Sep 22, 2025 City Commission Meeting

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CALLED

[ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Commissioner Dunn Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Commissioner Gawrys Proclamation - Fire Prevention Week Oath of Office for firefighter - Devon Tucker Oath of Office for police officers - Megan Haas, Josh Wickwire, and Beri Wilson]

I'D LIKE TO OBSERVE THAT ALL THE COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT TONIGHT.

GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY.

WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION BY COMMISSIONER DUNN AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG BY COMMISSIONER GARRIS, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER.

WE HAVE SO MUCH TO THANK YOU FOR.

FIRST OF ALL, WE THANK YOU FOR THESE FINE MEN AND WOMEN THAT WILL BE SWORN IN TONIGHT.

THEY'RE COMMITTING THEMSELVES TO PROTECT OUR CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS AND ALL WHO PASS THROUGH OUR CITY LIMITS.

WE ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER THEM, KEEP THEM SAFE, GIVE THEM GOOD JUDGMENT AT ALL TIMES, AND BE SUPPORTIVE OF THEIR FAMILIES WITH ENCOURAGING THEM TO KNOW THAT THESE OFFICERS HAVE THE BEST TRAINING AND THE BEST EQUIPMENT THAT MONEY CAN BUY.

BUT WE ARE DEPENDING ON YOU LORD, TO PROVIDE THOSE THINGS.

THE CITY CANNOT PROVIDE THAT STRENGTH OF CHARACTER, THAT ARMAMENT AGAINST, UH, BAD PEOPLE WHO COME AGAINST THEM.

LORD, JUST BE WITH THEM AND PROTECT THEM.

WE THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR US.

IN OUR DARKEST HOURS, WE CAN COME TO YOU AND KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE THERE.

UH, PLEASE BLESS ALL THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

ALL OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE IN SCHOOL HELP THEM TO ENJOY THEIR CLASSES, BE PRODUCTIVE IN THEIR CLASSES, AND GOES SAFELY BACK AND HOME FORTH TO FROM SCHOOL TO HOME.

AND FOR THESE THINGS WE PRAY.

IN JESUS' NAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH THE STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, IT IS MY PLEASURE TONIGHT TO, UH, BE ABLE TO DO A PROCLAMATION FOR FIRE PREVENTION WEEK.

AS PART OF THAT, WE'RE GONNA ASK, UH, CHIEF COLLINS TO COME FORWARD.

I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THE, UH, HAD SOME EXTENDED COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE TONIGHT, BUT THE INTEREST OF BREVITY, SINCE WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA, WE WILL, UH, JUST, UH, DO THE PROCLAMATION UNLESS YOU, LET'S SAY SOMETHING, UH, BRIEF.

I, I'M SURE YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S NOT TRUE, .

NO, I APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION TAKING TIME TO RECOGNIZE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, OBVIOUSLY, UM, UM, THE FIRE DANGER IS, IS STILL A REAL THING THAT WE, WE DEAL WITH.

THERE WAS OVER 3000 PEOPLE LAST YEAR ALONE IN THE US THAT LOST THEIR LIVES TO FIRES.

UM, AND THEN WE'LL SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN THE COMING MONTHS IN THE SCHOOLS WITH THE FIRE PREVENTION, UH, MATERIALS AND THE FIRE SAFETY HOUSE WORKING WITH OUR YOUTH.

OBVIOUSLY, THE BEST, UH, OUTCOME OF EMERGENCY IS TO NOT, TO HAVE THAT EMERGENCY TO START WITH.

SO, UM, WE APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WITH THE PROCLAMATION.

WELL, ABSOLUTELY.

AND THE PROCLAMATION, AND ALSO ALL THE WORK Y'ALL DO WITH THE PUBLIC EDUCATION, EDUCATING PEOPLE WHAT'S GOING ON, AND WITH, OF COURSE, PUBLIC SAFETY DAY COMING UP IN THE NATURAL, DISTANT FUTURE.

MM-HMM .

SO, UH, JUST GOOD STUFF.

SO WITH THAT, WE'D LIKE TO MAKE THIS PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY OF ALL WHO LIVE IN AND VISIT OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS FIRE REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN WITH RESIDENTIAL FIRES POSING THE GREATEST RISK TO LIFE.

AND WHEREAS THE INCREASED USE OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND HOUSEHOLD DEVICES PRESENTS NEW FIRE HAZARDS WHEN NOT USED OR CHARGED PROPERLY.

AND WHEREAS EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON SAFE HANDLING STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES IS ESSENTIAL TO PREVENTING FIRE RELATED INJURIES AND DEATHS.

AND WHEREAS BROS RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PROACTIVE STEPS TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES AND THEIR LOVED ONES THROUGH AWARENESS AND FIRE SAFE HABITS.

NOW, THEREFORE, AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, I DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 5TH THROUGH 11TH 2025 AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AND EARN URGE ALL CITIZENS TO CHARGE INTO FIRE SAFETY BY LEARNING HOW TO USE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES SAFELY AND SUPPORTING BRENTWOOD FIRE AND RESCUES FIRE PREVENTION EFFORTS.

THANK YOU, CHIEF MAYOR.

APPRECIATE IT.

SO, MOVING FROM, UH, FIRE TO POLICE, UH, CHIEF, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME, UH, OATH, SO OFFICE TO ADMINISTER TONIGHT?

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THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

MR. VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE THREE VETERAN OFFICERS TO INTRODUCE YOU TO TONIGHT.

UH, TWO COME FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND ONE FROM OUR OWN.

I'LL EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE, , BUT WE ARE GONNA START WITH BARRY WILSON.

AND BARRY HAS A COUPLE OF GUESTS HERE TONIGHT, SO I'M GONNA LET HER INTRODUCE THEM.

VERY GOOD.

I'LL INTRODUCE MY GUESTS.

OKAY.

WELL, MY FIRST GUEST IS MY HUSBAND.

WE MET WITH METRO PD AND THEN THE SECOND IS MY BEST FRIEND WHO'S ACTUALLY ALSO A DISPATCHER.

OH, VERY COOL.

SO BARRY JOINED US ON SEPTEMBER THE SECOND.

UH, SHE'S ORIGINALLY FROM ORLANDO, FLORIDA.

SHE ATTENDED CENTRAL, UH, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA WHERE SHE GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, A MINOR IN PSYCHOLOGY, AND A CERTIFICATE IN CRIMINAL PROFILING.

UH, PRIOR TO COMING TO BRENTWOOD, SHE SPENT ALMOST FIVE YEARS WITH METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

BARRY DOES NOT HAVE TO ATTEND THE TRANSITION ACADEMY BECAUSE SHE WAS A SWORN OFFICER HERE IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.

SO SHE IS ALREADY IN THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM.

SHE HAS BOOTS ON THE GROUND RIGHT NOW WITH A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, AND, UH, WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HER.

SO PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME BARRY.

YOU'RE READY.

WELL, VERY WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

IS YOU READY? MM-HMM .

ALRIGHT.

I, BARRY WILSON.

I BARRY WILSON, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS, I POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER TO THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.

AND THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, AND I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AND THE ORDINANCES OF CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

AND IT'LL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE AND I'LL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER, THE DUTIES OF A POLICE OFFICER.

IT'S OFFICIAL.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

I HAD A SHIFT THIS MORNING.

BURNS NOT, YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

YOU, I SPEAK IN ENGLISH TODAY.

I HAVE CONGRAT.

NEXT IS OFFICER MEGAN HAAS.

MEGAN IS ORIGINALLY FROM PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

SHE ATTENDED ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE IN CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

PRIOR TO COMING HERE, SHE WAS AN OFFICER FOR ALMOST SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS AT PRESCOTT VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT IN ARIZONA, ALTHOUGH THEY SAY PRESCOTT VALLEY.

SO THAT'S FOR HER.

UH, SHE DOES HAVE TO ATTEND THE TRANSITION ACADEMY BECAUSE SHE HAS OUT OF STATE, BUT SHE HAS ALSO STARTED OUR FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM.

SHE'LL SPEND ABOUT A WEEK, UH, WITH OFFICERS IN THE FIELD, AND THEN SHE'LL ATTEND THE TRANSITION ACADEMY FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN RESUME HER TRAINING.

UH, SHE IS, UH, LIVING IN NASHVILLE AND WE ARE EXTREMELY HAPPY TO HAVE HER.

SO PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME MEGAN.

ALL RIGHT, WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, SO, READY? YES, SIR.

ALRIGHT.

I, MEGAN HAAS.

I MEGAN HAAS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT I POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER, FOR THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER THAT IS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

AND THAT I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.

AND THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, AND THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER, AND THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AND THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER AND I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

WELCOME ON BOARD,

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HAPPY TO.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU BUDDY.

YOU MEMORIZED I'M GOING OFF SCRIPT.

YEAH.

JESUS .

SO OUR FINAL OFFICER IS A FAMILIAR FACE.

UH, I'M GOING WITHOUT NOTES FOR THIS ONE, , SO I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF.

BUT, UH, JOSH IS ORIGINALLY FROM FLORIDA AND HE WAS WORKING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IN GEORGIA.

HE DECIDED TO MOVE HERE TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND APPLIED WITH THE BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

IT WAS 19 YEARS AGO OR SO.

AND THEY ASSIGNED HIM TO RIDE WITH AN OFFICER BECAUSE HE WANTED TO SEE WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO POLICE IN BRENTWOOD.

AND I WAS THAT OFFICER.

SO WE RODE TOGETHER FOR A SHIFT.

UH, WENT AND ATE AT A RESTAURANT THAT'S NO LONGER THERE.

I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT, .

BUT, UM, WE HAD A GOOD TIME TOGETHER AND WE BECAME FRIENDS FROM THAT DAY FORWARD, HE OBVIOUSLY WAS HIRED.

HE SPENT 17 YEARS WITH US.

HIS RADIO NUMBER WAS, UH, 47.

JOSH WENT BACK TO FLORIDA, SPENT A COUPLE YEARS WORKING FOR A BUILDER, AND, UH, LAST MONTH, I THINK IT WAS SOMEWHERE AROUND THE 10TH OR 12TH, I GOT A TEXT MESSAGE FROM HIM THAT HE WAS THINKING ABOUT COMING BACK AND WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE IF HE WANTED TO COME BACK TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SO I QUICKLY CALLED HIM BACK AND, UH, I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO LEAVE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

SO I WAS HAPPY TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION.

AND I'M NOT A SALESMAN, BUT I DID MY BEST JOB.

AND JOSH SAID, WELL, THAT ALL SOUNDS GREAT, AND, UH, IF I CAN JUST TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND TALK TO MY FAMILY AND PRAY ON IT.

AND I SAID, ABSOLUTELY, BUDDY, TAKE YOUR TIME.

AND SO, A DAY OR TWO LATER, JOSH WENT TO GET A CHEESE STEAK , AND HE GOT HIS RECEIPT AND HIS ORDER NUMBER WAS 47.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, AND BIG BOLD NUMBERS.

YEAH.

SO, UH, JOSH SAID, HE SENT ME A PICTURE OF IT.

AND, UH, THAT WAS THE SAME NIGHT, BY THE WAY.

YEAH.

, SAME NIGHT I TALKED TO HIM.

SO WE, WE SET UP FOR HIM TO COME BACK AND JOIN US.

SO THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY.

WE ARE EXTREMELY HAPPY TO HAVE JOSH BACK.

UH, WHEN WE SAY WE'RE FAMILY, WE MEAN IT.

SO WE MISSED HIM WHILE HE WAS GONE.

WE'RE HAPPY THAT HE'S BACK.

HE DID 17 YEARS WITH US.

AND, UH, SO HE COMES IN, HE'S GONNA DO AN ABBREVIATED FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM, AND, UH, HE'S GONNA GET BACK TO WORK.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE HAPPY THAT HE'S HERE.

SO WELCOME BACK, JOSH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU GUYS.

IS THIS MY SECOND SWEAR IN WITH YOU, ? IT'S, YES MA'AM, IT'S DONE.

YES.

MASK IS A, I NEVER WORKED HERE WITHOUT YOU BEING A COMMISSIONER.

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BUT IS THIS OUR FIRST TWOFER ON, UH, OLD OF OFFICE? AS FAR AS I KNOW, ? YEAH.

SO, SO WHO'S THE MAYOR THE FIRST TIME? UH, YOU PUT ME ON THE SPOT.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL TRY TO MAKE IT MORE MEMORABLE THIS TIME.

.

SO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

I WOULD'VE BEEN READY FOR THAT.

ALRIGHT.

I, JOSH MCGUIRE.

I JOSH WICKWIRE DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I POSSESS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT I POSSESS, ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER, THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER HAS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

AND THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OBEY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.

THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, AND I WILL IN ALL ALL RESPECTS, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER, OBSERVED THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER AND THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AND THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

AND I'LL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER AND I'LL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER.

WELCOME BACK.

THANK YOU, SIR.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU.

THANK YOU.

DON'T DO IT AGAIN.

SIZE.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WHAT A GREAT PART OF THE JOB OF A COMMISSION.

THAT IS A FANTASTIC.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THE NEXT THING

[2. Approval or Correction of Minutes]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DONAHUE.

SECOND DOWN HERE.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PIPPEN.

ANY COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ABSTAIN OPPOSED, ABSTAINED.

SO, UH, ALL IN FAVOR EXCEPT FOR COMMISSIONER LITTLE WHO

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SO NOW WE'RE ON TO CITIZEN COMMENTS.

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

ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND ASSISTANCE WHO WISH TO REQUEST AN ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION.

SHOULD MAKE THAT NOTE OF THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.

A SIGN IN SHEET, UH, WAS PROVIDED.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNING UP? ALRIGHT.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK.

WOULD ANYBODY, UM, IN OUR VAST AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? ALRIGHT, GOING ONCE.

OKAY.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED.

WE'LL MOVE ON

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

GOOD EVENING.

JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS. UH, FIRST OF ALL, THIS FRIDAY, RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL WILL HOST ITS ANNUAL HOMECOMING CELEBRATION.

UH, THE SCHOOL WILL HOST IT'S PARADE THAT MORNING.

UH, SO WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THE OFFICIAL WORD ON THE TIME, BUT USUALLY, UH, THE PARADE STARTS AROUND 9:00 AM STARTS AT CROCKETT PARK AND TRAVELS DOWN WILSON PIKE TO THE SCHOOL.

SO WE'RE SAYING IF PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING IN THAT AREA, FRIDAY MORNING WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO SEEK AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

OR I'LL AD LIB A LITTLE, IF THEY HAVE TIME, MAYBE FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PARK AND WATCH ABOUT THAT.

ONCE WE GET THE OFFICIAL TIME, WE WILL POST AN ALERT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS.

UH, THE SECOND ITEM IS AT 2:00 PM ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AND THE BRENTWOOD, UH, MORNING ROTARY CLUB WILL HOST A TIME CAPSULE OPENING CEREMONY AT THE, UH, JOHN P. HOLT BRENTWOOD LIBRARY 25 YEARS AGO ON APRIL 8TH, 2000, WHICH DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT SHOULD BE 25 YEARS AGO, BUT IT IS THE CITY AND THE ROTARY CLUB BURIED THE TIME CAPSULE IN HONOR OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM.

ON, ON THAT SUNDAY, WE'LL, OR ON, ON THE UPCOMING SUNDAY, WE'LL DIG IT UP AND SEE WHAT TYPES OF ARTIFACTS THE COMMUNITY PRESERVE TO COMMEMORATE THAT MOMENT.

UH, THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT.

AND HEY, UNVEILING A TIME CAPSULE IS ALWAYS A LOT OF FUN.

IT'S MY REPORT.

I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

VERY GOOD.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR CITY MANAGER? ALRIGHT.

ONTO A REPORT FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

NO REPORT TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

SO, REPORTS AND COMMENTS BY THE COMMISSIONERS AND MAYORS.

SO TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA START OUT WITH COMMISSIONER GURE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, UH, AS FAR AS THE PARKS, UM, UPDATE, WE INSTALLED A TPA AT THE DISC GOLF COURSE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

I DON'T PLAY DISC, I DON'T PLAY FRISBEE GOLF, BUT APPARENTLY THAT'S COMPLETED WHERE THEY START THE WHOLE OH, OKAY.

SO, UM, SO THAT'S BEEN COMPLETED AND THAT'S, I'M SURE THE PEOPLE WHO PLAY ARE REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

UM, AND THEN, UM, WENDY HILL CONSTRUCTION, WE ARE 80 TO 85% THERE.

FINISHED, UM, TARGET DATE IS OCTOBER.

WE HAD THE BATHROOM DELIVERED AND THE FINAL GRADING AND CONCRETE IS, UM, IN PROGRESS TO FINISH THAT.

SO THAT'S EXCITING.

UM, ALSO, UH, THE UNITED WAY DAY WAS A LOT OF FUN.

IT WAS, UM, MY FIRST ONE I'VE ATTENDED, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO WON THE CORN HOLE TOSS.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE, UM, IF THAT'S PUBLIC OR WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHO WON, I GUESS SO, AND OR THE MONEY THAT WAS RAISED.

BUT I KNOW THAT, UM, THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT WHO WON AND HOW MUCH MONEY.

BUT THEY DID A, A GREAT JOB.

UM, AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

AND, UM, THEN THE LAST THING AND OKAY.

UM, SO THIS PAST WEEK OUR COMMUNITY, UM, HAD A HEARTBREAKING LOSS WITH, UM, SORRY, THE PASSING OF, UM, CHATHAM BABU, SORRY, I DON'T MEAN TO CRY.

UM, HE WAS 15 AND, UM, A, A VALUABLE PART OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

SORRY.

SORRY.

ANYWAY, UM, IT WAS REALLY NEAT.

THE SCHOOL AND THE STAFF DID A WALK ON HIS BEHALF.

AND, UM, I THINK I, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, TO THANK THE COMMUNITY AND THE STUDENTS FOR PUTTING THIS ON THE SCHOOL STAFF AND THE STUDENTS FOR SHOWING THIS FAMILY SO MUCH SUPPORT DURING SUCH A HARD TIME.

AND IT JUST SPEAKS TO THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE.

UM, AND THE POWERFUL TRIBUTE TO HIM, UM, THE OUTPOURING OF LOVE AND SUPPORT.

AND SO THIS IS THE VIDEO THAT, UM, AND THANKS TO THE POLICE, UM, FOR HELPING TO ORGANIZE IT TOO.

BUT IT'S, IT'S A FEW MINUTES LONG, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY SWEET TRIBUTE AND WANTED TO SHARE IT.

AND, UM, THANKS.

YEAH.

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UM, SO THAT WAS THE ROUTE THAT HE WOULD WALK FROM HOME TO SCHOOL EACH DAY, SO THEY DID IT IN HIS HONOR.

SO WE HAVE AN AWESOME COMMUNITY AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT.

WOW.

THANKS.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UH, COMMISSIONER DONAHUE.

OH, UM, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST GREAT OUTREACH FROM THE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL.

UH, AND, UH, I KNOW IT'S AFFECTED A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORS AND, AND PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

UM, I WANNA THANK CHIEF COLVIN FOR CONTINUING TO FILL THE RANKS WITH QUALITY CANDIDATES.

AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHO YOUR PR PERSON IS, HOW MUCH HELP YOU GET FROM CHARLES, BUT, UH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ALL IMPRESSIVE.

AND, UH, AND THE STORY IN THE PAPER THIS WEEK ABOUT THE FLYING TACKLES BY, UH, ONE OF YOUR OFFICERS, UH, WAS, WAS GREAT TO SEE.

THAT'S AWESOME.

NOBODY GETTING AWAY WITH ANYTHING IN BRENTWOOD.

CONGRATULATIONS TO, TO YOU ON THOSE ARRESTS.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

I'M SURE THE, UH, THE MERCHANTS IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD APPRECIATE IT.

ALSO, UM, UH, ECHOING, UH, WHAT COMMISSIONER GAR SAYS, THANKS TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE UNITED WAY AND, UM, AND THE CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT AND FOR FEEDING US HOT DOGS AND S'MORES, WHICH I THINK WAS HIGHLIGHT FOR ME PERSONALLY.

UM, ON THURSDAY AT THE BRIEFING, WE TALKED ABOUT THE OLD SMYRNA ROAD PROJECT AND GOT THE COLLATED DATA FROM THE BRIEF OR FROM THE PUBLIC MEETING.

UM, AND I THINK WE'RE ON A GOOD TRACK AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE, UH, WHAT WE'RE GONNA HEAR FROM THE CITY AND THE ENGINEERS AND, AND THEN THE COMMUNITY, UH, FROM THAT STREET WHEN WE WERE PRESENTED AGAIN.

UH, THE OCTOBER 4TH IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY DAY.

IT IS AT THE CITY PARK THERE NEXT TO THE, UH, THE OTHER STORES.

UM, BUT I DON'T HAVE A TIME ON THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE CHIEF HAS A TIME FOR THAT.

THERE WASN'T A TIME ADVERTISED.

USUALLY IT'S LIKE 10 TO TWO.

TWO, YEAH.

OKAY.

10 TO TWO.

ALWAYS FUN.

UM, I MISS NOT HAVING CHILDREN.

I MISS HAVING CHILDREN AT HOME BECAUSE THEN I DON'T GET TO GO AND GET A HAT AND STUFF.

BUT, UM, AND THEN THE, UH, TIME CAPSULE BEING OPENED ON OCTOBER 5TH, THERE IS A RAIN PLAN TO HAVE IT.

THEY'LL, THEY'LL BRING IT INTO THE LIBRARY INSIDE.

SO IF IT'S RAINING, PLEASE STILL, STILL COME TO THAT.

UH, AND SPEAKING OF MY FAVORITE PLACE, THE LIBRARY, UM, THE, WE TALKED

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AND UNKNOWN TO ME WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STATE RE SUPPORT WE GET, NOT NECESSARILY FINANCIALLY, BUT OPERATIONALLY FROM THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.

AND IT TURNS OUT THAT LIBRARIES ARE ACTUALLY UNDER THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WHO WOULD'VE GUESSED.

UM, BUT WE DO, WE BELONG TO THE BUFFALO RIVER REGION FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN PART OF THE LIBRARY SYSTEM BEFORE, WHICH IS ABOUT NINE COUNTIES.

UH, ALL THE COUNTIES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE THREE MAJOR OTHER MAJOR CITIES, UM, ARE, ARE IN A REGION.

AND SO THEY NOT ONLY SUPPORT US, UH, SOMEWHAT FINANCIALLY, BUT WITH TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS, UH, ONLINE TRAINING FOR NOT ONLY STAFF, BUT ALSO FOR THE TRUSTEES.

UH, AND SO, AND THEY COME TO OUR MEETINGS, SO THAT'S GOOD.

AND ALSO THE, UM, WILLIAMS COUNTY HAS A LIAISON THAT'S ALWAYS AT THE BOARD MEETINGS ALSO.

UH, SO IT'S GOOD TO KEEP THAT, THAT CHANNEL OPEN.

UH, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE TEEN AND THE QUIET SPACE DESIGN AND, UH, WE HAVE ACTUALLY NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH A CONSENSUS ON THE THREE FINAL DESIGNS, EVEN WITH THE FANCY CEILING AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WAS GOING ON THERE.

UM, IT JUST, YOU KNOW, WITH REFLECTION AND REALLY A LOT OF WHAT I THINK IS FORETHOUGHT, IT'S LIKE, THIS IS NICE FOR NOW, BUT IT'S REALLY NOT WHAT OUR TEAMS HAVE REQUESTED.

AND IT'S PROBABLY NOT GONNA BE GOOD 20 YEARS FROM NOW.

SO WE'RE SORT OF BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.

UM, OUR CONTRACT WITH BARGE HAD ENDED ANYHOW IN TERMS OF, UH, FINANCES.

SO THEY MAY, UM, MAKE A REQUEST, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR FURTHER DESIGNS.

UH, BUT WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT.

UM, BUT IT'S BETTER THAN PUTTING MONEY INTO A PROJECT THAT WAS ONLY, OKAY.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE, UH, WITH THAT.

BUT THE INTERIOR RENOVATIONS FOR THE OFFICES ARE GONNA CONTINUE.

UM, AND HEARING THIS FIRST DECEMBER 1ST, 5:30 PM CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING, SO GET THAT MARKED ON YOUR CALENDARS.

'CAUSE IT'S THE SAME AS ALWAYS.

UH, AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO SHARE TWO, WHAT I THOUGHT WERE AMAZING STATISTICS FROM THE LIBRARY.

AND ONE IS THAT IN AUGUST WE HAD 21,629, UH, VISITS TO THE LIBRARY OR, OR DIFFERENT VISITORS.

I'M SORRY.

SO SOME OF THOSE MORE THAN ONCE 194 PEOPLE GOT NEW LIBRARY CARDS.

UM, AND THE MEETING ROOMS, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY WERE RENOVATED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

UH, THERE'S, WE'VE CHANGED SOME POLICIES ABOUT THOSE, BUT THE RESERVATIONS CONTINUE TO INCREASE.

AND SOMETHING I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT, BUT EVERY MEETING ROOM RESERVATION REQUIRES BETWEEN ONE AND THREE HOURS OF STAFF TIME.

SO IN BETWEEN MAKING RESERVATIONS, CHANGES TO RESERVATIONS, MAKING SURE THE ROOM'S SET UP CORRECTLY, AND THEN THAT IT'S TAKEN DOWN AGAIN AFTERWARDS AND THE EQUIPMENT'S TURNED OFF AND, AND PUT AWAY.

SO IT, IT IS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT BY THE STAFF.

UM, AND THEN IN TERMS OF CIRCULATION, UH, 22,172 ITEMS WERE CHECKED IN IN AUGUST, BUT 37,882 BOOKS WERE CHECKED OUT.

AND 16,700 ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, BOOKS, MAGAZINES, WHATEVER, WERE CHECKED OUT FOR A TOTAL OF 54,582.

AND THAT WAS JUST IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

WOW.

WHICH I THINK IS IMPRESSIVE.

OUR, UM, CERTAINLY IS.

YES.

AND I FEEL GUILTY THOUGH, BECAUSE THE, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, THE ACTUAL BOOK NUMBERS ARE DOWN, WHILE THE ELECTRONIC NUMBERS ARE UP.

AND I THINK THAT THAT'S ME PERSONALLY.

'CAUSE I HAPPENED TO CHECK OUT A LOT OF EBOOKS AT ONE TIME, BUT IT GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO DO WHEN YOU'RE STANDING IN LINE AT THE STORE.

UM, SO IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE OF, YOU KNOW, THE NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT WE HAVE.

WE HAVE 164,918 UNIQUE ITEMS IN OUR LIBRARY.

SO IT IS A BUSY PLACE.

AND, UH, OUR FINANCIAL REPORT IS SOLID AND DOING GREAT THINGS AT THE LIBRARY WITH OUR, WITH OUR TAXPAYER MONEY AND WITH THE SMALL AMOUNT WE GIVE FROM OTHER SOURCES.

SO.

WELL, VERY GOOD.

AND THANK YOU.

ANOTHER STATISTIC THAT'S VERY INTERESTING, WHEN YOU CHECK A BOOK OUT AND THEY GIVE YOU YOUR, THE LITTLE PRINTOUT WHEN IT'S DUE, IT TELLS YOU HOW MANY DOLLARS YOU'VE SET SAVED IN YOUR TIME AS A LIBRARY PATRON.

IT'S THOUSANDS THAT IF YOU HAD BOUGHT ALL THOSE BOOKS THAT YOU'VE CHECKED OUT.

THAT IS TRUE.

THAT'S CLEVER.

VERY TRUE.

IT'S, UH, PROBABLY MORE THAN I'M PAYING IN TAXES TOWARDS THE LIBRARIES.

I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THAT.

UH, THE OTHER THING I FORGOT TO MENTION, I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE, BUT IN MID-OCTOBER THERE IS ANOTHER LIBRARY BOOK SALE MM-HMM .

IT'S THE TYPICAL THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH, UH, SUNDAY MORNING OR SUNDAY MIDDAY.

VERY GOOD.

YES, SIR.

ALRIGHT, UH, COMMISSIONER TRAVIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION INFO MEETING WILL BE ON THE 2ND OF OCTOBER WITH THE REGULAR MEETING ON MONDAY, THE 6TH OF OCTOBER.

UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

UH, PRETTY IMPRESSIVE SITTING UP HERE AND SEEING NOT ONLY THE NEW HIRES, BUT ALSO OUR VETERANS THAT WERE, UH, LINED UP BACK THERE.

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CONGRATULATIONS CHIEF.

AND SPEAKING OF A VETERAN SERGEANT BILLY TOWNSEND, COME ON UP, BILLY, COME ON.

THIS IS FROM CHANNEL TWO NEWS, A VETERAN BRENTWOOD POLICE OFFICERS GETTING SOME MAJOR PROPS AFTER HE RAN DOWN.

NOT ONE, BUT TWO WANTED SUSPECTS AT A POPULAR SHOPPING CENTER OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE INCIDENT REPORTEDLY TOOK PLACE AT BRENTWOOD PLACE SHOPPING CENTER ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, INVESTIGATORS TOLD NEWS TWO THAT LPR CAMERA ALERTED OFFICERS TO A STOLEN VEHICLE OUT OF THE, OUT OF NASHVILLE THAT ENTERED THE CITY.

LAW ENFORCEMENT LATER FOUND THE UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT OF THE SHOPPING CENTER.

THEY DID A FEW THINGS TO KEEP IT FROM FLEEING, LIKE PUTTING SPIKE STRIPS BEHIND THE TIRES, AND THEN JUST WATCHED IT SAID, POLICE CAPTAIN STEVE PEPIN.

THEN THE 30 5-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT EXITED THE STORE OFFICERS REPORTEDLY MOVED IN.

ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS.

THE NASHVILLE WOMAN WHO HAS MORE THAN 24 CRIMINAL WARRANTS OUT OF METRO, LEFT A HIGH-END STORE WITH A BAG FULL OF STOLEN MERCHANDISE.

BODY CAM VIDEO OBTAINED BY CHANNEL TWO SHOWS THE MOMENT SERGEANT BILLY TOWNSEND, A 10 YEAR VETERAN OF FORCE, CHASED A WOMAN.

AFTER SHE TURNED AND RAN AWAY.

MINUTES LATER, TOWNSEND FOUND A SECOND SUSPECT IDENTIFIED AS A 44-YEAR-OLD COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW HE'S AN EXCON WITH A 20 YEAR ARREST HISTORY, WHICH INCLUDES DRUGS, WEAPONS, AND SEX TRAFFICKING.

BILLY TOWNSEND, WE ARE AT ALL.

THANK YOU.

CAN I, CAN I SAY SOMETHING? YES, SIR.

UM, FIRST OFF, I, I APPRECIATE THAT COMMISSIONER TRAVIS FOR THE RECOGNITION.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE OTHER OFFICERS THAT ARE, THAT WERE ON THE SCENE THAT MADE THAT POSSIBLE.

UM, MASON LUNDGREN, CONNOR SMITH, TANNER CHOATE, JOSEPH TROY, AND, UH, MAGGIE MCCORD.

UM, BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT THEY DID, IT WAS, IT ALLOWED ME TO GET IN POSITION TO FIND THE, UH, SECOND SUSPECT.

I'M, I'M PRETTY GOOD WITH THE LPRS.

AND SO FINDING STOLEN VEHICLES AND, AND WANTED PEOPLE IS KIND OF ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LIKE TO DO HERE.

UH, A FUN FACT THAT WASN'T IN THE NEWS.

UM, I DON'T EVEN THINK I TOLD CHIEF COLVIN THIS, UH, OH, .

UM, SO I MADE THE FIRST ARREST ON THE, THE FEMALE SUBJECT.

IF THE BODY CAM HAD SHOWED ME IN MY SECOND INTERACTION, UH, WITH THE MALE SUBJECT, YOU WOULD'VE SEEN MY SPARE PAIR OF HANDCUFFS ON MY SPOTLIGHT WHEN I GOT OUT.

SO I DID NOT HAVE MY SECOND PAIR OF HANDCUFFS WITH ME .

AND SO, UM, I KNEW THAT OFFICER LUNDGREN WAS, WAS PRETTY CLOSE.

UH, SO YOU SEE ME WALKING AFTER HIM, AND I'M JUST KIND OF DELAYING WHAT'S GOING ON UNTIL THE OTHER OFFICER CAN ARRIVE.

AND, UM, AT THAT POINT, HE DECIDED TO RUN FROM ME.

SO, UH, I CAUGHT HIM PRETTY QUICK.

UM, AND OFFICER LUND, UH, OFFICER LUNDGREN WAS THERE TO HELP ME APPREHEND HIM.

BUT WHILE WE WERE WRESTLING WITH THE GUY AND, AND FIGHTING HIM ULTIMATELY, WHICH IS, WHICH WASN'T SHOWN, UH, HE'S WAITING FOR ME TO PUT THE CUFFS ON AND I DON'T HAVE CUFFS.

SO I HAD TO TELL HIM TO PUT THE CUFFS ON, AND ULTIMATELY WE WERE ABLE TO GET HIM OFF THE STREET.

BUT, UM, YEAH, THAT'S JUST, THAT'S SOME OF THE, THE GOOD WORK OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND, UM, YOU DON'T GET TO SEE A LOT OF BEHIND THE SCENES STUFF, BUT THERE IS, THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD THAT IS DONE HERE AT THIS, AT THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE, IN THIS CITY.

SO I APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION, BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SHINE THE SPOTLIGHT ON THOSE THAT WORKED WITH ME THAT DAY.

AND, UM, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE AND AN HONOR TO WORK WITH THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVE IN THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THIS CITY.

SO, THANK YOU.

THANK WHEN I, I WAS A BRAND NEW COMMISSIONER WHEN SERGEANT TOWNSEND WAS SWORN IN, AND PROBABLY TWO WEEKS LATER WE GO TO SPORTSMAN'S GRILL AND WE'RE SITTING THERE AND HE WALKS IN AND I STAND UP AND I SAID, BILLY, HE THROWS HIS ARMS OPEN.

HE, AH, HE RUNS OVER AND HUGS ME, AND RAMA SAID, THEY THINK HE'S YOUR SON.

.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.

YOU'VE HAD A GREAT, A GREAT CAREER SO FAR, AND THERE'S MANY MORE YEARS TO GO, SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

SURE.

UH, JUST IN, IN CONCLUSION, UH, MAYOR, UM, I THOUGHT WE HAD A GOOD MEETING AND DISCUSSION ON OLD SMYRNA ROAD ON THURSDAY, TOO.

UH, THERE'LL BE MORE COMING.

I DON'T THINK THAT YOU NEED TO, WE'LL NEED TO SEND A LOT OUT ON THAT UNTIL WE NAIL DOWN JUST A FEW MORE THINGS.

BUT I THINK THAT'S BEEN A WELL DEFINED AND WELL THOUGHT OUT PROCESS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH WITH THIS.

AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE REALLY A REMARKABLE PRODUCT BY THE TIME WE GET THROUGH.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

VERY GOOD.

COMMISSIONER PIPPEN.

WELL, UM, I HAVE A

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I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT ZERO ARRESTS WERE MADE, THESE TREES PRETTY MUCH STAYED PUT WHEN WE TOLD 'EM TO FREEZE.

UM, BUT WE, UH, WE HAD A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.

WE WERE AT THE, UH, DEERWOOD ARBORETUM, WHICH IS JUST A FABULOUS PLACE.

IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE, YOU MUST GO.

IT'S A, IT'S A LOVELY PLACE.

AND, UH, IT'S A LITTLE, LITTLE CROWN, HIDDEN CROWN JEWEL IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

UH, WE WENT OUT FOR THE ANNUAL, UM, TREE TAGGING.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE TAGS ARE ACTUALLY IN THE TREES AND THE NATIVE SPECIES THERE.

AND SO OUR JOB WAS TO GO AND MAKE SURE THE TAGS WERE IN, IN, UH, IN GOOD SHAPE.

AND, UH, MOST OF THEM WERE, THERE WERE SOME ROGUE SQUIRRELS.

UH, AND SO WE, WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE SOME OF THOSE TAGS BECAUSE THEY USED TO BE METAL, BUT NOW THEY'RE PLASTIC AND THEY MAY WANNA RETHINK THAT AND GO BACK TO THE METAL UNLESS WE HAVE THE, YOU KNOW, METAL EATING SQUIRRELS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO, UH, THAT WAS A GOOD THING.

AND, UM, AGAIN, IF YOU, IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THERE, I, I RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY.

IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

VERY GOOD.

YOU KNOW, THE METAL TAGS ARE, UH, DIFFERENT.

DURABLE.

I'M NOT SURE.

I DON'T KNOW.

DOES ANYONE STAFF KNOW? AND WAS IT, UH, SOMETHING WE DELIBERATELY WENT FROM METAL TO PLASTIC, OR IS THAT THE NEW STANDARD? I WONDER? GUESS WE'D FIND OUT.

VERY GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

COMMISSIONER DUNN.

THANK YOU.

UM, THE, UM, LAST OPEN HOUSE AT BOILING SPRING ACADEMY WILL BE OCTOBER 5TH.

A LOT HAPPENING THAT DAY AT, ON OCTOBER 5TH.

UH, OUR EVENT IS FROM TWO TO FOUR AND THE ROTARY EVENT AT THE LIBRARY STARTS AT TWO.

UH, SO MAYBE YOU CAN DO BOTH.

AND THE WEATHER HOPEFULLY WILL COOPERATE FOR EVERYBODY, BUT IT WILL BE OUR LAST ONE FOR THIS YEAR.

UM, THE BOWLING SPRING ACADEMY, THE HISTORIC BOARD VOTED LAST WEEK TO THE INTERIOR NEEDS TO BE REPAINTED, AND WE'RE GOING TO FUND IT FROM OUR MONIES.

WE'VE RAISED THAT THE CITY WILL DO THE CONTRACT AND PROVIDE THE STAFF SUPERVISION FOR IT, BUT WE, WE ARE GOING TO FUND IT AND IT'S CLOSE TO $5,000.

SO, UH, WHEN THEY REPLACE THE SHUTTERS AND THINGS THAT GOT SOME LITTLE HOLES UP NEAR THE WINDOWS, YOU KNOW, AND IT JUST NEEDS A LITTLE FRESHENING UP THERE.

SO WE WERE HAPPY TO DO THAT.

UH, LET'S SEE.

OCTOBER THE 25TH AT THE LIBRARY IS OUR FIRST KICKOFF EVENT FOR THE TWO 50TH, UH, YEAR, UH, WE'RE RECOGNIZING ALL THESE REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS AND WE'RE DOING ONE THAT'S BURIED ON THAT LAND THERE AT THE BACK OF THE LIBRARY.

UH, HIS GRAVE IS NOT EXACTLY KNOWN EXACTLY WHERE IT IS.

EVEN THE FAMILY DOESN'T BECAUSE THE HEADSTONE IS GONE.

BUT WE KNOW THAT HE WAS THERE.

SO THAT'LL BE WHAT WE THINK A REALLY WELL ATTENDED EVENT.

AND THAT STARTS AT ONE O'CLOCK AND SHOULD RUN ABOUT AN HOUR.

AND I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER GARRIS FOR ATTENDING OUR MEETING.

ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS ARE WELCOME TO COME AND, AND, UH, GET TO KNOW OUR BOARD AND LET OUR BOARD GET TO KNOW YOU.

SO WE MEET AT NINE 30 THE THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH, SO YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ATTEND.

AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD VICE MAYOR.

LITTLE ALRIGHT.

UM, ON NINE 11, WE, UH, HONORED OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND TWO ORGANIZATIONS IN BRENTWOOD.

DID A GREAT JOB.

UM, STARTED THE MORNING AT THE BREAKFAST AT THE YMCA, UM, TO HONOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS.

AND THEN, UH, AS THE CLUB HAS, THE TWO CLUBS HAVE DONE SINCE, UH, 2002, UH, BRENTWOOD ROTARY CLUBS, UH, HONORED THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND, UH, HAVE A GREAT EVENT AT AT, AT GRANNY WHITE PARK, AT THE ROTARY PAVILION.

SO IT'S WONDERFUL TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY THAT IS BOTH PATRIOTIC AND IS VERY HONORING OF THOSE WHO SERVE AND PROTECT US.

SO, UM, AND ON THAT, UH, ANOTHER SHOUT OUT TO THE BRENTWOOD ROTARY CLUB.

THEY GAVE $40,000 TO THE TENNESSEE BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME TO HELP WITH APPLIANCES IN THE NEW COTTAGES THERE, WHICH ARE COMING ALONG GREAT.

SO, UH, UM, I'M HUMBLED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CLUB AND SO, UM, VERY APPRECIATIVE OF, OF, UH, THE MONEY RAISED.

AND WE RAISED MONEY SO WE CAN GIVE IT AWAY.

AND THEN, UM, REPORT ON THE VETERANS MONUMENT COMMITTEE.

WE HAD A GREAT MEETING ON FRIDAY, UH, SEPTEMBER THE 12TH WITH HODGSON DOUGLAS, WHO'S THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS WHO WERE HELPING TO DO THE INITIAL DESIGN.

UM,

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UH, THEY FACILITATED OUR DISCUSSIONS AND EVERYTHING AND, AND I FEEL LIKE, UH, OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE, UH, ONCE THEY COME BACK TO THE DESIGN.

'CAUSE A LOT OF THINGS ARE DEPENDING ON THE DESIGN, FUNDRAISING AND, AND WHATNOT.

UH, AND THEY FIGURED THEY'D BE BACK ON OCTOBER 21ST.

SO, UM, UH, WE'RE LOOKING VERY FORWARD TO THAT.

AND, AND FROM THERE WE'LL KIND OF TWEAK IT AND, AND SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT AND SEE IF IT NEEDS TO GO BACK FOR A REVISION OR, OR JUST MINOR REVISION.

SO, BUT I WAS VERY PROUD OF BOTH HODGKIN'S DOUGLAS AND, AND OUR COMMITTEE.

IT WAS A VERY, VERY, VERY PRODUCTIVE TWO HOURS.

SO THAT'S ALL MAYOR.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU VICE MAYOR.

ALRIGHT, SO WE'VE HAD, DWELL ON SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE COVERED ALREADY, BUT OFFICER TOWNSEND, UH, I GUESS HE'S, UH, SPLIT, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, UH, THE SERVICE AND WHAT A GREAT STORY.

BUT ALSO I REALLY APPRECIATE HIS EMPHASIS ON THE TEAMWORK THAT'S REQUIRED FOR, UH, FOR THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

'CAUSE IT REALLY IS A NUMBER OF THINGS.

YOU KNOW, JUST IN THAT BRIEF STORY, HE MENTIONED EVERYTHING FROM THE PERSONNEL AND THE TRAINING, WHICH IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, BUT ALSO THE EQUIPMENT, THE TECHNOLOGY, THE, UH, RESOURCES TO LEAD THEM TO THE RIGHT SPOT AT THE RIGHT TIME.

THE VARIOUS EQUIPMENT THEY DEPLOYED, INCLUDING THE BODY CAMS AND OTHER STUFF, UH, FOR THE RECORDS.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT STORY KIND OF ENCAPSULATED A WHOLE LOT OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE WITH, UH, WITH OUR CITY AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO VERY, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS FUN TO HEAR.

UM, ALSO, SOME, UH, SOME COMMISSIONERS MENTIONED, UM, THE OLD SMYRNA ROAD PROJECT, WHICH IS, UH, FRANKLY A, A PROJECT IS, UM, YOU KNOW, I I GUESS IT'S LIKE THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WHERE YOU, YOU WORK FOR DECADES TO BE AN OVERNIGHT SUCCESS.

YOU KNOW, THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN IN PROCESS FOR, WHAT, 20 YEARS I BELIEVE IN TERMS OF, UH, ACCUMULATING EASEMENTS AND THINKING THROUGH IT.

BUT IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO A, A VERY GOOD, UM, OUTCOME.

AS COMMISSIONER TRAVIS MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THE, WE HAD, UM, A LOT OF CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD, YOU KNOW, THE BETTER PART OF A HUNDRED PEOPLE AT THE LIBRARY FOR A PRESENTATION AND, UH, A LOT OF RESPONSE TO THE PRESENTATION.

AND WE HAD, UM, A CONSENSUS, YOU KNOW, NORTH OF 85% OF PEOPLE LANDED ON THE SAME CONCLUSION FOR THE, UH, FOR THE DESIGN THAT WE'RE PURSUING AND, AND TRYING TO FIRM UP THE DETAILS ON.

BUT WE HAVE, UM, A, A GREAT CONSENSUS, UH, IF THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, I GUESS IF I'S NODDING YOUR HEAD, WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL DESIGN.

UM, SO WE'RE JUST, UH, FLUSHING OUT THE DETAILS OF, OF OPTION A.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS A, A TERRIFIC WAY TO, TO PRESERVE THE ORIGINAL OLD SMYRNA ROAD IS KIND OF A GREENWAY TRAIL.

AND ALSO IMPROVING THE, THE SAFETY OF THE EXISTING ROAD.

I HAVE HAD A COUPLE, UH, PEOPLE ASK WHY ARE WE ONLY DOING PART OF THE ROAD? AND JUST A GENTLE REMINDER THAT BECAUSE THIS IS IN FACT PHASE ONE OF A TWO PHASE PROJECT, SO I'VE HAD SOME FOLKS WONDER WHY WE'RE JUST DOING HALF OF THE PROJECT.

UM, AND IT'S BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S, UH, JUST HALF OF THE PHASES, UH, RIGHT NOW.

AND ALONG THOSE LINES, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION AND WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME BACKGROUND WORK ON THE 2040 PROJECT.

SO, UH, I THINK EVERYONE HERE IS FAMILIAR WITH, BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD, UM, I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR PRINTING OFF COPIES OF THE 2030 PLAN, UM, AS GROUNDWORK FOR THE COMMISSION, AS WELL AS SOME SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.

UM, UH, CITY MANAGER GAGE AND I HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH, UH, SOME FOLKS INCLUDING MIKE WALKER, WHO'S, UH, AROUND FOR, UH, THE, THE ORIGINAL PROJECTS AND SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WENT ON.

AND, UM, I JUST WANNA PASS ALONG TO Y'ALL THAT, UM, FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE, HE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED GOING BACK AND READING THE 2006 REVISION TO THE 2020 PLAN, WHICH HAD A, A WHOLE LOT OF RESEARCH IN IT AND HAD A LOT OF BACKSTORIES AND SOME THINGS THAT EVENTUALLY GOT IMPLEMENTED.

BUT HE FOUND THAT, UM, IN HIS OPINION, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

I WANNA SAY CHARLES BOOTH FOR POSTING THE PDF OF THE, THE 2006 REVISION TO THE 2020 PLAN ON THE STATED WEBSITE, WHERE IT'S SEARCHABLE AND EASY TO FIND.

BUT, UH, BUT MIKE WALKER'S COMMENT WAS, HEY, YOU KNOW, READ THE 2006 VERSION THEN THE 2030 PLAN BECAUSE THEY REALLY, BUT TOGETHER IN TERMS OF A LOT OF GOOD BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

AND I DO FEEL LIKE FOLKS BEING, UM, YOU KNOW, VERY FAMILIAR WITH WHERE WE'VE BEEN, WILL HELP US MAKE A MUCH BETTER OUTCOME AS WE DECIDE WHERE WE'RE GOING.

UM, MENTIONED LAST WEEK AT THE, UH, THE BRIEFING.

UM, BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD, UH, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PUBLIC, UH, PRESENTATIONS THIS WEEK.

I'VE BEEN ASKED TO COME TO POLICY TALK OVER COLUMBIA STATE UNIVERSITY OR COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, EXCUSE ME, NOT UNIVERSITY.

THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING, WOULDN'T IT.

BUT, UM, BUT, UH, COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON FRIDAY MORNING

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SO IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, UM, I KNOW WE'VE GOT SOME ROTARIANS HERE, BUT, UH, THE ROTARIANS LOVE GUESTS AND LOVE TO HAVE AN AUDIENCE.

UM, QUICK UPDATE IN TERMS OF CELL PHONE.

I KNOW WE'VE TALKED QUITE A BIT ABOUT THE FACT THAT, UH, PARTS OF BRENTWOOD, INCLUDING MOST OF THE EAST SIDE, IS KIND OF A ONE BAR TOWN FROM A, FROM A CELL PHONE COVERAGE STANDPOINT.

UM, MILDLY EMBARRASSING GIVEN THE STATURE OF OUR CITY.

BUT, UM, WHAT WE'VE TALKED BEFORE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IN, IN THE COMMISSION MEETINGS ABOUT THE ORDINANCES AND THE FACT THAT WE'VE BEEN 25 YEARS WITHOUT REALLY UPDATING THEM AND BRINGING THEM, YOU KNOW, TO, INTO, I GUESS, CONSISTENT WITH THEIR TECHNOLOGY.

BUT WE'VE CONTINUED TO HEAR FROM, UH, VERIZON AT AND T BOTH.

IN FACT, WE RECEIVED A, A MEETING REQUEST TODAY FROM AT AND T FOR, UH, FOR SOME IDEAS THEY'VE HAD WHERE THEY'VE REQUESTED TO MEET WITH STAFF.

AND I MAY TRY TO SIT IN, UH, WITH STAFF ON THAT JUST TO GET THEIR INPUT.

BUT WE'RE JUST CONTINUING TO TRY TO, UM, SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO IMPROVE THE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR CITY.

AND IT'S NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT REALLY, I THINK MOST PEOPLE THINK OF AS A PUBLIC UTILITY, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A PRIVATE ASSET, BUT TO FIND OUT WHAT WE CAN DO AS A COMMISSION, AS A, AS A CITY TO HELP IMPROVE THE SERVICE FOR OUR CITIZENS.

UM, AND THEN ON TO, YOU KNOW, SOME, SOME VERY, VERY SERIOUS THINGS.

YOU KNOW, UH, COMMISSIONER GOERS, I REALLY APPRECIATE BRINGING THE, THE VIDEO IN FROM THAT TRIBUTE TO, TO CHA AND BABU.

YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST THAT, THAT OUTPOURING OF, OF LOVE AND CONCERN FOR THE FAMILY AND JUST, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT BIKE SAFETY ALREADY AND, AND HAVING THIS HAPPEN IS JUST, JUST CRUSHING.

BUT, UM, I WANT TO BRING YOU ALL IN THE LOOP SO YOU KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, UM, JASON WAS A MEMBER OF THE MOUNTAIN BIKING TEAM OVER THE HIGH SCHOOL AND WAS ACTIVE IN SMITH PARK AND THE TRAILS AND, AND LOVED RIDING OUR TRAILS AND SPENDING TIME IN OUR PARK.

UM, AND SOMETHING THAT I'VE HEARD FROM, UM, THE FOLKS AT BIKE WALK, BRENTWOOD AND, UH, THE, THE MOUNTAIN BIKING TEAM WAS THERE, UM, THEY'D LIKE US TO CONSIDER, UH, A SKILLS COURSE, UM, OR I THINK OF WHAT THEY CALL IT, UH, ADJACENT TO PUMP TRACK MIGHT BE THE OTHER TERM FOR IT.