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search. Uh since we are going to be talking about that here,

the city major search process is going. Uh I just wanted to to to speak to you about the process and give you my perspective as someone who went through part of it as a candidate. Um, this is a big decision for Greenville and no matter what direction the council decides to take it from here, I believe the town, the citizens, all the candidates involved going forward deserve the process that's clearly laid out, well communicated, and handled with respect. My concern is not about one person or one outcome. Uh it's really about the process and how the candidates are told what to expect, how they're evaluated, how they're communicated with along the way, and how the public is kept informed. I mean, I think the candidates should know what's the steps are in the process, what the council's priorities are, um how they're going to be evaluated, and whether or not they're be they're going to be given an opportunity to present ideas and respond to questions. about those and about the needs and challenges of the town. Uh for a position this important, I really feel like the selection process itself should reflect the same level of clarity, accountability, and professionalism the town expects from the person who's going to fill this role. Um that matters. It matters to the candidates. It matters to their families. Uh it matters to everybody in town. And this is also a really unique kind of hiring process because it's so public. It's not like a private industry job where you can quietly test the waters if you want to explore a new opportunity. Uh this is very public. It's in the news. People are talking about it everywhere. The candidates's family, their neighbors, current employer all know they're seeking another job. That puts an enormous

amount of stress on the candidates and their families. And that is exactly why the process really needs to have a well-defined path forward with frequent communication with the candidates. I think the town deserves that and the public needs to know what's going on, but they don't need to know every little detail. They deserve to understand the path forward, the major steps in the process and what and when the council expects to move from phase to phase. No matter what direction you all take as council, I believe the candidates, their families, and the town deserve a final selection process that reflects the seriousness of this position and is clear and well communicated to everyone from beginning to end. Thank you.

Thank you. Is there anybody here that's with either the leadership groups, the adult or ch uh youth leadership? Okay. All right. Unfinished business. Item 6.1 is consideration to approve the minutes from the special call meeting held March 13, 2026. We were sent those last Thursday. So, do I hear a motion to approve? Motion to approve. Second. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. I.

Those against like sign. Motion carries. Item 6.2 is consideration to approve the minutes from the regularly scheduled meeting held on March 17, 2026. Uh, one thing I'd like to add on there or we talked about it a little bit is we talked about a u a consent agenda. Can we what's the next step we need to go for there? Um, I would suggest you put that on next uh meeting's agenda. Okay. Um, I would like to have city council approval to do that and I will do a little homework and try to have some guidance for everybody. All right. Thank you.

You're welcome. So item 6.2 do I hear a motion to approve? Motion to approve or second on all those in favor say I. I. Those against like sign. Motion carries.

Item 6.3 is consideration of hiring a consulting firm to assist with the city manager recruitment process. I'm going to start with this one. The the comments that Andy had. I I've kind of I follow those along. I I um I think what I expected from a consultant to come in is to look at the candidates, talk with them, uh give them information about our town, give them information about what the job is, give us some ideas on who needs to be talked to. And maybe that's because of my lack of knowledge of a um a public search like this, but there there wasn't good in discussion. And shame on me for allowing me to come to a meeting on Saturday morning 30 minutes before the interviews were going to take place and have me told how we're going to do it. And then when people were walked in, they were not given real good information either. Um, I've reached out to a couple of search firms, executive search firms. There will be a cost for that. It's somewhere between 20 and $40,000. Um there we could consider opening the search up for with MTAS and see if we can get some more candidates in. Um but whatever happens, it needs to be a different process. And I I apologize to everybody that came and and interviewed because I it I'm embar I'm embarrassed. And

so I think we need to either start back. We can go out and do an RF Q for an outside service. we can reach out to MTAS and I'll be happy to work with Kathy and what we need to do, but I truly believe we've got to we've got to see if there's anything else out or something that we can do better to improve improve this process. So, I'll stop there. I don't have really a a I don't have a motion to make. That would be up to y'all. I hope that you will speak and give me your ideas. One other thing is I was talking with u the water commission. And when I asked how they had gotten Laura to come to work for them, I was told that they hired an executive search conso confir concern. And they had advertised it already, my understanding. She hadn't seen it. So the the recruiter reached out to her and asked if she might be interested and look who we've got and how fortunate we are that she's leading our group down there. So I'll stop there and let y'all talk. So if we go if we go the consulted route, are we going to Would you say an RFQ or bid essentially?

Yeah. I I personally I think that's the way we need to go. Okay. I'm not happy with where we are at this point.

Thank you. Anyone else? I would just like to add that if we do decide to go that route with a consulting firm outside, um it's like with anything, you know, garbage in, garbage out. If we don't specify and clarify what our expectations are and find some type of metric to quantify that, it doesn't matter. We can say we want this or we want that. Uh but if we don't have something that we can stand on ourselves when we're evaluating candidates, I feel like we're going to end up in the same quagmire that we found ourselves in in this position. Um because one of my concerns I brought up originally was that I felt like we didn't have a good understanding of an evaluation of all the applicants originally. um and and how we came to terms with those nine or those 10 that we interviewed. And um that is the power of making sure that we are being clear with what our expectations, what our wants are, what we aspire for this person to do. Uh, I just think that whoever we choose, there needs to be some hard conversations had with the search firm, the consulting firm to make sure that we build out something that can be used to effectively and appropriately evaluate candidates. Um, because I felt like that was missing in this particular search that we just went through. Personally,

mayor, I do agree with you. Shame on this board for where we are right now. It's I still think we have three good candidates from what we hired the experts to do, which didn't cost the taxpayers one dime. That's what MTAS does. I'm I'm not sure what you'd expect to pay $30,000 and get a different outcome. I I don't understand that. If you can explain it to me, I'd really appreciate it. I want to know.

Sure. Um a large a large portion was when Tracy Solomon came in and talked about just hiring somebody to hire somebody. It takes it's it's not easy to recruit people. if you just if if I can sit down and put out an applica or put out a job uh ad and get some resumes into tandem to you, but it's as a lead as a as the person that is leading this search, we need somebody that knows people that could call and say, "Hey Kathy, I understand you're looking for an opportunity. you might not want to be in the front of the page paper, but would you be interested in talking about it a little bit because I think there was and I don't know who it was. Someone told me the person that you want to hire is in a job right now and they're afraid to really stick their nose out. And and I believe that because I've I've had opportunities where I was able to work with people and help them understand that it was a good opportunity for them. And so that's where I think we would get a a big plus. Um I I don't disagree with that but this is a specific job that we hired the experts MTAS to do which he has been a city manager himself. He knows how to go out he knows how to put our RFQS RFPs whatever it is this board voted to have MTAS do that ended up being Pete Auger. Pete's been a longtime city manager. He he knows how to go out and find pe people that are

looking to change jobs in towns go to websites like him task. So I really don't know what we're going to spend the taxpayers money and get a different outcome. Well, if there is anybody in this this that sits up here that thinks that was a good search, then I don't know what else to say. I had many of our constituents say we need to look some more and that's who I that's who that's not what I'm hearing. So shut up now. I'll shut up. Okay. Well, I'm okay. I I know what I'm being told. No.

When when we left here last time, Mayor, um you said you were going to reach out to some folks in Nashville maybe and see maybe talk to somebody at the development district and see what their process was. I know that when the partnership hires, they have a process. Water commission, they had a process. The school board, they just blew past us and hired us a director of schools. Um, I'm not sure whether 17 applicants for a job of this important was enough and that the recruitment was vigorous enough. But um you know we I think we didn't just embarrass ourselves, we embarrassed some of those candidates, too. So I think we need to be accountable a little bit for that. Um but we're where we are now and we we need to move forward. Particularly there's going to be some changes on this board. We need to we need to move forward. Um, I don't have any objections to paying for a surge. I mean, I don't want to pay 128,000, but this amount um I don't have any reservations about that. I don't think we need to blame MTAS or Mr. Augur, you know. Um it just it was like an experiment almost instead of of instead of a search. So um I was hoping today that when you came you would have some clear recommendations

about where you want to go. You're the mayor.

Okay. Well, and where I think we need to go is to go do an RFQ. Um, I talked with people in Nashville that had talked with other communities that had done searches and some of them with MTAS were good and some of them weren't and some of the ones from the outside were good and some of them weren't. But I I I think your points is 18 is not a lot. And I still I can't understand why somebody on the search side should not would not reach out to the candidates. I just can't understand that. That's a

You mean do you mean like that Pete Augur or whoever is in that position should call somebody that's a city manager in another town and try to I don't think that's what MTA does. No. And well I that I might I've heard a little differently on that but anyway or if we try to steal Laura White

I've already asked them about it actually and they threatened to kill me or something. I think at the end it boils down to we want a recruitment effort. I think that was what was missing from this search was a recruitment effort. I think we posted the position, it was posted on multiple websites and it was kind of cast the net, see what comes in kind of an approach which sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't. But I think to your point, mayor, you mentioned, you know, you were looking for maybe someone to call and try to identify people that they might not at first glance be interested in that position, but maybe they will after they get a chance to learn a little bit more specifically what's expected of them in that. So, I think that's the big thing I see and I hear and you correct me if I'm wrong, but bringing a an outside consulting firm to do this, what we're getting the value add in doing that is you get a more uh aggressive recruitment aspect versus just casting a net.

Yes. Well, and another thing that happened to me in in the way this process played out was I got more I got a lot of calls. I don't I assume everybody else did. And I got more calls of people against somebody than were really for somebody. um that I mean I hate to see that which is going on on the federal level coming down to where you it's like people hate other people instead of being for somebody or for something. It's like you're being against it. Uh, you know, these are people just like we are with feelings and get offended and different talents and um, you know, um, I just I wish that the more than just criticism, the community would help us and tell us what they want, what what they need, not what they or who they dislike. and I'll hush.

Well, my suggestion is that we do an RF RFQ. And I don't have a problem with doing RFQS. That costs nothing. Okay. I mean, I have no problem with that whatsoever, but after eight months, you're expecting us to get a lot of people put in for this job. I I hope we do, but we'll see. Like I said, I still think we've got three people on the line. that we've embarrassed right now. So, we'll just RFQ is fine with me. If you want a motion for an RFQ, I'll make it. Please. I put that in for a motion, Laura. Second.

One thing in that RFQ needs to be what we expect of that head hunter. If we're going to get a head hunter, they need to do the work and not Kathy do the work. Well, that's what I made the motion about to hire a firm. Okay. But just RFQS, let me make that. Yes. I mean, I'm not voting to spend one cent of taxpayers money on this surge. How long do we have to leave that out? Minimum two weeks. Okay. So I would expect your guidance if So um we'll develop an RFQ and get it back to city council and you all approve what's that's great in that RFQ.

Perfect. And then and then with that motion to approve that is how long you want to leave that RFQ out for those in the I think more than two weeks. Two weeks to get it ready. This is just for the firm. This is just for the firm. This is just for the we may or may not hire. Exactly. That was my motion. Just an RFQ for the firm. And if we want to put in there what we're looking for a city manager.

So would you send would you if if we're going to if So that motion's on the floor. If we're going to move forward with that, would someone send Kathy and I a list of what you expect what the expectations are in that RFQ? We we have a general idea of what that looks like. But if there are specifics that the city council is looking for and what that process is going to look like, we need to really need to put that in there on the front end. And are they going to handle it from the beginning to the end? As far as Yeah. once, if the firm is selected, are they going to not only go out and recruit the individual, are they going to set up and call the individual, set up the interviews and and what those interview question process looks like from start to finish.

Okay. You're you're confusing what I just did. I made a motion to put out for RFQS for a firm to assist in hiring a city manager. Period. They'll give us in an RFQ they'll give us what they do. Yes. And we'll have those to read. Yeah. Am I agree? Am I misunderstanding something? No, I'll second that. Okay. And I'll um I'll work with you guys to for our what we're looking

we have got to communicate. We've got to I I'm not going to rehash old territory, but I don't like the feeling of coming in here and thinking some of you know what's going on and I don't I actually spoke on u this week to WGRV about what I would talk about here. So I I'm going to try to do that more often. So we'll have that information out there. So I heard it. Second. Good. I did second it. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Those against like sign.

I still want to reiterate what I said about I still think we have three qualified candidates through Mtask search. Now we tabled that. So it's not dead yet. It's tabled. We put the brakes in. Yes. And they can That's correct. Yes. All right. Next is consideration of applications for one town representative position on the Greenville Green County Regional Solid Wells Planning Board. This is a six-year term. The applicants are Joshua Garland. Is Joshua here? He called to let us know that he wasn't going to be able to make it.

Or Sierra Gentry. We hadn't heard from her, but we invited her to attend. And then Jennifer Seammouth, who sent a Have you got that? Can you read that? Or has everybody seen that? I saw it. Okay. Well, does anybody have a um an opinion about this or is this the one is Mr. Keith going to sit on this board also

as an interim public works director? He can be on that board right now. Um and then we'll go through that process for a public works director. We'll get to that one in a minute. He was at that last solid waste board meeting. The solid waste board, um, just to kind of give everybody an ideal, that board is made up of four county reps and then one Tusklum rep and then, uh, four town reps. And at that meeting at the end of March, um, just to let everybody know, the the four town reps on the board is Matt Hensley serves on that one. uh Jeff Taylor sign um he's on that board and then public works director is on that board and then um the previous the other board member that was serving um his term was up and he asked if he uh he just said he couldn't commit to to serving any longer just due to work obligations which then left a vacancy and so we did um an advertisement in uh local news WGV Greenville Sun and on our website for a couple weeks uh with a description of that board and then three had submitted applications. And that's why we invited those individuals to come to this meeting because as you read through their applications, it lists um a a deal of organizational and leadership skills. Um but as far as I wanted them to come and speak to how serving on um the solid waste board was um their personal background, how it would relate to serving on this board because a lot of that u talked about their leadership and their organizational skills, but it didn't kind of touch on solid waste. So that's why I asked for you all since it's a town seat um for you all to read over those applications since that board um did not make a recommendation based off of the different jurisdictions serving on that one.

Unless I missed it, nobody really had direct solid waste. They didn't list it in their um application. And that's why we invited them to this meeting to see. And if you do not feel comfortable making a decision based off of the information that they provided, what we could do is reach out to them to come to the next meeting and hopefully speak to it. Um, I think that's a great idea. I reading through their applications,

right? Well, and just to be fair too, I agree with you bringing them to speak too, but I would be careful to, you know, make full judgments on just experience with solid waste because I also serve on that board and I have no experience with solid waste either. Um, so just keeping that in mind, you can still, you know, contribute to a board uh even without that direct experience in that particular situation. So, I just don't want that to be the one halting factor for a particular candidate. But I agree with that. We should allow them to come and speak. Okay. So, just table this and roll it.

It's not urgent. This board doesn't meet very often. Um they typically meet once a year, maybe quarterly if needed, but um that was they met end of March and it had been close to a year since they had met previously. Okay. Thanks everyone. Item 7.2. Do we need a motion to table? No, just move it. No, you don't need one. No motion. Okay. Thank you. Item 7.2 is consideration to accept additional TEC ARP funding in the amount of 1.5633.24 for the sewer repair project for the Greenville Water Commission. Hello.

Laura and I are pretty excited about this one. Well, I'm coming to you with something very easy. I'm asking you for free money. So, Oh, boy. Uh, the Tekk the ARP money. They, uh, Kathy was notified that there was a little extra in the kitty. So, uh, we, uh, we want to jump on that if we can, and our board approved it last Tuesday to accept it. Basically, we had this bid in before the flood and everything for some sewer projects. Came in a little more than what we thought it was going to. So, this will allow us to cover that shortfall uh that we had to pay out of pocket. So, this turned back in ARP. Is that this round? I assume that's what it was, Kathy. Is that what you got out of?

It's basically no match, free money. I make a motion. We a motion. Is there a second? All those in favor say I.

I. Those against like sign. Motion carries. Thanks, Laura. Item 7.3 is update on the appointment of Scott Keith as interim public works director. I don't know if Scott wants to come up here, but uh just a city council knows and uh most people know because we put it out in the paper last week and on our social media sites, but um Scott Keith has been with us as the assistant public works director since August of 23 and um we have named him the interim public works director at the end of March and uh he will serve in that capacity until we go through the application process in the next coming weeks and then um we will select a public works director possibly in the month of May. But Scott's been serving in this role for quite a while now as assistant and he's done a great job. So it was fitting to to name him interim director.

Thank you. Appreciate you. Congratulations. Thank you, sir. Appreciate it. And he might as well just stay right up here. You got a couple, don't you, Scott? You got a large shoes to fill. Never had one call on William. I expect that. I know I will. I know you'll do the exact same job he did. He's done a great job and laid it out in front of you. You've worked with him. Welcome.

All right. Item 7.4 is consideration of emergency engine repair and public works front load waste truck number 20. So yes, this is a this is truck number 20. It's primarily our cardboard plastic recycle front load truck, but it also backs up the commercial front load as well. It's the main backup. Uh the Worldwide Mechanics came up a little while back and um to do a service bulletin repair or an update on some software that we didn't have the computers to do and when they pulled the covers off um there was essentially pieces and parts down inside the engine. So, it was literally falling apart in place. And since this is a uh like I say, it's the main backup for our commercial front load. Um we needed to go ahead and do this repair. It is a not while it might not be expected or foreseen, it was we do have uh funds in our operating to cover it. So, it's it's in the budget. Do we have um do we do checkups or look at those every year to make sure that things are doing like they're supposed to do?

This was definitely Yeah, we do. Uh this was actually an internal issue. The truck was was running to pretty much to everybody's surprise. Um so it was kind of one of those that took everyone by surprise when they opened it up and found what they found. So Okay. All right. So we have a recommendation. Do I hear a motion? Motion to approve. Is there a second? Is there any further discussion or questions? All those in favor say I. I.

Those against like sign. Motion carries. Item 7.5 is consideration to approve the purchase of packing cylinders for MSW frontload truck number 15. So this is another one of the front loads. It's one of the primaries. This is sort of a uh a preemptive strike, if you will. We know those the cylinders that are in there now for the packing mechanism are are leaking. Um there is a possibility to be able to replace seals, but typically uh that doesn't work really well. So, what we'd like to do is go ahead and get these cylinders on order and get them here so that we have them since we know there's a pretty good chance this is going to break down and we don't want to lose a front load and have to wait. Okay, we have a recommendation. Is this You've got this covered also.

Motion to approve. Motion in a second. Any further discussions? All those in favor say I. I. Those against like sign. Motion carries. Thank you, Mr. Keith. Item 7.6 Six is consideration to approve the RFP for initial and annual medical physicals for the Greenville Fire Department. Chief Shipling,

our committee uh medical committees went back and reviewed um our initial and annual physicals and uh we sent an RFQ of course out to look at bids and see if we could improve on those. And uh the committee has recommended to go with one team wellness. um they noted that uh they were going to be able to come on site and be able to do several of the things for us and I think this will work out good for us.

One thing I I was a partner in this business for a number of years. I out sold out last year. So I don't have any I'm I'm gone. So does does our clinic not do our physicals? Not for the fire department. No, the only thing that they were doing was they were pulling our blood work for our wellness. They were pulling it. And you sent out RFPs for this? Yes. I didn't see them. Who Who did you have? Uh we had three submitted.

I looked through there. I must it was um one team wellness ballad site med and professional health services and one of those did not cover all of them so we eliminated them. Um it's hard to um you know to get somebody outside when you're doing especially that initial u physical because they don't want to come in for one person. They want to come in and do the whole department when they when they're doing it. Set up. I'm sorry I just missed it. Motion to approve your recommendation. Second. Any further discussion? Yes. You you have no affiliation with this. Correct. Correct. Just want to make that clear. Okay.

All those in favor say I. I. Those against like sign. Motion carries. Thank you. Thank you. You can stay back up here. You or I can speak to this one. Either one. I think we've got Oh, we do. Consideration of a resolution to apply, accept, administer, and amend a grant by Netflix Southern Safety First Grant. This one's a grant for up to $15,000. Your favorite no local match. Uh, but I'll let Allan explain to what they plan to use this grant for if if awarded.

Again, and we discussed uh our additional involvement with the squad, helping them more and more on rescue operations. So, uh, one thing that we have strived to do in the department is, uh, our knowledge, skills, and abilities in those rescue operations. So, we're working on that hard. The equipment, of course, with all equipment is very expensive. So, we're trying to reach out any way we can to get additional funding in to to help that. Um, the monitors that we have are going bad. Uh, some of the sensors are are going bad in them. And these monitors, I think they're about seven, Eric, seven years old.

Yeah. So, we're trying to look at uh a source of funding on those and and we're going to we're going to apply for this grant if you all are allow us to do so. We have a recommendation to hear a motion. Second. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Those against like sign. Motion carries. Thank you, Chief Shipley. Thank you. Item 7.8 is consideration to proceed or not to proceed with the multimodal access grant. Those the sidewalks on Main Street.

Hello, Mr. Broyals.

Hello. I'm gonna speak this little and Laura's probably got a little insight on this, too. Um, this is a project I brought to y'all's attention last time. and I was trying to do some research in between to get more info to bring back to you and T do DOT uh it's been a little difficult. So the after that meeting um that we had here the end of that week of Friday March 27th get an email about 11 o'clock in the morning that says that they needed to know by close of business that day if we were going to proceed or not proceed with this project with no warning. So, I immediately got on all communication I could and sort of appealed that up the chain and I was able to get to in touch with the woman who is the the head honcho for the local programs for statewide and she basically gave us a extension for this. She was not aware that we weren't made aware of this deadline. So, they have extended it out, but they need a decision today after this meeting if we're going to proceed or not proceed because uh they're trying to update their three-year plan for construction and funding going forward. So, but I just wanted to give you a little info on it. So, u our issues before uh the main issues were a couple things. One, um the sidewalk surface that might be incompatible with downtown if we just have to go with plain concrete. Since then, I've got I've had a lot of communication about that. I was able to talk at length with John Fischer, who did the Walter State project, and we feel pretty confident that we've got a lot of uh we've got a lot of calls on our end to be able to to basically to use that design because that T dot approved that design around Walter State and T DOT funded the site work that paid for that design at Walter State. So now I think I think we got a pretty good shot to be able to get them to use this newer design up there. So that was one of the hurdles. We won't know that for sure until they get the design documents done uh if we decide to proceed. The other issue uh was cost. The cost has

escalated and the timeline now it's pushed out to probably 2028 construction. But T dot has up their end of how much they're willing to contribute up to a maximum of $1.8 million. So that if it goes that high, I think Laura, we did the math. That that brings the town's matches 5% anywhere from maybe 60 to $90,000 depending on where it comes in that range. But I looked at those cost estimates in detail and ask for detail. They're very preliminary and one thing stood out to me that's just kind of ridiculous of that. The estimate now is 1.4 million. They think it's going to escalate up more, but $870,000 of the 1.4 four million was for utilities on that one block. So I wanted back I wanted to know what that was. So I asked I couldn't get any answer from T dot other than that's just their estimate. Well, so I talked to the water commission. I talked to the light and power. Talked to everybody who could around. We don't have any issues and they've not talked to anybody locally. I don't know where that numbers come up with. I talked with Eric at the water commission. There is a water line on the General Morgan in side of that street. But even if we had replaced that entire water line and upgrade it, it would only be a couple hundred,000, not $900,000. So, I think the bid is way or the cost estimate is not really representative. And we're getting ready to bid out a project over East View School as a sidewalk project. So, as soon as that goes to bid, we'll have a real concrete number of what it actually costs to do the sidewalk. So, I guess what we're saying is if we want to go forward or not go forward, I don't know if we decide to go forward if it's it's not committing us, my understanding, to actually finish the project. I mean, they're going to get bids and we have to evaluate the bids. Uh the other issue is that we've paid over we've paid $200,000 already and that was to go for environmental assessment and design. And I asked specifically if we don't proceed or if we stop now, can we get the design for the roadway so we would have that for the sidewalk in case we want to do

it later? And at first I was told no. Typical. Well, then after I kept pressing, I basically found out the reason no is they haven't done the design yet. So, if we don't decide to proceed, they're not going to do the design, but we've already paid for the design.

So, I feel like my recommendation is that we proceed with this. We get the design, we have it bid out, we evaluate the bids, and then we determine if it's the cost, you know, is within line. And if we can hopefully we'll be able to work out this issue with the the all the other issues we have with the sidewalk surface with the the uh like they had pulled lighting out of this street lights and other things which were it's in the original bid contract award document that we signed that the town signed with T DOT. It specifically says it had uh street lighting, street furniture, landscaping in there and now they're telling us that they had removed all that. But we have no documentation. There's no agreement that says we agreed to that. So, I think there's a lot of gray areas here that need to be cleared up that were the things that were really giving me reservations about moving forward with it. But, I think we've got a good opportunity.

So, if if we say we don't want these drawings, there's no way we can get that money back. No, that $200,000 is non-refundable. So, they're going to keep to Andy's point, they're going to the T DOT's going to keep that $200,000 deposit on the grant on the project, and they've not done any of the design. They did the environmental assessment. They haven't done any design. And that was going to be an in-house job when we start I know this has been thrown your lap that you don't know history about it, but it's been it's been going on now three years, four years. It's been very long.

And that was going to be an in-house design. And then they they subbed it out. I guess is where our money went. They to sub some of like the initial cost. This is what I found out. They subbed the initial cost estimate they got back in 2024 out to Canon and Canon. So they did like a a really rough initial alignment and got a cost estimate and then basically it's been sitting on a shelf and T dot they just revised it when they came met with us a month or so ago

and it was originally going to go from the end of Walder State and hopefully on one side at least to Crescent. Correct. We know now that it may go one block and hopefully both sides maybe not. But you feel sure that we can use the same design as concrete? We have to do something. We're in it for $200,000 right now. Five more% for 1.8 million. Makes sense to me. Espec if you go down there and walk. There's a lot of holes in those bricks. Now that

well we got other issues we got to work out because one of the things they were they were suggesting was that they were going to that this construction process would take over nine 10 months and they were going to have access block to both sides of that block. I said you you know we can't have that to those businesses. So, there's a lot of things to still work out, but I we've got time to work those out. But I guess the decision they want now is if the town wants to proceed or not proceed with and I'm sure you mentioned this last time, but that includes no lighting. But I I think no landscaping. We got we can we can try to work on that with our state representatives move forward with it. We have a motion. Is there a second? Second.

Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. Those against like sign. Motion carries. Andy, thank you so much for the hard work. That's a that's a lot of detective work. Can't believe we have to repay our they don't do that so much for us, do they? Okay. consideration to approve the purchase of a police vehicle.

How are you? Good. How are you doing? Doing great.

So, this is a request to replace a vehicle that was uh damaged in a crash. Um we're requesting to to buy a 2025 Ford Explorer. Vehicle in the crash was a 2021 Ford Explorer. You know, we have been purchasing dodges recently, but we're going to purchase this Ford Explorer to try to reuse some of the equipment uh from the vehicle that that is reusable. So, the cost of the replacement vehicle is 45,356 and we put the equipment cost at 13,869 for a total of 59225. But, uh looks like we should be able to use most of the equipment. So, for our insurance, not pay for any of it. Laura,

I got an email this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Um, the net that we will receive is $15,875. I know we have to we have to have this vehicle back on the road. I make a motion we purchase. Where would that come from, Laura? Just we'll just have to take that additional the offset out of fund balance. And we have to have it back on the road. I still make the motion. Have a motion. Is there a second? Second. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Those against like sign. Motion carries. Thanks, Josh.

Thank you. Appreciate it.

Item 710 is consideration to approve the purchase of a John Deere Gator for the parks and recck department. I'll speak on this one since um their staff wasn't able to be here for different reasons. So in the 2020 six budget, Park and Wreck has about 1517,000 budgeted for a groomer that they've decided the gator is what they need more than the groomer. So they were asking to exchange those pieces equipment. The balance of that money, all that's budgeted from fund balance that's in there currently. So, we would just take that additional $6,500 $7,000 out of fund balance.

Okay, we have a recommendation. Do I hear a motion? There a second. Second. Is there any further discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Those against like sign. Motion carries. Item 711 is consideration of a special event application for a street closing serving alcohol event downtown Brewfest on May 16th, 2026. Hello ladies, how are you? So this is Kathy Everett who is going to be the Alps board president starting in July.

July. I'm the vice president now, but I move up. And Matt, I think you're the only person that I need to introduce myself to. I'm Park Bermitt and I am fundraiser and family services director for Alpha Adult Day Services. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. And congratulations. Kathy and I used to work together at the Capitol. Yeah. So, here we are. Okay. Can you tell us just a little about him?

Um, yes. So, the event will take place on Depot Street where the new area has been redone. The band will be on the sidewalk at the Lost Boys Barber Company. Uh we'll have on the other side, like if you're headed towards Main Street, that's where the tents will be for one for the beers. And then beside that, well, really more the the beers will be on down and then in front of the band, in front of Las Boys will be another tent for tables and chairs. and then we'll have some others around if the weather's okay. Um, so that's the plan. I think we've asked for it to be closed at 8 in the morning because it takes me every bit of that time to get everything set up and ready to go.

Okay. Got everything signed and you got all your insurance and everything? I did. Um, I haven't turned in the certificate of insurance because it was going to get renewed in April. So, it would have said that it was expired. So, as soon as the renewed one comes in, which I think I just have to have that in a week before, but I'll I'll have that in. Okay. All right. Do I hear a motion to approve? Second. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Those against like sign. Motion carries. Looking forward to it. Thank you. Do I have to come do as far as the beer board part? Do I have to do that another day? Okay. I just Okay. And next time.

Okay. And then I also, even though that's not on there, I am going to try to see if I can if it's really bad weather, if I can do it at the Capitol Theater. Would I need to fill out another something if I were to move it indoors into a private space? No. Because then you won't be closing the street. Okay. All right then. Okay. Thank you guys. Item 712 is consideration of a special event application for a street closure event lyrics on the lawn on Thursday in July on the 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th. So we got five weeks.

We do have five this week or this year um pardon me. And the very first one will be a special one because it's not only the 250th anniversary, it's the 4th of July, but it'll be the 30th reunion of the USS Greenville. So, got a lot of big doings going on this year. Yes. Nothing changed from years past. So, I think this is year number 13 for us. So, okay. Everything's been signed and delivered and all of those sorts of things. We got a motion. Is there a second? Second. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Those against like sign. Motion carries. Item 713. Thank you. See you on the law.

Thank you. Consideration of a special event application for a street closure and parade event American downtown on Jul on July 4th, 2026.

Multitasking again.

Yes. Good. Oh, my computer just went off so I can't see what it's doing. Um, okay. So, we are excited. It's a good segue from Jans because, um, we are on July 4th this year on a Saturday. It's everything aligned. Um, we're very excited because USS Greenville people are going to be our grand marshal in the parade. That is if you accept this application. I guess I'm getting a little ahead of myself, but um, I don't know what happened with that. that went off. But um we are doing all the same times and everything we've done in the past. It will start at four o'clock. It will have uh music and food and games for the kids and then the parade will start at 9:00 and then fireworks afterward.

Okay. Thank you. Do I hear a motion to approve? Moved. Second. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. Those against like sign. Motion carries. Item 74 is consideration of a special event application for a street closure 8th of August street dance on August 7th, 2026. Hello. How are you? Good.

I'm Kristen Anderson. Um I'm here to get permission to have a block party Friday, August the 7th on Davis Street. This party is well known as the 8th of August street dance. The reason for this celebration is because the 8th of August in Greenville is a historic freedom day celebrating the anniversary of Andrew Johnson emancipating his personal slaves on August 8th, 1863. This tradition started in 1871 by his former slave Sam Johnson featuring a parade from Greenville to Tuscum College where Andrew Johnson spoke. This celebration is a great opportunity for people to come together and have a good time. Also, on Saturday, August 8th, the celebration continues with food, activities, information booths, and entertainment sponsored by GCMA at Coach JJ Jones Community Park. I would like for this to be approved and I would like to invite everyone to come out and have a good time.

Thank you. Do I hear a motion to approve? Second. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. I against like sign. Motion carries. You're not going to let her stay for the rest of the meeting. It'll be so much fun. Run. Oh, you shamed her. Item 7:15 is consideration of a special event sign request for Brewfest 2026 held on May 10 16th. Hey, how are you? Hello. Mhm. Um I've reviewed all the locations of course talked to the organizer parks here. Um and this is recommended for approval. Okay, we have a recommendation. Do I hear approval? Moved. Second.

Second. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Those against like sign. Motion carries. Item 716 is consideration of a special event sign request for kids fishing day 20 26 held on May 2nd. Sir U also same uh reviewed all the locations on this spoke with the organizer about the regulations and this is also recommended for approval. Okay. Do I hear a motion? Moved. Second. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. I.

Those against like sign. Motion carries. 717 consideration of a special ascent sign request for lyrics on the long 2026 held one Thursday evenings in July. Sir, I review all the locations on these applications just as I did this one. Uh speak to the organizer about it and this one is also recommended for approval. Okay, we have a motion to approve. Is there a second? Second. All those in favor say I. I. Those against like sign. Motion carries. Okay, thank you. Thanks B. Thank you. Motion to adjurnn. Okay, we have a motion to adjurnn. Do I hear a second? Second. All those in favor say I. I.

Okay, we'll go to the next beer board. So, call the meeting to order. And there is there any comments over there? Christina. Okay. Unfinished business is consideration to approve the minutes of the special called meeting held on February 3rd, 2026. We got those last Friday or Thursday, I'm sorry. Motion to approve. Is there a second? All those in favor say I. I. Those against like sign.

Motion carries. New bill business is consideration to approve an application for a class C special event beer permit for the Alps Adult Day Services to host a one-day event brewest on May 16th, 2016. He'll speak to it, but you can come up here. I don't do I don't need to be You don't You can. I mean, it's okay. So, we don't need to bring her back. She was already on the beer board agenda. investigation into the uh applicant revealed no violation of ordinances or you didn't check very low closely did you? I found no record. We recommend approval.

Okay, we have a recommendation. So moved. Second, third. Any further comments? Anybody want to say? Yay. Okay. All those in favor say I. I. Those against like sign motion carries. It'll be fine. And item 4.2 is consideration of an application for off-remise consumption at gas station and convenience store doing business as Green Market 2200 East Andrew Johnson Highway. Are you here? You want to come up?

This is the same way. Uh background check revealed no violation of the ordinances. Um, we recommend approval. Which one is that? Uh, that's the Marathon gas station right opposite to the Lowe's. Okay. Where where is it? Across from Lowe's. Oh, okay. I got Is it the Is it a Shell? Uh, no. It's a manathon. Marathon. Marathon. Okay. Grand. It's my where I used to have my Yeah, it's TIGS is what we call it. Okay. We have a recommendation. Do I hear a a motion? So moved. Is there a second? All those in favor say I.

Those against like sign. Motion carries. Welcome aboard. Your motion to adjurnn. So moved. Second. Second. All those in favor say I. I.