* 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. [ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Mayor Andrews Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Commissioner Donahue] [00:00:03] WE'LL CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE FOR MONDAY, APRIL 13TH, 2026. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE HERE, EXCEPT FOR MAYOR ANDREWS. I WILL GIVE THE INVOCATION THIS EVENING, AND COMMISSIONER DONAHUE WILL GIVE THE PLEASURE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALL RISE, DEAR, MOST GRACIOUS AND LOVING. FATHER, WE JUST PRAISE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE PRAISE YOU FOR THE BEAUTY OF YOUR CREATION AS EXPRESSED IN A TENNESSEE SPRING. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY OF FREEDOM WHERE WE HAVE REPRESENTATION. AND FATHER, WE DO ASK FOR WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT AS WE CARRY OUT THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD THIS EVENING. FATHER, WE PRAY THAT YOU BE WITH ALL OF OUR SERVICE MEMBERS BOTH HERE AND OVERSEAS. KEEP 'EM FROM HARM. ALSO, LORD, GIVE THEIR FAMILIES PEACE AS THEY CERTAINLY HAVE THE, THE WORRIES OF THEIR LOVED ONE POSSIBLY GOING INTO BATTLE. FATHER, WE ALSO PRAY THE SAME THING FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. FATHER, WE PRAY FOR PROTECTION AND PEACE AND WISDOM. AND FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THIS WEEK AHEAD AND THE GIFT OF LIFE AND ALL THESE THINGS WE ASK. THE BLESSED NAME OF CHRIST OUR LORD. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE 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 TO SEE YOU. HMM. CAME TO SEE YOU. THEY DID. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WELL, OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS A PUBLIC [1. Public hearing for Ordinance 2026-04 - AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2001 SHAMROCK DRIVE FROM R-2 (SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL) TO SI-1 (SERVICE INSTITUTION – RELIGIOUS)] HEARING, AND WE JUST HAVE ONE THIS EVENING, AND IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 2026 DASH OH FOUR, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2001 SHAMROCK DRIVE FROM R TWO SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL TO SI ONE SERVICE INSTITUTION, RELIGIOUS. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE THIS EVENING TO SPEAK TO THIS MATTER BEFORE US? YEP. JUST COME FORWARD AND THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. UH, MY NAME IS KEVIN GANGER. I LIVE AT, UH, 6 5 2 BLISS ROAD IN BRENTWOOD. UM, AND I'M NOT SURE THE FORMAT HERE, I'M ACTUALLY PART OF THE APPLICANT, UH, FOR THIS. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE SUPPOSED TO PRESENT AND THEN, OR JUST THE COMMUNITY JUST COMES UP AND SPEAKS. COMMUNITY USUALLY JUST SPEAKS. OKAY. BUT, UH, YOU'RE A BRENTWOOD RESIDENT. YES, SIR. YEAH, I MEAN, IF YOU WANNA SPEAK TO THE MATTER, I, WELL, PROBABLY NOT A FULL PRESENTATION, BUT YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO SPEAK AS A CITIZEN. OKAY. SO, AS I GUESS, YEAH, AS A, AS A CITIZEN, UH, OF BRENTWOOD, THIS IS A, UH, MIRACLE FIELD, WHICH IS, UH, SERVES THE, UM, UH, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. UM, SO IT'S A FIELD CREATED FOR, UH, FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES, BOTH, UH, WHETHER THEY'RE YOUNG OR OLDER. UM, IT WILL BE ON THE, UM, UH, THE, UH, CHURCH OF CHRIST PROPERTY, UH, CURRENTLY IT ZONED RESIDENTIAL. ONE SMALL PART OF IT. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO ZONE IT TO SI ONE, WHICH IS WHAT ALLOWS, UH, INSTITUTIONS, UH, LIKE CHURCHES. UM, BUT THERE ARE CURRENTLY THREE SOFTBALL FIELDS OR BASEBALL FIELDS OUT THERE TODAY. UM, AND WITH THIS FIELD, WE WILL DISPLACE AT LEAST ONE, POSSIBLY TWO, MAYBE ALL THREE. BUT, UH, WE HOPE NOT, UM, WITH THIS NEW FIELD. UM, AND THE, THE BEAUTY OF THE, A FIELD LIKE THIS IS, IT'S SURROUNDED BY OTHER SOFTBALL FIELDS WITH OTHER KIDS, AND SO THAT, UM, THE UNDERSERVED, UM, UH, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE JUST PART OF THE BIGGER GROUP. THEY'RE ON A TEAM AND THEY'RE PARTICIPATING. SO, UM, THERE'S OTHERS, UH, HERE THAT ARE MUCH MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THAT THAN I AM, UM, ABOUT THAT PART OF IT. SO, UH, BUT WE HOPE, UH, THAT EVENTUALLY WE'LL BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. MM-HMM . UH, FOR A SECOND READING. SO, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK ON THE PUBLIC HEARING? THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. UM, MY NAME IS LEE BURLOW. UH, I'M KIND OF HERE IN TWO CAPACITIES TONIGHT. UH, ONE REPRESENTING BOTH HARPETH HILLS CHURCH, WHERE THIS PROPERTY'S LOCATED, AS WELL AS I'M THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD MIRACLE FIELD BOARD THAT'S TRYING TO BUILD THIS FIELD. I'M SUPER PROUD OF HARPETH HILLS CHURCH FOR ITS DEC, DECADES LONG COMMITMENT, UM, TO THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING BASEBALL FIELDS ON ITS PROPERTY. WE, [00:05:01] THE CHURCH, LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT COMMITMENT FOR DECADES TO COME. TONIGHT, WE HOPE TO TAKE ONE MORE STEP THAT'S A LITTLE BIT NEW AND A LITTLE BIT SPECIAL. UM, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY OF EXPANDING THAT DECADE LONG COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY. AND WE ARE ASKING THIS COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE REZONING OF WHAT IS NOW A RESIDENTIAL HOME THAT HAS BEEN USED, UM, BY SOME CAREGIVERS OF OUR CHURCH THROUGH THE YEARS. UM, AND REZONE THAT TO THE REST OF OUR, TO, TO BE IDENTICAL TO THE REST OF OUR PROPERTY TO THE NORTH. UM, IN DOING SO, WE FEEL LIKE IT WOULD GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE A WHOLE DIFFERENT ATHLETE AND THEIR FAMILIES BY THAT, UM, I'M REFERRING TO AN ATHLETE THAT IS CURRENTLY NOT SERVED AT ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY. UH, AN ATHLETE THAT CURRENTLY DOESN'T GET A CHANCE TO WAKE UP, PUT A JERSEY ON, AND GO PLAY BASEBALL. BY THAT I MEAN AN ATHLETE THAT CURRENTLY DOESN'T GET A CHANCE TO SWING A BAT OR CATCH A BASEBALL OR TRY TO GET AROUND THE BASES. THAT'S WHAT THIS PROPOSED MIRACLE FIELD WILL DO. A SPECIAL FIELD WITH A SPECIAL SURFACE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A SAFE, INCLUSIVE PLAY FOR ALL ATHLETES OF ALL ABILITIES. IN SUMMARY, WE HAVE A CHANCE TO SERVE ADDITIONAL ATHLETES AND THEIR FAMILIES, A COMMUNITY OF VOLUNTEERS, A BUDDY SYSTEM THAT WILL HELP THESE ATHLETES PARTICIPATE AND BRING A COMMUNITY TOGETHER. I THINK IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS MUCH NEEDED FIELD, AND I'M SUPER PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT. THANK YOU. CAN YOU FOR OUR RECORDS, COULD YOUR ADDRESS YES. 2 2 1 2 HILLSBOROUGH VALLEY ROAD, BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? YES. HI, I AM CATHERINE TERRY. OKAY. AND THIS IS, UH, MY SON WILL AND, UM, WILL ONCE PLAYED BALL WITH WNSL. HE REMINDED ME TONIGHT BECAUSE I'D FORGOTTEN THAT HE PLAYED ON THE WOLF PACK AND THE DIAMONDBACKS, I HAD JUST REMEMBERED THE DIAMONDBACKS, BUT THEN SUFFERED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN MAY OF 2020 AND HAD A STROKE AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PLAY BALL SINCE. AND SO, AFTER ONE OF OUR LAST MEETINGS, I WENT HOME AND I WAS TELLING WILL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A MEETING. AND HE WAS VERY QUICK TO REMIND ME THAT BASEBALL BASEBALL'S FOR EVERYONE. AND SO IT'S FOR ABLED BODY ATHLETES, IT'S FOR ATHLETES IN WHEELCHAIRS, ATHLETES WHO USE CRUTCHES OR WALKERS. IT'S FOR ATHLETES WITH SENSORY SENSITIVITIES TO LIGHT SOUND TEMPERATURE. IT'S NOT EXCLUSIVE, IT'S NOT RESERVED, IT'S NOT LIMITED. BASEBALL IS FOR EVERYONE. IT'S NOT ABOUT TAKING SOMETHING AWAY FROM ONE GROUP OF ATHLETES AND GIVING IT TO ANOTHER. THAT FRAMING MISSES THE HEART OF THIS ENTIRE FIELD. AND WHAT IT REPRESENTS, IT IS ABOUT BRINGING ATHLETES TOGETHER, ABOUT CREATING A PLACE WHERE ATHLETES WHO MIGHT NEVER OTHERWISE SHARE THE FIELD, DO, WHERE THEY LEARN SOMETHING FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN HOW TO HIT OR CATCH A BALL. THEY LEARN EVERYONE BELONGS, EVERYONE HAS VALUE, AND EVERYONE, EVERYONE DESERVES A PLACE TO PLAY. AND WHAT BETTER PLACE FOR THAT KIND OF COMMUNITY THAN THE PROPERTY OF HARPERS HILLS CHURCH OF CHRIST, A PLACE WHOSE VERY MISSION IS TO SERVE OTHERS, TO CARE FOR THE MARGINALIZED AND TO LIVE OUT THE CALL TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR. IT IS NOT THE LOSS OF FIELDS. IT'S AN EXPANSION OF ACCESS, OF COMPASSION, OF OPPORTUNITY. THERE ARE ATHLETES LIKE WILL WHO SIMPLY NEED A PLACE TO PLAY WHERE THE GAME IS BUILT WITH THEM IN MIND. A PLACE WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO ADAPT TO THE FIELD BECAUSE THE FIELD FINALLY ADAPTS TO THEM A PLACE WHERE THEY GET TO HEAR THEIR NAME ANNOUNCED, WHERE THEY ROUND THE BASES, WHERE THEY GET TO BE PART OF A TEAM AND JUST PLAY. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING REALLY POWERFUL ABOUT WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY, THAT WE DON'T DRAW LINES AROUND WHO GETS TO BELONG. THAT WE DON'T LIMIT JOY TO THE FEW THAT WE MAKE SPACE INTENTIONALLY FOR ALL. BECAUSE BASEBALL IS NOT JUST FOR SOME BASEBALL'S FOR EVERYBODY. ALRIGHT. MY NAME'S TOM CONLEY. WE'VE LIVED IN THE SUBDIVISION WILDWOOD SUBDIVISION SINCE 1986. UM, I THINK THE MIRACLE FIELD IS A GREAT CONCEPT. I JUST THINK WHERE IT'S GONNA BE PLACED IS THE WRONG PLACE. UH, [00:10:01] I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY CAN'T PLACE THIS IN PERSON ONE OR PER OR OVER IN THAT SECTION OVER THERE. THEY'VE GOT, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF ACRES THEY COULD USE THERE. UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GONNA IMPACT THAT COMMUNITY. THERE. YOU GONNA HAVE A LIGHTED FIELD, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. UNDERSTANDING BE, WE DON'T HAVE, WE DON'T HAVE A LIGHTED FIELD. WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE, UM, WE'RE JUST APPROVING THE REZONING, SO WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE THAT THEY'RE GONNA PUT LIGHTS ON, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS YES. BUT THERE'S THAT I'VE, THEY'VE BE LIMITED BY FOOT CAMS AND OTHER, OTHER, THE ONES THAT I'VE SEEN ACROSS THE US ARE LIGHTING FIELDS. YES. THEY HAVE A, UH, SPEAKER SYSTEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MUSIC AND NOISE IS GOES INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS, SO I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. ALSO, THE PARKING AND MORE TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT EXACTLY WHAT PERIOD OF TIME THIS IS GONNA BE RUN FOR HOW MANY MONTHS OR FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS, A YEAR. SO THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS ON, SO I'M AGAINST HAVING IT AT THAT LOCATION. OKAY. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JACKIE ULA, AND I LIVE AT 1837 HARPETH RIVER DRIVE. I LIVE IN WILDWOOD. ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M IN FAVOR OF THE MIRACLE BALL FIELD BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT'S NOT A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK THE POOL AT WILDWOOD ATTRACTS A LOT OF TRAVELERS AND THE TENNIS, AND WE MAKE IT WORK. AND I THINK THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK AS WELL. AND I JUST WANNA SAY, I THINK BASEBALL IS FOR EVERYONE. THANK YOU. HI. UM, MY NAME IS PALMER WILLIAMS AND I AM A BASEBALL MOM. I HAVE THREE OF MY SONS HERE IN THE FRONT ROW, AND THEY SPECIFICALLY WANTED TO COME OUT, UM, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY BASEBALL ON THIS FIELD WITH THEIR FRIEND WILL. UM, AND FOR THEIR MOM TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT ONTO THIS FIELD FOR THE FIRST TIME I'VE SPENT MY LIFE AT BASEBALL FIELD OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, UM, I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GO OUT ON A FIELD WITH MY SONS. AND I'M SO THANKFUL THAT THIS COMMUNITY IS WRAPPING ITS ARMS AROUND, UM, MY COMMUNITY AND SAYING, YOU ARE WELCOME HERE. UM, I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD, SO I WENT FROM BEING A NORMAL KID TO A NOT NORMAL KID WHO NEEDED, UM, A WHEELCHAIR TO GET AROUND. BUT I'M THANKFUL THAT WE HAD COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO DIDN'T SEE, UM, MY ABILITY TO WALK OR NOT AS, UM, A REASON TO INVEST IN ME AND TO SEE ME AS AN ATHLETE AND TO SEE ME AS SOMEONE, UM, WHO IS A VALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND I'M JUST REALLY GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN A PLACE, UM, THAT, UM, SHARES THOSE VALUES AS WELL. SO I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS FIELD. UM, AND I'M THANKFUL THAT MY HOME CHURCH OF HARPETH HILLS IS WILLING TO HOST IT. SO THANKS. THANK YOU. AND COULD YOU GIVE YOUR, COULD WE, COULD WE ASK HER SONS, IF THEY DON'T MIND, IF THEY WOULD STAND UP HER FAMILY WHO CAME TO SUPPORT HER? I, I THINK YOU ALL NEED A LITTLE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR BEING SO SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR MOM. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS BRANDON GUY. UM, IT'S 6 0 1 A FOREST PARK DRIVE. UM, AS A PARENT WITH A SON WITH DISABILITIES, WE NEVER HAD ACCESS TO ANYTHING LIKE THIS. AND I JUST CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER PLACE THAN BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE TO, TO START THIS. AND, UH, VERY, VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THIS AND LOOK FORWARD FOR HIM TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ENJOY THIS. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING? GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. UH, TONIGHT, I JUST, UH, YOUR NAME? UH, I'M CHRIS PECK. I LIVE AT, UH, 3 0 4 RIVER OAKS ROAD. OKAY. UM, AND I WAS REALLY DEBATING ON STANDING UP TONIGHT AFTER THE COMMENTS WE'VE HAD, UH, TONIGHT AS WELL AS THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. UM, MY BUSINESS IS, I'M IN SALES AND, AND ONE OF THE GOLDEN RULES OF SALES IS ONCE YOU CLOSE THE DEAL, YOU DON'T NEED TO KEEP SELLING. RIGHT. AND, AND I THINK THAT'S THE CASE HERE. I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT, BUT I DO WANNA MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS ANYWAYS. I KNOW THIS IS JUST REGARDING THE REZONING, SO I'M GONNA STICK TO THE POINT AND ONLY THE REZONING. UM, YOU KNOW, I KIND OF TIED INTO THE MILES TOGETHER PLAYGROUND THAT WAS BUILT PROBABLY FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO. I THINK SOME PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD HAD A, HAD SOME IMPACT ON THAT. AND, UM, HOW DID THAT TURN OUT? RIGHT. AMAZING. AMAZING. [00:15:01] UM, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE IN HERE HAVE BEEN TO THAT, THAT, THAT PLAYGROUND HAVE ENJOYED IT. UM, IT'S BEEN SUPER SUCCESSFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY. UM, I EVEN HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME ACROSS TOWN, FAMILIES THAT USE THAT PARK ON THE WEEKEND, EITHER FOR THE ADAPTIVE SWING SET, OR EVEN A FRIEND OF MINE TEXTED ME, SAID, HEY, I APPRECIATE, UH, YOU BEING INVOLVED WITH THAT FIELD. I CAN TAKE MY KIDS THERE. AND THEY DON'T HAVE, THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEM MEETING THE MULCH 'CAUSE THE GROUND'S NOT MULCHED. SO I SAY ALL THAT, THE MI THE MIRACLE LEAGUE FIELD PROJECT, UH, AND THE REZONING, I KIND OF TIE THOSE TOGETHER. YOU KNOW, THE GOOD THING THAT, THAT I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS HERE IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE PRIVATELY FUNDED AND PRIVATELY MAINTENANCE. SO THERE'S NO CITY DOLLARS INVOLVED HERE. UM, WHY IS THAT GOOD? YOU DON'T HAVE THE PUBLIC CAPITAL INVOLVED. YOU DON'T HAVE REOCCURRING ONGOING MAINTENANCE BY THE CITY THAT'S NOT INVOLVED. AND BY THE WAY, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS WILL BENEFIT, UH, AN UNDERSERVED POPULATION WITHOUT BURDENING THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS. SO, UM, I JUST WANNA COME UP HERE AND, UH, FOR THAT REASONS AND THE REASONS TONIGHT AND THE REASONS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, UM, RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON REZONING THIS LAND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING? CAN I SAY ONE? SURE. YEAH. I, UH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M JOHN LEONARD, I'M THE PARENT OF A SECOND GRADER, UH, WHO PLAYS IN WSL. YOU SAW YOUR NAME AGAIN. UH, YEAH. JOHN LEONARD AND ADDRESS. YEAH. 1909 OH CAMPTON. UM, I ALSO HAVE A 4-YEAR-OLD WHO HOPES TO PLAY AS WELL. UH, SO NEIGHBOR BRENTWOOD RESIDENT. I WANTED TO SAY I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS. I THINK IT'S AN AWESOME IDEA. UM, I THINK IT'S GONNA BE MEANINGFUL AND IMPACTFUL AND AWESOME. UM, AND AT THE SAME TIME, I WANTED TO JUST SAY A COUPLE WORDS ABOUT PRESERVING EXISTING, UH, YOUTH BASEBALL CAPACITY. I HOPE IT CAN BE A WIN-WIN. UH, THESE FIELDS ARE CURRENTLY SUPPORTING HUNDREDS OF KIDS, UH, WHO ARE PLAYING. I KNOW THIS IS ABOUT REZONING. UH, SO, AND I FULLY EXPECT THAT TO GO THROUGH. I THINK IT SHOULD. UH, AND, UH, BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU GUYS WOULD CONSIDER, UM, THAT AS MORE DETAILED PLANS, UH, COME OUT AND AS WE'RE GOING FORWARD INTO SITE REVIEW, UH, I WOULD JUST SAY, UH, IT WOULD BE GREAT. MY UNDERSTANDING, I GUESS AS I LOOKED THROUGH THE LITERATURE IS THAT, UH, THE ORIGINAL INTENT WAS TO MAINTAIN MULTIPLE FIELDS, UH, BESIDE, UH, THIS MIRACLE FIELD. AND I WOULD JUST IN, UH, RESPECTFULLY ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS, UH, TO HOPEFULLY CARRY FORWARD WITH THAT AS A PRIORITY, UH, AS YOU'RE GOING FORWARD. IT'S NOT MEANT TO SAY ANYTHING CONTROVERSIAL. AS I SAID, IT'S A HUGE KUDOS TO EVERYONE IN HERE, UH, WHO'S DOING THIS TO DO IT WITHOUT, UH, UH, PUBLIC FUNDING AND TO DO IT PRIVATELY IS AWESOME. AND, UM, I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THAT. UH, I WOULD JUST HOPE, UH, JUST AS SOMEONE WHO'S GOT LITTLES AND, UH, WHO'VE REALLY ENJOYED PLAYING OVER THERE, UH, AND AS A NEWER MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, IT'S BEEN IMPORTANT FOR US TO, UH, MEET FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS OVER THERE. AND SO, UH, I'M SURE THE ZONING WOULD GO THROUGH. I THINK THAT'S GREAT. BUT AS YOU GO THROUGH AND GO INTO REVIEW, UH, I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD JUST CONSIDER, UM, THAT FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE HERE, BRENTWOOD WILLIAMSON COUNTY RESIDENTS, UM, UH, I, I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER THAT. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT IF WE CAN DO THAT, I THINK THAT THERE'S A REALLY BIG WIN-WIN, UH, THAT'S POSSIBLE HERE, UH, FOR THE, UH, UH, MIRACLE FIELD FOR HARPETH HILLS AND ALSO FOR BRENTWOOD WRIT LARGE, UH, TO HAVE, UM, UH, TO HAVE THOSE TWO FACILITIES STANDING SIDE BY SIDE. UM, AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I WANTED TO SAY. AS I SAID, I KNOW THIS IS ABOUT REZONING, UH, AND NOT THE, UH, THE SITE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS GONNA BE, UH, COMING DOWN THE ROAD, BUT I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF PUT THAT ON THE RECORD AND SAY THAT I KNOW, UH, WE'VE GOT, UH, A COUPLE PARENTS WHO ARE BOTH IN WILDWOOD AND OAK CAMPTON OVER WITH US. UH, AND I THINK ABOUT EIGHT KIDS, UH, ON OUR LITTLE TEAM OVER THERE, UH, ARE ALL, UH, PLAYING. AND IT'S MEANT THE WORLD TO US TO HAVE THAT, UH, THERE. AND SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND A WAY. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF SMART PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM. UH, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND A WAY TO, UH, UH, TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AS YOU GUYS MAKE YOUR CONSIDERATIONS AND DELIBERATIONS GOING FORWARD. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING? I, I'LL SAY ONE. MM-HMM . SURE. ABOUT THE WHOLE PROJECT. I LIVE AT 60. MY NAME'S KATHY DUNN AND I LIVE AT 63 19 WILDWOOD VALLEY, KATHY DUN. AND I LIVE AT 63 19 WILDWOOD VALLEY. SO MY BACKYARD [00:20:01] IS THE BALL FIELD. SO I JUST WONDERED HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT THAT BACK STRIP OF HOMES FOR LIGHTS, NOISE, THAT TYPE OF THING. SO THAT'S JUST A CONCERN, BUT IT'S NOT, NOT IN FAVOR OF THE WHOLE PROJECT, BUT JUST FOR THAT BACK STRIP OF NEIGHBORS, HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT US? AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE LETTER THAT WENT OUT. AND I MISSED MY MAIL FOR A FEW DAYS 'CAUSE I WAS OUTTA TOWN. BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY SAY WHAT IT, YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT'S, I REALLY THANKFUL TO GET THE LETTER, BUT IT DIDN'T TELL ME WHAT IT WAS. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT. SO JUST MAYBE MORE, YOU KNOW, MORE INFORMATION TO, I MEAN, EVERYBODY OF COURSE, NEEDS TO CHECK THEIR MAIL, BUT I'M JUST SAYING, IF, IF THE WHOLE THING IS BUILT AND IT'S A DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE FOR OUR STREET, HOW WOULD THAT BE? SO THAT'S JUST A CONCERN. BUT I'M, I'M REALLY SO PROUD OF Y'ALL FOR COMING OUT, SO THANK YOU. AND I WILL SAY AT THIS POINT, A PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE HEARD. SO OUR COMMENTS MAY BE IN OUR COMMENTS LATER IN THE MEETING, OR COMMISSIONERS MAY RESERVE 'EM WHEN WE ACTUALLY VOTE AGAIN ON THIS ITEM. SO JUST SO YOU'LL KNOW IF WE DON'T DO EXPLANATION OF THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER. THAT'S WHY, 'CAUSE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR FOR US TO HEAR YOU AND FOR THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD TO HEAR YOU. SO ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK TO THIS MATTER THIS EVENING? SEEING NO ONE JUMPING OUT OF THEIR SEAT? I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALRIGHT, WE'LL NOW MOVE TO [4. Approval or Correction of Minutes] APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES. THE MARCH 23RD, 2026 MEETING. UH, DO I HEAR MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOVE TO APPROVE MAYOR. MOTION BY, UH, COMMISSIONER PIPPIN. AND A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GUARDS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MINUTES AS READ, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. WE'LL MOVE TO COMMENTS [ 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. ] FROM CITIZENS. AND THIS IS, UM, THIS IS A CHANCE MANY OF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP, I THINK, BUT I THINK A LOT OF YOU HAVE SPOKE. I'M HAPPY TO GO THROUGH THIS LIST. UM, 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYBODY WHO MAY HAVE WANTED TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM OR ANY OTHER ITEM DURING COMMENT. SO I'M GONNA READ THE NAMES AND IF JUST SHAKE YOUR HEAD NO, IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA COME BACK FORWARD AGAIN. SO, CATHERINE, TERRY AND PAX. PAT TROXEL TENT. OKAY. UH, BRANDON GUY. MM-HMM . OKAY. UM, AH, I THINK THIS SAYS RICHARD SHELL. THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH. OKAY. SORRY. . UH, CHRIS PECK RIGHT HERE. I, I SPOKE. YES. I CAN SPEAK AGAIN IF YOU WANT . SURE. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S Y'ALL'S MEETING TECHNICALLY. SO KATHY DUNN? YEAH. OKAY. UH, TOM CONNOLLY. OKAY. PALMER WILLIAMS. LEE BURLOW. SCOTT TIGARD GUARD. OKAY. KELLY MORRISS. ALRIGHT. UH, GRETA COLEMAN. AND I JUST WANTED TO SHOW HOW SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. UH, GEORGE IS IT PONDER THIS FOWLER POWER. OKAY. GOOD. THANK YOU. UH, JACKIE TU AND YOU SPOKE AS WELL. OKAY. AND JAMES COLUM. I'M GOOD. ALRIGHT. AND MICHELLE SMALLEY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE COMMENTS ABOUT ANY OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD? SEEING NO ONE JUMPING UP THE SEAT AGAIN AND RUNNING FORWARD TO THE PODIUM. I'M GOING TO GO TO [ Report from City Manager Report from the City Attorney Reports and comments by Commissioners and Mayor] REPORT FROM OUR CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING. UH, JUST WANT TO PROVIDE A REMINDER THE, FOR RESIDENTS THAT THEY STILL HAVE UNTIL NOON THIS FRIDAY, IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN APPLYING, UH, TO BE ON OUR NEW 2040 PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND, UH, THE LAST NUMBER, I THINK WE'RE OVER 50, UH, THAT ARE INTERESTED. SO WE ARE SEEING QUITE A BIT OF INTEREST IN THAT. SO AS PART OF THE COMMITTEE, THEY'LL HELP US ESTABLISH THE PRIORITIES, HELP YOU ESTABLISH REALLY THE PRIORITIES FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT BRENTWOOD OVER THE NEXT 15 YEARS. AS PART OF THAT PLANNING PROCESS, THE, UH, THE PLAN IS TO APPOINT 18 MEMBERS AND [00:25:01] THEY'LL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE SUBCOMMITTEES, UH, BUSINESS QUALITY OF LIFE AND TRANSPORTATION. UH, BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE COMMITTEE, WE ASK THAT ONLY INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN ATTEND ALL COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS APPLY AND THEY CAN FIND A LINK, UH, FOR THE APPLICATION OR HOMEPAGE. WE DO HAVE THE SCHEDULE OUT NOW, SO WE'RE FOLLOWING UP WITH THOSE, UH, THAT HAD APPLIED PRIOR TO SEEING THE MEETING SCHEDULED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY, UH, CAN ATTEND THOSE SO THAT YOU'LL KNOW THAT WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE NAMES AND ANY, UH, PERSON THAT'S INTERESTED SHOWED THAT INTEREST AFTER THE SCHEDULE, THEY'LL SEE THAT, UH, POST POSTED. SO WE'LL HAVE THAT ON. UH, FRIDAY. OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HOSTED ITS ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION DAY, UH, FOR RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL'S 11TH AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS. UH, THE EVENT WAS HELD AT DEERWOOD AR ARBORETUM AND FEATURED 10 EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS WHERE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN HANDS-ON, UH, ACTIVITIES COVERING TOP TOPICS SUCH AS WATER FILTRATION, STREAM ECOLOGY, UM, WATER CHEMISTRY, ILLICIT DISCHARGE, STORM WATER CONTROL MEASURES, AND EROSION CONTROL MAINTENANCE. UH, THE GOAL OF THE EVENT WAS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ON A VARIETY OF THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, DEVELOP A FUTURE GENERATION OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT WAYS TO HELP AND PRESERVE OUR ENVIRONMENT. UH, EACH STATION WAS LED BY A FEW INSTRUCTORS FROM VARIOUS LOCAL COMPANIES, AGENCIES, AND VENDORS. UH, THIS YEAR MORE THAN 130 STUDENTS ATTENDED THE EVENT. SO IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT. EVERYONE SEEMED TO ENJOY BEING OUTSIDE AT DEERWOOD ON SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY. SO IT ALL WORKED OUT VERY WELL. AND THEN FINALLY, WILLIAMSON COUNTY'S ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION EVENT WILL BE A SATURDAY, UH, MAY 2ND FROM 8:00 AM TO 1:00 PM AT THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLEX PARKING LOT, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 13, UH, 20 WEST MAIN STREET IN FRANKLIN. UH, THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED CAN FIND LISTS OF ELIGIBLE ITEMS FOR THAT EVENT ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE, IT'S THEIR CHANCE TO SAFELY DISPOSE OF ANY LEFTOVER OR UNWANTED CLEANING PRODUCTS, HOME CHEMICAL, UH, HOME MAINTENANCE CHEMICALS OR LAWN AND GARDEN PRODUCTS. THE FREE EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE, UH, UH, STATE TDC AND IS OPEN TO ALL TENNESSEE STATE RESIDENTS. SO IT'S MY REPORT. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR CITY MANAGER? ALRIGHT, WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR REPORT FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BY, I HAVE ONE QUESTION. OH, SURE. YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO POSTPONE OUR CLEANUP DAY BECAUSE OF ALL THE DE STORM DEBRIS AT THE PARK. HAVE WE RESCHEDULED THAT OR ARE WE GOING TO RESCHEDULE IT OR, OR HAVE SOME DECISION BEEN MADE? I, UH, YEAH, I DON'T THINK BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING INTO OUR TYPICAL BRUSH CLEANUP, I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE, DO OUR, WE'RE NOT PLANNING ON DOING OUR SPRING CLEANUP THIS YEAR. BELIEVE WE DO. I'M GONNA LOOK AT THESE TWO FOR A FALL CLEANUP AND SO WE'LL HAVE THE TYPICAL FALL CLEANUP. OKAY. SO IF PEOPLE HAVE THINGS NOW WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS ONE DOWN IN FRANKLIN? YES. OKAY. YEAH, EVERY OPPORTUNITY I'VE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. OKAY. THANK YOU. DIDN'T SOMETHING COME OUT IN THE LIBRARY SAYING THERE'S GONNA BE A SHREDDING DAY? THAT COULD BE. I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT. IT'S NOT A COMPLETE, I REMEMBER WHEN WE CANCELED CLEANUP, WE SAID CLEANUP AND SHREDDING, BUT SHREDDING IS STILL GONNA BE AT THE LIBRARY, I BELIEVE. AND THAT DIRECTOR, IF YOU JUST TELL US, THAT'S FINE. YES, THERE IS. AND I'M ACTUALLY LOOKING RIGHT NOW TO MAKE SURE DATE. I BELIEVE IT'S THIS WEEKEND. OKAY. CHECK THE CALENDAR ON THE WEBSITE. THERE IS DEFINITELY A SHRED DAY AT THE LIBRARY COMING UP. SO, YEAH, JUST SO EVERYONE CAN HEAR. AND THOSE AT HOME, THERE IS A SHRED DAY STILL AT THE LIBRARY COMING UP SOON. UH, WE ASK EVERYONE TO CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR THE, UH, DATE AND THE TIME. AND NOW WE'LL GO TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY FOR HER REPORTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICE MAYOR LITTLE. I DO NOT HAVE A PUBLIC REPORT FOR Y'ALL TONIGHT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THIS EVENING WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER TRAVIS. THANK YOU MAYOR, VICE MAYOR. UM, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT FOR THE MIRACLE FIELD. UM, IT'S AMAZING AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THIS. UM, IN 1968, LONG TIME AGO, UH, I WAS A SOPHOMORE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND WENT TO A CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, CATHOLIC GRADE SCHOOL. THE CATHOLIC GRADE SCHOOL HAD TOO MANY KIDS ON THEIR BASEBALL TEAM. THEY CUT A BUNCH OF KIDS. SO I TOOK THOSE, THOSE KIDS AND FORMED ANOTHER TEAM. WHEN YOU ALSO HAVE KIDS THAT HAVE BEEN CUT, EVERYBODY WANTS TO PLAY YOU BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO TO YOU. SO WE HAD A TON OF GAMES, WE HAD A BALL. UM, AND IT WAS FUN. UM, FAST FORWARD, WE MOVED HERE IN 1986. WE WERE MEMBERS AT ST. EDWARD CHURCH. I WAS THE, UM, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT THE TIME. WE HAD A BASKETBALL TEAM THAT HAD 19 KIDS. YOU CAN'T HAVE A BASKETBALL TEAM WITH 19 KIDS. SO WE WENT ON AND WE SAID, WE WILL CREATE, WE WILL CREATE THE NUMBER OF TEAMS THAT WE NEED. AND SO FOR, UH, SIX GRADE SLOTS, WE HAD OVER 24 TEAMS AND IT WORKED OUT REALLY WELL. SO I'M REALLY, I'M REALLY ABOUT KIDS GETTING TO PARTICIPATE AND I REALLY AM EXCITED ABOUT THE MIRACLE [00:30:01] FIELD. I, I I BACK THAT IT DOES, I DO HATE TO LOSE THOSE OTHER BALL FIELDS. I DO HOPE THE CHURCH CAN KEEP THAT IN MIND BECAUSE LET'S NOT PENALIZE ONE TO BENEFIT THE OTHER. LET'S, LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. THAT'S MUTUAL. BUT THAT'S FOR ANOTHER NIGHT. THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS JUST REZONING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND I THINK PROPERTY OWNER HAS A RIGHT TO DO THAT. AND I THINK IT'S FOR A VERY WORTHY CAUSE. I JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT ON THE RECORD. UM, NUMBER TWO, WE HAD A MEETING THIS WEEK. OTHER COMMISSIONERS WILL TALK ABOUT IT. THIS IS OUR BUDGET BOOK THAT WE WENT OVER. THERE'S A GREAT MEETING. CITY STAFF DID A WONDERFUL JOB OF PREPARING, UH, THIS FOR BRENTWOOD OVER 38 YEARS WITHOUT A TAX INCREASE. AND, UH, WE STILL HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE CITIZENS MOST EVERYTHING THEY NEED AND WANT. WE KEEP OUR, KEEP OUR, UM, WE KEEP THINGS UP TO DATE. WE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NEW FIRE ENGINES, NEW POLICE CARS, THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH SOME COMMUNITIES JUST CAN'T DO IT. UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS THEIR DEDICATION IN SITTING THROUGH THAT MEETING. IT WAS A LONG MEETING, BUT IT WAS A VERY WORTHWHILE MEETING. FINALLY, UM, E-BIKE DISCUSSION, A LOT OF E-BIKE DISCUSSION GOING ON. AND JUST KNOW THAT THIS IS AN EVOLVING PROCESS. STATE OF TENNESSEE JUST PASSED NEW LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRES HELMETS. AND SO YOU CAN'T HAVE A CLASS THREE BIKE IF YOU'RE UNDER 16, I THINK IS IT? BUT THAT'S EVOLVING AND WE HAVE TO BALANCE THAT AND BALANCE WHAT WE, WE WANT TO DO. UM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO BE INVOLVED. UM, I SAW KIDS THE OTHER DAY IN BRENTWOOD COUNTRY CLUB. THE, UH, THE DEVELOPMENT FOUR KIDS, ONE HELMET AND UM, THAT'S JUST DANGEROUS. SO, UM, WE'LL DO OUR PART. YOU GUYS DO YOUR PART AND WE'LL GET THIS SAME MADE, MADE TO A SAFE, UH, ACCEPTABLE POLICY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER PIPPEN. UH, YES, WITH THE, EXCUSE ME, THE TREE BOARD DID NOT MEET, UM, SINCE ARBOR DAY, BUT WE'RE STILL A FLUTTER WITH ALL THE EXCITEMENT 'CAUSE IT WAS A VERY, VERY FINE EVENT. I DO HAVE ONE, UM, ONE UPDATE ON THAT THOUGH. AND LET ME SEE IF I CAN FIND, I JUST LOST THE PICTURE THAT I HAD HERE. UH, STAND BY ONE SECOND. YES, THE UPDATE WAS THE, UH, TREE TALK COMING UP AT THE LIBRARY. I DIDN'T HAVE THE FULL INFORMATION ON THE LAST TIME WE GAVE THIS REPORT, SO IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW TO PRUNE TREES, AND BELIEVE ME, THERE'S A LOT OF EDUCATION INVOLVED HERE. UH, YOU CAN, UH, GO SATURDAY, APRIL THE 18TH TO THE LIBRARY, AND THAT IS FROM 10 TO 11:00 AM AND COFFEE WILL BE PROVIDED AND THAT'S THE BEST PART, RIGHT? , UH, BLUE CURRY, WHO IS OUR ARBORIST WITH, UH, BARTLETT TREE SERVICES WILL BE THERE. AND THAT GUY KNOWS AN AWFUL LOT ABOUT TREES AND HE HELPS US OUT AS WE, UH, NAVIGATE OUR CANOPY HERE IN TOWN. SO APPRECIATE THAT. SO I JUST WANNA UPDATE YOU THAT THAT IS COMING UP. AND PLEASE GO. AND JUST ON THE SIDE COMMENT, I I JUST, I JUST REALLY APPRECIATED THE RESPECTFUL TONE, UH, THAT HAPPENED DURING THIS, UH, THIS HEARING E EVEN E EVEN TO THOSE WHO DISAGREED. THERE WAS A RESPECTFUL TONE. AND I JUST, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, AS THIS THING GOES FORWARD, THERE'S ALWAYS A HICCUP SOMEWHERE AND, UH, I JUST, JUST REMEMBER, UH, TO KEEP IT, UH, NEIGHBORLY AND RESPECTFUL AND I KNOW YOU ALL WILL. AND THESE FOLKS RIGHT HERE ON THE FRONT ROW ARE WATCHING YOU. SO JUST FYI THANK YOU. THAT'S IT FOR ME. VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER DUNN. THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, THE HISTORIC BOARD WILL MEET THIS COMING FRIDAY. SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING NEW FROM MY LAST REPORT UNTIL THIS ONE. IT, IT WAS DELIGHTFUL TO HEAR FROM ALL OF YOU PEOPLE TONIGHT. UH, IT'S AMAZING THE THE SUBSET AND THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU THINK YOU'RE SERVING AND THEN YOU FIND OUT YOU'RE NOT REALLY, WE LEARNED A LOT OF THAT DURING THE, WHEN WE WERE, UH, DEVELOPING THE PLAYGROUND OVER THERE. AND, UH, I DO WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THE PEOPLE THAT STOOD UP AND SAID, I WORRY ABOUT HOW IT WILL AFFECT ME. I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE ANY ANIMOSITY AT ALL. PEOPLE GENUINELY DO WORRY SOMETIMES HOW SOMETHING'S GONNA AFFECT THEIR PROPERTY WITH NO MALICE IN THEIR HEARTS AND WANT IT TO WORK. BUT I, AS ONE RESIDENT SAID, THE POOL AND THE TENNIS CENTER IS ALREADY OVER THERE. AND THAT WORKS WELL. I LIVE IN BRENTHAVEN. WE HAVE HAD CTAN PARK FOR THE 43 YEARS I'VE LIVED THERE, AND IT'S GOTTEN BIGGER AND BIGGER. AND IT WORKS, IT DOES WORK. THE THE NOISE STOPS AT A CERTAIN TIME. THE LIGHTS ARE NOT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GET USED TO IT OR WHAT, BUT IT DOES WORK. SO, UM, I I THINK SOMETIMES WE ALL HAVE TO, [00:35:01] UM, SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY'S GOING TO USUALLY HAVE TO GIVE IN A SITUATION, UH, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. VERY FEW THINGS ARE WIN-WIN FOR EVERYBODY, BUT YOU TRY TO MAKE IT AS AMENABLE TO EVERYBODY AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN. AND IT'S, I I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING AND, AND SHARING YOUR NEED. AND I WANT TO COMMEND THE CHURCH BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT YOU'VE GOT A PIECE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WITH A HOUSE SITTING ON IT THAT YOU COULD SELL. AND YET YOU'VE OPTED TO GO THIS ROUTE, WHICH I THINK IS VERY CHRISTLIKE AND, UH, GENEROUS. SO I, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN TO OUR COMMUNITY ALL THESE YEARS. UM, ON E-BIKES COMMISSIONER TRAVIS, I'VE EV WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DEVELOP SOME TYPE OF LEGISLATION. WE CAN'T KEEP ABREAST WITH WHAT THE STATE'S DOING. EVERY, EVERY TIME WE THINK WE, WELL, WE'VE GOT THERE, THEN THEY AMEND THEIRS OR BRING SOMETHING NEW. BUT I'VE BECOME MORE AWARE OF E-BIKES. I WAS NOT REALLY FAMILIAR WITH 'EM BECAUSE MY KIDS DON'T LIVE AT HOME ANYMORE. AND MY HUSBAND AND I ARE OUT BIKING. SO I LEARNED A LOT WITH THIS AND I STARTED PAYING ATTENTION BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, TO SEE IS THAT AN E-BIKE OR NOT? SO THE WAY I'VE BEEN TOLD YOU CAN TELL IS IF PEOPLE ARE PEDDLING, I'M AMAZED AT THE VERY YOUNG FIT PEOPLE AND ALL THEIR CUTE LITTLE BIKING CLOTHES THAT ARE NOT PADDLING ONE BIT AS THEY'RE RIDING THROUGH TOWN. AND I'VE BEEN SO IMPRESSED BY 'EM ALL THIS TIME AND I HAD NO REASON TO BE, I COULD HAVE DONE THAT. ALL I NEED TO DO IS GET A CUTE OUTFIT AND AN E-BIKE AND, AND PEDAL ONCE OR TWICE AND KEEP GOING. SO ANYHOW, THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, . THANK YOU. WHEN'S YOUR BIRTHDAY? I TRIED TENNIS THAT WAY ONCE TOO, BECAUSE I LIKE THE OUTFITS, BUT IT TURNS OUT I HAD NO DEPTH PERCEPTION, SO I HAD TO GET THAT UP. , WHEN'S YOUR BIRTHDAY? WE CAN GET YOU, HUH? WE'LL GET YOU KNEE BITE FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY. FORGET IT AND FORGET THAT. COMMISSIONER CARS. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, THE PARK BOARD MET AND I WANNA THANK ALL THE, UM, THE FOLKS. WE HAD A REALLY BIG SHOW UP, UM, SHOWING THIS PAST MEETING AND THANKS, UH, TO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, GAGE FOR BEING THERE TO, TO, UM, UM, GET EVANS. I'M LOOKING IN. ANYWAY, , I DO THAT EVERY TIME. THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE. UM, AND SO, UM, BUT IT WAS GREAT. WE HAD A LOT OF FOLKS WHO SHOWED UP, UM, WITH UH, GREAT IDEAS AND OPINIONS OF HOW TO, UM, GROW OUR TRAILS AND, UM, USE OUR PARKS. AND SO WE APPRECIATE THE INPUT, UM, VERY MUCH. THE NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING IS MAY THE FOURTH. AND, UM, WE'LL, UM, GO FROM THERE. I DID WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, AND I MIGHT CRY 'CAUSE UM, THEY, UM, HONORED 6-YEAR-OLD BLAINE WHO HAS A GENETIC DISORDER THAT MAKES HER ELIGIBLE FOR MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION. AND RAVENWOOD RAISED $25,000 TO SEND HER AND HER FAMILY TO DISNEY WORLD. AND IN DOING SO, THEY PRESENTED IT. UM, ALL THE STUDENTS, THEY JUST UP AS DISNEY CHARACTERS AND, UM, HAD THIS HUGE PRODUCTION. AND IT IS JUST A REMARKABLE THING THAT THE SCHOOL, THEY, THEY WORKED FOR OVER A YEAR RAISING THE MONEY TO, UM, SEND HER AND HER FAMILY. AND I JUST, UM, I IT'S NEAT. SO THE RAVENWOOD FOLKS, THANK YOU. SO ANYWAY, UM, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS IN CHARGE. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT CAME TO BE. I JUST KNOW IT'S REMARKABLE. SO THANKS TO, UM, THE, THE GROUP THAT MADE THAT HAPPEN FOR BLAINE AND HER FAMILY. UM, AND THEN, UH, ON, THERE'S ONE OTHER THING. UH, OH, THE FIRE, THE FIRE ACADEMY. I'M PART OF THE CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY THIS YEAR. IF YOU, UM, IF YOU WANT A FUN ACTIVITY, UM, FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND EDUCATIONAL, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND BOTH THE CITIZENS, UH, POLICE ACADEMY AND FIRE ACADEMY. UM, BUT A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE FIREMEN THIS PAST WEEKEND, UM, I CONQUERED A FEAR PROPELLING DOWN A FIVE STORY BUILDING THAT, UM, IS SOMETHING I NEVER WANT TO DO AGAIN. BUT THEY, UM, WERE AMAZING WITH THEIR PATIENTS HELPING US. AND SO IT'S A GREAT, A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, UM, JUST WHAT AN INCREDIBLE FIRE DEPARTMENT WE HAVE AND ALSO JUST, UM, THINGS I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IN MY OWN HOME. SO, UM, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND, UM, BOTH THE POLICE AND THE FIRE ACADEMY. AND, UM, THE LAST THING, THE TRAILS. PLEASE BE AWARE OF EACH OTHER. PLEASE TRY TO BE NICE AND COURTEOUS TO ONE ANOTHER. PLEASE KEEP YOUR DOG ON A LEASH, A SHORT LEASH. WE HAD A LITTLE INCIDENT, I GUESS, UM, AT SMITH PARK [00:40:01] NOT TOO LONG AGO WITH A DOG ON A LONG LEASH. SO JUST BE AWARE AS THE WEATHER'S STARTING TO BREAK AND, AND WE'RE ALL WANTING TO BE OUTSIDE, TO BE OH, UH, COURTEOUS TO EACH OTHER AND SLOW DOWN ON THE E-BIKES. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER DONAHUE. YES. UM, I'D LIKE TO START WITH THE LIBRARY BOARD. UH, AND GOOD NEWS THAT I FOUND OUT TONIGHT IS THAT WILLIAMSON COUNTY, WHICH EVERY YEAR, UM, WE, THE, OUR LIBRARY IS PART OF THEIR BUDGET. UH, THEY DID APPROVE THE $74,500, UH, THAT WE ASKED FOR. AND THAT WE'VE BEEN GETTING. THAT'S KIND OF THE RATE WE'VE BEEN GETTING EVERY YEAR. UM, THE LIBRARY RECENTLY HAD ITS 25TH INVENTORY DAY, WHICH MAY NOT SOUND LIKE A BIG DEAL TO MOST PEOPLE, BUT THE LIBRARY STAFF COUNTED 59,971 ITEMS THAT WERE PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE LIBRARY. AND THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT THAT MANY THAT ARE ALSO CHECKED OUT. SO THAT HAS TO OCCUR EVERY YEAR. AND, UH, AND THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK IN BETWEEN MOVING THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY, ALL THE BOOKS OUT, THE NEW CARPET IN THE BOOKS BACK IN, AND THEN THEY HAD TO TOUCH ALL THE BOOKS AGAIN, UH, TO COUNT THEM. SO A LOT OF WORK GOING ON THERE. THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY HAD THEIR BOOK SALE THIS PAST WEEKEND, AND THEY RAISED APPROXIMATELY $18,000, WHICH WILL BE DONATED TO THE LIBRARY IN VARIOUS FORMS, UH, THROUGH SERVICES OR USED TO SUPPORT, UM, THE SUMMER PROGRAMS AND SPEAKERS, AS WELL AS PHYSICAL THINGS IN THE LIBRARY. THE TEEN CENTER, WHICH IS GOING TO BE RENOVATED, BUT IT IS OPENED IN ITS RAW FORM RIGHT NOW. UH, THE COMPANY THAT WE HAVE PICKED IS MEETING WITH THE LIBRARY BOARD ON APRIL 15TH AND PRESENTING THEIR CONCEPT DRAWINGS. AND SO WE'LL MOVE ON FROM THE CONCEPT DRAWINGS TO, TO ACTUAL ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS AND THEN BUILDINGS. SO THAT SEEMS TO BE ON SCHEDULE. AND THE QUIET ROOM, WHICH IS IN THE OLD TEEN CENTER SPACE, IF YOU'RE A PERSON THAT USES IT, IS, UM, ALMOST FINISHED, I THINK JUNE, IN THE BEGINNING OF JUNE. WE HOPE TO HAVE IT ALL DONE. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THE QUIET ROOM HAS MOVED TO A DIFFERENT ROOM IN THE LIBRARY. UM, I DO WANNA ADDRESS, UH, THE MIRACLE FIELD. UH, I THINK IT IS A WONDERFUL CONCEPT. UM, I HOPE THAT IT GETS BUILT. UH, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S CONCERNS, UM, ABOUT LIGHTING AND NOISE AND TRAFFIC. AND I, I DO KNOW THAT AFTER MY 11 YEARS ON THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION, IT, IT WAS A HUGE SHOCK TO ME TO FIGURE OUT LIKE, OH, WAIT, YOU, THEY CAN BUILD THINGS THERE BECAUSE IT'S THE LAW AND IT LETS THEM, BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THESE OTHER THINGS? AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE CITY IS REALLY GOOD ABOUT ALLOWING PEOPLE TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES AND FACILITATING THE, THE KIND OF THE NEIGHBORS AND THE BUILDING OR THE APPLICANT, UH, TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO TRY TO ADDRESS THOSE. THERE ARE RULES ABOUT THE LIGHTS, HOW MANY FOOT CANDLES, HOW FAR OUT THE LIGHTS CAN GO. UH, USUALLY THE NEIGHBORHOOD WORKS WITH THE, WITH THE APPLICANT ON WHAT TIME THE LIGHTS GET TURNED OUT. IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC. I THINK THEY HAVE A PRETTY GOOD PLAN, AT LEAST ON THE PRELIMINARIES, WHICH ARE NOT BINDING OF THE WAY THEY WANNA BRING THE TRAFFIC IN. AND ACTUALLY THE ADDRESS, UH, I THINK ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS WAS THEY'RE GONNA PUT THE ADDRESS OF THE MIRACLE FIELD TO BE NOT THE, UH, NOT THE ROAD THAT NOT THAT ROAD ADDRESS. THAT'S GONNA BE MORE OF A BIGGER ROAD, I THINK IS IT GONNA BE, UM, OLD HICKORY IS GONNA BE THE ADDRESS OF THE MIRACLE FIELD. SO PEOPLE COMING IN, USING THEIR GPS WILL COME IN FROM OLD HICKORY BOULEVARD INTO THE NEW PARKING AREA THAT'S GONNA BE BUILT, UH, ALONG THAT, I GUESS THE WEST SIDE THERE, UM, TO EXPAND THE PARKING THAT THE CHURCH NEEDS ANYHOW. SO I THINK THERE'LL BE A LOT OF, UH, A LOT OF ROOM FOR CONVERSATION, UM, AND SO THAT THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, THEIR NEEDS CAN, CAN BE HEARD. UM, AND I THINK THAT IS ALL I WANNA SAY. UH, JUST CONTINUED POSITIVE COMMENTS, SO FROM THE CITIZENS TO THE CITY STAFF ABOUT THE CLEANUP. SO THANK YOU. UM, THIS EVENING WE HAD A ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, AND I WON'T GO THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT THE EAB TALKED ABOUT THIS EVENING, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO SEVERAL OF THE MEMBERS WHO WERE PART OF OUR WEED WRANGLE AT CROCKETT PARK. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF INVASIVE SPECIES IN OUR AREA, WHICH HURT THE NATIVE SPECIES, BUT ALSO SOMETIMES EVEN HURT, UH, THE WILDLIFE AND INSECTS THAT, THAT ARE GOOD INSECTS LIKE BEES. AND SO, UH, THEY WENT AND TRIED TO CLEAR SOME OF THOSE OUT IN THE, THE, THE CROCKETT PARK AREA. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT MY THOUGHTS ARE, WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA DO A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, PLEASE, PLEASE CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE AND POSSIBLY JOIN, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S ANY SCOUT GROUPS IN HERE THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO EARN A MERIT BADGE OR PART OF A MERIT BADGE. UM, THURSDAY EVENING, WE HAD ANOTHER GREAT CLASS OF LEADERSHIP, BRENTWOOD GRADUATE AND, UH, THANKS TO LYNN TUCKER AND, UH, WHO'S ALSO CHAIR OF THE TREE BOARD. AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB ON ARBOR DAY AND WILLIAMSON INC. THEY HELPED SPONSOR THIS. AND MANY, MANY SERVANT LEADERS HAVE COME OUT OF THIS ORGANIZATION. UH, THEY DEDICATE A YEAR OF TIME TO BE A [00:45:01] PART OF IT, AND THEY LEARN A LOT AND THEN THEY GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE. UM, WE HAD A GREAT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN MEETING ON THURSDAY AS WELL. AND, UM, UH, THE COMMISSIONERS TAKE VERY SERIOUS YOUR TAX DOLLARS AND WE SET OUT THE PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY THE NECESSARY ONES, LIKE THE ROAD PROJECTS AND HOW WE'RE GONNA PAY FOR 'EM AND ALL. AND, UH, UM, OUR STAFF DOES A EXCELLENT JOB AT BUDGETING AND REALLY TAKING CARE. AND, AND THINGS ARE EXPENSIVE NOWADAYS, BUT THEY GET THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK. AND SO VERY PROUD OF THEM. UM, ON THE MIRACLE FIELD, I'M STATIC THAT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. UM, I WILL SHARE WITH THOSE WHO HAVE CONCERNS. I DO UNDERSTAND THOSE CONCERNS. HARDNESSES ARE FAIRLY STRICT ON THOSE THINGS, BUT I ACTUALLY HAVE COMPLETE FAITH IN HARPETH HILL CHURCH OF CHRIST. AND I'M NOT A MEMBER THERE, BUT THEY HOSTED MY FAMILY AFTER MY DAUGHTER'S DEATH AS WE LEFT THE FUNERAL. AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE THAT WOULD TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE GOOD NEIGHBORS AS THIS FIELD IS DONE. UM, I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL. I WAS BLESSED BOTH AS A ROTARIAN, AS A COMMISSIONER AND MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD WHEN WE DID THE ALL-INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND. I WALK GRANNY WHITE PARK TWO TO FOUR TIMES A MONTH. IT IS USED ALL THE TIME EARLY IN THE MORNING, MIDDAY, LATE AFTERNOON. IT IS GREAT. AND SOMETHING I WAS BLESSED. I HAD FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE ALWAYS WORKED WITH INDIVIDUALS OF ALL ABILITIES. AND SO I WAS EXPOSED AT A YOUNG AGE. AND DIFFERENT ABILITIES ARE NOT LESS ABILITIES. AND SO I AM SO THANKFUL THAT THAT CITIZENS INVEST IN THINGS LIKE THIS BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A GREAT, GREAT IDEA. SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU BEING HERE AND UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, AND I WILL ANNOUNCE BEFORE WE GET INTO THE CONSENT AGENDA, SINCE WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH THE ITEM, MOST OF YOU'RE HERE IF YOU WANT TO GO. I WANTED YOU TO STAY AND HEAR OUR COMMENTS, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO, I WILL GIVE A MOMENT OR TWO IN THE MEETING TO ALLOW Y'ALL TO RECESS. 'CAUSE I NOTICED THERE'S SOME CHILDREN HERE THAT MAY HAVE HOMEWORK OR NEED TO GO TO BED OR WHATEVER. SO VERY WELL BEHAVED CHILDREN, VERY WELL BEHAVED. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, YEAH. THE KIDS AREN'T SLEEPY. MOM AND DAD ARE, SO, YEAH. THANK YOU. I'M ONE OF THE PASTORS. THANKS FOR COMING. SO WE'RE, I'M GOVERNOR LEE. I TRY TO LEGISLATIVE WELL. I I'LL HAVE A FEW MORE, A LITTLE BIT OF SQUEEZE LINE IN THE BLUE. IT'S FIVE THREE, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THANK YOU. COMING UP ALL OF THEM. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR [ Consent Agenda] CONSENT AGENDA AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A FOURTH ITEM, UH, A RESOLUTION ON SOME LEGISLATION BEFORE US. UM, BUT, UH, DOES ANYONE WANNA PULL AN ITEM OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA? I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE NUMBER FOUR TO NEW BUSINESS. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE NUMBER FOUR TO NEW BUSINESS. ALL RIGHT. AND I'LL READ THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, EXCEPT FOR THE ITEM THAT'S BEEN REMOVED. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM ONE, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 38, A RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZER AND AGREEMENT WITH SENTINEL TECHNOLOGIES INC. [00:50:01] FOR CYBERSECURITY PENETRATION TEST AND ASSESSMENT FOR ADOPTION CONSENT. AGENDA ITEM TWO, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 39 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND AMENDMENT WITH THE STATE OF TENNESSEE FOR TENNESSEE LAW ENFORCEMENT HIRING, TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT PROGRAM FOR ADOPTION CONSENT. AGENDA ITEM THREE, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 40 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH JR WALFORD AND COMPANY CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC. FOR RAINTREE. NUMBER TWO, WATER TANK AND STATION DEMOLITION FOR ADOPTION. DO I HEAR A MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DONAHUE. A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER TRAVIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY OLD BUSINESS. IS THERE ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THE CITY? SEEING NONE, WE MOVE TO NEW BUSINESS. FIRST ITEM OF [1. Resolution 2026-41 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH VOGUE TOWERS II, LLC. FOR INSTALLATION OF A CELL TOWER ANTENNA AND RELATED FACILITIES AT THE BRENTWOOD POLICE HEADQUARTERS FACILITY, for adoption] NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 41. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH VOGUE TOWERS TWO LLC FOR INSTALLATION OF A CELL TOWER ANTENNA AND RELATED FACILITIES AT THE BRENTWOOD POLICE HEADQUARTERS FACILITY FOR ADOPTION. DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DUNN AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DONAHUE. UH, MR. GAGE? YES, THANK YOU. UM, YOU'LL RECALL THAT NOT LONG AGO, AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT WAS FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR THAT THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVED CHANGES TO HER ZONING CODE THAT DEALT WITH THE PLACEMENT OF AND LOCATION OF CELLULAR TOWERS. UH, YOU CREATED A TIER FOUR. UH, PRIOR TO THAT, OBVIOUSLY WE HAD TIERS ONE, TWO, AND THREE. AND THE PURPOSE OF THE TIER FOUR WAS REALLY IN A RESPONSE TO KNOWING THAT FOR YEARS WE'VE HAD AREAS IN OUR COMMUNITY PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY, LARGE AREAS THAT EITHER HAD NO WIRELESS SERVICE OR VERY POOR WIRELESS SERVICE. AND SO WHEN TIER FOUR WAS CRAFTED, IT WAS CRAFTED WITH THE INTENT OF ONE, UH, HAVING ANY APPLICANT THAT MIGHT WANT TO CITE A TOWER FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING CELLULAR CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THERE'S A NEED TO SHOW HOW THAT NEEDS GOING TO BE ADDRESSED IN THAT TIER FOUR. THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT IS A 160 FEET, BUT THE, THE REQUIRED HEIGHT WOULD BE WHAT IS DEMONSTRATED TO BE NEEDED TO, UH, PROVIDE THE COVERAGE LEVEL THAT'S REQUIRED. UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION IS THE ENTITY THAT'S, UH, CHARGED WITH, UH, APPROVING THOSE APPLICATIONS WHEN THEY COME IN. AND, UH, THEY HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT ANY CAMOUFLAGING, UH, IS DONE. UH, THE ONLY TOWERS ALLOWED IN THE, UH, TIER FOUR ARE WHAT WE CALL MONOPOLE TOWERS, NOT THE LATTICE, WHICH HAVE LOTS OF CROSSOVER, UH, PIECES OF FRAMEWORK, BUT JUST TO STRAIGHT MONOPOLE AND THE MONOPOLES HAVE TO BE, UH, ENGINEERED WITH WHAT I CALL PINCH POINTS OR THEY'RE, THEY'RE, UH, POINTS THAT THEY WOULD FOLD OVER RATHER THAN, UH, HAVING A FULL TOWER FALL IF THERE, IF THERE WAS A, A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT OCCUR TO CAUSE OF THAT, THE TIER FOUR REQUIREMENTS REQUIRE, UH, THOSE THAT LIVE WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF THE SITE TO BE, UH, HAVE A NOTICE PROVIDED TO THEM AND SO FORTH. SO, UH, A FULL, STILL FULL EMPHASIS ON NEED AND QUALITY IN RESPONSE TO THE NEED AND AESTHETICS. AND SO, UH, WE, UH, WHEN WE DID THAT, THE OTHER THING IS WE LIMITED THE LOCATIONS. TIER FOUR TOWERS COULD BE CITED TO INCLUDE, UH, GOVERNMENTAL OR QUASI GOVERNMENTAL OR OPEN SPACE IN, UH, IN THE, UH, SUBDIVISIONS. AND WE DID THAT SO THAT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE WHAT WOULD BE, UH, POTENTIALLY OPEN OPENING UP SO MUCH. YOU HAVE TOWERS EVERYWHERE. AND THE OTHER FINAL THING THAT'S IMPORTANT WITH THE TIER FOUR IS IT'S INTENDED TO REALLY HAVE A SINGLE TOWER, UH, SERVE THE ENTIRE AREA THAT HAS A SIGNAL DEFICIT, WHICH, AND SO IT REQUIRES CO-LOCATION, WHICH MEANS THE PRIMARY CARRIERS WHICH SHARE THE TOWER. SO RATHER THAN A PRIMARY CARRIER ON THIS TOWER, ANOTHER ON THAT TOWER. SO ONCE A TOWER IS CITED TO COVER, UH, A, A SIGNIFICANT AREA THAT DOESN'T, THAT NEEDS THE COVERAGE AND HAS POOR SERVICE, THERE WOULDN'T BE, TYPICALLY YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A SECOND OR THIRD OR OTHER TOWERS THERE. SO IT'S, IT'S INTENDED TO BE LIMITED AND OR LIMITING FOR A REASON. SO SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE OUR FIRST APPLICATION, WHICH IS IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. AND THAT THE APPLICATION IS BY VOGUE TOWERS TO LLC, UH, WHICH IS REFERRED TO IN THE GROUND LEASE AS A TENANT. AND SO THEY'RE APPLYING FOR A GROUND LEASE, WHICH IS FAIRLY SIMILAR TO A TYPICAL PROPERTY LEASE, EXCEPT THERE'S SPECIFICS MORE ABOUT THE TOWER AND WHAT HAPPENS IN THERE. AND, UH, THIS APPLICATION IS FOR A CELL CELLULAR COMMUNICATION TOWER AT NINE 10 HERITAGE WAY, WHICH IS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING. IF I HAVE MY DIRECTIONS RIGHT, I BELIEVE IT'S A SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THAT PROPERTY. UH, THEY'VE ALREADY COORDINATED WITH OUR STAFF, REVIEWED THE LOCATION AND SO FORTH. SO THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. SO THAT IS KIND OF THE CENTER OF ONE OF THE AREAS WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAS [00:55:01] SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES FOR, UH, BEING ABLE TO HAVE QUALITY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, WHICH AGAIN, IS A REQUIREMENT OF TIER FOUR. AND SO JUST REAL QUICK, THE LEASE IS FOR 1,760 FEET OF AN AREA ON THE PROPERTY. UM, IT'S INITIALLY FOR A FIVE YEAR TERM, BUT WITH FOUR ADDITIONAL FIVE YEAR TERMS THAT ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TENANT. UH, THERE'S AN INITIAL, UH, BASICALLY A DEPOSIT OF $1,500 PLUS A THOUSAND PER MONTH WITH AN ADDITIONAL 200 PER MONTH FOR ANY ADDITIONAL CO-LOCATED, UH, TENANT. UH, OR, OR I SHOULD SAY, I, I GUESS WE'LL CALL IT A TENANT, BUT, UH, PRIMARY CARRIER ON THE TOWER. UH, THE TENANT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL IMPROVEMENT COSTS. UH, WE RETAIN ALL FULL RIGHTS FOR TECHNICAL SERVICE, UH, NEED VALIDATION, INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN AND SO FORTH. ANOTHER PIECE UNDER THE ZONING CODE IS THAT WE ACTUALLY, AT THE COST OF THE APPLICANT, WHEN IT, WHEN IT GETS TO THAT POINT IN TIME, UH, CAN UTILIZE THAT AND HAVE A THIRD PARTY REVIEW THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION TOO, BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE FOREIGN TO US. IT'S NOT WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY. UM, TENANT HAS TO MEET ALL THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND MUNICIPAL REQUIREMENTS. THEY, UH, THEY, THEY ALLOW THE CITY, UH, TO PLACE, UH, I HAVE A PLACE ON THE TOWER FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS IF WE NEED ONE. AND, AND TO ENSURE, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THERE ISN'T ANY, UH, INTERFERENCE. UM, AND THEY, THEY'RE THE TYPICAL INDEMNIFICATION LANGUAGE THAT YOU WOULD SEE IN MOST AGREEMENTS ARE ALSO IN THERE. AND SO IF APPROVED, THIS IS, WOULD BE AN EXECUTION AGAIN, OF A GROUND LEASE AND IT'S FULLY CONTINGENT ON THE APPLICANT APPLYING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND THEN THE ROLE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS UNDER THE ZONING CODE TO, TO ADDRESS ALL THE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED. AND IF THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNDER THE CODE SHOULD DENY THE, UH, APPLICATION THE LEASE TERMINATES. 'CAUSE THERE'S REALLY NO POINT IN IT. UH, OBVIOUSLY IF THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVES THE APPLICATION WHEN IT'S FILED WITH THEM ON ASSUMPTION THAT YOU APPROVE A GROUND LEASE, UH, THEN THEY CAN START WORKING UNDER THE GROUND LEASE TERMS, UH, DO THEIR SITE WORK, CONSTRUCT A TOWER AND SO FORTH. SO THAT'S THE, UH, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU. UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, PAT TENT WHO'S THE PRESIDENT OF, UH, VOGUE TOWERS WITH US. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER OR, UH, SHE MAY HAVE SOME THINGS THAT SHE'D LIKE TO SAY, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, UH, IF I CAN FOR YOU. NO QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? STEVE GOT A QUESTION? YES. ON THE UM, THOUSAND FOOT, UH, NOTIFICATION, WHO GENERATES THAT? IS THAT THE, IS THAT THE VENDOR OR IS THAT THE CITY? GO AHEAD. IT WILL BE THE APPLICANT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO DO THAT. OKAY. AND THAT BY LETTER? YES. OKAY. ALRIGHT SIR. I JUST DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT. ALRIGHT. AND IS THAT ONE, I'M SORRY, FOLLOW ON THAT, IS THAT LETTER GO OUT WHEN THE PLANNING FOR THE ACTUAL SITE STARTS? YES. OKAY. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS, IS IF YOU APPROVE THE GROUND LEASE, NOW IN THIS CASE, GROUND LEASE IS WITH US, RIGHT? THAT'S WHY IT'S IN FRONT OF YOU NOW. IT, IT, IT A FUTURE LOCATION. IT MIGHT BE A PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THE CITY WOULDN'T SEE IT UNTIL AN APPLICATION GOES TO OUR, OUR ZONE OR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE WORKED HARD ON, ON THE CELL TOWERS, TRYING TO GET BETTER CELL PHONE COVERAGE HERE IN BRENTWOOD. AND SO HOPEFULLY THIS WILL ADDRESS IT VERY STRICT GUIDELINES AND MUST BE PROVED TO NEED BEFORE WE DO IT. BUT, UH, I THINK THIS WILL BEGIN THE PROCESS OF HELPING. SO, UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM BEFORE US AT RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 41 SAY, AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND NOW WE'LL GO TO OUR, UH, SECOND, [2. Appointment of three (3) members to the Park Board] UM, NEW BUSINESS, WHICH IS, UM, APPOINTMENT OF THREE MEMBERS TO THE PARK BOARD. UM, AND SO THAT WILL BE DONE BY, NO, THE ONE WE TOOK OFF WAS ABOUT THE, OH, IT'LL BE AT THE LAST, I HAVE TO LEAVE THAT. OH, OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS. AND SO, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT. UH, ONE OF THE APPLICANTS HERE IS, UH, A RELATIVE OF MINE. UM, IT'S KIND OF HARD FOR ME NOT TO HAVE A NUMBER OF RELATIVES IN THIS AREA AS MY FAMILY'S BEEN HERE ALMOST 230 YEARS. SOME WHO CARRY THE LAST NAME LITTLE AND SOME WHO DON'T, BUT I'M STILL RELATED TO, AND I JUST WANTED THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, BUT I'LL ALSO SAY ON THIS APPLICANT, HE'S APPLIED FOR ANOTHER BOARD, OF WHICH I THOUGHT SOME OF THE CANDIDATES AT THAT TIME WERE MAYBE BETTER SUITED FOR THAT BECAUSE OF THEIR EXPERIENCES. AND, UH, ON THIS ITEM, I, UH, WHEN HE APPLIED, I, I, I THOUGHT MAYBE THIS, THIS WAS THE ONE, BUT WE'LL FIND OUT AFTER WE VOTE. SO. SO YOU DID NOT VOTE FOR HIM. THE FIRST ON THE OTHER BOARD DID NOT BECAUSE I FELT THE OTHER APPLICANTS WERE MORE SUITED FOR THE POSITION BECAUSE OF THEIR EXPERIENCE IN THAT AREA. I, [01:00:09] SHE DID. THERE YOU GO. SORRY. I'M SORRY I WAS SLOW. I WAS RUNNING MY MOUTH. VICE MAYOR, LITTLE VOTES FOR HOUSTON. LITTLE III, KATHY OLIN AND ROBERT ROTH. COMMISSIONER DUNN VOTES FOR HOUSTON. LITTLE III, KATHY OLIN AND ROBERT ROTH. COMMISSIONER GARRIS VOTES FOR HOUSTON. LITTLE II KATHY OLIN AND ROBERT ROTH. COMMISSIONER DONAHUE VOTES FOR KATHY OLIN, SAM REEVES AND ROBERT ROTH. COMMISSIONER PIPPEN VOTES FOR HOUSTON LITTLE II KATHY OLIN AND ROBERT ROTH. AND COMMISSIONER TRAVIS VOTES FOR KATHY OLIN, ROBERT ROTH AND JOSH STEWART. OKAY. YOU READY FOR THE TOTALS? MM-HMM. ALRIGHT. UH, WE HAVE UH, KATHY OLAND WITH SIX VOTES. ROBERT ROTH WITH SIX VOTES IN HOUSTON, LITTLE II WITH FOUR VOTES. THOSE ARE YOUR THREE TOP VOTE GETTERS. ALRIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE, THE ONES WHO REAPPLIED AND THE NEW APPLICANT. AND WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR, [3. Appointment of one (1) member to the Williamson County Board of Equalization] THE THIRD ORDER OF NEW BUSINESS. AND IT IS AN APPOINTMENT OF A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. COMMISSIONER DUNN VOTES FOR JANE CAMPBELL. COMMISSIONER GARRIS VOTES FOR JANE CAMPBELL. COMMISSIONER DUN WHO VOTES FOR JANE CAMPBELL, VICE MAYOR. LITTLE VOTES FOR JANE CAMPBELL. COMMISSIONER PIPPIN VOTES FOR JANE CAMPBELL AND COMMISSIONER TRAVIS VOTES FOR JANE CAMPBELL. WE HAVE SIX VOTES FOR JANE CAMPBELL. MORNING SOMETHING. SURE WE WERE ALL UNANIMOUS. I DON'T KNOW YOUR REASONING, BUT THERE WERE ONLY TWO APPLICANTS AND THAT WAS THE INCUMBENT. AND THIS BOARD IS THE ONE THAT STUDIES WHEN YOU GET YOUR TAX APPRAISAL AND YOU GO AND APPEAL TO THEM. AND I THINK THAT THAT EXPERIENCE IS VERY GOOD ON THAT BOARD. THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE MARKET AND WHAT'S GOING ON. SO I, I LIKE THE EXPERIENCE THERE AND I, I FEEL LIKE YOU ALL PROBABLY DID TOO, WHICH IS WHY WE WERE ABSOLUTELY UNANIMOUS ON THAT. SO YEAH, WE HAD A GENTLE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW MS. CAMPBELL, I'VE NEVER MET HER. JOHN MAJOR DID IT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND HE WAS VERY EXPERIENCED, VERY GOOD AT IT. BUT IT IS, IT IS A LOT OF WORK AT TIMES AND SO THANKFUL WE HAD SOMEONE WHO'S DONE IT, HAS THE EXPERIENCE AND IS AND DECIDED TO RE-UP AND TRY AGAIN, SO, SO ALRIGHT, WE'LL NOW MOVE TO, UH, JUST ONE, THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM THAT WE MOVED OFF. CONSENT, UM, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 42. IT, IT'S A, UM, OPPOSING HOUSE BILL 1497 AND SENATE BILL 1630, WHICH WOULD MANDATE THAT ALL LOCAL ELECTIONS COINCIDE WITH THE AUGUST STATE PRIMARY OR THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION. DO I HEAR A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE? AND A SECOND. SECOND. ALRIGHT. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER TRAVIS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DONAHUE. UM, MR. GAGE, DO YOU HAVE ANY, UH, YOU'VE COVERED IT VERY, VERY WELL. I THINK THE BIG PART OF THIS IS, AS YOU KNOW, THAT YOUR, OUR LOCAL ELECTIONS ARE IN THE SPRING AND IN IN MAY'S REGULAR ELECTION DATE. AND AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS WOULD MOVE THEM TO THE AUGUST STATE PRIMARY OR THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION DATES. AND SOME OF THE CONCERNS, ONE IS JUST A LOSS OF CONTROL, NOT BEING ABLE FOR YOU TO ESTABLISH WHEN THOSE ELECTIONS ARE, UH, YOU HAVE A REDUCED FOCUS ON LOCAL ISSUES. WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF VERY, VERY IMPORTANT ISSUES IN THOSE FALL, UH, STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTIONS. BUT A LOT OF CANDIDATES, A LOT OF ISSUES, A LOT OF ADVERTISING. IT'S REALLY EASY FOR LOCAL ISSUES AND LOCAL CANDIDATES TO GET LOST IN ALL OF THAT. AND, AND AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME VERY IMPORTANT ISSUES FROM TIME TO TIME THAT THE, THE CITIZENS NEED TO LEARN ABOUT AND VOTE ON. AND WE DON'T WANT THOSE ISSUES TO GET LOST. I THINK IT MAKES IT MORE CHALLENGING FOR SOMEONE TO RUN IN THAT ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE WHEN YOU THINK OF ALL THE [01:05:01] WAY BACK FROM FUNDRAISING AND COMPETING IN THE SAME TIMEFRAME, UH, THE SAME YEAR, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT. AND AGAIN, FOR THE CANDIDATE AND THE CANDIDATE'S ABILITY TO GET THEIR WORD OUT TO GET LOST IS, IS A CONCERN. UM, AND JUST OUR PAST LOCAL EXPERIENCE, UH, WE'VE EXPERIENCED CHALLENGES WHEN LOCAL ELECTIONS DID COINCIDE WITH LARGER CYCLES INCLUDE, AND IT, AND IT, IT CAN HAVE AN EFFECT ON REDUCED VOTER ENGAGEMENT ON THOSE LOCAL MATTERS. AND WE REALLY WANT OUR MATTERS TO SHINE JUST AS BRIGHT AS ANY OTHER, AND THEY JUST CAN'T DO THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A LONG BALLOT AND ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND ISSUES. SO THERE ARE QUITE A FEW REASONS IT MAKES SENSE FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO KEEP YOUR LOCAL ELECTIONS IN THE SPRING WHERE THEY ARE TODAY. I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHICH CITIES, I MEANT TO LOOK THIS UP, BUT SEVERAL CITIES IN OUR COUNTY ARE LIKE US. THEY HAVE 'EM ON DIFFERENT, I THINK FRANKLIN'S OCTOBER EVEN AND SPRING HILL, I'VE FORGOTTEN WHEN THERE'S THIS, BUT THE FIRST TIME I EVER RAN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD HAD HAD MAY ELECTIONS AND THEN THEY CHANGED THAT. AND SO I RAN ONE TIME IN NOVEMBER AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE SIGNS WERE NOT ALL LOCAL, LOCAL PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WHY ARE THEY RUNNING FOR THE CITY OR THEY'RE RUNNING FOR WHAT? AND IT WAS, I HAD NOT HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF RUNNING BEFORE, BUT THOSE WHO HAD AND SAW HOW IT WORKED BOTH WAYS SAID THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK WELL. SO THE CITY WENT BACK TO DOING IT IN MAY ELECTIONS. THEY WERE TRYING TO BE COOPERATIVE AND I KNOW THAT OUR ELECTION OFFICE IS ALREADY OVERWHELMED. AND WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE IF YOU PUT ALL THE CITY ELECTIONS AND THE STATE AND THE COUNTY ELECTIONS ALL AT THE SAME TIME? IT, IT WOULD BE QUITE A BIT OF WORK THERE AND THE LINES, I THINK IT WOULD TAKE LONGER TO VOTE. MM-HMM . I MEAN, WHEN YOU GET THOSE LISTS FOR JUDGES NOW, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU GOT, IT TAKES FOREVER JUST TO GO THROUGH THOSE, EVEN IF YOU PLAN TO SKIP A LOT OF IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO THE PEOPLE ARE. RIGHT. MY BIG FEAR IS PEOPLE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH THERE. UM, AND WE DON'T HAVE STRONG NUMEROUS LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, WILLIAMS COUNTY, THAT I THINK DO A GOOD JOB, BUT IT'S NOT NEAR THE TYPE OF REPORTING WE HAD 30 YEARS AGO WITH THE BRENTWOOD JOURNAL WHERE IT SPECIFICALLY WAS ABOUT BRENTWOOD. AND SO I THINK PEOPLE SOMETIMES GO INTO THE POLLING PLACE AND THEY, WHERE YOU A LOT OF TIMES CAN VOTE FOR EITHER THREE OR FOUR COMMISSIONERS. THEY MIGHT KNOW ONE PERSON AND THEN GO, WELL, I'M JUST GONNA, AND THEY MAY ACTUALLY GUESS ON SOMEONE ELSE JUST BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE, OH, I NEED TO, I'M, I DON'T WANT TO DISENFRANCHISE MYSELF. I WANT TO USE ALL THREE OF MY VOTES HERE. UM, MY BIG ISSUE WITH IT IS IT'S AGAIN, A SITUATION TO THE STATE TRYING TO ASSERT AUTHORITY THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE LOCALS. AND I MIGHT EVEN UNDERSTAND IT IF THE STATE WAS PAYING FOR ALL THESE ELECTIONS. I THINK, I THINK OUR LAST ELECTION WAS 35 OR $40,000. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT INVESTMENT, THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD TO GET THE LEADERSHIP THEY WANT AND TO KNOW WHO'S ACTUALLY RUNNING. THE STATE'S NOT PAYING FOR THAT. THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD PAY FOR THAT. UM, AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT INVESTMENT AND I THOUGHT THAT BEFORE I WAS EVER A COMMISSIONER, EVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT RUNNING FOR COMMISSION. UM, AND SO I'M OPPOSED TO IT PROBABLY AS MUCH BECAUSE IT'S ANOTHER USURPATION OF MUNICIPALITIES POWERS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN GIVEN TO THE MUNICIPALITY AND IT'S KIND OF A, TRYING TO TAKE IT BACK. AND IT'S LIKE A LOT OF BILLS THAT SOMETIMES END UP IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IT'S USUALLY ONE INDIVIDUAL OR TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE LEGISLATORS THAT HAVE A PROBLEM IN THEIR AREA AND THEY'RE TRYING TO SOLVE THAT, BUT IT, THEY'VE GOTTA MAKE IT STATEWIDE. SO THEN PLACES THAT AREN'T, DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH IT, SUDDENLY ARE UNDER THIS IF WE'RE NOT WATCHFUL. THANKFULLY OUR STAFF IS VERY WATCHFUL. WE DO HIRE A LOBBYIST GROUP TO WATCH FOR BILLS LIKE THIS TO HELP LOBBY FOR IT. AND WE ARE, UH, I KNOW I TALKED WITH A MILE LEGISLATOR AND MY STATE SENATOR WHO BOTH ARE VERY OPPOSED TO IT FOR THE SAME REASONS THAT I AM. AND SO, UM, UH, AND I THINK MOST CITIZENS, IF THEY LOOK AT IT, WOULD BE OPPOSED TO IT TOO BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S TAKING AUTHORITY AWAY FROM LOCAL BECAUSE CITIZENS HAVE MORE INFLUENCE LOCALLY THAN THEY DO ANYWHERE BECAUSE WE SHOP WITH THEM, WE GO TO CHURCH WITH THEM, WE SEE 'EM [01:10:01] IN THE PARKS, WE SEE 'EM AT EVENTS AND ALL OF THAT. AND SOMETIMES THE HIGHER LEVELS ARE SO BUSY, BUT THEY'RE IN OTHER LOCALES. THEY CAN'T BE IN THE COMMUNITY AS OFTEN. SO, UH, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE HAVE THIS RESOLUTION AND I HOPE IT WILL PASS. UM, I, I AGREE WITH WHAT'S BEEN SAID PREVIOUSLY AND UM, I DID ALSO THINK ABOUT THE COST, LIKE VICE MAYOR LITTLE SAID, I DO, IF YOU GO BACK A COUPLE OF ELECTIONS, WE HAD MORE OF VOTING BOOTHS AND, AND PEOPLE AROUND AND I THINK THE HIGHEST IT EVER WAS WAS LIKE $65,000. WE HAVE A ALMOST $170 MILLION BUDGET. YOU KNOW WHAT IT COST US TO DO AN ELECTION IS ROUNDING ERROR. OKAY. SO IT'S NOT ABOUT MONEY AND IT'S ABOUT CONTROL. IT WORKS VERY, VERY WELL HERE. LIKE COMMISSIONER DUNN SAID TOO, YOU'RE TRYING TO FUNDRAISE. IT'S HARD TO FUNDRAISE. AND THE SAME PEOPLE THAT WOULD GIVE TO US WOULD ALSO BE PROBABLY GIVEN TO OTHERS AND WHO'S GONNA GET LEFT, LEFT OUT FIRST AND THEN YOU'RE WITHOUT ANY KIND OF ADVERTISEMENT OR BEING ABLE TO GET THE WORD OUT. UM, I DO THINK, AGAIN, IT'S THE STATE IS OVERSTEPPING A BIT HERE. I THINK WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S WORKED VERY, VERY WELL. WE'RE VERY EFFICIENT. LOOK AT OUR BUDGET, LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING. I THINK WE NEED TO LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . THANK YOU. ONE THING, AND I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID, BUT IN MORE SO, OR IN ADDITION, IT'S BEEN TRIED AND IT DIDN'T WORK AND I JUST THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT, IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING LIKE LET'S TRY AND SEE HOW WE KNOW IT DIDN'T WORK. AND SO, UM, WHY WOULD WE REPEAT HISTORY THAT DIDN'T WORK. IT, IT MAKES NO SENSE IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING THAT HAS. I WANNA POINT OUT ONE MORE THING TOO. THERE IS A SUBLAY TO THIS RIGHT NOW THEY'RE SAYING WE JUST WANT TO CHANGE THE DATE OF THE ELECTIONS. WE WILL NOT REQUIRE PRIMARIES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. BUT THAT'S THE GOAL. WE ALL KNOW IT. IT'S JUST NOT BEING SAID. AND I, I THINK THE BEAUTY OF OUR ELECTION IS THAT WE ARE NOT RUNNING BY A PARTY. WE ALL HAVE TO STAND ON WHAT WE THINK INDIVIDUALLY. AND THAT THERE, I'M NOT SAYING OUR ENTIRE LEGISLATURE IS THAT WAY, BUT THERE ARE SOME FOLKS UP THERE WHO WANT EVERYTHING TO BE CONTROLLED BY THE PARTY. AND, AND I WISH THEY'D BE HONEST AND SAY THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT WE ALL ARE AWARE OF THIS LITTLE SUBPLOT THAT'S HERE. WE, WE'VE BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK, WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. SO I'M HAPPY TO VOTE AGAINST THIS. ANY OTHER? OKAY, ALL THOSE. KEN HAD HIS HAND UP. OH, I, UH, OH, I THOUGHT YOU WERE DOING THAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 20 26 42 OPPOSING HOUSE BILL 1497 AND SENATE BILL 1630 SAY, AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY OTHER NEW [4. Other new business] BUSINESS. WE'VE GOT NOTICE OF FUTURE APPOINTMENT OF TWO MEMBERS TO THE LIBRARY BOARD. UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER ITEM FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD? DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I MOVE TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN BY COMMISSIONER DONAHUE. AND A SECOND. A SECOND AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARRIS. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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