Dec 08, 2025 City Commission Meeting

[ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Mayor Andrews Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Commissioner Donahue Police Department Recognition - Detective Sergeants Shawn Groves and Brent Rowsey]

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HE IS, UH, A CRISIS NEGOTIATOR.

HE IS OUR FITNESS INSTRUCTOR, OUR LEAD FITNESS INSTRUCTOR.

SO HE ORGANIZES THAT PROGRAM FOR US.

AND, UH, MORE THAN THAT, BRENT IS, UH, SOMEBODY WHO NEVER HAS A BAD DAY.

HE IS THE GUY YOU WANT ON SHIFT.

HE KEEPS EVERYONE TOGETHER.

COMRADERY IS HIGH.

UH, HE'S THE ULTIMATE TEAM PLAYER.

AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MAKING PROMOTIONS TO OUR INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION, THAT'S A SMALL DIVISION, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER AND RELY ON EACH OTHER.

HE'S THE PERFECT FIT.

UH, BRENT IS JOINED TONIGHT BY HIS WIFE EMILY, HIS DAUGHTER BRISTOL.

UH, THEY LIVE IN FRANKLIN, A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO TOMMY CAMPSEY, SAME, SAME NEIGHBORHOOD.

UM, BUT IT IS MY GREAT HONOR, UH, TO INTRODUCE TO YOU, UH, AND ANNOUNCE THE PROMOTION OF DETECTIVE BRENT ROUSEY.

SEAN GROVES IS GONNA COME UP NEXT.

HE BROUGHT A FEW MORE FAMILIES MEMBERS WITH HIM.

SO I'M GONNA LET HIM STEP UP AND ANNOUNCE HIS FAMILY THAT'S HERE.

THIS IS MY WIFE, MISTY, OUR DAUGHTER REAGAN.

AND THIS IS MY UNCLE MARK AND MY FATHER SCOTT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU BUDDY.

MM-HMM .

THANK SHARING.

WE ENCOURAGE THAT.

SERIOUSLY.

THAT'S AN HONOR FOR ME.

THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

ALRIGHT.

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I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MEETING.

MINUTES.

I MOVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER DONAHUE.

SECOND.

SECOND.

COMMISSIONER TRAVIS.

ALRIGHT, ANY COMMENTS? ALL IN

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AYE.

OPPOSED? ALRIGHT.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY

[ Comments from Citizens – Individuals may comment on any item included in the Consent/Regular agenda or on any other matter regarding the City of Brentwood. All comments should be directed to the Board of Commissioners. Citizens who wish to request that an item be moved from the Consent Agenda to the Regular Agenda for discussion should make that known to the Board at this time. A sign-in sheet will be provided fifteen (15) minutes prior to the start of the meeting. Anyone wishing to speak may, but are not required to, sign in. ]

AT THIS POINT, WE'LL HAVE OUR COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS.

INDIVIDUALS MAY COMMENT ON ANY ITEM INCLUDED ON 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.

CITIZENS WHO WISH TO REQUEST AN ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION SHOULD MAKE THAT KNOWN TO THE BOARD AT THIS TIME, UH, WE HAVE A SIGN IN SHEET WITH TWO NAMES ON IT, BUT ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK AND MAY, UH, SPEAK, YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO SIGN IN.

SO, FIRST ON OUR SIGNUP SHEET IS PARKER PRICE.

PARKER, LET APPROACH THE PODIUM AND YOU CAN PULL THAT MICROPHONE DOWN.

THERE YOU GO.

WELL DONE.

HI, I'M PARKER.

I LIVE ON 5 2 8 WILSON RUN.

AND I JUST WANNA GIVE THANKS TO MR. ANDREWS, MR. COLVIN AND MR. COLLINS FOR TAKING THEIR TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY AND SHARING IT WITH US.

I HAD A REALLY FUN TIME BEING THERE FOR THE DAY WITH MY FRIEND MAX AND MR. ANDREWS.

MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE POLICE STATION WAS, UM, SEEING ALL THE ROOMS AND WHERE THEY GOT TO COLLECT THE EVIDENCE.

MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT THE FIRE,

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

UH, THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND ITS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE NEEDED BLOOD PRODUCTS TO OUR COMMUNITIES.

SO, TWO GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT.

UM, JUST A QUICK REMINDER FOR EVERYONE THAT, UH, OUR NEWEST PARK, WINDY HILL PARK GRAND OPENING WILL BE THIS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13TH AT 10:00 AM.

UH, WE'RE EXPECTING COLD TEMPERATURES THAT DAY AND WE, WE HOPE IT WON'T BE TOO WINDY.

UH, BUT, UH, JUST WANNA REMIND, UH, ALL THE ATTENDEES TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY AND HOPEFULLY IT'LL SHOW UP.

UH, SHOW UP FOR THAT AND, UH, WE'LL CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THAT PARK.

AND THEN IF YOU'D, UH, HUMOR ME A LITTLE, I'LL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE CITY ATTORNEY'S, UH, REPORT TIME, IF THAT'S OKAY.

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WE, UH, UH, LAST WEEK, UH, AS YOU KNOW, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAS LEASED THE FORMER AT AND T DATA CENTER BUILDING AT 4 0 2 FRANKLIN ROAD.

AND THEY MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE TO SERVE THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE PATIENTS NEAR AND FAR.

UH, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT APPEARS TO HAVE SPARK SOME INTEREST, AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, OF RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND SO I JUST WANNA GIVE YOU, AT, AT LEAST AT THIS STAGE, A LITTLE CONTEXT TO THAT, THAT HOPEFULLY YOU'LL FIND HELPFUL.

UH, YOU, MOST OF THE QUESTIONS YOU PROBABLY GET, HAVE TO DO WITH THE USE AND IMPACTS OF THE USE, AND THAT'S PRETTY TYPICAL WITH ANY TYPE OF BUILDING USE OR DEVELOPMENT, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.

AND SO, IN THIS CASE, THE SPECIFIC MEDICAL USES HAVE NOT YET BEEN DISCLOSED, AND THEY WILL, WHEN THEY PROVIDE THEIR PERMIT INFORMATION, THEY HAVEN'T SUBMITTED THAT YET.

SO WE CAN'T REALLY GET INTO DETAIL BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET, BUT WE WILL SOON, IT SOUNDS LIKE.

BUT THAT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED C ONE AND COMMERCIAL ZONING, AND THAT INCLUDES, UH, THE USE OF MEDICAL OFFICES AND OTHER MEDICAL RELATED, UH, USES.

AND SO, UH, FIRST BLUSH, THE MEDICAL USE SEEMS TO MATCH UP IN THE ZONING TO THE PER, PERHAPS THE, THE USES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT.

BUT AS I MENTIONED, WE'LL KNOW MORE WHEN WE GET THE, THE SUBMITTAL AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO MATCH UP WITH THAT AND SEE NOW IF THEIR PROPOSED USE

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HOWEVER, AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOMETIMES OTHER PRESCRIPTIVE REQUIREMENT NUANCES IN THE ZONING CODE THAT A DEVELOPMENT MAY HAVE TO MEET.

AND SO SOMETIMES, AND IT DEPENDS ON A LOT OF TIMES IF IT'S A NEW DEVELOPMENT OR YOU'RE ADDING OR THE PARKING, AND JUST A LOT OF IMPACTS THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT AND DEPENDING ON, ON WHICH OF THOSE MIGHT BE TRIGGERED.

AND THIS IS WITH ANY, ANY TYPE OF USE, UH, THERE ARE THINGS LIKE TRAFFIC GENERATION, SITE LIGHTING, LANDSCAPING DRAINAGE, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT MIGHT COME INTO PLAY.

AND AGAIN, IT'S A MIGHT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ACTUAL INTENDED USE OF THE PROPERTY IS.

AND SO IF THOSE ARE THE, IN THOSE CASES, THE PROPERTY WOULD STILL HAVE TO MEET THOSE.

AND WE CALL THEM PRESCRIPTIVE REQUIREMENTS.

THOSE ARE BASICALLY, IF YOU GET PAST THE USE PART, RIGHT? AND THERE'S A PRESCRIPTIVE REQUIREMENT FOR THIS, YOU HAVE TO MEET THAT OR YOU'D GET A DENIAL.

IF YOU DO MEET IT, YOU'RE EXPECTED TO GET, UH, APPROVED.

UH, AND, AND WE'RE NOT IN A POSITION TO ARBITRARILY SAY, OH, YOU DO MEET IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE DO.

WE FOLLOW THE CODE AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT.

UH, AND SO, UH, GENERALLY THAT'S HOW WE WOULD LOOK AT THESE TYPES OF THINGS.

UM, WHEN WE GET A PROJECT PLAN, SUBMITTAL, SUBMITTAL, WE KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SPECIFIC USE REQUIREMENTS.

SO IN THIS CASE, WE'LL LEARN ALL ABOUT WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO GO INTO OUR CODE, LOOK CLOSELY AT THE LAND USE PIECE AND ALL THOSE OTHER PIECES, AND, UH, THEN EVALUATE REALLY WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE, WHAT THE CODE GUIDANCE IS FOR US.

BUT UNTIL WE GET THAT, WE WON'T KNOW FOR SURE.

BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE MEDICAL USE AND KIND OF REITERATING IS ALLOWED, UH, IN THE BUILDING, UH, AT THAT LOCATION.

AND WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THE OTHER DETAILS ONCE WE, WE GET THAT INFORMATION FROM THEM AND WE CAN EVALUATE IT.

SO THAT'S ABOUT ALL WE KNOW RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T SUBMITTED.

BUT WHEN THEY SUBMIT, WE'LL KNOW A LOT MORE, UH, BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL? WELL, I, I KNOW YOU'VE SEATED YOUR TIME, BUT I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY ALL THE SAME.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE A ADDITIONAL, I HAD A REALLY LONG REPORT READY, BUT MR. GAGE TOOK MY TIME.

SO INSTEAD I'LL JUST SAY, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

'CAUSE I GUESS WE WON'T SEE YOU TILL THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.

SO THANK YOU'ALL.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

ALRIGHT, SO MOVING ON.

WE HAVE THE REPORTS AND COMMENTS, UH, FROM THE COMMISSIONERS.

SO, UH, WE'LL JUST, UH, TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH A LITTLE BIT SMALLER GROUP.

WE'LL START ON THE FAR RIGHT AND THEN GO LEFT.

SO COMMISSIONER PIPPIN, IN KEEPING WITH THE LEGAL PROFESSIONALS IN THIS ROOM, I HAVE NO REPORT FOR THE TREE BOARD THIS WEEK.

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ALRIGHT, IT IS COMMISSIONER TRAVIS.

UH, THANK YOU.

UM, CONGRATULATIONS TO DETECTIVES GROVES AND ROUSEY.

I MEAN, WHEN YOU SAW THOSE PEOPLE, US QUALITY PEOPLE, WE WERE SO LUCKY IN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF FOR A JOB WELL DONE.

GREATLY, GREATLY APPRECIATED.

UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION MET THIS WEEK, AND ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS ON THE, UH, AGENDA, THE, UH, WAS, UM, MARYLAND WAY, THE YMCA.

AND, UM, THEY'RE ASKING FOR, THEY, THEY'RE GONNA ASK FOR AN EXTENSION, UM, OR REDO OF THEIR, THEIR PLANS.

UM, WE HAD A GENTLEMAN CAME UP.

HE WAS VERY INFORMATIVE.

HE, HE REALLY SHARED QUITE A BIT OF INFORMATION, UM, ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THAT OFFICE, UH, PARK.

UM, THEY DO THINK THAT THERE WILL BE ABLE TO BUILD, HE SAID RIGHT NOW IS NOT A GOOD TIME WITH THE ECONOMY, WITH INTEREST RATES, WITH CONSTRUCTION COSTS, BUT THEY'RE VERY HAPPY, UM, WAITING AND SEEING HOW THIS GOES FOR A FEW YEARS.

UM, I ALSO TRIED TO CALL THE, UH, WILLIAMSON COUNTY PARKS AND RECS DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE GETTING TO USE THAT FOR THE TENNIS FACILITY.

UH, I DIDN'T GET A HOLD OF GORDON, HAMPTON LEFT A MESSAGE.

UM, I, I CERTAINLY DIDN'T WANNA DO ANYTHING OR SAY ANYTHING AT THE MEETING THAT WOULD UPSET THAT AND CAUSE THAT, YOU KNOW, NOT TO FUNCTION.

WE DID HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE CALL IN WHEN THEY SAW IT WAS ON THE AGENDA AND JUST SAID, COULD THERE, COULD THE PROPERTY BE CLEANED UP A LITTLE BIT? AND THEY BOTH AGREED THAT THEY'RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO, BOTH THE DEVELOPER AND THE, UH, AGENT THERE.

SO I THINK, I THINK THAT WAS A VERY GOOD MEETING.

BASICALLY, IT JUST EXTENDS WHAT'S ALREADY THERE.

BUT, UH, REALLY THAT'S NOT, NOT BAD NEWS IN, IN MY BOAT.

UM, THE, UH, WE, WE DID HAVE THE MONUMENT COMMITTEE MEET, UH, A REPORT GIVEN AT THE INFO MEETING.

UM, THE PROJECT WAS A LITTLE MORE THAN WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE, BUT WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THAT AND REVISIT THAT IN JANUARY.

UH, WON'T DWELL ON IT MUCH MORE THAN THAT, I THINK WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND GET THAT GOING.

UM, NUMBER THREE, WE ALSO HAD A HISTORIC COMMISSION MEETING AND A CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING, WHICH ARE, THOSE ARE JUST, UH, THINGS WE DO DURING, DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

BOTH OF 'EM WERE JUST REALLY WONDERFUL.

UH, GREAT JOB, HEAD B UH, I THOUGHT OUR MAYOR WAS GONNA HAVE TO LASSO SOME PEOPLE WHEN THEY STARTED RUNNING DOWN FOR THE TREE BECAUSE WE WERE GONNA, WE WERE GONNA LIGHT IT BY THE LIBRARY, BUT THEY

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BUT YOU KNOW WHAT ADAPTABILITY THAT WE DID.

AND, AND, UH, THE MAYOR WENT DOWN THERE AND LIT THE TREE AND IT WAS WONDERFUL.

SO, AND WITH THAT, I'LL JUST CLOSE WITH A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY MESSAGE TO EVERYONE.

I WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.

WE WON'T BE MEETING AGAIN TILL NEXT YEAR, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

ENJOYED THIS YEAR BEING WITH YOU.

UH, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER DONAHUE.

OKAY, WELL, TO PICK RIGHT UP ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE, UM, I DO WANNA THANK MAYOR ANDREWS AND THE MA AND THE COMMISSIONERS THOUGH, AND THE CITY STAFF THAT ALSO RAN DOWN THERE.

UH, AROUND MAYOR ANDREWS TO, UH, PARTICIPATE IN TREE LADING.

I THINK IT MADE IT REALLY SPECIAL, UH, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GO DOWN THERE, UH, WHERE, WHERE PEOPLE HAD GATHERED, UM, AND THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT, PEOPLE AREN'T HERE, BUT REALLY BIG THANK YOU TO THE LIBRARY STAFF WHO ORGANIZES THAT ENTIRE EVENT.

UM, FROM THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING TO THE READING OF THE POLAR EXPRESS WAS, ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR WAS, WAS A BIG HIT.

UM, THERE WAS A, UH, PICTURE THERE THOUGH, UH, FOR MR. BERGEN WHO HAD BEEN THE ORIGINAL CONDUCTOR.

AND SO I THINK THAT ADDED A LITTLE BIT OF ATMOSPHERE TO IT THIS YEAR.

BUT THEY DO SUCH A GREAT JOB AND A SHOUT OUT TO THE FRIENDS FOR THE HOT COCOA.

UM, THEY HAD BREAKFAST WITH SANTA WAS THIS WEEKEND, WHICH, UH, SEEMED TO BE A SUCCESS ALSO.

AND, UH, I JUST WANT TO TAG ON ABOUT THE, UH, WINDY HILL PARK OPENING.

I'M SURE COMMISSIONER GARRIS WILL SAY MORE, BUT THERE IS A REASON THAT IT IS CALLED WINDY HILL, AND THAT'S, I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.

BUT FOR THOSE OF US WHO MIGRATED FROM THE NORTH, THIS IS A CHANCE TO WEAR OUR WINTER COATS, AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT .

UM, BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PARK TOO, BECAUSE I THINK THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.

I MEAN, WHEN I WAS ON PLANNING COMMISSION AND WE APPROVED IT, IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT REALLY DOES.

AND IT IS SO MUCH BETTER.

I MEAN, I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE A GREAT PARK, BUT IT IS SO MUCH BETTER AND SUCH A NOD TO, UH, THE AVIATION HISTORY THAT'S THERE THAT YOU'LL GET TO SEE.

AND, UM, REALIZED IT'S A LOT FURTHER FROM OLD SMYRNA TO BRENT MEAD THAN I EVER THOUGHT IT WAS.

SO IT'S A NICE WALK .

SO I HOPE TO SEE EVERYBODY THERE.

AND I WANNA WISH THE CITY STAFF, UH, MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, THE CITIZENS, ALL THE BLESSINGS OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON, THE JOY, HOPE, AND PEACE THAT ARE PROMISED TO ALL OF US.

THANK YOU.

MY TURN AGAIN, COMMISSIONER.

YOURS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, I, UM, ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE TREE LIGHTING.

THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

I, UM, BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES.

MY KIDS ACTUALLY WERE DISAPPOINTED.

THEY WEREN'T THERE TO COUNT DOWN BECAUSE THEY PARTICIPATED IN IT SO OFTEN.

UM, SO IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT TIME.

UM, WENDY HILL PARK, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UM, THE BIG GRAND OPENING, BIG C, THE RIBBON CUTTING, 10:00 AM IN CASE YOU'RE QUESTIONING THE TIME.

AND IT IS A GREAT TIME TO REALLY TEST OUT HOW GREAT YOUR COATS ARE.

AND IF YOU NEED A NEW ONE, UM, MAYBE YOU CAN ASK SANTA.

SO COME TEST OUT YOUR EXISTING COATS AND, UM, ASK SANTA IF YOU NEED A NEW ONE.

THAT'LL, UM, BE A GOOD TEST FOR IT, UH, AS WELL.

UM, AND ALSO A BIG THANK YOU TO, UM, MAYOR, UH, THE CITY MANAGER, CITY MANAGER.

IT'S APPEARED TO CALL YOU CITY MANAGER INSTEAD OF JASON, SORRY.

AND TO, UM, TO JAY, BOTH OF YOU FOR BEING AT THE PARK BOARD, UM, MEETING AND TAKING THE TIME.

AND WE ARE CONTINUING OUR WORK AND RESEARCH ON THIS E-BIKE, UM, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO, HOW TO MANAGE THIS.

AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO BIKE WALK BRENTWOOD FOR THEIR INPUT AND THEIR, UM, HELP AND COMING UP WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS AND HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, UM, MANAGING THIS.

SO, AND, UM, TO ECHO THE HOLIDAY WISHES OF, UM, A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR AND ALL THE, THE, THE GOOD FAMILY FOOD AND FUN TO BE HAD, HOPEFULLY BY EVERYONE.

SO THANK YOU AND THANK Y'ALL FOR ALL YOUR HELP TEACHING ME THIS AS I'VE ENTERED THE CITY STAFF.

UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING HOLDING MY HAND ALONG THE WAY, , SO THANK YOU.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

YEAH, I TELL YOU THE, THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING IS REALLY SOMETHING ELSE.

AND, UH, I, I, I THINK I MIGHT OWE CHARLES AN APOLOGY.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS, BUT I AM, UH, I AM O FOR TWO ON HAVING UNEVENTFUL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTINGS, .

SO IT'S, UH, OF COURSE, UH, THE, THE FIRST TIMES I THINK OUR INFAMOUS, UH, CHRISTMAS VACATION TREE LIGHTING WHERE WE HAD DID THE COUNTDOWN, UH, TWICE WITH NO RESULT AND, UH, THEN HAD END DONE LEAD THE, UH, THE KIDS IN JINGLE BELLS AND THIRD TIME WAS THE CHARM.

BUT, UM, ALTHOUGH I'LL TELL YOU, I'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE TELLING ME THAT WAS THEIR MOST MEMORABLE OF OUR CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTINGS.

SO I GUESS I WAS GLAD TO BE THERE FOR THAT.

BUT THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME AS VICE MAYOR WHEN, WHEN, UH, I FILLED IN FOR, UH, THEN MAYOR LITTLE, AND THEN THIS WEEK, YOU KNOW, WE CALLED A LOT OF AUDIBLES, YOU KNOW, WE CAME IN WITH THE WEATHER AND STARTED OUT WITH ONE PLAN AND THEN WENT TO A, A DIFFERENT PLAN FOR THE DAY BASED ON THE RAIN AND THE WEATHER AND ACTUALLY EXECUTED A HYBRID PLAN THAT WAS A, A LITTLE BIT OF EACH.

AND I WAS, I WAS REMINDED OF MY, MY HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR THAT USED TO HAVE A SIGN UP IN THE BAND ROOM THAT SAID, THERE THEY GO.

AND I MUST CATCH THEM BECAUSE I'M THEIR LEADER.

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IT WAS KINDA LIKE THAT 'CAUSE WE'RE THERE, IT GAVE US CAREFUL INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT BEING UP ON THE PORTICO FOR THE LIGHTING AND OFF THEY WENT TO THE TREE ALL THE SAME.

SO, SO I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY GOING WITH ME AND, UH, COMING ON DOWN AND GETTING IN FRONT OF THE CROWD AND, AND DOING THAT.

THAT WAS A GREAT JOB.

IT WAS, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

AND I SAID, CHARLES KNOW THAT'S A TON OF WORK.

YOU KNOW, JAY MENTIONED THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY WHO ALSO HAD A VERY GOOD EVENT AT THE LIBRARY ON THURSDAY.

UM, I UNDERSTAND, RIGHT? YES.

SO, UM, I BELIEVE IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.

THE ANNUAL WAS THE YEAH, THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS MEETING MM-HMM .

VERY WELL ATTENDED.

EXCELLENT SPEAKERS.

YEAH.

AND, UH, AND GOOD BOOKS.

SO THANK YOU.

SO JUST MORE REMINDERS OF JUST HOW MUCH OF OUR COMMUNITY LIFE, UH, REVOLVES AROUND THAT LIBRARY MM-HMM .

AND THE STUFF THAT WE DO AS A COMMUNITY AND, AND, AND HOW MUCH FUN IT IS, WHETHER OR NOT IT FOLLOWS THE PLAN YOU THINK YOU HAVE.

SO, UH, JUST SURE APPRECIATE EVERYONE BRINGING THEIR SENSES OF HUMOR, UM, ALONG THOSE LINES, YOU KNOW, AMER FOR THE DAY, YOU KNOW, UH, MAXIMUS AND PARKER, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING HERE TONIGHT.

YOU KNOW, WE GOTTA HAVE A CO A COUPLE PICTURES FROM THAT.

UM, REALLY JUST A REALLY FUN DAY AND I WANT TO THANK, YOU KNOW, CHIEF COLVIN, CHIEF COLLINS, YOU KNOW, DIRECTOR BELAY, UM, AND JAMIE LEE AND ALL THE FOLKS IN THE SERVICE CENTER FOR PUTTING THAT ALL TOGETHER FOR ME.

YOU KNOW, IT'S THE KIND OF THING THAT WE HAD AN IDEA OF WHAT THE PLAN WOULD BE.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO CALL AN AUDIBLE THERE AS WELL SINCE WE ENDED UP SPENDING A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME AT THE STOPS WE MADE.

SO WE NEVER DID GET OVER TO THE SERVICE CENTER, BUT, UH, I WANT TO THANK YOU TO THE STAFF, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THEY'RE PREPARED ALL THE SAME FOR US, BUT REALLY MAKING IT A FUN DAY AND HAVE, HAVING, HAVING A GOOD TIME WITH THAT.

AND GUYS, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS YOU HAD.

THE INTEREST AND THE EXCITEMENT.

I MEAN, SEEING THE CITY THROUGH FRESH EYES IS GREAT FOR ME TOO.

YOU KNOW, I'VE LIVED HERE SINCE I WAS ABOUT YOUR AGE, , AND IT'S, UH, AND REALLY FUN SEEING THAT, SEEING THAT AGAIN.

SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE, MAYBE SOMEDAY I'LL BE SITTING BACK THERE AND YOU GUYS WILL BE SITTING UP HERE.

IT IS GOOD TO SEE, UM, UH, SEE MANAGER, UH, GAGE.

I APPRECIATE THE, THE UPDATE IN THE AT T BUILDING.

LIKE I SAID, WE'VE HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT AND I THINK IT'S AN EXCITING PROJECT, BUT LIKE YOU SAY, I, I JUST THINK EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, GIVING EVERYONE THE ASSURANCES THAT WE HAVE A VERY PROFESSIONAL PROCESS IN PLACE FOR ALL THESE, YOU KNOW, SO WHENEVER WE HAVE A PRO, UH, A PROJECT, RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL, YOU KNOW, WE, WE FOLLOW OUR CODES, WE FOLLOW OUR COMMITMENTS TO COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, WE CERTAINLY HONOR PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS WHILE STILL MAKING SURE WE'RE LOOKING OUT FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

SO, UH, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, FOR THE DETAIL ON THAT.

UM, JUST A COUPLE QUICK NOTES.

UM, YOU KNOW, THIS PAST WEEK THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO RECOGNIZED, BUT ONE OF 'EM, YOU KNOW, WITH, UH, THE PEARL HARBOR DAY WAS, WAS NOT LONG AGO.

AND, YOU KNOW, FOR, I THINK MOST FOLKS KNOW, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS DO, UH, FORMER MAYOR BETSY CROSSLEY'S DAD IS A PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR AND STILL LIVES HERE IN THE AREA.

SO, UH, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF THOSE FOLKS LEFT ANYMORE, BUT, UM, SO HE WAS ON THE NEWS THE OTHER NIGHT.

IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK UP THE YOUTUBE OF IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD TO SEE.

UM, ALSO MENTIONED THAT WE HAD, UH, TWO OUTTA THREE OF OUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS PLAY FOR A TENNESSEE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, UH, THIS PAST WEEK.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD NONE OF THEM COME BACK.

BUT STILL PLAYING IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP IS, UH, IS PRETTY AMAZING.

AND I DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE PAIGE HIGH SCHOOL.

SO NOT AT BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, BUT TECHNICALLY NONE OF 'EM ARE.

THEY'RE ALL WILLIAMSON HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND PAIGE BRINGING A, A CHAMPION A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BACK TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY IS FANTASTIC.

SO, UM, AND WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE WINDY HILL GRAND OPENING, THE SATURDAY AT 10.

HIGHLY ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO BE OUT THERE, SHOULD BE A GOOD TIME.

AND, UH, AND THEN TO CIRCLE BACK AROUND TO THE BEGINNING, YOU KNOW, WITH THE HOLIDAYS COMING, I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR ALL YOU DO TO, UH, TO HELP CELEBRATE THE, THE HOLIDAYS IN OUR CITY AND ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE, WE HAVE THINGS THAT HAPPEN, UM, EVEN ON HOLIDAYS AND YOU KNOW, YOU ALL ARE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY, YOU'RE THERE FOR OUR FOLKS.

YOU KNOW, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS WITH Y'ALL AND REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE CARE AND LOVE AND, AND ATTENTION YOU PUT INTO KEEPING THE CITY SAFE THROUGH ALL THESE TIMES AND THE TIME AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILIES SO THAT OUR FAMILIES CAN BE TOGETHER.

SO I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE'RE GONNA DO ROUND TWO TONIGHT OR? YEAH, ROUND TWO.

ALRIGHT.

ROUND TWO.

ROUND TWO QUICK ROUND TWO.

UM, THESE YOUNG GENTLEMEN, I WANNA SEE, YOU DID A GREAT JOB WITH YOUR PUBLIC SPEAKING.

I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG YOU PRACTICE, BUT YOU BOTH DID GREAT.

I WANT TO PERSONALLY INVITE YOU, I KNOW YOU LIVE FAIRLY CLOSE TO THE PARK, SO BRING YOUR BIKES OVER AND HAVE A GOOD RIDE ON SATURDAY MORNING AS WE DO THE OPENING.

IT'D BE NICE TO SEE YOU THERE AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS WILL BE THERE A LOT OF THE TIMES.

AND ALSO CHIEFS, DID YOU GET THEIR NAMES? BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST, MAYBE ONE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ONE WORKING THE GUN RANGE DOWN THERE, .

UM, AND ALSO, UH, YOU'VE MENTIONED THE LIBRARY, THE TEEN ROOM, I, WE ARE PROBABLY THE PEOPLE ASSOCIATE WITH THE LIBRARY ARE PROBABLY ONLY PEOPLE EXCITED THAT IT'S GETTING TO BE FINALS WEEK IN LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS.

BUT THAT'S BECAUSE THE TEENS ARE USED IN THE ROOM AND IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE THEM IN THERE.

AND THIS YEAR THEY'RE, THEY'RE IN, THEY'RE IN A QUIET PLACE.

UM, THEY'RE WORKING ALONE TOGETHER AND UH, IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING REALLY WELL.

SO

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BUT IT ALREADY, UH, WAS A BIG STEP THIS YEAR.

SO OUTSTANDING AGAIN.

YEAH, THAT IS THE GO-TO PLACE FOR EXAM PREP.

YES, IT IS EXCELLENT.

ESPECIALLY ON PUPPY NIGHT .

ALRIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE? WELL, THANKS Y'ALL.

ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO

[ 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'LL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS AT THIS TIME.

AND JUST A REMINDER IS OUR DECISION LAST WEEK ABOUT, UM, ITEM NUMBER SIX IS, UH, WE TOOK OFF THE, THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ACTUALLY MOVING THAT FORWARD INTO, UH, 2026 FOR DISCUSSION.

SO IF YOU WANNA RENUMBER THE ITEMS, UH, AFTER THAT, IT'LL BE EASIER TO FOLLOW ALONG.

SO CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 86 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF A COMPETITIVE SEAL PROPOSALS PROCESS FOR FIREWORKS VENDOR PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.209 OF THE BROIN MUNICIPAL CODE FOR ADOPTION CONSENT.

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AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 89 RESOLUTION, ADOPTING NEW GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR USE OF THE RAVENSWOOD MANSION IN MARCELLA VIRE SMITH PARK CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 90 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION AT THOMSON REUTERS BUSINESS FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO LEGAL PUBLICATIONS AND ONLINE DATABASES FOR ADOPTION CONSENT.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 92 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PRODUCTS LLC FOR WOOD WASTE GRINDING AND REMOVAL SERVICES FOR ADOPTION CONSENT.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, APPROVAL TO PAY INVOICE FOR GNRC ANNUAL DUES CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE A COMBINATION HYDRO EXCAVATOR VACUUM ASSIST MACHINE FOR WATER DEPARTMENT CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE TRAFFIC SWITCHES AND CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10, CANCELLATION OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 22ND, 2025 TO HAVE A MOTION.

WHO TO APPROVE WHO TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

SECOND.

UH, SO APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER TRAVIS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER EZZ.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS, I PASS UNANIMOUSLY.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY OLD BUSINESS? SEE NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO NEW BUSINESS.

[1. Other new business]

SO NEW BUSINESS ITEM A, NOTICE THE FUTURE APPOINTMENTS FOR FOUR MEMBERS TO THE HISTORIC FUTURE FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

ALL RIGHT, SO, UH, NO VOTE ON THAT.

SO WITH THAT, UH, NO NEW BUSINESS.

SO IF WE'RE ALL SET, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I MOVE TO ADJOURN.

MOTION.

COMMISSIONER DONAHUE.

SECOND.

SECOND.

COMMISSIONER PIPPIN.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

WE'RE ADJOURNED.

EXCELLENT.

THANKS Y'ALL.

MAYOR, BEFORE WE LEAVE.