Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

To call this meeting to order the meeting of the Franklin Municipal Planning Commission for February the 26th, 2026. We'll start with a call to order a roll call. Vote. Commissioner Harrison present. Commissioner Allen. Present. Commissioner Franks is absent tonight. Commissioner Lindsay is present. Commissioner or present. Commissioner Mann here. Commissioner. Macklemore. Present. Commissioner. Williamson. Present. And alderman Peterson here. All right. This point of our meeting, is, open for citizens to be heard on any issue or concern. If you would like to make a, public comment on, on any item on the agenda, we'd ask you to simply wait until we get to that item on the agenda, and then we'll have time for public comment. But in the meantime, you still need to fill out a speaker card. You can hand that speaker card to our staff, and then. And they will get it to me. Then you come up to the microphone and state your name and address, and we ask you to limit your comment, to two minutes. So presently, I have two speaker cards. I wasn't sure Ellen Harris, and I'm pretty sure a language to speak to the item. For the, hillside overlay. Item number five. And Jim Shanley. I'm assuming that's for the, the parks master plan. Okay. Item number 12. Okay, good. Okay. So nobody wants to speak at this point. So next item is the approval of the minutes. Consideration of approval for the January the 22nd, 2026.

Franklin Municipal Planning Commission minutes. Is there a motion for approval? For approval? Second. We have a motion for approval by commissioner or. And a second by Commissioner Harrison. By roll call. Vote. Are there any, corrections or additions or modifications to the minutes? Anybody okay. By roll call. Vote. Commissioner Harrison. I, Commissioner Allen. I will. Be abstaining. I was absent. Okay. Commissioner Lindsay votes I Commissioner or, Commissioner? Man. Yes. Commissioner. Macklemore. I Commissioner Williams and I and Alderman Peterson. Yes. That motion passes. Are there any announcements by staff? Right. Oh, yes. I'm going to turn that over to Shauna to announce that because I do not have the date on the off the top of my head. Sorry, Shauna. You want to pull it up? We do have a, Oh, and officials training coming up. That is going to be held on April 1st, and the time will be eight until one. So elected and appointed officials training. At the police headquarters building. We're going to start around 830 and then run until about lunchtime or so. You're going to get an email soon from Amy Sue, so be on the lookout for that. She's going to ask you for your lunch order. And lunch is provided. Snacks are provided, drinks and all the things. We're going to go over all the fun stuff. Ethics, open records, open meetings. We're going to have Sam Edwards come and talk to us about boards and, working with Boma. It's going to be good. So put it on your calendar April 1st and is not April Fool's joke.

April 1st. Okay. Training on April 1st. Any other announcements? That's all. Okay, next item up is consent agenda. And, we have, at the applicant's request. We one of the items on consent agenda is the West is a West Haven plat, and, the applicant has requested that we pull that item. That's item number nine. And, so we will pull that item and what the applicant is requesting to do is to defer. Because you've got some corrections or additions to make to the plat. So we'll defer till next month. We're just when we get to number nine, we'll we'll call for it. So, the consideration of for consent agenda. Agenda are items three and four. Item six through eight and then item nine through 11. Those are all on consent agenda through. No, none. I'm sorry. Ten and 11. Ten and 11. Right. Okay, so that's consent agenda item three. And for item six through eight, and then item ten and 11. Is there a motion. For approval as amended? Second. Okay. We have a proper motion and second by roll call vote. Commissioner Harrison, I Commissioner Allen. I. Commissioner Lindsay votes I commissioner or I Commissioner. Man. Yes. Commissioner. Macklemore I Commissioner Williamson. I. And alderman Peterson. Yes. That motion passes.

So the next item up is, item number five. Consideration of Ordinance 20 2554, an ordinance to rezone 202.60 acres to revise the hillside Hillcrest overlay the district boundaries for the property located south of Mac Hatcher Memorial Parkway and east of Franklin Road at 354 Franklin Road. We'll start with staff presentation. Joey with the map. Okay. Yeah, I'm just proposing to alter the hillside overlay district to align with the revised conservation icons on the property. Located at 354 Franklin Road. The property consists of over 200 acres and is zoned estate residential. The modifications to the conservation line were approved by Planning Commission at its September 25th, 2025 meeting through an Envision Franklin Plan Amendment. The conservation design concept promotes the protection of the city's sensitive lands and environmental features, and follows the boundaries of these natural features rather than parcel lines. These areas include floodplains, hillsides with steep slopes, hilltops, water resources, tree rose forested areas, and specimen trees. The tools within the zoning ordinance or ordinance designated to implement the guidance of the conservation design concept are these zoning overlay districts, such as the Floodway Overlay, the Floodway Fringe Overlay, and the Hillside Hillcrest Overlay. These zoning tools are the mechanisms by which the city ensures that these areas are protected when development is proposed. While the majority of the proposed h h o line for the property aligns with the recently revised conservation line, the applicant has omitted an area from the proposed h o that was specifically added

to the conservation design concept during the September Envision Franklin Plan Amendment Amendment approval. The area omitted from the Ho is an area of approximately 1.40 acres, located just north of the single family lots that front along Astro. When we transfer over the other exhibit. The area in question was discussed by the Fppc as an important addition to the conservation area, as protecting the area would result in preservation of the existing stone wall and tree buffer for adjacent Ash Drive residents. The h h o boundaries are determined by a combination of GIS data that typically includes elevation contours of hillsides and hillcrest, steep slopes, and a view shed analysis from major thoroughfares. The area in question may not align directly from some of these typical factors. However, this is a unique site and the planning Commission determined during the Envision Franklin Amendment process that this area is best preserved due to natural features such as the tree cover and the existing stone wall. The tools implement the protection of this area and these features is through the zoning overlay districts. Strategies such as the ACO. While other tools are available within the ordinance to Protect and Preserve Lands, they are site development tools that an applicant can choose to use or not use. Extending the O over this area of the site aligns the overlay zoning with Envision Franklin's conservation design concept, and meets the intent of the recent plan amendment. As a consideration, the Historic Zoning Commission, did approve a preliminary recommendation for the alteration of this whole line as proposed. However, the, that commission did not discuss the merits of whether this specific area of the conservation design concept be included in the rezoning. The historic Commission preliminary recommendation is as follows. The Historic Zoning Commission recommends approval to the Franklin

Municipal Planning Commission and Board of Aldermen, provided that any future development does not increase the visibility from Franklin Road and nearby historic resources, including Harpers Knob, Whitehall, Creekside, and at any future rezoning request that would change the permitted maximum building height, scale, massing or setbacks does not increase the visibility from those resources beyond what is shown in the Viewshed study associated with this historic hillside overlay rezoning request. If the h h o rezoning is approved by the Board of Aldermen, the Historic Zoning Commission will further review a future development proposal for these characters at a later date. Staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend to the Board of Aldermen to deny ordinance 2025 Dash 54. Happy to answer any questions. Thank you. Joey. So public comment. I called, Elaine Harrison. If you'd like to come up and make a presentation. Hello. My name is Elaine Harrison. There were three, 22 hours drive. And as you all know, I am against anything being done in a in within 500ft of my home. I've been there since 1972, and when we moved there, it was unbelievable. I'd like to know when did it become developed? Built. And we wasn't notified about it. No one knows.

Because we've been coming to you since 19 six, 2020. And I've been to every one, everywhere. I mean, every meeting that you have here regarding this project that they're supposed to be doing, they've done so many names, so much different stuff that they want to do and not this done. So I like to know when did it come buildable. This modification in this corner of this lot, I mean, this is the first time we've seen it. Presented, after, handling by the historic zoning commission. So staff has recommended disapproval. So we have to see how it plays out, but. Okay, well, I'm here at this meeting, and I guess if we have another one, I'll be in that one, too. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. I. Anyone else from the public? Seeing none, we'll turn it over to the applicant for presentation and one will have it. Okay. Yeah. Good evening. Everybody. My name is Herschel, as my mother, Herschel Bailey. I live at 322 Ash Drive in Franklin. And we, I guess a lot of people in the city are extremely concerned. And the reason they're concerned is because they're seniors. They have lived there in the neighborhood for well over, I think, 55, 60 years. And they're more concerned that this is going to have an effect on them. When I say affect, I don't mean just lights, I don't mean just noise. I'm talking about psychologically. You know, they've lived in that neighborhood for a very long time. We've watched the city grow. The city has grown astronomically.

We would like to have that property behind their preserve for them if for nobody just for them. You know, they've lived here for such a long time. I feel very strongly about it because a lot of people have come to us and our churches, concerned about it. Cookouts this past summer are concerned about it. And they feel left out. A lot of people that are coming here are coming, and it seems like they're just looking over the individuals. My mother happens to be one of those singers, and I can't go home unless if I speak about it and I'm joking, okay. But I, I feel that way because, you know, like I said, I enjoy having the woods back there. It's been back there a long time. And not to mention, they told us my grandparents used to tell us for years that we could never build on that property. So many of our family members wanted to build on the property, and we were told that we had to stay off of it because it was preserved. And so when she asked the question, why did that change? You know, when did it become buildable? When you know all of these different things, a lot of people are saying, what's going on on Park Street? A lot of people are saying, what's going on down through Natchez. We understand that city is growing. We understand that people have a right to do what they would like with their property. We're not trying to stop the development. We just want to keep the development at bay where it needs to be. I understand that the city does buffers in the neighborhood, which is great. I think that that's one of I think you really, really need to look at this and what they're planning on leaving it as it is because it would do us justice if nothing, just with them being told for 52 years, a long time to live in a property and being told you couldn't build on it, city code doesn't have answers for it.

Of course I think you all have done don't have answers for it. It seems as well, but they feel very strongly about it. I'm asking for you all to look at this very seriously of what they are requesting, because obviously you had stated. Your name. I'm sorry. Lindsey. Lynch, you had stated when we first started this that there was going to be some challenging with rezoning and we all have seen what has happened to the areas of Brentwood with rezoning. We've seen what's happened down near Columbia Duplex, and that area, these, you know, you're dealing with people's lives when you make those changes. And I asked everybody here tonight to just really look and take a look at what is going on to keep us safe from this development that's trying to creep in. I think you have the power. I think you all know what's right. And I think, I've said enough so that's all I have to say. Thank you. Okay. Applicant. Hello. My name is Greg Gamble, and I'm representing the applicant tonight. Cumberland and Western Resources. I handed you, some eight and a half by elevens that are from the joint conceptual workshop. These are, a part of the presentation then. And I found them to be, useful, during the conceptual workshop. And I think they'll be useful tonight as well. First, we have been working with staff for, probably the better part of 18 months. Looking at what establishes what's the criteria that establishes the h h o line? The zoning ordinance states that the actual boundaries shall be determined by a combination of GIS data, including elevation contours of hillside, hillcrest, steep slopes. And if you shed analysis from major thoroughfares, those are kind of the

three base criteria that we use to establish that those actual lines in the city, if you turn to the next page, then we have, envision Franklin on the left was the Envision Franklin Conservation Area prior to your vote to amend the conservation area here on this property, there were originally four areas that we were proposing to amend. One of those areas along Mack Hatcher Parkway was removed by the Planning Commission. And it's not in this proposal tonight. One area is at the Cool Springs Boulevard intersection. There is an area that is alongside the railroad track under where the words say rural reserve. And then a conservation area was added in the Envision Franklin policy alongside the properties to back up or front on to Ashe drive that back up. That area there that's added is about 250ft in depth. So from the rear property line of the properties that are on our strive to the stone walls, about 250ft. On the next page, then we have the orange line that shows the existing hilltop hillside overlay. That's the zone line that's there today. We were asked by staff to survey, stake and survey the proposed data line and provide a legal description of that HHR line so that it could be recorded as a rezoning. So, that was quite a bit of field work. During the the joint conceptual workshop, this is the map that we presented showing the two purple lines, following the tree lines, they're following the contour lines that are existing out there today. At the Historic Zoning Commission, when we presented to DRC and to the Historic Zoning Commission for their recommendation to the planning Commission, this is the map that we presented as well. So it shows the purple line on the West

tying from the existing hoe to the existing show along the tree line that, parallels Astro. So, on the next page, then you can start to see how it relates to the zoning criteria. These are the steep slopes, 14 and 20%. You'll notice, on this, that the proposed h h o line is at the base of where those 14% slopes occur. Now, also keep in mind that there's an h h o buffer. That's a 500ft offset. Any naturally occurring slopes that are 14% or greater within that 500ft are protected. That's a protected area. On the next page, then we have the tree line. And you'll notice that on the west side we're following the tree line, that's existing there today. It's, appears to be a natural tree line that was left, by farmers years ago. And then we're following a tree line there across from Cool Springs, Boulevard intersection, where there's been land disturbance creating, the Mallory Valley water utility line goes through there. It's about 200. I mean, 2.55 acres. In area. From that point, at the Cool Springs intersection, there, going southbound to the property line is about a 60ft grade change in elevation. And you'll notice that it does not follow the tree line that is along Mack Hatcher Parkway. It does not follow the 150ft scenic corridor buffer. It does not follow or parallel a property line. I mean, the contour line, it's actually going up in elevation about 60ft. So, as we're looking at modifying this whole line, we were trying to stay within

the boundaries of those areas that have been manipulated by grading. And so tying into the air show line on the western side, where it existed for since I think 2009, made logical sense to us. The conservation policy is established in Envision Franklin. On the next couple of pages we have just for your reference, some site lines, views, sheds that are looking into the site. But if you'll flip to the very last page, you'll notice that, this area has been calculated at 1.54 acres. And, Joey said it was 1.4. So we may have been off a little bit on our calculation numbers, but whether it's 1.4, 1.5 for it, the only way that an Envision Franklin conservation policy does not affect the plan is if we submit an estate residential, two acre lot subdivision and it goes straight to a preliminary plat. So if you're using by write zoning and we submit directly to the planning Commission, a BI write preliminary plat, envision Franklin policy is not looked at. Now, if we were to submit a rezoning to r 1 or 2, then envision Franklin does apply. And now we have to follow the conservation policy. So this is the only instance that it wouldn't apply. That's not true. You still look at Envision Franklin even when okay, I misunderstood that. And after that. Would you clarify that, please? Okay. So if you rezone to any base district other than the plan district and come in with a site plan for one of those base districts like R1, R2, R3, any of those, or let's say a commercial district, neighborhood commercial or something like that, and you come in with a site plan. We do not like to envision Franklin. That would be a strict rezoning and then straight to site plan,

where Envision Franklin does not apply. If you come in with a plan district, that is what you'd like to envision. Franklin. Okay, but you do look to envision Franklin to establish an appropriate base zone district. And in this particular instance, envision Franklin says that the lot size has to be a half acre. So there are policies in place. There are zoning districts in place that would, still achieve some level of preservation in larger lot sizes in this area. Right, 50% open space, set aside. Yeah. So it gets a little complicated because the property owner could still request an Envision Franklin Plan amendment to a different design concept. If that's approved, it wouldn't necessarily change the conservation line or the whole line. However it gets approved. And then you could get a base zoning district that aligns with the new design concept. So there's a lot of factor, a lot of what is. Sorry to put you on the spot like that. Yeah. We're not trying to be argumentative with staff. We're absolutely not. We have been working with staff for 18 to 24 months. We want to do the right thing. We're coming to you tonight. The planning Commission to say, is the show the really the right tool? To be, setting aside this preservation or is tying back into the hairline where it was established in 2009 appropriate? So, happy to answer any questions that you may have. Thank you. Okay. Questions? Discussion. Yeah. Motion for, Is there a motion on this side? Okay.

I'd like to move for a, approval to the Boma, as submitted by, the applicant with one, condition. And that is that the blue line shown. On the staff. Report, exhibit A be incorporated into the actual revision. Of. Okay, we have a motion for approval. I'll. I'll second that. So we have a proper motion. I motion. Discussion. So was our discussion. Yes. Others? Yes. So as I said, the goal is to protect that additional, area of tree line and the rock wall by making the adjustment to that which to the point that whole line, as shown in purple, does not follow a contour. It somewhat follows a tree line. It goes up and down, contours. So it's not like it's, a line set based on something in the field. It's more of an, an agreed upon line that's been. Vetted over and over. Again. So by incorporating this additional, tree line and rock wall into that, we're not bending or breaking any rules that we haven't already looked at a thousand times before. So I feel like it's an appropriate thing to do. Would be add what what we want to do anyway is to protect that area, and it's easy enough to add it by amendment or by a revision to the actual line. And then we're done.

Okay. So you are talking about this because there is another there's another, slide here that has a blue line on it that is not this slide. So I just want to be sure that. I referenced. Staff report, exhibit staff report is exhibit A left. Okay. And I'll just clarify, since there are two blue lines on here, the the circle is just circling the point of discussion. So the it's the straight blue line around the existing tree growth. That's. Yeah. We're just wanted to clarify that. Comment question. Yes, sir. Your Commissioner Harris your proposal is to include it to go along the blue line to incorporate the 1.4 to 1.54 acres, correct? Okay. Which is again, just like that. Clearly where everybody can understand. To the motion was to approve the amendment. The ordinance, with a condition that we include that that little corner section, the 1.41.54 acres, that's defined by that striped blue line segment and the corner of staff exhibit a. Right. That's the tie. That section, that corner section into the show. Is proposed as a general. And we we're not sure yet, but, we're talking internally because now that we have this amendment on the floor, we might need a survey to show exactly where that line is.

So if this passes, we might have to talk about getting the survey before we can take it to Boma. And that doesn't really impact you. I just want to make sure we say that because we we really need to like right now we're talking about a blue line on a map and we don't really have a yeah, time bound survey. And we're all kind of yeah, talking about a line. Okay. Because those trees are. Yeah. That that question we answer. Yeah I have a question on this. So and the hill stays, there's those two properties and they go, if we're looking to exhibit A where they kind of extend and then the back portion is in the buffer and the front portion is in the hillside overlay. I think I have some questions about, you know, extending that and basically putting kind of more restrictive uses on that. My question to staff is, what are the use restrictions in a buffer versus hillside overlay as far as structures say that property wanted to put a shed or something on the back of their property. So the the two lots that continue from hill estates are not. And correct me if I'm wrong, Amy and J are not actually covered by the who. They are left out as single family lives that were already established prior to the creation of the HHI. So these would the show with the blue line would basically go around those lots. And encroachments allowed in the HHI are really just, I mean, open space areas. And you can have, I think, infrastructure, necessary infrastructure. Which is really up to the to review as is if it's required or not.

Are there other encroachments on this same. No public infrastructures allowed, but yes, the the conservation never went over those two properties because it wasn't. The request to extend the show is not including those properties because the property owners aren't here. Yeah. It's just I think proposition. Yeah. The big property. Are we doing something to us. Yeah. It's property out there. No, no it's good. It's it's now the extension of the HHI would wrap around those two because those two property owners aren't here okay. Yeah okay. Yeah that's what I wanted to double check but so I. If I might I any clarification. So you're saying that those two properties are exempt. So anything could go on that those are not. So they're zoned. And that purple area that Joe is showing at the bottom of those lots are in the H8 show. So that portion of the lot where Joey is putting his mouth, those are in the actual those are on developable. The back of those, the northern part of those lots are in the Ho buffer zone. So if they're steep slopes, they're they are limited to development. If there's not, then they can develop on the back side. But we're not asking to put the show on those properties. We're saying leave them as they are today. Because my concern if I if I would because I think I get I've told you that this I want to be perfectly transparent about this. I own property in Hill Estates, but not on Ash Drive. However, I do have ties. Court ties to Ash Drive. My great grandmother owned a house, so she's deceased now. My family no longer owns property there. As of three months ago, my family that had a property on Edge Drive no longer has a house there, but I have heart ties to this. And we. They were told that the Harrisons are not lying forever.

My grandmother dead. Great grandmother dug rocks on that hill. She would dig rocks and bring them down because they were always told you could never. They could never build there. But she always wanted to. And so, I noticed that, you know, it's keep saying that the HCC says, you know, we the view has to be protected for ropers. Now they name all of these historic sites and frankly, that the view has to be protected from. But they never mentioned residents. Right. So residents are even, in my opinion, more important than historic fact. Right. So I just wanted to make sure that what we're doing now maintains that any changes that we make, you know, protect the residents of this community. Because I have heart ties to this, these. So I just that's why I want to make sure we're talking about blue lines and green lines and purple lines that, you know, what's going on there. That's why I want to be clear on that. Okay. Just everybody understanding what Amy was talking about when the front half of those two lots, are in the show, correct. The back half, because the show follows the purple line zigzags across the side. So the front half. So those, those two lots are in the whole the back half are not in the show because they're not in the. Okay. And then I know at the time. I know it's not. Yeah. That needs to be corrected. They have our property. That's why I get this plan to speak with Mr. Gamble about that far to the far left that goes all the way back towards the line. That property is. Are they gonna listen for the neighbors? The neighbors sold their shares about. Why does not that need to be corrected? Okay. Yeah, I'll take note of that. The staff will make note of that. Some. Thank you. So, so. But why the denial step that. So I'm asking the. So my question though is why the denial though if that's the case. So that was my question. Yes.

So yes. So just let's step back at the moment. So the purple line, the I'm trying to trace right here is the existing line. And the applicant is proposing to maintain it as it is today. However the blue line that I'm tracing now is the court, the roughly the location of the updated conservation design concept line. So that does not align with what the the applicant is proposing. So this actually protects more area on that conservation design concept line. So that's why we are recommending denial okay. And just a further clarification. The historic zoning Commission was their purview is mainly, sites that are on the, the the National Register of Historic Places. This is so the Planning Commission looks at the broader picture. So I just wanted to clarify that okay. So they that's why they recommended approval because they weren't focus specifically on this part of the actual, proposal. That's why we brought it to your attention tonight that you. Yes. I know I seconded the amendment for discussion purposes, but, I will not be supporting the, recommendation. For two reasons. I don't think the existing as we recently approved, it needs to change. Hillside overlay and then also with the blue line. I don't think it is the appropriate tool to preserve that rock wall. So I think there's other tools that would be better suited to like the conservation based zoning. So for that reason, I will be supporting this motion. Okay. Anybody else, Mr. Williamson? Yeah.

So this this is for zoning. But this is kind of in part what Marcia was saying about view from the residents. So this would come back to us with development plan, with building heights and everything. Would that be correct? So it depends on what development is proposed on the site. If it meets the zoning district, it would only come back before you in the form of a preliminary plat. And we can only apply the regulations in the subdivision regulations and the zoning code without this zoning district applied, we could not, as staff, tell the applicant that they would need to conserve this area. Now, they could willingly choose to place a conservation easement over it to align with the design concept. That is something that the applicant could do on their own, that we would not have the enforcement ability as staff to require that, and you would not, as the Planning Commission draft pulmonary plat, if it came through with a development plan, we could look to envision Franklin and say, this area is to be conserved, it needs to be in a conservation easement. And that does become part of the discussion. It just depends on what development is proposed. Okay. So. So our motion. Is then. Wait, what is what is our specific motion before. Us? The motion is to approve or to recommend approval to board of Mayor and Alderman. That, to approve the ordinance with a condition to include this corner part of this, which is defined in the conservation portion of the vision. Franklin, which includes the blue line. Yeah. Any further questions? Comments. Okay. By roll call, vote.

Commissioner Harrison. Commissioner Allen. Nay. Commissioner. Lindsay. Votes. Nay. Commissioner or, Commissioner. Mann. No. Commissioner. Macklemore. No. Commissioner. Williamson. No. Was that a yes? No. No no. And Alderman Peterson. Yes. Okay. That's that's 5 to 3. So that motion fails. So as our another motion. Mr. chair, I'd like to make a motion. And I would like to recommend, disapproval of the zoning, to the board of mayor and aldermen. Okay. Second l motion Commissioner Mann and seconded by Commissioner Allen. Are there is there any discussion? I think a quick question. Just so specifically. What are you. Proposing. To just deny this item? Correct. So it would stay as it I think that's okay. Okay. So to comply with the requesting deny this. By roll call we discuss that discussion. Yes. What is that. Yeah. Is there any discussion. Yes. So based on staff's, recommendation to deny, what does this applicant have to do to fix this issue? So it proceed to the board or mayor and alderman with the recommendation for denial. It would be up to the applicant at that juncture to make a decision on how they wish to proceed.

They could withdraw their request and come back in with a different request that includes this area, which would come back to the planning commission for a new recommendation if that happens. Or they can proceed on to Boma in hopes that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen would approve it. As as proposed tonight. Okay. Other discussion comments. By roll call. Vote. Like I mentioned, I'd like to recognize, applicant. Okay. Thank you. Chairman. We are happy to defer this item. We, had a lot of great conversation tonight. We've heard you, and we are happy to defer at the applicant's request. And we'll bring, bring you back a new plan next month. If you want to. You want a one month deferral? Yes, please. Okay. So the case I said had to withdraw into it. So, can we just have one second? Let me sometimes refer to Amy about the submittal schedule, perhaps, and what the timing would look like. Yep. They would submit. Is there a possibility that you can submit something by March 5th? That would be the appropriate time to get something on the March agenda. And I this isn't a motion yet, but that's a good question. James. Or Amy's question? It's not. We'll defer another month. We'll do our best. So you will present the meeting and then defer again. I think I can make the date, okay. If something happens and we can't, then we'll request a deferral another month. Okay. So the initial request is for a one month deferral.

That's that request the motion. Yeah. So, Mr. Chair, yeah, I would like to withdraw my motion to deny just any second. And I'll withdraw my second. That's because I would like to make a motion to defer to the March Planning Commission meeting. I don't know the exact date. 2026. I second that deferral motion to defer. Okay. We have a proper motion by Commissioner Mann to defer this action, to the March 26th meeting, properly seconded by Commissioner Allen. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none by roll. Call. Vote. Commissioner Harrison, I Commissioner. Allen. I Commissioner. Lindsay. Votes. Aye. Commissioner or Commissioner. Mann. Yes. Commissioner. Macklemore I. Commissioner Williamson. I and alderman Peterson. Yes. Okay. That motion passes where deferred for one month. Okay. Item number nine. The West Haven plat of. I don't have a written description of that item, but if you want to, So. Staff. Yep. Okay. You want staff? I can speak, if you don't mind. Yes. So this is the, West Haven pud subdivision, final plat section. Joel two revision to the applicant. Reached out to us today. Noticed, issue with their associated site plan that they'd like to revise. And so they would like to hold off doing this plat until they can update the site plan. And then the easements on the final plat could match. So the I will assume that you want to defer one month and but I'll,

I'll turn it over to the applicant for any other questions and time. Anyone from the public wish to speak to this item. Seeing none, I'll turn it over to the applicant. Yeah, I'm Sean Garland Wilson associates with the surveying firm that. With the, that submitted this. And yes, Amy's correct. We've noticed, the issue with the water waterline easement. And so. Ben and and our staff. And our engineering team is working to, to get a get that revised. Okay. And so we want our. Plat to match. What they're going to, what they're going to come up with on the revision. And you know, if we defer that. That helps then have an acceptance and have to redo this. So if we can defer one month that that's my request. So okay. Staff, we're looking for a move for deferral. Motion to defer. Second Commissioner Allen. And the second was from commissioner or Commissioner Mann. Alma. Yes. Okay. So. Right. Any discussion? By roll call. Vote. Commissioner Harrison I Commissioner al. I. Commissioner Lindsay. Foci. Commissioner or Commissioner. Mann. Yes. Commissioner. Macklemore. I commissioner Williamson. I I alderman Peterson. Yes. Passes unanimously. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Next item up is item number 12, consideration of resolution 2020 5-108, a resolution adopting an update to the Parks and Recreation Master plan and affirming the city's commitment to providing quality parks, greenways,

recreational facilities and programs for current and future generations. Staff presentation. Mr. chair. Yes. I would like to first disclose that I I'm on, I have the privilege of serving on the Franklin Baseball club, board, which leases, the baseball fields of Jim Warren Park and Liberty Park from the city. This is, just a non compensated position, so I don't feel that there's a conflict. Did I need to recuse myself? But I did want to make that. No. Right. Okay. Thank you. Good evening. Commissioners, I'm Heather Eusebio, the research and planning specialist for the Parks and Recreation Department. Tonight, we're presenting the 2026 update to the city's Parks and Recreation Master plan for your consideration and approval. This document serves as our primary Long-Range planning guide for how we preserve, develop, maintain, and program our parks, greenways, trails, and recreational facilities over the next decade. Our last comprehensive update was completed in 2015. Since that time, Franklin has experienced significant growth both in population and in the expectations placed on our parks system. As our community evolves, it is essential that our planning framework evolves with it. This update ensures that we are proactively addressing increased demand, changing recreational trends and the need to balance new investments with stewardship of the assets we already have. The update began in 2023 and included extensive coordination among city staff, planning consultants and community stakeholders. We evaluated our existing parks and facilities, analyze demographic and growth trends, reviewed service levels against national benchmarks, and identified opportunities to improve connectivity, accessibility, and long term sustainability. Public input played an important role in shaping this plan. Residents consistently told us that parks and open space are central to Franklins quality of life. While satisfaction with our system remains high.

The community expressed a desire for expanded trail connections, increased walkability, diverse programing, and continued preservation of natural and historic resources. This master plan establishes a clear vision and set of priorities to guide decision making over the next ten years. It outlines short, mid, and long term strategies for land acquisition, park development, facility improvements, maintenance planning, and operational funding. Just as importantly, it is designed to be a flexible living document, one that allows us to respond to opportunities and changing conditions while maintaining a strategic direction. Adoption of this plan will help coordinate efforts across departments. Support eligibility for grant funding and provide a transparent basis for prioritizing capital improvements and resource allocation. It reinforces the city's long standing commitment to providing high quality parks and recreational opportunities that support health, wellness, and community identity. In short, this update positions us to manage both growth, both responsibility, while continuing to deliver the spaces and experiences that make Franklin such a desirable place to live, work and visit. Staff respectfully recommends approval of this 2026 Parks and Recreation Master Plan update, and I'm happy to answer any questions. Thank you. Thank you. Is there any public comment on this item? Jim. Yeah. Jim. Yes. Hi. Good evening. My name is Jim Lee. I live at 319 Braveheart Drive in Franklin. I'm here representing the Franklin baseball club. I've been a part of the organization for 12 years. I've been on the board for ten. I currently serve as the operations manager on the board. We realize it's a little bit late to the game here, but we've had some recent discussions with Boma and with the city. And I'd like to ask for an amendment to include

turfing the the baseball fields at Jim Warren Park. Like everything else here in Williamson County. The baseball organization has grown like crazy. We serve about 3000 kids on an annual basis. And even with that, we still have about another hundred or so sitting on the waitlist that we can't squeeze in. If you look at or note on page 22 of the master plan, the city's identified that they're having a difficult time, serving the community with the number of fields that we have. And while I'm sure there's a great long term plan turfing the fields, which would serve as a quick bridge, over this gap. We do our very best to, excuse me. We do our very best to get every kid into the league. It requires us to schedule every available day and field combination. If any kind of weather occurs, which it always does here. There's really no option but to for reschedules. It greatly affects the operations. Turf fields would allow us to play through most weather instances. There's also several, tournaments that are conducted on the fields on an annual basis between us and the city. Turf fields would be that that, shiny new thing that would draw a lot more foot traffic into the area. To include up more foot traffic and and more capital coming into the to the area. I'd certainly like to ask you to consider this. And thank you for your time. Thank you. The turf, as has already been talked about at the. Board, mayor, alderman. Just to go off of this, the city does have an existing lease with, Franklin Baseball Club, and they're looking to amend this lease. Lisa Clayton, our parks director, took this as a discussion topic to Boma February 10th. They gave it the go ahead to, move forward

with putting it into the budget for consideration for the spring. So, okay, just for some context. Thank you. Okay. So we're looking for, Recommendation of approval of the resolution, by the Franklin Planning Commission. Move for approval. Second. So I have a motion for approval to adopt the ordinance by commissioner or. And second, by Commissioner Allen. Is there any further discussion? Yes. I have one question. Does the Planning Commission own this document? I think we're just we're approving, not recommending approval. Correct. Yeah, we approve it. Okay. I think the Mr. Shanley's, in these comments, you know, I upset the privilege of seeing the impact of not having the turf fields and given the discussions with Boma and, you know, the collaboration with the city. I would like to make an amendment to add turf field as a line item. Particularly on page 30. But the improved functional operation, delivery of program to Jim Moore in park. I think getting that bullet would really kind of tighten up what I think Boma and the city and the parks are trying to accomplish. So I would make an amendment that, turf fields be added to page 30 of the functionality. Jim Moore Park. Okay. Let's is there any. So you moved it a second. Which I do move that. Yes. And that second. Is there any further discussion? Looks like. Okay. So for the amendment,

by roll call vote Commissioner. This is just for the for the amendment to add turf fields, to the table in the document. Commissioner Harrison, I Commissioner Allen. I. Commissioner Lindsay. If I was, commissioner or high commissioner, ma'am. Yes. Commissioner. Macklemore I Mr.. Williamson, I and Alderman Peterson. Yes. Okay, that's the amendment. And then the main motion, the approval of the, of the ordinance. Other resolution. I will I should say, Commissioner Harrison, I Commissioner Allen. I. Commissioner Lindsay votes I commissioner or Mr. Mann. Yes. Commissioner. Macklemore I Mr.. Williamson and alderman Peterson. Yes. As motion passes. Okay. Is there any other business? Seeing none. Is there a motion for adjournment? So moved. Second, is that Harrison repair? By roll call, Commissioner Harrison. Mr. Allen. Hi. Mr. Lindsay votes commissioner or, commissioner? Man. Yes, Commissioner. Macklemore I wish for Williamson, I think alderman Peterson. Yes. We are adjourned.