* 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 to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Commissioner Travis Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Mayor Andrews] CALL TO ORDER THE, UH, REGULAR MEETING THE BRENTWOOD CITY COMMISSION FOR NOVEMBER 24TH, 2025. I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND, UH, WE'LL START OUT WITH THE INVOCATION BY COMMISSIONER TRAVIS, AND THEN I'LL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. DEAR GOD, AS THANKSGIVING WEEK UNFOLDS, WE PAUSE TO THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS WE HOLD. DEAR, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS THAT SURROUND US IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR WONDERFUL CITY, WHICH INCLUDES ROLLING HILLS, BEAUTIFUL PARKS, ABUNDANT CITY SERVICES, AND OUR OUTSTANDING FIRST RESPONDERS. GRANT, PEACE TO OUR COMMUNITY, WISDOM TO OUR LEADERS, AND COMPASSION IN OUR HEARTS. FOR THOSE IN NEED, MAY THIS SEASON REMIND US TO LIVE WITH THE THANKFULNESS EACH DAY, TO SHARE GENEROUSLY AND TO WALK HUMBLY IN YOUR LIGHT. AMEN. AMEN. TO STAND, FACE THE FLAG. I PLEDGE ALL 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. ALL RIGHT, OUR FIRST [2. Approval or Correction of Minutes] ITEM OF BUSINESS TONIGHT IS THE APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES. MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER TRAVIS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DONAHUE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW WE'LL GO TO, UH, COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS. INDIVIDUALS MAY COMMENT ON ANY ITEM INCLUDED ON THE CONSENT OR THE REGULAR AGENDA OR ON ANY OTHER MATTER REGARDING THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD. ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CITIZENS WHO WISH TO REQUEST AN ITEM BE MOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION. SHOULD MAKE THAT KNOWN AT THIS TIME AS SIGN SHEET IS PROVIDED, CHIEF OWEN SIGNED UP. UM, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN UP TO, UM, TO SPEAK. I THINK RHONDA, YOU'RE THE ONLY NON-CITY TEAM MEMBER IN THE AUDIENCE. WE'D LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT. ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. SO THEN WE'LL [ Report from City Manager Report from the City Attorney Reports and comments by Commissioners and Mayor] MOVE FOR A REPORT FROM OUR CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING. A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON THIS TIME OF YEAR. SO WE'LL START WITH A QUICK REMINDER THAT OUR CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED, UH, THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. THE LIBRARY WILL CLOSE AT 6:00 PM ON WEDNESDAY, AND IT WILL REMAIN CLOSED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE PARKS WILL BE OPEN ON THANKSGIVING DAY FROM DAWN UNTIL 6:00 PM AND RETURN TO, UH, REGULAR OPERATING HOURS ON FRIDAY. SO I'LL LOOK AT CHARLES, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE WE HAVE ALL THAT POSTED OUT THERE FOR, FOR PEOPLE TO SEE. UM, WE HOPE THAT EVERYONE CAN JOIN US FOR A MERRY AND BRIGHT CELEBRATION ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 1ST, WHICH INCLUDES THE OFFICIAL LIGHTING OF THE BRENTWOOD CHRISTMAS TREE. IT'LL BE MY FIRST ONE, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. UH, WE'LL HAVE FREE HOT CHOCOLATE, WHICH I'M ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO. UH, AND THAT'S PROVIDED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY. THERE WILL ALSO BE, UH, TWO ALREADY SOLD OUT POLAR EXPRESS STORY TIMES, UH, ONE AT 3:45 PM AND THE OTHER AT 4 45 IN THE ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING IS IS AT FIVE 30, UH, PM ON THE LIBRARY'S FRONT LAWN. THE BRENTWOOD ACADEMY SINGERS WILL PERFORM DURING THIS YEAR'S CEREMONY, SO LOOKS TO BE A GREAT CEREMONY. UM, ON REGARDING PLAYGROUNDS, TWO OF OUR PLAYGROUNDS WILL BE CLOSED IN EARLY DECEMBER FOR REM MULCHING. UH, THE RIVER PARK PLAYGROUND WILL BE CLOSED, UH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND THROUGH FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, AND THE AL CREEK PARK PLAYGROUND WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, DECEMBER 8TH THROUGH DECEMBER, UH, EXCUSE ME, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15TH. THESE DATES ARE A LITTLE BIT FLUID DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER OR OTHER UNFORESEEN DELAYS, BUT, UH, AND THEY COULD CAUSE THE PLAYGROUNDS TO BE, UH, CLOSED A LITTLE LONGER OR A LITTLE SHORTER DEPENDING ON, UH, HOW MUCH LUCK WE HAVE WITH WEATHER AND OTHER THINGS. AND THEN FINALLY, THE UH, BRENTWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT IS COLLECTING NEW AND UNWRAPPED TOYS FOR THE GRACE WORKS MINISTRIES, UH, MAJOR PROGRAM UNTIL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5TH. UH, THE DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT DROP OFF BOX LOCATIONS BETWEEN 8:00 AM AND 5:00 PM AT ANY CITY OWNED BUILDING, INCLUDING, UH, ANY OF OUR, UH, FIRE AND RESCUE STATIONS, JOHN P. HOLT, BRENTWOOD LIBRARY, UH, BRENTWOOD SERVICE CENTER, BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND BRENTWOOD CITY HALL. AND SO THE DONATIONS WILL STOCK THE SHELVES FOR HUNDREDS OF, UH, PARENTS EXPERIENCING POVERTY OR CRISIS THIS TIME OF YEAR. UH, THOSE PARENTS WILL SELECT GIFTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN DURING THE SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER. SO IT'S A, A GOOD THING WE'RE DOING TO TRY TO REACH OUT AND HELP THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S MY REPORT. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE FROM THERE TO OUR REPORT FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY. I DIDN'T EVEN PUT MY MICROPHONE ON, BUT I DO NOT HAVE A REPORT FOR Y'ALL TONIGHT, . VERY GOOD. SO THEN WE'LL START, UH, REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM, UH, COMMISSIONERS. [00:05:02] SO, UM, I GUESS TONIGHT MAYBE I'LL TAKE A VOLUNTEER WHO'D LIKE TO START? AWESOME. ALRIGHT, JEN. VERY GOOD. UH, FIRST I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT, UH, HAVING BEEN ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHEN WE WERE PLANNING WIND HILL PARK, UH, AND I THOUGHT I KNEW WHAT IT WAS GONNA LOOK LIKE, BUT I'M AMAZED AT HOW WHAT A WHAT AN AMAZING PARK IT IS. IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE. AND, UM, KIM'S GONNA, COMMISSIONER GOERS IS GONNA SHARE SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT. UM, I ALSO, UH, WANT TO THANK THE CITY STAFF THAT PUT TOGETHER THE EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DINNER. IT WAS MY FIRST ATTENDANCE AND, UM, AGAIN, AN IMPRESSIVE EVENT AND I FELT, UH, IT, IT WAS GOOD TO GET TO KNOW EVERYBODY THAT THAT WAS THERE. UM, I ALSO WANNA THANK THE HR DEPARTMENT. UM, EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN IN MEDICINE FOR DECADES, THAT WAS MY FIRST TIME ACTUALLY HAVING TO EXPERIENCE ENROLLING IN HEALTHCARE AND, UH, BEING ON THIS END AND SEEING ALL THE WORK THAT THE HR DEPARTMENT PUT INTO THAT TO GET EVERYBODY UP TO DATE ON THE NEW, UH, BENEFITS AND EVERYTHING. I THINK, UH, I, I APPRECIATED ALL THAT. AND THEN ONTO THE LIBRARY. UM, THANKS TO THE MULTI-TALENTED AND VERY STRONG LIBRARY STAFF, THE TEEN SPACE HAS NOW BECOME THE QUIET ROOM. AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME PICTURES, HOLLY. SO THE TEEN SPACE HAS BECOME THE QUIET ROOM, BUT THE OLD QUIET ROOM, WHICH ALSO USED TO BE THE AUDIO VISUAL ROOM IS GOING TO BE OFFICIALLY THE TEEN SPACE WHEN IT GETS RENOVATED. BUT THE LIBRARY STAFF MOVED ALL OF THE TEEN THINGS INTO THE OLD QUIET ROOM, UH, BY THEMSELVES THERE. AND, UM, THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF POSITIVE BENEFITS THERE. ONE, IT'LL GIVE THE TEENS MORE SPACE TO STUDY DURING FINALS WEEK COMING UP. UM, YOU KNOW, IT'LL BE QUIETER FOR THEM. IT ALSO WILL GIVE THE STAFF AND THE TEENS A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THEY REALLY NEED IN THAT SPACE. AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE START TO GET PROPOSALS AGAIN FOR THE NEW DESIGN, UM, I THINK WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF HOW TO USE THE SPACE. AND, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE STAFF DID WAS THEY PUT, UH, SOME CLING COVERAGE OVER THE WINDOWS SO THE TEENS DON'T HAVE EVERYBODY LOOKING IN ON THEM WHEN THEY WALK DOWN THE HALLWAY. THE TEEN SPACE IS GOING TO, UH, BE THE QUIET ROOM AND THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE OFFICIALLY RE STARTING RENOVATIONS EARLY IN 2026. UH, FOR NOW IT'S JUST A QUIET OPEN SPACE, WHICH LOOKS MUCH BIGGER NOW THAT ALL THE BOOKSHELVES AND THE TEEN STUFF ISN'T IN THERE. BUT, UM, SO THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. UH, AND, UM, THE CITY MANAGER ALREADY TOLD YOU ABOUT THE, UH, CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AND I THINK THIS WILL BE YOUR, YOUR TURN TO PRESS THE BUTTON. IS THAT RIGHT? MARY ANDREWS TO PRESS THE BUTTON? UH, RUMOR. ALL RIGHT, SO THE NEXT THING AT THE LIBRARY IS ON DECEMBER 6TH, WHICH IS MORNING IT WITH SANTA, WHICH OCCURS BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 11:00 AM AND EVERYONE'S WELCOME. SO IF YOU WANNA, YOU KNOW, GIVE SANTA YOUR LIST, ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS, FEEL FREE. UH, THE ONLY THING THAT IS TICKETED IS THE MAGIC SHOW AT NINE O'CLOCK, UH, OR NINE 30. AND THAT, UM, THOSE TICKETS WERE ALREADY GONE FOR BOTH OF THE, THE TWO MAGIC SHOWS THAT ARE GONNA BE THERE THAT DAY AND THE BACK OF THE LIBRARY, WHICH KIND OF STARTS WHERE THE NEW QUIET ROOM IS AND INCLUDES. THE STUDY ROOM CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE HEAT. UH, THE BOILER NEEDS A PART WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO COME TODAY AND THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO FIX IT TOMORROW, BUT WE'RE NOT SURE THAT THE PART ACTUALLY CAME IN TODAY. UH, BUT THEY ARE STILL, IT'S STILL A USABLE SPACE. IT'S JUST NOT QUITE AS WARM AS IT SHOULD BE. AND THAT'S, THAT'S MY REPORT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER TRAVIS. THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION INFO MEETING IS TOMORROW MORNING BECAUSE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THURSDAY, BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TURKEY THAT DAY INSTEAD. UH, THANK YOU TO CITY STAFF FOR A WONDERFUL EMPLOYEE DINNER. APRIL, YOU AND YOUR TEAM JUST DID SUCH A GREAT JOB. THAT WAS REALLY FUN. WE HAD A GREAT TIME. UM, ROBOTICS TOURNAMENT. HOLLY, I THINK WE GOT A, I WENT TO THE ROBOTICS TOURNAMENT AT BRENTWOOD MIDDLE. OH MY GOSH. YOU TALK ABOUT FUN. IT IS SO FUN. THESE KIDS ARE SO SMART AND THEY'RE SO INTO THIS. AND THE PARENTS WERE ALSO GRATEFUL THEY THANKED THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY DO. MOST OF THE KIDS WERE, UH, THE LOCAL TEAMS. OF COURSE HERE, THERE WERE 65 TEAMS TOTAL AT THE ROBOTICS TOURNAMENT. AND THEIR BIGGEST JOY IS WE KICK OFF THE TOURNAMENT BY ME TRYING TO PICK UP STUFF AND MOVE IT. AND IT DOESN'T EVER WORK VERY WELL, BUT IT'S ONLY A TWO MINUTE ROUND, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. BUT, UH, IT WAS REALLY GOING BRENTWOOD MIDDLE, DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB ON THAT ROBOTICS TOURNAMENT. UH, THANK YOU TO CHARLES BOOTH AND THE CITY UPDATE THAT WAS RECENTLY SENT OUT. VERY GOOD. CHARLES, YOUR PLATE SEEMS TO ALWAYS BE FULL AND YOU KEEP DOING IT. WE, WE ARE VERY, VERY APPRECIATIVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER PIPPEN. SURE. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO DITTO THE COMMENTS, UH, BY COMMISSIONER, UH, TRAVIS AND COMMISSIONER DONAHUE, THE EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DINNER WAS TOPNOTCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THOSE EFFORTS. AND IT WAS GOOD TO SEE B BASICALLY, I THINK I MENTIONED THIS AT THE [00:10:01] EVENT, UM, TO SEE THE PEOPLE THAT I DON'T SEE DURING THE DAY, BUT IF THEY WEREN'T THERE, WE WOULD DEFINITELY FEEL A DIFFERENCE HERE. AND THE DAY MADE A DIFFERENCE AND IT WAS GREAT TO ACTUALLY PUT SOME NAMES OF THE FACES THERE. UH, THE TREE BOARD, THE TREE BOARD HAS, HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THAT BRENTWOOD TREE BOARD IS GONNA HOST ITSELF VERY POPULAR ARBOR DAY EVENT. UH, THAT'S ON SATURDAY, MARCH 26TH OF 26TH, SO THAT'S 3 26 26 IF YOU'RE INTO MEMORABLE NUMBERS, THAT GOES FROM 10:00 AM TO 12:30 PM THAT'S A SATURDAY AT THE JOHN P. HOLT BRENTWOOD LIBRARY. NOW HOURS THIS YEAR, HUH? WHAT WERE THE HOURS THIS YEAR? UH, I THINK IT'S 10:00 AM TO 1230. OKAY. SO STARTING AT 10. YEAH. PRETTY GOOD. UH, IN PREPARATION, THE TREE BOARD HAS PLANNED AHEAD TO ACQUIRE THE, UH, NECESSARY NUMBER OF TREE SAPLINGS THAT THEY ALWAYS, UH, GIVE OUT OF THIS EVENT. AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT THAT ORDER WAS PLACED BACK IN AUGUST AND, UH, WE'RE RIGHT ON TARGET FOR A TIMELY DELIVERY. AND, UH, JUST IN LITTLE FYI, IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT, UH, AT LEAST 1,850 TREE SAPLINGS, UH, WOULD BE NEEDED. BUT THE ORDER PLACED WAS FOR 2000 BECAUSE THAT GAVE US AN EXTRA BONUS OF 200 FREE. SO WE'RE ENDING UP WITH 2200 AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT WE'LL GIVE OUT EVERY ONE OF THOSE. UM, THE ARBOR DAY EVENT AT THE LIBRARY IS ALWAYS A VERY POPULAR ONE, AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. UH, AND THAT INCLUDES THE ALWAYS FUN TREE BAGGING PARTY THAT HAPPENS BEFOREHAND AT THE SERVICE CENTER ON, UH, GENERAL GEORGE PATTON DRIVE. AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WHO HAS A SCOUT GROUP, UH, A CHURCH GROUP OR CIVIC GROUP TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS. 'CAUSE IT'S A LOT OF FUN. UH, FOR ARBOR DAY, WE ALWAYS HAVE A THEME. AND THE THEME FOR 2026, UH, IS, UH, THE, THE POSTER CONTEST AND THE WRITING CONTEST THAT IS THIS YEAR THEY WILL BE, EXCUSE ME, NEXT YEAR, THEY WILL BE PAYING TRIBUTE TO OUR COUNTRY'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY. AND THE THEME IS CELEBRATING THE ROOTS OF OUR NATION. SEE WHAT WE DID THERE, , THE POSTER CONTEST, BY THE WAY, IS FOR THE LOCAL ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. AND, BUT THE WRITING, UM, CONTEST IS FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT STUDENTS. SO THERE IS A DELINEATION THERE. THERE'S ALSO AN ACORN CONTEST, UH, WHERE PARTICIPANTS GUESS THE NUMBER OF ACORNS IN A JAR. AND I ACTUALLY HAVE SQUIRRELS IN MY BACKYARD WHO COULD PROBABLY DO THAT RIGHT NOW. UH, AND LIKE, UH, PREVIOUS CELEBRATIONS, BRENTWOODS 2026 ARBOR DAY WILL HAVE DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTALLY RELATED, UH, VENDORS ON SITE AND THEY'LL BE OFFERING, OF COURSE, THE FREE TREE SEEDLINGS, SOME FREE FOOD AND SOME FREE ICE CREAM. AND, UH, WE JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME AND BE A PART OF THIS AND HELP US CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY AND BRENTWOODS 36TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF BEING DESIGNATED AS A CERTIFIED TREE CITY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . COMMISSIONER DUNN. THANK YOU MAYOR. THE HISTORIC BOARD MET LAST FRIDAY, AND, UM, WE HAD SEVERAL ITEMS OF BUSINESS THAT WERE INTERESTING. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU MIGHT RECALL ON FRANKLIN ROAD, THERE WAS THE HOOD'S RETREAT, HUGE, ONE OF THOSE STATE MARKERS THAT ARE ABOUT $3,500 NOW. AND THE STATE OF COURSE, HAD THAT INSTALLED, THAT WHEN THE ROAD WAS WIDENED, THEY REMOVED THEM AND THEY PUT 'EM IN A TDOT GARAGE. SOME ARE FOUND AND SOME ARE NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE FOR THREE YEARS NOW, THEY'VE TRIED TO FIND IT. THEY'VE SEARCHED EVERY PLACE THEY'VE PUT TDOT SIGNS. AND SO, UM, THEY ADVISED US THAT, UH, THEY WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO SEARCH AND THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO REPLACE IT AS FUNDS ALLOWED. WELL, WE KNEW WHAT THAT MEANT, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE. SO WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING, WE THINK WE KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. SO OUR MARKER COMMITTEE WILL DO A $400 SIGN, VERY NICE. BUT WE WILL MARK THE SPOT WITH SOME APPROPRIATE WORDING TO, TO, UH, MEMORIALIZE WHAT HAPPENED THERE. SO YOU'LL BE SEEING THAT SOON. AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OLAND. 'CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAVE ASKED, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO'VE LIVED HERE A LONG TIME, REMEMBER THAT SON. SECONDLY, ALL THE 131 QUESTIONS ARE READY FOR THE HISTORY BOW. WE HAVE SIX SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING. JAY EVANS, I'M ASSUMING IS OUR BUZZER MAN AGAIN THIS YEAR. AND MR. GAGE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF YOUR PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER, WHO WAS ONE OF OUR SCORERS AND BE WITH US THAT NIGHT, SITTING ON THE FRONT ROW SCORING? SURE. GOOD. WE GOT HIM . NOTHING LIKE, NOTHING LIKE PUBLIC ON THAT PRESSURE IS, IS, YEAH, YOU'LL LOVE IT. IT'S, [00:15:01] IT'S REALLY A FUN NIGHT. AND LAST, WHAT DATE IS THAT? PARDON ME? WHAT DATE IS THE HISTORY BOWL? FEBRUARY 26TH, UM, THURSDAY. A THURSDAY NIGHT SNOW DATE, THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY. UM, AND ALL OF YOU, OF COURSE, ARE INVITED TO RAVENSWOOD MANSION DECEMBER 5TH AT NINE 30 FOR OUR HOLIDAY BRUNCH, AND WE HOPE YOU CAN ATTEND. UH, IT, IT, IT WON'T LAST BUT MAYBE TWO HOURS, SO IT SHOULD BE A FUN MORNING. AND, AND I TOO WANT TO THANK APRIL CURLIN AND HER DEPARTMENT FOR PUTTING ON SUCH A NICE EVENT AT THE EMPLOYEES BANQUET. AND THE APPRECIATION BREAKFAST WAS REALLY VERY, VERY WELL DONE. I THINK EVERYBODY HAD A GOOD TIME. SO I DID WANT TO MENTION ONE MORE THING FROM OUR VETERAN'S DAY EVENT. MR. TOM FREEMAN, WHO HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL AND MAYOR, I HOPE I'M NOT STEALING SOMETHING YOU WERE PLANNING TO SAY AND ORGANIZING THIS THE LAST THREE YEARS HAS, IS, HAS NOTIFIED US THAT HE IS MOVING AND, UH, HE WILL BE SORELY MISSED BECAUSE HE WAS, HE WAS THE MOVER BEHIND THIS AND, AND WORKED SO TIRELESSLY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND HE HAD STARTED A GROUP CALL HONOR THE VETERANS. WELL, THIS I THOUGHT WAS VERY INTERESTING IN THEIR PROGRAM. STEVE, I KNOW YOU ATTEND THE BRENTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH, SO WE WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR FRIENDS THERE. HONOR OUR VETERANS JOINED BY THE DEACONS OF THE BRENTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH HAS LED THE EFFORT TO DECORATE THE GRAVESIDE OF THOSE IN THE STATE. VETERANS CEMETERY REQUIRES VOLUNTEERS TO PLACE 13,000 FLAGS. NOW, THAT'S A LOT OF WORK. SO WE THANK MR. FREEMAN, THE VOLUNTEERS, HE'S GOT, WE THANK THE DEACONS WHO I'M SURE ORGANIZED A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS. THAT'S, THAT'S QUITE A COMMUNITY SERVICE AND I NEVER KNEW THAT YOUR CHURCH DID THAT. AND YOU, YOU NEED TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW. SO THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. VERY GOOD. COMMISSIONER EZ. THANK YOU. UH, MAYOR. UM, SO WE HAVE, UM, LEADERSHIP BRENTWOOD. UM, I, WE HAD A LUNCH WITH THEM AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY IT WAS AMAZING, THOSE YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN CAME UP WITH SOME REALLY GREAT IDEAS FOR THIS E-BIKE THING. AND I, I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH THEM AND, UM, HOPEFULLY COME UP WITH BETTER SOLUTIONS, BUT IT ALSO RESTORED MY FAITH AND WE HAVE GREAT LEADERS THAT ARE COMING UP BEHIND US. AND SO IT WAS, IT WAS A FANTASTIC, UM, AFTERNOON. AND, UM, TO ECHO, UM, THE, THE THANKS FOR THE SERVICE DINNER AND THE, UM, THE, THE BREAKFAST AND THE DINNER, IT WAS A GREAT TIME. I HAVE TO SAY I 40 YEARS, UM, I, I WAS FIDDLING AROUND WITH THE NUMBERS AND I REALIZED THERE 43 PEOPLE, UM, CAME UP WITH. I DIDN'T EVEN, I DON'T HAVE ALL, ANYWAY, THE NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING ON THE HOW MANY YEARS OF SERVICE, JUST THE FIRE ALONE. IT'S 190 YEARS OF SERVICE COMBINED AND THE POLICE 150. SO NOT TO START A COMPETITION, BUT I'M JUST SAYING IT WAS, YOU KNOW, JUST IS REMARKABLE THAT WE HAVE THAT KIND OF, UH, UM, NUMBERS THAT, THAT STAY WITH THE CITY. SO, UM, SO, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THEN, UM, ALSO, UM, IN ADDITION TO THE MULCH, OWL CREEK IS ALSO GETTING NEW BASKETBALL BACKBOARDS, UM, THAT ARE COMING IN DECEMBER. SO I'M SURE A LOT OF FOLKS ARE GONNA BE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. AND DECEMBER 13TH AT 10:00 AM IS THE WINDY HILL, UM, GRAND OPENING. AND UM, I THINK WE HAVE, UM, THANKS TO COMMISSIONER DONAHUE PICTURES THAT ARE, UM, SHOWING THE PROGRESS. AND IT LOOKS, I'VE HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE COMMENT ON HOW BEAUTIFUL IT LOOKS AND, UM, COMING ALONG THE, THE EVERYTHING IS 95% CONCRETE HAS BEEN DONE, THE PLAYGROUND'S INSTALLED. IT JUST IS GONNA BE GREAT AND A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK, UM, FOR THAT. AND SO, UM, HOPEFULLY Y'ALL CAN COME OUT ON THE 10 OR THE 13TH AT 10 AND IT'S THE SAME DAY THE NEIGHBORHOOD LUMINARIES ARE GONNA BE HAPPENING. SO IT'S A, UM, IT'LL BE A REALLY GREAT, UM, EVENT. AND THEN LASTLY, UM, I ATTENDED THE BRENTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT SELF-DEFENSE CLASS, WHICH, UM, IS VERY HANDS-ON AND IT WAS A LITTLE INTIMIDATING. , I MEAN, COURSE WAS I'LL, IT JUST, I WAS SURPRISED AT HOW HANDS-ON IT WAS ANYWAY, BUT IT WAS FANTASTIC AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND, UM, THAT YOU TAKE THAT AND, UM, HAVE YOUR SISTERS AND, AND MOMS AND NEIGHBORS THAT HAVEN'T TAKEN THAT TAKE PART OF IT. THEY DID A GREAT JOB, BUT I MEAN IT REALLY WAS, UH, THE FIRST CLASS WAS ACTUALLY JUST TALKING AND THEN IT BECAME HANDS ON. SO THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT, WELL, MAYBE IT'S MORE JUST DEMOING AND NO IT'S NOT, IT'S HANDS ON. [00:20:01] SO ANYWAY, BUT IT WAS A GREAT, THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB. SO, UM, THANKS TO THE POLICE FOR PUTTING THAT ON AND MAKING THAT AVAILABLE, UM, TO, TO FOLKS. IT WAS A GREAT JOB. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR. PRETTY GOOD VICE MAYOR. LITTLE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, VETERANS COMMITTEE UPDATE. WE'VE BEEN MEETING ACTUALLY WEEKLY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW AS WE, UH, COME UP WITH THE DESIGNS ALONG WITH HODGSON DOUGLAS, UH, ARCHITECT, UH, FIRM. AND, UH, WE'LL BE PRESENTING THAT, UH, DECEMBER 4TH BRIEFING, UH, JUST A LITTLE LESS THAN THAN TWO WEEKS. UM, AND WE HAD A GREAT MEETING THIS MORNING AND, UH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW APPRECIATIVE I AM OF EVERYBODY ON THAT COMMITTEE. UH, IT'S REALLY A GOOD HARDWORKING COMMITTEE. UM, AND I'M GONNA GIVE A, A SHOUT OUT TO EACH OF 'EM BY NAME AS, UH, TOM CARR JR. JEFF NEY, PATRICK HAWKINS, LENORA KOWSKI, JAMES QUIS, UH, OUR SECRETARY, ASHLEY MCNULTY, OUR VICE CHAIR MELISSA LINCOLN KER. AND I'M BLESSED TO, TO TO CHAIR THE COMMITTEE, BUT LOOKING FORWARD AND IT'S VERY EXCITING AS WE APPROACH THIS. AND, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE COMMISSIONERS SEEING ALL THE HARD WORK THEY'VE DONE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE WE STARTED. AND I GUESS IT WAS LATE JUNE WHEN WE STARTED. SO, UH, AND THEN MY SECOND THING IS SOMETHING, UH, DOING WITH THE HOLIDAY COMING UP THURSDAY. AND IF Y'ALL SUFFER ME TO DO THIS, I'D LIKE TO READ PSALM 100. AND SO PSALM FORGIVING, THANKS. MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE TO THE LORD ALL THE EARTH. SERVE THE LORD WITH GLADNESS. COME INTO HIS PRESENCE WITH SINGING. KNOW THAT THE LORD, HE IS GOD. IT IS HE WHO MADE US. AND WE ARE HIS, WE ARE HIS PEOPLE IN THE SHEEP OF HIS PASTOR. ENTER HIS GATES WITH THANKSGIVING AND HIS COURTS WITH PRAISE. GIVE THANKS TO HIM. BLESS HIS NAME. FOR THE LORD IS GOOD. HIS STEADFAST LOVE ENDURES FOREVER AND HIS FAITHFULNESS TO ALL GENERATIONS. MAY YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE A SAFE AND BLESSED, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, A THANKFUL THANKSGIVING ON, UH, THIS YEAR. THANK YOU MAYOR. I'M THINKING ABOUT THIS MAYOR. WELL, I THINK WE'VE COVERED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING I HAD ON MY LIST. , THANK YOU ALL FOR A VERY THOROUGH JOB. UM, YOU KNOW, WE'LL SAY, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN SAYING SEVERAL TIMES IN THE STATE OF THE CITY I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT MAKES BRENTWOOD IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT MAKES BRENTWOOD BRENTWOOD. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE TO CALL IT IS, YOU KNOW, BRENTWOOD IS CENTERED AROUND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND HERE THIS VARIETY OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND IT'S, IT'S REALLY ON DISPLAY. AND THE, THAT WEEK WE JUST HAD, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE HAD I THINK AT LEAST ONE, IF NOT THREE FUNCTIONS FOR THE COMMISSIONERS EVERY DAY THAT WEEK. UM, IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING. BUT SEEING, YOU KNOW, LIKE, YOU KNOW, APRIL, YOU AND HER TEAM AND YOU KNOW, REALLY THE WHOLE CITY STAFF PULLING TOGETHER THE RECOGNITION EVENTS FOR THE, THE TEAM, YOU KNOW, THE SPIRIT OF THE TEAM, UM, IT JUST, IT IS JUST SO FUN TO GO TO THOSE AND TALK TO EVERYBODY AND JUST, WE WERE SO BLESSED TO HAVE THE PEOPLE WE HAVE TO WORK WITH, BUT THEN THE VETERANS OR THE VETERANS DAY CEREMONY AND I MEAN, I WAS STUNNED AT THE ATTENDANCE. I MEAN I REALLY, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING SOMETHING PRIOR TO THE, THE, THE MONUMENT, I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY ROOM, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE FEEL KIND OF EMPTY AND I THINK WE, WE WOULD PACKED THE COMMUNITY ROOM AND THE LOBBY. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF KNOW IF WE'VE GOT A COUNT, BUT IT HAD TO BE MORE THAN A HUNDRED PEOPLE THERE. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN CLOSER TO 150. LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN WE HAVE IT OUTSIDE AND YEAH, VERY MUCH SO MONUMENT THERE AND HANDLE EVEN MORE PEOPLE. AND SIMILAR, YOU KNOW, WITH THE STATE OF THE CITY ON THAT THURSDAY AND, AND CHARLES BOOTH, I WANNA RECOGNIZE YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, PUTTING TOGETHER A NICE FORMAT AND, AND GETTING UP THERE WITH ME ON, YOU KNOW, TO, TO DELIVER A KIND OF A LONG CONVERSATION. BUT IT WAS MUCH BETTER THAN A LONG MONOLOGUE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. BUT ONCE AGAIN, I MEAN OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE PRETTY MUCH FILLED, YOU KNOW, MEETING ROOMS A AND B WITH PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO COME OUT AND SEE THAT AND REALLY I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA BE LUCKY TO FILL ONE OF 'EM, YOU KNOW, WHO WANTS TO COME HERE AND ME TALK. BUT THEY REALLY, UM, DIDN'T COME FOR THAT. THEY CAME TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY AND UH, AND THE FEEDBACK I GOT WAS, I THINK THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AS A COMMISSION AND AS A STAFF AND AS A, AS A COMMUNITY. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S EFFORT ONTO THAT 'CAUSE IT'S VERY, VERY MUCH OF A TEAM SPORT AND I'M INCREDIBLY BLESSED TO, TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE THE ONE TO HELP KICK OFF, YOU KNOW, THE, THE NEW ROUND OF STATE OF THE CITY. I GUESS IT WAS A TRADITION FOR A LONG TIME THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE AS MUCH LATELY, BUT BEING TO BE OUT THERE REPRESENTING THIS TEAM IS JUST A, A TREMENDOUS HONOR AND I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, ALONG THOSE LINES, YOU KNOW, IN THAT STATE OF THE CITY WE TALKED TO SOME ABOUT, UH, THE, THE STORAGE, THE STORM WATER EQUALIZATION TANK THAT GOES INTO TOWER PARK AND UH, SOMETHING I'VE ASKED THE CITY STAFF [00:25:01] ABOUT IS, UM, SO THE COMMISSION KNOWS IS TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT KIND OF THE BACKSTORY ON THE CITY WEBSITE SOMEWHERE. 'CAUSE THIS HAS BEEN PART OF THE CONSENT AGREEMENT FOR WELL OVER A DECADE AND IT'S BEEN PART OF THE MASTER PLAN. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE CITIZEN WANTS TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHERE DID THIS COME FROM? BECAUSE I KNOW WHENEVER WE DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, PEOPLE FEEL LIKE IT'S A SUDDEN CHANGE AND THIS HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE LEAST SUDDEN THINGS I THINK WE'VE DONE. UM, AND, AND IS THAT FAIR TO SAY ? SO IT'S, UH, SO I'D REALLY LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT A GOOD RESOURCE SOMEWHERE WHERE, WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AND, AND KIND OF GET A FEEL FOR WHAT IT IS, WHY WE HAVE TO DO THAT AND, AND CAN FIND IT EASILY. UM, AND IN GENERAL, UM, I SAID, UH, VICE MAYOR LITTLE, I APPRECIATE YOU READING THE, THE PSALM FOR, FOR THANKSGIVING. IT IS JUST AN INCREDIBLE TIME OF YEAR. YOU KNOW, I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE BEEN HAVING FOLKS COMING INTO TOWN FOR THE WEEK FOR THE HOLIDAY. YOU KNOW, I SENT SOME EMAILS TODAY AND WAS AMAZED HOW MANY, UH, OUT OF THE OFFICE MESSAGES I GOT BACK. YOU KNOW, AND I HOPE EVERYONE DOES REALLY ENJOY THE HOLIDAY, ENJOY THE THANKSGIVING AND ENJOY ALL THE BLESSINGS OF OUR LIVES. ALRIGHT, DO OTHER THING DURING COMMENTS, UH, WHAT'S THAT MOMENT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE IF I MAY? YES, ABSOLUTELY. IN MY REPORT ON ARBOR DAY, I REPORTED 3 26 26. THAT IS A THURSDAY. I'VE BEEN MADE PAINFULLY AWARE OF THAT AND IT'S NOT A SATURDAY. SO I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CORRECT THAT PUBLICLY AT, AT A LATER DATE. UH, I APPARENTLY JUST WROTE IT DOWN WRONG, SORRY. ALRIGHT. I BELIEVE IT'S THAT WEEKEND THOUGH, FOR SURE. WELL, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE CORRECTION FOR OUR UH, RECORDS. ALRIGHT, SO FROM THERE WE'LL [ Consent Agenda] MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL GENERALLY BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION EXCEPT FOR ANY ITEMS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION FOR THESE ITEMS AT THIS TIME. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ANYONE WISHES TO PULL OFF OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALRIGHT, SO, UM, THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER ONE, ORDINANCE 2025 DASH OH NINE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY REVISITING CHAPTER 14. ARTICLE THREE SECTIONS 14 TO 72 A REGARDING SQUARE FOOTAGE CONSIDERATION OR SQUARE FOOTAGE CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR CALCULATION OF BUILDING PERMIT FEES FOR CONSIDERATION ON SECOND AND FINAL READING CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 82, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED GROUP HEALTHCARE INSURANCE PLAN FOR CITY EMPLOYEES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026 FOR ADOPTION CONSENT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 83 RESOLUTION, ACCEPTING A RENEWAL PROPOSAL FROM MEDICAL BENEFITS ADMINISTRATORS INC. MED BEN FOR PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 84 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A PROPOSAL FROM BARDEN INSURANCE GROUP FOR STOP LOSS INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026 FOR ADOPTION CONSENT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 85. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A RENEWAL PROPOSAL FROM BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF TENNESSEE FOR VISION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026 FOR ADOPTION AND CONSENT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE THE PICKUP TRUCK FOR PLANNING AND CODES DEPARTMENT, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE. MOVE APPROVE. I SWEAR. LITTLE SECOND. I. SECOND. SECOND. COMMISSIONER UE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, PASS THE UNANIMOUSLY. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY OLD BUSINESS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP? SEE NONE. WE'LL MOVE TO NEW [1. Other new business] BUSINESS. DO WE HAVE ANY NEW BUSINESS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP? UH, COMMISSIONER DONAHUE. UH, JUST GOING BACK TO THE NEW PARK. UM, I RECOMMEND THAT EVERYBODY WEAR WALKING OR RUNNING SHOES ON DECEMBER 13TH BECAUSE THAT PARK IS ENORMOUS AND THERE IS A TRACK THERE. IF ANYBODY'S FEELING COMPETITIVE, THERE'S A LOOP THAT'S EXACTLY 400 METERS, UH, FOR ANYBODY FEELS THAT THEY NEED TO DO SOME SPRINTS OR, YOU KNOW, SOME TIME WORK. SO, SO, SO IS THAT A MOTION TO REQUIRE COMMISSIONER? IT NOT FOR LOT BIGGER. A IT, IT'S A MOTION TO JUST, IF YOU WANT, TRULY ENJOY THE PARK. WHAT'S YOUR FOOTWEAR? ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. 400 METERS AT THE TOP CHECK PLACE. WELL THAT'S THE AND THAT'S THE SHORT LOOP. THAT IS THE SHORT LOOP OF THE PARK BECAUSE IT THEN GOES FURTHER AND ALL THE WAY OVER TO OH IT DOES. THAT IS A NICE PARK. IT IS A VERY NICE PARK. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS BEFORE, UH, THE COMMISSION? ANYBODY? DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVE TO ADJOURN. SO WE ADJOURN VICE MAYOR A LITTLE SECOND WITH COMMISSIONER PIPPIN. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ADJOURNED. HEY, THANK YOU. * 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.