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[ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Commissioner Travis Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Mayor Andrews]
ALL RIGHT, WE CALL TO ORDER THE, UH, REGULAR MEETING THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR TODAY, JULY 13TH.LET'S RECOGNIZE EVERYONE IS HERE TONIGHT OTHER THAN COMMISSIONER DUNN WHO HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE.
UM, WE'LL START WITH THE INVOCATION FROM COMMISSIONER TRAVIS, AND THEN I'LL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
LORD, AS WE BEGIN THE MEETING TONIGHT, LET US GIVE THANKS FOR THIS GREAT COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE LIVE.
WE ALSO ASK YOUR GUIDANCE DURING OUR MEETING, HELP US LEAST LISTEN CAREFULLY AND SPEAK WISELY.
HELP US TO CONTINUE TO VALUE AND APPRECIATE OUR BRENTWOOD RESIDENTS, FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, AND CITY EMPLOYEES.
MAY YOUR SPIRIT GUIDE US AND YOUR GRACE ABOUND IN US.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHO STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[1. Public hearing for Ordinance 2026-05 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 78, ARTICLE I, DIVISIONS 3 REGARDING ZONING]
BUSINESS TONIGHT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.UH, WE'VE GOT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE 2026 DASH FIVE.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 78, ARTICLE ONE, DIVISION THREE, REGARDING ZONING.
A PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ZONING ORDINANCES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS TO VOICE THEIR VIEWS AND SUPPORT, OR OF OPPOSITION TO REZONING HAS BEEN PROPOSED BY OTHER PARTIES.
THE PERSON SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER OR THE APPLICANT FOR THE REZONING ARE ALLOWED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WHEN THE ORDINANCE IS CONSIDERED FOR PASSAGE ON FIRST AND SECOND READING, AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONFINE THE REMARKS TO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AS WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK.
DOES ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK? ALRIGHT.
[4. Approval or Correction of Minutes]
UH, BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF THE MINUTES.UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MINUTES, SAY AYE.
HE WAS NOT HERE FOR THE MEETING, SO SHE IS ABSTAINED.
SO, FROM THERE WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS.
INDIVIDUALS MAY COMMENT ON ANY ITEM INCLUDED IN THE CONSENT OR THE REGULAR AGENDA, OR ANY OTHER MATTER REGARDING THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND CITIZENS WHO REQUEST AN ITEM BE MOVED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA OR FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION.
AT THIS TIME AS SIGNED STATE HAS BEEN PROVIDED, WE HAVE EVERYONE SIGNED IN FOR THIS.
UH, DOES ANYONE WANNA COME SPEAK ANYWAY? ANYBODY? ALRIGHT.
[ Report from City Manager Report from the City Attorney Reports and comments by Commissioners and Mayor]
A REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER JASON GAGE.UH, FIRST, AS PART OF THE RAGSDALE ROAD WIDENING PROJECT, UH, CLEARY CONSTRUCTION'S EXPECTED TO BEGIN SOME CONTROLLED ROCK BLASTING WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO AT THE NORTH END OF THE PROJECT TO INSTALL DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE.
UH, ALL BLASTING, UH, JUST KIND OF WANNA REMIND PEOPLE IT WILL FOLLOW THE TENNESSEE STATE FIRE MARSHAL GUIDELINES.
SO WE'RE, THEY'RE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT.
THOSE ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT NEARBY STRUCTURES.
UH, ANYONE THAT MIGHT HAVE ANY CONCERN OR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BLASTING CAN CONTACT THE TENNESSEE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, AND THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR, ON THE CITY'S, UH, FACEBOOK PAGE.
UH, THE CITY IS ALSO UPGRADING ITS UTILITY BUILDING SYSTEM THIS MONTH.
I HOPE THAT GOES WELL, BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE A PROBLEM OR TWO.
BUT DURING THE TRANSITION, THE ONLINE AND PAY BY PHONE UTILITY PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE BETWEEN JULY 10TH AND THE 15TH.
UH, PAYMENT CAN STILL BE MADE IN PERSON BY MAIL AND USING ONLINE BANKING, BUT THE TRANSACTIONS WILL BE HELD DURING THAT TRANSACTION TIME.
SO WE APPRECIATE OUR CUSTOMER'S PATIENCE AS WE COMPLETE THE UPGRADE, UH, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A NEW CUSTOMER PORTAL WITH SOME ENHANCED FEATURES.
AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SHOW THOSE OFF AT SOME POINT WHEN WE GET THAT, UH, UP AND RUNNING.
AND WE'LL, WE'LL SHARE ALL THAT AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO GO LIVE ON SCHEDULE AND EVERYTHING WILL WORK REAL WELL.
UH, JUST A REMINDER THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CRIME PREVENTION UNIT WILL OFFER FREE, UH, SECURITY ASSESSMENTS, UH, JULY 20TH THROUGH THE 23RD.
UH, OFFICERS WILL CONDUCT EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR SECURITY REVIEWS.
UH, THEY'LL IDENTIFY POTENTIAL VULNERABILITIES AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO HOMEOWNERS, UH, HOW TO IMPROVE THEIR PROPERTY.
SECURITY APPOINTMENTS ARE LIMITED AND HOMEOWNERS MUST BE PRESENT.
UH, RESIDENTS CAN CONTACT THE CRIME PREVENTION UNIT TO SCHEDULE AN ASSESSMENT.
UH, CONTACT INFORMATION IS ON OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT'S FACEBOOK PAGE.
AND I, I WILL SAY THAT'S A VERY, VERY VALUABLE SERVICE AND, AND REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO WANNA TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
AND THEN FINALLY, MAYOR, I HAD 'EM HERE A REMINDER, UH, OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY MEETING FOR THE 2040 PLAN, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT'S ON YOUR LIST, SO I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND DEFER AND LET YOU TAKE CARE
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OF THAT.IS THAT THE MEETING THIS THURSDAY? YES.
IT'S THE ONE I'LL BE SURE TO MENTION THAT.
DO WE HAVE OUR EXTENSIVE REPORT FROM, UH, CITY ATTORNEY CHRISTIAN CORN? IT'S, IT'S SO LONG WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR IT.
WELL, THAT WAS TWICE AS LONG AS USUAL.
YOU'RE, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE RIGHT.
UH, SO WHO WOULD LIKE TO START? CAN WE, UH, GO FOR A VOLUNTEER SYSTEM? I'LL VOLUNTEER.
SO, UM, THIS IS AN UPDATE FROM THE LIBRARY ON WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK AT 4:30 PM IS HOPEFULLY THE FINAL, UH, MEETING WITH THE DESIGN FIRM, DANIELS CHANDLER, TO HAVE OUR PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR THE TEEN CENTER, UH, FINALIZED.
UM, AGAIN, IT'S PRELIMINARY FINALIZATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAN THAT WE HOPE TO PRESENT TO THE CITY, UH, IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS TIME AT ONE OF THE BRIEFINGS.
UM, SO THIS IS FOR THE NEW TEEN SPACE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING.
SUMMER READING NUMBERS ARE IN, THERE ARE 1046 PEOPLE THAT ARE PARTICIPATING.
THERE'S 771 CHILDREN PARTICIPATING THERE IN JUNE, A BUSY MONTH AT THE LIBRARY.
60,000 ITEMS WERE CHECKED OUT.
THERE WERE 21,000 VISITORS, 263 NEW LIBRARY CARDS.
THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT CELEBRATED THE, UH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA WITH AN EVENT THAT HAD A HUNDRED CHIL 180 CHILDREN AT ADULTS, MAKING HEADBANDS FLAGS, SIGNING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, UM, HAVING A SCAVENGER HUNT THROUGH THE LIBRARY AND PLAYING GAMES OUTSIDE.
AND AT THE END OF THE JUNE, AT THE END OF JUNE, THEY HAD A, UH, A CONCERT FROM THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY COMMUNITY BAND FOR AN AFTERNOON OF PATRIOTIC MUSIC TO CELEBRATE AMERICA'S TWO 50TH AND MORE THAN A HUNDRED TWENTY THREE, A HUNDRED TWENTY PEOPLE, UH, ATTENDED.
AND THERE ARE 7,400 PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE ACTIVITIES JUST IN JUNE ALONE AT THE LIBRARY.
UM, THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY, IF ANYBODY WENT TO THE SALE THIS WEEKEND AND SAW HOW BUSY IT WAS, RECORD BREAKING $28,982 MADE, UH, FOR THE SALE.
AND THAT WAS ABOUT, UH, ALMOST 2,500 SHOPPERS.
AND IT, THEIR MONEY, AS YOU KNOW, SUPPORTS, PROGRAMS, ENHANCEMENTS, SPECIAL EVENTS, COLLECTIONS, AND THE CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES.
UM, IMPORTANT TO KNOW, SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS PLEASE.
UM, 24 7, YOU CAN DONATE TO THE BOOK SALE BECAUSE THE BLACK SHELVES ARE OUTSIDE CONFERENCE ROOM B UH, ON THE FRONT PORCH, AND YOU CAN ALWAYS PUT THINGS THERE.
BOOKS, CDS, DVDS, LPS, AND PUZZLES ARE ALL COLLECTED.
AND THEY, THE LAST INFORMATION IS THEY ARE HAVING, UM, THE FINAL PUSH FOR THE LEGACY BRICKS.
UM, IF YOU'RE NEW, YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT THAT OUT ON THE PORCH.
UH, ON THE BACK PATIO, ON THE, ON THE READING TERRACE, THERE HAS BEEN A BRICK PROJECT GOING ON SINCE THAT WAS BUILT.
AND THEY HAVE, UH, AN ORDER FOR 100 MORE BRICKS GOING OUT.
THERE ARE 15 BRICKS YET THAT PEOPLE CAN PURCHASE BEFORE THEY FINALIZE THE ORDER.
UM, YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, DO IT IN MEMORY OR IN HONOR OF SOMEBODY OR JUST DO IT FOR YOURSELF OR BE ANONYMOUS.
IT'S A HUNDRED DOLLARS A BRICK.
AND, UH, THEY SAY THE ENGRAVING WILL LAST FOR A LIFETIME.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S YOUR LIFETIME OR THE BRICK'S LIFETIME, BUT IT'S LIFETIME.
AND, UH, THERE IS A FLYER, UH, AND INFORMATION ON THE DONATE BRICK, I'M SORRY, DONATE DOT BRICK MARKERS.COM.
OR YOU CAN JUST GO TO THE LIBRARY AND THE FRIENDS WEBSITES AND YOU'LL HAVE A LINK THERE.
AND THAT'S THE LIBRARY REPORT.
AND IF I REMEMBER, I THINK WHEN I WAS CASHIERING FOR ONE OF THE BOOK SALES, THE AVERAGE BOOK PRICE WAS LIKE THREE BUCKS.
THREE BUCKS, RIGHT? SO IT'S THREE FOR THE HARDBACK, BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE PAPERBACKS.
AND SO THAT'S LIKE 50 CENTS TO A DOLLAR, $2.
ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, WE ALL HATED THE WINTER STORM, RIGHT? NOT MUCH POSITIVE CAME OUT OF IT, BUT ONE POSITIVE THING CAME OUT OF IT IS THAT THEY REALIZED THEY NEEDED TO NOT HAVE IT ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BECAUSE THE STORM WAS COMING.
AND SO THURSDAY WAS ALWAYS PUT OUT THE BOOKS DAY IN THE MORNING, AND THEN IN THE AFTERNOON, THE FRIENDS OF THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY, UH, IF YOU WERE A MEMBER, YOU COULD SHOP.
AND THEN THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ON THURSDAY NIGHT, BUT TRYING TO GET RID OF ALL THE BOOKS ON THURSDAY NIGHT, THEY OPENED IT UP AND IT WAS AN AMAZING RESPONSE.
AND SO THEY'VE DONE THAT AGAIN NOW FOR, UM, THE LAST TWO SALES.
AND IT'S BEEN, BEEN VERY, VERY WELL ATTENDED, VERY GOOD, GOOD MARKETING, AND A LOT OF INTELLIGENT PEOPLE WORKING, VOLUNTEERING THERE FOR THE FRONT.
UM, THE PARK BOARD WILL MEET ON AUGUST THE THIRD.
UM, I DO WANT TO GIVE A HUMONGOUS SHOUT OUT TO DAVE AND THE ENTIRE PARKS DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS FOR THE, UM, PHENOMENAL JOB Y'ALL DID AT RED, WHITE, AND BOOM, IT WAS JUST AWESOME.
UM, EVERYTHING ABOUT IT, UM, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WAS JUST AMAZING.
UM, AND K KEISHA, KEISHA, KEISHA, I NEVER, I SAY IT WRONG WHEN I'M, WHEN I'M UP HERE, SORRY.
BUT YEAH, IT WAS JUST AWESOME.
AND CHARLES, IT WAS JUST A PHENOMENAL EXPERIENCE AND THE WEATHER, WEATHER SOMEHOW WORKED
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OUT.EVERY CONCERT THIS SEASON HAS BEEN MAGICAL HOW THE CLOUDS HAVE PARTED.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED THAT WAY.
AND THEY'VE JUST DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.
IT WAS JUST, I, I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND I'M JUST REALLY GRATEFUL, UM, TO EVERYBODY WHO PUT, WHO WORKED TO PUT THAT ON.
UM, WE WILL HAVE, UM, OUR MEETING, LIKE I SAID, ON AUGUST THE THIRD.
AND, UM, WE ARE HAVING SOME CALLS, QUITE A FEW CALLS, ABOUT FOUR WHEELERS AND GOLF CARTS THAT ARE IN THE PARKS.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND FOLKS THAT THE ONLY FOUR WHEEL VEHICLE THAT IS ALLOWED IS A STROLLER.
UM, AND, UM, ESPECIALLY ANYTHING MOTORIZED.
SO, UM, PLEASE, AS PARENTS, UM, YOU SEE YOUR KIDS OUT, PLEASE TALK TO THEM AND DON'T LET THEM GO IN THE PARKS WITH THE FOUR WHEELERS, UM, WHERE THAT'S, UM, THEY GET CALLS DAILY, IT SEEMS LIKE BETWEEN THAT AND THE E-BIKES.
SO, UM, REMIND YOUR KIDS TO, UM, ABIDE BY THOSE RULES PLEASE AND ADULTS BE GOOD EXAMPLES FOR YOUR KIDS AS WELL, PLEASE.
THERE WAS ONE LAST THING AND I CAN'T FIND IT.
UM, ACTUALLY I THINK THAT'S IT.
IT WAS THE, THE FOUR WHEELERS AND THE, UM, OH, LAST THING, SORRY.
WE'VE OUR WENDY HILL PARK, WE'RE FINISHING OUR PUNCH LIST.
UM, WE HAVE THE TREES THAT WILL GO IN IN THE FALL FOR, UM, ALONG, UM, THE, THE, I THINK IT'S SHENANDOAH ROAD, I I OR CAR LAKE.
AND OTHERWISE THERE'S A, A GATE.
WE'RE GONNA PUT IN ONE OF THE LITTLE GULLY AREAS, BUT OTHERWISE WE'RE FINISHING UP THE PUNCH LIST THERE.
BUT WE'VE HEARD GOOD, UM, GOOD FEEDBACK ABOUT THAT PARK AND HOW WONDERFUL IT IS.
UM, AND THAT'S ALL FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
UH, I DON'T HAVE A REPORT FOR TONIGHT EXCEPT TO SAY THAT THE TREE BOARD WILL BE MEETING ON THE 21ST, WHICH IS NEXT TUESDAY.
AND THAT'S THE FIRST FULL MEETING UNDER THE NEWLY, UH, NEWLY ARRANGED BOARD WITH OUR NEW CHAIR AND, AND VICE CHAIR AND, UH, AND SECRETARY.
SO, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT'S, WHAT'S GONNA BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT ONE.
NO, NO ACTUAL REPORT THOUGH TONIGHT.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE EXCHANGE CLUB FOR PUTTING THE FLAGS OUT.
THEY ACTUALLY LEFT THEM OUT LONGER THIS TIME.
THEY ALSO HAD A STORM OR TWO THAT CAME THROUGH AND, AND NECESSITATED PEOPLE GOING OUT STRAIGHTENING FLAGS AND UN UNFURLING FLAGS.
AND I THINK THAT, I THINK OUR CITIZENS REALLY A APPRECIATE THAT.
UM, I'LL, UH, A SPECIAL THANKS ALSO TO CHARLES FOR HIS BRENTWOOD BULLETIN THAT GOES OUT.
IT WAS FULL OF GOOD, GOOD THINGS.
UM, I USED TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, WE GOT SOME OF OUR, UH, INFORMATION FROM THE LOCAL ELECTRONIC NEWSPAPERS.
IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A WHOLE LOT WRITTEN ABOUT WOOD RIGHT NOW.
I THINK IT'S 'CAUSE THINGS ARE GOOD.
BUT CHARLES COVERED A LOT OF IT THIS TIME, SO I KNOW HE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT I HOPE SOMEBODY TELLS HIM HE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB ON ON THAT ONE.
UM, THE, THE OTHER THING I WAS THINKING ABOUT, AND I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON THE TWO 40, UH, 2040 PLAN.
THE MEETING I WENT TO THE FIRST ONE.
UM, I THINK IT'LL BE INTERESTING, I'M ASSUMING THAT WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA GET INTO THIS, BUT, UH, AS I WAS DRIVING HERE AND WENT BY BRENTWOOD MIDDLE AND BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, I THOUGHT WONDER HOW THE ENROLLMENT LEVELS ARE.
ARE WE STILL AT MAX? ARE WE COMING DOWN A LITTLE BIT? YOU KNOW, OR, I, I THINK THAT'LL BE SOME INTERESTING NUMBERS THAT WE SEE.
I THINK THERE'LL BE A LOT OF INTERESTING STUFF FROM THE 2040S.
SO I THINK TODD'S HEADING THAT UP OVER THERE.
SO THANK YOU TODD FOR, FOR CHAMPIONING THAT.
UM, JUST ON A PERSONAL NOTE HERE, WE HAD A NEW NEIGHBOR MOVE INTO OUR SUBDIVISION.
SHE SAID, I GREW UP HERE, WENT TO BRENTWOOD MIDDLE, WENT TO BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, GOT MARRIED, BOUGHT A SMALL HOUSE HERE, AND RAISING HER FAMILY.
AND THEN WHEN YOU LISTEN TO HER AND YOU LISTEN TO SOMEBODY WHO'S LIVED THAT LIFE TO TELL YOU HOW GOOD BRENTWOOD IS, IT REALLY MAKES YOU GO, WOW.
THIS IS THE MESSAGE WE'RE TRYING TO GET ACROSS.
AND I DO THINK WE HAVE A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY AND WE'RE SO VERY LUCKY.
UM, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WE MAY WANT THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED THE SCHOOL ENROLL ENROLLMENTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'D WANT TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM WILLIAMSTON KIND OF SCHOOLS EVER COME AND MAYBE BRIEF THE COMMISSION ON THAT ON A THURSDAY BRIEFING, BUT YEAH, I HAVE HEARD ANECDOTALLY THAT THE, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS' ENROLLMENTS ARE DOWN QUITE A BIT.
AND I ALSO AND WHAT OF Y'ALL MAY KNOW, I GUESS THE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE OPEN ENROLLMENT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT FULL.
OH, REALLY? SO YEAH, THEY ARE.
BEEN GONE FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS.
SO I KNOW THERE'S A STORYLINE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE OVERCROWDED, BUT
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THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE REALITY.THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT PROMPTED ME TO SAY THIS.
I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD IF THEY COULD COME.
ALRIGHT, VICE MAYOR, I WAS A FABULOUS CELEBRATION ON JULY 4TH FOR OUR NATION'S 250TH.
AND COMMISSIONER GARRIS DID A GREAT JOB OF THANKING EVERYONE.
BUT I'M GONNA THANK 'EM TWICE BECAUSE, 'CAUSE THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB.
I WANNA THANK CHARLES AND KEISHA FOR GREAT ORGANIZATION.
UM, ALL THE MANY MOVING PIECES IT TAKES TO DO RED, WHITE, AND BOOM.
UM, SPECIAL THANK YOU TO DAVE BUNT AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, DALE, BIGGER STAFF AND PUBLIC WORKS CHIEF COLLINS AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF COLVIN AND ALL THE OTHER STAFF MEMBERS, MANY OTHER STAFF MEMBERS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENT AND, AND ALL WERE THERE.
AND, UM, BUT THE GREATEST THING YOU NEED TO GO TO THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD WHO SHOWED UP IN GREAT NUMBERS TO CELEBRATE OUR GREAT NATION.
AND SO, I JUST WANNA SAY IT, IT WAS, IT WAS HOT AND HUMID AND IT FELT JUST LIKE JULY 4TH.
UM, AND SEGUE RIGHT INTO THIS, THE VETERANS MONUMENT.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.
DETERMINE HOW YOU CAN HONOR THOSE WHO'VE GIVEN SO MUCH AND ALSO PASS THAT TORCH TO THE NEXT GENERATION.
UM, WHETHER YOU GIVE $50, A HUNDRED DOLLARS, A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, $500,000, IT'S ALL IMPORTANT.
IT'S NOT LIKE MANY THINGS THAT I DO THROUGH MY BUSINESS WHERE, WHICH IS FINE 'CAUSE I LIKE TO GIVE TO CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS, BUT EVERY YEAR THEY COME AND ASK.
THIS IS A ONE TIME OPPORTUNITY.
AND BRENTWOODS PATRIOTISM HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON DISPLAY THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE CENTURIES.
AND I HOPE ON THIS THAT WE'LL SHOW THAT OUR PATRIOTISM IS STILL STRONG AND VITAL AND LIKE A FLAME.
SO PLEASE REMEMBER THE VETERANS MONUMENT.
AND WE ARE WILLING TO COME TO SPEAK TO ANY GROUP INDIVIDUALS, ANYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT.
UM, SO COMING THROUGH, UH, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S, UH, WON'T BELABOR THE POINT MUCH MORE, BUT I MEAN, HOW MUCH BETTER OUR CITY HAVE CELEBRATED THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY MM-HMM
AND I HATED TO BE OUTTA TOWN FOR THAT.
AND WE HAVE A FAMILY TRADITIONAL GATHERING UP WITH TRISHA'S SIDE OF THE FAMILY OUTTA TOWN.
BUT I SAW SO MANY PICTURES FROM SO MANY PEOPLE FROM ALL THE THINGS THAT WENT ON FROM THE, YOU KNOW, FROM THE FUNCTIONS TO OUR FUNCTIONS AND THE FIREWORKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND JUST THE, THE LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT WAS INCREDIBLE.
UM, I WANNA SHARE WITH THE COMMISSION, UH, LETTER THAT WE GOT FROM, UM, I'M GONNA BUTCHER'S NAME, UH, MEDI SADRI, UH, IS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST AT TEC.
AND THEY DID THE, UM, THE WATER TEST FOR THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD.
SO THEY, WE GOT THE REPORT LAST FRIDAY.
SO THE, UM, OPENING PARAGRAPH IS ON JUNE 24TH, 2026, I VISITED THE BRENTWOOD WATER DEPARTMENT, PERFORMED A SANITARY SURVEY.
SURVEY CONSISTED OF A RECORDS REVIEW TO DOCUMENT THE OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF THE SYSTEM AND AN ONSITE INSPECTION OF THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
THE SURVEY COVERED THE TIME PERIOD FROM SEPTE FROM SEPTEMBER, 2024 THROUGH JUNE, 2026.
THE DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES WOULD LIKE TO THANK BRENTWOOD PERSONNEL FOR THEIR COURTESY AND WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THE DIVISION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SANITARY SURVEY MANUAL.
BRENTWOOD EARNED 421 POINTS OUT OF A POSSIBLE 421 POINTS FOR A NUMERICAL SCORE OF 100%.
UH, THIS RATING, UH, UH, I GUESS IN TYPICAL FASHION, THIS RATING, UH, RETAINS THE BRENTWOOD IN THE STATE'S APPROVED CATEGORY.
SO I GUESS A HUNDRED PERCENT GETS YOU APPROVED.
I WOULD'VE THOUGHT MAYBE EXCEPTIONAL OR EXEMPLARY WOULD'VE BEEN THE WORD THEY WENT WITH.
BUT, UM, BUT, UH, FOR DREW AND THIS TEAM, I MEAN, I THINK IT REALLY, THE, WELL IT SPEAKS WELL OF OUR WHOLE STAFF AND IT TAKES A LOT OF FOLKS, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S EASY TO THINK THAT THIS IS WHAT WE EXPECT AS BRENTWOOD, BUT I THINK IT IS REALLY GREAT TO SEE THE CONSISTENCY AND, UM, THAT'S A, THAT'S A GREAT, UH, UH, JUST A GREAT TESTIMONY.
UM, AS TODD AND JASON HAVE BOTH ASKED ME TO MENTION, UH, OUR BRENTWOOD 2040 PLAN IS IN FULL, UH, FULL GEAR MOVING FORWARD.
UH, WE HAD A GREAT FIRST MEETING, A COUPLE WEEKS TO GO OVER TO THE LIBRARY, UH, THIS THURSDAY, THURSDAY THE, UH, 16TH AT 6:00 PM HERE IN THESE ROOMS. WE'LL BE HAVING THE TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY MEETING.
SO I WANNA ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO GET THERE.
UM, I THINK WE HAD A GREAT SESSION OVER THE LIBRARY.
A LOT OF TERRIFIC CONVERSATIONS.
UM, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, AND IT WAS INTERESTING WITH ONE OF THE, UM, COMMITTEE MEETINGS I WAS SITTING IN ON, UM, ONE OF THE GROUPS.
IT WAS THE, I THINK THE QUALITY OF LIFE GROUP, UH, WAS ASKING ME, WELL, WHAT DOES BRENTWOOD
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DO TO, UM, ACTIVELY, UH, PROMOTE THE COMMUNITY? AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT SOME LIKE, YOU KNOW, FROM, AND THEY'RE MEAN FROM LIKE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT.I KNOW WE SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY TO SUPPORT THE CHAIN WORTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
BUT REALLY THINKING ABOUT IT, I THINK FOR DECADES NOW WHAT WE'VE DONE IS LESS ABOUT PROMOTION AND MORE ABOUT JUST ENSURING THAT THIS IS A DESIRABLE COMMUNITY AND FEEL LIKE THIS COMMISSION AND THE LEADERS AND THE CITIZENS HAVE DONE A LOT TO MAKE BRENTWOOD DESIRABLE AND ASPIRATIONAL.
AND I THINK THAT'S GOOD FOR THE CITIZENS THAT ARE HERE BECAUSE THEY WANNA STAY.
AND I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR ATTRACTING OTHER PEOPLE THAT, THAT WANT TO BE HERE IF IT SUITS 'EM BECAUSE THEY JUST THINK IT HELPS CONTINUE OUR SUCCESS.
SO, UH, I THINK THAT FOR ALL OF US AND AS WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN THE 2040 PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY THINKING ABOUT HOW DO WE CONSIDER OR HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO MAKE BRENTWOOD A DESIRABLE COMMUNITY BOTH FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES, UM, SINCE ALL OF US HAVE TO SUCCEED TOGETHER.
UH, LAST NAME I'M GONNA MENTION IS EARLY VOTING STARTS JULY 17TH THROUGH AUGUST ONE.
I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE WE JUST HAD A BIG ELECTION, RIGHT? WITH THE PRIMARIES? WELL, THAT WAS THE, UH, THE LOCAL PRIMARIES.
SO NOW WE HAVE THE LOCAL GENERAL AND THE NATIONAL PRIMARIES.
SO EARLY VOTING IS THE 17TH THROUGH THE FIRST, UH, ELECTION DAY, AUGUST 6TH.
SO THAT'S WHEN WE'LL HAVE, UH, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THE COUNTY MAYOR, THE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, AND ALL THE LOCAL ELECTIONS FINALIZED.
AND THAT'S WHEN WE HAVE THE PRIMARIES FOR OUR NATIONAL ELECTIONS.
UM, WHICH ARE ALSO VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
SO I WANNA ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET THAT IN YOUR CALENDAR AND GET OUT AND VOTE.
DO I HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? WELL, AS I'VE BEEN ASKED, PLEASE, MAYOR, IS THIS A GENERAL ELECTION? I SAY YES.
AND IS IT A PRIMARY? AND I SAY YES,
SO, UH, YEP, IT'S, UH, IT IS BOTH.
'CAUSE PEOPLE GET CONFUSED BECAUSE IT IS BOTH.
AND IT IS INTERESTING 'CAUSE I THINK BRENTWOOD HAS A GREAT TRACK RECORD OF SHOWING UP IN VOTING.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW IN THE, IN THE LOCAL PRIMARIES RECENTLY, I THINK BURWOOD SHOWED UP AT MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE NUMBERS AND I THINK IT'S A REAL STRENGTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
GOVERNOR STATE, STATE PRIMARY THOUGH FOR GOVERNOR TOO.
UM, IS IT NOT? IT IT IS, THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S THE GOVERNOR PRIMARY, SO YEAH, I GUESS NOT, NOT LOCAL, BUT STATEWIDE ELECTIONS.
WELL, I MEAN THERE'S LOCAL, YEAH, LOCAL, LOCAL ELECTIONS.
STATEWIDE PRIMARIES, NATIONAL
ALRIGHT, SO THAT'LL TAKE US ON
[ Consent Agenda]
TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.ALL MATTERS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE WILL GENERALLY BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION EXCEPT FOR ANY ITEMS THAT ARE REMOVED.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING THAT WE WANNA REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALRIGHT, SO THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT.
ITEM NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 62 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
ESRI FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ADOPTION CONSENT.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 63 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH KEEPER SECURITY INC.
FOR PASSWORD MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FOR ADOPTION CONSENT.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 64 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE WIND WINDROW PHILLIPS GROUP FOR GOVERNMENT RELATION SERVICES FOR ADOPTION CONSENT.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 65 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH NIXON POWER SERVICES FOR GENERATOR REPLACEMENT AT FIRE STATION FOUR FOR ADOPTION CONSENT.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 66 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT WITH BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPES, LLC FOR LANDSCAPING SERVICES AND FIRE STATIONS TWO, FOUR, AND FIVE FOR ADOPTION CONSENT.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 67.
A RESOLUTION, SUPPORTING AND AUTHORIZING A PROJECT TO INSTALL NEW AND REPLACEMENT GATEWAY MONUMENT SIGNS, INCLUDING CERTAIN SIGNS LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE RIGHT OF WAY FOR ADOPTION CONSENT.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 68 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY FOR RECEIPT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.
GRANT FUNDS FOR ADOPTION CONSENT.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE A 2026 CHEVROLET TAHOE FOR THE FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT AND CONSENT AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER NINE, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE A MOTOROLA ANNUAL RADIO MAINTENANCE.
DO WE HAVE MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.
LITTLE SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DONAHUE.
ALL OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, PASS THE UNANIMOUSLY.
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BUSINESS NUMBER ONE.DO WE HAVE ANY OLD BUSINESS? HEARING NONE.
[1. Ordinance 2026-08 - AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE OSRD (OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT) AND R-2 (SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL) ZONING DISTRICTS TO PROPERTY LOCATED WEST OF HILLSBORO ROAD AND SOUTH OF OLD HICKORY BOULEVARD TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 76.72 ACRES, for consideration on first reading]
BUSINESS ORDINANCE 2026 DASH OH EIGHT IN ORDINANCE, ESTABLISHED IN THE OS D AH, ESTABLISHING THE OSRD OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN R TWO SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED WEST OF HILLSBOROUGH ROAD IN SOUTH OF OLD HICKORY BOULEVARD, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 76.72 ACRES FOR CONSIDERATION ON FIRST READING, WE HAVE A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE.[00:25:01]
MOVE TO APPROVE.YOU WANNA GIVE US A REPORT ON THIS? SURE.
AND THIS IS ONE AS YOU KNOW YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE AND YOU'LL SEE AGAIN.
AND AS YOU MENTIONED, WHAT THIS ACTION DOES, IT ESTABLISHES THE, UH, UH, ZONING FOR THIS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OUT ON THE NORTHWEST, UH, AREA, TOWN ADJACENT HILLSBOROUGH ROAD.
UH, THIS, UH, DEVELOPMENT IS 76.72 ACRES, INCLUDES A TOTAL OF 26 LOTS, 25 LOTS ARE, UH, TO BE ZONED OSRD, OUR OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
AND, UH, ONE LOT IS INTENDED TO BE, UH, ZONED AT THE GRAY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
AND THAT'S, UH, THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED ONLY WHEN THE ACCESS IS PROVIDED.
THERE'S NO ACCESS THERE RIGHT NOW, AGAIN FOR, UH, ONE HOME IS THE INTENT.
AND MOST OF THAT LOT'S UNDEVELOPABLE.
SO THAT, UH, HOME IS UP IN THE, SO THE NORTHWEST AREA OF IT.
UM, THERE ARE, THERE'S IN THIS DEVELOPMENT WITH A TOTAL OF 76.72 ACRES, 32 ACRES IS COMMON OPEN SPACE.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF COMMON OPEN SPACE.
ONE THING I'LL ADDRESS REAL QUICK TOO IS THAT, UH, YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHERE THE 25 LOTS ARE, THE SOUTHERN PORTION OR THE LOWER PORTION OF THE SCREEN WILL HAVE TO BE SOME DIRT MOVE BECAUSE THERE IS A STREAM THAT FLOWS THROUGH THERE.
AND SOME OF THE SOUTHERN AREA IS IN A, A FLOODPLAIN.
SO THERE'S A LITTLE COMPENSATORY STORAGE DIRT MOVE THERE, UH, THAT THAT'LL WORK JUST FINE IN THAT.
AND YOU CAN SEE, UH, A LOT, THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF PRESERVED OPEN SPACE DOWN IN THAT AREA AND FORESTED SPACE.
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UM, THE PROPERTIES CURRENTLY ZONED MUNICIPAL GROWTH AREA OR MGA ONE BY WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
SO UNDER THAT, IT CAN BE DEVELOPED UNDER THE EXISTING ZONING IN THE COUNTY.
SO IT WOULDN'T HAVE TO COME INTO THE CITY TO BE DEVELOPED.
UH, THE DISTRICT STANDARDS REQUIRE A MINIMUM LOT AREA OF ONE ACRE AND GROSS DENSITY, ONE DWELLING.
BUT THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES AND WE DO BELIEVE THAT IT MAKES SENSE TO BRING IT INTO THE CITY AND THAT WAY CAN DEVELOP EXACTLY HOW YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO.
UH, AND THE, AND SO IF YOU'RE GONNA DEAL WITH THE IMPACTS AT ALL, AND, AND THERE WON'T BE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WITH THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT BEING SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE ANY IMPACTS, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DICTATE THE, UH, LAND USE FOR IT.
AND SO, UH, THAT'S THE BASIC SUMMARY.
JUST A REMINDER THAT'S REALLY NOT, UH, DIRECTLY PART OF THIS, BUT, UH, ALL THE CITY SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED EXCEPT WATER AND SEWER SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED BY NASHVILLE DAVIDSON COUNTY METRO.
SO WE WON'T PROVIDE THE, UH, WATER SEWER, UH, SERVICES, UH, THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE.
WE'RE HERE ON THE 13TH FOR THE FIRST READING OF THIS ORDINANCE TO ZONE THE PROPERTY.
AND THEN AT, UH, IN, UH, JULY 30TH, THERE WILL BE A COMMUNITY MEETING, UH, IN THE ANNEX ROOM HERE, UH, JUST NEXT DOOR ON AUGUST 3RD.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL REVIEW, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ORDINANCE ASSIGNING THE ZONING.
ON AUGUST 10TH, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, YOU WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ORDINANCE, UH, FOR THE ZONING ON AUGUST 24TH, YOU'LL REVIEW, UH, THE FINAL RESOLUTION, ANNEXING THE PROPERTY.
AND THEN ON AUGUST 24TH, YOU'LL HAVE SECOND FINAL READING OF THE, UH, ORDINANCE OF SIGNING THE, UH, ZONING.
SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ANY INDIVIDUALS THAT MIGHT WANNA PARTICIPATE.
UH, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
AND WE HAVE OUR, UH, COURSE PLANNING DIRECTOR, TODD PETROWSKI, WHO WHEN THE QUESTIONS GET HARD, I ASK HIM TO STEP UP AND ANSWER THOSE FOR ME.
WHO WANTS TO START? WHAT? I JUST HAVE A PROCEDURE QUESTION.
UM, THE MEETING ON AUGUST 24TH, THAT IS THE REVIEW OF THE FINAL RESOLUTION.
IS THAT ALSO THE VOTE ON THE FINAL RESOLUTION? IS THAT WHAT THAT MEANS? IT'S A REVIEW OF THE FINAL RESOLUTION ANNEXING THE PROPERTY.
BELIEVE THAT'S YES, BECAUSE THE, THE ACTION ON THE, ON THE 20, WELL YOU HAVE TWO THINGS ON THE 24TH.
SO YEAH, YOU WOULD HAVE THE REVIEW, THE FINAL RESOLUTION, THE ACTION ON THE RESOLUTION, AND THEN YOU, UH, ALSO HAVE THE, UH, SECOND FINAL READING OF THE, UH, UH, ZONING ORDINANCE.
SO, SO THERE'S ACTUALLY THE ACTUAL VOTING TIME, THAT'S IT.
LAST TIME IT COMES TO US, YES.
AND WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF, OF, UH, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ON THAT 76 ACRES? WELL, A TOTAL OF ALL 26 LOTS ARE SINGLE FAMILY.
SOUNDS LIKE ABOUT AS BRENT WATER PROJECT IS REALLY GONNA COME, COME ACROSS.
SO, UH, SO HAVING IN THE STATE LIMITS AND HAVING IT ZONE THIS, THAT SEEMS TO MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF GOOD SENSE.
AND ALSO LIKE WE'VE OBSERVED BEFORE, BY HAVING IT IN THE CITY AND DOING IT THIS WAY, THAT GIVES US THE SEAT, A SEAT AT THE TABLE AS IT DEVELOPS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO COMMENT.
UM, THE FACT THAT METRO WILL PROVIDE WATER AND SEWER, IT ALSO DOES NOT PUT ANY PRESSURE ON ANY OF OUR WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM.
AND BRENTWOOD COS ARE VERY STRICT AND SO I HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE AND HOW IT WILL BE BUILT AND WHAT WILL BE REQUIRED, ESPECIALLY AS THEY
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ESTABLISH AND DO THINGS IN THE FLOODWAY AND, AND FLOOD, YOU KNOW, PLAIN.SO I, I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
SO WHEN I SAW THIS, ONCE I REALIZED THAT I, I FELT LIKE I'D HAVE TO BE IN FAVOR FOR IT.
[2. Other new business]
BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD THAT WE HAVE IN NOTICE OF A FUTURE APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE WHILE WE'RE TOGETHER? DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I MOVE TO ADJOURN.