATURAL TRAIL.

SO WE, WE STILL HAVE A TRAIL.

IT JUST PRESERVES THE, UH, THE LEGACY TREES, WHICH IS A, IS A, A FORMER AND MAYBE FUTURE MEMBER OF THE TREE BOARD .

I REALLY, UH, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

FANTASTIC.

UH, COMMISSIONER DUNN.

KNOW, I FELT LIKE THE, THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE PARTICIPATED AND ASKED IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND, YOU KNOW, THOUGHT THROUGH IT, YOU KNOW, CAREFULLY.

UH, THE HISTORIC BOARD, UH, WE'LL MEET TWO FRIDAYS FROM NOW.

UH, BUT AS COMMISSIONER GARRIS MENTIONED, WE DID HAVE OUR NEXT TO THE LAST OPEN HOUSE FOR THIS YEAR, THIS PAST SUNDAY.

AND THE WEATHER COOPERATED BEAUTIFULLY.

SO WE HAD A NICE TURNOUT AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE COMMI HISTORIC COMMISSION WHO VOLUNTEER TO BE DOCENTS OVER THERE.

IT'S, IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

'CAUSE THEY, THEY DO A LOT OF PROJECTS IN ADDITION TO THEIR MONTHLY MEETING, UH, ALSO AND REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE EFFORTS OF THE DAR IN BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION TO US TONIGHT.

THEY WORK WITH OUR HISTORIC BOARD ON A LOT OF PROJECTS.

AND WHEN YOU ARE, WE ARE PLANNING THE WINDY HILL OPENING OCTOBER 26TH AT, UH, ONE O'CLOCK.

THE HISTORIC BOARD IS HAVING A COMMUNITY WIDE EVENT, SO WE DON'T WANT TO CONFLICT THAT HOUR WITH THEM.

SO MAKE A POINT OF THAT FOR YOUR PARK BOARD.

UM, BUT THE DAR IS VERY HELPFUL TO US AND THEY HAVE GREAT RECORDS AS FAR AS GENEALOGY GOES.

SO THAT HELPS.

AND I DO WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE COMMISSION.

LAST THURSDAY AFTER OUR INFORMATIONAL MEETING, WE HAD A CIP CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM MEETING SCHEDULED TO REALLOCATE THE FUNDS THAT HAD BEEN SET ASIDE FOR THE TENNIS FACILITY.

IT WAS SCHEDULED TO GO TO ABOUT ONE O'CLOCK.

THERE WAS SO MUCH UNANIMITY ON THE ENTIRE BOARD THAT WE WERE THROUGH BY 11.

AND I FOUND THAT TO BE VERY, VERY A POSITIVE STEP FORWARD.

WE ALL SEEMED TO, WE DIDN'T ZERO DOWN EXACTLY WHICH ONE, BUT WE AGREED THAT WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO US WERE EXCELLENT CHOICES TO MAKE A DECISION FROM.

AND I LEFT THERE FEELING REALLY GOOD ABOUT, UH, HOW THAT THOSE FUNDS WILL BE ALLOCATED AND THE COMMITMENT THAT THE CITY COMMISSION HAS TOGETHER TO MOVE FORWARD EACH ONE OF US.

SO THANK YOU FOR A VERY PLEASANT MEETING.

AND, UH, SORRY.

WE DID, WE MISSED LUNCH.

IT WAS COMING IN THE DOOR AS WE WERE LEAVING.

SO TWO MOMENTS.

I HOPE SOME OF YOU STAYED FOR IT.

SO ANYHOW, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT, MAYOR.

WELL, THANK YOU.

IN AND ALONG THOSE LINES, I REALLY WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE STAFF FOR RUNNING A VERY EFFICIENT, WELL THOUGHT THROUGH PROCESS, BECAUSE I THINK THE WAY THAT Y'ALL TEED IT UP OPENED UP THE OPPORTUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, AND COMMISSIONER DUNN MENTIONS IT WAS, UM, IT WAS QUICK, BUT IT WASN'T WITHOUT SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION.

YOU

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SO I THINK IT WAS AN EFFICIENT PROCESS, BUT IT CERTAINLY WASN'T A A, A CAKEWALK, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A JUST, I I ACTUALLY HAD TWO RESIDENTS WHO CALLED AND SAID THEY WERE WATCHING IT LIVE, WHICH I THOUGHT, YOU'RE WATCHING IT LIVE.

I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THEIR BEING, UM, SO ENGAGED.

BUT THEY WERE EXCITED TO HEAR THAT, UM, SOME OF THE THINGS WE WERE MOVING FORWARD WITH IN THE BUDGET.

AND SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS, WAS NICE TO HEAR THAT FROM RESIDENT TO RESIDENT.

SO, UM, SO THIS WEEK, UM, START OUT TALKING, UM, WHERE TO START.

I MEAN, WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS TO HEAR THE COMMENTS AND THE THINGS.

UM, I GUESS STARTING WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY DAY THAT, UH, STATE MANAGER G MENTIONED REALLY WANNA ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET ON OUT THERE.

'CAUSE IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO IT, IT IS NOT LIKE JUST A STATIC DISPLAY OF EQUIPMENT.

UM, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, THEY'VE GOT A NUMBER OF THINGS FOR KIDS WHERE THEY CAN RUN FIRE HOSES, THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS OUT THERE WITH ALL THE, ALL THE EQUIPMENT, BUT ALSO A LOT OF DISPLAYS AND A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AND INTERACTIONS.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY PLAN ON DOING IT THIS YEAR, BUT, UH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TYPICALLY BUILDS A COUPLE OF STRUCTURES, ONE WITH, UH, A SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND FIRE SUPPRESSION AND ONE WITHOUT, AND THEY IGNITE THEM BOTH SIDE BY SIDE AND LET YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE.

UM, UH, I BELIEVE THEY'VE CUT APART VEHICLES SEVERAL TIMES.

ARE Y'ALL GOING TO DEMOLISH THE VEHICLE THIS YEAR? I'M SURE.

WE'LL, YES SIR.

ALRIGHT.

FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT IT.

SO IT IS, IT IS AN ACTIVE, ENGAGING DISPLAY.

LIKE I SAID, IT'S REALLY FUN FOR KIDS.

UM, THERE'S TYPICALLY POPCORN AND BALLOONS AND KIDS AND DOGS AND, UH, FIRE ENGINES AND POLICE CARS AND AND FRIENDLY STAFF.

AND, AND REALLY THAT LAST PART MAKES IT THE BEST.

SO IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO PUBLIC SAFETY TODAY, HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.

AND ALONG THE, THE LINES OF THE SAFETY, I I WANT TO COMPLIMENT, UM, COMMISSIONER GARRA AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR SENDING AND SHARING THAT VIDEO WITH ALL OF US ON THE E-BIKE SAFETY.

AND JUST, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE IT, YOU CAN THINK THAT WE'VE INVENTED THIS ISSUE HERE IN BRENTWOOD.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ALL THE PARKS AND THE TRAILS, AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE THE FIRST FOLKS THAT EVER HAD E-BIKES RUNNING AROUND.

TURNS OUT THERE'S A REALLY WELL THOUGHT THROUGH VIDEO TALKING ABOUT HOW TO TRY TO MANAGE THIS UNDER EXISTING LAW AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO INVENT A WHOLE NEW STRUCTURE FOR IT.

BUT I AM HOPING, YOU KNOW, MYSELF THAT, YOU KNOW, AS, AS BRENTWOOD AS A COMMUNITY, THAT WE'LL REALLY LOOK IN THE MIRROR, YOU KNOW, AS PARENTS AND AS FAMILY MEMBERS AND THINK ABOUT THE VEHICLES THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN THE HANDS OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND TRY TO BE SURE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE VEHICLE SELECTION CAREFULLY, WHICH THE VIDEO KIND OF ADDRESSED.

BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU'VE SELECTED A VIDEO, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER ALL THE HOURS I SPENT TEACHING MY KIDS JUST TO RIDE A BIKE.

AND IT WASN'T JUST ALL BALANCE, YOU KNOW, JUST TRYING TO KEEP 'EM SAFE.

AND I HOPE WE'LL TAKE SIMILAR CARE IN THESE, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR, OUR, OUR OLDER KIDS TO HELP MAKE SURE WE'RE KEEPING 'EM SAFE AND KEEP THE OTHER PEOPLE SAFE AROUND THEM.

YOU KNOW, SO I HOPE, I HOPE THIS CAN BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR A CITIZEN SELF-REGULATION RATHER THAN HAVE SOME BIG INCIDENT THAT THAT BRINGS IT TO OUR ATTENTION TO WHERE THERE HAS TO BE A PUBLIC RESPONSE.

UM, HOPEFULLY IT'S, HOPEFULLY WE CAN MANAGE THAT OURSELVES TO THE LARGE EXTENT IF VIDEO ON THE WEBSITE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LICENSING IS LIKE ON THAT.

CHARLES, DO YOU KNOW THE VIDEO I'M TALKING ABOUT? I, I MEANT TO SEND IT TO YOU.

I FORGOT.

SORRY, I TALKED ABOUT IT.

I WOULD ALSO, IF WE COULD HOLD OFF JUST TO MAKE SURE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SIMILAR WITH TENNESSEE LAW.

I WOULD HATE, I KNOW IT WAS FROM A DIFFERENT STATE.

NO, NO, ABSOLUTELY.

CHIEF COLVIN AND I ARE MEETING AND THEN WE'LL BE MEETING, UM, BUT YEAH, SO JUST TO MAKE SURE.

OH, WE DO HAVE IT.

YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S A GREAT OBSERVATION.

BECAUSE IT'S ONE THING FOR US TO SHARE SOMETHING AS BACKGROUND, IT'S SOMETHING ELSE FOR US TO PUBLICIZE IT AND, AND SHARE IT AS A CITY.

WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S CORRECT AS, UM, FOR OUR STATE.

AND WHEN WE COME BACK TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH YOU, THE, THE, THE, WHERE WE'LL START AS A PRIMER ON REALLY WHAT ARE THE, WHAT DO THE LAWS SAY, WHAT DISCRETION DO YOU HAVE? SO WE'LL KIND OF START FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE AND THEN MOVE INTO OTHER ASPECTS.

SO IN ESSENCE, CREATE OUR OWN.

YEP.