Jun 22, 2026 City Commission Meeting

OPPOSED? PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

A AYE.

OH, EXCEPT SO, UH, SO FOR IN FAVOR, UH, VICE MAYOR.

LITTLE ABSTAINS.

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OR ON ANY OTHER MATTER REGARDING THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS.

INDIVIDUALS MAY COMMENT ON ANY ITEM INCLUDED ON THE CONSENT OR REGULAR AGENDA

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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 SIGNED AND SHEET HAS BEEN PROVIDED AND WE DO HAVE, UH, ONE PERSON SIGNED UP, BUT ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK MAY APPROACH THE PODIUM, UH, ASYLUM IS NOT REQUIRED.

SO, OPENING, UH, COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS.

I GUESS, PAT, IF YOU, I SIGNED THE WRONG THING.

THAT WAS JUST, I'M JUST HERE FOR VOTE FOR THE, OH, .

SORRY.

FAIR ENOUGH.

I, UH, I WAS SO CLOSE.

YOU KNOW, I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

SORRY.

ALRIGHT, SO, UH, NOW THAT WE'VE HAD A, A MISFIRE IN OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS WITH ANYONE ELSE, UH, JARED, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME SPEAK? UH, NO.

ANYBODY? DEREK .

ALRIGHT, SO, UH, SEE, NO, UH, VOLUNTEERS.

UH, I GUESS I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

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

SO THAT BRINGS US TO A REPORT FROM, UH, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.

OKAY, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I DO HAVE A FEW ITEMS FOR YOU TONIGHT.

FIRST OF WHICH IS JUST A REMINDER TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETING COMING UP AT 6:00 PM THIS THURSDAY, JUNE 25TH, AT THE LIBRARY.

AND WE'RE ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO COME OUT AND MAKE THEIR VOICE HEARD, TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT IN WHAT WILL BE THE BLUEPRINT FOR BRENTWOODS FUTURE.

THE 2040 PLAN WILL BE AN UPDATE TO THE 2030 PLAN.

AND SO FOR ANYBODY WHO HAS IDEAS ABOUT THE NEXT 15 OR 20 YEARS FOR THIS CITY, PLEASE COME OUT THAT EVENING AND, UH, AND JOIN US AT THE LIBRARY NEXT MONTH ON THE 16TH, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETING, AND THIS ONE WILL BE FOCUSED ON TRANSPORTATION.

SO ANYBODY WHO HAS THOUGHTS OR CONCERNS ON THAT MATTER COME OUT NEXT MONTH ON THE 16TH, BRENT FEST AND RED WHITE.

AND BOOM, BRENT FEST.

IS THIS SATURDAY? ALWAYS A FUN FAMILY EVENT? THIS IS THE TIME TO BRING THE KIDS, THE LAWN CHAIRS, UM, THE, THE BEACH BLANKET AND JUST, YOU KNOW, SET OUT AND HAVE A GREAT TIME IN BRENTWOOD.

OF COURSE, IT'S AT CROCKETT PARK.

AND, UH, WE WILL HAVE PERFORMANCES BY DUELING PIANOS AND RUBIK'S GROOVE, WHICH HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUS CROWD FAVORITES.

UH, ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIKE EIGHTIES AND NINETIES TUNES, THEN RUBIK, RUBIK'S GROOVE WILL NOT DISAPPOINT.

UH, AND THEN OF COURSE, ONE WEEK LATER ON JULY 4TH, WE'VE GOT OUR RED, WHITE AND BOOM.

AND AMERICA'S TWO 50TH IS A BIG REASON TO COME AND CELEBRATE THAT AS WELL.

UH, THIS WILL BE THE LARGEST FIREWORKS DISPLAY THAT THE CITY HAS EVER HAD.

SO WE ASK FOLKS TO, UH, TO COME JOIN US.

YOU DO WANT TO COME EARLY FOR PARKING REASONS BECAUSE THE CURRENT, THE PARK DOES FILL UP AND WHEN THE PARKING FILLS UP, IT CLOSES TO ANY ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC COMING IN.

SO, UM, OBVIOUSLY WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS, WHICH WILL CHANGE IN THE EVENING, UH, AS PEOPLE EXIT THE PARK.

UH, THERE'S ONLY A, A COUPLE OF THREE DIRECTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO GO IN.

SO, UH, JUST BE PREPARED FOR THE TRAFFIC TO BE DISRUPTED A LITTLE BIT AFTER THE FIREWORKS.

FIREWORKS START AT NINE O'CLOCK.

AND, UM, UH, AGAIN, IT'S JUST GONNA BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST BEST DISPLAYS WE'VE EVER HAD UNTIL I HAVE MAYOR.

UH, VERY GOOD.

AND, UH, ON THE RED, WHITE AND BOOM, I BELIEVE EDDIE ARNOLD AMPHITHEATER AND CROCKETT PARK IS CONNECTED TO QUITE A BIT OF THE CITY BY, UH, BIKE AND WALKING TRAILS .

ABSOLUTELY.

SO, UH, THERE IS ALWAYS AN ALTERNATIVE IF YOU'D LIKE TO AVOID THE, UH, THE STADIUM STYLE CRUSH OF GETTING OUT OF KRAKEN PARK AT THE END OF IT AND JUST RIDE YOUR BIKE HOME.

UH, I KNOW WE'VE EMPLOYED THAT STRATEGY OURSELVES SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND IT'S A IT'S A GOOD ONE.

ALRIGHT, THAT BRINGS US DOWN TO OUR REPORT FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

I'M AFRAID I CANNOT TOP THAT NATURAL SEGUE THERE THAT YOU JUST DID .

SO I WILL DEFER TO YOU ALL.

ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL HAVE OUR REPORTS AND COMMENTS BY THE COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR, I BELIEVE WE'LL START AT THE FAR RIGHT TODAY WITH COMMISSIONER PIPPEN.

ALRIGHT, I HAVE A COUPLE OF, UH, COMMENTS ABOUT OUR TREE BOARD MEETING.

UM, FROM, UH, LAST TUESDAY, UH, NEW OFFICERS WERE SELECTED AND THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS.

TRACY STADNIK IS THE CHAIR.

UH, ANGELA BEATON IS THE VICE CHAIR, AND HAILEY YARD IS THE SECRETARY NOW ON THE RECORD.

AND I GUESS TRACY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TO DO ALREADY WITH PLANNING COMMISSION.

UH, THE ARBORETUM TALK AT DEERWOOD WITH BLUE CURRY WAS AT 10:00 AM AND THAT WAS ON THE 20TH.

I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND, MIGHT'VE ALREADY SEEN KUDOS ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA.

SO, UH, BLUE CURRY IS A GREAT ASSET TO THAT TEAM AND WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO HAVE HIM, UH, TALKING ABOUT TREES.

'CAUSE HE KNOWS A LOT.

HE KNOWS A LOT THAT A LOT OF US DON'T KNOW.

SO, UH, I ALSO HEARD THAT KEL SMITH SMITH FROM CHANNEL TWO HAS INTERVIEWED LYNN TUCKER AND TRACY STADNIK, UH, REGARDING TREE BOARD

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AND THE, IT'S POTENTIALLY TO AIR, UH, ON THE 25TH OF THE DAY OF THE, OF THE ENGAGEMENT MEETING.

UM, AND THEN WE'LL ALSO SHOW ONLINE.

SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT.

THAT'S CHANNEL TWO.

AND THEN FINALLY, UH, WE JUST, UM, ARBOR DAY, IT COMES UP EVERY YEAR.

IT'S TENTATIVELY SET FOR APRIL THE 10TH THIS YEAR.

SO WE MOVE FROM MARCH INTO APRIL, UH, TO MAKE IT, UH, CLICK WITH THE, UH, NATIONAL, UH, CELEBRATION OF THAT PARTICULAR THING WITH THE TREES BEING BAGGED.

OF COURSE, THE WEEK BEFORE THAT, THE SATURDAY BEFORE THAT, ON APRIL THE THIRD.

THAT'S ALWAYS A FUN EVENT.

SO, AND THERE'S DONUTS AND COFFEE, SO, HEY, YOU NEED INCENTIVE.

THERE IT IS.

THAT'S IT FOR ME, MAYOR.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

UH, COMMISSIONER TRAVIS.

UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION INFO MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, JULY 2ND WITH THE REGULAR MEETING BEING JULY THE SIXTH.

UM, SECOND, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE BATTALION CHIEF JOHN RUSS FIRE DEPARTMENT.

HAD A GREAT, GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.

HE PASSED, UH, PASSED A VERY, VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TEST.

UH, HE TOLD ME WHEN I WAS TALKING TO HIM, IT WAS REALLY ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS HE'S HAD TO DO, BUT HE STUCK WITH IT.

HE'S NOW CERTIFIED AND THAT, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

WE APPRECIATE THAT.

CHIEF COLLINS, PLEASE PASS THAT ON TO HIM.

UH, NUMBER THREE, JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW, UM, OUR FORMER TREE BOARD MEMBER, BILL KRAUS, LOST HIS WIFE THIS LAST WEEK.

AND, UM, THEY WERE, UH, JUST DAYS SHY OF 65 YEARS OF MARRIAGE.

BUT, UH, I'VE CORRESPONDED WITH HIM AND HE'S IN, HE'S IN GOOD STATE OF MIND.

HE SAID, BARBARA'S FINALLY IN A PLACE WITH THIS PAIN FREE.

SO THAT'S GOOD.

AND, UM, I'M JUST GONNA MENTION IT.

AND I THINK PROBABLY THE MAYOR'S GONNA MENTION IT MORE, BUT THE TAX RATE'S GONNA STAY THE SAME FOR 36 YEARS.

36 YEARS, NO INCREASE.

AND, UM, IT WAS NOTED BY ME WHEN I WAS WATCHING THE MEETING AND THE MAYOR HAD POINTED OUT THAT YOUR TAX BILL DOES GO UP, BUT THAT'S NOT BRENTWOOD THAT'S DOING THAT.

THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY TAXES INCLUDED IN THAT.

AND, UH, BRENTWOOD HADN'T RAISED TAXES IN 36 YEARS.

AND I THINK THAT'S REMARKABLE BECAUSE WE'VE TURNED MONEY BACK IN, IN EVERY BUDGET SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION.

SO, GOOD JOB FELLOW COMMISSIONERS.

WELL, FIRST LET ME BACK UP.

UM, COMMISSIONER JEN ASKED US TO, UM, REMIND EVERYBODY JULY 5TH, THE DAY AFTER OUR BIG BOOM CELEBRATION IN THE PARK.

UM, BOILING SPRINGS WILL HAVE THEIR OPEN HOUSE.

SO JULY 5TH, THE BOILING SPRINGS OPEN HOUSE.

AND THAT'S, UM, DEFINITELY WORTH THE TRIP TO GO CHECK THAT OUT IF YOU HAVEN'T.

UM, AND THEN ON JULY 6TH WE WILL HAVE OUR PARK BOARD MEETING AT, UM, IN THE ANNEX ROOM OVER HERE.

AND, UM, THAT'S ALWAYS A LOT OF FUN.

RECENTLY, IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN WITH ALL THE , DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON.

SO, UM, THAT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

AND, UM, WE'LL BE THERE FOR, UM, AT 5, 5 30.

I THINK I'M LOOKING LIKE, I THINK IT'S FIVE, IT'S 6 5 30.

OKAY.

CHECK THE WEBSITE.

IT WILL HAVE THE TIME FOR THAT.

UM, I DO KNOW FOR CERTAIN WANDA, UH, BRUCE GRAHAM'S RETIREMENT PARTY WILL BE IN THE QUIET ROOM AT THE LIBRARY WEDNESDAY, THIS WEDNESDAY AT THREE 30.

UM, SO, UM, THAT'S, SHE'S SERVED SEVEN YEARS ON THE LIBRARY BOARD AND I THINK THAT THEY KIND OF HAVE A STATE LAW THAT SAYS SHE HAS TO RETIRE FROM THAT.

SO IT'S, YEAH, IT'S UNFORTUNATE 'CAUSE SHE'S SUCH A FORCE AND, UM, BUT HOPEFULLY SHE'LL STICK AROUND AND KEEP, KEEP DOING WHAT SHE DOES FOR OUR CITY.

WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT SHE DOES.

AND, UM, ALSO, COMMISSIONER DUNN ASKED ME TO REMIND EVERYBODY TO PLEASE DECORATE YOUR PORCHES, YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, WHERE YOUR FLAGS .

I'M TRYING TO FOLLOW, I DON'T KNOW, UM, THAT YOU GUYS HAVE STEPPED UP, SO YOU MIGHT NEED TO, TO SHOW UP WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE ON YOUR, UM, OUTFITS.

BUT, UM, IN SOME WAY.

WE, I THINK THERE WERE A FEW FOLKS EARLIER TODAY, HOLLY HOLLY'S DOING HER JOB BACK THERE.

SO, UM, ANN WOULD BE PROUD.

UM, AND THEN ALSO, UM, CONGRATULATIONS TO, UH, OFFICER RUSS, OR IS IT LIEUTENANT RUSS? RUSS, IS IT LIEUTENANT BATTALION? CHIEF BATTALION.

CHIEF RUSS.

UH, IT WAS REMARKABLE.

I READ ALL ABOUT HIS ACCOMPLISHMENT AND IT WAS JUST REALLY IMPRESSIVE AND, UM, A BIG, BIG SHOUT OUT TO HIM FOR THAT ACHIEVEMENT.

UM, AND THANK YOU FOR KEEPING OUR CITY SO SAFE WITH, UM, THOSE KIND OF ACHIEVEMENTS IS JUST IMPRESSIVE.

SO, AND RAISING THE BAR SO HIGH FOR, FOR OTHERS.

AND THAT'S ALL.

HALF MAYOR.

UP, THAT WILL NOT BE VERY QUIET FUNCTION.

UH, I DO FIND THE CHOICE OF HAVING ONE DYSFUNCTION IN THE QUIET ROOM AND NO ONE WOUND

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SO IT'S, UH, THAT'S A, IT'S IRONIC CHOICE.

YES.

UH, VICE MAYOR LITTLE.

SO, UH, AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND I'M MENTIONING IT HERE, WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT MORE IN A FEW MINUTES, BUT IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALREADY, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO APPROVED LOCATION NEAR POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

UH, WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE GIVING SEASON IS OPEN ON THE VETERAN'S MONUMENT.

SO IF YOU PLAN ON GIVING, PLEASE, PLEASE DO AS WE, UH, SHOW OUR PATRIOTISM, HELP CELEBRATE THE 250TH, BUT ALSO HONOR THOSE WHO SERVED THROUGH ALL THE DECADES AND EVEN A COUPLE OF CENTURIES IN BRENTWOOD.

AND THEN HOPEFULLY PASS ON THE TORCH TO THE NEXT GENERATION.

'CAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS ONLY ONE GENERATION OF LOSING OUR LIBERTIES IF WE DO NOT STAY VIGILANT.

SO, UH, JUST A REMINDER, AND SINCE TODAY IS MY GRANDSON'S FIFTH BIRTHDAY, I'M GONNA WISH EASTON A HAPPY BIRTHDAY BECAUSE IT, IT FELL ON HIS BIRTHDAY AND, UH, UH, HE'S HAVING A BIG CELEBRATION TODAY.

SO, UH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY EASTON.

AND THEN SOMETHING THAT'S SOMEWHAT HARD FOR ME, BUT HE'LL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED.

LAST THURSDAY, MARKED THE SIXTH YEAR SINCE DUSTIN PASSED AWAY IN THE LINE OF DUTY ON PATROL.

AND JUST A STARK REMINDER OF HOW MUCH WE NEED TO APPRECIATE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO PROTECT US 24 7 365.

AND, UH, DUSTIN WAS A VERY SPECIAL PERSON AND GREATLY MISSED.

AND, UH, HOPEFULLY HE'S HERE WITH US TONIGHT IN SPIRIT AS WE REMEMBER HIS ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN PROTECTING AND SERVING US.

THAT'S ALL MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, UH, I'LL START OUT, UH, UH, REPEATING A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT, UH, SOME OTHERS HAVE STARTED SAYING, BUT IN TERMS OF A BATTALION CHIEF JOHN RUST WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS EXECUTIVE FIRE OFFICER DESIGNATION THROUGH THE NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY, JUST HAD A COUPLE NOTES I WANTED TO SHARE.

UH, THIS PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE FIRE SERVICES HIGHEST LEVELS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGNED TO PREPARE FIRE LEADERS TO ADDRESS COMPLEX CHALLENGES FACING TODAY'S EMERGENCY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES.

HIM COMPLETING THIS DEMONSTRATES A COMMITMENT TO LIFELONG LEARNING, LEADERSHIP, EXCELLENCE AND SERVICE TO OTHERS.

WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF HIM AND HIS DEDICATION.

HARD WORK AND PURSUIT OF PROFESSIONAL GROWTH REFLECT FAVORABLY ON THE, REALLY THE VALUES OF THE ENTIRE, UH, BRENTWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE.

AND, AND FRANKLY, I THINK THE ENTIRE BRENTWOOD STAFF.

I THINK WE WERE BLESSED TO HAVE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM, BUT IT ALL HELPS STRENGTHEN OUR DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO CHIEF RU, CHIEF RUSS.

UM, I I HOPE EVERYONE HARASSES HIM APPROPRIATELY ABOUT THIS, THIS, AND, UH, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS.

IT'S A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT.

UM, WANNA MENTION, UM, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT AT THE BRIEFING THE OTHER DAY.

I KNOW ANN WAS ASKING ABOUT THE PRO OR COMMISSIONER DUNN, EXCUSE ME, A LITTLE FORMAL ABOUT THE PROCESS AND CELL COVERAGE.

AND Y'ALL PROBABLY KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.

YOU KNOW, THIS FIRST CAME UP, UM, QUITE A WHILE BACK AND IT REALLY, IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS AFTER THE COVID UM, EPIDEMIC THAT WE REALLY NOTICED.

AND I THINK SOME OF IT HAD TO DO WITH THE, UM, THE CHANGE IN WORK PATTERN AND, AND CELL USAGE PATTERNS WHERE PEOPLE WERE LEANING A LOT MORE INTO VOICE AND DATA OVER THE CELL NETWORK AND PUT A LOT MORE STRAIN ON THE SYSTEM.

BUT IT REALLY LED TO AN INVESTIGATION, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'RE STARTED ASKING ABOUT THE INCREASE IN VOICE AND DATA USAGE, ASKING WHAT HAPPENED.

YOU KNOW, WE REALLY STARTED NOTICING BRENTWOOD BEING A ONE BAR TOWN.

AND AS WE'RE LOOKING INTO IT, YOU KNOW, IT LED US TO THE, UM, UH, BOTH THE, THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOLKS WITH THE CARRIERS.

IT LED TO CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SOME PARTS OF THE CITY ON THE EAST SIDE VERSUS THE WEST SIDE THAT SEEMED TO HAVE PRETTY GOOD COVERAGE AND WHY THAT MIGHT BE.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH INTO HOW WE REGULATE CELL PHONES, TRYING TO FIND OUT, YOU KNOW, WE HADN'T REALLY VISITED OUR ORDINANCE IN OVER 25 YEARS.

AND SO, UH, CITY ATTORNEY KORN, WHO IS, UH, LOATHED TO TALK ABOUT IT IN PUBLIC, BUT I'LL TELL YOU IN PRIVATE, SHE DID A, A TON OF WORK ALONG WITH THE CITY STAFF, UH, THE RESOURCES AT VOGUE TOWERS, AT AND T, VERIZON AND T-MOBILE TO REALLY TAKE A LOOK AND FIND OUT WHAT WE COULD DO, UM, WITH THIS IMPORTANT UTILITY THAT, UH, WE WERE REMINDED ONCE AGAIN, HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS DURING THE ICE STORM WHEN WE LOST GROUND-BASED, UH, DATA COVERAGE, UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LOST THEIR INTERNET CONNECTIONS 'CAUSE THE COMCAST WIRES AND THE OTHER WIRES CAME DOWN AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE POWER.

SO EVEN IF THEY HAD UNDERGROUND FIBER, UH, THEY DIDN'T HAVE POWER TO RUN IT.

SO THE CELL NETWORK'S IMPORTANCE AS A SAFETY UTILITY AND IS REALLY ALMOST A, A PRIVATELY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITY WAS THAT MUCH MORE IMPORTANT.

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AND ALSO TONIGHT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A LOCATION NEAR THE SMITH PARK WATER TOWERS, UH, TO TRY TO DO SOME IMPROVEMENT.

THERE'S STILL PROBABLY AT LEAST ONE OTHER LOCATION THAT WE NEED TO IDENTIFY AND, UH, GET INTO PRODUCTION TO REALLY PROPERLY FILL THE COVERAGE GAP.

BUT I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYBODY INVOLVED ON THE, THE STAFF, THE PUBLIC, THE PRIVATE COMPANIES INVOLVED, AND EVERYBODY FOR ALL THE WORK ON THIS.

'CAUSE IT'S BEEN, UM, AS MY FATHER-IN-LAW SAYS HIS, HIS TOMBSTONE WILL SOMEDAY READ.

UH, IT'S TURNED OUT TO BE A BIGGER JOB THAN I EVER THOUGHT , BUT IT'S, UH, BUT IT'S A, A JOB WORTH DOING.

SO WE'RE REALLY, REALLY GLAD TO HAVE THIS ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT.

UM, AS KEN MENTIONED, OR COMMISSIONER TRAVIS MENTIONED, UH, I DO WANNA SAY, YOU KNOW, THE PART THAT WE CAN DO AS A BRENTWOOD CITY COMMISSION IS OUR TAX RATE.

AND AS HE OBSERVED, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WELL OVER 30 YEARS INTO KEEPING OUR TAX RATE THE SAME.

NOW TENNESSEE IS A LAW WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE, THE TAXES, YOU HAVE THE SAME EFFECTIVE TAX RATE, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE PASSING, BUT THERE'S ALSO ASSESSMENTS COUNTYWIDE, WHICH IS THE TAX BASE.

SO THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT NOBODY'S TAX BILL GONNA CHANGE A DIME BECAUSE WE HAVE THE SAME ITY TAXES.

IT MEANS YOUR TAX RATE ISN'T GONNA CHANGE.

IF YOUR ASSETS HAVE APPRECIATED, YOU CAN PAY SOMEWHAT MORE, WE HOPE VERY MODESTLY MORE.

ALTHOUGH I DO HOPE EVERYONE'S REAL ESTATE IS DOING REALLY WELL AND I HOPE IT IS APPRECIATING.

UM, IT'S A GREAT BENEFIT OF LIVING HERE.

BUT, UM, BUT THAT IS PRETTY AMAZING.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE CAN KEEP WITH THE SAME TAX RATE, YOU KNOW, APPARENTLY 36 YEARS.

THAT'S GOOD.

CAN WE GO A HUNDRED? I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S, BUT YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING.

UM, AND AS, UH, MOVING ON FROM THE TAXES, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE THE BUDGET GOING ON TONIGHT.

UM, WITH THE BUDGET.

I WANT TO JUST EMPHASIZE, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A LOT OF BUDGET RESOLUTIONS TONIGHT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THAT IS ONLY BECAUSE WE'VE HAD CONSIDERABLE CONVERSATIONS AND WORK SESSIONS, YOU KNOW, UH, AS LONG AS A DAY THAT A TIME, UM, OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS TO SORT OUT ALL THE DETAILS OF THE BUDGET.

SO WHILE IT MAY SEEM VERY EASY TO HAVE, UM, BUDGET ITEMS AND A CONSENT AGENDA WITH VERY LITTLE CONVERSATION, THAT IS ENTIRELY A REFLECTION OF ALL THE CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE.

AND CONSIDERABLE WORK BY THE CITY STAFF THINKING THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS THAT IT TAKES TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD BUDGET THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE THE SAME TAX RATE.

UM, SO WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT SOME.

I DO WANNA MENTION THAT SOMETHING WE HAVE NOTICED IN OUR, IN OUR BUDGET IS WE'RE PLANNING FOR A LITTLE BIT LESS SALES TAX COLLECTIONS FOR SOME DIFFERENT REASONS.

BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, BUT WE'RE OPTIMISTIC THAT, UM, THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE A HEALTHY BUSINESS COMMUNITY, UM, BECAUSE SALES TAX, OF COURSE, IS THE BIGGEST SINGLE CONTRIBUTOR TO OUR REVENUE AS A CITY.

UM, BUT ALONG THOSE LINES, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR BUDGET IS ALSO PART OF OUR LONG-TERM PLANNING.

AND AS JAY MENTIONED, WE'VE GOT A MEETING OF OUR STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE 2040 LONG-TERM PLAN ON WEDNESDAY.

BUT OUR FIRST PUBLIC MEETING, UM, OR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETING ABOUT THE LONG-TERM PLANNING IS THIS THURSDAY, 6:00 PM START AT THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY.

AND I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND NOT ROLLING IN THERE AT TWO WHEELS AT SIX O'CLOCK TRYING TO GET IN THE DOOR.

UM, WE'VE HAD SOME MEETINGS, UH, LIKE THIS THERE IN THE PAST THAT HAVE BEEN STANDING ROOM ONLY AND THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY SEATS IN THE ROOM.

SO I'D PROBABLY RECOMMEND GETTING THERE A LITTLE BIT EARLY IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANNA SEE IN PERSON.

I KNOW I PLAN TO GET THERE PROBABLY CLOSER TO FIVE 30.

UM, SO REALLY HOPE TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE.

REALLY HOPE THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT'S GOOD.

'CAUSE I THINK OUR LONG-TERM PLANNING IS SOME OF THE SECRET SAUCE THAT MAKES BRENTWOOD REALLY GOOD.

I ALSO BRIEFLY WANNA MENTION, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, LAST WEEK WAS THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION ON JUNE 19TH.

AND JUST THE OBSERVATION THAT, YOU KNOW, JUNETEENTH COMMEMORATES JUNE 19TH, 1865 WHEN THE NEWS OF EMANCIPATION REACHED, UH, GALVESTON, TEXAS TWO YEARS AFTER THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.

SO, UH, IT TELLS YOU HOW MUCH OUR COMMUNICATIONS IMPROVED IN THE PAST A HUNDRED SOME ODD YEARS.

BUT THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT 'CAUSE THEY HAS COME TO SYMBOLIZE NOT ONLY THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT THE PRINCIPLE THAT FREEDOM EQUAL RIGHTS.

IT ALL HAS TO BE MORE THAN WORDS ON PAPER.

IT MUST BE REALIZED IN PRACTICE.

AND THAT WAS HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET THE WORD OUT TO GALVESTON, TEXAS AND TO MAKE SURE THE PRACTICE WAS, YOU KNOW, WELL COUNTRYWIDE.

AND IT'S JUST A REMINDER OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO.

YOU KNOW, DOING THE RIGHT THING IS ONLY PART OF THE PROCESS.

YOU ALSO HAVE TO EXECUTE THE RIGHT WAY TO GET THE RESULT YOU WANT.

SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT IN EVERYTHING WE DO.

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SO THAT ARE MY COMMENTS.

DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS AS WE MOVE INTO THE, UH, NEXT PART OF OUR MEETING?

[ Consent Agenda]

ALRIGHT, SO THAT MOVES US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE GENERALLY ENACTED IN ONE MOTION, EXCEPT FOR ANY ITEMS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS AT THIS TIME.

SO DO WE HAVE ANYTHING WE WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? ANYBODY? ALRIGHT, WELL HERE WE GO.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, ORDINANCE 2026 DASH OH SEVEN, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2025 DASH OH ONE, THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1ST, 2025, AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2026 FOR CONSIDERATION ON SECOND AND FINAL READING CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH OH THREE A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEARS 2027 TO 2031 FOR ADOPTION CONSENT.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH OH FOUR A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CLASSIFICATION AND PAY PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 FOR ADOPTION CONSENT.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 54 RESOLUTION, ADOPTING THE NON ROUTINE WORK PLAN FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027, JULY 1ST, 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2027 FOR ADOPTION CONSENT.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 56 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ANNUAL PROCUREMENT OF MATERIALS AND SERVICES AND AMOUNTS EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDING $25,000 FROM DESIGNATED VENDORS.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 58.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT WITH THE STATE OF TENNESSEE FOR THE TENNESSEE LAW ENFORCEMENT HIRING, TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT PROGRAM FOR ADOPTION CONSENT.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CONSENT RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 59 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT WITH SKY POINT SERVICES INC.

FOR UTILITY BILLING SYSTEM AND CUSTOMER PORTAL FOR ADOPTION CONSENT.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 60 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT WITH PREMISE HEALTH EMPLOYER SOLUTIONS LLC FOR NEAR SITE CLINIC SERVICES FOR ADOPTION AND CONSENT.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 61 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH PREMISE HEALTH EMPLOYER SOLUTIONS LLC FOR THE PROVISION OF PHYSICAL ASSESSMENTS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL FOR ADOPTION.

DO WE HAVE MO A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE APPROVE.

COMMISSIONER TRAVIS.

I SECOND, SECOND.

COMMISSIONER ERS ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? I PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL

[1. Ordinance 2026-02 - AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2027 INCLUDING BUDGET FOR BRENTWOOD EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT, for consideration on second and final reading]

RIGHT.

BRINGS TO OLD BUSINESS, OLD BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER ONE.

ORDINANCE 2026 DASH OH TWO.

AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING JULY 1ST, 2026, AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027, INCLUDING A BUDGET FOR THE BRENTWOOD EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT FOR CONSIDERATION ON SECOND AND FINAL READING.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE VICE MR. LITTLE.

I'LL SECOND.

COMMISSIONER TRAVIS? YES.

ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.

EVANS, YOU CAN GO AHEAD NOW OR YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL AFTER MR. EVANS DOES HIS THING.

OKAY.

YEAH.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO IT? OKAY, KIM, LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE READY TO GO.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND I CAN GIVE YOU A BRIEF REPORT IF YOU LIKE.

YES.

OKAY.

LEAVING A DIFFERENCE OF JUST UNDER $25,000, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT OF A BUFFER, UH, THAT WE USE WHEN WE'RE MAKING THOSE APPROPRIATIONS.

SO, UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, THIS OF COURSE IS OUR, UH, FINAL ADOPTION, UH, ACTION.

THE SECOND AND FINAL READING FOR OUR BUDGET DOCUMENT, WHICH FOR THE FOLKS AT HOME, THIS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR YOUR READING PLEASURE.

UH, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE BORED AT NIGHT, NEED, UH, TROUBLE, HAVE TROUBLE SLEEPING, IT'S AVAILABLE FOR YOU.

THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM, WHICH WAS MENTIONED EARLIER AND WAS APPROVED ON CONSENT, THIS DOCUMENT HERE IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE.

THE FIRST YEAR OF THE APPROPRIATIONS THAT ARE SHOWN IN HERE ARE INCORPORATED IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND OF THIS DOCUMENT.

SO THE TWO DOCUMENTS WORK TOGETHER ALSO ON CONSENT.

MAYOR, YOU'D MENTIONED THE, UH, CLASSIFICATION AND PAY PLAN AND THE POSITION SCHEDULE.

THOSE ARE ALSO INCORPORATED IN THE BUDGET DOCUMENT.

AND SO TONIGHT YOU'LL ACTUALLY, UH, UH, FORMALLY AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THIS COMING FISCAL YEAR.

UH, WE STARTED BACK IN FEBRUARY.

NORMALLY IT WOULD BE JANUARY, BUT THERE WAS A SMALL ICE STORM THAT GOT IN THE WAY.

AND SO WE HAD OUR BUDGET KICKOFF MEETING A LITTLE BIT LATE, BUT, UH, WE PUT IT ALL TOGETHER, UM, BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND AND MAY.

WE HAD THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MEETING WITH YOU APRIL 9TH.

AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAD A BIG BUDGET WORKSHOP ON MAY 14TH, WHERE WE DISCUSSED ALL OF THE POTENTIAL APPROPRIATIONS IN DEPTH.

AND SO FOR THE GENERAL FUND, THAT PART OF THE GOVERNMENT THAT PEOPLE MOSTLY THINK OF WHEN THEY THINK OF OUR OPERATIONS, THEY THINK OF GENERAL FUND FUNCTIONS.

AND THAT IS, UH, HAS PROJECTED REVENUES OF 59,000,004 20 2001 90, AND THEN THE EXPENDITURES ARE 59 MILLION 3 9 7 264,

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I WON'T GO INTO, UH, ANY LENGTH OF DETAIL BECAUSE WE'VE DONE THAT MANY TIMES FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S IN HERE.

BUT, UH, THERE IS OF COURSE, UH, A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE TO ATTEND TO, WHICH I THINK COMMISSIONER GARRIS IS GOING TO START OFF.

YOU HAVE EDUCATION, APPROPRIATIONS, UH, RECREATION, UM, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS.

AND THEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THOSE ARE ITEMS THAT WE LEAVE UNALLOCATED AND THE COMMISSION LIKES TO DO THAT EVERY YEAR.

SO I WILL, UH, STOP HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER THEM.

ALRIGHT, WELL, MR. DEEZ.

OKAY, SO, UM, I MOVE TO AMEND THE APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE TO ALLOCATE THE EDUCATIONAL FUNDING AS FOLLOWS, 62,400 EACH FOR BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL AND RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, 15,600 EACH FOR BRENTWOOD SUNSET AND WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND 10,400 EACH FOR CROCKETT, EDMONDSON JORDAN, KEN ROSE, LIPSCOMB SCALES AND SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

ALRIGHT, SO I HAVE AN MOTION TO AMEND IT.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

COMMISSIONER TRAVIS.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS? COMMISSIONER PIPPEN? YES, I HAVE THE RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS. I MOVE TO AMEND THE APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE TO ALLOCATE THE RECREATION, EXCUSE ME, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS FUNDING AS FOLLOWS, 21,000 FOR BRENTWOOD BALL CLUB, 18,000 FOR BRENTWOOD BLAZE.

50,000 FOR 50 FORWARD MARTIN CENTER, 13,000 FOR THE YMCA AND 5,000 FOR THE MID CUMBERLAND HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.

COMMISSIONER TRAVIS.

A AYE.

ALRIGHT, PASSES.

AND DO WE HAVE A THIRD MOTION TO AMEND THE APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE TO ALLOCATE $10,000 FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT TO WILLIAMSON, INC.

SO MOTION WITH COMMISSIONER LITTLE OR, UH, VICE MAYOR? LITTLE SECOND.

MR. PIPPEN.

AND THAT BRINGS I GUEST ON TO ANY DISCUSSION ON THE, THE MOTION AS AMENDED AND FURTHER DISCUSSION.

I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

OLD BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER TWO, ORDINANCE 2026 DASH OH THREE IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.

[2. Ordinance 2026-03 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE TO ESTABLISH THE PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2027, for consideration on second and final reading]

BEGIN, EXCUSE ME, THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE, TO ESTABLISH THE PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING JULY 1ST, 2026, AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027 FOR CONSIDERATION ON SECOND AND FINAL READING.

MOVE TO APPROVE WAS APPROVED.

LITTLE I'LL SECOND.

COMMISSIONER TRAVIS, DO YOU HAVE, UH, ANY COMMENTS ON THIS FROM A CITY MANAGER? UM, IT WAS ALREADY MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THIS IS THE 36TH YEAR IN A ROW WHERE WE HAVE THE SAME EFFECTIVE TAX RATE.

NOW IT'S OF COURSE 19 CENTS PER $100 ASSESSED.

AND FOR THOSE AT HOME, THE, THE ASSESSED IS ONLY 25% OF THE APPRAISED VALUE AND THAT'S THE WAY WE DO IT IN TENNESSEE.

UM, WHAT DOES THAT TRANSLATE TO FOR THE AVERAGE HOME IN BRENTWOOD, THE MEDIAN, UH, PRICE OF A HOME IN BRENTWOOD MEDIAN VALUE AS OF APRIL IS $1.4 MILLION.

WITH THAT TAX RATE, THAT TRANSLATES TO ABOUT $665 A YEAR IN THEIR TAX BILL.

SO PROPERTY TAXES IN BRENTWOOD ARE PRETTY LOW.

PRETTY LOW.

ON WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO REMOVE THIS AND EFFICIENT AND THEN HAVE A CHANCE TO RECEIVE MONEY BACK FROM FEMA.

SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? UH, DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I WOULD JUST, A WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY, UH, I'VE BEEN BLESSED TO BE UP HERE 17 YEARS OF NO TAX INCREASE ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATE, BUT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.

THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF WORK THAT GOES IN BY OUR CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT HEADS STAFF.

AND IT'S REALLY A YEAR ROUND THING.

WE START IN HEAVY EARNEST, YOU MIGHT SAY IN JANUARY FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS, BUT THEY'LL ALREADY BEGIN TO WORK ON THE NEW BUDGET JULY 1ST, THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR.

AND ALSO THEIR ROUTINE WORK PLANS AND DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GIVE MAYBE A LITTLE LESSON PUT MY TEACHER HAT ON.

THIS YEAR WE HAD AN ICE STORM CREATED LOTS OF HAVOC, LOTS OF DAMAGE, PROBABLY SIX AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS JUST IN DEBRIS REMOVAL, UH, AND THE THINGS THAT GO WITH THAT.

BUT WE'RE BLESSED HERE IN BRENTWOOD BECAUSE WE HAVE A RESERVE BALANCE AND WE'RE CONSERVATIVE WITH OUR MONEY.

SO PROBABLY 24 TO 36 HOURS IN THE MIDST OF THE ICE STORM, OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS AND ALL GAVE APPROVAL, OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS AND, AND, AND ALL BEGAN WORKING

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AND SO THEY SET INTO MOTION ALL THOSE THINGS.

AND WE WERE APPROVING CONTRACTS AND WE WERE WAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE, WHICH IS ALWAYS GOOD TO BE AHEAD OF THE CURVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S A SUPPLY AND DEMAND THING.

AND THE SUPPLY IS VERY LIMITED AND THE DEMAND WAS VERY HIGH IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

SO, UM, THAT WAS A GOOD OBJECT LESSON OF WHY WE ALWAYS NEED TO, AS MY DAD WOULD SAY, KEEP THE MAIN THINGS, THE MAIN THINGS, FOCUS ON GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES AND ALWAYS REMAIN FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE.

AND SO, UH, THIS YEAR, SINCE IT'S 36 YEAR, I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD POINT TO BRING UP THAT EVEN IN A CRISIS WE NEVER PANICKED, NOR DID WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT, OH MY GOODNESS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO RAISE THE PROPERTY TAX 30 CENTS OR WHATEVER JUST TO PAY FOR THIS STORM CLEANUP.

SO, SO, AND THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS 'CAUSE THEY WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP OUR BUDGET GOOD.

YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD OBSERVATION.

UH, COMMISSIONER TRAVIS.

YES, ANOTHER THING WITH THE TAXES, I BELIEVE WE USED TO REAPPRAISE EVERY FOUR YEARS AND THAT'S, THAT IS A COUNTY FUNCTION.

IT'S NOT A CITY FUNCTION.

AND THEN I THINK THAT WAS SHORTENED EVERY TWO YEARS, WASN'T IT JAY? OR NOT YET? NO, NO.

AND ANYWAY, AS HOME VALUES DO GO UP, YOU KNOW, UM, AS THE MAYOR POINTED OUT, YOU WILL SEE A RISE IN THAT.

UM, BUT IT, IT IS YOUR HOUSES WILL BE REAPPRAISED AS PER OUR WILLIAMSON COUNTY SCHEDULE, NOT A BRENTWOOD SCHEDULE.

YEAH.

LIKE I SAID, I MEAN WE, WE WE DON'T CHANGE THE REAPPRAISAL.

THEY CHANGED THE REAPPRAISAL.

RIGHT.

AND UM, BUT YEAH, BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT.

'CAUSE I DO FEEL LIKE WE GET GOOD VALUE FOR THE DOLLAR AND ON THE WHOLE ALL RIGHT.

END OF FURTHER CONVERSATIONS.

ALRIGHT THEN CALL FOR THE VOTE.

OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, PASS UNANIMOUSLY.

THAT

[1. Resolution 2026-57 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH VOGUE TOWERS II, LLC. FOR INSTALLATION OF A CELL TOWER ANTENNA AND RELATED FACILITIES AT THE MARCELLA VIVRETTE SMITH PARK WATER TANK, for adoption]

BRINGS US TO NEW BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 57 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH VOGUE TOWERS TO LLC FOR INSTALLATION OF A CELL TOWER ANTENNA AND RELATED FACILITIES AT THE MARCELLA OF THE RED SMITH PARK WATER TANK FOR ADOPTION.

TO HAVE A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE, MOVE APPROVE VICE.

LITTLE SECOND.

SECOND, SECOND.

COMMISSIONER GEZ.

ALRIGHT, ANY COMMENTS? THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YES.

UH, COMMISSIONERS, JUST BRIEFLY, UH, THE EFFORTS THAT THE CITY COMMISSION HAS TAKEN TO BASICALLY CREATE THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT IN BRENTWOOD, WHICH WOULD BE CONDUCIVE TO SOLVING THE CELL SIGNAL PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IN TOWN.

OUR BEARING FRUIT, AGAIN BACK ON APRIL 13TH, UM, YOU HAD A LEASE AGREEMENT IN FRONT OF YOU FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS FACILITY.

THIS IS A SECOND LEASE AGREEMENT.

THIS TIME AT MARCELLO FIVE SMITH PARK LOCATION HAS SHOWN UP ON THE LOCATION MAP WITH, UH, RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL CALLED OUT.

JUST FOR REFERENCE, IT IS AT SORT OF THE HIGH POINT ON THE NORTHERN END OF THE PARK WHERE WE HAVE OUR WATER TOWER FACILITIES.

IT'S A LITTLE CLOSEUP OF IT.

THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THIS LEASE ARE IDENTICAL TO THE ONE THAT YOU PASSED FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS FACILITY.

AND IT IS, UH, PURSUANT TO YOUR ORDINANCE WHERE YOU ESTABLISH THE NEW TIER FOUR REVIEW PROCESS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL UNDERTAKE IN ORDER TO REVIEW THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THIS APPLICATION.

STAFF HAVE REVIEWED IT.

WE BELIEVE THAT, UH, IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR APPROVAL THAT IT COMPLIES WITH, UH, THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT WERE RELATED TO THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY TO THE CITY.

EVEN CHECKED WITH THE, UH, PRIOR OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY TO SEE IF, UH, OUR THOUGHTS WERE CONSISTENT WITH THEIRS.

AND THEY AGREED THAT THEY ARE.

I BELIEVE THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER MAPS HERE, HOLLY.

SO THESE ARE, UH, SIGNAL PROPAGATION MAPS AND THE FIRST ONE IS A LITTLE HARD TO SEE ON THIS, BUT, UM, THE GREEN IS GOOD.

AND HOLLY, IF YOU'LL ADVANCE, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT STARTS TO IMPROVE AND NOW YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT LOCATION MARKED A LITTLE BETTER.

THAT'S IF THE TOWER HEIGHT WERE UNDERNEATH THE TOP OF THE TREE CANOPY.

SO YOU STILL HAVE OBSTRUCTION OF THE SIGNAL, BUT YET THE SIGNAL COVERAGE IMPROVES.

AND THEN OF COURSE IF IT'S TALLER, THEN YOU GET MUCH GREATER COVERAGE IN THAT QUADRANT OF BRENTWOOD.

AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE GOAL.

THE INTENT OF THIS IS TO IMPROVE CELL COVERAGE FOR OUR RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA, MANY OF WHOM DURING THAT ICE STORM FOUND THEMSELVES WITHOUT PROPER COMMUNICATIONS.

COMMISSIONER'S HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THIS TOWER IS, UH, WILL BE DESIGNED TO BLEND IN WITH THE ENVIRONMENT AND BE AS UNRU UNRU AS POSSIBLE.

THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE CODE THAT IT BE, UH, CAMOUFLAGED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

SO IT WILL LOOK LIKE, UH, A AS GOOD A RENDITION OF A TREE AS A TOWER CAN.

MM-HMM .

IT WILL PROBABLY BE A LITTLE TALLER THAN THE

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SURROUNDING TREES, BUT, UH, THEY'LL TRY AND MAKE IT BLEND IN.

YEAH, IT WAS LIKE A COMMENT I MADE BEFORE.

UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE NO CLOAK OF INVISIBILITY, BUT, UH, WE WILL, WE'LL DO OUR BEST, SIR.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? VICE MAYOR? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT, UH, UM, OUR MAYOR IS VERY HUMBLE AND HE THANKED EVERYBODY ELSE, AND THOSE PEOPLE DEFINITELY DESERVE THAT.

THANKS.

BUT THE DAY HE BECAME MAYOR, I BELIEVE HE STARTED BIRD DOGGING THIS ISSUE AND FIGURED OUT ALL WE NEEDED TO DO AND EVERYTHING BECAUSE IT IS A BIG PROBLEM.

I, AT MY HOUSE, I HAVE ISSUES BECAUSE OF WHERE I AM AND THE RIDGES AROUND, AND THERE'S MANY PEOPLE LIKE THAT.

AND LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE, WE GOT RID OF OUR LANDLINE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.

SO OUR CELL PHONES ARE CRITICAL IF WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY.

AND, UH, NOT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, IMPORTANT CALLS LIKE FACETIMING YOUR GRANDCHILDREN OR SOMETHING, BUT, UH, THE, UM, UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK, UH, MAYOR ANDREWS FOR REALLY STAYING TOP AND, AND US GETTING THIS THROUGH AND, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, GETTING THESE DONE, BUT IN A WAY THAT I THINK WILL MAKE THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD HAPPY BECAUSE IT WILL NOT BE, YOU KNOW, AS WE USED TO HAVE IN THE DAY, THESE HUGE CELL TOWERS WITH ALL THESE BIG THINGS HANGING OFF OF 'EM.

SO, UH, THANK YOU.

WELL THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I AGREE, .

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALRIGHT, PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL OPPOSED.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER BUSINESS IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION TONIGHT? ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.

MR. PIPPEN.

VICE LITTLE.