* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO [ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Vice Mayor Little Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Commissioner Pippin Proclamation - National School Psychology Week] ORDER, UH, TONIGHT'S OCTOBER 27TH MEETING OF THE BRENTWOOD CITY COMMISSION. I'D LIKE TO SEE, UH, RECOGNIZE THAT ALL THE COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT TONIGHT. WE'LL HAVE OUR INVOCATION BY, UH, VICE MAYOR LITTLE, AND THEN WE'LL ASK THE SCOUTS TO COME UP AFTERWARDS AND DO THE PLEDGE RIGHT. IF YOU WILL, PLEASE BOW YOUR HEAD. DEAR, MOST GRACIOUS AND LOVING. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BEAUTIFUL FALL LEAVES, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE RAIN AS IT'S BEEN VERY DRY THE LAST FEW MONTHS. WE PRAY THAT YOU BE WITH THOSE IN THE CARIBBEAN WHO ARE FACING A VERY LARGE HURRICANE, AND WE PRAY FOR PROTECTION OF LIFE. LORD, WE PRAY FOR THESE YOUNG SCOUTS HERE, THAT THEY WILL USE THE DISCIPLINE THEY LEARN IN SCOUTS TO SERVE OTHERS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. FATHER, WE THANK FOR THANKFUL FOR ALL THE CITIZENS THAT ARE HERE THIS EVENING. LORD, BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AS THEY SERVE AND PROTECT US. AND LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU BE WITH OUR NATION. AND MAY WE CONTINUE TO CHERISH THE LIBERTY AND FREEDOM THAT WE HAVE BEEN GIFTED WITH. GIVE US WISDOM AS WE JUDGE ON THE MATTERS BEFORE THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AND ALL THESE THINGS WE ASK IN CHRIST BLESS SAID NAME. AMEN. AMEN. ALRIGHT, SCOUT TROOP ONE AND SCOUT TROOP 22. PHIL, I'D LIKE TO LEAD. COME UP AND LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE IN EIGHT, SIX OH IN 86. WOW. ALL RIGHT. COME ON UP. SPECIAL FUTURE TROOPS. SO COME ON UP THEN, AFTER THE PLEDGE, WE'LL HAVE ALL OF Y'ALL INTRODUCED YOURSELVES AT THE MICROPHONE FLAG, THE, THE FLAGS RIGHT HERE. YES. 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. AND IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO JUST MAYBE LINE UP FROM ONE SIDE OF THE MIC OVER AND JUST EACH INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, UH, JUST MAYBE YOUR NAME AND YOUR SCHOOL. UH, NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS. I'M AIDEN KAWA FROM BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M A JUNIOR THIS YEAR. I AM WILLIAM MONTAG FROM BRENTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL. UH, COULD, COULD THEY TELL US WHAT GROUP THEY'RE FROM ALSO? OH, THAT IS, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. YOU GOT MULTIPLE TROOPS. MY NAME IS DANIEL CHA. I'M IN TROOP 86. I GO TO BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL AND I, I'M A FRESHMAN. I'M LEO CHA FROM TROOP 86, AND I GO TO BRENTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I'M AN EIGHTH GRADER THIS YEAR. MY NAME IS WILLIAM TINE. I GO TO BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M A FRESHMAN AND I'M PART OF TROOP 86. MY NAME'S CONNOR FISK. I GO TO FATHER RYAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M PART OF TROOP 86, AND I'M A FRESHMAN AT FATHER RON. MY NAME IS LUKE MOSELEY AND I GO TO GRASSLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I'M PART OF TROOP ONE. I'M CARTER WRIGHT AND I GO TO LIPSCOMB ACADEMY AND I'M PART OF TROOP ONE. I'M DYLAN MCCANDLESS. I GO TO FRA AND I'M PART OF TROOP ONE. I'M DAVID HUANG, UM, BRENTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, PART OF TROOP ONE. I'M MELINDA HUANG. I'M FROM BRENTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I'M FROM TROOP 22. I'M ALLISON Z, I'M FROM TROOP 22, AND I GO TO BRENTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL. I'M NIRVANA NADU. I'M A PART OF TROOP 22, AND I GO TO SUNSET MIDDLE SCHOOL. I'M KAITLYN RICOTTA. I'M AN EIGHTH GRADE AT BRENTWOOD MIDDLE AND I'M PART OF TROOP 22. MY NAME'S RACHEL RICOTTA. I GO TO TROOP 22, AND I'M A SIXTH GRADER AT BRENTWOOD MIDDLE. MY NAME'S COLIN CARDOZO. I'M BEEN PART OF TROOP ONE AND I GO TO COMB ACADEMY. MY NAME'S PRESTON CARDOZO. I GO TO TROOP ONE AND COMB ACADEMY. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. WELL WANNA WELCOME ALL OF Y'ALL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR TAKING PART IN THIS AND UH, I ALSO WANNA REALLY ENCOURAGE Y'ALL AND, UH, THE CONTINUOUS SCOUTING IS A FANTASTIC ACTIVITY AND THERE'S MUCH TO BE LEARNED. ALRIGHT, SO OUR NEXT THING ON [00:05:01] OUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY WEEK. DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE WITH THE SCHOOL PSYCH ALL IF THEY'VE COME UP, INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. HI, I'M LEAH BROWN. SO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE ARE. WE WORK IN SCHOOLS, WE ASSESS CHILDREN FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION ELIGIBILITY. WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, WORK WITH TEACHERS ON INTERVENTIONS AND JUST OVERALL CAN BE A GREAT ASSET TO SCHOOLS, BUT SEVERELY UNDERSTAFFED IN TENNESSEE. SO JUST TRYING TO SPREAD AWARENESS SO MORE PEOPLE CAN LEARN ABOUT WHAT SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY IS. VERY GOOD. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO TONIGHT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS CHILDREN AND YOUTH LEARN BEST WHEN THEY'RE HEALTHY, SUPPORTED AND RECEIVE AN EDUCATION THAT NURTURES THEIR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH. AND WHEREAS SCHOOLS ARE MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN THEY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE WHOLE CHILD THROUGH INTEGRATED, MULTI-TIERED SUPPORTS. AND WHEREAS STUDENTS' MENTAL HEALTH IS VITAL TO LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT STRENGTHENED BY POSITIVE CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES SUPPORT INSTRUCTION, LEARNING, SCHOOL SAFETY, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION FOR ALL STUDENTS. AND WHEREAS SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY HAS A LONG ESTABLISHED EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE GUIDED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS MODEL FOR COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES. AND WHEREAS SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS HELP CHILDREN THRIVE BY NURTURING THEIR INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS ACROSS BOTH PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC ENDEAVORS AND WHERE THEY ASSESS STUDENT AND SCHOOL-BASED BARRIERS TO LEARNING, IMPLEMENT RESEARCH DRIVEN PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES, AND EVALUATE OUTCOMES AND IMPROVE ACCOUNTABILITY. NOW THEREFORE, AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, I DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 3RD THROUGH SEVENTH, 2025 AS SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY WEEK AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN RECOGNIZING THIS IMPORTANT PROFESSION. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO ASK HER SOMETHING. YEAH, SURE. ABSOLUTELY. I I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL PROGRAM. ARE, ARE YOU ASSIGNED TO A SPECIFIC SCHOOL OR DO YOU TRAVEL FROM SCHOOL TO SCHOOL? SO I'M CURRENTLY A GRADUATE STUDENT AT MTSU. I'M DOING A PRACTICUM RIGHT NOW, CURRENTLY IN MURFREESBORO CITY SCHOOLS. BUT I START TO APPLY FOR MY INTERNSHIP, UM, IN JANUARY, IN FEBRUARY. I'M HOPEFULLY TO APPLY IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY SINCE IT'S WHERE WE LIVE AND I WANNA SERVE OUR POPULATION SO WELL IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY. DO YOU KNOW WHETHER EACH SCHOOL HAS ONE OR ARE YOU THAT FAMILIAR WITH OUR SYSTEM AT THIS POINT? YES. SO CURRENTLY, I BELIEVE ALMOST EVERY SCHOOL IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY HAS A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, WHICH IS AMAZING AND CANNOT BE SAID FOR ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS IN TENNESSEE. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE A RATIO OF ABOUT ONE SCHOOL PSYCH TO ROUGHLY 700 STUDENTS, WHICH IS AWESOME. BUT STATEWIDE, WE HAVE A RATIO OF ONE SCHOOL PSYCH TO ABOUT 1500 STUDENTS. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S KIND OF A DISCREPANCY THERE. AND IN WILLIAMS COUNTY, WE ALL KNOW THAT THEIR ACADEMICS ARE HIGHER PERFORMING THAN A LOT OF OTHER AREAS. SO, UM, I KNOW METRO, THEY HAVE ABOUT 60 SCHOOL PSYCHS FOR THEIR POPULATION. IT JUST DEPENDS KIND OF WHERE IT IS AND WHERE THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES. THANK YOU. YOU'VE BEEN REAL INFORMATIVE. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR CAREER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE BEING HERE. ALRIGHT, WE'LL [2. Approval or Correction of Minutes] MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL AND CORRECTION OF OUR MINUTES FOR THE CITY COMMISSION. MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER TRAVIS. SECOND. SECOND, MY COMMISSIONER DON, YOU ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, PASSES. SO NOW AGAIN, COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS. INDIVIDUALS MAY COMMENT ON ANY ITEM INCLUDED IN THE CONSENT FOR REGULAR AGENDA OR ANY OTHER MATTER REGARDING THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD. ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND CITIZENS WHO WISH TO REQUEST AN ITEM BE MOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION. SHOULD MAKE THAT KNOWN AT THIS TIME, UH, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE SIGN IN SHEET? NO ONE SIGNED IN. UH, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN IN TO SPEAK. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION TONIGHT? ANYBODY? ALRIGHT, CLOSING THE COMMENT. SO, UM, REPORT [ Report from City Manager Report from the City Attorney Reports and comments by Commissioners and Mayor] FROM OUR CITY MANAGER. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. MAYOR. I'M GOING TO TRY TO MAKE THIS THE MOST EFFICIENT CITY MANAGER REPORT EVER AND TELL YOU THAT I HAVE NO REPORT ON BEHALF OF MR. GAGE OR MR. EVANS WHO ARE AT THE UM, ICMA CONFERENCE. UM, LEARNING LOTS ABOUT CITIES. AND IF YOU WANT ME TO SAVE YOU A STEP, [00:10:01] I CAN TELL YOU I ALSO DO NOT HAVE A CITY ATTORNEY REPORT FOR YOU TONIGHT. OH, JUMP IN AHEAD. I KNOW. THAT'S THE WAY I ROLL. SO, SO I THANK YOU. WELL, VERY GOOD. WELL THANK YOU. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS Y'ALL MAY. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ASSUMING THE HOT SEAT. ABSOLUTELY. WELL OUR CITY MANAGER AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ARE OUT OF TOWN. I'M HONORED TO DO SO. VERY GOOD. ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR REPORTS, UH, FROM THE COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR. SO TONIGHT WE'LL START WITH KEN TRAVIS. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL MEET THURSDAY FOR THEIR BRIEFING AT EIGHT O'CLOCK AND ROOM RIGHT NEXT DOOR. THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL BE NEXT MONDAY NIGHT, 7:00 PM NEXT DOOR. UH, THANK YOU SCOUTS. THANKS FOR COMING OUT. UH, IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE TO SIT UP HERE AND SEE SO MANY SCOUTS SITTING OUT THERE PAYING ATTENTION AND IT'S JUST, IT'S, IT'S REALLY MOTIVATING AND THANK YOU FOR SCOUT LEADERS 'CAUSE IT TAKES A LOT. I KNOW. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE WHOLE GROUP. UM, THIS WEEK, UH, COMMISSIONER DUNK, VICE MAYOR LITTLE, AND I ATTENDED THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP KICKOFF MEETING. IT IS SO MUCH FUN. IT IS JUST LIKE LOOKING AT THE SCOUTS OUT THERE. YOU LOOK AT THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND IT, IT'S HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN THE AREA. THERE'S SO MUCH TALENT IN THERE. THERE'S JUST SO MUCH TALENT. IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING AND HEARING THE PROJECTS THAT THEY COMPLETE. SO THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY ENJOYABLE. UM, I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF, UH, OR SEVERAL EMAILS THIS WEEK ABOUT PROPERTY TAX INCREASE AND OUR STRESS TO EVERYBODY THAT I COMMUNICATED WITH, BRENTWOOD HAS NO PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR THE 35TH YEAR IN A ROW, I BELIEVE IT IS. WE HAVE NOT RAISED PROPERTY TAXES. UM, HOMES WERE REAPPRAISED IN MOST CASES AND VALUES WENT UP. BUT BRENT WOULD THEN TOOK THE AVERAGE INCREASE IN HOME VALUE AND REDUCED THE TAX RATE. IT WENT FROM 29 CENTS TO 19.25 CENTS. UH, SO THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY GOOD. WILL, WILL YOUR TAXES BE EXACTLY THE SAME BECAUSE OF ROUNDING AND SOME OTHER APPRAISALS? THINGS WON'T BE EXACTLY THE SAME, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'LL REALLY SEE ANY TAX INCREASE. AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE PEOPLE SITTING UP HERE. ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND ALSO THE CITY STAFF. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, WE HAD A GREAT MEETING ON E-BIKES. UM, AGAIN, SEVERAL REALLY GOOD EMAILS THIS WEEK WITH PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT E-BIKES AND SAFETY AND WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THE PARKS. UM, PROBABLY WHOEVER HAS THE PARK BOARD MAY WANT TO COMMENT FURTHER ON THAT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THAT. THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD MEETING THAT WE HAD AN INFO MEETING AND COVERED THAT. UM, FINANCE DEPARTMENT DOES IT AGAIN. UH, KAREN HARPER WHO'S SITTING UP THERE, WE USUALLY DON'T LET HER SIT UP THERE. WE USUALLY MAKE HER SIT DOWN HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. BUT BECAUSE BRENTWOOD WON THEIR 39TH YEAR IN A ROW, THEY GOT THE GFOA CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT. THAT'S THE GOVERNMENT OF FINANCE OFFICERS AND ASSOCIATION FOR THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. AND KAREN HAS BEEN LEADING THAT CHARGE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. AND IT JUST MEANS THAT YOUR FINANCES ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND THAT, UH, THE CITY'S BEING WELL RUN. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FINANCE DEPARTMENT. AND, UM, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT ON THE AGENDA AND I GOTTA SAY, WHAT ABOUT FOOTBALL THIS WEEK? , I GOTTA START WITH MY MEMPHIS TIGERS WE'RE SEVEN AND ONE. WE HAD A GREAT VICTORY. VANDERBILT HERE HAD A GREAT VICTORY AND UT HAD A VICTORY. WHAT A TIME TO BE IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE WITH ALL THE FOOTBALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. SO, WHO'D TENNESSEE BEAT THIS WEEK? KENTUCKY. AH, THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. . OH MAN. THEY WON THE BEER BARREL. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER PIPPEN. UH, YES, I HAVE THE TREE BOARD MEETING REPORT FROM TUESDAY, OCTOBER THE 21ST. OUR FORCED ORDER BUSINESS, OF COURSE, WAS THE APPROVAL OF THOSE MINUTES, WHICH INCLUDED A WRAP UP OF THE TREE TAG MAINTENANCE EVENT THAT WE RECENTLY HAD AT DEERWOOD ARBORETUM. AND, UH, PING SCOUTS HAVE BEEN OVER THERE. UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT REPLACING SOME TAGS THAT HAVE BEEN CHEWED UP BY AGGRESSIVELY HUNGRY SQUIRRELS OVER THERE. , UH, SOME OF THEM PLASTIC AND SOME OF THEM ALUMINUM. AND I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA BE TRYING TO GET ALL THOSE INTO SOMETHING LESS TASTY FOR THE SQUIRRELS , UH, THIS, THIS COULD MEAN SOME CHANGES, SOME OF THOSE OUT. BUT CONNOR ORMAN OF THE PARK BOARD WILL BE SPEARHEADING THAT EFFORT. WE ALSO DISCUSSED HOW WE COULD ENHANCE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, UH, WITH, UH, UH, AROUND SURROUNDING TREES AND THE FREEBOARD, UM, WHICH INCLUDED THE POSSIBILITY OF, OF PUSH NOTIFICATIONS AS WE DISCUSSED WITH CHARLES, UH, SENT OUT THROUGH A DEDICATED APP. WE HOPE THAT COMES TO PASS. UH, THE BRENTWOOD NOON ROTARY, UH, [00:15:01] IS DOING A SERVICE PROJECT AT AL'S HILL ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER THE EIGHTH FROM MAY 30 AM TO 11:00 AM. UH, VOLUNTEERS WILL BE WORKING THERE TO REMOVE INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES. AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SIGNING UP, UH, YOU CAN CONTACT LYNN TUCKER AT WILLIAMSON INC. OR CONTACT ME, UH, VIA OUR CITY MAIL SERVER HERE. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE A SIGNUP LINK FOR YOU. UH, WE HAVE ADDED, UH, TWO NEW PICNIC TABLES AT THE LIBRARY. AND MEANWHILE, WE'RE SEARCHING FOR AN APPROPRIATE, UH, APPROPRIATE NEW TREES TO PLANT TO FULFILL OUR QUOTA FOR NATIVE TREES THERE AT THE LIBRARY. ARBOREA, UH, OUR TREE DISCUSSION, UH, EXCUSE ME. OUR TREE DEDICATION, UH, DISCUSSION IS UNDERWAY WITH THE GOAL OF TYING IT THIS YEAR TO THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GOOD OLD US OF A, WE ALSO DISCUSSED PLANNING AN ADDITIONAL TREE AT THE VETERAN'S MEMORIAL SITE, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED IN BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS ON HERITAGE WAY. I ENCOURAGE ALL COMMISSIONERS TO ATTEND THAT, UH, UH, TO, TO SUPPORT THAT AND TO ATTEND THE VETERANS DAY REMEMBRANCE EVENT. IT'S OPEN TO EVERYONE ON 1111 AT 11, UH, IN CELEBRATION OF VETERANS DAY. AND THAT'S ALSO WITH THE BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS. UH, FINALLY, THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION'S TREE CITY APPLICATION FOR BRENTWOOD IS IN PROGRESS. AND THIS WILL BE THE 36TH YEAR FOR THAT DESIGNATION, HONOR FOR OUR FAIR CITY. SO, GOOD WORK, EVERYONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND SPEAKING OF BARBARA DAY, ARB DAY 2026, PLANNING HAS BEGUN. IT'S UNDERWAY. I KNOW IT'S EARLY. UH, THE DATE FOR THIS EVENT IS MARCH 28TH, 2026. UH, BUT PLEASE MARK THAT SATURDAY PRIOR TO ARBOR DAY ON YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE TREE BAGGING PARTY, SOMETHING THE SCOUTS COULD DO. AB ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE SERVICE CENTER ON GENERAL GEORGE PATTON DRIVE. TIME HAS NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY SET YET, BUT IT'S PROJECTED TO BE PROBABLY IN THE 10 O'CLOCK, UH, IN THE MORNING RANGE. AND FOR THE RECORD, HIS SPONSOR SEARCH IS UNDERWAY FOR THAT EVENT. AND, UH, WITH PREVIOUS SPONSORS ANTICIPATING TO RETURN. AND THOSE SPONSOR SLOTS, WHICH I THINK ARE FEW, ARE STILL OPEN. UH, $250. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S VERY GOOD. THANK COMMISSIONER. MM-HMM . YOU KNOW, THE, UH, TREE BOARD IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. YOU KNOW, THE, UH, THE TREES IN THE CITY ARE ONE OF THE GREATEST INDICATORS ON THE SUCCESS OF A CITY. AND HAVING A GOOD HEALTHY CANOPY HERE IS, UH, IS HUGE. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THAT. THANK. ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER DUNN. THANK YOU. UH, THIS PAST SATURDAY, THE HISTORIC COMMISSION, ALONG WITH, UH, AS THEY ARE THE SONS OF THE REVOLUTION CHAPTERS, UH, SARAH POPE CHAPTER AND THE, UM, ANDREW CROCKETT CHAPTER SPONSORED AN EVENT AT THE LIBRARY. OUR PROJECT FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR TO COME 200 AMERICA, TWO 50 WILL BE ONE OF OUR PROJECTS, WILL HAVE MULTIPLE ONES. OUR KICKOFF ONE WAS TO RECOGNIZE ALL, UM, REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS FROM BRENTWOOD, NOT JUST WILLIAMSON COUNTY, BUT BRENTWOOD. AND SO WE MARKED THE GRAVE OF THOMAS BRADLEY, WHO LATER BECAME A GENERAL. AND I THOUGHT OF YOU BOYS AND GIRLS TONIGHT, BECAUSE HE WAS 15 YEARS OLD WHEN HE JOINED THE ARMY, THE MILITIA TO FIGHT THE BRITISH IN 1776. HOW, HOW ARE ANY OF YOU 15 YET , GET YOUR MUSKET, , GENERAL WASHINGTON MIGHT NEED YOU. IT WAS TRULY AMAZING AT HOW YOUNG SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE. AND SO IT WAS SUCH AN HONOR TO STAND THERE AND LOOK AT THAT SITE AND KNOW WHERE WE WERE ALL OUT HAVING FUN. AND, AND THAT BEAUTIFUL LIBRARY IS BUILT, THAT, THAT PATRIOT WAS LAID TO REST THERE. AND IT'S BEEN THERE SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS. SO IT WAS A GREAT HONOR FOR US TO RECOGNIZE THAT. AND THE PAGEANTRY OF THE EVENT, IT WAS LED IN BY GENTLEMEN IN REVOLUTIONARY WORK, UH, COST, I HATE TO SAY COSTUMES, REENACTORS CLOTHING WITH THE HATS, THE SOCKS, THE THE PATENT LEATHER SHOES, THE WHOLE BIT. IT WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL. WE HAD A DRUM AND FIFE PLAYERS FROM MURPHY'S SP CAME. IT, IT WAS LOVELY. AND EVERYBODY SAYING, GLORY, GLORY, HALLELUJAH. AND YOU COULD FEEL THE PATRIOTISM JUST MOVING THROUGH THE EVENT. VICE MAYOR LITTLE GAVE A LOVELY, LOVELY ADDRESS. AND AFTERWARDS, HE, HE SAID, WELL, THEY GAVE ME A LOT OF GOOD POINTS. I SAID, WHEN YOU SAID PLOW IN ONE HAND AND MUSKET AND THE OTHER, DID THEY GIVE YOU THAT? AND [00:20:01] HE SAID, NO, THAT WAS MINE. I SAID, I KNEW THAT WAS YOURS. 'CAUSE HE'S VERY GOOD AT, AT BEING VERY COLORFUL IN HIS DESCRIPTION. AND SEVERAL OF OUR COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER, GARRIS COMMISSIONER, UH, PIPPIN WERE KIND ENOUGH TO COME. AND AFTERWARDS THE TRAVELERS REST, DAR. SO THIS WAS A REAL JOINT EFFORT, UH, AT REFRESHMENT SERVED IN THE LIBRARY. SO I'M SORRY IF YOU MISSED IT. IT WAS WONDERFUL. AND REALLY, JUST RIGHT NOW, UH, YOU ALL ARE YOU, WE ARE LOOKING AT YOU AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY GENERALS WE MAY BE SEEING SITTING OUT THERE, OR PRESIDENTS OR DOCTORS OR LAWYERS. YOU'VE GOT YOUR WHOLE FUTURE AHEAD OF YOU. AND I'M SURE WHEN HE WAS 15 YEARS OLD, IT NEVER OCCURRED TO HIM THAT HE WOULD BE A GENERAL, AND 200 YEARS LATER, 250 YEARS LATER, HE WOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY PEOPLE IN HIS COMMUNITY. SO IT WAS A MARVELOUS EVENT, AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING WHAT WE DO. JUST AS A FOLLOW UP, CHARLES HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF OH YES. OF POSTING SOME VIDEOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. YES. AND GO LOOK SOME OF THOSE UP, ESPECIALLY THE FIFE AND DRUM CORPS AND, AND, UH, SOME OF THAT BACK ANDRY. IT WAS JUST, IT WAS REALLY ACTUALLY VERY MOVING AND IT WAS, UH, IT WAS SOMETHING EVERYONE SHOULD SEE. YEAH. IT, IT REALLY WAS MOVING. IT REALLY WAS. WELL, VERY GOOD. AND I HATED TO MISS IT. WE WERE OUTTA TOWN FOR A, UH, A BABY SHOWER. I KNOW. WHICH WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT. YEAH. BUT, UM, IT SOUNDS AN AMAZING EVENT. UH, COMMISSIONER GEREZ, THANK YOU. UM, YEAH, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO PUT IT ON. UM, SO, UM, WITH, AS FAR AS THE PARKS, UM, EXCITING NEWS, DECEMBER 13TH IS GOING TO BE THE GRAND OPENING OF, UM, OUR NEWEST PARK. AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND, UM, HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER WILL COOPERATE . AND, UM, AS FAR AS CURRENT EVENTS, NOVEMBER 1ST, WE HAVE A FALL CLEANUP AT GRANNY WHITE PARK. UM, BRING YOUR ITEMS. THERE'S A LIST ON THE WEBSITE, OUR CITY WEBSITE OF ITEMS THAT WE WILL TAKE AND, UM, THAT WAY CLEAR OUT YOUR GARAGES AND ATTICS AND WHATEVER ELSE. UM, AND THEN, UM, HOLD ON. THERE'S, OH, OKAY. SO, AND IT BEING FALL, UM, GO OUT AND ENJOY THE PARKS AND THE, UM, THE TREES. UM, ONE OF MY FAVORITE SAYINGS IS THE LEAVES ARE ABOUT TO SHOW US HOW LOVELY IT IS TO LET, LET THINGS GO. AND, UM, SO GO AND LOOK AT THE BEAUTIFUL LEAVES. UM, AND JUST A REMINDER TO ENJOY THAT. AND WHEN YOU'RE OUT, UM, IF YOU'LL NOTICE, THERE ARE A LOT OF E-BIKES, A LOT OF, UM, MOTORIZED VEHICLES. AND WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE WORKING TWO WHEELERS, . YEAH. TWO WHEELERS, ONE WHEELERS. THERE'S A WHOLE VARIETY OF THINGS. UM, WE ARE WORKING AS A CITY, UM, RIGHT NOW, CURRENTLY WE'RE WORKING WITH THE STAFF AND THE BRENTWOOD POLICE AND, UM, BIKE WALK, BRENTWOOD AND, UM, RESIDENTS. WE HOPEFULLY HAVE YOUR FEEDBACK AS WELL. AND THE SCHOOLS, RIGHT. UM, TO HELP EDUCATE PEOPLE OF BEING COURTEOUS ON THE PATHWAYS. UM, IF YOU'RE ON A MOTORIZED BIKE, IF YOU'RE WALKING FORWARD DEEP, I MEAN THAT, YOU KNOW, SINGLE FILE. BUT, UM, TO HELP EDUCATE AND BRING AWARENESS THAT IF YOU ARE ON THESE, THAT, UM, SPEEDING AND BEING COURTEOUS TO, TO THE PEOPLE, UM, AROUND YOU IS ESSENTIAL FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY. AND SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT, AND WE DO APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK AND THE EMAILS AND, UM, THE CALLS FROM RESIDENTS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT HELPS BRING AWARENESS. SO WE KNOW TO ADDRESS THAT AND HOW TO, HOW TO MOVE FORWARD SO WE ALL CAN ENJOY THE PARKS AND SAFETY AND, UM, AND WATCHING THE LEAVES CHANGE AND, AND FALL. SO, UM, SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE ANSWERS SOON ON HOW THAT, HOW TO MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER, . SO, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER DONAHUE. THANK YOU. UH, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME ALL THREE TROOPS THERE, UM, OF THE SCOUTS 86, 1 AND 22. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. UH, I HOPE YOU'RE ALL MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON YOUR CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY AND NATION. AND I THINK THERE'S ONE MORE, RIGHT? THAT I'M MISSING ANOTHER CITIZENSHIP. BUT, UM, IF ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, IF YOU EVER NEED RESOURCES, ALL OF US ARE HAPPY TO, TO SPEAK WITH YOU AND, UH, AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. UM, TONIGHT WE HAVE A DIFFICULT DECISION. UH, WE HAVE ONE APPLICANT. I MEAN, WE HAVE 11 A APPLICANTS FOR ONE POSITION ON THE PARK BOARD. UM, THAT'S, UH, WHEN I STARTED UP HERE IN MAY, I MENTIONED TO THE MAYOR THAT THIS, UH, THAT FIRST OUR FIRST VOTE WAS DIFFICULT. AND HE SAID THEY'RE ALL GONNA BE DIFFICULT, AND THEY CERTAINLY ARE BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ANYBODY THAT'S NOT QUALIFIED. SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE 11 WONDERFUL PEOPLE. AND I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY THAT JUST IN THE TIME I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, I'VE NOTICED HOW MANY MORE, UH, APPLICATIONS WE HAVE FOR EACH OPEN POSITION ON ALL THE BOARDS COMPARED TO, UH, OVER THE PAST YEARS WHERE THERE WERE JUST A FEW FOR [00:25:01] EVERY SPOT. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE HISTORIC COMMISSION, THE PARKS, UH, THE PARKS BOARD, UH, THE VETERAN VETERANS MONUMENT PEOPLE THIS VERY BUSY SEASON. UH, BUT WELL, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE WELL REPRESENTING OUR CITY AND THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO GET EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN ALL OF THE, UH, HISTORIC AND VETERANS EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON. UH, REPORT FROM THE LIBRARY, THE OCTOBER 17TH THROUGH 19TH BOOK SALE WAS THE MOST PROFITABLE BOOK SALE EVER WITH, UH, A NET INCOME OF APPROXIMATELY $19,236. UM, SO EVERY QUARTER IT JUST GETS BETTER AND BETTER. UM, ON SATURDAY, IN ADDITION TO THE VETERANS EVENT, I MEAN THE, UH, HISTORIC EVENT BEHIND THE LIBRARY. THEY HAD TACULAR, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU WENT TO TACULAR WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER. UH, THIS IS THE SIXTH OR SEVENTH YEAR THEY'VE HAD IT. THERE WERE 920 YOUNG PEOPLE THAT CAME AND GOT A NEW BOOK AND WENT TO 15 DIFFERENT TRICK OR TREAT STATIONS IN THE LIBRARY. AND PARNASSUS BOOKS IN NASHVILLE WAS, UH, VERY, UH, VERY RESPONSIVE. AND THEY, UH, DONATED BOOKS SO THAT EACH CHILD COULD HAVE A NEW BOOK, UH, OTHER ACTIVITIES AT THE LIBRARY EVERY DAY. THERE ARE A LOT. BUT ON SATURDAY THERE WAS THE BOOK TACULAR EVENT, THE GRAVE CEREMONY PLANT SWAP, A TEEN PARTY AND A BINGO AND BAGELS EVENT. AND THERE WERE 1100 PEOPLE THAT WERE AT THE LIBRARY FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN CHECKING OUT BOOKS. SO THAT IS JUST SUCH AN INCREDIBLE, UM, CIVIC CENTER REALLY, THAT WE HAVE IN THE LIBRARY. UH, THE LIBRARY ITSELF WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, YOU GUYS MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OLD FOR THIS, BUT SHARE IT WITH YOUR YOUNGER SIBLINGS OR GRANDCHILDREN OR, OR YOUR CHILDREN, UH, AT 2:00 PM THE TICKETS FOR THE POLAR EXPRESS READING GO ON SALE. AND THAT MAY SOUND LIKE, WELL, THAT'S NOT A BIG DEAL, BUT IT IS BECAUSE IT SELLS OUT IN HOURS OR SELLS OUT. I MEAN, THEY'RE FREE, BUT THE SIGNUP FILLS UP IN HOURS. THERE ARE TWO READINGS THIS YEAR, A LITTLE BIT EARLIER THAN IN THE PAST 3 45 AND 4 45 AND NEW THIS YEAR. THE HOT CHOCOLATE WILL BE STARTING AT 4 45 AFTER THAT SECOND ONE. AND THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE THE EXTRA EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH FOOD ALLERGIES OR RELIGIOUS PREFERENCES. SO THIS IS LIKE A NEW THING. UH, THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO MAKE IT AN INCLUSIVE EVENT. BRENTWOOD ACADEMY WILL BE LEADING THE CHRISTMAS SONGS STARTING AT FIVE 30, AND MAYOR ANDREWS, I THINK WILL BE PRESSING THE BUTTON TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON ON THE TREES. THAT'S THE PLAN. THAT'S THE PLAN. UM, THE ONLY OTHER EVENTS, UH, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, STORY TIMES THERE'S TRICK OR TREATING THIS WEEK AS PART OF THE STORY TIMES. UH, AND EVERYBODY SHOULD, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR NEIGHBORS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, THE MORE CHILDREN ARE READ TO AND THE EARLIER THE READ TO THE BETTER THEY DO ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY. SO IT'S, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE LIBRARY HAS FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT STORY TIMES EVERY WEEK TO MAKE IT EASIER. UH, LAST EVENT IS OUR SPACE PLANNING COMMITTEE. KIND OF A WEIRD NAME, BUT, UH, WE ARE MEETING ON OCTOBER 29TH. IT'S A NEW TIME, ONE O'CLOCK. IT IS AN OPEN MEETING, SO THAT'S WHY I'M ANNOUNCING IT. UM, WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THE RFQ FOR THE TEEN CENTER BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA SOLICIT NEW BIDS AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA START TO PROCESS OF MAKING SPECIFIC PLANS FOR THE QUIET ROOM. COULD YOU REPEAT THOSE POLAR EXPRESS TIMES? YES. THEY'LL BE READING THAT. YES. UH, IT'LL BE AT 3 45 AND 4 45 ON THE FIRST, THE SCHOOL OUT, THEN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, YOU KNOW. WELL, NO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD POINT. I WILL, UM, THANK YOU FOR NOTING THAT. I, I JUST KNOW I DRIVE BY DECEMBER 1ST ABOUT THAT TIME OF DAY, AND THERE A LOT OF, SO MY GUESS IS THAT MIGHT BE A PRESCHOOLER TYPE EVENT, BUT I WILL TALK TO THE FRIENDS. OKAY. YEAH, THAT IS, THAT IS PRETTY IMPORTANT. 'CAUSE I THINK SCHOOL GETS OUT AT THREE 40 YEAH. OR SO, SO, RIGHT. YEAH. YEAH. MIGHT BE A BIG RUSH OVER FROM LIPSCOMB. UM, YEAH. AND THAT'S ON THE FIRST, BUT THE TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE NINTH OKAY. OF NOVEMBER. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL SAY YOU, YOU TALK ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING. I, I CAN'T THINK OF THAT WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT MAYOR DUNN OR COMMISSIONER DUNN, UH, LEADING THE CROWD IN A ROUND OF JINGLE BELLS. THERE YOU GO. WHEN THE TREE WOULDN'T LIGHT. THAT'S, THAT'S RIGHT. . IT WAS OUR, UH, OUR GRISWOLD MOMENT AS WE, UH, TOOK WHAT, I TOOK THREE TRIES TO GET THE CHRISTMAS TREE LID, BUT, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF TAP DANCING AND A, A FANTASTIC MEMORY. THAT WAS GREAT. SWITCH BY THE BATHROOM AND THE LIBRARY THAT HAS BEEN FLIPPED OFF. SO BETTER PRACTICE ON SUNDAY NIGHT. ALL RIGHT. VICE MAYOR, LITTLE ALL RIGHT. UM, HAVE PARTICIPATED IN MANY OF THE EVENTS MENTIONED, BUT, UH, FOR BREVITY, I'LL, I'LL JUST STAY WITH ITEMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN TELL WE STAY PRETTY BUSY HERE IN BRENTWOOD. UM, LAST WEEK THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD WORKED AGAIN ON THE, UM, POLLINATOR GARDEN AT SMITH PARK, PLANTING A LOT OF MILKWEED. IT'S WONDERFUL GETTING THIS RAIN. AND NOW WE NEED A GOOD FREEZE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, 'CAUSE THAT HELPS THE MILKWEED SEED BE ABLE TO GERMINATE IN THE SPRING. AND MONARCH BUTTERFLIES [00:30:01] USUALLY NEED MILKWEED TO, UH, HAVE BABY BUTTERFLIES. SO, UH, WHICH I GUESS ARE ACTUALLY CATERPILLARS TO BEGIN WITH. SO, UM, BUT IT, UH, IT'S JUST VERY IMPORTANT 'CAUSE POLLINATORS HAVE NOT FARED WELL IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. AND WITHOUT POLLINATION, WE HAVE NO FOOD. SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THEM. UM, LAST TUESDAY HAD A GREAT MEETING AT THE VETERAN'S MONUMENT COMMITTEE. HOD DOUGLASS CAME IN, UM, WONDERFUL DESIGN. UH, WE'VE WORKED HARD ON THAT. UM, WE'RE TRYING TO HONE IN SOMETHING THAT WILL BE, UM, OF THE EXCELLENCE AND, UH, EXPECTATIONS OF THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD TO TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AS VETERANS IN THE PAST. THE PRESENT. AND PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS OF, OF A MONUMENT LIKE THAT IS TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION AND THE NEXT GENERATION AFTER THAT TO SERVE IF THEY'RE CALLED, UH, OUR GREAT NATION AND CARRY ON OUR LEGACY OF FREEDOM. SO, UH, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. I, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE ON THE VETERANS MONUMENT COMMITTEE. IT'S BEEN A GREAT COMMITTEE. E EVERYBODY HAS WORKED HARD ON THE DIFFERENT ITEMS WE'VE HAD. UH, I ALSO WANT TO THANK, UH, JAY EVANS AND CHARLES BOOTH, THEIR STAFF MEMBERS. AND THEY'VE WORKED HARD. THEY'VE BEEN FAITHFUL ABOUT MEETING, BUT THERE'S A PASSION IN THERE THAT I THINK WILL CARRY THROUGH AS WE CONTINUE THIS PROJECT. AND THAT LEADS ME AS, UH, COMMISSIONER PIPPEN MENTIONED. BUT WE WILL HAVE A, A VETERAN'S DAY CELEBRATION, UH, ON THE 11TH AT 11:00 AM AND FOR THE SCOUTS, THE REASON IT'S AT 11:00 AM ON THE 11TH IS THAT'S WHEN THE ARMISTICE OF WORLD WAR I WAS SIGNED, UH, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE WAR TO END ALL WARS. WE KNOW THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, BUT OUR GREAT NATION DECIDED TO CELEBRATE ALL THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE PAST AND PRESENT AND WOULD SERVE IN THE FUTURE IN OUR MILITARIES. UM, BRENTWOODS ALWAYS BEEN A PATRIOTIC COMMUNITY, AND I'M HOPING THAT WILL CONTINUE AS A CHILD GROWING UP. I CAN TELL YOU THIS COMMUNITY WAS VERY PATRIOTIC. UM, MANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS SERVED IN WORLD WAR I, WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM. UM, I'M HOPING THAT LEGACY WILL CONTINUE AND IT SEEMS TO EVEN AS SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE MOVED INTO THIS AREA AS THE CITY'S GROWN. UM, AND SPEAKING OF WHICH, EVERYONE HOPEFULLY WILL TAKE PART AND BE A PART OF THIS VETERAN'S MONUMENT. AND ONE WAY TO DO IT IS BY DONATING. AND WE ALREADY HAVE WAYS YOU CAN DONATE ON OUR WEBSITE, THE CITY WEBSITE. UM, ALL GIFTS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. AND IT'S SOMETHING I FEEL LIKE, UM, WE'LL SHOW THE PATRIOTISM OF OUR COMMUNITY. I KNOW IN THE PAST, AS WE'VE DONE CELEBRATIONS FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD TENDS TO WOW IN THE WAY THEY COME OUT AND, AND DO THOSE TYPES OF EVENTS. THIS WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WILL LONG OUTLIVE MYSELF. AND SO, UH, I JUST KNOW THAT WE WILL DO IT WELL. SO PLEASE GIVE, GO ON THE WEBSITE AND GIVE WHATEVER YOU CAN AND, UH, BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THAT'S ALL MAYOR. YEAH, FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. AND TIME. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, UH, THAT PROJECT. MM-HMM . THAT'LL BE REALLY GOOD. ALRIGHT, WELL, ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES OR DISADVANTAGES OF GOING LAST IS A DON'T GET LEFT WITH VERY MUCH MATERIAL. SO I'LL TRY TO FIND SOME STUFF IN ADDITION TO WHAT'S BEEN SAID. I DO WANNA EMPHASIZE JUST A COUPLE THINGS JUST BRIEFLY THAT HAVE BEEN SAID. BUT, UH, KAREN, YOU AND YOUR TEAM, YOU KNOW, THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE, UH, OFFICERS ASSOCIATION IS NO JOKE. AND BEING, YOU KNOW, ALMOST 40 YEARS IN A ROW AS A CITY, IT'S A LEGACY. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU DIDN'T START AS A MIDDLE SCHOOLER, BUT, UH, BUT I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU'VE, UH, BEEN CARRYING THIS FORWARD ALL THESE YEARS. AND, UM, AND WHAT A CREDIT TO TO THE FINANCE TEAM HERE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, YOU KNOW, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IN PUBLIC SAFETY IS, UH, IS A PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY. BUT KNOWING WHERE OUR MONEY COMES FROM AND GOES TO IS A, IS A HUGE, IS A HUGE DEAL. AND MAKING SURE WE'RE RUN FISCALLY, UH, SOUND WELL USING FISCALLY SOUND PRACTICES. UM, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALSO, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER DONAHUE MENTIONED THE FACT, YOU KNOW, USUALLY WITH A BOARD, UH, APPOINTMENT, A LOT OF TIMES WE'LL HAVE TWO OR THREE SLOTS AVAILABLE AND, YOU KNOW, FIVE OR SIX CANDIDATES HAVING ONE SLOT AVAILABLE FOR A, A SHORT TERM AND HAVING, YOU KNOW, 11 PEOPLE APPLY, AND 11 VERY, VERY GOOD QUALIFIED PEOPLE APPLY IS, UH, IS IMPRESSIVE AND APPRECIATED. AND IT DOES MAKE FOR A, A DIFFICULT THING. I KNOW, [00:35:01] UH, AS, AS, AS, AS I DO THESE THINGS, I TRY TO TAKE A LOOK AT OVERALL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND OTHER THINGS, BUT REALLY I THINK ANY ONE OF THESE FOLKS WOULD DO A FINE JOB FOR US. AND I APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, IF ANYONE'S LISTENING OR ANYONE'S PART OF THAT. I APPRECIATE PEOPLE, UM, THEIR WILLINGNESS TO GET INVOLVED. I WANNA MAKE SURE THE COMMISSION HAS IN THEIR CALENDAR, UH, OUR STATE OF, UH, THE CITY ADDRESSED. OUR FIRST ONE IS COMING UP AS I THINK YOU ALL KNOW, IT'S 9:00 AM ON NOVEMBER 13TH. SO JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY. I KNOW WE'VE DONE A COUPLE PRESENTATIONS LATELY, UH, BUT I DO APPRECIATE ANY OF Y'ALL'S FEEDBACK IN TERMS OF WHAT TO BE SURE TO BUILD INTO THE, UH, THE STATE OF THE CITY. I KNOW WE'VE HAD THE, UM, WE RECENTLY DID THE POLICY TALKS WHERE I WENT OUT AND WENT WITH, UM, DAVE CROUCH AND THOSE FOLKS. AND THAT'S KIND OF THE MODEL I'M WORKING ON, UH, OR WORKING FROM IN TERMS OF THE CONTENT AND OF COURSE WORKING WITH CHARLES AND THE TEAM. BUT, UM, BUT IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE US TO PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR A BRIEFING, UM, WE COULD POSSIBLY DO THAT, UH, ASSUMING, I GUESS ATTORNEY COR, IF WE HAVE TIME TO GET IT ON THE AGENDA. BUT IF, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL ARE INTERESTED IN GIVING FEEDBACK ON WHAT CONTENT YOU'D LIKE US TO BE SURE TO INCLUDE IN THE, UM, IN THE STATE OF THE CITY GOING AGAIN, UH, THE STATE OF THE CITY WILL BE GIVEN AT THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY, UM, IN, I THINK MEETING ROOM A AT 9:00 AM ON THE 13TH. SO WE'VE NEVER DONE IT BEFORE. WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE HOW BIG A CROWD TO EXPECT OR NOT EXPECT. WELL, WE'VE DONE THOSE BEFORE I OH, HAVE YOU? YEAH, I GAVE 'EM WHEN I WAS MAYOR. OH, WOW. YEAH, WE, I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY QUIT DOING IT, BUT YOUR MOM DID 'EM TOO. WELL, THERE YOU GO. WELL, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. YEAH, THEY GET 'EM EVERY YEAR FOR YEARS. WELL, IS A TRADITION THAT'S BEING RESTARTED. YES, YES. WELL, GOOD. UH, ALSO, I'VE, I'VE GOTTEN SOME, UM, SOME COMMENTS LATELY ABOUT AIRPLANE TRAFFIC. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR RESIDENT, UH, EXPERT AND PILOT, UH, JAY EVANS ISN'T WITH US TONIGHT, BUT, UM, BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, UH, WELL, TWO COMMENTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE. ONE IS APPARENTLY A, A RUNWAY AT THE, THE, UH, NASHVILLE AIRPORT WAS CLOSED, WHICH ROUTED SOMEWHAT, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE TRAFFIC OVER BRENTWOOD, ANDRON DELE AND OAK HILL AND SOME DIFFERENT AREAS. UM, BUT I ALSO NEED TO OBSERVE THAT THIS COMMISSION HAS ZERO INPUT ON THE FAA AND AND, AND THOSE ROUTES. SO, UH, WHILE IT'S GOOD TO KNOW AND APPRECIATE THE CALLS, THAT IS, UH, NOBODY'S ASKING FOR INPUT AND IT'S LARGELY AN ENGINEERING AND SAFETY DRIVEN DECISION, NOT A, UM, A A PUBLIC PREFERENCE KIND OF DECISION. MAYOR, I CAN TELL YOU, WHEN THEY STOPPED AT THE CALL FOR YEARS, THE BRENTWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SPONSORED IT. OKAY, WELL YOU WERE INVITED TO COME AT THEIR WEEKLY MEETING AND ADDRESS THEM AND ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANTED TO BE THERE. WHEN THE CHAMBERS ALL MERGED INTO ONE COUNTY CHAMBER, THEN IT'S, THEY CEASED TO SPONSOR IT ANYMORE. INTERESTING. SO IT WAS IT JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS YOU THOUGHT, WELL, WHERE ARE PEOPLE GOING TO GO DO THIS? AND IT JUST DIED ON THE VINE. SO IT'S GOOD TO HAVE IT COME BACK. IT IS GOOD TO HAVE IT COME BACK. YES. AND WE'LL TELL YOU THE CHAMBER IS ENTHUSIASTICALLY PROMOTING IT, SO, UH, IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE ENGAGED WITH THAT. YES, IT'S GOOD. NO WILLIAMSON INC. AND UH, THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY CHAMBER ARE REALLY, THEY REALLY ARE A GREAT PARTNER WITH LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD WITH THE STATE OF THE CITY AND, AND MANY THINGS THAT THEY DO TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE BRENTWOOD. ALSO, JUST WANNA PUT IT ON EVERYONE'S RADAR. I THINK ALL OF Y'ALL KNOW, BUT JUST IN CASE ANYONE'S WATCHING, YOU KNOW, UM, WE ARE CURRENTLY STILL DOING OUR TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODERNIZATION, UH, PROJECT. I MENTIONED THAT JUST 'CAUSE I HAVE HAD SOME EMAILS LATELY ABOUT CONGESTION AND TRAFFIC AND I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK THAT WE'RE NOT WORKING HARD ON THAT. WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THAT. AS WELL AS UM, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING FOR THE MULTI-USE TRAIL ON FRANKLIN ROAD, UH, CONNECTING NORTH AND SOUTH. SO CONTINUE ON THERE AND IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO FULL UPDATE ON ALL THOSE PROJECTS AND ONGOING, UH, NON-ROUTINE WORK PLANS. IT IS IN OUR DEPARTMENTAL REPORT POSTED I BELIEVE ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS WELL AS ROLLER COMMISSIONERS. ALRIGHT, SO THAT IS MY REPORT. ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE CLOSE THAT? ALRIGHT, SO THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT [ Consent Agenda] AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL GENERALLY BE ENACTED IN ONE MOTION EXCEPT FOR ANY ITEMS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF ITEMS AT THE TIME. UH, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? NOPE. ALRIGHT, SO CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 71 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC ENTITY PARTNERS JAMES L. RICHARDSON, DRIVER SAFETY MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, RESOLUTION RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 75 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER TO AN AGREEMENT WITH [00:40:01] PRIME CONTROLS LP FOR SCATTER GENERATOR MONITORING, HARDWARE AND SERVICES FOR ADOPTION CONSENT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 76 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING UTILITY EASEMENT THROUGH PROPERTY BELONGING TO WILSON BANK AND TRUST TO FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BARON OFFICE BUILDING AT 50 23 HARPETH DRIVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 77 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF A COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS PROCESS FOR PAVING PROJECT TO COOL SPRINGS HOUSE PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO DASH 2 0 9 OF THE BRENTWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE FOR ADOPTION AND CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 78. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE AND DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY HELD BY THE CITY FOR ADOPTION. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE. MOVE APPROVE VICE MAYOR. LITTLE SECOND. SECOND. UH, SECOND. COMMISSIONER DONAHUE CLOSE. TIE WITH COMMISSIONER PIPPIN. UM, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALRIGHT. PASS UNANIMOUSLY. UH, OLD BUSINESS. DO WE HAVE ANY OLD BUSINESS WE'D LIKE TO PUT ON THE AGENDA? NOPE. I'LL MOVE ON TO NEW [1. Appointment of one (1) member to the Park Board] BUSINESS APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER OF THE PARK BOARD. SO YOU HAVE YOUR BALANCE IN FRONT OF YOU. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SELECT, WE WILL START AROUND. EVERYONE'S DOING, TELL ME WHEN YOU'RE READY. ALRIGHT. COMMISSIONER DUNN VOTES FOR KATHY OLIN. COMMISSIONER GARRIS VOTES FOR STACEY CASE. COMMISSIONER DONAHUE VOTES FOR KATHY OLIN. COMMISSIONER PIPPEN VOTES FOR JENNIFER BOURNE. COMMISSIONER TRAVIS VOTES FOR BRIAN SHAW VICE MAYOR. LITTLE VOTES FOR STACEY CASE AND MAYOR ANDREWS VOTES FOR STACEY CASE. SO, ALL RIGHT, SO DOES NOT, YES, WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE WITH FOUR. WE HAVE JENNIFER BORN WITH ONE STACEY CASE WITH THREE, KATHY OLAND WITH TWO, AND BRIAN SHAW WITH ONE. UM, YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO, BUT HISTORICALLY WHAT WE'VE DONE IS VOTE FROM THOSE PEOPLE REMAINING. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS ROUND TWO NAMES. DO YOU NEED THE NAMES AGAIN? TAKE THE NAMES AGAIN. UM, JENNIFER BOURNE, STACY CASE. KATHY OLIN AND BRIAN SHAW. ALL RIGHT. THE COUNCILS WHY OUR NAMES COMMISSIONER DUNN VOTES FOR KATHY OLIN. COMMISSIONER DONAHUE VOTES FOR KATHY OLIN. COMMISSIONER GARRIS VOTES FOR KATHY OLIN. MAYOR ANDREWS VOTES FOR STACEY CASE VICE MAYOR. LITTLE VOTES FOR STACEY CASE. COMMISSIONER TRAVIS VOTES FOR KATHY OLIN AND COMMISSIONER PIPPIN VOTES FOR STACEY CASE. I THINK THAT GIVES, UH, KATHY OLIN WITH FOUR AND STACEY CASE WITH THREE. SO KATHY O IS SO KATHY CONGRAT, YOU LOOK A FANTASTIC SMARTBOARD. OH, OH. KATHY, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT, SO AFTER THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS? IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD? ALRIGHT, SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? ADJOURN, MOVE. ADJOURN. COMMISSIONER DONIA SECOND. COMMISSIONER PIPPEN. ALRIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. SO ADJOURNED. HEY, THANK YOU. CAN YOU TELL ME STEVE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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