* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] I'D [ Call to Order by Mayor Roll Call Invocation by Mayor Andrews Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Commissioner Donahue] LIKE THE CALL TO ORDER TONIGHT'S MEETING OF THE RE, UH, THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR MONDAY, JULY 27TH. UH, ROLL CALL IS, WE HAVE EVERYONE HERE, AND WE'LL START WITH THE INVOCATION BY ME AND THEN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER DONAHUE. NOW PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS. UH, DEAR LORD, THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSING OF BEING ABLE TO GATHER HERE TONIGHT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND PLEASE GRANT US THE WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE RIGHT THINGS TO DO, AND THE RIGHT WAY TO DO THEM IN, UH, IN A WAY THAT PLEASES YOU. PLEASE WATCH OVER OUR MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS WHEREVER THEY ARE, AND HELP THEM COME HOME SAFELY, EVEN AS THEY COMMIT THEIR ALL TO PROTECTING US. HELP US MAINTAIN A HUMBLE DEMEANOR AND A HEART OF GRATITUDE, EVEN AS WE ENJOY THE ABUNDANCE OF BLESSINGS. YOU GRANT US IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE STORM ME 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, THANK YOU. SO [2. Approval or Correction of Minutes] OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES. UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE, MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, MR. PIPPEN, OR COMMISSIONER TRAVIS, SECOND. COMMISSIONER PIPPIN. UM, ANY COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALRIGHT. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. EXCUSE ME. BLESS YOU. THANK YOU. UH, COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS? INDIVIDUALS MAY COMMENT IN ANY ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE CONSENT, DRAW THE REGULAR AGENDA, OR ANY OTHER MANNER REGARDING THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD. ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND CITIZENS WHO WISH TO REQUEST AN ITEM BE MOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION SHOULD MAKE THAT KNOWN TO THE BOARD. AT THIS TIME, UH, WE HAVE A SIGN-IN SHEET, NO SIGN-INS. WE DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN IN TO SPEAK. SO WOULD ANY OF Y'ALL LIKE TO COME SPEAK? KELLY? ARE YOU SURE? . OKAY. IT'S HERE TO OBSERVE. ALRIGHT, SO THAT WE'LL CLOSE THE CITIZEN COMMENTS, WE'LL MOVE FOR A REPORT FROM [ Report from City Manager Report from the City Attorney Reports and comments by Commissioners and Mayor] OUR CITY MANAGER. CITY MANAGER, GAGE. ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING. I HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS OF INTEREST. FIRST, IT'S JUST A REMINDER, UH, FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, WE ARE HAVING AN ELECTION. SO, UH, JUST A QUICK REMINDER THAT EARLY VOTING FOR THE AUGUST 6TH FEDERAL AND STATE PRIMARY AND COUNTY GENERAL ELECTION CONTINUES THROUGH AUGUST 1ST, UH, FOR OUR RESIDENTS, EARLY VOTING TAKES PLACE AT OUR JOHN P. HOLT, UH, BRENTWOOD LIBRARY FROM 8:00 AM TO 6:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH THIS FRIDAY, AND 8:00 AM TO 1:00 PM ON SATURDAYS. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION WEBSITE. AND THE SECOND ITEM, I THINK YOU'RE REALLY GONNA LIKE, UH, WE WANT TO REMIND PARENTS AT BEGINNING THIS SCHOOL YEAR, STUDENTS WHO WANNA RIDE E-BIKES WILLIAMSON COUNTY SCHOOLS, WILL HAVE TO FIRST COMPLETE A SAFETY COURSE. I THINK THAT'S A REALLY, REALLY BIG DEAL AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATIVE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, TAKING TIME TO THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS AND TO HA OFFER THAT THE REQUIREMENT IS PART OF A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, THE CITY, BRENTWOOD AND OTHER LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES. THE TRAINING SESSION IS MODELED AFTER THE DISTRICT'S CHECKPOINTS PROGRAM, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WANNA DRIVE TO CAMPUS. THE EBIKE SAFETY COURSE WILL BE ABOUT AN HOUR LONG AND TAUGHT BY A TEACHER AT THE SCHOOL WITH A ASSISTANCE FROM THE SCHOOL, UH, RESOURCE OFFICER, BOTH THE STUDENT AND A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST ATTEND PRIOR TO THE STUDENT RIDING AN E-BIKE OR E SCOOTER TO CAMPUS. WE'VE BEEN, UH, ADDING E-BIKE SAFETY TIPS TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. UH, THERE'S GREAT INFORMATION ON THOSE SITES, INCLUDING HELMET RECOMMENDATIONS FROM VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. SO THIS IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD NEWS AND I THINK IT'LL HAVE AN IMPACT. SO, UH, I KNOW I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF, OF IT, AND I THINK YOU WILL BE AS, AS WELL. IT'S MY REPORT. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY MANAGER? ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR REPORT FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. NO REPORT TONIGHT. NO REPORT. ALRIGHT, SO THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO REPORTS FROM THE, UH, COMMISSIONERS. SO, UH, COMMISSIONER TRAVIS, DID YOU, DID YOU START LAST TIME? NO. OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO START THIS TIME? SURE. ALRIGHT. COMMISSIONER TRAVIS, PLEASE. SIMPLE ONE. I THANK PRETTY MUCH, UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE INFO MEETING IS, UH, THURSDAY, THIS THURSDAY, JULY 30TH, EIGHT O'CLOCK. THE REGULAR MEETING WILL BE AUGUST THE THIRD. UH, COME TO THE MEETING. IT'S GONNA BE PACKED AND EXCITING, RIGHT TIME ? YES. UH, NUMBER TWO, THANKS FOR ME MENTIONING ABOUT THE E-BIKES. JASON, I WAS GONNA SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT THE PARENT EDUCATION. I THINK THAT'S A KEY TO MAKING THIS WHOLE THING SUCCESSFUL. AND, UH, I KNOW THE JANET'S PROBABLY GONNA SAY SOMETHING ON THE LIBRARY AND RENOVATIONS [00:05:01] IT. IT WAS JUST REMARKABLE THAT PRESENTATION THAT WE HAD. I JUST WANNA SAY THAT FOR THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE SITTING HERE, THAT WAS, THAT WAS SO PROFESSIONAL AND SO GOOD. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT, JANET. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU MR. DONAHUE. WE KINDA TEED IT UP FOR YOU. SO, UH, SO, UM, YES, SO ON FIRST ON THE TEEN CENTER DESIGN. UM, WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU ALL LIKED IT. AND SO WE NOW HAVE, UM, THE, UH, KIND OF OUR, I GUESS THEY CALL, WHAT DID THEY, I'M TRYING TO GET THE OFFICIAL WORD. UM, IT IS THE, UH, CONCEPT DESIGN IS THE OFFICIAL WORD FOR WHAT WE PRESENTED. AND SO NOW WE ARE ABLE TO MOVE ON TO BEGIN A DISCUSSION WITH THE FIRM. UH, DANIEL CHANDLER. UH, WE DECIDED TO STAY WITH THEM KIND OF THROUGH THE WHOLE PROJECT IF WE CAN. UH, SO THEY'LL BE MEETING AND TALKING TO CITY STAFF, LIBRARY STAFF AND THE LIBRARY BOARD TO COME UP WITH AN OVERALL COST ESTIMATE AS WELL AS TO START A CONVERSATION ON CONTRACTING FOR THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. SO, PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I HAVE NO TIMELINE WHATSOEVER, BUT THE TEENS ARE EXCITED. WE'RE EXCITED. UH, SUMMER READING. SHOW OF HANDS. DID ANYBODY SIGN UP BESIDES ME? YOU HAVE BEEN SHOWN UP BY THE CHILDREN OF THE CITY. YES, . UM, THE, WE HAD OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE TOTAL. UH, THERE'S FOUR DAYS IF YOU HAVEN'T TURNED YOUR TIME IN, IF ANYBODY OUT THERE HAS DONE, YOU HAVE FOUR MORE DAYS TO ENTER YOUR, ENTER YOUR HOURS. UH, OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE OVERALL SIGNED UP. THE CHILD WHO READ THE MOST THIS SUMMER READ FOR 11,961 MINUTES, UH, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF 199.35 HOURS. SO PRETTY AMAZING. UM, THE TEEN THAT READ THE MOST WAS, UH, 7,950 AND THE ADULT THAT READ THE MOST WAS 19,980. ALL SHOWN UP THOUGH BY A STAFF MEMBER WHO I WAS TOLD NOW WAS NOT READING ON THE JOB, WAS NOT LISTENING TO AUDIO BOOKS ON THE JOB AND IS A SUBSTITUTE. SO SHE DIDN'T USE ANY LIBRARY TIME, I WAS TOLD TO MAKE SURE Y'ALL KNOW THAT, UH, IN HER READING. BUT SHE READ FOR, UH, 22,923 MINUTES. SO LOTS OF GOOD READING, UH, THIS SUMMER. UM, I DID WANNA THANK THE, OR CONGRATULATE THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY FOR OUR BUDGET BEING ACCEPTED BY THE COMPTROLLER. SPECIAL MENTION MADE, UH, THAT I THOUGHT WAS GREAT, THAT IT WAS SUBMITTED EARLY, WHICH IS ALWAYS GOOD. SO, UH, CONGRATULATIONS THERE. AND, UM, I WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT THE ELECTION. YOU ALREADY HAVE THAT. AND I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, I KNOW THAT, UH, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY IN MARYLAND FARMS, HAS BEEN AN ISSUE, BUT IT'S BEEN KIND OF REASSURING TO ME AS SOMEONE WHO'S NEW TO THIS PROCESS, THAT THERE SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN A LOT OF RIBBON CUTTINGS IN BRENTWOOD RECENTLY. SO, UH, THE NEW TOWN TOWN PLACE, I THINK SUITES OVER ON BRENTWOOD BOULEVARD AND THERE'S BEEN SOME OTHER BUSINESSES THAT HAVE HAD RIBBON CUTTINGS, SO I FIND THAT ENCOURAGING. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. AND THANK YOU CHRISTOPHER GURES. YEAH, THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, THE PARK BOARD WILL MEET AUGUST THE THIRD, UH, THE FIRST MONDAY, UM, IN THE ANNEX ROOM NEXT DOOR. SO COME AND JOIN US IF YOU'D LIKE. UM, AND THEN YOU CAN GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND HAVE BACK TO BACK MEETINGS. A FUN MONDAY EVENING, UM, ADVENTURE. UM, SO WE DID HAVE HORSES THAT GOT LOOSE IN THE PARK. UM, THEY WERE WRANGLED UP BY AMAZING HORSE PEOPLE. THANKS TO OUR OFFICERS WHO SHOWED UP TO HELP. AND, UM, DISPATCH WHO TOOK CARE OF GETTING YOU GUYS OUT THERE. UM, THE GOLF SITUATION. SO WE DO NOT HAVE A CITY GOLF COURSE IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT. WE DON'T HAVE A DRIVING RANGE EITHER, AND THE PARK IS NOT TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THAT. UM, WE HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE WALKING STROLLERS, BIKERS AND, UM, PEOPLE ON THE PLAYGROUND AND THEY'RE NOT PROBABLY AWARE OF WHAT FOUR MEANS. SO IT'S JUST BEST THAT YOU TAKE YOUR GOLF CLUBS AND GO TO A DRIVING RANGE OR A GOLF, UM, SANCTIONED AREA, IF, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SO, UM, BUT OTHERWISE, COME TO THE PARKS, PLAY AND HAVE FUN. JUST LEAVE YOUR GOLF CLUBS AT HOME, PLEASE. AND THAT'S ALL WE HAVE IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TODAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. COMMISSIONER DUNN. THANK YOU. UH, I HAVE A LOT TO REPORT ON HISTORY, BUT I'M, THIS SORT OF TIES IN WITH THE LIBRARY. MY CUP RUNNETH OVER. FINALLY, I TAUGHT THE ODYSSEY FOR YEARS AS AN ENGLISH TEACHER AND THE ID FINALLY, THE WORLD HAS DISCOVERED IT. I'M SO EXCITED. AND I HEARD TODAY IT'S A BESTSELLER NOW ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST. SO WE MIGHT GET A COUPLE OF EXTRA COPIES AT THE LIBRARY. GEORGE CLOONEY TRIED TO MAKE IT POPULAR WITH OLD BROTHER WHERE EARTH THOU, 'CAUSE THERE WERE SOME REFERENCES TO IT, BUT IT'S TAKEN MATT DAMON AND IMAX TO MAKE HOMER POPULAR AFTER ALL HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF YEARS. BUT I'M JUST SO EXCITED YOU, I MEAN, AS IT JUST DOES A BODY GOOD WHEN YOU TEACH STUFF LIKE THAT TO SEE THAT THE WORLD FINALLY HAS AN APPRECIATION [00:10:01] FOR IT. NOW HISTORY. I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING IT HAS BECOME A VERY APPARENT TO ME THAT OUR SUCCESSION LINE OF SUCCESSION WORKS HERE. JEFF DOBSON IS OUT THERE TONIGHT. HE WAS OUR FOREIGN FORMER PLANNING COMMISSIONER, UH, DIRECTOR. HE ALWAYS, UH, MADE SURE IF A HISTORIC HOME, UH, CEMETERY, WHATEVER WAS ON A PLAN, WE KNEW ABOUT IT. TODD PETROSKI IS NOW THE DIRECTOR. TODD DID THE SAME THING. I CONTACTED HIM THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE AT OUR MEETING, ONE OF OUR CEMETERY, UH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS SAID, ADAMS AT SAM DONALD, THERE'S NEW TO US A CEMETERY. SO AFTER THE MEETING, I CONTACTED HIM. THEY'D ALREADY PIGEONHOLED IT. THEY'D GOTTEN ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEVELOPER TO PUT FENCING AROUND IT WHEN, WHEN THE PLANS COME. SO THAT SUCCESSION AND SHARING THAT KNOWLEDGE IS IMPORTANT. SAME IN, UH, FINANCE. KAREN. OUR, OUR BOARD HAS SOME MONEY ACTUALLY ENOUGH THAT WE GET INTEREST ON IT FROM FUNDRAISERS. WE'VE HAD KAREN WORKED WITH US FOR YEARS ON HOW TO REPORT OUR, OUR EXPENSES AND GET REPAY. JULIE HAS PICKED RIGHT UP AND, AND IS FINE TUNING IT SOME, AND IT JUST MAKES SUCH A DIFFERENCE TO HAVE A STAFF THAT KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING. AND CHARLES, SAME WAY, HE'S JUST, IT, THAT SUCCESSION OF KNOWING WHAT'S HAPPENING, IT, IT, I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS FOR A CITY TO RUN SMOOTHLY. I THINK. SO, UM, THIS COMING SUNDAY WE'RE HAVING A FOUR SITE OPEN HOUSE, RAVENSWOOD MANSION, THE COOL SPRINGS HOUSE, THE BOWLING SPRING ACADEMY, AND THE SLAVE CABIN ON MR. PETTIGO PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET, WHICH HE, YOU KNOW, HE, UH, WHEN HE GOT HIS DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS, HE AGREED TO HAVE THAT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. AND THAT IS ONLY ONE OF THREE SLAVE CABINS WITH THAT STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. IN FACT, THE WHOLE STATE, I THINK. SO THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT. AND IT WILL BE MANNED BY EACH SITE WILL BE MANNED BY MEMBERS OF THE HISTORIC COMMISSION AND WE INVITE YOU TO COME BY. IT'S FREE. IF YOU'VE BEEN CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT THE HOMES LOOK LIKE OR THINK YOU MIGHT WANNA RENT IT, THIS IS A GOOD CHANCE TO GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT IT AND KIND OF ENVISION WHAT YOU HAVE IN MIND. SO COME SEE US, WE'LL BE GLAD TO WELCOME YOU. AND THAT'S SUNDAY FROM TWO TO FIVE AT THOSE FOUR PLACES. AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER PPEN? YES, SIR. I GOT A BRIEF ONE FROM THE TREE BOARD. UH, WE MET ON THE 21ST. UM, AT THE TOP OF THE DISCUSSION, UH, EVEN THOUGH IT'S WE'RE FAR OUT, IT'S THE ARBOR DAY AND ARBOR DAY THEMES. ARBOR DAY THIS YEAR IS IN APRIL. IT, UH, WE WE'RE MOVED OUT OF THE MONTH OF MARCH. THIS TIME IT'S TENTATIVELY SET APRIL 10TH WITH, UH, TREES BEING BAGGED ON APRIL THE THIRD, WHICH IS THE SATURDAY BEFORE THAT. NOW IN THIS MEETING, WE DISCUSSED ALL THE THEMES THAT, UM, THAT WE WANNA LAND ON THERE. WE HAD LIKE, UH, SOME IDEAS THAT WERE DISCUSSED, UH, BUT WE'LL VOTE AND CHOOSE THOSE BY THE NEXT MEETING. THAT IDEA TO CHOOSE THEM, UH, WAS TABLED FOR THE NEXT MEETING. AND SO I'M, I'M, I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONE WE'RE GONNA LAND ON. WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS THAT, UM, FUTURE, UH, TREE TALKS HAVE, UH, THE TREE TALKS HAVE BEEN VERY POPULAR AND, UH, OUR ARBORISTS WHO TWO ARBORISTS THROUGH ON THE BOARD HAVE BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN. AND, UM, WE'RE GONNA START DOING SOME TREE TALKS IN THE FALL INSTEAD OF IN THE, THE WARMER MONTHS. AND I THINK THAT'LL BE GREAT WHEN THE LEAVES ARE CHANGING. UM, WE WILL AS A GROUP VISIT THE ARBORETUM AT DEERWOOD THE 15TH OF SEPTEMBER. AND THEN, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR NEXT VISIT IN 2027 WILL BE MAY 18TH, AND THAT WILL BE AT THE LIBRARY. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BOTH OF THOSE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. THAT'S IT FOR ME. VERY GOOD. NO, I, I TRY NOT TO FIND WORK FOR OUR VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, KNOWING THAT WITH THE ICE STORM THIS PAST YEAR, WE HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE AROUND THE CITY, RIGHT? I HOPE, UH, SINCE PRIME TIME FOR PLANTING TREES, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE THE SPRING, BUT IT'S ALSO FALL, ALSO FALL, RIGHT? SO, UH, IF, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND OTHER FOLKS JUST, UH, TRYING TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT REPLENISHING OUR CANOPY THIS FALL, BUT ALSO KNOWING THAT BRENTWOOD RECOMMENDED TREE LIST AND REALLY ENCOURAGING THEM TO PUT NICE BIG TREES TO BUILD THE CANOPY AWAY FROM POWER LINES AND THE CUTE LITTLE TREES OVER TOWARDS THE POWER LINES. YES. AND, UH, [00:15:01] AND SEE IF WE CAN'T BUILD SOME OF THIS BACK, WE HAVE TO, BUT WITH A, WITH A MORE RESILIENT KIND OF STRUCTURE. YES. AND THERE'LL BE ACTUALLY, UH, FEWER TREES AVAILABLE, UH, AT ARBOR DAY. 'CAUSE I THINK WE NOT ONLY ORDERED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD ENOUGH, I THINK WE GOT SOME BONUS TREES AT THE END. AND SO WE ACTUALLY HAD A LITTLE BIT OF SURPLUS, BUT WE'RE GONNA DIAL THAT INTO A CLOSER NUMBER SO WE DON'T HAVE TREES GOING TO WASTE ANYWAY. YEAH, VERY GOOD. SO, WELL THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, VICE MAYOR. ALRIGHT, WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO CHIEF COLLINS AND, AND AND HIS ASSISTANTS AND HELP, UH, CHIEF HYDE OF THEIR GREAT PRESENTATION TO OUR ROTARY CLUB RIGHT THERE IN THE ANNEX ROOM LAST FRIDAY. UH, OUR GREAT INTERNATIONALLY ACCREDITED BRENTWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE THINGS THAT GO INTO THAT AND EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, OF COURSE YOU'LL HEAR ME EVERY MEETING TALK ABOUT THE BRENTWOODS VETERANS MONUMENT. UM, WE'RE CONTINUING TO FUNDRAISE TOWARDS THE $1.5 MILLION AND WE'RE HOPING EVERYBODY IN BRENTWOOD WILL GIVE SOME. UM, WE'VE HAD TWO LARGE GIFTS, UH, ONE OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BY CURRY ANDREWS, OUR OWN MAYOR'S FATHER, AND OUR PLANNING COMMISSION CHAIR IS STEPPED UP AND GIVEN $25,000. AND JUST SO THE COMMISSIONERS KNOW ON THESE LARGE GIFTS, UH, THE COMMITTEE WANTED US TO SEND OUT THANK YOU LETTERS AND I'M BLESSED THAT HOLLY IS HELPING WITH THAT. AS WE GET TO OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL, WE WILL SEND A, A LETTER OUT TO ALL DONORS FROM THE COMMISSION, ALL OF US. BUT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE TRYING TO BE THANKFUL AND WE'RE ALSO SOLICITING THEIR SERVICE IN HELPING, UM, RAISE FUNDS AS WELL. BECAUSE OFTEN AS THEY GIVE, THEY BECOME MORE AND MORE EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND WILL HELP US IN FINDING OTHERS WHO, WHO WANT TO GIVE BOTH LARGE AND SMALL GIFTS. UM, EVERY GIFT A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ABOVE WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE SITE AND THERE WILL BE SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR ALL GIFTS THAT ARE $25,000 AND ABOVE. AND WE HAVE TALKED TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND SO WE'RE VERY OPTIMISTIC IN THE NEXT PROBABLY TWO OR THREE MONTHS, WE WILL AT LEAST REACH THE GOAL OF, OF HALF OF THE FUND SO THAT WE CAN GO FROM CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TO FINAL DESIGN AND, AND THEN BE WELL ON OUR WAY TO HAVING IT, UH, TO A POINT WHERE WE CAN GET IT UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS WE CONTINUE TO RAISE MONEY. SO ALL THE HELP YOU CAN GIVE BOTH IN ALLOWING OTHERS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS GREAT CHANCE TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED ARE SERVING AND TO PASS THE TORCH TO A FUTURE GENERATION TO SERVE. PLEASE STEP UP NOW AND, AND, AND GIVE AND HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED. THANK YOU MAYOR. YEAH, VERY GOOD. SO THE, UH, INITIAL, I GUESS ONE-ON-ONE LETTERS AGO COME FROM YOU AND THE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE UHHUH , AND THEN AS WE ARE APPROACHING THE FUNDRAISING GOALS, THEN THAT'S WHEN A, A LETTER WOULD GO OUT FROM THE ENTIRE COMMISSION. YES, I FIGURED SO, YES. SO YEAH, THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. AND WE AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITIZENS OF BRENTWOOD AS THE COMMISSION TO ALL THOSE CITIZENS, BUT I, I DIDN'T WANT TO LET THESE LARGE GIFTS GO AND FEEL LIKE PEOPLE WE WEREN'T APPRECIATIVE AND SHOWING A LOT OF GRATITUDE TO THEIR STEPPING UP AND, AND AND GIVING SUCH GENEROUS GIFTS. ABSOLUTELY. AND YOU NEVER KNOW THE, THE LARGE GIVERS MAY HAVE FRIENDS WHO, UH, YEAH. BUT ALSO THE LARGE GIFTS, BUT YES. WELL, VERY GOOD. ALRIGHT, SO, UM, I DO WANNA, UH, EMPHASIZE, UH, SOME OF THE COMMENTS EARLIER ABOUT THE LIBRARY AND THE PRESENTATION. I MEAN, AND I WANNA REALLY COMPLIMENT THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR INCLUDING THE, THE, THE TEENS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO USE IT IN THE PROCESS. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ALL GOT SOME GREAT FEEDBACK. ABSOLUTELY. AND, UM, CAME UP WITH A DESIGN THAT MAKING ME WISH I WAS YOUNGER. AGAIN, IT LOOKED, LOOKED FABULOUS AND ALONG THE LIBRARIES AND A AND PIVOTING TOWARDS WHAT, UH, SEA MANAGER AGE WAS TALKING ABOUT, UH, WITH THE ELECTIONS, THE LIBRARY IS DOING A GREAT JOB HOSTING EARLY VOTING. YOU KNOW, EARLY VOTING OF COURSE IS THROUGH AUGUST 1ST, BUT RIGHT NOW, UM, BRENTWOOD IS SECOND ONLY TO THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY ELECTION OFFICES IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF EARLY VOTERS AND IS THE HEAD OF THE FRANKLIN REC CENTER. UM, NOT THAT IT'S A CONTEST, BUT , BUT I JUST, I LOVE THAT BRENTWOOD SHOWS UP TO VOTE AND I REALLY WANNA ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO KEEP TELLING THEIR FRIENDS, REMINDING THEIR NEIGHBORS, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THESE ELECTIONS ARE IMPORTANT AND UM, AND JUST REMINDING THEM, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY'RE GOING OUT, REALLY GET TO KNOW THE CANDIDATES AND VOTING FOR FOLKS AND NOT JUST ON ISSUES IN THE SENSE, I MEAN, ISSUES ARE IMPORTANT, I GET IT, BUT HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THIS COMMISSION WHO, WHOSE ISSUE WAS ICE STORMS AND DISASTER RECOVERY ? YEAH, SHOW OF HANDS, RIGHT. SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN YOU ARE ELECTED TO BE AN ELECTED LEADER, YOU WORK ON WHAT NEEDS THE COMMUNITY ARE. AND I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, WHILE IT'S GOOD TO LOOK AT ISSUES, YOU REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT THE TEMPERAMENT AND THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PEOPLE [00:20:01] RUNNING AND TRY TO, AS BEST YOU CAN, GET AN IDEA FOR HOW THEY'LL PROBLEM SOLVE WHEN SOMETHING COMES UP THAT WASN'T ON THE BALLOT, BUT THAT THEY HAVE TO WORK ON ANYWAY. 'CAUSE THAT IS REALLY, THOSE ARE THE MOMENTS OF TRUTH. I KNOW IT WAS A REAL MOMENT OF TRUTH FOR US AS A COMMISSION THIS YEAR AND THOSE THINGS HAVE COME UP TIME AGAIN. UM, YOU KNOW, RAY AND KEN, I'M PRETTY SURE NONE OF US RAN ON PANDEMICS, BACK IN THE DAY AND AFTER, UH, MY FIRST ELECTION, THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I GOT TO WORK ON. UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S UH, IT IS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE, BUT I REALLY, UH, WANNA ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO VOTE. I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE 'EM TO GET TO KNOW THE CANDIDATES. AND THE NICE THING IS THIS AUGUST 6TH ELECTION IS LARGELY, YOU KNOW, LOCAL PRIMARIES AND THESE ARE CANDIDATES THAT YOU CAN MEET IN PERSON AND GET TO KNOW. SO I'D REALLY LIKE PEOPLE TO MAKE THE TIME TO DO THAT. UM, I USED TO THINK THAT UH, A ROGUE ARBORETUM MAY BE THE MOST BRENTWOOD ISSUE I'VE EVER HEARD OF. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT STRAY HORSES IN THE PARK MAY HAVE OR, OR, UH, OR, OR OR BELLIGERENT GOLFERS. UH, WE ARE JUST RACKING UP THE BRENTWOOD POINTS THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S, UH, IT'S NICE TO HAVE A HIGH QUALITY PROBLEM TO WORK ON. BUT ALONG THOSE LINES, YOU KNOW, WITH THE 2040 PLAN, SOMETHING THAT HAS COME UP WITH, UM, FUNNY, A COUPLE DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT WE COULD CONSIDER HAVE MENTIONED, HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT HAVING ANY ABILITY FOR HORSES TO, TO COME TO, WELL AND THEY, THEY MENTIONED SMITH PARK IN PARTICULAR. 'CAUSE I GUESS SMITH PARK WHEN IT WAS, YOU KNOW, BEFORE IT WAS SMITH PARK HAD AN EQUESTRIAN TRADITION THAT CAME UP BEFORE. YES. HAS IT COME UP BEFORE? YES. SO I, I DON'T KNOW THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS. I DO KNOW THE PEOPLE THAT, UH, MAYBE THEY WERE AWARE OF THAT. SOME PEOPLE I'M SURE BECAUSE, BECAUSE THEY, THEY, THEY WERE VERY CLEAR. THEY, THEY DIDN'T MEAN OVERNIGHT BOARDING AND THEY DIDN'T MEAN, YOU KNOW, UH, A STAFFED SUBSIDIZED 24 HOUR, YOU KNOW, UH, HORSE FACILITY. THEY, THEY SAID NO, WE JUST MEAN IS THERE A PLACE TO PARK A TRAILER AND, AND TRAIL RIDE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. I DON'T KNOW. BUT IT, I FIGURED THE DISCUSSION WAS, UH, WE'RE NOT PERCY WARNER PARK. WE'RE NOT AS BIG AS PERCY WARNER PARK TRAILERS TAKE UP A LOT OF PARKING LOT SPACE AND YOU, WE HAD BIKE PEOPLE VYING WITH THE HORSE PEOPLE THAT, THAT KIND OF THING CAN ALWAYS BE REVISITED. BUT IT WAS VISITED AND THOUGHT OUT VERY CAREFULLY WHEN IT WAS NO WAS THE ANSWER. VERY GOOD. SO, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE 2040 PLAN, IF IT WAS GONNA BE REVISITED, I SUPPOSE IF IT BUBBLED TO THE TOP IN SOME WAY IN THE 2040 PLAN, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING TO TAKE A LOOK AT. BUT RIGHT NOW, UM, THERE'S AN INTERESTING HISTORY. I'D BE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THAT. I'VE JUST, UH, SAME PERSON IS REQUESTING IT AGAIN TOO. WELL, MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW, , BUT IT WAS ONLY ONE. YEAH, FAIR ENOUGH. BEEN BACK IN 20 11, 20 12 WHEN WE GOT OBTAINED SMITH PARK. WE HAD A LONG DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT AND THE SAFETY OF IT, VERY MUCH SO. MM-HMM . SO, SO WE WANNA DO WITH A VERY, VERY CAREFUL AND DELIBERATE THOUGHT IF WE WERE TO RECONSIDER IT AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE ARE, BUT UH, IT JUST MADE ME, MADE ME THINK OF IT AS WE HAD OUR HORSES IN FLAG POLE PARK. ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE WHILE WE'RE, UH, COMMISSIONER? ONE OTHER THING, COMMISSIONER TRAVIS, WHEN YOU MENTIONED ABOUT VOTING, UM, I WENT TO EARLY VOTING. THIS IS SOMETHING KELLY BEING PAY ATTENTION TO. MS. HALL IS OVER THERE AT THE LIBRARY. SHE'S BEEN THERE FOR YEARS AND SHE DRESSES UP. SHE'S GOT HER RED, WHITE, AND BLUE ON IT IS, IT IS REALLY INSPIRATIONAL TO SEE HER SITTING THERE. WHAT A FINE LADY. UH, HER, HER SON IS THE SHERIFF OF DAVIDSON COUNTY AND A VERY NICE INDIVIDUAL, BUT SHE, SHE DOES IT FOR THE LOVE OF DOING IT. SHE'S DONE IT FOR YEARS AND IT IS, IT'S WORTH GOING OVER THERE TO SEE HER. WELL IT IS AND IT IS FUNNY BECAUSE WHEN I VOTED THERE WERE PLENTY OF VOLUNTEERS THAT COULD WAIT ON THE NEXT PERSON AND I THINK THERE ARE TWO OR THREE WAITING ON MS. HALL. YEAH. . WELL I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SHORT PEOPLE FOR ELECTION DAY AT THE BRENTWOOD LIBRARY. THEY NEED, IN FACT, I WAS GOT A CALL TO SAY, DO YOU KNOW ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO, AND I DON'T PERSONALLY KNOW ANYBODY, BUT IF ANY OF US DO I GO, I WOULD ASK AROUND SOME WHEN I SEE PEOPLE AND SAY, YOU KNOW, IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED. YEAH, IT'S WORTH THE, IT'S THAT ONE DAY ELECTION DAY. I JUST HAD A, I JUST HAD A QUESTION FOR THE BOARD. DID ANYBODY GO TO THE 2040 TRANSPORTATION SPECIAL MEETING? IS THERE A REPORT? ANYTHING THAT YOU, THAT STOOD OUT OR? I HEARD A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE PRESENTATION AND HOW THEY SET IT UP. UM, THEY, A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, BUT THEY HAD DIFFERENT STATIONS AND, UM, THEY COULD, UH, TAKE OR I ANSWER QUESTIONS AND THEY'D SUBMIT AND PEOPLE HAD [00:25:01] THEIR CARDS OUT AND WERE WRITING A LOT. UM, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FEEDBACK THEY'VE GOTTEN, YOU KNOW, COLLECTED, BUT I HEARD A LOT OF POSITIVE, UH, FEEDBACK FROM IT. THANK YOU MAYOR WAS THERE. YEAH, NO, IT SEEMED LIKE THE, THE PEOPLE THERE WERE VERY ENGAGED AND UM, IT WAS FUN. GREAT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE? ALRIGHT, [ Consent Agenda] SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL GENERALLY BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION EXCEPT FOR ANY ITEMS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS AT THIS TIME. DO WE HAVE ANYONE INTERESTED IN MOVING ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? NOPE. ALRIGHT. SO WE'LL START OUT. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, ORDINANCE 2026 DASH OH FIVE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 78. ARTICLE ONE, DIVISION THREE REGARDING ZONING FOR CONSIDERATION ON SECOND AND FINAL READING. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, ORDINANCE 2026 DASH OH SIX. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 56, ARTICLE ONE, DIVISION ONE THROUGH THREE REGARDING STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, EROSION CONTROL AND FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION. AND CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE THREE REGARDING BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION ON SECOND AND FINAL READING, CONSENT. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 69 RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZING AND ALTERATION OF THE OS 30 DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE ARDEN WOODS SUBDIVISION FOR ADOPTION CONSENT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 70 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT WITH MEDICAL BENEFITS ADMINISTRATORS INC. MED FOR PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026 FOR ADOPTION CONSENT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 71 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER WITH BARGE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, INC. FOR ON-CALL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR ADOPTION CONSENT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE A JOHN DEERE MINI EXCAVATOR FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE TRAFFIC DETECTION CAMERA SYSTEMS, GRAPHENE CAPACITORS OF THE CHARGERS, SCHOOL CLOCK TIMERS AND REPLACEMENT TRAFFIC CABINET AND CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, APPROVAL TO PURCHASE MICROSOFT SQL SERVER LICENSE. ALL IN FAVOR HEAR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION VICE SECOND COMMISSIONER. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY OLD BUSINESS IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION? DO YOU HAVE ANY NEW BUSINESS IN FRONT OF COMMISSION? SEE NONE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I MOVE TO ADJOURN. MOVE TO ADJOURN. COMMISSIONER DONAHUE. SECOND. SECOND. COMMISSIONER GARRE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL RIGHT. 28 0 3. NOT BAD. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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